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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23
State Capitol News
BY A. I. HARRIS

Because this columns deadline is
IN advance of the primary elections
there is no chance to comment on
the outcome, yet something may be
said of the manner in which the
campaign has been conducted.
In those states in which economic
lines are less sharply drawn a pofit-
ical canvass is pretty much a case OF
tweedledum versus tweedledee, but
m Minnesota, where the people are
arrayed against the selfish interests,
a campaign is bitter and serious
affair. Yet this one has exceeded
all previous bounds.
The other dozen-odd candidates for
Governor almost without exception
trained their mud-guns on Governor
Benson. Yet to Benson's credit 1t
may be said that he did not once de-
scend into the political gutter with his
opponents. His campaign was al
ways based squarely on the issues.
Naturally the other candidates had no
time to talk of principles. They had
none. The people were asked to vote
blind.
Yet the primary was only portent
of the coming election. The opposi-
ton with funds furnished by power
full special interest groups, are GER
tain to pound Benson the harder and
with even less scruple.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23

Since it was apparent that the
people of Minnesota did not want a
state liquor dispensary system, Gov
ernor Benson announced last week
that he will not present such plan
to the Legislature again. The oc-
casion of the announcement was the
National Conference of State Liquor
Administrators meeting in st. Paul.
The Governor declared that the
liquor dispensary bill was not ven-
ture into state Socialism, but rather
based on experience of Canadian
provinces and such states as Iowa,
Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
He said its purpose was ITO bring
about more effective control and reg
ulation of the traffic, greater revenue
to the state, and drive from the legal
liquor business the underworld and
racketeering elements which had en-
tered the business"
The idea of using the vast num-
bers of unemployed to build back the
country'S natural resource fOunda-
tons has been gaining increasingly
wide acceptance. 1t was one of the
principles laid down in resolutions
adopted by the recent Tri-State For
estry conference of Michigan, Wis
consin and Minnesota held in st. Paul
last month.
This policy was translated into ac-
ton in Minnesota last week with the
approval of two WPA projects for for
est inventory, development and i'm
provement totaling $73O,686. One will
give work to unemployed surveyors,
estimators, craftsmen and number
of experienced, old-time cruisers in
making an inventory of state timber
and other land resources, preparing
maps and management plans.
The other project will furnish work
in Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard,
Mahnomen, Becker, Cass, Ottertail
and Wadena counties and will involve
tree-planting, improvement of mead
ows for hay production, forest Gull
tural work, campground and lake
shore development, white pine blister
rust control, debris burning and shag
telling, fire break trails, telephone
line construction and repairs, sew
age disposal at forestry stations, col
lection of tree seeds, water loading
docks, surveys and dam construc-
ton.
This work will be done not only on
state trust fund lands but upon tax
forfeited lands where agreement with
county officials has been reached as
to the specific tracts to be developed
for forestry purposes, according to
State Forester Ellery A. Foster.
A similar project for Cook, Lake
ST. Louis, Koochiching, Itasca, Carl
ton, Pine, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Mile
Laos, Chisago, Isanti and Kanabec
counties, totaling 1927, 874.88 has
been held up temporarily for technical
revisions, but its early approval is
anticipated.
The objective of the projects as
explained by State Forester Foster is
to increase the productive power of
these lands and make them contri-
butte once again to the employment
and income of northern Minnesota
communities. He sees it as a step
in long-range program to improve
conditions of life of the people in
that region and to make the region
more Self-supporting
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
j. A. Dahlstrand, pastor.

The Windemere and Denham
church groups will meet for union
service at the Denham church Sun
day, June 26. All are invited to
come and bring their lunches. The
Ladies' Aid society of the Denham
church will serve coffee. Service at
II o'clock.
The Denham Sunday school will
meet at 10 o'clock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23

Cecil Johnson, and family, and sister,
Mrs. Elmer Bosch, and family about
10 days.
Victor Peura, who works in the
rubber stamp division of the United
States Treasury Department in Wash
ington, D. c., is spending a months
vacation with his mother.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTE

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Bruno.
c. E. Friday evening at Kerrick.
Sunday school Sunday at 10 a. M;
regular services at Ills a. m.
Kerrick.
c. E. Fridssr evening": ::::::::: ~:
Regular .:thilfch Services; st. s45
a. M; Sunday school at, 1Q:4S.. IA: r1.: :
.Lsdses..:ksa .sfAetihg sasurdat;;:J stse
%, at toe August: ,EarsSa hofne:'' -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23

other products in order to put a
floor" under the market.
Minnesota and its dairy farmers
will benefit because the price of but
ter will be strengthened, no matter
how much of the actual purchases
comprise Minnesota butter" Brandt
said. The dairy products will later
be disposed of either on the market
or by distribution to relief clients and
WPA workers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23

mat OTSdIllZcu 1dl IIlclS dIiO VI Sdii
zed labor must work together to-
ward a goal of a higher income fol-
both was stressed in Minneapolis last
week by Donald E. Montgomery
AAA consumers counsel, in his ad-
dress before the Midland Cooperative
WHOLESALERS annual rally.
The New Dealer visualized this CO.
operation between groups will evolve
naturally unless outsiders persuade
them that their interests are opposed
instead of identical. There are some
who would like to see these two great
groups of the population exploit each
other, he pointed out.
Montgomery, who was economist
for the wholesale grocers in their
fight against the packing companies in
1929 and 1880, and who has served
with the Wisconsin department OF
markets, and with the Federal Sc
curities Exchange commission, ham,
mered on the point that the system
of free enterprise as we used to know
it just doesn't work any longer. II
doesn't keep itself going, and since
1929 it hasn't even been working fol-
the privileged few for whom it worked
very well before. He sees the pres
ent economic system as directing it
self more and more toward exploit
ing consumers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23
PEACE ENGLISH LUTH. CHURCH

II. SpOrleder, Pastor.
English service at 1920 a. m; Sum-
day school and Bible class, 10 a. m,
subject: 'The Convenient Season"
based on Acts 24:25.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23

Conservative members of the state
Senate who are frantically attempt
ing to explain" their vote against
the oleomargarine tax bill to home
folks received another embarrassing
blow last week when Land O'LakeS
Creameries and the Farm Bureau let
it be known that they had not OPP
posed passage of the bill, as some of
the conservative Senators were claim
ing.
Senator M. R. eastman of Owa-
tonna, squirming under the lash OF
Governor Benson who had spoken
in the Senator's home town, attempted
a defense by writing full-page arti-
Gle in the local paper in which he
said word was received from Land
O'Lakes and the Farm Bureau that
they opposed the bill.
Both John Brandt, president OF
Land O'Lakes, and ]. S. Jones, Secre-
tary of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation, denied emphatically that
his organization had sent any such
word to the Legislature.
The bill would have established an
oIeo tax law with teeth in it to re-
place the present ineffective meas
ure. But the conservative Senate,
after a sumptuous dinner given by
Swift & Co., defeated the bill to pro-
tect dairy farmers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-23
TOO Late for Last Week.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Holstein, Jr., left Sum-
day for their home at Moline, ILL.,, after
two weeks vacation spent with his par
one to ST. Paul to visit the Winzig FAM
lily and were dinner guests at the Emil
Kay home in Pine City, also calling at the
were entertained at the E. A. Elsola home
one evening
Askov American., 1938-11-17
More Want Ads

FOR SALE-1931 Ford sedan, $125;
1881 Chevrolet coach, $125; 1927
Chevrolet coach, $25.-John w.
Johnson, Sandstone. 25W10-1t*
FOR SALE-TWo Radiola coal heat
ers, two Radiola style oil heaters,
all practically new. Walnut dining
table and six chairs. Also other
household goods.-Auctioneer Bar
nick, Sandstone. 27W10-1t
WANTED-Register Holstein bull,
old enough for service. State age,
price and ancestry. Will buy or
have fine bull calf, excellent an
cestry; would trade.-Matt Nc
Grath, Kerrick 27W6-1t
Askov American., 1938-11-17
Bass Lake

