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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
Windemere Township

Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Nyrud and daugh-
ter of Willow River, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Olson of Sturgeon Lake, visit
ed at the Chas. Swanson home Sun
day.
]. P. Clickner was a Saturday din
ner guest at the Nystrom home.
Myrtle and Harold Overland and
Mrs. Tracy Street spent Saturday in
Duluth.
Mae Upgren spent the weekend at
her home in Denham.
A group of friends and neighbors
gathered at the Backstrom home Sun
day afternoon to welcome them back
to Windemere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson, Mr..
and Mrs. John Anderson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gust Nyberg helped Mrs. John
Forsberg celebrate her birthday an
niversary Sunday afternoon.
Virginia Anderson spent Saturday
afternoon at the Ben Street home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Street and Oscar
Lloyd, d. C. Street and Mr.. Clickner
called at the Pulling home Sunday
dIIeTuOOH.
/ Virginia Anderson spent Saturday
night at the Schjeldahl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Pulling spent
Friday evening at the Nils Anderson
home.
t Eddie Maygren and Nils Anderson
were Duluth callers Saturday.
1 Doris, Junior and Donald Mossberg
spent Saturday evening at the Carl
DAZZLING home.
Mrs. S. Overland, Sigrid and Myrtle,
Mrs. Gerda Olson. Mrs. Tracy Street,
Carl Dahlen and Helen, Mrs. Art.
Mossberg and Mrs. Belle Dahlen and
Lewis spent Sunday evening at the
Forsberg home.
Bernice Dahlen spent the weekend
at the Breckheimer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Street were Fin
layson callers Sunday evening.
Ernest Nyberg called at the Tracy
Street home Wednesday evening of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art. Mosberg, Donald,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
State Capitol News
BY A. l. HARRIS

From certain quarters, Kenneth
Haycraft, director of the state bureau
of old age assistance, has been sub
jected to criticism for suggesting to
counties that those aged persons with
$500 to $500 III cash should not be
Immediately eligible for old age as
sistance.
One critic has attacked Mr.. Hay
craft on the ground that he is not en-
powered by law to make rules and
regulations of such a nature.
Mr.. Haycraft pointed out to this
critic in a recent release that the mat
ter in question issued in his bureau S
bulletin number five, part one, para
graph three is neither a rule nor a
regulation but suggestion to county
boards.
The suggestion was made, Mr.. Hay
craft has explained, so that those per-
sons in dire need first obtain assist
ance. The old age assistance director
pointed out that the whole question
is whether or not persons with $500
to $500 shall be given assistance
first or whether they should wait un-
til destitute persons actually in need
at this time are placed on the assist
ance roll. Mr.. Haycraft said at this
time many county boards are flooded
with applicants and should, in the
name of humanity, take care of the
destitute first.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

Russell and Joel and Lila and Lois
Dahlen visited at the e. L. Mossberg
home Sunday afternoon.
The Blomskog Ladies' Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. Charles Ander-
son, Friday afternoon, May 1. Every
one welcome.
The Blomskog Luther League will
meet at the church Friday evening,
May 1. A good program will be given
and lunch served. Come one, come
all.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
Oak Lake NeighbOrhOOd

Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Anderson were
Sunday dinner guests at the c. E.
Anderson home.
Oscar Ohlin returned recently from
Warroad, where he spent the winter
with his brother.
Arthur Lund called on his mother
Mrs. Gunhild Lund, Sunday afternoon
The Roy Barnett family have moved
to the Windemere community. Friends
here are sorry to lose these gooC
neighbors, but wish them much gOot
fortune in their new location.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
PARK TOWNSHIP

Miss Astrid Olson left Monday for
Minneapolis where she will remain
for a short time.
Swan Mattson returned from Min
neapolis last Thursday after spend
ing a few days there looking after
business interests.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Thomson were
pleasantly surprised at their home
Saturday evening when number of
neighbors came in to help them cele-
brate their wedding anniversary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
MCPHERSON

Mrs. S. Virgins came back to Nick
erson Friday, after visiting all winter
in Minneapolis with her daughters.
Robert Hogan was a caller in Nick
ersOn Monday.
Mrs. w. F. Becker visited Mrs. Edw
Beaudry Saturday.
Mrs. S. Virgins visited Mrs. Bohlir
Tuesday,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH

Elmer j. Johnson, Pastor.
The Oak Lake Ladies' Aid will meet
at the John Swenson home Friday.
May 1. Devotions will begin at 2
o'clock.
No services will be held in this par
Ism next Sunday. The pastor and the
delegates from the congregations will
attend the annual convention of the
Lutheran Minnesota conference in
Willmar this week.
me regular Sunday schools and
Bible classes will meet as usual next
Sunday. Join one of these classes
You cannot spend an hour on Sunday
more profitably.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

You may not be aware of it, but
there is law against having a cat
in food factory or in the kitchen
of a cafe.
At present the Dairy and Food de-
partment is conducting a sanitary
drive in the Twin Cities. 1t is con-
centrating on bakeries, ice cream fac
tories, and restaurants. Over a hun
dred sanitary orders have been issued
following analysis of food by G. A.
Vacha, state bacteriologist, under R.
A. Trovatten, department commits
sioner.
Cats, according to Mr.. Vacha, are
proving to be his greatest trouble.
Every food factory and restaurant
seems to have one or two or six on
the premises. 1t would not be so bad
if they were kept in the basement,
according to the bacteriologist, but
mostly they are given the run of the
plant and have access to all the food
left cut in the open. The places with
privileged cats have been ordered to
get rid of them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Bruno.
Bible study Friday evening at the
Murphy home.
c. E. Saturday evening at the Gault
home.
Sunday school at 10 a. M; service
at 11:15.
Ladies' Missionary circle will meet
at the Lingren home Tuesday, April
28th.
Kerrick.
Sunday school at 1 p. M; service
at 2.
Willow River.
Choir practice Thursday evening
Sunday school at 2:30 p. M; service
at s.
DAVID HARRINGTON, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

The Minnesota tourist business is
one of Minnesotas greatest industries.
Last year it is estimated that it
brought close to S9O,000,OOO into the
state. But to lure people to Mime
sota first it is necessary that the va
cation possibilities of the land of
lakes be publicized. That is the job
of George Bradley, tourists director.
And Mr.. Bradley works hard at it.
This year he is conducting a pub
licity campaign in II states bounded
on the east by Ohio and on the west
by Texas. Mainly Mr.. Bradley is
working through the newspapers.
Many of the papers will take stories
on Minnesota's vacation country for
the news value they contain. Eight
huge billboards are being erected in
logical spots and 1000 window panels
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

In Minneapolis and ST. Paul there
are considerable politically minded
gamblers who are offering even money
that Magnus Johnson will not poll
more than 10000 votes. 1t seems they
are basing their predictions on the
weak showing made by A. C. Townley
two years ago and also on the fact
that at the Farmer-Labor convention
a resolution was passed which de-
clared anyone seeking the party S
nomination at the primaries without
the conventions endorsement is an
enemy of the party. That Magnus is
a vote getter is indisputable in the
face of his past record. However, in
the view of the party's resolution and
the harmony which prevailed at the
party convention it is doubtful that
Magnus will give Elmer Benson, the
endorsed candidate of the party, much
serious opposition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

Another face has disappeared from
the political scene. 1t is that of
Claude Mckenzie, state senator. Sen
ator Mckenzie was an active member
of the Republican party and his pas
sing is mourned by host of friends
both in his own political ranks and
those of other parties. The Repub-
lican party will be hard put to fill
Senator McKenzie's place in the SEN
ate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

In connection with old age pensions,
the bureau has sent out bulletin
rapping the practice of certain agen-
cies in charging old age assistance
applicants for filling out application
blanks. Also the practice of some
banks of charging a dime exchange
for cashing old age assistance checks
has been publicly frowned on by the
bureau. The bureau considers such
practices to be distinctly unsocial. A
dime or a half dollar, it is true, is
considerable money to persons who
must live on less than $50 month.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23

The American goes in the mail
each Thursday; want your message
to go along?
Evening star., 1936-02-12
TAYLOR HELDLIkELY
TO SUCCEED ROBERT
Acting Head of Export-Import
Bank May Be Chosen As.
sistant Secretary,

