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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
GOOD ACTIVITY AT
SANDSTONE QUARRY
Circus and Carnival by Home
Talent i'm Sandstone Takes Well.
"A Leppa's Barn and Garage
Burns.-Other Quarry City
News.

The Penn Cut Stone Company is
doing big business in their plant at
Sandstone, operating the plant day
and night. They are now working
on contract to furnish stone for
large public building in Washington,
d. C. They also have several large
contracts for the Twin Cities this
winter.
The circus and carnival dance CIV
en- by the Royal Neighbors Tuesday
evening was largely attended The
parade of the home talent circus,
directed by Mrs. Lena Thorne, con-
sisted of various animals and freaks
that would be a credit to most any
large tent show.
The fire department was called out
about 1880 Sunday evening to a fire
at A. Leppa's barn and garage. The
origin of the fire is not known as
Mr.. Leppa has not been home for
neighbors who turned in the alarm
By that time the fire had gained con-
siderable Roadway and before the de-
partment had the water turned on
the building and contents, consisting
of Chevrolet touring car, some hay.
which can not be estimated until Mr..
Leppa returns. The barn was partly
covered by insurance.
The pavement on highway No. 1
from Sandstone to Duluth is now
completed and open to traffic. To
connect Sandstone with the county
seat there remains about "a of a
mile in the village of Beroun, and
about 1 mile of paving to be laid two
miles north of Pine City, which will
perhaps not be finished this fall.
Mr. and Mrs C. A. Thompson moved
to Minneapolis after making Sand
stone their home during the last two
summers. Mr.. Thompson is a state
highway engineer and has built the
pavement on No. 1 from Sandstone to
the Carlton county line which was
completed several weeks ago. Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson have gained many
friends here that were very sorry to
see IuoIl leave. -
Arthur Fleming drove sdown from
Duluth Thursday to visit friends and
to attend the dance.
R. w. Barstow left for Rochester
last Friday to be with his brother
who underwent an operation at that
place.
Miss Helen Soderberg who is en-
ployed in Minneapolis, is spending a
few weeks at her home here.
Frank Dorsey who has been rail
reading on the range during the sum-
mer, is spending few days at the
home of his parents before leaving
for Chicago where he will work on
the Chicago Belt R. r.
Art Shober is conducting his bus.
| mess in the pool hall again after
railroading during the summer. Cliff
ford Greenwald has been taking care
of the place.
The many friends of Paul Beeman
will be sorry to learn that he is con-
fined to his home with pneumonia.
The Ruby-Nell restaurant and con-
dictionary which was located in the
| F'alk block, is now moved to a build
| ing ON Main Avenue, near the Courier
printing office.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18

He had a splendid helpmate in this
respect in Mrs. Fenger, who is an ac-
complished musician and who coop
Grated greatly with him in the pre-
paration of local musical programs.
In many other ways also she has
been true helpmate to him, and
they were very attached to one ano-
other. 1t was beautiful home life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
HEAVY ATTACK
OF BEARS ON
STOCK MARKET
Losses Reach 20 Points and
Many Issues Today,
Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, March 20 - Another
wave of selling orders sent the stock
market scurrying today and carried
scores of issues including the Cen
eral Motors and Hudson Motors down
from to 10 points.
The announcement that the banks
have called in an additional 100000
600 of loans was followed by a heavy
bear attack on the United States
Steel, common. which broke through
from 120 to 1852.
National Tea and Jersey Central
fell l points, Woolworth, General As
phalt, Mack Trucks, Delaware and
Hudson, McCrock stores and b. and
r. II. Macy were among the issues
which sold from to s points below
last week.
The losses reached 90 points on
sale of about 2,750,000 shares.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Corporal Exonerated for
Staying Military Prisoner

VANCOUVER, Wash, March 20.
"A coroner's jury has exonerated
Corporal Plockman, who shot and
killed Private Bowers last Friday.
Bowers was military prisoner.
He stole raincoat and rife from
a sleeping sentry Thursday night
and an hour later frantic calls for
protection began coming in from
the district in which Bowers was
roaming. He leveled his rifle at
one citizen who fled. Citizens act
ed undauntedly and trapped Bowers
in an orchard He defied the Sher-
if and a squad of deputies because
his rifle was of longer range than
their weapons.
Lieut.. E. B. Jackson led an army
detail and was ordered to take
Bowers. Bowers fired three shots
at Jackson while the Lieutenant
was threatening him with drawn
saber, then Plockman shot Bowers
through the heart.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
C0URTMARTIAL
IS NAMED FOR
COL, WILLIAMS

