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ARMY FLYER LEAPS
|. IN AIR RACE CRASH
Lieut.. Thayer 0Ids Escapes
Fighting Planes Thrill
Cleveland Crowds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| CLEVELAND. September Lieut.
Thayer Olds saved himself from injury
when his Army plane crashed several
miles north of the Cleveland Airport
today by parachute jump from 500
foot altitude He landed in Lake Erie
and was able to wade ashore unassisted.
! The plane was wrecked when 1t hit
the ground in sparsely-b built residen-
tial section
/ Lieut. Olds, after the wreck, said he
would return at once to the airport
where the national air races are being
| held.
The most serious injury of the 1881
air races, occurred as they went into
their fourth day today, when Oliver
Morard of Lakewood, Ohio, fractured
one leg in the crash of his glider from
height of rs feet.
Loses Control of Glider.
Spectators said Morard lost control
when the rudder of the craft broke.
The accident was the fourth of the
races. but was the first in which any
one was badly hurt
The opening day two Marine pilots
had a spectacular escape from death
when their planes collided in midair
and they took to their parachuteS. In
! a test fight last Friday, Comdr. r. l.
r. Atcherly. British Schneider Cup
racer, suffered a cut on his forehead
when his ship turned over in landing
Yesterday C. Shirley Reitzel Of Akron
crashed from a low altitude in the
mems dead stick landing contest and
was cut above the right ear.
A strong wind blowing across the
field made glider flying difficult today.
Maneuvers on Radio.
The little monoplane Pete. built by
Ben o. Howard of Chicago. in the ga
rage back of his house, qualified today
for next Mondays Thompson trophy
The monoplane, with its weight econ
omized so greatly that it is large
enough only for Ben with his shoes of
land at that he has to turn sidewise
to get in) averaged 1869 miles an
hour. The qualifying speed is ITS miles
an hour. In the same little plane
Howard won third place in the Thomp-
son trophy race last year.
For the first time, Army maneuvers
Will DC DTOhQCdSI lEOLl Gil all pidIlc Ut-
tween 4:50 to sos pm, Eastern stand
ard time, when II pursuit planes from
Selfridge Field, Mich. loop and roar
over the stands in simulated warfare.
Speed Planes Groomed.
Speed also shared the program with
the spectacular, for some of the fastest
planes in the air races were sent
through tryouts for the Thompson
race. Entrants are determined they
will break the world speed record for
land planes, which was set away back
| in 1924 in France at 278.8 miles an
| hour
Since this record was set only once
has a land plane come as close to 1t
as IS miles an hour. Twice since the
pilots began gathering for the races
here speed of $50 miles an hour has
been attained.
4 So far at the races woman has
gained the largest share Of the honors
She is Mrs. Phoebe Omlie Of Memphis
Tenn. who flies a rnonocoupe. Witt
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WIDOW OF TIP. O'C0NNOR,
NOTED IRISH LEADER, DIES
Former Wife of Washingtonian
Was Native of Texas-Wrote
Several Books and Plays.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September Mrs. T. P.
OConnor, widow of ''Tay Pay" O'Con-
nor. noted Irish leader, died today OF
pneumonia after a short illness. Her
son. Francis Howard, was at the bed
side.
She was born in Austin. Tex, the
daughter of Supreme Court Judge
George w. Paschal. and FIRST married
F. C. Howard of Washington, u. Z
She married O'Connor in 1888. She
was the author of several BOOKS ano
plays and was president OF the Lonoon
Society of Woman Journalists.
Her husband died in November. 1929
after a long career of journalism and
politics in behalf of Irish freedom.
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lob MADE HUSBAND DRUNKARD,
SAYS WIFE, PLANNING TO SUE
Court Approves Action, but Says Proving Right to
Damages Is Difficult Undertaking.

able, of the plaintiff proving the facts
necessary to recovery of damages"
Wheeler, whose former salary was
81 600 q month, was discharged. Mrs.
Wheeler sued in Los Angeles Superior
Court on allegations the company made
Wheeler a drunkard by ordering him to
entertain visitors and drink with them.
The company appealed on grounds
the section of the Volstead act under
which Mrs. Wheeler sued was unconsti-
tuttonAA
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RAIL WRECKS ATTEMPTED
Three Trains Strike Distractions
Placed on Tracks.

