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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14

other meeting that same night at the
gym, but the meetings will in no way
interfere with each other so be sure
to attend the meeting you are in
tereSted in.
Louis Hogan was home over the
weekend, returning Sunday night.
Mary Ann McGrath and Dolores
Wahlquist visited Mrs. Jerry Dyer
in Bruno Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Washburn and
Mrs. R. j. Hogan drove to Hinckley
Sunday evening to visit Mrs. VIM. Le-
May.
Father Crawford, Mrs. T. Walsh
and Mrs. E. H. Washburn were Du-
luth shoppers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Hogan were in
Minneapolis Tuesday of last week
when Bob attended a DeLaval meet
ing.
There will be another dinner held
by the Ladies' Aid at the parish house
in Kerrick Sunday, March II. The
dinner will begin at o'clock. Every
one is urged to attend.
Several people from Kerrick at
tended the final game of the high
school basketball tournament in
Moose Lake Friday night
Dolores Wahlquist went to Mime
apolis last Thursday, returning the
same evening.
Mrs. Irwin Larson left last Thurs
day to visit her sister at Marine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14
Fifteen Years Ago
March 10, 1929

Miss Ada Stenberg, former instruc-
tor in the ASkov school, was married
Sunday at her home in Hutchinson
TO Mr.. Alfred Petersen. They will
live on farm at Wayne, Alberta,
Canada, where the groom has resided
the past 10 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Babe of Pleasant
Hill, were hosts at st. Patrick's day
party given at their home Tuesday.
Seventeen families were represented.
A bounteouS dinner was served after
which amusing contests were held
with prizes being awarded.
A farewell party was given at the
Presbyterian church in Bruno Friday
evening for Rev. G. Ward Simpson
who has accepted a call to Duluth.
About 1875 of his friends were in at
tendance and program was rendered
after which Rev. Simpson responded
with brief speech. He preached his
farewell sermon Sunday and left for
his new work on the noon train
Thursday
Mrs. Knud Feldtmose of Askov, was
painfully injured Sunday while re-
turning from church when the king
bolt of the buggy in which she was
riding came out and she was thrown
to the ground. Her right shoulder
blade and two or three ribs were
broken and she also suffered concus-
sion of the brain, being unconscious
several hours. Mr.. FeldtmoSe was not
hurt.
The proposition to divide the town.
ship of Sturgeon Lake from the viii
lage of Sturgeon Lake for all purposes
was defeated at the election last week.
The contest for clerk in the village
between Frank King and Axel Carl
son was declared a tie.
The first annual meeting of the
Eastern Minnesota Egg and Poultry
Production Association was held in
Hinckley Monday evening. E. E. Nc
Pheeters, manager of the state asso-
citation, and County Agent w. F.
Hammargren addressed the gather
ing. Officers elected for the coming
year were c. L. Wosgaard, Askov,
pl esident; Arthur johnson, Sturgeon
Lake, vice president; Homer Davis,
Brook Park, secretary; Emil Rost-
berg, Kroschel, treasurer; and E. L.
Mansmith, Braham, director.
L. c. Petersen, A. P. Jensen, Fred
Degerstrom and Louis Olsen of Askov,
were in st. Paul Tuesday and ap-
peared before the Senate Finance
committee of the legislature in re-
gard to securing state sub-experi-
ment farm at Askov. The bill for
same was introduced by Senator A.
S. Larson of Sandstone, and has a
good chance of passage in this ses-
sion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14
Duquette

Mrs. Bonnie Carlson of Palmer,
spent the weekend at the Fred He'd
berg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flick Torell, Alfred
and Alvin Torell and David Peterson
motored to Cambridge Saturday to
attend the funeral of Christine Norell.
They returned that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Becker and chill
dren visited Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pc
terson over the weekend.
Fred Hedberg visited in Mime
apolis a few days last week.
Einard Edin and Richard Anderson
of Duluth, spent Sunday at the Anna
Edin home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14
Reduce Size of
Army Divisions
Efficiency and Mobility Is
Sought in Cut From
10000 to 10000.

