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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
A SPLENDID RECEPTION

True to her generous hospitality and
public spirit, New Ulm gave her return
ing soldier boys great reception last
Wednesday evening. The 11S members
of Co. A, the band and the Machine Gun
Company were treated to royal home
coming and banquet. Addresses were
made by, Mayor Fritsche,. Ferdinand
Crone, Capt. Groebner, Sergt. Marsch-
ner, Maj. Albert Pfaender and others.
Editor Phil Liesch was toastmaster.
It was joyous occasion, spirit Of loyal
patriotism was manifested by all, and
the reception marks another event in
the history OF New Ulm, that adds to
her past glory, that of maintaining the
oldest national guard company in the
state. Long live Co. A, the Second
Regiment Band and the Machine Gun
Company.-Sleepy Eye rald-Dispatch.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

Of the United States to permit his per
sonal friendship to get the better Of his
good judgment in the appointment Of
a real admiral Of the navy.
President Wilson was reelected by
the largest popular majority ever &C
corded any president Of the United
States. The men and women who
supported him and made this great
achievement possible did so because
they believed in him and that he would
carry out the high ideals which he re
presents. Mr. Wilson enjoys great
prestige over the entire country because
of the stand he has taken on many i'm
portant questions, and is his duty to
guard his great power as an idealist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
Quome Is Beck On The Job

Colonel O. j. Duane, who went to
the border as major of the Second bat
talon Of the Second Regiment, seven
months ago, is back at the editorial
desk of the St. Peter Herald, and says
he is glad of it, although he admits
that the experience was worth while.
Colonel Duane has a lot Of friends around
this neck o the woods, and all are glad
he has returned and taken up his task
in private life, and pushing the quill
as of yore. >
The colonel takes quite a lot of par
donable pride in the fact that the Second
went to the border, made a fine record
and the boys all came back in fine
health and ready to, buckle down to
the humdrum of everyday life.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07


Miss Juni, the librarian, reports that
many Of the grade and high school
pupils, take books home for their parents
to read, but she never knows what books
to give them for fear that they are not !,
interesting.
When Miss Teschner, head of thu
German department, took charge of
the German classes at the beginning
OF the present school year, she noticed
the poor condition Of the library and de-
cided to help build it up as much as
she was able. With that purpose in
mind, she interviewed her classes and
the result is that they will stage three
one act plays at Turner Hall on Friday
Feb. 9th. A description of the plays
will be found under another heading
in this issue. >.>>
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
President Wilson Criticised

There is considerable criticism being
thrown toward President Woodrow
Wilson because of his appointment Of
his personal physician to the rank of
real admiral of the navy, over the heads
of 1873 men, who were above DR.. Gray
son in line for promotion. The pro-
motion of the Presidents doctor in such
big jump was certainly :'going some, -
and the criticism of Mr.. Wilson on this
occasion seems justifable. Those
papers which take exception to the
chief executives action are not confined
to the opposition press, but include some
of his strongest and most ardent sup.
porters.
The Review supported the President
in the campaign, as we'll in all acts
whenever he has done what we believed
to be in the right direction, but it is not
welded to him to the extent that il
will uphold him in that which appears
to be unfair or unjust.
In the matter OF the appointment o.
DR.. Grayson the Review believes he has
acted in a manner to merit just cri
ticism. DR.. Grayson may be absolute
ly competent for the position which he
has been designated by the President
and competent naval board might have
recommended him for the promotion
but it does not look well for the President
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

