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The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
10000 Square Miles Of Crops Destroyed
lBy Associated Pressl

HOUSTON, Tex. Sept PA huge loss of crops in central Texas as a result of the floods Friday and re- ported over q wide area, estimated at approximately 10000 square miles Eight people are known to have been drowned.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
ROOT REFUSES SEAT IN
 INTERNATIONAL COURT
CRy Associated Press)

GENEVA, Sept. 12-Elihu Root has definitely declined to be considered for selection as judge of the inter national court of justice, because of his advance age
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
Bar Films Till Case Is Cleared Up
CBy Associated PressJ

MEDFORD, Mass, Sept 12.-Au Ar buckle films have been barred in this city until the murder case at San Fran cisco is disposed of.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
Productions Barred In Los Angeles
Rv Assoclutcn Pressl

VI|F -NI@V7 T1EVIW I'-7T LOS ANGEELS, Sept l2 Fatty Arbuckle film productions being shown at movie houses here were cancelled last night
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
SINN FEN COURIERS
 EN ROUTE INVERNESS
,By Associated Prcssl

DUBLIN, Sept. 12.-Couriers from the Republican parliament left to- day for Iverness, supposedly with a reply to the latest communication from the British government on the Irish question.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
KNOWN DEAD
 FROM FLOODS REACH FIFTY A
tBy Associated Press'

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept 12.-I The recovery of two additional bodies today brought the known death S,t from the flood up to forty-nine.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
BOMB FAILED TO KILL
 GOVERNOR OF KOREA
CBy Associated Press)

SEOUL. Sept. 12.-A Korean threw a bomb at Admiral Saito, Japanese military governor of Korea, but the admiral was not injured.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
JUDGE SMITH DEAD
 OF PARALYTIC STROKE
Special to The Daily Times)

MCCARTHY, Sept. 12. - C. Park CT Smith, former United States com missioner here and a resident of Alaska for more than 25 years, died here Saturday following paralytic stroke.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-12
Tennessee Town
 Bars Fatty Films
tBy Associated Fressl

MEMPHIS, Eenn.. Sept. 12. - All Arbuckye pictures have been barred in this city.
The star-progress., 1921-08-31
Double Votes

that date only the original
schedule.
This is positively the last extra
vote offer during the entire
contest.
So get that subscription now!
The star-progress., 1921-08-31

1 years subscription costs $500 and carries with
it 600 votes.
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it 5000 votes.
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it 10000 votes.
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with il 10000 votes
10 years subscription costs 5000 and carries
with it $4,000 votes.
The star-progress., 1921-08-31
Rules Of the Contest

Any lady, married or single, can paru-
cipate. ncase of a tie, equal prizes will
be given each and every one so tleing.
Votes are positively not transfer
able.
A constant can reserve her votes II
she wishes, only it is necessary to turn
inyour subscription first to secure the
votes.
Renewals, or back bills, will count
the same number of votes as new sub
ScriberS.
Adeclining vote schedule will be
used.
The first period closes August IS.
The contest lasts six weeks. Con-
testants are required to report Mon
days and Thursdays of each week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Flour Mills Make
Labor Reduction
CUTS IN ALL MINNEAPOLIS
PLANTS EXCEPT THREE,
NOW EFFECTIVE.

Wage reduction of Is per cent for
skilled labor and Is per cent for un-
skilled labor will become effective to-
morrow at all Minneapolis wheat
flour mills, except those of the Wash
burn-Crosby company, Pillsbury Flour
Milling company and the Russell Mil
Ter Milling company.
The reduction was ordered by the
other mills yesterday. Approximately
1920 men will be affected, according
to II. P. Gallaher, ce-president and
manager of the Northwestern Con-
solidated Milling company. The Bar
Der Milling company is joining in the
wage reduction.
Companies which have not announc-
ed wage cuts have, in some instances,
wage agreements with their men
which will expire in the course of the
next few months.
Union employees of the mills which
have announced the reduction last
night said they would work under pro-
test Monday, and that a meeting of
employees would be called next week
to take up the situation. Country
mills last night were said to be cut
ting wages from 10 to 80 per cent
Minneapolis Journal.
The New Ulm mill announced SIM
liar reduction recently, and the new
scale is said to have been already put
in operation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Hog Cholera
Appears in County
GREATEST CARE AND CO-OPERA-
TION ASKED FROM FARMERS
TO AVOID EPIDEMIC.

