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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-17
BASS LAKE

Mrs. Fred Ziegler and Mrs. Gust
Miller spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Joe Maser.
A birthday party was given for Mrs.
Ben Carlson Wednesday afternoon of
last week.
A large crowd attended the All
Club meeting held at the Lake View
school Wednesday evening of last
week. An enjoyable evening was
spent there.
Mrs. Victor Carlson and children
and Mrs. Hilda Gustafson visited with
Grandma Wallin last Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Harold Tuenge, Gust Miller. Dick
Tiedeman, were Tuesday morning
callers at the Herbert Olson home.
Mrs. Gust Miller spent Tuesday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Victor Carlson.
Evelyn Johnson spent Monday eve
ming at the Richard Tuenge home.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Carlson spent
Tuesday afternoon at Anton Peter
sons.
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KERRICK

There will be fish feed at the Ker-
rick school house on January %. En-
tertainment will be furnished by the
singing game warden, and talk will
be given by DR.. Bagley of Duluth.
DR.. Bagley is a very fluent talker
and will be thoroughly enjoyed.
Kerrick and the Sandstone CCC
boys played bang-up game of basket
ball the other night. The game was
anybody's until the final whistle blew
leaving the tally 3S to SO in favor of
the home boys. A double header is
booked for tonight Thursday.
James Murphy is hauling lumber
for Cy Halverson. They are piling
it at the old lumber yard. The lum-
Der looks very we'll sawed and we un-
derstand there will be a considerable
amount of it.
Hogan Motor Sales now have or
ders for three cars and two trucks;
they are expecting the first two units
this week. Apparently the new VS.
is going over big.
G. L. Wahlquist, the genial local
agent, reports the ticket sales for
January to be nearly twice January
1884 and January is only half over.
We presume the deep snow coupled
with much hustle by Gust is respon-
sible for the good showing.
| Walter Parker and a nice looking
young lady whose name has not been
learned are visiting at the Parker
home this week. They expect to re-
turn to Lake City, Iowa, soon.
| Bill Shubert reports that after
treating his horses, a great number OF
bots were found. There never was
such a danger for bots as this year
and there will be some dead horses
this spring due to carelessness on the
part of the owners. Delay is not
wise.
The government is going to buy
cattle again 'for short time" 1t
would be we'll to get busy if you have
cattle to sell to the government. The
buying program will not be continued
for long and if you have cattle to get
rid of, get them off now while the
program is on.
Mrs. M. A. McGrath has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks, and
Bert Warren has been for the past
month. A doctor called to see Bert
last week.
Donovan Hogan drove a new VS.
here Wednesday. He reports orders
on hand now for three cars and two
trucks.
No one is anxious to have the Ii
cense fee remain high, but we believe
we would gladly pay the high rate
for few years to know that our road
to Duluth would be built. The de-
Ipartment can not build roads without
money and the present income is just
enough to maintain the roads.
Miss Margaret Nelson, the county
relief agent, spent few hours in town
Wednesday.
If you are short of hay and have
to sell any cattle it would be good
plan to sign your cards Immediately.
The cattle buying program will not
last long.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-17
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Bruno.
Bible study Thursday evening this
week at the Susan Smith home.
Christian Endeavor Saturday eve
ming at the Murphy home.
Religious instruction class each
Thursday afternoon at o'clock
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Service
at 11:15 Studies in Acts 9 for next
Sunday.
Ladies' Aid Wednesday, Jan. %, at
the manSe.
Kerrick.
Religious instruction class each
Thursday morning at 11:15.
Sunday school at 1870; Service at
2:3O.
Willow River.
Religious instruction class each
Wednesday afternoon at 3:15.
Bible study Wednesday evenings.
Sunday school at 10. Service at 8.
DAVID HARRINGTON, Pastor.
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DUQUETTE

