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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-21
Selected Poem
RETALIATION

Roberta Stiles DaYieau in the New York Times March came with winds to play with, But when he slammed the door Or snatched the papers from your desk To tWrl across the floor, To keep you from complaining He placed upon your lawn A gorgeous Robin RedbreaSt To greet you with the dawn. You grumbled when March broke hinge And banged the kitchen shutter, But paid no heed to how he swept Away the Winter clutter. He carried off the dead leaves left From Autumn, but discovered You were too blind to notice all The violets he uncovered.
 You said he was a boisterouS rogue With no excuse for being =. So March Whirled dust into the eyes You would not use for seeing.
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The bond between the two men is close. They have been actively allied since Martin was Airs floor manager at the 1886 convention and his eastern manager in the subsequent campaign. The only two states carried by Landon were in Martins bailiwick.
 COP insiders got a taste of the teams effectiveness when it tor pedoed Herbert HooVer's plan to stage a mid-term convention in 1858. The ex-President spent much time and money on this scheme and apparently had a majority in the National Commit tee to put it over, But Landon and Martin stopped it cold.
 Most recent evidence of their close ties was Martins appearance as chief speaker at the Kansas Day rally, presided over by Ali and attended by COP leaders from all parts of the country. The significance of Joe's prominence in the affair was not lost on the insiders.
 Neither is the fact that the two men are experienced con- vention strategists, particularly Martin. Joe knows convention mechanics from A to z and is close to all the Republican con- gressmen, who in turn have lot of influence with the district dele gates.
 So far Landon and Martin have no choice among the hopefuls.
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third possible group, which in- sisted on trying to deal with this problem as an integral part of the world wide problem of territorial possession and its rational read justment. Such a group would base its efforts on frank recognition of the fact that territorial advantage today is too much concentrated in the possession of few nations, and that no durafle peace is possible till this advantage has been real located, or, better still, voluntarily shared.
 These proposals are so strikingly out of harmony with the current war hysteria that the task of get ting them widely acceped would be difficult one. They would be branded offhand as visionary and impractical by the not-very- thoughtful majority, who still re- gard the traditional ways of eco- homie conflict and military warfare as the best bet for our side. Yet these proposals might win the sup port of outstanding and dynamic leaders who could rapidly make them popular, at moment when the traditional ways were obviously breaking down. With anything like majority support in the democratic nations, these ideas of strategic re- treat and honest cooperation might well improve a thousandfold the worlds present prospect of emerg- ing from our current wars with a rational hope of general recovery and prosperity.
 Just at the present moment, the fog of hatred and fear is so denGe that it blinds us to certain perfect ly valid probabilities of improve ment. For instance, if we manage to rise above the fog once in a while we can see clearly that an expansion of loyalty-units has beer going on ever since history began !; starting with the family, and grad ually enlarging to include the neighborhood, the clan, the tribe, the nation, and even the empire. The logical and irescapable outcome of this unifying process, world state, can hardly be prevented much longer, even though some frantic national leaders are tryir g to avoid 1t. Moreover, saving step in this direction is now being al- most forced upon hesitant govern ments by the following potent and essentially ne.' forces: CD the evi- dent and imminent disaster which our present international anarchy threatens; (2 the business-profit motive, which has so often unified conflicting interests within nations and which must now do the sxTnt among nations. or speedily perish (0 an unprecedentedly widespread
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"If I'm elected" he tells audi ences, "Pu introduce bill to that effect, so we'll have hot weather in winter and vice. versa"
 George E. Hary, former pro- moter of softball game in which all the players except the pitcher were mounted on goats.
 NOTE-Schaefer's hippodrom- ing opponents are making an issue of a charge that he goes on fish ing vacations" instead of tending to business in Washington. Ac- tually, Schaeffer has one of the best attendance records in the House, has stuck to his job even during primary contests.
 WHO'LL WIN THE WAR?
 One of the most significant con- versations that has come out of Germany is the reported talk be- tween No. 2 Nazi Herman Goer- ing and Torkild C"Cap") Rieber, oil man and chairman of the Texas company.
 Goering has a reputation for liking Americans and for talking with them very frankly. With Rieber he opened up to an amaz- ing extent.
 How soon is your country coming into the war;" Goering asked without batting an eye. Then, not waiting for an an- swer, he continued:
 "Oh, you're coming in, all right. We've made up our minds on that point and we're completely prepared for 1t. In fact, we know just how you will do it. Roosevelt will make statements about American rights and democracy, and each statement will bring you little nearer war-until finally you are in.
 "Its just a matter of time.
 But I want to tell you one thing" continued the German War Minister. "Tf you do come in, you won't wsn this war. Maybe Germany wont win IL either. But you won't win it in fact, nobody will win it."
 NOTE-Although not spoken so bluntly, this is what lot of other European leaders are reported to believe-that nobody will win the war.
 It's an old political practice for the party in power to try to wind up Congress early in national elec- ton years. The President is talk ing no chances on his Capitol Hill generals forgetting this.
 Since his return from the Carib- bean he has been dinning this into their ears every time he sees them. The date he brings up is May IS. ..
 Floor Leader Rayburn has told
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Roosevelt the House will complete action on all major appropriation bills by April 20, and if the lid is held down on controversial legislation, the chamber can cas- fly clean up it's calendar by May 15. But in the Senate, where there are no restrictions on de- bate and the boys don't like to be hurried, the situation is differ ent. The leaders there will be lucky if they can finish Lhe ap- propriation bills by May 15.
 Roosevelt uses two arguments for early adjournment: First, that in campaign years long sessions always operate to the disadvantage of the dominant party, since the longer Congress is on hand the more time the opposition has to use it as sounding board: sec- ond, to head off anti-New Deal measures, particularly the dras- tic National Labor Board amend ments.
 The longer the session the bet ter the chances are of their being put through. A May adjournment would enable the Administration to stymie the proposals in the lib- eral-controlled Senate Labor Con- mittee If they should be approved by the House.
 Copyright, 1940, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
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Hartford is going to be just bit diff ferent than other Connecticut cities with regard to speed limits within the city Effective May l in that city the speed limit will be 30 to 35 miles. Only few streets will be in the latter speed limit. Other towns prefer the 25 mile limit with 30 in the outskirts
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Within tn a [ time, It is be- lieved, there is likely to be a final decision W h e t h c r the war is to end in a negotiated peace or is to flare up in one form or another of the total war" that has so long been eX- pected.
 Surpris i n gly enough, ther e is reason to be- Hove fhot tbie
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Daily Almanac