WOODMONT, Conn. September I
(P).-Three trains. including the Men
trealer, struck a series of distractions
placed on The tracks of the New Haven
Railroad last night in what railroad
officials in New Haven today described
Engineer Nable of the Montrealer. en-
route from New York for Montreal. re-
ported his train had run into pile Of
Gle plates and railroad ties near the
Woodmont labor camp. The engine
was slightly damaged.
The engineers of a railway express
agency train bound to New York from
New Haven and of New Haven to
Bridgeport freight train reported hav-
same vicinity Neither Of these trains
we're damaged.
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MRS. HOOVERS SECRET SERVICE
GUARD IS SECRETLY MARRIED
Brady L. Boatwright and Miss Mabel Craven OF West
Virginia Honeymoon.

member of the Secret Service for five
years. With his partner, Russell Wood,
he has become a familiar figure wher-
ever Mrs. Hoover goes. On her trips
out of washington Boatwright precedes
the party and makes all advance ar
rangements.
Before becoming a Secret Service
man he was with the Pinkertons In
Georgia. later going West to Salt Lake
CITY as assistant superintendent for
the private agency. He was special in.
vestigator for the president of the
Union Pacific Railroad just prior Il
| joining the Federal service.
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Grady L. Boatwright. Mrs. Hoover's
Secret Service guard, slipped away from
the White House last Friday and mar
ried Miss Mabel Craven Of Sutton, w.
Va
The wedding became known today
when Boatwright notified his colleagues
that he and his bride are honeymoon
ing. He took advantage of the week end
trip of the Hoovers to their Rapidan
camp to put one over" on his fellow
members Of the White House Secret
Service detail.
Boatwright, who Is 80 years old, was
born In Augusta, Ca, and has been q
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''Slaughter Farm
Fenced to Charge
Public Admission
BY the Associated Press.

DS lhC AooOILdbCu
HARRISBURG, w. Va. Sep
TENDER County officers hound
a board fence erected along the
highway in front of the "Aaugh-
ter farm" at Quiet DELI when
they went there this morning
and a man was selling tiAkets at
the gate. =
The fence was erected by an
enterprising man who expected
to profit from the curious who
have thronged the plate since
the bodies of two women and
three children were found there.
Twenty-Five cents was charged
for admission for adults and Is
cents for children. ~
Two workmen at the finn said
they were hired by a man named
"Kincaid" and the fenc, was
completed at am. today. They
said "Kincaid" told them he had
leased the property. Sheriff w.
B. Grimm told the workmen to
find the man and direct him to
report for questioning.
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Four Officers Involved.

1t is said that perjury counts will not
be considered if policemen tell the
truth" before the grand jury Should
evidence Of false testimony before the
grand jury be uncovered drastic action
will be requested.
Stoll Was at Precinct.
Inspector Louis J. Stoll. who was as
signed by Supt. of Police Pratt to in
veStigate Harker's beating was at the
flrst precinct on the morning of the
alleged attack there. it was disclosed
today. Inspector Stoll was in confer
ence with Capt. w. E. Holmes in the
latters office, which adjoins the room
in which the assault is alleged to have
taken place. Capt. Holmes and Inspec-
tor Stoll left the station house about
noon for lunch. The beating of Harker
Is supposed to have occurred during the
morning. Both Capt Holmes and In
spector Stoll have denied hearing any
disturbance, and an audibility test con-
Quoted in Holmes Office has shown that
2-foot brick wall effectually bars
noises made in the so-called third
degree room"
Presentation to the grand jury of the
first group of five cases is expected to
require two days, and if the grand jury
votes to indict, its report may be forth
coming by the end of this week,
In the event of indictments. prompt
trial of the accused policemen will be
sought.
Photographs to Be Shown.
Evidence to be shown the grand jury
will include press photographs OF Harker
shortly after his release from custody
a whip and a sledgehammer handle
found by Justice agents in the locked
drawer of a desk in the room used for
sweating" prisoners and a piece Of
rubber hose.
The rubber hose was found outside
the station house after the Harker
charges had been made public. Fed
eral investigators have no proof that it
Is the piece of hose which was seen
about the station house on numerous
occasions and which is alleged to have
been used on Harker. Apparently this
hose has disappeared
Analysis of stains scraped from the
floor OF the room in which Harker vas
questioned" was not conclusive. it is
said. Government chemists were un-
able to say whether the spots were
blood or some other substance.
Work on Score Of Gases.
Investigators under J. Edgar Hoover.
director of the Bureau of IuYesE4s ti61N
and John NJ. Keith. inspector in charge
OF the inquiry, are at work on mo,S
than a score of other cases in which
police brutality has been charged. Some
of the charges date back several years.
making it extremely difficult to obtain
satisfactory evidence. 1t is understood
the Government will continue its in
vestigation until all charges have been
thoroughly probed. Another month may
be required for this work.
District Attorney Rover announced
he would present the first group of
cases to the grand jury lin person."
thus setting at rest reports that he
would ask for appointment of special
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RUDY REFUSES GUARD

