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Evening star., 1940-01-01
The NneupS and Weights:

OfncIaIs: RefeTee-CoutchIe 1lIinoiSl .
Umpire-Kalkman (st. Louis. Head
iinesman-Mr. Phillips tTexasl Field
So the battle is Joined. with a team that
has come 2,100 miles and is not ac-
climated, on the heavy end of the odds.
against a team that is accimated and
only has Travelled few hundred miles
My guess is that 1t will be a loW-scoring
game. with the Cardinals winning by
3 points.
Evening star., 1940-01-01
Corbeou Is Experienced

Bert Corbeau, new coach of the
Atlantic City Sea Gulls of the East
ern Amateur Hook League, was
former star with the Montreal
Canadians.
Evening star., 1940-01-01

Note to all umpires: Get out
your social security cards, boys,
the end is in sight. In Wichita a
guy is working on a plan to reg
lister balls and strikes-with a
machine. Jack Harris, pro tennis
promoter, back from England,
says Alice Marbles tennis at VIM
bledon last summer made the ex-
perts forget all about Lenglen and
Moody. Is Ernie Quigley. the old
urnp, wowing EN- on his airshow?
Evening star., 1940-01-01

for his Wichita tourney, and If
you die in 10 years, your estate
gets the original price. If you
manage to die of heart failure at
tourney game, your folksll get
$4,000.
Evening star., 1940-01-01
Easfvs. West Charity
Grid Battle Today
Rated Toss-Up
Likelihood of Rain
Puts Teams on Even
Terms at Frisco
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. DE
spite the threatening skies, near
sellout crowd of $4,000 was expected
today for the 18th annual Shrine
East-West football game, charity
contest bringing together A hand
picked college stars from all Sec
tions of the country.
The Eastern forces, we'll stocked
with speedy ball carriers and deadly
passers, were the favorites couple
of days ago. but the probability of
rain made the game a toss-up.
Last year the West struck twice
through the air to win, 13 to 0. This
time the East coaches, Andy Kerr
of Calgate and Bernie Bierman of
Minnesota, are armed with passers
of their own and defense against
Western aerial trickery.
West Has Edge in Weight.
The West has decided weight ad-
vantage. Ten of the % boys on the
roster are up in the 220's and 230's.
If rain should hamper the Western
passing game, Co-coaches Babe Hol-
lingbery and Biff Jones can turn
to such powerhouse runners as Ole
Cordil, of Rice, Frank Emmons of
Oregon, Ray Hare of Gonzaga and
Kay Eakin of Arkansas.
Injuries took one and possibly two
players from the Western ranks.
Bob Smith. Oregon halfback, is out
with a shin cash. Clyde (Bulldog)
Turner, 225-pound Hardin Simmons
center, has a charleyhorse. Turner
might see some action, but Johnny
Schiechl, Santa Clara, likely is in
for a Commute job at the pivot spot.
Steve Sitko of Notre Dame has
the opening assignment as Eastern
signal caller, probably with George
StirnWeiss of North Carolina at left
halfback and George McAfee of
Duke at right half. The East men,
tors had to choose between Ben
Kish of Pittsburgh and Ed Boell of
New York University for the full
back job.
Proceeds Go to Hospital.
Proceeds from the game go to the
Shrine Hospital for Crippled Chill
dren. Last years game netted $780,
900. The hospital has received more
than half million dollars from
the annual contest.
The West has won of the IA
games played. One was a tie.
Probable staring Ineups (kick-off
Evening star., 1940-01-01

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-, Offieials-Referee. Mr. Bob Evans mil
liken). Umpire, DR.. Albert Boles MINNIE
sota). Head linesman.. Mr.. Lloyd Yoder
tCarnegie Tech). Field judge. William
Kelly (Chicago).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05

