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The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Monkey Fur

A nice alternative to the
bulky, short fur coat is the
long, tubular coat of black
monkey fur.
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Boy
AdUlSeS
Girl
BY GEORGE ANTHEIL

DEAR Mr.. ANTHEIL:
~ Dog-gone it! Georgia,
you do make me most power
full mad. 1t makes me plumb
green-eyed just to listen to
you men excusing yourself
from practicing the moral
code! Bear with me a
minute and let me tear your
letter apart to show you what
/ mean.
1.-The first paragraph which
concerns the fellowship of men
(sticking together) and the con-
sequent falling out (cat TALK Of
the women-well, we gals don't
scratch each other all the time.
Men can stand on the StreeC
corners or in smoke filled offices
boasting of last nights conquest
but don't think for a minute
they are always loyal to all male
miscreantS. Just let one Of those
grand sports in the friendly
group go after Georges sister.
Oh yes, says you-that is diff
ferent. That is messing up the
family code. I say-how come?
I guess every girl that was ever
defiled has or has had father
and mother and maybe a brother
or sister somewhere in the
offing. Why should your sister
be any different?
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Wednesday Menu

"Wednesday Menu
BREAKFAST
Sliced Bananas
Wheatena
Creamed Clipped Beef
Oatmeal and Raisin Mullins
Coffee Milk
LUNCHEON
Broiled Kidney on Toast.
Green Salad with
Plain Dressing
Hot Biscuits
Iced Cantaloupe
Iced Tea Milk
DINNER
Braised Short Ribs Of Beef
with Horseradish Sauce
Boiled Potatoes
Glazed Carrots e.
Buttered Spinach
Asparagus Salad
Peach Whip
Coffee
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
Here
Is Remedy

"No, we do not accept i'm"
morality in women. Neither do
we accept it in men, but we must
be tolerant until we find a way
to wipe this disgrace from the
world. We will do it, too. We
women mean to do something
about it.
I'VE have started the ball
a-rolling by teaching our sons
as strict a moral code as our
grandparents taught the girls
only. Stubborn as you are to
face it, you know that marriage.
home, children, and all that is
goc depends on mans faith and
trust in his mate Quoting
Georgie) and on a woman'S
faith and trust in her husband
and the father Of her children
(me-I added that).
Nov, Toots, what do you
make of that? In other words,
ho,I am doing? In conclusion,
like your column immensely.
I'd rather miss my dinner than
miss reading it. But this time
I added my two cents worth
and 1 got it, too.
"E. M. S."
What an inconsistent person
you are! How about backing up
your statement with some scien-
tific facts? Glad you wrote, you
firebrand you'll
Copyright, 1898. Esquire Features. Incl
The Washington times., 1938-07-19
KroOing
Whom to Blame

DO you know why we girls
sometimes ride the fallen girl?
Because it is much easier to
blame the girl of whom we know
little than to blame the man we
love. We know down deep the
blame should rest on the other
side OF the fence.
It believe most girls would feel
sad if our brothers married a
fallen angel. But it would pass.
We would soon glory in our
brothers home and go COM
pletely daft about our baby
nieces and nephews.
Sure we suspect all men OF
having relations with girls. AS
for being mildly tolerant, what
would you have us do-rent an
island and shoot any male trans
gressor who looked our way?
What can we do but be tolerant
Outwardly and rage inwardly.
The Washington times., 1938-07-19

trimmed in brown.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
MAKES COMPARISON
Editor ASkov American:

Editor Askov American:
Considerable emphasis has been
placed on the fact that Minnesota has
a high tax on an average family basis.
1t may be well to compare the net
income of the average family in
Minnesota with neighboring states
Minnesota has an average family in
come of $2165.55 and an average
tax of $390.12, leaving net income
of S1775.43 per family. Nebraska has
an average family income of $1629 46
and an average tax of $28855, leav-
ing a net income of $1340.91 or
$434.52 less buying power per fam
lily than Minnesota. Take Iowa with
sales tax has an average family
income of $4,000 and an average tax
of $326.32, leaving a net income of
$1453.88 or $32155 less buying pow
er than the average family in Min
neSota.
The Republican party is always
harping on low taxes; some taxation
is necessary in order to pay for the
projects carried by the state like
schools, roads, relief and other neces-
sites. If you curtail these too much
or do not pay the employees decent
wages you automatically reduce the
buying power of the whole state and
create stagnation. For instance an
exaggerated example, China, has a
low tax per family, but little pros
perity. Low taxes alone will never
create prosperity. The thing that will
create prosperity is high buying
power of the average family.
Of course there are number of rea-
sons why the taxes in Minnesota are
high, one is the state debt created by
the Republican administration prior
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
Col. E.. M. House

