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Evening star., 1937-07-29

Choosing Peaches.
Inspect peaches carefully. Those
that are over-ripe or very soft will
spoil quickly.
Evening star., 1937-07-29
Dorothy Dix Says
To Avoid Spinsterhood Ascertain Mans
Intentions Within Six Months.

\ EAR MISS DIX-Do you think
I girl has the right to men,
J ton marriage to the boy she
loves and has zone with for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27

of the Giants, and "Dizzy" Dean of
the Cardinals. The pressure" was
on them, so to speak and according
to newspaper reports of the game,
the pitcher for the Cardinals and
some of his team mates acted very
understandable with the result that
the ordinary effectiveness of the great
pitcher was lacking. He apparently
had ''lost his head" whereas, his OPP
ponent kept his and won the game.
It is a we'll known fact that the
fans and opposing players of base
ball team endeavor to "kid" the
player whom they know cannot take
it in order that winning the game
may be made easier. They know if
they can get a good player riled, he
is lust another ballplayer and per-
hapS worse.
Proof of this can be seen by going
back to a past World Series game at
Chicago when the great Babe Ruth
was playing. Ruth was up to bat
and the fans were riding him" I'M
mercifully. The great Babe did not
let their jibes get to his nerves,
but to the contrary pointed to a far
distant part of the ball park and
placed the next pitched ball there
and won the game for himself and
his team. He could take it and he
was sportsman.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
BACKWARD ILLINOIS
(The Minneapolis Journal)

(The Minneapolis JournaD
They are battling in Illinois over
a bill to admit women to jury serv-
ice. 1t is hard to imagine state so
backward, but then Illinois doesn't
even have a drivers license law as
yet. Too much may not be ex-
pected.
Minnesota admitted, or rather
drafted women for jury service, back
in 1921. The results have been salu-
tary, on the whole. Manners have
been mended in jury rooms. Beau
teous females in distress have been
obliged to have case, as well as
winning smiles or tears, to get by
women jurors. To many women, jury
service has been an irksome duty
but others with leisure time have
found it an interesting experience.
The Illinois bill has passed the
lower house, but unless it is amended
before adoption by the Senate, il
will not amount to much. 1t exempts
women under 25 from service How
many women are going to claim to
be past 25 in order to get on Jury?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
PRAISES CLIO LEADERSHIP
Editor ASkov American:

EQltOr ASkOV American.
Recent press reports state that
John L. Lewis, Committee for In
duStrial Organization chieftan, has
declared open warfare on the Amer
lean Federation of Labor" when as
a matter of fact, Lewis, like mil
lions of Americans, is opposed only
to the present leadership of the
American Federation of Labor and
the policies that William Green, its
president, is trying to force upon
organized labor. .....
John L. Lewis is a man the people
can trust. He did not "sell us down
the river" as did the gang at the
head of the American Federation OF
Labor in 1917-1918 and since. Lewis
is devoting his life to lettering the
conditions of the working people OF
this country and the sooner the men,
bers of the American Federation OF
Labor join forces with the commit
tee for Industrial Organization and
forget William Green, the better il
will be for all concerned.
CARL A. RYAN.
Jenkins, Mimi, May %, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
PROTEST SENATE CONFEREES

Editor Askov American:
The resolution of Representatives
w. F. Bennett, John N. Nordin, F.
L. Palarine and Bouvette, members
of the Minnesota House of Represen-
tatives, protesting the selection of
the Senate Tax Conferees, was very
interesting and enlightening to a
great number of people in Minnesota
who observe what is going on. The
fact that Senators Orr of st. Paul
Steining of Moorhead, Miller of Little
Falls, and Dahle of Duluth, all law
yers, were members of the Tax Con-
ference committee and connected
with corporation interests who make
up groups that have large and i'm
portant part of the income of the
state, yet make up only small part
of the population and often not citi-
zens of Minnesota at all, was GER
tainly most unfortunate. The Sen
ate conferees unfortunately under the
circumstances were interested in a
tax program to protect the taxpay-
ers of large income in preference to
the farmers, homeowners and con-
sumers.
The benefciaries under the Senate
tax plan make up probably or
per cent of our population; the House
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Pensioners, Workers
Win Decision

