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Evening star., 1941-05-23
u. S.-Conodion Negotiations
Largely Carried on by Mackenzie King
And Roosevelt Due TO Poticu! Situations

"reach the huge figure of 1858, ,000,-
0O0," to which must be added net
requirement Of $2l0, 900 900 for "in-
terest and dividends to American
investors" As against the Cana
dian dollar exchange requirements,
he said, Canadian exports to the
United States would amount to only
$475 900 900 and net receipts from
American tourists to not more than
$4,000 900.
Economists say that placing of
the Canadian dollar-now depreci-
ated from 10 to 18 per cent-on q
parity with the American dollar
could be accomplished in only two
ways. The first of these would be
to provide sufflcient American dol
lars, by purchase of Canadian
goods or otherwise, to Offset the
$478, 900 900 Canadian exchange
deficit. Secondly, the United States
dollar might be made the legal
currency of the Dominion.
The latter would involve a vir-
tually complete economic union Of
the two countries. 1t Is difficult to
see how it could be accomplished
without reciprocal removal of tariff
walls and other factors that now
make the two countries distinct
economic entities Certainly the
suggestion of such a far-reaching
union in normal times would pro-
duce q storm in both the American
Congress and the Canadian Parlia-
ment.
Extraordinary Powers.
But the present time Is not nor
NAL. and the President and Prime
Minister have been vested with ex-
traordinary war powers that largely
have absorbed or short circuited
legislative authority. Mr.. Roose-
welt, for example, has his $1,000
600 900 lease-lend money bag.
The range Of possibilities is Sug-
gested by Ilsley's description of the
Hyde Park agreement in his budget
speech to the Canadian Parlia-
ment as providing that the Gov
ernment of the United States will
make available to Britain under
the Lease-Lend Act, the United
States components OF British pur-
chases in this country, and un-
dertakes to purchase from us such
war materials and equipment as
We may find 1t possible to produce
by an intelligently planned inte-
grafton of the industrial capacities
OF this North American arsenal,
having regard always to the re-
quiremens of Canada and the
United Kingdom"
Ever since he aided his chief
Premier Wilfrid Laurier. in formu-
lation OF the abortive reciprocal
tariff agreement of 1911 Macken-
zie King has been committed to
the idea of economic cola aboration
with the United States.
1t Is by no means impossible that
an 'intelligently planned integra-
ton Of the industrial capacities Of
this American arsenal" in the hands
Of these two old political cronies
will eventuate in a tying together
of American and Canadian curren-
cies and with it a linking of the
economic fortunes of the two coun-
tries for all time to come.
released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IneD
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Neighborhood Garden Club
Announces Prize Winners

Winners in the spring flower show
Of the Neighborhood Garden Club
held at the Washington and Les
announced today by Mrs. c. E. Ross
of Falls Church, club president.
Mrs. w. E Croson won the sweep
stakes prize in artistic arrangement.
a trophy donated by Mrs. Fulton
Lewis, sr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Ball
won second place. Mrs. A. w.
Cathcart won the glass bowl offered
for the most points in the general
classification and in the peony and
shrub sections and Mrs. H. G.
Rothery received the highest num-
! ber of points in the iris section.
F. P. LaBoon was awarded the
| highest and Mrs c. o. Thomas
next highest number OF points in
| the rose section.
A vase offered for the best min
iature in one classification was
awarded to Mrs. Cathcart while
Mrs. Maynard Carlisle won a similar
prize for first place in the best
miniature between three and six
inches class. Mrs. Croson won first
place in the twin miniature class,
Mrs. j. K. Ableiter in needlepoint
arrangement, and Mrs. Ball in the
miniature garden class.
In the section for juniors under
Is years, Althea Van Boskirk won
first place for the best wild flower
collection, and Marie Thomas for
the best wild flower arrangement.
Evening star., 1941-05-23

