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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-28
AsKoV PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY APRIL g. 1927
Washington Letter
'y " EDaley
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|, Washington, April 27.-With the
White House the principal center of
news here, the interest in "the spokes-
man" has been renewed. The ten
dency of the times is to reveal the
identity of this mysterious individual,
whose opinions carry such weight.
Speculation turns to the outcome of
Mansion occupant and the newspaper
correspondents as to fixing RESPONSE
bility for public statements. Practi-
cally every newspaper reader knows
full well that the statements on adj
ministration policies credited to the
anonymous white House spokesman"
are in reality the utterances of the
President of the United States. Yet,
it is deemed advisable to eliminate
any direct reference to the real author
because of rules established by the
President in granting interviews to
writer's every Tuesday and Friday.
Direct quotation is prohibited unless
a prepared statement is released.
A cross-section of opinions circu-
lating in Washington may be CLEANED
from conversations (private) at clubs
and social functions. The most impor-
tant subject deals with the re-nomin-
alton of Mr.. Coolidge. Some claim
that he is awaiting final check-up
on reports from trusted political scouts
before revealing his intentions. An
other group will tell you with equal
assurance that the recent eulogy of
Secretary Hoover indicates that the
President will make his Cabinet Of
ficer, the "heir-apparent" to the Coo
lidge following and a candidate for
the 1928 nomination. Another coterie
of observers feel that the Presidents
wishes as to the Forthcoming cam
paign will not be known until the con-
vention date is reached and an ac-
curate gauge taken of his chances.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Coolidge listens pa
tiently to the views of self-appointed
spokesman for various groups without
commenting upon their tidings. 1t
is astounding how frequently sRis eak-
ual bromide phrase very interesting"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-28
SUPERIOR ACCIDENT
VICTIM GETS VERDICT
Fred Sandberg, Plaintiff Award
ed $4,000 i'm District Court at
Pine City.-Other County Seat
News.

District Court adjourned Friday
evening after two weeks session.
Considerable interest was aroused
during the trial of the last case in
which Fred Sandberg was plaintiff
against Great Northern Railway Com
pany, N. P. Railway Co., and Street
Railway Company of Duluth, defend
ants. The plaintiff was suing for
damages due to injuries received in
an accident when a Great Northern
train hit street car at Superior
After three days of trial, the case went
to the jury who returned verdict of
$4,000 in favor of plaintiff and an
additional $4,000 in favor of plain
tiff's guardian.
The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany started work last week on the
project south of Pine City. The track
will be Strengthened and the grade
cut down. Excavating is now under
way with two large steam shovels at
work. The dirt as removed is being
taken to various points north of Pine
City and dumped in places where it
is desired to widen the road bed The
cut will be from thirty to forty feet
deep in some places.
The committee on the Wiseman
memorial park will soon have the
work started in laying out and ar
ranging the grounds reserved for this
purpose. E. ]. Prochaska is chair
man of the committee in charge and
cooperating with him are w. F.
Hammargren, county agent, and also
a landscape specialist from the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
Six people received their final citi-
zenship papers last Thursday after
noon in District Court at Pine City.
Following the usual questioning by
the examiner from the Bureau of Ma
turalization, the Court gave a brief
address on the demands of citizenship,
and then the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
American Legion held short patri-
otto exercise, presenting each newly
made citizen with an American flag
Those who received papers, with their
residence in Pine--cOunty and also
their native country, are as follows:
Gustaf Reinhold Hagberg, Sandstone,
Sweden; Hannah Mathilda Hagberg,
Sandstone, Norway; Andrew Leonard
Sahlen, Sandstone, Sweden; Milos
Arazim, Arthyde, Czechoslovakia:
Walter August Boyer, Bruno, German
Republic; Reno Matt Lindquist, Fin
layson, Finland Republic.
The county board met in regular
monthly session on Monday, April 81,
with the regular routine business to
transact. A petition to designate as
state aid road the road running
from the Pokegama sanatorium to
Grasston was presented and also pc
tition for a bridge in Bremen town.
ship. Both petitions were referred to
the Road and Bridge committee of the
board and will be brought up for &C
ion in the future.
The board also appropriated $4,000
toward the work of the Pine County
Farm Bureau, for the year 1927.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-28
CHILD BURNED TO
DEATH AT HINCKLEY

