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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-06

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-06
SUMMONS

State of Minnesota, County of Pine, SIS
IN DISTRICT COURT
NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-06

The following bill was laid over:
County School & Office Supply
Co., supplies ------------$ 1920
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Mason Publishing Company.
sub. to Masons Mimi. Ammo
American Publishing Company.
Hannes kypkema. sheriff's iiv-
cry and expenses ---------
A. L. Arends, M. D.. coroner's
fees, 2 bills
A. E. Gustafson. mileage as
county superintendent, bills
william Mista, mileage attend
ing court at Center City,
Chas. F. Stephan, justice fees.
Walter Blanchard. justice fees
Washington county. care of Pine
county prisoners for August.
Minnesota School for Feeble
Minded, care of Pine county
patients from July 1. 1888 to
June 30, 1899
H. L. McGoon. complete re-wir-
ing of court house ----
liner M. Carlson. election ex-
penses, June, 1896; Novem-
Der 1896 and June. 1898 $1,000
Ralph Atkinson, labor ---
G.. A. Bogue, labor ---------
Erwin H. Blanchard. labor -
Jack Weber, labor -
c. A. Pearson. mileage attend
ing commissioners meeting
w. G.. Ausmus, mileage attend
ing commissioners meeting -
]. S. Patrick. mileage attending
commissioners meeting ---
E. B. Greenwald. mileage at
tending commissioners meet
Oscar Eklund, mileage attend
ing commissioners meeting
J. H. Dehler. labor and supplies
Holetz Bros, labor and supplies
Forfeited Tax Fund.
Geo. w. Empey. services as land
commissioner
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County Auditors office, LIS O'Clock

County Auditors office, lis o'clock
p. m.
The meeting reconvened.
board relative to damages by beavers
to fields and roads on lands east of
Beroun and presented petition to
the board BOARD, requesting the removal of
following resolution was unanimously
adopted in regard to said petition:
whereas, many complaints have been
that beavers are destroying crops and
flooding meadows by building dams
across streams in said territory;
Now. Therefore, Be 1t Resolved that
ment to remove all beavers from agri-
cultural portions of Pine county.
Herman Teich appeared before the
board relative to ditch on his land and
ter was referred to the county engineer.
The time having arrived for the open
ing of the bids for a stoker for the
county farm pursuant to notice. given,
the following bids were received.
Patrick Healy, Crano, No. 50----S359.42
Patrick Healy Crano No. 60 - 432 so
/. K. Antonson, Crano. No: 60 - 1897 90
l. K: Antonsen, Mcdonald ------ 325 90
w. A. Sauser. No. HI ----- 439 90
Al Oman, Iron Fireman -------- 426.00
c. H. Beechel. Stokol Automatic
On motion ei made and carried 4'f the
bid of Al Oman for an Iron Fireman
at $4,000 fully installed was accepted.
John Martichuski appeared before
the board relative to his claims for
care of one Ned Bernard during the
winter of 1896 and on motion made and
carried, the same was referred to Com
A delegation from the township of
Pine City appeared before the board
relative to cleaning out and opening
up county ditch No. 2 and on motion
ferred to WPA engineer
The following applications for abate-
ment and settlement of taxes were
favorably recommended to the Mime
sofa Tax commission.
H. c. Mccormack, E1a of SWi4, Sec
ton 7-41-17.
"A Ary gs 5 Andsrson' Ela of NEA' Sec
Peter 8, Anderson, NE,. of NE,4.
F. II. Murray, N,s of NEA, Section
SS1i!-l7; Lot 2 or NV. Of IT,, NW1.;
Of Iot and the seq ' Of N NV Section sa
33A2-l7; Lot 4, Section 334 2-17.
John H. Martin, .NEl4 and Ela of
NW14. Section 31+4-21.
sE YIN and nd s sW Of 81 sG Ct Nee Section On OF
Maggie B. Meader Me-. of Nwl4 and
NG Glyde OF W NMss se SWfa of NE Sec
'iG Fred e1 vanek, M of Me-. and sw,4 of
NE4. Section 13AO-22.
Axel ]. Peterson. SEA of SEA, Sec
ton 26-41-21.
Hansine NJ Nielsen. Lots l and 2,
Block l, Mosbak's Add. to Askov Viii
Ida Jalley Farrell, NWI4 of SW14 and
EIa of SWl4, Section 24N1-20.
T. J. Ryan, SEA, Section 20E1-17.
Sarah E. HowenStine, SEA of SW14,
Section 13A2-16.
Eva M Howenstine, NEl4 of SWl4.
Section 13-2-16.
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On motion made and carried, the
board adjourned until October %, 1888,
at 10 o'clock a. m
c. A. PEARSON,
Chairman of County Board.
Attest:
J. E. THERRIEN,
County Auditor
(SeaD
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The following application for re.
duction in the assessed valuation of
real estate was favorably recommended
to the Minnesota Tax commission:
Elmer E. HolZnagel, Lots and z,
Block g. Townsite of Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-06

