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

she had ever been. This may be
a fact which seems relativelysun-
important when it is remember
ed how small Denmark is, and
how immense America is.
And yet. no great power can
afford TO overlook the cultural
and commercial Importance of
small country. Society, as we
know it nowadays, is built upon
a stratum of mutual friendship
and mutual understanding which
is not-or should not be-in the
least influenced by the size of
the country or its population.
America has no stauncher
friends than the Danes, and in
no nation has America inspired
greater hope than in the Danish.
The people here are agreed that
some day. a few centuries or so
hence. when the Old World will
commit suicide in a fit of stag
nation and stupidity. America
will arise triumphant in the re-
splendent rays of a rising sun as
the home of a new and healthier
civilization.
To discover this confidence
and you hear it from high and
low, from the aristocracy as well
as from the bourgeoisie- in it.
self sufficient reward for the
vicissitudes of present-day ira
vels outside the United States.
Copyright 1920 by American Feature Syndicate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

lately some disappointment has
been expressed here because OF
Americas hardness in ratlfylng
the peace treaty with Germany.
The delay undoubtedly means
much to America it also means
a great deal to Denmark. now so
dependent upon America for a
number of her raw materials.
Also. it seems to some leading
men and newspapers here Amer
lea has receded apparently. at
least from the exalted attitude
which she assumed three years
ago. There is not now exactly the
same confidence in American
idealism as was noticeable be-
fore, nor does the mere mention
of President Wilson's name
arouse that degree Of enthusiasm
it did for instance. a year or so
ago
But the fact remains that
wherever you happen to jump
into a discussion of the war and
its final outcome. you inevitably
hear the remark:
"The Allies might have won
the war some tlme-WlthOut
American aid. but the boys from
over there fastened the end OF
the conflict anywhere from two
to three years.
Expecting Much of L. :.
Altogether it may be truthful
ly said that the war has brought
America closer to Denmark than
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

Copyright 1920 by American Feature Syndicate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
Give THE FARM
LOAN SYSTEM
FAIR CHANCE
Dean Coulter Of West Virginia
Agricultural College Opposes
Changes in Farm Loan Act.
FARM MORTGAGE BONDS SAFE
Experience Of Germany With joint
Stock Land Banks Bonds Is Re-
assuring to American invest
inc Public.

"Give the farm loan system. In Its
present form, u chance. | worked for
II for years before 1t was enacted Ii
has not had Il chance To fully develop
on account of the short time it has
been in operation and on account Of
war conditions. Leave the system
alone long enough for IL to prove its
worth"
This was the appeal made by John
l.. Coulter dean Of the West Virginia
Agricultural college, to the Unitet
States senate committee on banking
and currency.
There was pending bill, commonly
known as the Smoot bill, which. II
passed. would make farm mortgage
bonds subject to the income tax. This
tax on the bonds would result I'm al
Increase In the interest rate on farm
loans and also would drive the joint
stock land banks out of business.
Wants Both Types Of Banks.
Dean Coulter believes there is
distinct service for the Joint stock lanu
banks To perform and distinct serv.
ice for the federal land banks to per
form. lie believes that the bonds o,
both banks should be exempt fro,s
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

