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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03
LOOKING FORWARD TO 1929

With the passing of 1928 the COM
ing year holds much of interest to
all of us from a business and fin
ancial standpoint. What will he the
result of the present lame duck
session of Congress? What will be
the situation on the McNary-Haugen
bill, on tariffs protecting the agri-
culturists, on the st. Lawrence Wat
erway and numerous other questions
of vital interest to Carlton and Pine
County farmers and business men.
Let us consider the present session
of Congress. There are of course
the nine necessary appropriation bills
but great deal more should he ac-
cOmplished than the consideration
of these before March 4th ends the
session. A farm bill should finally
be put through-and toward this end
Senator McNary has introduced in the
Senate a revised McNary- Haugen bill
drawn up along more practical lines.
There may be a solution to the Muscle
Shoals project-perhaps along engi-
neering lines rather than political.
The Boulder Dam Bill has already
passed both houses Following these,
and yet perhaps more important from
our agricultural point of view is the
Tariff problem and it's direct relation
to the price of milk, cream, butter,
eggs, potatoes, sugar beets and num-
erous other agricultural products
raised in our two counties. Ii was
decided at a meeting of the Pepub-
lican members of the Ways and
Means committee that no attempt to
revise the tariff would be made at
the present session, but that hear
ings on a revision will take place
from January 7th to February 18th
and the resulting Tariff Bill will be
presented at the special session of
the New Congress either in the spring
or in the fall of 1929
Secretary of Treasury, Andrew Mel
Ion, says in his annual report that
during the year just past the Federal
Reserve System, of which the First
National Bank of Moose Lake is a
part, has worked for tighter money,
and that the latest rises in discount
rates have been aimed at speculation
These measures have failed to check
speculation, and Mr.. Mellon admits
as much. When speculative activity
extends out of Wall Street to every
conceivable town and city in the
country the majority of spectators
becomes the class of people whose
duties and affairs should in no way
be neglected or minimiZed for mar
ket speculation. The recent reverses
in the stock market should not cause
wonder. With everyone specuiating,
as is the case nowadays, it should
cause wonder why declines have not
occurred before.
An accurate forecast on the future
is always difficult not impossible
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03
THE CASE OF $50 AND so"

What's happened to our old friend
So end SO?" said man returning
to his home town for visit. when
emily headed toward leadership, al
ready had more business than old
Jones and he had been the King Pin
around here for thirty years.
Well" unused the Oldest inhabitant.
so and So closed up about six months
ago. Had fine start. too. Nice
fellow apparently, but he's gone and
left a fine location-there just AZ ross;
the corner where that truck is. Old
Jones took it over some time back.
Too bad-was a smart lad, too.
Scentfng something interesting, but
knowing that the story would come
sooner without urging. the visitor only
looked surprised. IS funny" continu-
ed the old timer. how success affects
some folks. Don't know just how it
would act on me-never had any to
speak of even though l don't have to
work now. I'm getting old. But SO
and So there-he was successful
SuSNOooiui III al NHIiS. dust
ness rallied in: he built a nice place
and gave good service, but after a
while something seemed to 60 wrong
with him. Sorta cool to his friends
who hadn't been so fortunate. Kinda
forgot some of his relatives and began
giving advice to people who didn't
need il so blamed bad.
Folks began to notice it, too Hop
ed he would get over it after a spell
but he got worse. Old Jones always
said he was a good boy and bright
but some way or other business wasn't
so gOod-mOre and more of it went
TO Jones: finally the expenses ate up
the prOfits-now he's working for
Jones'
There is an actual case. Possibly
you know of one just like it. OF some
brilliant young man who has all the
qualifications to make a success but
who lets his ego get the upper hand.
Similar cases are legion, so many that
they should serve as constant warn
ing to all of us.-The Montgomery
Messenger.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03
OLD AGE NOT HELPLESS

