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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-21

Paris. Sept. 21.-One thousand per-
sons are reported 10 have been killed
and several thousand others injured
at OpDau, near Frankentaa'. in the
Rhine Palatinate, through exp. hons
in a chemical products plant. accord.
ing to Mayence message 10 the Ha.
vas Agency received here today.
The town Of Oppau Itself was entire.
" destroyed by the explosions. me
advices state.
The force Of the shocks were fet
for distance of nearly IS mile,
around. In Mannheim one person was
killed and about fifty injured.
The cause Of the catastrophe Is not
known.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

of its earnings into a reserve
fund.
Records compiled by the state
railroad and warehouse commits
sion and the bureau of markets
show that in it's first four weeks
Of business, the farmer-owned
company handled 1854 head of
livestock while its nearest COM
petitor handled 1927 head. Conn
panies doing the next largest
business in this period handled
1910 and 1924 and S,S12 head
respectively.
One of the most important SER
vices furnished by the new or
ganization, according to farm
bureau officers, is the transfer of
stockers and feeders direct from
farmer to farmer at minimum
cost. In four weeks, the firm
shipped So carloads of stockers
and feeders.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

THE tidal wave which swept down
i the Republicans in the congress
sional elections Of 1874 still was run.
ming SO strongly In the campaign OF
1876 that Rutherford b. Hayes himself
never was confident Of his success
Nor was the country surprised to read
In the headlines the morning after cleo.
ton that Tilden, the Democratic candi-
date, had won the race.
The Republican national headquar.
tiers In New York city shut up shop
early election night, and the Repub-
lican campaign managers went to bed
resigned to defeat.
Tilden was elected on the face of
the returns. with 2O3 electoral votes
to 100 for Hayes, and had also a
plurality of 100000 in the popular vote.
His election indeed rested on the same
basis as Cleveland's In 1884 and vii.
sons In 1915. But in 1876 the Repub.
licians had not yet acquiesced In the
suppression Of the negro vote in the
South. And II the negroes had not
been persuaded" by various means
from going to the polls, Tilden could
not have been elected.
Both the Republicans and the Dem,
ocrats claimed to have carried Louisi-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
FIGHT FIRE WITH GUNS

The Star Gazette at Moose
Lake, in commenting on soldiers
fighting the recent forest fires,
writes as follows:
A recent article in the st. Paul
Dispatch tells us about the State
Of Minnesota having to dig up
something like $4,000, which is
the cost of importing tin, SOL
diers" into the White Pine-Solana
fire district last week. This is a
goodly sum, brother, for the tax
payer to shell out, and as far as
we can ascertain, these khaki
clad, gat-toting, semi-military ap-
pearing geeks are about as much
entitled to this amount of money
for salary as the writer hereof
for spending a weeks vacation
this summer up on the North
shore.
They came up here with guns
to fight raging forest fire, when
what they should have had was
shovels and few other good old
Irish tools. Perhaps they needed
guns to protect themselves from
the onslaught of big-pronged
bucks that roam the country at
will. We do not know the reason
why they carried the big things,
but we do know that they were
worthless in a case of this kind.
One of the so-called soldiers
was patronizing a local tonsorial
parlor, getting his alfalfa pulled
and in the course of conversation
the razor-weilder asked him what
he had been doing. Fighting
forest fires,' he replied. What
with" asked the agony-maker
MY hands, replied he of the
military bearing. Lets see them
hands" said the barber, land I'll
tell you whether or not you have
been working" But the Teller
with the gun only grinned.
1t is not stretching the truth a
bit. when we tell you that any
ten farmers Of this locality, pro-
vided with a shovel and a good
club. would have done more to
check the fire menace than any
fifteen or twenty individual state
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
A NEW EPOCH


