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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-16
TO HANDLE 1917 .
WHEAT PRODUCT
Government Forms Fifty Mil
lion Corporation.
PRICE TO BE ESTABLISHED
Henry A. Garfield Of Ohio Heads Com
UpsSsion Selected to Fix Value O.
Cereal-Labor and Farming Indus
try Represented on Commission.


try Represented on Commission.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Government
purchase of enough of the 1917 wheat
crop to stabilize prices in the Unite
States was forecast in the formation
Of a $5C,O0O,000 corporation by tht
food administration.
The intention is to take over the
entire harvest if necessary to main
tain fair prices. The corporation will
make all allied purchases of wheat
and -four and thus stabilize the prices
to the allies Through this arrange
ment, too, it hopes to secure itself
against any possible loss.
The food administration will open
agencies at all the principal wheat
terminals, carrying on it's transac-
tons with the usual dealers. No com.
mission will be charged except to COW
er costs of operations. The price to
be paid for wheat will be fixed by a
commission under the grain division,
headed by President Garfield of VIII
Jams college.
The price the food administration
expects to see maintained in private
as we'll as government transactions.
The corporation will be put under
the grain division of the food admin
istration and it's executive officers will
be the same as the officers of this di-
vision.
fixing commission was announced as
follows:
Garfield Is Chairman.
Henry A. Garfield, president of
Williams college, chairman.
Charles j. Barrett, Union City, Ga.
president of the Farmers union.
William II. Doake, Roanoke, Va.
vice president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen.
Eugene E. Funk, Bloomington, Ill.,,
president of the National Corn asso-
citation.
Edward F. Ladd, Fargo, president
of the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege.
r. Goodwin Rhett. Charleston, S. c.,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States.
j. w. Shorthill. York. Neb., secre-
tary of the National Council of Farm
ers' Cooperative associations.
James w. Sullivan. Brooklyn. n.
Y, of the American Federation of La
bor
l.. J. Tabor. Barnesville. o., master
of the Ohio State Grange.
Flour mills will be assured wheat
at the price to be paid by the govern
ment and the food administration is
ready to purchase for the mills all
the grain they use.
Representatives of the wheat buy
ing industry came to Washington to
confer with the food administration
on the governments plan to license
operation of all elevators. Detailed
regulations drawn by the food admin
istration and approved by President
Wilson governing the licensing will
be announced shortly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-16
tTo he continued)
RAILWAY TIME TABLE OF THE
GREAT NORTHERN At ASKOV

To Minneapolis and points west:
No. Il might EXpress) leaves :3S Il. m
No, % Zenith Specially leaves 10:2S n. m
mo. 10 Gopher state Expressly
leaves NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5:oi p. m
This train does not stop at
Askov for passengers. but takes
and delivers mail. Stops at Bruno
and Sandstone.
To Duluth and the Range.
No. is tNtght ExpresS) leaves $3.50 a. m
No. 20 Gopher state EXpress)
'No. - Zenith Specially leaves ASA p. m
Does not stop at Askov.
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American want ads, SC a line.
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minded dog would ever have recogniz.
ed it as summons to heed, but
heaved sigh Of relief. l knew at
last that Lucille was safe anyway.
After pause Lucille asked. Did you
hear anything?
''Not yet" Jim replied. why don't
you try singing through comb?"
II meant did you hear ToOtles
BARK"
mo. ma'am."
"Then she's dead" Lucille nearly
broke down. She looked around for
bosom on which to weep. but scorn-
ed both Bopp's and mine. II loved
her so"
There was a whispered consultation
between Captain Perkins and Jim, and
Jim tiptoed downstairs mysteriously.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-16

