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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21

Thursday. A very large crowd was
in attendance. The next meeting will
be held June 28th at the home oil
Mrs. C. G. Berg. All are welcome al
these meetings.
Fred Cooper was called out to Mrs
Carpenters last week to attend some
valuable stock which was sick.
Mrs. Tollefson of Cloverton, came
to Markville last Thursday evening
for violet ray treatments at Doctor
Freymiller's office.
Miss Cora Howard was married to
Arthur Williams last Thursday at
Pine City. Mr.. Williams has been
operating the barber shop during Mr.,
Towards illness. The young couple
will make their home in Hinckley'
The community extends many well
wishes to the newly married couple
DIR. and Mrs. E. F. Freymiller re-
turned early Friday morning from
Minneapolis, where they had attended
the seventy-ninth annual convention
of the American Medical association
Lowell Rutherford underwent a
successful operation at the Phalen
Park hospital for crippled children
Monday. Mrs. Rutherford went to
the city to be with him for some
time.
The many friends of c. B. Gender
are glad to see him out and around
again.
Mrs. Lucy Coleman of Brookings
S. D., and little granddaughter, Ev-
elyn, are visiting at the home OF
Leon Coleman.
Clarence Beavens had the misfor-
tune of losing his left thumb in a
saw mill Monday. DR.. Freymiller
was called to dress the injury.
Father McEnery held services at
the usual hour Sunday morning.
Lutheran services will be held at
9:15 next Sunday morning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21
OGEMA

Ogema won the ball game Sunday
against Riverside.
Lyle Schaefer came down from the
Cities Saturday. and visited at Hinck-
ley and at Ogema Sunday, Mrs.
Schaefer going as far as Hinckley
with him for a few days. The little
son, David, is staying with his grand
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaufeaux returned
from Iowa, after a weeks visit with
friends.
The nursery man from st. Cloud
was here selling nursery stock Mon
day.
Mrs. L. Alderman came home from
Milwaukee, Wis.,, bringing her moth
er, Mrs. Pratt, with her. She had
been visiting her sister for two weeks.
T. ]. Ryan is breaking for Street
land on the Swidery farm this week.
Freshman: Those towels up in my
room are so small I can't dry myself
on them properly when I battle.
Landlady: Well, you can use less
water! ,
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Noted Mrs. PankhurSt Dies

London-One Of the most pictures.
que figures in the woman suffrage
movement, Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
died in a London nursing home at the
age of 50. Death came after a com.
paratively short illness. Mrs. Pank.
hurst was the first militant suffragist
In efforts to obtain the vote for wom-
en- in England. She visited America
and lectured in behalf of her country.
OF late years, she had been a consti-
nationalist. At the time of her death
she was the Conservative candidate
for commons from Whitechapel. She
was also engaged in the peaceful and
prosperous occupation of running a
tea room.
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MARKVILLE

The daily vacation Bible school
opened on Monday with 81 pupils.
Rev. Mclean, Mrs. James Omadth,
Mrs. C. G. Coveau, Lois Hayden, will
have charge of the work.
Wilbert Benson of Saltwater, ar
rived last week to take charge of the
Lutheran church work here. Three
large classes are being prepared for
confirmation, one at Kingsdale, one
at Duxbury, and one in Markville.
The choir will meet for practice ev-
cry Thursday evening and there will
also be mid-week service and Bible
class, the date to be announced later.
The lot committee are arranging for
the purchase of a lot for the church
to be erected this autumn. Mr.. Ben
son makes his home with Otto Lind.
gren in the Kennedy house.
Miss Evelyn Bergman and Mr.. Roll
iff attended the wedding of Miss
Signe Swanson and Paul Babcock last
Friday at the brides home.
Russell Kelch has been suffering
with rheumatism the last few weeks.
Allen Grevious of Minneapolis, is
spending a short vacation at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Fora Gre
viOus.
Mr.. Betzendorfer, representing the
Standard Oil Co. was in town last
Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Brow and son, Marcel,
are visiting relatives in Rice Lake,
Wis.
Leo Hanson and c. R. Bailey made
a business trip to the Cities last
Thursday.
Carl Sliper is the proud owner of
new Pontiac car.
Mrs. Carl Plath is visiting her son,
William Plath, who lives west of
Markville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Lund and fam
lily drove to Webster Friday evening,
and Mrs. Lund is taking chiropractic
treatments there.
The play entitled, "The Path
Across the HILL" will be given in
Sandstone, Thursday evening, for the
benefit of the Markville baseball
team. Those who promoted this play
deserve much credit, and it is hoped
that they will meet with a good
house in Sandstone.
Markvillel played Riverside last
Sunday afternoon. The score was II
to Is in favor of Markville.
The creamery picnic will be held
next Saturday at Riverside. A fine
program is being prepared and a
large attendance is anticipated.
The st. Croix National Farm Loan
association held it's annual meeting
Tuesday afternoon. An account of
the meeting will be given at a later
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Slipper and little
daughter were passengers to Osceola,
Wis, Friday.
The Leon Coleman family motored
to Osceola Sunday to spend the day
with friends.
Mr. land Mrs. Emil Albrecht and
children were dinner guests at DR..
Freymiller's last Sunday.
Stanley Quigley of Superior, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Quigley.
Miss Maxine Coleman is visiting
her friend, Miss Florabel Achcroft
at Osceola, Wis.
Paul R. Babcock, carrier on Route
1, is taking his annual vacation. E.
j. Steinbring, substitute carrier, is
carrying the mail during his absence.
William Howard is slowly improv-
ing in the hospital at Superior, Wis.
Clarence Roloff of New Ulm, Mimi,
is visiting his. friend, Miss Evelyn
Bergman, for a week.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid society
met with Mrs. Eric Longstrom last
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(From Another Correspondent

