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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
Continued from Page y

distressed agricultural industry, and
for protection of natural resources and
permanent values for the entire ma
ton.
The Senate action of course opens
the way for bitter dispute in con-
ference between the two bodies, and
it may not reach the floor again until
the conferees are ready to make their
report of agreement or of disagree
ment. That is a reminder of the work
being done by the Soil Conservation
SerVice-a permanent Organization
which was created soon after the
New Deal took over. 1t also ties in
with the socalled "dust bowl pro-
gram that the administration has in
mind; it has direct connection with
the matters projected to the fore
when the President sent his special
message this week on water conSer-
walton and flood control, but which
likely will 60 over until next year
for any definite action; it relates GER
tainly to the recent statements attri-
buted to the President and the party
leaders that the original aims of
the AAA were not to be lost sight Of,
nor was the fight for their accom-
plishments to be abandoned
About the only phase of the broad
program for the assistance to the
, basic farming industry that seems
to have been abandoned is the farm
tenant aid program. The proposals
ranged from an outright appropria-
ton for loans to tenants who could
qualify, for the purpose of buying
and maintaining farms and equip
ment thereon, to bills calling for a
staggered system of loans first for
purchase, then of building up values
and equities, then of making more
satisfactory uses of lands described
as ''sub-marginal." But despite ex-
tended hearings, no agreement could
be reached, suspicious eyes were cast
at certain groups seemingly more in
terested in unloading undesirable
properties on the government, some
members feared it would operate to
the advantage of the large landhold-
ers particularly in the deep South,
and so the bill has not been pressed
It still retains the kernels of a wor-
thy and much-needed program, and
if it can be revised to reduce these
misgivings and objections it may yet
be presented for consideration. Its
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

lie works funds for various larger
projects than they are in the relief
WPA angle, as previously stated
And Progressives are waging a con-
slant fight to make known the dire
needs of the unemployed and those
on relief, so that the WPA program
may absorb this misery adequately
and at minimum wage until there
are more satisfactory signs of real
recovery. There you have it. The
fight will not be concluded in a day.
or in a week, or in several. And
the heat wave has announced its
arrival.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
Cleanup Day AT Vilstad

Members and patrons of the Viii
stad church community are urged to
assist during the all-day cleanup OF
the church and property on Friday
May 81. Work will start as early as
possible in the forenoon and will
continue all day. Every one who can
is urged to help and to bring his own
tools.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
Cars Collide; No Casualties.

Last week Albert Thomson came
to the church corner from the north
and Svend Christensen came to the
same corner from the east at approx
imately the same time, both via auto.
Albert was there a trifle sooner with
the result that Svend banged into
him almost in dead center. The cars
suffered considerably but the occu-
pants Jared considerably better,
being only bumped and bruised-and
Albert saved the future pulling of a
tooth as it was knocked out "slick
and Clean"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
(From Another Correspondent

At the special services in the Nick
|erson Lutheran church Wednesday
evening, May 26, DR.. F. M. Eckman
will speak on the topic, "The Prayer
of Confidence" and Rev. o. Leanord
Nelson's subject will be Secure
Under the Protecting Power of God"
The young people will sing. A fell
loWship hour will follow this serv-
ice, at which pie and coffee will be
|served. All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
Danish Program Will
Be Broadcast Today

The works of three contemporary
Danish composers will be heard to-
day Thursday between the hours
of and p. M, eastern daylight
savings time, over the NBC-Blue
network.
The program will be given from
Copenhagen, Denmark, by the or
chestra of Radioraadet, conducted by
Erik Tusen and Launy Groendahl.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
ASKOV
Church Being Painted.