he had to swear fealty to a platform Of
political principles which appealed to a
great body Of people. Now things
have changed. ass'
Today" says Mr.. Verify, "oftice-
seeking has become an occupation. A
man decides that he wants certain
Office, and he files as candidate. He
represents no one but himself. He
goes before the people and asks support
because he wants the job. And there
there you have it in a nutshell. He
wants a job"
Under this new order of things poll
tical, newborn thing has come into
the life of the neWspaperman, called
political advertising" and Mr.. Verify s
paper had to do with the right or wrong
way in handling this almost new pro-
position. ......
Z, Regardless of the latter feature of the
proposition, the discussion opens the
channel for considerable food for
thought regarding the two plans-the
old and the new. -.:.
"Should the Office seek the man or
the man seek the job?''.
OF course there is a wide difference Of
honest opinion among the people in this
state, and friendly discussion would
be interesting in the Reviews open
Forum which is open to readers fol
that purpose. 49,. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
Physical Training, Yes !
M1l9tory TY0a2,11ag, No!

Physical training in the schools is
good. Everybody admits that. But
some of the most experienced educators
strenuously oppose military training
for the young boys. w. F. Webster,
assistant superintendent of the Minnea-
polls public schools, and an educator
of note, says the latter practice should
be absolutely prohibited until the boy
has reached the age of 10 years, and
it has no place in the public schools.
Mr.. Webster made this declaration
before gathering of women in Minnea-
polls, few days ago. He declared
that the teaching of militarisn in the
public schools is bad for these three
reasons: 1t is not the best, or in any
sense a good way, to develop fine
healthy body or mind; it is not in har-
mony with American ideals of educa-
ton; it magnifes brute force and mini
mixes the spiritual side Of the child's
nature.
At the same gathering of women,
A. V. Thomas of Winnipeg, we'll known
leader in Canadian educational affairs,
said militarism had proved brutalizing
in his country. School boys, he said,
are taught to imagine in bayonet drill
they are piercing human bodies. Mr..
Thomas declared that the boys are
taught anatomy solely that they may
know the vulnerable spots of the human
body.
What boy could 60 thru such an ex-
perience without brutilization?
Discussing war itself, Mr.. Thomas
says:
S'The great evil of the war is not
the number of deaths-death is a simple
fact-but the significant and awful
fact of war is that the great body of
the people is being brutalized and spirit
ually degraded
Germany, which is pointed to as a
concrete example of military training,
only conducts it's military training
after the youth has reached the age
Of Is. Japan and Australia are the only
two nations in the world where the
system of military training in the schools
obtains. The training of young boys
for military service in Canada has only
been common since the beginning of
the present war.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
Editor The: Open Forum:

Editor The: Open Forum:
The pupils Of the High School feel
that the. Review will be glad to give
space in the Open Forum to an article
urging the public to support an endeavor
we ara making to improve our High
School Library and we therefore ask the
publication Of the following explana-
ton Of our plans; and hopes
For the first time in the history of
our high school a. German play will be
staged, the proceeds of which are to
be used for the buying of new books
for. the; German department. of the high
school library. 1 -.
Because we have no public library
the doors of the high school library
for the past four years have been thrown
open TO the public. We have in the
English department fair collection
of literature, Gt is however, far too small
for the use of public ihrary.( The
German side Of the library contains
about one hundred and fifty volumes
mostly books on Schiller or Goethe
OF history Of the German language
and people. There are but fifty books
Of fiction and of these many belong to
sets of which there are volumes missing,
thus rendering the remaining books
OF the set Of little or no value. :.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

The man who was in charge Of, the
Fairmont Armory, during the absence
of the militia company of that town on
the border, is doing some Dragging in the
papers down there, because he collected
$561 from rents, etc., which he turned
over to the soldiers on their return.
That's pretty fair, but Chairma Fer
dinand Crone of the local Armory Board,
reported an even $1,000 for Co. A, when
that organization reached home. What
has the Fairmont man to say to that?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
Non-portisom Increment Growing