Another World war character has
passed to his reward in the person
of Col. E. M. House, close adviser OF
the late President Woodrow Wilson
Col. House, who was laid to rest this
week, during the World war took
part in many momentous conferences
between powers of the world and
enjoyed the sincere confidence of the
then President Wilson. He became
intimate with some of the worlds
most important men including Kaiser
Wilhelm, Clemenceau, Lloyd George
and King Albert of Belgium and he
was the lone survivor of the American
signatories of the Versailles treaty
Col. House remained intellectually
active almost to the end and one
Of his most recent utterances was
that America had the best chance
Of remaining out of any future world
conflict IL we maintained strong
merchant marine and a powerful
navy.
His activities OF trust and power
during the World war included his
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

to 1880, trying to refinance mortgages
on land that were way too high, let
ting the private holders get out from
under, leaving the state holding the
sack. However, all this is over the
falls and the thing to do now is to
get the state debt down to something
like reason and in that way reducing
taxation, saving the interest on the
bonded indebtedness.
Here again the sales tax comes in;
the sales tax is paid by the average
man and reduces his buying power
letting those able to pay save their
money and causing concentration OF
buying power. The average family
in Iowa probably really pays high
er tax than the average family in
Minnesota. -
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bjork and family spent
Sunday with Grandpa Bjork in Arna to
help him celebrate his 81st birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Shute took their
baby to Minneapolis Saturday for treat
mentS.
Mr.. and Mrs R. Shute spent Sunday
evening at the J. Hatleli home.
Mrs. Arneson entertained the Five Hun
dred club at her home Wednesday after
noon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe spent Sunday aft
ernoon at the r. Swanson home.
Ruth Bjork spent several days with
Olga Anderson in Arna last week.
Mrs. Ted HolmStrom and children of
Markville, are spending a week at the
Erwin Anderson home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
Sand Creek

Regular meeting of the Farmers club
will be held Wednesday evening, April
13. All are welcome.
Mrs. Trygve Roland was visitor at the
Engebo home Wednesday afternoon of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Hanson and daughter
spent Sunday at the Alfred Hanson home
in Denham. On Monday afternoon they
visited at the Jorgen Christensen home
in Sandstone.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Stulen visited Sunday
afternoon at the Dan Svardahl home In
the evening they visited Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Engebo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
Very Concerned !

Golfers magazine is very wrought
up over the Patman Federal Chain
Store bill and in an editorial being
printed in current issue, states that
it is another political effort to de-
stroy national markets and to make
business local rather than national
The magazine further states that
''our standard of living is made pos
sible by big business. Big business
gave us the radio beyond all question
just as large-scale production made
possible our use of the motor car"
The oil industry was cited by the edi-
torial as the classic exhibition of
big business =. The plain fact is that
oil prices to consumers have moved
downward and oil quality has i'm
proved because of large business"
The Collier publication goes on in
its championship of ''big business"
by saying that the approach of Con-
gress to proposals such as the Pat
man Chain-store bill is purely polit-
ical." It further states that gov
eminent can destroy what we al
ready possess, but up to now no
government has raised any peoples
standard of living
Well, enough of quoting of the
Collier editorial, for it is certain
that the author of same has never
travelled out through the common dis
tricts of this great country unless via
pushed lined train, airplane or limou-
sine seats. He has utterly no concep-
ton of the conditions of the poorly
housed, poorly clad and poorly fed
one-third of the country's population.
Golfers opposition to the Patman
bill, which would provide a gradu-
ated tax on Chain organizations own
ing 10 stores or more and providing
for tax of $1,000 per store for chains
owning in excess of 500 stores, is
exaggerated enough but the purpose
of this editorial is to take issue with
some of the statements made in that
eXaggeration.
The editorial upheld Big Business
and that can be expected, but when
it lays at the door of Big Business
the glory of giving" the country all
of these things-the radio, automo-
bile, etc-it is taking in lot of ter
ritory. The American people, the
masses made those things possible
for themselves even though they do
owe large sums on what they have
purchased, and besides most of the
interest money in turn goes back to
Rio Pl1Sinncc II hninn ~,
Wall Street. And Big Business didn't
give those things to the American
people; good margin of profit was
attached to them before they left
the hands of Big Business. The little
fellow, the retail dealer-the one
we are trying to protect from the
Chains-iS the one who was left, in
many cases, holding the sack.
Furthermore when the editorial
states that government can dispos-
sess its people and that no govern
ment has raised living standards,
we will ask the editorial writer what
thousands of American citizens would
have done during the past few years
of depression if it had not been for
government relief and the alphabet
ical work agencies.
Is it for the sole purpose of polit-
ical gain that legislation is drafted
to do something for the common class
of people who have carried the bur-
den of government so long? The
Collier editor might come out "in the
sticks" and see
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
ABOUT FACE

