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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
Los ANGELES Is
COUNTING DEAD
Over SO Believed to Have
Perished in Disastrous
Flood Waters

Los Angeles, Jan 2.-(UP)-A
death list of well over so was fear
ed today as thousands of workers
( toiled to clear the wreckage
wrought by a torrential rain storm
which brought b precipitation OF
1926 inches in approximately 30
hours. Twenty-eight were known
dead but more than 80 were miss
ing and were believed drowned.
Civilian conservation corps and
CWA work ers, aided by hundreds
ofof volunteers, cautiously probed
ruins of homes in the foothills area
surrounding Los Angeles.
Temporary morgues were set up
to handle the bodies alreday recov-
cred.
Aside from the dead at least 100
persons were injured when the
rains swept down from hills de-
nuded by recent fires, washing
away foundations OF homes and up
roofing bridges across normally dry
gullies.
4 Property damage was expected
Z to run into several million dollars
Hundreds OF abandoned automo-
biles were ruined by the swift
rushing waters.
Most OF tho deaths and damage
were In Montrose, Glendale and
San Gabriel.
The storm did it's greatest dam
ago IN tho Montrose American
legion hall. which had been
thrown open to the women and
children whose homes were wreck.
I'd BY tho rains. There q wall OF
water swept TOTO the hall, tearing
down wallis and hurting the women
and children against the ruins.
Tragic scenes were everywhere.
Walter L0e, q newspaper cartoons
iet, looking out his window IN
GLENDALE, saw tho nude body OF
alrl held fast 10 the corner OF q
nearby house by tho rushing water,
IN addition 10 deaths attributed
alrootly 10 the storm, seven others
died M n result OF tho trniilo aos
sidenis, Indirectly caused ~ poor
VISION and waierhwepl roads
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
DEPOSITORS in
BANKS ARE NOW
WELL PROTECTED
81 Out of Every 100 Amer
leans Are Guaranteed
Every Cent Deposited
BY RICHARD Il. GRIDLEY
UNITED Press Financial Corre-
spOndent)

Washington, Jan 2-(UP)--De-
posts of OF out of every 100 Am
orleans with bank accounts were
insured in full today against fail
ures as the federal government put
into operation it's elaborate deposit
guarantee program.
Walter ]. Cummings, chairman
Of the Federal Deposit Insurance
corporation, reported to President
Roosevelt last night that 13,423 OF
the country's banks had been adj
mitted under the plan, which pro-
vides insurance for all deposits OF
$4,000 or less. These accounts make
up more than 90 per cent OF the
2,O0O,00O,000 now on deposit In
American banks.
Clerks in Cummings offices work.
ed all Christmas day, New Years
Eve and New Years day produc-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
May SOLVE TWO YEAR CRIME

Boston, Jan 2.-(UP)-TWo Boston police
officials left today for Dover-Foxcroft, Me, to
question two men, one of whom has accused the
Those held, Herbert Hatch of Newton and
Michael (Spike) Collins of Roxbury, are serving
short sentences for drunkenness Maine author
tiles advised local police that Hatch had accused
Collins of the murder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02

! dIlCCLeu.
The state department announced
that the American ambassador,
William e. Dodd, had been in
structed to make the representa-
tons similar to those already made
by Britain.
# These amount in fact to strong
protest, although the term pro
test" was carefully avoided in the
Estate department announcement.
This said:
with reference to the unilateral
decision taken by the Reichsbank
on Dec IS, to reduce during the
next six months in respect to the
service on German loans other
than the Dawes loan and the Young
loan, the department understands
that the British government has
made representations.
THE American ambassador in
Berlin has been instructed to make
similar representations to the Ger
man government.
q This governments position, 1t
was understood, is that the Reichs-
banks decision, which would mean
la reduction in the interest rate of
German bonds from per cent to
.4.25 per cent, was taken over the
protest Of representatives of Amer
lean bondholders.
h This government also feels that
American bondholders would be
Disseminated against in the Reichs
banks action because of previous
and more favorable agreements
negotiated by the German govern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
BOSTON MAYOR APPOINTS

Boston, Jan 2.-(UP)-Mayor Frederick
w. Mansfield, who took Office yesterday for a
four-year term, made several important appoint
ments today. Henry Il. Foley, professor at
Boston college law school was named corpora
lion counsel Eliot Wadsworth was named sink.
ing fund commissioner. Charles H, Carey WAS
named soldiers relief commissioner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
FILM ACTOR SAFE IN FLOOD

