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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
SOME TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS

With the vacation and travel season
at its height, automobile accidents
are also reaching high figure. AL
one or more persons killed or serious
ly injured. Ninety per cent of these
accidents could be avoided if drivers
would observe a few elementary rules.
Below are some rules, taken from a
recent highway bulletin, which every
driver should learn and obey:
Stop at all streets, roads and rail
roads with stop" signs.
Make sure there is no train coming
before crossing railroad tracks.
Keep to the right of the center of
the road in curves, at crossings, and
on the brow of hill.
Keep to the right at all other times
except when passing vehicles.
Do not pass vehicles unless the road
is free of oncoming traffic for a safe
distance ahead.
Do not pass anyone on sharp curve
or crossing or on the brow of hill.
Slow down at all turns and cross
inss where the view is Obscured.
Slow down when going through cities
and villages.
Keep your brakes and steering gear
in good condition.
Have two front lights and tail light
burning when driving at night.
See that your lights illuminate the
road, without glare.
Do not stop or park on the Travelled
portion of the highway.
Do not park at night without ade.
Quate lights.
Do not circle right before making
| left turns. Signal for all left turns.
Keep your car under control 81
you can always stop in the clear
space ahead.
Persons who habitually disregard
these rules are sure to have a seriou:
| accident sooner or later. Besides tina
they may face arrest by the new state
traffic patrol now being organized un
| der the State Highway department.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

en- from their homes and families and
useful careers to go out and fight and
die because of the within of kings
mistress, because of private quar-
rel between kings, because of an en-
peror's ambition to rule as much of
the world as he could grasp, because
of the ineptness and stupidity of cab
inets, because of rivalry between re-
ligious organizations, or because of
the greed of big business.
"They have been taken from their
homes and jobs to do this, and they
never have had anything to say about
it, The wives and mothers and
sweethearts whom they left behind
never have had anything to say about
it. Men who did no fighting and in
Cured no risks themselves have had
all the say.
1.-The people do all the fighting, pay
all the bills of war in blood and cash
and loss and woe and suffering, and
yet have had no voice at all on the
question whether there should be war
"The proposal to let this issue
which means so much to the people be
decided by the people may seem start
ling, but what makes it so startling
is its tremendous common sense. The
world in international relations. has
been used to chicanery and intrigue
and doubledealing and false patriot
ism, but not to common sense"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
INDEPENDENCE

The Declaration of Independence
was uttered by the continental con-
gress July 4. 1776 and was drafted
by Thomas jefferson. 1t was a docu-
ment declaring the United Colonies
free and Independent from the tyran-
nous rule of Great Britain and was
only carried out after a desperately
fought war.
On July each year, citizens of the
United States. hold fitting demonstra-
tions in commemoration of the sign
ing of this declaration.
When a nation has arisen from the
bonds that bound them to another
with the aid of a mere handful of
roughly clad men against the hun
dreds of picked and finely trained
soldiers of the enemy, something holy
and something definite must have been
their purpose. The United States has
had such a purpose and its one hun
dred and some ten millions of people,
the citizenry of today, are filled with
a feeling of real independence, since
that intrepid handful blazed the trail.
Many battles have been fought since
to preserve that independence and
each one has tended to strengthen
those bonds of unity. AS each ami
versary rolls around, of one accord
the people of these United States ac-
claim that independence to the world
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
APPRECIATE TITLES

Hitting the nail on the head again
is what Arthur Brisbane did in the
following few lines: -
Monday was King Georges BIRTH
day, and the world learns with pleas
ure that his health is better. He is
a good man and good king. To cele-
brate his sixty-fOurth anniversary he
changed five good Britishers into
British peers of the realm.
1.-The power to make noblemen of
cOmmoners is a most valuable and
economical faculty Of royalty.
Read Bacon's letter of advice to
King James on the government of
Ireland. recommending especially that
an Irish nobility be created and a
reasonable number knighted.
Human beings like to think they
are better than others. Titles in our
secret societies prove it, To be called
a grand exalted supreme something
even delights us United States demo-
Gratis"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

available to the commercial banking
institutions of their respective dis
tricts limited amounts of the new cur
rency on basis established by each
Federal Reserve Bank with respect to
its own district.
''The First National Bank of Moose
Lake, acting as an instrument of the
government, will receive its quota of
the new money from the Treasury at
Washington, and will attempt to make
a fair and equal distribution to its
customers. The expected demand for
the new currency, due to its novelty
and the public interest, will probably
be much greater than the initial sup
ply, and many people may be disap-
pointed in the limited amounts avail
able. In time, however, a complete
exchange will be made, and in the
meantime the old currency is just as
good and will purchase just as much
as the new"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
THE PEOPLE AND WAR

