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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

"A new speedometer has been invent
ed. At forty miles an hour a green light
flashes. At forty five a red one flashes.
At fifty-fve red, white and blue lights
flash, gong rings, and photograph
plays "Nearer My God to Thee"
The above little suggestion settles our pro-
blem of what we are going to give at least two
of our motoring friends for Christmas.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Now we know what's the matter with the
faces of some of us-they have been spoiled by
too much barbering and massaging. Listen tt
this from the Master BARRIERS convention at Chi
cago.
"The facial massage, as popularity
given by BARRIERS and women operators,
is too severe for the safety of the delicate
structure of the face. The barber must
always be careful with his clients face
for the muscles are easily deformed and
the features spoiled"
But what excuse can be given by those OF
us who have only money enough to have mas
sage about twice year? This will hardly be ar
alibi for us.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

when you go to bed tonight, ask your
self if there is anything you did today
that you are ashamed of."-Comfrey
Times.
And ruin all prospects for good nights
sleep ? Not us!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

We have never greatly admired Minis style
of beauty but at least we have to hand it to her
for being able to wear the straight-line effect
gown to queens taste. Speaking Of boyish
fgures-that's Min!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Zone gallon of alcohol will save you lot
of trouble" advertises Motor Company. Just
responsibility we'd like to add that
one quart of the other kind can cause you lot
of trouble, too.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03
SMALL TOWN TALK

If "do it early" means anything to you
you'd better get busy
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

It's fine to follow the policy of never doing
things by halves. But what does such person
do when he tries to eat grape fruit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Of course Jim Landy of the Olivia Times
has always been Christian Democrat but it took
the last campaign to make him what Charley
Cheney terms Christianson Democrat.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Is there any school in Redwood County SC
benighted and so behind the times that it is not
serving hot lunches these days? We trust not!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

magazine is written and edited by lunatics
in one section Of England. Bet they are all fu-
turists and fatalists.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Read the last sentence of DR.. Hollands edi-
torial on this page again. Maybe it will set you
thinking.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

| We wonder if Senator Shipstead knows that
election is over and that the price of farm pro-
ducts is still going up.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

They have new machine to sign
checks with at Washington, but the
old political machine is still used at
times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Some of subscribers are just like those
that the Heron Lake News mentions when it
speaks of "the people who give our statements
their unremittng attention.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03

Last Wednesday $4,000 worth of alcohol
was casually poured into the Mississippi. There
should certainly be drop in the picked fish mar
ket.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-12-03
THE AMERICAN AND HIS MONEY
(By DR.. ]. w. Holland)

by DIR. j. w. Holland)
A wise man wrote down this, "a fool and his
II money are soon parted" Most of us have
had experiences that have made us feel
that this sentence was written to describe our
personal actions What of us has not some
time exchanged gold for glitter and come home
poorer in pocket, but richer in experience?
The spending of money is an index of char
acter What we spend for shows deepest
likes and dislikes. The woman whose check
book stub was being examined by her husband
had written down the letters &c. O. K" after
many of her figures. He said, "What does that
mean?" She replied "God Only Knows"
The American Education Digest gives the
following table to show how we Americans, as
whole, are disposing of earnings. Of each
one dollar which spend, the following items
are the average proportion:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
TO MARK BATTLE AREAS.
Commission Will Inspect Fredericks
BURG And Spotsvlvanja.

Washington.-By authority Of an
act of Congress, the Secretary of
War has appointed a commission to
inspect the battlefields in and around
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
Court House, Va, with a view to pre-
serving and marking them for his
torical and professional military
study.
The act directed that the commits
sion should consist Of an officer of
the Engineer Corps of the army, a
veteran of the Union forces and a
veteran of the Confederate Army.
1t also provided that the Secretary
of War, as far as practicable, should
select persons familiar, with the ter
rain of the two battlefelds and the
historical events associated with
them.
Accordingly, the Secretary of War
appointed Major General John l..
Glenn, U. S. A., retired; John T..
Go6lrick, Of Fredericksburg. Va,
and Major James A. O'Connor of the
engineer corps.
General Glenn, known to history as
the Drummer Boy of Shiloh" en-
tered the army at the age of II. He
served as musician and sergeant
until September 10, 1864. He be-
came a second lieutenant in 1871.
and was retired as a brigadier gen.
eral in August, 1916.
Mr.. Goolrick served as Confed-
crate soldier on the ,battlefelds of
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
Court House, and is the author OF
the History Of Fredericksburg.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
STATE
CAPITAL
Whole state Backs Ritchie.

