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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
MINI. HISTORICAL
sSOCIETY MEETS AT
MANKATO JUNE II
HISTORICAL CONVENTION is
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; HISTOR-
ICAL EXHIBITS AND PROGRAM
ARE FEATURE EVENTS.

The session of the fifth state his
torical convention under the auspices
of the Minnesota Historical society
will be held on June II at Mankato,
with the following main features:
historical exhibits, a morning pro-
gram with papers on the history of
Mankato and the surrounding region,
a picnic luncheon in Sibley park and
conference on the progress of his
torical work in Minnesota, an auto
mobile ride to places of historical in
terest, participation with the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution in
the marketing of the site of old Fort
and an evening program of
addresses and papers.
On June 16 the annual Historical
tour" at a. m. Stops will be made
at Northfield for luncheon and at
Faribault for dinner and an evening
program, and in both places the new
ly organized Rice County Historical
society will have general charge of the
meetings.
The historical convention at Man.
kato is to open to the public. Peo-
pie who are interested in Minnesota
history are invited to attend the ses-
sions. The state historical conven-
tions differ from ordinary conven-
tions in that there are no regular
delegates. The meetings are planned
for the community in which they are
held, and large and representative
attendance is desired.
The local committee arranging for
the convention is headed by w. H.
Pay of Mankato and consists of the
following persons: C. R. Butler,
Judge Lorin Cray, May Fletcher,
Mrs. j. S. Holbrook, Thomas Hughes,
George Palmer, David Richards, B. D.
Smith, Mrs. George Sugden, C. D.
Taylor, I. N. Tompkins, w. D. Will
lard, Mrs. Theodore Williams and C..
E. Wise of Mankato; H. N. Benson of
st. Peter; D. E. Bowen Of Cambria;
R. G. Champlin of Vernon Center;
Judd Cornell, H. C. Hotaling and
Mrs. H. c. Hotaling of Mapleton; Fred
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
DISTRICT CLUB
WOMEN MEET AT
WINDOW This WEEK
STATE AND DISTRICT PRESI-
DENT AMONG DISTINGUISHED
WOMEN ATTENDING ANNUAL
ASSEMBLY AT WINDOW.

The committees have been hard at
work the past few weeks getting
ready for the meeting of the Second
District Federation, which will be
held in Window May 10, II and 18th.
1t is expected that there will be in
attendance about three Hundred dele
gates besides many visitors from the
surrounding CLUBS who will drive for
each days meeting. A number of
Redwood Falls women are attending.
An exceptionally good program has
been arranged as follows:
Monday evening, May 10.
Informal reception at the Odd Eel
lows Hail.
Honor Guests: Mrs. Willard Bay
liss, State President; Mrs. j. K.
Campbell, District President.
To this reception all club members
are invited, whether delegates or not.
Solo -------- Mrs. Paul Redding
Interpretation Midsummer Nights
Dream Fifth Grade Pupils
Address, Libraries for All,"-- Miss
Baldwin.
Solo Iva Lyons
Address, "The Fountain Head of Fed
Grafton Activity Mrs. G. Allen
Social hour.
Tuesday, May II, 900 a. m.
Introduction of Officers.
Assembly Singing, led by Miss Ross
Chmn. of music, Director.
Litany
Business Session
1000 Reports of Co. Pres, three
minutes each.
Assembly song.
10:45, Address, "The End of the Rain
bow," Mrs. Willard Bayliss,
State President.
Piano Duet - Mrs. Thompson and
Miss Gillis.
Afternoon Session
At 1:30 O'Clock
Assembly singing
Presidents Report Mrs. j. X. Camp
bell.
Reports of District Officers Five
minutes each.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
10Th ANNUAL
OPENING OF Mike
& JOE'S MAY IS
PEARSON'S PEERLESS PLAYERS
WILL FURNISH MUSIC IN AT
TERNOON AND EVENING; PUB
Lie CORDIALLY INVITED.