Mrs. Logelin was an Askov visitor
between trains Wednesday.
BRUNO
Mrs. Nelson and daughter, Con-
stance, who have been visiting her
sister. Mrs. Fred Rupp and family,
for the last two weeks, departed for
their home at Hayward Monday.
The snowstorm Saturday and Sun
day blocked the roads again and made
it necessary to run the snow plows
both Sunday and Tuesday.
Ivan Miller is spending few days
at home, as the garage where he
works is closed because Of the strike.
Several from here attended the bas-
ketball game, at Willow River Friday
evening. The Bruno high school team
won by one point. The town team
lost to the Willow town team by a
larger score.
Allen Starch returned to Mime
apolis Monday to resume his studies
at Northwestern Bible school.
Mrs. D. Harrington has been visiting
at her home in North Branch.
Mary Rose came to Bruno Saturday
and returned Sunday to her school at
NickersOn.
The adult educational class has
been reorganized with Mr.. Remer OF
Minneapolis, acting as leader. Miss
Rugg will continue to have charge OF
the ladies class. The classes will
UynlnncAoxy ou0pip0c S1h,
jects to be taken up are English
mathematics, and agriculture.
Mrs. David harrington will enter.
tain the Ladies' Aid society at the
manse Wednesday afternoon, Jan. %
Those to assist are Mesdames Sprague
Pearson, Eklund, and Plaisted.
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Marine Corps Supported
by Every NAVY of World

The famous Marine corps, best
known for service in France and later
the occupation of Haiti and Nicaragua,
was founded as the result of an act
of the Continental congress, passed
November 10, 1875. Two battaliOns of
marines were authorized by these ear
~ legislators who met in Philadelphia.
But even before this there were ma
rines. Since ancient times the nations
Of the world have nad their corps of
these fighters.
Today every major navy Of the world
has a corps Of marines. The French
call them devil dogs" because Of their
disregard of danger. Often they are
called soldiers of the sea-" and we
call them "leathernecks," because Of
the stiff leather collars they formerly
wore
In the Spanish-American war in 1898
the marine corps consisted of 1000 en-
listed men. 1t was steadily increased
until 1917, when 13, 124 men were ready
to fight for Uncle Sam when this cOun-
try entered the World war. But when
the battles of Belleau Wood, scissors,
Champagne, Mont Blanc, Meuse Ar
gonne and of the Rhine were brought
to an end there were 1924 marines
serving with the A. E. F.
In it's organization, duties and train
ing the marine force was modelled after
the British corps of the Eighteenth
century, Today 1t remains virtually as
organized-a military and administra-
tive organization, complete in itself,
forming an integral part Of the naval
service
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-17
Stinkwood From South America


Stinkwood is a native Of South
Africa and was widely used by the
early Cape settlers In making furni-
ture that is highly priced by collec-
tors. The wood is dark walnut or red
dish brown to black. with a yellow
sapwood and a grain that Is extreme
~ fine, close. dense and smooth. Teak
is scarcely more durable. The name
was suggested by the strong, unpleas-
ant odor emitted by the trees when
freshly felled and sawed. All efforts
to substitute Cape walnut, Cape lau-
rel or hardwood have failed. The
scarcity of stinkwood Is due to the
wasteful employment of it in recent
years in building houses, wagons and
other commonplace commodities. There
is an abundant supply Of 1t still stand
ing in South Africa, which will be
ready for the cabinet-makers a CEN
fury or so from now, a stinkwood tree
requiring about 200 years to reach
furniture size.-Detroit Free Press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-17
Italy's Kings

King Bomba died In the fall of 1859
and his son, Francis II, dubbed BON
bino" by the people, succeeded him.
The Bombino. however. was not the
match for the revolutionists that his
hard-fisted old tyrant of father had
been. and consequently the landing Of
Garibaldi in Sicily in May. 1860. was
the signal for general uprising which
in few months had the Bourbon
party in complete retreat Garibaldi
was hailed as the Liberator. and by
popular vote made dictator. A junction
with other Italian states under Victor
Emmanuel followed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-17
Pleasant Hill NeighborhOod
(Too Late for Last Week.

Mr.. Reihms was a caller in this
vicinity last week.
Mrs. w. j. Kvasnicka and Mrs. F. o.
Kvasnicka visited at the Joe KvaSnicka
home Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martinez ST..
were callers at the Fredoline Martinek
home Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Carl Kvasnicka called at the John
Sway and Joe Slater homes Wednesday
morning of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. KvaSnicka and
Mr. and Mrs. F. o. KvaSnicka had din
ner at the Joe Kvasnicka home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zabrasky spent
Sunday afternoon at the Fredoline Mar
timex home.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wernowsky WIS.,
tied at the Erick lack home Sunday.
Joe Slater called on Felix Kvasnicka
Saturday.
Erick lack helped Otto Wernowsky
saw wood Tuesday.
Miss Frsendahl is back on duty. after
a two weeks vacation.
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Oak Lake Luth. Church Notes.

