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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Bass Lake

Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Peterson, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Peterson and baby of
North Branch, and Mr.. and Mrs. Eric
Ericsson of Minneapolis, spent Sunday
at the Herbert Olson home. Bobby
Ericsson, who has spent the past week
at the Olson home, returned with his
parents.
A few neighbOrs helped Arlene
Swanson celebrate her birthday an
niversary last Thursday afternoon.
number from here attended the
old settlers picnic at GrindstOne lake
last Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Nelson and son, Ron
ney, visited relatives in Duluth last
week.
The Misses Emma Lawrence and
Rose Voght and Mrs. Clarence Swan
son called at the Richard Swanson
home Tuesday afternoon.
A few neighbors and friend S
gathered at the Ben Carlson home
Friday afternoon and evening to cele-
brate little Jimmey's second birthday
anniversary.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson and Phyllis
were dinner guests at the Victor Carl
son home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Magnuson and Mr..
and Mrs. AXel Lehman and daughter,
Dorothy and Emil Johnson of Mime
apOlis, were weekend visitors at the
Alfred Johnson home. Dorothy Lin
man remained here for weeks visit.
Emma Laurence and Rose Voght
are holding gospel meetings at the
Bass Lake schoolhOuse this week
from Tuesday evening through Fri
| day at $50 o'clock. Their meetings
are very interesting and all should
| try to come and hear them.
| Mrs. Richard Swanson and Evelyn
spent Monday afternoon at the Victor
Carlson home.
Miss Eta Peterson spent a few days
this week with her sister, Mrs. Ben
Carlson.
The Mamie Peterson family called
at the Ben Carlson home Monday
evening.
Alphild Olson spent the weekend
at her parental home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Duquette

bridal shower was held Saturday
evening at the hall in honor of Elsa
Anderson, who will become the bride
of Alfred Gunderson Saturday, Aug
IA. A large crowd attended the
shower. Games and dancing were en-
jOyed during the evening and a de-
liciOuS lunch was served about mid
night. The young couple received
many lovely gifts and the best wish
es for a happy welded life.
Carl Moline of Minneapolis, spent
the weekend at the John Edin home
Mrs. Moline returned with him Sun
day after a weeks visit.
J. C. Caldwell spent the weekend
with his family in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Upman and
three friends of Minneapolis, spent
Friday and Saturday at the Ellick
Torell home.
Richard johnson visited in Duluth
last week with the Glen Giving fami-
ly
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson and
two children of st. Paul came Fri
day to spend the weekend at the
John Edin home.
Mrs. John Melancon was taken to
Duluth hospital Saturday to re-
ceive treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Johnson and
family of Superior spent Sunday at
the Edwin Johnson home. Stubby
remained for a longer visit
The American Legion is sponsoring
dance at the hall Saturday evening
Everyone welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
PLEADS FOR WORKERS UNITY

Editor ASkOv American:
There will be a county meeting Of
the Workers Alliance Saturday eve
ming, Aug. 10, at the casino in the
Madison hotel. Sandstone, for the
purpose of electing a delegate to the
job march to Washington, d. {. Aug
ust II. Every one is invited who is
interested in unemployment and re-
lief in Pine county. Over 60 men
have been laid off in Pine county
now and more will be by October Is.
Now is the time to stop this, not in
October.
We have been promised two WPA
projects in Willow River but how are
any of these projects going to be COM
pleted that are already partly done,
let alone more started if over half
the men in Pine county are laid off.
There has never been more than 200
working at one time in this county
since the WPA started. 1t costs the
county nine times as much to keep
family on direct relief as it does
to let them work on WPA; and l am
quiz lnooI iuCI W WIN VII
WPA than be on direct relief.
Our county commissioners know
this and have been trying to get a
larger quota for Pine county. If
others would realize this and all work
together we may accomplish some
thing yet.
l have heard a number say that
relief has made taxes so high, but I
wonder if they got out their tax re-
ceipts for 191S-192O, if they wouldn't
see that they are not so high now
as then. You know we are all apt
to forget the unpleasant things of the
past.
l wish to thank the Holiday As
ISOLATION of Pine county for the way
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
PLANS JOB MARCH
Editor Askov American:


