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Evening star., 1933-02-08
SERVICE CUTS HIT
NEARLY B,6|)D MEN
Reduced Pay Held Likely
Under General Econ
omy Bill.

Approximately $4,000 enlisted men of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard, as we'll as nearly 10000
retired enlisted men of these services,
are likely to receive pay cuts this year
under the general economy bill, it was
learned today.
Exempt from any cuts last year, the
Senate, however, has voted to place all
enlisted men of the services receiving
more than $1,000 a year in the same
category as civil employees of the Gov
ernment While this 81 900 exemption
excludes all privates and most OF the
nom commissioned officers, it takes its
toll OF the higher graded "non-c CONS"
particularly those with 80 years or more
OF service.
In the Army the three top grades of
sergeants will be affected. A master
sergeant, for instance, receives from
$lzo to $l57.5O a month, depending on
length OF service. Many of these vet
Grams are receiving more pay than
commissioned lieutenant. Most of the
nrst seIgeants, or technical sergeants,
Will be affected, although some only
slightly, and staff sergeants with over
IL years of service also come in for
pay cut.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, chief of
staff, has made the same protest against
cutting the pay of retired enlisted men
as he made in the case of retired COM
missloned personnel. Their retired pay.
it Is claimed, is based on q contractual
relationship with the Government and
because OF the retired provisions, the
active pay of an officer or enlisted man
is kept smaller than it would be other
WISE
According to statistics placed in the
Congressional Record, the enlisted men
affected by the proposed pay cut are
enumerated as follows: Army, 9,155;
retired, 6,lO3; Navy, l9,01S; retired,
3,089; Marine Corps, 932; retired, 388;
Reserves, rs; Coast Guard, 4.5O0; fe-
tired, 356.
The Navy, it will be seen by these
estimates, greatly exceeds the Army in
the number OF higher-paid enlisted per-
sonnet
Evening star., 1933-02-08
.BONcOUR DEFENDS
| FRENCH ARM PLAN
Holds National and Interna-
tionaI Security Necessary
Accompaniment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA. February 8.-National ano
international security Is an absolutely
necessary accompaniment to disarma-
ment, Joseph Paul-Boncour told the
World Disarmament Conference today.
defending the French disarmament plan
which has been assailed by the ether
great European powers.
That plan. he said, is based entirely
upon the League Of Nations covenant
and upon the Leagues policy for the
organization Of peace.
He recalled the persistent attempts
of France to build up security by means
of mutual assistance and non-aggres-
sion pacts and by its efforts to define
and establish international penalties
for an aggreSsor nation.
Critics Of the plan are mistaken, he
said. in asserting that 1t lacks any pro-
posals for genuine disarmament. On
the contrary. he asserted, it proposes
reduction of naval and air forces and Is
aimed at substantial reductions in Of
fensive arms.
The American scheme for limiting ef-
fectives, he declared, cannot be realized
without those guarantees and criteria
of security which the French plan offers.
Hopes for attainment Of security
agreements the French plan proposed
have been strengthened by recent pro-
nouncements Of the American State De-
partment and Senator Borah and by
Secretary Stimson's note to Peru giving
warning on the Leticia situation, M.
Paul-Boucour said. The proposal OF
Maxim Litvinoff, Russian delegate, for
a straight definition Of aggression also
has strengthened this hope, he said.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
CONTINUES
CABINET GUESSING
Many Names Mentioned in
Connection With New
Appointments.
BY the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, February "a merry
go-round of politics Is going on down
here with the leaders of Democracy try
ing to guess who President-elect Roose-
welt and James A. Farley are going to
pick for the commanding Offices OF the
new Government
The posts of Secretary OF War and
Navy are the principal Offices agitating
the party leaders just now. but beneath
The surface there is whirl of specula-
tion about who is going to be who in
the little cabinet" of the Roosevelt
administration.
Many Mentioned.
Conceding that the selection Of
cabinet is solely and entirely up to the
President elect, the Democratic chief
tains are proceeding warily in their
talk about names. 1t is known. how
ever, that Henry L. Stevens former
commander of the American Legion,
and o. Max Gardner, both of North
Carolina; Senators Swanson of Virginia
and Barclay OF Kentucky, Gov. Ritchie
of Maryland, and George Dern, former
Governor of Utah. are in the eye of
Mr.. Roosevelt for these portfolios.
Meanwhile the talk goes on about the
other Government Offices This brings
up UIe names Ol Jesse n. jules Ol eAdS
for chairman of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation; Oscar L. Chap
man of Colorado for commissioner of
Indian Affairs; William H. Howes of
South Dakota for commissioner of in
ternal revenue, William T. Kemper of
Kansas City for Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, and Mayor Frank Murphy
of Detroit for Assistant Secretary Of
Labor.
Lame Ducks" Barred.
While all the speculation is going on
there Is not the slightest indication from
Farley, who is going to man the Demo-
cratic ship Of state.
This much is known, "lame ducks"
are not in order in the new admins
tration.
LAME DUCKS" WORRIED.
BY the Associated Press.
The report from Miami that Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt intends to bar
Evening star., 1933-02-08

