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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
WASHINGTON Letter
BY " HDaley
roRAl ASSOCIATION sptcnl

Washington, Oct. 26.-After more
than four hectic years in office, Pres
ident Coolidge finds himself in a po-
sition to enjoy his job. Observers
here feel that Mr.. Coolidge will have
the time. of his life from now until
the expiration of his term on March
4, 1929. There is evidence that the
wall of silence which he purposely
erected and maintained when he as
sumed the responsibilities as chief
executive will be gradually torn down
and the public given better insight
into the man and his methods.
The President has made it clear
that he is quite capable of presenting
his own opinions to the country. Of
fetal Washington continues to chuckle
as Mr.. Coolidge quite frankly and
fearlessly reveals the follies of af-
fectation by which many men in high
public office are attempting to hold
their place in the spotlight. The lat
est unmasking has been predicted for
some time, and many wondered at the
delay.
In the drawing rooms where politi-
cal gossip usually has tinge of fact,
say that warning should be taken
from the rebuke administered to Sen
ator Simeon Fess of Ohio. Mr.. Fess,
once the president of a small college,
and afterwards member of the House
of Representatives, has been very
generous in issuing statements as to
his opinions, which we are told usu-
ally conflict with views of powerful
leaders in the Republican party.
Stripped of his megaphone by the
President of the United States, the
Senator from Ohio, presents sad
spectacle. AS one waggish observer
has suggested, Mr. Fess kept epeating
the magic Shakespearean phrase 81
am Sir Oracle" until Mr.. Coolidge
showed him the error of his ways
Many other interesting developments
are expected in the political realm il
Mr.. Coolidge exercises 'the glorious
privilege of being Independent"
The hand of Herbert Hoover, engi-
neer, is seen in proposal to revive
legislation, which would consolidate
all the public works functions of the
government. There is nothing new
in the proposal, but it indicates that
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

In honor of the commission bring
of the industrial arts of Denmark
soon to be displayed at the Brooklyn
Museum of Arts, a luncheon was
given last week at the Bankers Club,
New York; the guests were P. u.
Nicholson, commissioner general of
the exhibit; Tyge Hvass, its architect,
and Erik Struckmann, president of
the Danish Artists guild. Seventy
five persons were present, among
them Constantin Brun, the Danish
minister to the United States, and
DR.. William H. Fox, director of the
Brooklyn Museum of Arts. 1t was
announced at the luncheon that the
exhibit will be shown in % American
cities.
To Norway Once More.
Nine. Alexandra Kollontay, former
ly Russian Soviet minister to Norway,
and later representing her country
and government in Mexico City, has
again been appointed to the post in
Norway. 1t was shortly after leav-
ing Oslo that Nine. Kollontay was
transferred to Mexico City, and ex-
pressed her desire to travel via the
United States; the secretary of state
at Washington refused to issue pass
ports to her, so she had to travel to
her destination by way of Havana.
HelIberg Wins Prize.
Karl Hellberg of Minneapolis has
won the first prize awarded by the
Swedish Journalists League for poet
ry. He has for many years been a
favorite writer of lyrics for his own
people and enjoys a quite unusual
popularity. Mr.. Hellberg's vocation
is that of jeweler, but he devotes
practically all his spare time to the
writing of poetry. He was born in
Venestad, Sweden, in 1875, and came
to the United States when 16 years
old.
The Flight to Copenhagen.
1.-The Dawn, an airplane which is
destined to cross the Atlantic ocean
with Copenhagen, Denmark, as its
goal, was still awaiting favorable
weather at Orchard Beach, Me-, when
these lines were being written, and it
was said that if the plane did not
get away within two weeks, it was un-
likely that the attempt would be
made this year. The sponsor of the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
FIRE CAUSES
DEATH OF BOY
Starting of Fire in Stove of
Country School Near Pine
City, Caused Explosion,
Resulting in Death of
Harry Rafferty,.

