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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-07
SWAN LEAF

Swan Leaf, one of the pioneers of
this community, who passed away at
st. Mary's hospital at Duluth, June
2Sth, was born June IA, 1S46, in Yes
trathorsas Fersamling, Kronerbergs-
Ian, Sweden, being at the time of his
death. 81 years and IA days Of age.
He was married December 80, 1873,
to Maria Jonson, and in 1879, they
came to this country, settling In Min
neapolis. There they lived until 1890,
when they moved up here, and have
since resided.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Friday. July list, and also
of which the deceased was a member
The funeral services were held by
Rev. Swan of Duluth, and Rev. Tern
berg of Moose Lake, interment being
made in the Swede Park cemetery
Besides his wife, the deceased
leaves to mourn his going, one son
and four daughters, namely, Emil
Leaf of Portsmouth, Va; Mrs. John
Sandbeck of Grand Forks, N. D.; Mrs
H. A. Hohensee of Isle, Mimi; Mrs
Chas Upgren. and Miss Esther Leaf
of this place; also nine grandchildren
one great grand child, and one sister
Mrs. Maria Kron of st. Paul.
He is also mourned by great mum.
Der of more distant relatives anG
many friends, who extend their sin
cere sympathy to the bereaved family
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks tt
all our friends for their kind assist
ance during the illness and death o.
our beloved husband and father; alst
for the floral offerings.
Mrs. Swan Leaf
and children.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-07

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-07
MANY BLESSINGS

I'm nearer to God in the country
Breathing the life-given air,
Sharing His manifold blessings,
Resting secure. in His care
Each season brings pleasure and
profit
and cheerful contentment of mind,
With a knowledge that ever around
US,
Dwell those who are constant and
kind.
We feel that our blessings are many,
That our wants are all wisely
supplied,
That God reigns supreme In the coun-
try
Where man dwelled not in his
pride.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-07

STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Pine 90
We, W.P. Hogan. vice president and j. w. Tan
aquist, cashier of the above named bank, do SOL
EMMY swear that the above statement is true of
our knowledge and belief.
WP HOGAN. Vice President
J. w. TANQUIST. Cashier.
Correct Attest: John N. Wolby
1.-TWO directors) Matt McGrath
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9Th
day Of July. 1927.
Jas. H. Hogan,
ISeall Notary Public. Pine County. MINI.
My commission expires Nov. Is. 1927.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-07
Statement of the condition of
Farmers State Bank of Denlnam

Denham, Minnesota
Bank No. 905
at close of business ON June 30th 1927.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. including redis-
Overdrafts. Observation-Disclosures. 1851
securities, etc.,-.. ll,Vo4.lo
Banking house, furniture and fixtures 4.278.32
Other real estate owned ............... 4,29S.00
Checks and drafts in transit ......... 1928
Due from other banks and cash on hand 35.345.1
Cash items and checks Y25
Total. SlooeVS.sV
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock. .SlVVUOUO
Surplus Fund. 100000
Undivided profits, net. Observation-Disclosures. 1S79.O8
Reserved for depreciation - 65.82
ihiie SertiiicdIeS' Oh '3f.0o
Cashiers checks 22.25
Deposits subject to check .......... sc. .85
Aoeoi.' .SloosoVS.SV
Amount of reserve on hand. .$35, 345.13
Amount of reserve required by law w 10, 9l7. &c
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Report Gold Find
In Laguna Mts.

