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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
Prosaic Matter.

"What did that poet have to offerr'
Something In the newer vein, he
said. inspired by hearing the rafting
Of milk cans early one winter morn
Ing"
"You didn't accept that sort of rot.
I hope?
mo. told him as kindly as ]
could that the milkmaid has her place
In poetry, but milk can Is q milk
can and nothing more"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Depaftment Of the Interior.

T.. s. Land office at Duluth. Mimi.
May 10th. 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Dan
Matheson. OF Markville. Mimi, who. on
June 9th, 1913. made Homestead APP
plication, No. 01092i, for Northwest
Quarter of Southeast Quarter. Section
30. Township ~. Range 16. West p.
NJ. Meridian has filed notice of IN
tention to make Three Year Proof. to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed. before A. w. Gum, Clerk OF
District Court. at Pine City, MIMI. on
the 2Sth day OF June. 1919.
Claimant names rs witnesses:
John Il. Drummer. OF Markville. MINI.
Fred Henrichs. of Markyiile. MINI.
John Witt. OF Markville. Mimi.
Earl Davis. OF Markville. MINI.
Joseph Winczewski, Register.
May s2-June 19)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
More on Cooperation

Mr.. Mosb@k, you think that
it looks suspicious to take four
years to build a small packing
plant in the Goth century, but
you do not say anything about
the conditions under which it
was built. You probably know
that the output of cement fell
off 21.8Po during 1918 as COM
pared with 1917 and cement is
a large item in this plant. Also
shipping was decreased from 8
to 300. At one time during the
summer of 1918 no cement could
be had at all at the plant, so you
see that delayed construction
quite a little.
was down at the plant last
February and then every thing
was complete with the exception
of the ice house, and some ma
chinery was not installed but it
was all there ready to be in
stalled. This plant is not so
small as you may think, | think
the floor space is about S acres.
When | was there / was told by
the president that Swift and
others have sent men over to in
spect the plant and they de-
clared that this was the most
modern structure ia its class.
they had ever seen.
The directors of the plant ex-
pected to start operation as soon
as the required capital was Sc
cured but the stockholders voted
a resolution at the convention
not to start until market prices
become more settled or about
next Sept. because they were
afraid that the livestock market
would drop the same as butter
fat did in February and cheese
in March. l think that this was
very good idea because if the
plant would have started and got
stocked up on expensive meat
and the price dropped it would
have been a very hard blow for
the plant.
You say you would rather in
vest 1000 in the other big sue
cessful packers and harvest a
dividend. Yes. I suppose any
one would do that now when
they are successful but would
you do it at the time they
started? What if all the live
stock raisers would do that,
would there ever be a coopera-
tive packing plant or any other
| cooperative organization!
| You seem to take it for
granted that this small" pack
ing plant is to starve the COM
petitors out Of business. No, l
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
Her Fear.

Her Fear.
"What seems to be the matter with
your hushandy
'''rhe doctor doesn't know. He's
coming again tomorrow"
Dear me. I hope he isn't down with
that terrible bolsheviki disease the
papers say Is spreading all over the
country"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
Seemed Suspicious.

II fear your father does not favor
our marriage"
"Why do you say thatf'
81 have saved some money for the
happy event"
"Well?"
And he wants me to put It into Z
scheme"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
What Betty Likes Best.

What Betty Likes Best.
The dear things We're sitting on the
stone steps Of the Polytechnic. Said
one Of them: II see Betty has decor
ated her room with pistols, swords
and rifles"
Yes. Betty's great girl for having
arms around her." replied her chum.-
London Tit-Bits.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
Apricot OH.

Apricot OH.
One good that Is working out of
the evil Of war Is the demonstration
that chemists. under the spur Of de-
mand. can readily surpass the accom-
plishments Of German science. The
following is a concrete example: Cali.
fornia has an annual by-product crop
Of 1000 tons Of apricot pits. which
were formerly sold to Germany and
Denmark at $45 ton. When the war
closed this market. and the price
dropped to SIS. California chemist
bought supply and started expert
menting.
He Is now marketing a substitute
for olive oil; meal used in cooking:
oil Of apricot. known as bitter oil of
almonds: American hiue, from which
Prussic acid can be made. and num-
Der Of other by-products.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
Opinions without Backing.


