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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
BANK BANDITS
MADE ESCAPE
Officers Have Been Unable
to Get Robbers of HinCk-
ley Bank to Date.
Bank Closed but an Hour
for Check-Up; Insured
Against Loss.

The four bank robbers who held up
and robbed the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank of Hinckley Friday
morning at $50 and got away with
$4,000 have as yet not been appre-
hended, though the alarm was sent
out by radio six minutes after the loot
was taken and it was made known by
scores of telephone messages in all
directions. The State Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension and the pro-
tective department of the Minnesota
Bankers association had men scCur-
ing the country right after the rob-
berry but so far have not been success
full in capturing the bandits. The
pursuers have also been assisted by
the county sheriff and other peace Of
ficers.
Following the excitement of the rob-
berry the bank was closed for an hour
to check up the loss. All the cash
but about $40 on the counter in plain
sight was taken. Within a few min
utes between 500 and $500 was volun-
tarily brought to the bank by business
men and others so that the business
could be carried on. The bank being
insured against robbery Cashier A. E..
Eddy stated that two days after the
money had been taken they received
draft for the full amount of the loss
from the American Surety Co. of New
York. Aside rom the hour the bank
was closed to check up the loss the
business was not interrupted.
A Rough Gang.
Tearing into the bank with drawn
revolvers the leader of the gang
shouted: This is hold-up, lay on
the floor" Miss Lucille Williams,
boOkkeeper, was at the cashiers win
dow at the time and obeyed the COM
mand Immediately, shouting to Robert
Nelson, assistant cashier, who was in
the vault, that he should lie down.
AS Mr.. Nelson came out of the vault
he was struck by the leader on the
side of the face, while second mem
Der of the gang cleaned out the money
in the vault. Not satisfied with the
amount of the loot the man standing
oNtI NSlSOH pIeSSeu d gun W Ills Iedu
and shouted that if de did not reveal
where the balance of the money was
hid he would kill him. Nelson re-
piled that no money was hidden.
While the money was being taken
out of the vault a third member of
the gang was standing guard over
Cashier Eddy and several other per-
sons in the directors room and a
smaller room adjoining it. These
people were also ordered to the floor.
County Agent w. F. Hammargren and
j. j. Folsom, hardware man, were in
the directors room together with Mr.
Eddy at the time the bandits entered.
John Plaggerman and Anton Spindler,
farmers; DR.. H. G. Swennes, dentist:
and Mrs. Robert Hurtig, wife of the
creamery operator, were ordered from
the lobby to the directors room and
on the floor. o. B. Hanson, merchant,
and Joe Dehler, drayman, came into
the bank during the holdup and were
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
|HINCKLEY POUNDS
BALL HARD TO WIN
Defeats Princeton I'm Eastern Minne-
sofa League Game by an
IL to 2 Score.

Members of the Hinckley Baseball
club had their batting eye working
Sunday when they slugged their way
to a victory over Princeton in an
Eastern Minnesota league game at
Hinckley Westerman pitched
steady game for Hinckley, easing his
way through as his team mates gave
him a substantial lead to work on
George Clegg caught a dandy game of
ball back of Westerman's pitching
and the defensive play of the home
club was good. Bobby Stanchfield
coming in for Jupe Johnson in the
eighth made a feature play when he
took hard hit ball off Halls bat on
running catch and doubled Moody
off first. Johnny Harapat took hold
of one in the eighth for three bases
that would have cleared the old fence
here by many feet.
The team played good ball and if
no accidents occur, will be a hard
club to beat for the second half play
of the league. Hinckley plays Ogilvie
at Ogilvie next Sunday.
The box score follows:
HfnckIey II; Princeton 2
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
NEW OWNERS FOR NEW
MOOSE LAKE HOTEL

