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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28

D. II. Otis of $1,000 per farm
between the average and the poorer
farms of the community. 1t is also
frequently found that there is differ
ence of over $1,000 between the aver.
age farm and a few of the better
farms of the community. These diff.
ferences Of from $1,000 to $4,000 per
farm in the net income are of vital
concern to any farm in any commu-
nifty.
Where to Get the Facts
Farm records and inventories will
reveal the reasons for these differ
efces. Tile various colleges of agri-
Culture and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture have a collection
of records and farm management sur.
veys from which they find it possible
to construct standards or guides
showing actual attainments under
good systems of management Fig
ures of this kind are available to
county agents and farmers who desire
to use them. 1t is also possible. to
organize farm accounting groups in a
community and with the help of the
College of Agriculture to develop COM
munity standards showing what the
average and what the better farms
are doing. These standards or exam.
pies Of what the more successful
farms are doing, when handled in
such way as not to divulge the iden-
tity Of the owners, are wonderful
help in pointing out to the less sue
Sessfiil farmers the weak spots In the
business management OF their farms.
How to Use the Facts
The farmer who keeps a careful
record of the factors relating to the
in position to compare his farm with
the average and with the best in the
volume of business, as number OF
acres, total investment, number of
cows, total receipts and total ex-
penses. He can check on his diver
sity of income by comparing his in
come from sale of cows, sale of live
stock, livestock products and sales
from miscellaneous sources. His
quality of business can be studied by
comparing such items as income per
acre or income per cow, ETC.
BY such a process the farmer Is in
position to make his records talk to
him and point out the weak and the
strong features in his farm operation.
There is no tax that we pay today
that compares with the tax we pay
for eur ignorance. This is true on
the farm as elsewhere. Farm records.
including inventories from which it is
easy to form financial statements.
will do wonders in reducing the tax
Of ignorance and placing farm bust
ness on a business basis and inspire
confidence in the farmer, himself and
with all those with whom he deals.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
STRAIGHT TALKS
WITH AUNT EMMY
On Carrying Checks Around

"Haye you heard about the trouble
Jim Sykes is in, Aunt Emmy?" asked
Molly, who dearly loved to talk about
her neighbors.
"Why, no." answered Aunt Emmy:
what is lit"
well, Aunty, you know how proud
he was to get that building job from
Mr.. Parker. He needed the money
SO much. When 1t was finished Mr..
Parker gave him a check for $4,000.
OF course Jim had obligated himself
to pay lot of that cut for materials
and things. Well, you know what an
old slow poke Jim Sykes is. Instead
Of taking the cheek to the bank right
away he carried 1t around in his peck
ct and then poor Mr.. Parker died.
Now he must wait until Mr. Parker's
estate Is settled, and that may be
couple of years before he can cash
the check. Poor Jim, isn't it q
shame!"
Its too bad" agreed Aunt Emmy,
but quite in keeping with most folks
carelessness about money. People
should be prompt in depositing checks.
Aside from such serious thing as
death, an undeposited check Is a nui-
sance to lots Of people. Banks and
business houses keep their books care.
fully balanced. II at the end of a
month a check that has been issued
has not been put through for collec-
ton it means a lot OF unnecessary
bookkeeping for the person who Is.
sued the check and for the bank.
"Then, too, there is the danger of
loss. People often write their names
across the back OF check and then
carry it around for day or two be-
fore banking it. An Endorsed check
Is rs negotiable as money. To be safe
always indorse it to your bank. Write
Pay to the Order Of - then the
name of your bank and below that
sign your name. That protects the
check from being used, If it should
get out Of your hands. But never
waste any time about desositing
checks you receive"
"Not after what happened to Jim
and after hearing you tell me all these
things, Aunty!" said Molly. "Pd be
scared to keep check minute more
than necessary" B. Agnes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
DISPOSES IN 282 WORDS OF
THE BANK GUARANTEE LAW