Redwood County is threatened with
a real hog cholera epidemic and it be-
hooves every resident of the county to
assist to the utmost in suppressing the
disease before it gets beyond control.
Max R. H. Treu, the County's Farm
Agent, has stopped all other activities
at the present, in order to devote his
entire time to the treatment of herds
needing vaccination and in taking such
other precautions as are possible, and
he asks the assistance of every farm
er in the county in locating herds
which are suffering from cholera or
any of it's symptoms.
One herd which has been treated
by Mr.. Treu is found to have a hun
dred and fifty hogs infected and con-
|ditions nearly as serious have been
found in other large herds. The warm
weather is serving to increase and
to spread the contagion, consequent
ly the disease must be watched much
more closely than if the weather were
colder.
Mr.. Treu's office is we'll equipped
to give splendid assistance to farm
ers whose herds are striken and the
farmers must cooperate with him,
if the best results are to be obtained,
both by reporting their own cases or
cases in the neighborhood as soon as
they become evident and also by a
very strict adherence to quarantine
conditions. There is severe penalty
for any avoidance of quarantine and
any farmer or breeder who is found
guilty Of evading his quarantine
should be punished to the full extent
of the law. Cholera is severe men,
ace to the financial returns of the
County for this year and must be
fought as forcefully as a combination
of all the forces can fight it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Hit the Barberry.


When Danish agriculturists visit
the United States they are at loss to
understand why common barberry
bushes are permitted to grow in such
large numbers in the grain producing
sections of this country. They know
from bitter experience that the COM
mon barberry is the chief factor in the
spread of black stem rust. In 1908,
Denmark passed barberry eradica-
tion law. Since then the bush has
been cleaned up so thoroughly that
black stem rust no longer does serious
damage in that country. DR.. E. G..
Stakman, University Farm, one of the
leading authorities in the United
States on grain rust. says the evidence
of what happened in Denmark is alb
,solutely conclusive. Denmark dispos-
ed of its rust problem by destroying
the barberry. A beginning has been
made in this country by the passage
of eradication laws by several Of the
states, but it should be remembered
that it is only a beginning that, in
fact, the stupendous job Of wiping out
the common barberry, lock, stock and
barrel, has just got good start. Ev-
cry Minnesotan should help to give
this foe of the sstaff Of life" death
blow.Exchange.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Dean Dowrie Speaks.

George Dowrie, dean Of the School
of Business of the Minnesota Univer-
sity, was the speaker at the meeting
of the Mems Club at the Methodist
Church last Friday evening. Over
a hundred men of the city listened to
Mr.. Dowrie's talk which was given at
the close of the supper served by the
young ladies of the church. The topic
was The Business Outlook and the
speaker gave short survey of the
business history of the past few years,
beginning with the normal times pri-
or to the outbreak Of the war, the
initiation of the prices during war
times and the consequent deflation
which is causing the present depres-
sion. The survey covered not only
the business situation of America but
that of Europe with which it is close
ly interlaced. Dean Dowrie closed
his talk with a brief statement con-
cerning the present status of each of
the great industries of the world and
prophesied that the latter half of the
year 1921 would see a return to nor
NAL business conditions provided the
coming crop is a good one, that the
European situation does not become
more complicated and involved and
that manufacturers, producers of raw
materials, labor and each of the other
elements of the industrial life of the
country is willing to take its legitimate
share of the losses which must come
with the necessary deflatlon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
DR.. Wiley Laughs
at Beer Ruling
PURE FOOD EXPERT FIGURES
THERE WILL BE MILLIONS OF
CONVALESCENTS IN U. S.

