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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
THE GROUPING OF BUSINESS

NA"Au VI Nd 41C1 dAU. "A business
man in a neighboring city writes to
his local paper complaining that the
advertising and other activities of the
local commercial club have tendency
to bring in more business and profess
sional men; that there are already too
many business houses in the city for
any of them to operate at a profit;
and that the club should devote its en-
ergies to secure factories, which in
turn would bring customers to the
stores already in the city.
AS to the desirability of factories,
where the conditions are suitable for
them, there is no question. It is a
fact, however, that the number of fac
tories which can be operated success
fully is somewhat limited, and every
community in the country is putting
forth some effort to secure them.
There are lines of manufacture which
cannot be operated successfully in par
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
SIGHT 100 FLOATING BODIES
Fishing Boat Reports Having Viewed
More Victims Of Lusitania on
Irish Coast.

Queenstown, May 13.-Lord VIM
bourne, lord lieutenant of Ireland, has
issued an order in Dublin that here
after any bodies of persons drowned
on board the Lusitania found along the
Irish coast shall be brought direct to
Queenstown without the Formally Of
an inquest in small towns where they
might happen to be landed. This
order, it is believed here, should great
ly expedite the Identification of many
bodies which it is expected will yet
be found.
A fishing boat reported having
sighted no less than 100 bodies float
ing 10 miles south Of Glandore, which
is situated on the southwest coast
Of County Cork, fact which upsets
the contention that the current, wind
and tides had so scattered the bodies
Of victims as to make the recovery
of any considerable number of them
questionable.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

ticular places because of distance from
raw material or from the markets for
the finished product. There are others
in which the business is centralized in
a few large plants, and which, by rea-
son of the size Of their operations are
able to effect such economies that
small plants would be at hopeless
disadvantage in competition with
them. This brings the number Of
manufacturing establishments which a
given small city might hope to secure
under the most favorable circum-
stances, down within rather narrow
limits, that any commercial club is not
able to fill it's city with factories on
short notice.
There is, further, in the business
mans protest, evidence Of mistak-
en- notion which is quite prevalent.
This is the idea that the fewer mer-
chants there are in given line in a
city. the more business will be done
by those who are there. Exactly the
contrary is true. Customers are at
tracted by the grouping of business,
by evidences Of competition, by op-
portunities for comparison. They will
flock to the town, or to the locality in
the town where there are most stores.
In the same manner, they will read
advertising more carefully if it IS
grouped, that of the same class being
placed together. Many advertisers
have been too slow to believe this and
a good deal of ingenuity has been used
to secure advertising positions far re-
moved from advertising of the same
class. The facts are now pretty gen.
orally recognized, and it is quite usu-
al to find merchants seeking advertis-
ing positions near the advertising OF
their competitors.
It is safe to say that if one city had
but one merchant of kind and it's
neighbor had several Of each kind, all
other things being equal, the former
would soon become a dead place, and
it's merchants would consider seriously
the ACCESSIBILITY Of moving to the 9th
err place where there was more doing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

California has gone Minnesota one
better (according to some one worse),
the legislature having put all state
offices on non-partisan basis. Party
labels only remain in the election CT
congressman and senator. In the pri-
mary election for members of con-
gress, names of candidates for nominal
ton by the different parties 60 on the
same ballot, the voter not naming the
party affliation. A number of Min
nesota papers, not liking the action
Of Mlnnesota's Legislature On some
one measure or more, lay it to the fact
that it was non-partisan. However,
we are inclined to believe that the
voter, very generally, wants more
state Offices made non-partisan, rather
than less Of them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
PROBLEM UNDER IN
VESTIGATION

