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honor for her sister, in powder
blue gown with a large pink hat and
her bouquet was of pink roses and
lilies Of the valley. Mr. Robert Caffey
was the best man.
Mr.. Weber and his bride left later
for a wedding trip to Atlantic City.
They will be at home after June 20
at 4525 Kansas avenue.
The bride is graduate of the
George Washington University in 1880
and is Phi Delta. Mr.. Weber grad
uated in 1882 from the School Of
Foreign Service, George Washington
University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian D. Simpson
were hosts to a large company at
a supper party Saturday evening at
their home on Chain Bridge road in
Virginia. The delightful affair, which
took place on the lawn of their home
was in celebration of the birthday
anniversary of Mr.. Simpson. The
guests were seated at long table on
the lawn. After supper games were
played and Mr.. Simpson received
from each guest comical gift, which
caused much fun and merriment
among the group.
Included among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Watwood of WASH
ington, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Milton Simp
son of Chevy Chase, Miss Margaret
Dimbling and Mr. William M. Green
wood of Baltimore, Md; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred H. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
M. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Inbody
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendry Simpson, Mr.
William C. Cloth. DR.. and Mrs. J. H.
Walton. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reid,
DR.. and Mrs. j. N. Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephens N. Simpson, Mrs.
Eleanor Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton
c. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Massie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Knox, Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Bouknight, Miss Helen Carr,
the Misses Eleanor and Dorothy
Simpson and Mr.. John Lyon, all of
Arlington County.
Miss Harriet Masters returned to
her home in Chicago yesterday after
having spent several days as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M. Lewis in
their home in Lyon Village, Va. Miss
Masters and Mrs. Lewis, formerly
Miss Helen Garrett, were co-workerS
for several years in the Government
service in Washington. On Friday
evening Mrs. Lewis entertained a
small company informally for her
friend. Later on in the month Mr..
and Mrs Lewis accompanied by the
To-, a,1I Mrc
Garrett of Bon Air, Va, will go to
their Summer cottage at Woodland
Beach for several weeks stay.
Miss Virginia Pigg entertained 80
guests at a dance Saturday evening
at her home in Virginia Highlands, Va.
Vases and bowls of vari-colored sweet
peas in great profusion were used for
decoration throughout the home and
in the dining room where buffet
supper was served at midnight, the
table was attractive with a hand
crocheted thread lace tablecloth with
doilies to match. having as a center
piece bowl of pink and white sweet
peas. The guests came from Wash
ington, Alexandria and Arlington
County.
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Perkins
entertained at a tea yesterday after
noon in their home, 6Sl8 Oak Lane,
Chevy Chase. Assisting Mrs. Perkins
was Mrs. William Furey and during
the afternoon program of entertain
ment vas given by the pupils Of Mr..
Robert Freund.
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Summer in Europe. They will be the
guests in Berlin of the American AM
bassador to Germany and Mrs. Will
liam E. Dodd.
In the presence of small gathering
of relatives and. friends, Miss Louisa
Ann Norris, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Norris of Rockville. and Mr..
william Dumbroski of Washington
were married in st. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rockville, Saturday morning.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Francis P. Conlonfi, acting pastor of
the church, who also celebrated nup-
tial mass.
The brides only attendant was her
sister, Miss Margaret Norris of Rock
vile, and Mr.. John O'Neill of WASH
ington was best man. Immediately
following the ceremony the young
couple left for Atlantic City. They
plan to make their home in Rockville
for the present.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Levings Paying
Visit in Washington.