WASHINGTON, March 29.-rhe
Courtmartial Board to try Col. VII
liams, charged with intoxication
by Gen. Smedley ID. Butler, will
consist of Rear Admiral Thomas
Washington, as President; Brig.
Gen. Ben Fuller, Col. Louis M.
Gulock. Col Frederick Bradman,
and Col. James G. Breckenridge,
Marine Corps Capt Joel Pringle,
Capt John r. Tompkins, of the
Navy, and Capt. Leo d. Hertle, of
the Marine Detachment OF the Flag
ship Seattle will be Judge Advo-
cate.
Col Williams has selected Major
Russell p Putnam of the Marine
Corps Headquarters. at San Fran
cisco, as senior military counsel at
the CCurtmartlal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Last Year Lynchings Show
Small Increase Ouer 1924

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Seven-
teen persons all negroes - were
lynched in the United States during
1925, an increase of one over the
record for 1924, the Federal Council
of Churches set forth today in It's
annual report on the subject.
All the states in which the lynch
ings occurred were not named dl-
rectly, but the council put on its
honor roll SO commonwealths where
no lives had thus been taken. 1t
also saw an encouraging sign in the
fact that in 80 cases officers of the
law had prevented mob violence and
that there had been number of
convictions of mob members.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

WASHINGTON, March 90 The
federal census of 1890 would be nn-
able to discover any illiterates in
the United States, il the National IL
literacy Crusade, just organized here,
had its way Captained by William
Allen White. the Kansas editor, the
crusade plans to coordinate the ac-
tivities of several organizations that
have been seeking to stamp out il
literacy.
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, national
of the group, who is in
charge of the newly opened head
quarters here, and who has been
active in educational work in the
south, disclosed these findings:
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
FEDERALS MUST
PROVE SEATTLE
COPS, GRAFTERS
Inspector Mason Refuses to
Suspend Four Officers,
Bribe Case.

SEATTLE. March 29.--I4ate last
Saturday. Inspector JOS Mason an
nounced that the four members OF
the Seattle Dry Squad. arrested last
Friday and charged with either tax
ing or aiding in the taking Of an
alleged bribe, would retain their
positions until the Federal aeer t.
furnished evidence justlfying s'.s-
pension.
Inspector Mason said he asked
vainly for such evidence. He cx-
planned that the stolen license
plates on the prowler car seized
with Feek and Kimsey, had prob
ably been found and turned in by
the police. He said the MURDERS
of the police ears were con family
changed and the p .trDlmer perhaps
took the plates from the po :
property room last Thursday night
for their use on the car
Inspector Mason said he .1ter-
viewed Feek, Kimsey, Newton and
Christy and said the narrative they
gave him was that "Tanaka prom
ised to point out a still for the
policemen. They went to his house
and he was told to get his hat and
coat and come along. Tanaka came
out of the house, threw Il package
into the rear seat Of the car. My
men never touched the package be-
cause Immediately after the Fed
erals and prosecutors appeared"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
80 Lawyers Disbarred
From Treas. Department

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Thirty
nine lawyers have been disbarred
from practice before the Treasury
Department after investigation of
collusion between lawyers and EN-
ployees of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau Charges included attempts to
bribe employees of the income tax
unit to obtain lists of taxpayers sub
ject to extra assessment. Senator
Glass, former Secretary of the Treas
tees
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
BOHENIANISM IN GOLDEN
GATE CITY NOW PASSING

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-Bo-
hemianism, of the Murger variety
has all but passed in San Francisco
where once it claimed rank with
Greenwich Village. Prohibition and
the war have been blamed or credit
ed with this as they have with many
other things.
There are still art colonies here,
but as one of their denizens recent
ly said, They have become rational
lied"
On Telegraph Hill. overlooking
San Francisco Bay, clusters one
group OF artists" Some of them
are civil engineers, some newspaper
people. one runs a circulating library
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Bullet Hits Negro in Head;
Doesn't Euen Cause Headache

