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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12

outlined fer the formers capacious
studio bungalow.
''It will be the geratest thing I've
ever DONE" Miss Pickford said.
What do you mean T?'" Fair
banks corrected. "It will be the
greatest thing we have done"
The film will constitute a veri-
table millennium for screen fans,
bringing together for the first time
two of the three most popular of
all screen players. In addition, it
will be the first Shakespearean work
done in sound.
The story will be completed and
first rehearsals will be held by the
middle of May. Actual filming of
the production will start about the
middle Of June.
And now, for the benefit of close
followers Of the silver screen,
neither Mary nor Doug will retire
after this picture, a move previous
ly rumored.
incidentally. it was Sam Taylor,
tie director, who spilled the news
about 1.-The Tanning of the Shrew."
"You know" he said, when he
entered Mary's bungalow, they've
finally decided on a picture.
Eyes, they are going to make
Shakespeare's The Tanning of the
Shrew.'"
yes" Mary said minute later,
I'VE finally have made up our
minds"
Wants to Be Bum
She looked gorgeously beautiful
in a gray ensemble, her blonde hair
just visible under the close-fitting
gray hat.
Yes" Fairbanks echoed, as he
bounded into the room, we've got a
natural; we're all set"
Fairbanks wore knickerS. His shirt
was open at the collar. He was as
tanned as a beach comber.
Both Miss Pickford, America s
sweetheart" and Fairbanks are en-
thusiastic about their new film ven
ture.
Miss Pickford pointed out that the
screen public was tired of common
pictures.
II won't even see an ordinary pic
ture when they bring it to Pickfair
(the Hollywood home of Miss Pick
ford and Fairbanks) The public
wants unusual stuff, and I think
we have found it. I've played Gin
derella parts until the public and
myself are tired of them. I'll never
again make a picture just to make
a picture"
"Retire?" she echoed. MY no;
7 have no intention of making such
move. That is, not unless I get
my neck broken. I'm going to be in
pictures for a long time, but, as I
mentioned before, all the pictures
will be seIective. I'll never make
another Cinderella picture and I'll
never make another silent picture.
Doug pretends he would like to
retire." Miss Eickford said.
Doug Likes Talkies
yeah Fairbanks interrupted.
I'D like to be a bum. I'd like to
loaf around and not have anything
to do"
yes" Miss Pickford chuckled,
eff you had heard that as often as
I have you'd have a good laugh.
Douglas always wants to go some
place for vacation and be bum
he thinks. Every time we get away
from Hollywood he yells and yells
and yells until we get back.
Doug then took up the narrative.
When she said unless her neck
was broken" he recounted, she
meant unless I broke it. You know
the picture is to be a comedy.
do I dislike talkiesP No. 7 have
to like them. Every one occs. I'm
really enthusiastic about them and
I'm entering this picture with sim
cere belief the talkies are the thing
and that I'm going to deliver just
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
CONFER ON ELEVATION
Rail Officials to Discuss South Side
Plans With City,

Belt railroad officials and the
board of works will confer with City
Engineer A. H. Moore Tuesday at
10 a. m. on the plans for the eleva-
ton of the south side tracks.
The conference will be to discuss
details Of construction plans and
method Of procedure on the south
side program. Actual construction
on the Belt bridge over White River
which is the first step in the pro-
gram will begin soon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
Liberty Dark

RH United Press
NEW YORK. April l2.-Resi-
dents on Bedloe's ISLAND, from
which the Statue Of Liberty
surveys New York harbor,
breathed easier today on learn
ing that Lady Liberty's torch
had been repaired.
The electric light in the
statues hand failed to flash
through the night for the first
time in forty-three years W
a boat, dragging an ar
snapped the cable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
UNLIT CIGAR COSTS So
Puffed on Subway, But Gets Fine
for Being Dumb

bU CUitCu fTeSS
NEW YORK, April 12.-Martin
Sussmer was brought into court to-
day for smoking cigar on a sub
way train.
But your honor, it was unlight-
ed" Sussmer said Il forgot to
tell the policeman"
"AI right, III fine you So for
being so dumb" said Magistrate
Rudich.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
4 TEAMS IN GUN MEET
College Rife Teams Compete at
Fl. Wayne May 4.

