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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
Bike Riders Should
Hug Right Of Road

Bike riders are asked by w. F.
Rosenwald, safety engineer, of the
Minnesota Highway department, not
to use the state highways during
periods of heavy traffic or at night
unless such travel is an absolute
necessity"
The increasing popularity of the
bicycle has created a new traffic
problem, the safety authority said
He urged that all bike riders when
using the highway hug the extreme
right edge of the road so as to give
passing and approaching cars, which
travel at so much higher speed than
bikes, sufficient room to get by. He
called bike travel at night without
front and rear lights suicide" and
recommended that all bicycle owners
equip their wheels" with rear-view
mirrors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
Criticize Where Due

In sport as in public life one is
subject to jibes and criticism from
the public One is up today and down
tomorrow; it all depends on just how
fortunate and how capable one is.
The object of this expression, how
ever, is Ted Williams, 19-year-old
Minneapolis baseball player, who
when he was pounding homeruns and
racing hither and yon after fly balls
resulting from faulty pitching staff,
he was tops" with Minneapolis
sports writer's But when he faltered
for an instant and his team was suf-
fering reverSeS, the young man was
Immediately criticized. He was given
everything from fatherly advice to
just plain criticism.
Now all of that is all right and it
may help the young man in his career,
but those who are responsible for
material read by many eyes should
use little judgment in their crit
icism. For undoubtedly the manager
of the Minneapolis baseball team,
friends and players of the young fell
low Will pOlIll OUT Ills WedhlleSSeS
without having the public print create
a situation among the fans whereby
his spirit will be broken by unthink-
ing remarks.
Ted Williams, and there are a lot
of Ted Williamses" throughout the
country and the world who possibly
need to be awakened occasionally to
the reality of their standing from the
standpoint of efficiency, but their
awakening should not be instituted
just because they happen to falter
from WEAKNESS through being called
upon to undertake more than they
possibly are able-physically-to
Withstand. Of course if they persist
in a nonchalant way, then they can
be taken to task.
1t happens so many times in real
life and sport alike, that criticism
is offered just because of a disap-
pointed faction and not from any real
deficiency in quality or performance.
Lots of times one is ostraciZed by
an element of the population he serves
after he has been right 10 times and
wrong once. We must remember,
when we criticize, that we are all
human and that we must err once
in a while
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
FALSE PROGRESSIvES

Editor ASkov American:
An outstanding characteristic OF
a false progressive is the attacks
which he invariably directs, not al
the most reactionary, but at the more
progressive elements to the left
After each attack he takes a bow to
the right for applause and pat or
the back, which in all cases unspar-
ingly follows his attack. This lousy
performance has gone on in the pri-
mary campaign (by the way is still
going on, with echoes coming back
from California, and here l thought
the Minnesota primaries were about
over June 20) and it looks as if il
would go on in the general election
campaign also, to the detriment Of
progress.
Not by the worst stretch of imag-
ination can this be called construc-
tive criticism, but it surely furnishes
the reactionaries with free ammuni-
ton Only reactionaries benefit by
it and oh, how tickled they are.
Fellow Progressives! Wake up to
the fact that you cannot judge a
man by his words, but by his acts
only, or the result of his acts. The
more he foams at the mouth the
more he bears watching. The fact
that some progresSives are ahead OF
you is no reason in itself why they
should be judged out of step with
the progressive movement, but if they
are forever leading you toward the
reactionary camp you can be sure
they are out of step and deserve
your miStruSt. Any action which
tends. to split the progressive move
ment at this crucial time for democ-
racy, is a step in the wrong direc-
tion-toward capitalist rule by force
and violence, toward Fascism. Any
action which tends to unity the pro-
gressive forces is step in the right
direction, toward fuller democracy
of economic security. Surely we do
not want more concentration OF
wealth as way out of the depres-
sion, but what else can we expect
by placing our future in the hands
of the ultra rich. Surely we can
not all expect to get job as watch
dog over their i'll gotten gains, al
though many are taking this lick
spittle attitude toward the wealthy
and powerful.
Why not place our faith in the
forces who produce the wealth, who
more persistently than ever demand
their share of that which they pro-
duce; demand that we tax the rich
at least to the extent where the
bloodstream of modern society
money" again can flow to the hands
which create all wealth, including
money itself.
LARS P. JENSEN.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
Most Livestock
Classes Steady
Cattle Under Pressure /;
Hogs Recover; Lambs are
Steady.

