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Evening star., 1940-07-27

adoption of the platform plank and
to current active discussion of the
District suffrage-representation is
sue on Capitol Hill, follows:
Whereas, the political status of
the over half a million residents of
the District is so completely at vari-
ance with the accepted principles of
a democratic government, in that
they are taxed by the Nation but
denied any participation in the Ma
tion's councils a condition as unfair
and obnoxious today as in the days
of the forefathers; and,
Cites Population.
Whereas the District of Colum-
bia, with a population exceeding
each of eight of the States and
population of voting age in excess
of each of 10 States, bears all the
burdens of national citizenship, IN
cluding the payment of national
taxes and the bearing of arms in
the country,s defense: and,
Whereas, during the fiscal year
1898 District citizens paid into the
United States Treasury $27660,524
in Federal internal revenue taxes
toward the support of the National
Government, which was greater than
the payment by each of "a States
and more than the combined pay
ments of nine States, which nine
States were represented in the
Congress by 18 Senators and 10
Representatives and will have 36
presidential electors, and.
Plank Submitted.
Whereas such un-American con-
ditions prevailing at the Nations
Capital are violative of the cardinal
principles of the Democratic party
and in conflict with our best Amer
ican traditions; therefore, be it
resolved:
That it is the sense and desire
of the Democratic Central Com
mittee of the District of Columbia
that the delegates elected to repre-
sent the people of the District of Co.
lumbia at the Democratic National
Convention. to be convened in Chi
cago on July Is, 1910. shall use their
utmost efforts to prevail upon the
Committee on Resolutions and the
convention itself to insert the fol-
lowing plank in the forthcoming ma
tional Democratic platform:
I'VE favor granting to the people
of the District of Columbia voting
representation in the Senate. House
of Representatives and electoral
college"
Evening star., 1940-07-27

Ug and Tubby have followed their
masters into the Chevy Chase (Md.)
Boys and Girls Willkie Club with
something less than spontaneous
enthusiasm, especially Ug.
Politics. however, makes strange
bedfelloWs, and Ug (the name is
short for Ugly managed to re-
frain from slapping at Tubby long
enough to let the photographers
take harmony" picture for the
press.
Tubby would rather chase cats
than votes, and Ug has a lot of
unfinished business. none of which
has ANYTHING to do with the No
Evening star., 1940-07-27
u. S. Will Not Protest
Second War Casualty
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A second American citizen has
been slain in the European war, but
no United States protest is ex-
pected, inasmuch as the man, Meyer
Lax, killed in Palestine, was in a
belligerent area at his own risk.
The State Department was in
formed yesterday that Mr.. Lax was
one of 46 killed in an Italian air
attack on the city of Haifa. Rec
ords showed he was a son Of r. H.
Lax of Chicago and had received
passport in 1885.
Capt. Frank B. Losey, United
States military attache, was killed
by a bomb fragment during the
German conquest Of Norway.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Police Sergt. Murphy
Raised to Lieutenant

The Commissioners yesterday pro-
NOTED Sergt. William T. Murphy OF
No. 8 police precinct to lieutenant
to take the plae of 1t. Robert c.
Pearce, who has been detailed to
the Capitol.
At the same time Pvt. James E.
Dawn was promoted to sergeant to
replace Sergt. Charles j. Sullivan,
also detailed to the Capitol. Pvt.
Daniel o. Fletcher was made
sergeant to replace Sergt. Murphy.
All three promotions take effect
August /,
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Deny Seizures Is Reprisal.

