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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-20

their tastes and their habits; know
what they did when they were
healthy and what they took when
they were sick and of what they
died and how they were buried and
where they expected to go after they
left herein short, I'd get pic
ture of humanity as it was and not
as some prejudiced historian, writ
ing then or later, would have me
believe it conceivably might have
been.
I'd rather be able to decipher the
want ad on the back side of Chal-
dean brick than the kings edict on
the front-that is, if I craved to get
an authentic glimpse at ancient
Chaldea.
Running a Hotel.
I'VE just been a guest at one of the
L best small-town hotels in Amer
lea. I should know about good no.
tells because, in bygone days, I
stopped at all the bad ones.
ne WOrSt Was OIe UdCh GdSt-
built over a jungle of side tracks.
I wrote a piece about that hotel.
1t had hot and cold running cock
reaches on every floor and all-night
switch-engine service; the room
towels only needed buttons on them
to be peekaboo waists, but the roller
towel in the public Mushroom had,
through the years, so solidified that
if the house burned down it surely
would have been left standing. The
cook labored under the delusion that
a fly was something to cook with.
Everybody who'd ever registered
there recognized the establishment.
So the citizens raised funds and
tore down their old hotel, thereby
making homeless wanderers of half
a million resident bedbugs; and
they put up a fine new hotel which
paid profit, whereas the old one
had been losing money ever since
the fall of Richmond.
A good hotel is the best adver-
tisement any town can have, but
bad one is just the same as an extra
pesthouse where, the patients have
to pay. ...t ...--+-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-20

TT NDER the present Ibeneficent
~ regime, no prominent figure in
Russia's government, whether mil
itary or civil, is. pestered by the
cankering fear which besets an Off
cial in some less favored land,
namely, that he'll wear out in har-
ness and wither in obscurity.
All General So-and-Soski or Com
missar Observation-Disclosures has
to do is let suspicion get about that
he's not in entire accord with. ad-
ministration policies and promptly
he commits suicide-by request; or
is invited out to be shot at sunrise.
To be sure, the notion isn't new.
The late Emperor Nero had numer-
GUS wen-wishers, including family
relatives, that he felt he could spare
and he just up and spared them.
And, in our own time, Al Capone
built quite an organization for tax.
ing care of such associates as
seemed lacking in the faith. Twas
great boon to the floral design
business, too. while it lasted. 39S
But in Russia where they really
do things-there no job-holder need
ever worry about old age. Brer
Stalin's boys will attend to all nee.
essary details, except the one. for.
rnerly so popular in Chicago, 81
sending flowers to the funeral.
IRWIN S. COBB.
@-WNU Service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12

from the United States is well cen sored after 1t leaves Esthonia, and what you don't know won't hurt you.
 Miss Essary says that in the final speech Ambassador Davies spoke cas- fly and gracefully and said that the founders of the Soviet Republic had the same purposes as the founders of the American Republic.
 Maybe so. but if they did the Am erican founders certainly fell down on the job They forgot to assassin ate King George; they neglected to Hquidate the American kulak: they didn't even try to set in Washing ton an American International which could spend it's time, with government assent, in plotting against the friendly governments of the world and seeking to start riot ing and revolution everywhere; they failed to stamp out the religious faith of the colonists; they didn't even populate the salt mines and the wilderness with the liberals or tories who were too liberal or too conser- vative to agree with them. Wash ington Ond Jefferson were naive enough to believe in a free press. in free speech and freedom of worship. They thought that the United States ought not to butt into the affairs of other nations.
 Perhaps the purposes of the fouad- ing fathers in America and Moscow were the same, but things sure have worked out differently.-Ex.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
BILLIONS FOR WAR: LITTLE
 FOR HEALTH

