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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
Pokegama Sanatorium
Founder Laid to Rest
CONTINUED from Page ~

Pokegama Sanatorium, Dr. Taylor's
privately owned institution started out
in 1905 and for the first two years
as summer camp with tents. A re-
modelled farm home provided home
for the nurses. The administration
building was erected in 1907 and then
permanent staff was placed in
charge. This building burned in 1912
but was rebuilt in 1914. Other
buildings followed as needed. The
late DR.. r. L. Wiseman of Pine City,
was the first resident doctor at Pokeg-
anna. spending part of his time there.
The first full time and permanent resi-
dent physician at the sanatorium was
DR.. Carl Tiesberg, who now resides in
st. Paul. Others who have held that
position in the past years include DR..
F. w. Witch of Minneapolis, whose
wife is now a member of the Com
mission of Administration and FL
nance at the state capitol. The pres
ent resident physician and superin-
tendent, DR.. F. F. Callahan, came to
Pokegama sanatorium II years ago
the army in France during the World
war.
Large Modern Buildings.
The new hospital, built in 1924 by
the Askov Construction Co., is 3Ox120
with A beds and office, and the pa
tents cottage, 20x60, has II beds.
making room for Sc patients alto
gether. The nurses home provides
room for 10. There is a beautiful
club room in the administration
building which is 35x135, in the base
ment of which is the heating plant
that distributes heat to all the build
ings. Dr. Galatians residence has
eight rooms and the engineers resi-
dence is a seven-room building. The
Pokegama sanatorium has its own
pcst-office, a fourth class office,
served through Pine City, and is
named Pokegama. 1t is located in
the administration building.
A. P. Keefe is business manager Of
the institution and has held that po-
sitfon the past eight years. He was
former newspaper man, has been
about the world, and is an interesting
man to meet and visit with. He takes
no little pride in showing visitors
about the buildings and the beauti-
full grounds, especially attractive in
the summer time with the splendid
lake front, pretty lawns and stately
trees. To DR.. Callahan who has
served so we'll for a dozen years, goes
the credit for the most important in
side duties of the hospital, the strict
supervision, utmost cleanliness, and
the good reputation the institution
has acquired and maintains.
The sanatorium grounds and the
farm in connection constitute 500
acres. Lawrence E. CUMMINGS, engi-
neer of the buildings, and foreman
OF the farming project-the outdoor
man-has been there from the start
26 years. He and his family take
care OF the farm in which there are
$50 acres under cultivation with set
of modern farm buildings. There is a
splendid herd of about 35 head of Hol-
| stein-Fresian cattle, government ac-
credited, carefully tested and guarded
against disease.
Theatre Man A Patient.
Among the patients at the sana-
forum now are Gordon Green of Min
neapolis, manager Of the Minnesota
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
ASKOV

Have you noticed that the days are
getting longer?
Miss Luverne KaspOhl left Tuesday
morning for Delano where she will
spend a week visiting at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Filler Fisher and Har-
old Fisher came here from Mime
apolis and visited over New Years
day at the Bertel Fisher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hansen and son,
Harold, of Ogilvie, spent New Years
day here with the T. w. Hansen fam
lily.
Miss Eline Clausen has accepted a
position with the American Publish
ing Co., formerly filled by her sister,
Alta. Miss Eline commenced work
Monday morning and Miss Alta who
plans to go to California in the near
future, had been employed on the
American staff for nearly two years.
Miss Alice Clausen will make the
California trip with her.
Motoring on the pavement Tuesday
and last night was not very desirable.
There was a heavy layer OF snow
through the southern part Of the state.
Carl Hyldahl came from the Twin
Cities Tuesday afternoon using 6
hours to make the 100 miles, and
Chris Eriksen came home Tuesday
night and used hours to make the
trip-the road was steadily getting
worse and demanded slow and careful
driving.
The Askov high school basketball
boys and girls teams will go to Fin
layson tomorrow (Friday) night where
they will return a basketball favor
extended to them at Askov earlier in
the season. The two games are looked
forward to by fans of the sport and ac-
QuaintanceS of both the Finlayson and
ASkov teams with the expectation that
plenty of basketball will be offered
ON that evening. Willow River high
school and town teams will play in
Askov Friday night of next week
against the two teams representing
this village.
A. S. Cool of Wright, was visitor
in Askov Wednesday where he came
to receive surgical attention from DR..
A. l.. Arends. Mr.. Cool was crankiHg
a truck motor Tuesday when the
crank was jerked from his hand and
continued around to strike the back
of his wrist with such force as to
break the large bone. The injury was
very painful but was not thought SER
ious until Wednesday morning when
he decided to make the Askov trip.
Besides being a friend, DR.. Arends
was also the Cools' family doctor dur
ing his residence at Wright.
The annual meeting of the Danish
ET. Lutheran church was held Mon
day afternoon at which time two new
directors were chosen to take the
places of those whose terms had eX-
pired. Elmer Jensen and Arnold SOr
ensen were the new ones chosen to
serve on the church board the coming
year in place of A. Gravesen and Hans
Clausen. After the meeting the direc-
tors held an organization meeting
which resulted in n. B. Miller being
reelected president and Sigurd Stow
ring, secretary. Arnold Sorensen was
elected treasurer. The other director
of the board is D. J. Adolphsen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-07
WILLOW RIVER
st. Paul'S Lutheran Church.
Rev. H. Sporleder, Pastor.

