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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-07-06

who laid down their lives, gave up
good positions and bore financial loss
personally while many of those who
remained at home Jared well. If you
do not believe this, look around at
many who remained at home during
the World War.
The legion is working for legisla-
ton which will provide further for the
national defense by calling into ser
vice on equal terms in time of war
the men, money and material of the
nation. Such legislation deserves or
ganizated support through the Le-
gion.
The American Legion has estab-
lished and taught the highest ideals
of manhood; in our meetings you will
hear nothing that will not benefit
you; no man is allowed to traduce his
God, his Flag or his Country. 1t is
an honor to belong to the Legion, an
honor that can be had by only one
out of every twenty men IN the
country. Almost anyone can join
other societies, but only an ex-service
man with an honorable discharge can
join the Legion.
Born in the aftermath of terrible
war (The American Legion is the
outgrOwth of visiOn) vision of OPP
portunity for service. The personnel
of The American Legion is the war
tried youth of America. The soul OF
The American Legion was born on
the altar of sacrifice, on which its
members offered their all. The heart
of The American Legion throbs with
a flood of loving patriotism for this,
our native land. The mind Of The
American Legion reasons that if this
country was worth dying for she is
equally worth living for.
-Hibbing Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-07-06
THE HOUSE FLY
AND ITS MENACE

Science has indicted the house fly
for murder in the face of the most
damning evidence. When captured
he was in the act of spreading poison
Gus disease germs over the mouth OF
the baby's bottle. He confessed, upon
examination, to being principal IN
the recent typhoid plot.
The microscope revealed that g.
100000 deadly germs were even then
in his possession and the testimony
of witnesses painted him as sinis-
ter figure, seen frequently in the
filthiest dens of this town. From the
stable it was his habit to visit the
nursery and dining table, the disease
germs he had spent hours in collect
ing.
Thousands of persons are killed
each year by the house fly and his ac-
completes, public health officials
stated. for he is a spreader of typh-
old, tuberculosis, cholera, summer
complaint and other intestinal dis
eases. The principal weapon to be
used against him is sanitation.
During the Civil War, records
show, when sanitation was practical
ly unknown, 1861 men out of every
100000 in the armies. died of typh-
old fever. In the Spanish-American
War. when some sanitary measures
were employed, the death rate was
reduced to 967 men out of every 10O,-
900. Every sanitary measure known
to science was employed in the World
War and only out of every 1OO,-
900 died of typhoid fever. These
figures show that the weapon is eff
fective.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-07-06

A course in contemporary civiliza-
ton is compulsory for all freshmen
students in Middlebury, VT. College.
1t is given under the department of
sociology, and during the course
about 40 of the outstanding problems
of the day having to do with econ
omics, sociology, science, government,
and education are considered.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-07-06

splendent inside an out with white
porcelain. handsomely trimmed with
white metal. Across its front is
swung heavy metal bar to prevent
unauthorized hands tampering with
its contents.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-07-06

Prior to removal Of the Chief Ex-
ecutive and his official family to the
vacation White House in the Black
Hills. the same type of electrical re-
frigeration was installed there, as a
matter of course.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-06-01
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1927.
HOW Do YOU DO!

With this issue of the Gazette the new
owners make their bow to Redwood Falls. The
new editor, since the first time he Redwood
Falls some years ago has had desire to make
his home in the town which is the beauty spot of
Minnesota Now his dream has come true. He
has long known the Gazette and has always held
that paper in the highest esteem. The combina-
ton of circumstances that have placed the Gazette
in his control are to him, as it were, his crown
ing glory, though he doesn't expect to be crown
ed in any other way than is the custom to crown
editors-with brick.
1t was mighty kind of Bess Wilson to bequeath
to her successors all of the good will that has
been hers in the Redwood community, and to
bury her enemies so that we may make our own.
We have no recipe for making enemies, so in
a way are at loss to know just what to
do in this respect. Our only course seems to
be to trust to blind luck and see if something
can't be done to make life interesting
We pledge ourselves to the same loyal sup
port of all good community enterprises as has been
customary with the Gazette in the past. Any
thing that will make of Redwood Falls better
place to live and to do business will meet with
our approval, Those community activities that
are already under way and have been supported
by the Gazette may expect to continue to bask in
that kindly light,
presuming to step into the place of Bess Wilson,
but go to it boys, say your "say" and see what
happens-Howard M. Frederickson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-06-01
SMALL TOWN TALK
Bess nj. Wilson