The following bills were rejected:
DR.. w. T. Pearson, services for
Anton Fogeston and Fred
hOShi
H. Longstreet Taylor Founda-
ton. services for Mrs. Chris
tine Lewis -------------------- 1880
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The following applications were re-
Nettie E. Whitmore, Sla of SWl4 of
SEA and SEA of SW14, less part. Sec
ton 7N3-20.
First State Bank of Finlayson, SW4
of SWl4 less N. 81 it,, Section 743-20.
Hilda Halverson. Lots II and 10. Block
4. Village of Sandstone.
Union Trust Co., Madison, Wis, WIZ
of SWl4, Section 1-43-20; NWA OF
NWE4, Section 1243-20.
The following bills were audited and
ordered raid.
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Welfare Fund.

Welfare Fund.
University Hospital. room and
board for John Brow, Alma
Jensen and son, Mrs. Lauretta
Martini, Mrs. Anna Steinborn.
August Steinborn, Dorothy
Alters, Jens Christensen. Mary
Hauser, Alma Jensen and son,
Anna Johnson, jeanette Pc
terson and Lauretta Martini,
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The following applications were re-
ferred to the town boards for their
approval:
Josephine Buselmeier. Lots IL, II and
49, Block 40, Village of Pine City.
William E. Young, Lots 9, 10. IL and
r. Block 81, Village of Pine City.
Sven Sunbeam, NW4 of NW14, Sec
ton 11A0I20.
John E. Lane for General Outdoor
Adv. Co., Inc of Duluth, refundment
of taxes.
c. B. Mair for Arrowhead Pet. Prod.
Co, reduction in assessed valuation of
personal property.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-10-06

NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS
Same parties as in summons Immediately
preceding this Notice.
Evening star., 1938-01-16

transmission lines not pun chased by
the city will be reduced to the value
OF Junk. oenerating plants and
Transmission lines have no other
value where there 10 no market for
their power.
Over 100000 people have invested
their money in the securities of the
Commonwealth h Southern Corp.
which does not have ono dollar of
write-up In It. The officers of that
corporation are naturally anxious to
preserve the investment Of these secu-
rity holders. An even greater dollar
loss would be caused to the senior
security holders of the operating
companies. BY the policy suggested
yesterday. the major portion Of the
investment Of the American people in
these utilities would be destroyed.
In addition, the organizations Of
men which have been built up and
the employees who have served the
companies for years would be placed
In . condition Of uncertainty. In the
interest Of these employees and inves-
tors. I make the following proposal l.:
That these companies in the Ten
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power plants and transmission lines
TO date 1t has spent $3.50, ,000, 900 on
these protects, and it contemplates
spending over half . billion dollars.
But this Is not all The Federal
Government announced that cities
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which voted in favor of municipal
ownership would be given outright
gifts Of As per cent with which to
duplicate existing distribution systems
and would be loaned the balance at
low interest rate. BY these induce
ments. the Federal authorities were
able to persuade over 40 municipali-
ties to vote to set up their own mu-
nicipal electric distribution systems.
As q result, the investments which
so many American people had placed
in good faith in the operating util-
ties will be very seriously impaired.
In the Commonwealth & Southern
system alone, the senior securities of
these operating utilities, owned by over
10000 people. are already selling at
more than 38s, 900 900 brlow par.
As a solution to this problem, the
President now suggests that the utili-
ties sell their distribution systems to
these cities at prices which the cities
determine upon. These cities are rot
interested in purchasing other than
standby steam plants because they
will get their wholesale supply Of
power from the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority. They have already indicated
that they will not want to buy the
generating plants and transmission
lines which we're built to serve these
cities and which represents two-thirds
OF the total utility investment. Nor
will they want to buy the lines to
small villages and rural customers
upon which the utilities have ex-
pended millions OF dollars. BY the
Presidents policy. the generation and
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N. B. C., CHAST|SED,
DEFENDS ITS RECORD
President Of Broadcasting Com.
pany Answers F. c. C. in
Mae West Case.

