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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03

Frank A. Day, famous editor of the
Fairmont Sentinel, is having a most
interesting and enjoyable time in the
state senate. His latest stunt is. to
bring prominently before the legisla-
ture the fact that in 1908 Knute Mel
son introduced a national bank guar
antee bill in the United States senate.
This fact was brought out by Martin
W.. Odland in "The Life of Knute
Nelson recently published by the
Lund Press of Minneapolis, and Edi-
tor Alvah Eastman of the st. Cloud
Journal-Press made it the text for
one of his interesting editorials. See
ing which Frank Day had Eastman's
editorial printed in the journal of the
senate. 1t is argued by Eastman, Day
and other venerable philosophers and
political prophets that if a hard-head-
ed, level-headed statesman like Knute
Nelson sponsored a bank guaranty
bill, the idea of guaranteeing bank de-
posits cannot be such a visionary and
Impractical proposition after all.
1.-THE senators are hearing from the
country in regard to my resolution
requesting Senator A. L. Lennon to
-vacate his seat till the sentence for
violating the eighteenth amendment
has been set aside, and I am in no
hurry for action on the resolution"
said Senator Victor Lawson of Will
mar the other day.
There is veritable flood of new
bills every day now, but most of them
are minor bills-for the "relief" of
somebody that has suffered personal
injury in the service of the state,
soldier bonus bills, bills to cure de-
fects in titles, and so forth. AS yet
no bills of any Importance have pass
ed either branch, and it is apparent
that the. old story will be repeated
this winter also-the brunt of the
work will be done, if done at all, the
last weeks of the session.
The "Cornfield Philosopher" of Spi-
Ger, Mimi, is on hand, watching from
the galleries when the lawmakers are
in session and mingling with them on
the floor between sessions. The
philosopher is venerable bachelor
who has watched twenty legislatures
in Iowa and Minnesota these past for
ty years and has written a book ON
his observations. He is very popular
among the many female lobbyists, for
he is a good listener and has plenty
of time to listen.
A strong drive is being made by
representatives and senators from the
big cities to divert a third of the state
tax on gasoline from the trunk high
way fund to the treasures of the
cities for use in paving streets. They
| hold that as much of the tax is paid
by motorists of the cities they ought
to have some of the money. Babcock
opposes such an amendment to the
gasoline tax at this time
A group of country members want
some of the gas tax money for use in
improving the feeders" of the trunk
highways. Babcock also opposes this.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
BOOBS AND THE BALLOT
Dearborn independently

Senator Capper's proposal to impose
a fine on all persons who fail to vote
serves a useful purpose largely in
calling attention once more to the
amazing apathy of so-called good
citizens toward the affairs of their
Government. 1t can scarcely be CIV
en- serious consideration as a piece
of legislation: you cannot hale man
into court for failing to take advant-
age of his opportunities and privileges,
else you would have most of your
population in Jail most of the time
This nation affords it's citizens prob
ably the greatest opportunities and
privileges ever known to man; but it
also affords those citizens remarkably
wide latitude for making boobs of
themselves. And it is regrettable
truth that they seize the latter far
more often than the former. ~
Splendid examples of the outcrop-
pings of boobery have recently been
manifested in Pennsylvania, in Illi-
to remind the people of, say, Penn
sylvania, that their sovereign rights
are imperiled? Their sole answer is
to complain that they are powerless
against political gangdom. To point
out-as Senator Capper does-that
less than one-half the possible vote
is cast even in presidential years, is
a waste of breath and time. A POI
litical gang can, of necessity, control
only a small proportion of the poten-
tial vote at any election. But the gang
sees to it that that vote is cast! lin
Philadelphia even names from ceme-
terry tombstones have been found as
duly qualified and active voters for
the gang.)
The boob citizens of Pennsylvania,
the citizens who stay away from the
polls and then complain at the way
the gang runs things, could overthrow
the gang at any time. Instead they
prefer to remain supine. The blame
is theirs and the cross is theirs.
Filming them for their own foolishness
would be a useless gesture. Boobery
cannot be abolished, nor can intel
ligence be increased, by law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
ECZEMA


