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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29
NEWSPAPER ANNOYANCES

Here is something that you
might stick in your hat band: eff
| owned a newspaper what |
would say in it just now would
be a plenty" remarked a man the
other day.
He was invited to write what
he had to say with the assurance
that it would be published if his
signature accompanied it.
He very promptly declined the
tender. remarking that ut would
hurt his business" There are a
lot of people willing. anxious in
fact, for things to be said in the
newspapers providing they hurt
the business of somebody else
and not their own.
What newspaper has not had
this very same experience with
this very same yellow tadpole of
citizen who sputters and sput-
tiers about what ought to be
printed in a newspaper and what
should be omitted? And yet
when you invite the coward to be
responsible for the manuscript
he wants you to publish he
whines like a sick dog. skulks be-
hind this pretext and that and
wobbles out of the office with a
crouch.
That is not all. He writes in
that he will stop tbs paper if
you don't print what he himself
| will not sign. Yet if you were to
suggest to him that his threat to
stop his paper is pure and simple
coercion thru blackmail. he
would howl like a tom cat with
its tail stepped on.
The fellow who threatens to
stop his paper is trying to do to
the newspaper in a small way.
| the very thing that he would
condemn as criminal in a corpo-
ration that tried in any way to
throttle the freedom of the press.
Threatening to stop the paper is
an attempt at. intimidation.
But it is worse than that.
Threatening to stop the paper is
a confession of bigoted intole-
rance on the part of the delin-
Quent subscriber that pulls such
a bone. for it means that he does
not want the paper to have the
courage Of it's own convictions
after all. but insists that it shall
have only the convictions of the
stop my papsr" threatener.
Big magazines with circulation
piling towards the million and
great metropolitan newspapers
are pestered with this pest who
wants them to publish something
and assume a responsibility for
authorship which the pest is too
big coward to assume and who
threatens to stop his subscription
if they do not do his bidding.
Why do newspapers have these
annoyances? Well. why do hotels
sometimes have bed bugs and
hen houses have lice?- Tribune.
Marion. Ohio.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29

Read and wise up. You can't
'fford to get along without the
Imerican. II covers A very
large field for a weekly news
naper Only sl.50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29
VILLA AGAIN ELUOES CAPTURE
Bandit Flees to Mountains Following
His Usual style.

Galveston, Tex.-Francisco Villa,
several days ago reported trapped BY
Carranbxa forces in the Hechioero
desert, has fed into the mountains Of
Durango according to advices received
by Meade Fiero. Mexican CONSUL here.
A large part Of the villa forces In the
desert still IL within the net of Car
rama troops. the report said. and a
force Ia pursuing Villa.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29

and Warehouse Commission ant
others who have given the mat
ter serious thought, these ports
should be able to handle at least
100, 100000 bushels of grain al
one time and should also have
greatly increased facilities for
storing and handling flour and
other export commodities.
Mr.. Jacobson was greatly pain
ed on a recent visit to the East
to observe on the side tracks in
the yards Of the Pennsylvania
Road all the way from Pittsburgh
to Philadelphia and in the termi.
| nal yards Of New York, hundreds
Of ears laden with grain and
flour which had been standing
idle for weeks and possibly in
some cases for months, simply
because they could not be un-
loaded at the ports.
'The Northwest is not as serl-
ously affected this year as in
former years says Mr.. Jacob
son, because it has little grain
for export and the present con-
gestion mainly affects the South
west, but just as surely as the
present evils remain, the North
west will be hit again and that
very hard, by car famine. Wash
ington, including the United
States Railroad administration,
is now kecnly alive to this grave
danger as are the authorities of
the states Of New York, Penn
sylvania. New Jersey, Maryland.
and Virginia, and all are taking
action that surely will bring re-
suits. This is not a political
question by any means but one
concerning the entire economical
life Of country. and If the law
makers would lay aside politics
for a brief period and settle this
transportation problem once and
for all they would confer a last
ing benefit upon the people. This
is a matter of constructive legis-
lation and it is Of paramount inn
portance "A matter over which
the workers and producers. the
commercial and industrial inter
ests, can join hands and work to-
gether for the public veal.
Many times" says Mr.. Jacob
son, II have seen on the docks of
Brooklyn, New York and Ho-
boken. great quantities of Min
nesota flour awaiting shipment
lying untouched for weeks. alb
sorbing the Atlantic fog and ac-
cumulating dust and dirt. No
wonder we receive complaints
from the other side about exces-
sive moisture in our grain and
the dirty condition of the flour
Credit is due to the Mime
sofa Legislatures of 1917 and
1919 for adopting memorials to
Congress. urging that suitable nc
ton be taken to remove this
danger source in our transporta.
ton system. This has been OF
invaluable aid to those who are
interested in the passage of the
Nelson and Anderson bills"
when the time is set for the
conference which Senator kel
logg will arrange. it is hoped
that the entire Northwest will
take an active interest in the
matter and not only have an in
fluential representation in at
tendance but will show its
further interest in the move
ment by urging the representa-
tives in Congress to participate
The Board Of Trade of Philadel
phia and other commercial bodies
of the East will be represented
as the members fully realize
what great losses have been caus
ed to commerce and industry in
the past by car famines and that
the danger Of further injury is
ever present"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29

