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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-02
CAST Of CHARACTERS

CAST OF CHARACTERS
MYRNA DOmBEY - heroine
Wife of the sensational swing
band leader.
Robert TAIT-hero- News
paper Observation-Disclosures.
ANNE LESTE2-Myrnas clos
est friend.
DANNIE FREELEY-offieer as
signed to Investigate Ludden
Dombeys murder.
Yesterday: Weeks. the rnun-
cian. demands a place in the band
TAFT follows him away from the
hotel and directly to Harris Ros-
ers' apartment.
CHAPTER XVII
Apparently Harris Rogers mad
scarcely let the dOwn-and-out
musician into mis- apartment for
TAFT could hear their voices clear
" lust beyond the door.
why shouldn't | come here
TAFT heard Weeks ask. I've been
pulling cnestEuts out Of the fire
for you long enough"
"Of course, Of course Rog-
ers' voice was cOHc,.latOry. But
think Of me danger, Weeks. We're
on the spot. Can't you get that
through your head Rogers
stopped a moment, and BOB Tat
strained az the doorwag. rs the
girl all right
"Sure. shes all right. But I'm
not guaranteeing you that she viii
be all right i you're going TO
treat ne Ike q tramp Just because
] happen 20 come here.
TAFT heard Rogers voice come
through the paneiing Of the door.
Il vas a voice suddenly tight with
fear and anger. Look mere,
Weeks. II you harm that girl it'll
mean the chair for you. Do you
understand that? I've a reputa-
tion that will hold water - while
nobody knows you from Adam
II you do anything 20 hurt Nyrna
Dombey I'll go straight to the po-
lice and swear | never saw you
before in my life"
It was difficult for TAFT to re-
strain himself. there in the hall
way. Trembling in every nerve
fiber, he held out against crashing
down the door. Presently he heard
Rogers say quietly, as she still
at the Belvedere?"
Eyes" George Weeks said. "You
don't need 70 worry"
How do you know she won't
raise the devil and get you into
trouble?"
TAFT heard Weeks moronic
chuckle. 1--WE been over that with
her. She doesn't know when |
leave the other room. And |
showed her a gun. | told her that
if she so much as turned the knob
Of the door I'd let her have it.
Don't worry, Rogers. She's all
right"
"Then what arc you here for
anyway"
Weeks voice grew insolept.
Gust TO see how you're getting
along. and whether you might not
want to let me have a hundred"
''Youn get what you have COM
ing when your job is finished.
You'd better get back to the
Beiredere and see that the girl is
all right. What's wrong with you,
Weeks? Have you been drink
ing"
Again that moronic chuckle.
"No, Rogers. But it might interest
you to know that Pm going to be
featured tonight with the Swinga-
teers."
"What-what do you mean, you
fool?"
IL mean that I'm going to play
The Cats Meow in a feature
spot. And what's more a song
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
AGAINST FREE SPEECH?

