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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
DEATH STRIKES
HINCKLEY TWICE
Mrs. Gilliland Was Laid to Rest Tues.
day, and Miss Zeman's Rites
Were Held Sunday.

Two women of the Hinckley COM
munity answered the last summons
during the past week and were laid
to rest in the local cemetery.
A resident of Pine county osince
1919, Mrs. Rose Gilliland of Hinckley
passed away Saturday after an ILL
ness of nine weeks.
She was born at Boone, Iowa, and
had lived also at Ortley, S. D., dur
ing her lifetime. In 1897 she was
married to John Gilliland at Boone,
Iowa, and her husband and eight
children survive her. They are Pearl
Stevens, Hugh, Arthur and Andy Gill
land, Myrtle Spaulding, Mable Spauld-
ing, Dorothy and Doris Gilliland. A
son, Archie, passed away on April
16, 1882, at the age of 81.
The funeral of Mrs. GillilaEd was
held from the Folsom Funeral Chapel
at 2 o'clock on November 13, and
was preached by Rev. Paul Hendricks
Burial was made In the Hinckley
cemetery with Edward Freeman, Rod
ney Bowen, George Graves, Glen
Jones, Edward Stanchfield and Pat
O'Donavon acting as pallbearers.
Sympathy is extended to the sor-
rowing husband and children by a
host of friends and neighbors.
Miss Rose Zeman.
Miss Rose Zeman of Hinckley,
passed away at her home after an
illness which lasted only IL hours.
She was afflicted with apoplexy. She
was born in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
on October 4, 1868, and came to the
United States when a small girl OF
four. She came to Minnesota at the
age of seven and had spent SO years
in the county.
Miss Zeman is survived by three
brothers and four sisters. They are
John of Hinckley, Frank of DilwOrth
Joseph of Eagle River, Anna Ed
munds, Thresa Lince of Los Angeles
Calf, Kate Ouradnik of Hinckley
and Mrs. Mary Sebesta of Swatara.
The funeral was held from the Fol
som Chapel Sunday afternoon at 1870
with Rev. Paul Hendricks officiating
Burial was made in ROsehill GENE
terry. Pallbearers were John P. Sc
besta, Clarence Al smus, Frank
Schrade, Arnold Rocks, Ed Skalick
and George Skalicky. Those from
away attending the funeral were
Frank Zeman of Dilworth, Joe Mack
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Podgorski, Mrs. Jacob
Sokolik, Mrs. Mary Sebesta of Swa-
tara, Miss Rose Zeman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Sebesta of st. Paul, and
Ed Sebesta of Minneapolis.
Many friends and neighbors offer
condolences to the Borrowing rela-
tives in their deep sorrow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
2 ROAD JOBS
LET IN COUNTY
State Highway Department
Awards Contracts on
Trunk Roads.
Fin1aySOn Gets Three Miles
and Askov Four; Totals
Over $50, 1000.

The State Highway Department an
nounced during the past week the
letting of two road construction jobs
in Pine county. The one job en-
bodies four miles of construction on
Trunk Highway No. %, commencing
half mile west of Askov village,
passing easterly and northeasterly
through the village and alongside of
the Great Northern railroad toward
Bruno. Eventually that road will he
modernly constructed all the way to
the city of Duluth.
The job was awarded to the Strom
Construction Company of Moorhead.
at cost of S24,92162.
The other construction job is on
Trunk Highway No. &C between Fin
layson village and junction with
Trunk Highway No. 61-the pavement
"a distance of three miles. ]. ]. and
NJ S. Mergens, Minneapolis, were the
successful bidders at $11,162.
Both contracts call for commence
ment of work on April 1, 1885, but
it is possible some preliminary clear
ing and grubbing may be done this
fall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
Analysing the Vote
By HJALMAR PETERSEN

