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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
Some Snappy Comment
ON God Old Times"

Another learned professor has ut
tered the customary blah TO get atten-
ton, and by so doing has got at least
mine." grumbIed old Gaunton Grimm.
HE means. alas. that the traditional
home In which the father was patri-
arch and the master OF the family, Ia
gone. used 10 know several such
homes, where the father was tyrant.
stern. conceited and opinlonated,
pleased TO believe that women should
not care for gauds and fripperies and
children should be seen and not heard
Those old oppressors were az stlngy as
stone soup. as merclless as swapping
turtles, and prided themselves on their
piety because they made everybody
else miserable for the glory Of God.
"Eh-yahl That sort OF home has
practically disappeared. Gone. too. ID
the bastlnado. the ducking stool, the
knout, the stocks. the practice OF beat
ing the evil spirits out OF lunatics with
clubs and Of consignlng to everlasting
torment everybody who does not be-
lieve as I do. And good radiance to
bad rubbish, says Il"--Kansas City
Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
CONTINUED from Pare II


the Volstead Act. The proposed
bill would permit the deporta-
ton of those entering the coun-
try illegally and those who over
stay authorized visit. There are
several provisions to cover aliens
who might become public charges.
Though the bill may pass the
House, it is doubtful if it will re-
ceive consideration from the SEN
ate before adjournment.
There has been much talk con-
corning the farm relief bills. An
organized movement to obtain
support for a modified agricul-
tural measure along the lines of
the recently defeated McNary-
Haugen measure is sponsored by
the American Council of Agricul-
ture. 1t will be recalled that the
McNary Bill was defeated prin-
cipally because of the price ratio
provision. A tentative bill modi-
fed to meet the objections of sew
eral legislators contemplates the
establishment of a farm export
corporation financed to the ex-
tent of $50,000,000 by the Federal
Government. 1t seems that there
is division of opinion among
legislators as well as agricultural
organizations as to the exact eco
nomic status of the American far
mer. There are certain groups
who claim that the farmer can
work out his own salvation with
out legislative paneceas. Others
declare that the emergency in ag-
riculture still exists and Federal
aid is needed.
Anticipating nominations of
certain members of the Senate
and House for Federal posts,
their opponents in these bodies
are preparing to wage a wal
against confirmation by the Sen
ate. In many instances it gives
legislators an opportunity to pay
old-time grudges, political or per
sonal. Likewise many fair
minded men in the upper cham
Der believe it unwise to appoint
men to Federal jobs who have
been turned down by the elector
ate. These appointees are know
as lame ducks" and their seasol
is at its height just prior to tn
final adjournment of the Cor
lgress. Their wives and othe
members of the family often con
| duct a social lobby in order t
remain in official life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
FARM BILL BEFORE CONGRESS
Price Fixing Feature Of Defeated
Measure eliminated.

washington--Ths McNary-Iaugen
export corporation bill which was de-
feated In the House at the last ses-
sion OF Congress win be re-Introduced
In the Senate In a modified form By
Senator McNary.
The ratio price provision Of thu old
bill has been eliminated from the meas
ure which was In the course OF being
drafted and there will be no provisions
involving the tarin. Like the bill
which was defeated. the new one
would include practically all Of the
principal farm commodities and not be
confined to wheat as was the case
with the original McNary-Haugen bill
when first introduced. An export cor.
poration would be created with power
to purchase any commodity named In
the bill at the market price NJ such
time a. Q surplus appeared TO be do
pressing prices.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
DEBT ISSUE TIRS PARIS
Session Ends In Fight After Vote
Against Posting Of Deputy
Marin's Text.

Paris-Ths Chamber Of Deputies
was thrown into an uproar that lasted
Is minutes and the session had Il be
suspended after Deputy Desjardins had
criticized bitterly the action OF the
chamber In refusing 10 order the post
Ing Of Deputy Marin's speech on the
inter-Allied debts. II was scene Of
such disorder as had never before
been seen In the chamber.
Deputy Des Jardines kept on
shouting that the governmental ma
jority was afraid to indorse Marin's
theory OF Justice In dealing with the
inter-aiiied debts because Of ('the do
plorable effect II had had on the
American Senate"
After President Painieve had jam
med his hat on his head as signal
that the session was suspended, the
deputies continued humping the
deks. gesticulatlng and shouting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