Americanism' which appeared in
last weeks American was cut
out of copy and returned in
next days mail to the Askov
American. Across the clipping
was written the following ident-
ical sentences in lead pencil:
IF SO then why do you cele-
brate June 9Th and not July 4th."
IF so why is everything there
is American run out Of this
town."
IF so well tell us in the next
paper.
These lines were signed yours
truly. S."
Ordinarily anything unsigned
as this is, or at least where the
author is unknown to the editor,
It is assigned to the waste paper
basket. The reason we publish
it is to show our readers that
there is some one hereVwho is
dissatisfied and is grumbling.
But to make such untrue state
ments and expect same to be
published the author should give
his name. The above act is like
stabbing a fellow in the back on
a dark night and then running
away. If the party who sent the
clipping does not come out next
week and give up his name he
should at least, in his own mind,
consider himself a coward. If
on the other hand he does give
up his name and will stand back
of what he wrote the matter Of
no signature the first time will
be overlooked.
The accusations made are of
no more concern to us than to
any other citizen in the commu-
nifty, but nothing like that should
be written or said and gotten
away with as easy as the party
in question expected to. If
these were facts the author
should not be afraid to let us
know who he is and where we
have this good American. And
furthermore If they were facts
some stirring up should be done
around here and conditions
changed.
If this clipping had been as
signed to the waste paper bas-
ket where it properly belongs on
account Of no signature, UNI
doubtedly the Askoy American
would have been accused Of try
ing to hush up things and keep
ing outsiders uniformed. This
is another reason why we are
publishing it. We don't care for
any sly, sneaky or underhanded
back talk. A man who will
make false accusations about his
neighbors or his community and
then not back them up is a
knocker.
Without intending to throw
any boquets at ourselves we will
say that the community of As
kov ranks high in the estimation
of neighboring villages as a COM
munity of orderly and good
American citizens and to have
some disgruntled local party
make such untrue accusations as
above is enough to raise the ire
Of anyone here. Let us have
things above board and our re,
cord looked up. II is open for in,
spection.
Can the party who wrote those
lines recall any Fourth of July
that was not celebrated in As
kov since the Danes settled here
with the exception of last yea
when we journeyed with oul
band to Hinckley to celebrate thu
national holiday at the count,
celebration arranged by Farm
Bureau. ASkov was the ont
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
WINGED Wonders.

The aerpplane's expanse we view
With hearts devoid OF glee.
II 1t could lay an egg or two.
Oh, what bird 'twould be!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
How ~ ataedoed =

tvOW ~ 'Uo08e0.
He-Artists say that ave feet four
10 the divine height for women.
His Darling (crosslyl-You know
that am ave feet nine.
He (Qnickly)-You are more than
divine.-London Tit-Bits.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-06-12
A SURE CURE.

Miss c.: Cap
tain, what do you
recommend TO +
light-headedness ?
Captain: Keep
It dark.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
Jesse MOSS CAR
SNATCHED FROM
UNDER HIS EYE

