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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
ORAT0RIO SOCIETY PLANS
TO PRESENT "ST. PAUL"
Ambitious Musical Undertaking To-
morrow Evening at the First
Congregational Church.

The Washington Oratorio Society,
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson. musical di-
rector. will present Mendelssohn's st
Paul" tomorrow evening at s:I5
o'clock in the First CONGREGATIONAL
Church. For the first time since its
organization, five years ago, this So
ciety appears before the public with
a request to the citizens of Washington
to show their appreciation for the high
est ideals in choral music by paying
admission to hear the oratorio To the
four preceding concerts admission has
been free, the society asking only for
silver offering to help meet it's ex-
penses. 1t has now grown beyond the
point OF being supported by such haz-
ardous methods. The chorus has grown
to 215 voices and the demands upon
the treasury to produce a work of
such magnitude as Mendelssohn's est.
Paul are larger than can be met by
trusting to the public to support it
through mere generous impulse.
Oratorio in America has been neglect
ed for years, though a big revival of
interest is shown from reports through
out the country during the last two
seasons
From financially cooperative stand
point neither Washington nor any
the enormous enterprise undertaken by
the music-spirited citizens each year
The public which so rarely does its
share of the work carps and criticises,
but otherwise takes no practical in
terest. only few of the many thou
sands even contributing to the receipts
at the box Office.
The Washington Oratorio Society
stan ds for the local musicians, local
uplift, local support and local appre-
tnr
and members of the chorus give hours
of study. work and enthusiasm each
week gratuitously for the educa ton,
edfication and entertainment of the
public. In it's peculiar efforts it is a
| benefactor upon educational lines to
the public.
The price of admission tomorrow
night has been placed at such scale
as to make it possible for any one to
hear the work. And the splendid ability
both of director and choral body should
assure an audience to tax the capacity
limits of the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
WEST VIRGINIA PICNIC, !,
Special Committee Appointed to Ar.
range Place and Date.

All arrangements as to date, place
and time of the second annual picnic
of the West Virginia Society of the
District of Columbia are to be made by
a special committee appointed by the
president. Henry S. Baker. This COM
mittee. which will meet Friday at s
pm. at the New Ebbitt House, consists
of:
William T. George. chairman; DIR. ].
Ward Mankin, vice chairman: Clarence
H. McGinnie. secretary; Lorel N. Nor
gan, treasurer: Leo b. Russell, FRANKIE
W. Legge, Charles T. Chapline, Her.
man c. Hessen, Dr. F. NJ. Smith, Frank
g. Green, A. E. Barr. E. w. Van Metre.
J. William De Grange. the Misses Anna
Fallon. Nellie Hollis, Helen Mayors.
Lola Price, Ada Bartlett, Katherine
Lyons, Ina F. Nelson. Mrs. H. b. Triti-
poe. Mrs. Virginia b. Sheets and Miss
Alice Engle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
MEANEST MAN STEALS
NUTS FROM SQUIRRELS

Sometimes they find man
who robs the poor box in a
church or takes candy from an
orphan or will take pennies
from baby's bank, but all of
these candidates for the posi-
ton of Meanest Man on Earth
will have to look to their
laurels. The committee on
tightwads has discovered what
is believed to be the ultimate
in petty thievery, and a large
section of Capitol police is
on the look for a mysterious
stranger in a black derby hat.
The charge against him is
stealing the nuts from the
squirrels in Capitol Park Each
morning the high keeper of
the nut supply takes out two
buckets of nuts to feed to the
little animals, but of late the
squirrels have been complain
ing that some one got to their
breakfast before they had a
chance at it. The black derbied
person is suspected and sleuths
are out today watching the
nuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Arrangements Made to At
tend Woman's Party Gath
ering in Chicago.
GIVEN FLOOR PRIVILEGE. :.
BUT NO RIGHT TO VOTE
Meeting June S, 6 and Z Will Be in
the Interest of Susan B. An
thony Suffrage Amendment.