WASHINGTON. - Immediate re-
organization of the regular army
into units designed for the highest
efficiency and mobility was an
nounced by the war department.
The first step will be the reduc-
ton from 10000 to 10000 men, the
department stated. With that &C.
complished, each division will be
actually manned at full strength.
Now, while the army theoretically
has large number of divisions,
-'1any of them are far below nor
anal strength.
The reorganization will be carried
out simultaneously with an increase
in personnel from 100000 to 227 900,
as ordered by President Roosevelt
when he declared a state of limited
emergency.
Increase National Guard.
At the same time the national
guard will be increased from 190,-
600 to 235, 900.
The increase in the regular army
will be accomplished on 'volun-
tary" basis, the war department
emphasized, through voluntary en-
listments. None of the $4,000 men
in the reserve will be recalled.
An official explanation of the step
read:
1.-THE expansion of the regular
army and the national guard, re-
Gently authorized by the President
in his executive order of Septem-
Der s, 1899, is being carried out en-
tirely on voluntary basis; that is,
not only are enlistments in the reg
ular army voluntary, but also the
increase of the national guard re-
mains within the discretion of the
governors of the respective states.
"The war department does not in
tend calling into service the $4,000
men now on the rolls of the regular
army reserve, authorized by the
seventy-ifth congress. This force is
composed of men who have served
in the ranks of the regular army
and who at the present time pre-
sumably are settled in civil life, but
who have voluntarily enrolled in the
regular army reserve.
Ready for Quick Call.
1T is the policy to hold this
trained personnel available for
quick call when it is evident that
their services are actually needed
to meet a critical emergency.
"The war department now plans
to reorganize the divisions of the
regular army within the next few
weeks, based on the results of the
test recently completed by the ex-
perimental division at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas. This reorganiza-
ton is considered highly desirable,
in view of the incomplete state of
most OF the existing divisions of the
regular army.
1T is not the present intention of
the war department to make any
changes in the divisional organiza-
tons of the national guard
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14
When You And
l We're Younger
twenty-five Years Ago
March ID. 1915)
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and Is years ago.

The assembly hall in Askov was
the scene of a pretty double wedding
at Z o'clock Tuesday evening, when
Mr.. Andrew Henriksen of Askov, was
married to Miss Cecilia F. Karlen OF
Russell, and Mr.. Wayne E. Jacobsen
of Nysted, Nebr., was married to Miss
Mathilde Henriksen, a sister of the
first mentioned groom. Rev. Tarp-
gard of Minneapolis, was the officiat-
ing pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Henriksen
will make their home in Askov, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobsen will live in
Nysted.
The Rush City high school defeated
the Buffalo high school in fast and
close game in Pine City Saturday
evening the score being % to IT,
This makes Rush City the champions
of the 10th congressional district and
they will now compete in the tourna-
ment at Carlton for the state cham
pionship.
Representative A. S. Larson's battle
to close up the saloon in Banning,
near Sandstone, finally won in the
House, which passed Mr.. Larson's
bill authorizing county commissioners
to dissolve village corporations of less
than so inhabitants, on petition of
taxpayers.
The meeting of the Pine County
Teachers Association at Hinckley Sat-
urday brought out large delegation
from all parts of the county. Those
from the Askov vicinity who at
tended were F. Clarey Nielsen, Mrs.
w. M. Frost, the Misses Kerr, Strand
skov, Olga Nelson and Hattie Nielsen.
Niels and Hans Hansen of Mime
apolis, visited in Askov Friday and
Saturday at the home of their brother,
Fred, east of town.
Monday morning Duquette resi-
dents were saddened by the news of
the death of Mrs. Murel LaHaye, who
passed away at Rochester the pre-
vious day. The deceased leaves a
husband and four children. The fun
eral services were held Wednesday at
the Catholic church in Duquette.
Mrs. Andrew Larsen and children
came Friday from Sholes, Nebr., and
are now nicely settled on the J. P.
Miller farm north of town. Mr.. Lar
sen came about week ahead of his
family. They will remain on the
Miller farm, which they have rented,
until they build on their own land.
At the meeting of the county COM
missioners held Monday and Tues
day the contract for building the state
bridge over Kettle river, three miles
west of Sturgeon Lake village, was
let to the Iowa Bridge Company for
Sc, $50.
Soren P. Sorensen returned to
Askov last week from visit with his
folks in Tyler, and has now accepted
position as clerk in the Askov Hard
ware Company's store. Mr. Sorensen
is musician and is, now playing with
the local boys.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14
Others Steal, He Steals,
But Alibi Won't Stand

NORTHAMPTON, MASS. = The
"eye for an eye" theory of justice
doesn't work in Northampton.
Andrew Ilnicki was fined $40
when he admitted stealing trapping
equipment. He explained:
81 buy SIS worth of traps, set
them out, and two hours later they
are gone. So steal somebody else's
what else could I do?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-03-14
week.

