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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
SIX GRANTED
BEER LICENSE
County Commissioners Also
Permit Sunday Dancing
in the County.
Other Matters Disposed of
at Meeting Held This
Week.

Meeting at the court house in Pine
City Tuesday and Wednesday the
board of county commissioners passed
a resolution permitting Sunday dances
in Pine county on special permit at
a cost of $50 where the floor area ex-
ceeds 2400 square feet. Where the
floor area is 2400 square feet or less
the cost is $25.
Beer licenses were granted to Ar
thur Lund, Nickerson; Earl Jamison
Dell Grove; Carl Jarsna, Dell Grove;
Joseph Selenski, Windemere; M. Sin
ger, Windemere; and Mrs. Ray Chip
man, Markville.
The H. V. tombstone Culvert Co.,
Minneapolis, was awarded the con-
tract for metal culverts to be used
on county aid and state aid roads in
Pine county during 1888, and con-
tract was let to the Sandstone Quarry
Co. for whatever concrete culverts
are needed for the year.
A resolution was passed by the
board guaranteeing the keep of Don
Bishop of Finlayson, and Mrs. Chas.
SdSS, IL, VI hlSSlOl SISSh LOW llSHlp'
in the state sanatorium at Walker.
The board decided to spend next
Tuesday inspecting various jobs under
construction on county aid roads.
Other roads will also be inspected.
A number of bills were allowed and
ordered paid and other routine bust
ness was disposed Of
The next meeting of the board will
be the regular semi-annual meeting
set by law, the second Monday in
July, or July 10th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
PINE CITY HAS
ITS JUNE BRIDES
Three Weddings Recorded i'm That
Community During Past Week;
All to Remain There.

Three weddings have occurred in
the Pine City community the past
week, the first of which united DR..
E. G. Nethercott and Miss Florence
Kunz. They were married on June 8,
the nuptial knot being tied by the
Rev. d. w. Thompson of the Presby-
terrain church. DR.. Nethercott has
practiced his profession of physician
and surgeon in Pine City a number
of years and the bride who was en-
ployed in his office was born and
raised in the Pine City community.
A wedding Tuesday united VIM.
Stotts, eighth grade teacher in the
public schools of Pine City, to Miss
Mary Agnes Hawley. The wedding
took place at the Catholic church, FIR.
O'Mahoney officiating. The groom
came from Appleton to Pine City,
having taught one year in the county
seat town. The bride is a daughter
of Mrs. r. ]. Hawley. Her father who
was sheriff of Pine county more than
a quarter century passed away about
five years ago. She is a graduate of
the Pine City high school, was born
and raised in the community, and Of
recent years has been employed in
the office of the Eastern Minnesota
Power Corporation.
Another wedding took place at the
Catholic church with FIR. OMahoney
officiating when VIM. Broz and Miss
Christine Miska were made man and
wife yesterday "wednesday. The
the bride being a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Miska. Both have been
raised in the Pine City community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
FINLAYSON SCHOOL
GRADUATES THIRTEEN

The fifteenth annual commencement
exercises of the Finlayson high
school were held Friday evening,
June 2, at the Community auditorium,
being witnessed by a very large au-
dience, many of whom were unable
to find seats. The class marched to
their seats on the platform to the
strains of the War March of the
Priests" (Mendelssohn) played by
Mrs. C. L. Smith. The Rev. H. C.
Sporleder gave the invocation. The
salutatory, The harvest of hope"
was given by Marlyn Smith, followed
by a trio I'm the Time of Roses"
sung by Ardyce Faudskar, Marian
Englund and Edward Elsola. Robert
Arth, who was valedictorian, spoke
on 1.-The broader vision" The main
speaker of the evening, the Rev. Fred
eric S. Atwood of Minneapolis, gave
a splendid address which received the
close attention of the audience, leav-
ing with them many thoughts Of val
ue to remember. Lyle Bergseth spoke
in behalf of the class, whose gift to
the school was a sum of about twenty
five dollars, to be used to purchase
books for the school library. The
library is used by the patrons of the
school as we'll as the pupils and has
a very fine selection of books for a
community of that size. The trio
next gave the selection, "Solvejg's
Song" Supt. Frederic G. Brandes
gave a most instructive talk concern
ing the school work, and presented
scholarships to Robert Arth, Marlyn
ter graduates also being awarded
medals for good citizenship. He then
presented the class as worthy of re-
ceiving their diplomas, and after
brief speech of acceptance, c. L.
Smith, president of the board of ed
five girls their diplomas, fitting re-
ward for their years of school work.
The girls glee club sang two num-
bers, "Tiptoe" and Pale Moon," and
the exercises were concluded by the
benediction given by the Rev. Spor-
leder. Congratulations were then
showered upon the graduates by their
relatives and friends. The class roll
consisted of the following: Robert
Arth, Marlyn Smith, Llye Bergseth,
Howard and Albert Carlson, Stanley
Laska, Francis Kaeder, Wilbert Nor
back, Irene Norback, Jennie Ojala,
Blanche Rogers, Evelyn Hannu, and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
KETTLE RIVER WILL
VOTE ON BOND ISSUE