four years ago, but his promises and
actions are different on the county
board than his speeches. He either
forgets or thinks that the taxpayers
and voters are blind.
What we need in the county board
is economy and action, and not criti-
cism of past administrations. Our
county tax rate in 1885 was 28.15
mills and our county tax rate today
is 64.O3 mills. This is of record in
the county auditors office. I wonder
if that is any improvement and if
that is what he is boosting for in all
these meetings. If so, then we might
say that he does know what he is
talking about. When the tax rate
of the county was raised over 100
per cent in less than four years,
what will it be if he stays on the
board another four years. I think
the economy we must apply is to
lower the taxes and keep the farm
ers on the farms, otherwise they will
have to quit and go on relief.
Yes, Mr.. Greenwald, we must
show Improvements and not preach
them and fail.
HOLLIS LADD.
Finlayson, MINI.
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INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page y
chine was illustrated the other night
when one of its submarines torpedoed
British boat carrying refugees to
a safe haven in Canada. Among those
aboard were $50 children. Their
discipline was so perfect, and their
spirit so undaunted, that they were
praised eloquently for their excep-
tionally calm bravery. No child was
killed. But Berlin let it be known
that refugee ships or not-every YES
sci trying to defy the German block
ade would risk torpedoing.
A Kind of Peace.
In order to be able to pursue their
war against Great Britain without the
interference of outside handicaps,
Germany and Italy last week made
decisive moves toward the preser-
walton of peace in the Balkan coun-
tries.
At conference in Vienna JOa-
chin Won RibbentrOp, German
foreign minister, and Galeazzo
CianO, Italian foreign minister,
ordered Rumania to cede to Hun
gary the larger part of Transyl-
vania. The implication was that
a Rumanian refusal would spell
trouble for King Carols realm,
and by long distance telephone
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
BACKS PETERSEN
Editor Askov American:

This disgraceful Loan Shark law,
allowing SO per cent interest, which
has been shaming our fair state for
nearly two years, should by all means
be repealed for it is the most i'm
moral, heathenish law ever put on
Minnesota's statute books.
Years ago our state took away a
saloon-keepers right to go into court
to collect his bills for liquor sold, no
matter how much he might have
tried to live up to the law. Now our
state is giving "clean hands" in court
to these human hyenas, who take
mortgages legally on household goods,
wages, personal property and real
estate so they can clean out complete
ly their poor, helpless victims, and
then use the taxpayers collection ma
chinery to accomplish their extor-
ton!
Hjalmar Petersen comes out, like
q man, against this disgraceful law,
and every voter should show his APP
probation and support him so we can
get rid of this indecent, immoral law.
l am certainly not trying to make
people substitute social gospel for
any other but l am trying to wake
up the people to the danger of the
coming to America of Old World con-
ditions brought about by greed, pride,
lust for power and general ignorance.
Andrew Trovaton.
Mcintosh, MINI.
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SMASHED IDYLL
minneapolis Star-JournaD

Tahiti, as everybody knows, is that
island paradise in the Pacific where
nature empties her cornucopia I'M
hidden into the lap of man-where
lovely Polynesian maidens frolic
guilelessly on the coral sands-where
life is one long, dangerous idyll and
where those who dare to cast off care
can find escape from the harassments
and complexities of the so-called
civilized world.
1t ought to be great spot these
days.
But it isn't.
The collapse of France, to whose
colonial empire it belonged, has left
Tahiti stranded on an abandoned
siding of the worlds seaways. The
islanders are out of flour. No ships
bring rich Americans to its harbor
in search of the simple life at $40
day european plan) or stop to bear
away its copra (coconut meats from
which oil is made).
On the veranda of the Yacht club
in Papeete no Hollywood stars sit, as
of yore, slipping the famous cocktails
concocted by Skipper Joe from a
secret recipe that he offers to sell
for $4,000. g. B. Priestly once said
he'd rather just have his mouth
stuffed full of sugar and be hit on
the head with blackjack).
Alas for Tahiti! We have been
taught by writers and artists, from
Lott and Gauguin to Nordhoff and
Hall that here was the last unspoiled,
self-suffcient refuge on this globe
from the artificial worries that per-
pick mankind. And now it's worrying
about flour, and a market for its
copra.
The revelation that life is real and
life is earnest, even in Tahiti, gives
point to the obscure notation by Gau-
gums biographer that as he painted in
his island paradise and watched the
world go by, he was supported by
government job that paid him six
francs day.
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measures, and it may not be unjust
to speculate that he would not have
stood opposed to conscription, either
in 1917 or now, had it not been fer
the fact that both times the question
was involved with European war.
The wisdom of Senator Lundeen's
vote against Americas entry in the
World war will always remain con-
troversial, because the war resulted
in Germany's defeat and the cOnse-
quences for America had Germany
and not the Allies won can only be a
subject for guesswork. His attitude
toward the present war, and Ameri-
cas- relation toward it, will in all
probability be capable of more def
mite historical judgment.
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TIME TO STUDY
minneapolis Sunday Tribune)

