davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Q. How many silver fox skins are sold
in one year?-W. s.
A. About 100000 silver fox pelts are
sold annually throughout the world.
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@. Why is a rain coat called mack
intosh?-H. g.
A. It is named for Charles Macintosh,
who in 1923 produced rainproof garments
by sewing thin sheet of rubber between
two of cloth.
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home. They went together to their
home in Palisade last Thursday and
remained over Sunday.
Gordon Holmquist spent Last week
at his home here. He is in the CCC
camp at Remer.
Dorothy Anderson was pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening of last
week, the occasion being her birthday
anniversary, when about twenty young
folks gathered at her home.
Milton Anderson came home from
Woodlake Wednesday evening of last
week and spent the THANKSGIVING hol-
ldays at home, going back to Wood
lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hanson and Ior-
raine spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hanson of Askov.
Mrs. Anne Anderson and Helen and
Arlene spent Thanksgiving day with
Mrs. Andersons parents. Helen and
Arlene remained there for the rest
of their vacation.
Mrs. Hilda Carlson returned We'd
nesday of last week from her visit
in Duluth.
Mae Upgren visited at the Swan
Olson home Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. F. E. Anderson and Milton
and Dorothy spent Saturday in Du-
luth.
Grace Hillbrand spent THANKSGIVING
day at her home here.
Marian and Charlotte Amundson
and Hazel Nelson spent their vacation
at their respective homes.
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DENHAM

The M. e. Ladies Aid will hold its
annual sale at the church Friday eve
ming, Dec. 4. All are welcome.
A 'lutefisk supper" will be served
at the Swede Park church by the
Ladies' Aid Saturday evening, Dec. s.
The ladies plan to serve another dish
to those who do not eat fish. The
public is cordially welcome. Serving
will begin about 6 o'clock.
The Swede Park Ladies' Aid will
meet at the Swan Olson home We'd
nesday afternoon, Dec. 8. All are
cordially welcome
The Swede Park Luther League will
meet Wednesday evening, Dec. 9, at
the F.. e. Anderson home. All are
welcome.
Mrs. Joseph Komar and George
Irene, Bernice and Lorraine were
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the
Ludwig Westrud home.
Stanley Holmquist and Herman Moe
the latter a brother of Mrs. John Pc
tersOn, were here during hunting
season, and each was fortunate in
shooting his deer. They left for their
respective places of work on the Fri
day before Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Walter Carlson and Lorraine
and Audrey, and F1orian Adam and
Isador Mikrot visited at the Ackmann
home a week ago Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ackmann spent Monday after
noon with Annette Shoberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lehet were
pleasantly surprised Saturday eye-
ming when a large number of friends
gathered at the Lehet home in their
honor. A program consisting mostly
of music, instrumental and vocal, was
rendered and the couple was pre-
sented with purse and the good
wishes of the people of this commun.
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Predecessor of Du.
luth, parents of Mrs. Helen Johnson
were here to visit over the weekend
Dorothy Lehet of Pine City, was
home over the weekend
Ina MAXI of Minneapolis, spent q
few days of last week with her sis.
ter, Vienna MAXI, at the Shoberg
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03

The following appHcat ons for re-
ductiOn of taxes were fave rably rec
commended to the Minnesota Tax
Commission:
Jacob Nielsen. NJ of SWA. Sec.
S'n Leroy II. Howe. Cancel alton of
Mrs. Joseph P. Miller. SEA- of
SEA. Sec. 33-i2-16.
A. d. Olson. Anderson Bros. per-
So Leo p GPaesR: sw4 of NwA. Sec.
Theodore H. Arens. conservator.
Eh of sen, Sec. 17-39-22.
David Tozer. land in Pine county.
SWA of SEA. w. Of r. r. Sec. 20
Sec. 35-42-16.
C. Hogan. SWA of NEA. Sec. L
VIM. H. Lamson. En- of sW14. S1a
of sen. Sec. 14-l1-2O: NEH Of
sen. Sec. 2S-41-2O.
C: Hogan. NEA of NWA. NWA
OF q NE Has. Sec. N 1U44M ., Sru Coo
C. Hogan. NEA of swA. Sec. Is
42-16.
Carl Brandt. NJ of SEN. Sec. s5-
Sec secs sss sMH Of Nw@ less acres
Tony Nelson. Nwh of Nwh. Sec.
27-42-16; SWA Of SWA. Sec. 22-
42-16.
Cora Howard. Lot 10. Blk. 7. Town.
site of Markville.
William H: Chaplin. En- of NWA.
NWA of NEA. Sec. 17-40-1S.
e. T. Hogan. fractional part of
the NWA of sen. Sec. 26-42-16.
Pauline Markley. M of SWH.
Sec. 17-4i-18; SEA of NWA. Sec.
20-44-18.
E. T. Hogan. SEA of SEA. Sec.
26-42-16.
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To the Honorable Board of County
COmmi SSiOnerS:

10 the HONORABLE BOARD Oh
commissioners:
All applicants listed are of tn
County of Pine, State of Minnesota
Upon reading the reports of the in
vestigators and hearing the verba
evidence given upon the following
applications, pursuant to the provis
ions OF Chapter 95. Special Sc o.
board of the County OF Pine. Mime
sofa, find as follows:
Appli. Allowed
No. Name Address per mont
30 Jennie Scofieht. Pine City 81 so
6S5 William G. Weisbeck,
SSo oi John Loseh; Rutledge ., $50
So4 f'r Pine city stslieky' Rt' 3. $50
sss Julian 6oboshensky. vii. ''''
$50 Frank Urianek. willow -. !.
sss Benjamin Moores, Rt. s. '''
Minneapolis ...... -. $40
s7s Dalton G. oliver. Sand
ss5 Anton wa'ii6a;uim. Star Rit.. -
1913 Fred e1n' Ensner. Finiayson:: 1 70
1888 Andrew Johnson, Rt. 2.
Pine City ............ 100
1854 Annie Marie Nielsen. BOX
38. Askov ............. $50
1856 William J. Hahn. Clover
1887 Berdie Hahn. ciovertto,ni. $50
HOO Nette X. johnson. Rt. 1.
11o5 john Rasin. is; ture on NV
III Lu Insa Sanford. ' Rt: 3. $50
111s Frank :. sacre. Rt. 3. :. '
1115 Fred Schmidt. Star RI.
1116 Nellie Schmidt. Sandstone 100
1925 John A: Under. Ri. 2. 0O
1926 John !. Bloom. Rt. i. wv y
1927 Christine Bloom, Rt. 1.
Sandstone -. ........ $50
1928 Mary Doran. Rt. 8. Pine
1 i, % ulrieka Etttel; Rock Greek 300
Sturgeon Lake ....... 1870
1I3I Thomas BAIL. Pine City 1870
1872 Emma c. Carlson. Rt. 2,
1875 joseph Davis. Star 'Rt.. 0
1136 Pauline Jensen, ASkOv :. 1870
1897 Niels Peter Jensen. Askov 1870
1873 Mary BAIL Pine City -. 1870
1140 John Grapski. Sturg> on
Lake -. .......... $50
1141 Hedvig Dahlgreen. Fin
laySOn ...... ......... $50
1142 Johanna X. Petersen, Rt
/, Askov 1870. $50
1143 Peder Petersen Rt. 1,
Askov -. -. $50
1144 A. p. Bystrom, Rt. 2, Pine
1147 Andrine Jorgensen. Star
RI, Sandstone .... 1870
114S Frederick Jorgensen, Star
Rt.. Sandstone ...... 1870
1149 Josephine Oberg, Rt. 2,
Braham 80. ........ 40
115O John Oberg. Braham -. 40
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
Official Minutes From County Com.
missiOners Meeting Held at the
Court House In the village
of Pine City.

