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Askov American., 1940-03-14
Town Elections
Held Tuesday
Annual Re f ere n d IL m
Draws Slight t Interest,
Generally, in County.

AS is the usual case very little
excitement was in evidence through
out Pine county Tuesday when the
polls opened heralding the annual
township elections. In few cases
special questions were voted upon,
but generally the business at hand
was confined to the selection of Of
ficials for the coming year.
Partridge township, in addition to
voting on the usual officials and
funds, passed resolution against ex-
empting the Rural Credit Department
from paying taxes ON real estate.
History repeated itself in regards
to the weather, for on election day a
year ago a snowstorm ragged and
several of the election officials did
not get home until the following day.
There was another storm this year,
but the roads were in much better
condition than last year due to the
shortage of snow this winter and
therefore did not become blocked
right away.
In Nickerson township the officers
elected did not wish to qualify so
will have to be appointed if the town
remains organized. A special election
will be held Saturday, March %, be-
tween the hours of a. m. and
p. m. to decide whether or not the
township will be dissolved.
Following are those townships who
have reported the outcome of their
elections:
BRUNO TOWNSHIP
Supervisors Storebo. c. o. Billman,
Otto Wernosky.
Address: Bruno, MINI.
Treasurer Adrian Berglund
DELL GROVE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors Oakland. Arnold Lin
Clerk Arthur Larson
Constable ------ F. Barnes
FINLAYsoN TOWNSHIP
Supervisors Evans, James j.
Novek, Hans Lunde.
Clerk Address: Askov. chl1salan Minn Hansen
justices of the Peace-Dan Miller and
Constables-Henry Anderson and vaino
| Ojala.
HINCKLEY TOWNSHIP
| Supervisors-John Gerdes, Ed Won Rueden.
Julius Johnson.
Address: Hinckley. Mimi
Treasurer ----------Mrs. Ruth p. Lovgren
Justice Of the Peace 7onnsoa otto s;. F. Kath aa
man.
KERRICK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Geo. A. Anderson, Clarence
Clerk ik' 9ll--.1e..N---e-----w. av T. Beckstrom
Address: Kerricki MINI Mimi: ta,n
Justice Of the Peace ------Peder Erickson
Constable -Eldred Parker
KETTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP
Supervisors L. Stepan, Louis VIM
,mer, Walter L. Price
'e - Address: Willow River. MINI
Of the 5epsn aSsefs'at r.
Constabies-Henry Sharlow, Mike Tarnow-
| ski.
MISSION CREEK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Fred Ausmus, Jr., Joseph
Libra, John P. Runa.
Address: Beroun; Mimi:
jusce of the Peace Maehara
Constable Ernest Chalupnik
| PARK TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Adof Larson. Louis Livers,
VIM. Schrader
Clerk --------F -Fredolin Martinek
| Address: Bruno Mimi.
| Treasurer Walter c. Schrader
Justice Of the Peace Paul Kvasnicka
Constable ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -Erick Zack
PARTRIDGE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Carl Pearson, Julius F. Slott
| Einar Jensen.
Address: Askov, Mimi.
Justices of the Peace-Chr A. Nielsen
| Chris 1ngemanSen.
Embellishments johnson, Carl Jen-
| sen.
SANDSTONE TOWNSHIP
Supervisors-Aage Molby, Fred Anderson
Andrew Engebo.
Clerk -----------------Ine M. Carlson
Askov American., 1940-03-14

The earth moves around the sun
once each year.
Askov American., 1940-03-14

The first nail-making machine was
invented in 1876.
Askov American., 1940-03-14

Family Newspaper
DARE TO DO OUR DUTY
Let us have faith that
right makes might. and in
that faith let us to the end
dare to do our duty as we
understand it."
Abraham Lincoln.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Folk
land What
They Do
Mrs. M. w. LittIeton
Still Living Amid
Old-World Simplicity
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