The long awaited supreme court
decision on the validity of the old
age pension system and unemploy-
ment insurance has been announced
and both won by a vote of to 2
and 5 to respectively. The de-
cisions affect 27,800,0OO workers and
100000 employers in the pension
bracket, together with 18,688,O per-
sons in As states and the District of
Columbia in the unemployment in
.surance system.
AS usual the conservative element
throughout the country hail the de-
cision as sufficient to sway the presi-
dent from his avowed court revision
plan, but from all indications that
official is going right on Saving
wood" with the same purpose in
mind.
The president announced since the
courts recent decisions, according to
high administration official, that
he would not compromise on his
stand on the courts reorganization.
OF course recent decisions of the
court may have some bearing on the
outcome of the plan in congress, but
real supporters rightfully fail to
Htgive an inch" until the final vote
comes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27

for 1885. Minnesota has over one
billion dollars of income according to
this board. Minnesota can pay its
tax bill in full and still increase its
bank deposits. There are over $780,
100000 on deposits in Minnesota. If
the present increase of deposits con-
tinue, in 10 years the total deposits
will be doubled. Why all this money
in the banks? The idea of money
is not to let it work into the money
centerS of the state and lie idle. An
other side of the picture is that de-
linquencies have increased in the
farming communities of the northern
portion of the state until the state is
taking over large percentages of the
land for taxes, retarding production
and running the counties. Hundreds
Of thousands of people live in this
area. What is going to happen when
their system of taxation breaks down
entirely. Is it not better now to
remedy the matter and put them back
into production and solvency instead
of continuing to tax when the money
is not there. All this is possible to
remedy if the legislature will have
the backbone to put a tax program
into effect that will work and raise
the money, without running the most
important industries
In spite of the fact that Minnesota
bank deposits have been increasing
very fast, in spite of the fact that
Minnesota is above the average in
income, many tear has been shed
about people who threaten to leave
the state if they are taxed. All this
childish talk about medicine peddlers
and others leaving the state should
not fool an imbecile. l never heard
these same Senators and Represen-
tatives lamenting when they saw
whole counties of Minnesota go
broke, when they saw thousands of
banks go under, all of which could
have been avoided if the Republicans
had had enough intelligence and ap-
titude to do something when they
were in charge. Now you hear many
a moan and many tear is being shed
over the welfare of few hundred
medicine peddlers and their lot No
body is going to leave the rich, pros
porous state of Minnesota. All other
states will have to tax their people
in order to raise money for old age
pension, social security and other
things as all states will have the same
expenses.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, May "a, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
FAVORS LIBERAL TAX PLAN
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV Amerlcan:
In spite of much opposition in the
beginning, free public school educa-
ton now reaches almost everyone.
It has now become recognized obi
CATION and duty of the state.
We are now entering much
needed era of pioneering in economics
and social problems. One axiom or
self-evident truth admitted by al
most every sane person is that our
present property tax system is obso-
lete, and should be discarded for a
new tax system that is based on the
ability to pay.
The net income tax is one tax
based on the ability to pay and is
admitted to be fair and just tax
even by those with large net in
comes, when they have made study
of the question. Any sales tax or
necessities is tax on poverty. The
net income tax helps to solve the
great questions of school support
equalization of educational oppor-
tunities, and excessive local school
taxes.
Why does not the daily press get
back of program that will bring
out the fairness of the liberal tax
plan instead of allowing the tax ques-
ton to be clouded with many false
slogans and conservative" misrepre-
sensations of the real facts?
If the liberal taxation program is
again killed in the Minnesota state
Senate, most of the public school
districts in Minnesota will suffer and
local taxes will not be able to bear
the burden. That Industries may
move out of the state" is as false
as many of the World war slogans
invented to fool the public. All wide
awake people interested in public
school education cannot help but feel
that the administration tax plan is
the one we should have had for years.
Who is it that is now fighting this
good plan, and why?
May our Governor have sufficient
courage to successfully defend and
put across his fair tax in spite of all
unfair opposition.
A. E. GUSTAFSON.
Pine City, Mimi, May 20, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Sturgeon Lake

