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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
THESE; MEN TAKE
TRIP over SANDS
THREE CORDELE BUSINESS MEN
WERE ViCTlME IN SAVANNAH.

Hiram Williams, Cecil Jones and S,
NJ. Watson are back from Savannah
where they took the trip over the hot
sands and became members of Alec
Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
With them went Hugh McGough, of
Lilly, the latter being a member Of the
Cordele commandery before going for
the higher degree. That the local ep-
plicants were royalty" received goes
without saying.
JB. Watson, of Vienna; Albert Sid
'ney Wells and doc" Key, Of Cordele,
went along to vouch for the new men
who became shriners.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14

Franklin presented the claims Of the
employees department Of .he Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor.
Figuring an average of 80 Is per
cent increase, on the flat increases
asked, the additional cost would be
$S20OO,000 annually,2 Secretary Lane
chairman Of the commission, compu-
ted,
Mr.. Franklin said the estimate seem
ed correct based upon increases for
100000 organized men. He also had
suggested that any increases should
apply to unorgani2ed workers of the
same trades, numbering about 100000,
VINO we're not figured in the rough
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
SOCIAL.

As local chairman of D. A. r. and
Red Cross knitting l report 81 sweaters
2 pairs Of wristlets, and l helmet. I
thank the ladies' for their cooperation
and the speed and accuracy in which
they have done their work. AS soon
as we can get some wood we will be
back on the job. The following were
the knitters the past month:
Mrs. Gordon Cox, 1 sweater; Mrs.
A. D. Clark, 1 sweater; Mrs. DR.. Ward,
2 sweaters; Mrs. e. A. McCord, 1 sweat
er; Mrs Ray Harris, / sweater; Mrs.
L. o. White, / sweater; Mrs. Jaks
Sheppard, ! sweater; Mrs. DR.. Wei
chel, 1 sweater; Mrs. w. A. Webster,
sweater; Mrs. c. L. Mcmillan, l
sweater; Mrs. Will Mckenzie, 1 pr.
wristleas; Miss Nettie Jones 1 sweat
er; Mrs. H c. Mckenzie, sweaters,
/ helmet; Mrs BulIard, l sweater;
Mrs. Moreland, sweater; Miss Irene
Roberts, 1 sweater; Mrs. Boniske, 1
sweater; Mrs. J. B. Smith, sweater;
Mrs. Ralph Wright, 2 sweaters, 1 pr.
wristlets; Mrs. B. H. Palmer, sweat
or; Mrs j. s. Conner, I sweater; Mrs.
J. w Biyins, sweaters. Mrs. Flem-
ing presented one OF mine to recruit
ing officer
It has been a genuine JOY to me to
do my bit, and | know each and every
one of the ladies feel the same way.
MRS. ]. W. BIVINS, CHAIRMAN,
D. A. r. and Red Cross Knitting.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14

calculation The wage basis asked
was IS a day for skilled men, machin-
lists and b!acksmiths, $3.50 a day for
helpers, and time and a half for over!
time, Sunday and holiday work.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
S,92. 600. 900 WAGE
INCREASE PROPOSED
WITNESSES UNABLE TO GIVE
COST OF PROPOSED iNCREAS-
ES, BUT SECRETARL LANE
FIGURES 1T OUT

WASHINGTON, Feb, 13.--The first
official indication Of what proposed
railroad Increases would cost was Civ
en- at today's hearing before the rail
road wage commission, when j. A.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
FRENCH LOST ONE VESSEL, ,sas
OVER SIXTEEN HUNDRED TONS.

PARIS, Feb. 14.-One vessel of mRres,
than sixteen hundred tons and one J,
less than that tonnage were lost lduri
ing the week ending February 9th,
One fishing vessel was destroyed
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
THE BEDFORD HOUSE

Mrs. F. L. Ledford, Props.
Clean Bedding, Desirable Rooms. Table
Supplied with the best the market af-
fords
Terms Reasonable
105 Eighth Ave-, CordeIe, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14

3; Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Feagle have
lreturned to their home at Valdosta
after spending few days with friends
in the city.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
#--#-#

Mr.. S. M. Watson has returned from
the Shrine meet in Savannah where
he traversed the hot sands of the the
old Saharah.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-14
HIS vAENTiNE.