In answer to Fridays reprimand by
the Federal Communications Commis-
sion in connection with the Adam
and Eve" radio skit featuring Mae
West, Lenox R. Lohr, president of the
National Broadcasting Co., called at
tention to the concerns record of
public service in statement to the
press yesterday.
I'VE agree with the high purposes
OF broadcasting referred to in the pub
lished letter of the Federal Communi-
cations Commission" Mr.. Lohr said.
"The National Broadcasting Co.'S rec
ord of public service for more than a
decade clearly shows that the policies
II has pursued are fully in accord
with these principles"
The Rev. Albert Joseph Mccartney
OF the Covenant First PRESBYTERIAN
Church, in statement scheduled to
be read from his pulpit today, COM
mended F. c. c. Chairman F. R.
McNinch for his letter of disciplinary
rebuke.
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Text of Wilkes Offer
Proposes to Sell Commonwealth and
Southern to Government as Move
to Save Investments.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. 4
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The tert of
the statement issued by Wendell L.
Willkie. president OF Commonwealth &
Southern Corp, today tollo,Os:
The Presidents statement yesterday
points inevitably to two conclusions:
First: In extending the death SEN
tence" to all holding companies in
every industry the President has done
exactly what was predicted at the time
the death sentence" in the Public
Utility Act was proposd;
Second: If the municipalities should
buy the distributing systems of oper-
ating utilities (as the President pro-
poses), but not the generation and
Transmission facilities, the major por-
ton Of the American peoples invest
ment in those operating utilities will
be destroyed.
In view Of the seriousness of this
situation, those who are charged with
q responsibility to the people who
have invested money in their business
must now consider what proposal can
be offered in order to save as much
OF that investment as possible. It is
essential that every effort should be
made to prevent the disintegration of
public utility properties and the dis
organization Of personnel which will
inevitably arise as result of the sub
sidized Government competition now
taking place in the Tennessee Valley
and elsewhere.
Says U. S. Created Problem.
In order to understand the plight
which these utility operating COM
panies are already facing and which
others may have to face In the near
future, it Is necessary to summarize
briefly the situation in the Tennessee
Valley.
There was no utility problem in the
Tennessee Valley until the Federal
Government created it. In the Com
monWealth & Southern system alone,
with the approval of State and local
governments. $4,000 people invested
in the senior securities of the COM
panies to build generating plants,
transmission lines and distribution
lines Of utilities serving 10000 Gus
toners. Every year for five years prior
to the passage OF the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority Act, one or the other Of
these companies had the lowest av-
erage domestic rate and the highest
average domestic use of any utility
system east of the Rocky Mountains
The companies lived in peace and
accord with their customers. Their
service and rates were 80 satisfactory
that only one municipal ownership
election was held in all the years
previous to 1893.
As soon as the Tennessee Valley
Authority Act was passed in June,
1888, however, the Federal Govern
ment began to flood the Tennessee
Valley with both money and propa-
ganda on behalf of Government power
projects. The Government built dams,
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nessee Valley be purchased In their
entirety by the Federal Government
~ q price to be fixed by negotiation
or to be determined by three arbi.
trators-one to be named by the Presi.
dent, one by the Supreme Court OF
the United States and one by the
utilities.
I also believe that the Government
should agree to take over the per.
sonnel Of these companies.
The President has stated that there
Is no more money in the budget for
gifts and loans TO municipalities for
building duplicate distribution sys-
TENS. But these gifts and loans have
already been made. The Supreme
Court. although not passing upon
either the constitutionality or the eco
nomic wisdom Of these gifts and
loans, refused to intervene. These
operating utilities are Immediately
faced with either duplication or the
forced sale Of part Of their facilities,
with the balance rendered worthless.
1t Is for this reason that I make
this suggestion as a last resort In q
desperate situation.
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PLAN FINDS FAVOR HERE.
High U. S. Power Official Says Offer
Would Have to BE "Practicable."

