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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25

ca, has now been shipped back to
Denmark. The last city visited was
Los Angeles, CAL During the Is
months the exhibit has been on dis
play in this country, it has been in
charge of Miss Meta Lassen of Copen-
hagen who now is on the Atlantic
ocean, bound for her home. Many nj
the objects shown were sold. but
Miss Lassen pointed out in an inter-
view shortly before leaving Los Anee-
les, that non-Scandinavian Americans
were the heaviest buyers; very few
Danlsh-Americans purchased ANYTHING
from the exhibit.
y To Build Studios.
Professor H. Kreuger, member of
the faculty of the Technical College
IN Sweden, has accepted an invita-
ton to go to Hollywood, Cal. TO buiId
special studios for the photographing
OF talking films. Mr.. Kreuger has
perfected a method by which it is
possible to calculate accurately the
sound properties of various materials
used, and while the results of his
sclentlflc experiments have made him
known all over Europe. He is now
to taste American fame and fortune.
Whale Oil Lost.
Last week the Norwegian floating
Whale-oil cooker, "Sir James Clark
Ross arrived in New York from the
Ross sea, bringing the largest cargo
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
MAYOR OF ST. PAUL WILL
SPEAK IN ASKOV MAY Is
L. c. Hodgson, Eloquent Orator, Will Speak at Public
Meeting Arranged by Askov American, in the
Evening at 8:15.-Everybody is invited.

The mayor of st. Paul, L. c.. Hodg-
son. will be heard in public address
at Askov, on Thursday evening, May
18th.
The American is arranging a sort of
school and social evening for all its
correspondents from over the county
on Thursday evening, May 10Th, from
the hours of 600 to 500. In this con-
nection Mayor Hodgson has been Sc
cured as the principal speaker, but he
will not speak before S:15 p. M, when
the meeting will be thrown open to
the public. The correspondents gath
ering will be in the banquet rooms of
the ID. B. S. hall and the public meet
ing following will be in. the big hall.
Mr.. HodgsOn, who has been several
times mayor of the city of ST. Paul, is
one of the best speakers in the North
west if not the best, his services are
greatly sought, and this will be a real
treat to the people of Pine county to
have the opportunity to hear such an
able speaker on home grounds.
Besides being an eloquent speaker
Larry HO," as he is known to his
friends, is newspaper writer and poet.
tIe is very we'll read man and has
fund of knowledge to draw from i'm
his speeches. Remember that the
meeting where he speaks at S:15 on
the evening of Thursday, May 10Th, is
open to the public and all are invited.
No admission is charged. 1t is ar
ranged as a treat to the people of the
county by the Askov American. Come
early that evening in order to be sure
to have a seat and hear the mayor of
st. Paul. Mark the day on youf cal
endar now.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25

have endorsed candidates for high of.
flee has provoked widespread discus.
sion. The fact that the President
intends to make known the factors in
patronage which heretofore have al
ways been closely guarded political
secret may make the politicians more
cautious in giving endorsements. 1t
is one thing to have a few political
cronies acquainted with the leaders
private approval of applicants for
Federal jobs and an entirely different
matter to take the nation into their
confidence. Publicity has a cramping
effect on methods of selection and re-
wards for party service.
Another new development is the I'M
usual secrecy that surrounds the
drafting of the tariff bill in the house.
Ordinarily the Interests" could de-
pend on one or two members friendly
to their tariff proposals to give an adj
vance tip on the committee decisions.
Apparently the committee has taken
every precaution against premature
leaks" of information. 1t is possible
that some of the more powerful tariff
agents could obtain information on
policies, but the rate schedule so
vital to affected industries is sealed
until officially reported to the house.
There are numerous tipsters pur-
porting to have the "low-down," but
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
HIGHWAY SOON
TO BE WORKED
Bids VIII be Opened May II by State
Department for Paving 322.5
Miles and Grading 1913 Miles.

