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agree as to whether it is. genuine
or merely fraud. The Inscription
on the stone, carved in runic letters.
purports to be the final message of a
party of Norwegians who were mas
sacred some time in the fourteenth
century. Historians generally agree
that no Europeans had ventured that
far into the North American continent
in the fourteenth century, but those
who believe in the genuineness of the
Kensington stone are firm in their
assertions that it proves the presence
of Norsemen in what is now Mime
sofa some 600 years ago.
IngerSlew Back.
Rev. John P. Ingerslew has returned
to Denmark after his three-month
visit to the United States, and he
told reporters that he had succeeded
in accomplishing what he set out to
do, namely to clear his name. Mr..
Ingerslew, formerly a pastor of Danish
Methodist congregations in this coun-
try, had become involved in the very
complicated case against Bishop An
ton Bast; aspersions had been cast
upon him, and as he was the accuser
in the case against Mr.. Bast who was
convicted and punished for having
made personal use of charity funds,
counter accusations were made
against him. He now is satisfied that
his record is clear.
A Warning.
The Foreign Office of Norway
through its consuls and vice consuls
in the United States and Canada has
issued a warning against immigrants
returning to Norway in quest of
steady work as a result of the recent
announcement that the, Norsk Hydro
had become merged with vast Ger
man chemical concern, and that ap-
proximately 100 million dollars will
be spent on new plants in Norway.
Norsk Hydro is the greatest indus
| trial concern in Norway. 1t is ex-
planned in the warning to Norwegians
abroad that the firm finds it possible
to employ all its men within the bor-
derlines of Norway, and that returning
Norwegians are likely to become dis
appointed if they expect employment
at the plants.
Judge Dahl Dead.
John A. Dahl, for fifteen years a
probate judge of Hennepin county,
Mimi, died few days ago, Ga years
old. Because of failing health he
had resigned from his office about ten
days before his death. Judge Dahl
was native of Sweden, and had come
to the United States at the age of
4, his parents settling in Scott county.
For many years he was a practising
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Mr.. and Mrs. X. F. Goranson of
Sandwich, Sweden, were guests at a
series of banquets arranged by friends
in Chicago last week. Mr.. Geranson
is managing director of the Sand
vixen steel and iron works and is
making a business visit to the United
States. When a younger man he
travelled extensively through Europe,
studying the steel and iron produc-
tion in various countries, and at the
turn of the century he was in New
York, studying metallurgy and ma
tional economics at Columbia univers-
ity which gave him it's Master of Arts
degree. The Sandwich works are
among the largest within the Euro
pean iron industry.
A Worlds Record.
The speed boat, Fan Tall, owned
and piloted by Mrs. William B. Leeds,
the former Princess Xenia of Russia,
cut through the waters of Long Is
land Sound last week at a speed of
60 knots an hour, said to be worlds
record, especially when considering
the fact that the boat was carrying
"a persons. Sitting beside Mrs. Leeds
at the wheel was Johannes Plum,
designer of the boat; he is yacht
ing enthusiast and was at one time
an attache of the Danish legation in
Washington. He has been working
for sixteen years on his idea of a
boat that will skate over the water
as if it were ice'' The speed at
tanned by Fan Tail" is caused by
a device constructed by Mr.. Plum,
and placed at the stern of the boat
as well as several inches below the
surface of the water. But what the
device consists of-ah, that's the
secret
Carl Lundin Dead.
Carl Lundin of Pittsburgh, Pa, died
last week at the age of Is years; he
had been living as a recluse for the
last twelve years despite the fact that
at one time he was widely known be-
cause of his invention of a process
by which gas might be extracted from
coal; he had demonstrated that it was
possible to obtain million cubic feet
of gas from 100 tons of hard coal,
and also asserted that gas might be
obtained from soft coal and even
from peat. He was born in Sweden
where he had spent the greater part
of his life.
At the Runic Stone.
On November 20 a gathering Of
chiefly orwegian-Americans took
place at the place where the so-called
Kensington stone was found near
Kensington, MINI. Although it is the
better part of generation since this
stone was found, scholars still dis
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
In Auto Accident.