It is true that the farmers of this
locality have crops in the fields, but
these crops do not signify that every
thing is all o. K. for the coming
winter The expense of harvesting
in many cases is more than the crop
will bring; ATS, 900 WPA workers have
been laid off, 100000 more will be
laid off before October l. Men are
also being laid off other jobs. This
means that less money will be paid
for farm produce while the cost of
living continues to go higher. Low
farm prices means low buying power
all over the nation, which in turn
means more lay-offs in industry. The
same condition will soon exist as in
Hoover's administration.
The Workers Alliance is planning
a march on Washington to put pres
sure on our Congressman and Sen
ators to pass the Schwellenbach-Allen
resolution. We are asking you, who
wish to keep the WPA going, to join
us and help.
A meeting will be held in the
Casino of the Madison hotel in Sand
stone Saturday evening, Aug. IA, at
8 o'clock. At this meeting a dele
gate will be chosen to go to Wash
ington.
Do your bit by donating to the
march fund and buying telegram
stamps. The Congressman and Sen
ators may act in your favor. Re-
member to attend the meeting.
T. w. DICKSON.
Hinckley Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Rutledge

The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Fred Reuer Thursday eve
ming, August 10. Mrs. Reuer and
Mrs. Christopherson will serve. All
are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Darts of Duluth,
and Mrs. Ida Talbert of Pontiac,
Mich, were Sunday visitors at the
Scott home.
J. L. Brooks left Tuesday for North
Dakota to seek employment.
Mrs. John Jaros and Mrs. Art Lille
dahl and children were ST. Paul Wis
itors Tuesday.
Mrs. R. j. Isaacson and o. D. Schel-
son Tuesday.
Miss Ida Cherioli of Saltwater, and
Ed Peterson of ST. Paul, were Sunday
visitors at the Schelhorse home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALIVE Stumne and
daughter, Lucille, of st. Paul, were
Tuesday and Wednesday visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Youngbauer
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Gayue and small
daughter, Patricia Ann, of Cloquet,
left Sunday for their home after
spending a week in one of the Young
bauer cabins
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hedberg and
daughter are visiting at the Senobe
home at this writing.
Mrs. Paul Datko is visiting rela-
tives in Duluth at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Anderson OF
Finlayson, called on friends Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Anderson were
Pine City business callers Monday.
Mrs. John Malaskow of st. Cloud
visited relatives from Monday until
! Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Senobe visited
at the Hank Sharlow home in Will
low River Tuesday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
FOR THE GLORY OF SPAIN
(UniOn. AdvOcate)

