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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
KILLED UNDER TRAIN

Thomas Gallea, 81, of Laramie,
Wyoming, "a cousin of E. L. Gal
lea of Redwood Falls, is to be
buried at Hill City, Minnesota. He
died after losing both legs by am
putation when he fell under a
train at Laramie. His brother
Darrell and another companion
Ralph Carlson are accompanying
the body. 1t is the third tragic
death in the youths family.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Coyotes Scare
Livestock To Death

Cheyenne, Wyo. -(P-Coyotes
bring death to 81, 100000 worth OF
livestock in Wyoming annually a
recent U. S. Biological survey
shows.
In addition to the animals they
actually kill, the coyotes cause
the deaths of many sheep and
cattle by forcing them to ever
Craze. The overgrazing is caused
by livestock banding together in
close quarters for protection from
coyotes. =
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
UPHOLSTERING

Now you can have your
upholstering on furniture
or car cleaned and renewed
Quickly, safely and econ
omically.
Upholstering cleaned by
us is bright, fresh and new
looking and at only a frac-
ton of the cost of slip COW
ering or re-upholstering.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Gaylord II. S. Has Largest
Class In School History

acknowledgement high school
will graduate the largest class in
its history this June when % boys
and girls will receive their diplo-
mas. This total is two more than
the previous high established in
1926.
Glass honors have been won by
Erwin FRANKIE, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John FRANKIE, valedictorian and
Robert MathWich, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. III. MathWich, salutator-
ian
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Solicitors Plan
Continued from page one

the card, the representative said.
Mr.. Hoepner said the cards will
assure contributors that the soil
citor has been investigated as he
expects to investigate every per-
son applying.
Ministers of churches here will
be issued several cards to fill in
as to purposes and dates of soil
citations as benefit affairs come
up.
Mr.. Hoepner particularly urges
residents to examine the purposes
and dates on cards.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
Get House Permit

Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. GLOW have
obtained permit to build a
house in the block east of the
Carlyle Jaehning residence on
East Second street. They expect
to start construction of the one
story building as soon as weather
permits.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20

Schleeter's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Sheffield
and Lenore visited at Redwood
Falls Wednesday.
The Busy Beavers All club met
Friday evening at the Otto
Bloemke home with Raymond.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
RUGS

Wouldn't you like to see
your rugs looking like new
with all the delicate shades
that you have long forgot
ten showing their original
beauty again. No water
touches the rug with the
new sanitary method we
employ. Therefore our pro-
cess does not remove the
sizing nor is there any
possibility for shrinkage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
GO TO FUNERAL

New Avon-Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Kerby left Wednesday for Fargo,
North Dakota, called by the death
of Mrs. Kerby's sister, Mrs. Henry
Schoenecker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20
DON'T FAIL
RE-UPHOLSTERING

We invite you to give our
experienced upholsterer
the opportunity to renew
your overstuffed suite.
Wide selection of samples
to choose from ranging
from SLIGO a yard to $40 a
yard. A complete and thor
ough job is guaranteed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-04-20

Barring cloud and fog, the con-
stellations of the Big and Little
Dippers and of Draco the Dragon
are visible at any hour of night
throughout the year.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
Hinckley

The special meetings at the Pres
byterian church were called to
close last Thursday evening instead
of Friday because Mr.. Harrison
wanted to start day earlier for
South Dakota on account of the roads.
He was to begin meetings there Sum-
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Healy recently
visited Mrs. Healy's niece, Mrs.
Baker, at Rush City. The Bakers
formerly lived east of Hinckley.
Mrs. Barlow made a business trip
to ST. Paul Tuesday of last week with
her brother, Mr.. Perkins, from Mora.
Mrs. Katie Young opened a flower
shop in Pine City, just north of
the bakery, March 10.
Mrs. Mike Robertson and Inez have
both been on the sick list the past
week.
The Pine county BARRIERS held a
meeting in Hinckley at the town hall
one day last week to discuss some
business matters. Every village in
the county was represented.
Matt Collins has been seriously I'LL
with pneumonia and his friends wish
him speedy recovery.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
SAME OLD STORY
(The Minneapolis Starr

