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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
(From Another Correspondent


Mrs. Robert Andersen and daugh-
ter of Grantsburg, spent Friday with
Mrs. F. Ramsdell
The Garden club met at the Nc
knight home Wednesday of last week
with Mrs. Crow and Mrs. Mccormack
assisting. The next meeting will be
at the Anderson home with Mrs. T
Ryan and Mrs. c. Wise assisting. Mrs
Otto Miller joined the club.
A party dance will be given al
the Ogema hall March Is with music
by the Petersen boys from Clover
dale. Everyone welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Swan spent Sum
day at the Swan home.
Harold and Florence Bostrom and
George and LA Schaff spent We'd
nesday of last week in Superior.
Walter Swanson of Siren, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Benson and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lyon and
family spent Sunday at the Swan
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Soens motored
to the City Sunday.
Fred Hansen's mother is very i'll
at Duluth hospital at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Wise and Mrs
Ethel Mae Currie were last Thurs
day evening supper guests at the
Lester Theiling home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Theiling and
son, Raymond, and Cecil Theiling
spent Sunday evening at the D. Ben
son home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
ClOverdale

Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Steen spent
Sunday at the Geo. Steen home.
The All Club met at the home Of
Lester Frye Wednesday night of las,
week. The members decided to put
on play in the near future. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Marie Kohlleppel March 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Brandt and sor
left Monday of last week for weeks
visit with relatives in Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Haines and chill
dren spent the weekend in Mime
apolis.
Rachel Eliason spent Sunday after
noon with Geraldine Wolf.
Roy Steen and Gerald and Ray
mond Wolf visited Leslie Beach Sun
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Atlanta Woman Loses $500
By Frying Her Oysters

NEWMAN, GA.-Miss Edith Cole
man purchased a pint of oysters
from her grocer, who was supplied
by an Atlanta house. She fried
them and sat down to her meal.
Suddenly her teeth struck something
hard. It was a perfectly formed
pearl, the size of a pencil eraser.
Her jeweler valued it at $300-un-
fried.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

ten Mr.. Welles is in Berlin and is
scheduled to see Hitler today, (Sat-
urday). Later he will visit Paris
and London, returning to Rome.
The entire world is vitality inter-
ested in the success of MIR. Welles'
mission. An early peace, based on
reason and justice, would materially
soften the blow to present economic
and political setups that will newt
ably follow the war. The longer the
war is prolonged the more intense
will the spirit of hatred become, with
a corresponding increase in the diff
ficulty of negotiating peace, not to
mention the economic repercussions
that will follow the armistice.
Today, every country in Europe,
belligerent and neutral, is bleeding
itself white-the belligerents in the
prosecution of war and the neutrals
in precautionary measures deemed
necessary to the preservation of their
neutrality.
It does not take prophet to fore
longed war. It must result in gen.
eral bankruptcy and the destruction
of democratic government. Like an
epidemic it will spread over the en-
tire world, and the American people
car no more escape it devastating eff
fects than they did the economic
storm that followed the World war;
AS matter of fact, we yet have with
us the depression that the World war
brought on. 1t is not beyond the
realm of possibility that the Amer
icas may be compelled to pool their
resources to extinguish the fire that
is consuming Europe. 1 mention
this to show the tremendous stake
that we have in Mr.. Welles' mission.
Hoover Visits Washington.
In surprise appearance before the
House Foreign Affairs committee, last
week, former President Hoover urged
Congress to appropriate up to twenty
million dollars at once to meet an
"acute" food shortage facing seven
million persons in dismembered Po-
land. Said he, 1.-THE whole of Europe
will be spot of starvation when the
war is over" He declared that a
trough estimate" places the cost of
providing just enough food to keep
the Polish alive until harvest at be-
tween forty and fifty million dollars
but stated that from ten to twenty
million dollars would be 'fair con-
tribution" from the United States.
He estimates that it will require lone
bushel of wheat and three pounds of
fats to keep each human being alive
at a wholesale cost of $1.50 per
month"
While it is true that we have an
acute situation here at home, no one
is actually starving We have large
SURPRISES of wheat, corn, cotton and
dairy products. Such sums as are
appropriated for Polish relief will be
spent right here at home in the pur-
chase of farm SURPRISES. Strange to
say, most of the opposition to ex-
tending relief to the starving peoples
of Europe comes from the very ele-
ment that were so loud in their de-
mand for relief to Loyalist Spain
year or so ago. This element is strong
for helping starving radicals but for
all they care starving Christians may
die. The sympathies of the Christians
are aroused by suffering whether it
be among the Communists of Russia,
the Hottentots of darkest Africa, or
wherever it may be.
Acts to End Water Pollution.
On Friday, last, the House passed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