week.
Kenneth Riehm had the misfortune
of having his car burn up last week.
The cause of the fire is not known.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Red Cross Unit Displays
lis Work for REFUGEES

The Customs Bureau Unit OF the
American Red Cross marked COM
pletion of its first month of ac-
tivity today with "open house" and
tea at room 705 wilkins Building
1912 H street, where there was a dis
play of the completed work of its
members. The program of the unit
centers about knitting and sewing
garments for refugee work.
Honored guests at the "open
house" included the following:
Mrs. Daniel w. Bell, wife of the
Undersecretary of the Treasury;
Mrs. w. R. johnson, wife of the
Commissioner of Customs and hon.
orary chairman of the Customs Red
Cross Unit; Mrs. j. w. Clarke,
representing the American Red
Cross; Mrs. Henrietta S. Klotz, spe-
cial assistant to Secretary Morgen-
thau; Miss Mary Switzer, assistant
to the Federal Security Administra-
tor; Mrs. Frank Dow, wife of the
Assistant Commissioner of Customs; !;
Mrs Gabrielle E. Forbush, chief of
the Secretary's Correspondence Di-
vision. Treasury Department; Miss
Isabelle S. Diamond, librarian, Treas
ury Department; Mrs. Jewel Swat
ford, chairman of the United States
Compensation Commission, and
Miss Lenna Bressette, chairman of
the National Catholic Welfare Coun-
Gil.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Pershing Glass Of 80
Inducfed by EIks

A "Pershing" class of 80 members
was inducted last night by Washing
ton Lodge, No. IS, B. P. o. E.
The ceremony at the Elks' Hall
were attended by 400 persons, who
heard L. Martin Young, exalted
ruler, explain that a Pershing night
Is being held by Elk lodges through
out the country this month in honor
Of Gen. John j. Pershing, who is
member of 40 years standing of
Ell PaSo (Tex0 Lodge Of Elks.
He said that thousands of new
members would probably be in
Quoted in the Nations Pershing
classes and should represent the
largest addition to the order in its
history.
The increase, he added, will
greatly aid the B. p o. E's defense
program Of fighting subversive ac-
tivities and assisting the develop
ment Of the Nations youth.
Harvey c. Belt, chairman of the
Social and Community Welfare
Committee, obtained approval for
$3.50 for donations to local charities.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Hemisphere Territory
Measure Expected 10 Die

The resolution already approved
by the House and Senate, expressing
opposition to any transfer of terri
tory in this hemisphere from one
on-American power to another,
probably will die with the expiration
of the present Congress January 3.
Although acted on by both Houses,
it still awaits agreement on one diff
ference in phraseology. With Con-
gress marking time under a program
of three-day recesses until after
Christmas, there are no indications
of further action.
If congressional leaders deem ac-
ton on it essential in the new Con-
gress, however, the resolution coulc
be reintroduced and probably would
win prompt approval. 1t was
brought forward about the time that
France. which has island posses
sions in this hemisphere, was being
subdued.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Holy Name Society Plans
Chapter at Fort Myer

The Holy Name Society, in CO.
operation with morale officers of
the Army. will establish a chapter at
Fort Myer Sunday morning follow
ing a two-day period of instruction
and prayer, 1t was announced today.
The Rev. Speer Strahan, Catholic
chaplain of the post, said Catholic
soldiers from Fort Myer and Arling-
ton Cantonment will take part in
the three-day mission which begins
tomorrow evening and concludes
with the solemn pledge Sunday
against profanity and obscene speech.
The Rev. Thomas F. Carey, o. P,
assistant national director of the
Holy Name Society and former
Catholic University professor, will
open the mission at tbs pm. to-
morrow in the post chapel. Fort
Myer, with benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament.
At 8 am. Sunday the solemn
establishment of the society will be
observed at mass, followed by a
communion breakfast. Speakers at
the breakfast will be District At
torney Edward M. Curran and
Kenton Kilmer, assistant of the
poetry division, Library of Congress,
and son of the poet Joyce Kilmer,
who lost his life in the World War.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Dr.. Samuel D. Amuto
Heads Arts Group