Rev. H. Sporleder, Pastor.
Church service 2 p. m. Subject:
1.-The Christian Family" Sunday
school at p. m. Saturday school l AZ
p. m. at Ed GOring's.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
COURT IS WEIGHING
0UST|NG OF M'LEAN
Justice Bailey Impressed BY
Charges, but Hesitates to
Remove Co. Trustee.

Saying he was impressed with the
evidence Of neglect of the Washington
Post by Edward Beale Mclean, its
president and publisher, but that the
court would be slow to remove Mclean
as co-trustee of his fathers estate, due
to certain provisions of the will of
John r. Mclean, Justice Jennings
Bailey of District Supreme Court to-
day took under advisement the suit
of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean to oust
her husband as trustee of the estate.
The case, which had been expected
to consume a month. ended abruptly
this morning after only two and half
days of testimony, due to an agree
ment between counsel that testimony
of a sensational character would be
eliminated
The provision in the will of John r.
Mclean, which, Justice Bailey said,
would make the court go SLOW in con-
Sidering the removal of Mclean. is one
in which the elder Mclean stated he
would have liked to name his son a
co-trustee of the estate but was pre-
vented from doing so by legal difficult
ties. 1t was brought out in the trial
that these difficulties did not actually
exist, and that in 1917 E. B. Mclean
was named a co-trustee.
Finds Post Impaired.
Before the final arguments of op-
posing counsel-Nelson T. Harrison, for
Mrs. Mclean and her three children,
John r, I'd; Edward B.. jr.. and Emily,
and Maj. Julius 1. Peyser, for Mr. Nc
Lean-Justice Bailey said that from
the testimony it was his conclusion that
Mr.. McLean's presence or absence from
the city since last Fall had not seri-
ously injured the trust estate except
for the Washington Post. Justice
Bailey said. however. he was satisfied
the continued absence from the city
of Mr.. Mclean is "inimical to the in
terests of the Post"
Charging that Mclean fed from the
District to avoid process servers, and
has been "joy-riding in Europe while
the Washington Post property languishes
down on Pennsylvania avenue" Hart
son asked the court to remove Mclean
to conserve the assets of the estate for
the three Mclean children
IF Mr.. Mclean has neglected his
duties as president and publisher of
the Washington Post" Harrison declared
"he has injured very vital portion of
the estate and his removal Is necessary
to guard against any dissipation of the
capital assets of the estate"
Needs Guiding Hand, He Says.
Harrison contrasted what he described
as the ABLY administered" Cincinnati
Enquirer, which is the other newspaper
property of the Mclean estate, with
tho WASHINGTON Post which ba charC-
ed, needs now, when there is a very
serious economic condition, a guiding
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
.SLEMP IS ACCUSED
AS OIL LOBBYIST
Senator Tydings Bitterly AS
sails Secretary to PreSi-
dent Coolidge.

