davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03
COUNTY BOARD WILL
MEET NEXT THURSDAY

The board of county commissioners
will meet in the court house at Pine
City Thursday, December 10, at 10
a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-03

Invest Is cents in a classified ad.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Tribal Chieftains
Meet i'm Secret,
Study Crisis.
ITALIAN BOMBERS
FLY OVER CAPITAL
Halle Selassie at the
Front With Son in
Last Stand.

BACKGROUND
What appeared to be ItdIy's final
driUe of the lDdr of Ethiopian con-
guest tDaS launched yesterday t0hen
a flying column" of hundreds of
troop-lGden motor trucks and tanks
rushed onUdrd ouer the 175-rtile
road from DesSye totDdrd Adds
Ababa. simultaneously, another
column UdS reported moving to
oUertdke Ethiopia's RaS Ndsibu and
his troops to cut them of at
Hdrdr, second city of Ethiopia.
Italy predicted Uictory 1ithin three
days.
Copyright. 1885. by the Associated eressJ
Adds ABABA, April IT,
Tribal chieftains and cabinet
ministers of Ethiopia met in a
secret session at the imperial
palace today, as government Of
ficialS conceded that the situa-
ton on the northern front was
critical.
Foreign Minister BeIlaten Gueta-
herouy, acting head of the govern
ment in the absence of Emperor Halle
SelaSsie, summoned the leaders of the
beleaguered nation to the meeting.
Government officials said the situa-
ton was serious, in view of advances
by the invading Italian armies, but in
sisted it was not yet hopeless.
THE government today is more ac-
tive than ever" one high official told
the Associated Press
The exact location of the general
Ethiopian headquarters on the north
ern front was not disclosed. but En-
peror Halle Selassie was known to be
in communication with Adds Ababa.
Two Italian bombets few over the
capital during the day and dropped a
number of rockets which the populace
at first feared were gas bombs. The
| planes departed after half hour rec
onnaissance fight, however, dropping
no bombs.
Fears Use of Wireless.
Emperor Halle Selassie and crown
Prince Asia Wosan still were leading
the troops in the north, the govern
ment officials said, but were not using
wireless to communicate with the cap
| ital for fear it would disclose their
whereabouts to the Italians, but we're
using telephone line instead. The
Emperor telephoned the capital yes
terday after several days of silence.
The DeSsye-Addis Ababa road was
said to be in such bad condition from
early rains and the fact that virtually
all the wooden bridges were destroyed
last November that tn journey by au-
tomobile was estimated to require
eight days.
dispatches from Rome yesterday
(see ETHIOPIA, Page -
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Staying OF NINE
ST|RS YUGOSLAVS
Enraged Croat Peasants Kill
Alleged ProvoCateurS
Near Zagreb.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, April IL
Intense excitement reigned through
out Yugoslavia today following the
killing of nine persons, including a
woman and girl, by enraged Croat
peasants at Kerestinets, near zagreb,
yesterday.
The slayings were regarded as due
to the friction between Croats and
Serbs, which caused the assassination
of a deputy April 10 and other kill
ings.
The peasants of many villages in
Lika Province attended requiem
masses for these victims.
Returning From Mass.
On its way home from mass at the
village of Svetanedelya, one group
learned that seven men supposed to
be Chetniks (provocateurs) we're in the
castle of Anton Miehaj ajlovich, former
governor of the province.
The peasants went to the castle
gates and demanded that the former
governor give up the men. saying they
feared the seven wanted to kill o
certain Croat deputy.
Negotiations lasting several hours
ensued. The former governor, al
though rs years old, refused the peas
ants permission to enter his castle in
search of his guests.
The peasant group was reinforced
with several hundred more people as
the day wore on, and, finally, shoot
ing started.
Swelled to mob, the group smashed
its way into the castle.
Former Governor Clubbed.
Its members clubbed the former gov
ernor and pursued their quarry
through the ancient, rambling resi-
dence.
The seven Chetniks finally were cor
nered in q bathroom. Six Of them
were killed outright and their bodies
thrown from windows. The seventh
was seriously injured.
Then the mob left the castle and,
on its way home, passed the home Of
o former Chetnik who, mob leaders
aIieged, fred into the crowd.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
STRIKE IN MADRID
AFTER FATAL RIOT
Workers Protest Fascist
Provocations-3 Dead
in Disorders.
Ry the Associated Press.

