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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16
Says Peaches Are Stewed in Lye.

A recent issue of the Saturday
Evening Post contained a rather
startling advertisement of a prom
inent California Gamer in which he
states as an absolute fact that most
Of the Gamers of peaches use caustic
soda to remove the skins Of the fruit
before canning.
This sensational statement comes
just as the benzoate Of soda discus
sion is at its highest interest and will
lend new Importance to the agitation
for pure foods. 1t seems that no
branch of the food industries are
free from the secret use of chemicals
such as would arouse violent public
opposition if the facts were known
to the public.
To save a cent or two per can on
the cost of knife-peeling, certain
Gamers deliberately use chemicals
which must certainly be harmful
and which even the widest partisan
will not say improves the fruit in
any respect. This advertisements
further claims that this practise it
known to the Department of Agri-
culture at Washington, but that
through absence of any specific law
on the.subject, the deartment officials
will not make any decision on the
question of compelling Gamers to
state on their labels that they use
the caustic soda process.
It is probable, however. that every
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16
BY JAMES AIKEN
Official Paper of City and County

Protesting minority stockholders
in six independent telephone compa-
MES in Ohio and Indiana are asking
]. Pierpont Morgan to explain
whether he recently purchased a
controlling interest in these compa-
MES for the purpose of selling out
to the Bell interests. The more we
hear of these transactions the more
we are conyidned that is important
for the people Of every town and
vicinity to acquire control of their
own telephone lines. The Bell octo-
pus will get US all if we don't watch
out.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

ing trim and numbered its guns,
then the fun waxed last and furious.
The huge brewery trust, the South
ern Pacific (which carried the city
and about everything in it in its
vest pocket, liquor dealers, gam
blers, grafters big and little, it
tackled them all. and the fur began
to fly.
But the powerful lesson Of civic
duty as taught by the Express be-
gan to bear fruit, and good citizens
flocked to the banner of clean gov
eminent.
What this millionaire Wielder of
the big stick and his associates ac-
complished for civic purity and good
government is almost beyond belief.
Their battles have demonstrated to
distressed states and cities through
out the United States the value of
the recall, direct primary, initiative
and referendum, as necessary
weapons in the hands Of the people
who, in the past, have found no
adequate reply to the query: What
are you going to do about it?
If every city and town under the
stars and stripes had a good. clean
scrapper of Mr.. Earl's calibre there
wouldn't be a CRATER left big
enough to cast a shadow.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

The state Bankers association re-
Gently scored again in uniting in a
statement urging their constituents
to work for better training in farm
methods for the rising generation.
commencing farmers institutes and
recommending that they be strength
ened in various ways. They back
up Commissioner Geo. Welch's plea
for an appropriation to defray the
cost of sending an exhibition car or
cars into the thickly populated states
south of us, with lecturers to carry
the gospel of good homes for all in
our state, and show the possibilities
of Minnesota soil for growing all
kinds of products without depending
on artificial irrigation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16
SENATOR CLAGUE AND GOOD ROADS.

Senator Clague's talk before the
Commercial club in this city last
Wednesday evening, 50 far as it re-
lated to the senator's favorite theme
of good roads, probably contained an
outline in part Of the argument
which he was preparing for yester-
days address at Mankato. That his
ideas contain the germ of what is
likely to grow into state issue not
many years hence is something more
than possibility.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

fourths of the fertility in the food
she eats, The dairy COW produces
several times as much as a beef
animal. She Yields on the average
about one thousand pounds Of dairy
food matter each year for about six
years. The average beef animal,
according to careful computation.
produces about 24O pounds Of dry
food matter in year and has to die
to yield it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