NEW YORK. September (P).-Rudy
Vallee has refused a police guard de-
spite a warning that a plot to ki6nap
him was overheard in an Albany-to-New
York train.
The singer was notified by Police
Commissioner Mulrooney that pas
senger had notified police he overheard
a pot being Matched by two men on the
train. Vallee said that friends were al
WAYS present at his home. when he was
not at hotel or theater, leading his
orchestra.
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POLICEMAN KILLS
GIRL AND HIMSELF
Shoots Daughter of Base Ball
Pitcher During Drink ing
Party in Auto.
By the Associat cd Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOBILE. Ala, September Ed
ward Stafford, So, Mobile policeman,
shot and killed Miss Betty owens, 81,
daughter of Southern Association
base ball pitcher. and then committed
suicide near here early today after an
automobile ride, described as a drinking
party
Stafford was married and the father
of one child Roy Jenkins of Bombay,
Fla, told police he and Stafford went
for ride with Miss Owens and her
sister, Polly. daughter of Tiny Owens.
All were drinking, he said
At Grand Bay, Ala, % miles from
Mobile. jenkins said, the car was
stopped and ne and Polly Owens left
it for moment. They heard shots, he
added. and ran back to find Stafford
and the girl dying. They were brought
to a hospital here, but both we're dead
on arrival.
Stafford and his wife were estranged.
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Some of Police Reported to Have
Amended Statements There
Was No Brutality.
ROVER ANNOUNCES DECISION
TO CONDUCT PROSECUTION
Inquiry Reveals Inspector Stoll Was in
Station When Harker Says
He Was Beaten.

Perjury indictments against certain policemen of
denied knowledge of practices their
station possibly will be sought outgrow of
investigation of five distinct alleged police brutality
ginning tomorrow.
The policemen against whom
addition five officers involved
the grand jury
Four Officers Involved.
Since four policemen involved alone-that
James Henry Haker aegedy beaten with
confessed to obbeyit that the
individually collectively of additional
The officers by Harker
and Policemen w. c. Groomes William
Identity of fifth policeman have
charges has not been disclosed.
The possibilities understood
certain officers of the first
alleged thddegree methods house
There that several of the policemen
when questioned by
of Investigation.
reluctantly fearing jobs they did not
n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
RESCUED FROM BLIZZARD
Three Students Safe, While Four
Others Are Located.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sep
TENDER (P.-Three students who were
lost in blizzard on Mount Ruapehu
have been rescued and four others in
the party have been located. A search
ing force of 200 men is working to bring
them in.
The students are members of party
of IA from Auckland University who
assembled the mountain slopes Saturday
and missed their way in the storm.
One group of seven arrived safely yes
terday, but the other section lost their
bearings a second time.
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BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, September L.
The California Supreme Court has
granted Mrs. Ruth Wheeler the right
to sue the Shell Oil Co. for $250,0o0
on grounds the company made drunk
ard of her husband, Joseph c. Wnee4er'
former company manager for Southern
California and Arizona.
At the sarae.tirae the court referred
to the .IH',,.,ss' well nigh insuper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
TAKES OVER COMMAND
Rear Admiral Taylor Takes Charge

of U. S. Asiatic Fleet.
SHANGHAI, September / (P.-Rear
Admiral Montgomery Meigs Taylor as
sumed command of the American
Asiatic Fleet today. Rear Admiral
Charles B. McVay jr., surrendered the
command in a brief ceremony on the
forward deck of the flagship Houston.
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DlRIGIBLE RETURNS

Los Angeles Back at Lakehurst
After Flight From Newport.
LAKEHURST. September l).-The
Navy dirig. BILE Los Angeles returned at
am. today from Newport, r. l., where
it was anchored for time to its mother
ship Patoka. The dirigible, with
Conldr. A. H. Dresel In charge, lett
Newport at 10 pm.
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WEATHER.