MADRID. April 17-Madrid work
ers declared an unofficial general
strike. affecting transportation and
construction. today, in protest against
Fascist provocations.
The strike followed an open threat
by Socialists and Communists to take
reprisals against Fascist terror" as a
result of fresh conflict late yesterday,
in which at least 8 persons were
killed and 40 wounded. The capital
was guarded heavily.
Although Socialist headquarters said
there would be no general strike, the
workers left their jobs apparently OF
their own accord. Street cars and
taxicabs disappeared from the streets
and workers who had reported on theil
jobs went home.
Decide on Unofficial Strike.
Labor officials opposed the strike
but when the workers arrived for duty
this morning they talked the situation
over and decided on the unofficial
strike. probably to last "a hours
Stores began to close gradually
chiefly in the workers districts, while
housewives rushed to put in supplies
The basic services, such as water, light
gas. telephones and railroads, were moi
affected.
Special measures were taken to as.
sure the populace of bread, gas, watel
and electricity, with military service.
delegated to those tasks.
The workers threatened to continue
their strike longer than "a hours i
the government failed to take meas.
ures against the Rightist elements &C.
cused Of provoking yesterdays dis
orders.
Although officials Of the Genera
Workers Union, which is Socialist, op
posed the strike, the Syndicalist Ma
tional Labor Federation favored it.
Police reports said several shot
were fired on workers in the Cuatr
Caminos district, but that no on
was injured.
BY noon normal life in Madrid wa
paralyZed.
The iron shutters of shops alon
the main streets were closed and irol
grills were rolled down over store win
dows.
Shortly after noon the subway wa
shut down, forcing thousands to wal
home.
A small truck carrying copies Of tn
monarchistic newspaper ABC wa
burned in the Gale de La Aduna, an,
Gee CDATN Do1o oN
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Ritter Vote
Party Lines Split in Bal.
loting on Ousting.

The roll call on which Judge Hal
sted L. Ritter was convicted today on
the last Of seven House impeachment
charges follows:
For conviction:
Democrats: Adams, Ashurst, Bach
man, Bailey, Bilbo, Black, Bone
Brown, Bulkley, Bulow, Byrd, Caraway
Chaves, Clark, Connally, Coolidge
Dieterich, Donahey, Duffy, Fletcher,
George, Glass, Guffey, Harrison,
Hatch, Hayden, Holt, Lonergan, Ma
loney, McAdoo, McGill, McKellar,
Minton, Murphy, Murray, Neely,
O'Mahoney, Pittman, Radcliffe, Rey-
nolds, Robinson, Russell, Schwellen-
bach, Sheppard, Thomas, Utah; Tru-
man. Wagner, Walsh, Wheeler,
Total, 40.
Republicans: Borah. Capper, Cou-
sens, Frazier, Norris-Total 5.
Progressive: La Toilette.
Farmer-Labor: Shipstead.
Total-56.
For acquittal:
Democrats: Burke, Copeland, Ger
~, King, Long, Moore, Overton, Smith
Thomas, Okla; Van Nuys-Total, 10.
Republicans: Austin, Barbour, Carey,
Davis, Dickinson, Gibson, Hastings,
Hale, johnson, Keyes, McNary, Met
calf, Nye, Steiwer, Townsend, Vanden-
berg. White-Total, II.
Farmer-Labor: Benson.
Total for acQuittal-2s.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Commission Gives Notice
After Rejecting Capital
Transit Plea.
BUS STOCK LIMITED
TO ST PER SHARE
Total Would Be $475,912, In.
cluding Car Company Note
Owed North American.
BY DON S. WARREN.