"lame duck" members Of Congress from
his appointments caused some concern
today among Democrats urging choice
of several colleagues isolated in the last
elections due to reapportionent Of House
representations.
Virtually the entire Democratic pha-
lanx in the House and Senator Harri-
son, Democrat, of Mississippi. have
urged selection of James w. Collier of
Mississippi, chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee, to the Tariff Com
mission. He lost out in the reapportion-
ment in Mississippi representation.
Ewin L. Davis of Tennessee, chair
man of the House Merchant Marine
Committee, and brother to Norman H.
Davis. is being doomed for place on
the Federal Trade Commission.
Representative Ruth Bryan Owen OF
Florida also is being supported for some
post.
Several members have urged appoint
ment of Representative Butler B. Hare
of South Carolina. chairman OF the
House Insular Affairs Committee, as
Governor of the Philippines.
Representative Patterson OF Alabama
squeezed out in the reapportionment,
has the support Of his State delegation
for an appointive post.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
WARM SPRINGS PATIENTS
WILL BE ROOSEVELT'S
GUESTS ON MARCH 4
Continued From First Page.)

birthdays and the birthdays of his
friends at the colony have been occa-
sions observed with gayety. and his
friends in Georgia regard that State
as his second home.
Work was started today on the
inaugural stands on the north and south
sides of Pennsylvania avenue. in front
of the Treasury and the Riggs Bank
buildings Contract for this work has
been awarded by the Inaugural Stands
Committee. headed by Waddy B. Wood
to Walter B. Avery, and the cost of the
contract was announced as $11,523.
The Star Spangled Banner" will be
sung by Rosa Ponselle, Metropolitan
Opera soprano, as one of the features
Of the inaugural ball on the night OF
March 4, 1t was announced today by
Mrs. John Allen DOugherty, chairman
of the Inaugural Ball Committee.
Miss Ponselle also will sing with
Lawrence Tibbett, also of the Metro
politan Opera. in the concert on the
night of March 8, in Constitution Hall,
when Efrem Zimbalist, internationally
known concert violinist, and the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, conducted
by Hans Kinder, will play.
In an interview in Baltimore yes
terday, Miss Ponselle revealed that
within the space of two months she
will appear in two great national cere-
monies, the inaugural here and be-
fore great national gathering in Rome
Evening star., 1933-02-08

on May which Mussolini Is expected
to attend.
Mrs. Dougherty also announced that
Mrs. Roosevelt has increased her re-
quirements for the Inaugural Bali to
two boxes.
J. Fred Essary, chairman Of the In
augural Program Committee. will speak
on activities of the Inaugural Commit
tee on the blue network Of the National
Broadcasting Co. at 1880 o'clock to-
morrow night. The talk will be heard
locally over Station WMAL.
The Inaugural Committee has ac-
cepted the offer Of the Boy Scouts OF
America to furnish aides for Gov
Roosevelt in the reviewing stand on
Inauguration day.
Admiral Grayson. in q letter to James
E. West, Chief Scout executive, has
asked that four Eagle Scouts be de-
tailed to the Presidents stand and that
another group of Scouts be designated
to be placed every 10 feet in front of
the presidential stand in the Court of
Honor
Both the National and the Columbia
Broadcasting systems, 1t Is announced,
have completed plans for giving the
Inaugural Committee three 15-minute
broadcast periods each. to be used by
speakers on subjects in connection with
the inaugural.
The Columbia Broadcasting System
has given the period between $50 and
GAS on Tuesday, February IA; Tuesday,
February 81. and Thursday. March 2.
The National Brcadcasting Co. will sup
ply the periods between 7:30 and 7:45
on Thursdays, February 16, February
%, and March 2.
Col. Henry L. Roosevelt. vice chair
man of the Parade Committee; Mrs
Dougherty and Mr. Kinder already
have been designated for three of these
periods. A representative of the Con-
gressional Inaugural Committee and
two additional speakers will be named
later for these general broadcasts. Other
radio activities for this week include
talks by Ray Baker. chairman of the
Committee on Distinguished Guests,
over WJSV Friday night; Huston
Thompson, chairman of the Committee
on General Entertainment, over WRC
the same night, and Mrs. John r. Will
liams, vice chairman of the Inaugural
Ball Committee, over WMAL during
the Chamber of Commerce Forum Sat-
urday night.
Letters containing 10000 applications
for grandstand tickets have been mailed
by the committee on ticket sales out
side of Washington to editors, bankers,
civic organizations and other organized
groups all along the Atlantic seaboard
The committee hopes in this way to
have the out town, as well as the
local spectators, equipped with tickets
beforehand and avoid any laSt-day
jamb.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
REQUESTED BY PIT. A.

