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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson and
family visited at the Ova home Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Fenstermaker
and children went to Cloquet Satur-
day to get their daughters, Marion
and Mabel.
T. J. Adams and Hazel and Tommy
Adams went to Minneapolis Saturday.
Ruth and Mariana accompanied their
father home and Tommy remained
there to visit relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. Joe Spano and his
mother of Minneapolis, visited at the
Mrs. Nelson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ruud and Mrs.
Seely of Elk River, came Saturday
to get the Ruud boys who had spent
week here with relatives. Miss
Fern Thomson accompanied them to
Minneapolis.
Mrs. A. Raines and Mrs. c. A.
Novotny and daughter visited in Ait
kin and Brainerd last week.
Archie Raines went to Minneapolis
recently with the Novotny family to
visit until school starts.
Word was received here that Au-
gust Raoula was fatally injured in an
automobile accident in North Dakota
where he had gone for the harvest.
Mrs. E. Coolidge and Carol and Mrs.
Asa Fenstermaker and children Wis
tied at the N. E. Fenstermaker home
near Aitkin Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01
NickersOn

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Jordon and two
friends from Fort Wayne, Ind, Wis
tied Mrs. Jordon's sister, Mrs. j. D.
Johnson, a week, returning to their
home Wednesday morning of last
week.
Mrs. E. j. Miller visited in Duluth
the past week with her son and fam
lily.
Mary Maheu had dental work done
in Willow River Tuesday of last
week.
Mary Maheu visited Mrs. Alma
Erickson Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jacobson and
daughters visited Wednesday evening
of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jacobson and
family were in Carlton last Thursday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lampbert OF
Duluth, visited at her parental home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson of Du-
luth, visited Sunday afternoon with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Casadont.
Catherine Casadont attended the
Tri-State fair in Superior two days
last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01
Willow River

Mrs. Pearl Coulter and four sons
and daughter and her mother, Mrs.
VIM. Eden, of Anoka, visited their
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Faw-
velle, and Mrs. Nelson of Duluth, and
stopped here Sunday to renew old
acquaintance. Mr.. and Mrs. Eden
lived here with their family in mill
days and left soon after the mill was
taken down, for Anoka, where they
now live.
Mrs. Victor Price, who lives at the
telephone office and who has been ill
the past two weeks, is able to be up
and around again. Mrs. Jake Novak
has been taking care of her and help
ing at the switchboard.
Barney Amundson, who spent two
weeks at the veterans hospital in St.
Paul, is home again feeling much
better and good for another long
siege at his work in the cafe. He en-
joyed his stay in the hospital, met
some of his former "buddies'' but
could not get used to going to bed so
early.
Mrs. Carl E. Stat and daughters,
Shirley and Carol, and Mrs. Russell
Sundby and four children, Russella,
Ruth, Elmer and Nettie, all of Eau
Claire, Wis, came Wednesday of last
week, except Shirley, who has spent
the summer here, to visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Clough.
Mrs. stat and Mrs. Sundby are daugh-
tiers of Mrs. Ed Clough. They at
tended school here about 20 years
ago, when they finished the eighth
grade work. At that time they stayed
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Hans Hanson.
The Farmer-Labor club gave a card
party at the schoolhouse Friday night,
and it was well attended. Mrs. Hok-
enson, who was helping with the
lunch, had the misfortune to fall off
the bleachers on the south side of
the gymnasium and received a bad
scalp wound, but has recovered. The
committee served a nice lunch and
prizes were given. All seemed to
have a good time.
Leslie Stepan returned this week
from North Dakota where he has
worked for several weeks in the
wheat fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Wilson and
daughters, Mary and Edith, of Min
neapolis, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
Andrew Wahlstrom over the week.
end. Mrs. Wilson is a sister of Mrs.
Wahlstrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Straten and
son and daughter drove to Mime
sofa from Pasadena, Calf, to visit
the A. V. and B. B. Prachar fam
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01

