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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08
Car Burns After
Shutdown Accident

Shutdown, June 5-Milton and Har-
lev Christensen ran into ditch near
the John Grebow farm Saturday
night. The car caught fire and was
completely destroyed.
Born to Mrs. John Thompson, a son
May Is.
William Tonak, his mother, Mrs.
Mary Tonak and Mrs. Andrew Jacoby
were at Mankato Wednesday and
Thursday where they attended con-
vention and visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Clements of
Clements called on Mrs. Ida Tonak
Sunday.
Frances Mueller of Minneapolis is
enjoying a vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mueller.
Mrs. Emma Rue Of Springfield and
daughter, Mrs. Roy Anthony of AL
bert Lea were guests of friends here
Monday.
Members of the Lutheran Choir of
Shutdown drove to Window Sunday
where they attended a meeting of
Choirs from churches in the southern
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewald Stark and
daughter of Springfield visited Mrs.
Carrie Jensen Tuesday.
Clifford Nelson and Orville Jensen
accompanied by Doris Aftermath and
Irene Amann fished at Lake Shetek
Tuesday.
Mrs. C. D. Jensen and daughter of
Clements called at the julius Jensen
home Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Larson and
daughter, Alice, of Evan called on
friends here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Senius Jensen accom-
panied by their son, Arnold and fam
lily motored to Triumph Tuesday
where they visited Ben Bergeson who
is seriously ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Meyer. Mrs. H.
G. Hemmingson and daughter, Ards,
and Mrs. Otto Jensen and daughter,
Elva, returned Wednesday from a
weeks visit with relatives in the vic
Unity of Twin Valley.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08
Long Time Resident
of Middle Creek Dies

Christ Kurtz, ST., resident Of
Renville county for many years, died
at the Gus Leuck home Friday after
noon at the age of 81 years. He was
born in Germany in 1841. His wife
died 40 years ago. Eight children
survive him. They are Louis of DAN
ube, August and Fred of Redwood
Falls, Mrs. Minnie Wilson of Cali
fornia, Mrs. Frank Prodoehl of Col
orado. Mrs. Fred Zebarth of Frank
lin and Christ and Mrs. Gust Luck
of this vicinity.
Mr.. Kurtz has been failing in health
for some time. but was not confined
to his bed until three weeks ago. His
one sister and brother, % grandchil-
dren and three great grandchildren
also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Gus Leuck home and
at the Flora Lutheran church with
Rev. C. Kuske and Rev. Edward
Birkholz in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Sommers and
daughter and Esther Becker visited
in Olivia Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Schmidt motor
ed to Silver Lake where they visited
at the A. o. Tatting home. Sunday
they went to Minneapolis and were
accompanied by Mrs. Gillette and
daughter and will visit relatives here
for a week.
Rev. o. S. Monsoon, Mrs. Aaron
Sommers and Mrs. Harold Lueck
spent Monday at Lake Koronis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Manthie. Mrs.
Edwin Schafer and Frank Schafer
accompanied by Mrs. Bertha Mueller
motored to Illinois Friday. They re-
turned Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fredrickson
and daughter, Janice of Morgan.
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Sam Park. home.
Rev. o. S .Monson motored to Min
neapolis Friday. Miss Hannah Kruse
returned with him. She will conduct
daily vacation bible school in the
church basement. Miss Adelyne
Lueck and Ruth Gaffne-- will assist
with the instructions.
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onger visit with her daughter, Mrs.