Africa's mystery mountain. Kiliman-
jaro. In Tanganyika. has been filmed
by British explorer. Kllimanjaro has
two peaks-Kibo rising to 1910 feet
and Mawsuzi 10 1870 feet. Its great
ice cap-in some places over 200 feet
thick--completely covering the last
5000 feet Of Its altitude. IL the most
striking feature OF the film- This mile
Of Ice. under moonlight. acts as a
giant reflector. creating one Of the
most extraordinary and beautiful nat
ural phenomena In the world To
reach the mountain. 5000 miles had TO
be travelled on foot. animal transports
being impossible because Of the fire.
quent belts Of tsetse files which were
encountered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
Making II Safe

Il hear tell that you've invited them
Dodramm feIlers. that run a stiil down
In Booger HoIler. to your dance t'mor'
night" said an acquaintance. ',Hain't
you kinder afeared 10 have 'em comet
They mought fetch some Of their In
fernal ticker along"
"Aw, that's all right" replied Gap
Johnson Of Rumpus Ridge. "rve In
vited-ptu doctor Slash, too
Kansas City Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
SEEK CLUES IN POISONING
physician Doubts Suicide Theory Be-
cause Of Position OF Body.

Alexandria, MINI. The death Of
Michael Kraemer. former mayor Of
this city. who died New Years day, is
being investigated by county authori-
Ties. Traces Of poison were found in
hraemer's stomach. Coroner J. A. Nc
Cabe declared.
DR.. z. r. Sather. the family physi-
lean, said after an examination of the
body. that 1t would be impossible for
Mr.. kraemer to have taken his own
HE while in the position in which he
was found. DR.. Sather was Of the
opinion that the body was placed at
the desk after Mr.. Kraemer was dead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
ECLIPSE ADVANCES SCIENCE
Photographs Of Phenomenon Expected
to Reveal Secrets Of Importance.

New Workout from the racing
shadow Of the moon as 1t sped east.
ward over the Atlantic. astronomical
science emerged a gamer by more
points than ever before wer scored
In history, in the contest between man
and the forces of the universe.
From vantage points hitherto un.
equalled in excellence of equipment,
men Of science observed, timed and
photographed the majestic phenomena
OF the heavens that marked the total
eclipse Of the sun.
More than 1000 years advance, de-
clares one Of the greatest Of the as.
tronomers. was scored by astronomical
science in the few minutes that man
must utilize his puny endeayor to
solve the mysteries of the planets.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
POLAND RATIFIEs DEBT PLAN
Chamber Of Deputies Ratlfies Pay.
ments to End In 1884.

Warsaw-The Chamber of Deputies
voted unanimous ratification Of the
agreement for funding Poland's debt
to the United States. The payments
will continue until 1884
Poland, under the agreement, will
pay to the United States more than
100000 this year.
Premier Grabaski in an address to
the Chamber referred to the timely
assistance offered Poland by Ameri-
can relief organizations in time OF
need He said the funding Of the debt
marked an important period in the
history OF the relations between Po-
land and America and that 1t would
serve to strengthen the bonds uniting
the two countries.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

London-Germany has been forbid
oen to manufacture war-like material
even for q foreign nation, II was an
nounced by the foreign Office. The
ambassadors' council has sent a note
TO Germany. the foreign Office said.
notifying It that the proposed con
tract Of Krupps with the Argentine
government TO make boilers for the
new Argentine warships would be
considered q breach OF the Versailles
treaty. The council holds. II was
stated. that Germany Is not permit
Ted 70 make any ''war-lIke material
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

Minneapolis - Proposed railroad
freight rate advances that would
have added millions Of dollars to the
annual freight bill Of the upper Mis-
sissippi valley we're suspended until
Nav al today by the interstate com
merce commission. according to word
"a the Minneapolis Traffic Association
from Washington. The new tarin
hIed by western railroads with the
commission would have been effective
January 81. The proposed increases
average 10 per cent on class and
rates on shipments to ane
from Illinois.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
COLD WAVE GRIPS THE N. W.
transportation Crippled by Drifting
Snow and Cold.