marriage license, and I'M
less you prefer church wedding l
would suggest that you hunt up the
Justice Of the peace and get it over
with. I don't believe In long engage
ments myself" was perfectly will
ing to tease this pedantic braggart.
We owed him something. for that fast
Ing article anyway.
"But don't want to marry any one, ;"
he cried. ~ must not sacrifice my Ca
reer to romance and sentiment. be-
long to the world. There must be u
way out"
III you don't want to marry Miss
Dunmore, why did you arouse the
spark Of passion in her innocent
breastf" demanded.
II don't know" He wrtthed In men
tai anguish II didn't dream that
was even being agreeable to her"
'Some women are more attracted by
indifference than by attention" COM
fOrted "Others are fascinated by
downright brute violence"
~ suppose there must be some charm
about me that did not dream Of" he
unused modestly Don't you think she
could forget me II she did not see me
for long while?"
"I'm afraid" l sighed, that, having
once met you. no girl could ever for
get YOU
Come now" he said sharply, trying
to detect a smile on my face; 1T isn't
as bad as that. II could get away
and write her letter saying that |
had been taken down with some III.
ness and could not as dying man
hold her to her promise. that would
solve the difficulty"
Rather nifty idea" commented,
but as a novelist you must know that
the heroine always flies to the bedside
OF the stricken hero and nurses him
back to life. There Is no use. Miss
Dunmore would not allow you to die"
mo. l suppose not" He abandoned
this scheme reluctantly. Another
thought frightened him. 1.-THE getting
away part OF 1t IL all right. If did
that ! could get put In Jail or some
thing like that where she couldn't pos
sibly see me. While I was there
could write an article on prison re-
FORMS"
heartily Endorsed this scheme. The
idea OF seeing him In prison appealed
to me personally The colossal blind
ness OF conceited fathead like that
trying to get away from charming.
sweet young girl like Vida alienated
him from human consideration
He unused moment. "I'll do It,"
he exclaimed. III l don't show up
NUNS the word"
"You can't get away" I reminded
him. There's no boat"
II forgot to tell you that l am the
champion swimmer OF the Brooklyn
Athletic club. | think saw some
bathing suits hanging up In the shed.
With one of those OH 1t will be child's
play to me-"
Strangely cheered. he let himself out
the back way and left me to the ST.
lence Of my clans.
left the clans to their own devices
for awhile and went back to the living
room. Vida was there Idly taking i'm
pressions from my seal ring on some
soft kneaded rubber that lay on Lu.
Giles desk. Lucille herself was not In
sight. The captain and the best cook
who ever ran marine engine were
sunk deep in the gloom which sur
rounds the nonreading man when cut
OF from his kind and his employment.
SWELL" said Vida when 1 stood over
her like an accusing Judge. what have
! done now7 Shouldn't play with
this rubber this wayf'
"You know what you've DONE"
said sternly. "YOu trapped Upton s.
Clair into proposing to you"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-16
AMERICANS ARE FORCED
FIGHT WITH GERMANS.

\. Copenhagen. Aug. 16.-An
!. American of German birth who
i. was permitted to leave Ger
!. many recently says that the b
i. military authorities there are
I. taking American citizens long
i residents in Germany for mill
4 that they have forfeited their
+ American citizenship and now
!. are denationalized
!. Even native born Americans.
!. he says, have in some instances
\ been put into the army.
\
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08

Chairman Committee on Industrial
Preparedness Of Naval Consulting
Board of United States.l
Wars. as now waged, involve every
human and material resource of bel
ligerent nation. Every factory and every
man, woman and child is affected. Every
snew Of industry, of transportation
and Of finance must he harnessed in the
country's service, 10 the one end, and
for the common good.
In England two years and half ago
there were three government arsenals.
] oday thousands Of England's indus
trial plants are being operated as gov
eminent factories, for the production
Of war materials, and many other thou
sands Of plants. still under private con-
troll are centering their energies in this
same direction.
The teaching Of the munitions making
art TO these thousands of industrial
workers, both men and women, has call
ed for a work IN industrial organization,
end education such as the world has
never before seen. In France. in Ger
many, in Italy in Japan and oven in
Russia, this same education and organi-
zation of the industrial forces is going
forward.
We have in the United States vast
resources in manufacturing and pro-
ducing equipment, but they are unor-
ganized and uneducated for the ma
tional service. Our observations Of
the European war have taught us that
u is upon organized industry that
we must base every plan OF military
defense
In event OF trouble with any one Of
the several first-class powers, between
eighty and ninety per cent. OF our in
dustral activity would. OF necessity,
he conferred upon the making of sup
plies for the government
We have learned also that from one
to two years of time and OF conscitn-
tious effort are needed to permit any
large manufacturing establishment to
change over from its usual peace time
commercial line TO the quantity pro-
duction of war materials for which II
had no previous training
Delays Of this kind in time of
emergency cannot but result in closed
plants. in the disruption OF labor or
CARNATIONS built UP over period OF
years, in loss Of skilled men
through enlistment for the fighting
front, in great financial shock to man.
ufacturers. and in those same chaotic
conditions which wrought near ma
tional disasters to several of the
countries at the outbreak OF the Euro-l
pean struggle in 1914.
Each manufacturing plant must bel
taught how to make that particular
part or thing for which its equipmentI
is best suited and for which. by a
carefully prepared classification. II is
to be held accountable In time of
war.
Where necessary annual educational
orders, Of such small size as not
10 interfere with commercial pro-
ducts, must he delivered each year
under government inspection.
Skilled labor in every line must
he so enrolled in an industrial re-
serve az to insure against its loss 70
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08

