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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
BEHIND THE LAW IS THE DESIRE OF THE PEOPLE
Aspects Prohibition That Appea
Average American, Says Henry Ford in the
Dearborn Independent

ter Prohibition was condition yolun-
tarily assumed by the majority OF drink
ing men for the sake of the minority; it
was the majority's action in behalf Of the
minority's need That is why every trial
OF the law before the bar OF public opinion
becomes SO great a surprise to the vets;
they can not understand why, when there
are more vets than drys, the country still
keep dry Il is the moral sense of the
majority that keeps it So Every time you
put up that question to the conscience of
the American people you get the response
OF their conscience. and in conscience they
cannot support with government consent
a practice that has proved ruinous to the
weak
1t is not the moral aspect of the ques-
ton, SO much as the human and economic
aspects that appeal TO the average Ameri-
can. 1t is the nature of our people to
make the way of life as happy for the
young as possible to open up the proms-
ing ways of usefulness, to make it natural
for a young man or woman to attain his
oi HSt oest oppoi tulilty' Cui peol'ie= III
creasingly found that the saloons were
trapdoors along the young peoples way
of life.
Our people are also persuaded that
prevention is the proper course to follow
in dealing with questions of harm. We
had a sodden population in certain quar-
tcrs OF every city where poverty and
abuses abode, where little children were
deprived OF care and distraught women
found all their power as nothing against
the corner saloon that was stealing away
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
QUEBEC LIQUOR SALES

During the five years the province of
Quebec has been under government con-
troll, whereby liquor is sold in dispcnsaries,
that province has consumed more than
100000, 900 worth of booze. All the evils
of the saloon as formerly known in the
United States are present. Drunkenness
has increased, although arrests are not SO
numerous, for the ordinary drunk is as
free from arrest as the sober citizen. This
is the system the vets want inaugurated
in the United States. Think of Uncle Sam
in the role of bartender.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
WANT A JOB?

The following advertisement appeared
recently in the want columns of the Co
lumbus (Ohio) Dispatch and possibly
other Ohio papers:
Wet organizers for Columbus and
other cities; earn $500 monthly. Adj
dress Box 1857, care of Dispatch.
Ohio vets evidently have money to
burn when they offer to pay $500 month
for organizers. What is the purpose? Are
they preparing for referendum in the
Buckeye State or are they organizing to
elect wet Congressman Where is this
money coming from to battle for nullfca-
ton? Who wants to work to destroy any
part OF the Federal Constitution at any
price?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

Prohibition became the law of
America through the vote OF the
people who used liquor. There
were not enough total abstainers to
pass such law; it was condition
voluntarily assumed by the ma
jority OF drinking men for the ben
eft 81 the minority The saloons
we're more responsible for prohibit
ton than any other agency. They
were trapdoors along the way OF
life for young people. 1t is the ma
ture OF Americans to make life as
happy for the young as possible.
to open up promising ways OF use
fulness for them, to place oppor-
tunities in their path, not pitfalls
Abolition of the saloon through
prohibition was a natural develop
ment 5te~ H
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

1t IS perfectly true that men can not be
egislated into righteousness. All the
laws that were ever passed could not
change human nature 1t seems neces-
sary to say this, because so many persons
are now engaged in repeating It As new
thing and are challenging the rest OF the
world TO agree or disprove it.
When this is admitted. what remains?
The fact OF the law. Men can not be
made moral by legislation; yet there is
the law; how is it to be accounted for?
Who makes the law? From what source
IS law? What is its purpose?
Ii man says Of certain laws that man
an not be made moral by legislation"
What does he indicate? First. that there
; law whose requirements are higher
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