Improvement of the heating plant,
playground and toilet facilities at the
Henry D. Cooke School is requested in
resolutions adopted by the Parent
Teacher Association of the school at q
meeting last night.
The association declared the heating
plant at the school is unsatisfactory
and that no hot water is available.
installation of modern heating plant
during the coming Summer was asked.
Declaring the school playground in
"deplorable condition" the association
requested that the ground be resurfaced
and provided with drainage facilities.
The toilet facilities are incomplete and
insufficient and should be improved
and modernized, it was stated In an
other resolution.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
WAR SERVICE H0NORED

DR.. Charles w. Tegge, 1901 street,
today was awarded a silver star for
gallantry In action in the Meuse-
Argonne, where he served as a lieutenant
in the 23d Infantry, I'd Division The
presentation was made by Assistant
Secretary of War Payne.
DR.. Tegge Is now on the staffs Of the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital
and Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1933-02-08

cent in expenditures provided for in the
Bratton plan.
The Bratton per cent saving amend
ment, with this restriction, then went
through, so to SO. Senator Reed, Re-
publican, OF Pennsylvania tried to
modify the Bratton amendment. so that
it would be permissive rather than COM
pulsory in the case Of the War and
Navy Departments, but this was beaten,
47 to "a
Evening star., 1933-02-08
HARVARD MEN TO DINE
Sir Willmott Lewis Heads Speak
ers Tomorrow Night.

Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington cor
respondent of the London Times; Dwight
P. Robinson, president of the Associated
Harvard Clubs. and Prof. Kenneth b.
Murdock dean of faculty of arts and
science. Harvard University. will be the
principal speakers at dinner to be
held by the Harvard Club of Washing
ton at the University Club tomorrow at
z pm.
Frederic A. Delano, president Of the
will, will preside.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Card Party to Aid Children.

A card party, proceeds Of which win
go into fund to be used for the needy
children of the school, win be held
Monday night by the Thomson Par
ent-Teacher Association at the school
building, Twelfth and L streets. Re-
freshments will be served and prizes
given.
Evening star., 1933-02-08

By the Associated Press.
The report from Miami that Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt intends to bar
Evening star., 1933-02-08
SHAW PRAISES SENATE'S
ATTITUDE ON PAY. CUTS
Rejection Of / 2-3 Per Cent Reduc-
ton Hailed as Proof Congress
Has Heard Workers Pleas.

AAaS A4CdAo w OAACko ACaSa
The action Of the Senate in reject
ing the proposal to apply an additional
cut Of 12s per cent to Government
salaries was hailed as proof that Con-
gress has needed the plea of Federal
workers that to cut salaries further
would be nothing less than intensifying
our economic distress, making Govern
ment employees its undeserved victims. 4"
by John Arthur Shaw. president Of the
American Federation of Government
Employees, in a statement last night.
He recalled that the House had re-
fused to go beyond the 8Hs per cent cut,
and said that when the United States
Congress refuses to keep step with the
demand for additional wage cuts. it
serves notice on the country that this
means Of balancing either our national
or industrial budgets Is unwarranted
and ineffective"
Evening star., 1933-02-08
DISMISSAL OF MORE EMPLOYEES
FEARED IN ECONOMY PROGRAM
State, Post Office, Commercial and Labor
Departments Expected to Be Hard
Hit by Senate Action.

dependent establishments also will face
difficulties, particularly those that al
ready have been hit.
At the Civil Service Commission 1t
was said the Bratton amendment would
take of about S68.000, which would
bring the commissions funds about a
quarter of a million dollars under esti-
mated needs for the next year.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Sure Fur Coat Is Fur.

