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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-26
Notice of Bids.

Proposals for School Building at
Milroy, Minnesota.
Sealed proposals will be received
at Clerks office by the School Board
of Common School Dist. No. 40,
County of Redwood, State Of Mime
sofa until ZIP. m. September 5, 1926,
for the erection and completion of a
school building on Section 10, Twp.
of Gales no, r. 80, County of Red
wood, Minnesota.
Separate bids will be received on
the following:
1. General construction Of build
ing according to Design 8 d. with
Basement, Minnesota Standard School
Plan.
2. Installation Of Heating and
Ventilating System according to Plans
and Specifications.
8. Installation of Waterless Toi-
lets.
All bids must be accompanied by
a certified check for four per cent
(4%o) of the amount of the bid,
payable to the School Board Of Com
mon School District No. 40, Red
wood County, Minnesota, which
check will be returned when con-
tracts are executed, or when sai1
school board does not accept the bid.
The school board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
Copies Of plans and specifications
Of this building may be seen at the
Clerks Office, Milroy, Mimi, also at
State Bank of Milroy.
HI. w. LADWIG,
Clerk School Board Dist. No. 40.
County Of Redwood, Minnesota
6-2ts.
6-2tsx
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City and County

Mrs. Walter Mertz and family re-
turned on Saturday from a weeks
visit with relatives at jefferson, la.
Mrs. Fannie E. Baldwin and her
daughter, Mrs. B. K. Patterson and
husband of Minneapolis are guests
this week at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Luscher.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Baldwin and
sons motored to Minneapolis on Fri
day for a visit with Mr.. Baldwin's
sister, Mrs. w. A. Stenborg. They
returned Sunday evening.
Judge and Mrs. A. C. Dolliff motored
to Minneapolis on Friday where they
Dolliff and their son Roger Dolliff
and family. They returned Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Japs had as
their guests Saturday and Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Japs and family
of Hopkins and Math Singley and
his two daughters of WATERFOWL, S.
D.
Miss Maude Peterson who was a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Burmeister last week left
Thursday evening for Hutchinson for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs S. Peterson.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Warner and
their son Robert of Parkersburg, Ia,
arrived here Monday for visit with
their daughter, Mrs. A. P. Falk. They
were also accompanied by Mrs. Geo.
Warner of Pipestone.
Misses Caroline Christensen, Stel-
la Kammerer and Ida Balko, Fred.
and Otto Christensen of Redwood
Falls and Joe Lehr of Noblesville,
ILL.,, left by motor Saturday for Hen
ming, Mimi, for a stay of several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Sanders, T. H.
Matthias, Mrs. w. S. Brammer and
daughter, Miss Margaret and Miss
Avis Kvello went to Fort Ridgely on
Thursday where they attended the an
niversary program held there in the
afternoon.
Congressman and Mrs. Frank
Clague returned Saturday evening
from ten days motor trip in the
northern part of the state. During
their trip they motored as far as the
Canadian border, visited the range
towns and also enjoyed trip through
!tasca Park where they attended the
dedication of the new highway which
has just been completed in the park.
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Wanda Man Injured.

John P. Turbes of Wanda was
brought to St. Johns Hospital Thurs
day evening where he is suffering
from serious injuries sustained by
a fall from a ladder. Mr.. Turbes
is a carpenter by trade and was at
work on the new dance pavilion on
the Bellig farm in Willow Lake when
the accident happened. He had
placed ladder against the wall on
the inside of the structure in order
to work on one of the upper win
dows when the ladder slipped caus-
ing him to fall to the floor fifteen
feet below A co-worker nearby sum-
moned help and physician, who
took the injured man to st. Johns
hospital
Both legs were broken below the
knees and one of the mans wrists
was painfully sprained. The injur-
er man will be laid up for some time.
At this writing he is doing as well
as could be expected. Springfield
Advance Press.
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goods never arrive. Frequently TIKI
firms whom tley propose to repre-
sent do not exit
The ordinance recently passed by
your City Council is patterned after
one now in use in the City of Min
neapolis. 1t is considered one of the
best in use in the country and has
stood the test of the Supreme Courts.
Citizens can help protect their in
terests if they win require solicitors
to show their license and in case no
license can be shown the city officials
should be notified at once so that ac-
tion may be taken to see that they
comply with the ordinance.
The cooperation of the women is
especially asked, for they come in
contact with solicitors at the homes
more than the men.
C. A. Lauterbach,
City Recorder.
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Controversy Over
City Ordinance
Takes Place
CITIZENS OF REDWOOD. FALLS
ARE AGAIN URGED TO REMEM-
Der PROVISIONS OF ORDIN-
ANCE.

