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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
Town of Wilma

Mrs. Delta Emert left for
Iowa this week.
Mrs. Hanstad and her brother
came home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Shute
autocd to Markville Wednesday.
Rev. Blair was present at the
Sunday school at Duxbury Sun
day.
Miss Hendricks spent Thurs
day night with Mr.. and Mrs
Bates.
Mrs. Stellberg left Thursday
to visit her relatives in Mime.
apolls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Olstein
came from Minneapolis to their
new place.
A number from Duxbury
went to Hinckley Saturday to
watch the land clearing done.
Mr.. Lewis went to Sandstone
Saturday to be with his daugh-
ter. Mary, who has pneumonia.
There will be picnic at the
Big Pine Tree Friday. Every
one is invited to come and bring
a lunch basket.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

Here she called. All the
lanterns came flocking toward
her, but Nellie was the first to
reach the spot. Helen had risen
to her feet with her hands out
stretched and vaguely wondering
where she was.
Oh, how glad everyone was
when they saw her. The glad
cry Found rang through the
sleeping forest. not to call any
wanderer to the searching party,
but because they were so glad
that the girl was found. They
had no thought Of restraining 1t.
We followed the pieces OF
your Dress" they told her.
Nellie begged her for a story
of her adventures but Helen
said, Wait until we get home.
We must hurry home to
Mother Then she said to her
sister. How is it you are here?
thought you were in Frank
fort
Nellie explained to Helen how
it happened that they had come
home so soon before they had in
tended to. Then Helen said, I'm
glad he didn't come, or else you
wouldn't be here"
After a weary tramp they
reached the Patterson home.
1t was two o'clock in the morn
ing when they got there. Au-
drey and Mrs. Patterson met
them at the door. Oh. they all
were glad when they got there.
Mrs. Patterson did not usually
approve of midnight lunches,
but at two o'clock in the morn
ing, for the first time in the his
tory of the Patterson household
they had lunch.
After that everyone sat
around the fire in a circle as
Nellie called it, but it looked
more like semi-circle. They
listened with breathless atten-
ton to Helen's story of her ad-
ventures.
Faithful Whitefoot was not
forgotten and as the family and
their guests sat round the
hearth, he was enjoying his sup
per of oats out in the log barn.
The story of Helen Patterson
and the Indians was the favort
topic of conversation for maoy
miles around after that Helen
heard some queer and altogether
different stories than the true
one, but everyone said that she
was a brave girl and deserved r.
be called heroine.
Vivian WahlQuist.
Nckerson. MINI
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

Our principal criticism of our
monetary system is the fact that
we haven't been able to Get our
share.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
A Brave Girl.


vans.
At last Helen was given a bed
Of bear skin with a saddle for
a pillow, out Of the circle of the
freight.
The tired girl threw herself
upon the rough bed and to all
appearances was soon fast
asleep. The old woman who had
given her the food earlier in the
evening came to see how she
was.
When she went away she said,
in her native tongue to some
Indians who sat round the fire,
she sleeps. Anyway she could
not get away. Her hands are
bound and her home is four
miles from here. And besides,
how would she get there?'
At last the fire was covered
and all was quiet in the Cherokee
village.
The girl was lying very still
upon the bear skin bed. 1t was
intensely dark outside of the
circle Of the freight. The fire
burned low but it still shed some
light around it. Helen sat up
and listened. A bird chirped in
the bushes near by and the frogs
sang in full chorus in a neighbor-
ing swamp. The forest was full
of night sounds and mysterious
rustlings.
Helen looked down at her
hands. They were bound hope
lessly tight. Suddenly burn
ing log fell apart and the fire
flared up. Its light was thrown
upon an old scythe which lay in
the dry leaves not five feet from
her The sharp side of the
scythe was up and when the girl
saw it she smiled and murmured.
The very thing She crept
cautiously towards it. Bending
over she placed a hand on each
side of the blade and cut the
cords which bound her hands
and made her a prisoner. She
was free' She stretched her
arms to feel the sense of free
dom. Next the girl crept eau
tiously back to her bed and tax
ing the saddle which had served
for pillow she threw it over
her arm. She moved slowly and
silently TO the place where the
horses stood. Once when she
stepped upon dry stick and it
snapped sharply she caught her
breath and listened for some
sound or movement from the
wigwams where the sharp
sighted. wary Cherokees slept.
But no one came out so Helen
kept on. always keeping in the
shadow of the tall hazel brush
and the spruces with their low
hanging houghs. In few min
utes the excited and trembling
girl reached the place where the
horses were tied. The one clos
est To her was a small wiry In
dian pony. AS she caught sight
of him a low exclamation broke
from her lips. She said softly.
why it's our Whitefoot that
was stolen this summer White
foot Whitefoot! do YOU know
me-" The pony did know Helen.
and he whinnied softly as he
recognized her.
She strapped the saddle on the
horse as we'll as she could and
untieing him with shaking fng-
ers she mounted. then rode
swiftly and silently away. The
pony seemed to understand the
position he was in and went as
carefully as he could.
Helen did not know the way
but left il to the intelligent
Whitefoot. When they had gone
but few rods the moon peepec
out from behind the clouds
They were able to so much
faster now. Helen saw the large
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

