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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
CHICAGO Is "HOT"

Chicago gets pretty hot at times in
more ways than speaking from the
standpoint of the thermometer. In
this particular instance il has be-
come too hot for one Bugs" Moran.
a Chicago gsngster who has moved to
n lake near Brainerd for breathing
spell from the trying atmosphere in
Chicago where machine guns have be-
come more or less active in breaking
UP the regime of crime.
Although many may become fright
ened to have a gangster of the dimen-
sions Of Mr. Moran in so close proxi-
nifty it is hardly possible that he will
cause any more excitement to the
peace loving atmosphere of Minnesota
than the most casual tourist in Ques
of rest and quiet
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
COMMENDS EDITORIAL
Editor ASkov American:

Editor ASkOv American:
May | take the pleasure of con-
graduating you on your editorial in
the issue of August Z, entitled Eat
ing a Surplus" Is it not queer that
big daily like the Minneapolis Jour
nal can scroll such bunk to its read
ers as you reprint in the above ed
itorial? No it really is not, it only
reflects the sentiment and the under
standing of the situation referred to,
which is ruling a great number OF
city jewellers. those of the kind who
have plenty, but never meet the needy
masses.
| hope that the American can and
will keep on fighting for common
sense as it has done since it started
some Is years ago. Your paper Is
the best little big paper that | have
had the opportunity to read for many
years.
Good luck to you.
HANS B. KROMANN.
Tyler. Mimi, August s, 1880.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
AMERICAN SPORTS

Many amateur baseball circuits are
nearing the close of their schedules
for the current season and champion
ship tournaments Will soon be In SEES
sion. At this time it is well to take
stock of the situation to see whether
the efforts expended has been worthy
of success and uplifting to the sport.
Has the game been played and con-
Quoted in such a manner as to cause
it to be better than it was before
the season began? Has there been a
stain left on the friendly battlefield
of the many teams by some thought
less act of fan or player? All in all
has the game been on the square?
Each in his or her own heart and
soul can best answer these questions.
Each will know whether he has car
ried himself or herself in true and
sportsmanlike style during the season
rapidly drawing to a close.
American sports have been closely
scrutinized during the past few
months and many departments, eS'
pecialIy boxing, have been somewhat
condemned Money has too promi-
ly entered into the game, and money
can be the ruination of many right,
intended undertakings. 1t can be the
root of much evil. Will the grea
national t-baseball- be made tt
suffer by those who do not know an!
better or are careless in their con
duct while playing it or while sitting
on the sidelines a spectator? Be ;
square-shooter. Be upright and hon
est and the game will be better fo
il.
Now that the Pine County Base
ball League is about to enter int
the deciding round. Now that it ha
played out its schedule with tw'
teams-Moose Lake and Sturgeon
Lake-emerging as the victOrs abou
to play the deciding tournament wha
will be the attitude of the players ant
the fans? Will there be harmony an,
friendly and on-the-sQuare competi
ton or will there be the exact Oppo
site? Think it over and when TIN
starting gong sounds for the eros
of bats, be there in the most sports
manlike manner that is possible
They are our teams and whicheve
wins should do so with the under
standing that the best wishes @
every fan will accompany it to tn
state tournament.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform with the Opinions
of the AskOv American0
THEY BORE FALSE WITNESS
Duluth News-Tribune.)