Understand bank deposit guaranty
being proposed in your legislature"
telegraphed R. B. Clark, president Of
the Bank Of Tupelo, Miss, to Paul r.
Brown, Secretary of the North Caro-
lima Bankers Association. "Such
law in any form is snare and delu
sion. 1t is license and encouragement
to irresponsible banks and banking
and penalties capital solvency and
prudent banking. 1t creates sense
of security in the minds of the un-
thinking and uniformed that is false
and impossible to be realized on ulti-
mately. 1t tends to debauch ones
right and duty to be thoughtful and
discriminating. To compare 1t to
legitimate insurance Is without rea
son and absurd. It jeoIardizes the
solVency of all banks AMI the safety
of all depositers for the theoretical
safety of few. We have had it ten
years, and the fund Is hopelessly in
arrears. Have been sighting for re-
peal and have made progress. Only
repeal can save our state system of
banks. Many Of the best are nation
alizing even now. Guaranty schemes
always have been, are and always will
be impotent, futile and disastrous
Consider Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska,
Mississippi and others. It is not
new. Has been tried, failed and dis
carded at intervals for more than 100
years in this country. No well-in
formed, honest and intelligent mind
can accept it in principle or practice
Well paid intelligently competent SUI
pervision, restriction of banks to ter
ritory that will warrant sufficient cap
ital investment and encourage sur
plus accounts is the only sane and
honest course and will afford all the
guaranty the depositing public is en-
titled to as compared with all other
human affairs. Arouse your people
and crush the misguided effort for all
time. To do SO will be worth what.
ever 1t may cost, and the value will
be to your people generally more than
to the banks"
The bill was reported unfavorably.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
Predatory of Man

Since the opening of the present
century a series Of significant, in
many cases wholly unexpected, dis
coveries have been made in western
Europe, especially in France and
Spain, which reveal human occupation
and industry Of period moderately
estimated by biologists at 100000
years. In fact, some anthropologists
believe that Europe may have been
the original center in which man
passed from the subhuman to the
human stage. Meanwhile distinguished
biologists and anatomists, as well as
antbropologists and psychologists, have
united to throw a food of light from
different angles Of their special train
ing upon this most interesting and
fascinating Of biological problems
ancestry and prehistory Of man
Henry Fairfield in Yale Review.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
Justin de Leui

Justin de Levi was the daughter of
Andre Perotti Of Sasse Ferrato, a
descendant Of the illustrious house Of
Levi. She was born at Cremona in the
Fourteenth century and was highly
successful writer of Italian poetry.
She was contemporary and CORE
spondent of the famous Petrach and
addressed him sonnet, to which he
replied by another. But to avoid the
appearance of rivalry with the cele-
brated poet she decided to write only
In French. She married Louis de Pay
tendre, French gentleman living on
the borders Of the Rhine, and was
the ancestress of Clotilde de Surville.
Exchange.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
Arctic Robinson Crusoe

Russkoe Ustyle, in the Yakutsk
province of Siberia, is one of the
northernmost settlements on the globe,
and beyond doubt one of the lone
Hest. A Russian exile who lived in
the province refers to his life in the
settlement Of six houses and twenty
two people as that of an Arctic Rob
inson Crusoe. He was 800 miles from
the nearest village and 1000 miles from
the nearest railway station. There
was, Of course, no postal cemmunica-
ton. Answers to official correspond
ence could be obtained from Yakutsk,
the capital Of the province. in year
and half at the earliest. and then
only by special messenger.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
PITFALLS FOR THE UNWARY
Seek Bankers Advice on Foreign
Bonds, Says Department
Of Commerce.

y
American investors In securities of
foreign companies and foreign gov
ernments should take care to pur-
chase them only through reliable
bankers or brokers, says Commerce
Reports issued by the Department of
Commerce. 1t adds:
There have recently been several
fragrant cases of securities being adj
vertised in American journals at
prices from 10 to 100 times the price
quoted on the same date in the mar
kets Of the countries where the con-
Germs are located. Some Of these
cases have even attracted the atten-
tion OF foreign newspapers. Tits is
not safe kind of speculation for I'M
informed Americans. but the would-be
investor can easily protect himself by
asking the advice of his regular bank
81"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28

