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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17
FARM BUREAU MEET
is PROFITABLE ONE

The all-day Farm Bureau meet
ing at the D. B. S. hall Saturday
was a big success.
About 200 people were present
to hear the speakers in the after
noon and enjoy the lunch served
by the business men and an even
larger crowd ATTENDED the eve
ming session to hear the debate
between boosters of the Holstein
breed of cattle for this communi-
ty and boosters of the Guernsey
type which was won by the for
mer.
The farmers appreciated the
good substantial lunch served by
the business men at noon and
expressed their sentiments by
giving rising vote. At four
o'clock, after the speaking, coffee
was again served.
Chas. F. COLLISION, agricultural
editor of the Minneapolis -Tri-
bune, gave a good talk on the
dairy cow-which he character
lied as the road to prosperity.
Time and space does not permit
further mention this week but
his talk may be given in full
next week.
Ole O. Sageng, head of the
State Rural Credits Bureau, also
made a good impression with the
audience in his sincere manner of
speech. His remarks covered
more the deeper thoughts of
life and conditions on the farm.
He said that in the pioneer days
there was not so much talk
about cooperation but the spirit
was there just the same, perhaps
even more pronounced than to-
day. "One of the saddest
things" said Mr.. Sageng, is to
see that after a half century of
hard toll only the old gray-haired
couple are left on the farm. The
children have gone and left the
old homestead which the parents
worked so hard to build up and
maintain. When we speak OF
what we raise on the farm, let
us not forget the boys and girls
Mr.. Sageng also said it is i'm,
portant to- the nation that far
mers are prosperous as many OF
the leaders come from there and
it has big bearing on the moral
welfare of the nation as a whole
Several questions were asked
County Agent w. F. Hammargren
which he answered in an able
manner.
A dozen new members were
taken into the local Farm Bureau
Unit Saturday so the membership
is now about>6O.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17
ALASKA LETTER

Arrived at Ketchikan Z A. M.
Nov. 18th, 1925. Were held up
due to fog during. the night.
Ketchican is the largest town in
Alaska, about four or five thou
sand. 1t has large fish canneries
and packing plants, which a
stranger would have no parti-
cular trouble in ascertaining on
account of the fragrance of the
air. The town is built on piling
and the steep sides of a noun
tain.
Left Ketchikan about noon the
same day, arriving at Wrangelf,
Alaska the same evening at 6
P. M. Wrangell is a fish town
something similar to Ketchican,
and Petersburg, the next town,
is of the same order. From
EKetchikan to Juneau the boats
take what is known as the inland
route where the banks at places
are only a stone throw away.
Juneau, the capitol of Alaska,
is the second city of Alaska in
size; it is also built at the foot
of very steep mountain tower
ing way up above. The fishing
industry is also the main one
here, as in the rest of the towns
of southeastern Alaska.
From Juneau the boats take
Ia westerly direction cutting
across the north pacific known
as the gulf of Alaska. Here, as
far as / know, the wind always
blows, and when the wind blows
the boats always pitch and roll,
and when they pitch and roll, l
always get seasick. 1t takes thir-
ty-six hours to cross the gulf, SO
it is easy to figure out how many
meals a person will miss or lose.
But all things end, and we finally
got inside the cape into calm
waters. Seasickness is soon for
gotten. We arrived at Cordova
at 3 P. M. November 10Th.
There is only a few degrees
difference in climate between Sc
attic and the coast towns of Alas
ka, the Japan current warming
the water as far up as the
Boring Sea. The cold part of
Alaska is in the interior beyond
the snow belt. The snow belt
extends for fifty miles about
thirty miles from the coast.
Chitina is on the other side of
the snow belt, and here it gets
as cold as any inhabited part OF
the North. The days are short
and it takes a long time to spend
a night here in the winter time
| The miners, trappers, pros
lpectors and others are coming
in for the winter. The season
this year was short and conse-
quently the gold gotten out was
light. Still most of them found
enough to properly recognize
Thanksgiving in good old Alaskan
style. The ways and habits Of
the Siwashes have not changed
greatly as far as | can see-the
dogs still look healthy. Regards
Yours sincerely,
S. J. Simonsen.
Chitina, Alaska, Nov. %, 1925
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17

