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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

comedian, who has sent waves OF laugh
ter all over the country. Turpin tells
inside and outside stuff, too, about the
movies. The bill included Schwartz and
Clifford. 'Gaber and Bernet, Phillips and
Travers and the Hcnnings.
William Penn--From the standpoint
OF laughs Creedon and Davis are the
winners. The comedian has an odd and
original style which strikes home. Ba-
buni and company offered comedy nov
city which won approval. Other acts
included Ryan and Ryan. dancers /:
Gcrard's Monkeys, a juvenile treat, and
Espe and Dutton. "Gilded Lies" with
Eugene O'Brien in the principal role,
is the photOplay attraction.
Nixon's CHARACTERIZATION, n min
iature musical comedy. was happy
headliner on bill chock full of enter :
tninment. Grcenlee and Drayton.
dancers, pleased. Other acts which
scored were Perry Sisters. singers /;
Lisette and Rooney. athletes, and
Emerson and Baldwin, comedians.
Keyst0ne--Buckridge and Casey in
song hits of the day were the head
line honor bearers. The Trado Twins
have big part in the act. Goldie and
Thorne showed they were girls possess.
ing personalities. Rathburn Four
pleased. as did King and Irwin in
"Coontown Divorcons." Kafka and
Stanley. aerialists, rounded out the bill
Of merit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

DumOnt's--A crowded house welcom :
ed the popular Dumont's Minstrels In
their opening of n new season last night.
Emmett Welch and his associates pre-
scnted u typical show and sent every
one away pleased. my Friend
Cohen" was one of the shows, and the
last half of the entertainment was the
"Atlantic City Pageant" with Miss
Philadelphia and Miss Camden depicted
on the stage, together with host Of
pretty bathing girls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
1.-THE ACoUITTAL" IN STOCK
orpheum Players Produce Mystery
Play With Good Reaults

Orpheum - '"The Acquittal," which
made such hit when played on a
downtown stage here last season, is the
play chosen for the second week of the
Orpheum Players at their Germantown
theatre.
Last night they showed that tits
gripping story Of a murder and its re-
suits is splendidly constructed for stock
presentat ton. The play opens with the
return home OF q man acquitted on a
charge of murder, and this originality
continues throughout the play, and the
attempts of the mans wife and a young
reporter to uncover the real murderer.
Just how the tangled skein was worked
out had better be seen to be appre-
ciated.
Miss Ruth Robinson covered herself
with credit in the hard role Of the wife,
while Dwight Meade was equally good
in an opposite part.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

Trocadero--. The Pom Pom Girls,
which opened at the Trocadero last
night, deserves its title Of beauty show.
The stnge is usually filled with girls
who cun sing, rs well as please the
eyes with their attractive features.
Thinking tunes FIJI out a plot which IL
up to the hour and original. Among
the favorites in the long cast are
Eleanor Mack, Mollie O'I'rien, George
Carroll, Billy Wallace and Walter
Weber.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

its central figure, and its not too sweet
sentiment.
There isn't much to the plot, which
concerns the attempt of one Jerry
Doubleday to win a nice young man
away from her old-maid aunt. The
name is derived from the fact that the
heroine hates to be called little girl"
by mother and aunt, and finally rebels
against 1t. But what the plot lacks in
substance IL makes up in charm and
light comedy.
As a whole this play may be said to
be ideal entertainment for those who
do not fancy strong meat In their
movies. Sub -debs will adore Jerry"
and men will find the comedy making
up, in a good part, for the saccharine
sentiment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20
TWINKLE TOES" AT CASINO
Popular surlesque Show PIesses
With Scenes and Pretty Girls

Casino-Jean Bedini's Twinkle
Toes" show sent them away laughing
last night from the Casino. This Co
lumbia Wheel performance has plenty
Of attractive girls, who pleased the eyes
In between the comedy scenes.
York and Maybelle, Ben Moroff, the
Blk Stellar Girls, Betty Weber and
other favorites live up to all their past
regulations. The stage scenes vic with
the girls costumes in color and life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

he does not feel he can do more than
protect himself until the money his
mother needs so badly is earned.
The picture ia Of further interest in
that Ray makes his debut as a director
in 1t. He has done himself proud.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-20

