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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
Mdalin3tonLette
By v HDaley


Washington, April 15-Contrary to
the general news accounts, the prin-
cipal aftermath of the death of Speaker
Longworth is essentially social rather
than political. The popular agita-
tions leave the impression in public
minds that the passing of the leader
upset Republican control of the House
of representatives Candor compels
the admission that in Congressional
circles, at least, the theme, when the
veil of politeness is pulled aside, deals
with the future of Mrs. Longworth,
Princess Alice" heretofore undis-
puted leader of the Congressional
Set" In a nutshell, they want to
know how Mrs. Longworth will rank
at official functions now that the pas
sing of her husband has automatically
cancelled prerogatives of his high
office.
Mrs. Longworth has always been a
puzzle to the incoming groups of Con-
gressional families. She has enter
tanned on a small scale with few
selected friends. 1t has been said that
her guests were chosen more for their
political value than for their social
standing. Down in their hearts the
feminine contingent in official Wash
ington has envied, hated in some in
stances, but always stood in awe of
Princess Alice" title bestowed on
a former Presidents daughter a quar-
ter of century ago. She has been
more popular with Senators than with
members of the House, over which
her husband presided. Her political
judgment was eagerly sought by GER
tain Senators who usually turned a
deaf ear to better informed advisers,
real tribute to the Speakers wife,
Her friends do not believe that she
would sacrifice the prestige she has
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
THIEVES ACTIVE IN
SAND CREEK SUNDAY

Thieves visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William COllOtOn of the
Sand Creek neighbOrhOOd south
east of AskOv Sunday while they
were I'm church and stole many
valuable articles including three
guns that were highly valued by
Mr.. COllOtOn, his flash light, all
the shells for the guns and many
other articles. Entry was made
through a window.
Mrs. COlIOtOn had invited com.
pany for dinner and when they re-
turned from church she hurried
about to prepare dinner and I'm
going to the pantry she discovered
that all her bread was gone, a
part OF two cakes, two pounds of
coffee, a can of tea, two cans of
pine apple, some marshmallOws
and box of candy.
After the theft discovery, Emil
Swanson notified the sheriff who
Immediately set to work i'm an at
tempt to place the culprits under
arrest.
Two men were seen by Mrs.
Pollock leaving the COllOtOn house
i'm the direction of the brush
south of the buildings but nothing
was thought of this until the rob.
berry was reported.
Besides this instance, chickens
have been reported stolen i'm that
nefghbOrhOOd during the past
week and about 25 gallons of gasO.
line was taken at another place.
Someone also recently butchered
a eve sheep and twin lambs be.
longing to Stanford and Norman
Swanson. The sheep had been
caught by using burnt wheat.
Arrested Near Hinckley.
A last minute report states that
the robbers who committed the
Sand Creek burglaries are under
arrest having been apprehended
near Hinckley in an abandoned
shack Sunday night. They will
be turned over to the Stearns
county authorities where they are
wanted ON charges there. The
Pine county authorities will place
charge of larceny ON them and
i'm the event they are not convict
ed In Stearns county they will be
returned here for trial.
Complaints by Hinckley farm.
ers led to the arrest which clear.
ed up, possibly, many crimes
which have been recently COM
mitted in this section of the cOun.
try.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
DEATH TAKES
J. c.. HANCOCK
Had Made Home With Son, Ben, Be-
tween BerOun and Brook Park
Buried at Morris.