Reader, revolved round and
round the rugged rock, swapping
ddle or dog or gun, whichever
It happened to. be, for one Of the
luther things, and giving ST. or
such a matter to boot every time,
till he was out $19.25 and had the
dog. When | seed him last he
told me it was a dreadful thing
not to be able to make up his
mind and keep 1T made up"
/ Kansas City Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17
AGRICULTURAL BILL
BY SEN. SHIPSTEAD

On December 10 Senator Hen
rik Shipstead introduced in the
United States Senate bill
IS 973) for the establishment of
an Export Corporation and fixing
prices on agricultural commodi-
ties on the same principle as the
Esch-C Cummings law fixes prices
on transportation for the rail
roads, and carrying out the prin-
ciple of placing agriculture on
the same basis as other in
dustries.
Senator Shipstead has given
out a brief statement to the
press covering his bill for the
relief of agriculture, as follows:
This bill Incorporates the
principle of a ratio price fixed by
a corporation that is proposed in
the McNary Haugen Bill and in
addition copies the principle in
Section Is A of the Interstate
Commerce Act placed there by
the Esch-Cummings Railroad
Law This is the section of the
transportation act that makes it
mandatory upon the Interstate
Commerce Commission to fix the
price on transportation high
enough to, yield to the railroads
a fair return upon what the In
terstate Commerce Commission
finds to be the aggregate value of
the Railroad property.
'The effect of this bill will be
that in the event that the ratio
price fixed by the export corpora
ton is not high enough to yield
fair return to the farmer on
what is found to be the aggre-
gate value of his property used in
production, the corporation shall
fix the price on farm commodi-
ties high enough to yield fair
return upon such property.
This bill applies to agricul-
ture a long established principle
of public policy,-the policy of a
government commission, state or
national, fixing a price on trans
portation, telephone service, cleo
trio light service, street railway
service. It is the same principle
involved in the Federal Reserve
Banking Act giving the Federal
Reserve Banks power to fix the
rediscount rate, the price of mon
ey and credit so necessary to in
dustry and agriculture. This
principle is involved in the law
Treating the Tariff Commission
giving the American manufactur.
er a protection of a tariff fixed
by the Commission and based on
the difference in the cost of pro.
duction at home and abroad
thereby eliminating foreign
competition for the manufacture
er and permitting him to charge
an American price.
"The, purpose of this bill is to
fix an American price for the
American Farmer and place him
on level with the other indus,
tries. This is following long
established special privilege class
Legislation program and as long
as it is an established policy we
must carry it to it's ultimate con,
clusion and give the same treat.
ment to every industry or else we
must reverse this old policy and
repeal the special privilege legis-
lation that has been given to
transportation, to industry, and
to banking" .-.-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17

What did poor old
Steve leave his son?
Keen-Oh, he left him the capa-
city for hard work which he him
self had inhereted from his
father. 1t was quite as good as
new; Steve himself had never
used it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17

Why seek a market for that
article you want to dispose of
by losing much time asking peo-
pie directly when you can tell
it to over 1000 through an
American Want AID at small cost.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17
Mothers Diagnosis

Pop" Don't you think the ba-
by looks like me?"
Nom Eyes, but | don't think
that's what's the matter with
him."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-17

Printed stationery for the
farm is good business policy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21

contender. being beaten BY the Cups
in 1908 only by few points.
/, Clarke had plenty.of money, now
ever, and the game began to lose
its lure. In 1915 he retired and for
years thereafter the Pirates seldom
were the same.
Jimmy Callahan succeeded Clarke
and lasted only to the middle Of the
1915 season. when he was waited
into the outer darkness IN favor Of
a football coach. Hugo Bezdek. who
Rad done some scouting for the
Pirates.
"Bez" turned out several prom
ising clubs: but fell for. an all
year offer from Penn State and
resigned. He didn't seem to be
going anywhere at the time. any
how. ~.
{ George Gibson was the next
manager. He seemed to have the
pennant won when he came to The
Polo Grounds late in the summer
of 1921. He had a ~ game lead,
but 4he Giants knocked the Pirates
eff in five straight games laIlJ
ultimately won the remnant. D-ey-
fuss never f0rgaye Gibson for that
and dep0sed him in the middle CT
the 1922 season, naming Mckechnie
for the post.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21