William Chatfield Taylor, acting
head Of the Export-Import Bank of
Washington, was understood today to
have been selected as Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury to succeed
L. w. (Chip) Robert, jr., resigned.
No official announcement has been
made, but it was learned in reliable
quarters that Taylor will be named
soon. At the time OF Roberts recent
resignation he was in charge Of the
Bureau of the Mint and the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing.
Taylor is vice president of the
Export-Import Bank and has been
acting head since the resignation OF
George Peek.
Other changes in the Treasury De-
partment are possible, following the
resignation of F. Gloyd Await as
deputy controller of the currency. A
successor will be appointed soon.
Among those mentioned as possibilities
to succeed Await have been William
Prentiss, jr., supervising receiver of
the Division of Insolyent National
Banks, ONCE of Controller of the
Currency; Judge L. E. Birdzell, a
member of the Federal Deposit In
surance Corp, and Marshall Diggs OF
the p. D. I. c.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
Your Income Tax
Exemption Allowed Head of a Family.

Exemption Allowed Head Of q Family.
A head of a family is defined by
income-tax regulations as "an indi-
vidual who actually supports and
maintains in one household one or
more persons who are closely con-
nected with him by blood relationship,
relationship by marriage, or by adop-
ton, and whose right to exercise
family control and provide for these
dependent individuals is based upon
some moral or legal obligation" The
exemption allowed head of a family
Is $2,500.
The phrase 'in one household" may
be interpreted as meaning the tax
payers personal residence, an apart
ment, rooms in boarding house,
hotel, etc.
Under certain circumstances it Is
not necessary that the taxpayer and
his dependents live under one roof
during the entire taxable year in order
that the taxpayer may claim the
exemption.
If, the common home being main
tdlhCO, tllC pdIcHt 10 away Oii UuSIlcSS,
or child away at school or on a
visit, the exemption Is allowed.
Moreover. If parent Is obliged to
maintain his dependent children with
relatives or in a boarding house. while
he lives elsewhere, the exemption still
applies. II. however, without necessity,
the dependent makes his home else
where, the benefactor is not the head
Of q family.
The same ruling applies to husband
and wife living together" If occa-
sionally and Temporarily the husband
Is away on business or the wife on a
visit, the common home being main
tanned, the $2.50o exemption still
applies.
The unavoidable absence Of husband
or wife at saratorium does nat pre-
clude the exemption. But If the hus-
band continuously makes his home at
one place and the wife at another,
they are rot living together within
the meaning OF the revenue act.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
AVIATION BUREAU
UPHELD BY VIDAL
Answers "PoIiticS" Charge
in Hearing by Senate
Aircraft Body.
BY the Associated Press


The civic integrity Of the Bureau Of
Air Commerce was defended today by
Director Eugene l.. Vidal from the cry
of politics" sounded before the Senate
Aircraft Committee by Charles H.
Payne, a committee investigator.
Vidal, in an interview. said. "As far
as politics go. we've only replaced IA
men in two and a half years in our en-
tire service"
The Government Is gambling with
human life" by injecting politics into
the bureau, Payne declared in testi-
mony yesterday.
Payne. who made a 9,000-mile trip
around the country on domestic air.
lines on behalf of the committee, con-
cluded his testimony that ground aids
to aerial navigation are poor by shout
ing:
Take politics out of the Depart
ment of Commerce. It's gambling
with human life when politics enters
aviation in any form. Perhaps should
say the Department OF Commerce Is
butted into by politicians looking for
Jobs"
He asked that Commerce Depart
ment funds be spent for equipment
rather than attempts 10 develop an
"all-concrete, no-purpose $3.50 air
plane"
Payne, a New York flight engineer,
took the stand after Col. E. S. Cor
rell, chief of the Army's air staff in
France during the war and now presi-
dent Of the Air Transportation Asso-
ciation, had proposed a program for
development of ground equipment by
the Government.
Chairman Copeland of the commit
tee said, I'VE haven't had the CO.
operation from the operators we might
have had" in the accumulation of
material relating to air safety. We've
had to get lot Of our material
through pressure
Payne. reciting incidents he had
observed during his inspection tours,
said in one instance a weather OBJ
server in the Northwest had gone
hunting and left an assistant to note
conditions. The substitute, Payne
said, forwarded weather observations
for five days in advance.
He said unreliable weather reports
resulted from the type of personnel" :"
their lack Of training, laxity and
indifference and an almost complete
lack Of understanding of the require
ments of a pilot"
Evening star., 1936-02-12

