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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

mittee in the senate. and Repre-
sentative J. B. Pattison, chairman
Of the house judiciary committee.
are joint authors Of one bill,
which imposes the death penalty
on all persons found guilty OF
murder in the first degree, unless
saved by the state board Of par
dons; the manner Of carrying out
the sentence is determined by
the court. Another bill provides
for the death sentence only in
the case Of murder committed in
connection with rape holdups
and burglaries. A third bill
limits the manner of execution
to eIectrocution at the state
prison. A determined fight,
under able leadership, will be
made for the passage Of the Sui
Iivan-Pattison bill and not few
legislators anticipate its passage.
Three of the women representa-
tives are opposed to capital pun
lshment in any form. but the
fourth. Mrs. Hough of Minnea-
polls. favors it except in cases
where the verdict is based on
cIrcumstantial evidence.
Another outstanding develop
rnent is the appearance Of bills
imposing a royalty tax on iron
ore. The Bendixen bill provides
for tax Of six per cent; the
WEIGH bill imposes a ten per cent
tax, and a third bill. by Repre-
sentative n. T. Moen, imposes a
royalty tax of eight per cent, not
only upon ore, but also upon sand
and gravel
Both the house and the senate
are low fully organized. the SEN
ate committees being announced
Tuesday and the house commit
tees Monday. The number of
committees has been reduced in
each branch; the senate now hav-
ing 30. the house - Tbs will
probably make for greater eff
cheney.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

A Detroit Judge has a very
good method Of treating auto
mobile specders 20 make them
think ard ponder over conse-
qnences for in addition " q
prison sentence he has the yio-
la.crs taken through the child
ren's ward u Receiving Hospital
that they may see AZ close hand
what suffering the speed craze
has wrought. The judge aiso
promises 10 take the speeders To
the county naorgne. there 10 view
those who have been killed by
reckless drivek.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18
DESIRES MORE CONSlDERA.
TION FOR FARMERS
The Askov American.
Askov, Mimi.
Gentlemen.


Are you people "scahs' merely
because the printing was award
ed To you by a majority Of the
County Board9 | believe in
freedom in every sense, but |
dare say that some editors 60 a
bit too far and become abusive
without cause.
by the way. is this Mr., +. NJ.
Richter Of the Highway Depart
ment, man whose farm mort.
gage became due this year, and
did he raise 1920 lbs Of potatoes
which netted him $500 as | did
this year. after paying SIPS %
for a digger?
Talk is cheap. but paving
roads parallel to a railroad viii
not lower rail rates. nor will il
fill mud holes on roads Travelled
by Mr.. Farmer. And money left
in the state by tourists certainly
will not begin to pay the equiva
lent Of taxes on cars Of farmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

yice-President Calvin Coolidge
says: I'm these days, children
get about what they ask for. not
what the wise Judgment Of their
parents should dictate. Their
pockets are filed with money and
oft they go To purchase pleasure.
all the pleasure their easy money
will buy. The taste for pleasure
is formed as the taste for thrift
and work IN killed. Later on. in
a natural development OF things.
the taste for pleasure becomes so
strong that il must be satisfied mt
any cost. IL crime has To be re-
sorted to. that price is paid"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

izations. and the farmers and
homemakerS supper Friday eve
ming. January 5. Leading college
men and farm bureau officials
gave addresses each day through
out the week. Class room work
was carried on in all phases of
general farming. Special pro
grams of work were provided
homemakers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

When an American offered the
Passion players Of CberamTerga1i
a mil ion dollars for the privilege
of filming the Passion PLAY with
out change in cast. the players
sacrificed their socbs and saved
their self-respcct and honor.
Owing 10 the depreciation Of the
marx. the temptation "a violate.
scored tradition was great.
Anton T.ang's philosophy is thai
riches do rot bring contentment
and happiness. two assets the
players now posSess.-Dearborn
Independent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

Mr.. Richter Of the Minnesota
Highway Department wrote in
last weeks American in support
of the 20 million dollar bond
issue that certainly no district
would attempt to build a new
school Of which the whole cost
had to be paid in one year nor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18
Three Bills Introduced in the lie
gislature Reviving Capital
Punishment.

