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Evening star., 1937-06-17
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Strikers Hold Fisher Plant as
Union. Firm Heads Meet in
Farley.
1aTIey.
Rl the Associated Presx.

B, the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June 17-Sit-
down strikers continued q merry oc-
cupation Of the Fisher Body Co.'S Buf-
falo plant today while C. I. O. union
leaders and company officials met in
a conciliation conference which they
predicted would bring quick settle
ment.
Plant Manager Charles Hoehn said
he was ready to rehire Mrs. Ann
Robertson, whose discharge precipi-
tated the sit-down. c. I. o. Organizer
Hugh Thompson said the union would
hold out for restoration Of her full
seniority rights.
The nearly $50 strikers in the plant
ate oranges and ice cream, danced
to the strains of an employe brass
band and hung out Of windows to talk
with their families
An additional 800 workers at the
nearby Chevrolet assembly plant also
were idle in shutdown forced by lack
Of bodies to put on new cars. No dis
order was reported.
Evening star., 1937-06-17

stopped the mails and have opened
packages in the mails are absolutely
unfounded and viciously false"
In conclusion, Murray told the COM
mittee:
"Over 10000 steel workers are now
on strike with single demand being
made Of the four steel corporations
namely, a signed contract setting forth
the wages, hours and other working
conditions.
ITO this request, Tom Girdler, to-
gether with his associates in the other
steel companies, respond With guns,
private armies, murder. unequaled acts
Of terrorism and violence by hired
gunner and thugs.
Local officials acting in complete
cooperation and collusion with the
steel companies participate in this
fiagrant and wholesale violation Of
the most fundamental and elementary
rights Of the steel workers.
In dozens Of local communities
these steel barons have created armed
camps where any act Of violence on
the part Of their agents, including
wholesale murder Of innocent and de-
fenseleSs workers can occur with i'm
punity and without obligation to ac-
count to the law.
"A most serious situation presents
Itself at this time. The lives OF thou
sands Of American workers depend
on prompt action that should be taken
by the Federal Government. A serious
responsibility in my opinion, rests with
the Federal Government at the present
time"
Il. I deem it absolutely essential
and necessary for the protection OF
these American citizens who are par
ticipating in the present steel strike
that the steel corporations as we'll as
any other industrial outfit, be imme-
diately disarmed. There is absolutely
Evening star., 1937-06-17

no justification whatsoever for private
armies being countenaced In this
country. Such private armies are
merely the beginning and the first
step for the Fascist armies, which may
be desired by some OF the industrialists
Of this country. But the American
people have indicated what they
thought OF the views and policies OF
the Liberty Leaguers In November OF
1886.
q. There should be an immediate
and thorough public investigation OF
the tactics and policies being invoked
by these steel corporations in the
present strike. Let this investigation
include the activities and policies OF
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee and their agents. Such inves-
tigation should delve with complete
thoroughness into the violations OF
civil liberties, denial Of the right to
picket, importation of strike e-breakers
and use Of force by company guards
and thugs.
However, in this connection, such
investigation should not stop at merely
subpoenaing the lower officials OF the
steel corporations. Tom Girdler, Harry
Dalton, the Block brothers and Eugene
Grace, the die-hards who are behind
the present strike, should be sub
poenaed and Investigated and made
fully responsible for all the vicious
and illegal acts that have been com.
mitted by their corporations anc
agents.
There must be some public au.
thority strong enough to compel such
anti-social individuals as Tom Girdlel
and Eugene Grace to heed the law.
OF this country-the demands of over.
whelming public opinion, and to re.
frain from giving vent to their lust
for further bloodshed in this country.
wide industrial dispute"
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Hearing
Continued From First Page.)

