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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29

Hazel Robinson is at home for
the holidays.
Charlie Hoag spent last week
in the Cities.
Frances Downing is home from
Minneapolis for a short visit.
Mr.. Hamre is helping r. P,
Davis some with his barn. this
week.
Mae and Hazel entertained a
small company at their home
Sunday evening.
H. ]. Berglund and family en-
joyed Christmas dinner with r
P. Davis and family.
Kenneth Churchill is spending
the holidays with his aunt ano
her family near Waukon.
Ursula Atwood spent Christ
mas at home. returning to Du
luth the last of the week.
The school board has purchased
a ten quart ice cream freezer
which sounds good to the neigh
borhood.
Mr.. Berglund was called t.
Minneapolis on account Of tn,
death Of his little nephew. H,
left Tuesday morning
John Southerton and famil.
entertained at Christmas dimes
Messrs. Potter. Johnson, Souther
ton, Watson, Matson and Click
ner with families.
Ursula and William Atwood
treated their friends to taft,
pull at their home Monday eve
ming; all had a good time and
good lunch was served.
The Christmas program was en-
joyed by all at the school hous
Friday evening and a nice crow
was there although it was s
very cold. A generous treat wa
given to everyone as usual.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
DO HEAVY WORK OF FARM
Women Who supply City Of kisv With
MIX Toll Long Hours and
OVERWHELMINGLY.

Wars and revolutions may change
the face Of land and bring untold
woe upon nOn-cOmbata nts, as well az
soldiers. but the customs Of q c0un.
try are often more powerful than the
force Of arms. writes Temple Manning
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Those
who survive keep on In much the
same way they went before the war.
and do their work as their fathers and
mothers did long before them. The
way the city Of Kiev gets its milk Is an
instance which proves the point.
For centuries the mothers Of the
families which ran the farms about
the city were the mllkmaids Of kiev.
Today the farmers wives and their
daughters-despite the tumults In and
about that city-see that Kiev Is not
without Its milk.
The women do the heaviest part OF
the farm work. They have always
done 1t. They would be surprised
should they be tod that In another
land men do the heavy work Of the
farm. And not the least hard work
OF the farms In the neighborhood Of
Kiev IL the caring for the cows. the
milking and the getting Of that milk
to market. For In kiev there are no
milk companies which gather the milk.
transport 1t and sell 1t.
At daybreak and often earlier than
the sun. the farm wives Of Kiev rise
and hurry into the banyard. They
care for the cows and do the milking.
But their work 10 not then done. In
small Jars which hold perhaps two
quarts, the women pour the milk. They
oil as many Jars as the milk the cows
have given require. Then they tie
three or four jars together. and At.
tach them to one end OF q pole. To
the other end Of the pole they tie
the rest OF the Jars. STOPPING. they
get one shoulder under the pole lift
the milk Jars, and Oh they start to
market.
The distance may be six miles or
even more, and the weight Of the milk
Jars very great, yet these milkmaids
Of Kiev are used % hard work, and
to carrying great weights. Uncom-
planning. they start down the long
road. which may be deserted when they
leave their farmhouse. But before they
have gone far they are Joined by wom-
en- from other farms. until the milk
procession into Kiev becomes an al.
most continuous line Of women carry.
ing their burdens carefully to mar
ket, where they sell their wares.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
BRUNO

Orie Plaisted spent Christmas
in Duluth.
Mrs. Marihart is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Margaret Snyder of Du.
luth, spent Christmas at home.
Miss Urzula Atwood came
home Friday to spend Christmas
Henry Starch and Francis
went to La Crasse to spend a
week.
John Lindstrom and Chester
returned from Minneapolis, Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Ruth Mcclellan and chill.
dren returned from Duluth, Wed
nesday.
Vim. Gelfatly returned to camp
Monday, having spent Christmas
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pelrain OF
Duquette, spent Christmas with
her mother.
The Misses Marie and Althea
Gellatly of Duluth. spent Christ
mas at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Bowman
and children of Duluth, spen,
Christmas at home.
Monroe and Harry Adams re
turned from Iowa, Friday, t.
spend Christmas with their pa
rents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
WOOD STARTS HEALTH DRIVE
Governor General to Teach People TO
Stamp Out Disease.