Editor Askov American:
In printing the text of the Shep-
pard- May bill the Askov American
rendered service to its readers, and
1 would appreciate it if it would dc
the same to other important bills
1t would be a still greater service il
it could give brief outline of the
comment pro and con, for the reason
that nearly all those bills have clauses
or workings apparently inserted to
hide the real meaning behind them
The fact that the very people who
would stand to lose if this bill were
what it is cracked up to be) fail
to object to it and in some cases are
for it, should arouse suspicious as to
the possibilities embodied in it, and
even if this should fail to indicate the
nature of the bill, close study of the
bill itself, with the opinion of the
three Congressman as guide to the
hidden features of the bill, should
make it clear that the ardent peace
advocates, if they so wished, could
propose peace measures without
wrapping them in complete plan for
FaScism.
disagree with A. M. Simonsen's
idea of making war $50 darned tough
that none will want it," as a way to
stop war; because wars have been
getting tougher all the time and still
there seems to be a general trend
tn,
stead of away from them. know the
common people are against war-hate
the very thought of it-and 1 hope
that this sentiment can be modified
in some way to prevent war, but why
should it be necessary to trade our
liberty for horse we are not sup
posed to see before the deal is over?
War is inherent in our system be-
cause of the rivalry of the COMPETE
tors for the world trade or the mar
ket; we offer our products for sale
in all parts of the world with one
hand and stand forever ready with
a weapon in the other to fight COM
petitors. Our merchants establish
themselves in other countries and our
fleet and army follows for protection
of their interests against competitors;
sometimes it acts just as brutal col
lection agency for the merchants
This is the real state of things and
surely is of no comfort to the isola-
tioniStS nor to advocates of better
ornaments or tougher wars, but rath-
er backs up the realistic viewpoint:
Keep us out of war by keeping war
out of the world"
l am for the O'Conneu amendment
to the Neutrality Act, H. J. SGT, which
would define the aggressive nations
in war and under which we could
refuse to trade with them, thereby
isolating them and making it i'm
possible for them to carry on their
wars of conquest; this would help
keep war out of the world.
1 fail to see why some proponents
of H. R. 1904 now are so anxious to
give unlimited powers to the Presi-
dent, as provided by this bill, be-
cause if 1 remember right the same
persons had hundred and one OBJ
jections to the removal of a few
brakes from our legislative machine
in the Supreme Court controversy,
seemingly greatly alarmed lest the
President should abuse that machine
with its 20-mousepoWer when and #
he could start it. >. This about face
puzzles me.
LARS P. JENSEN.
ASkOV, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

News sources announce that Chan
cellor Hitler will speak on the pleb-
iscite on Austro-G German union next
Sunday. Well, that's all right if he
talks on something he has already
taken, but 1 tell you, the nations of
the world are beginning to be like
the man in large crowd of strangers
when the lights suddenly go out; he
hangs on to his ValuableS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
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. it will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

Think of this garden as picture
of beauty, not picture to hang on the
wall and dream about, but a beautiful
reality in which you live and enjoy
changed existence. It's a stage
upon which transpires an exciting
drama of hope, fear, action, conflict,
and final triumph-the happy ending.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

mission as representative of the Pres
ident in the supreme war council at
Versailles on Dec. l, 1917 and on
Oct. II, 1918 he was designated to
act for the United States in the nego-
tiations of an armistice with the Gen.
trail Powers.
His death marks fms to another
important chapter in American life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
Gardeners Nook
Continued from Page u

plants kept In few years horticul-
turists began to hear of this treasure,
until today Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy
is known from coast to coast
This ivy's leaves are small but rich
green, and the plants send out SO
many side-shoots that they become
extremely thick next to the pot. Oc-
casionally a runner gets long, but
when the tip is nipped off, the stem
then makes many branches. Keep
this branching ivy in light place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
Handy Man

Some women do not seem to need
A husband, yet I'm told
They're handy for closing windows
On mornings when it's cold!
Mary Marmon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07
Would Say
By A. w. CONAWAY

