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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-07-26
DUQUETTE

Joe SelensIsi Of Sturgeon Lake,
visited in town Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Barquist
and Fred Fiedberg came down
from Proctor Sunday TO visit the
family.
The Stag Club is planning on
another dance in the near future
August 9Th will probably be
the date.
Mrs. ]. W Anderson and Mrs.
J. Weiss, will entertain the Com
m1nity Ladies' Aid at the Ander.
son home Saturday, the 18th
The show troupe that was TO
have showed in the hall Saturday
night had an accident on their
way and did not show up" A
Iot Of people came in and were
disappointed.
Alfred F'rybere and wife Of Du-
mth, who have been visiting at
the Ole Beckstrom and Berseth
homes for a few days, returned 10
Duluth Tuesday, bringing a nice
lot Of biueberries with them.
John and Frank Pilrain and
John Narcotic motored out to the
Tamarack country Sunday scout
ing for blueberries. Found no
berries but got plenty Of hot
weather and mosquito bites,
Ole Bohhn and Andrew and
Erick fIeIlstrom with two lady
companions. all of Proctor, motor.
ed down here Sunday to look over
Mr. BohHn's farm and visit
friends. Mr.. Bohlin owns a forty
acre farm in Sec. ~ and intends
to cast his lot with US at farming
~ the near future.
The annual school meeting Of
Consolidated District No. ~ was
held at the school house Saturday
evening and elected directors.
Nothing but strictly routine busi-
ness WAS transacted Fifty voters
were present. n. f.. Peterson
and John Swendson were elected
directors for . three year term
and John Melaneon for an mex
pred term Of two years.
A free lecture on public health
will be given in the Community
hall Thursday evening, Aug, 2.
The speaker. who is an authority
on this subject, is featuring at
different places throughout the
county and will be At Duquette at
that dste, without fail. The lee
ture will be supplemented by
musical program by local talent
Everybody come.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-07-26

Of a school site It finally re-
suited in the adopting Of the
southeast corner Of section four
as the most suitable spot by the
vote Of the majority. Charles
Kunz was elected as director Of
the board. He will take the
place Of Fl. J Bergiund who has
served as director for many
years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-07-26

Miss Florence Dunn Of St. Paul,
arrived Wednesday TO spend q
few days with the G. z. Nelson
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ferguson en-
tertained a few friends Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Ida's
friends.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
WILL PROSECUTE
TEXAS OIL SCHEMERS
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT TO
ACT. PUBLIC ROBBED OF
500. 900, 900 IN S YEARS.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The post
Office department will move in the
most vigorous and persistent manner
against oil stock promoters who are
declared by postal inspectors to have
robbed the public of more than $780,
100000 in operations in the state OF
Texas in the last five years.
This warning was served on fraud
ulent oil stock promoters in state
ment yesterday by Postmaster General
New, who declared the department in
tended to prosecute vigorously also all
other cases involving fraudulent use OF
the mails under both the criminal law
and the fraud order statutes.
Investigations by special postal in
spectors in the state following COM
panies from hundreds OF the estimat-
ed half million stockholders who have
been bereft of hard earned dollars by
fraudulent oil stock promotions al
ready have resulted in 200 cases being
placed before the grand jury now sit
ting at Fort Worth, said a report from
department agents there made public
by the postmaster general.
"Wildcat promoters" said New,
have asked prosecution by the state
authorities by operating as common
law trusts over which the state stat
utes provide no supervision.
Appeal to Uncle Sam.
Mr.. New said the government had
been appealed to by "disillusioned
stockholders" to stop the oil stock
frauds after wild cat promoters" had
escaped prosecution by state authori-
ties. Postoffice inspectors, he added
have been working since last summer
on more than 200 cases, many of which
have already gone to the grand jury
now in session at Fort Worth
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
Carelessly Addressed
Letter Was Source of
Worry to Two Countries
Money for Milk Man, Few Doors Dis
tant, Travels Thousands of Miles
Before Reaching Owner.

