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New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Floods Do Huge Damage
in India Cotton Fields

London. Aug. 10 P-Dispatches
received in Bombay from the dis
trict Of Gujerzt, Bombay presidency,
British India,> and forwarded by
Reuters. say floods are reported to
have damaged or destroyed fifty per
cent of the cotton crop, ninety per
cent of the tobacco and a large pro-
portion OF the food crops in the
areas north Of the town of Breach.
The cotton loss in the Guierat and
Kathiawar districts is estimated at
10000 bales.
Floods in the lower Sind also are
reported to have destroyed large
cotton areas. Elsewhere the crops
are flourishing.
The cotton yield In all Of India
last year was slightly in excess Of
100000 bales.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
Phone to Chorus
Girl Proves Doom

New York, Aug. 10 PSA tele-
phone call to chorus girl in Boston
warning her to beware CT subway
bombings there. caused Joseph Zu-
kor's 18th appearance at police
headquarters today. He said it was
all a joke, but police held him as a
suspicious person.
Zukor was arrested on informa-
ton from the Boston police, after
he had tele phoned Catherine NOLAN
of company playing at the Colonial
theater in Boston, that he had good
information" that the Boston sub
ways were to be bombed. He is un-
der bail of $4,000 charged with
picking pockets, July 7. Police said
his record showed a dozen arrests
on various charges.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
KANGAR00.bEARS
SHEER, man SAYS
WStchSter Hills Chasing Mys-
FERROUS HybridS

Chappaqua, N. Y, Aug. 10 (UP)
Minute men OF the Westchester hills
roamed the forested slopes OF the
county today seeking W. E. Matti-
sons police dog and two kangaroo
bears.
Behind them. the heaters and
huntsmen left the town divided. On
the yonder side of the railroad
tracks where there always has been
considerable opposition to police
dogs as vicious brutes, it was de-
scribed as a dog hunt. Anyone
would know, argued the yonder-
siders, that a police dog would eat
two kangaroo bears. Find the dogs
and you have the hybrids.
Not so, replied the friends of Rim
Tin-Tin and also of Mattison's dog
Rollo. Those kangaroo bears prob
bly, ate Rollo. If they Didn't eat
him the poor thing is kidnapped.
Find the hybrids and you will find
the dog.
Meanwhile the hunt proceeded for
the maurauding offspring OF a cir
Gus lady kangaroo who escaped her
cage last winter and started for
Australia but decided to linger in
the Westchester hills. There are
bears in those hills and what with
modern ideas and one thing and an
other, there were born sometime
this year two kangaroo-bears. by
birds possessed of the best features
Of both and the disposition Of a
sophomore at Siwash.
More in sorrow than in anger,
Chester Drum related today how the
r1pudent kangaroo cubs had
bothered him last night until he
couldn't have slept even If there
hadn't been any mosquitoes Drum
is the station agent. a veracious man
and not to be doubted.
Il heard them last night" he said,
and they made noise that sound
ed like galloping. 7 looked out the
window and there they were gal
Looping like mad up the railroad
track. They stopped in front OF the
ticket office"
What did you do?" inquired the
assembled villagers who had just
babe farewell to the huntsmen and
the beaters.
II knocked at the window and
they looked at me and sneered."
"kangaroos don't sheer" protest
ed the village sage.
'These did" replied Drum, land
Just for that I won't tell you what
else they did"
By that time Che beaten who had
forgotten his canteen of water had
come back to get 1t and the party
once more had disappeared In the
woods. There were II newspaper
men and group of natives plus a
squad OF small boys in the eXpedi-
ton which was going strong at last
reports.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
NOW YOU
ASK ONE
THE ANSWERS '

THE nickname of the Ha-
waiian Islands is The Cross
Roads OF the Pacific"
2-There are twenty islands In
Hawaii, nine of the islands being
inhabit
3-The island of Molokai con-
tains leper colony.
4-The two largest industries
Of the islands are growing sugar
cane and raising pineapples.
5-The governor of the islands
is appointed by the President of
the United States. by and with the
consent of the Senate.
6-The city of Honolulu is on
the island Of Oahu.
THE largest island of the
group is the island of Hawaii.
S-The three principal vol
canoes are Mauna kea, Mauna
Loa, and kilauea.
9-The islands were discovered
in 177s by Captain Cook.
10-Hawaii became United
States territory in 1898, when
treaty of annexation was ratified
by Congress.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
New York Woman Dies as
Fire Ravages Her Home

