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PAGE TWO THE ttUMBOLDT INDEPENDENT. HUMBOLDT, IOWA Tuesday, August 18, 1940 HUMBOLDT INDEPENDENT Published Weekly lit HnmboMt, Every Tuesday by JAQUA PRINTING COMPANY Frank Kdltor Entered at the Post Office nt Humboldt, lown, as Second Gluts Matter. Subscription Raws Hie Bnmbnldt Independent, one year SI.50 The Htimboldt one year $2.00 Both the Independent and Republican can bo purchased for one year at atcombinpd rate of $3.00 An extra charge covcrinu wrapping and postage Is on papers ordered outside of Hnmbotdt and adjoining counties, and varies with the different tones reached. Rules given on application, In Advance. Advertising Kates WftTit advertisements, two CPJUS per word earh insertion.

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No display advertising or paid notices of any kind will bo published on the first pajre. No advertising will be Inserted with the news matter. FAIOF PUKES HKLOW I'AKITY. A federal crop bulletin says July was the third successive month that Iowa farm prices of all grains have shown a drop. The decline since April 15 of this year on all grains except corn has been about 30 pel- cent.

Corn alone shows a not gain of four cents per bushel for the three month period. Hogs gained for the period and on July 15 were only about 30 cents under the price a year ago. The ratio of prices received by farmers taking the period 1909 to 1914 as 100 was 78. showing a slight Improvement over a year ago, but still showing a 22 per cent disparity between the prices the farmer pays and what he receives for his Sentinel. Perhaps it will never be possible to keep farm prices at exact parity.

And still it is the duty of the administration, no matter what party Is In power, to see that no part of the nation is ill used. The farmers through the favors they have received of recent years have come Into their own. Prior to that industry carried the lion's share of government favors. The full dinner pall was for years the emblem of the Republican party. Now that the farmers are receiving their share It Is up to all of us of the agricultural sections to see that they are not again neglected.

JIM FARLEY RESIGNS. Big James Aloysus Farley has not only resigned from the chairmanship of the Democratic national campaign committee, but has also resigned from his post as postmaster general In President Roosevelt's cabinet. It Is a hard blow to Democratic party. Mr. Farley gave as his reason a desire to return to private life.

Those who have watched the trend of political events will surmise that Big Jim is tired of being kicked around. He is undoubtedly weary of doing the work and accomplishing the victory only to be shunted to one side whenever important honors are to be distributed. The fact that he resigned after nearly eight years of service and only a few months before his term would have expired. Indicates that he has something of a grouch. Who would blame him? The Germans have announced that they will take no part of tho blame for the plight of the Belgians.

They argue that Belgium was responsible for resisting their entry and therefore should not look to them for food or help in their difficulties. Belgium will know, before it Is finished, that it would have been better to die In the trenches than by inches in their own homes. It is of record that Germany has forcibly taken the food In France, Holland, Norway, Denmark and Belgium. She paid for it in worthiest) German government paper. A starving European can't subsist on paper.

And now Germany says she is not responsible. Somewhere and some time the ruthless acts of the Germans will catch up with them. An Iowa boy convicted of chicken stealing ten or more years ago, and who escaped and located in California, and who since that time has lived an exemplary life, will not be brought back to finish his sentence. Why? Because he Is reformed and has proved It by his life since he ban been in the west. Then why should he be brought back? Uncle Sam Is meditating on taking the funds of the European governments "frozen" in this country during the conflict, and apply them on what those nations owe here.

And why not? It is a wonder the European nations owning possessions on this hemisphere would not trade them in on what they owe the United States. England should make the trade while she is able. The congressional battle over the legislation to empower President Roosevelt to order the national guard and army reserves into active duty still goes merrily on. The bill passed the senate with few dissenting voices, and is now in the house where it is Bald it will meet stiffer opposition. The objection to the bill lies in the fact that once mobollzed the men are under the command of the President who can, order them Into service in any section of the or its possession he desires.

