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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14
GRUESOME AUTO ACCIDENT
KILLS One; INJURIES ANOTHER
Askov Bakery Truck With Five Occupants
Struck by Freight Train.-Olga
Andersen Killed Instantly.


Agent Danielson. Svend Petersen
and C. Eriksen. They found Mrs.
Christensen lying in the ditch
near the track with the baby at
her side. showing that she had
chung to her babe as long as she
could. She was hurriedly carried
to her home as was also Olga
Andersen and the baby was first
taken to the Eriksen restaurant
and later removed to the Hans
Koed home. Upon examination
| il was found that Mrs. Christen-
sens left leg was crushed and
her right hip dislocated, but OUT
side of that only minor scratches.
Little Oda was practically UNI
hurt, showing how the mother
had cared for her. Outside Of
the injury to the head which
caused her death, Olga showed
practically no marks Of the inn
pact. The men were unhurt.
The train was not moving fast,
the speed being estimated at IS
miles per hour.
The truck was completely
turned around in the smash-up
and landed against the mail
crane between SO and 60 feet
from the point Of the accident
The body of the truck was
smashed but outside Of that IL
was not ripped badly showing
that there was not much speed
on the train. Mrs. Christensen
and the baby were picked up .
little beyond the truck, having
evidently been carried with it.
until the mail crane was struck
and it is thought that here is
where she received the injury to
her leg having likely been part
way out Of the door and dragged
along with the truck.
Medical attention was immedi-
ately summonded--the local doc
tor, p. N. Fenger. together with
the two Sandstone doctors, II. p.
Dredge and b. S. Boiling, work
ing much Of the night to care for
the injured and Mrs. ]. C. Jensen.
a nurse, as well as others, were
in attendance all night.
Mrs. Christensen was removed
to the Sandstone hospital Mon
day forenoon and in the after
noon an operation was perform
ed, her left leg being amputated
between the ankle and knee, and
her right hip was set. Drs.
Boiling and Dredge. Fenger. and
C. G. Kelsey of Hinckley, per-
formed the operation. She has
rested easy since the operation
and is getting along as well as
could be expected under the cir
cumstances. Her husband has
been at her bedside constantly
since the accident.
Olga Andersen.
Olga Theresa Andersen was
born at Marquette, Nebr., on
July %, 1906. being little more
than 173 years old at the time Of
her death. She came with her
parents to Askov in the spring of
1910 when a small child and had
grown up here. attended the
public school and was confirmed
in the Lutheran faith three years
ago in the same church from
where she was carried to her
last resting place yesterday. She
was the youngest of family Of
ag~~s(~..x - ~ t1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14

OIfCS tIfUNc ~ DcSoftico ttiS Nuty
Of the American to chronicle the
sad happening of a very unfor-
tunate railroad and auto accident
at Askov, this latest occurring
Sunday evening which resulted
in the death of one young
woman. Olga Andersen. and the
serious injury Of her sister. Mrs.
Conrad Christensen. The funer-
al Of Olga Andersen was held yes
terday afternoon from the local
Danish Lutheran church attended
by a large concourse Of relatives
and friends that filed the spaci-
Gus building.
The Accident.
The car in which the unfor-
tunate folks were driving was
the Chevrolet bakery truck of
Conrad Christehsen's, the rear Of
which is enclosed with no view
to the sides. The occupants we're
Conrad Christensen. driver, Peter
Jensen, a friend Of the family. at
his side, and in the rear, Mrs.
Conrad Christensen, her baby
girl, Oda. nearly IA years old, and
Miss Olga Andersen. They had
spent the evening at the home Of
the ladies' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Niels Andersen, at the north
west village limits, and we're re-
turning to the Christensen home
in the center Of the village where
all five made their home. They
left the Andersen home about
$50 or shortly thereafter. When
they reached the corner Of r.
Pedersen's store, travelling east
ward, they looked to see If there
were any trains approaching. 1t
was a dark night, and as they
thought there were no trains
they continued. but apparently
the engine of the oncoming
freight was right back of the
section house a short distance
from the depot and crossing,
with the light thus INSTRUCTED.
When the car neared the crossing
and the two in the front seat
were in full view Of the railroad
they saw the train approaching
and suddenly Christensen applied
the brakes. 1t is possible that
this was instrumental in stalling
the motor. and just then they
realized that the front wheels OF
the car were on the track. Jen-
sen and Christensen Immediately
jumped out Of the car and ran to
the rear to open the door to get
out the women. When the door
was opened the women had
crawled over the front seat and
were on their way out through
the front. Apparently they had
not yet realized the danger. hav-
ing no view to the side. Just
then the crash came and for sew
eral moments it was a storm of
confusion.
Olga Andersen was evidently
struck in the head by some part
of the engine as her skull was
crushed and she was picked up
by Peter Jensen on the road only |
a few feet from the accident.
death having been instantaneous.
Christensen almost wild with
and grief could not find
his wife in the dark. Several
men who were near and had
heard the crash came running to
help in the rescue-among the
first ones being Chr. Petersen,
Fred Olesen, Andrew Juhl Station
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14

