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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16
II. NORTRUP, CIerK.
w. c. EHMKE, President.

School board meeting Aug. 4, 1884.
All members were present.
DR.. w. G. Ehmke was reelected
president by unanimous vote. H. Nor
trup was reelected clerk by unani-
nous vote. Nj. l.. Melberg was re-
elected treasurer by unanimous vote.
The minutes of the last three meet
ings were read and approved as read.
On motion seconded and carried, the
following bills were allowed:
E. M. Wilson, tank and labor ..S225.00
NJ. L. Melberg, salary, freight,
etc. $500
E. B. Linsley, ballots ........ 800
]. r. Stanton Lumber Co., roof
coating $500
Gay Lumber Co., 6 sacks ce-
ment .............. o.lO
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
June 6.5U
American Publishing Co., pub
fishing board proceedings :. 5000
A motion was made seconded and
carried that the treasurer's bond be
$4,000.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for applications to transport pu-
pills to and from school; applications
to be received until p. m, Friday,
August 10, 1884.
Moved, seconded and carried to
adjourn.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk.
W. c. EHMKE, President.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16
(From Another Correspondent

Margaret Schiesser recently spent
week at the Ludwig Westrud home.
Mrs. Ludwig Westrud and Margaret
Schiesser visited at the Joe Komar
home Wednesday evening of last week
Mrs. Ludwig Westrud and son,
Charles (Mike). and Margaret Schies-
ser went to Brule, Wis, to attend the
sick bed of their mother.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16
St. Paurs Luth. Church. Willow River.

Rev. Sporleder, pastor.
Sunday school at 1915 a. M; serv-
ices at $3.50 a. m; subject, '"The Holy
Ghost" This is the first of a series
of sermons on the three articles.
On Saturday, Aug. IS, the Ladies'
Aid will hold an ice cream social at
Cofer's hotel, beginning at p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16
Takes Longer.

Employer Ito applicant for job)-
Can you write shorthand?
Applicant-Yes, sir-but it takes
me longer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16

School board meeting July 13, 1884.
All members were present except
w. w. Ogilvie.
A molten was made and seconded
that we have audited the clerks and
treasurer's books and have found
them to be correct. Motion carried.
On motion carried the board ad-
journed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16

"This food isn't fit for pig to eat"
said patron in a restaurant. Then
don't eat it, SIR" replied the waitress.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16
Should be "DiStinctly."

He-Dont you think Gladys shows
distinction in her clothes?
She-Well, I'm not sure I'd use
the word "distinction." Don't you
mean "distinctly?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-16

NATIONS PREMIER Horse
Show $4,000 in stakes
and purses. Revel in the
poise and daring of the eques-
TRANS. Marvel at the
riders skill on their spirited
mounts. Sept. 3, 4, 5, E, 7.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
REPORTS ON TESTS
|. OF STEEL FLOORS
Institute Believes Welded
Flat Plate Method Will
Find Favor. shsss}

The March issue of the Technical
News Bulletin, published by the Bu-
reau Of Standards, United States De-
partment Of Commerce, gives a report
on successful tests made recently on
new type Of welded fiat steel-plate
floor developed by the American Insti-
tute for Steel Construction, and which
the institute believes may be put to
practical use in residential and COM
mercial buildings. The report follows:
THE American Institute Of Steel
Construction has developed a type of
floor known as the battledeck floor
1t consists Of steel I-beams to which
fiat steel plates are welded along the
middle of the upper flange. In CO.
operation with the institute, a loading
test was made at the bureau on one
battledeck floor to measure its strength
and to determine whether the floor
behaved as a unit when loads were
applied.
"This floor, having span Of 1S feet,
consisted of 4-inch rolled steel
I-beams spaced feet apart. These
beams supported rolled steel plates
having width Of feet and a thick
ness Of "a inch. Electric arc Yields
joined the plates and the I-beams
along the middle of the upper fange
Of each beam.
THE floor was loaded with pigs Of
cast iron, and strain gauge and de-
Election readings were obtained for
live loads up to 200 pounds per square
foot. The load was then increased to
420 pounds per square foot with no in
dication of collapse. The strain
gauge and DETECTION readings gave
no indication that this floor did not
behave as unit when loads were ap-
piled. There was no visible indication
that the Yields either ruptured or de-
formed permanently.
Provided the spacing Of the beams
does not exceed 100 times the thick
ness of the plate, this test indicates
that for ordinary spans the entire
width of the plate may be assumed
effective when designing fiat steel
plate floor Of the type described"
Evening star., 1934-04-07
TOWNS TO REPLACE LONDON
SLUMS PROPOSED BY BUILDER
Solution of Transportation Problem for 100000
Workers Is Seen in Railplanes.

