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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19
MAN
PASSES AWAY
Funeral for Fifteen.Year Resident was
Held Sunday i'm Presence
of Many Friends.

John Paulson of near Rutledge,
passed away Friday following period
of ill health which has lasted during
the past four years but which be-
came acute in the past ten months
when he had suffered from cancer of
the stomach and diabetes which NAL
aides caused his death.
John Paulsen was born in Rouland,
Norway, on December IS, 1860. He
was married there to Miss Anna Hal
version on Nov. %, 1894 and reared
five children in the old country. They
emigrated to America in 1905 where
they lived in Wisconsin until 1916
at which time they came to Rut-
ledge where they have lived on their
farm since.
Mr.. Paulson was baptized in and
has remained lifelong member of
the Lutheran church and was a good
citizen in his community. His wife
and ten children are, left to mourn
his death. The children are, Aleck,
Henry, Thomas, Ole, Mrs. Emma Will
son, Elma, Palmer, Agnes, Ruth, and
Elmer. Another child passed away in
infancy.
The Rev. E. A. Cooke of Barnum,
officiated at the funeral which was
directed by the Larson Undertaking
firm of Sandstone. The service took
place Sunday at 2 p. m. and burial
was made in Lake View cemetery in
the midst of large variety and beau
tiful flowers. Pallbearers were T.
Kepler, L. D. Jones, A. E. Jones, A.
Hokstead, E. B. Greenwald and c. N.
Johnson. Mrs. C. L. Smith played the
organ while Mrs. F. G. Brandes and
Mrs. H. Wickstrom sang.
The funeral was particularly
marked with sadness since Mrs. Paul
san has been in ill health for several
years and one daughter, Mrs. Emma
Wilson and one son, Henry, are con-
fined to sanitarium and were I'M
able to attend. The family is of a
quiet nature and are respected in their
community where they have the deep
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19
PARALYTIC STROKE
TAKES SOLANA LADY
FOR ITS VICTIM

Mrs. Ivar A. Ronhovde of McGrath,
passed away Saturday morning at 2
o'clock following a paralytic stroke
days.
Mrs. Johanna Ronhovde Johanna
Blixrud) was born at Barrett (Grant
county,, Mimi, on Jan. 3, 1875 and
came to Aitkin county in 1920 settling
in Pliny town near Solana. She was
a member of the Norwegian Lutheran
church and was an active worker, hav-
ing taught Sunday school and having
been an active worker for the Luth-
eran Ladies' Aid and church work in
general in the Solana community from
the time the church was built.
Mrs. Ronhovde was married to Ivar
A. Ronhovde at Barrett, Mimi, on Jan.
IA, 1900 and to this union were born
eight children all of whom survive
with the husband except Alvilda Lii
liam who died at the age of four.
Too much cannot be said of this
dear old lady as she was a devoted
mother and wife ever holding her
family HTSI DeIOTe HERSELF dnu DeluS :
ready always to help her neighbors
i'm times of sickness doing much to
alleviate suffering with her kindly
smile and willing help.
The names of the surviving chill
dren are, Mrs. Idella Bornholt, Still
water; August, Chicago; Mrs. Irene
Mccarthy and Mrs. Jeanette Trip,
Faribault; John, Anna and Freeman
at home. The funeral was held from
the McGrath Norwegian church at 10
a. m. Monday. March 16, conducted by
the Rev. o. D. Rem after which the
body was shipped to Barrett where
funeral services were held from the
same church in which she was bap-
tiled, confirmed and married. Burial
was made in the cemetery there. Be-
sides her children and husband Mrs.
Ronhovde is survived by two sisters,
two brothers and other relatives.
Much sympathy is extended from the
community to the sorrowing family
in their hour of great sorrow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