Before the Public Utilities ComnlH-
sion will approve merger of the Capt.
tai Transit Co. and the Washington
Rapid Transit Co., the two concerns
controlled by the North American Co.
must slice $63,00O of their latest con-
solidation agreement and make other
important changes in the plan.
Notice to this effect was sent to the
Capital Transit Co. today by the
commission-after a special meeting
at which the company petition OF Feb
ruary was rejected. The commission
outlined briefly what proposals 1t stood
willing to accept.
The street car company will be per-
mitted to pay no more than 81 per
share for stock of the bus concern, in
stead of $40 and this added to pay
ment of a note of the w. r. T. owed
to the North American Co. for 1927, =
253.87, would raise the total cost to
$475,91287.
This figure deals only with the d.
237 shares held by ]. E. Baker Of New
York. Purchase Of 375 minority
shares would raise the total to $478.-
53787.
S539.623 Proposition.
The Capital Transit Co. sought two
months ago to pay s539,623 for the
stock. plus assumption Of the North
American note. In September. 1884
the first contract proposal since the
street car merger was for payment OF
S843, 900, or about $367 900 more than
the commission said today it was will
ing to approve. That price the COM
mission promptly rejected.
Whether the companies will agree
to the commissions plan could not be
aScertained today. President John H
Hanna Of the street car company was
out of town as was his principal aide
j. E. Heberle. Commission advisers
anticipate approval.
An important provision on which
the commission will insist, If the Capt.
tai Transit Co. agrees to amend it,
proposal, is that physical merger OF
the properties must take place at once
so the riding public may have inter.
changeable use of the Sixteenth street
bus lines and the operations of the
street car company.
Details will be incorporated In the
final commission order, but members
said today they would require free
transfers to the extent they exist be.
tween lines Of the Capital Transit Co
In other words, a passenger boarding
a Sixteenth street bus, paying II
(See MERCER. Page 81
Evening star., 1936-04-17
DESTROYER COLLISION
PROBERS ARE NAMED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, P. L, April ia board
OF inquiry to investigate the collision
between the destroyers Whipple and
Smith Thompson was named today by
Admiral Orin G. Murfin, commander
in chief Of the United States Asiatic
Fleet.
The board, with Rear Admiral Ed
ward j. Marquart presiding, will meet
Monday at the Olongapo Navy Yard.
The destroyers collided Tuesday
night As miles northwest Of Negra
Point, at the northwestern tip of Luzon
Island. Navy officials said no one
was injured
The Whipple, commanded by Lieut..
Comdr. T. G. w. Settle, stratosphere
balloonist, proceeded to Olongapo un-
der its own power, while the Smith
Thompson, its engine room flooded,
was towed by the U. S. s. Parker.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Charges that the only purpose of the
Ellenbogen rent control bill for the
District is to create nice, juicy jobs, -
were made today by Representative
Taber, Republican, Of New York, as
the House began consideration of a
special rule designed to bring the
measure to an early vote.
Taber described the bill as an
orphan" and declared in the three
days it had been debated in the House,
not Legitimate argument" had been
advanced in its favor. He urged the
members not to vote for it because OF
their resentment against any one.
Cox Glad Issue Is at Head.
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
Georgia. said the bill was 'repugnant'
to his sense of justice, but in spite OF
that he was glad the rule had been
reported to bring the issue to final de-
termination.
st am astounded that such a pro-
posal is presented" he said. Nothing
worse ever came out Of Russia"
Representative Hoffman, Republican
Of Michigan, said he could not under
stand why, if the District Is properly
governed, members of Congress and
others who came here can't get &C
commodations at reasonable" rates
He declared at the last session of Con-
greSs he lived in "a ohle in the wall,
and paid twice as much rent as the
former tenant.
The rule was granted by the Rules
Committee at the request of Chairman
Norton of the District Committee te
prevent Representative Blanton, Dem.
ocrat, of Texas, from continuing his
f1libuster against the bill.
Actions Held Regular.
Blanton today defended his action
declaring everything he did was in
strict accordance with House rules
He said the rent measure was closely
linked with the Sisson bill to repeal
the red rider" to the 1885 District
appropriation act, which would put
Communism back into ITS District oi
Columbia public schools"
Chairman O'Connor Of the Rule.
Committee explained that the rule wa,
granted to expedite the business of the
House, pointing out that an ''arduous
filibuster" had been carried on against
the rent bill which already had taken
three days. He declared, however, that
that rule was not intended as prece-
dent, and that it was not the purpose
Of his committee to grant special rule:
in the future for consideration of Dis
trict legislation, since the District has
two regular days each month in the
House.
This is not strictly gag rule,
O'Connor said. There has been more
debate on this bill already than given
an ordinary bill"
Debate to Last an Hour.
Debate on the special rule was tt
last an hour. If it Is adopted, the
Ellenbogen bill will be considered
Immediately, and its fate determined
an hour and half later.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
O'COnnOr Is Forced
To Obtain Roll Call
To Stop Roll Calls

