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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-16
Merchants Offer
Fair Specials
Group of Willow Business
Men Would Make it Pro-
fitable to Attend Fair.

In wholehearted appreciation of the
annual Community Fair which is
being held in Willow River Saturday,
September ID, several Willow River
merchants have banded together on
this page and offer in a large dis
play advertisement several "fair day
specials" Together with their invi-
tation to buy they cordially invite
all to make their stores headquarters
for the day.
Those taking part in the coopera-
tive advertisement are Red & White
Store, Willow River Creamery, Bar
ney's Place, Brisbin Feed Store, Patrin
Meats, Shoberg Motor Co., Willow
River Dry Goods Store, Pop-Eye Inn,
Willow River Garage, j. R. Stanton
Lumber Co., Joe's Service Garage,
Bob's Place, Highway Meats and
Groceries, Haywood's Drug Store,
Willow River Barber Shop and STAN
dard Oil Co., H. E. Johnson, agent.
These booster merchants want
every one to feel at home in their
establishments and urge that each and
every one coming to the fair take
notice of their advertised service and
prices.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-16
Bruno

Sam Segal of Chicago, ILL.,, spent
Monday and Tuesday with his cous-
ms, the Markus boys.
VIM. Marihart took a bus load from
here and Kerrick to the state fair
Friday.
Mrs. VIM. DeMaris will entertain
the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid We'd
nesday, Sept. %. Every one is in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard entertained
relatives the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Otto Wernowsky spent several
days last week in Minneapolis, being
called there by the death of her sister.
Karl R. Won Schenk was in Bruno
Tuesday. Louis Lindstrom came
down with him from Superior.
Miss Hazel Hoglund and a group
of high school students went to Moose
Lake Tuesday evening in Albert
Osterkamp's bus to attend the Romeo
and Juliet" movies there.
Art Brieland of Oakland, Calf, ar
rived Wednesday of last week for a
visit with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Brieland have
moved to the house in Bruno they
purchased recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Johnson are
home from Moose Lake for a few
days.
Arthur and Emmanuel Markus
went to Duluth Tuesday to remain
over Wednesday.
Miss Edna Zern was in Superior
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Gault, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Gault and Clarence West
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-16
Denhan

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Nelson
spent last Thursday at the j. B. Mel
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Anderson drove
to st. Peter Sunday, taking Mar
garet with them. She will 60 to col
lege there.
Hazel Nelson left Sunday for her
school east of Rutledge.
Marian Amundson spent Sunday
at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Larson and
children and Mrs. Olson visited at
the McVicker home Sunday evening
week ago, the occasion being Clare's
birthday anniversary.
The following spent Sunday after
noon at the Helmer Larson home to
help Helen celebrate her birthday
anniversary: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Larson and Raymond, MIR. and Mrs.
Marinus Anderson, Mr.. Roseland, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Larson, and Dorothy,
Martin Borg, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Nels
Larson and Joseph, Mrs. Olson, Mrs.
L. Larson and children and Sigrid
and Myrtle Overland.
Mr.. Overland and Leonard Larson
visited at the Hovde home Sunday
afternoon.
Amy Ronquist of st. Paul, has been
visiting at the ions Johnson home
several days.
Mae Upgren, Amy Ronquist and
Mrs. Ernest Nelson visited at the
Leonard Larson home last Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Jackson (Ethel
Johnson) of Hinckley, are the happy
parents of boy born to them Friday,
Sept 3.
Nancy Rundquist who has been
employed in Minneapolis for many
years, was married to Mr. Burg of that
city Saturday, Sept 4.
Mrs. Andrew Lehet and Jimmie,
Mrs. Mary Lehet and Dorothy and
Alice visited at the McVicker home
Wednesday afternoon week ago.
Ina Gustafson and Mrs. Hiding
Gustafson visited at the McVicker
home Tuesday afternoon week ago.
The Swede Park Ladies' Aid will
have a social at the church Saturday
evening, Sept. 25. All are welcome.
The Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary society will meet at the
Swede Park church Friday evening,
Sept. II. Miss Ebba Pearson, a mis-
sionary to China, will be the guest
speaker. 1t is hoped that the church
will be filled that evening. An offer
ing will be asked for which will go
to the mission work in China. All are
welcome
Mr.. and Mrs. Trygve Johnson and
children and Norman Johnson of
Cloquet, and Mr. and Mrs. O. w.
Johnson and Cordelia left early Sum-
day morning, week ago, for the
state fair. They visited at the Victor
Brandt home on their way. Harris
Brandt accompanied them to st. Paul.
They returned to their respective
homes Monday night. Clarence Kroon
looked after things during their alb
sence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-16

