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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21

The automobile manufac-
turers group which was to
confer with President Roose-
welt at 2 p. m., included:
Alvan Macauley, PRESIDENT Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce and Packard Motor Car Com
pany; Alfred P. Sloan Jr, president
General Motors Corporation; Wal
ter P Chrysler, president Chrysler
Motor Company Roy d. Chaplin
president Hudson Motor Car Com
pany; c. w. Nash, president Nash
Motor Company; Donaldson Brown,
vice president General Motors;
Nichols Kelly, Chrysler Motor Com
pany: John Thomas Smith, vice.
president and legal counsel General
Motors.
The spokesman for the automobile
manufacturers said statement
would be made in their behalf fol-
lowing the White House conference.
Mr.. Roosevelt made clear that he
would ask the manufacturers to re-
main in Washington until after he
had completed his negotiations with
the employees.
The President discussed the auto
motive strike situation with Sena-
ton James Couzens rep, Mich.) i,
as his first business of the day Mr..
Roosevelt said their conversations
dealt mainly with details of section
IA of the recovery act, which guar
antees labor's right to collective
bargaining.
President To Listen
The President explained that in
his meetings with capital and labor
he felt the first thing to do was to
listen. He said at present he had
no specific plan to present Sena-
tor CoUzens. however. had indicat-
ed to newsmen that the chief exec
utive had a definite proposition to
place before both sides.
The President received a telegram
from William Collins, representative
of the American Federation of La
Dor IN Detroit, apprlSlng MN OIL the
action of union representatives in
postponing their strike until both
sides could be heard at the White
House.
Mr.. Collins telegram expressed
sympathy with the Presidents eff
forts at mediation and peace and
praised his leadership.
Labor Delegate Named
Mr.. Collins added that labor was
prepared to place its case before the
President, confident that the right
Of free choice of union representa-
tives would be upheld.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied. thanking
the union chieftain for his express
SION and added that he would be
glad to see the union representatives
in Washington tomorrow.
The labor delegation will COM
prise William Green, president Of
the American Federation of Labor;
Mr.. Collins. John Bailey and Arthur
Greer, local Michigan union leaders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
Hourly Temperatures
BY WILLIAM HI. MGAUGHEY
Times STAFF Writer
THE reporter looked somewhat

THE reporter looked somewhat
l. blsnkly at the wall and Won
dered at this strange lasSitude
that seemed to penetrate his in
most being.
His rowing gaze encountered the
date-March 21-on the calendar,
but it conveyed little intelligence
to him at first. Finally, the sig
nif1cance dawned on hint was
the first day of spring. At least.
the weather man and the calendar
insisted il was.
Let's see" said the reporter.
catechising himself. What would
be signs of spring? Probably
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21

Spring?" he asked quickly, as the
mayor looked askance.
You know" he added, things
like bees buzzing and things
growing.
We'll, political bees are buzzing
in lot of bonnets and the crop
of candidates is growing for
every Office retorted the mayor.
ooh, nc" cut in the reporter.
81 mean have you seen anything
sprouting and things all green,
like it's supposed to be in spring
time?
Certainly, that's what I start
to say" insisted the mayor some
what irritably. Now that it's
spring. many a fellow is sprout..
ing political wings and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
AUTO
MAGNATESC0NFER
ON UNION DISPUTE
President to Hear Manufacturers Side Of
Argument in Move to Avert Serious
Threat of Strike.
LABOR FARLEY SET FOR TOMORROW
Leaders of Industry Call at White House;
Chief Executive Denies He Has
Specific Plan to Present.


WASHINGTON, March 21--President Roosevelt will
meet automobile manufacturers this afternoon In an effort
to avert the threatened strike in the industry.
The President plans labors representatives to-
morrow.
TIL White House explained there is no intention at the
present time of bringing both factions together in Joint
session as had predicted in administrative quarters
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
FIVE SENTENCED FOR
DYER ACT VIOLATIONS

APPROXIMATELY 10 Arralghtu on
Federal Criminal Charges.
Approximately eighty persons
faced Federal Judge Robert c.
Baltzell today and arraignment on
federal criminal charges.
Trial of six Muncie men, alleged
to have flooded Indiana with coun-
terfeit money, was set for May IA.
For violations of the Dyer act,
five men were given sentences to-
day. They are Harry S. Peters,
Phillip Mast, Leroy Solomon, George
Flynn and Herbert Grove. All ex-
cept Peters were sentenced to the
federal prison at Atlanta.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
Sumner WithdraWs
From Mayor Race;
Kern Is Unopposed
Sheriff Quits Democratic Campaign Charges 'So-CaIec
Party Leaders Picked Their Own Candidate
After He Had Entered Field

