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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
PAY THE FIDDLER
ditor ASkov American:

AShON
Those that attack the social secur-
ity steps in the New Deal program
have no constructive plan to offer
Let us all admit that the government
should aid the unemployed victims
of our machine production and profit
system. This is proper forward
step, even though it is not cure
'Who will pay the bill?" is the
next illiterate question. Either let
the international bankers hold the
bag, or let us take over all public
utilities, natural resources and major
industries. Let the profits of pro-
duction and our vast natural resources
provide plenty for all with social
security and employment for all.
Private monopolieS on a strike are
causing an annual loss of over eighty
billions of dollars in production in
America. Yet we have twelve million
workers unemployed and the result
ing loss in purchasing power. The
government steps in and tries to help
Then big business tries to blame Uncle
Sam.
Businessmen and professional men,
wake up and join with the workers
and farmers and work for a per-
manent economic program that will
provide opportunity and plenty for
all. The New Deal is only mere
step in the right direction. Let Wall
street pay the fiddler. Let's stand
by our Uncle Sam.
MRS. PETER STULEN.
Sandstone, Mimi, Oct. IL, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
Plugs Not Needed
For Pheasant Guns

With the opening of the pheasant
season on October Is, the questions
most frequently asked of the division
of game and fish, according to Direc-
tor Harry E. Speakes, is whether or
not guns must be plugged to the
three shell limit, and whether Federal
stamps are necessary for hunting
pheasants. The answer in both cases
is mo-"
The three shell gun limit and the
Federal stamps are Federal regula-
tions and are applicable to migratory
game birds only. The state game
warden service is enforcing the Fed
eral regulations where they apply,
but they do not apply to upland game
which are governed entirely by state
laws and regulations Only the state
license is required for taking pleas
ants or quail during the season.
The pheasant season opens in So
counties on October Is, at IL o'clock
noon, with shooting from 7 a. M until
4 p m. each day until o'clock Octo-
Der 80.
The daily bag limit of pheasants
is three male birds with a possession
limit of five, and season limit of Is.
If hunter inadvertently shoots a
hen pheasant, Mr. Speakes announces
that he may escape prosecution by
keeping the bird in the open and de-
livering it to a game warden, report
ing the incident. Wardens are in
structed to use good judgment in en-
forcing the no hen regulation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
Duquette

Congressman Harold Knutson was a
local caller last week.
The Luther League will be entertained
by Mrs. Ed Hedberg and Mrs. Gust Peter
SON Tuesday evening, Oct 49, at the
Peterson home.
The Cherrio Circle will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Berger Wednesday,
Oct. 10.
Ladies in the PIT. A, remember to get
your quilt patches in this week or as soon
as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Becker and family
visited at the Peterson home last week.
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner went to Superior
Monday afternoon for a few days.
Myrtle Hedberg and Winifred Barquist
of Proctor, visited at the Hedberg home
the past weekend.
A sewing project meeting was held Fri
dav in the school,
Edwin Hedberg of Granite Falls, spent
the weekend with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Corwin of Nash
wauk, spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. ALT Erickson.
Remember the dance at the hall Satur-
day evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
The Mooney Case

The case of Tom Mooney, who for
20 years has served on a life sem
tence in CALIFORNIA; San Quentin
prison for World War Preparedness
parade, is still undecided even though
given setback in the action Monday
of the United States Supreme Court
in denying review. Mooney still has
the hope of pardon by California
governor, but preceding governors
either have seen no material for a
pardon or have been afraid of getting
political fire heaped upon their heads.
At any rate we, at this distance,
are given to understand that new evil
dence, which would prove that per-
jured testimony was used to convict
Mooney, has been found and it would
seem that new trial should be given
in case an innocent man is serving
an undeserved sentence.
Progressives throughout the nation
have suspicion that great weight is
placed on those in power and on the
courts which is possibly the reason
Tom Mooney has not been freed long
ago.
The Mooney case has attracted ma
tion-wide attention and a wave OF
sympathy is in evidence throughout
the country, which should certainly
justify new trial to make clear the
doubt as to his guilt or innocence.
We are sure that desperate GRIM
inals out over the country are being
pardoned, and we might name the
recent case of the lifer in North Da-
kota who was turned loose and al
most Immediately killed Minnesota
farm couple and hired man, and il
would seem that the courts WOULD
spend a little time just to clear ur
suspicion that all is not well in the
Mooney case.
1t is interesting to progressives tc
note that Justices Black and Reed
recent appointees of President Roose-
velt's to the Supreme Court, dissenteo
from the Courts decision.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
Civil Service
Essential

