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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-26
Additional Financial
News on Page 26
ACTIVE BUYING
MARKS GRAINS

CHICAGO. Sept. 26. Active buy
ing and light offerings featured late
trading IN grains today. Wheat was
IN III TO Issc ut the close, corn
I'm ia to 1skC while oats ruled lac
lower TO Y & higher.
Trading in wheat during the fote.
noon was rather quiet and nnarksL
was devoid OF an outstanding fea-
t1lre. Transactions az d rule were
placed I'd the account of commits
sion houses while locals were in
cIined to await new developments.
Opening prices were II to sc lover
ana this was followed by 9 nods
crate rally, which, however. was
short lived IS commission concerns
again favored the. selling side.
The easInesg in wheat was traced
to the weak cables. Prices there
opened = to I'D lower but clio scd
steady 10 &C up. Local teceIots
were 81 cars. Receipts at Winnipeg
tptalled 2,142 cars compared with
g75 cars last year. Weather ogei
the spring wheat area both sides Ut
tile international line was clear AMI
cold,
FirmnesH existed In corn. Seq
tember scored the biggest advance.
this being due more 10 an absenc>,
ot offerings than any particular
demand from any source. Scattered
commission house buying De the
deferred months was occasioned oy
reports of heavy frost over vari. IFS
parts Of the belt. Receipts weye
estimated at eleven cars
Oats declined with wheat Scat
tered liquidation was noted IN The
3urrent month and locals pr4sstd
the selling side In the deferred y
liveries. Receipts were estinna ed
at fifty-six cars.
Provisions were sharply lower
with hogs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-26
Classes Organized

Glasses in banking fundamentals,
bunder Eliot II. Thompson. of the
washington Loan & Trust Co: in
: ne aotiab BILE instruments, under
Bolith6 j. Laws, and trust functions,
under B. Ashby l.eavelI, OF the
Merchants Bank & Trust Co., were
organized last night at the local
. chapter rooms OF the American Insti.
tute OF Banking. The Institutes fall
. term opened Monday, when classes
in commercial law, standar d
, economics and investments were
ORGANIZED
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-26
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2S.--A good
business was done in spots with
prices easier here today. Sales
totaled 5000 bales: receipts. 1000
ba les.
MiddIing. fair, was quoted at
la.H0d; strictly good mlds. I0.85d:
good mids. 10.60d; strictly mids.
10 sod: nids, 10.35d strictly low
nnihe. 1015d: low noids. 9.95d: strict
/, good ordinary. 9,75d and good
nf9inary, 9.4Sd.
Futures opened aujet with October
~ A.64d; December, a.S3d January.
s.ssd; March. Add, and May.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-26
FALL BUSINESS
OUTLOOK
GOOD
BY HARRY GUSACK
ESnanciaI Editor

Fan business viii be good A
high rate OF industrial operation
J Through the summer has resulted
in a general feeling OF confidence
hregarding the balance OF 1928, and
plentiful harvests and the prospect
Of full employment through the fail
promise an active demand for the
innumerable articles that make UP
the necessities OF modern living.
This il the conclusion reached by
the National Bank of Commerce
Of New York III its monthly report
Of business and financial conditions
made public today, which, in part
stStes:
"a normal seasonal increase in
business Is clearly in prospect,
\ which will compare the more favor
ably with 1927 because OF the de-
Ginning trend Of the latter part of
that year.
EmpIOyment Gains
''EmpIoynlent has been main
tanned At satisfactory level this
summer. Factory employment has
been lower All year than in 1927
but. contrary to the usual trend.
u gained a little in June and de-
clined by less than the seasonal
smount In July. The smaller mum
Der of men employed in factories
! has also been offset by a larger
amount OF outside work. Metal
miners harvest hands and building
labor have all been in good de-
nnsnd."
The retain trade outlook as
whole Is good though its trend is
obecured BY q changing distribution
Of the business among different
agencies in the field Thus the
Federal Reserve Boards report on
department. store trade showed
loss Of 5 per cent in August com
pared with last year. But this
was offset by a gain of % per cent
for mail order houses and larger
sales OF chain and speciality stores
so that the total volume of business
probably represented satisfactory
Increase Fall retail trade has as
vet hardly more than begun, but
eold volume is noted in the sec
tons OF the West that have already
experienced some cool weather
with 4 favorable background of
industrial employment and good
crop yields, III seems likely that
the presefA expectation of a sub
stantial increase in retail trade
over the latter part of last year
will be realized.
Activity In Steel
"The greatest activity in manu-
facture continues to center about
the steel and tsteeI-using indastries.
August records OF output, rates Of
operation and forward orders made
an excellent showing; while good
demand for nearly all lines OF
steel. advances in scrap and pig
iron. and a rising trend of finished
steel prices reflect the continuing
activity in numerous lines. The
current yeas eems likely to prove
one of the best the steel industry
has ever enjoyed.
Signs Of Improvement are ap-
parent in the textile field, which
so far this year has been a sore
spot IN the industrial situation.
In the cotton industry there was
gratifying turn in August, when
production OF piece goods recovered
somewhat from the low level of
Suly."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-26
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-Raw cot
fee futures opened barely steads
cember sold at $3.50; March, s1S.7e,
and July, $15.11.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
A TACTFUL MUSICIAN

