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Evening star., 1938-12-18

the export trade with view to getting
in more foreign exchange wherewith to
pay for Germany's gigantic program of
rearmament and the consequent neces-
sary importation of materials like cotton,
copper, nickel, etc.
Exports instead of increasing took a
sharp downward trend. Goering's plans
were badly interfered with
Still, when he and Frick, Goebbels,
Guertner and Schwerin- -Krosigk, the
ministers especially interested, got to-
gether, he deemed it a part of wisdom
merely to scold but not to oppose the
illegal" action taken to make the Jews
virtually penniless.
He soon caught his breath, however.
On November 16, he instructed the
Nal commissioner for Austria, Joseph
Buerckel, to announce publicly that any
one caught pillaging Jewish property
would be shot. In Austria the treatment
of the Jews had been particularly scan
dalous and barbaric.
On November "a he called together all
the district leaders, or gauleiter, of whom
there are three dozen, and enjoined upon
them to prevent all illegal" actions
against the Jews.
He thus began to reassert his role of
conservative within the party.
Meanwhile, Joachim Won Ribbentrop
has stolen a march on him. The foreign
minister, rather than the field marshal,
was appointed by Adolf Hitler to sign the
Franco-German accord at Paris.
It was an open secret that Goering,
before the anti-Jewish outbursts. had
Evening star., 1938-12-18

been primed for this solemn act. He
had also been groomed to go to England
soon thereafter in the hope of carrying
the work of appeasement, which was
initiated by the Hitler Chamberlin
Munich accord of September 30, another
step forward.
At this writing, authentic information
is not available whether Goering himself
decided to forego the honor of travelling
as Hitler's representative to Paris, or
whether the Fuehrer was SO disappointed
in Goering's not supporting the anti
Semitic actions hole-heartedly that he
commissioned Won Ribbentrop to go in
his place.
However that may be, Goering is still
Germany's No. man.
And nobody doubts but that he will
be Hitler's successor if and when the
Fuehrer should decide to withdraw to his
Berchtsgaden solitude as the sage Of the
movement he founded.
Evening star., 1938-12-18

japanese negotiations for "co-opera-
tion'D to succeed the late war lord, but a
howl of protest rose from the Szechuan
newspapers and political organizations.
More than 100000 provincial soldiers
were mobilized for civil war.
The episode which followed has never
been printed, but 1t was one of the
supreme achievements of Chang Kali
shek's career.
Secret Power Discovered.
Government agents had discovered the
key to the Szechuan political machine,
secret as magical as Samson's long
hair. Liu Hsiang had made his army
colonies commanding 1900 men apiece
directly responsible to himself, or rather
to his private secretary, Teng Han
Hsiang.
This man Teng had control of the
army, the political machine and the tax
collection system.
He was an unknown dictator in
China's most populous province.
When the threat of civil war raised
its horns. Chang Kai-shek went straight
to the leader. Teng Han-Hsiang was
ordered to report to the generalissimo's
headquarters in Hankow, where he was
presented with documented list of his
own corrupt practices for the previous
five years, His alleged squeeze" ex-
ceeded U. S. s9,OOOoOO.
He was reminded that under national
laws man can be executed for misap-
propriating over U. S. $4,000.
After thoroughly cowing this provin-
cial potentate, Chang Kai-shek spared
his life; permitted him to return to
Szechuan as minor official under
Szechuan's new supergovernor, Gen.
Chang Chun, who is supervising the
political and military development of
China's great Southwest-the four prov
inces of Szechuan, Kueichow, Yunnan
and Sikang.
Provincialism Fades.
When interviewed by the Associated
Press, Chang Chun declared that See
chuan provinsialism is no longer a ma
tional question. Two-thirds of the old
provincial armies have now been sent to
the front. and the 100000 Szechuan re-
cruits now under training are COM
pletely under the control of Chang
Kai-Shek.
'Szechuan for the Szechuanese" con-
tinues to reappear in petty forms. One
high-ranking Chinese official from Nam
king complained that his Szechuan land
lord was charging him $40 higher for his
apartment than he was charging the
local peoples.
Housewives constantly report that
Szechuan shopkeepers charge higher
prices from those who cannot speak the
local dialect
Ferrymen on the Yangtze River at
Chungking try to charge outsiders a
dollar for ride which should cost only
cents
But the influx of 100000 refugees into
Szechuan, including thousands of teach
ers, officials and other intellectuals, is
rapidly rubbing off the sharp corners
of provincialism as the tide of public
opinion swings over to the national gov
ernment
"Szechuan for the Szechuanese" is the
symbol of dying epoch.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Chang Wins 1O>Year Struggle
ToSubdue the Texas of China
Violent Provincialism of Szechuan Paes as Willy
Generalissimo Ferrets Out and Crushes
War Lords Power
By Haldore Hanson.
Associated Press Foreign Corresponder

