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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-10-23
Pleasant Hill Neighborhood

The Owen and Davis families
visited at John Southertons Sun
day.
Mrs. Nellie Johnson was a bust
ness caller in Sandstone between
trains Monday.
Dorothy Berglund, who is go
ing TO school in Superior, spent
the week end at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Davis and
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Davis spent
Sunday at the Geo. Owen home.
H. j Berglund, who is now
hulling clover in the Hendricks
community, spent Sunday with
his family.
The Rudd and Kvasnicka fam
lilies of Park, and Art Goldens of
Kerrick, visited at the John Mach
home Sunday.
Frank Mach, Jim Pearson and
Theo. Howkanson motored to
Superior Monday to attend the
Twin Ports Dairy Association
meeting.
Carl Berglund and Ed Johnson
of Saltwater, motored up Sun
day to spend a few days with
Carl Berglund's brother, H. j,
Berglund, and do some hunting,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-10-23

on this centerpiece, also on a
quilt made by the ladies of the
community.
All who are interested in the
church work of the Jackson dis
trict are requested to bring dona-
tions for the sale. The donations
will be thankfully received.
Halloween games and stunts
will be a feature of the evening,
and good lunch will be served.
Everybody is invited to come
and enjoy the evening with us.
Mrs. c. A. Fletcher,
President.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-10-23
DUQUETTE

f. Caldwells entertained COM
pany from Cloquet last week.
The Gilbert Johnson family
were Duquette visitors Sunday
Miss Edith Hedberg is enjoying
few days vacation in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pelrain
motored to Cloquet the first of
the week.
Coming Big Halloween dance,
Nov. /. For further information
see posters.
Rudolph Lillebo left Tuesday
for Minneapolis for a short visit
with his folks.
Miss Emma Erickson was enter
tanned at the Anderson home
over the week end.
Mrs. Edwin Johnson and baby
left Sunday for a short visit in
Duluth and Superior.
The Frank Garatz family of
Duluth, were callers at the Me
lanson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Belanger and
Albert, Jr., spent Sunday with
relatives at Cromwell.
Albert Belanger. Jr., motored
from Duluth and spent few
days with his parents here.
Mrs. Ed Duquette returned to
Duluth Sunday after spending a
few weeks here with friends.
Rev. Simpson of Bruno, will
hold services at the school house
next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
There will be an oyster supper
at the hall Saturday night, Oct.
25, for the members of the La
dies Aid and Stag Club. Admis-
sion for outsiders SOC.
The Misses Narcotic and Bon
ner and Mrs. Neal Bonner of
Superior, were guests at the John
Narcotic home Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week.
One of the largest crowds of
the season attended the dance
Saturday evening. Duquette has
won the reputation as a place to
have a good time and people are
coming from the cities to join
the merry crowd.
The Duquette Community La
dies Aid will hold their annual
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Torell Saturday afternoon, Oct.
%, at 2 O'clock. Election of Of
ficers and other business will be
transacted. Everybody welcome.
Bring friends.
A large crowd gathered at the
hall Monday evening and sur
prised Mrs. Hedberg and Mrs. Fl.
f.. Peterson, the occasion being
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their birthday. The usual good
time was had and a bounteous
lunch was served. As token of
remembrance the ladies We're
presented with gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
McAdoO Enjoys
Sweeping Victory
At Georgia Polls
by United Press Leased Wire

ATLANTA, Mar 20,-William G
McAdoo won a sweeping victory in
the Georgia Democratic presiden'
tial primary yesterday, practically
complete returns today showed.
McAdoo carried III counties and
his only opponent, Senator Oscar
Underwood of Alabama, won in 3s
counties.
On the face of these returns, Me,
Adoo will control 312 delegates to
the state Democratic convention
which nominates delegates to the ma
tional convention in New York and
Underwood will hold 76 delegates
Counties that went for McAdoH
gave him large majorities in the
popular vote, some running as high
as ) to /.
Miller Ball, campaign manager for
McAdoo, in statement declared
that the victory was the nation ;,
answer to Republican attempts tc
involve the good name of Mr.. Me
Adoo in the Teapot Dome scandal. y
He predicted that the result in Geo,
gia heralded sweep of the south
for McAdoo.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
LOOfbOurOw and
Car Enjoy a
Novel Bath

