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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

V1ce-President assuming that Mr..
Coolidge would remain in, the arena.
Though Senator Reed Smoot of
Utah, one of the powerful figures in
Congress- recommends an early ses-
sion, there is no evidence that Mr..
Coolidge intends to oblige with call
this fall. The fear is expressed that
Congress will become unruly and do
little or nothing constructive. True,
there are many important subjects
scheduled for consideration, such as
the seating of Senators Smith and
Ware whose rights are questioned, tax
reduction, Mississippi flood relief, farm
measures, the deficiency appropria-
tion measure which failed in the fl
ibuster last spring, and other meas
ures. The opportunities to make po-
litical capital in the short session are
SO numerous that delays are regarded
as Inevitable. Hence the demand
for cleaning up certain measures at a
special session
Communications reaching officials
here indicate that Legislators will be
under pressure for patronage this win
ter. In the old days the demand
was confined to appointments and post
office buildings, but the increased in
terest in aviation has brought new
factor. The communities are begin
ming to call for recognition as air.
ports. The extent of the political
patronage depends wholly upon the
governments participation in air
transportation. No doubt, the Post
Office Department will be in posi-
ton to dictate the location of airports
for the mails but it will be confined
to the larger cities for sometime.
The real estate owners who hope to
palm off large fields to the Govern
ment at fabulous prices may be found
holding the bag for many moons to
come.
The fact that figures issued by the
Department of Agriculture. show a de-
crease of five per cent in the gross
agriculture income for the crop year
10 CApCClCu W
important part in debates on farm re-
lief legislation The Government at
tributes the reduction in estimated in
come chiefly to the decline in prices
for cotton. The administration, it
is said, will recommend legislation
to the next Congress which has to do
with the diversification of crops as
means of settling the farmers econ
omic troubles.
Though the Hoover boom has been
revived there are few here who be-
come excited. Hoover has been so
active in American public affairs and
one of the real factors of the present
administration that speculation nat
urally turns his way. Meanwhile, he
keeps mum about his aspirations for
the Presidential nomination and
minds his business. Just bear this
in mind occasionally when candidates
are mentioned for high honors-that
their friends are giving the boom a
ride" which is political slang and
may be interpreted as a method of
ascertaining public reaction to their
ambitions. -.....
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

Denmark, has arrived in this country
for the purpose of participating in the
round-table discussions conducted by
the Political Institute at Williams
town, Mass, July 2S-August 25th.
Mr.. Lange is Denmark's leading ex-
ponent and champion of the Henry
George single-tax theory, and at Will
Jamestown he will speak on aspects
of land taxation in his country. The
Institute now held for the seventh
time, gathers one month a year cir
Gle of men and women from many
countries; they meet in informal talks
about financial, economic and politi-
cal problems of the day.
To Represent u. s.
Ernst M. Johansen, chief chemist
at a large manufacturing plant in
Philadelphia, has been elected dele
gate of the American Society for
Testing Materials at the international
convention of testing material asso-
Citations which will be held in Amster-
dam next month. Mr.. Johansen who
Ioi ySoIS hCo UCCl Oil
pert in the field of Industrial chem
istry, is native of Sweden, and came
to this country after receiving his
preliminary education in his home
land. Later he studied chemistry at
European and American universities
and laboratories
Mrs. BeSant Still Active.
Mrs. Annie Besant, internationally
known leader of the Philosophical
movement, is due i'm Copenhagen,
Denmark, on August 20. AS her
time is very limited she will go to
the Danish capital by airplane from
Rotterdam, Holland, accompanied by
her four secretaries. On August %,
Mrs. Besant will address a public
meeting in the Odd Fellows palace,
Copenhagen. She is "a years old, and
while her home is in California where
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Recently the Swedish Match Co. of
Stockholm. Sweden, had it's class A
and B shares admitted to the New
York curb exchange, and this was
said to be the curbs first important
step in the direction of developing a
market for foreign shares. The
Swedish concern-the first of any
European business organization to do
business on the New York curb-has
capitalization of 100000 shares,
divided into 100000 class A and
100000 class B shares, each of the
par value of 100 kroner. The class
A shares have one vote each, the B
shares one one thousandth of vote
$4,000 Request.
Forty-five years ago Jan Halls left
Nordmor in Norway for America, went
through many hardships, finally set
thing on the Pacific coast where he
prOspered-and a few weeks ago he
died. His will stipulates that $4,000
is to form fund the interest on
which will be used for the aid of old
and INDECENT people in his native par
ish in Norway; the fund is to be
named in honor of testator's wife, and
the money will be administered by
the parish minister as well as by the
Herredsstyre County board) at Nord-
NOR.
LANCE to WflliamSf0wn.
Jacob e. LANCE of Datum, one Of
the foremost agricultural experts of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28
BANDS, DRUM CORPS
AT Pine CITY, AUG. 6
Formal Opening of Pavement on
No. Will be Big Event.-GOv-
erHor Christianson and Others
Scheduled to Speak.