Last week solicitor representing
SILK hosiery company appeared in
this city to solicit orders on a plan
by which a customer paid a certain
amount OF money when the order was
taken with the understanding that the
balance was to be paid when the
goods arrived.
Upon being informed that this
city had passed an ordinance requir-
ing such solicitor to take out a IL
cense and deposit a bond with the
City Recorder as protection to those
from whom he had received money in
advance of delivery of the goods, he
assumed defiant attitude and pro-
ceeded to have circulars printed which
were delivered to all the homes in
the city. In this circular the solicit
tor accuses the city council of pass
ing an ordinance which over-rides the
Supreme Court and advises his read
ers that = canvassers are necessary
IN order to protect the citizens from
INSCRIPTIONS merchants who with
out some check would charge exorbi-
tant prices" He also appeals for
sympathy by saying that Officers
have threatened to- arrest people who
have been taking orders for merchan-
disc"
This article is published not as a
matter of entering into controversy
with this particular solicitor but to
again. enlighten the citizens of this
city as to what action your City
Council has taken with regards to pro-
tecting its citizens from repeated
Fleeing by strangers who take or
ders and receive money in advance
OF delivery. Hundreds and hundreds
OF times these solicitors whether they
sell merchandise or take ORDERS for
magazines or news papers, have taken
money on such orders and that is the
last seen or heard Of them and the
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Morgan

Mrs. T. E. Croker and daughter
and Miss Selma Kettner were Red
wood Falls callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Ward, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Bluhm, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Bletz and son and Misses Paape
and Dahmes enjoyed an outing at
Bass Lake Sunday.
Miss Hattie BOhn, who has been
employed at Rochester arrived here
Wednesday and is the guest of her
mother Mrs. Pauline Bohn.
Mrs. E. H. Albrecht and son Rus
sci and daughters, Helen and neice
June Meyers of Minneapolis visited
at the VIM. Kempton home in Mar
shall Wednesday.
: Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Root are enjoy
ing a visit from their daughter Mrs.
D. Syme and baby of st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Pollard and son
Eugene and Mr.. James Adams left
on motor trip to Itasca Park, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Edw Able of Sloan, Iowa, ar
rivde Wednesday for visit at the
home of Mrs. Adolph Honl.
Mrs. Alfred Green and family re-
turned to their home at Glencoe We'd
nesday after a visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Reding.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nelson were
Sleepy Eye callers Friday.
Miss Anna Large of Colorado
Springs, who has been guest of her
sister, Miss Lizzie Large the past
month, returned to her home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Gilliland and Mr..
adm Mrs. T. II. Croker left Wednes-
day for motor trip to Duluth and
Itasca Park.
Misses Linda and Selma Kettner
returned Wednesday from Lake Min
netonka where they enjoyed a weeks
outing at the G. o. Gillfilan summer
home.
Madames Albrecht, Shank and Pol
lard attended the Missionary meet
ing at the Fred Banker home near
Redwood Falls Thursday afternoon.
Miss Blanche Stewart returned home
with them and visited at the Pollard
home for several days.
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! SclloolW orlx.