This is undoubtedly the age of the
young man and woman, but for this
reason the older folks should neither
be neglected nor discouraged accor-
ding to Senator Morris Sheppard of
Texas, who writes interestingly in the
current issue of the National Republic
on the subject of What Old Men
Have Done Senator Sheppard points
out that most of the great achieve
q. ments have been accomplished by men
beyond fifty. Speaking of the octo-
generians he says:
Suppose we consider what has been
achieved by men over eighty. Titan,
master of Venetian painting, whose
magic colors reflected the freshness
and enthusiasm of world Salutins
the return of art and learning, pro-
duced many of his most wonderful
canvases after eighty, painting his
famous Battle of Lepanto at the age
of ninety-eight.
"Fontelle, one of the most versatile
of men; COrnarO, the great disiple
of temperance; Pope Leo XIII; John
Adams; Theophrastus, strobe into the
nineties with intellectual vigor unim-
paired. Michael Angelo, at eighty
still held the sky prisoner in his
brush having executed his Last Judg.
ment, perhaps the most famous single
picture in the world, and his cele.
brated frescoes in the SiStine Chape
between sixty and seventy. See Vor
Moltke i'm full uniform at lightweight
still the chief of staff of the Prussiar
army, having crushed France at sew
enty-two. Hear John Wesley preach
ing with undiminished elOquence anC
power almost every day at lightweight
still directing the great religious
movement he had founded, and CLOSING
amid unceasing activity at that re
markable age one of the most remark
able careers of his time, having tray
eled $50 900 miles at an age that knew
neither electricity nor steam, deliver
ed 1000 sermons, composed HUNDREDS
of volumes covering almost ever!
phase of literature, earning through
his publication S150,000, every cen
of which he gave to charity during
his life.
See Guizot and Hobbies and Landol
with active pens at eighty-seven. SCI
TaIleyrand and Thomas Jefferson
Herbert Spencer, Newton and Voita1re
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

with a dull knife, trying to open it
that way and in the meantime be
talking away. The writer happened
ator and scribe that evening and had
the full benefit of his good humor
and cOmpanionship. Governor Christ
hanson in his talk said that Frank
Day had very willingly and ably help
ed Mrs. ChriStiansOn entertain the
ladies at a reception in the state CAPT
tOl and between acts he had told the
governor a few stories which he said
he might use in his after-dinner talk
that evening. The governor, however,
; announced that he had decided not to
use them. And Frank sliced another
bun.
But coming back to the days of
Frank Day as private secretary to
Governor John A. Johnson. 1t will
be remembered by old timers that
Mr.. Johnson was a newspaper man
at st. Peter before he became COVER
nor. AS "a lad of II or IS, the writer,
who had then served apprenticeship
for three or four years in Lincoln
county and i'm the state of South Da-
kOta, was in st. Paul on a visit one
day. Having a little spare time /
went to the capitol to look around
and view that building Down the
one railway | noticed the sign, Gov
errors office" Thinking it might
be interesting to shake hands with
the governor | stepped in. His pri-
vate secretary Drank Day, not known
to me then) met me and was very
cordial. / told my mission and said
| would like to shake hands with the
governor .inasmuch as | was a news
paper man and the governor had been
occupied at the same work. He said
that the governor was addressing a
business mems meeting in the city at
the time but that he would be back
in about two hours and would then be
very glad to meet me, he was sure.
Frank" invited me to sit in the best
chair and we chatted about one thing
and another | recall stating that the
governor apparently was gaining quite
reputation as a speaker, and he as
sured me that he was. After viewing
the beautiful paintings on the wall,
approaching the soft chair for Is or
20 minutes and having talked it all
over with the private secretary l
arose and said that l would have to be
on my way. Again Frank Day said
he was sure the governor would like
to meet me if l could come back a
little later, and l told him | would
| also appreciate such a meeting, but
that l had business to look after in
the city and could not come back.
This little story is related to show
the human side of Mr.. Day. Many
like stories can be told of him. In
after years when l became publisher
and a little more matured- meeting
Mr.. Day annually at the Minnesota
Editorial meetings. often thought
of that little visit at the capitol back
in 1907 OR 1908, but never told him
of it. He was rich in memories and
could likely have told of many such
experiences with youngsters.
The newspaper fraternity as well as
many folks in all walks of life out
over the state feel keenly the loss of
Frank A. Day
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