taxation. In "A letter to the senate
committee he said:
1T will he n grievous blunder to re.
peal the taN-eNemption clause rs APP
piled to either the Joint stock or the
federal land banks and Ii would be
serious blow to the system to drive
either type of these land banks out of
business. The two types of banks are
demanded by the investing public and
are demanded also by the borrowing
public
When the original act WAS passing
through its various stages in congress.
we fully investigated the Viewpoint of
the investors. We found that many
who are interested in farm mortgA ses
or loans on farm lands said: We
would prefer the bonds of the federal
land banks because They would repre-
sent the joint or cooperative liahili-
ties of scores of small farmers. and
they are, after all, the backbone of the
nation. When they fail we are all
lost We found about an equal NUM-
her who insisted: We want bonds is
sued by joint stock banks with douhl.
liabilities, with limited right To issue
bonds (only IL times their stock conf
pared with - times for the otherl ana
with bonds based upon farms Of ind-
vidual. large-scale farmers wher,
brain superli>es Drawn
Farm Bonds Safe Investment.
1T was clear To us that there were
two classes of farmers to serve, those
who wanted IL form associations. an,
those who wanted To 20 IL alone
The two CLASSES of farmers and the
Two classes of investors and therefore
two sources of funds for the develop
ment of agriculture. all looked toward
more food for our great urban centers
which Ii ii would not mean lower
prices, would at least mean that prices
would not 70 SO high as otherwise
would be the ease
You may be interested as 10 the
| situation in foreign countries during
| the war Even in Germany during the
war. the two types of banks Uhe Join,
| stock and the cooperative hauksl con
| tinued 10 thrive side by side | an
| told that the bonds OF the stock bank.
sold better than government boudS
while the cooperative land bank,
| Qandschaftenl bought large blocks a
government bonds. In other words
governments may come and go, ma!
rise and fall and change form, anS
government securities may he accepted
claimed. huf bonds based upon farm
mortgages are as good as the land II
self. which is as enduring as the worlt
and more permanent than life Itself"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

And still it is quite safe for
the millionaire to wear overalls.
There's always a line of distinc-
ton between the crease and the
grease.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

A nut once said that a man
could get rich by attending
strictly to his own business.
His own business. we presume,
would consist of anncXlng the
other fellows business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27

Earth holds many blessings
for you, but it is not hunting
YOU with a brass band and del
egation of orators. Get out and
hustle.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
WHAT THE DANES THINK
or AMERICA
Copenhagen. April q

your correspondent Was SilllilS
in the famous Cafe National. in
the heart of the Danish capital,
awaiting bulletins from all parts
Of the city and the country. The
establishment is very much like
a frst-clasS New York cafe in the
days before the era of American
prohibition, even in regard to
size.
Seated in a balcony was an ex-
cellent string orchestra which
diverted the, immense crowd
with all kinds Of fascinating
music. and it was noticeable that
about Is per cent of the program
was purely American; once you
heard It'll We Meet Again. >
then Mickey. then some stir
ring Sousa march, and then a med
ley Of old plantation songs. and
the vivacitv with which some Of
the selections were given even
out-Americanized the American
composers of the works.
Or when you walked down
Vesterbrogade. you were invol-
unfairly forced to halt every
once in awhile because you heard
drearv street organ grind out
Keep the Home Fires Burning
"Over There. 1.-THE Missouri
Waltz etc. SO, with just a little
effort on the part of your ina
gination YOU could visualize
scenes in some big American
city.
Respect for L. :. 4.
These are little things that
tell a long. long story. And
there are many other details
that elaborate upon the picture
of America in Denmark. You
see American articles in practi-
cally all the store windows.
some of them even advertised in
English. American moving pic
ture plays are on the programs
of all the Telegraph theaters"
and the public discusses the rela-
tive merits and the private af-
fairs of Douglas Fairbanks, Mary
Pickford and Charlie Chaplin as
interestedlv here as anywhere in
America.
In the bookstore windows
TRANSACTIONS of American novels
and social works occasionally are
predomlnating. and very often
the books are sold i'm their origi-
nal language. In several of the
newspaper kiosks YOU can buy
copies Of the leading American
newspapers at rather fancy
prices. however
While German and French
automobiles still are IN the lead
here. YOU see a number of vel
known American manufactures
and all agricultural implements
and machinery advertised or
nearly all-are made in L. S. A.
All of these. and many other
details tell the story Of Danish
respect for America and Ameri
can enterprise. They also tel
the story of Denmark discover,
OF America, as IT were.
Views in Former Days.
II is not So many wears az,
that every gigantic and sensa
tional lie launched in the press o
on the stock exchange was i'm
mediately dubbed "American
Everything grotesQue wa
| thought to come from America
and for that reason It was com
paratively easy to draw the con
clusion that every thing i,
America was grotesQue.
School knowledge of Amerlc
WAS largely matter of surface
pupils were told about the out
standing features of the countr
in a geographical respect. hear
about the Hudson river. ten o
twelve large American cities. tn
Rocky Mountains. the Chicag
worlds fair and Edison In m
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
WHAT NEW EUROPE
THINKS OF AMERICA
(By G.. S. STRANDVOLD)