South st. Paul, Mimi, July &C.
1888: Although cattle receipts were
smaller than week ago, the market
failed to hold up satisfactorily and
prices worked slightly lower, some
transactions showing as much as Csc
losses from last Friday, according
to Federal-State Market News Serv-
ice. Cows especially were under
pressure. Good and choice fed steers
and yearlings sold at $3.50 to $11.5C
with the supply limited. Grassy and
short-fed steers went at $3.50 to $3.50
plain grassers down to $3.50. Odd
J lots of good and choice heifers caShed
at $3.50 to $1,000, thin grass heifers
down to $3.50. Beef cows bulked al
$500 down, medium to good fat cows
getting S625 to $500, low cutters
and cutters $500 to $500. Weighty
beef bulls earned $3.50, most sausage
offerings going at $500 to $500
Medium to choice vealerS earned
$3.50 to $500, strictly choice $3.50
few prime $1,000 Gull vealers and
plain grassy calves sold down to
$500. Medium to good stocker steers
went at $3.50 to $3.50 with few
loads up to $500 and plain light
weights down to $3.50.
After slumping on Monday, hog
prices bounded right back to recover
virtually all of the earlier decline.
Top equalled Fridays peak of SOLO
while bulk of the good and choice
l60 to $50 pound barrows and gifts
cleared from S975 to $10.10, 230 to
200 pounds getting $3.50 to $1,000,
260 to 300 pounds S8.25 to 1910, and
bigweights went down to $3.50. Good
sows $50 pounds down earned $7.25
to $3.50, few $785, while heavier
weights sold from $3.50 to SIPS.
Good stays realized $500 to SITS.
Small lots of pigs were taken from
$500 to $3.50.
All classes of sheep and lambs
ruled active at steady prices this
week, and the sale of As cars of choice
80 to 81 pound WashingtonS at $500
straight to packers and shippers fea-
tured the trade A few cars of good
and choice Washingtons cashed at
$3.50 to $685., with load of choice
81 pound feeders out at S7.85, and a
load of good u pound averages out
at $3.50. Good to choice native
springers bulked at $3.50, yearling
wethers at $500 to $6.75, plain to
choice slaughter ewes at $500 to
1925, and yearling breeding ewes at
$500 to $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
WHAT WILL PETERSEN DO?

(Mankato Daily Free Press)
What will Hjalmar Petersen do?
That's probably the No. l question
that is bothering political leaders and
observers in Minnesota at the present
moment.
To our mind, Mr.. Petersen gave a
very satisfactory answer to this ques-
ton in his only public statement
since the primary election. He is,
he says, standing just where he stood
before the primary took place. He is
against machine-ridden control of the
Farmer-Labor party. He demands
that it return to first principles"
That is an entirely logical position.
We see no reason why Mr.. Petersen
should change it. Certainly we see
no reason why, for the good of the
state, for the good of the Farmer
Labor party, or for the good of
Hjalmar Petersen as leader of lib
eral thought and action, he should
leave his own party to espouse the
cause of the Republican nominee in
the coming campaign.
If MIR. Petersen stands by the prin-
ciples for which he has been fight
ing for nearly two years past and
Governor Benson goes down to de-
feat in the coming election, then he
emergeS as the natural and logical
leader of the party that must be re-
built as result of that defeat.
On the other hand, if Governor
Benson is reelected then the need
for minority influence such as Mr..
Petersen's within the ranks of the
Farmer-Labor party itself, will be
greater than ever before. In no posi-
ton, in no capacity, could he serve
his own party or the state better
than in continuing to wage the battle
he has so ably begun for greater
efficiency, economy and sanity in the
administration of the states affairs.
From any angle we view the situa-
ton it would seem that Hjalmar
Petersen will be serving best the
ideals for which he stands, by remain
ing steadfast by the declaration he
so clearly voiced. He has set out to
cleanse, purify and purge the Farm
er-Labor party. 1t is man-sized
Job but he has made an excellent
start. He cannot perform a greater
public service than in standing by
his guns until that battle is won.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