County Auditors Office. Pine City.
Minnesota. November %, 1886. Ten
o'clock q. m. :
The board of county commission
erS met this day pursuant to ad-
journment. all members being pres
ent.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Harry Gebhardt.
The minutes of the last meeting
We're read and approved.
On motion made and carried. levies
We're made in the unorganized Town
ship of Belden as follows: For road
and bridge purposes, Is mills. For
revenue purposes. mills.
A resolution was offered and
passed recognizing the Pine County
Public Safety Committee and the fol-
lowing members of the county board
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running northerly IN miles, there
terminating on a point on or near
the east \ corner northeast Y Sec
tion 2-3S-22."
The question being on the adoption
of the resolution and roll being
called. there were five yeas and no
nays. So the resolution was adopted.
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were appointed on said committee:
Harry Gebhardt and Frank w. Ste

were appointed on said committee:
Harry Gebhardt and Frank w. Ste
pan.
Pursuant to call for bids for snow
fence, bird was received from Johnson
Manufacturing Company of Wyoming.
Mimi. for 10000 feet of snow fence
at $4.99 per 100 IT. roll to be de-
livered in Pine county.
On motion made and carried bid
was accepted.
On motion made and carried. it
was decided to dip snow fence in
black creosote and the Johnson Man.
ufacturing Company was awarded
the job at 10c per 100 IT. roll
Commissioner John Patrick offered
the following resolution and moved
it's adoption:
WHEREAS. owing to add onrl
mileage of county roads on account
of WPA projects and which roads
must be maintained by the county.
and
"WHEREAS. the county has not
sufficient equipment to properly
snow plow other than its own roads.
NOW. THEREFORE,. Be 1t Re-
solved. that no township or private
roads be snow plowed by the county
during the season 1886 and 1887"
Vote being taken on said resolu-
ton there were yeas. 3, nays. 2. as
follows: Pearson, yea; AuSmuS. yea;
Patrick. yea; Stepan. no: Gebhardt.
no.
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board of commissioners:
Effective November 1, 1885.
Appli. Adjuste
No. Name Address at
S Antonio Tone. Pine City. .s22.5
II Allen H. White. Pine City $50
10 Laura E. White. Pine CITY $50
16 Macjej Pr9tosewicz. Stur- % .
"a George H. Barber. KKerrick $50
1873 Robert Hoffman. Grass
4l2 Jorgen ch. i t;nsen: S nd: '0'O
4s7 Peter withoff, Sandstone 800
SIS James Hart. Rutledge :. 200
597 Ivar Fjosne. Sturgeon
sos Marie Fjosne. sturgeon low
GIT Mary Ploub. Pine city :: Si.o
$40 Josef Bastir, BerOun -. 200
745 Peder Thomson. Ri. 2. :
AskOv 49,. $4,000. 200
7Ss Mary J. LeMqy. Nickerson $50
s4a Edmond w. McCarty. Pine
zoos Gustav r. Hagberg. Star cow
Rt. Sandstone ......... IS OF
Effective December 1, 1886.
Appli. Adjuste
No. Name Address at
136 August A. Bjork. Rt. 1. 80 a.
172 Charles Rydberg. Rt. 1,
Sandstone ...... $50. 1910,
207 Elizabeth Mccoy, Bruno. 24.0
246 Pearl Straatama, Sandstone q o.
$50 Alma n. Fybr. Sandstone. 1870
282 Joseph A. Chate'le. Mark
Vile 49,. ............ 1871
29S Jake Van Der Werf. Sand
stone ...... ........... 22.0,
$50 Anna Jurek. Sturgeon Lake 200,
1856 Frances Levan1OwSki. Stur-
SoOn Like l0.U'
$50 Oily Gantje. Rt. 1. Hinck-
- icy <V.V'