Leonard Hoglund, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. ]. Hoglund of Finlayson, who
is attending the State University, met
with a bad automobile. accident in
St. Paul Saturday night. He was ac-
companied by young man and two
ladies. They were on their way to a
dance when the collision with another
car took place. The Hoglund car
was badly damaged. Leonard was
thrown out of the car onto the pave
ment, receiving several bruises about
the head. One of the young ladies
received broken collar bone. They
were taken to hospital where it is
reported that they are recovering
nicely.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01

T. H. No. 10 Montrose to west coun-
ty line, 1876 miles, comprising
$4,000 Gu. yds. excavation.
T. H. No. 11-Between Baudette and
Clementson, 7.9 miles, comprising
10000 Gu. yds. excavation.
Bridges.
T. H. No. Near Hawley, bridge
No. 4764, two spans at &c feet each.
T. H. No. Near Sank Centre,
bridge No. 4671,, three spans at SO
feet each.
T. H. No. 5-Near Shakopee, bridge
No. 2442, five spans at 35 feet each.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01

attorney at law in Superior, Wis, and
Minneapolis; in 1908 was elected as
sistant city attorney of the latter city,
and since 1912 had been. probate
Judge. -
ListOe in u. s.
Col. Seren Listoe who now spends
a part of every year in Denmark, his
native country, has just returned to
the United States and will spend
some time at his estate in Virginia.
Mr.. Listoe-who was born in Copen-
hagen in 1S46-was at one time pub
Usher and editor of the Danish-Nor-
wegian weekly, Northwestern, pub
lished in St. Paul. Later he was ap-
pointed American consul at Duessel-
was U. S. consul general at Rotter-
dam. Since retiring few years ago
he has been devoting his time to oc-
casional free-lance journalism as well
as to the management of his estate.
Anderson Appointed.
Arthur Anderson, a native of Nor
way, has been appointed a member
of the board of trustees of the Chi
.cago Northwestern University to sue
coed the late Elmer H. Gary. Mr.
Anderson who specializes in economic
subjects, has for many years been af-
filiated with universities in Illinois
and is considered an expert in his
line by the financial circles of Amer
lea.
"Cheapening Effect"
Several leading newspapers in Swe-
den are complaining in editorial ar
ticles that Swedish tours arranged by
Swedish-American singing clubs and
societies of recent years have become
so numerous as to give their concerts
over there rather "cheapening eff
feet" Ito quote Stockholm paper).
1t is charged that when these visits
become so frequent as to deprive
them of the spirit of real festivity,
it is time to curtail the tours. Better
to have few and far between, the
Swedish press says, than to have
many, one right after the other.
She's Still Hopeful.
Mrs. Frances Wilson Gray who re-
Gently made several attempts to fly
from America to Denmark in her air.
plane, Dawn, has arrived in Berlin
where she went into conference with
her friend and hacker, Mrs. Mabel
Anchor of Hillerod, Denmark. Mrs.
Grayson still maintains that she is
going to make the chop, probably
some time during the winter, but she
has come to the conclusion that the
trip will have to be undertaken in
several sections, with stops in Ire
land and England, There is a prob
ability that she will select a Danish
aviator for her pilot, according to an
interview printed in a Berlin paper
and cabled to this country.
Becomes Chief Engineer.
Magnus Gundersen, a Norwegian
civil engineer in Chicago, has been
appointed chief engineer of the archi-
tect firm, Andersen, Graham, Brobst
& White, succeeding the late Joachim
Gjaver, likewise native of Norway.
Mr.. Gundersen was graduated from
the technical college at Trondhjem
and is an officer in the Norwegian ar
my. He has been active among
Scandinavian engineers in Chicago for
several years. 80
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
2 FIRE SCARES
AT SANDSTONE
Fire Department Called to
A. S. Larson Potato
Warehouse and C. ].
Pearson Clothing Store.
Basket Ball Friday.