for aid of the anti-Axis war effort
They suspect that the joint plan
ming Of Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Mac
kenzie King, particularly on the eco
nomic side, has ranged far beyond
the problems Immediately arising
from the war. But they are as much
in the dark as are the rank and file
OF American and Canadian people
respecting the major effects and
long time implications Of the poll
cies their chiefs are pursuing.
The reason for this condition may
be that both Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Mackenzie King have ticklish politi-
cal situations to deal with. The
statement that the United States
is going to aid Canada financially,
by annually purchasing an addi-
tional 5000 ,O00. 900 to $500 900 900 Of
her goods, excited no marked re-
action in the American political
circle. But an actual listing of COM
modities SO to be imported would
be likely to stir up competitive
American producers and their pro-
tectionist congressional champions.
Similarly there have been signs
that the Conservative party opposi-
ton in the Canadian Parliament
is hunting assiduously for tangible
evidence that American financial
aid Is promised on conferences
sions calculated to rob Canada of
its fiercely cherished economic in
dependence.
Sterilization Hinted.
Most interesting OF all was the
hint of Secretary Of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, jr., last week
that plans were on foot to stabilize
the Canadian dollar. This con-
trasted with the assertion of the
Canadian Minister OF Finance, J. l..
Ilsley, on April 90. that 1T would
be foolish to assume that 1t (the
Hyde Park agreement will mean
the restoration to par of the Cana
dian dollar in New York, proposal
which has recently been mooted by
persons not familiar with the hard
facts"
Ilsley explained that the esti-
mated Canadian dollar deficit in
American exchange for the coming
fiscal year, before the Hyde Park
agreement was ANNOUNCED. was $478,-
O00, 900. Canadian purchases from
the United States during the pres
ent fiscal year, he said, would
Evening star., 1941-05-23

reasons why the Southern Coal Operators
refuse to agree to John L. Lewis out
rageous Mine workers contract"
1t says that by the very words of this
contract John L. Lewis will become the
dictator of this country"
1t says that "the so-called differential
clause is not, as the public has been mis-
takenly led to believe, the sole reason or
the chief reason why the Southern Opera
tors have refused to sign this contract.
The real reasons are, they say l.,
that John L. Lewis demands the right to
call unlimited memorial periods 2, ito
change the entire systems of mining; 8,
that all the mines be shut of at one
time for yearly vacation period, thereby
completely stopping the flow of industry's
life-blood, coal; 4, to have the right Ito
strike any and every mine at any time at
his own will or pleasure"
These are the reasons given in the ad-
vertisement for refusing to sign this con-
tract, refusal that John L. Lewis saws
Evening star., 1941-05-23

carried on large
ly between two
men President
Roosevelt an d
Prime Minister
Mackenzie King.
Lesser officials
of both countries
are dealing with
d e t ails. They
know in a broad
way that their
governments are
alike in seeking
the utmost in
economic, mill
tary and politi-
Evening star., 1941-05-23
The Vacation Shutdown
Northern Group Really Accused

the real fight back of
Mr. Lewis and
but
to Northern Southern
asked ondor increase basis for bargaining
Northern and Mr. ONei of the Northern operators
to would rid of the dherenial
They dropping the difenta and making wages
And the police
Southern
willing against the weaker
invoked by Mr. Lewis against all the Southern ope-
ators il they out of the diferenta agreement
really this
United write and to
Congress to Nation from dictatorship
Evening star., 1941-05-23

ment OF Justice.
Judging by the
astonishing tao
tics it used this
W e e k to err
suade Congress
to make appro-
pristions above
the Budget Bu-
reau's rec o M
m e n d a t / o n S,
some one might
we'll name the
same agency the
Department of
Injustice.
For the rules
sc Fo;r ,11o1r houo
Evening star., 1941-05-23

HE opinions OF the rers on thu page their oaOn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions are presented IN re
all sides questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-05-23

