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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

The died -the-wool Socialists are about the
only people in the world who have nothing &c
lose by change to radicalism, and good deal
to gain. Why wouldn't they be for La Foiiette
and all the impossible things he stands Tor
Look the Socialists and it is easily to be seen
that this army of the discomfort includes the
people who have acquired little or no property
who have no jobs nor any overwhelming desires
for jobs. With these are the discontents OF otner
nations, the illiterates and the ne'er-do-weiis.
Now seriously, what has this conglomeratlon to
lose by any sort of change.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Jim Landy certainly has kissed the Barney
stone-maybe he has kissed it twice! Recently
we had occasion to demonstrate with Jim con-
corning the errors of his ways in being agin' the
Child Labor Amendment Instead of razzing us
as an ordinary newspaper person would be tempt
ed to do Jim starts his reply by saying one of
the kindest things we have ever had said about
our unworthy SELF Now what can you do with
man like that! Jim is still as wrong as sin,
but he has taken all the wind out of our argu-
incentive sails. We've decided the Irish have to
be handled by some other method.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

All the papers of the state are just now
publishing the constitutional amendments upon
which each of us will be called to vote November
4th. This publication is made, at considerable
expense to the state, to give each of us an OPP
portunity to cast an intelligent vote on this mat
ter. Careful study of the text of each amend
ment is necessary if this vote is really to be an
intelligent vote. And it is we'll to impress upon
the memory that failure to vote for one of
these amendments is vote against it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Everybody is jumping onto the buses. Some
jump onto them because they want to get some
place, and others jump onto them because the
buses do not pay gross earnings tax, nor do
they pay road tax proportionate to the wear
their big wheels and immense weight put upon
the road. Without doubt there must come, and
come soon, the time when the BUSES operate as
do the railroads, under the jurisdiction of the
railway and warehouse commission and also
under the interstate commerce regulations. But
there is no use in getting all excited about it as
some of the newspaper men are doing The
thing is bound to right itself in the proper course
of events. In the meantime the buses are a
scource of great convenience to towns like Red
wood Falls that have suffered from somewhat
inadequate train service.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

The New Ulm Review calls the attention OF
people of German descent ito the fact. that Tom
Schall has never been their friend because he
voted for the declaration of war, for the draft
act by which Americans were taken overseas,
for the espionage act, for the amended espionage
bill, for the prohibition amendment and for the
Volstead act. Think of American Citizen
condemning another one for a record like that!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

"Lttle Isabelle Sullivan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sullivan of Arlington
sitting on the back seat of their sedan
while in motion, leaned out the window
and losing her balance fell onto the High
way. By freak Of kindly fortune she
was unharmed-News Item.
Who ever heard of child being injured by
falling on a good bed?. And there certainly are
no better beds than Minnesota roadbeds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1924.
REDWOOD FALLS

twas the Redwood river with it's beautiful
NJ falls named after the rich, red-colored
w wood of the many evergreen cedars that
decorate it's granite bluffs?
Was it so named by the Indians because OF
the abundant growth of bright red kinniknick,
the bark of which was commonly smoked by the
Indians?
Or is there another story that explains this
name?
The Indians themselves say that the
Redwood river is translation of the Sioux Indian
name Tchanshayapi and the story of the origin
of this name as told by Sioux in Redwood county
has remained unknown to the whites and their
historians until recent years.
This story, handed down through several
generations, tells of contest between two Indian
nations for the possession of the Redwood valley,
eliminating in great battle when 1000 Sioux
warriors overcame their adversaries
tree at the edge of rock bluff overlook
ing the river was chosen memorial to those
killed in battle and was colored red and repaint-
ed each year with this color and the river was
then named Tchanshayapi, literally interpreted,
''the river by the tree painted red"
This historical event was probably in the
sixteenth century. Count Beltrami, Italian ex-
plorer, who came to this country over 100 years
ago, to make discoveries in Minnesota, found
the river at that time and wrote his journey up
the Minnesota valley and learned of this tree,
which was held sacred by the Indians, where they
held ceremony every year.
Older Indians still living remember where
this tree stood and say that it was an oak tree.
The Star acknowledges the assistance of H.
M. Hitchcock of Minneapolis, formerly of Red
wood Falls, for this Minneapolis Daily
Star.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15
Curtis johnson tells this. one:

"a farmer drove into town greatly ex-
cited, and inquired for an undertaken.
"What's the trouble?" asked an acqu-
aintance on the street. ooh, my wife
is very i'll and / need an undertaken"
said the excited man. "Why, you don't
need an undertaken" said the other fell
low, "you should have doctor" mo
SIR" said the farmer. "You see, lately
Joined the Farmer-Labor party and we
believe in eliminating the middle man."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

