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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
ByMalcOImLamb0rne. Jr.

FISHERMEN, era bbers and
fishermen In their small craft
l chug-chug from creek to
~ creek, working their favorite
shoals and beds. Old baymen, cling
ing to the dying tradition of sail for
commerce, still carry cargoes of ferti-
lizer, grain, coal or lumber within the
holds Of their schooners and bugeyes.
Diesel-powered freighters, laden near
ly to the gunwales with cases of can
ned goods, ply between Cambridge, st.
Michaels and Oxford to Baltimore and
Norfolk.
The year round, through all the
rivers, creeks and bays Of the great
peninsula known as the Eastern Shore
of the Chesapeake Bay, water-borne
traffic, carrying products Of field and
sea, steadily moves from landings to
villages, from villages to cities. Far
from trains, highways and air express,
these tributaries, which sprawl and
knife deep into the land after nearly
two hundred years, continue as the
one large highway Of the Chesapeake.
Then with the coming of warm
weather, white sails and sleek hulls
join the group, as yachtsmen, not only
Of the bay but from moorings and clubs
along the east coast, return to cruise
and sail the waters of the Eastern
Shore, famed for its racing shippers.
swift sailing boats, ideal harbors and
perfect hospitality to visiting yachts
men.
THERE comes a time when all ac-
tivity is cut short on the Chester,
the Miles, the Choptank, the Tired
Avon, the Little Choptank Rivers. A
disturbance of marked force, moving
northward along the coast, brings
high winds to the bay. A small
freighter lies secure to a dock of st.
Michaels loaded with q cargo for
Cambridge. As anxious as the owner
might be for fast delivery, the skip
per dares not risk his sole means Of
living in attempting to steam out Of
Eastern Bay, down the mad Chesa-
peake, around Tilghman Island and
into the treacherous Choptank River
to Cambridge.
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headquarters Is . notable one, and
here many prominent people have re-
sided: nor has it been spared its
tragedies. One in particular was the
Tracy fire. still clearly recalled by
many. Secretary of the Navy Ben
jamin F. Tracy, at the time Of the fire.
February 3, 1890, was residing on the
south side Of street, between Con.
necticut avenue and Seventeenth
street. and here Mrs. Tracy. Miss
Tracy and q maid lost their lives.
and the Secretary narrowly escaped.
The Tracy home occupied . site
where once stood q cottage in which
lived Mrs. Sarah Ogden, the grounds
surrounding her home taking In the
entire block When the price Of real
estate in this vicinity began to In.
crease about 90 years ago, the Ogden
cottage was moved several times,
finally landing about on the corner Of -,
Park road and Eleventh street NV.
IN THE Roll Call Of 1888, Mr.. Morris
is to be surrounded by trained
and valuable assistants, Is well q
prominent persons intensely inter-
ested in the work. Gen. John J. Per-
shing Is honorary chairman Of the
D. c. Chapter and honorary chairman
Of the Roll Call; Gen. F. r. Keefer is
chairman Of the D. c. Chapter Ex-
ecutive Committee, and Otto 8. Lund
Is manager of the d. c. Chapter. Also
serving with Mr.. Morris are: Victor
B. Deyber, first vice chairman; Mabel
T. Boardman, second vice chairman:
Earl A. Nash, vice chairman. Execu-
tive Committee, and Minnie Hartman,
assistant to the chairman. George
B. Mcclellan is counselor and Howard
Moran treasurer.
Assisting in other important capaci-
ties are Rear Admiral Charles Con-
ard. H. q. Hoskinson, d. A. Skinner.
E. Barrett Prettyman, Charles A. Rob-
inson, Mrs. James Roosevelt, g. Ber-
nard Burrus, Gen. Albert L. Cox and
Charles H. Doing.
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through Kent Island Channel, thence
across the head Of Eastern Bay to
Miles River near picturesque st. Mich
aek. From this point the way will
lead into Oak Creek and its cut, and
out into Tired Avon River which drains
into the Choptank. Lecomptes Bay
on the south shore Of Choptank River.
close by the lodge Of Walter P. Chrys-
Ter, will serve as the entrance to the
second canal, this of 60-foot width,
across to Little Choptank.
PARTICULARLY is interest centered
on the Oak Greek project. For
it is here that the greatest number
Of people will be served and the big
gest monetary saving effected. The
population Of the area alone IS $4,000.
while reliable figures show an annual
saving of better than $4,000 to al
interests as result Of shortened dis
tances between ports. Within the
tributary area more than 10000
cases Of canned goods are packed each
year. One Of the largest canneries IN
the East Is at Cambridge.
Unanimous in their Endorsements,
yacht clubs of the bay, civic bodies,
political subdivisions, banks, business
houses, and countless individuals have
warmly approved the canal.
Oddly enough, . tiny strip Of land
scarcely more than half q mile in
length Is all that has kept watermen
Of one section from moving quickly to
another area. In . straight line. st.
Michaels Is but six and half miles
from sleepy little Oxford. But be-
tween the two lies more than 80 miles
Of water, . large portion Of it In the
open. Actually IS miles will be saved
between the two towns With eouple.
ton Of the cut. There Win b .
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lily were sent out to the farm to live.
Again he could feel the good country
air on his face and see his child and
his dogs playing before his farmhouse.
TEN men, without permanent homes
and eager to leave the city. were
sent out to help him. The neighboring
farmers watched with interest as 40
acres Of fallow land were put under
cultivation. Row after row Of corn,
potatoes, string beans and tomatoes
was planted and harvested. The neigh
bors started contributing to the enter
prise. One sent over $500 tomato
plants. Another offered his strawber-
~ bed. Still others sent shrubs snd
plants to beautify the farm home.
As the 10 city men learned to plough
and sow and reap. they began to get
Job offers from farmers in the sur
rounding countryside. Sometimes
they are gone for q week in harvest
time. Some times they get permanent
jobs and new men are sent out from
the city. On small scale, the ex-
change Is encouraging the back-to-
the-farm movement that economists
have advised as . large factor in dis
polling hard times.
Each day q truck plies between the
farm and the city, bringing In fresh
vegetables. The planting has been
graduated in suclra way as to provide
. continuous source Of supply. Before
winter. tomatoes. corn and string beans
will be canned 50 the participants can
continue to have vegetables until next
spring. The cabbage will be made
into sauerkraut for canning.
This has been an experimental year
at the farm. Next season they will
be able to estimate their exact demand
In the meantime they have acquired
enough seed to see them through next
year, with some to spare, which they
will trade with other farmers to get
the use Of tractor, for instance, or
an extra mule.
WITH the success of the farm, the
w exchange has rounded itself into
q little self-sufiicient world. The par
Elephants have their own government,
their own newspaper, their own Com
munity Chest" and stores where they
can buy everything they need. The
only thing they don't do IS sleep at
the exchange.
Their government follows the pat
tern Of 3 democracy. It Is run for
the participants and, as far as possible,
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Channels to Join Tributaries and Ports to Be
Brought Closer Together as Part of
Great Inland Waterway.