No lariating OF a prize steed was ever
accomplished with keener thrills by a
horse thief Of the old days Of the West,
than was the theft Of a new fiTe-pas-
senger automobile Of r. J. Moss, ll09
Eastmoreland avenue, that was almost
literally snatched from the owners
hands early Thursday night at Polk
avenue and Mississippi boulevard by
two bandits.
Moss had parked his car at the cor
nor and was scarcely so feet away in
conversation with a friend when a big
touring car stopped nearby. 1t COM
tanned two Q one of them, working
az skillfully az n fireman making a
hydrant coupling for a two-alarm fire,
leaped from the big car with a chain,
In IL jiffy he had hooked it TO the front
axle of Moss car, scrambled into It's
front seat and siBnaled to his oompan-
ion for full speed ahead.
Before Moss realized what was trans
pirfng his car was disappearing from
view.
Then Moss holted for a telephone and
flashed the alarm to the central office,
However, the thieves had operated so
swiftly that he was unable to give
Capt. Mike kehoe either the number Of
the bandits car or Il description Of the
thieves.
Memphis police headquarters was no.
titled al midnight Thursday by GERALD
FitzGerald, OF C~larkSdale. Miss, that his
new seven passenger automobile had
been stolen that night and he vas of
the opinion the robbers had headed to-
ward in this city. II was found In a
ditch early Friday on the Horn Lake
road, six miles from Memphis by po-
licemen Jimmy Taylor and Bob Sander
son, Of the central office, 1t was prac.
tically unchanged.
The seVen-passenger touring car Of
!. D. Knowlton, Perthshire, Miss, with
a big trunk strapped behind its to%nneau,
was parked late Thursday night In front
of the Peabody hotel While Knowlton
and hls travelling companions were
in the hotel for a short time the car
with the trunk was driven away by
thieves.
Other automobiles reported to the
Memphis police department as having
been stolen Thursday night and Friday
were W. II. Belt, Arlington, Tenn, Ia
ken from Overton park; j.. ". Parrish,
G69 Decatur street, taken from Front
street, near Jefferson avenue; George
W. Pryor, Mammoth garage, taken
from the garage,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
FAIL CR|T|C|zES
NATIONS LEAGUE
New Mexican Senator Says 1t
Is Scheme to Sink Policy of
United States in Huge
Super.G Government.

WASHINGTON, Aug president
wilson, the league Of nations and the
German peace treaty were criticised
by. Senator Fall, of New Mexico, Re
publican member Of the foreign rela-
tons committee, in an address today
IN the senate Urging adherence ia
the American policy against European
cntanglements, Senator Fall declared
president Wilson was asking the SEN
ate TO Join him in 'deadening Ameri-
a patriotism"
The league Of nations. Senator Fall
said, would create "a great super-gov-
eminent" subvert the American gov
eminent, strike at the power of con
gress n result In the surrender OF
American freedom.
other provisions of the peace treaty
were declared by Mr.. Fab to exploit
weaker races and nations and establish
selfish rights.
ate" said Senator Fall, ito join him
In overthrowing the American policy OIL
lao years, in undermining every in
fluence with other nations which that
policy has created and maintained; In
d~eadening the influence of Ameri-
can patriotism in our vocabulary; In
Joining this nation, now possessing the
confidence, respect and admiration OF
the people of the other nations, in a
bond Of alliance with the very selfish
nations who have caused our conduct
to stand out In such brilliant oontrast
and In a council where our freedom oi
action hereafter will be controlled by
the vote of eight of these nations. We
are requested, nay, we are commanded
TO surrender our freedom, to yield our
sovereignty, to subvert our govern
ment.
Joined with the other people of the
world In this so-ealled peace treaty
constituting only a fraction of the gov
erning body of the league, unable
within the league to impress ourselves
n our ideas and to make u de-
mands, as we could out of It, because
of the fact that we delegate TO others
the right to vote, eight votes to one
against Gs in any matter OF selfish in
terest In which they car unite we have
not only destroyed the government OF
our fathers, but, In my mind, W. have
committed a crime against the nations
of the earth, against civilization Itself
n retarded for more han a thOusand
years that reign Of Christ, which we
all hope will eventually bring the peo-
pie of the earth together"
Regarding opposition to reservations
protecting tho Monroe doctrine, Amer
lean sovereignty, immigration and
other domestic questions, Senator Fall
said that in 1912 every Democrat, in
GLIDING many now In service, insisted
upon and voted for reservations to ar
bitration treaties then submitted by
President Taft expressly reserving
these questions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
TAUSIG RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED BY WILSON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The resig-
nation of F. W. Tausig as chairman
of the United States tariff commission
was accepted today by President
Wilson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
SETTLE OLD QUARREL
WITH MURDER IN STORM