Qui Parle county, Mimi, is visiting at
the Olaf Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. White from Du-
luth, spent Sunday at the Olaf Mel
son home.
E. C. White and Oscar Nelson
bought 80 acres from Mr.. White at
Bruno, in Section 1.
Albert Berg left Thursday for Min
neapolis to bring his household goods.
He will make his home here.
Friends and neighbors went to the
home of Albert Waletzko Saturday
evening and surprised Mr.. Waletzko,
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it being his birthday. All enjoyed
good time and a nice lunch was
served.
Edwin Nelson purchased a Ford car
from e C. White from Duluth.
Helmer Tingesdal spent Monday at
the Eddy home.
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II of Fl Planes Are Forced Down.

lie Bourget, France-Seventeen mill
tary airplanes of squadron Of q
were forced down, five being wrecked
and one observer killed, during night
flight from Nancy which ran into 9
violent storm in the Paris region
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Lutheran Pastors Pension Fund

DeS MOlnes-PIans for launching q
campaign to raise $1,000,000 for the
ministerial pension and aid fund of
the Lutheran Augustana Synod were
adopted by the laymen of the synod
at the annual meeting of the Synodi'
cal Lutheran Brotherhood here. The
brotherhood met in connection with
the sixty-ninth annual convention OF
the synod.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21

Prof: How many seasons in the
year are there?
Brite: There are three, Professor
football, basketball, and baseball
Bucknell Belle Hop.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21

Herrick's Resignation Forecast.
Partisan unconfirmed report was
circulated here that Myron T. Her.
rick, the United States ambassador,
will resign on account of i'll health.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21

American Want Ads are read b.
thousands. They buy or sell.
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, 1928-05-02
BURIALS
~ THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
or CHRLSTIANSTED.

April 1928.
3--WiIIiam David. died in town, aged
65 years.
12-Reginald Williams, died 10 town,
aged day.
14-EIiza Saunders, died in town, aged
60 years.
17--Maria Koria, died at P. F. Hospital,
aged SIS years.
18-Edward Evans Pilgrim, died in town,
aged As years,
9-AIexander Farrell, died 10 town,
aged SO years
24-Jamas Francis, died at ?. f. Hospi-
tai, aged as years.
2 -Remo Alexander Martin, died at T.
F. Hospital, aged Is years.
26-JOseph Christian, died at Est. Long
ford Bay aged so years.
% Wilhelm Williams, died at P. F. Hos
pitaI, aged As years.
28-Alexander Lawrence, died at R. In
sane Asylum, aged 65 years.
29-Valdemar Thompson, died at 7. +.
Hospital. aged 70 years.
29-Eldred Alfredo Henry, died in town,
aged 4 months
3O-Leroy Alfredo ContOn, died in town,
aged 6 months and 2 days.
30--Joseph Alfonso SimmOnds, died at
?. f. Hospital, aged 4 days.
, 1928-05-02
Shipping News.

The S. S. Dominica" from New York
with 4, 230 packages for This island was
due at Frederikst, d at 80 this morn
ing, sailing for the Windward Islands
at 6 D. m. today.
The S S. 'Marava!' on her way to
New York is looked for at Frederiksted
on the 10th inst.
, 1928-05-02
TELEGRAMS
ST CROIX STATION.

