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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
Voice From Senate
BY SEN. C. ELMER JOHNSON,
From Pine and Chisago Counties
State Appropriations.

The taxpayers associations news
comments indicate that they assume
that the entire expenditure amount
asked for in the various bills before
the legislature will be granted. The
figure they arrive at is S160,000,00 600 for
the biennium or twice the usual
amount. Now, undoubtedly, it would
please the people of Minnesota if
money were available so that the
various requests for school buildings,
colleges, parks. Fairgrounds, high
ways, hospitals, claims of various
natures, improvement projects, water
conservation. reforestation, youth
programs, seed and feed for drouth
stricken farmers, aid for the aged, the
blind, and the unemployed, could be
granted. But after all, requests far
exceed the available tax resources.
Early in the session Senator oliver
presented the chairman of the Senate
Finance committee with a gardener
pruning shears. These shears were
hung on the wall as a symbol of the
less pleasant duty which belongs to
that committee, that of pairing the APP
preparations so as to stay within the
limit. Requests have been pared. Many
will go waycdisappointed. In prev
ious letter it was pointed out that the
bonded Indebtedness of the state Gre
| ated in 1923 by the states venture
into Rural Credit loans, its highway
building program in 1920, and in later
years by additional highway bonds
and relief.
1t was also pointed out that the time
has come to overhaul our business
practices so as to so balance collec-
tions with expenditures so that adj
ditional bonds would not be issued. The
| losses in the Rural Credit must be
| charged to current expense rather
than issuing certificates Of indebted d.
ness year after year If highway
building is to be continued and
| federal grants met, the tax must be
secured by road use tax and
thus far no fairer plan has been
offered than the gas tax. Surely
our choice should be for a cent more
on gas rather than millions additional
bonds. 1t is fair to ask that the high
way department practice good sound
business methods and that economies
| should be effected. Yet, many of the
Impractical ventures carried on by
the state highway department such as
roadside Identification, is done tC
comply with specifications of the de-
partment in Washington. Certain
funds are allocated for that work.
Civil Service.
One of the most difficult problems
to work out satisfactorily is state en-
ployment. A simple fair workable
plan such as that covering the high
way patrol would be good enough. Al
applicant who after a training periOc
or period of probation proves to be
efficient, able and honest, and who is
devoted to publ service should be pro
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
PINE COUNTY RURAL
SCHOOL NEWS
State Aids are Here.
A. E. GUSTAFSON
County Superintendent


A check for sSS,792 just arrived at
Auditor ]. E. Therrien's office from
the state auditor. 1t will he distri-
buted by our county treasurer, Frank
Poferl. Just as soon as list showing
the amounts due each school district
is received from the State Depar ment
of Education. This is the 1886 allOt-
ment of classification, transportation,
isolated, special departments and sup
Elemental aids for the school year
1886.
Some COmpa. iSOnS.
Some pupil apportionment and in
come tax aids came last March and
July. High school tuition, most of
the pupil apportionment, and some Of
the income tax aids came last Octo-
Der. Thus the total state aids for
Pine county for 1886 amounted to
S21S.319. There seems to be gain
of about $4,000 over the 1885 state
aids. Three dollars out of every four
dollars spent to operate Pine county
schools come from state aids.
Seine Schools Can get More.
Many of our schools are still not
taking advantage of all possible Of
fers or opportunities for more state
aids. We could easily add another
$4,000 annually for Pine county even
under present laws.
A Loss Was Prevented.
Had we not secured change in the
Interpretation of the 1885 supple
mental aid law, we would have had
a serious loss this year to many of
our struggling districts. There would
have been a great drop in supple
mental aids. One school, Bruno, would
have suffered a loss of about $4,000.
Our New Tax Program.
The new tax program that has
passed the state House of Representa-
tives will increase rural educational
opportunities and increase state aids
to the rural counties like Pine. This
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
DENHAM

John Upgren passed away at the
Cloquet hospital Saturday afternoon
at $50 o'clock. Mrs. Chas. Upsren
and Mrs. Swan Olson were at his bed
side at his passing.
Swan Olson passed away at his
home Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
after having been seriously i'll for two
weeks and a day. His wife, daughter
son-in-law, foster son, one sister-in-
law and one niece, by marriage, were
at his bedside when he died. He was
unconscious for several hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Holberg of Win
throp, came Sunday evening to visit
Mrs Holberg's uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Per Larson, and with her
cousin and his family, Mr.. and Mrs
L. J. Larson. They planned to leave
Tuesday.
Mrs. Otellia Burtman of Minneapo-
lis. came Monday afternoon to be with
her sister, Mrs. Olson, and with her
relatives here for some time.
Miss Virginia Benson spent the
weekend and Monday evening at the
Guenther home
Mrs. Guenther spent Monday after
noon at the Swan Olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Upgren and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Warloe and chill
dren called at the Chas. Upgren and
Swan Olson homes Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles RunuuiSt are
the happy parents of a nine and one
fourth pound girl born to them at their
home Monday morning, March Is.
Grace Hillbrand came home Fri
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
Windemere Township
(TOO Late for Last Weekly

