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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-05-12
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There will be a program by the
Women's Missionary society at the
Swede Park church Sunday evening,
May Is. An offering will be lifted
for the Mission work carried on by the
society. A program dealing with
interesting phases of missionary work
and songs will be rendered. Mrs.
Dick Rye is the program chairman
for this meeting.
The Birch Creek Community club
will have its meeting at the Maple
Grove schoolhouse Friday evening,
May 13. There may be speaker for
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mentser Upgren and
Gloria spent Sunday with relatives
here.
The American Legion and Auxiliary
mothers and some neighbors and
friends, together with most of the
members of the Legion and Auxiliary
and their families, gathered at the
Mrs. Annette Hoem home Sunday aft
ernoon when fine Mothers day pro-
gram was rendered for the mothers.
A Towering begonia was presented
to each Legion and Auxiliary mother
and delicious lunch was served to
all.
Mrs. Anne Anderson and Arlene,
Mrs. Carl johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Helmer Larson and children spent
Sunday afternoon at the L. j. Larson
home, it being the occasion of Alyce
Larson's birthday.
The Misses Elsie Gustafson and
Anna Zipoy and Emil Zipoy of Du-
luth, spent Sunday at their respec-
tive homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weinberg and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Erland Wen
berg, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Simp-
son and Mrs. Weinberg, Sr., all Of
Minneapolis, drove here Saturday
to visit their relatives, the Dick Rye,
Eskel Anderson and Ed Weinberg FAM
lilies. On Saturday evening they all
gathered at the Eskel Anderson home
to honor Mrs. Anderson on the oc-
casion of her birthday.
MIR. and Mrs. Helmer Larson and
ClulOl Gil SpCill SATURDAY CNCiA1AS az
the Frank Strom home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Asplund and
children and Erwin Strom, who at
tends high school in Cloquet, spent
Sunday at home.
Mrs. Goranson and Leonard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carlson and
children spent Sunday afternoon at
the G.. A. Carlson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Hanson and
children spent short while at the
Chas. Upgren home Sunday afternoon.
There will be a meeting at the
Swede Park church Thursday evening,
May 10, for the purpose of electing
pastor.
Sunday school at Swede Park at
10 a. m. and at Oakhill at IL a. m.
Sunday. All are welcome.
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(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Walta, infant SON
and Miss Nellie Babiarz returned
Monday evening from Duluth where
Mrs. Walta went to a clinic and they
are greatly improved in health; the
baby has also gained until it now
weighs 711 pounds, friends are very
happy to report.
Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Wood made
business trip to Cloquet and Duluth
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dubie attended
the Farmer-Labor club meeting in
Sandstone Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mr.. Robertson and daughter &C
companied by Lee Courier, made a
business trip to Duluth Monday.
A correction-Mr. and Mrs. Rueck
(instead of Johnson) are the people
of Sturgeon Lake, who moved into
the Chaser house near Second lake
Otto Walta and Joe Dubie had their
herds tested Tuesday for Bangs dis
ease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dubie made
business trip to Askov Monday morn
ing.
Friends of Mrs Earl Wilson spent
Saturday afternoon with her, the oc-
casion being her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. John VIM. Doboshen-
ski entertained at six o'clock din
ner Sunday Mrs. Fred LaPlante and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dubie.
Miss Fannie Fargeal has as her
guest this week, Miss Hamre of Du-
luth.
Mr.. and Mrs Emil Walta had as,
their guests Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Zalesky, Jr., of st. Croix Falls,
Wis.
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mittee. The guests present were Mrs.
H. D. Stokes of Sandstone, Mrs. A. E..
Gustafson and Norman Schroeder of
Pine City, Mrs L. D. Richards of
Bruno and Herb johnson of Will
low River The hostesseS were Mrs.
Oscar Eklund and her mother, Mrs.
Green. DR.. and Mrs. H. D. Stokes
invited the committee to meet at their
home on June l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wadley were
guests at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
w. c. Ehmke over Sunday.
Arnold Kelm received word last
Thursday that his father, who lives
in st. Cloud, had become suddenly
ill. He left for home that evening,
returning Sunday. His father had
returned from the hospital, but was
still in a weakened condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LaPlante re-
turned Saturday of last week from
Rutland, N. D., where they went to
attend the funeral of a small daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ander-
son, a brother of Mrs. La Plante
From there they went to Webster,
S. D., to visit his sister before return
ing home. They were gone one week.
Deloris Landmark, who works for
the Lake Superior District Power
Co., spent Mothers day here with her
mother, Mrs. Edna Landmark.
Jerry Robinson went to Verdi to
be with his mother Sunday and other
members of the family His brother,
Wallace Robinson, of Fort Smelling,
went with him. The Misses Telander,
Genevieve Loren and LeVerne Olson
went as far as their homes in North
Branch and Forest Lake Miss Edythe
Pierson and Mrs. E. B. Linsley went
to st. Paul. Miss Loren is a general
duty nurse from Detroit, Mich, and
is employed in the Herman Kiefer
hospital. She was here on her vaca-
ton. Miss Pierson is employed in a
hospital in st. Paul.
Steve Music, former resident here,
who had spent the winter in Chicago
with relatives, returned this week for
the summer He expects his sisters
children here later and will try to
find house where they would be
comfortable for the summer He pur-
chased new car upon his arrival,
from the Nyrud garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tap Gilliver and
children of st. Cloud, spent Sunday
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. D. Laufenberg.
Albert Stepan is putting up frame
building, 34x34 it,, just north of the
Ford garage. He hopes to have the
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liquor store on the north side and
a cafe and lunch room on the other
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sandquist and
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Barsness and two
children of Minneapolis, were here
Sunday to see Mr.. and Mrs. John
Landmark.
Mrs. Edna Landmark came last
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Ed
Halva, and her son, John, and family
Marie Driscoll, who is teaching
school in ST. Paul, and her sister, Isa-
belle, of Eveleth, spent Sunday here
with their father, D. H. Driscoll.
School started here again Monday
after it was closed last Thursday noon
on account of extremely high water
Kettle river went over its banks that
day, Thursday, making it impossible
for the buses to get through.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-05-12

