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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-24
Pine County Highway
PatrO1men for Season

Following are the Pine county high
way Patrolmen for the season of 1928
as announced by Harold V. Jorgen-
sen, highway engineer:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-24

Rastus: "Ain't dat mule eber kick
ed your"
Sambo: NAV, chile, not yit; but
he frequently kicks at de place whar
All recently wuz."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-24
Senate Passes Tax Cut Bill

Washington-The tax reduction bill
was passed by the senate without a
record vote. The measure provides
for a total slash of 100000 in The
burden of the taxpayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
A Diving Fisherman.

Everett Sanders. secretary tn PrcSi-
dent Cooltdge. has inangurated new
method Of catching fish. Angling near
tbs Presidents Summer camp few
days aco. tho former Indiana Repre-
sentative hooked q three -and-a half
pound bass. and by skillful maneuv2r-
ing worked 1t into shallow water. BY
a sudden tug on the line, however the
fish got free. but, not being aware of
the fact. lay still near the surface in
order to recover its strength. Secre-
tary Sanders WIS much chagrined to
see his prize slipping away from him
snd arrived at an instant decision.
Overheard he went on top Of the feebly
wricgling fish and graspng it in his
hands he emerged triumphant.
There can be no quarrel With the
secretarys method of netting" his
catch. The fish was his and the adop-
ton of heroic measures to land 1t
showed fine determination. The
true fisherman hates to confess to his
fellow campers that "a big one" got
away. and his colleagues always take
such confessions with a grain of salt.
The secretary has pointed to an obvi-
Gus way to remove forever this topic
of conversation from the campfire, and
It may be in the future that diving
suits end helmets will become rcgu-
lar part of the equipment Of all Izaak
Waltons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Believe Election
Result Determined

From the Chicago Daily News
Some political observers take the DO
sition that the result of the November
election, nationally speaking, practically
is determined already, so that the
labored campaign oratory of the COM
ing weeks will represent a waste of
energy. If this view be correct, the
millions of dollars to be collected and
expended by the party managers will
be just so much money thrown away.
That view, however, is by no means
complimentary to the American cleo
torate. A nation in which the minds
OF the voters were permanently closed
against instruction in national issues
three months before a presidential cleo
ton would be deplorable spectacle.
The Individual bolts of influential
citizens from one party to another,
announced with so much satisfaction by
the rival national committees. seem to
indicate that the political situation is
distinctly fluid and that persons capa-
Die of reflection are studying the vari-
gus elements which enter into that
situation and meantime have postponed
NAL Judgment on candidates and par
ties. This Is a desirable condition of
things. II is In Entire harmony with
the essentials of intelligent popular self
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13

that he acted with characteristic vigor
at the moment when 1t would be most
likely that the greater number Of those
involved could be taken in the net Of
the police A few hours later according
to The plans OF the revolters. as now
understood. and there would have been
bloooshed throughout Spain. The out
come of the attempt to overthrow the
government is hardly to be doubted
even though 1t had gone to the POINT O.
an actual outbreak OF force. so long as
the army was not seduced from its
loyalty.
His five years of dictatorship have
proved Gen. Primo de Rivera's eminent
capacity AS leader. He has throughout
this period had the faithful support Of
The army of which he was once COM
mandcr-in- chief. There have been
several attempts to break through this
Gordon. Spain has been in fermen5
almost constantly The present revolu-
tionary plot is but the latest OF series
OF efforts to catch the government nap
ping. But it would seem that Primo d.
Rivera docs not nap. He has kept wide
awake throughout his dictatorship.
With less watchful and energetic and
courageous leader the Kings govern.
mcnt would perhaps have been SUBJ
verted ore now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Eurore's Ever.Troubled Waters.