Franz List, the great Hungarian
pianist and composer, who lived from
1911 to 1886, was tactful diplomat
as well as a musician. How he once
rebuked the car of Russia, but did it
so gracefully that even royalty could
not be offended, is told by George ).
Hellman in his Lanes of Memory
When the predecessor of the late Car
Nicholas was on the throne, List,
who was also noted as an orchestral
conductor, was directing a symphony
concert in ST. Petersburg (now Lenin-
grad). During the performance the
car, availing himself of his royal
prerogative, carried on conversation
so loudly with his companions that the
music was interrupted. List, much
annoyed, glanced toward the cars
box, but the, ruler continued his loud
talk, whereupon List gave a signal
for the music to cease abruptly. The
ear, angered at this proceeding in
the royal presence, sent an emissary
to enquire the cause of the sudden
hating of the music. List sent word
to the car that he was merely abiding
by the regulations of the royal court,
which provided that when the car
speaks, all others must be silent
The car, abashed by this clever an
swer decided to make the best of it
and laughed it off. Then the concert
proceeded, and the car Joined in the
applause of List and the orchestra.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12

selves. l am sure neither the county
nor the state have done that. He also
states that only few would derive
any benefit from blowing the state
aid roads. l disagree with him. l
contend that everybody that has ac-
cess to the 300 miles of county roads
would be benefited or else the coun-
ty boards who laid out these roads
failed to lay them where they would
benefit the most. In travelling over
some of these roads, find that not to
be the case, as all the roads l have
come in contact with seem to be well
laid out.
Do you not think that it would be
we'll as long as the county has the
power all ready, to purchase at least
one pillow, and say, pillow out the coun-
ty roads at least once every winter,
and then pillow for those townships
and individuals that want to pay for
it? Could not some of the money
that is now spent during the summer
time for maintaining be cut down so
as to have little for the roads in
the winter? And by so doing it would
not affect the taxes as far as the
county is concerned.
w. ABRAHAMSON,
Ten miles out in the snow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
PURPOSE, SERVICE AND GOOD
WILL

The DunwoOdy Institute of Mime
apolis, commenced operation IA years
ago. 1t is an educational organiza-
ton that has grown from handful
of eighty students to a nationally
known institution of over a thousand
day school students and a thousand
evening school students.
The founder of the Institute. Will
liam Hood Dunwoody, was born March
IA, 1S41, at Newton, Penna. Here he
attended the public schools until he
was sixteen years old. In 1857 he
went to Philadelphia where he at
tended high school, but he was taken
ill with fever shortly before gradu-
alton, so he did not finish his high
school course In. 1868 he came to
Minneapolis and was engaged in the
milling industry until his death in
1914.
"When one reviews the life of Mr..
Dunwoody from first hand sources"
says a writer in the Dunwoody News,
official publication of the Institute,
zone is impressed by the consistent
attitude he maintained toward life.
Mediocrity was not tolerated.; the de-
mand he made upon life was all or
nothing, and the same demand he
applied to himself and StrOve to en-
force it. Everything he undertook
was worthy of his best effort; if he
did not deem anything worth his
l. m N n6
to give it only half. Purposes, service,
and good will are the three great
features of his life, and in endOwing
the institute which now bears his
name, he no doubt had in mind the
three causes of all failures-lack OF
real purpose, unwillingness to be OF
service, and persistent ingrown view
of life. His purpose was to help
young men avoid these pitfalls"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
SOME MORE ABOUT SNOW
FLOWING