According to Dairy Produce of
Chicago, a ton Of wheat takes $3.50
worth of fertility from the soil of
which it grows and sells for about
$50. A ton of butterfat, on the
other hand, sells for about $500 and
takes only SO cents worth Of fertility
from the soil. Selling wheat is SELL
ing soil, while selling butter is sell
ing air, sunshine and water. A
dairy COW returns to the soil three
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

appropriation was made expert
ments in tobacco culture in Sherburn
county. Representative Davis of Elk
River. who was in town the other
day, was telling that during the
past season forty acres were planted
to tobacco in that vicinity which was
cultivated under the supervision and
direction Of the State agricultural
college. The experiment is said to
have proved a complete success, and
the cured leaf which resulted to be
fully equal to that produced in Wis
consin. Further experiments will
be made next year, when 100 acres
will be set out to tobacco plants
which the State will provide. The
soil best for the cultivation of tobacco
is the sandy loan characteristic of
Minnesota cut over lands.
Superintendent Galerneault of the
State banking department calls atten-
ton to the fact, which he deplores,
that twin city capitalists are reach
ing out and furnishing capital for
and organizing country banks, He
regards the tendency as unfortunate
''as it will to a great extent help to
divert the true purpose and intent
Of a country bank, namely, the re-
ceiving of commercial and savings
deposits of the community to be car
ed for and in part carefully loaned
to the borrowing public of the same
community from which it was re-
ceived. Instead these holding COM
panies send this money to larger
cities to take up their commercial
paper there, to the exclusion of To-
cal borrowers. The result is scare
ity Of money and higher interest for
the local borrowers.
1ilSIC Call UG IlO hllu VI Nu6SLlOL1
that the interest of local communi-
ties lies in local control of the local
bank. In fact in all things the ten
dency to concentrate commercial,
financial and industrial activity in
the large cities is constant menace
to the general prosperity of the
people of the State. In this matter
of banks financial disturbances pure
ly local may have the most far-reach-
ing effects if city institutions are al
lowed to continue to absorb the
country banks. A few failures in
st. Paul and Minneapolis might re-
suit in paralyzing business through
a wide extent of territory and cause
ruin, hardship and privation to
thousands of people who, if banks
were Independent, could suffer no
ill effects.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

Gamer will be compelled by the dis
cussion following this advertisement
to take positive ground on this ques-
ton and say either that he does not
use the lye-process or else give real
facts to support the use Of this soap
constituent in the preparation Of
human food.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

Senator Clague introduced his sub
| ject by putting up to the business
men and farmers whom he was adj
dressing the manifest Wastefulness
Iof the go-as-you please method of
working out road taxes. He stated
his conviction that If he had paid
twenty dollars road tax on his farm
near Lamberton and it had been used
on the roads in a business-like way,
there would have been more perma-
nent good from it than from the
sixty-odd dollars actually taxed up
against the land and worked out by
his tenants in the usual hap hazard
manner.
The wastefulness of the present
road-tax system and the Importance
of highways properly constructed
and maintained being admitted, what
is the best way to improve condi-
tons? The senator's answer is, by a
uniform state fax collected the same
as the one-mill school tax is collected.
This might bring up the opposition
Fof the centers Of population in Ram
sey, Hennepin and ST. Louis counties,
where nearly three-ffths of the tax
would be collected, but the senator
thought the large cities received
enough benefits from the rural coun-
ties to justify their aiding in main
tanning highways. In effect. Red
wood county under this plan might
pay out ten thousand dollars in taxes
in order that the state might expend
twenty-five thousand for Redwood
county's highways.
AS to the manner of expanding this
fund, whether by the state highway
commission or under local supervi-
sion, that was a matter to be debated
at another time. The plan, if adopt
ed, would require an amendment to
the state constitution, and in the
senator's opinion, a proposition to
submit such an amendment should
be passed at the next session of the
state legislature.
Every citizen acknowledges that
our public roads are poorly main
tanned at present and that bad roads
tax the farmer and the ultimate
consumer of his products to an
extent almost incalculable. Whether
Senator Clague's way out is the best
may be debatable, but the business
men who heard him last week ap-
plauded him heartily and nothing
but good can come, in our opinion,
from SO amending our constitution
as to permit the state at large to
assist in the construction and main
tenance of its highways.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16
ST. FAUL LETTER.

