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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

Foolish prattle," you say OF
course 1t it. But no more foolish than
the presumption that a man can sup
port family and maintain such posi-
ton as is demanded of a clerical
worker on $25 aAweek
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

Colonel Watterson makes the point
that Grover Cleveland was a changed
man after his marriage. The conclu-
zion Is plausible enough. The bachelor
of mature years succumbs more COM
pletely to marriage than the youth of
twenty-three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

Obviously. altho the net has been
drawn closer and the meshes made
smaller in recent year. depositors need
further protection against specializing
bank employees. We take the liberty
of suggesting that no bank clerk be
employed at a salary of $25 a week
or less until he can establish the fact
that he has an Independent income
from other sources.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

An item of $1o.s5 in the Filming
Sources" remittance to his old home
town puzzles the orters. We sub
nit our version of the mystery. The
s'Ffnfng Squire" assessed himself $40
and costs for kissing his wife good-by
the night he left England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

The Chicago writer in discussin
Chicago's race war says: at Is be-
coming more and more evident that
white and colored people are not liv-
ing in harmony in Chicago" There,
we contend. is dispassionate statement
linked to truth and FEASIBILITY by soft
words
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

We have no wish to deprive woman
of the boon of ballot-casting. We
merely deem 1t our duty as chronicler
and commentator to point out the fact
that equal suffrage and the millen-
MUM will not arrive coincidentally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

The story of the 'Jazzed" Penn
State bank teens with references to
one Colflesh, a $25-a-week clerk. who
despite his financial limitations, paid
assiduous court TO the flesh pots.
There is, it seems to US, a kernel OF
thought in the Colf1esh episode. Only
those who direct our financial institu-
tons commit the folly of presumins a
man capable Of resisting temptation
on a salary of $25 a week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

Dr.. Frank Crane, who confesses he
is tired of being an upright ape. is
pretty lucky at that. Most OF his kind
spend so much of their lives in crawl
ing" that they never get the hump"
out of their shoulders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

China is in much the same proud
position as that once occupied by the
American Indian. When white men
got together to talk over the prob
lens of the Indian the Indian always
lost little more OF his land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-20

A reader writes in to impart the in
formation that he has a penchant for
reading between the lines. Such a
penchant, properly exercised, in time
becomes a gift. Between the lines is
where most of the news reposes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30

for this constructive work, and
eradicate the evil of fires which
occurred last fall. destroying mil
lions of dollars worth of proper
ty and many lives.
The more land we put under
cultivation. the less danger will
there be of fires; it would also
better the conditions of every
one living in the northern half
of the state, and the state would
be well paid for their efforts.
Therefore we ask our represen-
tatives and senators to make use
of the privilege they have of
helping the farmers of northern
Minnesota to obtain the needed
help in this constructive work.
We look for them, as our repre-
sentatives, to provide means to
better these conditions, and ! am
sure that the farmers would ap-
preciate it and thank them for
their efforts, and might remem-
ber them in the future.
We know that this force is
needed; we know that it will
benefit the whole. state; we
know that it will give the farm
er the energy required to exc
cute this work; we know that
the farmer needs this incentive;
we know that the soil is produc-
tive; we know that there is lots
of idle land in this and other
counties Of Minnesota that can
be made to add wealth to the
state, as we'll as the individuals.
Then why not unite our efforts
and energy to obtain it. | would
ask every newspaper in this and
other counties north and west Of
us, to take this matter up with
the farmers and their represen-
tatives, to obtain the necessary
aid. Let us not put it off until
some future time, but act at
once; let us all pull one way.
All ready! PULL!
Yours truly,
w. G.. Otto.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
AskOv's Annual Church Meeting