Park, called on their son, Vernon
Shanke, and family here Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Shanke operate the
Stanton Oil station and the bus depot
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Anderson
moved their household furniture to-
their new home Monday, and are
now comfortably settled. Maurice.
with some help, has worked on the
house all summer and is ready to-
take up his duties here Monday as
instructor in the grade work in the;
local school, Jens K. Hyldahl of
Askov, will occupy the house left
vacant by them.
There will be dance given by the
Bohemian Lodge z. c. B. j. of Will
low River Saturday, Sept. 3, at the
village hall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01

all be at it soon. Minnesota'S first
big game-and it may be the tough
est of the season-it just three weeks
away.
So let's have another look at the
Gophers of 1898 to see if they have
the key men who can lead them to
victories.
In these days when every high
school kid of any football ability at
all has his chance to play at college
there is enough material to go around
and, in general appearance and cap
abilities, one college squad is very
much like another. They all have
about the same weight, the same
speed, the same average ability. What
makes the difference is the presence
of limited number of specialists
and leaders.
The team that wins the champion
ship may be similar in every respect
but one to the team that finished
pretty well down the list; but it
has few key men who perform the
winning stunts while the rest of its
players are playing just above even
with their opponents.
In its greatest championship year
Minnesota had several so-called key
men. Pug Lund was the greatest and
most illustrative of the Importance
of leadership. He was not especially
fast. He was just fair kicker and
passer; but he made the team go and
he performed his own SpecialitieS
better than he really knew how when
the emergency arose.
Subsequently there were such men
as Beise, LeVoir, Wilkinson and Wild
seth who transformed otherwise just
average Minnesota teams into Win
ming machines. Of course the other
boys had to be good, and they were;
but so were their opponents. 1t took
the specialists in technical ability and
in leadership to make the difference.
The same situation exists this year.
There are at least seven football
squads in the Big Ten who have all
the big, fast, capable men they need
The question is: Where will the
specialists appear? And the more
immediate question will Mime
sofa have its share or more?
Well, l can't answer that question
yet. Nothing but the test of COM
petition can answer it. But we can
do little specializing. What men
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01
them Mrs. Mary Leaf for an extended

them Mrs. Mary Leaf for an extended
stay.
The Misses Myrtle, Clara and Sigrid
Overland visited Miss Lilly Brandt
and at the Mrs. Amanda Olson home
last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Amanda Olson and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Larson and daughters were
Sunday dinner guests at the Over
land home in Windemere.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. P. Christensen
had as their guests for short time
Sunday afternoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Johnson of st. Paul. Mr.. Johnson
is brother of Mrs. Carl Christensen.
Mrs. Frank Swarmer and son, Ed
die, and Miss Dorothy Molis were
weekend visitors at Remer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01
Bremen Township

(FrOm Another Correspondent
Mrs. Charlotte Youngberg and Mrs
Esther Johnson and Ruth, Carl, Ar
thur and Elaine of Minneapolis; and
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Youngberg re-
turned home Saturday evening from
their trip to Michigan, where they
spent the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Toivo Wahtola Of
Minneapolis, spent the weekend al
the Gust Paulson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar Schatvet Of
Askov, spent Sunday at their old
farm home here
Alfred johnson and family spent
Sunday at the Chas. Youngberg home
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-09-01
SPORTS
BY DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

Well, we're right
in the football sea-
son now and hence
forth to late in No
vember the fever
will mount. Many
teams are already at
practice, especially
the high S C h o o ]
teams, and they will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
Father or Quintuplets Is Demanding Investigation

Ottawa Ont, April 22-UP)- Oliva Dionne's lawyer said today that at Dionne's behest he had asked for a judicial investigation of the quintuplets' affairs, particularly of their finances.
 There was another 'cold on," the lawyer said between Dionne and Dr. Roy Allan Dafoe, who brought the famous girls into the world four years ago and has supervised their upbringing at the Dafoe hospital, built across the road from the Di- onne home in Callander with funds the quintuplets earned with movies and advertising endorsements.
 Dionne's lawyer was Henri St.. Jacques. He said Dionne retained him two weeks ago, that his demand for an investigation was filed with the attorney generals department in Toronto several days ago. He still was waiting for reply. Lawyers said that if the petition were ig- nored no further action could be taken against the Ontario govern ment, which made the five babies wards of the king" and appointed guardians for them. The nature of Dionne's charges was not revealed but they were understood to have been based on evidence gathered in private Investigation and hearing last month conducted by Percy D. Wilson, one of the quintuplets'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
FIRST PRESIDENT
 OF NEW IRELAND
Dr. Douglas Hyde, Son of Clergyman, Is Picked;
 May Be Opposed