Washington. continuing its
educational work for war disabled sol
diers and sailors during the next 1--WE
months the Federal board for voca.
tional training has asked Congress for
an appropriation Of $4,000. 900.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
DEALING IN MILLIONS

News of one Of the biggest business
transactions in the state in recen.
years comes in the formal announce.
ment by President j. H. Ross Of the
Florida Citrus Exchange, and its affil-
lated organization, the Exchange Sup
ply Company, Of the purchase by the
Exchange Supply Company of the
Warnell Lumber and Veneer Company
with headquarters at Plant City. The
transaction involves the ownership of
properties valued at approximately a
million dollars or more, through the
purchase by the Exchange Supply
Company of all the outstanding cap
ital stock Of the Warnell Co. It in
cludes the big veneer and crate mill
at Plant City, together with various
mill buildings, warehouses, lands, Y
and other buildings, the company 8
sawmill at Fort Green, the privately
owned Warnell logging road with four
locomotives and the full equipment
some forty mules, wagons and much
miscellaneous equipment. - Miami
Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

can' the tactful word that will en-
courage the little stenographer to
cease her gum-chewing, her private
telephone calls in Office hours, her
s'ssling and unsuitable dressing.
These women have undertaken q
large order, but if they can make
1000 manners and tasteful clothes the
custom in tie offices where they them
selves work, they may set a fashion
winch Will spread over the. country.
\ Inc manners of the office girl I'M
questionably need improving So, al.
So 40 those of their sisters in school
Inc appearance and conduct of tho
average young girl in public places
is saddening, to say the least Rut
fundamentally these little girls are
all right. They are little bewilderad
by the times-an so are their moth
ers' The Wall Street women arc oo
ing at the matter in the right wsv
II is the tactful advice from the WON
on they admire which will help.
AND while they are about it, can
not something be done for the man
rers of the boys as well?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH

New York Mail: The Newfound.
i land dog that was shot dead by rob.
Der in raid on a restaurant last
night died for his friend, just as truly
as ever man died for his friend
Summoned to his aid by his master
already wounded by bulldog, this
dog, Of noble but vanishing breed,
did not stop to reason. His master
was in danger; to his masters aid he
rushed even against the muzzle Of a
rvolver pointed thin.
He grappled with one of the two
thieve, the other thief shot him
throuh the head, He dragged himself
to his masters fet and there died
with his eyes searching those of his
master, doubles with the question
that dogs have asked of men through
the ages since dogs ceased to be
wolves: Have | done well?"
This Newfoundland dog did do
we'll. He did supremely we'll. He de-
serves to be named in the days rec.
ord of life; because he displayed the
highest moral attrobute of mn and Of
dogs alike-fine instinct Of loyalty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
HOW PASSENGER RATES VIII BE
/, AFFECTED BY WAGE INCREASE