| Included in the large delegation which
| will represent the National Capital at
the convention of the newly formed
woman's party, which is scheduled for
| Chicago July 5, and I. and who VIII
leave Saturday, are Mrs. Harold Wal
ker, Miss Gladys Hinckley. Mrs. George
| Rublee, Mrs. Herman Gasch, Mrs. Will
liam Kent, Mrs. John Kerfoot Haywood,
Mrs John Waldo Connolly, Mrs. George
| Odell, Mrs. ellison Gardner. Miss Grace
Needham Miss Edith Goode. Miss Aline
Solomons, Miss Sheldon Jackson. Mrs.
Helena Weed Hill, Mrs. Nina Allender,
| Mrs w r Burch, Miss NJ. f. Dabney.
Miss Lucy Burns and Mrs. Charles Ed
| ward Russell.
Mrs. John Jay White has already Sc
cured Pullman reservations for most
| of the party, and they will make the
trip as one delegation. They admit
they will have no votes in the conven-
ton, but they will have a voice in all
the discussions of the .three-day ses-
sion.
For Suffrage Amendment.
The woman's party will run no can
didates and seek no offices. it is an
nounced It's platform has but one
plank-the speedy passage of the Susan
B. Anthony federal suffrage amendment.
and every woman who sits in the
party's convention is pledged to vote
on that issue and to withhold her sup
port from any of the political parties
which declines to support votes Tor
women.
The Washington women will join the
woman voters in all the sessions of the
convention. business meetings OF which
will be held in the Blackstone Theater.
The hundreds of women assembled will
gather also around the statue of Lin
coin in Lincoln Park. and there dedl-
cate themselves and the party to the
enfranchisemen of the other half of
the people of the United States.
Women of every political faith will
unite in the new party. Among the
voting women who will attend is Mrs.
Sarah +. Flanagan of Spokane, Wash.
the first delegate to the progressive
in Chicago Mrs. Williams of Wash
ington state is another delegate to the
progressive convention, and is pledged
to the policy of the Congressional
Union.
Will Fight Administration.
Mrs. Dora Phelps Buell. is a demo-
crat who teIegraphed President Wilson,
at the time of his first candidacy for
President. that she would organize the
women of Colorado in his support. She
is now going to Chicago to assist in
launching the woman's party, which
will hold President Wilson's admins
tration responsible for it's record on
woman suffrage. Mrs. Joanna Downes,
! president of the Woman's Democratic
Club of Illinois. and Mrs. Sevarin.
president of the Woman's Republican
| Club of the same state, will also sit in
the convention.
A committee on hospitality. under the
direction of Miss Alice Paul, is now
completing the arrangements for hous-
ing the hundreds of women who will
assemble. Chicago suffragists will open
their homes to the visitors, and sub
urban hotels have been reserved for
them. Also A lake steamer is char
tered, which will provide sleeping ac-
commodations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
To Figure in Campaign.

Whether or not the President gets
the news of his nomination at Shadow
Lawn. 1T is there that most of the de-
velopments of the Presidential cam
paign. from the democratic viewpoint,
viii take place. as the President Will
be at Shadow Lawn. when h. finally
does get there. until the early fall.
The st. Louis convention will be
such a foregone affair that the Presi-
dent will not experience the Keen in
terest he did four years ago, when the
democrats balloted many times and
when the changes in the Dallotine
were of great concern to each cam
didate and his numerous friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Wins W. C. T. U. Speaking Prize

Miss Margaret Buckler won the prize
in speaking contest held under
auspices of the Southeast W. C. T u.
at the Trinity NJ. f. Church Friday
night. The contest was among pupils
OF the church Sunday school. Rev.
J. Phelps Hand, pastor of the church,
Dresepted the medal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28

Emanuel Zembower. sixty-fve. en-
ployed at Cumberland. Md, was fatally
injured when struck by the automobile
Of G. NJ Saville Of Levels. W. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Painful Swollen Veins
Quickly Relieved
and Reduced

Mrs. p II. RemIer Of Federal,
Kan, writes an interesting account
IF her success in reducing "A severe
ease OF enlarged veins that should
be encouraging to others similarly
afflicted. She suffered with badly
swollen ana infiamed veins Gin fact,
one had brokenJ for more tb.-.l seven
gears before she bena~:,. acquainted
with Absorb lne, Jr.. and used IL. Alb
s":bine. Jr.. was faithfully applied
Cor several weeks. and. TO quote from
her letter. The large knots in the
reins left. il was all nicely healed,
and has not bothered me since"
Absorbine. Jr.. is an antiseptic lini-
nent-healin2. cooling and soothing
Safe and pleasant 20 use $l.U0 and
81 90 al your druggist 8 OF ostpaid
Liberal trial bottle POSTPAID for Zoe
In stamps. W +. Young, Z. y. F.,
276 Temple St. Springfield. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Depends on Adjournment.