Mr.. and Mrs. Levings Paying
Visit In Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Trimble Lev
ings of Levingshire Plantation, Moor
head, Miss, and Chicago, are in
Washington to remain for some days
while Mr.. Levings, a Democratic Of
fetal in Mississippi, is transacting
business. Mrs. Levings, daughter of
the late Claude c. Hopkins of Chi
cago, and before marriage Miss Helen
Hopkins, who made her debut In Chi
cago and was married in 1925 to Mr..
Levings at the Hopkins Summer es-
tate, Pineycrest, Spring Lake, Mich,
Is en- route to that place, where she
will spend the Summer.
Mr.. Levings is a relative Of Mr..
South Trimble and recently enter
tanned at Levingshire Plantation Gen.
George E. Leach. who enjoyed alli-
gator hunting with his host.
First Lieut.. and Mrs. Carl Robert
Darnall, with their small son, Robert,
who have been visiting Gen. and Mrs.
Darnall, 1916 Lamont street, during
the past week, left by automobile for
their new station, Plattsburg Bar
racks, N. Y.
Mrs. Victoria Faber Stevenson,
president of the National League OF
American Pen Women, Is In New York
City for a brief visit, where she will
be the guest of the New York branch
at a reception to be given at the
Pen and Brush Club tonight. Earlier
in the evening she will be the guest
of Mrs. Clyde Robertson at dinner at
the Waldorf Hotel.
Mrs. Stevenson plans to make visit
to the branches of the Pen Women's
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Summer Festival Season
At Sylvan Theater Opens June Is.
The opening event Of the Summer
festival season in the National Sylvan
Theater at the Washington Monu-
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Mrs. Mary C.. Waters has closed
her apartment in the Mayfiower and
Is at Commonwealth Farm.
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Mrs. Oscar e. Leighton Of Brook
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line. Mass, Is at the Dodge for a

brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Tavenner, ac-
companied by their two sons Of Deer
Lodge, Mont, were week enc guests
at the Dodge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
THE AMERICAN GAME

Baseball, the greatest of all Amer
lean games, keeps men and boys from
showing too prominently the steam
and strife of life. Baseball has many
things in its favor: the healthful in
MIGRATING pastime offers an outlet for
stored up energy. A ball player early
in life learns to expect success
through playing good ball on its mer-
its. He learns to keep his feet on the
ground. and through athletic achieve
ment. finds that steam has an outlet.
Ballplayers many times acquire eX-
cessive power and by giving the best
in them learn to know the effects of
character of a high degree.
No other sport in America has ever
taken hold of young America, as has
baseball. In every hamlet. town, viii
lage, and city throughout the country
there is a baseball team. Challenges
are issued to friendly neighbOrs. De-
feat or loss, it is always the same, ball
players always show the true colors
of craftsmanship. Ball players be-
come normal, they forget everything
for the time being-for the great
game has its great joy and outlet for
the tired, weary, and the ill.
In the grandstand, or the bleach
ers, will be heard many voices that
echo the sentiments of its most fond
enthusiasts; at times there is de-
risive scorn more often rapturous &C.
stacy when some player makes good
play. or another home run. At times
there is the voices of great agony and
eXecretiOn as the umpire calls play
l-Robber! Cheat. can be heard for
some distance. But it is all part of
the game, and the game goes merrily
On-and it will for generations to
cOme-fOr the game of baseball has
established itself as the greatest of
all pastimes in America. Baseball is
clean wholesome recreation, both
invigorating and inspiring. it brings
to the surface of the players many
qualities that would otherwise many
times be hidden. So take your part
in the game by approaching the effort
of the players, win or lose, be a good
sport.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31

State legislative proposals in the plat
form naturally should be in a group
by themselves, likewise state consti-
tutional amendment proposals; and all
proposals pertaining to federal legis-
lation and federal constitutional
amendments in another group. The
segregation was not done at the state
convention-the time was limited
there, but it has since been done ana
that does not change the original
meaning of the platform one iota.
AS for interpretations on the plat
form-its meaning-it would seem
only reasonable and natural that that
had better be made by members of the
Farmer-Labor party. Republicans ana
Democrats may interpret their own
platforms all they wish but as for
the Farmer-Labor platform it would
seem that Farmer-LabOrites should
best be able to understand and com
prehend that.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
WHAT THE DANGER Is