A sunken ship goes directly to the
bottom, no matter how deep the
ocean may be. The enormous pres
sure at great depths does not retard
the sinking vessel.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

E u r ope by the
President to secure
!first-hand infor-
nation on t h e
pros p e C t S for
bringing the war to
an early conclu-
sion has VI S i t e d
Rome and talked
with Mussolini. AS
this is being writ
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

Bananas have to be kept at tenn
perature between So and IS degrees
Fahrenheit in shipment to prevent
chilling or overripening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

The oldest assembly in the world is
thought to be the Welsh bardic con-
gress, the Eisteddfod.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

To make good uncooked icing thor
ough beating is necessary. Too much
sugar and too little beating makes
brittle, hard icing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

How much chasing can you afford
to do for Csc? If you want to buy
or sell invest few pennies in an
American Want AID and let it do the
chasing for you.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

The amount of capital from other
countries invested in Canada exceeds
$1,000, 100000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07
Observations
WelleS in Europe.
BY CONG. HAROLD KNursoN

Under Secretary of State Sumner
Welles, who was recently sent to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

In North America there are seven
great river systems.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-07

Acts to End Water Pollution.
On Friday, last, the House passed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Wheat Prices Decline
About 7 Cents in
Selling Is Inspired
By Better Moisture
Conditions
BY FRANKLIN MULL1N.


CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Wheat prices
dropped about 2 cents a bushel today
in a burst Of weekend profit-taking
and selling inspired by improved
moisture conditions over much of
the grain belt.
Liquidation Of loan wheat. though
on a smaller scale than recently,
accounted for some hedging pres
sure. Gains of 2 to 3 cents built
up in the wheat pit the past week
and more than 10 cents since the
start of the month we're too much
to resist for many traders who had
profits. A last-minute break in
stocks attracted attention.
There was some concern regard
ing sharply lower temperatures fol-
lowing rain and snow over the grain
belt, but most dealers thought the
cold wave would not be severe and
would not last long. 1t was ex-
pected snow covering would protect
wheat in most areas Buying, due
to cold weather and following. an
nouncement that Hitler would
speak after the close, caused tenn
porary rallies.
Wheat closed at the days low
point, IA -2h cents lower than yes
terday, May, $1.04la-5s; July 81 .02as :
u; corn, Nh down; May, 56A "a;
July. STA; oats, as-Ea of; rye, 1h-
Ia down, and lard $40 lower. Soy
beans were 1ka-1A lower.
Grain range at principal markets
today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Bethlehem Reveals
Underwriters for
Huge Offering
1856 Firms to Toke Port
In Largest Financing
Since S. {. G. Sturted
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
Bethlehem Steel Corp. yester-
day listed 1856 underwriters for
its proposed issuance of SOS ,000, 900
in bonds and debentures-thel arg-
est industrial financing ever regis
tered with the Securities Commits
sion The underwriters were dis
closed in an amendment to the
original registration statement.
The issues include $35 GOO, 900 of
serial debentures, due from March
/. l94l, to March l, 1850; $30,000,-
900 of consolidated mortgage 20-year
sinking fund 3 per cent bonds,
series G., due February l. 1860, and
$4,000 900 of consolidated mortgage
25-year sinking fund ga per cent
bonds, series H, due February !,
1865.
Underwriters for more than ST.
900 900 of the debentures were listed
as:
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., $3.50, 900;
Smith, Barney g. Co., $4,550, 900;
Mellon Securities Corp, $4.55O, 900;
Hartman Ripley g. Co., Inc, So
100000; Morgan Stanley & Co.,
s3.500,000; Dillon, Read g. Co.. ST.
$4,000; the First Boston Corp,
1900 600: Union Securities Corp,
81 $780, 600; Blyth & Co., Inc, $780,
900.
Underwriters for more than ST.
000,0O0 of each of the bond series.
C and H, respectively were listed
as:
Kuhn. Loeb & Co., 81, 400, 900 and
$3.150,OO0; Smith, Barney e. Co.,
$2,400,O 900 and $3,150,00 Mellon
Securities Corp, $2,400,000 and So
10000; Harriuan Ripley g. Co.,
Inc, 81, 100000 and 81. 800 900; Nor
gan Stanley & Co., $1,700,0O0 and
$2.300,000; Dillon, Read & Co., ST.
100000 and s1,900.0O0; the First
Boston Corp, $l,150,000 and ST.
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Deeds Top Year Ago.

