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Porto Rico Faces Problems
clos Angeles, Herald)

Clos Angeles, Herald)
Porto Rico, the island possession of the
United States lying southeast Of our con-
|tinental area and almost directly east of
Central America, is in financial difficulties
and an appeal for aid has been made to
the Washington government by leaders
Of the islands sugar industry, agriculture
lists and chamber of commerce. Although
large quantities Of gold were yielded by
the island during the Spanish occupation,
in recent times the chief industries have
been sugar, tobacco, cotton, coffee, or
anges, p%ineappleS and c|ocoanuts. The
principal manufactures other than sugar
and molasses are cigars and cigarettes,
ha S, embroidery and salt.
With the population heavily afflicted
by anemia and malaria, with a financial
budget larger than the annual receipts,
and with 400, 900 of its 900, 900 people of
working age unable to obtain employ.
ment, Porto Rico has been struggling
under a crushing burden. That this sit
uati0n can be ameliOrated is the firm be-
lief Of the petitioners who have asked
the assistance of the federal government.
if the island with a density of popula.
ton of 400 to the square mile, is to be-
come what it-cOuid and should bean in.
dustrial community whose abundance
of labor is an asset instead of a liza
~biIity-some oLsiderabIe readjustment
must be made in the near future. With
the Porto Ricans in a position to secure
self supporting labor, there will be a re-
sultant benefit to~the eutire mainland, as
the nation is strengthened or weakened
by the condition of its various parts.
Asserting that under present conditions
the taxes are so heavy that they cannot
be paid by many, either now or in tie
future, and that the legitimate obIiga.
tions of the Island can be refunded with
out reputation or loss in the operation,
the United States government is asked to
send to Porto Rico a commission of ex.
perts to study economic conditions and
public finances. and ascertain the real
ability Of the people for taxing purposes.
lit is also requested that governmental
assistance be afforded in the proposed
r%efunding plan, if thought wise, and shat
financial aid be granted to the island for
the purpose of improving the health con-
ditions, which as before said. urgently
need attention. In addition, an indus
trial survey Of the islands resources
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25
SPORT NEWS

The base ball season is on the wane.
In the big leagues, the championships,
are about settled. The Yankees OF
the American League about clinched
the pennant last Sunday when they
beat Cleveland; St. Louis, of the Ma
tional League profited on Monday last
when, while idle she saw Boston take
in Cincinnati for two games, and the
former looks like a sure winner. To-
ronto has beaten the Orioles out for
the International League flag, and
Dunn failed to win his eighth con-
secutive pennant. Louisville, of the
American Association looks like a
sure winner in that organization and
will meet Toronto in the Little World
Series Hagerstown won the FIVE
state series, beating out Crisfield in
some of the closest ball games in the
history Of the Eastern Shore and
Blue Ridge Leagues. Finally, Snow
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

Approximately $3,500.00 in cash, re-
ceipts and papers, belonging to Mrs.
H. L. Crockett, Onancock, Va, ard
$148.00 cash belonging to Mrs. J. Il.
East was taken from the clothes room
in the apartment of Mrs. Crockett
some time during the last two weeks.
The money had been kept in a cabin
safe for the last eight or ten months
and the loss was not discovered until
a member of the family went to the
closet.
The key to the room had been i'll
the possession of Mrs. Crockett. How
ever, the room was found locked when
the loss was discovered.
In addition to the money, the little
cabin safe, weighing about 81 pounds
was also carried away.
The safe had been bought about rs
years ago by Capt. Crockett from a
foreign vessel, which went ashore at
Tangier, where Capt. Crockett was
living at that time, paying $1.OO for
same.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

world of outdoor sports. Maryland is,
CT course, most keenly interested in
Maryland collegs. There is no reason
tanned this year, will be similar TO
that of former years. Maryland Uni
versity generally excels, with Johns
Hopkins, Western Maryland, WASH
ington, st. Johns, Blue Ridge, and
Loyola, coming in the order named.
Foot ball strength at colleges var
les with each year. Examinations by
graduation and through other chan
nels, cause the makeup of teams to
be problematical, and a coach does
not always until the college opens
know just what material he has. It
is true that those who have the Fresh
man rule can figure little more con-
fidently, since there is always team
in the making.
Reports from the various colleges
in the State seem to indicate that the
usual strength will be manifest ex-
cept in the case of Washington. She
will be compelled to build almost from
the bottom. Very few of the 1925
team have retuned-most being lost
by graduation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

