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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
ART, POLITICS.. AND PADEREWSKI
minneapolis Tribune. Feb. 29.)

Minneapolis Tribune. Feb 29.)
The Incompatible Paderewski be-
longs to Minneapolis for the day, and
tonight will give what We. hope may
not be, but which we fear is likely to
be, his last concert in this city. 1t is
a pleasure to honor the great Polish
pianist, whose genious as an inter-
pretative artist has not been surpass-
ed within the present generation.
Musicians generally are agreed that
the three great pianists of all time
are List, Rubenstein, and Paderew-
ski. Few of us ever had the oppor-
tunity to hear List or Rubenstein,
but Paderewski, fortunately, still re-
mains available to us.
Nearly everyone is familiar with
the prodigiOus efforts which Pade-
rewski made on behalf of Poland
during the war. How he abandoned
the piano for very considerable per-
iod, and devoted himself completely
to politics, is a story which has been
told and retOld. To some of us, whose
reverence for art exceeds our rev.
erence for politics, this change in
Paderewski's mode of life seemed a
step downward rather than upward,
although admiration for the mans
passionate sincerely is not to be with
held. But one odd development came
out of Paderewski's temporary aban-
donment of the musical life. On his
return to the piano he was a deeper,
ripper and maturer artist than ever.
What was, or is, the moral in this?
Here one can only speculate. Off
hand, nothing would seem more alb
surd than the postulate that mu-
stefan could improve his art by going
into politics for few years. Yet this
is what occurred in Paderewski's case.
No doubt the contact with innumer-
able types of mind wholly foreign to
the musical world brought about a
general maturing which would not
have been possible in life less COM
pick. 1t is not possible to make any
dogmatic assertions on the point. One
might say that the musician is in
danger of leading too narrow a life,
and that his technique is likely to
grow at the expense of his intelli-
gence. There is likelihood, at least,
that this plunge of Paderewski's into
the hurly-burly of political life rep
resented exactly what he needed in
the way of the last few educational
finishing touches. 1t must have i'm
proved his perspective. And per-
spective, of course, is precisely where
in his playing goes beyond anybody
else's. One does not feel in him by
any means the greatest contemporary
technician. Rosenthal, who was heard
in Minneapolis recently, must surpass
him in that respect. But one does
feel in Paderewski the finest and most
sensitive intelligence currently de-
voted to musical Interpretation. The
artist, in the final analysis, is the
man; and whatever contributes to
the growth of the man contributes to
the growth of the artist. That seems
the only possible explanation of the
paradoxical twist which caused art
to enrich itself off politics at a time
when politics was apparently making
art poorer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

Accidental deaths occur in many
different ways and here is one that
should sound warning to those who
may not be familiar with the dangers
of an electric shock. Miss Ruth
Stromberg, an Ashland, Wis.,, girl, was
electrocuted a few days ago while
taking a bath. After she had been
in the tub a short time she sought
to connect an electric heater with
her wet hands, and in so doing was
electrocuted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08


to be considered here tonight" Mr..
Olson declared. 81 come here because
l want to help promote the ideals and
aspirations of the Farmer-Labor As
ISOLATION. We are too apt to forget
the path of broken promises of the
old parties"
''TO Him Who Tolls Belongs the
FruitS.'
There have always been a few
who believed in promoting the inter-
ests of those who toll, who declared
that to him who toiled with hand or
mind belonged the fruits. We hold
up as our heroes those who fought
for the under dog"
'The working class political move
ment has not been as successful as
it might because too individualistic.
No principle can be achieved without
disciplined organization. Individ-
uals may flame like passing stars, but
when they fade all falls with them.
The only lasting progress is through
organization. We have to start some
have tried to start and have laid the
foundation. The key to progress and
betterment is through organization
and organization only"
StOckwell Warns of Lurking Dangers.
S. A. Stockwell declared that when
senators, the U. S. senate voted to turn
the investigation of the power trust
over to the Federal Trade commission,
it might as well have been voted to
turn the investigation over to the
power trust itself.
1--WE are facing crisis, and unless
we wish failure written over the grave
of American democracy we must
bestir ourselves" Senator Stockwell
said
"Farmer.LabOr', The Law at
Convention.
The convention on March 26 and q
will, it appears, be we'll attended. 1t
will be a Farmer-Labor gathering
and will not tolerate the action of
fusion in any sense of the word. A
full ticket will be named for state and
congressional offices. In all .probab-
ility there will be no contest in the
primary. Endorsement will make the
convention ticket an easy victor over
individualists who may have the
effrontery to file in opposition to the
endorses at the primary.
Lundeen Speaks on Conditions in
Europe.
Ernest Lundeen, former congress-
man from the fifth Minnesota district,
returned recently from tour of Swe-
den, Russia, England, and Germany.
Since his return home Mr.. Lundeen
has addressed a number of meetings
in the state describing conditions in
the countries he visited. He is far
from enthusiastic over the possibili-
ties of continued peace. Unemploy-
ment is a serious question in most
countries but not in Germany, he says.
Russia has unemployment, though it
is by no means as serious as in Eng
land.
When in congress 1917 and 1918,
Mr.. Lundeen voted against war with
Germany. He says: eff 1 judge the
situation rightly there is grave dan
ger of war between England and Rus
STA and possibly between England
and the United States. If war be-
tween the United States and England
should become a probability 1 shalf
do my utmost to prevent it, as l did
when we were ushered into the war
with Germany ten years ago."
The economic progress of Russia
is remarkable and every American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
LITTLE JOURNEYS
HERE AND THERE
By J. A. WYE