A four year old grandson of Axel
Peterson who lives two miles south
west of Hinckley, was burned to death
Friday. The child and it's mother
who lived at Rush City, were here
visiting. The boy was out in the field
where Mr.. Peterson was burning
brush and in some way its clothes
caught fire. Before the clothing
could be removed the child was so
badly burned that it died next day.
Funeral services for the unfortunate
little fellow were held Monday.
A serious accident happened late
Wednesday afternoon last week when
two Northern Pacific railroad officials
were injured at the railroad bridge
over Grindstone river in Hinckley
village. Jack Wellsinger, roadmaster
sustained a broken arm and leg, and
and Mr.. Pierce assistant superinten-
dent, had leg badly lacerated.
The railroad men had been inspect
ing the dam which is just below the
bridge and which had just washed
out. Three Hinckley boys were al
SO on the bridge watching the near
flood of the river They were Leo
Guptill, John Hlavek. and Percy
Shaefer. A gravel train was moving
across the bridge and one of the cars
loaded with gravel was released Just
as it came across the bridge. The
men and boys had all stepped to the
foot path alongside of the track.
When the car was opposite the men
it dumped its load Unexpectedly and
all of the men and boys except Percy
Shaefer were knocked from the bridge
into the river. John Hlavek came
near being drowned as he alighted in
deep water and could not swim. Lee
Guptill received a severe injury of
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Minnesota Legislative Letter

the lawmakers started for home they
were given to understand that the
governor would cut out items here
and there in the hope of bringing the
total down to the vicinity of what it
was two years ago. When this let
ter was written, his excellency had
not finished the pruning operation and
we are unable to announce the final
result. 1t is safe to say, however,
that, including the certificates of in
debtedness, the total for this session
will stand more than two million in
excess of the appropriations for 1925.
AS passed by the legislature, the ap-
preparations follows:
For education ........... .$21 ,266, 1875
For board of control insti-
CutlOnS ................ S,Sbb,65O
For state departments 80. 9,398,542
For claims .............. $4,000
For semi-state activities :. 2,O43,6 sos
Miscellaneous ............ 50S,8S4
Total ................$4 2, 1853, SO6
AS a result of these appropriations
it was necessary for the legislature,
as it's last act of lawmaking, to pass
a tax levy bill to allow a maximum of
state levies for the general revenue
fund of 81 mills for the first year of
the biennium beginning next July 1,
and 2.S mills for the second year. 1t
was estimated the state would have
to levy a statewide tax, based on the
state appropriations, to produce ST.
022,141.78 for the general revenue
fund the first year in order to supple
ment the indirect revenues, and S.
POI ,665 the second year.
The senate committee of five which
conducted the Schall hearings sub
mitted it's report to the senate on the
last day of the session. 1t held that
charges against the senator had mot
been proven, but did not declare
him innocent All Of the five COM
including Senator Victor
Lawson, who introduced the resolu-
ton calling for the investigation,
signed the report. Mr.. Lawson does
not regard that report as victory
for Senator Schall or a vindication.
When the senate had adopted the re-
port, without debate or without even
hearing it read-so tired were the
poor Solons-Senator Lawson took the
floor and expressed his thanks to the
senate and the rules committee for
their "broad-minded attitudes in the
matter and asserted that the rules
committee had dealt with it on
broad ground free of politics"
He maintained that the investiga-
ton had cost the state less than
$4,000, of which $1,000 was spent in
the record of the proceed
ings, and that It's results were worth
Continued on Page p
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-28
OF 1927
COMPLETES IT'S WORK
THURSDAY MORNING

For Many Hours an Extra Session
Seemed Probable Because of Dead.
lock on School Aid Question.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
ASHE SLAYER GETS
80 YEARS IN PRISON

