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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13

the market below the cost of what
it costs us to produce it. Then the
laborers pay a big price for our pro-
ducts. You know how it goes with
the farmers. We have no right to
set a price. The "high hats" at the
head of agriculture in Washington
will be in shape under the AAA or
some other name of the New Deal
to dictate what we farmers will get.
Yet under the conditions we are liv-
ing in, you seem to be contented by
driving at your own class by calling
them group of dissatisfied farmers
and labor union strikers who took
possession of our state capitol build
ing in April with the approval of
our Governor which procedure you
call a disgrace to our state.
Now, Mr.. Paulson, didn't you put
in poor nights sleep the night be-
fore you made your statement? l
do not see anything wrong with our
Governor. He does not belong to
our city "high hats nor to the Wall
Street grafters Our Governor be-
longs to the common class, raised in
a country town the size of your town
of Hinckley. We voted him in as
Governor on the Farmer-Labor ticket.
Why should he not be with us on
that day in st. Paul. Our Governor
is Governor for our state and all
the people in it.
Now, Mr.. Paulson, let me give you
a little advice. You stand alone when
you make such a statement for one
thing and you read more of the big
capitalistic press than your system
can digest. The big press is owned
and controlled by our big money men.
That big press works on common
men like you and 1 about the same
as booze-it's too heavy for mans
constitution. l quit both long ago.
You know a mans eyesight is more
clear after he puts the money-men's
press away. His eyes are able to
see far enough away to join the
Farm Holiday and gather with them
at our meetings, at our county court
house, our state capitol and at the
White House in Washington, D. c.,
to demand equal laws for all and
equal human rights. I noticed your
age is SO, so is mine We are young
yet and have long ways to 60 be-
fore we get our SIS old age pension.
We can make many nice trips to our
lawmakers at our state capitol as
Holiday members. We will in years
to come, gather together from every
corner in the great United States and
demand equal rights.
M. ]. NELSON.
ASkov, Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
FARMERS SHOULD STICK
TOGETHER

Editor Askov American:
1 should like to give Carl o. Paul
son of Hinckley my opinion of his
statement in the Askov American of
April 20, where he is driving at the
lumberjack strike, labor union and
dissatisfied farmers; also about our
Governor.
Mr.. Paulson, I am surprised that
you call yourself farmer on mort
gagged farm and come out in print
to make a drive at the farmers and
labor classes at our state capitol.
1t was a dirty drive you made at
our Governor. When the Farmer
Holiday members met together with
the labor union men in April at our
state capitol it was not with the
idea of raising a fuss but to give
our big political lawmakers of the
Republican and Democratic party the
understanding that we want laws in
our state for all the people and not
for only a few rich people. The big
politician lawmakers make laws to
protect the rich so we, the common
classes of farmers and laborers, can
carry the load of our state expenses
The two classes of farmers and
laboring men need each other. The
labor class eat most of what we farm
ers produce. That is, the laboring
class get our production after some
big grafters have made a profit out
of it, from the time we put it on
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
The DESTROYER

In the forest section of any coun-
try there is one factor which is very
dangerous and which has wiped out
entire communities. That danger is
fire. 1t is ever lowering near to us
A careless act, dropped cigarette
or match, or a neglected camp fire
will cause a ruined countryside, with
possible loss of life and surely loss
of much timber value, bird and game
life.
We, as a general rule in Minnesota
take pride in our conservation sys-
tenn and sportsmen's organizations
are active throughout the state build
ing up pretty countryside to abound
with ample game and bird life, but
much of this effort is brought to
naught each summer by forest fires
which necessarily must start from an
uncontrolled fire. Therefore with
the fire season nearing, the rangers
are anxious that every one cooper
ate with them in preventing any
great amount of damage by fire this
summer.
A destroyed birds nest means two
or more birds less in the covey this
fall and destroyed home means
agony and great loss to fellow hui
mans. Be careful with fire. Make
it be your servant, not your master
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
UNICAMERAL SYSTEM
(The Northland TimeS)