The outstanding feature of the
first days Of the week. in the
Minnesota legislature. is the ap-
pearance of several bills to re-
store capital punishment in this
state. Senator j. D. Sullivan,
chairman of the judiciary com
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

xfo do not live within miles OF
paved highways. Oh. Mr.. Richter.
this Is . government for the
people; but pray tell, who are the
people. do you know,
Cottl,eb Vogel.
GrasgtOn, MINI,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

would il hszlka room by room Is
funds herane available
Schools and roads are some
wfaa. different. In nearly al
eases II would De more practlcal
10 b1id a four room school or an
eight roam school, al at one time.
but thz. Is not saying tha. a
100 mile road stretch need
be improved or pared all at one
tlnse. There is such a thing a.
improving or paving one-fourrh,
one-half or other frartion Of the
1900 mile stretch ard MAINTAIN
ing the baIarce one year. ard gn,-
lag ahead with further pave
ments during succeeding years
Pave xhat IL absolutely necessary
and e7zsentIal where paving IL
cheaper than maintaining gravel
ed roads and where the traffic is
the heaviest. but we believe il
is q better pan 10 use only the
money which is forthcoming each
year through automobile taxes
than 10 IN ahead ard spend that
which has not been collected
II in much easier 70 spend than TO
pay and we must guard against
too much public debt.
While there are always some
amongst Ds who groan about
taxes. be they high or low. yet
we mus. afn1i. that taxes are 10
high now that they are burden
some and hurt. We must face
the facts as they are and put
stop 10 creating more public deb.
than in absolutely necessary. A
bond issue IL a debt which must
he paid sooner or later and we
can't get away from that IL
seems that a few years back
taxes were not felt nearly Is
much as they are today. but now
they have grown TO such proper
tions that they are really a. CON
siderable item.
Automobiles are not altogether
anything new. We have been
building roads for them the past
10 years or more and If we can
not keep up the pece Of building
rogis through yearly auto taxa
ton then we are buying ears
too fast. Make the auto tax 50
high that il will take care Of the
through road bui ding a. we go
along year by year. for there may
be plenty road problems 10 and
is years from now. Don't pass
the buck" with bond issue. but
increase automobile tax if it is
necessary To raise more money
than available al present and
then see If the people at large
want extensive paving.
To be sure there are stretches
where it would spell economy TO
pave rather than TO keep on
maintaining graveled roads, as
for instance the stretch between
the Twin Cities and the Twin
Ports. or at least part Of IT, We
understand that that is the most
Travelled highway in the state
Why then pave other places be-
fore Federal Highway No. II
And coming back To the school,
again, we have heard of cases
where school houses have been
built in such manner that they
could be added to later when ex-
pendent. II has also proven
economy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18
DOings of the
Legislature
PRF-PRIMARY
LAW MAY BE
REPEALED
Legislators Are Commepcisg To
Shy at More Board and
Commissions.