Henry Lepok and family of Duluth,
were visitors at Father Meyers home
Sunday afternoon. They spent the
rest of the day at Camp Edelweiss on
the Sturgeon Lake shore.
Carmelite Sisters of the Corpus
Christi Home for Hayward Girls in
Duluth, visited Sturgeon Lake Satur-
day and Sunday.
! st. IsadOre's church will celebrate
the usual Corpus Christi with high
mass at 10 a. m. Sunday, May 80, fol-
lowed by procession to four perma-
nent erected chapels for that occa-
sion. Father Meyer will lead the pro-
cession, accompanied by all societies
with their respective ensignias and
the rest of the congregation. Little
girls dressed in white will scatter
flowers, which will be a commemora-
ton of Jesus going to Jerusalem on
his last journey on Palm Sunday
when they strewed garments, palms
and cedar branches before him.
Decoration day services will be held
Monday, May 81, at st. Isadore's
church at s a. m. At 9 a. m. the local
pastor will open a ceremony at the
cemetery which will be conducted by
the Denham American Legion Post
Andrew Meyer and Miss Dorothy
Kick motOred to Duluth Sunday, re-
turning the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thellman and LOr-
raine and Armbros and Mrs. Ed Thell-
mans sister, Gertrude, and daughter,
Marlene, all of Minneapolis, visited
at the John Misukanis home over the
weekend They also visited Mrs.
John F. Kolosky Sunday
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
TELEPHONE CASE
(The st. Paul Daily NeWs)

Seldom, if ever, has there been a
more conscientious effort made than
that of Judge Gustavus Loevinger
to master the details and arrive at a
decision in telephone rate case.
His judgment upholding the 25
per cent rate cut ordered nearly a
year ago by the railroad and ware
house commission represents a care
full conclusion based on all the evil
dence and one that is quite likely
to be sustained.
AS usual there was a difference of
opinion between the company and the
state as to the value of the property
upon which a fair return should be
earned. The state insisted that this
valuation was about S8,500,0OO while
the company contended it was nearer
S14,000,0O0. The judge held it to be
So, 100000 and said the company was
entitled to earn per cent on this.
AS a matter of fact, Judge Loev-
niger held, the company will earn
about 100000, or nearly a Z 1I3 per
cent. He feels also that with a lower
charge for service business will ex-
pand.
No doubt the company will appeal
as matter of course and final settle
ment will be postponed for a year or
more yet. 1t would be an unusual
and splendid instance for intelligent
public relations management if the
company would accept the verdict
without prolonged litigation.
Such enlightened management
would restore waning confidence in
public regulation and postpone the
day when dissatisfaction with it may
force public ownership.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Harris

Louis Pryor went to Superior one
day last week.
Miss Ethel Scott, Gorden Scott and
Frank Holsclaw of Foxboro, called
on friends in Harris Sunday.
The relief agent in the Harris
depot went back to his home in Prem
tbs, Wis, Sunday.
Chas. Pryor had callers from Fox
boro Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sorenson and
sons, Oliver and Walter, went to
Superior Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Hansen and children of
Borden Ave-, Superior, went to see
Mrs. Hansen's father, Mr.. Trester,
Monday.
Elmer Scott of Holyoke, spent the
first of the week in Harris.
Chas. Sorenson spent Sunday with
his brother, George.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Oge1lla