only a mile and a half. At last
sleep overpowered her. The
tired girl thought it must be
nearly midnight, but just at
that moment the tall clock at
home was striking ten. Helen
dismounted and tied Whitefoot
to slender white-barked birch
tree. Then throwing herself up
on a soft bed of dry leaves and
moss she was soon fast asleep
and dreaming of home.
John and Audrey had arrived
at the Patterson home at about
six o'clock. When they reached
the log cabin they thought it
very strange that Helen was not
there. They waited for about
half an hour but when Helen did
not appear Audrey said, She
told me she'd be here" Glanc-
ing at the clock. she added, 1T
is getting late. Do you suppose
anything has happened to her?
Oh! John. ! heard there was a
band of hostile Indians-Chero-
KEGS. | think-around. Do you
suppose they've anything to do
with it?'
John, too, had heard about the
Indians, and remembering that
they had stolen a horse of the
Patterson's, he feared it was So
But he told his sister not to wor.
ry and went out to see what he
could do. He happened to &c
down the trail the Indians had
taken, so he saw the bits Of the
blue dress. He picked one up
and exclaimed. ITS part OF
Helen's dress! | know it is
She has a dress like this" Their
looking down at the wet earth
he saw footsteps. He bent
down to examine them and saw
that they were made by mecca
slned feet and oh, yes, there
was the mark of a shoe, the hee
and toe were very plain. "Tha'
must be Helen's shoe print anC
the others belong to those red
skinned, blood-thirsty Chero
KEGS! he exclaimed.
A little farther on another bi'
of her dress appeared. No
waiting to look for more, he hur
ried back to the house to tel
Audrey of his discovery. After
that he hurried away to tn.
nearest neighbors about a mil,
away.
While he was gone, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Patterson returned home
They said that their son ant
daughter would follow. The,
bad Just stopped at neighbour
for an hour or SO. They explain
ed that the speaker could no
come. and would not for two O
three weeks.
| Then Mrs. Patterson asked
Where is Helen? ! know sh,
will be glad to see us here"
But Audrey had sad news t,
! tell her. She told them as cent
| " as possible what had happen
ed. Then she told them tha
John had gone for party t,
search for the missing girl.
Mr.. Patterson. tired as he was
insisted on going to help fint
her. Soon after Lawrence an,
Nellie arrived and they had to b,
told the news. Then came JOIN
and the men from the neighbor
ing farms. They all set out witt
lanterns or torches. Audrey an,
Mrs. Patterson with white
drawn faces stood at the doc
: and watched them go. Blu
plucky. ffteen-year-old Nelli
insisted on going along. Sh
finally obtained permission iron
) her mother to go. So she wen
) out to saddle her own pony.
) AS they were going. every nov
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
Continued on Page Threel
GIVES
HOOVER ANSWER
ON PEACE PACT