The New Moose Lake hotel was
opened Wednesday under the owner
ship of Paul Baurdage of Duluth, and
Miss Edna Foltz of Eveleth. They
purchased it from Mrs. Frank Matyas,
who has been in possession for about
two years.
The new owners have been manag-
ing the New Park hotel of Eveleth
for the last year. Miss Foltz is for
mer Moose Lake girl and has had
experience in hotel work, having been
in the employ of Mr.. and Mrs. F..
Hyatt when they had the hotel in
Moose Lake. She will have charge of
the culinary department.
The rooms are all to be redeco-
rated, but there will be little, if any,
change in the personnel, it is said.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13

years of work before the mast. Dur
ing that time he has never once been
In any accident or wreck at sea. Cap
tain Borg was born in Gothenburg.
Sweden, and started his sailing ca
reer as messbOy at the age of TO-:
gradually he worked his way ahead.
and today is the commodore of the
Pacific Steamship company's large
fleet.
Studying Charity.
Henrik Dambman, manager of the
Charity Central Office, Aarhus, Den
mark. is at present in this country
for the purpose of studying American
charity organization methods. In a
newspaper interview Mr.. Dambman
expresses himself as greatly pleased
with the progress he now observes,
and compares methods of today with
those of more primitive kind in
vogue some fifteen years ago when he
made his first trip to the United
States. Mr.. Dambman is interested
in privately organized charity as well
as in municipal agencies in small as
well as in larger cities.
Wants to Fly.
Reidar Nissen, recently returned to
his home in Norway after having
spent seven years in Canada, an
nounces that he is planning an air.
plane flight from Norway to Canada
via England and New Foundland; he
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
PINE CITY YOUNG MAN
is X IL L ED BY TRAIN

Arthur Rose OF Pine City, was
killed instantly early Monday
morning when struck by a North.
ern Pacific train a mile north of
Pine City. The young man had
been at a party at the home of
his brother Sunday night and soon
after midnight was crossing the
track when the accident occurred.
The body was badly crushed and
mangled, one arm and the head
being completely severed. The &C.
cident was first known when a
section crew going to work found
the mangled form on the right of
way. The coroner was called and
the body was soon identified as
that of Arthur Rose.
Arthur Rose was born at Shell
Lake, Wis.,, and Oh the day of his
death was 81 years, 4 months and
is days of age. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rose who
came to Pine county some twenty
years ago. The father is now de.
ceased and the mother remarked
to william GOttry.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Methodist EpiscO.
pal church with the Rev. Lorenzo
Johnson, officiating. The remains
was buried i'm Brentwood GENE.
terry.
The young man was well known
around Pine City as he grew up
i'm that vicinity and made many
friends who will keenly regret his
early death.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Plans are under consideration for
the erection of a monument in mem
DRY of Niels Poulsen, founder, and for
many years president, of the Hecla
Iron Works, Brooklyn, N. Y, at a
suitable place near the house in Den
mark where he was born. Mr.. Poul-
sen who came to the United States as
21-year old bricklayer in 1864,
amassed a fortune, and most of his
wealth was bequeathed to the Amer
ican-Scandinavian Foundation-a nCn-
profit, cultural society which he
helped organize by handing it an mi
tial gift of 100000; Niels Poulsen
died about twenty years ago.
Makes Hit.
Esther Osterhus, native of Arendal,
Norway, and resident of the United
States, has recently appeared on opera
stages in Italy with remarkable sue
cess. Miss Osterhus-whose stage
name is the Italian Ostero-started
her career as singer for the
"talkies" in Hollywood; some con-
noisseur thought her voice too good
for that purpose and induced her to
study operate singing. The result
is that she has been widely acclaimed
Throughout Italy as one of the really
great stars" of the present time.
A Record.
Captain Charles Borg, master of the
steamship, Admiral Farragut in the
Pacific trade last week completed AZ
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
FINE FLOWERS
SEEN AT ASKOV
ASkOv Garden Club Sponsors Annual
Flower Show to Large Audience;
Excellent Program Rendered.