The work of painting the church
is now progressing rapidly. Louis
Larsen has John L. Madsen and Ollie
Olesen helping him. Incidentally,
Ollie was the boy who finally climbed
to the top of the steeple and painted
the cross. Yesterday was ideal for
that: the cross was given two coats
of gold paint and the base of it
aluminium.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

The council of a town was dis
cussing at length the question of
more water for their river and the
subject was being argued with
speeches of interminable length and
one of the councilmen fell into a
doze
But we must have water" thun-
dered the speaker and the council
man came to.
"All right" he mumbled, hastily,
"but only a very little in mine"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all those who sc
kindly assisted us during the illness
and death of our beloved wife and
mother.
Charles Beckman and children.
Mrs. Christina Lundquist
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

biggest stumbling block of all at pres
ent is the economy psychology which
is being paraded all over Congress
at present.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

Summary-TWo base hits, r. Jensen, G.
Clegg, B. Stanchfield. Tomczak, Dalgren;
three base hits. Frohreich 3. Pearson, Dali
gren; home runs. p. Christensen. o. Jen-
sen. Dalgren: double plays, Pearson to
Bergseth to Tomczak; struck out, by Pear
son 9. by Jensen IA.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

FOR SALE-About tons of very
good tame hay in barn, $40 per
ton.-Gust Schmidt, 21a miles
southeast, Finlayson. 25w36-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
More Want Ads

HELP WANTED-Apply or write to
Ferndale Nursery, Askov.
25W36- 1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

The area of Mexico is about one
fourth that of the United States.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

FOR SALE-Young team, well
matched, good true workers, mare
and gelding, excellent team Mare
has a two months old mare colt.
Also new Minnesota mower, new
Minnesota spring tooth cultivator,
new MISUNDERSTANDING sulky
pillow. DeLaval cream separator,
like new. All priced reasonably.
See or phone Auctioneer Barnick,
Sandstone. 5OW36- 1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20

The American goes in the mail
each Thursday; want your message
to 60 along?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-20
County League Is
Now Under WAY
Continued from Page -
Rutledge IL; AskOv Z.

Ziegler sub. for l.. Madsen
Chicos sub. for Ray Jensen
RUTLEDGE
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
CRANIGJM / CRACKERS

i. Historians may find Q slip oi two here:
 Theodore Roosevelt became President when he was i2 years old. M President Benjamin Harrison was the grandfather Of President William Henry Harrison.
 James Buchanan never mar ried.
 The United States hos had more than one capital,
 President Cleveland was bap- tiged "Stephen Grover
 2. You don't have to be Q sailor to know the meanings of these sea faring terms:
 stern port starboard bow 2. Is oil heavier or lighter than Water7
 q Can you reverse a word meaning wagon to get q measure oi lengthy
 5. Divide 14e2 into four parts 50 that the first is 800 times the fourth, the second Is 200 times the fourth and the third s 4B times the fourth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
OUT 0 '
 68K8RckN11E kk lSS s |Ss

bell. Tn sheer relief, Cilly ran to press the lock-relC@se buSger in the foyer. Anything was better than the terrifying uncertainty Of the empty apartment
 Halfway across the room, she stopped. Sergeant Dolan's words rang in her ears: No matter who rings your bell, you're not to open the doorl"
 She stood there, afraid to open the door, and equally afraid not to open 1t. The, bell rang again, loud and demanding. still she hesi- tated. rs
 For the third time 1t sounded, but this time 1t was not one long, imperlous ring. Three short rings sounded this time, three short friendly rings.
 Instantly, Cilly ran to the foyer and pressed the buzZer. She pressed 1t eagerly, joyously, Q new courage in her eyes transcending every vestige of the previous mo-
 Three short rings she had heard distinctly, and the one person in all the world who rang bell with three short rings was Jim Ker- rigan. .,..
 (To Be COntlnueti)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
STRING of cmerNIdS Rirt

co A STRINO or cmeraloS girt
 "A about the equator" Nether- lands India struggles toward eco- homie betterment today under the weight of the worlds denSeSt population. Stretching down Into the Indian ocean from the South China sea, this island chain Is home to some 100000 persons with more than 300 to the square mile. .,'...
 Chief island oe the group and most densely populated land mass In the entire world Is Java with nearly 4S,000,000 people on o0,000 square miles. Even though two crops are grown each year, rice must be Imported to feed the heavy population.
 So favorable Is the island ellie mate that one crop trails another In swift succession, and all stages of the cultivation from blowing to harvesting and threShlng may be seen In operation ct the same time.
 Netherlands India Is second only to Cuba hs the worlds largest producer of sugar cane. Rubber, petroleum, copra, tea, tobacco,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
Todays AnSwsTs to
 ckAHalUM CRACKERS

