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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
SUIT STARTED OVER
SHARES OF STOCK
Harold A. Quigley Plaintiff
Against Hincks Bros
and Co
UANynU WIN o. n n
SUM INVOLVED $500

Robert S. Hincks and others, do
ing business as Hincks Bros. &
company are named defendants in
a suit for $500 in an action start
ed today in superior court by Har-
old A. Quigley of Waterbury. The
suit is based on alleged mishandling
of 100 shares of stock that were
left with the defendants company
for disposal.
The complain alleges that the
Waterbury Trust company as the
agent of the plaintiff, left 100
shares of Connecticut Electric
Service company stock to be sold
at the then quoted market value
of $4S per share. The Trust COM
pany was given the shares as
collateral for q loan issued to the
plaintiff 1t is alleged that the
Hincks Bros. company did not sell
the stock at $4S per share but pur-
chased the stock for its own use at
Sal per share.
The plaintiff claims he lost $1,000
by the transaction.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27

prepared to obtain a new harvest
of ice of greater proportions.
Throughout the state similar
complaints have been registered
and incidentally from certain cit
les come the announcements that
the big ice dealers are not to de-
pend any longer on the tickle
weather man. Projects started in
Hartford, New Britain and Wilt
mantle will result within few
weeks in the establishment of sew
eral artificial ice plants. The
building activities involve nearly
$250.000. SO weather in Florida
or North Pole weather Is served
up the patrons of the companies
sponsoring the plans will be as
sured of their daily supply of
frozen water
While naturally there has been
a noticeable decline in the de-
mands for ice due to the success
of electric regrigerators still there
are hundreds of customers to be
served and the mild spell of the
past week has not been comfort
ing to ice dealers
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27

plaintiff brings the action as adj
ministrator of the estate of his
wife,. Damicalie Saknaitis, who fig
ured in the fall.
Mrs Saknaitis, the complaint
alleges, went to the store of the
defendants, known as the Union
City Hardware Store on Main
street, Naugatuck on last Dec 26th
to purchase some articles. In view
ing other articles on shelves in
the store. she stepped into the
trap door opening leading to the
cellar and was precipitated Is feet
through the space to land on the
cellar floor. She was SO severely
injured that she died at st Mary's
hospital.
The defendant is charged with
negligence in permitting the trap
door to remain open without a
light or any other warning. The
space where the door was opened
is described as being undistin-
guishable from the dark floor. The
trap-door was used as a covering
for stairs that led into the cellar.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
Hearing in the
Mitchell Case
Decision Reserved By
Compensation Commits
siOner Williams

Decision was reserved yesterday
on the compensation claim for the
death of the late Fire Captain
John Mitchell against the City Of
Waterbury, following presentation
of evidence in the compensation
court. The claim is made on the
grounds that the captains death
last August 8, was caused from
gassing he received while fighting
fire in South Main street candy
store on January 20, 1880.
DR. George Blumer of New Ha-
ven and DR. George E. Russell of
this city testified for the claimant.
Names of other firemen were in
troduced to show that they were
also gassed in the same fire. The
list included Lieutenant F. ]. Finn,
P. r. Scully, Ray Neale, w. J. Rey-
nolds, w. J. Mulligan, Frank Day
ana Fl. J. Parker.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
UNAPPRECIATIVE

Stockton, GAIA pathetic tale of.
a wife's devotion to her blind hus-
band was told in divorce suit filed
here by the wife, Julia Elizarraras.
She charged that her husband.
Panillio Elizarraras, had deserted
her in Mexico in 1909 and that she
had not heard from him until he
wrote her in 1918, saying he was
blind and destitute. She came to
the United States and took in
washings to support him. Lately.
she said. he became mean and
threw her out of the house she had
purchased.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
HE WAS TOO QUIET

Detroit.-Silence Is one virtue
most women prefer in their hus-
bands. If they happen to be bit
talkative themselves. However, Mrs
Ida Sheehan doesn't. like quiet men.
When her husband, John, kept a
studied silence for some time, she
set after him with an ice pick and
knife. John jumped out of a Sec
ond story window to save himself.
He broke his ankle in the jump.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27

we'll as an additional radio for
picking up signals from radio bea-
cons and weather stations.
Stinson Aircraft corporation,
Wayne, Mich, will display a new
airliner and a new junior, both
of which are we'll known to the
trade. Information on the new
Nicholas Beazley Is not yet ready
for release, Mr. Cooper said.
A pre-view by distinguished per-
sons and a model airline in regu-
lar scheduled operation will be
features of the show, which will
be staged in the main hangar and
administration building on Detroit
city airport.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
BRAILLE FROM TYPE.