A disastrous fire at West Rock last
Thursday morning cost the life of
14-year-old Harry Rafferty, and COM
pletely destroyed one of the school
houses in District No. IL. The boy
was caught by kerosene explosion
as result of starting fire in the
school house stove and was so badly
burned that he died at the Braham
hospital three hours later About
eight O'Clock in the morning Harry
went to the school house as usual to
start the fires and evidently threw
kerosene onto a smouldering fire. An
explosion followed, throwing him
backwards and splitting some of the
kerosene over his clothing which al
so caught fire. He ran across the
road to the home of Rev. Claus John
som who succeeded in extinguishing
the flames after considerable effort.
1t was soon noticed that the school
house was on fire, and the Pine City
fire department was called but ar
rived too late to save it. The other
school building, few rods away, and
which houses the upper grades, was
also somewhat damaged, but prompt
work from the fire department saved
that building from complete destruc-
tion.
Mrs. Rafferty,, mother of the boy
who was burned, formerly came from
Brook Park, but for some time has
been employed as housekeeper at the
A. ]. Anderson farm.
The loss of the building leaves
District No. IL without room for their
lower grades, but present plans are
to make an addition to the larger
building so that all grades may be
housed in one building, with. two
teachers to care for the pupils as
before Mabel Hawkinson and Imo-y
gene Hammers are the instructors.
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flight is Mrs. Aage Ancker of Aiken
S. c., an American woman who a
few years ago married a Dane, the
owner of a large estate near Hiller0d
Denmark. Mr. Ancker-who is said
to have spent 100000 on the projected
expedition so far-is now in Den
mark receiving bulletins as to the
prospects of "The Dawn.
Golden Jubilee.
]. F. Grose, professor of religion at
the ST. Olaf College, Mortified, MINI.
largest of the colleges owned by the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of Amer
ica-last week celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of his arrival at the
school, he came to St. Olafs as a
student in 1877, and after graduating
received his appointment as a mem
Der of the faculty. Professor Grose
is a native of Kenyon, Mimi, his par
entage being German and Norwegian.
N. j. Peterson Dead.
Nels ]. Peterson, founder and pres
ident of the Ideal Cement Co., Omaha
Neb., died last week at his home in
that city. He was born in Sweden
in 1867 and came to this country
while a small boy. With his par
ents he lived for many years in Kan
sas, and later made his home in
Omaha where he built up very
large business enterprise. He was
widely known among the Swedes, OF
Omaha and Council Bluffs and took
active part in the work of several
Swedish-American organizations.
To Build New Edifice.
The Bethlehem Swedish Lutheran
congregation of Minneapolis, has vot-
ed to erect new building on the cor
ner of Fremont avenue and 22nd ave-
nue. South in that city, the estimated
cost to be about 100000 The Beth
lehem congregatiOn-one of the Oldest
Lutheran organizations in that city
at the present time worships in a
church at Lyndale and 14th avenue
North; it's pastor is the Rev. Emil
| Swenson.
Referring to U. s.
For thirteen years commission in
Denmark has been studying the ques.
tion of whether prohibition against al
cohodic drinks should be enacted OF
not. Its reports have now been pub.
lished, and it appears that while a
minority favors nationwide prohibit
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
GLAZING HEADLIGHTS
MUST BE ADJUSTED
State Highway Department Be-
gins Designation of Official
Testing Stations. ~--.l ~.