Manila. p. I.-Governor General
Wood has started an intensive cam
paign to improve health conditions in
the Philippine Islands by teaching the
people how to avoid and combat the
most common diseases which sap the
vitality OF the country.
He has instructed the director Of
the Philippine Health service TO pre-
pare q circular setting forth the
causes OF various diseases and the
methods which can be used to pre-
vent them and stamp them out.
The circulars are to be posted in
public places in every municipality Of
the islands, and are to be read to
every class In the public schools
throughout the archipelago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29

who do not live in Bruno, left
that night for their homes to
spend the vacation.
Alex Brih, died at his home
here. Monday, from rheumatism
OF the he.Art. He was sick only
one day and a night. Full par
ticulars will be given next week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
TO STUDY BEER TAX BONUS
Fordney says Plan - Aid TO Soldiers
Will 6o Considered.

misunderstanding OF raising
funds for soldier bonus by tar ON
beer and light wine will be considered
by the House Ways and Means com
mittee. Chairman Fordney announced,
after the Christmas recess when the
committee takes up the adjusted COM
pensation question, particularly the
phase relating to the raising Of rev.
enue TO finance IL.
The possibility OF . tar on bever.
ages with small alcoholic content will
be looked into. Mr.. Fordney said,
to determine whether II would
be advisable and constitutional, to
lift the prohibition ban sufficiently to
permit their sale.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
10000 Jailed In india.

Calcutta-The goyernemnts new
policy OF repression resulted in 10000
arrests In 10 Gays. The mill workers.
who are 4 sinister factor In the un-
rest. we're tightly bottled up beyond
Hoogli on the day OF the arrival OF
the Prince OF Wales.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29

Can you conceive Of a cheaper
way of selling your cow or horse
than by spending a quarter or
so on an American Want Ad.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
THR0ST TO HANG IN 1923
Judge says Distant Date is Set to A.
low Mentality Tests.

low Mentality Tests.
Waukon, Iowa-Earle Throst, con.
fessed slayer OF Miss Inga Magnuson.
20 years old. q school teacher Of Dor.
on March 8. 1923. by Judge H. e. Tay-
lor In district court here.
Counsel for Throst. who had On.
tered q plea OF guilty TO . charge of
first degree murder 1t . preliminary
hearing q week ago, made . stirring
appeal that the penalty be light. They
asserted that Throst was unbalanced
mentally. Judge Taylor said that he
had purposedly set the execution at
q distant date to give mental experts
an opportunity TO observe the pris-
oner's actions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29

Joliet, nl-F:rs destroyed the Lin
coin theater and guests In the Mon
roe hotel were forced to leave the
structure - the flames threatened q.
20 70 destroy that building. The joes
10 estimated 1t 1l3S. ~.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29

Family o. Five Die BY Gas Fumes.
Detroit-A family Of i've was wiped
out here by fumes from . gas heater.
police discovered when they forced
entrance into the home In response to
the appeal OF anxious neighbors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
Russ-ltallan Pact sianed.

Paris-The Russo-Italian CONNER
cial agreement was signed at Rome.
according to a dispatch received BY
Havas.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29
Whisky Mlsslno: Police Aceuaa.A-

Denver-Chief Of Police Williams,
Police Captain Campbell and other
city authorities were called into court
In connection with the disappearance
OF 30 bottles OF bottled in bond whisky
condscated in . raid Aug. Is.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
THEATER STRIKE IN
NEW YORK is BEGUN
Vaudeville and Motion Picture House
Orchestras Will Go Out
T~Qight

New York, Aug 6.-Managers of
many vaudeville and moving picture
houses felt first effects of the coming
strike of musicians today although the
strike was not scheduled to go into eff
feet until midnight. In these theaters,
musicians failed to appear for the Gus
tomary Saturday rehearsals at which
music for the next weeks program is
gone over.
The strike, which it was declared
would affect 100 theaters was ordered
last night by the musical mutual pro-
tective union. About 1000 musicians
are employed in the houses affected.
The union maintains it is striking to
forestall lockout planned by the man
ayers for next Tuesday.
The dispute is over proposed wage
reduction. Managers of some Of the
theaters were reported today to be i'm
porting union musicians from other
cities to supplant the strikers. The To-
cal union is an independent having
broken with the American Federation
of Musicians.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
ES7zlMA TED INCOME SHOWS
$780, 100000 SHRLMKAGE
UNDER EXISTING TAX LAW
Death TAKES FORMER
LEGISLATURE MEMBER
L. o. Peck Was Also Prom
inent in Financial Cir
cles Years Ago.

