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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-08
Windemere Township

Theodore Berg. August Erickson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Johnson of Lake
Wilson, spent the weekend at the
Oscar Carlson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Nyberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Anderson and children and
Mrs. Anderson were Sunday dinner
guests at the Nyberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Yngve and
Helen of Cambridge. Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Larson of Grandy, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Oman and SONS of Du-
luth, spent Sunday at the Nystrom
home.
Alma Hoff, who has been spending
some time at the Pulling home, left
for her home in Hinckley Friday.
Miss Berleda Christopher spent
Saturday and Sunday at her home in
Pine City.
Alfred Keuton left for his home in
Ozark. Mo-, last Thursday.
Herbert and Gene Mossberg of Min
neapolis. spent Friday at the e. L.
Mossberg home.
The Carl Dahlen family spent Sun
day in Duluth.
Mrs Tracy Street and Miss Sigrid
Overland called at the Nyberg home
Wednesday evening of last week.
The M. E. Young Peoples Society
will give a Leap Year candy social
at the church Friday evening, Oct.
16. Boys bring boxes. Everyone well
come.
Morning services and Sunday school
Sunday morning.
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renee Goring of Willow River, were
Sunday afternoon visitors at that
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Brooks of Colo
RADIO, and Mrs. Fore and Mrs. Regen-
aid of Pine City, visited recently at
the Bake home. The ladies are
aunts of Mrs. Arnvald Bake.
The Swede Park Luther League will
meet Friday evening, Oct. 8, at the
church. Unless other plans are ar
ranged there will be a program and
refreshments served.
son, Leo, and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Edlund came Friday evening from
Winthrop to visit at the Per Larson
home over the weekend. During that
time they also visited other relatives
and friends here and at Friesland
Mrs. Wickstrom is a niece of Mrs.
Larson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ackman Wis
tied Mrs. Leon Jurek at Sturgeon
Lake Friday afternoon.
Tie following visited Mrs. Per Lar
son last Thursday evening, the oc-
casiOn being her birthday anniver-
sary: Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs.
Anne Anderson, Helen and Arlene,
Mrs. Sam Kron, Mrs. Charles Runquist
and Joey, Mrs. Swan w. Olson and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Larson and Alyce
Elaine.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Markville Lutheran Church.

Morning worship, Sunday, Oct. II
1870 a. m.
The Confirmation class will meet
Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1920 a. m.
Choir practice Wednesday evening
at the church. The time has been
changed from Thursday to Wednesday
for this meeting.
The Ladies' Aid will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Amanda Carlson
Thursday, Oct. Is. The meeting will
begin at 2:3O p. m.
Kingsdale Lutheran Church.
Evening worship Sunday, Oct. is, at
p. m.
Sunday school every Sunday at
1920 a. m.
The Confirmation class will meet
Saturday, Oct. 10 at p. m.
On Thursday evening, Oct. 8, the
young people of the Mission Covenant
church will give a program at the
Kingsdale Lutheran church. This
meeting will constitute a regular
Luther League meeting. Everyone is
invited.
West Keene Lutheran Church.
Worship, Sunday, Oct. II at $3.50
p. m; Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. All
who wish to be confirmed in the
spring are urged to be present at the
Sunday school.
PAUL ]. r. PETERSON, Pastor.
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MCPHERSON