Official Lamp Testing Stations
will soon begin to appear nthe Eau
tomobile rows in the cities and vii
lagos of Minnesota. Regulations gov
erning the stations and adjusters
were announced this week by C. M.
Babcock, commissioner of highways,
acting under the provisions of the
traffic act passed by the last legis-
lature.
The official stations will be equip
ped to test, adjust, focus, clean, and
repair automobile lamps. Each sta
ton must have a qualified lamp ad-
juster on duty during regular business
hours. The adjuster must be Fl years
old, must have two years experience
in automotive repair work or the
equivalent, and must pass an exami-
nation in a school designated for the
training of adjusters. The Dunwoody
Institute at Minneapolis has been
designated to train adjusters, but ad-
ditional schools may be designated.
Each station must have a testing
space which can be darkened in the
daytime. The building must have
sufficient space so that a testing
screen can be placed 25 feet from the
lamps of the vehicle. 1t must have
convenient entrance and exit and
solid level floor There must be an
adequate supply of tools and supplies.
The charge for normal testing is linn
tied to SO cents, and the charge for
testing, cleaning, focusing and aiming
pair of headlights is limited to rs
cents, Additional charges may be
made for repairs and supplies.
The traffic act requires that every
automobile or, truck have two head
lights giving sufficient light under
normal atmospheric conditions to
render clearly discernible a person
200 feet ahead, but without project
ing dazzling or glaring light. Head
lamps and auxiliary driving lamps
shall be deemed to comply with the
law if none of the main bright portion
of the beam of light rises above a
plane level with the lamp and in no
case higher than AZ inches, IS feet
ahead of the vehicle No action has
been taken so far under the authority
given to the commissioner to make
rules governing the amount and color
of light, it being held that proper di-
rection of the beam is more important
than limiting the candle power.
Enforcement of the law regulating
automobile lights, like all other parts
of the traffic act, is left to the local
authorities. Any person arrested on
charge of having improperly ad-
justed lights shall be given 48 hours
in which to have them adjusted or
repaired. Certificates will be given
to all persons whose lights are tested
or adjusted at official stations, and in
case of person arrested, it shall be
a defense to produce such certificate
within 48 hours.
Application blanks both for desig-
nation of stations >and for lamp ad-
| justers, may be obtained from the
State Highway department, ST. Paul
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ton, the majority is decidedly
against that plan, basing its argu-
ment very largely upon the expert
ence of the United States in the same
field. The majority report is to the
effect that in no country where an
attempt has been made to enforce
prohibition laws, has success been at
tanned. The minority report main
tains, however, that the reports of the
failure of American prohibition have
been considerably exaggerated.
Going to Portugal.
Per Wendelboe, Norwegian vice con-
sui in Chicago for the last four years,
has left that city under orders to
proceed to Lisbon where he will be-
come secretary toNthe Norwegian le-
CATION. Friends of the vice consul
honored him with banquet in the
hall of the Norske Klub, and wished
him success in his work in Portugal
where the Norwegian legation plays
an important role due to the fact that
Portugal is heavy importer of Nor
wegian fish and exports large guam
titles of wine to Norway. The trans
fer from the vice consulate in Chi
cago to the post of secretary to the
legation is considered a promotion.
Drachmamn FeStivity.
Danes in Greater New York recently
arranged a Holger Drachmann eve
ming in the Rose room of Hotel Aston,
notable features being an address by
War Kirkegaard, and musical num-
bers by various artists. Drachmann
who died 10 years ago, was consid-
cred the greatest of all lyrical poets
in his country, and among those
present at the entertainment in New
York were many who had known him
intimately at the time when he Wis
tied in the United States. He spent
many months in New York City and
on Staten Island, and while there
wrote his play, "Det gronne Haab" as
we'll as the greater part of his semi
photographed work, Den hellige
Ild."
Mission 25 Years Old.
The China mission of the Norwe-
gian Lutheran Brotherhood will cele-
brate it's 25th anniversary at series
of gatherings to take place in Mime
apolis from October % to October 80.
The mission was founded in 1902 when
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinholt Kilen were
sent to the mission field in China.
Mr.. Kilen died soon after arriving
there but his widow has remained in
the service of the mission during a
quarter of century; she is at present
in the United States and will attend
the meetings. The mission maintains
three main stations and twenty
branches, but many of the mission
aries are now in America due to the
unsettled conditions in war-ravaged
China.
Sues for 100000.
Burger Holmberg, a~business man
of Louisville, KY, who recently re-
turned from visit to Sweden, his ma
tive country, where he went to claim
an estate valued at half a million
kronor, was severely injured last
week when his automobile coI1ided
with a street car in Louisville He
has now started suit for 100000
damages against the traction COM
pany, claiming that the accident was
due to the carelessness of the street
cars motorman. An effort is being
made to settle the case out of court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
FORMER SANDSTONE
MAN is AUTO VICTIM
L. B. Carl, Electric Man, Dies
Two days After Auto Accident.
Buried at MObridge, S. D.
Other Items From Quarry City.

