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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
PINCHOT PLANS TO
WATCH C0ALPRICE
Reopening Of Anthracite Pits
Waits Action OF Miners
Union Heads.

Harrisburg. Pa. - Governor Pin.
ehot OF Pennsylvania sent letters TO
the governors OF all anthracite o n
suming states suggesting ~investiga-
ton Of methods Ito prevent gouging"
Of coal consumers. with a view 10 q
personal conference later concern.
Ing Joint action.
Governor Pinchot's letters to the
governors followed one sent TO Pres
ldent Coolidge In which he recon
mended such action and suggested
that coal prices be carefully watched
TO protect the consumer. The letter
TO the President followed the sue.
cessfui conclusion of the governors
coal conference.
Governor Pinchot's four point plan
Tor adjustments OF the differences be-
tween anthracite operators and
union miners formed the basis Of a
proposed new two-year contract
agreed on by members OF the operat'
ors' policy committee and officials
OF the miners union.
He took up the price problem In a
letter to President Coolidge In which
he suggested federal aud state action
toward readjustment OF freight rates
on anthracite and announced his pun.
pose OF calling on governors OF ii
anthracite consuming states to inyes.
tigate profits OF dealers In coal.
wholesalers. brokers. jobbers and re-
tailers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
Duxbury N~eighborhood

Mrs. John Calvin left Sunday
for Danbury where she will teach
school.
Mrs. Elmer Calvin was in Sand
stone Tuesday having dental
work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hanstad and
son, Richard, were in Superior
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson
and children spent Sunday at the
NJ. |. White home.
Frances Ludwig left Monday
for Kingsdale where he will be
employed for some time.
Mrs. Oscar Swanson and chill
dren were visitors at the S. +.
WATSON home last Friday.
c. Nash left for Minneapolis
last Saturday after spending sew
eral weeks at the c. Damsgaard
home.
Mrs. d. Ruby and children left
for their home in Pine City Tues
day after spending a week here
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Munger and
Mrs. ID. Ruby spent Sunday in
Duluth with their daughter and
sister, Mrs. c. Bjork.
Rev and Mrs. Iams of Clover
ton, spent Sunday at the c.
Damsgaard home. They also held
services at the hall Sunday after
noon.
John F. Dietz, the Cameron
Dam defender, Henry Dietz of
Danbury, and Sheridan Greig,
game warden, were over night
visitors at the Ed Goebel home a
week ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
WILL SHARE FARMERS RISK
Business Men supply Funds for Seed
Wheat on Speculative Basis,

Topeka. Kan.-"Take a Chance
with the Farmer" Ia the slogan of
the Central Seed. Wheat association.
organized for the purpose OF supply
ing seed wheat to needy farmers OF
II counties OF southwestern Kansas
who have suffered reyerses because
OF drouth for two years,
The association chartered "a a mon
profit" corporation. expects to fur
nish al least 800 900 bushels OF seed
wheat, requiring u fund of approx
mately $500. 900 to inance Il. lnves'
tors have been invited to speculate
on the 1924 wheat crop on the one.
NTH crop share basis,
The digrict has a io-year average
OF ~ bushels 10 the acre, which would
return the investor-on n dollar per
bushel basis--S2 40 per acre, OF $3.50
for each dollar invested,
should n crop failure again visit
the district, tho Investor would lose
his entire Investment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
N

Miss Tillie Olson is on the sick
list this week.
Joe Nystrom was a Duluth Wis.,
itor for a few days last week.
Alfred Erickson was home for
a few hours between trains Sun
day.
Edwin Peterson and family of
Barnum, spent Sunday at Elmer
Mossberg's.
Miss Edna Backstrom and Ira
cy Street were callers at the Pull
ling home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Anders Joranson and Mrs.
John Lyden spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Arthur Mossberg.
Mr., and Mrs. Barber of Moose
Lake, visited at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Herman Beccue,
last Sunday.
Miss Agnes Nyberg went to St.
Paul Friday to resume her work,
after spending the summer at
her home here.
Mrs. Will Cunningham and
Mrs. Harris and children of Stur-
geon Lake, were guests at the
Close home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AXel Friesendahl
and children of Moose Lake, were
callers at the Andrew Backstrom
home Sunday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
fever EPIDEMIC
GRIPPING TOXIC
10000 Bodies Recovered at 70.
kohama and Tokio-New
Tremors Shake Japan.