Regent - Mary Miles Minter has
brought to the screen that old, popular
stage comedy success Of Billie Burke's,
Jerry" now renamed ''Don't Call Me
Little Girl" A neat little romance It
is, too, with its mischievous fapper as
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Fathers and Sons to Spend
Evening Together at Banquet
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANS DINNER PROGRAM AND
SOCIAL TIME FOR FATHERS AND BOYS OF COM
MUNITY; FEBRUARY 22 is TIME SET
DIR. ELMER ALLEN BESS San
AMONG EVENINGS SPEAKERS
WOMEN OF CITY WORKING ON DECORATIONS AND
PREPARATION OF THREE COURSE MENU
FOR BIG AR1ORY PARTY.

will play during the service of the
meal. Max Treu and Harold Starr
will sing solos and a male quartet
promises a group of familiar songs.
Rev. B. L. Main has kindly consented
to give one of his popular readings.
Two of the young ladies' Of the city,
Misses Asleson and Reid, will play re-
sspectively cello and violin solos. with
the orchestra. The musical part of the
program is under the direction of Miss
Bergerson and Mr.. Main. who are be-
ing assisted by Director Bittrich of the
orchestra.
The decoration committee, under the
direction of Mrs. j. B. Philbrick, has
its plans well made for transforming
the armory into vast and attractive
dining room and will take possession
of the building for this work Monday
morning. The plans of All committees
are practically completed and there
remains necessary only asfine exempli-
fcation of that team work for which
Redwood Falls is noted, to make this
one of the biggest, if not the biggest,
undertaking the community has under
taken in many years. There has been
no cause more worthy than this pre-
sented to nor endorsed by the COM
amercial Club in all its history and the
unqualified assistance and co-opera-
tion of every one associated with the
club is asked in making the evening
a most enjoyable one.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Minnesota Wins
u. S. Dairy Show
NATIONAL EXPOSITION TO BE
CONDUCTED AT FAIR GROUNDS
OCTOBER 8 TO Is.

The National Dairy show, conducted
at Chicago each fall for IA years, will
be moved to the Minnesota State Fair
grounds and will be conducted there
from Oct. to Is. Thomas H. Garfield,
secretary Of the State Fair board wir-
ed from Chicago. He is one Of a
party which went there to complete
negotiations for bringing the show to
the twin cities, and which included R.
L. Rudick, Minneapolis manager for
Armour & Co., Harry Rice, president
of the Dairy Supply company, and ].
B. Irwin, Richfield farmer.
Use of the State Fair grounds for
the show will call for extensive i'm
provements on some buildings, board
members say. These will include a
concrete floor in the basement of the
new $500,000 cattle barn and mezza-
nine floor in that building.
Decision of the dairy show directors
to send the show to Minnesota is a
gratifying recognition of Minnesota S
high rank as dairying state, Herbert
M. Gardner, vice-president and man
ager of the Civic and Commerce asso-
citation, said Minnesota, he pointed
out, stands second among butter pro-
ducing states, is prominent in cheese
production and has long been recog-
nized as leader in progressive work
for the betterment of dairying
through it's agricultural college and
county agents.
The dairy show will draw an attend
ance OF 5000, it was predicted
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
RiCh-WernO Go.
Here Friday Night
LECTURE COURSE NUMBER TO
BE GIVEN IN CHRISTIAN
CHURCH, FEB. Is.

The Rich Werno Company which
Redwood Falls expected in January, is
due to appear Friday evening, Febru-
ary 18. Because Of other arrange
ments having been made for the ar
mory for that evening and in order to
insure comfortably heated audltor1-
um for those attending the Christian
Church will be used for this number
of the course. No reserved seats are
necessary, but season tickets should
be presented. Those having single
tickets secured for this number on
the date for which it was first sche-
duled to appear will be admitted on
those tickets. Single admission for
this number will be at fifty cents each.
This company consists of two clever
young women who have been plat
form favorites for several seasons.
Their program is an evening of read
ings, songs and musical numbers and
is highly favored in the press notices
from towns in which the company has
appeared. The Redpath bureau has
only the best on it's list of entertainers
and the Friday evening number is
bound to prove very attractive tc
those attending.
The Granville Jones lecture, which
was the lecture course offering last
Tuesday evening, was a wonderfully
fine number and the many townsmen
who failed to attend this number miss
ed an opportunity to hear a most
worth while address on the merits of
their government. Mr.. Jones as a
student Of history was well equipped
to make telling comDarisOnS between
the American government and that Of
other countries and his quaint and
characteristic hulnor made his address
amusing and entertaining as well as
instructing and inspiring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Redwood Girl
Takes First Place
FLOY HARRIS FIRST IN SUB-DIS-
TRICT CONTEST AT NEW ULM;
WILL GO TO MANKATO.