course, but It didn't leave the
winner an unquestioned status.
Neither did il prove that the
Americans had the better team.
They won only because second
places counted I'm the event OF a
tie and there would have been
more IL his lOrdship had hurdIed
as he should.
incidentally, the Harvard. Yale
combination was q representative
American College team. 1t could
be no less with Bayes Norton, fine
Splinter and broad jumper; Sab;n
Carr, thirteen-foot pole vaultec:
Tibbets, one of the best two milers
in the world; Gage and Paulsou,
orty-nihe-second quarter milers,
and Waters, member Of the last
American Olympic team.
It certainly was as good az the
next. yet won the meet only because
of IT'S superiority in the field events,
in which the Englishmen take no
interest. They even sent over Il
shot-putter who didn't know enough
to pivot with his toss. And Hyatt,
an American teammate, didn't
bother to call the trouble to the
Erglishman's attention.
But Eddie Farrell, Harvard train
err, did and the young man added
afternoon,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
CHAMBERSBURG FACES
LOSS OF BASIL TEAM

MARTINSBURG w. Va, July 81.
Chambersburg Blue Ridge League
baseball club this season has ere.
ated a debt Of $500 and unless
fans of that city pledge that amount
by today they may soon be with.
out organized ball. President John
K. Berger issued a call today for
a meeting tonight, at which time
the financial status Of the Maroons
will be put squarely before the
fans. Just what they will decide to
do is problematical, but the heads
of the club want to know swhere
they stand.
President Berger, in explaining
the matter today, said that the club
had spent entirely too much money
during the training season. Elk.
penses during that period were so
heavy that they were, for most
part, responsible for the condition
of the treasury today.
Eddie Goosetree, manager OF the
club, played his last game today
and nothing has been done about
naming his successor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
Grid School Attracts
Students From All
Parts of Country

URBANA, ILL.,, July 21.-
Coaches from all over the
United States are attending the
summer course for coaches at
the University of Illinois. A
galaxy of talent, including Gil
Dobie, of Cornell, and Ward
Lambert, of Purdue, are the in
structors.
This is the third season that
Coach Dobie has come West to
share with Bob Zuppke the
teaching of football. The col
liberation of the two we'll
known coaches has proved a
magnet and many students take
courses under both in order to
compare their ideas.
Coach Craig Ruby, of Illinois,
is an exponent of the short-pass
system in basketball, while Lam
bert, of Purdue, is an exponent
Of the long-passing game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
HOOKING
Copyright. John Ollie Co

have a notion that the ball
offers very little resistance to
the flying iron, and the meeting
of the clubhead and turf just
slows the head up enough to
make the wrists work harder and
more crisply against heavier
resistance. The divot should be
small. Be sure not to let the
clubhead stop as in the case of
a stab or a big divot, but nicely
clip a little piece Of sod and go
on to a perfect follow through.
If nervous it is a great help to
take sod.
Let the clubhead swing low
and back, and pass that blade
through the ball, and for
heavens sake don't keep falling
away from them. Keep hitting
them into the line, and you will
get it. Let the arms swing
back more fully outstretched.
Can you feel the ''break"?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
CHAMPS FIRST
BOUT WILL Be
WITH KEARNS
Richard Represents Dempsey
Before New York Ring
Commission
By DAVIS j. WALSH.

