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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1926
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
ANNOUNCES RULES GOVERN
ING DEVICES ON TRUNK HIGH
WAYS.

Uniform regulation of traffic on
trunk highways within cities and vii
lagos as far as compatible with local
conditions, is the aim of set of reg
ulations just issued by C. NJ. Babcock,
state highway commissioner. The cir
cular, which is being mailed this week
to the villages through which trunk
highways pass, calls attention to the
supreme court decision holding that
the highway department has general
regulation over trunk highways, both
within and without the municipalities,
and it is suggested that local ordin-
ances be revised to conform to state
regulations.
The aim of all regulation, the cir
cular states, should be to allow traf-
fic to flow freely and naturally, and,
by eliminating indecision, make for
better and safer traffic control. Traf-
fic control devices are held unneces-
sary where the traffic through an in
tersection is less than 5000 vehicles
per day. Where there is heavy traf-
fic for short periods of time, the de-
vice should be manually controlled in
stead of automatic.
Mushrooms" beacons," and other
warning signals when installed in
streets which enter trunk highways
should be placed in the center of the
throat of the approaching street
They may be installed on the trunk
highway only under the following con-
ditions:
No device or light standard may be
installed on a trunk highway where
the paved or surfaced width is less
than 80 feet.
No device may be installed in the
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

Calls KILLING
OF BOY OF Is
BASTARD DEED
TOO MANY IMMATURE. CALLOW
POLICEMEN" USING FIREARMS.
DECLARES GOVERNOR THEO.
CHRISTIANSON.

Shooting of a 13-year-old boy by
Guy Wells, Mortified patrolman,
when the child was riding on a small
truck alleged to have contained liquor
was denounced today by Governor
Christianson as "dastardly deed"
Il am afraid we have too many i'm
mature, callow policemen" the gov
ernor said. 81 approve of arresting
those guilty of transporting liquor,
but some judgment should be used be-
fore patrolman resorts to the use
of firearms"
The governor said the first thought
| of any driver when accosted by one
displaying firearms would be to "step
on the gas"
This, he said, would be true, es-
lpecially at night, when policeman's
uniform would be hard to distinguish.
The governor added that he is with
out power to suspend or remove the
Mortified patrolman and this was
confirmed by Colonel Albert Pratt, as
sistant attorney general.
Patrolman Guy Wells, who acct
IDENTIFY shot and killed Gilbert Fox, 49,
year-old boy, during a hunt for liquor
runners, will continue as member of
the city police force, Mayor K. j.
Mckenzie of Mortified said in
statement in which he said he was
"emphatically and absolutely" back Of
Wells.
The statement followed verdict
of "gross negligence" returned by a
-coroner's jury which held an inquest
over the body of the boy.
After the statement was issued,
Chief of Police w. B. Smith, of North
field and Sheriff C. NJ Livingstone of
Rice County declared they endorsed
Mayor McKenzie's stand.
Three arrests on liquor charges
have been made in connection with
the case.
II have fairly investigated this
shooting affair and l am convinced it
was purely an accident, so far as the
tragic killing of the boy was con-
cerned," said Mayor Mckenzie in his
statement.
Judging by the result it may be
that there was some carelessness in
volved in the way the shots were
fired, but I cannot comprehend the
accusation that it was "gross negli-
gence."
Mistakes are likely to happen at
any time, but if the public and Off
Gals do not stand behind unfortunate
circumstances such as those existing
here, how can we expect the law to
be seriously enforced
"Patrolman Wells has been a con-
scientious officer and 1 stand back of
him in his misfortunate in this trag-
Iedy,-which no one regrets more than
he does"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
BILL MES FAMOUS LETTER