Washington, May S.-Senator
johnson OF California, has replied
to Herbert Hoover's statement of
yesterday, asking as to the sena-
tors position on the League of Ma
tlons covenant. He says:
"The league presented to the
senate by the president, which Mr..
Hoover advocated last year, neither
promotes peace nor reduces arma-
ments. During Mr.. Hoover's advo-
cacy of this league last year, he
never mentioned reservations; on
the contrary, the tenor of his
speeches was in direct opposition
to any reservations.
with his candidacy came his
change of heart, and for the first
time We find him fav0ring reserva-
tiOns.
II have consistently opposed the
pact as presented and with the
reservations attached. | would
welcome, of course, any real at
tempt to promote peace and pre-
vent war.
"Mr. Hoover last year had one
view; this year he has another. AS
this progresses and various noml-
nations present themselves, we may
look for other views as we'll"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
SENATOR MOSES
REVEALS STAND
ON DRY CHARGE

Washington, May S.-Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, one of
Major General Woods campaign
managers. gave out statement to-
day explaining his position on the
pending dye tariff bill. 1t was in
the nature of a reply to letter to
him from the publicity manager of
the Du Pont interests, presented in
the senate yesterday by Senator
Kenyon. Republican, Iowa, who
charged that the letter virtually
was a threat to what would hap
pen to General Woods campaign if
Senator Moses did not withdraw his
opposition TO the dye bill.
The New Hampshire senator said
in his statement he was advocating
a special protective tariff for the
American dye industry, but was op-
posing the bills import licensing
plan because it would embarrass
the textile industry with applica-
tions for licenses, permits and en-
bargoes"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
ONLY FOLLOWED
CODE, is PLEA
OF LOUIS POST

Washington, May S.-Continuing
his defense of his conduct in alien
dsportations, Assistant Secretary
of Labor Post told the house rules
committee today that in many
cases exorbitant bail was demand
ed by the department OF justice so
as to keep aliens locked up and
that in reducing the amount of bail,
he only followed the constitutional
prohibition against excessive bond
By placing the amount at 81 900
instead of $4,000. he said, the gov
ernment was able to obtain the ap-
pearance of the aliens when they
were wanted.
Evidently the bail demanded
was not to insure the appearance
OF the accused, but to keep him
locked up." said Mr.. Post. Il am
ready to meet any impeachment
charge for reducing bail"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
SON OF ARCHDUKE,
AND PEASANT GIRL
DIES IN POVERTY

Budapest, May death has
closed the romantic career Of
Baron Ernest Walburg, born TO a
peasant girl and acknowledged as
son by the late Archuke Ernest.
Through the action of the late
Emperor Francis Joseph. he was
given the title of baron and re-
ceived a princely allowance. which
was reduced when he married a
poor girl.
During the last few years of his
life, Baron Ernest lived with his
wife and six children in a two
room fiat amid extreme poverty. At
one time he served as waiter in a
coffee house, where it was the Gus
tom to tip him seven silver crowns
as a recognition of the seven
branches of his baronical crown
He died in hospital here early
this week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
STRIKERS PUT
WAGE QUESTION
up TO GRUNAU

Chicago, May S.-A demand that
John Grunau, head of the Chicago
Yardmen's association, inform
striking switchmen how they can
get their seniority rights restored
was made public today in a letter
sent to Grunau by r. s. Murphy,
publicity chairman Of the associa-
ton.
Great numbers of the members
of the C. Y. A. are asking:
when do you expect to land the
90 cents and $100 per hour% the
letter reads.
lit is logical to conclude the
labor board will not give our mem
bers recognition or consideration
until We return to work. What
have you to offer u.s."
I'VE all know that the roads have
recalled their property which has
been in the possession OF the
switchmen on vacation, and are
hiring great numbers Of new men
to man the yards. We also knew
the roads are operating fairly well
under the circumstances, but the
question is, how can the seniority
rights of the men who have fol-
lowed the c. Y. A. be restored?
Come out from under cover now
and say something definite one way
or the other"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
POPULAR APPEAL
MAY SNATCH BEST
FROM LIFE TERM

