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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Telephone Hearing
Held On tuesday
F. w. PUTNAM OF STATE COM
MISSION HEARS TESTIMONY
IN PHONE SITUATION

Fred w. Putnam of the State High
way and Railway Commission was IN
Redwood Falls Tuesday April 8, to con-
slider the application of the Redwood
County Rural Telephone Company for
a franchise to operate a telephone ex-
.henoo in the city of Redwood Falls.
If such a franchise were granted it
would mean either that the Redwood
Falls Electric Company must cease to
operate it's exchange here or that Red
wood Falls would have two telephone
companies operating within her bound
cries Mr.. Putnam therefore, wished to
obtain evidence as to the efficiency and
service rendered by the present compa-
ny before making decision in the
matter.
The chief evidence given in the case
was the report of G. O. Field, the SER
vice in spector of the Commission who
spent week prior to the meeting in
Redwood Falls, inspecting the equip
ment of the local company. Upon con-
sideration of this evidence and the tes-
timony given by several patrons of
the system, Mr.. Putnam announced
that the Commission would make no
decision in the matter until June /,
the time intervening to be used by the
local company in making such repairs
and improvements as are necessary TO
comply with the regulations of the
Commission Should the local compa-
ny show no inclination to make these
improvements the Commission will
then decide what is to the advantage
of the patrons of the two telephone
lines and will act accordingly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
$72,2O9,34O Tax
Levied In State
STATE AUDITOR MAKES INTER
ESTING REPORT ON PER
SONAL AND REAL ES-
TATE LEVIES.

Taxes totaling 2,209 ,340.32 were
levied on Minnesota property valued
at S1,75O,180,951 in 1913 according to
an abstract of county tax lists made
public by j. A. O. Preus, state auditor
In addition there were 1891. 446 of tax
es on $3.50, 270, 597 of moneys and cred
it's.
Auditor Preus' abstract gives COM
parison for preceding years, includ-
ing 1917. when the levy was $66, 472,-
558 on real and personal property val
ued at 81, 634, 1888 and $856,993 on
1895, 662, 756 of moneys and credits.
The statement shows the increases
were in county, city and village, town
ship and school taxes, the levy for
state purposes having shown a mark
ed reduction.
Real estate taxes for 1918 were lev
led on 47,523,840 acres OF land valued
with improvements at $1,O14,738, 846
or an average of $21.35 an acre, and
town and city property totaled at
SAG, 8O5,831. Real estate tax rolls the
preceding year listed AZ, 015, 355 acres
at $3.50, 467 ,470 or spots an acre, and
S449. 818.O58 of town and city proper
ty. Taxable realty passed the $1,000
O0O, 900 total of implanted land with
the average advance Of So cents an
acre, while valuation of city and prop
erty were increased $4,000, 900 and or
personal property $35,000.OOO during
the year.
The tax levy for general state pur-
poses was only So, 687, 618 in 1913, COM
pared with 1921, 538 in 1917. Other
state levies were $2,153, 400 against
$2,O1O,453, for schools and university
funds and 500, 925 against $65, O26 Tor
the teachers insurance retirement
fund.
Other revenue from 1913 levies OF
taxes being collected this year is for
county, city and village, township and
lacol school district needs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16

Business men of southern Minneso-
ia Friday night asked the voters of
st. Paul to clean up alleged evil con-
ditions in the ST. Paul department.
The men who have criticized condi-
lions in st. Paul, charging that the
police policy there has been to allow
criminals to remain if they commit
ted their depredations outside the city
heard Mayor L. G. Hodgson of ST.
Paul and Paul N. Myers, president of
the st. Paul association, explain the
situation. Mr.. Myers, after the meet
ing, summed up the situation in the
state as this: Get rid of Chief of
Police O'Connor and his sys-
tenn or you lose our trade" Mayor
Hodgson did not comment in the Wig
orous language that Mr.. Myers used.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
County Roads
To Be Considered
CRAWLING AND REPAIR WORK
TO BE DONE EXTENSIVELY
DURING COMING SUMMER
MUCH WORK TO DO.
COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER
HARD-SURFACED STRETCH
AT MAY MEETING.