BILL NYE'S FAMOUS LETTER
On the seventy fifth anniversary of
Bill Nye's birth, a tablet, memor-
ial window and a granite monument
were unveiled at Fletcher, near Ash
vile, showing his quaint humor and
lovable personality have not been for
gotten.
At one time he served as postmas-
ter at Laramie, Wyo., an appointment
which incidentally brought forth his
famous letter addressed to Presto Mt
Arthur and containing his resigna-
ton.
In the letter he directs the presi-
dent where to find everything, ex-
planning that the postal cards he had
read were carefully pigeonholed apart
from the unread ones. He continued:
eff Deacon Hayford does not pay UP
his box rent you might as well put
his letters in the general delivery,
and when Bob Head gets drunk and
insists on letter from one of his
wives every day in the week, you can
salute him through the box delivery
window with an old Queen Anne TOM
ahawk that you will find near the
Etruscan water pail"
So tickled were the officials at
with his letter that they
published it far and wide. To Nye's
huge delight an English paper editor
tally commented in shocked amaze
ment on the ways of American post
masters.-The Open Road.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
RADIO SIGHT" is NEXT

The average American citizen has
become hardened to the suggestion
that talking movies are being perfect
ed and will be thrust upon US soon.
The first announcement caused little
furries of CONSERVATION, but we soon
got a grip upon ourselves and said,
What must come, must"
Now, however, dark clouds gather
in the east. Faint rumbled herald an
impending catastrophe in the face of
which even the more expert philoso-
piers tremble and cast about vainly
for some stabilizing influence. The
foundations of privacy quake and
crumble.
It's all because of "radio sight"
For year this bugaboo has been tiny
speck capering with the hundreds of
greater COLLINS upon our scientific
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

horizon.
Until just the other day when it
suddenly assumed gigantic proper
lions, it's shouts of ''bo" were so
faint as to be scarcely audible. The
trouble is an invention of John Baird,
a young Scot. He says he has test
ed his apparatus and it works.
''You turn little knob" said Baird,
"and you see in a frame attached to
the set the face of whoever is talking
at the transmitting station. You see
him move, laugh, talk and gesticul-
ate, and simultaneously, of course,
you hear everything he says"
Horrible thought! Granting that
the future will bring radio telephones,
or that the invention will work equal
ly well with our regular phone, where
is your private life?
A man will call his wife and say:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
WE MEN

Now we can hold up our masculine
head again and look any doggone wo-
man in the eye and gloat over the
superiority of manly strength COM
pared with her poor, frail, feminine
delicacy. The English channel re-
cord is back, the Lord be praised, in
the hands of us men and we mean to
keep it there.
When Trudy Ederle succeeded in
crossing the channel and that in nearly
two hours better time than the best
male swimmer had ever made, patri-
otism impelled US to give three rous-
ing cheers and chivalry to offer Miss
Ederle our congratulations. But the
thing had sour taste just the same.
1t didn't seem right that mere slip
of a 19-year-old girl should be the
worlds champion English channel
swimmer. The male jig seemed to be
up. You cannot patronize a sex
which is able to beat you at swim
ming, horseshoe pitching or poker.
Miss Ederle's performance was jolt
in the solar plexus.
But the world has swung back into
its proper orbit again. Otto Virkoe-
ten of Germany helped to swing it
there. He padded his way across the
channel nearly two hours faster than
Gertrude did It isn't entirely pleas
ant to have to surrender the cham
pionship to Germany, but even patri-
otism has to give way when it comes
to standing up for our sex. Besides
Virkoeten is a Nordic, isn't he? And
that's the next best thing to being an
American. with a revolutionary quar-
tering on your shield.-Omaha World
Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
Uniform Traffic Control
Aim Of Department

center of an intersection where left
turns are permitted, unless the clear
width between curbs Of one of the
intersecting roads is so feet or more.
A rigid type Of standard will not be
permitted.
No signal or device may be placed
on trunk highway without a permit.
Trunk highways will be designated
as through highways" where local
police will undertake to enforce it
and where traffic conditions warrant.
The department will furnish, erect
and maintain stop signs on roads so
designated. Such designation, how
ever, will not be made in isolated cas-
es, but only through a series of cities
and villages.
In order to bring about uniformity
in parking, and to eliminate conges-
ton, the following regulations are
recommended for use on trunk high
ways:
No parking shall be permitted
within distance equal to 20 feet
plus one-half of width of intersecting
street, from center line of any inter-
secting street.
No parking shall be permitted which
does not leave a clear width of road
way at least "a feet wide. In case
of divided or one-way streets, at least
II feet must be kept clear for traffic
in each driveway.
In the case of streets with single
track car lines, where the cars run
against the flow of traffic, at least
II feet must be left clear between
the curb and the clearance line Of the
street car.
The regulations do not affect streets
marked with trunk highway signs in
cities of the first class, because I'M
der the constitutional amendment
trunk highways end at the city linn
it's of such cities.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
ST. PETER MINK BREEDER
MARKETS 81. 76O ssCROl