Merle Pulling spent several days in
the Twin Cities recently.
several lad es spent last Thursday aft
ernoon at the Tracy Street home cut
ting quilt blocks.
Ernest Nyberg spent Saturday eve
ning at the Andrew Johnson home
Minneapolis Friday after spending
three months at the Tracy Street home
a., Merie street has been on the sick list
Sigmond Carnewski and Edmund Mi
SukanlS spent Sunday afternoon at the
Pete Trackmer home.
c,i Mrs. Ben Street and son called at the
CncKner home Friday afternoon
Tony and Vincent Misukanis spent
Iast thursday evening at the Tracy
Street home.
tied schools in the district Friday aft
ernOOn,
Several neighbors helped Mrs. NeIs
Anderson celebrate her birthday ami
versary Saturday afternoon
Miss Casadont spent Saturday evening
and Sunday at the Tracy Street home.
G. Ernest Nyberg and Tony Kanis were
Sunday visitors at the ID. G. Street home.
Tony Kanis left recently for h S work
/ at Beaver Bay after spending "A two
weeks vacation at his home here
Arthur Carlson, Mrs. John Forsbere-
and Mrs. Gust Nyberg were weekend
visitors in the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Tracy Street and Beverly Ann
called at the Clickner home Mondav
Mrs. Backstrom and Axel and Elna.
were Sunday dinner guests at the Chas
Swanson home.
Ivar and Ole Nyrud We're Sunday CAL
lerS at the ChaS. Swanson home.
The Windemere NJ. f.. Young PeOple'S =
society will meet at the church Friday
evening. March 10. All are welcome.
Mrs. ChaS. Swanson visited in Willow
River Tuesday of last week.
Merle Streets new house is receiving
a second coat of plaster this week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

spent Saturday with the Emil Koecher
boys ut their home.
Mrs. Irving Anderson and son,
stephen, spent Friday ut the Laurence
Koecher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson were
Moose Lake callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiding MagnusOn, and
family were at the Henry Hoffman
home March 3, to help him celebrate
his birthday anniversary. They were
also at the ArOn MagnusOn home
March 10 to help him celebrate hts
birthday anniversary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
ARTHYDE

Mrs. Clyde Hutchins spent a day
recently with her daughter, Mrs. Leo
nard Youngberg.
Adams and Nortrup home Wednesday
of last week.
Mrs. A. T.. Ova called on Mrs. Wal
ter Larson Wednesday afternoon OF
last week.
Mrs. A. Raines and Miss Doris
son Friday. Mrs. Eugene Grant spent
Friday night with Mrs. Richardson
Miss lrma Williams visited Miss
Irene Niemi. who teaches near East
Lake. Saturday.
Leonard Thomson left Saturday for
ployed
Mr. and Mrs. Aaa Fenstermaker en-
tertained party of friends at their
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Grant and Mrs
T. J. Adams and daughter visited
at the Ova home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Maunula and
Allen visited relatives in Moose Lake
Sunday.
Rev. f. l.. Channer OF Duluth, held
services at the schoOlhOuse Sunday
afternoon and plans on a service here
Easter Sunday at II o'clock.
Eugene Grant was a caller in st.
Paul Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Adams were
Mora visitors Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Nortrup and
Mrs. A. Raines called at the Hutchins
home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
GRONINGEN

Mrs. Ben and Anna Nelson visited
friends in Finlayson last Thursday.
The Misses Harriet and jeanette
Anderson of Minneapolis, spent few
days of last week with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson.
Mrs. Anna Nelson called on Mrs.
S. Haglin Friday afternoon.
Communion services will be held
Sunday, March 81, at the church at
p. m. Everybody welcome.
o. E. Oslund visited the Nystrom
family in FinlaysOn Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Johnson of Fries
land. visited at the S. Haglin home
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Haglin and two
sons and daughter visited at the L.
NystrOm home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
CFrOm Another Correspondent

