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New Britain herald., 1927-11-25
LIlHUANIA MENACED
Independence Threatened by Overt Act Brought About by Polish Im- pcrialiStS. is Belief.

Moscow, Nov. 25 tP--Eear that Lithuanian independence may be menaccd by an overt act brought about by Polish imperialists is ex- pressed here.
 A friendly remonstrance has been sent by the Soviet government to Warsaw.
 Wilma undoubtedly is preparing armed Lithuanian intervention" the newspaper Pravla declared.
 The presence of Marshal Pilsudski Polish premier and some of his ministers at Wilma. is regarded in Warsaw as one of the reasons for the Russian warning. The official explanation is that the premier went there 10 prepare the Polish case for presentation to the League of Ma tions in the Polish -Lithua nian dis pute concerning the treatment of school children of the absorbed minorities.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-25

Entered st the Post Omce al New Brit ain as Second Glass Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-25
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-25

Americanism: A common belief that you aren't happy if you aren't excited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
DUQUETTE

Oakley Winton passed through here
with his tractor Tuesday, on his way
to the old Roy King place east of
Nickerson, where he will do some
saving.
George P. belong returned to st.
Paul Tuesday, after weeks stay here
checking up on business affairs.
Messrs. Lingren and Englund of
Bruno, were business callers here
Friday night.
Miss Alice Hedberg was Sandstone
visitor between trains Friday.
Miss Matte Orbin made trip to
Sandstone between trains Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey, lately of Ar
kansas, are visiting with Mrs. Har-
vey's mother, Mrs. Champagne.
The second big dance of the season
will come off Saturday evening, May
18th, with Skelly's playing.
Mrs. Ben Carlson and children OF
Lakewood, are staying at the He'd
berg home for while.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
BABCOCK BUYS OIL,
TAR, FOR HIGHWAYS
BituminOus Treatment Good Tenn
pOrary Substitute for Paving Oh
Heavily Travelled Routes.

The Minnesota Highway depart
ment last week made arrangements
to purchase 100000 gallons of road
oil and tar for use this summer on
the state trunk highways. Of this
1,250,000 gallons will be used for new
treatment on 1876 miles of road and
the balance will be used for retreat
ing, the greater part of the 229' miles
which had been bituminous treated
in 1926 or former years.
The bituminous treatment will be
applied on roads which cannot be
paved, for lack of sufficient funds,
but which carry such heavy traffic
that untreated gravel will not stand
UP in either wet or dry weather.
During last three or four dry years,
bituminous treatments have been ben
eficial largely in holding the gravel
or other road material together, on
heavily travelled routes, preventing its
blowing away or becoming loose and
rutty. During the present spring
however, when many untreated roads,
even heavily graveled roads, were
very poor or impossible, the oiled
and tarred roads generally remained
good or at least fair and passable
The oil or tar had kept the moisture
out of the sub-grade during the rainy
spell last fall and there was solid
foundation after the frost went out
this spring.
Several grades of oil and tar are
being purchased, at various prices;
all, however, being bought upon def
mite specifications, from the lowest
bidder, and subject to rigid tests in
the departments laboratory. Differ
ent kinds of road surfaces require diff
| ferent grades of oil.
The cost of treating a mile of high
| way with oil or tar varies from
$1,25O to $1,75O, depending on road
surface conditions, and whether d
heavy mat" or merely cover coat
is applied. Usually the treatment
must be repeated annually, although
| less than half as much material is
required after the first year. After
three or four years, treatment may be
omitted every other year. Over q
period of years, the treatment, with
the cost of scarifying and other nee
essary maintenance. is almost as
| great as the interest, depreciation
and maintenance of paved road
Bituminous treatment, however
| makes very good temporary substi-
tute for paving on heavily Travelled
roads.
The department also will open bids
May IL for about 1000 tons of cal
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
CUTTING POTATOES FOR
SEED
By Edgar w. Cooley,
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company.