CHUNGKING, Szechuan, West China
against states rights"-the custom of
provincial war lords to ignore the orders
of the Chinese government-has reached
its denouement.
No Webster -Hayne debates, no Lin
colnian "house divided" speeches have
been heard, but the struggle has been
marked by daily examples of "nulliflca-
ton" and at least dozen "secessions'
from the government.
And, now, the climax, with Chang
Kai-shek victorious, has come in
Szechuan Province, the Texas of China
lying on the borders of Tibet at the
headwaters of the Yangtze River, where
war lords have fought perennial civil
wars for the past Is years.
"Szechuan for the Schechuanese" was
the slogan that brought China to the
brink of civil war in February, 1888, and
even as late as last August the provincial
capital was filled with handbills oppos-
ing the invasion" of Chang Kai-shek
into Szechuan.
Submit to Chiang's Envoy.
But today the provincial army officers
and politicians are completely under the
thumb of their super-governor, Gen.
Chang Chun, a trusted lieutenant of
Chang Kai-shek.
The story of how China's generalssimo
wormed his army into this province,
ousted the war lords. reorganized the
| government and finally moved his capi-
tai to Szechuans largest city is a chapter
in the history of China's unification.
| Until 1885 Szechuan was ruled by five
warning generals, who collected fabulous
amounts of tax revenues, estimated at
United States s300OO,0oO annually, from
their 100000 serfs. The money wa!
squandered by these modern Caesars
and their concubines.
The infiitration of Chang Kai-shek!
power began in 1885 when the Rec
Army invaded Szechuan, forcing the
veteran war lord Liu Hsiang to- beg fol
assistance from the Chinese government
Chang Kai-shek's troops poured into
the province. followed by tax collectors
highway engineers, telephone linesmen
and all the other earmarks of military
occupation.
Chang Stays Own Hand.
But Chang did not dare to act imme.
diately against the local war lords be-
cause of the strong provincial spirit
Physicians attending old Liu Hsiang pre-
dicted that he would be dead within twt
years; he was suffering from advanced
stages of tuberculosis, diabetes anc
venereal disease.
Anticipating his death, Chang Kai.
shek concentrated his troops and po.
litical agents in the city of Chungking
largest port on the upper reaches of tn,
Yangtze River.
When the japanese invasion began IL
July, 1887, the invalid war lord wa
forced to send part of his provincial
armies to the front, but he held back hi
best troops to guard the feudal domains
This was the situation when Liu Hsian,
died in January, 1888.
Chang Kai-shek chose his trusted sub
ordinate, Gen. Chang Chun famed a
foreign minister in 1886 during the Sino
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Berlin Police Stop 4,Ol8
Traffic Offenders in Day

BERLIN (P-Trafflc control cops,
under the new safety first" regulations,
in one day stopped 4,018 offending
drivers in Berlin streets, and collected
fines from mark (40 cents) upward.
They debated tires in 292 cases-the
latest penalty for breaking the rules
of the road-and 40 riders were sum-
moned to attend . compulsory safe
driving" class.
Evening star., 1938-12-18
Operates 10000 Times

ZARAGOzA, Spain R.-During the
first two years of Spain's civil war DR..
Jose Vidaurreta, chief surgeon of Del
Salvador Hospital, performed more than
10000 operations. He has worked seven
DAYS q week since the war started.
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Ship Names Romantic

VIENNA CP.-Vessels of the new Ger
man f1otilla on the Danube are being
given romantic Wagnerian names like
Kriemhild. Brunhild, Niebelung and
Albertch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Rutledge Plans
Last PIT. A. Meet

