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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
Age and Efficiency

He late William James, reputedly the greatest
of American psychologists, is said to have declar-
ed that most old fogies at the age of 25
Bruce Barton nterprets this statement to that by
the age of Is most have formed permanent pre-
JUDGES and have closed their minds to new ideas.
If this theory be correct, which we do not believe
there certainly many striking exceptions Many
men long past the age mentioned have struck into
new fields of endeavor and have developed abilities in
later life of which they gave little promise in their
youth.
AS to the continuance of executive and creative
activities to ripe old age innumerable examples may
be cited. Consider Oliver Wendell Holmes, active
member of the Supreme Court at 80; President linden
burg of Germany at 81 Thomas A. Edison, who conn-
ued at work until short time before his death at a.
The list might be continued almost indefinitely.
If these grand old ever heard of psychologists
is evident that they did not take them seriously
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
Blackboard Chances

Is YEARS AGO

the Redwood Falls football fans attended the MnnesO
held Norhrup Field
followers ST. Peter last Wednesday evening
Jonsonbout OF
unfinished the Tues
stateMoses Griffin who has been resident
Mrs. R. D. Gleason,
by several years c. Burmee recently
works. believes
in telegram
father Thomas Mcmillan i'll;
of school
of neohn Srau and Raymond King started
in A Schmah member
of a ywhc IN Minneapolis last week.
Winter began yesterday with and hard freeze
At bush it
to a will
Day and in the evening at oclock-The
be
boundary passed both branches OF
the Presbyterian
will be held there Sunday
lately; they their GAINESVILLE Minnesota hopes
resting the gangVey little blowing has been done this end
would difficult horsesRaI
the NJ and St extended its railroad lines through that
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
THURSDAY NOVEMBER IL, 1891

the Lincoln Monument to freeze over
so they could skate there, but as re-
call it, the authorities most Of the
time shooed them off for fear that
they would break through and get a
ducking.
There have been great old winters
in Washington, nevertheless, when
the old Potomac river has frozen over
to such an extent that it was even
safe to drive across it. Winters such
as that are rare.
In spite of mild winters, the aver
age house is cooler in January and
February than is the average house in
southern Minnesota, for the reason
that most homes here were built by
real estate operators and made to
sell rather than to live in.
The majority Of homes in the Older
quarters of the capital city are really
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19

early in the after
noon there was a
brief shower which
was altogether like
an April offering
in Minnesota. The
trees carry most of
their foliage yet,
although all save
a few trees have
donned the true
colors of autumn,
but there is still
much green, espe-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
What Others Think
Those Home-Product Auto Tags

Those H0me-P Product Auto Tags
In order to boost home product, Arizona auto
mobile license plates are made of copper For similar
reasons Missouri proposes to zinc. South Dakota
would like to emulate this style but major metal
is gold the plates might cost than the automo-
biles-Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
Since Minnesota produces about twice as much iron
as all the other states put together it is fair to
assume that our auto plates are home product But
even 100000 pairs Of them win hardly affect the visible
supply Of iron ore.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
Innocent Men Lynched

T least two of the q persons lynched last year
II innocent of any crime, and II others were
4 possibly so, according to commission which has
studied each of the in which death inflicted
by mobs. George Fort Milton editor of the Chattanoo
ga News, is chairman of the commission, whose prin
cipal conclusions are summarized as follows:
There is real DOUBT of the guilt of at least half
the victims of mob violence, less than onefourth of
persons Ynched since 1890 have been accused of
sauits upon white women3 mob leaders can be ident
fed without difficulty, but are seldom indicted
Mentioning specifically some of the ynchings last
year the commission said: zone lynched sole
y because he had offended political opponents and an
other to prevent his appearance in a serious court
case against white In five it not clear
that the mobs got the guilty persons, and in six there
was doubt as to the truth of the charges against the
men lynched." -
1t is encouraging to note the marked decrease in
lynchings in recent years, however, compared with
the frghtful prevalence Of mob violence in the past
Lynchng reached its height in 1892 when 255 persons
were killed by mobs Since then it has steadily de-
creased the average for the past six being II
year, the lowest number being 10 in 1929.
Not until we reduce the lynching record to zero
can we lay claim to being entirely civilized people
+
"HROUGH a period of unrest naturally present
when farm prices are low and tax distribution is
admittedly unfair, it is pleasant to note that Red
wood county has given little thought to firing the coun
ty agent disseminating weed eradication and All club
work and similar short-sighted economies.
Apparently farmers in this county understand that
such amount to so little in comparison with
their tax bills that they not botherng with pairing
what is needed but making the savings where they
can afford
1t is also vote of confidence in Nate Bovee that
farmers here have smiled at the demands in other
counties and have allowed the good of the farm
office to 90 ahead No county office in Redwood
ty benefits the farmer than the agents office:
Correct this sentence: I'm an effort to overcome
present economic conditions, members Of Congress VIII
,,ot r.v notifies during the coming session"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
With Beatty
In Washington
by ]. TED BEATTY

