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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

whirlpool of controversy, with ore
group advocating governmental aid.
and the other asking the Federal ac-
tivities to withdraw. The question of
local patronage is involved because
many shipyards are hopeful that the
government will assist them in build
ing a merchant marine and keep the
shipyards along the coast.
The leaders of industry and finance
are in Washington these days attend
ing the hearings regarding proposed
investigation of public utilities. 1t is
assumed that the Walsh resolution
will be passed within a short time in
a somewhat modified manner, which
is bound to affect stocks in public
utilities. This is practically the first
time that electric power and other
organizations in the utility field have
been subjected to real serious
scrutiny by the national legislative
body and considerable concern is
manifested. These enterprises have
developed enormously within rela-
lively few years and they have never
been seasoned along with other lines
of business by the fire of Congress
sional investigating activities. They
do not know what to expect and are
alarmed over the effect upon the in
vestigating public. The feeling exists
that the utility organizations are so
firmly established that they will be
in position to weather the political
attack without material damage.
Quite bit of time is being taken
up at present in Congress with dis
cussions relative to the immigration
laws. There are many who are in
favor of pairing more closely the quo
tas assigned to various countries, and
bill has been introduced which
would restrict immigration until jan
uary 1, 1885. There has been a small
increase in the appropriation for the
Department of Labor, but it is not
large enough to increase the number
OF aliens being deported monthly over
the present monthly average.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

many years he has been affiliated
with the General Electric Co., one of
whose leading electricity experts he
now is.
Danes i'm Washington.
An invitation to the DaniSh-Amer-
lean public to attend Danish Luth-
eran services at Apartment II, THE
Homestead, 1914 Eleventh st. NV,
Washington, D. c., has been publish
ed by a committee in that city. Da-
nish Lutheran clergymen who visit
Washington are urged to communi-
cate with Rev. S. C. Andersen, Y. M.
C. A., Washington, who will make ar
rangements for their conduct of serv-
ices. 1t is the aim of the committee
to make it possible for ministers and
members of both the Danish Luth-
eran churches to worship while in
Washington.
Nils ASther in Hollywood.
The most recent addition to the
group of Scandinavian movie stars at
Hollywood, CAL, is that of Nils Asther,
Swedish "star" who has won great
fame throughout continental Europe;
he has appeared in a series of SEN
sational German film creations, and
is now to be associated with Pola
Negri in a new American production,
Rachel. Mr.. Asther is a native of
Malmo, Sweden, and for some years
was connected with Swedish movie
firms, but soon was discovered" by
the Germans who offered him lucra-
tive contracts. The presumption is
that the Hollywood offers have been
still more lucrative.
IbSen Monument.
Plans are on foot in New York for
the placing and unwilling of Henrik
Ibsen monument in connection with
the festivities which will be arranged
to commemorate the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of that Nor
wegian who, by fairly general consent
is recognized as the greatest drama
list of modern times. The monument
committee comprises Eugene O'Neil,
now said to be the greatest Of con-
temporary American dramatists; Mrs.
Minnie Madern Fiske and Eva LEGAL
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
MANY FROM PINE
COUNTY AT u MEET

Pine county had a share in the
largest statewide farmers meeting
of the year in Minnesota. This meet
ing was the Farmers and Home
Makers Short Course at University
Farm, st. Paul, last week, January
16 to FL. 1t was attended by some
two thousand men and women, young
and old, from nearly every part of the
state. Those who attended did so in
order to make study of farming and
of home-making problems of almost
every kind; in order to attend the an
nual meetings of various statewide
organizations, such as the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation and the Min
nesota Livestock Breeders Assn; in
order to enjoy fine winters vacation
in pleasant surrounding. DR.. A. v.
Storm, director of the short course,
regards this years course as one Of
the best in the history of the Uni
versity Department of Agriculture.
Those from this county who attend
ed were:
P. M. Haug, Pine City; Algot John
son, Braham; ]. w. Holiday, Pine
City; Adolph Johnson, Sandstone; A.
H. Petersen, Askov; John Bugge,
Sturgeon Lake; Irven Hawkins, Pine
City; V. E. Ericsson, Stanchfield; ]. W..
Kyro, Finlayson; Mrs. Lillian Ander-
son. Markville; Evelyn Bergman,
Markville; Arthur Blomberg, Pine
City; Louis Clausen, Askov; Thorvald
Clausen, Askov; M. D. Dougan, Bruno;
Valborg Flint, Askov; Werner Buck
Johnson, Askov; George Larsen,
Askov; Clarence Morgensen, Askov;
Henry Nielsen, Askov; Alexander
Paulsen, Askov; Arnold Peterson,
Sturgeon Lake; Hans Petersen, Askov;
Henry Petersen, Askov; L. C. Peder-
sen, Askov; Mrs. B. Van Alstein,
Markville; Alvin ]. Jensen, Askov.
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81 " ODaley

