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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08
PARTRIDGE TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
September 3. 1898.

September 3, 1888.
Regular town meeting was held in
the evening of this day in the town
hall in Askov. All members were
present.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Einar Jensen.
AS Dr. Stella L. Wilkinson, serv-
ing on the health board, has moved
to Duluth, it was on motion carried,
decided that the chairman see DR.. E.
Irvine Parson about taking over the
office as health officer on the health
board of the town of Partridge.
Bills allowed and ordered paid
were as follows:
M. T. Johansen, dragging ----$16.50
L. A. Paulsen, dragging ------ $50
Louis Olsen, tile ----- 1.20
Jens j. Krogh, dragging ----- ESQ
Werner Clausen, repairing tile ZOO
j. K. Christensen, dragging -- 5.25
American Publishing Co., 2 ads 10
DR.. Stella L. Wilkinson, two
months salary as health Of
fcer AT
Chris Petersen, dragging $500 SIS
Jens F. Slot, road work ----- 1000
The next regular town meeting
will be on Monday, October 3, at
p. m.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
c. FLINT, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-One and one-half year
old Holstein heifer, $50. Write
-R-55, Bruno. 25W5Z-lt
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Ripe tomatoes, ripe GU
cumbers, celery, leek, cabbage and
green peppers at the Mosbak place
in the village of Askov. 25w51-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

RIDING HORSES-Would you like a
good riding horse? Camp Miller
at Sturgeon Lake has two fine
horses that will be given to respon-
sible party from now to June 10.
Address Camp Miller, Sturgeon
Lake. 35W52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE or will exchange for
good dry 16-in. heater wood, per-
feet radiator. Model A Ford, 1923
or 1929.-Gray's Service Station,
Sandstone. 25w52-1 1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR QUICK SALE-One 1887 Ford
go" Tudor with large trunk and
RCA radio. Car in Al condition.
$445. Also 1888 Chevrolet motor
block assembly in Al condition,
$15.-Graydon v. Wise, Ogema
route, Danbury, Wis. 36w52- If
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Chevrolet liz ton panel
truck, 1885 model, good rubber, mo-
tor in first class condition. Inquire
at Olson Mercantile Co., Sturgeon
Lake. 25w52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

NOTICE-Don't forget l am still pay
ing the most money for any live
stock you have to sell. Write Vern
Anderson, Sturgeon Lake. Lii
cenSed dealer. 25W52-2t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

WANTED-Old live or disabled
horses for fox and mink feed
Horses killed on place or picked up.
Bass Lake Fur Farm, Rt. l, Sand
stone. Tel. 111F23. 25W49-4t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Our 7-room home in viii
lage of Askov; modern, steam heat.
-Holger B. Kilstofte, Askov.
25W50-3t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

best place to sell your
livestock is at home. I'll buy any
amount you have. Highest prices
paid. Write Vern Anderson, Stur-
geon Lake. 25W52-2t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Three rams, reasonably
priced.-R. M. Richardson, Arthyde.
25W52-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Forty-acre farm, all
fenced, rs acres under pillow, bal
ance pasture, good Groom house,
barn 3Ox38 it., pit silo. $500 loan,
$500 cash or will trade for lumber
or what have you. Immediate pos
session.-H. Taubman, Rutledge.
38W52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

WANTED-Bed davenport or studio
couch.-M. B. McGurk, Askov viii
lage. Phone 4F121. 25W52-It
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Homemade double wag-
on box, just like new; also heavy
timbers for barn frame; heavy set
of work harness.-Al Mendenhall,
Finlayson. 25W52-lt*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Old newspapers, SC per
bundle.-American Publishing Co.,
ASkov. Z5W9-tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

DANCE to Jimmy Mecrs Apiece or
chestra at the Bohemian hall Sat-
urday night, Sept. 10. Everyone
welcome. 25W52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-About 5000 feet jack
pine and Norway dimension; 1000
feet 1A-inch by 100 inches long
jack pine and Norway.-Stanley
Mikrot, Denham. 25w52-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

Dansk Gudstjeneste Sondag den II
Sept. Kl. 1920.
Dansk Sondagsskole den IL. Sept
Kl. 1890.
English service Sunday, Sept. IL
at p. m.
jobs. KnudSen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

responsible for debts
contracted by anyone but myself
Harold A. Segers, 1881 Long Ave-,
St. Paul, MINI. 25w52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

The American goes in the mail
each Thursday; want your message
to 60 along?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