For many years, Mrs. Martin w.
Littleton, sr., widow of the famous
lawyer and orator, has been warn
ing the lords and masters Of the
world that they are "fooling with
eternity" She read in Revelations
this prophecy of doom, built white
stone Nazarene house and models
Of the shrines, temples and hyways
of Palestine on her estate at Plan
dome, Long Island, walked in ORR
entail robes in her old-world garden,
and from the Scriptures voiced her
warnings and her pleas, from time
TO time, calling the pure in heart
to await the second coming of
Christ.
She was all but forgotten until
the burning of her Bedouin tent,
woven of goats hair by Palestine
women, brought the reporters again
to her Old World oasis, the other
day. Ten years ago she had advised
all who would find salvation to get
a flock Of goats and live on their
milk and cheese. and clothe your
self from theirs fleece" That was
the inspiration of her Bedouin tent.
with its braZiers for cooking. its
baskets from Mount Sinai and its
stone mill-all destroyed, with the
rugs from Damascus, in the fire. She
had seen the Apocalypse coming
and now tells the reporters 1t is
here.
She was Miss Maud Williams Of
Dallas, Tex, when she married the
brilliant young Tennessee lawyer in
1895. Renouncing all creeds and
churches, she became absol ne1 n
a deep mystical, fundam Lst
faith in the literal truth and The
supreme authority of every word II
the Bible. She travelled and studied
in the Holy Land. and on he Vay.
and beautiful wooded estate Lllt
her Nazarene shrine, to ava, Ae
Messiah. In her garden are lruns
and flowers from the shore I the
Sea Of Galilee. Scenes de cling
the Wailing Wall. the tomb : the
Savior, the mosque of ON ana
streets Of Jerusalem were uairted
on the inclosing garden ". BY
Miss Frida Abraham of Pc stirp
She has gathered one Of tn mos,
inclusive libraries of fundam ehst
belief ever assembled. Thest 7ooks
are kept IN silver bookcases lder
a domed ceiling of gold. c a.
electric organ shines gold Tar
of Bethlehem.
Mrs. Littleton does not like mod
ern Palestine. She says organiza-
ton and machinery pervert and de-
stroy the simple Biblical modes Of
living-and this-she believes. un-
derlies much Of the world travail
today.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Elephant Reto|iotes
For Loss Of Privileges

When a new keeper took away
her special privileges a pampered
elephant at the ZOO in Perth, Aus
tralia, slipped leg chain and made
for the tennis court. In a minute
the nets looked like string puzzle.
Next shelter was reduced to
matchwood. A weighing machine
was wrecked. At the lions cage the
elephant ratified the bars, soaring
the king of beasts half to death.
The same thing happened at the
tigers cage, after an outside fence
had been leveled. The elephant
wrapped his trunk around a tree,
pride of the ZOO attendants, and
snapped it off short. In 20 min
utes the animal did $500 damage.
Then the staff shooed her back
home. She went quietly.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

who we're risking their savings lor
the American enterprise system
But Mr.. Roosevelt wouldn't listen
He decided there were more votes IN
adopting the Communistic approach
and that's why with commendaole
frankness he declared last FRIDAY
that ION candidates and on election
issues" he would rather trust the
aggregate Judgment of the people
in a factory" giving the president
and general manager only one voice
apiece along with the voices OF tens
of thousands of others who risk no
capital and have no tecnnlcal
knowledge of management, which,
in turn, is today directly subject to
Government control and regulation.
It is this "leftist" and radical issue,
springing from Communistic doc
trine all over the world that will
have to be voted on at the polls
this November, for the President
has clearly defined the issue him
self.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1940-09-23
"IncomprehenSible." I"

One of the country's foremost in
dustrialists dubs the tax and amor
tization bill now in the final stage
in Congress "a masterpiece of in
comprehensibility." That observa-
ton recalls a typical Ashurstian
comment in the early legislative
phase of the New Deal. A friend
encountered the Arizona Senator
hard at work here in midsummer of
1888, long after Congress had ad-
journed. Asked why so many men,
bers were lingering on the torrid
Washington scene, Senator Ashurst
quipped: Were trying to find out
what was in some of the bills we
passed" Those were the rubber
stamp days on Capitol Hill.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
This Changing World
Official Announcement Of Alliance Between japan,
Germany and ItoIy Expected Soon
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

An alliance be
officially
apparently awaits striking military developments
provide particularly Japan
Singapore Indies
program
Germany has undertaken and believed has definitely obtained
Moscow that Russia will remain strictly the
Pacific
Evening star., 1940-09-23

has w e n q e | |
Willkie mainly
to thank for this
Development, his
Los A n g e ! e S
speech in par
ticular. Prior to
t h a t concrete
S t a t e ment of
how he proposes
to undo the New
Deal and set up
something bet
ter, the Repub-
! / ca n nominee
h a d confined
himself TO gen.
oro1itinc
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Wrecked Autos Help
Relieve Iron SHORTAGE

Forgotten relics of hundreds OF
motor accidents, abandoned at the
side of the road after crashes, are
being collected throughout South
Africa following a government ap-
peal from Pretoria to farmers to
collect scrap iron to help relieve
the iron shortage.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
As Hiram Johnson Goes.

