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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06
Chain Letters

Morton citizens sometimes find in
their mail a mysterious "chain letter.
usually one containing special prayer
for happiness or good luck or some
thing equally as foolish, and along
with it threat that bad luck will
pursue them if they don't write
similar letter to three of their acau-
aintances. In other words, they are
threatened with dire things If they
"break the chain" The nuisance has
started up again in this country, and
Uncle Sam has sent out warning to
pay absolutely no attention to such
letters. They usually spring from the
mind of some thoughtless, irresponsi-
BILE busy-body who hasn't sense enough
to know that unless the chain was
broken there isn't enough men in the
postal department to handle this class
of foolish letters and nothing else.
Don't be skeptical enough to give the
"chain letter" a second thought. Drop
it into the waste basket and if you
haven't a waste basket the kitchen
stove will answer just as well. Nor
ton Enterprise.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

There is still plenty of time for those of you
who have not yet taken out your Red Cross re-
newal to do so. Miss Joscelyn will take care of
it for you if you chose to call at her office in the
courthouse any of the Redwood Falls club wo-
men will be happy to accept your dollar and to
see that you get your receipt, button, etc. Please
don't be bashful-Redwood Falls should have
about hundred more members than the present
registration shows. Remember if you forget to
pay your annual dues you to have a men,
bership in this, the greatest humanitarian organ
ization in existence
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

About four years ago a group of
farmers near Mankato were persuaded
to buy stock in a so-called newspaper
conducted in the interest of the nom
partisan league. Since that time the
concern has incurred indebtedness in ex-
cess of $4,000, and last week, on an
order from the Blue Earth county dis
trict court, the printing plant was sold
at auction by the receiver for sits.
Sometimes newspaper men dabble in
farms and wish they hadn't Some
times farmers dabble in newspaper max
ing, and wish they hadn't Fergus Falls
Tribune
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

We heard citizen of Redwood Falls remark
the other day that the students of this city are
terribly unapprective and ungrateful for the OPP
portunities the tax payers giving them-that
they take everything as though it were theirs by
divine right and never think of what it is costing
their elders. All true-every word of it. But it
isn't selfishness that is the cause of the dear
youngsters apparent indifference-ts youth
No average boy or girl, land that's the sort we
have here, thank goodnessD was ever known to
look at things from the viewpoint of parents, or
of tax payers of any of the other grown-ups.
AS we think back more years than we like to
remember, can recall another generation of
boys and girls who weren't especially appreciative
either. But the men and women of the present
generation they are grateful for what was done
for their own youth-and glad to have oppor-
tunity to pass those same and even better privi-
leges of education to the youth of today. We
mustn't expect much sense nor sentiment Of
Seventeen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

We have wish to set our judgment against
that of the worthy judges who have recently
been taking convicted auto speeders to morgues
and hospitals to view the victims Of those who
insist upon driving their faster than human
reason sanctions. To us this procedure smacks
too much Of sensationalism and "play-acting". 1t
seems, from our vantage point as common AM
ercan citizen that sitter punishments, stiff
ly imposed, for the breaking of all speed and
other laws covering the driving of motor cars
will eventually be much more effective than the
above method, even if trife less dramatic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06
JUDGE MORRIS FINDS A WAY