For years the liberal press has
contended that the House of Morgan
and the munitions trust have con-
sistently attempted to embrCil this
nation in practically every inter-
national dispute of any consequence.
The liberal press has always insisted
that it was Morgan & Company which
brought America into the world war.
But to read the liberal press to-
day one cannot escape the conclusion
that it is as vicious in its efforts to
incite hatred against the Spanish
were vicious in their efforts to stir
up the blood lusts of the people prior
to 1916.
Aided by the liberal press a hun
dred and one organizations, all of
them with headquarters in New York,
are engaged in staging mass dem
constructions against the Spanish rebels
and raising funds to buy ambulances,
medical supplies, cigarettes and choc-
Olate bars for the embattled loyalists
in Spain. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been collected for the
Spanish cause; shiploads of supplies
have been sent to Spanish ports, and
the country is Overrun with Spanish
patriots ION leave of absence" who
have made it their business to ad-
dress meetings and make the collec-
ton talk in scores of cities of the
Tv,,sf oI Cot -
Spanish refugees" in America just
now who spend their time acting as
the main attraction for mass meetings
by American societies against this,
that and the other thing.
1t apparently has never occurred to
a lot of these hate organizations that
there are human problems here in
America thousand times more i'm
portant to Americans than the sue
cess or failure of a lot of Spaniards
busily engaged in cutting the Threats
OF their fellow cOuntrymen. There are
about 100000 ablebodied workers
jobless in the United States who will
remain jObless regardless of how the
civil war in Spain turns out if some
thing isn't done for them right here.
There are millions eating the bitter
bread of charity through no fault of
their own. Their lot is not going to be
improved in the event General Franco
meets defeat as a result of American
support of the loyalists. And there
are millions of Americans living in
squalor who will continue to live in
squalor no matter who wins in Spain.
1t may be a fine thing to send a
lot of missionaries to convert the
South Sea Islanders, but it would be
a lot finer if the millions spent in
that manner were kept at home to
christianize American industrialists.
And it may be important to profess
sional pan-passers in this country to
keep up the agitation against the
fascists in Spain, but it would seem
that it is a whole lot more important
to this country to mind its own bust
ness and to set its own house in Or
der before it undertakes to clean
house in Spain or any other country
four thousand miles away.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
When Is Wage
Not A Wage?

We speak of wages as being the
compensation of person who works
for some one else. His wage scale
is usually set in proportion to what
his Job is worth on the general job
market. which is usually kept to a
mere necessity level because of the
large number of unemployed in the
various trades and professions. The
white collared class may come in
under the wage classification too, be-
cause the salaries in that class also
are low because of the competition.
But when are wages not wages? and
we might go on to answer that ques-
ton ourselves when we call atten-
ton to the eXhorbitant salaries paid
to large corporation executives. We
can mention one as reported in re-
cent news dispatches to be Alfred
P. Sloan, Jr, chairman of General
Motors Corporation. Mr.. Sloan's SAL
airy is reported to the securities COM
mission as being S56l,311 for 1886,
including a S411,l6l bonus. Then
next in line comes William Randolph
Hearst whose pay check was listed
at S5O0,0O0 Another highly paid ex-
ecutive is Walter P. Chrysler, auto
mobile manufacturer who drew a
salary of S200700 in 1886. General
Motors also made William S. Knud-
son a contender for top honors by
paying him S507 ,645.
We would say that when salaries
like these are paid to mere men then
at that point they take on another
meaning than just wages or salaries.
Those salaries go far beyond the rea-
sonable limit. That is the situation
when wages are not wages.
The old saying is when pleasure
interferes with business, then it is
time to quit the pleasure" But to
fit the phrase, when economiZing in
terferes with salaries then it is time
to cut the salaries" into the above
cases, it would not work When we
read of some advance in car prices
in 1888, it is apparent that no thought
is to be given to cutting some OF
the exhorbitant salaries paid eXecu-
tives above mentioned. They must
of course be paid even if by so doing
;.he gullible public will pay the
freight" as in the past.
Such tactics as the payment of SAL
aries far beyond any reasonable limit
is just a continuation of the high
hated attitude of "big business
which is creating the unrest today
AS long as hard headed 'big bust
ness" cannot see the necessity OF
getting its feet on the ground in re-
CARDS to its executives salaries Sc
long will continue the unrest which
is bound to bring about some regu-
lation.
The latter is not happy solution
to anything. None of us like to be
regulated beyond our own manage
ment, but abuses will bring some
thing of the sort about.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12

it has cOoperated with us. AT
the last meeting of the Holiday AS
ISOLATION at Hinckley August 2, mo-
ton was made and passed unani-
mously to write to the Senators and
Representatives to vote for the
Schwellenbach-Allen Resolution when
it comes up in Congress. If this reso-
luton is passed it will mean more
WPA jobs for the people of Mime
sofa.
MRS. VIM. KRYZAK.
Willow River, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Lake View Ripples