Twenty years ago last January
Mike and Joe purchased the confec
tionery store of Knowlton Bros. In
the twenty years that the Lauterbach's
have been in business in Redwood
Falls they have watched their busi-
ness grow from just an ordinary
small town candy store to one of the
most modern and up-to-date places
of its kind in Minnesota.
Early in 1907, the first year in
business, their place was located in
the building now used by the Model
Meat Market. In 1912 the south half
of the Jaehning Hardware tuilding
was rented and new equipment added.
Mike and Joe worked up business
between the years of 1912 and 1919
that demanded new, larger and more
modern quarters so that in 1919 their
present quarters were built. This sea-
SON there has been added new COM
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
Larry HO" Elected
Mayor of St. Paul


L. c.. Hodgson, known to the
state of Minnesota as Larry
Ho" was last week elected May
or of the City of Saint Paul for
the third term. Mr.. Hodgson
served two terms several years
ago, then became one of the
city's commissioners. At the
request of his numberless
friends in the city he decided
some time ago to become a
candidate for mayor and won
out in the final election by a
majority of seven thousand.
Mr.. Hodgson's opponent was
the candidate put forth by the
Farmer-Labor party in st. Paul.
Larry's first service to the city
was from 1918 to 1922 and at
that time he was proclaimed one
of the most popular and effici-
ent mayors the city had ever
had. He has a wide acquaint-
ance throughout the state and
his election gives the greatest
of satisfaction to his many
friends.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
men
PREPARE POPPIES
FOR COMING. SALE
MRS. MAUDE G. WINTER DIRECTS
WORK OF MAKING MEMORIAL
FLOWERS TO BE WORN DE-
CORATION DAY.

The Memorial poppy worn this
year by the citizens of Minnesota in
memory Of the boys who died in SER
vice, will contain one black petal be-
tween two red ones, which is dis
gression from the flower worn in for
mer years. This distinctive petal was
adopted by the Minnesota American
Legion at the Thief River Falls meet
ing to distinguish it from those made
in other states or by other organiza-
tions. During the winter months a
large number Of disabled veterans
have been making these flowers,
working under the direction of Mrs.
Maude Gibson Winter, formerly of
Redwood Falls, who is chairman of
the poppy work for the state. These
poppies will be sold locally under the
auspices of the Melvin Daskam Post
and the Auxiliary.
The wearing of these poppies SYM
bolizes the memory in which the sold
ier dead are held. 1t also symbolizes
the willingness of all the wearers to
help these disabled men earn COM
petence. Mrs. Winter says "All the
men we have hired this year have been
disabled men not drawing sufficient
compensation upon which to live.
Our work room has been a godsend
to them, giving them warm place
in which to work and assuring them
three meals each day-just as the
disqualification men have" Funds
derived from the sale of these pop
pies are used in relief work for the
disabled men.
The poppy is now the Memorial
flower of the French, British and
Canadian World War Veterans or
ganization. The veterans of Foreign
Wars, another patriotic organization
of America, adopted the poppy in the
spring of 1922 The American Leg
ion Auxiliary cannot claim a sole
right to the poppy, for the poppy is
Gods flower and cannot be copy
righted, and has been chosen by 9TH
er organizations, but The American
Legion and the American Legion
(CoLti. ued on last raee)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
SEVENTEEN TO
BE PRESENTED BY
SENIORS MAY 10
BOOTH TARKINGTON'S FAMOUS
PLAY SELECTED BY SENIORS
FOR THEIR ANNUAL
CLASS PLAY.
MISS ATCHERSON DIRECTOR
SEVENTEEN" COMEDY-DRAMA
HAS STAGED BIG HITS IN THE
EAST; EIGHT MONTHS IN
NEW YORK.

Booth Tarkington's Seventeen" is
the play that has been selected by the
Seniors as their class play to be
presented at the Lincoln School audi
torium Wednesday night, May 10th.
The play is under the direction Of
Miss Leila Atcherson and therefore
it can be expected to be of the best
type.
Seventeen" is a four act comedy
drama and was first produced at the
Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, by
Stuart Walker, on June 18th, 1917;
at the Playhouse, Chicago, on October
1st, 1917; at the Booth Theatre, New
York, on January 21st, 1918. It
played two weeks in Indianapolis, one
hundred performances in Chicago and
eight months in New York.
Humorous and wholesome, youth.
giving and happy it is in it's SINGER
ity. How Willie Baxter surreptitious-
ly acquires his fathers cid dress suit
and "swanks" around in it; how he
and his fellow-swains nearly drive
the Parchers mad with their ever
lasting conversation about love; how
Willie's little sister, Jane, tattles and
he is deprived of the JOY Of the par
entail dress suit and then the ending,
real good play worth seeing. The
cast is as follows.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
"Ted" to Give Key
note Address Wed.