Three times, with mighty shouts,
Saturday night the largest purely
local political audience that ever
gathered in Baltimore ratified resolu-
tions urging the Democratic National
Convention in New York to nominate
Governor Richie for President.
The vast audience, estimated at 49,
600. was assembled in the City Hall
Plaza, where everyone heard their
Governor, speaking in New York,
thank them fervently for their. devo-
ton to him and. their State.
At the same time thousands of
other Marylanders were participating
In similar demonstrations in every
section of the State in evidence of the
earnestness of their demand for his
selection by the New York convention
At various times during the Balti-
more meeting Howard Bryant, acting
Mayor and chairman for the occasion,
read kilograms from the other Mary
land cities aud towns conveying the
news that Governor Richie was being
Endorsed with tremendous enthusiasm
throughout the length and breadth Of
the State.
All the meetings, it is said, were
nonpartisan, and this was emphasized
particularly in the meeting here,
where the principal speaker was Re-
publican-Richard H. Bond, of Hale
thorpe.
With every mention of the Gov
errors name cheers from the $4,000
participants were echoed back from
the walls of the War Memorial Build
ing at the east end of the plaza. Am
plifying apparatus installed by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company carried the voices of the
speakers to every part Of the plaza.
Another system of wires and re-
ceivers carried the speeches, resolu-
tions, music and applause to Washing
ton, where they were broadcast from
WCAP, the radio station of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, to all parts of the country.
In addition to the address Of Mr.
Bond, short speeches were made by
Mr.. Bryant, George D. Iverson, who
brought the message from New York
that demonstration of the sort given
would be helpful, and Albert S. J..
| Owens, who read the resolutions said
Mr.. Bryant, II want you to vote so
Governor Richie can hear you in New
York"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
JURY DECIDES
MEANS GUILTY
U. s. Agent and His Secretary
Convicted in New York
SENTENCE is POSTPONED
Former Officer Received s5,2e7 In Plan
To Remove Whisky, It 10
Testified-steeI Man
Testifies.

New York. -Gaston B. Means
former Department of Justice
agent, and his secretary, Elmer
w. Jarnecke, were convicted Of
having conspired with bootleggers
illegally to withdraw whisky from
distilleries. The jury was out one
hour.
Counsel for Means and Jarnecke
were given until noon Wednesday by
Federal Judge C. E. Wolverton, OIL
Oregon, to file any contemplated mo
lions. No date was set for sentence.
The prisoners were given immediate
ly into the custody of the United
States marshal and taken to the
Tombs.
The indictments, returned against
them in 1923, charged Means and
Jarnecke with having entered into q
conspiracy to remove so barrels OF
rye whisky from the Sam Thompson
distillery in Brownsville, Pa, to a
warehouse in Pittsburgh. Government
witnesses testified Jarnecke had been
given $15,097.6O with which to pay
the tax and remove the whisky and
that Means received s5,297.60 of this
money.
The whisky, according to witnesses
belonged to John w. Hubbard, Of
Trenton, N. j. a steel magnate and
friend of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon. He admitted during the trial
that he had desired to obtain the re
lease of the liquor for beverage pun
poses and that he had given Charles
w. Johnson, former Uniontown (Pa.)
brewer, the money with which to OBJ
tain the release. Johnson told the jury
that Means had promised to help. him
claiming influence with Jess Smith
friend Of former Attorney General
Daugherty.
Means admitted having entered into
negotiations for the removal of the
whisky, but contended he had done
so to obtain evidence against big boot
leggers and influential men suspected
of violating the prohibition law. He
swore letter signed by President
Harding, authorizing him to make an
investigation, had been stolen from
him while he was assisting the Brook
hart committee in investigating the
Department of Justice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
NUISANCE" TAXES
DISCONTINUED
Removed Exactly 80 Days After
Tax Bill Passage
LARGE NUMBER AFFECTED
Reductions Hit Telegraph, Telephone
Weapons, JeweIry, Amusement
And Stamps-Auto Access
a series Affected.