Washington, January 25.-The var
ious farm groups are still at odds
over the methods of legislative relief
for agriculture. The equalization pro-
position which was responsible for
the Presidential veto last year has
arisen again to block the proponents
of farm relief. The slipping in ranks
of these advocates has not aided the
chances of the bill passing at an
early date. The Senate is not giving
as much attention to the subject this
year because of the rebuke admin
istered by House leaders after the
Senate passed the McMaster resolu-
ton calling for tariff revision pri-
marily designed to assist agriculture.
The House will want to originate
farm relief as we'll as demand it's
right to sponsor tariff revision.
The Administration and the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee are
watching closely developments at
Havana There is more at stake in
these exchanges of opinion regarding
T1hlCl ISo Oio lto lSloIlOiS '" I'LL tiiS
Latin-American countries than ap-
pears on the surface. The Latins, our
neighboring republics to the south,
are high strung and easily offended.
1t takes diplomacy of the highest or
der to avoid errors which might re-
suit in costly Misunderstanding. The
visit of President Coolidge has made
the task of our commissioners some
what more simple and is sure to bear
results.
The radio tangle over the rights of
broadcasting stations to the air is
consuming considerable time in the
Congressional Committees. There is
the usual struggle in this new field
between the so-called combine of
larger interests which are affiliated
through mutual patents, ETC., and the
Independents among the radio outfits.
The control of the air is largely be-
coming an acute problem for the leg
islators.
The Shipping Board continues to be
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YoungquistS, except the fact that
Youngquist took supper at Shocks,
but a 80 caliber Colt revolver found
at Shocks house is held in evidence
as possibly being the gun which
caused the death of Smith. The re-
volver was found by Deputy Sheriff
]. G. Danelski of Bremen township.
who was called to assist Sheriff Deg
erstrom in making the arrest. Dan
elski found the revolver under the
stairway at Shocks house nicely
cleaned and stored in tin box as if
it had not been used for some time.
The caliber of the revolver, however,
together with the fact that it has
eight chambers in the magazine and
room for another charge in the barrel
makes it possible that it was used in
numbering Smith.
Smith was unmarried, 33 years old,
and had been around Rutledge for the
past three years, working at various
jobs and doing only little farming.
Smith was one-armed man. At
one time he operated hotel at
Braham for few months. The body
was taken to the village hall in Rut-
ledge Saturday forenoon. A jury gave
the verdict of Death resulted from
shooting by an unknown hand" Fol-
lowing that the body was removed to
the Bowers undertaking rooms at Fin
layson awaiting word from relatives
who up to that time had not been To-
Gated. DR.. w. c. Ehmke of Willow
River, was also called in to assist
with the case.
Snoek and Youngquist are both un-
der arrest charged with first degree
murder The preliminary hearing
will be held at Pine City either to-
day or tomorrow and it is then ex-
pected that one or perhaps both will
be bound over to the district court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
MURDERED IN
HIS own HOME
Milo H. Smith, Farming
West of Rutledge, is Rid
died With BulletS.-Bud
Snoek and Ben Young
quist are Held.