New York, April 30th-Ihe raw uLar
prices were unchanged, but The under
tone was a little steadier and offerings
were not aggressive. The only sale re-
ported was 81, 400 bags Philippines, in
Port. at 4.28, raw sugar futures closed
from one to two points net higher on
active position. May closed : 81, July
273. September 2.S3. December 81,
January 2.83, March 2 rs. Refined sugar
prices were unchanged at 8 80 70 600 tor
fine graduated.
Warsaw, April 30th-The phenOme-
non of black rain has been observed at
CracOw and elsewhere In Southern 70.
land and the superstitious were excited
and feared that it was a forecast of
epIdemics and a bad harvest. Similar
pneoompna were observed in Bessara-
Dla and Northern RumaGia and are at
trbutsd 10 dust from the Balkan regions
winch have been repeatedly shaken by
e4rthQu4kps during the past weeks. 1t
IS assumed at Warsaw that this dust had
been blown to Poland and precip.tited
bv mixing with rsin. Some authorIue3
SAID it might have been floating IN the
atmosphere for many months aud might
have travelled great distance.
New York, April 30th. The inst -
to dy the North Atlantic from Las t.
West may attempt ID add a round up
across tue ocean 10 CheIr lauftlS, 'F
have aunouaced. a return ulp from
Mitchel FEED, to BIldonnel fjeIu Ire and
from where they hoped eft, IS con IN
plated by the crew on the monopiane
Bremen, Captain kOehl said. The thee
, 1928-05-02

New York.--The members of the crew
of The Bremen were given an official
welcome in New York today.
ST. Louis, Mo.-LlndOergh has an
nonnced today that he would fly the
spirit of St. Louis to Washington to-
morrow and place the ship in the Smith
sonian Institution. The fight will be the
last of we"
, 1928-05-02

or four weeks. The people of St. Croix
are always glad to welcome Governor
and Mrs. Evans, and they will be pleased
to learn that they contemplate a longer
visit this time than ordinarily.
The 'Grebe" will arrive about II ~
o. m. and will remain over night, leaving
a 3 80 Q. H.. on Friday.
, 1928-05-02
Press Release.

His Excellpncy. the Governor and Mrs.
Evans will arrive in St. Croix on Thurs
day. May 3. 1923. via the u. S. S.
"Grebe". 1t is expected that their stay
in st. Croix will cover a period of three
, 1928-05-02
LOCAL

Several aliens, mainly British subjects,
we're admitted TO naturalization in the
District Court yesterday. Some SIX fail
ed to pass the examination or meet other
requirements.
A survey Of Christiausted harbor is
soon to be undertaken with the view to
dredging and making improvements to
facilitate shipping. Ii is understood that
this matter will be handled by the War
Department.
, 1928-05-02

The 'Grebe" Will arrive ABOUT II 81
o. m. and will remain over night, leaving
a 3 80 p. m. on Friday.
Us NAVAL RADIO STATION.
CHRISTIANSTED. ST. CROIX.
MAY 1ST. 1928.
(Courte5y OF thu Associated Pre8s.)
Norfolk.-Fo the second time within
a week the Shipping Board steamer
Western Ocean" has broken away from
the towing craft and is drifting at sea.
She is three hundred miles from the Vlr-
ginian Capes. Two coast guard cutters
and a Navy tug are standing by tie
"Western Ocean" She has a crew Of
thirty eight men
Paris.-Premier Poincaire won by a
comfortable majority OF at least one hun
dred in the second National election,
Chamber of Deputies With sixty five
results lacking, his supporters had won
three hundred and five seats as compared
with two hundred and sixty one they oc-
cupied in the preceding Chamber.
Spokane, WASHINGTON MAJOR John L.
Frarkher, Commander OF the Forty First
Division Air Service Unit. Washington
National Guards. died today from inju-
ries received when an aerial bomb he
was holding in his hand exploded.
Boston "A surprise resolution, charging
the management OF the Boston and Main
Railroad with injury and abuse or work
ers, was adopted here today by one thou
sand members of six ~brotherhO0ds OF
operat ng employees of the road union
leaders who made an unsuccessful, effort
to kill the motion.
Palizda Campeche, Mexico.-General
Alvaro Oregon, speaking here today In
his campaign for the Presidency, said
that peace and prosperity will be brought
to the Mexican people by the defeating
the elements of reaction who would
return the Mexican people to their old
condition Of slavery
Angora, Turkey Orders have been
given to change the Turkish alphabet
which begins with Elf" and ends With
Yes" to one beginning with A and end
ing in Z. Fifteen years are allowed be-
fore the use OF the new letters become
compulsory.
Vienna Earthquakes are continuing
steadily in The Balkan Peninsula, but the
loss of life is cpmparaUveIy small, due to
the fact that the people are staying out
OF doors.
Washington.-The Senate voted today
to investigate the leasion OF the Salt
Crew OH Fields.
New York.--Jack Sharkay knocked
out Jack Delaney in the first round of
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Frank Sievers, whose services were
enlisted only a few days ago.
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Washington Birthday
Fete Plans Are Made