Charles Root. who gained a national
reputation by building $4,000 houses
all over Britain within IL years, and
an international one by putting up
more than $4,000 houses in the "dev-
astated area" Of France, and is now
completing f5,000,000 contract for
Greece, has made an offer designed
to save the London County Council
ELS, 100000.
His project Is to create two towns
near London and furnish them with
dwellings at f275 each, which would
draw of to these suburbs 250,00o Of
London's workers, who would move
to and fro by ratlplanes. Thus the
rebuilding of slumS now occupied by
these workers would become unneces-
sary and the land occupied by them
could be turned into beautiful parks
surrounding the stations where the
railplanes would deposit and load
their passengers.
The Daily Express Of London, which
explains the project and publishes
pictures Of the torpedo-Shaped rail-
planes, says: E.
In London, where the London
County Council plans to rehouse the
evicted Slum tenants, the only method
would be to erect skyscraper buildings
Of 10 stories on the present sites, but
land outside the London area can be
purchased for as little as fl00 per
acre, compared with 100000 to ESQ.,
900 an acre which London boroughs
have paid for rebuilding sites.
"T'he biggest difficulty Mr.. Root has
for the rehoused slum dwellers to their
work in the city. That, he believes,
been faced with has been transport
has now been overcome
He has sent one Of his men to
Milngavie, near Glasgow, to study the
George Bennie railplane system. This
Evening star., 1934-04-07
First MOdernize,
Then Decorate,
Plumbers AdUiSe
Bureau Calls Attention
to OutmOded Fixtures
and Weak Pipes.
Modernize first. Then decorate.

Modernize first. Then decorate.
This is the suggestion offered to
home owners with out-of-style equip
ment. 1t is pointed out by the
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bu-
reau that modernizing before deco
rating is advisable because the an
tiquity of outmoded plumbing fix
lures is accentuated by modern deco
rative treatment of household in
teriors.
There is another sound reason for
calling the plumbing contractor be-
fore the decorator This is the fact
that a weakness in the piping sys-
tenn may ruin expensive decorating
as well as rugs and furnishings. An
inspection of the plumbing system by
a competent master plumber will re-
veal any weakness which may exist in
the piping system.
The largest plumbing exposition in
the world will be feature of the
fifty-second annual convention of the
National Association of Master
Plumbers when it meets here the week
of May %.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