Declaring that it is not a labor or
social revolt which endangers this
country. Representative George Foul
kes of Michigan, rises to say:
Great aggregations of wealth
alarmed at moderately liberal changes
put into effect by the Roosevelt ad-
ministration would welcome die
tatorship after the Nazi or Fascist
type. Wall Street is the nations real
menace. Wall Street disturbed be-
cause the forgotten man is receiving
a little more attention than formerly
and has been helped little-only a
very little yet, however.-is planning
the revolution that we need fear ana
guard against. 1t is reactionary
revolutionary revolution, not labor
or social revolt, that Big Business
wants.
THE little that has so far been
done for the producing class of this
country is but drop in the bucket
compared with what must eventually
be done. Instead of whining and
whimpering about the terrible Social
istic' and 'communistic' tendencies of
the new deal, let us face the basic
fact that fearful poverty and suffering
still exists
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
MAY USE HIM ANYWAY

No, fusion between the Democrats
and Republicans in Minnesota to de-
feat the Farmer-LabOr party is not so
easy. They have their own friction
and troubles.
The FairmOnt Sentinel, Democrat,
is strong for Pfaender of New Ulm for
governor. 1t likes the other Demo-
Gratis like Schilplin and Regain, but
Paender looks best to the newspaper.
Speaking of the Republican candidate
the Sentinel says:
THAT man Martin A. Nelson, of
Austin, whom the Republicans
have endorsed as their candidate
for governor, is fine young chap
and all that. But politically he
is a greenhorn. He is without ex-
perience in public affairs
OF course after the primaries, and
in spite of calling opponents green
horns,' there is bare possibility that
something may be done i'm the way
of fusion between the two old political
parties. They seem to look upon this
campaign as a sort of death grip and
that the FarmerLabor party must be
defeated at any cost So if green
horn" can be used he may be put into
service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
WHERE PACIFISM Is TREASON
(St. Paul Pioneer PresS)


A German war veteran i'm private
employment boasted that when taken
prisoner he sold his Iron Cross, one
of the most highly esteemed military
decorations bestowed by his govern
ment. AS a result his employer sum-
marily discharged him and the Berlin
Labor court to which the case was
submitted sustained his dismissal.
The court held that pacitism and de-
featism were ample grounds for dis
missal regardless of cOntractual obi
cations, being clearly reasonable and
an attack upon the military spirit of
New Germany.
The subject of this ruling and its
character supply an interesting com
mentary upon the detail and vigilance
with which the military spirit is cul-
tivated and guarded by the Nazi re-
gime. With no immediate object
upon the foreign horizon. this policy
may be useful in amalgamating ma
tiOnal sentiment. Such unrelaXed
maintenance of tension and surveil-
lance would seem to be as much of a
menace to domestic peace as to in
ternational relationships.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
1.-THE Capital TimeS)

The Johnson bill passed congress
last week and is on it's way to the
president. Coming out of the House
judiciary committee with the vote of
II to 10 in favor of compromising
substitute, the House killed the sub
stitute after two days of debate and
then voted POI to 10 in favor of the
original bill.
The measure abOlishes the power
of lower federal courts to issue in
functions against state commission
utility rate orders. Utility corpora
tions are still allowed access to the
supreme court of the United States at
Washington but only after they have
exhausted their remedies in the state
courts.
The act removes an abuse of the in
junctive power which has long been
charged to the federal judicial sys-
TEN. For IL years the National AS
sociation of Railroad and Utilities
commissioners have fought for the en-
actment of this legislation. WiscOn-
sins railroad and public utility COM
missiOners have been active in this
campaign. The johnson bill was en-
dorsed at this session by the public
service commissions of A states
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
PLATFORM NOT CHANGED

Some of the reactionary newspapers
out over the state have been trying
to make out that leaders of the Farm
er-Labor party are running away from
the platoon adopted at the state con-
vention in March. No truth to that
statement.
The fact is that the antagonistic
press was placing all kinds of inter-
pretations on that platfOrm-different
than what was stated and intended
and Therefore it was we'll that the leg
islative committee of the Farmer
Labor Association did some segregat-
ing and interpreting of its own fol
members of it's political party. Folks
outside of the Farmer-LabOr party
have been altogether too anxious to dc
the interpreting for the Farmer-Labol
voters.
All voters have not studied politics
and economics to an equal degree anC
if the platform, through explanations
can be made more plain and more
easily understood. all well and good
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
WILL SOON BE FIFTY
(The Mortified News)

