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New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
TWO FATHERS BEAT OUT
 SONS UN LACROSSE TEAM

Syracuse. \. Y. April 2.-Ths adaEe youth must be served" is ilisrcgarJeJ at ths OnJudasa Indian rcscrs atjors where Wei- come rouiess. 59 years old. and his brother. Eddie. 57. have made the lacrosse team. Their two sons aged gg and I7. are substitutes on the same team.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
ouAkE IN TENNf.ssI:I.

ClarksgiIie. Tcun., April @.--Setoral distinct earth tremors were felt here at 5.$0 o'clock this morning.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02

New York. April 2.-IIarlan Fisk q, who has been chosen attorney te Llal by President Coolidge is one
 most prominent members of tn. profession in New York. He will
 as dean of Columbia university law school June 30, having presented his resignation 10 President Nicholas Murray Butler October last year to enter private practice
 He is a member Of the law firm Of Sattorlee, Garfield X Stone and is 5l years old, He was born in Chesterfield. N, H., and is n graduate of Amherst college and the Columbia university law school
 Mr. Stone was admitted to the New York bar in 1898 and the following year began as an instructor of law at Columbia. He has been dean since 1910.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
PRESIDENT INSISTS
 ON SIGNS OF LIFE
Calls Leading Senators Into Con-
 ference to Speed Legislation
IS ASSURED OF ACTION
Brandcgcc Of Connecticut One oS Those Called in at Early Morning Scssion-TaNes, Farm Relief and Immigration Discussed.

l Washington, April 2.--Means Of speeding up legislation in the senate were considered at a White House | breakfast conference today attended by about dozen republican senators.
 President Coolidge went over with his guests the entire situation and an endeavor was made 10 map out a pro- gram for the remainder Of the session similar to that agreed upon last week by the executive and republican lead CTS of the house.
 Those Attending Senators attending the conference ! included Lodge of Massachusetts, the . republican leader; Curtis of Kansas. the assistant republican leader: Borah of Idaho, Moses of New Hampshire, Wadsworth of New York; Brandegeo Of Connecticut. Willis of Ohio and Watson of Indiana.
 The conference today was the first of it's kind held by the president ai- though from time 10 time he has in- vited individual senators to confer with him on measures before the sen- ate,
 pHIlnS lHt stlltIdl ulntuSslhll Ol llt legislative situation some senators ex- pressed the opinion that congress would be able 10 clean up its work before the converting of the republican national convention at Cleveland but others thought this view too optimis- tic.
 Taxes Discussed
 Taxes, immigration and farm relief were the principal topics touched upon. The president was told that the tax measure would be reported 10 the senate next week and in view of as- suranees given in the debate in the i senate yesterday fairly prompt action 1 was predicted.
 The president was informed that there is a disposition to press tho im- restriction measure in the | near future some senators favor bring ] ing it up immediately. but Senator . Hiram Johnson has requested that action be deferred until his return 10 ! 
 Further farm relief legislation was gone into rather fully but there was no decision as to the chara ctcr such . legislation should take. Several bills are pending. i
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
Harlan Fiske Stone, Former Dean Of Columbia Law School, Chosen
 By President As Atty. General
Nominee is Graduate of Amherst and Was Friend of Coolidge During Their College Days
 Name Goes to Senate Today

Mir. Stone has been on leave nt ab. sence from Columbia for the past year and his resignation as dean of thr law school is effective at the eni of the scholastic year in June. The resig- nation now will be made effective i'm mediately upon his continuation hA. the senate. however. His nomination was sent 10 the capitol today.
 Selection Of Mr. Stone doubles the representation of New York in the cabinet, as Secretary Hughes is Re credited 10 that state.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
THE WEATHER

Hartford. April 2-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday: warmer Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02

Washington. April ".-Harlan Fiskr Stone of New York has been selected by President Coolidge as attorney general.
 Since his retirement as dean Of Columbia Law school. Mir. Stone has been associated with the New York law firm of Satterlee, Garfield X Stone. He is a native Of New Hamp- shire and a graduate of Amherst. He is 5l years old.
 Mir. Stone is a director Of the At lanta X Charlotte Air Line Railroad company and other corporations. and is a republican. althorgh he never has
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
Connecticut Sta Advt. Dept,
 Hartford, Conn.

dent to q number of his callers nclud- ing the republican leaders Of the sem ate.
 In selecting, Mir. Stone. White House officials said, the president believes he has been able to accomplish the purpose he announced yesterday of finding a s75,O00 or s10O,0O0 man 10 serve in a s12.000 job.
 The prospective attorney general is not stranger to the president the two having been friends since college days at Amherst. Mir. Coolidge re- ceived his bachelors deree one year ahead Of MT. Stone.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02

taken a leading r
 Summoned 10 day, Mir. Stone h ference today " idEe and was pr.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02
Vote Was a Tie.