CIuUIIIS IIIt pUWcIIu VI NIIIb OI DuuuIn
Arabia, Ibn Saud-might do. Ibn
Saud has a large force of good
fighting and relatively well dis
ciplined troops. But they lack
modern war materiel and are not
conversant with the modern war
technique In itself this army would
not give the British much of head
ache. But as a raiding force bother
ing the lines of communication and
harasSing the rear of the British
Evening star., 1941-05-23

ard would take It as soon as the
major operations were completed.
The change in plans apparently
was determined by the fact that the
British were massing an important
airforce on the island with the view
Of bombing the German bases in
Greece.
1t appears that the Germans
have decided to start an all-out war
in an attempt to clear British forces
from the Eastern Mediterranean and
Evening star., 1941-05-23
This Changing World
Germon Preparations Are Reported Complete
For TotuI War in Near and Middle East
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Total war in the Near and Middle East on the way According
that section the
completed their preparations and ready strike several points
at san
somewhat q
believed
Evening star., 1941-05-23
Aluminium
Criticism
AssuiIed
Attack Declared
Made to Obtuin
Funds for Bureoucrofs
By DAVID LAWRENCE

Some one in the early days Of
the Republic named the division
OF Government which has the duty
of inforcing the law-the Depart
Evening star., 1941-05-23
By JAY G. HAYDEN.

The chief impression derived from
an attempt to pry into the intri-
cacies of American-Cana rela-
tions Is that this Is business
Evening star., 1941-05-23
On the Record
Misleading Advertisement Charged to Southern
Coal Operators in Fight on John |. Lewis
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

there ought something like the
the public against consciously fraudulent misleading
organizations
private part public.
advertisement
Wage Conference This forth
Evening star., 1941-05-23

will strike
dictatorship the advertisement
should telegraph
can keep this country free country has been for l65
Public Remains Confused
holds political Of
Lewis who has consistently read knows But neverth
misleading nothing
between labor and industry clarity the for confused
public. I should like
l. Unlimited memorial periods"
tradition particularly those manned by
of for
originally
old Welsh parallel
hold
annually for lost the film Captains
Courageous this depicted The extend
the mining memorial custom the whole Appalachian
2 whole of mining"
called for to
made operators and various mining systems
with stabaon The miners wish with
this research. and make adaptations from it.
The Vacation Shutdown
g. All the mines be shut off time
thereby completely
The
contract $40 token vacation
all work from 28 July of this
invariably holidays
the being usually called Fishing
one-haf
right every
the
clauses that encouraged the workers close down mines that
therefore
competition o operators kept faith.
Evening star., 1941-05-23


the confronting each other in that
apparently
moved important air detachments into Syria and 1raq
special they have the former Greek islands
outside world have been suspended.
Evening star., 1941-05-23
VIII Try to Toke Cyprus

estimated that the Germans have more than 300
fighters ghders
miles would indicate difficult
If nonstop But 1t
the German planes far the Syrian bases
British obtained positive information that the
supported by units of the Italian fleet will attempt to take
100 miles of Syria and less than 300 miles from
Cyprus fortified defended For the time being,
the 10 particularly
British
rushing Wavels
command.
from Australia and New Zealand which
reinforcmnts India has substantial
Whether British have 3oooO that region
being maSsed the Egyptian
Alexandria is the principal
further effort Of the British to main
gathering imposing force They marking time al
force for offensive
the Indian Ocean
Palestine
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French and Arab Stand Unknown

The situation front because Is dihcut t
is
equally difficult what the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Town Man,
McCrath Girl Wed

Wedding vows were spoken Sum-
day, December 20, in Minneapolis by
Miss Violet Henkel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. August Henkel of McGrath,
and Mr.. Jimmie Mecl, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. A. MecI of Bremen town.
ship.
Both the bride and groom were
born and raised in their home COM
munities. Mrs. Mecl is a graduate of
the McGrath high school and the
groom has attended the rural school
near his home and also the Willow
River high school. He is the leader
of the orchestra known as Jimmie s
Merry Makers, which has played for
numerous dances in and around Pine
county. At present he is employed as
a welder in Minneapolis where the
young couple will make their home.
Friends and neighbors of the new
lyweds join in wishing them many
years of happiness together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09

