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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13

clean American homes there has been
great peril in the years past. Most
of them could be trusted to live pure
ly and honor their upbringing if only
somewhere amid the temptations of
their youth they were not beguiledi
with strong drink to bid farewell to-
their sober senses. That happening,
no one could guess what else would
happen.
"But in the not far distant future
hour when America, not because of
the law so much as because of ris-
ing conscience and a clearing mind.
extinguishes the fire of cupidity and
passion that burned in the wine glass,
the youth of America will go forth
for life unmenaced by one of it's,
greatest foes, and trusted moreover
with a freedom such as youth till now
| has never known in civilization
''In dry America mankind shall
then be truly Free -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Eyes, IT'S THE Law, AND IT'S A
GOOD Law"

So says the title of booklet issued
by the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America. The book deals
with the principle of the thing and
shows that the Prohibition law not
only is not an attempt to make men
moral but was written with all due
respect to individual rights, that the
law was not an attempt merely to pre-
vent drunkenness, but was rather an
effort to deal with trade which had
richly earned its own destruction.
prohibition was the only way
out" says the book, which is written
by Mr.. Nolan r. Best. Civilization
necessarily spells restriction. The
fathers did not die for the right to
drink. Liquor never had any rights
and every license inferred the power
to prohibit. Ratification of the Pro
| hibition Amendment was according
to time-honored rules and there is
nothing to show that the peoples
will was crossed.
"F'or every one who has ever been
| in favor of Prohibition, the BETTING
| council is that he should hold fast
the faith without wavering.'
'sNatiOnal Prohibition i'm America is
not failure nor is it going to be
Tt is simply not yet a complete sue
cess because there has not yet beer
time to force the battle i'm it's behalf
to final victory.
"a revolution so radical as this
| which has already displaced the once
! omnipotent saloon from its whole line
| of nationwide entertainments canno
be finished overnight.
Were the thing done so hastily
then indeed it might not last. Blu
as against the epoc hal advance o
irresistible reform, outbursts If spe
cious clamor and sneaking conspir
acy now and then alarm no one Il
watch, stand fast and press every ad
vantage with fidelity to God and fol
low man is for prohibitions cham
pions the certain insurance of rlti
mate success.
"Once in this great nation a grea
most of men thought they could saw
from extinction the institution of hu
man slavery In their day they wer
| denounced as traitors and malefac
tors. In reality they were neither
But even their descendants who homo
their memory with every affection
now know that they were mistaken
and why?
"They didsnot read right the sign
of their times.
"And not less than that will b
said a generation hence about me-
who now oppose Prohibition.
whoever would like to have thing
creditable to his memory said of hir
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
DUOUETTE

Miss Edna Torell who spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. O'Brien
at Duluth, returned home Friday.
Our teachers returned Sunday af-
ter a long vacation and school started
again Monday with renewed pep and
-vigor.
Miss Edith Hedberg has been con-
fined in bed for several days with a
bad case of flu. Her numerous
friends are all hoping for speedy
recovery.
At the semi-monthly meeting of the
creamery board Monday, the contract
for putting up the ice was let to How
ard Van Ruben.
Elmer Anderson with team, is busy
unloading a car of lumber that the
Anderson Erickson Co. just shipped
in from Cloquet.
The Misses Eva and Maxine Thomp-
son whose parents reside on the Soc
Line at the extreme east end of the
school district, are back to school
after the holiday vacation spent at
home They board at the Erickson
home.
Mrs. Sprague is suffering from
bad case of flu and has been confined
to her bed for several days.
Chas. Berger has been suffering
with a bad case of sciatic rheumatism
| for some time and made trip te
Hinckley and consulted DIR. Stephan
of that place. At the present time hi
is somewhat improved, but still some
what crippled.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13

