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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
By RODNEY BUTCHER
SEA Service staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON $3.50 Pres q en- |
Roosevelt'S attempt to encom-
pass defeat of certain senators
and election of others in the 1893
Democratic primaries is only a
,urtain-raiSer. It will be followed
oy two exciting turbulent pollti-
al years as +. D. Z. plunGeS
ahead with his crusade 20 llbcr-
4Iize the Democratic party and 10
control its 1910 nominations.
This will be true regardless OF
the degree of failure or success
of 1893 purge efforts, say Roosc-
velt's intimates. The President
left on his western trip happier
than ever. He feels he has Gre
ated a situation where polltical
realignment is inevitable and that
it's more fun fighting down a
Straight-!inc track than playing
the part of a shffty politician.
Presidential strategy after No
vcmber will be worked out as
time goes on. The strong New
DeaIsh flavor of recent presiden-
tial appointments, plus slaps al
Senators Byrd and Glass of Vir-
ginia, Tydings of Maryland, and
McCarran of Nevada through re-
moval of friends from federal
office or appointment Of politiCal
enemies in the senator's home
states, may presage one phase Of
attack. If so, there will be battles
royal over various senatorial con-
firmations.
Throughout the tenure of the
next Congress there will be nc
question of Roosevelts hope o.
driving his programs opponents
from office. In the center of the
fighting will be those Democratic
senatorial opponents up for re-
nomination and election in 1910
including Burke of Nebraska
Byrd Of Virginia, Gerry of Rhode
Island, Holt of West Virginia
King OF Utah, Walsh of Massa-
chusetts, and Wheeler of Montana
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
THE MARIETTA BAROMETER THAT
CHANGES THE WEATHER
by BRUCE CATT0N)


1t * quite usual to think of the 1929
era as time when everybody was buying
stocks: there were Jokes about bootolacks
taking a flyer in the market.
We think of that as bygone time, as
stranpe phenomenon which tlared up and
died away.
That is why it comes az surprise to see
Rarron's financial weekly asserting that
there are today more stockholders IN the
country than ever before.
The result of a survey made by the mag
azinc indicates that there are probably
n5 900 900 holders of common and pre-
ferred stock in the country today. Allow
ing for publications due to those who hold
several stocks. the estimate is that some
where between seven and eight million
Americans own stocks. half of them beng
stockholders in the 1000 leading corpora
tons.
Now that is very large number OF peo-
ple. 1t is four or five times as large as the
American Legion which eXertS very con-
siderable influence on national affairs II
is probably as big as the whole OF organ
iZed labor. both A. +. of l.. and {. |. o.
taken together. 1t is equal to the whole
nonnIation of great states like Ohio, Hill
nois, or Texas.
OF course it is not an organized pressure
bloc. and probably it should not be- tor 1t
cuts across many other lines. For instance
at least 100000 stockholders are en-
pIoveS buying stock in their own compa-
MES. which means they are workers.
And. despite the establishment of 1929
SO, despite eight long years OF depreSSlon'
the stockholding group is found by Bar
ron'S to be growing rather than declining
Further than that, it has been growing re-
Gently at a faster rate than 1t did IN the
DAYS before the depression.
Thus it is small wonder that the recent
furry i'm the stock market caused thrill
along the whole business community. 1t Is
all very we'll to say that the stock market
merely reflects or discounts in advance
busines; conditions But with seven or
eight million people directly interested in
stocks, the psychological effect of the
course of the market is bound to be great,
Thus "the market not only is influenced
nv business conditions it is in itself an in
flueuCe on those conditions.
Whether you deplore it as new mar
tialing of lambs for some future Shearlng'
or welcome it as evidence of more people
having 4 direct stake in the national econ
omy. the bare fact that more people than
ever before are stock-owners is Slgniti-
car one which ought not to be left out OF
the calculations of all political and social
soothsayerS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER.