his seashore place. Everything will de-
pend upon the adjournment of Congress.
Mrs. Wilson and other members of the
executive household may go to Shadow
Lawn the last of June or early in July
depending upon weather developments,
and the President make weekend trips to
his summer place until he is able to go
there for a longer stay.
1t is a comparatively short trip to Long
Branch and Shadow Lawn, and the Presi-
dent Will go there at the end of each
week 10 be with his family
Secretary McAdoo is understood to
be negotiating for a summer home at
Spring Lake. q short distance from
Long Branch. and Secretary Tumulty
will most. likely be with his family at
North Asbury, y. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
IS TO HEAR
Of NOMINATION HERE
Congress Will Prevent His Being in
New Jersey for Receipt
of News.

President Wilson will be in Washing
ton when the news of his nomination for
second term in the White House is
flashed to him from the st. Louis ma
tional convention and congratulations be-
gin to pour in on him from all parts of
the country The Presidents New Jersey
friends had long ago prepared to have
him on New Jersey soil when the news
arrived. They went so far as to secure
Shadow Lawn, the beautiful seashore
home which the President later accepted,
and when they visited him to offer the
house they talked about his being there
when the people of the country. through
the democratic national convention con-
veyed their Endorsement of his term by
another nomination.
There was then much talk Of Congress
adjourning before the convention met
and the talk was all wrong. Congress
still is sitting, with a long sit ahead, and
the President will not depart from his
tenaciously held view that he should stay
in Washington while the lawmakers are
doing business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

I Selecting Clinton as the place for the
! 1917 convention over Des Moines, ana
! passing numerous resolutions on ques-
tions pertaining to their business as
we'll as to the entertainment they nad
received here. the Iowa manufacturers
brought their fourteenth annual con-
vention to close late Thursday alter
noon.
! After spirited speeches by members
of the Clinton delegation, as well as
! those from Des Mones. vote was
: taken. and the river town won ny
count of 81 to IS Clinton has never
had the convention. while DeS MONIES
not only has the state headquarters OF
the ASSOCIATION, but had the meetinS
, thirteen Years ago.
! Clean Up Much Business.
! An enormous amount of business
was gone over in the closing and af-
ternoon session. altho none of it was
of any great importance. most of the
subjects being routine matters. Ihru
the executive committee the convention
went on record as favoring prepared
ness. altho the individual delegates old
not vote on the question. Numerous
bills now before congress. and hLls TO
come UP before the next general as
.sembly. we're discussed and referred to
committees. or an Endorsement given
by the convention.
Thank City For Entertainment.
Special resolutions were passed
thanking the city of Marshalltown, the
NarshalltOwn Club. the Y. NJ =. A, and
the ladies' auxiliary. the press. COM
mtteemen. and townspeople in general
for what the delegates termed "one OF
the best and most hospitahle enter
tair mrnts'- that they had ever had.
That Marshailtown was eninenuE
Successfu Il IN entertaining the delegates
was the universal opinion OF all the
manufacturers. AS for the raiiroad
men the! declared themselves as hav-
ing had The best time yet. Aside from
meeting the representatives of Iowa
actories. the traffic men had such
good time among themselves that they
smiled sll the time. From the time
the, registered ard began playing
their ball game until the last man was
OUT in the AnsOn- Waterloo game which
they attended Thursday. the. thor
oUghly enjoyed every minute. They.
100. We're profuse in their praise OF the
manner in which members of the en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

ings Thursday night Rev, r. j. Thomas
drew his lesson from the death Of
Lazarus and the rich man. Mr.
Thomas said that too many people
want to go to heaven on flowery beds
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

for being drunk. Mrs. Nance pleaded
not guilty, and was discharged, Frost
vas fined SIS and the costs but Wolff
nd Smith were let go. 5s}
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

or ease and upon arrival at the Eates
expect Jesus to take or his hat and
extend royal welcome when they
don't deserve 1t. The person who VIII
get clear passportssto heaven y ths
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19