TROY, Ala. Aug. Injecting at a
deserted tenant house where they had
sought shelter from a rainstorm, Har-
rtson Oaks and Will Hatfield settled q
quarrel of a few days standing and the
former was shot to death and the lat
ter has surrendered to the sheriff Of
Bullock county.
Oaks, accompanied by Bob Parnell,
first reached the tenant house, and It
is declared Hatfield later came up and
In a discussion following is said to have
stated that the time was good to settle
an old dispute. A single barreled shot
gun was used and Oaks was shot
through the heart.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
Will Locate Water,

Mr.. Harris said that considerable
progress Is being made in the prelimi.
nary work of making an inventory Of
the tangible physical properties of the
Memphis street railway, but that 1t
may be two months before the work
is completed, Every pole, every ross
arm, the kind of foundation in which
the poles are set, the amount of wire
and every similar detail must be emu
merated.
MIR. Harris said that no attempt would
be made to set up as a basis of com
putting the actual valuation Of the
physical properties the present cost to
reconstruct them, as prices are so far
above normal at this time as to make
such a computation manifestly OF no
value as a working basis.
The experts will, after completing
the detailed inventory. then take up
the investments of every character
made in the properties, which may in
clude the original value Of the prop
critics taken over by the Newman in
terests at the time they bought out
the former owners.
1t was admitted during the hearing
| at Nashville q few months ago that al
least half of the $4,000 900 of stock
issued at that time represented fran
chise value, or in common parlancer
was merely water.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
UPH0LDS STATES RIGHT
TO END PHONE BOOSTS

LANSING. Mich, Aug. lin an opin .
ION rendered to the Michigan public
utilities commission Attorney Genera
Groesbeck declared congress had no au-
thority to continue the telephone rates
put into effect by Genera
Burleson for four months after the gov
eminent ~relinquiShes control of the
wire companies. Such an act, the at
torney- general held, violated the states
right to control intrastate business.
Mr.. Groesbeck ruled that telephone
rates in effect before the period Of gov
eminent operation began should be de-
clared in effect as of Aug. l.. The com
mission had asked an opinion as to It's
authority to set aside the Burleson rates
without a hearing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
U. S. TROOPS TO
RESCUE GIRL AGED ID

BLUEFTELD, W. Va, Aug. IA re-
quest that the United States govern
ment send troops into the Flat Top
mountains, near here, to rescue his
l4-year-o old daughter frem an alleged
band Of outlaws and army deserters,
who, he claims, IL being held prisoner
by them, was made through the Blue
field army recruiting office by Kenna
Abshire, OF Camp Creek.
Manderville Farley, alleged leader Of
the gang, and who Ia said to have de-
serted from Camp Lee, Va, n shot
by Abshire several days ago when the
father made nm effort to rescue hts
daughter single handed. Farley escaped
into the mountains with the girl despite
his wounds,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
Control Should Be Local.

That is a wrong theory and prac-
tice, in my judgment, A street railway
system should be permitted to earn a
reasonable compensation on its IN
vestment, necessarily, and that should
be determined by expert Investigation
as to such investment and the cost of
operation, but the service given should
also be regulated, and some specific
unit Of service should he established
which such companies should be COM
PEELED to carry out"
In that connection, Mr.. Harris who
Is one Of the foremost traction experts
in the United States, expressed the
opinion that the regulation OF service
to be given should he left in every
instance in the hands Of the city admin
istration, or OF some city official des-
ignated to represent in that city the
state public utility authorities. He said
that a board of control under some such
conditions a been established in a
number Of cities, representing Jointly
the state authorities, the city and the
street railway company, and that such
boards have worked out the question OF
adequate and reasonable service most
| sat igfactorilV.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
GIRL OF IS C0NFESSES
TO KILLING BOY OF 10

tGLBERTON, Ga, Aug. FAIRY
Graf, a l~5-year-old girl, was arrested
yesterday and according 10 the police,
confessed that she shot and killed Sloan
Black. 10, son OF a neighbor here We'd
nesday night.
Police said the girl declined to talk
about the affair other than to say they
had uuarreled.
J. G. Black. the boys father, said
Young Black was called out of the
house about II O'Clock last night and
when he had not returned two hours
later search was made and his body
found nearby.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
BATESVlLLE BARBECUE
Is IMMENSE SUCCESS