D. S. S. Mode Lordag Aften den
10. September D. B. S. Hall.-Sekr.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-High grade Guernsey
bull, serviceable age.-A n d r e w
Carlson, 6 miles east of Pine City
on shore of Cross lake. 25w52-2t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08
Announcements

This column is free for use by
churches, schools, societies, lodges.
ETC., for the purpose of announcing
meetings where no admission is to
be charged, such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for pecuniary gain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Chester White pigs, six
weeks old.-Henry Kettelhon, Fin
layson; AZ miles west, Rutledge.
25W52-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Kitchen table, 4 chairs,
perfection oil heater, kitchen cab
met, 3-burner kerosene stove and
oven. All like new.-Carl c. Paul
sen, Askov. 25W52-tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Eight weeks old Ches-
ter White pigs, 81 each.-Otto Mar
timex, IL miles east of Bruno.
25W52-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Gray gelding, weight
about 1900 pounds, good worker;
also some farm machinery. Priced
to sell.-Mrs. Maria Peura, Finlay-
son. 25W52-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08
WANTED

WANTED-Small used pipeless fur
mace, in excellent condition.-Fritz
Holm, Askov village. 25w52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08
MISCELLANEOUS

DIR. SLAVEN, the dentist, will be in
Willow River Tuesday, Sept. Is.
25W52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Team of horses, $40, or
will trade for cow, calves or pigs
John Novak, 2 miles east, Willow
River. 25W52-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Forty cords of dry stove
wood in Is and 16-inch lengths
Royal Strum, Rt. l, Sturgeon Lake.
25W52-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

Invest Is cents in a classified ad.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-Old Mccormick corn
binder parts.-Albert Krogh, 2
miles west, ia south, Askov.
25W52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-1931 Model A Ford
truck, dual wheels, short wheel
base, good box, first class condi-
ton; IS Red Top steel fence posts
D. w. Delaney, mile north, Sand
stone, on Highway 81. 32w52-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

A CTION-Watch for list of prop
erty to be sold at auction which
will be announced by posters and
by advertisement in Askov Amer
lean September 15.-Marc Paulsen,
Wade Woods, Sturgeon Lake.
28W52-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE-On account of having
located permanently in California,
will sell our home in Askov at very
low price and on easy terms. See
A Gravesen or write direct to me-
j. c. Jensen, ISL So. Fair Oaks
Ave-, Pasadena, Calf. 43w51-2t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

DANCE to the Nelson Twins orchestra
at Pine Lake Resort Saturday, Sept.
10. Gents 35c, ladies free.
25W52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08
months old, bred.-Vern Anderson,
Sturgeon Lake. 25w52-1t

FOR SALE@Canning tomatoes at so
cents a bushel.-M. B. McGurk,
Askov village. 25w52-1t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

FOR SALE OR TRADE-1934 Ford
truck, long wheel base, with OF
without enclosed box-"Buster'
Olesen, Askov village. 25w52-1t'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-08

EOR SALE@lQTee rams, ISdSOiidOiy
priced.-R. M. Richardson, Arthyde.
25w52-1t*
FOR SALE-Ripe tomatoes, ripe GU
cumbers, celery, leek, cabbage and
green peppers at the Mosbek place
in the village of Askov. 25w51-2t*
FOR SALE-Our 7-room home in viii
lage of Askov; modern, steam heat.
-Holger B. Kilstofte, Askov.
25w50-3t
FOR SALE Chevrolet IL ton panel
truck, 1885 model, good rubber, mo-
tor in first class condition. Inquire
at Olson Mercantile Co., Sturgeon
Lake. 25W52-lt
FOR SALE-Homemade double wag-
on box, just like new; also heavy
timbers for barn frame; heavy set
of work harness.-Al Mendenhall,
Finlayson. 25w52-1t*
FOR SALE-About 5000 feet jack
pine and Norway dimension; 1000
feet IA inch by 100 inches long
jack pine and Norway.-Stanley
Mikrot, Denham. 25w52-1t*
FOR SALE-Kitchen table, chairs,
perfection oil heater, kitchen cab
met, 3-burner kerosene stove and
oven. All like new.-Carl c. Paul
sen, Askov. 25w52-tf
FOR SALE-1931 Model A Ford
truck, dual wheels, short wheel
base, good box, first class condi-
ton; Is Red Top steel fence posts
D. w. Delaney, mile north, Sand
stone, on Highway 81. 32w52-2t*
FOR SALE-On account of having
located permanently in California,
will sell our home in Askov at very
low price and on easy terms. See
A Gravesen or write direct to me-
J. c. Jensen, ISL So. Fair Oaks
Ave-, Pasadena, Calf. 43w51-2t*
AUCTION-Watch for list of prop
erty to be sold at auction which
will be announced by posters and
by advertisement in Askov Amer
lean September 15.-Marc Paulsen,
Wade Woods, Sturgeon Lake.
28w52-1t*
FOR SALE-Forty-acre farm, all
fenced, Is acres under pillow, bal
ance pasture, good Groom house,
barn 3Ox38 it., pit silo. $500 loan,
$500 cash or will trade for lumber
or what have you. Immediate pos
session.-H. Taubman, Rutledge.
38w52-1t
FOR SALE-Twenty head of Short
horn heifers; one roam bull,
months old; one Brown Swiss bull,
months old. Also large assort-
ment of Guernsey and Holstein
mich cows and bulls. Will trade
for other livestock-Harry Burger,
Sturgeon Lake. Phone 3F3.
42w52-t
FOR SALE-My 8O-acre farm 2A
miles northwest of Askov; IS acres
cleared, about 35 acres under plow,
balance small timber Good Groom
house, good barn, chicken house,
garage, pump house, electric lights.
$4,000; $500 cash, balance long term
Federal loan.-Jens Hansen, Askov
45w52-tf
FOR SALE-Fifteen acre farm, cheap;
IA mile from Hinckley village on
good road. Rich clay loan soil,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-24