]. c. Hancock, former Pine county
commissioner from the second dis
trict, passed away at Twin City
hospital Monday and his funeral was
held at Morris Wednesday afternoon
Details are lacking as to the cause OF
Mr.. Hancock's death but he was adj
vanced in years having celebrated his
S0th birthday last September amid
many friends and relatives from far
and near at the home of his son and
daughter-in-law between Beroun and
Brook Park.
Mr.. Hancock was a real Yankee. He
was born on September IS, 1850, al
Worcester, Vermont. At the age OF
20 he struck out for himself and went
west. He came to Wisconsin ant
spent a few years working in lumber
camps in the vicinity of Chippews
Falls. In 1875 he continued the west.
ward journey and then came to Morris
in Stevens county, Minnesota, where
he took up a homestead and was mar.
ried in 1877. 1t was in Stevens county
that Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock endured
the real pioneer life, living in small
hut with no conveniences such as are
known to the average farmer of today
but they lived happily. Six children
came to brighten this little frontier
home all of whom are living and sur
vive. They are w. B. Hancock, Nor
ris; H. A., Benson, j. H., Seattle
WASH; A. j., Great Falls, Mont; Mrs
o. T. Anderson, Minneapolis; and Ber
Hancock, Brook Park. There are also
II grandchildren. Mrs. Hancock
passed away on June 5, 1925.
In 1891 the family moved to Ben
son residing there until 1910 when
they moved to Pine county. Mr.. Han,
cock has been a farmer most OF his
life, but was also for some years en-,
gagged in the manufacture OF brick
in western Minnesota.
From 1920 to 1924 Mr.. Hancocb
served as county commissioner Of
Pine county from the Second district
During his public service in the coun,
ty he was always known as man OF
good judgment, honest, and sincere
To many of his friends he was known
as Captain Hancock or affectionate-
ly, cap" for short. After Mr.. Han
cock had finished his term as county
commissioner he and his good wife
moved back to Benson where Mrs
Hancock passed away a year later
Since that time Mr.. Hancock had
made his home with his various chill
dren spending much of the time with
his daughter in Minneapolis and also
with his son, Ben, on the old Han,
cock farm near BerOun.
The many friends and neighbors OF
Mr.. Hancock are sad in the realizar
ton of his passing but join with the
American in extending sympathy tc
the bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
HINCKLEY HAS DOUBLE
WEDDING LAST SUNDAY

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Moffat was the scene of very pretty
double wedding on Sunday April II.
Miss Ruth Moffatt became the bride
of Mr.. McCallister of Waterloo, Iowa,
while Miss Christina Moffatt was
married to Mr.. William Sweer. Mr..
and Mrs. McCallister will reside at
Waterloo, while Mr.. and Mrs. Sweer
will go to housekeeping on a farm
west of Friesland. A wedding re-
ception was held in the evening. The
community extends congratulations
and best wishes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
MANNHEIM HOME
is BEREAVED
Death Removes Mrs. Fred Mannelin
From Among Large Circle of
FinlaySOn Friends.

The many friends of Mrs. Fred Man.
nelin were shocked to hear of her
death Sunday evening at about 1890
o'clock in the University hospital in
Minneapolis following an emergency
operation for a ruptured pelvine alb
scess. Mrs. Mannelin was taken seri-
ously i'll last Thursday morning and
medical attention was procured. The
same night she was taken to the hos
pital by her son, Walter, but it was
found that the abscess had been rup-
tured. Although she gained conscious
ness after the operation she did not
recognize members of the family who
had gone there to see her.
w. F. Bowers, Finlayson funeral di-
rector, took charge of the body and
had it shipped home where it was
prepared for burial.
Born i'm Finland.
Mrs. Marie Sauna Mannelin Miss
Marie Sauna Kujala) was born in Tap
pajarvi, Finland, on July 16, 1874, and
came to New York City in 1897. She
came to Finlayson township, this coun-
ty, in the fall of 1906 and has always
been active in church work and in
terested in other community activities
besides taking efficient and motherly
care of her family seeing to it that
her children received an education.
She has been instrumental with her
husband and family in building up a
modernly equipped farm establish
ment. She was a member of the Fin
nish Lutheran church.
Continued on Page 10Y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
WILLOW RIVER CLASS
PRESENTS ITS PLAY

The junior class of the Willow River
high school presented its play, 'The
Eighteen Carat Boob" Friday evening
at the school gym. The play was well
presented by cast of twelve charac-
tiers and was in three acts, being
coached by Miss Lillian Olson with
Isabelle Kolosky as business manager
Other entertainment features pre-
scented were selections by a quartet
made up of Myrtle and Dorothea Cox
Kermit Lundgren and Kief Melberg;
and violin duet by Justina Stepan
and Kief Melberg.
The American is but $3.50 a year
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
TROUT SEASON is OPEN

The trout season opened here yes
terday and according to reports from
various places poor luck was had by
fishermen at the beginning possibly
because of the rolled conditions of the,
water in most creeks and streams.
However the usual quota of fishermen
are out at intervals and many of the,
finny tribe will undoubtedly be-
brought to the griddle.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
CONSERVATION PROGRAM