Harvey W. Wiley, pure food expert,
speaking before members of the Ma
Etienal Press club, ridiculed former At
torney General Palmer's ruling which
classifies beer as a medicine. He pic
tured the advantages ACQUIRING to
brewers, drug stores and physicians.
while l do not admit that the Pal
mer ruling will be upheld by the new
administration, can imagine the
great glee with which the brewers
barkeeper-druggists and prescribing
physicians received the news" he said.
"Of the 110,000,000 people, / imagine
10O,000,0O0 will be found among the
convalescents whose recovery depends
upon beer.
cit is purely a problem in mathe-
MATES to show what the advantages
will be to prescribing physicians" he
added. "They charge So ordinarily for
a prescription. These prescriptions
like some of the bottles we used to
hear about, are non-refillable. The
average convalescent will need a case
of beer a week, so | figure that the
doctors receipts will be in the neigh
borhood of $500, 100000 a week.
ut is a great mystery to me how
this common, might say widespread
belief prevails that whiskies, wines,
beers, brandies and other alcoholic
concoctions have any medical value.
Nothing is further from the fact, as
is shown by all the medical wisdom
developed to the present date" he con-
cluded.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Don't OverdraW
Your Bank Account

A young man was brought before
Judge Dean in the district court at
Fairmont and fined $50 for issuing |
SIS check on a bank in which he had
no funds. The man declared it to
have been an oversight, but the prac-
tice is direct violation of law and
should be guarded against. 1t should
be warning to all others, as any
one who receives a check which a
bank refuses to cash because of lack
of funds is at liberty to turn it over
to the county attorney to begin legal
proceedings.
Mankato banks, in common with
banks everywhere, have had to meet
this problem in the past, but with the
more stringent law it is dangerous
practice to indulge in. Prosecutions
will follow in the future if violations
of the law occur. To issue check
on ones account that will create an
overdraft may be a convenience, but
it is not honest, and it puts the bank
in a position to be criticized sharply
by the first bank examiner coming
along.-Mankato Press. s
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
New Firm Formed.

The most recent partnership to be
formed in Redwood Falls is the Chris
firm, A. B. Gamer
on having last week purchased from
Niels Christensen a half interest in
the Corner Meat Market Mr.. Cam
eron has been salesman for the
Swift Company for the past five years
and for the last two years he has
made his headquarters in Redwood
Falls. He has followed all phases of
the meat industry from his boyhood
and is well equipped by his past train
ing to take an active part in the oper-
alton of the shop which has been so
splendidly conducted by Mr.. Christen-
sen for the past many months. Both
young men are ex-service men with
enviable records and are destined to
become most valuable citizens to the
community as well as to conduct a
good business house. Mr.. Christensen
has won the confidence Of all the resi-
dents of the city and vicinity and the
new firm will undoubtedly warrant
q continuation of that confidence and
a growth of patronage. The location
OF the Corner Meat Market viii re-
main the same for the present.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Operetta Given.

A very creditable presentation of
the comic operetta Pocahontas was
given by the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs
of the high school, assisted by sever
al members of the grade school, at
the Armory last Friday evening. Miss
Bergersen of the department of mu-
sic was in charge of the members Of
the cast and the success achieved by
the young people was due largely to
her patient and careful training. The
high school orchestra played during
the evening and Miss Bergersen also
directed the members of that organi-
cation, having nearly hundred boys
and girls under her charge for the
program. The operetta was an anus
ing little farce of Indian and English
court life and lent itself readily to
singing by young voices. The costumes
gdded much to the interest of the occa-
sion Solo parts were well sung by
Alona Maahs, Forest Dryer, Anton
Lauterbach, Harold Starr and Percy
Warner. The audience was large and
showed it's keen interest in the effort
of the young people of the city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
An Appeal.

AS chairman of a special commit
tee of representative men and women
Of the country charged with placing
before the American people the des-
perate need of 100000 Armenians,
the remanent of the oldest Christian
nation, whose suffering through six
teen centuries seems to have brought
them no nearer peace, liberty or secur-
ity. | beg your personal cooperation
to forward an appeal for a Lenten
sacrifice offering, to enable the Near
East Relief to go on with its work of
mercy. Over 100000 little children,
who have been kept alive by Ameri-
|can generosity for the past three years
are absolutely dependent upon the
support which America gives them
through the Near East Relief feel
that however many and however wor
thy the other appeals which are be-
ing made to the great heart of AM
erica these days may be, this cry from
the little children of the land where
Christ gave his life for mankind cam
not remain unanswered. Will you help
to save this martyred people?
(Signed) Leonard Wood,
Major General u. S. Army,
No. Madison Ave-, New York City.
Note: Among many other signers
of this appeal, are John Grier Hibbon,
Emerson Hough, David Belasco, John
NJ. Parker, Senator Reed Smoot, Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs. Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson, Mrs. Mary Rob-
erts Rinehart, Mrs. Thos. G. Winter,
and many others.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
BelvieW Election.