Rich in gold, several sample
sacks OF ore were taken into San
Diego yesterday afternoon by J. 3.
Current, superintendent of the
Keys interests of Pennsylvania for
the Melba group of mining claims
located in the Laguna mountains,
Just west of Imperial valley. Cur
rent reported that he had run across
an exceptionally rich deposit of ore
in the claims.
The spot where the gold was To-
Gated was worked about 40 year
ago in more or less primitive
manner, it was reported. Current
with his men cleared away the OLD
work and striking deeper into the
earth uncovered the rich vein, they
declared.
The claims were brought recent
by w. A. Kevs, banker and coal
operator of Brockway, Pa.
"There is a lot of gold there, -
Current said last night. "There can
be no question of that II is the
biggest piece of news in the way of
gold strikes in t.is vicinity for
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
MYSTERY CABLE
SENT TO DOLE
FROM DALLAS
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HONOLULU, Aug. l9-James H.
Dole, sponsor of the trans-Pacific
air race, received the following
cablegram from Dallas, Texas, to.
day:
"Try latitude twenty two, longi-
tude one forty nine. Signed Jul
len
Dole expressed himself as COM
pletely mystified by the message.
The cable was delivered as Dole
was handing cheeks for first and
second prizes in the race to Arthur
Gocbel of the Woolaroc and Martin
Jensen of Aloha,
Goebel received $4,000 and Jen-
sen $4,000.
Goebel, Jensen and William V.
Davis, the latter navigator of the
Woolaroc, addressing a luncheon of
the II gineers Association of
Hawaii said they intended to warn
all aviators on the mainland of the
dangers of trans-ocean flights at
tempted by planes without radios
and full equipments of the best
tested safety devices.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
PETITION SEEKS
TO SHOW WATSON
IS AN INVENTOR
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MARTINEZ, Cal, Aug. ia
petition asking that deposition be
taken from seven persons to show
that Major &. r. Watson, under in
dictment here for possession and
transportation Of dynamite and
other high explosives, some of which
are said nv authorities to have been
used in the dwnamiting of the Los
Angeles aqueduct, is an inventor Of
Explosives, was tiled IN superior
court here today
The persons who are named in
the petition are Rear Admiral G.
q. Bloch, Rear Admiral Charles
Z. McVay, Commander Wilkerson,
Bngadier General Crozier, Bigad-
Ter General r. c. Ruggles, j. s. Bak-
cr, Washington patent attorney, and
j, Edgar Hall, president of the
Watson Ordnance Corporation Of
New York, Pa.
The petition states that the de-
positions Will show that Watson is
an inventor Of and an experimenter
in high explosives, and that he was
authorized to purchase and expert
ment with explosives at his Lone
Pine ranch, by the corporation Of
which he was formerly vice presid-
ont and now an employe.
Arguments on the petition viii be
heard Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Py JOHN N. PALMER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 10
"The Iangley and the Aroostook
are on the line.
"Neither has trace OF the missing
flyers"
This terse announcement was is
sued at 10 A. NJ, today Pacific
time) bv Commander J. H, Chad
wick, district communications Off
Ger, as the navy took up its search
OF the eastern end Of the San Fran
cisco Honolulu airway.
The Langley carrying its brood of
2s scouting planes and accompanied
Nv the tender Aroostook with two
large seaplanes, started to work
its way steadily west today, facing
the gigantic task of searching 2408
miles OF the Pacific ocean.
Fully week will be required for
the two to reach Hawaiian waters,
Commander Chadwick told the Unit
cd Press
The Langley and Aroostook will
follow the great circle sailing route
from the Golden Gate to Oahu.
The thirty planes they carry will
constantly scout to north and south
of the course, returning at regular
intervals to the mother ships to re-
port and refuel.
The planes can travel a maximum
Of 100 miles In each direction, north
and south, of their carriers.
Thus the United States navy is
prepared within a maximum time of
one week to sweep course three
hundred miles wide directly across
the Pacific for 240S miles.
1t is believed that, no matter
what errors in navigation may have
been made by the Miss Doran and
Golden Eagle, they will be found
within the limits Of this lane, unless
they actually reached Hawaiian
waters and made forced landings
in some obscure spot along the
island shores.
The Golden Eagle is regarded
by experts here as approximately sea
worthy and the general opinion is
that unless it crashed it could re
main afloat for many days.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
ARIZONA HOPEFUL
FOR SETTLEMENT
OF CONTROVERSY
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DENVER, Aug. l9.-The mere
willingness of California to confer
with Arizona on the Colorado river
water dispute was regarded as a
hopeful indication for settlement of
the long controversy by members Of
the Arizona delegation here today
to attend a conference of state
water representatives
California and Arizona delegates
planned to meet late today prelim-
mary to general meeting of rep
resentatives of the seven Colorado
river basin states opening here Mon
day.
Arizona, delegates from that state
pointed out, waited two years for
California to accept its invitation
to confer on disputed questions of
water distribution, power taxation
and location of the proposed dam.
Now, they said, California on her
own motion suggested the present
preliminary conference.
The fact that Governor c. C.
Young, of California is expected to
attend the meeting also was regard
ed as a hopeful sign. Governor
Young, it was said, defeated form
er Governor F. w. Richardson in
last falls election principally on his
Colorado river platform.
Fate Of the seven state pact, it
was agreed generally, hinges on
settlement of disputed points be-
tween Arizona and California.
The Arizona delegates professed
themselves willing to listen to anv
California proposals for new basis
for settlement of the following
three issues:
First, how the water allocated to
the three lower basin states, Neva-
da, California and Arizona shall be
divided
Second, where the dam shall be
located, whether at upper Black
basin, 90 miles below Boulder Can
yon or at Glenn Canyon, several
hundred miles up the river.
Third, whether Arizona shall be
permitted to tax power developed
by the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Bay City Woman
Slain in Ambush
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y SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 10. -
Ambushed as she drove her car into
her garage, Mrs, Mae Philpot, 35,
is dead here today from three bull
diet wounds and police are making
painstaking search for the lghtless
"mystery car' in which her un-
known assailant fled.
Police in reconstructing the muir
der scene declare the murderer lay
waiting in curtained roadster
parked across the street from the
garage and as Mrs Philpot took out
her KEYS to open the door, leaped
from his car and opened fire as he
approached A neighbor reported
having seen the death car parked
a across the street,
Mrs. Philpot was shot through the
head, through the heart and in tho
thigh. The fatal shots were fired
at such close range her face was
powder burned.
George Scott, friend Of Mrs
Philpot and her husband, told police
he left the murdered woman half a
block from her home. He is being
held for questioning. Philpot, a
travelling salesman. was notified OF
the death in Los Angeles.
A Officers who were attracted by
fshots were unable to overtake the
bmystery carr which unlighted,
fsped away and was swallowed up
in the dark.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
H0PEF02
REPR|EVF
IS SLIGHT
Federal Supreme Court Is
Only Chance Condemn
ed Have Left.
TO DIE TUESDAY
Action in Massachusetts
Court to Save Men Now
At End.
BY HENRY MINOTT
Omitted Press staff CorreJpondenD

