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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
For the first time in his life, the Times

For the first time in his life, the Times
editor voted republican ticket last
Tuesday and he hopes to be forgiven for
it when he reaches the Pearly Gates It
was mighty hard to break the habit of
life time, but his desire to help nomn-
ate personal friend, and one of the
finest specimens of American manhood in
Minnesota was so great that he could
not overcome the desire. If Ted Chris
tanson is elected governor of Mime
sofa in November, no one who voted for
him will ever regret it-Oliva Times.
Hurrah for jim! And he is not the only
Democrat who saw the light in regard to voting
for Ted. We know several not so far away from
home who, by their own statements, did the
same thing And why should they not! A big
man is bigger than his party, even when that
party is the Republican-and Ted is big man.
We look to see of the same kind of voting
in November
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02


Talk of hard times! Minnesota has not
my years had any tragedy to compare with Il
tragedies of the grasshopper days. The JAG
! Republican recently reproduced from one
issues of 1874 the following Illuminating lit
ragraph.
Grasshoppers.-It was not until this
week that the devastation of this scourge
commenced in earnest, but in the few
days they have been harvesting the
crops they have put in full time and
done clean work Whole fields in many
places have been stripped of the grow
ing grain and in others large spots have
been scooped out. Not satisfied with
eating the green leaves they eat right
down in the ground to the roots. That
they will take about all the growing
grain before they leave now seems UNI
avoidable, though if there might be
heavy rains much might be grown and
more beans and corn might be planted.
The terrible dry weather makes their
ravages do greater damage to the crops,
as there is no moisture in the ground to
make the grain spring up after once
eaten off.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
Every woman Of voting age has right t

Every woman Of voting age has right to
know where candidates for office stand on the
matter of enforcement of the prohibition law. 1t
has come to the point where it looks as though
the Nineteenth Amendment must assume the re-
sponsibility of saving the Eighteenth, and wo-
men must sense that responsibility before next
November. Of course, having ascertaned the
stand the candidate takes, it will be necessary
for the women to vote either for him or against
him. Just getting the information on him will
be futile unless it is used as a background for
the marking of ballot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
SMALL TOWN TALK

No thinking person fail to see the hand
of Great Providence in the storm of last week.
In spite of all the dangers and destruction, the
crashing of buildings, the falling Of trees and
the terrible force of the wind, only two lives
were lost. Anyone who can think of this and
not see the hand of protecting and mighty God
is unmindfu of the greatness of a God. That
the storm should have come is the tragedy that
having come it spent it's fury on mere property
instead of on human life is the miracle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

Redwood County tax payers are not so bad
" off, Only eight counties in the whole state
Of Minnesota pay lower average tax, according
to the findings of the Farm Bureau Tax Commit
tee In reality this is very modest average
and if localities choose individually to increase
it, they must assume the responsibility for the
increased tax. 1t is also matter for careful
thought that the committee found that on the
quarter section taken for illustration, that near
ly twice as much was spent for good roads as
for school expenses. We proud of our good
roads and we have right to be. But let us re-
member this almost-twice-a matter the
next time some tax bowler condemns the schools
for causing the high rate. The Committee was
a wise Committee also, when it recommended
that no new roads be built during the present
financial condition, that only really needed new
school buildings shall be erected and that costs
shall be curtailed where ever such curtament
can be made without hindering normal pro-
gress. That the school term shall not be short
ened as means of trfling reduction in the
tax per capita was strongly recommended, and
rightly SO. We doubt if report of more fair
ness to the children of the county could possibly
have been made. The committee also recon-
mended the consolidation of certain county Of
fces having found that there is a duplication OF
work in at least two of these and believing that
in another cases one office and one clerical force
could do the work of two, thus reducing the cost
of conducting the business of the county. This
matter is matter for statewide consideration,
of course ard one which must ultimately be set
tied by state legislation. The other recommends
tions, however, are purely local and Redwood
County may we'll consider them with an open
mind.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
Behold the results of the Mime

