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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-01

FOR SALESSecond-h hand coal-wood
ranges, kerosene stoves and electric
stoves.-Askov Hardware Company,
Askov. 25W34-2t
FOR Medium red clover seed.
Will take small pigs in trade
Chris Larsen, mile west, one north,
AskoV. 25w34-1t*
FOR SALE-About 100 bushels ex-
ceptionally fine Green Mountain
potatoes for seed.-Louis Olsen,
Askov. 25w34-2t
SALE of ladies' shoes.
Read display ad in this issue for
detailed information.-J. R. Peter
sen, Askov. 25w34-1t
FOR SALE-State certified Green
Mountain seed potatoes, 80 cents
hundred pounds. Tags included.
Plant good seed.-Horst Pufahl, "
mile northwest, Willow River.
25w34-1t*
FOR SALE-High grade Holstein bull,
year old, $50; Holstein heifer,
freshen soon, $50; Atwater Kent
radio, battery set, SIS; stack hay
Frank Swanson, Askov. 25w34-1t*
FOR SALE-Spring chickens, &c per
pound, weigh 2 to 3 pounds
w. Wallace, at Conrad Christensen
residence, Askov village.
25w34-1t
FOR Forty-acre farm north of
Askov. Good land, good 5-room
house and barn. Price $1,000. Call
at Peek Inn Cafe, Sandstone. (
25w34-1t*
A LOAD of young farm horses and
mares, weights 1000 to 1900 pounds.
Sell cheap-Frank Conboy, 11a
miles south of Rutledge on high
way 81. 25w32-4t*
FOR. SALE-Mixed tame hay in barn,
$3.50 ton. Red clover seed, 13c; al
falfa seed, 18c.-Geo. Ekberg, 2
miles east, Rutledge. Phone Askov
14F4. 25w34-1t
FOR SALE-One good horse, choice
of two; 2 feeder pigs, one Guern-
sey bull, one year old; one good
gang pillow, one good sulky pillow.
See Bradford Eaton, Star Route,
Sandstone 31W34-1t*
FOR SALE-About IS bushels Green
Mountain seed potatoes, from certi-
fed seed last spring, Csc per cwt.
Joseph Schmidt, Finlayson; at
Askov junction on highway 81.
25w34-1t*
FOR SALE-Team of 4-year olds,
can be worked any place. About so
bushels Green Mountain seed po-
tatoes.-Louie Larson, Bruno; seven
miles east, 2 south, " east, Askov.
25w34-1t*
FOR SALE-Green Mountain seed
potatoes. Were certified two years
ago. Two high grade Guernsey
bulls, four and five weeks old
Palmer Dahl, Sturgeon Lake.
25w34-1t*
RED CLOVER seed, Ice h.; timothy
seed, &c h.; alsike and timothy, 12c
h.; cleaned oats, 48c bushel. Du-
bay Products, seeds for the field
and STANDARDIZATION, Pine City.
29w33-2t
FOR SALE-Scales, 600 pounds; light
harness for two horses, cream tester,
lathe mill, gasoline lantern, wood
bench for carpenters, other items.
Frank Barton, ST., Denham.
25w34-1t*
FOR SALE-Force pump, worm jack
and "a h. p. repulsion induction
General Electric motor, $50 cash.
Can use gas engine for pumping
water; young stock.-H. o. Stottrup,
mile north, 11s east, Askov.
34w34-1t
FOR SALE-Three Mccormick DO
tato planters, Hoover planter, two
used 2-bottom tractor plows, used
18-inch single tractor pillow, two
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-01

GET YOUR fishing license at your
local Gamble store dealer. Large
stocks of fishing supplies carried in
stock. 25W34-1tT
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-01

AMERICAN LEGION DANCE at Pine
Lake Saturday, May 8. Come and
dance to Bud Laska's band. Gents
35c, ladies free. 25w34-1t*
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Britain Strikes First

