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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

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talk about making the void safe for
democracy as long as it draws the sex
line" Mrs. Gait said. Eve had
better blot the mote from our own eye
before we attempt to blot it from the
Prussian's. Nothing is more illogical
than to insist that men have the divine
right to rule women and to say that
kings haven't the right to rule men.
"The government says woman suf-
frage must come by states and not thru
congress, yet congress can declare war,
conscript our sons and seize our food and
clothing"
Governor Cox, who was one of the
speakers at the Ohio meeting, said that
s'it is unthinkable that mothers who
are giving up their sons to fight the
battle of humanity are not entitled to
take part in the deliberations of the
government"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
LOCAL. GIRL WINCOUNTY
BREAD MAKING CONTEST
Miss Alice Pfeiffer Will Represent
Brown County at State Fair.

Six girls were entered in the county
bread baking contest in the laboratory
of the High School in this city last
Saturday. A New Ulm girl, Miss Alice
Pfeiffer, was the winner, and will repre-
sent the Brown county schools in the
state contest at the Minnesota State
Fair next September, having received the
highest number of points.
Mrs. Margaret B. Baker, from the
extension department of the University
of Minnesota, and assistant director of
the boys and girls work, was present
and tested the bread. The points upon
which the bread was scored were neat
ness, dispatch, accuracy, the bread, the
public demonstration and the story.
The loaf of bread was scored on size,
shape, color, crust made up of depth and
texture, crumb made up of color and
grain, Gghtness, moisture, baking, and
the flavor, which counted the highest
number of points.
as follows:
Florence Bocknan, Springfield,
neatness, 18; dispatch, 10; accuracy, 10;
stration, 1896; story, 10; final, 91.96.
fAIlA:, Noulu, OpllllSllelu, uedCIleSS,
-; dispatch, 10; accuracy, IS; bread,
1915; total 1915. Public demonstration,
71.6; story, 18; final, 1915.
Elizabeth Stricken, Sleepy Eye,
neatness, 10; dispatch, 10; accuracy, 10;
bread, 33.1; total, 90.1. Public demon
stration, 72.08; story, 1873; final, 90.88.
LILLIAN Sommerfeld, Sleepy Eye,
neatness, 1856; dispatch, 10: accuracy,
IS; bread, 1928; total, S7.8. Public
demonstration, 1924; story, 10; final,
1924.
5-Alice Pfeiffer, New Ulm, neatness,
10; dispatch, 10; accuracy, 10; bread,
IS; total, go. Public demonstration,
70. 6; story, 49,; final, 92.6.
Mildred Meyer, New Ulm, neat
ness, 10; dispatch, 49,; accuracy, 10;
bread, 28.9; total, 1873. Public demon
stration, 81. IL; story, 10; final, 1912.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
How We Hurt Our OUn TOWN

It appears that about half the travel
Ing statesmen who visit New Ulm have
the habit of circulating the story all
along the line that the people of this
city are disloyal; that there is no patriot
ism shown by the inhabitants; that
there are no flags displayed on our
streets or in our homes, etc. Of course
most of these fellows concoct their
stories out of whole cloth, but occasional
ay they are given good reason for spread
ing such yarns thru the thoughtlessness
aof our own citizens.
AS is pretty generally known move
ment was started by the committee ap-
pointed by the Commercial club to have
half dozen big flags strung along
Minnesota street, the money for which
was raised by contributions of business
men.
IA few days after they had been on
display a travelling statesmen was heard
telling the story that the flags were put
up by stranger who arrived here one
day for that purpose, and after he had
finished his work, left town. AS related
it appeared obvious that it was being
circulated to cast reflections on the
loyalty of the city of New Ulm. When
questioned the traveller said he was
relating the story Just as 1t was given
to him by business man on Minnesota
street.
1t transpired that the business
man supposed he was telling the truth.
He said stranger came into his place
and asked permission to hang the flag
from his building, which was granted.
1t appears that the young man employed
by the committee to put up the flags
was unknown to the business man and
the latter taking it for granted that he
had arrived here to do the work as a
rebuke to the city, and unthinkingly
circulated the story to that effecti
It's poor policy, to say the least.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
ORCHARD AND GARDEN

It is safe to SOW all garden seed now.
The more tender plants should not be
set out until after May Is. 4
Now is the time to select your potato
seed-plot. If no regular plot is avail
able, select few rows from the general
field.
Make sowings of garden vegetables,
such as beans, corn, and vine crops, also
a second planting of those already
planted.
Weeds will begin to be troublesome in
the onion patch and must be kept out
or the young plants will be stunted.
1t IS not safe as rule to set out he'd
ding stock, such as geraniums. cannas.
and coleus, much before DECORATION
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
Th|e Open Forum
IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC RULES.
Editor Open Forum:

LulIOI5 OpGl IOTulus aA s4
New Ulm needs better traffic rules.
Kindly allow me thru the columns of The
Review to point out what believe would
be a great improvement over our present
inadequate rules of the road for the
streets Of this city.
First, I would make the fine for the
first offense nominal one say 81, in
Guiding the cost; for subsequent viola
tions it should be larger, and would
give the policeman half of the fine, as
an incentive to see that the laws are
enforced. One of the principle ofenses
should be that of driving on the wrong
side Of the street; another should forbid
the drivers Of delivery vehicles backing
their truck up in front Of the store and
thus occupying a greater part OF the
street. They should be compelled to
park their wagons at the side OF the walk,
or load from the rear OF the store, which
most stores could easily do with but
little or no Inconvenience to themselves.
Vehicles should not be parked on
Minnesota street. Officials say that
the side streets above Minnesota must
be preserved and provided with hitching
posts for farmers wagons. I fail to
agree with them on that score. There
is plenty of room below Minnesota
street for the teams, so the place above
can be used for autos.
I would grade the fines for violation
something like this: First offense, 81,
including cost; second, SIS and cost;
third offense, s25 and costs. For driy-
ing an automobile while intoxicated
would impose a straight Jail sentence
without the alternative Of a'fine.
T These are suggestions that I believe
it would be well for the city authorities
to consider, and I believe something
along the lines suggested would be of
value to the city, and probably prevent
serious accidents here sooner or later.
'''.ss AUTOIST.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
Better Traffic Rules Urqed

Several New Ulm citizens, are urging
the, necessity of better traffic rules
That this city is becoming too large and
Minnesota street, on many days of the
week, too busy thorofare to let con-
ditions drift along as they now exist, is
the opinion of many people, and it is up
to the city council to make the needed
improvements before serious accident
has occurred.
A correspondent, writing to The
Reviews Open Forum, sets the matter
out pretty clearly and makes suggestions
that would be we'll for the city authorities
to heed and take under immediate con-
sideration.
The present punishment for the first
violation, which very-few residents, and
no strangers, know anything about, is
considered too drastic, while for the
following offenses it is too mild. The
plan of our correspondent, providing for
a graduated list OF fines, beginning at 81,
and giving one-half of the fine to the
policeman making the arrest, would
probably work out to the satisfaction Of
all. There are other plans proposed,
such as providing the offender with a
card on which would be printed the
traffic regulations, that he might know
from that time on just what he must
expect when driving in the streets of this
city.
The correspondents proposal for the
parking OF cars is also timely, and worthy
Of careful consideration by the authori-
ties There are many days in summer
when the visitors are too numerous to
allow cars parked from early morning
until evening on the principal business
street OF the city, and other arrange
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

The Lester Prairie News was received
last week with the name of w. T. Jahnke
at the mast head. Mr.. Jahnke is former
New Ulm boy, who broke into the news
paper game in this city. Since leaving
here he has made good on several papers.
The News is a bright, newsy paper, and
The Review is sure that Bill will not only
keep it at it's present high standard but
will show an improvement besides.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

The Blue Earth County Enterprise,
published at Mapleton by H. C. Hotaling
this week enters upon the thirtieth year
of it's existence. The Enterprise is
one of the many really good country
weeklies of the state, and deserves it's
continued prosperity.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
Suffrage Leader Says United
States Is WlOQlcUL

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the International and National
Suffrage associations, attacked the
policy of the United States, before an
audience Of nearly 1000 people at
Columbus, Ohio, for what she called
posing in the world war as the champion
of democracy when it was only de-
mocracy for half tae people.
sThe United States has no right to
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

Even some grain men are honest,
even tho they are accused of cornering
supplies. A LIE Sueur man sold 800
bushels of oats twelve years ago, but
Hailed to receive pay for them. Last
week the buyers discovered the omission
and sent on a check for the, amount.
The oats were sold in 1905 for is ~
cents a bushei. They are now worth
about 81 centssa bllshel.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

ments should be made at once. Attic
Minnesota street is an exceptionally
wide thorofare it is not large enough to
accommodate as many cars, for parking
purposes as are frequently here for day
or half day. The parking rule, when
adopted, should apply to all alike, and
no favoritism should be shown
Reasonable traffic rules should be
made and rigidly enforced.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED

According to the Review, the New
Ulm small boy will celebrate the Fourth
of July by watching dad hoe the garden.
It's ten to one shot that boy will do the
hoeing and dad the watching st.
Paul Pioneer Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

A Minneapolis man has gone to
Washington to urge the mobilization
of college bred men for some sort of
S'patriotic work at home" Strange
how many "patriots" are developing
who can render their service without
going to war.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23