Word was received here Sunday
that Louis B. Carl died that morning
at the St. Luke's hospital, Aberdeen,
S. D., from a fractured skull received
in an auto accident. Mr.. Carl was
local manager of the Minnesota Power
& Light Company in Sandstone for
number of years, and about three
years ago accepted similar position
at Mobridge, S. D. The funeral was
held at Mobridge Wednesday. Mrs.
E. H. Bertels, wife of a local dentist.
is a daughter of Mr.. Carl.
Rev. L. E. Kennedy has been select
ed as the minister for the Congrega-
tional church. He made a very good
impression on the people who met
him while he was here short time
ago, and undoubtedly the local church
is fortunate in being able to obtain
his services.
A Halloween carnival was held in
the basement of the Congregational
church Tuesday evening by the
Christian Endeayor Society.
Mrs. Lloyd Richards entertained
the local school faculty at a bridge
party at her home Wednesday evening
last week.
The Dream orchestra of Minneapo-
lis, will furnish the music for the
Halloween dance at the New Theatre
October 31st.s
Gretchen Berg entertained a num-
Der of her friends at the new Rubinell
Cafe Friday evening. the occasion
being her birthday. The banquet h all
was beautifully decorated. and a de-
lecious luncheon was served.
Mrs. Fritz Gabrielson and son re-
turned Friday night from Kelly Lake
where they spent the summer.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic church Friday morning for
John H. Suding, Sr., who passed away
at his home two days previously. The
deceased was a pioneer resident of
Sandstone, and was held in the very
highest respect by all who knew him.
1t was enormously reported two or
three weeks ago when he was dan
gerously ill that he had died. He
passed away Oct 10.
Mrs. Hildur Bisset and sons of Clo-
quet, spent the week end at the home
of her parents here.
Saturday was the opening day of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
TAXES ARE DUE

The last half of the real estate
taxes must be paid before Nov list in
order to avoid penalty. Tax pay
ments are accepted at any of the
Pine county banks or they may be
sent direct to the county treasurer,
Frank Poferl, at Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
READ in THE WOODS

Paul Datko and son, Ernest of Rut-
ledge, who are working in the WOODS
about 80 miles north of Cloquet, write
the American that they are glad to
get their home town paper. They
state further that it is the only paper
they get and await its arrival each
week
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
GOES TO DUNWOODY

Wesley Kvasnicka, of Bruno, has
entered Dunwoody Institute at Mime
apolis. This institute is a gift to the
residents of the state for training
boys and men in the trades and in
dustries. The school has an endow-
ment of over five million dollars, the
income of which is spent for trade
and industrial training.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
COMMISSIONERS MEET MONDAY

The hoard of county commissioners
Will meet in regular session to trans
act routine business at the court
house in Pine City, on Monday, Oct.
81, commencing at p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27

the new Rubinell Confectionery and
Cafe. Five hundred Dixie Cups Ca
novelty ice creamy were given away.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27

Many "a man who demands justice
would vince for mercy if he got it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27
Forest Lake

Two more games are booked for
Pine City, one with Mora, on the lat
ter's field next Friday, Oct. %, and
one with Cambridge on Nov. 4.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27

City were Blanchard 2, Therrien 1,
McKusick 2.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-27

The lineup follows:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30

"No Breakfast Complete WithoEt
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30
SENTENCED no DEATH

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20, R)-Sen-
tence of death was imposed today
upon Charles P. Country" Carey,
who, while serving a life term at
tempted a Jail break on July in
which Alfred H. Walker, a peniten-
tiary guard, was killed. Benjamin F.
Spragins, Jr., his companion in the
unsuccessful dash for liberty is also
under sentence of death.
Fackett of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Albert M. Sames, judge of the SUI
perior court accompanied by his
wife, is spending the holidays in Los
Angeles with relatives.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30
OLD KIWANIAN
VISITS CLUB He
ONCE ATTENDED

The regular Kiwanis luncheon held
yesterday at noon at the Grand
tea rooms was featured by a visit
from Dr. A. M. Wilkinson, a former
prominent member of the club who
had moved to the coast. The doctor,
after being introduced to the club
led the singing as he did in former
years and the meeting was very
much enjoyed by everyone.
a A. Ferguson, former Douglas
resident was anothter visitor. He
commented on the great improvement
here since he departed and espec-
tally on the Kiwanis club which was
organized since his leaving.
The newly elected officers OF the
club were given office. DR.. E. w. Ad-
amson officiated in installing the
new officers. Guy Crouch is the new
president taking over the duties from
j. P. Sexton. VI ii
Mrs. f. G. Piper addressed the club
in behalf of the Music club asking
their support toward bringing to
Douglas about Jan. 10, the Creators
band which is touring the country
and is said to be q real musical
treat. The Kiwanians pledged their
support.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30
LEWIS IMPROVING
DEPARTMENT STORE
FOR THE NEW YEAR