Early Sunday morning, the fire de-
partment was called to the A. S. Lar
son potato warehouse where fire had
started from an overheated stove.
The quick response of the firemen
saved the building from possible ruin.
The fire department was again called
out Tuesday afternoon when fire had
started in the basement of the C. ].
Pearson store, from stove explosion.
1t was put out before it had gained
much Roadway.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
Pine CITY AT
BASKET BALL
County Seat High School
Team Plays First Game
With LindStrOm = Center
City Friday Other Pine
City News.

The Pine City high school basket
ball team will open it's schedule Fri
day evening when it meets the strong
Lindstrom-Center City high school
team on the latter's floor The local
team will have three letter men from
last year in the lineup and the
game promises to give test as to
their probable strength for the COM
ing year. Coach Adrian Schweiger
is again with the team. this being
his third year as coach at Pine City.
He has developed some very fast
teams in the past two years, and is
doing his best to shape up a winning
team this year from raw material.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01

a greater number of entries. Prem
ium lists have been printed and will
be mailed out by the secretary within
the next week. Mr.. Appleby will mail
lists to all those whom he knows to
be interested in poultry. If you do
not receive a list, write to Secretary
L. F. Appleby, Pine City, Mimi, and
he will send you one.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
COMMISSIONERS MEET MONDAY

The board of county commissioners
of Pine county will meet in regular
session at the court house in Pine
City on Monday, Dec. 5, commencing
at p. m, when regular routine bust
ness will be transacted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
A NOTE TO TEACHER

Dear Teacher: Kindly excuse
Johnnie's absence yesterday. He fell
in the mud. By doing the same you
will greatly oblige his mother"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01

Getting the baby to sleep is hardest
when she is about eighteen.-Centre
Colonel.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01

attorney at law in Superior, Wis, and
Minneapolis; in 1908 was elected as
sistant city attorney of the latter city,
and since 1912 had been, probate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
ton which stands between them and the factories and

production which stands between them the
workshops.
AS the unemployed the competition for the job
and the bosses lower This turn aggrayaes
the whole situation Production per worker also
the bosses able point to the employed workers that
there is army of obes waiting take the place
who fails to turn out the of production which
the bosses demand.
The American labor movement has been living fools
paradise has believed all the bunk relative
character of American prosperity and labor ofcadom
echoed the propaganda of the employers ressng the beneficial
nature of high productivity.
One important thing has been forgoteor suppressedby
labor officiadom 1t that American workers. unlike the work
ing of the Soviet Union the goods they
produce Whereas the first charge upon produc
ton in the Soviet Union increased standard of living
the workers. the United States increased production merely
adds to the number of unemployed and lays basis ma
onwde attack the living standards of the working
Preparations must be made to prevent the of the
poyed by the BOSSES The obss workers be organized
their organizations must be made part of the labor
the demand for their maintenance full trade wages
raised and fought for it be made that capitalist
and industry must support the unemployed army
they create.
Unemployment here permanent phenomenon 1t must
be treated passing development but living
problem which, if not met class ISSUE will become terrible
weapon in the hands of the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
claw and Order''

Came the 22nd of August. Charley
reported to work in somewhat more
excited mood than was usual with
him. He requested his foreman to
give him regular schedule truck as
he expected to be called out sometime
during the day. The anticipated call
came about IL a. m. Walking through
the factory gate he was nabbed by his
major. Complying with the orders of
his superior he went home, put on
his uniform and reported for duty
at the state armory. When he reached
the armory he found several com
panies of their regiment already
there, fully armed and "rarin to go"
In short speech their officer had in
formed them of the object of their
mobilization. 1t was to give "them
damned dagoes, who think they can
run our country" lesson in Amer
icanism.
When towards mid-afternoon moth
ing of serious nature had transpired
the disappointment of the boys was
keen. Upon suggestion from Charley
the officer in charge and several of
the boys changed into their "civies,"
armed themselves and went to town
to see If they couldn't discover excite
ment of some kind. Search the CITY
as they might they could not find suf-
ficient preteXt upon which to "start
something" Disguised by their fail
ure they sauntered back to the arm
DRY. At the armory all through the
day there was the regimental band
whipping them into frenzy. There
were plenty of smokes and refresh
ments." All they could eat and the
more prosperous of them INDUCED in
little gambling. According to Char
ley, Their had zone helluva good time"
until about l a. m. of the 23rd of Au-
gust. At this hour someone suggest
ed, cav, let's go home. Them sons
OF bitches are yeller, they amt got
the CUTS to start nothing"
For few days after the execution
of Sacco and Vanzetti, Charley was
the object of considerable hero-wor-
ship on the part of his fellow slaves.
Gradually, as the slaves forget the
case OF the two victims of capitalist
justice, Charley sinks into oblivion,
disguised with himself for having
nothing more exciting to do than to
run the damned truck within the con-
fines of the high barbed wire fence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
Unemployment in the United States