Four paving jobs, totaling 1925
miles, and nine grading projects with
total length of 1913 miles, constitute
the first of this seasons letting of
trunk highway jobs, according to an
announcement from the Minnesota
Highway department Bids on these
jobs will be opened May IA and work
will be started as soon after as pos
sible.
Bids will also be received on one
$50 foot bridge over the Mississippi
on T. H. No. 35 near Waldeck, antici-
pating the relocation of this highway
between Aitkin and Hill City. Several
other bridges are included in the let
ting.
The paving jobs include an extern
sion of the pavement 17.6 miles on
No. 5 from the Scott-Le Sueur county
line through LIE Sueur to st. Peter,
completing a gap of 6.5 miles in the
pavement on No. 3 between v7inona
and La Crosse, and extending the
pavement on No. from the st. Louis
county line to Two Harbors, a els
lance of 8.4 miles.
The grading jobs are scattered over
central, southern and northern Mime
sofa, all of them providing for the inn
provement of incompleted gaps in the
trunk highway system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
mWda)inQtonLet
BY " HDaley


Washington, April 24.-Congress
makes brave show by going through
the gestures of meeting election
pledges. They meet at noon and after
a few speeches declare a recess for
day or two. With the warm weather
prevailing in Washington it would ap-
pear that the country clubs have a
more complete attendance than the
senate and house chambers. 1t is
true, of course, that they must await
reports of the committees drafting leg
islation, but the signs now point to a
prolonged session with little of i'm
portance accomplished at the end.
This seems somewhat cynical, but
it represents the current opinion in
political circles this week. Even the
party leaders have nothing to warrant
sanguine outlook. Their predictions
of adjournment of the special session
range from day i'm June to late Oc-
tOber. The veteran wheelhorses of the
two major parties are hopeful that
Washington weather, VIGOROUSLY I'M
bearable in July and August because
of the humidity, may bring an early
settlement of controversial matters.
Whenever there is a departure from
established practices in political mat
tiers it affords the town real oppor-
tunity for speculation. The latest pol
icy of President Hoover in making
public the names of individuals who
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
COUNTY ROAD B
MAY Be TRUNK
Senator A. S. Larson Intro
duces Bill Into Legisla-
ture Recommending It to
Come Under State Sys-
tenn.

If Senator A. S. Larson has his way
with the legislature, the people of this
locality and other places along county
road B, in the near future will enjoy
the privilege of travelling to Duluth
by way of Bruno. Kerrick, Duquette
Nickerson, and Wrenshall on a State
Trunk highway. This will mean that
the road will be improved and taken
care of in the same system as other
trunk roads of the country. Sen ator
Larson has introduced the following
resolution in the legislature:
"Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of MinnesOta:'
Section 1. There is hereby added
to the trunk highway system and Gre
ated and established an additional
route to be known as route No. 70,
which shall begin at a point on route
No. 1 at Sandstone and extend thence
in general northeasterly direction
through the village of Askov, Bruno,
Kerrick, Duquette, Nickerson, Wren
shall, and Fondulac, in the city of
Duluth, affording intervening and
adjacent communities a reasonable
means of communication each with
the other and other places within the
state.
Section 2. That all provisions of
law relating to the trunk highway sys-
tenn shall apply to the trunk highway
hereby created ana established"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
CALF BUSINESS
is EXCELLENT

The calf business i'm Pine
county is fast gaining a reputa-
ton for itself and as present in<
dicatiOns show, it will soon
reach that stage of perfection
that made the old time fisher
man visit the fish dealer before
returning home from quest
of the finny tribe.
Yes, the latest report has
come to this office, just when
we are beginning to think twins
are about the only thing, that
triplicate calves have been born
to a COW in the herd of Arthur
Ryan of Ogema township. The
event took place last week and
the calves were apparently
healthy, but since that time an
other animal has killed one of
the little fellows, thus leaving
only two, which are doing nicely.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
DO|NCS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Agreement Reached Satur-
day by Committees Rep
resenting M lime s o t a
House and Senate on I'M
pOrtant Controversy.
BY Martin w. Odland.
Special to American.