It will, in time, become more pros
porous, as boats on their way through
the canal take fuel and supplies. OK
ford awaits anxiously the coming
project.
OAK CREEK lies but three miles
upstream from st. Michaels. A
seven-foot channel viii be dredged for
the short distance to location of the
land cut which will be so feet wide.
Dredged channel will continue for the
two miles down Plaindealing Greek,
where 1t flows into the Tired Avon just
across from oxford. With an assur-
ance Of no flood dangers. the Army
engineers state that tidal difference
between the two creeks Is most favor
able for maintaining proper now
of water to prevent sitting in the
canal and yet give no interference to
navigation.
Kent Island, running north and
south for 1914 miles, juts westward
like sore thumb. narrowing the
Chesapeake at one point. above and
across from Annapolis, to less than
three miles. It was in 1929 that Capt.
William Claiborne, early British ex-
plorer Of the Chesapeake, observed the
narrows that make the peninsula an
island. In its contours the narrows,
some authorities claim, Is the same as
seen by Capt. Claiborne. The chan
mel has been dredged and buoyed but
never has . successful attempt been
made to straishten out its windings
and turnings.
It Is q much-experienced or fool
hardy yachtman that will attempt to
navigate the narrows without q pilot.
Any combination of adverse winds
and tides plays havoc with the cham
mel, which Is noted for shifting. Many
large rocks that have never been re-
moved add to the dangers. Pretty
much confined to use by crabbers and
oystermen, the narrows raises fears
for the average navigator.
7 COATED as it is in line with north
and southbound trafhc. the thor
oughfare Is q natural. The desired
iunrnvement calls for q channel 10
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Yachtsmen to Share in Great Benefits to Be
Brought to Fishermen and All Other
Commercial Interests.