About one of the most important
arguments those in favor of S2O,OOO,-
900 road bond have to offer is that
the Iowa people voted 500, 100000
worth of bonds for their paving pro-
ject at the last election. Well, this
need not bother us, because we have
known some of our neighbors to spend
lots of money before they got it and
wish afterward they had waited and
paid as they went.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03
WHY WILL THEY DO IT

A steam shovel operator recently
moved his SO ton machine over a
bridge where a sign was posted limit
ing the load that that certain bridge
was to carry, to ten tons. This sign
might have been placed there for
the birds to read as far as this man
was concerned. He tried to pass over
the bridge and went through, thereby
costing the state thousands of dollars
to rebuild the bridge, and reaping a
lawsuit and possible damages upon
himself Will such people never
learn the lesson of caution? 1t has
always been a question in our mind
why people will persist in doing some
thing which they are warned not to
do. Or the highway department
probably was not supposed to know
what it was talking about when it
said the bridge would not carry a
big load the size of the steam shovel
outfit Anyway this one instance has
caused the state, the travelling public
and the operator, himself considerable
Inconvenience and it is best for others
to take heed to the outcome of the
recklessness that was derived by over
riding orders in this one instance.
In the second place, before moving
such loads on the pavement or gravel
one should look into the proposition
to find out whether it will damage
the road. He should take the same
personal interest in it just as if it
were his own road and just as if it
were his own money that will have to
be expended to fix it up again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

The colder the weather gets. the
harder we can plan what we are go.
ing to do in the spring to better our
community. Let's try it,!
sounding the depths, Congress in
Washington is making as much sound
as possible for the rest of us to try
and find the depth of. So far we
haven't needed any complicated de-
vices.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

This is the age of specially. We
specialize in trying to get hold of
the old dollar and then in turn. spend
perfect and lasting choice as to style
of car. The nearest any of us has
gotten to the lasting part yet is about
eight or ten weeks until the new
yearly model comes in.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

Don't feel blue because things seem
to be about as black and gloomy as
they can be, but take fresh heart
and pep up a bit, because if they are
so bad, there can be nothing worse to
happen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

About all that Paraguay and
little old war down there where the
sun shines hot is to give the daily
papers something to write about.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03
Wedding Bells.

c. G.. N. Y. Mercury: DO you be-
lieve in trial marriages."
Sure | had a regular wedding,
and it's been trial ever since"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

Il can read your mind like a book"
said fellow while calling on a girl.
IF you could, you wouldn't be sit
ting there she replied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

ter, could have saved a whole lot in
railroad fare.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-03

