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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
WILLOW RIVER

A meeting of the fire sufferers was
held west of town Sunday evening at
the Geo. Mecl farm and a committee
was appointed to attend a meeting
that will be held in Cloquet soon to
see if something can't be done to re-
imburse those who were burned out
during the 1918 fire. The committee
members are Jack Danelski, Geo.
Mecl, John Polivka and E. B. Linsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Olson, Mrs.
Charles Swanson and daughter, Edith,
of Sturgeon Lake, visited Ole Nyrud
and family Sunday. Mr.. Olson and
Mrs. Swanson came to see their ia
Their, Mr.. Olson, who is still in bed.
The first program put on by the
new conservation club, last Thursday
evening, was very instructive and edu-
cational. Mr.. Rasmussen from the state
office was here with moving picture
show giving the development and
care of fish and wild animals. Other
pictures were shown which pictured
how destructive a fire, which is
thoughtlessly left by a camper, can
do great harm to the animals and
how the ashes will wash down to the
streams and kill the fish in theil
early stages of development. These
meetings should be encouraged and
the coming generations taught how
to preserve wild life, or it will become
extinct. E. B. Linsley is president OF
the club. A dance followed the meet
! ing with music by Ole Olson of Du-
luth.
Father Joseph Majas entertained 6
few guests at dinner Saturday night
He has improved his beautiful lake
property this summer in many ways
by repairing few buildings and put
ting up small barn.
The Little Theatre held it's regular
meeting Monday evening. These meet
ings are held the first Monday eve
president, presided. The secretary's
report was read and accepted. Two
new members joined, Lucille Wacf
and H. Laufenberg. The two one-act
plays that were selected for the mex
production to appear November OF
9 are 1.-The Valiant" and Frank ant
Erma." Following the business meet
ing was a very good program an(
lunch.
John Uranek, Harvey Duit and Joh1
Hemza returned from the harves
fields near Mandan, N. D. Wednesda.
evening of last week and reported
fair crop there but farther south tn
rust hit the wheat and the crop wa
poor. The boys had a good expert
ence by working in a different agri
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
(TOo Late for Last Weekly

A miscellaneous shower was given at
the Clyde HutchinS home Wednesday
afternoon of last week in honor Of
their daughter, Bernyce. who will be an
October bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. West. parents of Mrs.
Adams. were surprised Sunday after
noon when their friends gathered at the
Adams home in honor of their 45th
wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Max Smith and daughters. Luz
ellie and Dorothy. of Duluth, spent the
weekend at their place here. Mr.
Smith brought them here and came
after them again Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Hatleh of Den.
ham. and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Grady
Of Minneapolis. visited at the l. G.
StandiSh home Sunday.
Miss Elsie Nortrup went to Balm Sun
day to teach school this year.
Arnold Coolidge returned home re-
Gently from the CCC camp near Ely.
John Iverson is spending few days
here on his farm. which he bought
from Mrs. Mullin. Mrs. Mulhn is selling
her things and will leave soon for
Iowa. where she will visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Inman of Willow River.
We're Sunday visitors at the H. S. Woods
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
MCPHERSON

Mrs. w. M. LeMay will entertain
the Friendly Neighbors club Wednes-
day, Oct. %. Everyone is welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hansen visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry last
Thursday evening.
Miss Mabel Maheu went to show at
Duquette last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Rigstad, Mrs. John Pappas and
Mrs. S. Wiggin, all of Minneapolis, are
spending the week here.
Miss Mabel Maheu and Mary visited
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Edw.
Beaudry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry were
Saturday evening callers at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Becker.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hansen and chill
dren and Mrs. Albert Hansen of SUI
perior. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Hansen.
The community extends sympathy
to Jimmie Caldwell in the recent loss
of his father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
DENHAM

Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Hanson and
their infant son and Miss Myrtle
Thornblad visited at the Chas. Up
gren home Sunday. Others who
called there were Mr.. and Mrs. Edin
Guenther. Earl Grover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard ]. Larson and Alyce Elaine
and Mrs. Swan Olson. The occasion
was Mrs. Upgren's birthday anniver-
sary.
The local teachers all attended the
two-day institute at Hinckley.
Miss Ermgaard Housmann spent
Thursday and Friday in Duluth, as
the Denham school is having a week
of potato picking vacation.
Mrs. Hilda Carlson is visiting in
Duluth.
The Northland Ladies' Aid will be
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Holmes Saturday, Oct.
~. A cordial welcome is extended.
Remember the program sand pie So
cial at the Oak Hill church Friday
evening, Oct. II.
Mrs. Pete Dahl, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Hanson, Mrs. Hugo Johnson and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chris
Jensen and son were Sunday after
noon guests at the Overom home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christensen
of Minneapolis, spent the weekend
with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. e. Anderson and
Dorothy and Mrs ions Johnson drove
to st. Paul Saturday afternoon to at
tend the wedding of Mrs. Anderson's
cousin, Nels Johnson.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs
John Peterson was baptized last Sun
day by Rev. Johanson.
Mrs. Per Larson was pleasantly re-
membered Tuesday evening, the occa-
sion being her birthday. when Mrs
Joe Peterson, Mrs. Charles Peterson
Mrs. Anne Anderson, Helen and Ar
lene, Mrs. Swan Olson and Mr. and
Mrs. L. ]. Larson and Alyce Elaine
visited at her home.
Mrs. Adolph Thornblad visited at
the John Kroon home Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Per Larson and others
were Sunday visitors at the Joe Peter
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Anderson and
Dorothy were Friday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nemetz
of Moose Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Larson an(
Helen and Mr.. Roseland visited al
Isle one day last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10

stay aloof, and will take energetic
steps to preserve it's neutrality-has,
in fact. already done so.
Under these circumstances it looks
as though Italy will be permitted,
without serious molestation, to &C.
complish her colonial mission in Afri-
ca. When Japan swallowed up large
part of Manchuria and, on conquered
soil, set up the empire of Manchukuo
there were League protestations, con-
formations and threats of sanctions.
But nothing happened; Japan is still
in possession of Manchukuo.
If that precedent is to guide the
world now again, the fate Of Ethiopia
is sealed; once more it will then have
been tacitly recognized that might is
right-and the League will have suf-
fered such a loss of prestige and in
fluence that it may as we'll adjourn
for all time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull anG
daughter spent Saturday evening at
the L. H. Kowitz home.
Mrs. VIM. Bonnin visited Mrs. Over.
becke Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Nelson and fam
lily spent Sunday afternoon at the
Bill Degerstrom home.
A large number of neighbors and
friends went to the home of Mr.. anG
Mrs. w. w. Ogilvie Friday afternoon
to help Mrs. Ogilvie celebrate her
birthday. A nice lunch was served
and Mrs. Ogilvie received many useful
gifts with the we'll wishes for many
more happy birthdays.
Miss Mary Rose attended the teach.
ers institute at Hinckley Monday AM
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Purull ant
daughters spent Sunday afternoon al
the Walter Berg home.
A bridal shower was given Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Omer Forsyth in honor of Grace
Messenger Devall. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Devall were married a few
weeks ago and will live on the Franz
Devall farm.
Harry Olson hulled clover for Mr.
Purull this week.
Margaret Berg spent Monday after.
noon with Phillis Purull.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10

cultural environment and meeting diff
ferent people besides making little
money. They were glad to get home
again to their relatives and friends.
Mrs. Louise Olson of Duluth, srent
a week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Nyrud, returning to Duluth Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Coulter came Sat-
urday to spend few days at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Ted
Thompson. They have been visiting
old friends and neighbors at Blue
Earth and Bricelyn.
The finance committee of the COM
munity club gave card party at the
schoolhOuse Friday evening. About
sixty people were present and had a
very enjoyable evening. A delicious
lunch was served.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
A. E. GUSTAFSON
County Superintendent
Information on State Aid Law.