Saturday evening surprise house
warming party was given at the new
home being built on the farm of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Price, who live
west of town. Those present at the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ia
brock, Ed and Ray Zabrocki and a
friend, Lawrence Koneski, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Heinz, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Zabrocki and
daughter, Esther, Mrs. Helen Shovel
and son, Mrs. Bonita Gorski and
daughter, Rita, all of Minneapolis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Price, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. D. Burns and Mr. and Mrs
Jake Novak. Mr.. and Mrs. Price
received many beautiful and useful
presents The evening was spent in
dancing. A very nice lunch was
served and an enjoyable evening was
reported.
Mrs. j. D. Burns spent Sunday in
st. Paul at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Stanley Price. She was accompanied
by Alice and Hazel Nelson and Joe
Talericco of Duluth.
Ben Novak and Ted Phillips of
Minneapolis, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence No
yak. He returned Sunday evening &C
companied by Helen Novak who spent
the past three weeks with her parents
Helen returned to her work as wait
ress at the East Hennepin cafe.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Boltz of Jor-
dan were here Wednesday of last
week to visit at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. w. c. Ehmke. They are among
the prosperous farmers in their To-
cality and he is a cousin of DR..
Ehmke. This is their first visit to
this locality and they were very
favorably impressed.
Mrs. Rose Kozial of this village
recently received the sad news of
the death of Mrs. Angeline Kozial,
age rs years, wife of her son, George,
who passed away at Carrizazo, New
Mexico, where he is employed as
trainman. The young couple visited
here with his mother last December
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Larson, Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Ogilvie and Jerry Rob-
inSon attended the state fair Satur-
day.
Mrs. Martin Thompson, who has
spent the past five weeks in Mime
apolis, came home Saturday accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Dina
Evjen, and son, Helmar. They re-
turned to the city in the evening.
The Pine Tree Players held their
first meeting of this year Monday
night at the schoolhouse, Mrs. H.
Johnson, presiding. There were about
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Willow River
Much Building Activity.

There has been considerable build
ing in and near the Willow River
locality to the extent of several thou
sand dollars this summer and is quite
noticeable as one drives through
the country Those who have put
up new houses are Joe Komar OF
Denham, Jim Reckner and Earl
BONN, Joe Michog and Art Wood.
Joe Michog lives just east of the vii
lage near the Edw. Clough residence.
He moved from his farm west of
town early in the summer. Art Wood
will have his new seven-room resi-
dence ready for occupancy by October
/. This will have a full basement
and other modern convenienceS.
Albert Stepan has built a new
barn this summer which will be a
more comfortable place for his dairy
cattle and other stock. NelS Benson,
who lives on the Kettle River Guern-
Sey farm, has improved his barn by
adding a new addition Mrs. Anna
Harry of Pine Lake, has improved
her lodge and built cabins and i'm
proved her property so those who
go to Pine lake for the summer will
be more comfortable.
John Jaros of Rutledge, has put
up a business building with living
rooms on the second floor. This
building was made of tile and takes
the place of the one which burned
last spring. Other minor improve
ments are new roof on the property
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Adding
ton, new room built on the second
floor of Mrs. J. Bochek's house in
the village and Matt Johnson has
remodeled his farm home east of the
village.
Evening star., 1937-08-28

knew before hand what his ideal
gladiolus was like and he used judge
ment in selecting his parents. Skill
and knowledge OF plant material thus
play an important role in plant breed
ing.
Short Day Plants.
MANY home gardeners have read
sufficiently in horticultural jour-
nails and occasional articles in the
daily press to realize that certain
species OF ornamentals and other
plants have definite length OF day
requirement for blooming. In the
home garden, the dahlia, cosmos,
chrysanthemum and saliva are strik-
ing examples Of day length effect.
Now as the days shorten and become
equal to or even shorter than the
night, all the above plants commence
to bloom although they may have been
growing in the garden for many
months. On the whole. this adapta-
ton Of plants to length Of day is an
exceeding fortunate circumstance.
Otherwise there would be a great
shortage Of flowers in Autumn.
Some interesting responses have
been obtained by covering some OF
these short-day plants in early Sum-
mer with black cloth or other light
Evening star., 1937-08-28

