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Evening star., 1940-07-28
West Pointers Give Dance
For Visiting Midshipmen
Miss Berliner, Miss Thompson
And Miss Mary Stucky
Are Guests at Post
Are Guests at Post

Y, 27-The visit
puen Tuesday evening for hop the South Gym
which attended by the visiting middes the cadets
Receiving
Richard Preceding the
joined the cadets dinner in the hall.
Fegan have with them for week Miss Ann
N Y.
for month.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

and Mr. Byron of RidgeWay motored
to Loudoun County yesterday for
week end with rela tiveS.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

MISS UdCQueIllle IIlOiIIk)ooi uduSi-
ter of Col. and Mrs John B. Thomp-
son, of Fort Leavenworth.
Miss Stucky of Louisville
Visits the Montagues.
Mai and Mrs. Robert M. Mon
tague have with them for month
the latter's niece Miss Mary Gene
Stucky of Louisville.
1t. and Mrs. James B. Bonham,
who have been visiting the latter's
parents, 1t. Col. and Mrs. William
E. Chambers, since their wedding
In June, departed this week for
Washington, where they are passing
several days as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Freeny in Arlington.
Mrs. Douglas G. Ludlum and her
young son. Donald, are spending two
weeks in Baltimore, where they are
guests OF Mrs. Ludlum'S parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Morgan.
1t. and Mrs. Chester A. Dahlen
have as their guest the latter's
mother, Mrs. Sidney Erickson, wife
of 1t. Col. Erickson, who is at pres
ent stationed in Oakland, Calf.
! 1t. Col and Mrs. Thomas D.
Stamps have as their guest for a
fortnight Mrs. George J. Richards.
wife of 1t. Col. Richards of the
Engineer Corps.
1t. Col. Chauncey L. Chase,
Medical Corps. U. S A, retired, and
Mrs. Chase Of Highland Park, Lake
Waters. Fla, arrived at West Point
this week to visit their son-in-law
and daughter, Capt and Mrs.
William H Maglin. who are among
the new arrivals here.
Mrs. Merriam Returns
With Mother.
Mrs. Lauren w. Merriam has re-
turned to West Point after having
been the guest of her parents. DR..
and Mrs. Nicholas A Baltzell for
about a month Mrs Merriams
mother returned to the garrison
with her.
Mai. and Mrs Charles ]. Barrett
and the latter's sister, Miss Marion
Fulton, left today for Mexico City
for weeks visit. after which they
will visit Mrs Barretts brOther-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Davidson. in Birmingham, Ala.
and then her mother. Mrs. Henry G.
Fulton. in Barlow. Fla.
1t. Col Harris Jones and Mrs.
Jones are at Shanty Shane. near
Ely, Vt, where they are passing a
fortnight
Col and Mrs. Cauncey L. FentOn,
VINO had as guests early this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis M. Brooke of
Bryn MaWr, Pa. have departed for
Lake Placid, N. Y, where they will
spend their vacation at the Lake
Placid Club.
Mrs. Richard R. Coursey, wife of
Maj. Coursey. is visiting in Buffalo,
where she is the guest for three
weeks of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Hofmann.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Roscoe B. Wood
ruff of Washington are at West
Point fortnight. Their son, Cadet
Roscoe B. Woodruff, jr.. is a men,
Der of the first class in the Military
Academy.
Miss Gladys Lyon of Denver is the
guest for month of Maj. and Mrs.
Oliver K Mess.
Miss Frances Tully, daughter of
1t Col. and Mrs. Joseph M. Tully,
has been the guest in New York
since Thursday Of Maj. and Mrs.
Kent Lambert. Miss Tully was
bridesmaid in the wedding today
of the former Miss Jeanne Ann
Lambert and 1t. Dean Titus VAN
derhoef, which took place at Gov
ernors Island.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

land is given clean slate. During
the last war the Turks were bad,
now that they lean towards England,
they are represented as being fine
people. In the last war Russia fought
on the side of England until 1917 and
they were then fine people. Now
they are fiends, etc.
During my life I have worked in
over so different communities.
taught school among the Russians
for six months in South Dakota, and
I think have lived among all kinds
of nationalities. 1t has been my ex-
perience that all people are about the
same-there are good and bad among
them, but all make about the same
kind of Americans, if some busy
body of high moralist does not get
his jaw working and stir up hatred
by his everlasting lies.
Anybody knows how much trouble
a few busybodies can cause in a
community. They can get old friends
of lifetime fighting each other and
keep the community stirred up as
long as they are allowed to spread
their stuff. The ruling class of Eng
land understands this thoroughly and
are experts at keeping the different
people of Europe hating each other
During the war period we got taste
of this in Minnesota. Don't fall for
their lying propaganda.
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Sturgeon Lake