Rife teams OF Indiana University,
Ohio State university, University of
Illinois, and University Of Ken
lucky will compete May in an out
door target match at Ft. Benjamin
Harrison. Eight marskmen form
each team.
A second march scheduled at the
fort is the annual match Of the
Indiana Bankers Association on
June 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
$50 FOR A MILLION!
City Boy Tastes Gotham Rez0ard

NEW YORK April 12The fascination
ports ured James Ducke % from his inland
apos He bummed his New and sought
sailing for foreign But jobs easy
few days New York looked pretty formidable.
hope for a fullmen of his almost
Jimmy buoned his ancient rancoa about Thursday
out from the Bowey mission which home
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
In the Air

Weather conditions at $50 a. m.
at Indianapolis airport:
Southwest wind, sixteen miles an
hour; temperature. ~; barometric
pressure, 1886 at sea level; ceiling,
5000 feet: visibility .Nfimited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-12
Brown Acts for Hoover at Rites

BIZ United Pre3s
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Wal-
ter Brown, postmaster-g general, has
been designated to act as official
representative of President Herbert
Hoover at the funeral of Myron T.
Herrick, former ambassador to
France, at Cleveland.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
INEFFICIENCY- INCOMPETENCE

Editor ASkOv American:
Your discussion in regard to tax mat
tiers in eastern Pine county has in
terested me. Your position is abso-
lutely correct. The claim that Mr.
Babcock makes in the Enterprise is
without foundation of facts The con-
dition in Arna, Dosey, Wilma, and
Belden is almost entirely the result of
the people living there or recently.
So far as Dosey township is con-
cerned the situation will not improve
but will get worse unless the people
wake up and demand a change of pol
icy in town and school affairs and get
on a y-as-yOu-go basis.
This year, school district No. 100 is
spending several thousand dollars
more than each of the previous two
years. This in spite of the fact that
the district went lin the red" some
nine or ten thousand the past two
years.
When Mr.. Babcock tries to shift
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
NORTHWEST SENATORS DOING
EXCELLENT WORK
Route 1, Box Al

Putting agriculture on parity
with industry appears to have been
only pretty phrase with the Eastern
industrialists, but they are finding it
real hard shedding to put over the
tariff program that they set out to
have made into law, in fact it will
not be done, thanks to the good work
of Northwest senators. Those men in
the United States Senate who are
representing the Northwest are some
real fighters, they mean business, and
it is interesting and encouraging to
watch their work The standpatters
are continually being nipped and
clipped by the progressive Northwest
senators.
The resolution of Senator Norris of
Nebraska, severely censuring Senator
Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, for
hiring as his secretary, Chas. L. cyan
son, an agent of the Connecticut Man
ufacturers' association, so that the
latter might attend the secret meet
ings of the Senate Finance committee
and assist in drafting the schedules
of the new tariff bill, carried by a
vote of "a to %. All the Northwest
senators voted in favor of the motion.
This affected Senator Bingham to the
extent that he had to be helped to a
cloak room.
The East prides itself on being the
cultural background of America and
is supposed to have men in the U. S.
Senate of the highest degree of dig
nifty. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania,
calls the Northwest senators group
more dangerous than Communists and
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
calls the same group the sons of wild
jackasses. The Eastern group to date
has always been able to dominate the
tariff arrangements but now under
strong competition and pressure from
the Northwest and South to put agri-
culture on a parity with industry, on
an actual working basis, they use
ephitets like a group of children.
Much credit is due this progressive
Republican group of senators from
the Northwest and they should come
in for commentator for the good fight
they are putting up for agriculture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
FINGERS BURNT