Distrusting anesthetics, 35-year-
old, unemployed Ben Couch of
Wichita, Kan, shown below with
an older child, stormed into a
Wichita hospital operating room.
brandishing knife, and carried
his wife away in his arms. Ten
minutes later, the baby, shown
top with its mother, was born in
the. Couch home without benefit
of doctor or medicine. Couch has
opposed ether since undergoing an
operation he considered unsuccesS-
full. .lu.I.. ,tt@iDH zu,.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-24

member of the u s Supreme Courts conservative groupana
reportedly unhappy the minority fact As
sociate CLARK McReynod shown above me ar
10th birthday. Well past the Oeat
og requirement in rccentyena law which permits JUSTICES
to leave the court full pay McReynods was born m hEton
Kv in 1852 He paciced Nashville, Tenn and New ofk
CITY years and served attorney general under
Woodrow Wilson. who appointed ham the supreme court Il"
He has married.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-24

Bright-eyed Dion Anthony Fa
5, above, has a smil, thai wa
win any heart, and il Va i"
chance to see the boy three '-
a week that Frank Pay snrea,
fully battled his movie ~'a ID
wife. Barbara Stanwyck. in q d.
tody battle. Bored IlolIy"o'
gasped as verbal bricks were q
changed and when Robert Iay.
was mentioned, but Dion waSr
worried. He's interested in Io..,
pop shopping every Saturday VT
Papa Fay.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
DANCE FESTIVAL
GIVEN BY GIRLS
Second in Series of Folk
Events Held by Garfield
Playground Group.

The second in a series of playground
folk dance festivals, featuring l4O
dancing girls from eight OF the citys
recreation centers, delighted a large
audience last night at Garfield Play
ground The festival was the biggest
Garfield Park has ever seen.
In the colorful program. directed by
Maude Nelson Parker and a group of
assistants. the performers danced in
an Old World atmosphere down the
streets of half dozen foreign coun-
tries. But it remained for an old
fashioned American square dance to
capture the loudest applause of the
evening.
The latter was performed by group
OF girls from Rosedale Playground, who
danced to such songs of "Mademoiselle
of Armentiers" and Hes Jolly Good
Fellow" Then there were English
dancers from Garfield Playground.
Dutch dancers from Virginia avenue,
Swedish dancers from Kenilworth,
Spanish girls from Hoover Playground,
Germans from Thomson Playground
and Italian dancers who brought cas-
tenets from Hayes Playground to per-
form the ''Tarantella." The final event
was a Polish gypsy dance by Hayes
Playground.
Prince and princess for the evening
were Juanita Carter, Is. of 708 Seventh
street Sc, and Betty Bruffey, IA, of
800 K street Sc
Evening star., 1938-06-08
Yaltah Menul,in, 10, Sister
Of Violinist, Is Married