Mrs. Curtis Lyon, and Mrs. Ed
Sones and children spent last Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Mccormack.
Beatrice and Arvella Swan spent
the week end with their sister, Mrs.
Curtis Lyon.
Buddie Ryan is on the gain after
being sick three weeks. :
Mrs. c. IRELAND spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. A. Ryan.
Mrs G. Benson was a caller at the
Ralph Pike home Sunday afternoon.
Grandma Pike has been on the
sick list lately.
Mrs. Linehan visited school one day
last week.
Mrs. A. Ryan was a pleasant caller
at our school last Friday afternoon.
Miss Saxton spent Saturday even
ing with Mrs. A. Ryan.
Kramer and Mccormack were cut
ting wood for T. ]. Ryan Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan and fam
lily were callers at the T. ]. Ryan
home Monday evening.
Grandpa Jordan, who has been sick
the past week, is much better at this
writing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
Opinions of Others
ANXIETY IN A MILITARY NATION
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
1t is not so that 1 was too severe
in my criticism of the Milaca editors
article. Who but an infant would
make so factless statement as "al1
the rest of the world is watching for
an opportunity to strike" and that a
few pennies squandered ON a National
Guard would be preparedness" that
would protect us against so over
whelming horde? And among this
"horde" who are watching for an
opportunity, Mr.. Cravens places
nearly a billion Asiatics "who are
seeking, an outlet for their crowded
and excess population and will even
tually seek to conquer the world.
Are we not just wee bit reckless in
our handing back and fourth of this
preparedness for future war" talk?
Methinks that it rather smirks of
playing ball with hand grenades
and dynamite BATS, neither safe for
the players, nor the onlookers.
Even so, how is our government
to convince the world that ours is
merely a defensive military prepar-
alton? Are we situated geographic
ally in as dangerous position as
Germany, and did our editors give
Germany the benefit of doubt, and
concede that hers was purely a de-
fensive military machine? If not,
then how are we going to convince
the editors of the world that we are
encouraging a National Guard for
strictly defensive purposes? Military
is military, it gives but one impress
sion, that of conquering and killing.
There is no atmosphere of security"
i1l>a military nation, rather, there is
we proof that large perfectly trained
and equipped army is a positive guar
antee of perpetual security. There
are some nations in the world today
that were they to depend on their
army and navy and air forces for
their preservation might not last long.
Ever since the Russ-Jap war, Amer
lean newspapers have been talking
severally about the possibility of war
with Japan. And now some editors
are enlarging upon this war talk, in
spite of the fact that President Will
son publicly informed his people that
we had entered the World War to end
war, that we were not fighting the
German people, but the Kaiser and
his military machine, to that end that
militarism might be .banished.
If we are in danger of being attack
ed by coveteous nations, it remains
for us to cast about for more depend
able means than a resort to arms to
retain our sovereignty, peace, and
tranquility. The attitude of the
press of America to continually keep
fresh in the minds of the American
people the danger of possible con-
flict with a powerful foe, does not
beget cheerfulness nor friendship.
I, myself, am wholesomely disguised
with the continual braggadocio about
being prepared for the next war;.
Let us form a habit of talking PEACE
for a time, and if the next generation
wants to go back to the habit of talk
ing war, that is their affair. We
shoufd-and by right ought to-set
a better example as guide for those
who come after us.
Gottlieb.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
OATH OF OFFICE SHOULD NOT BE
A MATTER OF FORM