COLUMBUS, Ohio CP.-Claudia Hills
of Ohio State University is one coed
who is sure that her fur coat Is fur.
She saw the two leopards killed by
native spearmen when she was travel
ing from Cape Town to Cairo.
Evening star., 1933-02-08

Stenographers in Paris have decided
to refuse to take down" the love let
ters of their employers, as it is an 'tin-
suit" to their dignity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
SALVATION ARMY PLANS
FUND DRIVE

The three county annual Salvation
Army Home Service Appeal in which
this year Kanabec, Pine, and Mile
Laos counties participate simultane-
ously during March is now being
lined up and organized with workers.
From the appeal Headquarters in
the Mora Creamery building, Cam
paigner John Nj. Linden announces
that the quota set for Askov to raise
is $4,000 and solicitation of this
amount will be made.
Campaigner Linden states that
again this year like in the past two,
the Salvation Army will be on the
firing line right down in the front
line trenches giving shelter and food
to the unemployed who seek the neces-
stiles of life in the 25 Minnesota cities
where the corps operate. Minneapo-
lis alone will have a capacity of TAX
ing care of 1000 jobless men.
During the past two depression
years. the Salvation Army gave away
three and one-half million meals in
Minnesota and North and South Da'
kota. There is every indication tha'
the total will reach three million
alone this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02

Winona put pep and humor into the
meeting through his humorous man.
ner of presentation. H. E. Rasmussen,
publisher of the Austin Herald, head
ed a delegation opposing the income
tax and called on about dozen
speakers from different parts of the
state. Short talks were also given by
Geo. E. Wallace of the Minnesota Tax
Commission, Prof. H. Rottschaefer
from the State University, and Sem
ator Robert c. Bell of Detroit Lakes.
The latter is sponsoring the, bill in
the Senate and arose to heights of
Oratory in a Is minute talk. The
senator has devoted much time, effort
and study to the income tax, has
and spoken on the platform and over
the radio in its behalf. He was, at
his best Monday evening and in no
uncertain terms severely criticised
the opponents of the state income tax
for their scurrilous campaign against
it. especially in the closing days of
the 1882 campaign just before the
citizens voted on the constitutional
amendment. Proponents of the statu-
tory income tax emphasized the fact
that there is no such thing as def
mite guaranteed replacement, either
by law or in the constitution. The
Legislature, county boards, city and
village councils, township boards and
school district boards are all tax
levying and taX-spending bodies that
must be trusted to handle the public
funds properly and if that be not the
case the citizens can vote them out of
office in land of democracy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
SAND CREEK

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Svardahl and
Conrad and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Thorn
son and children were dinner guests
at the g. E. Hendricks home at DAN
forth Saturday.
Frank Borene of st. Paul, visited
from Monday until Wednesday with
his sister, Mrs. Oscar Swanson.
The Misses Agnes Roland and Nor
ma Wahlberg were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Hendricks.
Clara and Norma Wahlberg visited
the Sunday school Sunday.
Mrs. Axel Swanson and daughter OF
Minneapolis, spent the past week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Gust Soderquist and to attend the fun
eral of her aunt. Mrs. F. M. Carlson
Mrs. A. Engebo and Miss Leone
Reineke were Sunday afternoon Wis
itOrs at the Dan Svardal home.
August Hessler was visitor at the
Fred Jorgensen home Sunday after
noon.
Carl GjertsOn of Sandstone, was g
guest over the weekend at the Ole
Roland home.
The evening school will be helC
Thursday evening at p. m. as usual
Mrs. Gust Soderquist and hel
daughter, Mrs. AXel Swanson, an(
small daughter of Minneapolis, called
on Mrs. A. Hesssler Friday afternoon
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Willow River School Notes

