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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12
Why Cost Of Living IS High.


A Washington dispatch dated last
Monday. reports that Secretary Will
son Of the department of agriculture
agriculture is going to find out some
things about the present high cost
of living, Secretary Wilson says:
I'VE have already discovered that
the farmer is not getting the exhor-
bitant profits out Of the beef he
raises. I have no doubt in the
world. /" he continued. that the
same conditions will be found to
prevail in most of the other lines Of
farm products.
The department Of agriculture
has agents in every state and every
county in the country. and they have
been ordered to report exhaustiyely
on the cost of production and the
returns on sales Of all, sorts Of food
products. AS fast as we receive
these figures we will compare them
with the prices the same products
bring in cities where they are con-
sumed. We will give the facts to the
public.
I'VE intend to bring out the truth
irrespective of whom it hurts or
whom it benefits. ! am convinced
that the public is compelled to pay
a great deal more than it should for
everything it eats than it should
and / believe the figures will bear
me out.
There is ample excuse for some
of the increase in the cost of living
over what it was two years ago.
The farm area is not keeping pace
with the demands for foodstuff
The cities seem to have more at
fractions for the laboring man than
do the rural communities. The
horde of immigration, as well as the
eyer-increasing native population.
must be fed, and the farm is expect
ed to furnish the food"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12

While much is being written of
late urging the rising generation
back to the farm, the real logic of
the contention lies in the hard fact
born out in various ways that the
supply of farm products is not
keeping up with the demand. En-
erson Hough. writing for Golfers
Weekly puts the case thus: Much
twaddle has been written about the
delights of the country. There is no
real delight in hard work on the
farm any more than anywhere else,
Butifit can be shown that hard work
on the farm pays better than almost
any other kind of hard work we will
have fallen upon an argument of
some practical force. This argu-
ment will have more weight than
any amount of sentiment. The mon
ey to be made on the farm is what
will get US more farmers" Still,
money is not the only power deter
ming mems careers. There is the
larger inducement. that farming is
a science which offers scope for the
highest intelligence and for expert
mentation. for the greatest freedom
of thought and action and for the
most perfect development of the
physical as well as moral well being
of the people who engage in it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12

Recent developments in state poll
tics strengthen the claims made by
various observers that the kitchen
cabinet is still doing business and is
in a fair way to again disrupt the
Republican organization by pitting
the county option and license fac
tons against each other and irritat-
ing old sores of would-be leaders.
The only way to success is for the
voters in the rural districts to see
to it that the so-called interests are
not enabled to use the party organ
ization to drag their chestnuts out
of the fire. Commenting on the
statement in the Duluth Herald that
the corporate interests had razzle-
dazzled the Republicans two years
ago by the liquor interests ralIying
to get jacobson nominated at the
Republican convention of 1908 as
against Young and jacobson 1.-THE
former having shown himself not
particularly friendly to the liquor
interests and the latter being out
spoken against them), thus insuring
the nomination and subsequent de-
feat Of the Lac qui Parle man, the
Madison Press, Jacobson's home pa
per, in Connection with the state
ment that..Jacobson has recently de-
clared.. for county option and war
against the liquor interests. says
ThatIthe liquor interest through
a coalition of all the interests had
control Of the convention can readily
be seen by the platform it adopted
Il j. barely possible that the inter
ests sowed to the wind in 19O4-6-s
and they may reap the whirlwind il
1910.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12
King Leopold of Belgium.
Pioneer Press:

Pioneer Press:
Better say nothing about the dead
than say good things about them
that are not true. says Rev. Thomas
Salter Robjent, pastor of st. PauPs
Universalist church, in discussing
the recent eulogies and defenses of
the character Of King Leopold of
Belgium made by Archbishop Ire
land and Prof. A. M. Wheeler Of
Yale university.
TO throw the soft mantle of
charity over the dead is a Christian
act. said Rev. Robjent yesterday.
Il am not so sure. however, that
Christianity calls us to chisel lying
epitaphs. If religion and truth are
one plain stone is in many cases
the best monument.
AS one who has followed closely
the life and acts of the late King
Leopold and the trail that monarch
left on the Congo, confess that the
tributes of Archbishop Ireland and
Prof. Wheeler sound like sweet mu-
sic set to ignoble words.
What the private life of that
monarch was. outside altogether of
his so-called morganatic marriage,
any one who is at all conversant
with Belgian life knows. The most
charitable thing that can be done is
to close the book with blush of
shame.
AS to his official acts in the Con-
90 Free State. we are dealing not
with rumor. but with history. The
story of the exploiting Of the royal
domain, the pitiless system by which
mercenary Belgian officials and
flendish native soldiers oppressed
and tortured the unhappy Congo
people; the cruelties, mutilations
and bloodshed that have thinned
out the population by hundreds of
thousands or millions; these things
are facts that cannot be gainsaid.
They do not depend upon English in
vestigation. but are an open book to
the eye of the world"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12
AS will be seen by reference to tn

