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Evening star., 1932-05-23
YOUTH UNABLE TO BECOME FLYER
KILLS SELF WITH GUN IN PLANE
Brooded Because Financial Difficulties Blocked Ambition
To Become Pilot.

come a pilot, caused the youth to brood,
members of his family said.
He was still alive when William j.
Daily, jr., the pilot he engaged, brought
the plane to earth, but he died three
hours later in a hospital.
1--WE had been up about seven min
utes," Daily said, when the passenger
shouted to me Show me something
good So I made a couple of banks
and he yelled they were fine. We were
still pretty far up when I heard shot.
The roar Of the motor almost drowned
the sound.
when looked back to see what had
happened Lengyel had slumped down
in the seat. was SO startled that
don't even remember landing the plane
but I got down quick"
Evening star., 1932-05-23
PAYMENT OF BLACKMER
100000 FINE ARRANGED
Absent Oil Witness to Receive
Back 500, 1000 in Liberty
Bonds Held.

Word was received today that ar
rangements have been completed in
New York City for the payment to-
morrow in the District Supreme Court
Of the fine of 100000 imposed on
Harry M. Blackmer, the absent oil wit
ness, who remained in Paris and re-
fused to obey summons to appear at
the oil trials. Court costs will also be
paid.
United States Marshal Edgar Snyder
has on deposit in the National Saw
ngs d Trust Co. 100000 worth Of
Liberty bonds which will be surrender
ed to George Gordon Battle, counsel
for Blackmer.
Special Oil Prosecutor Atlee Pome-
rene is expected to handle the negotia-
tions tomorrow,
Evening star., 1932-05-23
AVON OVERFLOWS BANKS

STRATFORD-ON-A avon, England
May % P).-The new Shakespeare
Memorial Theater was on little island
all its own today as result of floods
which caused the Avon to overflow its
banks.
Numerous families living in the city
had to move up to the second floors of
their houses. Hundreds of acres in
Stratford were covered with deep swirl
ing waters.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Yeggs Spend Month
Drilling Into Bank,
But Robbery Fails
Bore Way Through Two
Walls and Bind Night
Watchman.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-Seven men
who spent a month chiseling through
walls in the manner of a Sherlock
Holmes thriller failed in en- attempted
robbery of the Western Bank g. TRUST
Co. early today.
The seven rented a second story fiat
adjoining the bank March 20 and pa
tiently bored their way through the
two brick walls between them and the
banking room next door. Last night
their shaft was completed and they
crawled through. The night watchman
was bound and gagged and forced to
tell them how to make his regular
half-hour calls while they went to work
on the vault with drills and acetylene
torches.
The f1ve-ply steel defeated them,
however, and at $3.50 am. they fed.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
CANADA FINDS SALES TAX
LEAST TROUBLESOME LEVY
Consensus of Editors Is That Method.
Used in Dominion II Years, Effec-
lively Raises Needed Funds.

The manufacturers sales tax levied
in Canada, despite opposition from many
sources, is held by many editors CT
Canadian newspapers to be less object
ionable to the people than many other
forms Of taxation
In view Of the present attempt to
write into the revenue laws Of the
United States a manufacturers sales
tax to help balance She governmental
budget, The Star sent kilograms to the
Canadian editors asking their views
on the sales tax, its measure of success
and the reasons. If any, for supporting
it. Their replies, the first installment
Evening star., 1932-05-23

Of which appeared In The Sunday Star.
indicate that the manufacturers sales
tax is felt less by the people in times
of low prices, as at present. than when
prices are high. Furthermore. the
manufacturers sales tax has been eff
fective in raising revenue during the
depression when other forms Of taxation
have failed.
According to the Canadian editors,
score of whom answered the query
of The Star. the people of their country
have realized that revenue is impera-
tive If the government is to continue
stable and credit generally throughout
the country is TO be maintained For
Continued On Page 4, Column -
Evening star., 1932-05-23
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associates Press.
CHICAGO, May 23.-Several thou
sand feet above the city of Chicago a
youth killed himself in an airplane yes
terday, because his dreams of becoming
an aviator had come to naught. He
shot himself to death.
The youth was 19-year-old Ernest
Lengyel of suburban Forest Park, z
messenger boy employed in Oak Park,
who took a So sightseeing ride in the
plane and then as the pilot was about
to descend, fired bullet from a sawed
off rife into his left temple.
"I did it in a plane" he said in a
note. because wanted to die happy"
Financial difficulties, which prevented
him from realizing bis ambition to he,
Evening star., 1932-05-23
\ WAGE CUT DEPENDS ON FISHING
d TRIP OF II CITY COUNCILMEN
Advocate Can't Attend Meeting to Pass Measure Over
Veto and Others Plan to Block Quorum.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 23-n II
city councilmen can 60 fishing Friday,
they'll likely catch a 10 per cent wage
cut for the city's employees.
And that's why the city employees
hope the II aldermen have plenty of
bad luck that day.
The aldermen recently passed an ord
nance cutting the employees salaries,
but the mayor vetoed the measure
Evening star., 1932-05-23
HUNDREDS FIGHT FOREST
BLAZES IN MANITOBA
Valuable Timber and Pulpwood
Areas Threatened-Several Build
ings Go Up in Flames.