when he is gone from this life should
take thought of himself more than
once or twice before he tells young
lad in these days that Prohibition is
wrong or impossible. For if the
young lad lives fifty years longer he
will remember as a fool the person
who told him.
Sand besides the anti-prohibitiOn
cynic of this hour should beware lest
to his account of deeds done in body
he may add the really shameful sin
Of having robbed youth of its faith
that what ought to be done i'm this
world can be done.
do you think many crimes are
more damnable than THAR"
Freedoms Real Mountain
Height Is just Ahead.
Young Americans of today will
live to see fairer America than
their fathers ever knew.
| SIN their politics they will enjoy
blessed immunity from the canker
of corrupt and corrupting trade
which, without the extenuation of a
single social usefulness, has for gen.
erations past thrived principally on
the excuses to which it could tempt
the appetites of those who did not
know how to govern themselves.
"In their public life they will be
free from the carping selfishness OF
men who refuse to subject private
tastes to regulations conserving the
common welfare of the masses.
''In their social life they will be
delivered from the humiliating folly
of conceited smart sets who consider
it an eploit to trade with outlaweG
bootleggers for contraband goods.
by consequence in their legal life
they will no longer have to contend
with the corruption of public ser
wants, accomplished through the fab
ulous profits of bootleggers- boot
leggers' occupation gone
above all, in their home life the.
will be released forever from on
of the heart-chilling fears with which
parents have in other days watched
their young folks at the verge of man
hood and womanhood going out int
the joyful fellowships of youth an,
!, the magic experiences of romantic
love.
) For the sons and daughters o
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
COOLIDGE CHARGES
MEXICO MEDDLING
Special Message Lays Trouble
In Nicaraguan War Before
Congress.

Washington = Explaining his Nj
caraguan policy to congress, President
Coolidge declared in special mes
sage that munitions of war supplied
the Sacasa "revolutionists" bear evil
dence of having belonged to the Mexi-
can government.
He added that gun runners to the
Sacasa group apparently had been
fitted out in Mexico with the "en'
couragement of Mexican officials and
in at least one case sailed under the
captaincy of Mexican reserve OIL
GERS"
The message reviewed at great
length the American attitude toward
the Nicaraguan controversy, which
the President said was grounded In
traditional policy of the nation ito
take the steps that may be necessary
for the preservation and protection
of American lives and property.
81 have the most conclusive evil.
dence," said Mr.. Coolidge, that arms
and munitions in large quantities
have been on several occasions since
August, 1926, shipped to the revolu
tionists in Nicaragua"
"Boats carrying these munitions
have been fitted out in Mexican ports
and some of the munitions bear eyi
dence of having belonged to the Next
can government"
cit also appears that the ships
were fitted out with the full knoWl
edge of and, in some cases, with the
encouragement of Mexican officials
and were in one instance, at least
commanded by Mexican naval re
serve officers"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
FINLAYSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson of Mime
apolis spent the week end at the J. j..
Molloy home. Mrs. Stephenson is
sister of j. j. Molloy.
After spending few weeks at the
home of her mother, Mrs. 0. koWu-
niemi, Mrs. Ben Lauzer returned Mon
day to her home at Waverly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Ryan spent sun
day evening at the O. Koivunieml
home.
Miss Dora Weber returned Satur-
day noon to st. Paul, after spending
few days at the home OF her par
ents.
The opening of the new year was
observed by a celebration at the Oct
terer home Sunday. A delicious Gin
ner was served to the Is guests. The
afternoon was spent in skiing and
playing games. Everone present re-
port a very enjoyable time.
A skiing party was held at the
Oetterer home Wednesday evening.
Dancing and a delicious lunch ended
the entertainment of the evening. The
weather was ideal and very pleas
ant time was had by all.
Gertrude koenings spent several
DAYS last week at the Oetterer home.
Julia Oetterer accompanied her home
as her guest until Sunday.
Mrs. Saunders returned Tuesday
from Chicago where she attended her
fathers funeral.
John and Axel Norlund were Mime
apolis callers last week.
Harvey Thrun has sold his large
truck and has purchased Ford truck
At this writing, Mrs. H. c.. Christ.
opherson is confined to the bed with
an attack of the grippe, but expects
to be about again in a few days.
After long vacation the instruct
ors and pupils are back at schoo
again, which opened Monday, Jan. 10
Mrs. Allie Erickson is staying with
the Shafer family during Mrs. Sha
fer's absence.
The young folks who had spent the
holidays at home have all returned
| to their various schools or places O
employment.
Miss Georginia Buggie left Monda!
on the early morning train enrout'
to Anoka, where she is teachin,
school.
Miss Mary Bosch spent the weel
end at the Ed Buggie home.
Mrs. Ed Buggie returned home Sat
urday after spending two weeks will
her daughter and son in Virginia
She also. visited a few days with he
daughter, Mrs. Roy Driscoll, who re
sides at Morgan Park, Duluth.
Victor Shafer went to the Cite
Saturday to see his mother, who, h
reports, is getting along splendid
but will remain at the hospital
week longer.
The Community Club meeting wa
held at the high school Monday eve
ming, Jan. 10. The regular bushes
was taken up and the election of neN
officers to serve this year. A shol
program was rendered and a deliciou
lunch served. On account of the pre-
valence of the grippe many were III
able to attend.
Father Ahern has returned and wi
hold services at the Catholic churc
every second and fourth Sunday {
the month at 10 a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
CLOVERTON

