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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Christmas Offerings for Starving
Armenians and Syrians.

Every Sunday school and
church is asked to take a special
collection at Christmas for the
starving people of Bible Lands;
100000 children starving, who
are orphans, besides women and
other dependent children, reach
ing a total of more than 1000. 900
destitute survivors.
I'm view of the urgent need
call again upon the people of the
United States to make such fur
Their contributions as they feel
disposed, in their sympathy and
generosity for the aid of these
suffering peoples. Contribu-
tions may be made thru the Am
|erican Red Cross, Washington, D.
c., or direct to the American
committee for Armenian and Syr-
ian relief.-Cleveland H. Dodge
treasurer, one Madison Avenue,
New York City"
When we have been spared the
untold agony and suffering that
these people have had to under
go, we would not dare to refuse
to lend a helping hand to those
who are starving. May we make
this Thanksgiving time time of
prayer and thanksgiving for
what God has done for us, and
may we not feast and forget
those who die from hunger. May
our prayers be offered Thursday
for those people and may we
each one deny ourselves of some-
thing and save that money and
what else we can save to have
for our Christmas offering to
send to these people. May each
community have a big Christmas
service and instead Of the bags
of candy, nuts and goodies we
usually place upon the. tree, be
placed little white bag contain
ing the individual offering of
each boy, girl, man and woman,
and am sure all will enjoy the
Christmas tree and Christmas
program more than ever before.
when we all can appreciate that
each has done their bit to help
send bread to the suffering ones.
l ask each town to unite their
Sunday school if there be more
than one, and carry out some
such plan, for Christmas. The
State Sunday School Association
is asking all Sunday schools of
the state to make a special offer
ing Christmas. l make this ap-
peal to every community in Pine
County.
Mrs. Jno. Stafford,
President of Pine County Sunday
School Association.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

From the North.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ LARSON,
Swedish farmers living near Iron
wood, Mich, have lost five sons
in the war; the young men were
Werner, Clifford, Leon, Otto and
Russell, all members of the Am
erican expeditionary forces.
Werrenrath Sings.
Reinald Werrenrath, son of the
late Danish Wagner singer Georg
Werrenrath in New York, was
scheduled to appear at a concert
under the auspices of the Apollo
club at the Minneapolis auditori-
UNI Wednesday evening of this
week. Reinald Werrenrath is
considered one of the greatest
baritone singers in the country.
His father was the earliest opera
singer who had the courage to in
troduce Wagner to an American
public.
DIR. Wang Dead.
DR.. Alfred M. Wang, born in
Norway in 1861, died last Friday
at his home in Minneapolis. Be-
fore settling in the United States
he had been living in various
parts of Europe and had studied
medicine at leading European as
we'll as American colleges. For
some years DR.. Wang practiced at
Milbank, S. D., but for the last
Is years had lived in Minneapo-
lis.
A Mystery.
Mrs. CLAUS Anderson, a we'll
known Swedish woman living at
Forest Lake, Mimi, was MUIR
dered by some unknown person
some time during the night be-
tween Thursday and Friday of
last week. The fatal shot was
fired thru window and caused
instant death, according to evil
dence discovered by her husband
who returned home soon after.
Mrs. Anderson was the mother of
twelve children. No clues lead
ing to the murderer have been
discovered.
The Slesvig Problem.
Last Saturday it was an
nounced that President Wilson
has sent a letter to Rev. K. c.
Bodholdt of Racine, Wis, assur-
ing him that the problem of
Slesvig's restoration to Denmark
will be taken up at the peace
congress soon to assemble. The
letter of the president was sent
in response to a petition signed
by Danes from all parts of the
United States. The present Prus-
sian dominion in Slesvig is char
acterized by Mr.. Wilson as a
grievance whose continuance
would traverse the principles for
which more than a score of ma
tons are fighting"
Taft at DEBORAH.
William Howard Taft, former
president of the United States.
last week visited the Norwegian
Luther College at DEBORAH, Iowa,
and it is the first time in the his
tory of that institution that it
has been receiving as its guests
a former president of the coun-
try, Mr.. Taft, introduced by
President C. X. Preus, made an
address before the faculty and
students of the college.
Killed in Accident.
Carl A. Mattson was killed in
an accident at the railroad sta
ton at Willmar, Mimi, last week.
He was born at Kristianstad.
Sweden, 80 years ago and had
been in this country since his
boyhood. For two years ne
served with the Canadian ar
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28

