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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-30
Sturgeon Beach

Tuesday morning of last week Ellis
Whiting had the misfortune to break
bone in his left leg, near the ankle
He was walking in a hurry as it was
raining and stepped in hole and
snapped a bone. Francis Void took
him to Moose Lake, where a doctor
put the ankle in a cast. The acct
dent happened at bad time as Mr..
Whiting has all his summer work to
do. Geo. Void is helping with the
farm work at this writing,
Mort Void of st. Paul, spent from
Sunday until Wednesday at the Eng
Void home.
Last week while Herman Beccue
was cultivating corn with three
year old colt the animal in some man.
ner got his head under the neck yoke
and in doing so broke a blood YES
sci in his neck and dropped dead.
Miss Allen and Mrs. Parnel of
Oak Knoll, drove to st. Paul We'd
nesday of last week, returning here
Monday.
Earnie Anderson has a large crew
of men getting out pulp wood. Some
of it is peeled and some is being
sawed into ties. The men are max
ing Stats for snow fencing also.
Through the cooperation of the re-
sort owners of Sturgeon Lake the
large sign at the junction of the
pavement and Pine County road S
was given new coat of paint and
the names of the resorts painted in
large letters inviting the tourists to
visit beautiful Sturgeon lake, with
its fine sand beach for bathing, and
for good fishing. The resort owners
are making every effort to make the
stay of the tourist as pleasant as
possible.
Elaine Olson, niece of Mrs. Ellis
Whiting, is visiting at the Whiting
home for the summer. Her home is
in Grafton, N. D.
Mrs. Sam Williams of Washington,
D. c., arrived last week to open her
summer home at Oak Knoll. Mr..
Williams will arrive later from Wash
ington TO spend the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Gardener are busy
making improvements on their home
at the lake.
Marc Paulsen has been busy lately
getting the road that leads to Wade
Woods in shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Stolp of Ro-
chester, arrived Sunday for a short
visit at the Whiting home. Mrs. F.
L. Whiting and Mrs. Stolp are sis
tiers. Mrs. Stolp is the head officer of
the state Royal Neighbors lodge and
had attended meeting in Duluth of
all the Arrowhead lodges of the
Royal Neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Anderson and
family, Mrs. Oscar Lindgren and
June Olson of Cloquet, visited Sum
day at the Whiting home. Miss Olson
remained to visit her aunt, Mrs. Ellis
Whiting.
Joe Silenski is busy giving the
home and cottages at Lakeside Beach
a fresh coat of paint.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-30
Kerrick

Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy anc
children visited her parents, MIR. anc
Mrs. Geo. c. Jensen, in Askov Sun.
day evening. Jimmie remained with
his grandparents for longer visit
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Fuhrmann anc
children and Mr.. and Mrs. E. De-
Giacinto were Moose Lake callers
Sunday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. M. Beckstrom Wis
tied his brother-in-law and sister
MIR. and Mrs. Tom McMann, i'm Du-
luth Friday.
Miss Cecilia Bendel of Milwaukee
is a guest at the Paul Schirmirler
home at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist took
Miss Colleen Berg and Gloria Muir
ply to the Bible camp at Grindstone
lake Monday evening. The girls re-
manned for the balance of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Murphy and Fred
and Mary Murphy of Bruno, visited
at the James Murphy home Monday
evening.
Paul Schirmirler accompanied by
MIR. and Mrs. NJ Beckstrom and Mr..
and Mrs. E. DeGiacinto were bust
ness callers in Barnum Saturday
evening.
Billie Hogan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hogan of Minneapolis, is visit
ing his grandparents at this writing.
A shower was rendered Miss JEAN
cite Hogan at the j. H. Hogan home
last Thursday afternoon. About 35
ladies were present. Miss jeanette
received many lovely gifts. A de-
licious lunch was served and a social
hour was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McMann of Du-
luth, Mrs. Wally Beckstrom and Mrs.
Hazel Berset and daughter, Babe,
called at the NJ Beckstrom home Sun
day afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-30
Windenere
(From Another Correspondent