Under the caption, Billions for War; Little for Health, Rodney Butcher, from his headquarters in Washington, D. C., recently sent out the following syndicated article:
 The Federal budget for the next fiscal year gives the navy $587,302,- .6OO and the army $393,460,4OO for war purposes, a total of nearly a billion dollars.
 It gives the United Sites public health service $20,753,0OO.
 Of course if you want to get the full portion of proposed eXpendi- lures for 1937-38 properly charge able to past wars and danger of d future one, you must add to the army navy bill, as peace advocates are found of doing, an item of S577,500- GOO for veteran pensions and bene- fits, and most of $86O,0OO,OOO for interest on, and 4O1, 100000 for re- tirement of, a public debt, which is largely due to war.
 Total of these items is about $2,- 83O,OOO,OOO.
 The public health appropriation will be about one-fifth of the cost of two new super-dreadnaughts,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
A SOVIET BANQUET

Those liberated Russian workers who wear overalls for all occasions and dine sumptuously on cabbage boiled in salt water washed down by fIagons of unsweetened black tea would be interested in accounts of the banquet held in Washington re- gently at the Soviet embassy, as a farewell dinner for Joe Davies, who was being shipped to Moscow as Uncle Sams ambassador to the land of Stalin and the Third Internation- al.
 Describing the affair, Helen Es- sary, feature writer in the Washing ton Times declared it was the sort of dinner to develop if not the gout at least some very opulent memories. She declared that about 75 import ant gentlemen plus 75 exquisite la dies sat at the long narrow tables, smiled brightly beneath high vases of pink roses and white chrysanthe- mums, ate food that Soviet Russia would have a struggle to initiate in the old country, and drank of fine vintages.
 Miss Essary gave the menu in full but some of the dishes had such rare names that an ordinary modern Am erican typewriter would not spell them. Among the eatables and drinkables, however, were Canapes Delice Diane, Bouchees, Caviar Mar tini and Manhattan Cocktails, Clear Green Turtle Soup Madere, Barsac 1926. Diamond Back Terrapins with Old Sherry, Chauteau Kirwan 1926 Supreme of Guinea Hen Regence Artichoke Clamart, Wild Rice, Moet and Chandon, White Seal, Baked Alaska with Cherry Flambe, and last but by no means least, even iu the face of the wines that had gone before, Cognac, Champagne and Benedictine.
 Here was a banquet fit for king or even a czar. What a pleasant al terntive to standing in a Moscow
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
THE ONE ROAD TO RELIEF

Most of the well-to-do citizens complaining about high taxes are those who have not learned the art of passing them on to the produce CTS they will learn in a little while They always do The sole relief that, in the long run the workers will ever get from government will come from stripping down government In this state the taxes paid on tobacco alone are three or four times the income taxes paid by the rich and well-to-do The workers pay the tobacco taxes and most of the income taxes Franklin D. Roosevelt knew what he was talking about when he said that taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. Most people refuse to believe even Mr. Roose- welt when he says what they do not like to hear.-Charleston News and Courier.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12

construction of which will begin im- mediately.
 Desirability of adequate national defense is disputed by hardly any one. Yet no one seems to be quite clear as to whom we are going to fight with that billion dollars and the military-uayal machine built up by other billions in past years.
 Disparity between the number of casualties unnecessarily caused by disease and the number killed in battle within American borders with in the last 70 years is greater than the disparity between what congress will vote for national health and what 1t will vote for war.
 States Get Federal Help
 Just the other day the United States public health service declared war on venereal diseases. which are estimated to afflict upward of 10.- 100000 American citizens The Con ference on Venereal Disease Control held in Washington under it's aus pices and with the Presidents bless ing recommended that the S8,000.- 900 appropriated for state health grants under the social security act tpart of the budget figurel be in- ere sed to $25.000,00O.
 health promotion and disease pre- Yention have been considered prim- arily state function but state public health expenditures took a nose dive during the depression and eight millions of grant money this year has stimulated states to eX- pand their activities enormously.
 The health service helps states set up their health units when il passes out the money. Under the so- cial security act it also receives $1.- 60O,O00 for disease and sanitation investigation.
 Industrial hygiene and public health nursing. along with expan- sion of venereal disease clinics and education, are the chief fields in which Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Josephine Roche and Sur
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
LIGHT SCHEDULE REVISION