SSuS IVY Ss~A Ah0Os
January deed transfers in the
District of Columbia we're ahead of
a year ago, but fell short of the
same month in 1896, 1887 and 1898,
it was revealed in a report from
Charles Rush, secretary Of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
The months total of 937 COM
pared with 1909 in the preceding
month of December and 1872 in
January, 1899.
January foreclosures increased to
80 from "a in the previous month,
but were below SO recorded in jan
uary, 1899. With the exception of
January, 1887, when the foreclosure
total also stood at 30, the latest
figure was the lowest for that
month in any recent year.
Deeds of trust mortgages in
January numbered 974 with valu-
alton of $5.431 OPT, compared with
1901 and $12,302,119 in the pre-
ceding month and 1888 and 5000, 1871
in January, 1899.
Compared with the same month
in other years, the number of trusts
reached the best level since 1929.
However, the valuation was around
the January average of the last five
years.
Deeds and foreclosures in the Dis
trict of Columbia during January of
various wears follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
May Cotton Climbs
To Highest Level
Since Mid-1937
Tops January Peaks;
General Market Up
4 to II Points
b the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The May
cotton delivery broke through Janu-
ary highs today to sell at the high
est price since mid-l937. Prices
generally advanced to IL points.
The March delivery, which ended
at lila cents pound, still had
q little way to 60 to cap the Janu-
airy peak of liz cents.
Lively buying by Bombay drove
the market forward at the start
and the ring dubbed with orders
the rest Of the session. Trade shorts
actively covered their commitments
in the near months.
Speculative forces, tempted by
rising prices, swiftly extended gains
to more than so cents bale. Offer
ings of new crop months came out
slowly, but old crops Jagged some
what, due to liquidation in the spot
delivery and hedging in May and
July.
The weeks cloth sales fell far
below current output, according to
Worth Street estimates. Curtail-
ment plans for Southern mills were
reported progressing, but actual re-
auctions so far have been small.
Exports Friday. 12,473 bales; sea-
son so far, 1902 1923. Port receipts,
25.787; port stocks, 1889 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Drexe| & Go. 10 Open
Wall Street Branch
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The CEN
tury-old Philadelphia banking name
of Drexel 81 %. will come to Wall
Street April l, when the banking
house separates from J. p. Morgan
ship form, the Morgan house will
of1ice In New York, it was learned
today.
Since the Morgan arm elected to
become Z deposit bank under tho
new banking laws I'VE years ago,
Drexel, its Philadelphia afhliate,
also restricted itself to deposit bank
ing. But the Morgan house an
nounced last week it would become
q chartered bank and trust COM
pany rather than = private bank
ing partnership, effective April /,
ana Drexel disclosed 1t would be-
come a separate investment house.
Drexel's plans, as described in
authoritative quarters, include the
opening Of = branch ONCE in New
York, and application for member
ship in the New York Stock Elk
change. In giving up its partner
ship form, the Morgan House will
eliminate itself Is q stock exchange
member arm. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Wintry Weather Cuts
Volume to Lowest
In "a Months
By DONALD B. HADLEY.

