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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-12

houses as they handle the meats.
"The packers have the advant-
age of preferential rates on the
railroads, that is, they can get
carload rates by loading 10000
pounds to the car, whereas others
have to load 10000 pounds to
get carload rates. Again, the
packers enjoy preferential trans
portation service by the railroads,
that is, when yard crews find Il
packers car in their yard they
drop everything else if necessary
in order to move that car eXpedl~
tiously. This of course puts the
meat packers cars through OF
speedy schedule while wholesale
grocers' cars may be hung up
anywhere from seven to thirty
days.
1--WE have shown that it wa nc
custom of the packers to load
into car some 5000 pounds OF
meat and then fill it up with groc-
cries, etc, and with the enjoy
ment of such preferential treat
ment it can easily be seen how
much faster the packers goods
would be delivered than the goods
of the wholesale grocers.
1--WE have shown, further, that
the packers now control the
cheese and butter business III the
country, for there is no decree tor
bidding their activity in that di-
rcction, ard these favored rates
are of great assistance to them In
this monopoly.
at has been shown still further
that when the packers had a free
hand at this game coercion was eX-
ercised so that the retailers were
advised strongly to buy their gro
celies OF the packing concerns lest
they experience delays in the de-
livery of their meats. Testimony
was introduced 10 show that Ar
mour and Co., controlled the rice
market during the war and raised
prices to suit themselves, and that
much the same situation develop
ed with respect to the prune crop.
"These are only a few of the
high lights that are roughly
sketched to afford an idea OF the
evidence that we are bringing out
in the course of this hearing. Deal
crs from all over the country are
in Washington, have been here.
or arc coming, with the view OF
adding their testimony to the
mss of material we are accumu-
lating in this case. The people arc
coming more and more to realize
the marace to the country's well
fare if this decree should be modi-
fed"
Mr.. Stevens has been one vi the
hardest workers associated with
the case in its preparation. During
9 recess of the hearing he was
able to get up to the Capitol and
20 hear President Harding deliver
his message to Congress in the
House chamber on Tuesday, and
10 call upon Senator Dillingham;.
HENRY M. BARRY.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-12
The Weight of Responsibility

The Weight of Responsibility
Thew say Marshal Foch has in
creased 10 mounds in weight since
his arrival in America Let's see,
he must have received about that
in new medals, which he might
have been wearing when he was
weighed Brattlcboro Reformer.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-12
The Sugar Was No Fake

November maple sugar making
in Vermont, as carried out bv a
Lunenburg man, was surely short
and sweet. Nature was Just fax
ing spring.-Barre Times.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-12
Newport Wins Twice
From Orleans High
Continued from mage oncJ

giving lot of pleasure for the
small admission charge This
should serve to bring those inter
ested in the school together on
many occasions during the coming
season.
NJ IL = E1
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-12

of pro sperity the Brattleboro Re
forme regrets that too many
people resort to the moonshine of
adyeI SitV.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Buys Quarry.

A business deal of considerable mag
nitude which has been pending for sew
eral weeks, was closed Saturday, when
the Anderson Granite Company sold
their quarry known as the west quar-
ry, to William Ball of Redwood Falls.
The quarry sold is the granite hill just
south of the Granite Company's plant,
the tract comprising twenty-five acres,
the company retaining their extensive
quarry lying on the east abutting the
M. & st. 1. Ry. We are informed
that it is the purpose of Mr.. Ball to
put in rock crushing plant, to cost
upwards of sec, 900, and which will
furnish employment to from so to
rs men. This quarry is splendidly To-
Gated for convenience and accessible
for trackage and loading facilities, as
it is but a few rods distant from the
railroad yards. Our information is,
it is proposed to run a spur track from
a point just south of the depot to
serve both the Anderson Granite Co.
and the new rock crushing plant. This
new plant is another step in the devel-
opment of Morton as an industrial and
manufacturing center which we pro-
phecy will, before many years make
Morton the leading industrial COM
munity of the Minnesota valley, and
should be welcome news and receive
the hearty cooperation of our citi-
zens generally who are interested in
the making of bigger and better
Mefton.-Morton Enterprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Eclipses to
Occur This Year
TWO ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND
TWO OF THE MOON SCHEDUL-
ED FOR 1921.