HELEN HIATT-In loving memory
of our dear daughter, sister, wife
and mother who died May 9, 1897
We do not forget you
We loved you too dearly.
For your memory to fade
From our life like a dream.
Our lips need not speak
When our hearts mourn sincerely,
For grief often dwells
Where it seldom is seen.
Sadly missed by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
M. Hyatt and sons, George and AL
bert Tietz, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Tietz and Walter Hiatt and son, Rob-
ert.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-05-12

The Middle Atlantic states raise
all the grains that flourish in a tenn
perate climate, such as wheat, corn
barley, oats, rye and buckwheat.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-05-12
SPORTS
BY DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL
It's a funny thing

It's a funny thing
about managers of
baseball teams. The
man whose tie a m
wins a pennant race
if that victory is
contrary to the dope
is called a Miracle
Man."
He aarnS that title
Evening star., 1938-04-03

Congress will consider the Cardenas
proposal for an immediate 100000 900
peso loan, with which to start paying
back the oil companies. In the end,
financial sources close to the Mexican
situation believed the companies would
be paid back by a "cut" from the
governments profit in operating the
oil wells. certain proportion being
set aside annually. The companies
have placed their investment at around
00,000 ,000 but these sources believed
that, in the end, the sum would be
trimmed down by agreement to at least
half the amount.
The American Government gave its
blessing to such a scaling-down proc
ess; Cardenas promised Mexico would
honor Its obligations of today and its
obligations of yesterday; and it be-
came clear that the friendship of the
two administrations was less shaken
by the appropriation of the oil COM
panles' property as first appeared.
Evening star., 1938-04-03