The Minneapolis Tribune contained
an editorial recently, which from the
standpoint of home pride and truth
fulness, should become widely read.
1t has to do with the state of Mime
sofa from a health standpoint and we
are herewith reproducing it:
Minnesota may with excusable
pride congratulate itself on its posi-
ton of honor on the health scale of
the nation. In report sent out by
the national resources committee on
mortality rates from all causes for
1929-1931, it is included in the group
of states which comprise the healthy
spot of the country, ranking second
only to the Dakotas in the matter
of low death rates. Longer life ex-
pectancy is natural result of a low
mortality rate, the committee points
out. Longevity by states, it says,
ranges from maximum of ga years
for white males and 668 for white
females for South Dakota to a mini
mum of 48.1 and $50 respectively for
Arizona
1.-The old-timers who settled Min
nesota knew it was a good place in
which to thrive and live to a ripe
old age. Stories of its healthful eli
mate, as well as of its vast resources,
drew them from comfortable homes in
the east to brave the pioneer hard
ships of the new and promising ter
ritory. But later generations have
grown so accustomed to climatic
benefits that they are inclined to for
get about them most of the time.
Complaints about the heat or cold,
rain or drouth, are frequent, but less
is said of climatic blessings.
"News of floods, earthquakes and
hurricanes periodically remind Min
nesotans of the large measure of
weather safety they enjoy. The story
of the states well-established place
in the zone of health and long life
should permanently open many an
unappreciative eye to one of the
prime arguments for dwelling in the
land of the moccasin flower"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
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, 1938-07-28
ASKOV All CLUB NEWS
eY NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
By Marie Jensen, Pres.

By Marie Jensen, Pres.
All All Club members please try
to attend the next meeting Monday,
August l, at the Askov schoolhouse.
Girls taking clothing, cake bread,
canning, thrift and meal planning
projects must be sure to bring their
record blanks as Miss Hecker wants
them now. Regardless of how much
you have done, please bring your
blanks
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
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, 1938-07-28

Correction-The statistician failed
us last week when he mentioned that
air is composed of 1870 oxygen, 21%
hydrogen and 10 argon. 1t should
be stated that air is 78.039o nitro
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

For want of exact information, the
authorship of the Odyssey is generally
attributed to Homer (about $50 B. c..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

Nevertheless, Secretary Ickes made
serious charge when he said that
in many respects the village was not
a desirable place to live. Even though
he holds a high government position
he must needs have good proof for
that and Cass Lake officials are right
in saying that he should have called
for an investigation of rumors before
he made public such a statement.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

gen, 21% oxygen, go argon, O3To
carbon dioxide and .04% miscellane-
Gus matter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
S65, 1000 per year for seeing them
Who would want to be president?

Cass Lake is rightfully sup in arms"
about the statement of Secretary of
the Interior Harold L. Ickes as to that
village in many respects being an
undesirable place to live and advising
them to clean up. Why, if the Presi-
dent had been dealing with the In
dian situation in Cass Lake, he would
have said: "My friends, you have a
fair city and I wish you much sue
cess" Just a slight difference in
politics, that's all, and come to think
of it there is about an 800-vote ex-
pectancy there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

Let American Want Ads do your
detective work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

I thought Jim Farley would be out
for the Presidential nomination, but
gosh, it seems as though he is hav-
ing enough fun out of his present job
and besides it is rumored that he is
likely to be made high commissioner
of baseball. That job would be to my
liking. Just think how many ball
games one could see and get paid
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

Any administration, regardless of
its political faith, that would follow
another in wrongdoing just because
it had been customary and without
thought as to the right or wrong of
it would be in danger of embarass-
ment like the old man who became
lost in a London fog. He heard an
other pedestrian approaching and
said, "I'm lost. Can you tell me
where I'm going" 'Into the river"
was the reply, ''I've just come out
of it,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
WILMA TOWNSHIP