The village election Tuesday turn
ed out to be more of an exciting af-
fair than was expected. No one had
filed for any of the village offices so
that the official village ticket was
entirely blank. Little or no election
talk was indulged on the street and
might be without officers.
However about nine o'clock things
livened up with the appearance of a
sticker with DR.. F. H. Aldrich, for
mayor. E. F. Kohls for councilman.
Reuben Lehman for clerk and G. c.
Enestvedt for treasurer, and shortly
after this another sticker appeared
with A. W. Lyslo, E. F. Kohls for
councilman, Andrew Peters on for
clerk and C. C. Enestvedt for treas
urer.
AS if by magic workers for the two
tickets appeared and from then on un-
til the polls closed at four o'clock the
contest was waged in true big time
style. Every effort was made by both
sides to get out The full vote that the
contest might result in the choice
the majority being manifest.
When the votes were counted it was
found that the result was as fol-
lows:
For Mayor: Aldrich SO, Lyslo "a.
For Councilman: E. F. Kohls 1870.
For Treasurer: C. C. Enestvedt 1870.
For Clerk: R. H. Lehman 95, An
drew Peterson, 35.
For Assessor: A. F. Abraham 81,
Halvor johnson Jr., 28.-Belview In
dependent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Woman Is Mayor.

Lucan is no doubt the only village
in this part of the state having a
woman mayor. Mrs. O. III. Gehrke
was elected mayor Of Lucan at Tues
days election by one vote, she re-
ceived 20 votes to Anton Kramer's 49,.
AS there was but one ticket out and
in order to create little excitement
in the village, a few Of the boys de-
cided to put up few Astickers" which
included Mrs. O. III. Gehrke for May
or, not thinking that she would lead
the ticket. It was meant merely as
a joke, and a "joke" st was on the
originators of the "dark horse ticket.
Mrs. Gehrke has decided to qualify for
the Office Of mayor.
Frank Ousky was reelected as Sup
ervisor of Granite Rock township and
William Haag defeated Geo. Bauer
for Treasurer.-Incan Leader.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
New Treasurer
Urges Thrift
SEC. MELLON SAYS GOVERN
MENT MUST BECOME MORE
INTERESTED IN SAVING.

On February % last the gross debt
of the United States amounted to $24,-
|O51 ,685 900, more than two billion
less than during the war time peak.
To meet necessary expenditures I'm
rate of five billion year.
These staggering figures would be
discouraging except for the fact that
thrift is being successfully applied in
governmental affairs. During the first
eight months Of the present fiscal
year, income exceeded expenditures
by more than 1856 million dollars.
Interest on Liberty bonds and cer-
tificates of Indebtedness and their
liquidation, payments to the railroads
and other abnormal obligations, large
ly the price of victory in 1918, means
that continued huge sums of money
must be spent but the tide has turned
in favor of economy and during the
past few months progress has been
made to tighten Uncle Sans financial
burdens and this is to continue.
"The nation cannot afford extrava-
gance," says Andrew w. Mellon, the
new Secretary of the Treasury, "and
so far as possible it must avoid enter
ing new fields of expenditures. The
people generally must become more
interested in saving the governments
money than in spending it. A thorough
going national budget must be estab-
lished and the government expenses
brought into relation to it's income
The Secretary puts it pat.
Waste must stop and the public
meaning all of us-must realize an in
dividual responsibility.
Incidentally, the federal policy Of
exterminating extravaganza and
adopting budget and living within its
provisions is mighty good system
for individuals.
The Highway of Happiness lies be-
fore us. Let's go.
1t is marked, Live within your in
come; save Systematically, invest in
telligently."
Self determination is all that is
needed to make the start.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY,
.SOIons After
Weapon Carriers
FOUR MEASURES WOULD MAKE
CARRYING OF CONCEALED
WEAPONS A FELONY.