"Stepped on the gas-the driver did
Thought he could pass-invalid. Health Journal
f-t-f
After all the best way to get even is to
forget! It's simple and quick and handy and
happfying! - -'-''
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Uncle Ebe says Being contented wifi yoh
lot ain no excuse fob not hustln to git de
mortgage off'n it."-Washington Star.
f-t-f
Keeping up on your toes is mighty good
way of preventing running down at the heel.
That isn't so cryptic as it sounds when you get
to thinking it over.
Jack London had a philosophy all his own
and out of it came many strange and true things.
One of this was his saying "a bone to dog is
not charity Charity is the bone shared with
the dog when you are just hungry as the
dog" That applied to the matter of flood suffer-
ers would simplify the question of whether we
should give any more or not, wouldn't it?
TT
H. G. Wells once said "We may end war by
improving it,. If that is true need not worry
greatly about all the hdeously destructive new
inventions which we are told will be used in the
next war if it ever occurs 1t is possible that
the more terrible and the more completely des-
tructive war becomes the shorter the time it will
last and the slower nations will be to enter into
it.
f-t-f
We are gratified; at last an editors son has
shown brain symptoms and the fact is both pleas
ing and startling to the profession. Charles
Lantz, Jr. son of Editor Charles Lantz, ST., of
the Walnut Grove Tribune, leads his class OF
nineteen in the Walnut Grove institution. We
always knew would do it-and now
it has been done. We congratulate both Charles
Jr, and his parents.
TT
Will Rogers (bless his old cowboy heart
is putting up wonderful plea, day by day, t.
keep Chas. Lindbergh from being spoiled ant
made into a side show for all the world to gaps
mt. Will knows the futility of making vaude
vile asset out of magnificent piece of worl
like Lindbergh's. Relative to this matter h
wrote for the Minneapolis Journal:
'Let him have his entire time open to
assist aviation; then he will be blessing TO
us and not sideshow. We don't ask our
retiring presidents to go into vaudeville and we
would resent it if they did. England doesn't
allow her Prince of Wales to go on paid ex-
hibition.
"Well this lad is our biggest national
asset. He is our prince and president
combined and will personally play benefits
for him the rest of my life to keep him from
having to make exhibitions out of himself.
We only get one of these in lifetime"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-06-01

Judd Gray, sentenced to death for help
ing Mrs. Synder to kill her husband, says,
turning to religion, May the day come when
people will clamor and fight to hear Gods
word as they did to get into that court TO
listen to my trial of shame and sin" That
is the wholesome wish, but the thing has hap
pened often. Men have crowded to hear
Beecher, Sturgeon, Talmage and Billy Sunday
as they have never crowded to any murder
trial Man is more interested in his own soul
and its future than in somebody else's execu-
ton, but you must know how to make his
soul interest him.-Arthur Brisbane.
Even so, Arty, it wouldn't do some folks
any harm to do a little pioneering around within
the limits of their own souls even if somebody
else hasn't taken the trouble to make them in
teresting" to the owners. soul is our idea
of q personal possession-and we are all privi-
legged to be individualists to the extent of deveL
oping our own personal property. Its a twentieth
century fault to shuttle our responsibility over
onto someone else-and we do it even in this mat
ter of soul-develOpment-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-06-01

An educator says adult students are the
hope of the times. There is far too little
studying on the part of the grownups. Too
many youngsters can't get it into their
minds that commencement is really COM
mencement. When they are through high
school-or when they are through college
they have just put themselves in position to
study and to learn. The biggest thing school
can do is to teach boy or girl how to study,
how to find out, how to learn--Grove Pat
terson.
In other words-as we remarked in thes'
olumns few issues ago the schools and college.
are simply for the purpose of directing tn
n ind of the child and the youth until he is abb
direct it for himself. The trouble is that afte1
we get out of school we let ourselves drift aim
l.ssly and forget to direct at all. In that cas-
he purpose of education has run up blind alley
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
S.tIt)k HING