The Blomskog Luther League will
meet Friday evening, July l. A pro-
gram will be rendered and refresh
ments served. All are cordially in
vited
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-30

Sell, buy or trade through Amer
lean Want Ads.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-30

You saw it in the American.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08

Wouldn't it be funny to see rabbi
sleeping in a Murphy bed in a XXX.
night shirt at the Y. w. G. A?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
RAIL SAFETY
THREATENED

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-From
the middle Of July, 1887, to the mid
die of May, 1888, American railroads
laid off just under 100000 men. And
two-thirds of these are men devoted
to keeping up the way, structures and
equipment Of the railroads. In other
words, the biggest cut is not in the
men working the railroad property,
but the men whose jobs are to keep
the railroad property in shape.
Also, as usual, the men who could
least afford to lose jobs are the ones
who have lost most of them. Main
tenance of way men have never been
able to get more than subsistence
wages at the best; and usually not
that. The average wage for the last
year for which figures are on hand
was 81 1,084 per year. And the aver
age wage never is the real wage, for
the total sum paid in the year is di-
yided by the average" number of
men employed in the middle of the
month; and all the men who share
the pay never are working on any
one day.
TO say that the railroads are play
ing with fire by this course is put
ting it mildly. The men who maintain
the way, structures and equipment
are precisely the ones who are work
ing for safety first. The railroads
have bettered their safety record very
greatly in the last dozen years; but
they cannot keep a good record and
slight maintainance. The Custer
Creek disaster on the Milwaukee in
which 40 persons were killed bears
every mark Of being due to neglect.
No properly built bridge on the main
line goes out before the engine comes
to it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
South Carolina Unions For
Broad Program to Meet New
Conditions Facing Labor

Columbia, S. C. (ILNS)-Adoption
Of new policies, to meet new condi-
tions and responsibilities, formed the
keynote of the Oath convention of the
South Carolina Federation of Labor,
held June 24-25, at Columbia.
This broadened approach to labor's
problems, in accord with the rapid
growth of the movement in the state
and nation, was brought before the
convention in the address of Paul j.
Aymon, representing the American
Federation of Labor as spokesman for
George L. Googe, Southern dictator
of the A. f. of L., who was attending
the International Labor Conference in
Geneva. Speaking particularly of the
textile industry, Mr.. Aymon said:
eve must create a new psychology
among the workers for permanent
unionism. We can no longer have
the type of union which organizes to-
day to strike tomorrow"
James Barrett, also representing
the A. F. of L., made an eloquent ap-
peal along the same lines.
Many Subjects Covered
The convention, largest in state
federation history, reflected this real
ization of broadened responsibilities
in resolutions covering practically
the state and the South.
Among important actions were the
following: Advocating that the civil
ian conservation corps be made per-
manent but refusing to sanction its
use for military training; instructing
federation officers to cooperate with
the conference of governors for equal
ization of Southern freight rates; con-
demning layoffs and threatened wage
cuts for railroad workers; demanding
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
Iron Workers Vote to Par
ticipate in CIO Convention

Pittsburgh fILNS) Members Of
the AmaIgamated Association Of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers voted to accept
the invitation Of the CIO to partici-
pate in an organization convention of
the Industrial union groups, a count
Of the ballots revealed.
The amalgamated is a separate or
ganization from the CLOS steel
workers organizing committee, but
under the vote viii join with other
unions, which rebelled against Amer
lean Federation of Labor leadership
in setting up a permanent organiza-
tion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
By JOSEPH A. WISE