Under the above caption the Duluth
Herald had a most excellent editorial
the other day in which they bring out
the common sense in having the peo-
pie decide as to whether or not the
country goes to war. Luckily this
article was not published just before
the World war. 1t follows:
"Alanson B. HOughton, former Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain, re-
newed in a speech to the graduating
class of Syracuse university the other
day his startling demand that the
power to declare war be taken away
from the governments and given to the
people themselves.
THAT demand is startling, but that
is only because it is so different from
what the world has been used to.
Through the ages men have been TAX
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
THE BEST MEDIUM
BY w. H. Bridgman, Stanley (Wis)
Republican.

by w. n. ETluSHldn, STANLEY (WlS.)
Republican.
The commerce department of Mar
quette University of Milwaukee in
terviewed 300 men and women in the
United States and Canada as to the
influences which helped them to make
up their minds what they want to
buy and where they want to buy it,
OF these, IA said that newspaper
advertising determined their course
almost entirely. A few admitted that
bill boards and magazine advertising
helped them, but 95 per cent of the
300 said that newspaper advertising
was their greatest help in shopping.
Advertised goods are better in quality
than unadvertised goods, they have
to be because the best class of people
reads advertising. Advertising is an
incentive to human endeavOr by caus-
ing people to work harder to obtain
articles which raise their standards
of living. Only those dealers who APP
peal to the illiterate and non-reading
class think they can afford to omit
newspaper advertising and the trade
which they think they can get with
out advertising will be lost to them
as the people become more intelligent
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
CITIZENSHIP is
RAISED IN PRICE
July 1, Fee Will be $40
Instead of S. as is Now
the Case.

Starting July 1 the cost of natural
ization to aliens will be $40 instead
of So as heretofore charged for citi-
zenship papers, according to the new
law which will go into effect on that
date.
In the future all dispositions of wit
nesses will be handled by designated
naturalization examiners W h u t
charge, instead of by notary publics.
The changes in the law follow:
Changes i'm Law.
1. The fee for the issuance of a
declaration of intention first papers)
will be S. instead of 81, the present
fee. The charge for filing a petition
for final naturalization will be $40.
An extra fee of S. will be charged
for the issuance of a certificate of
arrival, whether that certificate is is
sued for first or second papers.
2. All aliens who arrived before
June 3, 1921, who cannot prove def
arrival, or aliens who came to this
country without the payment of the
so-called head tax before June 3, 1921,
will be able to have their legal resi-
dence established by the payment of
$40 fee to the government.
3. After July it will not be neces-
sary to prove an entire years resi-
dence in particular state before be-
ing able to file a petition for final
papers; six months residence in
the county will be sufficient for
naturalization purposes.
4. After July 1 no first papers will
be furnished, no matter when the ap-
plicant came to this country. unless
his legal arrival has been established.
At present this procedure is practiced
only in the case of those who arrived
after June 3, 1921.
5. 1t will be necessary to furnish
two full-face photographs, size 21a
by 212 inches. with applications for
first and second papers. 4H
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
CRIME NEWS AND THE LONDON
POLICE
(Christian Science MOnitor)


One incidental result of the "clean-
ing up" process instituted by Lord
Byng. the new head of the Metropol-
itan Police in London, is likely to be
an increased dearth of certain classes
of crime news for the sensational
newspapers. 1t is matter of COM
mon knowledge that some editors
will go to almost any lengths-and
eXpense-in order to out-do their
competitors in wealth of SOrdid and
intimate detail about crime: and it
is more than suspected that tempta-
tions of nature difficult to resist
have been placed in the way of those
best fitted to obtain such details,
namely, the police. The good name
of that excellent body as a whole has
been abundantly cleared by Royal
Commission, and Lord Byng is evil
vidual whose actions may tend to
bring vicarious and undeserved dis
credit on their comrades.
Lord Byng's latest move in this con-
nectiOn-the dismissal of two officers
charged with breach of confidence"
in communicating to an unauthorized
person matters connected with the
force-will therefore be welcomed on
two counts. 1t enhances the prestige
of the police and serves as a second
substantial step along the trail blazed
by the British Parliament when it
confined news Of divorce court pro-
ceedings to the bare details of the
judgments.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
Rubbing 1t In.