\AAC MlllIlcdpOllS SCdr)
Maybe what we need most right
now is a Reorganization bill'' for
the state legislature.
Certainly state assembly that
does as little as ours has done in
10 weeks, and has so much left to
do in the remaining six weeks, is in
desperate need of some kind of or
ganization in the interests of eff
cheney.
The public is treated to virtually
the same spectacle every session.
The opening weeks are devoted to
a verbose warming up" to the task
of enacting needful legislation. The
closing weeks are devoted to a fren-
zied attempt to pass such legislation
before the whistle blows.
And the result is bound to be hasty,
half-baked legislation.
A legislature is cumbersome at best,
but when it approaches its task
without sufficient preparation for the
task, much time is going to be lost
in committee room and on the floor.
A little more homework" is needed
more interim study of the prob
lens to be taken up and a clearer
course laid down for members when
they convene.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
THANK YOU!
ASkoV American:

Editor Askov American:
I wish to commend the commun-
ity of Kerrick on the use of its ad-
vertising space in the Askov Amer
lean.
Whether the citizens of Kerrick
meet in solemn conclave to formulate
the meaty matter that goes into the
prelude of their ad every week, or
whether they have genius in their
midst who wields the pointed pen
I know not.
However that may be, the work
is fifty done.
am reminded of the boy in H. c.
Andersen's fairy tale, "The Emperor's
New Clothes"
You remember when the (rogues)
expert tailors had the Emperor's new
suit ready, all the office holders and
courtiers were called in to view it
and at the same time they were in
formed that to anyone unfit to ad-
minister his office the suit would be
invisible.
What surprise it was to each
and all of these good officers. The
Emperor appeared to be naked; but
every one in turn praised the Won
derful weave and the superb work.
manship by the master (rogues) tail
ors, lest they otherwise would stand
to lose their coveted office.
Then among the last of the throng
passing the throne on which the
Emperor sat, boy came along; he
had no office to lose, he gave words
to what his eyes saw and blurted
out: "Why, he has nothing on"
This is not intended to be a re-
Election on the "New Deal"; it may
have something on, although some
of us can't see it.
A. GRAVESEN.
ASkov, MINI.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

After Eli Whitney invented the cot
ton gin in 1893, the center of the
Negro population moved to the cot
ton fields of the deep South, and
stayed there more than century.
By 1890, every fifth person in the
United States was Negro. Although
the Constitution forbade the impor-
tation of slaves after 1903, slavery
continued to be the backbone of
an agricultural system based on cheap
labor. Economically, it was so diff
ferent from northern industrialism
that great Civil war was fought
over slavery. At its end in 1865, the
Negro found himself free.
For 20 years afterward, Negroes
in the South enjoyed unprecedented
liberty. Eight states sent colored
senators or representatives to Con-
gress. Negroes controlled several
state legislatures. The right to vote
was extended to include Negroes; civil
rights were given new legal protec-
ton; and provision was made for
the education of Negroes. But the
Reconstruction governments were
corrupt, and the white electorate
finally returned to power
Askov American., 1939-03-23
Selling Own Wares

Several leaders in the butter pro-
ducing field are taking an antagon-
istic attitude toward any movement
to mark up the price of butter such
as would be allowed in bill before
the Minnesota legislature. They ar
que, and perhaps rightfully so, that
any mark-up with the present eco
nomic conditions as they are, would
only result in the falling-off of sales
of butter and therefore the dairyman
would find himself worse off than
he is at the present.
A surplus is claimed now in but
ter products and whether there is
or there isn't, the fact nevertheless
remains that butter producers will
have to wage an educational advertis-
ing campaign to convince the buying
public why more butter should be
used. A mark-up in price will pos
sibly just tend to cause the con-
sumer to resort to the use of sub
stitutes We must convince him first
of all that there is actually no sub
stitute for butter from the stand
point of health, taste and general
happiness for all.
When the merchant has goods on
his shelves, what does he do? Well
if he wants to move his merchandise
he will put on an advertising cam
paign. We must not only tell the
consumers of the world that butter
should be bought, but convince them
that they cannot do without it. That
is no overnight job, but one that
should be consistent day in and day
out as long as butter is produced for
consumption.
Artifcially raising the price won't
accomplish our end, but advertising
will.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
CRITICIZES RELIEF, WPA SETUP
Editor ASkov American:

Editor Askov American:
Would like to give three cheers to
the town of Kerrick for their stand
on "This Relief Business" as per a
short article which appeared in the
last issue of the Askov American,
along with Kerrick's advertisements.
I'll say there are plenty people
getting relief and WPA jobs that
don't need them.
Why does farmer who owns either
a 40 or 8O-acre farm and has a
family of five to support get on
WPA when he milks six cows, raises
young stock and horses, pigs, etc.,
the same as we other farmers raise
and we can or have to get along
without any relief or WPA?
These farmers on WPA hire man
to help make hay on their days off
and that's all the farming they do.
They sneer at the neighbors who
plant four or five acres of potatoes
and 10 acres of rutabagas to make
their ends meet and stay off the
relief and WPA. They'd rather go
and work hard three days week on
WPA and take it easy the other four
days. I say if man can't support
family of five, six or eight on 80
acres, he isn't worth feeding.
A lot of us taxpayers don't buy
grapefruit at all and maybe one
dozen oranges month or sometimes
not even that much and we have to
live on what we raise on our farms. If
our cows are dry we have to go with
out butter and eat something else
instead, so why don't those farmers
on WPA do the same. Some WPA
and relief clients boast of getting
eight to IL pounds of butter in one
month. Well who gives me butter
when 1 can't buy it? Well just use
substitute and get along without it,
so why don't they?
Lots of these people who get direct
relief, also those on WPA jobs, just
have more money to spend in beer
taverns, because they depend on the
next check. Why isn't there more
justice? Why do we have to sup
port and feed some of those fellows
who refuse to farm the way they did
before relief and WPA came into
existence. Some of these people
would find jobs in the woods and
camps but since they got on WPA
and relief why should they look for
a job? It's being given to them on
a silver platter. Put the needy peo-
pie on WPA and let the farmers with
40 and 80 acres support themselves.
A TAXPAYER.
Pine County.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
A Fuller Education

Many people throw up their
hands in exclamation at certain
forms of teaching in the schools
of our country And it is of
course well to be on guard that
nothing antagonStic to our demo-
cratic form of government be
held up as preferred form, but
a certain amount of light can well
be given any political school of
thought and the best will prevail
and profit by the comparison OBJ
tanned.
A recent issue of the Mime
apolis Star contained an editorial
which we can subscribe to and
which we desire to pass on to
our readers. 1t follows:
The current (and recurrent) furore
over the teaching at the University
of "isms" subversive of the Amer
lean form of government would de-
velop into a clearer issue if sharp
distinction were made between ad-
vocacy of an ISM and conveying
information regarding it.
If dangerous governmental theories
are advocated in University class
rooms, that would be something tC
worry about.
If such theories are explained and
analyzed as effectively, for instance
as noxious chemical formulas are
analyzed in the chemistry depart
ment, that would qualify as education
by any broad and valid definition.
The late Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes once remarked that cham
pagne and foolish ideas had one thing
in common-when exposed to the
air, they went flat and were dis.
sipated.
So it is with the ism" theories
Given full and open discussion, with
opportunity for students to compare
them with democracy and its institu.
tions, these theories will lose theil
capacity to inflame young and unin.
formed minds.
It is difficult to see how any grad
uate could be considered well edu
Gated if he did not understand fully
all forms of government, past anc
present, and hadn't the knowledge
by which he could intelligently judg,
democracy's worth. The surest wa.
of appreciating democracy's super
iority is to know why it is superior
and not merely accept it on faith.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE
COLORED POPULATION
(The Pathfinder

