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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

local option law. This he regarded
as the entering dry wedge in
Ohio.
Slowly, he explains, the drys
have made their way. One thing
at a time. First, the township, then
residence districts, then the clos
ing of Sunday saloons. Step by
step, DR.. Russell says. his organi-
cation paved the way for a dry
nation.
1t gathered support from all
parties-favored none. Now, as
then, DR.. Russell counsels the drys
to proceed slowly, spreading their
gospel of the truth
Progress Is Slow
While many prophesy the down
fall of the Anti-Saloon League, DR..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

Times have changed, it is true"
he said. Dry crusading isn't as
dramatic as it used to be. There
aren't the parades and the red
fire of the old day.
But the methods of our organi-
cation have not changed in "a
years.
The next Congress is drier than
any preceding one, and Congress is
the best barometer of national
sentiment. Every two years its
members return home to their con-
stituents, seeking reelection.
Little Spent on Politics
"Nine-tenths of the money col
lected by the Anti-Saloon League
is used for educational work. Very
little is spent on political cam
paigns. Senator James A. Reed of
Missouri. in his 'slnsh fund in
vestigation, tried to uncover some
thing discriminating in the Leagues
finances but was made to Go so.
an Indiana we are accused of
exercising considerable influence
in governmental affairs, but we
are powerful only because we rep
resent what the people want.
"The big problem confronting
us now is getting the truth to the
people. In the recent election, per-
haps 15,000.O00 persons with vary
ing degrees of opposition went on
record as being opposed to the
eighteenth amendment. 1t is that
minority that we want to win over
to u side.
"Defeats only serve to make us
realize how efficiently the brew
ers and other wet interests are or
ganized and we redouble our eff
forts to make the country dry. 1t
is our problem to educate the
people to obey the law.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

Russell emissions it more powerful
than ever before as it again, in
the face of necessity, revives and
strengthens its program of "edu-
cation
1T will be many years before
the United States is dry" observes
the founder of the movement,
which spread from a tiny com
munity 10 the entire nation, but
the good people who have the best
interests of the country at heart
are thankful that they no longer
are partners to the liquor traffic
as they un~ayoidably were when the
state. and nation k'ere deriving
such tremendous revenue from the
sale of intoXicants.
"That system W will return"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16
Relies on Educ tion

"The United States wasn't freed
of slaves in a day and we can't
make the land dry in a few years.
We first must educate the people.
by tongue, press, pen, pulpit
and platform We are preaching the
infamy of notification and the i'm
possibility of a democracy where
laws are openly defied.
"And, contrary to popular Qpin-
ion, the b%ootleggers aren't aiding
us in our efforts to keep the ma
ton dry. They never have con-
tributed a penny to our cause"
AS an Oberlin student, five
years before he formed the Anti
Saloon League, DR.. Russell OBJ
tanned the passage of the Beatty
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

DR.. Russell, who for 81 years
has been an active dry crusader,
is recuperating from an illness and
was interview at his home here.
Westerville-a bit. of a village
Just north of Columbus, the capt.
tai of Ohio-is headquarters for
the Anti-Saloon League.
Says Drys Opposed Bill
Most certainly we do not con-
slider the defeat of the Marshall
bill a blow to the dry cause" DR..
Russell declared. ut was not a wet
and dry issue. Many drys were
opposed to it because they did not
approve of justice court activities.
"A yote against the bill did not
mean that the one who cast it was
opposed 10 prohibition.
Think of the victory in sDetroit.
The people there rose up to de
feat a mayor who opsnly admitted
he would not attempt to enforce
the liquor laws.
FaVors Donahey
IF a wet candidate is nominal
ed for the presidency, he will be
defeated just as surely as was John
w. Smith in Detroit. II Al Smith
of New York gets the Democratic
nomination and attempts to become
a partial dry, he will not succeed,
for his record will show that he
was instrumental in securing the
defeat of the state dry law in New
York.
There is one nan I consider a
very available and attractive can
didate TO rally around-Vic Dona-
hey, three times elected governor
of Ohio" Donahey is a Democrat.
Asked whether he believed there
was a growing sentiment toward
notification of the eighteenth
amendment, DR.. Russell stated EN-
phatlcally that he did not.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

ionship. He shucked a little more
than Is bushels in so minutes.
There is more purpose, and even
more thrill, in a contest which has
to do with a usefu! occupation than
in a contest which is q mere game.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