Bonnie Green helped saw wood at
Chapman's, Ireland's and SHELLS last
week.
DR.. F'reymiller was called for MIR.
Chapman last Wednesday morning; he
is much better at this writing.
Mrs. H. L. Clapper and Mrs. w. c.
Chapman called at the Wilbur Ire
land home Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Floyd Smell spent Wednesday
evening with her mother, Mrs. c. j,
Lewis.
Mrs. Homer KINNEY spent Friday
with Mrs. w. G. Chapman.
Buddy Clapper is on the sick list
this week.
Enoch Johnson of Elk River, and
who intends to locate here is expected
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simmonds and
children arrived here Tuesday for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Wilbur Ireland.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
FiNLAYSON SCHOOL NOTES
Editor-Grace Dignan.

Editor-Grace D1gnan.
School opened Monday with a good
attendance.
The seniors have sent for their
class rings and expect to be wearing
them in short time.
The Home Economics girls served
a luncheon as their days lesson, Tues
day. Some of the class took the part
as guests, some as hostesses, and the
rest served the luncheon.
The T. N. T. club gave taffy pull
Tuesday night.
The basket ball team has been COM
pletely organized and will practice
four times a week. The boys have
shown a lot of enthusiasm and in
terest.
The biology class is carrying on
series of food experiments.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Daugherty Must Stand Trial

New York-Harry M. Daugherty,
former attorney general, and Tho
mas w. Miller, former alien property
custodian, must go on trial a sec,
ond time on an indictment charging
them with defrauding the United
States of their "best services" in con,
nection with the return of enemy
property seized during the war, II
was ruled today in Federal Court
The court denied their motion for
dismissal of the indictments against
them. The trial is to start Febru
airy 1. The jury that heard evidence
in the first trial failed to agree or
a verdict.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Asks $4,000 Arms Farley Fund

Washington-With the declaration
that the United States should give
full cooperation to moves towards
armament limitation, President Cool
idge asked congress to appropriate
$4,000 for expenses of American par
ticipation in the forthcoming activities
of the preparatory commission for
disarmament at Geneva. The Presi-
dent said the appropriation Of $4,000
already made for the work had been
exhausted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Enqineer Stricken. Engines Crash

Cumberland, Md.-Stricken with
paralysis while entering Cumberland.
George X. Reed of Pittsburgh, engi
neer of the Baltimore & Ohio's Chi.
cago to New York American Railway
express train, No. IA, ran his train
through the terminal to crash headon
into a yard locomotive. George K.
Leidinger, brakeman, who was stand.
ing on the footboard of the yard en-
CINE was instantly killed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Mcpherson Charges Dismissed

Los Angeles-Charge OF criminal
conspiracy against Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson, evangelist, her mother,
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Kenneth G..
Ormiston and other defendants, grow
ing out of the disappearance case,
were dismissed here in Superior
Court on motion of District Attorney
Asa Keyes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
To the Members of the FinlaySOn
Community Club.