2Springfeld's new baseball team seems
TO be invincible. First it took a New
Ulm bunch of alleged ball players into
camp, and next defeated Sleepy Eyes
crack team by score of Is to 3. Spring
field goes some, once she gets started.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
thus far, and last year, will serve best
Million Mark in Sight

October thus far has been busy month at the building inspectors of flee and prospects are bright for No- vember and December being heavy building months. Tie total for the nine months in 1917, as detailed above, is s5T6,S93. Some make the prediction that the total permits for 1917 will be S1,000,000
 There is plenty of work contem- plated and 1t is reasonable to believe that the million dollar mark will be reached this year. But at any rate the figure will go away ahead of 1914, with its ,S767 521, which was the record year to that date
 Whatever the total may be for this year, however, it will be said that that difficulties. chief among which was the high cost of building material. Much af this building material has advanced fifty per cent. Then all during the year there has been d labor shortage. At times it has been nip and tuck for Contractors to get men enough to stretch over their jobs by utilizing every hour in the most economical way.
 The building that has been done in 1917 has been done through absolute necessity-tenants were waiting, they had to have business places or homes Speculative building did not enter into any of the transactions this year
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28

be forced to meet i:iem for months to come, say those pest informed.
 Hang on to Houses
 Renters of houses. who In the past gave up their homes turing the sum- mer months and went away, did not do So last summer They knew if they gave up their houses they might not get any kind of a house to live in when they returned from the sum mer- outing. In eonsequenc they de- cided it best to close up their rented houses, pay rent on them all summer. and have them when they returned, rather than surrender the Keys to tho landlords who had prospective ten ants waiting.
 So from the rented house to the apartment house and other large build ings the shortage has been acute, so much so in fact that with many per sons building, material and labor be- came secondary to the demand.
 To illustrate this, take the percent age of decrease in building in Arneri can cities for the month of Septem Der This average was S3 per cent. with some cities showing a falling off from 75 to over 100 per cent, accord ing to the Southwestern Contractor.
 Situation Reversed Here
 In Phoenix the building situation was reversed July over June showed an increase of over 400 per cent, but of course this was an unusual month. Therefore to take a general average, the first seven months of 1917 up to August !, showed an increase in build ing permits of over 100 per cent over the total for the entire year of 1916.
 Work is now being pushed on num- Der Of large buildings and numerous small ones and more work is i'll con temptation, work that will be done this fall or early next year. There has been some delay due to the scare ity of labor and non arrival of material but this delay has not seriously af- fectedS building.
 The buildings now being put up are for immediate occupancy upon comple- tion and of course some inconvenience will be oecasioned by this delay. For instance the new mines building at the state fair grounds was to have been finished in time for the coming fair. but ii will be impossible to do so The building might be in shape to be usct. after fashion. but il will take some time after the fair closes to complete the job.
 But delays or no delays, there is so much pressure so much deruand or so much urge tto use word in popu lar usage now} that the people simply cannot help building. Building actiy- ty pervades Phoenix. and this activ : ly is going to grow steadily for months to come. say those in position 10 judge War, they say, has helped Phoenix and that regardless of the price oi material Phoenix must build and keel ! on building in order to catch up with itself
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
BUILDING OFFERS
 BEST INVESTMENT

This month may or may not be the best time to place contracts, but the time is near at hand and, without disposition to beguile any man into q rash venture, minds should be pre- pared for it, says the American Con- tractor. The present is an excellent time to start such missionary work Investors are listening eagerly for something to encourage them. They have become quite unsettled in their minds as is evident from the pro- tracted standstill in Wall street. Pe0- pie are looking with doubtful eyes at railway investments and manu-, facturing and commercial ventures.
 They are begging to be shown a good, safe profitable place where they may put their surplus funds to work and the needs of the country make building a truly patriotic work. We should all get together and press home the arguments in favor of building enterprise as the solution of q troublesome problem,
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
SuNCOURT OWNERS
 P|CK GOOD TALENT

Visitors at Suncourt apartments ad- mire it from every point, if they know good architecture. c. E. Baldwin, No. l424 North Third street, was the archi- tect.
 The Suncourt design is very attrae- tive, both inside and out. The lines are all harmonious. The rooms and halls are designed for the greatest comfort. They are at once artistic and practical While MT. Baldwin is a building superintendent of ability. having supervised construction on numerous buildings in Phoenix his work at Suncourt was purely archi- tectural.
 The work ofs supervising construc- ton was done by J. Hamilton Jaffrey, with headquarters at the Adams hotel. Mir Jaffrey is an expert on apartment houses and hotels and his work stands out at Suncourt where an efficient building superintendent was necessary.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
MILLION DOLLARS ESTIMATE
 FOR 1917 BUILDING PERMITS;
 B|c JOb5 IN CONTEMPLATION