10. 9. Weather Bureau ForecasO.
Fair and warmer tonight probably
followed by thundershowers tomorrow;
cooler tomorrow night; increasing south
erly winds Temperatures: Highest, SO. at
~ am. today; lowest. ga, at 6 am today.
Full report on page 9.
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HAY CREEK

Robert Miller had an accident on
T. road Wednesday of last week. One
of the wheels of his car came off but
no one was hurt.
Mrs. Joe Miller, daughter, Rosalie,
her mother. Mrs. Smith, spent We'd
nesday evening of last week visiting
with Mrs. Joe Chatelle.
Willis Seifkas was in Sandstone
Friday. He exchanged his black mare
for mule.
Albin Bjork called at Willis Self
kas' Saturday on business.
Their Carlson were in Sandstone Sat
urday.
Arthur Bjork and John Anderson
have been cutting their oats this
week. The oats is very poor on ac-
count of the draught.
M. Bulls of Sandstone. was seen in
this neighborhood last week.
Mrs. John Anderson and Pastor Ar
thur went to see Mrs. Bjork. who is
failing.
Carl Bjork and family and Mabel
Pierson called at Charles Bjork's Sun
day, and also at Joe Chatelle's.
A.. H. Miller visited with ]. R. Mil
Ter last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott enter
tanned the Derbys Sunday evening.
Mrs. Florence Seifkas called on her
daughter, Mrs. Elliott, Wednesday.
Pete Anderson is putting up the hay
on the Alva Linn and George Fraley
places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Shew and the
boys visited at L. L. Shew's Sunday.
Ila Chatelle was on the sick list
this week
Willis Seifkas and his mother called
at Joe Chatelle's Wednesday evening.
He took the Millers home.
Hans Jepsen of Sandstone, called at
Joe Chatelle's last Thursday after
noon.
Esther Carlson returned to Sand
stone for visit with her sister.
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ThisWoman Lost
64P0unds of Fat

Mrs. H. Price of Woodside, L. l.,
writes: "A year ago 1 weighed 100
lbs. started to take Kruschen and
now I weigh 126 and never felt bet
ter in my life and what's more,
look more like 20 yrs. old than the
mother of children, one 10 and the
other Is. Every one of my friends
say it's marvellous the way l reduced"
To lose fat with speed take half
teaspoonful of Kruschen in a glass
of hot water before breakfast every
morning--dont miss a morning-an
So cent bottle lasts weeks-get it
at Pine City Agent, Prochaska's Phar-
macy and Sandstone Agent, Sandstone
Drug Co. and Hinckley Agent, Hinck-
ley Drug Co., or any other drug store
in America. If not joyfully satisfied
after the first bottle-money back.
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KERRICK

Cy Halverson left for Minneapolis,
where he will be for a few days,
looking after his sand interests.
Victor Johnson has moved into the
new garage. The Standard Oil men
are here putting in the tanks. 1t is
understood there will be three tanks
for three grades of gas. Vic has a
very pretty place.
Lots of folks swimming these nights
and it's dandy sport.
The little rain that fell was pleas
ant to get. More is wanted. Rain
is badly needed for potatoes and other
root crops.
John Knestang and Henry Nyquist
expect to be out with their machine
some time next week. A number of
people have signified their desire to
have them thresh.
The dance at the town hall did not
draw the biggest crowd, although
there was fair crowd. There were
number of attractions that drew a
few each way.
VIM. Gellately, Jr., with his mother,
sister, Helen, and the wife spent part
of Saturday in town attending the
dance in the evening.
Mrs. Fred Kaufman was visiting
at the Lunds, a few days last week.
Fred Hedberg is again in charge OF
the road grading crew and things are
moving. They always do with Fred
at the helm.
Robert Cross and wife, and Miss
Mcmahon spent a week with the Nc
Graths returning to Sank Rapids Sum
day. While here Mr.. Cross attended
bank meeting at Wrenshall.
Don and Michael Hogan went to
Minneapolis with Cy Halverson for
few days.
Anyone who says our farmers are
not workers just don't get around
themselves. Not long ago we hap
pened to be up early and saw several
of our fellows out and at work and
it was not much after 4:3O. They de-
serve more than they are getting.
Albert Striber was taken quite i'll
Monday night and doctor was called.
ne Is muCu UelISu dI ILLS lllIlC.
Bert Bailey had the misfortune to
chop the end of his finger rather
severely. He was taken to Moose
Lake and at first it was thought the
end of the finger would have to be
cut off but later it was thought it
might be saved.
1t is learned that Mrs. George Klein
has been operated on by DR.. Moe at
Duluth for tumor, and is progressing
nicely. They hope to bring her home
Sunday.
Warren Golden is back from the
hospital and into the harness; he was
only at home one day when he went
to work. That's energy that's hard
to beat.
H. j. Berglund, Joe Kvasnicka,
Frank Mach, and several others have
extra nice fields of corn. Corn seems
the best bet this year.
Work has already started on the
Kerrick Community fair. The boys
have decided that Bigger and Bet
ter" will be more of a reality than
ever. New attractions are being
figured on. They hope to make this
a "humdinger." New features mark
this annual event. Each year the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-30