Thus they could all be mobollzed In sections far away from the mainland and form a real threat to some belligerent nation where an act to provoke war could easily be accomplished. There are senators and representatives who have scant faith in the President's statement that he is against engaging this natloi In actual war. The first time anyone hears the story about th Norwegians and Swedes who came to what Is nov Minnesota, in 1362, It sounds like Joke. We'vi all heard about Lief Erlcson discovering Vlnlam around the year 1000, but Vlnlnnd was somewhen In New England, and that's long way from MIn nesota. Yet the Kensington stone, found by a MIn nesota farmer In the grip of tree roots old enougl to prove the stone was there long before white set tlement, tells story llko this: "Eight Swedes am twenty-two Norwegians on a journey from Vlnlain thru the west had a camp by a lake with two sker- ries, one day's journey from this stone.

We were out and fished one day. After wo came home, we found ten of our men red with blood and dead. Ave Maria save us from evil! We have ten of our party the sea to look after our ships, fourteen dnys journey from tills island In the year 1302." The stone itself Is at Alexandria. now. Scholar? claim tho ruins In which the inscription is written are the kind to be expected In that century.

Viking weapons, of the same period, have been uncovered In Minnesota In tho same area. On two lakes there are mooring stones with holes drilled In to hold the pins and ropes of the Vlklnga' boats. Some years ngo, Iljalmer R. Iloland, of Wisconsin, began to run down the evidence about the Kensington stone. Now he has summarized all of it In a book, "Westward from Vlnland" (Duel), Sloan and Penrco, Anyone of Scandinavian blood will feel special pride In this record of a heroic feat that history almost missed, of an expedition that went all the way from Norway to Greenland to Vlnland thru Hudson's bay, up the Red river, and that ended somewhere In the Minnesota lake country.

Iloland thinks that some of the members of the Viking expedition were captured by the Mandnu Indians, probably adopted Into the tribe, nnd that they left their mark on Mandan blood and habits. That's hard to tell. But whether the Vikings got to the Mandan country or not. there Is plenty of evidence that they did reach northwestern Minnesota, near the present town of Detroit Lakes. No wonder the Scandinavians headed for Minnesota five hundred years later In the great migrations of tho nineteenth century.

Minnesota was already theirs by right of discovery, even tho they didn't know Farmer. What puzzles me Is that the federal government Is not being called the same kind of names that the mortgage holders of a few years ago were called. The figures show that mortgages on 157,000 homes were finally foreclosed by the H. 0. L.

C. and so far 80,000 have been resold. In the end the government had to do with property unpaid for, Just what banks, insurance companies and other mortgage holders and take the Northwood Anchor. Just how easy it Is to siphon cash out of the public terasury is noted by a bill introduced in Congress by Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania. The bill would appropriate $243,301 to reimburse our Ambassador to Poland for paintings, tapestries and antiques which were destroyed when Germany and Russia erased that country from the map of Europe.

The claim may be a perfectly just one and probably should be paid; only the proposition looks rather phoney to a layman. The Ambassador, Drexel Blddle, and Senator Guffey, are from the same state. Times. HEART FAILURE IS FATAL fO RETIRED RAIL CONDUCTOR W. 0.

Dillon, 73, Esthervllle, retired Rock Island conductor dropped (lend In the yard of his home last Thursday morning. Death was due to henrt While It had been known that Dillon had a weak heart he had not been 111 nnd his death was a great shock. Since his retirement 4 years ago, he had spent a great deal of lime In keeping up. the ap- penrance of his yard and house. He was raking the grass In the front yard at the time of his death.

A neighbor saw him fall. Dillon would have been 74 years old Aug. 23. Both Roosevelt and Wallace have spent enough of other people's money to make all of us farmers rich, but neither one of them has captured any markets for our products. Instead they have caused Brazil to increase production of cotton to compete with cotton from the United States, and us cotton became unprofitable In our southern states Wallace iind Roosevelt have encouraged the growing of more corn and hogs in the cotton country to compete with City Journal.