"What this country needs is law that will
put roast beef on the table at six cents pound
and pay the producer 10 cents pound for the
raw material" says Carl Eastwood of the LIE
Sueur News-Herald. cts wonder La Toilette,
Olson and Magnus didn't think of that and pro-
mise to put it over if elected" adds Hayden Of
the Lakefeld Standard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

TT is impossible to say just what the new tax
l law would be if Amendment No. A were passed
because the legislature would still have to make
the law. Nor should they pass such law with
out due consideration. While there have been
laws for this purpose for many years in several
of the other states they are not so perfect that
this state would want to copy them in toto nor
is it all certain that they would fit the different
conditions in this state.
The McNary-C Clark bill passed by the last
session of congress provides for the appropria-
ton of money for the investigation along the line
of timber taxation. Advantage should be taken
of that opportunity to get our law perfect as
possible. There should be no rush about decid-
ing the details of the law, but there should be
immediate action on the amendment because
thing will be done till the change is authorized
by the constitution The French committee took
nine years to formulate a code of forest laws,
but the ones they finally passed in 1869 are most
of them still in force.
While we may not adopt the laws of any
other state whole it is interesting to see
what important features covered in them.
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Louisiana, New York and Indiana all have pass
ed special laws for the taxation of their timber
lands. They all agree on some points In every
case it is necessary for the owners to make ap-
pcation to have their lands placed in this special
classification and sign contract agreeing to live
up to certain requirements. In every case the
value of the land separately from the timber is
fixed for period of years. That is really the
most important point of ALL because it is not so
much the amount of the tax as the uncertainty
of future assessments that makes investments in
longtime timber-growing projects impossible.
They all agree also in providing penalty in
case the land is withdrawn before the timber is
merchantable. In most cases the land reverts to
the old classification and all the back taxes since
the contract was made must be paid on that basis
That is wise provision to prevent the misuse Of
the law in getting out of taxes without producing
the timber.
All of them provide for yield tax varying
from to 10 per cent of the stumpage value Of
the timber at the time that it is cut. This yielt
tax together with the land tax should constitute
fair tax on the property. 1t may be more Of
it may be less than the old tax paid under tn,
old hit or miss system, the advantage of thu
owner lies not in reduced taxes but in the fac
that the land tax which he pays annually is small
and the yield tax-the only tax on the timbe
itself-is paid when the timber is cut and tn,
revenue available to pay it.
In Pennsylvania minerals and oil are taxet
separately. This might be good provision fo
the ore lands in this state.
Many of the laws specify that mature tim
Der shall be assessed at the time the classification
is made and taxed annually at that figure. The.
also specify how long mature timber may b
carried under the contract AT the end of tn
i
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Once more is the dairy cow indicated. 1t
has recently been proved to the nth degree of
provedness that it was rat dog that started the
Chicago fire instead of Mrs. O'Leary's COW. Just
stop and think of all that cows have suffered
through these many years because of the great
wrong done one Of their number
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

The Hanley Falls Press very aptly says, eff
you are going to help run the country you mustn't
be too tired to walk to the polls"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

The fashion notes say that quiet dress re-
volution is going on among the men of England
When we read little farther We find that this
revolution" is leading backward to formal dress
and the derby hat. 1t may be revolution, but it
can hardly be called progress.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Dawes answer to Brookhardt was "The hit
bird autters". Wasn't that nice and quiet and
exceedingly unexpected from the heady Helen
Maria? Calmness like that in the face of all
the mud-slinging is possible only when one is
absolutely sure of his position.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

We heard someone accused the other day OF
being victim of the tombstone habit. we
had to have it explained to our inferior inteillg-
ence that this habit consists of never saying
good word for fellow until he is down and out
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Debs is helping La Toilette too. Debs and
Frank Day! Politics does indeed make strange
bed fellows!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Don't let your Christmas shopping interfere
with your voting. By little care1ui manage
ment you will have time for BOTH
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

1t wouldn't do mite of hurt if some of the
non-boosters could mention would take les
son out of Opportunity's schedule and knock
only once!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Austin has policemen with the very htting
name of Lamping. Lamping is what poice-
man should do nothing else but.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15
SMALL TOWN TALK

Jane Adams is going on the stump for La
Toilette. Good bye Jane, take keer O yourself!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

Youth Must Be Served has in many instances
been proven synonymous with lime Must De
Served.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15
The light that lies in a woman's
eyes is the light that fools lot Of
wise guys.