Storm-bo for several days, with
only the deserted shores OF the little
Choptank about him and the hazy
outline of windswept James Island to
the westward, the owner OF . small
cruiser desires to reach the nearest
town for supplies and wire home
that alls well. But there he will
have to remain, perhaps three. four
or five days more. until the gale has
blown itself out. His boat could never
withstand the seas running out at
the mouth or the slam northward on
rounding into the Choptank to Cam
bride, his nearest port.
In . short time these and similar
boatmen no longer need have worries
Of the sort, problems that had to be
faced by their fathers and forefathers
since the white man first settled these
fertile lands and took to the water for
their existence and means of travel.
The commercial and yachting inter-
ests Of the bay have banded in
seeking series of canals and dredged
channels to join the tributaries and
bring its ports closer together.
FIRST in the history of the Shore,
the projects will form an impor-
tant part in the great inland waterway
which, for more than 1000 miles,
stretches from the Delaware River to
the Florida Straits. Now under con-
sideration are the dredging Of a
straight channel with q 10O-foot width
through the notorious Kent Island
Narrows, connecting the waters Of the
Chester River and the upper bay with
the broad Eastern Bay; the cutting Of
a canal between Oak Creek and
Plaindealing Creek, which will join
the tributaries Of Eastern Bay with
the Choptank's; and a second canal
linking the two Choptanks.
After careful survey and studying of
figures the United States engineers
have passed on all three Of the i'm
provements. During the next Con-
gress appropriation for the first prof.
ect, the Oak Greek Canal, is expected
and work should begin in the spring.
In short time = boat moving
southwark on the bay, out of Balti-
more or Philadelphia, will have only
to turn into Chester River, pass
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Finlayson Pair Are
Married Is Years

Mr.. and Mrs. John Norback were
honored by their children, neighbors
and relatives last Sunday when they
celebrated their silver wedding ami
versary at ST. Johns Finnish Luth-
eran church parlors in the afternoon
and were at home there to their
many friends. They were married
in Duluth on January IA, 1913, and
came to the Norback farm, at the
west edge of town, where they have
lived ever since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norback have six
children, Howard and Wilbert of Min
neapolis, and Irene, Wilma, Hazel
and Amy at home. After social
afternoon a delicious lunch was
served, the center piece being hand
some cake. A gift of money was
presented to Mr. and Mrs. Norback
form the guests. Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Mikkola, the latter sister of
Mr.. Norback, were present from Ket-
tie River, while the following were
here from Sandstone: Mr.. and Mrs.
Sironen, MIR. and Mrs. Matt Tapanila,
Mrs. Hilma Kuitunen and MIR. and
Mrs. Sever Mattson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Moose Lake Loses
To Pine City High

The tall team from Moose Lake
high school found the course a rough
one against Pine City when the two
teams met at Pine City Wednesday,
January IL, Pine City taking the
game by a count of % to 49, 1t
was the initial appearance of Pine
City's team since George Saunders
took over the coaching job. Mr..
Saunders succeeded former Coach
William Stotts, who recently resigned
his teaching position to go into gov
ornamental work.
Pine City led Moose Lake S to 0
at the quarter and 13 to at the
end of the first half. McKusick
showed brilliant brand of basket
ball in the third quarter, scoring
twice in rapid succession, putting
Pine City out in front by score of
II to g. Then Foster and Dixon for
Pine City each made count, plac-
ing Pine City up % to 16. In the
closing minutes of play, Moose Lake
rallied to bring their count to ID.
Moose Lake sent good band and
a good bunch of rooters to cheer
on their team and the Pine City band
was also on hand to cheer its team.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
New Gymnasium
To Be Dedicated
In The County
Finlayson People to Have
Gathering Place in New
School Auditorium.

Dedication exercises for Finlay-
sons gymnasium-aud addition
to the school building will be held
on the evening of January 81.
The building, constructed of Ket-
tie river sandstone, was erected with
WPA labor. Progressive Finlaysor
people now feel a need of many
years fulfilled. This addition marks
a third important step in school build
ing in Finlayson; first, the east hall
of the south side in 1913, then few
years later west addition of abou,
equal size so that four years of high
school work could be offered, and
now an addition where physical edu-
cation, dramatics, music and athletics
can be sponsored.
1. o. Friswold, director of build
ings and business administration in
the State Department of Education
will be the dedication speaker The
WPA office and the office of the
architect, Mr.. Broomhall of Duluth
will also be represented. Every one
is invited to Finlayson on January
81, according to E. F. Peltola, super
intendent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Sandstone Minister
Goes To Homeland

