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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
BE YOURSELF

Grove Patterson has a good way
of expressing plain truths in a simple
manner. He hits the nail squarely
on the head again in the following;
There are few triumphs that pay
greater dividends of satisfaction than
the triumph of self-control. An easy
way to be glad tomorrow is not tc
say the unkind word today.
Somebody has said we are only
ridiculous through our pretensions
Few people are absurd, few draw the
deserved laughter of their acquaint
ances, unless they are pretending tc
be something they are not. The poor
est of us, if we will be simple
straightforward and sincere about
what we have and what we do, Cal
maintain our selfrespect and the re-
spect of those who know us.
The only people we can afford tt
pretend" with are those who know
us so well that we can be sure they
know we are pretending-andw on
mind.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
STURGEON LAKE

Walter Olson and Joe Romanoski,
who left for Minneapolis on Monday
of last week to enlist in the u. S.
Navy, were taken in and sent to the
Great Lakes Naval Training station
at Chicago.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Sturgeon Lake State Bank was
held on Tuesday of last week. All
of the present officers were reelected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Protosavage, re-
siding three miles west of town, cele-
brated their golden wedding Monday.
A short service was held at the
church and after that they returned
to their home where a number of
friends joined them in the celebra-
ton of their fiftieth anniversary. Mr..
and Mrs. Protosavage are in good
health and one often can see them
in the summer time walk the dis
lance from their farm home to town.
They are pioneers in this community
having farmed that place that they
are now located on for many years
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
BUYING VOTES

1t is getting to the point now where
it is not popular any more to buy
seat in Congress. The latest ex-
ample is Ware in Pennsylvania.
Huge sums were spent in his cam
paign for the Senate and he may
never be seated in that august body.
Philadelphia, once known as the city
of brotherly love, seems to be working
up another reputation. Governor
Pinchot in his final message to the
Pennsylvania legislature rubbed it
in" to Boss Ware and Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon. He said in
part as follows:
"For many years the politics OF
this state has been run as a part of
the business of certain moneyed in
terests. .
"These interests invest in politics
as they do in mills or mines or banks,
and for the same purpose-to make
money.
But instead of property, they buy
men and votes, favor and legislation
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
TO CHECK STEALING

Some time back it used to be
naughty and tough kids that would
steal apples from the orchards and in
other ways help themselves to prop
erty to which they had no right, but
of late years it has turned to grown
up folks driving along roadsides in
automobiles. According to news
dispatch, Southern Minnesota legis-
lators say that the situation in Min
nesota has become so trying for the
farmer that something must be done.
Many farmers have sustained losses
that run more than 500 in season.
Fowls, vegetables and fruits fall prey
to the thoughtless and sometimes in
territorial thefts of the city folks.
Senator James A. Carley of Plain
view has introduced bill in the SEN
ate and Representative John Nordin
Of Lake City brought it before the
house-a bill to check stealing. The
bill makes it grand larcency in the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
INFORMATION GOT HIM

Joseph E. Therrien of Pine City,
State Legislature, has sent out let
ter on activities at the state capitol
to the press of the county this week,
said letter being published in another
column of the American. This is the
first legislative letter Mr.. Therrien
has written for the Pine county press
though he has been representative
four years and IS now serving his
third term. During the last cam
paign when the editor of the Amer
lean was a candidate for the Legis-
lature and promised more Informal
to the constituents legislative let
ter each week in the event of election,
Mr.. Therrien tried to belittle and
ridicule it but he now takes up the
letter idea himself. 1t was just an
other of his camouflaging stunts. A
campaign conducted in such a manner
that there is nothing to answer for
afterwards is the better one. The
American, thinking that Mr.. Therrien
would pursue his usual course, had
already made arrangements with a
correspondent at the State Capitol,
Martin w. Odland, to furnish us with
a weekly legislative letter, the first
of which appeared last week and
which was likely read by many of our
readers, but in spite of that we shall
also publish Mr.. Therrien's letters ii
they are not duplicating Mr.. Odland's
too much. 1t matters not so much
with the Observation-Disclosures the
letters are written by Mr.. Therrien
or they might have been written by
the editor of this paper. The essen
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
AS TO MIR. CHAPLIN