The grade operetta was presented
at the Finlayson high school on the
afternoon of February II. The chill
dren were taken over there by two
busses and each and everyone of them
enjoyed the trip. We are eagerly
looking forward to return program
from FinlaysOn.
The Willow River high school had
to be closed on account of the roads
being blocked. We only hope that old
man winter stays away now so that
we can continue with our school work
unmoleSted.
The Willow River girls team and
the first and second boys teams
played at Askov Friday evening, Feb.
"A and came home with three vic
tories. The girls won by score of "a
to 20. The boys scores were 81 to II
for the first team after an overtime
period; and 2S to Z for the second
team. These were our last games
outside of town.
Miss Olson's Junior English classes
are now busy writing letters.
The local declamatOry contest was
held at Willow River, Feb. II. The
judges, Miss Newman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Marty, were from Cloquet. The
winning contestants were: humorous
first, June, Gustafson; second, Wayne
GustafSOn; oratOry, first, Albert Mel
son; second, Bernard YOunguuist; dra-
or Hrs plannhn Nhifino. cnnnn1
Vera Olson. The three contestants
taking first place went to Moose Lake
February 81 and competed with 9TH
erS from Barnum and Moose Lake
Blanche, won first in dramaticS, AL
bert won second in oratory, and June
won third in humorous. We certainly
are proud of our pupils, and we offer
our congratulations to them.
Mrs. Ecklund substituted for Miss
Councilman Friday and Saturday
Miss Councilman was called away
by the death of her grandmother.
Willow River, Moose Lake and Bar
mum entries took first places in the
three divisions of the sub-district de-
COHtSSl HclU III IllC III
school at Moose Lake, Feb. 81.
large crowd attended the contest
| awards in which were as follows
| OratOrical, War Prayer" Harold
| Hyde, Barnum, first; Date Kernels,
Albert Nelson, Willow River, second
Society and the Payroll" Donald
Wagner, Moose Lake, third. Dramatic
THE Finger of God" Blanche Whit
| ing, Willow River, first; THE Tell
Tale Heart Evelyn Couillard, Moose
Lake, second: within the. Dim Gate.
Grace Schroeder, Barnum, third. HUI
mOrOus-'The First Day at Kinder
garten," Cleo Van Camp, Moose Lake
first; Bill McGee's Weapon" Edwin
Nelson, Barnum, second, and Pete
Projects" June Gustafson, Willow
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
ROOSEVELT AND THE
PROGRESSIVES
Capital Times)

That President-Elect Roosevelt is
determined to carry out the pledges
he made during the campaign to make
the Democratic party party of lib
eralism and Progressivism is forti-
fed by the dispatches which are now
coming from Warm Springs and
Washington. Even such conservative
papers as the New York Times and
the New York Herald Tribune state
that the incoming president is anxious
to hold to his cause the millions of
Progressive men and women in the
United States who supported his can
didacy.
There is persistent talk that Sen.
Thomas j. Walsh will be the next
attorney general. Progressives every
where will applaud such an appoint
ment. The New York Times states
that the position of secretary of the
interior is between Sen. Bronson Cut
ting, Progressive Republican of New
Mexico, and Ex-Gov. Phil LaFollette
of Wisconsin. Since the election, Mr..
Roosevelt has had repeated confer
ences with PrOgressives like Walsh,
Wheeler, Norris, La Toilette, Cutting
and others. 1t is understood that Sen.
George w. Norris could have a place
in the cabinet for the asking, but he
has consistently refused because of
his desire to remain in the senate.
The Progressives in Washington
stand ready to give the new president
their wholehearted support in his an
nounced program for new deal and
in his efforts to make the Democratic
party liberal party. 1t is evident
that Mr.. Roosevelt appreciates that
support. No one knows better than
Mr.. Roosevelt that the Democratic
party is doomed if it continues as a
spare tire for the reactionary inter
ests who are in control of the Repub-
lican party. If the Democratic party
turns to the side of reaction as the
Republican party has done, there is
certain to be new political align
ment in the United States. People
are tired of being fooled first by one
of the old parties and then by the
other. A day of reckoning is at hand
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
DanfOrth Township

Young Peoples meeting will be held
at the Gust Soderquist home Saturday
evening. All are welcome.
Prayer meeting every Thursday eve
ming at the Gerda Wheeler home and
Sunday school each Sunday afternoon
at 1870. Everybody welcome.
A few friends and school children
birthday last Thursday evening at the
Andrew Rydberg home.
Emil and Edner Erickson made i
trip to Duluth last Thursday to visit
their father, who has been i'll. He
is much improved at this writing.
Martin Johnson spent Saturday
night with liner Carlson at Sand
Creek.
Several from here attended services
in Sandstone Sunday evening.
The Misses Agnes Roland and Nor
ma Wahlberg spent the weekend al
the Hendricks home.
Herbert Berger went to Chicago
last week, where he will be employed
Several in the community sawed
wood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Bilstad and
baby, Margaret. visited with their
grandmother, Mrs. Mudd, Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Babcock and
family and Marie Berger of Mark.
vile, visited at their parental homes
Sunday afternoon.
The ElOf Frisendahl and Andrew
Rydberg families and Miss Clara
Wahlberg spent Monday evening al
the Louis Larson home, in honor OF
Mrs. LarSOn's and son, Warren's birth
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Holm spen,
Tuesday afternoon there.
Mrs. John Lundeen, who has beer
staying with relatives in Ogilvie most
of the winter, returned to her home
here Friday. She is improved enough
so that she walks few steps now.