HIS vAENTiNE.
WCll, I'll swear
I ain't got nothing,
Amt had nothing,
Don't want nothing
'cept you
: a.nt seen nobody,
Amt had nobody,
Amt loved nobody,
That's true.
But if you'll love me,
I'll love you,
II you want money, tho,
l won't do.
Cause I amt got nothing,
Never had nothing,
Cont want nothing,
'Cept you.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Victory Girls Raise
Nearly $4,000
GIRLS OF FOURTH DISTRICT
PLEDGE THEMSELVES FOR
LARGE AMOUNT

The Victory girls of District No.
have pledged to give $997O. to the
United War Work Campaign. Most
of the county executives have done
excellent work and they deserve much
credit considering that they have had
many difficulties to combat because
of the influenza.
Two counties Brown and Renville
have secured fifty per cent over their
quota. Three counties, Redwood, Vel
low Medicine and Lacque Parle have
more than their required quota.
In Brown county Miss Alice Ochs
secured $2,435 in plpedges. Renville
county has $1,925 secured by Mrs
H. L. D'Arms. Miss Helen Field Wat
son reports 81, $50 for Redwood Coun.
ty, Miss Anna Plapp $1,035 from
Yellow Medicine, Miss Agnes Oppe.
gard reports $3.50 from Lacqui Parle
Mcleod County reports 1865, Igor
County $685.; Sibley County 1865 Lin.
coin County $345.
|, The total report from the nine dis
tricts show that 1894 pledges of S.
each have been made instead of the
1765 which was the distric'
quota. Each girl earns, by her owl
labor the five dollars which she ha:
pledged. Miss Marie Tolzman Of
Redwood Falls has served as District
Executive. Miss Helen Field Hatso1
has worked as Redwood County lead
err as we'll as local leader for Redwood
Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Asked to Respond
To Roll Call
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
BEGINS DECEMBER 16; CLOS
ES DECEMBER %.

The advent of peace has not lessen
ed the demands upon the Red Cross.
Its work of mercy must continue.
There can be no let up at this time.
During the week of December 16
to % the Red Cross will conduct a
membership campaign which will be
called the Red Cross Christmas Roll
Call.
The aim will be in this national
drive to secure a renewal of member
ship Of those who did not renew dur
ing the past summer and those who
joined during the Christmas member
ship drive last year and those who
have not yet joined. 1t is hoped to
make the Red Cross membership as
wide as citizenship. While the annu-
al fee is only one dollar if the Christ
mas Roll Call is the success which
the national worker hope for, it is ex-
pected that it will not be necessary to
make other campaigns for funds.
Attorney A. H. Emerson, Of Lam
berton who had charge Of the Christ
mas membership drive last year, has
been made county chairman Of the
Red Cross Christmas Roll Call.
Make it a Red Cross Christmas.
Boost for the Roll Call.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
se-Simpson

Miss Thelma Pease, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pease of Red
wood Falls, and John Fleming Simp-
son were married at the home Of the
brides parents Tuesday morning Dec
ember 10, at ten o'clock. The we'd
ding was very simple wedding, only
the immediate relatives of the young
people being present. DR.. E. G. Horn
Of the Redwood Falls Methodist
church read the service. The bride
wore a suit Of taupe cloth with hat
and gloves to match and her corsage
bouquet was of violets.
Following short reception and the
serving Of the wedding dinner, Mr..
and Mrs. Simpson left for a visit at
Minneapolis and with relatives at
Sisseton, S. D. They expect to return
in about two weeks and to be at home
to their friends on the Kelly Simp-
son farm after January /.
Both are well known residents of
this vicinity, Mrs. Simpson having
been reared in Redwood Falls, and
Mr.. Simpson coming here with his
parents from Illinois several years
ago. Mrs. Simpson is a graduate OF
the local high school and has beer
at home here with her parents since
her graduation Both are receiving
the heartiest good wishes from thei1
many friends.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
u. s. Treasurer
Urges Stamp Sale
NEED FOR MONEY GREATER
THAN EVER; GOVERNMENT
BORROWS FROM CITIZENS