Charles L. (Bucl) Sumner sheriff, withdrew as Demo-
cratic candidate for the mayoraty nomination yesterday
The withdrawal left Superior Judge John W. Kern as
unOpposed for the nomination.
1t reported Sheriff Summers decision to withdraw
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
SEEK CODE-SPEAKING
VISITOR TO DILLINGER
No RECORD of Call on Sheriff's
Books, Lutz, States.

@~S3
State investigators today are
searching for a mysterious strang-
er" who visited John Dilllnger in
Lake county Jail and talked, as did
a girl who was admitted, in num-
bers.
No record of the strangers visit
appears on the books kept by Sheriff
Lillian Holley, it was stated today
by Attorney General Philip Lutz,
Jr.. whose office It's in charge of the
jail break investigation for Cover
nor Paul V. McNutt.
There Is no doubt in my mind
that this unregistered stranger who
used code system by speaking in
numbers. aided in the jail delivery
of Dillinger,' Mr.. Lutz declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
Tunney Now a shipbuiIder

81 United Press
NEW YORK, March 21.-Gens
Tunney, former heavyweight box
ing champion. today was elected 10
to the board OF directors of the New
York Shipbuilding Corporation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
CWA WORKER ADMITS
HOLDUPS, POLICE SAY
Convict Worked by Day, Stole
at Night, officers Claim.

at VISHIV3 O111VV17
BIZ United Press
HAMMOND, IND, March 81. -
Confessing that he was CWA
worker by day and bandit by
night, William Prince, %, Lansing,
Mich. a former convict, was being
held by Calumet City police today.
Police said he admitted holding up
four beer taveIns in Calumet City.
Prince was paroled from the In
diana state prison, the Indiana re-
formatory and the prison at Pom
tiac, Mich, police announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-21
EVANSVILLE MAY0RAL
CANDIDATE SUCCUMBS

Walter KOrff Dies of Heart Attack
While Pushing Car.
By CHited Press
FRENCH LICK, Ind, March I'll
Walter Korff, 40, Republican candi-
date for mayor of Evansville, died
from a heart attack yesterday while
pushing his automobile on a high
way four miles south of here.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
PRODUCTION CREDIT
BODY GETS STARTED

The first regular meeting OF the
City Production Credit Association
was held at Pine City last Thursday
in an all day session. E. c. Johnson,
vice president of the st. Paul Pro-
duction Credit Corporation, was pres
ent and assisted in the work of or
livered the associations charter to-
gether with supplies and necessary
forms.
Bylaws for the new organization
were read by Mr.. johnson and ap-
proved by the board. Officers elected
were as follows: Herman Berg as
president; w. H. Westhoff, vice pres
ident; d. j. Mckay and Clair Shuey
together with Mr.. Berg were chosen
to serve as the executive committee.
Applications for the position of Sec
retary and treasurer of the new as
sociation were received and the fol-
lowing were interviewed: Erwin Mel
son, George Daley, Phil Hammergren
and A. S. Dean. Mr.. Dean received
the appointment and began immed-
lately to organize his work. 1t is
expected that he will have office
space at Pine City and be ready for
business by next Monday.
The board decided to hold regular
meetings the last Friday of each
month, to start at two o'clock. An
nual meetings of the association are
to be held January II, each year, to
start at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
TAX RATES FOR
COUNTY ISSUED
Itemized List of County,
School and Township
Rates Made.
Inability of Some to Pay
Taxes in Some Cases
Cause Higher Rates.