Pine City will be the center for a
big road opening celebration to be
held August 6, when Trunk Highway
No. will be officially opened for traf-
fic. One of the largest crowds yet to
visit Pine City is expected as the
Pine City post of the American Legion
which sponsors the celebration has
the cooperation of the ST. Paul Asso-
citation of Commerce and the Duluth
Chamber, of Commerce. Auto cara
vans from St. Paul and other cities
to the south and from Duluth will
meet at noon on the Pine City bridge
when a silk cord will be broken with
a ceremony appropriate to the official
opening of the road.
One feature of the program will be
the giant barbecue to be staged at
the county fair grounds in the eve
ming. A twelve hundred pound steer
has been secured and he will be
roasted and served in grand style to
all who are present. Governor Christ
hanson has been secured as speaker
of the day, but in case he is unable
to come, other speakers will be Sc
cured. A forty piece bu'gle corps
from Duluth will appear on the pro-
gram and there will also be music by
the 125th Field Artillery band from
Duluth. Every town along the line
has been invited to be present and
participate in the program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28
OBEY TRAFFIC LAW;
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
Nv. COasting In Neutral.

THE driver of a motor vehicle when
travelling down grade shall not allow
the vehicle to coast with gears of
such vehicle in neutral"
Ordinary traffic officers will sell
dom check up and see whether you
violate this provision in the Minnesota
traffic code. But there is one traffic
officer who is likely to get you, If you
do, and that is the Grim Reaper.
He is looking for careless drivers.
You may get to the bottom of the
hill alive, with gears in neutral, If
the brakes are good. But a brake
rod may snap, or the hill may be
sleeper than it looks. 1t is just as
easy, and lot safer, to obey the rule
and keep the car in gear. If the hill
is steep, second or even low gear may
be advisable.
V. On Hills, Keep Right.
"The driver of motor vehicle upon
steep grade shall hold such motor
vehicle under control and as near the
right hand side of the highway as
possible"
Common sense would seem to die
tate that driver on a steep grade
shall keep his car under control. But
according to the old saying, law is
common sense applied, SO this common
sense rule was put into the law.
The rule of keeping to the right is
for the protection of other traffic. If
you are on the left side and you lose
control of your car and hit someone,
you may face a heavy damage suit,
besides the loss of life, limb, or pro-
perry. If you stay on the right, you
at least avoid the damage suit And
if you keep the car under control, you
avoid the accident also.
vi. The One Light Danger.
The law requires every motor We
hicle using highways at night to
have lighted head lights from one half
hour after sunset to one half hour
before sunrise and at any other time
when there is not enough light so
a person can be seen 200 feet away.
Motor cycles, road rollers, road ma
chimes or farm tractors may have one
or two, but ordinary passenger cars
must have two head lamps, no more
mo less, at the front and at opposite
sides of the motor vehicle"
Auxiliary lights are permitted, with
certain limitations, but the require
: ment that trucks and pleasure cars
have two lighted headlamps at night
is definite and specific.
Many counties and municipalities
are enforcing this rule rigidly. still
there are scores of ears on the road
at night with only one light.
The rule requiring two lighted head
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