Kettle River township voted on
April s to bond to take up out
standing warrants and to meet the
gas tax deposit with the board of
county commissioners, but a minor
technically in the procedure has been
be held again. A notice of special
election will be found in another col
umn of this issue and calls for a vote
on $4,000 bonds. In the last election
voters of the township favored the
bond issue by a vote of 10 to 81.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08

The long union of Mr.. and Mrs
morning when Mr.. Utley, who had
been in failing health for some time,
passed away, death coming to relieve
his worldly cares at 80 in the morn
ing. The funeral was held in Hinck-
ley Sunday afternoon where burial
was also made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Utley, shown in the
picture above, residents of Ogema
township in eastern Pine county, had
lived happily together for more than
GO years, having observed their 6Oth
wedding anniversary among a large
circle of friends and relatives on Sep
TENDER s, 1882. The Utleys were mar
ried in Fillmore county, this state, on
September s, 1872, and after living in
various places in Iowa and Mime
sofa they came to Sandstone in 1904,
and in 1905 moved to the home in
Ogema, which has been their resi-
dence since. Eight children were
born to their union, five of whom are
living and three of whom live in the
home community.
Mr.. Utley was Minnesota pioneer.
having come west to this territory
before it was admitted to the Union
as a state. He was born in Meggs
county, Ohio, on August 10, 1849, and
was at the time of his death SO years,
9 months and 81 days of age.
Sympathy is extended to the sor-
rowing widow, children and other rel
atives i'm the loss of a kind husband,
father and kin by a host of friends
far and near.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
Robin Takes Up
Railroad Life

Train officials have heretofore
had to deal with human beings
stealing rides on trains, but now
it looks as though a new form of
ride stealing has been inaugurated
on the St. Cloud-Sandstone line.
Yes sir, Dick Clarity, engineer on
the passenger train running be-
tween those two points, has a new
passenger and possibly one that
will take several rides on the train,
for it is a robin who has built
nest on the rods over the trucks
of the train. At first, Mr.. Clarity
states, the robin seemed to be
afraid and would fly when the
train started but not so now; she
just hops on and lets the rest of
the world go by while she does her
bit toward bringing little robins
into the world.
1t is not known just when the
bird found time to build the nest
nor at which end of the line She
did the building, but it might be
that she utilized Sunday or pos
sibly she is a st. Cloud resident
and took the opportunity when the
train was standing still through
the day at that point. At any rate
she is valued passenger on the
line and barring accidents will
possibly finish the task she has set
out to do before bidding the rails
and the clatter adieu.
Who knows but that her little
robins will in the future go and
come from the southland on speed
ing limiteds, since their birthright
and environment will apparently
be closely allied with railroading.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