The congregation of the local
Lutheran church held their an
nual meeting in the basement of
the church last Saturday after
noon with good attendance.
The treasurer's report for the
year was read and approved.
Election of officers resulted in
the reelection of N. S. Petersen
as secretary and Louis Olsen as
director. The vacancy in the
Danish school board caused by
the moving away of Martin Sor-
ensen, was filled by the election
of Chr. Sorensen.
1t was announced that Rev.
Andersen had handed in his re-
signation to take effect some
time in June, 1919. The selec-
tion of another pastor was made
by ballot and resulted in a big
majority for Rev. Svend Jorgen-
sen of Dagmar, Mont. A call will
forthwith be sent him. Further
it was decided that with the
coming of another pastor his
salary would be $1,000 yearly.
1t was also decided that from
then on the three yearly offer
ngs would be abolished.
Owing to the high cost of liv-
ing a donation of 5000 was again
voted to Rev. Andersen.
Rev. Andersen offered to de-
liver a lecture on bible subjects
every Thursday afternoon in the
basement of the church. BY vote
this was accepted and the first
of this series will be held today.
Section nine of the laws of the
church was referred to the di-
rectors for amendment.
A. Bobjerg explained the con-
dition of the Preachers Pension
Fund; the financial condition of
which is not healthy. and he
strongly urged everyone to do
nate to same.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
Desires Cheaper Dynamite.
Bruno, Minn..
Jan. 9th, 1919
Askov American,
Askov, MINI.

J0iI. 6stu, 1910
Askov American,
Askov, Mimi.
Dear Sir: Since the war is
ended, will again call your at
tention to the use of dynamite
in clearing our land of stumps
in the cut-over lands of northern
Minnesota. If you remember,
spoke to you some time ago on
this subject, and we came to the
conclusion that as the war was
on. that we ought to put all our
energy in that direction, which
/ thought was right and
dropped it, as we needed all ex-
plosives for destructive work.
Now comes the time for con-
structive work and we call on
Mr.. Dynamite to help us in con-
structive work in Pine county,
inasmuch as we did all we could
to help destroy the evil that
confronted us on land and sea,
land we are glad that we gave
of what little we had to help ac-
complisn this end) so now we
are asking the state of Minneso-
ia to provide way by which we
can get this force (dynamite) to
the farmers of northern Mime
sofa at prices they will be able
to make use of, in developing the
agricultural lands of the state,
thereby adding millions Of dol
lars to the wealth Of the state
of Minnesota.
The cheaper we can get the
dynamite the more land will be
put under cultivation; and it will
give incentive to the energy re-
quired by the farmer or laborer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
American HestIes.nes. orox.

Paris. Jan. Thir;y.four murders,
22o day and night assaults and nearly
500 serious fights dua to American sol.
diers. occurred in the derartment Of
the Seine during the month of Decem.
Der, says the s'astn in reverting %
the subject OF the Reorganization q
the American police In Paris. The 70.
Enforcement Of the police contingent
has been demanded BY Brig. Gen. VIII
liam w. Harris, the newspaper asserts,
and with the new organization effect,
3D. police operations have seen car
ried out on 4 wholesale scale.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
Sandstone High School Men
After Federal Aid.

Superintendent Schwartz and
Mr.. Amos of the Agricultural
Department of the Sandstone
High school are attending a
meeting in the Twin Cities today
in the interest of looking after
the federal aid which the Sand
stone school will get under the
Smith-Hughes act.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
FUNDS FOR DAMAGE CLAIMS
Congress 10 Asked 70 Appropriate
4e73.5o0 at Once.

Washington, Jan. 29--Immediate an.
propriation Of $s7s,5O0 to pay e,142
claims OF persons in New Jersey for
losses Of private property resulting
from the explosion at the r. A. Giles
pie plant last October. was asked OF
congress by the War DEPARTMENT.
special board investigating these dam
age claims.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30

it is supposed that a coalition
cabinet, predominatingly conser-
vative in color, may be the re-
suit of the crisis which has long
been threatening. but which only
now appears to have become i'm
minent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
Resignation Expected.