l. Benjamin Harrison was the grandson, not the grandfather Of William Henry Harrison. The otii- CTS gre correct.
 2. ea&lors know stern means rear, sort means left, starboard means n&ght and bow means front. l,. oil b lighter than water
 (. DrAy Feyerseg tO ward
 5. Tirbt part 1000; sec0nd part 400, thirdt part %, fourth part z ThAt was caiv. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
CHAPTER xxVIIT

ThiS was the murderer, CillJ thought, yet she had not seer him nor could she guess his iden- tity. This was the murderer
 For one eternal second, the world spun madly around; she could feel her lungs bursting foi air as those powerful hands slowly, relentlessly, choked of her breath. This was the end for her as 1t had been for Amy, just a few nights before. This was death the inevitable
 Eventually she returned to a dull consciousness. At first she dared not open her eyes, for fear 1t was another world to which she would awaken. She had died, even as Amy had died, and this was Q new beginning, Q new life
 It was Q familiar voice which reused her. A voice which she had come to fear in these few days, but which would forever ring In her ears as the sweetest music.
 That's right young lady" Ser. seant Dolan said kindly, "open your eyesl"
 Cilly opened them, looked around. Why, she was back in her own llV. ing room. stretched out on the di- vanl Perhaps she had never gone on the fire escape adventure; per- haps 1t was all Q wild dream. But
 Another 10 seconds and you'd have been Q goner," Dolan told her. "Whatever took you up there'"
 Oily sat up, smiled, c little for. lornly. There were Q thousand de. mons pounding in her head, and her throat still felt aS If 1t were en- cased in m Iron band, but she was glad to be alive.
 She held her hand out weakly to Sergeant Dolan.
 Thanks for saving my life" she said simply. You've got
 l,olan pounded his knee with . vicious fist.
 'ENo, damn 1t, we haven'tl M, God, to think VIC were only 10 seconds behind him ."
 What happened2"
 Well, I hadn't gotten out o, tho front door. after leaving YOU when Martin drove up. Seems he Eoe 0 report from Connecticut. They checked on every old ladS within Q dozen miles of the town this Elliot woman was supposed to be visiting. There's no such person. There's nobody with 0 mother living on st. AnnS avenue in Brooklyn. Mrs. Elliot Is a phony. So I came back and got Johnson here to let me into 2-A With his paSSkey. Just as soon as we opened the door, we heard something like glass crunching and by the time we got into the bedroom, tho bird had flown Down the fire escape, of course There wasn't Q trace of him, OK. cept the footprints where he landed when he jumped, and Q few tracks to the sidewalk, But we did get there in time to pre-. vent his finishing you off thank heaVenl"
 "ThAnk heaven, Indeed" Cilly repeated with forced cheerfulnesS She stroked her throat tenderly.
 "Now tell me-" Dolan insisted "what took you up there?"
 Curiosity, guess. 1 had focl. ing that we'd find something ir one of the vacant apartn,entS either the one above me or Gar. ruthers'. Only" she Slumpcd back despairingly, q didn't see, HC turned of the light before I could get c glimpse Of him. Lordl TC think how close we were T"
 What did you find up therep"
 Cilly told him about the empt, chest of drawers the mans coat if the closet; she emphasized tn, barren atmosphere of the room, n, If 1t were not really c woman's per. Iiianent home.
 I'm sure the secret to the yhol, affair iB in that apartment up. stairs" she finished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
MoTHER-IN-LAw CLUB GAINS

Amarillo, Tex. - (UP)--Amarillo continues to boost Its mothers in- law--and recently membership in the Mothers -In-Law Club reached 250. The club has been granted Q charter and inlaws are being signed from all over the Pans handle and even four other states
 and even one from Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16

tCopyrlghI. iV37. NBA SrrvIr", Incl NEXT: On what stamps are the routes of Che forthcoming trans. Atlantic alrplane service marked?
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
CAST or CHARACTERS