Hill won the flag in the Del-Mar-Va
League and everybody is happy.
This is bad year for champions.
Hornsby lost his batting supremacy;
the American champion tennis team
lost to France; many pugislistic
champions were dethroned; "Trudy'
Ederle's record time was surpassed by
a Frenchman; Hoppe lost his billiard
crown; and Ruth failed to break his
record home run mark. Dempsey per-
haps, does not believe in omens, and
will go into his fight with Tunney UNI
afraid; but history has way of re-
peating itself, and there is no telling
what may happen.
Swimming the English Channel is
so fast a recurring event, that the
reading becomes monotonous. Ger
trude Ederle must have taught them
all how to do the stunt. She has been
accused of funny business and several
must have learned how funny it was
and are having the laugh on ''Trudy.'
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES

1t has always been felt that "Gold-
en- Sweets" from the Eastern Shore
Of Virginia, when properly prepared,
were a dish fit for kings-and now it
has become a fact. When the Royal
family of England arranges itself at
the dinner table tomorrow, Sunday,
the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
or the leg of Southdown mutton will
be fanked by choice and generous
portion of Eastern Shore Of Virginia
Sweet potatoes.
By special request, there was ship
ped last week from Machipongo, a
barrel of Golden Sweets" addressed
to her Majesty, Queen Mary of Eng
land. The potatoes were grown on
the farm of Scott Brothers, carefully
culled and handled and each potato
wrapped separately to stand the over
seas journey and the packing super
vised by F. B. Bell, Exchange agent
at Machipongo.
The request for the sweet potatoes
was relayed to the Shore through
Elisha Lee, vice-president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and it is UNI
derstood that Mrs. Lee who is abroad
at present and who knows what a
@reap' sweet potato tastes like and
how it should be cooked was the gen.
tie means of introducing the product
to royalty.
It would be no surprise to learn that
Queen Mary happened to read one Of
the folders, "Recipes for Golden
Sweets" issued by the Eastern Shore
of Virginia Chamber of Commerce,
and with her natural feminine curl
osity aroused and her normal appetite
awakened by the Eastrn Shore OF
Virginia method of doing justice to
the sweet potato, called for the
Chamberlain of the royal household,
or the steward or whoever is respon-
sible for the job of seeing that the
royal table is served with the best
there is.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

session. There will be number Of
addresses by prominent women OF
Tidewater and it should be well worth
the while of anyone interested in the
affairs of the day to attend. The
meeting will open at $50 o'clock.
Wednesday mornings session will
be held in the Memorial Library
Building at the corner of Tazewell
ave. land Plum st. At this session the
business of the District organization
will be transacted.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

Figures supplied by the Public Ser
vice Commission give Easton the
cheapest street lighting rate on the
peninsula.
To illustrate further the advantages
in low rates that the people of Easton
are enjoying it is observed that the
street lights there cost the taxpayers
$18 pen annum for 80 C.P. lamps ard
$1,000 per year for $50 C.P. lamps.
In Salisbury the rates are $19.40
per year for go C.P. lamps, $1.40 more
than the cost in Easton for 80 C.P.
per year and $50 C.P. the cost is $42
per year as against $50 in Easton.
In Cambridge the charges are
$20.40 per year for 60 C.P. and $1,000
per year for 400 C.P.
In Crisfield the charges are $15.75
per year for go watts and $500 per
year for $50 watts.
With the installation of the pro-
posed oil generator, the rates not only
to the residence and stores will be re-
duced but still further reduction in
street lighting costs also.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

On October 18th and 18th Cape
Charles will be the scene of the an
nual meeting of the 9th District Of
Virginia Federated Women's Cluba.
The Woman's Club of the Eastern
Shore and the Woman's Club of Ac-
comac county will be joint hostesses
to the visitors who will represent all
Of the Federated Wsmen's Clubs in
Tidewater, Va.
Tke first melting will be hid In Cen
tenary Church on Tuesday evening
and the public Is urged to attend this
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