Editor Askov American:
Mr.. Stepan asked that in case of
snow blowing what should we do with
the township roads and the mail
route roads? l never knew, or heard
of that the county worked the mail
route roads or township roads in the
summer, and l take it for granted
that it would be up to each township
to take care of their own roads, at
least that's what they are doing in
ChisagO county.
Chisago county has two snow plows.
There are four townships and three
villages in that county that have en-
roads. The rest will have to pillow
out their own roads, or stay showed
in.
Another point that I fail to agree
with Mr.. Stepan on is the cost of
blowing the 800 miles of county roads.
In Chisago county they charge the
townships $500 per mile, and do not
think they would do it at loss. This
would mean that the county roads
in Pine county could be plowed out
once for not to exceed $1,00O.O0, not
counting the cost of the equipment
which Mr.. Stepan estimates at $10,-
100000. To spend 8 to $15,O0O.00
would mean that the roads would
have to be plowed out 8 to Is times.
We had State Aid road No. plowed
once last winter and it sure was
some help. Further, l am sure that
not counting the people that live in
villages or along highway No. 1, the
big majority of people in Pine county
have access to some part of the
nearly 300 miles of county road in
the county.
If Mr.. Stepan re-reads my first ar
ticle he will understand that snow
blowing is not up to the county board.
1t is up to the citizens of the county
to decide that. By bringing pressure
on the board they can in some way
find out the sentiment of the people.
1 believe in majority rule. 1 believe
in keeping the taxes down. To do that
we must keep them down in our own
locality. In the school district and
township where l reside, we have a
7.9 mills school tax and a total tax
of 1879 mills.
There is one thing we must bear in
mind when we talk taxes in these
changed conditions, and that is, that
we can not expect to run our local,
county, state, and national govern
ments with the same expense we did
years ago. The cost of farming and
of running a business is greater now
than ten years ago. Changed condi-
tiOns demand more
Now a word to Mr.. H. Starch. He
talks about high school, etc. That's
local affair that the people in his
own locality have put upon them
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
NOTHING TO BOAST OF

A news item states that "131 couples
were licensed to wed in 1927 in Kooch-
iching county, while but Al couples
secured divorce DEGREES, showing more
than two-thirds lead from the victims
of Cupid as compared to those of the
matrimonial activities of Mars"
The but" seems rather out of place,
and certainly the marriage licenses
ought to show a lead of more than
two-thirds over the divorces. The
home is one of the pillars of society
one of the mainstays of the nation,
and certainly it won't thrive at that
rate of separations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12

Mrs. Herbert Williams. All interest
ed in singing please come and join
the choir.
POkegama NJ. e. Church Notes.
Sunday, Jan. 18th, 2 p. m.--Church
school, Mrs G. w. Jewell, superintend-
ent. p. m.-Divine worship. Ser
mon topic: Following, Jesus.
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, 2 p. m.-The
Womans Foreign Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Mrs. M.
Deforest. Mrs. Nelson is the leader.
You are cordially invited to attend
the services for the week.
POmrOy Church Notes.
Sunday, Jan. 18th, II a. m.-Church
school, Walter Bradley, superintend-
ent.
Sunday, Jan. 22nd, p. m.-Church
school, 3 p. m.-Divine worship, with
sermon by the pastor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
WORKING TO BOOST TARIFF ON
POTATOES AND RUTABAGAS

