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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
Daily Reports
Of Finance And
Grain Markets

NEW YORK. March l3. UP
Failure of the bears to depress the
stock market on another break in
rails, generated greater confidence
in bullish ranks today and the
trend was reversed into an advance
with the whole list higher at the
end of the day.
Gains ranged to nearly seven
points III the more volatile issues
and three points i'll the other Sec
tions.
Railroad shares which had made
new lows of the movement in the
early trading opened up with the
lndustrialS. Utilities made new
highs for the move and Consoldat-
ed Gas crossed 100 for the first
time in 1881. Oils firmed up frac-
tionally. Coppers were dull and
slightly lower. General Motors
equaled its high of the year in the
automobile group.
united States Steel was carried
below las in the early trading. but
moved up toward l48, against a
previous close of l454.
LOS ANGELES. March Is. up
Prices were mixed in fairly active
trading on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today.
Losses ranging from l. to a were
registered by Union Oil, Standard
Oil and Southern California Edi-
son, while all other issues advanced
or remained unchanged.
Douglas Aircraft staged a rally
and led in volume. On sales of 2lOo
shares Douglas advanced from a
low OF 20a, to 224, up lla from the
previous close
Prices of other issues included.
Transamerica l4&, up :; Union
Associates 21A, up i; Richfield
81, unchanged Richfield preferred
AZ; Union Oil 22h, off Il; Stand
ard Oil of California 45a4. off u:
Southern California Edison 52h,
eff a; Edison "B" 27i2. unchanged.
and Pacific Public Service 26i,, up
i.
CHICAGO, March 18. U.P)-Fluc-
tuallng erratlcally IN narrow
range, wheat closed higher on the
board OF trade today. September
set new low on the crop and July
was within &c of the low point for
the season shortly before the close.
Short covering and buying in SYM
pathy with the strength in corn and
at Winnipeg firmed the market
Corn ruled firm with a strong un-
dertone. Prices were higher most
Of the session on good support and
a strong technical position. Oats
we're firm with cash interests active.
At the close old wheat was Is to
asc higher. new wheat was IS to sc
higher. corn was q to Is C higher
and oats were 5 to sc higher. Pro-
visions were steady TO weak. March
wheat, old, closed at 49,; corn, old,
At .625s, and oats, old, at .30ss.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
WITNESS ADDS
BIT OF COLOR
TO LAND TRIAL

Monotony of the Mccall Grape
fruit land suit was broken today
as Arthur Edgar took the stand for
the defense to furnish the court
with welcome diversion when he re-
piled to cross examination by Harry
Horton with heated calculations.
Badgered by the attorney for the
plaintiff until he could stand it
no longer, Edgar exploded heated
ly, then told Horton. 4" -. boy
l can't answer that.
Edgar's ire was aroused when
Horton cross examined him on his
knowledge of grapefruit land in
Imperial Valley after he had testi-
fled that the land involved in the
Mccall suit is as good as any other
in the valley for the purpose of
raising grapefruit.
Clifford L. Craig and Harry {.
Griffin are suing the Mccall
Brothers company in an effort TO
have sales contracts set aside and
money they paid on land east of
Imperial returned to them.
T. D. Mccall, principal defend
ant, took the stand today in his
own defense. Under almost con-
tinuous objections by Horton he
testified that the land sold by him
to the plaintiffs is. in his opinion.
good grapefruit land.
Other defense witnesses called
today, fourteenth day of the trial.
were Ray Edgar, Mark Rose, Ira
D. Aten and z G. Roberts. AL
testified to the suitability Of the
land for grapefruit growing.
Defense attorneys said today that
they are nearly ready to rest their
case. The trial should last but
few days more.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
Many Planning To
Attend Handicap

Aqua Caliente will be the mecca
for many valley residents this
weekend as the $4,000 handicap
is scheduled to take place Sunday
on the famous border race track.
Round trip fares of SIS over the
San Diego and Arizona railway
have attracted many local people
The train leaves El Centre Sum
day morning at 6 o'clock and ar
riyes in Aqua Caliente at IL a. m.
The return train leaves Aqua Cali
ente at 5:57 p. m. and arrives in
Ell Centre at 1880 p. m. Pullman
accommodations are available if de-
sired, it is announced.
These special rates are good for
San Diego also.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
POLA WILL COME
BACK TO FILMS