Getting ready to step into the New
Year with its best foot forward, the
Levy department store is engaged in
putting in some improvements in
the shoe and mems department OF
their big store. One of the features
of the improvement is a new limo
leum of exceptionally good pattern
and attractive in appearance that
has the. effect of making the room
present a decidedly changed appear
ance The workmen were busy all
yesterday and will continue until
the work has been finished, SO that
it seems reasonable to forecast that
with the new year trade which will
begin next Tuesday the customers
will be welcomed into new and more
attractive surroundings to choose
their bargains.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30
TEAPOT DOME IS
VESTED IN U. S.
BY COURT ORDER

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. % H0 =
Harry F.. Sinclair's lease on Teapot
Dome naval oil reserve in Wyoming
today was cancelled and the property
turned back to the United States navy
when u. S. Judge T. Blake Kennedy
signed a decree of cancellation. The
order was signed on order of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
In losing all rights and title to Tea
pot Dome Sinclair today also failed in
an effort to salvage perhaps million
dollars fro mthe wreckage when Judge
Kennedy overruled motion of coun-
sci for the Mammoth Oil company,
which sought to have inserted in the
cancellation decree a provision that a
quit claim deed to land in the reserve
delivered by the company to the
United States as prerequisite to the
lease, should be returned to the Nam
moth Oil company. Owen j. Rober' S
of government counsel, resisted the
motion and the court declined to in
corporate the proviso in the cancella-
ton order
While counsel for the government
characterized the quit claim as prob
ably worthless" other appraisements
of it's worth have been as high as
$1,000,000.
Judge Kennedy in denying the petit
ton of Sinclair's counsel for the in
corporation of the proviso for the re-
turne of the "Belgo" and Pioneer
titles to oil placer locations made In
the reserve area prior to is with
drawal from entry, said he would not
go outside the mandate of the su-
preme court of the United States in
saving what shall be done here" This
action of the court left the United
States in possession of the quit claims
and possession therefore of title to the
reserve which is undisputed.
The signing of the cancellation de-
cree brought to an end litigation OF
more than two years standing during
which the federal government sought
to regain possession of the naval Oil
reserve. Originally instituted by spe-
cial government counsel named by
President Coolidge, the suit was di-
rected against the Mammoth Oil COM
pany, holders of the lease on Teapot
Dome, Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing
company, and the Sinclair Pipe Line
company. The purpose of the suit was
to set aside a lease given by Edwin
DENLY, then secretary of the navy, and
Albert B. Fall, then secretary OF the
interior, on April 7, 1922, to the Nam
mo4h Oil company. Dissolution OF a
supplemental agreement made on Feb
ruary 9, 1923, also was asked.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-30
FIGHT CAMPS
Are BUSY WITH
TRAINING MEN

There is a sound of thumps and
quick breathing about the various
training camps of fighters in this
area these days and upon investigat-
ing one finds that the boys who are
slated to mix it at the Camp Jones
service club on the evening Of Janu-
themselves into shape.
Joe Blackburn, the veteran ring
general is oiling the kinks out OF
his muscles. He is hard enough but
q bit afraid of his age Blackburn
wants to win from Battling Hicks
because Hicks is much younger than
he is and is a first class fighter.
One of these boys is going to do
something next Tuesday night that
he has not done before for a very
long time. That is, one of them is
going to lose fight. The fans are
all betting that it won't be draw
and with the records Of both these
boys considered there is no way to
figure which is likely to. lose for
neither has ever lost enough fights
to count against him to any great
extent.
Jack Beaver is as confident as
ever that he can win his bout but
so is Spike Riley who will meet
Beaver in the semi-final. The odds,
if any will probably be on Beaver.
He is better known as two-fiSted
ring artist here. Riley is a good man
and the fight is well matched.
The kids in the curtain raiser
are going to attract lots Of fans
for they are trained kids who are
not afraid of hard, heavy gloves.