The California department of the
American Legion will broadcast a
conservation program over the Co
lumbia network Saturday evening be-
tween and 9 o'clock, central STAN
dard time. The mayor of San Fran
cisco and other prominent men will
speak.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
COMMISSIONERS WILL
MEET NEXT MONDAY

The board of county commissioners
will meet in regular session Monday,
April 20, at the court house in Pine
City at 1 p. m. Regular business will
be transacted as we'll as other items
that may be brought to the boards
attention at that time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
GOOD PLACES TO STOP

If you are planning ON an auto trip
and are looking for some good places
to stop, don't overlook the railroad
crossings. -Baudette Region.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16

Largest circulation Of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of it's size.
By far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
MAN, 70, DEAD;
SEE FOUL PLAY

A 70-year-old man was. found
dead in his home in Seat Pleasant,
Md, today under circumstances
that led police to believe there
may have been foul play.
The dead man is John Wiess-
ner, who lived with his older
brother, Julius.
According to the latter's story,
last night he knocked on his
brothers door, but received no
answer. He tried the door, but
it was lockedA A.
This morning he knocked
again, but received no answer.
Alarmed, he summoned Bruce
HOile, a neighbOr, who climbed
the outside of the house and
entered the room through the
window. He found John seated
in a chair, dead.
There were indications that the
aged man had been placed in the
chair after his death. One eye
was bruised.
An inquest will be held tonight.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
WANT BOOKS,
RECORDS
NQU|Z
President 0'Brien Summoned;
Appeals Court Considers
Dismissal of Receivership

Daniel ]. O'Brien, president of
the Mayflower Hotel Company
was served late last night with a
subpoena to appear before the
Grand Jury Monday in the lat
ter's investigation into alleged
irregularities" surrounding the
financing and management Of
the Mayflower| Hotel.
Mr.. O'Brien is ordered by the
writ to bring with him certain
papers and records concerning the
management of the hotel which
were. not available to the receiv-
ers in the recent civil suit.
Decision Due Today
FGvlr judges OF the District Court
SSn&aIs at noon today took
dviseHnent the motion Of
Mr.. Isabel Walker Willebrandt
to dismiss the appeal Of the hotel
company from q District Supreme
Court receivership order and are
expected to announce their de
ciSiOn this afternoon.
William E. Leahy, counsel for
the hotel company, and e. F.
Colladay, representing a group of
intervening bondholders, asked the
court to reverse the action of Dis
trict Supreme Court Justice Oscar
r. Luhring on grounds that the
deed of trust itself, under which
the suit was filed, required that
notice be given to the company
before action was taken.
Mrs. Willebrandt countered with
a claim that an emergency ex-
listed at the time because taxes on
interest on the second mortgage
were in default and the defend
ants were engaged in fraudulent
scheme of reorganization which
would freeze out the second mort
gage holders.
Valuation Too Low
Mr.. Colladay pointed out that
Mrs. Willebrandt'S position was
contradictory because, while she
represented the second mortgage
holders, she had fixed the valua-
ton Of the hotel property at less
than the amount of the first mort
gage bond isstte and considerably
below its normal market value.
The petitiOning bOndhOlderS,
represented by Mrs. WilIebrandt,
remresemt hut SIG. 600 Of q total
issue Of nearly $4,000, 900, counsel
claimed, .and Justice Luhring's &C
tion In declaring a receiverShip on
the petition of such a minority
group amounted to a virtual con-
fiscatiOn Of the hotel property.
Associate Justice D. Lawrence
Groner frequently interrupted
Mrs. Willebrandt during her ad-
dress and once suggested that she
eonfine her remarks to the peril
nent issues Of the case.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
P|NCHOT BOOM 7
. ECHOES HERE