st. Paul, Mimi. April 23.-An agree
ment on the two biggest controversies
of the present legislative session was
reached Saturday when house and SEN
ate conference committees signed re-
ports of the state highway refunding
bill and the educational appropriation
bill. For weeks and months there has
been speculation as to the outcome of
the controversy raging over these
measures. Last week leaders of the
two branches tackled the problems in
earnest, but there were bitter debates
in the two bodies as a whole as well
as heated arguments in committee
conferences before there was a meet
ing of the minds.
All along the senate financiers,
headed by A. j. Rockne, have stood
for more liberal policy toward the
University than the house appropri-
atiOns committee, which gave ear to
the teachings of the Big Three. On
the highway question also the senators
were inclined to more liberality than
the house financiers, though Rockne
is not clasSed among Babcock's en-
thusiaStic hackers.
The agreements reached Saturday
are in the nature of a compromise
between senate and house. The SEN
ate leaders accepted less than they
asked: the house leaders gave more
than they were at first willing to al
low.
If the two branches adopt the re-
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Many NOrwegianS who are DESTROYS
of going to the United States will
have to wait quite while, according
to word from Oslo which indicates
that more than 10000 prospective
emigrants have registered with the
American consular authorities. If
the National Origins stipulation in
the immigration Act of 1924 is rot
changed by the present special session
of the Congress, this will mean that
some of these Norwegians must wait
from ten to twelve years before OBJ
tanning the necessary papers grant
ing them American entry. The Ma
tional Origins clause takes effect on
July 1, this year-unless repealed in
the meantime.
Lindbergh Memorial.
The three-story brick house in De-
troit, Mich, in which Charles A.
Lindbergh,, the filler, was born, has
been purchased by the Swedish En-
cheering Society of that city and
will be preserved as a memorial to
the famous aviator; a Lindbergh mu-
scum will also be established in the
building. The father of the flier, the
late Congressman Lindbergh, was a
native of Sweden, hence the interest
of the Swedish engineers.
Exhibit Goes Home.
The travelling Danish industrial art
exhibit which has been shown in a
number of the largest cities of Ameri-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
KNOW THE LAW
OF SPEED LIMITS
New 45-Mile Limit Merely Rule OF
Evidence Traffic and Road
Conditions Govern Speed.

Although the speed limit on TIN
Minnesota highways has been raise,
from 35 to 45 miles an hour, it never
theleSS, is necessary to know the Law
regarding this phase of motoring. Ac
cOrding to a highway bulletin, the fol
lowing paragraphs explain the speet
law:
ANY person driving vihicle
on a highway shall drive the
same at a speed not greater than
is reasonable and proper, having
due regard to the traffic, the sur
face and width of the highway,
and of any other conditions then
existing
The next paragraph was amended
by changing '35" to "45'' in the las
line, but otherwise was not changed
AS it stands now, it is declared prims
facie evidence that driver is goins
at speed greater than is reasonable
and proper, if he goes more than:
Fifteen miles an hour when ap-
preaching within fifty feet of a
steam or electric railway crossing
where the view is INSTRUCTED,
within fifty feet of a highway
intersection where the view is OBJ
structed, when passing a school
house during recess or when chill
dren are coming or going to
school, or in going around curves
where the view is obstructed;
Twenty miles an hour in the
closely built up or congested por-
lions of municipality, where
traffic is controlled by traffic Of
ficers or traffic control devices;
Fifteen miles an hour on other
streets in the closely built-up or
congested districts;
Twenty miles an hour in the
residence districts of a munich
pality;
Forty-five miles an hour under
all other conditions.
The first paragraph clearly puts
the responsibility on the driver tc
see that he maintains a safe speed
The second is merely a rule of evi.
dence. If a person goes faster than
these speeds, the burden of proof is
on him, in case of accident or arrest
to show that it was a safe speed under
the circumstances. If he keeps with.
in these speeds, the burden of proof
is on the prosecution.
1t is well, also, to remember another
Continued on Page g.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
COLIN COULTER WAS
I Ell l. E r IN BANK
ROBBED BY BANDIT

A lone masked and armed bandit
held up the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank of st. Paul, shortly before
p. M, Monday, and escaped with cur
rency said to be in excess of $4,000
Six employees were in the institution
when the bandit entered. He ordered
the money and calmly walked out
upon the busy street
Colin Coulter, son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. Coulter of Bruno, is teller in the
bank and it is presumed he was one
of the victims who were forced to sub.
NIT to the outrage, although no def
mite report has yet been received tc
this effect
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
LOOK LIKE TWINS