industry through enlistment in the
fighting forces
There exists no other means of
Harvesting industry in the defensive
service Of this government
Every manufacturing institution in
the country carries fire insurance
for the future it must demand that
IL he given war insurance as well.
To each community must be
brought home the part IL must play
in the event OF national emergency.
To urge and aid in pushing to
speedy completion comprehensive
plans for the education and organi-
cation of American manufacturers.
for the production Of governmental
materials would seem the dictate of
plain business sense.
There is no mystery in the job Of
preparing this country for defense.
Secrecy in movement and accomplish
ment Is largely buncOmbe. We de-
ceive and can deceive the American
people only.
Our national safety lies in the thor
oughness with which American bust
ness men do their "bit" and in the
manner in which we advertise to the
other nations OF the world our bust
| ness-like plans for the national de.
Tense.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
ROAST PORK AND
SWEET POTATOES
Now Eaten by Local Lady for
First Time in , Years; She
Took Tanlac
GAINED Z POUNDS:
SLEEPS LIKE CHILD

when l saw what Tanlac was do
ing for so many people right here at
home. I decided to give it trial and
now. after having finished my second
bottle, cat anything l like; even
roast pork and sweet potatoes" said
Mrs. Margaret Hattaheld. OF 325 East
Ninth street. TO the Tanlac Man at
the Miller Drug Store.
But before taking Tanlac," Mrs.
Hattafiold continued, Il was so worn
and tirod out after two years Of suf-
foring from indigestion and stomach
trouble that the game was not worth
the candle. Why. sir, I got so weak
that l found it almost impossible TO
get through my homework. The food
that ! ate, no matter what II was,
soured on my stomach and caused
gas and bloating. l was prescribed
for and also took various remedies.
but got no better. Really. / had de
SPARED OF ever regaining my health
when learned of Tanlac.
Now my appetite has returned
and ] am able to eat any food for my
digestion has been corrected Then.
too. ] have gained otherwise. and
sleep as I did In childhood. and the
mornings find me fresh and 1T for the
trials CT the day. / am gaining in
strength and have added seven
pounds TO my weight
Il am feeling fine after two long
years OF suffering, so you will know
that it isn't any wonder why ! am
willing and anxious TO recommend
Tanlac for publication"
Each day Wilmington men and wo-
men tell how Tanlac has relieved
them Of stomach. liver and kidney
dis, catarrhal arrangements, nervous
ness, rheumatism and the like
and also how they are again able to
enjoy hearty appetite and sound
sleep and restored strength and
energy.
The public is warned against buy
ing Tanlac from any dealer except
duly authorized agents Genuine Tan
lac is sold in Wilmington only at the
Miller Drug Store. under personal di-
rection Of the Tanlac Man In New
Castle, 10 Challenger & Son sell Tan
lac; Dover. Clark & Mcdaniel; Della
ware City, W. p. Jester; Milford, t.
II. Bratton.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
War InUOlUeS EUery Worker and Factory,
Says Leader in Industrial Preparedness
By HOWARD E. COFFIN.