Governor Ted Christianson
will open his campaign for re-
election in the keynote speech
to be given at Faribault We'd
nesday evening, May 18th.
Faribault residents are prepar-
ing to make the occasion very
festive one and to give the Gov
ernor and his, party a most
cordial welcome. The address
will be broadcast through
WCAL, the ST. Olaf station at
Northfield. With the primar-
les coming June 21st interest
in the political campaign is
aroused, and Governor Chris
tionson's great popularity
throughout the state will make
his address eagerly listened to
by radio fans who find it inn
possible to journey to Fari-
bault to hear him. 1t is prob
able that visit to Redwood
County will be made by the
Governor within the next few
weeks, and announcement of his
coming will be made very soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
DRIVERS MUST
OBSERVE STATE
CROSSING LAW
WARNING GIVEN AUTO DRIVERS
TO HEED LAW GOVERNING
STOP" RAILROAD CROSSINGS:
$25 TO 500 is PENALTY.

H. S. Hayes, assistant engineer for
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission at st. Paul, is touring the
state investigating the compliance of
citizens with the regulations govern
ing railroad "stop" crossings. AL
though Mr.. Hayes has the authority
to cause the arrest of those not abid-
ing by the regulations, he prefers to
issue warnings to those whose cars he
stops, explaining to them the law gov
erning these crossings and advising
them that heavy fines are provided
in case of violations.
As is usually the case when friend
ly information is given out as
warning, drivers who are stopped and
talked to for violating the regulations
get rather 'hard" about it until Mr..
Hayes impresses upon them that he
has full authority to bring them into
court and is doing them favor by
not arresting them.
These "stop" crossings have all
been marked plainly with an octagoa-
al sign with black lett ering of the
word "stop" on a yellow background.
Railroad crossings so marked have
been officially designated as sstopy
crossings and full stop by all auto
mobiles is required at these cross
ings.
The law further provides that the
speed of all vehicles approaching any
crossing shall be reduced to
such rate that the vehicle can be
brought to full stop in case of me-
cessity before reaching the nearest
rail and to cautiously proceed over
said crossing.
Vehicles carrying school children,
explosives or inflamable liquids or
for hire, or any truck or
vehicle having in tow any other ve-
nicle or equipment, or any vehicle of
q tractor or caterpillar type shall be
brought to complete stop before
crossing the railroad tracks.
A penalty ranging from $25 to 500
IS provided for violation of the law
and the regulation Hereunder.
The object of the law, of course,
S to protect the. occupants Of the
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-05-12
'nts graduating
HONOR STUDENTS


Cecilia Mahal Salutatorian
Cleo Dickerson Marcella Dunno
Anna Gull Genevieve Ever
Lillian Stewart Loretta Kolbet
Amy Keller Florence Neudecker
Evening star., 1926-09-05

Within brief space of Is years. however within the time
that the children who ride their rcyces along the sidewalks
today have finished college gone the world, the
population the United States will have increased by 4OOOO
fed clothed housed but that the simplest
part of the program There plenty of many
The important thing is that the standard of living by the
people be maintained and that it will be lowered
Mr. Hoover has outlined program that will keep several jumps
ahead of the pursuing theory of the late Mr. Mathus
True conservation he says "s get work
There imperative for Before expiration OF the
required for major construction shall need food
supplies than present lands will afford Today there
many distortions agriculture and industry due
the necessary freight from the which
be greatly cured by Of inland into
real connected transportation systems 1t is demonstrated by
actual today that 1000 bushels Of
Evening star., 1926-09-05
WORK FIGHTS u. S. CONTRIBUTION
TO RETIREMENT FUND JUST NOW
Secretary Takes Sharp Issue With Board of Actu-
aries, Saying Payments to Annuitants Are at
Present Just Half Total Income.