Obviously it takes more than one
enti-war pact swallow to make a Sum-
MGR of European peace. A bare fort
night after the signature of the "Kel-
logg treaty" in Paris. NJ BRAND, the
French foreign minister, speaking a, the
League of Nations in Geneva. hurls fire
and birthstone at Germany in terms
Immensely more redolent of 1903 than
of 1928 He was discussing the Ger
mans yearnirg desire for allied evacua-
ton of the Fhineland, which is based
partially on the military weakness i'm
posed upon them by the treaty of YER
sailles. Military weakness. fiddle
sticks!" Numbered BRAND. 1.-The Ger
mans maintain a standino army of l00.-
600 men: they possess an enormous res
ervoir of man-power. and they are rap
idly expanding their merchant marine
to pre-war dimensions"
Berlin dispatches depict Germany as
stunned by the BRAND speech 1t has
shattered the Reichs hopes for Rhine
faith in Locarno. 1t compels German
public opinion TO question whether the
roseate prospects opened up TO war
weary world by the Kellogg pact are
ever destined to be realized. German
militarists, furious that France should
doubt German disarmament are de-
scribed as in mood Ito cast discretion
to the winds and arm to the teeth" A
Wilhelmstrasse politician who ranks as
mouthpiece Of Foreign Minister
Stresemann goes the lugubrious length
of saying that Brands speech CLOSES
the old era of trying to effect an under
standing and opens an era of estrange-
ment leading none knows where
On the heels of the BRAND illumination
comes a revelation of German disquiet
over the ever-mysterious Anglo-Frencf
naval agreement. Berlin interprets thai
Ausive entente as destructive Of the un'
sierlying principles of Locarno and dis
Germs in Brands speech an indication
that the French. already tired OF friend
" relations with Germany, have decided
once again to cast their lot with theil
former British ally and newly acquired
partner in secret armament under
standing
Making due allowance for the hea
often unduly generated by the ebulli
tions of foreign statesmen, it Is plair
that BRAND has flung a fresh flrebrant
anto Franco German relations, 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Rate nv Msi,-Payable in Advance.
An Other STATES and Canada.
Vacation Is Over.

One more Washingtonian sits IN an
once today. fguratively trying In brush
from his eyes pcrsistentlv recurring
vision Of long, quiet days in cool, shady
woods: Of deep still water and of clay
pigeons that float lazily down sr1ooth
stretch of dull blue steel The return
10 earth from such pleasant fancies Is
accompanied in each instance by a
startling Jolt In the form Of very
tangible desk piled high with accur1iu-
lated work
In the five and a half months re-
naming before he leaves the White
House. the hardest sort of work lies
before the President One item reuuir-
Ing attention is the Fsdetal Govern
rtent's threatened deficit of $4,000 .000
during this fiscal year Another is to
lev cut a course for the Navy, and an
other Is to guide safely through the
tangled forests of the United States
ssnate the newborn treaty Just signed
In Paris an infant that requires much
nursing and protection against ex-
trernes of teinpcra trre. There are many
other odds and ends that need presi-
denial attention. but most of them
fade into insignifcance compared to
the delicate task of merely occupying
the White House for the remainder of a
term that comes to sn end on March 4.
BY the time Congress meets in De-
cember, the people of the United
States will have named the Presi-
dents successor. The period from No.
wholly in waiting for the President to
quit and the new man to get on the
JOB About all that Mr.. Coolidge can
do is to carry on And that is not a
boat he will be blamed for rocking it
to embarrass his successor. If he does
not rock the boat occasionally he will
be accused of passing to his successor
that onerous but necessary task. II he
goes cut of his way to help the aims
ST his party's nominee he will face criti-
cisfn for using his presidential office in
politics. If he does nothing to show
his approval of the Republican nomi-
nee he will be criticized for selfish in
difference.
To undertake q Job and to be al
lowed to finish it is one thing Merely
to occupy a chair and hold on is
another. AS Summer ends and grim
Winter approaches, carrying with it no
one knows what fate. President Cool
idge's choice of his last vacation stand
becomes apparent. Out there in the
North woods there is fortifying peace
and silence. The President already
blessed with rare gift for eloquent
silence, has probably been taking les
sons from Nature to replenish his stock
for this final ordeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Constructive Work Is
Needed for Animals
To tho Eiltni nF Tho star.

To the Editor of The star:
Now that the animal lovers are voicing
their sentiments through your valuable
paper. would suggest that we all got
together and do some constructive work
rather than so much criticism. We are
lamcnting the electrocution of dogs and
the chloroforming of cats: let us get
our minds and our wills together and
get Congress to make 1t unlawful 10
vivisect any animal. We talk about it
and about once year, more or less, We
have lukewarm discussion in one of
the committee rooms under the great
white dome and that is all it amounts
to- We get nowhere, neither do the
vivisectors The terrible scourge, CAN
Ger, has not been decreased one iota.
Pellegra is being eradicated through
vegetable diet The properties of insulil
are being found in the vegetable king
dom. Now, why all the waste of time in
the vivisection of animals? A business
that wastes all its energy and time ana
gets nowhere is not very lucrative
business
Then let us see what we can do to
abolish this innumane practice.
MARY E. CLARK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Nipped in the Bud.