Oath of office is sometimes taken
too lightly. An example of that pre-
walls in the Minnesota State Senate
right now. Senator Ambrose L. Len
non of Minneapolis, who was reel
ected at the last election is under
conviction and sentence for breaking
a United States law-the prohibition
law. He is not being accused of
crime but he is convicted of one. An
appeal to higher court is pending.
There was no way under the law by
which the lieutenant governor could
refuse to administer the oath of Of
flee. Senator Victor Lawson, of
Willmar, progressive and one who
is not afraid of the cars, introduced
resolution asking Mr. Lennon to re-
sign. The senate can vote to unseat
him and should do it. Public officials
who make laws should not regard
them lightly but should do their ut
most to have them enforced They
should be leaders in setting the good
example. If the law is not to be en-
forced it should be enacted. Here
is a chance to give full and true
meaning to "oath of office, and it
should not be passed up lightly. Rev.
Roy L. Smith of Minneapolis, the well
known chautauqua speaker and who
is often heard over the radio, is taking
an active part in these proceedings
and in statement given out concern
ing Mr.. Lennon, wrote in part as fol-
lows:
"He broke the law while under oath,
as a senator, to uphold the law. In
fact he was serving with the build
ing committee and planning the in
stallation of bar room in the Eagles
Lodge for months while serving as a
senator.
"He has taken a new oath of 10y
atty to the state and national consti-
tutica at the very moment he was
under conviction, having violated his
previous oath.
"He did not commit his crime as
a private citizen and then secure a
vindication at the polls. He commit
ted a crime while sworn officer OF
the state and has never paid the pen
atty.
"He cannot be expected to keep this
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to friends and neighbors for
their many kindnesses during our re-
cent bereavement. The help extended
during the illness and at-the time of
funeral, the floral offerings and the
large attendance are all deeply ap-
Observation-Disclosures, grandchildren
and other relatives of the late Thomas
Lehecka.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03

new oath if he did not keep the ear
lier oath. Is oath taking in the senate
to be made farce? If this oath can
be taken lightly, whose can be taken
seriously?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
War Between Legislature
and big Three" is Sighted

Senator ROckne Starts Proceedings
That May Have Important Results.
The Loan Shark Evil is Debated
by Lawmakers.-Bill Extending
Time for Paying Auto License Tax
Shows up.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03
BEAUTIFUL
Visiting Cards

Come here and have your call
ing cards printed. A beautiful
line to select from, including both
kid and linen finish in the plain
and panelled cards. Also the
correct sizes for social purposes.
The prices for these beautiful
cards, including printing of name
and also address if desired, are as
follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-03

American Want Ads are read by
buyers and sellers alike.
, 1927-03-10

tigation Of the Salt lakes of ST. Thomas
st. Croix, and ST. Joan 50 that we be
made aware Of their value, and through
that be possessed Of q new and profitable
industry eventually.
Virgin Islands Salt exhibited at the
Sa4qul was found 70 be as good as sal1
imported into the United States from
Curacao. St. Martin and Turks Island
upon which a duty IS paid Since our
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duty, Z urge you to take Vantage ol
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ers Of SILT in the Urned States, with
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my attention If YOU #ou.d instruct me 10
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AD0L2H SIZI0,
, 1927-03-10
Open Letter TO 5h2 Chamber OF
commerce 0l SD. Thomas and
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on the subject OF developing the Salt
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, 1927-03-10

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dusrriaH economical.v. hopeIessIv bank
rnur. II almost Is led t0 believe that
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spnIse, q low that ii is only a shadow
ofifs g.. 9pr self. ami ia agrard recne.
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noeife TO .haf he hears reads. 0ris told.
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THE Song or TIE VIRGINS.
A patriotic anthem to America on
the occasion of the granting OF Citi-
zenship TO the people of the Virgin
Islands of the United States.
by CYRIL CIRQUE.