A special officer shot Eliza Rob
ertson negro yesterday while at
tempting to break into theatre.
Robertson on the operating table
said:
Me shot. Why, Doc, all amt
even got headache"
The surgeon found the bullet
struck Robertson squarely in the
back of the head and bounced off
to the left leaving slight bruise
only.
Robertson said he tried to enter
the theatre to see his girl.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Plane on Way to
ColdGelds, Falls;
Men 1re Rescued

WINNIPEG, March ga story
is related how a dog sled team res
cued Pilot Howard Watt and his
passenger j. Hill. of Toronto, when
the airplane fell at New Hudson,
Ontario, on the way to the Red
Lake goldfelds.
A prospector sighted the plane
which acted queerly, then 1t fell
on the ice Of Lost Lake. He hur-
ried to the scene with Indians, ex-
tricated the unconscious men from
the wreckage, then carried them
AS miles with his dog sled to the
Red Cross Station. Both men are
expected to live.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
TWO KILLED IN
CAR ACCIDENTS.

SEATTLE, March % Two per
sons were killed and five injured In
auto accidents In this vicinity yes.
terday. Oswald Mortzen. logger of
Renton was killed when his machine
went over a II foot embankment
Two other occupants of the car were
not hurt. Olaf johnson, telephone
lineman. was drowned when he
drove off an open bridge into the
Duwamish River. A wire he carried
around his shoulders entangled him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Democrats to Support
Macintosh for Judge

SEATTLE, March 20. The King
County Democratic Club has an.
nounced support of the movement
for the appointment of Kenneth
Macintosh as Circuit Judge Pres
dent Ryan said he had written to
Senator Dill to recommend Maekin-
tosh. while Macintosh is mem
Der Of a rival political party, be-
lieve that in judicial and municipal
affairs we can afford to be non
partisan" said Ryan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Gooding Introduces Bill
To Protect Panama Canal

WASHINGTON, March 23 --Sen-
ator Gooding, whose bill to prohibit
railroads to charge less per mile Oh
long hauls to seaports than short
short hauls inland, and which was
defeated last Wednesday. has in'ro-
duced the same plan limited to
protection OF the Psntmu Canil
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
9TH BIRTHDAY
IS Celebrated
Fascists Hold Enthusiastic
Ceremonies Throughout
Italian Nation.

ROME, March 29.-The Fascists
yesterday celebrated their seventh
birthday enthusiastically through
out the nation with imposing cere-
monies. Fifty thousand marched
here and as many more sympathiZ-
ers cheered Premier Mussolini said
ut Is necessary that you become
disciplined to the very limit in
your daily work The great hour
does not strike every moment, not
on all clocks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

and several others work for a living
at trades or as clerks.
over on Russian Hill Is another
group but one of the artists living
the hill. A few designers and com
mercial artists do some work at
home and one young man does odd
jobs OF decorating He Is noted
locally for having done the interior
of a once famous cafe. He put
few weird sketches on the walls and
took it out in food and drink. The
place went down before prohibition
raiders and more elaborate night
clubs
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Nation Vide Dry
MOue Launched
BY Japanese

TOKYO, March 30. A nation
ing of alcoholii liquors by men under
25 years of age has been launched
by II different bodies in Japan, in
Guiding the Japan Temperance Union
and the Women's Reform Society.
Leaders of the movement hope the
Diet will enact bill raising the
drinking age, which now is 20 years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Stines Predicts Big
Development, Alaska

SEATTLE, March 30. - Norman
G. Stines, connected with the Fair
banks Exploration Company, has ar
rived from the North. He said AL
aska will witness big mining devel-
opment this season. He declared
his company will employ 1000
Workmen this year to develop min
ing properties and a large amount
of supplies will be shipped north.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
THREE DRY AMENDMENTS OFFERED
Bank Loans Called i attack Started Stock Exc1amq4
HLITER1CY CRUSADE IS
PLANNED BEFORE CENSUS

There are To- 900 who cannot read
or write in the city OF Washington.
Philadelphia has nearly 10000 II
literates.
New York City has enough Il
make city the size of Denver.
Pennsylvania has enough to popu
late two states the size OF Wyoming
Ohio has more native born white
illiterates than has the state OF Mis-
sissippi.
There are many counties In the
United States where 25 to 80 pei
cent of the people are unable to
read and write and some counties
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
SENATOR B0RAH
HAS PROPOSALS
FOR DRY FIGHT
Offers Three Amendments to
Be Placed on Ballot
in States.