Joseph JaglOwski who has a fine
farm mile north of Rutledge, being
a breeder of good Guernsey cattle, has
just acquired another addition, or in
fact two additions, to his livestock.
They are two white colts, one II days
old and the other but three days old.
They look very much alike and are
just now the pride of the farm, the
children especially being very proud
of them and anxious to have visitors
see them. Mr.. JaglOwski is hard
worker and with the aid of his good
wife and children is building up a
model farm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25

However, the greatest concession
on Trinidad belongs to an American
firm, the Barker Company, and this
concession comprises a long lease on
the asphalt lake, one of the worlds
wonders.
The lake is a sink in plateau some
sixty miles from POrt-of-Spain, the
capital of the island. 1t seems to have
an inexhaustible supply of almost pure
asphalt and after the hundreds of
workmen have finished picking out
great chunks of the material they will
return in the morning to find the
trenches they made today have been
1t is like dipping water from the
ocean by pailsful-no noticeable low
ering of the level can be observed.
We were told that after so years of
digging, the level of the lake had
gone down only ten inches.
The lake is roughly 10 acres in
extent but from it has been taken
the asphalt that has paved hundreds
of thousands of miles of, the streets
of the principal cities of the world.
Toward the center of the lake, tests
show that the asphalt is still down
IT'S feet. the farthest down that tests
were possible. AS the edges of the
lake were approached the depth less
ened.
The lake lays a mile from the sea
and an endless cable way transports
in huge buckets the chunks of asphalt
as picked out by the workmen direct
from the lake into the holds of the
ships anchored close to the shore in
the harbor of Brighton.
Or the buckets can be switched to
take the asphalt freshly dug to the
company's reducing plant where the
chunks are dumped into huge tanks
filled with steam pipes and stirring
paddles. Here the 80 per cent water
held by the asphalt is extracted and
the pure asphalt, much thinned by
heating, is then drawn off into barrels
for shipment throughout the world
and to be used for a diversity Of
things
Railroads Run on Lake.
A railroad runs into the lake and
into cars similar to those used i'm
mines the laborers toss the big black
chunks after they have freed them
from the mass by the old reliable
hand pick, but work with all the zest
an East Indian can under a broiling
sun he is never able to create gully
that necessitates moving the rails and
sleepers to new location. He digs a
ditch today and digs another in the
same spot tomorrow.
Every three days, however, the light
track is raised and moved just a bit
as the fairly soft asphalt bed would
soon engulf it. AS you stand on the
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
ALLEN BUILDING,
PINE CITY, TAKING
FORM RAPIDLY

me new r. P. Allen building at
Pine City is rapidly taking form.
Brlcklayers have been at work for
the past three weeks and are now put
ting on the finishing touches of their
work so that the building will soon
be ready for the floors and plaster.
The building is a two story structure
with ample windows for lighting on
the west side, and is wonderful adj
dition to the buildings of Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
NORTHWEST MAN TO VISIT COUNTY
WALBERG WINS
HIS FIRST GAME

''Rube" Walberg, Pine county's
own representative to the major
baseball leagues, won his first
game of the season when he
pitched the full nine innings
against the Washington club at
Washington last Thursday. He
allowed only seven hits regard
less of the cold temperature
which accompanied the game,
and at bat he made two hits out
of four trips to the plate, while
his team mates We're getting
nine He struck out two men
and passed two on balls.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
TWO PASS AWAY
AT SANDSTONE
Robert Swanson, IL and John EibOn.
60, Succumb During
Past Week.