House Republicans had a good
laugh today at the expense Of
Chairman O'Connor Of the power
full Rules Committee.
O'Connor had reported a spe-
cial rule designed to stop roll
calls and other filibustering tao
tics by opponents Of the District
rent control bill. He said the
rule was intended to expedite the
business Of the House.
But after an hours debate on
the rule the House, on a division
vote, turned it down, so to 40. In
q final and desperate effort to
prevent its ultimate defeat,
O'Connor was forced to make a
point of no quorum and force a
roll call. requiring 40 minutes.
A roar Of laughter came from the
Republican side. The rule was
adopted on the roll call, 1913 to 90.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Belgian Cobbles
Lose as Progress
MoUes UpP Street
ID. G.. Commission Di.
rects Pairing Program
to Proceed.

Setting aside sentimental considera-
tions, the Commissioners today di-
rected the Engineer Department to
proceed with its program for replace
ment Of the Belgian cobblestoneS on
P street, between Twenty eighth street
and Wisconsin avenue, with modern
paving, thus rejecting protests from
numerous Georgetown residents.
Former Commissioner Sidney F.
Taliaferro, John Ihlder, Constantine
Mcclure and other Georgetown resi-
dents earlier this week pleaded with
the Commissioners to preserve the his
toric pavement, contending it en-
hanced the value Of one Of the Capt.
tails historic residential streets.
They asked that at least the work
be delayed until some future time
when the Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway and the proposed drive along
the Virginia side of the Potomac we're
completed, figuring those two develop
ments would tighten traffic congestion
in Georgetown and lessen the need
for a traffic type of pavement on the
four blocks of P street
Plane for repaving P street were
approved last month by the Com
missioners. Today they directed their
secretary, Roland N. Brennan, tc re-
turn the files to the Engineer Depart
ment. which means the work will be
started in due course. Commissioner
Hazen explained that the new P Street
Bridge, built at considerable cost, was
a part Of the plan to improve the
street for traffic purposes.
Fears that the paving plan would
mean cutting down of numerous large
trees were allayed by Engineer Com
missioner Sultan, who declared there
was no provision in the plan involving
street widening.
The cost Of replacement of the old
paving was estimated roughly al
$32,500.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Beauty's Tip Jails 2 in Paris
For 81 ,5O7, ,938 U. S. Theft
State Department Asked to Aid Efforts
to Estradite Supposed Members
of Bond Bandit Ring.