There are several ways to wash
your car when dust and dirt make it
necessary. Probably the most re-
cent innovation is that employed
by City Clerk j. S. Loofbourow.
Mr. Loofbourow was driving south
on Sixth street late yesterday after
noon when his car was hit by a
truck driven by John King and be.
longing to the Sones Lumber com
pany. King was driving west on
Orange street and said he did not
see the other ear on account of the
sun shining in his eyes.
The impact-of the collision sent
Mr.. Loofbourow s car skidding to
the side of the street where it smash.
cd down a tree and came to stop
over a fire hydrant, still right side
up.
Then ensued the car washing oper-
ations, for the hydrant was com
pletely knocked over by the car.
Mr.. Loofbourow, who was .unhurt,
was at a loss to know what the
peculiar Kissing sound beneath his
car could be. He was not LONG in
finding out, however, for the water
began coming up through the floor
Of his machine in great spurts.
When the ear was pushed farther
along, a stream of water about 20
feet high shot up into the air. The
water main was shut off for short
time until temporary repairs could
be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
Ia MEN LIVE
IN JAPANESE
SUB, BELIEF
by United Press Leased Wire


TOXIC, Mar. 20.-Fourteen meI
are believed still living i'll the en-
gine room of the japanese subma
rine No. 40 which was sunk yester
day in a collision near Nagasaki.
Crews sent to salvage the vesse
reported that at 7:4G p. m, vester
day they were amazed to hear
shouts coming from the interior OF
the sunken hulk.
"Banzai Emperor was the cry
which came 10 their ears-the Jap
anese equivalent of Long Live the
King
A second shout from the interior
of the sunken ship came almost i'm
mediately.
"Hurry, hurry was the transla
tion of the cry, ''lt is difficult to
breathe.
Since then there has been nc
word reported from the imprisoned
men.
Pipes feeding sir and milk are
being driven into the submarine
Investigation showed that th'
divers peyiscope and upper decl
rivets were broken and the forward
part is filled with water, but the
motor room is clear.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
SPLENDID STATE
EDUCATORS HERE
/. FOR COMING MEET
Prominent Speakers from
All Over State to Ad-
dress Teachers

As several prominent educators
from various parts of the state have
signified their intention to come to
Fl Centre for the meeting of the
Imperial County Teachers Asso-
ciation to be held here Saturday,
this gathering, which is the first
to be held by the association during
the present school year, promises to
be a noteworthy one.
Mrs. Grace G; Stanley, state com
missioner of elementary education.
will be here from Sacramento. H.
l.. Eby, associate professor of edu-
cation at the University of Califor
mia, Southern Branch, who is a spe-
cialist on rural school problems, will
deliver talk which will be of par
ticular interest to the rural school
teachers.
Merton +. Hill, city superinten-
dent of the Ontario public schools,
is scheduled for an address in the
morning. Commissioner of Secon-
dary Education A. C.. Olney will
speak in the afternoon, and +. L..
IHurSton, secretary OI tle southern
section of the California Teachers
Association and in charge of the
placement bureau, will have some in
teresting statements to make.
y splendid program has been ar
ranged, and morning end afternoon
sessions will be held at the high
school. Superintendent d. S. Rich
mond will preside at the first gath
ering and Superintendent A. p. Shib-
ley at the second. j. L. House, prin
cpial of the Central Union high
school, will give a talk on ga
County Junior College, -
Musical numbers include assem-
bly, singing directed by Mrs. Car,
men G. Fairbanks of Imperial, vocal
solos by Rev. Arthur +. Schultz and
Delbert Finley and Il violin solo by
Mrs. Horace Williams. A business
meeting and section meetings for
organization are also scheduled,
a large attendance from all parts
of the county is anticipated on ac'
count of the unusual number of fine
speakers who will participate in this
gathering.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
LETTUCE REACHES
HIGHEST PRICE
OF THE SEASON
First Sc Lettuce on N. Y.
Market; Outlook
Encouraging