owners: James Baird Co., 1927 K
street, builders; S27 Thirteenth street,
to cost 1921.
William Park, 1926 Sixteenth street,
owner; William B. Gibb, builder; to
make repairs, 1926 Sixteenth street,
to cost $3.50.
jacobson Bros, 1916 K street, own
ers and builders; George S. White,
designer; to erect three brick. garages,
1346, 1850, 1854 Somerset place, to
cost 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Marchionna, 951
Shepherd street. owner; c. B. White,
designer; William A. Stuart, 1921
Forty-siXth street, builder; to erect
brick garage, 48l6 Forty-seventh
street, to cost $500.
Paul T. Stone, 9l8 Fifteenth street,
owner; Ernest d. Stevens. designer;
Paul T. Stone, Inc, 913 Fifteenth
street, builders; to erect brick and
cinder block garage, Sill Thirty
second street, to cost S400.
Harry Brodie, 5944 Georgia avenue,
owner and builder; L. w. Giles, archi-
tect; to make repairs, 1873 Carroll
Cl4CCU OOuIllCdCl, W NOSU COVOs
Standard Brands, Inc, owners:
Schneider-Spliedt Co., 1922 F street,
builders; to lay 3-foot concrete walk
within property line, Twenty-fourth
and Charming streets, to cost $500.
wilkins Rogers Milling Co., 1861 K
street, owners and builders; F. G.
Brown, designer; to erect one 1-story
concrete and brick transformer and
switch room, 1861 K street, to cost
S375.
Charles Sturbitts, 5000 Mckinley
street, owner and builder; Dillon &
Abel, designers; to erect brick garage
2900 Rittenhouse street, to cost $3.50
George J. Paduda, jr., 1922 B street
southeast, owner and builder; to erect
one 1-story frame and brick addition,
230 Seventh street southeast, to cost
$500.
r. Frederick Hatcher, 1884 Seven
teenth street, owner; Ernest D. Ste
vens, designer; Paul T. Stone, Inc,
918 Fifteenth street, builders; to erect
brick and cinder block garage, 1871
Taylor street, to cost $3.50.
R. Frederick Hatcher, 1884 Seven
teenth street, owner; Ernest D. Ste
vens, designer; Paul T. Stone, Inc,
9l8 Fifteenth street, builders; to erect
one brick and cinder block garage,
4943 Massachusetts, avenue, to cost
$3.50.
c. Heurich, jr., Realty Co.. agents,
1410 G. street, c. j. Harnett, designer
Clarence w. Gosnell, Inc, 1414 Mon
roe street. builders: to make repairs
1903 Pennsylvania avenue, to cost
$500.
James w. carp. 400 Twenty-second
street, owner and builder; to make
repairs. 400 TWenty-second street, to
cost $780,
R. Frederick Hatcher, 1884 Seven
teenth street, owner; Ernest D. Ste.
vens. designer: Paul T. Stone, Inc
918 Fifteenth street. builders; to erect
brick and cinder block garage, 173a
Taylor street, to cost $3.50.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
FIRM EMPLOYS BYARS

J. Cloyd Byars Of Arlington, Va,
former State Senator, has become as
Sociated with the Washington ONCE
OF McKeever-H -Hartung Co., Inc, real
estate brokers, as their Virginia and
Florida representative, specializing in
suburban homes, Southern Colonial
estates and Florida farms and acre.
age tracts.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
The Home Gardener
Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for
Beautifying Surroundings of the Home.
Fly J. w. WELLINGTON.

A N ITEM in the National Nurs-
~ eryman describes a California
~ fruit tree bearing % different
4 \ varieties of fruit including
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Mopping Replaces Scrubbing.

Home economists now look upon
the practice Of scrubbing linoleum as
distinctly out of date The applica-
ton Of linoleum finish to the floor
covering will not only protect the pat
tern from footwear. but also make it
possible to clean the surface easily by
simply mopping it.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
UNDISCLOSED INVESTOR
BUYS THE RAVENSWOOD
Consideration Also Is Not Di-
vulged for Columbia Road
Ana IF epfc

Sale of the Ravenswood Apart
ments. at 1866 Columbia road, to an
undisclosed investor was announced
this week by Donald M. Earll and
Jesse H. Hedges. real estate brokers.
The consideration was not divulged.
The building, previously owned by
L. E. F. Prince, is a four-story
tapestry brick structure of fireproof
construction. 1t contains "a apart
ments of two and three rooms and
bath each and occupies a lot 60 by
155 feet.
The property has a current assessed
valuation of 100000.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