which stole 81, ,456, 900 in United States
Treasury notes from a runner Of the
Bank Of Manhattan January %, 1885.
Eight Treasury notes valued at
$4,000 were in possession Of the
pair when they were taken In Gus
tody, the New York police report said.
French authorities have not reported
the names of the men, but designated
one as q Czechoslovakian and the
other as Hungarian.
The arrest Of q third man in New
York on March 81, following 'tip"
from the Monte Carlo woman, led to
the expose. the police disclosed.
Booked as David Frank Of New
York, the third man was charged with
conspiracy In an attempt to sell $245,-
900 worth Of stolen securities.
The police said they expected the
(See BEAUTY. Page 81
Evening star., 1936-04-17
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 17.-Police Of
ficials sought a tighter grip today on
two men, under arrest in Paris, as
suspected members Of an international
bond theft ring which dealt in mil
lions of dollars worth Of stolen Sc
curities.
An official representing Police Com
missioner Lewis ]. Valentine an
nounced the detention Of the men last
night and requested cooperation Of
the State Department to make GER
tain Paris authorities would hold
them. Information from a beautiful
woman with a villa in Monte Carlo
and the Prince of Monaco, he said,
led to the arrests.
The commissioners representative
said it was believed this was the ring
Evening star., 1936-04-17
NEW JERSEY TRAIN
HELD Up BY SEVEN
Baggage Car Safe RifIed Of
$500 After Bandits
Swing Aboard.
BY the Associated Press.

.
NUTLEY, N. J., April 17.-Seven
bandits, armed with sawed-off shot
guns and revolvers, looted the baggage
car safe of an Erie Railroad train to-
day in a daring morning robbery at a
tiny station in the heart Of a resi-
dental section.
First reports, obtained from Newark
detectives, set the amount of the loot
at $4,000, but subsequent official in
formation was that the gunner OBJ
tanned only $956.55 for their trouble.
This figure came from State police,
who said the loot was composed of
one $500 package of coins, two 5000
packages Of coins, one $50 package
of bills and another package of $6.55
in coin. State police said a package
of X-ray equipment, valued at $50,
also was stolen.
Railway Express Agency officials
said the money was en- route to the
Peoples National Bank of Belleyille
from the Federal Reserve Bank in
New York. They said it was carried
by train to Paterson and there trans
ferred to the Newark branch of the
Erie.
Robbers Work Swiftly.
Witnesses said the robbery, staged
at the Walnut street station at 9:49
am, took only few minutes.
The gunner, hidden behind shrub
berry on either side of the station, came
out in the open when the train pulled
in and covered the train crew and
Station Master William Sutherland.
Two of them entered the baggage car
and disarmed George F. Duffy, the
messenger-g guard. Three remained on
the station platform and the other two
waited in the automobile in which the
gang escaped.
'I went out to meet the $40 (the
trains number)," Sutherland said
later. Duffy had the baggage car
door PARKWAY open to hand some let
ters to me. The first thing I knew,
man came up from behind and
showed a sawed-of shotgun into my
ribs and told me to stick up my
hands Two others covered Duffy.
He didn't have a chance.
Passengers Not Bothered.
1.-TWO men got in the car, and one
went to the rear and turned off the
angle cock to prevent the trains mov-
ing. They didn't bother the paSsen-
gers. After they rif1ed the safe they
fed in their big car"
Robert Cummings of Jersey City,
crane engineer for the Erie, was board
ing the train at the station.
"A fellow with two silver revolvers
told me to stand back" he said.
He described the gunman as man
about 36 years old, S feet 10 inches
tall, with blond hair and long, mar
row face. He said he wore light
brown suit. Another of the group, he
said, carried a half dozen small can
vas bags to carry the loot and wore
smoked glasses.
Clerks See Crime.
John Super of Clifton and Edward
j. Murphy of South Paterson, clerks
employed at the Walnut Street Sta
ton, alighted from the train in time
to see the hold-up.
"As the train came in, Murphy and
(See HOID-UP. PAGE 81
Evening star., 1936-04-17
WEATHER TO STAY COOL,
WITH So HERE TONIGHT
Skies to Remain Clear for Next
4S Hours, According
to Forecast.

