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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11
LETTER FROM BIG
CITY OF NEW YORK
Impressions Gained by Miss Lau-
IA Rasmussen, Askov Girl, EN-
plOyed in the Metropolis.

The city of Greater New York
has a population of about six
million. There are, however,
innumerable towns and cities
just outside the city limits of
New York ranging in size from
small villages to cities of over
four hundred thousand, so that
the six million figure does not
represent the people who make
their living in and about New
York and vicinity. | am told
that there are probably between
eight and nine million people
living within a radius of twenty
five miles from the center of the
city. | am living at Larchmont,
on Long Island sound, just four
miles from the city limits but
nineteen miles from the center of
New York City.
The number of people congre-
gated within this twenty-five
mile area, known as the Metro
politan district, is greater than
the combined populations of Min
nesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon. 1t is mar
vellous when you consider that
theses states contain Minneapolis,
St. Paul, and Seattle, which are
considered large cities in the
United States. This, however, is
not all as Philadelphia, a city of
two million, is only a distance
of one hundred twenty miles
from New York.
New York is cosmopolitan and
one is constantly rubbing Shout
ders with others on the streets
and in the subways.
A week ago Thursday Clara
Petersen, who is here with me,
and l made our first sightseeing
visit to New York City Proper.
In New York City people use
the subways constantly instead
of the street cars. The subways
usually run directly under the
principal streets of the city and
each subway train is made of
from four to ten cars. Our trip
to downtown New York was
made in the subway and was
quite a thrill to us. The first
place we visited was the Metro
politan Life Insurance building,
Mr.. Rogers, my employer, being
manager of the farm loan divi-
sion. Almost nine thousand
people work in this building
which is about fifty stories high
and has large tower extending
seven hundred feet above the
street level. We went up into
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this tower and looked over the
city. 1t was marvellous view,
but the day was not very clear
so we could not see as far as
usually. The man in the tower
stated that at times it was pos
sible to see from thirty to thirty
five miles.
One of the most interesting
things about this tower is the
clock, the dial of which is three
stories across and the minute
hand, we were told, is seventeen
feet long and weighs one half ton.
After leaving this building we
took the subway and went down
to the financial district in the
lower part of New York. We
stood at the end of Wall Street
which is today the richest street
in the entire world. After
leaving this district we took the
Staten Island ferry boat which
took us across New York Bay.
The bay was alive with boats of
various kinds rushing here and
there. Some were carrying ff-
teen or twenty large R. R. freight
cars which looked very strange
to us. ....
We passed very close to the
Statue of Liberty which is most
beautiful and impressive and
much larger than Ihad ever
imagined it to be.
After landing on Staten Island
we Immediately took a boat and
returned to Manhattan Island.
1t was a wonderful sight to see
the huge skyscrapers one after
another extending high into the
air. On our right we could also
see Brooklyn Bridge which is al
most one mile long.
There are many tunnels under
the East River and the Hudson
River and the subway trains
travel underneath these deep RI
vers, carrying thousands of peo-
pie every day.
To me the trip on the water
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Poker was also published in the
Hinckley News the same week
the owners and publishers Of the
Poker being also owners of the
News. From the News it was
picked up by the Duluth Herald
which paper gave the writer a
little fraternal puff" When
that was read by C. L. Wosgaard
of Askov, he went on a rampage.
The result was a meeting of IL
local men within a few days and
the call for a convention at
Hinckley ON the 18th, said call
being published in the American
as we'll as other county news
papers.
AS it is two weeks since the
convention call was published
and likely the wording is forgot
ten, it will be repeated here. 1t
reads as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned voters, desire
representatives from the usual form:
that somebody who has. an axe to
grind, whether that axe might be
political ambition or graft in one
form or another, has run for office
by spending more or less money and
lot of talk and promises which too
seldom are fulfilled or attempted
honestly to live up to.
H0nr ideal hoe hoon &c of
the voters should call a man, in
whom they have confidence, to repre-
sent them in official positions.
1--WE will be called on to elect one
senator and one representative to our
legislature this fall, and we do be-
lieve we can find practical farmers
to represent us. We hope that far
mers in the local communities in
Pine county will talk the matter
over and send delegations to a meet
ing in Hinckley, Saturday, March 13,
at 1 p. M, in the village hall for the
purpose mentioned above.
1--WE will be pleased to hear from
as many as possible.
Christ Larsen, A. J. Larsen, Chris
Sandahl, Axel r. Buck, Jens Arnbal,
Jorgen Paulsen, Ludwig Mosbak,
II. D.
Rasmussen, G. L. WOsgaard, and H.
r. Buck"
Talk about having an axe to
grind, Wosgaard, the chief insti-
gator of the movement, certain
ly had an axe to grind when he
read the writer's name in the
Duluth Herald. He, a former
business man of Askov, who uses
strong arm methods, likely the
man who made the biggest fnan-
cial cleanup of any man ever
in business here in the same
short period of time-less than
three years, a man who forgets
his charlottesville shedding cro-
codile tears for the farmers now!
That is interesting!
We can see few of his tenn
porary friends" throwing up
their hands in horror and ex-
claiming, this is an outrage!'
Some will also say, because he
is not with the editor this must
appear"
In private business there is
not so much cause for showing
up any one, because those who
do not wish to deal with a per-
son of that type can stay away
from him but when such a per-
son aspires to become a public
leader it is time he was checked.
When the American reported his
selling out the local lumber
yard business in 1920 there was
good reason for reporting
his getting out while the get
ting was good" He likely has
not forgotten it.
Of the twelve men who have
signed the convention call there
are several farmers who I'M
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doubtedly are sincere in their
purpose of getting men to rep
resent them in the Legislature.
We wish that type of men sue
cess but the motive of the insti-
gator was something altogether
different.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11
THAT LEGISLATIVE JOB

