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Evening star., 1926-11-02

Once we wrote a letter to q broad
casting station, telling them what
fine program that was last night:
and so on, and we never even got
so much as a thank you" in return.
So we know how several CORE
spondents of this column must feel
whom, for some reason or another,
we have never answered. Our aim
is to answer all letters, and gen
orally we succeed, but sometimes we
miss out, as the expression has it.
In each such case. however, the
spirit is willing, but the flesh is
weak. Unlike the giraffe, we do not
offer $40 gold pieces for letters, but
the general run Of the mill' is more
than we can keep up with.
Letters remain among the most in
teresting forms of writing. Each
one is an adventure, showing forth
a new personality, a fresh state or
mind.
Take this one, just received:
Dear Sir: Your dissertation upon
waffies and music was absurd.
would not eat waff1es for anything
before I went to a concert. Ridicu-
lous!
Pretty soon you will be advocat-
ing corned beef and cabbage before
attending the theater, or beefsteak
with onions prior to a foot ball game.
II have never seen you, but
imagine you must weigh about ZOO
pounds, and like the good things of
the table immensely. Enjoy your,
self, but for Heavens sake don't des-
ecrate music with pancakes.
yours truly, Miss A. X.
The president Of a pipe manufac-
turing company in New York likes
an article:
Dear Sir: 1 do not know when 1
have enjoyed an article as we'll as
your humorous editorial published
last week. We think it is master
piece, and 1 have gotten lot Of en-
joyment out Of the same.
"You are right-a man cannot
have too many pipes, so I am going
to send you a few yourself to smoke,
so even if you do resist the lure OF
the clerks you can still boast pipe
collection. eve have it-Editor'
nOte)
LET me thank you once more for
with the kindest regards l remain.
"Yours very truly, J. b. d."
Here is one from 1.-THE Rank Out
sider." We love outsiders, rank and
otherwise. She says: =,
Dear Sir: Long have l enjoyed
your articles in The Star and many
a chuckle and much good reading nave
I gotten out of them, but last night s
In Tune with the Infinite IN Gay
villa was the offering supreme.
mo, am not a Gayvillian, but just
exist on the ragged edge Of this de-
lectable region. You know, just
where the bus swings into side
street, you push the button and the
eyes of all the Gayvilla folk follow
a dotted line to you and you are the
observed Of all observers. You are
watched until you disembark, say.
for the sake of argument, east or
street, and then, as far as the
Gayvillians are concerned, you are
anathema.
But that is what l wanted to ask
YOU about. Have you, in your OBJ
servations of the deniZens-wouldn't
they love that?-of GayVllla, noticed
the superiority complex? II you
have, then I am looking forward TO
another real treat from you. owe
beg to be excused!-Editor's note.)
/ have been hanging onto the ragged
edge of this paradise for many years,
and had really gotten to think that
l was some member of society, When
10. and behold, Gayvilla arises from
the ashes! and l find myself
just a plain ragged edger. AS for
Evening star., 1926-11-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
Perpetual Motion.

Perpetual Motion.
Perpetual motion" We cherish the
notion
It's all fantastical dream.
Yet flow'rs We'll be winning as earth
keeps on spinning
And Springtime falls due in the
scheme.
New duties discerning, life keeps on
returning;
Our universe sweeps into space.
In every nation each new generation
Finds Joy, as of old, or disgrace.
perpetual motion"' The tides of the
Forever go on without fail.
So, why be insistent that it's non-ex-
istent-
Just because we can't put 1t on sale!
Politician or Statesman.
Are you a politician or states
man."
Both" answered Senator Sorghum.
1.-THE difference depends on whether
I'm out making lofty speeches or in
my private Office holding a confer
ence."
Evening star., 1926-11-02

history that have been left and for
gotten by the way. 1t will put you in
touch, too, with the old colonial houses
and furniture and with much beauti-
full New England scenery that high
ways and railways do not cover.
Then it will. best of all, give you the
sense of adventure. of doing a real
thing that entails energy and a little
OF hardship and much of weariness.
But there is good pay for all this. as
you will see when you read this book,
so beautifully written and so charm
ingly pictured Miss Whitesde wrote
the story. 20 Miss Williamson, her
good pal. made the Illustrations and
drove the car-quite any pals share,
as you viii agree.
Evening star., 1926-11-02
A Good Example.