minneapolis Sunday Tribune)
Congressman today have more mail
to answer in a single week than their
predecessors did during whole ses-
sion in the days of Webster, Clay and
Calhoun. Harlan Miller, a Times
Tribune Washington columnist, in re-
cording that fact suggests it as a
probable reason why we have so few
Websters, Clays and Calhouns at pres
ent.
Men of the high calibre of Webster,
Clay and Calhoun had natural apti-
tudes far excelling those of m t
congressman either of their time or
ours. But they had, at the same time,
a greater measure of undisturbed
leisure in which to pursue serious
study of things governmental. Bril-
lance cannot be acquired, but good
background for capable performance
can be. 1t is hard to cultivate that
sort of background on the treadmill
of errand-boy performance which en-
cages the attention of the average
supposedly efficient congressman to-
day. He must measure up as Wash
ington contact-man for his constitu-
ents or he falls short. knowledge of
the tariff or a thorough acquaintance
with budgetary problems appears not
to count nearly so much as knowing
ones ways through the bureaucratic
intricacies of some Notwithstanding
or patronage-dispensing agency at
the national capital.
In criticisms of congressman, proper
recognition must be given the evil
dent shift in the public's own sense
of values. Living up to the title of
representative" the fault, where
there may be faults, lies most likely
with the people themselves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Willow Fair Day
MARRIED By Rain
Steady Downpour Cuts
Attendance at 18th Annu-
al Community Event.

The Willow River community fair
held Wednesday of last week was
sparsely attended on account of rain.
However there was a fine display
of exhibits, equal to that of other
years. The fair committee states it
is grateful to those, who attended
and those who assisted with the work,
and that it will try and pick out bet
ter weather for future fairs.
The list of the prize winners is
given below. First place winners are
listed first, second, second, etc.
Garden Display.
Beets-Lorraine Mills, Mrs. A. E.
Borchardt.
Carrots Nortrup, Mrs. F.
J. LaPlante.
Parsnips- Mills, Chris
Guessing.
Tomatoes Nortrup, Mrs.
A. E. Borchardt.
Early cabbage-Lorraine Mills, Ed
win Klatt.
Late cabbage-Mrs. Docka1, Her.
man Nortrup.
Pepper-Mrs. F. j. LaPlante, Mrs.
A. E. Borchardt.
Pumpkin-John Dobosenski, Leo
Novitsky.
Sweet corn-John Dobosenski. Mrs.
Michog.
Buttercup squash-No first, R. T.
Addington.
Hubbard squash-August Nortrup,
Miles Aakhus.
Table Rutabagas-Nels Benson, Ed
win Klatt.
Cucumbers-Mrs Frank Okronglis,
Herman Nortrup.
Pickles-Edwin Klatt, Herm n
Nortrup.
Peas Mrs. Anton Carnewski,
Catherine Brabenec.
Beans-Catherine Brabanec, Chris
Guessing.
Watermelon-Jake Waletzko, Her
man Nortrup.
Muskmelon-No first, John Dobo-
senski.
Red onions-Mrs. Frank Okrong-
lis, Chris Gluesing.
White onions-Mrs. Frank Okrong-
lis, Lorraine Mills.
Yellow onions-R. T. Addington,
August Nortrup.
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Herewith follows an editorial
on the death of Senator Lundeen

Herewith follows an editorial
on the death of Senator Lundeen
from the st. Paul Pioneer Press:
The shocking death of Senator Lun-
deem last Saturday removes a politi-
cal figure who had long been promi-
nent in the public affairs of Mime
sofa, the leadership of the Farmer
Labor party and the isolationist Sec
tiOn of first the House of Representa-
tives and in more recent years, the
United States Senate.
Although Senator Lundeen was
identified with the left wing division
of American politics throughout his
that the chief milestones of his po-
litical life were marked not by con-
flict in that sphere of affairs, but in
those of foreign policy.
He was himself a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, which re-
suited in tentative venture in i'm
perialism from which the United
States later drew back. 1t is a COM
mon error to suppose that isolation
lists and pacifists are one and the
same. This error arises because the
pacifists have usually found them
selves going along the same path as
isolationists. Senator Lundeen was
no pacifist. He could be belligercnt
enough in directions where he be-
lieved American foreign interests
really TO lie as he showed when he
advocated seizure of British and
French possessions in this Hemis-
phere in payment of the war debts.
Senator Lundeen was an isolation
list toward both the World war and
this war because he held the opinion
that America is not concerned to an
important degree by European af-
fairs. But this was not because he
was averse in principle to a strong
American foreign policy. He agreed
with the need for adequate defense
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
WHO CALLED THE MEETING?