In response to inquiries sent out
from tine Municipal Reference Bureau,
General Extension Division, Univer-
sity Of Minnesota, information is be-
ing collected as to the methods of dis
posing of garbage in Minnesota NUM-
cipalities.
The great majority of towns dispose
of their garbage by hauling it to the
city dumps where it is buried or
burned.
Several villages and cities feed all
or part Of their garbage to hogs. The
municipalities in this classification re
Austin, Fairmont, Faribault, St. Cloud,
St. Paul, South St. Paul, Wabasha,
White Bear Lake, Winona.
Chisholm, Duluth, International
Falls, Minneapolis, Thief River Fans,
and Virginia dispose of their garbage
by incineration. The Chisholm plant
handles about 60 tons of garbage a
month, the Virginia plant 200 tons a
month. The record of the Minneapo.
lis incinerator for 1915 was 20,543
tons.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

Announcement has been received of
the marriage Of Arthur G.. Rutledge
to May A. Knappen at Minneapolis
May the 9th. Mr.. Rutledge is one of
Minnesota's brightest newspaper
writer's and is the energetic secretary
treasurer of the Northern Minnesota
Editorial association. Mrs. Rutledge
has also been connected with newspa-
per work, but of late has been postmis-
tress at Sisseton, S. D., the Northern
Minnesota editors having had the
pleasure of meeting her during the ed
itorial outing last summer. We Join
with the editors of the state in wish
inc Mr.. and Mrs. Rutledge happiness
and prosperity abundance.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
Situation In Italy.

Geneva, Switzerland, May Is, via
Paris.-A dispatch from Cracow to the
Journal de Geneve says that the losses
Of the Austrians and Germans since
the first of May amount to 165, 900
officers and men. Losses of the Rus
slams in prisoners are placed at So.
100.
The dispatch says the Russians are
holding firmly the principal strategic
positions and that both sides are 10
:eiving heavy refnforcements. E. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
MODS BEAT Aliens
IN ENGLISH TOWNS
LONDON CROWDS ATTACK ALL
PERSONS WITH GERMAN OR
AUSTRIAN NAMES.
WOMEN PlLLAGE BAKE SHOPS
Assault Police With Bags Of Flour In.
fsicting Severe Injuries-SpeciaI
ConstabIes caIied-Asquith
Announces lnternment Plan.

London, May 13.-Not since the out
break of the war has the situation, so
far as naturalized enemy aliens is con-
cerned, been so critical. While leading
members Of the house of commons
were demanding that the government
intern these citizens, and while the
cabinet was considering the situation
at a special session, mobs were parad-
ing London and other cities, demolish-
ing stores and houses and attacking all
persons with German or Austrian
names. In several cases Russians
were mistaken for e1lemies and badly
beaten.
Police Are Helpless.
The police were unable to control
the mobs. In many instances women
who had pillaged German and Austri-
an bakeshops attacked the police with
bags filed with flour, tearing their uni
forms and inficting severe bruises and
cuts.
Premier Asquith stated in the house
of commons that the cabinet was quite
alive to the fact that the progressive
violations of the rules of civilized war.
fare and humanity by the enemy, Gull
|minating in the sinking of the Lusi-
:tania" and the feelings that thus were
aroused had made it necessary to look
beyond merely military considerations.
The government, therefore, was care
fully considering the practicability Of
the segregation and interpment of
alien enemies on more comprehens-
i've scale.
Petitions Ask internment.
Lord Charles Beresford and William
Joynso-Hicks presented separate petit
tons in the house of commons asking
that the house decree the internment
Of all male alien enemies of military
age and the removal Of other alien enc
mics to places 30 miles or more from
the coast. The petitions bore about
100000 names.
London, May 13.-Reports that
Lloyd George and certain others were
to retire from the cabinet and that q
coalition cabinet was contemplated
were denied by the premier. Speaking
in the house Of commons, Mr.. Asquith
paid a high compliment to the leaders
Of all parties and said that because Of
their united assistance there was no
need Of consideration Of any sugges-
tion OF coalition cabinet.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
Singer May Be Alive.