THE Minnesota of today is far removed from
the frontier as that was known in the days
when communities banded together to see
to it that the laws they had made were enforced
and posses and vigilantes supplemented the law
with their own Interpretation Of even-handed ju-
stice to meet the exigencies of the occasion. Du-
luth, the home city of Judge Page Morris of the
United States District Court, seems much nearer
the east than on that day long ago when Proctor
Knott of Kentucky facetiously referred to it as
the "Zenth City of the unsalted SEAS" Still there
is reflected by the people Of the west that virlity
and courage when dealing with social problems
which recalls the stubborn fight against lawless-
ness and license in earlier period.
Judge Morris has had occasion frequently Of
late to declare his determination to make boot
Logging and illicit whisky running unpopular
outdoor sport in Minnesota. He has been threat
ened and warned to desist, lest there be visited
upon him the wrath of the violators Of the law,
but to all these overtures he has returned defiant
answer-one characteristic of those who paved
the way for order and prosperity beyond the Mis-
sissippi. Judge Morris insists that the only way
to put stop to these violations is to punish,
adequately and mercilessly, all those who admit
their guilt or are found guilty by court and jury.
Convinced that it is futile to impose cash fines, he
able theory that those who make large profits in
an illicit trade care little or nothing for the i'm
position of fines. They pay gladly, charging the
momentary loss to their unfortunate customers,
and go about their unlawful business. So it is
that the Minnesota jurst is filling jails that have
long been empty, not with the victims of the de-
structive traffic, but with the perpetrators of
fraud upon the people and upon the Government.
1t is not difficult to imagine that reason
why it is complained that the prohibition law has
not been fully effective is that it has not been
rigidly and courageously enforced. Today it is
a notorious fact that the business of bootlegging
and whisky running is being conducted on whole
sale basis in many parts of the United States.
No one believes that the traffic cannot be stopped.
Judge Morris knows that it be stopped, and
he seems to have found the way.-Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06
THANKSGIVING.

Issued by the Wichita Kiwanis club: o God
we thank Thee for the sweet refreshment of
sleep and for the glory and vigor of the new day.
AS we set faces once more toward our daily
work. we pray Thee for strength sufficient for
our tasks. May the spirit of service ennoble all
we do. Uphold us by the consciousness that our
work is useful work and blessing to all. If there
has been anything in our work harmful to others
and dshonorabe to ourselves, reveal it to our in
ner eye with such clearness that shall hate it
and put it away though it be at loss to ourselves
When we work with others, help to regard
them, not as servants to our will, but brothers
equal to us in human dignity, and equally worthy
of their full reward May there be nothing in this
days work of which we shall be ashamed when
the sun has set, in the eventde of our life
when task is done and we go to our long home
to meet Thy face. Amen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

Already friends are beginning to men,
tion Theodore Christensen in connection
with the Republican nomination for con-
gress two years. hence, and for obvious
reasons, the opposition press are begin
ming to level their shafts at him. There
is no reason, however, why Theodore
should putter around trying to knock out
Kvale for his second term. Theodore
has the size to step out in front and go
after the United States senatorship when
Uncle Knute retires two years from now.
Morris Tribune.
If republican leaders used their head in the
last campaign and gave the endorsement of the
party convention to Mr.. Christensen instead of
to Mr.. Volstead, Rev. Kvale would never have
been elected The voters Of the Seventh district
like voters in other parts of the country, were
against the fellow in office and they were ready
to vote for whatever candidate opposed him.
Had Christensen been the nominee the voters
would have voted FOR candidate. As it was
they were voting AGAINST Volstead.-O Olivia
Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

Mrs. Alice Winter, president of the Gener;
Federation of Womens Clubs gives the follow
ing sane and sensible "thankfulness'.
"In the last few months l have had the
opportunity of seeing much of the United
States, having made 26 speeches in var-
cities in 10 days. The thing that i'm
pressed me most, and the thing for which
feel we should be most grateful, is the
wonderful panorama of good homes which
is to be seen wherever you travel De-
spite the ripples on the surface I cannot
any danger for the United States
after seeing these thousands of comfort
able homes with no great wealth. That,
l believe, is one big reason for being
thankful"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

H. G. Wells says that England needs
like Americas Willie Hearst. Let's send Willie
over to England as Christmas present from
us. And also lets forget to put any return card
on the package so that in case they don't happen
to wish to receive gift they may not be able
to return him
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

1t is sincerely hoped that the next legislature
will do something about having the polls close
before nine o'clock in the evening. The present
system involves the election machinery in I'M
warranted cumsiness and should be remeded.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

j. Harold Curtis of the St. James Plaindealer
gives the following little suggestion: when
you hear of scandal let it go in one ear and out
of the other. But don't mistake your mouth for
your earl"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

