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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
DEATH STARTS
VICE INQUIRY
Mrs. Liggett Identifies Man
As Slayer of Husband
Editor
By WILLIAM MCCALL
United Press Staff Correspondent

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. y. -lUP)
The piercing inquiry into Min
naapolis vice I conditions which
Walter Ligett fought for will be
held as result Of his asSassina-
ton. ..
People who laughed at Ligett
alive moved swiftly to avenge
Ligett dead. Even authorities
against whom Ligett directed his
most pointed editorial attacks
Joined in the concerted effort to
find his slayer;
City. county, and state. swung
into action and it was reported a
federal investigation was immi-
nent.
Mrs. Liggett, widow of the
Crusading Editor, identified a
man she named as her husbands
slayer-Isadore Bluemenfeld, al
las Kid Cam.
County Attorney Ed Goff an
nourced Cam will be held with
out charges. but said murder
charges will be filed if ne seeks
his freedom on a habeas corpus
writ.
The Hennepin County Grand
Jury appealed for sOecial pros
ecutor and public funds to con-
duet a private investigatiOnE~~
The Minnesota Law and Order
League delivered sharp criticism
of law enforcement agencies.
Mrs. Ligett's Identification Of
Cam was a tense drama. The
frail. dark-heared woman was led
into the Show-uD room BY detec-
tives. Under the lights were
seven well-dressed men. Mrs.
Liggett eyed them silently for
two minutes.
''Do you see the man that kill
cd your husband" Detective John
Hilborn asked. =,
''He IS the one in the center, "
Mrs. Liggett replied, twisting
handkerchief.
Point him out" Hilborn in
structed. She identified Bluem-
field.
The immediate objection of in
vestigators is to find whether the
crime was a result of rackcteer-
ing, a political murder, on an out
growth of alleged blackmail acti-
yities on the part of Liggett.
Golf indicated that the evil
dence against Cam probably
would be submitted to the Grand
Jury. He said ne could ask q mur-
der indictment on the basis of
Mrs. Liggett's Identification.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
THURSDAY: DECEMBER =,

fired tobacco mart, was CANCELLED
late Tuesday, Judge John T. Gun
ninghaw. president Of the East
ern Darkfred Tobacco Growers
Association was Informed.
1t was understood the REC vas
attempting to shift the loan to
the AAA on the basis the ad-
justment administration is at
tempting to peg prices Of wheat,
corn and cotton and may as well!
assume the additional burden.
The RIGS refusal to advance
the money came unexpectedly.
and hundreds of growers had
come here expecting to operate
at the local mart. Since the Re
construction Finance funds had
been used for two previous years
to provide working capital fo.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
MISS NELLIE KLUTZ
IS GRADUATE NURSE

BEREA, Ky, Dec. l2.-Miss
Nellie Klutz, December graduate
of the Berea College School of
Nursing, has accepted position
in the Buncomber County Tu-
berculosis Sanitarium at Ashe-
vile.
Miss Klutz came to Berea from
Hendersonville High School in
the fall of 1892. AS part of her
nurses training, she entered the
Cincinnati General Hospital in
January 1884 and remained I'M
til March 1885. While there she
made an enviable record for
neatness and efficiency.
She took the Kentucky Board
Examinations for Registered
Nurses in November and passed
with high hOnorS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
PLEASANT GROVE
PLEASANT GROVE. Dec. L

j PLEASANT GROVE, Dec. II.
Rev. Jess Ownsby delivered an
interesting sermon on the subject
of walking" Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coy Blythe and
daughter, Darius, spent Sunday
with the formers mother, Mrs.
C. E. Blythe.
Mr.. Gather Hyder and Miss
Helen JustuS spent Sunday after
noon with Miss Jewel Blythe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Drake Of
Pleasant Hill spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. VI. Drake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denton Blythe
and family of PiSgah Forest spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Orr.
Rev. Jess Ownesby was the
dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Gray. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Gray and
daughter of Little River, spent
Monday with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Gray
Fred Hamilton is spending a
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12