No appointment will be made for
the office of Deputy Sheriff of North
ampton county which was made va
cant by the death of r. w. Kelley 8
weeks ago, according to Sheriff Chas.
NJ. Landlord. He stated that Mrs. R.
w. Kelley was comfortably fixed in
the county home at Eastville and was
able to take care of the prisoners
with his assistance and that he would
not move her during his term of office
which expires on January 1, 1928.
Mrs. Kelley, who more or less has
looked after the prisoners and fed
them during her husbands illness is
familiar with and thoroughly capable
of handling the situation at the Jail.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25

College football will now occupy
the most conspicuous arena in the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25
PLATFORM
Of The Peoples Party Of Worcester County, Md.
...FOR 1926.

which called into being The Peoples Party
is the
hereby specifically hold
all themselves credit
public
Of this County the careful consd
faithfully ipaiany,
the duties of the office for which he has been named
a a ballot
should privilege before official
Clerks
al
s of
should Primaries
Worcester
political efficient
holders the enforced Government
Motto of the shall Equal
to Privileges
oil will
will be until
something tell
of this WILLIAM G. KERBIN Chairman
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-09-25
DR.. Harry E. Rooms
EAR, EYE, NOSE, AND
THROAT SPECIALIST

A member Of the surgical
staff Of McCready Memorial
Hospital, Crisfield, will be at
the Parker House, every second
and fourth Wednesdays Of each
month. His next visit will be
Wednesday, October Ii.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21

Sunday Redwood County and
all his business
seldom his residence Redwood County
that foremost public charitable acts and reg
His cradle human liberty
coming wonderful civil
Wisconsin, where John born and
He
passed through high
business knowledge
There are still many will recall the
Three Lakes and Morgan townships Mr.
while spending
his ideal of the who
interests Those
John Cooper
satisfaction his employer who af
frequently his the of business
with his Redwood Falls
o business for himself.
Redwood
of highly regarded
policy As commissioner he
believed worth
doing period his service he stood
entitled the
as spent by the private individual
what pleased to refer
happened meet with Mr. William H.
and remarked to Mr. Gold
john
that Gold and quickly
admirable conservative
continued until the backed with the
and of all knewhim
JULIUS A. SCHMAHI.
Paul, July
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
PRIMITIVE NATURE
KEPT UNADORNED
AT RAMSEY PARK
WONDERLAND OF GIANT TREES,
FALLS AND STREAMS OFTEN
CALLED MINNESOTA YELLOW
STONE.
Courtesy of st. Paul Dispatch)

Courtesy of st. Paul Dispatch)
From now to 1000 years ago is only
step at Redwood Falls.
The south-bound tourist leaves the
main street of the town, crosses a
bridge and turns.
And, at that turn, it seems that
time itself rolls back. For lost at
once is sight and sound of town. In
stead, at every hand tower tall trees
of redwood, cottonwood, pine and oak.
A river gurgles underneath or roars
foam-flecked over granite falls. Huge
cliffs of white or red or gray frown
down from overhead
Such is the entrance into Ramsey
park, a Minnesota beauty spot adopt
ed now for preservation by the state
itself and named in honor of Alex
sander Ramsey, first territorial COVER
nor of the commonwealth.
Where other parks are rustic, it is
the pride of citizens OF Redwood
Falls that their show place of West
ern Minnesota still is wild They call
it Minnesota's Yellowstone, are at
pains to keep it's charm as outward
ly untouched as may be, by the hand
of man.
And well have they succeeded if
comment one hears repeatedly among
the tourists that throng there every
year is evidence.
The park embraces 300 acres or
thereabouts. Around its hills, the
/ Redwood river loops in horseshoe
curves, joined beyond the entrance to
the park by that smalle.' stream of
Ramsey creek.
And all about are woods and hills,
the trees of native timber, growing,
some of them, for better than CEN
tury. The granite hills, carved cliff
like where the rivers flow, have been
part of Natures Redwood play
ground since the year that time it.
self began
The hills have been .ut down only
where their slope was too steep 9TH
erwise for cars to climb. Wherever
possible, the parkway bends and
twists and spirals up their sides. For
the most part, no fences guard the
driveway side from sheer drops, 20,
100, 200 feet even, in places from the
heights to dells below.
And yet, in all the years that
Ramsey has been a park, years in
which tourists by the thousands in
the summer months come to visit
the place, there has never, Redwood
Falls townsmen say, been an auto
mobile accident in the place of seri-
Gus nature. There have been fender
Continued on page five)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
SCHOOL ELECTION
CALLS OUT BIGGEST
VOTE IN YEARS
A. C. BURMEISTER GETS 451
VOTES; JOS. CORBETr 291 AND
L. E. BACKER 1877 AT
TUESDAY MEETING.
TOTAL VOTE CAST
NUMBERS 4S7
ELECTION BIG CONTRAST TO
1925 MEETING WHEN TOTAL
VOTE WAS 33; FIN ANCIAL
REPORT GOOD

