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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
HAY CREEK

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Plath entertained
neighbors and friends in honor of Mr..
Plath's sister and her husband and
children Saturday evening. About IS
guests were present. The evening
was spent in dancing and playing
cards. At II o'clock a very nice
lunch was served and at 1870 Home,
Sweet Home" was played. Everyone
left thanking the host and hostess for
the very enjoyable time they had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott enter
tanned Mrs. Florence Seifkas and son,
Willis, at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Chatelle visited with Mrs.
Charles Bjork Friday, and Mrs. John
Anderson and daughter, Olga, visited
with Mrs. Bjork Tuesday.
Mrs. Tilda Longstrom visited with
Ida Bjork this week.
Gunnard Longstrom called at John
Anderson's one evening this week.
Arthur Bjork spent Sunday after
noon at Alfred Elliott's.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Derby entertained
relatives and friends from Sandstone
Sunday.
The water in Hay Creek is higher
than it has ever been this time of the
year. The young folks had a good
time swimming Saturday and Sunday.
Albin Bjork was in Red Wing the
last of the week.
Victor Bjork of South st. Paul, Wis
tied with his father and mother the
last of the week. He reports times
very hard in the CITY,.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
KERRICK

The Dahlgren-Hanson dance at the
fine clean orderly dance. The crowd
grew as the evening progressed until
the hall was we'll filled by 1920. The
music was excellent. Another one is
billed for June q, it is understood.
It's swimming time. 1t costs moth
ing to swim. Take advantage of it
and swim often.
The Oak Lake-Duquette boys wal
loped the locals in fast game Sun
day by score of 10 to 3. Errors
accounted for a few runs but there
was some timely hitting by the Old.
boys.
The garage of the Kerrick Motor
Co. is under way. Christ Morgensen of
Askov, has his Askov crew working
and they are making progress.
AS nice a sight as we have seen for
some time was witnessing four big
horses belonging to Lund and Fox
pulling on building they were NOV
ing. These four horses weighing
around 1000 pounds total and all ex-
erting every bit of strength they had,
pulling together as though they were
trained to it for long time. Trac-
tors and trucks are prominent these
days but we still get a kick out of
seeing nice big horses get into the col
lar and pull load.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid will be
entertained at the E. L. Keyport home
Thursday, June IS.
A nice crowd attended the Ladies
Aid given by Mrs. Selenski and Mrs.
Asst at the Selenski home Saturday.
Miss Anna Larson returned to Du-
luth Monday. She is employed in the
trust department of the First Amer
lean National Bank and had been
home on a two weeks vacation.
Ralph Mobly of Bruno, is barbering
in Kerrick every Thursday, and on
Saturday morning until noon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

DeMaris, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant De-
Maris. Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Plaisted, Mr..
and Mrs. Willie DeMaris, Bert De-
Maris and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Schu-
macher and father had a picnic and
fishing party at Sturgeon lake We'd
nesday.
Miss Eleanor Korb was in Willow
River Wednesday forenoon.
A Markus attended a meeting of
the Shriners Monday evening in Du-
luth.
The Rev. and Mrs. Johnson were
entertained at Third lake Tuesday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Bochek.
Mrs. Lingren and Edna of st. Paul,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Lingren Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Carroll Lehman of Fargo, NJ.
D., arrived here Monday to spend a
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marotz.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Marotz of
Grover, S. D., are guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Marotz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Parent of
Osceola, Wis, and Amiel Loasch of
Osceola. were Sunday guests of Mr..
Wallner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marotz and Miss Corb,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Marotz and Cor
bin Sangren were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mathews
Sunday.
Miss Eleanor Corb was in Willow
River Thursday and Friday to con-
suit DR.. w. c. Ehmke. She has ap-
pendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs sWallner entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mathews and fam
lily Sunday evening
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
Verified.