In the Police Court.
Mrs, Susie Nance. John Frost, r. Q
Smith and J.. Wolff. the latter VI
Quarry, were arrested by the police
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-19
MANUFACTURERS 70
CLINTON IN I9Il
RIVER CITY WINS IN CONTEST
FOR FIFTEENrH coNvEN- g.
TON SESSION. ~
VOTE AS AGAINST DIES
MONIES Is 81 TO 2;

Fact That Headquarters Are Perma'
nentiy Situated at Des Moines, and
Clinton Has Never Had Meeting,
Figures in Vote - Visitors Loud in
Their Praise For Entertainment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
SCHOOL NOTES

The last of the Manual Train
ing equipment arrived Monday.
Margaret Nielsen and William
Frahs entered school this week.
Engstrup Gregersen entered
the Manual Training class Mon
day.
The 9Th grade is making q
study of the geography of Pine
County.
Carl Larsen of the 4th. grade
was taken to the hospital Mon
day for an operation.
Hot lunches are being served
each day to all pupils who carry
their dinners. 108 were served
the first day.
The Domestic Science class be-
gan their study of cooking Mon
day, although their tables have
not yet arrived.
School opened Monday after a
two weeks vacation with nearly
all the pupils in place. We hope
all will soon be back.
The work on the Elwell road ID
progressing rapidly. The first OF
the week the crew was working
on the road in front of the school
building.
The Agriculture class is collect.
ing literature on the different
breeds of cattle and the study o1
Animal Husbandry will be taker
up later.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
THE ORIGIN OF SAVINGS
BANKS In THE UNITED
STATES

The savings bank movement
had hardly started in England
and Scotland during the early
part of the nineteenth century
when the idea crossed the Allan
tic and quickley took root in our
soil. Sometime during the year
1916 such schemes were stimuli
taneously conceived in New York,
Philadelphia and Boston, through
correspondence with the mother
country. Thomas Eddy of New
York, received a letter from a
London magistrate named Pat
rick Colquhoun during that year,
in which he outlined the English
savings bank idea. James Saw
age of Boston and Condy Raguet
of Philadelphia, likewise received
the same information, but from
what sourse is not definitely
known.
These three gentlemen, un-
known to each other, began to
formulate plans for the estab-
lishment of savings banks for the
prevention of poverty on the
part of the poor and to encourage
habits of thrift principally among
the poor. Numerous attempts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12

had therefore been made by we'll
meaning persons to accomplish
the same end, but by different
means. 1t was attempted to
regulate the wages of mechanics
by law. Statutes were passed
fixing prices; sick and aid socie-
ties were formed and even lotte-
ries established by law to afford
relief to the poor. Tammany
Hall in New York was first in
stituted in 1905 as a society ito
afford relief to the INDECENT and
distressed members of the asso-
citation, their widows and or
phans.
All these endeavors accom-
plished but little permanent good
in that they were charities, and
the people did not need charity
they needed then as now, a
chance to help themselves.
The result of this movement
was the establishment of three
savings banks, one in Philadel-
phia, the Philadelphia Fund So
ciety, which opened its doors for
business December 2, 1916, being
the first bank of it's kind to re-
ceive deposits in this country.
The Provident institution for
Savings in the town of Boston.
the first bank of its kind to in
corporate, being first to receive
legislative sanction, and the bank
for Savings in New York, now
located at 22nd street and 4th
avenue, the last to incorporate,
due to the hostility of the New
York Legislature towards banks
in general, but which after three
years effort succeeded in getting
its charter and opening for bust,
ness in March, 1919.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
AsKov PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA, THURSDAY

lemon in the other offer. If we
here at Askov, can keep that
reputation, and strengthen it, |
do not see any trouble or handi-
cap In disposing of 4 couple hum
dred carloads next year, even if
there should be q large crop,
Now brother farmers around
Askov. please do cooperate with
me to that extent this year, and
bring only rutabagas near to =
first quality in every respect. II
you accumulate near the end of
the season q surplus Of a number
two grade and the market still is
high, / can sell one or more cars
as a number two and that won't
hurt anybody. Leave the small
ones in the field until the last
week in October. and then we
can dump them on the market
for what they are.
It may sound to you like q fairy
tale when mention the fact that
Chr. Morgensen Of Askov. has
sold rutabagas from iA acre this
fall for more than $500. / chal-
lenge any booster Of the rich
prairie states to show q net re-
turn from any farm crop to beat
that. And il one man can do It,
we all can do it If we try hard
enough.
have up this time shipped 30
carloads Of rutabagas. and they
will bring into Askov about
SIS, 100000.
| Ludwig Mosbmk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12