Our dsflhe9 Letter
8u " ODaley,
~aeSl DnoaAl AssocmsssseA

Washington, July 27.-Not even the
intense heat and breath-taking hui
Nudity which is characteristic of a
summer in Washington can dull the
interest in men and affairs here.
Things are not as swift or important
as at other seasons. Yet if you were
to write home an intimate story of
events and the men and women who
participate the folks would give the
account more than passing glance
for there is unquestionably a glamour
about things done and said in the
whispering gallery of the Nation
You would learn. for. instance, that
letters addressed to those in various
walks of political life invariably carry
this query will Coolidge run again.
You will receive varied information
hopelessly lacking in definiteness for
even our self-styled prognosticators
(and the town abounds with, their ilk)
are without facts and have only fancy
upon which to build a surmie The
best that political prophets can do is
to study the President and his meth
DDS because his utterances up to this
period have afforded slight, If any,
clues as to what he really has in
mind.
They will tell you, too, that party
leaders are not at all pleased with the
pictorial publicity given Mr.. Coolidge
in South Dakota. Many loyal party
men deplore the nationwide distribu-
ton of photographs showing the Chief
Executive in wild west costumes, es-
pecially when he dons elaborate cow
boy costumes and is obviously ill at
ease.
1t is argued here that when mil
lions of newspaper readers and those
who watch the news pictorials on the
screen laugh at the Presidents APP
pearance in garments that smack of
dime novel days, then political shoals
are ahead. The theory is that. great
men lose somewhat of their greatness
when they come too near us and are
subjects of jests.
On the other hand, it is said that
the criticism of Senator LaFollette as
voiced in the daily press recently has
relieved the situation for it has served
as rally cry to those who did not
approve the "bally-hoo" publicity
methods of which the President was
the central figure. 1t is the old story
that differences of opinion within the
family are forgotten when outsiders
intervene.
That Washington is dead politically
may be easily disproved. The per-
ennial candidate for the Democratic
nomination, Mr.. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo has established law Offices here
which of course may eventually serve
as clearing house of Democratic po-
litical thought. Republicans having
the Presidential bee in the bonnet
come to Washington in an endeavor
to find a place on page one of the
daily press. 1t is never too early
to make deals within the party with
a view to the presidential convention
next year. Several well known Re-
publicans are not a bit backward in
letting it be known that they would
be receptive to the nomination for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

lamps at night is one that it is dan
gerous to violate, even if there is not
a traffic officer within hundred
miles. Failure to observe this rule
has led to many serious accidents.
Garry spare bulb or get new one
at the first corner.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

C. F. Jackson of the Moose Lake
Creamery Company, has recently in
stalled in his place of business, large
Frigidaire ice cream storage tank.
The capacity is 400 gallons when
filled, and ice cream can be stored
for retailing to local dealers in Pine
City and neighboring towns. Mr..
Jackson will handle Crescent ice
cream for the present and; will be
equipped to give prompt and careful
service. The ice cream business will
be conducted as a sideline to the
creamery business which Mr.. Jackson
now has we'll established.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28
FLOWER SHOW WILL
BE HELD IN ASKOV
Competition for Prizes Will Take
Place at the Park Wednesday
Evening, August 3.

Something new for Askov will be
tried out Wednesday evening, August
Bird, in connection with the free
open air movies in the park, when
the ladies of the local w. C. T. U.
will stage a flower show. All folks
are invited to enter flowers in COM
petition for the prizes offered and to-
see how many beautiful flowers there.
are in these parts. Askov business;
houses are giving the prizes which
are as follows:
Sweet peas S1.OO
NaSturt1umS l.Oo
Pansies -----2 pounds coffee
Dahlias ---3 pounds coffee
Gaillardias coffee percolator
Best arranged bouquet ------
----2 window ventilators
Best arranged white bouquet 1880
bottles extract
Best Towering house plant ----
HOllyhOcks Tie
Roses -PanelWOOd
Canterbury Bells ------ Perfume
If you have any flowers. which you
would like to exhibit bring them in
as there might be others likethem
and then prize will be given. There
must be at least two bouquets of
kind in order to be judged.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

Give your boy or girl typewriter
they are in stock at the American
office.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28

Good corn bread can be made with
either sweet or sour milk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-28
EASTERN MINNESOTA LEAGUE
Second Half Standings.