told me is typical of agricultural con-
ditions all over Arkansas.
With such buildings as have been
described, with such soil as cut-over
timber Land leaves, with an old well
"a hole in the ground twenty to
thirty feet deep, not curbed, with a
wooden top over it, cross-bar over
head to which is attached small
iron pulley over which a rope is
drawn and attached to it a wooden
bucket for lowering into the well and
drawing up filled with water, with a
house set on short wooden posts, and
made of rough pine boards set upright
and cracks battened on the outside
with narrow strips, with scarcely any
furniture in the house excepting a
chair, table, a cook stove of diminu-
tive size, bed or two and you have
fairly accurate list of the equip
ment these people have to try to
build and develop a home.
Only One Fork.
occasionally" my informant told
me, 81 take meal with some of these
people. They are truly hospitable.
They will give you >the last bite to
eat they have in the house. but the
poverty of their living is not conduc-
i've to good citizenship nor progress.
At one meal l had the only fork they
had in the house. 1t was an old iron
one with bent tines"
OF course, not all the farm homes
are so deprived of necessities as this
one but the most of them are right
along this order.
The First Tenant.
When we arrived at the home of
the first tenant he was blowing with
a tractor in the field. l went into
the house, while the driver went out
was not any too warm outside that
day. The front door was kept open,
there was no heating stove but instead
fire place built in with a large
chimney placed outside on the end
of the house such as are represented
by the pictures we see of colonial
days in our school histories. Big
chunks of wood were used to fire it.
1t was about three O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. The woman of the home had
two children. The youngest was at
home while the other was at school
to which he walked two miles each
school day. There were two other
ladies from other farm homes about
a mile away. There were chairs for
each of us and we pulled them up
around the fireplace and they were
gracious enough to respond courteously
and friendly to my numerous ques-
tions.
Very Limited knowledge.
In my first article from Hot Springs
l expressed the belief that the farmer
who got on the train at Poplar Bluff
and left it at HoXie and who didn't
know where Minnesota is but thought
he had heard of it, was an exceptional
one. 1 am not so sure about that
now, for these people around the fire.
place were not sure either of the
geographical location of Minnesota.
Perhaps, after all, we shouldn't be
so stuck up about Minnesota for with
out doubt there are thousands in this
country who have never heard of it.
1t was the 23rd of February, the
day it was 10 below in Minnesota, but
these people had peas, cabbage, and
onions up. There was nothing about
the place that betokened thrift, in
fact there was nothing to be thrifty
with. Ambition, the ability to dream
and through toll to realize on those
dreams, that's what develops into
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who can afford the time and money
should visit that country to see for
himself what is being achieved.
Russia has powerful army but is
willing to scrap it and its entire mill
tary machine when the other powers
of the world are ready to do the
same" states Mr.. Lundeen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
On The Road to Arkadelphia.