Behold the results Of the Minnesota primary
law; self nominated man put in the ballot for
fall election by vote of small minority of Re-
publicans, and only one-fourth of them voting.
The Hallam-Sageng vote nearly two-thirds of the
total, was in opposition of Schall for no one who
voted for these would have voted for Schall. Now
their choice has been taken away from them and
they will have no choice at the election but to
vote for Schall, the candidate of 10 percent Of
the Republicans Of the state, or the other candi-
date, nominated by the Socialists. A fine mess.
Elk
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

1t has been said lately that Charles Dawes
is not profane-that his famous "Hell-and- Maria"
isn't really He'll and Maria at all but rather
innocent little byword which has carried over
from his boyhood days. Be that it may, we
can easily forgive him even if it was meant as
a real cuss word. But he is Common Sense
Dawes, and that really suits him and his position
much better
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

At the January meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Third International, two and u
quarter million dollars ($2,25OOO0) was voted for
propaganda in America in 1924. Two questions:
Where do they get it? With whom do they
spend TEX.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
Boards versus BObs

Married men in a town in North
Carolina have started counter cam
paign against the bodied hair craze
by announcing that they will allow
their whiskers to grow. In other
words "the hair that grew on mama's
head is now on papa's chin" -Bemid-
il Sentinel.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
when it comes to needing good strong arm

When it comes to needing good strong arm
and willingness to get down and dig, call in a
Legion boy or two! The Legionaires of this sec
ton of the state proved their whole hearted use
fulness by putting in several days of honest-to.
goodness labor in the storm stricken area.
Cleaning up the debris in the path of tornado
is neither so picturesque nor so thrilling as
cleaning up the enemy" but sometimes it is just
as necessary. And when thing has just got to
be done, the boys cups and does it,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

Coolidge and Dawes are nominated and their
election seems practically assured but the COM
parative impotence of the President to give legal
expression to his policies will continue through
at least another two years unless the people elect
to both Houses of Congress enough Coolidge adj
herents to assure majority support for his leg
islative program.-Windom Reporter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

One of the few pleasing things about the
recent primary-and there are a few pleasing
things-is that Justices Wilson, Stone and Holt
are still on the ticket. AS one thinks upon what
might have happened, he just naturally rises for
the singing of the Doxology.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

1t is regretable but true that the Republican
party really has candidate for the United
States Senate. Congressman Schall has shown
a disregard of many of the fundamental prn-
ciples of the party during his term in the House.
Sa far Republicanism goes it is toss up be-
tween Schall and the doughty Magnus.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

We view with alarm the repeated playing
Of "How Dry Am" at the New York meeting
We would view with more alarm, however, had
it not been that it was just as repeatedly played
at the Cleveland convention Evidently this
very classic air has lost much Of its pristine
significance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

w. I. Nolan of Minneapolis, is great vote
getter, because he is recognized by all men Of all
parties to be eminently fair. He will have no
trouble in defeating Juls j. Anderson, the candi-
date of the Farmer-Labor ticket for Lieutenant
Governor in the finals in November-St. James
Plandealer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

The chairman of the national Democratic
committee collapsed when he learned that all
committee expenses had been paid. We don't
see the logic of that! We feel more like collaps-
ING every time we think Of the size Of our bank
account and realize that the first Of the month
is upon US.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

This from the Democratic Atlanta Constitu-
ton is encouragn.
The quiet, unassuming, silent and yet
forceful leadership of Calvin Coolidge, as
President, is a source of more comment
than any feature connected with national
politics this year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

The American potato bug has invaded France,
and Germany has begun guarding her frontiers
against possible invasion of her territory. The
pest was first introduced into France in the
region of Bordeaux by shipment of potatoes to
the A. E. F. during the war.-Ex.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

Many newspapers in the state are printing
their county primary election returns IN tabuiat-
ed form. We are little bit sensitive about let
ting the rest of the world know how extremely
light the Redwood County vote was.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02
DIR. win Mayo 50

DIR. Will Mayo says: "The only people, un-
der our form of government, who vote solidly and
persistently are the discontinued and the dissat-
isfied who, although in the minority, control the
government because the satisfied do not take the
trouble to vote"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

