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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-25
CUNNINGHAM VISITING OLD
HOME

Geo. Cunningham, Jr., pitcher
for the Chattanooga team of the
Southern base ball league, is back
in Pine county for a visit with
his folks at Sturgeon Lake. He
arrived last week accompanied
by his wife and some friends.
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Other Quarry City News.

Alex Bisset. the little clever
and well known base ball player
of Sandstone, who is at present
switching for the railroad up at
Kelly Lake, will be happy to find
an addition to his family on his
next visit home. A nice baby
boy arrived at the Bisset home
Wednesday night. Mr.. Bisset is
working at Kelly Lake during the
ore season, but it is expected
that he will soon be back switch
ing at Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-25

meetings Wnlcn Will De nelu at
the school house during the
winter. IL is we'll t make the
school as much OF a community
center as possible. Mr.. Nielsen's
article follows:
Parent Teachers Meetings.
These meetings are open to the
patrons of the school. Any adult
may become a member of the
Parent Teachers Association by
paying the annual dues to the
treasurer. OF course. failure to
pay dues will not exclude you
from attending the meetings and
taking part in the work.
The purpose of the Association
is largely to cultivate a closer
relationship between the home
and the school in such a way that
both profit. The school is that
institution in our midst that re-
quires the largest financial out
lay of public money, consequent
ly every taxpayer should be in
terested, here as elsewhere, that
his dollar may be utilized to the
fullest extent; the highest posi-
BILE result should be achieved
for the money spent. Not least
should those patrons who have
children enrolled especially be
interested in securing a better
school and greater results year
after year. The teachers and
pupils alone cannot make a good
school, the patrons, and especially
those having children attending,
need to lend their assistance.
Personally | feel that the meet
ings held last winter were well
worth while and much was ac-
complished in various ways.
The program committee is plan
ming to make the meetings still
more profitable and timely this
winter. The present plan is to
hold two meetings before the
new year and possibly three or
four after, and close the school
with the annual school picnic.
Now the attendance last winter
was fairly satisfactory but there
ought to be an increased attend
ance this winter. | would urge
those, whose practice in the past
has been to remain at home or to
go somewhere else on the even
ings of the Parent Teachers meet
ings, to ask such who attend reg
ularly if the programs have been
worth while. / know all will
answer emphatically in the af-
frmative. Is it unfair, or is it
too much, to ask that the evening
of the Parent-Te Teachers meetings
be left open and no other APP
pointment be made for that date?
If you know of some scheduled
meeting you want to attend you
do not allow anything to inter
fere with your going. Why not
adopt the same plan with refer
ence to the p. T. A. meetings?
Nov. 0 is the date for the next
meeting; the program committee
is planning a very timely pro-
gram. The question box will be
there to receive questions; no
doubt there will be offered an
opportunity for discussion. Fin
ally, the coffee committee will
minister to the physical being
after the program.
The following meeting will be
held on the first Friday in De-
cember. Begin now to reserve
these evenings for the Parent
meetings and assist in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-25

The first number of the lyceum
course which has been secured
from st. Louis and is being pre-
sented under the auspices of the
senior class. Sandstone high
school. will be presented at the
opera house tomorrow friday
evening. There are four people
in this entertainment and it is
a musical program. Three enter
tainments constitute the entire
course, the second of which will
be presented in November. also
a musical number, and the last
a play-in December.
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Commissioners Meet
Monday.