sshke e.. - Xxi. ,s''i i''t -
from, collastingathey.1 5. psxeeent,
-,.oss sales, tax levied against
+ :, for failure to accent the
coal code.
The Westmoreland Company,
whose mines are in Western
pennsylvania. and the Stonega
oncern. which operates in West
o'n irginia, charged the gross
,aies tax is accommodating AGAINST
o of them at the rate of ST.
600 day.
Two actions contended that
Congress was without authority
"a enact the Guffey bill because
the U. S. Supreme Court already
had ruled coal mining is primar-
jly an interstate industry, not
sHbiect to Federal regulation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
18TH AUTO VICTIM
FOR JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec.
12.-J. R. Bogue became Jack
sonville's 26th automobile victim
of the year yesterday, when he
was killed in a car collision. He
was thrown from the car and
crushed as his own machine roll
ed over on him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
:WeedsMeri" Peaved
As u. $. Holds Up
Christmas Money

GAINESVILLE. Tenn, Dec
10. (UP)-Hundreds OF heh-
lucky and Tennessee tobacco grow,
ers milled through town last
night, muttering at Government
red-tape which may prevent them
"buying Christmas toys for the
kids" coo
A $2.ooO,OOO loan to o, finance iS.
openinn of the Clarksvlile dark
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
New Suit Against
Guffey Coal Bill
Validity Is Filed

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. II.
Two coal companies yesterday
filed suit in U. S. District Court
of Appeals attacking constitu-
tionality of the Guffey Coal bill.
The Westmoreland Coal Com
pany and the Stonega Coal and
coke Company petitioned the
court for injunctions to restrain
the Internal Revenue Department
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
SPIDER SCORNS FLIES

STOCT0N, No. (UP)-A black
widow spider here is on a hunger
strike. Kept in. a jar since Sep
TENDER ), the insect has refused
to eat flies placed in its prison.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12
Albinism Among Indians

Among Mexican Indians there is
an unusual amount of albinism, the
absence of coloring which produces
wnite-haired and white-skinned in
diyidualS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12

few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Shoak, the latter his sister, OF
Stanley. reo.
Mrs. C. E. Blythe is suffer
ing with a broken foot.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-12

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inc inc No" loan "'':rs y
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
WHAT Is "XMAS".

Many people and newspaper writ
ers throughout the country at this
season of the year and at Christmas
time every year thoughtlessly put into
print an Authorization for the word
&c h / s t m 81 This abbreviatfOn,
spelled Xmas" we venture to say. Is
not understood by the majority who
use it.
According to Webster's New Inter-
national Dictionary the definition
given for the origination Of this short
ening is that tx" in the Greek Ian
guage would mean Christ" therefore
the origination of Xmas" No matter
how correct foreign usage becomes.
in the English tongue, it would not
seem correct to use what is recOg-
nized as an abbreviatiOn for any
thing pertaining to Christ. There
FORE most authorities would have the
word spelled out.
1t just occurred to us upon seeing
"Xmas" used several times in var
ious articles that the rank and file
who use it, are not aware as to its
origination and therefore adopt TIE
wrong attitude toward shortening the
word. christmas" which commem-
CRATES the birth of Christ. In fact we
cannot see any reason for such an
Authorization as it is practically as
difficult, and requires as much effort
to write Xmas" as 1t does to write
christmas"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
FOR A COUNTY AGENT

Editor AskOv American:
There has been set aside about a
million dollars for the rehabil tation
and development of the northern half
of Minnesota, the work to begin very
soon. wonder if Pine county is
ready to step in and get it's share of
agricultural development? Have we
we'll organized commercial clubs, farm
clubs, All Clubs and man who will
be able to spend some time as a
leader?
When Alaska pulled off the big
show last spring. did it just hapren
or was there organized effort to bring
in settlers? We are an agricultural
county and still we are one of the ten
counties out of the eighty-six that
does not have a county agent.
When you want to buy a good
Guernsey cow or good flock of White
Leghorns, why do you go to Carlton
county to buy them? They have had
two county agents most of the time.
Maybe that is the answer. We who
live in Pine county should get busy
before all the money has been allot-
ted to other counties.
DR.. JAMES SLAVEN.
Pine City, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19