cause he suffered from an incura-
BILE disease.
Prince is HonOred.
Prince Axel of Denmark, was
the guest of honor at luncheon
given at the Waldorf-Astoria no.
tel, New York. last week, by the
Mayors Committee on National
Defense. Among those present
were DR.. Maurice F. Egan, form
er U. S. minister to. Denmark,
who described the Danish nation
as the most civilized and most
intensely liberty-loving people in
the world; Rear Admiral N. R.
Usher, Henry w. Taft. VIM. Ran
dolph Hearst, Melville E. Stone,
general manager of the Associ-
ated Press, Herbert L. Bridgman,
Cesar de Mello, Henry Goddard
Leach, manager of the American
Scandinavian Foundation, and DR..
w. H. Schofield of Harvard uni
versity.
A Suggestion.
c. J. Sundahl, a farmer living
near Niagara, N. D., suggests in
the Normanden that American
soldiers of Scandinavian birth or
descent be given an opportunity
to visit the lands of their faith
ers on the return trip from
France to this country. 1t is UNI
derstood that the suggestion
has been brought to the atten-
ton of the government authori-
ties, and it is not unlikely that
something will come of it. Mr..
Sundahl, the author of the plan,
is a Norwegian. simultaneously
with this suggestion, a proposal
was published in Den Danske
Pioneer that Danish soldiers in
Uncle Sans expeditionary forces
be given a chance to visit Den
mark and partake in a Fourth of
July celebration in the Danish
American Rebild National Park.
To Study Conditions.
A joint mission from Denmark,
Norway and Sweden arrived in
New York last Saturday to study
financial and economic conditions
in the United States. The scope
and extent of the studies to be
carried on has not been indicated
at the time of this writing, nor
has any list of the missions
members reached the Askov
American up to the time of 60
ing to press.
Want Democracy.
The Swedish government has
decided to adopt a program of
reforms giving the franchise to
both sexes on equal terms and
placing control of the foreign
policy as well as declarations of
war and peace, with the Riks-
dag. This program has been out
lined in response to the insistent
demand for democracy which has
been made by the Swedish peo-
pie for a long time.
To Feed Germany.
On the same day it was an
nounced that the United States
will take care of the food situa-
ton in Allied countries, and the
neutrals will feed Germany and
Austria, a Copenhagen dispatch
said that as a result Of negotia-
tons between Denmark and Ger
many, the latter country will re-
ceive each month $1,000 tons of
fats, 10000 tons of meat and
100000 tons of wheat. The Ber-
lin correspondent of the Copen-
hagen Berlingske Tidende is Civ
en- as the authority for the state
ment which is obviously mislead-
ing as far as the quantities men,
toned are concerned.
Norway's Voice.
The Norwegian press presents
4 claim to the public opinion of
The world that neutral powers
We given a conspicuous place at
he council table Of the coming
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28

and needs, then outline the
years program to meet these
problems. These men direct and
control the work Of their man.
ager commonly known as the
county agent.
Many people do not under
stand the real object and work
ing of the Farm Bureau. A GER
tain few have been working their
heads off to keep the farmers
misinformed and have actually
been misrepresenting the Farm
Bureau organization either be-
cause they did not want the far
mers to organize on a business
basis or because it did not fit in
with some particular scheme of
their own.
1t is time the farm business
was organized not only for great
err production, efficiency and rea-
sonable returns on labor and cap
ital invested; but most Of all, to
meet the marketing problems. It
is alright for the County Farm
Bureau to instruct their county
agent to rush the standardiza-
ton of potatoes to eliminate
mixed varieties. to encourage
better yields per acre, to help
with soil problems. plant dis
eases, to encourage better breed
ing and feeding of animals. more
systematic cropping and fertiliz-
of the soil, etc. These things are
good and neccssary--in fact, in
Pine County some start has been
made on the possibilities in these
directions, but almost nothing has
been attempted on the subject of
grading, marketing and building
up a reputation for Pine County
products. Farmers come in with
a mixed lot of potatoes, livestock,
grain, ETC., after working all
summer to produce them. and as
the writer heard one man say in
Pine City. Il will drive my load
up and see what Mr.. B has to
say"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Whist the Farm Bareaa ID

|. A county organization.
2. A union Of forces for the
development of Agriculture.
3. The only union Of forces
with which all Of the State and
United States Departments OF
Agriculture cooperate.
4. An ever ready service for
all communities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-11-28
Norway's Voice.