longer visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Simpson.
Born to Mrs. F. w. Hirsch a nine
pound baby boy Sunday, May %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kretch and
drove to New Ulm Tuesday to visit
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kuk and fami-
ly and Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Noting
and family spent Memorial day at
Bingham Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Florian Hillesheim
and family of Leavenworth and Mr..
and Mrs. William Pelzel and family
of Clements were visitors at the Ber-
nard Pelzel home Sunday.
The Evangelical Ladies aid met at
the home of Mrs. Edward Schiffman
with Mrs. Amelia Boyer as assisting
hostess Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Zeren and son,
Francis and Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Zeren went to Fairfax Sunday where
they were dinner guests at the Joseph
julius Sr. home and later attended
the celebration at Fort Ridgely.
Miss Lillian MART of New Ulm and
Miss Goldie Anstett of Springfield
were guests at the home of Mrs
Jacob Neuenburg Thursday morning
enroute to Springfield from Redwood
Falls.
Born to Mrs. Leo Zitzman an eight
pound baby girl Tuesday, May 80.
Mrs. Edgar Winn accompanied by
Mrs. C. H. Andrews and Miss Marie
Hensel were callers at Redwood Falls
Friday.
DIR. and Mrs. Andrew Goblirsch and
daughter Of Sleepy Eye spent We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of the
formers mother. Mrs. Mary Cob
hrsch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Zeren ac-
companied by Nels. -Zeren and soc
Francis. spent Tuesday at Swan Lake
and Mankato.
Redwood county rural mail carriers
and the Auxiliary held their yearly
meeting in County Center park here
Tuesday AFTERNOON. After the bust
ness meeting picnic supper was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Franta and
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Cantine of this
village and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Forster of Springfield enjoyed an
outing at the lakes near Waterville
from Sunday until Tuesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08
TARANTULA FOUND IN
SHIPMENT OF BANANAS

Montevideo-A large traantula, the
most vicious member of the spider
family, was found hiding in a bunch
of bananas received by Montevideo
grocery recently. The spider is being
kept in glass mason par and is be-
ing fed diet of flies. The rumor is
current around Montevideo that the
bite of a tarantula is supposed to
produce an irresistible desire for dane
ing, but none of those who have seen
the spider are willing to experiment.
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News Events of the
Week From WabassO

Wabasso, June 6-Mr. and Mrs
Edwin johnson spent from Wednes.
day until Friday at Rochester hos.
pital where Mrs. johnson underwent
a minor operation.
The high school pupils enjoyed 9
picnic in Ramsey State park Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Dietz and fami.
ly spent Memorial day with relatives
at Sleepy Eye.
Miss Rose Schunk and Mrs. Chris
Moelter were hostesses to the st
Monica society members at the form
er's home Thursday evening. After
the business meeting, whist was play
ed at five tables. Mrs. Harry Kul
won high and Mrs. Mary Goblirscl
low score.
Mrs. Andrew Hagert and son
Francis, accompanied by Mrs. JOSEPH
Guetter of Lucan attended the fun
eral of Clarence Suess, ten-year-olt
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Suess al
New Ulm Thursday.
Miss Mary Schueller arrived here
from st. Paul Friday to attend the
graduation of her sister, Agnes, Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Simpson en-
tertained the faculty and the senior
class at dinner at their home Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. Otto Gadow left Tuesday fol
Winona where she will spend a few
days at the parental Sperbeck home
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Winn and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weicks en-
joyed a picnic dinner at the VIM Sis
ters' home in Redwood Falls Memor-
ial day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Knots, Mrs.
Mary Morbacher, Mrs. H. Joose of
Cologne, Mrs. Edith Dolls of Carver
and William Dolls of Chaska spent
Sunday at the C. H. Andrews and
William Stacker homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Sinclair and
family spent Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of Miss Zane Mcmillan at
Redwood Falls.
Guests at the Wallace Simpson
home Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur johnson of Minneapolis and
Mrs. Christ Lenz of SYsseton, South
Dakota. The latter yeuained for a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Palmer, Ted
Kretsch and Loretta Ruby of New
Ulm drove here Sunday for visit at
the Albert Kretsch home. They were
accompanied back by Miss Heller
Kretsch who will spend the summer
at the Palmer home.
Alfred Weeks of Walnut Grove
accompanied by the Misses Cleopha
and Dorothy Starken and Mary
Schueller drove to Sleepy Eye where
the latter remained to leave for St
Paul while the former journeyed to
Mankato to get Marie Starken who
has been attending Good Counsel
Academy the past term.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. George Neudecker
are the parents Of son born May Il.
Juel Meyer drove to Minneapolis
Monday where he transacted bus
mess. He returned Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Christensen and
children Of Mahnomen visited friends.
here last week. They came from Fari-
bault where they visited the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nelson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-06-08
Commencement Reflections