Reaching the highest point of the
season with a quotation of 5000 on
a few fancy fours in New York
City, local lettuce growers and ship
pers are highly optimistic in their
belief that the demand will con
tinue strong and the market firm.
Although the quantity of such
stock is decidedly limited, this high
quotation shows that the east is
willing to pay the price. Reports
made by the Market News Service
today indicate q good demand
throughout the country, although
Chicago is slightly slower than yes
terday. Boston quotes fours in small
lots as high as $3.50 and best fou; s
at $3.50. El Centre f. o. b. prices
are $3.25-$3.50 on fours, and fives
mostly around $500.
Imperial Valley shipped 100 ears
yesterday and 81 were ordered for
today's loading.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
WHAT'S DOING


FL Centre Chapter No. 1926 B.
r. 0. e. meets tonight.
FL Centre Chapter r. A. M.
NO. 100 meets tonight at Ma
sonic hall.
The Unknown Purple" Pal
ace theatre tonight.
"Shadowo OF Paris" Valley
theatre tonight.
Americanizatior, class, high
school tonight.
Women's gymnasium class at
high school tonight.
Booster ball, I. o. o. F. hall,
Holtville tonight.
Imperial Farm Center meets
tonight.
Sheller-Doty prize fight, Pal
ace airdome tonight.
McCabe Farm Homo depart
ment all day meeting at MS.
Frank Moore's tomorrow.
w. G. T. U. meets tomorrow 2
p. m. with Mrs. Firman, S22
Euclid averue.
Parent Teachers Association
meets at Wilson school, ) y. m.
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
movie CZAR" TO
APPEAR in OIL
PROBE SCANDAL

WASHINGTON, Mar. 90. - A
story that the Sinclair oil monopoly
paid off part of a $1,000,000 def
cit of the Republican party, result
ing from the 1920 campaign, will be
sifted by the senate oil committee
as it continues its investigation of
the alleged fixing of oil and poll
ties.
Will H. Hays, former head of the
Republican national committee and
now ear of the movies, will face
the committee Saturday to tell
whether he got $4,000 shares of oil
stock or any Liberty bonds from
Harry Sinclair to help wipe out
the 1920 party deficit. Hays was
subpoenaed after the story was told
to the committee i'll private.
G. ID. Wahlberg, a former Sinclair
employee, one of those whose testi-
mony first opened the secrets of the
oil scandal, was to go on the stand
today to tell what he knows about
this newest sensation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
.LAVAYEA, RICE,
CARY WILL RUN
FOR CITY DADS

Ordnanee 271 calling for ger
eral municipal election was passed
at short meeting of the city coun'
oil last night at the city hall. In
The absence cf Mayor Fawcett, c.
T. Pitzcr Presided.
The ordinance names M. w. Wash
burn, inspector; Mrs. Jessie p
Helms, judge; Edwina B. Nielsen
and ID. l.. Zinn, clerks, of the elec
tion.. The election date is Apri
IA.
In a notice of election, read be
fole the council last night, it is
stated that "there will be one vot
ing precinct including the whole o1
9aid city therein for the purpose OF
holding said election, consisting q
consoG dation of all the regulll
ei.ctioh precincts established for til,
holding of state and county elec
tions; and the polling place thereo
she'll re at the city hall on Sixtl
street, The polls will be open
from g a. m. to 6 p. m.
The election is for offices of three
city trustees, whose terms expire
and for the decision of voters a
to the passage of proposed bono
issue of 100000 for construction
of municipal water plant ant
systenh
Vacancies occur in the offices hel(
by 9. +. Pitzer, j. l.. Travers an(
W. Fl. Lavayea. According to i'll
formation at the city clerks office
this morning Travers and Pitzel
will not run for reelection.
It is understood that friends o,
w. II. Lavayea, John 7. Rice anC
r. II. Cary have prevailed upoi
! them to consent to run for offic
/ and are busy with preliminary de
! tails incident to their campaign
| Mr.. Lavayea will, if elected, sue
ceed himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20

CHAMBER DRIVE
A BIG SUCCESS;
l45 ARE ADDED
Major FOss' Blues Come
Out Victors; Tyler
Team Scores