A crowd which packed the large
d. B. S. hall to overlooking attended
the flower show sponsored by the
Askov Garden club last Thursday
night as slow rain battered to earth
causing the sponsors to view with
surprise and appreciation as the
throng gathered~in spite of the threat
ening weather.
A wonderful array of floral exhibits
were in evidence on long tables in the
center of the hall placed there in
artistic arrangement by the committee.
Especially was this exhibit beautiful
when the dry weather of the past few
weeks is taken into consideration.
Plant prizes were awarded the WIN
ners of the various junior exhibits
given by individual members, the
Ferndale Nursery of Askov, Comber-
croft Nursery in Duluth, and C. H.
Sommer of Rush City. First and
second prize ribbons were given to
adult winners together with some nur-
sery stock prizes to the winners of
first place in this department.
A program consisting of two short
playlets by the juniors, selections by
the Askov Male chorus, speaking by
c. H. Sommer, and music by the little
German band delighted and enter
tanned the large audience. Ice cream
and cake, all kinds of candy and
cigars were sold in the refreshment
booth in the hall and this terminated
successful show and entertainment.
c. H. Sommer of Rush City, raiser
of gladiolus, was the judge of the
exhibits and spoke on gardening few
minutes in the evening. Mr.. Som
mer's work and his generosity was
much appreciated by every one. The
committee in charge of the show to-
gether with the garden club is CRATE
full to all those who co-operated with
them in making this annual event a
success.
A Large Undertaking.
Askov people have enjoyed flower
shows for the past five or six years
and many appreciate the fact that
these are wholesome and educational
events staged after considerable eff
fort has been expended by the exhibit
tors and those responsible for stag
ing them. They give mark of dis
tinction to the community and show
the people what their neighbors are
doing. They are non-profit undertake
ings and through the sale of refresh
ments or lunches expenses are taken
care of. The lack of rain during the
few weeks preceding the show this
year made the task of staging one all
the more difficult and its success is
ample evidence of the sincerity and
efficiency of all those who helped to
make it possible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
PINE CITY CAFE SOLD

Carl A. Bromberg of Moose Lake,
recently purchased the Pine City Cafe
and will take possession some time
later this fall or early winter. The
new owner operates a restaurant in
Moose Lake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
STURGEON PICNIC AUGUST 20

The North Pine County picnic will
be held at Lakeside Beach on Sur
geon lake Thursday, Aug. 20. Those
attending will bring their own basket
lunches. Refreshments will be sold
on the grounds. The speaker of the
day will be Lieutenant-Governor Henry
Arens. This picnic is sponsored by
the Birch Creek, Windemere, and Ker-
rick Farm Bureau Units.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
FINLAYSON MAN IS
HURT AS AUTO TIPS

Anselm Johnson, who was quite SER
iously injured when his auto turned
over into the ditch near the Gallo
place west of Finlayson last Thursday
night, is recovering rapidly. Fourteen
stitches were necessary to close the
gashes made by glass in his leg.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
N. p. TRAIN is DERAILED

The Northern Pacific freight train
No. 627 was derailed at Hinckley Fri
day night. Four cars left the track.
A wfecker from Duluth was rushed
there to clear up the wreckage. The
N. P. passenger train was routed over
the Great Northern tracks to Mime
apolis.
A broken coupler was the cause Of
the wreck.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13

my love will last forever" de-
clared a fellow to his girl at dance.
How about your cash?" replied the
practical girl
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13

Summafy-TWO base hits, LammertS,
Stanchfield; three base hits, Harapat:
double plays, Stanchfield to Lammerts:
hit by pitched ball. Lessard Wersbrod;
bases on balls, off Westerman 2. off
Hall 3; left on bases, Hinckley z, Prince
ton 5; umpires. McNerny. Dunphy;
scorer. Mclaughlin time. 2 hrs. 10 min
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
AGED BRUNO WOMAN
SUCCUMBS SATURDAY