actuar ries. which has repeatedly urged
appropriation by Congress to prevent
an economically unSOund situation.
The quotations are from the actuaries
themselves.
"The Government is making no prG
vision whatever to cover the liabill-
ties of the fund which are not COW
cred by employees contributions. the
actuaries point out, land is not max
ing any provision whatever TO liqui-
date the accrued liability for annui.
ties on account of the service of en-
ployes which was rendered prior to
the establishment of the retirement
fund.
"By reason of this failure to recog
nize and make provision for it's accru-
ing liability the Government is actu-
ally borrowing from the employees
fund moneys to cover the actual ac-
cruing liabilities of the Government
on account Of current service of en-
ployes.
by continuing the practice now
followed the Government is
in the position of actually borrowing
money to pay its current expenses
and expecting a future generation to
repay the amount borrowed. The ac-
-
Government employees covered by the
system is really the amount of their
yearly salary plus the amount which,
if paid to the retirement fund, would
exactly offset the ultimate pensions
for which the Government will be
liable for the years service. The
Government is making no appropria-
ton whatever, and is permitting the
pensions to be paid by loans from the
contributions of employees. Since un-
der the law the Government must re-
turn every cent so borrowed with
compound interest, it is evident that
a future generation will be faced with
this debt. The practice is not only
economically unsound, but it will have
tendency actually to increase the
liabilities Of the Government"
Secretary Work takes the position
that the time when contributions will
be made from the Federal Treasury
by appropriations is in the distant
future, and he can see no need now
for contributions by the Government
in view Of the fact that accruals from
employees salaries now average some
thing like $4,000 900 a month, and that
drafts upon the fund to pay annui-
tants and other expenses are about
81 900. 900 a month, or about half the
income of the fund. This view is not
supported either by the actuaries or
by the Retirement Division.
No Plan by Congress.
Congress. deeply involved last
Spring in a retirement fight which
finally resulted in a compromise meas
ure-the present law. which has been
referred to as the administration law
did not write into 1t any provision
for contributions from the Treasury to
augment the fund. and deferred the
day when the Treasury may be obliged
to pay part of the amounts paid to
retired employees. The present law
came into being after President Cool
idge had let ii be known that he did
not favor the $1,000 annuity provided
in the identical Stanfield and Lehl-
bach bills. 1t was compromise
measure, drawn up at the Budget
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Evening star., 1926-09-05
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Boris E. Skvirsky, de facto Soviet
Ambassador at Washington. is
spending the Summer in Moscow.
where plans are under way for new
approaches in the direction Of Ameri-
can recognition by the United States
Government. Mr.. Skvirsky, whose Of
ficial status is that of chief of the
Russian Information Bureau" in
Washington, went to Moscow in July
and is not expected back until some
time in October. While the State De-
partment pleads ignorance of Moscow
reports that the Soviet authorities are
preparing to recognize the debt Of
Sl87,729 900 owing the United States
Treasury, it is known in Washington
that important American commercial
and financial interests now sylnpa-
thize with the Moscow government
anxiety for full official relations with
this country. Well informed authori
ties look for far-reaching develop.
ments by the time Congress reas-
sembles.
Washington has been much i'm.
pressed by a 40-page special edition Of
the New York Journal of Commerce,
which is just off the press, and IS de.
voted entirely to financial, industrial
and commercial Russia" The editor
of the journal of Commerce. II. Parker
Willis, was recently in Russia. He de-
clares that the field of American trade
development in Russia is 'tremen-
dous' and that unlimited opportuni-
ties await those who enter it.
Holds New Revision Needed.
MIR. Willis conclusions with refer
ence to America n Russian political re-
.ations are summed up in this state
ment:
Experience in the past three or
four years has shown that Russia
wants American business and Ameri-
can technical methods. So far as she
has obtained them hitherto. she has
paid for them at remunerative rates.
Experience has also shown that other
countries want the Russian field and
are willing to pay high for it. For.
eign business men are now entering
the field in large numbers and are
rapidly taking it up. The only con-
clusion to be drawn is that if we wish
to enter further upon the Russian
field. or even TO retain what we have,
il will be necessary for us to revise
our point of view in respect of credit
and selling conditions 10 reach a def
mite conclusion in our own minds as
to the safety Of investment and prob
ably to turn over new leaf In our
diplomatic policy"
In the same edition in which the
above views are set forth is a mes
sage from l.. Kamenev. Soviet for
eign trade commissar reading: In
trade and industry there is no d.
vergence of interests between the
United States and the Union Of Soviet
Socialist Republics. They can, and
therefore should. work hand in hand
on the basis of peace and friendly
coopera tion."
American business men who back
the project for recognizing Red Rus
s.a are making widespread use OF
the argument that, under present con-
ditions American goods can prac-
tically only be marketed in Russia
through German middlemen. The
German embassy force at Moscow
is virtually a ''go-getter" trade or.
canizat!on and is exceptionally well
n,;.n.t~;. 1t is said To number the
Evening star., 1926-09-05
RUSSIA BELIEVED PLANNING
NEW DRIVE FOR RECOGNITION
New York Business Papers Special Edition Draws
Attention to Question-Trade Emissary
Now Is i'm Moscow.