Republican and Democratic high
commands alike yearn for an indica-
ton of Hiram Johnson's presidential
preference. Both concede that as
Senator johnson goes. so goes Cali
fornia. That proved to be the case
in 1916, Of painful Republican men,
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Good News From London.


Optimism in Washington that
Britains doom is still far from
sealed-indeed, that she may yet
win the war-is strengthened by
word just brought by the group OF
United States Army officers who
spent a month in London on OBJ
serVation duty. Their spokesman,
Brig Gen. George V. Strong, chief
of the war plans division of the
general staff, asserts that continued
bad weather conditions in the wa
ters surrounding England would
make invasion not only unlikely, but
perhaps impossible. Gen. Strong
and his colleagues experienced
dozens of air raids and actual
bombings in and around London.
They come home full of admiration
for unaffected" British morale and
for the magnificent" r. A. F., and
convinced that John Bulls people
apparently are quite prepared to
stick things out along present lines"
Anglo American conversations
concerning our possible use of Brit
aims great base at Singapore cause
special satisfaction in naval quar-
tiers. Some Of our top-flight sailor
men have long thought that in
order to give proper account of
itself. in the event of a clash with
Japan, the United States fleet would
require full access to such Far East
ern facilities as Singapore alone
affords. Could we take on the Japa-
nese IN waters contiguous to Hawaii,
Alaska or closer to our West Coast,
matters would be different.
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Greater Germany Puts
Population at 81 900, ,00C

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Sept. 23.-Greater Ger
many, with $1,000 900 inhabitants. is
second to Russia as the most pop
ulous nation in Europe, the govern
ment has announced.
This count, made in May. 1889.
included the protectorats of Bo-
hemia and Moravia.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

this does not mean Rayb agreed with all the President
recently however ne mas oee
critical of the Board contendng that oo
S running good law .s ,ua . ,,iet
Rayburn simple tastes He is unmarried ana @ s ~ i
on which he watches with great care
fishing He was an
sxen majority leader excellent Speaker io ne Is
not only a yerv weI-liked wel-inormed man
Ao' 0N' Amt Alliance
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Mexico Acts to Check
Thieves of.Ore

In a drive to curb ore theits'
in the last year, the authorities IN
Mexico City have ordered all rail-
roads and interurban motor truck
companies to report every consign-
ment of ore placed with them Tor
shipment.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

any OF the axis. Whether italian
troops will join is not quite clear yet.
1t is believed that Italy'S role will be
TO pull the feet out of the security
of the ports of Spezzia and Taranto
and cooperate with the German
and forces in the attack against
he Rock"
In the meantime Field Marshal
Graziani, whose operations in Egypt
are at standstill at present, will
have to renew his attack. II is be-
Evening star., 1940-09-23

His four-point program to lib
crate finance and industry from
Government shackles by giving pri-
vate enterprise opportunity to Gre
ate jobs-plus his proposal to have
a commission of businessmen, men,
bers of Congress, labor leaders and
fiscal experts tackle the tax system
with view to sweeping revision
all this is getting down to bedrock.
common sense" designed to in
terest the average voter, whether
economic royalist or forgotten man.
Mr.. WILKES California address
was far and away his best since
nomination. 1t revealed him in full
stride as the type of candidate sold
to the Philadelphia convention and
wide sections of the electorate
something new and different In a
presidential aspirant. If the Hoosier
maintains the chapter -and-verse
line. his cause undoubtedly will be
strengthened from speech to speech,
though he has to watch his weak
ness for impromptu wisecracks and
reckless statements.
Debate Is on.
While the rival nominees are not
jousting face to face, the debate
Willkie proposed is, for all practical
purposes, now on. Within "a hours
Of his opponents latest thrust at
dictatorship, President Roosevelt
was in undisguised rebuttal, in his
professedly political address at
the University of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Roosevelt made an impressive re-
joinder to the "totalitarian' taunt
when he asserted that the ultimate
safeguard OF Americas democratic
institutions is its system Of free
and unhampered electionS-that as
long as voters have it in their pc
riodical power to change rules and
policies. our way OF life is not in
danger Then he pointed out that
no dictator in history has ever
dared to run the gantlet" of our
kind of popular election. Whether
Mr.. Roosevelt can combat the third
term issue merely with such reason
ing and indirect illusions Is ques-
ton. Formally disclosing that he
has refused advice to pull his
punches, Mr.. Willkie may be expect
ed to lambast the President with
mounting emphasis on dictator
ship" Those qualified to know pre-
dict that In his own good time, the
Democrat who has dared to chal-
lenge tradition will not shrink from
tackling the third-term indictment
directly or vigorously defending his
precedent-shatterin candidacy. Mr..
WILKES San Francisco foreign pol
icy speech shows him in no sub
stantial disagreement with Mr..
Roosevelt in that field, as Of today.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