BY CYRIL CIRQUE.
The Virgins tune their Tyres,
The patriots light their fires
10 sing Thy praise.
o Land of Equity.
With thankful hearts now we
All rise to honor Thee
In simple lays.
These litle isles are Thine,
AND Thou in them must shine
0 Land our Hope!
Now are they one with Thee
In common destiny,
Thy Truth, Thy Liberty
With them must cope.
America, be ours
Until Times fleeing hours
Shall softly end.
Thee shall we ever own;
Thy ideals be our throne;
Let what is Thine alone
Our paths attend.
Long 1--WE Thy glorious Day;
d may a noble sway
BE always Thine.
The love we owe to Thee,
Ere now d IJW'rIag tree,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04

a price there was a very narrow
margin. 1t is possible that there
was actual corruption in the manipu-
lation of the game. The "Black Sox"
scandal of 1890 certainly demon
strated that the gambling fraternity
exercised a pernicious influence upon
the sport. The upheaval following
that sorry affair, eliminating in the
appointment of a high commissioner
purged the game of these evils to
a very great extent. perhaps COM
pletely, and since then the sport has
been kept as clean as it is possible
to keep a sporting enterprise.
The suggestion that Congress pass
an act creating a Federal sporting
with particular jurisdic-
ton over base ball, promoted by the
Cobb Speaker Wood Leonard affair,
continues to be discussed, having
been given renewed vitality by the
Risberg charges. There is no con-
ceivable basis for such an enactment.
no wise to be regarded as on the
plane of such an industry as the
railroads. which are under Federal
jurisdiction as to rates ana in a
measure through a joint board as
to wages. Base ball performs no
essential public service. 1t is Inter
state commerce" only in the far
fetched sense that it involves travel
between the States on the part OF
the teams playing the game. 1t
would be in the last degree ridiculous
for the United States Government,
busy as it is with ali sorts of things
the public welfare, to go
in its paternalism SO far as to eXer-
else a supervisory control over
professional sport The next step
would be a Federal theatrical super
vision on the ground that the dra-
matte companies travel in circuit
over State boundaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
The RosslYn Fire.

A fire that destroyed property
valued, it is estimated, at half a mil
lion dollars occurred last night at
Rosslyn, the second blaze of this
character within a year. That set
Element on the Virginia shore has
been visited several times by the
flames and the marvel is that it has
not been wiped out of existence by
these disasters. After each blaze,
however the damage is repaired and
the place continues to disfgure the
at present principal approach to
Arlington.
For many years it has been urged
that provision be made for the clear
ing up of these conditions at the
Virginia end of first the Aqueduct
and now the Key Bridge in order to
give a seemly approach to the Ma
tional Cemetery and the principal
military post at the Capital. Moth
ing has been done, however, though
plans have been drawn for a straight
ening of the highway and the open
ing of a more efficient outlet of
travel from Washington.
There is serious danger in the To-
cation at the Virginia end of the
Key Bridge of infiammable materials
such as those that last night ignited
with such heavy loss. True, the
damage has heretofore been chiefly
confined to the immediate properties.
There is no conceivable menace to
Washington from such a source, but
these blazes cause congestion of
travel and, moreover, are the result
of a condition of neglect on the part
of the Virginia authorities in the
regulation and proper placement of
these industrial structures.
The Government should own all
the land between the three traffic
bridges crossing the Potomac at this
point. In other words, from above
the Key Bridge to below the High
way Bridge. 1t already owns large
part of that stretch, but at Rosslyn
it has no holding of moment and it
is desirable that steps be taken with
out further delay toward completing
the Federal jurisdiction over the en-
tire area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
A Popular Decision.