There has been both heat and hot air in New
York during the past week. 1t might be well
to have the next Democratic convention in Duluth
it is easier to keep cool there than any othei
place in the known universe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

If Ted Christensen can run like that in the
primaries in big field, just think how he is go
ing to run in the finals! Oh Boy!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

The only thing that will onion
breath is carbolic acid. But physicians don't ad-
yocate it's use because of certain bad after effects
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

"They shall not pass was good war slogan
but it's perfectly rotten ethics for motorist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

We don't know Floyd Olson but he beat Tom
Davis. That makes US at least little bit fond
of him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

"a little learning Is q dangerous
thing" but the lack Of it is often Ia
tai.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

Criticise yourself today. Tomorrow will be
plenty early enough to criticise others.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-07-02

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New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
BUFFALO HAS WAVE OF
 MURDERS AND BOMBING
One Dead, Another Wound ed and Attempt Made to
 Blow Up House

Niagara Falls, N. Y, July Gone man was murdered. another was shot and seriously wounded and an alleged attempt was made to bomb the home of a minister in series of depreda- tions in this city early today.
 The murdered man was Patrick G. Burke, proprietor of soft drink place. He was killed by bullets fired from an automobile containing four men in front of his home. The slayer escaped. Robbery is believed to have been the motive.
 Floyd Ault, 24 years old, of Akron, Ohio. an immigration inspector who was appointed to the immigra ton force about ten days ago, was shot and probably fatally wounded while patrolling the upper river bank for alien smugglers just after midnight. Police believe rum runners are re- sponsible for the attack. Four men armed with sawed-off shotguns closed In on Ault and another inspector, Ault was shot in the abdomen. He is in a hospital and his recovery is doubtful.
 A gang of men in an automobile drew up to the home of the Rev. w. c. Crofts. a Presbyterian minister. and one of the men is alleged to have run toward the house; to have lighted a match and to have thrown something at the house. The minister has been active in law enforcement work and men were guarding his home. The men escaped in the automobile when the guards appeared.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
Request Turned Down,

By The Associated Press.
 Paris. July 9.-Germany's request that interallied military control of her armaments cease on Stp. 80 was de- nied by the Allied Council Of Ambas- sadors in a note handed to the Ger man ambassador last evening, 1t was announced today. Satisfaction was ex- pressed, however. that the Germans had agreed to the main point de- manded by the council---the resump. tion of the control commissions &C., tivities.
 The amba ssa dors' note informed Germany that the cessation of control would depend entirely on the satis- factory result of the commissions work and on German compliance with the five requirements made of her previously regarding disarmament.
 The method of disarmament inspec- ton would be determined by the in- terallied control commission. the note set forth. and any suggestions the Germans wished to offer would be considered.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
AMERICAN RUNNERS REGAIN
 OLYMPIC SPRLNZzNG GLORY
 WHEN SCHOLZ TAXES MA TCH
WIFE FINDS HUSBAND
 HANGING IN ATTIC
Thomas Chara, Temporarily Insane, Ends Life in
 Elm Hill

Thomas chara. iS, of Elm Hill,
 Sewington. committed suicide las, night by hanging himself with a fops in the attic of his home. His body was found by his wife when she re. turned home from work last night, The wife told the police that her hus- band has not been well for some time. and that during sick spells. he suffer cd from n hallucinaiion that men were chasing him intending to kill him. While suffering from these spells, he would run anl hide in remote parts of the house and farm on which they lived.
 It is thought that he suffered from ono of the spells yesterday afternoon and took refuge in the attic of his home, using step ladder 10 get through small opening in the cell ing. Medical Examiner Waterman Lyon was notified and after an exam ination of the body. pronounced death due 10 strangulation. He cut the + ody down from tho roof beam 1t was hanging. on. and gave permission for its removal to the undertaking roons of NJ. J. Kenney company.
 Chara leaves his wife and one daughter. The funeral will be held Friday morning with funeral mass in the church of St. John the Evan gelist at o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
 Despondent because her husband came to her home yesterday after noon and took their three children away from her. Mrs. Dimitry Miaznik of 59 Broad street attempted suicide last night by drinking glassful of lye solution. She was rushed to the New Britain General hospital where al- though her condition is serious, it is thought that she will live.
 Policeman Thomas Dolan went to the home when word was received by he police of the attempted suicide md made an investigation of the case. He learned that the woman's husband had left her sometime ago and has started divorce proceedings against 1er. The children have been living with her until yesterday when the called at the house and took hem away to Berlin. She became des- ,ondent and went to store and bought a can of lye, part of which
 Continued on Thirteenth Page)
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
FIRES FIVE BULLETS AT CROOK IN FLIGHT
George M. Stone Of Camp Street
 Glasses Burglar With Gun
INTRUDER MAKES ESCAPE
Ray Awakened When Bed Is Pushed Aside bs Early Morning Visitor Neighborhood Aroused by Bariing of Revolver,