SCI John w. Upgren. Sturgeon
Lake -. ........... 21.0
ga Joseph Bruley. Rt. 2, Pine
ty 1870
SAT ClaeS G. WahlQuist, Star
RI. Sandstone. care of
Mrs. Beda Berger. Dem
ham. Mimi. ........... 1910
942 Lima Westrud, Denham -. 200,
ga Martha Twait. F'nl yson ..18.0
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SWN OF NEA, Sec. 26-42-16.
a Msie NEE 3 o %' sSa t see. isiols
C. Hulnm. cashier. State Bank Of
Harris. SEA OF NWN. NWh OF
NWk. Sec. 21-42-1S.
LILY Lambert: EN- of NWh: Eh
A: N. Price. NEN of NWH. NWh
OF NWh. SEA of NWA. Sec. 81
", Elizabeth c. oliphent, NEH of
Gordon scoviil. NEA of SEA-. Sec.
H. /. GIslapper. NwA of NwH. Sec.
James Motson. NEH of NEA. Sec.
NwH OF swN. SEA OF NwA. Sec.
and Helen en- E. :, w I}m Lots Lot 10
w. G. Murphy. Lots 5. 6. s. and
&C Charles G. Christianson. Lot Of
NWk. NWh of NEh. Sec. 32-44
liz.
Peter Jensen. sh OF NwA. Sec.
33-i3-1S.
Vincent Balstad. Lot 10. Blk. IL.
Magnus Hansen, WV of NEH. Sec.
ssa.isLols; SEA of SEA. Sec. 4
1913.
Sylvester Petry, personal property.
19-43-19.
Robert A. Burns. executor. Lots
10 and 16. Blk. II. Village OF Bruno.
Edward Peterson: Lots |: 2. 3. l6.
S. A. Striegi. Sec'y. Pine City Coop
Cry. Lots 10. II, Blk. %. Original
Townsite of Pine City.
Nar l,lr ~ L. IA
Townsite of Cornell.
Carolyn Peterson. Lot II and IS.
Blk. l; Lots to 20 incl. Blk. s;
Lots l to 6 incl. Blk. Z. Peterson's
Mary Foley. Lots 4. S.. 6. 10: IA.
Is. 16. Blk. III. Village OF Hinckley:
Mrs. Clara NJ. Mallers. Lots and
5. Blk. 2. Eastside Add. to Hinckley.
Hoglund's 1st Add. to Finlayson.
III.
Mrs. Thea saren. WIZ of NEA and
Wa of SEA- Of NEA. Sec. 26-3S
Brian Rutovich. sWA of VIVA.
Andrew Engebo. NJ of SWA. Sec.
3-42-19.
William ~ Kanis. sh of NwA. Sec.
Mrs. Benedick Larson. WIZ of
NWA, Sec. 17-42-19.
George FOhrman, Lot IL, Blk. 3.
less 40 feet. Fairview Add. to Brook
Park.
Peter Mortinson, Sh of NWA less
E. ~ rods, Sec. 31-38-22.
E. 7. Hogan. NEA of SEA. Sec.
26-42-16
Martin Brandt. WIZ of NEA. Sec.
23-43-19.
Elmer Stumne. Lot of Sec. 90
39-22.
Thos. A. Bowe. NEA of Sec. IL
43-19.
Peter Bcvberg. NWA of NEA. Sec.
5-42-19.
Gustaf A. Andersen. NWA of
NWA. NEA of NWA. SEA- of NWA.
Sec 26-43-19.
w. c. Murphy. MI of NEA. Sec.
3-41-17; SEA of SEA. Sec. 10
ALL.
Lloyd H. Bates. SEA of NEA. less
E. 1926 acres of Sec. 24-44-19.
Mrs. Barbara Sherwood, VIZ of
NEA, Sec. 31-38-21.
G. H. Metcalfe. M of NEA, SWA
of MEX. Sec. 29-40-19; VIZ or
NEA, Wa of sen. Sec. 2O-40-19.
VIM. H. Lamson, NEA and Ell of
NWA. Sec. 21-41-16.
Jantje Oily, NEA of SEA-, Sec. 60
42-21.
Robert A. Burns. executor. Lots
&c. %. IS, Blk. 8; Blks. II and 10;
Lots 4, 5. 6, Z, Blk. 10, Village Of
Bruno; Wa of SEA of NEA, Sec.
24-44-19; Lots 40 and Al, 43 to
So incl. Aud. Sub. of Sec. 19-f4-18.
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The following remained the same:
279. Michael Sheehan. Rt. 1, Sand
stone. $1,000: 537. John F. Ray.
Rt. 2. Willow River, $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03

On motion, meeting adjourned I'M
til December 10. 1896. at 10 o'clock
q. m.
HARRY GEBHARDT,
Chairman of County Board.
Attest:
j. e. THERRIEN,
County Auditor.
auditors SeaD
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The following bill was rejected:
Vernon Fore. 26 days care of
AdOlph Johnson children. s. $500
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03