Redwood County roads, like all 9th
er roads in Minnesota, are in sad
condition this spring-their boosted
glory of the past few years having
disappeared under the mud and scum
of things" There could be no posi-
BILE argument for hard surfaced roaGs
more forceful than the roads them
selves now present. 1t has been nee
essary for farmers to come to town on
horseback in several instances to OBJ
tain supplies for their families. in
some neighborhood one farmer, brav-
er than the rest, will risk the life of
himself and team to go to his nearest
town and get groceries for himself
and his neighbors. The tri-weekiy
trip to town has become tri-monthly
and this is proving real hardship to
many residents of rural communities.
Even with several days Of continuous
sunshine the kind we have all been
dreaming about lately the roads will
be bad until it is possible to get onto
them to drag them, regravel IN places
and even regrade in other places.
The Commissioners, better than
most other residents of the County,
understand just how serious the con-
#ditions are. and are making their plans
to do everything possible to relieve
these conditions. The Morgan Mes
senger of last week gave the following
outline of what the commissioners ex-
pect to do during the summer.
'The road plans. of the County
Board for the coming summer pro-
vide for considerable activity. Among
the old work to be finished up is the
crawling of the track state road be-
tween Morgan and Redwood Falls. This
Continued on page eight
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Lieut.. Dolan to Speak


Lieutenant James Dolan who spoke
at the Victory Loan Meeting at the
Armory Monday evening will speak
at Morgan tonight April Is and az
Belview the evening of April II. Lieut..
Dolan is devoting his time at present
to furthering the success of the Fifth
Victory Loan and his message should
be heard by everyone Here is one
OF the Redwood County boys who has
fought the good fight, who knows
whereof he speaks, who realizes that
the present sale Of bonds is quite as
important az any which went before.
All should grasp the opportunity 20
hear him. There will be good pro-
gram, community singing, ETC., in con-
nection with Mr.. Dolan's talk at both
Morgan and Belview.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Buy Your Bonds
Early On Monday
LOCAL COMMITTEE TO SELL VIC
TORY BONDS AT CITY HALL
ALL DAY APRIL 81.

Frank G. Hubbard, local chairman
of the Redwood County Victory Bond
organization, has lined up his assist
ants and every body is ready to put
Redwood Falls quota away over the
top in the first thirty minutes. Mr..
Hubbard announces that he and the
rest of his committee will be at the
city hall from nine o'clock the morn
ing of April q to nine o'clock in the
evening. All residents of Redwood
Falls are requested to call some time
during the day and arrange to take
their allotments.
The committee is as follows.
F. G. Hubbard,
Mike Lauterbach,
Chas. Luscher,
A. Asleson,
NJ. Lorenz,
Harry Ward,
David McNaughton,
Walter White,
II. A. Baldwin,
H. F. Buechner,
F. A. Gray,
A. C. Burmeister,
w. F. Jackson,
Albert Vihstadt,
Geo. Countryman,
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Will Raise
100000 In Bonds
NINTH DISTRICT ALLOTMENT Is
$157, 100000. INTEREST 3-4
PER CENT

VIM. Duncan Jr., chairman of the
Redwood County Victory Loan Organ
ization received a telegram Monday
giving particulars concerning the am
cunt of the bond sale which opens next
Monday, April FL.
The amount to be raised is four and
one-half billion dollars and of this am
cunt the Ninth Federal District, of
which Minnesota is a part, is allotted
$157 100000. The bonds bear an in
terest rate of four and three-fourth
per cent and mature in four years.
There is also the privilege given for
bond holders of this issue to convert
these bonds into tax exempt bonds at
three and one-fourth per cent.
Redwood County's share in this
bond is bond sale is 1890, 0O0-a COM
bond sale is $780, 00-a comparatively
small sum for a county which has so
many people of wealth among its resi-
dents. The quota will be carefully ap-
portioned so that each person will be
asked to invest an amount in fair pro-
portion to his capital. There viii be no
hardship imposed upon anyone by this
system and a cheerful subscription for
the amount of each allotment will be
of the greatest assistance to the soli-
icitors and to the committee. The al
lotment of the County must be taken
if this great Victory Sale is to be sue
cess and it must be success if .he
government is to carry to fulfillment
the tremendous work of the war.
Throughout the county, in practi-
cally all the districts, the polling place
of each precinct viii be open Monday,
April Il, and the committee of the dis
trict will be IN charge to accept sub
scriptions. Help your committee by
calling at your polling place as early as
convenient Monday and taking your
allotment. This will lessen the de-
mands which must be made on the time
of the solicitors and like yourself they
are very busy people. The entire Red
wood County Victory Loan organize
ton has now been completed and will
be found on the first page OF the sec
ond section Of this issue Of the Gazette.
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN
Judge Frank Clague left Monday
noon for New Ulm where he will be
busy with cases until Thursday or Fri
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Victory Meeting Success
In Spite of the Weather
VICTORY LOAN FACTS.
1. Victory Liberty Loan will