Hot Springs is not good place to
study actual conditions as they make
for the good of the country, give it
strength and build it up to a higher
and better state. Hot Springs is arti-
fetal, unnatural. 1t does not typi-
cally represent the country nor the
people. 1t has a population of say
$4,000. The estimate of the Interior
Department is that there are 100000
visitors in Hot Springs annually, and
the actual authenticated expenditures
for baths alone in 1926 was $522,O01,-
IS. There are some slaves and
little lumber manufactured here, but
of Hot Springs is but bagatelle. 1t
gets it's life and power from the Wis
itors attracted here by the hot springs
where they hope to gain relief and
health. Take the hot springs away.
let them cease flowing, and Hot
Springs as city would be but a dot
on the map. Realizing this, the coun-
try is the only place to go to gain.
knowledge of actualities affecting the
state as a whole and in turn the ma
ton.
Robbers TrySting Place.
Arkadelphia is thirty-siX miles
from Hot Springs nearly due south.
The road does not go straight for after
leaving the earthen bowl contiguous
to the Springs, it winds its way to the
in
until they almost meet on in the mar
row valley. There is one place that
they call 1.-THE Divide" from which
the waters run in opposite directions.
1t was at this point while returning
on a dark rainy night that the driver
robbery and hold-up had been staged
there few months before by placing
ties in the road, OBTAINING several
cars while their occupants were re-
lieved of their spare cash and jewelry.
We were soon out of this thieves
trysting place and breathed the air
freer.
Our Objective.
Arkadelphia really was not our OBJ
jective point but the manager of an
auto concern who was my driver, de-
sired to go there and look at the
Flying Field" as his organization had
but recently taken on the sale of fly
ing machines. He had learned to fly,
had taken his first flight alone the
day before and intended soon to fly to
Philadelphia.
His concern had several thousand
acres of cut-over timber land, pine
and hardwood, and some of it was I'M
der cultivation. We were to call on
two tenants before we reached Arka-
delphia.
If you live anywhere in Minnesota
on good farm, thank your lucky
stars that you do so and that you are
not a farmer in Arkansas. This is
not written because there is a preju-
dice against Arkansas and in favor
of Minnesota, but because there is so
much i'm Minnesota that there is not
here and because hope shines brilli-
antly in Minnesota while here it is
atrophed if not almost dead.
The Picture.
What shall be your picture to visu-
alize these things-farm conditions
as they are here? Go to a farm that
has been deserted, where the build
ings are old and decadent, faith dead,
and hope almost turned to despair,
tries to exc out living-try to find
such a place in Minnesota, and you
will find Paradise compared to what
is seen here and what my informants
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
Another Tax.

Orator: "And now, gentlemen. I
wish to tax your memory"
Member of the audience: Good
heavens, has it come to that?'-Cap-
per's Weekly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
Uncertain EncOuragemeI

Uncertain Encouragement.
Patient: Doctor, how are my
chances?"
Doctor: ooh, pretty good, but 1
wouldn't start reading any continued
stories"
Evening star., 1928-05-14
SIX IN FAMILY DIE
AS TRAIN HITS AUTO
Baby Sole Survivor Two
Others Also Killed in
Same Crash.
Nv the Assncia,na Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ERIE, Pa. May IA baby is the
soul surviving member of a family oil
seven and a father and son OF another
family also are dead as the result OF
two automobiles crashing in Penn :
Sylvania Railroad train at Espyville,
near here. Five others were injured,
one perhaps fatally,
The tragedy occurred yesterday and
Is said to have been the result OF an
impromptu race between the two auto
mobiles.
List of Victims.
The dead are: Mr.. and Mrs. Clare
Hays OF North Shenango and their
four sons, 10. Z, 4 and 3 years: Ward
Thomas. go, of Pennside and his son.
william. 80. of Albion.
The injured are: Mrs. Ward Thomas,
who suffered fractured skuH ano Is
not expected to survive, at an Erie
hospital; the 2-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Hays. Mrs. Wn!lah
Thomson and her two children. Mon
ME THOMAS. 81, son of Ward Thomas.
was also in the Thomas machine, but
was uninjured.
Locomotive Badly Damaged
The locomotive was badly damaged
and required three hours to get to Erie,
A distance of S5 miles,
The engineer. James Pilmer of Erie,
said the machines evidently were racing
and that the crossing was free OF oo-
StY1lction. with warning bells ringing;
Coroner William Byham OF Crawford
county has started an investigation
Esnyviile Is in Crawford County, as Is
Nnrfh Shenango. home of the Hays
family. Albion and PennSide: where
the Thonases resided. are in Erie
County,
Evening star., 1928-05-14