An American firm, the International
Standard Electric Corporation, in re-
cent years has witnessed the growth
of its business in Denmark to such an
extent that an Independent Danish
branch, known as Standard Electric,
Inc, now has been incorporated with
headquarters in Copenhagen. The
capitalization involves some $500, 900,
and ]. P. Stensballe, former Danish
minister of traffic communications,
has been elected chairman of the
board of directors. The firm manu-
features and sells telephone and radio
contrivances, constructs plants, etc.
Subjected to Torture.
Word has been received in Wash
ington to the effect that Rev. Bert N.
Nelson and Rev. Kristofer Tvedt,
Norweg missionaries who
have been held captive by Chinese
bandits since October, have been sub
jected to cruel torture. The bandits
have demanded ransom in the amount
of $4,000, and have told the mis-
sionaries that worse things will hap
pen" if the money is not soon forth
coming. Appeals are being made al
most daily to the American and the
Chinese governments, but so far with
out any result.
Engdahl in U. s.
Daniel Engdahl, director of the
Swedish Film Industries, major film
producing firm in Stockholm, arrived
in this country last week for the pur-
pose of carrying on a series of bust
ness negotiations with American mo-
tion-picture producers. Mr.. Engdahl
said that within the past few months
Sweden, with American equipment,
had begun to show talking pictures in
her own language, and that the sue
cess of the experiment had been over
whelming.
Dominating Field.
A Copenhagen cablegram announces
that American motion-picture pro-
ducers completely dominate the film
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19
ALL LIVESTOCK
SHOWS DECLINE
Cattle Slow and Unevenly Weak to CSC
Spots SOC Off; Hog Market Fully
Is to Csc Under Friday; Fat Lambs
Weak.

(By u. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and Minnesota Department of
Agricultural
South st. Paul, Mimi, March 16,
1881: Sharply increased marketings
at all points found declines ruling on
practically all classes. these here
figuring unevenly weak to, in the case
of matured steers, as much as Csc
lower. Best heavy steers stopped at
$S.75, bulk of all weights selling at
$3.50 to $S.25. Beef cows turned
largely at $4.25 to $3.50, butcher heif-
ers $5.25 to $3.50, yearlings to $500
to $3.50. Cutters centered at $500 to
$3.75, bulls 1915 to $500, while veal
ers on a steady to soc lower market
ranged from $3.50 to $500 for good
and choice grades.
lower than last Friday, desirable $50
to around 23O pound weights selling at
$7.25 to $3.50, most 230 to $50 pound
butchers clearing at $6.75 to $7.25.
Pigs and light lights sold at $3.50
to $3.50, packing sows cashing at $5.75
to 5000,
Fat lamb values looked about steady
with last Friday, desirable natives
clearing at $500, best fed westerns
being held late at $S.65. Throwouts
cleared at $500 to $3.50, fat ewes
going from $500 to $500.
Feeders and Suckers.
Feeder and stocker trade eased off
in sympathy with fed steers, desirable
light stockers on the fleshy order sell
ling to $500 to $3.50, most thin kinds
going from $5.25 to $3.50. Scarcely
enough she stock was offered to test
the market. Stock pigs ruled Is to
Csc lower selling at $3.50 to $3.50,
while feeder lambs were nominally
steady.
Even when you find yourself in hot
water it is possible to get cold feet,
says a careful observer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19

sympathy of every one. A son-in-law,
Mr.. Wilson of Minneapolis, attended
the funeral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19

The American is but $3.50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19

Even when you find yourself in hot
water it is possible to get cold feet,
says careful observer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
ST. PAUL, MINI.

AFAMILY NEWSPAPER
DARE TO DO OUR DUTY
LET us have faith that
right makes might. and in
that faith let us to the end
dare to do our duty as we
understand it,"
Abraham Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
3 TOUGH MEN
In COMEDY
THRILLER
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

"Three Rogues," which has
much of the outdoor fragrance
OF the early West, is a moderately
amusing, and sometimes exciting,
screen story, made from Herman
Whitaker's novel, "Over the Bor.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

der" 1t is the
new feature at
the Fox Thea
ter.
That it is not
a more credible
and authentic
film drama is
due, I think, to
the fact that
the Hollywood
a d a p tation is
more concerned
with comedy in
terludeS tn a n
flowing rarra-
tive. The re-
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Ellen Terry Pupil

Miss Lynn Fontanne, coming to
the National Theater the week of
March %, in the Theater Guilds
production of elizabeth the
Queen" was a pupil of Miss Ellen
Terry.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Bob West Bids
Goodbye to Fox

Bob West, pIayboy of the organ,
who has taught Washington to
"sing and be happy" at the Fox
Theater, bids good-by to his
friends in the nations Capital
this week. Mr.. West returns to
the Fox Brooklyn Theater, but it
can be expected that he will re-
turn to Washington in the near
future.
Mr.. West, one of the most
popular organists who ever came
to this city, has a way of putting
across his songs and making his
audiences get into the spirit Of
the occasion.
His playing has created favor
able comment.
Organist West is equipped to
play the modern jazz music, the
dreamy waltz and the opera. No
matter what he played, his audi
ences joined in the singing and
helped put his speciality across.
Mr.. West is we'll known in the
musical world. He has played the
organ in the largest theaters in
the United States and has worked
with Rudy Vallee and has written
many a song with the crooner.
His radio broadcaSts on Mon
day and Thursday mornings have
tended to make his name more
widely known. Air programs
have varied, giving the radio
listener just the type of music
wanted.
Mr.. West for his final week has
arranged an organlogue that un-
doubtedly will appeal to all.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
DOUG" GIVEN
PLENTY Of
ADVICE