The board of county commits
sioners viii meet in regular ses-
sion at Pine City next Monday.
Oct. 20. commencing at ! y. m
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-25
NEWS AMONG
N
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Professor 0rla Jensen, one of
the official delegates represent
ing Denmark at the recent inter-
national dairy congress in Wash
ington, has been appointed an
honorary doctor of the Univer-
sity of Syracuse. Syracuse. N. Y.
In the diploma which Prof. Jen,
sen received from the university
president, it is pointed out that
his fame as a scholar is known
and respected across many boun-
daries."
Nansen Coming.
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen. famous
Norwegian Arctic explorer and
diplomat, will arrive in New
York from London on November
2 for the purpose of touring the
country as a lecturer in behalf
of Greek war refugees. DR.. Nam
sen expects to return to his
home in Norway shortly before
Christmas.
Jenny Lind Honored.
On the 103 anniversary of the
birth of Jenny Lind. known as
'the Swedish Nightingale, her
bust in New York was the center
of a group of festivities during
which speeches were delivered
in honor of the memory of the
greatest singer of all times. as
one speaker called her. A
wreath was placed at the bust by
Swedish residents of the metro
polls.
Receive Decorations.
Mesdames C. H. Hanson, Ber-
tina 0ckenholdt and Olaf Hansen,
all prominent members OF the
Danish colony of Chicago and &C
tive workers in the interest of
the Danish Home for the Aged
at Norwood Park, ILL.,, have re-
ceived from the king of Denmark
the decoration known as the
royal medal of reward in gold,
to be worn in the ribbon of the
Dannebrog order.
Will Discuss Discovery.
Capt. S. X. Irgens, commander
of the Norwegian American liner,
Stavangerfjord, is planning to
write a volume in which he will
discuss the Morse discovery OF the
North American continent. Capt.
Irgens has made a thorough
study of maritime conditions IN
the North Atlantic, and is said to
have found material that seems
to prove that the early explorers
simply couldn't help making the
discovery.
Opera May Come.
Plans are on foot for the APP
pearance in London of all the
members of the Stockholm opera
house. and in this connection an
effort is being made to sign con-
tracts with the singers for a
series of performances IN the
leading American music centers.
II the American tour is to be
made, it will take place some
time in 1924.
Pioneer Passes Away.
Utsen Gunnet. one of the
pioneer farmers at Sabula Iowa,
died last week at his home, aged
"a years. He was a native OF
Agtrup, Denmark, and had lived
at Sabula since 1882. Mr.. Gun
net at n time conducted an ex-
tensive carpenter contracting
business, later going into farm
ing; a few years ago ne retired
from active work.
May Retain Vessel.
Early this year the Swedish
American line chartered the Hoi-
landau erican liner, Noordam,
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the summer, it being felt that
the lines own vessels we're in
adequate. A report now says
that negotiations are being con-
Quoted between the two steam
ship companies with the view to
retaining the Kungsholm in the
Swedish-American fleet of ocean
flyers.
New Book Issued.
Lieutenant Commander Rossid,
United States navy, this week
issued a 100-page volume, written
in English. concerning the
achievements Of Norwegians in
the United States. The book is
said to be the first of its kind
written in this country by a man
who is not known to be of Scan
dinavian descent.
Married 60 Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Palmblad.
Los Angeles, Cal. last week cele-
brated their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at a banquet ar
ranged by a group of their
friends, and attended by more
than 900 persons. MI. and Mrs.
Palmblad are both natives of
Ystad. Sweden, and left for the
United States on the day they
were married.
Makes Great Hit.
Niels Bukh. the founder of the
Danish system of primitive and
rhythmic gymnastics. who has
been touring the country with
% of his pupils giving exhibits in
various cities, has created some
thing like a sensation, according
to the daily press. The Bukh
tour will end next week when
the party will return to Denmark.
Norwegians in Mexico.
A large number of prominent
Norwegian business men are
members of a delegation consist
ing of about 60 leading mer-
chants from various European
countries now on a visit to Mexi-
co for the purpose of studying
industrial and commercial con-
ditions in that country. The
Norwegians report in interviews
that they have been received
with much enthusiasm wherever
they have been in the republic
south of the Rio Grande.
New Paper Planned.
Reports from Boston indicate
that several business men of
that city are planning to start
a semi-weekly newspaper which
will be printed in Swedish on
Tuesdays and in English on Fri
days. The new venture is said
to be adequately backed, fnan-
cially speaking, and will make it's
first appearance in time for the
Christmas season.
Trade Decreases.
During the last few months
the trade between the United
States and Denmark has suffered
a quite severe loss, one reason
being, it is said. the fact that
several American firms have
transferred their Scandinavian
headquarters from Copenhagen
to Gothenburg. The American
club in the Danish capital is in
t~eresting itself in the matter for
the purpose of adjusting con-
ditions. and to insure a return to
normal trade balance.
Amundsen Goes Home.
Roald Amundsen. discoverer of
the South Pole. expects to leave
New York for his home in Nor
way early next week. During
a visit in Chicago this week the
explorer said that he is planning
the $ of three airplanes for his
next expedition to the Arctic
regions which will start by way
of Spitzbergen, with the North
Poe as its goal.
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Pioneer Passes Away.
May Retain Vessel.