Civil service in state employment
is essential to good government
whether or not politicians talk other
wise. When a crew of men are de-
pendent on their activity for their
masters during campaign year very
little attention and thought can be
given to service to the taxpayers of
the state and that is when govern
mental functions fall to low ebb.
If the crew or staff of employees are
taken from an industrial plant good
share of the time and placed at work
in the boss garden, the work at that
plant is bound to suffer. Customers
will become disgruntled and a gen.
eral deterioration of the business will
take place Likewise, when state en-
ployes must spend considerable time
aiding in the reelection of those Civ
ing them their jobs, state govern
ment and service to the people there
of is bound to deteriorate. And FUR
thermore graft is more likely to creep
in. No governmental administration
is free from the system we are OPP
Grating under at the present time
Elective governmental administra-
tons must remember that they are
at all times servants of the people,
if they are to do good work. And if
they do good work for all of the peo-
pie then they will not need strong
employe machine to return them to
office; the voters will reward them for
their work
Government of people is only as
good as the personnel therein and a
spoils system offers too many tempta-
tons to create useless and un-pro-
ductive jobs. Let's have a Civil
Service system and a good one and
maintain a clean government under
which all classes of the people will
be happy. We have the resources
and the background; let's bring them
back to the people and keep them
with and for the people!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
Bass Lake

Mr.. and Mrs: Oscar Anderson and fam
lily of Rush City, and Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Schoenrock were Sunday visitors at the
Herbert Olson home.
A few neighbors and relatives helped
Ben Carlson celebrate his birthday ami
versary Saturday evening.
Oscar Carlson of St. Paul. spent Sunday
with relatives here. Herbert Olson accom-
panied him back to work for him a few
weeks.
Emil Johnson and Mrs. Axel Linman
and daughter, Dorothy, of Minneapolis,
visited at the Alfred Johnson home Sum-
day.
Orlow Erickson is assisting with the
work at the Victor Carlson home while
Victor is working in st. Paul this week
Norwegian Ladies' Aid at her home Sum-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Ziegler were Sunday
evening visitors at the Victor Carlson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed DePover of Grindstone
Lake, MIR. and Mrs Richard Swanson and
Evelyn and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Carlson
and family spent Sunday afternoon at the
Ben Carlson home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
Askov, Mimi.

Very often the following questions
come in regard to the Townsend plan:
Cd Why $500 month? Isn't this
large amount of money for old folks
to spend every month, especially when
both the husband and wife will apply
namely $500 month? And the an
swer to this question is: How can
our Senators who receive $4,000 a
year-and as some of them claim
they cannot make both ends meet
spend this large amount? Are they
made of clay superior to these old
folks?
(2) Why should these old folks gel
this large amount of money? Isn't
this getting something for nothing?
And the answer to this question is
why do the widows of an ex-presi-
dent get a pension? And why dc
our supreme court justices receive 6
pension on retirement of $4,000 g
year? Isn't this also getting some
thing for nothing? And bear in mino
this fact, that our farmers and the
man with the shovel did as much ano
perhaps more to build up the nation
than the retired supreme court JUS
tees.
60 Another important question
often comes up as to where the money
is to come from to pay the pension:
to the old folks. And the answer
to this question is that, according te
official government facts and figures
in 1929 the total business transaction:
for the year amounted to one tril.
lion 200 billion dollars or 100 billion
dollars a month, and a 2 percen
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
form NOV with he those ' Of the 8 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, 1938-10-13

The 21st verse of the seventh chap
ter of the Book of Ezra contains all
the letters of the alphabet with the
exception of the letter 81" which was
not included in the early alphabet.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

You know folks, the way certain
faction in England has been "pan-
ming" Prime Minister Chamberlain
since he came back from the Munich
conference with Hitler and Mussolini,
reminds me of the young man in col
lege who had failed to pass very
important examination. Wishing to
break the news gently to his parents,
he sent the following wire to his
older brother: "Have failed to pass
exam; prepare father" The brother
replied: Father prepared; prepare
yourself"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

every man should have a fair
sized cemetery in which to bury the
faults of his friends. Henry Ward
Beecher.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
THE TOWNSEND PLAN

Editor AskoV American:
1 am submitting for publication in
your Opinions of Others" column
the following letter written for and
published in the Fort Dodge (Iowa)
Messenger & Chronicle by Matt
Rodenborn, of that city:
H. H. KOLB.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

There's always voice saying the
right thing to you somewhere, if you'll
only listen for it.-Thomas Hughes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
l Would Say
BY A. w. coNAwAY

Not only is the country ruled by
the moneyed interests, but now the
baseball world has its destiny guided
by them also. Just look at the New
York Yankees, proteges of multi
millionaire! They have bowled over
all opposition for three successive
years. What we need is a new deal
in baseball, but of course we don't
want the administrative cost to be
so high.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

Looking over the tax rolls, one is
tempted to believe that there is much
untold wealth in this country of ours.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

A knot is unit of speed equal to
one nautical mile (6080 feet) per hour.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

No mans judgment is better than
his nformation.-Office Economist.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