Charley" isn't having as much
fun just now as it sometimes ap-
pears he has on the screen. 1t is
the old saying over that back of
the scenery all is not so bright.
The following is from the Du-
luth Herald:
Charles Spencer Chaplin, truly
great motion picture comedian in
whose art, as in life, pathos is never
far beneath the comic surface, has
been accused of many things by an
angry young wife who, with her FAM
lily, seems determined to get as much
of his money as. she can.
He may be guilty of all of these un-
pleasant things.
He may be guilty of none of them
But that issue rests with the courts
and there is where it should be tried
Public officials, here and elsewhere,
who have become virtuously indig-
nant and propose to stop the produc-
ton of Chaplin films if they can,
are condemning a man on mere as
sertions without proof. And they are
being very silly.
When the public finds out what Mr..
Chaplin really has done that he
should not have done, it will be time
enough to determine what punishment
should be meted out to him.
Starting the punishment at the
stage where nothing is visible but
angry charges, without vestige of
proof, is altogether too much like
lynching a man on suspicion. +
And, in reasonable communities,
that simply isn't done.
All of the above sounds good
and likely it IS good. Just one
statement-"And, in reasonable
communities, that simply isn't
done"-referring to lynching on
suspicion-might cause one to re-
mark that the Herald has put Du-
luth in the unreasonable class,
recalling the lynching of several
negroes on suspicion there few
years ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
PREVENT RAVAGES OF WAR

Military men lobbying in Congress
for the construction of three big naval
cruisers got a serious setback when
Theodore E. Burton, the veteran con-
gresham from Cleveland, rose to the
occasion and remarked as follows:
"a country, like an individual, has
duties which it must perform. Our
country has a duty to perform to our
own people-to stimulate the spirit
of peace. 1t has a duty to perform
to the whole world-to prevent as far
as possible the terrible ravages and
outrages of war.
"To increase our navy at this time
would be to retard and discourage the
movements looking to peace.
"The nations of Europe are exhaust
ed and except in the case of the
minor countries, there is little danger
they will fly at each others throat.
"They are making a supreme effort
to bring about condition in which
their difficulties may be settled ami
cably."
Britten of Illinois, who comes from
one of the gang" wards of Chicago,
has constituted himself the spokes-
man for the naval "lobby."
He interrupted Burton to exclaim
that Congress had little interest in
what was being done in Europe.
What we are considering today is
the protection of America" said Brit
ten.
ooh, do not permit that nightmare
that America needs protection to keep
you awake at night or stimulate you
to talk in the daytime" rejoined
Burton.
'Who is threatening America? Who
dares threaten American"
Britten did not reply.
Burton, continuing, noted that we
were spending more money on mill,
tion in the world. Last year the to-
tai was $5S2,000,000. Only Great
Britain came anywhere near that fig.
ure and Burton secuted the possibil,
ity of serious trouble between the
English-speaking peoples.
81 fear there is militaristic re,
action in this country" warned Bur.
ton.
There is plenty of evidence to sus,
tain the assertion" writes Raymond
Lonergan, in Labor. 1.-THE War anC
Navy departments as they are con.
Quoted today are huge propaganda
machines. They expend millions Of
the peoples money every year to pop,
ularize militarism and when the Elk,
ecutive refuses to go along with them
they do not hesitate to turn loose g
flood of misleading publicity calcu,
lated to sweep Congress and the coun-
try off their feet"
The House on a roll call refused tC
authorize the construction of the pro-
posed cruisers. The vote was 1873 to
161.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20

third degree for the removal of any
property from a farmyard, and a fine
of 500 to $500 is the penalty. The
prison terms for the offense run from
thirty days to six months.
The best time to guard against
stealing is in the bringing up of the
child, teach him to respect property
rights and if that is thoroughly under.
stood by the boy and becomes part
of his body and soul there is not
much danger of his doing such
stunts" when he is grown up. The
grown ups who do it are only big
physically, mentally and morally
they are not even children. However
the situation as it is must be met and
hence the bill in the legislature.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
TO PROBE TARIFF BARRONS

has presented a resolution calling for
an investigation of the profits and
general conduct of the textile and
metal industries. These benefciar-
les of a high-protective tariff pay low
wages, and disburse big dividends
and are eternally clamoring for adj
ditional privileges while opposing
every suggestion looking to relief for
agriculture. Frazier thinks it is time
the public got more facts and it looks
like he is on the right track.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20

and which their son, Matt, is now
operating. Mr.. Protosavage was a
member of the town board for several
terms.
The dance that was held in the
village hall Thursday night was fair
ly well attended in spite of the frigid
weather. The Owl orchestra from
Barnum, furnished the music and
they will return for another dance
here on January 10th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
Hot Lead-COOl Language