ne 1TtSlueHl VI tHc CIlllCu Neolc7
travels eight hundred miles to cast
his ballot in today's elections. He fur
nishes a concrete example of fidelity
TO the duty of every American citi-
zen, no matter what his political party,
70 exercise the suffrage upon which
the theory of the American Govern
ment is built The President could
have voted by mail, casting an alb
eentee's ballot. But the personal ex-
ample, the actual physical contact
with the polling booth. is far more
effective.
Criticism of politics and politicians,
Of men in public office, is frequent.
Some of it is justified. But mere criti-
cism never eliminates the control Of
governmental affairs exercised by a
crooked political organization. 1t
never retires a crooked official from
Office. The only remedy for such ills
Is the fullest expression of the will Of
the voters on election day. If in many
American communities vice is winked
at by officials whose duty it is to sup
press it, the right-minded citizens
who are always in the vast majority
are to blame. They do not go to the
polls, or If they go. they too often
vote without a knowledge Of the can
didates and what they stand for.
Criticism is frequent. 1t is cheap
when voiced by men and women who
will not take the trouble to exercise
the franchise which has been put into
their hands. 1t is no small thing for
the President to travel day and night
to exercise the right of franchise that
is his along with the millions of
American men and women. Yet there
will be millions of voters who
will fail to go a few city blocks out
Of their beaten paths today to take
part in the elections. Too often can
didates for office are chosen by minor
tiles of the total vote, if the total vote
were cast. The right of the majority
to rule vanishes under such condi-
tions.
In some quarters there Is a dispo
sition to gibe at the President for the
expenditure Of the money required to
make the trip from Washington to
Northampton to cast his ballot, when
for the cost of a two-cent stamp he
could have registered his choice for
0flce in Massachusetts just as legally.
But the example set by the Chief
Executive is worth so ineXpressibly
more to the people than the cost of
trip to Northampton that the criti-
cism becomes an idle gesture.
Enactment of law which disfran-
chiaed the millions of indolent voters
who today failed to cast their ballots
would be greeted with howl. Tyran.
nical suppression of the rights of
American citizens would be one of
the mildest expressions used. A duty
is frequently forgotten or deliberately
disregarded. A right is another thing.
Here In the District of Columbia,
where the right of participating in
the government Of the Nation is de-
MED, there Is no correlated duty. But
there are thousands of citizens of the
District who desire that right and
who would perform the duty.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

The Scrivener case leaves the i'm.
preston that obseQuies were substi-
tuted where wedding festivities We're
expected. The police are inevitably
drawn into the borderland of the
underworld with its mysterious ad-
venture. The romances of the crimi-
nal are common knowledge. Those of
the police are unrevealed.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

The Hall-Mills case has called at
tention to the fact that in spite of
the beauty contests of Atlantic City
and the scholarship Of Princeton, New
Jersey still has its seamy side of life.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

The idea is almost too undignified
to be mentioned. And yet it would
add wonderful touch of picturesque.
ness to the eantry if Loie Fuller
could be persuaded to contribute some
of her dear old serpentine dances.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

Halloween pranks used to be linn
tied to minor demonstrations, such
as ringing doorbells and removing
gates. A Halloween celebration now
regards an automobile crash as a
minor incident.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

No mention was made by Calvin
Coolidge of how he would vote,
although surmise was confident The
silent vote remains an enormous in
fluence.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

Tho population of the District Of
Columbia has increased enormously.
It should be easier than ever before
to choose, from an abundance of ma
terial, a good Commissioner.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
70 the use for republication OF all news d
patches credited TO II or not otherwise cred
tted in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-11-02

A radio announcer has the ear of
the public and, like the weather
forecaster. conveys the impression
that he is doing his best to be cheer
full.
Evening star., 1926-11-02
Sooner Perhaps.

From the Detroit News.
ITO think" exclaimed the enthusi-
astic young husband. that by the
'sAsN 1IoLlsQ eq3 moId
time we get all this furniture paid
for we shall have genuine antiques!'
Evening star., 1926-11-02

A hurricane used to represent un-
compromising disaster. At present
a good ad man knows how to use it in
his realty business.
Evening star., 1926-11-02
The Abilsne Daily Reporter.

The Abilene Daily Reporter.
The churches Of RuYania united in
prayers for the safety 20. their Queen,
now on the way to this country. They
had heard the Queen planned to visit
Chicago.
Evening star., 1926-11-02
Nashville Banner.

NdBnVfII6 BANNER.
If Queen Marie does tour the
United States in an automobile, she
will know how our country tastes as
we'll as how II looks.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

Mussolini again survives. Bad
craftsmanship is beginning to be re-
garded as the salvation of Italy.
Evening star., 1926-11-02

Election returns are always most
interesting in picking out those who
never will return.
Evening star., 1926-11-02
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Evening star., 1926-11-02
Song and Dance.