A gruesome crime occurred in Pine
county Friday evening when Milo H
Smith, residing two miles west of
Rutledge, was shot and killed in his
own home. The murder occurred be-
tween the hours of $50 and 500 and
the victims body was first discovered
by a man named Moilonen, who had
been staying with Smith. Moilonen,
upon his return from doing chores at
the barn, found Smith lying face down
on the kitchen floor in a pool of
blood. He at once reported the MUIR
der to neighbors, who called Sheriff
Fred Degerstrom on the phone and
informed him of the crime. The
sheriff and Coroner w. p. Gottry hurri-
ed to the scene of the crime and began
an investigation. The coroner found
that Smith had been shot nine times,
one bullet having passed through his
head, and the other eight shots hav-
ing evidently been fired into the mans
back as he lay face down on the
floor.
Investigation made Saturday and
Sunday by Sheriff Degerstrom and
County Attorney M. B. Hurley pointed
to Ben Youngquist, a neighbor, but
when arrested, he stoutly denied the
crime and after some questioning &C
cused Bud Snoek of having killed
Smith. Smith, according to evidence
gathered, had not been on friendly
terms with either Youngquist or
Snoek, although no direct motives
could be discovered for the commit
ing of such bloody crime.
Snoek was placed under arrest late
Sunday afternoon, but stoutly denied
any connection with the crime. Ac-
cording to Youngquist's confession,
he took supper at Shocks place and
after supper Snoek suggested going
over to Smiths. On arrival at
Smiths house, Snoek raped on the
door, which was opened, admitting
both Youngquist and Snoek. Young
quist states that Smith stepped up to
him and said in a menacing manner,
Don't you know you're not welcome
here, Ben," whereupon Snoek fired on
Smith, dropping him to the floor and
then standing over him, fired eight
more shots into his back.
Snoek denies all this confession of
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tention has been given the program of
entertainment to be presented daily
with exceptional new features. The
mezzazine floor of the Auditorium
will be converted into large bali
room and music for dancing and spe-
cial programs will be furnished by
one of the. outstanding orchestras of
the Northwest. Theatre managers of
Saint Paul are assisting in the selec-
ton of performers and in the super
vision of the staging of the daily
vaudeville shows.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
.NeU, Cars at
st. Paul ShoU
Latest in Passenger Cars to
be Shown at the Big
Show in the Capitol City
From February 4 to II.

Saint Paul automobile dealers will
make their annual showing of new
models of passenger and commercial
cars and accessories at the Saint Paul
Auditorium the week of February 4th
to 18th. Aside from the fine display
of the latest developments in motor
dom, the 1928 Saint Paul show Will
be notable by reason of the unique
setting. The Saint Paul Auditorium
will be transformed into a mammoth
Japanese garden, Veritable floral
fairyland, which will give this OK
position the most unique decorative
scheme presented by any show this
season, even including the New York
and Chicago shows.
All the latest models of leading
makes of cars including the famous
Dodge Victory Six, the new Pontiac,
the new Chevrolet, which have at
tracted the attention of the public
particularly, will be exhibited at the
Saint Paul show. More than 5000
square feet of floor space is available
at the Saint Paul Auditorium and the
management of the show has found it
necessary in order to meet demands
for display to make use of 1000 feet
additional space in boxes in the thea
tire section and is arranging to build
special platform section of more
than 1000 additional square feet
which will give the Saint Paul show
a total display space of more than
Is, 900 square feet.
Show is Downtown.
The staging of the Saint Paul auto
mobile show in the municipal Audi
forum this year instead of at the
Overland building is of particular ad-
vantage to out of town visitors as the
downtown location is unusually ac-
cessible to railway and motor bus
terminals and to hotels and cafes IN
the heart of the shopping and theatre
district. An important part of the
attendance at the Saint Paul show
will be that attracted by merchants
and other out of town visitors coming
to participate in the annual Market
Week activities. Reduced railway
fares will permit residents of other
Northwest communities to enjoy the
Saint Paul Automobile show at sub
stantial saving in transportation ex-
pense. The Saint Paul show will be
the only Northwest exposition at
which both passenger cars and COM
mercial vehicles will be exhibited. A
substantial portion of the display also
will be devoted to a selected array of
special features will be an aviation
display and a special exhibit by .he
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
Commission of the new electric cross
ing warning apparatus. Special at
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

Marketing of farm products and
the feeding of dairy and beef cattle
are timely subjects for most farmers.
The agricultural. extension service of
the university has a supply of bulle-
tins entitled, Questions and Answers
on Marketing" Feeding Dairy Cattle
HOMEGROWN Feeds for Profit" and
Results of the First Annual Mime
sofa Carload Baby Beef Contest"
copies of which can be had without
cost by writing the extension head
quarters at University Farm, st. Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
Fertilizer Johnson.

A little colored girl, a newcomer
in Sunday school, gave her name as
Fertilizer johnson.
Later the teacher asked the child's
mother if that was right.
Yes, ma'am, OATS her name" said
the fond parent.
You see, she was named for me
and her father Her fathers name
am Ferdinand and my name is Liza.
So we named her FertiliZer.-Watch
mans Examiner.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26
SANDSTONE, BRAHAM
WIN OVER PINE CITY
Braham High School Has Won IL
Games i'm Basket Ball This
Year. = Other County Seat
Events.