Results Last Sunday.
Mora Z, Cambridge 2.
Princeton IL, Isanti 0.
Ogilvie Is, Grasston IL.
Braham 6, Hinckley /.
Games Sunday, July 81.
Cambridge at Grasston.
Princeton at Hinckley.
Braham at Isanti.
Ogilvie at Mora.
ASKOV b. b. SCHEDULE
July 31-Sturgeon Lake at SturgeoR
Lake.
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airmen said the effort would be
suicidal. The islands are OF coral
sand, difficult for land plane to
use in alighting or departing.
An attempt to reach America by
way of the long line OF Kurlle
islands of Japan, and the Aleutlan
islands extending hundreds OF miles
from the Alaska peninsula would
be most hazardous, said the Jap
anese experts. The Kuriles and
Aleutians, shrouded in fog, are
storm swept, and although success
fully negotiated by the United
States army world fliers in 1924,
the route is considered unsafe eX-
cept under organized safeguards.
Meanwhile Brock and Schlee were
planning to resume their flight to-
ward Tokyo tomorrow from Omura
after two failures to reach their
Japanese destination from Shang-
hal and Omura. Forced back by
storm and fog, they were unde-
termined to try again to reach the
Kasumigaura airdome near Tokyo
before continuing their flight across
the Pacific. The Omura-Sumigaura
hop is about 600 miles
In their effort to break the world
encircling record of % IL days,
Brock and Schlee have been out
seventeen days from Detroit and
have covered less than 10000 miles
of the total of 22,067 miles.
The aviatorS, tired and exhausted as
we'll as considerably discouraged,
went to bed early at Omura last night.
cit Lott iV1 n
told an, Associated Press representa-
at the field and a new motor at Yoko-
Kasumigaura naval flying field to
Midway soon as this would be the only
chance they would have of breaking
the round the world record.
All possible comforts and conven-
fences possible have been arranged for
Brock and Schlee at Kasufnigaura by
the naval personnel. j. v. Walker,
Tokyo representative of the flight, has
$50 gallons of gasoline awaiting them
tthe field and new motor at oko-
hama in case they need it. He is
holding the motors there awaiting in
structions. 1t would require at least a
day to move the motor from Yoko-
hama to Kasumigaura which is As
miles northeast of Tokyo. Thus, there
I
might be several days delay, counting
time for installation, even if the fliers
do not change their minds.
AS to the feasibility OF the fliglN
opinions here differ. vernacular
newspaper have made no comment on
the flight, but navy officials, despite
their courtesy and cooperation, view
the flight to Midway as most dan
gerous, although they probably will
not advise the Americans one way or
/ the other.
! The only way Japan could prevent
the flight would be in the event the
Pride of Detroit flew over fortifica-
tions to impound the airplane. This,
! however, is believed improbable.
Numerous cablegrams for Brock and
Schlee have arrived in care of the
! American embassy. 1t is Generally
/ believed that these plead with the
aviators not to attempt the Pacific
flight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-13

Later Senator Curtis had little to
say about his talk with the president,
except as to a special session.
Showing Representative Tilson
long list of increased appropriations
asked for next year by the govern
ment departments the president made
it plain that congress must choose be-
tween increased expenditures and tax
reduction. Mr.. iTilson said he favored
tax reduction, up to $300,000,000, but
said that if this was to be accom-
plished congress would have to go
Light on the appropriations program.
Expecting Chairman Green to as
senable the house ways and means
committee the last of next month to
frame tax bill, Mr. Tilson said he
favored giving this measure and the
appropriations measures the first call
of business in the house in December
He also is anxious to take up a floor
relief program and to consider Boulder
canyon dam legislation and he will
leave here tonight to inspect the flood
area as well as the Colorado river dam
site
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-13
Rains Take Toll in
Life and Property
Throughout State

