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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-31
THREE WILLOW
COUPLES WE'D
All Will Establish Homes
There; Ehmke-Bakkaanan
Ceremony Tuesday.
Sostak-Stepan, Stepan-Duit
Become United in Double
Ceremony Monday.

Three couples were married during
the past week in the Willow River
| community thus making it apparent
that Dan Cupid would keep within
hailing distance of his record of five
in one week recently in the Askov
community.
The most recent couple to be joined
in holy wedlock is Mr.. William Ehmke
and Miss Helen Bakkaanan whose
ceremony was read Tuesday morning
in ST. Paul at the home of the brides
brother.
The groom is well known in Willow
River, being the son of DR.. and Mrs.
w. G. Ehmke. He received some of
his early education in the village
schools where he is now high school
instructor. He is a graduate of ST.
Olaf's college at Mortified in the
class of 1929 where also he finished
the high school course in 1925. He
has taught in the Willow River high
school for the past two years and
has been coach of the high school bas-
ketball team. In this latter work it
might be said that his work has been
of high order since his team fin
ished in the runnerup position in the
recent district basketball tournament
held at Hinckley. The conduct of the
boys in the squad while on the basket
ball floor, proved his character bet
ter than words can tell of it.
The bride is likewise well known
in Willow River, having taught in
the village schools for the past two
years. She is q graduate of the St.
Cloud Teachers college. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bakkaanan
of near Guyana.
Mr. and Mrs. Ehmke will make their
circle of friends will join in wishing
them the best through their married
life.
SOStak-Stepan; Stepan.Duet.
The other two weddings that oc-
Cured in the Willow River vicinity
the past week was double wedding
SOlemnized at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stepan, eight miles west
of that village Monday morning. At
that time Miss Delphia V. Stepan be-
came the bride of Mr. Emil Sostak
and her brother, Mr.. JOS. NJ Stepan,
became the husband of Miss Myrtle
Duit, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dOre Duit. Mr.. SOstak is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sostak. Supper
was served to a few relatives and
friends after which a wedding dance
was held in the Bohemian hall near
Denham Monday night. The Hrubes
brothers furnished the music.
At the wedding Jerry Sostak and
LeOna Stepan were the best man and
bridesmaid for Emil SOstak and Del
phia Stepan and Harvey Duit and Lii
liam Stepan attended JOS NJ Stepan
and Myrtle Duit
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Sostak will be
at home to their numerous friends
near Denham on what is known as
the Peterman farm. Mr. and Mrs.
Jos. M. Stepan will be at home to all
their friends, in Bremen township,
where they have rented the James
Krell farm. The best wishes of the
community go to both young couples.
All four young people are we'll
known in and around Willow River
and have host of friends who join
in extending congratulations and best
wishes to them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-31
FL. CONVENTION THIS WEEK

The Farmer-Labor convention being
held in St. Paul this week is reported
as being the most enthusiastic and
splendid ever to be held in the his
tory of the Farmer-Labor party.
About a thousand delegates are in at
tendance
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-31
Marriage License Applications

The following have applied to the
clerk of district court of Pine county
for marriage licenses the past week.
William A. Ehmke and Helen Baak-
kOnen.
Maurice j. Godbout and Rose M.
Zalesky.
Lester Bake and Myrtle Dahl.
Lial Mclaughlin and Hazel Clegg.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-31

1t is yet too early to tell how much
indemnity China must pay for stop
ping so many Japanese bullets.
Evening star., 1932-04-05

