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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

How many years is it going to take Redwood
Falls mothers to realize that an admission-free
program at the armory is not primarily planned
so that they may have some place to send the
children for an afternoon evening, just to
get rid of them! These be harsh words! If we
knew how to make them harsher, after the ex-
hibition the children gave on Armistice Day, we
would certainly harshen them up! And this
program was exception At every meeting
where children may enter without paying they
do enter, and make the time nightmare for the
rest of the audience by moving about, going in
and out of the building during talks, whispering
and laughing. And the small boys who don't come
in, but make merry in the lobby and before the
entrance, are even more provocative of desire
to administer severe spanking to each individual
and two to some of them! But we can hardly
see that the children are the ones most to be
blamed. Every average child is more or less (usu-
ally more) savage until he is trained to be
something different and evidently there are many
youngsters who are not getting the training.
just why children from seven up to twelve years
OF age should be running about without their eld-
ers is something we have never been able to und-
erstand. That they should feel privileged to go
places where they are not especially interested
and where they exhibit no sense of realization OF
what is fitting in their behavior, nor of the con-
sideration due other people, is still farther from
the understanding of thoughtful people. We Of
ten regret the crudities of elder persons but do
we stop to think that right in our own homes and
with our own children we are laying the founda-
ton for these same failings in the men and wo-
men of tomorrow?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Twenty EIGHT students of citizenship have
registered in the night school at the Mankato
High and twenty-six foreigners have registered
in the English course of the same school. There's
hope for the old world yet! These classes aren't
tremendously large but they are noticeably larger
than they have ever been before and there's food
for hope in that.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Do you know that Lenore Urich, New Ulm's
gifted daughter told eastern newspaper the
other day that she "Was born in little Mime
sofa town so small it isn't even on the map"
Think of mere woman daring to say that about
Phil Leisch's town!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

You have two duties demanding your atten-
ton within the next few days. One is to vote;
the other is to pay your Red Cross membership.
After you have these two things off your mind
you may park your feet under the mahogany,
smoke your pipe and settle yourself for long
winters nap.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

ACCORDING to the RECORDS OF the Unit
ed States bureau Of education, the value
of all public school property in the Unit
ed States twenty years ago was $601,-
571 O00 Today the value of all public
school property is $2,410,000,000. Twen-
ty years ago, 100000 pupils were en-
rolled in public schools. Today the en-
rollment is in excess Of 22,000,00O"
The above figures are interesting for many
reasons. The chief interest they had for us as
we read them in an exchange was that the trem-
endous present day enrolment in public schools
makes an everlastingly good argument for the
Junior College movement which is now being
considered throughout the United States. Even
now it is an impossibility for universities and
colleges to make room for all the high school
graduates who seek admittance. That is why
students who are not e'poor students" at all, but
merely not the best Students are being crowded
out and sent home. 1t isn't because they are in
telectually not fitted to college education but
the college has not room enough for all, so the
weaker ones suffer. These are the young people
who would be benefited by two years more of
work in the schools of their own towns. Think
what it would mean to Redwood Falls, just in
dollars and cents, if every college student who
has taken his flrsttwo years OF work away from
Redwood Falls could have had it right here at
home That is an economic view to take of it.
To this add the safety of the young people and
the satisfaction of the parents in having them
at home for that much longer time. That is
what will be possible for our town at some future
time if proper grade school building is erected
next year-with such a building the Junior Col
lege system could be inaugerated at any time
with no further outlay for quarters or equipment
Those of the voters who are really interested in
better educational advantages for their own chill
dren and for other peoples children will do well
{#9 think on these things. Redwood Falls can
ever be a great industrial center, but it can be
a genuine school center. 1t has gone consider
able distance in the past and now is our opport-
unity to take a long step forward.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