It's all right to applaud efforts to amalgamate the governments of North and South America, hut those in close touch with the situation say it Is impossible simply because the citizenship of tho various countries varies so in habits, antecedents and inclinations. The facts are that tho citizens of nearly all of the nations of Central and South American countries are of Latin extraction. This blood is heavily mixed with the native Indians and forms populations very similar to Mexicans. Nearly every South and Central American country la a practical dictatorship. It is said that in Argentina the conquering or ruling class lives off tho common people.

They are In fact a set of dictators. They would welcome the advent of Hitler or Mussolini if the invaders would permit them to remain in their places. These ruling citizens are the descendants of pioneers who came to that country early and took up almost countless thousands of acres of land that has now proven productive and is worked by the peons or the working class who pay taxes or royalties to those who own the land. It is said that the common people want republics established, and they are opposed solidly by the wealthy rulers. The Inclinations of all these people, practically speaking, are similar to that of the citizens of Mexico, and we all know the difficulties we are having there.

Our people are fooled by the fact that we have no trouble with Canada, which is really due to the fact that we are similar people. Our antecedents, religions, habits, education and expectations are practically the same. Our Canadian border functions without a ripple, but our Mexican border bristles with cannon ana armed patrolmen who keep constant watch for undesirable actions from below the border. To them we are Gringoes, and to us they are Greasers. WITH THE CHURCHES SCIENCE CHUBCH Opposite the public.

Library. Church services Sunday at ele? eft e'eiocfc Sunday at ten o'clock. public la cordially invited to these services. Aytenw, Buxmy wbOPi 10:00 4. m.

at 9:90 a- w- (Paring lnw, SenlPJ league firjlt tblrd MoMay at p. 8. (Girl's other Thursday afternoon at 2:00 P.M. "Come! We can help you. If you are looking (or a Church Home Come! You can help up.

you are looking lor church work." TRINITY LUTHEBAN CHPBCHES ingward Olsen, Pastor. Rutland Church- Confirmation class meets Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the church. Ladies aid meets Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Paulson home in Rutland. Mrs. Serena Paulson, Mrs.

Stanley Padsen and Mrs. Mildred Colyet are assisting hostesses. Friday evening bible study meet- Ing at the Schluter home. 18th ffeipter ot the Book ot Axjts. Sunday, divine services at 9:30 flj.

Sunday school aad bible 10:45. clRBB mcatq Wed- at at the Rutland church. Sunday: No Sunday school during the month of August. Divine services at 11:00 a. m.

HFMBOLDT METHODIST CHURCH Harry Bums, Minister. Sunday school at 10 o'clock. J. F. Miller superintendent.

Sunday morning worship at 11 o'clock. Special music. Sermon subject, "Jesus' Invitation to His Disciples." The Epworth League meets In the parlors ot the church at 6:30 p. m. Leader, Ronald Dyvig.

All are welcome to the league service. The Sunday school board meets at eight o'clock Tuesday evening in the social rooms 'ot the church. lapjpojBe you wile go out good deal? we are paying high real we stay is all $we in to get the value tor our FOUR ACCIDENTS ON SPENCER HIGHWAYS OVER WEEKEND Four accidents occurred In or near Spencer last week end. Vlcloi Malm Is In the Spencer hospital as a result of Injuries suffered when i (ire on his car blew out Satur- night. Attempting to cross the street In middle of the block, Verne Fry, wns Injured after coming out bc- ilnd a parked car into the path of in oncoming auto.

Reckless drlv- was responsible for Charles appearance In Mayor C. 3. Ciolly's Spencer office. Kuspe- laa was arrested Sunday afternoon ind fined $25 and costs. No Injuries were suffered when wo cars, belonging to Art Ludvig, Hartley, and M.

E. Elston, Spencer, collided on a curve on ilghway 18 north of Spencer. Elton's car had a total of $65 dam- go from tho accident. DEKALB (Continued From Page 1) os and poor kernels are ellmln- ted by the efficient grading ma- hines, the final test Is the reppon- Iblllty of about 12 nlmble-finger- 1 Humboldt girls and women. Dur- the slower 1 winter months only bout four are employed.

