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The Washington times., 1927-11-18

1t has been seldom. if at all
that three teams have finished in
a triple deadlock for the football
diadem. AS no ties are played off.
the 1927 season will pass without
champion.
Western will present the same
lineup that started against East
ern. with the possible exception of
Eddie Bates. guard. Bates is suf-
fering from a sprained ankle and
may he unable TO take his place,
in which case Clarence Conger will
get the call
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

They don't pretend to be sharp.
shooters on the alleys. but the Ma.
rines have lots of fun in their league
at Convention Hall. The Lane team
created sensation by setting a
league record for team game with
674 and another for set with 1,544,
The teams record-cracking lineup
was Pacyna, Roman, Ross, Ayres
and O'TOole.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

Ice cream to the men and
candy to the girls will he
awarded as prizes for high
scores at Convention Hall and
the Arcadia Thanksgiving day
and night.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

PLACE
TOLOSER
By George A. Simpson

Dy NCOI &c "A. simpson
The Western and Business High
eleVens are opposing this afternoon
in the Central High Stadium in a
game that will determine the &C.
cupants of the cellar berth in the
interhigh championship football
series.
A victory for Business would
merit the Stenogra pliers third place,
with the possibility of runner-up,
providing that Central conquers
Western later in postponed
scramble.
Western can achieve tie for
second place granting it scores over
Western this afternoon and then
upsets Central. The Red eleven,
however, can lose to Business to-
day and yet tie for third place
with Business by defeating Cen
trail.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

Whalen has proved ais worth in
all sorts of competition. This should
be big year for him He is carry.
Ing an average now Of l23 and some
Of his admirers believe he Will main.
tain at least a pace Of around 11G
for the entire campaign
Red Megaw's mother died yester-
day in Brooklyn, n, Y, and out of
respect Tor her memory tonight's
match between Convention Hall and
King Pin in the District League has
been postponed. The match seized
uled for tomorrow between Conven-
ton Hall and team of Baltimore
stars has been put off until week
from tomorrow.
The TimesHerald team, which
was leading the Commercial Lea que
hit Snag in the form Of Chesa peake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
The Phonemen took two games.
Carry Ice Cream Company. cham.
pion of last season. climbed to
t!e for the leadership with Times.
Herald by whitewashing Gait.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

1t has been a weird series
this year. Tech and Eastern
have completed its schedule and
both are locked on the top rung
with three victories and one de-
feat. 1t is possible that Cen.
trial will manage TO place itself
on final even basis with the
Techites and Lincoln Parkers.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

Dewitt Prep has heen going
like house afire locally. losing
only to Emerson hut will be
forced to outdo itself to gain a
verdict over st. Joe's. The
Baltimore gregation have a
fast running attack and an al
most impregnable defense as
its opponents will testify.
Coach Simondinger's Gonzaga war
riors although hard hit by recent
injuries. which deprived them of
the services of Captain Brew,
Quarterback McVane and Line.
man Brown. should return to
Washington Saturday with Mt. St
Mary : scalp dangling at their belt
HE Purple has won all its games
played with District teams. win
nlng from Emerson, Eastern
Georgetown Prep and Catholic Uni.
versity Frosh.
In the FrOsh game they gave
their best exhibition this season of
SImondinger' masterfnl coaching.
George Garrin. in particular. dis
played the skill which marks him
as ono Ut the Capitals leading
plgsklnners.
St. Johns "B" squad will prob.
ably give Eastern grand tussle.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18
YOlJNGSTAR
IS HAVING
Bic YEAR
By r. ID. Thomas

What the New York Yankees are
10 big league baseball the Conven-
ton Hall team is to bowling in
Washington, Its lineup is COM
posed entirely of bambinos.
Al Gardner the Convention Hall
boss has a flare for the colorful
and did neat job organizing this
years team. It's an attraction in
every match.
.. With Wolstenhoime Works Me.
Eaw Burtner and Whalen perform
ing regularly Convention Hall
figures. on paper. to win the Dis
triCt League championship.
But that was much the Situa-
ton last season. Convention
Hall was a favOrite when the
campaign opened, hut the best
IL could do was tie with three
other teams in games won and
lost
Gardner plans to use his regular
league lineup in all big intercity
battles this winter, although it is
likely that Howard Campbell will
get into the competition as a dou-
bles roller.
There will be lots of keen rivalry
in the Campbell sweepstakes this
season. Several new stars have
risen since the last classic and none
of the old ones appear to have
dimmed.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