The resignation of the Norwe-
gian Gunnar Knudsen cabinet is
foreshadowed in Christiania dis
patches of last Sunday. Recent
elections for the Storting seemed
to indicate an overwhelming OPP
position to the socalled liberal
government at present at the
helm of the administration. and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
Official Paper Pine County
Job Printing

We are equipped to do your
job printing at the right prices.
Call and see samples. Our type
is of the latest design and the
printing is up-to-date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
news AMONG
SCANDINAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

From the North.
A Swedish Sioux Falls, S. D.,
woman, Mrs. Clara Hanson, shot
and killed her five children and
then attempted to take her own
life, last Saturday. Mrs. Hans
son shot each of the children in
the temple and then shot her
self in the head. She was, last
Monday, reported to be in crit
ical condition.
Clears the Situation.
New York Times in reviewing
DIR. Maurice F. Egan's book about
Denmark (Ten Years Near the
German Frontier) says that it
has already done very much by
way of clearing up the delicate
position in which the war had
placed that little country. The
reviewer adds that it is much
easier now than before to realize
why Denmark was compelled by
circumstances to retain strict
neutrality however much
large part of her population
might think of the ample justi-
fication for belligerency which
undoubtedly often was present.
Goes to Winnipeg.
Rev. j. J. Akre of Mortified,
Mimi, has accepted call to be-
come pastor of the Norwegian
Lutheran congregation at Winni-
peg, Man. Mr.. Akre is said to be
one of the dominating divines of
the Norwegian Lutheran church
of America and has had several
charges thruout the Northwest.
One Home for 65 Years.
Charles A. Johansson at Sher-
man, Alabama, died last week,
81 years old. Mr.. Johansson,
who had come from Vexio, Swe-
den, when he was only II years
old, lived for a time in New York
and Jersey City, but IS years ago
he moved to Sherman, where he
has lived in one house ever
since. At the time of his death
he was reputed to be wealthy.
Female Legation Official.
Gerda Andersen of Copenha-
gen, has been appointed secre-.
tary to the Danish legation in
Washington. This is said to be
the first instance in which any
government has ever appointed
a woman secretary of a legation.
Miss Andersen was for some
time employed in the office of
the Danish minister at Petrograd
and during the last few months
has been stationed in one of the
departments of the Danish for
eign office at Copenhagen.
''Syttende Mai"
Whether it is the springlike
weather prevalent all over the
northwest, or the end of the war
is hard telling, but Norwe-
gians in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Montana and the Dakotas are al
ready now making active prepa-
rations for the celebration of
their annual independence day.
May II. A renewal of the con-
troversy as to the propriety of
the celebrations is looked for in
some quarters where narrow
mindedness still reigns supreme.
Got rs Wounds.
Erik Walleen, young Swed-
ish-American soldier, has just re-
turned to his home in Ferndale.
Cal, literally covered with
wounds and with honor. He has
lost one. foot and both of his
arms in fighting, and in addition
rs minor wounds were inflicted
upon his body in various battles.
Mr. Walleen has been decorated
for bravery by the French as
well as by the British and Amer
lean military commanders.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
BASEBALL BEGINS APRIL 2a
American Association Club Managers
and Ma0nates Meet.

Chicago. Jan. 29.--April % was
practically decided on as the opening
date fer the American Association 1919
season at meeting OF club managers
and magnates here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
SANDSTONE WINS AGAIN

The Sandstone High School
basket ball quint defeated the
boys from Rush City at Sand
stone Saturday evening by a
score of 80 to S. The Quarry
City boys had it nearly all their
own way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
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FINANCIAL Statement
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-30
Is University Nurse.