NEITHER Roosevelt nor Admin
" istrator Harry Hopkins has
uitercd fine slightest reproOf to
NvpA DENNY Administrator Au-
brcv Williams since he publicly
,oId wpA workers to Keep your
frionds in power!'
Both liked the speech, even
,hoIch thc Senate campaign in
officiating committee censured
Williams HOPKINS privately says
he will refuse to be muzzlcG dur
mo tbe camnairn months, regard
lace IF five committed
"1.m for Roosevelt" says the
wph administrator I'm not for
Tardon "
VARIOUS reasons behind the
' emf in steel prices and virtual
o,;,,irotion If thc basing point
c,,ntoro Nv IT G steel CORPORATION
Ia"o boon rcveaIed but not all.
', 5;.not +broat hy Assistant At
~ VI, w. conouoI Tb,,r,ran Arnold
lIi NY o,.;ro;noI nroeocution under
III ~ tr,,st Isyys ;s s,Inposed to have
hoo, ono factor ANYWAY it was
an omen secret that the Justice
Donartment was planning such
IUaoJ;r
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
SPEAKING OF WHISKY

In om. distress from the abuses
and misuscs of whisky many of
ms have come to condemn il un-
cnu;vocaIIv Whisky Ike NOR.
nbinc baS it's uscs. but IFS uscs,
Ike those Of morphinc are medic
in.I NOT social Whisky. like mo-
.nhonc is = narcotic And like MOI
nbinc il * = habit-formin drug,
III i = danrerous drug There is
No. n,orn ynnrdnoss in drinlip,,
, wy to n,omotr rood CcIIow
shin ~. ia ;oIlv oneself alone,
than in ymokino. orium or taking
:. shot in fine arm for the same
nu,nosc The whisky habit slips
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

the human beng than exterior re-
straint. Restrain him and he
learns nothing; educate him and
he learns everything. You ar"
safer in world where poisonous
snakes abound if you are laugh,
what poisonous snakes are and
what to do about them, than It
somebody were to undertake by
force to keep you and poisonous
snakes apart. Should you, ignoT-
ant of what poisonous snake arc
and do. happen to come into CON
tact with them, you would likely
be bitten because Of your very
ignorance.
Had VIC Americans shown rs
much sense as the ancient Greeks
and taught our people to let aIco-
holic drinks alone until the age Of
thirty, preferably forty, would
there be so much drinking among
our young people? A child can he
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

uIation wears off and his min,
becomes more or less druggcd
Tea is far better StimuIant thar
whisky for it has no drowsy al
ter effects. Even a small drink
Of whisky will have two reaction,
which may be wholly unpcrccivcy
by the drinkcr: The first is a dc
gree Of reckless cXhilaration; the
second degree Of Stupor. Rotl
effects make motoriSt danger
GUS 10 himself and others.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

in 1896. He again may entcr.hl5
uubcaleu Betty '.
Two other national champion
ships will be decided during the
rcgalta-thc 81 and I35-cubic-
mch hydropIanr classes. The In
lorstatn trophy, historic old prize
presented by the National ASsocI-
alton of Engine and Boat Manu-
ractmcrS in TIA" l35-ciaSS c"mpr'-
nlinn. is held by Aucrbach $
Emancipation VI.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
TUESDAY, JULY t9. 1883
BIBLE THOUGHT
THE WORD FOR ALL The WoR

THE WORD FOR NIL The WVktH
The earth shall be full Of tho knowledge ct the
Lord a. the waters cover the ses," ttlah PAD
| Was working away at difficult translation
and the Devil came to me and said. Drop It, 1t Is
not transatable." | thought while, then went
back to It, aud my Bible opened at Daniel GA
There was given him that all languages
should serve him | went on. and succeeded
(Sce Prov. l613)-From Dean Crawford, the
Great Missionary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
DEFINING DEPRESSIONS: If

YOU want to be real definite as to
the dcprcssions you might have
reference to, the following express
sion observed in print might be
hclpful: "During the depression
preceding the present one"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
BACK ON JOB

BLACK HAWK, Miss. (UP)-
When James Brooks Streater, 80,
cot back from the Gettysburg,
Pa. reunion, he hung up his gray
general store he continuously has
operated for the past ~ years.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
PHOTOGRAPHERS: If you

LEXICOGRAPHERS: If you
like to build new words applicable
to the times and sciences thereof,
consider "listcnership"-
to radio listeners about the same
as newspaper does when 1t
spcaks Of reader-intercst.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
POTATO TOMATO: AgricuI.