Peterson being set for Q re-hearing at
this time was taken up. After hearing
arguments both for and against granting
these petitions it was. on motion duly
carried. ordered that the following named
petitioners with their lands be set off
from District No. Is to District No. q,
to-wit:
c.. H. Sommers. Administrator Of John
Christensons Estate N1a of NWA, c. ].
Anderson. SEA- Of SWA. Oscar Peterson
NY of SWA, Otto Swanson, S4s of SWA
and Arthur Peterson SWA Of SWA. all
in Section SO. Township 38, Range q and
petitions of Fred Hansen and Mrs. Chris
tina Widstrand were denied
Applications for permit to conduct pub
lie dances were presented by Albert East
man, Pokegama and G. w. Smith. Pine
City Township and were on motion duly
carried granted. Mr.. Frank L. Pavek.
Munich, filed an application for three
month permit. same was granted with the
provision he pay for the whole year.
A resolution was passed transferring
six hundred dollars from the County
Revenue Fund to the Incidental Fund.
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for & Apportioned or
C,,rropt voar ITponpNrt{ono,
1t of each Fund are as follows:
e. B. Greenwood. Sec.

e. B. Greenwood. Sec.
per c. A. Babcock.
This letter was ordered placed on file.
Commissioner John Ethel offered the
following resolution and moved its adop-
ton:
WHEREAS: Warrant No. $3.50 for so
drawn on the Road 6 Bridge Fund; War
rant No. 3544 for $48.90 drawn on the Re-
funding Fund and Warrants No. 1859 for
SIS 90. No; 1888 for Is cents. No. 1898 for
Is cents. No. Toll for S1.A. No. 1854 for
$780, drawn on the Revenue Fund, have
never been presented for payment.
And Whereas: Said warrants are now
outlawed
Therefore be it resolved: That said
warrants be cancelled and the respective
funds be credited with the above men
toned amounts.
The question was on the adoption Of
this resolution and there were yeas
and no nays, as follows:
John Ethel, Yea.
e. L. Wilcox, Yea.
Nels Oakland. Yea.
F w. Stepan, Yea.
Nels Matson. Yea.
And so the resolution was adopted this
18th day of July, 1881.
Andrew P. Edin,
County Auditor.
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BIRCH CREEK TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Asplund and
daughter of Cloquet, spent Monday
visiting at the Frank Strum home.
Florence and Irwin Strum returned to
Cloquet with them.
Margaret and Bobby Seirup of Min
neapolis, drove here Sunday to spend
the week visiting at the X. p. Christ
ensen home.
Many people attended the ball game
at Denham Sunday, at which Denham
defeated Willow River with a score
of to 3.
William Christensen is now en-
ployed by Albin johnson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-30

The following letter was received and
read to the Board:
July 10. 1881.
To the Hon. Board
of County Commissioners.
Pine County. MINI.
Gentlemen
We. the directors of the Pine County
Tax Reform League. do respectfully re-
quest that in view Of present conditions
in Pine county. that your honorable
board makes a reduction Of at least one
half in the county levy for road and
bridge purposes. levying only enough to
take care of maintenance for the year and
to meet state requirements.
We also respectfully request complete,
revaluation Of all farm lands in Pine
County, especially the. so-called wild
lands, to the end that valuations be placed
at a reasonable level so that the land
owners now delinquent shall feel willing
to return their property to good standing
on the tax lists and the tax burden in
the county shall be more equitably placed.
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
PINE COUNTY TAX REFORM
LEAGUE
Geo. G Wallick. President.