The following telegram from Trea-
surer w. G. McAdoo was received
December 6, by D.. Culver, state
director of the w. S. S. Sale.
Il most earnestly urge upon you
that your organization make every
possible effort to the end that pledges
for the purchase of War Savings
Stamps be fulfilled before the close
of the year. The Governments mon
etary requirements were never great
er nor more pressing than they are
today. Expenditures for November
were greater than in any similar per-
iod. These expenditures growing out
Of the war must be met by borrow
ing from the people and their mag
1ificent response heretofore to the
Governments requirements makes me
confident that they will not fail to
continue their support to the end,
that all payments resulting from war
necessities will be promptly met.
Much remains to be done, our brave
troops must be maintained and paid
until their work is fully accomplish
ed and they are returned to their
homes. This is not time for us to
relax our efforts and the Treasury
Department is making plans for larg-
er and even more important work
during the coming year. Please make
every effort to bring this statement
before the people in your district
and to urge upon them the continued
holding of their war savings certi-
| ficates, the fulfullment of their pledg-
es and additional purchases as their
means permit"
w. G. McAdOO.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
More Supervision
Urged by Schultz
BILL CONTAINING SUCH PROVI-
SION TO BE PLACED BEFORE
THE LEGISLATURE

The war has emphasized and made
evident the need of state supervision
Of private and parochial schools, ac-
cording to c. G. Schulz, state superin-
tendent of education.
Bills providing for such supervision
and providing that English be the
basic language of instruction in all
Minnesota schools is being prepared
in the offices of the department of
education, to be submitted by the gov
ernor to the legislature at the coming
session.
Practically identical groups of
schools are affected by the two pro-
posed laws, Mr.. Schulz said.
$50 Parochial Schools.
There are between $50 and 400 pri-
vate and parachial schools below col
lege grade in the state.
The developing socialized concep-
ton of education growing in part from
the war is behind the proposed state
continuation schools. The Pennsyl-
vania continuation schools are sug-
gested as a possible model.
Under the plan boys and girls from
IA to 18 or 20 years of age who have
been forced to go into industrial life
before their education was completed
may attend schools a certain number
of hours each week during their regu-
lar working time, without any deduc-
ton OF pay being made for their
absence.
Protection of society through the
adequate education of people who
would otherwise. eventually become a
burden upon it, insurance against So
cial unrest and distrust due primarily
to the lack of education-this is the
object of the proposed state system of
part-time and continuation schools.
Need Is Not Realized.
eve haven't begun to wake up to
the Nneed of this" Mr. Schulz said.
s'The greatest part of the unrest in
the labor world is discomfort for the
lack of a vague something that can
not be supplied something that en-
ables other men to succeed. Lack of
education at once limits a mans ca
pacity to earn leisure and limits his
capacity to enjoy leisure.
"The industry which employs a child
of school age should bear the cost of
providing continuation education"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Miss Fearless and
Company Coming
CLEVER COMEDY BY REDWOOD
FALLS CAST AT ARMORY WE'D
NESDAY EVENING DEC. IS.

Miss Fearless and Company will be
presented at the Armory Wednesday
evening December Is under the aus
pices of the Pythiaa Sisters. The
cast which consists Of Redwood Falls
talent entirely, is being directed by
Mrs. Leona Showalter whose past
successes in presenting similar pro-
auctions makes the success of this one
a surety.
The play is clever little comedy
in three acts, full of bright snappy
lines and the cast has been carefully
selected with view to the adaptable
ty of the actors for the various roles
The cast is as follows:
Miss Margaret Henley, who is an
heiress, Mrs. J. B. Philbrick.
Miss Barbara Livingstone, who has
a reputation for being always ariginal
Betty Hunter.
Miss Bette Cameron, whom even
her friends call a merry flirt, Miss
Anna Wester.
Miss Marion Reynolds, who is a
close second on this merry flirt bus
mess, Miss Helen Callaghan.
Miss Katie O'Conner, who misses
nary thing, b'gobs! Mrs. Irene
Brand.
Miss Euphemia Addison who has a
chronic and everlasting attack of
nerves, Miss Alta Johnson.
Miss Sarah Lovejoy who is a good
scout, Mrs. Mary Reynolds.
Just "Lissie", ghost, Bernice
Brand
The Silent Sisters, Misses Alias and
Alibi who are to be a mystery until
the night Of the play.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Kaiser Must
Stand Trial
STERN JUSTICE GOING TO BE
MELTED. OUT TO BABY
KILLING BAND.