of Representative Pou Of North Caro-
lima, whose aviator son was credited
with sinking one submarine before he
met death at lie Tudy, France.
Margaret M. Manion, president gen.
eral of the Spanish War Veterans Aux
iliary, placed the emblem Of the order
on the tomb
Representatives of a number Of other
organizations laid wreaths on the tomb.
Concluded With "Taps."
The rites were concluded with the
sounding Of taps by Staff Sergt. Frank
Witchey, Headquarters Troop, Sd United
States Cavalry. who performed the
same service at the burial Of the Un-
known Soldier November IL, 1921.
Troops from Fort Myer and squads CT
Boy Scouts assisted in handling the
crowds.
Motherhood was the theme Of many
sermons In local pulpits yesterday. ana
number Of special Mothers day serv-
ices were held. The Holy Name Men
of st. Pauls Parish received holy COM
munion yesterday morning in honor Of
Mothers day.
Rabbi William F. Rosenblum spoke
on Mothers in Israeli at an open
meeting of the Argo Lodge OF the B'nal
Birth at the Jewish Community Cen
ter A Mothers day fund for the Epis-
copal Church Home was collected In the
Episcopal churches, following an ap-
peal by Bishop James z. Freeman.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
UNKNOWN MOTHER
HONOREDAT SHRINE
Patriotic Societies Conduct
Rites at Soldiers Grave in
Arlington Cemetery.

An unknown mother, whose valiant
son lies beneath a cleaning shrine IN
hallowed Arlington Cemetery, was ten
dered the homage reserved only Tor
national heroes-and heroines-durlng
Mothers day pilgrimage across the
Potomac yesterday afternoon.
Between lines of grimly proud moth
erS, whose sons also died heroically for
their country representatives Of the
American War Mothers and other pa
triotic societies moved silently to the
Unknown Soldiers tomb and laid floral
tributes on the white sarcophagus.
With these simple rites, witnessed by
the chief of staff of the Army. other
high Government officials and large
gathering Of citizens. the National Cap
ital led the Nation in the annual observ-
ance of the day set aside by act of Con-
gress as memorial to motherhood.
Summerall Makes Address.
Mai. Gen. Charles P. Summerall,
chief Of staff, who possibly was COM
manding officer of the World War SOL
dier who lies on the Arlington hillside
in front of the amphitheater. laid aside
the austerity of the military to muse
upon the heartaches and heroism of a
soldiers mother.
1T is far easier for the soldier to go
forth to battle than for the mother to
see him CO." said the veteran officer,
who is now ranking head of the Army.
THE soldier is animated by the
spirit of adventure, the desire for ex-
element, the love of conflict. which
come to him from thousands of gen.
erations of warrior ancestors. None of
these things enter into the mothers
life to ease her hard lot. 1t is for her
to watch and wait.
"The soldier puts his life at stake
and often gives it up for his country
Hence We say that the highest need
of praise is the soldiers due. And yet
every true mother would lay down her
Evening star., 1928-05-14

life that her son might live. And II
she have several sons, the only regret
would be that she had only one life to
offer up for them.
Stands for Higher Life.
"The mothers love stands for the
higher life, from the beginning to the
end of our existence, with unknown and
immeasurable influences that are too
subtle for us to perceive and under
stand It has been we'll said that but
for our mothers we would all be savages.
Our great hope for the future Is that
the true and pure ideals of mothers
shall continue to direct the footsteps
of their sons"
Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor Of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, added his tribute to mother
hood with the statement that "the his
tories of nations are the histories Of
great men, and whenever God wants
to give great man to the world He
begins by giving him great mother"
The Arlington ceremonies were under
auspices of the American War Mothers
and the Congressional Club. Mrs.
Thomas Spence, national president OF
the former. and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry president Of the club, explained
the purposes of the pilgrimage In brief
preliminary addresses. Mrs. Isabel
Alexander of Cleveland, founder OF the
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary, also
spoke briefly
The program began in the Amphi-
theater with solemn music by the Army
and Navy Bands and selections by the
choir Of the First Congregational
Church. Miss Mary Jordan, opera
singer. rendered solos. Rev James Shera
Montgomery. chaplain OF the House OF
Representatives, offered prayer.
Gold Star Mothers Present.
The musical and speaking program
over the assembly adjourned to the
tomb. Here two-score Gold Star Mothers,
holding chains of white carnations
formed a court of honor through which
passed those carrying wreaths to the
grave. At the head of the two lines OF
Gold Star Mothers were: Mrs. Eta M
Jackson, whose son was killed in action
at Fismes, France, and Mrs. Lucy Cash
The emblem Of the American War
Mothers was placed by Mrs. william D
Rock. member of the Philadelphia
chapter of the War Mothers, whose son
was killed near Nolan, France. and
was awarded posthumously the Dis
tinguished Service Cross.
The wreath of the war mothers was
laid on the tomb by Mrs. Anna Shana-
han, State president for New Jersey,
and whose son was lost on the U. 8. S.
Tampa while conveying troops to
France, and Mrs. Edward w. Pou. wife
Evening star., 1928-05-14