There seems to be quite a diversity
of opinion regarding how to cut seed
potatoes for planting or whether to
cut them at all.
Some growers declare seed potatoes
should be cut lengthwise so that each
piece will contain a part of the seed
end of the potato. They declare that
the seed end sprouts sooner than the
stem end or any other part of the po-
tato and that the sprouts will be
stronger and the yield larger.
Other growers assert that the seed
end should be entirely cut off and
thrown away They claim there are
too many eyes in seed end and that in
stead of sending out one or two strong
vigorous sprouts, the seed end will
produce a number of small, weak
ones.
Some of our most successful potato
growers plant nothing but whole po-
tatoes; others declare this waste of
seed, that it is expensive and that it
results in less net profit to the acre.
Experiments conducted under var
led conditions by agricultural colleges
| and experiment stations in several
states have done much to set us right
on this matter although some things
are still in doubt and are still ques-
lions for debate.
These experiments have proven that
there is more or less merit in all the
various opinions recorded above with
the single exception of the theory
that the seed end of the potato has
too many eyes and should be thrown
away.
Experiments have repeatedly dem
onstrated that the number of eyes is
no indication of the number of sprouts
that will grow. The number OF
sprouts depends upon the variety and
size of the potato and the vigor Of
the sprouts.
The central bud in the eye cluster
is the predominating bud and grows
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

at the expense OF the other buds.
Sometimes more than one bud in the
cluster will start to grow but the
growth Of the central bud soon checks
the growth of the other buds. If the
central sprout is destroyed or re-
tarded in growth, other buds in the
eye will produce sprouts.
II we cut seed potato the long
way and plant piece containing both
seed and stem end, or il we plant a
whole potato, the buds on the seed end
will sprout first. But if we cut them
cross-ways through the center, sepa-
rating the seed end from the stem end,
circumstances will determine which
end sprouts first. In many instances
the stem end sprouts have proven the
more vigorous and thrifty.
Many writer's few years ago de-
clared that buds ON the stem end did
not grow because of lack of avail
able soluble carbohydrates. Recent
chemical study, however, has shown
that the stem end contains more sol
uble carbohydrates than the seed end.
AS the result of observations and
experiments conducted in Maryland,
Michigan, Colorado, and other states,
it is safe to conclude that most OF
the eyes on a potato have equal value
of seed purposes. They have also
demonstrated that the size of the
seed piece is of more Importance than
the number of eyes in seed piece.
In his book "More and Better Po-
tatoes to the Acre" agricultural Elk
tension Department, international
, Harvester Company, Chicago, Price
10 cents), Ralph A. Hayne advocates
cutting seed potatoes into blocky
pieces rather than in long stem
pieces. He says:
For best result seed pieces should
weigh not less than two ounces. The
large seed piece sends out the strong.
er sprout. 1t is better to plant large
seed pieces at the right distance apart
than to plant small pieces too close
together. Some of the largest yields
have been produced by planting med.
ium sized whole potatoes.
'tBlocky pieces work well in the
planter, are easy to handle by hand ant
do not dry out rapidly. Long slim
pieces do not work well in the planter
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