There appears to be many unfair and
misunderstood points regarding the
new state aid law passed last March.
There are two distinct interpretations.
State Department of Education Off
Gals are still debating certain points.
Some of the latest decisions are very
disappointing. 1t is the general opin-
ion now that most of the distressed
rural districts and many of the dis
tressed Independent, high and graded
school districts, will receive less help
than before. The new law will not
function as was originally planned or
intended. Practically every school
district in Pine county will receive
less state aids under the new law
than under the old, and the total aid
will be much less. 1t will perhaps
help a few of the town" schools.
If this law remains in effect, many
rural schools. graded schools, and
high schools, will no doubt be closed
within a few years. Sixteen northern
Minnesota counties will suffer the
most. Pine is one of these sixteen.
Some of the following steps will no
doubt prevent disaster among the de-
pressed schools: Legislative appropri-
ations so as to pay all state aids in
full; erase from the tax lists all I'M
productive and delinquent lands; a
favorable Interpretation of the supple
mental aid law now under discussion
oh 10
Of course, the fundamental cause of
the whole problem is our unfair tax
system based on real estate assessed
values regardless of actual production
or ability to pay. More will be said
about our new state aid laws in later
published later.
The state department provides two
days of institute for rural teachers in
each county each year. This may be
planned one day in the fall and one
in the spring. or both days in the
fall. A two days institute was held
at the Hinckley high school gymna-
SUM on Monday and Tuesday of this
week. In addition to the state in
stitute program, we outlined and re-
viewed many of the local problems
and uniform teaching steps discussed
at our September group meetings. Ev-
cry rural teacher in Pine county was
present.
The Pine County annual school
board convention will be held at Pine
City on Tuesday, October 20.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
GRONINGEN

Church services will be held Sunday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. All are well
come.
MIR. and Mrs. B. Nelson visited at
the E. lombard home last Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jewel Nelson visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Nelson
Saturday.
John Fulton of Two Harbors. called
on his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Severt Haglin, Tuesday or
his way to Minneapolis.
Miss Alice Nelson spent Sunday al
Rutledge with her brother and sister
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Nelson called or
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nystrom Saturday
evening.
(From Another Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Nelson an(
children visited at the home of he1
parents Sunday.
Mandus and Irene Nyberg of Sand
stone, visited at the L. Nystrom home
last Thursday night.
Mrs. Ben Nelson and daughter
Alice, visited Mrs. Edberg in Finlay
son Sunday.
Verona johnson is working for Mrs
A. c. Haglin.
Ernest Erickson of Duluth, spen
the weekend with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nelson helped
John Postma celebrate his birthda!
Monday evening.
Mr.. Ostlund of Friesland, spent las
Thursday evening with his daughter
Mrs. L. Nystrom.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Charles j. Swanson, Pastor.
Windemere NJ. +. Church.

Sunday, October 1910 a. m, Sum-
day school; il a. m, morning wor-
ship.
The Young Peoples society will
meet in the church Friday evening
Oct. IS.
Denham M. f. Church.
Sunday, October 1890 p. m, Sun.
day school; $3.50 p. m, service.
The Ladies Aid society meets Sat
urday evening of this week at the Err
nest Anderson home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN
Elmer j. Johnson, Pastor.

Services next Sunday-Vilstad $3.50
a. M, Bruno 11:15, and NickerSOn at
Clear Creek 8 p. m.
The Ladies' Aid is serving its an
nual chicken dinner at the church in
Bruno on Friday, Oct. IL, beginning
at II o'clock.
The BlOmskOg Luther League,
Moose Lake, is giving a return pro-
gram in the Oak Lake church on Fri
day, Oct. IS, at S p. m.
The Vilstad Ladies' Aid meets at
the Wilhelm Pearson home, Thur sday,
Oct. II. All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10

If the American had blank pages
no one would want it; people take it
to read. Your message will be read
and needed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10

ming, Oct. 90. After the sale lunch
will be served in the basement. All
are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-10
ARTHYDE