There will be a meeting of the Farmers
Non-Partisan Political League here
next Saturday afternoon, and it is the
wise man who will attend, whether far
mer or business man, and learn more
as to what it is all about.
There is one thing certain; the move
ment is one that must be reckoned with,
and the man who attempts to belittle
it is only fooling himself, a fact that he
will discover later. It is now growing
much faster than the average citizen has
any idea of, and bids fair to sweep the
country.
The success of the league in North
Dakota has been almost phenomenal and
its growth in Minnesota, and even in
Brown county, it appears, has attracted
a great deal of attention-much more
than most people have any conception
of, Organizers have been quietly at
work in this vicinity since early in the
fall, and as result, several hundred
names have been added to the member
ship rolls.
There may be some features connected
with the league, and some men among
the leaders that we may not like, but
nevertheless we must make the best OF
it and accept the fact that the league is
here, and bids fair to stay. If there are
any bad features, the good ones so fa1
offset them that the league is good
thing for the farmers and they are ap-
parently quick to discover this and make
the most of it.
The league in North Dakota has sue
ceeded in routing both OF the old parties
from the lower house of the legislature
and nearly has control of the senate. II
has also elected a governor and othel
state officers, and practically has contro
of the state. How we'll that state *
governed under the new regime may b,
determined in the next two years. Hencs
the organization is on trial in NORTH
Dakota, and a verdict on its success O.
failure will be registered by the voter
of that state in November, 1918. 1t
we'll to defer judgment until then.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
NeaU University Head

Regents of the University of Mime
sofa have selected DR.. Marion LIE Roy
Burton, president Of Smith College,
Northampton, Mass, to succeed DR..
George E. Vincent as president of the
big state institution of learning.
Friends of the University believe the
Board of Regents have acted wisely in
the selection of a president for that
school. DR.. Burton was once resident
of Minneapolis, is native of Iowa, and is
now the head of the largest college for
women in the United States. He is a
graduate of Carleton College and of Yale
University, and was a Congregational
minister.
The selection was made from list OF
more than forty men mentioned in con-
nection with the possible appointment,
and the regents say that in rendering
the appointment to DR.. Burton, the fact
that he was western man was taken
into consideration.
LII. flIlCcAC, Vic lcClIlIlS plcSlu6llL VI
the University, said of the president
elect:
president Burton is man of engaging
personality, an eloquent public speaker,
a leader with ideals, character and I'M
usual power. His administrative work
at Smith College has been eminently
successful. He will quickly win the
confidence of the academic community
and of the people of Minnesota. The
regents have done we'll in securing man
so eminently fitted to perpetuate the in
fuence and ideals of DR.. Northrup.''
DR.. Burton began at the bottom of the
ladder and while attending the public
schools of Minneapolis sold newspapers
on the street to help pay his way in
school and assist his parents in main
tanning the household.
DR.. Burton will remain at Smith
College until the end of the school year
in June, when he will bring his family to
Minneapolis to take up his work at the
U. of M.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

The Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company is working out additional
plans for the safety, not only of it's
patrons, but all people who may cross
or approach its tracks, Its rules govern
ing men employed to watch its crossings
are said to be the most strict of any road
in the country, and I'M addition has adopt
ed crossing. gates that it is said to be
almost impossible for 4 vehicle to drive
upon the track when a train is ap-
preaching The new gates, which are
painted something after the fashion of a
barber's pole, axe being installed az
rapidly as possihe- ..:.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
EDITORS BRAIN THROBs.

1T costs something like to be govern
ed,'> says Mr.. Justice McKenna of the
United States supreme court. So it does
as any taxpayer will tell you.-Minne-
apolis Tribune.
The New York Tribune announces
that the Democracy must fight from
now on united Republican party
Respectfully referred to George Perkins
and his children.-Duluth Herald. \
Music has a refining influence on In
dividuals, who participate, in every
community. That's the one best reason
why Springfield should enter fully into
the spirit of the community chorus
Springfield Adponce. -.
A war correspondent says the battle
OF the Somme is very picturesque. It
certainly must be. About as picturesque
as a powder house explosion. -Nioollet
Leader. g., ... IL.
Even stamped envelopes are going up
in price. Uncle Sam has been selling
stamped envelopes with the printed re-
turn card below cost for so long that nc
complaints will be heard from printers
over this addition to the II. G.. of L.
Northyield News.
If we let Tom Lawson and TIE Colonel
thresh it out, it might help the rest of us.
lie Sueur News
It is reported that some of the more
aggressive statesmen are already looking
around for a line Of wooden shoes for next
season. This is probably said in
jocular manner, but there may be more
truth than poetry in it if conditions con-
tinue to make it more and more difficult
to secure eather.-Wimthrop Ners.
Some men do keep their bodies
scrupulousIy clean-but many of them
ought to send their minds through the
wringer:-Winnebago City Enterprise
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