A man submitted list to a St. Charles
grocer the other day and asked him the price
It was about so cents higher than the mail order
price. He bought his goods at home and saved
paying freight; he bought goods that were guar
anteed by his home merchant, man he knew and
could depend upon. He selected his goods before
he bought them He bought known and advertis-
ed products-and saved money. Yet this list was
a sleader" put out by mail order house, includ-
ing staple articles, sugar, breakfast food, canned
goods, spices, etc.
local woman submitted similar list, and
she was not farm woman, either The difference
in price here and in Minneapolis was about
dollar. The local man did not get that order.
This woman paid the freight on an order that
totalled about SIS. Did she save money?
There is nothing unfair about big city or
mail order competition. They get the business
by advertising, no other way. Mail order patrons
buy honestly where they believe they can save
the most money. Can you blame them? The
advantages Of big city buying played up to
them in expensive catalogs and big city news
paper advertising. If it pays the cities to use
this expensive advertising, it will pay you to
advertise.
The case Of the Lanesboro concern is just
an example of present conditions. The live
towns, where people cooperate, going to sur
vive; the others are not. The non-advertiser has
no reason to kick about mail order competition.
Can you afford not to boost your town and
your business?
Can you get along without your home town?
Drive to the cities and see the sights, but
spend your money at Unconstitutional in the In
ter-County Press, st. Charles.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Some one intimated that we had overdrawn
the picture of the grade school building in last
weeks issue. We dared the gentleman to go
over there with us and we'd show him. HE
WOULDN'T GO!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Celery is said to. be very helpful to
those suffering from rheumatism and
nervous disorders. And yet how seldom
we have stewed celery as vegetable
Elk.
And how few Of us ever want it-stewed!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

1--WE Appreciate Friendly Criticism adver-
tises the Sanborn State Bank. We are going
over to Sanborn some day, just to see bank
staff that is courageous enough to advertise for
trouble!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

And now the Kansas health expert says we
are in deadly danger of getting dreadful germs
if we shake hands each with each. This no doubt
accounts for some of the "fap-a-fn" handshakes
which vertebraless individuals administer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

"What shall we do with the bootlegger,"
asks writer in the Pioneer Press. Well if you
are aiming to put him out of business forever
and forever just give him about a pint and a
half of his own medicine.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

And so our primitive ancestors were
sluggish. Well, they didn't have to
keep three jumps ahead of the tax
collector.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

We didn't like George Harvey when he went
to England and he did nothing while there to in
crease our affection. However we welcome him
hofne-it gives opportunity to have real
man represent us at the court of England
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Correct this sentence: "I am de-
lighted to observe" said the teacher,
that all of the little boys and girls
have clean finger nails"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

All bunk about the small towns being free
from depradations of criminals! Klossner, Mable
and st. Leo are just little "wide spots in the
road" and yet just look at what has happened
to them recently.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

If you are undecided how to vote ask an.
school kid you meet. They all KNOW!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

The British empire produces two
thirds of the worlds gold, but Ger
many still leads in visible supply of
brass.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

A modern girl is one who thinks the
rolling pin continuance invented to
provide the action in comic strip.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

DRIVE TO THE CITIES AND SEE THE
SIGHTS, BUT SPEND YOUR MONEY
AT HOME.
The big cities are getting bigger; business
is good.
The small towns are getting smaller.
The last census, for the first time, showed
majority of the population in the larger cities.
Are the small towns doomed to outlive their
usefulness in the affairs of the people? Is all in
dustry and commerce to be centered in the great
hives of humanity?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

The reason lightning doesn't strike
twice in the same place is because it
finishes the consumer the first time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

snake up your mind to buy 'em early" says
Joe Reynolds. What, Joe? Christmas gifts,
Christmas seals or "woolies''
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Captain Rickenbacker predicts the end of
ocean travel in ten years. We always knew
something was going to turn up before we could
get around to take that sea voyage!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21
SMALL TOWN TALK