HOLLYWOOD, March l8. U.P) =
Pola Negri. German film actress who
first gained fame in that country
under the direction of Ernst Lu-
bitsch only to leave Hollywood be-
cause she could not reconcile her
temperament with the motion pic
ture colony, will return here about
April l to appear under the Pathe
studio banner.
Miss Negri was signed to a Pathe
contract by Charles R. Rogers, it
was announced, and will be given
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
LUMBER SENT TO ENGLAND

ST. JOE. Ark. U.P)-Dogwood
timber is being shipped from the
mountain forests of Arkansas to
Engand to be made into shuttles for
clothing weaving factories. Before
finding this outlet for dogwood tim
ber. Arkansas timber owners made
the wood into golf tees, collar but
tons and other small wooden prod
ucts.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
BICYCLE RIDER
'HIT-RUNNER'

LOS ANGELES, March 18. U.P)-
Philip Gonzales, Il, was believed
to be Los Angeles youngest as
serted hit-run rider Philip was
in juvenile hall today facing
charges of running down a woman
and baby on his bicycle and ped
ding rapidly away.
Mrs. L. a. Nicassia was the vic
tim, receiving a bad cash on the
head. In falling. she protected her
child from injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
American Women
Killed In China

PEIPING. China. March 18. tU.H
Two American women mission
aries were Killed last Sunday at
Yunnan-Fu.
They we're Mrs. Vera NJ. White OF
battle-ground, Wash, and Mrs. Vic
toria M. Miller, daughter Of Mrs,
Martin of Spokane, Wash.
The women were killed during
rioting and fighting which accom-
panied a political upheaval.
The Assembly of God is the only
American mission listed at Yunnan-
FL
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18

her first opportunity TO appear in
English language talkies. She has
mastered the language since return
ing to Europe, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18

California has more sheep at the
present time than at any period
since the early COS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
New York Adopts
Wet Resolution

ALBANY. N. Y. March l8. U.P)-
The senate by vote of 80 to 18 to-
day adopted the Smith resolution
petitioning congress to call consti-
tutional conventions in the various
states to repeal the 18th amend
ment. The measure already has
passed tie assembly.
Another wet measure removing
all restrictions from the prescribing
of medicinal liquor was slated to be
called out of committee and passed
later in the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
NEW MILL TOWN PLANNED

ATLANTA. UP) = Georgia, Ga,
the new mill town to be constructed
here near the site of the $1,000. 900
thread mill of the Clark Thread
company. Newark. N j. Officials
of the company suggested the name
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
Nine Drowned
AS Ship Sinks

PORT ERIN. ISLE OF MAN,
March 18. U.P)-The steamer Cit
rine was wrecked off Braddahead
today. II was feared nine men
were lost.
GLASGOW, Scotland. March 18.
W.p)-OWners of the steamer Cit
rine announced that the vessel was
wrecked last night in fog. The
ship sank Immediately.
Two members of the crew swan
ashore. The other nine were re-
ported drowned, the announcement
said.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
BRUNO PEOPLE ARE
HURT IN ACCIDENT

Mrs. E. w. Adams, her mother, Mrs.
Weber, and Mr.. Smith of Bruno, mar
rowly escaped death Monday when the
car which Mr.. Smith was driving
plunged over a ten-foot embankment
near Center City.
Mrs. Adams had received word that
her brother-inlaw in Beloit, ILL.,, had
passed away the night before and they,
were on their way to Emery, Wis.,, to
pick up Harry and Monroe to accom-
pany them to their destination. At
Center City the location of the road
had been changed unknown to them
and this fact caused Mr.. Smith to
drive the car over the embankment.
The car turned over and all were
somewhat bruised and shaken, but
fortunately they received no broken
bones.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19

mite. The explosions may be echoed
in the 1892 Presidential campaign.
The issue Of government operation of
utilities is involved. Governor Frank
lin Roosevelt of New York, leading
contender for the Democratic nominal
tion, has pronounced his views ON this
subject. Senator Norris of Nebraska,
a Senatorial gad-fly of the power in
terests and Hoover" is vitality con-
cerned with the Muscle Shoals set
Element. Congress and three admin
strations have been unable to arrive
at settlement of this issue which
has been hanging fire for Is years.
The deal between the Northern and
Southern Democrats for committee as
signments in the new House will have
a far-reaching effect on legislative
programs. There is more to the trad
ing than party harmony. Some of
the Democratic veterans who must
yield their seniority rights in order
to have their party organize the
House will do so at a sacrifice of
their own ambitions. AS ranking
minority members of major commit
tees they could not obtain recognition
for their ideas in committee reports,
especially if the then majority re-
garded their proposals as partisan
measures. With the tables turned a
few will be obliged to relinquish the
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
DENHAM MAN
ANSWERS CALL
Claus Anderson, "a, SuccumbS After
"a Years Residence in Community;
Was Born in Sweden.