The Pine Poker of Feb. II in
giving a resume of the political
situation In Pine county to that
date under the caption of Echoes
from the Political Field" con-
tanned amongst other matter the
following: ~.
There is some rumor that
Hjalmar Petersen, editor Of the
Askov American, might make
the race. (Referring to repre-
sentative in the Legislature) j..
This is only rumor as far as we
can learn"
That is correct and it is about
as far as it has advanced to this
date, and may never advance
farther for that matter. But
will state that the matter has
not been entirely remote from
the writer's mind. However, the
filing and entry into the race
shall not be made unless we feel
that there is some desire for it..
1t has never been the writer's
wish to gain a political position
or post of public service through
handshaking, a glad smile, and
straddling the fence, and for that
reason we had perhaps better
stay out of it instead of being
'licked' for it is a common oc-
curence that those who take a
real firm stand and show indie
pendence are not the best vote
getters. 49,
One thing the writer has
thought of should we ever file
and be elected and that is giving
out more information about what
is going on in the Legislature
to the constituents at home. A
weekly letter to the press of the
county from it's legislative mem
Der giving a brief review of the
most important topics up for
discussion and vote, and perhaps
also the Legislators own vote
on the most important bills and
his reasons for the vote. Ger
tainly there is opportunity to do
big thing right there for with
out knowledge of the legislative
work and what is going on there,
the voter is rather at a loss to
know what stand to take toward
a member coming up for re-elec-
ton. We live in free country
a democracy but there is great
opportunity for improving that
democracy so that each ballot
cast stands for something definite,
certain issues. efficiency, etc.
More information to the public
should help that along materi-
ally.
The writer's life work is pub
fishing a newspaper. Another
reason for us having thought of
a legislative position some time
may be called selfish, yet we
hope it is not. AS a member of
the Legislature a person would
gain larger mountaineering over
the state, much valuable expert
ence and a greater vision which
would be valuable asset in the
publishing of a newspaper. The
experience gained would be
brought back to the readers.
However, if this were all the
good person could do he likely
should not be sent there. Our
aim and desire would be to do
some good for all the people.
Our campaign promises would be
few if any outside of the above
mentioned, but would ask for
votes mostly on past records
principally that of editor and
manager of the Askov American
since it commenced publication
III years ago.
We mention the above for one
reason, because a movement was
started here in Askov to knife
the writer-the call for an in
dorsement convention at Hinck-
ley, next Saturday, March Is, at
] p. m.
The rumor about the Amer
lean editor filing for representa-
tive as published in the Pine
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THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1926.

was the most interesting of all
and at this time / feel as though
| would like to make the same
trip over and over again. After
landing we took the subway up
town for about two miles to
Times Square and Broadway;
from this point we walked to
the Grand Central Station and
went home thus completing our
first trip.
Laura Rasmussen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11

1t was a very cold day, and
Isaacs and Cohen had walked
about four miles without either
making a single remark. Ivy
don't you say something's" said
Cohen. Jaw, freeze your own
handsv said Isaacs.-Pipestone
Leader.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11

