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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
WoMAN's IMAGINATION.

A young doctor recently came to
Indianapolis. As the old doctor. on
whose practice he was invading. ex-
pressed it he "was chucked full of
new ideas" And so, of course, the
neighborhood's professional sick peo-
pie visited him. One day he hap.
pened to meet the older doctor and
began to tell him of his great sue
cess with these people. Finally he
announced that he was going to cure
one professional grunter' by means
of an operation.
The old doctor grinned. "Then
you are genius he admitted
grimly. "Neser before have / heard
of a surgeon who could remove a
woman's imagination" -Indianapo.
us News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
Rats Cause Losses.

LOSSES from rats in cities are enm.
nous. In 1908 the biological survey
made a careful study Of rat infesta-
tions in two cities. Washington and
Baltimore. with the result that actual
losses of produce and other property
amounting annually to $4,000 ard
sTW0u respectively. we're reveales.
These sums are nearly in ratio to the
populations The Woman's Mnnicims
i.,nsne Ut Boston recently announced
that losses from rats In that cit,
amounted to Sl.35A0N each year
Losses in Pittsburgh, Pa. have bees,
estimated at over $l,0o.0OO = year
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
Peculiar Patches in Sky.

Not less than lS2 more or less clear.
~ defined dark patches In the sky are
recognized by Prof. &. E. Barnard in
his latest catalogue. In some cases
they are fairly round and regular, in
others they are Of complicated and
contorted form and their appearance
and sharpness suggest that they are
dark clouds or nebulae cutting OF n
background made family luminous by
unseen stars or diffused nebulous
matter, Most. though not all. Of the
dark patches are in the region OF the
Milky Way. where 50 much Of the ma.
terial visible In the heavens is con
centrated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29

As an American trOOpship pulled
away from New York dock on Its
Journey to France. Stonewall Jackson
and Welcome Brown hung over the
forward rail and looked with solemn
faces down into the choppy waters OF
the Atlantic.
"Wha< you'all gw.ne to do. Stone
wall. II pne of dem pow'fui mean tor.
pesioes sma~h into dis here boat?'
Stonewall remained silent for a
minute. then he turned sober face
toward his brother, in SORROW.
''What gwine To do? Listen.
Welcome. my ole nanny done tole
me dat deere nehber wux but one man
dat cher walked on de water an got
away wild tt--hut ct one OBJ dem chas-
ers ever smash into dis boat--say.
Welcome Ah.m goin' to he de second
one."-John r. Scroggins, U. s. ~. In
Judge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
Belt Had frightened.

Two soldiers from Fort Mckinley.
Maine. attended bounteous repase
ON Thanksgiving day. and after par
taking Of the most varied assortment
Of dishes the hostess inquired II they
would have anything else. One sol.
der CARED longinEiy al the fruit. can.
dy and Ice cream as yet untouched
and rema rked: "A little more roans.
please. "--Everybedy's Magazine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
pEAcEAeIy INCLINED.

"What objections have you to my
marrying your daughter"
"None. personally" replied Mr..
Cumrox. 'Only / wish you'd post
pone the wedding till this league OF
nations is settled. The argument in
the home circle is so complicated
now that | don't believe we have
room for another voice"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
ROAD TO SUCCESS
Obey General Order No. |, Which
Is Simply, Find 0utl
Heads Of Bic and Little Business
Who Do This, viii Be the Win
ners in the Great Industrial
Battle Now On.