The new game of attempting to up
set the traffic, regulations of the Ma
tionaI Capital by attacking the au-
thority of the traffic director in the
courts has about reached the ninth in
ming, with two out and no one on
base. In fact, the decision yesterday
in the District Court Of Appeals up
holding the power of the traffic direc-
tor in barring solid-tired vehicles from,
arterial highways shows that the
ridge, Moller, the corporation counsel
and the Commissioners, is to be de-
clared a winner. 1t will be a popular
victory and will automatically and
Immediately restore some semblance
Of order to the scrambled mass of
traffic evils into which Washington
has been allowed to drift because the
local team has been losing consist
emily in the Traffic Court.
Favorable ruling by the Court of
Appeals in this case very probably
means favorable rulings in other cases
that will be brought before it. The
court in it's decision yesterday pointed
out that traffic regulation in a city of
the size of Washington is of tremen-
dous Importance and that it was very
evidently the intent of Congress to
delegate to the director authority to
regulate. The court also stated that
Congress specifically gave the director
power to make reasonable" regula-
tons and likewise to create arterial
highways, so that in barring solid
tired vehicles from streets of these
types he was adopting a reasonable
regulation to make highways effec-
tive.
The ending of this controversy is
highly satisfactory to the people of
this city, who have become extremely
bored with the legal assaults on the
director, and through him the Com
missioners, who must approve every
proposed regulation. If neither the
director nor the Commissioners have
power to make rules for the traffic
safety of the public Washington may
as well go back five or ten years,
throw off all restrictions, turn the city
over to reckless and incompetent
drivers and stand idly by while its
citizens are killed by the score. The
court, however, by UNFOLDING the di-
rector, has put a quietus on the
plants of those who would see Wash
ington in this condition, and has made
it possible to forge steadily ahead In
the sensible traffic regulation of city
of half million people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

nation, such as the astute see
worked out every day or so in real
life. This is what makes this novel;
to such readers, an unusually good
one. The interest is secured through
character study, rather than by the
aid of pirates and deeds of blood.
X y x x
Now it happens that Lady Luton
dislikes extremely this same Sowerby
and all his crowd.
Robarts knows that if he accepts
the invitation he will meet her severe
disapproval, but
THE reason, why l am going is
this" he tells his wife: Harold
Smith and his wife will be there and
| am very anxious to know more OF
them. 1 have no doubt that Harold
Smith will be in the government
some day and 1 cannot afford to
neglect such a mans acquaintance.
But, Mark" replied Fanny, what
do you want of any government!
We'll, Fanny, of course | am bound
to say that / want nothing; neither
in one sense do /; but nevertheless !
shall go and meet the Harold
Smiths"
SO he goes; and during the course
of the visit Sowerby asks, as his host,
his SlS IldluIo " d AIIlC OA.A 80
pounds; and the Rev. Robarts, not
knowing how to say NO" signs on
the dotted line.
Oh. the dotted line! How much
misery it has caused in the world,
how much it will continue to cause,
until men learn how to say Nc"
There is no reason why Robarts
should have signed the note-but he
did. There is no reason why men
need fear offending their friends When
called upon to sign-but they do.
Robarts, in the course of the story,
gets deeper and deeper into the money
mire-all by reason of his ambition,
firstly, and his inability to say NO,
in the second place.
Perhaps you are wondering where
Lady Luton comes in, IN all TINS.
Well she comes in everywhere
throughout the story, and is so deity
handled that the reader quite sym
pathizes with her every word and
action.
Although given to running things"
she at last meets her match in her
own son, the young Lord Luton, who
is a college mate of the Rev. Rob
arts, and who falls in love with Lucy
Robarts. his young sister.
While the history Ol lue Cicl Sy-
mems money affairs runs it's course,
with final extraction, the love story
runs along, too. Lady Luton simply
cannot allow her son to marry the
quiet, small Lucy, who does not seem
as queenly as the new Lady Luton
ought to appear.
This has all the making of Tam
lily row." no new thing in England
or any other country. Lucy finally
tells Lady Luton that she will never
consent to marry the young lord un-
til she, Lady Luton, asks her to.
The young lord then practically
commands his mother to make the
request.
Here is a pretty situation, indeed!
Imagine the proud old lady, on one
side, the lovelorn lord on the other.
and the fine girl on the other, and
you have a real triangle.
The scene in which Lady Luton
swallows her pride because she loves
her son and the old family name is
wonderfully well done. The reader
closes the book with the conviction
that Lady Luton, after all, is the
real heroine, and that Anthony Troll
lope did, indeed, know his women.
Fanny and Lucy Robarts and Lady
Luton are a trio of whom any novel
ist might be proud.