Claus ]. Anderson, one of the pio-
neers of the Denham community
passed away at his home in Denham
Friday, Nov. 10.
Mr.. Anderson was born Dec. 6, 1S47
in Nolgaarden Kinneveds Province
Skarabors Ian, Sweden. He was mar
ried to Emma Christine Shallene Jan
3, 1879. They came to America
March 26, 1890, and joined the First
Lutheran church of Moline, ILL.,, the
same year.
Eight children were born to this
union, namely, John, Alvin, Esther,
Egnar, Eskel, Martin, Hilmer and
Clarence. Esther died in infancy and
Martin, Clarence and Hilmer in man.
hood. Il
The family moved to Denharp in
the fall of 1904. They joined the
Swedish Lutheran church and have
been faithful members since then.
In 1929 Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson cele-
brated the fiftieth year of their welded
life together at their farm home
which was attended by a large gath
ering of friends and relatives. Being
of the sturdy pioneer type it is indeed
a blessing to them and their neigh
bors that they were permitted to re-
main together for almost 50 years.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Monday, Nov. 16, and also at
the Swede Park church. The services
were held by the Rev. E. S. Ternberg
and the Rev. Sard with interment
being made at the Swede Park GENE
terry.
The pallbearers were all old time
friends of the deceased, Chas. Kroon,
Per Larson, John Anderson, Nels Per
son, John and Chas. Upgren.
Those left to mourn his going are his
wife, four sons, Alvin of Moline, ILL.,;
Eskel, Egnar, and John of Denham;
IL grandchildren, a brother and sis
ter in Sweden and brother in Moline,
who was present at the funeral. He
is also mourned by great number
of more distant relatives and many
friends, who extend their sincere SYM
patty to the bereaved family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
TWO INJURED AS CAR
AND TRUCK CRASH

Mrs. Albert Switzer of Holyoke, was
badly injured in an auto accident near
Mora one day this week when a truck
in which she was riding, driven by
reported to have crossed the high
way without stopping. The truck
turned over twice. Mrs. Switzer re-
ceived a broken hip and collar bone.
There were eleven people in the truck
in addition to a load of other material
and their escape with only Mrs. Swift
ger being injured is miraculous. The
driver of the car, Harry Hermanson,
of Ogilvie, is in a serious condition in
the Mora hospital.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
QUARRY CITY
BANKER WEBS
decentralization Nuptfals Pro-
nOunced i'm Brides Elk River
Home Saturday.

A wedding of considerable interest
to the people of Sandstone occurred
Saturday evening when MIR. Carl
Mrs. John Gjertson, of Sandstone, and
Miss Pearl Adriana Nickerson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. Nick
erson of Elk River, were united. The
prettily appointed ceremony was read
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicker-
bridegroom before mantelpiece
banked with palms, cybotium ferns,
pink roses and lighted tapers.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Neal
C. Nickerson of Carlton, sister-iplaw
of the bride, played program of nup-
tial music and accompanied Miss
Katherine Forbes of st. Paul, who
sang, 80 Promise Me-" and 81 love
You Truly"
Mrs. Leonard Strand of Sandstone,
sister of the groom, was matron of
honor and Miss Adriene de BODY of
Elk River, was bridesmaid. Mr..
Francis Nickerson of Big Lake, and
Mr.. Neal C. Nickerson of Carlton,
brothers of the bride, attended the
groom. Little John Frederick Nick
erson of Big Lake, and little Neal c.
Nickerson, Jr., of Carlton, nephews of
the bride, were pages.
The bride is well known in the vii
lage which she has chosen for her
future home having been music in
structor in the Sandstone schools for
five years. She will make a welcome
addition to the residential life of
Sandstone.
The groom is very we'll known and
popular in the Quarry City having
been born and raised there. He has
been associated with the First Ma
tional Bank there for the past several
years and has of more recent years
been cashier. Sam, in the social life
of Sandstone as well as in business,
has a host of friends who welcomed
him and his bride to their midst when
they took up residence in an apart
ment in the Victor Gjertson house Sat-
urday night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
WASHINGTON Letter
By " EDdley