The final meeting of the Rutledge
PIT. A. for this school year will be
held at the village hall Tuesday, May
3, at p. m.
Through the courtesy of the Coca
Cola Bottling Co., Pine City, some
very interesting films will be shown.
These films are of educational nature
having been accepted and enjoyed
by many groups that have been for
tunate enough to see them. There will
also be some musical selections.
At the conclusion of the program
lunch will be served by a commit
tee comprised of the following: Mrs.
Abel Arramy, Mrs. Frank Bowers,
Mrs. Harold Inman and Mrs. Andrew
Youngbauer.
A very cordial invitation is ex-
tended all to attend this meeting and
memberships to PIT. A. at this
time will be greatly appreciated by
the officials.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Willow Man Passes
Suddenly OF Stroke

Carl A. Keller, resident of the
Willow River community for the past
20 years, died Friday morning at Ills
at the home of his son, Earl. Cause
of his death was cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. Keller was born in Minneapo-
lis in August, 1873, where he grew
to manhood. He became a butcher
by trade and followed that vocation
for several years. He was also an
authority on horses, having resided in
Montana for five years where he
conducted a sales stable. From there
he moved with his family to Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, and continued buy
ing and selling horses.
He later bought farm west of
Willow River which he afterward
sold to John Dauel, and then moved
to Rock Creek. He resided there until
the death of Mrs. Keller in December,
1885. Since that time he had made
his home in the village of Willow
River.
Funeral services were held in Min
neapolis and burial was made in Cry
stall cemetery. He is survived by his
son, Earl, four grandchildren, two
brothers and sister.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Road Crawling
Job Is Delayed
Labor Troubles Are Being
Settled as Crusher Owner
Threatens to Move.

The crawling of 20 miles of Trunk
highway No. % which was sched-
uled to get under way several days
ago has been held up because of de-
mands made by union labor organ
izers that all men working on the
project join union and pay a stip-
ulated fee.
Finally late Wednesday it was re-
ported that the fee requirement had
been reduced and other provisions
have been eased to the extent that
work will possibly start on the gravel
ing this morning.
The crawling is being done by the
State Maintenance Department but
the gravel crusher is being leased
from contractor and local trucks
and drivers are being hired.
Chief argument offered by some
of the local farmer boys is the fact
that the work is only supposed to
last about two weeks and if they are
forced to join the union and pay the
rather high fee asked then a good
share of the money would 60 to the
union and they would not benefit
according to the work rendered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Conservation Pay
May Be Had Soon

Applications for payment on the
1887 Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram were signed last week by farm
ers in Pine county. These applica-
tons will be sent to the state office
where the checks will be made out
and mailed back to the county office
There is no information as to how long
it will take for the checks to come
back, says County Agent Max Nc
Millin, but the checks will be given
out in the different communities
when they come.
Meetings will be held this week
at which the farmers can come in and
find out what they can earn and how
they can comply under the 1888 pro-
gram.
Mr.. McMillin says that in most
cases where the farmers were dis
satisfied with their last years pay
ment, it was because of their mis-
understanding the program. The OBJ
ject of the meetings this week is to
give every farmer information on the
land that he is operating this year,
as to what he would have to do to
be in full compliance, and also show
him what he would earn if he does
comply in full.
A meeting was held in Askov yes
terday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
ClOvertOn Woman
Dies At Age OF 81

Matte Eva Ables, who passed away
at her home in Cloverton April "a
at the age of 81 years, months and
26 days, was born in Guernsey county
Ohio. Her mother and father pre-
coded her in death respectively on
July 81, 1924 and March 81, 1887 at
Allreton, Iowa.
Mrs. Ables was united in marriage
on December 81, 1894 to Charles O.
Ables and to that union were born
six children, one passing away in in
fancy. The family moved soon after
ward to Cloverton where they had
resided since. Mrs. Ables united with
the Methodist Episcopal church in
Middlebourne, Iowa, and remained a
faithful Christian until her death
She passed away very suddenly al
her home west of Cloverton Sunday
afternoon from heart attack. The
funeral was held in the Cloverton
school auditorium Wednesday after
noon and the body was afterwards
taken to Hummeston, Iowa, for bur-
ial
A large circle of friends will mourn
her loss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Drunk Loses His
Driving Privilege