By the Associated Press.
C. Bascom Slemp, called by Senator
Tydings. "one Of the managers of Mr.
Hoover's campaign" was described by
the Maryland Senator in tax debate to-
day as the master mind for this Oil
tariff"
Assailing the tariff in the heated
dispute which arose in the Senate after
a threat had been made to insist upon
opening up the whole tariff question,
Tydings said the locust swarm of lob-
byist is very close to the highest powers
o4 this Government"
Il wouldn't be surprised If when we
get back to where their inspiration comes
from" Tydings said, that the Standard
Cl Co. wouldn't be seen approaching
the Capitol through that liaiscn."
Others Accused as Lobbyists.
Tydings said, "Other lobbyists for
the oil tariff have been Writ Franklin
OF Ardmore, Okla, and Mr. Hitchcock.
former Postmaster General" The
reference to Mr.. Hitchcock" was to
Frank II. Hitchcock, Postmaster Gen
eral under President Taft.
He said Slemp, who was secretary to
President Coolidge, was sent over to
Paris" and given an attractive position
there "as reward" for his activities in
Mr.. HooverS campaign,
That's one of the men the President
calls locust swarm of lobbyists" he
claimed. Hes been the master mind
for this oil tariff"
Referring to Hitchcock, he said. "a
l. @n.f Nf hi ol7a NI7av.
without being pulled TO one side and en-
Declared Senatorial Prospect.
Mr. Franklin, am told is likely to
be a Republican candidate for United
States Senator from Oklahoma" he re-
marked
Earlier in todays debate, Senator
Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, said
he had appeals for tariff relief from
hundreds, but he had opposed action
because he didn't think the import
duty belonged in the revenue bill.
But" he said, IF we are going
into it let's go to work There may be
500 tariff rates to consider"
Amendments Threatened.
Opening the opposiitioin to the oil
tax, Senator Tydings said he was going
to offer several tariff amendments un-
less advocates of the oil, coal, copper
and lumber duties withdrew their pro-
posals.
If we are going to have a tariff
bill, let's have one to take care of the
whole country" demanded TydingS.
The Maryland Senator also spoke of
500 tariff amendments.
The threat was a counter to those Of
the oil tariff advocates of an all-Sum-
mer session on the tax bill unless the
oil import duty were retained.
The tariff coalition claimed a narrow
margin for the four import duties.
Senator FesS of Ohio. chairman of
Continued on Page 2, Column 2)
Evening star., 1932-05-19
PROMISE TRANSFER
Of GAS HOLDINGS
Owners to Comply With Com.
mission 0rder-Sperry
Slated to Head Firm.

The Public Utilities Commission re-
vealed today it had been assured that
the owners of the majority stock Of the
Washington Gas Light Co. would COM
ply with the recent order directing them
to divest themselves of the holdings.
The promise, it was announced, was
made by Arthur Dean, member of the
firm of Sullivan & Cromwell of New
York, legal representatives of the inter-
ests controlling the company.
Dean, however, did not indicate how
the stock transfer would be made, but
is said TO have declared it would be
done in a legal way that would meet
the commissions approval.
In the meantime, it was learned that
owners of the company have taken steps
to employ Marcy Sperry, prominent
gas operating engineer, as president to
succeed George A G. Wood who re-
signed suddenly last week. The enei-
neer is said to be connected with the
firm of Stone & Webster, ard although
a native of Washington, has not lived
here for 20 years.
Weaver Acting President.
Robert D. Weaver. president of the
Georgetown Gas Light Co, is now serV-
ing as acting president Of the Washing
ton company pending the selection
of a permanent head. His election To
this post was announced yesterday after
a meeting of the board of directors.
In view of Deans assurance, the COM
mission has not shaped any definite
program for following up its order for
Of ha iCrlty stuck
while it is held by the present owners,
THE commission, it was said, considers
two recent meetings of the board OF
directors a technical violation OF the
order. but it does not intend TO DO any
| thing about it at this time.
It also was disclosed at the COM
mission that the election yesterday OF
three prominent Washington men tC
the board of directors was the flrSt
step in the program of the company
to place the management completely In
the hands of local interests.
Burroughs to Be Replaced.
Fred S. Burroughs, executive vice
president of Chase, Harris, Forbes Cor
noration. now a member of the board
! il was said, is to be replaced at the
next meeting. The new president OF
| the company, it was explained, will
likely take his place because Of a pro-
vision in the company charter requir-
ing the president to be a member OF
| the board.
The three Washington men elected
| to the board yesterday are Sidney F.
| Taliaferro, former District Commits
sioner and now vice president and trust
offcer of Riggs National Bank; Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, retired, and
Corcoran Thorn, president of the Amer
ican Security & Trust Co. Thorn was
| a former member Of the board and re-
signed last Fall.
In addition to the selection of a
! president of the company, several
changes in the executive personnel are
reported to be in contemplation. One
! report is to the effect that Frank A.
Woodhead. former vice president in
charge of operations, is to be re-em
ployed.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
NATIONALS BEAT
YANKEES, 8 TO c.
Johnson Outfit Rallies in
Tenth After Score Is
Tied in Ninth.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.