The more recently adopted method
OF killing the common barberry which
spreads black stem rust Of small
grains is by the use of such chem
icals as salt and kerosene, according
to the Department of Agriculture.
These methods have several advan-
tages over the digging method for
merly used They are less laborious.
cheaper and more certain. This is
especially true if bushes are growing
in stony ground where digging is diff
cult. Department Circular 356 tells
all about how to use this method
Banker Farmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28

properly kept. are a
reliable road map to
aid the farmer in
directing the bust
ness management OF,
his farm. ~ /
In farming com.
tnunities where rec
6rds have been kept
in considerable mum.
Der it is not uncom-
mon to find differ
ences in net income
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
BANKERS HELP

Minnesota bankers played con-
structive part in boosting the attend
ance at the Northwest Dairy EXPOSE
ton held in connection with the State
Fair in September. Five hundred
members of the Minnesota Bankers
Association received letters from the
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee, asking them to assist in forming
delegations from their respective com.
'munities to attend the show.
The Atlanta, Ca, Clearing House
gives the boil Weevil no fest. In an
effort to effect a concerted and state
wide poison war on the boil weevi1,
this institution sent letters recently
to all the bankers in the state asking
that they assist in emphasizing the
need for wholesale war on the pest.
According to recent survey poison
ing is being done on the larger farms.
but not to any appreciate extent on
the small farms According to reports
by the Department of Agriculture. the
boil weeviI infestation is heavier this
year than ever before, and II allowed
to go unchallenged the crop will be
destroyed. Immediate and extensive
action is urged.
Over two hundred bankers in Iowa
recently made an arrangement to at
tend the Iowa State University for
two-day period and study farming and
farm problems The bankers will sit
as students under the professors in
the agricultural department, and will
dig right down to the bottom Of the
many subjects which are of mutual
concern to themselves and the farm
ers. This action on the part OF the
bankers OF Iowa shows real spirit
OF interest, and determined intention
to understand.
Clark County Is d. Bankers, have
appointed an agricultural committee
OF five to aid the county agent in put
ting across the latter,s program OF
work with especial emphasis on a ten
acre corn contest and eradication OF
tnberculosis in the county. isz
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
MAKING FARM
RECORDS TALK
6y q. H. Otis
Agricultural Director,

American Bankers Association.
4 Any one who has driven an automo-
bile in new country knows the value
Of good road map. Farm accounts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28

TOWN OF MCPHERSON
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. IS Mills g5.6
school District No. SO Mills go
School District No. SO Mills 94.1
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
TOWN OF BELpEN

Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. "a Mills 927
School District No. 101 Mills 1913
School District No. ITO Mills 69.S
School District No. 115 Mills IS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28

TOWN OF DOsEY
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. 100 Mills 1889 s.
School District No. 101 Mills 9O.3
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
TOWN OF KEENE
Assessed

School District No. 10S Mills 709 F:
School District No. 11S Mills 7O.S
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
TOWN OF ARNA

Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. 100 Mills 1885
School District No. 100 Mills 116.S
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
TOWN OF WILMA

TOWN OF WILMA
Total Tax Rate by School Districts
School District No. S Mills 10S
School District No. 104 Mills 95
School District No. 121 Mills 92.9
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
TOWN OF PARK
Total Tax Rate by school Districts
Assessed

School District No. "a Mills SS.2
School District No. 81 Mills 68.4
Evening star., 1926-11-25
OIL CASE DEFENDANTS ARE FREE,
JURY GUARDED, OVER HOLIDAY
Fall and Doheny Enjoy Dinner in Luxu-
rious Ease With Families-Twelve
Peers Get Bus Ride.

other defendant in the case, a former
cabinet officer and United States Sen
ator, was free to make the most Of the
Thanksgiving day respite from the
trial With his wife and daughter.
Mrs c. G. Chase of Ell Paso, former
Secretary Fall spent the day quietly
in his suite at the Wardman Park
Hotel. The Thanksgiving celebrations
Of the two defendants were interrupt
ed only by occasional necessary con-
ferenceS with counsel.
The 'Iocked-up" Jury, however,
awoke this morning to face just an
other day, with slight variations.
They waited turns patiently at the
single washstand, and, after being
carefully inspected by their two at
tendants, were marched, two by two,
to the st. James Hotel. several blocks
away, for a breakfast. After their
morning meal they were again placed
under lock and key. No messages or
Thanksgiving tidingss were received
by them from wives and children.
Then again, shortly before 1890
o'clock, their keepers turned the key
and the II jurors repeated the marcn
to the ST. James. There at least.
they found something different in the
way Of a real Thanksgiving dinner,
with all the trimmings. This Is what
they ate, under guard in private
room:
Relish, blue points, celery, olives
and sweet mixed pickles, cream Of
tomato soup or consomme, roast
(Continued ON Page 4. Column ~
Evening star., 1926-11-25