ments of Steel Workers Organizing
Committee.
2. The alleged purchase Of NUM-
tionS and machine guns by the steel
corporations affected by the strike and
the importation OF streakbreakers
across State lines.
8. The subpoenaing Of news-reel
picture Of the recent clash between
Republic Steel Corp. strikers and Chi
cago police, which resulted in nine
deaths. The news reel will be shown
for the confidential information" Of
the Senate Committee. 1t was also
agreed to subpoena any Of the po-
licemen and witnesses to the fight
who can be identified.
After Murray had condemned the
arming of private citizens in strike
areas, Bailey declared:
Il think government should gov
ern, but when government fails law
abiding citizens are put to it,"
Murray replied little can be hoped
for from vigilantes when regular po-
lice massacre" strikers, as in the re-
cent Chicago fight at the Republic
Steel Co. plant. Murray then read
into the record newspaper account
of a suppressed news reel purporting
to show the police-not the strikers
started the fight which resulted in
nine deaths.
What started the trouble?' Bailey
asked. You don't think the police
killed these men for nothing, do you?"
Prepared to Prove It."
Il know that they did, and I am
prepared to prove it." Murray replied,
raising his voice in anger
Would you say police have a right
to kill man to prevent commission
OF felony?" Bailey then asked.
Il think you are unfair" Murray
shot back. If you will ask decent
questions will try to answer them.
I will say the police had no right
to kill any one in Chicago"
Chairman McKellar suggested they
return to the subject of the hearing
alleged interference with the mails at
Niles, Ohio.
Murray then began an account of
beating Of pickets in Youngstown,
Ohio.
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, inquired if all the
''beatingS were on one side"
Murray said he was willing to admit
beatings were administered on both
sides When he denied strikers had
gone to homes of non-strikers and
threatened their wives and children.
Bridges asked:
Would you be surprised to know
that. here in this room, we have
persons waiting to testify to such
beatings?"
Would you be surprised" Murray
countered, ito learn that we are
prepared to call men who have been
shot, beaten and manned by private
police?'
Murray charged there is an "un-
holy alliance" among the Republic
Steel Corp, Youngstown Sheet g.
Tube Co., Inland Steel Co. and the
Bethlehem Steel Corp to refuse to
enter into any contract with the
g. W. o. C.
Verbal agreements, he added, were
worthless.
Cites Number of Contracts.
He said 148 steel producing and
fabricated corporations have exc
cuted contracts with the S. w. o. C.
covering 385 900 emploves There has
Evening star., 1937-06-17
PHONE OPERATORS
CALL OFF STRIKE
Return to Work in Warren,
Ohio, After Receiving
Pay Raise.
Is the Associated Press.

ES the Associated Press.
WARREN, Ohio, June 17.-Tele-
phones jingled again today as 81
operators called off their strike, went
back to work to their switchboards
here with pay raises and began again
to ask for your number-and more
nickels
For eight hours yesterday the oper-
etors. demanding wage increases to-
falling $4,000 a year, paraded in a
jocular mood in front of the Warren
Telephone Co. Building while some
l0,500 receivers hung lifeless on their
hooks.
The Mayor, dog catcher and the
grocer spent day almost entirely free
OF telephone calls. Merchants couldn't
tell how much business they missed,
but Ralph Matter, manager OF the
telephone company, estimated that
the firm lost $4,000 calls of one kind
or another.
The Chamber of Commerce was
concerned by the effect of the strike
on business and took a hand in the
negotiations
AAC OPSidlOAS, LiSlllUSIS VI IIIG
Electrical Workers Union, an Ame,i-
can Federation of Labor affiliate,
asked increases totaling $4,000
year. The compromise, reached last
evening during what normally is the
crush hour of making, provided
increases totaling $4,000, retroactive
to June /.
The girls set up one of the hand
soonest picket lines seen in Warren in
many day. After the first breath
less moments the operators, dressed in
gay colors, settled down to an easy
routine. Chairs were brought up and
they leaned against the wall of the
building. Across the street members
Of the city fire department, enjoying
an unexpected treat, kept close eye
on the proceedings.
When it was all over and the girls
picked up their chairs and returned
to the sWitchboards the firemen
looked at the usual blank wall for a
while and then went inside.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
Brook Park High Life
Program Presented.