The British and free French"
advance into Syria is heartenlng
evidence that Britain at last has
determined, wherever possible, to
beat her adverSaries to the punch.
Throughout this war Hitler and
his Axis allies have enjoyed the tre-
mendous advantage of being able to
seize the initiative at all stages. They
have been able to do this because
their policy of unrestrained aggreS-
sion has been utterly ruthless and
because their opponents have been
restrained by diplomatic as we'll as
humanitarian considerations. Now,
however, it appears that Britain,
driven by the necessities of her mill
tary situation, is fighting fire with
fire.
Syria is vitally important to the
British. There can be no doubt that
Nazi infiltration of that country has
begun, and it is more than possible
that this is being accomplished with
the tacit permission of the Vichy
government. Should the Germans
ever become firmly established there,
it is difficult to see how the British
could dislodge them, and failure to
do so would most seriously detract
from the prospects of successfully
defending Suez and the oil fields.
Britain, therefore, has determined to
"get there first"
Vichy disclaimers of German activ-
ity in Syria can be discounted, and
it is perfectly evident that at least
the preliminary steps to Nazi occu-
patton have been taken. 1t would
be sheer folly for Britain to wait
until such an occupation had been
completed, and for that reason it
may be upposed-despite the natu-
raj disinclination to wage war against
a former ally-that the attack which
has been launched will be carried
forward with every resource that the
British and their free French allies
can muster.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
in mind the donor gave his gift to
the people of the United States, not
to any single community.

in mind the donor gave his gift to
the people of the United States, not
to any single community.
Some of Mr.. MELONS contempo-
rarieS, however, seemed to doubt
the wisdom of his choice One radio
commentator offered the suggestion
that the assembled masterpieces Of
painting should be distributed to
railroad stations for exhibition to
commuters hurrying to or from
trains. Yet another innovator pro-
posed that the priceless canvases
should be sent on tour of State fairs.
Even when the gallery was nearing
completion critic who never had
visited the place allegedly referred to
it as "a dark mausoleum," implying
that it would be merely necrolog-
ical monument of more or less sadly
deplorable sort.
But the judgment of Mr.. Mellon
and of the trustees charged with the
fulfllment of his purpose has been
demonstrated beyond all reasonable
question since the gallery was
opened on March IT, Up to the
end of the month of May a daily
average of more than eight thousand
persons had been registered enter
ing the building to inspect the pic
lures on display. The total count
reported was 621 ,583. Every portion
of the Union and many foreign lands
were represented in the crowds of
visitors. The expectation of the ad-
ministrative staff has been exceeded
over and over again. Nor is there
any indication of a decline in at
tendance. Rather, it seems that the
number Of pilgrims is steadily in
creasing. Acquaintance with the
institution has the effect of stimu-
lating enthusiastic interest in it..
Entire families come, large groups
of students return not once but
many times.
All of which signifies that Mr.. Mel
Ions benefaction is being used by
the people. Such was his hope and
such is his vindication.
Evening star., 1941-06-09

celebrity which contributed to her
success as an actress and later as
lecturer. The death of her chill
dren and third unlucky marriage,
however, broke her spirit, and she
died by her own hand in San Fran
cisco, December 2, 1898.
Less famous but equally deserving
of remembrance for her courage was
Elizabeth Van Lew Of Richmond,
"the most valuable spy" of the Union
in the South. Richard Wilmer Rowan
tells what is known of her in his
STORY of Secret Service" She
planted one of her assistants in the
household of the President of the
Confederacy and obtained informa-
ton which contributed to the defeat
of the government he headed. En-
suing years were as grim and tragic
for her as the tensions of wartime
had been" She was postmaster at
Richmond for while, but died in
abject poverty still attended by
loyal and aged Negro servants whose
freedom she had been the first in her
community to declare"
Evening star., 1941-06-09
LAUREL, Md.