Every now and then Arthur Bris-
bane warns folks not to gamble-to
stay shy of the stock market Little
lambs stay out" is what he says, for
sooner or later they will get their fin
gers burnt Well, the crash came.
Those who had enough money to buy
shares when the stock was at the
lowest are the ones to profit. Cities
Service is a fair example of what hap
pened. In ten days the market value
dropped from $3.50 100000 to $780,
100000 loss of a billion dollars.
Will Rogers puts it this way:
Sure must be great consolation
to the poor people who lost their stock
in the late crash to know that it has
fallen in the hands of Mr.. Rockefeller,
who will take care of it and see that
it has a good home and never be al
lowed to wander around unprotected
again.
There is one rule that works in
every calamity, be it pestilence, war
or famine. The rich get richer and
the poor get poorer. The poor even
help arrange it,"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14

knows more about taxes than any
other man in Pine county. You would
knock any proposition whatever
simply because you dislike Mr.. Empey
and at the same time are unable to
name a man qualified to handle the
work.
Referring to your editorial in the
issue of Oct. 81, 1929. Mr.. Shute is
right, there is no doubt but that you
threw cold water on what the farmers
are trying to do in this tax matter.
Mr.. Empey gave you little good adj
vice, for your own welfare, not the
farmers. when he said that you should
be more concerned about the settlers
in the eastern part of the county.
But perhaps we do not understand
one another yet" Don't you worry
about that, we understand you all
right When l say we l mean myself
and also take the liberty of including
most of the people of this side of the
county There are places in your ar
ticles where you use the word 1--WE"
that l assume you mean to include
=
mark about fire wardens and game
wardens but you failed to see the
point And now you mention again
the names Therrien and Empey which
causes you to lose control, showing
your weakness. You indulge in an
outburst of vulgarity through your in
ability to command words to express
your thoughts. In the last sentence
you are getting ashamed of yourself
There is no doubt but that Mr.. Empey
is convincing to many but there are
none so dumb or blind as those who
will not see. And if man is pre-
JUDGED" | suppose he does not pretend
to be able to change him.
In looking over the delinquent list
published Jan 1, 1929. | notice the
names of several of the farmers in
Partridge township thereon. | WON
der why? 1t cannot be that they all
spend their money for moonshine or
are shiftless, no, certainly not, but the
fact of the matter is that their taxes
are entirely too high in proportion
to the revenue they can derive from a
farm. The increasing delinquency of
wild land in the county just adds that
much more to their troubles inasmuch
as county bonds and interest and any
other items that are levied in lump
sums must be paid in full, therefore,
the greater the delinquency the high
er the taxes of the man who pays.
l am writing this letter at your in
vitation and l trust that you will
publish it on the editorial page in the
Askov American, using your private
column, thereby giving it the same
prominence as the editorials which
am answering.
Yours truly,
HARRY GEBHARDT
Route 1, Box Al.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
WAR ENDS-PEACE ON EARTH

Across the top of the front page of
the Askov American dated Nov. A.
1913 ran streamer in bold type
which read, War Ends-Peace on
Earth, Good Will Toward Men" Fol
lowing are parts taken at random
from the article announcing the clos
ing of the war:
The Askov band was out and pa
raded the streets in the afternoon
and again in the evening, playing
American national airs and the
French national, while flags were fly
ing on high. Due respect was given
America when, in spite of the cold
weather. men stood with barred heads
while the national air was being play
ed by the band boys.
THE crowd that had assembled
young and old alike, was in such
high spirits, that a ring was formed
around the band and all playfully
marched around while a lively march
was being played and weiners were
frying. After the weiners had fried
Chief Cook Bendiks dished them out
to those who did not help themselves"
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward
Men means more to us now than the
phrase used then implied for al
though the fighting had ceased, we
knew not what the years to come held
in store for us. But, have we not,
during the decade that has elapsed
III
many changes to the people of the
fighting countries? Have not the
people been brought closer together
through the lessons learned in that
conflict? Have not more democracies
sprung up since that time to give
their people a better and more rep
resentative form of government. This
alone has had much to DO with the
prestage peace now holds throug-
out the civilized world.
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward
Men, has long been spoken by the
lips of man, but has never been felt
in the true meaning that it will i'm
part in the future, we hope. With
war outlawed by all the powerful ma
tiOns of the world, what wonderful
good can be done with the effort that
once was given over to preparedness.
What wonderful good can be done
with the money-food of life-that
was once expended for arms and anu
milton!
If the efforts which are now being
bent toward a permanent peace on
earth, can be successful, then where
there have been heartachs and suf-
fering before,
"The night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Will fold their tents like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14