Early this year the Swedish
American line chartered the Hol-
landau erican liner, Noordam,
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URGES ATTENDANCE
AT p. T.. MEETINGS
Big Share of Taxes Go
to School.-Get All
Possible Benefits.

Superintendent r. Clarey Mel
sen OF the Askov Public Schools,
has written an article urging at
tendance at the Parent Teachers
meetings which will be held at
the school house during the
winter. II is we'll to make the
school as much of a community
center as possible. Mr.. Nielsen's
article follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-25

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-25
Dare to do Our Duty

Let US have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let us to the end dare 10 do our
duty as we understand it."
Abraham Lincoln.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
SPORTSMAN BECOMES
BENEFACTOR

F. L. McIihenny, of LOUISE ANA, man.
ufacturer and sportsman, has become
a benefactor to his country in respect
to the conservation of bird and animal
lie. OF course he is not gonig to re-
frain from the sport of hunting, but
he has expressed the fear that without
large feeding grounds in his own state
that migratory birds driven by high
civilization from the middle and west
ern states must pass on &c South Amer
lea unless provision is made to keep
tl'tm in this country. Mr. McIlhenny
has Just mace his secon1 large pur-
chase Of nassie preserve. 100000 acres
in all adjoining that of others and of
the state His preserve tas more black
bear thar any other region in the
country He is having constructed 4
system of int rlatirg canals and LAX
and sowing in fertile SOL, game bird
delicacies to attract water fowl. This
extensive territory will be a paradise
for birds coming for winter grazing
even from the Arctic reg 'ons.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
THE YELLOW PERIL

Not as a menace to the other ma
tons but as suppliant for aid lies
poor Japan under the awful calamity
of the past week Not even the seven
plaques of Egypt or any war at its
worst ever caused such appalling loss
of life, and all at one fell stroke.
Thirty years of progress is lost the
Japanese The American people are
speeding Red Cross supplies from
their Pacific ports of Manila and Hon
olulu as fast as ships can take them
In this display of mercy they are not
outdoing the Japanese themselves who
at the time of the San Francisco earth
quake cabled 100000 for immediate
relief and in that disaster only 500
lives were lost which by present COM
parsons seems small indeed when in
Yokahoma alone there are estimated
100000 dead and millions are homeless,
sick and many of them starving. The
whole world will be touched and re
spond in her extremity.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
PATH TO PUBLIC GOOD WILL

American railroads have come to realize that the
best way to cultivate good will of the public and
TO take insurance against misunderstanding of rail-
road problems is to talk directly to the public thru
the advertising columns of the press and especially
thru the weekly newspapers which directly reach
travellers and shippers along the railroad line.
They have come to sense the fact that statements
made in authoritativey signed advertising must be
truthful because the public can so easily check up
anything that may be misleading. Following the
progressive lead of the Long Island Railroad, this
policy has now been adopted by the largest rail
road system in the South, the Southern Railway
System.
The Southern serves the South is the we'll
known slogan of this great railroad with $500 miles
Oh lines extending into every southern state The
Southern recognizes that its own prosperity is in
separately bound up with that OF the south and it's
published announcements in the advertising col
umns of the newspapers, it is expected, will bring
the Southern and the communities it serves close
ly together
Unquestionably, other systems should follow this
general plan of talking frankly to the public, tho
there evidences that some roads still cling to
;he hope OF putting special messages across by
means of free publicity AS fact, there is nothing
so beneficial, nothing so honest as frankly signed
paid advertising, when the good will Of the public
is sought.
The Long Island and the Southern are to be
congratulated for their forward vision.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
FROM COAST TO CoAsT-When an Army