Vote and vote 'er right!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Last week one OF the biggest stores in this
section of the state, the Langlie- Olson Fladager
Company of Lanesboro decided to sell out and
quit business, because according to Levang s
Weekly, "Lanesboro no longer offers any future,
that to remain in business would be to stand still;
there would be no opportunity for expansion for
years to come" The proprietors continues Mr..
Levang, "have to the realization that the
ever growing tendency of the people of this COM
munity to patronize mail order houses and big
city stores spells ruination for the country town
merchants. They are tired of extending credit
and carrying on their books customers who, when
they have money to spend, spend it out of town."
Advertising gets the business, takes the bust
ness away from the small town, induces the buy
er to purchase goods he cannot examine until
after he buys them entices him into taking his
chances of having inferior goods foisted upon
him.
And that is not the worst of it. The buyer
may occasionally be fooled into losing few
dollars, but he can get that What he can't
stand is having his home community slip down
the hill into oblivion.
A farm situated near "good" town is worth
lot more than one situated near "dead" town.
How much is land going to be worth that is stu
ated near no town at all?
Suppose you designate your farm as located
t'110 miles from Minneapolis" or "2O miles from
Winona." Sure, marketing is possible at way-
side loading stations or by truck You can order
your goods from Minneapolis and Chicago You
might possibly do all your banking in the cities.
And c:o
to have doctor come from Minneapolis or Wi
mona? Suppose you want something in a hurry,
few pounds of sugar, spare part for your car
or your binder. Going to support your churches
without the help of the towns? How about your
means of communication? Can you get along
without newspaper or printing press close at
hand? Can your stores exist by handling your
rush orders only? Can your printing plant get
along on the jobs you haven't time to send away
for?
Suppose you strip the town to the barest
essentials a railroad station and postoffce, and
take the loss in value of your property occasioned
by the failure of the town, its stores offices and
other business enterprises. Will the big cities OF
the small order houses help pay your taxes sup
port your schools and churches? Will they also
extend you credit when you are short of cash, O,
loan you money on your personal note? Will yor
find doctor or lawyer or dentist or a printe,
handy where there is no real live town?
Will the big cities provide the money to boost
the farm bureau? Will they contribute to the
support of your county fair? Will you drive .
hundred miles to see movie show, or hear lee
ture or chautauqua program?
This applies to townspeople as well as Il
farmers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-21

Advertising gets the business, takes the bust
ness away from the small town. induces the buy
er to purchase goods he cannot examine until
after he buys them, entices him into taking his
chances of having inferior goods foisted upon
him.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
Small Hot Water Bottle Secret
Of Michigan Girls High Fever

ture. The noticeable fact about the
bottle was that It was the samo color
flesh color--as the girls night cloth
ing. BY this ingenious device the
girl would continue TO fool us. nj.
though several medical men from lis.
canada and several witnesses even
now cannot understand the phenomc.
na Of her trickery. Bv coughing just
before we put the thermometers in
her mouth, she would cause delay
Just long enough TO put the bulb
against the small bottle. which was
bat six inches IN length and four
inches wide. and by it's color resemblod
the night gown perfectly. When We
placed the thermometer under her
arms she would cough and IN this way
cause another delay and then shake
the miniature bottle under hor
shoulder and place the bulb against
tho bottle again. BY these means the
girl completely fooled everybody who
came to sec tho remarkable tompcra-
ture reading. Her mother brought the
hot water bottle 10 the girl. unsuspcc,.
lngly because of Evclyns complain.
Ing of a sore back"
When confronted with the charge OF
employing ingenious methods of rails.
ing her temperature. Miss Lyons de.
clared:
You took my temperature You
saw the roadingi II Is moi my fault
II you read wrong"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13

