The Twin City star., 1918-04-20

gamblers and ioafers, will be ordered
to leave the city in general cleanup
campaign to be started by the police
department next week.
st. Cloud.--A chain letter has been
started here for the sale of thrift
stamps. The sender mails one Is.
cent stamp to friend who Is supposed
to buy four more and send the orig
inal and the additional four to five
friends, who is requested to repeat tne
operation.
MISUNDERSTANDING Loan propa-
ganda has been carried to all parts
of Chippewa county SO effectively
that the war office committee has
ordered 81 Liberty Loan Honor
Flags" for the communities that go
over the top. The county's quota OF
$430,000 has now been over-subscribed.
ST. Paul.-Minnesota trust funds
the income from which goes to the
support of state schools and institu.
tions. and into the road and bridge
fund. now total $3S,160,1 ,153, having
increased $1,871,5S3 during the last
fiscal year, according to statement
issued by State Auditor J. A. y.
Preus.
Winona.--Winona has opened its
campaign upon idlers. The police.
cooperating with civilian recruiting
committee, al are supplied with
blanks to be giveM 20 men who appear
to be out Of employment. At var
ious handouts" the police will comb
out the men for military service end
urge them. through the blanks, to
join the colors.
st. Cloud.--Mrs. John Benson, wife
of the man who was arrested on
charge of wife desertion and draft
evasion, has entered plea to the
local court asking that her husband
be allowed to stay at home instead
Of being sent to Camp Dodge. She
claims she is dependent upon him fox
support. The case is being considered
by the local board.
Brafnerd.--One of the practical
features Of the program for the sum.
mer meeting of the Northern Min.
nesota Development association at
Walker on June Z and 8, will be q
demonstration in land clearing under
the direction Of Prof. I. D. Charlton.
newly appointed chief of the division
of agricultural engineering at the Uni.
versity Farm, St. Paul.
st. Paula possible saving or mora
than $350;000 year to telephone sub
scribers in Minnesota through the
unification Of service by the North
western and Tri-State companies is
shown by a preliminary survey made
by the State Railway and Warehouse
commission in advance Of the bearing
April 20 on the application for ap.
proval of the consolidation project.
Spooner.-Curtis c. Shaffer OF
Northwest Angle, about the remotess
section of Minnesota, walked across
the ice on the Lake Of the Woods, AZ
miles to Warroad, and came on here
by train, to apepar before the loca,
board for examination. Both his eyes
were closed and his face was badly
swollen from the exposure to the sun
and snow. but he said he "felt all
right and is anxious to get after the
enemy
st. Paul.-The Cudahy Packing
company has lost its suit In tho UNI
ted States supreme court to knock
out the gross earnings tax law III
Minnesota. The law is constitutional
and in the. Cudahy case was fairly
executed. the court held. The case
involved $1,000 tax on the earning
of the refrigerator cars of the COM
pany on Minnesota mileage from 1905
to 1912. according to the attorney
generals office.
st. Paul.-Minnesota farmers are
given until May Is to market their
excess wheat. a .. Wilson, federal
food administrator for Minnesota, de-
clared he was empowered to order
surplus wheat stocks sold at any
time. Live and freshly killed hens
may be dealt in by dealers after
April 19, the government having de-
cided to lift the bar against the prac
tice at this time. Original orders
were to cover the period between
February II and April 80.
Houston. text books in
use in the schools here fed a munich
pal bonfire following q meeting Of the
board of education at which 1t was
decided to discontinue the teaching
Of German in schools. After the
decision Of the board villagers
marched to the postoffice building
carrying the German books. A 1re
was started and into It the books
were thrown while the citizens as
sembled about 1t and sang "Amor
ica," and "The Star Spangled Ban,
ner."
st. Paul-Flour and wheat boarding
has been discovered in Renville coun,
ty by Vivian wye, federal food In
vestigator, who issued report in
Minneapolis. In Olivia, Mr.. Wye found
2,400 pounds of wheat flour stored In
homes in excess OF the 30-day supply
of six pounds to q person and also