States Is IN Denmark a subject
which requires systematic study,
and with the new tendency to
describe a nation on the basis of
the traits and characteristics of
the people. much emphasis is
placed on what is now called the
psychology of the peoples.
Other Sources Of Impressions.
Whatever impressions the
child receives in school are, of
course, soon supplemented
through other channels. Letters
from emigrated relatives and
friends are important in this
connection, and it is a notewor-
thy fact that most Of these let
tiers laud American conditions.
Emigrants do not write back
home unless they meet with sue
cess in America If they are dis
appointed or make a failure of
their career in the New World.
they do not write letters. They
prefer to suffer in silence. and
only some day when their sun
arises once more they gather
courage to tell about it. This
never broken chain of optimistic
letters from America to Den
mark is one Of the strongest fac
tors in formulating opinions of
the United States here.
What Newspapers Said.
Information about America
through newspapers was former
ly rather perverted. The press
stressed only the sensational
features of American life ard
manners. and at one time-not
SO very long ago-it was. in all
truth. possible to imagine that
the United States was country
chiefly populated by pistol-car-
rying Indians. train robbers and
Chinatown feudists. and that the
most typical feature of American
literature was that created by
the Nick Carter school.
But change set in. 1t can be
traced pretty accurately back to
the Spanish American war when
the United States found a first
opportunity to assert itself in
such a way as to make impress
sion upon the world in general.
True. the American attitude was
misunderstood in many quarters,
| for it was said and believed that
Uncle Sam had become imperia-
listic and was looking for con
quest in the traditional and APP.
proved Old World style. Soon
however. the truth. as all Amer.
lean knew it then was disclosed
to the Danish people.
Influence Of One Man.
While Theodore Roosevelt was
president of the United States he
appointed DR.. Maurice Francis
Egan minister to Denmark
During the ten years or more ir
which this diplomat represented
America at Copenhagen he die
more real missionary work fol
America than any other indivi
dual has succeeded in doing not
only because he was a whole
hearted American and perfec'
gentleman and scholar. but ais,
because he became immensel,
popular in this country.
But the period of real enthu
siaSm for America began whe,
that country turned the tide o
the world war. Americas en-
trance upon the arena of the con
, flict was greeted with much mis-
giving here: it was feared tina
America new attitude woul,
create complications for Den
mark. and might even plung
this little country into disas
trous war.
Soon, however. it was seel
that America meant business an,
/. was capable of taking care o
| herself as we'll as Of som
, others and the hiuh ideals an
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
L. G. Petersen
Candidate
for Reelection to the Office OF
State
Representative
From Pine County

56th Legislative District
Having served one term in
the lower house of the State
Legislature feel that | am
better qualified to serve a sec
ond term and shall be thank
full for any support you may
give my candidacy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-27
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Prepared and published by l.. e. Petersen.
Askov Mimi in his behalf, and for whtch
$40 ia to be paid for publication up to ee 't,en.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
RESIDENTS OF EAST SIDE ARE
 PROTESTING
Score Administration Eeav- fly For Not Removing
 Snow.

Residents of the East Side object to being regarded by the city admins tration in the matter of snow remoy al, as though they were not entitled to any consideration.
 One prominent East Slider said this morning that during former adminis- trations when an attempt was made to clear snow from the streets, the East Side was taken care of as we'll as other sections of the city. But nothing is being done by the present administration to remove the snow that blocks travel and interferes with business on East Main street between Stratford avenue and the railroad.
 The trolley company in clearing their tracks have thrown up piles of snow all along the roadway in front of the stores on this street and the merchants are unable to have teams drive up in front of their stores.
 we on the East Side pay taxes as well as the merchants in the center of the city and something should be done immediately towards clearing away the snow" he said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
RESOLUTION DIRECTS BOARD
 TO KEEP SHIPS
Concurrent Resolution h. troduced In Senate
 Today.