Mrs. Champagne visited Mrs. Pete
Virgins Saturday.
Mrs. S. Virgins visited Mrs. Pete
Virgins Sunday afternoon.
Margie Virgins stayed over Satur-
day night with her grandmother.
Buddie Casadont went to Duluth
Saturday.
Matt Eastman worked for Mrs. S.
Virgins last week.
Mrs. Bohlin called on Mrs. Casa
don't Sunday evening.
Nemadji Saturday.
Rogie Virgins visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Beaudry Sunday evening.
Miss Larsen and Mrs. S. Virgins
were supper guests at the Gust Bohl-
in home Wednesday evening of last
week.
E. J. Miller and family visited at
the H. E. Peterson home Wednesday
evening of last week.
H. E.. Peterson accompanied Mr..
Reims to ST. Paul Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Miller and Nor
man and Ada motored to st. Paul
Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Miller.
Miss Esther Casadont came home
last Thursday from twO-weeks visit
with her aunt and cousins, Mrs. Berg
er and family of Danforth.
Mr.. Wahlquist went to Kerrick
Friday for a two days visit with his
son and family. From there he went
to Danforth to spend the winter with
his daughter, Mrs. Berger.
The extra gang and painters are
painting the water tank here on the
Great Northern railroad.
Warner Wahlquist visited in Dan
forth Sunday, taking his father to the
home of Mrs. Berger.
Mrs. Champagne spent Saturday with
Mrs. S. Virgins.
Mrs. Johnnie Beaudry papered her
house recently.
Earl Maheu spent the weekend at
home with his mother.
Mrs. Peter Virgins visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Casadont. Friday afternoon.
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CLOVER TOWNSHIP
Lem and Ben Irons went to Hibbing

Lem and Ben Irons went to Hibbing
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Westlund went
to Minneapolis last Saturday. She
spent the day at the Kenneth Sacre
home while he was working for Sears,
Roebuck & Co. They went to Fari-
bault Saturday night and returned
Monday morning to Minneapolis,
where he worked Monday and Tues
day.
The alderman family spent Sun
day at the Clyde Daley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Sacre and
Curtis Alderman spent Sunday night
and part of Monday at the F. l..
Sacre home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lyon and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Sacre returned from
their northern trip Tuesday of last
week. They report very nice vaca-
ton and good alfalfa and clover
seed crop in the Baudette and Carp
country.
Maurice johnson came from camp
to spend the weekend at home.
Jim Dawson, Alice, Marion and
Mrs. Ben Irons and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Irons and baby were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nelson
Sunday.
Howard Reece spent the weekend
at his home in Sunrise.
Mr. and Mrs. Sacre were dinner
guests at the John Stewart home Sun
day.
Hugo Waechter and Rex Barr of ST.
Charles, visited at the Ben Irons home
Friday on their way home from Bear
River where they had been visiting
Mrs. Frank Irons went to Sholes
Nebr., to attend the funeral of her
brotherin-law. Mr.. Irons had just
returned from attending the funeral
of a cousin in st. Charles.
Mrs. Irwin Westlund, Mrs. Ed West
lund and Mrs. F.. L. Sacre called on
Mrs. Geo. Brown >and Mrs. Earnest
Kroger Wednesday afternoon of last
week.
Mrs. Does parents of near Chicago
visited her recently. She went with
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them to Michigan to visit her brother
and returned Saturday.
Mr.. Schmidt called at the Ed Thorn
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur Frye went recently to
st. Paul to live as her husband has
work there now. Alfred Frye has gone
there to look for work also.
Chas. Robertson, Allen Ide and
Manley Thorn went to Duluth We'd
nesday of last week on business.
Gordon Christensen returned to the
Alderman home from the Cities Sun
day evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-08

All departed wishing Mr.. Haugen
many more such happy birthdays.
Those from away who attended the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Upsal of
Cokato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Setterman Of
Albert Lea, were weekend visitors at
the VIM. Sjodahl home. Mrs. Setter
man and VIM. Sjcdahl are sister and
brother. The Settermans' last visit
here was Is years ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-08

c. NJ Henley of Pomona, Calf,
is a guest at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Anna Beeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Hanson
spent last Thursday at the home Of
her mother Mrs. Paul Marohn at Den
ham. On Friday they were business
callers in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Svardahl enter
tanned Mrs. Anna Beeman and son,
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. A. EngebO and
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Svardahl and
Donald Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Engebo were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Bar
Der at Kerrick Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hanson were Wis
itors at the Engebo home Sunday eve
ming.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-08