Editor Askov American:
I am very much disguised and tired
of reading letters that you publish
so often from the same radical mer
and whenever it is mentioned to any
one around here find they feel much
the same as I do, and the idea of me
paying money for it has not pleased
me very much the last year or so
You may publish the above ano
sign my name to it if you are trifle
afraid to tell them yourselves.
Every now and then you speak Of
the value of advertising, l am hun
dred percent Petersen man for Gov
ernor. Instead of the letters l men
toned why not use little of thai
space for him, or do you favor rec
for color?
R. L. RIEHM.
Kerrick, MINI.
Editors Note-The above writer
R. L. Riehm, evidently is misled as
to the fundamental principles Of
democracy in regards to the value OF
free speech in building for democ-
racy. This newspaper has endeav-
ored to play fair and in that respect
therefore, originated the Opinions
of Others" column for use of any ano
all who care to express themselves
on issues of the day. Certainly the
common class of people have a right
to their expressions and by the same
token do those who subscribe to Mr.
Riehm's way of thinking, have a right
TO rebut what the so-called reds
write in this newspaper.
The more divergence of opinion
the more chance there is for fail
solution of problems. We have al
ways striven to publish a newspaper
with as complete coverage of news
and sources of information as facil-
tiles will permit and one will realize
that with several thousands of read
ers it is impossible to please every
one with everything in the paper
1t is a newspaper for all of the peo-
pie and when one department goe:
against the grain it is hoped thai
another will agree.
This newspaper, at all times well
comes writers of any and all politica
thought and the only restriction i:
that they confine themselves to issue:
and write as briefly as possible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
DOES NOT LIKE NEW LAW
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American.
April l has come and gone and this
year it has come to have a new mean
ing in school affairs. There is a
new law which says, in effect, eff
you are going to fire your teacher
do it before April l, or she will be
automatically rehired." Now I think
that's a poor law.
l understand it was intended to
help the worker (teacher) hold his
or her job and can sympathize with
that motive. Many parents and school
board members never visit school yet
they feel justified in saying "She's a
poor teacher. She marks my child
too low" or "She's been here two
years. That's enough" or "She's too
strict" or "She's not strict enough"
l haven't heard that this law requires
the employer (school board) to show
that the teachers work had been I'M
satisfactory before dismissing her.
Maybe I haven't heard all about this
law l can't see how it helps the
teacher.
But l can see how it is detrimental
to the rural teacher and pupils at
a critical time If teacher receives
notice on March 81 that she definitely
will not be reelected one can't really
blame her if she says, 'Why should
1 work hard to get these seventh and
eighth graders ready for exams? My
efforts won't be appreciated any
how" Even a conscientious teacher,
like most of our teachers are, will
be so discouraged and downhearted
she can't do her best work. If the
date had been June instead of April
l it might not have been so bad.
I've been teacher and have two
children in school now so l can see
the teachers, pupils and parents
side of it and my husband is a school
board member, yet can't see where
this law does any of us any good.
What do some of the rest of the Askov
American readers think of it?
MRS. HENRY BLASJO.
Sturgeon Lake, Mimi, April 4, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

NEWS REVIEW
Continued from Page u

and ambulances, even went into hos
pitfalls to solicit the ballots of sick
persons. Nothing was left undone-
and to make matters doubly sure, Hit
Ter saw to it that an endless stream
of millions of German Reichsmarks
were poured into Austria to encour-
age building construction and road
work; eff you people want work and
bread, vote Yes" was one of the
slogans of the day.
French Crisis.
Tacitly and discreetly the two great
democracies of western Europe have
approved the works of the dictators;
it has been pointed out here from
time to time how abjectly the Brit
ish Neville Chamberlain government
has shown its willingness to enter
into negotiations and compromises
with fascist Italy and nazist Ger
many; meek verbal protest was
made against Germanys swallowing
up of Austria, but nothing what So
ever was done to actually prevent it;
nor was anything done to dissuade
Hitler from what is supposed to be
his intention of melting out to Czecho-
Slovakia a similar fate. Great Brit
ain just lets those things happen.
And now France! Well, that coun-
try did as little as did Great Britain
to stop Hitler's march into Austria
and, furthermore, it has made it quite
clear that although it has an alliance
with Czecho-Slovakia, it certainly is
not going to help that country in a
possible hour of distress.
Last week the Leon Blum govern
ment in France collapsed as the re-
suit of vote of no confidence in
the senate; Blum had demanded full
powers to solve the financial prob
lens of the nation, to carry through
intensive national defense plans, and
to settle the strikes which are threat
ening to paralyze industry and trade
The senate would not give him the
authority he asked for, so, out he
went
Then former Premier Edouard
Daladier was entrusted with the task
of forming a new government. He
did, and he excluded socialists and
communists whereupon he announced
that he would ask for the very same
powers-that were denied his pre-
deceSSor.
But the NOSE interesting feature
in connection with this newest phase
of French politics is that the Daladier
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
Wasted Intelligence