Moon sets AIS a. m.
 Sun rises g. 55 a nl.; sets sos P. m.
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sIlnse.
 The first day of spring was seasonal Had there been no snow on the ground tiny sprouts would have been visible in many warm, sheltered spots. Removing the snow reveals the urge of Mother Nature already taking effect on growing vegetation
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popular dissatisfaction with and distrust of war as an instrument Of human welfare; and (N better pre-view or foresight of preveDtable chaos than any previous generation in all history has possessed.
 Japan and her fellow scapegoais may deserve all the blame that th2 Angry democracies are heaplng upon them, for committing, in the 20th century atrocities like these that disgraced the 18th and earlier cen- turies. But whoever defends a. ir- revocable and unchangeable except by war, the continuing possession of ill-gotten empires, can hardly claim any political virtue superior to that of the present aggressors.
 HENRY w. LAWRENCE, Connecticut College.
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o. Did Arthur Brisbane write any books?
 A. He wrote the following: Mary Baker Eddy" 1908; "The Book of Today" 1923; To-day and the Flu ture Day" 1925. Several volumes of his "Editorials" have also been pub lished.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Do not say, Tt has no relation
 as to time and place.; omit "aS."

o. How much does Germany owe, to the United States?
 A. On June 30, 1889, Germany owed the United States $1 ,255 ,52l,- 41583 representing the remainder of her debt for the cost of the Am erican Army of Occupation and the sum due for the settlement of mixed claims, and unpaid interest.
 o. How aro leap years determin- ed?
 A. Every calendar year which is divisible by four without remainder, is leap year, except the conclud- ing years of centuries, in which case only every fourth one is a leap year Thus the years 1900 and 1900 were not leap years, but 20o0 and 240o will be.
 e. When were the cities of Basra and Baghdad in Iraq founded A. Basra, also named Bassorah, was founded in 636 A. D. by Calipn Omar, at Zobeir, about eight miles from the modern town. It became famous in the time of Harunal- Rashid. but declined with the decay of the Abassid caliphs. Baghdad was founded ill 762 A. D. by Caliph Almanzor, and was raised to a high degree of splendor by Harun-al- Rashid in the 9th century.
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National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Corresuondent

Washington, March 2l.-The next 90 days will be the critical period in the European war, in the opinion of qualified observers here.
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What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
 1. Where is the region known as the Klondike?
 2. Which is the highest mountain in Continental United States?
 3. Which is the finer thread No. 30 or No. 50?
 4. Who was the first President to live in the White House?
 5. What is the name for the hats worn at college graduation exercis- es?
 6. When windows are broken by an explosion outside the building. are they blown in or out?
 2. Name the five smallest inde- pendent countries in the world.
 8. Is the addressee obligated to accept all mail addressed to him? g. Which State is nicknamed the Sunshine State?
 10. With what card game is the word "finesse" associated?
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Washington Merry Go-Round
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WASHINGTON, March 21