Chicago (ILNS)-In support of his
contention that the national labor re-
lations act covers d much wider field
than the single, isoluated subject of
collective bargaining" Victor A.
Olander, secretary treasurer of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
testified at considerable length at the
recent NLRB hearings at Chicago in
relation to the petition of the Amer
ican Newspaper Guild against thirty
affiliates of the American Federation
of Labor.
The guild is attempting to stage
membership raids on the unionized
mechanical departments and on the
unorganized front office" forces of
American daily newspapers, A. F. of
L. unions charge.
Mr.. Olander's testimony is too
lengthy to be covered in one labor
press story. More of his testimony,
which is regarded as highly impor-
tant, will be given here later.
Legal Status of Labor Defended
Under oath, Mr.. Olander testified,
in part, as follows:
"The American Federation of La
Dor gives particular attention to the
J11.oI e.+,+,,c rf +l,a 1,yn,.I-o,c ~ or4cL
lish, defend and promote their rights
as free citizens. 1t asserts and guards
the interests of the workers in the
development of national legislation in
congress and advises and guides it's
affiliates in relation to state and local
legislation. 1t asserts and guards
the interests of workers as a body in
relation to the attitude of the courts,
particularly against harmful legal
tendencies.
at has brought about decided modi-
fications of the old conspiracy doc
trine which has often been used to
hamper workers in their struggle for
better lives. It's long and finally sue
cessful fight against the misuse of
the equity power of the federal
courts, the misuse of injunctions in
labor disputes, is one of the great
historic events of the life of modern
America.
Federation Leads in Labor Legislation
1T is carrying on similar fight
in the states, through the state
branches, as relating to the state
courts. 1t has made a great deal of
progress in that respect.
"In the field Of legislation the
| American Federation Of Labor
| has been the leading factor in the
initiation or development of many
laws in the interests of workers.
II cite some examples: The Nor
! ris- LaGuardia act, to prevent the
misuse of injunctions in labor dis
putes; the development of Section 7
of the national industrial recovery
act, of the executive order, and the
congressional resolutions establish
| ing the National Labor Board, the
first National Labor Relations Board
and finally the law creating the pres
ent National Labor Relations Board
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
NLRB Hearing Witness Makes Plain
Broad Field of AFofL Activities
On Behalf of Nations Workers

condition, that they live scrupulously
up to it; that being a condition nee
.essary not only to make employers
feel that they are dealing with re-
sponsible group, but also to prove TO
the public in general that the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor is that sort
of an organization.
Incidentally, | might remark that
the records show that the printing
trades unions, particularly those in
the newspaper field, have been lead
ers on that particular point, or
among the leaders on that particular
point"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08

the establishment Of IVA wage rates
on the Santee-Cooper project and
appointment of a representative of
labor to the next vacancy on the San
tee-Cooper authority; advocating leg
islation requiring adequate rest for
bus and truck drivers and strict en-
forcement of the trucking law; urg-
ing extension of civil service to all
branches of public service; stdongly
urging reductions in power compapny
rates.
Tax Study Ordered
The creation of standing COM
mittee of three was ordered to study
the effect of punitive and discrimina
tory taxation" upon living costs and
employment.
Support of labor's participation in
the campaign for civilian relief in
China was strongly endorsed
After stirring debate, led by Earle
Britton, president of the Columbia
Federation of Labor and chairman of
the state federation legislative COM
mittee, amendment of the law covering
appointment of the labor commits
sioner was favored.
Officers Reelected
The proposed change would remove
the clause requiring the governor to
appoint one of three nominated by the
state federation. Let the gov
ernor assume the full responsibility
for the selection of the man. The gov
ernor and not ourselves will then be
responsible for his performance, de-
clared Chairman Britton.
President Aloysius Flynn, Charles
ton; Vice President Whitted, Spar
tansburg, and Secretary Fred Hat
chell, Columbia, were reelected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
UNION HOSIERY DRIVE

Charlotte, n. G. (ILNs) The
American Federation of Hosiery
Workers will open its organizing
campaign in the South, July /, Roy
Lawrence, director, announced here.
North Carolina headquarters prob
ably will be in Charlottee, he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08

"The Federation News advises that
organized labor enter their protest
against the misuse of the sales tax
and further urges that steps be taken
to bring about an early repeal" the
article concludes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
AFofL Develops Spirit of
Responsibility