A sub-district declamatory contest
between high school pupils from Ar
lington, New Uln1, St. Peter, Lake
Crystal, Mankato and Redwood Falls,
was held at New Uln, Friday even
ing, February II, in the high school
auditorium, each town being repre-
sented by two speakers, boy and a
girl, who had previously won first
places in a local contest. These rep
resenting Redwood Falls were Floy
Harris and Erwin Seifert. The contest
resulted in the first place for the girls
going to Floy Harris of Redwood
Falls, the second to Lillian Eyrich of
New Ulm; the first place for the boys
going to Denton Steffer of Arlington,
the second to Conrad Olson Of Manka-
to.
On February % contest will be
held in Mankato to determine which
contestants from the four ub-districts
will represent the southwestern dis
trict in the state contest in one of the
Twin Cities, the date of which is as
yet undetermined. Floy Harris, coach
ed by Miss June Woodward, will rep
resent this sub-district at Mankato,
and the best wishes of Redwood Falls
will no doubt be hers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Mems Club Has
Fine Meeting
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SCENE
OF GOOD DINNER AND FINE
PROGRAM.

The Mems Club of the Presbyterian
Church met in the dining room of the
church for a six-thirty dinner Friday
evening, February 10. An excellent
menu was served by the ladies of the
church to company Of fifty of the
business men of the city.
Following the dinner short pro-
gram of talks and toasts was given
A. D. Stewart serving as toastmaster
in his usual tactful and gracious style.
c.. A. Fobes read a very we'll -prepar-
ed paper ON the value of music in the
church, David McNaughton gave a
practical address on the vital subject
of '3service as Christians" in the every
day work of life. Judge A. R. A.
Laudon gave an impromtu address up
on questions of the day which was lis
tened to with intense interest. DR.. A.
w. Ross, the pastor of the church,
gave a brief outline of the Importance
of having all church worked placed on
a business basis so that the church
could work as unit, having all her
units ever functioning toward this
end. This is one cf a series of such
dinners which the men Of this church
will enjoy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Students Have
Interesting Contest
AVIS kVELLO AND ERWIN Sell
FERT WINNERS IN MONDAY
EVENINGS CONTESTS.

On Monday evening, February IA
at the High School, the students held
a Discussive and Extemporaneous
Contest.
The Discussion came first the ques-
tion being; Should the Minnesota Leg
islature, in it's present session, pass a
law levying substantial tonnage tax
on all raw ore mined in the state?
Avis Kvello won first place and
Blanche Stava second.
In the extemporaneous contest
twelve students took part, the judges
had close decision to make but Erwin
Seifert was given first place and
Frank Moses second.
Avis Kvello will compete at Wilmar
on Thursday of this week for the dis
trict championship, and Erwin Seifert
will represent this school in the dis
trict contest, held in st. Paul, Febru-
ary "a.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Equality Club Has
Annual Meeting
MEMBERS ENTERTAIN HUS-
BANDS AT DINNER AT HOTEL
RAMSEY MONDAY EVE.