POTATO TOMATO: Agricul,
tural opinion seems to correct the
idea that IIayman Poole of Bal
four was growing clusters Of small
tomatoes on his Irish potato vines.
Farmers say they were clusters of
potato seed, found occasionally on
potato vines, but yet not so fire.
uurntly as they once were.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

Bulgarian customs guards arrested a
man who tried to smuggle gems IN his
wlIiskers while ago. This is called dis
COVERING diamond in the rough.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

Of that teaching
was that in an
cicnt Gre G c e
drunkenness WAS
rare. The Greeks
had Il rigid gov
eminent W h i c h
could effectively
ha e prohibited
the drinking Of
alcoholic hCvcr-
ages but they
chose instead to
educate t h @ =
people about al
cohol.
Education J Il
self restraint IS
always better for
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

The Only clocks that keep daylight-sav-
ing time in one eastern community are
those belonging to the city. There's one
thing a government can save, anyway.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
THE PRESIDENTS ADVANTAGE

The New York World Telegram says that the
advantage of Mr.. Roosevelt over other presidents
who wished to influence the voters is that MI
Roosevelt has the funds. He can "bestow or with
held cash benefits affecting millions of people
Then, too, there is the advantage OF great
slush fund collected from men and women Oh the
abecedarian rolls-Charleston News and Courier.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

A rise in business forced knitting mill
in Salamanca, N. Y, to take on an extra
shift of workers. There's one. plant that
hasn't been worsted by the recession.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

It's announced that there are now more
than 1000 trotting-horses in the country.
And at least that many rocking-horses on
the race tracks.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19
LIFE DAY BY DAY
Rv WICKES WAMB0LDT

led to make a promise and laugh
to regard it as sacred. He WI
be governed by his promise where
4 law will fail to control him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

100 YEARS OLD: What have
YOU in the way Of rclic-hook,
gun, farm tool. furniture, kitchen
utensils. Ctc.-ahout a century
old? 1t is wanted for the museum
i'm connection with tn" centennial
celebration. Much interest will
center around these old exhibits.
which the owners are requested
to loan to the museum committee
headed by Mrs. John 5. Forrest.
Such articles may he brought IN
ON July % and 80 and placed in
the store building Immediately
south of the Skyland hotel, where
they will be protected and Insured
against loss.
The committcc is especially anX-
ious to have collection of 0ld
Bibles. It is also cndeaVoring to
have an exhibit Of old hymn books,
notably Southern Harmony. which
will be especially appropriate IN
that Christian Harmony singing
will feature the opening day of
the celebration.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

The ancient Greeks believed
and taught that persons should all
stain from alcoholic beverages I'M
til they were at least thirty years
oId-prefcrably forty. The result
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-19

There are about 100000 Eskimos in the entire
Arctic.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03
HIT AND RUN
r ASkOV American:

Editor Askov American:
The strategy" of the Republicans
in this campaign is evidently chit
and run" affair and is in itself very
clever, because the record of the party
is like a hot potato. This explains
their haSty retreat when cornered on
the record of the party or its can
didateS; and no wonder when one
considers the fact that the Liberal
StaSSen has for running mate on the
Republican ticket, one of the most
notorious ''reactionaries" in the his
tory of Minnesota, the Hon. Ex-Gov-
ernor BurnquiSt; notorious for his
"Pro-German" hunts and his attacks
on all liberals in the World war
period
Surely, Mr.. Stassen must be very
liberal if he can share the befouled
nest of the Republicans with such
liberals. When Stassen's record is
mentioned in regards to his attempts
to wreck livestock cooperativeS by
organizing a Truckers Commission
Company in South st. Paul in 1887,
the retreat becomes rout, and one
gets glimpse of the man behind the
liberal mask.
The conservative press is singing
Stassen's praise at the top of their
voices, while they try to spear Ben
son on the same herring bone on
which they unsuccessfully tried to
spear President and Mrs. Roosevelt
in 1886. The fake picture of Com
munists on the running board of
Benson's car indicates that they find
themselves in blind alley with their
own past about to catch up with them
and at a loss as to what to try next,
in order to fool the voters once again.
Let the voters look out for their foul
hits and keep them on the run.
LARS P. JENSEN.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03
September Sees l54
Drivers Lose Rights