IS az the con-cii'~tt~g and dispensing
yet re-or.r,- nTet b., t.? committee.
The s75e 0co ca i-g in construction
here you'd mem in5efnits postpone
ment of building # a n-w heating plsnt.
An influential Republican Of the
House. Representa- re Wood Of Indiana,
commented that II was absolutely i'm
possible" to expect this committee, in
tie time remaining, to evolve re-
rgsnization program and get II through
both House and Senate. He was re-
served about the Pre-ident's plan, also
The present prospect is that. regard
less of the administration criticism to
the effe-t that cuts being made on the
supply bills ere almost entirely post
pocements that VIII have TO be made
Appropriation Committees will proceed
to trim each bill down TO the bone.
Meanwk lie, the tax hill-the key
st ne Of the bridget balancing program
-cached the Senate amid an uproar of
debate
Senator Long, Democrat, Of Louisiana
opened an attack on the House bill and
demanded greater taxes On the wealthy.
He YVES promptly answered by Senator
Harrison. who called for nofl-partisan
action In the Senate on the revenue
legislation.
Getting into the first discussion of
rates, Harrison and Robinson beth de-
clared against revival Of the war time
suTtax rates CT 65 per cent on higher
incomes The wealthy Senator Couzens
Of Michigan, frcm the Republican inde-
pendent wing, proposed such legisla-
ticn.
The upshot of the opening tax debate
showed the Democratic leadership
standing by the general provisions of
the measure passed by the bipartisan
coalition in the House, with signs Of q
fight by group of Republican and
Democratic independents.
whitney to Testify.
There are pending more than so re-
quests to be heard by the Senate FL
nance Committee on the new tax rates
provided by the House bill
Among those to testify will be Richard
Whitney, president of the New York
Stock Exchange. who viii lead the fight
against the stock sales levy voted by the
House.
The automobile industry is also lining
up for a drive against the per cent
auto tax
Every business subjected to new tax
is demanding hearing, and Senate
leaders believe several days viii be re-
quired for conclusion.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
|GREEN TO ADDRESS.
|D|SARM|NG SESSION
Yale Senior, Who Impressed
World Conference, to Be
Heard Here.

James Frederick Green, Yale Univer-
sity senior, who made a favorable i'm
preston on representatives Of 60 nations
in recent address before the Disarma-
ment Conference, will be the principal
speaker at a youth mass meeting
Sunday afternoon in the Belasco The
ater for the discussion of world dis
armament.
The meeting was called by commit
tee of representatives of local young
peoples organizations, and will be ad-
dressed, 1t was announced, by several
speakers of national and interpauonal
prominence.
National i'm Scope.
The session, beginning at 5 o'clock;
will be one Of number planpeo
throughout the country 10 further the
cause of disarmament and to listen IN
on q radio broadcast OF Green's ADDRESS
A letter dispatched by the commit
tee members OF the young peopie
rroups represented says that I'VE young
peouie of washington believe the Dis
armament Conference must succeed anc
that such words as Grean's should ot
repeated by millians Of young people II
America to their elders and to the csle'
gatSoE st Geneva
Signed by Committee.
TIE letter Rss signed by the follow.
inn local members OF thst eoEmittse
AIRS Annsbsl r Bogdonof, William
Brown. Mabel 2. Cook, Darrell Grain
Jane Garlick. z. c. Hodges. jr.:: Mari
Moore Miller. Lawrence L. Morian
Robert L Parsons, D. Roland Potter
Julia r Sharpless. Fred Shickler, Al
fred H. Stanton. Dorothy Shoemaker
Caroline Thompson and Margaret Yates
Evening star., 1932-04-05
JAPAN TO REPLACE
MANCHUR|A TROOPS
Whl Dispatch TWO New Bri-
gades-Ffesh Battles With
Rebels Reported.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 5.-1The cabinet ap-
proved today the proposal of Minister
Of War Gen. Sadao Araki to send two
army brigades TO Manchuria TO replace
units from garrisons In Korea now
serving there.
The new brigades viii complete the
9th and 10th divisions. parts OF which
we're sent TO Manchuria last November
and December as mixed brigades. and
will give Japan total Of five divisions
In Manchuria and adjacent Korea.
News dispatches received here from
various Manchurian points told OF
fresh battles with the Chinese rebels.
They said japanese troops entered
Fangcheng after q fierce battle and
that a Japanese expedition, advancing
along the coast to drive Chinese irreg-
ulars from Chwangho, dispersed a
strong rebel force near Tsingchuitze, 10
miles southwest of Antung, after a
stubborn battle in which 60 Chinese
were killed.
Gen. Jiro lannon's division was ex-
pected to establish headquarters for his
campaign against the rebels at Fang
cheng. the dispatches said, after which
he would continue down the Sungari
River Valley as far as Sanhsin.
The war Office announced that the
orders for the dispatch of the ado itional
troops have already been issued, with
the approval OF Emperor Hirohito. The
Korean units replaced by these troops
will soon be returned to their home
earrisons, the announcement said.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
HOUSE SEAT CONTEST
BEFORE MEMBERSHIP.
I'll Gratis Are in Position to In
e-esse Ne sjoiity in G--rc.s-
Kuhz Fight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The first contest over a seat IN t.
present House Of Representatives sc1ne
before the entire membership t-d--.
with the dominant Democrats IN rSo-.-
ton to increase their ma 4o-itr r. 80.
The issue is over Chicago dirt-sct,
the Illinois eighth. now r-n---c-tsss r..
Peter C. Granata, Republican, but
sought In tie contest by the Dsnnserc -ie
candidate, Stanley H. Kunz.
Split along party lines entirely. the
Elections COMMITTEES, which handled,
the case. presented two reports.
If there had been even a halfway
fair count. said the Democrats, ''Kunz
would have won by 1000 or more
votes"
If Kunz replaces Granata, said the
Republicans, it viii be IAN awful
traveSty on Justice
The Democrats challenged the elec-
ton returns and obtained a recount
giving him a majority, but the Repuioli..
can supporters Of Granata contend the
recount was irregular.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
PUBLIC LANDS OPEN
TO OIL OPERATORS
Secretary Wilbur Issues Or
der Requiring Unit Control
of All Pools.