AS will be seen by reference to the
county commissioners proceedings.
printed elsewhere, The Gazette has
again been designated as the official
county paper. An effort was made
by members of the county press, in
which this paper joined, to have the
county matters printed in all the
county papers. The commissioners
declined the proposition and separ-
ate bids were called. the result being
The Gazette bid a merely nominal
sum and being a little lower than its
nearest competitor, was given the
contract. Similar conditions induced
the publisher to do the tax list and
certain other advertising last year
ut very low price and at the end
Of The year it was found that other
county notices had Yielded a good
profit, leaving a margin above ex-
penses for all the work done. This
is all the reason we care to give at
this time for our action, aside from
the obvious one that most Of our
readers are interested in all county
matters. We are not asking or ex-
pecting sympathy for ourself and
accept the consequences of BUSH
ness condition forced upon US by
competition without a whimper.
We began the year with a resolution
not to inflict our private grievances
or business troubles upon our read
ers, and if any of them are interest
ed in them, they can call at this
Office and get all the information
they want in that line.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12
BY JAMES AIKEN


President Taft last week issued
his predicted message requiring cor
porations to take out licenses, con-
ditioned upon compliance with GER
tain requirements guarding the pub
lie against unfair practices in COM
bining with other corporations. Con-
trary to predictions, the president
does not ask for amendment Of the
Sherman act. which some Of the
trusts demanded. Supervision Of all
stock and bond issues is required.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12

For Sale Fine pure blood Rhode
Island Red Cockerels, price $1.50.
Anyone wishing one or more let me
hear from you at once. Two miles
southwest of Morton. Mrs. A. A,
DeFrance. 23.2t.
1t will be to your interest to get
our prices, on hides and furs, before
selling elsewhere. A. P. Goudy A
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-12
FOR SALE By ALL DRUo0IsTs

Send Ioc.. name Of paper and this ad. Cor our
beautiful Savings Bank and Childss Sketch Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT q BOVINE. 409 Pearl ST. New York
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
FA M|L|AR
WITH THE LAW
Walter Reed, Arrested on Sus-
plclon of Robbing French
Bakery, Refuses to get
Caught on TechnicaIities.

pecause ne refused 70 ansWer any
questions which he though ne "H7 -
compelled 70 answer and because ne
had a ready answer for every q9eatlon
nat he desired 20 answer Naits.
Reed. a negro arrested sunday
an suspicion OF robbing the French
bakery. was sentenced yesterday AZ
moon to serve sixty days m ths
comfy sail instead uf being pohhui
ever 10 await the action Of the srahu
Jury. raara
Reed was arraigned before Judge
craig in police court and was put
through the usual cross-eNaminauoh-
The negro said that he would refuse
10 answer any questions mat ne
thought the court did not nave au-
thoritv 10 ask him. He tuck ~ ms
declaration Of principles and even re-
fused 70 give his opinion on the I'M,
tative. the reference and the refund.
when confronted with the faet that
sunposedlv stolen articles were iound
IN his shack south Of town, keeu hah
an excuse for having them. lie was
such a clever N~uess Tor himselt thet
tha best the court could d. with nm
was h have him agree 70 plead guilty
TO larceny and ACCEPT a sixty days
sentence In the county JAN hetd
agreed 10 accept the sixty days II he
was not bound over 10 the grand jury
aud began serving his sentence yes
terday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
Journal Want Ads Get Results
TWO WHITE MEN SEIZED
FOR STEALING CHICKENS