The 1888 tax rate for Pine county
on which taxes are to be paid dur
ing the year 1884. has been issued
at the court house in Pine City. The
extremely high rate in Belden town.
ship is because of the large bonded
indebtedness there and that rate is
no criterion of the taxes out over
the county since there is practically
no farming in that township. The
higher rate in Askov village and
School District No. II is partially
due to the closing Of the First State
Bank of Askov which situation cut
off source of about $500 which
amount was annually paid in taxes
by that institution. Rates of several
other subdivisions out over the county
have been aggravated somewhat by
the inability of some citizens to pay
their taxes.
Following is the list showing the
rate for each subdivisions:
Askov American., 1934-01-18
PUBLIC HEALTH BODY
TO SPONSOR DENTAL
SURVEY IN COUNTY

The dentists of Pine county met
with County Superintendent of Schools
Jens p. Miller in Pine City Wednes-
day, January 10, relative to the or
ganization of a dental survey about
to start in Pine county. This is a
part of a nationwide survey put on
by the United States Public Health
Service to determine the present dem
tai needs of every child in every
schooLpublic. private and parochial
in the United States.
The dentists have been requested
to put on this extensive project in
Pine county and having about 5000
school children in the county with
many in outlying districts, it will
take a great deal of time and work.
To facilitate matters for the den
fists who are donating time and work,
it has been decided to have pupils of
rural schools brought into central
points at a given date for examina-
tion Leaders of the movement in
Minnesota desire this state to be one
of the first to complete this worth
while survey and thus asks the hear
ty cooperation of superintendents,
teachers, pupils and dentists, says DR..
II. G. Swennes, chairman of the Pine
County Dental Survey.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
PINE COUNTY GETS
MORE C.W.A. WORK
Unemployed I'm Pine County Will Get
Several More Weeks of En-.
plOyment.

The G. w. A. committee met Tues
day afternoon to, consider placements
on 80 new projects recently approved
for Pine county. Some of them will
replace jobs which have been COM
pleted, and others are additional to
place more men to work on C. w. A.
projects.
Instead OF only few projects, cal
ling for the expenditure of COM
paratively large sum of money on
each, practically every township in
the county is included in this allot-
ment of "neighborhood" projects, with
the purpose of placing work near the
homes of those to be employed. Work
on these new jobs will be started i'm
meGiately and should continue for
several weeks.
CIV. 5. Workers Busy.
During the past week many women
have been registered and have been
employed throughout the county on
C. w. S. projects. These projects in
clude sewing groups, nursing surveys
of all school children in the county,
practical nursing in homes, positions
for stenographers, clerical workers
and librarians. The sewing groups
in Pine City, Hinckley, Sandstone,
Askov. Bruno, Willow River, Stur-
geon Lake. Cloverdale and Brook Park
are already organized and working.
Dell Grove, Beroun, Rock Creek and
East Rock Creek have also applied
for sewing projects and approval for
these should be received within a
very few days. The school survey
has been started and is under way
in the Pine City schools under the
supervision of DR.. Caroline Heinrich.
This examination of children of
school age will be carried out in all
the village school districts in the
county and should prove of special
benefit not only in the correction of
existing handicaps, but also to pre-
vent those which may be indicated
in the future.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
new ROAD TO
CUT MILEAGE
Distance to Duluth Will be
Shorter When No. 23
is Built.
Survey Now Being Made;
To Soon Ask Bids on
ASkOV Bridge.

From all indications the continu-
alton of trunk highway No. %. for
merly known as No. 1855, but recently
remembered % ON the revised plan OF
trunk highways all over the state, will
be located on the west side and
adjacent to the Great Northern rail-
road tracks between Askov, Bruno,
Kerrick and perhaps few miles
more.
Connecting with trunk highway NO.
50 formerly 1867 at Askov. the route
will likely be northeasterly alongside
the railroad track through Bruno ana
Kerrick, eliminating railroad cross
ings now on that road. At kerrlck
or Duquette the highway may not
swing as northeasterly as the railroad
but be directed more northerly and
little to the east, thus making for
more direct and shorter route to Du-
luth. the terminus.
If the highway does not pass
through Nickerson and Holyoke, there
win likely be built short connecting
roads to those communities, one OF
the objects being to make the route as
short as possible between Duluth and
the Twin Cities. The distance from
Askov to Duluth over the new high
way, No. %. when it is constructed,
will be shortened from 10 to Is miles
as compared with going over No. 61--
the pavement.
An Independent Route.
Only after the location survey is
made can it be stated definitely where
the highway will be located, but from
all indications, approaching Duluth,
No. % will pass near the Jay Cooke
park, near or through Fond du Lac,
Gary, New Duluth, the cement plant.
the steel plant, and on into the heart
of Duluth. eliminating routing over
No. 61-the pavement-outside OF
Duluth.
The new No. % will also relieve
much of the traffic on the pavement.
OF what material the highway will be
constructed is not yet known, but it
will likely be a good gravel tarvia
road, built to stand heavy traffic, for
much of the traffic now going over
No. 81 will undoubtedly be diverted
to the new and shorter route when
completed. No announcement has yet
been made by Highway Commissioner
NJ w. Elsberg as to when the work will
be started, but inasmuch as the loca-
tiOn survey is now being made it is
very likely the highway will be built
this summer.
Surveying No. %.
A location survey crew of 10
men established headquarters at
Continued on Page 81
Askov American., 1934-01-18
ARTHYDE RESIDENT
ANSWERS LAST GALL