Paris-A new aid for the blind
has been announced which will
enable them to read in Braille
from an ordinary newspaper or
book type. The aid is machine
equipped with special light.
Printed matter is fixed under the
light while the blind reader turns
a crank. AS the crank turns each
letter passes under the light and
it automatically searches out the
duplicate in Braille type and places
it where the index finger of the
blind person can "read" 1t.
The Philippines has twice as
many radio sets as a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
STUNG TO SPEECH.

Scranton, Pa-For twenty years
Mrs Alice Collins has been speech.
less-but it only took a second TO
restore her speech. Recently, while
being wheeled around On the lawn
of hospital, she suddenly scream
ed and started to humble. A bee
had stung her.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
Pete ''Wows En-"
Steals Show
Shea Pulls Them From Their Seats at Hartford BAN
quet of Putnam Ptalanx

among this galaxy of prominent
officials that Peter Shea was called
upon for his address. The Malta
tucks were com plimented for their
impressive record acquired through
trips around the country with the
Phalanx. tu
The following members were in
attendance at the Hartford gather
ing: Edgar Epson, Charles futile,
Ralph Pierpont, John Garrigus,
Leland Garrigus, Peter Shea,
James Phelan, Frank Kitchenka,
Robert Probst, Andrew Kitchenka
and George Cass.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
FASTEST RIFLE.

London-England has a new
rife ready which will shoot faster
than any other in the world. 1t Is
called a machine rifle and weighs
only a few ounces more than an
ordinary service rifle. 1t will fire
100 rounds of ammunition a min
ute. making 1t super-machlne
gun.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
Trap Door Fall
Brings $4,000 Suit
Jerome Saknaitis of Naugatuck Sues Albert Rat
Observation-Disclosures Charged

A Is foot fall through an open
trap door which resulted in death
form the basis for a $4,000 dam
age suit instituted in superior
court to-day by Jerome Saknaitis
Of Naugatuck against Albert T.
Eatkiewich of Naugatuck. The
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27

London's policemen are to be
taller, a new regulation fixing the
minimum height at five feet. 10
inches.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27
ONE MORE ESTIMATE.

Columbia. Mo. - And now we
have another estimated age of
Old Mother Earth. DIR Herman
Schlundt of the University Of Mis-
souri,, and o. B. Muench, of New
Mexico University, estimate the old
DANES age at more than 570,000,-
900 years. They base their con-
clusion on the disintegration of
crytolite, a mineral found at Hy-
bia, Ontario.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27

A textile school has been estab-
lished in Quebec by the provincial
government.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-27

London now has Is makers of
talking picture apparatus.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
Needy Families
Will Get Flour

An allotment of flour will be
shipped to Hinckley by the Red Cross
within the next two weeks and will
be distributed free to needy families
in Pine county. The committee in
charge of the shipment requests that
all persons in need of flour shall get
in touch with the person in charge
of the distribution in their own COM
munity. Following is a list of those
in charge in the various townships:
Mrs. Bob Wilcox, Pine City-Pokeg-
ANA, Chengwatana, Pine, Rock Creek
and Royalton.
Mrs. E. j. Steinbring, Markville-
Arna, DOsey, Belden.
Mrs. A. E. Eddy, Hinckley-Brook
Park, Barry, Munich.
S. G. Skaaland, Sandstone Dell
Grove, Danforth, Wilma.
Mrs. V. E. Shafer, Finlayson and
Pine Lake.
Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Willow River,
Kettle River, Windemere, Sturgeon
Lake, Bremen and Birch Creek.
j. H. Hogan, Kerrick and Nickerson.
A. Henriksen, Askov and Partridge.
Mrs. Tony Suk, Denham.
Bruno, Park, Keene and Fleming
will be supplied by someone in charge
at Bruno.
A. E. Eddy of Hinckley, is chair
man of the flour distribution COM
mittee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
DEATH IN NEW
SETTLERS HOME
Theunis Family, Coming to Sandstone
From South Dakota, Lose IL
Year Old Son.