Editor ASkOV American:
A meeting was called for Willow
River, on August 26, 1910 and it
seems that no one sponsored, or was
responsible for this meeting. Final
ly DR.. w. G. Ehmke got up and said
that he did not know anything about
this meeting but would act as chair
man. He took the chair and called
on all candidates for the various
county offices who were present,
and they responded very cordial
ly. Representative c. c.. Mann
of Hinckley, said that he was not
going to make speech but would
answer all questions pertaining to
the legislative acts for the past two
or three years, if asked. County
Commissioner E. B. Greenwald made
the principal speech and announced
the fact that he made several eco
nomical improvements in the coun-
ty, cited a large saving on the poor
farm, also in the Pine County High
way department and in the Equal
ization board. He stated that the
land never was assessed, or equal
lied right before he got on the board
and stated that he made some very
important changes in the equalization
of lands in this county.
1 am just wondering if his chang
es were not the cause of our taxes
going up in this commissioner dis
trict as our taxes were raised in the
last two or three years, approximate
ly SIS to $40 per home or farm annu-
ally, and are still going up. will
ask him if that is economy. He also
failed to tell us why the county
board got in so deep financially in
the past three years that the banks
would not cash the county warrants
and as result the county board had
to bond the county for $4,000 to
refnance the county; this also looks
like very poor economy.
will ask Mr.. Greenwald, until
the last three years the county re-
ceived one-third of one cent of gas
tax, or approximately $4,000 annual
ly. With this money the county built
approximately Is to 20 miles of aid
roads in this or the fourth COM
missioner district each year. l will
have Mr.. Greenwald tell us how
much road was built in this fourth
commissioner district in the past
three years and the county received
one full cent or approximately $685.
900 annually of gas tax money since
the gas tax was raised to four cents
per gallon; or l will ask the taxpay-
ers how much more road was built
in this fourth commissioner district
1t looks to me that with his improved
system in the highway department of
Pine county, he is going backward
In his improved system of equali-
cation, he raised our taxes, and
I don't know what he has done on
the poor farm, but I do know that
the poor fund was raised higher
every year in the last several years.
Some were going to ask these ques-
tons and have Mr.. Greenwald ex-
plain them but the meeting was ad-
journed as soon as the last man got
through speaking and therefore no
one had a chance to ask any ques-
tons.
1t looks to me as if this was Mr..
meeting, arranged by
N. P. Nedegaard, for Mr.. Greenwald
to make his flowery speech as he did |
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05