of Chatfield, left for their homes
Sunday, after attending the funeral OF
Ray Daley.
Emily Irons spent the weekend at
the Jack Grace home, returning to
the Ted Irons home Sunday evening.
She has been there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hayman and daugh-
ter, Vernice, and Mrs. Johnson of
Grantsburg, visited the Fred Brown
and Stevens families Sunday.
Sidney Daley came home recently
from Chatfield and will stay with his
mother and sister. la.
Mrs. Walfred Nelson came home
from the Cities last Thursday. She
had spent the past week and half
there.
Mrs c. L. Thompson and Mrs. Geo.
Ford called on Mrs. Paul Frye Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Brown and AImer
Ecklund went to the Cities Tuesday.
John Norris is staying at the Brown
home now.
Tommy Broadland, Howard Reeoe,
Adolph Schmidt and Richard Allen
helped Jack Hird Friday.
Margie Neuhring called on Sylvia
Brown Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. Hird had supper with the
Ted Irons family Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lunquist and Viola Neuhring
called at the w. Nelson home Satur-
day morning.
Frank Irons and Doris, Lois and
Charles, AdOlph Schmidt, John West
lund and Harry Drake called at the
j. Hfrd home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Huntley and
sons visited at the Hastings home
Sunday
Almeda Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mel
son and Vernon Nelson called at the
j. Hird home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Stulen of Sand
stone, were callers at the Ted Irons
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Hfrd called on Mrs. Allen
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Doe called on Mrs. Stewart
Wednesday, afternoon of last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
CLOVER TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Orr called at
the w. r. Allen home Wednesday eve
ming of last week.
Adolph Schmidt was called out
Tuesday morning to repair the tele-
phone line where it was broken by
the state road outfit as it was moving
to the Hay Creek swamp in Glover
township. The road crew is filling
in there this week.
Chas. Robertson had the misfortune
to have his truck go over the high
bank on the Crooked Creek hill Sat-
urday and John Westlund's car went
over the fill on the Wilbur Brook
hill Sunday but fortunately neither
of the men nor their cars were hurt.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drake and son
spent Saturday evening at the VIM.
Allen home.
Ralph and Elmer Orr, Mrs. Alex
Frye and Marion Ford called at the
Paul Frye home Sunday afternoon.
Ruth Peterson of Markville, is as
sisting Mrs. Jack Grace with her
work.
Lem Irons and Harold Hamm spent
the weekend at their respective
homes. Mr.. Johnson of Warba. also
spent the weekend at the Irons home
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Westlund called
at the Sacre home Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Grow went to Pine
City on business Friday and also die
some Christmas shopping.
Almer Ecklund was here from Askoy
Sunday and Monday. calling On sew.
eral of the neighbors in Clover. He
expects to start work in the cedar
swamp again soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Kanis and Mrs
Jack Burke of Milwaukee, and Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Daily and Glen Herricl
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
SAND CREEK

The Christmas programs OF the
Bear Creek and Sand Creek schools
will be held Thursday evening, De-
cember 10. and Friday evening,
December 20, respectively.
Young Peoples meeting will be at
the Percy Moore home in DanfolI h
Saturday evening.
Mrs. H. G. Beeman left Tuesday OF
last week for an extended visit with
her brother at Willow Brook, Calf
She was accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Ruby, as far as Minneapolis. Ruby
is visiting relatives and friends there
Albert Sahlen left Tuesday for Chi
cago to market his turkeys.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Svardahl and Var
A. Enegbo home Friday evening.
The Farmers club held its regular
meeting Wednesday evening of last
week.
Miss Emma Lawrence of Michigan
and Miss Lilly Noren of Long Prairie,
eral days while conducting meetings
at the schoolhouse. Due to the icy
condition of the roads these meetings
were not as we'll attended as usual
However, Miss Lawrence and Miss
Noren have agreed to return some
time after the holidays.
Mrs. Holmquist and son, Roy, OF
Bear Creek. have been on the sich
list the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Christensen
of ClOverdale, visited at the Conrad
Svardahl home Sunday.
Members of the school board held
their regular meeting at the j.. A
Larson home Monday afternoon.
Curtis SoderQuist sawed wood fol
the Hollands Saturday.
Roy Holmquist and Carl MogenseI
were Sunday visitors at the A. Engebc
home. Mr.. Engebo is still on the
disabled list.
Louis Eaton of this community, has
rented the farm of Mrs. E. G. Berry
for the coming year and moved onto
same Tuesday.
Carl Sundberg has been laid ur
with a badly bruised shoulder due t.
fall on the ice.
AS Christmas will be here before
the next issue of the American will
be out we wish you all a very merry
Christmas.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19