One of the most respected
COntenderS will be young Jack
Whalen. This bowler has borne
out the promise he showed as Il
beginner. His natural style
marked him as a star from the
outset of his duckpin career.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

One outstanding feature oF
this season has been the demon.
stratiOn that football is played
very well in every part of the
country. Provincial egOtism
has received many shocks this
fall.
The Washington times., 1927-11-18

The fact that Joesting may
throw a pass at any time after
first taking plunge into the
line is sufficient to give any de.
fensive fullbaCk the willies,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

Long Prairie Leader: A little farm
relief" along the line of stopping the
policy of publishing bumper crop"
estimates would be practical, we be-
lieve. The city papers are the big
offenders in this regard. At best the
estimates are mere guesses and as
the idea is to boost, the result is that
all through the summer the country,
especially the market centers, is CIV
en- the idea that the crop coming
along is going to be so great that the
elevators, etc., cannot take care of
it. The effect of this is bad on the
price, especially during the late sum-
mer and early fall when the crop is
in the hands of the farmers. We
are all proud of>the ability of the
northwest to produce good crop, but
these bumper crop" booster items
which scream across the front pages
of the city dailies every few days,
are not aiding the farmers of the
northwest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
ABOUT BEING SENSIBLE

A circular boosting various kinds
of automobile insurance contained in
part the following:
Don't drive foot without liability
insurance. That's taking chance.
And sensible people don't take chan
ces.
Square men are fair-they carry
insurance, as that not only protects
them and their families against finan-
cial loss-but that also provides funds
to care for others who are injured"
The one sentence-"And sensible
people don't take chances" is rather
bold one, and may strike some of us
fellows who don't carry that type of
insurance, rather hard. Yet there is
likely much truth in it. The main
thing however is that everybody
drives carefully.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
"AGINr 1T

Every now and then the old time
politician takes slap at the primary
system in Minnesota. The difference
between the Minnesota system and
that used in other states Is that here
all the voters, or all those who care
to and take an interest in government,
nominate the candidates to be voted
on at the general election and in
other states a convention-a much
smaller body of voters-do the nomin-
ating. Here the way is open for
many to file while in the convention
system it often requires a pull and
allegiance to the party bosses to be-
come candidate.
Here is little comment from the
olivia Times on the primary system
Judge for yourself:
"It is true that the non-party sys-
tenn in Minnesota has not improved
political conditions in this state. In
the days of strict party voting, can
didates were judged by the party
principles, for which they stood, but
now it is different. The color of his
hair, the kind of mother-in-law he
has and the way he says his pray
ers must determine his fitness for
office. Let the people rule is about
the worst slogan that was ever in
vented in America"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

President Coolidge gave out the
statement the other day that he docs
not choose to run for the presidency
in 1928" This likely means that
he will not use the. influence of his
office to bring about his denomination
in 1928, but of course there are many
others close to him and interested in
his gaining the office again who will
work their heads off" for an oppor-
tunity to have him elected. The idea
of the first president-George Wash
ington-was likely that 81 no man
should serve more than two terms
eight years-so there would not ,be
the opportunity to use the Influence
OF the office for furthering the indivi-
dual's political career. 1t will be
exceedingly difficult for Coolidge
boosters to overcome the eight year
proposition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
IT'S STILL THE BEST

Popular government is on the defen-
sive. Democracy is knocked" right
and left. Visitors home from abroad
tell about the snap and go of the
Italian government under the dictator
Mussolini Some like the Soviet-gov-
eminent by committee-system of the
Russians. Many of us take shots at
the American idea that people can
govern themselves through their elect
ed representatives. It's fad to think
every other government better than
our own.~ The fact remains that
under our form of govern
ment, is the most prosperous nation
in the world. There are more people
happy in America than anywhere else
on earth.--Grove Patterson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
THE CRIME OF CRIMES
Industrial News Bureau)