FROM COAST TO COAST-When an Army
flier made the distance from Atlantic to Pacific in
enc hop, taking only little more than entire
lay, and when another beginning as the sun arose
over Long Island failed OF landing beside the Pa
cifc before shutdown OF the same day only because
of minor accident few hundred miles from his
goal, when the still high in the heavens,
the question of bringing San Francisco and New
York into substantially twenty four hours of each
other was definitely and finally settled
A daily mail between New York and San Fran
CISCO arriving only about day later will be worth
all it costs to the business interest of the country.
1t will be worth the vast outlay for 500O0O,00O
candle-power beacons, and the lesser lights in
stalled to guide the fiers at night 1t is the nat
ural, the logical and the splendid refinement of
that wonder of twenty-five years ago, the rural
free delivery
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
Staying Probe Under
Way At Fl. Benning
Sergeant Dead in Quarters of Bullet
Wound-Suicide Suspected

COLUMBUS, Ga, Sept, 5-The
board of officers appointed to inves-
tigate the circumstances surrounding
the death of Sergeant Charles E. Wal
ker, IS years of age, of the Infantry
school detachment, who was found
dead in his quarters Tuesday after
noon at about 4:30 o'clock with bull
let wound in his head which entered
just below the left ear and came out
above the right temple, has not COM
pleted its investigation.
Sergeant Walkers quarters were
located in the eighth block at Fort
Benning and there were said to be
no other parties in the building at the
time of the fatal shooting except the
soldiers wife and their two children
The board of officers, which was
appointed Wednesday morning, ac-
cording to Colonel Kent, post adjutant
was composed of Captains Brummette
and Prince, and Lieutenant Minger,
and will not he able to complete their
Investigations until the condition of
Mrs. Walker has improved. 1t was
stated that she was given sedatives to
quiet her nerves
There is some talk of suicide. This
is based on the report the office Of
local law firm to the effect that the
deceased soldier had failed in efforts
to effect loan on Monday, it being
rumored that he was very much en-
barrassed financially.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
THE WILL AND
THE WAY

At Beaufort, S. c., the citizens de
cided that large enough and suitable
tabernacle should be provided for the
revival meetings of Rev. Bob Jones.
scheduled for September 9th. A build
ing of this type is safer, the faster its
construction, due to SO much bracing
In order to interest sufficient number
of people and carry the enterprise off
with zest and with safety, a campaign
for workers resulted in fifty of the
enterprising spirits of the town be-
coming volunteers. They organized in
teams and the ladies' of the town car
ried noon lunch to ALL Between $50
a. m. and 5 p. m. they had completed
their work, building u by liz feet
and seating 1900 The capacity can be
enlarged to 1000.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
FUNDAMENTALS

The superintendent of the Savannah
schools has declared his belief that Il. .
purpose of he schools is not only to
prepare the pupils for college but to
prepare them for intelligent, useful and
righteous living. With this idea up
permost, he announces his readiness
to plan the school program with &C
acknowledgement or observance of all
the special days and weeks that var
ious civic and educational organiza
tons are fostering. All questions of
thoroughness and thoughtfulness will
be stressed together with the effort to
develop and to fix habits and desira-
Bile traits in the children during this
formative period of their lives The
cooperation of the parents is need
ed and is urged in this matter. This
purpose and the appear voced by him
is as applicable and as urgent any
where else in schools.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
FITTING SYMBOL

We would suggest that Atlanta is
another city that needs a monument
like that one erected in Detroit in
front of their city hall not for glory
but for public shame and warning.
This tall white marble shaft bears
the names of all traffic victims of the
year. On the base is inscribed Lives
Sacrificed to Traffic Accidents in
1928"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
Cake-eaters prefer sport suits to work clothes.