Emil Johnson of Minneapolis, came
Sunday to visit his brother, Alfred
and family and to spend a few days
hunting deer.
Mrs. Elmer Nelson entertained the
Larkin club at her home Saturday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Richard Swanson and Betty
and Mrs. Victor Carlson and children
visited Mrs. George Smith Friday aft
ernoon.
A number of ladies helped Mrs. AL
fred Johnson celebrate her birthday
anniversary Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Victor Carlson and children
were dinner guests at the Ben Carl
son home Sunday.
Friends and relatives gathered at
the Nels Nelson home Saturday eve
ming to help Albert celebrate his
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Swanson and
Evelyn and Betty and Lester Schroe-
Askov American., 1938-11-17

The Black Hole of Calcutta is the
name given to the Indian dungeon,
20 feet square, in which 146 English
men were confined overnight, of
whom only % survived the ordeal.
Askov American., 1938-11-17

Eugene V. Debs received the So
cialist nomination for the presidency
of the United States five times.
Askov American., 1938-11-17
THURSDAY, NOV. II, 1898

der attended shower given for Mr..
and Mrs. Ernie Allemann at their
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Elmer Nelson and baby spent
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Nels
Nelson.
A few neighbors and friends helped
Herbert Olson celebrate his birthday
anniversary Tuesday evening.
Mrs. c. E. Erickson and August and
Thursday evening at the Victor Carl
son home
Lester Schroeder and Betty Swan
son spent last Thursday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Maser
Askov American., 1938-11-17

The watt was adopted by act of
Congress, approved July IL, 1894,
defining the legal units of electrical
measure ip the United States.
Askov American., 1938-11-17
AskOv
Aid Pledges S1OO.

The English Ladies' Aid meeting
held yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Svend Petersen drew an at
tendance of 80 adults. With such a
large attendance the society went on
record to pledge itself for S100 to-
ward the purchase of a new furnace
for the church. Furthermore the So
ciety voted to secure as soon as pos
sible a used piano for the parsonage
an item that has been needed there
for a long time.
Askov American., 1938-11-17

Earl Feekes injured his arm yester-
day when it became wedged between
a wagon and the barn.
John H. Sorensen of Pennington,
is here visiting relatives and friends
and enjoying the deer hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Clem and daugh-
ter, Miss Sarah, from Bovey, were
here Friday and Saturday for a visit
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Geo. l.
Glen.
Askov American., 1938-11-17

There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned.
IRENE PATRICK NELSON, Clerk
Askov American., 1938-11-17
ASKOV
Jensen to Denham.

Harry Jensen terminated his serv-
ices with the Security State Bank the
first of this week. He has accepted
a position as manager of the Coop
store at Denham and is scheduled to
start on his new duties there today
Mr.. Jensen managed the Coop gro
Gerry store here, operated by the feed
store, for several months, and took
a course in coop management al
Superior, so is well fitted for his
new responsibilities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen were in Min
neapolis the first of the week and
plan to move to Denham at once. The
American joins with others here in
wishing Mr. and Mrs. Jensen the best
of success in their new location.
Askov American., 1938-11-17
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist. IL.

The regular meeting of the school
board was held in the Schoolhouse
on November Z, with all members
present except Martin Andersen
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The First National Bank of Sand
stone was designated as depository
for funds received for the PWA build
ing project.
The clerk was instructed to write
to the State Department of Education
to secure permission to sell the store
house on the school grounds.
It was moved and carried to con-
tribute $25 toward the services of the
county nurse for the coming year.
The following bills were allowed:
MINI. School Board, Assn,
dues O.OO
Askov Variety Store, supplies 1921
American Publishing Co., bal
lots, printing -------------- 400
st. Paul Book & Stationery
Co., account ------------- 1927
Bobbs-Merrill Co., library
DOOkS f.oo
The Chemical Rubber Co., Ii
brary book EOS
American Education Press, Inc,
subscription n------------- 600
Augsburg Publishing House,
music 3.76
Chicago Apparatus Co., equip
ment --------- PLOT
Anton Gravesen, insurance - $3.50
Federal Hardware and Imple-
ment MutualS, insurance ---375.30
Fritz Holm, draying - 2.54
Clifford Madsen, straw and
labor 2145
Askov Telephone Co., account 1910
Fandel Co., supplies ----- $50
A. w. Conaway, postage -- $50
Askov Hardware Co., supplies 822
Johnson-Olesen Electric Co.,
supplies -------- 4.3O
There being no further business,
the meeting was adjourned.
Askov American., 1938-11-17