This is being written early in Nov
ember. Without the air is tempera-
ture reminiscent of spring. In fact,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19

An English chemist has developed
a paint for outdoor use that is so
affected by the suns rays that it ap-
pears black in daytime and white at
night.
When Mrs. E. H. Reynolds of Cairo,
Illinois got out hat she had not
worn for several months, she found
snake coiled within it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19
Welcome, Boys


~ EDWooD FALLS has entertained many fine con-
X ventons of various sizes and aims TINS year Dus
L no group was more welcome than the young
Americans who are coming this week for the Hl-Y
conference.
It is among such boys will take part in the dis
cussions here that America must find its leaders, They
the hest contradiction of the frequently expressed
opinion that modern youth is coming to bad end.
Credit is also due the men all over the nation who
are devoting their time to the up-budlng OF YOUTH
Movements such as the Hi-Y, the Boy Scouts and
similar groups deserve all the support we can give.
Thanksgiving Day
THANKSGIVING Day, as know it, is a dlstnc-
lively American institution although festivals OF
similar import may be traced back many nundreos
of years. The Hebrew Feast of the Tabernacles, the
Greek Thesmophoria the Roman Cereaia and the Eng
lsh Harvest Home all appear to have had something
in common with national holiday
Immediately after the first harvest of the Pilgrims
in 1921 Thanksgiving was first observed in America.
Similar observances instituted by other colonies
by Massachusetts in $780, by Connecticut in 1882 and
by New Netherlands in 1914. During the Revolution
several Thanksgiving Day appointed by the Con-
tinental Congress
President George Washington designated Novem-
Der &c. 1889, as "a day of public thanksgiving and
prayer" and in 1895 he made similar designation
President Madison appointed day of thanksgiving at
the close of the War of 1872 Various states observed
the days rregularly during succeeding years, but 1T
was not until 1864 that the day become fixed, annual
event.
In that year President Lincoln appointed the fourth
Thursday of November day of national Thanks
giving by official proclamation, and the example thus
set has been followed by all succeeding Presidents.
Washingtons original Thanksgiving proclama-
ton is preserved in the Library of Congress- The pre-
cious document lost for than 100 years, until
it discovered among some Washington manuscripts
being auctioned in New York in 1921, when it pur
chased for $500 and restored it to the government
archives.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19

places to go to and not really homes;
they lack much of that which makes
Minnesota home attractive. "Row"
houses are to blame for this state Of
affairs. Entering a home in Wash
ington is like walking into the front
of store on the main street of any
southern Minnesota town. There is
no front yard; there is no back yard;
there is no space to the right; there
is no space to the left. The only place
one finds elbow room is on the roof.
But, notwithstanding this, we like
o,,,. Uyo
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-11-19

Boys and girls get very little ice
skating. l remember the winter OF
1925-1926 when children waited long
for the ice on the Rejecting Pool as
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Believe Missing
Girls Seen Here