Now that the special session Of
the state legislature is scheduled
to reconvene on May "a, one Won
ders about the unicameral system
of legislature put into force for the
first time this year at the State Capt.
tol of Nebraska.
The present legislature did accom-
plish some worthwhile things but
nevertheless they were Stale-mated
on some very worthwhile legislation
There is no question but what sew
eral of the senators looked forward
to the 1888 election in the hopes Of
having something to pin on the Farm
er-Labor party to help them elect a
Republican sponsored candidate Ger
tainly such a display of petty politics
is not wanted and certainly does not
work for the betterment of the state.
Obviously, in unicameral system,
If bill was brought up before the
body it would be passed or rejected.
There would be no system of passing
one house and rejection in the other
house. Neither could one side of the
state government attempt to build
themselves up as champions of the
people by voting against or for a bill
merely for political purposes.
Perhaps single house with more
representatives would be the solu-
ton of better government. Maybe
Nebraska is leading the way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
Pleasant Hill

Mrs Louis Klein will entertain the
st. Micheal Guild Thursday evening,
May 20, at her home. Cards will be
played and lunch served. Everybody
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Mach and two
sons of Ogilvie, visited at the Kvas-
nlcka homes Saturday.
Mrs. Swanson and son visited at the
Fredolin Martinez home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kvasnicka and
Carl, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kvasnicka
and baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb
and children visited at the Pavelka
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Kvasnicka spent
Sunday at the Fred Hedberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Berglund WIS.,
tied at the latters parental home
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe kvasnicka and Carl we're
callers at the H. J. Berglund home
recently.
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were planted and all died. Had they
been shipped when ordered l have
no doubt but that all would have
grown nicely. That was the first
time 1 heard about planting by the
moon. My inclination in all my life
has been to plant when soil and other
natural conditions were right. l
have in many years seeded or trans
planted some kind or other either
indoors or out almost every day in
the year and have never observed
any other law than natures, and
when l have followed natures law
have had success. On the other
hand, when l have been stubborn
or acted contrary to natures law,
l have been the loser, stars or no
stars.
When the ground is in the right
condition and in season it is time
to plant outdoors and if we desire
to plant out of season we must have
the soil in condition and then we
can assist nature. For example, I'M
der the heat wave last summer
seeded some carrots. AS you know,
it takes carrot seed about two weeks
to sprout, so it is rather difficult
problem during a dry spell in mid
summer. However, l drilled in my
seed, then 1 trampled with my feet
and all my weight foot by foot along
the rows, and next l took my rake
and pushed some dust on top of my
tramplings. Most of the seed sprouted
and l had some nice tender, sweet
carrots in the fall.
Let me quote few lines from
Arthur H. Compton, "Can Science
Point the Way"
1T is frequently overlooked that
the scientific approach to life has
not always been acceptable to think
ing man. There was the historic
protest of Socrates against the sci
ence of the Atomists which he felt
destroyed the basis of morality. In
the hands of the Neo-Platonists this
protest led to an anti-scientific phil
osophy which overwhelmed strug-
Cling Greek science and opened the
way for the flood of oriental magic
and mysticism which followed upon
AleXander's conquests. Then came
a thousand dark years during which
credulity in all forms of magic and
witchcraft prevailed. Man thought
himself in a world governed by the
whims of demons and angels. Great
improvements in our welfare have
come through applications of the
principles of science. 1t has thus
become evident to all that if we wish
to make the best of life we must
learn natures laws and use them
as our guides"
If astrology could forewarn man
kind of depression, war and disaster
and what not the world could be a
Heaven and He'll would be bankrupt
for lack of business. I for one don't
believe in it.
LUDWIG MOSBEK.
Askov, Mimi, May Is, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
The CCC Camps