You never know what the invest
ment of kindness may pay. And,
Of course, one is no treaty. kind for
the sake of reward. When the G.
A. r. encampment was held in In
dianapolis a few years ago a woman
gave a tired veteran a ride in her
automobile. Now she inherits $780,
4 900 from him. You never can tell.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16
NEVER AGAIN. SAYS DRY LEAGUE FOUNDER
@Dr. Howard Hyde Russell Declares Defeat of Marshall Bill in.
Ohio Was Not Considered a Blow to the Dry Cause
BY BONITA WITT

ESTERVILLE, O., Thursday-'A wet I'M
tied States? Neveri"
The blue ewes of a 72 year old man flashed
and a CRAVING head shook emphatieally.
It was the answer of DIR. Howard Hyde
Russell, founder of the Anti-Saloon League
of America, to those who believe prohibition
has been proved q failure and that the
eighteenth amendment must be modified.
He was discussing the recent defeat of
the Marshall bill in the Buckeye State.
This measure, which was bitterly contested,
would have restored justice ofethe peace
courts of the state to a fee basis, permitting
dry raiders to operate at large.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

There are contests and contests.
Fred Stanek, Fl. Dodge, Iowa, for
the third time in four years wins
the national corn husking champ
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

Newspapers were Drawer when
they were poorer. A. Spender.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

The outcome of the vote on the bill, which lost by an
Overwhelming majority, interested the nation in view Of the
fact the Ant-Saloon League fought for its passage and
many municipal leaders termed the contest an out and-out
test of wet and dry sentiment in the Anti-Saloon Leagues
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-16

l. IMnHnp the recent election as on the whole favorable ito the dry cause, Dr. Howard ydeM Rus
sell of Weterine, o. founder of the AnuSaoon League of America declares the mos important
task facing the league now is the spreading tse educational doctrines He contends bringing ue
s4utbnc concerning alcoholism to the puhe wills stop violations of the Eighteenth Amendment ABOVE,
dr. RUSSELL and Spear Library ObMns o., on the college, campus where the league was iomoea %
yem ago.
DR.. Howard Hyde Russell, founder of the AntiSaoon League, and Spear library, OF Oberhn
College ObwGn O, where the movement orgingated.
, 1927-02-04
The New St. CrOix Savings Bank,

THE Members of The NEW ST. CR7IX
SAVINGS BANK are hereby notified
that the 45th Annual General Meet
ing will be held at the Office of the in
stitution on THURSDAY THE 10TH
DAY .OF FEBRUARY 1927 at 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon, at which a statement
Of the transactions for the year ending
March 3lst 1926 will be laid before the
Meeting and Election of Trustees take
place.
Christiansted. st. Croix, January Oath
1927.
A. 3. STAKEMANN,
President.
, 1927-02-04
NOTICE.
The Annual inspection Of the Public Roads vii

The Annual Inspection Of the Public Roads viii take place as follows:
MEMBERS OF THE COM. INSPECTORS
Feb Bird West End Quarter "A. j. BackwOod, A. Y. Nathr0pp A. Hoffman al
L. Tranberg.
18th Normije A. NJ M. Skoch, H. b. Netuopp
{" 10th Norhide r. FoImer Andersen. Douglas Armstrong
=" 18th Princes Quarter {. B. Fleming, W, H. Mckay
&" 18th Queens Quarter H. B. Neuhopp, A. j. Backwood
" 2lst Kings Quarter Az. Nethropp G. B. Fleming
=" oath Compmys Quarter W. H. Mckay. FoImer Andersen
2Hh East End Quarter D. Armstrong. M. NJ. skeoch
EDGAR w. MEYER,
Chairman Road Commission
ST. Cpx, v. l.. Jan 18th 1927.
, 1927-02-04
INCOME TAX NOTICE,