1t isn't faith in the country that
uphOlds bull market, but faith
that some other sucker will pay more
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
CURB ISSUES DROP
IN HEAVY SELLING
Market Drifts LoWer-Utili-
ties Show Gains as
Pressure Lifts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.-Stocks drifted
irregularly lower in today's short ses-
sion on the Curb Exchange. Selling
pressure against the utilities was lifted
after the opening with many of the
recent leaders getting behind plus signs.
A few specialties made spectacular
gains, while the air stocks were mixed
and generally lower.
Electric Bond & Share was rushed
up points to 127, while Electric In
vestors after opening at 20534 for a
5-point loss bounded up to 20934 at the
close. Central States Electric rose 5.
Commonwealth & Southern converted
an early fractional loss into a frac-
tional gain at the close, but United
Light g. Power A slipped of fraction.
United. Gas Improvement old drop
ped 21s.
Ford of Canada A stock advanced
more than a point, but the B slumped
4. Checker Cab erased an early loss.
In the airplane issues Keystone yielded
slightly to selling pressure. Sikorsky
continued strong.
Walgreen gained only a fraction on
publication of so per cent increase
in sales by this drug chain.
Aluminium Co. for the second success
sive day scaled new peak, soaring 80
points to 355. Tubize Artificial Silk rose
IS. Goldman Sachs declined l3s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
BANK DEPOSITS GAIN
IN CHICAGO TERRITORY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, July Gan increase of 81
per cent In number of accounts, of 1T
per cent In total deposits, and a decline
Of 10 per cent In average account were
shown in seventh district savings on
June compared with the corresponding
period In 1928. Gains Of OIL, 0.6 and o.4
per cent, respectively, were recorded over
May 1.
Illinois figures were below last month
and a year ago In both number Of ac-
counts and total deposits; Indiana de-
clined 0.3 per cent in number Of ac-
counts from May /: and Iowa showed a
recession of OIL per cent in deposits
from the preceding month. In average
account, as compared with May /, Iowa
was the only State to show decline,
registering drop of 0.4 per cent, while
in the comparison with June /, 1928,
all these States recorded recessions.
Individually, So per cent Of the banks
reported larger deposits than a month
previous, and approximately the same
number showed an increase over last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
RALLY CUTS DOWN
LOSSES IN STOCKS
Industrial SpeciaIties Are
Brought Forward as List
FaIters in Selling.
BY STANLEY M. PRENOSIL.
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Rapid bidding
up of number of industrial Specialties
checked heavy week end selling move
ment in today's two-hour session Of the
stock market. Losses were cut down be-
fore the close, and more than dozen
prominent Issues were sent once more
into new high ground.
Aside from a few more favorable June
sales reports from chain store systems,
there was practically nothing in the
days news to influence the market. The
carly decline appeared to have been a
continuation Of the profit taking which
cropped out in several sections of the list
yesterday, which was swelled by the an
nouncement last night of an increase
Of 1927 100000 In Federal Reserve
brokers' loans.
While the jump in brokers loans was
not unexpected, its size, nearly approx
imating the record weekly increase re-
ported for the last week of 1923. took
traders; breaths away for moment, and
had chilling effect upon speculative
sentiment. The abrupt upturn. however,
was attributed largely to special condl-
tons over the turn OF the half year.
and another ease in bankers acceptance
rates tended to bear out forecasts Of
better credit conditions for the next
few weeks at least.
Food shares we're prominent in the
rally. influenced by merger rumors and
earnings estimates. Corn Products,
Continental Baking and Coca Cola rose
about 3 to IS points to record prices.
Eastman Kodak was a buoyant feature
of the session, soaring 11s4 points to a
record price at 20534 on rumors of a
new and highly economical film manu-
featuring process and split-up of the
stock.
Case Threshing was rushed up 20
points to a peak at $780, and closed at
345. International Telephone, Allied
Chemical, Ludlum Steel, Simmons, Un-
derwood Elliott and Peoples Gas were
among other issues rising to record
prices. American Telephone, which has
been under moderate pressure In recent
sessions, rose more than 8 points. In
ternational Business Machines, Western
Union, Liquid Carbonic. Atchison,
Lackawanna, International Harvester
and Briggs rose 3 to points.
number Of issues which were buoy
ant yesterday lest much of their gains
in profit taking. Auburn Auto sold
down 10 points. and closed lower.
Commercial Solvents lost nearly 9
points. Du Pont dropped points,
Allis Chalmers. Johns Manville and
National Biscuit 8. and such shares as
United States Steel and New York Gen.
trail lost a point and more.
Foreign exchanges were quiet and
practically unchanged. Sterling Cables
holding at $4.347s. The japanese yen
rallied lilo Of cent further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Cape Town Wants Quiet.

Cape Town, South Africa. wants more
quiet. Both press and public are de-
manding that the city council regulate
noise makers. Horns of native fish ped
dlers are among the chief trials to the
nerve-wracked. who think that one blast
a block, instead of a continuous per-
Torrance, should sufice. Newsboys
with penetra ting voices should also be
squelched. they say; auto horns toned
down. and. above all, ROSTERS that crow
at am. should be removed outside the
CITY limits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Sulphur Found in Craters.