Sheriff George L. Campbell, act
uated by reports two runaway girls
from Bear Valley were seen in I'M
perial Valley yesterday, this morn
ing was searching for the girls il
the eastern part OF the county.
Doyie Lee, Is, and Edith Gamer
on. 10. are the runaways. The Lee
girl is dressed in hiking clothes
She has auburn hair and brown
eyes. The other girl has brown hair
and brown eyes, and the little fin
gers of each hand are crooked.
f. j. Horn, employee of the Quail
ity Bakery. reported to the sheriff s
office last night he saw two girls at
5 o'clock yesterday morning hiking
east from FL Centre. The fitted
the description given in an account
in yesterdays Press. said Horn.
Later another man, who did not
give his name, told Claiborne Poole
night jailer, he gave a ride from
Banning to FL Centre TO two girls
who fitted the description of the
Bear Valley runaways.
Neither Horn nor the other man
thought of reporting the incident
until they read newspaper &C
count telling Of the search for the
girls.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25

hydraulic sluice and will work
out the entire bar.
Folsom said they would be able
to save only 10 per cent of the gold,
because most of it IS in extremely
small particles. Even at that, he
figured, he and his partner would
be able to sell at least s26, 900 worth
OF the precious metal from their
enterprise. Some of this, he added,
would go for expenses, but both say
comparatively small.
A number Of persons have PAN
ned gold from sand along the river.
Many of them. however, Folsom
pointed out, have not found it in
paying quantities. He believes the
reason is that they have not dug
deeply enough.
Gold, he said usually goes to bed
rock in greater quantities. If the
sandbars are worked to that bed
rock. which can be found all the
way from six to II feet, the yellow
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
OUR GUESS Is
JAIL PET MAY
HAVECR0AKED

Home Brew" the frog that's full
of hops, has disappeared from usual
habitat in and about the Hotel de
Campbell, and Sheriff George L.
Campbell's force is engaged in pok-
ing about the Jail garden yard III
hopes Home Brew may be en-
sconced in some shallow hole.
The disappearance was first noted
when Eddie Nett, jailer, began
searching for Home Brew" to show
q visitor the finer points of the
frog, which has gained considerable
fame since coming to live at and
near the bastille.
Investigation disclosed the pet was
last seen about the time Under
sheriff Rodney Clarke left Ell Ger
tro for a vacation on the coast.
Whether this has anything to do
with the mystery deputies could not
say.
Nett. who captured the frog after
it hoped on his bare foot one eve
ming while he was watering the
lawn, last night declared a reward
will be issued for Home Brew's'
return. The frog is about four
inches long, weighs approximately
one pound, and has a distinctive ar
rangement of warts along his spine,
according to deputies.
Sergeant Mike, black cat of the
Jail kitchen crew, is under suspicion
in the disappearance, Deputy Ernest
Clay suggesting he might have al
tered his cricket diet. Mike main
tanned dignified silence regarding
the matter, refusing even one
meow
Elmer o. Waters advanced the
most plausible theory, suggesting
Home Brew" became so full of hops
he hoped off. Possibility that the
frog was overcome by sunstroke II
he got very far from the pome-
granate bush under which he has
lived since being taken to the jail
, was also suggested.
Nett was almost heartbroken over
the frogs disappearance. since he
had planned to train Home Brew
for longer hops, and enter him In
the next annual Calaveras County
| Jumping Frog contest. The jailer
said last night he was almost sure
Home Brew" could win the contest.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
POOR DOG

Where are they?" grunted Mr..
Twistytail the jolly, fat pig gentle
man as he stood beside Uncle Wig
gily in the woods
That's what I'd like to know,
said Mr.. Longears, looking on all
sides of his automobile. Some one
must have taken them"
Or eaten Them said the pig
You know they were fresh bologna
sausages and they haven't been on
your car very long"
That's So agreed Uncle Wig
gily. We'll, anyhow, they're gone
and this is the end of our adventure
trip until I can get some new tires.
Dear, dearl"
] Uncle Wiggily and Mr.. Twistytail
had started out one morning to
take an adventure trip in Uncle
Wiggily's auto which had nice, big,
round bologna sausages for tires.
The two friends stopped in the
woods when they heard loud cry
and, thinking it might be an adj
venture, they went looking for it.
But they could not find anything
and when they returned to the car
in which were their travelling trunks,
they were surprised to find the
bologna sausage tires all gone.
Whoever did it took the spare
tire off the back, too" said Uncle
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Issued ID lily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, Ell Cen"
tro, Calf, as Second
Glass Matter.
TOPPING IDOLS