Phoenix is now at work upon or is about to begin construction upon I number of large buildings, the total valuation of which will be close to half million dollars. In the list of new buildings are the Christian church, a 900 permit; public administration building for St Joseph's hospital, s25.000 permit nine residences. in ore bunch that total $26,oo0 in permits; Donofrio's new building on West Washington street. a $25,009 permit; the Suncourt apartments, Fourth ave nue and Roosevelt, estimate total in vestment sof s75.000; the new Boston store building, Second and East Wash ington street; the new mines build ing at the fair grounds; a new build ing on East Adams dt Fourth street to be erected possibly by Ed Rudolph and several other smaller buildings
 Contiguous to Phoenix are other building jobs. all drawing upon the capital city for supplies. labor and contracts In the valley is seen in almost every quarter unusual building activ- i;y The state hospital has recently had improvements done as has also the Tempe normal school and in each of the valley towns building improve rnents on an extensive scale are in progress.
 The building departments of Phoe nix reports that there was issued dur ing the first weeks of October more gas piping permits than ever before in the history of the city. These are
 
 old houses. It is Improvement looking to greater comfort during the winter months The total number of per mits in every other department of building show corresponding increases so that there is no getting away from the fact that Phoenix is moving ahead more rapidly this fall than ever be- fore. |
 End Not in Sight
 The end isfnot iii sight. not by any ] means. Those who are familiar with ] the situation say for the next two 1 years PhoeniS can expect q steady l building growth
 1 Some building permit figures wifi ] illustrate the present growth. In 1914 l there was considerable building. the 1 total permits being $767.521. In 1915 building operations took slump, per mits totaling only s361.9l1. In 1916 conditions we're still worse, the total 1 If the permits being down to s244 T72 1 It looked to some as if Phoenix was about ready to quit building. then after a lull, the wheel turned up and ] 1917 dawned with prospects bright fol building.
 This year has been something really worth while in building in Phoenix A comparison of figures of this year
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
BUILDING DEMANDS

There is an existent and strong demand for at least some class of building in nearly every locality, says the American Contractor.
 It seems clear that conditions of supply are not likely to improve to any important degree; on the other hand thera is a possibility that tns labor situation may be worse next year than today. thus partly. at least offsettirg any reduction in building material prices.
 We believe that, when building costs are compared with prices of other commodities and when returns and security are considered. building offers one of the best Inducements 70 builders ard to capital,
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
PHOENIX BUILDING ACTIVITY ;. GREATEST EVER KNOWN HIRE
 WILL CONTINUE FUR 7 YEARS

With building activities on the de- crease in the most Or the American cities, due to the war, Phoenix today is enjoying the greatest building activ- ity in years, according to figures fur nished by the building inspector.
 The permits indicate this year will run ahead of last year by two- thirds will be one third more than all the permits for the years 1916 and 1915.
 Permits up to August totaled s562,- 519. These seven months had q total equal to all the building done in Phoe- nix for the two preceding years
 With these facts as a basis. builders say that Phoenix has just begun TO build and that the next two years will witness the greatest amount of build ing in the history of the city.
 Why is it there is so great an in crease in bnilding activity here. when the most of American cities are eX- peuencing a decrease?" is the ques- ton asked. The answer is that Phoe- nix is one of the few cities being bene- fitted by the war. Copper and cotton are war products, and Phoenix is the center of supply of these commodities. so far as Arizona is concerned.
 Business along these lines gravitates to Phoenix and in consequence build ing activity increases. There has been and is an enormous demand for houses in Phoenix and the valley. es- pecially for small houses,r said Build ing Inspector Herbert J. Mann. This as he explained, is due to the big growth in the colt Il industry here the past year. with the cotton acreage still increasing.
 The high cost of material and the scarcity of labor, however, is holding building back Were these conditions normal there would be at least three times the amount of building going on now. It has been perplexing problem for those wishing to build, but condi- tions they say. must adjust themselves soon.
 Phoenix Chases Self
 The big point for Phoenix, as a whole to consider, is: How soon will Phoenix be able to catch up, in huild- ing requirements, to it's srowth?.
 It is a peculiar situation, q problem Phoenix people of enterprise are now trying to solve. Phoenix can catch up in two years if no unforeseen bar ricr comes between they believe.
 Right at the present moment there is much more than one-quarter of q million dollars worth of building go ing on within the Phoenix city limits in large buildings alone, to say noth- ing of the numerous dwelling houses and small buildings. And throughoui the valley similar thrifty conditions exist
 Phoenix was simply forced to build regardless of the high cost of materia and scarcity of labor. The city haf to meet growing conditions, and VII
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28

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