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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11

He wants Russia. Russia would give
him and his cohorts 48 hours to die.
A man who wants another system in
this country should be dealt with by
that systems standards.
Why farmers getting 35 cents per
pound fer butterfat should support a
strike of workmen getting 81 per
hour for inside work in winter so
they can raise the price of new cars
is beyond my comprehension.
1t is claimed better class second
hand cars have already advanced
nearly one hundred dollars.
That strike is going to cost us all
money except few labor agitators,
and they will make a rich haul. My
sympathy is with the fellow that is
getting two or three dollars a day, but
when a man getting one dollar per
hour Is dissatisfied he ought to be
man enough to come up to this cOun-
try and get rich farming. Lots of us
would sell our equipment and take
his job instead of trying to paralyze
the nation.
HARRY HENDRICKS.
Hinckley, Mimi, Feb. 9, 1897.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
FOR SOLVING SNOWPLOWING
PROBLEM

Editor Askov American:
To clarity some misunderstanding
regarding snowplowing in Sandstone
township. | wish to state that at the
last annual town meeting it was voted
to snOwplow all town roads once.
While there was no exact date spec
fled for said blowing, it was decided
the latter part of February, or the
early part of March would be the
most satisfactory to all concerned.
This, the board will endeavor to do,
if any snOwplowing equipment is
available regardless of the fact that
our County Fathers have changed it's
set-up and altered our plans. And
extra levies for that purpose last year
does not come till this year.
Have recently read several other
suggestions in the Opinions of 9th
ers" column regarding snOwplowing
Kindly allow me to make my sugges-
ton. Suppose we could persuade the
county board to buy more equipment.
AS we all know this equipment costs
money, and the county board is trying
to keep down expenditures WI ich be-
comes their duty. But, additional
equipment will be needed by the
county as they take over more town
ship roads, and for the majority of the
taxpayers there is no saving under
the present system when townships
and villages have to levy extra money
or else take special donations for
snow removal.
At the present high rates charged
by the county, townships can only
pillow once or twice. The setup only
covers school and mail routes, the rest
can hibernate until spring.
AS a general rule, blowing once or
twice is not sufficient, as it only keeps
the roads open until the next snow
storm, then, if the road is not plowed
again, it will be in worse condition
than ever. Therefore, the taxpayer
gets little or no benefit for his money
so spent. Whereas, if we had county
system blowing all county, township
and village roads we could eliminate
a lot of dead heading and get better
results all around. We would practi-
cally eliminate all heavy slow NOV
ing equipment. The same equipment
could be rented to townships and vii
lagos for summer road construction
if so desired.
To finance system of county snow
blowing l would suggest that a suf-
ficient amount from all real estate
taxes within the county be set aside
each year and classified and used
for snOwplOwing purposes. This
would give everybody an equal chance
to get out in winter. When as mat
tiers now stand only these living on
county or state aid roads are receiv-
ing any benefit from the gas tax, and
the problem of snowplowing is here
to stay, and has to be solved sooner
or later.
ANDREW ENGEBO.
Sandstone, Mimi, Feb. s, 1897.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
Fast Wdning Social
Life Called to Mind
Blu Church Function
(By the Man on the Street,