Robert John Swanson, aged II years
old, died at his home in Sandstone or
Wednesday night, April II. His death
was caused by commissions. He was
the son of Robert Swanson and haC
lived there practically all his life ex
cept when he lived on farm east oil
town in his earlier years.
Buddy" as he was commonly
called, was a bright and active young
chap and he will be mOurned by manH
whom he was acquainted with. He
was in the sixth grade in school anG
one of the leaders of that class.
Funeral services were held for him
from the home with Reverends Gjert-
son and Hughes officiating, and burial
was made in the local cemetery. He
leaves to mourn him in his death his
mother and father, a sister and an.
other brother.
Pioneer Resident Dies.
John EibOn. aged SO years, pioneer
resident of this section, died at his
home in the northern part of Sand.
stone village on Monday morning
April %.
John Eibon came to this country
from Germany about 80 years ago anG
has resided in the community practi-
cally all of that time. He established
his home on a farm near Sandstone
but ill health ended this branch oil
occupation and he moved to live in
the village where he resided until his
death. He is survived by eight chill.
dren, his wife having died about six
years ago.
Funeral services were held from the
Catholic church on Wednesday morn.
ing with FIR. Henneberry officiating
Burial was made in the local Gene
terry.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
HINCKLEY SENIORS
WILL GIVE PLAY

The Hinckley senior class will give
its class play at the theatre in Hinck-
ley Friday, April 26, both afternoon
and evening. The name of the play is
''Sonny-Jane" and contains a cast of
eleven characters. Advanced inform
alton has it that the play is one of the
leading ones to be staged this year
by high schools
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
PINE CITY l. o. o. F. TO
STAGE A 500 PARTY

The Odd Fellows of Pine City will
hold card party at their hall in
Pine City on Tuesday evening, April
30. Progressive five hundred will be
played and there will also be refresh
ments served. All members and
friends of the lodge are invited to at
tend
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
COMMISSIONERS MEET MONDAY

The county commissioners will meet
in regular session Monday, April 20
at 1 p. m. at the court house in Pine
City. Regular routine business as
well as other matters requiring their
attention, will be transacted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
Former Dakota Publisher
Describes Lake of Asphalt

George Collins former publisher of the CarringtOn ~ d. hide
pendent ho has been travelling Europe has ten interesting
for Darlington paper and has
letters included the following excerpt about the lake of pure
asphalt chic located Island of Trinidad the British West
Indie
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25

We know former hockey player
who now uses his old shin guards
when he plays bridge with his wife.
Inquirer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-07
International NcEsFesl

GIVEN UP By SEA-This tire and portion Of under,
carnage Of ar ~seroplane were washed ashore on coast of
Donegal. Ireland, recently. They arc believed 70 be
fragments Of machine m which Captain Hinchchfc and
the Hon Elsie Markay lost thriE hives In attempt 20 dy
the Atlantic. International S.rs,..,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

Mrs. Roswell Moore will entertain the members of her bridge club Monday afternoon at the Moore residence on Sunnyledge.
 Mrs. Truman Bristol entertained her bridge club Wednesday after
New Britain herald., 1929-03-30

on Garden street, in honor of Miss Maxine Hart. whose marriage to Lieutenant Sanford Chandler will take place in the early summer.
 Erwin Slopor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J Sloper of Grove Hill. will entertain the members of his dancing class at the Easter dance of the Shuttle Meadow club tonight.
 A surprise birthday party was given in honor of Miss Winitrcd Fodt at her home on Jubilee street. ton avenue. plainville, gave sup per bridge and miscellaneous shower at her home Monday evening honor ing Miss Florence TrumhulI. daugh- fer of Governor and Mrs. John Trumbull. The bridge prizes were given 10 Mrs. Francis Minor, Miss Harriet Funk of Bristol and Miss Esther Trumbull. The other guests attending the party were; Miss Jean Trumbull, Mrs. Doris Rogers of Middletown, Miss Dorothy Clark, Miss Thelga Clark Mrs. Madeline Williams. Mrs. Dorothy Funk of Bristol. Miss t.rma Funk of Bristol and Miss Helen Manning of Hart ford.
 Mrs. Charles Norris Of Ten Acre road entertained her bridge club at iunc huon and cards Tuesday after noon.
 Mrs. 1'crciyal t. rlatt gave d din- ner party Monday night at her home on Ten Acre road.
 Mrs. Thomas Cranlcy of Parkmorc street entertained lasi Saturday eve ming for her niece. Miss Alice James. in observance of her 14th birthday. The bridge prizes were won by Miss Barbara Curtin. Miss Ruth Johnson and Miss Angeline Hcaly.
 
 Mrs. Stanley Gwillim Of Farming ton avenue, Plainville. entertained l2