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The Washington times., 1928-12-05
NE " P0NT TAOS
DUE SOON

PONTIAC, Mich. Dec. B.-Frepa.
rations for the building of khe fIrsk
Pontiac sixen tcr 1899 were undor
way here this week at TIE plant cf
the Oakland Motor car Company.
BY the middle of the month. u u.
expected that cars win bs on their
way to distant points % that deal.
ers may have display models when
details of the line are made public
around the first Of the year.
Promised as Ii bigger. smarter
more powerful and more luxurious
Pontiac. bringing big Car faatureN
within the price range Ok the small
six. this newest creation Of the
fast.growing Oakland division cf
General Motors has given rise ~.
many rumors and much speculation
here because Of the phenomenal vol
unae growth of the Pontiac SIX.
Introduced On the market tor the
first time IN 1896 the car IA iens
than three years has tcppled alls
former sales records Tor a new
make Of car.
Hundreds cf thousands Of dollars
worth Of new dies tools. machines
testing gauges. etc, are being m.
stalled ii the modern Oallland-
Pontiac plant, which III 1923 VIII
have d capacity Of $4,000 cars.
Production Vi several parts for the
new car ID under way, while other
parts are being put into prOducr
tiOn AZ fast ag equipment Is made
ready. The three Pontiac assembly
lines. each quarter of 3 mile long
are being rearranxed SO the car
can Be built III the greatest volume
IN its history.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
Would Be Suicide Fights
Those Who Rescued Him

NEW YORK. Dec. $50 intent
was he on ending his life. Albert
Cray, 81 Of Rock Springs, Wyo,
fought rescuers here who pulled
him from underneath subway
train and attempted to get his foot
on the third rail- He was sent to
Bellevue Hospital for observation.
A few minutes later, traffic was
held up for 80 minutes when a
woman fell underneath another sub.
way train. She gave the name of
Rose Gershans, 55. She suffered
possible internal injuries and lacera-
fions of the scalp.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05

.Anvore who can afford to buy chryslef can
afford Pines Automatic Waterfront to protect
this great motor from cold don't believe in
leaving the important things to the discretion OF
the driver--if there's way to avoid it. Drivers
forget That's why we always urge automatic
motor protection. =
WHITNEY LEARY
H. B. LEARY, JR. & BROS,
- ThrysLer Distributors
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
AUTO VOLUME
DROPS FOR
MONTH

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 6.--Pro-
auction for the month Of Novenl.
her will be well below that OF
October. according to B. H. Cram,
president OF Grams Autonotive Re-
ports. Incorporated, In d'ustr =
authority.
On the other hand. production is
expected to run approximately 70
per cent higher than that Of
November, 1927, when total OF
I34,41l cars and trucks were turn
ed out. A conservative estimate
places November, 1928, output at
225 900 units combined for both
lines. No particular changes are
reflected in the retail sales
situation.
Volume OF business il reported as
holding between fair and good, con.
sidering the season Of the year.
which is generally marked as q
slack period.
See Declines
It is the belief that during the
month of December ordering may
be fairly heavy. but actual de-
liveries will continue to decline
until after January !.
The truck situation is practically
the same as that which exists IN
the passenger car field. Output
for the current week was reduced,
hut the November total viii be
well over that of the same time
year ago. thus adding consider
ably to the accumulated years total
and bringing this up to figure
comparable with that OF last year.
Sales continue fair, with some i'm.
provement noted in the bus manu-
occurring division. !.
Export sales are holding up well
and account for O substantial por-
ton of the business now being done.
II is expected that truck sales dur.
ing the month of December will not
fan off in az great . proportion as
passenger car sales, due to the
excellent foreign market which Il
being comparatively well main.
tanned.
0HSs Heavy
Tire manufacturers continue tc
produce on seasonally heavy sched-
ules, the present output being equal
| to or higher than that shown FOR
any corresponding period in past
years.
| dating system continue heavy and
are responsible for the aggressive
production which reflects the ef
| fort OF manufacturers to build UP
inventories to meet the heavy de
livery demands which win develoI
later.
Original equipment ordering Is
somewhat reduced, but the next
two weeks should show decided
change for the better In this branch
Of the business. Retail sales, while
following the seasonal. trend, still re
fleet strong consumer demand,
The Washington times., 1928-12-05