we'll over imports, and the treasury
had large surplus. The tourist trade
had poured new-found millions into
Mexican Golfers; and the worldwide
boom in commodity prices had a
highly beneficial effect on the coun-
try's exporters.
Reserves in the Bank of Mexico
the country's central bank. corre-
spending to the Federal Reserve Bank
were over 100 per cent coverage Of
the currency.
The Cardenas program of land re-
form. loans for the establishment Of
the Eiido (the communal farm viii
lage), the heavy expense in the devel-
opment of the cotton growing expert
by the state for equipment and seeds
all of these things. coupled with the
cost of social reform in industry,
proved too heavy a drain on the
treasury.
Today, according to the most reli-
able financial sources, currency COW
erage of the Bank of Mexico is down
to around 80 per cent: the government
has ovedraWn on the Bank of Mexico;
and it, in turn. has restricted redis-
counting operations with the CONNER
cial banks, resulting in monetary
stringency.
Nevertheless, the country is proceed
ing with arrangements to make at
least a part payment on the property
it has appropriated. and also upon its
foreign debt in bonds which have been
in default for years.
The Mexican external bonded debt
is around $500 100000 of which only
$60,000.000 is held in this country, the
bulk being held in Europe, principally
England. This total includes the rail-
road bonds. The total Mexican for
eign debt, with interest unpaid since
1928. approaches $1,000, 100000. Ne
gotiations have made progress along
the line of transferring the principal
of this debt. with a portion, but not
all, of the accumulated interest-into
an internal Mexican peso loan, giving
the bondholders peso for dollar.
This would mean scaling down the
debt by around IS per cent.
The coming session Of the Mexican
Evening star., 1938-04-03
BY r. H. HIPPELHEUSER,
Associated Press Staff Writer.


Mexico is a merchant of oil now, ir
business for itself seeking markets.
The eyes of the oil-needing powers
of the world are on the vast storage
tanks that line both shores of the wide
Panuco River, from its mouth to far
up beyond the port of Tampico.
Little more than a week ago, this
oil was controlled by British. Neither
lands and American companies.
Today it is a free commodity.
And as it flows through the pipe
lines from the Oil fields to the sea it
is an influencing factor in the eco
nomic and political relationships not
only of North and South America but
of the world
Consequently, the Mexican oil con-
troversy is far more than question
of how much shall be paid to the COM
panies for the appropriation of their
property; it even dominates the pro
lection of the billion-dollar American
investment in Mexico.
Dominated by Foreigners.
First of all, however, what is the
background of this controversy?
For many years foreign interests
dominated oil, mining, railroads. elec-
trio power, manufacturing and even
great areas of agricultural land in
Mexico
But since the Inauguration Of
Lazaro Cardenas as President on No
vember 30, 1884, the position of for
eign capital in Mexico has been in
creasingly endangered by a social
economic program threefold in scope !:
The gradual extension of state So
cialism in the industrial life of the
country. widespread seizure of lands,
which were turned over to the poems
and an ver-increasing program of
labor legislation
Last June the government took over
the railroads. 1t moved more slowly
against the mining industry, but the
oil companies soon found themselves
in the middle of pincers movement.
Increasing regulation, official inter-
vention and competition faced them
on the one side; on the other there
was the threat to profits by the de-
mands of the labor unions, reinforced
by government support.
Finally, the oil companies said they
could 60 no further in meeting these
demands; they refused to comply with
an order of the Supreme Court. and
on March 10 President Cardenas
signed decree taking over the oil
companies in the name of the gov
ernment.
decentralization Promised.
Indemnification was promised, just
as in the case of the railroads.
The friendliest of relationships has
existed between the United States
Government and the administration
of Lazaro Cardenas. The American
State Department, however, filed a
protest against the seizure, asking a
"falr and equitable" settlement.
Furthermore, the United States Gov
eminent suspended its purchase of
Mexican silver Not only did Mex
tco-in keeping with this country's
policy of the good neighbor"-have
fullest advantage of the United States
silver purchase program. selling the
United States Treasury around 5000,-
600 ounces month at the supported
price of As cents an ounce, but it is
also understood that the Treasury,
last December, agreed to give the Bank
of Mexico financial advice during the
crisis which beset it first some
months ago.
The change in silver policy was
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Mexican Oil World Factor
In Economics and Politics
Dispute Is Far More Than Question of
How Much Shall Be Paid Companies
for Seizure.