han is convenient for lower moral planes.
second, that the law must therefore have
proceeded from higher moral planes.
Third. that there must have been some
hing more than the moral issue to have
moved the higher to put the law on the
over Fourth, that the lower plane, in
whose behalf the futility of law is being
urged, must have been greatly in the
minority not to have been able to prevent
he law being made in the first place.
So that law is presumably the act Of the
majority moved thereto by what the ma
ority deemed to be condition OF neces-
ity 1t is simply nonsense to say that
here has arisen among our people de-
ire to regulate the morality OF others
Il that were so, there have always been
)icnty OF opportunities for the exercise of
hat unloyely proclivity. We are per-
laps the most easy-going people in the
world, but we have our standards, we
ave our degree of taste and propriety,
md we have strong and accurate ideas of
.ocial rights. When we as a people are
moved to pass law which intcrferes in
,ay way with the activities OF our fellow
'itizcns, there is something more behind
I than desire to Interfere. How can that
,e styled interference with another by
which man also binds himself? The
wv applies to all.
When prohibition came in, it was
trough the vote of the people who used
quor; there were not enough total abb
sainers in the United States to pass such
law. They were moved to act to amend
-oRditions which had appealed TO them,
drinkers. as crying for control. Any
ne who says that the prohibition law
vas invented by total abstainers for the
oppression of those who enjoyed a drink,
loes not know the first facts of the mat
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
UNFoUNDED RUMoR

A published report that Chief Enforce
ment Officer Andrews would resign with
in few months has not been confirmed.
In fact, General Andrews has repeatedly
said that he would be good soldier, obey
orders and do his best to bring about
strict enforcement and observance OF the
prohibition law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
LESSONS IN PATRIOTISM

Sunday July 1926 the 5oth anniversary of the nations birth
What day this should be for thoughtful consideration
Couny welfare! What responsibility those who will preach and
teach this Sunday As aid those wishing properly the
day the AnSaoon League has prepared material for Sunday
and church
The Lessons Patriotism include the preamble
Independence and the pledge and also the preamble
Constitution Of the United States What is patriotism? What is Amer
liberty? What the relative
constitutional amendment udabe and What the duty citizens
relative laws for the enforcement OF the Constitution? among
questions answered in these Lessons
Washington, Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson,
Howard Taft Warren Harding and President Coolidge quoted
answer to questions patriotism.
The remarkable declaration by Abraham Lincoln showing the
tonhp between the sobry the political
freedom is also included
The independence Day Program include
lessons, address the flag The
Political Religion of the Nation by Abraham Lincoln
cans Creed printed full Ill this for concerted reading
The independence Day Program Patriotism the
form OF aavy printed 4page pamphlet obtained from
Saloon League direct from the AntSaoon League of Amer
at Wcrvle Ohio
part patriotic Sent postpaid following
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

Jane Addams, the internationally
known social worker of Hull House,
Chicago, in an interview recently, said:
81 think conditions today as a result of
prohibition are infinitely better than they
ever have been i'll this country. Letting
down the barriers the least triAe would
mean the return of whisky"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST

In 1924 the American people used
2,807 100000 more gallons OF milk than
they did in 1918. While the population
increased 8 per cent the consumption of
milk increased so per cent. Many lead
ing agriculturists attribute this marked
increase in the use OF milk to prohibit
ton. The sensible working man is drink
ing milk instead OF beer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

Mr.. James A. Eaton, chief federal pro-
hibition officer at Peoria, recently gave
out the following statement: The liquor
situation in Peoria is better today than
it has been since the Volstead act went
into effect"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

DR.. Charles F. Wishart, president of
the College OF Wooster, Ohio, said, in an
address in London last July: "As a citi-
zen of one OF these midwest communi-
ties and the father OF college boy let
me add that | would not have that boy
placed back in the old Reproduction
conditions for all the money in the Bank
OF England"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

Lloyd George, former prime minister
OF England, said, i'll a London address
while ago: They (the Americans are
the most prosperous people under the
sun, not because they have the gold, but
because they have not the drink
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

Senator Brookhart, of Iowa not long
ago said: THE American people may
modify the Volstead act, but when they
do it will be to make it stronger and not
weaker
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01

Senator Edwards, of New Jersey, in
a public address in Washington recently,
called Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun-
sci of the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
lea, the "arch-traitor of American lib
erty." Edwards is the gentleman who,
when running for Governor of his state
Jew years ago, and after the Eighteenth
Amendment had been approved by forty
six out of forty-eight states of the Union,
declared that if elected Governor he
would do all in his power to make the
state ''as wet as the Atlantic He won
the election and kept his word Which
man, think you, wears the traitors hat?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
Biggers-HuhnerkOch