The Equality Club members, their
husbands and few invited guests en-
joyed the Clubs annual banquet at
Hotel Ramsey Monday evening. Con-
gresham and Mrs. Frank Clague were
the guests of the Club for the even
ing. Covers were laid for thirty-six,
the tables being prettily decorated
with red and white candles, flowers
and favors, carrying out the valentine
colors, with place cards of patriotic
and the appearance of the tables were
credit to Mrs. Everett of the social
committee who was assisted by Ma
danes Brammer and Ferris in the task
of making the banquet arrangements.
Following the dinner an informal
program of talks and toasts was CIV
en-, the program having been arranged
around the life and works of Abraham
Lincoln. Mrs. A. D. McRae who has
served as the Clubs president for the
| past year, acted as postmaster and
her introduction of the various speak
ers was very gracious and apt. Rev.
Charles Thornton talked on Lincoln
the Humanitarian, DR.. w. A. Brand
spoke of Lincoln, the Statesman, Mrs.
w. w. White related group Of Lin
coin anecdotes, Mrs. B. M. Wilson
spoke Of The Problems of Lincoln, Mr..
Clague spoke on Present Day Prob
lens, Mrs. Phoebe Fuller read Lin
coin Favorite poem, Oh Why Should
the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, and
Mrs. Nafsinger responded to the
toast Our Nation. H. p. Sanders re-
sponded to request from the toast
master by an impromptu statement.
paying to Mr.. Clague, the man and the
statesman, tribute in which the
guests most heartily concurred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells sang group of
old-time songs with guitar accompani-
ment and the program closed with the
company singing stanza of America.
The annual election Of officers took
place during the afternoon meeting
which was also held at the hotel. The
new officers are Mrs. w. w. White,
president, Mrs. w. D. Lines, vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. Nafsinger, secretary and
Mrs. Ira Reynolds, treasurer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Toll Increase
IS Denied
COMMISSION SAYS SERVICE
DOES NOT WARRANT HIGHER
LONG-DISTANCE RATE

Holding that telephone service in
Minnesota is not reasonably adequate,
the state Railroad and Warehouse
commission in an order issued We'd
nesday denied applications of the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company and Tri-State Telephone &
Telegraph company for increased
rates.
The order followed a series of pub
lie hearings held in the offices of the
railroad commission.
Judge Ira B. Mills, chairman of the
commission, and O. P. B. Jacobson
concurred in the order, while Commits
sioner F. W. Putnam dissented.
The order denying the rate increase
in part reads:
.4After due consideration the COM
mission finds that the present rates
for telephone service in this state
taking into consideration the character
of the service provided, are reasona-
BILE; that the present service in the
state is not reasonably adequate and
sufficient, and therefore the applica-
tion of the telephone companies for
an increase in the present rates is
hereby denied.
..The evidence in this proceeding
was undisputed, that the telephone
service furnished the people of this
state was not reasonably adequate.
1T is primary obligation of pub
lie utility such as a telephone COM
pany to furnish reasonably adequate
service. This obligation has not been
fulfilled While improved service
might afford sufficient basis on
which to predicate claim that the
present rates are unreasonable and to
warrant the commission in granting
an application for an increase in rates,
it is clear to us in view Of all cir
cunlstances, that the present rates are
adequate compensation for the nature
of the service furnished.
TT is the opinion of the commits
sion that when a public utility does
not provide reasonably adequate SER
vice, consideration should be given ac-
cordingly and such rates should be
allowed as are commensurate with the
character of the service rendered.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Girls Lose;
Boys Win
SLEEPY EYE TEAMS PLAY LOCAL
TEAMS AT ARMORY LAST
FRIDAY.