Another star witness who helped
convict Tom Mooney and Warren Bill
lings of bombing the Preparedness
day parade in San Francisco back in
1916 and for which each has served
more than II dozen years OF a lie
sentence, has repudiated her testl-
mony.
Estelle Smith, dental office assistant
Of that city, Friday told the supreme
court that she was offered ten thous-
and dollars by Frank OXman to tes-
tify against Mooney. Oxman was an
other witness in the case. He was
tried later on charge of perjury In
connection with his testimony, but
was acquitted.
More and more evidence is being
brought to light that Mooney and Bill
lings were framed and railroaded tC
prison. They had enemies and it now
appears that powerful interests were
out to get them. Someone had to pe
convicted for that outrage and they
were the goats.
Because of their labor activities
they were considered a menace to So
ciety. But they were not nearly tine
menace to society nor the enemies o.
organized government that the mel
who framed them are Those VINO
gave false testimony and those wht
caused false testimony to be given are
the worst conceivable menace TO so
ciety No innocent person Is SAT-
when such wolves can manipulate JUS
tice to their own selfish ends and t
satisfy their own dislikes and grudges
There is plenty of evidence tina
these men were framed. 1t is nov
up to the supreme court and the gov
ernor of California to frame a wa!
to get them out of prison and undo d
far as is now possible the great Wron:
that has been done them.
The Mooney and Billings case Is
blot on the fair name of California.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
EASTERN MINNESOTA
ADDS TO ITS CIRCUIT

The Eastern Minnesota Power cor
poration of Pine City, has made sew
eral additions to its power lines dur
ing the past summer, bringing serv-
ices to several communities. A line
was built from North Branch to
Spring Lake, bringing power to seven
teen farms and twelve customers In
Spring Lake Another line was con-
structed from ForestOn, Mile Laos
county. to Gilman and ROnneby in
Benton county. This line took on ap'
proximately one hundred connections
fifty-eight of which were farms. Al
Gilman, the power company bought
out a local plant.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
MORE ABOUT FLYING
ditor ASkoy American:

Editor ASkov American:
Just few corrections in regard to
your editorial. "A Genuine FiZzle.' in
last weeks issue.
had not rented my field to the
Minnesota Aircraft Co Miss Malloy
was out looking at my field and liked
to rent it for August 5. not August 3,
but no agreement was made as she
could not give me the guarantee l
wanted in regards TO damage OF sur
rounding fields. In fact l did not
know anything about same until l saw
the American Thursday afternoon.
sent telegram to the above company
the same evening stating that they
could not use my farm as landing
place. so they had all kinds of time
to find another field. This they did
not do, but came Saturday morning
via plane 70 make arrangements fol-
landing.
ADOLF JENSEN.
Askov. Mimi, August IL. 1880.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
OLD AGE PENSIONS
Mile Laos County Times)


The voters of Stearns county will
have an opportunity to vote on the
proposition to make effective the Ola
age pension law enacted by the past
legislature. Hennepin, Ramsey, ST.
Louis and several other counties VIII
also vote on adopting the old age pen
sion law.
The law provides that when a
county board by majority vote
adopts a resolution to make this law
effective in its county, the PROPOSE
ton must be placed before the vot-
ers at the next general election. Ii
majority of the voters at the cleo
ton vote in favor of establishing the
.old age pension" the law goes into
effect and persons in need and who
meet the conditions required by the
law will receive not to exceed one
dollar per day as an old age pension
To receive such pension the person
must be 20 years old, must have been
| a resident of the county for ID years
must not be an inmate OF prison
| jail, workhouse, or insane asylum, and
must have clean record free from
| felony convictions for ten years prior
to making application. Persons OF
the required age limit can be granted
ii pension to make up their income
| equal to one dollar per day. If they
have an income of fifty cents per day
the pension will add fifty cents pei
day to it, and other amounts in pro
portion as required to make up to
tai income of one dollar per day
There are not many people in Mile
Laos county old enough to be eligible
to such a pension, but there are som'
and they should be given it in pref
erence to other forms of relief if the!
desire it. 1t is up to the county boar'
of commissioners to give the people
of this county chance to vote OF
this proposition. A petition is no
required in order for the board t
act. as they merely put the matte
up to the voters to decided. However
petition might insure action of tn
board, and therefore it might be de
sirable to present one to them Il
order td0get action in time for tn
next general election.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