0OU have made an invest
i ment in an automobile that
will serve you we'll if you give
it just average care.
If you want your powerful
Chrysler motor to stay power
ful ii you want it to- be as
smooth and peppy next spring
as it is today-then take your
distributors advice. Buy the
only automatic shutter on the
Hnarket-put it on your car at
co. Fahrenheit---and you have
done what the entire industry
NOW recommends.
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Calls Bite I. Act of God
LIn Defending $50. 600 Suit

NEW YORK, eIlec. he reply
Of sDr. Samuel A. 8C,oserope. OF 2s4
Union ST., Jersey city, To an actions
trial of which was started IN the
supreme court, Jersey City to re.
cover $5O,N0O for the death of II
man bitten by his dog, was that the
1bite was an act OF God, as he had
no idea that the dog had the rabies.
Tl1e plaintiff In the suit is Mrs,
William OpRourke. Her husband.
d letter carrier, is said TO have been
bitten on March 3, 1927. while de-
Iiverfng mail at DR.. Cosgrove's b
home. six months later, II il Ill.
.eged, Mr.. O'Rourlxe died of rabies.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
AUTO DECREASE.
now ON FALL
EBB

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 5.--Pas-
oengsr car production schedules
continue to show about the same
degree OF curtailment that has been
noticeable for the past three weeks
according to B. III. Cram. president
OF Grams Automotive Reports, Inc,
industry authority.
IT il apparent that the industry
has reached its low ebb for the
fall. and, while further declines
may take place during the next
two weeks, these will probably be
80 small as to have but little effect
on the total.
Production for the current week
shows an increase Of s per cent as
compared with last week and con-
tinHes about 10 per cent above that
of q year ago--a fact that augurs
well for the fourth quarters total
as compared with last year.
Activity Shows Increase
Several manufacturers who have
been practically inactive during the
past three weeks are again turning
out assembled cars, and while this
output is still small 1t will increase
daily until 1t reaches q normal
footing in about a month from this
time. Sales are firm, the normal
slackening being offset to some ex'
tent by the stimulation brought
about by price cuts on the low.
priced models.
The truck branch of the industry
shows no great change as com
pared with last week and continues
TO follow the same trend as estab-
lished by the passenger car. Output.
while curtailed, is still seasonally
high and viii increase further
within the next few weeks.
Sales Hold Firm
Sales are firm throughout most
parts of the country. The medium
and heavy tonnage models are sell
ing best, proportionately due to the
present uncertainty which exists
with regard to the light delivery
models which are slated for changes.
Tire manufacturing companies
are proceeding on an unusually
aggressive mid fall production basis.
Solicitation Of dealer orders under
the spring-dating program of past
years, has been started by most
companies and shipments will start
early next month. Everything
points to q year Of increased sales
and dealers In 1929, and this optim-
Ism so far, Is reflected in the first
spring dating orders received.
Under the current program manu-.
facturers are expected to step-up
production within the next fortnight
and continue through the winter
months on q steady schedule so as
20 build up finished inventories to
meet the certain heavy spring buy.
ing. All spring-dating orders carry
the deferred payment featureS the
time Of payments varying according
20 climatic belts of the United States.
In the Northern States, where q
late spring win deter heavy con-
sumner buying until the new year e
well advanced. payInents on spring
orders from dealers are not scl1ed-'
uled until naid.year.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
Has RIGHT OF way

Pedestrianss rights irrespective q
traffic lights. are upheld BY the Dis
trict of Columbia Court Of Appeals.
In the opinion, cf Justice Josiah "A.
van orsdeI, the pedestrian has The
right Of way at all times and ''the
obligation rests upon the drivers cf
automobiles not only to observe the
situation but to wait until the cross.
ing is clear
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
COST OF BUS OPERATION

The average cost OF operaIIIls
buses in the United States in 1927
was III cents per seat for every
mile, as compared with 2.6 cents
per seat Tor private automobiles.
Fares constituted about 95 per cent
of the total revenue, while a total
Of Ss,ToO was paid for insurance
and almost $S7.500 or 1.6 cents per
bus mile for taxes.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
INCREASED 81 SPEED