Oak Lake Luth. Church Notes.
Swedish services Sunday at 1920
a. m.
Bible class Sunday at 10 a. m.
Verify, verify, l say unto you, he
that heareth my word and believeth
Him that sent Me, has eternal life
and cometh not into judgment, but
hath passed out of death into life.
John 5:24.
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EV. LUTH. CHURCH NOTICES

Vilstad Church.
Ladies' Aid meets at Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Samuelson's Thursday, Jan. II,
at 2 p. m.
Oak Lake.
Sunday school and Bible class Sun
day at 10, and Swedish services at
1920 a. m.
Emmanuel, Nickers0n.
Sunday school at 1870 and services
at 2:30 p. m.
CHARLES S. RYDELL, Pastor.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, Jan. 20.-Mass at Duquette
and Bruno.
Catechism classes every Saturday
at 10 a. m. at Duquette on Saturday
preceding Sunday mass there.
At Kerrick, on Sunday preceding
Sunday mass there.
REV. M. O'CONNOR.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-01-17

Housewives save money by first
shopping through the columns Of the
Askov American.
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st. PauPs Ev. Luth. Church, Bruno

missouri Synod)
Sunday, January 20, divine worship
(English) at 2:30 p. m. If sufficient
members are present the annual meet
ing of the congregation will take
place after the service.
E. C. HALLSTEIN, Pastor.
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AskDv American.
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
II Bus Deaths
PrObed BY
Coroner

WELL, Va, Dec. 20
U.N.SO. - Mechanical failure, or
circumstances beyond human con-
troll, stood out as possible causes
Of the bus crash horror which
took IA lives last Sunday as a
coroner'S inquest into the cataS-
trophe was held today.
1t was announced at the ter
mination Of the testimony, shortly
before noon, that the coroner'S
jury would take the case under ad-
viSement for 1.-TWO or three days"
and then report it's findings to
the corporation court.
Capt. H. B. Nicholas, Superin-
tendent of Virginia police, who is
making a separate investigation
into the crash at the request Of
John Q. Rhodes, director of the
Virginia Motor Vehicles Division,
said he expected to complete his
probe within a few days. Capt.
Nicholas is working with j. T.
Watkins, State safety engineer.
Meanwhile, the State Corpora
ton Commission, which licenses
the bus lines, is making a third
investigation to determine
whether the tragedy was the
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The Washington times., 1935-12-26

DR.. Charles II. Brough, 50, for.
mer governor Of Arkansas and
chairman of the District-virginia
Boundary Commission, died sud.
denly today from a heart attack.
Death came while DR.. Brough
was eating breakfast at his home
in the Kenesaw Apartments, Six
tenth and Irving SITS. N. w.
Although he had not been in
good health for the past several
months, he appeared to be i'm
proving recently.
A native of Mississippi, DR..
Brough won his college degree
in philosophy at Johns Hopkins
University and later taught at
the University of Arkansas.
Wartime Governor
Making his home in Little Rock,
DR.. Brough became governor of
Arkansas during the World War.
He was known as an impressive
speaker and made many lecture
tours following his governorship
term.
While on the faculty of the Uni
versity of Arkansas DR.. Brough
served as chairman of the univer-
sity commission on the Southern
race question.
DR.. Brough lost to Mrs. Hattie
Caraway in the senatorial election
five years ago. It was in this race
that the late Senator Huey P.
Long made his famous whirlwind
speaking tour in behalf of Mrs.
Caraway.
On Boundary Group
President Roosevelt appointed
the former Arkansas governor to
the District-Virginia Boundary
Commission in March, last year.
The work of the commission was
completed only recently.
DR.. Brough'S body will rest at
the Hines funeral establishment,
1901 14th st. N. w., until $3.50
tonight, at which time brief serv-
ices will be held and then the
body will be shipped to Little
Rock, where services will be held
Sunday.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs.
Anne Brough, and his stepmother,
Mrs. Cora Brough, of Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1935-12-26

BILL FIGHT
MAPPED
Secret Notes Reveal
u. S. Change of
Wartime Policy
International News Service


