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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
WHEN GREEK MEETS MULE

(The Minneapolis Morning Tribune)
Most Americans have a high regard
for the sagacity of the mule. He is
cautious animal, obstinate at times
to be sure, but not wholly unreason-
able. With patience, he can be taught
a great many things, most of which
he will retain throughout his long
life. 1t is therefore surprising and
somewhat disheartening to American
mule-fanciers to learn that the Greeks
are shooting the mules which they
have captured from the Italians.
1t seems these mules originally came
from America, imported by the Ital-
ians. They were taught to obey orders
in the Italian language. Now that
they have fallen into the hands of
the Greeks there arises linguistic
difficulty. Greek, to the mules, is just
so much Greek; they don't know what
their new masters are talking about.
Unable to cope with the uncompre-
bending mules, the Greeks have adop-
ted the simple expedient of shooting
them.
To most Americans, this seems to
be horrible waste and a shocking
admission of ignorance regarding the
rudiments of mule psychology. These
mules are already bi-lingual, since
they must certainly have known
smattering of the American tongue
before leaving these shores and must
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
Disease and War

During the past few weeks Mime
sofa citizens have again been expert
encing flu epidemic together with
many other states in the Union.
While it is true that in most cases
the attacks of flu have been mild
compared to 1918 it serves as a
warning that disease can still spread
with great rapidity under conditions
favorable to it.
The following item, released by the
Red Cross News Service, giving facts
and explanations about the relation
ship between war and disease, also
tells of some of the measures being
undertaken to combat future cpl
denies.
"In 1918 influenza started on a
worldwide rampage. In one year
it killed 20 million people-con-
siderably more than military losses
in the four years of the World war.
1t arose from nowhere to travel
everywhere in a couple of months.
Entire nations of people were on the
sick list. Some got well-otherS
grew worse. From Moscow to Mem
phis there was not enough beds to 60
around.
1.-THE relationship between war and
disease is simple thing to under
stand. But medical men will tell you
there is much to learn about break
ing up this vicious alliance. Epi-
demic disease flourishes when peo-
pie are crowded together, are suf-
fering from malnutrition or physical
exhaustion. It is known that GER
tain diseases like influenza, are not
fatal themselves. Flu was not the
killing marauder in 1918. In flu
weakened condition, flu victims fell
prey to more virulent microbes
.Strepococcus and pneumoccus picked
up where flu left off.
Fortunately the current flu siege
throughout the United States has re-
manned consistently mild. There has
been no increase in the number of
pneumonia deaths, the true criterion
of the seriousness of epidemic influ-
,enZa.
within a few week the Ameri-
can Red Cross and Harvard Universe
ty Medical School will set up a
-specially-designed hospital in south
west England for the observation of
communicable disease under wartime
conditions. A staff of rs doctors,
medical technologists and Red Cross
nurses will study prevention and
treatment of epidemic-type diseases.
"The American Red Cross-Harvard
Hospital is significant contribution
to medicine. knowledge of new meth
DDS of treating and preventing the
spread of the disease associated with
war will be mercifully effective in
aiding war-beleaguered nation.
Equally important, the Red Cross
Harvard unit will gain valuable ex-
perience in Strengthening our own
national defense"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
A WEAK SUBSTITUTE
Park Region Echo)

A feature Of the old age lien law
not brought out at the public forum
here Monday was the downright dis
honesty of such a law. There would
have been no old age assistance if
the agitation for the Townsend plan
had not scared Congress stiff 1t was
supposed to be pension plan to give
old folks $50 Qnstead of 5000 a
month, to take support from the Town
send plan by giving them a part of
what they asked for. But by the
time it got through the State Legis-
lature it turned out to be only a re-
lief law. To put a lien on the home
of veteran drawing a pension is I'M
thinkable, and the same should be
true of the old folks, who were fooled
into accepting what they thought was
a pension but which turned out to be
a dole.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
PENSIONS ARE CHARITY
CLittlefOrkS TimeS)