Reddlng. Aug. 6.-Lester o. Peck,
former senator from this district, lat
er candidate for congress on tho
democratic ticket, died at his homo
today.
Mr.. Peck was a member OF the gen.
era1 assembly first in the 1911 session
as member in the house. from Red
ding and he was in the senate from
the gath district in the 1913 session.
Mr.. Peck was born in Bridgeport,
August ?, 1863, aud was educated in
the public schools of that city and
later prepared for college at private
schools, but did not enter. He trav-
elled many years for New York city
firms and about 1901 retired 10 take
up farming and stock breeding at
Redding Ridge. He had much live
stock of pedigree which attracted the
attention of financiers in this and
other states.
Mr.. Peck was a man of consider
able wealth and had many club con-
nections He was married August IL,
1898 to Laura E. Wells who survives.
One of the financial enterprises in
which Mr.. Peck engaged was that of
financing the first subway in New
York city, being associated with Aug
ust Belmont and others.
Aa a democrat, Mr.. Peck waa activc
many years, q delegate to conventions
and an advocate OF woman suffrage.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
PARK STREET WOMAN MAKES GOOD HER
OFT REPEATED THREAT TO TAKE OWN
LIFE; DRINK OF LYSOL PROVES FATAL
Mrs. Lottie Ondrick, Aged 20, Commits Suicide This
Morning Marital Differences Believed Cause.

band told DR.. Bray today that on two
previous occasions his wife had at
tempted to commit suicide.
Ondrick left for work about 8
o'clock this morning and at that time,
his wife again threatened to end her
life. The husband did not however
take the threat seriously. He had
hardly left the place when his atten-
ton was attracted to a noise in the
house. On trying to re-enter. he found
all doors locked, and he was forced to
climb through a window to gain ad-
mittance. On getting in he found his
wife writhing in agony. The deceased
leaves, besides her husband. child
about months old, and her father
Elzira Jennings. Medical Examiner
Waterman Lyon reviewed the remains,
and gave permission for removal to
the undertaking rooms Of M. J. Ken
ney and company. The burial will
probably be held Monday afternoon,
and the burial will be in Fairvew
CEMETERY
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
MYSTERIOuSLY SHOT
BY UNSEEN ASSASSIN
Los Angeles Broker Murdered While
on Outing With Woman
Friend-She is Held

Los Angeles, Aug. 6.-John B. Ken
nedy, 26. Los Angeles insurance brok-
er, was shot and killed late last night
as he was entering his summer cot
tage at Beverly Hills, an exclusive resi-
Dental suburb. Mrs. Madeline Ober
chain of Evanston. H.. who was with
him, was held as material witness.
Mrs. Oberchain, who is the divorced
wife OF a Chicago attorney. said Ken
nedy was shot from behind.
Mrs. Oberchain stated that after the
shot had been fired she noticed two
rough looking men behind bushes along
the roadside.
The police found that part of Ken
nedy's head had been shot away, evid-
emily caused by a shot fired from a
shotgun.
Mrs. Oberchain said she and Ken
nedy motored to. a beach resort early
in the day, returning late in the eve
ming. They had planned to dine at a
country club, but finding it closed, went
to Kennedy's cottage. They stopped,
she said, at the entrance while she
looked for a .'lucky penny she had
buried there, as they were searching
for the coin the shot was fired.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
s'RAGGED STRANGER
FULLY IDENTIFIED
Carl Wanderers Victim Said to Be
Edward Ryan-Mother Admits
His Identity.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The ragged
stranger for whose murder Carl o.
Wanderer is under sentence to be
hanged, today was given a name,
when Mrs. Nellie Ryan said that the
body was that of her son, Edward
Ryan, "a.
Mrs Ryan said she had known for
many months that 1.-The ragged stran-
ger'' was her son, but that she and
her daughters had kept the secret
for reasons of her own.
For more than year, during
which time Wanderer has been twice
tried and convicted of murder, first
being sentenced to rs yeats in the
penitentiary for killing his wife and
unborn child, and then to death for
Staying "the poor boob he en-
ployed to stage a mock hold-up, the
identity of the stranger has been
asked in mystery.
Wanderer was to have been hanged
July 80 but was granted a reprieve
until September Is by Governor Len
Small.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06

Mrs. Lottie Ondrick, aged 20 years,
wife of John Ondrick of 239 Park
street, died at the New Britain Cen
eral hospital shortly before noon to-
day, from the effects Of lysol which
she drank with suicidal intent at her
home about o'clock this morning.
The woman was rushed to the hos
pital, after DR.. Henry T. Bray, who
had been summoned had administered
first aid treatment. The police were
notified and the police ambulance
with Patrol Driver Herbert G. Lyon
and Officer Dennis Nealon were sent
to the house. The woman remained
conscious until just before the hos
pital was reached, and she suffered
terrible agony.
Marital differences are given as the
reason for the suicide, it being said
that the dead woman and her husband
did not agree any too well. The hus-
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
INVENTORIES APPROVED
Judge GaffneyApproves Two Inven-
tories This Morning = One Man
Owned Much Property in City.