Congressman Godfrey G. Goodwin
of this district-the Tenth has in
troduced bills in Congress increasing
the tariff on potatoes. rutabagas, and
commodities.
One of Mr.. Goodwin's bills in
creases the duty on potatoes from so
to 80 cents hundred pounds. An
other increases the duty on potato
starch from 212 to cents pound.
A third increases to 6 cents a pound
the tariff on sage and sage flour,
tapioca, and tapioca flour and cassa-
va. These articles come in COMPETE
ton with potato starch for use in
stiffening cotton textiles.
Still another of Mr.. Goodwin's bills
would increase the tariff on ruta-
hagas, or turnips, from II cents a
hundred pounds to so cents a hun
dred pounds.
Canada exports large volume of
turnips that comes in competition
with the domestic CROP" Mr.. Good
win said. ''Importations the past
year amounted to 4,200 tons, flooding
our market and greatly depressing
the price. Due to the cheaper labor
and greater fertility of soil, the Ca
madam grower has a much lower cost
of production than our farmers"
About one-third of the entire ruta-
baga crop in the United States is
raised here in Pine county and one
half of that comes from the AskOv
community, so good boost on the
tariff of that crop will mean much
here. In some years when there is
a big crop in Canada local buyers
have difficulty in disposing of the
roots to good advantage. Rutabagas
are shipped largely to the Southern
states for table consumption.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
MORE WILLOW RIVER

Miss Louise JarchOw, high school
teacher made very charming hostess
Tuesday evening, when she enter
tanned the bridge club. This was
the first meeting in the new year.
A very dainty lunch was served.
Mrs. M. L. Melberg received first
prize, and Miss Bakken came in for
second.
There will be debate Saturday
evening, January 18th, at the school
house, between the high school de-
batting team, Donald Ehmke, Inez
Goring, Teddy Dunasky, and Howard
Laufenbury and E. B. Linsley on the
opposing side. Resolved: THAT the
U. S. should construct an all-Amer-
lean Great Lakes-Atlantic waterway
rather, than cooperate with Canada
in the Great Lakes st. Lawrence
waterway project" The school stu
dents have the affirmative. The
public is invited
Vic King, adjutant of the local
American Legion, has just received
notice that an effort is being made
to raise money through the Legion
to repaint and repair "Old Ironsides,' -
the old historic battleship of Revo-
lutionary war fame. Everybody
should contribute a few cents to pre-
serve this famous old ship, the most
celebrated in the world, and as an
inducement, a fine picture of 'Old
Ironsides," under full canvas may be
had for 25 cents. The picture is a
work of art, and worthy of a place in
every home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
A. S. Mcclellan and son. Robert.

"A. S. Mcclellan and son, Robert,
motored to Hinckley Saturday.
Miss Ruth Cooke is unable to re-
turn to her school work here on ac-
count of the illness of her mother
Mrs. VIM. Lilienthal.
The shipping association held their
annual meeting at the town hall
Tuesday, Jan. 10TH. A free lunch
was served.
The Halverson family who had
been living in Minneapolis the past
few months, have returned to theil
home here.
Asa Woodbeck and H. w. Mcclellan
motored to Quamba Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Mcclellan who has
been i'll for the past two weeks, is
improving slowly.
Christie Christensen who has beer
ill for the past two months, is suf'
fering from kidney trouble. His
many friends hope for a speedy re.
covery for him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
Brook Park Community Nj. E. Church
Notes.
Elsie Hartman, Pastor.

Elsie hartman, IdStOf.
Saturday, Jan. IA, 2 p. m.-Junior
league and catechism class meets at
the parsonage. Topic: A Letter for
Me; Elaine Shaske, leader.
Jan. Is, 10 a. m.-Church school,
Miss Lufi, superintendent. Let us
have a 100 per cent school, each
teacher and each pupil in his place.
la. m.-Divine worship. Theme:
How to Follow Jesus. A duet, my
God and My Father" will be sung by
Mrs. A. Klement and Miss Margaret
Luf 1880 p. m.-Christian Endeav-
or. Topics:My People, Edward Fischer,
leader. s p. m.-Evening worship.
You are invited to attend these serv-
ices.
Monday, Jan. 10th, 1900 noon-The
catechism classes meet for instruc-
ton at the parsonage. 1t is neces-
sary that all those who wish to finish
with the class to meet with either
the Saturday or the Monday class.
Parents, please see that your children
avail themselves of the opportunity
for instruction.
Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 2 p. m.-The
teachers training class for adults
will meet with Mrs. G. Deforest. p.
m.-The Brook Park division of the
Pokegama Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society will meet at the George
Deforest home. All interested in
missionary work are especially urged
to attend. p. m.-The Bible study
class will meet at c. B. Kelsey's. All
are cordially invited to spend an hour
in helpful study of Gods word. The
young peoples teachers training class
will meet at the close of the Bible
study.
Wednesday, Jan. 1Sth-Choir prac-
tice for adults and young people at
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
TEN WAYS TO KILL A CLUB
Don't go to meetings.