Lloyd Baker submitted to plea
of murder in the second degree for
the killing of w E. Stamper, his faith
er-in-law last February %, near
White Top, Ashe county, and his plea
was accepted by the state at Jeffer-
son last Tuesday afternoon and Judge
T. B, Finley sentenced the defendant
to 80 years in the state prison. The
trial consumed a day and half of
the second week of Ashe county su-
perior court at Jefferson. The evi-
dence, it was said, strongly indicated
first degree murder, but when several
witnesses testified to the weak men,
tality of the defendant, conference
was arranged and the plea of second
degree murder was rendered and ac-
cepted.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
NEWS OF ZIONVILLE

Zionville, April 26.-The Baptist
Sunday school enrolment continues
to grow and a lively interest is being
shown in the work.
Miss Mona Greer has again taken
up her work in the Carolina store at
Boone.
Mrs. Dana Farthing is visiting her
mo her, Mrs E. G. Greer, for few
days.
News has been received here of the
arrival of a daughter at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bower Hartzog of Id e.
wild. Mrs. Hartzog before her mar
riage was Miss Dissie Younce of this
place.
Miss Blanche Greer spent the week
end inBoone, the guest of Miss
Louise Hodges.
Mr. L. Greer is confined to his
bed with a very severe cold.
Mrs. Hart Hodges of Bristol, spent
last week with her mother, Mrs. d..
V. Winebarger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Duncan and
sister, Mary Elizabeth, were Sunday
visitors here.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
PLEAS McGINNIS ESCAPES
FROM WILKESBORO JAIL

On Thursday evening of last week,
Pleas MccGinnis, of Watauga, serving
q six months federal sentence in the
Wilkesb boro jail for violation of the
liquor laws made his escape when his
sentence only lacked three hours Of
being served McGinnis has a ways
been given credit for having a lot of
sense, and this move does not dis
prove it, as there is sentence of
three years hanging over him in Wat
auga and Pleas knew that when his
time expired there would be some
thing doing up this way and he made
no mistake, for the sheriff was about
ready to start after him when the
news came of his escape reached him
McGinnis was given some privi-
leges around the prison, helping the
jailer's wife in chores about the build
ing. On this particular evening he
was given he task of churning. He
got everything ready, poured up the
cream, etc, ana faChef cafeleSSly
stepped out of the kitchen door and
has not since been heard of around
that crowded habitation, That night
about II o'clock Sheriff Ellidge and
one of his deputies arrived in Boone
in search of the escaped prisoner, but
received no tidings. McGinnis' law
yers and others interested had done
and were doing all they could to Sc
cure a pardon for him, but it now
seems his last chance for clemency
has passed and he is adrift, a wan
derer on the face of the earth, a
fugitive from justice. A very sad
picture it makes, especially for man
of Pleas McGinnis' age.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
GOVERNOR MCLEAN APPEALS
FOR AID IN FLOOD RELIEF

Governor A. W. Mclean Oh Satur-
day night issued an appeal for aid for
the flood sufferers of the Mississippi
valley and adjoining sections. Need
Tor immediate aid in this section is
great and the governor urged that
gifts be made quickly in view of the
grave emergency that exists. The
governors proclamation follows:
ITO the people of North Carolina:
AS you are aware, great calam-
ity has befallen that section of our
country lying in the lower Mississippi
valley and adjacent territory Thou
sands of persons have been rendered
home less and otherwise destitute
through unprecedented flood conditi-
0ns, the situa ion commands the SYM
pathy of the entire nation. But SYM
pathy alone cannot alleviate the suf-
fering of those affected. We must
respond with concrete evidences of
the emotions that have been stirred
within us and, with great dispatch,
we must give of our means to tide
these sufferers over the most dis
tressing emergency they have ever
been forced 20 face.
Appeals for aid have been made
by the president of the United States
and other prominent national figures; !;
and no doubt many of our governors
Will follow thei.' lead.
with a sense of deep obligation
on the part of our people who
through the providence of God, have
been protected from serious disasters
such as that which has just befallen
these sufferers, l appeal to the peo-
pie of North Carolina to contribute
literally and speedily of their means
to hep their fellow beings who have
been driven from their homes and
who are just now dependent upon
their more fortunate brothers for
means of rehabilitation, | therefore
appeal for voluntary contributions
and ask that these contributions be
sent either by individuals or through
local organizations to Gilbert I.
Stephenson, of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company at Raleigh,
wnom | have appointed as state treas
urer of this relief fund. The Ameri-
can Red Cross will administer these
funds. The total amount contributed
vii go in its entiretly to the stricken
families"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
SENIOR CLASS HIKES
TO HOWARD'S KNOB