Two white men, giving their names
AS NJ. X Stevens and j. Il. Mcintyre,
were arrested at 1880 last night by
officers Jordan and Montoya. The
came upon the men ~ the
Of Third street and copper
just as they were trying TO
sell two chickens. stiil warm ana
bloody. 20 a colored man. When ac-
casted hy the policemen the men
led to make II appear that the deal
was the other way n that the col
orei man was TRYING 20 sell them the
chickens. but as the white mems
hands were stained with blood and the
caiored mans were clean. the story
did not go Town and the men were
lodged In jail 20 await n hearing in
police court this morning al 3 Amy
chicken owner who this morning finds
n peculiarly marked light colored hen
with brown wings and dark tail miss
ing from his flock will do well TO call
at police station early today. The
other bird taken from tho men was a
Plymouth Rock and not be SO easily
identified. There has beef a small cpl
demic Of chicken stealing lately and
the police hope the arrest ~ these two
men viii call a halt 20 this form or
petty crime. The chef in a downtown
restaurant was approached Monday
hy two men answering the deHcrip-
tion Of Mcintyre and Stevens who Of
fered Ia sell him poultry for future de-
livery. The chef viii be asked TO
look the prisoners over this morning.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
Cost of Municipal Government,

The census bureau made public to-
day some figures Il has compiled
showing what 1t costs TO run los OF
the largest cities In the United states.
The figures were for the year 1908 and
covered the maintenance and opera
ton Of ali city departments. The total
for the 15s cities Is about sfO5,VvO.-
600. more than O~ne-fourth OF which
was paid By New York city alone.
The expenses OF the government OF
Philadelphia were less thai one
quarter of those Of New York city
Boston was the only city whose eX-
penses showed a higher per capita
average. The Boston per capita fig
ures were s27.5s. New York came sec
ond with a per capita average OF sgt
~ n Washington third with $3.50
The city OF over 800, 900 population
showing the smallest running expenses
was New Orleans. whose per capita
average WAS sI2.76. Milwaukee was
a close second and Baltimore also
Fhowed "A per capita average OF only
s13.34.
The maintenance OF schools cost
more than any other municipal func-
ton. while the protection of life and
property by the police, fire and asso-
ciated departments was the secon IN
cost. These two functions-education
and the protection Of life and proper
ty-cost So per cent Of the S4O5s00O,-
900. For the entire 1853 cities the av-
erage per capita expenses for schools
was s4.7O. for police departments
s2.25. and for fire department, s1.72.
salt Lake city's per capita expendit-
ure for schools was the largest, being
sS.1s as compared with a little over
SO By New York, Boston and other
cities.
The statistics show that the cost of
maintaining government departments
of cities has been increasing in recent
years. In 1898 1t cost 1886 per capita
to maintain this departments in 14T
cities Of over 10000 population each.
Ii cos Sl6.s1 to run the same cities
in 1908. The cost Of maintaining the
police department has risen since 1903
from $3.50 to 9.26 per capita; the fire
departments from Sl.33 to STA and
the schools from S3.69 to 81. 70.-New
York Sun.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
The Neal Cured Him.

Albuquerque. n. M. July 10. 1919.
Mr.. Edward Sevdel. Mgr Neal lnstl-
tutes Co. Albuquerque, y. NJ.
Dear Sir.-lt certainly affords me
much pleasure In being able TO write
yeu this letter You are connected
with m Institute, recently opened
here in Alhuquerque, which In my
mind Is one Of thc grandest hat
could exist And IL vs. that Institute
where the Neal ~three-day cure for
the drink habit Is administered TO
those addicted to the terrible curse
Of liquor. / ann an pld-timcr here In
Albuquerque and have been a drink
ing man for twenty years Have made
"a Thousand efforts and resolutions 10
quit the booze only TO fan again
and again and o. awake in the morn
Ing with that awful task before me.
81 having To- sober up. ANY drinking
man knows what this means And I
can tell amy of them that taking tho
Neal ~thrce-day Liquor Cure is u
honeymoon compared 10 that near
suicide one has to pass through Boz
getting over "a had drunk Through
the kindness 81 Mr. a e. Burtlrse
and Mr. Emory Guthrie they made 90
possible Tor me to go 90 the Neal IN
stitutc nf this city and take the cure.
Now ! ann "a sober man without any
craving appetite or desire Tor whis-
KEY. beer or wine and could not take
"a drink nn "a bot You have my Per
mission tn use ur publish this letter
for the benefit 81 an those who want
Information from one who has been
cured to stay cured.
With best wishes for yourself and
the Neal Institute. I am.
Yours respectfully.
FRANK ~. JONES.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
RANCH LIFE IN THE
GREAT SOUTHWEST
At THE PAST|ME
Exciting Wild West Show at
Popular Theater Today and
Tomorrow; BronCho Busting
and Steer lying Features Of
Film.