Duluth, Mimi, May 13-Miss Millie
Baker, Duluth singer, supposed to have
been lost on the. Lusitania, may be
alive. On cot in the hospital Of
small village on. the south coast of
ireland young woman who passed
through the Lusitania horror lies i'll.
According to a telegram which was
received in Duluth from Bayard Cobb
Of New York, a friend of the Baker
Eamily, the Woman's name is believed
10 be Baker. It is stated that there
vas only one woman aboard the Lust,
mia named Bak1G. .sss7ss a. :
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
italy AGAIN Reported at War.

italy Again Reported at War.
Washington, May 13.-Though tho
state department and Italian. Austrian
and German embassies were without
hews that Italy had declared war as
reported, diplomatic and military ex-
perts here generally expressed the con-
adential opinion that such a develop
ment was almost inevitable: The
italian maintenance of a neutral atti-
Jude, they argued, would increase the
reutonie allies chances of success in
the war and II Germany and Austria
Won would seek 70 recover what thoys
had lost.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
Flfty.six ships In War zone.

New York, May Shipping rec
Drds show that since May Z, Sc vessels
have departed from American or Can
pdian ports for European ports, or
vice versa, whose courses take them
through the zone of German submarine
activity. OF these only three are Am.
erican, the Philadelphia, which left
New York May 8 for LIVERPOOL; the
St. Paul, Liverpool May 8, for New
York, both passenger ships, and the
Ruby. merchant ship, New York, NAV
II. for London. The St. Paul should
have been well past the war zone
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
Typhus In German Camps.

Typhus IN German Camps.
London, May 13.-Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign secretary, has re-
ceived through Walter Hines Page,
the American ambassador at London,
and James w. Cigars, the American
ambassador to Germany, dispatch
which says that typhus fever is pres
ent in the following German prison
camps where there are British prison
ers of war; Zossen, Altdamm Schnei-
dermuhl, Gardelegen, Wittenberg.
Zerbst, Sagan, Cassel, Langensalza
and Chemnitz. The cases at Zossen
are said to be confined to Russian
prisoners.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

The telephone companies, which will
on July l come under the supervision
of the Railway and Warehouse COM
mission, due to the Minnette law,
raised their toll rates in many places,
Little Falls included. The companies
seem to have taken the matter Nv the
forelock and will file schedules with
the commission somewhat different
than they have heretofore been. How
ever, if shown that the rates are un-
fair, the commission has the power to
establish new ones.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
Italian Steamer Sinks.

laramie, Italy. via Paris, May 13.-
The Italian steamer Astrea, bound
from an English port with coal for
the state railways, sank while near
Ing this port. It is believed she had
struck mine. The Astrea signalled
for help and boats sent to the rescue
saved seventeen Of the crew. Three
we're drowned.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

It is proposed that representatives
of the 800 Farmers clubs in Minnesota
meet at the state fair this fall to con-
slider the organization OF a State Fed
Grafton of Farmers clubs. That an
organization of this kind, composed as
it would be, of thousands Of voters,
would receiver "some' attention in
matters in which they were interested,
goes without saying.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

Carlos Avery, executive agent Of the
state game and fish commission, will be
appointed game and fish commissioner,
according to an announcement given
out by Gov. Hammond. The legisia.
ture abolished the commission, and
put the work Of this department under
one commissioner, the law to take ef-
feet August /. The appointment
Mr.. Avery, who is conversant with
every detail Of this office, was ex-
pected.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
SCHOOL REPORTS

Report Of school in district No. IS
for the month ending May Z: No. of
pupils enrolled, II; average daily at
tendance, -; No. Of days taught, 20.
Those neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month were Harold and Helen
Troselius. Those absent two days or
less were Luke Segiun and Sigrid The
lander. $500.
Ella o. Kielshus, teacher.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

Fred Stevens, for many years con-
gresham from the St. Paul district,
defeated last tall for reelection, is
spoken Of quite frequently as a can
didate for senator On the republican
ticket. If a standpatter is wanted,
Stevens fills the bill very nicely.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

WarehIps Rsoalled BY Austria
Geneva, Switzerland, May 13.-The
Austrian government has issued an
order that all Austrian ships in Italian
waters proceed at oooe 10 Triest or
Po4a.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
Australian Submarine Sunk.