Find out! That's general order No.
in American big business.
Can Du Points, who made three
quarters of all explosives used against
Germany, swing that vast machine
into useful purpose Of peace?
1t hired 2,OOO chemists, set them to
| research work and found out!
Can the United States double Its
| wheat product and add half to its
meat supply? Spend $25,OW.OOO In
research work along agricultural lines
as it did two years ago and find out!
How can Standard Oil utilize every
| drop of that black ooZe which pOurs
from thousands Of oil wells? By EN-
ploying chemists and engineers who
| Can find out.
Why does Armour have 125 subsid-
iary companies, many of them highly
profitable, and which as the elder Ar
mour said utilize every part Of the
pig but the squeal? Because 1t spends
an immense sum to carry out that
! general order No. Of all big business.
Find out!
There are in the United States to-
| day 40 concerns. each Of which spends
anywhere from 100000 to half a mil
lion annually on this great game OF
| finding out. writes "Girard" in the
| Philadelphia Ledger.
| 1t is the supreme day Of the expert,
the engineer and the chemist. 1t Is
| the era of unlimited research work.
Is leather too scarce and expensive3
| Find a substitute.
| Is there a famine in white paper4
| Set your researchers to discover a
new crop.
Two-thirds of all the energy in coal
goes up the chimney in smoke. The
biggest fuel burners, such as the
Pennsylvania railroad, spent big sums
| to find out a way to lessen the smoke
and increase the heat In a boiler.
Can you take that battery?" asked
the general.
Il think I can" replied the colonel.
"Go take it." said the commander.
"and don't come back until you do"
Here's $4,000" says the corpora
ton president to his chief of research
| workers, find out how we can save
a fraction Of cent on each ton of
output"
And the fellow who can find out has
| won a great Industrial battle and cap
tured a battery from his more slug
| gish competitor.
One winter day in his banking Of
fee I saw Winthrop Smith hand .
silver dollar to his old friend. the
magician. Kellar.
"Here. do trick" said the banker.
Hands are too cold" replied the
sleight of hand artist, but taking the
coin he tipped it into the air and
instantly it seemed as If 1t were
raining silver dollars in Kellar's silk
hat.
! That's how some of the wizards In
trade operate. BY an apparent stroke
Of genius they multiply one dollar Of
| profit into nearly dozen.
| Luck" you say.
Not that at all. 1t wasn't luck
which enabled the magician to ma
nipulate the coins. but years of pa,
tient practice and study.
The follow who thinks he can win
In business today without once fol-
lowing the. injunction find out" had
| better telephone for the sheriff to nail
up his door.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
AN iMPRE SSioN.

"What's your idea Of a socialist p
"Well. replied Senator Sorghum,
"out my way a socialist is usually
a man who hasn't chance of get.
ting office under the old political
parties and is, willing to try any.
thing"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
soTA MEAN MUCH THE SAME

"iou don't care for modern
poetry"
Somehow the old way Of express.
ing poetic thought seems best. It's
one thing to say "a rift in the lutte
and quite \ another to refer to .
crack in the ukelele.'"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
WITH THE WRONG CROWD.

You say YOU are bolshevik ?"
Eyes"
"What's your trade?"
'sl'm barber"
"Where,s your common sense,
man: Don't You know that If bar
bcrs had to depend on bolshesik pat
ronage for a living they would starve
to death z" Birmingham Age Her.
aid.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29

you SO cordially"
"My butcher"
"Do you mean to tell me you are
ON friendly terms with your
butcher!"
"Why, yes. That fellow would
make a great criminal lawyer. He's
just about convinced me that if it
were not for the greed of the cattle
raisers and the rapacity Of the pack
ers he could afford to give away
steaks. Birmingham Age-Herald
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
pRussiAN CIGARS.

81 sec the Prussians don't have
much to smoke daring the war"
$40. they had Ia use their cab
hags for eating purposes. Louis
vile Couri.r-loLynsl.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
NOT FAR FROM RIGHT.

"What do they mean by food con.
servation, William?'
Food conversation l s'pose il
means talkin' about somethin' to
eat. STRAY Stories.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
PROVING A PRovERe.

"No man can serve two masters,"
murmnred Mr.. Crosslots.
"What made you think Of that ?"
II have been trying to tend gar
den and keep chickens in the same
ward"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-29
EVIDENCE.