The senior high school class had a
very pleasant outing Monday, in the
form of hike that ended in climb
ing Howard's Knob. The young
folks chatted merri'y along the way,
pausing for rest and picture making,
while the eastern folks of the group
saw first glimpses of Grandfather
Mountain and all The noted peaks of
less reputation than the patriarch of
Western Carolina. Many were the
eXclamations as to the lovely view
and the exhileration of the climb.
At last the summit was reached,
and after the crowd of young folks
had rested, spent some time in song
and jokes, delicious picnic dinner
was served, bacon and cheese being
toasted and coffee made over the
glowing Goals of the campfire.
The party was chaperoned by Mrs.
J. A. Williams. Owing to the near
approach of examinations and COM
mencement this will be the last So
cial affair of the class of twenty
seven-until reunion at some fu-
ture day.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
AGED MAN DIES AS FLOOD
INUNDATES HOME IN ASHE

jefferson, April 22.-Held fast to
his bed by age and disease while the
waters rose slowly and inexorably
c. F. Scagraves, former county treas
uror and one of Ashe county's most
prominent citizens, was drowned
when the worst flood in this section
since 1926 swept through his home
Mrs. Seagraves was also on the
lower floor of their home when the
waters rushed in, and was only saved
from dying with her husband by a
hired man who rushed in and carried
her to the upper story as the yellow
waves filled the room
The tragedy was the climax of
floods which have swept the Grassy
Greek and Holton sections through
out the week. Both Grassy creek
and Holton creek overflowed their
banks and waters reached record
breaking heights in many sections of
the county.
Many buildings were washed away
in the inundations of the Grassy
Greek section, many homes have been
flooded and the losses in livestock
and other property is expected to run
into the thousands of dollars.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
BUSY DAY AT SHERIFFS OFFICE

Tuesday was a busy day for the
sheriff and his deputies. Besides
transacting lot of county business,
officers had to be sent in three diff
ferent directions outside the county.
Wilson Lowrance and VIM. Hodges
were dispatched to Charleston, w.
Va, where they will take into Gus
tody Rufus Glenn, wanted in Wat
auga on a charge of abandonment.
Jailer Poly Wike went to Concord
where he will place Jesse Church in
The jackson Training School, the
youth having been Convicted of the
theft of a pistol in the Vale Crucis
section sometime ago, Deputy Lee
Mast accompanied a daus hter Of
Mr.. John Ward of Beaver Dam to
Morganton, where she will take treat.
ment in the state hospital for the in,
sane
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
FOR THE RELIEF OF
THE STORM SUFFERERS

Following are some contributions
received by The Democrat for he
Mississippi flood sufferers. Indics-
tons are that Boone End Watauga
county will do their part handsomely
as in tho past. Send contributions
as rapidly as possible so that they
may get to the sufferers promptly. 1t
is expected that TIE local chapter of
the American Red Cross will help
make the budget a considerable one,
as the funds are not now being used
locally.
Remember 100000 people are
homeless in our own land and let us
help them, even as we have holned
foreigners in much less di $.
Special note should be taken of he
fact that the Vale Crucis School for
Girls heads the list with substantial
nO,~Lr b,14ioo.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
. .ty Government
Matters Discussed
2 Officials Attend Meeting in Ra
Ugh With County Government
Com mission