The outburst at the head Of this column this
week isn't much for poetry but it is good for an
amused smile or two.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

The Christian Science Monitor quite apty
remarks that it was very apropos that the presi-
dent of the recent bottlers convention in Atlanta
should be man by the name Of Ranwater!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

Do for goodness sakes get your Christmas
packages ready for early mailing and be sure
to fix them all up handsome with Christmas
Health Seals!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922.
MINNESOTA

Minnesota-larfN of waters! -.~
Red River of the North your Western boune
That upward flows
Far through Our Lady Of the Shows
To frozen deeps of Winnipeg profound;
And Father Of all Waters to the East,
That from Itascan source
Takes downward course,
Cutting in twain continent,
Until its waters pent
Flood the great Gulf and permeate all seas
And, too, with these,
Superior, inland ocean bluely vast;
Bright lakes, innumerable streamlets, cast,
Lavished by godlike hand.
Minnesota-Water land!
Minnesota, Minnesota,
Once the land of the Dakotah,
Minnesota, thee l sing
Flon, Bemidji, Koochiching!
Bosky, Trosky, Minnesota!
Kandiyohi, Minnesota!
Swan, Wadena, -
Hibbing, Bena,
Wilno, Faribault, Zumbrota.
Every name there has a kick
Nett, Menagha, Biwabik,
Greenleaftop, St. Cloud, Soudan,
Rolette, Rollag, Ringbo, Man.
Almost every ones slogan
Fossum, Seiganogah, Grogan! -:
Echo, Bruno, Minnesota!
Ebro, Beaulieu, Minnesota!
Rat Root, Mora,
Dalbo, Tora,
Owatonna, Minnesota!
Eitzen, Brooton, Hanska, Viking,
Bechyn, Excel, Ball Club-striking!
Whiteface River, Cloquet, Tower,
Kabatoga flower;
Perfect flower, sweetly twining-
Verndale, Melby Namsos, Vining.
Dassel, Winger, Minnesota! -.
What singer, Minnesota!
Tansenl, Tamarak, Nebish,
Bowstring, Winnibigoshish- ~-.
On that last who fails to dote, sh!
Foldal, Fodvang, Pelan, Langor,
ANdIuehdIl, dOOu 1HuHOcI-CldlSOI!
Procktorkott, Duluth, Avoca,
Manamin, Chisago Hokah,
Comerant, Newfolden, Chokio,
Eckvoll, Leech, Wabasso, Cokato.
Steen, Wannaska, Minnesota!
Stod, Itaska Minnesota!
Syre, Lolita,
Ulen, Tweet-ah!
Okabena, Bresse, Eyota!
Sisebakwet, Kahbekona,
Wasioja, Burr, Winona,
HELEN, Sleepy Eye, Nequowquon,
Kanaranzi, Bray, Watonwan,
Shetek, Sherack, Kragness, Window,
Embarrass, Shakopee, Fish-fndom!
Minnesota! Minnesota!
Billfry, Anoka, Kasota,
Minnesota, thee l sing
Minnehaha, Wig, Redwing!
P. S.-Both, or not at all
Minneapolis, st. Paul!
Maurice Morris in the New York Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

Maurice Morris, author Of the above copied
minnesota is in bad with Frank Day. No
where in all that "pome" do find the name of
Farmont, the "fairest town in Minnesota,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06
SMALL TOWN TALK


GIRL OF NINE is QUALIFIED TO EN-
TER OLLEGE"-Headlines daily newspaper
Poor little Smart Girl!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

There are two sides to every ques-
ton and generally neither is under
stood.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-12-06

Warm weather never worries the
coal man. He makes just as much on
his ice.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
City Items