London, May 13.-The admiralty
has issued the following statement:
"A Turkish Official communication
coming via Berlin: and Amsterdam says
the Australian submarine AE-2 has
been sunk by Turkish warships while
trying to enter the sea of Marmora
and that the crew of three officers and
b men were taken prisoners
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
TAKE OFFENSIVE ALONG FORTY.
MILE FRONT-cAPTURE
MANY PRISONERS.
GROUND HEAPED WITH DEAD
Germans Continue Attacks Against
British Lines Near Ypres, But Are
RepuIsed With Heavy Losses.
Says Eye Witness.

London, May 13.-AnOther big battl0
has been added to those taking place
In Flanders and Western Galicia, the
Russians having taken the offensive
In Eastern Galicia, Bukowina, and
along the Dneister river. According
to the Russian report, the Muscovites
have driven the Austrians back along
a front of more than 40 miles, captur-
Ing many prisoners and making great
haul of booty. The Russians also are
said to have taken energetic action
against the Germans who raided their
Baltic provinces and to have recap.
tured the town of Shawl, while in
Central Poland they are on the offen-
sive along the Bzura river.
Heavy fighting also is reported from
the Gallfpoli peninsula and the OAR
danelles, where the Anglo-French
troops had advanced to the vicinity
OF Krithia, some five miles from the.
point where they landed and from the
entrance to the Straits.
Ships Fire Not Required.
Since the fleet has recommended a
heavy bombardment Of the forts In
the Narrows, It is believed here that
the troops have got in such positions
that they no longer require the sup
port of the ships fire.
The greatest interest, however, GEN.
tiers in the great battles which are be-
Ing fought from the Belgian coast to-
the Arras, in Northern France, and the
battle in Western Galicia, where the.
Russians are still falling back before
tho onslaught of the Germanic allies.
In the battle IN Flanders the Ger
mans continue their attacks against
the British lines east of Ypres, where
they have launched tremendous at.
tacks. These attacks, according to
tho narrative Of the official British eye
witness, had some initial success. but
since have been repulsed with unvary-
ing regularity until the ground is IT.
orally heaped with dead"
The narrative says the action re-
solved itself, on our part, into pure
Killing"
Defenders Suffer Heavily.
The eye witness adds that the de-.
tenders also suffered heavy losses az.
they had to counter-attack in an at.
tempt to regain ground won at the.
start by the Germans, which they still:
hold.
Farther south toward Arras and.
south and east of that town the.
French offensive continues to meet
with considerable success although the
French have lost some trenches which
they had won in front of the town Of
Loos. The German attacks on the
British were made in anticipation Of
an Anglo-French offensive which some,
critics believe to be 'the big push''-
which had been expected at this time,
although others are Of the opinion.
that General Joffre is only ''nibbling"
at the German lines in an effort to.
induce them to a counter-attack in
which he expects them to lose heavily
when they are successful.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
;unman "squeals;" duplicates Others.

New York, May 13.-"Dopey Benny"
Fein, for years the most feared gun
man on the East side, kept his threat
and "squealed" Detectives were busy
arresting "a persons. including three
"strongarm women" who were indict-
ed by the grand Jury as result of
Fein's confession. The "a include Ia
Dor leaders and gunner. Fein alleges
the labor leaders hired the gunner to
intimidate employers and to wreck
shops where union labor was discrim:
mated againat
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

With the election in Swift county
Monday six counties have gone dry
under the county option law. So far
these elections have been very one
sided, but is said that in counties
such as Olmstead, Goodhue, Clay and
Todd a stiff fight will be put up by
the LIQUOR interests.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
WILSON ADDRESSES WORLD
CASE AGAINST GERMANY BEFORE
BAR OF CIVILIZATION.
United States Note Said to Be Most
Remarkable Ever Written
BY Ruler.