The following applications were
rejected: ITO. Matilda Ware, Pine
City: S36. Hilma Anderson, Moose
Lake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03

Old age applications adjusted and
reconsiiered at the November "a,
1896, meeting of the Pine county
board of commissioners:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03

The following application was re-
voked: 1893. Theodore Grove. DAN
bury. Wis.
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Arnfe Richmond, labor ...... 1900
Marvil Vettling. labor ....... 8.88
l.. II. Ellington, labor ...... 1000
Emanuel Heineman, labor -. 1850
Gordon ScOville, labor ...... 500
James COveau. labor ....... 1850
Albert Blomberg. payment on
contract, 9 bills, total of
bis. S21.86i.38; PRIV Gus
paid, $15.488.34; amount due 6416.04
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~ The
constr
he items:
Evening star., 1936-01-22
VICTIM OF TRAIN
CALLED SUICIDE
Miss Lillian Rubenstein In
stantIy Killed by Engine
Near Rockville.

A verdict of suicide was handed
down today in the death of Miss Lii
liam Rubenstein, 80 years old, Of the
West Clifton Terrace Apartments, who
was killed instantly last night when
struck by passenger train Of the
Baltimore A Ohio Railroad near
Rockville, Md.
The suicide certificate was signed
by DR.. w. S. Murphy of Rockville,
acting coroner, after witnesses told
investigators that the woman stepped
into the path Of the engine at Ran
dolph Crossing.
Miss Rubenstein, a George Wash
ington University graduate, employed
at the Securities Exchange Commits
sion, had been suffering from a ner-
vous disorder and about q month ago
went on sick leave.
Her father, Charles w. Rubenstein,
head Of the Rubenstein Cleaning g.
Dyeing Co., at 1920 Twenty-third
street, said that his daughter was
out with friends yesterday afternoon.
She telephoned about o'clock, say
ing she would not be home for dinner.
The woman was struck by the
Frederick local at 6.3C o'clock as it
passed Randolph crossing, about one
mile east of Rockville. Police learned
that train for Brunswick, Md. left
Union Station an hour earlier and it
is believed that she may have taken
this train and got of at the crossing.
Members of the Rockville Fire Res
cue Squad pronounced her dead and
she was removed to the undertaking
parlors of Warner E. Pumphrey
Identification was first established
through a purse found Is feet from
the body.
Engineer Albert Anewaltz of Fred
erick and Fireman William E. Ram
sey of Mount Airy told authorities
the woman had stepped into the path
Of the train. which was in charge of
Conductor Joseph Lowe of Baltimore.
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or such acreage or production of agri-
cultural commodities designated by
the Secretary, or upon such utiliza-
ton of land. as the Secretary finds
has tended to further the purposes
of this act"
The Secretary would prescribe such
rules and regulations as he deems
necessary Ito carry out the proposed
act"
The legislation would apply to the
continental United States and Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
In the broad policy laid down in
the bill this declaration is incor-
porated:
Depletion of the soil and the i'm
proper use of the soil resources of the
Nation impede the orderly flow OF
agricultural commodities in the cham
nels of trade, endanger the assurance
1f an adequate supply of such COM
modities at fair price to producers
and consumers, endanger the re-estab-
ment and maintenance of farm pur
chasing power and otherwise adversely
affect the national welfare"
Would Retain A. A. A. Personnel.
Authority for the Secretary to
utilize the present personnel Of the
invalidated A. A. A. was provided in
the following language.
Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this act the Secretary is
authorized and directed to provide
for the execution by the A. A. A. of
such powers conferred upon him under
this act as he deems may be appro-
priately exercised by such administra-
ton, and for such purposes the pro-
visions of law applicable to the ap-
pointment and compensation of per-
sons employed by the A. A. A. shall
apply"
Payments made Under the legisla-
ton would not be subject to review
or audit except by the Secretary OF
Agriculture.
Meanwhile, New Deal officials con-
tinue to deplore the ruling of last
Monday in which the Supreme Court
ordered 100000 900 of impounded
Evening star., 1936-01-22
This Changing World
New Kings Popularity Greatest in Five Con.
tinents, Based Upon Unassuming
Boyish Manner.