praying to Satan for guidance and the
guidance they get is always trouble.
Christian people who worship in
church have Christ as their guide
and the Bible as their foundation.
which always leads to peace.
When Jesus was on earth He
preached the gospel to all people. He
especially tried to save sinners. 1t is
mentioned in the Bible, He didn't
come to do His own will, but the will
of Him, who sent Me, who is God.
After His time on earth was up, He
bravely went to Calvary's cross and
died most horrible death for the
sins of the world.
The Bible mentions when Christ
comes the second time Satan and his
Angels are cast into the lake of fire
for a thousand years. Those who are
washed in Christ's blood are to live
with Him where there is peace and
joy always.
We are all very black in the sight
of the Lord at times for we slip back
in the path of Satan. But we have
the marvellous grace or our LORD,
grace that exceeds our sin and our
guilt.
Precious soul without shedding of
blood there is no remission" (Heb.
9:22) but the blood has already been
shed for us on Calvary's cross, our
sins were there atoned. We ourselves
must do the accepting.
Stop and think if your life thread
were cut off now at this very moment,
where would you spend eternity.
Jesus stands with open arms waiting
won't you receive Him? He has
said, HE that cometh unto Me will
in nowise cast out" John 6:37)
1.-The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all sin" John 1:O.
j. M. NIELSEN.
AskOv, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19

it goes to show that either the mall
order houses are 'brainless optimists"
or there has been, and is being much
encouragement given them from the
small towns and rural districts. The
latter, of course, would appear to be
the case because these mail order
houses have not built up their large
business by brainless methods. They
have advertised and they have played
to the masses.
| While it is lamentable that so much
money is sent into the metropolitan
centers, by communities that can we'll
use that money to keep it in circula-
ton and to improve their own local
tiles. it nevertheless calls for con-
serted local action among commercial
clubs, merchants organizations. and
the Independent merchants. There
are numerous merchants in small
towns who use the age old expression.
they all know I am here" when ap-
preached by a newspaper advertising
solicitor.
Newspaper advertising has been
proved by large national advertisers
as having the greatest personal ap-
peal and even today such concerns
as Standard Oil, General Motors, Ford
Motor Company. The Chrysler Cor
poration and others, while using a
great amount of radio time. are plac-
ing larger schedules in the news
papers because lit pays"
This editorial is not wholly for the
sake of getting more business for the
newspapers, but represents a chal-
lenge to small town business interests
to awake to the responsibility offered
by the catalog houses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
PARK TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Olson and Rob-
ert and Kenneth visited at the Nels
Berg home Sunday afternoon. Astrid
spent the afternoon at the T. B. Thorn
sen home.
Those from here who attended the
bridal shower for Miss Helen Matthes
of Bruno. were Vera Thomson and
Mesdames Charles SouthertOn and
Eric lack Helen became the bride
of Hosmer Miller Saturday afternoon.
Congratulations are extended by
friends.
Frank Berg caught wolf the first
part of the week.
Envy Nelson and Dorothy Souther
ton spent Wednesday night OF last
week with Shiela Bull of Bruno
A Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to all.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
MARKVILLE
(FrOm Another Correspondent
Seffkas.McMurry Vows EXCHANGED

Mr.. Willis r. Seifkas, son of Mrs.
F. E. Seifkas of Markville, was united
in marriage to Miss Gertrude Nc
hurry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ash
ley McMurry of Ozark, Arkansas, on
Friday evening, November Is, in the
county clerks office by Chas. F.
Stephenson, Justice of the peace. I'm
mediately after the ceremony the
couple left for the groom's home near
Markville.
After the marriage was announced
surprise party gathered at the
home and spent few hours. and it
was announced by Allen Anderson,
ST., that there would be free we'd
ding dance at the public dance hall
at Duxbury Saturday evening, De-
cember Z. Music was furnished by
Messers. Adrian Shute. Francis Lud-
wick, Allen Anderson, Jr., and Mrs.
Lin Coleman at the piano. After q
jolly old-time square dance the young
couples many friends departed. ex-
tending them best wishes and con-
CALCULATIONS.
The bride is a graduate of Ozark
high school and a student in home
economics of the School of the Ozarks.
She is also former teacher in the
Franklin county schools. The groom
is a former Arkansas boy. but has
been here for the past 16 years. He
is a very Industrious young man and
has been engaged in several occupa-
tions since coming to this county.
Their many friends wish them many
years of happiness and success.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
PATMAN BONUS BILL NOT
SIDETRACKED