Nearly 100 citizens patrOniZed the
function given by the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Sandstone Congregational
church Wednesday evening, February
3, at the home of DR.. and Mrs. H. ID.
Stokes. Hostesses for the occasion
were Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Albert john
son and Mrs. Arthur Martin, and they
served "a very tasty lunch in the after
noon and a business mems meal later
in the evening.
TO close observer the excellent
things to eat and the wonderful serv
ice rendered was not the only source
OF pleasure INDUCED in by the guests
at the party, but rather the social
enjoyment in meeting neighbors and
friends. If there Is unallOyed pleas
IRE i'm this life it is i'm social meet
ings like this, where the cares and
troubles of this rtgaged bank note
world" are for the tine being, at least,
forgotten and we take the goods God
provides us.
When we can have breathing
spell from the political harangue and
small town gossip and look each other
in the face, whether he be Gentle
or Jew, Freethinker or Pagan, and
like it. Life is all too short to be
spent in toll. Although we are a
eregariOus animal, it appears that we
rarely meet except at funerals to
mourn and bury our dead. 1t is true
our fraternal orders or societies meet
on schedule, but without the high
sign you are on the outside, and to
try to crash the gate would be dan
gerOuS.
If a kind providence had intended
our mortal career to be dismal and
penitential, it is not likely we should
have landed here where there are so
many beautiful things to enjoy, but
the chances are we might have been
dumped On the arid moon or some
other of our solar satellites.
If such had been our sad fate we
must have accepted the situation and
made the best of it. As it is, how
ever, no such condition exists; quite
the contrary. Let us not, therefore
make the worst out of our golden OPP
portunities. We can rub off this I'M
social rust and engage to a greater
degree in such gatherings as outlined
in the beginning, but we must first
give all thanks to the ladies, for it
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
MOULDING THE BOY

We must begin young to cure crime.
stated Thomas Gibbons, sheriff Of
Ramsey county, before Il group of Min
nesota editors in st. Paul recently.
1t does no good to attempt to reform
fellows like Alvin KaIpis, Vern Mil
Ter and others. said Mr.. Gibbons. and
he admonished all to take an interest
in youth and especially the fat ers of
boys. Tie sheriff added proof to
these statements by telling of various
statements he has from hardened
criminals lamenting their wasted life
and advising young men and boys to
go straight, needless of the false
glamor of crime.
Sheriff Gibbons told of a father
coming to him and asking him to do
something about his boy who o; ca
Sionally stole his car. Gibbons told
the father that the boy could not steal
a fathers car: he just took it and
if approached in tie right way would
certainly not do it. Upon investiga-
tion of the situation and after a cen
ference with the boy, Mr.. Gibbons
found that the father had no tOler-
ance with youth and its demands. He
had. in other words, forget n tie time
when he, himself, was a boy. The
sheriff told the young fellow about
the peculiarities of his father and
sympathized with the elder by stat
ing that he had saved as much as
he could for his old age so that he
would not have to work so hard and
that he wanted his car taken care of,
etc. That the father meant no ami
mostly toward the boy.
The boy was advised to go to the
father and have a talk with him in
this respect. The result was a happy
solution to an otherwise strained re-
lationship and now the by drives his
fathers car occasionally.
That father was no different tran
thousands of other fathers through
out the country. They are intolerant
toward youth; they ignore their boys
and treat them as incOmpetents. They
are thus pushing their boys right into
the open arms of criminal career
A career which will be a living death
and an early death to them. They
will hunt out tie loafing places where
bad company exists and their start
in crime will be assured.
Mr.. Gibbons said that it is the duty
of each father to work with his son
and to play with him. Make his
desires his own; his troubles his own,
and his ambitions his own If he does
these things Re will be repaid in
parental happiness and society will
be relieved of a menace The aver
age boy wants to do no wrong, but he
must have some encouragement to do
right while he is yet pliable.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
AGAINST LABOR STRIKE
Editor AskOv American:


1t seems to me there is a lot of
loose talk about liberalism and reac-
tionaryism. The sOcalled liberals al
ways talk of their progressive ideas.
In this field there are two goals or
poles. The one is democracy in its
highest form as set forth i'm the
American Constitution with it's at
tendent bill of rights the first ten
amendments). They teach that all
men are created with equal rights
and that those who govern gain that
right by consent of the governed. Ev-
cry self-suppOrting citizen has the
same rights and even the army hasn't
the right to trample them.
On the other goal we have imperial
ism in its extreme. That is the ruler
by mere force has right to the
person or property of any of his sub
jects. He makes and he repeats the
laws.
| consider the democratic idea far
in advance of the imperial one, there
fore any movement toward it is pro-
eressive and any movement away from
it is reactiOnary.
The present talk of doing away with
the supreme court is mighty big
leap toward Imperialism. A law
without penalty is dead letter.
American liberty without the supreme
court has no more meaning than SOS
Your Ole Man."
1T took mighty statesmen to make
the Constitution. Any old politician
might scrap it if the people give con-
sent. People are free to sign away
their blcod-bought freedom. Like
property once signed away it is be-
You'd their Jurisdiction to recall.
The present radical labor movement
that proposes to make local unions
strike without ballot or compel men
satisfied with their wages to quit and
then sit in the shops by the aid of
hired thugs until our government
recognizes. Their $4,000 labor lead
er is reactionary to the core. A labor
dictator has no more place in this
country than King George III had $50
years ago. They hope to gain power
by trampling down the constitutional
rights of American citizens.
When a man comes out, who has
been defeated by ballot in labor or
CARNATIONS, and by threats against
cur government and acts of bloodshed
against our citizens he should be
dealt with by our army and militia
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
ELIliU ROOT

The death of Elihu Root Monday in
New York removes from the nation a
brilliant legal mind and a character
of many accomplishments. Mr.. Root,
who was 80 years of age at the time
of his death, had been a United States
Senator from New York state for six
years, secretary of war in President
Mckinley's cabinet, secretary of state
for Pre- sident Theodore Roosevelt, and
was closely identified with the Organi-
cation of the World court. He was
awarded the Nobel peace prize in
1912.
Mr.. Root was of conservative Re-
publican political faith and was a
strong advocate of American member
ship in the League of Nations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
slider the goal for the good of the

slider the goal for the good of the
whole.
Forces. that move so fast, are at
work in this county that many people
are left gasping, wondering what it is
all about. Institutions that for genera
tiOns have been considered permanent
and infallible are crumbling, giving
way to new ideas and concepts of the
purpose, functions and scope of gov
eminent.
1t is natural that Conservative in
situations view with alarm and shud-
der at what they see going on. Feel
ing secure themselves they abhOr any
change that threatens their own well
fare 1t is the old principle of self
preservation at work, coupled with a
commendable respect for tradition and
old ideals.
Just what started this sweeping,
ruthless movement? If | were asked
would say general education. These
of us of my age can remember when
even high school graduates were in
tie minority, saying nothing about
college graduates. This has all been
changed in one generation. While the
majority of schools and educators are
probably conservative in their views
and hold old institutions in an I'M
called for reverence, they still are re-
sponsble for present pr gress which
they probably understand vaguely.
You can't educate person without
teaching him to think logically and
prOgI essi, ely. You can't tell man
who can think that he is not entitled
to the good things of life but should
be content to serve the upper crust
and things that are. A person who
can think will size the situation up,
accept that which is good and prac-
teal and discard that which is hum
bug and given undue weight as to the
Importance of it.
While the New Deal is responsible
for putting new, intelligent and pro-
sressive institutions, concept and
ideals in action, | think the Farmer
Labor party can view its part i'm the
movement with well de- erved and GEM
mendable pride Here in Minnesota
and the Northwest. many new con-
Cepts and ideas of government were
formulated and forced to the front.
Too great credit can not be given the
founders of the Farmer-Labor move
ment; those who advocated new ideas
and persistently battled without hope
of adequate reward through thick and
thin for the things they thought were
right, never hestitating to citicize any
institution or idea just because at the
time it was considered infallible and
unimpeachable.
Nothing in this world is permanent
or should be. Everything must stand
on its own legs and accept the close
scrutiny of seeing and understand
ing populace viewing it in it's true
light and worth.
S. ]. SIMONSEN.
AskOv, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
MANN BILL REQUESTS
FUND FOR MEMORIALS