Anthony ]. Theunis, II year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Theunis,
who came to the Sandstone commun-
ity together with his parents only
week ago from Hoven, S. D., to take
up farming here, passed away Tues
day night at midnight, following
weeks illness. The cause of death
was acute bacterial endocarditis
heart trouble.
Young Theunis was born at Hoven,,
S. D., on May 80, 1916. The family
had rented the former John Erickson
farm in Dell Grove township, 2h
miles west of Sandstone village, and
had moved part of their goods to their
new home, but on arrival Anthony did
not feel we'll, the sickness developing
until the untimely end came Tuesday
night. The father had gone back to"
South Dakota to truck more of their
goods to Sandstone but was summoned
by telegraph when the boys illness
became more serious. The body was
prepared for funeral by the Larson
Undertaking Parlors and shipped to
South Dakota for interment in the
Hoven cemetery.
The surviving parents and four
brothers have the sympathy of neigh
bors and new acquaintance here i'm
their hour of bereavement and great
loss
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
WILLOW SENIORS
IN A GOOD PLAY
Large Crowd Comes Out to Witness
Good 3-Act Play Friday Night in
Willow River.

"A Full House," three-act comedy,
presented by the Willow River senior
class in the high school auditorium
Friday evening, May 6, was we'll at
tended. In fact it can be truly said
that "the full house" applied not only
to the play but to the auditorium in
general.
Each character played his part we'll
and held the interest of the audience
until the final curtain. Lois Whiting,
as Susie, the maid, who knew all
about the jewels, introduced humor
into the play as we'll as being an i'm
portant factor in the complication of
the plot. Keif Melberg as Nicholas
King, kept the audience in suspense
by his clever maneuvering. Frank
JablOnski, the non-committal English
butler, whom circumstances insisted
upon drawing into the fray main
tanned his dignity throughout. Eugene
Guessing as George Howell, the young
lawyer; Milton Anderson as Ned Prem
broke, Irene Mossberg as Ottily How
ell, Lu Vane Olson as Daphne Char
tiers, Alyce Peterson as the aunt,
Alice Stepan as Mrs. Fleming, the
owner of the apartment; Justina
Stepan as Vera Vernon, Martha Hy-
ska as Mrs. Pembroke, owner of the
jewels, and Clifford Anderson, Arne
Selleg, and Howard Stanton, the
policemen, all did their parts toward
making the play a success.
The seniors appreciate the patron
age which made it possible for them
to clear enough money to pay for the
curtains and stage equipment which
have been purchased this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

citizen of the United States, disap-
peared, and although an intensive
search was conducted by the authori-
ties no information concerning his
whereabouts was forthcoming. Now a
cablegram says that Flogstad's dead
body has been discovered in a little
lake about half mile from the farm
which he had bought upon his return
from America. There are indications
of murder having been committed, for
the body was weighted down with a
heavy stone. He had several thousand
dollars on deposit in the Sauda saw
ings bank, and one unsuccessful at
tempt has recently been made to OBJ
tain this money on the strength of a
power-of-attorney which aroused the
suspicion of the bank officials.
Russian Impressions.
Olaf SwenssOn, a Swedish fur deal
err of Seattle, Wash, has just re-
turned to that city from his annual
trip to Russia, and when asked by
newspaper reporters about his impress
sions of the Soviet republics, he an
swered: GO ahead and believe any
thing you hear about Russia; it may
be true, all of it. But the trouble is
that American reporters and engi-
neers see only a very small part of
Russia, and their personal bias colors
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
TWO FILINGS FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
Representative Petersen Filed for the
State House Tuesday and Former
Rep. Therrien on Wednesday.