Don't go to meetings.
If you go, go late.
Always let the weather interfere
with your duties.
When you attend a meeting, find
fault with everything that's done.
If chairman asks for your opinion
say you have none to offer, but after
the meeting is over, tell everyone else
how the business ought to be man.
aged.
Do not accept office-it is easier
to criticise than undertake response
bility.
Refuse to act on committees, but
if you accept do not go to the COM
mittee meeting.
Whisper to your neighbors instead
of addressing the club.
Don't try to increase the club mem
bership, let George do it.
Fail to see the good in a proposal
if you don't like the one who pro-
posed it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
OGEMA

James Teasedale from Iowa, is Wis
iting here with his aunt, Mrs. Herd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson and family
visited at the Bostrom home Friday
evening"
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Swan and daugh-
tiers, visited at the Walter Thayer
home Friday evening.
Miss Nellie Benson and the Misses
Swans returned to Hinckley Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Saxton visited at the Grove
home Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Ryan and Miss Wanda
Grove visited the school Friday.
Miss Hilda Westlund returned to
her school Saturday at Barron, Wis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
OPINIONS OF OTHERS
ABOUT SNOW FLOWING
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkov American:
Just one more who wishes to object
to snow blowing. Taxes surely are
high enough; no one can possibly
wish to have theirs any higher, and
snow blowing certainly will add to our
taxes.
Mr. Stepan is surely doing the right
thing in appealing to the voters, and
I hope everyone who read his article
will respond either to the American
or write to the commissioner of their
district.
When the 100000 deficit in the
county road and bridge fund is con-
sidered, together with the rates in
the different school districts, it seems
to me that the county board ought
not to consider any proposition that
is sure to add to the tax burden OF
the county.
Yours for tax reduction,
/. ]. FLATEN.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12
SETTLING THE BIG ARGUMENT

A vote taken at a theatre in Cloquet
the other day would indicate that
that they are not soaking their brains
in deep problems. Only unmarried
people were permitted to cast bal
lot, the girls being asked if the mod
ern ''sheik', as they understood the
term, is the kind of man they would
choose for a wife and the boys were
asked the same sort of question con-
corning the flapper The girls de-
clared SO to 55 against the ''sheik"
while the boys stood 120 to 80 in
favor of the flapper.
Well, here's hoping they had some
fun and enjoyed it.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12

1t often seems that those with
great handicaps are the ones who ac-
complish something, and it should
make the rest of us with good health
and many natural advantages, more
thankful and less pessimistic. Miss
Eleanor Judd, a blind singer-pianist,
has just made very successful APP
pearance in a Duluth theatre and is
to appear in the larger cities of the
Northwest and Canada. The Duluth
Herald says: she made many friends
in Duluth, being a girl of culture and
refinement besides being a talented
musician"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12

Here is how Arthur Brisbane views
some of those foreign loans: New
York bankers plan loan of $60,0OO,-
600 to Roumania, France participat-
ing by sending ammunition, army
equipment and other material, this
country sending cash. 1t will not be
the cash of bankers making the loan.
They will send abroad the savings
of average citizens tempted by high
interest rates, and the more or less
worthless promise to pay of little
country that tomorrow might be swal-
lowed by Bolshevik Russia, or torn
by revolution. It's bonds in either
case would be worthless"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-12

Lately there hasn't been so much
sending of neckties through the mails
by the blind man" who, after in
vestigation, it was discovered was a
regular business house trying to pull
the wool over the eyes of the public
with the sympathy stuff. A man in
the western part of the state upon
receiving the three ties for a dollar
from Blind Pawnee Bill" put in
three old ties and remailed the pack
age, remarking, the blind cuss won't
know the difference anyway" A
number of returns like that or no re-
turns at all will soon make the
blind" man see.