A large crowd was in attendance
at the bingo and card party at the
church hall Sunday evening.
The declamatory and music contest
for section one of Pine county rural
schools will be held at the Sturgeon
Lake village hall Friday, March Is
at o'clock p. m. There will be q
nominal admission charge.
Mrs. Rufus McHale accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Adamczak to
Duluth Sunday, calling at st. Mary's
hospital on Mrs. Frank Katchmark
Triplets were born to Mrs. Katch-
mark last week. Mother and babies
are getting along fine at this writing
Miss Odrun Torvick has moved
into town for the balance of the school
year.
The flu is quite prevalent, num-
Der around town having been i'll re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cunningham
were Duluth callers Wednesday of last
week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

One exception was a neutral victim;
some German machines ventured, de-
liberately or by mistake, over Belgian
territory where they were pursued by
Belgian machines on neutrality guard
one of the Belgians was shot down
and the result was Brussels protest
and one of the stereotyped official
apologies from Berlin to the effect
that the German aviators had be-
lieved themselves pursued by Brit
ishers.
Spring will soon be beginning all
over Europe, also on the western
front: Will that mean that the long
latent war will start in earnest? Many
observers think so; others frantically
cling to faint hope that the holding
back of the tremendous forces or
both sides of the German-Frencf
frontier may mean an easier approach
to peace. The world soon will know
Finnish War.
Compared to what is going on ir
Finland, the German-French war j:
pleasant holiday. For the Finn:
are fighting day and night, and in.
cessantly, against the Russian in.
vaders, steadily increasing in strength
and numbers whereas the Finnish
forces, with nearly all their reserve.
spent, have no substantial reinforce.
ment to look forward to.
For almost five weeks the terrific
fighting along the Mannerheim line
has gone on. The western sector ap.
pears to have been more or les!
broken up, and the Russians art
drawing closer and closer to Vibori
(Viipuri)-a short time ago flour.
ishing city of more than 10000 in.
habitantS, now desert of shoulder.
ing ruins, where formerly home!
were secure and happy.
Early this week the Russian!
weakened their attack on the western
sector and concentrated it on the east.
ern where the Firms retreated a
many points. 1t is emphasized by
their high army command that the
retreat has been for strategic rea.
sons, and that it is hoped to trar
the enemy. There is at the momen
NO militarily valid reason for be.
lieving that they will succeed, fol
Finnish resistance is becoming grad.
ually weaker.
Only immediate and effective hell
from abroad will save the day fol
the heroic people of Suomi, and tina
help is not in sight. There is plenty
of it promised, and much has come
unofficially, but not one single gov.
eminent has as yet taken up thu
cudgels in behalf of the tiny nation
so valiantly trying to fight off many
times superior foe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Willow River

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wadley of Du-
luth, who always like to get back
to Willow River, called on friends
here Sunday. Jack is one of the boys
who left the village some years ago
and has made good. He was born
here where he received his early
training and education, and at the
age of Is left for Duluth to get work
He was employed in various occupa-
tons and in 1914 took a position at
the Carnege Coal Docks where he
has been since working his way to
the top. In 1886 he was made SUI
perintendent of the Carnege Dock
and likes his work very much. Jack
had the twill to do" to get ahead, he
worked for definite goal and reached
it. He states if he had his life to
live over again there would be just
few minor changes. He is married
and has a nice modern home.
Mrs. w. c. Ehmke entertained a
number of friends and close rela-
tives Saturday evening, the occasion
being her birthday. The guests
played 500 and visited. A delicious
lunch was served. She received many
nice remembrances and an enjoyable
time was reported. MIR. and Mrs. Ed
Soliday and her father, Dan Soliday,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wadley came
from Duluth. Donald Ehmke, a son,
came from Markville, and friends and
neighbors were in attendance.
Mrs. B. Landmark of Minneapolis,
is a guest at this writing at the home
of her son, John Landmark. She
came Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Kroon and her new
son, Burton Clyde, of Denham, re-
turned to her home in Denham Mon
day evening.
A fine 9A-pound boy was born re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Youngberg, who live on a farm west
of here. He will be known as Lee
Arvid Youngberg. Mother and baby
are doing fine.
Supt. c. C. Aakhus has been laid
up the past few days with quinsy.
The Little Theatre group met at
the schoolhouse Monday evening and
about 20 members were present. Mrs.
Otto Reuer, president, called the
meeting to order and Miss Correne
Olson gave very good report of
previous meetings which was &C
cepted. r. Stende, treasurer, being
absent until later, no report was
given. There was some discussion
about the play "Our Town" to be
presented April S. Jack Void was
elected as member of this group.
A delicious lunch of pie and ice
cream and coffee was served by Mr..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