MERE funny lot. We cheer wildly
w about any outstanding performance,
and when the performer proves by con-
siStency that his outstanding ability is no
fluke, we try to tear him down or we are
secretly hoping that he will come crop
per.
In the old days Connie Mack had
team of baseball men so good and with
so many championships to their credit,
that the Philadelphia folks would not go
out to see them play. Mr. Mack had to
get rid of his good players because he
couldn't afford to pay their salaries on
the income their town was giving him.
Helen Wills Moody proved long ago
that she is without doubt the queen of
the tennis courts. A slip of girl some
years ago, she defeated the best in the
game to reach the top. Last week, after
years of consistent winning, she was pit
ted against an English girl for the cham
pionship. The match was played before
an American audience. Despite the sup
posed polite fairness of the tennis fans,
they cheered wildly when Mrs. Moody's
opponent scored one and cheered again
when Mrs Moody missed. But Mrs.
Moody won.
When Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic
all parts of the world, he was cheered,
and then many of us began to hope he
would fall down from his pedestal among
the rest of us mortals. His many delays
in Japan, due to causes beyond his con-
troll, bring something akin to pleasure or
satisfaction even to those who are his
staunch admirers.
We like perfection but when it is re-
peated it becomes monotOnous, and mon
otOny is the greatest thing in the world
for making crab out of a man or wom-
an.
Happily the changeableness of our at
titude does not discourage attempts at
perfection or outstanding accomplish
ment. He is a wise and fortunate being
who can shut his ears to the cheers or
groans of the multitude and continue the
even tenor of his way.
-O-
Now John Bull is having his troubles.
About the only country that doesn't seem
to have any is Lapland.
The gals demonstrated Sunday that
they know plenty about this business OF
flying ship through the air
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25

They're all chewed up and down
in here" and the dog put one paw
on his stomach"
We'll, suppose my tires are
gone" Uncle Wiggily agreed. we
only left the car for a moment
my friend Twisty, here, and L
and went in the woods to see who
was shouting SO loudly
"Oh l was doing the shouting
said the dog. Really it was more
of bark than shout, l suppose.
But l did it"
But why did you shout, or bark
so much like an adventure" asked
Mr.. Twistytail You fooled Uncle
Wiggily and me-
I'm sorryi" Whined the poor dog.
But you see I am out OF work. l
have had nothing to eat in long
while and my feeling got the best
of me. just let out a long howl,
bark, yell-call it what you please
and then all of sudden, smelled
something good and ran as fast as
1 could this way"
That's why we couldn't find you,
suppose" grunted the pig.
Yes, and what you smelled good
were my bologna sausage tires, l
suppose" said Uncle Wiggily sadly,
though kindly.
Right, both times barked the
poor dog, Il followed my nose I'M
til I came to this auto, and when l
saw it had bologna sausage tires /
couldn't help eating them. l was
SO very hungry
you ate the spare, too said
Uncle Wiggily again sadly but kind
ly.
yes, I ate the spare" barked
the poor dog. Il would have eaten
two spares if you had had them"
We'll, / don't so much mind you
eating my tires" said Uncle Wig
gily, but how, poor dog, are Twisty
and I to travel without tires on the
car? Tell me that if you please"
"Ill tell you how shouted the
poor dog all of sudden. II have
a wonderful and grand idea. Wait
for mel" Away he ran into the
woods and what happened next l
shall tell you tomorrow. Then if
the molasses cookie will stop trying
to turn into a wheel for the baby
carriage, the story will be about I'm
Gle Wiggily's funny tires.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25