Chairman Smoot announced today that the motion of Senator Reed, re- publican. Pennsylvania. 10 amend tho bill making incomes from state and municipal securities taxable would be reconsidercd. because 1t had been discovered the vote by shich it ap- psrantly vas adopted Monday night Nas 4 lie.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-02

sralfa ssid hr had reason to be iesc that half the aircraft accidents were due tu criminal griiEtuce. The committee did not go into his reasons for suspcg1iuE that tbefc was some thing wrong in the Roma case.
 Taking up tho Wright Martin case. scaife said that the ceinpany's min rtes shoued that f had been agreed by the directors that eight per cent would be. fair profit on war con tracts for planes while ihe audit of the cnmpauy.s books showed that
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New Britain herald., 1924-04-02

Average Daily Circulation Msst Msssh Esai"s ss1% 1O,46l
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
ASK ORE TAX CHANGES
State Should Take All, Expert
Says-Urges Aid to Low
Grade Mines.

lis-Readjustment OF the
Minnesota Jaws governing taxation
OF iron ores could be made so as to,
yield the state $4,000, 900 more annual
ly than they do now. and that that ex-
tent would bring about an immediate
and permanent relief from the heavy
tax burden borne at present by other
taxable property In Minnesota, prin-
cipally farm lands, members OF the
Minnesota Realty Association were
told Friday March 2S) at their con-
vention in Minneapolis.
E. W. Davis. superintendent of the
Mines Experiment Station at the Uni.
versity OF Minnesota, reading a paper
on the Iron Mining Industry in Min.
nesota" advocated that all taxes levied.
on iron ores remaining In the ground
go TO the state. At present, he said,
only Is cents out of every dollar OF
taxes collected on the Mesabe range
goes to the state. while 81 "a cents
goes to the cities and villages. Min.
Ing companies pay nearly 81 per cent
OF the taxes on the range.
he told the realty men that unless
such a change is made, Minnesota will
lose practically all revenue from iron
ore taxes 20 years hence when the
nigh grade iron ores will probably be
exhausted. Then the entire burden OF
taxation Will fall on farms, factories,
and like sources.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03

evening but a sorrowful trip
back home again on account of
the mild storm that was raging.
Miss Harner made the q mile
walk from her school Saturday
to board the noon train for
Duluth and on account of the un-
certainty of the train service
she spent Saturday and Sunday
at the LeMay home.
The Friendly Neighbors club
which has been organized here
for several years, at their last
meeting, decided to give to the
Catholic and Lutheran churches
the $50 they have accumulated
during the past years, each
church to receive half. This
money has been raised through
various ways by means of lots of
hard work. The community owes
much to the ladies of the club
for their kind work.
Notices are posted to the effect
that a meeting is to be held Sat
urday evening, April 5th, at the
town hall of Nickerson for the
purpose of discussing whether or
not the community piano should
be sold and arrangements made
for the sale of same. 1t has been
proposed to dispose of it to best
advantage and the proceeds
equally divided between the
Catholic and Lutheran churches.
The piano was purchased during
1920. second hand, for $4,000.
All those interested should be
present at the meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03

slim fingers of her shapely small
hands
One consideration alone restrained
him from beating to fragments the dis
abled paddock and setting her free
right IN that stout cabin. with Its
doors secured by Jammed locks that
could not be opened without breaking.
securely hidden at the end OF GOV.
cred trail, was the safest place In the
Flstwoods for her just then. There
would be hard faces and quick fingers
IN the red-roofed cottage that night.
But even so, II was the most diff
cult thing the big woodsman had ever
tried to do in his life to turn away
from that door and go back TO the
skin.
With set and serious face he rowed
up the channel. around the head of
the island. across TO the mainland and
carefully stepped ashore: dropped
both oars into the river; set the boat
adrift; stood a moment watching II
tioat away and. with extraordinary
pains 10 hide his trail, hurried back to
Graylock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
CHAPTER XVII
In the Dead Might.