Following the last Irip through series of machine graders, the corn passes slowly along a huge conveyor past the trained eyes of these women whose experience enables them to sort out the last remaining defective kernels. The seed, which is selected by the most exacting standards and tests known to the hybrid development Industry, is then ready for sacking and sale. The grading is continued from September, when the first corn arrives, up into April. Last year 11,000 bushels were graded here. The DeKalb association was founded several years ago by a group of DeKalb county, 111., farmers who wanted to improve the quality of their corn.

Although the association has since grown to one of the largest in the middle- west, these DeKalb county fann- ers and DeKalb farm bureau still among the largest stockholders. At present there Is a total of ten plants operating In Illinois, Indian, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Seven of these plants are about the same size as the one at Humboldt, and the remaining three are smaller. ttSOK AND MS Haft 1HE JOB EVER SINCE Jkm. WAPOON WLL FORUM HISTORICAL FACT OR ODWTT PERMMNS toft AWLV0UR CONTRIBUTIONS 70TOS EDGE (Continued from page one) During the following 10 years Mr.

Edge traded real estate. He purchased many farms that needed tiling, Improved them and traded again for other land. Then he took his wife to Boulder, for her health and she died there the following year. Her remains were brought back to Humboldt for burial, where most of the family were living. Itotlrctl In California A short time after the death of Mrs.

Edge, he married Mrs. Etta Foster and moved back to Boulder, Colo. Soon they left for Pamona, where they settled about 15 years ago. In California Mr. Edge continued his real estate interests until a year ago when he retired.

In addition to his wife and a brother, Ben, of Pennsylvania, Mr. Edge Is survived by seven of his eight children. A daughter, Mrs. John Locke, died this spring. His other daughters are Mrs.

Ed. Anderson, Minneapolis, Mrs. Frances Heaton and Mrs. Robert Jordan of Pamona, Calif. His sons are Joe, of Mitchell, S.

Jack of Emmetsburg; Jake and Ernest, both of Humboldt. He is also survived by 25 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. WEATHER (Continued from Page 1) th of fall roughage that will permit the farmers to bring in lambs or other stock that can use the sort of vegetation and feed them for increase in weight. Also fall gardens are booming. The apple crop is said to be unusual and the best in years, from present indications.

The Forecast For the period from August 12 to August 19, inclusive. For the Upper Mississippi Valley: Frequent shower periods; temperatures slightly above normal. The Becord High Low Free. Aug. 1 89 70 .94 Aug.

2 92 67 .02 Aug. 3 86 69 .40 Aug. 4 89 66 0 Aug. 5 79 63 44 Aug. 6 80 52 0 7 80 64 0 Aug.

8 81 63 4us- 9 73 63 .65 10 74 63 11 81 65 fiipjup 6 03- $W4pwa at Of Fourteen hours three between- U. S. Braadsgard, CAPITOL NEWS AND CONTENTS DES MOINES, Aug. With the Democratic state judicial convention winding up the six Iowa political meetings of Republicans and Democrats for the year, campaigns will begin In earnest about Sept. 1.

Both parties have held three ma- ior state conventions the first, to select delegates to the national conventions; the second, the regular biennial state convention to adopt a party platform and fill any any vacancies on the ticket or decide any contests holding over from the primaries; and the third, to select candidates for the supreme court. Now that these half dozen conventions are over the politicians will take a brief respite before plunging Into the hard work of the campaign. All best evidences point to Sept. 1 as the launching of the Republican campaign. Actually, the Republican campaign will be touched off with Wendell L.

Wlllkle's acceptance address at his home town in Elwood, August 17. It is doubtful, however, that Willkie will make another major address before Labor day. It apparently will be the strategy of those In charge of the Wlllkie campaign to delay the opening of his drive for the presidency until Labor day deliberately, so that he will reach the peak of his popularity among the people by the Nov. 5 election date. Those who follow politics closely will have no difficulty in recalling that the Willkie buildup for the nomination required only forty-eight and the strategists it- tribute his success In gaining it to the very fact that he reached the peak of his popularity in Republican ranks at just the proper moment.

