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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21
Hialmar Petersen
Gives Large Field
To investigators

Apparently the Joint Legisla-
tive committee took in a lot of
territory when it called Hjalmar
Petersen, railroad & warehouse
commissioner and former COVER
nor, before it for investigation.
Mr.. Petersen threw plenty of
work into the laps of the investi-
gators and none of it needs to be
looked for around his doorstep"
Following is recent statement
issued by Mr.. Petersen:
Attorney Charles Houston, now
speaking for the Joint Legislative
Investigating committee, claims that
there is one discrepancy in the Hol-
lenbeck report concerning expense ac-
counts of Haskins, Milne and Jerome
and adds that some of the conclu-
sions were not warranted
The Hollenbeck report sets out that
Earl Haskins made 80 false entries
or charges in his expense accounts
If, in all the search of the committee
attorneys and investigators since the
report was brought up in the Senate
last winter, one claim has been found
incorrect, it would seem that the other
20 claims of false entries or charges
should see daylight.
The Hollenbeck report states that
Ray Milne made false charges con-
shutting fraud on IA occasions and
committed acts constituting forgery
on seven occasions.
Let the spokesman for the investi-
eating committee explain how Ralph
Jerome travelled 46,57O miles at a
cost of $2,328.50 in the course of 262
days with only 25 nights lodging or
the road. And, why all the mileage?
The public is entitled to a thorough
investigation on Haskins, Milne and
Jerome, and let the man who made
the original investigation do the testi-
flying. Hollenbeck's asking for $500
travelling expenses from Los Angeles
and back, including time lost at his
employment, may be high, depend
ing on time required
But, is the committee anxious to
get Hollenbeck here to testify, or is
the motive alibi and evasion? Let
them offer $500 or whatever the ac-
tual expense and salary charges may
be. The committee, in conjunction
with the administration and its in
vestigators has spent approximately
$4,000 1t can well spend another
few hundred dollars to get to the
bottom of this much-discussed Hollen-
beck report. Let us not have sub
stitute testimony.
The committee and the administra-
ton, of course, would rather have
substitutes in order to brush aside
fold up, and avoid facing Hollenbeck
with his original records and affida-
Wits of witnesses.
If the committee is sincere in its
desire to uncover all irregularities
graft and corruption in state govern
ment," that is a laudable ambition,
and so let us have the uncovering
That will provide plenty of actual
work while they are spending the
balance of the large fund provided
by the Legislature. .
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21
Big Frog, So Story Says,
Swallows an Opossum

ATLANTA, GA.-Wallace Gray,
local sportsman, tells yarn-and
he swears it's true-that will top
many a tale related around crack
er barrels.
II was gigging frogs in pond
near Newman" he said, "and a
friend and I brought in great big
frog. He seemed awfully heavy and
slightly misshapen around the mid
section. He had swallowed small
sopoSsum"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21
Boy Sits on the Bank,
Hooks 56-Pound Tarpon

GABRIELLE, FLA.-You don't
have to get away from the hustle
and hustle of the city to catch fish
to brag about.
Tops in fishing thrills currently is
that of 13-year-old Austin Mallet.
Fishing from the banks of the river
here, he landed a 56-pound tarpon.
The banks of the river where the
youth fished are within 200 feet of
the city post Office.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21
Disney Is Dizzy
Town, but People
Are Proud of 1t
Boom Town in Oklahoma
Has Woman Dictator
Who Runs the Place.