My home county of Pine in the MAN, splendid
IN the Nov 9th election for the office of lieutenant the
ticket My total here than
over Republican Mr. Ellsworth and four
the Democratic opponent Mr.. Reynolds
appreciate this good sendoff from home county, But
not the folks the villages whole that thank
the farmers Out Of the rtx townships lost but three
nearest opponent and they the townships of Barry
and Wilma, where only comparatively small registered
The picture the villages entirely different
eight villages carried but two One of them home village
of Askov which good substantial seno and the other
the village of Fnlayson which carried my by
margin OF five votes my nearest opponent
The votes line much past elections Governor Olson
and other state candidates the Farmerbor ticket
treated about the way by the village voters.
Why this difference the part of villages as
have Pine county, where village has population exceeding
1OO and all depending their subsistence through the
and welfare of the farmers?
Pine county a rural county and it farmers
there would be Pine City, Hne, Sandstone any
villages.
Do the village people know about economics than
farmers, what is the answer?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
FORMER RESIDENT AT
BRUNO VISITS HERE

A. nj. Dougan and son of Mason
City, Iowa, stopped a while at Askov
to visit friends, Monday, while en-
route with truck load of sugar beet
husks to their large dairy farm south
west of Bruno. The Dougan family
who resided on their farm, just east
of Bruno village, for many years
moved to Mason City more than a
year ago. They are also farming on
a large scale adjoining that city. The
property which they still have at
Bruno is the former Billman farm of
$50 acres, operated by manager.
The Dougans who are happy and
contented in their new Iowa home,
have gone into the raising of sugar
beets quite extensively. Old Pine
county friends and neighbors were
glad to greet the able business farmer
on his stay here this week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
LEGION SPONSORS
FITTING PROGRAM
Large Crowd Helps to Make Observ-
ance of the ArmiStice A
Success.

A large crowd attended the Amer
lean Legion and Auxiliary Armistice
day exercises held in the D. b S. hall
Monday night. The stringed orches-
ira, conducted by Mrs. A. Henriksen,
group singing; boys quartet, directed
by Miss Irene Olson, and the Askov
Little German Band furnished the
entertainment numbers on the pro-
gram.
Several members of the local Le-
gion post held sample meeting on
the stage after which the principal
speaker of the evening, George Sjose-
Illus, chairman of the Minnesota De-
partment of Rehabilitation. at Du-
luth, was introduced by the COM
mander of the post, A. M. Simonsen.
Mr.. SjoSeliuS first complimented
the local post in its accomplishment
of signing up such a large number
of members over its quota for this
year, after which he told of the work
which the American Legion is doing
and the good it is accomplishing
throughout the country. He stated
that over 100000 men were returned
wounded from the World war and
these were cared for at first in i'm
provised hospitals in apartment
houses and elsewhere, until in 1922,
largely through the efforts of the
Legion the government provided ade-
quate hospitals for them.
The speaker also condemned the
Economy Act and stated that it was
instigated by those whose memory
had faded from the picture of suf-
fering in the war. If we could only
realize, said the speaker, we should
see plenty of reasons why we should
work. for the benefit of those who
fought the great battles for the coun-
try
Why Armistice Exercises?
Mr.. Sjoselius, and answered his
own question by saying that it was to
show what the end of the war meant
to many of the soldiers in need. The
only thing the Legion asks is what
rightfully belongs to them, no more,
no less.
After the care of our comrades,
then comes the effort toward law and
order and at this point the speaker
scored the communistic element
which he stated is at work in the
schools and colleges of the country.
The things we fought against in the
World war are working today, said
Mr.. Sjoselius.
After the speech by Mr.. Sjoselius,
A. M. SimOnsen paid tribute to the
AskOv Auxiliary for it's work and told
of its efforts to help others in need.
Numbers had been sold on a turkey,
chest and pillow and these were
drawn with the result that Wayne E..
Jacobsen took home the Thanksgiv-
! ing feast, Carl Hyldahl the chest and
Knud Plesner the pillow.
Lunch was sold in the basement,
some poultry was ratified and dance
terminated the evening for which the
Little German Band furnished the
music.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

