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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
FORMER STATE
 SENATOR SUED
John Eliot Thayer of Wor= cester Under Charges
 of His Wife

Worcester, Mass, Oct 17.-(UP) John Eliot Thayer, Jr, 46, of Lancaster. investment banker for mer state senator and nephew of a Boston society leader. has been sued for divorce on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. Mrs Katherine Warren Thayer, his so- cially-prominent wife, alleges the cruel and abusive treatment oc- cured on several occasions from January, 1925. to September, 1880. Suit was filed yesterday.
 The couple were married in 1911 shortly after Thayer was graduated . from Harvard They have four children. Mrs Thayer is a daugh- ter of Mrs s. D. Warren of Bos- ton and is noted for her repro auctions of early English and American furniture in her private workshop. Thayer is director of many large corporations and a widely-known sportsman. He is a nephew of Mrs Nathaniel Thayer. Boston society leader.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
Four In Hospital
 Following Accident
Truck Operated By Felix Spalone Skds on Naugatuck
 Road Injuring Daughters

The injured girls, all daughters of the owner of the machine, were taken to St Mary's hospital for treatment. They are not considered badly hurt.
 The girls were taken to the hospital by Patrolman John Don- ahue, who investigated the acci- dent
 Shortly before this mishap Sam uel Levison of 31 Vine street was picked up on South Main street in a dazed condition. He was cut about the head and face and was in a dazed condition when ad- mitted to St Mary's hospital. K rays have been taken of his injur- ies.
 Sam Daddona of S1 Dikeman street and Patsy Perugini of Bishop street brought the injured man to the hospital. The authori- ties were unable to state at press hour how the accident occurred. Whether Levison was hit by a passing auto or whether he fell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
RIOT IN NEWARK
 QUELLED BY
 TEAR GAS BOMBS
Regular Nazi Group and Friends of New Ger
 many in Clash

Newark, Oct. 17-(UP)-A Nazi riot, quelled after severe fighting and the use of tear gas bombs by police, left at least four persons injured today. Police reserves, massed from almost every precinct in Newark, fought nearly 1000 rioters with night sticks before re- storing order.
 Opponents of the Hitler regime were believed to have precipitated the riot by hurling stones into q hall where 400 Friends of New Germany" were meeting last night. Missiles crashed through window narrowly missing Hans Spanknoe- bel, leader of the Nazi-afhliated organization.
 Several stench bombs followed the stones and the meeting ended abruptly. A hooting, booing crowd massed outside the building. AS Spanknoebel left the hall with a bodyguard he was attacked.
 Within a minute a general street fight was in progress. Six detec- tives assigned to keep peace at the meeting were powerless. Riot calls brought more than 100 police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
BETTY DOWNES
 GUARDED AGAIN
Daughter of Railway Off, cial Once Threatened
 in Camp for Girls

Philadelphia, Oct 17-(UP)-- Police guarded Betty Downes to- day to protect her from threats of a kidnaper. She is the 15-year-old daughter of James F. Downes. chief of the freight transportation for the Pennsylvania railroad. who was threatened with abduction last August unless her parents met de- mands for $15,000 as the price of her safety. At that time. she was in . girls camp in New Hampshire and a guard of 100 police was thrown about the camp to protect her.
 After a long silence, the would be kidnaper telephoned the Downes home again three weeks ago, 1t was learned. The girls mother said she recognized the voice as that of the man who had made the abduction threat. In the second call. no threats against the girl were made. Mrs Downes said. The man made an appointment to meet the mother in Wilmington the following day. He failed to appear. however. but telephoned again that he would be able to recognize Mrs Downes later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
PRISONER WAS QUICKLY CAUGHT

Fall River. Mass. Oct 17-(U.P0 Henry Duchaine, IT. alleged burglar who escaped from his cell at Central police headquarters, was captured by Newport, R. l., author ities early to-day, according to word received here.
 Duchaine, who was under $5,000 bail pending trial to-day on eight charges of breaking and entering, escaped yesterday by prying apart bars with a piece of plank torn from bench.
 Police said Rhode Island au- thorities were undecided whether to return Duchaine here, as he is wanted on several charges in that state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
FAMILY PLEASED