The case of Richard M. Whitney,
former New York Stock Exchange
president, is an example of wasted
a case. Whitney, who at one time
could have written a 100000 check
as easy as most of us could write
one for $40 is now languishing in the
penitentiary as payment for his folly
of embezzlement. The st. Paul Daily
News cites his case in the proper
light as follows:
Significant were items in the pro-
baton report made on Richard M.
Whitney, former New York stock
exchange president and head of the
famous brokerage firm now bankrupt,
on the eve of his to 10 year SEN
tence for grand larceny.
"The probationer reported Whit
ney proud, egotistical and obstinate,
of superior intelligence, unimagina-
tive, who never believed he could
run afoul of the law Neither Whit
ney nor members of the family can
give exact estimates of his living ex-
p6IlSeS dUlIlllleuly III GhCeSS VI
$4,000 monthly + :. He comedies
his scale of living for some years
past has been out of proprtion to
his income The report showed that
Whitney got into difficulties from a
loss of $2,000,000 in the 1929 stock
market crash.
SIN personal dealings with friends
and acquaintance, Whitney no doubt
was the soul of honor, undoubtedly
paying his debts. But when it came
to transactions of business nature,
he did not hesitate to make use of
hundreds of thousands of dollars be-
longing to others. And it is doubtful
if even today he sees anything NOR
ally wrong with his conduct but con-
siders himself victim of circum-
stances.
"This distinction which is often
made between personal and business
morality is important. If the same
standards of conduct were maintained
in the second as in the first, many
of our economic and social troubles
would never have arisen"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
Spring !!

The American people have ther-
mometers to record the temperature;
we have instruments to record the
weather and yes, we have an instru-
ment to record the coming of spring.
It is baseball True enough the base
ball season is governed by the CAL
endar, but it has ushered in spring
to us for so long now that the Amer
lean public almost has forgotten that
the calendar has some say in the
proposition.
1t seems to us that the great ma
tional paStime is something more
than just a game for the young. 1t
is a part of our democratic life.
Thousands upon thousands of Amer
lean youth dream of the day when
they can star on the diamond. It
gives them some definite goal in
mind during these times of strife and
stress. And after all each and every
one of us must have a goal. When
we start out in our cars on a Sunday
afternoon, we may just ride hither
and yon at first but eventually when
we get into the swing of the thing
we do set our direction to certain
things before we again get home.
That is baseball Thousands of
young men attain their ambitions on
the diamond and the thousands who
do not have lost nothing in the at
tempt. Possibly their lives are cleaner
and their bodies are stronger be-
cause they have striven to attain
a place in that great national game.
It is truly boon to our great Amer
lean life and we welcome its advent
each year which invariably heralds
spring.
Besides the players thousands upon
thousands of people throughout the
country are given a breathing spell
from their daily problems when a
game between favorite teams pre-
sents itself. We follow by radio dis
tant games in the big leagues and
we keep tab on certain players. When
we thus can rest our minds in hobby
of that kind even but for a brief
moment it means days added to our
lives. For true is the saying that
"all work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy"
The crack of the bat will be heard
in the American Association on Sat-
urday and in the major leagues on
Monday; then simultaneously, almost
throughout the nation, we will know
that spring is upon us and there will
be relaxation from winters grip.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

cabinet, much more conservative than
was the Blum cabinet, is about to
tacitly approve of the German-Aus-
train events, and to seek the same
sort of compromise with Italy's and
Germany's dictators as the British
government is angling for. In other
words-European democracy is slow
ly but pretty surely effecting a re-
treat in favor of dictatorship.
Resistance.
Not very many days ago the Span
ish rebel troops under command OF
General Francisco Franco went from
victory to victory in the northeastern
part of the country, that is, Cata-
lonia, and the very existence of BARGE
Iona, temporary capital of the legiti-
mist government, was seriously men,
aced. If the rebels could only sue
coed in capturing the town of Tortosa
just a few miles from the shores OF
the Mediterranean, the rest would be
easy. But right here they met re-
sistance of a far sitter kind than
they had forseen, and Tortosa is still
in the hands of the government. The
rebels are able to attract foreign
support, the government none, SO
perhaps, even though Tortosa may
hold out little while longer, an
ultimate rebel victory seems to be
matter of but a short time.
Chinese Victories.
Surprised as the world was at the
news of the resistance at Tortosa
is was astounded when told that the
Chinese armies in southern Shantung
and especially at Taierchwang had
administered to the invading Japan
csc legions a most important defeat
1t is ascribed, largely, to the alleged
fact that the Japanese showed over
confidence, but it indicates, too, that
the Chinese are by no means ready to
yield; from various sources it has
been learned that the China govern
ment has not even begun to make
use of its vast army reserves, and il
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