SSuE serves his party best whs
IL serves his country best"
With those watchwords Hayes had
sacrificed himself and his administra.
ton to reunite North and South, to
cleanse the civil service and to regen-
crate the Republican party. So qui-
city, SO coldly, SO automatically did
he go about all those great objects
that he remained to the end of his
term one Of the most misunderstood
most underestimate presidents, the
Republican leaders hating him as an
apostate and the Democrats despis-
ing him as a fraud.
He selected one Of the most dis
tinguished cabinets In history. But
he did 1t without consulting party
lenders or considering the claims Of
factions. and the offended senate
threatened and muttered Cor nearly
a week before 1t confirmed the nomi-
nations. To the disgust Of practical
politicians" he threw away" a high
class foreign mission on man like
James Russell Lowell, "a dashed lit
erary feller." as Senator Cameron
said, and he enraged Roscoe Conk-
ling by flinging the political machine
Of the imperious senator out Of the
federal offices In New York city. He
would also have made start toward
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
FARMER FIRM GETS DOUBLE
TRADE OF NEAREST RIVAL
Cooperative Commission Com
pamy Handles $1,000 Head in
First Four Weeks.

South St. Paul, Sept. 2l.-Mar-
keting twice the quantity of live
stock handled by any other com.
mission firm here, the Central Co
operative Commission association
has conducted its first four weeks
of business at a cost As percent
less than current charges, accord
ing to w: A. McKerrow, general
manager.
The cooperative selling agency
backed by the Minnesota Farm
Bureau federation, is charging
commission rates Is percent be.
low prevailing rates, he said, and
has been able to pay 90 percent
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

troops. The motor corps, with
their big trucks hauling in
freight and supplies to sufferers
in the devastated district, work
ed faithfully and we'll and to
them Should 60 what credit is ex-
tended. But these side arm"
soldiers with gun as big as a
sewer were the joke, and the
State of Minnesota (you and /,
the tax-payers) is forced to pay
them good money to enjoy a va
cation up here in the north coun-
try. They should have paid the
State for the outing.
We do not mean to SHOW up
State Forester Cox, because he is
embarrassed enough by the State
as it is. and furthermore we don't
think he had anything to do with
| the migration of soldiers to this
neck of the woods. Cox's outfit
is the best in the world, but it
does seem that the State of Min
nesota could get little better
fire protection up here. This
country does not need soldiers
what it needs is enough money to
carry on State Forester Cox S
work. When the Legislature
votes that, we will be a whole lot
safer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

the removal Of the civil service from
politics and spoils-mongering had not
both parties combined In congress to
thwart his every effort in that direc-
ton.
Hayes boldest challenge to the
Republican politicians was his ahan-
donment of their 12-year struggle to
reconstruct the Southern states from
Washington. Ever since congress
had seized from Llncoln's lifeless
hand the control OF reconstruction,
the entire proceeding had been a
tragic failure.
Hayes came to the presidency in
the depths Of an industrial prostra-
ton when wandering bands Of
tramps threnged the highways Of the
land. and soon the first great railway
strike paralyxed transportation be-
tween the Atlantic and the Missis-
sippi. In response to the popular cry
for more money" both parties in
congress were for repeating or modi.
flying the resumption act and for In
fiating the currency with greenbacks
ON silver coinage. The president
firmly resisted such surrender. Had
not his veto Of the silver bill been
Ovefridden he would have saved the
country from taking the first step on
the road that led II 10 the brink OF
free silver In 1906
All this independence cost Hayes
the support Of the political time serv.
ers and the applause Of the partisan
press. These united In denouncing
and ridiculing him as a renegade In
politics and as q sniveling hypocrite
In private life
The White House ''went dry" FOR
the first time under the Hayes, and
the president was held up to con.
tempt as a man too stingy to stand
treat and too weak to resist a domi.
neering wife.
Hayes found the North and South
divided and he left them more nearly
reunited than they had been In a
generation. He found the national
currency paper and he left it gold
and silver He found the prosperity
Of the country Mt dead low tide and
he left 1t Mt high tide.
1t fell to Hayes to ring down the
curtain on the epoch OF the Civil
war and to usher In another epoch
The voices Of the past cried Out
against him, but In his complete ne
tirement from politics he lived to hear
the voices Of the new time give q
more favorable and more just yer
dict on his administration.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