Reorganization of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce is one of the most heartening things that has happened in town in several months for it means that a body of men are systematically going about the improvement of community con- ditions Their first activity listed is improved harbor facilities, the i'm portance of which cannot be over estimated.
 We hope their second activity will be a campaign for revision of light plant schedules. Wrangell owns it's public utilities of light and water. The rates in both departments are too high, but light plant rates in particular should be reduced.
 Before revision of rates can be asked a study of plant revenues and expenditures should be made by one of the civic organizations. This is something that could well be under taken by either the Chamber of Com merce or the Women's Civic Club; better still, by cooperative efforts of both organizations.
 Light rates are of primary lm- portance to the women of the com munity who are cut off from much that makes life attractive from Woman's point of view. No matter how loyal Alaska women ore to the Northland the fact remains that 1t still a mans country and the aV- craze woman is here because her husbands work is here and she prefers to share his life, to make a home here and to get the most enjoyment possible out of living here.
 A primary factor in maintaining comfortable home is a liberal use of lights and electrical equip ment It is only the favored few in Wrangell who can afford to have a completely electrically equipped home. In view of the fact that the city owns it's light plant, that We were assured by the representative of the company who put in the new plant that it would produce abun- dant current for the town though it's growth were doubled and more and at no more labor cost, for the two full time men now employed would still be sufficient, it would seem only right to produce that current and let the consumers have the benefit at a rate low enough for all to enjoy the convenience and comfort of electricity.
 If necessary, steps should be talk en for smaller payments on the light plant indebtedness over a longer period of time.
 Light rates are too high but they will remain high until practical and cooperative effort is made for their reduction.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12

therein or enter the country surrep- titiously
 Commenting on his immigration and deportation measures, Senator Reynolds said, in part.
 While the United States pre- pares for peace many other nations prepare for war. If we should be so unfortunate as to be drawn into the holocaust of another world war, it seems the part of folly to spend a billion dollars annually on Nation al Defense for protection of our country and it's institutions from an enemy from without, and permit more than six and a quarter mil lions of aliens to remain in ,nis country to become potential spies and enemies to bore from within. These aliens have neither pledged, nor do they owe allegiance to the United States.
 "We must enact and enforce i'm migration laws which will place the welfare of America and Americans first. No other country pets and mollycoddles it's alien population as We do. Other countries take the proper and sensible view that, in a country with an established govern ment and institutions for the pro- motion of the welfare of it's citizens these citizens are entitled to first consideration in every respect. !"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12

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geon General Thomas Parran jr, feel they could use those extra mil lions at once.
 Industrial hygiene covers deaths. diseases, and disabilities arising from the jobs people do. The lie expectancy of an industrial worker is seven years shorter than that of a non industrial worker.
 Occupatonal health hazords are known to exist in 1000 separate oc- equations and there are at least LOO groups of poisons and industrial ha- zards known to be detrimental to health.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-02-12
Pneumonia Great Menace

The pneumonia rate is 66 per cent higher in iron and steel centars. where workers step from extreme heat to extreme cold in many cases, than in the country as a whole. There are various preventatives lor this hazard and most others.
 Only two states had made pro. visions to meet industrial health hazards before the social security $10,000,0O0 became available. Now 21 have industrial hygiene units.
 Miss Roche points out that thert is a great mass of scientific and technical information stored up which would be of value to millions of workers from the standpoint of their lives and health if it only could be spread around.
 The request for a few more mil lions would seem to be something the labor union lobbyists might work on. But they'll probably be too busy
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
|WellknOWn Man
Is Laid To Rest
Dell Grove is Saddened bv
the Death on Friday of
Theodore CustafsOn.