Unemployment making itself felt in spite of the brass band
publicity for prosperity.
The Labor Bureau Inc reports that all industries list
smaller number workers employed than for the period
year ago that all except California report growing
unemployment
Dispatches Chicago tell of 100000 unemployed that
great industrial center.
John p Frey secretary of the Metal Trades Department of
the American Federation of Labor reporting to the Los Angeles
convention estimates the total number of obes 100000
with 100000 workers part time
Reports of ackness in industry from all centers
is clear that the purchasing power of he highest paid
workers the world is keeping pace with the
production made possible by Capitalization standardization
proved mechanical and the speedngup of workers.
The efficiency unonsm scheme fosted the labor
ment by the official labor leadership is taking its toll
American capitalism placing the burden of the
on inherent the of production for sale and exchange
than for upon the shoulders of the American working
Unable buy back the immense quantities of commodities they
produce the American masses confronted with surplus
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14


1T may be news to many of }ur read
Z ers that Haywood Broun who lost
a job and gained a lot Of enviable
notoriety out of his espousal of the
Sacco-Vanzetti cause, received $3.50
a week from the New York World
for turning out daily column
Whatever one may think of his
column, it must be admitted that
there are few capitalist journalists
who would swap the right Of free
expression for $3.50 a week job
And Broun was due for small raise
$50 a week-on the first of next
year if he had listened to his mas
ter's voice with the proper degree
of humility. Broun is now jabbing
at prohibition and other evils in the
columns of the Nation without in
reference from Mr.. Willard. Any
how the Baltimore Sun is said to be
willing to take Mr. Broun on at $3.50
per week, should Mr.. Pulitzer, who
is returning from wild animal hunt
in Africa be willing to forget Mr..
Broun's contract with the World.
This is gossip which may be in
teresting to the type of human who
likes to know what goes on behind
the scenes in editorial rooms and in
theatres.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
Letters From Our Readers

The murder of Wesley Everest and
the attempted murder of over a dozen
of their leading members started the
ball rolling for the bosses and the
government.
Nationwide Red raids followed.
Radical organizations were ter
rorized and Labor Unions were
stepped on hard. The Open Shop
Movement followed in full swing. Big
strikes were crushed and revengefully
and viciously the master class re-
vealed itself as the most powerful
ruling class in the world.
The frame up and murder of Sacco
and Vanzetti marked the period of
the last stage of capitalist develop
ment in America, The period of the
strongest exploiting class and the
weakest exploited class.
The capitalist class has stated it.
self and its system will die. The La
Dor Movement will nourish itself with
the blood of its martyrs and will
Grove. X. Miller, New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
Correcting an Article.
Editor, The DAILY WORKER:

EQltor, Inc DAlL1 WOkhEk:
Comrade Bill Dunno did not include
the Centralia Conspiracy of 1919 in
his review of "Frame-ups in the
American Class Struggle that APP
peared in last Saturdays Magazine
Section.
Surely the raiding Of the |. w. w.
Hall and the farcical trial at which
the wobblies were charged with hav-
ing caused the death of some of their
murderous attackers, was a most
fragrant class frame up.
. A year after the war, in 1919, Big
Business and the Government decided
upon drastic measures to stamp out
the smouldering revolutionary fires
in the American Labor Movement that
became ignited during the upheaval in
Europe.
The |. w. W. which had borne the
brunt of the persecution during the
war and which Immediately after the
war still offered the most effective
resistance to the bosses of one of the
biggest industries of the country, were
singled out for humiliation first.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14

of them with families of from three
to six children, are being held under
balls ranging from $4,000 down to
$500 on charges of unlawful as
sembly, rioting and melting to riot
and resisting officers" The trials
will come up shortly. The American
Civil Liberties Union and the Inter-
national Labor Defense have in
terested themselves in their defense,
and a well known Pittsburgh lawyer
is in charge Of the case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
BY HARRY sZARvAs.