School board meeting September "a,
1886.
All members were present. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
On motion seconded and carried,
the following bill was allowed:
M. L. Melberg, freight and ex-
On motion seconded and carried,
Caroline Stepan was elected office
clerk at $25 a month.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the salary of the treasurer be $S5.
Moved, seconded and carried to ask
the federal government for $4,000
and the Districts contribution to be
$4,000 to build an addition to the
school building, to finish the first
floor and leave the basement and the
top floor unfinished.
On motion seconded and carried,
the board adjourned.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk
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PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
Dist. No. 81.

Dist. No. 81.
School board meeting September 10.
1886.
All members were present.
Moved and seconded that we do
not take any more outside pupils in
the grades than are registered up to
the present time. Carried.
Moved and seconded that we elect
Fred Reuer bus drived for the south
route at $50 month.
Moved, seconded and carried that
we buy two new typewriters and "a
chairs.
Moved and seconded that we pay
for hard maple wood. 1925. and for
hard maple, oak and birch mixed, IS
a cord
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ.
w. C. EHMKE, President.
H. NORTRUP. Clerk.
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SAND CREEK
Celebrates Anniversary.

The Gustav Hegberg home was the
scene of large gathering last Thurs
day afternoon when friends and neigh
bors met at combined housewarming
and birthday party for Mrs. Hegberg,
it being her siXtieth birthday ami
versary. Their new house which re-
places the one destroyed by fire early
this spring is now complete and they
are comfortably settled in their new
home.
Following refreshments, purse OF
money, besides various other gifts
were presented to Mrs. Hegberg to
mark the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hegberg are apprecia-
tive of the many acts of kindness
shown them by their friends.
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PARK TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Nels Berg entertained friend
from st. Paul over the weekend.
Miss Astrid Olson left recently for
Minneapolis where she will be en-
ployed
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Matthes we're
Sunday evening callers at the Chas.
Marotz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Thomson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Matthes were last
Thursday evening callers at the Emil
Olson home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-10-08

School board meeting september II,
1896.
All members were present except
DR.. w. C. Ehmke. w. w. Ogilvie
acted as chairman of the meeting.
The minutes of the two last meet
ings were read and approved as read
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that we hire Kathryn Barich
to take the place of Miss Wenstrom
who resigned; salary $105 a month.
Moved and seconded that we levy
$4,000 for running expenses and $1,000
for deficiency. Carried.
On motion seconded and carried
the treasurer's bond was approved.
The bonds of the following bus
drivers were approved: Belling,
Waletzko and Christensen.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the bus drivers shall not go faster
than 80 miles an hour while trans
porting pupils.
Moved, seconded and carried that
the superintendent request the bus
drivers to carry liability insurance.
On motion seconded and carried,
the following bills were allowed:
Duluth Typewriter Co., supplies $12.4O
M. L. Melberg, freight and ex-
press ............ .......... 1914
Mimi. Power & Light Co., serv-
ices for August ............ 900
E. B. Linsley, stationery ...... 22.63
j. r. Stanton Lbr. Co., supplies 50.47
American Book Co., text books 1882
N. w. Blaugas Co., 2 cylinders 9.45
United Chemical Co., supplies. 1890
United Chemical Co., supplies 31.3S
E. M. Hall & Co., supplies -. 9.S5
Webster Publ Co.. supplies -. 26.67
Hougton Mifflin Co., text books 500
w. M. Welch Mfg. Co., supplies 31.19
Allyn & Bacon, text books -. 26.7S
Iroquois Publ. Co., text books. 1923
Willow River Telephone Ex.,
calls and rent ............. 4.20
/ Willow River Mere. Co., supplies 1914
American Surety Co., treasurer's
UOHu 0D.UU
Farnham Co., supplies ....... .156. SO
| st. Paul Book & Stationery Co.,
text DOCKS .124.3O
M. Anderson, teaching ........ 5000
American Publishing Co., pub
fishing proceedings ........ 1000
Ed. Test Bureau, supplies $50. Ill
CHM & Co., text books ....... 1888
Scott Foresman & Co., text
books ........ ............. 21.O6
McGraw & Hill Co., text books 1888
John c. Winston, text books >. 1852
Mentzer Bush, text books ...... $3.50
Ted Thompson, livery ........ lao
Ida Bachmann, magazines -. 24.35
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ.
w. w. OGILVIE,
hai ko.,
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(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swarmer visit
ed friends and relatives in Milwau-
kee, Wis, the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Cegla and family
were Sunday visitors at the Frank
Swarmer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Johnson of
Remer, were visitors at the Frank
Swarmer home Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of last week Edward
Swarmer returned with them home
and came back Saturday night.
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DENHAM
Luther League Organized.