WASHINGTON March 29.-Unit-
ed States Senator William T. Borah.
OF Idaho. has offered three amend
ments to the resolution by Senator
Edge proposing referend1.a on
Prohibition. Each amendment Is
IN the form of a question to voters
to be placed on the ballot End H.
cludC
do you favor an amendment to
the Constitution To eliminate OF
wholly repeal the Eighteenth
Anne ndmont?"
'If You favor amending the Vol
stead Act, is it your desire, not
withstanding such amendment, that
the law remain to prohibit the
manufact dre and sale of intoxicat-
ing beverages?"
IF you favor amending the Vol
stead Act to permit the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beers,
is it your understanding such bev-
eragos shall be on-intoxicating?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
ALASKA SOON Be
WINTER RESORT

SEATTLE, March 20. Before
Gov George A. Parks embarked for
home last Saturday morning, he
said Alaska will become a winter
resort for Eastern tourists who 80
into the Northern Woods of Canada
for winter sports.
when the East learns that pr
sons can go into Alaska in the
winter as easily as in the miner,
there will be tourist travel the year
around" said the Governor
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
MORE ALLEGED GRAFT

SEATTLE, March 2Y = GORDON
C. Jensen and II Arnold were yes
terday identified as policemen who
visited John keto at his home 81 :
urday night before Federal officers
arrested Keto and seized moon
shine Keto told the Federal offi-
GERS he had just paid two officers
to go away and leave him alone.
Inspector Joe Mason ann lnced
he will interrogate the policemen
today and confront them with KetO.
Jensen is a brother of Raymond
Jensen. dismissed Olmstead CO.
defendant.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Parachute Jumper
Is Dashed to Death

STOCKTON. Cal, March 90
Jacques Fisheur, aged 43, OF Holly
wood, parachute jumper. was hurl-
ed to death yesterday when he
jumped from a plane at an eleva-
tion of 1900 feet and the para
chute failed to open. Three thou
sand persons witnessed the fall.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
PreteRder TO
Throne OF France
Dies IN Sicily

PALERMO, Sicily, March
20. = Louis Phillips, Duke of
Orleans, pretender to the
throne of France, died yester-
day OF pneumonia, at the home
of his sister, former Queen
Amelia, of Portugal. who was
in 1869.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

The report was prepared by the
councils committee on race relations
and the committee in an accompany
ing statement declared mob law
has thrown down the gauntlet to the
churches and all other organizations
standing for law and order and JUS
tice through the courts"
The goal of achieving a lynchless
land in 1926 could not be reached
because a lynching had occurred as
early as January. the report added.
Two unusual events were recorded
in 1925. Texas for the first year
since the beginning Of records in
1882 being free of lynching and Utah
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Rich Strike Reported
Made in Mojave Desert

Los ANGELES, Cal. March 20.
Three thousand dollars to the toll
is reported taken from gold claims
near Kramer on the Moiave desert
Lee Newton, of Pasadena, who filed
three claims, arrived here and m.de
the report.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
To Protect Alaska and
Hawaii from Smallpox

WASHINGTON, March 2a.-The
Public Health Service has ordered
all persons leaving the Pacific Coast
for Alaska and Hawaii 20 he vac
cinated against smallpox. 81 -geon
General Cumming said the Pacific
Coast cities were combating the
disease very energetically.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
HALIBUT PRICES

PRINCE RUPERT. B. C. March
29-American halibut sold today
for $40 to 1910 cents, and Can
adian halibut from 8 to 16.5 cents.
Offerings were 10000 pounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
ANDREWS FIRST WITNESS

WASTIINGTUN, March 2Y.-As-
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews has been summoned as the
first witness next Monday before
the Senate Judiciary Committee
hearing on bills to modify Prohibi-
tion. Andrews will make nation
wide survey of Prohibition and will
depart soon after July 1. His iirst
inspection will be on the southern
border, then to the Pacific Coast
and return via the northern
boundary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
Pioneer Alaskan Found
Dead in Bed, Cordova