After climbing to new all-time
records in 1899, public and private
construction in the Washington
metropolitan area went into a tail
spin in January, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported last night.
Unusually low temperatures and
heavy SHOWS restricted operations to
the lowest levels for any month since
January, 1898. However, records for
the District of Columbia so far in
February indicate a sharp recovery
has accompanied the return of
milder weather and the second
month of the new year should make
a much better showing.
While the fast building pace of
1889 created considerable caution
among builders and real estate lead
ers, the extent to which this is af-
fecting 1910 activity probably will
not be apparent until results Of the
first quarter are compiled.
Construction for January was val
ued at 1892 .899, 342 per cent be-
hind $4,550,042 recorded in the pre-
ceding month and 64.8 per cent be-
low $8,503, 725 reported in January q
year ago. The total was moderately
ahead of the same 1898 month, far
behind the 1887 month, slightly be-
hind the 1886 month and far above
the 1885 month.
Residential Activity Lays.
Residential activity was valued by
the bureau at 81 ,937 ,005, which was
554 per cent behind So, 495 ,903 in the
previous month and SO per cent be-
hind $3,076,880 in January, 1889
Activity in this classification was
we'll ahead of the 1898 month, behind
the 1887 month, but ahead of the
month in both 1896 and 1895.
The number of families provided
for by residential construction in
January totaled 533, which was 42.1
per cent below 921 recorded in the
preceding month and Is per cent
under $50 recorded in the opening
month of 1899. The family total
was well ahead of the same 1898
month. behind the 1887 month, but
far above the 1896 and 1885 months
From the first of 1885 through
January this year residential build
ing has provided for 81, 1854 families
in the metropolitan area.
Total construction, residential
and families, provided for in the
metropolitan area during January
of various years follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
IL Months
Ended Jan. 81.

Refrigerator Sales Up.
Sales Of household model electric
refrigerators to dealers and jobkers
In the District of Columbia totaled
20,790 units during 1899. compared
with 16,079 units in 1888 and 0,153
In 1887, the Edison Electric Insti-
tute reports.
District dealers and jobbers or
dered more refrigeyators than those
In any one of 20 States. Totals for
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Rhode Island, North and South
Dakota, Delaware. West Virginia,
South Carolina, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada and Oregon were al,
smaller than the volume for the
District, with only 1924 square
miles.
Monthly sales to dealers ani>job-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Steel Construction Trade
Expects Busy Year
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. A.-The Amer
lean Institute Of Steel Construction
predicted today new business in the
industry in 1910 viii at least equal
1899, despite the small volume Of
orders now being placed.
Tonnage Of new contracts closed
in January, totaling 1880, was re-
ported approximately Is per cent
less than for the same month Of
1939-101, 712-in which there was
q rush to place contracts under Fed
eral public works appropriations.
Shipments Of fabricated structural
steel, on the other hand, were larger
this January-107, 633 tons-by 20
per cent than last January's 84,2Sl
tons, which caused . corresponding
decline in backlog.
Tonnage available for future fab
rication totals 349. CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Fina ncial Writer.