OAEA VE CAh4AA~hO AA4aN0
 PRISCILLA P1ERCE-herOlne, young woman attorney.
 AMY KERR-Cilly's roommate and murderer's victim.
 JIM KERRIGAN-CiIlyS flance. HARRY HUTCHINs - Amy's strange visitor.
 SERGEANT DOLAN--ofFlcer As- signed tO solve the murder of Amy Kerr.
 Yesterday: Exploring Mrs. El- liot's apartment, Cilly finds . mans t0pcoat In the closet And in that instant . mans hand reaches in from the living room, switches off the light A second later that hand rips Cilly'S throat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16

The 1889 Golden Gate Ihterna- a- tional Exposition, travel experts be- lieve, will bring about the greatest westward surge of visitors in his- tory. '
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16


 coffee ran k n ex {. Nlne- tenths of oil the W orld' Q supply of qul- nine co m c 2 from here. A farm scene iS shown on q 1NaA ainStAh
Evening star., 1937-08-24

States there was great excitement
There was fear that one Of our var
vessels had been attacked BY the
forces Of either China or Japan, which
might mean war. It was hardly pos-
sible to determine who had fred the
shot. 1t was evident. however. that
1t was not fired directly at the vessel
but had fallen from the air, that hay-
Ing missed Its objective 1t fell again
toward the earth.
Both the Chinese and Japanexe
governments denied responsibility for
the accident and gaze every axsuy-
ance OF regret and an intention to use
every precaution that it might not
again happen. In fact, both of the
warning forces have treated our ns-
val and military forces in China with
the greatest courtesy and respect and
have done what they could in such
An intense emergency to grant every
possible protection. While the loss
OF the lives Of our sailors and Marines
causes US the deepest sadness. yet we
realize that such Is their life and
that they must risk their lives for
the protection OF our citizens. They
glory in the service that they per-
form.
The President is performing 4 most
dlmcult duty in an able and patriotic
manner. We have . right to be proud
that We are American citizens.
Evening star., 1937-08-24
ROOSEVELT STAND
ON WAR PRAISED
Wise in Not Invoking Neu-
tra|ity Act, 7ittman Says
in Forum Talk.

Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, said last
night that President Roosevelt Is act
Ing wisely in not applying the neu-
trality act to Japan and China under
present conditions. He spoke In the
National Radio Forum, arranged by
The Star and broadcast over a coast
to-coast network of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Senator Pittman pointed out that
the neutrality act, which he sponsored
In the senate, grants the President
discretion to determine when state
OF war exists and it is advisable to
proclaim the laws restrictions on
trade relations with belligerents.
Explaining that although there is no
doubt about Japan and China being
engaged in desperate conflicts, he
pointed out both countries have denied
that state of war exists and have
made no effort to interfere with the
trade of neutrals with either nation.
He said the law was not enacted
for the purpose Of Furnishing the ag-
eressor in any conflict, but solely for
protecting the lives and property OF
Americans and eliminating causes that
might drag this country into a future
war.
Text Of Address.
The text of Senator Pittman's ad-
dress follows:
~
audience.
Through the courtesy OF The
Washington Evening Star, which
conducts this forum will briefly dis
cuss neutrality in relation to the ORR
entail crisis.
Neutrality as understood in inter-
national law is quite a different thing
from the authority granted to the
President by an act Of Congress in
tended solely for the purpose Of pro-
tecting the lives and property OF our
citizens and eliminating causes which
have heretofore tended to drag the
United States into foreign wars. Neu-
consisted of a set Of loosely defined
rules chiefly Tor the purpose OF pre-
venting the neutral country from in
terfering with or assisting belligerent
1t is true that these rules do attempt
to define the rights Of neutrals. Neu-
trails are permitted to transport tc
belligerents goods that are designated
as non -contraband Of war.
The writer's on international law for
centuries have attempted to define
what constitutes contraband of war
conditional contraband and non
contraband The distinction made In
general terms was that those thing:
that are directly used in war are
contraband, while other things are
non-contraband. Unfortunately these
rules, while called the common law o1
nations being the body of so-callec
international law, were not enacted
by governments and therefore did not
have the binding force of law. These
rules were based upon morality anc
Justice and are generally followed dur.
ing years of peace and are frequently
adopted after wars as the basis for the
settlement of damage claims.
Little if any attention is paid tc
Evening star., 1937-08-24