"My neighbor must have been SET.
ting out some young onions"
"What makes you think that -
"Just got Whit Of my prize
ROSTERS breath. "-Louissille Cour.
ier-Journal
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
"FIT TO WIN" Honor, Love, Success
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 (This motion picture, produced for the training period of our army was formerly entitled "Fit to Fight")
 This is a dramatic presentation in motion picture form of the venereal disease education with which the government safegu9rded the health of the soldier. In it are combined clear statement impressive emotional ap- peal, inspiration, action, moral incen- tive, and. at the same time, genuine entertainment.
 The first reel, prologue, depicts the effects of gonnorrhea and syphilis illustrated with clinical cases. Then follows dramatic and uncompromis- ine portrayal cf two great lessons: First, that the healty young man may lead a life of of confluence with absolutely no harmful effect upon his mind o" body, second. that gonnorr- hea and e"hnilis arc serious diseases. "Fit to Win" explcdes the old theory that the fighting man is the dissi- pated man.
 The war has been won. but the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
L. L0ngshoremen Will
 Endorse the Treaty

Galveston, Tex, July 17.-The question of endorsing the action of the American Federation of Labor in sanctioning the league of nations with the McNulty rider, providing for free determination for Ireland will be brought before the Interna- tional Longshoremen's conventions tomorrow. President T. V. O'Connor expects the endorsement to be given but not without warm debate.
 Sixty seven resolutions, most of which dealt with grievances against wages and working conditions at var ious Atlantic, Pacific, Great Lakes, and Gulf ports were offered here to- day and referred to committees.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
PERSKING GIVES
 ENGLISH CREDIT FOR U. s. SUCCESS
Army Commander Says Amer ica PrOfited By Britain's War
 Experiences.

London, July IT. Addressing the guests at a dinner, preceding a ball rendered him tonight by Lady John Hubert Ward, daughter of the late Whitelaw Reid, General John J. Per- shing, said:
 "You do me signal honor by accord ing me the privilege of meeting you all at this time. 1 recall distinctly my last visit more than two years ago and how 1 was impressed by meeting the distinguished members who guid- ed the destinies of this nation. You had gone through three years of war gaining ripe experience and the gen. erosity of our reception was only equalled by the eagerness with which you gave us the benefit of that ex7 perience.
 "We are not a military poole. We inherited from you the fear of a standing army. We were wholly un- prepared, althought some of us fel ! that we would sooner or later enter the war. Had it not been for the les 1 sons learned from you, am sure oul 1 efforts would not have been what they have been. Our associations from the start were most pleasant.
 Fortunately, circumstance SC ] shaped them instead of having to con- tinue this year, we were enabled tC win the war by the combined attack of the three armies. The associat tio1 thus brought about has led to an un. derstanding between the two armies that am sure will be lasting as time I feel that the discharged and demo bilized soldiers will carry with then into private life the necessity fol closer and firmer union, to the enc that we may be united as people like
 wise forever"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
HAUBER THEATRE.

Madge Kennedy in her series of Goldwyn pictures always delights her admirers by wearing dainty, delicate raiment that seems to be part of her rather than just a collection of costly dresses. She abhors fashion parades and ostentatious costumes. Rather she prefers to attire her char acters as she would dress herself. This is accomplished with unusual success in "Leave It Too Susan,' her new Goldwyn picture which comes to the Ha.Ser theatre, tomorrow.
 Singular as it may seem Miss Ken nedy wears but two gowns in the course of the comedy An exposi- tion of the plot would explain this but who wants to know all about a photoplay before it is seen? Half of the enjoyment comes from knowing what will happen next. But enough to say that Madge Kennedy as Susan the heroine. is travelling and misses her train at a stop on the American desert.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
Picks U. s. Marshal As Customer for
 Bottle of Booze

Galveston, Tex, July 19.-When a certain steamship doced here the ether day, man leaned over the rail and carefully scanned the crowded wharf. He was looking for "custo- mers.55 He selected a large man of florid countenance.s
 "Like to buy--er--er bottle," he asked the red nosed man.
 Sure, How much.'
 Eight dollars.'
 The monye paid, the bottle deliver ed, the vender was turning away when the red nosed man stopped him
 You'll be my guest while," he said.
 "You'll be my guest for a while, he said. "I'm the deputy United States marshal"
 The bottle vender raved all the way to jail.
 That's rotten luck, rotten luck, he said. "And bad judgment. Out of all that crowd I picked on you. Car you beat it."
 The deputy marshal said he could
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18