EIGHTY PER CENT INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
overland SETS new
AUSTRALIAN RECORD

A four-oylinder Overland touring
car has established new record in
West Australia, covering the 23s miles
from Albany to Armadale in hours
and 20 minutes This Is 10 minutes
faster than the best previous record.
set by six" Of larger wheelbase and
supposedly greater power, in April,
1916.
The driver OF the Overland car G..
j. Lewis, held the record for the trip
for long time. when in 1915 he ne
gotiated the route in hours and 80
minutes
The trip was made In Australian
midsummer, over huge sand plains
spoons drains. humpbacks and through
jungles, where some times the road
was only a winding footpath
The average speed for the trip was
1924 miles. &c miles per hour faster
than the previous record
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08

w. y. w. Hance at the West Fifth
lbreet Garage, No. 704 West Fifth
kreet has been the Delaware sales
lRent for the Vim motor truck since
August, 1915. Previous 10 his pur-
base OF The property he now occupies
10 had been identified for a long time
With the iron and steel industry in this
Dity, first with the old Diamond State
bteel plant, and afterwards as a re-
preventative of several other iron and
feel mills.
In deciding 90 take up the sale Of
commercial motor vehicles he states
hat while he had little knowledge of
\. he felt the field was good one,
Ind that there was a great demand
Tor Q light motor driven delivery
wagon at a reasonable cost
After making a thorough investiga-
lion OF several we'll known makes, he
decided 20 take the agency Of the Vim,
which at that time was just getting
INTO popularity IN Philadelphia.
He announced today that in con-
junction with the manufacturer. he
has begun one OF the largest and most
bomprehensive advertising campaigns
that has ever been conducted In the
interests of commercial motor vehicles,
large or small. The campaign. which
Is being run simultaneously in 1875
p titles. Of which Wilmington Is one,
o->races the national weeklies, bill
ei,r m. and the leading newspaper
"Trr-l town, in Wilmington THE
lining JOURNAL being chosen.
= During the next eight months Mr.
Hance states that he will endeavol
10 show the people OF Wilmington
that the high cost OF living may he
materially reduced by the use OF eff
cient motor delivery service. and that
the Vim is the answer thereto. The
facts that will be presented IN this
series OF advertisement were obtain
ed as a result of the far-reaching in
vestigation of conditions throughout
the country, and are based to a large
extent on actual records obtained
from different departments OF the
United States government. Mr.. Hance
states that no other manufacturer
has ever gone so far in securing reli-
able data, and IN addition TO being
the most far4reaching selling Cam
paign ever attempted by delivery car
manufacturers, Il is in fact an educa-
tionAl campaign. While the Vim truck
ss only about three years old its sue.
cess has been almost phenomenal.
Rnd within the past year the company
has occupied a factory in Philadelphia
costing nearly 1900 600, and expects
during the year 1917 10 manufactur,
and sell at least thirty Thousand
trucks.
The Vim comes IN seven STANDARD
stock styles for business service. be
sides numerous special body types
auch as fire trucks, taxicabs. under
takers wagons. and United State
mail wagons. In regard TO the latter
Mr.. Vance volunteered the informs
ti6n mat SIS per cent OF the loads &
the nkrcel post department were Il
hasf.ton UNITS, aud that the Vim ca
lis particuisrly effective in the hand
ling Of the vast parcel post bushes
Of the country.
ffe Ebates that he has 10000 squar
feet % door space for storage ant
sfcw purposes, and that the LEADING
and sibst popular models will be ol
display and for demonstration at al
dme6.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
Delaware GARAGE ALSO
Takes DAVIS AGENCY

Peter Hansen, owner OF the Della
ware Garage, No. SOC Tatnall street,
announces having taken on the agen-
ey 1or the Davis car. in addition 10 the
haynes agency. His territory en-
oIaces chester county, Pa, Delaware
ana the Eastern Shore of MARYLAND.
MI Hansen expects his hrst consIcn-
ment Of Davis cars within a week
" There are five models OF the Da,,,s
car, the prices ranging from S1as5 m
1885. II is six-cyllnder car. ana
from an untried. unknown product
In seven years it has come 70 the fore
among the finest six-cylindcr cars
made. Its multiplied sale and increas-
I'd popularity is sufficient recommenda.
ton for II. II has a flexible 6-cvlin.
der motor. easy riding springs. and m,
long. sweeping, graceful lines of IN,
bodies Of the different models. ar,
pleasing to the eye.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08