At the home of the brides sister
and brother -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Duncan, Miss Edith Biggers and
Alvin Huhnerkoch were married at
nine o'clock Thursday morning, Nov
ember 18th. Rev. E. P. Gabriel read
the marriage service. Before the
service Mr.. Gabriel sang Oh, Promise
Me, with Mrs. Gabriel accompanying.
The wedding march was also played
by Mrs. Gabriel. The couple was un-
attended and only the immediate rela-
tives were present.
The brides gown was of gackle blue
Canton crepe with buff trimmings
and her arm-bouquet was of pink and
white bridal roses. Pink and white
flowers were used about the living
rooms of the Duncan home and the
same colors were used in the dining
room where a buffet luncheon was
served following the SERVICE Mr.. and
Mrs. Huhnerkoch left Thursday for
a. two weeks trip to Chicago. Upon
their return they viii make their
home here where Mr.. Hulmerkoeh
is associated with his father in. bust
ness. Mrs. Huhnerkoch has been q
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
Toll Office Is
MoUed To Morton

The Morton Enterprise of last
week made the following statement
relative to the removal Of the toll
office from Redwood Falls to Nor
ton.
"The long distance toll office Of the
Tri-State Telephone Company is to
be moved from Redwood Falls to
Morton on Saturday at midnight.
This is a result of the companies de-
cision to buy the Morton Telephone
Company ON May 1, 1925, thus giving
the company control of local sta
ton to be operated in conjunction
with the toll station. At Redwood
Falls the local exchange is privately
owned.
1.-THE work Of cutting over the lines
and bringing them to the Morton Of
flee win not interfere with the toll
service.
District Manager Ellenbecker was
in Morton Wednesday making the Il
nal arrangements for the move. He
states that the change viii necessi-
tate bringing in several experienced
toll operators"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
EDUC.
THEME OF TALK
FOR MONDAY Eve
PARENT-TEACHERS ASSN. TO
LEARN BENEFITS TO CHILUS
HEALTH OF DIRECTED PLAY:
MEETING AT LINCOLN SCHOOL.

The next meeting of the Redwood
Falls Parent Teachers Association
will be held at the Lincoln school
building Monday evening of next
week with Physical Education as the
theme of the meeting. This is quite
in keeping with the decision reached
by the Association earlier in the year,
that its energies this year should be
bent toward equipping the playground
for the use of school pupils. Since
this is meeting both of interest and
Importance, Mrs. C. M. Showalter, the
president, is urgins the attendance OF
every member.
Miss Theo Jensen, superintendent
of Redwood County Schools, win talk
on the need of Fairgrounds and the
effect of physical education on the
health Of school children. Her talk
will be followed by a discussion Of
the question in its relation to local
conditions. Miss Myrtle Boyum, dir
ector Of physical education in the pub
lie schools Of the city, will talk on
physical education and will demon
strate some phases of the work with q
class Of pupils from the grade schools.
Mrs. J. B. Philbrick, who has been
much interested in working with the
undernournished child and is one of
the group Of women most instxsimen-
tai IN furnishing the milk luncheon
Continued on page twelse)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE STARTS in
COUNTY SOON
MRS. JAMESON OF WALNUT
GROVE CHOSEN DIRECTOR OF
ANNUAL SALE OF ANTI
TUBERCULOSIS SEALS.

Plans for the countrywide sale OF
Christmas Seals are underway under
the direction of Mrs. E. Jameson OF
Walnut Grove who has been chosen
for county campaign director. The
following local managers have been
appointed up to date: Belview, Mrs.
j. M. Hermann; Clements, Ernest
Nelson; Delhi, w. S. Southmayd;
Lamberton, Mrs. w. J. Gebhard; Mil
roy, Chas. O. Ziering; Morgan, Mrs.
H. O. Johnston; Sanborn, Walter N
Svenning; Vesta, Mrs. Julia Uggen;
Wanda, L. M. Sherman; Wabasso
Mrs. o. E. Domian; Walnut Grove, II
Point; Lucan, ]. Reed.
The sales force throughout the
county will include rural school chill
dren who will have charge Of the
country districts, and local managers
with groups Of adult or school chill
dren solicitors working under them in
the towns. All Christmas Seal work
Continued on page twetve.)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
Mrs. Hannah Turritin