LONDON. July q (P.-Informed
circles. confirming reports that three
Rumanian ships have been seized
by British authorities at Port Said,
Egypt, said. however, that it would
be a mistake to regard the action
as reprisal for seizure by Rumania
of BritiSh-owned barges on the
Danube or the July "a confiscation
of the British-owned oil company,
Astra- Romano.
Evening star., 1940-07-27

PUSH REPRESENTATION DRIVE-A e. Foster Wood rght)
president of the Junior Board Of James
tie e director in charge of that organizations Committee
National Representation shown they wired other Junior
Chamber of Commerce groups throughout the country and
asked them support their representatives Congress
of the Summers resolution for District representation
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce record
in favor of national representation for the District the
annual convention held Memphis in 1936Star
Evening star., 1940-07-27

The simple, unspoiled savage
tribe" in almost any region has more
traditions and taboos than scholar
can ever record.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Franchise
Continued From First Page.)

tOnUlnued from S1rSJ PaGe.)
said that ''it is essential that Con-
gress does not relinquish its ex-
elusive guardianship over the Ma
tional Capital so that it can take
control in an emergency At the
same time, the veteran Nebraska
Senator said he saw mo reason
why the residents of the District
Of Columbia should not be given
representation in Congress and be
allowed to vote for their own local
government in city elections" He
recalled, however, that 'the citizens
Of the District were hostile to the
Federal Government during the
Civil War" and that the reason for
establishing the Federal city here
under the exclusive Jurisdiction of
Congress was to- protect the ma
tional legislators.
Geyer Voices Support.
Representative Geyer, of Califor-
MIA, today indorsed the proposal to
pass the national representation res
oiution, saying he would be glad tc
vote for it. Il am in favor of CIV
ing the people of the District the
opportunity to participate in Fed
eral elections" he said. They ought
to have the right to vote for Presi.
dent and Vice President. They
ought to be able to elect their own
representatives in Congress. There
can be no argument against grant
Ing these fundamental rights to the
citizens of Washington. I am sure
that the restoration of the right
of upward of 100000 Washingto
mans to vote will have a salutar,
effect on the movement to bring
democratic Government to the peo.
pie in the eight poll-tax States"
Representative Healey, Democrat
Evening star., 1940-03-03

BECAUSE regular dolly
weather forecasts hove
been seriously handicapped
BY lack Of information from
the AtIontic. where merchont
ships hove siIenced their
fodios since the war, the
United Stotes hos sent out
footing weather observotories
to blind spots" on the SEQ.
Feotures Of this new weather
service ore shown here to be
novel and picturesque as a
United Stotes Coost Guord
cutter soils to inoueurote the
service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
INSURANCE COMPANY FARMS
(SWea City Herald)

There is among the statutes of Iowa
a law requiring insurance companies
to sell the farms they own after it has
been established that San emergency
has passed" Thousands of farms had
been acquired by the insurance COM
panies during the depression at the
beginning of the last decade. For a
time it was plain to all that a market
for these lands did not exist So
many farms for sale would flood the
market, and potential buyers did not
have the means to finance the deals
At length it was agreed this emer-
gency no longer existed so Governor
Wilson and the state insurance de-
partment ruled the statutory limit
had passed, and they asked the COM
panies to start selling. The Herald
became acutely aware of this activity
last year when it printed story
that certain insurance companies had
Withdrawn their farms from the local
market. Straightway there came a
sharp letter from the state insurance
particulars.
At the outset insurance company
holdings in this state amounted to the
equivalent Of eight average size coun-
ties. When selling started there was
some fear that farm land prices would
be disrupted badly. The outcome is
described by H. A. Grantham who
writes Republican press letter from
Des Moines. Plainly Mr.. Grantham
picks out stuff favorable to Repub-
lican administration, but, nonetheless,
the facts he presents in this instance
are interesting. He says:
During the first year, 1889, 2,147
of such farms were sold by insurance
companies and the process continues
More than 80 per cent of these 2,147
farms were sold to tenant occupants
on long term contracts and at low
interest rates. It is estimated that
an area equal to one Iowa county has
been sold back into the hands of
Strangely enough
the insurance companies who were
most dubious of the plan are now its
strongest supporters. Their own at
tempts to operate them had not been
highly successful. Real estate depart
ments created by these companies to
administer their holdings are being
gradually eliminated. Prices for the
farms have been satisfactory to both
buyer and seller and the number of
farm homeSteads in Iowa is on the
increase"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN
minneapolis Star-JournaD