Sealed proposals will he received at
the office of the County Auditor OF
Pine County. at Pine City. Mimi. un-
til the hour of one o'clock p. M, the
18TH day of September. 1921. for the
furnishing of all electric light fixtures
for the County Home. two and one
haif miles east of Hinckley, Mimi.
All PROPOSALS to be in strict accord
ance with the schedules and specifica :
tions. as prepared by Frederick a.
Schweiger. architect. Moose Lake
MINI.
All proposals to he accompanied by
a certified check for ten per cent 40
per cent? of the total amount OF bid.
made payable to Frank Pofrel County
Treasurer.
Copies OF the schedules and specifica-
tions may be obtained from the archi-
tect at Moose Lake, Mimi: also at the
office of the County Auditor, Pine
City. Mimi.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
ANDREW =. EDlN
County Auditor.
(Sept. 15-2g)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

Read the Ads.-It PAYS.
American Want Ads Pay.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

ana, South Carolina and Florida. and
from those states two sets Of returns
were sent to Washington. Who should
decide between them? The Constitu-
ton provides merely that the president
Of the senate shall. in the presence Of
the senate and house.. open the certi-
ticates, land the votes shall then be
counted"
But when there are two sets of
votes, who shall say which shall be
counted? 1.-THE president Of the SEN
ate" answered the Republicans be-
cause the president of the senate was
a Republican. THE two houses" said
the Democrats. because one Of the
houses was Democratic.
Compromise was necessary to save
the government from chaos and the
country from another Civil war. The
bitter dispute was left to Is men, one
third Of whom were senators and an.
other third were representatives,
equally divided between the parties.
To guarantee calm. judicial decision
the remaining third were justices Of
the Supreme court.
Nevertheless. the commission pro-
ceeded to decide every essential ques-
ton In favor Of Hayes by a strict party
vote OF 8 to Z. Alas. the partisan
zeal Of that feverish hour burned Just
as fercely beneath the gowns Of the
justices as under the frock coats of
The legislators.
The Judgment Of the commission
was without force In law until adopted
by the two opposing houses. and some
disappointed Democrats in the house
baked at ratifying the decision against
Tlten. But representatives Of Hayes
whispered to certain southern Demo
Gratis in q secret conference at Worm
ley's hotel that II they would let the
Republicans have the presidency. the
Republican president would let them
have their. own state governments The
bargain having been struck. II was
kept. After a turbulent night session
II the house the result Of the election
was declared at four o'clock In the
morning Of March ?. 1877, just IS hours
before the Inauguration.
For three months Hayes himself had
>een alternating from day 10 day be-
ween expectation If success and de
eat. Even when he started for Wash.
ngtcn on March he was still 50 un-
ertain that he frankly told the PEG.
lie Of Columbus in his parting speech
lat he might he back with them and
the governors chair agsin in less
] IAN Z week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
SAYS ERIN MUST
| OWN ALLEGIANCE j
British Prime Minister Bars Irish
Delegates as Representing
an Independent State.
|hALTS FREEDOM TALK
Lloyd George Firm Against Meeting
| Sovereign Power" oslseatss-
Telegram Gives Slim Felnsrs
Chance TO Alter Stand.

London Premier Lloyd George
added another to the brisk fire OF tele.
grams between Dublin and Gairlcch,
which leaves Eamonn DE valera's
search for q formula enabling him to
accept the invitation to conference
still unsatisfied.
In his message to the Irish republi
can leader. the British prime minister
remains Arm In refusing to meet the
Irish delegates ~ representing an In.
dependent and sovereign state and de.
clares that unless that section OF MIR.
De valera's recent letter insisting
upon the delegates acting as represen.
tatives OF IN independent Ireland. was
withdrawn, conference between the
members Of the cabinet and the Slim
Fein plenip0tentiaries would be i'm.
possible.
Opening 10 indicated.
Notwithstanding the firm tone Of
Mr.. Lloyd Georges telegram. It IL In.
terpreted ~ displaying solicitude to
furnish Mr.. De Valera favorable
opening for abandoning his present At
titude.
The text Of the telegram follows:
II have received your telegram and
observe II does not modify the claim
that your delegates should meet us as
representatives OF a sovereign and In.
dependent state.
you made no such condition In ad.
vance when you came to see me In
July. invited you then to- meet me,
In the words OF my letter. as the
chosen leader OF the great majority In
southern ireland. and you accepted the
Invitation.
Allegiance to Throne.
From the very outset OF our con.
versation told you that we looked tc
Ireland to own allegiance to the
throne, and to make her future IA q
member OF the British commonwealth
That was the basis of our proposals
and we cannot alter II.
"The status you now claim In ad-
vance for your delegates Is in effect a
reputation OF that basis. am pre-
pared to meet your delegates. as met
you In July. In the capacity Of the
chosen spokesman for your people tc
discuss the association Of ireland with
the British commonwealth.
my colleagues and | cannot meet
them rs representatives OF sovereign
and independent state without dis
loyalty on our part to the throne and
the empire. ] must therefore repeat
that unless the second paragraph OF
the letter OF the twelfth is withdrawn
conference between us is impos
sible.''
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
TO COMBAT kU KLUx KHAN
Former illinois Governor Calls Masked
ORGANIZATION q Menace.