For another month the courts of
the state delt severely with unfit
drivers in an effort to place halter
on the traffic death rate and 154
drivers had their drivers licenses re-
voked in September.
Duding the same period, the driv-
ers license unit of the Minnesota
Highway department reported that
SO suspensions had been ordered.
Intoxication accounted for 152 of
the license revocations. Only three
of the revocations were ordered
against women. Thirty Eight of the
revocations were in Hennepin county,
20 in Ramsey and "a in st. Louis.
Forty-five counties had no revoca-
tons.
The majority of the suspensions
were for reckless driving.
For the first nine months of the
year lib revocations have been or
dered, which bids fair to set record
for suspensions for the year if the
past trend continues.
Suspended licenses were returned to
SO drivers whose period of penalty
had expired, the records disclosed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03
FOR EQUITABLE TAXATION
Editor ASkOV American:

Editor ASkOV American:
The Farmer-Labor administration
under Floyd B. Olson and Governor
Elmer Benson has been real serv-
ice to the farmers, home owners,
merchants and unemployed in Pine
county and in the state of Minnesota.
The tax program, Homestead" tax
reductions, 40 percent reduction on
state levy, state net income tax law,
the future elimination of the state
levy on homes and farms operated by
owners, are all outstanding achieve
ments.
During the past five years the
Farmer-Labor net income tax law
has brought into Pine county over
$4,000 and has cost Pine county
citizens only little over three thou
sand dollars.
If this law had been passed the
first time in 1906 by the Republic
cans, Minnesota would now be en-
tirely out of debt and real estate
taxes would be much lower.
Elmer Benson forcing the raise on
steel corporation taxes from six mil
lion to over ten million dollars an
nually, also the twelve million net
income taxes and millions of unpaid
taxes dug up, has saved eight mil
lions in taxes for home owners and
small business.
Benson cooperates with President
Roosevelt on the Social Security prO-
gram and the Farm program. He in
sists on cost of production as opposed
by the grain gamblers. He has OPP
posed the sales tax on poverty. He
has stood for better old age pen
sion and the full payment of the same
by the state and Federal governments
He is strong for the payment of state
school aids in full, a better oleomar-
garine tax and the effective Louisiana
Chain Store tax for Minnesota. He
believes in Social Security program,
jobs for all, encouragement for youth,
and taxes based on the ability to pay.
All of these efforts in face of a re-
dictionary controlled Senate demon
strate that Pine county should be 80
percent for the reelection of Gov.
Elmer A. Benson, our clean and fair
Governor.
w. w. OGILVIE.
Willow River, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03
SUPPORTS REPUBLICANS

Editor Askov American:
Below is copy of telegram sent
to the Associated Press:
Due to the fact that in a recent
radio broadcast Paul Rasmussen,
Farmer-Labor candidate for Secre-
tary of State, urged Minnesota vot-
ers to vote for Elmer Benson on
prove to be ''war governor" has
created the impression that Benson
has already pledged himself to support
war plans of President Roosevelt who
is now embarking this nation on the
most gigantic war preparations in all
world history.
Because of the impressions Mr..
Rasmussen has given and because of
the fact that Governor Benson has
surrounded himself with mediocre in
dividuals of Communistic tendencies
the World Peace Association finds it
necessary and expedient, in order to
help make this state and nation Sc
cure in the blessings of peace, to en-
dorse and support for office the fol-
lowing honorable, capable and trust
worthy men: Harold E. Stassen, Re-
publican candidate for Governor; c.
Elmer Anderson, Republican candi-
date for Lieutenant-Gover and
Mike Holm, Republican candidate for
Secretary of State. These men are
worthy of the respect, confidence and
support of Minnesota voters.
(Signed) Carl A. Ryan, secretary
treasurer, World Peace Association
| (Also 1886, Sixth District Farmer
Labor nominee for Congress, polling
47,707 votes).
c. A. RYAN.
Jenkins, Mimi, Oct. 81, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03