On Friday evening, Sept. IS, group
met at the Arthur johnson home and
organized Luther League. Rev. Bur-
man and family and L. Wahlberg OF
Moose Lake, were present. The fol-
lowing program was given: Song,
Saviour Like A Shepherd Lead Us"
audience; song, my Faith Looks Up
to Thee" audience; Scripture reading
and prayer, Rev. Burman; song,
Nothing Between" Mrs. Burman and
Alice; reading, Receive Ye the Holy
Spirit Pearl Johns son; song,
wounded for Me-" audience; reading,
1.-The King and the Gypsy Woman"
Alice Burman; talk, "The Why,
Wherefore, and Need of Luther
League" Mr. Wahlberg; song, Rock
of Ages" audience.
After the program the following Of
ficers were elected: Vera Olson, pres
ident; Elmer Dahlstrom, vice presi-
dent; Pearl Johnson, secretary; Kath-
ryn Nordgren, treasurer; Doris john
son, news reporter.
| Twenty members were enrolled.
After this the Doxology was sung by
all and a prayer was offered by Mr..
Wahlberg and the Lords prayer by
all. Lunch was served and social
/ hour enjoyed.
The next meeting will be held at
the Oakbill church Wednesday eve
ming, Oct IA, at 8 o'clock. Program
will be given. Everyone is cordially
invited.
! The Oakhill Ladies' Aid will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndor
Friday afternoon, Oct. 16. A cordial
welcome is extended to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. F. Johnson, and
Mr. and Mrs. John Hagen drove to
Superior, Wis.,, week ago Sunday to
spend the day with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Peterson. Mrs. Peterson's brothers,
Phil and Albert Johnson, and Alden
Erickson, who are employed in Du-
luth, were also dinner guests there
that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francen, ST., Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed weinberg and Mrs. Egnor An
dersOn pleasantly surprised ions John
son Monday afternoon, Sept. %, the
occasion being his birthday anniver-
sary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Nelson and
Floyd, Jeanne, Jennette, Roger and
Amy drove to Renville last Thurs
day to visit Mrs. Nelson's aged par
ents a few days.
Mrs. L. ]. Larson and Alyce spent
few days of last week in Cloquet.
Art Jensen and family and Miss
Lucille Ness of Duluth, spent Sunday
at the F.. E. Anderson home and Mr..
and Mrs. Nemetz and Leone Peterson
of Moose Lake and Arlene and Law
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Harvey and Mylo. We're Sunday after
noon visitors at the Erick Holmberg
home.
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Keep informed by reading the
American.
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w. w. OGILVIE,
Chairman pro tenn.
H. NORTRUP, Clerk.
Evening star., 1936-05-16