| Next MOnday-June 12-the long
heralded, the anXiously awaited, eco
nomic world conference will be opened
in London by the British prime minis
| ter, j. Ramsay Macdonald. Sixty
six nations will be represented, and
! for that very reason nothing very
concrete can be expected for good
many days, for each country will be
given an opportunity to present its
own suggestions and claims. This
presentation requires an almost end
less number of speeches, and when
| they have been duly delivered, COM
mittees will be appointed to digest
their contents, evaluate their trend,
concentrate on recommendations and
only then plenary sessions will pave
the way for actual decisions.
Usually, the procedure at interna-
tional gatherings necessitates the
Foundations of rather definitely word
ed treaties; the next step is the Uni
tialing,' that is, the temporary sign
ing of such documents, and, finally,
| they are submitted to the parliaments
of the signatory nations for that ra-
tification which makes them effect
| i've.
If American thought is victorious
at the London conference, a lot of red
| tape will be eliminated, for President
Roosevelt will, as it now seems, in
sist that general agreements be
reached, and that they be given the
force of treaties without going through
all of the usual diplomatic manipula-
ton. In other words, he wants action,
and instant action.
New "VacatiOn.'
1t may be that the president of the
United States will succeed in carry
ing out his wishes for speed and ac-
ton at the London conference. But
in connection with the International
disarmament conference at Geneva he
was not quite as successful as he had
hoped to be. Mr.. Roosevelt believes,
and rightly so, that military disarma-
ment in some form or other ought
to precede what he prefers to call
economic disarmament. For this rea-
son he has been urging the Geneva
conference to produce results, but he
pleaded in vain, for the conference a
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
FAIR CROWD ENJOYS DANCE

The dance at the New Theatre in
Sandstone, Tuesday evening, drew a
fair sized crowd. The Eli Rice Cot
ton Pickers furnished a good brand
of dance music and entertainment, so
that everybody who attended had a
good time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
FAIR STORE MANAGER
TAKES A VACATION

Chester Greenly, the popular man.
ager of the Fair Store at Sandstone,
is taking two weeks vacation from
his duties at the store and during his
absence ]. H. Woehrle of Pine City,
will have charge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
STURGEON IS
YET UNbEATEN
Carlton, Greeley and Pine
City Have Only Lost
One Game.
Askov, N. P. S., Greeley,
Pine City and Sturgeon
Lake Win Sunday.
Schedule Sunday, June IL.

Southern Division-Pine City at
Sandstone; Markville at Brook Park;
Askov at Greeley.
Northern Carlton at Stur-
geOn Lake; Moose Lake at Finlayson.
Willow River at Kerrick.
STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08

borites than does his opponent. II,
therefore, have decided to support
Mayor Anderson for reelection" he
says.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08

American ads save you money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08

Largest circulation Of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of it's size.
By far the largest circu-
latiOn of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
.NAz| PROBERS HEAR.
CHARGES OF Mr.. X.
Unidentified Witness Tells of
Plan to Distribute
Propaganda.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hearing a witness identified only as
"Mr. X" a committee of Representa-
tives today opened an investigation of
alleged propaganda activities in this
country with testimony about a letter
purporting to deal with Nazi plans to
further their cause.
At the direction of Chairman Dick
stein, Democrat, Of New York, the wit
ness read from q translation of the
document bearing what he described as
the signature Of Waiter Haeg," an as
sistant to Heinrich Spanknoebel, rep
utedly member of the Nazi movement.
Dickstein announced Clarence A.
Hathaway, editor of the Daily Worker
in New York, had advised the commit
tee that he would bring the original let
ter before the group.
Police Guard Room.
Start OF the hearing was delayed
while the chairman conferred behind
closed doors with members of the COM
mittee, Grove, Democrat, Of Indiana,
and Focht, Republican, of Pennsylvania
and with Representative Delaney Demo
hearing, and A. Dana Hodgdon of the
State Department.
A special detachment of police was
stationed in and around the crowded
committee room.
In putting ''Mr. x" on the stand
Dickstein made no effort to qualify the
witness or identify him. The witness
spoke with q cultural, foreign accent
and said he was familiar with some
phases Of the organization known as
the Friends of New Germany" which
he said had Offices in New York.
He said he had traced the authen-
ticity of the letter by the type on the
typewriter, which had been, until five
days ago, at Madison avenue. He said
the letter bore the counter initials
of the Spanknoebel now "a fugitive
from justice" and who, up TO 10 days
ago was In New York City.
Charges Smuggling Plot.
He testified. he had questioned sew
eral New York Nazi members, and that
they had neither confirmed nor denied
the authenticity of the letter"
Questioned by Representative Grove
the witness said he thought rs per cent
OF Nazi members in the United States
were aliens or naturalized citizens, add
ing many NaZis had been smuggled into
this country in recent months from
ships.
Asked by Representative Focht Il
Americans were being 'lured" into the
organization, the witness replied in the
affirmative. and added under further
questioning that the purpose of the
movement was to establish an absolute
dictatorship in the United States"
Evening star., 1933-11-14