PHOENIX, Ariz. Sept. 12 P-With
one death attributed to a storm
which has been general throughout
the state, the local weather bureau
tonight stated that clearing weather
could not be expected before tomor
row afternoon, although the most
severe portions Of the storm are
believed to have passed.
A man was almost instantly killed
early today when he came in contact
with g high tension wire, which had
been knocked down by waters of
the rapidly rising Gila river which
throughout the valley tonight was
assuming flood proportions as waters
from the Verde river and Roosevelt
watershed reached central Arizona
The stream, ordinarily almost CRY.
was more than a quarter of a mile
wide at many places.
North central Arizona received the
heaviest drenching IL years with a
precipitation of 5.25 inches recorded
in the vicinity of the Childs station
of the Arizona Power company above
Prescott. This water raced down the
Verde and was supplemented with
flood waters from the Devils canyon
district between Prescott and Ash
ford.
Fears for the safety of the Verde
pipe line link of the Phoenix city
water system were expressed by Of
ficials tonight For the 16-hour period
ending at 4 o'clock this afternoon a
total precipitation of 1.68 inches had
had been recorded at Bisbee, but no
damage to bridges or highways had
been reported to County Engineer Sid
Smyth tonight He said the recently
repaired briLge at st. David near Ben
son was not damaged but that nor
mally dry washes were filled and that
the storm area extended as far east
ward as Rodeo.
Heavy rains fell in the Globe-M Miami
district and the length of the Gila
valley last night and today. Southern
Pacific tracks we're washed out for
several hundred feet between Pima and
Central on the Bowie Globe branch
line. A Westbound passenger train was
delayed in Globe eight or more hours
tonight.
An unidentified man and woman
narrowly escaped death by drowning
when their camping outfit and auto
was washed in the main stream today
just below Camp creek. They Waded
to higher ground with difficulty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-13
GENERAL RAINS
fall STEADILY
ALL over State

After more than "A hours Of con-
tinuous rain, Douglas was still splash
ing about under q doWnpour at late
hour last night, while loW-hangiN
clouds offered no promise OF I'M
mediate relief.
The dull, persistent rainfall had
continued from about o'clock Sunday
evening, after day Of overcast skies.
Through Sunday night and Monday
morning, while the temperature drop
ped steadily, there were occasional in
termissions, followed by more rain. At
noon, when the Copper Queen smelter
gauge was read, 30 Of an inch had
fallen, but the downpour continued
even more heavily and persistently
. thereafter
Not once was the Arizona sun seen
to peer through the thick clouds.
Cutters ran deep in water and road
side bitches were full to overflowirN'
Evening found the city> Nopulace
clinging to shelter while few shiv-
cred on the streets and in public
places, maccustomed to the cold rain
and premature low .temps|atuAe.
Tourists and stage drivers, moving
cautiously into the city, reported the
rain general and uniform from Ell PaSo
to Phoenix with no dry spots anywhere
in Cochise county. Rivers were run
ming high and many commonly dry
channels we're raging torrents which
threatened highways and bridges,
though no washouts were reported.
The Southern Pacific railroad re-
ported one Washout, on the Cochise
branch between Kelton s.nd Pearce.
However, no train delays were re-
ported and it was expected the Co.
chise branch line would be open for
traffic Wednesday. Main line trains
were reported on time.
Motorists from the east said several
machines were stalled in the dips" in
the Bankhead highway between Rodeo
and Douglas, while similar conditions
were reported on the Tucson road
though none of the rumors of actual
highway washoutS could be verified
The Tucson-Douglas stage OF the
Pickwick line arrived several hours
late. the delay being caused by a long
wait for the Phoenix connection at
Tucson, there having been several
almost impossible stretches north Of
Tucson. The Tucson-Douglas driver
reported the highway sloppy" but in
good condition and undamaged by
rain.