With the filings for state offices
closing yesterday Pine county has two
candidates in the field for state rep
district-Joseph E. Therrien of Pine
City, former representative and Editor
Hjalmar Petersen of Askov, the in
cumbent. Mr.. Petersen filed for the
office on Tuesday and Mr.. Therrien
filed on Wednesday. There was some
talk of other candidates but as they
did not file there will be no primary
contest, the two candidates being
automatically nominated as has been
the case in the last three elections.
Mr.. Therrien, whose business is
that of abstractor, served in the 1923,
'25. '27 and 1929 sessions of the Min
nesota legislature. He defeated Peter
sen in the campaigns of 1926 and 1928
but in 1880 Petersen took his measure
by vote of 4,036 to 2,545. Mr.. Their
rien apparently has issued no state
ment to the press but will make his
campaign issues known later.
Hjalmar Petersen issued the follow
county upon filing:
With the experience of one term
in the Minnesota legislature and a
desire to continue in the service of
the masses l have filed for reelection
as representative from Pine county,
having also been asked by friends
and citizens in different parts of the
county to do so.
I'VE are living in troublesome times
and many big problems confront us,
chief among which are unemployment,
low prices on agricultural products,
taxation, and too much special privi-
lege to favored groups by government.
I'm the last campaign the chief
issue upon which l submitted my cam
didacy was that Minnesota should
have a state income tax. | will not
only vote for, but will, as in the past,
aggressively support this much needed
tax reform. Governor Olson's income
tax plan when enacted into law will
be of real benefit to the farmer, small
Ter business man and home owner.
| am heartily in favor of this plan
which will be a replacement tax,
shifting some of the burden from real
estate to income.
las an economy measure / advocate
reducing the Minnesota legislature to
one-half its present membership.
This will make it less unwieldy and
will also make for less employees in
the legislature-a big saving to the
taxpayers without sacrifice of effici-
ency.
THE lobbying fraternity is one of
the evils of our legislative system
as presently conducted both in state
and national bodies. 1t must be
checked and l favor the registration
of lobbyists with the secretary of
state. With the registration must
be recorded such information as name
Continued on page A.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
OMWdhnQton Letter
By " NDaley
snp.a tpnona Assoensp. suo.4

Washington, May II, 1932@Political
guages are attempting to register the
ground-swell to determine the effect
of the sharp antagonism existing be-
tween the legislative and administra-
tive branches of the Federal Govern
ment. With only "a working days
before adjournment Congress would
like to know how the controversy with
the President is viewed by the voters
back home. Torn between frenzy at
Presidential critic SIN and melancholic
apprehensiveness at the thought of
the forthcoming elections the national
legislative group is obviously in bad
humor. The situation may be sum-
married. by a French saying: quar-
rels would not last so long if the fault
lay only on one SIDE"
1t is generally recognized that the
times call for cool heads and COM
promise. The charge of the President
that the Congress had forfeited the
country's confidence by it's capricious
tactics was met on all sides, without
regard to partisanship, with the con-
tention that the Chief Executive had
been equally dilatory and indefinite.
The exchange between the President
and Congress has only contributed to
unsettled conditions. There is faint
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12

Announcement is made by cable
from Stockholm that the American
Institute of Architecture has awarded
it's 1881 gold medal to Ragnar 0st-
berg, architect who lives in the Swe-
dish capital. In the award attention
is called to the fact that Mr.. Ostberg
more than any other man in any
country during the last twelvemonth
has contributed original ideas to the
development of architecture.
Martin Hoist Funeral.
Last Friday funeral services were
held in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for Martin
Hoist, publisher and editor of the
Danish-American weekly paper, Dan
with which he had been af-
filiated for 81 years. Mr.. Hoist who
was 76 years old, was taken ill month
ago. He was a native of S0nderjyl-
land, and had come to the United
States in 1881; few months after
his arrival he became an assistant
editor of the "Dannevirke" which had
been founded just then, and during
the subsequent 81 years he had been
publisher and editor of the paper. He
died on May 3, his wife having pre-
coded him in death about nine months
before.
Flsgstad's Body Found.
About six months ago Owe Flogstad
of Sauda, Norway, for many years a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
NORMAN COUPLE
WEDDED25 YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull Observe
Event Among Large Group of
Friends.