take form of Gold Notes.
2. Notes mature in Four years
3. Notes are exempt from
state and local taxes.
4. Notes bear four and three
fOurths per cent interest.
5. Terms of Payment.
10 per cent on or before May {
10.
10 per cent July Is.
20 per cent August IL.
20 per cent September 8.
20 per cent October z.
20 per cent November III.
6. Redwood Connty's share
of this investment is $99O.OOO.
7. Your share is all you can
takeand another 500 bond
on top of that.
Neutrality-suspicious.
4 & = 4 - 4 4 = =
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
VICTORY LIBERTY Loan

Judge Frank Clague left Monday
noon for New Ulm where he will be
busy with cases until Thursday or Fri
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16

-vlcToRY LleERTY LOAN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Want O'Connor Out

LIBERTY LOAN
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-16
Ditch Hearings

-VICTORY LIBERTY |
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Glory LIBERTY 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02

general welfare of the Republic organ ization as a whole.
 "Whenever they get together at tac- tory conferences or conventions they have always shown a spirit of CO., operation. exchanging ideas for the mutual good of the business. swapping plans that have enabled them to give Republic truck users exceptionally cf- ficient service and offering the fac tory the benefit of their observations on truck conditions in their respective territories
 Recently it occurred to some lead ing distributors that this force could be made a permanently active one by forming a regularly constituted associ- ation among themselves with me same purposes in mind.
 consequently they have formed the Republic Distributors association and elected the following officers; H. M. Genung, Kansas City. Mo, president F. C. Meyer, St. Louis, Mo, secretary, {, w. R. Patterson. Dallas, Tex, vice president; William W. Martin, Pitts burg Pa, treasurer.
 From what I know of the men be- hind this association and their con- stanT endeavor to improve conditions in the motor truck field, l feel sure that the new association will not only be helpful to Republic truck users and the republic organization. but will also be a worth while force in the improve ment and development of motor truck where"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02
LIBERTY CARS
 NOW IN JAPAN Amusing Traffic Rules Are Quoted by Liberty Owner
 Residing in Japan

A Liberty Six owner, well known to motor car men throughout the coun- trv MT. George F. Chase has for tae past few years made his residence ID Japan, says Arthur Speights of the De- Shazc Motor company. In a letter which the Liberty company has just made public he quotes the following traffic rales posted, in their own inimitable English. by the Japanese traffic officials of city in Nippon:
 l. You must drive your automobile on the city road and at 12 knots per hour on the country roads.
 2. In narrow place of road, eorher and bridge. speed slowly.
 g. When you see the policeman throwing up his hands you must mol drive in front of him.
 A. When you pass the corner and the bridge, ring the horn.
 D. When you get ahead of the pas senger on foot, or the COW, or the horse, you must ring the horn.
 G. When you meet the horse or the cow speed slowly and take care to ring the horn and not be afraid of them. Drive slowly when you meet the horse and the cattle. do not make them afraid. and carefully make the sound If they afraid the sound. you must escape a little while at the side of the road till they pass.
 '. When you drive the motor car do not leave the driver seat and take care lest unexpected trouble happen
 S. Do not drive the motor car when you get drunk, and do not smoke on drivers seat.
 g. When two cars are driving in the same road, If there Is another car in front of yours. you must keep so yards ava y from him, if you go ahead of hiio ring the horn and pass him.
 10. When you cross the railway wait until the other train and other cars pass through.
 H. When anything the matter with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02
REPUBLIC TRUCK
 DEALERS MEET
Form an Association to EX- change Ideas in Develop
 ing Truck Industry