A carelessly addressed letter, sent
by one resident of Plant City, Fla,
to another, travelled distance equal
to twice across the continent, caused
worry to the postal authorities of two
governments, brought three postal
clerks under police observation, and
finally reached its destination, point
a few blocks from where it was posted.
All the trouble began when Mrs.
Sally Japes posted letter to her
milkman, Fred Fischer, enclosing S.
bill in payment of her milk account.
Fischer failed to receive the money,
so Mrs. Japes considered it plain
case of theft. She complained to the
postmaster, who placed hi sthree post
al clerks under surveillance of police.
Mrs. Japes firmly believed she had
addressed her letter to Fred Fischer,
Plant City, Fla. Instead, she address,
ed it to Fred Fischer, milk man. :"
Postal clerks thought the Man"
meant Manitoba and sent it to that
Canadian province. There it was sent
to Milk River, unclaimed, and con-
signed to the dead letter office at OF
tawa
From Ottawa it was sent back to
Plant City, and finally found its way
into the hands of the milkman to
whom it originally was sent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
NEARLY A MILLION
ABANDONED BABES
OFFICIAL ORPHANGES, EN-
PLOYING 10000 TEACHERS,
NOT SUFFICIENT.

More than $4,000 of the host of
Russian children, whose abandonment
to chance and the inadequate care
of the soviet authorities has been de-
scribed by American writer's as one
of the greatest tragedies of the world
war are now living in 11,710 chill
drens' homes established by the Rus
sian government, according to Nine.
Kameneva. She made her report to a
communist gathering in Berlin, Ger
many, recently.
Nine. Kameneva told the commit
tee members, who represented labor
groups in nine European countries,
Japan and the United States, that the
children's homes were far from ideal
institutions, and that the 10000 teach
ers had to contend with all sorts of
difficulties, including lack OF sufficient
food and school material.
In reporting that the American Re-
lief Association was feeding about
100000 Russian children Nine. Ka-
meneva repeated the old story about
its agents carrying on reactionary
propaganda and trying to enrich
themselves by smuggling gems and
other rare objects out of the coun-
try. She also avered that the Amer
lean rations were not enough for the
children in the homes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17

The largest increase from nitrate OF
soda was obtained from the applica-
ton made when the corn was about
2 IL feet tall. Although the differ
ence in yield was all rather small it
is thought that the applications be-
fore the plants were about 2 IL feet
tall were made too early, and the APP,
plication when punching to tasser'
was too late. On most lands it is
usually safe to apply the nitrate. OF
soda lust before the scond cultivation
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
WORLDS GREATEST CROP OF
CORN PRODUCED IN OHIO
Farmer Gathered 1874 Bushels Per
Acre From Ten Acres of Land.

The State University of Ohio an
nounces that VIM H. Gilmore, post
office Croton, Licking county, Ohio,
produced the last year an average OF
1874 bushels of air-dried shelled corn
per acre on ten acres of land. Both
the field and the yield were measured
by university representatives SO this
becomes an official record and the
most corn per acre known to ever
have been produced on as large
field. This is the third year Mr.. Gil
more has averaged over 100 bushels
of corn per acre. The land was clover
sod; half of it heavily MANFRED. The
MANFRED portion had 500 pounds per
acre of IS per cent acid phosphate
and the other acres had $500 pounds
of 10 per cent acid, 10 per cent pot
ash fertilizer. The seed was planted
thick, three feet apart each way and
thinned to three stalks per hill.
This indicates that the manure on
the 5 acres was worth as much as
1000 pounds of the mixed fertilizer
per acre on the other acres. No man
can afford to waste the manure that
accumulates on his farm.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
WHAT DAME FASHION
SAYS ABOUT HATS
SMART WOMEN TO WEAR
SMALL ONES WITH Wells
TO THE KNEES!