are announcement 20 ndnQle ana Will
dry out rapidly. A large number Of
eyes in the seed pieces is not so i'm
portant as to have large, blocky seed
pieces. Remember that the little
sprout must live on the seed piece UNI
til it gets up and grows leaves. The
larger the seed piece, the more food
for the young plant.
"The number of eyes in the seed
piece has little to do with the number
of sprouts that come up. The one or
two strongest sprouts will usually be
the only ones to grow.
Field experiments conducted on the
Michigan Agricultural College Farm
showed that the stem end piece bore
as vigorous sprouts when separated
from the seed end as the seed ends
themselves, and when all other condi-
| lions were equal the individual hill
yields were also approximately the
same.
Two other experiments were made
| on the same farm in which large po-
tatoes were cut in eight chunky pieces
without regard to either the seed end
or the stem end.
| The obvious conclusion reached as
the result of these two experiments
according to Professor r. P. Hibbard
of the college, was that mo section
of a potato is uniformly better than
another. All other conditions being
equal, one section is as good as any
other for seed purposes"
While it is true that the size of the
seed piece is more important than
the number of eyes, experiments con-
Quoted at the Michigan farm seem
to indicate that each seed piece should
contain at least two eyes. A number
of seed potatoes from high yielding
hills were cut so as to give pieces
of approximately the same weight but
containing various numbers of eyes.
Twenty-one pieces containing one eye
to piece showed 81 per cent germin-
alton; four pieces of ~ eyes to a
piece showed rs per cent termination
while 20 pieces with two eyes to a
piece, four pieces with 21a eyes to q
piece and pieces with three eyes to
a piece, showed 100 per cent germi-
nation each.
Some good growers plant whole pc.
tatoes. Potatoes planted whole will
be less likely to rot in cold, wet soil
than cut seed. Whole seed also will
give better stand on sandy soil than
cut seed if planting is done during hot
dry weather. In dry soils and under
drought conditions cut pieces dry UP
long before whole potatoes suffer any
injury.
Lou D. Sweet of Colorado, a national
authority on potato growing, says
81 am a strong advocate of whole po
tatoes for seed. We raise our seed or
seed plots planted month and a hall
later than our market fields. The
frost kills the vines of the seed plots
when the potatoes are about the size
of hens eggs, unripe or immature
We save from the best hills for oul
seed plot and use the balance fol
planting market fields."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

cium chloride. This material was
used successfully during the dry
seasons. 1t draws moisture from the
air, binding the road material, pre-
venting dust and reducing mainten-
ance work. The department. will be
prepared to treat 400 miles with cal
cfum chloride when drier weather
comes, but this will be reduced if the
frequent rains continue. Calcium
chloride treatment costs about $3.50
per mile.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
WILLOW RIVER

"A serious accident occurred on high
way No. 4, between Moose Lake and
Barnum, Sunday afternoon, when a
car drove onto the highway from a
side road, without taking the pre-
caution to see if another car was
coming. There was coming, however,
driver in Ford coupe, paying no
particular attention to side roads as
he had the privilege of the highway,
and the two cars ran together. The
girl riding in the Ford coupe was
thrown against the wind shield and
top of the car, being cut about the
face and suffering severe injury In
the back. The other occupants OF
the cars were slightly shaken up but
not seriously hurt. The girl was
taken to DIR. M. 2. Kerlin's office at
Moose Lake, where she was cared
for and was taken to the Swedish hos
pital at Minneapolis, Monday. Al
berta Lewis was the nurse in at
tendance.
At the regular meeting, May 4, OF
the understandable Post No. 1853, they,
with the village council, set Wednes-
day, May 18th, at 1870 p. m. as the
date for putting the cemeteries in
shape for Memorial day. The COM
mander has asked for three squads
of Legionnaires, as there will be some
thing special for them to do. Those
who have lots there please be present
to take care of them. Amy and all
who care to help, are welcome. Bring
rake and shovel, Wednesday, May Is.
Mrs. Robert Boxell returned last
Thursday from st. Paul where she
visited her sister, Mrs. John Karhula
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bochek went
to st. Paul Friday to see Minnesota
who is ill at the hospital. They are
spending the week with Mr.. Bochek's
mother.
Mrs. Otto Westlund and little son
of Eau Claire, Wis.,, left for their
home Monday. Mrs. N. C. Johnson
left last Thursday. They are daugh.
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hanson
and came to spend week with them
John Zuk of Milwaukee, Wis, twin
brother of Tony Suk, left Monday, at
ter spending a week visiting his
brothers family.
Gladys Thompson left Sunday eve
ming with her brothers, William anC
Grant for Duluth where she viii
work until the summer school session
at the Teachers Training school be
gins. She will finish her course this
period.
Mrs. B. ,Amundson entertained a
bridge and whist Wednesday evening
of last week. Mrs. Martin Andersen
entertained this week.
| Walter Larson and Olaf Strum wen
to Akeley on business, Monday.
May 3Oth, Memorial Day, has beef
set aside as a national holiday. 1
originated at Columbus, Miss, in 1867
and it was decided the following yea
by officers of the Grand Army of tn,
Republic, to set aside definite dat
to have the graves of our soldier
strewn with flowers. This year tn
American Legion will give program
and would like to have the co-opera
ton of the community to make it
success. M. B. Hurley of Pine City
who is at the head of the American
ization work of the Legion of Mime
, sofa, will be the principal speaker
The program will be published mex
week.
There will be services in WILLOW
| River at st. Mary's church on Sun
( day, May Is, at 1920, by Rev. JOSEF
: Majas of Duluth. Also every Sal
urday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
SLACK SEASON