Strain on an automobile grows IN
geometrical progression as the speed
grows in arithmeticaI progression.
THAT is to say, the strain of driving
. car at 40 miles an hour ii four
times greater than the strain on
the car driven at 20 miles an hour,
and at so miles an hour the strain
Is sixteen times as great as at 20.
mile speed.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
INDUSTRY m GERMANY

It Is reported in Germany that
no industry has undergone rsvc-
luton such as automobile maxi
ing during the last five years Ger
many has adopted the endless belt
system Of mass production as far
az possible, and has cut down the
number of types from 146 to 81 and
the number Of small shops from
RR TO 27
The Washington times., 1928-12-05
ALASKAN CITY SHAKEN

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska. Dec
5 This city was shaken by b
severe earthquake at 6:37 o'clock
yesterday morning. The tren1or
lasted two seconds, but no damage
was reported.
The Washington times., 1928-12-05

ED WALLACE, president Of the
washington Antomotive Trad g
Association was reelected unaT1i.
mously. The officers Of 1928 who
were reelected to serve during
the 1929 year included: Fred
HalIer. first vice president; Whit
ney Leary. second vice president;
Louis S. julien, treasurer and
L. S. Carl, secretary. Distributors
of motor cars drew for their
allotment Of space at the meeting
of the association, for the coming
automobile show which VIII be
staged at the Auditorium Janu.
airy 26 to February 2. Mr.. Wal.
lace announced that the annual
banquet OF the w. A. r. A., VIII
be held this year at the May.
flower on December 18th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05
OPINIONS OF OTHERS
STEPAN'S ECONOMY

You my contributor, Subscriber
and a Taxpayer" under caption ste
pan for Economy in County Admini-
stration,' you have, in my opinion,
taken a very premature opinion. You
assert that Stepan has made friends
and will receive the support of the
voters of this district on the stand
taken in refusing to grant the appro-
priation to the Farm Bureau for ex-
tension work.
l differ with you. He has lost
friends and supporters, and is daily
losing more. This appropriation is
vital to the farmers, the Farm Blu
reau, to the creameries, to the mer-
chants, to everyone within the con-
fines of Pine county in general and
should have been appropriated.
The merchants of Carlton county
and their commercial clubs by popu-
lar subscription, have this year put
on an extra man to help in extension
work.
You will find very few farmers and
business men in this district or in
Pine county that will stand for and
sponsor an act of pure and simple
bigotry, such as Stepan displayed in
act, manner, and speech at this board
meeting. He is responsible for his
acts.
Government can't function on de.
linquent taxes. Check over delin.
quent tax list for 1926-27, and you
my dear Contributor" come through
come clean and sign your name. II
is not right, it is not fair, it is Peter
Paying Paul.
Yours for a progressive Pine cOun,
ty administration.
ALBERT A. UPGREN.
Sturgeon Lake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05

endum vote on the Farm Bureau ques-
ton in Pine county. The Bureau was
turned down by vote of about three
to one. The people are dissatisfied
and are wondering why the county
commissioners appropriate money for
the Farm Bureau when the project
was turned down at the polls by
very big majority.
Third-The Farm Bureau was start
ed in this county some II years ago,
and is the only countrywide Organiza-
ton the farmers have, and should be
The report shows membership of
only $40, some of whom are bankers
and business men trying to help it
along. Rather small percentage
of our farmers belonging to an organi-
cation which is supposed to be bene-
fetal to their own interests.
These facts show that there are not
enough farmers interested in the
Farm Bureau movement to support
the appropriation.
1No", WI. IcuSlSell, IL Is IluCH
easier to write, talk, and criticise,
than it is to act on some of these
questions, but that is part of the grief
the office carries.
| shall always be fair to my con-
stituents and will vote by the wishes
of the majority on all important ques-
tions that come up before the county
board. Now that you misunderstood
me at the last county board meeting,
Mr.. Petersen, l wish to correct and
let you know that l will not vote for
the appropriation after the primary
election or any other time unless the
people will vote on the question again
and show a majority in favor of it.
l know that l am disappointing
some of my very best friends by the
stand that l take on this question,
but l will always endeavor to give
fair and impartial representation to
the people l am representing, wheth-
err l can hold their friendship or not.
| believe that if we take this $4,000
and buy snow fences to protect the
bad places on our roads next winter,
we can do more good and give better
satisfaction in spending the money
that way.
F. w. STEFAN.
Willow River, Mimi, April 2, 1928.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05
EASTERTIDE