The Pine City highschool basket
ball team lost two games during the
past week. The first game was with
Sandstone on the armory floor last
Friday evening and resulted in a
score of 20 to 10 in favor of Sandstone.
The second game was with Braham
on Monday evening and the score was
26 to 10 in favor of Braham. This is
Brahams strong year in basketball
as they have won eleven straight vic
over the strong Cambridge team.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

tional schemes that had infested the
new business and promising the best
efforts of the association to clean
house,. Cooperation with state Of
ficials was also pledged.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

The garage and auto business of
the Gillespie, Auto Company at Pine
City, has been sold 10 Art Smith of
Center City, and Ebon Gillespie of
Anoka. These two men will soon as
sumo full control of the business at
Pine City, handling the Buick, Oak
land, and Pontiac cars. H. Jorgensen
who has been in charge of the garage
for the past year and half, will re-
main with the new company for a
time, as will also Jack DuHoux and
Erick Larson, two other employees.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-26

L. F.. Appleby, secretary of the Pine
County Poultry Association. has been
elected to the board of the State
Poultry Association. The state show
was held at the st. Paul auditorium
January 81 to "a and drew several
thousand birds from all parts of the
state. The board of directors consists
of twenty-one members, seven of
which are elected each year for a
term of three years.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-11

his way into fifth place with three
hits. Pete Zapatka of the Pirates
also ieaped into the quest and
climbed to eighth position.
Although he could not add to his
total, Bucheri stayed at the top OF
the hitmakers with IL safe blows
Francis Begiey continued his work
OF making runs, getting three more
and bringing his total to II.
The 80 batters hitting 800 or bet
ter are the following; Surko. Cardi-
rails, 500; Lindgren, Rangers, $40;
Fitzpatrick, Tabs. 500; KAMA, Bur-
ritts. ,455; NJ. Argosy, Rangers. .429:
Bucheri, Burritts, .42S: j. Rose. Bur-
ritts. Al: Zapatka, Pirates. 400;
Carlson. Pirates, .S99; AIlander.
West Ends. .S75; Huber, West Ends.
.375: Cormier, West Enus. 1865; Nc
Aloon, Pirates. 1854; Hayes. Rang
ers. .S53.
Weir, Pirates, 500: Salina, Card!-
mails, $50; Charlow, Pirates. .34S:
Luty. Burritts. .S4S: Smithwick
/ W est T-iluS, 900 hcCdDe, aus,
1893: Hinchey, Tabs. S3S: Kane. Tabs,
1888; Anderson. Rangers. 1888; Basil,
West Ends, BIS: Sheehan, West
Ends, SIG; Elton, Rangers. .3l3:
Begley, Pirates. .S04; Casey. Rang
ers, 500; Seifels. Rangers, 800; P,
! Rose, Burritts, 300.
| Charley breeder. Burritt center
fielder, continues to trail the league
/ having an unmarried average of alb
solutely nothing in Is trips to the
plate. Mcnamara OF the Tabs. with
.o67. and Wojack of the West Ends,
with .oS3. are now far ahead of him.
The Pirates continue to top the
league in team batting with .e9l
Average. The Rangers are second
with .2716. the others being as fol-
lows; Burritts, .e59; West Ends
"a: Cardinals, ,elS; Tabs .179. The
Burritts have the margin in field
ing. their percentage being 927. The
Rangers have 1921 and the Pirates
800. The Cardinals average is $50.
the Tabs, .s74, and the West Ends,
So.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-11
Two COMPETITORS
N)R HITTING Lead
lnd6fn Of Rangers and Surko
Of Criminals DeadlOCkM

Red" L&dgren, Ranger infielder
battered hisway into . tie for first
place in the ace for City league hit
ting hono"s LIT week by driving out
two hits in tree ofric.a, times at
bat and drawag even with surko
Of the Cardinalsat the percentage of
800. surko didnot play last week
and his average remained station
ary. He has got seven hits in IA
tries. while Lindghn has made six
in IL attempts. "BEgy" Fitzpatrick
OF the Tabs has 40 average hut
1t is for one game nIv and doe,
not put him in the rhning.
The other three me, who were
tied with surko week ,go fell Off
In the past weeks gams. Bruno
KAMA managed to get oe hit in
three tries and stopped hiA down
ward slide at .4aM while Acheri
went hitless and dropped to ~ and
Harold Casey pumped all dway
from first to eth position by his
failure to connect safeiy.A Milo 81
Gosy. Ranger third baseniah. pusfts
New Britain herald., 1928-08-11
AL C0NLEY Meets
Lynch ON MONDAY
State Lightweight Champ De.
tends Laurels in Hartford Ring