Tentative plans for celebrating
the Booth anniversary IL the birth
81 George washington we're Dis
cussed 1T the White House today
by the commission appointed FOR
that purpose, with President Coul-
idge acting as ex-officio chairman.
The executive COMMITTEES, IS
which Senator Simeon I'D. F6ss 1t
ohio ii chairman. recommended the
adoption OF q plan prepared under
the direction Of DR.. Albert Bushnell
Hart, professor Of history at Har-
ward University. which calls for
comprehensive publication Or his
torica1 data relating to the life Of
washington.
The plan includes the cO-3pera.
ton Of the District Commissioners
aoverennaents OF the various States
and insllar possessions. and a pre-
posal to make Wakefield, the biEth-
place Of washington q national
shrine.
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beady eyes out Of dark corners.
In one breath he says he can feel
the hangman's moose. IN the next
he says I wish the doctors could
find out what's wrong with me-.
He is evidently toying with the
insanity idea.
He gets small comfort on that
score from this interviewer. Per.
haps I would not have been so
brave il he had not been behind
the bars, watched by guards
Mindful that he kidnapped and put
to death an innocent child, under
less protected circumstances might
not so freely have spoken my mind.
But now with a. show Of bravery
say to him II believe that the
criminal insane are more dangerous
than any other kind. And don't
believe in this in again out again
act"
What do you mean by In again,
out again?' asked Hickman with
a real show of interest.
Il mean that I don't believe the
criminal insane should be parOled.
They should be permanently segre-
gated for the protection of society.
Sane or insane there is nothing
left of the Hickman who once sWag-
gered as super-bad boy.
Elsewhere I've heard NERVES,
and women, too, say II wish could
get my hands on Hickman.
Implying, Of course, that they
would tear him limb from limb.
But when you see Hickman now,
caught in the tolls of the law, you
have faith that in spite of the
laws delays, il was well that e
man has risen to stay such ideas
Of personal vengeance.
That man Is Perry NJ. Parker,
father of Marian Parker, the child
who fell into Hicknan's fiendish
trap, and was so monstrously done
to death.
Stayed Mob Spirit
There is no question that the
mob spirit was stayed by the atti
tude of the Parker family. Not thai
they went about asking mercy fol
the murderer. But they did not
ask for personal vengeance. They
were willing to let the law take iti
course.
A close friend of the Parker fam
lily, a banker, explained the attitude
of the Parkers thus:
Perry Parker has never been
sure that capital punishment IL q
deterrent to crime. He has often
discussed the death penalty and ex
pressed doubt.
But make no mistake-he wants
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''E0K' IN COURT To PAY
H|SRECKON|NG