BOSTON, Aug. l9-The supreme
court of Massachusetts, today de-
lied the application Of ATTORNEYS
for Nicola sacco and Bartolomeo
Nanzetti, for new trial.
In a decision reached after ~
hours dehberation, the full bench
overruled exceptions from Justice
George A Sandcrson 5 denial Of "A
writ Of error. and from trial revoc.
alton of sentence and stay Of exc.
eutiOn.
AS result, the two anarchists who
have escaped the electric chair for
seven wears, Will be put to death
early Tuesday unless an eleventh
hour appeal to the United States
Supreme court succeeds.
The decision was given out by
the clerk of the court, to whom II
was dictated bv one of the Justices
Yesterday after the full bench Of
the court on Monday had heard the
arguments.
The defense counsel felt that fur
tter relief IN Massachusetts, was
virtually out Of the question. II was
believed the state courts and the
governor have said their last words.
Michel Angelo Musmano of Pitts
hurgh, defense lawvcr, was expected
10 go to Washington almost immedi-
atelv to file with the United States
supreme courts, petition for writ
ef certiorari,
The supreme court is not in ses
sion, however. and the application
Tould have 10 be considered by tbs
court as a whole
Therefore, after the application is
filed, a further respite from the
death sentence would have to be
obtained before Monday night.
II could be granted by the govern
or, the trial court of Judge Webster
Thayer, or any individual justice Of
the United States supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
TWO MEN DIE IN
CAR SmASH-UPS
NEAR BANNING

BANNING, Calf, Aug. l9-R.
ii. Mills of l420 East 10th street,
Los Angeles, is in local hospital
today in a critical condition from
injuries sustained late yesterday
when he was hurled from his over
turning automobile near Cabazon.
Mills, an hour before the accident,
Paid $25 speeding fine here, and
according to reports, attempted to
pass another machine while travel
ing at a high rate of speed.
His car struck sand at the side Of
the highway and rolled over and
over for a distance Of rs feet.
Mills was catapulted through the
top of his car, landing some 40 feet
from the wreck lie suffered frac-
tured skull and internal injuries.
BANNING, Calf, Aug. l9.-C. Y.
Erny of l243 West Pearl street,
Anaheim, died in local hospital
today of injuries sustained when
his automobile struck a traffic inter
section button and turned over.
Erny sustained a fractured skull,
and did not regain consciousness
after the accident.
ROLAND Shoulder, also of Ana
helm, riding with Erny was uninjur
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
DELEGATES HEAD
TO DENVER FOR
RIVER PARLEY
Unofficial Meetings Open
Today. General Confer
ence Monday.
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DENVER, Aug. 19.-Renresenta
tives of seven interested states con
verged upon Denver today for what
is looked upon as the most import
ant conference so far in attempts
to ratify the Colorado River com
pact.
Unofficial meetings between vari-
ons state officials were to begin to-
day although the principal confer
ence is not scheduled to take place
until Monday.
Most of the early sessions will
deal chiefly with adjudication of
differences existing between Arizo-
ia and California over ALLEGATION of
water from the stream.
Should the controversy between
these two states be settled, it was
said, the way will be paved for ap-
proval of the comnact by Arizona,
California and Utah. Colorado, New
Mexico and Nevada already are
committed to the original river
compact.
! The compact never was approved
by the Arizona legislature Both
! California and Utah withdrew their
approval later.
Judge Samuel White, Phoenix
legal adviser to Governor Hunt of
Arizona, and F. W. Greer, Califor.
mia, representing interests backing
! the Boulder Dam project already
are here.
Governors Coming
The California delegation, expect
ed today. includes ]. L. Bacon, San
! Diego; w. r. Matthews, Los Ange-
les; Earl c. Pound, Brawley; DR.. s.
NJ. Jennings, president of the Goa
chella valley water district; and
Thomas wager, and Charles L. Chill
ders of the Imperial irrigation dis
trict.
Governor Emerson, of Wyoming
has announced his intention to be
present. He will be accompanied
by State Engineer John A. Whiting.
Governor Dern, of Utah, will
bring with him, State Engineer
! George Bacon and River Commits
sioner William R. Wallace.
Governor Dillon of New Mexico
and River Commissioner Francis
Wilson are expected Sunday.
Governor Hunt, Of Arizona, is en-
route here bv automobile. Governor
Balzar of Nevada is coming with
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
NAVY TO USE ALI. RESOURCES
IN SEARCH FOR MISSING CREWS