NEW YORK, May 19.-The Nationals
defeated the New York Yankees here
today in the first game Of a double
header.
The game went 10 innings
The score was to g.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Pipgras tossed out
Myer LaZzeri went into short right
for Manush's looper. West walked.
Cronin popped to Lazzeri No runs.
NEW YORK-Combs walked. So did
Larry. Ruth flied to West. Gehrig sin
gled to right, scoring Combs and send
ing Larry to third. Chapman forced
Gehrig. Crowder to Cronin, Larry scor-
ing Dickey flied to Manush. Two
runs.
SECOND INNING.
Observation-Disclosures singled to
right. Judge hit into double play,
Lazzeri to Larry to Gehrig. Ruth came
in fast for Bluege's loft. No runs.
NEW YORK-Cronin threw out Laz-
zeri. Crosetti flied to Reynolds. Pip
gras singled to center. Combs singled
to center. sending Pipgras to second.
Larry famed. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Sp singled to
center Crowder sacrificed, Pipgras to
Gehrig. Myer walked. Manush's liner
down the right-field line bounded into
field box for a two-base hit, scoring
Spencer and sending Myer to third
West flied to Combs and Myer crossed
with the tying run, while Manush TOOK
third after the catch. Cronin hoiSted
TO Combs. Two runs.
NEW YORK-Berg now catching for
Washington. Spencer, in running out
his hit, again hurt the leg that has
troubled him from the start of the sea-
son. Ruth took a third strike Gehrig
Evening star., 1932-05-19
CURTIS CLEAR OF KIDNAPPING.
Investigators Turn to Dean Dobson'
Peacock to Explain His Actions.

HOPEWELL. N. J., May 10 (P1.-
John H. Curtis, jailed Lndbergh hoax
er. today was exonerated Of any con-
nection with the actual kidnapping OF
the Lindbergh baby or collection OF
ransom. but New Jersey officials pressed
plans for the questioning of his COM
panion, the Rev. DobSon Peacock, at
Norfolk, Va, concerning his activities
as a negotiator in the case
The clergyman, revealed yesterday
as having flown TO Hopewel on March
% to request Col Lindbergh TO deposit
s25. 900 in a Norfolk bank as earnest
money in connection with alleged
negotiations with the kidnapers, de-
clined to come to Hopewell, but said
he would give all information to the
police at Norfolk.
Gov. A. Harry Moore of New jersey
Immediately announced he favored
sending some one to Norfolk to see
what he has to say, and indicated a
representative probably would be named
by Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf, super
intendent of State police. Col Schwarz-
kopf said he was very anxious to con-
front Curtis with Peacock.
The eXoneration of Curtis came in the
morning bulletin from Col. Schwarzkopt
This related that there was nothing
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Gov. Moore Suggests Send
ing Man to Norfolk After
Minister Declines to Go 10
HopeweII for Investigation.
PHONE CALL TO SCHOOL
INVOLVES INSTRUCTOR
DR.. Condor Ordered by Physician
to Take Rest, but Jafsie Soon
Will Resume Quest for Man Who
Got Ransom-Preacher Sought
$4,000 Earnest Money

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 19.-ASSiStant
District Attorney Ralph K. Jacobs
of Kings County, Brooklyn, an
nounced today he had sent out
two detectives to find Mrs. Mary
G. Ford, Brooklyn public school
teacher, and bring her in for
questioning in connection with
the Lindbergh kidnapping and ran
som payment"
He said he told the detectives
to proceed to SO Riverside Drive,
Manhattan, where, he said, Mrs.
Ford rented an apartment two
weeks ago and paid $100 for
months rent with $40, $40 and SIS
bills. He sent for her, he said,
on information given him by the
public school authorities.
Called BY Telephone.
Jacobs said he questioned Frederick
Schoedel, principal of the school this
morning and that Schoedel made the
following statement:
Several weeks ago a telephone call
for Mrs. Ford came to the school. A
man asked for her. We said We
couldn't call her to the telephone dur
ing school hours, whereupon the man
said
"'This is Jafsie of the Lindbergh
case
"Our clerk said he didn't believe him.
The man insisted saying, This is DR..
Condor. I'd like to speak to Mrs. Ford
We broke the rules and called her
to the phone We heard her speak of
a meeting When she hung up, she
turned around and said:
THAT was my sisters doctor. He
wants to make an appointment
with me"
7 called DR.. Condor on the tele-
phone, but 1 was unable to reach him.
We then reported the matter to Supt.
of Schools O'Shea. Some one in Mr..
O'Sheas Office wrote letter about it
to Police Commissioner Mulrooney."
VIII Question Condor.
Jacobs said he had reported the mat
ter to District Attorney Mclaughlin Of
the Bronx, and that Mclaughlin told
him he would ask ConQon ABOUT MRS.
Ford when Condor appears at his Of
flee to go before the grand jury tomor-
row.
Jacobs said Mrs Ford on Tuesday
was held in $4,000 bail on charge of
having attempted to swindle Mrs. Ann
Laughlin of Richmond Hill out OF 81 300.
School officials investigating this mat
ter. he said, started an investigation OF
Mrs Ford along other lines.
1T was found" ne said, that two
weeks ago she had announced she was
ready to settle $4,000 action that was
pending against her.
They said they checked on her alb
sences from school and found she had
been away from February 25 through
March l.
I'VE also found that in 1914 she
pleaded guilty to grand larceny in
Brooklyn and was given suspended
sentence"
The detectives arrived at 33 River
side drive shortly after 3 o'clock east
ern daylight time) and were told that
Mrs. Ford was not at home. woman
who said she lived with her told them
she expected her about 4 o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Ask Job Holders be
Rated on Ability to
Sing U. S. Anthem

