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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
CZechs Protest The
NaZi Executions

B. B. Prachar, prominent Willow
River resident who follows closely
the affairs of the world and especially
those of his countrymen, submits the
following for publication in protest
to the recent killing of young Czech
students by the Nazi:
GAS American citizens, in accord
ance with the democratic and human
itarian principles and traditions of
our great country, we protest against
the last outrage, committed by the
Nazi barbarians against the enslaved
Czechoslovak people.
''We invite all true Americans, in
dividuals and organizations to join
us in public protests against the ruth
less and senseless murder of nine
Czech college students, whose only
crime was that they protested against
oppression and brutal NaZi enslave-
ment of their nation of 100000 600
souls, who formerly lived peacefully,
democratically and prosperously in
one of the best democracies of the
world
eve also protest against the wave
of terror now sweeping through
Czechoslovakia, against brutal Ger
manizing, and appropriation of
Czechs and SlovakS, against terror
istic persecution of many Catholic,
Protestant and Jewish institutions
and individuals designed to doom the
whole nation to extinction.
"We protest in the name of the
solidarity of all civilized mankind
against the closing of Czech univer-
sites by Nazis and we hope, that
especially all university students and
all educators of America will join us
in this proper condemnation of a
crime, unheard of in the history of
civilized nations"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
WHERE, OH WHERE?
ASkoV American:

Editor ASkov American:
1 wish to correct an article under
the title Rural School News" of
October 10. The author states dis
trict SO raised its levy four mills,
totaling $40 revenue and qualified
for $780, The only trouble with
these figures is that they are not true
Present taxable value of district
SO and 1875, formerly SO, is $4,000
1t was considerably more but I
haven't exact figures. Our mill levy
in 1886 was 1902 mills and in 1897
80 mills, almost 20 mills different
On present valuation it amounts to
$500.
Up until we voted 80 mills our
district was going ahead $500 per
year. Our finances took dive the
other way on a 30-mill levy.
They say Americans like to be
humbugged, but they got tired OF
it in 90. Sane people got tired OF
figures arrived at by eating two
pieces of pie, placing a little piece
of cake under the pillow then lei
slumber and dreams do the work
Figures about Clover finances in rural
notes could be procured in no other
way.
Mention is made of division Of
SO into SO and 1875. No. 1875 fol-
lowed road to easy money. Last
year reports that they were in REQ
$3.50 q am not sure about this) but
SO shows $500 in the treasury.
We voted eight months school be-
cause our attendance record for two
previous nine-month terms showed
seven months attendance. We sac
rificed SIS state aid in doing this
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
Thanksgiving?

People are all "balled up" on their
Thanksgiving this year. Some have
been in quandry as to when they
should really eat the proverbial tur-
key, but generally in this state-the
schools, the colleges, business places
in general and others, it seems will
give thanks on November 80, the ira
ditional last Thursday in November.
If one had planned on eating
Thanksgiving dinner with friends or
relatives in North Dakota, one should
have started out before this news
paper is in the mails, for the Cover
nor of that state has carried out the
Presidents proclamation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Twelve alleged Czech ringleaders
were summarily stood up against a
wall and shot to death; thousands of
others were arrested. In London Ian
Masaryk, former Czechoslovakian
minister to Great Britain, says that
what happened in Prague is "just the
beginning; when the time comes, we
will see to it that Hitler and his
henchmen are blown off the earth"
In Poland measures are now being
taken to repress rebellion before it
gets start; this explains the action
of the Germans in isolating complete
ly the Jews of Warsaw in ghetto
sections barred by barbed wire and
guarded by soldiers ready to shoot.
Quiet Front.
Whether Hitler is worried, no one
knows. But he has plenty to think
about. And that may be the reason
that the west front still remains just
about the most quiet spot on earth.
and insignificant patrol skirmishes-
otherwise no activity. Again, is Hit
Ter worried? Or does he realize that
if he starts in in earnest, the other
side will retaliate just as earnestly?
Air Campaign.
Repeatedly, the British government
has asserted that at the moment Ger
man airplanes begin to bomb Lon
don and other English cities, British
filters will seek bloody revenge in
Germany. Does that threat, that Ger
tainty, restrain Hitler? No one can
tell, but the fact is that the air is
almost as quiet as is the land front
Aside from a few reconnaissance
flights German filters have not been
active; they have flown over French
and British soil during the last week
or two but dropped no bombs. They
seem to have been merely looking
around to get the lay of the land.
French and British filters similarly
have visited" Germany and done
no damage. From so to say BIRDS
eye view this airwar is most polite
and mutually considerate.
Sea CatastrOphes.
But the oceans of the world offer
different picture; there has dur
ing the last few days been a great
deal of activity, far more, evidently,
as the result of mine explosions than
as the result of torpedoings.
The biggest catastrophe of the week
was the sinking of the Dutch liner,
Simon Bolivar" with an estimated
loss of 40 lives; the British say the
sinking was due to German mines;
the Germans blame British mines.
And there were other sinkings: The
Norwegian tanker, 'Arne Kjode," the
English ''Matra," 'Creswell," ''Sird-
hana," africa She'll" "Woodtown,"
the Italian "Brazia," the Swedish "B
o. Borjesson," the Yugoslavian Gar
lea Milica," the Lithuanian 'Pane-
vezys" and ''Nida," the Greek
"Georgios" several others-an
within the last seven or eight days.
There will be more
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
Truck, Tractor In
Near Highway Spill