A political party at its convention
going on record as against any effort
to repeal the direct primary law, then
before the convention closed, passing
a resolution to prevent its candidates
from using it if they failed of en-
dorsement, is something like the
Scotsman who gave his child nickle
to go to bed, then stole it from him
after he fell asleep and whipped
him in the morning because he lost it
My hat is off to the dog. The
latest deed of heroism from the four
footed friend of man comes in a re-
port of an instance where a little
black and white dogs master fell
between two timbers into water
and was drowned. The little animal
was so grief stricken that he had to
be dragged from the scene by those
who were attracted there by his
presence. He refused to eat and was
heart-broken. That is something for
dog prisoners to think about. Ask
yourselves how many human friends
would be as sincere. Then, too, dogs
don't cheat, hold up, rob, murder nor
get drunk, which possibly ranks them
head and shoulders above those who
would do them harm. Much we can
learn from dogs, whether we like
them or not.
The other day the Askov American
received letter of appreciation from
the Minnesota Public Health ASso-
citation which thanked the newspap-
ers for their support in giving pub
licity to the fight waged against
tuberculosis. While very much APP
preciated, that expression of thanks
is just about the same as if my doc
tor would come to me after a serious
illness and thank me for getting WELL
Holy smokes, we don't want tuber-
bors to have it, do we? Therefore
we will continue to lend our shoul-
ders to the wheel which will, we hope,
wipe it from the face of the earth or
at least keep its ravages at mini
mum.
Well, well, the New York Times
has just told us that it is the duty
of citizens to support their govern
ment and not the duty of the govern
ment to support its citizens. Now,
now, isn't it nice for that newspaper
to come to the aid of the progress
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

Morning -glories of the clearest blue
color greet you every morningi
Clambering over the arbor are gourd
vines. So rankly they grow, they
must be tied with raffia and excess
growth chopped off.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

According to the department of
commerce, American operated sched-
ule air passenger lines flew 7,159, LOG
miles for each of the four fatal &C
cidents occurring during the last half
of 1888
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

Of the accidental deaths in 1887
in the United States, $1,000 were on
the highways, $4,000 in the home,
10000 in industry and 10000 by other
causes. A large number of Amer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

A lot has been said about delicious
young vegetables, but don't forget the
flowers. How glad you'll be that you
grew them! They decorate the gar
den and yield an inexhaustible sup
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

sives in their efforts to get those best
able to help in its support We agree
intellectually that citizens should
support the government.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

A report of traffic accident said
that the driver of one car was pay
ing more attention to his girl than
where he was going. Well, now if
he hadn't there would have been but
one person hurt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

leans must read wild west stories for
they seem to prefer death with their
boots on.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

How good it is to have your own
vegetables within reach! They come
fresh from the garden, rich in flavor
When you entertain there's a lot of
personal satisfaction in serving the
product of your own growing. There
are little tricks in gathering vege-
tables. Swiss Chard, for instance, is
cut off close to the ground. If the
roots are left undisturbed, another
crop will grow in an amazingly short
time. Chard is we'll named "cut and
come again"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

1t isn't many weeks from the first
seed-sowing before you can harvest
crops from the vegetable garden It's
surprising how the needs of a small
family can be met all summer with
the produce from small plot. While
beets are still small, they're thinned
out as soon as they've made good tops.
Discards can be cooked into one of
the finest dishes of early summer
beet green's. Carrots need not be
thinned until some of them are large
enough to USE
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

When any project is put on in a
community or cooperative way we
assess according to the greatest good
to be derived. Those who are best
able to pay and who will get the
best returns from the project are
asked to pay more in proportion to
its cost; thus it should be with the
cost of running the government.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

However, their peaceful action
seemed to have brought results as 1t
has been announced from Washing
ton that vote by the Indians will
decide the issue. What could be bet
ter? They are true Americans setting
the example to the rest of us who are
prone to resort to violence to obtain
our ends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

l know of course that the Times
meant that governmental help should
not be given in the form of work
and direct relief. Well, what the
dickens, then is the use of a govern
ment of, by and for the people, which
our forefathers were so concerned
about. The only difference between
the assistance given to the poor class
and that given to the weather. class
is the publicity the aid to the poor
people gets. Boy, it sure pays to ad-
vertise seeing as how the "few'' are
kicking.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-07

Even the Indians have grown soft
with the progress of the years; two
hundred are reported to have staged
sit-down strike at Cass Lake in
protest at moving their agency from
that village to Duluth Why, for
goodness sakes, that number could
have taken the whole state of Texas
in the old days of war-paint and
feathers. l guess they did try the
paint at the outset of the strike, but
the old spirit was lacking; the "old
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-04
Marine N News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

. Princess Norah in port and was
 scheduled to sail for Skagway
 . at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 . Alaska scheduled to arrive at
 . 2 o'clock tomorrow morning. . North Sea scheduled to arrive . at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
 . ing. . . SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Baranof scheduled to sail from . Seattle g am April 6.
 . Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle at 10 am. April . 8.
 . Tongass scheduled to sail from . Seattle April 8 at pm. , SOUTHBOJTND SAILINGS . Yukon scheduled southbound . at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon. , LOCAL SAILINGS . Estebeth scheduled to sail every . Wednesday at pm. for Sit- . ka and wayports. z Dart leaves every Wednesday . at 2 am. for Petersburg, Pert , Alexander. Rake and way } ports . c