Dublin, April 22-CUP)-Dr. Doug las Hyde, 70, son of a Protestant clergyman, may be the first presi- dent of the new near-independent state of Fire unless Dublin's lord mayor, Alfred Byrne, decides to make fight of it.
 Representative of the govern mental Fianna Fail party of Prime Minister Ramon De Valera and the opposition Fine Gael party of Will liam T. Cosgrave agreed unanimous ly yesterday to invite Dr. Hyde to be president without bothering about the formality of an election.
 But Byrne had announced that he would continue to campaign as an independent candidate and would withdraw only if De Valera or Cos grave personally assumed the preSl- dency. Nominations close May 4.
 Dr. Hyde is a historian. poet and folkloreist. He retired in 1885 as pro- lessor of the Irisll language at the University College, Dublin. He has long been an authority on the Irish language and was president Of the Gaelic League from its formation in 1893 until his resignation in 1915. He was named a senator of the Irish Free State in 1925 and recently was nominated by De Valera to serve in the new senate of Fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22

Chicago, April 22.-UP).-George (Bugs) Moran, notorious gang chief, and Frankie Parker, one time Wh1s- key runner, were arrested early to- day for questioning concerning an underworld plot to pass S20O0O0 in fraudulent Travellers checks m all the principal cities of the country
 They and four associates were seized only few hours after three men had been arrested in Pitts burgh with $21, 800 of counterfeit American Railway Express checks in their possession.
 Police revealed that at least 50 members of the ring were oelng sought in Chicago, New York, Phil adelphia and Pittsburgh and Salo warnings had been sent to authori-- ties of other large cities to prevent the checks being cashed.
 Lieut.. Thomas Kelly of Chicago said his men had seized checks with a face value of several thousand dollars"
 "The value of all the checks the ring had may total a quarter or a million dollars" he said
 Moran and Parker, police said, were leaders Of 8 newly-organized gang. A gang which Moran headed during the prohibition hey-day, was wiped out in the St. Valentines day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22

guardians.
 That investigation concerned the dismissal of two French nurses from the Dafoe hospital. Complaints of the dismissals reached such propor- tions that Dr. DafoC requested the hearing. It was reported that Dionne was given the privilege of calling as many witnesses as he wished. Noth- ing was made public but 1t was De- lieved that the proceedings ended satisfactorily to all concerned. Prime Minister Mitchell Hepburn said he had not been informed of Dionne's petition and w. D. Conant, attorney general, was out of the city. St. Jacques said Dionne wanted a thorough investigation made, in- cluding the manner of the quintu- plets' education and upbringing and particularly of the handling of their money, which was estimated few weeks ago at $500,000.
 The babies are in charge of a board of four guardians; Judge J. A va!in of North Bay. chairman; Di- onne; Dr. Dafoe, and Wilson, who represents the Ontario government Dionne has frequently protested that he was given too little author ity and he quarreled with Dr. Dafoe several ydnrs ago, but they later re- established friendly relations. Dionne sells souvenirs to tourists who come to see the quintuplets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
Notorious Gang Chief Put
 Under Arrest With Others

massacre of 1929. Enemies with whom he was fighting for control of illicit liquor interests, machine gunned seven of his followers in a Chicago garage.
 Parker was an airplane pilot and had been questioned by prohibition agents about liquor ring which flew contraband into the United States from Canada. Both men were held at the states attorneys office. Held with them was Walter Nolan, his wife, and two unidentified per- sons.
 Those seized in Pittsburgh were Frank Quigley 54; Daniel Kelly, 39, and Robert Sexton, 3l, all Chi caggoans. Inspector Walter Monag- han of the Pittsburgh police said they wer, members of the Parker Moran gang, and that they had passed a small number of checks. Held with them were Walter Logan, 31, who served seven years in an Ohio prison for forgery; Marie Rib ble, 31; Loren Cant, 3l. and an un- identified man.
 The three arrested at Pittsburgh will be given a hearing today on charges of possessing counterfeit checks. Monaghan said the false drafts could be determined from real ones only by faint difference l in inks nsed to print them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
BOSTON LEADS
 HEALTH CITIES
First Honors Go to City of Culture-HartfOrd Is
 Leading Connecticut