Tokio-Sixty thousand bodies had
been recovered In Toxic and Yoko.
hama. and the police estimate that
500. 900 persons have been treated for
wounds and sickness as q result OF
the earthquake. A landing party from
the United States destroyer Huron
buriesl the dead fom the American
naval hospital at Yokohama.
MISUNDERSTANDING that an cpl.
demic OF fever had broken u at
Toxic. Ambassador G. Il. Woods. In a
cable TO the state department. said II
was imperative that $1,000 900 OF
American Red Cross funds be placed
Immediately at the disposal OF its re-
lief committee In japan for the quick
purchase OF medical supplies and food
from nearby markets.
Ambassador Woods also reported
the appointment Of the Red Cross re.
lief committee In his message. which
read
"In accordance with instructions,
have appointed American Red Cross
relief committee with Admiral Z. A.
Anderson (commander-in-chief OF the
American Asiatic feet as chairman.
Imperative to have immediate dispos.
al OF this committee $1,000 900 Red
Cross funds for quick purchase ur.
gently needed medical supplies and
food from nearby markets. An cpl.
demic OF fever OF severe type already
has broken out In Toxic. Request
your reply Immediately"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
DUQUETTE

John Weiss is busy cutting
corn these days.
John Melancon made a trip to
Duluth Saturday to get medical
attention.
p. Erickson made a visit to DR..
Slaven at Sandstone. between
trains Monday.
Ben. Peterson who has been
taking in the harvesting and
threshing in the Flickertail state
returned Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Poeckman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Garth of
Duluth. motored down here Sat
urday to visit at Melancons. They
returned to Duluth Sunday af-
ternoon, Mr.. Melancon going
with them.
The Community Ladies' Aid
will give their regular monthly
party at the hall Saturday eve
ming, Sept. 18th. These parties,
given by the ladies', have become
an institution in this community
and are always a source of enjoy
ment and good cheer where old
and young gather for a good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albrecht Peterson
and son. Arnold. and daughter,
Delphie, of Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, are paying a visit to Mime
sofa again after an absence of
some years and visited at Be-
hangers and other old friends for
a few days last week. The Peter,
sons made their home in the
township of Kerrick for a good
many years and are well known
and highly respected in this vi
cinity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
JAPANESE PREDICTED QUAKE
Head Of Government Bureau Foretold
Trouble Two Years Ago.

Washington-The recent devastat.
ing Japanese earthquake was predict.
ed two years ago. r. Tondorf. s. j.,
director OF the Georgetown university
Seismic Observatory here. declared.
He pointed out that Prof. r. omori,
head of the Imperial Earthquake com.
mittee OF japan In March 1922 forecast
the occurrence of severe shocks within
six years.
This prediction was based on the
number OF quakes In the Years imme.
diately preceding. The Japanese sci.
enlist noted that when earthquakes
were many and often. severe shocks
were unlikely to follow. but when the
small earth movements were relative
iy few and far between over a Ions
period. earthquakes we're liable to be
more serious later. On account OF the
comparative absence OF quakes pre-,
ceding his forecast. Prot. omori pre-
dicted that serious quakes would oc,
cur within a period OF six years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
w.r.h,p. To BE pu, on Sale.

Washington - T~wenty-one battle
ships and battlecruisers eliminated
from the American navy by the nava.
disarmament treaty, arr TO be sold fo'
salvage under sealed proposals. The
treaty compels them TO be serappee
within rs months after ratification
The vessels are to be sold in -four
lots. the sales to be conducted and
bids opened on Oct. Is, Nov. l, Nov
q, and Nov. so Their sale viii max,
available large amounts OF ship plates
armor and other materials suitable TO
commercial purposes
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
RELEASE OF GHANDl BLOCKED
Resolution to Free Leader OF ~Non-eo'
o~peratist" Party 10 Killed.

simla. India-A resolution calling
for the early release OF Mahatma
Gandhi. and other political prisoners
was defeated after a heated debate In
the national legislative assembly In
its present summer session here
seshagiri Iyer. speaking In behalf
of the resolution, gave a brief history
of he political movement in India, be
ginning with the inception OF the ma
tionai congress In 1885. The Euro
pean war. he said, gave an impetus
20 democratic ideals which was sup
plemented by the announcement made
IN parliament In 1917 that the British
government intended to Introduce leg
isiation for the gradual development,
of se~lf-goyerning institutions" and the
progressive realization OF responsi
BILE government"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
SUGGESTS AID TO COAL USERS
Tells President Price should Go No
Aiaher-WW Call Conference.