Dr.. Samuel D. Amato was elected
president of the italian Arts Club,
succeeding DR.. Raphael Urciolo, at q
meeting last night in the Grafton
Hotel.
Other officers chosen were: Joseph
La Piana, vice president; DR.. Eugene
Forcione, treasurer; Miss Elsie Err
win, recording secretary; Mrs. Re-
land Amato, corresponding secretary
and Sam De Grazia. sergeant at
arms. Henri Pacini was named to
the Executive Committee.
A banquet for newly-elected and
retiring officers will be held in the
near future.
Evening star., 1940-12-12

w. Hynson, George A. Lilly and
Maj. Raymond G. Payne, vice pres
idents; Dion s. Birney. chancellor;
Edwin S. Hege, secretary; Maj
Edward F. Riggs, treasurer, and
Maj. Victor v. Martin, registrar.
Members of the Board of Man.
ayers include: Reginald B. LOCKER
Joseph H. Newell, Comdr. Edward
M. Blackwell, U. s. N, retired, and
Daniel c. Long.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Traffic Committee to Meet

The Trafi1c Committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade will
hold its fourth meeting of the year
at 1890 pm, Monday at ODon-
nell's Restaurant, 1921 E street NV.
The meeting will be devoted princi-
pally to the report by Joseph D.
Ashby, chairman Of the subcom.
mittee "a enforcement.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Col, F. G. Munson Heads
Sons of Revolution

Col. F. Granville MunSon of the
World War Division of the War
Department has been named pres
ident of the Columbia Sons of the
Revolution, it was announced yester-
day.
Other officers elected are: Richard
Evening star., 1940-12-12

where the patriotic priest Miguel
Hidalgo y Costilla first gave the cry
for independence that inspired the
war of separation from Spain. Two
parks will surround monuments to
Hidalgo and to the Mexican flag.
Evening star., 1940-12-12
Mexican Boulevard
Will Honor HiduIqo

The Mexican government has
ordered construction of boulevard
in the little town Of Dolores Hidalgo,
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Bank Clearings Rise. e.
Slightly Ahead Of
Year Ago
TotoI for Big Cities
Shows Little Change
From Lost Week
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25. - Bank
clearings during the current period
showed little change from the pre-
vious weeks volume and were only
slightly above the amount for the
similar 1889 week.
Total check transactions of banks
in 23 leadings cities for the week
ended july "a amounted to s5,367.-
SOB 600. according to Dun g. Brad
street. This compared with s5.24I-
$4,000 last year, or gain of "a per
cent.
Clearings this week were SGT
600 less than the total for the July
II week, while similar comparison
for the two corresponding weeks of
1889 furnished rise of S319,843 900.
New York exchanges aggregated
.S3,O76,75l 900, against $3,147 Ol2,00O
for the same week year ago, repre-.
senting a drop of % per cent. Fer
the % outside cities the turnover
was s2,290,757 600, an increase of 9.4
per cent above the S2,094, sos 900 for
the like 1889 week.
Practically all outside centers re-
ported larger clearings than last
year. the exception being Kansas
City, with decrease of A per cent.
The more important advances we're.
Portland, Greg, 283 per cent; Ball
timore and Houston, 2o.6 per cent
each; Seattle, 1871 per cent; Cleve.
land, III per cent: Atlanta, 1873 per
cent; Buffalo, 1872 per cent, and
Philadelphia, 1875 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities
with percentage changes from 1889
and daily average clearings for
May, June and July to date, follow:
AnEk
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Bituminous Output
Drops During Week

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete carloading reports
from the railroads, estimates BIZ
luminous coal production In the
United States for the week ended
July 20 as approximately 100000
net tons. Production for the CORE
spending week: 1889, 100000 tons;
1888, 5,914000 tons. Percentage of
increase: 1889, 9.4 per cent; 1888,
31.9 per cent.
The report of the bituminous coal
division of the Department of the
Interior shows production of 7,212,-
600 tons for the week ended July s
and 8,290000 for the week ended
JUG 13. 1910.
deduction calendar year to July
20: 1910, 243,878,000 tons (subject
to revision); corresponding period
1889, 83,025 900 tons; increase, 1872
per cent.
Evening star., 1940-07-25
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK. July e5 tiP,.-The Canadian
dollar lost 0.615 cents in foreign exchange
trading today. BY noon selling for s1.S75
cents.
The British free" pound remained at
SO SO. unchanged
The Swiss franc lost oO1 cent to 2273
cents.
Late rates follow tGreat Britain in dol
lars. others in centst.
Canada;
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for y. S. dollars: Buying 10 per cent
premium; selling II per cent premium
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.9l per cent,
selling, 900 per scent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. 12Is per cent discount, or S1.s7ta
U. S. cents.
Europe:
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates.: Buying, S4 .02;
selling, S4.o4; open market cables. 3.SS;
Germany. 40l0n: benevolent, 1855; Fin
land , .05n: Greece. 0.6s Hungary. IL 65n;
Italy. sos: Portugal, ar: Rumania, .52n;
Sweden. 1890; Switzerland 2s.73; Yuso-
slavia, 2.35.
Latin America:
Argentine oficial. ea.17; free, 90 o5;
Brazil. official. sos: free. sos: Mexico.
20.50n.
japan, aa:4s; Hong Kong esa2;
tRates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicatedl
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-07-25