They reason that, if this was good strategy then, It is still good strategy and should not be thrown overboard. That is the big reason Willkie has not already launched his campaign. Willkie strategists haven't come right out and set Labor day as the campaign launching date but they hinted at It enough in whispers during Willkle's visit to Iowa last week to put the point across. It Is uncertain just when the Democratic campaign will be opened since President Roosevelt has indicated he will remain in the White House and conduct any campaign he may have from there. However, in recent weeks the president has shown signs of changing his plans and it now appears that he may find It necessary to make an inspection trip across the country prior to election to inspect landing fields and other government projects.

Henry Wallace, the lowan vice presidential candidate, probably will formally launch the New Deal campaign when ha tenders his resignation from the cabinet, or when he asks for a leave of absence without pay to travel about the country in quest for votes, after making his acceptance address in Des Molnes. Mrs. F. J). it- Apparently Mrs.

Roosevelt Is going to play a part in her husband's campaign. She made a "trout pork" talk for him last week and from all indications she will never bestlate to mention his name in her travels about the country. Her opponent (or first laodysbip plans to keep a back seat and not to do any driving from that. "Let my husband do all the campaigning" is her moto. No cue should sejl Weodey kle abort.

That woe mope than, eve tf) jg ter his visit tp tfre huge crowds and answering all kinds of questions put In all kinds of ways. He started his day shortly before 9 a. m. when he arrived at the state house for a farm conference and he continued It for 12 hours without a break. At the end of the day, he appeared none the worse for his tiring experiences.

In fact, he seemed to be waiting for more. He has amazing vitality, is quick-witted and can discuss any issue of the day with the utmost confidence. He can take care of himself In a rooom full of reporters which Is something, and we'd ven- tiireto say that the prize "battle ot the century" would be the appearance of FDR and Willkie on a debate platform at one and the same time. Friction It Isn't going to creep out In the open all by itself but reporters digging here and there have been able to uncover some friction between the leaders of the new lown Wlllkie for President clubs and certain members of the state central committee. The indignant members of the state central committee apparently are of the opinion that the Willkie clubs should work for th'S entire Republican state ticket as well as for Willkie.

The Willkie workers explain that the club was formed for the purpose of welcoming those people, not Republicans, who desire to vote for Wlllkie but at the same time vote on their own state ticket, because of their dislike for a third term. Of course the central committee is somewhat worried that the Willkie club will usurp its patronage privileges In the event Willkie is elected. The Willkie people claim this Is not true but it takes no crystal-gazer to see that the latter would be In the best position to dictate patronage if Willkie is elected. Scribes Some of the best reporters in the country are traveling with Willkfe and their views are interesting. Many of them have been assigned to Roosevelt for the last six or seven years and have had the opportunity of knowing both candidates first hand.

While none of them belittles Roosevelt's ability, they are fond of Willkie almost to a man. One reporter, withholding comment on both candidates, proclaimed that "a straw man could win this election from Roosevelt if the present trend continues." He feels that if the Republicans go into power it will be on the crest of an anti-Roosevelt wave, not a pro-Wlllkie wave. "Roosevelt went Into power in 1932 on the anti-Hoover vote," he explained, "because knew him or even cared much to know him. They wanted Hoover out of office. That's the trend today with Roosevelt replacing Hoover." Slogan It's a cinch that the slogan makers are going to have a great time this year with two such euphonious names as Roosevelt and Willkie.

Here's a Republican viewpoint of both: "Win With WiUkie." "Roosevelt and Ruin." Annd here's the Democratic slant: "Reap with Roosevelt." "Wilt with Willkie." I Independent Whether H- R. Gross will run governor on the Independent continues to be a matter ojf jecture. Gross, former threw such scare into during pri pendent In a general election, particularly In a presidential election year. Too many voters cast a straight ticket vote or never see the Independent candidate's name on the ballot. No Independent ever has been elected in Iowa.