Mile Laos County Times: A bunch
of young women magazine solicitors
worked this territory last week. They
all claimed they were working for a
college education, but we understand
tion of few of our citizens who bit
on the magazine graft. The en-
durance contests are becoming pub
lie nuisance. 1t is becoming an en-
durance contest with the public to be
able to stand the endurance contests
that are being started everywhere.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
| OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writir'S opln-
ions conform with those Of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used, it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

"Why didn't you ask that lady for
something's" asked citizen of so
licitor for charitable cause. Il
never ask woman for money when
she is alone was the reply, but
when two women are together you can
always get both of them to contribute
because each one is afraid the other
will think she is stingy if she re-
fuses"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

But are you quite sure you believe
in second love-" asked a young lady
when widower proposed to her.
Certainly. my dear" he replied. sup
pose a man buys a pound OF sugar:
it is sweet, isn't it? And when that's
gone he naturally wants another
pound-and the second pound is just
as sweet, isn't it,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

One morning Brown looked over
his garden wall and said to his neigh
Dor:
Look here, what are you burying
in that hole?"
"Oh." he said. I'm just replant-
ing some of my seeds, that's all"
Seeds shouted Brown angrily
1T looks more like one of my hens
1T is. The seeds are inside
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
RICHARD T. O'CONNOR

The Democratic party Of the state
and nation lost a friend and an ally
Monday, when Richard T. O'Connor
passed away at Minneapolis hospi-
tai Mr.. O'Connor has been a power
and a guiding hand in the inner cir
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

DO you believe in .hypnotism2
asked a girl of her new fellow. In
some cases" he replied You for
instance could make me do anything
you wanted me to-"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
A BIT OF HUMOR

This pie he said, sis not at all
Like mother used to bake"
His wife's remarks, however, were
Like mother used to make.
"The size of your bill makes my
blood boil" said a patient to doctor.
"Ten dollars more for sterilizing your
blood" said the doctor.
81 believe" said the impatient man.
as he put aside the telephone, that
I'll go fishing"
Didn't know you cared for fishing
Il don't ordinarily, but it's the only
chance l have of finding myself at the
end of line that isn't busy
Heard at the hospital: Doctor
have you and the consulting physi-
clan decided what is the matter with
me?"
mot yet"
But l heard you were going t.
decide this morning"
"Oh, that was only straw vote
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

Editors note-If Mr.. Jensen thinks
the above lines are any correction to
our editorial in the issue of August
z, he had better read said editorial
again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
OF PINE COUNTY
PINE COUNTY OFFICIALS
County Seat-Pine City.

COUNTY COMM1SSIONCNS
First District-John Ethel. Route l.
Pine City. o.
Second District-E. L. Wilcox. Pine CITY.
Third District-Nels Oakland. Route L.
Hinckley.
Fourth District-Frank w. Stepah'
Route 2. Willow River.
Fifth District-Nels Matson. Route l..
MarkVille.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

Trial subscription to the American,
SOC for four months.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

Askov. Mimi. August IL. 1880.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
CROSBY TOWNSHIP

observation-disclosures Currie. VIM. r.
Sadler. A. S. Gjertsen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14

Supervisors-Adolph Schmidt. W. r
len. F. J. Brown.
II. sac
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
GREENLEAF WILL BATTLE RUDOLPH
Two Cue Artists to Meet for
 Title Second Year

New York, Dee. IS P}-For the second year in Succession, Ralph GreenIeaf of New York and Erwin Rudolph of Chicago are to fight il out for the worlds pocket billiards championship. They meet tonight in the final match of the title tour nanent.
 Rudolph has won six straight matches, while Greenleaf has five victories to his credit after last nights l25 to 2l triumph over Ono frio Lauri of New York but has been champion can repeat last years feat of winning this match he and Rd- dolph will go on to a playon for the title Saturday night.
 Off to d brilliant start last night, Grecnleat was carried to 4 innings of hard battle before he could beat Lauri.
 Iauri's defeat left him in tie for third place with Frank Taberski Of Schenectady. x. Y, who won yester- days match, defeating Pasqual:e Natalie of Chicago l25 to 120 in the longest match of the tournament. It required l-2 hours of safe play ing and scratching 10 complete the 39 inning game.
 Taberski and Lauri will play off for third place tomorrow. Natalie finished in a tie with Thomas Boat man of Portland, Ore, for seventh and last place with one victory and six defeats.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
League Standing