Down at the University of Mary land a student thought he would do something for science; so he allow cd himself To be subject for a smoking test,
 Is smoking harmful? that was the question. It has been asked mill lion times; but as many physicians themselves are slaves 10 nicotine there seems to be some doubt about it.
 How this medical student went about his test, however, did not pro- vide any new material for the i'm Wug,m.nt Of scientific deductions. His attempt was to smoke 50 cigars in 12 hours, physicians meanwhile taking copious tests of his physica! condition. His method of smoking was 10 puff vigorously. Imagine q man smoking 70 cigars in that man uer durlng one day.
 What happened, of course, was the expected. He couldn't do it. The first three hours all went well. and there WAS no "phyaioloEical roac- ton" whatever. But at the md oi thr sixth hour his system showed bad cfcfots and he couldn't continue. The thirticth cigar made him yio- lcntiy ill
 Thus tho smoking situation stands about where it was before. Anyone with the customary grain of scrac could have forctold the results Of such an experiment.
 The truth is, there are various types of the smoking art. There are good strong purfers, and there arr weak buffers; some scarcely puff al ali. There are slaves 10 the weed who smoke only mild stuff. others whose habit is little dcftcrcnt than the de sire of some infants 70 suck their thumbs; that is to say, they have become hahituuted 10 desiring some thing between their lips, regardless Of how much or how little smoke they actually draw into their
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
THE NEW BANK BI1uLDING

The new bank building of the Commercial Trust company, which will be opened to the public with q fitting fanfare tomorrow, is a credit 10 the city as well as to the bank ing institution which created il.
 Words become paltry vehicles of thought when contemplating the beauty and spaciousness Of the counting room, In size and appoint ments 1t certainly compares favor ably in every particular with the best institutions Of the metropolitan cities. To have such an eyc-arresling interior in New Britain reflects the growth prosperity and spirit Of the city.
 We take pleasure in congratulat- ing the Commercial Trust companv and it's mentors upon the completion of this landmark of New Britain progress.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight and Saturday. Much colder tonight: colder Saturday. Dimin- ishing northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair and colder. except snow flurries in northwest portion tonight: Saturday fair and continued cool; diminishing northwest winds.
 Conditions: The storm of the Atlantic states advanced northeast ward during the past 24 hours and is central this morning over New Hampshire. It was accompanied by heavy rains from North Carolina northeastward over the middle At lantic and New England sections Snow is falling this morning in DOT tions of the Ohio valley and Lake region and in upper New York state districts. Much lower temperatures are now advancing to the north At- lantic coast sections from the west and northwest The temperature in New Haven this morning is con- siderably warmer than that Of the interior and southern districts in cluding much of Florida.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with lower tempcra-
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
THE AIRPORT

The Common Council, having re- ferred the airport project to the board of finance and taxation, has apparently at the same time relieved itself of all 1t cares to do in the premises at this time.
 And it might be added, the out look for an airport is not promising.
 William II. Judd. Republican leader in the Council, is said to smile blandly." According to his notion, the committee will give it "the boot"
 Edward F. Hall, chairman of the finance board, likewise is opposed to spending s40,O0O to acquire the Edman farm in Newington. His in- f1uence is admittedly greater than any other person in the city as to whether the field will be bought.
 Stepping down from the leaders one needs only note what the cham pion "opposer" to things. deeds and plans of the Republicans thinks on the subject. We refer, of course. to Councilman Sablotsky. For once Speedboy Sam is in accordance with the Republicans. Taxes are high enough without spending that $40, 900. says Sam.
 And thus we note that many pub lie c-spirited citizens are strongly in favor of civic airports until the time comes to paying for one. What this city evidently needs is a philan- thropist who will donate a field, first fully equipping it. Then We all could be heartily in favor of acquiring the airport.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18