lis family. In . recent number Of
the Flower Grower. there was =
picture Of Cincinnati garden show
ing = large planting Of Lycoris. With
the usual Spring bulbs, lilies, Lycoris
and Autumn Towering colchicums, one
could easily have garden Of bulbs
throughout the year.
The association between ants and
aphids Is one Of the oldest features in
insect life and an unfortunate one
from the viewpoint OF the gardener
Essentially, it Is that the ant makes
use of an excretion OF the aphid,
known sometimes as honey dew, as
food. In order to have abundant
food Of this character, the ant places
aphids on the tender portions of
plants. Here the aphids multiply and
serve as prolific source of food for
their sponsors, the ants. Sometimes
the aphids are spoken Of as the ants
cows. Aphids are easily killed with
various compounds Of nicotine, pyre-
thrum or derris, but the ants are ready
to recolonize the plants 80 that the
spraying has to be repeated again
and again to be effective.
To avoid the running out" of
phlox, cut of all the seed heads after
Towering has ceased. Phlox does not
actually run out in color but il the
natural seedlings are allowed to grow
they will crowd out the improved
varieties. Once In a while one will
obtain choice Seeding from natural
seedlings. but unless one is interested
in phlox breeding, it is better to buy
new varieties.
Common salt is an effective killer
Of weeds IN the gravel path but must
be used with care near grass or other
desirable plant life. A hot salt solu-
ton is more quickly effective than dry
salt.
A writer in one Of the garden
magazines suggests that spreading
ground tobacco stems thickly over
the soil where nasturtilms are planted
will drive away the aphids and promote
sturdy growth.
Evening star., 1937-08-28

day but 10 far the phenomenon stands
largely unexplained.
Garden Notes.
A LTHOUGH many people do not
= like saliva because Of its vivid
red, there seem to be plenty Of ad-
mirers Of this brilliant Autumn plant.
1t has several meritorious qualities,
freedom from disease and insects and
= resistance to drought. Saliva is
particularly attractive If planted in
front Of green shrubbery and least
attractive when planted in a solid
mass by itself 1t is an annual but
will often replant ITSELF from seed
which lives over the Winter in tie soil.
Concerning the African violet,
Saintpaulia ioantha, it is interesting
how popular this little plant has
become in only few years. In a
chain grocery store in Massachusetts,,
there were recently displayed hundreds
of nice little towering plants for
very nominal price. The plant is
unique in Its capacity to remain in
flower every day OF the year. There
are several named varieties, differing
chiefly in the shade of blue.
Grape vines are, in some cases;
beginning to lose their leaves This
is altogether too early and unneces-
sary. A thorough spraying with
Bordeaux mixture would halt the
defoliation. In the leaves are being
manufactured the reserve foods that
mean strong buds next year Fruits
ripening after the leaves drop are
decidedly inferior, lacking sugar and
favor.
Before the recent rains, lawns had
become brown and dusty all over the
city. Part OF this Is due to the
maturing Of annual grasses. Soon
the blue grass will start its Autumn
development and with rainfall, will
restore the lawns to a vigorous green.
September is generally conceded the
best month Of the whole year for de-
veloping new lawns.
Last week mention was made in
short article of Lycoris, a Summer
blooming Dubious plant of the Amaryl-
Evening star., 1937-08-28
BY ]. w. WELLINGTON.