1887 has paid back to Pine county
for schools, Old Age Assistance, relief,
roads and bridres $533,773, over a
half million dollars, a portion of
which contributed a great deal to
the cutting down of local levies. Do
not be fooled. They are trying to
deceive you when they talk of Farm
er-Labor spending. Remember Re-
publican controlled state Finance
Committee approved of every item
of state expenditure.
Yes, government costs have gone
up in every state in the union for
some years. Demands on the gov
eminent have increased for schools
Social Security, highways and pub
lie service for an increasing popula-
ton, and to meet the emergencies
of depression caused by the dismal
failure of Republican economies.
The fight is, who is to pay this bill?
Our farmers and home owners or
those better able to pay.
The powers of privilege are op-
posed to the Benson and Roosevelt
administration because they repre-
sent the interest of the rank and file
people.
Here are some facts relative to
neighboring counties. Isanti county
saved or had state real estate tax
decrease 1888 over 1887 of $1,000
a decrease of 29.7 percent The low
est state property tax since 1922, and
received back from the state $780,
277.
Kanabec county had a saving OF
$6,186, or 31.6 percent. This was
the lowest state real estate tax since
1918 and received back from the
state $251,398.
Mile Laos county had saving OF
$40, 120, or 80 percent saving. This
was the lowest since 1922, and re-
ceived back from the state S348, 240
MRS. PETER STULEN.
Sandstone, Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03

Bissioniere, John J. McDonough, John
McNulty, Otto Nellermoe, Mark
Nolan, Lester Ulrich, Roy Wier and
S. A. Stockwell. These are all well
known Farmer-Laborites, who any
one familiar with Minnesota politics
have heard of and know to be good
Farmer-Laborites. There is no OBJ
lection to anyone voting his convic-
tons as long as there is nothing to
indicate that the votes were not in
fluenced by undue and improper
means.
In fairness to all concerned, I
might say, as man who was reared
on farm and who worked on farms
until 1 was % years of age here in
Minnesota and who has spent and lost
$4,000 in developing farms near
Askov and who also has been mem
Der of organized labor the past Is
years, that there were two sides to
this bill and that the price of farm
machinery or any other commodity
should not be controlled by prison
labor. These questions should be de-
bated openly on the floor of the House
or Senate and each member should
vote according to his unbiased opin-
ion
What I was trying to criticize was
not Mr.. Dunn personally, nor did go
into the merits of the bill, but was
criticizing Mr.. Dunn as Republican
National Committeeman and Repub-
lican leader of the house for the &C
tivities carried on as alleged by a
letter seized by the United States
government and which photostatic
copies appear in the Minnesota Lead
er of October %, 1888, namely, a
letter written by j. S. Clapper, Min
neapOliS manufacturer to Charles
Hornberg, vice president of the i'm
plement firm of Deere and Weber.
Quoting from this letter, speaking
of the Minnesota 1884 election: "Re-
ports coming in from the rural dis
tricts indicate that there will be a
good, safe majority of conservative
members in the Legislature and that
you have accomplished the work that
you set out to do, which looked like
a difficult job at the beginning. 1
want to congratulate you on the re-
suits of the combined efforts of your
committee in directing the work
through Mr.. Dunn and say that you
have done splendid job in the face
of the opposition" Quoting fur
Their: 'The proper men should have
had $4,000 to $4,000 or whatever
was necessary to put on an effective
campaign in this county, which would
have assured the majority of votes
to Mr.. Nelson, but they sat idly by
and delivered to Mr.. Olson sufficient
votes to insure his election"
For lack of space 1 will concen-
trate on correspondence seized by
the United States government as re-
ported in the Minnesota Leader of
October %, 1888. 1t would indicate
that conservative members of the
House were to be entertained at a
banquet at the Nicollet hotel, Min
neapolis, before Mr.. Olson, meaning
Governor Olson, could contact. them
all in view of defeating the machin-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-11-03
STATE REAL ESTATE TAX
DECREASED

Editor ASkov American:
Pine county voters for some years
have given most excellent votes to
the candidates on the Farmer-Labor
tickets The farmers and home own
ers have cast their votes for the
Farmer-Labor candidates because
they are aware that these men have
fought for program for their well
fare and here are a few facts that
prove your state real estate taxes
were forced down by the Farmer
Labor administration. This year there
was a decrease according to reports
from the Minnesota Tax Commission
of $18,605 state real estate tax from
Pine county over the 1886 tax paid
in 1887. A decrease of 40 percent
which was the smallest state real
estate tax levied upon Pine county
since the year 1918.
The general whole state average of
saving was 24.1 percent. The state
of Minnesota on the other hand for