Continued From First Page.)
quest for possible places to curtail
spending.
The purpose. he said, was to deter
mine what cuts can be made in: O)
Appropriations or authorizations that
affect the public debt; 20 appropria-
tionS affecting next years budget; 90
authorizations for Government bor-
rowing and lending.
What reductions will be announced
and what their effect will be On the
current campaign arguments between
those who condemn New Deal spend
ing and those who praise it were ques-
tions awaiting answer.
The controversy over this and other
policies continued today, with Sen
ator Hastings, Republican, of Della
ware declaring in a speech prepared
for delivery at Wilmington. Del, that
Mr.. Roosevelt was 'profiigate" who
"rushes on his wild career"
Secretary Ickes, an advocate OF the
administration spending policies. drew
another picture of the President-"a
man who bravely tits his lance against
special privilege and intrenched greed"
Congress marked time on the ques-
ton of taxes, awaiting Mr.. Roose-
velt's recommendations. Oficials
studying the subject talked of limiting
the tax bill to 100000 900 this year.
though they said $500, ,000, 900 would
be needed to clean up obligations in
CURED under the invalidated A. A. A.
and to finance subsidies provided In
the pending new farm bill.
The President last night signed a
deficiency appropriation bill carrying
$296, ,000, 900 to pay farmers for CROP
control contracts carried out prior to
A. A. AS death. Checks will 60 out
this week, officials said.
Reports Due Within Week.
In connection with the study to
curtail spending, the President said
he expected to receive some reports
from Bell within q week. He told
reporters no specific sums have been
mentioned as a savings goal.
A week ago Mr.. Roosevelt disclosed
that he had conferred with heads of
Government lending agencies to see
how much In Congressional authoriza-
tions could be Cancelled as no longer
necessary. He said this would be
more than q billion dollars.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
DEATH
DETAIL DOUBTED
Heiress Could Not Have
Fallen Into Position,
Doctor Tells Jury.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CARTHAGE, N. c., February IA
Belief that Mrs. Elva Statler Davidson
could not have fallen into the position
In which she was found dead by carbon
monoxide poison in her garage last
February was expressed by DR.. w. w
Marr in testimony today to the jury
trying the $500 900 suit over her will.
DR.. Mari was the physician first
called when a colored butler discovered
the death OF the Statler Hotel heiress.
Emanuel Eurch, the butler, testified
yesterday that the body was not moved
before DIR. Marr's arrival
Describing the position Of the body
as kneeling on the running board, the
upper part slumped on the floor board
DR.. Marr gave 1t as his opinion Mrs
Davidson could not have fallen into
that posture
Explains Arm Bruise.
Questioned about q bruise on Mrs.
Davidson's arm, he said it was caused
by hypodermic given her in an effort
to revive her.
Counsel for Mrs. Davidson's foster
kin, seeking TO break the will by which
she left her share of her fathers hotel
fortune to her husband, H. Bradley
Davidson, jr., indicated they would 60
exhaustively into the circumstances Of
her death.
Attorneys for the foster began
developing this line of testimony late
yesterday, over the strenuous objec-
ton of Davidson's counsel Earlier,
w. Barton Leach, Harvard law pro-
fessor who drew the will which Mrs.
Davidson executed IL days before her
death, had been subjected TO long
cross s-examination.
Leach Cross-Examined.
Leach, who was not called by Da-
Wilson's counsel, was ordered to the
stand as witness of the court" to
be cross-examined. The caveators
sought to show that Davidson had the
law professors aid in allegedly coerc-
ing his wife into making the will.
Leach testified the will was made
by Mrs Davidson without undue in
fldence from any one and that his
client expressed a desire to leave
everything she could" to her husband.
He said Mrs. Davidson was extreme
ly strong-Willed."
Details Of Mrs. DavidSon's death at
Pinehurst last February 27 after a
gay road house party SO far have not
varied from those presented at an ex-
haustive coroner's inquest which de-
termined that she died Of carbon
monoxide poisoning, but left open the
question of suicide, accident or foul
play.
COntesting viii.
Ellsworth Statler of England, q
foster brother, and 4-year-old Joan
Statler, a foster-niece, with Mrs
Catherine Statler of Tucson, Ariz.,
Joans mother, are contesting the
will.
DR.. w. M Marr of Pinehurst, who
was called when Mrs. Davidson's body
was found, has testified he found
superficial bruises on her thighs and
shins, but said carbon monoxide poison
caused her death.
Leach, who was on the stand sew
e1al hours. said he warned his client
in the Fall of 1884 against marrying
Davidson, basing his objections to the
20 years difference in their ages. He
said his objections were withdrawn,
however, before the marriage, jan
uary 3, 1885.
Evening star., 1936-02-12