Ranch lie in an lts details viii be-
depicted Ina one at tho feature films
~ the Pastime thcatcr today and tn
morrow. The wild west picture Is en-
Titled. Ranch Llfo in the Great
Southwest aud WAS made By Sclig
IN the picture are shown "a number
~ The most picturesque cowboys of
the present day, who are the last Of
their kind. fast vanishing. and who
VIII Soon pass into history All kinds
oi Wild west sports ate shown ln the
film. Including hrnncha busting. rup-
ing. steer tying. branding. the round
up and other like events. Henry
Grammar rs shown in the great feat
81 tying a steer in ifi-2 seconds
Tom My a former United States
marshal can be plainly seen dulne
stunts In the capacity ct an expert
roper and hrouchn buster.
Western people can readily imugint
nhat tho picture b.. having seen more
or less 81 ranch Nfc lea the vicinity ui
Albuquerque. Eut 10 can be safely
said that they newer Saw any NOR,
exciting sport than ls shown in the
picture 10 % shown AZ tho pastimc
situation occur in tho picture which
make the spectators glad that they
are engaged m husiucss other thar
that ~ the cowboys The picture
altogether. Is one 20 tho greatest o
it's kind cyc taken and should b.
seen 10 be appreciated Cowboys an.
lovers 81 equestriansiip are cspeciall'
invited To- see b.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18

while it seems probable that h
strap hanger in the subway cars VIII
be lust as common twenty years from
now as he is at present his burdeh
is shortly to be lightened in a man
ner which marks a great advance IN
local transportation methods or Tor
that matter throughout the country.
Beginning Just IS soon as the equip
ment can he put in place, subway
travellers will at least he famed n
thus relieved Of some of the terrofs
Of the ride. Work is now being rushed
to install in every subway car four
large electric fans. These viii he
suspended from the ceilings Of the
cars. seven feet above the floor, SO
that there will be no nance of any
niece Of feminine hsadgear becoming
mixed up with the revolving blades.
OF course the fans cannot lower the
temperature. but by increasing eVap-
Grafton they will. it is expected, add
greatly to the comfort OF passengers
Even i'm winter the subway Is often
unpleasantly warm hue to the great
number OF heat units generated by
the trains. while in summer the tenn
perature often rises above loo de-
crees. The installation Of the fans,
however. at q cost Of over 100000
will. II is believed. not only do much
10 relieve this condition. but also
mark the first trial Of such an innoVa
ton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18

all proportion to the merits Of the
projects. and es e result they are cut
To the bone by the board of engi-
neers. in order to keep down apprO-
priations and at the same time place.
the stamp OF their approval only upon
meritorious projects.
For a number OF years there has
been a rule in the office of the chief
Of engineers prohibiting the giving
out of information as to the recon-
mendations of district engineers on
the projects included within specified
territory. hut usually enterprising
newspaper men in interested locali-
ties succeeded in obtaining advance
information es to aid recommended
tons. and then the newspaper began
a~gitating for increased appropria-
tons. Local boards Of trade and
chambers Of join in the
movement for larger sums and, as a
result. members of congress are
drawn into the controversy and the
fight is transferred to the committees
of congress. This agitation il persisted
in will work untold harm to the cause
OF waterway improvements according
to Brigadier General william H.
Bixby, chief OF engineers.
Newspapers can aid immensely in
the preparation of the next river and
harbor bill by urging conservative
estimates for projects" said General
Bixby. a yearly river and harbor
bill is greatly to be desired. but if the
insist upon their particu-
lars locality getting all hat the most
enthusiastic advocate Of waterway
Improvement desires. the bin will be-
come so large that its passage is out
Of the question.
Now that the committee Of con-
gress. dealing with waterways, have
gone on record as ~favoring a yearly
river and harbor bill, it behooves the
people. and particularly the news
papers. for their power In the com
munity is acknowledged. to counsel
conservative appropriations to the
end that the bill will clearly estab-
lish the yearly principle of a river
and harbor budget. If the bill is
loaded down with provisions for he
improvement of this river and that
canal and If II fails to carry out the
suggestions made by President Taft
during the closing days of the last
session OF congress, / fear for its
passage.
What we need now. more than
any one thing, in waterway legisla-
ton, is q conservative appropriation
bill. %iudicially prepared with a view
of yearly appropriations SO that the
notable projects nay be completed
within a reasonable time. If legislat-
ors will be modest in their requests
for recognition Of their particular
projects and If the people will make
haste slowly l believe a yearly river
and harbor bill possible, but If the
demands grow too large and the bill
assumes anywhere near the proper
tions of the last bill then | have seri-
our doubts OF the yearly feature ever
| being adopted. What we need more
at this time is conservatism in our
estimates
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS
TO Be AWARDED
At SPOKANE
Premiums for Best Dis
plays Grown By Dry Farm
Methods By College Graduate
Farmers.