Washington, November 18-Consid-
erations of political nature will
force President Hoover to exercise
more than ordinary care in drafting
his annual message to Congress. Nu-
merical superiority at this time indi-
Gates that the Democrats will control
the House of Representatives. The
Republican majority in the Senate
exists solely on paper, which pre-
cludes Mr.. Hoover making this body
prop for his legislative plans. A
Chief Executive without a dependable
working force in the parliamentary
body is obviously puzzled as to tao
tics. A stream of party workers have
been calling at the White House with
suggestions. The message will not
be whipped into shape until a few
hours before Congress convenes. II
is not a question of what the Presi-
dent and his friends want from Con-
gress but what they can expect with
the opposition, partisan and personal
riding the saddle.
1t appears that the Muscle Shoals
controversy will burst again. The
special commission appointed by the
President to make a new study of the
Alabama power property with the idea
of disposing Of it is expected to make
public its findings this week. The
report, no matter how automatically
phrased, is packed with political dyna-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
Ali GIRL TELLS
OF SHOW TRIP
Junior Exhibit in South st. Paul Was
Educational as Well as
Entertaining.

That the Junior Livestock Show
held in South St. Paul from November
to was appreciated is vouchsafed
by Lucretia Scott of Braham. Miss
Scott, who was one of Pine county S
All representatives there, tells of the
show in the following words:
November I'd through the 9Th were
some of the most interesting and edu-
cational days of my life. They were
exceptionally interesting to me be-
cause it was my first trip to live
stock show.
1--WE went down with our county
agent, Fred B. Willrett, on Monday
morning about $50 o'clock. We
reached the city about 11:30. We had
to wait about an hour before the other
man came that had taken our pro-
jects down.
Before they were unloaded we
tagged them. We were each given a
pen, after which we placed the sheep.
We fed and watered them. Then we
ate our dinner. When we came back
from our dinner we had to register.
but Shirley Moore of Sandstone, an
other Pine county member, had to
register for me as l was sick. My
only disappointment was not being
able to go on the trip that the rest
took through the State Capitol. That
evening we were entertained at a
show. Then we went to our rooms
where we were to sleep.
1.-The first thing we did Tuesday
morning we ate our breakfast, then
we took care of our sheep. After that
we had assembly where we listened
to very interesting program. After
that we went through Swift's & Co.
packing plant. We saw how they
kill cows, calves, pigs and sheep, and
how they take care of the meat, how
they make sausage and weiners. After
this trip we ate dinner and that aft
ernoon we went through Montgomery
Wards store, and the Art gallery.
After we came back we took care of
our projects, and that night we had a
picnic supper at the assembly room.
"On Wednesday we had our project
judged. Wednesday night we went to
the banquet, it was given by the bust
ness men at the Masonic Temple.
There was a souvenir for each one of
us beside our plate. There were over
1000 people there.
Thursday we had our projects sold.
Next year l am going back with. more
determination than ever. l joined the
All Club last March, and 1 have been
present at all the meetings during the
summer. joined with sheep because
l have always been interested in them.
AT the county fair placed second
with my trio, thereby emitting me to
trip to the Junior Livestock Show"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

on the island of Lolland, Denmark,
became printer in Copenhagen,
went to Chicago in 1882, and later to
Sioux Falls, S. D. At Hatton, N. D.,
he published Norwegian weekly,
"Banneret," which was later taken to
CrookstOn, Mimi, and renamed west
erheimen." Mr.. Bahnsen for some
time also edited "Statstidende" at
Hillsboro, and for while was affili-
ated with 'Normanden," Grand Forks.
In recent years he had followed his
trade in CroOkston and was visiting
his son at Hillsboro when he passed
away.
Elected Twelfth Time,
A short time ago attention was here
called to the fact that Samuel A.
Carlson, Swedish-American lawyer,
was candidate for mayor of James
town, N. Y, for the twelfth time.
Since he has been so consistently
successful in eleven previous cam
paigns, it was an almost foregone con-
clusion that he would win this time,
too. He did.
Studies Bratt System.
Walter Thompson, professor of poll
tical economy at the Leland Stanford
University, California, is at present
lecturing at the Uppsala university
Sweden. His real mission in that
country is, however, as a representa-
tive Of the Carnegie Foundation which
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
FINLAYSON WILL GIVE
A JAPANESE OPERETTA