Los Angeles, Jan 2-(UP)-Victor Nc
Laglen, film actor and Mrs McLaglen were unin-
iured in the flood that centered in the region
around McLaglen's home in the La Crescenta
foothills, servants said today. McLaglen's four
automobiles were swept away from this garage
and badly damaged, as were several outbuild-
ings, but the house was comparatively undam-
aged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
LEADING LADY WEEDS

Boston, Jan e-(uP) Niiar lloi'
On Millard OF l.os Angeles, leading
lady In '"fhe Plays The ThlnK,'
nov plnyinR ~ Boston, wnh mar,
rled 10 John 0fnhnm hpnney, Nov
Years. Il has been learned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
Action On German,
Bonds Protested
BY Tue Countries
United States Joins Great Britain in Directing to Re-
cent Decision of Germany to Reduce Interest
Bonds Held Abroad

Washington, January 2 - (UP) - The United States
oned Great Britain today in strong representations to the
German government against the recent decision OF the
}held abroad.
The bonds directly affected private commercial
loans The Dawes loan and Young loan bonds not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
Soviet Russia In Fear
OF War Threat To Join
The League OfNations
Moscow Leaders Do Not Like the Attitude of Japan
and Germany-War Rumor of Sunday Night
Was Promptly Denied
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD

ICOpyTlgHC, =
Moscow January 2 - (UP) - An important reshap-
ing of Soviet Russian foreign policy involving close cobor
alton with the League of Nations safeguard peace in
Europe and the Far East alike, seemed certain today
Even the possibility of Russia joining the league IN
event that plans for revision of it's covenant effected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
Markets At a Glance
By UNITED PRESS

by UNITED
Stocks hold gains OF fractions TO points In quiet
trading.
Bonds lrreguIarIy higher; corporation issues firm.
Curb stocks advance under lead Of alcohol shares.
Chicago stocks higher.
Call money per cent.
Foreign exchange irregular.
Cotton holds gains OF rs cents bale
Rubber up 4 10 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. e-(UP)-The
treasury net balance for Dec. 2Sth,
was Sl,057, 1866, 690.Sb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
PINE CITY PIONEER
MERCHANT is VERY
ILL AT HOSPITAL

A. M. Challeen, Pine City pioneer
merchant, is still very ill at the
Rochester hospital. He went there
a few weeks ago for thorough phys
ical examination and was about to
be operated for what was thought to
be ulcers but just before the opera
ton was to be performed he was TAX
en- dangerously ill with a paralytic
stroke. That was two weeks ago to-
day. The left side is entirely para
lyzed.
Before going to the hospital he had
turned his business over to his sons,
George w. and VIM. M. Challeen. Mrs.
Challeen, who has been spending the
winters at Los Angeles, California,
for several years, on account OF her
health, having had a stroke 20 years
ago and as a result has since been
partly crippled, is now in California.
William, the three year old son Of
VIM. NJ. Challeen, who was operated
for appendicitis a few weeks ago, is
home from the hospital and is doing
we'll
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
COURIER
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Fire did considerable damage to
the interior and equipment of the
Pine County Courier's newspaper plant
in Sandstone Monday noon and only
through the early detection of the
blaze and the prompt and efficient
work of the village fire department
were the contents and building saved
from destruction.
The origin of the blaze, which
started some time between 1915 when
c. w. Colby went to lunch and the
time his son. Vernon, came to work
at 1880, is not known but it is
thought that it started from either
defective wiring or matches kept in
a drawer. At any rate when Vernon
opened the front door of the office
to go to work the inside of the build
ing was ablaze. Much damage was
done to paper stocks. machinery and
type in the building but with the ex-
ception of the windows on the south
side being broken and the interior
scorched most of the damage was
caused by the water. The linotype.
which is situated in the northwest
corner of the office, was unchanged.
The building and contents were in
sured and adjusters came Tuesday to
adjust the losses. The misfortune
will cause the Courier a real handi-
cap this week but it is the intention
of the management to carry on and
get out the weekly edition in as good
form as they can.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
Finlayson Young
Man Takes Bride
Michigan Young Woman Becomes
Member of FinlaysOn Commune
ity by Marriage.