A spinster living in London sub
urb was shocked at the language used
by two men repairing telegraph wires
close to her home.
She wrote to the company on the
matter, and the foreman was asked
to report.
This he did in the following way:
"Me and Bill Fairweather were on
this job. was up the telegraph pole
and accidentally let the hot lead fall
on Bill. 1t went down his neck
Then he said, You really must be
more careful, Harry"
Paper WadS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20

Tourist-A dangerous drop off here
if someone drives recklessly. Won
der they wouldn't put up a warning.
Guide-They had one up for over
year, but no-one was ever hurt,
so they took it down-Science> and
Invention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
Good Idea.

"Am dere anybody in de congrega-
ton what wishes prayer for DER fail
in's?" asked the colored minister.
"Yassuh," responded Brother Jones.
"Ah's spen-thrif' an All throws nah
money round rackless like"
"Ve'y well. We will join in prayer
fo' Brother Jones-jes' afteh de col
lection plate have been passed"
-Disston Crucible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20

If you know of news itemA call
phone number 81 and tell the Ameri-
can about it. The American wants
all the news all the time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20
Too Bad.

Auntie-"T Tommy, you showed your
agility when you jumped over that
fence"
Tommy-"Gosh! And I told ma to
sew that button on my pants"
-Disston Crucible
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20

Let us be thankful all the girls
chewing gum are not chewing tobac-
CO.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-20

tial thing is that they give the facts
and are not colored-that the public
gets the information it is entitled to-.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
BY LENA ROBINSON

Mrs. Jennie Freas had as her
guest over the week end Mrs. b.
Creswell, Pauline Sylvester, John,
MYRTLE and Margaret Creswell, oil
Philadelphia.
Miss Marjorie Simiiison is visit
ing relatives in Princeton.
The Absecon Tennis club will be
entertained Tuesday night by Miss
es Flora and Lena Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grove Mitchell had
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
ford Cassell and Miss H. II. Martin
of Darby, Pa.
Mrs. Charles Adkisson has as her
guest her brother, George Smith,
Of Clermont, Del.
Elmer Griffith, Jr., left Monday
to spend two weeks at Camp Fra
linger, in Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Cannon, of Bridgeport,
Conn, is spending a few days in
Absecon.
William B. Etris spent the week
end at his home in Mt. Holly.
Miss Mary Derrickson, of Fred
ericka, Del, is the guest of Miss
Charlotte Hammell.
Lester Hutchinson was rendered
pleasant surprise party Monday
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
HE FINDS "MEANEST MAN"
Judge Jails Husband Who Kept
House While Wife Worked

Walter Dubois, As and married
twenty-five years, has been out of
work ten years.
Ten years ago he donned his
wife's apron and assumed charge
of their house here. Mrs. Dubois
went out and found a job. She
gave him a weekly allowance to
sweep, wash the dishes, cook, make
the beds and wash the clothes once
week. Also he cared for the two
Dubois children. Finally the wife
rebeiled. Dubois chased her with
q broom, SO she told Louis l. Tu-
men, city Judge, in court this morn
ing, she was through.
"You are the meanest man ever
heard Of" the Court said. Thirty
days and get a mans job when you
get out"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
AbsecoH
Builds
Steadily
ABSECON NEWS NOTES

night by a number of friends. Dane
ing and games were enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lashley
and sons, Raymond and Clifton, of
Port Republic, visited Absecon rel
atives Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Shovel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore and
Russell Shovel visited Mrs. Annie
Robinson Monday.
Misses Elizabeth Soper and Ma
sic Eairbrothers returned from a
visit of several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers, Hammonton.
Misses Lizetta Taylor and Esther
Boice visited a friend the past week
in Atlantic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
Boys club on the Franklin boule
ward diamond.
w. C. r. v. MEETS.
Mrs. Pennington to Attend National
Convention in Minneapolis