was appointed nurse at the Uni
versity of North Dakota. Miss
Jorgensen, who received her
training at Northwood, N. D.,
and at the Fairview hospital,
Minneapolis, halls from Pilot, N.
d., and recently was employed as
chief night nurse of the Stu
dents Army Training camp at
the North Dakota university.
Mrs. Southland Killed.
Mrs. Helma Southland, 672
Forty-sixth street, Brooklyn. N.
Y, was found killed in building
lot near her home last week. Her
clothes were torn to pieces with
a knife and her skull was
crushed. Nothing but the glove
of her left hand appeared to be
missing. Mrs. Southland, who
was % years old, was born in
Arendal, Norway.
Silver Wedding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lideen of
Steiner. Minn., have celebrated
their twenty-fifth wedding ami
versary, and large number of
friends took part in the festivi-
ties which proved the popularity
of the couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Lii
deem are Swedes, who have lived
near Steiner for many years.
New Lodge Forming.
In addition to the lodge of the
Danish Brotherhood already ex-
listing in Minneapolis, group of
young men are making an effort
to organize a new lodge, and it
is reported that they are meet
ing with so much success that
they expect to be able to join
the national organization with a
membership of one hundred
which is said to be unique in the
in the history of the order.
Jorgen Jensen Dead.
Time was when J0rgen Jensen
was one of the most richly gift
ed Norwegian newspapermen in
the United States. But other
days came when adversities set
in-and a few days ago he died
in a hospital, about 88 years old.
He was a graduate of the Chris
tiania university and had been
in the United States since 1873,
being from time to time editor of
various Norwegian weekly pub
lications. His last position was
that of editor of the Fran" in
Fargo.
Swedish Machine Gunners.
Reports from Stockholm indi-
cate that several wealthy Rus
slams at the present time are in
that city for the purpose of en-
gaging the services of expert
Swedish machine gunners in or
der to resist the Bolshevist
movement in Russia. 1t is said
that these Russians have placed
orders for a large number of ma
chine guns and that they have
met with no difficulty in their
work of hiring men for the guns.
Scavenius Speaks.
Harald Scavenius, the former
Danish minister at Petrograd,
last week addressed the peace
conference in Paris on the SUBJ
ject of present Russian condi-
tions which were characterized
as indescribably chaotic. Mr..
Scavenius said that there was
very active cooperation existing
between revolutionists in Ger
many and those in Russia, and
that their hope was to bring
about an international revolu-
ton.
Resignation Expected.
The resignation of the Norwe-
gian Gunnar Knudsen cabinet is
foreshadowed in Christiania dis
patches of last Sunday. Recent
elections for the Storting seemed
to indicate an overwhelming op-
position to the socalled liberal
government at present at the
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Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-08
South Urged To Store
Vegetables For Winter

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-,TaeR.
Frost soon will kill most of the wiz
ter garden crops, even in the Sauak;..
and home gardeners are advised sCs3
to delay in caring for vegetables novx
in the garden.
A storage celler or outdoor pit is.
Of course, the most desirable placsse
to store vegetables, but nos every
home gardener has storage cellar ugr.
pit at his disposal and some sis4phs
and inexpensive method must be pro-
v ded. A very effective storage,
recommended by the United States
Department of Agriculture, may be
made by partially burying a woodeFv
box or large barrel on its side In
a well-drained spot in the garden.
irish potatoes, carrots, parsnips. sal
slfy, turnips, beets, and winter rad
lshes can be stored in this manner
Cabbage, as a rule, can be stored
to best advantage by burying it in
the ground, while celery can be pIae-
ed IN a trench and covered with
boards and straw or leaves. with an
outer layer of soil to keep out FROST
Sweet potatoes should always be-
stored in warm, dry place, such
as room over the kitchen where
there will be plenty of both heas
and ventilation
If no cellar or storage pit is avail
able, temporary storage should be
provided at once, and the various
vegetables that are adopted to stor-
age should be cared for before IL
gets cold enough to injure them. Fun
information regarding the storage of
garden vegetables is contained in the
Department of Agriculture Farmers
Bulletin No. 879, "Home Storage of
Vegetables" " which be sent free on
application. The horticultural de-
partments of the state agricultural
colleges also have valuable bulletins
end circulars on the home storage of
vegetables.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-08
Thursday Big Day For
Baptists At Plains