High U. S. Power Official Says Offer
Would Have to BE practicable"
By the Associated Press.
A highly placed Government power
official said last night his reaction to
the Commonwealth e. Southern pro-
posal to sell its utility operating COM
panies in the Tennessee Valley to the
Government would be favorable If the
offer proved practicable.
He declined to permit the use Of his
name, but expressed the view that
purchase of the private operating COM
panies by the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority might be a desirable way out
Of the conflict between private and
public operations.
Any question as to the constitu-
tionality of such purchase under the
T. V. A. Act could be settled by con-
gressional action II Congress could
be shown the purchase was practicable
and economically sound, he said.
P. w. A. "Out Of the Picture"
Of1icials of the Public Works Admin
lstration said they were out Of the
picture since p. w. A. funds were lin
1ted by statute to construction &C.
tivities.
Secretary Ickes, the public works
administrator, could not be reached
for comment, but one Of his associ-
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conclusion that would be just" he
commented. "Willkie would pick q
man that never would agree to q fair
price"
The Nebraskan said utilities had
succeeded in removing from the orig
inal T. v. A. bill a provision which
would have let T. v. A. buy power
systems and sell distributing lines to
municipalities.
They defeated themselves the thing
they now appear to want" Norris de-
clared. If they are in q predica-
ment. it's one they got themselves
into"
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah
asserted he was opposed to "the Fed
eral Government buying Mr.. WILKES
power plants or anybody else's power
plants" He said the Government
should keep out Of private business,
adding 1t had no more right to buy
utility properties than it did to acquire
smelter works, shoe factories or chem
ical plants.
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ates pointed out that municipalities
could purchase private electric utili-
ties with their own funds and use p.
W. A. allotments to expand or re-
vitalize the properties.
The Commonwealth A Southern
proposal was reported to have been
unexpected by administration leaders.
One official said 1t had not been dis
cussed in the recent conversations be-
tween President Roosevelt and Wendell
L. Willkie, head Of Commonwealth &
Southern.
Views Of Lawmakers Vary.
Members OF Congress expressed
varying views concerning the proposal
Representative Rankin, Democrat. of
Mississippi, spokesman for a public
power bloc in the House, said he
would be willing to see the Govern
ment buy the corporations tangible
property" provided the price was not
based on inflated values"
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee opposed the
purchase 'at any price," contending
it would mean the beginning Of state
socialism and the destruction Of
democracy"
Senator Norris, independent, of Ne
braska said he would favor Govern
ment purchase Of private utility prop
erty In the T. v. A. area only in
cases where q purchase would avoid
duplication Of transmission lines or
other equipment.
Opposes Arbitration Board.
"The T. v. A. has always tried to
purchase . transmission line II one
existed rather than build . new one,"
Senator Norris said. The utility
companies have made this difdcult,
however, BY asking = price that no
body could afford to pay"
Senator Norris expressed opposition
to the type Of arbitration board sug-
gested by Mr.. Willkfe to FIX 4 price
for utility properties.
Such a board would not reach a
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CITIZENS TRIBUTE
PAID I. v. MOVES
Resolution Praises Stars
Editor as "0utstandinq
Washingtonian."

The services rendered the District
and its organized citizens by Theo-
dore w. Noyes, editor of The Star,
were praised last night by the FEEDER,
alton Of Citizens Associations.
A resolution offered by Fred A.
Emery of the Society Of Natives and
seconded by James F. Duhamel of the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
extended fluctuations to MIR. Moves
on the occasion of his sOth birthday
anniversary, January 26.
Previously, L. A. Carruthers, pres
ident, called the attention of the
delegates to the date of the dinner
to be held, January rs, in honor of
Mr. Noyes.
The resolution reads: THE Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations to-
night extends to Theodore Williams
Noyes its heartiest fluctuations on his
80th birthday anniversary on January
rs Of this year. The Federation points
with pride to the fact that Mr. Noyes
was one OF the original sponsors of
the citizens organization movement
In the District of Columbia and one
of the most enthusiastic believers in
the creation of the Federation whose
assembly We are attending tonight.
Few men have had so notable a
record of civic achievement as Theo-
dore Williams Noyes. His life and his
deeds have been contemporaneous
with the upbuilding of the city of
Washington into one of the great
capitals of the world. In every field
of the District of Columbia's develop
ment during his adult life, he has
been a conspicuous figure. To re-
count all of these achievements, vital
to a great city, is impossible in a
brief resolution. But he has kept
the faith. he has written his name
imperishably on the finest chapters
OF the life story of great city, and
he will ever be known as among the
greatest of all its citizens for all time.
To Theodore Williams Noyes, the
outstanding Washingtonian of his
day. we pay our tribute of affection,
pride and gratitude. We know, as
all Washington that is acclaiming
him knows, his high personal. profess
sional and civic character. His name
and his accomplishments for Wash
ington, the city beautiful, will be a
monument for all time in our history.
This Federation, therefore, extends
to him on this occasion its heartiest
congratulations and the hope Of many
more years of service to that ideal of
his. the development OF greater and
greater city always.
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the records Of this FEEDER
alton and that copy hereof be for
warded to Mr.. Noyes."
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stance Of any threat against the Mon