|HE Picardy variety of gladiolus,
which won the highest praise
at both the Woodbridge Garden
Il Club and the Hyattsville Hor-
tlcultural Society shows in early Au-
gust, was produced at Vineland Sta
ton, Ontario, from a cross of apricot
Glow with Emile Aubrun. The orig
lnator, DR.. E. F. Palmer, has been one
OF the outstanding gladiolus breeders
in the United States and yet gladiolus
breeding is simply hobby with him
as he has charge of a staff of research
workers busily engaged in breeding
fruit, studying soil management in
orchards, and many other problems.
Strangely enough, the particular cross
that yielded Picardy has been repeated
many hundreds Of times since Picardy
was originated, yet no one has pro-
Quoted another Picardy exactly or
improved thereupon. This shows what
a great part chance plays in plant
Improvement whether flowers, fruit
or vegetables 1t is just this degree
OF chance that gives plant breeding
its great fascination and explains why
so many home gardeners engage in
breeding. Yet chance is not the only
angle IN plant breeding. DR.. Palmer
Evening star., 1937-08-28

excluding material for part of the
day. Under such conditions, chrys-
anthemums and dahlias may be forced
into bloom weeks ahead OF their
regular time Much careful work has
been done on the causes underlying
the response Of plants to length OF
Evening star., 1937-08-28
Flower Pots for Curtains.

The housewife who doesn't want
to hang curtains at the windows dur
Ing the Summer will find that grow
Ing Ivy or gaily colored flower pots
placed on the sill will detract from
. look OF baroness.
Evening star., 1937-08-28

IN creosote, or double coated with this
material. A coat Of asphalt paint may
then be applied. Such treatment will
prevent rotting and destruction OF tho
wood by insects.
Evening star., 1937-08-28
Protecting Fence Posts.

Before fence posts are sunk into the
ground the parts to remain below the
surface should be thoroughly soaked
Evening star., 1937-02-24
D. c. 0SUE2,6OO
|. IN TAXATION DRIVE
Property Owners Fail to
Make Returns Sworn
in U. S. Reports.

District tax officials prepared today
to take court action against 1900
property owners found to have failed
to make personal tangible and in
tangible returns due last July.
This many property owners have
been found so far to have failed TO
make returns to the District on prop
critics which they did report in their
returns to the Federal Government
on sworn income tax reports.
Since last Summer agents of the
District tax assessor have been busily
engaged checking returns to the Dis
trict against those made to the In
ternal Revenue Bureau. Such a check
was made possible by the act of Con-
gress of April. 1885, under which tax
payers had to fill out a duplicate of
their statements to the Federal Gov
ernment on the green sheets" The
District promptly sent agents to the
Internal Revenue Bureau after last
July /, the deadline for District per-
sonal tax returns.
S116,13O Melted District.
The drive so far, according to Dis
tr;ct Tax Assessor Fred D. Allen, has
netted the District $l16,l30. The
amount of tangible personal property
assessed in the drive amounted to
s342 900, and the amount of intangible
so assessed to s22,200,000.
District agents so far have checked
returns to them against the Federal
sac TAXES Page A-2O
Evening star., 1937-02-24
Fight in Ne,o
Diet Building
Goes 3 Rounds
UppercutandStraight
Right to Teeth Fol.
lou Objection.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, February 24.-Japan's cost
ly new Diet Building received its bap-
tism by blood today when two men,
bers of the House Of Representatives
tried to settle political differences with
their fists.
The fight started at a committee
meeting on the wartime protection
law when Independent Jiichiro Mat
sumoto, huge fellow, challenged the
committees right to elect a chairman
when no quorum was present.
Norio Nanjo, member of the Sci
yukai, one of the two major political
parties, insisted the election proceed
you shut up!" Matsumcto ex-
claimed, jumping to his feet. "You
belong to corrupt political party"
The diminutive Nanjo retorted by
calling his opponent a political green
horn and a fool.
Matsumoto's answer was an upper
cut, causing Manic to bite his tongue
but he retaliated with straight right
to the jaw, breaking two Of Matsu-
moto's teeth.
Other committeeman separated the
combatants and rushed them to the
Diet surgery, where, while being
treated. they started quarrelins again
Evening star., 1937-02-24
AUSTRIA DEBATES
RETURN OF OTTO
Claimant to Hapsburg Throne
Gazes Longingly Toward
Native Land.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INNSBRUCK, Austria, February
24-The Archduke Otto, young claim
ant to the Hapsburg throne OF Austria,
was reported to have stood on the
Swiss border today and looked long
ingly toward his native land.
Otto accompanied his sister, the
Archduchess Adelaide, to the frontier
city of Buchs, where they separated.
She left for the Tyrol, while Otto
planned to motor to Liechtenstein by
way Of Davos.
VIENNA, February "a R.-Restora-
ton of the Hapsburgs to the non
existent Austrian throne, admitted by
officials to be a pressing question. en-
gagged the attention of the nation to-
day as a result of two days of tense
negotiations between Germany and
Austria.
A communique issued after the de-
parture last night of Baron Konstantin
Won Neurath, German foreign min
lister, did not mention the restoration,
but many close observers believed it
played an important part in his con-
versations with Chancellor Kurt
SchuSchnigg.
Several persons were injured in
street rioting between Nazis and mem
bers of the government party, the
Fatherland Front, as crowds surged
through police lines near the deco
rated station where Won Neurath en-
trained for Berlin.
Thirty persons were reported ar
rested.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
HOUSING
PLAN TO CONGRESS
Wagner SteagaII Measure
Offers Four-Year Billion.
Dollar Project.
By the Associated Press.