A wedding took place at the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Mattson
three miles north of FinlaysOn Satur-
day evening, when their son, Einard,
took for his bride, Miss Julia H. PERT
tula of Ironwood, Mich. The ceremony
of Ironwood, Mich. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. A. Aho Of
Ely, in the presence of immediate
relatives and a few friends.
The couple were attended by Miss
Elma Raivo, Mr.. Leonard Mattson.
Hazel Taylor and Ernest Bjorklund.
Following the ceremony a dainty
lunch was served.
Those fror. away were, the brides
mother, Mrs. Louis Perttula, and
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Frost of
Ironwood, Mich; Raymond Johnson Of
st. Paul, and Mr.. Street and Mr..
Swanson of Windemere, who brought
the Misses Inez and Marion Mattson,
cousins of the groom who teach In
the Windemere district. Soon after
the wedding a large crowd Of friends
gave the happy pair an hilarious
charivari. The couple will make
their home with the groom's parents
amid best wishes of the entire COM
munity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
OLD CIVIL WAR
VETERAN PASSES
James Carman, Sc, is Laid to Rest
With Military HOnOrs I'm Sand.
stone Cemetery.

Funeral services were held for
James Carman, an aged pioneer of
the Finlayson community Saturday
afternoon, March 10, at p. m. from
the Methodist church in that village
with Rev. John A. Hughes officiating.
Burial was made in the Sandstone
cemetery with pallbearers as follows:
Dave Fortier, Richard Foley, Emil
Nader, Enock Bengtson, Jack Ran
dali and Antoine Bosch.
Mr.. Carman was born at Ashland,
Ohio Sept. 1, 1S47, and came to
Minnesota in 1871 and to Pine county
in 1883. He settled finally in the
Finlayson community in 1888: His
congenial manner made him many
friends and until the past few years
he was always present at G.. A. r.
activities, he being a soldier in the
Civil war, having enlisted in the
United States army in December.
1863, where he served until 1865 when
he was discharged. In 1866 he began
railroading at Oskalusa, Iowa, on the
Central railroad and came to the l..
S. & M. and st. Paul and Duluth in
1871 and located at Carlton and later
to the Northern Pacific in 1889. He
retired from the railroad in 1922.
Mr.. Carman was married to Cora
Estelle Cheney in 1872, and to this
union four living sons, Alvord,
Lynn, Frank and Clifford survive,
the first three named live in Vir-
ginia where they are engaged in rail-
road work and the latter, Clifford,
farming at Finlayson. Five children
are dead, George, aged 7, Winnie 5
Carman farm home burned at Vern-
dale, and Joe, the eldest, was killed
while switching an engine in the rail-
road yards at Sandstone in 1903.
Cora, the other deceased child, passed
away in 1906.
Those from away who attended the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Flows and
son, Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carroll, Mrs. Sadie Aubin and Joe
Carman, all of Duluth and A. B. Car
man and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Carman and son, Lawrence, and
Frank Carman, all of Virginia.
The funeral was military one
with a large flag draping the casket.
Mr.. Carman played large part in
the victory for the Union forces in
the Civil war, having been in that
part of the army which caused
Confederate General Price to retreat
south after invading northern terri
tory. He Joined Co. M. 18th Illinois
Calvary at the age of Is and acted
frequently as courier.
A very large number of Pine county
people will grieve with the bereaved
family. in the loss of this fine old
gentleman.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
TOWNS GO TO
POLLS TUESDAY
First Reports Indicate Quiet Elections
In Most Cases; No Special
Items Voted.