The Congressional battle for
enactment of the stricteSt neutral.
ity legislation this country has
ever known developed rapidly to-
day.
New impetus was given the
movement when attention was
called to a document inserted in
the Congressional Record on Au.
gust 20 by Senator Bone CD of
Washington, reproducing a letter
sent by Robert Lansing, then
Secretary of State, to President
Wilson on September 8, 1915,
recommending abandonment of
the policy whereby this Govern
ment had discouraged loans to the
belligerentS in the World War.
This document previously had
attracted little public attention.
It preceded by only three days
action by President Wilson author
izing flotation Of loans in this
country to the allied powers.
McAdOO Backing Claimed
Stating that william Gibbs Nc
Adoo, then Secretary of the Treas
ury, shared his view that the neu-
trality policy should be modified
to permit the flotation of allied
loans in this country, Lansing, in
his letter to President Wilson,
said:
at Is estimated that the
European banks have about
three and a half billions of dol
lars in gold in their vaults. To
wit h draw any considerable
amount would diSaStrOuSly af-
feet the credit of the European
nations, and the consequence
would be a great state of bank
ruptcy.
eff the European countries
cannot find means to pay for
the excess of goods sold to them
over those purchased from
them, they will have to stop
buying and our present export
trade will shrink proportion
ately.
"The result would be re.
strictiOn of outputs, industrial
depression, idle capital and
idle labor, numerous failures,
financial Generalization and
general unrest and suffering
among the labOring classes.
URGES BOND ISSUES
II believe that Secretary Nc
AdOO is convinced, and I agree
with him, that there is only
one means Of avoiding this sit
uatiOn which would seriously
affect economic conditions in
this country, and that is the
flOtatiOn Of large bond issues
by the belligerent governments.
"Our financial institutions
have the money to loan and
wish to do so. On account of
the great balance Of trade in
our favor, the proceeds Of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
loot! loot! Joy Rider
Does aCasey Jones

NATION, ILL.,, Dec. 26
G.N.SD.-Maurice Spurlin, 80, is
still trying to remember just
what happened as he sits in a jail
cell here.
He told police he couldn't ire
member a thing about it,"
So when he appears before the
judge, officials of the Illinois
Central Railroad will tell him
that:
Spying a locomotive, with
steam up, standing in the yards
here, he jumped in, yanked the
throttle wide open.
The big iron steed, with the
amateur engineer footing the
whistle for dear life, breezed
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
WAIT
BIG BATTLE

WITH ITALIAN ARMY ON
SOUTHERN ETHIOPIAN FRONT.
Dec. 20 GNS)-A probable major
battle with $4,000 Ethiopians un'
der Ras Desta Demtu, son-in-law
of Emperor Halle selassie, APP
peared imminent today on the
basis of reports received from the
southwestern sector of the Somali.
land front.
Ras Desta and his army, cred
tied with having so motor lorrieS,
many big field guns, and scores
of machine guns, was reported
stealthily approaching the italian
lines north and northwest OF
Dolo, important city near the
juncture of the Somaliland, Kenya
Colony, and Ethiopian borders.
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
Fisher Will AssaiI
Tactics of Reilly

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 q 81
When Lloyd Fisher, chief counsel
for Bruno Richard Hauptmann,
appears before the New Jersey
Court of Pardons to plead for
Communication OF the death SEN
tence hanging over the German
carpenter, he will take a verbal
fall out of his predecessor, Ed
ward j. Reilly, it was learned to-
day.
Fisher, it was said, will charge
Hauptmann's defense at his Flem-
ington trial was grossly mis-
handled" by Reilly.
Fisher will object especially to
Reilly's admission during the trial
that the child'S body found four
and one-half miles from the Lind
bergh home at Hopewell, N. j.,
was that of Charles Augustus
Lindbergh, jr.
When the question Of corpus de-
lecti came up at the trial Reilly
astounded Fisher by conceding
readily that the body identified by
Col. Lindbergh was that Of the
Lindbergh child. Fisher Stalked
over to Reilly and fumed:
"You're cOnceding Haupt-
mann to the electric chair"
Reilly, a shrewd and practiced
attorney, subsequently explained
his reason for this procedure.
AS a veteran Of years in Grim
inal courts, he recognized that
any attempt to contest the iden-
LITIGATION of the body would
mean that witnesses would go on
the stand with locks of the
child's hair, articles Of clothing,
to identify the infant.
Among these witnesses, held
in readiness by the prosecution,
was Mrs. Dwight Morrow, Pro
duction in court Of relics Of the
deceased are generally dreaded by
criminal lawyers because they en-
phasize the horror Of the crime.
Lait's Amazing Charge
This was thoroughly understood
by Reilly, and no contest over
the identity of the body was ever
staged in the Pennington court.
Jack Lait, famous reporter and
crime expert, in a sensational
radio broadcast last night asserted
that Colonel Lindbergh and his
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The Washington times., 1935-12-26
BABY BURNS
TO DEATH;
CHILD, ;,
CH0KES
Two Washington Men
Are Killed in Crash
on Highway
Official temperatures