New York. Aug. 10.-fP|Mrs,
Frances Chrystal, As, was burned to
death yesterday in a fire of unde-
termined origin which swept
three-story brick rooming house on
East 1lIth street. She was asleep in
her room when the fire started.
Miss Catherine McCluskey, SO, a
sister of the proprietor of the room
ing house, was burned about the
right leg before she could leap TO
ATTY from a first story window.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
BOY DROWNED IN LAKE

Watertown. Conn, Aug. 10 Rl---
Victor Hubert. nine, was drowned in
Echo lake here late yesterday after
noon when he fell into the lake
while preparing to battle. The child
could not swim. His companions,
seeing his plight, became panic
stricken and wasted valuable time in
finding the boys father. More than
an hour elapsed before the body was
recovered
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Toner
and daughter. Teresa Marie, OF Long
Island city, New York, are spend
ing a few weeks with Mrs. Toner'S
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Perondine of As Brook street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dugald Mcmillan
of Dover Road left yesterday for
vacation trip to Maine.
Aaron Almqust OF the Packard
Drug Co. is enjoying his annual va
cation.
Mrs. Mary Murphy and daughter
Grace Of fremont street are regis
tered al the Hotel Everett, Old Or
chard, Me, for two weesk
Dr. Henry Martin and Attorney
William Curtin and James Curtin
have gone to Block Island for their
vacations.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Johnson, of
Brighton street. are on their way to
the French river district in Canada
via automobile.
Miss Esther Koplowitz is acting
as stenographer in the office of At
tornoy Thomas +. McDonough dur
ing the vacation of Miss Sophie
Horosik.
Mrs. Lawrence Mouat or IA Grove
Hill is delegate to the congress of
the society Of Mayflower descend
ants to be held in Plymouth, Mass,
September and 7.
Rev. William Burke of Kansas
City, Mo, is visiting with relatives
here,
The Misses Esther and Florence
Fitzgerald of Homestead avenue are
enjoying vacation at Atlantic City
n. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Brophy of
Winthrop street have returned from
a weeks vacation in New York City.
The Misses Helen and Grace Nom
sees Of Stanley street are spending
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
DROPS DEAD ON STREET

Worcester, Mass. Aug. 10 Pl-
George r. McKenna, 60, for many
years proprietor of the Commercial
Hotel here, and at one time a sales
man for the Worcester Brewing
Company. collapsed today Of heart
attack on the street and died before
medical aid could be procured.
Mr. McKenna came to Worcester
from Spencer where he was chief of
police for some time. He also was
proprietor Of the Franklin Hotel a
period OF years.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
DIR. ROTTENBERG DIES

New York, Aug. 1o.-{Pp-Dr. I.
NJ. Rottenberg, founder of Peoples
hospital, died yesterday He was ~.
He was among the first to intro
duce the use Of insulin in treating
diabetes cases here and founded the
insulin clinic at the stuyvesant Poly
clinic.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
LIGHTNING STRIKES
SQUAD OF SOLDIERS
Is Injured, 80 Stunned When Bolt
Grounds IS Army Leaves Forest
Escape Death Miraculously.

Warsaw, aug. 10.-P,-Shocked
by bolt OF lightning which struck
in the midst of their battalion while
drilling yesterday. IS soldiers today
were under treatment in hospitals.
The lightning struck just as the
battalion was coming from a forest
near Chrzanow, a town hallway be-
tween Cracow and the Czechoslo-
vakian border. Fifteen Of the men,
who were most seriously affected.
were kept at Chrzanow while the
other thirty were transferred to
Cracow.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
City Advertisement

Bids will be received until 8 .. m.
Tuesday, August 18th, for the con-
struction of two (2) Shelters at Wal
nut Hill Park. The right is re
served to reject any or all bids.
Plans and specifications on file Room
41s, City Hall
BOARD OF
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
W, F. Brooks Chairman.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
City Advertisement
Underground Conduit Construction
In Court St., South High ST.,
High st. and Main st.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Public Works, City
of New Britain, at their office Room
306. City Hall, until $50 p. m, F.,
8. T., Monday, Angus. 18th, 1927.
for the construction of underground
conduit in Court St, South High St,
High st. and Main st.
Proposal blanks may be obtained
and specifications may be secured
at the above office
The Board of Public Works re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids, or to accept any bid whether
the lowest or not, should the Board
deem 1t to be for the interest of the
City Of New Britain so to do.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
G. H. Johnson, Secretary.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS

At Court Of Probate holden at New
Britain within and for the District OF
Berlin, In the County, Of Hartford and
state of Connecticut, on the Sth day NJ
August A. p. 1872.
Present, Bernard F. Ganney Esq
Judge. On motion OF Gertrude Burnham
of Bristol, Conn, as ExecutriE Of the
last will an dtestament Of Augusta Sod
ergran, late of New Britain, within said
district deceased.
This Court doth decree that six
months be allowed and limited for tire
creditors Of said estate to exhibit their
claims against the same TO the EXesu-
trix and directs that public notice be
given Of this order by advertising in a
newspaper published in said New Brit
ain, and having A circulation In said
district, and by posting copy thereof
on the public sign post in said town Of
New Britain, nearest the place where
the deceased last dwelt and return make
Certified from Record,
, BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Judge
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
MILLIONS WITHOUT WORK

London, Aug. 10 IP)-Unem-
ployed persons in Great Britain
numbered 1,1l9,S00 August /. the
government announced last night.
The number was $4,000 greater than
that of the week before and 400
600 smaller than for the CORES
ponding week last year when the
coal strike was in progress.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
SIGN DEBT AGREEMENT.

London, Aug. 10 UP)-Great
Britain and Jugo- Slavia have signed
a debt funding agreement whereby
the Jugo- Slavian war debt of S127.-
100000 will be paid in 60 annuities
beginning this year.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10
COACH uNDERGoEs OPERATION

Boston. Aug. 10 Up - Henry
"Eskie" Clark, coach of centers on
the Harvard football team, under
went an operation for chronic ap-
pendicitis at a hospital here today.
The operation was pronounced sue
cessful and physicians said that
Clark would be able to resume his
coaching work at the start of the
football season.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Brophy of
Winthrop street have returned from
a weeks vacation in New York City.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10

The Misses Helen and Grace Mon,
sees Of Stanley street are spendin
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10

The Misses Esther and Florence
Fitzgerald of Homestead avenue are
enjoying a vacation at Atlantic City,
n. J.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-10

Rev. William Burke of Kansas
City. Mo, is visiting with relatives
here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
BUTTER INVITATIONS CLASSED
AND TAXED AS OLEOMARGARINl

Certain specified products and all
other compounds, made from vege-
table or animal oils, or combinations
thereof and "churned, emulsified, OF
however mixed, colored to look like
butter" have been declared by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue as arti-
ficially colored oleomargarine.
The manufactures and producers
have been notified that on and after
October 1, 1927, such goods found on
the market without proper stamps
will be subject to seizure. A similar
notice has been sent to all oleomar-
garine manufacturers.
Cooking compounds placed on the
market in good faith as such and
which do not resemble butter in fla
vor, texture or appearance are exempt
from the tax ON oleomargarine.
The number of pounds of oleomar-
garine produced during the last fiscal
year was 234,956,753, an increase of
32,740,S03 over the preceding fiscal
year. At the beginning of the fiscal
year, July 1, 1926, there were 81 oleo-
margarine factories in operation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
NATIONAL EGG WEEK
SET FOR MAY TO

A National Egg Week, sponsored by
the National Poultry Council, has
been announced and state committees
have been organized in virtually ev-
cry commonwealth of the country, to
the end that the period of May 1 to Z,
shall be devoted to proper homage to
the little brown hen which has be-
come so important a factor in the
financial welfare of farmers and poul-
try breeders of the nation. .
Definite plans for observance of. the
week are now forming in Minnesota
but are not yet ready for announce
ment. - However, it is planned to fol-
Low the ideas of the National associa-
ton to large extent.
Merchants will be urged to feature
poultry products, eggs especially, in
their advertising and in window dis
plays; hotels and restaurants will be
asked to feature egg dishes on their
menus and the public at large asked
to use more eggs at the family meals
during the period. -
In localities where the production
OF eggs is a major source of income,
there will be local celebrations, with
speakers and games, in which eggs
and chicks will be the topic of the
addresses and the currency in which
prizes will be paid.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
STURGEON LAKE