John Mullin of Arthyde, passed
away last Thursday at 1:30 p. m. at
his home south of that village fol-
lowing an illness of several weeks.
Mr.. Mullin was born in Ireland on
March Is, 1858, and had been a resi-
dent of the community for 10 years.
He moved to Pine county from Wis
consin. He was preceded in death
by one daughter and is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Christina Mullin.
and a grandson, Orville Ova.
Rev. David H. Harrington of Bruno.
preached the funeral sermon and the
pallbearers were, Ed Ellison, Arthur
Raines, Richard Youngberg. Frank
Brandle, John Danelski and Gus john
son.
Sympathy from a large circle OF
friends is extended to the sOrrowing
relatives in their sorrow.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
PNEUMONIA KILLS
SANDSTONE BOY
Oscar HOkStad Is Laid to Rest at Rut.
ledge Following Short
Illness.

The Sandstone community was
greatly saddened Friday morning
when it was announced that Oscar
Hokstad, the 10 year old son of Nels
Hokstad, had passed away. The
cause of the young mans death was
pneumonia from which he had suf-
fered for a short time. His death
was a severe shock to friends and
neighbors who had not thought him
in serious danger, but alas, all med
ical aid and loving care could not
stem the march of death.
Oscar was a very obedient and fine
young man, pal at home, with his
school mates and a friend to all who
knew him. Among those who will
miss him most, besides his father. is
his grandmother. Mrs. Martha Hok-
stad, with whom he was closely as
sociated and who is greatly Frustrated
by his death.
Oscar Hokstad was born in Finlay-
son township on August 25, 1914, the
son of Ida Victoria HendricksOn Hok-
stad and Nels Hokstad. Since his
mother passed away in 1919 he had
made his home with his grandmother
and his uncle Arne Hokstad. He
graduated from the Sandstone high
school in 1888.
The funeral was held from the
home and from the Congregational
church in Sandstone Monday and the
body was laid to rest in the Rutledge
cemetery beside that of the mother.
Those left to mourn the young
mans death are, his father, Nels Hok
stad of Sandstone; his sisters, Martha
Eilert Erickson of Minneapolis, and
Miss Emma Hokstad of Chicago; his
grandmother, Mrs. Martha Hokstad
and his uncle, Arne, of Sandstone.
Those from away who came to at
tend the funeral were, Miss Emma
Hokstad and her aunt, Mrs. Arvie
Queber, of Chicago; G. A. Carlson
and two sons of Lindstrom; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Mark Erick-
son of Duluth; Mr.. and Mrs. B. Steen
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. Erickson of Min
neapolis.
Friends and neighbors of the fam
lily from far and near extend deep
sympathy to them in their untimely
loss.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
Sandstone Pair
Married so Years
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert York Have
Lived IN the County More
Than so Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Work. pioneers
of Pine county living three and a
half miles northwest of Sandstone,
observed their fiftieth wedding ami
versary on Sunday, January IA. The
happy celebration was held at the
home of their youngest daughter, Mrs.
F.. o. Berg, near Sandstone and the
family and many other relatives
gathered to honor the elderly couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Work were married in
Holland, Mich, January IA, 1884, and
spent the first few years of their mar
ried life at that place. They later
moved to Mount City, s. D., for time
until they came to Pine county. They
have resided in their Sandstone home
for more than 30 years.
Eleven children were born to their
union, nine of whom are living, a
little daughter, jeanette, having died
at the age of two years, and another
daughter, Mrs. Nick Kanis, passing
away a few years ago at the age of
"A. The living children are, Mrs. Dan
Frisendahl of Little Falls; Mrs. Har-
old Elwell,, Bruno; Mrs. Fred Saastad,
Bruno; Mrs. Fred Anderson, Sand
stone; Jake Work, Duluth; Mrs.
Charles Moore, Duluth; Mrs. F. O..
Berg, Elmer and James Work, all of
Sandstone.
All of the children were present at
the anniversary event as well as
many out of town relatives including
Chester Frisendahl, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Jensen and Mrs. j. Klynstra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Work were presented
with a fine set of silverware, a gift
from their children and grandson
William Kanis, as we'll as other USE
full and beautiful gifts from other
relatives The afternoon was spent
in singing sacred hymns and visiting
after which delicious lunch was
served.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
York extend congratulations to the
esteemable couple on their golden
anniversary together and wish for
them many more years of health and
happiness.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
BURNED man
is IDENTIFIED
Body Found Near Brook
Park Was Luthianian
Farm Hand.
Identified by C. Bruesehoff,
Norwood Farmer, En-
plOyer of Slain Man.