"Jedge," a very large and deter
mined colored woman announced as
she ushered frightened ex-husband
into his honor's chamber, "dis niger
amt paid me one cent oh alimony for
sebben months"
What's the matter, Sam" sternly
inquired the judge. Haven't you
been working lately?"s
"Nosuh," was the response, "Ah
amt bin able to find NAH dice"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

An Indiana county clerk has hit
upon the idea of reducing divorces
by giving away a cook book with
each marriage license. The success
of this scheme, however. might de-
pend upon getting the groom to study
the thing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

Eggs rank high in digestibility-
whether you eat them raw or cooked.
The advantage is probably on the side
of the slightly cooked egg especially
in the case of the egg white.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

Today, the poultry industry ranks
sixth in Importance of all the agri-
cultural industries. Its annual farm
valuation runs considerably over a
billion dollars.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12

Chicks get good deal of their liv-
ing off the floor of the house or off
the ground. In other words, there
is an excellent chance for them to
pick up worm eggs and disease germs
if there are many around. Not only
should you keep the houses clean, but
you should keep the soil over which
sanitary condition. Cultivate the soil
often. Sow it to green crop of some
kind.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-12
RADIOED FROM u. S. DEPART.
MENT OF AGRICULTURE

Honey bees are not only valuable
because they produce one of the choi-
cest sweets. They also serve as pol
linators to cross fertilize the flowers
of our agricultural plants. This
brings larger crops. Our great fruit
orchards need literally millions of
bees for pollinators. 1t is possible
for beekeepers nowadays to earn a
bit of extra money by placing few
of their hives in the big commercial
orchards during the Towering season.
That brings the orchard man bigger
fruit crops and also the bee keeper
more honey and larger colonies.
Chicks shouldn't be fed for about
so hours after they are Matched. The
egg yolk supplies them with their
best first nourishment. When you do
start to feed, however, feed often
but very little at time. And always
be sure all the feeds you give your
chicks are of the best quality. Green
feed is particularly valuable. 1t
tends to keep the chicks in good phys
ical condition. Milk also has a de-
cidedly beneficial effect.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08
Coal Mans $5OO,OO
Given To Chur<aes

SUNBURY, April es-More than
100000 VIII Be distributed through
the death Of 1Ers. Harriet Phillips,
widow Of William A. Phillips, million
aire, Mt. Carmel coal operator at Mt.
Carmel. Her viii was probated by
Register Carr In the Northumber-
land county court.
It dispuses Of $4,000 and also
releases q trust fund held Tor her use
IN the terms OF her husbands win.
He died Ia December, 1924.
The beneficiarfes are: Dickinson
Seminary. Williamsport, $50, 900;
Methodiat Episcopal Home Tor the
Aged at Tyrone, $50, 900; Methodist
Episcopal Home for Children At Me.
chanicsburg. Ss0, 900: First Methodist
Episcopal Church, Mt. Carmel,
ISL, 900. to be held Ii trust for actlvi.
ties, including entertainment Of boys
and girls Of the church, and $40 900
towards q parsonage; annuity fund
Of the Central Pennsylvania confer.
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, $20, 900; John Wesley Foln.
dalton OF state College, SO 900;
Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Phila.
delphia, $4,000; Dickinson College,
Carlisle, 10000: Mt. Carmel borough,
$4,000 tor q town park and play.
ground; William A. and Harry r.
Rothermel, Mt. Carmel, grandsons,
each $10sso00 Ia trust, the estate to
90 to their issue at death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. April 8. Livestock
market.
Hogs Receipts, $4,000; market lOc.
lower; top, s11.60: bulk, el0W1l. 40;
heavyweight, $10.SO1ll; medium
weight, sl0.60@1l.40; lightweight,
$1O,90011.B5; light lights, eI0.ss@
11.60; packing soWs, S9.250 100; pigs
S10.50@11.60.
Cattle = Receipts. 5000; marked
steady; calves, receipts, 1000; market
steady; beef steers, good and choice
t1l.b0 013.50; common and medium
$S@11: yearlings, $8@l2.50; butcher
cattle. heIfers, S6@11; cows, S5.76@e,
bulls. $50 $50; calves, $10@14; feeder
steers, $6.60@9.60; stocker steers
S60e.7B; stocker COWS and heifers
e516.50.
sheep - Receipts, 1000; market
steady; medium and choice lambs,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08
Child Couldn't Eat
With Coin in Throat

