The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-11-23

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getting rid of the thing!
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There are 25,O0O,000 Sabotage children in
the United States and only 21,0OO,00O automo-
biles. Think of all the poor kids who have to
walk!
Sometimes when one sees what a really
lovely girl will let herself marry, he is moved to
wonder whether the young was skilled in
courtship or craftsmanship
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The Catholic Daughters of America are about
to erect million dollar hotel for the homeless,
unemployed girls in Chicago That is home mis-
sionary work with a capital M.
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Another thing Big Bill Thompson has against
England is that Britannia has fourteen women
mayors. Bill is looking ahead to what may hap
pen in Chicago if this invasion of America by
British ideas" is not stopped.
49,
Dr. Coe of Columbia University says that
collegians just as serious as their elders.
Perhaps the learned gentleman was not so much
complimenting the seriousness of the one as
commenting the frivolity of the other.
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1t was suggested at the Minneapolis meet
ing of the M. E. A. that next years conven-
ton be held in "some smaller city," And now
st. Paul is wondering if Minneapolis meant to
be bit "catty!" By the way where, outside of
the Twins and possibly Duluth could $4,000 edu-
Gators be made comfortable during their three
day convention? The idea of taking them else
where is fine theoretically but about as practical
as the idea of making rich and nourishing soup
out of oyster shells.
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+ Immigration Commissioner Hull of the La
Dor Department made public recently his report
for the three months ending September 80. The
statistics show that during that period 102 aliens
left Minnesota and IT'S came in, making an in
crease of 673 in the alien population of the
State With hundreds of Minnesotas own citi-
zens out of employment and walking the streets
of both the big cities and the smaller towns one
lis moved to wonder if the increase is an undis-
guised blessing.
49,
If the small towns of Minnesota could see
all the display and the temptations spread for
the school marms" by Minneapolis stores dur
ing the M. E. A. convention, these same towns
would realize what they are up against in COM
petition. 1t seems hardly fair that the tax-pay
ers Of the smaller cities pay for the time spent
by their teachers at this convention, and during
that time these teachers spent their salaries out
side the towns in which these taxpayers are Wit
ally and financially interested. The convention
is a harvest for the big city merchant-but
something quite different for his brother-n-trade
out over the State.
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Judging from last weeks conference General
Ashburn is just about popular in the Upper
Mississippi Valley as a kid with the whooping
cough would be in kindergarten and much of
this disapprova of the General seems justifiable
If the Upper Valley and the Northwest are to
be the chief beneficaries of the Inland Water
ways expansion program, as these sections have
been led to believe, surely they should have some
voice in the execution of that. program. The
real execution" desired apparently centered
about the General. This program requires at
its head man cognizant of the best principles
of big business; man who visions the business
steadily increasing to great magnitude; man
who has as his purpose the continued growth of
a great river traffic We feel events of the past
few months bear out the men of the Upper Val
ley in their contention that General Ashburn is
not that man.
Ted Christianson has more good common
sense than is given to most people. For in
stance the average person, including the major.
ity of the Legislative members, believe that ev-
cry evil under the sun can be cured by law
Ted knows that real danger lies in that idea
Not SO long ago he gave a radio talk, and dur
ing that talk he touched on this evil, and the
equal evil of thoughtless voting. He said il
part:
"If we can't abolish many of the
i present activities of the state, we can
be careful not to let many new ones
be added to the luxurious growth which
our governmental system has attained.
"a good slogan in the presence of
the menacing and advancing host of
new laws is, They shall not pass
at is well enough to urge a wider
participation by citizens in elections.
A man who does not vote is q poor
citizen. 1t is sad commentary on the
quality of our citizenship that Is per
cent of the people often determine the
\ election of imnortant uublic officials