Friends of Gov. Clifford Pin.
chot, Of Pennsylvania, have BEEN
sounding out the insurgent bloc
in Congress to determine if r.
would support him in v
against President Hoover tor ne
Republican nomination next sum,
mer, it was learned tooay,
The inquirers appeare1 to be
acting not as represents lives Of
the governor, but as ProsrassiveS
who wish to see a Progress i've ia
the campaign.
They were told by tn InSurs
entS, it was understood, FiHehnt
would be acceptable to them hut
the extent Of their prom ge3 SAP
port was not revealed.
The Pinchot movement was but
one Of a number Of embryonic
booms that have been discussed
on Capital Hill in recent weeEs.
Aside from, Pinchot, Pr7gressives
have been urging Senate Williana
E. Borah of Idaho, Senator
George w. Norris Of jeprZsSa,
Senator Robert M. La TolIa te Of
Wisconsin, and Senate l3irsm
w. Johnson of Cali oiula 70
oppose Mr.. Hoover for thn narn.
nation.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
DOCTOR FOUND
MURDERED
PHILLIP KNOX KNAPP

NEW YORK, June 2.-Blud-
geoned, strangled, stabbed, DR..
George E. Deely, weIl-known
Brooklyn specialist, was found
murdered in his bedroom today.
It was a real murder mystery.
There were no windows open.
The door. was locked, apparently
from the inside. No one in the
house heard any disturbance.
There were many evidences of q
struggle in the luxurious apart
ment. Curtains we're jerked from
the windows. Tables, chairs and
other furniture was overturned.
Near Girls School
Directly across the street from
the murder house is located
school for girls.
The doctors body was found
by the wife of the caretaker. In
gay-colored pajamas, it lay on a.
costly Oriental rug in the bed
room.
Hit With Bed Post
A knOb-tOpped post wrenched
from the foot of the doctors bed
lay beside the body. 1t was, ap-
parently, the weapon which broke
the physicians skull.
There were knife wounds on
hiS hodu ond throat
DR.. Deely, As, was a bachelor.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
HEARST ON AIR
At ID TONIGHT

NEW YORK, June 2.-William
Randolph Hearst will address the
nation tonight over the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Mr.. HearSt's topic will be "The
Cause and Cure Of Depression"
The time is 10 p. M, Washing
ton time.
william PaIey, president Of the
Columbia BrOadcaSting System,
personally invited MIR. Hearst to
appear before the Columbia micro
phone i'm New York city and have
the publis h e RS voice heard
throughout the vast nationwide
network.
The address will be made in the
main studios of the Columbia
chain in New York city and will
be released in this area over sta
ton WABC.
Lawrence Lowman, director of
operations of the Columbia Broad
casting System, is personally su-
pervising the program.
Because of a previously Sched-
uled commercial program, station
WMAL here will be unable to
broadcast Mr.. Hearst's speech.
The address may be picked up,
however, from station WCAO in
Baltimore,
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
BOTH PARTIES
ON NED BY
MULCTERS, ..
HE SAYS
Pennsylvania Governor Stirs
Conference at French Lick
BY Controversial Discussion
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind,
June 2 Q.N.S).-Governor Gif.
ford Pinchot, irrepressible through
Is stormy years in politics, shat
tered the placid serenity Of the
annual conference Of governors
today with a slashing attack on
the power trust and the great
utilities interest.
Refusing to be held within the
narrow confines of "noncontro-
versial subjects" which are all
the conference has heard to date,
Gov. Pinchot lashed out at the
utilities with both hands. He
pictured the power trust as q
giant octopus.
Governor Pinchot didn't rlince
words. He accused the utilities
of graft" in their relationship to
the public. He said:
81 call it graft, and I am well
within my right. Through the
device of the write-up, the cleo
trio utilities alone are today
collecting from the people Of
Pennsylvania interest on much
more than 100000 eco that
was never put into the bust
ness"
Richie Waits Cons
Governor Pinche delivered ais
speech after the cgecNtiye cont
mittee Of the Go7er00rs' Conf ~,
ence had deliberaVsd lonz asid
earnestly about it. They didn't
want ANYTHING controversial" In
jected into the socially pleasant
atmosphere of the parley.
Another controversial" subject
was to be thown into the confer
ence late today by Gov. Albert C.
Ritchie Cd of Maryland, who
has just as vigorous views on pro
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
Rum Boat Seized,
One Dead, One Hurt

SAN PEDRO, Calf, June 2
0NSO.-One asserted rum run
ner was killed, another wounded,
and a third arrested in a wild
chase off Point Hueneme today.
The United States Coast Guard
cutter, Arrow, ran down and cap
tured the 5O-foot speed boat. Dia-
tome, with a hail of machine gun
bullets, according to a report at
the Coast Guard base, San Pedro.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
SMITH LOWERS
GOLF RECORDS