An interesting program was given
for the assembly last Thursday aft
ernoon with Helen Walker acting as
chairman. The program follows:
Talk on the Easter lily, Zylpha
Stevenson; vocal solo, Zana Klement;
group of poems, Ruth Mile Ziegler;
cornet solo, Elmer Ziegler, accOmpa-
MED by Dorothy Klement; song. pri-
mary class; recitation, group from the
primary class; drill, first and second
graders; group of poems, Ruth Mile
Ziegler; talk on the date for Easter
Doris Walker; recitation, first and
second graders; and dramatization
first and second graders.
The last few minutes of the period
were taken up with assembly singing
and a song, with the encouragement
of Mr.. Nuetzman, by the first and
second graders. Visitors at the pro-
gram were Mildred Anderson, Mrs
Finn, Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Lloyd
Vettling.
High School.
Zana Klement and Janet Karges
visited school during the past week.
A few minor changes have been
made in the curriculum, with the
junior English class meeting the first
period and the freshman English class
meeting the fourth period.
School closed last Thursday after
noon for Easter vacation and will open
again on April 5.
Primary Grades.
Gloria Fleming was the chairman
of the Little Citizens club recently
The second graders read 1.-THE
Easter Rabbit" to the first graders re-
Gently.
The pupils have health scene on
their sand table. They made pictures
of themselves and the only way they
can get through the gate into health
Land" is by following the health rules
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
u. S. Output Is Booming
in Stamps and Currency

Washington. - Booming business
has the presses in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing rolling day
and night to meet demand for
stamps and new currency.
Demand for two and three cent
stamps, according to postal officials,
is the highest since 1929. So far de-
mand for these stamps is 20 per cent
over that of the previous fiscal year.
Post office revenues, an official
said, may break the all-time record
of $50, 100000 set in 1880.
At the Bureau of Engraving, it
was revealed that from July to
November 80 daily average of So
100000 postage stamps had been
printed, compared with 45,000,000
in 1888. The daily average of Gig
arctic stamps was 32,000,000; for
tobacco stamps, 100000, and for
liquor stamps, 100000.
The daily average of new cur
rency printing was 100000, COM
pared to 100000 in 1888. A Treas
ury official attributed the increase
to more rapid circulation of money.
Two shifts are at work to keep up
the stamp supply. Three shifts have
been employed in producing new
seamen certificates required under
the Copeland safety-at-sea act.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
LAKE VIEW RIPPLES

Mr.. and Mrs. Peder Lcftness and
Mertus and Myrtle, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylverton Loftness were Easter din
ner guests at the Harold Rabe home
in Kroschel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivar Rostberg and Mel
vim, Mr.. and Mrs. Peder LOftness and
Mertus and Myrtle, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
F. Borchard and Mr.. and Mrs. SILVER
ton Loftness helped Harry johnson of
Kroschel, celebrate his birthday ami
versary Friday evening.
Esther Sawatzky of Hinckley, spent
Last Thursday evening and Easter at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Sawatzky.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Borchard spent
Easter at the Wenholz home in Pom
roy, the occasion being Richard Carl
tons baptism. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Wenholz.
Myrtle Loftness spent Saturday at
the SylvertOn Loftness home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Borchard and
Bunny were Good Friday dinner guests
at the Sylverton Loftness home.
Betty Carlson and little sister Of
Bass Lake. spent a few days recently
at the c. w. Sawatzky home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01

Some kind of a neutrality bill is
expected to emerge from conference
within the next week, but neither
conservative nor liberals are particu-
Larry sanguine as to the ultimate re-
suit. The Senate passed the Pittman
bill; the House chose the McReynolds
measure. OF the two, the Pittman
measure is considered more salts
factory to liberals, because it makes
embargoes mandatory. The other is
Objectionable to those who side with
the Spanish LOyalists, because it
would prohibit the collection of funds
to aid Civil war victims in any coun-
try-even nOn-combatants.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
AGED BIRD FOSSIL
SHOWS new SPECIES
Bone of Pigmy Falcon Is
Found in Nebraska.