Chicago--An organization TO pro,
mote harmony and good feeling be
tween all classes. races and religions
in America was announced In the pro-
cess Ut formation here with Edward
+. Dunno, former governor OF Illinois.
at It's head The society will be
known as the National Unity council
and its organizers intend ultimately to
spread II to every section Of the coun.
try, according to MIR, Dunno.
One OF the prime motives behind the
organization, organizers said. was ia
combat the Klu Klux Khan and organ
ization OF councils will be pushed par.
ticularly where the Khan has obtained
q foothold
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
SCHOONER REPORTED LOST
50 Passengers Aboard Ship Believed q
Have Went Down In Hurricane.

Bridget town. Barbados - The
schooner Majestic. commanded by Cap
tain Barnes, with 30 passengers and
crew from Demorara for Barbados. ID
believed TO have been lost in the hur
ricane which swept over this region
September s. The British warship
valerian returned here from an un
successful search for the schooner.
Four boatmen were drowned here
during the storm, but only slight dam
age was caused to the seafront
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22
DRYS TO INTENSITY WORK

Close Check on Conditions 10 Show
Fields for Special Squads.
Washington Federal prohibition
directors were instructed to submit
monthly reports ON prohibition condt
tions in their respective states. in
clnding the attitude Of juries In Fed
eral and state courts, steps taken tc
cooperate with various law enforce
ment agencies. and attitude OF the
press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

5000 View Bier Of Virginia Rape.
Los Angeles Eight thousand per
sons, II was estimated. visited the bieI
OF Miss Virginia Rape. motion picture
actress, for whose alleged murder Ros
coe (Fatty) Arbuckle IL held In the
San Francisco city prison.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-22

Riga--More than 100 persons. most
" train guards. were killed when .
heavily conveyed grain train was
wrecked ct Fastov. near Kiev. few
days ago. according to . Kiev radio
dispatch received here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
PARK.

The most popular play ever written, Way Down East.' is coming to the Park tonight for three days and Tues, day and Wednesday matinee, with a carload of special scenery and cleo trical effects. This play is in it's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21

The new featherweight boxing champion of the U. S. Navy is Sutton of the Pennsylvania, who won the decision over Etche1l of the Arkansas, Saturday night at Panama.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
NATURAL BACK
 DROP FOR PLAY

A blizzard that swept the high a1ti- tudes of Northern California unex- pectedly provided a backdrop for the big scenes for Metros special pro- duction of Big Game" in which May Allison stars.
 Miss Allison, Director Dallas Fitz- gerald and the entire company, went to Truckee where a fall of from four to five feet of snow occurred.
 When filming of the new picture was begun, Bayard Veil1er,. Chief of Productions planned to send an eX- petition to the Canadian woods But it was found that the woods, miles of snow and mountainous background required by the script, were discov- erable within two days trip from Hollywood.
 In addition to the human players who participate in the spectacular snow scenes, a team of shaggy sledge dogs that have seen service in several polar expeditions, are used by Miss Allison. The malemuteS were driven through the land of the Mid night Sun by Steffanson on his last dash to the uncharted regions of the Far North.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
MARY GARDEN
 SCORES A BIG
 SUCCESS HERE
(By M. R. SHERWOOD.)