On the eve of the fifth anniversary vi
the establishment of the present die
tatorship government in Spain, revo t
conspiracy was thwarted by Gen Primo
de Rivera. Taking advantage OF the
absence of King Alfonso in Sweden. cel
tain groups of agitators, Republican,;
Liberals and Communists, schemed II
overthrow the government. 1t Is in
dictated in the dispatches that the pho,
was originally to have been spiung into
action later in the Autumn, but that
the Kings visit to Stockholm afforded
an opportunity which 1t was planned to
seize on the occasion of the festivities
in connection with the anniversary OF
the Primo de Rivera coup in 1923.
There is evidence that the plot was
widespread Some reports place the
number of arrests at 1000 Only few
names are mentioned as among thos:
seized by the government. Stress h
laid in the official statements upon thu
fact that no member Of the military or.
ganizaticn is involved.
1t would seem that the premier wa
fully Informed OF the circumstances ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
Philadelphia Vice Crusade
Arouses Interest and Doub;

that Philadelphia was shocked to the
point of doing something. In other
words. there was acuuicScefce in whole
sale violation of the Vo,stead law. BIT
Philadelphia draws the line when or
sanized gangs begin to shoot up tn"
town.
Quoting the mayors order for
cleanup in "a hours, the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat comments: IF real,
not a perfunctory. job is made of II.
he will be lucky If he gets it cleaned
up in a hundred times that period, or
even in "a months instead of hours.
That city's version of hootch dealing.
hi-jacking. official corruption, does not
differ so much in general features from
versions that have become threadbare
in other cities" The Montgomery AL
vertiser agrees that conditions in
Philadelphia are typical oi American
cities in general and the Muncie Star
believes that "the City Of Brotherly
Love doubtless will be considered some
what provincial in raising a clamor over
convenient arrangement tn ignore the
laws against liquor, gambling and other
forms of vice"
Referring to the report Of $4,000
speakeasieS and going back to 1918 FIR
comparison. the New Orlsans Item
says IF more than 1000 saloons eX-
listed there at that time. it could not
have been many more. If the mayor Is
right. prohibition has been anything
but prohibitive in the Pennsylvania
metropolis. New Orleans is commonly
reputed to be largely favorable to the
dispensing Of stimulating beverages.
both then and now. On the strength
Of Mayor Mackeys statement. New Or
leans ought to take its hat off to Phil
adelphia"
The Philadelphia and Chicago revs-
lations." declares the Youngstown VIM
Dictator. ought to be sufficient warming
OF what will surely follow in any city
where oath of Office Is diSregarded and
the public is at the mercy of criminals
with whom police are in alliance" The
Charleston Daily Mail. however. offers
the view as to the two cities: There
is one big difference between the con-
dition in Philadelphia and the one in
Chicago The latter has been allowed
to continue in existence almost with
open official sanction In Philadelphia.
on the other hand. striking Of the first
trail in this instance. made as result
of the Staying Of gangster. was fol-
lowed immediately with a probe that
already must shake the foundations If
the system of alleged crooked collusjon.
and threatens to wine c,it the lat'Hr
with extraordinary swiftness."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13

Two men were seated at a table
earnestly talking about something OF
other. Since there are any number OF
engaging topics OF conversation open
as the result of daily happenings, an
observer might have thought them deal
ing in matters of 1923
AS a matter OF fact they were dis
cussing the romances OF Alexandra
Dumas. the great French master, whose
inin1itable tales arc still big sellers over
the book counters of the world.
Neither politics nor aviation, nor bus
mess moved these men At the moment
What interested them for the time
being was the work of man long
since departed this life-a man who
possessed the gift of narration.
A story
Mankind loves a good story as well
Homer sang. or the imaginary Ossian
weaved his tales of the white-armed
Strina-Dona and her choscn one.
The story is the thing.
To the truth of this these takers
testified. as they sat at table in a
restaurant. musing over cups of coffee
and the historical romances OF that
high-spirited teller of tales, Dumas, the
elder.
Those who imagine that modern bust
mss possesses all the pep in the world
OUGHT 10 consider the facts in the case
Of Dumas.
HIS fiction factory" probably the
first and las. of its kind. since imta-
tors never euusled the high standard
he set. turned out in the neighborhood
of 1000 romances. mostly dealing with
French history.
To that same history. no doubt. the
stories of Dumas owe great deal.
The French people and their history
are filled with a certain guSto, AS one
might call it, which spills over into
their writings.
Both the FAULTS and the virtues of
this people come from this certain
citation of spirit. both physical and
mental which is evident in their man.
ners. speech. writing and history.
The perpetual plottings and counter
plottihgs to be found In the magic
pages of Dumas. evidence this. No
doubt. he exaggerates. as all good
writer's do. but he could not cXaggerate
If the basic quality and facts we're not
there.
There is a certain something in all
French stories not to be found in Eng
fish or American novels. 1t is difficult
70 nut ones finger exactly upon par
ticular thing and say, This is it," but
The discriminating reader knows it to
be as certain as the very words them
scivaS.
1t Is French.
Yet Dumas was enough of a cosmo-
bolitan to put something else into his
tales. too. csc he would not enjoy the
worldwide popularity which is his to-
day.
He had an incomparable ability to
move story along. This Is commonly
called action. but. leaving the techni-
cal side out Of the discussion. 1t is a
-ualitv which mar be termed narrl-
tive skill.
Dumas had It.
He could make plot progress. not
only through the actual telling. but
ov two other methods not always avail
ch'o to the average taller of tales.
One 10y in his inherent feel" for
chara ct~rs in their relations to one an
other. TODAY many novels are mostly
talk. or described action. without In
anv sonse possessing any situations or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13

