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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05
THE WILL TO WIN
Askov, MINI.
Editor ASkOv American:

EQlIOr ASkOV American.
Another ional election has
passed. We have tOtaled our wins,
brushed aside our losses. We have won
a sweeping victory in Congress with
1876 real friends of the Townsend Re-
covery Plan. We have won more than
50 per cent of those we supported.
a phenomenal record. There are
many more who, while not endorsed
before election, are friendly to our
plan. We areahead of schedule,
ahead of most expectations.
What is next? That is the ques-
tiOn paramount in all our minds. DR..
Townsend and the headquarters staff
are ready with a program of action.
On this program may hinge the sue
cess of our plan in Congress in 1941.
The Townsend organizatio n has
fought a long hard battle for a
cause which it believes essential to
our national welfare. In every sue
ceeding election Townsend forces
have gained increasing support, both
in the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives.
Although at times our progress may
have seemed slow, it has been almost
phenomenal when compared with the
progress of similar movements. The
World war veterans through their
two organizations, the American I-e-
gion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
campaigned through eight major ma
ional elections before they were able
to secure passage of the Bonus bill.
They fought an uphill battle for 16
years. They had the will to win, and
they won.
Then there was the Railway Pen
sion Association, which battled for a
suitable railroad workers pension. 1t
took five major elections before their
bill was finally enacted. Our own
organization has gone through only
three national elections and in each
campaign we have made material
gains. The full 1941 program, which
starts December 1, is outlined in the
Townsend Weekly. 1t is simple and
understandable.
Let us not fool ourselves. We can
do little with Congressman in Wash
ingtOn if we are weak in their home
districts. But if we are strong, even
the Congressman who opposed us
will give us their votes. Therefor we
shall up our membership, we shall
form new clubs. We shall do a mighty
job, we shall put everything we have
into this campaign for victory in 1941.
This is our program for success.
And a bit of good news for the
reader. According to the Townsend
Weekly President Franklin D. Roose-
welt is committed for cooperation at
the very next session of Congress for
enactment of the best possible pen
sion legislation which Senator Sher-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05
NOT so NEW FANGLED'
Minneapolis Tribune)

Belated educational emphasis today
upon doing while learning" and the
stress which adult education has
come to receive are, neither of them,
new tangled ideas" 1t would be hard
to trace without some question the
real origin of any idea or even of a
procedural form, vet our adult for
ums and our schools combining
the practical with the cultural seem
to owe more to Danish influence than
to any other. The Danish folk high
schools, now so widely initiated, have
had broader effect upon educational
policy than is generally realized. And
the technique of forum and panel dis
cussion in which adults of the COM
munity Joined saw early progress in
Denmark with the rise of the "folke-
skoler."
Nikolai Grundtvig. Denmark's YER
satile bishop, hymnOlogist, educator,
poet and statesman, who died in 1872
at the age of 80, is credited with the
founding of his nations folk high
schools. Even the most isolated far
mers were reached, and in the span
of about IS years since that educative
movement began the young men and
women enjoying its benefits have
come to include the rank and file
of the whole nation by now.
Grundtvig's aim, as he himself ex-
pressed it, was ito make accessible to
young people place where they may
become better acquainted with human
nature and human life in general, and
with themselves in particular, and
where they will receive guidance in
all civic duties and relationships and
get to know the real need of their
country" Detectives such as these
can be attained in the calm endeavors
of schoOlroom and workshop, but the
doctrine of might above right, as now
regrettably demonstrated, can make
short work of democratic hopes and
their continued security.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05
Opinions OF Others

(Short timely letters on topics of
public interest are welcome whether
form with those Wse'e of t I Hmerican.
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, 1940-12-05

years in the Minnesota Legislature
and is a man of experience and ma
ture judgment. His proposal merits
the serious consideration of all think
ing and law abiding citizens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05
This Is New York

The burlesk temples dripping with
stale ciggie smoke, giving ugly, tin
horn shows. Years ago these same
theaters were the scene of the most
scintillating first-nights The
violent political argument between
two women in the Grand Central
Terminal. No political issues were
mentioned. One just didn't like the
type of campaign button of one can
didate. The other thought it was
pretty" The dreary beaneries
the Cables Stork Club!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05
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AskoV American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05