NEW YORK, July ri Harry
Wills and Gene Tunney will have
to wait; so will BARLEY Madden
Martin Burke, Luke McGluke and
other prominent ones mentioned as
opponents for the champion. Jack
Dempsey's first bout will be fought
In Los Angeles twenty-four hours
after his arrival and his opponent
will be Jack Kearns. none other.
They care due for the big smash
that is expected to leave Kearns
as manager Of Dempsey in name
only.
That was the word broadcas st
here today in the wake OF the de.
parted champion of the world. as
the New York State athletic COM
mission prepared to sit in indignant
conclave on his action Of yesterday
in leaving all and sundry here hold
ing the bag.
Tex Richard has accepted
Dempsey's portfolio and viii go
before the commission meeting
as his duly appointed represen-
tatiVe. He said before the meet
Ing that he believed the board
would grant Dempsey'S request
for a waT1n-up bout or so before
meeting Wills next year, proving
that, as a fOrecaster, Mr.. Richard
Is q great promoter.
With the affront Of yesterday
fresh in its mind, it is almost GER
tain the commission will reiterate
its stand that Dempsey must frolic
with Wills first. Perhaps the
board feels that 1t would be in a
better position to appreciate a warm
up if Wills knocked MIN cold.
Richards arguments, as outlined
TO the writer today, viii be three in
number: That he, Richard, had
been given carte blanche in the
matter Of meeting the commissions
every demand, indicating the cham
pion's sincerity; that he believed
Paddy Mullins, manager Of Wills.
would agree to play along by waiv-
ing Wills prior claim to a Dempsey
match; that the champion was
forced TO return to the coast to
protect his interests there.
The latter point, they say, in
wolves a final showdown with
Kearns, and split up Of their
mutual interests, with the excep-
ton of the managers contract
that Kearns holds. It viii be
strictly q fight in short and long
division, il seems, and the eX.
pePts favor KearnS. The latter
may be giving away . lot OF
weight, but most Of this will be
below the shoulders.
But whether the board win deem
this rendezvous as being Of suf-
ficient cause for the flout, given
its dignity is quite another matter.
Dempsey left Commissioners Null
doom and Brewer on Friday with
the understanding that he would APP
pear again today and give himself
UPS The next thing they hear is
that the champion is somewhere
west of Pittsburgh and still going.
Meantime, Chairman Farley, not
exactly a pro-Dempsey man, has
returned to town, having wired on
ahead setting TODAY as the final
showdown. 1t is my guess that
when it comes, someone win be
shown up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21

If you are hooking too much,
watch the position Of the ball
off your left foot. Don't stand
too open, because you hit down
and fall away around with it.
You must hit that ball in the
center of the club, and then
your hands will tighten up un-
consciously on the stroke. Do
not swing so rounded. Swing
more uprightly. You must roll
those wrists, too, if you want
success.
Hit down into the ball rather
than up. Don't turn that toe
in. Remember the take-off and
the bent follow through. To
get away from hooking give q
more upright follow through.
Right hand under a little bit
and hit. That low back stroke
is very successful. Try that.
Watch out for "that body ahead
of the shot"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
NJ j y COURTS
IN FNNAL
PLAY

Singles finals in the municipal
courts tennis championships have
been reached, and at one court, the
Rock Creek Park. the title will be
decided today Trigg and Effect
will meet there.
Maurice o'NeilI, last years win
her, is in the senni.finals at Pc
tomac Park, and Henry Park and
Monument lot courts have also
reached the last stages.
On the Monument lot, the dou.
bles play will be gotten under way
with about fifteen matches SEIZED.
uIed. All play is set for o'clock
or after.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21

One Of them, A. e. Porritt, was
beaten in a 9 As second hundred
yard dash and won the furlong in
81 3.5 only twenty-four hours after
stepping off the boat. I know of
no American Splinter, Scholz, Pad
dock, Hubbard. Hussey. Murchison.
etc.. who could guarantee to do
likewise.
Douglas Lowe won the half
mile in 1853 2-5 and the mile in
AL, yet in training for the meet
he was as likely to be found in
the jumping pits as ON the Gin
ders. "SOapy" Waters, of Har-
ward, chased him all the way
E. home in tho half mile. He would
not have been within twenty yards
Of the pace IL he had trained"
for the race as Lowe did.
Trained as he was to a split
second. Waters hardly could have
come back with q 4:21 mile later
in the afternoon. He just wasn't
in loves class as a runner.
England, in fact, won five of
the eight running events and proba-
bly, would have made it six and a
team victory had not Lord Burgh-
ley stumbled over the third hurdle
in the furlong race. He lost five
yards by the mishap, yet finished
only two behind the winner, a
stumble is all part Of the race, of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
NEW BELT LINE GRANTED
CHARTER IN RICHMOND