A driver for large trucking con-
Germ in Minneapolis, narrowly averted
losing his life and cargo last Thurs
day when his motor stalled on the
hill west of the Kettle river bridge.
The large semi-trailer truck started
backing down hill with the heavy
tractor and continued until reaching
the guard rails at the bridge when ii
crashed through several of them to
suspend the truck cab and driver
out over the embankment.
However, the heavy load kept the
truck from being pulled down the
incline and the tractor was finally
unloaded, hitched to the truck and
used as power to get the whole APP
paratus on its way, with no damage
done.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Little things sometimes lead to big
ones. Frequently we read items in
newspapers where law enforcement
officers come out with a new order
that pin ball and slot machines must
90. The fact that the machines are
illegal and have been adjudged so in
this state for several years makes
a former little thing into big thing
the flouting of the law. When law
is on the statute books it should be
obeyed and enforced. If the thing
isn't worthwhile enforcing, for good
ness sakes take it off the statute
books.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Poland despoiled. There are evi.
dences in personal letters written by
Hitler on September 1, that he die
not believe England and France woule
move. Still, they issued their dec.
larations of war on September 3.
In the second place, Hitler hac
counted on his ally, Mussolini-pos.
sibly on Franco in Spain, too. What.
ever confidence he may have had ir
help from these quarters has beer
proved groundless. He has Musso.
lini's and Francois friendship, but mo-
their guns, not their soldiers. THAI
must have been a disappointment.
And in the third place, there wa.
that new hope of Russian support
strengthened when the Soviet armie:
marched into the eastern part of Po-
land, and founded on the commerce
agreements with Russia. But Russia
is not marching in behalf of Hitler
Is, according to present indications
not likely to do so.
DISScuSION.
1t would thus seem that on his
foreign-policy front Hitler has suf-
fered defeats. And his domestic cal
culationS are reported to have been
upset, too, for it is being said, with
increasing frequency and apparent
truth, that between him and his gen.
erals there is good deal of dissen-
sion. The generals are said to have
opposed some of his most important
projects, and, although they do not
openly admit it, they are also rumored
to resent the fact that they must take
their orders from a man who never
in the army rose to a higher rank
than that of corporal. True-that
is what Napoleon was, too. But
Napoleon devoted his whole life to
the study of military sciences-Hitler
is mere amateur while his generals
are men who have gathered practical
and expert experience during the pre-
ceding world war. They know a
great deal about military tactics and
strategy-and it may be assumed that
Hitler's knowledge in these fields is
well, rather limited.
Under these circumstances it is
thought not wholly unlikely that the
army, if and when the time comes,
will assert itself decisively, and even
may bring about the overthrow of
the German government. All this is,
of course, mere conjecture, but it
rests on combination of facts which,
summed up, constitute probability
Mailed Fist.
Others think that in Austria,
Czechoslovakia and Poland-countries
absorbed by Germany-the fire of
revolt against Hitler may break out
Perhaps Austria has to be left out
of the picture, for some time to come,
but Berlin is plainly worried about
Czechoslovakia and Poland.
In Prague there have been a num-
Der of street riots and other demon
STATIONS against the German govern
ment, and the military authorities
at Berlin found it necessary to strike
blow with a hard, mailed fist:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

I've long suspected that politics
has made monkeys out of the people
in Louisiana and now it appears that
there is something to it in the land
of the late 'Kingfish" Long. One of
the candidates in the race for cleo
ton to the governors chair in oppo-
sition to Earl K. Long, has been
dubbed a monkey" by his opponent
and now carries monkey along with
him on his campaign to "clean up
Louisiana politics."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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anywhere, aside from damage in
flicted on shipping.
Has Hitler made miscalculations?
That is question which occupies the
minds of many observers. He may
have
In the first place, he was certain
that Britain and France were bluff
ing when they told him that they
would not quietly stand by and see
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those of the 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, 1939-11-23