Bardia, holly contested and ener-
getically defended and besieged Liby-
an city, surrendered the other day,
thus marking another climax in the
British campaign against the Italians
in northern Africa. Tobruk, some
miles farther west-and a strategi-
cally more important town than Bar
dia-is next station" for the Brit
ish, but it is quite possible that they
will have to face fierce and stubborn
resistance here as Mussolini is re-
ported to have sent, in mysterious
and devious ways, strong reinforce
ments to this point.
The British purpose with the
war in Africa is not merely to
drive the Italians out of Egypt
as they already have been driven
out, and possibly out of Libya as
well, but to crush the power of
Italy on the southern shore of the
Mediterranean and to d estroy
whatever effectiveness m y be
inherent in the German Italian
alliance.
In London the slogan is, KNOCK
out Italy!" That goal attained does
not mean immediate victory over
Germany, but it may mean a weak
ening of Hitler's power, and it will
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Injured Youth On
Road To Recovery

Gale Fletcher, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Fletcher of Mahtowa, who was
injured on New Years eve at Will
low River, appears to be on the road
to recovery in the Moose Lake hos
pital, according to latest reports re-
ceived from there.
The young man suffered frac-
tured leg and severe head injuries
when struck by car driven by Ches-
ter w. Engstrom of st. Paul, within
the village limits of Willow River and
was rushed at once to the hospital.
The driver was not held.
Mr.. Fletcher, who was "a years of
age, formerly resided with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher,
between Askov and Bruno, north of
the jackson schoolhouse. The family
moved to Mahtowa about two years
ago to take up farming there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
AskOv Man Dies In
Hospital Friday

Mike Sheehan, age 70, who had
been making his home the past year
or more on the former Nedegaard
farm a half mile west of Askov,
passed away Friday in the University
hospital in Minneapolis. He had been
taken there the previous day suffer-
ing with an infection in his legs but
his life could not be saved. He had
not been in the best of health since
being injured in an accident about
three years ago.
Mr., and Mrs. Sheehan came to Pine
county from Buffalo, this state, some
years ago and had made their home
east of Sandstone until moving to
Askov, residing on the farm there to-
gether with their son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Shee-
han, and their two daughters.
Funeral services were held from
st. Willibrord's Catholic church in
Sandstone T u d y morning with
Father John F. Strunck officiating,
the body then being taken to Buff
falo for burial. Mr.. Sheehan was an
industrious farmer and a good neigh
Dor and will be greatly missed.
Friends and acquaintance ext d
sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Date Set For Sale OF
COnfiscated Guns

Confiscated hunting guns, the
greatest array in Conservation depart
ment history, will be sold at public
auction January Is at 444 Rice street
in st. Paul.
Starting at 1920 a. M, the De-
partment will place on sale scores of
repeating, automatic, over-and-under,
double barreled, and single-barreled
shotguns high-powered and m |
calibre rifles, and supply of fish
ing rods, tackle boxes and equipment.
Department officials said the sale
will lead all others in quality as we'll
as quantity. Guns seized by ward
ems from law violators the past season
were of higher grade than weapons
taken for many years.
With a rigid policy of mo favorit-
ISM in operation, every gun will be
sold to the highest bidder. Former
owners will have the same opportuni-
ty as others in bidding on the equip
ment, the Department said.
E. B. Sherman of Minneapolis will
be auctioneer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Will Form A New
School District
To be Made from District
Now Comprising Unor-
ganized Territory.

A new independent consolidated
school district, to be known as school
district No. 1877, is being formed out
of the territory comprising the I'M
organized school district No. 81, the
school being located at Bruno. A
special meeting will be held at the
schoolhouse there Tuesday evening,
January 81, at 1880 o'clock for the
purpose of electing six school board
members, the terms to be staggered
so that only two terms will expire
at the same time.
County Board Gives Approval.
A hearing was had on a petition
for this change, at the county board
meeting last Thursday forenoon and
on motion made and carried, the mat
ter was approved. The Bruno con-
solidated district had been a part
of the unorganized territory since
1882 but since 1885 had not been re-
ceiving any state aid advantage so it
was thought best that the school be
reorganized as it was originally.
At the special meeting January 81
all legal and resident voters will be
entitled to vote and are urged to
come. The polls will be open until
8 p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Extension Work
Theme OF Farm
Bureau Meeting
Reports of Past Years
Work and Plans for 1911
Discussed.