In the new calendar year of 1921
there are four eclipses scheduled, two
of the sun and two of the moon.
Neither of the eclipses ofthe sun will
be visible in this section, but both
of the eclipses of the, ,moon can be
seen here. On April 9Th there will
be an annular eclipse of the sun Wis
ible to Europe, Greenland, Newfound-
land and northern portions of Asia and
Africa
A total eclipse of the moon will be
visible in this county on the night of
April 21. A total eclipse of the sun
on October l will be visible as par
tial eclipse to the northern part of
South America, the path of totality
extending across the oceans south Of
South America. A partial eclipse of
the moon on October 16scan be viewed
near the end by people of this section.
The planet Venus, now bright in the
evening sky, will continue as an even
ing star until about April %, after
which it will be morning star for
the rest of the year. Jupiter will be
morning star until March A, an even
ing star until September %, and a
morning star for the rest of the year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Lecture Tonight.

Tuesday, February 8 is the date of
the lecture by Frank Preston John
son who gives the third number of
the present lecture course at the ar
mory at 8 o'clock. All residents of
the community are urged to attend
as Mr.. Johnson comes to us credited
with being one of the most worthwhile
speakers on the present day platform.
Mr.. johnson was formerly newspa-
per man of reputation, leaving that
work for work as an investigator
among the great industrial centers of
the east. He served with the Ameri-
can army for two years and his multi
explicitly of experiences makes his lee
lures vivid and vital portraitures of
present day problems. This is the op-
portunity many have been waiting for,
to hear splendid lecture given by a
man of magnetic personality and geni-
us. A full attendance is urged, not
only Of those holding the season tick
cts but of all others.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Take Good Collection.

Special collections were taken at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday for the
relief funds for the starving people of
the Near East and of China. The col
lection from the church service was
Se33-6O, the Sunday School contribu
tion $47.45 and the Endeavor Society
gave $500 making a total of hun
dred and thirty-six dollars and five
cents, which is a very generous re-
sponse to the appeal made by these
needy people of the Old World. A
collection taken for the Near East Re-
lief at Christmas time in this church
gave $3.50 to this cause. DIR. A. w.
Ross, the pastor has been for some
time very intimately and actively con-
nected with the Near East Relief and
is fully acquainted with the necessity
for assistance being given this people
by more fortunate countries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
To Ey-Service Men.

All Ex-service men of the Navy,
Marines or u. S. Army whether they
have filed application for compensa-
tion or not, but who feel that they may
be eligible for Federal Board Train
ing in school, should present their re-
quest at once, in order that they may
be ready to present themselves before
the Squad Of Examiners which come
to Marshall, February 28th, March
1st and End, 1921. All men from Red
wood County will have their cases
handled at Marshall.
Note the following arrangement for
transportation. Any Ex-service man
who feels that he has Federal Board
Training coming to him should get n
statement from any person of stand
ing in his community, or statement
by himself, stating how he is disabled.
If possible, get statement from you !.
employer. If it is not possible to ges
a statement from an employer, get y
statement from a former comrade,
stating the present physical conditie 4
of the person who is applying. With
this statement, send in copy of yor-E
and send all the above in
formation to me not later than Febrsl-.
ary 20. Transportation will then be
sent to all men whose eases are to be
acted upon.
| can furnish blanks for copying
your Discharge to anyone who viii
apply either by letter or in person to
me.
Glen Lukens,
Executive Secretary American Red
Cross, Redwood County Chapter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Commissioners Meet.

The commissioners of Redwood
County met Tuesday of last week and
were in session for the remainder of
the week, attending to routine busi-
ness and considering various bitches
for which application has been made.
The hearing on County Ditch SO near
Lamberton was adjourned until March
/. The commissioners spent Wednes-
day in going carefully over the terri
tory through which this ditch would
run. The final hearing on Ditch IA
was adjourned until March 2. This
is the ditch running west of Redwood
Falls. The Board also sold $4,000
worth of ditch bonds to the North
western Trust Company which paid a
premium Of $252 on 3-4 bonds. Bills
were also allowed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY,
WOlnen'S Club
Holds Banquet
CONG FRESHMAN AND MRS.
CLAGUE GUESTS OF HONOR AT
ANNUAL SOCIAL EVENT. :.