An American go-getter went into a
BARRIERS shop in Glasgow, and while
he was being lathered criticized the
general backwardness of Scotland.
''YOu don't specialize enough" he
said. You don't stick to one branch
of thing and master it completely.
To specialize is the only way to get
on
The barber said nothing, finished
his lathering, and sat down to read.
The American turned around and
said: Nov, then, get a rustic on.
I'm waiting to be shaved"
I'VE only lather here" said the bar
Der. Its our specially. If you want
to be shaved. you'll have to go into
the next street.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
HANDPICKING THE GENIUSES
minneapolis JournaD


Those whom the world agrees to
call geniuses have rarely shown pre-
mOnitOry symptoms of exceptional dis
tinctiOn. Too often those acclaimed
as mental wonders in their early
years have subsequently fallen rather
flat. Theirs was a too early bloom
ing for much practical fruitage.
However, an effort is being made
by Johns Hopkins University to hand
pick its geniuses from among it's en-
trants. The project is to segregate
those in whom the University finds
promise and, by special instruction
and encOura cement, to hasten them
a little along the lines they desire to
pursue. The scheme is designed to
avoid waste of educational effort upon
unresponsive material, while potential
geniuses sit around waiting for the
laggards.
The chemical industry has started
the University along this line of pick
ing out the best material, by institut-
ing scholarships for forty-eight tai
ChlCu oluuciilo Will special applique
for chemistry. The new chair of
chemical education proposes a scheme
whereby equal emphasis will be plac-
ed upon the selection and upon the
training of the students selected.
And after all that is done, much
will depend upon seeing that the right
students are properly placed, after
they have been rightly trained. There
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
EDITORIAL OTHER NEWSPAPERS, MAY
MAY NOT CONFORM WITH THE OPINIONS OF
AMERICANA

are real and practical students with
no flair for practical business life,
and there are "go-getters' who will
secure the fine places much m ore
easily than their less practical fell
lows. 1t is too often as it is in politi-
cal life. The self-seeker, the m n
with the ability to land, will be more
often found in office than the man
who desires to practice constructive
craftsmanship for the public veal.
But it is an effort well worth any
University's time to handpick a few
of the real students and give them
special attention and encouragement.
These are good days for those who
really wish to do something and who
know what they wish to do. Their
opportunities are lmitless.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
MOOSE LAKE
TAKES HALF
Continued from Page ~

game by default with Groningen.
which team had previously dropped
out of the league. Bruno drew bye
Sunday and are all set for the open
ing game of the second half against
Brook Park. AskOv will cross bats
with their friendly enemies of the
first half Sunday, July Z, when the
Moose Lake nine will journey to their
southern neighbor town. Sturgeon
Lake will go to Markville and Sand
stone to Pine City, which team is TAX
ing the place of GrOningen.
Sandstone won their game from
Askov Sunday by timely and punched
hitting getting nine hits and making
each hit count for score. Askov
had difficulty in fathoming the hurl-
ing from the port side of J. klar who
was the first southpaw to face them
this year. Both Carl and Jens Hyl-
dahl occupied the mound for Askov
Following are the box scores:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

Summary-TwO base hits. Ciegg. J.
Johnson. HALEY; three base hits. F.
Johnson, Il. Larson; sacrifice hits. A..
Johnson F. Johnson; double plays, J.
struck out. by Klar Z, by c. Hyldahl 1.
by ]. Hyldahl 6; hit by pitched ball
Sorensen by, Klar; bases on balls: off
J. A. Portel; scorer. p. E,din; time, l hr.
so min
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

Often it would be better if the
speaker were rebuked for dullness in
stead of reprimanding the audience
for inattention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
SO Z II "a X7 1
STURGEON LAKE