BY the Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 23.-
Forest fires were raging in a dozen
districts in Manitoba today, with hun
dreds of fire fighters, hastily mustered,
waging a futile battle to check the
destruction.
Forestry officials said only rainfall
could halt the advance Of the flames.
Only few Of the fires, scattered over
northern, western and eastern Mani
toba, we're under control. The others
were burning fiercely and threatened to
destroy valuable timber and pulpwood
areas.
Flames In the Po-cupine Mountain
reserve, northwest Of Winnipeg. des-
lpYed several butldtnks.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
LOS ANGELES FLIES
ON PRACTICE CRUISE
Leaves Lakehurst on Days Jour
ney Which May Include
Chesapeake Bay.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, N. j., May 23.-The
Navy dirigible Los Angeles took off this
morning on a practice cruise down the
coast, which is expected to take the
ship as far as Chesapeake Bay.
Should weather conditions become
unfavorable, the ship will return to its
base at sunset, otherwise it will remain
on the cruise throughout the night.
Aboard was crew of 80 in command
of Comdr F. T. Berry. The crew in
cluded 10 officers and five student
officers.
Evening star., 1932-05-23

Eighteen votes are needed to override
the veto and the law provides such a
step must be taken at the first council
meeting following the mayors action.
But one of the 18 who favor the wage
cut can't attend Fridays regular coun-
Gil meeting, so the remaining II decid-
ed they would prevent quorum by tax
ing little fishing trip.
Then they plan to return at later
date and re-pass tn. ordinance when
the needed eighteenth member can at
Ateud-dsh OF 20 fsh.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
66 Hurt in Rail Wreck.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May % {Ep.-Sixty-
six passengers were recovering from
shock today following the derailment
last night of the New York Central
mail train, east bound.
The flyer left the rails at cross
over near Irving and tore up 400 feet
of track. No one was reported seri-
ously injured.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
65 Doukhobors Jailed.

NELSON, British Columbia, May %
P1.-British Columbia's jailed Doukho-
Dor population had reached 745 today
Authorities moved another contingent
to jail yesterday, when they arrested
IS women and children in nude
parade at Thrums. Thirty-six were
children, ranging in age from S weeks
to II years.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
BR0DERICK MOVE FAILS
Motion Made to Drop Indictment
in Bank of q. s. Case.

NEW YORK, May % [P-A motion
to dismiss the indictment for neglect
of duty against State Superintendent Of
Banks Joseph A. Broderick was denied
as the case went into its eighth week
today.
Both sides rested last week and as
soon as the dismissal motion was de-
MED the case was ready fer summations
Of opposing counsel. Broderick is
charged with neglect IN not closing the
Evening star., 1932-05-23
GEORGE w. WALES DIES;
PANAMA CANAL ENGINEER
Decorated by Roosevelt for Con-
tinuous Service During
It's Construction.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, May 23.-George
decorated by President Roosevelt for
continuous service during construction
of the Panama Canal, died here yes
to-day. He was a railroad builder and
sErved under Gen. Goethals during the
construction Of the canal
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Tells of Curtis Deal.