government has declared new war on an old enemy, venereal disease (gonorrhea and syhpilis). The men who were fit to fight Germany must be kept fit to win honor, love, and success, the things which make life worth while. The war department is determined that the men it has safe guarded against venereal diseases shall return to their citizenship in the new civilization fit to live and work for their country's progress un- der the great peace they have won.
 "Fit to Win" will be shown at the Best theatre, on next Wednesday and Thursday, July 23 and 24th It is predicted by all those who are famil- far with the work the film has done throughout other cities in the United States, that the subject will enjoy great popularity among the citizens both men and women, of Pine Bluff It is announced by those in charge that due to the frankness of the sub iect ,and in order to avoid any pos. sibility of embarrassment on the part of the auditors, it will be 2 much better plan to segregate the audiences. In other words, the mati- nees on both days will be reserved ex clusively for ladies and the night per formance exclusively for men. This arrangement meets with the ruling o1 the U. s. Public Health service as wei las the Arkansas State BoarC of Health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
Ex-Service Man Questions Waldrip;
 Lands in Prison

Hot Springs, July 17.-For his in reference with an address being made by Rev. W. N. Waldrip, pastor of the Central Methodist church, of this city, on the occasion of the pastor ad- dressing a reception of the soldiers and on patients of the Army and Navy hospital here, John Onaman, a soldier of Russian descent, is in the guard house of the hospital and will be called on to answer charges of sedition.
 In his address, Rev, Waldrip emphatically denounced the bolsheviki. When he had concluded, the soldier came forward and challenged him for his attack on the bolsheviki, stating that he was a bolsheviki, and that the minister should never again utter a criticism of that organization. He later gave the pastor a sealed envel- ope with a bolsheviki circular appeal ing to British and American soldiers to mutiny against their officers and join the bolsheviki soldiers of Ger many and Austria. Rev. Waldrip took the matter up with Col. R. M. Cutler, commanding officer at the hos pital who investigated, and had the soldier confined to the guard house.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18

Miss Leila Owen of McEwen's Mil linery is spending her vacation with relatives in Little Rock. She will later go East to do Fall shopping for her Millinery stock,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
BEST THEATRE.

Charlie Chaplin is seen as q 'hired man." the much imposed upon slave of hypocritical farmer in Sunny side,' which will be shown at the Best theatre today and tomorrow.
 The part is distinctly different from Chaplin's characterization in "A Dogs Life" in which he played the role of young city man, and Shoulder Arms" in which he was a soldier, the two first $1.OOO,O0O com edies produced by Mr. Chapiin's new company. The entire background is that of quiet countryside where Charlie shows his unfamilarity with rural life in ceaseless succession of happenings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
ORPHEO THEATRE.

Jane and Katherine Lee in Smiles are shipped economically to Rest well, N. J.,-What they do in the famous town. includinc an airplane flight, evokes a gale of laughter and torrent of sparkling mirth
 Smiles" with Jane and Katherine Lee, is be shown at the Orpheo thea tre today and tomorrow, is one of the brigest. cleanest snappiest and most entertaining comedy ever put out by William Fox. It radiates cheeriness and is the greatest after war banquet obtainablef
 The Toby Players will present a romantic comedy drama Love. Honor and Obey" today and tomor- row. Every man, woman and child should see this great play, especially girls contemplating marriage. It will help to master certain thing that may arise in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
Bella Runs Army is DemOraliZed.
 Report to Paris
(By The Associated Press. )

Paris, July l7-Dispatches reach ing peace conference circles from Budapest indicated that general de- moralization has struck Bella Runs army, which is struggling back from the lack of discipline
 The breakdown in the spirits of the troops attributed to discontinuation of the fighting against the Czechs and the Rumarians in consequence of the armistice and to the nasty in- crease of the we'll drilled royal army of 60.000 to more than 125.000 men.
 Bella Kun has been busted as head of tne communist government accord ing to reliable reports from Vienna
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
HaStens Home to Wed Nurse, After
 Cable Proposal

Nek York, July 17.-Among pas sengers arriving on the Roma today was Lieut., Joseph Young of Chicago, who wore crox de gurre and French Legion of Honor medal, won during his IT months overseas. He was wounded seven times.
 He said he was hastening to Kan sas City, Mo-, where he expected to wed young woman of that city who was formerly a Red Cross nurse in France. He said she accepted his cabled proposal on the day he was commissioned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
CITIES CANNOT MANAGE STREET
 RVS. PROPERLY '
College Head Believes Public Ownership Best Way to Prove
 It Impracticable.