When Douglas Fairbanks sets
in to make a picture he never
lacks the expert advice that a
number of his friends who are
specialists in their own lines like
to give him.
When Doug began work on his
latest production Reaching for
the Moon," now current at Loew's
Columbia Theater, it seemed that
all of the United Artists colony
joined in to lend their assistance
to insure the productions sue
cess.
Charlie Chaplin was on the set
a good part of the time and per
sonally instructed Fairbanks in
several special comedy routines
that he had worked out himself.
Harold Lloyd, too, was a visitor
to advise Doug in the comedy
situations that predominant the
picture. Ronald Colman, feeling
that Fairbanks had not made a
picture with modern dress in
such a long time, volunteered his
expert authority on what the
Wall Street millionaire is wear
ing today. Greta Garbo showed
Doug all the latest "holds" that
a lover might want to take and
so on until Fairbanks was at his
wits ends as to what to do with
his we'll meaning friends for
after all he is considered a past
master in all the arts pertaining
to movie productions.
In Reaching for the Moon" p"
Fairbanks is seen as a young
Wall Street millionaire who eats,
drinks and sleeps his business
that is until the time the lady of
the story enters to drag him
chasing after her to Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
TRADER HORN
CAST PROVED
PROBLEM

Although the wilds of Africa
supplied Director w. S. Van Dyke
all the two-footed and four-footed
extras he could possible want for
the filming of Trader Horn" now
showing at the National Theater,
the selection of principal players
for the roles in the photoplay was
a most difficult and painstaking
task.
In the first place, it was neces-
sary for Metro-G Goldwyn-Mayer Of
ficials to be absolutely sure they
had made the best choice for the
parts before the Trader Horn"
troupe sailed for Africa. Once
landed in the Dark Continent.
shifting and substitution would
cause tremendous expense and de-
lay. Then, too, the players chosen
not only had to be willing to take
the voluntary risk attendant on
months of privation and peril in
the jungle, but must also be in
AL physical condition at the
start. Many candidates for the
large technical staff of Trader
Horn" were turned down because
of the studios rigid physical re-
quirements.
Scores Were Tested
Scores of blonde aspirants for
the role of Nina, undaunted by
the idea of travelling to the other
side of the globe, asked for q
screen test for the part and the
most likely ones were weeded out.
Finally. after perhaps the most
extensive canvass Of feminine
players on record in Hollywood,
Edwina Booth was awarded the
coveted assignment. Miss Booth
stepped from the ranks of extras
to obtain one of the most eagerly
sought roles of recent years.
Harry Carey, who has the part
of Trader Horn in the photoplay,
had played Western parts on the
screen for years before devoting
himself more specifically to char
acter roles. Years of roughing on
his Western ranch and a rugged
constitution, as well as close
physical resemblance to the
Trader at the period of his most
glamorous adventures, made him
a logical choice for the part.
Duncan Renaldo, who has the
role of Peru in Trader Horn" is
young actor who, at first glance,
appears to be of French ancestry,
but is actually half Spanish and
half Scotch. It was directly as a
result of his striking character
ization as ESteben in the screen
version of The Bridge of San
Luis Rey" that he was given the
opportunity to go to Africa with
the Trader Horn" unit.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Olive Tell KnOWs HOlU
To Select Perfumes

Olive Tell, blonde and blue
eyed, favorite of long standing
with screen enthusiasts, who
plays role in the Columbia
picture, S"Ten Cents a Dance" +"
has one hobby. the collection
of rare, elusive perfumes. In
the pursuit of new and delicate
scents, she has visited almost one
hundred perfumerS, both in this
country and in Europe. In a
cabinet of unusual design she
keeps her discoveries. There are
bottles of strange shape, and of
many colors. for the chemistry
of perfume has established the
necessity of different colors in
glass to protect various types of
perfume from light rays which
would change its composition
and it's odor.
Olive Tell says she has three
averSions. .kibitzerS in bridge,
cheering sections at golf and
second guessers in the stock
market, who explain just what
mistakes the other fellow made.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
RUSSIAN NOTE
In HAMPTON
CHORALS