Meriden, Conn, Oct 17.-OP(- Members of the family of Roland VeleZ. American citizen who was attacked by Nazi storm troopers at Dusseldorf. were pleased to learn today that his assailants had been punished.
 "Well. its about time they did something with those people" said Mrs George W. Velz, a sister law of the American. This is the first we've heard of it. We don't hear from Roland very often and there has been no word at all since the attack on him. His mother has been worried"
 Mrs Anna Velz, mother of Ro- land, is a widow. She was glad to know that her sons attackers were to be punished, but expressed hope no retaliatory measure would be taken against him by friends of offending storm troopers.
 Velz has been in Germany about six years, Mrs Velz said. He was sent over by the F. W. Woolworth company to open stores in that country. He is married and has two children. His wife is the foYmer Miss Rose Skelly, of Frank ftct, N. I.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
NO SECRET FILES
 OF THE BROKERS

Washington. October 17-CUP) = Senate efforts to investigate se- cret files of New York brokers smashed head on. today against re- fusal of the Stock Exchange to re- quest its members to produce rec ords.
 Ferdinand Pecora. counsel for senate investigators announced he would resort to subpoenas to bring every exchange member here, if necessary. to enforce the senate's will.
 Showdown with the Stock Ex- change came while Pecora pre- pared to open the committees in- vestigation of the Chase National Bank and its security affiliate op- erations today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
CITIES SHOULD
 NOT TAX LIQUOR

New York. Oct r - (U.P.) - Cities should not be permitted to tax alcoholic beverages. the report of the John D. Rockefeller, Jr, liquor control survey advised to- day.
 Recommending that manufact- urers' taxes be levied by the fed eral government, and that the sev- eral states collect the retail or sales taxes. the report suggested municipalities might share in state revenues.
 A specific tax schedule for each type of beverage was included in the report, prepared by Raymond B. Fosdick and Albert l.. Scott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
DR HOUSE WAS
 WED YESTERDAY

Somerset, Mass, Oct 17-(U.P.) -Dr Julius T, House. 69. of Mont gomery. w. Va. fathe-' of Morris Ryskind, Pulitzer prize winner and co-author of the musical comedies "Of Thee I Sing" and Let Elm Eat Cake" was married to Mrs Lucy sprague. 66, of Crete. Neb, here yesterday. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Albert ". House, brother of the bridegroom. at the parsonage of the Federated church.
 The couple plan to remain here until November l. when they will sail for Athens, Greece. where pr House, has been offered a profes- sorship in a college. Dr House has been connected with several col leges in Oklahoma, Nebraska and West Virginia. Both Dr and Mrs House have children by previous marriages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
SCREEN ACTORS
 ARE MAILING

Hollywood, October IT = (UP) = The walls of 1,500 screen ac- tors and writers against the pro- posed motion picture code have been heard in Washington.
 A protest against code provisions for salary control and blacklisting of contract jumpers has been turned over to MIRA Administrator Hugh s. Johnson by President Roosevelt. the latter's secretary, Stephen T. Early. announced.
 Early telegraphed Eddie Cantor and John Howard Lawson. presi- dents of the Actors and Writers Giu.ds. that the remonstrance would be considered fully by John- son before any final action is de- ermined.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17

sentences.
 Dodd at the behest of Secretary of State Cordell Hull made strong representations against the attack on velez, latest of long series of attacks by Nazis on Americans who failed to have sufficient rever- ence for their parades and other demonstrations. Baron Konstantin von Neurath, foreign minister, promised prompt remedy and to- days announcement followed. In each case the United States has claimed the attackers were Hitler's Maxi storm troopers.
 Hermann Goering, Prussian min ister of interior, warned Nazis to- day that all organizations. particu- larly the storm troopers. Elite storm troopers and Stahlhelm, must give fullest protection and courtesy to foreigners. He charged tha communist agents sought to disturb the progress of the Nazi state and make difficulties abroad for the government by molesting foreign visitors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
N. Y. Bank and Trust Stocks
 The R. F. Griggs Co.
BONDS ovER-sUBsCRIBED