By his own hand Theodore Gustaf-
son, 80 year old resident of Dell
Grove township, died some time Fri
day morning. The whole commun-
ity was saddened Saturday when it
learned of the tragedy which is diff
ficult to account for. Mr.. Gustafson
was man of good standing in his
community and the community as
a whole grieves his passing. His
death was accomplished with a 20
guage shotgun.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Hilda Gustafson, two brothers, Wal
ter and Harry of the Dell Grove COM
munity and three sisters, Mrs. Christ
Sawatzky, Mrs. Carl Sawatzky and
Mrs. Victor Carlson, all of whom
reside near the home place.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon from the Dell Grove
Lutheran church with Rev. Nels Ben
son of Hinckley officiating. Burial
was in the Dell Grove cemetery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
High School Play
Presented At AskOv

The annual high school play was
presented in the D. B. S. hall here
Friday night to a fair sized crowd.
The play, comedy entitled, "Auntie
Up" brought out talent from prac-
tically all grades of the high school
and was directed by Miss M. Holly
of the faculty.
Specially numbers were rendered
by the high school girls trio, a piano
and vocal solo by Miss Ruth Soren-
sen; and tap dance number by Lois
Hermansen and Elsie Mosbak, ac-
companied by Amy Nielsen on the
accordion also filled out the program.
Those who took parts in the play
were Harold Miller, Ray Jensen,
Alice Johnson, Arthur Christensen,
Arol Hansen, Elm Petersen, Gene
Buck, Helen Gravesen and Leonard
Madsen. Miss Irene Olson of the
high school faculty, was in charge
of the costumes and makeup and
Arnold Hede was stage manager.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
Memorial Day Is
Kept At Willow
Legion Post Renders Pro.
gram and Brief Cere-
monies to Honor Dead.

E. B. Linsley and c. c.. Aakhus
were speakers on Memorial day
program Sunday at Willow River
The program which fittingly honored
the memory of those who had served
their country in time of war con-
sisted of songs, reading, music and
speaking. Short exercises were also
sponsored by the Willow Legion Post
at the Sturgeon Lake and Rutledge
cemeteries.
Following is the program as rem
dered in the Willow River municipal
hall:
Song, Presbyterian choir; invoca-
ton by Basil Doonan as chaplain;
duet, Helen and Arlene Anderson;
welcome address, E. B. Linsley; re-
citation, Glenn Wood; duet (selected)
Mesdames Stende and Reuer; reading
(selected), Lucille Wach; song, Pres
byterian choir; memorial address, c.
C. Aakhus; 'Star Spangled Banner
audience; flag waving during song),
Dave Bevers; benediction, Basil
Doonan, chaplain; taps, bugler, Law
renee Goring; march to Willow River
cemetery and exercises at grave-side
of comrades, right after the service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
Electric Party To
Be Held In AskOv

Arrangements have been completed
for the Electric exposition in Askov
as announced in last weeks Askov
American, according to Donald Light
foot, district superintendent of the
Minnesota Power &, Light Co. The
date has been set for Monday, June
II, at 2:30 p. m. and also at 7:3O p. m.
In addition to a program there
will be several desirable prizes
awarded, one of which will be an
electrically cooked meal. Another
prize will be a Better Sight living
room lamp.
A playlet entitled, "Aunt Martha
Steps In," finds John Drake and his
wife at supper. John has been obliged
to eat two extra suppers every day
for several weeks and is gaining
weight at an alarming rate, but it
is assured that he will be in the cast
as usual on Monday.
Local dealers who are sponsoring
the electrical exposition are Askov
Hardware Co., Johnson-Olesen Co.
and Pine Coop Oil Association.
Every adult resident of this locality
is invited to attend free of charge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
Willow Girl, Pine
City Boy United