Let US have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let us to the end dare 10 do our
duty as we understand it."
Abraham Lincoln.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14
COMMISSIONERS MEET
MONDAY

The board of county commits
sioners viii meet in regular ses-
sion at Pine City next Monday.
Feb. IS. to transact regular rou-
tine business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14
AsKov COUNTY MINNEsoTA THURSDAY FEBRUARY ls2

by the state banking officials,
has been reorganized and re-
opened. The bank now has 237
stockholders, the great majority
of whom are Danes who have
built one of the most widely
known Danish settlements in the
country around the little Iowa
town.
Rummelhoff Dead.
John A. Rummelhoff, assistant
secretary of the Minneapolis
Fire and Marine Insurance COM
pany. died last week, 81 years
old. He was born at Moss, Nor
way, and came to the United
States at the age of 10 years.
Mr.. Rummelhoff had started his
career with the insurance COM
pany as an office boy.
Makes Hit.
Lillian Gustafson, Swedish
opera singer, recently appeared
at a recital given under the aus
pices of the Institute of Musical
Art of the city of New York and
was met with enthusiastic &C
claim by the critics as well as by
the public in general.
Princely Wedding.
Prince Erik of Denmark last
Monday was married to Miss Lois
Booth of Toronto in that city.
Among those present on the
occasion were the bridegroom's
father. Prince Valdemar, and his
brother, Prince Erik. Governor
General Byng of the British
Dominion was the official repre-
sentative of the king of England
at the wedding.
Making Celebration Plans.
Special committees have been
appointed in New York, Chicago,
Minneapolis and Seattle to pre-
pare for a celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the
arrival of the sloop "Restaura-
tionen", from Stavanger, which
brought the earliest organized
group of Morse immigrants to
America in 1926.
Sues Corporation.
Arvid Aakerlind, a laborer of
San Francisco, who came from
Sweden two years ago, is suing
the traction corporation of that
city in an effort to recover
$4,000 damages for injuries
which he alleges were caused by
the negligence of a motorman
employed by the defendant cor
poration and subsequent acct
dent in which plaintiff claims he
was so seriously mutilatd that he
is incapacitated for the rest of
his life.
More Danish Butter.
American importation of DAN
ish butter suddenly has revived;
last week one steamer brought to
New York about ten thousand
cases of butter, and one result
was that the retail butter price
in New York dropped six cents.
The total weight of this particu-
lar consignment was more than
a million pounds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.