The Washington and Lough-
borough Belt Line and Terminal,
the tracks of which will skirt the
city, has been granted a charter in
Richmond, Va, it was learned to-
day.
Albert w. Walker. son of the
late Allen E. Walker, is named as
president OF the company. The
authorized capital stock is to range
from $5OO,00O to $1,000 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
FORMER PIRATE SKIPPER
HELPS M'KECHNIE

NEW YORK. July 21Somefc Pittsburgh ball club looks
natural than Fred Clarke
pd leader of and perhaps better days. again with the
outfit Clarke sitting the bench less advisory
capacity and his presence not exactly me hangna to the
Pirates. - /.
Some critics profess Clarke the to the clubs
league leadership point
Bill McKehnie the club without Clarke
it's upward climb in May and still be said be direct and
shsolut ~ +s#4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
ENGLISH SHUN TRAINING,
YET TIE AMERICANS
By DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK July 21After seeing Oxford and Cambridge tie
and Yale first place sa and only actual
accident writer is inclined wonder whether
national superiority track and field isn't manufactured
rath than product.
egousy the clock altogether
Engshmen
in country games loled
SwampscO smoked drank ale when they could
get finished in a tie for first places.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
Stole Star Pitcher

Pitcher Stole held the War De
partment team to two hits, and the
Marines won a 2-to.0 victory, in the
Departmental League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
Andrea Pitches Well

Patent Office was unable to handle
the shoots of Andrea, and Inter
state walked away with a victory
in the Government League, 10 to 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21

1t is hardly fair to Bill to blame
him when the club was losing and
praise Clark the moment it begins
to declare dividends. The team was
almost in the lead, any how, when
Clarke joined it about a month ago.
It was the first time Clark had
had any. official connection with
the Pittsburgh team in ten years.
They were years of varying for
tunes. mostly bad. for with all
due respect to McKechnie. the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-21
Pirates never have had q mana
ger who equaIed CIarke's success.

He is the man who led Wag.
ner. Leach. Camnttz, Richie. Phil
lippi, Adams. Gibson. Lever. Willis
and others to I'ittsburgh's last
pennant in 1900 and topped this off
by winning the world series from
Detroit.
lin previous and even succeeding
years, when the old Pirates began
to fade he contrived to muster a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-18
VOICE OF THE SCHOOLS

Work on the new school is progress
sing. The terraza work is finished,
the lockers are installed and the mar
bic men, are at work.
Quite a number of children in the
lower grades have been out on ac-
count of bad colds and coughs. Some
have remained at home by request and
others have remained at home volun-
tarily. 1t is a pathetic thing to see
child red in the face from continuous
coughing and trying to accomplish
any school work Not only is he I'M
able to gain anything for himself but
is a disturbance to others, as we'll as
danger, because colds are certainly
contagious. If teachers could do as
mothers are able to do-admlnlster
cough medicine and put the children
to bed-it would often be a great re-
lief. About the only solution is to ask
that they remain at home until they
are able to come back well.
The attendance in the Upper Grades
has been excellent.
Probably the most valuable extra
curriculum activity of the high school
is the oratorical and declamatory con-
test work. Is boys and 26 girls prof
tied by the training and experience of
of the activity this year. Through
elimination contests, six boys and six
girls are to contest for places at the
Grantland March 16. These prelimi-
nary contests were held before the
student body with the teachers as the
judges. The six winners in the ora
torical contest are: George Clement
son, Richard Orion, Eugene Chapman,
Billy Schloesser, Stanley Edwards
and Carl Myers. In the declamatory:
Alma Edwards, Pearl Kinney, Flor
ence Leibfried, Bethel Cardey, Lilah
Mclean and Dorothy Foster. Those
winning first and second in these con-
tests will represent the school in the
league contest to be held in April.
1t is interesting to know that of these
contestants, eight are members of the
third year class.
The senior class enjoyed two XII
wants programs on vocational direc-
ton last week Attorneys Carthew
and Orchard addressed the class We'd
nesday on the subject of Law and A.
L. Sherman presented a lecture on the
subject of Journalism Friday. Ac-
counts of these two programs will ap-
pear in the next issue of the Main
Spring-Press Corr.