st. Paul Cor. Gazette. "A surpris :
ingIy strong opposition has developed
to the reapointment Of B. r. Nelson
to the board Of regents of the State
university. Republican political
workers, especially in Minneapolis.
are up in arms over it. and l am
given to understand that during the
past week Governor Eberhart has
heard lot of extremely plain
talk.
The fact is that months ago, when
Governor Eberhart was new to his
Office and when Governor Johnson's
memmory was still fresh. advantage
was taken to secure from the COVER
nor pledge to reappoint Mr.. Nelson.
Since then Frank Day has so manip-
ulated things as to make it appear
that for the governor to turn down
Nelson would be to introduce" pol
itics on the board Of regents. The
State Capitol crowd played into his
hands. From the moment they came
out publicly and demanded Nelson's
head as a political sacrafce, from that
time Eberhart, if he had not been
tied up, could do nothing else than
appoint him without laying himself
open to the charge that the nomin-
alton Of his successor had been die
tated by political considerations.
S M. Ovens death makes another
vacancy. At the present time it is
not known whom the governor will
appoint to succeed him. 1t is init
mated. however, that the governor
would prefer to select an agricultur-
al editor, and in this connection the
name of P. v. Collins has been men,
toned. TO appoint him would, in
deed, be throwing down the gaunt-
let to the anti-Nelson crowd; for if
there was one man who made him
self more obnoxious to them than
another in the contest which really
raised all this row. that is the fight
over the presidency of the State
fair it was this man Collins, who,
after Furlong was defeated, made a
venomous and, it is said, totally un-
called for and unwarranted attack
upon him. However. Governor
Eberhart is understood not to be
looking for any more trouble.
1t will be remembered that at the
last session Of the legislature small
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16

| will replace every pair of hose |
sell that do not wear well. | am
selling some good winter hose, the
kind that sell for Zoe for 13c a pair.
Better stock up. Neiman, Post Of
fee block. If.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-16
FOR SALE BIZ ALL DRUGGISTS

Send 1Oc.. name rof paper and this ad. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and ChiId's Sketch Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny
SCOTT s. BOVINE. 4oe Pearl St. New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE,

Changes in the public health and marin
hospital service are announced as follows
L. Z. Cofer, assistant surgeon general
granted six days leave of absence from
November 3. - e =. : -
8. b. Grubbs. passed assistant surgeon
granted seven days leave OF absence from
November. %, on account Of illness
j.. F. Anderson. passed assistant. sur
seon, directed to, inspect the 'saranae
laboratory, for the study Of tuberculosis
Saranac Lake. N. Y.
!. F. H. Bahrenburg, passed assistant
surgeon. granted eleven days leave OF
absence from November. 10. on account OF
ii ness. 80
w: H. Frost. passed assistant surgeon,
directed to rejoin station at Washington.
conference with the secretary Of the state
board of health.
SC Hotchkiss, assistant surgeon. re-
lieved from duty on the revenue cutter
Bear and directed to report to the d.
rector of the hygienic laboratory.
p. de Vale Atiles. act ng assistant sur
geon, granted, thirty. days, leave Of abb
eence from December 1.
A. L. Gustetter, acting assistant sur
geon, granted fifteen days leave Of abb
B. c. Tarbell, acting assistant surgeon,
granted thirty days leave Of absence
from December l
l.. w. Ryder. pharmacist, relieved from
10 the director OF the hygienic laboratory.
GA. Morris, pharmacist. relieved from
duty at st. Louis. Mo-. and: directed to
proceed to- Chicago. Ill.,. -ands-report to
the medical ofncer in command for duty
and assignment to quarters. -
l. c. Spangler. pharmacist, relieved
from duty at the hygienic laboratory and
directed to report to Assistant Surgeon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
RETIREMENT OF CLERKS.
Mass Meeting Called to Devise Mean
to Interest Congress.

Under the auspices of the United States
Civil Service Retirement Association a
mass meeting is to be held In the Public
Library Monday evening at o'clock to
discuss the subject of the retirement of
superannuated government employees.
Among those who will address the meet
ing are Representatives William Sulzer Of
New York, James A. Hamill of New Jer-
sey and William S. Bennett Of New York,
according to the announcement of the
officers of the association.
A determined effort is tosbe made to Sc
cure the passage, of retirement bill at
the next session of Congress. and the pur-
pose of the meeting is to reawaken the
interest in the movement and to present
the reasons which seem to justify 1t.
NJ, F. O'Donoghue, president, and Ed
ward ]. Cantwell, secretary of the as
ISOLATION, have caused to be distributed
to the clerks in the executive depart
ments 10000 circulars setting forth the
call Of the meeting and urging a general
attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
COLORADO HAS 7es,o24.
Gain of Forty-Eight Per Cent in
Population Since 1900.