(The Pathfinder)
Estimated 12,5OO,OOO colored people
in the United States.
There is but one colored man in
Congress and he is from Illinois.
Both st. Louis and New Orleans
have more than 100000 colored popu-
lation.
For the African ancestors of the
American Negro, captivity and migra-
ton began simultaneously. In 1919,
Dutch sea captain brought to James,
town, Va, "20 Negars" from the
west coast of Africa. To till the
tobacco fields of Virginia, thousands
more followed them into slavery
Askov American., 1939-03-23

Elliott Roosevelt, son of the Presi-
dent, is reported to have said over
the radio one night recently that Vice
President John N. Garner is Gin the
drivers seat right now" as likely
candidate for the presidency in 1910
and that there is little room to doubt
that the President and Mr.. Garner
have travelled separate roads since the
Askov American., 1939-03-23
Opinions .,Of Others

(Short timely letters on, topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
FOR not the writer's opinions con-
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eff
fective. but If the writer does not
wish to have his name used, it will
be Withheld)
Askov American., 1939-03-23

winter of 1887. They may have trav-
eled separate roads, but they appar-
emily used different vehicles; Garner
stayed astride the proverbial Demo-
cratic donkey, while the President
travelled faster, and we all know how
the race between the tortoise and
the hare came out.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
FOR GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Editor ASkov American:

EQltOr ASkOV American:
I see Congressman Harold Knutson
is opposed to the government run
ming business in competition with
the capitalists and says that the busi-
ness rightfully belongs to private
citizens. Who are the private citi-
zens? We are all private and the
government should be our servants.
GA government by the people). He
says: eve have long accepted the
doctrine of Thomas Jefferson, that
governments are instituted to protect
life, liberty and property. But gov
ernment in business comes out of
Russia"
1t makes no difference where it
comes from, but l was of that opin-
ion more than SO years ago and 1 am
Askov American., 1939-03-23

Regardless of how large fish
grows, it always has the same num-
Der of scales as it had when it was
hatched and was so tiny it could
hardly be seen without a magnify
ing glass.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

price so the business paid for itself,
but not any more. But now 1 hap
pen to think that that would be
Socialism, so better let the farmers
pay than to plant Socialism here,
as that would be apt to spread; and
that would be harder to fight than
the grasshoppers and noxious weeds.
But if such a government factory
fixed price, the capitalist factories
would have to come down to reason
able prices.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
ASkov American.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

1t has been estimated that a bee
travels 43,776 miles to gather one
pound of honey, consisting of 29,184
drops.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

The people back home shouldn't
urge him to seek new job, for if
he didn't make the grade, who would
let us know all the weaknesses of
the New Deal? Then too, it is al
right to have Republican at the
head of the Ways and Means Com
mittee :. . to find a way and to learn
the meaning of the Democratic spend
ing.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

If it does not pan out as anticipated
then they might as well let the Demo-
Gratis keep it. One thing more or
less to condemn them for, will make
very little difference, anyhow.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

You know folks, after all is said
and done, Harold must be proud of
his achievements which allow him to
hold places on such important COM
mittees when there are so many Dem
ocrats in Congress who seem to be
out of work.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

Invest 25 cents in a classified ad.
Askov American., 1939-03-23
| Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

Carl E. Davidson of Kettle River,
erstwhile Farmer-Laborite and Stas-
senite, writes that he, as spokesman
for a certain group, contacted Con-
gresham Harold Knutson urging him
to file for the Senate in 1910. Con-
gresham Knutson was told that a
statewide committee would back him
for the office. Mr.. Davidson says he
received reply from the Congress
man, stating that he is appreciative
of the interest taken in him, but that
he is we'll toward the top of the
Ways and Means committee and in
course of time expects to be chair
man, which is considered the second
strongest position in the House. Con-
gresham Knutson also said that he
is member of the Policy committee
and a member of the committee which
makes up the committees.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