The largest vote Redwood Falls has
cast in many year was that called
forth by the annual school election
held at the Lincoln School building
Tuesday evening. A. C. Burmeister
and JOS. Corbett were both reelected
winning over L. E. Backcr, the third
candidate, by big majorities. The
total vote vast was 4S7 which is said
to be the most representative vote the
School District has had, with one ex-
ception, for the past twenty years.
The vote last year was 80. Only two
ballots were thrown out because of
being mismarked
In the final official count Mr.. Bur-
meister was given 451 votes, Mr.. Cor
bett 291 votes and Mr.. Backer 1877.
This is apparently a majority express
sion of approval of the policies of the
present Board of Education of which
these two men are leading members.
The interest shown is most gratifying
to those most interested il school af-
fairs, the younger men aud women of
the city being evidently especially in
terested in returning Mr.. Burmeister
and Mr.. Corbett to the Beard to fin
ish the work they have been so in
strumental in furthering. 1t is be-
lieved the vote cast for MIR. Burmeis-
ter is the largest ever cast for any
Redwood Falls citizen at a similar
election.
The financial report of the
School District was read at the close
of the voting. This report shows a
careful and conservative expenditure
of the moneys of the district and that
the schools are in good financial con-
dition. The report will be published
in detail in the next issue of The Ga
zette. Since a large sum of money
is expended by the District each year
total of $98,8S7.83 having been re-
ceived from various sources during
the past year, it behooves every citizen
to know from where the school dollar
comes and how it is expended. For
this reason the report will be sub
mitted through the press, the Board
of Education hopeful that it will re-
ceive. the close and careful attention
it merits. The usual routine busi-
ness of the annual meeting was trans
acted, Vice President 0. B. Sparks,
presiding in the absence Of President
Burmeister.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
IF YOUR EARS
ARE FROZEN

just imagine that-with the
heat meter registering anything
from ninety-nine degrees up and
on, the Mankato Free Press
comes out with a fitting sug-
gestion as to what to do in the
case of the above dire emerg-
ency. Right on the front page
of the Free Press for Monday it
was, in good black print, "If
yours ears are frozen. rub them
with snow before going into a
warm room or near fire"
Frozen-snow-warm room (as
though there were any other
kind in this whole world of hot
ness)-near a fire. Heavens!
The conflicting emotions arous-
ed by these various words and
phases are more than mortals
can bear during the present
temperature The Free Press
can always be counted upon to
give timely advice whether it
be to the love lorn, the ambit-
ious politician or what not. And
certainly this last bit of help
fulness on the part CT the Press
will fill a real need among the
readers of that splendid paper.
IF your ears are FROZEN-ye
Gods! Why weren't we told
what to do in case they were
burned off by the 100 fervid car
esses of the sun?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
BOY, GIRL AND
TEACHER WIN
RECOGNITION
AITKEN BOY, NORWOOD GIRL
AND RENVILLE TEACHER HON.
ORED BY AWARDS MADE AT
SESQUI-CENTENNIAI..