Harrisburg Governor Clifford Pin
chot OF Pennsylvania has made public
a letter 20 President Coolidge sug
gesting that. with al anthracite coal
supply assured for the coming win.
ter. as a result OF the agreement
reached by representatives OF opera
tors and miners here. steps be taken
to safeguard the onsum against in,
creased prices,
He also told the president he was
preparing to invite the governors OF
anthracite using states to 80 into the
matter OF margins and profits OF
wholesalers. brokers, jobbers aud re.
tailers with him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
BERLIN YIELDING ON STAND
Resistance Has Been Overcome LII.
tie by Little, Premier Declares.

Danvillers. France-Speaking at the
inauguration of n monument to the
wal dead. Premier Poincare said that
the resistance In the Ruhr which the
Germans had counted on to discour.
age the French had been overcome
little by little and now was beginning
to collapse altogether,
NJ, Poincare quoted H%ilferding and
Won Raumer as saying that Germany's
financial recovery vas possible only
when the struggle in the Ruhr had
ended, III so" he said. they control
the cure. They have only to cease
throwing billions OF marks into the
Ruhr to %coura unemployment and
let the free population follow their
own in~clinations. As they only wish
to work and reach an understanding
with us for the deliveries due"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13

washington-Rebuilding OF areas
devastated In Japan by the recent
earthquake Is expected TO effect a
rather marked stimulus for lumber,
building materials, such as cement.
brick. tile ami steel, American pro.
dueers OF these supplies evidently
win be called upon to furnish good
sired quantities. Government OH
eials have pointed OF that the actual
commercial loss to Japan has no,
been so great as nrst reports indieat.
cd but are agreed that domestic mar
kets will be depended upon for heavy
shipments.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-09-13
OIL SUPPLY HELD SHORT
v. 8. Reserve Never viii Equal Needs
Experts Declare.

Washington - Despite governmen,
efforts In promoting the most efficient
development OF oil fields. Il Is becom'
ing more aud more evident that the
eountry's oil production probably ley
or again will catch up with the de.
mand. according to a recent statement
of the bureau OF mines.
, 1923-02-26
Fair Enough

The navy department is right in its
determination to enforce an old rule
which provides that graduates of the
Naval Academy will not be permitted
to resign until they have been com.
missioned for three years. The gov
eminent incurs great expense in Civ.
ing a young man an education at the
academy and does 1t for tho special
purpose of training men for service
in the navy in time of war. In order
to be fully fit for service. they should
not only. have their scholastic train.
ing but tho experience that an Off.
Ger gets by actual operation after he
has received his commission. II, nf.
ter he has had this practical expert.
ence. he wishes to resign and enter
civilian life, he may properly bs PEE.
mitted to do SO. In that event. his
tanning will have been such as to
make him Of value to the nation as
a naval officer in case of war. Men
who are not willing to do this much
for the government ought not seek
education at the naval academy.
There are other public institutions
suited to their needs where they can
be educated at less expense and with.
out interfering with the aspirations Of
others who look toward the naval
service 40 a carcer
, 1923-02-26
France INDICATED

The best v~indication of rance,
occupation OF the Ruhr district come.
from Germany itself, and II its two.
told. The right of such action. in.
oeed' needed no ,~vIndicatIon. II was
OBVIOUS TO everyone capable of read.
ing n understanding the treaty of
or of a"ppreciating the fun
damental principles OF Justice and
equity. But that right a empha.
sled and v~indicated by Germany, in
the very circumstance of her being
alone among all nations in trying 10
deny It. N man" wrote John Tr,1m.
Jul "e'er felt the halter draw. with
good opinion of the law" No fra,du.
ient n deliberately defaulting deb
tor ever approves the legal process
through which Judgment is executed
upon him. But his dishonest demur-
rer Is a tribute to the law. Vindica.
ton Of the expediency OF the French
Advance is another matter. we must
recognize the fact that many good
friends OF France were doubtful con.
corning the wisdom Of her policy and
concerning its success: and that even
foremost French statesmen realfbe II
% be a very raw act to ccupy the
Ruhr, confronted with colossal diff.
culties. Yet here again Germany af-
lords v~tndication by her perverse In
transigence. She had an opportunity
to say, Come In, II you will. and
see for yourselves how impossible It
is for us to meet your demands"
That is what she would have done,
had h been honest in her protesti
, 1923-02-26
Sacrifice of Fowls