Washington, Oct IF. (CP)-Pre- liminary response to the offering of $5OO,O0O,OOO of new ten to twelve year treasury bonds indicates that the issue has been oversubscribed, under Secretary of Treasury Acheson said to-day. The bonds were offered to the public last Wednesday and sold to provide new funds for the recovery pro- gram. The bonds pay 4 1-4 per cent interest the first year and 3 1-4 per cent thereafter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
TlUo Nazis Punished For An Attack On
 Meniden, Conn, Man
fiiterites Given Six Months Prison Sentence for Ate tack on Roland Velz, Formerly of Meriden
 Family Pleased Over Outcome

Berlin, October 7 - (UP) - Two Nazis who attacked Roland Velz Dusseldorf week sentenced today six months imprisonment
 official of described the attackers Paul E. and Frederick w.
 Ambassador William E. Dodd conferred with Chan eIor Hitler public of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17

A truck owned by Felix Spallone of Bennett street skidded on the Naugatuck road this afternoon and three young girls suffered painful injuries about the hands and arms. They were thrown out of the ma chine when it swerved suddenly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
DIED OF BURNS

North Adams. Mass, Oct IT.. (UP) Fountain, Jr, 4, died at a hospital here to-day from burns suffered yesterday when he tried to extinguish a bonfire near his home. His mother and a man were painfully burned in an effort to save him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
LOST THEIR RIGHTS

Bridgeport. Conn, Oct IT. (UP) Franchise rights of 172 residents of Fairfield county, including six women, were ordered revoked to- day by Michael J. Flanagan, clerk of superior court. Notices of the action were sent to town clerks and selectmen. Revocation followed conviction in either the criminal superior or criminal town courts.
 People of South Africa are eat ing more candy than year ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23

by truck to eliminate shrinkage. Now
We all know that that is impossible,
as it Is natural that livestock will
shrink regardless of whether it is
shipped by truck or rail, but We also
know that it can regain consider
able part of the loss If it is handled
by a competent shipping manager
that follows it to it's destination and
sees to it that it gets proper care
before it is sold. That is one reason
why we should stick to our local
shipping association, but there is an
other reason that is more important,
and that is when we ship through our
association we ship to the Central
Cooperative Livestock commission
house which we are member or
and which has in the short time Of its
existence returned considerable
amount of money to us farmers which
we would not have gotten through a
private commission firm and further
more If the Central keeps on growing
in the future as it has in the past,
then a few years hence we will have
a controlling power over the selling
of our livestock and therefore think
we should support the Central as
much as we possibly can, as it Is our
own selling organization.
We also thereby help to eliminate
private competition in selling our live
stock that ought to be our aim. Once
| attended a cooperative meeting
where | heard a man say we need
competition. To my opinion that is
a false statement as cooperation In
the fullest sense of the word needs no
competition as that is for the benefit
of all. 1t is only the selfish cooper
ator that needs competition.
Now some will say it is easier to
have truck come out to the farm
to get our stock. Well, that is true,
but let us ship through our associa-
ton anyway, then we know that our
stock will be taken care of whether
the association ships it by truck or
by rail.
Yours for cooperative shipping.
EINAR JENSEN.
Askov, Mimi, March 81, 1893.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
(Capital TimeS)