The letter &c" occurs more fire.
quently than does any other letter
in the English language.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

From Reno, New, comes a letter
to a Minnesota resident telling him
that he would have an ''intelligent
chance for each $3.50 invested to make
$4,000 cash profit" That would
surely be nice money and since it is
supposed to come from oil, 1 imagine
that it is the same grade as that
which flowed from the Teapot Dome
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

Yep, those Yankees have the base
ball situation sewed up like the Demo-
Gratis have the elections. suppose
that is because they have so many
on the payroll.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

From Reno, New, comes a letter
to Minnesota resident telling him
that he would have an ''intelligent
chance for each $3.50 invested to make
$4,000 cash profit" That would
surely be nice money and since it is
supposed to come from oil, 1 imagine
that it is the same grade as that
which flowed from the Teapot Dome.
A prominent Republican has COM
puted that during President Roose-
velts first term in office it has cost
the American taxpayers S2,500,00O
for his jaunts about the country.
wonder if our Republican informant
has figured out how much it would
have cost us if the President had
stayed at home.
Likewise, / wonder if he has fig
ured out as to the cost of removing
the heel marks from the presidential
desk when Mr.. Roosevelt took over
the office.
I see they are still chewing the
rag" over the Bemidji college project.
By gum, if they don't get that thing
completed pretty soon, they might as
we'll make it into an old peoples
home. I never did see so much criti-
cism and talk of punishment without
actual punishment being inflicted
since the time when my dad had a
lath ready to lick my brother and
then found out that / was the one
who did the mischief.
Another thing. If they don't hurry
and get the blame attached and the
guilty party punished we voters are
going to have to hear the whole thing
on the radio again just before election
and if we do we are going to feel to-
ward the whole thing like the after
dinner speaker who sized up the
American banquet institution as being
place where speaker first eats lot
of food he doesn't want and then pro-
ceedS to talk about something he
doesn't understand to lot of people
who don't want to hear him.
I've been watching the tarvia crew
Surfacing the village street and that
stuff reminds me of similar SUBJ
stance spread each campaign year
and this road crew is spreading il
on just as thick as some energetic
candidates do. I've noticed in the
short time the crew has been here
that there are some people who think
it just as harmless as the campaign
coating; they rush right into it and
soak it up.
However, the campaign material
is not nearly so lasting it comes
off just after election in many in
stances, while this stuff will remain
for all time and eat into the surface
A news headline says that "Wallace
is Most Harassed Man." Well, by
golly, it serves him right for killing
them little pigs.
1 see where John D. M. Hamilton
has opened his fight to save the United
States. You know John is the fell
low who managed the Republican
National campaign during the las
election and considering the way the
voters needed his arguments he should
get some one else to do his talking
for him. He and his party seem to
have lost caste with the voters like
the prevaricating farmer did with
his hogs. In describing the farmer:
truthfulness to a neighbor a frienc
said oval, I wouldn't exactly say
he was a liar, but 1 tell We when i
comes time to call his hogs he ha:
to get somebody else to call 'em fol
him" And if the present trend O
political campaigns becomes perma
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

You saw it in the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

However, the campaign material
is not nearly so lasting . it comes
off just after election in many in
stances, while this stuff will remain
for all time and eat into the surface.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13
A prominent Republican has COM

A prominent Republican has Conn.,
puted that during President Roose-
velt's first term in office it has cost
the American taxpayers S2,50O,000
for his jaunts about the country. l
wonder if our Republican informant
has figured out how much it would
have cost us if the President had
stayed at home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

Likewise, 1 wonder if he has fig
ured out as to the cost of removing
the heel marks from the presidential
desk when Mr.. Roosevelt took over
the office.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-13

A news headline says that wallace
is Most Harassed Man." Well, by
golly, it serves him right for killing
them little pigs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
DnzUSOnPut
Back In old
Bank kOHce

Raleigh, April 5.-(AP)-Judge N.
A. Sinclair said today he had vacated
orders he issued last year ,discharging
James G. Dawson, of Kinlston, as re-
ceiver of the Farmers Bank & Trust
Company of LAGRANGE, on petition Of
Commissioner of Banks Gurney Hood.
who alleged Dawson is short more
than $4,000 in his accounts.
Judge Sinclair, residing over SUI
perior court here said the order was
mailed to the Lenior clerk of court
at Kinston yesterday.
The LAGRANGE bank closed in 1920
and Dawson became receiver in 1921.
There were % findings in the order
made by Judge Sinclair. The judge
said that "the interests of every one
concerned requires a full and impair
tial examination of the contentious
raised by the exceptions herein, and
the commissioner of banks, contending
that the counsel fees and other allow
ances are excessive, and the receiver,
contending that counsel conducted
about 100 or more lawsuits for the re-
ceivership and also rendered much
other valuable legal services, and in
the Judgment of the court, it is a pro-
per case for a reference so that suf
ficient time and pains can be directed
to the examination"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
LABOR CLASHES|N IN !.
MEXICO INCREASING
NATIONS TROUBLES
Government Preparing for
Long Legal Fight Over
appropriation of Oil
Industry
TWO WORKMEN DEAD
DURING GUN FIGHT
Battle Between Two Unions
Starts Over Right To I'm
load Cargo of Building
Materials from German
Ship; Labor Strong Backer
of Cardenas
TWO WORKMEN DEAD
DURING GUN FIGHT