IN pursuance Of law, all persons
1 whose gross income for the taxa
BILE year 1926 amounted to S., 200,
or whose net income amounted
to
(a) 81, 500 if single or if married
and not living with husband
or wife,
! (b) $4,000 if married and living
with husband or wife; or
(c) Regardless of amount if the
net income exceeds the per-
sOnal exemption,
are required to procure the neces-
sary forms from the Despatching
Secretary's Office and render an
income tax report by March Is,
1927. Forms are now available.
The penalty for failure to file
income returns on time is print
ed on the backs of the income tax
forms.
DESPATCHING SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
ST. CROIX,
January Is, 1927,
G. P. SHAMER,
DeSpatchjng Secretary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
CHISAGO co. POULTRY
SHOW DRAWS EXHIBITS
Several Pine County Folks Ex-
hibit Birds at Rush City,
Pine County Show Dec. IA, L.,
and 18th.

The Chisago county poultry show
opened Monday at Rush City with j.
w. Sommer in charge. Over three
hundred birds were exhibited by
poultry raisers and fanciers from Chi
sago and Pine counties and several
places from without these two coun-
ties. The quality of the birds ex-
hibited was we'll up to that of former
years, although the number was
somewhat less owing to the condition
of roads. The names of the exhibit
ors from Pine county together with
the number of birds exhibited by
each are as follows: Ben Anderson,
25; L. F.. Appleby, 81; P. L. Hamlin,
II; H. Pooler, Is; George Nichols, 10;
Alfred Onstad, IA; G. B. Kusiol, 25;
E. j. Holt, "a.
Exhibitors from outside of Pine and
Chisago counties included Lille
Schoening from Montevideo, with 10
birds, consisting entirely of bantams,
and.E. K. Irvine of White Bear Lake,
with 35 birds. The other exhibitors
were Will Tate, Albert Hendrickson,
E. E. Peterson, H. ]. Sommer, Earl
Scheele, Lloyd Finnie, William ALL
red, and John Hertinstin. A sur
prising feature of the show was the
fact that there were no white Leg
horns exhibited, although this breed
undoubtedly is the most widely raised
of any.
The 1927 show was the fifteenth
annual show for Chisago county and
is also one of the first to be held in
this part of the state. Secretary
John w. Sommers reports that the
finances of the show are in good
shape; and it is largely due to his
efforts that the show attained it's
present success.
The exhibitors from Pine county
who showed at Rush City will also
show their birds at the Pine county
show to be held in Sandstone on Dec.
IA, Is, and 16, and indications are
that there will also be large entries
from the northern and eastern part
of Pine county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24

than anything else-just to see how
seth was in the prime of life,
the beard had attained a length
of seventeen feet, and he signed a
contract with a circus company to ex-
hibit this beard the length of which
was considered absolutely unique;
usually he draped the beard around
| his shoulders, and in winter time
would use it as a shawl.
An EpOch-Making Invention.
c. e. Anderson in Raasunda, Swe-
den, has invented a device which is
! claimed to be able to prevent any
airplane from falling down, except
when caught in a cyclone. The con-
traption is very simple, and yet said
to be absolutely effective, as has been
demonstrated through a series of pa
tient experiments. Efforts are now
being made to have Mr. Anderson
come to the United States to demon
strate his invention with a view to
having patent and manufacturing
rights secured for America, and sew
eral American aviators are said to
| have interested themselves in his
plans.
New Vice Consul.
DR.. E. A. Olson of Detroit, Mich,
has been appointed vice consul for
Michigan to succeed the late Victor
Olsen. DR.. Olsen is % years old and
has been a practising physician in
Detroit the last two years. He is
said to be extremely popular among
the Danes in his city as well as in
other parts of Michigan. For a time
it looked as though the Danish For
eign Office would appoint a man in
Copenhagen to the Detroit post, but
abandoned this plan when it was
found that candidate was available
on this side of the water.
Becomes Superintendent.
Advices from Los Angeles are to
! the effect that N. F. Olson has been
| appointed general superintendent of
the City Dye Works in that city-the
largest establishment of its kind in
California. Mr.. Olson was born at
| Hessleholm, Sweden, and arrived in
the United States in 1886. Shortly
after coming here he took up dyeing
and. settling in Omaha, founded the
first dye works in that city. For a
number of years he has been a. resi-
dent of Los Angeles, his latest promo
ton being preceded by years of af-
fliation with the firm he now heads.
Many on Waiting List.
Twenty-four thousand prospective
American immigrants have their
names enrolled at the American con-
sulate-general in Oslo, Norway, it is
said in kilograms from that city.
Since the quota of Norwegian immi-
grants is limited, and since it is like
| ly that it will be still further limited
next year unless Congress modifies
the stipulations that go into effect
July i, 1928, it will take several years
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
HOGS ON DECLINE;
LAMBS ARE STEADY
Cattle Meet Steady to Weak Mar
ket, Vealers LOwer.-HOgs Con-
tinue to Sag, Pigs Decline
Sheep Receipts Lighter.