Speaking Of accidents-metalg guards
will never take the place of mental
guards.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05

Unless a man is inherently honest,
he is likely to skid in slippery places.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-12-05

When this person committed a
crime in Scott county, the judge, aft
er hearing plea of guilty, instead of
calling to Wolfe's attention his
(Wolfe's) faults and law violations,
uses the occasion to heap aspersions
upon the Law Enforcement league,
which had in no way been guilty
of the commission of the crime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Connecticut's New Bishop

Early this week new bishop was con-
secrated for the Roman Catholic Diocese
OF Hartford ISost Rev. Henry ]. O'Brien
will assume the duties Of auxiliary in this
state, rendering help and advice to the
beloved and revered Bishop Maurice F.
McAuliffe. Waterbury takes great pride
and pleasure in joining with other COM
munities Of the state in congratulating
the new bishop and in wishing him con-
tinued perseverance in his new ecclesias-
teal endeavors.
It had long been byWord that Water
bury was the cradle OF bishops, for a
steady procession Of them seemed to fol-
low in the footsteps Of Most Rev. John @.
Murray, the Archbishop OF st. Paul, Min
nesota. But New Haven shares with
Bishop O'Brien these fresh honors. 1t
was there that he was born and reared.
Naturally Hartford also claims its share OF
the reflected praise, too, for 1t was at the
seminary In Bloomfield that Bishop
O'Brien labored long and earnestly.
Intimates OF the new bishop feel that
In his conservation this diocese benefits
tremendously. In his fuller capacity
those fine virtues which have always been
his, that quiet but effective administra-
tive ability will combine to make him
ideally suited for the role he will play
In the development Of the Catholic
Church here In Connecticut. All creeds
are as one In earnest wishes that he may
continue to walk by the SIDE OF the
Master.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Many Worthy Appeals

Many appeals are being made upon the
citizens Of Waterbury these days. All OF
them are extremely worthy ones and
merit not merely our interest, but our
material support. Too many Of us feel
that when such an appeal Is made II we
are unable to give something substantial,
such as, perhaps, one two, five or even
ten dollars, It's not worthwhile donating.
And usually we don't contribute, because
circumstances don't permit the budget to
be stretched at the moment. That's a
sad mistake.
All drives succeed merely because there
are so many small contributions made.
The pennies, the nickels, the dimes, the
quarters and the half-dollars are the
ones that swell the fund. They are the
ones that give substance TO any worthy
campaign for funds. The bid donations
are Impressive and are necessary but
they are In the minority. The thousands
Of people who can give piece OF silver,
perhaps two or three, are the ones who
always support such endeavors.
Certainly OF paramount interest right
now In our own community as In thous-
ands of others Is the emergency drive OF
the American Red Cross. 1t seeks $780,
900 here In Waterbury TO carry on sue
cessfully necessary relief war In many
war-torn areas OF Europe. Americans did
such yeomen service In the days OF the
World War to keep the Red Cross func-
tioning day and night that It's needless
to urge too much consideration now for
Its appeal. We know 1t will be gener-
ousy needed here in Waterbury. GIVE!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
DOWN THE SPILLWAY
(NeW York SUM


Water tumbling down the spillway
OF Croton Dam Is a reassurlng as
well as a pretty sight. 1t means that
the city has no immediate worry
about water supply, thanks To the
generosity OF the April skies. There
will be water enough for all real
needs. But the avoidance OF waste
should be continued; leaking taps
should be fixed as a matter of COM
mon sense and water should not be
permitted to run without reason.
Visitors to the Worlds Fair will
consume O Nt OF water. Moreover,
the air conditioning Of restaurants,
tbeaters and other places Is a rap
idly growing luxury which requires
great quantities OF water, and 1t
would be painful to have this COM
fort shut of. True, July and August
are the months Of heaviest average
precipitation, but average" Is a
word which cannot be relied upon
every year. He had fifteen inches
Of rainfall In July and August OF
1925, but less than three inches In
the same period In 1910. New York
need not skimp on water, but II
should not waste It; the recent ner-
vousness over poorly filled reservoirs
should be q lesson. It will be five
years before the Delaware supply
Is available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Mussolini's Mentor