throne it would be good-by TO happy
go-lucky existence. He enjoyed the
company of intelligent people. That
is why he never missed seeing Will
Rogers every time the American wit
came to London. Rogers was the only
newspaper writer who ever obtained
an interview with the Prince of Wales.
They used to lunch together and these
luncheons lasted hours.
* *
There was a great bond of friend
ship between the late King and his
son. King George admired his boy
and enjoyed his frequent pranks. The
prince had genuine admiration for
the old man" whom he considered
the best teacher for the trying days
to come, when he. Edward. will have
to carry the heavy scepter of the
empire.
King George was ruler. He under
stood the political game better than
the politicians and allowed them to
play their game only as long as it
did not hurt the empire.
But when this game went too far.
he sent for them and gave them piece
of his mind without mincing words.
When the Labor party obtained an
overwhelming majority for the first
time in the history of the British
Empire in 1924. there was hue and
cry in the London clubs. The RAM
say Macdonald defeatists and bolshe-
visits were going to run the Empire
The Kings friends, admirals and GER
erals warned the monarch against the
dangers of having Macdonald as his
prime minister.
George v smiled. He knew that
these dangerous Socialists would be
eating out of his hand within a few
week after they had been intrusteo
with the responsibility of governing.
And they did
King George was genuinely dis
tressed during the general strike of
1926 His fair attitude toward the
strikers contributed greatly to an
early settlement of the greatest lock-
out Great Britain had ever witnessed.
But George was a disciplinarian and
was intolerant toward those who
butted in.
Evening star., 1936-01-22

it than any one else in the country
He has complete records and often
the case has been investigated by
Federal agents"
Finch should know. because he has
been the adviser on pardons to every
President since 1907. Attorney Gen.
eral Cummings paid high tribute to
him as public servant who has seen
into tens of thousands of lives and
has watched the characters of men
put to the test that arises when a
wrong -doer is restored to society,""
THE pardon cases which the public
usually cannot understand-When a
crook or a scoundrel has been freed,
Finch said, arise because sometimes
a man earns his freedom by service
to the Government
Each President and each Attorney
General has very strict idea about
granting pardons. but that wears of
as they come into contact with indi-
vidual cases."
Cummings pointed out that Finch
entered the service In 1890, as stenOg-
rapher, and was promoted to pardon
attorney % years ago by Attorney
General Bonaparte When he entered
the department Benjamin Harrison
was President and William Howard
Taft solicitor general. He offered
himself for war service in 1917, but
President Wilson directed him to re-
main at his pardon post.
Such men as this" Cummings de-
clared. ARE the salt of government
for without them, without those per-
manent officials retained in Office in
spite of permutations of politics, it
would indeed be difficult for govern
ment to function with conference and
effectiveness"
Evening star., 1936-01-22

against s4,807, 900 in December. 1884.
Noteworthy gains in shipments in
cluded petroleum and products, both
for the year and for December: re-
fined copper, iron and steel scrap and
automobiles.
Most of the years gain in this coun-
try's exports was made in the last
four months. In the first four months
exports were 25 per cent smaller in
value than in the corresponding
months of 1884. In the second four
months exports we're 25 per cent
greater than in the comparable period
OF the year before. And in the last
four months the value was 1875 per
cent greater than in the last four
months of 1884.
The 1885 total exports were larger
in value than in any year since 1881
The last four months even exceeded
the corresponding 1881 exports.
Imports Greatest Since 1881.
ports in every corresponding month,
although the largest comparative
gains we're made near the year end
The value of 1885 imports was larger
than in any year since 1881.
December gold exports we're sl70.-
600, against imports of $50, 1870. 900.
The excess of gold imports in Decem-
ber, 1884, was s92. 100000. The ex-
cess of imports for the year of Sl.739.-
0l9.0O0 compared with an import
excess of s1.l33,912,0 900 for the year
of 1884.
December. 1885, silver exports we're
s769,OO0, against imports of 47.603,-
600. The import excess in December,
1884, was S7,697 900.
For the year 1885 the excess Of
silver imports was $685.. .730. 900. against
S86, 6,l74,000 for all of 1894.