Fate dealt in strange contrast today
with the Thanksgiving day plans Of
the jury and the defendants in the
case of the Government versus Albert
B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny.
The two defendants. free to come
and go at will. sat down to Thanksgiv-
ing dinners with their families in their
suites at fashionable hotels. The II
men sitting in judgment of the case,
virtually prisoners Of hope" marched
in double file from their courthouse
cell" to eat their turkey dinner under
guard at a downtown hotel. Twelve
vacant seats at the Thanksgiving
tables of as many homes in Washing
ton, were poignant reminders Of the
fate that had served to upset their
holiday plans.
For jury and defendants alike, there
was one real occasion to be thankful
for today, at any rate. Court was in
recess until tomorrow.
At the Carlton Hotel on fashionable
Sixteenth street, Mr.. Doheny presided
at a family Thanksgiving dinner.
There were with him his wife, who has
been in constant attendance at the
trial; his son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward l.. Doheny, jr., and
their daughter, Miss Lucille Doheny.
Before and after dinner, Mr.. Doheny
was free to occupy his time as he
willed.
In another quarter of town, the
Evening star., 1926-11-25
CAPITAL OBSERVES
THANKSGIVING DAY
President Typifies Spirit by
Quiet Reflection and
Going to Church.

Washington observed another
Thanksgiving today in traditional
manner. President Coolidge typified
the spirit Of the occasion when he
gave himself over to q day of relaXa-
ton, spiritual reflection and recrea
ton.
Arising slightly later than usual.
Mr.. Coolidge enjoyed a brief walk in
the brisk morning air through the
White House gardens and then re-
turned to a Steaming breakfast. He
forsook his desk entirely, spending
the remainder Of the morning with his
family and guests until 10:45 O'Clock.
Goes to Church.
At that hour. accompanied only Dy
Mrs. Coolidge and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
w. Stearns of Boston, he went to
metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, John Marshall
place and G. street, to attend union
service of the Methodist churches of
the National Capital and hear Bishop
William Fraser Mcdowell preach a
Thanksgiving day sermon.
Bishop Mcdowell told his congrega-
ton there must be something deeper
than an expression of mere personal
gratitude of material benefits gained
either as individuals or as a nation.
To keep "the love Of truth aflame in
our souls,"/he held, is vastly more
important than the safety of banks
in which man deposits his
worldly wealth.
"Holdlng fast to the things that are
true, honorable and just ." he add
ed, is vastly more significant than the
increase Of material possessions. No
national disaster could possibly equal
the disaster of lowering OF national
standards Of obedience to law, love Of
liberty, regard for human life and de.
votion to the peace and welfare Of
the world"
Returning from the services the
presidential family enjoyed a light
lunch, curbing their full appetites for
the benefit of the old-fashioned turkey
dinner that will be served at the
White House at o'clock tonight. No
other guests will be present at the
dinner besides Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns.
the Presidents son. John. not even
forsaking the campus at Amherst
College for the occasion.
President Coolidge departed from
his usual custom in attending serv-
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Evening star., 1926-11-25
Scientist to Study Strange Fish
From Cylinder Mile Down In Ocean