The public domain has been thrown
open to oil prospectors by Secretary of
the Interior Wilbur on the condition
that if petroleum is found any pool
discovered must be operated as a single
Unit.
An order to that effect was sent to
the General Land ONCE yesterday. 1t
went into force Immediately. permitting
oil prospecting on public lands for the
first time since March 13, 1929.
Authority to require that drilling in
Government lands be under the
Unit operation plan was given the Inte-
rior Department by the last Congress.
Under it the output of q field is di-
yided in proportion to holding.
Unit Operation Tested.
unit operation of the oil pools" said
Secretary wilbur. oilers the most sub
stantial basis yet developed for con-
structive handling of oil conservation. "
The department has had two years
of experience with unit operation in
Kettieman Hills. Calf. where one OF
the richest oil fields in the world was
discovered about three years ago. AS
the Government owned approximately
65 per cent of the area, the Interior
Department entered into an agreement
with other owners for unit operation.
Secretary Wilbur said that while
there are opportunities for constructive
legislation in regard TO State COM
paets and pro-rata agreements, If the
principle Of unit operation can be es-
tablished, that principle will be more
effective than any other measure N
conserving the national resources in oil
and gas"
Will Not Aid Spectator.
The object of Secretary Wilbur's
order was described as to protect the
rights of all with permits through re-
Quiring the operation Of fields SIS units.
Under the stipulations that go with
the order, Secretary Wilbur said the
bona fde prospector will find no diff
Guilty, but the speculator will receive
little encouragement.
The plan will also insure that every
permittee on a structure have an equal
opportunity to recover the oil and gas
underneath his land, under conditions
which will protect the Government and
viii insure against wasteful methods and
overproduotion with its unnecessary
losses" he said.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
1SHEY HOSPITAL
| BENEFIT FRIDAY
Annual Tea and Linen Shower
to Be Given by Wonaan's
Guild.