The prevalence of Russian
choral music in the programs OF
the Hampton Institute Choir, now
on a tour of American cities after
an unusual success in Europe, has
occasioned some comment from
critics and music lovers who have
heard these negro singers.
A story of some interest lies
back of this predominance of
what might be called a foreign
medium. When DR.. R. Nathaniel
Dett, leader Of the choir. assumed
his 6uties in 1912 as musical di-
rector of Hampton Institute, he
found a peculiar condition pre-
vailing in the Memorial Church
there. The donor of the church
expressly stated in his bequest
that because of the natural
beauty and richness of the negro
voice he wished to avoid any
instrumental accompaniment to
religious services. AS a result the
choir had difficulty in getting
suitable music to sing, for a
capella music is seldom written
in America.
Russian Well Suited
Most of Bach was found to be
too difficult for unframed voices,
and it had become a tradition
that spiritualS should be reserved
for the informal evening services
in the chapel. DR.. Dett immedi-
ately began an exhaustive survey
of choral music in all countries,
and discovered an astonishing af-
finity between Russian folkmuSic
and that of the negro. He also
found in a work by Tchaikowsky,
Hymn to the Trinity" written
in simple peasant style, an ideal
number for his choir.
Further investigation revealed
a long list of anthems and hymns
of the Russian Church and songs
of the peasants which fitted the
temperament and abilities of his
singers.
This choir will give a concert
at Constitution Hall on Saturday
evening, March 81, at $50,
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
GUILD STARS COMING
WITH ELIZABETH"

Because elizabeth the Queen, "
by Maxwell Anderson, with Lynn
Fontanne as Queen Elizabeth and
Alfred Lunt as Robert Deveroux,
Earl of Essex, was promised to
the Theater Guilds Washington
audiences and subscribers, the
Theater Guild has withdrawn
the play at the height of its
New York success and will pre-
sent it at the National Theater
beginning Monday, March %, for
an engagement of one week only.
Miss Fontanne and Mr.. Lunt
have the distinction Of being the
unparalleled favorites of the New
York stage and such is their
triumph in Elizabeth the Queen"
that even they have never done
anything with the brilliance they
now are displaying in thei r
searching portrayal of character,
freely imaginative in it's use of
history clearly thought out and
conveyed in dialogue of notable
beauty. Reviewers have unani-
mously agreed that the perform
ance and production are the SUI
preme success, up to now, of the
Lunts in their whole career with
the Theater Guild.
Sympathetic Figures
Maxwell Anderson has seen to
it in his drama, that both Eliza
beth and Essex emerge as be-
lievable and sympathetic figures,
understandable and motivated by
compelling forces that we know.
Their story, the tale of the strug-
gle of two strong wills, becomes
engrossing and vital under sim
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
YOU'LL FIND ROMANCE THRILLS AND FUN in THE NEW FILMS
.INEZLEARNED
TO DANCE
HERSELF

Inez Courtney, appearing on
the Earle screen in First Ma
tional and Vitaphone's The Hot
HeiresS" was seen in person at
the National. She was featured
in the latest Schwab & Mandel
musical Americas Sweetheart"
and Washington critics we're
lavish in their praise of her per-
formance. She is one of the
cleverest of talking screen
condolences. She was born in
Amsterdam, New York. She at
tended public school until she
was Is years old when her father
died.
Inez had had no stage training
and no theatrical antecedents
but she decided that being an
actress was the quickest and
most pleasant way to financial
independence. She and her
mother set out for New York
where Inez joined a vaudeville
act called youthful Frolics."
After the act had folded up she
EeIuTlcu 10 NGW IOIk anu NC"
came chorus girl in Snap
Shots" Her next show was
Broadway World" in which she
did a sister act with Gertrude
Macdonald.
Likes Deep Novels
More vaudeville and musical
comedy followed until she re-
ceived her first big opportunity
playing one of the leads in
Good News" Then came
Spring Is Here"
While in California on vacation
she met an agent who persuaded
her to take a screen test. One
good part followed another in
Loose Ankles" Spring Is Here"
"Song of the Flame" and Bright
Lights" She has a typical role
in "The Hot HeireSS."
Inez Courtney has never taken
a dancing or singing lesson. She
likes to read involved novels and
never loses an opportunity to
discuss them at parties. She col
lects pewter and etching$.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