florists make manure water by
placing quantity of the manure in a
barrel of water. The solution Is very
effective for unthrifty plants. On q
basis of actual nutriments, some Of
these prepared manures are just as
low priced as truckers stock and
much less apt to fill the garden with
weed seeds.
Japanese snowballs have a great
advantage over the ordinary kind be-
cause Of their freedom from aphids,
which curl the leaves Of the older
form so badly as to destroy their
beauty. It would be interesting to
know the reason why the Japanese
variety is free Of aphids; perhaps the
reason is the crinkly rugose leaves,
which are possibly unpalatable.
The Garden Clubs.
THOSE who have visited the Ia
koma Horticultural Clubs an
nual iris show, which will be open
until 9 pm. this evening, have been
amazed with the variety and splendor
of the flowers exhibited. Year after
year one feels that the new varieties
are nearing perfection, but this does
not appear to be really true. The
Washington area boasts some very
successful iris breeders, including ].
Marion Shull, B. Y. Morrison and
others. Some of the local seedlings
have become widely known and popu-
lar. The Takoma show Is being held
Evening star., 1936-05-16
GARDEN NOTES

ONE of the best means of control
for ants in their hills Is to punch
a hole in the mound and pour in a
little carbon bisulphide. If the hole
is closed, the gas formed will circu-
late through the colony and destroy
it. Carbon bisulphide may be OBJ
tanned at most drug stores.
Bait traps with two food compart-
ments, one for poisoned syrup and
the other for poisoned fat, are sue
cessful devices for fighting ants. The
ants carry the poisoned material to
their homes, where it destroys the
parent colony. These little traps may
be obtained in most garden stores.
Unfortunately. the worst type Of
ant, the termite, cannot be easily
combatted with poison. There is
available an excellent publication by
the Department of Agriculture on
termite control. This pest sometimes
attacks geraniums, chrysanthemums
and dahlias. eating out the pith and
killing the plants.
The Mexican bean beetle has been
a serious difficulty for gardeners in
recent years. When numerous, these
insects will quickly destroy bean
plants. For Q quick remedy for small
paintings. pyrethrum sprays are good.
For larger paintings, busting or spray
ing with magnesium arsenate IS the
accepted practice. Lead arsenate may
cause severe leaf burning.
Asparagus plants are either male
or female. Due to the drain Of flower
and seed production the female plants
bear smaller stalks. enough so that II
might pay the gardener to plant all
males. As the plants bloom the Sec
ond year it is not difficult to estab-
>hsh the sex.
Presumably, a little oil or carbon
bisulphide poured in the locust holes
would destroy these pests before they
finally emerge, but the proportion
would be hopeless on large scale.
Pulverized COW manure Is q safe
and effective material for use among
the flowers and the response Of plants
is truly remarkable. Greenhouse
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FIJI. A. FARM LOAN
RECORD IS SET
$500 Receive $1,179,000
During March-CaIifornia
Keeps Lead.

Modernixation loans made to farmers
by private financial institutions and
insured by the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration during the month Of
March totaled $500 for $l,l79, ,70l, q
new record.
Texas jumped from approximately
twentieth to second place. Washing
ton remained In third place, while New
York fell into fourth position. In this
group Q total Of 1,040 loans were re-
ported for California, amounting to
$439, ,463. Texas loans totaled $90, 900,
Washington totaled $4,000 and New
York $40,76l.
Previous to March record had been
established In January, when loans
totaled approximately $1.117.78l. Since
the inception Of the program 33.061
loans have been made to farmers,
amounting to $12.054,536.87.
he number and amount Of loans
made In the various States during the
month Of March follows:
Alabama, so, $10, ,296. ~; Arizona, 56,
SIS, ,765.72; Arkansas, 43, $17,973.39;
California, 1,040, $43s, ,463.3s: Colorado.
Evening star., 1936-05-16