Washington.-Many nuisance"
taxes went by the board at mid
night July 2, exactly 30 days after
the new tax bill was signed, the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue an
nounced.
The following, in addition to those
which automatically were discon-
.tinued with the signing of the BILL
will no longer be effective after to-
night:
Telegraph and telephone message
taxes Of cents for messages costing
nots-over so cents and 10 cents for
messages costing SO cents or over.
Admission taxes on admission
charges of 80 cents or lower. Tax OF
10 per cent must still be paid on the
alter or other amusement admissions
when over so cents.
Weapon taxes, covering hunting and
bowie knives, dirks, stilettos, brass
knuckles, also taxes on X-ray films and
plates, candy, liveries, hunting gar
ments, riding habits, yachts and motor
boats not for trade, fishing or national
defense and pleasure boats.
Jewelry taxes. applying to musical
instruments. silver-plated fiat table
ware and other articles selling for not
over $50 and watches not over $50.
Stamp taxes on checks, drafts and
promissory notes.
Stamp taxes on sales of produce or
exchange boards are reduced from 2
cents TO / cent. on each 800 or frac-
tion. The stamp tax on playing cards
is increased from to 10 cents.
A new tax becoming effective tonight
is per cent tax on automobile truck
chassis costing over $1,000, and on
truck and wagon bodies costing over
$780, On other chassis and bodies,
and on motor cycles, 5 per cent tax
is imposed Tractors are exempt.
Taxes on tires, inner tubes, parts
and accessories are reduced from ia
~ per cent.
Preparations are nearly completed
for refunding about $16,000,000 to per.
sons who paid their full income taxes
on March Is. Checks probably will be
sent out about the middle of the
month, paying back 25 per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11

Frostburg.-The Frpstburg Health
Association has ceased to exist and
all activities\ of the organization will
be shouldered by the Frostburg Civic
Club, under the supervision of Mrs
Gale Townsend, chairman of the Pub
lie Welfare Committee. All work Of
the association will be transferred to
the Civic Club, which includes the em-
ployment of public health nurses in
this district, who are paid by spe-
cial fund taken from the treasury of
Allegany county. Nurses employed by
the county are Miss Mary Fisher, and
Miss Mary Koelker, the latter working
in the eastern part of the county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
MEANS GIVEN TWO YEARS.

New York.-Sentenced to serve two
years in the Federal Penitentiary at
Atlanta and fined $4,000 and $4,000,
respectively, for conspiracy to release
whisky illegally from distilleries, Gas
ton B. Means, former Department of
Justice agent, and Elmer w. Jarnecke,
his secretary, were sent back to the
Tombs, unable to furnish the $4,000
bail each required pending appeal
Overriding motion for a new trial,
Federal Judge Wolverton imposed the
maximum penalty. Counsel for Means
and Jarnecke then filed a writ Of
error. "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11

Aberdeen.--Albert B. Andrew, re-
tired farmer, was killed instantly here
when his automobile stalled at a cross
ing of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and was demolished by freight
train. His motor stalled first as he
waited at the side of the tracks for
an express train to pass. Immediate
ly after the express had gone by, and
while the gates still were closed for
the approaching freight, Andrews au-
tomobile suddenly. lurched forward,
crashed through the gates and came
to stop on the tracks in the path of
the freight.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
For Road Signals.