equip his diving cylinder With lights,
at least not his first one. Later, how
ever, he says, he may take a search
light down with him SO he can take
motion pictures Of the life on the
ocean bed. He will also be equipped
with a waterproof telephone, over
which he will dictate his observations
to a stenOgrapher
DR. Beebe's cylinder will be fur
nished with oxygen from a tank built
into the cylinder itself. The diving
box will be only large enough TO admit
one person and will have but one small
glass window. The device is similar
to one used by German experimenter
successfully at a depth Of 125 feet.
Mr.. Beebe's plans are dependent large
ly upon tests he will make this Winter
off the coast of Haiti.
Evening star., 1926-11-25
10000 MASONS GATHER
AT GREATEST TEMPLE
Detroit Dedication Assemblage
Largest Since Meeting Called
bv Hiram in 1914 BIC.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, November 25.--The larg-
est gathering of Master Masons as
sembled since 1914 Be, when Hiram.
King of Tyre, summoned 100000 Of
the ancient craft to aid in the con-
struction of the Temple of Solomon,
King Of Israel, was here today to as
sist in the dedication Of the largest
Masonic Temple in the world.
There were 10000 Master Masons.
and hundreds of white-plumed knight
Templar and red fezzed Shriners
here for. a parade from the old temple
to the splendid new temple. The Rev.
Joseph Fort Newton, pastor of St
Paul's Memorial Church, Philadelphia,
was selected to deliver the address.
The dedication Of the $7,000,000
structure marks the Tooth anniversary
of Grand Lodge Masonry in Michigan.
Visitors from all parts of the world
have declared the new temple un-
surpassed in it's beauty Of design and
conformance to rules laid down in
Masonry.
Evening star., 1926-11-25
WEST COAST SWEPT
BY GALES AND RAIN
Wind Ties Up Shipping-Sudden
Downpours Do Thousands Of
Dollars Damage.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASeOClateO 1Tesb
SAN FRANCISCO, November 25.-
Shipping along the Oregon and Wash
ington coast was tied up today and
storm warnings were posted by the
Weather Bureau as a gale Of almost
80 miles an hour swept up from the
southwest last night and continued
with increasing strength. 1t was ex-
pected to become more severe as the
day advanced.
South of the Oregon coast the storm
tapered off yesterday into a general
rain, accompanied in some places by
wind Sudden downpours did thou
sands OF dollars worth Of damage as
they spanned almost the full length Of
California-from the northern bound
airy to Los Angeles.
Stockton reported damage amount
ing to $4,000. The Fresno area re-
ported many light buildings damaged
and q number of palm trees leveled.
Los Angeles experienced near-f1oOd
conditions when 2.03 inches OF rain
fell.
State officials warned stockmen and
others to be prepared for rapid rises
In the smaller rivers. Easements were
flooded in San Francisco and Sacra-
mento. The Monterey Peninsula was
cut of from communication, and the
storm uprooted trees ~ C4uu4el,
Evening star., 1926-11-25
MOVES PART OF HOUSE.

CHICAGO, November 25 OFF an
apartment house owner does not like
the location of the building, ne is free
TO move at least his share OF it, Max
Prosterman has decided. He set a
crew of men to work to move two
thirds Of a nine-fat building to a new
location.
f. Dodson. who owns the other one.
third. said he did not object to Pros
terrnan moving his share. but Dodson
Is satisfied with the present location
Evening star., 1926-11-25
BURNING MINE FLOODED.
All Hope Abandoned for Ten Trap
ped in Alberta Tunnel.

COLEMAN, Alberta, November 25
CR.-Thousands Of gallons of water
today were being poured into a mine
of the McGillivray Creek Coal and
Coke Company, near here. to extin-
guish a fire which halted efforts to ex-
plore a tunnel in which 10 men were
entombed by an explosion recently.
No hope was held out that the men
survived the blast. 1t will take a
week to food the mine.
Frank Serik, Russian miner, was
regarded as the hero Of the disaster.
He led six men to safety. One Of
them had been passed up as dead be-
fore Serik reached him and carried
him 10 The surface.
Evening star., 1926-11-25
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. November 25.-Wil-
liam Beebe, scientist and explorer Of
the New York Geological Society, is
planning to descend in a steel cylinder
into that strange world Jules Verne
imagined and wrote about in Forty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-"
The cylinder is now being made.
DR.. Beebe hopes to go a mile or more
beneath the oceans surface SO that
he can observe deep sea fish in their
native haunts. He has fished some
Of them up in nets and found them
most interesting specimens, but they
all died before reaching the surface or
soon after.
Some OF these deep sea fishes have
organs which emit a powerful light,
SO the explorer hus decided not to