Editor Askov American:
A few days ago. press dispatches on
the bonus question, carried the state
ment that the "Patman Bill has been
definitely sidetracked."
Here is Congressman Patman's
statement over his own signature:
MY bill will come before the House
Oh January 13. 1t is not sidetracked.
The article is banker propaganda"
The bankers have been collecting
$6S,OOO,OOO a year in interest from
the veterans on the $1,7O0, 100000
loaned them on their Adjusted Com
pensation certificates.
The bankers do not want the money.
They want the interest-sixty-eigh
million dollars a year.
Hence the bankers do not want the
Patman bill to become a law. And
they are not slow about telling Con-
gress what they want.
The question is. shall we pay the
bonus by issuing currency instead OF
interest bearing tax-exempt bonds, ac-
we continue to mortgage our children
and our children's children, on In
definitely, in order to perpetuate the
payment of unearned tribute to the
money changers.
Congress will act according to the
expressed wishes of its constituents.
1t is up to you to express your
wishes. Write your congressman anG
senators today.
s. o. SANDERSON.
Rochester, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
RURAL RESPONSIBILITY

AS evidence that catalog houses
are getting considerable encourage
ment from rural districts is the re-
port that, what is perhaps the largest
single shipment of catalogs ever to
leave Chicago. started their trip to
the rural districts from that metro
polls a few days ago. The first ship
ment to be distributed is reported to
have been only one-third Of the total
but even at that it filed 102 freight
cars and consisted of 1000 tons OF
catalogs. The entire issue is ex-
pected to weigh approximately 5000
tons or 100000 pounds. The ire
mendous cost involved in this splurge
of advertising can be estimated in
not less than six figured numbers and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
COMMUNISM AND CHRISTIANITY

Editor AskOv American:
So much has been said of late about
DR.. Patmont and Communism.
DR.. Patmont did not come to Askov
to condemn Communism alone but to
show the people what it was to live
where there is no place of worship
and no religion. Such place exists
where there is Communism such as
in Russia and it is getting strong
hold in our own country.
Communism and Fascism are all
under one head. the leader of it all
if traced back, is a criminal from
Russia. Such a person is without any
religion or they could not indulge in
the radical things which are being
done.
The Communists despise democracy
and any popular majority behind it
Their faith is not given to the people
they pretend to serve, but would en-
slave. Their doctrines are taken and
extracted from European anarchists
These anarchists use as their follow.
err. Satan. People in Russia and many
places in our own country today are
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19

Loves. long distance rates begin at p. NJ end lest
until E:3 A. ~ FOR calls which you ask 10 talk wh
anyone available at The telephone called. You can
talk 100 miles far IS eents, 40 miles for 90 cents
Hess per mile a. S;stenes Increases.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name Used. 1t will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Dell Grove Emanuel Lutheran.

Sunday, p. m, Sunday school
Christmas festival.
Wednesday, $50 a. M, Christmas
day matin service.
Thursday, p. M, Ladies' Aid at
the church for Mrs. ALL.
GrOningen Elm Lutheran.
Sunday, p. m, Sunday school
Christmas festival.
Wednesday, 10 a. m, Christmas day
worship hour.
ClOyerdale Zion Lutheran.
Sunday, 1920 a. m, Sunday school.
Thursday, p. M, Sunday school
Christmas festival.
NELS BENSON, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-12-19
Marriage License Applications

The following have applied to the
clerk Of district court Of Pine county
for marriage licenses the past week:
Elmo John Hendrickson Of Finlay-
son to Hazel L. Thompson OF Willow
River.