Rev. Richard Deursen left Sand
stone January 16, on the $40 p. M
bus for his home country, Holland
He will arrive in New York today
and his boat (Volendam) leaves the
New York harbor Saturday at IL
a. m. His voyage will last nine days
and then he will land at Rotterdam,
Holland. He will be met by his
mother, father and brother whom he
has not seen for Is years. From
there he will travel over 100 miles
by automobile to his home city,
Groningen. He also has a younger
sister there who has charge of an
orphan home, and is an officer in
the Salvation Army.
Rev. Deursen will not only visit
many of his own relatives, but try
to contact friends and relatives of
folks in the Bible church. Besides
this, he has been invited to preach
the gospel in several Baptist churches
of Holland and also in the Belgium
Gospel Missions at Antwerp and
Brussels in Belgium. His work at
the Bible church will be carried on
by faithful laymen and friends dur
ing his absence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Bruno Farmer Takes
His Life On Sunday

Nils Samuelson, residing between
Askov and Bruno, took his life by
hanging early Sunday evening. Mr.
Samuelson had told his wife that
he would 60 to the barn and feed the
hogs before eating supper and after
waiting for some time for him to re-
turn, Mrs Samuelson began a search
which led to the discovery of his
body in the hay loft where he had
hung himself with trip rope.
The deceased was 48 years, one
month and seven days of age and
leaves a wife and some children
He came to this country from Sweden
81 years ago and had lived in this
neighborhood for 20 years. He re-
sided near what is known as the
Jackson school.
No motive can be given for Mr.
Samuelson's rash act as he appar-
emily had no financial troubles which
would influence him to become SO
desperate.
The funeral will be held from the
Vilstad church Friday afternoon with
interment being made in the Vilstad
cemetery. The pallbearers will be
Clifford Krantz, Clifford Degerstrom
Ralph Johnson, Edwin Jackson, Law
renee DeMaris and Albert Hedin
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Care Important
In Treatment Ut
Horse Sickness
Recent Meeting Instructs
as to Best Way of Han
ding Sleeping Sickness.

An instructive meeting on sleep
ing sickness of horses, known as
equine encephalomyelitis," was held
at University Farm, st. Paul, We'd
nesday, January IL.
Several thousand horses died of
this disease during the past sum-
mer, several of which were in Pine
county. Many more horses contracted
the disease and the purpose of the
meeting was to present to farmers
of the country the information avail
able on care and treatment of horses
affected by the disease. Talks were
given by DR.. Carl TenBroeck, direc-
tor of the Rockefeller Institute; Dr.
w. S. Gockenour, Bureau of Animal
Industry, Washington, D. c.; and DR..
James Farquharson, head of the de-
partment of Surgery and Clinics,
Colorado State College, Fort Collins,
Colorado. These men have made ex-
tensive studies of the disease and a
summary of their report shows that
good treatment of the sick animal is
far more important than any serum
or medicine that can be given.
Serum, unless given in the very
early stages of the disease, usually
proves of very little value-about %
per cent of the horses die of the dis
ease whether they are given serum
or not. Keeping the horses stabbed
and away from insects was also found
to be beneficial in preventing the ami
mails from contracting the disease
During an outbreak, it was recon-
mended to watch all horses closely,
and if they show the slightest symp-
toms of droWsiness or stumbling, to
call a qualified veterinary immedi-
ately, keep the animal in a dark,
quiet place, and give the animal
support to keep it from getting down,
if this is necessary. There was some
difference of opinion between the
men as to the value of vaccination,
but this method is expensive and as
all the horses on a farm would have
to be vaccinated, it is usually used
only on animals of very high value
According to the history of the
disease, there is not apt to be a
serious outbreak next year, but this
may not hold true. More informal
ton will be given concerning the dis
ease next summer if an outbreak
occurs says Max McMillin, county
agent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
More Rural Electric
Service In Section