Dear Sir:
IT want to add my thanks to the
many which you are receiving for your
helpful column.
when read your comment upon the
locusts, I was reminded of use Of the
honey locust bean that you did not
mention.
"A man familiar with the milling in
dustry of Milwaukee said that the millers
out there bought large quantities of the
locust beans to use in bolting -four.
The bean is placed on the bolting
cloth and because of its durability will
last longer than anything else they can
get.
% "I want to comment on the brown
thrasher. I have not seen one for two
years now since pair of mockingbirds
were chasing pair of thrashers.
The Knockers had a nest on the lawn
and would not tolerate the brown
thrashers and kept after them, until
have not seen them for two years.
THE wood thrush has not been around
Laurel, or at least I have not seen one.
The starlings tonight when it was nearly
dark were taking their last bath. I have
to fill our bird bath twice day. The
birds get it so dirty 1 am ashamed for
them to drink from the dirty water.
THE robins were out in the flower
garden getting wet under the sprinkler,
which we run from to 9.
II think, with many of your readers,
that the robins are more abundant than
usual this year. I read your column
first every night.
Sincerely, j. P. B."
Not being q miller, we are not sure
about the use of those beans, but imag-
inc they must have been put on the
boiling silk to keep the flour from
packing.
Sometimes glass beads are used In
bottles of medicine for much the same
purpose.
In the old days, before labor laws, the
silk had to be renewed every so often.
One shift worked from noon to mid
night, and the other came on at mid
night and worked till noon.
The eight-hour day was unknown.
But the changing of the silk was not
done during working hours.
The men had to come back on Sundays
to do this.
For their reward they got the old silk
whose f1bers had too much -four dust in
them by this time to sieve efficiently.
The womenfolks, including the chill
dren, got the old bolting silk, which. it
might be imagined, was very fine and
smooth.
Some of the women made skirts out
Of it. In those days skirts were supposed
to rustic discreetly. The silk was stiff
to begin with, and the added starch also
added to the rustic
SO there was great deal of shifting
Evening star., 1941-06-09
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrdceDell.

In town w1len the girls came down the
street dressed in their new boiling silk
gowns.
The children made doll dresses out
of the old silk, and it may be supposed
that no dolls ever looked prettier.
~ *%
The brown thrasher can out-sing the
mockingbird, when it wants to, and 1t
wants to almost every day.
We have very large one, but have
not seen its mate.
This is the fine big bird with the long
tail and the reddish-broWn feathers. The
breast is streaked, black on gray, so that
specifically it somewhat resembles a
wood thrush, except that the latter has
spots, rather than streaks.
We had always thought the thrasher
pretty good fighter in his own right.
One of the funniest sights we have
seen in the yard this spring or summer
whatever you call twas thrasher
walking across the grass.
When he came to a large rug placed
on the lawn to sun, he kept right on
going, hopping manfully at first, as if
he was used to rugs.
But he soon realized that his claws
had never been on a rug before.
He began hopping straight up into
the air, quite high, maybe as much as
2 feet.
At first he did not seem to know what
to do to get off, but kept on hopping up
nd OF lor 1o -
Flying, of course, is the old standard
bird method of getting out of trouble,
and it worked perfectly this time.
Our correspondent need not worry
about the birds drinking dirty water.
They don't mind in the least.
Neither do cats or dogs.
1t may be imagined that few Of the
natural creatures take any offense at
either mud or leaves being in their
water.
They really have no way of knowing
about germs, and are not fastidious, in
| the human sense
1t better meets the ideas of humans
| OF course, to have their drinking water
/ lTeSH anu CledQ.
Nature seems to take care of the birds
| and animals in all such matters, but
! still there is no reason why some minute
| living form could not harm them as
well as higher forms
We have seen starlings bathing ir
winter in mud puddles, but no doubt the
water was perfectly clear.
House cats like to drink old stale
water. The closest kept cat will come
out of the house, leaving a clean pan o.
fresh water, to drink out of a garden
bird bath set in the ground flush with
the earth. The bath will have leave!
and mud in it, but Tom or Tabby will
not mind, but will lap away in perfec
/ good faith that this is Just the thing
and without doubt far more tasty thar
| the water indoors.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
In q Monastery Gurden

Here patient hands hare hung the
garden 1Udlls
With tapestry of fragrant rambler
rose.
Into the QuietneSS, Serenely fails
The euensong, Dhen day Is at It's
close
The birds add softly chanted melo-
dies;
One breathes In reverence Nth the
Uery air;
The ,Oind, from each one OF the
ancient trees
Brings to the ear solemn, uhis-
pered prayer.
No sounds of strife inuade this clots-
tered place;
Shut out are all the citys dust and
din;
Here life is timed to meditatiue pace
And far a1Day seem sorro,D, pain and
sin.
The man of any faith Uho tdrrtes
Puts of his burden and torg@s his
fear.
ANNA M. pR1EsTHEY.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
DiSsents From
Presidents Policy.
IT. the Editor of The Cta.