Representative G.. G.. Mann has in
troduced a bill to appropriate $1,000
for the purpose of establishing a trust
fund to be used in identifying and in
the upkeep of the memorial monu-
ments in Hinckley and Brook Park
that have been erected to the memory
OF victims of the great Hinckley fire
in 1894. The bill provides that the
proceeds of the trust fund are to be
divided equally between Hinckley and
Brook Park. The establishment of
the fund will insure the perpetual
care and upkeep of the monument
property.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
NECESSARY
(The st. Paul Daily News)

(The st. Paul Daily News)
President Roosevelt's proposal for
undermining the federal judiciary has
aroused, as was to be expected,
charges of packing" the supreme
court.
The obvious merits of his proposals
to bring the entire judiciary out of
the horse and-buggy age and to cor
rect the abuses which have crept into
the administration of the Law are
barely mentioned in the protests di
rected against his proposal for power
to add six new members to the SUI
preme bench, unless some of the in
cumbents of 40 years or more retire
voluntarily.
There are some good arguments for
and against this part of his proposed
reformation. One best is that such
changes should be done by orderly
method such as amendment of the
constitution to revoke some of the
powers exercised by that court over
important legislation passed by con-
gress and approved by the CHEF exc
cutive. Unless the change is made
this way, opponents contend, every
President may resort to packing" the
bench to get his own way on legisla-
ton.
On the other hand what right has
any court, appointed for life, to veto
the will of the people as registered by
its elected representatives? If pro-
pOsal to enlarge a court does not meet
with popular approval there is little
danger that congress will approve of
the packing" In short Mr.. Roose-
welt proposes to act now to change the
court instead of waiting for long con-
stitutional process-and he does so be-
cause the vote he received last No
vember, if it means anything, cOnsti-
tutes an overwhelming Endorsement CT
his program, so often hindered by the
court.
But aside from changes in the SUI
preme court (Which have been made
four times previously and are there
fore not noveD the President gives an
admirable analysis of other judicial
procedure-Of district court here up
holding an act on constitutional
opposite on the same act; of the de-
lays which characterize the law and
jeopardize the public welfare in i'm
pOrtant cases; of the abuse of the in
junction and of the unleavened mass
of litigation itself which has swamped
tho and do fr;
bunal refuse to hear appeals on most
cases brought before it.
Every change which is proposed in
government is always resisted by those
who are conservative and timid Yet
change is the order of the day. 1t has
taken place in all private business and
industrial administration. 1t has
taken place even in the executive and
administrative branches of the govern
ment in order to meet present needs,
j. e., the interstate commerce. COM
municatiOnS, security and exchange
commission, the various authorities
and other boards created to deal with
new developments in industry, trans
portation, communications, etc., which
could not have been foreseen by the
founding fathers.
Of all the branches of government
the courts have been the last to be
affected by modern changes and re-
quirements-except where new weap-
ons have been forged to resist them
such as the Gripping injunction. 1t
is time the courts were brought up
to date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
EGOTISM

To look at various pictures in the
newspapers nowadays, one sees photos
taken of various people who, in con-
ventiOns and meetings of their var
ious associations and organizations,
occupy the limelight. To see some
of these fellows" look at the camera,
while they are supposed to be read
ing tremendous documents or greet
ing another is disgusting. One gets
the impression right away that such
a person is thinking of the impression
he is going to make when the folks
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
CURBING THE COURTS