CORDOVA. Alaska, March 20
Monty VAIN. aged Ga, Alaska pio-
neer. died while asleep last Friday
night. He came from Dawson in
1SaS. then went to Nome ard "e-
turn here, having remained since
1907. He was IN inseparable com
panion to his brother Link VAIN
manager of the Windsor Hotel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29
CHARTER REViSORS MEET

SEATTLE, March 80. - The char
ter revisors will hold public meet
ing tonight and constructive sugges-
tions have been requested.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

the bed
DEATH
end Preside
Colonel Cooidges Plymouth
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

HARTFORD, Conn. Morgan G..
jr., vice president and treas
urer OF the Aetna Life Insurance Co,
died at his home here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

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The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

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The Alaska daily empire., 1926-03-29

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28

f. NJ Fisher. director of the de-
pa rtment of education and research
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards, member of the re-
search staff of the Institute for Re
search in Land Economics and Public
Utilities and author of "Principles of
Real Estate Practice" standard text
on the funda mentalS of the business
of real estate, has been chosen To
head the courses in real estate to Ire
opened in the coming Fall by the
University of Michigan as part of its
School of Business Administration.
The position will lie the first full
time professorship in real estate to
Mr. Fisher will have the title of as
sociate professor of realty manage
ment.
The university will offer a maj Or
in real estate for graduate students
in the School of Business Admins
tration, the work to lead to a mas
ter's degree in business administra-
ton. 1t is the plan to begin with n
small number of classes in real es-
tate. SO that a great deal of attention
and effort can lie given to research.
Mr.. Fisher Joined the staff of the
National Association of Real Estate
boards IN June. 1873, with the tltit
of assistant secretary. lie was made
director of the department of re-
search and education in 1924. lie has
had large part in developing and
compiling the Semi-annual national
surveys of the real estate market is
sued by the association since 1923.
and i'm developing and compiling the
monthly indeH of real estate market
activity. issue of which was begun by
the association in November of 1924.
He has also participated actively in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28

The model house at Thirtyfifth
street and Massachusetts avenue.
erected as part of the ideal homes
demonstration sponsored by The star,
will be opened TO the public tomorrow
morning. fully furnished and with the
garden handicapped.
This is the largest of the houses
erected i'm the demonstration. which
included nine projects ranging in size
from 1S-foot row houses to this resi-
dence. The opening of this home
leaves only one more project Ii lie
completed, that of the community
group model houses at Fifth and
Longfellow streets. which will he
ready>in a short time
The residence al Thrty-fifth street
and Massachusetts avenue is n stone
colonial detached structure, built by
Hedges & Middleton and designed by
Robert BereSford.
Particular pains have been taken
to assure an unusual quality of con
struction and materials. Some of the
features. such as the lamp and brack-
cts over the front door of the house.
were specially made in New York.
Entire House Is Stope.
The stone work is of local material
and an unusually attractive combi-
nation of coors. The entire house
the terrace work. the garage and even
the basement walls are of this field
stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
e. NJ. Fisher of Realtors Association
To Be University Professor Of Subject

the movement initiated by the y"
tional Association Uf Real Estat"
Boards i'm 1923 for the systematic az
ganization of the whole field OF real
.,tate knowledge into such form
Gould make possible a definite educ;i-
an in the principles of the bushes
- real estate.
This movement has led to: QD The
creation of n national Joint Com1nlS
sion on Real Estate Education. repre-
sentinc the national association itself
the Institute for Research in In"
Economics and Public Utilities, the
United Y. NJ. &. \. ScnOoIS. the AIMEE
lean Savings. Building and Loan In
stitute. and at one time the America
Association of Collegiate Schools of
business: t2) the blocking out of n
suggested twoyear vocational course
in real estate adopted 10y the commits
sion i'm November 1928. subsequently
revised and now in use in whole or IN
part in some 200 cities of the United
States and canada: g the formula
ton and recommendation of col
leGiate major i'm real estate: t4 the
writing and publication. under the
joint auspices of the National Associa
ton and the commission. of a series
of text books bringing together the
best existing knowledge on various
phases of real estate and land eco
nomics. of which series six books are
already published, two are now on the
press/and four are in prepa ratiOn.
There are no indications Of any
change in the easy money situation.
A high degree of activity in dis
tribution is evidenced by the excep-
tionally large car lOadinSs. -Bankers'
Economic Service.