n 70 ONE Is permitted to look
M behind those tall red velvet
VI curtains In the Supreme Court
Nor are there any holes In
them worth setting your eye to.
But the sharp-eyed lawyers, knowing
sign language and having noted GER
tain messenger activities lately, have
figured it all out. They know the
hidden explanation for the courts 8
fllibuster on the T. v. A. decision,
which has been delayed for two
weeks beyond the usual time for such
decisions.
Their dope is that the court
decided the case by pote in
chambers seueral tpeekssa ago. But
justices designated to ,prite the
opinions haue been hautng hard
Job trying to express precisely the
hairhne legal points inpolued.
Their opinions hGUe been rejected
and re,uritten time after time.
In other words, the pangs of author
ship rather than of doubt have held
things up.
The sign detectives have deduced
from this that the decision Is probably
against the Government, but not de-
cisively so (not like N. r. A. and
A. A A.. That is, they expect hair
line legal definition which may trim
many T. v. A. activities, but permit
| the hasic main stem nolicy tn he ron.
tinued.
Evening star., 1936-02-12
WORLD ARMS RING
DENOUNCEDBYNYE
Manufacturers Methods oil
Selling Termed "More
Than Corrupt"
BY REX COLLIER.

The Senate Munitions Committee
today was fitting together colorful bits
of testimony and written evidence into
what its chairman expects will be a
sordid picture of inside operations of
an international munitions ring
Glimpses Of the sales methods used
by certain manufacturers Of arms and
armament. revealed at committee
hearings this week. have led Chair
man Nye to describe the whole aspect
as more than corrupt"
Adjourning hearings until Monday,
members Of the committee staff today
were correlattng evidence concerning
employment of special" and rather
unusual" sales methods, as one arms
manufacturer characterized it. in
European and South American
countries.
Nye Blunt in Accusation.
Nye used the more blunt words,
bribery" and corruption, referring
to these unusual means of securing
foreign contracts for guns and ammu-
milton.
Samuel NJ Stone. president Of the
Colt Patent Firearms Corp, in re-
sponse to questions late yesterday,
conceded that an agent of the COM
pany had used rather unusual sales
methods" In two South American
countries in connection with contracts
for machine guns.
In the committees record are care
fully-worded letters from this agent
telling of inside arrangements" made
with unrevealed Latin American ma
tions whereby earlier sales resistance
had been overcome effectively. The
Evening star., 1936-02-12

agent indicated these arrangement"
had been resorted to with considerable
reluctance after usual methods of ap-
proach had failed.
A Colt agent in one South American
country, the records disclose, wrote his
company that the government there
was "corruptible."
Bribery Not in Arms Firms Alone.
Does bribery have to attend these
transactions-iSn't there any way to
stop it?" inquired Stephen Raushen-
bush, Investigator for the committee,
yesterday afternoon.
Il don't know how you'd start" re-
piled Stone. Il don't believe what you
refer to is confined to arms companies -
From the files of the Colt company,
the committee produced letter show
ing the Fabrique Rationale des Armes
de Guerre, Belgian manufacturer of
Colt machine guns. sought cooperation
OF the American firm in impeding
progress of the 1925 arms Limitation
conference.
The Belgian firm suggested that in
order to lengthen the controversies
land thus wear out, in the long run,
the bodies occupied with this question:
a very simple solution would be to
lead your government not to name
representatives or at least to
delay the nominations as long as pos
sible .. This matter. representing
for both of our companies extreme
importance, We do not doubt that upon
receipt OF this letter you will wish to
get busy Immediately in the high places
and have steps taken without delay
along the aforementioned lines, using
all influence possible"
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie"
Colt replied that it was "unwise to
approach the State Department" and
recommended that the best course was
to "let sleeping dogs lie"
A picturesque story of how agents
OF the international ring" use fair
ladies" to induce war ministers of GER
tain European countries to sign arms
contracts was revealed by the COM
mittee yesterday in a letter sent by a
British Army officer to Leo A. Codd.
executive secretary OF the Army
Ordnance Association.
The officer was Mai. Gen. ]. F. C..
Fuller, commander of British tank
forces during the World War.