I Especial Correspondence 10 Morning JournaiI
Spokane. wash. Aug. 1s.-Twenty-
five life memberships in the Dry
Farming Congress. valued at s25
each. have been set aside by the Spo-
kane board Of control. headed by
Harry w. Newton. rs special prem
iums for the best displays OF products
grown by dry farm methods In 1910
by graduates Of colleges or the class
Of 1903 and exhibited at the interna-
tionai exposition in connection with
the nRr at the Interstate fair
grounds I'm Spokane the week OF
October 3.
one membership will be awarded
to a graduate IN each Of the follow
ing states and Canadian provinces;
Arizona. California. Colorado. Idaho.
Kansas. Montana. Nebraska. New
Mexico. Nevada. North Dakota ok
lahoma. South Dakota, Texas, Utah.
Washington. Wyoming. Alberta, Brit
fsh Columbia. Manitoba and Saskatch-
evan. Five others will be added
John r BURNS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of the organization. has sent letters 10
presidents and deans Of agricultural
colleges In the various states and
provinces. asking them to urge gradu-
ates Of last year TO show what has
been accomplished as an illustration
of the benefits Of n scientific agricul-
tural education.
Mir. Burns has received acceptance
10 participate In the program at the
convention from q. 4. Martin. editor
" The Herald. FL Paso. and president
~ the Texas Dry Farming Congress
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18

During this broiling weather the
sunday crowds at Coney Island ag-
gregate 500. 900 persons. or enough 70
p%opulate one of the largest cities IN
The Union. The p~ostoffice authorities
reported that one Sunday recently
over 500. 900 picture postals we're
mailed from the island, a fact indi-
eating hat the greater part OF the
crowd cane from places other than
the metropolis II is estimated that
the number Of visitors exceeded the
attendance at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton at Chicago on Chicago Day IN
1898. when visitors from all over the
world crowded into the exposition
grounds. Every amusement resort
and every fakir at the island was
overwhelmed with patronage. ana
even the frankfurter men-whose
business has not been up TO the marx
this yesr-ran out of supplies in the
evening. A canvass Of the brewerles
nat furnish Coney Islands supply
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-18
DEMAND FOR FIFTY
MILLIONS FOR
HARBORS
ARMY ENGINEER CORPS
PREPARES ESTIMATES
Danger That Next Years Bill
viii Grow So Large That It's
Passage By Congress Is I'M
probable.
Morning Journal Bureau,
613 Munsey Building.


N1Af - &FH NaEH r.
From sources regarded as authentic
1t Is learned that there are on file in
the office OF the chief of engineers,
L. :. A., estimates for river and har-
Dor improvements for the year 1911
Il amounting to upwards of fifty
millions of dollars and the end is not
in sight. These estimates are pre-
pared by engineer officers i'm charge
OF particular districts and are made
up for the purpose Of giving the
board OF engineers in charge of wa
tcrway improvements a general
knowledge of each project upon which
work is being done
When all the estimates have been
received the board Of engineers goes
through them and from these esti-
mates revised estimates are made
which are sent TO the committees OF
congress dealing with the subject OF
river and harbor improvements for
their guidance in training the river
and harbor appropriation bill.
Many Of these estimates are out OF