Twilight had long faded Into dark,
the hazy stars seeming only to inten-
slfy the deep gloom OF the woods.
when Jack Warhope returned TO Black
rock. coming In by way OF the feed
pens, and slipping the horses into the
barn through the cattle sheds.
He crouched long time on the
kitchen step listening. No unusual
sound disturbed the silence. Very care
fully he fitted his key--the same that
had come so near causing him trouble
at the inquest-into the lock: guard
eddy turned IL; worked the door slow
ly open; entered; softly closed and
locked II.
Stealing across the floor, he made
his way to the small Office room where
the papers and safe were kept
He tiptoed behind the curtains that
hung over the entrance to q closet I'M
der the stair In the sitting room and
stood still. his ears strung for every
sound that rode the night.
II couldn't have been short Of mid
night. and his mind had gone back to
the house-boat. riding safe and secure
In the pocket at Alpine island. when
there came the sound for which his
ears were stralning-hands outside
prying ut the window OF the west room.
lie drew his revolver. cooked Il and
took n position so that he could see
through the curtains without causing
them TO move.
There came a low sound Of crum-
bling wood; the muffled slither OF crack
Ing glass; the soft CRATE OF the sash as
II was slowly raised; tinally the creak
OF the window.slll and the faint swish
Of clothing as somebody crawled
through. The sounds were repeated
one no more.
There followed the subdued shuttle
Of feet: the guarded scrape Of match !;
the flicker OF tardy candle, A dim
light fell through the open door In
long splotch OF yellow across the sit
ting room and the knob OF the safe was
softly turned. By some supersense
that marvelously functions at such q
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
MCPHERSON

H. Van Guilder was a passen-
ger to Kerrick Monday morning
returning on the noon train.
Mrs. r. F. Elmer is visiting
with friends and relatives at Min
neapolis. Buffalo and Forest
Lake.
Frank Had motored to Bruno
and on his return trip burned out
a bearing Of the front wheel. dis
abling his car until new parts
were gotten from Bruno.
r. F. Elmer played at the
dance in Askov Friday night.
Understand he spent a pleasant
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
rs ARE KILLED IN EXPLOSION
SIX Others Are Rescued In Yukon Dis.
aster-t5 Bodies Recovered

ON StherS Are rescued In Yukon Dis
aster--1s Bodies Recovered.
Bluefield, W. Va.-Twenty.six miners
lost their lives in the explosion in the
number two mine OF the Yukon.Poca.
hontas Coal company at Yukon in
Mcdowell county, according to J. A
Demchock, ventilation engineer OF the
coal company, who arrived here from
the scene Of the disaster. Six miners
were rescued.
The miners were killed AZ tbsv
were reaching their places in the mins
to begin their days work. They had
entered the mine in two groups being
hauled by a mine motor car. On the
hrst trip OF the motor car "a men. In.
Guiding the crew OF the motor an.
tered the mine and as the crew ana
eight more miners were making the
second trip and had reached a point
about 1000 feet from the main en-.
trance the motor car became derailed
While i've OF the men were putting
II back on the rails the explosion
came.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF TIME
OF REDEMPTION