Boys will be boys, of while longer,
and then indications are they will be
girls and girls win be boys.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15

We don't know about business, but
all the cheap cigars will be smoked
up after the presidential election.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-15
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE. REDWOOD Falls. MINNESOTA

The Funny Man reports that the ex-Kaiser is
given to singing, "Aint Gonna Reign No More. !"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01

Many farmer would say The
greatest farm relief measure would
be to relieve him of his farm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
MORTALITY FIGURES
SHOW DEATH RATES

WASHINGTON, d. c. April l.
The Department of Commerce arr
nounces that provisional figures for
the first nine months Of 1923 show
slightly higher death rates than for
the corresponding period of 1929.
For the states compared the death
rate for the nir,e months was 1876
in 1923 against 11.S for the first
nine months Of 1922.
Owing to differences in the race,
sex, and age distribution of the
populations, the crude death rates
Of the states may not be compar-
able. Better comparisons can be
made if adjusted rates based ON a
standard population are used. If
the ratios of the crude rates to the
adjusted rate for 1922 be applied
to the 1923 rates for nine months,
the poorest showing for this period
appears for Maryland, with an adj
justed rate Of 14.9, and the best
showing appears for Montana, VITA
a rate Of 8.S. Attention, however,
is called to the fact that even these
ABUSED rates have not been adjust
ed for racial differences and for
deaths of nonresidentg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
IANERICUS WILL HAVE
ITS ANNUAL CLEANUP
DR.. Chambliss Discusses SAM
tary Problems AS These At
feet Whole Community

With the advent Of spring, MUIR
icipal authorities here have taken
up the question of proclaiming an
annual Cleanup week, which
Mayor Poole has agreed to pro
claim at an early date. Dir. ]. w.
Chambliss, city physician and Dir.
j. w. Payne, county health OIL
Ger, are both interested in getting
the campaign against malaria and
other so-called summer diseases
started without delay, and discuss
ing this subject this morning, Or.
Chambliss said to a Times Recor-
der man:
Spring is here apparently, with
al its beauty.
Now, with spring here we ma
turally wonder il your premises
are clean, your houses screened,
or the old screens patched, and all
that standings water emptied SO
that we will be free of mosquitoes
and less diseases, as was the case
last year.
"The sanitary inspector can not
reach each home in one day, but
is coming to your house and We
want to notify you that in case
your premises are clean, it Viii help
materially in getting to your
neighbours house and little time will
have to be spent, but if not clean,
it requires a great deal more time
for the town as a whole to get the
necessary protection. The sani-
airy man will leave slip under
your door if he is unable to find
anyone at home and if premises
are not sanitary, the notations will
be found on the slip and he viii
return in three days to see if mat
tiers have been corrected,
"Our mayor has expressed a
willingness to proclaim a cleanup
week, and the best shape we can
put our premises in is only ercour-
aging to those in charge, besides
the great benefit derived from
cleanliness and it will help a great
deal if the Mayor does see fit to
proclaim a cleanup week.
IF you are in doubt as to just
how to clean up before the inspec.
tor reaches you, you might just
take down this little pointer. just
clean up as you did last year and
see what a smile you will get.
"The business district will be GOV
cred the same as residences and it
will be necessary for the manu-
facturers to see about their barrels
of water and for all Of persons to
see that they have no standing wa
ter on their premises tntreated.'
concluded DIR. Chambliss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
SINGLE SEAT SALE s' 1
TO START APRIL 4

ATLANTA. April 1.-Anncuneer
ment was made here today by the
Atlanta Music Festival Association
that the single seat sale for At.
lanta,s season of grand opera will
begin April 4.
c. B. BidwelI treasurer Of the
association, said today that the seal
Son ticket sale was heavier than if
had been in several years He stated
that in no season since the World
War has the demand registered So
far this season been approached and
that it is on par with the pre-wai
seasons in Atlanta.
The engagement of the Metropoli@
tan Opera Company in Atlanta is
scheduled for April 21-26.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
SPLENDID LECTURERS
W | 7 H CHAUTAUQUA

Every year there comes to
Americas a number of lecturers
and entertainers who exert an in
fluence in civic and business life.
This is especially true with the lee
turers who are offered by the Red
path Chautauqua. The lecturers
for this year are men with ma
tion-wide reputation, having gain
ed repute through their success in
dealing with the conditions which eff
feet the American citizen. These
men it is declared have thoroughly
mastered their particular fled
through long years of study, OBJ
Iservation and experience.
First among these speakers is
Judge George D. Alden, of Bos.
ton, an eminent jurist and public
list. Judge Alder has for severai
years been member of the Mas
Isachusettes Bar Association. He is
well qualified to deliver 1.-THE
Needs of the Hour" challenging
address to every peace-loving and
law-abiding citizen Into his dec
ture he has put the results Of
years of study and wide travel.
Judge Alden is possessed of a rare
gift of humor, in addition to a mas
terry of platform eloquence, AMI
with this combination Of qualities
he Delightfully."- and impressiycl5
tells Of his reactions to present
day American conditions.
Next in line comes a message
which is of inestimable worth to
the citizen who desires to see his
community lead, progress and pros
per, both in civic development and
educational character. For sever
al years Preston Johnson, orator
of the inspirationa address, 'Ths
Basis Of Liberty" was we'll
known newspaper publisher.
Godfrey +, Morgan, well krow1
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
COL, WALT Frs HAS
SOLD HALF BILLIONS
WORTH, OF PROPERTY
Ultra-Rich Individuals Have
been, His Principai Patrons
During Generation Past
HAS INDIANS CONFIDENCE
Money Isn't Everything He
Says; Many Things Worth
More Than Gold
By ROY j. GIBBONS
NEA Service Writer.