regarded in Mexico City as an eco
nomic sanction. imposed as punish
ment for the appropriation There
was speculation, also, as to whether
the United States Government would
take further retaliatory measures
along any one of several lines:
l. Increase the tariff on Mexican
goods. Publicly. the American Gov
ernment could base such action on
the tariff increase put into effect by
Mexico some months ago.
2. 1t could adopt the same attitude
it has shown toward Germany.
amounting to virtual black list
on trade.
3. 1t could discourage" the Amer
lcan tourist from visiting Mexico. In
the past few years, Mexico has reaped
around S40,O0O,0O0 annually from
American tourists.
4. If the American Government de-
sired to go to the extreme, it could
lift the arms embargo The shipment
OF arms to any one but the govern
ment in Mexico was prohibited by this
Government in the Obregon admins
tration. Without access to American
munitions, any opposition in Mexico
has little chance of staging a rev.
olution.
Not to Pursue Retaliations.
These things this Government could
do. But from indications in official
Washington, this Government has no
intention of pursuing further retail
alton. In the business and financial
community of New York, as we'll. there
is found widespread opinion that it
would be to the political disadvantage
OF this country-in the protection of
its dominating position in the Western
World-to follow such a course.
In the first place, Mexico is in
state of dire economic need. Washing
ton officials and Well-informed busi-
ness and financial men in New York
nave been aware of this for some time.
A few years ago, Mexican fiscal af-
fairs were in good shape. The budget
was IN state of balance, exports were
Evening star., 1938-04-03
SUSPECT IS HELD
IN MEXICO BLAST
Man Described as Friend of
Former Governor Is
Questioned,
BY the Associated d Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JUAREZ, Chihuahua, Mexico, April
2.-Chihuahua state authorities, prob
ing yesterdays bomb assassination of
Mayor Jose Borunda of Juarez, tonight
held in custody a man described as
close friend of former Gov. Rodrigo NJ
Quevedo, political antagonist of pres
ent Gov, G. L. Talamantes.
Gen. Quevedo Is at liberty under
10000 pesos bond for future court
action in connection with the fatal
shooting three weeks ago Of Federal
Senator Angel Posada.
In a long distance telephone con-
versation with the Ell Paso Herald
Post, Ignacio J. Lomelo, Chihuahua
attorney general, said he was holding
in custody Efren Escobar, who was
characterized as a friend of Gen.
Quevedo.
The attorney general said investi-
gators had arrested Nicolas Chavez,
go, as the man who took a package
addressed to the mayor to an express
Office in Chihuahua City Thursday.
He quoted Chavez as testifying he
mailed the package at the request of
his friend Escobar. Chavez, however,
Evening star., 1938-04-03
PRINCIPALS SILENT
ON HUGE OIL DEAL
Smith and Rickett Return
to New York, but Won't
Divu|ge Intentions.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 2.-The two men
who may hold the key to the imme-
diate future of Mexico's vast oil in
dustry came back to New York today,
smiling and amiable as they greeted
friends but firm in their refusal to
discuss their reported deal with Presi-
dent Iazaro Cardenas to sell the oil of
confiscated British and American in
terests.
Stout Francis W. Rickett, British
promoter who negotiated an oil conces-
sion in Ethiopia before the Italian
conquest, and Bernard E. Smith,
wealthy New York broker, stepped
from a plane in Newark Airport to
face a barrage of questions.
Mr.. Smith, first to alight, shock
off all questions with nothing to
say"
Have you negotiated the deal in
principle?" How do you intend SELL
ing the oil with contemplated en-
barge against it?" What are the
names of your financial backers?"
To all. Mr. Smith answered, Moth
Ing to say
Mr.. Rickett followed him, a heavy
set, tanned smiling man wearing a
dark gray suit with chalk stripe, a
dark blue shirt.
He turned as he reached the car,
which Mr.. Smith had already entered.
you've got me cornered," he said
with smile. We'll, here's a state
ment"
Listeners waited. Said Mr.. Rickett:
I've read what we're supposed to
have done. Well, We'll just let it go
at that
He stepped into the car and was
Whlsked away.
Mr.. Smith and Mr. Rickett were re-
ported to have talked to President
Cardenas Thursday at the presidential
palace in Mexico City. and were re-
ported to have offered to solve Mexico's
urgent oil problem by selling the oil
for the government.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
OIL CONCERNS MAP
PROPERTY FIGHT
Appeal to Supreme Court of
Mexico Embraces 22
Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, April Am ap-
peal to the supreme court embracing
% charges Of constitutional violation
was drawn up today by foreign oil
company executives seeking 10 regain
their $400, 100000 properties expropri-
ated by the government.
Officials of the II American and
British companies taken over by
President Lazaro Cardenas said they
would ask the supreme court Mon
day to declare his March 10 decree
unconstitutional on grounds which
included:
That article 27 Of Mexico's consti-
tuition authorizes appropriation of land
and water only; whereas they lost
their tools, plants and equipment.
That the companies were deprived
OF their properties without due legal
procedure.
That no indemnification was paid at
the time Of the appropriation
That the properties appropriated
were not designated beforehand in
accordance with law.
That government monopoly of Pc
troleum was set up in violation Of
article 81 of the constitution.
In addition to the supreme court
appeal, the officials said they would
petition the department of national
economy for administrative revocation
Of the Cardenas decree.
Meanwhile, the peso improved. in
view of the United States Govern
ment's recognition of Mexico's right
to appropriate foreign-own property
and its willingness to the see the COM
panies' claims scaled down.
The peso was quoted in unofficial
trading at 450 to AGO to the dollar,
an improvement of 10 to Is points
Evening star., 1938-04-03