He had the Honest Election League"
Henry. president of the league, jumped
! Up to call Senator Long liar"
Long-"That Is a false accusation.
II I'd find just one member of the Hon.
est Election League who voted for Over
ton, would change my opinion"
Logan-"How did you raise the money
1or the election?"
Long-"I had a little I put up. I
gave 81 1000 or $500. Gov. o. K. Allen
gave something like $4,000. Others
Clipped in. We got busy, high and low,
and got it from the ground up. 1t was
voluntary contribution from employees.
Some gave 10 per cent. some more, and
some none. II you spend money to
elect e. man and he doesn't help, he
doesn't stay in long Some never gave,
but they're IT'LL on
Logan-"How much did you spend on
the election
Long-"I would say we spent, all told,
for all seven candidates. maybe $25 900
or 10000 Some Of the Congressmen
spent some of their own money"
Logan-"Does your campaign work
&C on all the time?"
Long-'Dsy and night The news
papers tell their hes and We have to
get the facts to the people"
Charges Filed in Senate.
The charges were filed originally be-
fore the Senate and with the committee
by ex-senator Broussard several months
aft he had been defeated by Overton
! for reelection.
Broussard did not claim the election.
but he charged that the Long political
organization dominated the election
and practiced fraud and corruption in
the naming Of Overton as his successor.
He was joined by the Honest Election
League which amplifled the charges and
produced witnesses at the opening of
the hearing IS last February in New Or
leans when Long was played in the
opposing testimony as the guiding hand
of the election.
Gen Ansell. then counsel for the
committee, clashed repeatedly with Long
when Long and his political leaders
told how campaign money was col
| lected from State employees and how
| the "other side" was outstripped In
running "in dummy candidates" to OBJ
tain poll workers.
Holland is short and stock, with q
ruddy complexion and auburn hair. He
is an indefatigable worker and has
proved his worth to Senate commit
tees time and again.
Holland is the second investigator
employed by the Campaign Committee
in the Louisiana election case who ha:
fallen out with the committee. The
first was Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, the
committees former counsel. Ansell is
sued statement when he left Louisi-
ana last Winter following his investi-
cation there, denouncing the manner
in which the election of Overton had
been conducted and charging Senator
Long with fraud and corruption. Sena.
tor Long took the floor in the Senate
and attacked Ansell last February
charging that Ansell had aided In the
release of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
| from Governors Island, so that he
might eventually escape from this coun-
try. Bergdoll was draft evader ir
the World War, the son Of wealthy
parents.
Before Senator Howell could conclude
his investigation and make report or
the Louisiana election he bacame seri-
ously i'll and on March II he died al
a hospital here.
Evening star., 1933-11-14