The Norwegian press presents
a claim to the public opinion of
The world that neutral powers
We given a conspicuous place at
he council table of the coming
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

old lady who is very, very good to a
scheming villainess who is very, very
bad. In fact, she is not to be men
toned in polite society, this Mrs. Cliff
ton, whose evil character l am paint
ing for the screen. And | was so kind
and lovely in Commodore Backton's
picture! But my seven years Belasco
stock experience has served me well
I've played everything except old men
in my time-and I'd have done that If
they'd have given me the whiskers.
You've no idea what great help stock
experience on the stage is for screen
actor or actress who is likely to be
cast one week as heavy and next as
a straight or character or even comedy
role"
Miss Harrington is so versatile that
she can even write songs. Of course
they can't put you in jail for
that. Miss Farringtons song is sung
by no less Il person than Geraldine
Farrar. 1t is called "The War Baby's
Lullaby.'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Harold EdeI in Tabloid

Harold Edel is the manager Of the
Strand Theatre.
He was born of wealthy but honest
parents in Creenville, S. c., twenty
eight years ago.
A few years later he was graduated
from the Georgia University with
honors.
His first entrance into the amuse-
ment world occurred in 1904, when he
took charge of penny arcade in Four
teenth Street.
The arcade belonged to Mitchell II.
Mark, now president of the Mark
Strand Theatre Company, owner of the
Strand Theatre.
Mr. Edcl hasn't changed very much
since that time.
He looks so young that when people
say 81 should like to see Mr.. Edel," and
ne says Yes they say, "Yes; will
you kindly call him? %
He runs the whole Strand Theatre
all by himself, and arranges the pro-
grammes and selects the pictures and
tells every body else how to DO every
thing, and he is an authority on every
Subject, and yet when you go to see
the show he will look at you patheti-
cally and hungrily and say. "Tell me
truly, how did you like it? Was it
very bad ?' And then hang on your
answer with a most delightful intima-
ton that your opinion matters ter
ribly."
He makes you feel so important
and comfortable and indispensable and
everything.
But, to go back fourteen years, Mr..
Mark remembered the Child Harold Of
penny arcade days, and when he was
old enough (that is, when Mr.. Edel
was old enough he transferred him to
Lawrence, Mass, to take charge of a
glorious "temple of motion pictures"
seating 125 persons.
In six months this began to look
to the youthful manager like a penny
arcade, and he was transferred again,
this time going to Cleveland and TAX
ing charge Of the Coliseum and Globe
theatres. Here he remained for two
years, and then the new Alhambra The
atre was opened and Mr.. Edel went to
manage that.
This was considered the last word in
motion picture theatres, and it had
pipe organ, an unheardof thing.
, Later Mr.. Edel accepted the posi-
ton of general manager for the Kline
macolor Company of Canada, in which
capacity he presented the Durbar pict-
ures in every theatre, in a manner OF
speaking, from tho Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Still later he was made general man
ager for the Mark Brock Theatrical
Enterprises in Buffalo, andtook charge
of the new Strand Theatre.
History repeats itself, and not long
after this Mr.. Edel became managing
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
By Harriette Underhill

Annette Kcllermann says that it is
more satisfactory to be a perfect
woman than to be a perfect lady. An
nette ought to know. She is both; and
furthermore, she is hard-working, con-
scientious woman who thirsts for knowl-
edge just as though she were not "a
daughter of the gods divineiy tall and
most divinely fair
Of course, every one knew that Miss
Kellermann could swim and dive and
describe circles in the water in way
which was not entirely human, but
all did not know that she could dance
on her toes as though she were float
ing on ether and ripple her arms like
Roshanara and walk a tight rope and
sing 8 song and produce a show, as
well as act in the silent drama.
She appeared at the Palace recent
ly and surprised her audience with all
OF the talents which she had hidden
before.
you see," said Miss kellermann as
soon as we had given the password
and FOUND ourself inside the dress
ing room actually talking to the perfect
woman who was also diving, dancing,
singing motion picture actress, you
see, nobody wanted me any more. Thev
said that anybody could do what I was
doing, If not quite so well at least we'll
enough to get by I tried and tried
and found it all the same everywhere,
They simply were tired of my swimming
act, and think I know now the mean
ing OF the term, You poor fish, / love
the water, but l didn't care to take
IN washing, SO decided it was up to
me- to learn something that people
wanted to see.
Now, as you probably know, toe
dancing is learned in infancy. and I
was no longer an infant when I de-
cided three years ago to become a
toe dancer. Ny feet learned to man
age quite readily. l found in few
weeks that l could dance on my toes
as well as on the soles OF nv feet.
but my armsI My teacher used to
cry out, Are they sticks that you wave
thus' You see, one concentrates on
MS feet and forsets that his arms are
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
andom z e els