Mrs. War ROStberg, Irwin Sanders
and Mrs. Peder Loftness spent a few
days recently in Minneapolis. They
took an excursion trip with Mrs. Ole
SyverSon on steamboat down the
Mississippi river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Schoenrock are
the proud parents of a daughter born
recently. Congratulations are ex-
tended by friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sulander and FAM
lily and few friends of Minneapolis,
called at a few homes in this neigh
borhood over the weekend.
The annual birthday picnic was
celebrated Sunday at the Sylverton
Loftness home. Those attending from
distance were Mr.. and Mrs Mar
shall Smith and Ivar RoStberg of st.
Paul, M. A. Stacy and daughter, Mil
dred, and Arthur Borchard of Min
neapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Borchard, Henry
Borchard, VIM. Borchard, ST., MIR.
and Mrs. Gust Pearson and Mr. and
Mrs. Sylverton Loftness helped w. F.
Borchard celebrate his birthday an
niversary Tuesday evening.
Goo Late for Last Week)
Mrs. Maynard Without entertained the
Norwegian Ladies Aid Sunday afternoon
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Foss, Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Foss, Arnold, Rodney and Beverly
and Myrtle Loftness spent Friday eve
ming at the Peder Loftness home
Mrs. Harold Rabe of Kroschel spent
Monday with Mrs. Sylverton Loftness
Mrs. War Rostberg and Melvin, Irwin
Sander and Claude, Mrs. Maynard Without
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Foss, Mr.. and Mrs
w F. Borchard and Mr.. and Mrs Peder
Loftness and family helped Mrs Sylverton
Loftness celebrate her birthday anniver-
sary Monday evening, July 26
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Peace of Mind

"A recent daily newspaper CdITleO
a picture of the Duke of Windsor
with tennis racquet in hand after
a vigorous tennis game at the Lido,
Venice, where he is sojourning with
his bride of a few months, the for
mer Mrs. Warfield Simpson. When
looking at the picture we wondered
if his brother, the king, ever plays
tennis At least he never has his
picture taken in shorts and barred
chest. That would be undignified.
What difference title makes! A
king is supposed to look dignified so
that his decisions may be intelligent,
and his example may be proper. That
"cramping of style" must have been
irking to Windsor, and who knows
but that it had considerable to do
with his abdicating.
However, his "undignified" pose
nation of him, for we remember his
past record among the North Wales
miners when he promised that some
thing would be done to ease their
needs. We can imagine former prime
minister Baldwin, who was the guild
ing star in the Dukes abdication, in
overalls feeding his pigs. We can also
remember his past record in driving
from England one who had been a
good salesman for English products
and goodwill booster and ambassador
abroad.
However, dignity must be served,
but thank God in this country the
president can be photographed in
bathing suit for all we care and he is
still the president to us.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Calls Bridge More
Vital Than Studies

London.-Sir James Hopwood
Jeans, the famous scientist, sug-
gests that university students
might better improve their minds
by playing bridge than by attend
ing lectures.
Bridge" he said at recent
luncheon, teaches you to make
rapid decisions, to plan a course
of action, to estimate odds. It
teaches qualities such as courtesy
and tact, in which a man who
has concentrated too much on
mathematics and physics may be
deficient"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
MARKHAM THEORY WON'T LAST