Rural credits legislation has re-
ceIved considerable attention dur
ing the past week. The commit
tee Of ten. headed BY Rep. X. A
Wilkinson. appointed by Speaker
Nolan last November. has sub
nitted bin based upon the 50.
Dakota rural credits act. This
provides for a neT depart
rBent. TO be administered by
commission Of three men, appoint
ed by the governor for three
years and drawing salaries of 81
800 per year. They would he al
lowed travelling expenses. clerks
and stenographers. bookkeepers
and other help.
There Is strong opposition to
the Wilkinson bin. on account of
TIE expense involved. So many
boards, bureaus and commissions
have been created in recent years
that most Of the representatives
from the rural districts share the
feeling Of their constituents that
instead Of creating more boards
or departments. the legis 'ature
ought 20 abolish some Of those al
ready in existence. Rep. y. i.
Moen of Fergus Falls declared his
opposition to the Wilkinson bill
at committee hearing Thursday.
and announced that he is crepar-
ing another measure. also based
on the South Dakota law. which
provides that the rural credits act
shall be administered by three Of
the present state officers, through
a competent secretary.
The pre-prinary convention
law. enacted two years ago, IS IN
danger Of repeal. One repeal bill
has been presented 10 the senate
b. six farmer-labor members and
two similar bills have appeared In
the house. One Of the house bills
is a farmer-labor product: the
other. by Representative Teigen
and Gislason, is the work of Re-
publicans. The pre-primary con-
vention law came near being de-
feated two years ago and the au-
thors of the repeal bills are con-
fdent that most Of the new mem
bers. who constitute large ma
jority i'm both the house and the
senate. will vote to wipe the act
off the statute books.
Rep. J B. Hompe Of Deer Creek
is back of a bill reducing the
assessed valuation of agricultural
implements from 81 l-3 per cent
TO 10 per cent. and a bill by Reps
Neuman and Cullon reduce the
valuation Of the same c'ass Of
property TO Is per cent house
hold goods are also included in
the reduction proposed in the lat
ter bill.
o. p. b. Jacobson. chairman of
the state railroad and warehouse
commission. who has been leading
a fight for several years against
the federal grain grades. has ask
ed the legislature to adopt a reso-
luton calling for a modification
of these grades. This resolution,
introduced by Reps. Moen and
Bendixen is the first resolution
or measure to receive favorable
condition by a legislative COM
mittee at this session.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

orasshopper Good "Hurdler."
A Erasshopper can Jump a distance
II 100 times its own length.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

In a mine In the United States.
. hali-mile deep, the temperature Is
$50 degrees.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

BY No Means the Same Thino.
There's vast difference between
havink nothing to do and being out Of
4 job.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-18

Old Sumptuary Law.
The wearing Of gold lace was pro
hibited to women under the old blue
laws OF Massachusetts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04

VALLEY VIEW
+.....%++++++++s

Aaron and Bernice McCarty
were out of school last week on
account of illness.
J. E. Peterhans visited over
night in the Stewart Rice home
Thursday of last week.
Jake Shaub frosted his feet
and the ends of his fingers dur
ing the severe cold weather.
Dick Rice who has been work
ing with Will Moore visited over
Christmas with his family in Tou-
Chef.
J. E. Peterhans took the Misses
Ruth Martin, Ethel Ingham and
Iva Ingham for sleigh ride on
Friday afternoon.
Will Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Pheters and the Misses Ruth Mar
tin, Ethel and Iva Ingham went to
Kennewick in Mr.. Moore's car a
week ago last Saturday.
While j. E. Peterhams was look
ing after the school teachers lug
gage at Finley depot Friday eve
ming, his horses got frightened
and ran about half a mile when
Aaron McCarty overlook them on
a saddle horse and stopped them,
There was no damage done.
Velma and Glenn Howard pass
ed thru the Waldron ranch on their
way home to spend the holidays.
One day last week two young
men of Kennewick endeavored to
call on our teachers. They got
as far as Stephens Hill and found
the snow too deep to pull thru.
Then they went back and tried the
West road into the hills with no
better result. We admire their
courage but not their judgment
in trying to pull these hills thru
the drifts with a car.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04
CAIRO, CITY OF
FLEAS AND SMELLS
Former State College Student
writes of his Impression of
Egyptian City