wore straw hat, carried q bouquet,
and Happily kissed all the guests
aftsrward.
Justice Pecora told her parents,
Your children are not only beautiful,
but talented. The whole world knows
that"
Both Yaltah and 18-year -old Haph-
zibah are accomplished musicians, but
did not want professional career.
Mr.. Silk. the SON of Ernest W. Stix,
ST.. st. Louis merchant. Is on the legal
staff of the Senate Subcommittee on
Education and Labor.
Justice Pecora signed an order
waving the 72-hour law at Mr.. Silks
request, because Of his legal work.
Mr.. Stix said he had obtained q leave
OF absence to be married, and was
subject to immediate recall.
The Menuhins arrived only yester-
day from Europe
Mr.. Silks father and his uncle,
Milton I. D. Enstein, were present
at the weddins.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
Gree,,beIt Asks
City-O,Uned
Bus System,

Looking to the future, Mayor Louis
Bessemer of Greenbelt, Md, today
proposed municipality owned trans
portation system to serve the towns
885 families economically and eff
GENTLY.
Since a private corporation, based
on profits to its stockholders, is labor
ing to entrench itself in Greenbelt," /"
the Mayor asserted "It would be
wise for the Greenbelt Citizens Asso-
citation and the Town Council to ap-
point an authority on public utilities
to make a 60-day study and outline a
course of action and estimate costs
and revenues"
Service, under Mr.. Bessemer's plan,
would be limited to Greenbelt tenants,
with possibly two unlimited" passes
for each family and special passes for
school children by collecting 81
monthly from each resident family.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
THOMAS CHEERED) !.
ON NEWARK VISIT
Assured City Commission
Wanted Free Speech and
Would Defend 1t.
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., June 8.-Socialist
Leader Norman Thomas, who was
shelled with eggs and vegetables In
Newark four days ago, returned today
and was roundly cheered as he pre-
sented his complaints to the City
Commission.
A pre- Thomas crowd Of more than
thousand persons, many Of whom
were members of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union,
packed city hall for his appearance and
applauded for several minutes after he
concluded brief address.
The crowd booed former Assistant
Prosecutor Michael Breitkopf, spokes-
man for war veterans who protested
the Thomas meeting Saturday, when
he denied emphatically the veterans
had anything to do with the rioting
which broke up the Socialist rally and
forced police to escort Thomas from
the city.
Opposed Use OF Park.
Mr.. Breitkopf declared the veterans
were not opposed to Thomas speaking
in Newark, but were only opposed to
the use Of Military Park, dedicated to
war veterans living and dead, for such
purposes.
The city commissioners, through
Mayor Meyer C. Ellenstein, assured
Mr.. Thomas the city wanted free
speech and would defend it. The re-
suit was that Mr.. Thomas left after
saying he felt the city had "a fine
spirit Of liberty"
All that's necessary is to put teeth
into that spirit and not only maintain
Newark's fair name but put Newark
out in the forefront in combating
suppression Of free speech"
Mr.. Thomas asked no apology from
the commission, but protested against
Deputy Police Chief Philip Sebold,
who headed the 400 police during
the Saturday disturbance, being in
charge of an investigation of the
incident.
Public Safety Director Michael p.
Duffy told Mr.. Thomas the inquiry
had been taken from Mr.. Sebolds
hands and would be handled by
Deputy Chief Frank Brex. Mr.. Duffy
ordered the investigation to determine
If police were lax in their duties.
Accompanied by Family.
Accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, he went first to the office of his
| attorney, Arthur T. Vanderbilt, presi-
dent Of the American Bar Association.
Then he walked the few blocks TO
city hall.
A group of about 200 persons were
on the steps. A squad of police also
was on hand
Both Mayor Ellenstein and Public
Safety Director Duffy rose to greet Mr..
Thomas as he entered the commission
room and shook hands with him.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
CHAIN BRIDGE OPENING
PROGRAM is MAPPED
Plans for Carnival are Drawn at
Meeting of Georgetown
Business Men.