Mrs. Plank, aged woman of Bruno,
who has been making her home with
Mrs. o. F. Peterson passed away Sat-
urday evening in that village.
Harold Avery and Carol Andrews
came Sunday and arranged to have
the body shipped to Concord for bur-
ial. A short service was held at the
home of Mrs. Peterson Monday at II
a. m. when the Rev. Charles S. Ry-
dell and the Rev. Johnson spoke some
fitting words.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13

Want ads in the American are
widely read.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13
81 a IL
HINCKLEY

StanchfieId sub. for J. Johnson.
Pearson sub. for Prochaska.
Score by Innings r H e
Hinckley --------OO0 4O4 O3x-11 IA 2
Princeton -----0O0 01O OO1-2 2
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13

Want ads buy and sell.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-13

Captain Charles Borg, master of the
steamship, Admiral Farragut in the
Pacific trade last week completed Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
Our WaSbinQto11

An attractive view of the Administration Building
Walter Reed Hospital in its beautiful setting of and
wide lawn portion of the natural amphtheaer
in the foreground This the thrtyseven of series of
drawings for The Sunday Star by Joseph Hnmelheber
Copyright. 1881, j. B. H.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
EAGLES and MOOSE
To Be Told of Cleveland
Walters Lockout

Cincinnati, O. (ILNS)-The follow
ing letter, signed by Edward Flore,
general president, and Robert B.
Hesketh, general secretary-t treasurer,
has been sent to all local unions of
the Hotel and Restaurant Employees
and Beverage Dispensers Interna-
tional Alliance:
"To Officers and Members of Our
Local Unions:
"You are all familiar with the
Cleveland lockout The six largest
hotels there are battling collective
bargaining, our members are on the
streets-locked out. Many thousands
of our members belong to the Eagles
and Moose fraternal organizations.
"The Eagles national convention is
scheduled for Cleveland in July and
the Moose convention in August.
"Wiil you please take the matter
up with your local aerie and lodges
at once"
The workers involved in the Cleve-
land lockout are standing firm and
are receiving fine support from other
local unions Of their organization.
The international organization has
spent 100000 for food and housing
the Cleveland workers and will spend
another 100000 if necessary to win
the fight for the principle of collec-
tive bargaining.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
AS THE WORKER.
Sees HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest Of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad

Foreign harbors are so filled with
idle ships that anchorages are scarce
and docking hazardous, according to
Captain John L. Beebe, master of the
United States liner President Hard
ing, which arrived at New York re-
Gently from Hamburg.
Communist demonstrations were
held February in Washington, Bos-
ton, New York, st. Paul and Okla
homa City.
Three men were killed in the ex-
plosion of gasoline fumes at a refn-
cry in Butte, Mont, on February g.
Deaths from automobile accidents
during the four-week period ending
January "a, 1881, as reported to the
census bureau by 81 large cities in
the United States, increased by ap-
proximately 10 per cent over the cor
responding period of 1880, according
to report just issued by the bureau.
Industrial production and employ
ment in the third federal reserve dis
trict declined more extensively in De-
cember than usual, and early January
saw little change for the better, ac-
cording to the business review of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadel-
phia.
The Buenos Aires, Argentine, press
carried recent notice that the presi-
dent of the National Labor Board has
issued a resolution providing fol
strict compliance with the labor laws
particularly those referring to Sunday
rest and the legal span of working
,, hours per day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
FIGURES
ARE NOT COMPLETE

New York.--The 1880 federal un-
employment census was criticized at
the Religious Educational Association
conference in this city.
Dean Elinor Pencoast, of Goucher
College, Baltimore, said the complete
census has not been published. It's
classification, she said, did not in
clude those only working part time
and its figures on the number of un-
employed were contrasted with the en-
tire population instead of with the
number of persons gainfully en-
ployed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
AUSTRALIAN UNIONS
UNITE TO GUARD PAY