the flrSt place, 1t Is chiefly valuable
for its phosphorous, whereas a bal
anced food for plants should contain
nitrogenous and potash materials as
well as PHOSPHORUS. It would seem
that bone meal gained its popularity
in the days of abundant stable
manure and consequent fertile soils
well supplied in everything except
PHOSPHORUS. AS a matter of fact,
bone meal Is an expensive source of
phosphorous; it can be bought much
cheaper in certain phosphate ma
terials.
The matter has perhaps no eco
nomic significance except that the
home gardener should not feel that
when he has purchased q package of
bone meal he has met the plants full
requirements. Bone meal should be
considered more as a supplement to
the general fertilizer program.
Garden Notes.
IF local gardeners were to be faced
with series of Winters such as
the one just past it is certain
that there would be a general revision
OF the garden inhabitants. Plants of
known hardness, such as Oriental
poppy, columbine, primulas, iris and
the usual Spring bulbs, do not appear
to be much the worse for wear. Ken
lucky blue grass in the lawns is gen.
orally green and promising.
1t appears that home garden
ers are becoming less inclined to
lime the entire grounds.
This is as it should be, for there
Is evidence that an excess of lime
is as bad or worse than a shortage.
Many plants thrive best in a soil
slightly acid. This is true, for ex-
ample, OF the Kentucky blue grass.
Lime sufficient to bring the soil up
to the vicinity of neutrality is de-
slrable in such cases. Too, the gar
dener must bear in mind that rho
dodendrons, laurels, azaleas, heaths,
blueberries and certain other plants
need a strongly acid SOIL Thus any
system of general lining year after
year is not safe.
The Garden Clubs.
TINE Montgomery Suburban Garden
Club, one of the three large
local clubs which have no re-
strictionS on membership beyond an
interest in gardening, meets the
fourth Monday of each month in the
auditorium of the Somerset (Md. }
School. Here is an opportunity for
home owners of the vicinity to meet
others equally interested in Their
gardens and to hear discussions by
authorities on different phases OF
horticulture. The officers for the cur
rent year are August D. Werner
president; Mrs. John B. Brady, re-
cording secretary, and Mrs. Louise
Osscut, corresponding secretary anc
treasurer.
With narcissus displays scheduled
by the American Horticultural So.
ciety, the Woodbridge and the Takoma
clubs, April is certain to bring a lot
OF pleasure to flower admirers. Some
years ago large commercial mar.
cissus grower staged a large non-
competitive display of narcissus in
conjunction with the Takoma show
He employed as his background a
black velvet in contrast to the usual
green cloth. The success was SO as
founding that Fred Harries, in charge
of the forthcoming Takoma narcissus
show, April 18 and 10. has promised
black cloth for the entire display.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
"Sponge Stippling' Effective.

The application of paint to room
walls by sponge stippling" is a
method now used by interior decora-
tors to achieve pleasing results. A
rough or patched wall is decidedly
improved by sponge stippling" and
the final effect is one Of patterned
richness
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Cleaning Furniture.

Lawn and porch furniture that IS
to be refinished should first be cleaned
thoroughly by washing in benzine or
gasoline. Then remove all loose
paint by sandpapering, dust thor
oughly and apply two coats Of enamel
or lacquer.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

is worked overhead, and could be
erected over existing railway tracks.
1.-THE railcars have a speed OF SO
1000 passengers an hour"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27

Optimism is the faith that leads to
achievement. Nothing can be done
without hope.--Helen Keller.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27
PAY RAISE
For PWA Employees Favor
ed By Ickes

Washington.-Secretary of the In
terror Ickes expressed the hope that
public works employees would receive
the benefit of the immediate five per
cent pay restoration given other fed
eral employees by congress in the in
dependent offices appropriation bill
made effective by an executive order
of the president.
While uncertain whether this can
be brought about, the public works
administrator said he has been spend
ing much time trying to protect the
salary situation in the public work
administration, and added "We think
we are going to do it"
A good deal of confusion exists, he
said, over what the executive order
on pay cut restoration really means
in connection with theemployes or
poblic works payrolls.
II think, equitably, they are entitled
to the 5 per cent restoration" Secre-
tary Iskes said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27
Maryville BARRIERS Win
Three Shops For Union

Maryville, Tenn. - Three more
Maryville barber shops have signed
agreements to recognize the Journey
men BARRIERS International Union,
and in the future will employ only
union BARRIERS, pay the union scale,
and observe union rules and regula-
tions. There are now six union bar
Der shops here. The three additional
recruits ounion hours and wages
were secured through conferences
held by H. Clay Ammons, president,
and o. L. Pierce, secretary treasurer,
of the Knoxville BARRIERS Union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27
UNION WINS
Prevailing Pay For Con.
structiOn Labor

Washington.-The efficiency of or
ganized labor in securing the rights of
the workers under statute law was
well illustrated here in the wage
boosts secured for building laborers
on construction work for the District
of Columbia.
1t was known that building contrac-
tors were violating this law. Charges
that the contractors were paying from
35 to As cents an hour instead of the
prevailing scale of from As to rs cents
an hour were made to District Com
missioner John c. Gotwals by John
Locher, executive secretary of the
Washington Building Trades Council.
AS result of the protest Commits.
sioner Gotwals issued orders that the
prevailing scales of wages for labor
ers employed on District construc-
tion jobs must be paid.
Locher and Larry Kelly, represent
ing organized building laborers, con-
tended that under the Bacon-Davis
prevailing wage" law similar rates
would apply to laborers employed by
contractors having District govern
ment work. They said less than the
prevailing scales were being paid to
laborers by contractors building the
addition to Gallinger Hospital, the
Woodrow Wilson junior high school
and the Calvert street bridge.
Upon receipt of the charges, Com
missioner Gotwals issued an order
that the contractors must pay the
prevailing wage scale on all District
jobs. This means 40 cents an hour
for ordinary labor, so cents an hour
for hod carriers, 621a cents an hour
for plumbers laborers and rs cents
an hour for mortar mixers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27
TEN BILLIONS
For PWA Asked BY La
Toilette