Curtis has confessed that the whole
thing IVES a hoax and that none of the
mysterious persons and places described
b. the Norfolk negotiators existed eX-
cept in imagination.
Dean Peacock. who formerly preached
in Canada, said Curtis brought him
into the case by relating how man
who had been befriended by him in
bootlegging case wanted an inter
mediary to get in touch with Col. Lind
bergh.
Curtis declared he would not act
alone and asked me to cooperate with
him." said Peacock.
Admiral Burrage having also been
brought into the negotiations, the trio
finally, on March 81, saw Lindbergh
at Hopewell.
Col. Lindbergh remarked that he
had no faith in the clue said Pea
cock. He doubted the story for the
reason that our alleged gang had not
exactly mentioned the amount of the
ransom. Notwithstanding his doubt he
gave written authority to Admlral Bur
rage to continue.
s25,O00 Deposit Proposed.
Curtis continued to claim contacts,
and announced the kidnapers had pro-
posed a plan for depositing $25,000 in
Norfolk, to be released after the baby
was returned Lindbergh refused to do
this, but asked that the negotiations
be pursued.
Curtis was up North when I got a
long distance call from New York on
April 81" said Peacock. The speaker
asserted he had vital information about
the Lindbergh baby. I was instructed
to fly to New York at once, register at
the Park Central in the name OF James
Hill. and I would get instructions what
to do.
Il flew to New York, registered as
directed, and man soon came to my
room He said 1 was to follow him to
the party that had telephoned. I re-
fused to leave The man went away
and within a few minutes the original
voice called me- He warned me to fol-
lev instructions.
II decided first to attempt to reach
Curtis, and managed to do so. He ad-
yised me to return and learn more
about what they would say. did this.
They took me to q room in the Cum
berland Hotel, where three tough-look-
ing customers joined us. They outlined
3 plan for the return Of the child, quite
similar to the one Curtis alleged 60
between had suggested.
1T included payment of $4,000 ram
som and cash payment the next day
of $500 for a special purpose. I was
warned that every step took would be
watched and was threatened If made
false move.
by that time I suspected them as
racketeers. I went back to Curtis and
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 2)
Evening star., 1932-05-23
DEAN TELLS OF CONTACT.
Says He Dropped Negotiations With
Three Racketeers.

tCopyright, 1882 by the Associated Presso
OTTAWA, Canada, May 23.-The
statement that he himself was in con-
tact with mysterious personages who
asked for ransom for the Lindbergh
baby is made by Dean H. DobSon-Pea-
cock of Norfolk, Va, in a copyright
interview published today by the Sout-
ham newspapers of Canada.
Dean Peacock says he met three
tough-looking customers" at a New
York Hotel, in response to mysterious
telephone calls, and they demanded
ransom, but he broke of the negotia-
tions after he became convinced the
men were "racketeers."
The interview, given to c. o. Smith,
Washington correspondent OF the
Scutham papers, says John Hughes
Curtis conduct throughout the whole
negotiations was SO convincing that i
would do the same thing again II SIM
iIar occasion arose tomorrow"
Evening star., 1932-05-23
KEEPS GERMAN TITLE
Fourth Son of Ex-Kaiser Seated
in Diet as Prince.

BERLIN, May % P.-The seat
which August Wilhelm, fourth son of
the former Kaiser, will occupy when
the Prussian Diet open tomorrow, bears
the inscription 'Prinz Won Preussen'
instead of August Wilhelm Hohenzol-
lern."
The former prince was elected to the
Diet April "a as a candidate of Adolf
Hitler's National Socialist party.
Evening star., 1932-05-23

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1932-05-23

w la II LIN.
u. g. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature light to gentle
variable winds
emperatures-Highest, So, at 4 pm.
yesterday: lowest, 49, at S am. today.
Full report on page B-3.
Evening star., 1932-05-23

(Copyright. 1922
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13
Exit.

Exit.
Five gallons of gas
And a quart of gin
And all they found
Was a mess of tin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist. Il.

The regular meeting of the school
board was held on this day, Tuesday,
Oct. II, with all members present
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman who called for the read
ing of the minutes of the last regu-
lar meeting. They were read and ap-
proved as read.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the board adopt as "a
general policy the refusal of assign
ments of all pay checks.
Motion made, seconded and carried
to dismiss school on Thanksgiving day
and the day following and to resume
sessions again Monday, Nov. %.
The following bills were audited
and ordered paid:
Erling Nielsen, repair work $40
Askov Dray Line, labor, freight
and drayage ----------------21. 62
American Publishing Co., print
ing and stationery supplies --17.6S
c. c. Birchard & Co., three dOz-
en- song books Observation-Disclosures 6.21
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
current monthly service ----19S9
Askov Telephone Co., current
monthly service ------ 2.65
T. N. Thomson, lumber for bus
loading racks ----------------13. 15
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13
ASKOV