Americans usually take the side of
the weaker. This characteristic
shows itself in sports, in business and
in everyday life generally. 1t is a
national trait Of good sportsmanship.
Unfortunately, however, it sometimes
gets warped; 1t sometimes creeps in
where crime is concerned. This atti-
tude may be responsible in a measure
for the. public's indifference toward
arson and incendiarism in the past
Yet there is proof that this attitude
is changing. There never was a
time" asserts the National Board of
Fire Underwriters, when the man
who started fire for gain to himself
had less public encouragement. The
public Is making itself felt in the
number of successful prosecutions in
arson cases."
For the man who in the heat of
anger, or in dire necessity, commits
crime some sympathy may be felt.
His deed may be eternally wrong and
yet be tinged with an element of pity.
But no excuse whatever can be Of
fered, no prison term can be too long,
for the man who in cold blood applies
the torch to serve his own greedy
ends.
To destroy American property which
in many cases can never be replaced,
to endanger life, to strike at the
economic welfare of the country-all
this the arsonist does. And why?
Merely to benefit himself or another
through the collection of insurance.
Hence 1t is that we say to The Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters, to
Fire Marshalls of America, to every
force engaged in fighting the scourge of
arson: "Go on; follow every avenue
that may lead to improved conditions,
to more certain retribution." Vast as
is America, there is no room here for
the arsonist, for the perpetrator of the
crime of crimes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
HEALTH NOTE FOR TODAY

Those who resort to drugs are fire.
quent sufferers from stomach trouble.
The contents Of the medicine bottle
does not strengthen the digestive or
gans, but weakens them, though the
victims sometimes are very slow in
finding 1t out. Usually they wake up
to that fact after the mischief is done.
Very few people understand that they
are making their own disease as they
go along; they see no connection be-
tween incorrect or harmful habits and
their mental and physical ailments.
Our people need to learn what is
meant by good health; that it is the
result Of right living, and If we dis
regard the commonly known laws of
physiology we destroy health of body
and mind Path.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
By 8. w. sTRAUs

by .. w. 81 hAO0
President American Society for Thrift
1t is a merciful and laudable form
of thrift which has for its object the
alienation of human suffering. 1t
is not possible to measure the human
equasion from the standpoint of dol
lars but it is necessary to use the
monetary formula in order that the
relative progress now being made in
the conservation of life and health
may be shown.
Hence it is that we find the Insur-
ance Department of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States esti-
mating the annual economic loss to
the country through i'll health at
81, 900, 900, 600 and of premature deaths
at $6.OOO,OOO,OOO.
Impressive economic gains are
shown through control of widely pre-
valent diseases such as tuberculosis,
diphteria, typhoid, influenza and
pneumonia. An estimate of $4,000
100000, for example, is given as the
annual saving made since 1900 in the
tuberculosis field alone.
A prominent manufacturer whose
annual payroll is 100000 estimates
the total annual cost of illness to his
business, including idle machinery
and loss in production to be $2S7 500.
He estimates the loss to individuals
and the community, due to the illness
of his employees, to be 100000, MAX
ing total loss of more than 10 per
cent of the value of his payroll.
A survey in number of leading
stores revealed that the average time
lost per individual each year from
illness and injury was 6 days. 1t is
pointed out Significantly by the In
surance Department that large pro-
portion of such sickness and injury
as we'll as death may be prevented
through simple precautionary meas
ures. %
More attention must be given to
these matters. 1t is a phase of thrift
that will go far in promoting greater
human happiness and accomplishment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
MACHINE AGE IN ROAD BUILDING

