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Evening star., 1933-07-09
Glee Club at Local Theater.

ON tour Of $500 miles the Univer-
~ sity of Illinois Mems Glee Club,
under the direction of Raymond F.
Dvorak. will stop here for an engage
ment Of three days. Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, at the Loew's Fox
Theater.
Twenty-six men. selected from the
full roster of 140 of the University OF
Illinois Glee Club. represent the best in
talent among the student body OF II 900
on the Illinois campus
From group of l40 men who quail
fled for the University of Illinois Glee
Club last Fall, Dvorak selected the best
of the talent, &c men, to make the trip
which will take the organization away
from the campus on six-week tour.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Coutinho Pupils Recital.

NINE. LOUISE CouT1NHO present.
&c several Of her pupils in recital
yesterday afternoon in the patio Of the
Carlton. The program consisted Of
solos and ensemble numbers for the
piano and violin. assisted by Mrs.
Esther M. Bair. guest artist and well
known dramatic reader, who gave a
One-act play.
Jose Rocha, Jose I4amas and Helen
Coutinho. pupils of Mime. Ruas Martins
opened the program with violin selec-
tions. Norman E. DAILY played the &C
Minor Concerto" Beethoven, for piano
with Nine Coutinho at the second
piano. The five following pupils, who
We're awarded first prize at the recent
contest Of the District Of Columbia
Federation of Music Clubs, We're given
their certificates received from that
organization: Robin Riddick, Joann
Croarkin. Egor Shlopak, Helen Hudiak,
Beall Lowry. Others VINO took part in
the program were Miriam Berkowich,
Natalie Koban, Florence Lowry and
Earl Parsons
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Ocean Floor to Be Explored.

Col Seymour Sewell will leave Alden.
Arabia. in August, to explore the
depths Of the ocean between Alden and
Madagascar and from Africa to India.
The work Is expected to last nine
months. While the chief interest is to
determine the depths Of the sea. speci-
mems Of underwater life will be Sc
cured
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Soloist at Convention,

At the convention Of the American
"A Guild of Organists held last week
in Cleveland. Lyman s. McCrary ap-
peared as organist with the Cleveland
Symphony Orchestra in their concert
given in honor Of the guild convention.
Mr.. McCrary, the organist and direc-
tor of Epworth M. E. Church, played
with the orchestra the organ part of
Seth Bingham's suite, Memories OF
France" The program Of the concert
consisted OF well known orchestral
compositions by several prominent con-
temporary organists; notably Leo
Sowerby, drst American winner Of the
Prix de Rome n music, and Carl No.
At9lsy q the New 1nsaanA cdnsRVs-
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Break Up Famed Liner.

After considerable delay the liner Bal
tic, once a renowned floating palace of
the Atlantic service, is being scrapped
in the shipbreaking yards at Osaka, ia
pam The ship, which had been pur-
chased at junk price, arrived there last
March, but before it could be towed into
the harbor the shallow river bed had to
be dredged to depth of more than lS
feet
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Dramatic" Now Overworked.

Dramatic" is the latest overworked
adjective among the bright young
things" in London 1t is the sue
cessor to grim" "shattering" and the
fast-dying foul" A new dress, a
royal prince. a piece of candy or an
elephant-all are dramatic" to those
who wish to appear up-to-the- minute
Evening star., 1933-07-09

tured oriental music Wnen tney near
them In the most ordinary bookstores
and libraries. We can find the writings
Of the most outstanding American.
British and Scandinavian authors. but
where shall we go to hear the music
Of the equally gifted composers Of those
same countries?"
What could be better for the coming
season than that there be a universal
resolution taken that this condition be
remedied All demands could be met
and all tastes be satisfied in concert
programs if the holders-on Of the old
and the too-eager followers Of the new
could each relinquish q little In favor
Of the other A full measure Of the old.
a good deal of the new-old. smatter-
ing of the moderns Of all countries and
a strong dash Of our native music and
there would be programs that would
satisfy. interest. stimulate and encour-
age the program giver and the pro-
gram auditor.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Royal Signatures Stolen.