State Assignment Tax Certificates
No. 1887 and 1898.
NOTICE NO. 1896
Office OF County Auditor, County Of
Pine. State OF Minnesota-ss.
To Rev. VIM. Koemer:
u) You are hereby notified that
the following pieces or parcels OF
land situated in the county OF Pine,
State OF Minnesota. and known and
described as follows. to-wit: Lots
and 2. Block 5, Townsite OF Kettle
River. Village OF Rutledge. are now
assessed In your name.
(2) That on the 10th day of May,
1920. at a sale Of land pursuant to the
real estate tax judgment duly given
and made In, and by the District
Court in and for said County of Pine
on the 10th day of March, 1920, in
proceedings to enforce the payment
OF taxes delinquent upon real estate
for the year 1918. for said County OF
Pine. the above described pieces or
parcels of land were duly bid In for
the state for the sum OF One Dollar
and sixty-eight cents.
(3) That the said pieces or par
cells OF land and all the rights OF the
State OF Minnesota, upon and against
said land by virtue OF said sale were
duly assigned, conveyed and sold by
the County Auditor to an actual pur-
chaser under Section 2i26. G. S. 1918,
on the 18th day OF March 1924, for
the sum OF Twelve Dollars and twelve
cents.
(D And that the amount required
to redeem said pieces or parcels of
land from said tax sale exclusive OF
the costs to accrue upon this notice
Is the sum OF Twelve Dollars and
twelve cents. and interest at the rate
Of IL per cent per annum on si2.i2
thereof from the 18th day OF March,
1924. to the day such redemption Is
made.
(5) That the tax certificate OF sale
issued TO said purchaser has been
presented TO me by the holder there
OF. and this notice requested.
(s) That the time for the redemp-
ton OF said pieces or parcels OF land
from said tax sale will expire sixty
teo) days after the service of this
notice. and the filing OF proof Of such
service In my office.
Witness my hand and official seal
this iith day OF March, 1894.
ANDREW p. EDIN.
Auditor Pine County. Minnesota.
tofneial Seal
Mar. 2o-April %
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03

moment. he knew when the door
opened. Across the silence came the
subdued crinkle Of paper. The ripe tn
slant had come.
Pushing the curtains aside. he left
the closet. A board In the fioor
creaked as his weight came upon Il,
Tie stood perfectly stiil until the rattle
OF the paper told him the creaking
board had not betrayed him: worked
his way around the wall and peered
past the door-jamb.
Two men were crouched by shaded
candle In front Of the massive safe:
on the door lay several bundles OF
money and number Of loose bills
Even In the dim light there was no
installing them. That powerful figure
with the swart face could be but one
man In the world-Black Bogus. The
pointed heard. the frock coat and neck
stock, the tall hat on the floor. dis
closed with equal positiveness the far
more dangerous Identity Of the other
the formidable and mysterious man
who called himself Caleb Hopkins-the
third man Of the mountain girls warn
ing.
Although the man creeping around
the door jamb made far less sound
than the rattle Of thu money. yet Black
Bogus caught the alarm; whiried ON
the instant. his hand at his hip.
Fsts figures In split fractions at such
q time-and the odds were two 10 one.
with probably Q third somewhere ont
side. The half haunting resemblance
that had 50 puzzled the woodsmnn
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03

evidently crossed from side TO side. but
there WAS no sound OF voices; from
which he concluded that the unknown
tenant was alone.
In the fast gathering shadows he
crept 10 the edge " The Island crswle0
with extraordinary care under the
hand rail- TO the dimlnutive forward
deck.
The door he had watched Hopkins
fumbllng over he had iocked--pud
locked on the outside. He stood still
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PETI.
TON OF FREEHOLDER

Whereas. a petition signed by
Frank Smetana, a freebooter Of
School District No. As. in this county.
representing that he is the owner of
the following described lands, situated
in said District, to-wit: VIZ of NEA
of NWA and VIZ of NWA, Sec. 6,
T. 80, r. 81, and that he desires to be
set off with his said lands from said
District No. As to District No. AZ. for
the following reasons: The roads to
the school house In District No. AZ
are much better as well as "a mile
shorter than the road to the school
house in District No. As, has been
presented to the County Board of Pine
county; and asking that his said
lands may be set off from said Dis
trict No. As to said District No. AZ
and the said Board has appointed a
time and place for hearing thereon.
Therefore
NOTICE
Is hereby given that said petition
will be heard by said Board, at a ses-
sion thereof. commencing on the 21st
day OF April. A. ID. 1924. at 1 O'Clock
in the afternoon. at the office of the
County Auditor In the village of Pine
City. In said county, at which time
and place the said Board will hear
the evidence and the arguments OF
all persons interested. for or against
granting the prayer Of the petitioner.
Dated at Pine City. March II, 1924.
BY order Of the County Board.
ANDREW p. EDIN,
Co. Auditor Ex-officio Clerk Of Board.
(Mar. 27-Apr. 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03

sss Auto Deaths In January. February
New York = Automobile accident.
IN the United States cost the lives on
sss persons. including $50 children a.
January and February, II was an
nounced BY the National Au,or.sn
Chamber OF Commerce. While 100
persons we're killed In New YORK. go
~ tn Chicago. Los Angeles led ,ns
proportion to population. IS Of more
than 100000 persons in the $50
city having lost tehir lives phnss.,
phia. With q population Of 1000 ooa
recorded - deaths from auto see,dsr,.
and Detroit "a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-04-03
e REPORTED LOST WITH SHIP
japanese stesmcr Sinks Ate, Call
sion In Fog-15 Of Crew SAVED