Tomorrow night one of the
 natural" programs that come every
 so often in any league, will be pre- sented in the Industrial league when three games. each of which shapes
 us as a feature in itself, will be played. The one that attracts as much interest as any of the others and probably a little bit more, is the clash scheduled in the last game of the night between Stanley Works and Fafnirs.
 Stanley Works is in third place in the league standing at the pres ont time with Fafnir a half a step
 behind. victory for the Dragons will put them a step ahead of the Ruttmakers. while a win for the Stanley Works crew will put them solidly in third place right on the heels of the second place Corbln
 Screw com binatiOn.
 The first game Of the night IS sure to attract plenty of attention. The Gascos, one of the spectacular teams of the league this season, W'll battle il out with the P. X r. Cor bin crew. This will be real scrap
 as both teams are anxious to win. The Gascos are in a tie for fourth place with Fafnirs and win will
 mean d good step forward. torbins
 are in fifth place and q win Tor
 them is important.
 The league leading Stanley RuIe
 x Level team will play LanderS Tn the second contest of the night. LaT-
 dors hasn't been going hot except
 when it meets the teams that are near the top. Tomorrow nights
 game will be one in which the
 stanley Rule quintet will take no chances and the team members will
 be out to win without any heslta- ton.
 The first game is scheduled to take place at 7:30 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
BAER ID BATTLE
 SCHAAF FRIDAY
Fight at Garden Looms Today
 as a Possible SellOut

New York. Dec. IS UP)-Maxie Baer, the Liyermorc. California par rot kept up his verbal assault on Ernie Schaaf Of Boston today as he finished preparations for his phy- sical attack on the down easterner scheduled for Friday night.
 Baer and Schaaf are starting what eastern promoters hope will be a heavyw eight renaissance. Not since the Jack Sharkcy-MaX Schmelng fight m June, which ended in d foul. has there been any real ac- tivity among the hcavyweights in this boxing center.
 Originally scheduled as fill in" rnsagment between more important fights, the Baer-Schaaf bout now promises to be q sell-out attraction for Madison Square Garden.
 Baer'S incessant chatter on the subject of his own greatness has set the fans to talking about the fight, and thcyll go to sec the things they discuss.
 MaAc is deeply interested in the current Wranglngs over the next worlds championship fight. He feels that he is playing an import ant part in the proceedings for he believes that one day he will be the title-holdcr. He wanted to meet
 1,iG GT ,4t appearance and has made it plain that "artcr beat Schaaf' he will go after bout with the eX-gob.
 Sharkcy. incidentally. will have a splendid change to study this sturdy Californias on Friday night for he will second Schaaf
 Baer's homboslty has not made hit with Schaaf. He believes that he has been pushed unfairly into in" No. position in the scheduled fight, Quite unable to talk as often, as fast or as loudly as Baer, Schaaf merely points to his record of fights won and to the fact that he has never been knocked out in more than 1uo starts. More, he has not been off his feet in q ring. And this record covers two winning fights with Tommy Loughrau, one with Johnny Risto and another which he lost 10 K. o. christner.
 Johnny Buckley Schaaf's man ager, is another to have become irk- cd by the Baer conversation,
 Ernie is mighty tricky boxer, :" Buckley said. ''I don't think ne can stop Bacr, but it wouldn't sur prise me 10 see him take the bout on points.
 ITO my way of thinking Baers only chance is to win on knockout, and in order to do that he must land that terrific punch everyone is touting. He may be able 10 do #. but I have my doubts. If he does get it over though, I'll be right out there in front shouting his praises the loudest for anyone who can stop Srhaar right now will have to be a pretty good fighter
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
GRID ATTENDANCE
 ON THE DECLINE
Figures All Over Country Lower
 This Season Than Last