Norsemen Assembly, Inc, of
New York-an organization con-
sisting of delegates representing
all the Norwegian organizations
of the metropolis, has purchased
the Sylvia theater in BROOKLYN
for the purpose of remodeling it
so that it can be used as a club
house. The purchase price is
given as $4,000.
75 Years Old.
An elaborate program is being
prepared for festivities with
which it is intended to celebrate
the seventy-ffth anniversary of
the founding of the Swedish
settlement at Andover, Ill. The
Swedish settlement at Galesburg,
ILL.,, this year will also celebrate
its seventy-ffth anniversary.
Opens Trade Office.
The government of the Do
minion of Canada has opened a
trade office in Copenhagen, Den
mark, for the purpose of en-
couraging commercial relations
between the two countries. The
new offce-it is expressly stated
will have nothing to do with
directing Danish immigrants to
Canada.
Veteran Dies.
Hans Halvorsen, a Norwegian
who for years had made his home
near Belgrade, Mimi, died last
week. He was a brother of for
mer Congressman Kittel Halvor-
sen and was a veteran of the
Civil War having spent nine
months in the Andersonville
prison.
Planning Concert.
Announcement is being made
that the annual oratoria concert
to be given by the famous Mes
siah" chorus of the Swedish
Bethany academy of Lindsborg,
Kansas, has been stipulated for
April Is. Among the soloists
who will appear with the choir
are Nine. Marie Sundelius and
Arthur Middleton, opera singers.
Elected President.
DR.. Adam Boving who for years
held a position with the New
National Museum of Washington.
d. c.. has been elected president
of the chronological Society of
America. DIR. Beving is a native
of Denmark and Phi. d. from
the University of Copenhagen.
To Honor Huge.
Occasioned by the fact that one
hundred years will have elapsed
in March since the death of Hans
Nilsen Hauge, famous Norwegian
revivalist. a committee of promi-
nent Morse Lutherans in this
country has been organized to
plan a memorial which will prob
ably take the form of group OF
essays written about Hauge IN
the United States.
Vice Consul Arrested.
During a raid in the Black and
Tan cafe, Chicago, Swedish Vice
Consul Oberg was one OF the IS
nersons arrested by the police on
suspicion of having violated the
dry laws. Mr.. 0berg stayed In
Jail for "a hours, and as soon as
he was released the matter was
taken up with the respective
authorities on the ground that
the arrest of state official OF a
foreign country is thought to be
a violation of the immunity usu-
ally allowed diplomatic and con-
sular officers.
Bank Reopens.
The Ringsted. Iowa. State
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14
Washington Letter
National Editorial Association.
BY WILLIAM L. DALEY
Especial to Askov American)

Washington. Feb. 13.-Wood-
row Wilson's death temporarily
hushed partisan strife in Con-
gress. The passing of this great
wartime President brought uni
versal sorrow and the legislators
joined with the American people
in mourning. The Congress has
now resumed its regular routine
with the investigation of the
Teapot Oil Dome leases providing
the most sensational feature of
the day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14

The administrators tax reduc-
ton bill, which formerly held
first place in the attentions of
the reading public, has been re-
ported to the House from the
Ways and Means committee.
Though this measure directly eff
fects every taxpayer, its i'm
portance has been lessened some
what because of the tremendous
appeal of political scandal in the
oil case. Putting vital tax legis-
lation in second place may be ex-
planned, perhaps, by the old
proverb, "On eagles wings inn
mortal scandals fly. while virtu-
Gus actions are but born and die"
The tax bill now pending in
the House contains the Mellon
income rates which were disput-
ed in committee. A provision
has been inserted in the bill cut
ting the income taxes to be paid
this year by 25 per cent. The
changes made by the Ways and
Means committee remove the
Board of Tax Appeals from the
Treasury Department making
the President directly respons-
IDLE for their appointment. The
committee only partially repeal.
ed the tax on admissions and re-
duced, but did not repeal a num-
Der of miscellaneous excise taxes.
1t appears that the proposal
of the administration for
a constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the issue of tax-exempt
securities will find obstacles in
the way of its enactment. In
the preliminary debate i'm the
House. Representative Garrett,
of Tennessee, the Democratic
leader, insisted that the proposal
was an invasion of state rights.
tContinued on Page I'D
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14

American Want Ads work
night and day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-02-14
Bank Reopens.

The Ringsted. Iowa, State
R.nk which recently was closed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
c. B. WARREN MAY BE
NAVY HEAD; REPORT
ROOSEVELT To CO