Fred Darkow, local mink raiser
cashed in on the profits of his pres
ent years "crop" last Friday, when
he took % trios Of young mink of
the present years filters to Minnea-
polls, where he delivered them in COM
pliance with the terms of previous
order, to the United States Silver Fox
company, by whom it is reported they
will ultimately be shipped overseas for
European trade. Mr.. Darkow made
the delivery with one trip of his big
sedan, arriving home the same day
with the final proceeds, which, includ-
ing an advance payment, are under
stood to have been $2,760. In addi-
ton to these, he still has around thir-
ty young mink and his older stock
with which to resume breeding for
the coming year. The st. Peter fur
man has built up a lucrative business
in three years with these fur bear
Peter Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

"I've got to work late" She viii
look at him, over the phone of course,
and say: YOU'RE drunk, and isn't
that a pool table. behind you?"
There's rouge on your coat and /
see your stenographer powdering her
nose"
Perhaps the phone will ring and
mother will say: "Don't answer it
yet. It's one of the neighbors and
this room is in a terrible mess. I"
But anything is likely to be done in
this matter-of- world. 1t is i'm
possible to prevent the mind and hands
Of man from performing great feats.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
GOING TO SCHOOL

Minnesota has a compulsory educa-
ton law, enforced by attendance Of
ficers, that takes care of the problem
of keeping young boys and girls in
school. This act does not, however,
make any attempt to solve the prob
lem of the boy or girl who is beyond
the age of sixteen and who is stand
ing now uncertain whether to contin-
ue in high school or, if high school
has been finished, to attempt a college
or university course.
It is largely time for indecision
with some young folks. Many of
them have been employed during the
summer, and for the first time in
their lives have been earning money
regularly. They have become accus-
toned not only to earning, but to
spending, and they hesitate about
leaving what they call good job to
go to school where no wages are paid
in cash. When young persons are to-
gether this subject is often discussed.
What seems to be good position
to a boy or girl who is not high
school graduate may not seem so
few years later, and lack of educa-
tional qualifications may bar promo
ton. The youth who has not had the
benefit of education may never get
better place, because those who have
had training will be promoted over
him. The question to be answered is
not so much what boy or girl can
earn today, but what can be earned
ten years from now, or twenty. At
the end of either period the person
with college training stands better
chance than one who lacks such quail
fications. It may mean sacrifices
that are hard to make, but the boy
or girl who has vision and fair
amount of common sense will not hes
itate. Those who visualize of the
future and the keen competition of the
times will get all the education pos
sible. Only those who are short
sighted will leave educational pursuits
definitely behind and refuse such OPP
portunities as they may have.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

Neighbor: l understand your son
got his G. A. and his M. A.
Father: Yes, but it is still his P. A.
that supports him.
Harry Nelson thinks bird in the
hand is bad table manners.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

Once upon time if you detected
the odor Of tobacco in room you
took it for granted that a man had
been there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15
ia marvel Oh
handling ease

Take the wheel of today1s
Chevrolet! Learn the SIM
plicity of it's gear shift
experience the hexibility of
its velvety acceleration-the
am azing smoo t h n ess
and power of it's modern
valve-in-h cad motor
the thrill of its remark
able steering ease and the
quick responsiveness of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

We are trying to develop speed to
the point where we can start today
and get there yesterday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

Time is pictured as man but must
be woman, for is it not said '"Time
will tell?"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-15

it's big, oversize brakes!
Only then can you possibly
appreciate the handling ease
and multiple cylinder per-
Torrance that are prompt
ing buyers by the thous-
ands each week to choose
Chevrolet in preference to
all other cars Of anywhere
near equal cost! Come in to-
day and get a demonstration!
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
COPPERNOLL IS PLATED OVER
 NOMINATION
ISSUES FORMAL STATEMENT AS TO CONDUCT OF OFFICE IF
 HE IS CONFIRMED