]. G. Emmer and Leonard Ellison of
Finlayson, were in the northern part
of the state for few days last week.
Clifford Thomson and Lars Chris
Jensen went to Minneapolis Saturday,
returning home the following evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Olson and Betty
Joyce spent Sunday at the Omer For
syth home east of Willow River.
T. j. Adams was in Minneapolis
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ruud visited
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Emmer enter
tanned company from Minneapolis
Sunday.
Lola Olson, Hazel Adams, Adelia
Standish and Kieth Coolidge were
home from Willow River for the week
end.
The All Club gave program in
the hall Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. Manula entertained the club
in the hall last Thursday afternoon.
relatives here and in McGrath Sun
day.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
GLASS RESENTS
ROOSEVELT SNUB
President Failed to Confer
With Him on Work.
Relief Bill.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Resentment that President Roose-
velt has not conferred with him on
the s4,880, ,000, 900 work-relief bill, was
evidenced today by Senator Carter
Glass Democrat, of Virginia.
Glass. who is chairman of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee now
considering the lump-sum measure.
was not anong> the congressional
leaders with whom the President dis
cussed the measure before sending 1t
to Capitol Hill.
Asked If he has talked with the
President about the measure, Glass
told reporters:
not seem to think it desirable to talk
to the chairman Of the Senate COM
mittee about the bill"
Glass statement followed an ex-
ecutive session of the committee in
which Rear Admiral Christian J.
Peoples, chief of the Treasury's pro-
curement Division, urged that the bill
be approved as it passed the House.
There were many questions relat-
ing to the desirability of delegating
authority to the President and in turn
authorizing the President to delegate
them to Others" Glass said.
Other members of the committee
said Peoples told of some of the gen.
eral purposes for which the money
might be spent, but did not attempt
to itemize all the purposes for which
it was intended.
They said he suggested no changes
in the bill as it passed the House.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Capital and Industry Control
Without Profit in War Urged

same individuals to suffer at least
some of the economic stringencies Of
war"
Having suffered economic prostitu-
ton" to make the world safe for the
money changers" the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Brobeck said, want a
new plan for conflict that would give
the Government positive control over
capital and industry as well as man
power.
I'VE ask the conscription Of capital
and industry without profit in time of
war;" he said.
Earlier w. C. flushing. national
legislative representative Of the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor, said the Ma
ton need not fear labor in time of
war or any other time"
The A. r. of L. would not object to
the freezing of prices and wages in
time of war, If it could be done con-
stitutionally, flushing said.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
President Is So Tomorrow,
But Cake Will Haze II Candles