Mrs. Anna Kahn, an aged pioneer
of this county. celebrated her 10th
birthday anniversary Wednesday,
March 10, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Leslie Asher, of Proctor.
Those from here who attended were
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kahn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Kahn and Mrs. Seymore
Kahn. Mrs. Kahn received many
beautiful gifts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

"All men are FOOLS" remarked a
lady to her husband at the supper
table Tuesday.
Yes, dear. We were made fools
SO that you girls wouldn't all be old
maids" replied Roy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

day afternoon, not having been able
to have the operation performed, and
must now wait for several days before
she can go again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

You saw it in the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

Classify to get a crop of buyers.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Rural Highway
Building Urged
Englehard Man Asks More
Money Spent for Ben.
eft of the Farmer

Engelhard, July 30.-More than
half of the money used in build
ing and improving roads in the
United States is being spent on
10 per cent of the highways, with
the result that the thousands Of
miles of farm m-to-market roads
are neglected, r. l.. Patrick,
Member of the Publicity Commit
tee of the Hyde and Beaufort
County Oil Dealers Association
said today. He urged that the
state spend more Of its income
from gasoline taxes and motor
registration fees to provide farm
erS and other rural residents with
better and safer roads.
1T stirS the Imagination to
have fine, expensive highways on
which tourists can speed their
merry way, but such reads are Of
little va:uc to the farmers who
live on roads which are dirt in
dry weather, and mud in wet
said Mr. R. l.. Patrick.
1T is my belief that one of the
principal reasons why boys and
girls are deSerting the farm is be-
cause of the mud-hole roads. No
body wants to live in the mud.
But that is exactly what the rural
dwellers are being forced to do
by road-building policies that con-
centrate the spending Of road
funds upon main routes. In some
states only about 5000 a mile is
spent annually on rural roads.
That is about &c a foot In other
states the average expenditure
per mile of rural roads is only
S25 or $50.
If the farmers Of North Caro-
lima are ever going to get out of
the mud, a program of building
low-coSt reads must be adopted.
This does not mean that automo-
tive taxes must be increased. but
rather that the road problem of
the State must be considered in
its entirety and that the rural
roads be given more attention"
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
JOSEF STAIN STUDIED FOR
TIE PRIESTHOOD
by Je a d q Q

With what blindness do we at
tempt to guide our children
footsteps in life, so often forcing
on them an ambition of our own!
1t might be laughable were it not
so seriously in opposition to the
mans own desires. but Josef
Stain was forced to attend the
TihiS Greek OrthdoX seminary,
because his mother wanted him
to be a priest. Young Stain
legally named Josef ViSSariono-
witch Djygashvii. did not want to
be a priest.
Born in 1879, Josef was educat-
ed in the village school OF Corr,
Russia. In his young days he was
a fighter who bore many a black
eye. and he was somewhat OF a
bully. although he always display
ed intelligence and character. AT
the seminary, he led the other
students in plotting against the
authorities. and local railway
workers met in his room. Even
tually. he was dismissed in dis
grace. At the age Of seventeen.
he Joined the underground dock
workers of Batum in a riot and
when the terrorist Bolsheviks were
formed became active in their
movement. While attending
Bolshevik party conference IN
Stockholm. in 1905, he met Lenin
for the first time.
Josef Stain was arrested a half
a dozen times, and exlled from
Russia the last time. He changed
his name regularly and returned
again and again. With Lenin and
Trotsky. he took over the govern
ment of Russia in october, 1917.
After Lenin died in 1924, Stain
supporters exiled Trosky and
through ruthless executions made
Stain dictator.
Josef Stains life is hardly the
kind of biography you would eX-
pect from a boy who studied for
the priesthood. The very fact that
he was forced into religious studies
may account for much of the vio-
lence that marked his career.
(Copyright-WNU Service)
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

hagen, Denmark, in 1881 during
one of the troupe's flying per-
formanceS.
Mrs. Codona was believed dying.
Codona had been nervous all
day, according to his friends, al
though he assumed his usual
cheerful smile when Ne met them.
Newspaper acquaintances said he
had told them this afternoon he
had an appointment to meet his
estranged wife in an attorneys
office, and he displayed consid-
cradle agitation.
Mrs. Codona and her nusOand
recently had met in the sixth
floor office Of Attorney James g..
Pawson in downtown Long Beach,
to discuss their marital differences
following her filing Of divorce pa
pers.
The Codona troupe of aerialists,
known as THE Flying Codonas,
toured the world several times and
were classed as the outstanding
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
GARY COOPER ROBBED