Associations of various kinds are no new thing in the motor truck and associated trades, says Earl Ford, sales manager of Crawford Manufac- turing company. But an association composed solely of the distributors of one make of truck is something of an innovation.
 Among the distributors of Republic trucks, however, there has always been a pronounced family feeling.
 IT. F. Harris, general sales manager of Republic Motor Truck company Qnc), says all dealers "have taken an interest in each other and in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02

The golden house was the palace of Nero in ancient Rome, which occupied the valley between the Palatine and Esquiline and connected the palaces of the Caesars with the gardens of Mae cenas. It was built ~after the great fire of 64, A. D., and was so large tha< it contained porticos 2S00 feet long and inclosed lake where the coliseum now stands. The forecourt contained a colossus of Nero 120 feet high,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02
What Gasoline Does
 in Cadillac Engine
Educational Cartoon Depicts Course of Drop From Cars Tank to
 the Exhaust

''The Adventures of a Gas Bug" is the title of an educational cartoon just issued by the Cadillac Motor Car company.
 The cartoon depicts the course of drop of gasoline from the time it enters the tank of the car from the filling station hose, until nothing remains of it but the burned gas issuing from the exhaust pipe. It is made plain that water which en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02

ters the tank with the gasoline $ left be hind in the settling chamber. The dirt is filtered out by screen in the gaso- line line; and the gasoline is screened again on entering the carburetor There are also depicted the four strokes of the piston and the exhaust of the gas through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02

your car, you go police station and tell him.
 12, When you want to have driver or exchange another, you must enclose drivers address, career and age. Think of the liberty you have in America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-02

nipfGer which L-.--s explosion.
Evening journal., 1919-12-13
news GOSSIP
FROM new CASTLE
City Educators Go Ahead
With New School
Project
METHODISTS ASK
PASTOR TO RETURN
Special to Tho evening Journal.

Special 90 The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Del, Dcc, i3-Penn
Literary Society at It's meeting yester-
day presented the following programi
Song. school: lmpromptu speech. Helen
Davidson: current events. Joseph Can
non: song. school: reading. Victor
Davis: piano solo. Mabel Eskrldge; orig
lnal story, Ralph Dullng; Jokes, Helen
Dlehl: song, school.
on Monday evening Emmanuel basket
ball team will play Old Swcdes here.
Mrs NJ. ). Glvison entertained tho
Thrift Club at a social and business
meeting last night. Lillian Proud was
elected president. Mildred Blake. vice
president: Irma McKntt, treasurer.
Those present were Helen Jones, Mar
tha Rosseu. Mildred Fehl, Dorothy
Ramsey. Lillian Proud. Mildred Blake,
| lrma McKnltt
AT the Methodist Church Sunday
morning the pastors theme Will be
more Than Conqueror." In the eve
/ ming the subject will be "Thc Rainbow
Round the Throne" The Junior choir
will sing "a Fathers Care" and I'VE
Praise the Lord Almighty"
ON Monday evening IN tho Sunday
school rooms the Baraca class Will hold
ls monthly business meeting and so
cial
AZ the quarterly conference of the NJ.
In. Church. the pastor. the Rev. ] n.
Blckng was unanimously Invited 10 re
turn for the coming year.
AZ a recent meeting OF the committee
on Amerlcanizatlon. lt was decided 90
lorganlze an information bureau TO pro-
ltact the nOn-Amerlcan population from
exploitation and 10 help solve the per
sonal problems Of those who are not
proficient In tho English language or
who are not familiar with American IN
Isumtlons 70 also was decided 20 or
Iganize Mothers Glasses for the purpose
Iof giving instruction In the care Of chill
ldrcn and IN personal and social hygiene
Ito women OF foreign extraction. A
number Of the members Of tho Cen
Itury Club Will assist In this work.
The superintendent Of schools and tho
Board OF Education recently discussed
liha proposed school building. A num-
her OF sites are being considered. and u
lis expected that definite decision Will
he reached before long. The recently
awakened interest IN education through
ont the world makes 1t imperative that
new school buildings be quite different
from most NJ those now IN use. II is
the aim OF the local authorities TO erect
n building to meet tho educational
needs OF this community FOR many years
10 com. but az as low cost as posi-
lhle. It Is gratifying 10 those who arr
responsible for ihe undertaking that 81
many OF the citizens OF New Castle ap
prove of the erection OF a moderi
n school building. planned I'm accordanc
with soundest specifications, equippe
. In the most scientific manner, and ad
ministered along the most progressiV
lines.
Evening journal., 1919-12-13
new AIR WEAPON
IS Seen BY ACE
Rickenbacker Says Cities 100
Miles Away May Be De-
stroyed by Glass"
AERO DEPARTMENT
URGED TO PREPARE