Washington, May 13.-America's
case against Germany is to be placed
before the bar of civilization.
In the note which President Wilson
has prepared, the President addresses
himself not only to the people of Ger.
many, but to the world at large.
1t is the most remarkable note ever
addressed by the ruler of people to
another, and its text is Humanity
and Civilization"
This is what il expected Of it, this
is what is assumed to be its gen.
eral trend, and this is the opportunity
offered to the American executive.
Language Forceful.
It will, it is assumed, carry with It
in language direct and forceful, the
determination of the American people
to protest in the name of civilization
against warfare on women and chill
dren. It will insist that American lives
be safeguarded, that the American flag
be respected, that the neutral rights
Of this country be not violated.
It will not be an ultimatum, al
though it will amount to as much. The
mind Of the President is made up.
There will be no war on Americas
part. If war comes, it must come
from Germany. But the American
protest carries with 1t a suggestion
Of force and the willingness to apply
It.
May Sever Relations.
If Germany's reply is delayed, or II
it is unsatisfactory, diplomatic rela-
tons will be severed. Ambassador
Gerard will be recalled, and Count
Won Bernstorff will be given his pass
ports.
A policy of non-intercourse with
Germany will follow. The bars, so far
as Germany is concerned, will be
raised and the bars, so far as the Allies
are Concerned, will probably be
lowered
Neutrality Would csass.
1t will mean that America will
cease to be an absolute neutral ard
will at once become neutral friendly
to the Allied powers at war with Ger
many. It will probably mean that re-
strictions that have heretofore been
placed upon tbe manufacture of ma
terials and instruments of warfare,
such as submarines and destroyers,
will be removed. It will also probably;
follow, In the event that Germany
fails to recognize Americas position,
that the restrictions that have been
placed by the government upon efforts
to finance the Allied cause in America
will be withdrawn and that the great
resources Of America thrown open to
the Allies. /.
Events have moved quickly here in
the past 48 houra A great national
crisis Is being weathered, and the dan
ger zone is not passed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
KEEPING SWEET

Redwood Gazette: "Please excuse
it!' The three little words were said
beautifully, with just touch of plain
tiff pleading as they came ripping
over the phone near midnight 8 dreary
hour.
The man who heard them stood in
his bare feet, body and limbs clothed
in paiamas only. He had rolled out
Of bed and bounded. half asleen. from
side to side of dark hall and hurried
down stairs, to answer the persistent
ringing Of the phone. It's faint notes
had seemed a part of the first dream
for he had not been asleep more than
an hour. He was none too wide awake
when he lifted tie receiver to his ear.
Then he learned that the operator had
made mistake. "Please excuse it!'
That was all she said. Telephone girls
are taught to conserve language when
on duty.
Looking at the incident one way
there was provocation for an incipient
brainstrom. But the man did not cuss
and roar, abuse telephone iris in gen.
eral and think unpleasant things Of
Alexander Graham Bell. Instead he
thought how ridiculous it all was-get-
ting up to excuse the phone for wax
ing him. So he went back to bed
with quiet chuckle, slept well, and
got up next morning feeling much bet
ter than had be permitted himself to
fly to pieces.
Blessed is the man who has masterd
the simple art Of keeping sweet, who
can deal with the little irritations of
life in good humor. The joy Of living
is his.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14
SAN JOSE SCALE AGAIN IN STATE

The States Entomologist reports
that the inspection force has found
large numbers Of San Jose scale on
young trees near the twin cities. In
variably these are found on trees
shipped into Minnesota, but they evil
IDENTIFY survive the climate and repro
duce in this state. The San Jose scale
is most dangerous to fruit trees. shade
trees, and shrubbery. Citizens finding
scales on trees or shrubs will do we'll
to send them to the Entomologist, Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul, in order that
they may be identified and the proper
treatment may be- advised.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-14

The loss of life Of more than 100
American citizens by the sinking of
the Lusitania by German torpedo
boat, together with other acts, has
made the European war Of grave coH-
Germ to this nation. A note was dis
patched to Germany by President W.T.
son through the state department yes
terday covering all points, and asking
for proper reparation as we'll as a
proper appreciation of this country g
rights as a neutral. It is to be sincere
ly hoped that matters will be so ad-
justed so as to preclude all possibility
Of an open rupture between Germany
and the United States.