Fleas, smells and strange sounds
those are the first impressions
one gets of Cairo, says w. w. No
lin, a 1915 graduate of the State
College of Washington, who is now
teaching in the Presbyterian mis-
sion school there. He was form
erly teacher at Mt. Vernon. In
letter to the Alumni Secretary
of the college he gives interesting
side-lights on life in Egypt.
"Cairo is large European-Ori-
entail city, with a strange mixture
Of Western customs and Eastern
life. We have not seen may cam
els, most Of the carting is done by
little donkeys; and yet there are
many autos. There are several
large department stores that look
much like home except for the
language on the signs, and just
around the corner are dirty, dark,
native stalls.
Everyone lives in an apartment
(there are no houses), great brick
buildings with thick walls, enor-
nous high-ceilinged rooms with
balcony for nearly every room. The
buildings are close together, and
the windows are large, so we have
ample opportunity to get acquaint-
ed with our. neighbors, and they
with us. They like to watch us
at the dining-table, for Egyptians
sit on the floor with one bowl in
the middle of the circle.
"The first thing we noticed was
the sounds and smells and feas. I
wish knew what the men on the
streets were crying, they surely
are most persistent and vociferi-
Gus. Whenever our train stopped at
station little boys and girls
would run to the window with the
eternal cry, 'Bukshish', which is
in English ga present We knew
Arabic to say La, la, mafeesh fu-
less" or mo, no, our money is all
gone Whenever we are on the
street we have such experiences,
or have dragomen-guides offering
their services, or carriage drivers
calling for our patronage.
"Yesteray we got into the nois-
lest crowd yet, the crowd Of Ma
tionalists at the station to see the
wife Of their leader leave the city
to join her husband who had been
deported to Gibralter. We thot
for a while that our train would
not get through the crowd, but it
did. Such a demonstration, with
shouts, flags, much enthusiasm.
But generally conditions are very
quiet. The young men are always
talking politics, the Nationalist
ideas, but nothing else happens
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04
aside from an occasional demon
stration like yesterdays.

aside from an occasional demon
stration like yesterdays.
s0There are no words to convey
an adequate expression OF the aw-
ful smells. The most pitiabie
sight is the blindness, 1 have been
told there are ten thousand cases
of total blindness in Cairo alone,
not to mention the innumerabie
cases of partial blindness. We
had tea at the home of weli-to-
do Moslem dragoman out near the
Pyramids, and even in that COM
paratively modern home we found,
when we went to see the wife ana
girls, that two of the little girls
were half blind and the baby had
sore eyes. It positively makes
one sick to see the tiny babies,
dirty and with their eyes covered
with flies that no one makes any
effort to brush off. 1t is con-
sidered crime to wash babies un-
til they are six months Old
don't believe many of them are
washed even then. Most Egypt
ans let their children run around
as dirty as possible, so that they
will not be admired, thereby get
ting the EVIL eye.
"The American Mission offers a
most satisfying contrast. We have
seen little of the work in the few
DAVIS we have been here, but that
little makes us proud to be q part
of it. Friday night there was a
reception for new and returning
missionaries given at the Girls
College, fine institution with an
attractive building and splendid
faculty. A large number OF girls
from wealthy Christian and Mos
lem families are enrolled there.
GAS a contrast, we went to see
a location just secured in strong
Moslem district where school and
clinic will be located in week or
two. 1t was dirty, just filthy, and
in the midst of more dirt and
filth. We did not attend any
native services, but listened to re-
ports. In one place the owners
of the building are opposed to our
work, so every Sabbeth afternoon
they start workmen on the roof.
Mr.. Acheson got half the, roof
down the back of his neck. In one
Of the other churches fine audi
ence of six or seven hundred filled
the church. We have met num-
Der of Egyptian Christians and
find them splendid people. One
afternoon we saw one Of the evan
gelists and his year-old baby boy,
who was as sweet and clean as
any baby, could be-"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04

'There goes a proud mana
man to be envied; a man who holds
himself high in the world"
Indeed? What has he DONE"
Nothing himself, but he's the
husband of the woman who invent
ed the fiction that Man Cannot Be
Trusted, and it makes him feel
like a regular devil. Richmond
Dispatch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04
HER INTENTIONS

Mrs. Bliffns met Mary Smith
whom she had recommended 70 !
neighbor for situation.
slow are you getting on :.
your new placer" asked Mrs. BIZ.
fins.
Every we'll thank you," was tba
reply.
81 am glad to hear it." remorL
ed Mrs. Blifins. "YOur employer
is very kind, and you can't do To-
much for her..
81 don't mean to ma'am,n "a.
piled Mary.-MinneapoIis Tribune
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04

A Wales for
every business
need-$15O &
up. Let us
d e m o nstrate
Wales super
iority in your
own office on
70 u r own
work.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13