Mrs. Hannah Turritin died at the
home of her neice Mrs. Lillian Hall,
Thursday evening November 18th,
death being caused by heart failure.
A short burial service was held at the
Hall home Friday morning and the
body, accompanied by Mrs. Turritin's
neice Mrs. Howe, was taken to the
old home at Kasota for burial. Mrs.
Turritin had been resident OF Red
wood Falls for about year and a
half, coming here from Montevidio
to make her home with Mrs. Hall.
She was past eighty-three years OF
age. Her death was very sudden,
she having been in her usual state
of health up to within an hour OF her
DEATH when she suffered heart
attack.
Hannah Sophia Birdsall was born
near London. Ontario, May II, 1843.
When quite young she came with her
parents to the newly founded town
of st. Peter, her farther, Daniel Bird
sail, being one Of its founders and
one Of the ambitions citizens of the
town which tried and almost succeed
ed in getting the capital Of the state
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
Hog Cholera School
At Wabasso Soon

Hog cholera is taking heavy toll
this year on farms where hogs were
not vaccinated before they got sick.
1t is "a bad disease, to say the least.
The worst of it is that it cannot be
cured. The only available treatment
is in prevention.
A cholera vaccination school is
scheduled to be held in Wabasso,
Nov. 80 and Dec. 1, two-day school.
This is real opportunity for farm
ers to learn more about this disease
and thus save their hog crop. Farm
ers who wish to take part IN the
school must attend both days. The
school will open at 10 a. m. and will
close at about 4 p. m. with two ses-
sions each day.
This will be training on hog dls-
eases that will be Of exceptional value
to anyone raising hogs, whether ne
yaccinates his own hogs or not. Each
attendant must make application fo
the county aeent before the school
opens and each application must be
accompanied by check issued to DE-
(Continuea on last pagef
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
CUARDSMEN TO
OPEN l926-l927
SEASON SOON
LOCAL. BUSINESS MEN TO SPON-
SOR INDEPENDENT BASKET
BALL TEAM THIS SEASON, AS
SURFING FANS OF IL GAMES.

At a meeting of several business
men of Redwood Falls Friday night 1t
was decided by those present to spon-
sor an Independent basketball team
for Redwood Falls for the season OF
1926-27 and incidently form an asses
citation to be known as the REDWOOD
Falls Business Mems Athletic Asso-
citation. The association has In mind
to sponsor all Independent athletic
activities of Redwood Falls this
season. The basketball team VIII
pIay under it's old name OF The
Redwood Guardsmen. Election OF
officers for the association was made
with James A. Baikie as business
manager and VIM. Carity as team
manager. A. D. McRae and DR.. j. w.
Inglis were elected as chalrmen.
Clarence Hillig and DR.. t. r. FINN
were appointed as Mr.. Baikie's assls-
tants. Joe Lauterbach was elected as
treasurer with VIM. Charlton as his
assistant. Theodore Olson was ap-
pointed as advertising manager ana
Leon Brown secretary.
/ The players available this season
reported at meeting at the Armory
Sunday afternoon. Those who have
expressed a desire to play are "Scot-
ty' Donlon, VIM. Castle, Art Good
thunder, "Polly" Gaasch, K. w. Stock
ton, Andy Bobzen, Leonard S.rlty,
Thomas Hoskin, Art Manning, Carl
l Englund and Charlie WinseH. With
: this array of talent Redwood Falls
. should be able to boast OF one OF the
: best teams in the northwest. In the
!, last two years, Capt. Fraser gave to
: Redwood Falls teams of the hlghes'
: calibre in playing and sportsmanshlp
S this season should see the locals
e, triumph over some of the teams thai
: defeated them in the last two years
i of play in which they won 40 ane
t lost II games.
e Manager Baikie has had letter!
: from several city teams who are anx
y ious to play here this season. AT thu
time no schedule has been arrange'
e but will be published at later date
a Season tickets will be sold, guaran
+ teeing twelve good games for $5.0o
It is hoped that enough tickets VII
= be sold to guarantee good purse 10
the PLAYERS to divide at the end o
e the season. practice will begin mex
o Sunday afternoon at the Armory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
TAXES ARE wee
BIT LOWER in
REDWOOD CO.
AUDITOR ANNOUNCES 1926 RATE
is 2.3 MILLS LESS THAN 1925
CITY RATE S1.2 MILLS. MIL
ROY LEADS WITH 81 MILLS.