LONDON Scotland Yard has
been baffled by the disappearance Of
the visitors book from an exhibition
of sporting goods. It contained sigma
lures Of the Prince Of Wales, the Duke
Of York and Prince George.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
New Symphony Program
Arrangements Debated
Controversy Over the Old Classics and Modernlst
Compositions Again Faces
Orchestra Leaders,
Bv Alice Eversman.

IHAT music shall have our programs p next season
NV full breath OF recovery
w continuous musical intake OF the Winter
and the present
of Shall classics mod
of the
composer?
subjects occupied the auditors
the desire
what from the other the desire to perform
guide the march OF events the
problem. angushed protest the part OF the
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Harpist to Be Solois:.

CYLVIA MEYER, harpist Of the Bal
- timore Symphony Orchestra, will be
the guest soloist for the third Sunday
evening organ recital TO be given to-
night at 8 o'clock at the National City
Christian Church. Thomas Circle.
Robert Ruckman will again be at the
console
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01

berg said. "The cost will be about
100000. Ordinarily about $1,OOO,0OO
would be spent on refreshments at
this season, but we are holding down
expenditures to a minimum.
Later, if it develops that addi-
tional oiling must be done to prevent
deterioration of any bituminous road,
the necessary work will be authorized,
for we intend to protect the states
investment in its trunk system first
of all.
Should Federal aid be made avail
able to the Highway department, as
we hope, then there will be an ex-
pansion of activities in proportion
to the amount of money to be spent.
We hope that Federal aid will permit
the state to take over the $500 miles
OF new routes authorized by the Leg
islature"
About 3,443,00O gallons of road oil
will be required to treat the sections
included in the present program.
Bids for supplying the oil and apply
ing it on the roads are now being adj
vertised for, and contracts will be
let in the middle of June. Work will
start Immediately after the lettings.
The work includes projects in all
sections of the state. Minnesota has
more than 2,450 miles of bituminous
surfaced roads in its trunk system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
HOUSE CONSIDERS
IMPORTANT BILL

The industrial recovery bill which
is now before the House in Congress
for consideration carries an author
ization of $500 million dollars, 400
million of which is to be divided
among the states for road building as
an outright gift. 1t does not need
to be matched dollar for dollar. 1t
also authorizes the President to make
cash advances to the political SUBJ
divisions for public improvements up
to the full amount required for such
improvements, and that up to 80 per
cent of the money so advanced may
be an outright gift.
The measure is essentially an en-
ployment measure and places broad
powers into the hands of the Presi-
dent in that it places control of Amer
lean industry into his hands for a
period of two years. This legislation
is also supposed to give the independ-
ent merchant greater degree of pro-
lection against unfair trade practices
than he now enjoys as it proposes to
establish a code of ethics for the
guidance of industry and commerce.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
NORTH STAR PLAYERS
PLEASE LARGE CROWD

Many good reports come drifting in
from North Star community way to
the effect that the play and dance
presented at the hall three miles
north of Askov was a real success
both from the entertainment stand
point and financial.
The cast of eight players, the Misses
Margaret Larson, Ethel Degerstrom
and Viola Degerman and Victor Lar
sen, Ernest Degerstrom, John Clegg,
Lawrence DeMaris and Walter Jen-
sen, presented the play, Berries Cave
Woman" in entertaining manner and
received much applause by the large
audience who attended. Miss Ellen
Anderson and Elof Larson of Sand
stone, sang duets between acts.
Sale of tickets for the play and
dance amounted to $36.2S and the
quilt which was drawn by Mrs. Alvin
Jensen, brought in $24.05.
In answer to several requests the
players will present their play and
dance at the Assembly hall in Askov
tonight Thursday and good crowd
is expected.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
PENSION LAW is
EFFECTIVE JAN. |
Optional With Counties as Regards
Old Age Pensions Until Amended
i'm 1888 Session.

A number of inquiries come to the
office of the Askov American con-
corning the state old age pension law,
and therefore a few words of ex-
PLANTATION might not be amiss.
Heretofore the old age pension law
of only few years standing, has been
optional with counties, and it was in
force in but few of the counties.
The law was amended in 1888 so
as to make it applicable to all coun-
ties, commencing January 1, 1884. 1t
also provides that wherever the act
has been in force for more than one
year in any county, the county COM
missiOners may, upon petition signed
by at least $50 of the voters, adopt
resolution calling for an election
to determine whether the county shall
continue paying these pensions. This
means that the law will be in effect
for at least one year after January
1, 1884
Application for relief under this
law must be made to the county
board. The county is authorized to
pay not to exceed $1.OO per day. Per-
sons are not eligible until they ar
rive at the age of seventy years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
Pine City Honors
Its Soldier Dead
Soldier Graves Were Decorated. and
Flowers We're Strewn on Water
of Snake River for Sailors.