said he did not know the contents
Of the package.
Mayor Borunda was mangled by the
explosion of 7-pound nitroglycerin
bomb delivered to his ONCE. The blast
also killed Domingo Barraza. City Hall
doorman. The qfice was wrecked by
the blast.
Federal troops from the Juarez gar
risen Immediately mounted guard
around the City Hail, the Jail and the
adjacent plaza Of the city market place.
The gay night life of Juarez, inter-
national border hot spot for tourists,
was restrained and tense
Evening star., 1938-04-03
WYOMINGITES STAGE
ANNUAL SPRING PARTY
300 Members of Society Take
Part in Gala Festivity.
Arnold Toastmaster.

Cowboys ate roast rump of elk and
modishly gowned women danced the
ranch rhumba" last night in the
Raleigh Hotel, where 800 members Of
the Society of Wyomingites in Wash
ington held their annual spring party
in the form Of an April FOOLS rodeo."
Thurman Arnold, Assistant Attorney
General and one-time member of the
Wyoming Legislature, was POSTMASTER
Brief talks were made by Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, former Wyoming Cover
nor and now director of the mint;
Senators O'Mahoney and Schwartz
and Representative Greever, Wyom-
ing Democrats, and Frank Mondell,
former Wyoming. Representative and
now Washington attorney.
Miss Helen Mccarthy. queen" of
Cheyenne's annual frontier days
rodeo, was introduced as a special
guest.
Evening star., 1938-04-03
DR.. M'NALLY HONORED

SOoeI 'dtoiy Ol1cCIoI Is GloCLeQ
by Amateur Group.
The Rev. DR.. Paul A. McNally,
S. j.. director of the Georgetown
University Observatory, last night
was elected an honorary member of
the National Capital Amateur Astron-
omers Association.
Earlier in the evening he lectured
the group on the Naval and National
Geographic Society expedition to Can
ton Island, where the eclipse was
Photographed. His talk was illus
trated with slides.
Stephen Macy, president of the as
tronomers group, presided at the
meeting, held in the National Museum
Building.
Evening star., 1938-04-03

over yesterdays quotations. Transac-
tions have been carried on by pri-
vate banks since foreign exchange
dealings were suspended at the time
of the appropriation.
Evening star., 1938-04-03

More than 2,225 local communities
IN Germany have been afflicted by
hoof-and-mouth disease recently,
Evening star., 1938-04-03
Wheat Imports Permitted

South Africa has authorized the
importation OF wheat and flour to
avert soaring bread prices.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

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I45d FORD coach. with heater, S235 /
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roadSSer, rS With radio. Sl25. 1-I931 Ford
coach' nm - Slin Ford pickup, S65.
sold under the RAG guarantee
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