Edgar c. Hall of McGregor, will
drive no more for at least 80
days and maybe never unless
financial independence should
come his way to make amends for
the unfortunate accident which
his inebriated condition caused
Sunday night in the village of
Willow River.
Hall, who is employed at the
Sandstone Prison project, was &C
companied by his wife and a
Sandstone youth when the acct
dent occurred. They were going
north and ran headon into a car
coming south. The impact caused
occupants of both cars to receive
severe bruises and cuts about
faces and bodies.
Highway Patrolmen Thrun and
Johnson took Hall to Pine City
where he was later tried in JUS
tice w. B. Blanchard's court and
convicted of being intoxicated.
He was assessed fine of $75 and
costs of $11.45 or 80 days in Jail.
He is now serving out his SEN
tence in the Washington county
Jail in Saltwater.
His drivers license is automat-
ically revoked and he will not
be able to drive again until he
assumes full financial RESPONSE
bility for the accident which he
caused. That in many cases, it
is pointed out by authorities,
aggregates to large sum.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Coop Men Talk
.ShopAtPineCity
Six Southern Pine County
Cooperatives Sponsor A
Meeting in Auditorium.

Six cooperatives in southern Pine
county united in large meeting at
the Pine City high school auditorium
last Monday evening for program of
speeches devoted to furthering the
doctrine of cooperation in business
The evening was given over to talks
by John Karas of the Farmers EX-
change in Pine City, Lambert Oden-
dahl for the Pine City Cooperative
creamery, August Peterson for the
Rock Creek Coop creamery, Henry
Sommers for the Pine City Coop
Oil Association, and Art Peterson for
the Farmers Coop Trucking Asso-
citation.
"The Cooperative Movement" was
the subject of an interesting talk by
Cecil Crews, secretary of the Northern
States Coop League in which he
dwelt on the rapid growth of coopera-
tive effort in the United States and
elsewhere in the world. "The Next
Step Ahead" was the topic taken by
Floyd Linell, his talk having prin-
cipally to do with Cooperative Burial
Associations.
The program committee consisted of
o. R. Dickson, chairman, S. A. Striegl,
John Karas and Art Peterson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Report Form On
Fishing License

A tabulated report form is a part
of the 1888 Minnesota fishing license
On it fishermen may keep a record
during the season of the number OF
each kind of fish taken and at the
end of the year are asked to send
the report to the Department of Con-
servation.
The report will enable the depart
ment to prepare statistics relating to
the number of fish taken in Minnesota
during the year, according to Harry
E. Speakes, director. These figures
will assist in the state fish propaga-
ton program.
While the report feature has been
a part of small and big game licenses
for a number of years, this is the
first year that reports are made a
part of the fishing licenses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Sturgeon Leaves
Pine CountyB.B
LeagueThis Year
Leagues Plans are Still In
definite While Awaiting
Action of Other Teams.

The Sturgeon Lake baseball team
has announced that il
has joined the Observation-Disclosures
group, which includes Cloquet, Carl
ton and other fast teams. This leaves
the Pine County League with the pos
sibility of only five teams, it was
learned Tuesday night at a meeting
held in Willow River.
Sturgeon Lakes first game, accord
ing to the present schedule, will be
played at home with Cloquet on
Sunday, May Is.
1t is with considerable regret that
fans throughout the county will see
Sturgeon Lakes withdrawal from the
League. That team was one of those
to make up the first schedule for the
League and it has been an enthus-
iastic booster ever since, on numerous
occasions representing it at the state
tournament in st. Paul.
Another and final league meeting
has been called to be held Wednesday
night, May 4, at which time it is
hoped that six teams may be signed
up for the current seasons schedule
The entry fee to the League has been
reduced to $40, it is announced and
a team may hire two players.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
International
News Review
BY GEORG sTRANDvOLD

Today-April 28-marks another
stage in the development of Euro
pean political affairs, for Edouard
Daladier, French prime minister, and
his foreign minister Georges Bonnet
are arriving in London to confer with
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
and Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
anent the expansion of the recently
concluded Anglo-Italian treaty. The
ostensible intent of the new treaty
movement is to preserve European
peace, and for that reason Great Brit
ain and Italy are DESTROYS of secur-
ing French adherence to their agree
ment; little later, German.
Illusionists believe that a treaty
between Great Britain, Italy, France
and Germany will constitute a peace
safeguard, while those who refuse
to believe in illusions point out that
the plan has two most serious draw
backs; in the first place, Soviet Rus
STA, certainly one of the great pow
ers of Europe, has been neither con-
suited nor invited; in the second
place, while the four powers, emo
tionally stirred, speak touching words
about the desirability of peace, they
are arming-and arming at full speed
for the breaking up of that very
peace. There is here a lack of rea-
sonable proportion between word and
action.
But, anyhow-today Daladier and
Bonnet are arriving in London, and
there will be talk and talk and talk
about the peace which all diplomats
are seemingly anxious to preserve
and, judging from their actions, eager
to break When the complete treaty
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Hogs Tumble As
Receipts Swell
Decline for Two Days 4Oc
in Extremes; Cattle Lose;
Lambs Make Gains.