The motorist was lost. He didn't
know which way to go. Suddenly he
saw an old man approaching.
'"Hi!" he shouted, "do you know the
way to Widdlecombe?"
The old man, shook his head
"No."e he said.
The motorist drove on slowly, and
when he had gone about half a mile
he heard loud shouts behind him. He
stopped and looked around. The old
man had been joined by another and
they were waving him back. Slowly
and painfully he backed his car down
the narrow road.
''Well?" he said.
This is my mate, George" said
the old man. sc don't know. nei-
Their"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

Gentleman Cat police station)
Gould l see the man who was ar
rested for robbing our house last
night?"
regular. Why do you want to see
him."
Gentleman: 81 don't mind telling
you. 1 only want to ask him how he
got in the house without awakening
my wife,"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
SOUTH OF BRUNO

T. A. Bowe of Winona. is spending
week with his family here.
Sunday guests at the S. o. Saastad
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad of
Rush City, Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner and
children of Hinckley, Mrs. L. o. Lund
and the Fred Saastad family.
Several people from here attended
the House of David ball game at
Hinckley last Thursday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

"H-m-m!" began the girls father
when a young fellow asked for the
hand of his daughter, young man,
can you support a family?" "Great
snakes" exclaimed the young man,
'have you lost your job?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

A young man rushed into the town
library and asked the lady in charge:
Can see the book had last week."
ct must have been rather interest
ing" remarked the librarian. well.
not exactly that" he replied, 'but it's
got my girls phone number on the
cover"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

Heard at the court house: Judge:
where were you married?" Prisoner:
81 don't know" Judge: "You don't
know where you were married?" Pris-
oner: Where? Oh, 1 thought you
asked me why!'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
Continued on Page 81

Heard in the domestic science class:
Teacher: ''Now in getting the meal,
what is the first and most important
thing?" Glass Tin chorus): Find the
can opener"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

Heard at the dance: "Who's that
new girl you've brought to the dancer
THAT amt no new girl, its my old one
painted over
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18
st. Paul'S Ev. Luth. Church. Bruno
missouri Synod

June 21-English services at 2:30.
June 2S-No services. The pastor
will be attending his church conven-
ton in St. Paul.
E. c. HALLSTEIN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

One cent per word for a Want 40.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-06-18

The American is but $1.5O a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
OIL MEN ARE PLANNING
TO SEEK LEGISLATIVE RELIEF
Problems of Industry Will Be Threshed
Out at Special Session Beginning
Tomorrow.

of prorstion even prior to discovery of
the East Texts fields.
Another measure probably will be
introduced under sponsorship of the
Independent Petroleum Association.
leaders of which have opposed strin-
gent proration in several Texas oil
f1slds. The independent association
sponsored and obtained passage of the
common purchaser bill providing for
equit able takings from all leases within
given pool last year and is still
pledged to enforcement of that meas
IRE.
The oil emergency group has spoken
as an organization in favor of ratable
Withdrawals from all leases within a
pool, but 1t wishes to go step further
and empower the Railroad Commits
sion or a similar conservation body to
determine the market demand for
crude oil and to hold this States pro-
ductlon within those bounds.
Placing the power to determine the
market demand in the hands of State
body Is Objectionable to the independ-
ent association As is the oil emergency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
CURB ISSUES FIRM
AFTER EARLY DROP
Market Turns Dull Following
Decline on Heavy lni-
tiaI Selling.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YO- K, July 13.-After opening
actively and weak. stocks on the Curb
Exchange today turned dull and some
what firmer around midday. Cities
Service moved down about half point
to l024.
Softness in the market leader, Elec-
trio Bond & Share, resulted from the
poor earnings report by its principal
foreign operating subsidiary. American
e. Foreign Power earned only cents
share for the year ended March 81,
1881, and the Street today expected
that the June quarter relatively would
make no better showing than the first
three months. Electric Bond opened
in a lot of $500 shares at 39ls, off 4
as American e. Foreign Power warrants
opened off a point at 1873.
Closing of the Berlin Exchange and
the holiday in Paris had no effect on
the few German and French securities
listed on the curb during the forenoon,
but British and other foreign shares
were moderately active and incllned 10
move widely. Later, however, hugo
SHINES opened at 8, on IS, OF AT us
record low.
Brazilian Traction & Light opened
down IN points and then rallied. Ford
Motor Ltd appeared tractlonally lower,
as did Utilities Power a. Light common
and North European Oil.
Magdalena Syndicate plans tn under
take the development OF the German
oil industry and proposes advancing
about ST 100000 for this purpose soon,
it said today. Magdalena was dull ano
heavy following this announcement.
New England Telephone Iele-
graph opened up more than point as
q result of the sanctioning by the In
terstate Commerce Commission OF ltS
ACQUISITION of Central Telephone OF
Vermont Commonwealth Edison. an
other of the higher-priced utllltieS' los'
about 4 points on few small sales.
Imperial Oil, which told OF plans &c
build a debuuanizing division costing
81 1000 900 at its Sarnia plant, was inc
softest stock in the foreign Standard
group Creole and international re-
troleum then cased. Meanwhile, Vacuum
oil and Standard Oil of Indiana as
we'll as Gulf Oil, were inclined to heaN-
iness.
Ford Motor OF Canada slipped more
than a half point during the forenoon
while Stutz declined Ia points. New
Jersey Zinc lost nearly point in me
first few transactions. despite the lact
that the trade understands the world
largest maker of zinc products Is cover
ing its semi-annual dividend require
n1cnts, 1t earned A cents in the flrst
quarter Lower copper prices and m
creased stocks caused further receSsions
in the red metal group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13