ments, as set forth in the Bible.
In the earth today there are di-
vers and numerous religions practiced
by human creatures. There is just
one Christianity, and that is not a
religion, nor does it have any SINH
larity to religion.
ROLLIN L. PETERSON.
Pine City, Mimi, August 80, 1910.
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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. it will
be withheld).
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Cauliflower-No first, Herman
Nortrup.
Stock pumpkins-Herman Nortrup,
John Dobosenski.
Mangles-Herman Nortrup, Aug
ust Nortrup.
Stock carrots-No first, Herman
Nortrup.
Field Display.
Stock rutabagas-Mrs. Dockal, Geo.
Novitsky.
Alsike-Mrs. Frank OkrongIis.
Mrs. Anton Carnewski.
Clover-Mrs. Frank Okronglis,
Emil Walta.
Alfalfa-Herman Nortrup, Mrs.
Frank Okronglis.
Timothy-No first, Mrs. Frank
Okronglis.
Corn fodder-Leo Novitsky, Mrs.
A. E. Borchardt.
Corn, dent-No first, Mrs. DockaI.
Oats-Mrs. Anton Carnewski. M.
j. Randoll.
Barley-No first, Mrs. Anton Car
newski.
Spring wheat-No first, Mrs. Frank
Okronglis.
Winter wheat-No first, Mrs. Mi
chog.
Rye-Mrs. Frank Okronglis, Nels
Benson.
Crabs-Mr. Beavers, August Mort
rup.
Apples-Mrs. Ed. Goring, Mrs. Ed.
Goring.
Plums-August Nortrup, Gust
Overlook.
Cherries-No first, Mrs. Frank
Okronglis.
Strawberries-Mrs. F. j. LaPlante,
Mrs. Ed. Danelski.
Bliss triumph-Mrs H. Laid, no
second.
Warba-Edwin Klatt, Mrs. Ed Da-
nelski
Russets-Mrs. Hollis Laid, Joe Du-
bic.
Green Mountain-Nels Benson, M.
J. Randoll.
Chippewa-No first, Leo Novitski.
Carmen-No first, Mrs. Chris Glue
sing.
Baked Goods.
White bread-Mrs. M. Randall, Mrs.
Dockan.
Rolls-Mrs T. Thompson, Mrs. Ben
son.
Light cake-Mrs. H. Sharlow, Mrs.
Frank O'Kronglis.
Angel food cake-Dorothy Ander-
son, Mrs. F. O'Kronglis.
Pumpkin pie-Mrs. T. Thompson,
Mrs. NJ. Price.
Apple pie-Mrs. T. Thompson, Mrs.
M. Price.
Koloches-No first, Mrs. E. Walta.
Cookies, light-Mrs Dockan, Doro-
thy Anderson.
Dark cake-Mrs. F. O'Krongles,
Mrs. Stanton.
Display-Mrs. Larson and Mrs. No
vitski, Mrs. Roberts.
Canned Goods.
Canned vegetables-Mrs. Underhill,
Mrs. Leyden.
Canned meat-Mrs. Jurash.
Pickles-Mrs. Addington, Mrs.
M. Price.
Sauce-Mrs. Goring, Mrs. Jurash.
Jelly-Mrs Michog, Mrs Jurash.
Jam-Mrs. Michog, Mrs. Adding
ton.
Fancy Work.
Luncheon set-Mrs. Stanton, Mrs.
Underhill
Cutwork-Mrs. Catherine Braban-
&c second.
Pillow cases-Miss Dorothy Ander-
son, Amanda Gross.
Centerpiece-M Mrs. Sostak, Mrs.
Sostak.
Crocheting-Mrs. w. King, Mrs.
Brabenec.
Scarf-Mrs. Dockal, Mrs. Dockal.
Flour Sack-Mrs. Sostak, Mrs. So
stalk.
Pillow-Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. w.
King.
Knitting Stanton, Mrs. So
stalk.
Apron-Mrs. Brabanec, Mrs. Am
brose Zwicki.
Bedspread-M Mrs. Yepma, Mrs.
Roberts.
Quilt-Mrs Roberts, Mrs Stanton.
Rug-Mrs. Bob Olson second.
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he was given five minutes in
which to make up his mind. He
did. He assented. And this
week Rumania is seething with
protests and demonstrations, and
with demands for war against
Hungary.
Old Story.
It is the same old story connected
with the peace treaties which termi-
mated the First World War: Terri
tories were taken from one country
and given to another-despite the
pledge of "self-determination of the
peoples. Pennsylvania was cut off
from Hungary and given to Rumania,
and now the Hungarians thought that
they might as well get back their
lost province as long as the energetic
map-making was still in progress.
Germany and Italy decided
that Hungary must have that
slice. But the Rumanians show
strong and determined incli-
arms if necessary. That will,
however, as circumstances are,
be only a futile show of force.
And if Hitler and MussOlini are
too busy elsewhere to keep the
Rumanians in check, there are
OminOus indications pointing to
Stains willingness and ability to
do so.
The Berlin and Rome dictators
want peace in the Balkans-not pre-
cisely because they are profoundly
interested in the ideals of peace but
because a war in that corner of
Europe might upset their plans for
the intended conquest of Great Bri-
tain.
There is, however, still danger
of a Balkan war, not only between
Rumania and Hungary, but also be-
cause Italy appears increasingly ag-
gressive against Greece, hoping, it
would seem, to pave the way for
further undermining of British power
and prestige in the Mediterranean.
War and u. S.
With peace-time CONSUMPTION in
the United States virtual certainty,
this country is slowly moving closer
and closer toward the boiling caul-
dron of the European war. Straws
in the wind indicate that there is
much sentiment in favor of almost
Immediately moving into that war,
and a great deal of feeling against
it.
But as the months drag on, it
becomes increasingly clear that,
speaking in purely practical
sense, there is no such thing as
helping Great Britain in "every
way short of war;. You help,
and you are at war. You don't
and you are not. Words do not
disguise intentions and actions.
And while the official attitude
of the United States is strictly
neutral, as it has to be, the pOpu-
lar sentiment of the American
people is anything but neutral.
This is a factor which has to be
reckOned with.
A year in dreadful retrospect And
what will the next year, beginning
with Tuesday of this week, bring us
and the rest of worried world?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Career Is Cut Short

Speaking at Austin on Labor
Day Hjalmar Petersen had the
following to say about the life
and work of U. S. Senator Ernest
Lundeen:
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