NEW YORK.-The outstanding
feature of the fashionable Fifth-Ave-
nue. parade this season was the SUI
premacy of the small, cloche hat.
Of that one-time favorite, the pic
ture hat, there was scarcely trace.
And the medium-size hat must
have taken to cover for it was not
even in the running.
All the smart little debutantes who
can be counted on to exploit the latest
STYLES were out with their tiny hats
of felt, fabric or straw each one
following the same general idea, but
following it in its own way so each
one was different.
All-Star Hat
The felt hat which formerly disap-
peared with the winter and returned
in the late summer has achieved a
year-round popularity.
1t is seen trimmed with flowers
and fruit, draped with colorful scarves
or lace or chiffon wells, popped up with
ribbon bows or quaint stickups, or
entirely devoid of trimming.
One smart New York hat shop has
scarcely featured any but felts and
fabric turbans.
Another noticeable feature was the
use of wells. There are two popular
types, the short one Of lace which just
wells the eyes and leaves the nose and
mouth exposed to the elements, and
the long scarfs of crepe pulled tightly
about the crown and falling off one
side in a full scarf, sometimes reaching
to the knees.
How To Wear EN-.
Most of the trimming seems to be
placed either at the right side, or on
both, and this seasons hat is worn
quite square1y over the brow instead
Of being tilted to right or left.
Fewer feathers and more flowers
are used than formerly.
Although there were some very
snappy little black hats, the major
ity were colored-tan and beige be-
ing particularly in evidence. The
black ones were frequently faced with
color.
Fashion authorities say that sum-
mer styles, particularly the full skirted
gowns, will call for the broad brim-
med hat, but at present the small hat
holds undisputed sway.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
FIGHT OVER TARIFF
ON VEGETABLE OILS
,ouTHERN MIL LIS PROTEST
AGAINST ANY REDUCTION.
FORCE MARSHALED.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Forces
icing marshaled for hard fight
al %,tore the United States tariff COM
Y:..;on over the request of various
p an,facturers of soap and varnish for
l radrction of the present duties on
.annt oil. soya bean oil and other
vegetable oils.
Through the headquarters of the
co,thern Tariff Association here a
arotest from 100 cotton oil mills in the
sortb against any reduction in these
I,.;os was filed with Chairman Thorn
~. q Marvin, of the tariff commits
.;on It is claimed in this protest that
tbe whole subject was fully investi-
Gated bv the farmers OF the Fordney
HcCpnlber tariff, when a conference
vas held at the capitol last August
and some forty United States senator's
;nterrogated the representatives of
fortv-six producing organizations and
fyed the duties on the basis of the
frst-hand information then, obtained.
Southern Producer Benefited.
The protest asserts that the new
tariff has greatly benefited the south
erp producer and that any reduction
IN the rates on the foreign oils will
deoress the price of peanuts and cot
ton seed grown by our farmers. Ed
ward Wooda1l, of Dallas, Texas, in a
memorandum accompanying the pro-
test serves notice on the interests
sepking to reduce these tariffs that if
the matter is opened up by the tariff
commission he will file counter plea
for an increase of so per cent in the
duties on vegetable oils based on cost
Of production in this country as COM
oared with the cost of their produc-
ton in the Orient.
Mr.. Woodall is chairman of the
vegetable oil committee OF the South
ern Tariff Association. The other
members of this committee, who also
sign the memorandum of protest to
the tariff commission, are T. S, Kee-
non. Atlanta, J. NJ Bryan of Charles
ton, S. c., Edward A. Eve, of
Gainesville, Fla, P. d. Balm of Nor
folk Va, ]. w. Stout of Yazoo, Miss,
A. Van Thompson OF Jackson, Tenn,
P. S. Walker OF Alexandria, La, and
A, S. Roberts Of Chickasee, Okla.
They assert in their brief that condi-
tons do not warrant the reopening OF
the vegetable oil schedule; that the
demand for this comes entirely from
special interests seeking to profit by
the distress of the farmers; that mere
" docketing the subject for review by
the tariff commission will depresS
prices to the farmer and increase the
profits of the soap and varnish manu-
facturers: that it is injurious to create
uncertainty by unwarranted inveStiga-
tons; and that the soya bean indus
try is thriving under existing tariff
rates and promises if undisturbed to
become a basic southern agricultural
industry.
An Unusual Spectacle.
One of the tariff commissioners re
marked unofficially, after observing
the papers filed by the contending
parties in this case, that as vegetable
oil is an exclusive southern product
and the soap and varnish manufact-
urers are generally located in the east
the country is about to witness the
unusual spectacle of southerners fight
ing for protection and fasteners fight
ing for free trade.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
Rub Rheumatic Pain
From Aching Joints
Rub Pain right out with small
trial bottle of old
"St. Jacobs Oil"
Stop dosing" Rheumatism.

Stop dosing" Rheumatism.
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil"
right on the tender spot" and by the
time you say Jack Robinson-out
comes the rheumatic pain and distress.
"St. Jacobs Oil'' is harmless rheu-
matism liniment which never disap-
points and doesn't burn the skin. 1t
takes pain, soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones;
stops sciatica, lumbago. backache and
neuralgia.
Timber up! Get small trial bottle
of old-time, honest "St. Jacobs Oil"
from any drug store, and in mo-
ment, you'll be free from pains, aches
and stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub
rheumatism away.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
DURAN FRUIT SMELLS BAD
BUT TASTE IS DELICIOUS

DURAN fruit is like limburger
cheese. 1t smells bad but tastes good.
This fruit is found in the Malay Pen
insula, and cannot be exported because
it ripens too fast. Travellers say they
are at first unable TO eat it because OF
the bad smell. But after tasting 1t
they like it so well that they forget
all about the smell. It tastes, they
say, something like banasas in cream
mixed with chocolate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
A Farmer Cured Of Rheumatism.