minneapolis Starr Ournal)
While we're speaking of the toll of
war in lives lost and money wasted,
let's consider the cost in similar terms
of Minnesota's highway carnage.
State Highway Commissioner Hoff-
mann reckons that Minnesota motor
lists and pedestrians lost S11,456,615
through traffic accidents last year.
Of this amount, S5,64O,O0O was lost in
human life, on the basis of the legal
figure of $4,000 as the value of a life.
Eleven million dollars would build
IL first-class, modern high schools;
it would build three up-to-date hos
pitfalls; it would build several city
libraries of the kind Minneapolis so
sorely needs. Think what could be
done with IL millions in health edu-
cation and disease prevention, in
supplying food and clothing to the
needy, in any number of things that
conduce to better society.
We don't know how many of last
years traffic accidents were prevent
able. The great majority were, in
the large sense all were. It's money
and lives ''down the DRAIN" irrecov-
cradle. Automobiles represent wealth
and their number indicates prosperity.
But mishandling of them represents
pure liability, on the red side of the
ledger. To drive carefully is to help
preserve both human and material
assets of tangible value.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
A Little Spice

The last place to take your troubles
is to court.
A person who helps a church gets
greater good for himself.
If we could manage to be more
just, we would not have so many
calls for temporary charity.
Character and health seem to be
more appreciated when they are lost.
When you hate another, you in
jure yourself far more than him.
If hard luck comes now and then,
remember that too much sunshine
makes a desert.
Young lovers have always "petted"
but not in public as now.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine County
Nursing Service.

The class in home nursing in Oge--
ma township, met recently at the
home of Mrs. Huntley. There were
% women present To this group
Miss Virginia Karlson demonstrated
the care of a sick person in bed, a
bed bath, prevention of bed sores and
other things to be known. 1t is wise
for these women who live in rural
areas far from hospital or doctor,
to know something about proper care
of the sick, so they will be better
prepared to carry out the doctors in
Struction after he has made a call.
The Ogema township class will hold
its next meeting at the home of Mrs.
Soens.
First Aid Work.
The Askov Girl Scouts class met
recently. They studied first aid for
poison ivy, boils, cuts, objects lodged
in the throat and eyes and other
things that occur quite frequently
which, if not given proper care, may
have serious results.
First aid is immediate. temporary
treatment given before doctor can
be secured. These Askov girls are
going to have picnic Thursday. July
II, at which time they will give a
demonstration of the things they have
learned for their sponsors, the Lee
gion Auxiliary
Miss Karlson has found that many
young mothers ask for and appreciate
litarafI1ro inf
schedule cards which the government
furnishes. These booklets and cards
do not take the place Of a doctors
care, but supplement it. Many prob
lens mother has with her babies
such as rash, belching, collie and
teething, are discussed in these book
lets. Miss Karlson, with her exper-
fence in nursing and care of babies,
can help these mothers with their
problems by actually showing them
how to do things for their children
County Nurse Works for All.
Many people have an idea that
the county nurse is only for the poor
people. This is not so, as every
mother, whether rich or poor, should
learn and needs to know good care
for her family.
Feeding problems, habit training
and childhood diseases mothers need
to know great deal about to have
healthy children and healthy grown
ups.
Families of children who attended
the Orthopedic clinic in St. Cloud in
April, are being visited and advised,
through the doctors, the necessary
care in various matters, and how it
should be done, as for example, how
Gift" should be put on a shoe.
Attention is again called to COM
mittee meeting in Askov July 5.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
the tradition of keynoters remaining
silent on who to nominate.