Say, we have some nice, playful
neighbors across the pond. Pm sure
glad that puddle is SO wide for now
comes the announcement that the
British will shortly have 100000
gas masks ready for civilian use.
They are being manufactured at the
rate of 100000 per week and will be
delivered in quantities of 10000 to
municipalities. The United States is
spending its money for battleships,
for shucks, we're not going to fight
at home anyway.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

Late news reports state that the
reorganization bill is practically dead
since it was voted, the past week, to
send it back to the committees pigeon
hole. 1t is suspected that Father
Coughlin's Paul Reveres got to Wash
ington. Oh boy, I'll bet the Repub-
licans are happy that every hamlet
was warned. To prove it the New
York stock market wares rose from
81 to Sc per share as soon as the
report of the bills defeat was made
known.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
Duxburv

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Andersen and chill
dren spent Sunday at the T. Holmstrom
home in Markville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Shute and son spent
the weekend at the r. G.. SchIltz home
in Kingsdale.
Mrs Wegwerth spent the past week in
Pine City.
Mrs. Hatleli was on the sick list few
days recently.
Row Schmidt and Mr. Hatleli were Pine
City callers Monday.
Mrs Nels Matson and Myrtle of Clover
ton, were visitors at the Norman Matsor
home Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
Ogena

Kenneth BeaufeauX moved his family
last week to the Utley farm.
Mr.. Fuller will soon be moving to the
Stulen farm
Miss Beatrice Swan and Miss Ruth Full
Ter will spend their Easter vacation at
Montevideo, Watertown and also North
Dakota. They left Sunday morning and
expect to be gone all this week.
Mrs. J. Linehan, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Ryan, August Dolden and Ed Bjork were
business callers in Pine City Tuesday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

Mayor F. H. LaGuardia was listen
ing to his home radio one Sunday
morning recently and heard his name
mentioned by speaker in uncompli-
mentary remarks. Even though the
scene of the remarks was about three
miles distant, LaGuardia raced in his
auto to the place and was in time
to give rebuttal speech to the audi
ence and over the microphone Well,
all l can say, if some of the politi-
clans 1 know were to answer in
person every charge against them,
they would resemble jumping jack
on string. The old saying, 1 be-
lieve, still holds true; what you don't
know don't hurt you"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
| Would Say
BY A. w. CONAWAY

IT'S said that President Roosevelt is
planning a far-away fishing trip this
summer after Congress adjourns. He
just can't leave those fellows alone
in Washington, for they might get into
mischief. Well, he might as well
hunt for fish in other waters, he has
it pretty well fished out around here
Mamma, there's that man again.
Father Coughlin, in his regular Sun
day address over the radio struck al
the reorganization bill and sug-
gested that we form a nationwide
organization of modern Paul Reveres
to ride on Washington and demand
defeat of the bill in Congress. The
Father probably thinks that Congress
is still in the horse and buggy days
anyhow, and therefore he would use
the horseback method to warn them
that the enemy is before them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14
Opinions of Others

(Short timely letters on topics Of
public interest are welcome whether
or not the writer's opinions con-
form with those of the American.
All letters must be signed with the
writer's name for our information.
Signed articles always are more eft.
fective. but II the writer does not
wish to have his name used. it will
be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

A Washington correspondent makes
the statement that President Roose-
welt is not the dictator type. Well
neither am 1, but am just like every
one of you, dear readers; 1 like to
be in a position of Importance. My
intentions would be good, of course
at the beginning, but finally the pres
sure and the old temptation would
begin to tell and I would be a full
fledged dictator.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

may be that the farther Japanese
penetration extends, the more plaus-
ible is the opinion that, in the end,
they may not succeed in their at
tempt to conquer China.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