Population statistics of the thirteenth
census were issued yesterday for the
following states:
Colorado, 10000, an increase of 259, 1924,
+ or 4S per cent, over $780, 100 in 1900, when
the increase over 1890 was 1882, or
800 per cent
Idaho. $685. 94, an increase of 163, S22, or
1913 per cent, over 161.772 in 1900, when
the increase over. 1890 was 1885. or 91.7
per cent.
i Nevada. s1.s75, an increase Of 1910, or
93.4 per cent, over 1885 in 1900, when
the population showed decrease of B.
426. or rs per cent. from that of 1880.
Oregon, 672, 765, an increase of 259, 229,
or CIT per cent, over 413,536 in 1900,
when the increase over 1890 was 90, 769,
or 31.S per cent.
The population of Laredo. Tex, is A.
S55, as compared with 1920 in 1900.
The population of Farmville, Prince
Edward county, Va, is 2,971, compared
with 2,471 In 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

General w. J. Pettus. in charge marine
hospital station. Washington, D. c.
q. /. Van Ness jr.. pharmacist, relieved
from duty at Chicago H.. and directed to
proceed to ST. Louis. Mo-, and report to
the medical officer in command for duty
and assignment to quarters
H. Megaw. pharmacist. granted twenty
five days leave of absence from Novem-
Der g..
Harri D. Leech. pharmacist. directed to
proceed to Stapleton, N. Y. and report 70
the medical officer In command for duty
and assignment to quarters.
darri D. Leech appointed a pharmacist
of the third class, November II, 1910.
A board of medical officers has been
convened to meet at Angel Isiands Cal,
for re-examining an alien. Detail for
board: Passed Assistant Surgeon F., E.
Trotter. chairman; Passed Assistant Sur
geon NJ w. Glover and Assistant Sur
geon A. J. Lama, recorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

when plans will be made for the annual
observance of Gen. Lees birthday, Janu-
airy 10 next. Committees will be appoint
ed and speaker secured for the occa-
sion. One of the members also will read
war "reminiscences.
No definite action has yet been taken
by the joint committee on finance and
general laws of the city council relative
to the extension of the city limits.
Services at all of the churches tomor-
row will be conducted by the resident
clergy.
The Olympics today defeated a foot
ball team known as the Virginia Stars
by q score Of to g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
To Act on Resignation.

A congregational meeting of the Second
Presbyterian Church will be held at that
church at s O'Clock Wednesday evening,
at which time action will be taken on the
resignation Of Rev. J. r. Sewer. pastor.
who has accepted the pastorate Of a Pres
bytorian church at Augusta. Ga. Rev.
Mr. Sewers resignation will become eff
fective December 30. The meeting will
be presided over by Rev. J. H. Taylor of
Washington.
Andrew. alias Paddles Whiting. COL
ored who was sent to the workhouse for
twenty days yesterday. became very OBJ
streperous last evening at that institu-
ton and during the late hours broke some
flooring and glass. it Is said Within z
This morning was returned to the city
Jail, whe he will be kept until he COM
pletely RECEIVERS. After seeing things
yesterday he jumped from the second
story window of his home on South
Washington street.
r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
PUBLIC LANDS WITHDRAWN:
President Sets Apart Total of 6,670
Acres in Two States.

President Taft has withdrawn approxi-
mately 667O acres of public land in
Washington and Oregon for water power
sites. The lands are located as follows:
Misunderstanding the Little Pend
d Oreille river approximately 1890 acres,
along Jackson creek approximately $50
acres, and along Lost creek approx
mately 100 acres
Oregon-Along Rogue river tributaries
approximately y6O acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

rector of rivers and harbors congress
Address of F. H. Newell. "Conservat on
of Waters" Report of resolutions COM
mittee.
l. o'clock-Illust-ated lecture by c. ].
Blanchard, director Of reclamation serv-
ice.
Thursday, o'clock-Joint session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
GUARDING GERMAN DEFENsEs.
Aerop,anes Will Be Forbidden Above
or Near Eortresses.