stance Of any threat against the Mon
roe Doctrine.
The revised text reads:
Except in case of attack by armed
forces, actual or Immediately threat
ened. upon the United States or its
territorial possessions, or by any nom
American nation against any coun-
try in the Western Hemisphere, the
people shall have the sole power by
national referendum to declare war or
to engage in warfare overseas Con-
gress. when it deems a national crisis
to exist in conformance with this arti-
Gle. shall by concurrent resolution re-
fer the question to the people.
Congress shall by law provide for
the enforcement Of this section.
This article shall become operative
when ratified as an amendment to the
Constitution by conventions in the sew
eral States, as provided in the Consti-
tuition"
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BILBO BILL PROPOSES
BAN ON MISCEGENATION
Mississippian's Measure Would
Prohibit Intermarriage of
White and Colored Here,

Senator Bilbo, Democrat, Of Missis-
sippi introduced in the Senate yes
terday bill that would have the ef-
feet Of prohibiting marriage between
white and colored persons in the Dis
trict OF Columbia or any territory or
possession of the United States. It
provides that no ceremony performed
in any Of these jurisdictions would
have the legal effect of marrying a
white person to one who is not white
A further provision would make it
unlawful for any one to attempt know
ingly to enter into such a marriage
Penalties for violation would range
from two to five years. It was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
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ROOSEVELT HELD
RADICAL IN VIEWS
Merwin K. Hart Declares
Unless America AWakes It
Is Going Communistic.
By the Associa ted Press.


BOSTON, jan 15.-Merwin K.
Hart, president Of the New York State
Economic Council, today declared that
unless America awoke the United
States is going Communistic under
what in later years will be recognized
to have been the leadership of the
President Of the United States"
Addressing the Women's Republican
Club OF Massachusetts,, Hart said:
Mr.. Roosevelt, throughout his en-
tire terms Of once, has found the
association Of radicals pleasing. He
and his household have lived in the
atmosphere Of radicalism.
80 After five years in Office he
Is still essentially against private en-
terprise. He is still the major factor
making for the coming of Communism.
Hope Lies In Congress.
1.-THE hope lies in Congress"
Specifically, Hart, who said he was
going to say what think" charged
that "Mr. Roosevelt has permitted
the decentralization Of the American
Merchant Marine at the hands Of the
Communistic Harry Bridges. He or
his radical friends conceived and he
forced through the utterly Communis-
tic undistributed profits tax, which,
If 1t continues to stand. will prevent
corporate private enterprise from 60
ing to its own assistance In future
depreSsions.
Associates With Radicals.
He forced through the Wagner
Labor Disputes Act, which has brought
dismay. distress and disaster to both
employers and employees.
He has forced the spending Of
fabulous sums, much of which, as the
$4,000, 600. 900 relief appropriation Of
1895. was unquestionally used in SUBJ
stantial part to re-elect himself.
His associates have been the radi-
Gals and have included some Of the
most Communistic- minded men of
the day. And his speeches, especially
his acceptance speech OF 1886. sug-
gest clearly the Communistic origin
Of his plans. I unhesitatingly submit
this data as tending to show that
the President is Communizing the
United States"
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FLOOD BILL PLANNED

Senator Brown, Democrat, Of New
Hampshire and Representative Nc
Cormack. Democrat, of Massachu-
sets. announced yesterday after q
conference with President Roosevelt,
they would introduce legislation to-
morrow providing that the Federal
Government should bear the full cost
Of pending fiood-control projects.
They will undertake. they said, to
amend the 1886 Flood Control Act,
which provides that the States in
volved in flood must share the cost.