Representatives of the State Roads
Commission are conducting a survey
on four State roads to determine the
number and location of lighthouse"
danger signals to be installed on these
roads.
The roads being surveyed are the
Reistertown road to the Pennsylvania
State line, York road to the Pennsyl-
vania State line, the Hartford road to
Fork and the Clarksville pike to the
District line.
The signals to be installed are the
f1ash-light type, which are installed
and maintained by advertising occupy
ing sides of the lights. Danger sig
nails of this type are now in use on
the Washington Boulevard, Belair
road and the National pike to Fred
erick and Hagerstown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
Veterans File For Bonus.

More than two-thirds of Baltimore's
war veterans have filed their applica-
tons for bonus, army officials esti-
mated.
Officials estimated 5000 Baltimore
veterans are entitled to adjusted COM
pensation.
Blanks may be obtained at army
post headquarters and from post
masters throughout the state.
Finger-prints of each applicant is
taken to enable the war department
to make positive identifications. Prac-
tically all of the veterans here are ex-
pected to file applications by the enc
of the week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
Auto Tags For state OF Florida.

Entrance of Maryland, through it,
convict labor, into the automobile Il
cense manufacturing field will allow
the license tag shops at the Maryland
Penitentiary to work full time all
year, according to Claude B. Sweezey,
warden.
Last year, the first in which license
tags were made by prisoners at the in
stitution, the shops completed the
Maryland 1924 tags within six months
Since manufacture Of Maryland 1926
tags is almost Finished according to
Warden Sweeney, the license-tag shops
would have been idle again except for
securing contracts to manufactures
Florida licenses for 1925.
In addition to this contract, the PEN
itentiary is preparing to submit bids
for making license tags for another
State, Mr.. Sweeney announced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11

Hagerstown.-Incen are be-
lieved responsible for four fires which
swept garage and three stables here
Oil-soaked excelsior was found at the
Gillian garage and it is believed the
same person is responsible for the
other fires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
Hagerstown.-The wild, wild noun

Hagerstown.-Th wild, wild noun
tain jay birds are getting wilder and
wilder. AS result of an attack by
one of the birds Clarence Snyder is
undergoing treatment here for hole
in his scalp. He was attacked, he
said, when he attempted to return a
fiedgling jay bird to it's nest, Screech
owls are also on the rampage and
two persons here have reported at
tacks. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
National Educational Association.

Maryland educators will have a
prominent place on the program of
the sixety-second annual convention
of the National Educational Associa-
ton, which opened here Saturday
afternoon with a,vesper service on the
steps of the Capitol and which will
continue through Friday.
Ida Lee Tall, principal Of the
Maryland State Normal School at
Towson, will discuss serial studies on
the general program.
Clyde B. Edgeworth, supervisor of
commercial education, Baltimore, will
discuss the scope of junior high school
commercial education before the bust
ness education department of the as
ISOLATION. DIR. Walter F. Cobb, of Bal
timore, director Of physical education
and Hygiene in public schools, and
Anne Raymond, Baltimore, specialist
in health education of the Playground
Athletic League, will address the de-
partment of child hygiene. John W..
Lewis, of Baltimore, director of Amer
icanization, will speak before the i'm
migrant education section.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
QUALIFICATIONS ON LIQUOR.

Washington. = Exchange of ratifica-
lions Of the liquor treaty between Nor
way and the United States took place
at the State Department here. This
Government was represented by Secre-
tary of State Hughes and Norway by
Helmer Bryn, Norwegian Minister
here.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
U. S. SAILOR klLLEp.

London.-Petty Officer Flowers of
the U. S. S. Sicard was killed in an
auto accident in Calcutta, according
to dispatch received here. The
Sicard is escort to the U. S. round
tha-world fisers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
p. o. STRIKE ENDS IN TORONTO.
Workers Taken Back Internationally
Wage Probe Promised.