Road building is now an interna-
tional industry. America started the
movement with its unprecedented use
of automobiles. 1t devised machinery
which made it easy to build hun
.dred miles of road, where formerly
it was a task to build one mile.
The giant caterpillar tractors. grad
ers, steam shovels and trucks move
road material with such speed and
ease that they make the efforts of
the hordes of men required to build
the Roman roads look puny by COM
parisOn.
Canada is following the lead of the
United States in road building. A
newspaper advertisement published by
the Province of Ontario Department of
Highways, says:
Don't apologize for Ontario's roads
The day is past when they do not COM
pare with those of any other province
or state. Road building to carry
modern traffic is new science. 1t
was in Ontario that the practice of
putting on gravel or crushed stone
IN Cn1n layers Was uTSt proven "
be more economical as well as more
safe to traffic. Feeding the road it
was called.
Ontario developed asphaltic-mixed
macadam which is hot asphalt mix
ed with gravel or crushed stone. In
ten minutes after being laid, it Is
hard enough for traffic. Detours are
not necessary while this construction
is being put down.
"In building the highways, every
consideration has been given to the
safety of those who use them. The
greatest factor of safety now lies in
automobile drivers themselves-see
that your brakes, lights and steering
gear are in good condition. Practice
caution at spots where danger may
arise. Watch warning signs for cross
roads, railroads, or other danger. Be
careful in villages or where pedestri-
ans are using the roads. Be courte-
Gus in traffic"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
BY s. w. STRAJTS

by .. w. STRAUS
President American Society for Thrift
There are in the United States var
ious large groups of persons who
practice thrift in one way or another
We now have, for example, nearly H.
100000 members of building and loan
associations. There are 47,000,000 de-
positors in savings banks, besides the
100000 owners of life insurance
policies There also are several mil
lions who save money through invest
ment in sound securities, real estate
or in some other way. These figures
would make it appear that practically
everyone in the United States saves
money.
However, there is much duplication
in the various groups above mentioned
and only little inquiry upon the part
of any of us will reveal that many
persons of our acquaintance do not
save in any way whatever In the
aggregate the number of non-savers
must run high into the millions.
The serious part of this situation
Is llOt cHtlItIy that IlltSt pSTSUIlS are
not putting any resources back of
them for opportunity and emergency
The most regrettable feature lies in
the fact that they will not exert
enough wi1l-power to begin saving.
In this they reveal weakness of
character that is more lamentable
than their absence of material possess
siOnS.
The old saying that where there's
a will there's way" applies to the
practice of saving money. Those who
do not save or think they cannot, are,
to a great extent, not honest with
themselves. They are unwilling to
make certain sacrifices. Their minds
are biased by false pride or egotism.
Their viewpoint Is incorrect.
If they would give the problem suf
ficient serious study they would be
able to find ways by which they could
save something even though the
amounts were very small.
Those who are not sufficiently in
terested in their own welfare to lay
by a certain portion of their earnings
for the future lack those qualities
of ambition and self-interest that are
absolutely necessary in order to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
IS MOVED TO POETRY

A subscriber of the Long Prairie
Leader, one of the best rural week
lies in the state, was moved to write
a little poetry when he renewed his
subscription to Editor Rudolph Lee
Here Is what he wrote:
Enclosed you will find two dollars,
I'll subscribe for the Leader again;
1 will swear l never saw such a bar
gain,
Your paper is really worth ten
/ don't want to miss any copies,
For then / don't know all the news;
AS each Thursday l look for the pa
per,
And it sure is a cure for the blues.
With a cartoon each week on the
front page,
Just something of current events;
So send it along same as usual,
And thanks to you ladies and gents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
BIDS ASKED ON FIVE
TRUNK HIGHWAY JOBS
Continued from Page u