At the table where Italy's Crown Prince
and Italy's Dictator sat discussing war
the other day, there may have been
another presence, unseen but not un-
heard. Niccolo Machiavelli, who wrote
for Lorenzo the Magnificent political
guidebook under the title of 1.-THE
Prince" is not unread in Italy today.
Crafty and INSCRIPTIONS Machiavelli
felt it better to go to war than to be
neutral, for whoever wins will not desire
friends whom he suspects, and whoever
loses will not receive you as you did not
take up arms to venture yourself in his
cause" But he added another word that
Mussolini might profitably review today:
g. . prince ought never to make COM
mon cause with one more powerful than
himself to injure another, unless necessity
forces him >. for if he wins, you rest in
his power :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
independence and Interests

Isn't it possible that this whole business
of foreign trade is working around to
this: Foreign trade is good which brings
in articles which make life richer and
more varied for the importing countries
- foreign trade is bad in basic necessities
which make a country's very existence
dependent on trade routes controlled by
others. Unless, of course, those trade
routes could be internationally guaran-
teed.
What brings this to mind is that
Goodrich engineers have been quoted as
saying that year of research and the
price of five battleships could make the
United States independent OF plantation
rubber. That means independent of
much of those Interests" in the Far East
that are so often trotted out as reason
for STRONG naval policies in the Asiatic
Pacific area. In other words: a nation
might go to war for ircn ore or rubber
it won't 60 to war for papaya juice or
harmonious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Road to Alaska

This very summer Is not too soon to
begin pushing through the highway to
Alaska. This 1200-mile road would cost
$14,000,000; engineers say 1t Is perfectly
practicable. There should be no trouble
In getting Canadas full cooperation. The
road Is defense measure against attack
on North America through Alaska, Can
ada Is surely no less interested In this
than the United States perhaps more so.
But money spent on such a highway
has more than military value. The
United States has dallied too long over
development Of Alaska. Plans are now
under way to send new settlers there.
This would provide new homes, a new
market for U. S. exports, new sources OF
supply for raw materials produced under
the American flag. AS this plan gathers
momentum, the road would become every
year more valuable asset. Why delay?
The cost Is less than fifth the cost OF
q single battleship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18

Of the University of Wisconsin is calling
a conference in mid-May at Indian Uni
versity to see whether colleges may not
cooperate more actively with citizens or
CARNATIONS in their own vicinities. 1t
seems a good idea. There Is no reason
why the scholarly achievements of col
leges should not be placed at the disposal
of any who want to use them, including
practical politicians and all who work
for social betterment. If ivory towers
are not themselves suitable for watch
why the watch towers can't be built right
along side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
. HlGHlIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS

II In just rs years since John wilkes
Booth assassinated Abraham
Lincoln. So Stanley Kimmels
study Of the greatest family of
the American stage Is particu-
larry timely, "The Mad Booths
OF Maryland (Bobbs Merrill:
1878. Genius and madness were
the double heritage Of this
amazing family, says Kimmel,
who studied the Booths for six
years before he wrote his dram
attic book, and the final climatic
act Of John Wilkes merely cap
ped the fantastic story Of the
whole group. Just jot of the
drama which threads Kimmel'S
entire book Is given here, des-
cribing the death Of Kncoln's
assassin on Maryland farm on
April 20, 1865:
Wilkes was advised that he had
only two minutes more to surrer-
der, but he repeated the crazy pro-
position he had made TO come out
and fight the whole command.
4liSAG woo iip ulloWCL uAlA oulLAllJiAs
ing all that was left Of q voice once
known for Its dramatic power, he
cried In hollow tones, well my
brave boys, you can prepare a
stretcher for me. One more stain on
the old banner!' Again Wilkes was
the actor. His last performance was
given In q tobacco barn more bril-
liantly lighted than any theater In
which he had previously appeared.
He stood almost In the center
Of the barn, supporting himself
with zone crutch and holding his
carbine under his right arm ready
for action In bewilderment
he glanced around and caught
sight Of gun pointed at him
through one Of the crevices. His
expression changed. he dropped
his crutch and carbine and turned
In the direction Of the door.
He had advanced about 10 to
Is feet, when suddenly he drew
his pistol, placed 1t back Of his
right ear and fired. Sardonically,
he had selected spot opposite
the one he had chosen for Lin
coin. This mad gesture left un-
marred the face that so often had
been spoken OF as eminentIy
handsome. Still clutching the re-
volver In his hand, wilkes fell 10
the floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Ivory Towers As Watch Towers