FAY WRAY suit is a saga
of the wide open spaces which
has its moments of pulsing action,
with a land-ruSh panorama quite
as thrilling as "Cimarron'S," but
a story which somehow fails to
grip in mounting interest.
Three ROwdy Heroes
The three scallywags are Victor
MacLaglen, Lew Cody and Eddie
Gribbon. They are a polygot
trio, fleeing from the law, but not
adverse to stopping for a bit of
pleasure in romance and bibulous
pastime. MacLaglen is gun
man; Gribbon is a free-fisted
cattle rustler; Lew Cody, a not
too scrupulous gamblers and
prairie Lothario. Director Benja-
min Stoloff strains a bit in paint
ing the comedy of the characters.
On the way to join a gold rush
in the newly opened Dakota ter
ritory they come upon girl Gay
Wray) whose father has been
killed defending his possessions,
among them a map for valu-
able gold claim. The three bad
men at first nominate themselves
as her protectors, then scheme
to get the map, wind up by pro-
posing marriage. She rejects all
three, for the girl has a sweet
heart David WORTH, but they
assist her in locating the claim
and end up riding furiously. away
from the sheriff.
Exciting Scenes
Before "Cimarron" these land
rush scenes would have been a
sequence which fans would rave
about. Right now they are anti
climax. Well conceived and exc
cuted, but reminiscent.
Victor MacLaglen again demon
strates he needs Edmund Lowe as
fun foil. Lew Cody is miscast,
but is too good an actor not to
make the best of it. Eddie Crib,
bon shows the influence of two
reel comedies from which he has
recently graduated. Fay Wray's
role is chiefly decorative and she
serves nicely with Robert War,
wick 0hero of the silent era), play,
ing a Western heavy.
Girl Divers FrOlic
The Fanchon and Marco revue
idea, Fountain of YOUTH" in
PRODUCES a diving tank in which
a line of shapely girls frolic in
graceful sport, with Lottie Mayer
well-known swimmer, providing
the thrill finale-a drop into the
shallow pool from the unseen
heights of the fly loft. The re
mainder of the revue is top
heavy in dancing.
Leon Brusiloff's band has a
good March II overture, BOZ
West at the organ and the Fox
Movietone news reel round out
the program.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Jungle Fears Dog

Believe it or not-the most
feared animal in the African jun
giles is a dog. When packs of
wild dogs start across ;he wilder.
ness, even the elephant hides.
Interesting details of these
strange animals were filmed and
recorded in the making Of
Trader Horn" Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayors vivid drama of jungle ad.
venture. now playing at the
National Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Elephant AS Pal

The best pal that Jack Mulhall
ever had, so he claims, was an
elephant. The friendship was &C.
mented during the days when
Mulhall was barker for medi-
cine show. Jack says that the
elephant walled when he left the
show and that he did a bit Of
crying himself. Mulhall's latest
screen role is in Reaching for
the Moon," the Douglas Fair
banks picture that is now show
ing at the Columbia Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

Attached, semi-detached and de-
taChed houses in all sections of Wash
ingtOn and nearby suburbs can be To-
Gated by turning to the Classified Sec
tiOn Of tOday's papeF,
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

VICTOR MacLAGLEN
FEATURED in the romantic
comedy, Three Rogues"-the
other two being Lew Cody and
Eddie Gribbon-which is the
main screen attraction now
playing at the Fox Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14
Minus Makeup

George Bancrift, appearing in
Scandal Sheet" at Loew's Palace
Theater this week, never uses
makeup on the screen. He was
the first actor to insist that he be
photographed without even a
powder base. Cameramen OBJ
jected strenuously at first, but
after the first few shots agreed
with the star that he was right.
The Washington times., 1931-03-14

'ple, straightforward h handlin g.
Elizabeth once more takes her
place on the stage, not in the
manner in which she took it be-
fore, but in the spirit of modern
drama.
Surrounding Miss Fontanne
and Mr.. Lunt, the Guild has
assembled the full strength of
the Theater Guild Acting Com
pany including Morris Carnovsky,
Percy Waram. Arthur Hughes,
Edward Fielding, Whitford Kane,
Dorothy Patten, Fred Monti,
Charles Brokaw, Maurice Wells,
William Sauter, Philip Foster,
Daphne Sherwin, Ruth Nelson,
Phoebe Brand and John Ellis
worth.
Staged By MOeller
The production was staged by
Philip Moeller, who usually
direct the Lunts. He has staged
the piece warily and yet with a
broad and sweeping hand. The
settings are by Lee Simonson,
the Guilds principal scene de-
Signer. The Guild has done it
on revolving stage in turmoil
of color, heaping of the warm
hues characteristic of the Eliz-
abethan court. The courtiers are
richly tailored, the guardsmen
flame in crimson. The austere
walls of the palace, grey and
high and family mouldy, rear up
in a toned background for the
movement of these deep tints.
Attached, semi-detached and de-
taChed houses in all sections of Wash
inEtnn and nearby suhmrhs can he lO.