Concentrating the resurrection of
Christ, which is the basis of the
Christian religion, Easter will be OBJ
served this Sunday by the entire
Christian world, and looking at it
from every standpoint, it is indeed a
glorious occasion.
Easter is the annual church festival
which each year reminds us that
Christ is Risen," which event, it is
recorded, occurred on Sunday, the Sec
ond day after Good Friday. 1t corre-
spends to the passover, or 'PaSch' of
the Jews; also, the day of this festival.
Many curious, but yet, interesting
customs have come into popular use.
For instance. the giving of the
Easter Egg" is one. The Easter egg
is given as a present at, or used to
celebrate Easter. This use of eggs
is said very likely to be Christian
borrowing from the pagan world. the
egg being an ancient symbol of re-
surrection.
But, after all, the prettiest, most
noteworthy and laudable custom, is
that one Of heralding the glad tidings
through appropriate church services.
Easter, this year, is midway be-
tween the earliest date on which it
may fall, March %, and the latest,
April %.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05
MECHANICAL MINDS

In experiments to show that the
mind is mechanical monkey was
trained to associate the idea of food
with the appearance of red disc in
his cage. The red disc was swung
into his view every time before he was
fed until finally he would get down
from his perch looking for food
only when it was exhibited. Discs
with other colors did not influence
him at all. The red disc had nothing
to do with the food, but by associating
the two experiences the monkey be-
lieved it did
And so a lot of the people do their
thinking in the same way. They as
sociate totally unrelated subjects in
their minds. A slogan appeals to
them although it may be devoid of
any real meaning or sense. The
name of a party or of religious be-
lief appeals to them because they
have been trained to associate certain
ideas with it that are totally unre-
lated. 1t is very difficult for them
to form new ideas, and so they keep
along in the familiar ruts, never real
izing that their minds are half dead
as far as active thinking is concerned.
Every election brings out a lot of
people with monkey minds who vote
for the thing they have had swung
in front of them in all past elections,
because once upon time it represent
ed progress in government.-Mill
Laos County Times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05
TRIPS TO THE MOON

Excursions to the moon are be-
lieved to be a possibility in the not
far distant future.
Recently a group of eminent scien-
fists, gathered at Paris, seriously con-
sidered this matter. 1t has been stat
ed that the chief difficulty at present
apparent is that there is no fuel pow
erful enough to propel projectile to
the moon. AS scientific developments
come very rapidly these days, we are
justified in assuming that some in
ventive genius will ere long provide
the fuel.
Then we can start our trips through
the ether, and probably at an early
date voyages to Mars will follow. The
advertisements probably will bear the
invitation ''Take a gondola trip on the
canals of Mars"
The moon is less than 100000 miles
from this old earth, and in the future
this trip probably will be considered
merely a weekend jaunt. AS the
moon is a dead planet, it is doubtful
whether much can be done with 1t
after we get there, but just from
viewing it's surface through good
glass, one can appreciate that its topo-
graphy is such as to offer possibilities
for golfing.
Scientific discoveries, inventions
and achievements come so rapidly
these days as to make one dizzy. Old
Mother Earth has few secrets from
her children now. We hop from con-
tinent to continent through the air,
and there is no part of the globe that
remains uneXplored. Mans adventur-
Gus spirit must be satisfied, and prob
ably the next step will be a trip to
the moon. Undoubtedly some future
Lindy will take off in a metal tor
nado, wave goodbye to the assembled
multitude here, land on the moon,
look the old planet over, crank up,
scoot back to earth and tell us otis
easy."-Isanti and Chisago County
News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05
ONE NEVER KNOWS