Mrs. Pennington to Attend National
q Convention in Minneapolis
The Absecon Women's Christian
Temperance Union held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Carrie Nichols. Mrs. Pen
ningtm presided. She made re-
port of the Tri-State conference
recently held in Ocean Grove.
The Society decided to hold a
public meeting in September in the
Absecon M. E. Church and have a
speaker explain the amendment to
be voted on at a special election in
September
4 The secretary was instructed to
send a letter to Washington in re-
ward to the Sunday Rest Law"
The, meeting was enjoyed by 16
members.
Mrs. Lillian Pennington will be a
New Jersey delegate to the Nation
al w. C. T. U. convention to be
held in Minneapolis, MINI. She
will leave August %.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
Spicy
Notes
WILL NOMINATE
OFFICERS
Mortified WOman'S Civic
Club Prepares For Fall
Meeting

aThe Woman's Civic Club held its
business meeting in the city hall
TUESDAY evening. Mrs. William
Relyea presided.
Plans We're made for an outing on
the pier to be held Aug. 10. The
ladies will meet at the pier at 4
p. NJ, taking a box lunch. The hus-
hands and friends will join them
later for the evenings pleasures.
The following ladies were APP
pointed as a nominating committee
Tor the fall election of officers to be
held at the next meeting: Mrs.
Mcfarland, Mrs. John Hefferman,
Mrs. Hannah Risley, Mrs. James
Kelley. Miss Bernadine Hefferman,
as a delegate from the Junior Civic
club, asked the cooperation of the
Woman's club at the card party 70
be given by the Juniors Aug. II.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
Mss MARION DICK. zion Road

mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Stout, of Zion road.
Mrs. George Duble, of Mill road,
is one of the chairmen of booths
for the carnival to be given by the
Charles H. Mann Chapter, o. E. S.,
August II and IL.
Edward Miller, of Fort Dupont,
is a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ritz, on Tilton road.
Mrs. jeremiah Banning, of New
road, has been confined to her bed
for several days, quite ill.
Howard Stout, of Shore road,
and his father, Henry Stout, OF
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
BARCAINTOWN NEWS
GRANGE MEETING
Success Attends Sale and Farmers
Picnic.

Bargaintown Grange held its reg
ular meeting in the hall Tuesday.
The improvement committee repor-
ted receipts of IS from ice cream
sale. The Emblem committee re-
ported progress, but were unable to
hang emblems as the painter is still
at work.
Worthy Master Henry Scull spoke
of the success Of the farmers picnic
held July 81. He stated that be-
cause of the excellent work done
by the committees, they had been
permanently retained, and will
work for a larger and even better
picnic next year.
The lecturers hour was omitted
and the meeting closed early to al
low members to attend other bust
ness meetings.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05

changed little in a tower, except
the electrified switches which used
to be thrown by hand and the cleo
trically lighted signals that supplan-
ted the oil lamps of 20 years ago.
Passengers Don't Change.
Passengers haven't changed one
bit since | first started to work on
the railroad in 1885," declared Bar
rett. They always have appeared
in a hurry to get somewhere and
they still are. Years ago some peo-
pie did find pleasure in travelling,
but today it is considered a hard
ship by many.
And just think that in four more
years I'll have to step out of rail
road tower forever and go on pen
sion, because | will have reached
my SEVENTEEN year.
q don't know what I'll do, unless
it is to become a fisherman. Every
chance | get finds me back ON the
sea because | suppose it is born in
me-"
His father was Fred S. Barrett,
an old-time sea captain who sailed
the Atlantic coast all his life, retir-
ing in 1867, at the age of S. Young
Barrett evidently came by his sea-
calling naturally, for at the age of
ten, when most youngsters are pet
ted and pampered at home, he sail
ed away as an apprentice cook on
coastwise freight schooner.
Served Before Mast.
Graduating in three years as a
full-hedged cook, Barrett went be-
fore the mast and served mis- time
as mate on several other vessels
Then he met Miss Mary E. Scott,
who resided in the vicinity of
Broadway and Chestnut street, and
after a brief courtship married i'll
1886. His wife influenced Barrett
to quit the sea and he went to work
on the railroad and has been there
ever since.
The Bartletts, who reside in Plea
santyille, have six grown children,
five of whom are married. They in
clude Wesley, William, Royden,
Leonard, Ida and Emeline, the lat
ter being unmarried.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
Plumbing Permits