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-Sena-
tor La Toilette, of Wisconsin, has
introduced a bill to amend the ma
tional industrial recovery act to pro-
vide for ten billion dollars more for
a public works program to end in
June, 1886, instead of year earlier,
as provided in the act.
LaFollette told inquirers that the
recovery program must be stimulated
by expenditures, and that the $780,
100000 previously granted to PWA
had all been allocated, with applica-
tions flor $3,4OO, 100000 more pend
ing. Under his bill, the president
would be permitted to use as much
or as little of the $10,000,O 100000 as
he deemed necessary and could wind
up the public works program when
ever he thought the emergency had
ended.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27
PRINTING UNIONS
Insist on a Fair Deal From
AAA

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-Eforts
of the Allied Printing Trades Coun-
Gil of Washington to have the print
ing of the American Automobile As
sociation bear the union label are con-
tinuing, with the A. A. A. attempting
to convince protesting members that
the organization is patronizing union
shops. The latest defense Of the A.
A. A. is to answer protests by sending
copies of six letters from local plants,
three of which are hthographers, two
of which are entirely non-union.
Stating the case of trade unionists
against the A. A. A., Fred S. Walker,
treasurer Of the Washington Allied
Printing Trades Council, said:
"Our grievance is very simple, and
can be restated in few words. At one
time, according to statements of A.
A. A. officials, the organization was
having in the neighborhood of $780,
900 worth of printing done annually,
practically all of which was in union
shops. At the present time, as near
as can be learned, there is very little
being done in union shops. Now, if
that is a misstatement, let the Off
Gals of the A. A. A. name the union
shops they claim are doing their
work Sending out a set of six let
ters which include two non-union
photographers is very poor evidence,
and trades unionists demand more re-
liable information.
"The printing of the American
Automobile Association is not being
done in union shops, and the A. A. A.
officials cannot delude trades union
lists with misleading statements and
misinformation from non-union en-
ployers.
"The Washington Allied Printing
Trades Council considered their cam
paign against the A. A. A. for about
two years before commencing it, and
we have no intention of declaring an
amnesty until we have assurance that
union shops will get fair deal from
the Automobile Association"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-04-27
Jobs, Payrolls Show
Continued Gains in March
Employment Increase of Over 100000 Reported By Labor
Department-Job Index Now Highest Since End
of 1880.

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-Con-
tinued gains in employment and pay
rolls were announced by Secretary of
Labor Perkins in making public the
figures gathered by the Bureau Of La
Dor Statistics for March.
The total increase in employment
over February for all the private in
dustries reporting to the bureau was
estimated at 419,500 and the total
gain in weekly payrolls was estimat-
ed at $12,904,0OO. This means re-
turn to private industry of approx
mately 2,750,000 workers since March,
1888, and an estimated increase of
$79,O00,00O in weekly wages. The
gains in employment and payrolls
were widely distributed among the
manufacturing and non-manufactur-
ing industries, Miss Perkins said.
"The ninety manufacturing indus
tries showed an estimated increase of
255,O00 employees, and payroll in
crease Of approximately $8,475,0O0,"
Secretary Perkins announced. "There
was also an estimated increase Of
1853, 900 in the number of workers en-
ployed in the communicating in
dustries reporting and an estimated
rise of $4,437 900 in their weekly
payrolls.
Employment in the manufacturing
industries increased per cent and
weekly factory payrolls rose by 60
per cent in March.
"The index of employment repre-
sented the highest point recorded
The increases in factory employ
advanced to the highest level since
August, 1881. While gains in factory
employment from February to March
have been shown in twelve of the last
fifteen years for which data are avail
able, last months gain of per cent
in employment is much more pro-