Jan. II, 1927.
In view of the fact that l am al
ready burdened with duties in con-
nection with the school, basket ball,
and scouting; moreover, in view of the
fact that I do not yet feel sufficiently
we'll acquainted with the personnel
and the activities of this community,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Warden Defies Governor

Denver, Colo.-Entrenched in the
state penitentiary at Canon City with
an arsenal, which includes machine
guns, Warden Thomas j. lyman de.
fed Governor Clarence j. Morley OF
Colorado to enforce an executive or
der suspending him and appointing
an acting warden.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
RumanIan kim Has Relapse.

Bucharest-The condition OF King
Ferdinand took a change for the
worse and Professor Hartmann OF
Paris and a German specialist have
been summoned to Bucharest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
Bill Proposes Seed Loan Funds

Washington-A loan Of $6,O00O00
will be made available to farmers OF
the northwest for the purchase OF
grain and fiaxseed if bill prepared
for introduction in congress becomes
law The authors Of the measure are
Senator Norbeck and Representative
Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13

Ev. Lutheran Church of the Divine
Peace.
Divine services with holy COM
munion next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock Germany. Confessional ser
vice at $50. Registration before the
service. If you have no church home
we cordially invite you to come and
worship with us. We preach Christ
and Him crucified.
e. B. Glade, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13

or with the duties of this particular
office, l respectfully decline to act
as president of the Finlayson Com
munity Club, to which office / under
stand / was elected last evening. My
resignation is hereby rendered, with
all due consideration.
Theodore H. Street.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
An,lcultur. Rudoet Bill Raised.

Washington The senate has
passed the annual agricultural sup
ply bill carrying $128.59S.5S9. The
bill, which now goes to conference.
carries s21s,204 more than when 1t
was passed by the house.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13

Earthquakes Rock California Cities
Calexico, Calif.-A sharp earth
quake, following night of several
lesser tremors, startled residents OF
Calexico and Mexicali across the In
ternational line, but apparently did no
damage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Barnyard Pavements Add
to the Value of a Farm

Permanent barnyard pavements not
only add to the appearance of farm,
they also help prevent disease in the
cattle and keep the milk clean. These
pavements can be easily constructed
by the farmer himself.
The ground must first of all be lev
eled off. Forms for the concrete are
then built of two-inch lumber, five
inches wide (Which will be the thick
ness of the floor). The top Of the
forms are set to such grade that a
slope of one-fourth inch a foot across
the floor will be secured Ior proper
drainage.
The forms are built to provide for
slabs not more than ten feet square. A
good plan is to lay the alternate slabs
first and the intermediate ones later.
The concrete for pavements con-
tains FIVE and one-half gallons of wa
ter to the sick of cement. If the sand
and pebbles used are moist add only
four and one-half gallons, as the extra
gallon will be contained in these ma
terials Wet sand and pebbles require
only three and three-fourths gallons Of
water.
Use enough sand and pebbles to Sc
cure a concrete that is workable, but
not sloppy. Ordinarily two cubic feet
of sand and three of pebbles to each
sack of cement will give the right mix
ture. If this mixture is too dry or too
SLOPPY" vary 1t to meet the exact
needs.
After the concrete has been placed,
It is finished with a wood float. This
finishing gives the pavement a gritty
surface on which the cattle will not
slip.
A bottomless box holding one cubic
foot, two cubic feet, or any given
amount, is frequently used in measur-
ing the sand and stone used in max
ing concrete. The box is set on the
mixing floor, filled to the top, and
then lifted, the materials remaining on
the floor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Various Uses for
Skim Milk Powder
Adds Greatly to Nutritive
Value of Bread.
prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricuture.)
Comparatively small quantities of
skim milk are being manufactured into
skim-milk powder. AS yet the mar
ket for dry skim milk takes little more
than . per cent of the dried powder
that might be made from the milk re-
sulting from butter making. Ten
pounds of milk make nearly one
pound of powder, which is an excellent
food material composed of 50 per cent
of proteins, SO per cent of lactose or
milk sugar, and 8 per cent of salts
which are valuable addition to the
mineral part of the diet.
Recent experiments conducted by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture have demonstrated an i'm
proved method of drying the milk.
This results in a product highly SUI
perior for bread baking purposes. In
baking, the dried milk is particular
iy desirable addition to the loaf. When
used with good flour it is possible to
get loaf 10 per cent larger and about
per cent heavier than without it. An
even more desirable advantage is the
fact that the milk adds greatly to the
nutritive value of the bread as well as
to it's flavor and physical characters
tics. For bakers the added cost of the
milk is balanced by the increased
number of loaves which can be made
from a barrel of flour.
Several other advantages of dried
milk and a brief outline of the i'm
proved process of manufacture are
outlined in Separate 904-Y from the
1926 Yearbook of Agriculture. This
separate has just been published in
pamphlet form and may be obtained
by application to the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Good Illustration of
Returns From Forestry