Minnesota has selected her three
representatives for the American
Youth Award in connection with the
Sesqui- Centennial, the three selected
to have their expenses paid to Phila-
delphia and Washington, ID. c. The
boy winning this awarI is Harold
Carlson of the Aitkin high school, the
girl is Clara Haueter of chs Norwood
high school and the American Teacher
Award for this state was won by Miss
Annie j. Hawes of Renvlle County,
who has taught in the high school at
Renville
The State Committee having this
selection in charge is headed by Gov
ernor Theodore Christianson as the
honorary chairman, and By Mayor L.
C. Hodgson Of Saint Paul as the ac-
tive chairman The members of the
committee which is made up of men
and women over the state, are: Judge
j. F. D. Meighen, Mrs. Emil Leicht,
Fred w. Johnson, Mrs. Bess NJ Will
son, George A. Mckenzie, Mrs. w F.
Duffy, Henry Otto Newman, julius
Thorson, Senator M. Boylan, Mrs.
Willard Bayliss, Donald j. Cowling,
DR.. Neil Watson, c. w. Final, Miss
Gratia Countryman, Lotus D. Coff-
man, Mrs. Andreas Ueland, Mrs.
Frank M. Warren, Harry Lund, Mrs.
Alfred Jurhe, Rev. w. C. Sainsbury,
Charles A. Lethert, Rev. l.. F. Ryan,
Louis Muessle, Fred G. Hoffman,
Agnes Doherty, w. F. Snively, Still
man h. Bingham.
Local interest will center most
about the recognition given Miss
Hawes for her years Of faithful SER
vice. Miss Hawes' citation reads:
Overcome heavy handicaps; practi-
cally entire burden of household work
assumed at Is; obtained education un-
der difficulties; taught school IL
Continued on page twelye)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-07-21
NINETY-FIVE
RURAL PUPILS
COMPLETE WORK
GRADUATION TO TAKE PLACE
AT WABASSO THURSDAY, JULY
22ND; MISS SWENSON AND r.
A. TURNER TO GIVE ADDRESS.

Ninety-five students who have COM
pleted the work of the first eight
grades in the rural and semi-graded
school of Redwood County will receive
their diplomas at the exercises to be
held at the Wabasso school house on
Thursday, July 22nd, at two-thirty
o'clock. This is the tenth year such
a program has marked the giving of
diplomas for the completion of this
work The speakers selected by Miss
Theo Jensen, the superintendent of
county schools, are Miss Anna Sven
son, director of Rural Education for
the State of Minnesota, and R. A.
Turner, National Field Representa-
tive of Boys and Girls Club Work.
Other numbers of the program are
vocal solo by Lynn Sheldon, county
agent, a defamation by Lyman Cor
bett of Redwood Falls, a saxaphone
solo by Lawrence Revere and group
singing with Miss jeanette Fobes of
Redwood Falls at the piano.
The names of the graduates receiv-
ing these diplomas are: Dist. 2, Vera
Hakes, Cleo M. Sayre and Donald
Whittet; Dist. 3, Lloyd Mertz; Dist
4, Geraldine Johnson; Dist. 5, Alma
| Peterson; Dist. 6, Iva Lussenhop and
Lydia Mages; Dist. 8, Leonard Haup-
til and Norman Wise; Dist. Is, Lorna
Clements, Lewis Gerstman, Dorothy
Otto, Leonard Pelzel and Ulalie Pro-
kosch; Dist. 20, Clyde Mason; Dist
%, William Lord and Mary Swanson;
Dist. 25, Raymond Turbes; Dist. 26,
Enid Horning; Dist 27, Milton Chris
tianson and Leona Peterson; Dist
%, Lillian Frederickson, Werner Lar
son and Edna Russell; Dist. %, Ed
win Coulter; Dist. SO, Laurene Lar
son; Dist. 81, Lorraine Madsen; Dist
+ SO, Benjamin Arnold, Leo Glib and
Ladislaus Ourada; Dist. 40, Elmer
Flesner; Dist. AZ, William Cline, Lu-
ellie Cote, Evelyn Holstein; Dist. A
Fred Wyman; Dist. As, Clements
Alex; Dist. 40, Gerald Cox; Dist. 54
Ida Rohlik; Dist. 81, Ralph DeBliech
and Vernon Foster: Dist. SO, Agnes
Schaffran and Theresa Brey; Dist
SO, Ella Mas, Dist. GA, Ruth DeLong;
Dist. 65, Clarence Fixsen, Frank Platz
and Sadie Zollner; Dist. sc, Lucille
/ Larson; Dist. 6S, Earl Knutson anc
Verna Marotzke; Dist. SO, Dorothy
Barnes and Alice Simondet; Dist. 70
Mabel Muetzel; Dist. 73, Walter En-.
gel; Dist. rs, Adolph Egle; Dist. 70
Augusta Dresow; Dist. so, Minnie
Meyer and Jennie Ousky; Dist. 83
Alvina, Edna and Helen Christensen
and James Benson; Dist. 50, Lorraine
Flaig and Melvin Meyer; Dist. 80
I Continued on page twelve)