Secretary of the Navy Edwin DENLY resigned to-
day because of his connection with the naval oil
Ileases-marking the first break in the Coolidge
Cabinet result Of the scandal that has rocked
the country.
The retirement of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
is expected to follow, although information, was
lacking this forenoon with regard to his status.
DENLY placed his resignation at the disposal of
the PRESIDENT in order to relieve the Executive and
the Administration Of any further embarrassment
incident to his remaing in the Cabinet
The President has accepted the resignation-aI-
though official announcement was made at the
White House to this effect. 1t is understood how
ever, that Mr.. Coolidge's decision to accept the
o'clock this morning by E. T. Clark, personal secre.
tary to the President.
CREATES WIDE SENSATION.
Formal announcement of Mr. Denby's resignation and
o'clock this afternoon For unaccountable reason
the President apparently decided that it should not be
leaked during the forenoon and created profound
sensation throughout the Capital.
nounceent that the President desired to
at the same time the appointment of successor It was
quarters that Charles Warren, of Detroit would .ten
into Denby shoes Warren has been in frequent consul
taon with both the President and DENLY in the last
I'll The e. resignation Of Denly almO. simultaneously
ngs to the oil lands which he signed over to
of the Interior Fall years ago. and which
Fall subsequently leased to Sinclair and Doheny interests
DENLY PREPARES STATEMENT.
Secretary DENLY, after first refusing to comment in
any way ON his resignation finally announced at 1O:45
M that he would have "a statement for the press at
o'clock 1t is believed that formal announcement of
the resignation will be made at that time
When the resignation actually placed in the hands
OF Mr. Coolidge was likewise not revealed DENLY had
not visited the White House this morning but it was
learned that he had been in telephone communication
with the White House, and also that there had been
some exchange between the President and MIR. DENLY
through the medium Of Charles Warren, of Detroit
Warren has been frequently in conference with the
President and with Secretary DENLY for the past
days. and believed that he carried the resignation
of the Navy head to the White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
IS
SLAIN IN
COURT
Husband Fires Also at Wife
and Attorney and Kills
Self at Hearing.

r. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 49,
District Judge w. M. Morning
was shot and killed today by
Wallace P. Wallick, one of the
parties to a divorce suit being
tried before him today. While
the action was proceeding, Wal
lick suddenly drew a revolver and
fired four shots-at his wife, her
attorney and the judge. Judge
Morning fell, MORALLY wounded.
and died few minutes later in
his office.
Neither the attorney nor Mrs.
Wallick was injured.
WalIick Kills Himself.
After Morning fell, mortally
wounded, Wallick Immediately shot
and killed himself.
The Wallicks have been divorced
Tor sometime, but Wallick had been
delinquent in meeting his payments
OF alimony, the sheriff said. Nudge
Morning had summoned him to an.
pear this morning to answer a
charge OF contempt Of court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
DEMOCRATS SEE
NJ ADOG FREE
Of STAIN
Convention of 200 Delegates
Take Responsibility for
Chances as Candidate.
BY CARL w. HARRIS
International News Service.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-"This is not
Mr.. McAdoo's fight; it is our fight.
The responsibility is not on him; it
is on u.s."
This declaration was made here
today by Homer Cummings, former
chairman Of the Democratic Ma.
tional Committee, in his keynote
speech opening a meeting of Demo.
cratic leaders from all parts of the
country on the availability" of
William G. McAdoo as a Presiden.
tial candidate, in view Of state
ments of his services at attorney
for e. L. Doheny, oil magnate.
Confidence that "McAdoo is not
stained by Doheny's oil" were ex.
pressed as over 200 Democrats con-
vened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
TWO CHILDREN KILLED.
AS TRAIN STRIKES BUS

LITHIA SPRINGS, Ca, Feb. IS.
Two children were instantly killed
and two others seriously injured
when Southern railway train No. 4
crashed into the Douglas county
school bus near here early today.
Ruby Brown, nine years old. and
Virginia Walker, thirteen, were
killed and their bodies badly mutt.
lated. William Harpey, sixteen
years old, driver of the bus. and
Katherine Harper, eight, seriously
injured, were taken to an Atlanta
hospital and are not expected to live
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
TENNESSEE TOWN FACES
EXTINCTION FROM FIRE

SWEET WATER, Tenn, Feb. 1S.
Fire broke out in the business dis
trict here early this morning, and
up to a late hour was still uncon-
trolled.
The blaze started In the Sweet
water Valley Packing Plant, par
TALLY destroyed several days ago,
and soon spread to the Miller store,
the largest department store in this
section. Both buildings and con.
tents were completely destroyed.
The loss already has run into
many thousands Of dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
DEFECTIVE BOILERS ARE
FOUND IN S BATTLESHlPS

The battleships Wyoming, Utah,
Arkansas and Florida, having been
found to have boilers that will not
stand the strain Of full steam, +"
have been ordered back to the
United States from Panama for re-
pairs, 1t was announced officially
at the Navy Department today.
Officials said that the ships were
not In any sense Obsolete" but
would be as good as new as soon
as necessary repairs had been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
BILL FAVORS PROPOSED
BOULEVARD AROUND CITY