Messrs. Roby T. Greer and Thos.
:. Baird, of the board of county COM
missioners, and John E. Brown. of
the firm of Brown & Bingham coun-
ty attorneys, returned Thursday
night from Raleigh, where they at
tended a meeting of county commits
sloners from all over the state with
the state advisory county government
commission
The meeting was held in the house
of represen atives, with more than
200 commissioners in attendance
Attorney Brown said Friday that
much interest was shown by the com
msslonerS in the many points that
were raised, J. E. Woodand of More
head City, president of the State As
sociation Of County Commissioners,
and a member of the state advisory
commission, presided, who said the
purpose Of the meeting was to discuss
county government problems, so that
al! might have I, better understanding
of the new laws.
DR.. E, C. Brooks, chairman of the
advisory commission, and C. M. John
son, secretary, assisted in answering
the many questions asked by the COM
mlssiOners. c. B. Masslch, New York
bond attorney, who assisted in the
framing of the county government
acts was also present, and assisted in
the answering of many of the knotty
questions propounded.
The elimination of deficits, both
past and future, is the principal aim
of all the county government acts, it
was explained by DR.. Brooks, who i'm
pressed upon the commis sioners that
from now on it is absolutely essen
tial that the county budgets be bal
anced each year and that the counties
must live within their incomes, and
levy sufficient taxes to meet their
budgeted expenditures.
Mr.. Brown stated that all sheriffs
and tax collectors will be expected
to settle in full with the county COM
missioners at the time prescribed by
law, which means that all taxes in
Watauga county must be paid by
the first Monday in June.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
as they could be sent.

as they could be sent.
But here, in the heart of the con-
tinent, more than $4,000 people have
lost their homes and every bit of
property they own. They are hud-
died in refugee camps where the pes
Hence and famine brought by the
Four Horsemen are stalking in broad
daylight. And the Red Gross is the
only national organization on duty
The worst of the story has not
been told. The Missouri river is ris-
ing giving alarm to section as yet
unvisited by the flood. Countless
small, unheard-of streams are being
transformed into miniature Mississip-
pis, each spreading tragedy and ruin
over the countryside. st. Louis and
Kansas City are beginning to cast
worried glances at the gauges that
tell the water levels. What the next
few days may hold no one may tell.
This spring has brough some Of
the freakest weather in history. Tor
rental rains, as great as fourteen
/ inches in ten hours, have increased
the flood menace. One is reminded
of the Biblical torrents that fell for
forty days and forty nights. The
skies have remained leaden, day after
day. In other parts of the country
there are tornadoes with premature
cheat waves" quickly followed by
almost zero temperatures.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
contribution:
S43.1 10
Red Cross Makes Appeal

AS we are hearing so much of the
great and very unusual calamity
wrought by the floods in the valley
Of the Mississippi and an urgent call
has been sent out for help for the
many thousands of homeless and
needy ones, the Watauga Red Cross
wishes to give al chance to con-
tribute 20 this most worthy cause
Please let Us not fail to respond to
the pathetic appeals that this one of
the most distressing calamities in our
history makes to us. Send money to
Watauga County Bank and it will be
sent to the proper destiny.
A. J. GREENE, Chm,
County Red Cross.
J. NJ DOWNUM, Secy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
TAX LISTERS NAMED
BY SUPERVISOR HARDIN

Henry j. Hardin, recently appoint.
ed tax supervisor for Watauga coun.
ty, has named the listers for the vari.
Gus townships and held a meeting
with them in the courthouse here
Monday, giving instructions as t,
their duties. The law Requires ths
these lists be completed and turned
in not later than the third Monday in
June
Following is the list of township
assessors:
Boone township-Ira Critcher.
Blue Ridge-Marion Coffey.
Beaver Dam-AleX Hagaman.
Blowing Rock-G. NJ. Sudderth.
Ba d Noun ain-John Howell.
Cove Creek-Roy Wilson.
Elk-Clay Hodges
Laurel Creek-Oscar Phillips.
Meat Camp-Olin Wincbargcr.
North Fork-J NJ. South.
Stony Fork Bynum Clawson.
Shawneehaw Edgar Edminsten.
Watauga-C. D. Taylor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-04-28
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
SITUATION WEDNESDAY

New Orleans, April Ex-Governor
0. H. Simpson tonight issued a
proclamation dec airing that public
emergency exists and ordering the
creation of an artificial break in the
levee of the Mississippi river near
Poydras a noon Friday, April 29.
The levees of this state are now
holding, but the strain to which they
will be subjected in the next Is
days seriously aggravated the pres
ent danger and imperatively demands
that drastic steps shall be taken to
avert the menace" said the governor.
The Mississippi river commission
believes that the creation of an artl-
ficial break al some appropriate point
will reduce the flood waters at New
Orleans and for miles above, thus
avoiding great loss of life and prop
erty."