Have you ever stopped to consider
what the visit Of a celebrity to any
community means in the young life
Of a chicken Of tender age and egg
laying aspirations? To the casual
observer these visits are visits and
nothing more. To the creatures that
produce hens Eggs 1t is a moro
serious matter OF life or death
In any community that lays the
slightest claim to hospitality. the visit
of any man. woman or child fortu-
nate enough to be popular means a
luncheon or supper Of welcome.
There naturally follows the question:
"Whatta we gonna have?"
From the mob rises the mighty cry:
Chicken"
Tho suggestion Is adopted unani-
mously. There is no protest. Amy
eue who would dare to protest would
be looked upon as different"
So much in evidence Is chicken at
the proverbial well.laid board that
foreign gentlemen OF distinction who
como to this country conclude that
chicken in all its forms is our ma
tional dish. There is no argument.
Settle It for yourself by going to a
dinner, luncheon or supper
The ordinary man who lives
through a week OF these dinners Is
qualified to grow feathers Int eat
cracked corn. and II he isn't haunted
for the rest OF his life by the sight
of poor, harmless, well.cooked chicken
no had better consult an alienist. He
isn't normal.
There are times In the life Of a
man of dinners when a real old
fashioned beefsteak or even ham and
eggs would taste better than a cool
drink in the middle OF a hot day IN
the Sahara. Again there are times
in the living moments of a dinner
man when even bully beef" or
corned beef and cabbage would evoke
volumes of praise instead of NUT
tered threats on the next chicken
that crossed the road.
This explains IN part the murderous
assault some men. exhibit when driv-
ing an automobile in the country and
a couple of good examples of fine
, 1923-02-26
The Air Mail

A government mail plane has IA
Gently made a new speed record Of
AIS miles in a little over two hours
and a half. with a 4o0.pound load,
This is important IN two respects
demonstrates h possible speed OF de.
livery of important mail and It ais,
demonstrates the practical use of air.
planes for other purposes. Carrying
mail by airplane will always be a
minor feature of our postal servIce
For ordinary mail the railway train
will serve as we'll as an airplane. Or.
binary mall could not, on the whole,
pay the postage that would be re.
quired to make air mail service self.
supporting. But as a result of K
Renee we shall develop a mail service
will be of great value to com.
munications where speed Is a primo
consideration. The air mail service
has Its chief value at present not in
the actual carrying of mail. but In
the training of men in the operation
of airp'anes, in the discovery Of bet.
ter methods and the development OF
better mechanlsms. The men who are
engaged in this work are rendering
a great service to the nation and to
the world.
, 1923-02-26
Price of Broken Heart

A LEGISLATOR with broad sympathies for un-
"a fortunates who are brought into court to be
reminded of certain promises made or implied to
ladies, has evolved a bill the purposes of which
are to limit damages in breach of promise suits to
6 cents as compensation for injured feelings,
though if demonstrable financial loss has been in.
Cured he would allow recovery to that amount. He
says that no broken heart" was worth more than
6 cents, by which he means, presumably, that no.
body with a heart worth more than that would
carry it into court for inspection by a cynical pub
lie.
The wife Of this legislator ~disagrees with her
husband and is opposed to his bill. She has no
hesitancy in expressing her opinion in the premises
which is that if men trifle with the affections of
women they should be made to pay for their cruel
ruthlessness.
Those are the two ways of looking at this old
question, and the chances are that the sentimental
one will continue to prevail. Just the same, breach
of promise suits, when they are not absurd, are
lamentably apt to be little if any better than at.
tempts to extort blackmail, and no woman with
any delicacy of feeling ever brought one or ever
will. AS for the few who have exercised their
unquestionably equal right under the law to seek
money compensation from the tickle fair, they,
properly enough, always have been the objects of
general laughter and derision as poor creatures
destitute alike Of self-respect and the sense of hu.
NOR.
, 1923-02-26
Trusting 1t Is True