In the Cloquet division of the Min
nesota Power & Light Company dur
ing the year 1887, AZ miles of line
have been constructed, reaching and
serving 174 customers. During re-
cent years this company has added
to its rural projects approximately
400 miles of line at cost of approx
imately half million dollars and
bringing service to more than 1900
customers.
The company keeps close observa-
ton of the extent to which customers
make use of the service and is ex-
tending every effort to popularize
the use of appliances of various
kinds on the farm.
At the present time customer use
is very low but by the employment
of agricultural electric advisers it
is hoped to accelerate customer use
considerably.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Hjalmar Petersen, On Radio, Hits
At Communism And Racketeering

lege of choosing your own candidates.
The June Primary is your convention.
Farmer-Labor conventions have
endorsed me, in 1884 for Lieutenant
Governor, and in 1886 for Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner. In
both cases you voters ratified the
convention choice, made me your
nominee at the June Primaries and
elected me in the November elections
following. At no time have l held
that the convention selection should
be final. The final choice must rest
with you voters. Any other conten-
ton is to repudiate fundamental
principle of our party and the Pri-
mary law.
Fate of Party in Balance.
The fate of the Farmer-Labor party
hangs in the balance.
We must decide now if we are
going to follow in the footsteps OF
Charles A. Lindbergh, Henrik Ship
stead, DR.. L. A. Fritsche, Magnus
Johnson, Floyd B. Olson and the
other pioneer leaders, or whether we
are going to follow the present state
administration in its unstatesman-
like, bull-dozing and dictatorial ram
pages.
We must decide whether we are
going to adhere to Farmer-Labor and
good American principles, or sur
render our party to Communistic in
fluences and the Communist leaders
that the present state administration
has welcomed with open arms.
We must decide whether the well
fare of our people is to be our chief
concern, or whether it shall be med
ding in European politics from Mos
cow to Madrid.
We must decide whether honest,
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Sandstone Lodges
Install Officers

Officers of the Sandstone I. O. o. F.
lodge as installed Tuesday evening
are Noble Grand, Dolliver Pearson;
vice grand, Arthur Gjertson; finance
secretary, c. S. Gjertson; recording
secretary, Oscar Carlson; and treas
urer, Gust Gjertson.
The district deputy grand master
and staff officiated and good en-
tertainment program was much en-
joyed.
Rebekah Officers.
Officers of the Rebekah lodge as
installed are past grand, Jessidale
Dutton; noble grand, Florence Wal
den; vice grand, Ruth Pearson; war
den, Mary Paul; conductress, Gladys
Nelson; chaplain, Helen Frindt; out
side guardian, Arthur Gjertson; in
side guardian, George Falconer; right
support N. G., Alice Falconer; left
support N. G., Esther Nelson; right
support, vice grand, Louise Busse;
left support, vice grand, Mary Gjert-
son, and musician, Florence Carlson
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-20
Finlayson Man.
Rites Saturday
William kuitunen's Illness
With Liver Troub ! e
Causes Death at 50.

William Kuitunen of the Pine lake
community west of Finlayson, passed
away at the University hospital on
January 10, and was laid to rest
Saturday following funeral services
at the Finlayson village hall Satur-
day with Rev. r. Deursen of Sand
stone, officiating. Burial was made
in the Finnish Lutheran cemetery
with Frank Lindholm, John Parvey
Gust Luoma, Efram Peura, Gust
Maxi and Albin Korhonen as pail
bearers.
Mr.. Kuitunen was born at Kangas-
niemi M. L. Finland, May 20, 1885
and came to Winton, Mimi, in 1906
He had resided in Pine county since
1913, and during that time served
on the town board six years. He did
some carpenter work during his spare
time.
Besides his wife, MIR. Kuitunen is
survived by nine children, Onni, Con-
rad, George, Edna (Mrs. Paul Par
vey), Albert, Howard, Roy, Lester
and Robert Three other children
died at an early age. Besides his
immediate family the deceased is
survived by one brother in Michigan
two brothers and four sisters in Fin
land, two grandchildren and two
cousins.
Those from away attending the
funeral were Conrad Kuitunen (son)
Secaucus, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kuitunen (son) and son, Grand
Coulee, Wash; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Parvey (daughter), Grand Coulee
Wash; Dr. and Mrs. Emil Kuituner
(brother), Ironwood, Mich; William
Kuitunen (cousin), Saxon, Wis; Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Poyhonen (cousin)
Jack Maxi, Ed Sitter and Mr.. and
Mrs. David Pulliainen, all of Clo-
quet; Mr.. and Mrs. John Kortes-
maxi, Eskos Corner; Mr.. and Mrs
Gust Wattunen, Winton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Wattunen, Tower; Mrs
John Dorff, Embarrass; Mrs. Henry
Niemi, Hutter; Mrs. John Kangas
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dorff
EmbarraSS.