The Finlayson high school will pre-
Prayers" November "a, at o'clock, al
the village hall there for the benefit
of the Glee Club, and under the di-
rection of Miss Laura Joyce Nelson
Paper Prayers" song of old
Japan, is a quantity beautiful JAP
anese operetta, with paper prayers to
the Goddess and the Go-Between ar
ranging marriages. OMatu San is
the daughter of an aristocratic jap
anese family, carefully reared in all
their old traditions. Mr.. Maruyana has
been to America and likes it. He es-
pecially likes the idea of being free
to chose his sweetheart Nonno San
is the Go-Between who arranges mar
riages. In Paper Prayers" Mr.,
Maruyana, (he insists on the Mister)
courts o Matu San over her garden
wall while Nonno San arranges the
marriage between the honorable
fathers.
The cast consists of these char
acters-O Matu San, Evelyn Freder-
ickson; o Tano San, Eleanor Shafer;
o Cho San, Ardyce Faudskar; Hinai
San, Lucille Martin; Mr.. Maruyana
Leonard Faudskar; Ozuchi San, Dale
Bergseth; o Hara San, Marlyn Smith;
Nonno San, Gladys Faudskar; Han San
Rex Rogers; father of Maruyana, Rob
ert Arth; father of Matu San, Ralph
Wallio.
Choruses- Arth, Irene Nor
back, Louise Hall, Mildred Koivunie-
mi, France Johnson, Marian Englund
Vivian G lanville, Jennie Ojala
Blanche Rogers, Elsie Norlund, Eve
lyn Hannu, Irene Dahlstein, Joseph
Romanowski, Glenn Frohreich, Der.
nice Frohreich, Eunice Arth, Hilma
Martin, Wilma Norback, Adeline
Ryan, Bertha Hellman, Esther Oar.
sow. Celesta Arth, Eldred ,Arth, Fred
Vogt, Lyle Bergseth, Howard Nor.
back. Edwin Norlund, Louis Petry
Mandus Nyberg, Arvo Hannn, Edward
Elsola, Charles Smith, Werner Haa-
penen, and Elmer Elsola.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-19
BUICK COUPE
SHEARS POLE
No. 1 Near Sandstone is
Scene of Three Week.
end Spills.
Compound Leg Fracture is
Most Serious of Injuries
Received.

Paved Highway No. l in Pine county
continued to be the scene of automo-
bile accidents the past weekend and
this time three are recorded near
Sandstone. Although no fatalities oc-
Cured, considerable damage was done
to cars, and cuts and bruises inflicted
on the various occupants.
The latest accident occurred when
William Sachs of Minneapolis, driving
north alone in 1880 Buick four-pas-
senger coupe ran off the road into
deep ditch about one and one-half
miles north of the Quarry City. When
the car plunged into the ditch it
struck an electric light highline pole
and sheared it off at the ground
breaking the remainder in two. Mr..
Sachs was thrown several feet from
the car, according to one who ap-
peared at the scene of the accident
soon afterwards, and was cut severely
about the head and bruised about the
body. The injured man was rushed
to Sandstone where he received med
ical care and to which place his car
was taken in wrecked condition with
the top entirely missing and otherwise
bent and battered.
Mr.. Sachs stated that he fell asleep
and gave this as the cause of the ac-
cident which narrowly missed taking
his life.
Ford Turns Turtle.
The rampage of four young men
who drove the Ford town sedan be-
longing to the St. Paul father of one
of the quartet came to grief at the
second curve south of Sandstone early
Sunday morning. The car approached
the curve about 60 miles per hour
and upon seeing that he could not
keep in the road rounding the curve.
the driver set the brakes. This hin
drance to the speeding car was too
much and it left the road with its
passengers and catapulted end over
end into the field several feet from
the road with the result that the doors
were stripped from the body, and
every window was broken out. How
ever, the shatter proof windshield
held intact and no serious decorations
resulted 10 any one. BESIDES bruises
the boys were none the worse for their
experience and the father, R. J. Weir,
came from st. Paul the next day,
placed new wheel on the car and
drove it home.
Cars Collide Saturday.
While returning from Sandstone
Saturday night to Willow River where
they have been working recently as
linemen for the Northwestern Bell
Telephone Company, M. G.. Anderson,
driving, and G. l. Krawitter, pas
senger, in Chevrolet coach overlook
a wagon and in attempting to slow
down skidded slightly and were forced
to turn to the left into the path Of
a car approaching from the north.
This car struck the Anderson car in
the side and completely demolished it.
Mr.. Krawitter received a compound
fracture of one leg, cuts about the
head and other injuries. Anderson re-
ceived only slight bruises. Krawitter
after receiving first aid at Sandstone
was rushed to a hospital in Duluth
where he is recovering.