Last Friday evening the basket ball
teams of Sleepy Eye came to Redwood
to contest with the local teams. The
armory was filled with the rooters and
the High School band furnished music,
adding greatly to the fun and gayety.
The girls game was called first and
Redwood started with a cheer. The
first half was rather slow, the girls
were not up to prime and Sleepy made
3 baskets However during the sec
ond half the Redwood girls. came back
strong and showed by far the better
team work, while the score ended So
in Sleepy Eyes favor.
The girls played as follows:
Forwards Hazel Hitchcock, Grace
Hubbard, Eleanor Aune.
Guards Dorothy Smith, Rhoda
Gold, Fern Britton.
Centers-Grace Melges, Hazel
Hitchcock, Helen Melges.
After rousing lntermission, the
boys game started. Although the boy;
played a good fast game during the
first half there were so many inter
uptions that the Redwood boys did not
have fair chance to show their speed.
However they kept the lead from the
very start until the half ended. The
second half was not SO broken up, and
as a result they were able to make
quick passes and do better floor work,
the game ending 1913. Mason caged
the most baskets, Stewart played 2
good defensive game, Jackson played
a consistant game with eleven passe &
and good floor work, Smith, as cell-
ter, was exceptionally good.
The boys played as follows:
Forwards MacDougal and jackson
Ziemer and Lamberten.
Guards Mason, Stewart
Center-Smith
On Friday, February 18, the local
teams will meet the Lamberton tears
here at Redwood This promises t.
be very interesting contest Lam
berton has one of the strongest teams
in the district The Redwood boy
team has not been defeated on thei2
home floor. It is expected that thi
game shall prove a very interesting
one. Come out and help the teams
win!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Mrs.. Joel Metcalf.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Met
calf, the wife of Joel Metcalf were
held at her home southwest of Red
wood Falls, Friday afternoon with
Rev. Burdette L. Main conducting the
service. Interment was made in the
Redwood Falls cemetery. Mrs. Met
calf had been i'll for some time and
death occurred last Wednesday.
Mary p. Drawhon was born Febru-
ary 15,~1873 and was nearly forty
eight years of age at the time Of her
death. She was united in marriage to
Joel A. Metcalf in 1893 and to their
union were born six children. Five
of these with their father survive the
death of their mother. These are
Everett. T. who resides in Indiana,
Mrs. Edith Metcalf Streeter of Red
wood Falls and May, Ray and Ruth
who are at home with their father. A
son Wayne, died in infancy.
At the age of fifteen Mrs. Metcalf
affiliated with the Methodist Church
and had served consistently as loyal
member of that church until the time
of her death. Much of Mrs. Metcalf's
life was spent in Indiana and she has
there numberless friends who mourn
her loss as sincerely as do many
friends near her more recent home
here. Her patience and thoughtful
ness for others throughout her long
illness were characteristic Of her
whole life a life which had endeared
her not only to the members of her
family but to all those who came in
contact with her. The community
most sincerely sympathizes with Mr..
Metcalf and his children in their loss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
Will Confer
on Primary Law
HOUSE AND SENATE COMMIT
TEES GET TOGETHER ON
PROPOSED CHANGES.

Substantial agreement has been
reached by five state senator's appoint
ed as subcommittee to frame amend
ments to the primary election law, and
they are planning to call a conference
this week with the five house members
forming a similar subcommittee. 1t
this conference results in agreement
between the two committees, a bill
will be drawn to carry out the ideas
favored, and will be reported to the
elections committees of the two hous-
eS.
Friends of primary election reform
are hoping for such unanimity in the
two committees that the bill can be in
troduced in both houses as commit
tee bill.
The senator found at conferences
this week that the five of them, Henry
N. Benson, A. j. Rochne, Frank E.
Putnam, Ole O. Sageng and Arch
Coleman, were able to get together on
this kind of bill:
Legalizing preprimary conven-
tions to mdorse candidates and
adopt party Platforms; providing
for caucuses for election of dele
gates, safeguarded at least in city
districts so tickets will be printed
by central authority; providing
county conventions to indorse cam
didates for county and legislative
offices and to elect delegates to
state conventions.
Prohibiting candidates fling for
office until after the conventions;
requiring candidates who file for
party nomination to declare ad
herence to the party platform;
providing that candidates indors-
ed by party conventions shall be
so labeled on the primary election
ballot.
Some of the members would like to
go farther, but are ready to accept the
will of the majority. Senator Arch
Coleman told the other committeeman
that he personally would rather see
state nominations made by conven-
tion. This was the attitude of the
house majority two years ago. The
senate stood for simple bill legaliz-
ing preprimary conventions. The plan
now Under consideration is a compro-
mise between the two, preserving the
primary as a final decision on nomin-
ations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-16
LAW AND ORDER

Extract of Speech Made at Springfield, Ill., by Abraham
Lincoln President of the United States.
LET every American every lover of liberty every well
wsher to his posterty by the blood of the Revou
on to violate in the least particular the laws of the
country and to tolerate their violation every
man remember that to violate the laws is trample
the blood of his father and to tear the charter of his
and his chdren's liberty Let the laws be
breathed by American mother to the spng babe
that prattles her ap let it be taught in schools,
semnaries, and in colleges; let be written in primers
spelling books and in amanacs let be preached from the
pulpit proclaimed in legislative halls and enforced
of justice. And in Short let it political re
gion Of the nation and let the old and the young rich
and coors and conditions sacrifice increasingly upon it's
altars."-Abraham Lincoln.