Editor Askov American:
The bill submitted by the President
yesterday to increase the members of
the Supreme Court as well as regulat-
ing and increasing the efficiency of
the lower courts in one of the greatest
moves that the New Deal has made
and will have a far-reaching result in
the proper and logical functioning of
the courts. The Conservatives are
bowling as usual but this action is
necessary nevertheless. Anything that
gets in the way of the progress now
underway will have to succumb under
the ruthless forces driving the ma
ton into better things. Always con-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11

seems today they can make possible
the major share of the better things
oil life. So men, while to the best of
our ability fulfilling our duties to the
Great Provider and to our fellowmen,
let us take our hats off to our women
and with due respect and apologies to
Rudyard kipling. let us say, 1.-The
female of the species is more festive
than the male
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on TOPICS
of public interest are welcome
whether or not the writer's Opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles
always are more effective but if the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld0
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11

having much more income than need
ed, and that surplus must be taxed
away from them to pay for products
or that amount must lay unsOld for
the want of buying power. There can
not be bought for larger sum of
money than there has been paid fer
work.
Some are called workers and re-
ceive much more than they can con-
sumo. Such, the income tax should
strike, too, to let it be used in buying
products.
This can by right be called radical,
as it goes down to the root of the
evil.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 w. River Blvd, Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11

Henry: Ito new grocery boy) "You
want good wages for a boy with so
little experience"
But, mister. amt it harder for me
when l don't know howt"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11
FROM EXCHANGES

papers, which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-02-11

Classify to get a crop of buyers.
The Washington times., 1937-11-19
DinOsaur Eggs
Turn Out Clay

LETHBRIDGE. Alberta, Nov.
10 ONS0.-Mongolia remains
the only place in the world where
dinosaur eggs ever have been
found, despite hopes of Alberta.
Herbert Knight, of the national
park service, thought he had a
petrified nest Of the great lizard
eggs, found by q road construction
crew near here. But the "eggs"
proved to be a curious limestone
clay formation, scientists from the
University of Alberta said,
The Washington times., 1937-11-19
EstOnia Reveals
Arms Shipment

TALLIfIN, Estonia, Nov. 1e.
The Estonian Government or
dered the Greek steamer Vena to
return to Gydnia with its $10,-
100000 cargo of guns, tanks, rifles
and munitions originally destined
for the Valencia government.
The order, which wound UP a
mysterious case beginning with
the vessels arrival at the Baltic
port, stated that special measures
would be taken to prevent arms
from reaching either side in
Spain.
The Washington times., 1937-11-19
Gangs Caskets tPhonies

CHICAGO, Nov. 19 QN.S0.
Published reports that gangsters
of the prohibition era paid such
fabulous prices as $4,000 for cas-
kets that only actually cost 5000,
were flatly denied here today by
Carl Haessler, director of the In
stitute for Mortuary Research,
What actually happened was
that the gangsters' families and
friends, seeking to impress the
community with the Importance of
the dead gangster, gave out reports
The Washington times., 1937-11-19

DETROIT, Nov. 10 (IN.S).
Once-wealthy socialite Mrs. Juliet
K. Hammond, so, was recovering
in Harper Hospital today, after
she was partially overcome by gas
fumes in her apartment above a
garage behind her daughters
home yesterday.
Her son, Charles F. Hammond,
jr,. said the fumes escaped from
her kitchen stove after she acci-
dentally knocked loose the pilot
light jet. He said her condition
was not serious.
Earlier in the week Internal
The Washington times., 1937-11-19

>that the caskets had cost fabu-
lous sums. The gangsters' rela-
tives ordered caskets thinly plated
with silver to give the appearance
of costly work. They were charged
only what the caskets actually cost,
but publicly told of paying out
huge sums.
Undertakers reported that this
publicity was unfavorable to them.
Wealthy persons were unwilling to
buy expensive caSkets as they
feared their funerals would be
taken for those of gangsters.
The Washington times., 1937-11-19
Gas H11periLs Woman

Revenue Collector Giles Kavanagh
filed tax lien of $14,120 against
the widow Of a former packing
magnate, as part of the Govern
ment's share of the $4,000 she
won in the British Grand National
Sweepstakes a year ago.
The Washington times., 1937-11-19
CHINESE MONEY

The mint at Vienna, Austria,
has received an order for 100, ,000,-
900 coins from the Chinese gov
ernment. The coins will be in B,
10 and 20 cent denominations.