With school days drawing near
many calls are being received by
Supt. Hargis from students desiring
work. A number Of students have been
placed but at present there are sew
eral girls who desire to attend the
Redwood Falls High School but will
be unable to do SO unless they have
an opportunity to-. work for their
room and board. Those people desir-
ing students to work for their room
and board are urged to call Supt.
Hargis as soon as possible.
Pupils in the grades are requested
not to purchase tablets, pencils or pens
until instructed by their teachers as
to what kind they should purchase.
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Subject: "Home and Church"
Junior and Senior Christian En-
deavor ---------------7:00
Evening Service ------S:0Q
Subject: "The Penalty of Neglect"
You can well afford to make an eff
fort to attend these services. You
are Cordially invited.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-26

Hard work in hot weather is not
going to do any great harm to the
worker unless it is done with the
knife and fork!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-08-26

Methodist Church.
Pau L. Grove. Pastor.
Sunday
1920 A. M.-"The Blessing of the
Nations"
HAS A. M.-Sunday School.
500 P. M.-"The Christians Right
to Laugh"
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HAY.

Alfalfa Hay in stack, about Is ton.
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Church of Christ
E. P. Gabriel, Minister.
Bible School at ---------9:45 A. M.
Morning Worship and Communion.
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Church neWs
ano notes
Catholic Church

Catholic Church
j. w. Jiracek. Pastor.
Masses-S:OO and 1880 A. NJ, LIST and
3rd Sundays in month, $3.50 A. M.
only, End and 4th Sundays Of the
month.
Evening Service at ---7:30 P. M.
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PreShvterian Churc1

Presbyterian Church.
A. w. Ross, Pastor.
No services during the month Of
August.
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HORSES.

1 Sorrell mare years old. VT. 1450.
/ Bay mare years old. W.T.. 14O0.
1 Grey mare years old. W.T.. 1850
Bay mare II years old. W.T.. 1850
1 Iron grey mare 8 years old. W.T.. 1900
1 Grey horse z years old. W.T.. 1400
/ Black mare years old W.T.. 1900
l Grey mare years old W.T.. 1850
Saddle pony 10 years old.
/ Fall colt.
Evening star., 1925-05-28
Is Tax Publicity Worth While7

The decision by the Supreme Court
that newspaper publication Of the
names Of income tax payers and the
amounts paid by them Is lawful does
not deal with the question OF the pro-
priety or the justice OF publicity in
respect to the amounts paid by indi.
viduals. That question, says the
court, is for Congress alone to de-
termine.
Undoubtedly the matter will be re-
opened at the next session Of Con.
gress. The publication last Fall Of
names and tax amounts was the first
under the law and caused a decided
reaction of public opinion. Had the
meaning Of the statute not been then
in question and brought to the court
for decision the matter would probably
have been debated in Congress at the
last session, with strong advocacy
Of the repeal Of the publicity clause.
1t was felt, however. that the ques-
ton should be left for judicial determi-
nation before proceeding, as decision
was likely to be rendered during the
recess.
Now that the decision has been
Evening star., 1925-05-28
Sight Seeing Bus Guides
In Need of Censorship
To the Editor of The Star:


I am glad that the Southwest Citl-
zens' Association has made complaint
about the remarks of "sight.seeing''
guides, and that you have dignified
the matter by editorial comment.
/ have lived here for 80 years.
know something about the city. I
have had a frequent desire to aug
ment my knowledge by trip or two
on sightseeing busses. But I have
passed up the desire since I took
another trip last year to Buffalo and
Toronto and used their sightseeing
busses. Practically nothing of value
was learned on those trips, the guides
spending most Of their gas on com.
ments about the bus chauffeur's high
living at hotels. bootlegging habits
numerous Ynillionaires who owned or
occupied certain houses on the route.
I don't remember the name OF one Of
them. The bum Jokes appeared to
be practically the same In both-men.
toned citiesj I carry simply the
memory Of the yarns, some Of which
failed utterly to provoke mirth.
knew more about those cities histor.
ical value, ETC., than the guides" ex.
hibited. From the reports OF persons
using Washington sightseeing busses
and from what I have overheard as
they passed, I am convinced that a
vast quantity Of misinformation and
some lies are given visitors in return
for their money, swindle In part
and an exceedingly bad influence in
determining the relations OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia with the rest of the
Nation. These guides stories need
censoring il not renovating.
w. e. ALLEN.
Evening star., 1925-05-28