The annual tea and linen shower
given by the Woman's Guild of Sibley
Memorial Hospital for the benefit of
that institution will be held Friday,
from 5 to 10 O'Clock, in Rust Hail. l150
North Capitol street, adjoining the
hospital.
Entertainment during the afternoon
VIII be furnished by the American Uni
Verslty Glee Club, under the direction
OF Harlan Kendall, and a string quartet
directed by John BoveIlo In the eve
ming the Rust Hall Glee Club will sing
and the Young Peoples Society of Dunn
Kentucky Belle directed by Miss
Helen Miller.
Seniors to Serve Supper.
Supper will be served from $50 to
I5O by the senior class of Rust Hall.
uhe tea table Will be presided over by
Mrs. j. Turnbun Spicknall, assisted by
the wives Of Methodist ministers. Flow
ers and plants, donated by Washington
florists, will be sold by Miss Gertrude
LutZ. assisted by a group of young
women. Ice cream and cake sales will
be in charge of Mrs Charles Hemlick
and MRS. r. S. Trimble, respectively.
Cash contributions, which win go
toward purchase of the new X-ray ma
chine. viii be received by Mrs. G. w. r.
Stokes and Mrs. Raymond Ross. Sight
seeing parties through the hospital will
be conducted by Mrs. Herman Carl and
group of young women and nurses.
Junior members of the guild will hold
q party In the kindergarten under the
supervision of Miss Eleanor Robertson
and Miss Bernice Huff
Linen to Be Displayed.
Thousands Of linen pieces. which have
been made for the hospital under the
leadership of Mrs. w. F. Callander. win
be displayed at the tea.
Sibley Hospital receives no Govern
ment appropriations, holds no enter
tainmentS and sells no tickets, depend
ing on the guilds membership night
IN November and its linen shower IN
April Tor profitable year.
In the receiving line will be Dr
Charles S. Cole, superintendent of the
hospital, and Mrs. Cole; Mrs S. Carroll
Ceale, acting president of the guild:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Cromelin, Miss
Bertha Gray, DR.. and Mrs. j. Phelps
Hand, Mrs. B. T. HynsOn, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. ID. MlSer, Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Otterback, Or.
and Mrs. j. c. Nicholson, DR. and Mrs.
r. g. Reynolds, DIR. and Mrs. T. w.
Stanton, Mrs. c. w. r. Stokes, DR.. and
Mrs. G. Ellis Williams, DR.. and Mrs. Fl.
Z. Woolever, Dr. and Mrs b. w. Meeks,
Mrs. II. S. France, Mrs. Elizabeth Bru-
baker, Miss Pearl Morrison, Mrs Jarvis,
Mrs. l.. S. Elmer and Mrs. F. c. Delcher
Others assisting VIII be Mrs. T. w.
Stanton, in charge of decorations, and
Mrs. 0. D. Sweet, publicity.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
DRY AGENTSllSTING.
NEW YORK RESORTS.
Prohibition Directory Being
Compiled for Future Ae-
ton in Enforcement.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW Y0PK Anvil

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April Sixty Federal
prohibition agents, acting under Dnec-
tor Amos W. w. woodcock and Assist
ant Administrator Martin o. Hanson.
today began compilation of a 'iprollibi-
ton directory of Manhattan, BROOKLYN
and the Bronx
Each agent was provided with a sec
tlonal map covering from 10 to 20
blocks and instructed to comb the sec
tion carefully to make an itan1iaed re-
port on each speakeasy, liquor serving
restaurant, cordial shop and night club.
The agents were told to certify on the
basis Of their own knowledge or sound
information" the location of each resort.
whether it is peep-hole or open-door
establishment, large or small business.
and details of its patronage
The men were instructed to make no
raids, arrests or seizures for the present.
Woodcock was in the city TO direct
the work personally.
After Washington Is In possession Of
enough evidence to close New York's
speaseasies, the agents were told. tl1ev
win be elo7ed whether they number
l0ye00 or 30;00o
Evening star., 1932-04-05
MRS. CURTIS RETURNS.
Refuses to Say Whether Trip Concerned
Lindbergh Baby.