The Woman's Club enjoyed it's an
nual banquet and social evening at
Ramsey Hotel Monday evening, the
members having as their guests upon
this occasion Mr.. and Mrs. Clague who
will soon leave Redwood Falls for
Washington, and the husbands and
friends of the club members. Mrs. II.
M. Hitchcock, Mrs. M. A. Ebright and
Mrs. A. Asleson, the social committee
for the year had charge of all arrange
ments for both the banquet and the
program and are responsible for the
to those attending.
The banquet was served at seven
thirty O'Clock with covers for forty. A
delicious four-course menu was served
IN the pretty dining room of the hotel.
Following the dinner the company ad-
journed to the lounge where the pro-
gram of toasts and talks was given,
interspersed with music. Mrs. William
Duncan acted as POSTMASTER with
charming tact and much cleverness. W.
III. Gold gave splendid response to
the toast We Live in Deeds Not
Years, adroitly adapting this saying
to the life of the new Congressman;
Mrs. Clague, who has served as the
Clubs president during the present
year, in short talk bade the Club good
luck and God speed; Mr.. ClagHe talk
ed on what he has learned, through
his recent research, of the Indian sit
uation in Minnesota and also told his
townsmen what he considered some
of the needs and means Of solution of
some of the present world problems; !;
Mrs. B. M. Wilson responded to the
toast Biographical By-ways and F. G.
Hubbard cleverly told, at the request
of the POSTMASTER, short story which
much amused his listeners. This COM
pleted the program which marked the
twentieth year of the Clubs history.
H. A. Baldwin speaking for the guests,
moved that vote of thanks be ex-
tended to the ladies Of the Club
The committee and the other men,
bers of the Club are most appreciative
of the kindness and courtesy shown
by the management of the Ramsey.
1t is unusual for city the size of
Redwood Falls to have so excellent an
hotel at its service for occasions like
that of Monday evening. Both the
splendid service of the banquet and the
beauties the lounge which was plac-
ed at ,thea disposal of the committee
added greatly to the enjoyment of the
evening.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Benefit Game
Earns Nice Sum
AMERICAN LEGION BASKETBALL
GAME BRINGS $98.25 INTO COZ
FERS OF HOOVER RELIEF.

The gross receipts from the Basket
Ball Game staged by the American Le-
gion Thursday evening for the benefit
of European Relief Fund, amounting
to $98.25 was turned in to the local
committee, the Legion paying all ex-
penses. The Legion boys are to be
commended for the fine spirit shown
in this work, and the local relief COM
mittee wishes to extend it's thanks for
the kind cooperation and assistance of
the Legion in this most worthy cause.
Both the Marshall and Redwood
Falls teams gave clean and fast ex-
ibition Of basket ball, and those who
did not attend missed two opportuni-
ties; first to help the starving children
of Europe, and second to witness one
of the best games Of the season. The
score was 81 to 27 in favor of the local
team. Some Game!-Chairman.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Produce Bill to
Protect Farmers
EVERY RETAILER, WHOLESALER
AND COMMISSION HOUSE
MUST GET LICENSE.

Every retail store in Minneapolis,
and every wholesale and commission
house which receives consignments OF
farm produce, must obtain a license
from the commissioner of agriculture
and file bond of not less than $4,000
under III. F. 292, which was recon-
mended to pass Friday by the house,
sitting in committee Of the whole.
The bill, designed to codify the law
concerning the department Of agricul-
ture, has been sweeping in its scope,
to protect farmers who ship eggs,
poultry, meat, vegetables, hides, or
other produce to terminal markets.
Corporations Included.
Section 8, after defining person
to mean persons, firms and corpora
tions," reads:
every person, who shall do any of
the things hereinafter specified, shall
be deemed to be engaged in the busi-
ness of broker, commission merchant
or dealer at wholesale or retail. Every
person who shall be engaged in, or
purport to be engaged in the business
of handling or dealing in farm pro-
ducts, other than grain, straw and
livestock or receive farm products or
receive or solicit the consignment to
him of farm products, shall come un-
der the provisions of this act"
This is construed by legislators to
mean that every retailer, wholesaler
or commission merchant, who handles
any produce, shipped direct from the
producer or by shipping associations,
comes under the act.
Inspection Provided For.
"The law was drawn this way to
protect the farmers against unscrupu-
lous men at terminal markets." said
Representative Elias Nordgren. "Some
of these dealers would advertise GER
tain prices and then pay less, when
they received the goods. Others
would claim that the goods were dam
aged or spoiled when they arrived.
The law provides that purchaser, if
the goods are damaged on arrival,
may ask the department of agricul-
ture for an inspection and the inspec-
tor shall deliver a certificate to the
consignee, stating the time of arrival
and the condition of the produce. This
protects the storekeeper or wholesaler
from charges of fraud by the farmers
who send produce"
The fact that they must obtain IL
cerse and bond will come as surprise
to many retailers. Some Of the legis-
lators themselves did not know of the
extent of the provisions, but no oppo-
sition was manifested on the floor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Big Sale Friday.

The Mosier and Williamson Sale of
purebred Poland Chinas will be held
in the sale pavilion on the fair
grounds Friday of this week. This is
a dispersion sale and the pick of this
very fine drove of hogs will be of.
fered in the sale. Mr.. Mosier is a
breeder of reputation and his word
concerning these animals, backed by
their excellent pedigrees, guarantees
that their purchasers will find them
just as represented. Hi Riley of st.
Paul is the auctioneer assisted by sew
eral fieldmen including Max Treu and
c.. c.. Croker Of Redwood Falls. r.
A. Cooper of the State Bank Of Red
wood Falls is the clerk. Requests for
catalogues etc. have been numerous
and the owners are confident that the
sale will be well attended.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Notice.