Mexico City, April 5.-(AP)-Re-
newal of hostilities between the Con
federation of Mexican Workers &C
T. NJ and the Regional Confedera
ton of Mexican Workers &C. R. o.
M) added to the governments wor-
ries today as it prepared for long
legal fight over the appropriated oil
industry
Two workmen were killed and a
half dozen soldiers injured in a gu:l
battle yesterday at Acpulco. A score
or persons was arrested
The battle between the two unions
started over the right to unload a
cargo of building materials from a
German ship. Federal troops in.
tervened and patroled the streets
after the town had been terrorized by
the outbreaks, one of a numter Of
such clashes in the last two years.
Labor has been a chief support of
President Cardenas, who expropriat-
ed the oil properties of II British
and American oil companies March
19. The companies appealed yesterday
to the courts, challenging the con-
stitutionality of the appropriation dc.
cree. Both sides were expected to
pursue the case to the supreme court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
Patchwork Defenses Dug
Along Grand Canal After
Fall of Strategic
Taierchwang
HARD FIGHTING AT
CITY IN PROGRESS
Japanese Claim Advance
Into Tiangsu Province
from Shantung for First
Time; Claim Destruction of
Ten Grounded Chinese
Planes by Raids

Shanghai, April (AP)-Turning
stubbornly in their tracks, Chimes .
ietleating from the ruined city of
Taierchwang again slowed up the
Japanese drive today toward the
Lunghai railway
Taking advantage of night time re-
lief from Japanese artillery AMI avia-
tion, Chinese dug patchwork defense
along the Grand Canal, and Japanese
admitted severe fighting still was go
ing on near Taierchwang, center of
a 17-day battle
Chinese still did not admit Japan
csc had occupied all of the city, and
asserted that attacks on three points
provided constant rear guard threat
to the Japanese. Japanese pressed
an eastward thanking movement to-
ward two points east where the Grand
Canal bends southwark and crosses
the Lunghai line. Their objective ap-
peared to be to cut the Lunghai at
point where the canal and railway
intersects.
In the vicinity of Pihsien, Japa-
nese claimed their shaft-like pene-
tration from Shantung province had
advanced in Tiangsu province from
the north for the first time
Japanese aviators claimed destruc-
tion of ten ground Chinese planes in
attacks on airdomes 12O miles south
of Chengchow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
LOVE TRIANGLE GIRL
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
One of Her SuitOrs Killed Other and
Then Drowned Himself at
Clinton Saturday

Fayetteville, April 5-(AP)-Grace
Carter, 17-year-old Clinton girl, gain
ed strength today in Fayetteville
hospital, where she has been in a
critical condition since she was shot
and her admirer fatally wounded
Saturday night by another suitor
whose body was later found in a
nearby stream.
Physicians said the girls condition
remained serious, but added "the
chances now are all in her favor"
Meantime, the body of Rudolph
Smolka, 22-year-old Elmira, N. Y,
musician, who died several hours
after he and Miss Carter had been
shot in the midst of a small party
at her home, was prepared by Clin-
ton undertaken for forwarding to his
former home.
Cameron Tew, 21-year-old CONNER
cial student named by a coroner"s
jury as the slayer of Smolka, was
found drowned in Six Run creek
Sunday morning. In his pocket was
a marriage license taken out the day
before for himself and Miss Carter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-05
WINSTON CONTEST
CAUSING SURPRISE
Why Tobacco Heir Is I'm
opposed by DR.. McDon-
aid Is Not Explained
Daily dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, April Announcement of
Gordon Gray, Winston-Salem publish
er of the Twin City's two daily papers,
for the State Senate caused more of
a ripple in political circles here than
many an announcement for state
wide office.
/ ntossing his high-priced head
piece into the arena, Mr.. Gray said he
decided to run only after Senator Hu
bert McRae Ratliff, Forsyth's 1927
Senator, had said he would, not be u
candidate for reelection.
The Gray candidacy in itself was
of interest, as hei widely known bv
reason of his papers and because of
his tobacco-family prominence; bu.
the thing which mas excited Raleigh
observers and the thing they can hard
ly believe, is the statement (seeingl,y
made by Gray hackers with consid-
cradle assurance) that the young jour
nalistic tycoon will have no serious
opposition.
If this should prove true, then verify
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