been making plans to hear the great
man. But at the last moment he
was told that he could not join the
family party for there were many
chores to be done at home.
The next morning, when the
family gathered at breakfast. one of
brothers casually men,
toned that Congressman Bailey had
stayed overnight and would speak
again that day His words were
hardly spoken before Rayburn was
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Observations
Wike Gets Down to Bedrock in Offering
Four-Point Proqrom to Liberute Industry

ory, and history this year, under
not dissimilar circumstances, could
easily repeat itself. There is, there
fore, lively curiosity as to whether
the Senator will cast his influential
smiles upon Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr..
Willkie. The Presidents charge
that the coasts veteran native son
can no longer be rated a liberal
naturally rubbed Senator Johnson
the wrong way But the latter hasn't t
yet announced whether in reprisal
he will succumb to the blandish-
ments of Mr.. Willkie, or again sup
port Mr.. Roosevelt, as he did in
1882 and 1886. CALIFORNIA; % elec-
toral votes are ardently coveted.
They may we'll be pivotal in Novem-
ber, as they were "a years ago.
Hiram johnson is the key to the sit
uation.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

Berlin appears to think that this will diplomatic
believed that this
factors why Herr Hitler has finally decided green light
for Japans - ~ e 7
Inc German high increasing moral
ana material support tn aHpanes
United States is giving Britain ~ ~
An immediate japanese French and the
its entire n the Pacific N-' W '''--'"--
states Government
Japan repeatedly that 1t Will not tolerate changes
tne force OF the
pneved
would In
policy which
Of State Henry being applied but has not worried
' -NN0 -O' "O---SN
Evening star., 1940-09-23

stopped. BuC CIlb PTtSIutlII dSktU
Rayburn to give his support to Wal
lace, and Rayburn refused to become
a candidate.
He has always been a faithful
follower of the President, whose
friendship he prizes highly. On only
a very few occasions did he desert
the White House leadership. and
one was a very excusable desertion,
pavment of the soldiers bonus. But
every one in the House knows that
Evening star., 1940-09-23

not attempt to interfere in the
north, and it is believed that Japan
is willing to make certain frontier
rectifications" in Russia's favor on
the northern borders.
Japan is expected to proceed
against Indo-China. How easy a
plum this French colony will be no
body quite knows. In responsible
quarters in Washington it is believed
that the Governor General of that
colony will put up stiff resistance
IN the event he can feel that he is su,
Evening star., 1940-09-23

HE opinions OF rters on this their not
necessarily Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort give all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-09-23

up from the table Saddng his
tayourn did not feel at home
nasu TO push forward hung
10 every word OF the
e Young BOY followed him. at respectful distance
oe as distinguished
gHbly to large crowds Of people became
And only
little oatory neighborng
Texas State legislature His reached climax
elected to the third highest Office
men Speaker Of the House succeed the late William
Evening star., 1940-09-23

ton in his mon. non
nrnoIitical" Friday
speech at Phlla- Ia
delp!lIa to me ne
fact that ne
thinks far more
ot the Conln1u-
mist and Soviet
governing .'y,. Sys-
TEN Of handing :
fact factories a n n d
plants IN t.1,, Ec.a-
tion to govern
ment than ne
Laos the free en-
trrprise S'>'tIn
cf American "e
Evening star., 1940-09-23

heVed that the Italian will
troops OF the field marshal and try and break the lines held by Australian
British
battle Flanders
of
in
obtaining victory military experts
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Roosevelt
Defines
Issue
'Non-PoIiticol' Talk
In Philadelphia Hit
As 'Leftlst'
Nv DAVID LAWRENCE.