The miss Doran' however, was
neither built nor equipped to stay
afloat on the ocean and some eX-
rerts believe that the plane could
rot remain afloat for more than 2t
- 80 hours. 1t has now been down
f0r lonOnr than that time. Too, the
occupants of the "Miss Doran'
Anccv Pedlar, pilot; Lieutcnant
Njlas Il. Knope, navigator, end Miss
Mildred Doran, pretty Michigan
school teacher, were not prenarOd
- rem oin lonq without assistance.
The only food they hod was somo
sandwiches end some hot coffee in
thermos bottles.
Pcth planes were equipned with
rubber rafts but the practicahilitV
of these contraptions has never been
proved Ernie Smith, first civilian
to cross the Pacific expressed the
opinion that a similar craft could
not hive weathercd the seas for an
hour had he and his navigator,
In rv Bronte, Eeen forced TO take
to it,
Rewards for discovery Of the two
Missing nlanes incrro Sed TO $4,000
dpring the night. The first offer
was Of $4,000 for each plane made
bv James Dole, snonsor of the tragi"
race. William Malloska, owner of
the plane "Miss Doran', offered
= rpw7rd of $1,000 for the discov-
cry Of the plane or its occupants,
according to word received from
Honolulu, where he had gone -
Greet the brave little crew of the
tiplane. George Hearst, owner OF
the Golden Eagle" made simil-
ar offer for the discovery of Jack
Frost and Gordon Scott, pilot and
navigator Of his plane.
The greatest ray of hope being
held today was the recollection that
the late Commander John Rodgers
and the crew of his plane, the PN-9
No. l. remained lost on the bosom
of the Pcaific for nine days on the
first attempt to fly from the main
land t. Hawaii in 1925. 1t was point
cd out however, that Rodgcr s plane
was almost. boat and was exceed
iMgly Seaworthy whereas the "Miss
poran is comparatively fragile,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Erwin Takes Off
For Honolulu
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OAKLAND AIRPORT, Cl., Aug.
19.-The "Dallas Spirit piloted
by Captain William P. Erwin, took
off for Honolulu at 2:15 P. m, to-
day.
The ship made perfect takeoff.
A. H. Eichwaldt accompanied
Erwin as navigator.
Three minutes after taking off,
the plane was but speck in the
sky to the west.
The "Dallas Spirit" was one of
eight planes lined up originally for
the start of the Dole flight.
1t made a successful takeoff but
was forced to return and abandon
the race when cloth covering the
fuselage ripped in the high wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
INVOKES LAW TO
HELP HIM BREAK
LOVE TRIANGLE
Chauffeur For Novelist
Forces "Other Man. to
Accompany Him.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10
Robert Cox, ex-army aviator and
chauffeur for Peter B. Kyne, noted
author, flew here today from San
Francisco to settle a score with the
man whom he charges alienated hrs
wife s affections.
Lying in wait for Il. G, Pierson,
23, cigar store clerk, Cox forced
the alleged interloper to accompany
him to the police station here
where police were importuned to
straighten out the tangled marital
affair.
my wife, Alice, has been run
ming around with. this fellow. Cox
told Captain Al Slaten heatedly,
land it nearly broke UP our home.
'Three weeks ago 4. was forced
to go to San Francisco and she pro-
missed me she wouldn I have any
thing more to do with Pierson am
also promised that as soon as our
five-weeks-old baby got stronger
she would come north and join me.
81 never heard a line from her
and today / couldn't stand the
strain any longer. got a frieno
of mine with plane and, togeth-
er, we came down here, leaving San
Francisco at 2 a. M. and arriving
here at $40 a. m.,' Cox said
II want you to make this man
tell me where my wife and baby
are Cox demanded
Offers To Fight
Pierson, unruffled, was agreeable
and said that Mrs. Cox and the
child were living with friends In
Wilmington. He explained that he
met Mrs. Cox before she was mar
ried and understood that she wa,
separated from her husband.
"The first intimation l had that
her husbad was in anyway concern
ed was when he called me ana
bawled me out for my attentions
to Mrs. Cox" Pierson said. 81
told him l understood they were
separated but inasmuch as he SEEM
ed to be still concerned, I agreed
to leave her alone, which have
DONE
Cox demanded that he be placed
in cell with Pierson and fight 1,
out, but Captain Slater said there
was nothing the police could do ex.
cept help him find his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Parole ViOlatOr>
Easily Captured
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Pomona, Calf, Aug. l9-Leonard
Wolfe, 90 alleged parole violator,
who escaped from the Ontario City
Jail Monday and said he "never
would be taken alve' was arrest
cd in Live Oak canyon near here
today by Constable A. r. Chambers.
Chambers found Wolfe and Thel-
ma Ward, %, alias Ida Bush, in
mountain cabin, The pair did not
resist arrest.
Wolfe, said to have violated par
ole following his arrest two years
ago for shooting a Corona police
man, was turned over TO Ontario Of
ficers. The girl was held here on
vagrancy charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
RAILROAD FILES BRIEFS