! Should the Interstate Commerce
Commission grant increased rates on
passenger, freight, and excess bag
gage rates as proposed by the rail-
, road executives association to absorb
the $600,o00,ooo wage award to rail-
road employees transportation will be
nearly doubled.
While local railroad officials were
unable to give authoritative figures
on pending increases the following
suggestion was made as to the proba-
Bile transportation fare to three vita,
points from St. Petersburg: 4
San Francisco, present fare $8S .O8:
new fare, SALT.
Chicago, present fare s41s14; new
fare $68.27.
New York, present fare s39 SO; new
fare $67. O4.
The percentage of increase asked
by the railroads is As per cent, includ-
ing rs 6-10 per cent previously sought
which is still pending before the
board. st. Petersburg Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
SCHOOL TEACHERS MUST
HAVE BETTER PAY

One of our rest known citizens in
Lakeland only one mile from the
City. Hall, was given a tractor
demonstration in his grove on Satur-
day morning y When he Came home
10 dinner he was so enthused over the
work of the tractor, his daughter, who
is teacher, decided she would like
to see the tractor work. On visiting
the grove the demonstrator asked her
il she would not like to. drive the
tractor and she was so successful she
said she thought he would give up
teaching and hire out to father as this
was easier work and better pay than
teaching. The tractor is the Tank
Type Cleveland Tractor, sold by Geo.
II. Reid, the county dealer. The
father has purchased the machine and
II remains to be seen if the public
school loses teacher or not.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
A MODERN FABLE

A Shiny AnglewOrm was given tn.
once-over by Cute Catfish which 1t
was summarizing about the docks .,
Eustis. V0hs u
Poor Dear Thing said tho a..
fish, MY heart bleeds for Won Eor
loar you will be Drowned, will tab
you in out of the Wet"
To which the Angleworm ren,isa >.
bis best Angle: a
i am grateful for your symna,hv
out II you take me in it will be vn,.,'
gills that will bleed for me-" '''
The Catfish thought this q mil,
Form of Humor niid
Therefore the satfsh swallowed :, :
Angleworm as a Joke 'He
Then the Catfish learned, bu, .,.u
TOO late that the Angleworn sas
fevlously swallowed Limerick Hoos
and a Man was on the Other End dOo ~
Line that connected with the Hoot
Moral-It is best to INQUIRE int .
contract before undertaking Il r..
tbs Lake Region. uS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

We are told that, though WORKING
quietly, the police is very active in
running down booze peddlers. A shine
factory was raided, and the still CAP.
tured in the colored section Satur
day night, and there have been sew
eral lots of the Oh-be-joyful captured
from cars that came from Mulberry
and other points. The stuff that is
being manufactured is said to be un-
speakably vile and very dangerous,
having as its elements potash and
other poisons. Only day or two ago
white man at Barlow died from
drinking a concoction of this kind
Men must have rabid as we'll as de-
PRAYED appetites to put stuff of this
kind in their stomachs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
RESTAURANT RAMBLISGs
Miami Metronolisss.l

The way to mans heart is through
bis stomach, It's said. Perhaps this
also applies to woman-when she is
maseulinely escorted to restaurant
de luxe Nowadays one goes to res
taurant to satisfy our hunger-or to
dance. Witty Workings on this subject
have scored many nit in the Literary
Digest, Topics of the Day Here are
some dainty morsels of humor that
have been selected from newspaper
columns here, there and everywhere:
Sign in restaurant: Don't make
fun of the coffee. You may be old ana
weak yourself some day. Macon
Ga.) Telegrah.
Walter: beg pardon, sir, your
check does not include the waiter!"
Il don't suppose it does. didn't eat
one. Baltimore News.
Sign In a restaurant: Our spoons
are not medicine--to be taken after
eating = London (Eng.) Towr
Topics.
Walter, are these eggs strictly
fresh" Il really can't say, sir, I've
only worked here about month. -.
New Orleans States.
Sign in restaurant: liable d'Hote
Dinner go Cents. Soup Changed
Daily. Boston Herald.
Why did you put that soiled plate
before me?'' Waiter: That's not a
soiled plate. That's the half portion
beef you ordered. Ithaca Journal.
A friend tells us they must have
new waiter at his favorite restaurant,
because today he found a strange
thumb-print on his plate. Saskatoon
(Canada) Star.
Sign in restaurant: use less
sugar and stir like hell. We dom.
mind the noise. "-Capper's Weekly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