groups plan to speed up the trial of
injunction suits involving proration
litigation.
Personalities were less prominent in
the discussions last week, but the foes
of proration are still branding any plan
to regulate oil production as a "diabol-
ical scheme" Of the so-called majors to
swallow the small operators. An execu-
tive of the independent association
charged that the latest crude oil price
slash was merely an attempt to stam-
pede the Legislature.
PrOration Arguments.
Sponsors of a more stringent prora
ton law declare its effect on East Texas
will be the elimination of distress oil
sold at prices below the market. The
practice of group of producers in East
Texas selling at whatever price is offer
I'd is said by students of market condi-
tons to have been responsible for the
reductions last week throughout the
mld-contlnent field, which averaged
about Is cents per barrel. High gravity
oil was selling for from 10 to % cents
per barrel in the regulated districts,
While the same quality product was
bringing from 10 to IS cents in East
Texas.
danger said to be more pertinent in
East Texas than low prices is that of
destroying the field permanently by
fastening water intrusion through I'M
restricted Withdrawals, which depletes
the natural pressure and permits flood
ing OF the oil-producing sands.
1t is believed that other legislative
proposals. such as oil taxation and oil
Investigations. may be introduced at the
special session by opponents of more
stringent regulation to befog the main
issue of conservation.
Gov. Ross Sterling is expected to in
troduce bill creating separate oil
sno gas conservation commission. TAX
ing that duty from the railroad commits
sion, an elective body. He may favor an
appointive commission and his plan has
gained the support Of hundreds of oil
operators.
tCopyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
NEW SECURITIES.

NEW YORK. July Is tP).-New Sc
curities offered to6ay include:
Peoples Gas Light d Coke 90. Slo,o
moo 600, first and refunding mortgage
per cent bonds. due July /. 1881,
priced at "a to yield about APO per
cent. by Halsey. Stuart & CO -.
state Of Arkansas, $4,000. 900, per
cent highway bonds, due 1885 to 1867,
priced at 100 and interest, by a Syndl-
catc headed by Halsey, Stuart q Co
Town of Kcarncy. N. j., Sl,747 600
a. per cent bonds, maturing serlally
to weld 3.25 to 425 per cent. by syn
dictate headed by B. j. Van Ingen IL Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
Grain Market
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 13.-Despite wheat
buying here against sales at Winnipeg,
Chicago grain values collapsed today TO
new bottoms unparalleled for many
years. Lack Of general speculative deal
ings on either side of the market was
a feature, with traders holding of pend
ing developments as to bank troubles in
Germany. Most of the pressure on
wheat came from hedgers protecting
themselves against loss on rural pur-
chases.
Wheat closed unsettled. s-11a cents
lower, corn ss-1h of. oats >. is down
and provisions showing IL to 20 cents
dnclipa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July l3.-All markets
were overShadowed by financial devel-
opments in Germany and cotton broke
sharply nearly So bale today. AS
October approached the 9-cent level, the
market met more support and reports
that arrangements had been made to
extend a loan to Germany steadied the
list 81 bale. Final prices were IA to
20 points lower than Saturday. Spots
were reduced Is points to 9.10.
Cotton range:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
BY II. STANLEY NORMAN.
geecial Dispatch to The Star.