Beginning Sunday, March 8, with
Jack Pickford in "Huck and Tom" as
its chief attraction, the Rivoli will
inaugurate the policy Of presenting It's
new programme on Sunday OF each
week instead OF on Monday, as hereto
fore. BY devising a new system OF
Cehearsals Mr.. Rothapfel has satisfied
himself that he can give the pro-
grammes at both the Riaito and the
Rivoli his personal supervision as in
the past, and yet present entirely new
programmes in each house on the same
day. In the new picture young Pick
ford will be Tom Sawyer again and
Robert Gordon will play Huck Finn
auck appeared in Pickford's previous
picture, Tom Sawyer" and was de-
light. Edythe Chapman will be seen
again as Aunt Polly, Clara Horton will
be Becky Thatcher and Frank Lanning
will be seen as Injun joe
For the Musical portion of his pro-
gramme Mr. Rothapfel offers LISTS
Hungarian Rhapsody No. . and Bella
Nyary contributing solo on the czim-
haloyn. Greek Evans, barytone, has
been engaged for another week and
will be heard in George VI. Cohan's
success, Cover There" assisted by the
Rivoli male chorus. Helene Morrill, will
sing Kiss Sie Again. from Mile
Nodiste," and three selected voices
from the Rivoli chorus will be heard in
Three Little Maids From School," tne
famous trio from Gilbert and Sulli-
vans "Mikado."
George Beban will be at the Rialto
this week in "One More American"
Beban can play any sort of person
born under sunny skies, but his favorite
roles are Italian, and this Is the sort
OF thing he Will do IN his new picture.
William G. De Mile, who produced
Carmen" with Geraldine Farrar as
It's star, both wrote and directed zone
More American" Jack Holt appears
as the reporter who helps Luigi win
his fight, and Raymond Hatton figures
prominently in the story as prize
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Doug Adopts 18th Infantry

Douglas Fairbanks, last week, be-
came Big Brother" to the boys of the
157th Infantry, stationed at Camp
hearny, III California.
lie was asked in telegram from
Colonel Patrick Hammock TO accept this
post of honor, due to the fact that all
these boys come from Colorado, which
is Fairbankss home state.
Immediately after his acceptance
Fairbanks mailed the boys patches OF
smileage coupons and enough smoking
material to keep them going for some
time.
He also promised to keep them we'll
supplied with literature, and if you
have any interesting books you would
like to donate to the cause, send them
to Fairbanks.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
1AT THE MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS ARE DOING
The Perfect Woman Speaks

quite as important, So then after r
had learned to use my arms and NV
1eet at the same time, / was pro-
nounced dancer, in a very small wav.
Oh course; then came a desire to bal
ance ON Wire. l don't know why I
felt this way, but I did, so I set to
WORK to learn an aerial act 1t so
happened that in my new photoplay,
Queen Of the Sea- they wanted me
to walk out on wire eighty-five feet
over the rocks and then let some one
cut the wire They offered to let
some one double for me, of course,
but that would Nave been too igno-
minious, so I made up my mind that
would stay on that wire or die. That
really WAS the only alternative OF
course, when they cut the wire 1 am
over the water and have only to drop
and SWIM
All the time Miss Kellermann was
talking she sat with her feet under
the chair and her insteps resting on
the floor! 1t was fascinating We
had never seen human do this be-
fore, and the only animal we had ever
seen do it was 4 cocker spaniel who
was double jointed.
We told Miss Kellermann of our
wonder and she laughed and said it
was quite simple. Perhaps it is for
Miss kellarmann.
"You see," she continued. "no one
knew I could do anything but
dive, and SO when I walked out on
that wire in the picture woman
sitting in front of me said, It's a
dummy, it's DUMMY tell you, it's
DUMMY Now, how, wonder, did
she think dummy could walk? Any
one may see how it is No one be-
lieves in you, and that is why Weld
ed to the temptation to inaugurate a
little wire act in my extravaganza.
They know here that it isn't dummy
L have worked very hard-not for
love of working, but because | knew
that | must if l wish to succeed. No
one would pay me to appear in the
movies because I am bcautiful-now,
would they? [ am one of those per
sons who has had to achieve. | wasn't
born anything, and l never have had it
thrust upon me"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