miles of paving on T. H. No. Sc,
north and south of New Brighton.
Bids on 36,S57 barrels of cement. to
be used on this job, will be opened
the same day. This is the so-caIled
Forest Lake cutoff Bids on 10 miles
of paving on this road, to be paid for
by Hennepin county, will be opened
the same day by the Hennepin county
board. Bids on the remaining paving
on this road, and on the portion of
T. H. No. 81 which is to be built by
the state, will be called for by the
Highway Department later this year.
The following list of tentative
awards, on bids opened July 26, was
also announced by Commissioner Bah
cock.
Paving.
T. II. No. Between Ironton and
Crosby, 20 miles, e. w. Hallet, Cros-
by, at $39,OS243.
Grading.
T. H. No. Prom Ironton south
west, 81 miles, Babcock, Boomer &
Babcock, Mankato, at $56.933; Gull
verts at $2,159.95.
T. H. No. 6-Near North Rock coun-
ty line, IL miles, C. w. Mcnamara,
Sioux Falls, at $5,613.44; culverts,
North States Construction Co., Min
neapolis, at $1,S96.31.
T. H. No. 1O-Between Long Lake
and Delano. opening bids postponed
until August 2.
T. H. No. 28-Between Browns VAL
ley and Beardsley, 5.4 miles, w. A.
Hollern, st. Cloud, at $42,S39.62; cul-
verts, S. o. Roland, Starbuck, at ST.
321.15.
Crawling.
T. H. No. 3-Between Winona and
LaMoille, 6.5 miles, C. H. Vickerman.
Caledonia. at $S,1OS.OS; material,
Biesanz Stone Co., Winona, and Wi
mona Sand and Gravel Co., half each,
at $2,252.S6.
T. H. No. Between Owatonna and
Claremont. 11.6 miles, A. E. Kimmet,
Faribault at $2O.O33.-From Balaton
east, 4.6 miles, David McMurrin, Beck
er, at $5,241.30.
T. H. No. 59-From south Wabasha
county line north, 5.4 miles, S. J.
Reader, Minneapolis, at $17,202.6O.
Bridges.
T. H. No. 9-Between Rushford and
Whalan, bridge No. 1928, 100 feet long,
at $4,000; No. 1929, So feet long, at
81, 900; No. 473O, triple 10 by 10 cul-
vert, at $6,441.54; No. 4731, so feet
long, at $11,9S8, all to e. G. Brigham,
of Luverne, widening
dore Jensen, Tracy. at $3,575.
T.. H. No. lin Roseau county,
widening 10xS culvert, Valley Bridge
Co., Stephen. at $2,459.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
INTELLIGENT ADVERTISING
BUILDS BUSINESS

/ The world maryels at the growth
of the American telephone system.
Nothing has done more to put tele-
phones in practically every American
home, than advertising.
Government owned telephone systems
in Europe see no need for advertising.
The taxpayer, has to cover deficits,
and there is no incentive for officials
to maintain a growing telephone bus
mess and pay dividends to hundreds
of thousands of stockholders.
To show why the American system
grows, it Is only necessary to read
some of the advertising of local tele-
phone companies. A good illustration
is advertising appearing in Maryland
newspapers during the recent month
One advertisement appealed to
the young person at school to ring
up. the folks at home and keep UP the
personal contact. Another pointed
out the cheer that Is brought to par
ents when their young people who
have gone out in different walks of
life, make "a little phone visit" in
stead of merely trusting to an oc-
casional letter. Yet another suggest
ed that a young person away from
home, when confronted by problems,
gets comfort and help by ringing up
the home for advice.
All the advertising had the human
touch and appealed to every member
of every family. The American tele-
phone system grows and gives the best
and the cheapest service in the world,
largely as the result of continuous
and intelligent advertising.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
THE WORLD is SMALL

What is miracle or two in this
day." asks an editorial writer No
thing to get excited about. An Swear
old boy, sick on steamer more than
a thousand miles off the California
coast, is treated by doctor in a Los
Angeles hospital. The treatment was
carried on by radio instructions. Once
it was a big world. Now we are all
living close together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

my dear children, it Is just as
great sin to steal pin as it is to
steal dollar" said a Sunday school
teacher to her class. Now what do
you take as a lesson from this?"
THAT we shouldn't steal nothing that
amt worth nothing" said one of the
urchins.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

Arthur Brisbane writes that last
year the Rockefeller Foundation spent
$9,741,474 on worldwide health. The
work was done impartially, In many
countries. The Rockefeller hospital
at Picking is SO arranged that If China
decides to drive out all foreigners
Chinese doctors can take full charge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
ClOYertOR,

Our Cloverton All club will be
represented by two garment teams,
August 18th, at Sandstone. These
teams are-O Gladys Halsted and
Bertha Lewis, (2) Mildred Austin and
Edna Dilley. Both teams are work
ing very hard to be able to compete
with the other clubs in the county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

Don't you throw off anything be-
cause of the big holes in these dough-
nuts?" asked customer in the Askoy
bakery. "I'll tell you," said "Con",
scratching his chin reflectively, "eat
the doughnuts, and we'll make a lib
eral allowance when you return the
holes"