(By U. S. Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 81,
1927.-The cattle market closed on
steady to weak basis with stockers
and feeders fully steady with the
previous weeks close. Hogs were on
a weak to lower footing, pigs sharply
lower, while lambs and sheep sold
mostly steady, with supplies tapering
off from week ago.
A few range steers cashed at $1,000
to $500 Monday, with bulk of the
ordinary run stopping within a
spread of $500 to $11.OO. Several
cars of heifers cleared at $S.25 to
$3.50, with best fat COWS around
$500, bulk of the cows $500 to $3.50.
Cutters cashed at S4.75 to $3.50, with
bulls at $500 down. Stocker and feed
er steers bulked at $3.50 to $S.75,
with stock cows and heifers $5.25 to
$7.25. Vealers sold Csc or more low
err, bulk good lights $11.00.
Hogs sold slowly and 10 to Csc
week, with desirable 40 to 800 pound
averages at $500 to $3.50, most of
the light lights and pigs around $3.50.
Packing sows sold from $7.25 to SITS,
bulk $3.50.
Generally steady prices took most
offerings in the sheep house today,
with most of the fat eve and wether
lambs selling at $3.50, some bucky
sorts $1,000 to $3.50, heavies around
$115O. Gull and common lambs
cashed at $500 to $1,000, inferior
sorts down to $500. Fat ewes bulked
to packers at $500 to $6.25, culls
$500 to $3.50. Range feeding lambs
cleared up to $3.50 with natives and
Dakotas largely at $500 to SLIGO.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24