:peClal DlSpaNcn 10 1 ne oihT'
FORT WORTH. Tex. July l3.-
With the lowest crude oil prices pre-
vai'ing since the deys of Spindle Tor
in 1901. Texas oil men are preparing
to lay their complex problems before
the State Legislature, which convenes
In special session tomorrow.
Even prior to the reductions in the
price of crude oil made last week
nearly 100 members of the Lower Hous2
had pledged themselves to more strin-
gent conservation provisions. Sufficient
Senators had also pledged themselves
to a proration bill with teeth" to in
sure its passage.
The main problem now facing the
Legislature and oil men Is to decide
which of two or more bills to be sub
mitted will be made into law.
Two Bills Sponsored.
One of two bills virtually certain to
be introduced was drafted by the Texas
Oil Emergency Committee. composed
of a group fayoring strictSenforcement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 10 R).-Call
money steady: IL per cent all day
Time loans stoadv: "a months: -
J. $50 months, Ia 2 per cent. Prime
commercial paper l&.-2.
Bankers acceptances unchanged; 81
davs. La: 5000 days. la; months,
Isl: So months, s. IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
CHECK TOTAL DROPS.
By the Associated Press.


Checks cashed on Individual bank ac-
counts in 265 cities of the Federal Re-
serve Board decreased % per cent dur
ing the week ended July 8, as compared
with the previous period. The latest
week had but five business days on &C
count of July 4. Total debts for COM
parable weeks, as measured by returns
to the board, follow:
Week ended, July 8 -. 1851 .06l ,Oo0
Previous week l2,437, 29l .00C
Same week last year .. 11,o35, 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Note-An stocks sold in one hundred-snare lots
excepting those designated by the letter (eos) (2b0s
which shows those stocks were sold In odd lots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
Rubber Stocks Decrease.

NEW YORK, July IS tA9.-stocks OF
crude rubber in London on July II
totaled 82,O79 tons, decrease OF 81
tons from the preceding week. Liver
pool stocks decreased IS tons TO 54,-
444 TONS :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13

Dividend rates dollars
nual payment Ex dividend PARTLY IPu ~
Payable cash adjustment
dividend Plus So Plus lie
stock Plus az in stock Plus l0% in Plus SO
stock Plus 81 in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 10. - Following Is
the complete o.1cial list Of transactions
in stocks on the Chicago Stock EX-
change TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13

The mink for its size. Is the most
vicious and able killer in the whole
animal world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13

$751; Stock and Sales
a., rividenA Pate Add 90 Omen HI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
GRAF ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
German Aerial Envoy
Completes Eighth
Ocean Crossing

PERNAMBUCO. Brazil. Sept. 2. El.
-Germany's aerial envoy, the Graf
Zeppelin. was the center OF an adj
miring throng today because OF her
5,000-mile nonstop flight across the
south Atlantic from Germany on
clock-w0Ik schedule.
Or. Hugo Eckner brought her in 70
the new mooring mast at 6.l0 o'clock
last night. within 20 minutes or dis
estimated time for the cruise. He
figured she had travelled 5,003 miles
IN 70 hours at an average speed Of
about 70 miles an hour. She left
Frlendrichshafen Saturday night.
The airport crew. assisted by a
company Of soldiers. tied her up on
a rain-soaked field eight miles fNlm
here and the crew and Is passengers
alighted 20 earth for the first time
in three days. The provincial gov
ernor and his staff boarded the
dirigitle for a loOk-around and oil
went to hotels for a welcome cele-
b-ation.
The airship scheduled 10 leave
tomorrow night on her return trip
to Friendrichshafen and he- ninth
crossing Of the Atlantic in both
directions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02