Gymnasium exercises were con-
Quoted in the Assembly hall Monday
night for married women and were
supervised by Miss Dagmar Bobierg
About fourteen women attended the
exercises which will be a regular
weekly feature.
Mrs. Albert Jensen came last week
from Chicago with Niels K. Andersen
for a visit at the home of her parents
and other relatives and friends here
for several days.
Mrs. P. N. Fenger, Mrs. JOrgeD
Paulsen, and Hans Mosb8k visited in
Centuria, Wis, Sunday. Mrs. Paul
sen remained there for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Paulsen, and
will visit some of her children at
other places also.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13

he said: 1.-The old car has always
gotten me out of every hole so far
and l expect it will get me out of
this hole also"
Mrs. Owen, in closing, paid trib-
ute to Mrs. Anna Dickie Olesen, the
leading Democratic woman of Mime
sofa, who is speaking for the ticket
far and near. This is the seventh
state in which Mrs. Owen has spoken
in this campaign.
Autographed 20 Years Apart.
An interesting sidelight on the Pine
City meeting was the fact that twen-
ty years ago Editor w. S. McEachern
of the Pine Poker, who was then
chairman and speaker of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Senate at Spokane, Wash, ar
ranged speaking date there for Will
liam Jennings Bryan, the occasion be-
ing the Y. M. C. A. Senate annual
banquet. On that occasion Mr.. Bryan
presented the young McEachern with
a little bOOk-Roberts Rules of Order
which was autographed by the COM
mOner. Mr.. McEachern also pasted a
clipping from the Spokane Chronicle
on the inside of the book, the clipping
telling of the commOner's visit to Spo-
kane in 1912 and his addressing the
Y. M. c. A. Senate. Mr.. Bryan at the
time told Mr.. McEachern that as a
youth he was member of the Chi
cago Y. M. c. A. Senate for a few
years and got his start as public
speaker there. The autographed book
was shown by Editor McEachern to
Mrs. Owen last Saturday and she was
happy to sign her name below that of
her fathers twenty years later. Her
signature reads, Ruth Bryan Owen"
The ads save you money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13
FORMER QUAMBA BANK
DOING WELL IN MORA

e. A. Erfjord of the Union National
Bank of MinOt, N. D.. has accepted
position as assistant cashier in the
Kanabec State Bank of Mora, and will
assume his duties there next week.
Mr.. ErfjOrd has had 10 years of bank
ing experience and comes well rec
commended to the Mora institution.
The business of the Kanabec State
Bank, formerly located at Quamba,
has increased rapidly since it has
been located in Mora, adding about
300 new accounts to its list. The lat
est bandit barrier system has been
purchased and will be installed in
the bank soon, which will safeguard
the lives and money in the bank
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13
Repub'i lean Propaganda
on Bank Tax Shown Up
Continued from Page ~