Lloyd George has issued detailed
statement of his policy for the trial
and punishment of men responsible
for the war and pledged the entire
influence of the British government
at the peace conference to see that
this is done. He claimed that one
reason for favoring the expulsion Ind
exclusion of all enemy aliens from
the British Isle is the many during
the war abused British hospitality and
forfeited their claims to remain. $50
Sir Auckland Geddes, president of
the London government board and
minister of national service, in a pub
lie address, said that the line of policy
advocated by the coalition government
was peace, which, so far as the enc
my powers were concerned, should be
Mbased on stern justice and so far as
Ahose men who planned and started
the war were concerned should be
founded on justice of the nature met
ed out in the highest courts of the
land.
Such men as the former German
emperor, Enver Pasha and the former
ruler of Bulgaria and Austria, would
pS pldCSu OIl GA1cl1, c4Au IL AOA-u SNAA
ty, their lives would be forfeited.
"Men guilty of unspeakable atroci,
ties upon our prisoners and upon the
civilian inhabitants of the invaded
lands" he continued, must stano
trial, and if they are condemned, must
suffer DEATH"
It had to be proved how far the
commanders of submarines acted un-
der orders, which they had to carry
out under pain of death, or how ia,
they acted on their own volition, ne
pointed out, but if the atrocities at sea
were committed on the volition OF
individual commanders, he declared
they too, must suffer the extreme
penalty.
America supports concerted
movement by the allied nations to ex
tradite the kaiser, it was announced
From high officials sources at Paris
December 6. Just what action viii
be taken is thus far undecided.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Schools Making
Up Lost Time
BY LENGTHING DAY, WEEK AND
YEAR, TIME OUT FOR FLU
WILL BE MADE UP.

The epidemic of Influenza in Red
wood Falls has about passed although
a very few cases still exist. The
Board of Health, however, has felt
it safe to raise the ban and permit
the opening of schools, churches and
other public places. Schools opened
last Monday and services in all the
churches were held Sunday.
The State School authorities have
advised the school Board of the nee
essity of making up the time lost
SO that the proper amount of study
might be covered and the correct am
cunt Of credit given. The local school
authorities are doing this with as
little confusion as possible.
About twenty towns of nearly the
same size as Redwood Falls were
consulted and it was found that all OF
them were preparing to make up lost
time by teaching some Saturdays,
some holidays, shortening vacations
somewhat, and frightening the school
day from thirty to forty minutes.
The matter was settled here by the
adoption of combination of the var
ious plans, teaching five or six Satur-
days and couple of holidays in Feb
ruary, lengthening the school days a
few minutes, and frightening the year
a couple of weeks.
This plan seemed to the Board of
Education the teachers and other in
terested in the schools the best way
of giving the children the school work
for tn year, and of making posi-
BILE the proper credit for the work.
In an emergency like the one due to
the epidemic, everyone must give and
take a little and while the Saturday
work may cause a little Inconvenience
this inconvenience is very small com
pared to the possible losses which
might have occurred had the schools
kept open and running all the time.
AS one of the exchanges puts it,
thine months is necessary to do nine
months of work..
The teachers are public spirited and
are giving their services on Saturdays
without extra salary, and the people
of the city should feel we'll pleased
that they have so patriotic corps Of
teachers.
| The school will probably close for
the Holiday vacation on Friday, Dec
ember 20 and open after Christmas
on December 81. This will give about
eleven days of vacation, and furnish
everyone an opportunity for celebrat-
ing the season properly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Charles Walter

Charles Walter was born at Wolf
louisville. New York, Dec. 29, 1868
At an early age he came to Washing
ton County, Mimi, with his parents:
There he spent the greater part OF
his youth. In 1898 he married Min
ME Lepner of St. Clair, Mimi, and
two years later the young couple
moved to Redwood County. Except
for one year in which they lived in
town Mr.. Walter has been farming
in this vicinity and is therefore well
known among the people of this COM
munity, having gained large circle
of friends who deeply sympathize with
the family in it's bereavement. Be-
sides his wife and his three children
RAYMOND, Lilly and Harry, he is sur
vived by his aged mother, three bro
theirs and seven sisters. Raymond
Walter is serving with the American
Expeditionary Forces in France, be-
ing stenographer at the headquart-
ers of the 136th Infantry.
Mr.. Walter was a member of st
Johns Lutheran Church of Redwood
Falls. In accordance with the orders
of the state board of health the funer.
al services were privately conducted
at the house last Thursday morning
Rev. A. Schaller officiating. Those
attending the funeral from out Of
town were his mother, Mrs. Augusts
Walter, of Woodbury., Mimi, his three
brothers, Rudolf Walter of Mora
Mimi, Andrew Walter and Theodore
Walter of Woodbury., two sisters Mrs
Robert Kuske of Arlington and Mrs
Robert McHattie of Woodbury., and 8
brther-i1-law, Herman Lindemann O.
Woodbury.. Mr.. Waiter was 4 ma.
deeply respected by all who knew NH.
and the sincerest sympathy is extend
ed his family in their bereavement.
A. Schaller.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Dorothy Marshall Dies