WASHINGTON. Dec. i3-Destructlon
Of ammunition dumps and entire cities,
rs to 100 miles away, by airplanes
"roostlng" 1900 feet in the air with
out firing a shot or dropping a bomb,
was predicted yesterday by Captain
Eddie" Rickenbacker, Americas lace
Of aces" before the House committee
on accounts.
Captain Rickenbacker based his fore
cast on the development Of electrical
lenses which follow the same principle
as that Of a boy using a small magnify
ing glass to set fire to bits OF paper by
focusing the suns rays.
1T will be possible through perfected
lenses" Captain Rickenbacker said
"for airplanes TO focus rays on targets
more than seventy-fiye miles distant
and 30 set fire TO such targets"
Members OF the committee indicated
their skepticism by the trend Of their
questions.
Immediate development OF the air
plane TO flght forest fires from the air
transport merchandise over seas anc
carry fast trans-continental business
also was predicted by Captain Bisken-
hacker.
The airplane as a passenger carrie.
will never be a successful contender OF
the automobile" ne said. but there
will be airplane routes operated on
regular schedules covering the United
states.
Besides Rickenbacher, four othel
/ American aces advocated before the
Icommittee the creation Of an aer0naut
| icol department OF the government &C
coordinate all aerial activities. Tn,
group included Major Charles J. Bid
die. Philadelphia; Captain f. F. Kin
dley. Gravette, Ark; Major j. A. Meiss
ner, Birmingham, Ala, and Captain j. y
| Healey Washington.
Major Biddle asserted vital aerial ac
/ tivitles in France were often seriously
delayed by lack Of equipment Tn,
order TO stop work in this country OF
Suad planes. issued in December, 1917
was "regrettable," he said, and woul'
not have been issued had aviation OH
GERS had anything TO do with IL.
Lieutenant Commander p. n. J.. Bel
linger. commander Of the NC-t I'm th
Transatlantic flight, said the naval al
service. although as efficient as posi-
BILE under the circumstances, could b
greatly improved through the propose
consolidation.
Captain Rlckenbacher and Majo
! Nieissner denied Lieutenant Quentin
lRoosevelt had been killed after his fy
ing companions deserted him. Meissne
said Roosevelt had been lost in a clou
bank, land. due to his inexperience as
pilot. was confused and Joined up Wit
a German squadron. being later she
down"
Evening journal., 1919-12-13

tlonal assembly provided that Masaryk
be president until his successor Is
elected and qualified. So the length or
term Is not an important point IN
the immediate future"
I'VE viii probably have two houses
In our national assembly, a house ana
a senate. THE present temporary as
sembly Is a single body)
At first sentiment favored house or
commons only, but we now favor a
senate as a check on the lower house,
said the president.
THE lower house will be elected on
the basis Of one representative to every
$1,000 population. On the basis Of IA
million people the lower house would
thus have a membership OF ZoO. Inc
senators will probably be chosen IN TWO
ways-by district election and by pres
idential appointment.
III the president has the veto power
we will certainly provide that any leg
islation may be passed, as in America,
over his head, with a fixed number OF
votes.
I'VE will have a supreme court
which. at first, will have the power to
overturn legislation on constitutional
grounds, as in America. Later on, II
may well be that this power will be
anuled and the duty Of the court made
merely interpretive.
This is closely linked with the ques-
/ tion OF initiative and referendum, which
we recognize fully and expect to apply
locally and nationally, but the details
have not yet been worked out. A large
measure OF home rule win, Of course
be granted I'm all matters Of purely local
scope.
I've have had, and still have unem-
nlovment. much of It, We lack raw
materials. / fear it will be worse this
winter because many men have found
work this summer on the farms.
"On the other hand, our people are
disciplined. We have germs or 30:
shevism: so have you in America. Bul
we have no Bolshevism. Our people are
weary. they have been poorly fed for
wears they have dropped out OF thC
habit Of hard work, but they are no
lazy. They want to get to work.