Toronto-Local postal service en-
ployes, who had been on strike for II
days, returned to work after meet
ing of the workers at which it was
unanimously voted to end She walkout
The postal workers were taken back
Internationally and James Murdoch,
Minister of Labor, promised that their
wage grievances would be investi
gated by the House Of Commons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
TO REJolN LEAGUE.

Buenos Aires.-Argentina plans to
resume membership in the League OF
Nations which she reliquished in 1921
when her amendments to the covenant
were rejected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
ITALY LOSES IN U. S. COURT.
Judgment Against Iron Company SET
Aside On Appeal.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-A judgment of
$4,000 obtained by the Italian Govern
ment against the Wilkoff Iron Com
pany. of Youngstown, Ohio, was set
aside by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,
psitting here.
The plaintiff alleged it had con-
tracted to buy 100000 worth of scrap
steel from the defendan. during the
war and paid for it in advance. When
it was ready to take the steel, it was
contended, it was found to have been
sold to others.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
D. A. r. WARNING.

Washington.-Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook, president of the D. A. R., sent
warning against peace societies to all
state regents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
CANAL TRAFFIC SHOWS GAIN.
Tolls For Just Closed Fiscal Year SO
Per Cent. Greater.

Per Cent. Greater.
Panama.-Traffic Though the Pana-
ma Canal for the fiscal year just ended
set record. Vessels passing through
number $3.50 and the tolls were s24..
2S0,963, or SO per cent greater than
the toll for the last fiscal year.
The number of vessels passing from
the Atlantic to the Pacific was 2,74O
paying tolls Of s11.7ss, 1s4, as compared
with 2,490 going in the other direction
with tolls of $12,491.769
June had the lowest figures for the
fiscal year, with 377 transits and
$l,792,921 tolls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
RRIToN GUILTY UNDER Day ACT

Galveston, Texas.-Capt. w. H. Far
rell, master of the British schooner
Island Home, and members of his
crew were found guilty in Federal
Court on charges of conspiracy to
violate the tariff and prohibition acts,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
Committees For jefferson Drive.

Committees FOR JenerSon Drive.
The Thomas. Jefferson National
Foundation, incorporated to raise
funds for the purchase Of Monticello,
the home of Thomas Jefferson, and
preserve it as national shrine, has
named Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews spe-
cial representative of the foundation,
to head committees which will seek to
fill Maryland's quota of the fund.
Mrs. Andrews has just completed a
campaign in which Washington's allo-
cation of $4,000 was oversubscribed.
The honorary committee for Mary
land includes Governor Richie, Mayor
Jackson, United States Senator Will
liam Cabell Bruce, William G. Towers,
Harold Randolph, E. H. Bouton, DR..
John H. Latane, the Rev. Morris L..
Lazaron, Townsend Scott, Judge T..
Scott Offutt, Matthew Page Andrews,
Willoughby M. Mccormick, carville
d. Benson, William L. Marbury and
Decourcy w. Thorn.
The State committee, appointed by
the board of governors, is composed of
Mrs. Charles A. Hiss, Mrs. William
Hyde Talbot, Robert C. Hilton, Mrs.
Aurillus Stands, and Mrs. Rose Gou-
verneur Hoes, of Washington; James
A. McAllister. of Cambridge; Mrs. M.
Hevessy, of Mount Rainier, and L. M.
Gunby, of Salisbury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11
AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN, OURS.

Washington.-Cyrus Woods; Amer
lean ambassador to Japan formally
submitted his resignation to President
Coolidge, and it was accepted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-11

Blight And Disease Affect Fruit Crop.
Many Maryland fruit growers have
reported their trees affected by blight
and disease due to spraying solutions
being washed off by the frequent rains
this spring, according to bulletin is
sued by John S. Dennee, United States
Department of Agriculture, agricul-
tural statistician for this district
Apple trees are seriously affected by
scab in some Maryland counties, while
all fruit in some sections has been
hurt due to wet and cool weather, the
bulletin stated. Counties in which
the fruit has been most affected are
Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Fred
erick, Garrett and Washington.