The House of Representatives in
Congress on Tuesday turned down
President Roosevelt's proposal to
make the Civilian Conservation Corps
permanent, but instead extended it
for two more years. The camps for
young men have done some remark
able work during the period in which
they have operated, but evidently
the House thought that permanency
had best be approached gradually.
Besides making a practical and
self-supporting home for thousands
of young men who would otherwise
have been thrown upon the cruel and
relentless world during the years of
depression, the CCC has been means
of getting worthwhile work done to-
ward conservation of the natural re-
sources of the country. The boys
have built roads, cleaned stream beds,
beautified parks and Fairgrounds,
and have accomplished numerous
other good things.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
IT'S TIME TO ORGANIZE
(Union Advocate)

1t did not require a decision of the
supreme court to give legality to the
right of the workers to organize. They
have always enjoyed that right, all
claims to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing. But no one can deny that the re-
cent decision of the supreme court
has given an impetus to organization.
The barriers erected by Labor-ex-
plotting employers have been swept
away. Courts, especially the federal
Judiciary, will no longer use the bluff
they have employed in former years
to stifle unionizatiOn by writs and
injunctions. Organized groups like
the Citizens Alliance, the Association
Of Commerce, the Chamber of Com
merce and the thousands of mutual
affection associations organized with
in the various industrial groups can
no longer bluff their way and hinder
the organization of employee groups.
The supreme court laid down the rul-
ing that labor cannot be denied its
right to bargain collectively, and from
that decision there is no appeal.
If ever there was time when la
Dor should uniOnize, that time is now
The depression revealed the utter de-
pravity of organized wealth. H.
demonstrated the impOtency of big
business, and especially the bankers,
to stave off disaster and ruin 1t also
revealed the met hod S organized
wealth uses to cut down labor costs
through speed-up programs, labor-dis-
placing machinery and heightened
hours of employment.
Only through organization can labor
expect to come into its own. Capital
is organized and has been for years
1t not only has its individual organiza-
lions but it is affiliated with larger
organized groups which in turn are
units of an international organization.
An unorganized worker or group of
workers cannot cope with organized
capital. But through a strong union,
affiliated with a local central labor
body which in turn is affiliated with
state. national and international I'M
ions, the individual worker can bar
gain with his employer for decent
wages. conditions and security on the
job.
Now is the time to organize. A
year hence it may be too late.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
ASTROLOGICAL PREDICTIONS

Editor Askov American:
In the Askov American for April /,
M. c.. Newman trys to tell us that
the terrible Texas explosion where
hundreds of school children were
killed could have been prevented if
who-had taken notice of the signs
and that other places were threat
ened but on account of severe wealth
er everybody was extra cautious and
few fires happened, and that his viii
lage kept an extra Waterman on duty
through the time of danger. We
escaped trouble of any kind, he said.
1 do believe, Mr.. Newman, that if
everybody as you say, was extra eau
tious and the extra Waterman had
more to do with safety in that line
than any star in the universe, but If
we put a lighted match to an open
powder keg, an explosion will fol-
low, star or no star Sign-and If the
catastrophe doesn't happen when pre-
dicted that would discredit the pre-
diction.
1 have before me a catalogue adj
vertising Moon Sign books and other
books and pamphlets ranging as high
as $40 1 don't know who caused
this to be mailed to my address.
1 had no idea that our civilized
era housed so much superstition that
it could support a large publishing
house and college of astrology.
This publication house offers 100 per
cent profit for selling some of its
books at its special trial offer 'send
So for six Moon Sign books retailing
at 81 each" In the same catalogue
is announced that Dr. Gordon is pre-
pairing to publish "a more volumes,
Gordon Hour Glass Series" price
of each volume, Sc. So there seems
to be quite bit of money in the
racket. There are in the same cata-
logue IL copyrighted birth month
readings. I can find something in
everyone of these IL readings that
will fit in somewhere in the 81 years
of my life, so for that matter I might
as well have been born at IL o'clock
New Years night as the 18th of April,
1855.
1 have no doubt but that common
sense is worth more than all the
Moon Sign books in the world for
practical purposes.
1 remember in 1877 1 received an
order late in the spring for a few
hundred trees to be shipped at
later date when the moon sign would,
in the buyers opinion, be favorable.
I followed Instructions The trees
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
APPRECIATION
Editor ASkOv American:
Askov, MINI.