Song and Dance.
0 katydid, hind legs you twist
For music in the valley;
! thought you were vocalist.
But you are just a ballet!
Many a man." said UnclA Eben,
"gits de reputation foh beil,i kind
hearted, when he's simply too lazy to
git mad"
Evening star., 1926-11-02
Habilinlents.

AS Winter comes she must restore
This, That or These.
If she takes Off one garment more
She'll surely freeze.
Jud Tunkins says brass band plays
Hail to the Chief" c. o. D., and was,
maybe, the original instigator Of the
use of money in politics.
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says
the boot leg bears the same relation
to a cup of good wine that an old shoe
bears to a crystal goblet
Evening star., 1926-11-02

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mer and Taxpayer" It is a well
known fact that Minnesota has
"a model prison and this lecture
of Mr.. Wright's should be of vital
Importance to, every citizen. He
spoke recently at Pine City where
a good sized audience turned out
to hear him, and it was heralded
as good and instructive lecture.
The Minnesota State Prison man
ufactures farm implements and
binder Irvine.
Everybody is welcome to at
tend this meeting. Even though
you may live outside School Dis
trict No. Il come anyway if you
are interested. The usual re-
freshfnents will be served and
ladies are requested to bring
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hold their jobs special cores
pondents are obliged to devote
some time to inquiry behind the
scenes so that they can rightly in
terpret the trend of affairs.
There is growing resentment
against government press agents
and the suppression of personal
interviews with Federal execu-
tives. 1t is said on reliable
authority that one of the secrets
of Herbert Hoover's tremendous
power is his frankness in dealing
with writer's, although he, too,
maintains a large publicity
bureau.
With the primaries in several
states close at hand it is expected
that the debate on the tax bill
in the Senate will produce politi-
cal capital. The country does
not seem particularly interested
lin the World Court debates, al
though some very forceful ar
guments have been made on both
sides. Prolonged discussion of
the League of Nations coming at
the close of the World War when
the people are especially attuned
to world affairs attracted I'M
usual attention, The person
atty of Woodrow Wilson marked
that debate. At the present
discussion of international affairs
Mr.. Coolidge is not featured and
public interest has apparently
waned. }
Therefore, it is reasonable to
believe that the tax bill will be
passed just before March Is,
when millions of American citi-
zens must figure out their tax
returns and make the usual pay
ments. A subject dealing with
the pocketbooks is more import
ant to the average citizen than
foreign affairs, than the Nations
position, ON armament, as the
selfish interest is predominant.
The economy arguments rela-
tive to the Government are not
featured in discussions these
days. The Bureau of Efficiency
which was created for the pur-
pose of studying efficiency rating
Continued, on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-14
AsKov PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY JANUARY H. 1926
Our Wdsl)h,a5to Letter
1u Iva ODaley

Washington, Jan. 10 There is
unmistakable evidences that Con
gress has settled down to it's old
tatics. The declarations in the
peoples interest" have found
their way into the Congressional
Record. There are thousands of
bills that have been dumped into
the legislature hopper and now
the committees are endeavoring
to separate the wheat from sthe
chaff. The renewal of investi-
cations indicates that humdrum
days are at hand.
Experienced observers in
Washington are watching the de
velopments in the battle of pro
pagandists. The mimeograph
machines are constantly in action
turning out statements by var
ious groups on pending legisla-
ton and on economic questions
dealing with the Government
Many of these organized cam
paigns are based upon sound ar
guments which can only be put
over through coordinated effort;
1t is seldom, that Congress listens
to the voice of one man or I'M
organized groups. The Govern
ment, however, is the greatest
contributor to the propaganda
campaigns with every bureau
turning out reams of copy which
is frequently worthless to news
paper readers.
This new branch of activity re-
lating to governmental affairs is
an outgrowth of the war. 1t
will be recalled that George
Creel, Director Of Public Infor-
nation sponsored this method Of
contributing canned" interviews
or official statements Pre-
vious to the advent of the Creel
era of public relations, the White
House was almost exclusive in
the "hand-out' of mimeographed
statements. Nowadays every
government office, no matter
how small, has a publicity repre-
sentative and hundreds of MIN
eograph machines.
1t requires considerable skill
for-newspaper correspondents to
dig out real information from, the
censored statements. In order to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-14
MAY DIE AS RESULT
OF AUTO ACCIDENT.
Sophie Will, Finlayson, Suffers
Broken Back. -Four Others
Injured.