The reports coming in from the
townships of Pine county indicate that
in most cases the annual election held
Tuesday was quiet.
The officers in the various town.
ships for the ensuing year already re-
ported will be as given below; those
elected Tuesday being listed first in
the case of supervisors, justices of the
peace, and constables.
BROOK PARK TOWNSHIP
upervisors-Fred Vanek. Ira Parsons.
John Merrill.
Clerk ... Otto H. Ziegler
Address: Brook Park, MINI.
Treasurer ................ Grin Phelps
Justice of the Peace III. B. Fohrman
Constables Joe Harapat. VIM. Brechbiel
BRUNO TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Jacob Storebo. John Rupp.
c. Q. Billman.
Address: Bruno, Mimi.
Justice Of the Peace -. 4: frazier
COnStdDle WILL AIneS
DANFORTH TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Albert Swanson. G. X.
Hendricks. Toney Greenley.
. Address: Sandstone Mimi:
treasurer 1eIud WHeeleI
Constable ............. Martin johnson
FLEMING TOWNSHIP
Observation-Disclosures Tabery. Frank Oh
son, John Erickson.
Clerk . Mrs. Pearl Beavens
Address: Bruno. Mimi.
treasurer .............. I'd BeaVenS
KETTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Rudolf Klatt, Louis VIM
mer. Walter l.. Price.
Clerk ............... r. T. Arlington
Address: Willow River. MINI.
justice of the Peace f ASdnston
MCPHERSON TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-John Melancon, Warner
WahlQust, John Edin.
CLERK Address: Nickerson re Minn Virgins
NORMAN TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Chas. w. Jackson, julius
Waletzko, And. j. Larsen.
Clerk ................. w. w. Ogilvie
- Address: Willow River, Mimi.
Justices of the Peace-Geo. Nj. Hyatt
Walter Hammer.
PARK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors Larson. John Ze-
brasky, Joe Kvasnicka.
Address: Bruno, MINI.
treasurer ..:........ John sway
Justice of the Peace 49,. r. H. Budd
constable ........... Oakley WintOn
PARTRIDGE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Fred F. Hansen, Chris
Frederiksen. n. c. Petersen.
Clerk Observation-Disclosures. Chris Flint
Address: Askov. Mimi.
Justices of the Peace Christopher Mel
sen. Owe Hermansen.
ConstableS. Fred OleSen, Peter Johansen
POkEGAMA TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-H. F. Tesch. G. ]. Kubesh.
F.. j. Kunesh.
Clerk Observation-Disclosures. J. j. Ballata
Address: Route i. Pine City. Minn.
I IIeasu :...;...... Joe Bauer
COnstables-James Kuzel, Fred Nor
strom.
STURGEON LAKE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-R. A. Bissonette. A. A. Up
gren. Anton Chmielewski.
Address: Sturgeon Lake. MINI.
treasurer ............ Glenn +. Olson
Justices of the Peace-Theodore Klo-
sOwski, Hartley Gray.
Constables-Frank Krzewinski, Bruce
Barnes.
SANDSTONE TOWNSHIP
Supervdsors-Chris Ingemansen, Albert
j.. Eitens. Chas. Oberg.
clerk .:.:..... Gust e. Johnson
Address: Sandstone. MINI.
treasurer ........ j. c. Hansen
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
Thought Provoking Address
On Home, School, By Nolan
Iron Range Representative Says
Education Along With Other
Problems Has Had Its Fads.

Speaking before the Parent-Teach-
ers Association in Askov last Thurs
day night, State Representative Mark
Nolan of Gilbert. drew a word pic
ture of the old and modern home, the
public school with its three RS, the
modern trend with the added prob
lem schools, and the disagreeing ex-
perts, giving his hearers food for
thought.
Mr.. Nolan, who was the youngest
member in the State House of Rep
resentatives during the 1929 session
and was known as the humorist of
the House in 1888. said that when
his first born child was two weeks
old he was asked to speak before ID
parent-teacher group on the Iron
Range. Then he felt rather timid
about advising others about 'educa-
ton and parenthood, but now with
two daughters, he said humorously,
Il can qualify as an expert"
The old school of thirty years ago
or farther back was rather lacking
in contact between teacher and par
ent. The parent would come to the
school when a program was being
put on, and the teacher would say
as the crowd was passing out. "oh,
so you are the father or mother of
little Jimmie or Susie. Your child
does very well. is at the head of the
class, ETC." 1t made for proud faith
ers and mothers. The parent-teacher
groups of today have made for
more contacts between the parent and
the child's instructor. Problems are
discussed besides telling the parents
how bright are their children.
Minds Not All Equal.
The speaker said that during the
were either enlisted or drafted. After
examination by Army and Navy doc
tors and surgeons it was found that
many of those men had minds of boys
from IA to Is.
Having those statistics before them
experts in education decided that
there must be many children who are
not up to normal or below the aver
age, to be called problem children.
They said that the method of rearing
children was all wrong. Another fad
was started. Some cities got their
problem or progressive schools. The
emotions or instincts of the children
should not be curbed, they should be
allowed to do as they pleased. The
speaker pictured a boy of IL from
the progressive school who had been
given freedom, whose emotions and
instincts were not subdued. He
whipped smaller children and the re-
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
AGED PIONEER
CALLED AT 80
John ROstberg of Lake Eleven Neigh.
bOrhOOd is Laid to Rest
Wednesday.