director of the Strand Theatre in New
York
Mr.. Edcl always sits in judgment on
his own productions He believes in
mingling with the audiences and listen.
ing to their criticisms and proiting
by them
He doesn't think that he knows all
there is to know yet
Still further facts concerning him
are: He is very good natured and casv
to get along with if you agree with
him, and sometimes if you don't.
He likes to go to the theatre-he
sees all of the plays and all of the
pictures.
He has wonderful memory, and
never forgets facc, a name or an an
niversary. He is also very philosophi-
cal. An anniversary occurred in his
own family last week and he commem-
GRATED it by purchasing a diamond bar
pin six inches long by onc-half inch
wide
This met with the entire disaI proval
Of the recipient, who did not believe
that it is better to surfeit with too
much than to starve with too little
We're the donors feelings hurt? Not
IN the least. He took it back and ex-
changed it for a platinum watch that
tells you what time it is in the dark,
and set of star sapphire studs and
links for himself.
And thus did Harold Edel prove him.
self true philosopher. H. L.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

1t has been found necessary to make
change in the cast of "The Reason
Why which Clara Kimball Young is
preparing to slim for Select Pictures,
and Milton B. Sills, not Conway Tearle
as previously announced, will be Miss
Young's leading man.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Movie Notes

Leonce Perrcs is author as wei! as
director of the Dolly sisters initial
film production, The Million Dollar
Dollys," and is also author and di-
rector Of "The Accidental Honey
moon,' the last picture made BY Cap
tain Robert Warwick prior to his en-
listment in the service Of the United
States Army. This last picture will,
be released shortly by Harry Rapf.
Ralph Ince has been selected by
Nine. Olga Petrova to produce her
fourth picture, which she will make at
the head of her own company. George
Middleton wrote the story, which is
called 'The Great Star" Mr.. Middle
ton Is the father of those two famous
Pollies, she Of the circus and she with
past.
Marguerite Clark has begun work on
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

Marguerite Clark has begun work on
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

tighter. Camille Ankewich and Helen
Eddy have the principal feminine roles.
The Riaito orchestra will play
Tschaikowsky's "Capriccio Italien,"
conducted by Hugo Reiscnfeld and Nat
W. Finston. NJ. Desere Defrere, of
the Chicago Opera Company, will sing
the prologue to 81 Pagliacci' Gladys
Rice, recently at the Rivoli, will sing
The Lass with a Delicate Air. and
Coming Thro' the Rye" The orches-
ira and Rialto chorus Will be heard
in the waltz song from Gounod's
Faust"
Carmen of the Klondykc' is the
picture in which Clara Williams will
be seen at the Strand this week. It is
a story of Alaska during the gold rush.
Miss Williams is seen as a Middle West
stage favcrite who leaves for Alaska
to join her dance. Miss Williams is
supported by a strong cast.
Another comedy Of the "Girls You
All Know" series, by James Montgom-
cry Flagg, entitled "The Matinee Girl"
will also be shown.
The music programme is an excep-
tionally pleasing one. As an attrac-
ton extraordinary Manager Edel will
present John Finneean. the celebrated
Irish tenor, who will be heard as the
principal soloist. Mr.. Finnegan is the
tenor soloist at st. Patrick's Cathedral
The Strand Ladies' Quartet will sing
a medley of old songs. The Strand
Symphony Orchestra will play Sym
phony Pathetique No. S (third move
ment), Tschakowsky, and overture.
die Meistersinger," Wagner. Ralph
II. Brigham and Herbert Sisson will
render solos on the pipe organ. Oscar
Spirescu and Carl Edouarde will con-
duct.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Versatile Miss Farr;ngton

Adele Harrington. who recently
played the role of the dotng mother in
"Wild YOUTH is now busily engaged
in being as bad as she can be as Mrs.
Clifton in Wallace Reds forthcoming
Paramount picture, directed by Don
aid Crisp.
''It's a quick transition from dear