"The American Federation Of La
Dor, from its inception, has held on
many, many occasions, by official ac-
ton, that when it's members give their
word for the performance of certain
acts or the maintenance Of certain
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
BUTCHERS
In Pact With Big Chain
in New Jersey

Newark, ~ ]. (ILNS) Another
victory in the retail field has been
won by the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen Of North
America, an affiliate of the American
Federation Of Labor.
Total wage increases of $4,000 for
756 workers, employed in an esti-
mated 400 stores, have been won as
a result of an agreement entered into
by Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
ers Union, Local No. 261, and the
Mutual Grocery Co, and Big Chief
Stores, of New Jersey.
Long Union Drive
The Mutual Grocery Co. and Big
Chief Stores are owned and operated
by Wilson, Gaddis & Co, with head
quarters in Newark. 1t is one Of the
largest retail chains in New Jersey
Victory came after months Of pain
Staining cnOIb 10 ISdIllAc @OIheIS
employed by the chain. Much credit
goes to Nathan Klein, secretary of
Local No. 261, who was instrumen-
tai in completing the agreement.
Arbitration Provided
Under the contract, all employees OF
the chain must become members OF
the union. An increase of 81 a week
was obtained. Stores are to operate
on 40-hour week basis and time and
one-half is to be paid for overtime
A full measure of security for both
parties to the contract is contained in
"a clause which provides for arbitra-
tion of grievances that cannot be set
tied by union officials and store own.
ers by a 3-man board, the decision tc
be binding upon both the union anc
the management.
Wouldn't it be funny to see a rabb
sleeping in Murphy bed in XXX
night shirt at the Y. w. c. A.?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
ILLINOIS LABOR
DOUBLE-CROSSED
On Sales Tax Law, Says Chi
cago Federationist

Chicago (ILNS) Charging that
organized labor was double-crossed
at Springfield because urgently
needed relief moneys are not now
available in state fund raised by
special sales tax which labor was ask
ed not to oppose on the ground of
emergency relief needs, Charles f..
Wills calls for repeal of the tax in a
signed article in the Federation
News, official publication of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor.
Recounting that organized labor
throughout the country has strongly
opposed the sales tax as being an un-
fair levy and because it was most
burdensome upon the consumer max
ing small purchases, Wills writes:
"However, labor was asked to with
draw its objection; that there We're
people starving and that the only
method which would provide imme-
diate relief was the sales tax. The
Chicago Federation of Labor went on
record as withdrawing it's objection
with the understanding that the tax
was for the purpose of providing for
relief funds.
Labor Double Crossed"
"Organized labor was double
crossed at Springfield, The tax is
being used for general purposes. This
tax was put over on the city of Chi
cago. but when we demand what we
have paid into these relief funds, we
are advised to economize. What does
that mean? Well, economy and wage
reduction are identical. No other
method has ever been offered than to
cut wages"
Wills pointed out that when the
Chicago city council protested against
increasing property taxes to aid re-
lief needs it asked the state to use
the whole Of the sales tax fund for
the purpose One alderman is said
to have reported balance OF $37,-
100000 in the state relief fund after
relief disbursements had been made
The tax had raised $80,000,000
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
Brought Creation of Labor
Department