the tradition of keynoters remaining
silent on who to nominate.
Joseph H. Ball of the Pioneer Press
and Dispatch, can be counted on to
defend and boost the governor early
and late. He even went so far as to
greatly discount the address of former
President Herbert Hoover in an effort
to have Stassen loom up all the more.
Mr.. Ball wrote that ''the ovation he
(Hoover) received at the end of his
talk was phony as plugged nickel.
1t was an organized claque and Moth
ing more"
Ball went on to state that Congress-
man Knutson grabbed the state BAN
ner and marched around the hall.
The rest of the state delegates were
unmoved and ''some did not even
bother to stand up. Ball even went
so far as to say that Hoover's speech
was "a flop"
A political writer, Lyle c. Wilson,
down in Washington, who likely has
not yet received gold wrist watch
from the governor, writes from a
more unbiased standpoint. He states
that delegates received his (Stas-
sen's) address with alternate periods
of cheering and silence, and it failed
to provoke a parade which is the
final gesture of appreciation from a
political convention audience"
Mr.. Wilson also wrote: "Stassen's
speech hit hard and often but it did
not throw the switch for whooping
convention demonstration and not a
delegate left his place nor was state
standard yanked from its moorings
parade bound"
Political propaganda and ballyhoo
may be satisfying to those who are on
the receiving end and enjoy it. Let
us not have servile citizenship, but
let us be building toward more and
better understanding through frank
and open discussion. Closing of COL
umns in the public press to frank
discussions, or greatly reducing the
publication of anything but propa-
ganda and ballyhoo for chosen can
didates who bow to the will of wealth,
certainly will not build for more
democracy. 1t only leads toward
fascism.
An intelligent Republican recently
wrote: Even in our state affairs, one
has to enter the valley of humilia-
ton to question the dominant polit-
ical crowd"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
City Boys Enjoy
Camp At Willow

The Citizens Club Camp, founded
by George Henry Christian of Min
neapolis in 1916 and sponsored by the
Lions club of that city, opened a
branch organization two weeks ago
on the east shore of Clear lake. south
west of Willow River, where the club
purchased 40 acres, part of Marks
Ranch. c. E. Caffee of Minneapolis.
who has had IL years experience in
this kind of work in handling and
guiding the young boys and young
men, is camp director. Kenneth Glow
son is his able assistant. They have
% boys in their charge this week,
ages ranging from II to Is years.
H. C. Christian, son of George
Henry Christian, and his assistant,
John Skurdolsvold, has supervision
of "a boys whose ages range from 6
to II years. Most of these boys are
under-p privileged and would not be
able to get out on these trips if left
to the parents. Some have never
been outside the city limits and it
is a great treat for them to get out
and live with nature They have
six tents with eight cots each, later
on when they become better organ
lied, they will put up permanent cot
tages.
This location is one of natures
beauty spots. They have secure
place to swim, they fish, clean and
fry their own catch. They have an
overnight hike, pitch their tents and
stay until morning when they return
to camp. Each group of boys are
permitted to stay two weeks, when
they are taken home and new group
arrives. They play horseshoe, ten
mis- and other outdoor games, when the
weather is nice and have a large
tent for indoor sports for rainy days.
Each boy prepares his own evening
meal and they have much fun doing it.
Edward Clough, who has lived in
Willow River the past half century,
was invited out to camp recently to
tell the boys about this country when
he first came here. He told them
many things about the passing of the
white pine forests and some of his
experiences of camp life during that
time, including some of his favorite
stories which the boys enjoyed. The
Poslusny Bros. are putting in well
at the camp and when it is finished
there will be a good supply of water
for all purposes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

1t should be plain to all intelligent
people that Germany is first class
robber nation. Nobody troubled
them, but they started to do one rob-
berry after another to get more power
full. They planned to rob from others
to have materials for war. If they
had been what they claimed to be,
Christian, civilized nation, there
could not have been war, as no other
nation wanted it. To be the aggressor
of war is left for barbarians as the
principle part of the Christian re-
ligion is as Christ said: ''Love others
as you love yourself" Anyone OPP
posed to that teaching can not be a
Christian. When planning the war,
they would be bound to think of the
millions of people who would have
to suffer; thus they were destitute of
such love.
ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04
Propaganda And BallyhOO