gigantic personnel of approximately
800. Germany is now far and away
the biggest seller of goods to Russia
and also is Russia's best market for
her own produce.
Although Uncle Sam boycotts the
Soviet automatically, he places no
embargo either on trade with Russia
or on the visits Of American citizens
to the ostraciZed country. American
passports are now issued good for
all Countries Any citizen of the
United States who wants to enter
Russia can have his passport visaed
by the Soviet authorities without OBJ
lection on the part of the State De-
partment. Americans have been 60
ing to Russia in increasing numbers
in recent times, both as business peo-
pie and as globe-trotting tourists.
Trade Greater Than Before War.
Soviet statistics just issued at
Washington claim that American
trade with the Russian government
through which all business must be
done-showed a turnover of, roundly,
$34 100000 during the first six
months of 1926. This is a decrease
of 4S per cent from the same period
of 1925. But, even with the lower
figures. they are said to represent a
trade volume so per cent higher than
the pre-war rate of business with
Russia.
The Soviet government maintains
in New York a concern called the
Amtorg Trading Corporation, which
is the sole representative of Russia
in this country for import and export
activities. The Amtorg claims to be
doing business with the most eminent
firms and corporations in industrial
America, and to be buying regularly
equipment for oil wells and refineries;
dredging machinery. construction
equipment. mining machinery. ma
terial for blast furnaces. lathes and
presses, printing machinery and limo
types; textile and cotton cleaning
equipment, electrical. telephone and
telegraph supplies; radio equipment,
machinery for the glass industry, re-
frigerating, machinery, agricultural
implements of all kinds; automobiles,
trucks, tractors, fire engines and mo-
tor cycles: machine tools, type
writer's, adding machines and other
office equipment: non-ferrous metals,
leather goods and chemicals. From
Russia the Amtorg imports into
America furs, lumber, sheep castings,
wool. caviar, hides, skins. carpets,
feathers and chemicals.
Secretary Kellogg, despite the con-
ientions of the Russian trade au.
thorities and American business in
terests represented to be longing for
Soviet recognition, is not aware of
any specific demands to that end.
If and when they are made, the
Department of State, with President
Coolidge's unqualified Endorsement,
will say. in effect. that America s
terms are well known and remain
unchanged. Moscow has been ac-
auainted with them for six years.
Three Presidents and three Secre-
taries of State have proclaimed and
reploclaimed them-Presidents VIII
son. Harding and Coolidge and Sec
retaries Colby, Hughes and Kellogg
Russia must solemnly pledge her.
self to do, and actually do, four diff
ferent things:
/. The Soviet government. must dis
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Evening star., 1926-09-05

transmission of electricity enable distant water
be brought market vital contribution to the
of developments for other purposes We have emerged
from the long posponeent of national construction imposed
reconsrction have recovered greatly
national wealth that have the capital such
projects expanding needs require and undeveoped
make possible
In the early the nineteenth Thomas Robert
Aahus English clergyman of eucldat
ing his theory that the population increases faster than the
of support unless checked by famine, pestience
other of God that would rid the world of human
beings unless himself adopted artificial method Of
control The Mahuan theory still provides bugbear with
which biologists and economists delight battle for long hours
the night by writing upon of other theories.
But far it has not been put to conclusive test.