Minneapolis-A cold wave. which
followed in the wake Of high winds
and snowfall. brought new low tenn
peratures for the winter to some sec
lions Of the Northwest early Monday.
II was 80 degrees below zero at
bismarck, N. D.. and In Minnesota
tne temperature dropped to 20 below
at Mankato. Moorhead and Duluth
The snowfall and extreme cold
crippled transportation in some sec
lions OF Minnesota. Both rail and
motor traffic was delayed by drafting
snow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
costa aIe. Quits League.

Geneva--Costa Rica iled its resIg-
nation rom the League Of Nations.
transmitting with its message q check
for back dues- No reason was given
for the Withdrawal. but league Of
fetal said Il was assumed the resig-
nation was due 10 criticism Of the
country for failure 10 pay It's assess
ments. voiced during the sessions Of
the budget committee Of the last as
sembly. This Is the first case OF .
resignation from the league. and orr
Gals said It was an entirely separated
one. ts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

Jud Tunklns says you've got TO give
the saxophone credit for one thing. II
hasn't any chance Of hearing the Teller
that used 10 whistle Listen 20 the
Mocking Bird with variations
Washington Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
RUSSIAN GENERAL is DEAD

kuropatkIn, Who Led Huss Armies
Through Two Great Wars, Ie Dead.
Moseow-The death Of General Ku-
ropatkin, commander-in-chief OF the
cars land forces In the Russo-Jap-
anese war. 10 announced by the OH
ciai Soviet news agency. The general
who was 80 years Of age. died at
shemshurino. In the Pskov district
General Kuropatkin was supreme
commander of the cars land forces
In the Russo-Ja japanese war. Emper-
or Nicholas. 10 years later. made him
eommander-in-chief OF the Russian
armies fghting against Germany on
the northern front
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

Minneapolis-Wheat futures reached
the az mark Friday for the first time
since November. 1920 May de
Iiyeries we're quoted at So even, on the
winnipeg market shortly after the
opening Of the mornings trading es
tablishIng a new high record for the
mast five years. Parallel advances
averaging cent also sent the futures
prices 70 new peaks in Minneapolis
and Chicago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
U. COURSE FOR NuRsERyMEn
Program Out Tor Intensive study the
Week Of February 2.

ST. Paul--The next short course st
University Farm VIII be for nursery
men Of the state. February . 10 8
Inclusive are the dates The course
IL an outgrowth OF the specialized
program which was given last year
for nurserymen BY the horticulturists
Of the university. Inquiries and
pledges already assure q large atten-
dance. While the program each day
appeals with greatest force to nur.
serymen, anyone Interested In fruit
and vegetable growing 10 qualified to
attend upon payment OF q registra.
ton fee OF 81 for the full course.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
AT LAST

"Why this sudden admiration Of
your tailor?"
"Why-er--Pve just received
these photos Of myself in bathing
suit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

Want Ads are a regular saliva
tion to anyone who wants to buy
or sell and has not the time to
chase all over the county to
make his wishes known. Only 1c
per word in the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29

M m'nns sas% northern ,I.sa-a'iI: No. |
northern ,l.s3-1ss; No; ! DARK hard
amber durum s1.s2-1.ss: corn.No a.
ssc. bariey-choice 20 fancy 95c; rye
No si.55: fiax seed No. s3.i1-3lA
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-01-29
On. 81. Paul Livestock.

s9ss-II50: veal calves s3-9,25; hogs
s7-io.s5; sheep and lambs s5.7s-i7.so.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30

from southern Tunisia and Tripoli-
tania. The Gheriba or synagogue, is
built on the spot where, according 70
tradition, one of the tables of the law
of Moses was found 1t is much re-
vered also by Catholics and Moslems.
Not far away, at Gallala, is an unex-
plotted Eden for photographers. This
is the center of pottery manufactur-
ing, where all day long the statuesque
native women, Notwithstanding Re-
beccas, carry graceful white water
jugs to the stone-rimmed wells.
'Of the lotus, or jujubier, as the
French call it, there are few rem
nants. There has been much disagree
ment as to the Identification of the
Homeric lotus. Lotus is a popular
name applied to several plants, and
whether the one that the Greek poet
had in mind was a tree, bush,
flower, or the seed Of any of them, has
not been determined.
Zone visitor was taken by a native
guide far inland to see what the guide
said was the only living specimen of
the lotus on the island. 1t was a bush
or vine, trained up the wall Of an
Arab house, shoulder-high, and grew
in stout, hardy stocks. It was almost
Ieafless and bore no blossoms.
"Some of the natives contend, how
ever, that the lotus has nothing to do
with the strangers forgetfulness of
home They point to the soft glow
Of the sunset on the white-domed
houses and minarets, the ripping blue
green Mediterranean and the waving
palm trees along the sandy shore
and then ask if any such loadstone is
necessary"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
Jerba Is Rich in
Romantic Interest