Pine City honored its soldier dead
last Tuesday by holding appropriate
memorial services with a parade,
decoration of the graves and public
exercises in the village park. The
parade was formed at 80 led by the
high school band and the battery.
Over one hundred school children also
formed in the line of march. They
carried flags and flowers for deco
rating the graves of deceased soldiers.
The parade first moved toward the
bridge where flowers were strewn OH
the waters of Snake river and a pray
er read for the naval heroes who gave
their lives in past wars. A firing
squad from the battery fired salute
over the water.
The next stop was at the monument
in the court house yard where two
wreaths of evergreens were placed
on the monument, also two bouquets
of flowers. At the cemetery, the boy
scouts directed the decorating of the
soldiers graves and the G. A. r. serv-
ice was read at the grave of Leon
Heath after whom the Pine City
Legion post is named.
The ceremony at the cemetery was
performed by Sylvester Striegl, COM
of the Legion post, Phil Ham
lin as chaplain, and the Rev. D. W..
Thompson. Following the ceremony.
the firing squad of the battery fired a
salute and taps were sounded.
At the park Logan's Order estab-
fishing Memorial day was read and
Lila Hinze gave LincOln's Gettysburg
speech. The speaker of the day was
Glen S. Locker of Duluth.
Mr.. Locker reviewed the history of
Memorial day and told how the Gus
tom of decorating soldiers graves first
at Columbus, Miss. He
showed how the cusom had grown and
spread until now it had become an
custom for all cOmmuni-
ties to honor their soldier dead on the
occasion of Memorial day. The
speaker also stated that it is our duty
as citizens to at all times honor the
soldier who barred his breast in de-
Tense of his country. He stated that
Americas greatness was not because
Of its geography but because of its
great men who had built the country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
ROCK CREEK LADY
SUCCUMBS AT IS
Funeral of Mrs. Peter OkerSOn was
Held Wednesday; Burial at
West Rock.

Mrs. Peter OkerSon of the Rock
Creek community, passed away in the
Bethesda hospital in st. Paul Satur-
day, May 81, at the age of IS years
and 10 days.
Christine Peterson was born in Oslo,
Norway, on May s, 1858, and came to
this country in 1884. She was mar
ried to Peter Okerson on Nov. 6, 1856,
who passed away in the fall of 1881.
The OkerSOnS came to Pine county
in 1889 and settled in Rock Creek
township on the farm which has been
theirs ever since. Mrs. Okerson is
survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Hilda Petschel and Mrs. Hanna Oil
verius of ST. Paul, and Mrs. Minnie
Johnson of Hinckley, and one son, Ed,
who resides on the home farm, and
ten grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from
the West Rock NJ. E. church Wednes-
day afternoon with the Rev. Charles
j. Swanson officiating. Burial was
made in the West Rock cemetery. A
quartet consisting of Mrs. Elmer
Blost, Mrs. Charles Swanson, Carl and
Eric Newstrom and accompanied by
Miss Ruth Blost, sang a number Of
selections.
The pallbearers were p. o. Blost,
August Borg, John Carlson, Isaac
Mattson, Joel Olson and Otto Swanson.
The community is saddened by the
loss of a good neighbor and friend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
Rutabagds Take
First Glass Ride

The rutabaga has for several years
held high place among exports from
the AskOv community, but not until
last Thursday morning did it arise
to such heights as to be escorted via
passenger train from Askov. The
situation occurred through an over
sight of the local freight train crew
who missed a carload of the roots
the last of the present season-and
left them standing on the track.
Upon seeing the car still here the
following morning, A. G. Danielson,
the efficient depot agent, took up the
matter with the proper authorities
with the result that the southbound
morning passenger train had to hook
onto the car and take it to Sandstone
where it made connections with a
freight train to the market.
Mr.. Danielson acted wisely in hav-
ing the bagas taken, because as he
stated, they are very perishable and
the delay until another freight came
along would have meant considerable
depreciation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
FORMER KERRICK MAN
SUCCUMBS IN DULUTH