few men his age have attained the
country's highest post.
He was 81 when he took Office OF
the 81 men who have held the presi-
dency, only eight were younger than
that when inaugurated. Among the
eight, the youngest was the other
Roosevelt-Theodore He was some
thing Of a child prodigy among
chief executives, for he was only AZ
when he took the oath. The Oldest Of
all the 81 was william Henry Har-
rison, who was 68.
incidentally, statistics show that
modern Americans choose younger
Presidents than In the Republics early
days. The average age Of the first 10
Presidents was So, and of the last 10
only 81.
After the last of the 81 candles has
been blown out tomorrow night Mrs.
Roosevelt and other members Of the
family plan to attend the Washington
edition Of the birthday ball celebration
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
MOHAWK SHOWN
OUT Of CONTROL
Man at Wheel TeStifies
Temporary Gear Failed
to Function.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 29. - The
man who handled emergency steering
gear of the liner Mohawk the night
it collided with the freighter Tails
man testified today that. given a
specific order of "15 degrees star
board" he would not know which
way the ships rudder would turn.
The only way he knew in which
to carry out such an order. Stephen
John Snyder, deck engineer of the
Mohawk, testified today at a Federal
hearing. would be to move the bot
tom of the wheel Sin the same direc-
ton as 1 moved the handle of the
telegraph"
Just before the Mohawk careened
suddenly from her course off the
Coast of New Jersey last Thursday
night and into the path of the Tails
man, her automatic or telemotor
steering apparatus failed, witnesses
have told the inquisitors, and the
temporary device was employed to
guide the vessel.
The change from telemotor to
"trick" steering was not made before
the collision, which sank the Ward
liner, so far as he knew, the witness
testified, adding, however, that it
might have been done while he was
engaged in tracing a glycerine line
of the automatic steering system.
That could hardly have been pos
sible, Snyder said, although the shift
would require only about half a
minute.
Snyder said directions for operating
the trick" wheel were given him by
the first assistant engineer, Mack
Smith, one of IS persons who died in
the disaster. Ten others are missing.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
.S25O,ODO DEMAND
|. BY "F|XER' Barred
Munitions Probe Hears A. F.
L. Official on Ship Con-
tract offer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Testimony that "fixer" had Of
fered ship construction contracts to
L. R. Wilder, as head of Gulf Indus
tries of Pensacola, in return for a
consideration of s25O,O0o was re-
ceived today by the Senate Munitions
Committee
The statement was made by William
Calvin, secretary treasurer of the
Metal Trades Department of the
American Federation of Labor.
Calvin was called to the stand to
give the committee additional in
formation about a sealed envelope
purported to contain advance informa-
ton on successful bidders on a 81
ship program put under contract Au-
gust 3, 1888.
Fixer Not Named.
The "fixer" was not named by the
witness, but he declared the PROPOSE
ton had been submitted to Wilder in
a hotel room in Washington on be-
half of the "fixer" by a Mr.. Craven.
This man, Calvin said, he understood
to be Washington attorney.
In reply to question Calvin said
he could not say whether the attor-
ney referred to was Alex B. Craven
of the Shoreham Hotel here.
Calvin said Wilder warned that a
Senate investigation likely would fol-
low any indication of collusion, such
as Calvin implied was carried in
the sealed envelope"
The sealed envelope" was declared
by Calvin to have been received by
John P Frey, president of the Metal
Trades Department Of the Labor Fed
Grafton, from Wilder and contained
a purported list of the ship builders
to get contracts on August 8, 1888.
Call Craven Tomorrow.
Frey testified last week the list was
given him by Wilder, 10 days in ad-
vance of the contract letting. Calvin
said Wilder told him he had bid low
on three destroyer jobs, but, neverthe-
less, did not get the contract. The
meeting in the hotel room. Calvin
said, was held the night after the
contracts were let.
He quoted Craven as saying the
"f1xer" could secure $l0,000,000 to
100000 in business for Wilder for
S250,000, provided his yard at Pen
sacola was able to undertake the work.
Calvin said Wilder rejected the prof.
fer, and Craven left after describing
the "fixer" as one of the most influ-
ential" men in Washington.
Craven was called to testify tomor-
row by the committee.
Reached by telephone, Craven told
reporters he had conferred with
Wilder, but denied making any finan-
cial offer to the shipbuilder.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Messages Of felicitation began to
pour in today as Franklin d. Roose-
velt, one Of Americas younger Presi-
dents, reached the eve of another
birthday.
Despite the fact that therell be only
81 candles on the White House cake
(for the Roosevelts can't count beyond
81 when it comes to birthdays). the
President will be So tomorrow.
Not only that. 1t is almost exactly
one-quarter century since Mr.. Roose-
welt, young man few years out of
Harvard, entered public life as a New
York State Senator In January, 1910.
But as he presides over the White
House party tomorrow night and
friends gather at birthday balls
throughout the country to do him
honor and aid infantile paralysis VIC
Tins. the President can reflect that
Evening star., 1935-01-29
"HOT OIL" INCOME
TAXES INVESTIGATED
Government Acts After Supreme
Court Rules Against Reg.
ulation.

Barred by the Supreme Court from
exercising Federal control OF the mot
oil" industry OF the Southwest, the
administration will delve into financial
operations of leaders of the industry
through income tax channels, 1t was
learned at the Treasury today.
A large squad of income tax inves-
tigators has been ordered to Texas
for a roundup of suspected tax
evaders there, and later the inquiry
may extend into Oklahoma, officials
said
A temporary field headquarters has
been opened by the Internal Revenue
Bureau at Tyler, Tex, under direction
of Elmer L. Trey, chief of the bureaus
intelligence unit.
A Treasury official, while refusing
to disclose names or numbers Of per-
sons to be investigated. said the whole
situation looks bad down there" A
thorough inquiry into income of prom
inent "hot oil" operators and others
associated with the industry has been
ordered
A recent Supreme Court decision
favored the operators in their fight
against Federal Intervention. AS a
result Of the decision, Ernest Thomp-
son, head Of the Texas Railroad Com
mission, assumed charge of regulat-
ing "hot oil" in absence of any Fed
eral authority.