The South Florida Press Associa-
ton may not be strong for suffrage
but 1t evidently believes in woman
office holders. 1t haw four offices to
ELL at its meeting last week and it
gave three Of them to women. Happy
Jack Worthington is the lone man
surrounded by this charming bunch
OF femininity. II this is to be the GUS
tom with the press association here
after, there is going to be more riv-
airy for its presidency than hereto
fore.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
SURE! NUFF BARGAINS

(a) lOO-acre tract, choice Location
comprising 10 acres budded grove
years old; 70 ares more cultivated
~ acres fine round timber; good five
room house. Price $4,000. Som
terms.
(b) Two brick stores, best street i
town, price $4,000, with terms; o
VIII exchange for gooI bearing grove
(c) II acres young budden grove
well located, for quick sale at $4,000
I'D Bargain in homes, prices rang
ing from $1,5O0 to $4,000.
W. FISKE JOHNSON,
Suite 5, Elliston Building.
1872
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
GIRLS AND THEIR MANNERS

Daytona Journal: The Wall Street
Women's Club, says the Pictorial Re-
view, which is composed Of serious
minded business women Of New York
Citys financial district, has decided
to take in hand their little sisters in
business and teach them office man
ners."
The idea seems to be that these old
er women, successful and well-man-
nered, should speak wherever thew
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
A kind-hearted paper drummer q

A kind-hearted paper drummer Of
fcred us very small supply of news
paper today al $3.50 hundred
pounds, delivered. As we bought news
paper only two years or little more
ago at $2.40 hundred, one will un.
derstand why publications all over
the country are suspending. And not
paper alone, but every other item that
enters into newspaper production has
been numerically boosted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

. One need not wait for a general
movement or for legal authority to
help make Lakeland beautiful. Clean
Up the trash, cut the weeds, hit your
parkway lick, plant a flower or so.
Il everybody does this we'll have a
mighty lovely city. If nobody does
it but you, at least you will have done
your part.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
ON THE OUIJA LINE


American Legion Weekly: Breath
lessly the spiritualistically inclined
lady bent over the ouija spelling out
the communications from her depart
ed spouse.
John, are you happy there?" she
asked.
Eyes, dear
"Ahe you happier than you were
on. earth?'
Eyes. dear"
"Ah," she breathed. Heaven must
be wonderful place"
II guess so, but I'm not there"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

The Clifton-Moore comedy contir-
4ues to hold the boards, with plenty Of
action, and the public as an interested
spectator. Supt. Moore sits tighE and
appears to he undisturbed by Gait
calls. .4x
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
HOGS FOR SALE

Gifts, both bred and open; also
sows, sirad by registered Duroc, Or.
ion Cherry, King stocA. All were In.
spected and immunized by State Vet.
Urinary.
Prices $50 to $50
s: A. SYLVESTER,
lSo2 Hollingsworth Dist.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
WANTED-Large ice box; also 81
ondhand store scales. Apply ].
Knowles. corner Parker and Ke
lucky. IL

FOR SALE-Good. gentle, farm hors
new spring hack; cheap. app
J. F. Knowles, corner Parker al
Kentucky. ISL
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
REPUBLICANS

All white persons who want the
Republican candidates for President
and Vice President elected are urged
to meet ~ the City Hall. Lakeland, on
Tuesday night, July 9Th, al $3.50
o'clock. All come and let us organize
"shC NuR' Republican club.
5000 COMMITTEE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

666 has proven it will cure Malaria,
Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever.
Colds and LaGrippe. 1t kills the
germs that cause the fever. Fine
Tonic. 1918
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
THE LAKELAND NEWS
mEmsEs Or 1ns AssocIArrp pirss

The Associated rfess 4 exclusively
entitled to the use for republication Of
All news dispatches credited 70 Il d no4
otherwise credited In this papee and
also the local news published thsrSin.
Al rights Of republication a spsoisl
dispstches herein are alss rsssrvol
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
KILN
FOR DRINKING FOR COOKING
FOR YOUR BABY
Phone 292 Blue 3Or S. Iowa Ave.