We have been accustomed to hav-
ing the bones of the donkey and ele-
plant ratified before us during cam
paign, but it will be something new
to see the animal from which the
modern politician evoluted, paraded
before us maybe at that the
monkey is intelligent as compared to
lot of politicians.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
THE MENACE WITHIN

Editor Askov American:
The following clipping is taken
from the morning Minneapolis
Tribune of November II, and
which serves as a good sound
reply to Lars P. Jensen.
E. A. E. LAAGE.
Brooten, MINI.
Tolerance cannot mean gross in.
difference to the welfare of our coun.
try. I do not believe that we should
longer permit Communists and Nazi!
to use our Constitution as shield
behind which they are free to carry
on their subversive activities.
If, as has been charged, the bunc
and the Communist party are agent:
of foreign countries, they should be
promptly outlawed The evidence
that Communists do take orders di.
rectly from Moscow seems almos
conclusive. If this is true, then we
are guilty of the grossest kind Of
negligence of the public welfare ir
permitting them to continue theil
activities in this country.
We need not organize witch-hunts
but we can and should take effective
steps to protect our democracy. Ger
tainly we could not be charged with
intolerance should we deport alien
Communists and Nazis, or should we
dismiss them from government en-
ployment if there are any employed
by the government, or refuse to per-
NIT them to teach on the faculties
of any of our universities or colleges
1t is time that the public become
thoroughly aroused to the menace
within our own borders.
LOUIS M. JIGGITTS,
Democratic National Committee
man.
Jackson, Miss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

BY golly, there amt no justice.
A news item tells us that the Federal
Court that is trying the WPA strikers
will be in progress on President
Roosevelt's Thanksgiving day, No
vember % and that, after all the
President has offered to do for the
courts of the land.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Headline: ''Swiss Village Buried
by Mud Avalanche" During cam
paign year we here have several viii
lagos almost buried by mud The
only difference is that the Swiss pop
ulation escaped and ours doesn't.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Well, anyway the monkey will not
be so cumbersome to carry around
to collect campaign funds as is the
donkey and elephant . he has been
used for many years by the old organ
grinder.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

They have discovered some bones
from Northern Pike or Muskellunge
near Bemidji which apparently
weighed 100 pounds. The Indians in
those days certainly didn't have to
concoct such fish stories as we hear
today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

There will be a lot of talk about
the need for two-ocean navy, espe-
cially from eastern seaports with
navy yards.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
From Exchanges

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

l see where the COP is going to
be neutral in 1910 =. they don't say
who they will favor and that makes
it similar to Congress neutrality.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

If the purpose of life is to improve
human beings why doesn't the human
race get on the job?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

It'd be pretty difficult to make a
war out of that kind of spirit unless
perhaps we got all the rival football
crowds together in one place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

We learn that secret service men
and employees rescued President
Roosevelt from his mired car on his
estate at Hyde Park, N. Y. There
are some who believe the country
will have to be rescued from another
machine the President is operating.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

The Presidents proclaiming of
Thanksgiving to be a week earlier
this year is just one conditions similar
to what people enjoy" under dicta-
torShips.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

l see where some Swiss stores are
hit by credit buying wave They
think people are saving their cash
and boarding supplies for a long war.
One man, It's said, who is 68 years
of age, bought four pairs of sport
shoes. The storekeeper figures that
it will take him 60 summers to wear
them out. Well, by gum, figuring
from the way some of the charge
accounts in this country are paid,
that fellow ought to have those shoes
paid for in that time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

A Minneapolis Sunday daily re-
ported this week that Wisconsin ruta-
bagas get a coat of wax this year
and then went on to explain the pro-
cess. Since the daily's greatest asset
is to scoop" its competitors, the
Askov American takes credit in
scooping this daily for in its columns
we wrote up waxing of rutabagas
three years ago. Askov's dealers
have been at it that long.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

The Presidents car, like his other
machine, was exploring new territory
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Fishing Excellent on Mississippi
Coast" says a headline. BY golly,
that ought to be a good place to
start the third term campaign.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23

Headline: alaska Yields Record
Bears" That must be SOME PLACE
up there, for l. understand that sew
eral, who are familiar with the
Matanuska project, feel that it is
also good for raising white elephants.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-23
| Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

Some of our institutions of higher
learning owe their reputation to the
ability of their football players. Now,
one question, please: Name one men,
Der of the faculty of the University
of Minnesota! Why, Bernie Bierman,
of course you guessed it right
the very first time, one of the best
coaches in football.
An encouraging sign that the war
is yet some distance from our door,
is the fact that certain Saturday
daily's front page contained the fol-
lowing headlines: Minnesota Lead
ing Iowa at Half, to o." "Ohio State
in 14-0 Lead at End of HALF" "Cor-
nell Has 14-O Lead on Dartmouth"
yale Leading Princeton TO at Half
Time;;" Badgers Ahead of Purdue;;"
''Notre Dame, Northwestern tied
0 to o." Michigan Leading Penn,
7-3."
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-15
NATION WIDE EFFORT TO
ILIITERACY