Nolstead act.
 Senator Borah, possessing a legal istic and idealistic mind, is in favor of enforcing all the amendments re- eardless of enforcement machinery. He would have the United States enforce the right of Negroes to vote in Kentucky or any other southern state-which of course would be a very fine thing for the grand old party.
 An element of states rights is also involved. The southern states believe in states rights and always have done so. That is why the 14th and 18th amendments are not en- forced in the south, the belief exist ing that the states have a right 10 enforce or fail to enforce the amendments. as they see fit.
 Of late years certain grand old party potentates have also taken a partialityto the states rights theory perhaps for special reasons. If the grand old party is really to adopt the child, however. 1t will have to agree with the southern idea that the enforcement Of Negro suffrage within the states is a state concern.
 The newly convinced states rights advocates, however, will not go that far. Like Senator Bingham. they are only in favor of states rights up to certain point-when 1t helps the grand old party or it's friends, es- pecially the latter. When it helps the Democrats they arc agin' it.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18

mouths. Then there are those who inhale. while others never inhale. Those who inhale naturally invite much greater chances of injury or effects from their habit than those who do not. Then there are fellows who never smoke anything stronger than a cigarette, and though they may spoil plenty Of these during a day, the race sens to get along with out percepiible injury from the habit, except the question of costs.
 The difference existing between individuals also is a factor Some persons seem to be entirely immune to results from smoking. while others cannot fonile the weed be- tween the lips for more than five minutes at a time.
 Of course. we are willing to play fair on this question as on all others. Consequently we are quite ready to agree with the W. c. T. L. that smoking is q useless and expensive habit: but will go no further on this point. We also agree with the to- bacco dealers that they are identi- fed with 8 great industry and that their product is in great demand. We would be the last persons on earth to advise a young man to take up smoking and we would be one of the first to advise him against 1t: on the other hand, we find no fault with the addicts to the weed who have fallen from the high estate Of being smokers.
 And there you are. As we were going to say, tests don't test.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
NIIiE\ AND THE NEW HAVEN

It is as if it were yesterday al New England aroused. indignation meetings, indignation editorials, im- dignation in the air; the nam" ol Charles s. Mcllcn never used except in connection with cyil-sounding ad- jectiyes; even the government at Washington aroused; indictments; railroad wrecks; morale as low down as swamp at high tide.
 Those were the old days, but they weren't good. Everybody in New England seemed to feel the disas- trous effects of the financial collapse Of the New Haven under the Mellcn ] z, me, particularly after the elder Morgan died and the props were knocked from under the monopoly framework.
 With the death of Mellen nobody will ever know whether he got too much blame and Morgan too little: or vice versa. Mellen gave many people the impression he was ln-
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
NEGRO SUFFRAGE AND
 PROHIBITION

Senator Glass. Democrat, Of Eir- ginia, has seen fit to give the opinion Of the south on it's failure to uphold the 1ith and 18th amend m"nts to the Constitution while in si5tns that the 18th b. vigorously enforced.
 It is all very simple, according to the senator's thesis. The 14th and 18th amendments were born in the passions of the civil war, and that it is doubtful whether the amend ments were ever legally ratified. Also, no enforcement legislation was passed
 The 18th amendment, however, was duly ratified by 4G of the AS states and legal machinery for its enforcement was provided by the
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18