five miles from the anchorage of
steamers. Its countless little buildings
of one or two stories all have domes
and from the roof tops the city looks
like an array of inverted saucers, with
the graceful minarets of the mosques
breaking the skyline like slender light
houses. Public gardens and a number
Of wide, curving streets show the be-
neticent influence of the French. Down
by the sea is the spot where a great
mound of Christian bones, called the
Skull fort stood for centuries. The
bones were those Of several thousand
Spaniards who were massacred by the
pirate Dragut in 1860. They were col
lected and buried in the Christian
cemetery near by in 1S4S.
Roman Ruins Everywhere.
"All over the island are Roman
ruins, decayed causeways, baths, tenn
ples-the subsoil of all the Mediterra-
mean world. But aside from the maui
soleum of Borgha nothing remains in
tact of this one-time important Roman
colony, the birthplace of two Roman
emperors, Vibius Gallus and Volu-
senus.
'HaraSerira, a village of 1000 in
habitants five miles south of the capt.
tai, is a resort of Jewish pilgrims
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
May Open Way to Great
Strides in Radio.

Washington.-EXiS of a cell
ing over the earth, which exerts a
strong influence ON radio cOmmunica-
ton, has been established by the naval
research laboratory, in association
with the department of terrestrial
magnetism of the Carnegie institution,
it was announced by Secretary of the
Interior Wilbur.
Experiments have confirmed the
long-disputed theory advanced sew
eral years ago by the late Sir Oliver
Heaviside of an ioized region in the
higher levels of the earth's at
mosphere, it was announced. OBJ
servations indicated that the plane of
maximum density, or ceiling, lies at
a varying distance above the earth's
surface, rising and falling as at
mospheric conditions vary. -.
Importance to Radio.
Behind this purely scientific an
nouncement is news of vast impor-
lance to radio development, both COM
mercial and broadcast. 1t means:
That the short-wave transmission field
now may be opened with, in the near
future, mathematical certainty as to
what may be expected in transmits
sion and reception.
That, within a brief time, the COM
mercial radio field will expand tremen-
douSly. with moderate power cheap
short-wave stations supplanting pres
ent high-power ones with prohibitive
erection costs.
That transmission and reception of
broadcast programs will undergo i'm
portant changes.
That fading, the bugaboo that has
ruined many a fine evening, is well
On the way of being overcome.
The condition is further explained
as follows:
This layer acts as DETECTING sur
face to electromagnetic waves. Re-
suits obtained are based on an analy-
sis of the phenomenon known as skip
distance checked by a simple me-
chanical device by means of which
the effective distance of the de
1ecting layers may be actually meas
ured.
In seeking to account for this, a
theory was developed at the research
/ laboratory that there was a relation
between the earth's magnetic field,
frequency of waves used, skip dis
| tances observed and height Of thu
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30

vertised and thought / would try it and
it has helped me in all my troubles. /
have had six children and / have taken
the Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Com.
pound before each one was born. for
weakness, vomiting, poor appetite and
backache, and again after childbirth be-
cause of dizzy headaches. 1t is a good
medicine for it always helps me. have
also taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver
Pills for the last eight years for con
stipation. = - Mrs. MABEL LA PoTPr,
R. F. D. No. /, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
In recent canvass, SO out of every
100 women say they were benefited by
taking Lydia E. Pmkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
A Substantial REWARD

Thousands of people in America have
been literally rewarded FOR insisting on
having USKIDE Soles on their shoes.
is made only by the United States
Rubber Company, the worlds largest
manufacturer of rubber products. The
able. Have your old shoes re-bottomed
with USKIDE. Buy new shoes with
genuine USKIDE Soles. USKIDE is
good-looking. Protects against slip
ping. Look for the name USKIDE on
the sole.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
Was Fabled Home of the
Ancient Lotus Eaters.