Reading proof on the printed pro-
gram of the state OAR. confer
ence, we were appalled, when we came
to this section: Entrance of Presi-
dent General, Vice President General,
Honorary Vice President General,
State Regent, Honorary State Regent,
State Officers, Standard Bearers,
Pages, and Ushers etaoin shrdlu
etaoin shrdlu cmfwyppp." The series
of letters-etaoin shrdlu-is frequent
ly seen in newspaper articles, but few
outside the printshop know what it
means, or how it happens to apear
where it does. Its origin is inter-
esting.
Etaoin Shrdlu has been called zone
of the best known comic characters
in the American press" for he has a
habit of popping up in the most I'M
expected place and at the most in
opportune time, with somewhat de-
vastating results. Witness his at
tempt to get in the d. A. R. process
the Carleton organ recital program.
Etaoin Shrdlu is forty-nine years old,
having been born in 1885 on the same
day as the linotype machine. He is
popularity believed to result when the
linotype machine slips a cog, but this
is incorrect for he is the result of
an error on the part of the operator,
not the machine. A linotype machine
has a keyboard similar to that of
typewriter. AS each key is struck,
a matrix of a letter, punctuation
mark, or figure drops into a groove.
When a line is completed molten
metal is pumped against the matrices
leaving a solid line of type. While
the operator is assembling the next
line, the matrices of the preceding
line are being distributed automati-
cally.
What happens when Mr.. Etaoin
Shrdlu makes his appearance is that
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31

the operator makes some kind of an
error so that he does not wish to
complete the line he is working on.
But the operation of the linotype ma
chine is such that there must be
certain number of letters dropped be-
and get ready for the next one. So
the operator feeds it letters as quick
ly as he can by running his finger
down the bank of keys in front Of
him, expecting to throw out the faulty
line when it has come from the mold,
but sometimes forgetting to do so.
The keys are arranged in this order:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31

1t can easily be seen that when the
operator runs his fingers down the
first two rows, Etaoin Shrdlu stands
a good chance of getting into the
paper, and that if a few more letters
are needed, and the operator starts
into the third bank, Etaoin will have
a few honorary degrees to his name.
How he then manages to elude the
proof reader and get into print is
matter both of record and of wonder.
An interesting thought in connec-
ton with the sequence of the letters
etaoinshrdlu ETC., is the fact that they
are arranged according to their use
in the English language; the letter
''e" being the most frequently used.
It" next, "a" next, etc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
TRYING TO SCARE

The Minneapolis Journal is run
show how many factories there are
in each county of the state, the total
pay roll and number of employees of
those industries taking one county
each day. They show the annual
pay roll of 1880. If they would show
the pay roll of 1888 alongside, it would
be a different story and reveal more
about the rugged individualism. Sta
tistics should also bring out the num-
Der of folks employed in those in
dustries today as compared to 1880
or years prior thereto.
The purpose of the propa ganda is of
course to try and scare the voters
into thinking that if the Farmer
Labor party captures most OF the state
offices this fall and a majority of
the legislative seats it will immed-
lately gobble up all the factories in
the state and run them from a "bu-
reau at the State Capitol" That
cannot be done without constitutional
endment-federal at that.
But what the Farmer-LabOr party
proposes to do is to have the state
lease idle factories and make the best
use of them for the benefit of the
unemployed. Not to manufacture
goods to go into the ordinary chan
nels of trade in competition with pri-
vate industry. but TO manufacture
clothing, shoes, etc., for the unem-
ployed who are without buying power
That will save on the tax bill and
give work to many now without work
and will make for more happiness
and contentment.
The public school system is less
than 100 years old. When it changed
from private to public it did not
make for less employment and worse
conditions for the teachers, to say
nothing of the great benefits to the
children. Now that the public school
system is well established, who and
how many are clamOring to go back
to the private school system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
MARRIAGE FOR CONVERSATION
(The Minneapolis JournaD