MR. informs the world that Mr.. Will
son is going to stump the country in 1924. Since
Z The fact does not come from Mr.. Wilson and so far
Z as our information goes Mr.. Wilson never on any
; occasion delegated anyone else to speak for him,
possibly the good news is not true.
= We sincerely trust our suspicious may be wrong
: and that Mr.. Wilson will appear on the listings,
for it will prove two things, one, that Mr.. Wilson
has entirely recovered his physical health, for
another session with Mr.. Wilson's favorite issue
the League of Nations.
1t is presumed that back of Mr.. Wilson's appear
ance on the platform, will be Il presidential candi.
date of his own selection, who desires to ride to
fame upon the league issue.
How pleasing to contemplate, just as we were
tearing our hair in despair for an issue fit to hang
n hat on, which would give the major parties n
wide cleavage. This will do it, if anything will.
The tariff is out of the way and working so SPLEEN
didly that Democrats speak of it only in whispers.
And to save us we could find no other question that
would put any pep into next years campaign, until
We happened upon the Tumulty announcement.
Let us all hope that it is true.
Stranger things than Mr.. Wilson's control Of the
next Democratic national convention have hap.
not hear in the summer of 1920 that Mr.. Penrose,
although confined TO an invalid's chair in Philadel
phia, directed the operations of our convention
then sitting in Chicago? Sure we did. 1t was com.
mon convention news and in all the newspapers.
History may suddenly repeat.
Just as sure as Mr.. Nilsson takes a hand, lust
50 sure will the league be his issue and our tar.
get.
The world has learned much about the league
-Slnce Mr. Wilson visit TO Paris, but Mr.. Wilson
has declined to learn anything. Several of his
, 1923-02-26
When Is Ireland to Be
Free

oh then tell me Pat O'Hara,
When Is Ireland to be free:
When will her Sons cease fighting
boy.
and live in Harmony.
Sure the Saxon now has quit the Sod,
And left the Emerald Shore;
Then why this Strife. this Waste of
life.
Auch! be friends and fight no more.
Oh when will White ROBBED Peace
again.
Come back to Innisfail7
And faction feuds be banished boy.
And love and truth prevail7
let hatred's dire be buried deep,
And all be friends not foes;
In that Island OF tho Ocean, boy.
Where tho little Shamrock grows.
Then all agree in Charity.
Like true hearted Irishmen,
And let the Wondering World sec,
A Nation once again.
TOM M'MILLAN.
Casper, Wyo.
, 1923-02-26
THE soUAResT CITY
Returning Sanity

1ITHE lore pronounced our recovery from the
L wildness and rccklessness of the war period
= and the lessons and examples of that time, the less
9 danger of any particular number OF our people pur-
q suing strange gods, which inclination so marked
( the days of war and recovery from it.
! If the American people but have time to think
y they are level-headed and dependable and select
Z: the right course.
1t gives confidence to patriots to know that every
day of time that passes over the head of the re-
/. public the liability of the people following off after
demagogic leaders styling themselves progressive"
= Is lessened. These leaders are in no sense progress
Stsive or constructive as We understand these terms.
They are simply self seekers after their own glory.
The country is not in need of quacks and their
remedies. The country is all right as it is and is
making a normal recovery. All in the world it does
~ need is TO be let alone and give nature a chance.
And most of all does it need freedom from quack-
! cry and a long vacation for the gentlemen who
practice the art.
y If the program of some Of the radical so-called
s~sleaders were adopted physical force would be set
above the law; and in the face of all human pre-
cedents, the country would be plunged into the
:. depths of poverty, crime, misery and despair, and
the best government the sun ever shone one would
= be discarded for nobody knows what in its place.
-. Most of the self Amounted leaders instead Of be-
ing progressive are reactionary. They would lead
the people back to conditions that existed in the
middle ages. 3D.
The great need of the times is for everybody to
- shut up and go to work. Cut out the piffle, and for
heavens sake talk about things you understand,
and learn your piece before you come to speak it.
, 1923-02-26
Unseen Balances

THE FACT that half the gold in the world is in
L the United States is of slight consequence in
considering the ability Of the allied governments
TO pay their debts to this country. The flow of
wealth from the United States to Europe is greater
than the stream in the opposite direction. The bal.
ance of trade as measured by the goods passing in
and out of our ports is in our favor, but when we
consider the invisible exchanges between Europe
and the United States and the indirect exchanges
represented by American commerce with British,
French and other colonies, it is found that We are
actually paying more money abroad than is being
paid to us. That situation will very soon be re.
Elected in a wider distribution of gold, and long
before the expiration of the debt paying period,
there will be an ample gold supply in Europe with
which to meet the obligations.