Escauaba Mich. March 12.-P)-
The story OF how Miss Evelyn Lyons
fooled the medical profession OF Es-
canada, newspaper men and sympa-
thetic neighbors for 81 days through
her ingenious fever raising tactics by
a hot water bottle, was unfolded here
today by DR.. Harry ]. Defnet. city
health commissioner and attending
physician on the case, which has at
tracted nationwide attention. The
hoax was made possible through the
aid OF a bot water bottle Of the same
color as the girls night. dress. DR..
Deficit said.
Last Saturday night was called
to the Lyons residence" declared Dr.
Defuet. "and the girl seemed TO be cx-
perienclng intense agony. ! was sur
prised that onyone could possibly 30
through such agony and live and so
my suspicious were aroused. | call I'd
in DIR. A. i. Snyder and we both
watched the girls feverish actions un.
I'll long into the night. During the
time We spent there. never saw such
acting as was displayed by the girl.
The fact that her actions were 40 drn-
matte led us to believe more and more
that her temperature readings were
not IA registered on our thermometers.
After lapse Of few hours we
found hot water bottle concealed
IN the bed, which the girl had ap.
parently used 10 raise the tempera'
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
Hoover Select S
Men to Probe Farm
Export Problems
Secretary of Commerce Call.
Committee 10 Meet March
24-All Related to Ag-
ricultural Industry.

Washington March 12.-Sscretary
OF Commerce Hoover today named Is
members Of a special committee which
viii inquire into agricultural export
problems and summoned them TO meet
here March -.
All Of those appointed are connected
with agricultural organizations or
with allied industries or scientific
worss related thereo.
They are. w G. Jsmison. l.. 4.
Ne;A. Colorado and e. Y. Hunt. pes
Farm Bureau Federation. T. {. A.
kison. Washington representa- #
the National Grange: Charles : Bar
rott. presiden; Of the Farmers union.
James T. Bell flour miller. Minnea-
polls: Julius Barnes president Chant
Der q Commerce Of the United States.
Ceorge MeFadden. cotton exporter.
Philadelphia: Cagl Williams. president
Oklahoma Cotton Growers association;
Ralph Merritt. president California
Raisln and Rice association; Aionzo +.
Taylor director Of the Institute OF
Food Research. stanford university.
James 4 Brodorick. vice president
Eank Of Commerce. New York; Adolnh
Miller. member Of the federal reserve
board Thomas Wilson. president
American Institute OF Meat Packers:
II. {. TAYLOR, Department OF Agrieal-
ture. and Julius Klein. Department of
Commerce.
Dr. Frank N. Surface who directed
food survey during the war for The
food administration, VIII have charge
er ihe investigation. which WAS author
ised by the last congress. which sp.
propriated $500. ooo for It's work and
for the purpose Of investigating oondi-
tons in the rubber trade and other
industries where Il was considered for
eisn influences may have affected
prices against American consumers,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
FLYER Killed as
Movie Filmed
Airplane Company Official
Meets Death in Scene of
Gloria Swanson Picture.

Monterey. Cal. March is.-Harvey
Pugh OF Berkeley, former army syi.
stor, was near death today az the
Il Adobe hospital here with a frac-
tured skull. broken legs. broken
arm. broken Jaw ard several broken
fingers. and arrangements were be-
ing made TO ship the body OF Chester
Williams. secretary OF the Williams
Brothers Airplane company. - his
home in san Francisco, following the
crash Of plane being piioted by pugh
over the Pebble Beach golf links.
Pugh. with Williams as passen-
ger. together with another plane pi-
loted by Marshall G. Boegs. had been
soaring about over Pebble Beach as
Gloria Swansos and her company
filmed motion pictnre below.
Machines IN the air forming a back
ground for the outdoor scenes being
taken.
Suddenly Pagh's airplane went into
nose dive. lie endoatored 10
straighten Il out. but was %
do 50 and a second later it crashed
into the golf links turf. The entire
company Of movie actors rushed 10
the assistance OF the stricken birdmen
and pulled them hastily from the
wreckage Williams was instantly
killed and Pugh was unconscious
when taken from the wreokage
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
Gambler Files
Reply to S5W,OOO
Heart Balm Suit
Defendant Says Investigation
Convinced Him Marriage
With Mrs. De Bouchel
Could Not Be Happy.