BIG STONE GAP, Va, April g.
The two-and.a.half.year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Borse Powers. Of Lun.
bar. was brought to the stonega
ccmpany's hospital by his parents
for an examination because Of the
child's failure to eat or take any
nourishment.
The child's case was most per-
picking to the physicians, Is the
little fellow was N perfect health
and could not tell of any ailment
OF any kind. except to put his
hands to his throat occasionally.
Upon this the physicians X.rayed
the child's throat ana in the picture
found a scent piece lodged In the
esophagus about two-and- "a half inches
below the base Of his tongue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08
LOCAL SHOCKS

SALES
103N.
Washington Gas IS B. $l00@10s.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 100109k,
AFTER CALL
Washington r. 8 e. pfd, 5000,
5000. 20092.
Washington Gas IS B, $1o0@1Os.
Washington r.. & d. common
10@225. .4@225. 100225, 400225.
Federal Am. Co. pfd, 40100.
Barber & Ross common, 2O@S7.
pfd, 10@100ls? 10@lO0M. 10nI00iI
Capital Traction CO.. S@105%
i1@105M. 70
Washington Gas Light. 4@74%
S074M. 6@74k, 10@74K, 10@74T'
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
North Capital Savings Bank,
MONEY
Call loans. sos per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08
N KEE | AXIS
To BANKERS
e RICHARn HATTnN

The McFadden bill ana it's pro.
visions was the subject OF an ad.
dress delivered before the Eastern
Regional Conference of the Savings
Sank Division OF the American
Bankers Association today BY Presi.
dent Henry II. Mckee. Of the Ma.
tiOnal Capitol Bank.
Mr. Mckee Is nationally known
90 an expert upon the McFadden
OH and its effect and his address
was one OF the most important
made before the conferences in its
TWO day sessions at the willard
"one Of the most important pro.
visions OF the McF'adden act" said
President Mckee, gives national
banks statutory authority to estab-
lish and operate savings depart
ments and liberalizes the conditions
under which they may make loans
on the security of real estate. The
McFadden bill contains the first
ana only specific authority granted
BY Congress for the establishment
OF savings departments by national
banks.
Provisi0ns OF Loan Clauses
notwithstanding the lack Of
statutory authority national banks
began to establish savings depart.
1nents more than 25 years ago ana
- the national bank act Contained
no provision that specifically for.
bade . national bank to carry on
that kind OF business It received
the approval Of the comptroller OF
the currency. The various kinds
of business carried on by national
banks today is the result Of q slow.
continuous, progressive endeavor on
the part Of those banks to COM,
Pete with State chartered banks
and trust companies and meet the
needs of modern business, They
demonstrated by practical expe-
rtence that q commercial bank can
safely combine the two classes OF
business to the profit Of the bank
and the community which It serves.
According TO the last report of thu
comptroller GAS national banks
out Of q total Of 5000 report saw.
irgg deposits amounting to S4,962..
100000 owned BIZ 12.573, 900 savings
dspositors; 4,54a national banks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08

A system has been perfected In
France whereby beacons may b.
lighted by radio. The purpose 81
the system Is to enable airmen dur
Ing the night to use wireless az Q
means Of lighting distant beaconB
placed In the country and capable
OF indicating not only the position
Of the alrmen, but II necessary stilus
minating the ground for landing.