The old age pension lien law by
which the state can grab the old peo-
pies property to make them pay back
the money received for pensions, has
been declared constitutional by the
state supreme court. The proponents
of the lien law are quoting this de-
cision with glee, and say that the old
folks have nothing to worry about
as the state will only take the prop
erty after they are dead, and let their
children shift for themselves, and be-
ing dead they won't know about it..
With the lien promoters old age PEN
siOns are nothing but charity, not
justice for the way the old people
lost out in the gambling game of the
economic system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
THE NEW YORK SCENE:

New York Novelette,: Everyone
who knew him in St. Louis liked his
fine tenor voice. He led the commu-
nifty singing at local bazaars, county
fairs and in churches A visitor
from New York heard him one day
and induced him to study for the
opera After a few years the
St. Louis opera company engaged
him as soloist Last season he
toured the concert field with John
Charles Thomas In New York
influential friends arranged an audi
ton at the Met He didn't keep
the appointment-stage fright-or
something If those kind friends
want to locate their prodigy they
will find Rudy Madison singing with
the Barber Shop at Bills Gay COS.
New Yorchids: Thomas Mitchelps
theatres in Warmers Flight From
Destiny Olive Major, E.
Cantor's new 13-year-old find. A
Wensdee night earful The ditty.
"Cheery Blossoms on Capitol Hill"
who Are These Refugees?"
by Isabel Lundberg, and Hunger
and the House Mouse" in the Jan.
Harper's Cosmopolitan maya
zines eye-arresting issue.
Typewriter Ribbons: Ebert Hub
bard's: God will not examine you
for medals or emblems, but for scars
Hugh Johnson's: Christmas
the annual universal hinge of decen-
cy T. Gautier's: To love is
to admire with the heart; to admire
is to love with the mind Doug
las Jerrold's: There are two kinds +;
of readers. Those who 60 through
a book, and those who let book 60
through them A. O'Malley's: !.
Civilization is the world with its legs
asleep Edna Woods: She swal-
lowed her pride but it left lump!
in her throat -. Sylvia Lyons:
Emeralds are rarer than diamonds,
because emeralds always match the
color of your friends eyes.
Faces About Town: Randolph
Scott twirling the revolving door at
the Essex House for lovely Mary
Bryan Gene Autry, 500 90 en-
barressed, as high school femme,
students surround him in the same
lobby Carlo and her Gaylord
Hauser at the Kungsholm in iden-
teal orange scarfs . Guy Kibbe's
son, John, apprenticing to be a news
paper man. He's copy-boy on the
Journal American Jimmy Walk
er, trying to seem gay in The Stork
"cub." His pals know that the ode
MED" divorce TALKS true. i
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

have acquired at least a working
knowledge of Italian while in Musso-
lini's army. Isn't it reasonable to sup
pose, then that mules could be made
poly-lingual and taught to understand
Greek? If not that then perhaps
America. in its program of all aid to
the allies, should send a glossary of
American mule-driving terms to the
Greeks and an American mule-skin-
ner to educate the Greeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Redwood Gazette: Anyone who can
talk about balanced budget before
a group already set to make a de-
ficiency appropriation as Gov. Stas-
sen did, discuss increased iron ore tax
revenue in tone which leaves the
impression that big rate boost is
recommended, although his figures
don't support the impression. and
recommend a plunge into housing
while the taxpayers aren't dry or even
out of the tub after a rural credits
bath, deserves professional rating as
a politician.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
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
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