The national capitol has become, overnight, a
bubbling. boiling, seething cauldron of politics.
This political scramble began even the very night
of Hardngs death. There were conferences and
caucuses and consultations. Which way to Jump,
and how were the chief subjects of discussion
The death of the President was deporable, regret
table, too bad. But draw up everybody. The
game must go on-and now there'll be new deal !!
Politics is cold and practical business 1t gives
little thought to the dead 1t must keep its ewes
ahead
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
81 ,ooo, GOO A WEEK FOR CHEWING Gum

The people of the United States spend upwards of
one million dollars week for their chewing gum,
and the habit is still growing.
The value of the product turned out of the fac
tories OF America is little more than double that
of the pre-war year 1914 which was the first year
the Government condescended to notice the chew
ing gum industry.
The girls of this and other towns, when thew sat
in the movies and chewed gum while their favorite
star made love in alluring twilight, little dreamed
The effect they were havn gon the prosperity of
their country. Dignified England laughed at her
'deplorable chewing habit but while the sedate
Briton was consciously in the mood of derision he
was unconsciously falling by the wayside The wear
100 saw the British flapper really the original of
he species consuming American gum to the tune
OF Sl,l2OOOO wholesale value. And so the story
runs France in the same year took 1888 900 worth
and other European countries consumed proper
tionate quantities. Only the consumption of Germ
any was small, the total figure being $500 The
amount OF the capital invested shows beyond doubt
that the habit has come to stay, Perhaps no indus
try has shown more remarkable growth Ger
family no industry presents more potent argu-
ment to prove the telling effect of Advertising
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
GOOD ROADS BUILT IN 1922
Total Of $4,000 Miles Constructed Last
Year-HaH Of II With
Federal Aid.

A total Of $4,000 miles Of good
roads was built in the United States
last year, or distance equal to ten
times the width of the country. Half
of this mileage has been built by the
state governments in conjunction with
federal aid. The remaining $4,000
miles were constructed independently
of federal assistance.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06

DON'T BLOCK THE ROAD-Since automobile
travel is one of the most popular and important
diversions of a great ma ority of people at this
.ime of the year, feel that one more suggestion
along the line Of safety for of the road will
be amiss. We refer to the practice of one autoist
stopping along the roadside to visit with passing
motorist or to look at an accident, or some other
such reason.
Where the road is extra wide, it is not so i'm
portant matter where the passing cars stop, but
On our paved highways, it takes care to pass one
car when it is parked the highway let alone
when two parked almost abreast to each other
Motorists should bear in mind that although
they may want to stop and visit or pick flowers
or what not others may want to use the highway
Cor transportation purposes, and care should be
taken not to block the road. When a motorist
wants to stop and there is already one car parked
on the highway in the same vicinity he should
drive ahead considerable distance so that he will
not block the road to general traffic It takes Just
little thought about the rights of others on the
highway, and it is believed that a suggestion is
sufficient to remedy the evil.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-09-06
SCHOOL FOR
CONVICTS

Backed by prison wardens and chap
lains of all states ana at least As gov
errors is the recent splend d move
ment to establish correspondence
schools in every state and federal pri-
son in the coutry The national head
quarters for the school will be at Col
umbus, Ohio, where the plan was first
executed with most salutary results
and with the original founder of that
one as director for the entire system.
An Ohio editor gives $500 as an initial
fund to get the movement started.
Governor Walker, Warden Dyche and
Chaplain Sewell of the Atlanta FEEDER
al Prison and the Atlanta Woman's
club are pledging hearty cooperation
for its immediate establishment in the
Atlanta Federal prison, tho fund of
$4,000 is estimated to be necessary to
institute it there.