| .. Why do gasoline tank wagons i have chains dragging along the 1 ground?
 A. It is safety device. Vii | bration and friction generate static electricity in the wagon. and unless this is carried off and grounded spark might be discharged across a gap of gas vapor and blow up the | truck.
 o. Who are the makers of Rolls-Roycc automobiles and what price are they?
 A. They are made by the Rolls Massachusetts and sell for s1S,0Oo and up.
 Q. How should a new electric waffle iron be treated to prevent sticking?
 A. Grease the new iron and allow i it to get very hot. Then wipe the | greese off thoroughly and the waffles will not stick.
 c. Why is the executive mansion 1 of the president of the United States called the White House?
 A. Several explanations of the l tetrm are offered by the historians: { one of which is that after the ! British burned the mansion in the . War of 1872. the brilliant white paint applied to the charred parts gave rise to the name White House"
 1 O Who pays the costs of law suit?
 A. Generally and especially Tn | civil cases. the losing side bears the court costs. The practice, however, ! varies in different jurisdictions. ! Q. Where was Adolph Zuker, ! the movie producer. born? ! A. He was born In Hungary in 1873 and was a dealer in hardware. upholstery and furs in New York and Chicago He entered the linn business as an exhibitor and later 1 founded the Famous Players Film Corporation. which first produced feature pictures in 1912.
 Q. When did Jack Johnson lose tho worlds heavyweight champion i shipo
 X. He lost it to Jess Willard, who | knocked him out in 26 rounds at Havana. Cuba, April 5. 1915.
 O. What is meant by 3o-So 1 cartridge ? | A. The first figure indicates that | the bullet fits a 80 caliber rife. with a rife bore of thirty hun dredths of an inch. The second ! figure usually indicates the number of grains in the cartridge. In some cases the last figure, as in .30-o6, l the 06 indicates the year model which is used by some manufac- turers.
 1 c. When was the English Epson ! Derby. run this year?
 A. June i.
 O. Is there a "trec climbing { fish"
 A. The climbing fish is found near the Island of Coram. in the Malay archipelago. It is about nine inches long and spends most of the time on land chasing insects upon which 1t feeds. In pursuit of its prey. it is said, the fish sometimes climbs 40 feet or more up the aerial roots of a kind of fig tree that grows along the islands marshy shores. It lives in a burrow in the
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
25 Years Ago To-day

Chairman o. r. Curtis of the re. publican town committee has filed his party's election expenses which were l,555.42 against receipts of s1,750 First Ward Chairman Clarence l.. Pierce reports receipts Of S96.50 and expenditures of S9G.50.
 The Wentworth and Seneca clubs will play football Wednesday at Electric Field. The Wentworth club had a game arranged with the Unionville high school team for Saturday, but when it arrived it was arraycd against the town team. composed of blacksmiths. carpenters and other giants. New Britain did well, holding Unionville to 11-o. Both touchdowns were scored on end runs through the crowd.
 The P. <; F. Corbin Co. has made arrangements to sell coal at cost to it's employees. It has made a care- full survey of their needs and is using it's influence to obtain the fuel which the men themselves could never get. One local dealer is now selling his small supply at s9 a ton. The famine has taught people 10 get along with less coal.
 The committees Of Hebrews and Swedish Lutherans met last night and completed the arrangements by which the Hebrews will buy the Lutheran church on Elm street for SC, 000 and take possession in 1904. In the meantime they will hold their services Saturday and the Lu- therans Sunday. The Swedes are planning to erect a S20.O00 brick church on Franklin Square next to the parsonage.
 Gas has never been exactly de- void of smell, but the quality which has been supplied by the local com- pany during the past 4S hours has been so smelly that many complaints wore made. The manager in cX- blaming the whyness of it, said a new condenser had been installed and has not yet been perfected. Everything will be all right in few days and the capacity of the com- pany here will be greatly increased.
 r. E. Hungerford has made ap- plication for permission to build a two-story house, 2Sx31. to be located on Cedar street
 A small building of the New Britain Gun club in the rear of the Eorthcnd school was burned this afternoon. It is believed children set fire to it.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
Self-Lighting Flag Is
 Boon to Matchless

London, Nov. IS Pl-An English man has invented a self lighting cigarette for persons who never buy matches.
 A tiny disc Of touchpapcr is fixed 10 one end of the cigarette. Ccntered on the disc is a fragment , of the igniting material about the size of a pin head. A gentle touch of this end of the cigarette against the prepared side of the cigarette packet, and the trick is done. The touchpaper glows for an instant and the cigarette is lit.
 The tobacco is not affected by the process, the lighting material and touchpaper being completely odorless. The inventor Is taking out world patents on the device.