2. Anderson SUB. Tor b. UpSren.
Score by Innings K n f.
Brook Park loo 051 000-7 IA 1
sturgeon Lake --4O1 O00 021-S Is 1
Summary-Two base hits. Mack An
derson. Lynn Anderson. Nygren. Meade;
sacrifice hits. H. Beccue. NJ. Anderson,
Il. Olson. Meade; double plays. John to
Mcclellan to Meade; struck out. by
Harapat 4. by Anderson IL; bases on
balls. off Harapat l. off Meade l.
off Anderson 4; left on bases, Brook
Park 8. Sturgeon Lake 9; umpire. Pat
terSon; scorer. A. w. Carlson.
ASkOV-SandStOnc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
MOOSE LAKE

MdTKFIITe -------UUU UIV UUI-
Moose Lake lib 331 OOX-12 IA
Summary-Two base hits, ID. Gay 2,
Swanson, Dunn; bases on balls, off
Kelch =, off FenuS 4. off HandSchu 2;
struck out, by Kelch 2. by FenuS 4. by
HandSchu A. by Lampi /; umpire.
O'Shea.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

American for 1 cent per word with
minimum of % cents per insertion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

A man may sneak into office on a
false issue, but you cannot get into
heaven on credit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

Even highbrows are attracted by
the promise of refreshments.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
That's Where She Wins

Take 1t as you find 1t,
Or make 1t over new,
Can't beat the old world
At its job Of pulling through.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04

When a motor knocks there's some
thing wrong with it, and it's usually
the same way with man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
PENTACONSA And
CUBS TO CLASH
Series Headlines Valley
Weekend Baseball
Program

Valley baseball tits over the
weekend, including some nine
games. will be heRdlined by the in
tersectional series between the San
Benito Pentagons and the Kings
vile Cubs at Harrington. The Pents
have pretty well established them
selves as a representative Valley
team and the Cubs have lost only
two games this season. The two
teams will play one game Sunday
afternoon and will tangle in a dou-
bic bill Labor Day on the Harlingen
Fair Park grounds.
At Brownsville the Palmer Hat
Makers will take on the Fort Brown
Yankees at $3.50 ID. n. Sunday on
the Palm Courts diamond. The
Yanks believe they have filled the
yawning hole behind the platter
with Sofko. He viii be Schaffner's
battery mate in this game. Ramos
Is tentatively slated to toll on the
mound for the Hatters. Monday
the Chapeaux Manufacturers will
entertain the San Benito Aztecs on
the am grounds. Ezelle Darby,
the San Benitans' star hurler. will
perform against the locals. Marti-
nez has been named as the Hatters'
tosSer.
Sunday, the Lztecs win play the
Mercedes Lions at San Benito. This
will be a revenge game. as the Lions
dropped a hurlers' duel between
Pumareo and Darby 10 some time
back. This was one of the best ball
games played in the Valley during
the current season. Mound selec-
tions are up in the air. but Manager
Santiago Garcia OF the Aztecs says
he will probably use De Leon Pun
r e or Cara will twirl for the
Lions.
Sunday the Brownsville Tigers
will take on the Ia Feria Boosters
at the latter city. Monday they will
trip Oh up the Valley and clash with
the McAllen Legionnaires. The Ii
gers were recently reorganized and
have been playing a fair Of ball
since.
Another game slated for Sunday
IS that between the McAllen Legion
naireS and the Donna Independents.
The Donnaites hold the upper hand
and hope to annex another victory
over the McAllen nine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
LOCAL GOLFERS
GO TOLAREDO
Ten Men Entered In Lower
Gulf Tourney Eegin-
ming Today