For the second time within the
space of few short weeks Mr.. and
ellrs. r. A. Marshall have been bereft
of daughter, little Dorothy the sew
en- year old daughter having died last
Thursday afternoon. Just short
time ago Mary the two-year old
daughter was taken by death and Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall now have only one
child. Both little girls. were victims
of influenza and complications. While
everything that medical skill could
do was done for these children it was
impossible to save them. The SYM
pathy of the entire community is felt
for Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall in their
great bereavement. The burial SER
vice for Dorothy was held at the
home Friday afternoon, DIR. E. c. Horn
officiating. Interment was made in
the Redwood Falls cemetery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11

Rev. ]. Frank Stout, superintend-
ent of the Marshall district of the
Methodist Epricopal church, died at
s P M. Friday at his home, 224 North
Avon street, from heart trouble. He
has been a resident of st. Paul for a
number of years and member of the
Minnesota Methodist conference for
thirty years. Rev. Mr. Stout is sur
vived by his widow, one son, William
Stout of Detroit, Mich, and two
daughters, Mrs. Glen Hoppin of Spo-
kane, and Miss Mamie Stout of this
city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11
Hoover Urges
Food Saving
FATS AND OTHER FOOD NEEDED
ABROAD: MANY CHILDREN
STARVE.

On December 3-after one week in
Europe-Herbert Hoover cabled the
food administrator that the situation
did not yet admit of the formulation
of a definite program, as negotiations
with the allied government re-
garding the shipping, and organiza-
ton of the food needs were still in
progress. Before leaving Mr.. Hoover
arranged for the purchase and dis
patch of 100000 tons of food to meet
the most urgent calls. The first of
the ships carrying this food had been
reported as having passed Gibraltar
carrying supplies to southern Europe.
Liberated territories are daily and
urgently calling upon the U. S. for
food, pending the determination of a
complete program for distribution, y
says Mr.. Hoover's cable. ''The press
ing demand for food is obvious. Our
point of view has been changed from
a war necessity to humanitarian ap-
peal. The need for voluntary cooper
alton, as distinguished from enforced
regulations, therefore becomes in
creasingly apparent"
Which means that IL the midst of
our plenty of now we must be pre-
pared to meet a call for more. definite
conservation, if the need become an
appeal.
Do you realize that in Poland and
Serbia hardly child is left alive?
The Hun may be defeated but Hunger
has followed in his wake. The fields
are choked with weeds and those who
in times past titled them into ferti-
lily are scattered over hundred bat
tlefields. Women are left alone tc
care for the aged and the MANNED
Will you help them?
At this holiday season put new
leaf in the Common Table" Many OF
our new guests haven't had a square
meal for long time and never hao
a square deal.
The need of fats abroad is great
The food administration is asking the
American housewife if she wastes fa1
by serving him with large portions Of
fat on the edge; by throwing away fat
trimmed from beef or other fresh
meat; by using heavy cream; by fry.
ing food in deep fat: by serving large
portions of butter; by frying fooc
when it would be as well or better
to bake or stew it; by making pies and
other pastries when simpler desserts
would be more nourishing?
Last June prices of food and other
articles at Liege had increased over
pre-war prices, from two cents pei
kilo for potatoes to eighty cents; five
cents per kilo for flour to $3.50; ter
cents per kilo for rice to $500; fifty
cents per kilo for butter to $6.40;
seventy cents per kilo for meat to
$500: two cents per kilo for eggs
to twenty-five cents eighty cents pei
cents per kilo for bacon to $500, sixty
kilo for tobacco to $1,000; four cents
per package for cigarettes to ninety
cents; twenty cents per spool Of silk
to $500; and eight cents for spool
Of cotton thread to $500. Later these
prices mounted much higher. A kilo
squalls about % pounds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-12-11

The ladies of St. Veronfca's Guild
will be entertained at the parish house
Thursday afternoon, December II,
from three to five o'clock. The hos
tesses are Mrs. Emil Kuenzli, Mrs.
C. A. Luscher, Mrs. Laird and Mrs.
C. A. Gales. The ladies of the Guild
still have aprons for sale and these
will be on display Thursday after
noon Anyone wishing to purchase
aa-sprons at any other time should see
or phone Mrs. Anna E. Ward.