Charley was one of a host of truck
drivers employed by one of the "pro-
gressively managed" industries in a
certain second-class city. His life
was ordinarily, like that of all slaves
working under the point SYSTEM" a
dreadful monotony.
This year, however, had brought
about some exciting changes in the
routine of Charley's existence. His
boss had given him two-weeks' va
cation with pay, with the sole pro-
vision that he spend it at one of the
numerous citizens military training
camps that infested the country. More
than this, there was the Sacco-Van-
zetti case. 1t was while Charley and
his buddies were at camp that the
news reached them from back home
that bunch of "wops" who were de-
monstrating in behalf of Sacco and
Vanzetti, whoever in hell they were,
had beaten up policeman. 1t appear
ed that as the demonstrators marched
by one of the number of factories
which are owned by Charley's boss
some hoodlum slaves employed in that
establishment provoked the marchers
by hurting missiles at them from the
windows. The policeman's interfer-
ence with the attempts of several
demonstrators to retaliate by return
ing "fire" resulted in melee in which
the guardian of claw and ORDER was
temporarily incapacitated.
The following day, after the execu-
ton of Sacco and Vanzetti had been
postponed for twelve days, Charleys
boss ordered all of the company's
property to be guarded
That the guards were only placed
there for the effect it would create,
as was apparent from the fact that
they (the guards), were unarmed and
of the lowest paid and consequently
of the most unreliable class of en-
ployes, did not matter. The "riot"
was played up by the local press. Feel
ing against the "dagoes" began to
run high. The air itself seemed to
have become electrified. Thus, just
at the height of their enjoyment at
camp, Charley and his buddies were
ordered to demobilize and entrain for
home. They were instructed by their
officer to be ready to report on mo-
ment's notice.
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Mack Dies After War Play.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Oct. 49,
Hughie Mack, 800 pound stage and
motion picture actor, was found by
his wife dead in bed here today.
Death is believed to have been caused
by heart attack.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
The Pennsylvania
Goal and Iron" Terror
Continued from the last issue)
Steve Kurepa says:

Steve Kurepa says:
"The mine bosses say l am a radi-
cal. 1t is because | am chairman of
the mine committee, and l try to
make them live up to the state laws.
When two boys were killed in our
mine because the bosses weren't liv-
ing up to the state law, went and
complained to them about the con-
dition, and told them l would have
the state law on them if it was not
remedied. The boss said: You're a
good fellow, all right, Steve, but you
are too radical
81 guess I'm too radical because |
want us to have our rights under the
state law. 1t was some of the bosses
in those nice houses up there who
sent the state police to arrest me and
beat me up. 1 am held under $4,000
bail for being at the meeting"
JOE PTASIENSKI, of Harwick,
:. twenty-one-year-old miner on
strike, said:
Il was arrested with Steve. They
didn't beat me up bad like Steve. They
just hit me three or four times been
working in the mines five years. L
was at the meeting. 1t was the worst
thing | ever saw. I saw more than
anybody would want to see. l saw
women knocked down and bleeding,
and crying for help. They were hurt
and couldn't get up, and if anybody
stopped to help, the police would
club them down too. l saw a boy
about seven or eight years old ridden
down by horse. His neck was all
bloody and they picked him up and
threw him in truck. don't know
where they took him. | am a union
miner and citizen of the United
States. ran and got away from the
meeting, but they caught me that
night with Steve"
AS a result of the incidents related
above, twenty-one union miners, most
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-21

It's yolr opportunity 10
supply present and future
needs at knockuot prices. Hero
is a splendid heavy quality
Outing Flannel going at less
than wholesale cost. We do not
guarantee quantities to last
for long get in line when
tho doors open Saturday at 8