Ds iIC hsSONiutCo tieSos
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of
New York, and Representative Stea-
gall, Democrat, of Alabama, submitted
to Congress today a $1,000 ,000, 900
four-year low rent housing and slum
clearance program, claiming indorse-
ment of many sectors Of the Federal
Government"
1t embodies ''in improved FORM"
they added, the major provisions of
the housing bill which passed the Sem
ate last year but failed in the House
The measure provides for Federal
loans and grants to assist local au-
thorities in developing low-rent hous-
ing and slum clearance projects for
families of small incomes.
Proposes $1,000, 100000 Bond Issue.
1t proposes a sl,OO0,000,OOO bond
issue and a Federal contribution of
$4,000, 900 during the four years
Estimating S500,000,000 of non-
Federal loans would be available, the
authors said this would provide for
$4,000 family dwelling units at $4,000
each.
Establishment of a new United
States Housing Authority, they said,
will enable the President to gather
under one roof the scattered organiza-
tionS now empowered to engage in
housing"
The Reconstruction Finance Corpo-
ration and the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, they contended, "can do
no more than facilitate the financing
Of homes for people who can afford
homes and who have credit standing"
The annual Federal contributions,
they said, would be based upon the
remarkably successful English sys-
tenn" and would not exceed As per
cent of rentals.
U. S. Spending Small Portion.
Federal expenditures, in terms of
appropriations over the four-year
period, will be only 81 for every $29
of private money drawn into the
building program" the sponsors as
serted.
And when we take into account
the likely effect of this low-rent hous-
ing program upon housing for other
income groups generally, we may say
that each dollar of Federal expendi-
ture will evoke $50 worth of private
investment in home building"
Senator Wagner claimed the project
would stimulate durable goods indus
tries, augment and insure recovery
from the depression and provide bet
ter living quarters for millions who
now dwell in dismal and insanitary
surroundings"
The bill, he contended, contains
adequate safeguards against compe-
tition with private industry.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
FISCAL PLAN STUDY
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
Collins TeIegraphs Jacobs
to Come to Explain Three.
Point Formula.
BY LANES E. CHINN.

The House Subcommittee on APP
propriations in charge Of the 1898
District supply bill will begin its study
of the Jacobs fiscal relations plan
next week, Chairman Collins an
nounced today.
Collins telegraphed Jacobs in Chi
cago he expected him in Washing
ton "at his convenience" some time
next week to explain the three-pont
formula he recommended as a new
basis of fiscal relationship between
the Federal and District Govern
ments.
Collins also has arranged to call
before the subcommittee George Lord,
Detroit tax expert. who was employed
by the Special Mapes Committee Of
the House when 1t made a similar
fiscal relations study about five years
ago.
Hearings Adjourned Last Week.
Collins disclosed plans for beginning
the fiscal relations inquiry shortly
after his subcommittee resumed hear
ings on the 1898 district appropria-
tions bill. The hearings were ad-
journed last week to permit Collins
to return to his home in Mississippi
on an emergency mission.
Estimates of the Public Library and
the Highway Department were con-
sidered at the morning session of the
subcommittee. The witnesses in
cluded Dr. George F. Bowerman. Ii
brarian of the Public Library, and
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, director of
highways.
Collins declined to reveal the dis
cussion, in keeping with the SUBJ
committees strict policy of secrecy