"a man living on a farm near here
came in short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. hand
ed him bottle of Chamberlain's Lin
iment and told him to use it freely"
saws c. P. Rayder, Patten Mills, n.
Y. "a few days later he walked into
the store as straight as string and
handed me a dollar, saying: "Give me
another bottle of Chamberlain Linz
ment; | want it in the house all the
time, for it cured me."-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
LITTER OF PIGS WEIGHS TON
AND HALF IN SIX MONTHS

The largest official weight ever at
tanned by any single litter of pigs at
six months of age is that made last
summer by c. w. R. Schwatz, of In
DIANA who fed II pure-bfed Poland
Chinas to a weight OF 3,040 in half a
year. Growing a ton and half of
pork on the pigs of one litter in 1870
days is record never equaled so far
as official records show. The average
weight was 276 pounds, and the larg-
est hog weighed $50 pounds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17

The largest increase, 172 pounds
seed cotton per acre, was obtained
from the use of one-fourth of the nj
trate OF soda at planting time and the
remaining three-fourths at the time
of the first cultivation after chopping.
When all of the nitrate of soda was
used at planting time the increase
was practically the same as when it
was all applied at the time of the first
cultivation. The effectiveness of the
nitrate of soda decreased with each
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
COFFEE HAS BEEN IN
USE A THOUSAND YEARS

Since prohibition went into effect,
Americans are taking more and more
to drinking coffee. Twenty per cent
more coffee is drunk in the United
States now than three years ago. COT
fee is at least 1000 years old. 1t was
first cultivated in Abyssinia. At first
people ate coffee. Then they drank
It, but only as a medicine. In Arabia,
if one transacts business with another,
it is customary to do it over cup
of coffee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
TO PLANT EGYPTIAN SEED
GROWN IN TUFTS" TIME

Egyptian seeds, saved from the time
of King Tutankhamen, will be sent
to the United States and used for ex-
perimental purposes. Col. William b.
Thompson, who returned from Eu-
rope recently, will plant them on his
estate, near Yonkers. n. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17
When to Apply Nitrate of Soda
By J. T. williamson Alabama State Extension Service

The value of fertiGzing materials de-
ponds to large extent upon the time
they are applied to the crop. Real
izing this to be especially true of nj
trate Of soda, the Agronomy Depart
ment of the Alabama Experiment Sta
ton has made number of expert
ments to determine when it should be
applied to cotton and to corn.
Experiments With Cotton.
In the following tables are given
the average results from ten expert
ments with cotton. The tests were
made in various sections of Alabama,
from 1920 through 1922.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-17

successive application after the FIRST
cultivation.
From the above results it is evident
that nitrate of soda should be applied
to cotton during the early stages OF
growth. 1t is apparent that when, lOO
pounds per acre is used it should all
be applied either at planting time, the
time OF the first cultivation after thin
ming or, perhaps better, one-fourth at
planting time and three fourths at the
time of the first cultivation.
Experiments With Corn.
The average yields obtained from
IA experiments with corn from 1920
through 1922 are recorded in the fol-
lowing table:
he ner acre When AID. Gain in Blu
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-24
MARCH SHIPPING RECORDS
WILL EXCEED APRIL'.S If
PRESENTRAT TIE MAINTAINED