Washington. - Jerba, the North
African island where an ancient Greek
treasure galley was discovered re-
Gently, is not listed as a stopping
place on the Mediterranean cruises,
although it possesses a background of
rich historic and romantic interest.
Tradition places on this little Tunislan
island, almost midway between Gibral-
tar and Suez, the home Of the lotus
eaters, of whom Homer tells in one
Of his sea tales.
"The present-day natives. mostly
Berbers of the Khariiite sect, would
probably tell you they have never
heard Of the tabled sweet forgetful-
ness that was said to come to the
L0tophagi, as the eaters of the lotus
plant were called" says a bulletin
from the Washington headquar-
ters of the National GecgrapAi,
society "There is nothing today
about their busy little palm-shaded
towns, or harbors full OF fishing boats,
that lends the atmosphere of "a land
of always after dinner Secure in
their insularity against the attacks of
nomadic Arabs, the Jerba islanders
tend their fruit groves and vegetable
gardens, vying also in industry with
their kinsmen, the Nozabites, as trad
eFs to all the seaports of the Orient.
Sponge and Poypus Fisheries.
1.-THE sponge, polypus and other fish
cries, and the oyster beds in the Canal
d'Adjim, the ship channel through
the narrow sweep of water that sepa-
rates Jerba from the mainland. are
productive. Every morning the queer
looking craft Of the Arab sponge fish
ermen put out from the long wharves,
with flags flying, for the great
stretches of shallow water that extend
In all directions from the island.
Large steamers must be met by native
sailing craft and rowboats, as it is
impossible for most of them to APP
prOach within two or three miles of
the shore.
"Jerba has been made, through the
efforts Of its inhabitants, one Of the
most fertile and prosperous spots
along great stretch of sun-baked
Mediterranean coastline. More than a
million date palms wave their fringes
over the white-roofed towns and viii
lagos of this island oasis, which is
approximately twice as large as Malta,
fits British neighbor $50 miles to the
northeast. In addition there are ex-
tensive groves Of olive, orange, lemon
and peach trees.
ITO the stranger coming from the
blea', and parched Tunisian mainland
this fertility seems a miracle There
are no rivers on Jerba, no streams
worthy of the name even, and rainfall
Is as scant and infreQuent as on the
mainland. The answer to the riddle
IS underground water, obtained
through artesian wells.
"HumtSuk, the capital and princi
pal city, lies on the sandy north coast
about half a mile from the sea and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
"Heaviside Layer
Theory is Proved

layer. This relation could be and
was worked out mathematically.
Joint experiments with the Car
negie institution of Washington ap-
preached solution of the problem
from a different angle, demonstrating
definitely the existence of two waves
one of them arriving by way of the
earth and the other by way Of the
layer.
'The knowledge gained will play
an Important part in further advanc-
ing the radio art.''
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
Horizontal.

G1OIIZOnLdls
Ito limp
6-UnObtrusive
1.-THE result of destruction
IA place for baking things
I3-Shielded from the sun
IA sewing implement
IA marble to be used as a shooter
1S-NOt intoxicated
2O-TO bring forth
21--Rhy thmicaI cadence
23-DistOrt
PA musical assemblage
25-A girls name
PA nObleman
2S-TO make lively
ga combination of musical sounds
32-Things owed
36-Organs of hearing
37-NOt many
3G-TO classify and arrange
4O-COver
Alone who rides
43-SheepfOld (ScOt.)
IA trembling
A6-A meal
4S--Price
40--A sticky substance
5O-Hereditary classes into which India
is divided
51-Parts of the arms
Vertical.
Ito move quickly
2-SquabbIes
"a flower not yet opened
4-FaIsehOOds
5-TO settle an income upon
Ga medium of exchange
7-AbOve
S--A river in Wales
9-To make dear
IO-TendencieS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-30
Raid Jail Garden

Lawrence, Neutrality-suspicious. of
potato thieves raiding the gardens of
the county Jail have become so seri-
Gus that George NJ. Banting, master at
the institution, appealed to the police.
In some instances the thieves have
scaled the jail fence to dig up the po.
tstoes.