Washington, Feb. 1S.---A concurren, resolution directing the Shipping Board to sell the 30 former German liners which the board plans to dis pose of at public auction here Monday except through regular public bidding after three months advertising, and then only if proper offers are received was introduced today by Senator Ashurst, Dem ocrat, Arizona
 The resolution was offered in the midst of a debate on the sale of the ships, Senator Ashurst declared tha. it was & fact that the shipping board and the emergency fleet cor poration intended to sell the vessels to the International Mercantile Ma rine for s28,0o0,0oO. He said the vessels had 9. pre-war value of s154.- 100000 and & present value of $500. o00,oo0.
 Chairman Jones, of the commerce. committee, previously had told the Senate that he had no idea that a story that the ships were to be sold to the International Mercantile Ma rfne under a secret understa ndinx between the board and British inter- eStS was true.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
ID FIGHT. RAISE IN
 TAX RATE.
Manufacturers to Meet and Discuss Pro-
 ceedure.
BUSINESS HOUSES
 TO JOIN THEM

Bridgeport's prominent man. ufacturers, some 40 in number, will meet today to discuss the methods of taking up the ques- ton of increased taxation with the city. The session will set tie whether the manufacturers will deal with the city individ- ually through legal represen- tatives or collectively. It is ex- peeted that large business houses of the city will join the manufacturers in their fight.
 A hurried canvass of the manufac- turers this morning gives every indi- cation that the representative of To- cal industry will fight to protect, what one executive terms, "a strike at the very heart of our bushes If the city fails to make an equitable ad- justment of the matter, it is practi- cally certain that other industries may follow the example of the Remington Yost company in leaving the city.
 The question of Bridgeport's sky ward leap in taxation was recently given much prominence at a banquet of the Baltimore Chamber of Com merec tendered to Francis s. Whitten, president of the Columbia Grapho. phone company.
 What MT. Whitten said to sta.rtle his audience was that the difference between Baltimore's tax rate and that of competitor cities is so heavily tr Baltim ores favor that under the pres ent rate his concern in Bridgeport would save enough taxes to pay two thirds of the cost of its plant in Bal
 timore in 20 years. The $3,763,22t plant in this city is taxed for $S2, ,414 The same plant in Baltimore, a city of 100000 people, would pay a tax o1 only S25,662. The difference being due to tax exemptions allowed in the latter city.
 City officials assumed the usua reticent attitude concerning the mat ter. Tax Commissioner Connor bar ricaded himself securely within hi (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
48 TONS LYING IN FREIGHT HOUSE FOR
 MORE THAN A WEEK
This despite the Fact That a Shortage Has Been Loudly Pro- claimed Figur e Freight or Storage Charges Will Be Offset by High Price to Pub lie.

Despite the alleged shortage of sugar in this city for some time and despite the fact that almost all of the dealers in the city insist that it is still hard to get, it was discovered today that about 48 tons of sugar have been lying in the freight station for more than a week, lying there so long in fact that more than $75 storage has been paid on it.
 The Za1inger trucking company Is today transferring the sugar. which is reported to be owned by New Haven or Hartford concern, but the trucking company refused to state who owned the sugar or to whom 1t was consigned.
 It is understood that the sugar is brought here from various points, stored here for a while and then sold to stores and restaurants in the city.
 In llne with similar reports 1t was stated from reliable sources today that the latter part of last year when the shortage in sugar was about at its height, sugar sent to Bridgeport was trans-shipped back to New York and other points and kept in transit until after the first of the year when a higher price could be asked for 1t.
 This practice of keeping sugar tr transit for several days or a week oI two was cdtnmon in December 1t is stated, the wholesalers and other
 dealers estimating that their loss ir freight or storage charges would be | more than offset by the increased price they would then be allowed to 1 charge for the sugar when govern ment control ceased.
 Sugar at that time was bought al 1 about II cents universally in this I GContinued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
HUSBAND WAS TOO DEVOTED
 TO BASEBALL "Connie" Mack Finally Located Firing
 Spouse.