Washington, D. c. - Nature was
kind to birds 100000 years ago.
In the relatively equable climate Of
the middle and upper miocene geo.
logical periods, it is indicated by
their scanty fossil remains, various
avian families developed wide di-
versity of form and size, the less
fit of which were exterminated in
the bitter cold of the long ice ages
which followed.
New evidence of this comes in the
form of a pigmy falcon just de-
scribed as a new species by DR..
Alexander Wetmore, assistant Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian institu-
ton. A single bone was collected
in a quarry in Dawes county, Ne
braska, where also were found fossil
bones of ancient horses and other
animals of the American midwest
in the miocene period. 1t was re-
ferred to the Smithsonian for iden-
LITIGATION.
Size of Sparrow Hawk.
Most of the falcons of the present
are relatively large and powerful
birds of prey. This species, DR..
Wetmore deduces from the fossil
bone, was about the size of the male
of the small race of the sparrow
hawk now found in Florida.
Other pigmy forms related to
birds still eXtant, DR.. Wetmore
says, have been found in the same
general period of geological time.
One was a chachalaca, distant
relative of the turkeys, one species
of which now lives in Texas. The
fossil form is less than half the size
of the modern species of this group.
Another is fossil oyster-catcher,
of about the stature of small sand
piper. Still another is form which
closely resembles the present Caro-
lima paroquet, but is only about
three-fourths as large.
Another fossil bird collected i n
the same general locality and de-
scribed by DR.. Wetmore as a new
species appears to have been an
exceptionally strong, predatory type
of hawk of group now repre-
scented only in the old world. 1t
also dates from the middle, or lower
part of the upper miocene period.
Few Fossils Of Birds.
The story of bird life in the past,
it is explained by Smithsonian or
nithologists, must be reconstructed
on very slender evidence. There is
none of the abundance of fossil ma
terial with which the story of man.
NAL life can be reconstructed. The
bones of birds were lighter and
more likely to decompose before
the fossilization process set in.
Moreover, birds were not so likely
to perish under conditions conducive
to their preservation as fossils.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
SANDSTONE BIBLE CHURCH

Sunday services, April Sunday
school, 10 a. m, all ages; morning
service, IL a. m, subject, Walking
With the Lord. Sixth sermon on the
first Epistle of John. We invite you.
Bring your Bible. 2 p. M, Bear Greek,
Sunday school. p. m, gospel service.
Come and hear the gospel in sermon
and song. Subject, ChristendOm's
Public Enemy Number One, the
Preacher Who Denies the Inspiration
of the Bible. The danger of modernism
in the pulpit.
Tuesday, 8 p. m, choir rehearsal.
Wednesday, 8 p. m, prayer meeting.
Friday, p. m, Boys and Girls club.
Friday, p. m, Young People.
r. DEURSEN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
Four Black Cats Worth
$4,000 to Some Family

San Francisco. - Four black cats
will mean a modest fortune to some
San Francisco family if the terms of
the will of Shirley Moore, fifty-seven
years old, retired postal clerk who
died recently, are carried out.
81 bequeath my life savings of
S25, 1000 to anyone who will care for
and feed my four black cats, provid-
ing the guardian has no children in
his household" Moore wrote.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
EAST PINE

The cooperation of folks in eastern
Pine county is solicited so as to make
this column as newsy as possible
Please hand or send news items to
A. E. Mclean. Markville.
Word was received Last week that
girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs
George Stuart at Sandstone. Mrs
Stuart was formerly Irene Cooper of
Markville.
Mrs. c. G. Berg of the Riverside
community, returned home last week
from the Grantsburg hospital where
she had an operation for appendicitis
some time ago.
An inspiring Good Friday service
was held in the Markville Lutheran
church last week. Rev. Paul j. r.
Peterson, pastor of the church, was in
charge.
Easter services in both Markville
and ClOvertOn were attended this year
by unusually large crowds. The splen-
did weather helped considerably.
The ClOverton Christian EndeavCr
society held a special Easter meeting
in the ClOverton schOOlhOuse Sunday
night. They invited their parents to
the meeting and the attendance OF
both the young folks and their par
ents was splendid. The meeting next
Sunday will be at the Halsted home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hahn of Clover
ton, entertained the Cloverton girl
hnu OF hot
Wednesday of Last week. The evening
was spent playing games and closed
with delicious lunch.
The Markville Presbyterian Ladies
Aid met at the Mrs. Paul Babcock
home Monday afternoon. The birth
day anniversaries of Mrs. Babcock and
Mrs. Coleman were observed
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Williams OF
Duluth, visited at the home of Mrs
Howard, Mrs. Williams mother, over
Easter. Miss Mae Howard, who is
working in Duluth, also came home
for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Halsted of Brain
erd, visited at the Halsted home in
ClovertOn over Easter. Mr.. Ha 'sted
was elected representative to the Min
nesOta Legislature from Crow Wing
county last November and is a busy
man these days at the state capitol
John FOrnengo. known to his friends
at Pete" and family have moved
onto the Kinblom place which Mr..
FornengO recently purchased.
The Misses Marjorie Halsted and
Joyce and Janice Frederick were
among the young folks home from
Teachers college in Duluth for East
err. Miss Christine Snelson was also
home for the day.
The many ice ponds around Mark
vile and Cloverton are furnishing en-
joyment to the younger generation
whether with or without skates.
The Arna Community club will hold
its April meeting on the sixth of the
month. Everyone is urgently requested
to be present. The club has adopted
some Objectives which will take much
thought and hard work and it needs
the cooperation of everyone who is
interested in the welfare of the COM
munity.
The annual cong regational meeting
of the Cloverton Presbyterian church
will be held in conjunction with the
regular morning service Sunday,
April 4.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
BROOK PARK