Sulphur is being spouted in volca-
noes of Chile, according to Don Juan M.
Goikovic, a Montenegro prospector,
who claims to have found the richest
deposit of pure sulphur in the world.
Estimates have placed the quantity
found at more than 100000 tons. 1t
is lodged in the slopes of six volcanoes.
From the mouths of the craters about
95 per cent of sulphur continues to flow.
according to the explorer The find is
the result of 80 years Of exploration by
Goikovic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07

Although the wool clip of New Zea-.
land for the present season exceeds that
of a year ago. by 10000 bales, the reve-
nue. will be SIS 600, 900 less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1929 TO DATE
BONDS.

B Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12

1918 RIGGS PL. NV.
BETWEEN r AND 8 SITS.
I Room, Kitchen, Dinette and Bath,
Murphy Bed.
Rent, $3.50 Month.
Resident Manager, Decatur 1928.
2722 Connecticut Ave. NV.
Large Rooms, Bath and Pantry,
Enclosed Porch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-16
\ THE EVENING STORY
One of WOrld-FamOus Works of Literature

measures and her stepmother at length
succeeded in compelling her to yield her
hand to a certain court favorite who
resided near and had long solicited her
love. The day was fixed, and her suf-
ferings were now truly pitiable. while
the despair of her refused lover was
equal to her own.
Her nuptials were to be celebrated In
the most splendid style-a throng of
mob. and fashionable persons, not eX-
cepting princes, graced the occasion.
The bride was conducted to the princes
show carriage with six horses, attended
by her nearest relatives and by knights
and outriders. followed by a grand
procession. The rejected lover was not
ignorant of these proceedings, and with
the madness of despair he Swore never
to leave her alive in the arms of his
rival. He procured a pair of best pis-
tolls, intending first to kill the bride, and
with the second to shoot himself.
The place where he took his station
was only about 10 or IL yards from the
path by which the bride would have to
pass in going to the church. whence he
could perceive everything that passed.
He watched the gorgeous array OF car
riages and riders, attended by an i'm
mense procession Of people, approach
nearer and nearer, seized his oppor-
tunity, and, pushing his way as close to
the brides vehicle as possible, fired
into it.
But the shot passed too soon to reach
its object, and only caught the head
dress of another noble lady who was
leaning forward. The latter falling into
a swoon, the criminal, while they were
occupied with. her, succeeded in making
his escape through back door OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-16

house, from which he issued, while all
fastened to afford assistance to the
wounded lady. He next swan over
small river which obstructed his way,
and eluded all pursuit.
The affrighted bride having some
what recovered from the shock, the
procession was ordered to move on, and
the nuptial ceremony was solemnized in
all due form. But her heart was Ill at
rest, her thoughts wandered back to the
images seen in the crystal globe, and
the dreaded result stood fresh i'm
pressed upon her mind. Her hateful
destiny, too. was before her; her mar
riage indeed, proved unfortunate. for
her consort was harsh narrow-minded
man. who treated her extremely i'll.
Yet resigning herself to her fate. she
ever led a chaste and virtuous life; pre-
sented him with one lovely child, on
which she lavished her tenderest care;
but she did not long survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-16
SMOKE is LESSENED
UNDER FORCED DRAFT
New Method Eliminates Need for
Chimneys of Unheard-
of Heights.

The purpose Of the enormous high
chimneys which one sees throughout
the country is to produce sufficient
draft of air to supply large power fur
naces. To get greater and greater draft,
as demanded by the increasing size Of
our power plants, larger and higher
chimneys have been constantly neces-
sary. Much of our smoke problem has
been produced because these chimneys
have not been adequate. The necessary
heights of the chimney became so great
that there was a tendency to build
inadequate chimneys. Nowadays we are
rapidly approaching the time when most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-16
PINK SHOES FOR MEN.

LONDON (P.-Blue and pink shoes
will be worn by the well dressed man
this season, if exhibitors at the annual
shoe and leather fair here know their
footwear.
Besides the pink and blue innova-
tons for the male foot of fashion, sew
eral manufacturers are showing mems
shoes of black and white striped luathers
and other intricate color combinations.