First Of several articles tell
ing what needs TO be done and
what Is being done to make
America industrially prepared
for war, the articles written by
members of the National COun-
Gil for Defense. big men who
have been detailed to mobilize
the railroads, factories. work
ers, surgeons and scientists of
the nation for service TO Uncle
Sam.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
LEXINGTON CAR IN
NEW CITY Home soon

The Economy Garage, Ninth and
Wilson streets. agents for the Lexing-
ton car, expects to be in its new
quarters. Nos. 9O7-9O9-911 Walnut
street, by March %. This structure
is now being renovated, and in addi-
ton to a large garage VIII contain a
spacious show room. Messrs. Reed
and Jablonski. proprietors. have
placed an order for a carload Of Lex
inqtons, which will reach here about
the time the new garage Is ready for
occupancy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
Cured His Rupture

I was badly ruptured while lifting = trunk
several years ago. Doctors said my only hops
OF cure was an operation. rrusses did me
no good Finally l got hold Of something
that quickly and completely cured me Years
have passed and the rupture hos never re
turned, although / am doing hard work ss
carpenter. There was no operation, no Lost
time. no trouble. l have nothing 20 sell
but will give full information about how you
may hnd complete cure without operation.
" you write 10 me, Eugene NJ. Pullen, Car.
penter, Ao.C Marcellus Avenue, Manas.
guam. n. j. Better cut out this notice and
show ~ 20 any others who ore ruptured--
you may save life or AZ least stop the mis-.
an operAtlon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
Every Evening. March .. 1917
"SOME" CHANDLER TAXI
Took a Speed Fall Out Of a Penn
sylvania Train From Here
to New Castle.

-rhree men came surgng out OF the
doors Of French street station on Wed
nesdav morning, looking like Richard OF
Gloucester when he ramped around yell
ing INV kingdom for q horse. they
did not want a horse exactly, but his
modern substitute, the automobile, but
thew wanted il quite as badly as kich-
ard needed a nag
They were Representatives. Down-
ward and McNabb and Attorney Har-
man and had been chatting so ndustri-
ously and interestedly in the station that
the S.l9 train to Dover had pulled IN and
pulled out without them, although they
had intended to take it. Wherefore the
sudden demand for an automobile, by
which they hoped to intercept the tram
AZ New Castle, although such Job would
require some going.
Having made known their wants 20
the dignined individual who conducts the
taxicahbery at the station, that person
viewed the lineup under the bridge to
see what was available there for fast
VOYAGE to New Castle Behold, there
was 4 Chandler and William Cox, chauf-
feur of sorts, sitting at the wheel. And
after William had received his orders and
The three trsinmakers had sorted them
selves out on the Chambers back seats
there began a memorable run.
The train had a good start-gooo
enough TO make even Chandler hustle
but Cox had memories Of what he had
secn doing in the movies between trair
and an automobile and decided that whai
had been done on the screen could b'
done on the road, provided one had I
dependable car.
And he did it. with enough time 70 rol
a cigarette 70 spare, as well as to receiv
the congratulations Of the three Rich
ards he had carried.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-08
RHEU MATISM PAIN

The exact cause of rheumatism is I'M
known, though tits generally believed TO be
que 10 an excess OF uric acid in the blood.
~ may be also said with equal truth that no
remedy has been found which is a specific
matism shows that there are but few druas
Wnlch nave not been given n trial. In the
nanos OF one observer we ind that a certain
urug mas been used with the utmost salts
faction; others have found the same remedy
70 be great disappointment All physi-
cans however agree that every method Of
treatment Is aided by the administration Of
some remedy to relieve the pain and quiet
the nervous system and DR.. W. s. Schultz
expresses the opinion of thousands OF prac-
tiuoners when he says that anti-kamnia
taplets should be given preference over all
other remedies for the relief OF the pain in
All forms OF rheumatism. These tablets can
De purchased In any quantity. They are
also unsurpassed for headaches, neuralgias
ana all pain. Ask for AK Tablets.