Continued from Fourteenth Page.)
C. Odenheimer, Mrs. Addie Barrett.
Mrs. Edison w. Briggs, Mrs. John
Craven, Mrs Paula Chase, Mrs. Frank
Fuller. Mrs. william b. Larner, Mrs. A.
s. Maddox, Mrs. Granville H. Parks.
Mrs. 8. L. Shoemaker. Mrs. Mae T,
Riordon, AIRS. Elma r. Saul, Mrs. J.
Frank Wilson, Mrs. j. n. Hoover. Miss
Evelyn z. s. Weers. Mrs. May Jameason,
Mrs. Harry IL Packard, Mrs. Mary
Heyier, DR.. Laura Brennon. DR.. Della
Ducolirt, Mrs. Condrup, Mrs. Frank
Overman, Mrs. Ada G. Payne, Mrs.
Harry L. Underwood. Mrs. r. s.
Thomas, Mrs. Mary Thompson, Ms,
James Donahue. Mrs. s. Catherine
Coles, Miss Rose Fairfax, Mrs. Ernest
II. Daniel, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins
and Mra. Faber Stevenson.
The Massachusetts, Society Of Wash
1ngton viii hold q reception in honor
n the Rev. william Henry Peters FRI
day evening, May 25. in the ballroom
Of the Wardnan Park Hotel
Evening star., 1928-05-14
Husband Asks Absolute Divorce.

Absolute divorce is asked in suit
filed today In the District Supreme
Court by John II. Brahier, 6l3 Fifth
street northeast, against Ethel e.
Brahler, 1909 Fifth street northeast
They were married June II, 1916, at
Rockville and lived together until June
l. 1919. There are no children. The
husband charges misconduct and names
q correspondent. He is represented by
Attorneys James B. Archer and Charles
r. Sanford.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
Renos 1927 Record in Issue of Divorces
Increased 91.3 Per Cent Over Other Year

the divorce increase, the department
called attention to a modification OF
Nevada's residence requirement from
six to three months.
Due largely to a change In Cali
fornia's marriage law requiring three
days notice to be given before the
issuance of a license, the report said,
95.3 per cent more couples were joined
in wedlock in Nevada last year than
the year before. The total marriages
we're 1893. an increase OF 1,l70.
washoe County's figures nearly trebled
showing 1888 marriages last year
against $50 in 1926.
Evening star., 1928-05-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reno, famous as a divorce center, was
mitch larger magnet for disagreeing
couples last year than 1t was in 1925.
The Commerce Department, review
ing marriage and divorce statistics for
Nevada today, credited that State with
l .95S divorces in 1927. an increase of
9S2. or 91.3 per cent. over the previous
year. Specific figures for Reno were
not given, but Washoe County, in
which it is located. was shown to have
granted 1908 of the total, gain of
SAT, or more than 100 per cent.
While no explanation was offered for
Evening star., 1928-05-14
URGES CONFIRMATION.
Senate Should Approve Woman for
Customs Court, Locher Says.

The Senate should confirm without
DELAY the nomination of Miss Gene
We've r. Cline of Cleveland to De a
member of the United States customs
Court, Senator Locher, Democrat, OF
Ohio declared today.
In urging the confirmation, Senator
Locher said that Miss Cline Is quail
fed for the Office by general and pro-
fessionsl" education. He expressed the
opinion that blocking OF executive
nomination, unless the noninees record
specifically discloses moral turpltuoe OF
professional unfitneSs, hampers the ex-
ecsrtiye department of the Government
and results TO the disadvantage OF the
public"
Evening star., 1928-05-14
PLEA MADE FOR VETERANS
Representative Edith Nourse Urges
Fund for Hospital Expansion.

Congress cannot adjourn with clear
conscience if 1t again fails to pass the
House bill proposing an appropriation
Of $4,000. 900 for expansion OF Veter-
ans Bureau hospital facilities through
out the country. Mrs. Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican Representative from
Ma Sachusetts, declared today.
Mrs. Rogers said she had been as
e,rred by Senate leaders that the Senate
WIN act before adjournment on the bill.
The measure was caught In the Senate
nlibuster last session.