Well, well, the Dionne Quintuplets
have baby brother, born April 5.
I'll bet that household seems quiet
with just one baby to cry and no
curious public to look in. This baby
is custom-made, while the CUNTS
were examples of mass production.
Of course unlike the mass-produced
automobile the CUNTS bring more
money to the manufacturers than the
cuStom-built
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

ways" We can't get new school
buildings in many cases from gov
eminent money because we haven't
the unemployed labor to furnish. We
don't have parking troubles because
we are out in the wide open spaces
and we don't have police difficulties
because we haven't the criminal
breeding slums and loafing places.
Well, he lowed he would come out
from the city, buy himself nice
residence and pass away happily the
rest of his days in small town.
OF course, told him that in order
to get the best results from his rural
residence, especially in his case, after
having lived in the city so long, he
should establish his home near a
railroad track where about 40 trains
go by day and night. That, to some
degree, would make him feel at home
while he is becoming acclimated.
The small town also in its come
back, offers free air, free from smoke,
and it affords plenty of elbow room
to work in our gardens and to enjoy
the birds of the air and beasts of the
field. 1t offers good entertainment
in a home talent way and modern
show houses nearby where we can
see p-to-the-minute movies, much
of the time, before they are shown in
I fol
thing here from religious freedom
to varied forms of health-giving ele-
ments which make the hunt for the
Fountain of Youth end right at our
door-steps.
ally, maybe more for the purpose of
getting contrast so that we can ap-
preciate our homes more when we
get back again. When we get to the
big town, we hustle around and grab
the first opportunity to hustle home
again. We then stop in one of our
modern department stores, buy new
hat and go to our modern show house
to show it off to the neighbOrs. By
gum, l wouldn't trade one day in
the small town for half a dozen nights
in Paris.
He laughed when they told him his
brakes wouldn't hold,
And remarked that they ''WOrk
good as new
1t cost him hundred to settle the bill
When the wrecker and doctor were
through.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-14

A fellow said to me the other day,
back" 'Well," 1 asked, 'Why
shouldn't they? They are the cream
of the land and the roads lead both
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-07
SALMON PACK
 INCREASING
 IN WESTWARD

Salmon pack in the Westward area thus far has been light, ac- cording to pack reports through July 2. but the run has been com ing much heavier in the last few days, according to information to the Bureau of Fisheries today. As sistant Agent Fred Lucas wired this morning that the fish are coming good" in the Naknek, Nushagak and Kvichak rivers.
 The pack report in the Westward through July compared with last season follows:
 Bristol Bay-Reds, 151,650; kings, 3,395; chums, 20,430; cohos, 259; total, 175,734; last season, 275,459 for same period.
 Cook Inlet . Reds, 5,287; kings, 1O,274; pinks, 315; chums, 1,744; cohos, 126; total, 17,746; last sea- son, 22,825.
 Copper River, including Resurrec- tion Bay-Reds, 64,270; kings, 2,525; total, 66,795; last season, 79,823.
 Kodiak-Reds, 34,021; kings, TT; pinks, 34; chums. 1,445; total 35,- SIT; last season, 58,105.
 Chignik Reds, 13,603; chums, 165; total, 13,767; last season, 20,- 376.
 Alaska Peninsula Reds, 24,530; kings, 1,545; pinks, 28,934; chums, 25 5,593; total, 80,602; last season, 19O,63O.
 Total cases-Reds, 293,361; kings, 17,816; pinks, 29,283; chums, 49,376; cohoS, 385; grand total, 390,22l; total last season, same period, 647,- 222 cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-07
ACREAGE IS ACQUIRED F FOR
 NEW BPR SHOPS

The government has purchased two acres of ground from Charles Waynor on the Glacier Highway just north of the Juneau Dairies for the possible future use of the Bureau of Public Roads, it was re- vealed today in deeds filed with the U. s. Commissioners office. The purchase price was $3,000.
 According to tentative plans, the Road Bureau is considering the erection of new warehouse and office building on the site. Com plete plan for the structure has not yet been worked out but it is under stood to call for storage rooms and shops for the road equipment and probably office space for the Bu- reau staff.