With five persons dead in a
series of Christmas Day accidents,
and dashed by a blizzard last night
which deposited more than two
inches of snow, the Capital today
experienced the coolest day of the
year, with the mercury dropping
to 4 degrees above zero.
It then started to climb slowly,
and by early afternoon stood at
10, still IA degrees below the freez-
ing point.
A two-months-old baby was
burned to death.
A three-year-old boy choked to
death on a Christmas nut.
Two Washington men we're
killed in an automobile crash.
Another man died from ex-
poSure.
Fire sweeping through a three
room cottage in Carmody Hills,
Md, just over the District Line,
took the life of two-monthS-old
Dorothy Bruckshem.
Four Children Rescued
Four other children in the
family-Betty, S; Hugh, 4; Oscar,
3, and Leonard, 10 months, were
slightly burned, but rescued by
Henry Halfpap, jr., a neighbor
who rushed into the blazing
house and carried them to safety.
He was badly burned on the face
and arms, and was taken with
the children to Casualty Hospital.
Thomas Howard Norris, jr., 8,
of Kensington, Md. swallowed
a nut that he had received in
his Christmas stocking and
choked to death.
His father placed him in an
automobile and started for a doc.
tors residence. En- route the car
ran out of gas, and the boy was
dead before help was obtained.
The Kensington fire rescue squad
worked over the child for more
than two hours.
Killed in Crash
Two Washington men were
killed and three other persons in.
jured in the worst automobile &C.
cident of the day when their car
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
DERN ORDERS
500 PLANES
International News Service


Announcing that the general
headquarters air force will be rein
forced by the addition of more
than 500 fighting planes during
the coming year, Secretary of War
Dern today advanced Brig. Gen,
Frank M. Andrews, chief of CHG,
to the temporary rank of major
general.
Secretary Dern explained that
the promotion of General Andrews
was in line with his desire to
give to the CHG air force greater
rank in the tactical scheme of the
Army and place it in it's proper
relative position with the other
combat organizations which are
now commanded by major gen.
erals" The War Department an.
nouncement said:
During the coming year the
GHQ air force will be reinforced
by the addition of over 500 COM
bat planes and the advancement
in rank of its commander was
considered by the Secretary of
War to be commensurate with
the growing size and Importance
Of the combat force of the air
CORPS"
Contracts for many of these ma
chimes already have been let. Dur.
ing the past two weeks, lis at
tack ships. 1O3 fast bombers and
lis training planes were pur.
purchased. Contracts for an ad-
ditional $10,000,00O worth of
planes, mostly fast pursuit ships,
will be awarded within the next
week.
The Washington times., 1935-12-26

through the yards, clattered
through an open switch, another,
and another. until it hit the
main line.
Suddenly, with a terrific bump
and a reSounding crash, the puff
ing locomotive came to an abrupt
stop, the throttle still wide open.
The engine cab Of a freight loco
motive was neatly impaled on
Mourice'S COW catcher.
The freight engine crew Of
three jumped when they saw
what was coming. Maurice wasn't
so fortunate. It took wrecking
crew to extricate him, uninijured.
Damage, the railroad estimated, is
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
; OFFICERS DIE
IN CCC FIRE

WATERBURY, VT, Dec. 90
Q.N.S0.-Three United States
Army officers lost their lives and
three lieutenantS were seriously
burned today when flames Of I'M
determined origin swept two build
ings at a CCC camp here.
The dead are Capt. Roland Pot
ter, former football coach and di.
rector of athletics at Norwich Uni
versity, Northfield; Capt. Edwin
w. Boothbay, of Watertown, Mass,
and Lieut.. Leonard B. Bushey, of
Concord, N. H.
Severely burned were Lieuts. s.
M. Parshley, Charles Brooks and
Charles Howard.
The flames destroyed two one
story frame buildings, both used
as officers quarters.
Lack of water and cold weather
hampered waterbury and Mont
pelier firemen. Practically all the
youths employed at the camp were
on five-day Christmas holiday
leaves.
The Washington times., 1935-12-26
Cutten, Grain Trader,
Suffers Heart Attack

CHICAGO, Dec. Is 0N.SO.
Arthur w. Cutten, noted grain
Spectator, was being admins
tered oxygen in his hotel suite
today as the result of a heart
attack suffered soon after his re-
lease from a hospital Monday.
Cutten had been discharged
from the hospital apparently fully
recovered from an attack of pneu-
monia which sent him to the hos
pital on November %.
DR.. Albert Byfield described the
heart attack as due to "over
strain" and a minor setback" in
Cutten'S recovery from pneu-
monia,