$3,744.38; Nevada, S, s3,70813; New
Hampshire. 10, $3,43I32: New Jersey,
50. $l5.1s5.99; New Mexico, IL, S.
02.08; New York, 1873, $40,761.47:
North Carolina. %. $5.9o8.03; North
Dakota. 6. $1.4s2.05: Ohio. 2o3. $3s,-
s3s.8l; Oklahoma, so, $12,83725; Ore
gon, 100. $34.s99.95; Pennsylvania. 81,
SIC, 1850; Rhode Island, 10, $4,239.45;
South Carolina, 50, ss,l39.6l; South
Dakota, IL, $745.29; Tennessee. 81.
sll l,839.17; Texas, IA. $50, ,736.51;
Utah, 10, $8,202.43; Vermont. 20, So
755.55; Virginia, 81. $l4,243.57: Wash
Evening star., 1936-05-16

II, $9,141.40; Connecticut, Is, S.
327.29; Delaware, Z, IS. 5.33o.s3; District
Of Columbia, 2. $s86.s4; Florida, 80.
$28,124.13; Georgia, 63, $17,65722
Idaho. So, $13. .790.26: Illinois. 70, $15.-
854.67; Indiana, 1856, $50, ,77928; Iowa.
50, 1,235.64; Kansas, Is, $4,332.07;
Kentucky, 40, $ll,746.l0: Louisiana,
10, $l0.527.59; Maine, IL. $S,454.71:
Maryland. Q, $5,3s4.52: Massachusetts,,
%, $7.251.l0; Michigan, 90, $2S, $50. .73;
Minnesota, IS, s6.398.10; Mississippi,
50, $l3.779.28; Missouri, So, $40. .469. Is:
Montana, IA, $7,471.30; Nebraska. 10.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
HOUSING |S'HEtD
LOCAL PROBLEM
Wagner Measure Is Great
Step Forward, Grimm
/ Says.

Local governments, with their
greater knowledge Of housing condi-
tions and with the nearer response
bility Of their officials to the electorate,
can be far more efficient in dealing
with housing conditions than a gov
eminent distant in space and largely
unaware of local conditions, in the
opinion of Peter Grimm, New York
housing authority, who addressed the
sixteenth annual Conference Of the
National Association of Mutual Saw
ings Banks in session in Atlantic
City this week.
For more than three years subsi-
died housing has been carried on in
the theory that it was wholly the busi-
ness of the Federal Government" I"
Grimm said. That theory I never
shared. The clearance of slums, the
creation of subsidized housing and the
control of rents are matters which
seem to me almost wholly local in
character. Yet the desire for decent
housing, which involves these things.
leads persons impatient with the slow
process of educating local opinion to
invoke the use of Federal power
Nov, disregarding the constitu-
tional question involved in this invo-
cation Cfor after all the Constitution
can be amended), let US examine the
governmental question which it raises.
At bottom this is simply whether CEN
tralized or decentralized responsibility
will be in the long run be the more
likely to meet the needs of the situa-
ton. Furthermore, the challenge
which slum e. clearance and low-rent
housing offers to political ingenuity
is widespread; 1t confronts many local
governments.
1.-THE Wagner bill Is a great step for
ward in the difficult business and will
serve to strengthen that part of the
housing pattern which up to this time
has been notably weak. I could wish
that it recognize the principle that
must inevitably follow. namely. that
the local authority must also share in
the financial responsibility. That,
however will soon come.
with the Wagner bill in operation
and with the other real estate agencies
Of the Government operating to salts
faction, we have q program moving
along on all fronts. It will have taken
four years to get 1t under way. but that
is only day with SO difficult prob
lem"
Evening star., 1936-05-16
Soy Beans Paint Source.

Scientists. agriculturists and indus
trialists met recently in Chicago to
discuss the most rapidly increasing
farm product-the soybean. The pur-
pose Of the group is to advance the
use Of American farm products
through applied science. Stressed
particularly were the potentialities Of
the soybean as a human food and its
increasing importance as a source
for a paint oil.
Evening star., 1936-05-16
Mixing Rich Blue.

"oh Masters Blue deep. rich
blue that Is most effective for shutters
and doors-can be mixed on q white
base by adding Prussian blue, chrome
green and drop black. To this, more
white may be added II less intensity Is
desired,