such rules during war when. Of course,
they are most needed. This fact was
demonstrated during the last great
war, generally called the World War.
The warning powers declared practi-
cally every kind Of goods contraband
of war subject to seizure and confisca-
ton II being transported to or for
the use of their enemies. The rules of
blockade were extended so that neutral
ships carrying cargoes to other neu-
trails were subject to the danger OF de-
struction if they entered certain zones
on the high seas incapable of accurate
demarcation. In fact the rules gov
erning blockade, visit, search and
seizure and contraband of war we're
arbitrarily abandoned and ignored
during that great war.
Our Government asserted and con-
tended for its rights as a neutral based
upon these and other rules of So
called international law. This effort
to enforce our understood rights as 4
neutral resulted in the sinking Of our
etAApos viz uSosA uStAOA VI EASL QuAllGl.
ties Of valuable property and the loss
OF lives of number of our citizens.
The loss of the lives of our citizens, as
stated by President Wilson in his war
message. was the chief cause for our
unhappy entry into that terrible con-
flict.
There being no such thing as inter-
national law during periods of war
which is recognized by belligerent gov
ernments, members of Congress ever
since the World War have sought the
enactment of laws that would tend at
least to eliminate some OF the causes
that dragged us into the war. We
realize that belligerents who control
the seas can receive arms and am
munition and implements OF war while
their enemies cannot. This has in
the past and always will arouse the
intense anger and hatred of those
governments and peoples who are thus
necessarily Disseminated against.
Germany an Example.
Germany, during the World War
gave the best example of this feeling
and the end to which such hatreds
will be carried. 1t resulted in the
Evening star., 1937-08-24
Ia PEASANTS KILLED

WARSAW, August "a R.-Fourteen
peasants were killed in apparently po-
htlcal demonstrations and clashes with
police yesterday-l0 at Kasinka, near
Bochnia, three at Rembow and one at
Dubienko.
Authorities arrested 50 Peasant
Party leaders, although the party had
appealed to peasants to refrain from
needless violence.
Forty-seven have died In fighting
since peasants began q strike August
10 In protest against continued ban
ishment OF the Peasant Party leader,
Vincent Witos.
Evening star., 1937-08-24
ur citizens and the peace Of our

our citizens and the peace OF our
country.
His chief and impellins duty at the
present time Is to remove our citizens
from the war zone as rapidly Is pos
sible and to protect their lives to such
extent Is he may during such period
OF evacuation. 1t Is necessary that
during this period he maintain the
friendship Of the people OF both Japan
and China As to the strongest aid to
the protection Of the lives OF our citi-
zens and their safe and expeditions
evacuation. 1t is true that more
than friendship OF peoples is neces-
sary.
Expect Self-Protection.
Every country in times of war has
It's guerrillas, bandits and pirates ac-
lively and lawlessly engaged in murder
and loot. Both China and Japan ex-
pect our Government to furnish its
own police force for the purpose of
protecting our citizens against such
lawless forces until they can be safely
removed from danger zones.
China Is an enormous country. 1t
Is larger than the United States. We
have missionaries and teachers, ex-
plorers and business men in the most
remote territory. Transportation is
difhcult and slow. In many places
they have no protection through the
military or police forces of either
China or Japan. The outcry coming
even As it does from some intelli-
gent sources that We should imme-
diately withdraw our Army and Navy
and leave our citizens in China with
out protection is cowardly and un-
patriotic and reflects upon the dig
nifty and glory of our country. No
such request comes either from China
or Japan.
Recently an unfortunate accident
has happened to one Of our naval YES
sells in front Of Shanghai. A small
anti-aircraft shell fell upon the ship
resulting in the unfortunate and un-
happy death Of one OF our sailors and
injury to = number of others. When
the news first reached the United