Melvin Anderson was in the Twin
Cities Saturday.
Mrs. Verna Peterson and Miss
Frankie spent from last Thursday un'
til Monday with Rev. and Mrs. Robin
son and daughter. Vel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Peterson ac-
companied Donald Hoagland Monday
to Superior where Donald took an ex.
animation for telegraph operator while
the PetersOns visited his folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy johnson attended
the Eastern Star card party at Hinck-
ley Tuesday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Shaske and daugh-
ter. Elaine, visited Mr.. and Mrs. IvaI
Davis in Duluth Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Fohrman, Stan.
ley Fohrman and Mrs. Stanley Peter
son attended Mass at Hinckley last
Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rennie Nelson and two
children visited at the VIM. Burman
home Saturday.
Edwin Fosberg made business trip
to Pine City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Witmor Martini, Mrs
Frank Shermer and Stanley Fohrman
drove to the Cities Tuesday of Last
week to see Mrs. Shermer's father
who was i'll at hospital.
Miss Smith of Sandstone, visited
Elaine Shaske Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Owens and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Blank moved onto the
Bill Hancock farm east of town this
week.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Shermer visited
at the Joe Martini home in Hinckley
Sunday.
L. A. Judin was Brook Park cal
Ter Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art McClellen spent
Thursday and Friday in the Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wood and fam.
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wood and
family spent Easter Sunday with Mrs
Clara Wood.
Mrs. Stanley Peterson and sons and
Geo. Fohrman attended church in
Hinckley Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Oberg and baby
Ruth Swan, and Roy Swan spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Swan, returning to the Cities Monday
Edward Swan accompanied them back
and will spent a week visiting rela-
tiveS.
Herman Gross and George Nelson
spent the weekend with relatives in
Brook Park.
Miss Alice Ziegler drove here from
Ely Friday to visit relatives a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ziegler and
children drove to Cambridge Sunday
and spent the day with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lehman and
daughter, Leona, were Pine City cal
lers recently.
Mrs. Albert Ziegler left for Mime
apolis recently after spending two
days with her folks. Her father, HUI
bert Parsons. accompanied her back
and will spend several days there.
Miss YvOnne Kohl visited her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Parsons
last week.
Mrs. Lloyd Vettlng and children
drove to Hinckley Sunday and visited
her mother, Mrs. Kate Mitchell.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
Here Is the Real Utopia;
No Laws and No Taxes

Sydney. - The town of Collaren-
ebri, 455 miles from here, claims
more of the comforts of home and
fewer of the municipal discomforts
than any other town in the world.
AS for the lack of municipal dis
comforts, it has no mayors, no
aldermen, no property rates, no fire
department, no brick building, no
unemployment, no crime and no
laws.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01

1t is time that liberty-loving peo
pie of the world gave thought to the
plight of demo cracy in Spain. While
democratic countries have steadfas ly
attempted to isolate the Spanish con-
flict and to avert another world war
the fascist countries, with brazenness
unparalleled in modern times, have
proceeded with their program of in
vasion. If democracy is to continue
existence in the world, fascist adven-
lures must be halted. 1t is time that
democratic countries begin to take
some stock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01
Find Old Trees

Olivet, Mich. - Tree surgeons
working on the Olivet College camp
us have found specimens which they
say are more than 400 years old.
The college, the campus of which
is famous for it's ancient oaks, has
inaugurated tree planting program
to replace older trees.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01

Rep. Walter Oem.-Pa.) has intro
duced bill to refund to veterans the
amounts they have paid in interest
on their adjusted compensation certi-
ficates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-01

Resentment against conservative
methods of delay which have slowed
up the progress of legislation on cap
itOl hill reached climax last week
as House Speaker Harold Barker, FL
bow Lake, rebuked the obstructionists
sharply, and Senator Joseph Kodak,
Minneapolis Farmer-Laborite, openly