John Rostberg, respected pioneer
of the Lake Eleven community west
of Sandstone, passed away Sunday aft
ernoon at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Peter Loftness. He was S3 years
of age.
Mr.. Rostberg was born in Ronsdahl,
Norway, and at an early age came to
the United States. settling in Min
nesta in 1901. The family moved to
the Sandstone community from Gay
lord and have made their home there
since. Mr.. Rostberg was member
of the Lutheran church and was an
earnest worker in the church. His
wife passed away about four years
ago. He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Peter Loftness, and two sons,
Emil and Ivar, all living in the COM
munity.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Loftness home Wednesday
afternoon with burial taking place in
the Norwegian cemetery in KrOschel
township beside the body of his wife.
A host of friends extend to the be-
reaved family heartfelt sympathy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
SURVEY STARTED FOR
PROPOSED RAISE OF
LAKES, RIVER LEVEL

Under the direction of Sven Nor
ling, state CWA hydraulic engineer,
surveying crew of nine men with
Mr. Smith of Minneapolis, as fore
man, came to Pine City Monday to
start survey of lands adjacent to
lakes and rivers in the vicinity.
The purpose of the survey is to
locate low farm lands that will be
flooded if the project goes through
to raise the water level in Pokegama
and Cross lakes and Snake river from
three to four feet. The Pine City
community is DESTROYS of having the
water levels raised to make for bet
ter drainage and health conditions,
and to improve the beauty spots for
which the community was once we'll
known.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
Former Finlayson
Ex-SOldier Dies
Pneumonia Takes Life of Oeva Paryey
Who Suffered for Years
With ArthritiS.

Oeva Parvey, eX-service man for
merly of the Finlayson community,
passed away Wednesday of last week
at his home in Minneapolis, having
suffered from the ravages of pneu-
mOnia. He had also suffered from
arthritis or over seven years and dur
ing the last six was entirely bedrid-
den. He was laid to rest Saturday
at 2 p. m. with services held from the
Finnish National Lutheran church at
FinlaysOn, with Rev. G. A. Aho of Ely,
officiating. Burial was made in the
Finnish Lutheran cemetery with Wal
no Jacobson, Ed Kangas, John Efram,
Fred MikkOla, John Mikkola, and Emil
Hamline as pallbearers.
Oeva Alexander Parvey was born at
Frederick. S. D., on May 10. 1892, and
came to Finlayson with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Parvey, in NOvem-
Der, 1895, where they settled in Pine
Lake township and where he assisted
his parents in their farming opera
lions until the illness which finally
ended in his death.
MI. HdTVey WdS QTdILeQ INTO the
United States army on May 3. 1918,
and served in Co. D. 9Th Am. Train.
and served with the A. E. F. overseas
from July IA, 1918 to June II, 1919.
He was honorably discharged June 90,
1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois.
He was confined in the U. S. Vet
Grams hospital at Fort Smelling, st.
Paul. from May s, 1923 to July IL,
1888 when he moved to 3735 21st Ave.
South, Minneapolis, at which place he
passed away.
He leaves five brothers, John, JOS
eph. and Paul living near Finlayson;
Waino Cleveland, Ohio, and Arvid at
San Francisco, Calf.
Those from away who attended the
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee r.
McCullen, Mrs. ]. ]. Contosh, Mrs.
Erwin Newmaster. and Miss Hilma
Hamline of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Art
Of st. Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-15
ASKOV WOMAN
is LAID TO REST
Mrs. +. A. E. Laage Rests Near Old
Home at OSakiS Following
Services Here.

The funeral for Mrs. E. A. e. Laage,
who passed away Wednesday evening
of last week at her home in AskOv
village, was held Friday afternoon in
the Danish Lutheran church in Askov
with Rev. A. E. Frost officiating.
The pallbearers were, Fred johnson,
Jens Thomson, Chr. Hyldahl, Carl Eek
berg. Julius Frahs and H. r. Buck.
After the funeral the body was
shipped to the former home of the
Laages at Osakis where it was laid
to rest. The beautiful floral offer
ings estimated greatly the esteem in
which the deceased was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Laage and sons
of Osakis, were here for the funeral
and were accompanied home by Mr..
Laage who stayed with them for a
few days.
Kind sympathy is extended to Mr..
Laage and his sorrowing family cir
Gle in the loss of a dear wife and
mother