A special meeting of the school
board was held on November 8, with
all members present.
The plans for the PWA addition
to the school were considered ano
changed.
A new wage scale as revised by
PWA was accepted.
There being no further business
the meeting was adjourned.
IRENE PATRICK NELSON, Clerk
Askov American., 1938-11-17
Mission Fund Gets
S5l.5O At AskOv

A total of $3.50 was contributed
this year from Askov to the Danish
Women's Mission fund of the Danish
Lutheran Church of America. Fol-
lowing is a list of those who con-
tributed locally and the amounts
given.
Evening star., 1938-10-20

tually the same number Of children AZ
would be provided for by the Board of
Education in setting up such a service.
Children benefited will be those out Of
school because they have communica able
diseases and the cardiac cases as we'll as
crippled children.
Had the proposal been intended to
provide only for the crippled children
unable to get to the Langdon School for
transportation reasons, the solution might
well have been a determination whether
the visiting service or the provision Of
transportation would be cheaper to
District taxpayers.
However, in accordance with the de-
sire Of Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education, to ex-
tend the home instruction service to
every Washington shut-in who might
otherwise be In school, the project
now assumes the proportions of large
scale experiment which should be
watched with interest. Only the mental
ly non-educable and those receiving
treatment at hospital clinics, at which
educational instruction Is provided, will
be excluded from the operation OF this
project.
Visiting teacher projects have been
operated with success in other cities,
notably New York, according to Mrs.
Doyle, but at the same time conditions
may exist here which would make such
service infeasible, due to cost. A COM
plicating factor here, for instance,
might be the dual set-up Of the school
system. What effect will this have on
the expense of administering such a
project? This and other questions
should be answered II the present
w. P. A. plans 60 through and run their
proposed course until next June.
Evening star., 1938-10-20
THIS AND THAT
b. CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

south of the United States, but they are
not sure Just where.
This would seem to place 1t, perhaps,
in the great jungles Of South America.
Such 4 bird, in truth. ought not to be
released from 4 warm house in October,
because it would have many miles to fly
to reach its winter home.
No doubt it could he kept in good
health on q diet OF rsisins and meal
worms. The latter may be purchased
by the thousand in any city pet shop, or
could be raised ut home in any box Of
old meal. Chick food seems especially
inclined to 90 wormy. If kept too long.
Probably scraped beef, formed into
small "insect sized" pieces, might be ac-
ceptable.
Both the vireos and the warblers are
mainly insectivorous birds.
The word vireo Is straight Latin for
II am green" Few scientific names are
better selected.
The vireos are said to be the greatest
eaters Of span worms ("inchin' worms'D
and leaf rollers in the whole wide world,
and it is probable that the warblers feed
upon much the same fare.
We have accepted our correspondents
identification Of the bird, although its
long bill" does not sound exactly right.
Identification among the warbler
family is difficult, and no one can be
blamed for making 4 mistake.
1t is much the same with the sparrows
Here many an ardent amateur bird lover
throws up hands in despair. There are
70 many OF the Sparrows, and they look
IN Ta al
rag-time song, "All sparrows look alike
to me-"
No doubt many 4 person who rails
against English sparrows is really show
ing spleen against those most charming
birds, the song sparrows, which greatly
resemble baby English spanows.
This column must continue to insist
that English sparrows are okay.
We saw one of them hy from q tree
box In the downtown section the other
day.
1t lit on the ornamental facade Of 4
great hotel.
lettering on the rim, 1t looked down,
and began to sing. 1t was pretty music,
there amid the din of automobiles.
The soft gray breast Of the creature
seemed as soft and pretty as If it had
belonged to the rarest of birds; only the
fact that 1t belonged to q common
sparrow" kept many passersby from stop
ping to admire.
The varbling vireo probably would not
warble much at this time OF year but
would content itself with q few chirps
now and then.
At best its song is not distinguished,
although 1t has been compared to the
opening run OF Chopin's Fantasia I'M
promptu' by at least one expert. Only
In nature will one hear 4 real wildbirds 5
song at its best
Evening star., 1938-10-20
To Be or Not