The Absecon Plumbing Inspector,
Thomas Draper, Jr., issued the fol
lowing permits for July, amounting
to $22. They were: Fred B. Ar
drey, $3.50; C. C. Cassidy, $500;
Palcanis Construction Co., $3.50;
Ward Hammell, SO; Frank Gravette
so; Palconis Cons. Co., $3.50.
Plumbers license. milford r
Sharp, $25; examination So.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
News Of
Interest
City Of Mortified


Zion road, spent Wednesday In
Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Graham, OF
Mortified Avenue. are entertain
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fink
beiner and son Regis, of Donora,
Pa. and Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Work
and daughter, Jean, of Fairmont,
Va. for a week.
Mrs. William Truck, of Roose-
welt avenue, spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. John Weaver, in
Collingswood. Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver
returned with Mrs. Truck and re-.
NAMED over the weekend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
Death of George Brockman.

George Brockman died Tuesday
night at his home, White Horse
pike, from a lingering illness. He
leaves a wife and daughter. The
funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock from his
late residence. Rev. C. X. Dilks
of the M. E. Church will officiate.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
Baruaintown Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Smith spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Israel
Smith, of English Creek.
Miss Mary Raith, of Helmar farm
was a guest at the bridge party CIV
en- by Miss Dorothy Sheehan, of
Atlantic City, Tuesday afternoon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
FUNERAL OF NICHOLAS DULEY

Civil War Veteran Was Long Res
ident of Absecon.
The funeral of the late Nicholas
Duley was held Thursday afternoon
in the Absecon M. E. Church. The
Rev. C. K. Dilks officiated.
Mr.. Duley was 80 years old and
has been resident of Absecon for
many years. He was a Civil War
veteran, having enlisted at the age
of Is years as drummer boy in the
New York Regiment. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Duley
and several nephews and nieces.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
W.
BY MOTOR TO MICHIGAN
Lands and Swisher Reach Hazel
Park in Three DAYS.

ram III IHTcc lays
Daniel Lands, a paper hanger
of w. Jersey avenue and Herman
Swisher, of Linden and Brighton
avenues, left early on Monday
morning for Hazel Park, Michigan,
where they had secured work.
They made the trip my motor,
camping on the way by night
Word has been received that they
reached their destination on We'd
nesday evening at $50, having
made the rip without any disasters
They are staying with relatives
and will remain until the last OF
September.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
FOR MRS. WILLIAM sHAPPELL
Guests Entertained in Honor OF
Birthday Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Shappell
Of Red Gate" Cove avenue and
Shore road, entertained Saturday
evening in honor Of Mrs. Shappell's
birthday. Cut flowers formed the
decorations. She was the recipient
Of many lovely gifts.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Kock, Of Philadelphia; Capt H. H.
Hahn, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Shappell,
OF Linwood; w. 0. Eisensehmidt,
OF Mays Landing; Miss Stella Wis
ham. of Atlantic City; Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Wilson, Edward Abbott
and Mr.. Wisham, ole Pleasantville;
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Abbott, Mr..
and Mrs. James S. Moore. Mr.. and
Mrs. George G. Hagner, Jr
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-05
HIGHLANDS GRANGE

To Give Entertainment and Dance
Tomorrow Evening.
The Absecon Highlands Grange
will hold a benefit entertainment
and dance Saturday evening in the
Grange hall, 9th avenue. They will
give sketch entitled DAY Elk
press" The cast consists of Mrs.
Hans Letsch, Miss Josephine Lup-
ton, Miss Florence Engstrom, Miss
Theresa Hornbostle, Ernest Sahler,
Jack Bruckler, Carol Engstrom and
Charles Burns.