Otto Shoulder, Miss Francis Del
phro and Miss Stacia Ryan from the
City spent the weekend at the T
J. Ryan home.
Ed Soens left the hospital last week
and was taken to his brothers home
in the City.
Bill Allen and sons were callers
in Ogema last Thursday
A construction company from Min
neapolis has a contract on seven
miles of road from the st. CroiX river
west on highway 48 and has started
work on that project
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Irons went to
the City recently.
Kenneth Beaufeaux was a bust
ness caller in Sandstone last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Scare from
the City, visited at the Frank Sacre
home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Wrong Theory

In the passing of John D. Rookie
Teller. Sr.. 81 year old capitalist, we
are brought the facts which sur
rounded and made up the important
side of his financial life. He organ
lied the Standard Oil trust in 1882
by which he grew very wealthy;
wealth which has been many times
estimated to have reached the ST.
500.000,000 mark. 1t is said that his
motto or theory in life was to get
all he could and to give all he could.
That sounds noble in purpose, but
does it not remind one of what has
been many times said of Jesse James;
that he robbed the rich to give to
the poor JeSse'S was no good eX-
cuse for his having been a bandit,
and neither was Rockefeller'S a good
excuse for getting all he could to
give as much as he could. That
getting" system could and possibly
did, many times, cause homeless peo-
pie, or at least it took, too many times
from those who had it not to give. His
getting was from the consuming pub
lie, largely, and that is where his
giving again would not entirely reach
MIR. Rockefellers contributions to
charitable institutions and to other
worthy causes were commendable
but, if we stop for moment to think
would there be such a great need for
charitable institutions if trusts and
other wealth-producing monopolies
were not in existence.
While his giving of more than a
half billion dollars was commendable
and his having lived, served a pur-
pose in the world, his theory of get
ting as much as he could so that he
could give as much as he could, il
appears to us, is not consistent with
the needs of the country and the
world today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
West Rock

Mr. and Mrs Clarence Mattson
and daughter and Clifford Dahlstrom
of Oregon, are home for a few days
visit
A family reunion was held at the
George Studt home in Greeley Sum-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erik Holmberg, Carol
and Roger, were Sunday evening Wis
itors at the c. E. Carlson home.
Mrs. Clarence Lindquist and Ken
meth visited at the Ludwig Johnson
home last week
Mr.. and Mrs. AXel Larson, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Anderson and Clar-
ence and Frances, Mr.. and Mrs Lars
Fors and Margie, Mr. and Mrs Erik
|Bloomquist and Arnold, Irene Hartz,
Mrs. Loren Newgard and son, Mrs.
is. j. Newgard and daughter and Earl
Holmberg were here from the Cities
for a visit with relatives over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson of
Rock Creek, were visitors at the
Theodore Thompson home last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. AXel Johnson attended birth
day party near Rush Lake Tuesday
afternoon of last week.
A large group of relatives and
friends helped Isaac Mattson cele-
brate his 65th birthday anniversary
Sunday.
Harlan Swanson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Swanson, is recuperating
from pneumonia.
George Lindstrom of Rock Creek,
visited at the Theodore Thompson
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Olson, Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Mattson and liver visited
at the G. E. Carlson home Monday
afternoon.
Virgean Johnson is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia.
A few friends and relatives helped
Donald Johnson celebrate his birth
day anniversary Saturday.
&c i,, III II
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
IMPROVE CATTLE
AskoV American:

Editor Askov American:
On Thursday and Friday of this
week the five agriculture teachers
together with the county agent will
take group of boys to the Univer-
sity Farm school to take lessons in
Judging cattle. The five teachers
are instructors in the schools of Will
low River, Bruno, Hinckley and Pine
City.
After they return Mr.. McMillin
plans on forming Holstein Breed
ers Association and Guernsey
Breeders Association.
Let's get behind them and try to
improve the cattle in Pine county.
JAMES SLAVEN.
Pine City, Mimi, May l8, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Be A Sport

There is no better tribute to be
paid any one than to say that he
or she is a good sport. That distinc-
ton can be won both in the field of
labor and in play. When one loses,
he is judged by the way he loses
and likewise when he wins he is
Judged. His qualities are measured
by the degree of feeling he displays
when he loses or wins.
A glaring example of the way not
to act took place in recent baseball
game between the New York Giants
and the st. Louis Cardinals. The
game had been much publicized
duel between two of the best known
pitchers in baseball-Carl Hubbell
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
WORKERS ALLIANCE NEWS
Mrs. VIM. Kryzak, Pres.