DlSSentS from
Presidents Policy.
To the Editor of The Star:
1t is impossible to agree with President
Roosevelt. Europe not conquered, Asia
not conquered, Africa not conquered, the
19-mile English channel uncrossed, yet
he has declared this is our war. He has
declared for the protection of Eastern
Hemisphere islands; he has declared sup
plies will reach England at the cost of
American lives if necessary. Yet he
knows, or should know, by entering the
war now or by such tactics we sacrifice
Western Hemisphere aid obtainable in
defense of the Monroe Doctrine. He
knows or should know, if we enter the
war now aid to China becomes negligible,
leaving Japan to conquer China, the
Philippines and oppose us on our west.
BY adopting his policy we participate
in the war; by permitting it as an ex-
pertinent we permit the taking of Amer
lean lives which 1t is our solemn duty
to protect.
President Roosevelts foreign policy is
not defense of America and Americans,
but protection of England from invasion.
LAWRENCE ]. McCABE.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Evening star., 1941-06-09

all this we still have strife. There must
be some underlying cause for it.
Lloyd George gives us a clue as to
what is the basic cause of warfare in a
comment he once made on talk about
ending all wars. He asked, Was the
devil among the slain in the last WARP"
The late Ramsay Macdonald, soon
after the first World War, said: People
are beginning to feel that there is some
thing devilish in the operations now 60
ing on to increase armies, navies and
air forces. The Times london, July
"a, 1928
These statements coincide with the
Scripture, which says: They are the
spirits of devils, working miracles, which
go forth unto the kings of the earth and
of the whole world, to gather them to the
battle of that great day of God AL
mighty" Revelation Xvi.i4.
PETER G. CRESTAKOS.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Discusses Objectionable Picketing
OF "Struck" Cafeteria.

To the Editor of The Star:
Your recent editorial, challenge From
Labor" is pertinent and timely.
But there is another glaring challenge
from labor" within a few blocks from
The Star Building which really chal-
lenges the exercise of normal public
rights and challenges public authority to
protect such rights.
This challenge" is fully demon
strated by lines of pickets on boths sides
of the Washington Building, where the
S. & w. Cafeteria is located. I had
luncheon there and noted conditions
with the interest of an observer who
has had long experience in dealing
with labor disputes as State and Federal
commissioner of conciliation.
Thirty-one persons walked in close
formation, creating double line through
which women patrons struggled to reach
the entrance to the restaurant. Thirty
three persons obstructed the entrance on
the other side. Two women selected the
table where I was sitting to eat their
lunches. And they talked-plenty! 1t
appeared that they were regular patrons,
because they compared their expert
enceS in getting through the line with
similar episodes of the days before. They
were typical of scores of other women
who, with a like number of men, filled
the big cafeteria to capacity. They ap-
peared to be unconcerned about the
issues in controversy-whatever they
may be-but were vocally resentful
against the pickets and the police for not
regulating the form of picketing. This is
one of the reasons why people are blam-
ing the unions for striking, why they
are saying there are too many strikes"
Legitimate unionism and sound, con-
servative leadership suffer because of the
acts of radical element.
1t is my opinion that the indignant
women were entirely justified in their
complaints Such forms of picketing are
not tolerated elsewhere.
There is no justification for barring
the public from freely entering and
leaving public eating place The meth
odS used by the cafeteria picketers is not
peaceful picketing." Neither is it per-
suasive. 1t is distinctly offensive,
harmful to the cause of the labor move
ment and should be challenged forth
with by the appropriate authorities in
the Capital of the United States.
CHARLES G. WOOD.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Used by the People

When Andrew w. Mellon, native
of Pittsburgh, decided to build the
National Gallery of Art in Washing
ton, it was his desire that the pic
lures he had collected should be
made available to the greatest pos
sible number of his countrymen.
The Nations Capital, he believed,
furnished a strategic site for such
an institution as he planned. In the
District of Columbia an appropriate
and wholly practical setting for the
building and It's treasured contents
might be found. With that thought
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Approves Proposals
For Peace Based on Law.