1t originated and urged and sue
ceeded in bringing about the creation
of the United States Department Of
Labor and departments of labor in
various states and of bureaus, ma
tional and state, specializing in the
pprotection of women and children in
industry.
1T is the most active force in sup
pport of the pending child labor
amendment. 1t brought about the
enactment of the contract labor laws,
has been a leading figure in the urg-
and and securing Of immigration re-
strictions. 1t originated the present
movement for health and safety laws
of various sorts, national and state
Promoted Big Field of Laws
Aiding Labor
1T brought about the creation Of
bureaus of labor statistics that we
have in the various states, and also
the bureau which is part Of the
United States Department of Labor;
developed the factory inspection laws,
the mine safety laws, the laws of
sanitation, ventilation and cleanliness
in working places; the abolition Of
sweatshops, the prohibition Of child
labor, special protection for women
workers, employers liability laws,
workmen's compensation acts, occu-
pational disease laws, seamen's laws,
wage collection laws, wage assign
ment laws, laws relating to conditions
Of public employees, unemployment
compensation, old age pension laws,
mothers pension laws, child welfare
laws, vocational education and ap-
premiership arrangements through
public bodies and law, and also active
in promoting the whole field Of what
are now called the social security
laws.
Federation Activities Are Open To
All Members
1T led in the fight for minimum
wage and maximum labor laws and is
busily engaged at this moment in
promoting the passage Of the pending
bill in congress on that subject.
1T has been one Of the most active
promoters of public housing legisla-
tion, relief legislation and number
Of other matters Of that. sort.
"And the workers who join the
American Federation Of Labor or who
are members Of it, directly Or through
its affliates, have opportunities to
individually and collectively take part
in all of these activities relating to
their conditions Of employment, ac-
tivities covering subjects that are not
the question Of settlement by collec-
tive bargaining.
AFofL Develops Spirit of
Responsibility
"The American Federation of La
Dor, from it's inception, has held on
many, many occasions, by official ac-
ton, that when it's members give their
word for the performance of certain
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-07-08
NEW ORLEANS UNION DRIVE

New Orleans (ILNs) The organi-
zation committee Of the American
Federation Of Labor is engaged IN
organizing retail clerks. meat cutters,
and packing house workers. "A strong.
nucleus is working hard to enlarge
the membership.
OF course one should be kind to the
blind but it IS hard to do il the soand-
SO insists on umpiring a baseball
game.
Evening star., 1938-05-22
Man Overheard.
Continued from poge four

DIR. End and Captain Craig, became
guinea pig. In grueling series
OF experiments. Craig and l sat in
FISHERS recompression chamber and
breathed helium and oxygen under
pressure. At one time we we're under a
pressure of "a pounds square inch, for
which the normal nitrogen-oxygen
decomposition time would be forty
seven minutes. Craig and l we're out
in two minutes. A few months later
we made series of test dives in Lake
Michigan and finally went down 300
feet and stayed for some time.
1t was then that a radio company
asked me to broadcast my next test
dive. The Coast Guard offered to place
the 125-foot patrol boat Antietam,
at our disposal.
When DR.. End gave the word to
hoist me out and over the side of the
cutter at l2:4l pm. l was all set to
60 farther below the surface than a
man had ever gone before in a diving
suit. I've Vestrem. my bear" tending
the lines. sang out into our telephone
the depths as went down - 100 feet
Il 150- 200. But here the descend
ing line fouled. l had to be hauled
back up. Then l descended again.
reached 100 feet - the S-5l sank
at this depth. with twoscore men
aboard. Vestrem's voice came through
the phone: "l1O feet" that was the
depth of the Dwight; ''22O feet"
that's the depth of the Merida, which
I'm planning to salvage this year:
''240 feet" - would now be touching
the upturned side of the Lusitania;
1906 feet" It that was Crilly's record;
Evening star., 1938-05-22

spent some ten minutes before l
called up the order, Hoist awayw
And here I am at thirty feet. My
feet are cold. All l can do to keep my
blood circulating is to paddle my
hands and feet. It's at times like this l
wonder why didn't become a lawyer
in my fathers Office. Why did l ever
want to be a deep-sea diver? And why
do / look forward with such eager
Evening star., 1938-05-22

enthusiasm to this coming summer,
when. conditions being right, I shall
gamble my life in salvage work on the
long Lusitania?
The only answer know lies in a
book in my room at home, the first
book that owned as kid. When you
pick it up. it falls open automatically
at the much-thumbed chapter entitled
THE Wonders of the Deep"
Evening star., 1938-05-22
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

1850 feet" - the depth to which l
had planned to 60. said, What the
help"
Dimly l could hear Vestrem say,
400 feet" l called Lower awayw
Then l was on the bottom, seventy
fathoms below the Antietam Il 42O
feet down. ia feet deeper than a man
had ever gone before in diving suit.
I prowled around in the muck and