Atlanta. Ga. March ie.-Asa g..
Gambler flied in the United States dis
trlet court here an answer to the
$500. 900 breach Of promise suit recent
ly brought against him b. Mrs. one
zima de Bouchel.
Mr.. Gambler told the court that he
became engaged TO Mrs. De Bouehel
in January. 1922. and that Immediately
thereafter she proposed that they go
at once and be married.
This he declined 10 do.
The answer comedies thai "a mem
ber OF Mr.. Gamblers family visited
New Orleans 10 investigate certain
suggestions regarding Mrs. De
Bouchel's conduct. contained in letters
from certain people in New orleans.
These letters. it was said. were turned
over TO the petitioners attorney and
have never been returned.
The answer contends IT disposes
fully OF the charges brought by Mrs.
DE Bouehel. and asks that her suit he
dismissed
In answer To paragraph So, the
answer said. the defendant admits
that he made no investigation other
than to establlsh the fact that the
statements referred to were actually
made by a gentleman in Atlanta and
defendant felt that in any event.
marriage hereafter consummated
could not be a happy one. as he stated
In his letter"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
COOPERATIVE Bodies May
Join Chicago Board of Trade

Chicago, March 13.-Pfoblems IN
yoived in the. admittance of co-opera-
I've grain marketing organizations
to membership in the Chicago Board
nf Trade were considered at 4 con-
ference Of officials Of the board and
farm groups tonight. At the con-
olusion OF the meeting, John j.
Stream. president OF the board. indi-
oated that the way had been opened
for further discussion.
Those attending the conference In
eluded the directors Of the board. j.
W. Cloverdale, secretary OF the Amer
iqan Farm Bureau Federatlon' c. W.
Hunt, president Of the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation, and Frank o.
Wetmore, member OF the advisory
committee Of the United States Grain
Growers Inc.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
Beaver City Man Killed
in Automobile Accident

Lincoln. March a.-sSpeoiaLl-
Nilher r. Pickering. s6, prominent
business man of Beaver city. was
killed in an automobile accident Al
Nogales. -Ariz.. according to a tcle-
gram received here today by his sis.
ter. Mrs. Roy J. Kirk.
No particulars OF the accident were
given IN the telegram Pickering had
gone to Nogales recently on business.
tie leaves a wife. Gail II, his sister.
Mrs. Kirk. and a brother. Walter J.
Pickering OF New York city
Pickering formerly lived in Lincoln
and was a graduate OF the In.Vev.
sity OF Nebraska.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
Scientists Will Attempt
to Produce Rain With Sand

Aleundsville. W. Ns.. March IA
sergeant and three soldiers arrived
AZ the army field here 10 prepare fee
the coming Of scientists who viii er.
deaNor 70 repreauce rain by droppsrS
electrically charged sand from a'r-
planes On the "roof Of clouds I,
was said al the field sha; two Or ~ =
weeks would Ae required before the
preparations are complete.
The experiment was - be conducted
by Prot Wilder u. fSanerofs ~ Cor.
nen university and l. Francis Nsr-
ren ot New York, who vii slso ga
deaVcr 10 diSsipste fes. Sene SUCCESS
has attended similar experiments a
Wright field near DAYTON. q. has 4
WAS stated tha. this Niciaity was he.
ter adapted.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-13
Secretary Work Anxious
to See Irrigation Pushed

Washington. March 12.-Survey OF
the Big Bend district Of the Columbia
river. recently ordered by the Interior
department. is TO mark the Inaugural
ton Of an active policy in the inter
est Of western irrigation projects. Sec
rotary Work indicated today.
AS secretary Of tho interior he
said. ~ am particularly interested in
seeing the successful development ~
these barren districts OF the west un'
III every acre shall be under cultiya.
ton, producing whatever crops are
suitable to the soil"
The Big Bend project constitutes
he largest single irrigation enterprise
in the United States. comprising s,00o.'
900 acres, of which at least two-thirds
are deemed "reclaimable" By the de-
paftmcnt.