If in anger the one hand removed thy
wife and child. let the other hand
bring them back to thy heart.-Tal-
mud.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13
Obituaries

Mrs. Hinda Solomon. 10 years old, n
pioneer resident of Denver bur who
recently had moved to New York, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Oppenheim, last Friday. She
had been in i'll health for some time.
The body was brought to Denver and
the funeral was held from the family
residence, 1870 Pearl st. Rabbi c. II.
Kauvnr cfficiated and she was buried
at FairmOnt cemetery.
She is survived by one son, Nose
Solomon Of Philadelphia, and five
Mrs. Dave Finklestcin.
Philadelphia, formerly of Colorado
Springs; Mrs. Anna Goodfricnd, Phil
adelphia, and Mrs. Minnie Marx, Mrs,
Simon Il. BrcsSler and Mrs. Harry OPP
pcnhcim, all of New York.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13
SMOKED GOOSEBREAST, Sl.50
At Werrcr'S Delicatessen, 81 So. Broad
way. Phone So. 1248.
MIR. NJ .LJNIN TO LECTURE

Mr. NJ. Lunin from New York will
lecture next sunday night. December
1G in the Labor Lyceum. corner Julian
and West Concjos Place. on the follow
ing subject:
,"SiX Years of the Russian Revolution"
Mr. Lunin is an extensively popular
figure in the labor movement and is
one of the principal organizers of the
Jewish Federation of the workers party
in America.
The topic cf the lecture is undoubt-
edly of great and vial interest and
Mr. Lunin is the man to discuss it in
the light of truth and undeniable facts.
Lecture starts at s o'clock sharp.
Everybody is welcome.
The Educational Committee of the
Workmen's Circle Branch $50.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13
ILLINOISAN NAMED HEAD
OF NATIONAL Z W s II
HOSPITAL
W. IL. Woclner Is Elcc,ed Successor 10
y. l.. Dandy in Mail Ballot

W. B. Woolner of Peoria. III, has
been elected president of the National
Jewish Hospital association. according
to statement made by DR.. William
$. Friedman yesterday. He succeeds
Nathan l.. Dandy of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Woolner is II retired business
man and described as an unusual bus
inesS executive He has been Il trustee
of the institution for number
of years Mr.. Danny. whose resigna-
tion made the presidential vacancy,
was elected To the position at resent
meeting of trustees. but later found
that the pressure of private affairs
made it impossible for him to devote
an adequate amount of time 10 associa
ton business. The vote resulting in
the election of Mr.. Woolner was taken
b.- mail.
An infmary building, in the hospital
group here. to house patients in adj
vanced stages of tuberculosis. will be
buiH in the near future. DIR. Friedman
said. The B'Nai Birth society is spon-
soring IL campaign thruout the United
States 10 raise S25O.OOO FIR the con-
struction. As soon as sufficient money
is raised plans will be drawn and con
tracts let for the work. 1t is til lught
the building will be started next
spring.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13

struction of the pyramids. 1t is from
twelve inches is derived.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13
ATTENTION. +. /!

our postscript in the announcement
of The previous meeting brought Il large
number Of new members.
If you are not already Il. member of
the brotherhood. please follow suit by
srDIirg your cheque for Sl.o0 to VIM
H. Goldberg. Secretary, 92i Foster
building.
Edwin \. Eisendrath, President.
William II. Goldberg. Secretary.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13

Hadassah has just received from-thc
l.. 4. +. Girls n check fer ten dollars,
the net proceeds of their tea held on
Nov. 9th. the money to he used for
medical work i'm Palestine. Owing to
inclement weather the tea was poorly
attended but the l.. \. +. Girls are
not dnuntcd and have promised further
support to the cause.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13
Things to Think About
By Milton M. Schayer

Young men. proud
of their knowledge. >.
contcmptious of the
past and its achieve
ments. are told by
Herodotus. that the
Egyptians developed
the two decimal sys-
TEN of reckoning by
twelve, which was
used in the cen