The work and scope of the extern
sion work in Pine county was the
theme of discussion at the annual
Farm Bureau meeting held in the
village hall at Pine City Saturday,
January 4. Free lunch was served
at IL o'clock, and this was followed
by the meeting which was opened by
Joe Wurm, president, and reading
of the minutes by Adolph Wanous,
secretary.
County Agent Max McMillin gave
short report of the extension work
carried on during the past year. Pro-
jects worked on during the year in
Guided rural identification, women's
home project work, which was the
second year clothing project, All
Club work, land clearing, dairy cattle
improvement and breeding and feed
ing, sheep improvement, educational
work on agricultural conservation,
and insect control work on sugar beet
web worms and grasshoppers.
Local Leaders Task Important.
County Agent McMillin pointed out
that the extension work carried on
in the county was possible only
through the work which has been
done by local leaders in the various
communities on the various projects.
The extension office serves as a place
where these activities are headed up
Continued on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Sandstone Stars
Install Officers

There was a capacity attendance
at the Sandstone Masonic temple
Tuesday evening when there was a
public installation of officers of the
Sandstone Chapter of the Eastern
Star.
The presiding officers for the year
,1941 are Mrs Albert Johnson of Sand
stone, as worthy matron, and Svend
Petersen of Askov as worthy patron.
Instrumental and vocal selections
were blended in with the ceremony
in a very pleasing manner.
The ceremony was terminated with
an able speech by Mrs. johnson after
which social hour was spent in the
spacious dining room around well
laden lunch tables.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Electrical Power
Is Sufficient For
NationalDefe
Minnesota Power & Light
Official Tells of Electrical
Industry Preparedness.

The electrical industry is fully pre-
pared to play its role in national de-
fense-and locally it is ready to pro-
vide sufficient power to meet every
demand made for electrical energy
to operate the mines, docks, elevators
and manufacturing plants-M. L. Hib-
bard, president of the Minnesota Pow
er & Light Co., told a gathering of the
Power Company's Cloquet Division
organization at their annual meeting
held Wednesday night, January 8,
at the Masonic Hall in Cloquet
Prepared for National Defense.
Speaking on the preparedness of
the utility industry in the national de-
Tense scene, Mr.. Hubbard informed
the gathering that ''the United States
does not need to divert any public
tax money for additional power ia
cilities nor for additional means of
transmission of energy produced"
Suggestions which have been made
in the name of national defense that
public funds be appropriated for the
construction of generating stations
and transmission lines 'have been
made without the full knowledge of
the facts and without appreciation of
the electrical facilities which have
been provided within the last few
years by both public and private
authorities"
Range Area Vital Spot.
mo public funds need be diverted
at this time into field which already
is so adequately prepared for all de-
mands which may be made upon it, y
said Mr.. Hubbard.
The Range area, he pointed out, is
one of the vital spots in the nations
preparedness program because from
here must come the bulk of the iron
ore supply so essential in the nations
program of national defense.
eve recognize our responsibility in
the defense program" Mr.. Hubbard
declared, land you may be assured
that our company has prepared itself
to meet every emergency which may
arise in this program of prepared
ness. Both our local engineering
CONTINUED on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-01-09
Prairie Settlers Endured
Many PriUatiOns in Fam
Gus Storm.

In reading newspaper clip
ping published in daily news
paper some time ago telling of the
blizzard of January IL, 1888,
when 235 persons lost their lives,
the author of the article pub
lished below, Ben Nelson of the
Elbow Lake community, is re-
minded of some of the expert
ences of himself and his parents
in that storm. The writer gives
vivid description of some of
the hardships endured by the pio-
neers in the famous blizzard. The
article follows:
This writer, on reading newspaper
of the blizzard on the 18th
day of January, 1888 can still pic
ture the events of that time as they
are still fresh in my memory. On
the morning of the storm my father
had taken his old army musket and
gone on a hunt for jack rabbits, and
was only about 80 rods from home
when the storm broke in all its fury.
This was on the open prairie in the
sand hills of Nebraska where a storm
held full sweep.
Father could not find his way home
but finally came to sod house which
had no roof, no doors, and no win
dows, only the walls. He had neither
knife nor matches with him but there
was a pine board floor in the sod
house. He took the ramrod from his
musket and using it as a pry pulled