That her husband was such an en- thusiastic baseball fan that he toured the country to watch big league teams play was the contention of Mildred Cohn of Noroton who obtained a di- vorce this morning from Edwin E.. Cohn of New York. The young wife said that after her husband deserted her on November 18, 1916, she thought the only way she could trace him would be by writing to various big league managers with whom Cohn was acquainted. She wrote to Man ager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia American league club and he in- formed her that Cohn was in the Quaker City.
 The wife said Cohn did little to- ward her support after their mar riage in 1912. He refused to give her money to pay for her room in a New York hotel and her trunk was seized by the management His idea of a joke was to extend money to- ward his wife and then snatch it away when she tried to take it.
 After the trouble in New York Mrs. Cohn moved to Noroton. She had to work to support herself and three children. She said she could not find out much about her hus- bands business except his vague re- mark that he was ''in Wall street."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
2,OOO ATTEND LAST CONVENTION OF ASSOCIATION League of Women Voters to
 Succeed Suffrage
 Organization.

Chicago, Feb. 13.---The fffty-first annual and final convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association opened here today with coco delegates in attendance. The first meeting turned chiefly to a eel, e5ration of the expected early victory of equal suffrage for women.
 \ congress of the League of Woman Voters which suffrage leaders expect will absorb the suffrage association, began yesterday, to continue through next Wednesday. Its initial meeting developed sharp differences of opinion among Republican and Democratic 2 women and political observers today were interestedly awaiting develop ments which suffrage leaders them selves said would indicate whether women of widely divergent political opinions could establish and maintain non-partisan political organization. The purpose of the League of Women Voters, as announced, Is to shape leg isiation to the interests of women.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
NICHOLS STARTS ANOTHER SUIT
 FOR DAMAGES
Brings Action Against L. M. Lund For
 $15,OO0

Andrew P. Nichols, the local i'm ventor, whose charges caused the ar rest few days ago of four lawyers on a conspiracy count, brought g $1 5, 900 action in the Superior Cour this morning against Louis M Luna of this city, the Bridgeport Machine & Tool Co.,, and the Bridgeport Co. Papers are returnable to the March term of court
 Nichols claims damages for the al- legged failure of the defendants ta carry out ar agreement with him for the sale of his patent rights in an electric water heater. The agree ment was made October 10, 1919 and by its terms Nichols was to receivad 27 1-2 cents on each heater nnau1l- factured by the Bridgeport Go. Ii was agreed that he should receive minimum royalty of $50 a week for the first year and $100 a week for the next nine years after that He was also to receive $10,000 in cash.
 It was regarding this latter sum that the conspiracy charges against the lawyers arose. Nichols claims te did not receive this money but Bridgeport Co. declares he can have the money when he fully performs his contract
 For his part of the agreement Nichols agreed to notify the Bridge port Co. if he invented any other heater and he agreed to turn over certain stock certificates. Lund 1 agreed to withdraw legal proceedings | over & note for s6,5o0 which he claimed Nichols gave him. The de- l fendants deny they broke the agree ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-13
ASK ROOT TO BE A MEhibER OF COMMITTEE Will Make Plans For Inter
 national Court of
 Justice.

London, Feb. 13-Elihu Root was one of the names upon a list of dis tinguished men from various coun- tries who have been invited to be- come members of the committee to prepare plans for the constitution of permanent court of international justice, which was announced at this mornings session of the council of the League of Nations.
 A. J. Balfour, who Is presiding over the council sessions, said:
 Maybe, for one reason or another, MT. Root may not deem it desirable to accept the council s invitation The council hopes Mir. Root will always remember that he will be welcome at whatever stage of our sittings he may be privileged to accept, to add to our deliberations the great weight of his learning and name"