Carl Elof Rorstrom, one of Ker-
rick's early pioneers, passed away
Sunday morning in st. Lukes hospi-
tai in Duluth. The deceased was
born in Sweden on Feb. 5, 1867, and
came to this country at middle age,
coming to Kerrick 80 years ago. He
purchased 100 acres of wild land in
section II and opened a farm. About
IA years ago he sold his farm and
moved to Kerrick where he lived for
several years before moving to Du-
luth, where he died. Mr.. Rorstrom
was good neighbor and had the re-
spect of the community in which he
lived. He is survived by two chill
dren, Charles Rorstrom and Mrs. Louis
Hultgren, and IL grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren
The body was brought to Kerrick
Wednesday morning where funeral
services were held from the Pres
byterian church and burial was made
in Riverside cemetery.
Friends and neighbors deeply re-
greet the passing of Mr.. Rorstrom and
extend sympathy to the Borrowing
relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
D. B. S. LODGES WILL
HOLD CONVENTION

According to Secretary Hermansen
of the Danish Brotherhood lodge in
Askov, the annual convention of the
lodges in the state will be held June
10 and II in the city of Albert Lea.
Saturday, June 10, will be devoted to
the business meeting and the election
of new officers. Saturday evening at
$50 the annual banquet will take
place. A fine program has been ar
ranged, including musical numbers,
lecture, and also dancing to one of
the best dance bands in southern Min
neSOta.
On Sunday, June II, a mammoth
picnic and program will be staged
at the Freeborn county fair grounds.
Prominent speakers will be present
to address the audience. There will
be musical numbers, the male chorus,
singing, folk dancing in costume, and
many other good numbers.
The committee extends an invita-
ton to come and celebrate to all
Danes, whether or not they are mem
bers of the Danish Brotherhood The
Freedom county fair grounds offers
fine Accommodations for large crowd,
grandstand large enough to seat
5000, loudspeakers will be installed,
etc. Let's make Sunday, June IL, a
real celebration. Tell your friends
about it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
OUR ANSWER

Appropriate words have been set
into rythm by Mrs. Fred Grafelman
of Askov, as an assurance to the boys
who sleep in Flanders Fields that
their efforts were not in vain. The
verses penned by Mrs. Grafelman
under the heading of Our Answer
follow:
Lie We in Flanders Fields and sleep.
For we, at home, shall guard and keep
The faith untarnished.
Red as grow the peoples
Shall our hearts warm flow
Nourish the cause We died for, there.
So We in Flanders, sleep.
We are the living.
Short days hence
We, too, shall de-
Our souls fare-whence?
To face the souls of We who came
From Flanders Fields.
God help us hold the torch on high!
God help us live for what We die!
To carry on.
That upafraid
We greet We, living, or meet We, dead,
Who went, for US. through hell and
death
On Flanders Fields.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
HEART ATTACK
FATAL TO FARMER
Chengwatana Man is Taken I'm Prime
of Lffe.-WaS World War
Veteran.

Death removed Harrison Ray Davis
from the midst of his family, neigh
bors and friends in Chengwatana
township Friday at 1915 p. m. The
cause of death was heart trouble.
Mr.. Davis was born in LeSuer on
Jan. 81, 1887, and came to Pine county
in March, 1901. He was married to
Miss Emma Hoffman of St. Paul,
April 4, 1908, and two children, Ella
union and survive as does the wife,
father, Henry T. Davis of Pine City;
brother Harvey and one adopted
brother of Minneapolis, and a sister,
Mrs. Mile Stone.
Mr.. Davis enlisted in the United
States army during the World war
and served % months overseas as
corporal in Co. d. 312 Engineers. OF
recent years he had suffered several
heart attacks but had always been
able to keep working and on the
morning of his death he was at work
on the farm when he was suddenly
stricken. He was taken to his home
and in spite of all that could be done
he passed away a few hours later.
A large number of relatives came
from the Twin Cities, Proctor and
Finlayson to attend the funeral serv-
ives held from the Pine City Presby-
terrain church Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
The Rev. D. w. Thompson officiated
and burial was made in Brentwood
cemetery at Pine City. The pail
bearers at the funeral were Paul
Klande, Irwin A. Holler, John D. Will
cox, Jim Engel, Joe Engel and Phil
Maisonaveve. 1t was a military bur-
ial and was in charge of members of
Battery E of Pine City, who furnished
a firing squad, colors and bugler.
After commitment by the Rev.
Thompson, the bugler sounded taps
and the gun squad fired the salute.
The flag was then taken from the
casket and presented to the sorrowing
widow.
The family has the deep sympathy
of a large circle of friends and neigh
bors in their hour of great loss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG sTRANDvOLD