,resident Roosevelt IN the last cam
~, resented being called Com
pa,Si pn,,Sist and in literal sense was
M NJ hut he save strange conflrma-
Evening star., 1940-09-23
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

With election only six weeks away,
the presidential campaign at last is
down to brass tacks, as far as real
issues are concerned The country
Evening star., 1940-09-23
The Capital Parade
BoiIey, Texas Orator, Was Royburn's Boyhood Hero;
New Speaker Started Political Career in LEGISLATURE

Forty-two Sam Raybun then
ms years working on farm and attending schoohouse
sure that he the abused the world
man. Joseph Bailey of Texas speaking
small
Evening star., 1940-09-23
More Drastic Steps Seen

Ben TO indication
steps What these steps might be obscure appears
German government thinks
piocKadng policies
happens there doubt that stationed in the Pacific will
be maintained there all likelihood reinforced with units which
leaving the ~ ~ -
Whl would be premature that
hat te INVASION OF England will have postponed
IL has not succeeded annlhlang
nolcatlon that the war will be intensified all fronts
front
completed in Rome of tie he Med-
-Nt
Generassmo Franco on in the war will
be compelled side officially with the axis the war
against Great Britain. ~ " Wv wa
An develop in the course the
and
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Troops Receive Orders

The German Spanish French border are rened IN
have received orders stand Spain to help The
Evening star., 1940-09-23
Reformer of Wall Street

Rayburns has been unusual Southern politicians
he Roane City Tenn,
OF w M Martha Waller
family moved small
the
school and at the East Texas State College While serving
Legislature he studied law University
80 he elected the National legislature fill
held Bailey.
key positions
state Commerce Committee and by the time Franklin D.
vets election, he its chairman.
the Wall
Street and business and Raybn position became OF the most i'm
committee
York Exchange the investment bankers finally
public utilities holding
complicated
a popular
msio leader
Evening star., 1940-09-23
OF the Faithful

Because of his long service and popularity in the House and his close
friendship with Raybun friends him
logical candidate the presidency the Chicago The
delegation declared his
Hopkins the Presidents
White
anxious
probably correctly
his before the convention Wallace could be
Evening star., 1940-09-23
High Command Worried

eV ne can IeeI That ne supported the Western powers
eS'eo IN the maintenance of the status the Pacific
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-09-05
Life and Hone

"Can't the doctors extend
hope at all to the relatives of =
very rich MANI"
"No; they say he is likely
for years."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-09-05
Here's Laundry Bag
That's Streamlined
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

REHOLD this modern version Of
- an old-time laundry bag. 1t is
made of sturdy ticking in crisp
red and white stripes. 1t hangs
flat against the wall with ivory
rings over brass hooks. It closes
neatly with upper and may be
opened with one hand. The zip
per is applied in a curve to make
an ample opening, and the bag is
held in shape with board in the
bottom. Surely you will want one
of these and will want to make
one or more for gifts. Christmas
is not so far away, and here is
something for a man, woman or
child.
Everything you need to know to
make this bag is given in the
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-09-05
EXCELLENT QUALIFICATION

care you an expert accountant"
asked the prospective employer.
eyes, sir" said the applicant.
"Your written references seem all
right, but tell me more about your
SELF
"Well, my wife kept a household
account for thirty days. One night
after dinner I sat down and in less
than an hour found out how much
we owed our grocer"
Hang up your hat and coat" di-
rected the employer. ''The jobs
yours"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-09-05
Bachelors, Look Out!

Mrs. Neighbor-Ive been looking
for my husband for two hours.
Spinster-That's nothing. I've
been looking for one for 20 years
and haven't found him yet.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-08-31
RENT AND BUY NOW

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and Brookne Come in and lisings
o
and will going
to
on
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abe rage takes
ASSOCIATION Mass. Ave-, Boton
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-08-31

w. Douglas Halstead, Manager of
the South End Boys Club, will discuss
Boys Clubs" at the weekly forum
conducted by the WPA Community
Recreation Project of Boston in the
Williams Municipal Building, IS West
Brookline Street, South End on Tues
day, September 3, at 7:45 pm. Orch
estral music will be furnished by the
County WPA Orchestra, a Massachu-
sets WPA Music Project unit.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Purvis Howard
of Harrishof st. are at the cottage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Frye at Marion,
Mass. Edgar and Ellen, as they are
known to scores of friends, are becom-
ing old timers in this beautiful town
of Buzzard's Bay: being their second
summer in this exclusive home years
gone by of Ex-President Grover
Cleveland and the famous Beacon St.
surgeon, Dr. Maurce Richardson.
Mrs. Florence B. Gray of Los An
geles is visitor at the beautiful Ex-
position on Treasure Island in the bay
of San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gould of Ded-
ham have house guests: Mrs. Charles
l. Smith, and Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Anderson (nee Smith) of Philadel-
phia, Pa, until after Labor Day.