The ladies Of the city are requested
to this week bring to the Red Cross
rooms any canned fruits, jellies or
jams which they wish to contribute to
the collection being made by the Wo-
mans Auxiliary for the service men
who are now in Asbury hospital. These
donations are necessary if these men
are to have, during their hospital life,
some of the little delicacies which
their physical conditions calls for. Let
us make the collection a generous one.
Also request has come for a cookie
donation to help replenish the Asbury
cookie can. These should be brought
to the Red Cross rooms Saturday in
order that they may reach the men
soon. Every women in the city wheth-
er member Of the Auxiliary or not
is asked to help in this good cause.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
European Fund
Still Growing
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS PARTS
OF COUNTY SHOW SUPPORT
OF HOOVER FUND.

Several contributions for the Hoov-
er Fund for European Relief have
been reported to the county commit
tee during the past week and from
other places it is reported that the
work of solicitation is still going on.
Lamberton reports contributions as
follows: Commercial Club $100, Red
Cross Branch $1O0, Methodist Church
$10612, Catholic Church $67.85, Ger
man Methodist Church $10O, German
Lutheran Church $41.OO and Norwe-
gian Lutheran Church $50.
Belview has sent a check to the
County Committee for 1851, and also
Hagen and Johnson, proprietors of
the moving picture house at Belview,
report an caring of $37.77 at the ben
eft movie given there. A report of
$41.50 by Rev. P. R. Gedicke of Vesta
has also been made.
In Redwood Falls citizens have CIV
en- through private contributions
$4,000, the American Legion $98.25
and the New Dream benefit receipts
were $500. North Redwood has CIV
en- $40 and G. 0. Gilfillan $4,000. At
Christmas time the Methodist Church
took a collection of $4O3.23 and the
Catholic Church collected $56.35. All
church collections have been sent to
the Hoover Fund through the various
church channels but the county is CIV
en- credit for them in the final clear
ance Of these funds, as it is of the var
ious moving picture benefits which are
also sent in through theatrical head
quarters. Many churches throughout
the county have not yet reported ale
though it is known that most of them
took such a Christmas. collection.
Many individual contribution have al
so been made through the Literary Di-
gest and other contributing centers.
The County Committee will continue
to serve, asking that individuals and
localities help as far as possible in the
making of this fund a creditable and
useful one. Some localities which are
undoubtedly contributing have not
thus far made reports. These should
be sent as soon as possible to w. G..
Weldon, Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-02-09
Hospitals Ask
for Protection
NEW ULM INSTITUTION HEADS
MOVEMENT FOR PROTECTION
FROM DEADBEATS.

F.. H. Retzlaff, treasurer of the I'm
ion hospital association, desires that
a bill be passed at the present ses-
sion of the state legislature, which
will provide ample protection against
the Vaccinations of deadbeats, who
are cared for at hospitals in this state
and .afterward refuse to pay for SER
vices rendered.
Mr. Retzlaff is interested in a bill,
which will likely be introduced by
Representative Louis Spelbrink dur
ing the present session, which would
make it criminal to attempt to evade
payment of a hospital bill, providing
the patient is in a position to do so.
It is said that hospitals are made
the "goat" by many persons, who are
able to pay for services, but who in
a person is in need of hospital atten-
he is given the attention. Following
recovery some leave the institution
pleading paucity of funds and prom
Use to reimburse later, but never do
SO. Some even transfer property to
their wife or other members of the
family to escape the effects of litiga-
tion and forced payment of hospi-
tai bills.
It is for the purpose Of stopping this
activity that a statute is desired MAX
ing it a crime to "beatn" a hospital
bill. Mr.. Retzlaff states that bills of
this calibre amount to approximately
81 900 at the Union hospital, since it
was opened to the public number of
years ago.
Among those, who are attempting
to evade the payment of their bills, he
states, are some, whom the public
would the least suspect Of such an ac-
tion.
Hospitals are not charitable insti-
tutions, and it requires large amount
of money to operate them in an ac-
ceptable manner. They are erected
mainly out of humanitarian motives
and not for the purpose of making
dividends upon the investment. That
the public should pay for what it re-
ceives, is the plan of Mr.. Retzlaff, and
he hopes to see the bill, which will be
introduced some time during the pres
ent session, become law.-New Ulm
Journal