Editor ASkOV American:
Three things of prominence were
recorded in your highly appreciated
journal the past few weeks. Learn
ing from the life of Jefferson" by
Hjalmar Petersen is something to be
well studied by every truth-loving
American. Jefferson forwarded the
idea that the federal government COL
lect revenue from the states accord
ing to their land values. He be-
lieved the land should belong, and
kept free for the living. Had this
doctrine been adhered to our foolish
depression could not have happened.
Secondly, the ideas expressed so
often in your enlightening journal by
that venerable sage of Askov, that
efficient writer on economics, Mr..
Ludwig Mosb9k. These theories of
a sane land tenure system would be
the law, securing for the rising gen.
GRAFTON fair show in the upbuild-
ing of their country. Our young peo-
pie must be urged as much as posi-
BILE to make thorough study of this
vital, and fundamental issue. A
splendid book published lately can
be had for a small charge by adj
dressing Mildred Wilson, secretary,
George L. Record Memorial Associa-
ton, 26 Journal Square, Jersey City,
N. J. This will give you knowledge
fit for statesman. Our newly formed
tax association body will not be of
any appreciable benefit to the young
people of your community unless
they have a thorough understanding
of economics as taught by the master,
Henry George. We must obey the
facts, Truth is mighty and will pre-
vail"
The third fine thing about your
paper is its splendid new makeup
and as heretofore giving the public
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
The Coronation

The coronation of King George vi
has taken place and the people OF
the universe may again sit back and
wait for another sensational event.
While being of first rank Importance
to people of nearly one-fourth the
world. the coronation was indirectly
interesting to the leading nations OF
the world The peaceful well-belng
of Great Britain is of course well
for the entire world and its peace
full relations.
A few months ago when King Ed
ward abdicated, soon after succeed
ing his father to the throne, Britain
was shaken to its foundation. 1t
seemed to many at a distance that
the days of unity of the worlds
greatest empire were numbered, but
as it has many times in the past,
England weathered the tempest and
appears to be once more a united,
peaceful empire.
A coronation ceremony, even
though it seems to occupy too much
of our headlines, is indeed rare
event. We of the middle age can
only family remember the last one,
that of King George V, which took
place in 1911. Then there was that
one of King Edward VII in 1902
and the one of Victoria in 1888. Ed
ward VIII was liking for a day but
he did not have coronation. So
of course we will have to look over
the fact that a world gets excited
when a coronation comes along.
However, we are thankful it is over
and the next great thing in a sem
sational way we may look forward to
is the marriage of the Duke of Wind
sor to the former Baltimore belle
Mrs. Warfield Simpson.
Of course we suppose there are
some, even in the British Empire
who do not care much for a corona
ton, but there must be something
of value in a system like England's
when spell can be cast over SO
vast an empire and keep the people
therein as one. Many modern peo-
pie, it seems, yet believe in the
divine right of kings"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
Harris

Louis Pryor visited his sister, Mrs.
Phil Walsh, in the Nelson school dis
trict Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Stafford of Super
ior, visited in Harris Sunday.
Mr.. Trester's daughter, Lorraine,
visited him Sunday.
George and Edward Sorensen went
to Superior Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wally Pearson left for
FOxboro Friday, after visiting Mrs.
PearsOns parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Palmer and fam
lily of Wrenshall, spent Sunday at the
Walton home.
Bernard Aim, the fire warden, was
in Harris Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Sorenson spent Friday aft
ernoon attending the South Side
Mothers day program.
Alamo Van Guilder of Holyoke,
spent Monday evening with Oliver
Sorenson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
SOMETHING WRONG IN DENMARK