Friday was the day on which the
ground hog Of ancient legend is sup
posed to come out of his hole, and if he
sees his shadow to 60 back and remain
for another six weeks, but if the. SUN
happens to be behind cloud he will
remain and springtime is upon U.S.. Fri
day the sun shone brightly all day., but
with the thermometer registering around
80 degrees below zero it's doubtful if: he
showed his head at all. At least. we
haven't heard of any of the old timers
who saw him.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
Just Wants A Job

W. E. Verify, editor of the Pioneer
Journal, Of Wadena, at the recent
meeting of the Northern Minnesota
Editorial Association, read a paper
which had much to do with the present
primary election law, although the
subject OF his discussion was "Political
Advertising Space Seekers"
The particular interest to the general
public in Mr.. Verity's paper is the COM
parison between the caucus and con-
vention system and the present plan.
Under the old plan the candidate had
to represent something. He had to
have the Endorsement Of delegates and
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

'.These are hard times, for certainty .
says an exchange I'VE throw away
ashes and buy soap. We raise dogs and
buy hogs We grow weeds and buy
vegetables and broonas- We catch fish
with a 81 rod. We build school houses
and send our children away to be
educated. And we send our boys out
with a $40 gun and $40 dog to h1m
10 cents worth of game -t. =.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

sI am moved to also dip into your free
pond to which you issue cordial in
yitation to the readers Of the Review.
New Ulm has people with dramatic
talent and also houses where an idea
might be inaugurated which is at present
being tried out elsewhere. It is thea.
trical play devoted during certain matt.
nees exclusively for children.
The plays to be presented are care.
fully selected for their dramatic and
imaginative values. And such perfo.
formances would constitute beginning
at the right point to eliminate weak.
ness, helplessness, crime and poverty
I do believe.
AS it is, our children go to the Movies
which do so much present nature her.
self, and human impulses as something
hideously immoral and false. And one
day in seven many youngsters have
heir imagination destroyed by being
taught to deny this world to deny beauty
grace, the body and the mind.
Little theatres for children, produc-
ing plays acted by children and directed
by clever, sympathetic, sincere women,
can and will become the great influence
toward truth, beauty, art, grace, happi-
ness, and above all responsibility
They will teach the dignity of work
and the pleasure OF it. They will make
houses of refuge, juvenile courts, and
eventually jails a thing OF the past.
Nearly all sickness is a sickness of
the soul, so is nearly all crime. These
little theatres will bring out and ripen
the souls Of children, they will rescue
from despair the souls of parents of
children. .@~S: ....:. ~
"Play is the thing, it was in Shake
speale's day, and the little theatre is the
vehicle! And it should not require a
great amount of imagination for seeing
that dramatic presentations of rational
themes might become the most en-
couraging genuinely uplifting proposal
that has been preached for a long time.
St. Louis is the town where this idea
was born and l know of nothing more
potent for public good nor anything as
powerful to influence posterity, as pro-
perly conducted plays for children.
There is many a fine mother who with
her maternal instinct would delight
and glory in directing these plays for
children in my old home town New
Ulm. And I think for educational
value this sllrpasses public libraries if
not also our modern schools.
Not wishing to trespass upom room
that others may want to occupy, I here
with will contend myself with pointing
out the outline of concept which is
fertile for great things. The only
Minnesota paper see is the New UTm
Review and although gone from my
birthplace for many years, I still retain
some interest In our little old home
town New UIm.
A. G. Wagner,
Kiesing, Wash
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