"Old Fashioned Girl" is a great -advt. An enjoyable time was had at the dinner party given Mrs Anthony Pe- chout, formerly Miss Marguerite Nell son, daughter of Mrs. Ida Nelson of 26 Day street, New Britain. at Hotel Heublein on Saturday afternoon by a few of her friends at the Fuller BrushI company.
 $3,000 given away at the Kacey Fair. State Armory, April Fist to May 1st.-advt
 The dental clinic committee will hold it's final meeting at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the Chamber of Con- merce on Main street.
 Musicians dance, State Armory, Fri eve, ? orchestras, 50 pieces.-advt.
 birthday party in honor of Miss Esther Rdyberg was held at the home of Miss Ruth Homstrom of AGA North Burritt street. Friday evening. Piano and violin selections were ren- dered by Edith Peterson and Robert Onarato, solos by Ellen Anderson, Herman Faulson, Esther Rdyberg and Jack Robinson and fancy dancing by Minnie Botticelli and Robert Onara- to.
 Secure at once your tickets for the New Britain Choral Societys concert, May Sth. Exchange at CrowelI's Drug Store tomorrow at p. m.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
SLIGHT CONFUSION
 IN NEW TIME TODAY
Factories And Stores Change ClOCkS-0therS on Standard
 Time

The daylight saving plan went in to effect today with little confusion resulting. Practically all business houses and factories are operating under the new time schedule as are the schools.
 The police court is one of the few agencies that has not changed 10 the new time. This morning the usual array of prisoners, witnesses and spectators arrived at S;30 o'clock, daylight saving time, only to find that court was not open for full hour.
 The following is list of the fac tories who have turned their clocks ahead and are now working on the daylight saving plan: New Britain Machine. Landers, Frary and Clark, Stanley Rule and Level, Stanley Works, The American Hardware Corp, Onion Manufacturing company, Skinner Chuck company and the Vul- can Iron Works.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone company has also set it's clocks ahead in order to cooperate with the factories and stores and it appears that in the course of a few days, everything will be running smoothly, The city clocks in the church steeples, still retain standard time and work CTS coming home to lunch at IF o'clock found those clocks still point ing at the hour of II.
 The Western Union Telegraph com- pany received many requests to set electric clocks ahead. The telegraph companies, however, are forced to keep their clocks on standard time in order to check up on the messages which come from all parts of the In other states the daylight plan is not being carried out and message sent at 1 o'clock, must be registered at standard time instead of one hour later as would be the case if the telegraph company were to change their clocks.
 Many patrons of the theaters last night came at o'clock, thinking no | .hange was made and found the show vas in progress.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
Miss Roche Heads Foreign Information Service
BY ALICE ROHE.

| bI AlISE E loHEs
 The busiest woman in New York. {.
 Who is she?
 Josephine Roche.
 Why? Well. could n woman sit in n New York office surrounded by the prob | lems Of sixteen nationalities, her men tai fingers on the pulse of each Of them, without being almost as busy AS half a dozen international confer cnces put together?
 This remarkable young woman, Nassar, A. B.. Columbia, A. NJ; chief probation officer and director of girls work in the juvenile court of Denver; inspector of amusements and police woman of Denver; special investigator National Consumers League and too many other titles representing public service 10 be enumerated, is doing more 10 solve Americas so-called for eign problem than any other one in- dividual in the United States.
 Many Sections.
 Director of Foreign Language ln- formation Service, she has not only worked out q perfectly co-ordinated system of interpreting America 10 the alien and the alien to America, but she has, through practical proof of its vital need, secured financial backing.
 A personally conducted tour by Miss Roche of the headquarters gives one quite q travelled feeling
 This is the Italian section." she said, and the Lithuanian, Czccho- slovak, Polish"
 With complete disregard of iron tiers and boundaries we visited 16 nationalites, all represented by men and women of fine education.
 Eager to Learn.
 We serve sixteen nationalities, said Miss Roche, "Czechoslovak, Danish, Dutch Finnish, German, Hun garian, Italian, Jewish, Jugoslav, Lith- uanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish and ukranian.
 Assimilation cannot be forced on the immigrant" continued Miss Roche. The foreign born are best fitted to work out their own prob lems of adjustment and they show a pathetic desire to be part of rather than a problem of our life.
 Our work is divided into two parts making our laws and life un- derstandabe to the foreign born and secondly. giving the native born an understanding of the prob lens. the injustices done the foreign born"
 Statistically there isn't loose end in the work of which Miss Roche js I director, but even the perfect sys- tenn does not overshadow the great human appeal.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
FIRE CHEFS REPORT
Blaxes During tho Month of April Largest Was That At the Pinchcs Plant on Chestnut Street.