Announcement of results of the
membership drive by captains of
campaign teams last night at the
banquet showed that the campaign
was one of the most successful ever
completed. The new members re-
ported was 145, bringing the total
membership in the Ell Centre Cham
Der to 455.
Major j. ID. Foss' team of
''Blues' came out winners having
56001a points. The total members
brought in were 20. The "Reds'
under Major A. II. Keller, brought
in a larger rumbcr of members,
having a total of 10, but absence
of some Of the team reduced its
total number of points to 5152.
The two teams began work on
Tuesday morning and reported at
luncheon 1T noon. They resumed
their drive. yesterday, finishing with
the reports last night. The follow
ing were members of the teams:
George +. Bowers, +. j. Gianola, j.
M. Zurcher, captains of h G
"Reds"; l.. w. Overholser, l. A.
Thomas, Charles L. Murphy, Bird
T.. Hobby, r. l.. Laereman, Y. G..
Lanier and DR.. r. l.. Palmer, mem
befs. of the "Red team.
J. S. Duff, c. +. Ma:lin, j. w.
Tyler, captains of the "Blues -;
Tom M. Gill, Phil Simons, F. f. Al
bright, J. II. Williams, Percie
Thacker, C. +. Nelson, Frank
Waite, Otto Yaeger and c. Cooper,
team members of the "Blues. -
The team headed by Mr.. Tyler
drew individual honors with Il total
membership subscription of 32 for
the campaign. Mr.. Zurcher S team
was next, with Il total of 80. Mr..
Gianela s team totalled - and Mr..
Matlin reported "a new members.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
RICHARD BEFORE PROBERS
TELLS DETAILS OF FIGHT
FILM DEAL; MADE $4,000

by' so easily in New York, he con.
cluded they could do the same elsa-
where. But, he added, he was
"bunked and the entire profits on
hte picture exhibitions totalled only
$4,000.
Tex Rickard took the stand at the
opening of today's session. -Sena
tor Wheeler was in charge of the
examination. Rickard said he hired
Tom C. Quimby of New York to
take moving pictures of the DEM
sey-Carpentier fight. He knew, he
said, that it was against the law to
transport suc:i fi'ans in interstate
commerce.
Wheeler read an expense account
for showing the pictures at Chi
cago which showed a fine of $500
paid and other expenses of $5,733.6s.
One item on the account showed
$4,000 paid for the California
rights and a fine of $1,000 paid out.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
HORTON WILL HIT AT ALIEN LAND LAl
Injunction Is
Filed Against
Utley and Webb

Attorney Harry w. Horton, form
erly deputy district attorney, today
announced that he is filing an in
junction against District Attorney
Utley and Attorney General U. S.
Webb to restrain them from prose
cutting people who make contracts
with Hindus for farming land in
the valley.
Attorney Horton stated that he
will carry his fight through the
superior court here and if necessary
to the supreme court in order to
win. He stated that his basis for
the injunction rests on two points,
that Hindus are entitled to become
citizens of this country and that the
signing of contracts with them on
a bonus basis is not q violation Of
the alien land law.
The injunction does not refer to
q specific prosecution, but is gen
eral and seeks to secure a definite
ruling that will hold in all cases of
this nature, Attorney Horton said.
The custom here has been for
landowners to contract with Hindus
to farm a certain property for 4
per cent of the gross produc. sold
during the season.
In reviewing the situation rela-
tive to Hindus farmers here, he
said that in 1913 California legis-
lators passed a law limiting the
length of time for which aliens
could lease property to a period Of
three years.
In 1920, voters of the state favor
ed prohibition of aliens leasing
Lind in this state and in 1921 the
legislature passed law prohibiting
the leasing or conveying of anv in
terest in real property ito aliens not
eligible to citizenship in the United
States.
Hindus Held Aliens r
Assuming that they were eligible
to citizenship, Iindus came into the
valley and leased large acreage for
farming, the attorney said. They
based their assumption on the fact
that 16 circuit courts had held they
were eligible.
In 1923 the L. S. Supreme court
held that lsindus generally We're not
eligible to citizenship. In the same
year the legislature in California
passed additional laws defining
cropping contracts rs illegal.
Following the decision of the L.
S. Supreme court in 1923 in the
O'Byrne case in which the Califor-
mia alien lsnd law was upheld as
being constitutional, the attorney
general called Che district attorneys
of the state for II conference in
January this year. The purpose of
the conference was to consider tax.
ing active steps to enforce the alien
land laws.
The point that Attorney Horton
is testing is that of whether en-
plOyment contracts with aliens on
1arm land on bonus basis are
Illegal, which point he declares has
been left unsettled by both state
and federal supreme courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
LA. Visitors at
Banquet Pledge
Friendship AnelU