Pontiac, Mich, May S.-Anson
Best. convicted last night of the
murder of Vera Schneider, a tele-
phone operator, and sentenced TO
life Imprisonment at Marquette.
will not be taken to the northern
Michigan prison Immediately. A
movement TO finance an appeal by
popular subscription begun i'm
mediately after the verdict was con-
tinued today.
Before sentence was pronounced,
Best called upon Teaven to witness
his innocence, and purse was i'm
mediately started. 1t was said TO
contain 81 1000 today.
The prisoner in his direct testi-
mony and on cross examination
maintained he had never known
Miss Schneider and that the con-
fession offered by the prosecution
was obtained from him under
duress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
ELCIN man IS
SLAIN BY Wife

Elgin, Ill.,, May S-Henry c.
Fredericks, secretary of the Elgin
Granite Works. was shot and in
stantiy killed by his wife shortly
before noon today
According to the police Mrs.
Fredericks killed her husband while
"insanely jealous" A serious ILL
ness for which she had been treat
ed in various sanitarinms. is said
to have cause her to suffer halluci-
nations regarding her husband s
conduct.
Without warning. she fired at her
husband when he came home to
lunch. Four OF seven shots took
effect
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
tBy United PressD

Washington. May S.-Carranza is
beaten and his overthrow by Obre-
gon rebels is a matter of only
short time, according to the belief I
today OF government military ad- I
visers.
This conclusion of military ex-
perts was reflected by other Off
cials, who now admit Carranzas
position is grave. Before, these Of
tcials contended Carranza would
be able to control the revolt.
Strike. Not Revolt.
The Obregon revolt is not one to
be guaged from military stand
point, government intelligence Of
ficials say. They believe it is more
in the nature of strike" against
the present government by the peo-
pie of Mexico who, they say, are
tired of Carranza's unfu!flled
promises.
Ygnacio Bonillas. Mexican am
bassador to the United States.
whom Carranza was supporting for
president, is former deputy sher-
iff of Arizona and former secre-
tary to Governor Stafford of that
state and therefore ineligible for
the Mexican presidency, according
TO rebel agents here.
Bare Carranza Plot
Carranza intended to have Bon
illas elected and then have the
Mexican congress discover" that
the ambassador was not eligible
and designate him tCarranza) as
president ad interim. it is alleged.
! Advices today to the revolution
lists reported the revolt OF another
Carranza general, Manuel Dieguez.
who headed the expedition OF
! troops that Carranza intended 70
send into Sonora.
Capital Deputies Rebel
by United PressI
Ell Paso, Texas, May 8.-The
chamber Of deputies in the federal
district Mexico City, has declared
for the revolution. according to q
message at Juarez rebels head
quarters today from Eugenio Mar
tinez, commander in Chihuahua
City.
Carranza and his ministers were
reported to be trying to effect an
armistice with the rebels who sus-
pect the move is intended to main
tain way for Carranza's escape
from Mexico City.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
Fall of Kiev Is Proclaimed by Moscow
GOING ABROAD
NOT MUCHLIKE
1T USED TO BE
Americans Had Better
Think Twice Before
Asking Passports.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
pecial to The Argus.)