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Purull pleasantly surprised them at
their home in Norman township Sat
urday evening when about so came
with we'll filled lunch baskets to re-
mind them that it was their silver
wedding anniversary.
The evening was spent in playing
games, singing, music and social
visiting after which delicious lunch
was served. Dancing was then en-
joyed. Mr.. and Mrs. Purull were
presented with gifts and a purse of
money. They have lived in Norman
township since 1906 and were the first
couple to be married in the Bruno
Catholic church by the Rev. A. Pera-
deau May 7, 1907 They have a fine
family of six children who are all at
home except the oldest girl who works
in Bruno.
The Purulls are prominent farm
ers in Norman township and Mrs.
Purull is the efficient correspondent
for the Askov American from her
community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12

hope that Congress may rise to the
challenge and cut appropriations to
the bone without rhyme or reason
other than to meet the cry for "sav-
ingS."
Impartial inquiry shows that the
two branches Of government have jig
gled figures to make a case for their
side. The Administration estimates
have been shifting while appropria-
lions have not been in line with prom
ised economies. Congress would re-
duce government expenditures by
nearly half billion by simply cut
ting ten per cent from the Budget
Bureau recommendations. 1t would
involve drastic changes in personnel
which is the real stumbling block.
The first reaction to the Hoover
attack on Congress favored the Presi-
dent. Business men want action and
not talk so government securities may
be stabilized. While these securities
are of uncertain value no business
can expect to proceed. Congress has
met the back-passing by claiming
Hoover's economics were solely arith-
metical-nOt real.
The fiat money craze which gained
foot,hold with the House of late
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
YOUTHS LIFE
SNUFFED OUT
George Bel1ing, III, Meets
Accidental Death With
Construction Crew..
Crane, Operated by Uncle,
CrusheS Young Mans
Head, Chest.

George Belling, 81, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernst Belling of four and half
miles north of Finlayson, was killed
Friday, May 6, at 1:5O p. m. The
tragedy which caused the death of the
young man occurred when his head
and chest was crushed between the
bucket of crane and railroad flat
car while employed with a ballasting
crew on the roadbed of a railroad
near Algona, Iowa.
Young Belling had been employed
by the Morris & Dorothy construction
firm for the past four years and at
the time of his untimely death, the
young mans uncle, William Jacob
son of Minneapolis, was shovel opera
tor. The shock of the tragedy has
overwhelmed Mr.. Jacobson and Mrs.
Belling. mother of the boy, who has
been in ill health for some time.
Was Born Near FinlaysOn.
George Johannes Belling was born
in the farm home of his parents on
August 81, 1910, and attended school
in District No. Sc near there He was
baptised in the German Lutheran
church in Finlayson, but when at
home he attended the Rutledge
Methodist Sunday school. At the age
of II, four years ago, he Joined the
construction company with whom he
worked until his death. He was an
ambitious young man and made host
of friends during his short life time.
George is survived by his parents,
seven sisters, Ida, Esther, Marie,
Mayme, Ruth and Mildred and three
brothers, Carl. Ernst and Henry. be-
sides six uncles, five aunts and a
grandmother, Mrs. August Belling of
Finlayson. All of the relatives are
living in Minnesota and all attended
the funeral which was held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock from the Meth
odist church in Rutledge. The Rev.
A. G. Parks preached the funeral SER
mon and the Finlayson Methodist
choir rendered some selections.
William and John Jacobson and
Mrs. Ida Wilson, brothers and sister
of Mrs. Ernst Belling, accompanied
by Miss Ida who is employed in Min
neapolis, came Sunday to spend few
days with the bereaved family and to
attend the funeral
Six schoolmates and close chums
of the deceased, Roy and Paul Carl
son, Harold Hiatt, Leo WINNER, Wal
ter Jensen and Russell Nordstrom,
carried the body to its last resting
place in Lakeview cemetery near
Rutledge. The sorrowing relatives
have the deep sympathy of a large
circle of friends.