Wiggily, as he walked all around his
car. we certainly can't run on
bare rims
NO, indeed" agreed the pig.
What are we going to do?'
Il think we had better look
around and see if we can find out
who took your bologna sausage tires
and make them give 'em back
grunted the pig.
That's a good ideal exclaimed
Uncle Wiggily. So he and his friend
began looking around amid the
trees and bushes. Pretty soon I'm
Gle Wiggily heard voice saying:
We'll, 1 feel lot better now. I'm
not hungry any more
Hal Maybe this is our adven-
ture, Twisty," whispered the rabbit
gentleman to the pig gentleman.
Il hope So" grunted Mr.. TWisty-
tail But what is it?"
Just then, out of the bushes, walk
ed a poor, old tramp dog His
clothes were ragged and SO we're
his Whiskers, but still he was clean
though his tail had lot of bur-
dock stickers in it, With all that
he had a happy smile on his face
and he was running his tongue out
and around his lips cleaning them
with his red napkin.
All of a sudden Uncle Wiggily
guessed what had happened
You ate my bologna sausage tires,
didn't you, poor dog?" asked the
rabbit gentleman, but he asked in
kind and forgiving voice which
the poor dog gentleman knew right
away belonged to a friend.
Yes. Uncle Wiggily," softly bark
ed the poor dog, for he say the rab-
bit gentleman's name printed on
the side Of the automobile. But 1
did not think this automobile be-
longed TO any one. I saw it here
In the woods, all alone and /
thought some one had run it here
10 let it turn into junk. I'm so
sorry, but I'm afraid can't give you
back your bologna sausage tires.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Lawyer Appeals
Courts Verdict

Edward B. Patterson, attorney
yesterday afternoon filed an appeal
from Judge I. Mayfield's justice
court decision against him in favor
of w. w. Order, garageman, for
$3.50, taking the case into super
ior court.
Judge Mayfield several weeks
ago decided Patterson owed Order
the amount Of the judgment for
repairs on his automobile.
Order. in justice court. declared
Patterson paid the Till with a
check received from one Of his
clients, prisoner in the county
Jail. The check later proved to be
no good, said Order.
When he demanded Patterson
take back the check and pay the
bill, declared the plaintiff, the at
torney would not do so. Judge
Mayfield found Orders contentious
true, and returned judgment for
him. Dissatisfied with the judy
ment, Patterson appealed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
FerraZus Makes
Unwise Escape

Max Ferrazus, 25, was supposed
to stay in the Brawley Jail SO days,
but he only stayed two Enticing
freedom beckoned when he was
placed on the Brawley chain gang,
so Ferrazus followed.
But Dame Freedom soon depart
ed, leaving Ferrazus in the clutches
of Ike Holmes, deputy sheriff in
Westmorland, and later in a cell
in the county jan, facing a possible
prison sentence for escape instead
of a mere 50-day Jail sentence for
possession Of liquor.
So Ferrazus is held in the county
Jail today, while BraWley police plan
to use his case as an object lesson
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
SANDS OF RIVER
TO BE DREDCED
IN GOLD SEARCH

CANON CITY, Colo. Aug. %.
oU.p)) In Colorado rivers, along
beds and tanks, there are many
sandbars In these sandbarS there
is gold, George B. Folsom believes.
Folsom is interested with Coun-
ty Surveyors Lou Miller in some
placer mining. The two claim TO
have located a sandbar which con-
tains no less than S38, GOO in gold.
1t lies in an area Of approximate
~ eighty-seven one hundredths Of
an acre in the Arkansas river. The
sand runs to an average depth Of Il
feet.
The two miners have produced
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
TRACE K.sr or HOMES

CHICAGO. up - The rise of the
American home from the days when
it was illuminated by candles and
heated by woodworking fire
place down to the. present. with a
glimpse of its future development.
will be traced at the Century oil
Progress Exposition, the Chicago
Worlds Fair of 1898.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 25. 1916

Word from w. H. Brooks indi-
Gates that he will be home for j
few days prior to the primaries
where he will run for the supervi-
serial nomination in the Ell Centre
district. He says Mrs. Brooks is
improving slowly and is still very
weak.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August rs, 1911

There is not a vacant store room
on Main street from Fifth street
westward. The business center is
full up" and newcomers wishini
TO engage in business in this city
will have to seek new rooms or go
farther from the center of CONNER
cial activities.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-08-25

R. N. Thorpe of the Blinn Lumber
company, who was transferred from
Ell Centre to Los Angeles yaros
several months ago, has been trans
ferred again to Ell Centre, and ar
rived here last Wednesday.