Martin county has a farmer whom the
Fairmont Sentinel refers to as the raiser
of ''high toned hogs" Must be con-
sidered something of an achievement to
raise high toned hogs down that way.
The Sentinel however, fails to say
whether these high tone" Martin county
hogs are the kind that take up twice the
necessary space in the street cars, or
not.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

The Blue Earth County Seed Growers
Association will hold three days corn
show i'm Mankato, beginning tomorrow
and lasting until Saturday night. A
number of Brown county farmers and
others interested are expected to attend.
Over $500 in prizes for the best corn
exhibited, have been hung up. 49,:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

It. is said that $4,000 was spent
by the promoters of the St. Paul winter
carnival for moving picture films. There
are about $4,000 feet of films to be shown
on the screens of motion picture houses
all over the country. If you couldn't
60 to- the carnival, the carnival will
be brought to YOU
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07
A, Mean Nom

st. Peter has mean man. With
elaboration and malice aforethought.,
the fellow feloniously stole the Herald s
typewriter, and the publishers of that
paper threaten to "set the law" on the
thief, unless he returns the machine
forthwith. We don't. see where the
Herald has any serious kick coming.
Supposing the fellow had carried away
the Office shears, also?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

Fairmont papers are signing the signs
that wont come off, just ROW, and it's
all because Fairmont failed to get its
hand in the congressional "pork-barres'
to the extent of postofice building.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

New UEm was pretty we'll tied up
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as
far as the outside world was concerned.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis trains ON
this division were all cancelled early in
the day, and the Northwestern schedule
was literally thrown to- the wind-and
there was some wind.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

Springfield has a "Pay-up-Week'
now, and the Springfield newspaper men
are getting enough advertising out of the
scheme to pay their own bills. Pay-up-
Week is great-indeed it is. ....s
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

Forty years from now, the men and
women, who are boys and girls now, will
be comparing the winters of that per-
iod with the "record-breaker of way
back in 1917" just as the old timers
of today are telling about how they
were tied up for weeks by the storms
of '73. S.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-07

A Rockford, Mimi, farmer is sore be-
cause the papers crack Jokes about the
high price! Of eggs, and has written a
letter to a Minneapolis paper about it.
1t is presumed that he will now expect
everybody will fall all over themselves
to eat eggs at any cost.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
PARIS FRANCHISE IN WESTERN
ASSOCIATION OFFERED
TO THIS CITY.
PENNANT CONTENDER
Club Has Been In First and Second
Place and Is Regarded AS Material
For An Excellent representative Of
Ardmore Spirit

Ardmore has a fine opportunity to
break into organized baseball, and be-
come one of the cities in the Western
Association circuit, according to a com.
munication received today.
When the Western Association was
formed two years ago Ardmore made
a weak bid for a berth, but for some
reason was crowded out, with the un-
derstanding, however, that the first
vacancy would be given Ardmore.
This morning telegram was received
from Paris by Shelton Tyer, who has
been in communication with the pro.
motcrs OF the team there, Offering GO
turn the entire outfit over to this city
upon payment Of small sum.
The matter was Immediately taken
up by wire with |. VI. Putnam. who l.
out Of the city, and upon his answer
will depend the next move The Pari,
team is a winning club that has been
I'm either first or second place all sea.
son, with good material to make it q
contender for the Western Associa-
tion pennant
The street railway company. accord.
ing 10 Mr.. Putnam had am eye to or.
rauized baseball when they laid ont
the Chickasaw Heights addition. There
is a fine site for park near the car
barns Just north of the city limits.
Several local fans have enlisted them.
selves in the cause today and are get.
! ting pEuTtsliUus of sentiment hy thp.p