Miss Sylvia Uhlir of Willow River,
became the bride of Mr.. Alfred Broz
of Pine City, at ceremony in the
Minneapolis Cathedral Saturday
morning, after which the wedding
party motored to Willow River where
wedding dinner was given at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Uhlir, to many neigh
bors and friends at IL o'clock noon.
At the wedding ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Broz of Minneapolis,
were attendants. Among those who
attended the reception were Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Broz, parents of the groom;
Frank Broz, grandfather, and sew
eral brothers and sisters from Pine
City. One brother came from Peoria,
ILL.,, to be with the family on the oc-
casion, and sister, Mrs. Michael
Holbauer and son, David, of st. Paul,
were present.
After the reception the newlyweds
went to Pine City. They will soon
be at home in Minneapolis where
the groom is employed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03

ment, and against the harrassment
of old age. To your children and
your children's children, if this plan
works out successfully, the county
poorhouse will simply be an institu-
ton mentioned in the history books
The enormous taxes imposed to
carry out this program eventually
will build up a reserve fund of Al
billion dollars, according to the esti-
mates. That is a lot of money, Al
billion dollars. It is, in fact, about
IL billion dollars greater than our
present national debt, which is now
the greatest in our history.
Benefits under this social security
program do not become effective
until 1912 By that time sufficient
financial reserves will be available
from the payroll taxes to permit the
pensioning of every worker at IS.
Elderly people won't be supported
in luxury but they will at least be
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
|Milaca Meet OF
|LandO'LakesNo.
2 Well Attended
Annual Meeting and Ban
quet for the Buttermakers
Rewards High Scorers.

At the annual spring meeting OF
Land O'Lakes District No. 2 last
Thursday, a liberal attendance dis
played good cooperative spirit. In
the evening the banquet to the but
termakers was held in the Norwegian
Lutheran church.
At the afternoon meeting, over
which S. A. Striegl chairman, pre-
sided there was much general dis
cussion led by Emil G.. Johnson, as
sistant general manager of the Land
O'Lakes Creameries. Mr. Johnson
told of the new laws passed at the
last session of the Legislature to pre-
vent price discrimination and to pro-
mote "fair trading" These were OF
great interest to all, especially from
the standpoint of the effect they will
have on the farmer who sells with
out profit protection.
The members, led by Mr.. Striegl
discussed the question of a central
milk drying plant similar to those
which have been built in other dis
tricts. Several places were discussed
as location for the plant, and there
was some suggestion of two plants
instead of one so as to reduce hauling
expense. The proposals were left
to the individual creameries to dis
cuss and decide. Prices of dried milk
powder are low just at present, but
they are expected to come back.
Awards to Buttermakers.
Special cups were awarded to the
high scoring butermakers who had
not received sweepstake honors. P
E. Robinson of Sandstone, with score
of 99.31 was declared first district
winner and Fritz G. Larson of Zim-
norman, 1927, second. The three
high men in the district, all of whom
received sweepstakes cups at the an
nual meeting of the Land O'Lakes
Creameries in March, were Carl En-
stad, Bruno, 99.39; Gunnar E. Mel
son, Lawler, 99.35, and E. F. Bliss
Royal at Braham, 1892.
John Brandt, president of Land
O'Lakes Creameries, chief speaker al
the evening banquet, urged support
of the cooperatives because they were
the best guarantee against either Fas-
ciSm or Communism.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-06-03
First Rifle Match
Will Be Sunday

The first of a series of rifle
matches between Askov, Finlay-
son and Sandstone will be held
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in
the gravel pit just west of the new
Kettle river bridge near Askov.
Each team will be composed of 10
men and the total high score will
decide the winner.
The riflemen have been prac-
ticing for several weeks and it is
expected that many good scores
will be made. Scores will be
computed from possible hundred
at a 5O-foot distance. Rifles of
% calibre will be used by the
contestants.
Every one interested in this
sport and who wishes to witness
the match is invited to be present.