1 see where the Nazis are going to
question 10000 Czech residents of the
territory which they took last week.
wonder if they are going to ask
them where the strong box is.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

I see where a man in New York
slipped on cake of soap while TAX
ing a bath and plunged five stories
to his death. suppose that we will
soon be hearing the tragedy re-
enacted on the radio, telling us Of
the advantages of a soap that floats.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

BY golly, I don't blame the Con-
gresham for refusing to attempt to
get new job; what's the use to work
in a new job when one can own the
place.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

them where the strong box is.
By gum, you've got to hand it to
Hitler, he is conducting his robberies
in such a way as to avoid bloodshed.
But after every one the three world
policemen-John Bull, Uncle Sam and
France-s-hold a conference, decide
which way he went, pat the victim
on the back and Immediately duck
behind a pact of some sort and try
to predict which country he will rob
next. Well, by gum, We'll be alright
until he holds up the police stations.
see where homemade SWastika
was burned Sunday night in st. Paul
on Capitol Hill. The Nazi emblem,
made of metal wrapped in oil-soaked
cloth, was 10 feet wide and five feet
high. They can't blame that onto
the Peoples Lobby, for I doubt if
that group has enough money to buy
the oil.
BY golly, I don't see why they had
to burn so foreign thing as the
Swastika, when more appropriate
object for Capitol Hill would have
been "the elephant" You know the
old boy isn't doing very much at the
present time anyway.
Stay sober don't laugh, men
. when you read this, if the wife
is around: Early America was a
period when it was not the squaws
who painted and went on the war
path.
Now Wife, it's your turn to keep
a sober face: A back seat driver is
no worse than one who cooks from
the dining room table.
Some of the legislators are begin
ming to talk about departments of
state becoming Stassen-ized. You
know that word is almost as easy
to say as Hoover-ize. Remember it?
Only 1 hope we don't get as hungry
as we did when we said "Hoover-ize.' "
The American Youth Party, Inc,
of New York City, whatever that is,
comes forth with communication,
stating that secretary of the interior,
Harold Ickes, has illegally changed
the name of Hoover Dam to Boulder
Dam. A letter from the Attorney
General is cited as proof. 1t appears
that Congress intended for the Dam
to be named after Herbert Hoover
Hoover Dam, but evidently Mr.. Ickes
thought that the two words would
be more appropriate if they were
reversed, since practically all Demo-
Gratis feel that way. However, the
Dam is now popularity known as
Boulder Dam and if it pans out al
right, then future Republican admin
istrations can set about to make il
known as Hoover Dam.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

Now Wife, it's your turn to keep
a sober face: A back seat driver is
no worse than one who cooks from
the dining room table.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

Stay sober don't laugh, men
. when you read this, if the wife
is around: Early America was a
period when it was not the squaws
who painted and went on the war
path.
Askov American., 1939-03-23

BY golly, don't see why they had
to burn so foreign thing as the
Swastika, when a more appropriate
object for Capitol Hill would have
been ''the elephant" You know the
old boy isn't doing very much at the
present time anyway.
Askov American., 1939-03-23


Talk about that everybody shall
have work is out of reason when one
with machines can produce enough
for 10.
One trouble is, there shall be sold
enough products to pay interest on
all debts, public and private, and such
debts are nearly as much as can be
borrowed on the property. All that
interest money goes to the capital
lists, or at least the most of it, and
there it lies to be lent to draw
more interest. An income tax to
full ability to pay, would be perfect
remedy for that. Then the money
(the buying power) would not be
stored up in the banks.
Harold Knutson says that he can
not understand why England, Ger
many and Belgium do not 60 into
the manufacturing of farm machin-
cry for the American market. One
doesn't need to be smart to under
stand that. When their factories are
of proper capacity for home markets,
they would have to expand them for
American markets and American
manufacturers would get Congress to
put high tariff on that machinery
so they could not compete with the
Americans.
There is another way of helping
the farmers. The United States could
build large factory of that kind
in central location and thereby
give work to many idle workers;
make the machinery and sell it at