WILMA TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-H. o. HanStad, Elton Ander-
son, Archie Schmidt.
Clerk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ludwig
Address: Markville, Mimi.
Justices of the Peace-Joel Ohnstad, John
Hatleli.
Constables-John Calvin, Lawrence Nc
Cullen.
WINDEMERE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Henry Anderson, Carl Dahlin.
John Johnson.
Clerk -------------------Hu Hugo Mossberg
Address: Sturgeon Lake, MINI.
Treasurer -----A.L L. Peterson
Justices of the Peace-Merle Street, Tracy
Street
Let American Want Ads do your
detective work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

At the time of Paul V. McNutt's
appointment by President Roosevelt
to the high commissionership of the
Philippines, it was rumored that the
President wanted to get him out of
the political picture Now it is seen
that the High Commissioner has
launched a move to get the 1910
presidential nomination. Shucks,
Roosevelt should have known that
he could not get rid of McNutt that
way. All he would have had to do
was to appoint him WPA Admins
traitor for Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

see where President Roosevelt on
his fishing trip, hooked a shark, but
his line parted and the big fish got
away. 1 don't suppose, though, that
the parting of that line was any
omen of his line on the voters for
the next presidential election. He,
however, as always, did catch a lot
of little fish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

You know Landon must be angling
for something too. All of his talks
have to do with the New Deal or
rather can do without the New Deal.
He hasn't just said what he is ang-
ling for, but if he ever does hook
something, it will not be public sem
timent, I'll bet
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
OF PINE COUNTY
PINE COUNTY OFFICIALS
County Saaf- Dina C;fx,

| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
First District-Chas. A. Pearson, Grasston
| Second DiStrict-W. c.. AusmuS, Pine City
Third District-John Patrick Hinckley
Fourth District-E. B. Greenwald. Finlay-
son.
Fifth District-Oscar Eklund, Bruno.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-28

1t was very appropriate that in
formation to the public that all is not
well with our governments way of
letting bids should come from the
Bemidji State Teachers college. That
is a school for imparting knowledge
and it has already established a rec
ord for itself when it can impart
important knowledge even while the
institution is under construction.
The Washington times., 1938-09-28
STOCKS RALLY
AFTER LOSSES

NEW YORK, Sept. % QN.S)
Announcement that a four-power
conference had been called by
Hitler brought a strong recovery
in the stock market and in the
foreign exchanges, after both had
crashed earlier.
The stock ticker which had
been late at the opening on the
selling was late again on the re-
covery. Losses of 81 to So were
wiped out and in most cases con-
verted into substantial gains. Some
of the leaders got up as much as
IS above the previous closing.
In the foreign exchanges, the
British pound after cracking to
$4,62 here and $4.61 abroad, the
lowest levels since 1888, rebounded
to $4.75, which represents a net
gain over the day before Of
21a cents.
In the stock market, Chrysler
rebounded from an opening loss
of $1.1212 to SIPS above last
nights closing. Westinghouse con-
verted a loss Of $1.50 into a gain of
So; United States Steel a decline
Of 8712 cents into a plus 1925;
Electric Auto-Lite a 81 loss into
a gain of SIS.
The Washington times., 1938-09-28
Fire Demon
Strikes FO1noiIg
Second Time

BELTsVILLE, Md. Sept. %.
Another Trageser home burned
to the ground yesterday. This
time it was the home of Charles
w. Trageser. on Cherry Hill Road,
near here, half-brother Of John
Trageser, Four Corners, Md.
whose home burned last April and
was rebuilt last month in Mont,
gomery county's first house
raising" since colonial times.
Fire broke out in the kitchen
when Mrs. Trageser left the noon.
day meal cooking on an old-fash-
ioned cook stove while she went
to attend to some farm chores.
Damages to the farm house was
estimated at $1,000, partly covered
by insurance.
The Washington times., 1938-09-28