The growth of these three
banks was rapid from the start,
and they have for a centuary.
been the depositaries of the peo-
pie, numbering their depositors
by the million and their deposits
by the hundred millions a
marked tribute to the workabilty
of the idea and it's adaptation to
American ideals and needs. From
this humble beginning the mu-
tual savings banks have grown
year by year, until at the present
there are $50 banks of this type,
that is, mutual institutions with
out capital stock or stockholders.
the entire assets being the prop
erty of the depositors, who by
their deposits in all sums, pro-
vide the working funds that, by
proper investment return an in
come from which the bank pays
it's expenses and interest to de-
positors, and has a remainder
which it carries as a surplus or
guaranty fund for the protection
of the depositors against losses,
which have been exceedingly
light, in consideration of the vast
sums loaned by these banks in
the course of hundred years.
The resources of the $50 banks
are over $4,3l9, 1888, 900, belong
ing to 8,307 300 depoitors, the
state of New York alone having
over three million depositors
with total deposits of one billor
seven hundred and sevent,
thousand dollars an inconceiv
able sum.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
LOCAL. AND
PERSONAL.


Peter Johansen visited over
Sunday in Minneapolis.
Miss Karen Petersen left Fri
day to visit friends IN South
Dakota.
Marius Nelson has returned
home from Ringsted, Ia.. where
he was employed.
The new class of the Askov
Band will meet Monday evening
for their initial instructions.
| r. H. Hansen, who has land
IN miles southeast of town, left
last Thursday for Atlantic, lows.
| John Sorensen returned Sun
day from North Dakota where
he has been employed at the
blacksmith trade.
| During the month of Septern-
Der about $50 worth OF teleQrans
were sent from Aslov, saying
nothing about incoming tsle-
grams.
| A number of friends gathered
lat the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin johnson, Sunday, and
joined in celebrating their 10th
wedding anniversary.
/ Enoch G. Molgaard and family
| Of Alta, Ia, visited from Satar-
| day Til Monday at the Jens Han
ricksen home and also looked 1T
| land.
/ Carl Miller sold his Maxwell
car, this week, to L. Mosbmk Tor
liz carloads Of rutabagas. Mr..
| MosbRk has 8 men busy pulling
the bagas and 8 teams hauling
them.
i O. r. Keller went to Minnea-
polls Saturday to meet his wife,
who came there from Tyler,
| where she had made an extended
visit. They returned to Askov
Sunday.
j Peder Nielsen, our former black
smith. who Is employed as motor
man on the streetcars in Mime
apolis, came up here Tuesday %
spend a two weeks vacation. He
is visiting at the home Of his
brother, Wilhelm Nielsen, north
Of town.
The ladies' OF the church will
ship their box of clothing to the
West Indies, Monday, Oct. 18th.
Those wishing to include some
! thing In the shipment, IL not al
ready In, will please deliver II to
the committee on or before the
above mentioned date.
il Axel r. Buck will erect 3 two
lstory brick building, 25x6O IT.,
| with basement under all, on his
lot, just north Of P. H. Peder-
, sens store. The main floor and
basement become Askov's most
modern garage and machine
shop, while the upper floor will
be made into living rooms.
Friends walked in and sur
, prised Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Ravn-
holt at their home last evening,
the occasion being their silver
wedding anniversary. The hon
ored couple were presented with
a silver set. Mr.. and Mrs. Ravn-
, holt were married at Chicago and
have lived several different places
,. since then. They were among
the first settlers in this colony
. but are soon to leave US. Mr..
Raynholt says they are % yet
undecided where they will settle
but will probably land on the
other side of the big hills 1.-THE
Rocky Mountains).