Political writers in other states
surely must smile if they pick up
Minnesota daily newspapers and OBJ
serve how several of the local writers
continue to build up our young gov
ernor.
For days and weeks prior to the
keynote speech at Philadelphia, we
could read in the Minnesota daily
press that "the keynote was awaited
with tremendous curiosity and if
''his address goes over with a bang,
Minnesota's governor Immediately
will become national leader of COM
handing stature in the Republican
party"
The following paragraph was also
heralded: SHOULD his address sweep
the convention off its feet-and Min
nesotans will not be surprised if it
does-it is almost inevitable that
scores of delegates and party leaders
of the midwest will want to know his
position on candidates and will force
him to assume position of leader
ship despite the traditional non-parti-
san role of the keynoter."
Curiosity and interest over what
he will say is at fever heat" was more
of the advance publicity. All of which
was propaganda and ballyhoo for the
step that he was to take in coming
out for Wilkie as the candidate for
president, though additionally, key
noters do not express their opinion
on who should be the party candidate
until such keynoter casts his own
ballot
One comment given space after the
keynote, quoted Minnesota delegate
as saying that he was most impressed
by the tempered tone" of the address,.
Anyone who heard the address or
read it could not help but observe that
instead of containing constructive
criticism, it was in the main one of
condemnation. One Minnesota pOlit-
ical writer had it figured out that
there was applause on an average of
once each minute throughout the key
note address, and another writer said
it was received with universal ac-
claim"
The keynoter criticized the Demo-
cratic party and the president for an
american desire" for a third
term, though the keynoter broke pre-
cedent, himself, by going contrary to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-04

the same general property and social
security taxes and are therefore on
equal basis in passing on those taxes.
The individual or the corporation
doing much more business than COM
petitors usually has a profit or net
income on which there is the addi-
tional income tax, but not so big as
to be a deterrent to business, no
hindrance to progress or initiative.
That tax is ascertained after the
years business is completed.
The income tax certainly is not
passed on to the consumer. 1t if
were, the firm would be undersold
and hurt by competitors. 1t is only
monopolies that can pass on the in
come tax to the farmer and consumer,
and there should be no business
monopolieS.
The Senator seems to think that all
taxes are easily passed on by business.
Would he therefore eliminate all taxes
on business? He is still against the
net income tax and virtually makes
oil III It's ISpCdl.
Where would the needed money for
the public schools have come from
had it not been for the income tax
law since 1888? During the last three
years it has Melted between S10,000,-
900 and 100000 annually. With
out the income tax, we would have
had to collect that much more in
local school districts on general pro-
perty or through some other form of
taxation.
Mr.. Rockne mentions the advance
in the price of machinery and other
farm necessities. There is virtual
monopoly in the manufacture Of farm
machinery, handled in the main out
side Minnesota, and the prices are
not set here. Those prices went up
and down long before enactment of
the Minnesota income tax law, and
certainly our tax does not govern
machinery prices out over the nation.
The Senator might look up the prices
paid for farm machinery a dozen
years prior to the Minnesota income
tax law.
l really should not be ''uninformed
as to what the income tax law is"
recalling that l sponsored it while
chairman of the House Tax committee
in the 1888 session, but l am willing
to learn and be corrected if the SEN
ator will point out errors in my de-
auctions.
''The farmers are wise now" writes
the Senator. They have been wise for
long time and were amongst those
who advocated and worked agrees
sively for the income tax. They know
it is tax that cannot be passed on
to them through commodities except
by monopolies.
Yes, there was some Strengthening
up which had to be done in the Farm
er-Labor party and therefore my fight
in the 1888 primaries against Com
munistic influences. But, brushing
aside Republican and Farmer-Labor
political label considerations, we
should get along nicely as we have
in the past. especially in view of the
fact that Mr.. 'Rockne writes Hjalmar
is "a man that would trust with
most any affairs of state"
AS progressive, 1 appreciate the
Senator's many years of service to the
state, and 1 still respect my superiors
in age and experience. We may differ
now and then, but it is we'll to have
a few balance wheels and checks
against new-fangled ideas that have
not been thoroughly considered before
introduction in the halls of legisla-
ton. Conservatives and liberals may
all at times need to check on one
another
HJALMAR PETERSEN.