EQltOF ASkOV American.
Some time ago A. E. Gustafson had
Is questions published in your paper,
which he would have the readers
think over and answer. | answered
privately.
Then | had a letter from him in
which he said:
Your answers to my Is questions
were almost the same as my answers
are, with few exceptions. First: l be-
lieve the only solution to our econom-
ic and social problems is that we
must have government ownership"
l agree with him that it would be
a good plan, but he neglected to ex-
plain how it can be attained, and
can not see how. He may be like
so many others who say Uncle Sam
is rich, and can do anything, but we
must remember, that the government
is the people, where five per cent of
them are the owners of about 80 per
cent of the wealth, direct or indirect.
So from where shall the poor people
get the money to pay for the property
so we can become the owners of it?
II the government (the people) buy
it on credit to pay interest on, then
the government would no more, by
that, be the owner of it than it was
before such a transaction.
Then the only way would be by
confiscation, like in Russia: but a
majority of the people would be
strongly against that. That will never
work in the United States. and it is
prohibited in Article of the amend
ments to the United States consti-
tuition where we read: Nor shall pri
vate property be taken for public use
without just compensation.
Secondly Mr.. Gustafson says: eff
we are to save democracy from utter
destruction by the profiteering CAPT
talists and International war mongers,
we must do something soon."
Again he neglected to explain what
we shall do.
Thirdly he says: Financial exploit
ers in London no doubt are to blame
for this German rebellion.
He neglected to tell what harm
England did to Germany, so as TO be
the cause of the war. | don't think
that England has robbed Germany of
the money she is in possession of. If
she had, and Mr.. Gustafson knows it,
| can not understand why he does not
tell us. can not understand why he
calls it German rebellion instead
of robbery as it is, as rebellion ac-
cording to Webster's dictionary is an
act of rebelling; open remuneration Of
the authority of the government to
which one owes allegiance.
If it was nothing but a rebellion.
they would stay in Germany with it,
but it is spreading to many countries.
According to Hitler's talks and ac-
here if they are able to; so if we,
without going into the war, can do
something to help to prevent the Ger
mans cOnquering England, then they
will not be able to get here, but if
the English strength is added to the
strength of Germany and Japan, then
we can expect to be forced into war.
But Mr.. Gustafson said in his letter
to me that we should keep out of the
war. And he said: I'VE can build our
best defense by rebuilding our worm
out economic system at home.
That kind of defense is not keeping
the Germans war away.
In Denmark they had the econom-
ic system so we'll repaired nobody
was in need, as they had plenty, but
the Germans were not afraid of this
plenty to eat. They came there at
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
TURN ABOUT
Minneapolis Star-JournaD

Minneapolis Star-JOurnaD
Under international postal regula-
tions, the United States is required to
deliver all mail from foreign coun-
tries on which the postal rate has
been paid and collected in the country
of origin. Other signatories to the In
ternational Postal convention, which
include most nations, must do the
same.
Every year American postal clerks
and carriers handle millions of copies
of leaflets and letters emanating from
Nazi propaganda bureaus, shipped to
OUR country via Siberia and Japan
and across the Pacific.
We can't refuse to deliver NaZi
propaganda under the rules we've a.
greed to observe says c. D. Jackson,
president of the Council for Democ-
racy, but we can reciprOcate in kind.
We can use the postal facilities of
Germany, Russia and Italy to spread
the democratic message In those coun-
tries, just as the relationships are
spreading the totalitarian message in
this country. Not bad idea, if land
it's a big iO we had any assurance to-
talitarian post offices would handle
democratic salestalks as tenderly as
we handle the Nazi missives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Reckless drivers killed more than
5000 people in America last year
injured $4,000 more. Drive carefully
this week-end-and every weekend.
The "show-off" has only one ad-
mirer-himseH. And even he can't
see himself-when HIS turn comes
in the morgue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Baudette Region: Senator Rockne
says taxes would be lower if we spent
less. He seems to have something
there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Long Prairie Leader: Not all people
realize the extent of the loss the
state sustained as result of its rural
credit experiment. Governor Stassen
in his budget message to the legisla-
ture last week suggested a special
one mill tax on homes, farms and
other property of the state to apply
on the payment of the rural credit
debt The next day julius Schmahl,
state treasurer. announced that a one
mill tax would not take care even Of
the interest on the debt, to say moth
ing of whiting down the principal.
The loss in now put at 40 million
dollars.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

The honey production of the bees is
affected by wet and dry weather
pretty much as farm crop production
is.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
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tWNU Service)