Grove Patterson:-If you had
been a Pullman car porter fifty
five and one-half years you would
have learned something about
life. James Newsome of Chicago,
had that experience-and he had
learned something. Not long be-
fore he died, which was only a
few days ago, he said: MY
mother taught me never to quar-
rel with a fool. | study my man
and l know him." This is what
Newsome called his motto of life.
1t seems that his motto got re-
suits. This porter travelled 6,OO0,-
600 miles and no complaint
against him was ever registered.
Never quarrel with a fool. That
is an excellent idea.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11

He isn't really chronic invalid
unless he thinks he knows more
than the doctor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11

Most of the new" ideas are
just old ones dug up from man.
kinds dump heap.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11

Advertising pays-try it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11
Floor Space
For Rent

r We will have nearly 5000
square feet of floor space in the
basement of our new building
which we will rent out. There
will be a grade entrance from the
rear large enough to drive in a
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with wide stairway from first
floor. All concrete construction
and absolutely fireproof. If in
terested call at once and we will
construct same to suit tenant.
AMERICAN PUBLISHING
COMPANY
Askov, Mimi.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1926-01-01
ROK NovY Ease X NAM PRIsIEL.

Ease ieden rok nam uletel do vecnosti, odkial MET
nvratu Lea nam okamihy, mindty, hodiny, dni, tyz-
dne mesace ale to e tax vsedne re 81 toho nevsiame
a nevzdychame "a mimi TAX ako upl ynulym rokom.
Rok e jednokou veku Starry rok je jej zverom Novy
rok poGiatkom Ma Novy rok rozpomname sa na pretty
rok Ma slasti strast ktore nam donieso porovnavame
no inymi rokami svoho zvota d toho vynasame su-
dok, ci nam Dol dobrym alebo zlym 0 Novom roku ne-
lnozeme vynasat 1sudky ebo neveme co mas caka Mo-
zeme len difat', nadej mat lepsie..
Uplynuly rok doniesol clovecenstvu vseobecnostl
viac dobra nez za. Hladooru nebolo nikde vony len
mensieho krvprelevania zvenych pohr6m len prieme
ROM Naprot tomu ceom svete nasta zivobyti obrat
lepsiemu. Nezanestnanosti boo menej nez predosle
roxy, obchod premysel prekvital medznarodnej
potke urobeny Dol velky krok meru zlepseniu vse
obecneho stavu Nemecku bolo pomozene nohy
cn odstrnene bolo nebezpecie anarche Locarno uvo
ren boh sluva korou mier Europy je lepsie zasteny
ncz dosavad' boil Roben6 sd pripravy dalsie cd
zb1ojovanie.
nasej americkej vlasti zi SINE pokojne dosta-
tku Iba jeden strajk mari hospodarsky sdad, strajk
tvrdouhol nych bankov, ktoreho konec je vyhade.
Prosme Boha Novy rok, ably nasej novel vasti cele
anu svetu usedril 1926. roku pokoa, hojnosti vse
obecneho bala abv udStvo mohIo Wac zdokonalova
dla yeho prikazov zit'.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1926-01-01
j. JANUkR 1o2e.
: Styh 5 knihami prinasa eta,

- Sty]t knihami prinasa eita-
tel'ovi dvojity zisk: ak sd knihs
dobre a rozumne,. rozsirenie je-
ho dusevneho rozhl 'adu, ak su hlI-
pc a zle - zadost 'ueinenie, ze ei-
tateP je mGdrejsia a lepsi ako pi-
satel'. Podobne je tomu pri OBJ
covani l'ud mi: Cd midrych sa
priucis, nevedomycll poucis = lc-
DO toto posledne je prospech :
splatis ciastku zavazku, prevzate-
ho $ mndrost 'ou druhych. (Jar.
Chytil.)
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1926-01-01

cku Roosevelt poada kongres dovolene utvor regiment
dobrovol nikov.
Jeho styra synova, Theodore Archbdld Kermit Quen
tn si ma front Quentin najmlad este vadsat rocnv
Dol zabiy, ked eal ponad nemeckymi caram Francdz
sku vzdor hrdos svojch synov ich hrdinske sku
tky Roosevelt nikdy Wac nezotavil vel eho a u kory
vojna zapricinila.
D1a g. januara 1919 Roosevelt zomrel Sycamore Hill
diva dni Dol pochovany malom viiekom hrobitove mad
Oyster zalvom vodami Sound-u Pre- eho presvedce-
most prave spravodlvos rozhodnutost svoim
spohblznym, Roosevelt bude z americkej hstori co
Muz Cinov
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1926-01-01
PREJAV ORA TUKU.