A remarkably large audience, con sidering the weather conditions yes- donna soprano, and manager of the Chicago Grand Opera Company a rouSing welcome at Polls theatre yesterday afternoon It was a tribute standing as an artist for had she been of 9 lesser calibre it is likely that there would have been but a handful of people present
 It is perfectly safe to say that not one person who struggled to Polls in splendid voice and gave most gen. erously of her art. It is not often an artist appears in this city who is so respcnsibe to the plaudits of the audi ence. It seemed at times as if she had a slight cold but despite the fact she gave two and three encores after each group of songs.
 After all is said and done Mary Gar den is Mary Garden. She stands by herself. Tremendously alive, full of fire she is possessed of a restless spirit that seemingly keeps her constantly in motion. She has magnetism and verve that at once grips her audience. Her gown of flame colored chiffon typified her spirit.
 It is perfectly easy to understand why and show Miss Garden holds the place she does in the operatic world. Her voice is a splendid instrument on "I11SI1 Siie uIlS lllt ut O1 lIlS tiIlo- lions. It is colorful, rich, and it's clarity leaves nothing to be desired. Her songs yesterday covered a wide range which served to emphasize the great versatility of her many-sided art Miss Garden is one of the great est singers, and artists that has ever visited this city.
 The selection that. perhaps, was the most pleasing was the exquisite air from Louise" by Charpentier. The melody is very roveIv and her voice was splendid. The well known Lullaby" from Locelyn, Goddard. with cello obligato was a gem and the Air from Gismonda with which she opened the program was Sp1en- didly sung. In the group of lighter songs her artistry was just as much apparent as in the bigger numbers.
 Gutia Casini, 'cellist. was the as sisting artist and he displayed a nice mastery of his instrument. His tech nical equipment was fully adequate and his selections we'll chosen. He elicited a, sonorous but very sweet tone from his cello and so appre- ciative were his hearers that he had
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
InTheTheatres
LYRIC.

'"The Girl in the Limousine" one of the funniest farce comedies ever written will be the attraction at the Lyric theatre this week. Although not a bedroom farce it has a boudoir scene in the second act which is said said to be a scream with more com edy situations than iss contained in any bedroom farce on the stage
 The hero is blackjacked and robbed of all he possesses, even his clothing, and is then thrown into the boudoir of his friends wife. The friend is ex- tremely jealous and it is decidedly ludicrous to see the antics of both the wife and the hero to keep the latter ou of sight.
 For next week the Players are re- hearsing a play of the Canadian Northwest, entitled Big Game"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21

brown, is an old favorite with Bridge ,porters Fred Ecloff and Anna Cor don the musical laugh makers, Adams and Chase, in a song and dance vehicle and others complete the bill. As an extra added attraction Tom SantSchi in a brand new fea- turette, Beyond the Trail,' and In ternationa1 News, will also be shown.
 There will be a continuous per Eormance at the Plaza theatre, Tues Hay, Washington's Birthday, when four complete shows will De given.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21

Ira Mckee is the star a1l-round athlete. He performs on the baseball, basketball and football teams.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
By Times Stan Writer.


 At last we've discovered a. young screen favorite who doenSt attempt to gain success because of her beauty We have reference to Marion Davies, who was seen last night at the Plaza before a "Blizzard Night audience in '"The Restless Sex Q film version of the story of the same name by Robert w. Chambers, king of the best sellers In view of the way in which the feminist movement has come to the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21

fore since the world war and the nineteenth amendment this photoplay proved of more than ordinary interest. It represented the restless type of woman who never is contented to do one thing and who throws away tal ent in fitting from one subject of in terest to another
 Marion Davies, of course, is su- perb. She typifies the restless young lady, and uses none of the ordinary tricks of filrndom in so doing. As
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-21
EMPIRE

Constance Talmadge as Mary Blake in the latest First National Attraction, s"The Perfect Woman" written by John Emerson and Anita Loos, has for a starring vehicle one of the most humorous and entertaining stories ever written for this inimitable come dienne.
 This picture which will be shown at the Empire theatre for three days, commencing today, indicates that the popular taste in motion picture com edy is constantly demanding some thing light and refreshing without burlesque or slapstick to win laugh ter and approval.