AS an illustration of the returns
from farm forestry and the possible
ties of profit from the wise manage
ment of a relatively small wood lot,
the forestry service of the United
States Department of Agriculture re-
ports the experience Of two genera
tons of farmers near Hollis, N. FL.
The father had 17-acre wood lot cut
over in 1894 and paid the choppers d
bonus of $40 to use care and leave
the small growth. For lumber sawed
from logs delivered at nearby mill
he received from 50 to $11 thousand
feet at the mill. The son has cut 3d.
600 feet of lumber which sold for SIS
a thousand feet. or 5000, piled at the
roadside. Two years ago he refused
an offer of $4,000 for the privilege of
cutting all trees over 8 inches in diam
eter, or more than SILT an acre. In
Guiding the lumber sold, the income,
and increase in timber value, the land
has been earning at the rate of So an
acre per year for the 33 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Agricultural Facts

The easiest way to feed hens milk
is to put the dry powder in their
mash.
New York state, excluding Long Is
land, grows more than 60 per cent of
all the Danish cabbage produced in
the United States.
Silage is not only a substitute for
hay and forage, but also for pasture.
Many stock keepers have found the
silo quite as valuable for summer use
as winter.
Feeding calves on homegrown feeds
and selling them as fat calves at wean'
ing, or as fat yearlings, constitutes a
system which increases the income
from the farm.
Almost any chicken will lay in
March, April and May. But ability TO
Law from November till March has
been developed by many years of
breeding and selection.
If one weighs the milk and feed
of a cow it can be determined to the
day when ~ COW is being kept at
loss. And if she has not made good
profit for the year she should be sold
at once.
About 5000 cooperative live stock
shipping associations and other loca!
associations shipping live stock are
doing business in the United States.
In 1926 they handled approximately
$4OOOO0,OO0 worth of live stock fol
members.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Shed for Machinery

The prospective builder should talk
the matter over with his lumber deal
err and see how little cash it takes to
put up a shed in which to house ma
chinery. There is a depreciation of
about Is per cent each winter in that
machinery allowed to stand uncovered
and exposed to the weather. Some
times, this amount of depreciation on
high-priced machinery will pay for
constructing the building in which it
should be housed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Make Smooth Surfaces

Smooth, even surfaces can be Sc
cured on walks, drives and other pave
ments by the use of an old canvas or.
rubber belt, four or six inches wide
and about twelve feet long. After the
concrete has been placed in the forms
and has been leyeled off, the belt is
drawn back and forth across it, and is
worked slowly forward as the con-
crete surface is brought to the desired
smoothness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
REVIVED

doing badly in college tried calling
him over the long distance about his
grades
Hello, John. Why don't you make
better grades?" he asked.
"Can't hear you, father"
II say, can't you make better
grades?"
"Can't hear you, father"
Il say, John, do you need any
money!"
Eyes, Dad, send me $50"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-09
Satisfied With Matters

Editor (engasing youns repOrter)-l
might mention that we are very old
established. conservative newspaper,
and have upheld constitutional mat
tiers for oven a hundred years.
Young Hopeful (most anxious to
please) That'll be all right. sir. There
won't be any need to change them, as
far as I'm embellishments.