Governor Preus' message to the
Legislature urging more drastic laws
toward abating the "crime wave"
late Friday resulted in four bills to
that end being advanced to the calen-
dar, subject to amendment by the
House of Representatives All four
relate to the carrying of concealed
weapons.
Representative j. B. Pattison, st.
Cloud, introduced a bill based on the
Sullivan law in New York, mentioned
in the Governors message, under
which the carrying of concealed wea-
pons except by peace officers would
be made a felony in Minnesota.
Other bills regulating the carrying
of concealed weapons were advanced
in the same manner.
The bill to establish a state police
officer, introduced by Representative
George Wicker, was laid over by the
judiciary committee pending consider
alton of Governor Preus' message.
The committee hearing was given ov-
er to an explanation by G. B. Wollan,
St. Paul, former secretary to Mayor
L. C.. Hodgson, Of identification bu-
reaus, such as are maintained in Cali
fornia. He declared it a valuable wea-
pom for the suppression of crime and
apprehension of criminals.
Vagrancy law amendments to apply
the statute to drug addicts and GER
tain classes of women also may be
passed as another result of the Gov
ernor's suggestions. Representative
1. B. Sweitzer, author of the bill, Sc
sured it's reference to the committee
which had recommended indefinite
postponement before the message was
heard
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-03-16
Ghastly Tales
Come from China
RELIEF WORKER REPORTS TER
RIBLE TRAGEDIES AMONG
STARVING PEOPLES.

A vivid appeal to Minnesota resi-
dents to respond to the tragic cry of
China crushed by four years of ia
mine-is made in letter written by
Miss Theresa SEVERN, relief worker
at Peking, to Mrs David L. Brown, of
Fergus Falls, ard made public
by the Minnesota committee of the
China Famine Relief Fund.
The letter confirmed press dis
patches which have described CHASTITY
conditions existing throughout the
tremendous area which has been swept
by famine year after year-until at
present more than fifteen million enia-
ciated souls, are dying from want.
1t is true, this story that Chinese
women are selling their children so
they may buy handful of rice, or per-
haps crust of bread" said Miss Sew
erin. II wonder if Minnesota people
know what famine means. Perhaps
you have short crop, one year out
of ten. Can you imagine the misery
existing in land that has been burn
ed for four seasons? Recently we
made trip through small section of
this stricken land. In the very first
village we entered, we were met with
the story of a man who had hanged
himself the. night before, so that his
wife might have his share of food.
Again and again we went into homes
huts-of people and the food they
were eating. Did l say food?
meant bark of trees, saWdust, leaves,
chaf- thistles. Many were suf-
fering with dropsy, the result Of eat
ing leaves.
A missionary and relief worker
knows how Chinese love their children
In several villages we visited there
were only a few girls left. Fresh
graves told part of the story. Other
children had been sold The price
ranged from two dollars (Mexican) to
eighteen dollars. We bought a little
girl for seven dollars and "a few cop
pers. Then we gave her back to her
parents. Americans might do the
same. It is dead, death. OF course it
is impossible to bury all the bodies
We saw c0rpses covered merely by
a mat.
''The district we visited has popu-
lation of 100000. Relief was being
furnished to about 10000. Billiards
were raging. At this writing we are
hopeful that Americans will soon rea-
lize the truth and that the Great.
Heart of America will respond. l do
not believe there is a single person
in the United States who would with
hold assistance if he could but spend
tiny hour in this desert of death
China"
The state committee, which is soli-
off funds co11c o%% 10 e.
that it will welcome voluntary contri-
buttons. They may be sent to E. w.
Decker, treasurer China Famine Fund,
121 Chamber Of Commerce, Minneapo-
lis.
Minnesota towns and villages are
responding rapidly" said an official
statement authorized today. Ada has
made the best showing outside of the
Twin Cities. More than $500 has been
collected there"