SKEDEE, Okla, March 81
Knocking down valuable oil lands
to the highest bidder at million
or more dollars knock is easy as
puddin' to Colonel E. Walters.
To date, this genial, broad-shoul-
dered westerner, with home and
sombrero rack here, has sold more
than half billion dollars worth NaI
Of property under the hammer.
For a generation the ultra rich
have been his patrons. Hobnobbing
with millionaires long since has lost
its novelty for him.
And with the different. Indian
tribes here on his own stamping
ground, the name, Walters, is syn
onymous with the Great White
Spirit.
Wins Confidence.
Perhaps no other white man has
won the confidence Of the red man
like Walters, super-salesman and
auctioneer de luxe.
Walters for years has conducted
the sales of the Usage Indian LANDS
to oil prospectors. In so doing, he's
brought something like Sal, O6o,-
754 into the tribal echequers.
Just the other day in Pawhuska
he dragged in another $4,Q00,00C
for them.
Little wonder the Osages are the
richest group Of people per capits
on earth.
Yet through all this downpour- Of
riches, Walters hasn't lost his per
speetive. Nor has his sense of val
uses been distorted.
"We're all on the block" he says
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01

educator, lecturer and humorlst
will deliver his widely-popular adj
dress, Success With Ease" an adj
dress filled with the sound rhil-
osophy, good humor and common
sense of clear, straight think
ing American. 81
Last, but least, is the famous
Harvard student, BhaslSar Hivalc,
of India. He graduated from one
of the leading universities Of his
own country and is now attaining
the degree of Doctor of Philos3-
ply. He delivers a very interest
ing and instructive address on the
problems and ambitions of the mod
ern India. Knowing his country
thoroughly he speaks authoritative
ly and impressively.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
n v JACK THE
RIPPER MYSTERY
Scotland Yard Detective Baf-
fled By Strange Modern
Criminal

CHICHESTER, England April
Jack the Ripper" infamous
murderer of 1887-89 who knitted
women to death, is succeeded by
"Jack the Stranger" who strangles
girls Of tender years.
Scotland Yard is just as baffled
over The new torturer as they were
the old Jack, whom they never ap-
pretended.
Madge Kirby, l, who vanished
while playing in front of her home
on liverpool street was found dead
in a sack near an empty house,
months later
The body of Maggie Nally, 10,
strangled, was discovered in the
lavatory of subway station.
The latest event to strike terror
in the hearts and minds of every
mother in this ancient market town
is the terrible fate of pretty r.
Iyear-old Vera Hoad.
She left her home to take mu.
sic lesson and never returned.
Stveral days later deaf and
dumb mute, white with terror, and
excited to tragic shrieks, attracted
the attention of the superintendent
of the asylum of which he is an
inmate.
Led to the cause of the disturb.
ance, the superintendent saw the
body of little girl half buried IN
a recent snowfall. The girl was
Vera. The conditions surrounding
her death were the same sin all
the other. She had been outraged
and strangled.
Jack the Ripper created a reign OF
terror in the White-chapel distric3
Women, his victims, were afraid t,
leave their homes after nightfall
Detectives in plain clothes side.
about the district-but the murder,
went right on. Suddenly they stop
ped. Police believed the man went
to America.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01
Beauty and Health
Go Hand in Hand

Pensacola, Fla.-~Two years ago
I suffered a nervous breakdown. My
mother having received very gratify-
ing results from Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, for a bad case OF lerai-
nine trouble, wrote TO me and in
sisted upon my trying it for my
trouble, which OF course | did. am
now strong convert myself A few
bottles OF the Favorite Prescription
IS all | had to take to make me a
stout and well woman. Miss Mamie
B. Hammond, lll2N. Guiilemarde St.
Your health is most important to
you It's easily improved Just ask
your nearest druggist for this Pre-
scription OF DR. pictce's in tablet or
liquid form. Send Zoe for trial pkg.
to Dr. Pierce's lnvalids' Hotel, Buff
falo, N. y, OF write for free medical
advice,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-01

y Upper left--Colonel E. Wal
tiers, auc tioneer de luxe. Upper
rightly pical tyes of Indian wo-
men who fiocked TO the sale.
Lower left--The medal the Os-
ages gave Walters. Below-a sec
tion of the crowd that came to
the auction.