Hollywood, July 80. UP
Burglars today robbed the homes
Of film star Gary Cooper and
producer and director, carrying
off jewelry. cash and clothing
worth more than $4,000.
Cooper and his wife were rob-
bed of jewelry, silver and plate
and clothing valued at $4,000
when burglars looted their coun-
try estate.
The home of Sol Murtzel, pro-
duCer, was robbed of jewels valu-
ed at S7.963, including $500
star sapphire ring of SO karats.
While William j. Ryan, Pathe
director, was entertaining guests,
a burglar cut a bedroom screen
in the house and took purses OF
three guests, containing S183.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Georgia Convicts Shoot
Guard And Make Escape
Armed and Desperate fu-
citiyes Are Hunted by
Shcriff's Posses

La Grange. Ga. July 3O.-IU'H'-
Three convicts. armed with weap-
ons stolen from a storage house.
.crushed" out of the Troup coun-
ty chain gang tonight. wound
ing a guard with rifle fire as they
fled.
The convicts, described by Of
fcials as desperate and danger
ous" we're serving terms imposed
IN Atlanta for automobile THEFT
and robbery.
The Troup county gang IS the
prison concentration camp around
which Robert Elliott Burns built
his story L Am a Fugitive from a
Georgia Chain Gang"
The fugitives are Vincent Bak-
or of Atlanta. serving two years
for automobile theft; William
Rolfe of Atlanta. serving 40 years
for robbery: and Tom McKcchan
of La Grange. serving long
term from Atlanta for automo-
bile theft.
Claude Robertson, guard at
the chain gang. was shot through
the leg with rifle and peppered
with buckShot as the cOnylctS shot
their way TO freedom. His condl-
ton was not considered serious.
Communicating the prison
pickup truck, the convicts sped
away to nearby ThomaSton.
There. they abandoned the truck.
stole another car and headed in
to the country.
L. L. BowleS. warden Of the
gang. was absent at the time OF
the break. He arrived a few
minutes after they fled and Or
ganized posses to take up the pur-
suit. Three posses were on the
highways near here tonight. seek
ig TO block all bridge heads and
barricade crossroads to trap the
trio
Bowles said the fugitiveS were
armed with a pistol, a rifle and
a shotgun. They secured the
weapons by breaking into the
camps storage house. he said.
After arming themselves. they
sawed several bars out OF the
prison cage" slipped through.
shot down Robertson and took the
truck.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
MUSIC

Morning.
Organ prelude: Jubilate Deo'
(Silveo.
Anthem: Jesus, the very
Thought of Thee, tJacobuS) Misses
Marjorie Jackson, Mary Simpson,
Mary Fodrcy and choir.
Offertory: Intermczzo Major =
Solo: l Sought the Lord, (Stev-
enson). Mrs. FentreSS Horner.
Postlude: Laudate Dominum,
(Sheldon.
Evening:
Organ prelude: Angels Seren-
adc, tBraga.
Organ Interludc.
Off ertory: Contemplation ,
from the Holy City, tGauD. Mix
ed quartette.
Postlude: Allegro, CNevin.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
League Defers Action On
Partition Of Palestine
British Request Is Reject
ed; Will Study Admin
istratiOn First

Geneva, July 30.-U.P)-Bri-
tain's request for immediate dis
cussion of it's Palestine Partition
Plan was rejected today by the
League of Nations Mandate Com
mission, charged with reporting
on the plan to the League Coun-
Gil.
The commission, which began
it's hearing today in an atmo-
sphere tense with the animosity
of Jews and Arabs to the partl-
ton project, decided instead to
proceed to a study of the Pale
stine administration during the
last two riot-torn years.
Examination Lator
1t was decided private y at,,er a
pub ic sc. lion vnac the commits
sion later Will begin examination
of the report of the British Royal
Commission, which recommended
establishment Of 4 Jewish state
and an Arab state IN Palestine,
these TO be separated by Byit,"h
corridor including the Holy cities
of Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
The Jewish and Arab states
would become independent but
the corridor would remain per-
m.ancntly under British mandate.
The British Colonial Secretary,
Sir William Ormsby-Gore, in
formed the commission that a
general stock-taking would be
necessary in Palestine and urged
independent Judgment by the
commission On the basis Of the
British recommendation f o I
partition.
He announced that he was not
presenting cut and dried
scheme for the future but was
discussing as informally as he
could various possible a.tCrHa-
tiveS.
He understood perfectly well,
he said. that the Royal Commits
sion was authorized to give only
a preliminary report and that the
British Parliament retained the
right to examine any definite
scheme. he said, would Involve
negotiations between the Jews
and Arabs, if they were willing to
negotiate, and would involve pre-
paration of definite scheme for
submission" to the mandates
commission.
Even then, he said, the task
would not be concluded, as any
definite scheme would involve the
drafting of treaties, financial and
military agreements for a modi-
fled form of mandate over those
parts of Palestine which the Brit
iSh government wishes to hold as
mandatory, namely the British
Coddiro.
1t would be foolish to imagine
that this is going to be an easy
task, he said. but our view of
these difficulties must be saved
and overcome. for in our opinion
a scheme along such lines repre-
SentS the best and most hopeful
solution to the deadlock"
The commissions traditionally
critical attitude toward the Brit
iSh administration of Palestine
was manifested at the outset of
the private meeting. it was un-
derstCod. when commissioners
questioned the eXactneSs of GER
tain stateSmentS regarding dis
turbanceS in 1886
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science services are
being conducted from the manual
of the Mother Church at TOP BoS-
ton Avenue at 7:45 o'clocy every
Sunday night.
All are welcome.
Subject this Sunday, Love"
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
H.. X. King, Pastor