Federal employees would be
compelled to demonstrate ability
to sing or recite the National
Anthem. under a joint resolution
introduced today by Representa-
tive Fuller, Democrat, of Ala
bama.
If the resolution is adopted,
civil service examinations will in
clude q voice test, with the Star
Spangled Banner as the vehicle
for the demonstration. If an ap-
plicant is unable to keep a tune,
he would be permitted to recite
the verses. Preference would be
given candidates for jobs who
measured up best in the patriotic
song test.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
RELIEF EXPENSES HERE JUMP
2OO96, MONTH SURVEY SHOWS
Children's Bureau Figures for February Cover 976
Agencies in 123 Cities of Nation.

Percentages of changes between Feb
ruary. 1881, and February, 1882, tabu-
lated by the bureau show a median in
crease of 80 per cent for the group
Only IL cities showed a decline from
last year to this.
The bureau said it obtained reports
from agencies gathering most, but not
all. of the relief in the 123 cities, which
included every important industrial
center in the United States and rep
resents SIS per cent of the total urban
population. All agencies reported sub
stantial increases in relief disbursed
except the Salvation Army, which re-
ported a decline of % per cent.
The amount classified by the bureau
as public relief accounted for sic, ,362,-
GAL, or IS per cent Of the February
total
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Relief expenditures in Washington
jumped 200 per cent for one month,
the Labor Departments Children's Bu-
reau announced today in completing q
survey of 976 agencies handling relief
needs in 1913 cities for February.
Eight other cities joined the District
in the 200 per cent increase for Feb
ruary, as compared with expenditures
for February. 1881. They were Altoona,
Bethlehem. Pittsburgh, Sioux City, To-
peka, Wichita and New orleans.
The bureau reported a total of $25,-
277.952 was expended throughout the
country during February for relief pur-
poses. This was the greatest amount
expended during the depression. being
10 per cent more than January and SO
per cent over February. 1881.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
VIRGINIAN DIES IN CRASH
Driver of Car Arrested on Charge
of Murder.

BRISTOL, Va.-Tenn., May 10 P)-
Clyde Patterson 81, Of Roanoke, Va,
was killed: his brother, Earl, 33, was
critically injured and a companion,
was less seriously hurt here last night
in the wreck of their automobile bear
ing them to the Oklahoma wheat
fields.
James Morris. 81. of Roanoke, driver
of the car, was arrested on a murder
charge. Police said he attempted to
drive past truck, crashed into another
automobile and turned over several
times. Clyde Patterson was hurled
over a nearby fence
Evening star., 1932-05-19
BY the Associated Press.

QUINCY, Ill, May 19.-Little Daniel
Mouse" today was rechristened Rich
ard the Lion Hearted" 1t conquered
a whole collection of rattlesnakes in a
downtown store display window.
Daniel, a tiny rodent captured in
the store by amateur naturalists, was
put by them yesterday in cage con-
tanning IL reptiles owned by Wesley
Minear, high school biologist, whom
one of the snakes bit and sent to a
hospital two weeks ago.
But the esobservers, who had equipped
Evening star., 1932-05-19
TINY MOUSE COMES OUT VICTOR
IN FIGHT WITH HRATTLESNAKES
Experiment to Test How Long Would Take to Dispose
of Rodent Gives Observers Big Surprise.

themselves with stop watches to see
just how long it would take the snakes
to devour the mouse, got the surprise
of their lives.
Little Daniel advanced boldly, nipped
two snakes who were the first to bare
their fangs at him and drew blood
from the big rattler that bit Minear.
The others quickly retreated.
DR.. Leon Tieman, local sportsman,
and Lewis Baum, store employe, lifted
the mouse from the cage with a stick,
gave it feed and after the rechristen-
ing, turned it loose.