consl ierahle excitement prevailed in the nsighborhoed Of tb Camp street about o'clock this morning when residents were awakened by i've shots fired from a shotgun, An inyes,iga- ton made by the police revealed that they had been fired by George NJ. Stone Of that address at A man who Stone alleges made an attempt 10 enter his home,
 According 10 the story told the pos lice. Stones son was sleeping on a cot placed against a door. He was awak- ened this morning by jostling Of the cot and discovered that someone, in an attempt to open the door, had pushed the cot several feet. The next that he knew. he saw hand come through the open door and stretch out towards him. Hs screamed and awoke hs father, who grabbed hls gun and ran 10 the room where the boy was sleeping.
 Stone ran out the door and saw the would-be intruder running down the street. He fired Ave shots after the fleeing man. but none of them took effect. for the man made a clean get- away.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
GASOLINE WAR IS ON
Half Dozen states Expected to Fol low Govt. Action and Sue Various Oil Companies.

Washington, July 9.-Possibility of separate legal action by half a dozen states as a supplement to the federal move against the gasoline and oil companies appeared today as a rNult Of conference between Attorney General Stone and committee repre- snting the national association of states attorneys general.
 The conference. arranged at the re- quest of Attorney General Spilman Of Nebraska. chairman of the assy<ia- tion's. committee. was understood to have developed discussion among the line of individual state action when Mir. Stone assured the committee that the states attorneys general were well come to all information gathered by the department of iustic in its year and a half study of the gasoline prob lem.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
MALONE ASKS BRYAN
 TO LEAVE CONVENTION
Says He Thinks It Would Be for Best Interests
 of Party

New York. July a.-Dudley Field Malone today informed William Jen- nings Bryan in message that he re- gretfully felt the best thing for the party" would be for Mir. Bryan " to withdraw from the convention now" 2 'I say this with affectionate good will" the message said, flor you know I tourned the country for you three times for president and served under you as assistant secretary of state"
 Mr. Malone declared that unfortu- nately Mir. Bryan could mot grasp the economic realities of the times and that he did not know that the problems of our industrial age cannot be solved by the pious platitudes' MT. Bryan had put in the democratic plat form.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
TURN OF THE TIDE

Alabama 24--Davis A.
 Arizona 6-McAdoo l-2, Under- wood 3, absent 1-2.
 Arkansas S--Rohinson IS. California 26--Underwood ,, Davis 2, Robinson 1, Meredith 2. Glass l.. Walsh IS.
 Colorado 12-Mcredith 1-2, Davis 3, Underwood ,, Walsh 1, absent 1-2 Connecticut 14--Davis IA.
 Delaware 6--l'nderwood 6. Florida 12-Davis 6, Meredith g., McAdoo 8.
 Georgia 2S--Davis 27, Meredith f. Idaho S-Davis $.
 Illinois 5S-Dalis 5S.
 Indiana S0---Underwood 5, Davis 2S, Iowa 26--Mercdith PC.
 Kansas 20--Davis 20.
 Kentucky 26--Da,is e6.
 Louisiana 20-Davis 20.
 Maine 12. Davis 2: Underwood 10. Maryland Is. Davis IS.
 Massachusetts s6. Passed Michigan 30. Davis 29ta: Walsh l1. Minnesota 24. Davis 3; Walsh +: McAdoo 2. Underwood 1s; absent 2. Mississippi 90. Davis 20. Missouri 3s. Davis S6.
 Montana S. Walsh s.
 Nebraska 1e. Davis 2: smith l.: Meredith 6; Underwood 2: Walsh 5. New Mexico 6. Robinson 2. Mere dith 2: Davis 2.
 New York 90. Davis 60; Walsh 2S; Glass 2..
 North Carolina 2f. Davis 24. North Dakota 10. Walsh S. Glass 5. Ohio As. Underwood 1: Meredith 1: Davis 46.
 Nevada 6. Davis S.
 New Hampshire s. Davis sis :: Walsh 4iz
 (Continued on Page Tsirteen1
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
TODAYS BALLOTS
Tooth Ballot