9:3O a. m. Church school.
IL a. m. Morning worship, with
sermon.
Ills p. m. Epworth league meet
ing.
8 p. m. Evening worship, with
sermon.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
Codona, Trapeze
Artist. Wounds
Wife; Kills Self

Long Beach, Cal. July 30. |U'D
Alfred Codona, 43, considered
the worlds greatest flying trapeze
artist, shot and critically wound
ed his estranged wife, Vera Bruce,
81, late today then killed himself.
Codona's first wife, Lillian Lett
eel, also a world famous aeriallst,
crashed to her death in Copen-
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

Pittsburgh, N. Y, July 80. -U.P)
Efforts to save his horse from
possible death by lightning
brought death to John O'Brien.
l6. of Mooers. AS young OBrien
led the animal into g barn. the
structure was hit by lightning.
O'Brien was killed instantly. The
horse was uninjured.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS
Dallas nj. Tarkenton. Pastor

Dallas WI. IarKentOn, Pastor
Sunday school GAS a. m. Alvin
O'Neal. superintendent. A class
for everyone.
Morning worship II a. m. Ser
mon by the pastor.
Pentecostal Young Peoples So
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

circus feature in their line :.
be bers of the troupe were 's, A1sl Nes
his brother, Lalo, and IiI,o1 A'!'eo
eel, Alfredo's first wife a Ea' E ~sc
crash in the Danish capita ,a, aea,.
ed the amusement world i'd, a,, s..o:s
hundreds of thousands wbo TiIo I.
seen the Codona troupe nors % IA
The daily independent., 1937-07-31

Balloon Corps in 1893
Napoleon established a ball..
corps in 1888. ten years af,o, !,
first successful passenger 0irs, =
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
With The
Churches
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
nr + III Potts. PaSter

Morning worship, II a. m.
Sermon by Dr.. w. HerSey DAVIS
of Louisville, KY.
Evening worship, 8 p. m.
Sermon by DR.. w. HerSey Ia
Wis of Louisville, KY.
Sunday school $50 a. m.
The B. T. u, GAS p. m.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, o
p. m.
Deacon's Meeting, Monday, .
p. m.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
CITY ROAD METHODIST
CHURCH

Cor. n. Road and Burgess Streets
Rev. Z. d. WeatherS, Pastor
E. J. Hooper, superintendent
Church School.
$50 a. m. Church School.
IL a. m. Morning worship. Com
munion service. Sermon by the
pastor. Subject: forgiveness"
8p. m. Special program in Mu-
sic.
Mid-week prayer service We'd
nesday evening at eight o'clock.
Rev. B. B. Slaughter in charge.
Quarterly conference Immediately
following the prayer service.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
ciety GAS p. m.

Clety .45 p. m.
Evening worship 7:45 p. m. Ser
mon by the pastor.
Prayer and praise service Thurs
day 7:45. p. m.
A Christian welcome awaits you
at each service.
The daily independent., 1937-07-31
washington. July 30. -UP-

Washington, July 80. -(U.D-
Oman J. Edgar Hoover today an
nounced Hollywood's latest dis
covery- Curtis Franklin Weaver,
81, one-time barber found work
ing as chef at a restaurant pa
tronized by movie stars. But
Weaver gets no movie contract.
G-Men said they wanted him for
escaping from Lorton. Va, reform
atOry, in 1884.