NORFOLK, Va, April 5 P).-Mrs.
John Hughes Curtis. wife of one of the
three Norfolk men serving as negotiators
for the return of the stolen Lindbergh
baby, returned to Norfolk today after a
weeks absence and refused to say
whether or not her trip had been made
in connection with the negotiations.
Mrs. Curtis would not discuss the
matter until her husband, now away on
a mysterious mission IN connection with
the case, returned to the city She said
she expected his return within the next
"a hours.
II simply went visiting" Mrs. Curtis
said. When asked where she had been,
and if her trip was IN the interest OF
the negotiations, sf1e replied:
II prefer to say nothing about 1t
until MIR. Curtis returns
Her hu-band was away on trip
which the negotiators have announced
was in the interests Of the Lindbergh
case.
Mrs Curtis left on her trip a few
hours after Very Rev. Dean H. D3bSon-
Pea oock, another intermediary, returned
from a visit tL the home of Col. Charles
A. Lin6bsrgh At that time Dean Dob
SON Peacock announced that Col. Lind
berg,l had requested him, Mr.. Curtis
and Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage,
retired, to carry on with their work.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
300 ISSUES IN DISPUTE.

NANKING, April CF1.-There are
more than 800 controversial issues be-
tween China and Japan, according TO
Chu CHA -Hua, minister of education
in the Chinese National government,
and these are responsible for the
strained relations between the two
countries.
Acting as a spokesman for the
government, Mr.. Chu said the League
of Nations Inquiry Commission dis
cussed the most important of these
issues with the government while It
was here In an effort to gain seme
comprehension Of "the tangled affairs
of the two nations"
He said the government was supply
ing the commission with an ofhcial
statement which filed whole volume.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
RUSSIA BLAMES FRANCE
FOR FAILURE OF TREATY
Soviet Newspaper Declares Tar
deus Intervention Blocked
Pact With Rumania.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, April 5.-The newspaper
Izvestia charged today that RESPONSE
bility for the failure Of Russia and
Runlania to agree on aggression
pact was due to Intervention by France.
Rumanias refusal to sign the pact
unless the Soviet government recog-
nized Rumanian right to sovereignty
over Bessarabia, the paper said, was
inspired by Premier Andre Tardieu of
France, who has not abandoned the
French intention to attack the boil
chcvist state"
knowing that Russia would not agree
to relinquish its claim to Bsssarebia. 1t
said, France and Poland have made the
conclusion Of Rumanian pact a con-
dition for their agreeing TO sign a pact
with Russia, so as not to tie their hands
ON their intended anti-Soviet inter-
Vention,
Evening star., 1932-04-05
SHOALS BILL UP SOON
House to Consider Hill Measure
This Week or Next

Speaker Garner announced today the
Hill Muscle Shoals bill would be given
early consideration in the House
Under the plan, announced at press
conference, the Shoals bill will be
brought up either late this week or
some time next geek.
The Hill bill provides for Government
operation Of the sl50,000, 600 wartime
nitrate plant on the Tenness:e River
in Alabama If it cannot be leased for
private operation. 1t has been reported
fayorably by committee.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
L|NDBERGH'S TRIPS
REVIVE CONFIDENCE
Household Reported 0ptimis-
tic as Colonel Returns From
Second Air Cruise.
Continued From First Page.)