Thursday will be rally Baptist
Day for the Plains district and ar
rangements have been completed for
making a great occasion of it. The
days program will begin rromptl
at 1920 o'clock, and continue all
day, with speaking and singing in
preparation for the coming $75,-
100000 campaign. The first
speaker of the day will be Rev. Y.
L. Yates, pastor Of the First Baptist
church of Macon. He will be fol
lowed by other entertaining speak
ers.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds of the Plains Baptist church
where the meeting will be held. A
number of Americus Baptists will
attend the meeting.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-08
SALLIE ROUTED
IN SIXTH; CUBAN
LUQUE GOES IN
White Sox Heavy Hitters
Attack From Start
Of Game

CINCINNATI, Oct. 8.-(By Asso-
ciated ess.)-Chicago took the sew
enth game of the world series of 1919
TODAY by a score Of 4 to l. The first
two runs scored by the American
leaguers were. the result of clean hit
ting. while the second two resulted
from two errors by the Reds, inter
mingling with two hits.
Cicotte pitched his first winner IN
the series, after dropping two to the
National leaguers. The Cincinnati
club fielded wretchedly, although
with Cicotte pitching it cannot be
said this cost them the game.
The Sox hit Sallee hard, but could
do little with the offering of Fischer
and Luque. In the ninth inning
with two out, the Reds got two clean
hits, but Cicotte tightened up and
Rath flied to Felsch.
At noon there were probably less
than three thousand persons within
.np baseball park, lesipte the ideal
weather.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-08
REUNION CROWD
NEARLY SWAMPS
CITYO ATLANTA
Accommodations Avail.
able For Only Half Of
Expected Throng

ATLANTA, Octy 8,-Thousands
of old soldiers, attended by Sons and
Daughters of the Confederacy and
other relatives were on hand at the
first formal meeting of the reunion Of
the United Confederate Veterans, the
annual social gathering of survivors
of ante-bellum days in the South here
today. The session was devoted large
ly to welcoming addresses and re-
sponses.
Business sessions of the Sons Of
Veterans and the Confederate South
ern Memorial Association were also
held.
With accommodations guaranteed
to reunion officials for $4,000 people,
including the veterans, and $4,000
visitors expected to be in the city by
tonight, frantic efforts were being
made tofind homes for the overflow.
Every hotel and every rooming house
in the city is full. Many private
homes have asked for reunion guests
and they have been assigned many
as they can care for, but provision
somehow still remains to be made for
thousands.
Members of every civic organiza-
ton in Atlanta are being appealed
to for aid in the emergency.
Timely help to the reunion commit
tee was extended this morning by
General E. M. Lewis, commander at
Camp Gordon, who gave definite as
surance that provision could be made
at the camp for approximately 1000
persons.
Coming in on every train Tuesday
thousands of veterans of the war be-
tween the states, their official ladies,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, their
official ladies, members of the Con-
federated Memorial association and
other visitors, poured into Atlanta,
thronging the railroad stations, over
whelming registration headquarters
and giving the reception committee
task far beyond its powers.
Business men quit their business to
meet the old soldiers at the stations,
take them in their cars and drive
with them to Camp Joseph E john
ston at Piedmont Park. Scores and
scores did this, and many women be-
sides, but at this there were not near
ly enough automobiles to transport
all the arriving heroes of gray, and /
Walter P. Andrews, general reunion
has issued another broad
cast request for more cars today and
Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-08
Industrial Conference
Waiting On Program

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-(By AS
scciated Press. None of the
,;roups being ready to present any
business for consideration, the In
dustrial conference adjourned this
morning until tomorrow after being
in session less than an hour. The
group chairmen were announced as
Harry A Wheeler, Chicago, for the
employers: Bernard M. Barucn. New
York, fer the public, and Samuel
Gompers, for organized labor.