Dr. Bella Tuka DO Hlinkovi slid najpoprednejsi
Glen udovej strany Dol dosal zahaleny rchom zahady
Tie najdvokejsie chry nom roznasaly dr.. Milan
Ivanka no verene obvin stoi sluzbach mad arske
vlady..
Vzdor vsetkym povedackam zlym chJ Jrom, dr. Tuka
lcal Oval sa 20 prvy eraz pc volbach, ako po-
sjanec llldovej strany. Inerviewom v Ceskom Slove
torgane cs. socalstov prehlas otazke autonome re
ziadny dualizms neosvedcil Spolocna patforma da
s'a by sa nast' pre- Cechov Slovakov Vazny Slovak
'nllsi pris presvedeniu ze exsencla oboch narodov
spocva spojeni Ked vsak pol miona l'udl (voicov)
pove, re je nlrodom, nemozp pres to prechadzat; s1
stu diva zdrave narody odkazane seba Dejiny urcy
"spoluzitie Je zakonodarcu abv hada Jeho for
'mu. ReSenlm autononie nesme byt bozpecnost statu
dotknuta. Najuzs centralizmus TAM kde de bezpec-
most statu.'
Toto si hluvne vypovede dra Tuku "Ceskom slo-
ve'' sd to veru slova merneho autoncmlsu Me ce-
chozr1ita, ME mad aroma mad arofila.
L'udova stlana sa pred volbami viac raz osvedcila
IN c.-s. dualizms. To jest takl stanu formu akou
bola raklsko- uIorska risa "Slovak pisaval Slove
skej Kraiine ap Osvedccnie dra Tku je tedy ak nsi
korigova1lim je to zdraye Lebo dazme by 81 Slo-
v;ici naozaj neda rady Mad ar1n mad aronm slo-
vcnskom pallamente Ces Nemcami. Takto spo-
non lie cesko-slovenska sila nedobytna stavna vada
zabczpeGena.
Spor Slovakov S Ceclln da vyriesit pokonou ce-
stou Treba k tomu len Wac ochoty strany Cechov
Minister alebo daky my nacen Slovenska by NAL mat
azaj plni vynenivat vsetkych menovatel'nych IL
;lnikev pre- Sloyensko co doteraz prazska ylda rob
sovensko mech rozhoduje slovenskych vecach Ccsko
ycesky atd' Narodne Shromazdene Prahe vladou
cclo-krainskych vecach. Velka vacsina sovenskych
atonomistov chce akto mat Seton Watson to odporlca
al dr. Tuka sa tonuto nazoru prklon Dr. Ju-
riga z pretJ 81 tiez tax vysvetlova auonomu Sleven
ska Takato forma spoluztia Sovakov Cechov je pri
jafc ma pre- kazdeho ttprineho zastancu republiky
Prphlas dra Tuku snad odstrani sh nedoveru, ktora
s1,n
ben dorozunepia Hlinkon celJn posla-
neckym klubom ludovej strany.
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to DO.
lice belong to:
r. L. st. Pierre, COZ E. Fifty
NINTH St, Buick, 1875 from, Twen-
ty-Fifth st. and Fall Creek. N
N. c. Hess, 1907 Manlove Ave.
Chevrolet, 19-943 from Pennsylvania
and Washington SITS.
Harry Knebhler, 3532 E. Tenth St.
Oakland. 55s-eO6 from Market and
Alabama SITS.
pr. George s. Bond. 1894 N. Della
ware ST.. Buick. 52S-4S4 from Mich.
igan and Caldwell SITS.
A. T. Kelly, 270S Cornell Ave,
Ford, from 2713 Bellefontaine st. !.
w. 3. Kinniard, 2O4 City Trust
Bldg, Chandler, from rear of $40 S.
Meridian ST. ~.
Louis Rothschild, 419 E. Twenty.
Fourth ST., Chevrolet, from that adj
dress.
Everett Jordan. Sedalia. Ind. Ford.
from Capitol Ave. and Washington
st.
| Mrs. Esther Suesman. Is 2. Thirty
Fourth ST.. Cadillac. from Maple Rd.
and Monon railroad.
Earl Emsweller r. r. 2. Ford
from Senate Ave and Market st.
NJ. H. Douglass! 410 E. Tenth St,
Ford. from Bird and New York SITS.
Mrs F. B. Moller. Gil E. South
ST.. Chevrolet. from Capitol Ave. and
washington st.
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QUIGLEY- HIGHLAND
AGENCY SUCCESS