Frank Zentkowski came up Satur-
day and spent the Easter holidays at
his home here. Frank is stationed
at Fort Smelling.
Edward Olson left Monday for Pine
City where he is serving on the petit
jury.
Country roads are again veritable
quagmire of mud, as a result of the
heavy rains the last few days. One
cannot go anywhere off the concrete
highway now, with any certainty Of
getting through.
Mrs. H. Cunningham and Ruby re-
turned Thursday from st. Paul, where
they had been visiting.
Among those who came to this COM
munity to visit during the Easter hol-
idays with friends or relatives were:
Mary Slime, Duluth, at her home;
Pearl Altman, st. Paul, at her home
west of town; Frank Lake and family
of Duluth, visited with Mr.. Lakes
parents; Helen Almquist, who is at
tending school at st. Cloud, spent her
vacation at her home here; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Johnson of Minneapolis,
and Ethel johnson of Hinckley, at the
Nels Johnson home; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Mitchell and Clarence Carlson of st.
Paul, visited at the Chas. Carlson
home; and Stanley and John Pawlow-
ski, Duluth, at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Olson and Mrs.
Earl Olson mOtOred to Duluth Sunday
and visited Earl at the hospital.
Earl Olson is improving rapidly at
the ST. Luke's hospital at Duluth.
where he was operated on for appen-
dicitis last week.
Mrs. VIM. Lofdahl of Duluth, Wis
week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
CALLS IT ssSOME MATCH

Bobby Bylund, the Swedish
middleweight wrestling champion,
who is to meet Johnny Sampson
at Askov, Saturday night, April
%, on the card arranged by the
American Legion where also Ere
berg and Hill meet, recently had
a match with another tough mid
dleweight, Jimmy Demetral, in
the Twin Cities. The match was
written up by Twin City sport
ing editor as follows:
/ have saw some wrestling matches
some that were awful cheesy and
others that were good. But the one
last night between Jimmy Demetral
and Bobby Bylund was the greatest
one I ever saw, it struck me that
way.
saw more holds, more action, more
punishment, more endurance and
more scientific wrestling than l ever
will see again. l got an eye full last
night on wrestling.
This Bylund, folks, showed me more
wrestling than any one man ever
showed me before, that takes in Mey-
ers-of course he amt as tricky and
smart as Meyers but when it comes
to holds he has 'em all beat and on
the defense he is a whizz. He has
holds on Demetral that you would
have to have a blue print of them to
dope them out and does it SO easy
with so much grace.
Demetral is out and out a defense
wrestler. Bylund has five holds to
Jimmy's one. But Demetral can get
out of more holds than any other liv-
ing wrestler; he has the best defense
you ever saw, this Johnnie Meyers told
me himself; sure holds on him he can
squirm out of nine times out of ten.
Demetral is just as fit and ready
at the end of two hours of wrestling
as he is at the end of two minutes;
this is where he has it on them but
never saw two better conditioned
men in my life as Bylund and DEM
etral last night. >~-
They never stalled minute, they
were at it every second and the
crowd was given run for their
money that they never got before
and the place was packed.
He had more head locks on Jimmie
than you could add with an adding
machine-it was the first time I ever
saw Demetral use his head to perfec-
tion after getting groggy from them,
he covered up the best ever saw
last night after them. You can say
folks the wrestling fans got big kick
out of this match and will remember
it for long time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
AUCTION NEAR BRUNO

AS I am leaving the farm I will
sell at public auction on the place
in Norman township, 211a miles north
west of Bruno, on Monday, April 25.
Sale begins at one o'clock.
One bay horse, years old, weight
about 1900; one black horse, 9 years
old, weight about 1900; one mule.
Three yearling Guernsey heifers.
One wide tired farm wagon, buggy,
16 plate disk, corn planter with 16O
rods wire, drag, riding cultivator or
corn pillow, Mccormick mower, hay
rake, stump puller, set bob sleds,
single harness, set harness, Ford
touring car, seeder, garden planter
Melotte cream separator in good con-
dition, 30 gallon steel barrel.
Lot of household goods, 80 chickens,
hay and numerous small articles.
Terms: All sums of ten dollars and
under are cash, on sums over ten
dollars, six months time will be
given on secured bankable paper at
per cent.
WILBUR KELLEY, Owner
VIM. H. Barnick, Auctioneer.
j. H. Lingren, Clerk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
AT THE zoo

AT THE zoo
"That's a new one on me-" said the
monkey as he scratched his back
Widow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
PRICES ARE REDUCED ON
STATE MADE MACHINES