FOR RENT-5 room furnished cot
tage. No children. Apply 2O4 Lake
Morton Drive. Phone $50. 1882
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

Rub-My-Tism is a powerful anti
septic: 1t kills the poison caused from
Infected cuts, cures old sores. letter
etc. 1919
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

dresses made of banana skins wer
displayed at a recent exhibition i
London.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

FRESH CAR MELONS RECEIVED
L. E. Ellis has fresh car of sure
nuff good melons, shipped Saturday
from Georgia, Get one before they are
all gone. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28
HIGH GRADE REAL ESTATE

See our list OF houses, grove. .,s
Farms. ORANGE BELT REALTY c soo
EST 1905. Lakeland, Fla. 10.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-28

Sign in a restaurant: use less
sugar and stir like hell. We don't
mind the noise. "-Capper's Weekly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-14

of the smock make happy ending
for this brief story. A narrow ribbon
girdle with ends might replace the
plain belt, if any little girl should ex-
press a longing for an old favOrite Of
this kind.
There are some pretty party dresses
In which under bodices and sleeves
Of net are revealed by slips of crepe
DECLINE thai have only suspenders
of the silk over the shoulders. These
have narrow belts Of the silk and the
net depends upon tucks and puffs for
adOrnment. Sleeves are elbow length
or a little shorter. On crepe-de-chine
and georgette frocks we are almost
sure to find shocking and we shall
not look far without running across
the finest white and colOred organ
dies in the most alluring of gay
dresses. One of the prettiest ways
in which organdy was ever used ap-
pears this season in dresses Of gay
fine cottons, in pink, blue or yellow,
having the short bodice yelled with
organdy, organdy girdie and sash with
wide bow, and narrow border of 1t
at the bottom Of the skirt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-14

THERE are party dresses and
l. party dresses; some of them Of
taffeta silk, some of georgette crepe
and many Of sheer white materials,
for little maids from six to twelve.
Crisp taffeta is always pretty and it
helps out when angles are sharp
or colors more becoming than white.
Everyone can wear georgette and
nearly everyone looks well In voile
or net, especially when they veil a
favOrite color in a silk slip.
The party frOck pictured here hap
pens to be of white net, but it would
be just as dainty in wolfe or georgette.
There is not much to say Of it that is
not told by a glance 1T the picture,
it is so simply designed. That is the
greatest of virtues in this seasons
styles, however, and is a good begin
ming for any frOck. There are rows
of beautifully precise tucks above the
hem in the skirt and the bodice is
merely frivolous and glorifed
smock with pointed skirt and short
sleeves. Little frills Of net at the
neck and sleeves and on the bottom
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-02-14
MANY USES FOR QUICKSILVER
Semi-Precious Metal, Much in Demand,
Is Becoming Scarce-Sometimes
Employed as Drug.

Quicksilver is one of the semi-pre-
cious metals, and is gradually becom-
ing scarce The metal is noted for it's
many uses, besides the familiar one
In the thermometer. It's tendency to
unite with gold into an amalgam
causes It's chief use. The mercury is
spread over copper plate over which
the gold ore is washed. The gold from
its weight comes in contact with the
plate and is promptly amalgamated
with the quicksilver, from which it is
separated by heat.
Quicksilver is also known for it's
use as medicine when rubbed to a
fine, globular powder with rose wa
ter, under the name of blue mass.
Among the chemical compounds Of
quicksilver is bichloride of mercury
made by heating a mixture Of mer-
curic sulphate and common salt. This
Is sometimes taken as poison and
results In painful and lengthy suffer
Ing and In death. Quicksilver is also
very essential to the manufacture Of
high-class mirrors.