the Democrats to the point Of holding
pose Of considering the best means Of
heading off Hylan from any kind OF
nomination or candidacy in order that
Democratic candidate may be offered
side issues. And still another confer
ence was held by the Citizens Union
to promote a conference Of all parties
in case Hylan gets another tndorse-
ment from Tammany.
Thus there is a Republican move
for a straightout party candidacy.
there is a Democratic move for the
elimination Of Hyian. and there Is a
Citizens Union move for fusion In
case Hylan is not eliminated by the
Democratic organization.
Everything depends upon Tam
many's action. II Hylan Is turned
down by the Hall he may run for
mayor as an independent. in which
case the Republicans will probably
either make q strong bid to dictate
fusion nominee or will run q straight
out party man In the. hope OF electing
him through the Democratic split.
The Citizens Union would like to
have a fusion in any case.
So the situation Is extremely COM
plicated, and Mayor Hylan shows the
effect of the strain in his bulletins and
proclamations, which describe the
party opposition to him as a political
Coxey's army" and berate the Inter
ests" as seeking to dictate the selec-
ton Of a mayor. It would seem in all
the circumstances that the Republican
position is really the strongest. But
it all depends upon the persistence Of
Mayor Hylan's determination to run
again. or perhaps the persistence Of
his political hacker to make him run.
Evening star., 1925-05-28

rendered and the effect Of the law
has been definitely established, Con-
gress will at the next session, which
Is without calendar limit, take up
anew the question Of whether income
tax payments shall be spread before
the world.
The publications last Fall were in
complete and seltctive. 1t was not
a complete showing Of the income
tax payers and the amounts paid by
them. A complete publication Of the
names and amounts would indeed be
impracticable, almost geographically
impossible. In any circumstances,
with all doubt removed. and with the
right of publication fully established,
it is not to be expected that any news
paper will ever attempt to print the
complete roster Of the taxpayers
within its field. Selection must be
made, and selection will not be neces-
sarily guided by the amounts paid,
with an arbitrary line Of discrimina-
tion. Individr ais will always be picked
out for publicity, either for the large
sums or the small sums which they
pay the United States.
This fact that publicity Of income
tax payments cannot be complete. and
that discrimination is certain to be
exercised, will doubtless have a bear
ing upon the case when Congress
comes to consider anew the question
Of the righteousness and the need and
the value Of an exposure Of the rec
ords to public inspection, and conse.
quently to newspaper publication.
1t is contended that no good end
is accomplished by publication, that
the Government is not aided in the
collection Of its revenues thereby. that
publicity merely satisfies public curl.
osity, without promoting a more hon.
est return. The publicity effected last
Fall has not, in short, been worth
the cost.
Evening star., 1925-05-28