Approval of the proposed Boule
vard Drive extending around the
outskirts Of Washington was voiced
Iooay by Major ]. Franklin Bell
Engineer Commissioner.
commissioner Bell, in company
with other District officials, went
over the drive Saturday.
was impressed" COMMISSIONS,
Bell said, "the route makes a splen
did drive. OF course, some parts OF
the road in certain sections are moi
IN excellent shape. When thev
are all fixed up, it will make this
drive one of the best autonohiis
routes in the city"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
COMPANY LOSES OUT
IN WAR HARNESS SUIT

me Perkins Campbell Company,
OF cincinnati. lost in the Supreme
Court OF the United States today its
SUIT Tor reversal Of a judgment of
the court of claims, allowing it
$lo2,19O for losses sustained under
war contracts for $4,000 sets of am.
DuIance and wagon harness.
When the war ended only 5000
sets or harness had been shipped.
put much leather had been cut for
other sets of harness under different
contracts. The company claimed
damages considerable in excess OF
the award by the War Department.
me court Of Claims sustained the
award Of the Department
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
SPAIN STARTS TRIALS
OF DEFEATED OFFICERS

MADRID, Feb. 1S.-Trial of army
officers held responsible for the
Spanish military defeat in Morocco
will begin Wednesday before / .0O0
members of the supreme council
The Spanish forces were defeated
by the Riff tribesmen in several
years of continuous fighting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
S|LEN 7 ON
NAME. Of
MAN !,
Marie Austin, %, Government
Stenographer, Will Recover,
Physicians Say.

Tilted by her sweetheart just q
few minutes previous to the time
when she was supposed to be wed,
pretty Marie Austin, twenty-three,
. ste1lographer in one Of the Gov
eminent departments, looked her
destiny in the face, saw that it
held for her only the darkness Of
a life without the man she loved,
and then-tooksa deadly poison.
Shields Name of Man.
Now the girl means on a cot in
Q Philadelphia, shielding the name
Of the man she loves. She sobbed
out the name Frank" and when
she was questioned further, her
hysteria subsidized in a quiet de-
termination to forever save him
from the notoriety that would come
to him should his name be known.
It isfin Philadelphia that the man
works. His mother. it is whispered,
did not approve Of the marriage.
She so strongly opposed it that she
made herself i'll, and her son agreed
to abide by her wishes. Miss Austin
was in the apartment Of friend
at 1920 Green street, Philadelphia,
when she took the poison.
Expected to Recover.
She is in the Hahnemann Hospital
where physicians say she viii re.
cover. For three hours after her
act the girl lay unconscious on her
cot. When she finally revived she
expressed contrition and said she
was glad she would live.
"The shock was so sudden" she
told physicians, "that I did not
want to live any longer. We had
been engaged for sometime and
thought Frank cared too much for
me to let anything separate us. But
/ find he is like most men. I'm
sorry took the poison. He wasn't
worth it."
Who Frank Is the police are at
tempting to learn, for Miss Austin
steadfastly refuses to identify him
further. She declares she wishes to
forget about him entirely and bend
all her energies upon getting we'll
and returning to Washington. When
detectives piled her with questions
concerning Frank, her answer in
variably was,
1T don't wish to even speak about
him."
From other courses, however, de-
tectives learned that Frank lives in
the vicinity Of Sixtieth and Locust
streets and Is an employee of q
butcher shop near Second and Mar
ket streets. It was the objections
of his mother, the detectives were
told, which caused him to decide
against marrying the girl.
Said Man Poisoned Liquor.
The girls first statement, when
she was yet partly hysterical, re.
suited in the arrest of Louis Fine.
twenty-nine, of 727 North Twenty
third street. There had been drink.
ing at a party and Fine, she said,
had put the poison in her LIQUOR.
Fine, protesting his innocence, was
arraigned before Magistrate Carney
and held without bail for a further
hearing.
Later. when the girl retractad
her accusation, Fine was released
on bail and permitted to sign his
own bond. The detectives are con.
WINGED the story he told them in
substantially true.
Miss Austin, an exceedingly at
tractive girl, who, it is believed,
formerly lived in Philadelphia, ar.
rived there Friday for her mar.
rage with the yet unidentified man.
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