all the time, adding also that "Nor-
ris' defeat for reelection would be an
irreparable loss to the country and to
Nebraska"
Mr.. White also said that President
Herbert Hoover is the most progress
sive-minded president since Theodore
Roosevelt.
The chief executive is for peace
with no strings tied to it. The man
ner in which he handled the Shearer
case, making quick work of exposing
what the shipbuilders are doing to
undermine peace efforts, was encour-
aging.
Here are few excerpts from Pres
ident HoOver's Armistice day address:
ITO maintain peace is as dynamic
in it's requirements as is the conduct
of war.
1--WE must reduce and limit war
ships by agreement only. have no
faith in the reduction of ornaments
by example alone.
"NO American will arise today and
say that We wish one gun or one
armed man beyond that necessary for
the defense of our people.
Our nation has said with millions
of voices that we desire only defense.
''No idea can be perfected except
upon the anvil of debate.
1.-The time has come when we
should remove starvation of women
and children from weapons of war
fare"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14

blame for this condition onto some
long years ago, he is merely throwing
a smoke screen to cover inefficiency
and incompetence if not actual dis
honesty in some instances on the part
OF those in official positions now or
recently.
Keep up the fight against more
graft and soft jobs. The majority of
right-thinking people are back of you
in this fray.
G.. L. HALSTED.
Brainerd, Mimi, Nov. 10, 1929.
Formerly at Cloverton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
AUDITOR CAN HANDLE 1T

Editor Askov American:
| agree with Mr.. Prochaska of Pine
City, that the county auditor is well
capable to take care of that delin-
quent tax problem without creating
a new office for that purpose. 1t is
a whole lot cheaper for the auditor to
hire an extra clerk part of the time
for said extra work | am sure the
majority of taxpayers in Pine county
will agree with me-
VIM. SWANSON.
DanfOrth township.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14

heads and make use of the available
officers.
Some folks are so afraid that per-
sonalities be used and there is usu-
ally a reason. But when we engage a
man for public office we want to
know who he is and what he is, and
we have right to know it. Up to
this time we have refrained from say
ing it, but when the opposition eggs
us on we may as well call a spade a
spade. Would it not be folly to engage
man to collect delinquent taxes
when that man pays up his own taxes
at soc on the dollar as was made
public last fall? We refer to Mr..
Employs taxes on his own residence
in the village of Hinckley. If a man
purchased 500 worth of goods from
you and you sent him statements re-
peatedly and he came around five
years later and squared the bill by
paying you $50 and in the meantime
he had had work and was receiving
more than enough income to pay his
bills up in full, would you then be
apt to hire him as a collector for
your business or give him any en-
ployment in your establishment? Yes,
it also makes a difference who the
person is that is applying for the po-
sition. But aside from that we are
opposed to the creation of the office
and as above stated believe we have
enough officers now.
While on the subject of tax col
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
BIG MEN

The announcement of Senator Nor
ris of Nebraska, that he will be a can
didate next year to succeed himself
is hailed with enthusiasm by progress
sives out over the country. William
Allen White, noted Kansas editor,
says he is for Norris FIRST, last and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome,
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but if the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheId.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14

pervaded with it. Then the effort
which l have made is what people are
pleased to call the fruit of genius.
1t is the fruit of labor and thought
Alexander Hamilton
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
WHAT is GENIUS2

Men give me credit for some genius.
All the genius l have lies in this:
When l have a subject in hand, 1
study it profoundly. Day and night
it is before me. My mind becomes
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14
WHERE Is THE GOOD LAW!