DISNEY, OKLA.-It was nearly
shutdown and at her home on Sweet
Home avenue, Alice Stephens, Dis
ney's dictator" was entertaining
visitors.
The gathering wasn't unusual, be-
cause Alice has visitors often. She
encourages them, and the townsfolk
like to drop around and chat.
A big, dark-haired woman with a
ready smile, Alice-that's what all
Disney calls hers as well-liked
as anyone in town. Aside from her
dictator" job, sort of mayorship,
she operates beer parlor and often
serves foaming mugs herself to the
workers on the $20,000,000 Grand
River dam after hours.
Alice is typical of the people who
live in this hilly boom town that
Sprawls over a neck of land bounded
on three sides by the Grand river.
She works hard, but she doesn't
neglect recreation. She has firm
conviction that the future of Disney
is a prosperous one and enters
readily into publicity schemes to
further the towns progress.
The whole town has entered into
an amazing cooperation concerning
booster publicity"
Election Was Stunt.
For instance, last year when the
'CaperS VS.. Curfew" election
caught the eyes of newspaper edi-
tors, the entire population of 300
now 2,500-were "conspirators" in
the scheme.
Outwardly, the election was an
aboveboard one between Billy
Baker, advocate of all-night stomp
dances Ito let these dam workers
have their fling" and Vera Silar,
who said the town should be closed
at 9 p. M, $50 the working men
can get the sleep they should have"
The winner was to run the town
and her platform was to decide
Disney's evening social schedule.
Billy won. Alice defeated her in a
reelection campaign.
The entire affair was a stunt. It
was Matched by the two men who
have made Disney the lusty little
place it is-C. D. Armstrong, Dis
ney's founder, and Hap Haggard.
Armstrong, the man behind the
town, is an old-time town booster"
He staked out Berger, Texas, and
cleaned up selling townsites there
only to lose everything he had in
oil. Disney is his comeback.
Main street is bordered by un-
painted, wooden structures. Part
of the town is composed of rows of
tent houses. Workers on the dam
rent them for $3.50 a week. Small,
rudely constructed houses are full,
with renters paying up to $3.50 a
month.
'Shoreline' Sites Sold.
Where now extend wooded tracts
on the edge of the town, the back
water from the mile and a quarter
dam will form a lake. 1t will al
most surround Disney. Armstrong
has estimated the height of the res
-ervoir water and the limit of the
shoreline so that he sells lots which
now are on barren hillside with the
assurance that year from now
+'you can fish from your front
porch"
The town is ready for boisterous
night life and has it aplenty. The
beer tavern-dance halls far outnum-
Der the groceries. The patronage
is good.
More than 1900 men work on the
dam and they like entertainment.
A boxing arena has been built and
occasionally a road show brings a
movie or stage acts to town.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21
(From Another Correspondent

Charles H. Boyles was taken re-
Gently to the Veterans hospital where
he will be for some time.
Orien Mcdonnell came home re-
Gently for the holidays and Mrs. Nc
Donell's daughter, Mildred, is also
here
Inger Christensen was an over
night guest of Mrs. Charles Boyles
Monday.
Mable Maheu returned home re-
Gently for the holidays.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21

Carnegie Institution scientists have
developed apparatus that counts the
quantity of electrically charged par
ticles in a given volume of air.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21

An Independence, Kansas, taxpay-
er, returned an assessment blank list
ing household goods at $50 and two
dogs at 5000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21

To bleach mems soft white COL
lars after washing them, leave them
in cold water over night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21

Emory University at Atlanta,
Georgia, was named in honor of the
Methodist bishop, John Emory.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21

(FrOm Another Correspondent
"Have a cigar" says the Kerrick
State Bank The box is on the
counter Come in.
Earl Parker, Charles Hanson and
Ernest Newman were Pine City call
ers Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-21
DON'T YOU BELIEVE in SANTA CLAUS?

Don't you believe there something that
at this time of that other me
to tme of
should do but speak of the
to
largely ourselves giving thought those
that
Then
Christmas of mother
something it. What
heart? dongdog
S a anta ClausW We
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
TAXATION AD ABSURDUM.
York Times. }


When a smoker in New York City
NOWADAYS buys 4 package Of cigar
cites he is buying nine cents worth
of Government and. at retail price
of seventeen cent. eight cents worth
of planting. wedding, harvesting, cur
ing. manufacturing and distributing
Smokers in other communities have
10 paw the same Federal tax, SIX
cents. Sometimes they pay more,
sometimes les. in State and local
taxes. Our State tax is two cents Tor
each twenty cigarettes: our local tax.
for which the City Council refused
at its last meeting to consider sub
stitute, is one cent.
The cigarette tax is defended on
the ground that we can live without
tobacco-truc, brt, for a smoker,
sometimes difficult and never pleas
ant. Perhaps. too, the old notion that
cigarettes are wicked still survives.
If so. we are q sinful nation, for we
seem to get rid Of three or four day,
per capita-ncn, women and chill
dren included.
Legislative bodies find it hard to
resist the ten,ptetion to clap heavy
taxes on cigarettes, hard liquor and
gasoline. However, they will soon
have to look around for other sources
of revenue When taxes climb until
the consumer pays more to the col
lector than he pays for the product,
they become not only unfair but
ridiculous.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
Drugs Must Do
All They Claim:

The enforcement proceedings OF
the new bill strengthen the govern
ment's hand nightly. Under the
old law, the government could seize
products that were adulterated,
fraudulently labeled or filthy-but
not because they were dangerous.
Had to Prove Intent
There was a joker in the old law
that stated that the government had
to prove that false claims to cura-
tive effect were made by the manu-
facturer with wilful intent. It is
very difficult to prove what quack's
intent is.
Now, if common weed is sold as
"cure" for diabetes, or some salts
as slenderizer, it can be stopped
without bothering about the mental
process of the vendor.
Cosmetics which are dangerous
can be banned. This part Of the law
has been in effect for year. Eighty
one shipments of poisonous CO.'S
metics have been seized, 80 of which
involved an eyelash dye which has
caused blindness. The manufacture
ers were prosecuted, convicted and
fined in % counts involving fines Of
$100 each, but the court announced
that on payment Of $3.50 the judg-
ment would be satisfied.
understand that the Ohio woman
who was blinded by eyelash dye has
spent over $4,000 on hospital ex-
penses. The doctors, I am proud to
say, have never charged her any,
thing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
ANSWERS.

/. The 1856 hospitals in the State
took care of 1852 bed patients dur
inc the year of 1887, according to re-
ports of the American Medical asSo-
Citations. One person in eighteen in
North Carolina becomes hospital
bed patient each year. The United
States rate is one in fourteen.
2. The three colonies Of North Car
olina, Virginia and Maryland entered
into an agreement, and adopted laws,
prohibiting the growing Of ally to-
bacco for three years. Inspectors
were appointed to visit plantations
and destroy any tobacco found grow
ing.
8. The last census lists 788-429
men and $50 women.
i. The opposition is shown. TAere
are 1,575.2O8 males and 1895, ,068
females. Almost all of the western
states show more males than females.
5. William McRee. Of Wilmington
who graduated at West Point III 1905.
During the war of 1912 he was chief
engineer with the United States
Army on the Niagara frontier. His
military genius and high courage won
for him an outstanding record.
g. The first session held in the
newly located capitol convened De-
cember 80, 1894. A short session had
been held at Wake Court House, at
the home of Joel Lane, in 1881. When
that session was held a company Of
militia was stationed in the neighbor-
hood to protect the assembly against
any sudden attack by the British and
Tories.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
Today .....
TODAyS ANNIVERSARIES


1745-John Sewer, pioneer and
soldier, first Governor Of the State
of Tennessee, uorn in Virginia. Died
Sept. "a, 1915.
1786-John England, famed Cath
olic bishop Of Charleston, S. c.,
born in Ireland. Died April IL,
1912
1800-William H. McGuffey,
Ohio and Virginia educator, historic
writer Of the country'5 textbooks,
born in Wa ,lington county, Pa.
Died May 4, 1873.
1823-James Black, Pennsylvania
lawyer, founder Of the National
Prohibition Party, born at Lewis
burg, Pa. Died December 16, 1893
1830-Victoria c. w. Martin
Woodruff, New York banker, re-
former, lecturer, Presidential can
didate, born 1T TONER, Ohio Died
June 9, 1927
1859-Thomas Mott Osborne,
New York prison feformer. born at
Auburn, N. Y. Died October 20,
1926
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

instance, your fat reducer, which
is harmless" must show on the
label whether it contains thyroid
extract or dinitrophenol, and how
much.
Omission of a material fact
makes a label false. Labels must
even declare the existence, if any,
of difference Of opinion among
qualified scientists.
Appear on Label
Certain drugs must appear on the
label, whether active in the mixture
or not: bromides, acetanilid, phe-
nacetin, amidopyrine, atropine,
mercury, thyroid, hyoscine or hyo-
cyamine.
Warnings against probable mis-
use must also appear. The law en-
joins the statement, "Warning-
may be habit-forming," when GER
tain drugs are in the container, in
cluding barbituric acid (veronaD
cannibis, chloral, cocaine, codeine,
morphine, marihuana, paraldehyde,
peyote (mescaD.
Of course, most of these drugs
cannot be sold without a doctors
prescription. In many, but not all,
states the barbiturates cannot be
sold. But vendors often have a way
of getting around this. An asthma
spray may contain cocaine. The
asthma victim writes in for bottle
of the "cure." A doctor employed
by the firm writes prescription
and the medicine is sent out.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
PILOT TRAINING TO
BE GIVEN AT DUKE