! :! / !! !
II June Quarter
otul Contrasts With
Only s., ,s22 ,o27 il
1899 Period
BY the Associated Press.

- tAC hsoDCAAtcu GICSS.
NEW YORK, July 15.-Bethlehem
Steel Corp. reported today net in
come of $10,807 ,318, or $3.07 share
on the common stock, for the June
quarter. This compares with $3,822,-
927, or 81 cents a common share, in
the June, 1889 quarter, and $l0,891,- :
139, or $500 common share, in the
March quarter this year.
Directors ordered a dividend of
$1.25 on the common stock. A SINH
lar payment was made in June and
81 was paid in January. The latest
dividend is payable September 3 to
holders of record August 8.
Untitled orders on June 80 were
$288, ,521 ,487, compared with $685.
802,117 on March 81, and $184, 1921 :
OBJ on June 80 last year.
Baldwin Locomotive.
Baldwin Locomotive Works re-
ported for the II months ended June
80 consolidated net profit of 81 ,734,-
344, against net loss of 81 ,988 ,666 in
the preceding IL months.
Directors voted to pay coupons
due September ! on the company's
refunding mortgage per cent con-
vertible bonds of 1850 in preferred
stock in lieu of cash, For each $50
coupon one share of Z per cent
cumulative $50 par value preferred
stock will be issued.
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Auto Output Drops
To 34,42O Units
During Week
Years Low Expected
EurIy Rother Than
Late in August
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, July 25.-Automotive
News in its weekly survey of the
motor car industry today estimates
production this week at 34,420 units,
compared with 49,7S7 the previous
week and 1894 this week a year ago.
The trade paper said it appears
likely this years low point in pro-
duction will be reached the early
part of August instead of the latter
part, as last year. Many plants, it
added, probably will be in new model
production by the middle of next
month.
Chevrolet division of General Mo-
tors Corp. reported retail sales of
new cars for the second Today Pc
riod of July numbered 29647. Sales
for the first Today period of the
month were 27,869.
Buick division of General Motors
reported its new car retail sales to-
tailed 1885 during the second To-day
period of July. Retail sales of new
units in the preceding 10 days num-
bered 1892.
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Factory Amortization
Plans for Defense
Are Speeded
Morgenthou DiseIoses
Ruling Ahead of
Action in Congress
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A device to give national defense
industries amortization privileges
ahead of congressional action was
disclosed today by the Treasury.
Secretary Morgenthau and Cen
eral Counsel Edward H. Foley, jr.,
explained at a press conference,
that If a factory to make defense
materials is built on rented ground,
the cost of the new plant can be
amortized in the same number of
years as the rental contract runs.
This, they said. can be a short num-
ber OF years, since the rental con-
tract can be made for any period.
with renewal clauses.
They disclosed that they have
already approved one such proposal
whereby the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. has agreed to buy tract of
land and lease it to an unnamed
company for eight years. The Treas
ury has promised the company that
it can amortize the new factory in
the same eight years.
The same procedure may be used
If some other corporation owns the
land and rents it to the manufac-
turer, The land owner, Foley said,
might even be a dummy" corpo-
ration set up the manufacturing
company.
President Roosevelt has recon-
mended to Congress that companies
building new factories exclusively
for national defense purposes he
given the right to amortize their
costs in five years.
Normally, real estate must be
amortized for tax purposes over
the period of its probable life. Thus
factory likely to stand for 20
years must be amortized over 20
years.
This means that in computing
taxes, the company could deduct
from its profits each year only 1-20th
of the money it has already spent to
build the factory. Manufacturers,
fearing that useless factories might
be left on their hands if the defense
program should be wound UP in a
few years. asked permission to off
set the construction costs against
profits in periods as short as four or
five years.
Morgenthau said that it was de-
sirable that the Presidents five-year
amortization plan should be con-
sidered by Congress simultaneously
with pending administration pro-
posal for stiff excess profits taxes.