Regarding the Associated Press dis patch of today from Washington, an nouncing the nomination of Wm. D. Coppernoll, Seward attorney, for Unit ed States District Attorney of this Di- vision, MT. Coppernoll had the follow ing to say:
 Naturally, am elated over the an. nouncement from Washington that my name has been submitted to the Sen ate by the President for the position of United States attorney for the ThirC Judicial Division of the Territory ot Alaska. If confirmed, trust to meas ure up to the standard required by those whom have honored me in this appointment. If inducted into office shall endeavor to conduct mysel and the affairs of the office in a man ner conducive to the welfare and we'll being of the Territory and the Fedora government"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
MOOSE PTARMIGAN' ELLISON HEADS HuGE AvATloN COMPANY COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF MULTI-MILLIONAIRES
Anticipates Securing Interior Air Mail Contract from the limited States Government-Has Organization
 Plans Completed-Ready Operate Months
Left This Morning for Fairbanks Where He Will Await Arrival of Captain Wilkins-Wi Pilot Main Flight
 Plans Seeking New Lands for United States

Having conclusively demonstrated the feasibility of air mail service in Alaska by reason of his former flying in the Interior of Alaska up to about two years ago. Lieutenant Carl B. Eileson, Alaskas first air mail pilot who left Seward this morning for Fair banks where he will await the remainder of the Wl kins' exploration party, stated the company he re- gently formed in the East and of which press dls- patches were published by The Gateway some days ago. anticipate being awarded contracts from the Government for carrying of mails, by arplane in the interior
 Eileson's name was on the tongue of all newspa- per readers few years ago at the completion of the first airplane flight from Fairbanks to McGrath, car ryng the mail which it would have taken dog team three days to deliver. He made the first roundtrip flight in nine hours flying time but later reduced the time of the trip to five hours and fortyfive minutes.
 Ten times, once every two weeks, E1eson made the Fairbanks -McGrath flight without serious mis- hap except on the first trip when he became lost for short time and flew ninety miles off his course.
 Many tales have been told of Eileson's daring in Alaska-taes of whom the lives of several sick men were saved by the crew-quick transportation to hos ptals in the mail carriers private plane, of reaching inland points impossible of access by river or trail and similar feats.
 - Known as Benny" to the white residents, File son was christened Moose Ptarmigan' by the Indi- ans of the McGrath district who still tell at their poW-wows of the first appearance of the man-bird. He was taken into the Yukon tribe.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
ADVANCE PARTY
 HIT TRAIL AGAIN

NENANA, Alaska, Feb. 15. (P)-The Malcolm Smith advance party Of the Wilkins North Pole explorers are un- derway again, and are now travelling over the flozen Panama river. They are making less than three miles per hour. The trail is fine and the weath- CT is clear, with the temperature stand ing at fifteen below zero.
 Leave Minto Roadhouse.
 The Wilkins supply party left old Minto early this morning, but return l ed They made no further attempt to proceed northward and covered only eighteen miles in twelve hours yes terday on the Panama river. The trail is very good but fears are expressed that they cannot negotiate overland to Barrow successfully. The weather is clear with the temperature at ter below this morning at seven o'clock.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
Children At Jesse Lee
 Home Issue School Paper

The pupils of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Mission School are publishing monthly paper con. taining interesting stories, news items and clever poems. Volume 1, No appeared January 18th. The paper is called "sKu GU it." an Exqui maux word meaning Northern Light The staff includes Caroline Nielsen Editor; Mary Larson and Emma Bal amatoff, news editors; Nellie Carlson story editor; Harriett Lange, joke ed itor, and Charles Nelson.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
.LIBERALIZE PULP
 INDUSTRY ALASKA

SEATTLE, Wn., Feb. 15. (P)-In charge of the Juneau district, Chief Forestery Flory announced today the Department of Agriculture had elimin- ated the provision in the Forest Serv- ice plans, whereas Alaska pulp timber contracts have been permitted. The Secretary of Agriculture has hereto fore cancelled contracts without the consent of the courts. The new policy permits either the Government or the purchaser to close out contract, but only through the Federal courts.
 This is the third time since Novem Der, the Government has liberalized the Alaska pulp timber policy.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
Southbound Reservations
 On Steamer Northwestern