Durham, Sept. 23-Duke univer-
sity has been selected as one of
tne institutions which will partici-
pate during the academic year
1939-4O in the civilian pilot train
ing program now being inaugurated
w the civil aeronautics authority
of the United States. Under the
plan now in process Of being
uorked out with the authority
ground training for g fixed number
Of students will be given by the
university in conjunction with
flight training conducted under the
supervision of the authority at the
Raleigh Airport by Serv-Air, Inc.
Applications will be received
from students who have reached
their eighteenth but not their
tWenty-fifth birthday and who have
no solo flight experience. Only stu
dents with one years residence at
Duke university will be accepted at
this time. Any number of students
may apply and after passing a
preliminary physical examination
be listed upon the eligible roster
From this list of qualified students,
the number of trainees allotted the
institution will be selected.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
TODAY IN HISTORY

Historic sea fight Of the
Revolution-l'a 'aui Jones in the bon
Homme Ricna"d' carries the war 10
England and ,here defeats the
"Serapis" by lasIing the two ships
together and lighting hand to hand
178O-Britisn Major Andre cap
tured on way pack to New York
hanged Oct. 2.
1806-Lewis and Clark expedi-
ton returns 10 ST Louis to the
great delight of the country which
had given them us as lost.
18O9-UniVersity of California
opens at Berkeley.
1911-Birth OF the air mail
Earle Z. Ovington 5wocn in Air
Mail Pilot 10. l" at Garden city,
n Y.
1913 -"The American Flying cir
Gus" credited With 1877 Victories n
the air On thc western front.
1926-Gene Tunney defeats Jack
Dempsey in Philadelphia for the
championship.
1935-Bituminous coal strike in
volving 100000 workers in 21 states
starts.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
Rail Shares
Are Favored

New York, Sept. 23.- (AP)-
Stock market buyers got behind rail
equipments and specialties in today's
brief session, and neglected many of
the recently strong war issues. There
was little change in the news picture
from market standpoint, although
domestic business promise remained
sufficiently bright to bolster select
ed stocks throughout
Transfers approximated 100000
shares.
U. S. Governments did better in
the bond department, and corporate
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
How many patients do Nortl
By FRED III. MAY

/. How many patients do North
Carolina hospitals care for annually.
2. What efforts were made IN 1866
to control the price of tobacco?
3. How many persons living III
North Carolina were born in Poland
4. Do census reports for North
Carolina show more males than 1e-
males?
5. Who was the North Carolinlan
credited with being one of the most
brilliant men to graduate from West
Point?
6. When was the first session ol
the legislature held in Raleigh?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
Sentenher 22. 1919

Many FLOATS are being entered for
the parade which will b one Of the
features Of the homecoming cele-
bration for returned service men at
the Golden Belt Fair.
Rev. j. U. league and family, Of
Franklin county, were in the city
Tuesday and left on an afternoon
train for Louisville, KY, where he
will enter the Baptist Seminary Mr.
league has been pastor of Advance
Baptist church, near Kittrell.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Bnch Page

|. Rhode Island, Delaware and
Connecticut.
g. Two.
3. Col. Roscoe Turner.
i. The F'rencn :'ranc.
5. The President, with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate.
s. Hy-ay'- -tus; not ni-at'us.
Z. Four
8. American Telephone adm IW,e-
graph Co.
3. Thomas Jefferson
10. Eight
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
Friends of Embargo
Deluged With Mail
Backing Their View
Continued From Page One)

ed further of forming an unofficial
committee to educate the public"
president Roosevelt arrived at
Hyde Park, N. Y, this morning and
drove to his family home to spend
the weekend with his 85-year-old
mother, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roose-
welt. He came from Washington by
special train.)
Meanwhile, an Associated Press.
compilation showed that "A senators.
within five of a majority, had an
nounced they favored repeal of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
CHRIST FOR ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST
1fld10|llD4d''|II||,..,lIIl8 1|lD' ''I||.,IIl q SD
T6V v11dis lamp onie NJ fest, aIeht unto my path

| will make rlnn more preolous
than fine gold; even man than lhe
golden wedge OF Ophiar-lsalah
1872.
Whether Paul. or Apollos. or Cephas,
or the world. or life, or death, OF
things present, OF things to come; all
are yours: IA ye aro Chrlsts; ana
Christ is God s. 1 Cor. 3:22-23.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

FROM NOW ON, if you buy a
solution that says it will kill germs,
it must kill germs. And if you buy
a mouth wash or nose spray that
kills germs ''in two minutes" it
must do that (or it must have an
inhibitory effect on prolonged con-
tact). So says Uncle Sans new
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Law, which also makes several i'm
provements over the old law in re.
spect to labelling drugs.
It requires that the active ingre-
dients must be declared on the label,
as we'll as the proportion or guam
tity of certain potent drugs. For
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
September %, 1914