Stesmcr SINKS After COLL
sion In Fos-1s Of Crew Saved.
London-A message to Lloyds from
the North Foreland wireless station
reports that the japanese steamship
Ioaufuku Maru sank after collidine
with the German steamship Heimdai
near Dungeness, in a dense fog last
night and that ~ OF Its crew are
missing.
Inc Heimdal took OF is men Of the
japanese crew. said the message ana
arrived at Dover with its No.
damaged.
The missing men are believed ~
have been asleep at the time ~ ,hs
eoiiision' and to have gone down with
the ship. 'H
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-06-06
MATTERS OF RECORD

Marriage license ~ Geo. B. McIn-
Tire and Edna E. Cay of Boise.
Marriage license-Cecil Hull and
Bessie Rhodes of Boise.
Warranty deed, Chandler A. Walsh
ct ux to H. J. Allen-Lots and 10,
block %, King Hill townsite.
Marriage License, Arthur L. Hot
tel, Pocatello, and Ina Purjue, Bru-
neau.
Warranty deed, Eliza Rigby to
John Allan 1874 acres in the NEA
SWA and lot 3, sec. Is I. N, r.
e., lying Northeast of highway
Marriage license, Worth s. Lee
and Helen M. Scott, Mountain Home.
Mining deed, Mary Button to
Queen-Mining and Milling Co., "The
Chance"
Mining deed, H. A. Button to
Queen Mining and Milling Co.,
Dewey, u. Henry"
Mining deed, c. A. Button TO
Queen Mining and Milling Co.,
Myrtle Placer"
Warranty deed, F. E. Austin es-
tate to Clark Smith, $S00.-Lots 23
and "a block 16, College addition to
Mountain Home.
Marriage license, Lee R. Pinkston,
Bruneau and Tyler Christian, Diet
rick.
Warranty deed, R. D. Gorby to w.
B. Richmond, $4,000 for Y interest
in NEA SWA, SEA SWA SWA
SEA; SEA seq; SWA SWA, Sec.
25, T. s., r. 8 E.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-06-06
OBITUARY

Harry Leinster Watkins was born
at Murfreesboro, Tenn, March 10,
1855, and he died in Mountain Home
at the age of 50 years, months, and
10 days
He was educated at Vanderbilt
University. While yet young man
he went to western Texas where he
engaged in the cattle business. Here
he became interested in the political
affairs of Texas and his success as
an orator lead him to adopt the lee
ture field in which he was very sue
cessful in so much that his friends
urged him to enter the ministry.
He was born and brought up a Meth
odist, being baptized in that faith in
his infancy but very soon after de-
Gliding to enter the ministry he
united with the Christian church,
was baptized and entered the evan
gelistic work in which his labors
were greatly blessed He began his
ministerial labors in California and
thence to Oregon and Washington.
He was never in the pastorate ex-
cept as supply for short periods
where churches were divided or run
down, going to other work as soon
as he had the church in going
condition. He was a great peace
maker. He held short pastorates in
San Francisco, CAL, Tacoma, Wash,
Eugene and Meanwhile, Ore. 1t was
at the latter place thirty-four years
ago that he met and was married to
Miss Lou Holman, who now mourns
her great loss. While in Oregon his
friends prevailed on him to run for
Congress in which he was defeated
by very small majority. He was
chosen presidential eleetor for w. ].
Bryan in his first campaign. He was
very liberal in his views both politi-
cal and religious. Owing to i'll
health he came to Idaho in 1898 and
engaged in the furniture business in |
which owing TO commercial condl-
tions at that time he was not very
In 1906 he bought land
near Mountain Home and came here
to live engaging in the real estate
business. So for the last IS years he
has been a familiar parsonage in
Home being universally
loved by ALL No man of our COM
munity perhaps ever took more
hearty interest in the welfare and
of all the people of the
entire community than did Uncle
Harry as he was Familiarity known
by ALL He died in the full triumph
Of the Christian hope.