equally plain that Europe must regard
these relations as . perennial source Of
explosiveness. At Locarno Germany re-
nounced the purpose ever to seek by
force the restitution Of Alsace and Lor-
raine. But with BRANDS belching forth
Of language which the Rhine neighbor
considers to be tones of affront and def
ance. the world may wake up some hor-
rif1ed day and find the German spirit of
"Revanche" galvanized into blazing life.
1t is gratifying to find, in the same
cables which reflect German exaspera-
ton with NJ. Brands provocative
speech. accounts of the German bank
crs' convention at Cologne. 1t unani-
mousIy approved the Rcchs policy Of
meeting without ouibble the enormous
new annuities. effective this year. Of
$500 900 900 gold marks, which Ger
many hencctorward must pay under the
Dawes repara lions plan. In that resolve
lies a solid hope of European peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
A venomous Tongue Silencea.

In his stra ehtforward exposure OF
, the falsity of a report circulated to his
disadvantage by partisan critics. affec.-
! ing his personal character and bearing
! in public. Gov Smith has acted with
| courage and commendable directneSs.
The SANDER regarding him. originating
In letter from, woman in New YORK
state to another in West Virginia. is
proved to be baseless. The inquiry into
it was conducted by 4 political OPP
ponent who may not be accused of
partisenship and who has denounced
the rumor Of public misbohavior on the
part of the governor as outraecously
false.
This is sample of the whispers"
that are in circulation and regarding
which protests have been made by both
the Democratic and Republican CAM
paign managers This particular one
was so distinctly personal in character
rejecting seriously upon the Democratic
candidate as a man. that il called for
specific refutation. The manner III
which the lie is scotched should serve
to reach all who have heard the SANDER
and millions more who have not.
1t is always question whether 70
notice belittlng and -cloudinc
rumors and statements that constitute
part of the atmosphere of every po-
liticsl campaign. Often the policy OF
wisdom is to ignore them But in this
campaign there are in circulation un-
truths and half truths regarding both
candidates that are so outrageously un-
fair and which are so wicGedly calculated
to create prejudice that self-respect
calls for their denial and correction.
Obviously it is impossible for Coz
Smith or his spokesman to nail every
lie that is Being uttered about him and
his associates and his aims and policies
If attention were given to all of them
there would be little time for the dis
cussion of the questions of real I'M
portafce now before the people. in
volved In the campaign for the presi-
dency But this particular SANDER re-
quired attention and exposure. inasmucA
as it was circulated just prior to the
Democratic candidates first speaking
tour.
1t is to be hoped that the scotching
Of this falsehood, in so distinct ann
complete manner, will have the effect
of quieting the whispering tongues that
are mischievously and venomousi"
wagging to the disparagement and dis
honor of the men who have been Sc
lected by their respective parties as
candidates for the presidency - men
against whose personal character moth
ing can in truth be said and for whom
Individually there is universally the
highest esteem and respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Aso To-day.

American troops have entirely wiped
out the ST. Mihiel salient and the
enemy forces are now virtually with
their back to the famous "Wotan-
Hindenburg" line with the Americans
and French paralleling theirs closely
from Verdun to the Moselle: i20OO
prisoners already counted and large
numbers of captiyes are still coming IL,
All the villages In the salient have been
taken and the front OF this sector has
been reduced from some 40 miles to
a little less than 20. The
Germans did not offer the resistance
the Americans expected and many of
the enemy surrendered readily to our
forces. Where the enemy resisted with
machine guns they were fianked and
taken. The British again cut into
the Hindenburg line, stormina the
heights Of Havrincourt. overlooking the
German defenses for some distance
Won Hertling calls for peare
without conquest Tells labor men thai
Germany wants wars end, that arr,v
chiefs desire It. and that peace is corr
ing sooner than expected. - Thres
hundred and fifteen names on casualtv
lists given out today-53 killed In srtior
1857 wounded and So MISSING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Katydid.

Katydid.
Though the Hot Wave seems just in
the middle.
That Katydid bravelv will play!
He'll use his hind leg for fiddle
And keep nerrily saving away.
His tune. while our spirits grow glum-
mer,
Is OF Frost that must end our dismay.
And throughout this long. lingering
Summer
He keeps hopefully saving away.
So. Rhymists. who draw the conclusion
That snowf1aGes are not far away.
On the type keys produce your pro-
fusion.
And keep merrily saving away