The accusation has frequently been
made that universities are too much de-
and that professors and students with
draw into an ivory tower remote from
the world OF blood and toll, there To con-
template distractions and split scholastic
hairs. The average college campus Is
fairly roomy, and there seems no good
reason why II does not offer space for
both an ivory tower and a watch tower
as well.
To build the latter, President Dykstra
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
RATHER COCKTAIL


Senator Honest Vic" Donahey
of Ohio Is quite an amateur chef,
and once invited q group of news
paper friends to partake IN his
culinary skill First item on the
menu was what Donahey called
q "rare delicacy". But he smil-
ingly refused to divulge Its ingredi-
ents until the guests had tasted
IT.
"This Is ono Of my master
pieces" proclaimed the senator.
ITS something none OF you,
I'm sure has ever tasted before.
] want to get your reactions"
The boys were q bit chary at
first. But after a few explora-
tory nibbles found the dish saw
DRY and ate with gusto. AS he
sienaled for the next course,
Donahey asked, "Well, how do you
you like III"
"Finc," said one Of the news
men. "Tastei a little like chick
Ell. What was In II, senat0r?"
"Rattlesnake meat" replied
Donahey, grinning at the gasps
Of his guests.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Chin-Fu Woo Is urging a third
term for Roosevelt. As editor Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18

Newspaper editorial writer's always get
real enjoyment out of picking up an item
like the one that came out Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, the other day. The headlines
stated - $50 Indians in Brooklyn Barred
from WPA; Canadian Iroquois Not
Aliens, Not Citizens These Indians
have no definite citizenship status in this
nation, but certainly If Uncle Sam can't
give them one without too much red tape
then things are in sorry state of
affairs down at Washington. When the
descendants Of the original inhabitants
of this country are put in the same cate.
cory as "a man without country"
nationalism is being carried too far. No
one can get around the fact that the
Indians were here before the white man.
They can't be relegated TO the backwoods
to be sniped at Why not give them rights
to which they are entitled, morally and
really legally?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
PENNSYLVANIA SUPER
HIGHWAY
bridgeport telegram

NDiitbSPoiV LCiSBiulh'
We are interested IN that new
highway which Pennsylvania Is
building both because 1t promises
unlimited speed and because 1t Is a
much more expensive toll highway
than the Merritt parkway. We are
interested In seeing what the acct
dent rate will be and what the
public reaction will be to the toll.
The highway, 100 miles In length
follows an old railroad right-o way
from point about 20 miles outside
of Harrisburg to point on the
outskirts OF Pittsburgh. The road
Is being engineered along the
grade Of the railroad and on tun-
nels driven through the mountains.
1t will be almost the perfect super
highway Of the engineers dream,
without any grades except on a rail-
road radius, separated traffic. no
cross-overs at grade and unlimited
speed-in theory.
We predict that the unlimited
speed will result in serious acci-
dents, merely proving that beyond
a certain speed the average human
being cannot handle motor car
In safety.
AS for the toll, the road will cost
approximately one cent a mile to
the user In a passenger car or four
cents mile In a truck. Compare
that with ten cents charged for 81
miles of the Merritt parkway IN
Fairfield county and take note also
Of the fact that the parkway is
free to those who confine their use
TO the county itself and do not 60
across the line into New York
state.
Pennsylvania can have Its I'M
limited speed super highway. Well
take the parkway both for comfort
and economy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Views of The Press