New York.-Associated Press ca
bles from Australia state that the
Miners Federation and the Aus
tralian Workers Union agree to
amalgamate.
The latter organization has assets
valued at more than $2,O00,OO0. AS
sets of the Miners Union, which has
just gone through an 1S months
strike, include daily newspaper. The
objective of the alliance is to prevent
lower wages and longer hours.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
SCHOOL ATTEND
.ANCE WOULD OPEN
JOBS FOR ADULTS

Observation-Disclosures of compul-
sorry school attendance laws through
out the United States to the ages of
IA and Is years would automatically
release 100000 children from work
and make available large number
of jobs for adults, according to Miss
Grace Abbott, chief of the United
States Children's Bureau.
If the age limit were placed at 16
instead of Is, three times as many
children would be liberated from pre-
mature employment, she said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
RESTRICTION
OPPOSED BY BUSINESS

Washington. = Emergency legisla-
tion curtailing immigration is oppos-
ed by special committee of the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
Reports from every section of the
country tell the same story of idle
ness and an excess of labor, but the
business men are not sure that an
emergency exists. They suggest
further study of the question.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
FEAR RATIONALIZA-
TION

Manchester, England lockout
of 100000 weavers has extended.
Mill arrangements would establish a
speed-up system which they call ira
tionalization."
"We are entitled to consider the
probable effect of the proposed
changes" trade union officials de-
clare. Naturalization, it was stated,
would eliminate large numbers of in
dividual employers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
URGE OLD AGE PENSIONS

Columbus, Ohio.-Trade unionists
of this state, the Ohio Council of
Churches and the Fraternal Order of
Eagles are supporting an old age pen
sion bill before the legislature.
Persons who are 65 years of age
are eligible unless possessing an in
come of ST. a day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
WHAT NEXT?

A newspaper in Prague, Czecho-
slovakia, reports that Hans Griltz,
Czechoslovakian academic painter, has
perfected process for reproduction
of colored designs by purely thermic
means Cheat process) to fabrics at an
extremely low price. The paper ex-
pressed the opinion that the invention
would entirely revolutionizs the
printed textile industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
SIS, 100000 RELIEF
VOTED BY ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Ark.-The house of
representatives passed a $15,000,000
bond bill for relief of drought suffer
ers. Proceeds of the bond issue will
be loaned to farmers for this years
crop and to purchase food for their
families.
The vote followed spirited debate in
which charges were made that the
federal government wants to feed
mules and horses, but will make no
provision for starving farmers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
Third Peonage Charge
Is Filed at Shreveport

Shreveport, La ILNS) - Ards
Waller, Bossier Parish farmer, is un-
der $4,000 bail on a charge of violat-
ing the federal peonage act. This is
the third peonage complaint filed here
recently by federal authorities. Wal
Ter is accused Of holding four negro
tenants in state of peonage, for
bidding them to leave his farm, which
is a few miles from Shreveport.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
Labor rQueriies
Questions and Answers on La.
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Where
1t Stands on Problems of the
Day; Its Aim and Program;
Who's Who in the Ranks Of
the Organized Toilers, ETC., ete.

Q.-What prominent Catholic cler-
gyman said: Labor unions are un-
dOubtedly one of the most powerful
factors, if not the most powerful, in
securing high levels of wages. This
result is due not only to their specific
action on behalf of their members, but
also to their insistent preaching that
industrial prosperity depends pri-
marily upon the possession of high
purchasing power by the workers.?
A.-Rev. John A. Ryan, director,
department of social action, National
Catholic Welfare Conference.
Q.-When did the American Fed
Grafton of Labor first urge the gath
ering of accurate information on un-
employment?
An 1889, when the convention
held that year declared it of vast i'm
portance to ascertain in the census
the number of unemployed and the
duration of such lack of employment
and instructed the executive council
to urge congress to remedy the omis-
sion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-20
ROSTER OF ORGANIZATIONS
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS


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