BERLIN. December 3-Steps to guard
German defenses from the espionage OF
aviators were taken today by the min
istry Of war, which issued regulations on
the subject.
Aeroplanes and airships are prohibited
from sailing above or within ten kilo-
meters Of the fortresses without writ.
ten permit from the military authorities.
Offenders will be arrested upon landing
and treated as suspected spies, being
searched for photographs and drawings
of the Notifications. A kilometer is EQUIV.
alent to .621 of a mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
DESKS FOR NEW MEMBERS.
Senator's From New Mexico and
, Arizona Provided For.

Col. Daniel Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms
of the United States Senate, has placed
orders for the four new desks to be oc-
cupied by the senators of Arizona and
New Mexico. The desks will be sit
uated on the democratic side of the
Senate chamber. without regard to the
political character of the Senate delega-
tons sent by the new states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
ASKS BIDS ON SILVER.
Treasury Wants 100000 Ounces, at
Denver Mint.

The Treasury has sent out word that
it will receive bids for 100000 fine
ounces of silver for immediate delivery
to the Denver mint. The bids will be re-
ceived Monday until pm, at the office
Of George E. Roberts, director of the
mint.
This is the first purchase of silver by
the Treasury in a long time. 1t will
be used for coming dimes exclusively,
and will make about $4,000 worth Of
them.
The government has plenty Of silver
on hand at Philadelphia. but prefers to
buy new for delivery at Denver rather
than pay the excessive transporta ton
on what 1t has in the east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
Program Of Congress.

The program of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress on Wednesday
will be opened with the invocation by
Rev. Samuel II. Greene. pastor OF Calvary
Baptist Church. President Taft viii
then be introduced and his speech will
formally open the three-day convention
Senior de la Barra; will follow with ar
address,. The next speaker will: be Rep
resentative Alexander. Representative
Joseph E. Ransdell. president of the con-
gress. will then submit his annual report
and also make an address.
At the afternoon session J. A. Patton
of Chattanooga, Tenn. will open the pro-
ceedinas with an address. and he will be
followed by Col. William L. Sibert. MEM
Der OF the Panama canal commission.
Representing the National Lumbermen's
Manufacturers Association, D. E. Skin
ner Of San Francisco. will make an ad-
dress and the closing speech will be de-
livered by Senator William E.. Borah Of
Idaho.
Convention Of Women.
The program for the second conven-
in the yellow room of the Willard Hotel
tomorrow morning, Is as follows:
10 o'clock-Invocation. Mrs. Mary M.
North. vice president for Maryland. Re-
ports Of corresponding secretary. record.
ing secretary. treasurer, auditor, vice
presidents and standing committees. Cen
eral discussion.
o'clock-Report Of president. Mrs
Hoyle Tomkies. Report of credentials
committee. Report Of rules committee Ad-
dress by Mrs. J. d. Wilkinson, cnsirman
of waterways branch of conservat' ou
committee Of general federal on of WON.
ems clubs. Address by Henry S. Graves
United States forester. Address by Rep
resentative Joseph E. Ransdell, president
| Of rivers and harbors congress. Omen dis
cussion.
Tuesday. $50 oclock-Report Of com
mittees. Report OF nominating commt.
| tee. Election and installation of officers
Addresses as called for by presidin,
officer.
| 2 o'clock-Address by Joseph n. Teal o
IOregon Conservation Association and di
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

William Armalt was found guilty at
Hagerstown. Nd, of taking Frank Schin-
ders horse and buggy, which he ound
hitched on the street in Hagerstown, and
driving on with 1t without the consent Of
the owner. The buggy uset and threw
Armalt out. tnjuring him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Mrs. Sarah E. Funkhouser. fifty-nine
years old. widow of Amos Funkhouser. is
dead at Hamburg, Shenandoah county.
virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Rev. DR.. r. L Edwards Of the Vir-
ginia Methodist Conference died wednes-
day night at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. w. Freeman. at Stony Creek. Va.
DR.. Edwards was Lightweight years old.
but was seemingly hale and well up to
the time Of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Henry Callahan. q Confederate veteran
of Stafford county, Va, died Thursday
at his home of general debility. He was
eignty-lnree years Odd.