Minnesota, claiming the state imposed
illegal taxes on them, were mobiliz-
ing two years ago to refuse to pay
the taxes and to carry their case to
the courts. Opinions of the United
States supreme court apparently ia
tentiOns.
Minnesota was in a precarious posi-
ton. Instead of gaining any revenues
from the banks, the state was about
to lose all and in addition it was
about to be drawn into a costly court
fight, or many fights, for the case of
each bank would have to be dealt
with separately.
What happened? The Minnesota
tax commission recommended settle
ment whereby the banks pay rs per
cent of the taxes. The attorney gen.
eral approved. Legislators agreed if
a bill for such a settlement were sub
mitted, they would pass it. The bill
was submitted and the House adopted
it, the Senate adopted it, even Sena-
tor Weber voted for it. Then Cover
nor OlsOn's signature made it law.
The banks fell into line and paid.
Minnesota was gamer by $1.500,000, a
big load that otherwise might have
fallen on the farm and home.
Amazingly, Weber now presents
this as evidence" that Governor Oh
son is "the ally of Big Business"
In the Republican BLACK hand book"
Senator Weber wrote: The Olson
compromise which gave $478,943 to
banks in the state, was put through
while the state tax commission was
preparing for a legislative battle to
force dollar-for-dOllar settlement.
The commission was of one mind. 1t
was ready to battle to the last ditch.
But the governor pomptly killed the
commissions plans"
DiSgusts Even Republicans.
Before Governor Olson could reply
to this foul lie, Republicans answered
for him. Senator Sullivan and the
Minnesota tax commission protested
to Republican Chairman Mcmillan.
%. you will readily OBJ
serve" their letter to Mcmillan said,
that the statement contained in the
campaign book is not borne out by
facts. All of the members of the tax
commission were in full accord with
the settlement, and are of the opin-
ion that at the time it was made it
was in the best interests of the state
and taxpayers, and we are still of
the same opinion.
From subsequent events and de-
cisions of both state and federal
courts, it appears now beyond dis
pute that the state could not have
collected taxes from any banks which
resisted payment in the courts, and
that instead of the settlement, &C.
casioning loss of one-half million
dollars, as stated in the article, the
state has been the gamer by about
81 SOC, 900.
This letter is written so that not
only you yourself, but the public as
we'll, may be informed of the facts"
Signatories to the letter were Sen
ator Sullivan and Tax mmissioners
Armson, Gunnar Bjornson and George
e. Wallace.
Smugly complacent, Chairman Nc
MILAN and the Republican reaction
aries have said not word. They
have failed to clean their Augean
stable of political filth by either re-
tracing or repudiating Win" Weber's
lie.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-10-13


corn husking fields in Nebraska.
Johan Sorensen is laying sidewalk
at the Hjalmar Petersen home this
week.
Otto Madsen is constructing a ruta-
baga cellar on his farm southwest of
the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller Of Cable,
Wis.,, came here Friday for a visit
at the L. A. Paulsen home.
John H. Sorensen is substituting
on the mail route for Anker NJ. Simon
sen who is engaged in getting his rut-
abagas pulled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nielsen and
little son motored to Cushing, Wis.,.
on business Tuesday. They returned
the same evening.
Several Askov people were up in
the air" Sunday >. an airplane was
here taking passengers to see from
above what we look like here below.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus Petersen and
daughter, Helen, and v. A. Petersen
were Minneapolis visitors over the
weekend. going there Sunday and re-
turning Monday night.
Several football enthusiasts of the
community are banding together into
two football teams and will play
contest Sunday at the baseball
grounds in the south end of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herluf P. Rasmussen
were Sunday dinner guests of Miss
Sarah T. O'Meara at the Madison
hotel in Sandstone. Mrs. Rasmussen
was former pupil of Miss O'Meara's.
]. L. Peterson, candidate for Con-
gress on the Farmer-Labor ticket.
and H. G. Creel, managing editor of
the Farmer-Labor Leader, will speak
in Askov tomorrow friday evening.
Joseph A. Zoller has engaged OLE
sen Brothers to construct 16x24
foot house with full cement basement
on his 80 acres of land northeast of
Askov, which he recently purchased.
Work was started Tuesday.
Several d. B. S. members gathered
at the Ludwig Mosb@k home in a sur
prise party on Mr.. Mosbak Saturday
evening. Short talks were given by
Peter Hermansen and Svend Petersen
and were responded to by Mr.. Mos
back. Cards and lunch were also en-
joyed during the evening.
Members of the Danish Bethlehem
Lutheran congregation met in the
church basement Sunday afternoon in
quarterly meeting to discuss matters
pertaining to conduct of the church.
Only few were present but the fnan-
cial situation was taken up and plans
for carrying on the church work were
discussed. The annual request from
the Lutheran Welfare Society in Min
neapolis was received and produce
and donations will be accepted and
transported to the Mill City in the
usual way.
A belated report has been received
by the Askov American that a nephew
of Mrs. Fred Degerstrom near Askov,
was electrocuted by coming in con-
tact with a charged wire fence on the
farm Of his father in Isanti county
on Friday, Aug. 26. The lad, Earl
Lillion, was Is years of age and had
been herding cattle when the acct
dent occurred. A few days before, a
heavy wind and rainstorm had passed
over that section and it is thought
that one of the high line poles were
blown down and had charged the
fences nearby with electric current
of high voltage. The dead boy was
found some hours later when he did
not appear at the house for dinner.
He was the son of Joseph Lillion,
brother Of Mrs. Fred Degerstrom. His
body was laid to rest in the Athens
Lutheran cemetery.