before those who now desire to go to
the United States may do so. A
steady stream of emigration from
Norway pours into Canada and Au-
stralia, too.
New Central Committee.
On Monday of this week an organ
izing meeting was held at Teutonia
Hall, New York, to perfect the form
ing of a Danish Central Committee of
Greater New York. 1t is the aim of
the sponsors of the movement to have
every Danish organization within the
metropolis represented so that COM
mon action may be decided upon
wherever it is feasible. The definite
number of clubs, lodges, fraternal So
cieties, congregations, young peoples
societies, etc., among the Danes in
New York is not known, but it is
estimated to be around fifty.
Wants to Go Home.
Lars Hanson, famous Swedish
screen actor in Hollywood, CAL, adj
mits to newspapermen that as soon
as he possibly can get away, he wants
to go back to Sweden. Not only that,
but he wants to return to the reg
ular" stage for whose art he has a
yearning that has never left him
during his years of dizzying success
in the United States. Mr.. Hanson
has starred in productions such as
"The Scarlet Letter., Flesh and the
Devil, Captain Salvation, and many
others. At present he is completing
with Greta Garbo-the filming of
1.-The Divine Woman.
To Aid Emigrants.
A commission appointed last spring
by the Danish government has now
reported to Minister of the Interior
Kragh that it recommends the ex-
tension of aid to emigrants to the
United States and Canada, but that
such aid be given in the form of adj
vice and information, and not in the
form of money. 1t is proposed to
establish a permanent commission for
emigration which will maintain a bu-
reau of advice for all those who de-
sire to settle abroad, and the work
of this commission is to be supple
mented by that of special councils
organized by laborers', employers and
farmers associations. The principal
aim will be not to encourage emigra-
ton, but to give advice where appli-
cants for information already have
made up their mind to leave Denmark.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Thor Andersen, a librarian of Oslo,
Norway, who for some months has
been studying in American libraries
in an effort to find material for
Norwegian-American photography, re-
Gently was in Minneapolis where he
announced that so far he had sue
ceeded in locating more than thirty
thousand items for his list of titles
of books and pamphlets pertaining
to Norwegian-American pioneer life;
the list, when completed, will be is
sued in Norway and will also be pub
lished in this country.
Arvid F. NyhOlm Dead.
Arvid Fredrik Nyholm, Chicago,
died last week at the age of 81 years.
He was born in Stockholm, Sweden,
studied architecture for some years,
later becoming student at the Royal
Fine Arts museum where the famous
Anders Zorn was his teacher. In
1891 he went to New York where he
became well known for his portraits
and landscape paintings, and since
1903 he had made his home in Chi
cago Mr.. Nyholm's fame is said to
rest, especially, upon his portraits,
and his works of this class are con-
sidered among the best in modern
American portraiture.
HOygaard HOnOred.
On November 10, Professor William
Hovgaard of Boston, Mass, was the
guest of honor at a banquet arranged
on the occasion of his SEVENTEEN
birthday anniversary by the Danish
Officers Club in New York. Profess
sor Hovgaard has for 26 years been
head of the naval design department
of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. He was born in Copen-
hagen, and had been an officer in
the Danish navy before he came to
the United States in 1901, immedi-
ately being appointed to the post
which he still occupies. He has
written a number of books on naval
construction, and on several occa-
sions has been loaned" to. the gov
eminent as special consulting expert
in naval matters.
Leaves the Church.
Rev. Martinus Chr. Waller, Eau
Claire, Wis, has published his letter
of resignation as a member of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of Amer
lea. His attitude seems to be that
the church does not interest itself
sufficiently in dogmatic and doctrinal
problems, and that church discipline
has become lax, and he complains
that the church as such does not adj
here to any literal Interpretation of
the scriptures.
Hans LangSeth Dead.
Hans Langseth of Wapheton, N. D.,
is dead at the age of 81. He was born
in Norway and came to- America when
80 years old, settling in Wisconsin
and later in Richland county, North
Dakota Fifty-one years ago he de-
cided to experiment with the growth
of his beard, in spirit of fun more
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-24
WASHINGTON Letter
By " CDaley
- supal EDITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS sseu&

Washington, November 23.-While
it is customary for jokesmiths to
make Congress the butt of their hui
NOR, few realize that there are a
group of specialists employed by Con-
gress to put a check to costly and
harmful errors. In recent years it
has been found necessary to establish
Capitol for the purpose of drafting
bills which are presented to Congress
by the individual legislators. These
specialists do the work of research
and drafting and usually serve as edi-
tors and censors of congressmen's
ideas. In many instances congress
men who sponsor legislation are given
credit by the uniformed public for
their knowledge of lawmaking that in
reality belongs to the specialists in
the legislative drafting bureau.
Inquiry shows that there are a
number of congressman and senators
who are. reluctant in utilizing the
services of drafting experts. They
feel that their position entities them
to draft their own bills and they are
qualified by training to handle all
matters dealing with constitutional
and statutory law, diction, etc. Quite
frequently they learn the error of
their ways when committees consider
ing their bills refer to the experts
despite the claims of the sponsors
hot fhni,.
feet and fool-proof. Court tests as to
the legality of Congressional acts
sometimes discloses the fact that
many legislative measures are incon-
sistent, unintelligible and. loosely
worded. Another item considered is
that bills are occasionally too hastily
drawn resulting in interpretations by
administration officials directly at
variance with the intent of Congress.
1t is obvious that the legislative
drafting bureau has a real response
bility, especially in these days when
every incoming legislator proposes to
introduce a multitude of bills.
Newcomers to the Senate and House
are frequently disappointed at the in
difference of the legislative leaders.
The incoming members feel that the
established leaders have no apprecia-
tion of their Importance. They come
to Washington loudly demanding
places on major committees because
they feel that they are especially
qualified to handle problems of nation
al Importance. The Committee on
Committees of the majority and min
ority parties catalogue the pompous
individuals and take some of the
wind out of their sails" by placing
them on unimportant committees, such
as the Disposition of Useless Paper
in Executive Departments, which is
nothing more or less than passing on
clerks putting government paper into
the waste baskets.