Two inventories on estates were ap-
proved by Judge Carney in probate
court this morning. One was the es-
tate OF the late Joseph Zotter, which
showed assets amounting to $3,583.31,
as follows: Deposits in the Savings
Bank OF New Britain, $2,377.31; A.
Golbitz and Julianna Gilbitz, notes,
$500; St Stephens society, $1O6;
Franz Joseph society, 500; L. Maui
nor. $500.
The estate of Mario Kunz inventor
les as follows: Cash in Burritt Saw
ings bank, $443: house and lot at No.
Webster street, $2,500; house and
Lot at No. 7 Webster street, s2,1OO;
house and lot at T9 Glen street
$4,400; house and lot at so Glen
street, $4,000; house and lot, corner
OF sRickweIl avenue and Glen street
$6.100; land on Glen street. $4,000;
land and garage on Glen street, 800;
furniture at No. 8 Webster street
$50; mortgage on property, s11,90O
Total assets. $33,193.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
governor SMALL TO
T BE ARRESTED TUES.
Announces Intention Of Returning
to Illinois Capital Then
ISSUES FORMAL STATEMENT
PostpOnes His Tour of State Roads to
Prevent His ''Traducers" From Max
ing Newspaper Attacks on him.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Governor Len
Small announced here today that he
would return to Springfield Tuesday for
the governors S arrest on charges of en-
bezzlement of state funds while he was
state treasurer.
The governor said he would postpone
his good roads tour until Friday of
next week in order to return to the
capital.
The governor issued the following
statement: $50 that my traducers shall
not be permitted, through their news
paper mouthpieces, to misrepresent my
official course in performing my duties
as governor, I shall not resume my
good roads tour until Friday of next
week.
II expect to finish my official busi-
ness here today, and shall be in Spring
field Tuesday morning.
LEN Small, governor
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
SCANDAL SHEET BARRED
Berman Arrested in New Haven for
Offering Objectionable Newspaper
For Sale.

New Haven, Aug. 6.-Jacob Berman
was arrested here today charged under
a state statute with offering for sale a
newspaper which contained matter of
an Objectionable character. He fur
nished $500 bail, until his case is heard
The newspaper in question was offer
ed on the street last Saturday. Yes
terday Mayor Fitzgerald stated that he
would not allow it to be offered for
sale and ordered Chief of Police Smith
to seize it and arrest whoever was re-
sponsible for it's appearance. When
newsboys were found with the paper to-
day they were told to give them up and
Berman was arrested as his name ap-
peared in the paper as the publisher.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
JAPAN ADDS HER AGREEMENT TO THAT
OFERANCE, EAVORLNG PARLEYNOH II
Indications Are That World
Conference On Disarma-
ment Will Begin Armist;ce
Day.

Toxic, Aug. 6 (By Associated
Press)-Japan has agreed to Novem-
Der II as the date for the beginning
of the disarmament conference in
Washington as suggested by the
United States according to this
mornings newspapers.
Foreign Minister Uchida, the news
papers state told the cabinet he had
informed Edward Bell, the American
charge d'affairs. that Japan had no
objection to November IL for the
conference date.
Word was received from Paris
Friday night that France, replying to
an inquiry made by the state depart
ment at Washington had agreed to
November II as the date for the
conference.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
TRUMP THIS One, WINSTED
Methodist Clergyman Tells Story Of
Eggs, Swallowed by Python, Which
Later Hatched.

New York. Aug. 6. - A story of
chicken eggs Matched after they had
been salvaged from the interior of a
python was told today By the public
ity department of the board of mis-
sions of the Methodist Episcopal
church
Quoting Rev. Erwin H. Richards,
for 81 years a missionary in Africa,
the board said that a preying python
had wriggled out of jungle one night
entered a hen house and eaten eight
chickens and nine eggs. Natives and
missionaries killed the snake which
was opened. The eggs, found intact,
later hatched into perfectly normal
missionary chickens.
The bishop OF Africa was named
an q corroborating witness
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
Upton, Mass, Postmaster
Relieved of His Office