Years of experience in detective
matters have enabled the heads of
the Quigley.Hyland Detective
Agency. James F. Quigey and Mar
tin ] Hyland, TO gain the confidence
of scores of business men of this
city and throughout the State.
The agency. located at sol Guar.
snty Bldg. he's enjoyed a splendid
business since it moved to that To-
cation
The requirements Of a successful
detective agency necessitate caution
in handling Of details in many in
stances, and the experience Of Quig-
ley and Hyland, covering many
years. has given them an insight
into the business, peculiarly fitting
them for the work.
Special care is taken by the
agency in the. employment of COM
petent operatives. Every person EN-.
ployed by the agency is a trained
man or womanS Both men and wom-
en- are employed to handle investi.
CATION work.
The business of the company has
grown steadily for many years.
With the confidence of many promi-
nent downtown stores invested in
the agency. based on exacting de-
mands. the agency has progressed.
The agency undertakes general
private detective work, giving con
hdential information about indivi
duals or concerns.
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CAR OWNERSPAy
TOOL|TTLE CARE
|, ABOUT AUTO TOPS
Habig Company Prepared to
\ Remedy Leaks in
Roots.

Most car owners pay too little at
tention to the covering on the decks
or roofs of their sedans and other
closed car models, with. the result
that very often a leak occurs
through breaking or splitting of the
fabric shortly after the material is
subjected to the elements.
To prevent this, the Habig Manu-
featuring Company has pPeserva-
tive which can easily be applied by
the car owner or at the Habig plant
and which keeps the deck material
soft and pliable. preventing crack
ing and splitting, according to E. ].
Herman. president.
Leaks. of course. cannot be en-
tirely avoided. Hermann pointed
out Scraping of tree branches or
other distractions and accidents
cause many of them. he said.
IF detected Immediately, II is a
simple and inexpensive operation to
check leaks and. recover the roof
with new material" Herman, de-
clared
There is where the old adage can
be we'll applied: An ounce Of pre-
vention is-worth a pound Of cure
IF the framework is permitted to
absorb water and moisture because
Of a leak. it will soon rot out. and
this means expensive cabinet work
and considerable labor and time be-
fore the top can be restored in good
order.
But the warning is therefore is
sued. Watch your tops and avoid
unnecessary expense by having leaks
attended to as soon as they occur
The Habig Manufacturing Company,
1885 N Meridian ST.. is well pre-
pared to render expert service along
these lines. as we'll as handling
manufacture Of all-fabric seat covers,
sport apparel tire covers and the
distribution of Hassler stabilizers
and A-C radio.
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attendant conducted me through the
building. We went into the operat-
ing room with its pure white walls
and rows of shining instruments,
reminding me Of other hospitals
which care for humans.
DIR. z. T. Davis was just COM
plotting the placing of plaster cast
on the leg of a small canine of no
particular breed which he told me
had been brought in by two boys
who had picked up the dog on the
street, after it had been struck by
an automobile and had suffered a
fracture of front leg.
when I asked him who had
owned the dog and who was going
to pay for the care it must neces-
sarily have. he looked up with a
quizzical smile and told me that in
sofar as he knew no one owned it
and in all probabilities no one would
pay for the work or care given 1t. /"
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LeavenworthT circuit, c. E. Wag.
goner; Little York. S. S, Spaulding,
Marengo, H. w Woodbridge,
Mauckport. V. M. Suddarth.
New Albany-Centenary. to be
supplied, Circuit, Robert Ham; De
PAW Memorial. l.. H. Kendall;
Main St, J, II. Selen; Trinity; w.
E. Fisher; Wesley Chapel. ]. G..
Sibson.
New Middletown, f. L. Moore;
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their eyes to the shine of thei
Shoes" said Sundt.
"They are also graded according
to ambition, experience, education
and personality. If they do not pass
in this analysis the applicant is re-
jected.
However, should they not qualify
for one position they may qualify
for another. We have found this
TO be true. So there are possibilities
for applicants who may ask for one
type of work and are found capable
to filling other kinds of jobs.
The agency maintains a large list
Of live applicants" and supplies in,
formation to employers regarding
each new applicant. A four-page
bulletin, "Tri-State Speaker" is pub
lished monthly. listing a large num-
Der of applicants who have been
carefully investigated.