Editor ASkOy American:
| am much interested in the articles
appearing in the American regarding
Mr.. Employs proposition of collecting
delinquent taxes. Tax delinquency is
a problem, true enough, but | do not
think we are going to get anywhere
by creating another job to make more
taxes. By the way. may l ask: What
has become of ]. E. Therrien's tax
law for taking care of this very prob
lem? We heard so much about the
benefits to be derived from this law
shortly before election a year ago.
Will some of these experts please ex-
plain.
MELVIN ANDERSON.
Nov. 8, 1929, Route 3, Brook Park.
Editors NOte-The writer of the
above letter may not know it, but Mr..
Therrien is presently ill in a st. Paul
hospital, so of course he cannot be ex-
pected to answer for himself at this
time, but may be some of his political
friends-tax experts viii eXplain.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10

decided. more sensitive to pain ant
other unpleasant experiences. They
are perhaps not such good mixers" al
men. since they are more bashful ant
have greater difficulty in making
friends.
Students who are superior In AGA
demic work have more psycho-neuro
tic symptoms than average and infer
ior students, he found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10
Home Grown Seed
Make Good Crops
Best Insurance for Profitable
Yield of Vans or Sweet
Potatoes

Growing sweet potato plants at
home is the hest insurance for good
crop. For early potatoes, the seed
roots may be hedded six weeks before
danger of frost is past.
"A good general rule is to bed po-
tatoes six weeks before plants are
wanted for setting" recommends e. B.
Morrow, extension horticulturist at the
North Carolina State college. "Use
disease free. medium-sized roots for
the seed stock and about eight BUSH
els of such seed is required to set
an acre of land from the first pulling.
If II is not desired to have all the
slips at one time. four bushels should
produce enough for planting an acre."
Best Seed Bed Type.
Mr. Morrow says the kind of bed to
use will depend on the time the crop
is to he set and rhe acreage grown.
Some kind of heated bed is needed for
an early crGp. The type best suited
to the average farm is the manure
heated hOtbed. NFresh stable manure,
piled and replied until II is heating
uniformly, and then packed into pit
to a depth of ~ inches will give suffi-
cient heat. Cover this with three or
four inches of sand or sandy loan
soil and he'd the roots on this.
To prevent crowding of the slips,
the roots should be placed nearly one
inch apart, says Mr.. Morrow. Spindly
plants will be secured when the po-
tatoes are crowded too close together.
Liberal watering Is necessary. A plank
frame and some kind of covering is
also needed. About IL square feet Of
space will be needed to bed bushel
of average size potatoes.
Disease Free Seed.
1t is important that the seed be
free from disease and this may be
guaranteed by treating the roots in a
solution made of one ounce of BIZ
chloride of mercury to eight gallons
of water. Soak the potatoes in this for
ID minutes and allow to dry before
covering in the bed. 1t is not neces-
sary to wash the potatoes after such
treatment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10
Agricultural Notes
Observation-Disclosures.

A dry. waterproof tractor shed is
a good investment
Soil preparation is one of the most
important factors in successful tree
growing.
An abundance of homegrown leg,
ume hay establishes basis for an
economical dairy ration.
1t is advisable to have alfalfa or
sweet clover in the crop rotation
where potatoes are planted.
Sanitation as means of disease
prevention, is just as important on
the farm as in the hospital.
Alsike clover and timothy are best
on a ground that is sour or wet. Soy
beans will also do fairly well on acid
soil.
Unless your soil will produce good
expect much from fruits and vegeta-
bles.
Flax for planting should be plump,
clean, bright seed which has not been
injured by heating in storage or In
other ways.
Head lettuce is a cool season crop
and the only reason it is hard to grow
is that there is not enough of the cool
weather for one to waste any of it.
Erosion is doing more to deplete
the fertility of the soil in some Sec
tions than all other factors combined.
Much of the injury may be prevented
1t seems that pinto beans can be
planted right after corn, and that with
proper cultivating and pulling in the
right time. will yield quite abundantly.
Retailers make best profits when
prices of produce are low. The farm
er gets more of the consumers money
when products are scarce and high
priced.
Alsike. sweet clover and soy beans
need no acclimatization. You can
get them from anywhere, but always
watch out when buying red clover
and alfalfa and be sure of the source.