In the thousands i'm the vast thrOns
that witnessed the Roosevelt inaugu-
raj yesterday and the millions
throughout the nation who heard the
vigorous words over the radio. the
inaugural address of President Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt stirred an enthusi-
aStic and hearty response. 1t was an
address that struck deep at the forces
that are most responsible for the ma
tons present ills and at the same
time expressed high determination
and courage to lead the way out of
the morass into which false leader
ship has lured US.
President Rooseyelts words were
eminently fitting to the time and
circumstance. In dark hours of need
the people of this nation have hun
gered for such leadership, only to be
deceived by procrastinatiOn and avoid
ance on the part of the administration
that has now been relegated to the
discard. With hope and anticipation
of better things the American people
waited for the first words of the new
executive head of the nation. They
came, and in Straightforward, ringing
dictiOn they pointed the way forward.
There is more in President ROOSe-
velt's inaugural address to dispel the
blind, unreasoning fear that para
lyzes needed efforts to convert retreat
into advance" than in any public mes
sage since the holocaust of 1929.
The new president asks for broad
executive power to wage a war against
the emergencies great aS the pow
err that would be given to me if we
were in fact invaded by foreign foe. "
This is no desire for a dictatorship,
but a plea for executive power suf-
ficient to get prompt and vigorous ac-
ton for the public interest. That
President Roosevelt can be trusted
to exercise such authority in behalf
of the public interest and opposed tC
the forces of greed and privilege finds
assurance in the following words, the
most stirring to be found in an in
augural address in decades:
"Our distress comes from no failure
of substance. We are stricken by no
plague of locustss Compared with
the perils which our forefathers con-
quered because they believed and were
rot afraid, We have still much to be
thankful for Nature still offers her
bounty and human efforts have null
tiplied it. Plenty is at our doorstep,
but a generous use of it languishes
in the very sight of the supply
primarily, this is because the rul-
ers of the exchange of mankinds
goods have failed through their
own stubbornness and their own
incompetence. have admitted their
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23
ABOUT NATIONAL FARMERS
HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION

Editor Askov American:
Very successful meetings were held
at Finlayson and Willow River last
Saturday, with a few more members
added to the old crowd.
Resolution endorsing the Frazier
Bill. was also unanimously passed
upon.
Last Monday very good meeting
was held at Grindstone Lake with
about one hundred present, the ma
jority signing up as members ana
officers elected. People in general
are getting very interested in this
northern part of the state. We even
were fortunate to have two press re-
porters with us at this meeting, one
from the Duluth News-Tribune and
one from the Duluth Herald. Fine
it is publicity we need, if they will
only print the facts we will be very
thankful.
The work of our Legislators was
questioned and one man in the crowd
said that the only one that ever did
anything for the farmer is Senator
Larson from Sandstone. He was given
the floor to explain and make his
defense, but owing to the very loud
ousting he received, no attempt was
made or very likely he had nothing
to offer
1t was also decided in all those
meetings to attend the mass demon
stration to the State Capitol on We'd
nesday, March %, and drivers began
to line up loads right after the meet
ing.
On Saturday. April 1, there will be
county wide mass meeting at Hinck-
ley, Mimi, at 80 p. m, with some
state officials of the Holiday Associa-
tion as speakers. Probably John H.
Bosch, or his secretary, Harold Peter
son. Now: Farmers you are all urg-
emily requested to attend this meet
ing and to bring your wife along as
she is working hard to make it a
home worth living in, she should be
interested in helping you save it.
We now have around 900 members
in Pine county and | earnestly hope
that we will double this before May 1.
Yours for the cost of production.
HJALMER SANDELL.
Secretary Pine County Holiday
Association.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23
THIS Is AN EMERGENCY

If the people of this country ever
faced an emergency the period such
as we are now passing through Is
one. With millions of our able bodied
citizens out of employment and the
delinquent tax situation mounting De-
eause the farmers and small home
owners cannot get enough money to-
gether through the sale of their pro-
ducts to pay taxes, it Is serious. In
regards to this thought the Mile
Laos County Times hits at the mat
ter in the logical sense:
Unless the depression can be
raised and a condition OF prosperity
brought back to this country there
is liable to be q great change III the
economic system of this country In
the next year or two. Conhscatlon
and drafting of wealth for the beneht
of the disinherited citizens of this
country whom the system has de-
prived of a living is already advo-
Gated by men holding high places In
our government. 1t is held that as
great an emergency exists in this ma
ton as existed during the World wal
period and calls for just as drastic
measures as were invoked at that
time. Drafting wealth to aid our own
people is just as important as draft
ing wealth and men to help fight the
wars of foreign countries in the opln-
ion of some of our statesmen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23
A LESSON