County Auditor L. P. Larson an
nounces that the general tax rate for
the 1926 tax, which is payable in
1927, is 2.3 mills less than the 1925
tax which was payable in 1926. In
1926 the total general tax rate was
1873 mills while in 1926, for the taxes
payable next year, the rate is just
1a mills. Of this the state rate is
5.4 mills, the county rate sc mills
and added to these is the local one
mill school tax.
The 1926 tax rate for the City OF
Redwood Falls is 81.2 mills against
81.9 mills for 1925. Of this amount
the general rate is 13 mills, the city
rate is 27.2 mills and the school rate
is Al mills.
The rates in the various villages
are as follows; Belview, 76 mills;
Clements, ABB; Delhi, 67.2; Lamber-
ton, SIG; Lucan 55.5; Morgan, 571;
Milroy, 81; North Redwood, Ga; Re-
we're, 49.7; Sanborn, 74.6; Seaforth
CONTINUED on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
UNCLE SAM SAYS
GOSH SAKES, GET
BUSY AND MAIL
NONE TOO EARLY TO SHOP AND
MAIL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR
LONG DISTANCES; H. w. WARD
GIVES RULES FOR MAILING.

Perhaps no one, not even the mer-
chants themselves, is so interested as
is Uncle Sam, in having Christmas
shopping and mailing done early.
The poor old "Unk" and his assist
ants have an awful time each year,
trying to get the packages to encircle
the globe and be on time for the
Christmas opening. With that in
mind, Postmaster H. w. Ward, who
looks after Uncle Sans business in
this particular locality, calls the at
tention of the mailing public to the
following simple and common sense
Jules for getting Christmas gifts to
their destinations on time.
When To Mail
Christmas gifts and cards address
ed to points within one days travel
should be mailed not later than Dec
ember Goth; within two days. travel,
not later than December 18; within
three days. travel, not later than Dec
ember 16; for more distance points,
not later than December IA. Parcels
and cards for local delivery should
be mailed not later than December
22.~
Parcels and envelopes may be en-
dorsed "Please Do Not Open Until
Christmas"
Christmas Cards
The early mailing of Christmas
cards is just as important as parcels.
Millions of these cards, separate and
-. or
mas. Consequently, great conges-
ton and delay occurs in large post Of
fices when they are all mailed within
day or two of Christmas. There
fore, if you want your Christmas
greetings to reach your relatives and
friends on or before Christmas Day,
follow the instructions in the preced-
ing paragraph relative to mailing
early and be certain Of delivery be-
fore Christmas.
Matter Not Mailable
i Written matter in the nature OF
personal correspondence can not be
inclesed in parcels.
Communications attached to par
GELS: A letter placed in an envelope,
addressed to correspond with the ad-
dress on the parcel, and fully prepaid
: at the first-class rate, may be tied
or otherwise securely attached to the
outside of the parcel in such manel
as to prevent separation therefron
and not obscure the address on the
parcel.
Special-Delivery Service
Special-delivery service is obtained
by affixing a special-delivery STAMP
of the proper denomination, or it,
equivalent in ordinary stamps, in ad
dition to the regular postage. Wher
: ordinary stamps are used, the words
I; Especial Delivery" must be written o.
: printed directly below, but not on tn
stamps. Special delivery is for spee'
and not for safety. Valuable mai
: should be registered or insured.
r mailed in time the use of special
n delivery stamp will insure delivery o.
D Christmas Day.
Insure or Register
s All valuable domestic parcel-pos
$ Continued on cage twc1ve.)