In times of political stress French
men easily work themselves into a
paroxysm of emotionalism, and when
reports of these states of mind reach
the American daily press they give
one a distinct impression of Mysteries.
Thus, for instance, at the beginning
of this week when Armistice day
celebrations in Paris were described
in newspapers in America; glaring
headlines announced to Monday morn
ing readers that Reds Stage Riots
in Streets of Paris" Upon closer
analysis it was found that Reds"
were persons who merely shouted,
Down with war;, and that the
riots" were a few minor street
any large city on a similar occasion.
In the eyes of the average American
daily and it's head writer's everyone
who nowadays happens to hold an
opinion divergent from the one Off
cially accepted, is Red"
Cabinet Crisis.
No one can deny that there was eX
element in France few days ago,
for the overthrow of a cabinet always
creates unrest in parliamentary
country. The temporary truce be-
tween Premier CASTOR DOumergue
and six MISUNDERSTANDING members of
his government ended quickly, and
Doumergue had to retire at the head
of his cabinet. President Albert
Lebrun requested Edouard Herriot,
leader of the opposition, to form a
new government, but he found it pru-
dent to decline; others, too, were ap-
preached until, at last, former Prem
Ter Pierre-Etienne Flandin accepted
the task. He reorganized the govern
ment, retaining most of it's former
members, among them Herriot and
Foreign Minister Pierre Laval, but
not Doumergue.
Just now the issue at stake in
France is the question as to whether
the cabinet merits greater power than
at present. Doumergue insisted on
constitutional reform bringing this
about, with corresponding loss of au-
thority for the parliament. He sac
rificed his position by this demand
because it was feared that were it
granted it would lead to dictatorial
fascism. Flandin, too, favors greater
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
ARE BUSY
AT THE QUARRY CITY

Thieves were busy in Sandstone
village early Sunday morning
with the result that a consider
able number of guns and amuni-
tion were in their possession fol-
lowing the raid. Rudisuhle's
hardware store was ente red
through the north rear door after
the glass had been broken and
several guns and ammunition were
taken from there. Then the Skel-
ly Oil station came in for toll
with the result that a candy ma
chine was taken, which was found
the next day on a side road about
two miles west of the village.
The filling station of c. N. Gray
was also entered and some guns
which were kept there were
taken. No clues have yet been
obtained.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
KERRICK, BRUNO WIN
IN WHIST CONTESTS

Kerrick defeated Bruno, first half
champions, by a score of 274 to 259
on November 5, and Bruno downed
Duquette 26S to $50 on November IL.
The second half race has all the in
dications of being a tough battle for
the second half championship. The
Duquette lads who finished in the Gel
lar, plan on giving the boys a run
for their money this half, according
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
BRAHAM PUBLISHER
LOSES HIS NEPHEW

George Barbo, &c year old nephew
of o. W. Barbo, publisher of the Bra
recently after a short illness. Mr.
Barbo, student of the University OF
Minnesota, became suddenly ill while
preparing lessons for his next days
work and was operated upon within
an hour. No improvement was shown
and he passed away two days later.
The deceased was at one time prev
ious to entering the University, en-
ployed by the Minneapolis Tribune
and st. Paul Dispatch. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Barbo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
NEW JUNCTION IS
SCENE OF ACCIDENT

]. L. Brooks, owner of the
Riverview pavilion at Rutledge,
narrowly missed being the vic
tim of a fatal accident Tuesday
evening while leaving the pave
ment onto the new Askov road.
A large truck struck mis- car from
the rear as he was turning with
such force that Mr.. Brooks was
thrown through the windshield
and received many severe cuts
and bruises which were treated
by a Sandstone doctor. He is
now at home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
FOXBORO YOUNG MAN
WEBS SUPERIOR GIRL

The wedding ceremony of Mr.. Ritch-
erd Higgins and Miss Elenora Brown
was held at the Mission Camp at Har
lis on November Z, at 8 p. MI with
Rev. C. M. Shaunnsey officiating. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. M. Brown of Superior, Wis, and
the groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. H. Higgins of Foxboro, Wis. About
25 guests attended the wedding.
Attendant of the bride was her sis
ter, Lenora, and her brother attended
the groom. The happy couple will
make their home with the grOom's
parents at FoXborO.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
SANDSTONE DOCTOR MOVES
OFFICE