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, June
with Macdonald Smith lead
ing the way with two new course
records to his credit and total
of 141 strokes for the SO holes
of qualifying play, virtually all
the prominent American golfers
competing qualified today for play
in the British golf championship.
Out of a total list of 214 en-
trantS, the lowest 100 scorers and
all ties for Tooth place qualified.
At the end of two rounds of play,
a score of l61 was found to be
the highest with which it was
possible to qualify.
Besides Macdonald Smith, the
American cOntenders, who quail
fled included Johnny Farrell, Gene
SaraZen, Tony ManerO, Willie
Hunter, Horton Smith, Tommy
Armour. Joe Turnesa, Joe Kirk
wood.
Earlier Story on Sport Page.)
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
CLEAN. CHICAGO
POL|CEFOUND.

CHICAGO, June 2 G.N.S0.
Only 20 police captains in Chi
cago have modest enough bank ac-
counts and real estate holdings to
exemp. them from further inves-
tigation by the special grand jury
probing charges of graft in the
police department.
This was the statement today
of Charles ". Mueller assistant
States attorney, who has been
conducting the inquiry. He said:
"OnIy 20 captains will be
found absolutely clean by the
time their accounts are scruti-
nized by the jury"
The 81 police captains average
less than $4,000 yearly in salary.
yet investigation has disclosed
thai one had real estate holdings
Of $500,00O.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
Grand Jury Clears
SCUffOLd Foreman

Ray N. Rouse and Orbia l..
Bordeaux, both of Goldsboro,
N. c., who were held by q, coro-
ner's jury recently in connection
with the death of Nathaniel
Mozon, colored worker on the
Stuart Junior High School, in a
scaffold collapse on May Is, to-
day were exonerated by the Dis
trict Grand Jury which refused
to report an indictment against
them. Rouse was construction
superintendent for the Rose Com
pany, contractors for the build
ing, and Bordeaux a foreman on
the job. The coroner'S jury held
that scaffolding was defective
and the two men were responsible
for its condition.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
DENOTED BANK
WORKER ENDS
HIS LIFE
Winchester Cashier Found Dead
of Bullet Wound; Accounts
In Good Shape, Chiefs Say

WINCHESTER, Va, June 2.
Believed to have been respondent
over being denoted after 20 years
of service. Charles J. Summers,
until recently cashier of the
Union Bank, shot and killed him.
self in the directors room of the
bank today.
Summers, who was IS years
old, is survived by a widow and
two small children.
Bank in Good Shape
Officials Of the bank declared
that there was no shortage in his
accounts and that the. bank is in
perfect condition.
It was said, however, that
Summers felt deeply over the
recent action of the board of
directors in demoting him and
naming a new cashier after his
long service in the institution. He
left a sealed note addressed to
the directors.
Following the bank officials
suicide, a hurried meeting OF the
directors was called and they
promised to make a statement
later in the day.
Bank Just ReOrganiZed
There has been a Shakeup in
the bank administration lately,
James d. Russell, president Of the
institution for more than half a
century, being replaced by H. b.
Mccormack. At the same time
Phillip w. FOwle, a young attOr-
ney, was named cashier.
Summers was found dead in
the directors room when the bank
was opened this morning.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
Boy 3, Recovering
From Bullet Wound

Bernard j. Fox, 3, of 521
Eighth ST.. S. W. who as acci-
dentally shot yesterday while
playing with. his cousin, Miss
Maude H. Linton. %, of Elkwood,
Md. will be discharged from
Emergency Hospital some time
today.
Miss Linton is said to have
picked up a .22-caliber pistol
which she believed to be a toy,
and fired it at the child. The
bullet lodged in Bernard's cheek
and was removed yesterday
afternoon by hospital physicians.
The Washington times., 1931-06-02
College Poll Sees
Roosevelt Victor

NEW YORK, June 2-Gov'
ernor Roosevelt will be the next
President of the United States, in
the opinion of the senior class at
the University Heights Center OF
New York University. The an
nual poll of the graduating class
also revealed that the seniors ex-
pected Senator Dwight w. Nor
row, of New Jersey, to be the can
didate of the Republican party in
1882.