Washington, July 17-Municipal ownership of street railways as the best and quickest way to convince the public that it is impracticable and undesirable was advocated today be- fore the federal electric railways com mission by Mortimer E. Cooley, dean of the college of engineering of the University of Michigan.
 Theoretically, municipal owner ship is better in every way than any other form of management, Dr. Cooley said, "but 1 belive it is fruit less from personal point of view" Dr. Cooley said he belived it was impossible to educate the public to the needs of the street railways in time to relieve the present strlngency of high costs and low returns of which they are complaining and which caused President Wilson to appoint the commission to inquire into the situation. Such education, Dr. Cooley said, would require generation.
 "Then, we've got to find some other solution ?" asked Commissioner Sweet. the assistant secretary of commerce.
 Recommends Higher Fares.
 "Yes, and you've got to do it now,' i MT. Cooley replied. Il recommend { that street railways be given the right to charge fares that would per init them to meet their operating ex- i penses, keep upp their service, and maintain their properties intact"
 He indicated that the present fares l should be at least 50 per cent higher and even this, he declared, would be only a palliative. He suggested re. moval of some of the taxes now borne by street railways and exemption from the obligation to maintain the street paving between the car tracks
 w. D. George, one of the receivers for the Pittsburgh Railway company advocated adoption of a "service al cost plan." Although fares have beer advanced in Pittsburgh, he said, the company is not making money. He strongly opposed a zone fare system declaring that no city could afford te permit such a system because of its effect on developments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
FARMER LOSES 150 CASES OF WH|SkEY
 IN DAY H0LD-UP
Nine Motor Bandits OverpOWel Family and Get S6,O00 Worth
 of Booze from Cellar.

Jackson, Minn., July 17.-Francis L. West, wealthy farmer living nine mile south of Windom, drove to Jack son today and told the county off cials that nine bandits in two auto mobiles raided his home while he was away and footed his cellar of 1oO cases of liquor, valued at S6,0OO.
 Mrs. West, her son, and farm hand. were in the house when the ban dits drove up. The latter showed fight and was badly beaten, West said West has offered rewards for the ar rest of the men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
UNLESS STRIKERS TAKES JOB TODAY
 THEY LOSE THEM
Chicago Contractors Decide on Lockout as Counter to
 Strike.

Chicago, July 17.-A stoppage of building activity on contracts aggre- gating approximately $50000,000 and making idle about 100000 work men tomorrow morning was seem- ingly inevitable tonight. The execu- tive committee of the Building Con- tractors Employeds' association issued an ultimatum today that unless the 16,O0O striking carpenters returned to work by 8 a. m., tomorrow morn ing all operations would stop. Union officials asserted tonight they would remain on strike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
II. w. w. Behind Pla, To Organize Seam,
 Into One Big IT h

New York, July TIA plan ,. Industrial Workers of the WorH', organize the marine workers of % " eral European and South AmstS' S countries into "one big unjonS' ] disclosed in letters seized in tbs v; on the headquarters of the orns,a :' tion recently and submitted ss ss'14 a dence today when the joint legisI,sS committee resu.lol it's inopir ~ radicals and sedit.cus activit;s,Nl New York state.
 It stated that efforts Were u,, way to organize the transport T', WI, CTS of Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Ney; Ireland. Spain and Holland, and fS operations would be extended to o,, countries as funds became avai1s,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-18
TATUM EVADES ARREST.

Ben Tatum, the negro who pumped bullets from a Winchester at Con- stable E. R. Richardson Wednesday afternoon until the officers return fire caused him to retreat, had not been arrested up to last night. Tat um fired on the constable after mak- ing threatening move toward Leo Nichol, who had subdued the negro when the latter threatened MT. Nichols father, Capt. Will Nichol.