While on Tuesday of this week the
American people paid homage to the
memory of those who have fallen vic
tins to the age-old stupidity of states.
men-of those who gave their lives
in the honest belief that the world
would become better place to live
! in, as result of their supreme sac
rifice; while flowers were showered
upon graves and waters, while taps
were blown in tribute to fallen war
riors, men in the high councils of the
world continued their efforts to find
a way in which future wars might be
averted.
Geneva is, as it has been for some
time, center of international &C.
Invites, for here the bowers, great
and small, have been gathered since
February. 1882, for the purpose of
paving the way for actual disarma-
ment.
President ROosevelt's note to "a for
eign governments; Chancellor Hitler's
speech before the German parliament,
and the address which Norman H.
Davis delivered before the interna-
tional disarmament conference, all
succeeded in dispelling for a moment
that tense atmosphere of fear and
suspicion which hung over the world.
Mutual Jealousy.
1t was only for brief moment, too.
AS soon as statesmen and conference
delegates had digested and analysed
the contents of the Roosevelt note,
the Hitler and the Davis speech, up
cropped the old mutual jealousy once
more. Francois was to be expected
registered disgust because no one
had said anything about guaranteeing
the continued national existence of
that country. Italy was dissatisfied
for the reason that nothing had been
said concerning the size of the
French and Italian navies, the Mus
solini view being that the Italian
navy must be as strong as the French
while France insists that Italy's navy
must remain the smaller of the two.
Germany was disappointed because
Roosevelt and Davis had made no
reference to the German ornaments
equality claims, and Great Britain
expressed fear of going too far into
the field of international obligations,
while certain group of American
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
CANNING PROBLEMS
WILL BE LEARNED

The Emergency Relief committee
has arranged with the Agricultural
Extension Division of the University
of Minnesota, for series of four
canning demonstrations which will be
held in Pine county. The first one
at Pine City on June II, Sandstone
June Is, Willow River, June IA, and
Bruno, June Is. There will be two
session meetings. The morning meet
ings from 1890 to 1915 will be de-
voted to special work with the can
ming leaders.
The regular canning demonstra-
tions and discussion of canning prob
lens will be held from 2 p. m. to 4:30
p. m. They will be given by Mrs.
Freda Olstad Seymour. Everyone in
terested is invited to attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
Southern Division.

Markville, Willow River, Pine City,
Sturgeon Lake and Carlton won their
| ball games Sunday although some of
them were cut short of the regular
nine inning span by rain. Sandstone
and Greeley played to a 6 inning
to 3 tie and the game will possibly
have to be played at later date.
The possible feature of Sundays
play in the league was the game
played on the Kerrick diamond be-
tween the Northern Pine Sportsmen
Club and the Sturgeon Lake nine.
This game ended in to score
for Sturgeon but was pitchers bat
tie throughout. 1t was not until the
seventh inning that a score crossed
the plate and then on errors. Olson,
first up doubled and Monroe Cunning
ham was safe when Ed Edin dropped
an outfield fly. Jack Cunningham
hunted and was safe when pitcher
Edin held the ball too long and over
threw first base permitting Olson and
Monroe Cunningham to score on the
error. Jack Cunningham scored when
Ames overthrow first base after pick
ing up McHale's grounder. Edin,
pitching for the N. P. S. Club, allowed
but four hits, while Lee Anderson
gave up only two hits to his OPP onents.
The Carlton-Finlayson game for
which there is no box score resulted
in victory for Carlton by the score
of ii to 1.
The box scores of the other five
games in the league follow:
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