Fire Chief William J. Noble has turned in his report for the month of April. It shows that there were 31 fires during the month, of which 10 were bell alarms and 19 were stills There were no large fires with any great damage, the largest being that which was at the John Pinches Wood working plant on Chestnut street. The damage at this fire was $2,500.
 The cause of the fire has been de- cided by the insurance company as being the carelessness of sona per son in throwing away lighted match. There is a peculiar incident con- nected with the affair in that Will liam H. Allen, the contractor. had just pulled up in front of the building preparatory to raging it to the ground. The fire finished the job before he started.
 There was slight fire at 46 Will low street Saturday afternoon. Dam- age amounting to about $10 was done
 Some of the cypress used by the to make mummy cases IS 3 .O0O years old and is still in good state of preservation.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
DIRECTORS MEET
Newly Elected Officials Of Chamber Of Commerce Rendered Reception At New Britain Club.

Five of the six new directors re- gently elected to the Chamber of Commerce were rendered reception at the weekly dinner at the New Brit ain club today.
 Addresses of welcome were made by Principal l.. r. Slade, of the High school, and Rev. John l.. Davis With the exception of Mayor A. M. Paones- sa, who is out of the city, there was a full board present. Responses to the welcome addresses were made by the five new directors present Ste phen Robb, John A. Erickson, Morris D. SaXe, John $. Contaras and Charles Mueller.
 There was some discussion of the question of voting booths in school houses and a motion was made to as certain the feeling of the school board on the subject.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
IRISH CONSTABLE
 KILLED IN AMBUSH
Slayers Flee-.Stolen Whiskey | Surrendered to Authorities

Dublin, May IA royal Irish con- stabulary automobile bound for Drog- heda from the Gormanstown camp was ambushed yesterday morning and the driver killed. The slayers seized the car and fled, leaving the police mans body in the road The car had been sent for a Presbyterian minister who was to conduct the Sunday serv., ices at the police camp.
 Give Up Whisl1cy.
 The irregular republican troops who seized the bonded stores in Kill kenny on Saturday and removed the kenny jail surrendered the goods to the regulars after intervention by the maqor, says a statement issued from the general headquarters in Beggars Bush barracks. At the same time they surrendered the whiskey the irregular forces evacuated the jail
 Commander Prout of the regulars reported that the whskey had been shipped to Kilkenny from Dublin, and was not made in Belfast, as supposed. The jail is under guard of regular troops.
 Extraordinary Notice.
 An extraordinary notice has been served by the local commandant of the dissident army in Conlomel on some of the leading Sim l'einers SUD- porting the Anglo-Irish treaty, one of whom was imprisoned by the British in Ballykinlar, says the Sunday In- 
 The commandant warns them that their movements are' deemed danger ous and inimical to the Irish republic and that if any action be taken against the executive council Cnde- pen7ent troops in that area. they will be held personally responsible.
 This form of notice closely repro- duces the warnings sent during the British occupation to prominent unionists who. as supporters Of the government were held responsible for acts Of violence by crown forces. These unionists in many cases had their homes burned as reprisals.
New Britain herald., 1922-05-01
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
Boston Woman, Victim of Poison
 Found Dying in Hotel Room.

Boston, May Miss Alice L. liar bour, daughter of Jefferson Lee liar bour of this city, author and lec- turer, died early today of poisoning in a room at hotel here. She had been registered there since Thursday having no callers until yesterday af- ternoon, hotel attendants said. All fred Ayers of Winthrop called on her then and when Miss Harbour did not respond he notified the hotel authori- ties. She was found in a semi-con scious condition and died shortly after midnight without making any state ment.