The southbound list of reservations on the S.S. Northwestern which de- parted Saturday night was as fol lows:
 For Latouche-L. C. Maring, Gust Enwall, Oscar Anderson, James Stew art, V. Gordon.
 Cordova-W. A. Summary.
 Ketchikan-L. F. Hebert.
 Petersburg-M. Wladell.
 Seattle-Mrs. P. M. Ogle, Harry z Rust, A. F. Davis, Etta E. Jones, I Koslosky, Dr. Jno Ventors, R. Klee man, Mrs. Max Wagner, Henry Wag ner, N. Kitzmiller, J. O. Larson, J. E Holmes, Matt Began and Mrs Gordon Harding and baby and Cal M Brosius.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15

In Alaska today, one of the greatest problems is that of transportation. The sea coast towns as far North as Seward are served all the year around by boats from Seattle. From Seward to the North, the ports are frozen in about half of the year. Until the last few years, travel into the Interior could only be accomplished by dog team in the winter and boats following the winding rivers, or by foot, ill the summer. To relieve this situation the United States government built rail road from Seward to Fairbanks (467 miles) This railroad, which was com pleted about two years ago, has cost OOO,OOO.
 The Alaska Railroad is like the main artery which has sub-arteries to feed it. There are no feeding lines running into the adjacent territory. There are a handful of single wagon roads leading from the railroad out.
 Taking these things into considera- ton the Alaska field is therefore an ideal situation for airplane transpor- tation. With these facts in view, Lt Carl B. Eileson, in the spring of 1923, engaged in commercial flying in the Fairbanks district. At that time he operated with a Curtis UNA airplane with an OX-5 motor. This plane had only a carrying capacity of one pas senger besides the pilot and flying ra- dius of less than 200 miles. Neverthe- less, the plane and all expenses were covered before Lieut.. Eileson had flown twenty days. The United States Post Office department maintained at that time, a dog team mail service to all the mining camps. It was the wish of the department, at that time, to conduct an experiment to see if it were practical to fly all winter in Al aska. Lieut.. Eileson then received a mail contract.
 The route selected was from Fair banks to McGrath, a flying distance
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15

of 300 miles one way. The cheapest the dog mail teams had ever made this return trip was said to be S1,022 per trip, and they claimed there was no profit at this price. The dog team schedule for the trips was 22 days. When the air mail service was started in February, 1924, the schedule was cut from P days to seven hours. No trouble was encountered in the air mail service and that it was a suc- cess was attested by letters of con- gratulations from President Coolidge and Col. Henderson, chief of the Unit ed States Air Mail. Though Lieut.. Eileson received no more per trip than the dog teams, he gave 100 per cent better service and made profit of fiji ty per cent better service, as well as in gross receipts. No trip was ever postponed on account of weather con- ditions
 When the experiment was complet- ed, the Postoffice department asked Congress for a law permitting the per manent use of airplanes in Alaska at the discretion of the Postmaster Gen eral This Bill was passed in the last session of Congress and last Decem Der the Department called for bids for the operation of these routes by airplane or dog team.
 The company which Lieut.. Eilesor has organized entered their bid on six of the most desirable routes. The com pany's income will not be from mail contracts, as it is their purpose to carry passengers and express, but the mail contracts, alone, will pay all ex penses and still show a substantial profit per year with the passenger and express business extra.
 THE ROUTES BID ON WERE:
 Nenana to Panama, from Oct.
 25 to April 3. To take care of this
 contract 46 trips would have to be
 made.
 Panama to UnaIakIeet. Landings
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15
Coppernoll Nominated District Attorney

WASHINGTON, D. (. Feb. E. (AP)--William B. Cop pernoIl, prominent Seward at torney was nominated United States Attorney for the Third Division of Alaska.
 Frank Foster of Cordova is at the present time filling the unexpired term of Sherman Duggan, the latter resigning from public life in Alaska and entering into the private prac- lice of law in Ketchkan.