Washington, April 22-(uP)-Bos- ton was awarded first honors for cities with population of more than 100000 in the city health con- servation contest conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The prizes, award to cities making the most effective effort to meet local health problems, were an- nounced by the chamber in conjunc- ton with the American Public Health association. Other prize win nerS included:
 Hartford Leads Conn.
 Cities from 100000 to 250,000: Hartford, Conn, first. Other awards to Grand Rapids, Mich; Yonkers, N. Y; Reading, Pa; Erie, Pa; Hono- lulu, Hawaii; Lynn, Mass; Tacoma, Wash; and Knoxville, Tenn. Cities from 5O,OO0 to $10O,000: Sacramento, Calif., first; ther awards to Evans ton, H.; Newton, Mass; Greensboro, N. C., and Saginaw, Mich. Cities from 10000 to 50,00O: Greenwich, Conn.,, first; other awards to Plain field, N. J.; Auburn, IN. r., WllloIla, Minn.; Elmira, N. Y.; Watertown, N. r.; Pittsfield, Mass; MapleWood, N. J.; and Orange, N. J.
 Less Than 10000
 Cities of less than 10000: Engle- wood, N. J.. first; other awards to Hibbing, Minn.; Virginia, Minn.; and Middletown, N. Y. Special awards were made to Baltimore, Md; Brookline, Mass; Detroit, Mich; Hackensack, N. J.; Newark, N. J.; New Haven, Conn.,; Pasadena, Calif.; Schenectady, N. Y, and Syra- cuse, N. Y, all of which have won two or more first awards in their population groups and were barred from the regular contest. A total of 263 cities competed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
JAPAN PAYS FOR
 CUNBOAT LOSS
$2,214,0O7.36 Are Turned 10 U. s. Embassy for
 Panay Sinking

Tokio, April 22-(UP)-The for eign office today presented Eugene H. Dooman, counselor of the Amer ican embassy, with a draft for $2,- 214,00736 in full payment of the indemnity asked by the United States for Japanese airplane at tack on the gunboat Panay and three Standard Oil ships.
 Thus ended the most serious Jap anese- American incident of the Chinese war. precipitated when Japanese navy airplanes swept down over the Yangtze river in Chi ma last December 12 and bombed the American ships-the Panay which had American diplomatic represent tatives and American and foreign newSpapermen as passengers, in ad- dition to its naval crew..
 Bill Sent Last Month
 The United States billed Japan for the damage last month, Japan having accepted full responsibility. As a mater of formality Japan asked for an itemized bill, and the draft was made ready as soon as the bill was received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
Babies! Hurry! Entries 70 Contest Close Soon
Parents Urged to Get Free Pictures at Thomas Studio at Once So Baby Has Chance to Win Some Of
 S2OO Cash in Vote Battle

Last call is near for entries to THE MOST POPULAR BABY CONTEST of THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT for which $200 CASH and other prizes will reward the winners.
 THE. THOMAS STUDIO, experts in photographing children, will take pictures of entries FREE today and tomorrow. All you have to do to enter baby, any baby under five years of age, is to clip the coupon in the announcement elsewhere in THE DEMOCRAT today, go to THE THOMAS STUDIO in the Brown building, and BABY WILL BE ENTERED AS SOON AS THE FREE PICTURE IS TAKEN!
 We could let you in on secret but it seems bit early in the CONTEST to tell you today. Any how, here's hint: IT LOOKS TO US AS IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE A VERY EASY TIME shhhhh!-winning the $100 GRAND FIRST PRIZE-CASH-t loving cup and the title, MOST POPU- LAR BABY"
 Score Taken Yesterday
 Of course, there are numbers of babies entered, and about 20 moth CTS or fathers brought their BABY ENTRIES to THE THOMAS STU- DIO yesterday for the pictures to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
FIFTH DEATH IN
 STATE VETERINARY