A nation wide effort is to be made
in the United States TO eradicate il
literacy before the time comes for
taking the 1910 census. This drive,
originally conceived by DR.. ]. B.
Studebaker, federal commissioner OF
education, and the department of
education of various states of the
union.
Statistics compiled from the cen
sus of 1880 show that at that time
there were in Morgan county, 149
adults 21 years of age or older who
could not write their own names
OF this number, 125 were native
bern white people and eight were
foreign-born white.
To get at the local problem a
countrywide survey is being made
by the teachers employed on the
WPA adult education project under
the Craftsmanship of superintendent
of M. e. M. schools, James M. Tur-
ner, who is county chairman Of the
adult education program of the
Works Progress Administration. OBJ
ject of this survey will be to locate
the names and addresses of all resi-
dents Of the county who for various
reasons have not learned to read
and write. Later, opportunity will
be given these individuals to enroll
in elementary subject-matter classes
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-15
MORE SAFETY DEMANDED

fortunate in the matter of
the will likely later when
will Often do hairbreadth When
feel relief the streets
buildings busy dangerous places That fatal
believe the OF
the of drivers Many
machines Kennebec hill such speed that they could
quick control Dangerous has been
when Liberty and Jefferson street
completed These both Kennebec
become unless
there slowing traffic those places
Traffic lights expensive to install and maintain but there
providing necessary degree
safety While majority of drivers there those
of publicity education
them due caution They always in
sary hurry.
traffic getting heavier surely something should be done
The dangerous place perhaps where Kennebe
the public Machines speed coming
Knnbec dart into the public and bearing
house. shoot down Center
starting from the Danford pharmacy
the oncomng until is right them One
lights the would big help while
increase the expenditures of village the cost
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-15
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE SAWS PRESIDENT IS A
MAJOR MIRACLE"

his prairie home Enporia, Kan. after three
Washington New York and Boston the veteran Repub-
1ican editor Allen describes leading
editorial ghght his trip visit President Roose
years of his hard life in the White
House broken him. the Sage of Emporia Indeed
than he three
the calamties of the time husky and
his charm We heard him talk for hour and
subject $50 editors evening"
White president the American Society of Newspaper Editors
For the $780, these editors the
hostile to him. They 80 percent with their guards
don-pleaed old smile still has its pulling the old
with light and sophisticated touchand-go
happy, ngratating, still magnetic.
"But they him. don't the editors
the privileged classes Not
since Cleveland have and heard such hate such
venomous wicked, malicious hate poured
In the last White House days. Hoover
head devil Upon him visited sins.
the White House, who know how
certain loahes him. lies about him.
him with their smile and keep and
this ant..What manu-. M W.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-15

Ohio.
He was united in marriage to
Miss Jennie COwles, near Beverly,
May 2S, 1888, who was called home
March 10, 1920. To this union five
children were born; three of whom
died in very early infancy. Two
daughters, Mrs. Harley F. Doven-
barger, of Coal Run, and Mrs. Louis
There are also four grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
Mr. Wilson was again married
May 4, 1921, to Mrs. Lizzie Dewitt
Vaughn, of Unionville, Morgan
county, of whom too much praise
cannot be expressed for her wonder
full devotion, care and attention
which she has always bestowed up
on him.
For many years, Mr. Wilson dealt
extensively in timber, buying and
manufacturing it into lumber. He
also followed farming as voca-
ton. He was universally liked, pos
sessng a fine personality and
kindly disposition, and in his pass
ing his widow mourns for kind,
considerate husband; the children
for father that was all the word
implies: and the half-brother Fred
Chapman, feels the loss, as only
brother can.
Mr.. Wilson was membef OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. he
departed this life May 2S, 1889,
aged 20 years and two days.
Burial was in cemetery at Bev-
erly, Ohio. Geo. A. Spies, funeral
director. Mr.. Glenn Peoples, or
Reinersville, was the officiating
clergyman.
Gard of Thanks
| wish to express my sincere ana
heartfelt thanks to all relatives ana
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy shown dur
ing my recent bereavement. Espec-
tally do l thank the minister for
his spiritual comfort, and the quar-
tet, the pail bearers, and Geo. "A.
Spies, for his personal and kind at
tentiCn to funeral details, and many
thanks for the number of floral Of
ferings from dear friends. All have
my everlasting gratitude.-Lizzie
Wilson.