]. M. Houstman of Sandstone, has
moved his office to his residence in
the north part of that village, one
half block west of Madison Inn.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

BY reading the Askov American You
will know what bargains are offered
each week in Pine county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

to a version of one of the authorities
in contact with the play.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

A NATIONAL RECORD
Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in q COM
munity of its size.
By far the largest circu-
latiOn Of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.
The daily worker., 1934-06-19

longed to the union and worked in the plant.
These proposals were shouted down by the workers
and Ramsey joined in saying that they would never
accept such an agreement. He proposed to call
another meeting to hear any new plans, This was
only postponement of action on his part,
Ex-SociaIist Busy Betraying
On another front the takers we're a little more
successful, In the Electrical Workers Union, Ben
net International organizer, and Oliver Myers,
local business agent and secretary of the Com
nittee Of % to call the general strike recon-
mending to the men to accept 10 per cent wage
increase on condition that they don't join the
general strike Myers, ex-Socalist and radical
phrasemonger and supposedly preparing the gen
eral strike, spoke three times pleading that the
men accept, knowing full well that they would be
used to kill the general strike. The rejected
this A plea for another "a hours delay then
fought for and carried by vote Of ITS to 135.
On the last day of May the executives of SO local
unions met together with the Central Labor Union
officials supposedly to plan out the general strike.
This body however did just the opposite and made
two decisions, both of them very insignificant
y Adopted a wire to President Roosevelt,
reading as follows: Executive officers represent
ing 103 Toledo Unions as an executive committee
by unanimous vote urge you personally to inter-
vene in the labor dispute existing in Toledo
Your personal intervention is necessary to prevent
general strike (enphasis mine.-JW). Fur
ther L, Aubrey, chairman Of the committee Of
29 stated 1T was felt that the President would
exert enough pressure to avert the proposed gen.
eral suspension of work" He further announced
that in Difference to the President, the date for
a general strike could not now be set 1t is
quite clear that the News-Bee editorial writer's
knew their allies.
O. The second decision adopted read: That
we exclude all Communists and radicals from the
parade ranks that no one will be allowed to
speak except A. F. L, members
Little was done to make the meeting and parade
a success. Only 10000 leaflets were issued which
didn't contain eference to the general strike, but
called for support of Pres. Roosevelt On the last
day, ] order to try and keep the Communists out
all previous plans were changed. with the parade
first ending in the mass meeting. All A. F. of L.
locals we're lined up under local officers at given
points,
(To Be Continued
The daily worker., 1934-06-19
Basic Tasks To Root
YCL in Industries as
New Strikes Loom

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-The district
convention of the Young Commu-
mist League, which took place June
10, fully approved the draft reso-
luton of the National Committee
and worked out concrete tasks
toward the carrying through of the
line of this resolution.
Thirty-nine delegates were pres
ent from Y. G. L. organization in
steel towns and mine fields. The
report made by Dave Doran, dis
trict organizer, Y. G. L., raised in
the very center as the main task
of the Y. c. L., the preparations
for the coming steel strike. Com
rades active in the S. M. w. 1. U.
and the A. A, as well took the
floor and participated in the dis
cussion. Problems of tactics for
achieving the united front in the
mills were raised and clarified.
The delegates viewed the coming
steel strike as an integral part in
the maturing of the revolutionary
crisis. The way out for the youth
IN the steel mills, now facing strike
as means of ensuring living
wage, later to expect mass lay-offs,
was raised sharply to the fore.
Tasks Of building Y. G. L. nuclei
in the steel mills, now to be the
leaders in the building of the S.
M. w. I. U. and oppositions in the
A. A, later to become the leaders
of the youth in the giant conflicts
against capitalism, was discussed
and concrete points picked out
where such nuclei are to be set up
Immediately. This was particularly
raised in connection with the Jones
and Laughlin steel mill, the concen-
tration point. Doran's report dealt
at length with weaknesses in con-
centration, and called for a basic
change both in approach and con-
The daily worker., 1934-06-19