Editor Askov American:
To whom it may concern: At the
last county Holiday meeting E. B.
Greenwald explained to the members
why the county board turned down the
state seed loan to the farmers, saying
it was too costly, and besides the
county couldn't afford to run the risk
of going broke. But the county board
or the county engineer can afford to
keep men who are hardly able to do
their own work on the farm on ac-
count of ill health on the county pay
roll wasting taxpayers money on
roads. so they give such men
job on the county roads smear
ing mud from one side of the road
to the other year after year. | saw
such a man going over the road with
a road patrol. If it wouldn't have
been for the wheel marks you
wouldn't have known he went over the
road. And the last couple of years
since the county put on the Diesel
road-patrol he lest part of his JOB.
He was compelled to haul few
loads of gravel near his home and
instead of dumping them in a con-
tinuous string he dumps them here
and there and then tells us gravel is
no good in a mud hole. OF course,
hauling few loads of gravel is Il
healthy mans job and besides that,
his job of smearing mud might come
to an end and we might get road
after while.
Some of the patrolmen claim that
our county engineer says it's no use
to haul gravel on a frost boil. 1t
may be true from his point of view
of wasting hard earned taxpayers
money. but common sense tells me
in order to remove an evil one has to
get at the root of it. And in order
to get at the root of frost boil ore
must blow ditch about five feet deep
i'm the center of the road at the
ground level and then fill it up with
rock and gravel and bet a tive-dollar
hat that there won't be any more
frost boils on that spot. Any powder
company will tell him what kind OF
powder to Hse and how to place
the charge. 1t would be the cheapest
in the long run for the taxpayers in
the county instead of smearing mud
for a few weeks every spring; say
nothing of getting stuck and tearing
up both the machine and what read
there is. While it is no pleasure to
me to criticize some of the neighbOrs
and the local officials, when l see the
peoples hard earned tax money vast
ed for the purpose of upholding a
wornout political machine it is hard
to keep still.
would suggest if our county Of
ficials are compelled to keep sucA
help around themselves in order to
uphold a wornout system the very
least they could. do would be to buy
a trowel to smear mud with as it
would be the saving of the price OF
a team which is about 25 cents per
hour BY doing that the county would
not go broke quite so fast.
LAWRENCE V. UBL.
Hinckley, Mimi, May =, 1887.
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ference committees of the two houses
on the rates, but they split on other
details.
With the House liberal and the
Senate conservative, naturally total
agreement was not to be expected.
Naturally politics played large part.
Naturally there was buck-passing
On the whole the session produced
some good legislation and not many
harmful laws and the special session
will produce a tax bill that will
fairly represent the popular will.
There is nothing for the average citi-
zen to worry about.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
THE LEGISLATURE
(Springfield Advance-Press)

(SpTlIlSIlelO AOVdilCe-fTeSS)
After breaking all records for ex-
tending the last legislative day, the
state Legislature finally folded up
and quit on Saturday without hav-
ing enacted a tax bill or provided
the necessary appropriations for the
biennium. The Senate and House
were unable to agree on the tax bill
Governor Benson has issued a call for
a special session, to begin May "a
In spite of the political differences
between Senate and House, a large
grist of legislation was enacted
There was disagreement on some
measures proposed by Governor Ben
son and the Benson program as a
whole fell by the wayside. His own
partisans refused to follow him on
several major proposals.
When two houses disagree over a
tax bill, it cannot be said that any
one is entirely to blame. Both the
House bill and the Senate bill had
their defects The situation called
for compromise and there was vir-
tual agreement between the last con-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-13
Red Coral Always Priced

It is red coral that is and always
has been priced, not solely for jew
elry and buttons, but as charm to
bring safety, health and secrets not
revealed to the ordinary person. AS
ancient Gauls rushed headlong in
to battle, they trusted their safety to
their swords, strength and the
magic" coral imbedded in their
shields or helmets. Many Italians
and Indians regard coral as protec-
ton against the "evil eye" The
worlds red coral comes from the
reefs off the Mediterranean coast of
Africa, says the Washington Post,
and is obtained chiefly by Italians.
Sell, buy or trade through Amer
lean Want Ads.
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