NJ. Hickman to do what she could
TO help her son, mo matter how
terrible his crime.
The father, William Thomas Kick.
man, divorced and since remarked.
has come to young Hickman's aid
even though he did say he could
see his son torn limb from limb"
HicIuman's elder brother, Alfred,
has dropped his studies at the Uni
versity of Kansas to be with his
mother at the trial. All three are
ready to testify that William Ed
ward Hickman Is the victim OF
hereditary insanity.
Dispositions Gathered
The dispositions, obtained by Chief
Counsel jerome Walsh from Hick-
mans former associates in Kansas
and Arkansas and comprising some
500 pages of typewriter questions
and answers. completes the defense
testimony.
Waiting to tear down the in
anity defense as soon as 1t Is
builded is an overwhelming array
of AZ State witnesses. including the
seven prosecution alienists.
Among the witnesses subpoenaed
by the State is Perry M. Parker,
father of the slain Marion. who,
In good faith. paid the Fox" $500
ransom for the mutilated body Of
what was once his living child.
Parker to Attend
Parker,s presence at the trial was
made necessary because he is to
be Hickman's chief acuser. Marian's
mother, her twin sister, Marjorie,
and her 20.year-old brother, Perry
w. Parker, have been excused and
have exposed the desire to remain
away from the. court room.
Planned Another Crime
The district attorneys office de-
clared today it was prepared to
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the death penalty for Hickman.
Marian's father believes that since
it il the law in this State. that =
murderer be punished BY death,
Hickman should be given the death
That should settle the widespread
run1or that the Parker family are
not In favor 81 the death penalty
This same friend Of the family
assures me that Parker believes
Hickman sane.
what the Parker family feels
il that society under the laws Of
the State Of California should de-
Iinand that Hickman be given the
maximum penalty.
"But. you see, the Parkers don t
want folks to get the idea that
they are going 10 be ennotiOualiy
compensated for the murder ot
Marian when Hickman j. disposed
of.
They are not emotionally wallpw-
ing out IN that stricken home in
schemes OF personal vengeance
against the slayer uf Marian. They
are all lost In the fog Of personal
grief, Iaeartache, misery.
1.-THE little girl that they loved
done to death by q 1a.vear-old
criminal. But you can't rid them
OF their loss, their sorrow. That's
the Parker family attitude"
Hickman Family
The Hickman family attitude Is
not so clear cut. No one seems to
know just what is going ON in the
head, the heart Of Nickname
mother. She has come out here to
Los Angeles to be near him. But
the emotional level OF this family
ID not one to give an indication OF
how hard the thing Ii tearing away
at that thing we call the maternal
instinct.
Outwardly she Is calm. Pity
there Is for her i'm this community
which naturally voices none for her
son. Pity that this poor, be
wildered, inarticulate mother should
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the moore, must at the outset prove
BY prepcnderance of evidence
that he wAs insane at the time OF
the crime.
The defense. and not the State,
must open the trial.
Typon the testimony Of 10 defense
witnesses and IS dispositions hinges
Faickman's ability TO convince q jury
thak the State Of California cannot
hang him for this thing that he has
done.
FOR, should the Jury find that he
was insane and unable to distinguish
between right and wrong at the time
OF this frightfuI deed, Hickman must
be sent to an asylum for the crimi-
At Ire end of . year he may de-
mnand trial to again determine his
mental condition. and Il he is found
10 have regained his sanity ne can
be set free.
Among the 10 witnesses who are
keady to testify that Hickman was
Ind is insane are four defense
hlienists who have examined him
curing the five weeks that he has
been Gagged in his steel cell in the
Los Angeles county jail.
Seven for State
Arrayed against the defense ex-
bert witnesses are seven alienists,
ketained by the state to observe
Hiclrnan's every mental reaction,
who are ready to take the stand
and swear that the murderer of
Marion Parker was in his right
enind when he butchered his little
captive.
A saddened little family group,
finding itself in strange circum-
stances, is that composed of the
mother. father and brother Of the
slayer.
Mother love prompted Mrs. Eva
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find herseIf cast III this role.
From different cross sections UE
life they came, the Hickman anu
the Parker families. Stratas 40 fae
apart Is the cross fertilizAti0nN o.
different civilizations.
Economic security in the On4
Schools and churches and guarded
recreatiOns and all the care that goes
into the guidance Of the children q
the protected home.
Economic insecurity IN the other.
Bad germ pIasm. Schools, yes, ana
perhaps church, and 8 mother who
tried to guide her boy, but never 2
very consistent program.
And now at 10, Edward Hickman,
self.confessed boy bandit, forger.
kidnaper, murderer, must meet n
court the members OF the Farker
family. whose family trail ne
crossed with his crooked path.
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show that Hickman had contern-
plated q startling crime months be-
fore the KIDNAPPING and Staying of
the Parker girl. Persons who were
confined with Hickman when he
was awaiting trial last June on
forgery charges have made affi-
davits to this effect, 1t was de-
clared.
The prosecution is headed by
District Attorney Asa Keyes and
his assistant, Forrest Murray.
On the defense are Jerome Walsh,
Of Kansas City, his original attor-
ney, and Richard Cantillon and
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swift lIndercurrent that seems to
be spraying the putrid fish from
the sparkling, living waters.
That's what Edward Hickman
made me think of.
His first words to me, spoken
behind the bars of the Los Angeles
city jail were:
They'll hang me. They'll put
rope around my neck. l know
It,"
He looked less like the Fox than
ever. No, not the keen scented
fox, with the breath of the green
fields full in its pointed nostriis.
Not even a rat, squirming with