Experience is the best teacher,
is an old but very true haXim. If 1t
only holds true in the sense of people
continuing to take interest in their
government and using the ballot box
to good advantage for their represen-
tatiOn as they did in the last election
in the state of Minnesota and in the
nation then it will have served good
purpose.
The thought has been only too pre-
yalent that it didn't matter who was
elected we would go on living just the
same When an official was elected
very little attention was paid to him
except by those who had an axe to
grind and the one who had the larg-
est axe to grind is the one~who came
out ahead. And now it appears that
big business was on the job while
the remainder of the nation was TAX
ing things as they came with the
result that wealth is concentrated to
a degree which has never been heard
of before in this country.
What did all this bring on? 1t
brought on the present emergency,
pure and simple, and now the people
are out to get back that which left
them while they were asleep at the
switch and they will get it too.
But will We forget? Will this ex-
perience be lasting or will we, when
the prosperity wheels begin turning
again, let the other fellow do the
governing, or will we take an in
terest in our government?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23

presented by the presi-
dent of the school board at that time,
and why not the president of the
board write a report on this subject
and give the public true picture
of the situation?
| will present a few figures myself.
The shortage that treasurer c. M.
Erickson, was indicted for was. as per
public examiner, $2,490.20; interest
on that amount for about four years
amounted to $597.6O; interest allowed
to Erickson for school orders was
$1O56.76; credit to Erickson, $60O.O0;
school orders returned to the district
by Erickson, $1415.68; and you claim
that a credit for old orders was
$5,529.22. All the above items was
the school property placed In escrow
and which was other property that
school treasurer Erickson owed the
district besides the $22,641.7S de-
posted in the closed bank at Willow
River. And settlement was made
for this property in escrow and an
st6i oiShCu iSSi6hSN
from that board. Why was this agree
ment necessary? All this property
belonged to the school district in the
first place. Now, Mr.. Gustafson, there
was deposit at the closed bank of
S22,641.78. You figure the interest
on that amount at SO for about five
years. while tied up in courts and
that amounts to $6.794.13 or total
of 29,435.91. Then add to this the
items in escrow, the attorneys fees,
transcripts, mileage and witness fees,
and other expenses that accumulated
in this case, and then subtract the
amounts you claim in your last letter
as settlements, and you will arrive
at much different figures.
You know there is no use trying
to mislead the public on something
which is of record. No, Mr.. Gustaf-
son, | do not attempt to start any
gossip. Amy statement l made in re.
gard to this matter is true and can
be proved by records on file, and
will recommend that you look up
these records and get facts before
you attempt to write any more.
F. w. STEFAN.
Willow River, Mimi, March 81, 1893
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-23
COOPERATIVE SHIPPING
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOv Americana:
Apparently we are not going to get
very much relief through our state
legislature. 1t is rather disappointing
as most of us had expected some,
especially in regard to automobile
license fees, but as far as | know they
have not come to any agreement on
that yet. In fact, / can not see that
our state Legislators, with the excep-
ton of few progressives including
our own representative, have fulfilled
any of their campaign promises about
farm relief and tax relief in general,
except putting a 1Oc tax on OleOmar-
garine containing less than $50 ami
NAL fat or oil of some kind which
does not mean anything.
| have come to the conclusion that
there is only one relief measure that
they can agree upon and that is to
draw their salaries, which will relieve
us. Then it will be up to us farmers
to provide means whereby we can
our taxes and interest, but how are
we going to do it? Well, we have
been told time and again to cooper
ate. That is the way. Yet it seems
we are very slow about it, we are just
like our state Legislators, we cannot
agree on anything that is for the good
of us all; we have made mistakes,
and good many of them, by disagree
ing on small unimportant things but
now the time has come for the farm
ers to forget about all the small
things and stand together and CO.
operate in every way. We have sew
eral cooperative enterprises which
need our full support, for instance
our local shipping association is one
At its annual meeting the qeustion
was brought up, shall we continue
shipping or discontinue? After some
discussion it was decided to keep on
or rather we agreed as the vote taken
was unanimous. Yes, we are going tC
continue, we cannot afford to dc
| otherwise as the shipping association
| is one of the sources wherefrom we
can derive benefit, if we give it Oul
full support and that we must do in
order to build it up again to what II
uesd to be. We frequently see ad
vertisements that read like this: Shir