Plans for carnival celebrating the
Opening of the new Chain Bridge
June II were mapped last night by
the Georgetown Business Mems As
sociation at its meeting at 1065 Wis
consin avenue.
The program will open about pm.
in pavilion at Wisconsin avenue
and M streets NV, with events in
Guiding battle royal, the Boys Club
boxing team, circus acts and the
,Elks Club Boys Band.
The event will touch off series
of bargain days by Georgetown mer-
chants and will be announced through
out the area several days in advance
by a crier. The group decided on
uniform decorations for the occasion
and to provide favors for the children.
Guest speaker at the meeting last
night was ]. A. Anderson, advertising
manager of the Sanitary Grocery
Co., who showed movies of the efforts
of national food chains to cooperate
with consumer groups in the dispo-
sition of farm surpluses.
An increase in membership of 40
was announced by the Membership
Committee, bringing the total to 120.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
SENATOR McGILL FILES

OTPEKA, Kans., June 8 [P.-Sen-
ator George McGill, Wichita, filed yes
terday with the Secretary of State.
through a personal representative, his
declaration of candidacy for re-elec-
tion to the United States Senate. He
will seek the Democratic nomination
in the August primaries.
Senator McGill has served in the
Senate since 1880. when he was elected
to fill the unexpired term of Charles
Curtis. He was reelected in 1892.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
Fnemen End Night of Distress
For Kitten-and the Neigl,bors

Finally, Mrs Elizabeth G. Hall, who
lives at s20 North Carolina avenue,
called the rescue squad. The firemen
looked at the height Of the tree. and
telephoned No. truck company.
Pvt. Barney Ewers scaled 60-foot
ladder which had been swung into the
tree top from the truck.
Pvt. Ewers grabbed Mickey py the
back of the neck and restored him to
his mistress, Mrs. Mary Flynn. Mean
while, Mickeys mother expressed her
gratitude to the firemen by purring
loudly and rubbing her back against
their boots.
When the big hook and ladder truck
roared of down the street several
neighbors heaved sighs Of relief and
returned to their beds for some much
needed rest.
Evening star., 1938-06-08

Fremen raised q ladder into tall
tree at 922 North Carolina avenue 81 Z.
this morning and rescued Maltese
kitten which had spent the night
broadcasting howls Of distress from
the topmost branches.
The cat was glad to see the firemen
and SO were the neighbors, whose sleep
had been disturbed throughout the
night by cries Of despair.
Also. people kept standing under the
tree and shouting, Here, Mickey!
{. Here, Mickeyp
Several small boys tried to climb the
tree up which Mickey had scampered
50 briskly last night. But Mickey had
been inspired by q fox terrier to put
forth his best efforts, the boys had no
such inducement, and in addition the
tree was studded with snass and they
had their trousers to consider.
Evening star., 1938-06-08
CIRCUS IS CALLED
Bring HEADACHE
Wages Must Be SIashed or
RingIing's Will Close,
Says Owner.
Ry the Associated Press.

!
PITTSBURGH, June 8.-The great
est show on earth'-the combined
Ringing Bros, Barnum & Bailey Cir
cus-has become a "three-ring head
ache to its youthful boss, John Ring
ling North
He said so today, standing outside
his wagon office as roustabouts pulled
down the big top" and the show pre-
pared to move on to Wheeling, w. Va.
1T costs us 1000 day to operate, ="
he said, land unless we cut expenses
we'll have to close. 1t looks like I IN
herited three-ring headache"
Mr.. North, young nephew of the late
John Ringing, took control of the
show this year. Since Mr.. Ringling's S
death it had been operated by bankers
Seeks Is Per Cent Cut.
Monday night in a meeting veteran
showmen said was unparalleled in cir
Gus history, Mr. North told the TOO
laborers they would have to take a rs
per cent cut in pay or the show would
fold up" He warned:
Union contract or no union con-
tract We'll have to cut wages"
So far, Mr.. North said, Il haven't
heard from the union. But previously
they absolutely refused to cooperate"
We are paying unskilled labor un-
der the union contract $50 a month,
together with room and board. We fig
ure this amounts to $l05 a month
and that's a lot Of money for this class
OF work"
The cut, he explained, would not
apply to performers. each of whom is
under individual contract.
But" he added, 'if that's the only
way we can keep the show open I
know the performers will 60 along
with us. Several departments have al
ready offered to take q reduction II
necessary.
Last Two-Day Stand.
This is our last two-day stand and
it's near the end of the big-money
season. There's an old circus saying
that If you don't get your profit by
July l you won't get it-and it looks
now as If we won't"
Meanwhile, a third faction entered
the dispute. Joseph Boyton, steward
Of the Theatrical Managers, Agents
and Treasurers' Union. said:
I'VE are willing to take a wage cut
to enable us to keep our jobs. As
ticket seller, know how bad our busi-
ness has been"
Ralph Whitehead, executive secre-
tary Of the American Federation of
Actors, A. F. of L. affiliate, commented:
They are nobody's fools. They'll
keep the show open and pay the regu-
lar wages according to the five-year
closed shop contract we negotiated
last year."