An announcement that will be OF
particular interest and significance
to Minnesota Farmers at this time is
that by the State Board of Control
stating that, effective Immediately,
there will be five per cent reduction
on the price of machinery manufac-
tured at the state prison.
This announcement comes as a re-
suit of the work of House committee
of the legislature, which made care
full investigation regarding the bust
ness policy pursued at the prison
plant at Saltwater, and recommended
to the Board of Control that the re-
duction in the prices of prison ma
chinery be made effective Immediate
ly.
The reduction will average about
SO on binder; So on mower; So on
rakes. These three machines now
are being manufactured at the state
prison.
A bill passed at this session of the
legislature, sponsored by the Mime
sofa Farm Bureau Federation, also in
sures the manufacture of hay load
er at the state prison. The Board of
Control announces that few of these
will be made later and available for
the coming year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist. No. 81.

Regular monthly meeting of the
school board was held at the school,
building on March 1, 1927 with all
members present.
Meeting was called to order by the
chairman.
Minutes from the last meeting were
ordered read and a motion was made
seconded and carried to stand them
approved as read.
A motion was made and seconded
that the board accept Carl Johnson's
offer of $125.00 for the old motor, pay
ments as follows: $500 down and
$1,000 per month on the balance; and
also to accept r. H. Budd's offer OF
$3.50 for the old pump and that Mr.
Gault be empowered to sell same
Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
Supt. Norris be rehired as superin.
.tendent for the coming year at sal
airy of 100000 per annum and free
house. Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
Cora Lee be offered her position back
at salary of $142.5O per month as
principal, Grace Rose at $4,000 as
domestic science teacher, Cynthia
Chase at $112.5O as seventh and
eighth grade teacher, Ruth Russell at
$4,000 as third and fourth grade
teacher and Della Greene at $4,000
per month as fifth and sixth grade
teacher. Motion carried.
1t was moved and seconded that the
clerk be instructed to advertise for
sealed bids for janitor to reach the
clerk not later than o'clock, April
5th, 1927. Motion carried.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
j. I. White, labor on pump at
superintendent house ....S 200
F. S. Fairchild, pump motor,
belt, etc. labor ............ 1474O
st. Paul Book and Stationery
Co., books and supplies -. Bits
Thurston Manual Training
Supply Co., supplies ...... .4S
A. N. Palmer Co., supplies .. 5.87
John c. Winston Co., supplies sc
Minneapolis School Supply
Co., supplies ............. 200
Karl r. Won Schenk, milk and
cream NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4.7O
A. Henriksen, rutabagas. SIS
]. c. Armstrong, carrots. -. SO
No further business meeting adj
journed.
John N. Wahlstrom,
Dist Clerk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
EASTERN MINNESOTA
LEAGUE SCHEDULE

e. e. Carlson, Cambridge, secretary
of the Eastern Minnesota Base Bal
League, has announced the following
schedule for the first half of the sea.
son:
Sunday, May 1.
Braham at Princeton.
Hinckley at Isanti.
Mora at Grasston.
Cambridge at Ogilvie.
Sunday, May 8.
Grasston at Braham.
Ogilvie at Hinckley.
Princeton at Mora.
Isanti at Cambridge.
Sunday, May Is.
Mora at Isanti.
Braham at Ogilvie.
Hinckley at Grasston.
Cambridge at Princeton.
Sunday, May S2.
Mora at Ogilvie.
Isanti at Braham.
Hinckley, at Princeton.
Grasston at Cambridge.
Sunday, May 20.
Ogilvie at Grasston.
Princeton at Isanti.
Braham at Hinckley.
Cambridge at Mora.
Sunday, June 5.
Princeton at Ogilvie.
Isanti at Grasston.
Hinckley at Mora.
Braham at Cambridge.
Sunday, June IL.
GraSston at Princeton.
Ogilvie at Isanti.
Mora at Braham.
Cambridge at Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21

American Want Ads do the business
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21
FINLAYSON
(FrOm Another Correspondent

Evelyn and Elmer Pyykko visited
at the Geo. Heinonen home Sunday.
George and Matt Whitman and John
Nicholson visited at the Erick Pyykko
home Sunday.
Many of Ellen Pyykko's friends
helped her celebrate her 14th birth
day April IL. Those present were:
Irene, Helen, Carl and Edward Helm
omen; Jennie, John and Jack Mattson;
Pearl, Bill and Edwin Whitman; and
Elsie and Mildred Koivuniemi. Ev-
~eryone had a good time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-21

John N. Wahlstrom,
Dist. Clerk.