Tomorrow and next day are the
dates for the annual display of fall
millinery and dress goods, and the
stores will be crowded with ladies
from both the city and county who
will come to see the leading styles in
hats and dresses.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
September %, 1929

Services at Union Chapel Method
ist church next Sunday will be in the
nature of a celebration Of the one
hundreth anniversary Of the found
ing of the church, which was in 1928,
making the church 1O1 years old.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
5-lO-2O-25 Years
Ago
(Taken from Daily
Dispatch f'iles)
September 23, 1884

Active canvassing for funds for
the Greater Henderson Day celebra-
ton on Thursday, October 4, had
been completed today, and M. c.
Miles, chairman of the central COM
mittee, said nearly enough had been
received or pledged for the costs of
the undertaking.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
TODfY'S BIRTHDAYS

Ben (Benjamin V.) Cohen Of
Washington, lew Deal official
born Lucie, nj IS years ago.
Elliott Roosev@ If Fort Worth
Tex, con IF The President, born
New York '9 years ago.
Walter .ppmann Of New York
columnist, .7rn in New York, SO
years ago.
Wayman Adams Of lew York.
portrait painter, born at Muncie.
Ind, Sc years 2go.
Michael r. Cleary, president of
Northwestern Life insurance Com
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Mrs. G. G.: "Do the American
Indians, Esquimaux or uncivilized
people of Africa have peritonitis?"
Answer: Yes, they have perito-
nitis from appendicitis. They do not
have the other common form Of
peritonitis because these uncivilized
savages have not yet learned to do
abortions in order to terminate
pregnancy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

pany, Milwaukee, born in Iowa,
county, Wisconsin, SO years ago.
DR.. John w. Withers, retired New
York University dean Of the School
of Education, born at Ben Lomond,
w. Va, II years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

A Stanford university professor
says men are smarter than women.
How come? Only one woman in all
history-Helen of Troy--Was re
sponsible for war And she, we
suspect, was Just a myth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
pregnancy.

EDITORS NOTE: DR.. Clendening has
seven pamphlets which can be obtained by
readers. Each pamphlet sells for 10 cents.
For any one pamphlet desired, send 10
cents in coin, and self-addressed envelope
stamped with a three-cent stamp, to DR..
Logan Clendening. in care of this paper.
The pamphlets are: Three Weeks Rednc-
ing Diet. indigestion and Constipation.
Reducing and Gaining, Infant Feed
ing. instructions for the Treatment of
Diabetes Feminine Hygiene" and THE
Care of the Hair and Skin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

embargo on export of arns -
ropes warning nations r'', 10 Eu'
members nave Expressed tbon,n Twenty
IN opposition to repeal of f''ttth,lSelVes thn
oargo, while 80, holding the 'I,e ho,a en-
OF o. power, either nave decIined 'allce a(
lcly TO commit themselves - pup
time or have not been reacha5 ~ lhlS
comment. 'eiled 10r
Tar Heels on Fence
OF the 33 senators not incl,,a
the compilation, these, among 'Cgu otR. m
oecllned publicly to express 4l'leiS' +b'
selves on the question at tbiy '4elil- rol-
reynolds and Bailey, Den1oalilloe' mille'
North Carolina. N'iioefats,
Aircrafts Specded
Wheels of American aircraft nI,u.
nave Deen SO speeded up. esnaciall. l9-sir,s
since the start Of the Euronoa'no 'o0,olly
that. the S3OO,O00,OO0 expansion ~ war 4p
army air corps may be attainod oie :
months or more ahead of srhod'1la TX
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
Slight Drop
Hits Cotton

New York, Sept. 23.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures (oldD opened one lower
to two higher on Bombay and Liver
pool buying, with trade price-fiNirg
offsett by hedge selling.
Futures closed two to six points
lower; middling spot, 908.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today gives vein of melancholy
that should be combated strongly
for it may lead to a life of re-
Cluse, which tends to mental dis
order. Properly controlled, this
mind will solve many perplexing
pl oblems as it indicates a spiritual
nature Of a powerful order.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-23

r Nussla and Germany will 2t+a.,.
humanla for her oil, accordino I'm ~
European observer. 1t certaini,, -
swell civilization in which 9rl Is
those countries that have not3;ny 3iry
ale safe. 'i0diil8