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9-Four
briefs supporting the application of
the new CHICAGO, Milwaukee, st,
Paul and Pacific Company to take
over operation of the reorCanized
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroad were filed with the inter
state commerce commission today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Naval Officers
In Car Crash
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RENO, New, Aug. l9,-Rear Ad,
miral T. E. Gregory of Washington,
D. c., and Commander A. A. Baker,
of Mare Island, were recovering
here today from injuries received
last night in an automobile accident
five miles south of Wellington, in
the southern part of the state.
The officers were returning from
an inspection of the government
ammunition dump at Walker Lake,
when their ear, driven by State
Senator John Miller, skidded in
loose gravel and overturned three
times.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
SCOTS Mother
Sure Son Safe
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SANTA MONICA, Calf, Aug,
l9.-"I know that he will be found
and that he is all right" Mrs. Sar-
all Scott, mother of Gordon Scott,
navigator of the "Golden Eagle, "
lost Dole plane, declared here today.
~ guess the Golden Eagle is
down but 1t was equipped with ev-
cry life-savinq device and while /
am worried, krnw he will come
through all right she said.
Scott's mother and father and
two sisters live here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
GILES FLIGHT HALTED

CHICAGO, Aug. l9.-After being
forced down twice by failure OF
his gasoline supply enroute from
Detroit TO Chicago, Frederick A.
Giles, British aviator who will at
tempt to fly to Australia, rested
here today and announced he would
leave for Omaha tomorrow on his
way to the coast,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
Mrs. Pressler
Wins Back East
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LAKE GENEVA, Wis, Aug. 1o.-
Miss Bernice Wall, Oshkosh, Wis,
and Mrs. Harry Pressler, Los Ange,
les, TODAY won the right to meet ~
the finals of the western women
golf tournamet at the Lake Geneva
country club here.
Miss Wall defeated Mrs. s. L.
Reinhardt, Dallas, Texas, two and
one. Mrs. Reinhardt had a three
hole lead on the tenth, but Miss
Wall started shooting championship
golf and took the match.
Mrs. Pressler defeated Mrs Dave
Gaut, Memphis, two and one.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19
WOMAN HELD AS sWINDLER

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Hattie
Larson, 46 years old, is being held
by police for Los Angeles authori-
tics, where she is said to be want
ed to answer a $4,000 swindling
indictment Mrs. Larson refused to
discuss the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-19

Nine young Americans have pro
posed to Princess Ileana of Ru.
mania and been turned down, but
Princess Alexandra Kropotkin de,
clares it has been her life's ambi.
tion to marry an American. Royal,
ty doesn't seem to be very consist
ent.