McAdoo 190, Smith 35112, Davis, West Virginia, 203; Un- derwood 41la, Glass 35, Robin son 46, Ritchie 1712, Walsh 52E, Salisbury 6, Owen 20, Meredith 751a, Houston g, Bry- an ?, Daniels 24, Baker 4, Berry 1. Total 1,089. Absent z.
 10lst Ballot
 NIcAdoo 52, Smith 131. Davis of West. Virginia 316, Under wood 2291a, Glass 59, Robinson 2212, Ritchie F, Walsh 9S, Owen g, Murphree 4, Berry 1, Mere dith 130, Houston 9, Cummings 9, Hull ?, Baker 1, Gerard 16, Daniels 1. Total 1,09412. Ab- sent 312.
 102nd Ballot
 McAdoo 21, Smith A. Davis of West Virginia 415 2-3, Under wood 3O7, Glass 67, Robinson 21, Ritchie l1a, Walsh 123, Meredith 66 1-3, Thompson 1, Daniels ?, General Allen 1, Berry 11s, Ger ard ', Hull 1, Bryan 1. Total 1,080. Absent IS.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
THREE NEW ASPIRANTS FOR
 BRISTOL POSTMASTERSHIP
Frank S. Merrill. George W. SimmoNs and Brayton H. Goodwin File
 Application Papers.
BY GEORGE H. MANNING.


 twash,ngton Bureau of N. E. Herald) Washington, July 9.-Three candi- dates have filed their applications and examination papers with the civil service commission for the postmaster at Bristol, Conn. The time for filing application closed at midnight last night.
 The candidates are Frank S. Mer- Till, George w. Simmons and Brayton H. Goodwin.
 Postmaster William A. Hayes, who was the only one to pass among the six candidates who took the first ex- animation held on March 25, did not take the test again. it being unneces- sary because he Is already on the eli- gble list with percentage of 90.20.
 The civil service commission noti- fled the post office department on May 22 that Postmaster Hayes was the only successful applicant; but Congressman t. Hart Teen refused to endorse Hayes and requested that another examination be held. The Bristol republican town committee had helda meeting and decided to op- pose Hayes reappointmeht.
 The five candidates who took the first examination on March 25, but failed to make the necessary percent age of 70, were Claude J. Brice, Paul J. Ferguson, Edwin F. Whitely Bray ton H. Goodwin and William R. Rus sell. Goodwin is the only one of the five to take the test for the second time.
 Postmaster Hayes second four year terms expired June 5, but he will be allowed to hold on until the examin- ation papers 7f the applicants are rated and regular appointment can be made. The job pays s3S00 a year.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-09
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF
Wealthy Indiana Man Kills Wife With Axe, Razor and Potato Masher, Then Hangs Himself

Michigan City, Ind, July B. Senile mementia is believed by the authorities to have caused Charles N. Wilcoxen, 6s, former president of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Railway company, operating between Chicago and South Bend, Ind, to kill his wife, 70, with an axe, a razor and potato masher. and then hang himself at their Long Beach, Ind, home Mon day night.
 The bodies, fully clothed, were found last night by officers, who, sum- moned by neighbors. broke into the home. Mrs. Wilcoxen lay near a bed, hers kull crushed and throat cut. Her husband was hanging by haf-inch rope in clothes closet. the head nearly severed by the rope.