Expression of the interdcpendence
of Imperial Valley and Southern
California communities and Los
Angeles characterized the addresses
given at the banquet last night ut
the Barbara Worth hotel in honor
of the Angelenos who are making
the annual Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce sociability tour.
The special train carrying about
$50 visitors, arrived mt the depot
here shortly after seven O'Clock,
where Il delegation of FL Centrans
met their guests and escorted them
to the hotel.
President Charles Scott, of the
local chamber, who was toastmas-
ter, introduced to FL Centrans,
Frank Virgins, secretary of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
as "the man who made Los Ange-
les and whose foresight was res
ponsible for the remarkable devel-
opment Of that city. Mr.. Wiggins
gave his customary ''long speech y,
this time consisting of single
sentence.
Charles p. Bayer, manager of the
organization service department OF
the Los Angeles Chamber and ex-
cursion manager, gave a brief talk
in which he voiced his interest in
Imperial Valley where he is /. fire.
quent visitor He introduced to
those present S. P. Morris, campaign
manager of the organization ser
vice department.. Mr.. Morris has
beeA in FL Centre for several days
organizing the local chamber s mem
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20
MUCH ADO OVER
CHINA FAILURE
TO SIGN TREATY

MOSCOW, Mar. 20-China s repu.
diation of the signature of her for
eign minister, Wang, on the Chino
Russian recognition agreement sign
ed recently at Pekin, is uniustifi-
able and liable to lead to the most
serious consequences for which China
will be responsible, it was declared
in official Soviet circles today.
The Russian government was pre-
pared to ratify the agreement, which
her cmissary, Karakhan, signed with
Wang, and had demanded that China
do likewise within three days. Up
until today the Chinese cabinet had
withheld ratification. The agree
ment provided for recognition of the
Soviet government by China
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20

WASHINGTON, Mar. 90 Tex
Rickard, New York fight promoter,
today told the senate Daugherty
committee that he event out to
get his money back on the Demp-
seyCarpentier fight films by show
ing them wherever possible, though
he knew it was violation of the
law.
Riekard made this decision, he
said, after he had been fined $1,000
for showing the pictures in New
York to disabled soldiers. 1t was
this $1,000 he wanted to get back.
sHe told the committee that Jap
Muma promised to get law passed
in Washington making it legal to
show fight films anywhere, but tina.
Muma never said he had influence
i'll the capital which would make it
safe to exhibit the films i'll defI-
ance of the law.
He said that after they "got
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-20

bership campaign here which ended
yesterday with an increased mem
bership of l45.
Mr.. Morris called for reports OF
the campaign captains on the re
suits of the drive and registered
the totals on Il large blackboard as
an indication to the visitors of the
progress being made here. Re fin
ished his talk with an expression
of appreciation of the support Civ
en- him in his work.
President Lacy Speaks
The main address of the evening
was delivered bv William Lacy,
president of the Los Angeles Cham
Der who stressed the necessity of
the Boulder Dam for the entire
southwest.
Imperial Valley and the entire
southwest must join in a single unit
in support of proper water insur-
ance for the future growth, Presi-
dent Lacy declared.
"The Importance of Boulder Can
yon dam project for this country
is such that every man and woman
is duty bound to give it or &
similar plan loyal support. We
must demand that IA dam be built,
for water is the life of this coun-
try he said.
Outlining the activities and de-
velopment projects in Imperial Val
ley and citing figures of crop out
put here, A, II. Keller, vice presi
dent of the FL Centre chamber, ex
planned to Angelenos just what I'm
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