 Republican candidates with This the tp between Ali
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THE EDITOR.

e. What would a "supercharging compound internal combustion en- zine" be?
 A. If such an engine existed, the National Bureau of Standards says that it would expect it to be one in which the intake air is supplied under pressure above the atmosphe- ric pressure (supercharged, and in which the products of combustion after expanding in small cylinder would be discharged into larger cylinder, or more than one cylinder, in which they could expand further and therefore produce additional power. Much work has been done on engines of some such design, but we know of none that have been suc- cessful enough to be produced com- mercially.
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o. How much material is used in upholstering the average sedan automobile?
 A. Nine and half to ten yards.
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A Thought for Today

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.-St. Mark 16:16
  Remember that what you believe will depend very much upon what you are.-Noah Porter
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Questions
 and Answers
BY FREDERIC M. KERRY

Enclose a three cent stamp for reply when addressing any ques- ton of fact or information to the Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un- taken. Be sure all mail is ad- dressed to The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1913 Thirteenth Street. Washington, D. c.
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PEACE MAY DEPEND ON ALLIES STAND

Meanwhile, in the opinion of a number of insiders here, the cruX of the situation is principally the question whether the British and French governments are actually in earnest when they say they won't quit fighting until Hitler and the other Nazi extremists are removed from power.
 If that stand could be modi- fled, it is believed, peace might be Llade. There are grounds for believing that Hitler would agree to reconstitutc Poland and Czech oslavakia to an extent sufficient to satisfy Chamberlain and Daladier.
 But if the allies really meant their Hitler must go" slogan the war is likely to go on; and since Hitler can better afford to have it go on in it's present condi- tion of costly stalemate than the allies can, the next move is up tc London and Paris.
 This next move" it is expected would take one Of two forms: ex- tension of the war to the Near East or full-dress air raids against Ger many. Either would take the wal out of its present inactive status with bang.
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decision will be made in London and Paris rather than in Berlin. HITLER FEELS SAFE BEHIND WESTWALL

deCLSlOn VIII pc HlaQe III bOIlQOD and Paris rather than in Berlin. HITLER FEELS SAFE
 BEHIND WESTWALL
 Here, for instance, is an analysis of the German situation as made by an American military authority who returned to this country re- gently after spending several years in Germany. This man is convinced that Germany'S war plans today shape up roughly as follows:
 No extension of the war in the west if it can be avoided hence no spring offensive" of the kind so often predicted. Hitler feels secure behind the Westwall; the only frontier open to attack is the short coastal stretch between Den- mark and Holland. Continued threats to invade France via Holland and Switzerland may be made in order to induce those neu- tral countries to work for peace. O-No war in the Balkans. Hitler locks in this direction for impor- tant supplies, and thinks he can best get them if peace prevails. Also, his "lebensraum" plan envis- ages economic dominance rather than actual conquest and political possession.
 2-No trouble with Russia. Hitler ~ is convinced he can bargain for needed supplit3; also, the German general staff is said to have told him that he need not fear Russia's military strength, estimating that the German army could if neces- sary smash all the way across the Ukraine in three months.
 A-No "blitzkrieg" by air against
 England. Hitler wants to con- serve his airplane superiority and toi ic oil racaruac
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Connecticut College.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
South Holyoke
GEORGE I. GLEN,
Village Clerk.

Ritchard Person visited at the Cul-
liton home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Peterson and
Mr.. and Mrs. liner Olson spent the
weekend on the north shore.
Miss Lola Siphard, Mrs. Toga An
derson and Mrs. George Sorenson
were hostesses at bridal shower on
Miss Margret Person at her home
Wednesday of last week. The BRIDE
to-be received many beautiful gifts.
Lunch was served to AZ women. Miss
Person is being married Saturday to
Erwin friedrich of Holyoke.
Miss Martha Johnson of Duluth,
and the new teacher, Miss Maykie,
called at the Person and Sorenson
homes Tuesday evening.
Eddie Mergely and Erwin Friedrich
called at the John Oswasky home
Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Pearson and daugh-
ter, Joyce, visited at the Mrs. Pearson
home over the weekend.
Mrs. Ole Jensen, Mrs. Lillian An
derson and two little daughters and
Roy Anderson of Superior, were call
ers at the Jensen home Saturday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Tom Walton came home from
months stay in Duluth Wednesday
of last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUSTAFSoN, County Supt.