the promise of the politician, and, for
paltry subsidies, give up first one and
then another of their rights and priv
ileges, until finally they are intellect
ually and morally bankrupt. They
give far more than they get but they
don't know it.
Gracious, in ancient Rome, made
himself forever famous by one OF
the earliest pieces of social legislation
of which we have record. It was the
system of two prices for wheat. The
grain subsidy was needed to mitigate
the evils of unemployment. Soon this
became direct relief. At one time
the right to free food was hereditary
Later, grain distribution was with
drawn by Sulla, who had an army to
enforce his DEGREES. Public pressure
demanded restoration of the bounty
Claudius ran for tribune on free
wheat platform. A decade later JUL
Jus Caesar came to power and found
100000 persons on grain relief. Ca-
sar became dictator. He no longer
needed the votes of citizens. Prompt
ly he promoted the migration of the
reliefers from Rome, where they had
been basking in the bright lights. He
cut 10000 off the rolls with means
test. Next, 10000 citizens were sent
overseas. A dictator can quickly cure
the evils brought upon democracy by
a demagogue. But the cure is worse
than the disease.
81 wish to make the point that
dictatorship had to come; that only
dictatorship can end the vices of a
system by which the competent per-
sons in the community are required
to carry the incompetent. The time
comes when a major surgical opera
ton is required. The work of the
world must be done. Under pater-
nalistic government the demands of
those who prefer life's bounties to
life's burdens increase until their
number is so great that the industri-
GUS and thrifty revolt at the load of
taxation they must carry. Only a
dictatorship, then, can force the para
sites to contribute their share.
Zone of the great lessons of his
tory is that the first step toward
autocracy from democracy is the suf-
ferance by the people of paternal-
istic government, and the acceptance
by the people of subsidies-which are
not subsidies at all, because in the
end the people have to pay for them"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Village OF Denhanl

Hildreth Pearson visited Mrs F. E.
Anderson Wednesday afternoon of
last week.
ployed in Pine City, in company with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Nelson and STAN
ley Wilcox, also from Pine City, Wis
tied Sunday afternoon and evening
at the Burak home.
Mrs. Horace Storrs called on Mrs.
Allen Irene Monday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Anderson and MIR.
Slocum, instructors at the Willow
River school, were dinner guests at
the F. E. Anderson home Wednesday
evening of last week, it being Mr.
Anderson's birthday.
A soil conservation sign-up meet
ing was held in the Denham hall
Monday afternoon. There was q
large representation from the COM
munity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Suk of Sand
stone, called on Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Peterson Sunday afternoon.
Jack Huhta of Palisade, was a
guest at the T. Staudinger home Sun
day, at which place Mrs. Huhta has
been a guest for the past week. Ar
vid Huhta, brother of Mrs. Staudinger.
was also guest.
Friday afternoon, Miss Hecker Of
Sandstone, met with the pupils of
the Denham school for the purpose of
organizing a All Club. The club was
organized with the following officers
Fred Martichuski, president; Mary
Ann Burak, vice president; Mary
Kiminski, secretary and
Bernice Franzen, reporter. The pu-
pills were given a choice of number
of different projects to take up and
responded with great interest.
Mrs. Ernest Nelson, Leonard Mel
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Sever Mattson
visited last Thursday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Staudinger-
Mrs. Carl Peterson visited her
mother, Mrs. Liljedahl, Monday aft
ernoon.
j. Price and son, Total Price, of
Willow River, called on the formers
daughter, Mrs. B. Burak, Sunday eve
ming.
Allen Irene was a caller at the
parental John L. Irene home Sunday
Mrs. F. E. Anderson spent Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Carl Peterson
Clements Burak visited his aunt.
Mrs. Bohaty, in Willow River few
days last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Like Bats

Riding alone over the arid wastes
of New Mexico one summer evening
in 1901, Jim White saw what ap-
peared to be the smoke of friendly
campfire. AS he approached the
swirling column, he discovered that
it was not smoke but rising cloud
of millions of bats. The bats came
from an opening in the ground, and
when the column disappeared into
the south, Jim White ventured into
the cavern.
The next morning he was awak-
ened by the swirling of millions OF
wings, and the column rewound its
way back into the security of the
cavern.
Each day, even now, this activity
takes place, punctually and unerring-
ly. The bats leave the cave at sun
set, fly over the Rio Grande, con-
sumo some eleven and half tons of
insects, and at dawn return to the
sanctity of the now famous Carlsbad
Caverns. But each night the re-
turning group is smaller, for owls
and preying animals exact their toll
from the bat population. Eventually
the species may become extinct.
Like the bats, we human beings
venture forth each day, dash about
our business, then turn back to the
security of our homes. AS with the
bat population, each day toll is ex-
acted and the group diminishes. Each
day some of the millions of drivers
and pedestrians do not make the re-
turn trip home. They are killed or
crippled in traffic accidents.
Unlike the lower orders, Man has
always found the means of combating
the destructive forces which beset
him. Traffic accidents present SER
ious threat to this generation. How
soon will we succeed in solving this
modern menace?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
"HOW DO THEY GET THAT WAY?'
Pease, MINI.