MIS-. w III. NIyZdk, TIES.
There was a meeting of district 2
at Brainerd Friday, May 81. 1t was
decided to hold another meeting at
Brainerd June 6, to elect a district
board. The Pine County Workers
Alliance will have meeting in Sand
stone Sunday, May 80, at o'clock.
All members of all locals should be
present. Local 422 will have meet
ing in the village hall at Rutledge
Saturday evening, May 20, at
o'clock. All members are invited to
attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
We Remember Them

Memorial day officially only comes
once year but every day is mem
DRY" day for those who have given
their lives to the cause of their
country. Rightfully so the 3Oth of
May is designated as Memorial
day set aside to honor the memory
of the soldier dead, but we should
not lose sight of the fact that the
best way to honor those who died
on our battlefelds, is to work for
peace: they would want no greater
tribute.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27

plan would benefit close to 81 per
cent of our population.
The representatives who presented
this resolution to the House should
be congratulated by the rank and
file citizens of this state. We must
all support more intelligent pro-
gram of taxation based on ability to
pay; less tax on farms and home
SteadS.
NILS HOKSTAD.
Sandstone, Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information
Signed articles always are more eff
fective. but if the writer does not
wish to have his name used. 1t Will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27

If you are ashamed of a deed
you've done, you don't tell, but you're
not ashamed of your business; tell the
world you're not through advertising.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27

Heard at the party: miss Blk
swears that she's never been kissed"
Maybe that's the reason she swears."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-27

Invest 25 cents in a classified ad
The Ely miner., 1937-12-09
Peace Talk with Utilities

D ESTRICTION of the construc-
N ton and expansion activities of
the privately owned public utilities
being recognized as an important
factor in the current business re-
cession, President Roosevelt began
a series of conferences with the
heads of these concerns He seemed
to be in a conciliatory frame Of
mind and sought to lessen the utili.-
ties fear of the effect of govern
ment policies, but without making
any concessions. His first caller
was Wendell Wilkie, president of the
Commonwealth g. Southern corpora
ton, and next day he talked with
Floyd Carlisle of the Niagara Hud-
son Power corporation.
Though he appeared amiable, the
President at the same time was
sending to various congressional
committees and federal agencies a
report by the New York state power
authority, whacking friends and
agents of the private utilities for
propaganda" against public power
development. 1t presented figures
to show the government could pro-
duce water power at much lower
cost than private utilities could pro-
duce power by steam plants.
The Ely miner., 1937-12-09
Proposals Of Labor

NEARLY everyone has a plan for
stopping the current business
recession. Now comes the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor with pro-
posals to check it by strengthening
mass purchasing power. The fed
eration's six point program sug-
gests:
/. Maintenance of wages and en-
ployment at the highest possible
level with firm determination to
avoid wage cuts.
2. Raising of wages in any in
dustry where sustained demand and
profitable operations make it pos
sible.
8. Stimulation of production and
employment in heavy industries by
encouraging plans for plant expan-
sion and equipment purchases; en-
couragement of building in all
classifcations. The federation rec
commended Especial measures :.
to make credit available to busi-
ness"
4. Improvement of labor's buying
power by prompt payment of un-
employment compensation when it
begins in % states next January.
5. Action on measures to pro-
mote business confidence"
6. Improvement of employment
ployee relations through manage
ment recognition of unions, and un-
ion co-operation 'tto cut costs by
improving efficiency"