A very sad automobile accident
happened to party of young
people Sunday evening. 8 o'clock,
at the Sandstone Junction, q
miles west of Sandstone village,
when Miss Sophie Will, II year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Will, three miles north
east of Finlayson, was SO serious
ly injured that she may die. The
four other occupants of the car
were also injured but not so Sc
riously. Clifford Watrin, driver
of the car, sustained broken
nose; his brother, Alfred, and
Edwin rNiklay, were badly
bruised and the latter is sort of
paralyzed about the limbs but
will likely be alright in a few
days. Miss Bertha Larson, from
east of Sandstone, escaped al
most without bruises or injury
of any kind.
1t seems that the windshield
on the Ford car was frosted and
as the driver was endeavoring
to clear the same, going at a fair
rate of speed, the car turned
over into the ditch off the pave
ment and became almost a total
wreck. The young folks were
headed for the Schwitzer farm
at Grindstone Lake where they
were going to attend a party and
where the Watrin brothers live.
Mckay, their brother-in-law, is
from the southern part of
the state, and was visiting them.
Miss Willis back is broken and
she is completely paralyzed from
her breast down, being in a pre-
earious condition at the Sand
stone hospital.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-14
PLUMB is TO MEET
EAASTUEN AT ASKOV
Big Wrestling Contest Will be
Staged Friday Evening
January 10th.

The popularity<of /. M. Plumb
of Bruno, as a wrestler in these
parts, has sprung up even quicker
than the real estate boom in Flo
rida because he takes part only
in clean contests and wants to
give folks their moneys worth.
His defeat of the popular Crosby
of Nickerson, placed him in the
respect of mat followers and all
knew from then ON that he is a
man to be reckoned with on the
mat. His recent hard tussle with
the veteran Person of Duluth,
from whom he gained one fall,
and that in spite of a handicap
in weight, increased his popu-
larity and folks are just aching
to see him in action with another
real mat artist. This oppor-
tunity presents itself tomorrow
friday evening when Plumb
will face Conn Laastuen, a sturdy
and clever wrestler from Mime
apolis, who has met Person Sc
veral times and also wrestIed
with Ordemann and others of
about the same ability. Laastuen
is real professional wrestler and
one of the best in the Northwest.
His weight is about the same as
Plumb, ITO pounds.
The preliminary contest that
evening is also causing much
talk and speculation. Karl r.
Won Schenk, better known on the
base ball diamond, but more re-
Gently basket ball coach, manager
and player, who also farms,
writes Gas is attested in this
weeks issue of the American)
and presides in the role of justice
of the peace occasionally, at Bru-
no, has decided, after being
hurled several challenges by
wrestling aspirants, that he will
try conclusions in that game also.
Won, as he is popularity known
amongst his friends, is a good
game sportsman, and will be. a
drawing card tomorrow evening.
His name would indicate that he
halls from the aristocratic clas-
ses in Germany but it makes no
difference to him, he is as COM
mon and good-natured as they
are made, once a fellow knows
him. Won has a way of making
his opponents in any kind of.
sport think that he is all "riled
up when as matter of fact the
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-14
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
Official Minutes of Pine
County Commissioners
Meeting.

Auditors office, Pine City, Mimi.
Jan. 5, 1926, one o'clock p. m.
The Board of County Commission
ers met this day pursuant to law
Members present: Matz Petersen, Z
L. Wilcox, Nels Oakland, Fred Deger'
strom and Nels Matson, and the Coun'
ty Auditor Andrew P. Edin.
The Board was called to order by
the County Auditor and Nels Oakland
was on motion, unanimously carried
elected chairman for the ensuing
wear, E. L. Wilcox was unanimously
elected vice chairman.
Bids for bridge over Nett river III
Nickerson township were received as
follows:
Independent Bridge Co. ....$3,475.0O
Minneapolis Bridge Co. -. 3,3810U
Guaranty Construction Co. 3,125.9o
The two first bids including remov-
al of old bridge and temporary cross
ing and the last bid covering new
structure only. After due considera-
tion the contract was awarded ~
Guaranty Construction Co.
Commissioner E. L. Wilcox offered
the IOlIOW1llS IcSOiuIlOl. IeINooi1s AAtO'
That bonds for the correct publica-
ton of the delinquent tax list for
the year 1926 be fixed at the sum OF
Two Thousand Dollars, and for the
correct publication of the financial
statement and other publications,
Five Hundred Dollars.
The question was on the adoption
of the resolution and the roll being
called there were: Five yeas and
no nays, as follows:
MdlZ F6CcTS0U 80. - i ca
e. L. Wilcox Yea
Fred Degerstrom ....... Yea
Nels Matson Yea
Mr.. Chairman Yea
And SO the resolution was adopted.
Following proposal for doing the
county printing was received and
read:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners,
Pine County, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We will cause to be published in
the fAskov American, legal news
paper, the AUDITORS Financial State
ment. the proceedings of your board