With the mercury expected to drop
to 36 degrees tonight continued cool
weather is in prospect for the Capital
during the next 48 hours, the fore
caster said today.
Under clear skies the temperature
probably will not go much above SO
this afternoon. while tomorrow, also
scheduled to be fair, win be about the
same.
Yesterdays maximum was 81 re-
corded at 1870 pm. A gusty north
west wind, that reached a velocity OF
more than 40 miles an hour at times,
detracted from the suns warmth.
Evening star., 1936-04-17

6y the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 17-Great Britain
agreed today to enter discussions on
Turkeys request to remilitarize the
DardanelleS.
The agreement was given In q note
handed the Turkish Ambassador. In
it, the British government stated that
although it must first consult its do
minions, it was prepared to enter into
discussions without delay thereafter.
In what was interpreted as an OBJ
lique reference to Reichsfuehrer Hit
Ter of Germany, the British note made
an appreciative reference to Turkeys
method of approach.
1t expressed gratitude that the Turk
ish government had used legal instead
Of other means Of attaining its OBJ
jective.
Authoritative quarters said that the
words without delay were inserted
deliberately.
Remilitarization Of the DardanelleS
was denied to Turkey by the Lausanne
treaty, signed in 1928, to supplement
the original treaty by which Turkey
made its peace with the allies at the
end of the World War.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Jobs TERMED AIM
OF RENT MEASURE
House Starts Consideration
of Special Rule for
Early Vote.
BULLETIN.

BY a roll call vote of 1913 to 80,
the House today adopted a special
rule designed to check further fl
clustering against the District rent
control bill.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
DOUBLE BLOSSOMS DUE
TO BE DISAPPOINTMENT
East Potomac Park Cherry Trees
Damaged by Water, Sur
vey Reveals.

The double blossom japanese cherry
tree display in East Potomac Park will
be disappointing this year, park au-
thorities predicted today.
Examination by horticulturists yes
terday revealed damage by the flood
and cold rains indicating that scarcely
more than 20 per cent of the normal
number of blossoms will appear during
this week end.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
BRITAIN TO DISCUSS
TURKISH FORTIFYING
Agreement Regarding Darda-
nelles Depends on Replies
From Dominions.
BULLETIN.

PARIS, April II CR.-The Ha-
vas (French) News Agency corre-
spondent at Istanbul reported to-
day that a Turkish army entered
the demilitarized zone of the Dar-
danelles yesterday. The alleged
military movement (Which would
be in violation of the Lausanne
treaty. was decided upon, said the
Havas correspondent, at a meeting
Wednesday of President Kamal
Ataturk and his cabinet.
Evening star., 1936-04-17

German Military Ship Cracks Up
Near Biel, Switzerland.
BERLIN, April II P.-The Ger
man air ministry announced today
three men were killed and two seri-
ously injured in the crash Thursday
night Of a German trimotored mill
tary plane near Bel, Switzerland.
The communique explained the
plane, on a training cruise, got over
Swiss territory by mistake through a
fault that developed in its directional
apparatus.
Evening star., 1936-04-17
Clerks See Crime.

Clerks See Crime.
John Super of Clifton and Edward
j. Murphy of South Paterson, clerks
employed at the Walnut Street Sta
ton, alighted from the train in time
to see the hold-up.
"As the train came in, Murphy and
1Caa u0Tn-TTP pace 81
Evening star., 1936-04-17
WEATHER.

Fair slightly colder tonight, with mini
mum temperature about SO degrees; to-
morrow fair; gentle to moderate west and
northwest winds. Temperatures-High-
est, 81, at 1880 pm. yesterday; lowest, az,
at 6:15 am. today. Full report on page AT.
Evening star., 1936-04-17

(See HOLD-UP, Page So
Evening star., 1936-04-17

(See SPAIN, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1936-04-17
PLANE CRASH KILLS 3

(See LEAGUE, Page A.