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Fast
traders stepped into the market
in the closing minutes today and
showed down leaders prices around
a point in an exciting burst Of
selling.
Caught in the downdraft were
the steels, rubbers, farm implements
and even some of the aircrafts
which last, up to that instant,
had been comfortably rising.
When the final bell stilled the
hubbub, the Associated Press average
of so selected stocks was down
0.3 of a point at 1917. Transfers
totaled ST., 730. compared with 402,-
900 last Saturday.
Nothing which occurred in the
session. right up to the last, gave
indication of the small debacle
which was to mark the close. The
session drowsed along, with the
steels leading a tiny advance at
the end of the first half hour on
reports that Youngstown and
Pittsburgh production rates were
likely to hold their own or even
to pick up next week.
Steels in Demand.
A few buying orders In Bethle-
hem and United States Steel came
to light. and then practically every
thing in the exchange went silent.
Nobody did anything.
Around II am, few traders sold
miscellaneous items and picked up
some of the aircrafts. This seemed
the logical thing to do in view
of the British-French purchasing
agents announcement that they
probably would soon place orders for
around 81 900 900 900 worth Of Amer
lean airplanes and engines.
For the next so minutes. the air.
crafts rose, fraction Of a point at
a time. Practically nothing else on
the big board stirred.
Then the sellers descended on the
floor like the proverbial wolf on the
fold.
Bethlehem slumped to ~ points
below the previous close. Youngs-
town tumbled Is. Case fell points.
Others of at the last included U. s.
Rubber, Goodyear. Bendix (Which
had been strong up to the moment),
United Aircraft, U. s. Steel, Western
Union, Santa Fe. New York Central.
Eastman. Union Carbide, Allied
Chemical. Phelps-Dodge, Anaconda
and American Smelling.
Curb Also Down.
Curb shares likewise turned down.
ward, declining issues including
Aluminium Co. of America, American
Gas g. Electric, Bell Air Corp. and
Gulf Oil. Transfers totaled 98.00q
compared with 107 900 last Saturday
Bonds also declined. although not
as severely as stocks. Commodities
were uneven with cotton again on
the rise, climbing 20 to 60 cents a
bale. Wheat at Chicago dropped
Il. to Us cents a bushel and corn
lost "a to u cent.
Wall Streets week was mild
affair in which 3,252,6l0 shares
changed hands compared with g.
072.965 the previous week. Each was
shortened by legal holiday. The
Associated Press stock average de-
clined 4 of a point in the five days
of trade.
1t was gradual slump. with prices
bit of on Monday. On Tuesday
they regained the previous days
losses in a l5-minute boomlet before
the final bell. Wednesday and Fri
day resulted in mild declines,
topped by today;s bump.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Outdoor Advertising Co.
Reports Larger Profit
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOClACeu PreSS.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-General Out
door Advertising Co. and subsid-
iaries today reported net profit for
1899 of SLOPE ,86l, equal after pre-
ferred and class "A" dividend re-
quirements to 70 cents q share of
common stock. This compared with
$653,612, or Is cents on common.
in 1898. At the end of 1889 class
"A' dividend arrears totaled $3.50
a share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Dividend Is Ordered
by New Market Bank
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeC!aI DlSpatch 70 Tht star.
NEW MARKET, Va, Feb. a.
Ofhcers and directors of the Citi-
zens National Bank will pay out
the first dividend of 2 per cent
on capital stock of $4,000, pay
able March IS, 1910, to stockholders
of record March 10, 1910.
The bank was reorganized on June
8, 1884, and since that time has
accumulated a surplus. The divi-
dend was approved by national
banking authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Dividend Is Declared
By AIIegheny-LudIum

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24.-Directors
of Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Co. today
declared dividend of IS cents a
share on common stock, payable
April to holders of record March 10.
Previous payment was a year-end
disbursement Of so cents share last
December. first dividend since Allie
gheny Steel and Ludlum Steel
merged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25

The rigors of January weather
apparently had their effect also on
insurance business in the District
of Columbia. New ordinary life in
surance sold in the month totaled
only $4,67l 600, compared with
5,245, 900 in December and $7,183,-
900 in January. 1899, the Hartford
Research Bureau reports.
The extremely unfavorable COM
parison with January, 1889, resulted
mainly from the abnormal sales
rush of a year ago when change
in rates was anticipated. However,
January volume this year also was
moderately behind the same months
in 1885, 1887 and 1885,.
Sales in the IL months ended
January 81 this year were behind
those for the same period in other
recent years. Volumes for January
and the II months ended January
81 In various years follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
Families
Results Summarized.

The January slump from the pre-
ceding month and January, 1899.
was apparent in all sections of the
metropolitan area except Fairfax
County, where gains were recorded.
Alexandria and Prince Georges
showed the largest declines.
Comparisons for the different
classifications of building in the
District of Columbia, the metro
politan sections of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, Alexan-
dria, Arlington and the metropoli-
tan section of Fairfax County fol-
low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25
ScovN Orders
Dividend of
Is Gents
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Dtrectors
OF Scovill Manufacturing Co. today
authorized dividend of Is cents
. share, payable April to holders
Of record March is.
In 1889 company paid Is cents
In April and July. 20 cents in Octo-
Der and IS cents in December. Com
pany makes brass and copper prod
ucts at plants concentrated along
the Eastern Seaboard.