BATESBILLE, Miss, Aug, /. (spl.l
The monster barbecue, dinner anil
picnic held 1t Batesville today was at
tended by over $500 people and was a
SUCCESS in every particular. Mayor
Ladd, OF Batesville. presided and In
troduced the candidates for the county
offices each Of whom made a short
speech.
John Faulkner, Jr., Of Oxford, Miss,
presented the claims Of Rec Russell,
candidate for the nomination for gov
ernor. No district or state candidates
were present.
in the afternoon a baseball game be-
tween Batesville and Longtown was
played,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
SHOULD
COME FIRST, SAYS
TRACTION EXPERT
Believes Cities Should Have
Control Of Service To Be
Given on Street Railways,
No Matter What Fare Is.

In the opinion Of Ross W. Harris,
traction expert employed to represent
the city in the valuation of the prop
critics Of the Memphis street railway
under orders OF the State Railroad and
Public Utilities commission, the dues-
ton Of service should be paramount in
any negotiations involving regulation
OF street railway systems.
Good service, reasonable service,
from the standpoint Of the man who
rides TO and from his work on the street
cars, should be considered, in my opin-
ion, together with any question OF the
rate OF fare TO be charged by any
street railway system" said MIR. Harris
Friday.
Yet, it is the almost universal Gus
tom Of public utility commissions ev-
erywherC In this country. to take up
the question OF fares, of what Is a
reasonable sum to allow the companies,
as an entirely separate proposition
from the question OF the service to be
given the Duhltc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
CAR STRIKE TIES UP
TRI-CITIES SERVICE

DAVENPORT, Ia, Aug. 1.-Employes
Of the Tri-Ctty Railway company
struck early today for higher wages,
the action tying up traction service
in Davenport, Rock Island and Moline,
H., Muscatine, Ia, and interurban
lines running between those cities.
Company officials contend that IL IL
unable to meet the ~increases demanded
by the men under the present five
cent fare now collected and say that
necessary. The strike 90 far has been
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
SPRING SHOES WILL
COST EVEN HIGHER

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-Shoes sold next
spring will bring even higher prices
than those now prevailing. but relief
may be expected late in 1920, according
to a statement issued by the National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers associa-
ton.
The cause Of high prices was said to
be the depletion Of stocks under war
time conditions, the prosperity of the
public and European buyir.g.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
EX-GERMAN EMPRESS
SEES HAPPINESS AHEAD

BERLIN. Aug, /. (By the Asso-
ciated PressD-The former German EN-
press in the course Of a letter to the
vicar of Christ church at Wilhelm
shone. says:
me kaiser ~ bearing his burden,
but the Lord will lead him out OF the
dark valley
The former empress adds that the
former kaiser 10 well except for a bad
cold, and that she Is also well
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-01
LEVER RETIREs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. AFTER CON
tinuous service OF 16 years in the house,
Representative Aubry r. Lever, Of the
Seventh South Carolina, district, for
nally presented his resignation today
and retired to become a member Of
the federal farm loan board.
The sun., 1919-07-31
URUGUAYANs MEET LANSING.
Health and Military Directors ON
Mission to United states.

WASHINGTON. July 30.--Lieutenant
Colonel Alfredo r. Campos. director of
the Uruguayan Department: OF Military
Construction. and DR.. Justo f. Consoles,
director Of the Public Health Service Of
Uruguay. called at the state Depart
ment to-day and were presented 10
Secretary Lansing by Charge d'Arfaires
De pena.
Colonel Campos and DR.. Gonzales are
on aficiai missions from their govern
ment, the former to visit West Point
and various munitions plants and army
o. mps In the United states and the
latter to study municipal sanitation and
sanitation Of harbors. They later will
20 TO Europe for similar Investigations
The sun., 1919-07-31
Montana Ratiaes Suffrage.

HELENA. MONT. July s0.--The Mon
tana State Senate to-day ratified the
Federal suffrage amendment to the Con-
stitution by ., vote OF 3s, TO l. The
House unanimously ratified tho amend
ment yesterday.
The sun., 1919-07-31

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