Complete records of state exams
were sent to rural school clerks in
June. This will be turned over to
the teachers in September.
Individual state exam record cards
for the seventh graders (and also for
the eighth graders who did not grad
uate) are also being made out and
will be mailed to each pupil some time
this month, so please do not write
for your record.
The 10 winners who are entitled
to trip to the state fair will receive
a schedule from this office soon, stat
ing the details of our plans for the
trips. Our trips will be made on
August 80, 80 and 81. Zach pupil
one trip. Please do not write for
information as a letter will be sent
soon.
High school students desiring NYA
and state student aid to assist in at
tending high school, must arrange
this with their local high school super
intendent. These funds have been
cut in half the past year and efforts
have been made to cut them out en-
tirely. This student aid plan has
helped many worthy high school and
college students to continue their
education and thus help to relieve
the over crowded unemployment files.
If such steps are discontinued, they
should be substituted with something
better. Why not harness some of our
great natural resources to a social
security wagon that would train youth
for service and provide the job?
If rural districts furnish any or all
of the transportation for high school
students, it is a matter to be decided
upon by the respective school boards.
Only about 25 per cent of the amount
paid is refunded by the state in the
form of H. S. transportation aid.
The balance must be figured to
come out of net income tax aid,
supplemental aid or taxes. Most
rural school districts can afford to
pay at least two dollars per child per
month and earn sufficient aids to
cover this or more.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
Community Auction
At Happy's Pavilion

There will be community auction
sale at Happy's 4 miles north OF
Hinckley on trunk highway 81, Fri
day, August 16. Sale starts at II a. m.
Lunch sold at noon.
Horses, cows, pigs, young stock;
livestock owned by H. O'Malley.
Automobiles and farm machinery,
cash register, store scale, merchan-
disc, household goods and furniture
of all kinds. Included in this sale
is the entire stock of the Peoples
Furniture Exchange of Hinckley.
Listings solicited up to sale date by
H. O'Malley or the auctioneers.
Usual auction terms-Everything
sold as is-We assume no RESPONSE
bility for accidents but will endeavor
to prevent same. Inspection of some
of the listings may be made by Thurs
day in the pavilion.
H. O'MALLEY, Manager.
Beroun State Bank, Clerk.
VIM. H. Barnick & Sons, Auctioneers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The village council of Askov, met
in regular session August l., 1910, at
8 p. M, in the town hall. All mem
bers were present. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
approved.
Owe Hermansen appeared before
the council and explained the recent
action of the County Welfare Board
with regard to direct relief.
1t was moved, seconded and car:
ried to approve and accept the plan
of the Pine County Welfare Board
for working out relief orders.
The application of Ane Helene
Paulsen for reduction of assessment
on her property in the village of
Askov was received and placed on
the table.
The following bills were audited
and ordered paid:
Arne Roland, $50 yards of
gravel .OO
AXel Birkholm, cleaning toilets 200
American Publishing Company,
advertisement - las
Helvig Serritslev, hauling tables rs
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
street lighting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 34.00
Albert Andersen, janitor $1,000 800
Olesen Electric Co., service - 1.25
Pine Coop Oil Assn, service,
fire department equipment - 9.62
Clarence Morgensen, service,
fire department -- ESQ
The following receipts were re-
ported by the clerk:
Girl Scouts, hall rent -----$ 100
English Ladies' Aid, hall rent 100
disqualification meeting, hall
rent ---------------- 100
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Sealed bids wanted for school bus
driver for District No. SIS. Bus driver
to furnish good car suitable to trans
port pupils from district SIS to Willow
River high school on Route No. 4.
The board has the right to reject
any or all bids. Bids will be closed
Friday, August 16, at 7 p. m. For
information see the clerk or treasurer.
STANLEY POSLUSNY, Clerk.
(2t) Willow River.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15

Jens K. Hyldahl, license fee - 5000
Einar Rasmussen, license fee - 5000
State of Minnesota, fire depart
ment aid 44.34
Treasurer of Pine County, rev.
enue fund -------559.15
Treasurer of Pine County, park
fund $500
Treasurer of Pine County,
money and credits ----- %
A dance permit was issued to the
Young Peoples society for July 4th.
ANTON GRAVESEN,
Mayor.
GEORGE I. GLEN,
Village Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

At a special meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Askov Co-Opera-
tive Association on August Is, it was
decided to call general meeting of
all those interested to consider the
organizing of a new Coop Grocery
Association to be located on Main
street.
The meeting will be held at the
D. B. S. hall Friday, August 16, at
8 p. m.
All those interested are invited.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Askov Cooperative Association,
Askov, MINI.
(1)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Bids will be considered at Sep
tember 10th meeting on about one
hundred tons of Pocahontas Pea coal,
or similar grade, to be delivered at
Bruno school. Bids should be in
hands of chairman or clerk by Sep
TENDER 3rd.
A. E. GUSTAFSON, Clerk.
(2t)