To the Editor of The Star:
Edward Conn. in his "Founds tons for
Peace After War" recently printed in
The Star, sets forth some facts which
sneed more consideration at the present
time.
Many of us will agree that the estab-
lishment of enforceable international
law offers the best solution to the prob
lem of preventing general wars, but the
difficulty lies in arousing our leaders to
make serious efforts for the cooperation
necessary to establish 1t.
The best plan have ever seen for the
maintenance of universal peace through
the application of effective international
law is advocated by DR.. William c.
Brewer, in his book, Permanent Peace"
which sets forth the principles upon
which President Roosevelt's new world
order insuring his four freedoms every
where in the world" could be main
tanned.
War might be necessary to establish
such an order and if so, would probably
be justified, but why not make some
serious efforts to secure it without war?
Congressman Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
recently introduced a bill in the House
to create a joint congressional peace
commission for the purpose of calling
convention of nations to draft such a
plan for obtaining world peace
1t seems to me that this is a step in
the right direction and that more atten-
tion should be given this proposal now,
before further destruction of human
civilization occurs. HUMANITARIAN.
Evening star., 1941-06-09
Woman Spies

Brigadier General Sherman Miles
created a sensation when he told a
House Appropriations Subcommittee
that the Army needs women as well
as men in its intelligence service.
But there is nothing really extraor-
binary about such frank confession
of a legitimate requirement of ma
tional defense. Maids and matrons
have been engaged in counterespi-
onage during uncounted centuries.
The adventures of Belle Boyd
surely are not forgotten. She was
one of the heroines of the Confed-
crate side in the Civil War. Born at
Martinsburg, Va, May 9, 1843, she
was seventeen when the conflict
opened. At the risk of her life she
spied upon Union officers at Front
Royal and, having learned their
campaign intentions, communicated
her discoveries to General Stone
wall" Jackson and won his official
thanks Arrested and brought to
Washington for incarceration in the
Old Capitol prison, she was released
after a month "for lack of evidence
against her" Further activity led
to a longer term in jail in 1868, but
she was at liberty in the spring of
1864 when Jefferson Davis chose her
for delicate mission to England.
She demonstrated her capacity as
an actress on the professional stage
on both sides of the Atlantic between
1866 and 1886. Dying at Kilbourne,
Wisconsin, whittier she had gone to
lecture, June II, 1900, she left a
name which is as nearly immortal
as 1t well could be in a world where
everything is mutable.
Another lady of the theater who
lent her talents to secret service was
Pauline Cushman, who imperiled
her existence in behalf of the Union.
The daughter of a Spanish political
refugee and a French woman, she
first saw light of day at New Orleans,
June TO-, 1885. Her theatrical career
began at New York in her eighteenth
year, and it was while on tour in
the South that she married Charles
Dickinson, a musician, who enlisted
in the Northern Army in 1861 and
died shortly thereafter. Forfeiting
her employment for refusing to
drink toast to the Southern cause,
she was commissioned an agent of
the Federal Government, with in
structions to collect all the
military information she could, but
under no condition to carry notes
or plans. Unfortunately, her oppor-
tunities to obtain military maps were
so great that she violated her in
structions. The papers being
discovered, she was tried by a mill
tary court and sentenced to be
hanged" But the Confederates were
obliged to retreat before her execu-
tion, and she was left behind at
Shelbyville, Tennessee, to be rescued
by troops under the command of
General William Starke Rosecrans
President Lincoln commended her
achievements. and she enjoyed