The writer Of an editorial on the Wage
and Hour Divisions definition OF what
constitutes a professional man may con-
slider himself "predominantly intellec-
tual," but, borrowing the language Of the
definition, his editorial writing task be-
comes a matter Of routine, mental and
physical work.
Throughout, one must display "con-
sistent exercise of discretion and judg-
ment" but the operation is subject at
the same time to "active direction and
supervision"
Still, the task is "of such a character
that the output produced or the result
accomplished cannot be standardized in
relation to given period of time"
And yet preparation for such an as
signment "in specially organized body
Of knowledge would be wholly made
quate without "a general academic edu-
cation" followed by IAN apprenticeship
and training in the performance of
routine mental, manual, mechanical or
physical processes in accordance with a
previously indicated or standardized
plan or procedure
Congress wrote that the Fair Labor
Standards Act need not apply to ANY
employe employed in a bona fide
professional - capacity"
And probably fully aware Of what
fancy differences of opinion might arise
under such generalized terms. Congress
provided, as something of an after
thought, that the terms would be de
fined and delimited by regulations Of
the administrator"
So the administrator yesterday said
that a professional man is one who is
customarily and regularly engaged in
work "predominantly intellectual, etc.,
etc. = ="
To be professional, or not to be a
professional, that is the question-ap-
parently without answer.
Evening star., 1938-10-20

Fuehrer to tell him what to think. He
has a sufficiently to-be-condemned
habit of thinking for himself, natural
result of this verdant democracy. Price
for this so-startling information, $780,
Army maintenance: American privates
constantly complain that the mess
sergeant is CRATER, that the knowledge
OF the Medical Corps is confined to c. c.
pills and iodine, and that the cook must
have had a vil-life-p feeding job, as
he knows nothing about cooking. Such
criticism in this Observation-Disclosures
nation is taken for granted, and is not
considered treason, $500.
Civilian morale: Very low in this
benighted country. Scarcely anybody
wants war Degeneracy has progressed
SO far that the average American citizen
would rather catch a flve-pound bass
than kill some one. America will be a
pleasant push-over for the never-suffi-
ciently-to- be-extolled Reich when the
time is ripe to free the downtrodden-
Milwaukee German minority, $198.
Racial purity: Completely lacking. The
years sports hero was Hank Greenberg,
who was allowed to knock out fifty-eight
home runs against Aryan pitchers with
out being sent to concentration camp,
of which this uncivilized-a land degenerate
country has none, 10 cents.
Aryan supremacy: Max Schmeling' S
own story, 2 cent stamp.
Evening star., 1938-10-20
Detention Establishments.

The erstwhile forgotten" wards of the
Receiving Home for Children and the
National Training School for Girls have
been remembered by the District Com
missioners in the 1910 budget estimates.
An appropriation of $16O,OOO fer con-
struction Of a new Receiving Home and
funds for continuation of the Training
School in its present buildings are to
be urged before the Budget Bureau.
The last Congress, it will be recalled,
made a football for while of both in
stitutions. A committee from the Cap
itol condemned the inadequate rented
quarters of the Receiving Home, but in
stead OF providing new home, recon-
mended a course that threatened to
result In wholesale eviction of the chill
dren to the street. A similar inspection
of the National Training School for Girls
led to recommendation that the insti-
tuition be abolished and its inmates dis
tributed wherever room could be found
for them.
Such treatment of both establish
ments was, of course, unconScionable
and preposterous. A number of members
Of Congress realized this and succeeded,
in the final days Of the session, in obtain
ing emergency funds with which to carry
the two institutions through the current
fiscal year. Meanwhile studies have been
made of the Districts varied child-caring
problems and one of these studies was
followed by the Commissioners in recon-
mending new building for the Receiving
Home and continuation of the Training
School in its improved property on Con-
duit road.
The Women's Bureau, which also was
neglected by the last Congress, has
not Jared 50 well in the budget estimates,
according to latest reports from the Dis
Mict Building. The bureau is poorly
housed in makeshift quarters formerly
used by the old second precinct police
station. 1t should have a building with
better dormitory facilities for the un-
fortunate women prisoners who are
domiciled there.
Congress should give serious attention
to the needs of these detention estab-
lishments for women and children when
deliberations begin on appropriations
for construction in the District. The
disgraceful handicaps under which the
three institutions operate call for prompt
remedial measures