Tewksbury, Mass, April 22-(UP) Changes in the administration of Tewksbury State infirmary were de- manded today following the fifth violent death there in three days.
 John Kelley, "A, was burned to death yesterday when he fell asleep in a wheel chair while smoking. Nurses and attendants smothered the flames in rugs but were unable to save him.
 At the same time District-Attor- ney Warren L. Bishop ordered an inquest into the deaths of four in mates who died Tuesday and We'd nesday after a denatured alcohol drinking party. A fifth participant, Jeremiah J. Donahue, 40, was found in Boston yesterday and returned to the nifirmary. He said he did not drink as much as his companions.
 Bishop announced he will confer with Attorney General Paul A.. Dever on corrective measures for the infirmary. If pending legislation does not remedy the situation, Blsh- op said, he will sponsor bills which will,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
DEATH CHAMBER
 HAD NOVEL SCENE
Generator Went Wrong While One Victim Wait-
 ed;TwO Given Reprieve

Huntsville. Tex, April 22.-(UP). A generator providing electricity for the death chair at the Texas state penitentiary failed twice today while two condemned men stood by awaiting execution. Gov. James V. Alfred was called out of bed to give each one a weeks reprieve.
 John w. Vaughn, 34. of San An- tonic, and Johnnie Banks, 26, a negro preacher, had been scheduled to die at midnight. They were walk ing toward the execution chamber when the generator failed. They were returned to their cells, and the witnesses were told that the executions would be delayed until 2:30 a. m.
 Reads Statements
 Shortly before that time, the wit nesses took tleir places for the sec ond time. Vaughn was led into the chamber A guard held his arm. Warden w. w. Waid asked him if he had anything to say.
 "Yes," Vaughn replied He held a slip of paper. In a steady. deliberate voice he read from it. He was in nocent, he said He had been framed. He said he did not kill A. O. Ed wards, the motorcycle policeman whom he was convicted of staying.
 He had been reading three min- utes when there was disturbance around the generator, shielded from the witnesses by a large curtain. Vaughn hesitated. Quiet was restor- ed.
 Now gentlemen, I'll continue" he said.
 Reprieves Arrive
 Warden Waid came from behind
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
Wallace Beery WiH Assist Jackie Coogan
Played in Number of Films With Jacke-fieard Kids Father Say Many Times Money Was All for
 Jackie-Judge Makes Statement
BY FREDERICK c. OTHMAN Limited Press Hollywood C0rre-
 SnOndentl

Hollywood, April 22.-(UP).-Wal- lace Beery offered today to help Jackie Coogan in his legal battle against his mother and stepfather as attorneys went into court to be- gin the first phase of his suit for an accounting of the millions he earned in his childhood.
 Judge Emmet H. Wilson ordered attorneys into court to settle several preliminaries to the trial which will not begin until the attorneys have conferred. He did not indicate the nature of the discussions nor how long they would take.
 Beery returned from European vacation to announce that he would support Jackie in his suit against his mother and stepfather, MT. and Mrs. Arthur L. Bernstein.
 Judge Makes Statement
 Judge Wilson announced that he would approve no more film con- tracts for children that did not specify that at least half of their earnings were to be paid directly into trust funds in their names.
 The judge, whose duties include approval of contracts, admitted that he had no power to compel parents of starlets to sign such agreements, but said:
 "Inasmuch as the law requires a contract with a minor to be ap- proved by the court before it is valid. consider that the statute makes the court in practical effect
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-22
YOUNG PERSHINC
 MARRIES TODAY

New York, April 22.-UP)-War- ren Pershing, son of Gen. John j.. Pershing, and Muriel Bache Rich ards, will be married at 430 D. m. today in St. Thomas church.
 Gen. Pershing came by train from Tucson, Ariz., where he waged a successful fight against death from a heart ailment two months ago, to attend the wedding.
 The newlyweds will leave for San Francisco by plane tomorrow, and from there will make world tour.
 Warren is the generals only sur viving child. Mrs. Pershing and his other children died in a fire at the San Francisco Presidio while the general was serving in the cam paign against the Mexican outlaw, Rancho Villa.