South st. Paul, Mimi, April 26,
1898: Prices for hogs dipped sharp
ly during the first two days of this
week, carrying practical top within
a nickel of the past winter seasons
low, according to the Federal-State
Market News Service. Expanded ar
rivals tended to weaken the struc-
ture, although the fresh pork trade
offered little in the way of encour-
agement to warrant an upturn. On
Tuesday choice 200 pound hogs sold
at $3.50 and there were only few
lights and light lights at $7.85 to
$500. These figures were in ex-
tremes as much as 40c below levels
prevailing at the close of last week.
Sows shared the full downturn of
barrows and gifts and in instances
showed greater losses. Pigs, while in
light supply, sold off sharply in SYM
pathy with the drop in matured stock.
Dizziness accompanied by lower
prices featured the trading in prac-
tically all classes of killing cattle.
The market steadied on Tuesday
when eastern adviceS indicated an
improved trade, but even so steers,
as well as slaughter she stock, are
weak to Csc lower than late last week.
Vealers declined Csc to soc and bulls
were weak to Csc lower. Stockers
and feeders held steady and good
shipper demand developed for good
springer COWS suitable to sell at $1,000
upward. Lower grades were slow.
Two loads of ITS pound steers
topped at 1925 with good yearlings
and steers moving generally at $3.50
to $3.50. Load lots of heifers brought
$500. Practical top on vealers was
$3.50 and sausage bulls sold gener-
ally at $500 downward. Choice light
weight stocker steers topped at $500
and bulk sales were noted at $500
to $3.50.
Slaughter lambs worked about Csc
higher for the week, local killers
resisting the advance. Choice wooded
lambs sold at $8.25 Tuesday, with
some to shippers on Monday at $8.40.
Choice fed clipped lambs were con-
sidered salable upward to SITS while
a few plain to good grades ranged
between $500 and $500. Slaughter
ewes retained last weeks advance,
good to choice shorn kinds making
$500 to $3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Red Cross Meeting
Will Go ON Air

The first 80 minutes of the opening
session of the Red Cross convention
in San Francisco on Monday, May 2,
is to be broadcast on a coaSt-to-coaSt
hookup on the Blue Network of the
National Broadcasting Company. 1t
will also be broadcast by the Mutual
Broadcasting Company on its net
work The time will be from 1890
to l p. m, central standard time.
Another Red Cross radio program
of unusual interest is to be broad
cast on Wednesday, May 4, from 4
to 4:30 p. m. central standard time.
This program is to be dramatiza-
ton of the history of the Junior
Red Cross in this country and
throughout the world and will include
goodwill messages from the Juniors
meeting in annual convention in San
Francisco to the students, teachers
and parents throughout the world.
The program in this country is being
broadcast on a coaSt-to-coaSt hookup
on the Red Network of the National
Broadcasting Company. incidentally,
the program is said to be the most
widely broadcast program in the his
tory of radio. It is to be broadcast
by short wave into South America
and Europe; in Canada by the Can
adian Broadcasting System; in Great
Britain by the British Broadcasting
Company; in Argentina by the Ell
Mundo Network; and probably in
France by one of the French broad
casting companies. 1t is expected that
the program will be of great interna-
tional significance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28
Credit Union Gets
New Share Setup

The Askov Community Credit
Union has been progressing rapidly
since organization few years ago
and it rendered good service to its
patrons right from the start. Now
the management announces new
setup which should be welcome news
to its patrons and prospective patrons
in regards to share accounts. For
each dollar invested in shares in the
Association, two will be paid to the
beneficiary of the owner upon his
death. In other words if one owns
$500 in shares in the Association
when he dies, his estate will get $1,000.
For some time the Association has
operated under the policy of credit
ing loans in full when one of its Dor
roWers dies. Since its organization
in 1888, the Association has made
loans totaling $16,811.