But is 1t? Take Number One, for
example. Doesn't common expert
ence disclose many persons, who
pass as well educated, who simply
cannot make sense while talking
before an audience. Number Five
likewise Is not so simple as 1t may
appear; II 1t were, what Is all this
pickering between the Republicans
and the Democrats this year par
ties who have the same set OF facts
but, who arrive at such different
conclusionsp And as for Number
Six, who can say? Sometimes the
illiterate peasant car pass that
test superbly, and the scholar can
not. Moreover isn't 1t the most dis
ficult OF all skills to teach?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18

the Chinese Nationalist Daily,
New York, he plans to rally Chin
ese Americans Pinch hitting
for Garner in the presiding chair
of the senate, Senator Lundeen
OF Minnesota dawdled with q pa
per knife, then picked his teeth
with 1t, Thirty years ago, q
young man named James Mead
came from Buffalo to Washington
to take a Job as a capitol police
man. He was befriended by an
other policeman, James Reilly.
To-day Mead, q senator, Is trying
TO get raise for Reilly, now dean
of doorkeepers 49,. Airplanes
have brought q mosquito from
Africa TO Brazil which Is spread
ing malaria up and down the
Amazon. Public health directors
agree that II not checked 1t
might declmate the population
Of South America Traffic
moves slowly around the Capt.
tol these days, blocked by crowds
upon crowds of high school tour
lists.
Copyright, 1910 by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
What's Your |. O.?
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to last page
for the answers.

I. Is Yellowstone the name OF q
National Park, National Forest or
National Monument?
2. What are the Spice Islands?
8. Name four fish named for birds
or animals?
4. What form Of government has
Chile?
s. Is the equatorial circumfer-
ence Of the Earth greater or less
than the circumference through the
Poles?
6. What Latin word meaning "a
course Of study" Is commonly used
In schools and collegesp
7. Which U. 8. Supreme Court
Justice has been mentioned as
possible Democratic Presidential
candidate?
8. Does hair grow after death?
0. What denomination Is the Ca
thedral Of st. John the Divine In
New York City?
10. Champagne Is a product Of
what fruit?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
1.-THE SIX SKILLS"
New York Herald-Tribune)

That was a provocative speech
which w. H. Cowley, president OF
Hamilton College, delivered at the
Founders Day exercises at Skid
more College, Saratoga. He named
the following as the six specific
"skills' which the educated person
OF this century should possess: Cd
Ability to speak one own language
correctly and effectively In CONVEX
sation and on ones feet before an
audience; (2) ability to read ones
own language with reasonable
speed and comprehension; 90 abil-
ity to write clear and well organ
tied exposition In ones own Ian
guage; "a ability TO read foreign
language with facility; 80 ability to
think clearly from a given set Of
facts; (0 ability to work and live
with other people.
At first glance this would appear
TO be a fairly easy test, with mil
lions Of Americans able TO pass IT..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
WORTHWHILE SURVEY
(Boston POST


The traffic research bureau Of
Yale University has set out to de-
termine what traffic COMPOSITIONS
cost the motorist. The start-and-
stop and long delays Of urban driv-
ing are known to represent ire
mendolis waste Of money, but Just
how much has never been deter
mined. Estimates have run as high
as $4,000 100000 a year for the ma
tons automobile owners. The Yale
study Is expected to supply the am
swer and, by arousing the motoring
public, give impetus TO the use Of
more scientific methods n grap-
ping with our traffic problems. a
factor that has been too frequently
lacking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18

One of the largest landlords, if not
the very largest, In the United States to-
day Is our own Uncle Sam. He has $4,000
reritable houses, the majority of them
secured through the Home Owners Loan
Corporation. Uncle Sam wasn't an unjust
or a cruel landlord in acquiring all this
property 1t was just the former owners
turned out to be poor risks after seeking
government aid in mortgaging their
homes. In addition to now holding these
$4,000 pieces of property Hole has sold
Just as many. Ten years from now the
government will probably have unloaded
almost every one Of these houses TO It's
former owner or to a new one.