Hartford, Aug. l1-Al Conley.
New London liEhtweiS Who fought
MS way to the state lightweight
championship, meets Billy Lynch of
New York in the star bout at the
hartford Nelodrome next Monday
night.
! Lynch, who was known as Youn,
herman IN ms earlier ring days, ha $
Just launched out under his oun
name and is in the charge of Dan
mickey, veteran handler of boxers.
VINO brought Paul Berlenbach ia
'ne front, earning for Berley a lot
OF fame and not little of the coin
Of the realm.
Hckey's new protege has been IN
'he professional boxing game two
years; at first, he seemed to be 60
ing nowhere in particular: then
hickey took hin, in tow and he is
p'iihg UP real string Of victories.
tohley is a rugged. fast boy and
good puncher SO that Lynch seems
due for busy night.
This bout will be OF eight rounds.
as are all the star bous on the
popular-priced new talent cards al
the Nelodrome. These shows are
drawing big galleries to the biz
arena on tine Conavv:.cut boulevard
every Monday night.
In addition, there will he eixb,
four-round bouts OH the supporting
card.
The feature among The four
FOUNDERS is the bout between Jack
Kelly OF Waterbury. former sta,e
amateur mddle weight and Iixbt
heavyweight champion, and Raw
sahborn OF Hartford, who was cut.
ting a wide swath in the amateur
ranks when the Connecticut A. A.
L. fell under the Ian of the national
body.
Kelly and Sanborn are terrific hit
tiers with many knockouts to their
credit and kayo seems proba bic
IN this Monday night meeting. kel-
~ Will be the favorite. but Sanborn
has won several bou.s or late when
his opponent was the choice before
he battle.
The other four-rounders are:
Jack Dietel, Holyoke. VS.. Harry
Banker. Hartford, heavyweight
class; Roland Roche, Holyoke, VS..
Joe Maiselli New Haven, l22
pounds; Brownie Tucker, Hartford,
VS.. Young EXcelliento, South Man.
chester. l22 pounds: Harry Seeche,
Hartford, VS.. Tom Dixon, Hartford,
l41 pounds; Joe Zotter, New Britain
VS.. Charlie Romano, Hartford, 1875
pounds; Kid Thomas New Britain,
VS.. Roscoe Davis, Hartford, 1855
pounds: Zeke Mailer. Hartford. VS..
Joe Moen, New Haven. 1877 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-11
SMITH FINALLY
Wins A CONTEST
New Teams Show Strength in
Rotary League Games

In the two games played at Wal
nut Hill park yesterday afternoon
in the Rotary baseball league Smith
won its first game Of the season
beating Vance while Willow Brook
retained its s'"nding in first place
by smothering the Y. NJ. c. A. -
to I.
Vance, Smith
Smith finally came into it. S,n
yesterday and handed the Vance
team neat trimming to the tune
OF Is TO S. The Vance crew started
off as If it was going to win the
game but lack Of good pitching
threw away all the advantages
gained IN the early innings.
French, serving them up for the
winners, was in good form. He
walked II men but these passes
we're pretty we'll scattered. Between
them. the three Vance pitchers
passed 20 men, time after time
forcing in runs and allowing Smith
to pile up its total.
with many errors on both sides
Inc game was listless affair
When a pitcher would get going
IN fairly GOOD shape, his team mates
would bunsle things up and before
the opposing rally could be
stopped. several runs were scored.
1t was ar even battle up to the
NTH inning when Smith started on
rampage. scored five runs and
LOOK the lead never TO be headed
again.
Mahoney's work in left field for
'ne losers was one of the features
New Britain herald., 1928-08-11
WEST ENDS AND PIRATES
FACE TOUGH OPPOSITION
First Place to Be Decided This Afternoon in City
League-League Leaders Slated to Meet Heavy.
Hitting Rangers-Corsars Stacking Up Against
Burrtts-Tabs and Cardinals to Battle for Cellar
Position-Colliers and Burritt Reserves Also Play.

Rangers at 2 o'clock OIL Diamond
No. ?. This should be battle we'll
worth seeing as the West Ends suf-
fered their first defeat last week.
The Rangers have started to play
real baseball and they are all set
to dump the West Ends out Of the
drivers seat.
The Pirates and Burritts will bat
tie it out on Diamond No. at 4
o'clock. The Burritts pinned a de-
feat on the West Ends last week
and they are all set TO take a fall
out of the hish-ridng Pirates to-
day. Both teams will have their
strongest combinations in the game
and there should he plenty, of fire
works for the fans.
Junior City League
Tho Golfers and Burritt Reserves
are scheduled to meet in a Junior
City League game on Diamond No.
> at O'Clock. This will be a battle
OF battles and both teams will be
out to win.