Continued From First Page.)
general, the American Alliance has ar
ranged with Representative Fish, Re-
publican, New York, to open its cam
paign by radio Saturday night.
Hayes Plans Four Speeches.
Edward A. Hayes, national COM
mander OF the American Legion, is
scheduled the following Saturday for
the second of a series of four speeches
Walter L. Reynolds, secretary to Fis /,
ana secretary OF the alliance, described
the organization as a clearing house for
l,50o groups interested in combating
Communism.
Reynolds said the conversations be-
tween President Roosevelt and Iityinoff
have brought to the White House thou
sands of protests against recognition.
II recognition should be granted before
the alliance speeches begin, he said, the
talks will be adapted to the situation
then existing.
The alliance lists among members of
its Advisory Committee, William TYLER
Page, Ely Culbertson, Right Rev. James
z. Freeman, Martin Littleton, Nathan
D. Perlman, Rabbi Abram Simon. Rev.
Edmund A. Walsh and Groven Whalen.
Optimism Continues.
Optimism over an ultimate Russo
American understanding continued un-
dimmed. despite .he prolongation of dis
cussions opened formally last Tuesday.
Details Of Litvinoff's talks at the
State Department and with President
Roosevelt still were obscured by rigid
secrecy despite the mutually shared be-
lief that Friday at the latest would con-
clude negotiations.
Both sides devoted yesterday to the
study and drafting necessary to the
remaining conversations. Litvinoff con-
ferred quietly with associates at the
Massachusetts avenue home of Boris
Skvirsky, chief OF the Soviet Informa-
ton Bureau and his host in Washing
ton. State Department officials worked
in their Offices
Every day passing without any official
announcement solidified the belief in
official circles that questions normally
considered after recognition were re-
ceiving big share of attention. They
included trade relations and other eco
nomic and political matters, such as the
governments attitudes on Far Eastern
affairs and disarmament.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
NURSE ON TRIAL
IN FATAL SHOOTING
Presentation of Evidence in Capt.
talist's Death Starts
Today.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA CRUZ, Calf, November IA
Details OF the fatal shooting of Francis
j. NJ. Grace, retired capitalist, for
which his former nurse. Frieda Will
helmina Weltz, is on trial charged with
murder, come before jury here today
After the jury Of II men and one
woman was completed yesterday the
prosecution said its first testimony will
be from eyewitnesses to the shooting in
the garden Of the Grace Summer home
September 9.
The witnesses are Helene Roberts,
who succeeded Miss Weltz as Grace's
nurse after the latter was discharged 18
months before the shooting, and Rich
ard Frank, butler.
A possible indication Of the defense
was seen as counsel for Miss Weltz, in
questioning prospective jurors repeated
ly referred to the shooting as "the ac-
cident'
Evening star., 1933-11-14

investigation was in progress. Senator
Walsh turned over to Holland the work
of making preliminary investigations,
and 1t was Holland that developed
much of the information on which
Senator Walsh pressed the inquiry to a
successful conclusion. Senator Walsh
had a very high regard for Holland.
Later Holland went to New York to
work as an investigator In the office
of the prohibition enforcement officer
there.
: He came back to Washington in 1928
to act as investigator for the Senate
Lobby Committee. which turned up
information leading to the resignation
of Claudius Houston as chairman of
the Republican National Committee
From that investigation Holland went
with the Senate Committee, headed by
former Senator Blaine of Wisconsin,
which was inquiring into Post once
Department contracts.
While the Campaign Committees in
vestigation of the Louisiana election
was inactive during the Summer and
Fall. Holland was called upon to help
in the investigation of mail contracts
carried on by the Senate Committee, of
which Senator Black Of Alabama was
chairman.
Holland was employed as an investi-
gator by the Senate Campaign Com
mfttee in August, 1882. He went to
Louisiana in october and conducted a
preliminary investigation Senator
Connally of Texas and former Senator
Bratton of New Mexico, both Demo-
Gratis, went to New Orleans in October
for a preliminary hearing, but ad-
journed the committee after a brief
meeting. Senator Howell visited New
Orleans and looked into the election
case in the early part of November
The principal hearings. however were
not conducted until Winter and ran
from January 81 to February 10. Those
hearings were conducted by Senator
Howell and Senator Cary of wyoming
Evening star., 1933-11-14
FRANCES DEE RESUMES
INTERRUPTED JOURNEY
Film Star Rides Into Pittsburgh
In Flivver When Plane Is
Forced Down.

En- route back to Hollywood and her
husband, Joel McCrea, Frances Dee,
who has been playing a leading role in
the filming of a picture at Fort Myer,
Va, yesterday finished what started as
an airplane ride from Washington to
Pittsburgh in the back seat OF a mail
hiyver in company with batch of mail
sacks.
She left Washington in a regular air
transport plane yesterday morning. The
plane encountered snow and fog and
the pilot landed on the emergency field
at Buckstown, Pa, to wait for several
hours while the storm blew over Most
of the passengers stayed with the ship
and few to Pittsburgh early in the
afternoon. Miss Dee, however, went On
TO Pittsburgh In the field mail car, with
the caretaker at the wheel.