He was held in custody of private
detectives at a hotel. and confessed
bank officials said. Lloyd's OF Lon
don, which carried the bank en-
ploye's bonds, estimated the amount
at 81, 000, 000. Bank officers said 1t
would be impossible to estimate the
amount with accuracy until an in
ventory has been completed, but adj
mitted the defalcations were sub
stantial." They predicted the
Lloyd's estimate would be too high.
The officials said Wolf confessed
TO carrying on his d~efalcations BY
using an audit-proof system over
a period OF IL years. but they added
that the bank, itself the largest In
Chicago, was protected against loss
by Lloyds.
VOLTS system remained audit
proof up TO the moment OF his con-
fession, which was brought about.
not by evidence discovered about,
the bank. but by suspicious of a
broker who wondered where Wolf
was getting the huge sums he lost
In his specuiations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
HIDALCO COURT
SETS TAX-RATE
Decrease Ra & From
$3.50 to 90c Shown
In Report
SPECIAL to The Herald.l

t1RI%4aA w 4AAC III 0AAsf
EDINBURG, Sept. IA decrease
in the tax rate ranging from $3.50
10 $50 on the si00 throughout the
county results from the tax levy
placed by the commissioners court,
according 10 figures computed BY
c ID. Turner, county auditor. yes
terday.
Total state, county and road dis
trict tax rates were announced by
Turner 10 be: Edinburg territory.
S3.62, 1880. ASP. a decrease OF 80:
Mercedes territory, 1852. 1880, $500,
a decrease OF sf.40: Weslaco terri
tory. 1927, 1880. s4.62, a decrease
Of sl.35.
Alamo territory, s212, 1881. s4.T2.
decrease Of $3.50: Hidalgo territory,
$3.42, 1880. SIT. decrease or SITS;
Mission territory, s2.27, 1881. s412.
decrease OF Sl.95; McAllen territory.
S2.87. 1890. s4.37 decrease OF $50;
Donna territory. $3.50, 1880. s4.52,
decrease OF $500; Pharr territory.
s2.i2, 1880. SAP. decrease Of s2.40:
and San Juan territory, S2.l2, 1880.
SAP, decrease OF $40.
Average delinquent tax in Hidaigo
county. from the 1880 tax roll will
average in excess Of so per cent,
according to Turner's figures. The
percent OF 1880 taxes delinque I at
July 81. 1881 follow:
Edinburg and Mercedes. S.: Wes-
laco. 49; Alamo. A: Hidalgo. "a:
Mission. 80. McAilen- "a. Donna
54; Pharr. 81. and San Juan. 81.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
WEIGHTS FAIL
TO KEEP BODY
UNDER WATER
Police Believe Murder
ed Man Was Federal
Dry Agent

WEST COLUMBIA. sept. 2.-dP1
The body or a man shot through
the head and weighted down With
three weights was found In the
Brazos river Just below the bridge
at East Columbia this morning.
The mans neck and waist were
bound with barbed wire and en-
piece OF brake drum on an auto
mobile, IN old piece of skillet and
"A wheel from n tractor were used
TO weight his body.
Money I'm Pocket
The man was about 90 years old,
dressed I'm IA new black suit, two
tone shoes and had a $50 bill and
some small change I'm hts pocket.
Around his waist was a cartridge
belt filled with bullets and a scab-
bard leading Justice ON the Peace
j. l.. Main 10 the theory that the
man was an officer NJ some kind.
The revolver was missing.
Houston prohibition agents are
investigating TN the belief that the
man may have been a part-time
undercover agent working 0ut OR
the Houston office.
The man was partially bald and
the fringe OF hair around hts head
was black.
Had Watch and Ring
He had a gold watch in his
pocket and a gold ring On hts right
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-02
Lawbreakers Pay
Fines By Instalment

Another hard times" law, pat
termed somewhat after the split
tax payment law. was put into
effect here Tuesday when Judge
r.. II. Yates Of the county court
at law fined two men and allow
ext them TO pay ND on the in
stalment plan"
The defendants paid n portion
OF their fines and were given un-
I'll October l to pay the re-
mainder.
This law II expected TO put
money in the county Golfers
whereas the pay or 20 TO Jail"
law previously enforced meant a
loss. All too frequently in the
past defendants ~ ted them
selves county guests rather than
pay fines.
This new law passed th- re-
cent term OF the legislature.