REPORTERS PRIVATE PAPERS:
Chuck Barnett would have you be-
ieve he sent this haunting cable to
Adolf Schickelgruber of Berlin:
'Hey, long time no seize"
And Victor C. Rodgers, of San
Diego, offers this after hearing
FDR's last speech: Better to Pay
Taxes Than Belong to the Axis"
Quentin Reynolds, who just re-
turned home from London, is auto
graphing copies of his new book,
''The Wounded Don't Cry" to girl
friends (married or single) in this
manner: "In memory of a glorious
weekend at Lake Como"
Quentin's book is crowded with
eye-arresting wordage like: ''That
night l heard the German radio
expert report that London had been
panicked by the German bombers.
I got cable from New York say
ing: Reports here that London in
flames There was damage in Lon
don all right; there will be further
damage, but I don't think London
will be ruined or that London will
be panicked. They never panicked
Jack Dempsey, did they? Sure they
hit him and hurt him and London
will be hit and hurt. In fact, it is
being hit and hurt today. But what
of it? These people know they are
in a war and know they've got to
take a beating before they've won
it. They know that lots of them
are going to be killed. Every time
the bombers come over they shake
the debris out of their eyes, 60 to
the nearest pub, have half pint of
bitters and say: low many did we
get today?
The following appeared in Canada
"There'll always be an England and
England shall be free. There'll al
ways be Scotland and nothing will
be free"
There is a group called alcoholics
Anonymous in New York, the NOV
ing spirit being well known trans
atlantic flier The groups aim
is to "straighten out any fellow who
will even admit he drinks too much
They meet at an illustrators
place and have big "rallies." These
''rallies" are attended sometimes by
hundreds of lushes, many of whom
have been in institutions for alco-.
holics, etc They've succeeded
where doctors and psychiatrists
have failed, working on the theory
that only drunk knows how to talk
to a drunk.
Page One heroes don't last long.
Remember how we cheered the
Films? Well, Finland's Minister :
Procope CHANGED upon reporters and
mentioned that he hadn't seen them
lately.
my country isn't interesting
now" he said unhappily, nowadays
we are just fighting cold and hun
ger"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

American advertising pays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Willmar Journal: A Minneapolis
paper buried on an inside page in "a
few lines the story of the house APP
preparations C m m t tee chairman
that the first thing the house had 70
do was to pass a deficiency appropria-
tion of over a million dollars. That
doesn't match up with balanced bud
get talk. Four years ago under a
different governor story of that
content would have pushed the war
news off the front page, along with
Soltau and the strip-tease pictures.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
Discussion.

In this country the problem of ex-
tending adequate help to Great Brit
ain continues at the discussion stage.
There seems to be great deal to
talk about, but there is no official
or unofficial attempt to hide the fact
that American public opinion, quite
largely, is on the side of the British.
1t is chiefly, at this moment, ques-
ton of how far to 20.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

REPORTERS PRIVATE PAPERS:
Chuck Barnett would have you be-
ieve he sent this haunting cable to
Adolf Schickelgruber of Berlin:
"Hey, long time no seize"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

And Victor C. Rodgers, of San
Diego, offers this after hearing
FDR's last speech: Better to Pay
Taxes Than Belong to the Axis"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06
NOT MUCH MERIT

Last week a bill was introduced in
the Legislature to take three jobs
covered by civil service out from un-
der that protection. Yes, the three
jobs are held by Farmer-Laborites.
They have been efficient and have
passed through the civil service tests
and, like all other state employees of
the kind, cannot be removed without
hearing.
When the civil service law was
passed we did not believe that 1t
was merit system, as claimed,
to get efficiency in state government.
1t had all the earmarks of a scheme
to kick out Farmer-Laborites in
wholesale quantities and replace them
with Republicans.
The attempt to abolish the law in
those three cases just to purge"
three state employees who still held
positions on merit will be proof
enough, if it goes through, that
merit" has nothing to do with the
case.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Quentin Reynolds, who just re-
turned home from London, is auto
graphing copies of his new book,
"The Wounded Don't Cry" to girl
friends (married or single) in this
manner: "In memory of a glorious
weekend at Lake Como"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