where looms gigantic steel strike,
from the terror ridden coal fields of
Southern Illinois, from the recent
strike and unemployed struggles of
st. Louis, from the packing houses
and stock yards of Chicago, from
virtually every basic industry in this
heavily industrialized section, came
the representatives of the revolu-
tionary vanguard of the toiling
youth, Negro and white, to discuss
in the light of recent developments
the problems of winning the masses
Of American youth for the revolu-
tionary way out of the crisis.
From the coal fields of Southern
Illinois, where the czars of the coal
industry have just launched an un-
precedented drive of terror, came
delegates representing the unem-
ployed youth movement that has
engaged in many struggles and that
won the demands for relief for
many youth. Practically all of the
youth Of this section are the unem-
ployed sons of miners, and the most
important work to be carried out by
the Y. G. L. is the organization of
youth branches of the Unemploy-
ment Councils.
The daily worker., 1934-06-19
Arson Plot Used To
IntimidateWOrk
At Chicago Picnic

CHICAGO, Ill, June 18-Fascist
firebugs burned down the dance pa
vilion Of a picnic grove near La
Grance. ILL.,, Saturday night, when
the owner of the grove refused to
be intimidsted into preventing a
picnic called there by the Workers
International Relief.
Local business men attempted to
stop the picnic because of the pres
ence there of Negro and white
workers, united in solidarity.
When the picnic was held Sun
day in spite Of the arson and
threats, committee Of workers vis-
tied the owner of the property and
planned to hurl back a challenge
into the face of the incendiaries.
The WI.R. is planning to rebuild
the pavilion and in return will re-
ceive free use of the grounds for
g great mass picnic later in the
summer.
The daily worker., 1934-06-19
Concentration Districts Report at. YCL. Meetings

tent of work at the concentration
point.
Irving Herman gave greetings
from the National Committee of the
Y. G.. L., and contributed immensely
on the discussion on steel, through
giving examples of work and ex-
periences at Cleveland. A demon
strative greeting was given Leo
Thompson, recently released from
a sanitorium to which he was con-
fined as result of serving a long
jail term in BlawnoX. A resolution
on control tasks was drawn up and
endorsed by the Convention. Young
workers active in building the s..
M. w, I. U. and preparing for the
strike were elected for the National
Convention Of the Y. c. L.
CHICAGO, III. - The convention
of the Young Communist League,
District 8, opening with a mass
meeting at the Peoples Auditorium
on Friday evening, June 8, closing
on Sunday and was hailed unani-
mously by delegates and visitors as
the greatest convention ever held in
this district
From the steel regions of South
Chicago, Gary and Indiana Harbor,
The daily worker., 1934-06-19
Police Charge Meet
Protesting Attack
On Chicago Negro
Militant Organizations
Hit Intimidation of
Women Worker
DaiIr WORKER Midwest Bureau


CHICAGO, June 18-Vo icing
their whole-hearted solidarity in the
fight against jim -Crowism and fas-
cist attacks on Negro workers, 300
Negro and white workers stood solid
in spite of police attempt to break
up a demonstration Friday in front
of the home of a Negro worker who
had been terrorized by hoodlums
egged on by local fascist elements.
When the first squad of police
was unable to smash the workers
ranks, several additional squads
were sent and the meeting finally
broken up.
The demonstration took place in
front Of the home of Mrs. Lavine,
militant Negro worker who, in the
last few weeks has been the victim
of threats and intimidation started
by local businessmen in an effort
to drive her out of the neighbor-
hood into a Jim-Crow district
Bricks with threatening notes had
been hurled through her window
on several occasions, and the hood
lums even went so far as to try to
threaten her small child. Defense
squads of workers had been sta
toned at the home on several oc-
casions and twice the sneaking fas-
cists who tried terrorism, we're
roughly handled.
The demonstration was called by
the L. s. N. R. and was supported
by the Communist Party, the In
ternational Labor Defense and the
Unemployment Council.