Little does one know when or in
what manner he is to be removed
from this earth.
Witness the sudden passing of Sem
ator Frank B. Willis of Ohio, candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination who fell dead last week
in the midst of huge reception in
his home town of Delaware.
Apparently in 'the pink of condi-
ton, Senator Willis had been the
honored guest at a dinner given by
the Kiwanis club of his home city.
Later, he appeared at a gathering of
his admirers in the Delaware audi
forum and was scheduled for the
principal address of the evening, when
he suddenly became ill, dying before
he could be removed from the hall.
He had not complained of feeling
unwell until he was about to begin
his address when he remarked to his
secretary, Charles A. Jones, that he
never felt like this before in my
life" Those, and brief goodbye
to his wife were his only words. His
funeral was conducted Tuesday at
Delaware and was attended by state
and national officials.
Thus, tragedy has stalked through
the 1928 presidential campaign.
While not entered in other states
formally as candidate, Senator Will
lis hoped to get the united backing
of the Ohio delegation at the primary
election to be held April "a. He was
contesting for the honor against
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoo
yer for the "favorite son" support.
Senator Willis death has left the
Ohio field momentarily open alone to
Mr. Hoover.
None there were, though, who
would have coveted victory in this
manner.
Senator Willis was an outstanding
figure in the Republican party. He
had been member of congress, gov
ernor of Ohio, and later became
United States senator to succeed the
late President Harding. His loss will
be keenly felt by the Republican
party.
The sudden and wholly unexpected
passing of Senator Willis, forcibly
brings to the front the great truth of
the fact one should at all times be
as nearly ready as possible for the
inevitable-death-f zone never
knows"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05

told that there were two kinds Of
farmers: "Those that know how it
should be done, but cannot do it,; and
'those that practice it and make a
success of farming"
There are more kinds of farmers,
and, by far the largest class are those
that practice it but do not make a
success of it. Most of us belong to
that class. Some make little head
way, some play even, while others fail.
There can be divided opinions as
to what constitutes successful farm
er. Is it by the amount of money he
makes?
The American farmer as a rule has
been a soil rObber farming at the ex-
pense of his children and grandchil-
dren. This we cannot hold against
the farmer, as that is what he has
learned through experience; it is what
has been handed down from father to
son for generations.
Look at the abandoned farms in the
East with their depleted soil. The
soil was robbed and the farmers
moved westward to our fertile Missis-
sippi valley, where they said the soil
was so fertile, it could never wear
out; but the effects of this soil robbing
is showing up, and if it is not soon
stopped, the farmers in these great
states will be in worse fix than
those in the eastern states were, as
there is no more fertile land that they
can move "out west" on and rob of its
fertility.
Our Pine county soil will not stand
the abuse the land in the corn belt
has stood.
Farming as rule has been mining
the soil of it's fertility, but a change
is taking place. The experiment sta
lions have been solving a lot of our
problems.
We are told from all sides to prac-
tice diversified farming. But the
more we diversity the more problems
we get to solve, and it is impossible
for the individual farmer to solve
these problems alone. We must work
together in cooperation with the ex-
pertinent stations to get the best re-
suits.
The experiment stations are solving
these problems and passing the re-
suits to the former through the ex-
tension department..
And here is where our able leader
ship comes in.
Mr.. Hammargren, our county agent.
is the man l referred to. He is too
we'll and favorably known for me to
try to add anything to his qualifica-
tions as leader for extension work
in Pine county.
Whether he has been or could be an
liable farmer l don't know, but, do
believe he would make very sue
cessful farmer. 1t is immaterial to
to me whether he would or not, as
long as he knows how it should be
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-05
IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED

There can be little doubt in the
mind of anyone what the people in
this section of the country expect, in
fact demand, of the Republican party.
The state convention of that party
held in st. Paul last Saturday and the
numerous district conventions can be
interpreted in no other way than an
ironclad instruction to the party's
leaders.
The vast majority of the rank and
file in the party have placed them
selves definitely behind the McNary-
Haugen bill for agricultural relief
and the candidacy of Frank o. Low
den for president.
The delegates not only were pledged
to Lowden as long as there is any
hope of nominating him, but they are
instructed to support only candidates
for president "as have heretofore by
word and deed, shown themselves to
be in accord with the demands of the
farmers of this and other states to be
brought into Americas protective
system"
No convention could have been more
explicit in directing the course which
it's leaders should follow. Should the
cause of Frank o. Lowden be lost, Min
nesota's delegation will have to seek
another candidate equally frank with
regard to the problem which the West
demands be solved now.
This determination lends color to
the feeling that the West will not be