Watching the neighbors is an inno
cent recreation which has more dew
otees. one suspects, than is COM
monty admitted. Women are more
addicted to 1t than men, although the
latter are easily enough led, being
human beings, too, / believe.
Show me the woman who does not
enjoy looking out the window while
the people across the street move,
and / will show you the large lady
who glared at me all the way down
town in the bus because / would not
get up and give her my seat!
Real women folks, however. will let
the beans burn any time in order to
see what is going on in the little
world just outside the door. (Simi-
larly, may add, they will accept
vehicle. look the other way and think
nothing more about it,
The little world of neighbors inter-
ests because these are the people.
whether one knows them all or not.
with whom one lives daily. They are
the same sort OF folks who live across
town, about whom we never bother,
but these living close to us become
more interesting to us.
In the last analysis, every person
orients the world from himself. To
those of US who live in Washington
London is across the sea, while, IL We
| lived in London, the cities would be
reversed. and II would be Washing
ton which would be the city across
| the ocean.
It is not go much where places are,
as where we are, that counts-for
us. Therefore. it seems to me, the
| desire to be international is lauda-
| BILE but futile. The people in my
| block interest me more than those in
| the next block.
Two blocks removed, and my sym
pathies wane; six blocks, and they
are attenuated; across city, they al
most vanish. across the country, they
become theoretical; overseas. they
disappear.
| A great newspaper publisher, when
asked the secret of his success, re-
piled: DO you see that drug store
over there? If 1t burned down, and
on the same day we received news
| of a famine in China, we would give
! the fire a column, and the famine
| a paragraph"
He knew the fundamental interest
OF humanity in neighbors.
| X y
We cannot escape from the fact.
| therefore, If we would. that the neigh
bors interest US. Broadly speaking.
| those among whom we live are divided
| into three classes:1
| I. Those we know, and like.
2. Those we know, and do not like.
8. Those we do not know.
| When we see Tom Jones, who be-
| longs to the first class, entering his
| back yard before breakfast, bearing
an enormous can. our household sits
up and takes notice, as the saying is.
What do you suppose Mr.. Jones
| has in that big can?" some one In
! quires.
| Must hold 10 gallons" adds an.
other. missing the capacity by ex.
| actly gallons.
III bet he Is going to paint his
! roof" comes the rejoiner.
| You never saw roof paint in a can
| like that
| We'll. what can it be. then?'
| In the meantime, Jones has walked
down his path to the porch. and has
iappeared into the house, leaning
to one side, as he went, under the
| weight of the big can.
Later in the day, meeting Jones. we
| learn that the can contained gasoline
with which Mrs. Jones plans to clean
her curtains.
| So the mystery Is solved.
Tho peipbhora' pew cIotbaS their
Evening star., 1925-05-28
Surplus Ships to Be Scrapped.

The United States Shipping Board,
under the leadership OF Chairman
O'Connor, has wisely determined upon
a policy Of scrapping the surplus Gov.
ernment merchant vessels which are
needed neither for national defense
nor for American commerce. For
years these vessels have been laid up
in rivers and harbors OF the country.
There they would have remained until
they dropped TO pieces in all proba-
bility unless some affirmative action
such as that of the Shipping Board
yesterday were taken.
The scrapping Of these vessels, OBJ
tanned at huge cost during the war.
time emergency, should be warning
to the American people. Because the
merchant marine had been neglected
for many years, and the business OF
carrying American commerce overseas
had been delegated to foreign mari
time nations, when the emergency
arose this country was greatly handi-
capped. Ships were needed both for
our commerce and for national de-
fense. Billions Of dollars were poured
out in a desperate rush to obtain the
fleet. Mistakes were made, prices of
material. labor and the know how"
were enormous. In the end. the United
States found itself the owner of a
more or less misfit overseas fleet. The
wooden vessels were disposed OF long
ago. Now the board is engaged in
wedding out the steel ships which are
not fitted for our commerce. and which
cannot be sold even for the coastwise
trade.
The United States must take care
that It is never again caught In a
case similar to that OF 1914, when
the war broke out in Europe and our
commerce suffered for lack OF ships,
and in similar case to that OF 1918.
when we entered the war and We
lacked the ships vitality necessary to
aid in the national defense. A per-
manent, well balanced merchant ma
rine is essential. The United States
does not take the position that all
its commerce must be carried in
American bottoms, but 1t does main
tain that fair share Of that COM
merce must be so carried. Americans
are not on the sea to run other ma
tions off. But they do not intend
to be run off themselves.
The Shipping Board undoubtedly
will scrap more than the 200 ships
agreed upon yesterday. probably
double that number, or even more.
But 1t would be an error, most un-
fortunate error, If this process of
elimination OF useless ships were
construed either here or abroad as
an abandonment of the overseas
merchant marine. The hope is that
a better, stronger and more efficient
merchant marine will be developed; !;
that new ships eventually will re-
place those now IN use, better in
type for trade and defense.
The merchant feet today under
the direction Of the Fleet Corporation
is making steady improvement, be-
coming more and more efficient and
is really carrying very considerable
part of the commerce Of this country.
There is much to encourage Ameri-
can shipping men in the hope that
eventually a strong. privately owned
merchant marine flying the American
flag will be developed.