Despite the rigid bars Of
censorship on news from Ger
many, reports reached the out
side world indicating all is not
well in the Reich and that Hit
Ter is meeting opposition from
his own people, particularly his
war-wise generals.
One usually reliable source
in Paris said that 1S German
soldiers had been executed on
the Siegfried line because of a
rebellious attitude.
In Basle, Switzerland, it was
reported that whi!e the Nazi
party had ordered complete
mobilization for today as the
first step in the invasion, the
general Statt had flatly refused
to issue the order.
The reports received in Basel
through underground sources
further indicated that the general
staff also had demanded that a
denial of mobilization reports be
issued and cabled abroad.
Such a report was issued and
received in Paris, where it caused
much bewilderment, as it was
sent by the ministry of war rather
than by the ministry of propa.
ganda. which usually issues such
official statements for the Ger
man government.
In some circles, this was taken
to mean that the ministry of war,
dominated by the general staff. is
taking matters in its own hands.
Paris also received reports.
which could not be confirmed, that
"revoltS and trouble" were brewing
in Germany.
The Washington times., 1938-09-28
HITLER CALLS PEACE PARLEy
Duce Chamberlain Daladier Meet at Munich Tomorrow
DUCE ON PHONE,
HOLDS UP HITLER

ROME, Sept. % O.N.S.)-Prenuier MussO-
Eni talked to Reichsfuehrer Hitler in person
on the telephone today, inducing him to agree
to 24-hOur pOstpOnenaent of German nObiliza-
ton, according to the foreign office here.
Confirming HitLer's imitation to Britain,
France and Italy to attend a fOur-pOUer con-
ference at Munich, the foreign office said:
"FOLLOUing a message from Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain this morning, II Duce this
afternoon communicated With the Fuehrer by
telephone"
The Washington times., 1938-09-28
German
Hopes
Rise
By PIERRE J. HUss

BERLIN, Sept. % I.N.S.).
Hope for Identification" of Ger
many's demands in the Sude-
tenland was expressed in Off
cial circles here today follow
ing announcement of tomor-
rows four-power conference at
Munich.
"This conference will not
change the German view of
the Sudeten question:" a
propaganda ministry official
said, "but if four persons talk
matters over, the situation
certainly will become
clearer" -.
WILL BE REASONABLE
RGchsfuehrer Hitler will ac-
cept any reasonable solution"
of the Czechoslovakian crisis,
but immediate evacuation of
Czech troops and police from
the Sudetenland" is essential.
This was the message given by
well-informed sources to Interna-
tional News Service today as
United States Ambassador Hugh
Wilson called at the foreign office
and formally called the German
governments attention to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's second message
to the Fuehrer, appealing for
peaceful negotiation.
The message will be laid before
Hitler "at the first opportunity" "
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-09-28

Metcalfe was the first witness
in the resumption of hearings on
Nazi and Fascist activities con-
Quoted by Chairman Dies Cd,
Texas, as a subcommittee head.
Hull Opposition Denied
At the outset of the hearing,
Dies denied rumors the State De-
partment is opposed to resump-
ton of hearings because of the
tense international situation.
II have not received any in
formation the State Department
is opposed to resumption of the
Nazi phase Of the hearings"
said Dies.
Metcalfe, who previously had
testified that a far-flung Nazi
movement in this country has for
its purpose creation of a spy and
sabotage machine in the event of
war, repeated the assertion.
After saying that Nazi storm
troopers have revealed that many
of them are aviation mechanics
and limited they were employed by
American aircraft companies, Met
calfe added:
"Adherents to the Nazi cause
have also slipped into U. s.
Navy yards.
Assigned to Trial Runs
They have obtained employ
ment and succeeded in securing
positions which placed them in
direct possession of secret plans
Continued ON Page A, Col. -
The Washington times., 1938-09-28
ROOSEVELT PLEA
TO DUCE Barred

Premier MussOlinTs mOUe for tOnuOrrOW's
conference in an effort to avert UGr came
short time after he had received personal
appeal from President Roosevelt, it Uas dis
closed today.
At the White House it IUds admitted by
Stephen p Early, secretary to the President,
that yesterday the Chief Executive sent a per-
sOnal message to II Duce "in the interest of
preserving UOrld peace"
Because it IUGs a personal message, the text
lUiH not be made public. But it Uas regarded
as highly significant that the nelU conference
UGs called following Mr.. ROOseUelts third
attempt to preserUe the peace of the WQrId.