Happier than that of any woman
she has knOwn-SO, in her recent vol
ume, More or Less About Myself
MargOt Asquith declares her own life
has been. Not only this, but this
famous EngliShwoman seeks out the
foundation for that happiness. 1t was
because, she said, 81 married a man
whose mind was anchored when most
mems are at sea, and whose love for
me never usurped his interest in our
conversation"
The world has heard and read much
about marriage for love- marriage
for place." and marriage for money"
To these, apparently, we must add
marriage for conversation None
of his biographers has asserted that
the Earl of Oxford and Asquith mar
ried for any other reason than the
cOmpaniOnship of an exceptionally
brilliant woman. Undoubtedly, to an.
extent there was the element of love
in the marriage, but we have the
statement of the lady in the case,
who should know, that the EarPs love
for her never usurped his interest in
our conversation" 1t is shining teS-
timony to a brilliant and interesting
connection.
Conversation is not only an art,
but, in the best sense of the term, it
is one of the fine arts. We have
beard much in recent years about the
decline of conversation and the de-
cline of letter writing. The English
pay more attention to these arts than
do we on this side of the water, for
with them the art of conversation is
inherited 1t comes more naturally to
them with their larger leisure.
Emerson once pointed out that the
best conversation was between two
persons, and enlarged upon this
| theme.
When two good minds meet. both
| cultivated and with such differences
of learning as to excite each others
curiosity, and such similarity as to
understand each others illusions IN
the touch and-go of conversation
they make each other strong and
confident . mutual respect
reioices them both. Cooperation
and not eXclusiveness is the fruit.
Undoubtedly the conversation of the
Asquith family was brilliant 1t is
pity that we have not Lady Asquith'S
Tabletalk, in no matter how many
volumes. One of her keenest Observa-
tions in her recent more or Less
About Myself is the result of her
meditation on the difference between
the thoughts of the young and the
| thoughts of the old.
| Young people have no assOcia-
tiOns," she writes. mo echoes come
to them of former days. They can
see fresh flowers put on new graves
without the knowledge of faded ones
pressed between the leaves of treas
ured books. They can watch sailing
swans without recalling lovely walks
upon the banks of a river; they can
listen to speeches without remember
ing fine oratory that moved great men,
and there are many things that they
can see and hear with interest, but
without emotion"
| When one listens to words like
these, he is hearing great conversa-
ton and much may be pardOned If
the conversation takes on, for a few
moments, the appearance Of mono
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
SERVICE FIRST

Individual statements of candidates
for office, especially before the pri-
mary election are many and varied.
One Minnesota candidate said: 1--WE
must establish a system where service
is the primary motive and profits are
secondary to that motive" The de-
sire to serve is not brought about
nearly so much by law as it is in
good home training and self-improve-
ment on the part of the individual
all through life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31

Stage jokesters and conversational
lists have often handed it" to the
mOther-in-law. Some mOther-in-laws
may need to be told that they are toe
interested. but on the whole they are
much like the rest of us mortals-
with their good and bad points. A
Photographer taking ''crack" told il
this way: prize fights years ago were
more brutal. The defeated pug usual
ly was knocked as cold as a mother
in-law's kiss
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
Power of Suggestion.

Both the photographer and the
mother had failed to make the rest
less little four-year-old sit still long
enough to have his picture taken.
Finally the photographer suggested
that the little darling" might be
quiet if his mother would leave the
room a few minutes. During her
absence the picture was successfully
taken. On the way home the mother
asked. What did the nice man say
to make mothers little darling sit
still?"
HE thed, You thit sthill. you little
brat, or I'll knock your block off, >
tho I that sthill."
American ads save You MONEY!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-31
EXAMINATION GEMS

Gems" from the examination pa
pers of Nebraska school children are
keeping school teachers smiling.
In the papers the teachers learned
that George Westinghouse was the
first president of the United States;
that a squad is an Indian woman;
that grouse is a gruff old man and
that in preparing lettuce for the table
one should wash off the bugs, worms
and other livestock.