HARiiNGEN. April - The Valley
truck movement 'oiy inne- 10 hold 10
IN" Saihs started on the first - the
mouth. During the latter part Of Mar h
commission men thought thar tie move
men would practically cease IN Apiil
10th to 18th. i'n On April first the
truck movements brgin 10 gain and
have continued lhfoiA Luu' the mouth
AMI wiih continued fair weather fur ihr
remainder of the month. the Nar.i, .hi.-
ping records viii bc bsaAsn whrh Is
rather unusual. III iir average inr inr
past three weeks IN ria:nianrtl ihs week
there viii have bern shipped approx
maicly tive undrsd rars this mon IA.
The movement On Monday amount ~
90 - total ~ forty six rar~ made tp
aS follows. Thirteen ears of brrlS ana
carrots. ten ears ot Jaixed vege; abies
eight car~ nt onions. Fix ears 1T new
potatoes. fisc ears ~ cni,hagr. fMu ears
Of be"t> aap! Two ears Il carrots. On
ions wish eight ears Is The largest num-
bcr Of ears of onions this season IN
single day. Mercedes shipped c.-vrn
cars for tir-t place while San I:cnito
and FrownsNilt lied for second With
six ears each. McAlirf Sharyland and
Wesiarn tied for third place with four
ears each.
Shipments from various Valley towns
were made as follows: Sam FDrlycc
shipped two rarS If ononS Mr.iien two
ears and Shar. land fpHr ears: San
Benito shipped four ears of.mi1ed vege-
tables. Donna on" ear. McAllcn one.
Mission one and brownsville three ears:
McAllen shipped one ear Of cabbage.
la l'aloma one ear. IfeywDod one. VI -
sion one and Alamo one. WeSlaco shi,-
ped two ears nf beriS and carrots anI
Tvs" ears of carrots: Mercedes moved
nine ears of beers aud carrots and tRo
ears of beets and la Frria moved two
ears of beetS and crrrotS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-24

The next session Of the county com
m ssioncrs' court will b. requested 20
empower the sheriff'S department TO
bring action against automobile owners
who are using 81 .ights on their cars
Sheriff Robertson stated last night
Sheriff Robertson yesterday conferred
on the matter with County Attorney
Kent. and the decision was reached that
only through the action Of the commis-
sioners' court could the spotlight men
ace on the county's highways be abol-
ished The court will be requested to de-
clare the spotlight nuisance and = pub
lie menace and those who persist in us
ing them will be arrested by the traff
officer and tried upon a misdemeanor
charge
Sheriff Robertson called attention 70
The fact that the amendment to the traf-
fic laws. passed at he regularssession,
had practically nullified wha: were con
sidered. the most valuable features Of
the law. Under the amended law the
snced limit has been increased 70 35
miles ner hour. which Il a dangerous
speed on any public highway, hi main
tains. but the provisions Of the law
which REQUIRES autoists 10 slow down 70
not more than Is miles mn hour when
passing another car il still in effect
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-24
WILL TAKE ACTION
AGAINST USERS OF
AUTO SPOTLIGHTS

The sheriff expressed the opinion that
IL would be possible to take advantage
Of this nrovis on 10 curb some Of tho
srecders who are making the highways
Of Cameron county dangerous. Traffic
Officer Shank has been instructed 70
arrest an who persist in violating the
provisions Of the law.
"The present traffic law Is wholly in
adequate Sheriff Robertson stated. 1T
was generally understood Mt the begin
ming OF the regular session that a law
would be passed eliminating spotlights
and glare headlights. but the Legislature
took no action. However. il Is possible
to eliminate the spotlights through ac-
tion Of the commissioners court. and
the first session Of the court will be
called rpon to provide the sheriff's de-
rarment with the necessary authority
Sheriff Robertson stated that an ef-
fort is beirg made 10 locate the owner
Of the car who was responsible for the
ace dent which occurred several miles
north of Brownsville Saturday night in
which the lives o. six men we're endan-
rered when the driver or the car was
blinded by q spotlight. If the identity
of the person responsible for the acci-
dent can be established both criminal
and civil actions will be started.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-24
VALLEY FLOOD CONTROL
CONVENTION AT HARL|NGEN FRIDAY
TO take ACTION ON DISTRICT PLAN

A Valley convention to be held
Friday Of this week at FIarlingcn
for the purpose of arriving al dcfin-
ite conclusion in regard to organizing a
reclamation dstric: TO include the coun-
ties Of Cameron. IIdalgo. Willacy and
Starr. will be called BY the Valley
Chamber Of Commerce IL request pre-
pared by the Brownsville Board of City
Development az its meeting last night
Il complied with. The Board Of City DE
velopment voted unanimously in favor OF
the reclamation district proposition as
the most feas bic and logical means Of
securing prompt action in connection
with flood control work. and also voted
unanimously in favor of having all such
construction under the supervision OF
the state and federal reclamation de-
paTtments.
The various features of the reclama-
tion district proposition. the constitu-