Editor Askov American:
pure Marxists demand the aboli-
ton of the Capitalist regime and SAL
aried classes, collective approprla-
ton of the means of production, the
transformation of the capitalist So
ciety into a socialist insurrection. This
to be attained through councils elected
by the masses"
Trotzky and Lenin disciples OF the
MARKHAM theory and the Fourth In
ternational, tried to put this doctrine
over and failed. Lenin partially sue
ceeded but had to compromise. Sta
lin has postponed the day and is
being forced to the right and to
abandon the purely MARKHAM theory
and the tendency is towards the cap
italist state and reconstruction OF
classes. A study of the history of
Russia for the past 20 years Will
substantiate this.
Trotzky and Lenin had the best
chance that will be available for a
long time to put their theories into
effect in 1918 and the following years.
The old regime was entirely destroyed
two things defeated them, justice
and human nature. In spite OF
powerful army and secret service,
they were still unable to defeat the
inconquerable Trotzky being mill
tary genius of the highest order knew
that no army is powerful enough to
suppress a general uprising. He re-
membered how whole regiments of
the Cars army had melted away
in the crowd when being marched
through the city of st. Petersburg,
soldiers being enticed by trained
young girls to fall out of ranks He
also remembered how whole regi-
ments of the Cars troops butchered
their officers and went over to the
reds. To maintain even semblance
of the doctrine of Karl Marx pow
erful army and espionage service is
necessary.
Leaders in the long run can only
lead people where they want to go.
Equality, in fact, is an evasive mir
age. What a world this would be
if all were alike.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, Mimi, August 9, 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
Park Township

Miss Ruth Berg of Minneapolis,
spent a few days recently with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Berg
Joe kvasnicka cut oats for several
in this vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Matthes, Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. Thomson, Mrs. E. V.
Matsen and Audrey and Virginia were
Askov callers Sunday afternoon.
Adolph Larson and Paul Kvasnicka
are putting up hay on the John
Southerton place at this writing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
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 Ell.
fective, but if the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
(From Another Correspondent

A GA pound boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. N. B. Wright of Rochester,
August 7. Mr. Wright was a former
buttermaker in Duquette and Mrs.
Wright taught school in Park town.
ship.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12

How much chasing can you afford
to do for Csc? If you want to buy
or sell invest few pennies in an
American Want AID and let it do the
chasing for you.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-12
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, 1937-08-12

Sell, buy or trade through Amer
lean Want Ads.
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-04

It's all gone now. You're going to
tell us what's on your mind and to-
night you'll sleep like a top. Doc
tor Joe won't have to give you
anything tonight"
AS though this inspirited her,
Bessie started her narrative, fair
ly composed too. Son Decoration
day went with Big Hattie in her
car to the cemetery in Marsh
bank. She had some flowers to put
on her mothers grave. About four,
we stopped at the Cutter house.
Big Hattie wanted to see Jennie
Snow for a moment-that's Mrs.
Cutters maid. When she got there
she found that her cousin was call
ing on Jennie. She stopped to
talk with her. l couldn't stay, be-
cause Sarah and l were going to
the early movies, so I started to
walk home. Instead of going by
the road I cut across lots because
it saved time. Well, as I came
through Mr.. Days woods towards
Locust Lane I heard voices-loud
voices. I listened and I recognized
the voices right off. They were
Doctor Blake and Walter Tread
/ way. Well, I didn't know what to
do. I didn't want to listen to white
folks fighting and I didn't want to
step out onto the road SOS they'd
know, I was there and I didn't want
to go back. So stopped jess where
I was and waited for them to 20
by"
"They were walking them" Pat
rick put in. "Had they stopped?"
eyes, walking and talking at
first Bessie answered. "Then they
stopped where they was. But they
kept right on talking. Their voices
was pretty loud. I couldn't help
hearing every word they said"
Zone moment Bessie" Patrick
interrupted again, "you say it was
Doctor Blake and Walter Tread
way. Are you sure?"
81 saw them," Bessie said with
finality. ''They passed right by me.
They didn't see me. They was
looking at each other. But 1 saw
them plain as could be-"
you're sure?" Patrick said qui-
city.
"I'm sure" Bessie replied.
go on!" Patrick ordered.
"Well, I think they was talking
about Miss Molly" Bessie went
on. ''They didn't mention Miss Mol
ly's name but it couldn't have been
anybody else-from what they said.
AS I stopped, Mr.. Treadway was
speaking. He said, You'll never
marry her. BY God, you'll never
marry her!' Doctor Blake says,
says he, And how are you going to
prevent it? You know what I can
do And Mr.. Treadway says, says