New York. Dec. IS (UP)-Foot- ball, as reflected in attendance fig ures, lost ground in 1880 as com pared to 1929, according to a nationwide survey by the United Press.
 Admission figures at 16 unlyersi- ties, representing every part of the country indicated d definite falling off in patronage. The largest de- creases occurred in the middle west. with each of the six representative colleges or that section reporting drops in attendance.
 The Pacific coast, however, en- joyed increased attendance.
 Attendance figures in the east We're below those Of 1929. while the south showed q slight gain.
 Inasmuch as all parts Of the coun- try have been adversely affected by the business depression, and since there have been attendance gains in some sections and losses in others, it could be assumed that the appeal of the game is reflected di- |, ctly in the success or lack of sue cess enjoyed by the several colleges.
 On tho Pacific coast and in the south, where lhe type of play has improved by leaps and bounds. the attendance is steadily increasing. In the east. where the game is not so Well-played as in the past and in the midwest. where the type Of play is about as it was five years ago, the attendance has dropped.
 Athletic officials at many schools dislike to issue attendance figures and gate receipts until after most comprehensive check-up. Hence the figures printed below are 10 be con- sidered only as approximations.
 The estimates Of some Of tho col icges represent attendance al home games alone. For example, the Washington State attendance is list ed al 5-.ooo. but that Is the number Of persons who saw the two home games. and does not include the thousands who saw Washington State away from home.
 Here are the l9Su and 1929 at tendance figures:
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
FIGHT SITUATION
 MORE COMPLICATED
Chicago Offers Half Million for
 June Title Bout

New York, Dec. IS P)-A situa- the first mpsey-Tunney heavy weight championship fight to Phila- delphia arose today as new compli- cations were tossed in upon the edct of the New York state athletic commission that Max Schmeling must agree within l } days to defend his title against Jack Sharkey.
 Following hard on the ultimatum. which apparently eliminated Young Stribling from consideration, came an offer which brought the Georgian right back into the heavyweight pie turc. Nate Lewis, matchmaker Of the Chicago stadium, offered SChmei- ing $50O,000 to/ defend his crown against Strbling in Chicago next spring.
 With promoters in general fighting shy of the proposed Sharkey -SChmei- ing bout, just Us they avoided the Dempsey-Wills battle demanded by New Works boxing solons five years ago, it seemed probable that the next heavyweight championship scrap would go west.
 Lewis plans 10 stage the fight in Soldier Field Chicago, in June. He believes the gate receipts at a top price of SIP, would run above $l.- Uo0,0 It was in Soldier Field, where the seating capacity is more nd nU drew $3,000, ,60o gate.
 Joe Jacobs, Schmelne's manager had d good many problems to con- sider before he could reply to the first half million bid since the days Of Tex Rickard. Schmeling $ bound by contract for bout for Mrs. W. R. Hearst's milk fund com mittee in New York in June and this must be taken into considera- ton. If the commission edict stands, this battle must be against Sharkey but neither the committee nor the Madison Square Garden corporation appears interested in such d fight unless there is a preliminary tour nament 10 stir up public interest.
 Lewis offered to share 50 per cent of the proceeds with the milk fun1 and some Chicago charity but the promoters Of the charity show were inclined to turn a cold shoulder to he proposal yesterday. They pre- ftrred to do their own matchmaking, they said, and not share the pro CcedS.
 In the face ot the commission 5 insistcnce on Sharkey. however, this attitude may net last and the opin- ion was prevalent last night that the milk fund would join with Lewis in promoting the Chicago show. The boxing moguls may be persuaded to change their attitude but 1t will take considerable trouble. In 1926, it is remembered. they stuck to thetr guns in backing Wills and refused Dempsey license to fight Tunncy. This year they may prefer to stay behind Sharkey rather than suffer possible loss of prestige through changing their stand.