started their flight yesterday. they car
ried a suit case and blanket. Many
conjectures arose as to the reason Tor
this, but none was verified.
DR.. John Grier Hibben, president OF
Princeton University, who called at the
Lindbergh home with his wife, said an
"air of optimism" prevailed. Mrs. Hib-
ben said Mrs. Lindbergh was bearing up
we'll.
Curtis Away From Home.
John Hughes Curtis, one of three
Norfolk, Va, intermediates who belleve
they have established contact with the
kidnapers. was away from his home on
another mysterious journey that has
lasted since Saturday. There were re-
ports, uneonfirmed, that he also had
headed for MarthaS Vineyard.
Developments In the police hunt IN
this country were absent, so far as the
public was informed. In Great Britain,
Mai. Charles H. Schoeffel Of the New
Jersey State Police conferred with Scot
land Yard, spent last night In London,
and left his hotel today for an unan-
nounced destination. He had planned
Yesterday to go to Glasgow. In that
CITY lives the mother of Betty Gov, the
Lindbergh baby's nurse.
Inasmuch as police have repeatedly
declared they were satisfied with MISS
Cows response to questioning, this move
was another of the many mysteries In
the case.
Police Deny Contact.
Col II. Norman Schwarzkopf OF the
State police, in his morning bulletin
TODAY said his headquarters had not
requested the activities in Marthas
Vineyard, and they "are probably an in
dependent investigation by some other
department.
tact with the kidnapers and have re-
ceived no information OF any klnd
about the return of the baby. He add
ed that no report has been received at
his Headquarters indicating that the
baby is anywhere in the vicinity OF
British Honduras. land no activities
are being conducted in this direction"
About two hours before Col. Lind
berph returned home last night the As
sociated Press learned of his trip from
a reliable source.
injuries resulting from press dis
patches containing this information
brought a police denial.
Hardly had Lieut.. Walter Coughlin,
poIice spokesman at Trenton, N. j.. fin
ished his denial than Col. Lindbergh
approached the Hopeweil estate by an
unfrequented hack road.
In the darkness he met and spoke to
reporters, whom he first thought were
police.
As the flyer continued to his garage
he drove past the last police sentry
without stopping.
SCHOEFFEL is SILENT.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
RUMANIA Is FLOODED
Houses Swept Away, Cattle Per
ish and Residents Missing.

BUCHAREST, Runania, April 5 CP).
Spring floods have brought disaster
to the farms and villages on the banks
CT Runsnian rivers. Houses have
been carried away, cattle drowned and
numerous inhabitants along the Ma
mos, Maros and Pruth Rivers are re-
ported missing.
Eight railroad lines have been washed
out and mest of the bridges over the
Maros have been carried away. The
industrial section of Klausenburg is
focded and all the factories are under
water. In several districts of K'schi-
new the heuseholders were driven to
the roofs. Jassy also was flooded and
CZsrnowitz was in danger
Reports from Marosszsget told Of a
panic there when the food refugees
fought smong themselves to get across
a bride before it collapsed.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
MOFFETT PLANS FLIGHT

Tomorrow Rear Admiral William A.
Moffett. chief of the Bureau of Aero
nautics, Navy Department, will leave
Anacostia by plane with his aide, Lieut.:
8. C. Ring, and travel to the National
Aircraft show at Detroit.
The admiral plans to return to Wash
ington Thursday by plane.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
SEES WET TREND.
Shouse, However, Does Not Expect
Party to Take Stand.

Party to Take Stand.
OMAHA, April OP.-Praising the
"suirit of harmony" manifest yesterday
at the meeting in Chicago of the Com
mittee on Arrangements for the Demo-
cratic National Convention, Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the Executive
Committee, arrived today for brief
visit with his invalid mother.
II believe the trend of sentiment in
the party is in favor of referendum
on prohibition" ShouSe said, with the
party taking no position either way. l
expect to see that the declaration OF the
convention"
Shouse spent the day with Mrs. Anna
Shouse his mother, and Mrs. Sidney
Smith. his sister. He will leave tonight
for washington
Evening star., 1932-04-05
GODDARD CASE SET

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va, April 5.-The case
of Herbert M. Campbell against Calvin
n. Goddard, in which the latter is
being sued for $750,000 in connection
with his evidence and An alleged inter-
view In the Mary Baker murder case,
was set for hearing June 2S In the
United States District Court here today.