Upton, Mass, Aug. 6.-Whitman II.
Holbrook, postmaster here has been re-
lieved of his duties by Post Office In
spector G. F. Smith of Boston. and all
government property has been removed
from the office to the store of Miss
Myrric S. King, who is acting post
master. The inspector arrived late yes
terday and notified Postmaster Hol-
brook of his discharge Neither the
postmaster nor the inspector would give
the cause for the removal but it is al
legged that bookkeeping methods are in
yolyed.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
Peasants Executed

Riga, Aug. 6.-(By the Associated
Press) The beginning of the food tax
collection by the Russian soviet au-
thor1ties was marked by the execution
OF group OF rich peasants in the
their grain and were trying to dodge
their tax, says a dispatch received
through the semi-offfcial soviet wire
less service from Moscow today. Ar
example was made of these peasants
to prevent the practice of boarding, it
10 declared. The district mentioned is
In south Russia, near the Sea of Azov
At the same time, adds the messas &c
counter revolutionary bandits in the
Volga and Ural districts are destroy
ing what grain was left in the field
to block the societ food campaign -
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
SELF DEFENSE, CLAIM
| OF HATFIELD'S SLAYER
Detective Declares It Was
Case of His Life or
Sheriff's.

Welch, w. Va, Aug. Self de-
tense is the claim of c. e. Lively,
Baldwin detective, held under
bond in connection with the shooting
and killing of Sid Hatfield and Ed.
Chambers. Mingo mountaineers, in a
statement to newspapermen today.
II regret having had to shoot either
one of these men," Lively said, ''but
it is case of self-defense pure and
simple" 80.
The gun fight on the steps of the
courthouse lasted perhaps a. quartez
of minute, the detective added.
Lively said he had been told many
times. that following his testimony
given in the Matewan trial last
February, Hatfield had threatened tt
take his life. 81 knew that if Sic
got what he considered a good
chance it would be either his life
Or mine," Lively asserted.
Lively had posed as union Goa
miner at Matewan following thu
battle there in May 1920, in which
ten men were killed and had testieft
against Hatfield, Chambers and othe1
co-defendants in the trial at viii
liamston.
Speaking of the Welch fight the
detective said he was sitting on {
balustrade outside the courthous,
when Hatfield, Chambers and theil
wives approached.
Il happened to look down the steps
land there stood Sid Hatfield, Ed
Chambers and their wives on the frs
Handing. They were looking at m,
and exchanged glances, nodding thei
heads. Sid said something to Ed. ;.
lcouldn't hear. Suddenly they stepped
lapart. I could see Sid's jaws set lik
la steel trap. Both men pulled thei
gums as they did SO I jumped to m.
feet and pulled mine. Sid fired a
me and I Immediately shot back.
Lively continued:
Il had two pistols and was usin,
both. Sid staggered and fell as di
fChambers Immediately afterward
IThen Mrs. Chambers attacked M
with her umbrella. I grabbed tn
umbrella, threw it away and the
walked over to the Office of A.. G. Hut
ford, justice of the peace and sur
Irendered. The report that she
into Chambers body while he wa
lying on the steps dead is an abso
lutte falsehood."
W. c. Mitchell, chief of police a
Welch stated that after the fight h
took a pistol still warm and contain
ing empty shells from beside Cham
bers and found a two-inch barrelle
gun in a trouser pocket of Hatfield!
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
Waterbury Judge Holds
AutOist RESPONSIBLE

Waterbury. Aug. 6.-Martin Gray of
Seymour waived examination on a
charge of manslaughter when ar
raigned here today before Judge Frank
A. Sears in the city court. Gray oper-
ated an automobile through this city
on June 25 which struck and killed Mrs.
Eleanor Judd of Reidville. Coroner
John T. Monzani holds Gray criminal
ly responsible for the fatality on the
ground that Gray's car was equipped
with improper brakes. Bonds for re-
lease were furnished
New Britain herald., 1921-08-06
CAN MEASURE EVEN
TO ONE MILLiONTtI
q. S. Bureau of Standards Perfect
Method by Which Gold, 99.999
Pure is Gauged

Washington, Aug. 6.-Perfection by
the bureau of standards of a spectros-
copic analysis of gold has given the
United States treasury a method
which it is believed will measure the
finest of the metal "more accurately
than one part in million"
The method is described as consist
ing Of small electric sparks leaping
between two sticks of gold.' Photo
graphs of the sparks taken through a
attraction grading showing at once
the presence of the most minutes
particles of baser metals.
Tests just completed showed that
the 1000 fine gold of the San Francis
CO mint, the highest grade, was only
99.997 pure. Specially minted samples
were passed by the new device o.
999 per cent.