The murder mystery has not been
solved, but the man who was slain
and the burned body discovered near
the road, AZ miles southwest of
Brook Park, on Dec 20, was identified
yesterday as being Tony Masilionis.
81, single, who had worked on a farm
near Norwood, MINI.
The Identification was made by
Clemens Bruesehoff, Norwood farmer.
for whom Masilionis had worked for
year previous to being slain. Mr..
Bruesehoff was in Pine City Wednes-
day and together with Arthur Erick-
son of the State Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension, Acting Sheriff Fred
NOrdstrOm, and County Coroner Frank
P. Gottry viewed the body at the
Goodrich Undertaking Parlors where
it was left since the discovery nearly
three weeks ago.
While the body was badly charred
in places from fire which had been
built around the unfortunate muir
dered man on the roadside between
Brook Park and Henriette in an at
Mr.. Brueseboff was able to identify
the man by the missing back teeth,
his height, weight, hair and other
features. Further Identification was
made by a saw set, razor, milestone,
and other articles belonging to the
man which were found alongside the
body.
Had 500 I'm Cash.
Mr.. Bruesehoff stated that the
slain man was a Luthianian and his
folks live in the native country,
brother being an attorney there. Mr.
MaSilionis left the farm at Norwood
for the Twin Cities on Dec. 81 and
it was his intentions to go to an en-
ployment agency to look for work in
the woods for the winter. He had
about $1OO in cash on his person and
it is thought that the money may
have been the incentive for some
amateur hold-up men to have slugged
and killed him and later taken the
body to an isolated spot and burned
it with gasoline.
The body was found by CWA
worker, J. Marquardt, while working
on the road on the line between Pine
and Kanabec counties. He had
stepped off the road few feet to
get some firewood on the Pine county
side and there made the gruesome
discovery. Authorities were notified
and the body removed to the under
taking parlor in Pine City,
MaSiliOniS was member of the
Eagles lodge in Racine, Wis.,. which
organization has been notified, and
further orders are awaited before any
disposition of the body is made.
Authorities are working on the case
in an attempt to solve the murder
mystery.
Askov American., 1934-01-18
AGED GRONINGEN
WOMAN SUCCUMBS
Mrs. n. o. Erickson Laid to Rest After
Forty Years OF Residence In
Pine County.

The Groningen community lost a
pioneer Saturday morning when Mrs.
N. o. Erickson was called to her
reward at the home of her son, Ben,
west of Groningen. where she had
made her home since the death OF
her husband in 1925.
Anna Justina Stephanson was born
in Jemtland, Sweden on May 16, 1858,
being at the time of her death, rs
years, months and II days of age.
She was married to Mel o. Erickson
in Sweden on September 12, 1879, and
to this union 10 children were born,
six of whom are living to survive
the mother. They are. Mrs. D. w.
Buck, Mrs. L. ID. Davenport, Mrs.
Walter Gustafson, Walter, Ben and
Arthur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson came to the
United States with their family in
1893, settling on a homestead one
and one-half miles west of Groningen
where they reared their family and
lived many years. Mrs. Erickson was
a devoted wife and mother, being of
true christian character she was
able to be of much consolation and
help to her family and friends. She
became a member of the Dell Grove
Lutheran church in 1895 and was a
steadfast member to the end. Her
pastor preached an appropriate SER
mon at her funeral entitled, Il Have
Fought Good Fight and Kept My
Faith" Her memory will be cher
ished by neighbors and friends for
many years in the home community.
The children have the sympathy of
many in the loss of a good mother.