Probably the strongest man ever to bolt his party and run Independent was Senator Smith W. Brookhart who lost the Republican primary for re-nomination, in 1932 but ran for senator as an Independent in the fall. Brookhart polled only 43,174 votes as an Independent while the late Louis J. Murphy, who was elected from Dubuque on the Democratic ticket, got 538,422 to 399,929 for Henry Field, the Shenandoah seed salesman who had defeated Brookhart for the Republican nomination. If Gross runs Independently he must present a petition signed by 1,000 voters to the secretary of state not more than fiO or less than days prior to the election to get his name on the ballot.

Plow Lever Knocks Marathon Youth From Tractor Bob Anderson, of near Marathon, escaped serious injury in a tractor accident Saturday evening. While riding on the tractor with his father, Ole Anderson, a lever on the plow struck him as the tractor turned, knocking him under the machine. His injuries consisted of scratches and severe bruises. Tall Corn Blamed For Intersection Crash at Laurens Tall corn obstructed the vision of driver of a car and truck which at an intersection southwest of Laurens Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Shaner, Laurens, were driving a ne wconvert- ble coupe, demolished In the wrek. The other machine, a truck, was driven by John Scott of Marathon.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Shaner were thrown clear of their car, suffer- ng serious injury. They were tak- to the Storm Lake hospital. Scott suffered only minor bruises.

flowers, thus enhancing the setting for the service. Clarence Hdlgeson ahd Quam, as usfiera, led the wedding party, followed by the two bridesmaids, Miss Thelma Helgeson, youngest sister of the bride, and Miss Violet Seward of LIvermore, a cousin of the bride. They were dressed In floor length gowns of peach and blue chiffon, respectively, with white picture hats, and they wor corsages of sweet peas and roses. Mrs. Smith's gown was of green net over taffeta and she also wore a corsage of sweet peas and roses.

Miss Ruth Helgeson, as maid ot honor, wore a gown of orchid chiffon with white picture hat, and carried an arm bouquet of yellow roses and white daisies. The bride was beautiful in a long white satin princess gown, with long sleeves and lace yoke and lace stand-up collar. Her long flowing lace-edged veil was fashioned coronet style, and she carried a bridal bouquet of roses and gypsophila. She entered the church alone, and was met at the altar by the groom and his brother, Omar, who served as best ninn! The men wore blue suits, and their boutonnieres were white carnations. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the church par! lors to about fifty relatives and close friends.

The tables were decorated in the bride's chosen colors of orchid and white, two bell shaped cakes on mlrrows centering the bride's table. The following six friends of the couple served the three-course wedding dinner: Misses Betty Harrison, Ruth Thompson, Marjorie and Leora Seward, Juanita Gjerde and Myrne Meling. Agnes Iverson and Vera Sampson were in charge of the dining room. The bride and groom are both graduates of the local high school. Mrs.

Gjerde has been a successful teacher in the county, and the groom has clerked In the Beebe Clothing store. After a short honeymoon they will be at home on the Gjerde farm northeast of Emmetsburg. Their host of friends join in wlching this happy couple success and happiness in their married life. Stolen Car Thought Taken By Cherokee Escaped Convicts Two convicts who escaped last Sunday from the State hospital, Cherokee, where they were working, are believed to have stolen an automobile belonging to Don Merz, of West Bend. Believed to have left their quarters between and a.

m. Sunday morning, the two men had been employed as a tailor and milker. Mertz reported his car stolen between 12:30 and 6:45 a. m. Sunday.

The missing car is' n'-1940 hevrolet coach finished in gray with white sidewall tires, bearing license No. 18-5108. MARRIED (Continued from page one) wttl up 901, However, tt The Mendelssohn recessional followed the ceremony. The pastor, Rev. M.

C. Thompson, officiated, the double ring service being used. The church was beautifully decorated with pastel colored garden WANT and SALE Advertisements In Oils column cost two cents a word If cash accompanies the order. No adr. accepted for less than 25 cents.

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