5000 West River Blvd. Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-06

Continued from Page ID
month or two, perhaps-the last
MussOlini soldier will have been
forced out of the Balkans-prO-
vided, of course, that Hitler does
not rush to the aid of the partner
from whom he himself had ex-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19
Our Ally,
ICkes Declares
International New. Service wire

NEW YORK. May 19-Secre.
tary Of the Interior Harold l.
IckeS described Great Britain as
our brave Ally fighting our war,
and said the United States must
give 10 Britain everything We
have and by everything | NEAR
everything needed 10 beat the life
out of our common enemy.
ICkcS made his appeal in al.
dressing 10000 persons in Contra
Park in observance of Il Am ar
American" day. with Mayor r. II
LaGiardia and others on the pro.
gram.
not only will we fight for
democracy; we will make IL
more worth fighting for" IckeS
exclaimed. Great Britain is not
fighting for herself alone. but 10
preserve freedom for mankind,
ne said.
For the moment" he con-
tinued, "the battle-ground is the
British isles. But they are fight
ing our war; they are the first
soldiers In trenches that are
also our front-line trenches"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19
Same Bandit RObs
; Filling Stations

a young Negro wearing wide
brimmcd hat robbed three filling
stations in one ncighborhood
within 20 minutes early today. All
of the victims gave identical de-
scriptions of the bandit.
The first holdup was that OF
Jack Albo, q, of 2736 Sherman
avenue, an attendant az the station
at 1921 Livernois avenue, who was
robbed of SIS. Shortly after. Sid
ney Hershoft. 81, of 2305 West
Grand avenue, was robbed Of $40
in his station at JOY road and
Livernois, and about seven minutes
later Charles Burnett. 20, of Wilde
mere avenue, was robbed Of SIS in
his station at S255 Grand River
avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19
Largest Voluntary Assemb|dge
In Nation S History Repeats Oath

Manning Of the Episcopal Cattle
dral Of s.. John the Divine.
i was symbolic OF the demon
STATIONS united AmericaniSm
that all faiths were represented
on The program. RABBI stephen s.
WISE read from the Scriptures
and the Most Rev Francis a. MIC
lnNre, auxiliary biSnop Of the
Catholic diocese Of New York.
pronounced the closing benedic-
ton.
MAYOR la Guardla. who with
Col. William T. Donovan. PreSl-
dent RooseVeltS special emlssary
10 Europe. and Secretary of the
Interior Harold l.. IckeS delivered
tho major addresses. reused the
throng 10 us first outburSt of en-
thuSiaSm when he shouted def
ance 10 dictators 10 stay away
- stay far, far away - from
America
Let me say now 10 Adolf, Ia
Benito and 10 Joe" he continued,
I'VE are not afraid 10 defend our
institutions"
Colonel Donovan. in describing
the things that 60 into the Amer
lean way of life. warned that these
blessings of liberty cannot be
taken too much for granted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19
special to THf nrrRorr rfNts

NEW YORK May ia. - r p c
rocks and rillS a n q plea "a. n
greenSwardS OF Central Park. SCI
in the midst az America : FIRST
city echoed Yesterday with The
r,aSSed voice of $4,000 An1cri-
cans VINO proudly proclaimed their
citizenship. IN O dedicated. them
selves anew 10 tho principles that
Jhavc made and preserved Us a
nation.
Never in The CiNS history
never I'M America never any
where has there been such a
spontaneous surge of free citizens
assembling voluntarily 10 one spot,
their patriotism living thing.
their faith challenge 20 the
world
Tears ChStened on thousands Of
checks as the vast multitude re-
reated. phrase by phrase. me
solemn oath read ny New York :
senior federal juriSt, Judge John
{. Knox by which they swore 20
support and defend the ConSutu-
ton Of the United States against
all enemies. foreign and domestic
and faithfully 10 perform and dis
charge the obligations OF citizen
ship