Ten Brownsville Country club
golfers are clubbing their way over
the Casa Blanca links at Laredo
today in the two-day Lower Gulf
Coast tournament being plaved
there. The local contingent left
saturday in cars. Chas. Pickett Is
regarded as the most likely golfer
from this city to cop honors. How
ever, Chief George Is in the same
class with Pickett.
Those making the trip are Pickett.
George. Geo. Desha. Travis Jen-
nings. w. f. Heaner. Robt. Ernst. e.
Longoria. 3. Longoria, Jr., II. ID.
Seago and Drew Patteson.
From rs to 100 golfers. most Of
whom will be from the Valley. are
expected to enter the tournament.
About Is will be entered from
Brownsville, Edinburg. McAllen and
Mercedes. Corpus Christi and Kings
vile will probably send large groups
to the meet Twenty or twenty-five
maybe expected to enter at Laredo
as the tourney is over their home
course.
The individual champion for the
association will be crowned at this
meet. The title is now held by
George Cummings of Corpus Chris
u. This crown "a onc held by
Pickett.
There will be four events at the
Laredo tournament They are:
Glass "a" for players with handi-
caps Of ten or less; class B" for
players with handicaps of 10 or
more: and an individual cham
pionship.
Each Of the events will consist OF
81 holes Of handicap medal play.
Cups will be awarded for first. Sec
ond and third in classes A. b and G.
Silver trophies viii be awarded for
first and second in the champion
ship event. Last year the second
place in this competition vas car
rted off by Dick Turner OF Meal
len. Jimmy George Of Brownsville
was third
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
TEXANS IN THE
BIG
EACH DAY
Charley Berry, Red sox. from

Charley Berry. Red Sox. from
Dallas.-Pinch batted and failed.
Phil Todt. Fed Sox. from San
Antonio.-Up four times, one hit,
no runs. Eight putouts. one assist.
no errors.
Al Simmons. Athletics, from
Shreveport.-Up five times, no hits,
runs. One putout, one assist. no
errors.
Jack Tavener, Indians. from Fort
Worth.-Up twice, no hits. two
runs. One putout, three assists, no
errors. Batted in run.
Bib Falk, Indians, from u. OF t.
Up four times, two hits, one run.
One putout, no assists, one error.
Hit double. Sacrificed.
Alex MetzIer, White Sox, from
Wichita Falls.--up three times, no
hits. one run. Three putouts. no
assists, errors.
Carl Reynolds, White Sox. from
Palestine.-Up four times. one hit,
no runs. Three putouts. no assists,
two errers. Batted In run.
Art Shlres, White Sox, from Waco
up four times, no hits. n run,
ten putouts. n assist. no errors.
Watty Watwood. White sox, from
Dallas.-Up three times, two hits,
one run Three putouts, no assists,
one error.
Pinkie Whitney, Pills, from San
Antonio.-Up three times, one hit,
one run. No putouts, four assists,
no errors. Tilt double. Figured In
double play.
Homer Peel. Pills. from Houston.
-Pipch batted and got double.
Sc1~c4.
Lester Bell, Graves. from Hous-
ton.-Up three times. one hit, no
runs. No putouts, assists, errors.
Hit double.
George Harper, Braves. from
Wichita FallS--Up four times, two
hits, no runs. One putout, no as
sists, errors. Batted in run.
Rip Collins. Browns from Dallas
allowed one hit, walked one against
Detroit. Pulled with no n out.
Ernie Orsatti. Cardinals from,
Houston. Up four times. two hits
no runs. -Four putouts, no assists
errors.
Jim BottomIey, Cards from Hous-
ton. Up four times, two hits. nc
runs. Eight putouts, no assists. err
b
Chick Hafey. Cards from Hons
ton. Up four times. no hits, runs
One putout, no assists. one error.
Curtis Walker, Reds from Hous.
ton. Up four times. one hit. on
run. One putout, no assists. err
rors. Hit triple.
Rogers Hornsby, Cubs from Deni.
son. Up four times, one hit. nc
runs. One putout, en- assist. nc
errors.
Sam West. Senators from 70.
chester. Up seven tirres. no hits
one run Four putouts. no assists
one error.
Cedric burst, Yankees from
Beaumont. Up three times. one
nit, no runs. One putout. no as
sists' no errors. Batted in two
runs. ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01
5 Games OF, Valley
Sunday Schedule

A number OF baseball games have
been scheduled In the Valley over
the weekend.
At Brownsville. the Palmer Hat
tiers will play the Yankees at 2:30
ID. IN. Sunday. Moncay the Hatters
VIII take on the San Benito Aztecs
at $50 p. m.
AT San Benito. the Aztecs will play
the Mercedes Lions mt $3.50 p. m.
Sunday.
AT Harlengin. the San Benito PEN
taguns viii clash with the K~inEsville
Cubs $50 o. m. Sunday. Monday
they will play a double header on
the Same grounds.
At La Feria the Legionnaires are
he Brownsville Tigers Sunday.
AT McAllen the Legi0nnairs are
scheduled for an afternoon game
with the Tigers Monday.