Editor ASkOV American:
Franklin Delano and his Eyes
men" make much of their doings
of the past seven years. They
made an especial ballyhoo over
the IVA. They so often told
half truths, being careful to leave
the "nigger covered in the wood
pile" In 1899 the power COM
panies had an income of $685.
100000 and paid taxes of $685.
100000. What taxes did the IVA
pay? NONE. The power COM
panies borrowed, either through
preferred stocks or bonds, much
of the money they have in
vested and paid (if they could
earn it) interest on this money.
What did the iva pay? MOTH
ING. Power companies are
forced, in many places, to make
rates below cost of production.
Is the IVA so forced? Certainly
not. Yet Franklin so proudly
calls the IVA the "yardstick" by
and rates. His yardstick, like
himself, is short on one end-the
upper.
In last weeks issue of the Askoy
American the above article appeared
heading some advertising columns.
How does a small town bushes:
man get that way? 1t is beyond the
comprehension of many.
They make an especial ballyhoc
for sympathy for the power COM
panies, in the midst of a distressed
farm community, where the town:
biggest and only industry is COM
bination creamery and cheese fac
tory. Where an electric highline wa:
established only couple of years
ago, caused by enactment of the
Rural Identification program. Yer
they so often tell "half truths" being
careful to leave the "nigger covered
in the woodpile" therefore not ex-
pressing one word of sympathy for the
overtaxed and underpaid farmers anc
others who cannot issue seven per.
cent preferred stock and constantly
labor under fixed prices set below
cost of production, plus paying in
terest on their obligations, as well a:
supporting the small town business
man.
Yet small town businessman sc
proudly calls the power companies
condition to our attention and uses il
as a "yardstick" to measure nationa.
conditions. His yardstick, like him.
self, is short on one end-the upper
If there is an upper?
Advertising for sympathy should
begin at home where it is needed.
ANDREW ENGEBO.
Sandstone, Mimi, March 4.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Greetings, School
Athletes i!

This week ushers in the annual
tournament play of thousands of
high school basketball players who
are climaxing a season of participa-
ton in the popular sport. Champions
will be picked, but that won't place
them above other participants when
it comes to benefits received from
participation.
The game, itself, might draw just
passing attention if it were not for
what it exemplifies. First of all,
basketball players must, if the rule
is rigidly followed, make passing
marks in their grades. Next they
must be of healthy body and third
they must be good sportsmen.
A youngster, who had not learned
to take it" before entering into bas-
ketball competition must master that
necessary essential of later manhood
if he is to survive. The world dis
likes hard loser and the hard loser
on the high school basketball floor
Just doesn't fit there and neither will
he fit well in any niche he carves
later for himself.
Basketball is meant not only as a
sport and entertainment feature for
young and old, but it is likewise a
character builder.
We, therefore, extend greetings not
only to the young athletes in our
own immediate section, but to all
those who are competing for honors
this week throughout the state. And
we admonish them to ever carry
forth into later life the fundamentals
they have learned from the sport
They will serve them well.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY
Northwest Insurance)

Northwest Insurance)
DR.. Terry M. Townsend, president
of the Medical Society of the state of
New York, in an address that re-
Gently came to our attention, said
some things from which all of us can
profit, if we weigh them wisely. We
quote:
what is democracy? It is a ma
tional way of life. It's principal char
acteristic is that a citizen acts by
himself and for himself, in the con-
duct of his private affairs, with the
least possible interference from gov
eminent. What is autocracy? It's
characteristic is that the state acts
for the citizen in many of his private
affairs, and, by the exertion of force,
requires him to conform to way
of life that may be wholly at variance
with his wishes.
Democracy is always in danger.
1t must constantly be defended. The
urge for power has animated some of
our most energetic and intelligent citi-
zens. Thinking they know best what
is good for others, they seek, under
various guises or DISCUSSES, to assert
authoritarian control. Gradually
greater power is assumed, always,
ostensibly for the good of the people.
We are now in such an era.
History records that free peoples
are seldom Invested of their liberties
suddenly. The seeds of disintegration
are first sown. The malcontents and
discontents are told that they are en-
titled to more of the worlds goods
than they are getting. They swallow
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
DON'T GET FOOLED
Editor Askov American:

Sometimes people tell us not to
believe our own eyes, ears or intel
ligence, but to believe all the lying
propaganda told to us by takers and
hypocritical high moralists. How
ever, it is still not un-American to
tell the truth.
England, in order to exist as the
dominating world power, must keep
the rest of the world at loggerheads
quarreling among each other, she
will throw her weight on the side
she wants to win, temporarily, and in
that way keep the whole world in
constant turmoil.
Whoever fights on the side of Eng