Washington, d. c., May S.-Dis-
quieting reports have reached the
United States government convern-
ing conditions in Europe that
should discourage American citi-
zens from going to the continent.
These reports have not been made
public because the government
here has already been pr ssed from
every side to lift the restrictions
on passports and there is no rea-
son why the American govern
ment should court the displeasure
of those European countries which
are eager to have American tour
lists come abroad to spend their
money.
The writer has obtained a sur
vey of conditions in Europe as re-
vealed in official reports, and while
France and England are much bet
ter off than other countries, new
ertheless transportation facilities
everywhere are crowded to the
limit and American tourists are
finding it uncomfortable to move
around
Face Hunger and Disease.
Fortunately France and England
are not in as bad shape as Eastern
and southern Poland and parts of
Germany. Typhoid fever and spot
ted fever have come over the bor-
ders of soviet Russia into Poland
and while the Poles are striving
hard to care for these patients,
there are difficulties galore in
handling the situation. Food in
Germany is hardly of the best and
anyone who needs care and nour-
ishment ought not to risk his or
her health in the central empires.
The department of state is not is
suing passports to any OF the CEN
trail European countries but at the
same time there is no restriction
upon Americans going into Ger
many when once they are in
France or England or Belgium.
Perhaps the most embarrassing
phase of the whole situation is the
way the Europeans are increasing
their prices and discriminating
against Americans. This is most
noticeable in Germany where he
supposition that all Americans are
wealthy is the basis for higher
prices for meals or rooms or goods
wanted by the American traveller
than the Englishman or French
man. 1t is not an uncommon oc-
currence to find an American pay
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
KNOX REGARDED
DARK HORSE IN
| c. 0. P. CONTEST
Favorable Reaction to Senator's
Candidacy Further COmplicates
the Situation Now.
BY HAROLD ID. JACOBS,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York, May S.-The Republi-
can presidential situation. already
complicated, has been rendered
even more difficult of solution by
the growth of favorable reaction to
the candidacy of Senator Philander
c. Knox
There is fairly general under
standing that when Senator Boies
Penrose endorsed his colleague for
the Republican nomination it was
intended largely as a 'feeler' to
learn the sentiment OF the rank and
file of the party and OF the candi-
dates, regarding a possible dark
horse" Knox is a recognized con-
servative, and Penrose, as repre-
sentative of the old guard, appar-
emily wished to learn particularly
how Senator Hiram johnson and
the progressive wing regarded
Knox as a compromise candidate
in the event OF a deadlock at Chi
cage.
No Win on First Ballot.
With all but six of the states
having chosen their Republican
delegates, it becomes more appar-
ent that no candidate can hope to
win on the first ballot. Instructed
delegates at present are apportion-
ed as follows:
Wood, 1886; Johnson. l06; Low
den, Is; Harding, SO; Senator Miles
Poindexter, IA.
Counting claims to uninstructed
delegates, the standing would be:
Wood, 243; Johnson. $50; Low
den, 1i5: Nicholas Murray Butler.
Sss.-I}aIding. 40: Governor Gafyin
Coolidge, %; Judge J. c. Pritch-
ard, %; Poindexter, H.
Democratic Results.
Democratic delegates are still
widely distributed. Instructions
have been made as follows:
Governor James Cox, "a; Hoover,
SO: Governor Edward l. Edwards,
2S; Senator Robert Owen. 20; Sen
ator Gilbert NJ Hitchcock, l6; Will
liam j. Bryan, 10; James w. Ger
ard, 10.
Claims to uninstructed delegates
would make the standing.
William G. McAdoo, l53: Ed
wards, 1874; Cox. 100; Attorney
General Palmer, SO; Champ Clark,
SO: Hoover, 33: Secretary OF Agri-
culture Meredith. 26; State Senator
S. f. Simmons of North Carolina,
"a: Owen. 20; Bryan. is; Hitch
cock. 16: Homer S. Cummings, IA;
Gerard, 10
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
newark LEADS
CINCINNATI IN
CENSUS REPORT
(By Associated Press).

Washington, May 8.-Newark,
largest city in New Jersey. with a
population of 415,609. has out
stripped Cincinnati, which ranked
thirteenth in the last census. Gin
cinnati's population, recently an
nounced. is 401 ,15S.
Newark ranked as the fourteenth
city in 1910 with population Of
347,4G9. Washington, sixteenth city
10 years ago, now outranks both
Cincinnati and Newark with a pop
ulation of 437,414.
Since its first federal census was
recorded in 1910. Newark has had
a steady and substantial growth.
by United Press.i
Washington, May S-The census
bureau today announced the fol-
lowing 1920 population figures:
Newark, n. j., 415,609; increase
since 1910, 6S,140 or 1876 per cent
Linn, Mass. 99.14S.
Newark. Ohio. 26,71S
Holland, Mich, 12,166.
Benton Harbor. Mich, 1927.
Albion. Mich, 1884.
Clinton. Iowa 24,151.
Muscatine. Iowa. 16,O6S.
Ottawa, ILL.,, 1O,Sl6.
Increases since 1910:
n
ark, Ohio, 1874 or So; Holland,
1876 or 100; Benton Harbor. 3,042
or 33.1; Albion, 2.521 or 1872; Of
tawa, 1,2S1 or 1874.
Decreases since 1910: Clinton,
1926 or So; Muscatine. 110 or or.
The increase in population of
Monroe, n. c.. two persons. was an
nounced as less than one-tenth Of
one per cent"