- EATED at commencement exercises this spring,
\ is impressed by two thoughts: "What does
- the world hold for the graduate of 1887" and
youths hopes for his and the worlds future are
mistaken.
With the platitudes of commencement speakers
still ringing in his ears, the average youth set out
next day. if had already done so, in search of
Job. Some want summer employment, anticipating
more schooling the fall while others seek permanent
employment in the field in which they are interested
Probably before the average student has gone far
he will be looking simply for job, any job at any
salary Careers and futures will be temporarily for
gotten in the desire to be ganfully employed in a
world where jobs and applicants plentiful
This is not altogether due to depression. Even
in bamy times the average applicant found jobs
for the inexperienced graduate. 1t was necessary to
take any employment until the dreamed of opportuni
ty knocked Most of US, even in 1928, went through
a period of drudgery 1t was severe test to hold
fast to hope when that period lasted longer for one
than for ones classmates, but the average graduate
of other years will tell this years graduates that it
was worthwhile experience. 1t added touch 10
the academic education which could have been obtain
ed in no other way
Graduates of six and eight years ago were told OF
the wonder age" There talk of the present
era (which will continue upward with recess
sons-no serious depressions." We know that
such talk blind foolish. That high values of that
day were false the low values of today. We
were soon caught in the downward sweep and few
indeed have been able to make much Roadway since.
But the graduate of today has no illusions. AL
though he is proud and hopeful he things pretty
much they He expects the "going to be
tough" Although individual inches may be hard to
find for period, the field is far broader and the
chance for ambitious, optimistic youth is greater
than
Anytime is hard time to get started This is
as good time any.
The purpose of public financial statements in the
counties villages for the information of the tax
payers Taxpayers should develop the habit of studying
these published reports, they appear in the home
newspapers, for, after ALL these reports intended
to give the the outside, an inside picture of
what is being done with his tax money. Officials who
try to do the right thing and who good judgment
and honest methods afraid to take the people
into their confidence Where there is reluctance to give
these records to the public there grows perhaps many
times unusty, suspicion that is not helpful to the
establishment Of confdence.-Norman A. Borgan,
secretary Minnesota Taxpayers association.
Those who think the world isn't getting better may
reflect that Al Capone has been in prison than
year.
Evening star., 1933-04-04

the Anglo Russian trade agreement
expires on April 16. If Britain resorts
to embargo action, it will be tanta-
mount to an announcement that the
commercial treaty will not be renewed.
Such a development, in turn, would
almost certainly precipitate a breach
in diplomatic relations and denote a
complete break between the London
and Moscow governments.
1t is a little ironical that this latest
rift in the Anglo-Russian lutte should
be instigated by Mr.. Ramsay Mac
Donald. 1t was under his first Labor
government, some nine years ago, that
diplomatic relations with Moscow were
established. Broken off a couple of
years later under the Baldwin Con-
servative government, as result OF
demonstrated Soviet commercial du-
plicity in London. 1t was the second
Macdonald Labor cabinet, In 1929, which
resumed official British intercourse with
Russia. Now 1t falls to the lot of the
Scottish statesman, this time as the
head of national government depend
ent upon a Conservative majority in
Parliament, to take steps that seem
destined to lead to another severance
of the British tie at Moscow.
Although the handful of Mr.. Mac
Dona1ds former Labor colleagues left
in Parliament is joining the Liberals
in opposing a break with Russia,
Britain as whole is supporting the
governments plans. These were not
formulated until Sir Esmond ovey, the
British Ambassador to Russia, had re-
turned to England and reported on the
situation. There are suggestions that
Britain's threatened embargo is bluff
designed to force the release Of the
British engineers now in Soviet Gus
tody. Stoppage of Russian sales of
timber, oil and butter in the British
market would be a serious blow to
Soviet export trade and a consequent
boon to the British dominions, espe-
cially Canada.
In any event, the Anglo Russian i'm
broglio is a timely warning to other
countries, especially the United States,
of the perils and pitfalls that lurk in
relations with the Communist state.
If Great Britain, acting in the light of
sorry experience, decides to sever re-
lations with the Soviet, her action is
not designed to encourage such efforts
as those now again feverishly in prog
ress here to establish official inter-
course between Washington and Mos
COW. No country has experimental
more patiently than Britain with the
wisdom of recognizing the Soviet She
has tried 1t and found 1t wanting.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Penniless Prosperity.
From the New York Herald Tribune.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
Many have discovered lately the ad-
vantages of having a little produce in
ones purse, and down by Chesapeake
Bay, in town named significantly
Betterton, lives an agriculturist who
smiles at the timid souls now wonder
ing whether 1t is possible to succeed
sans cash. Her five children were
brought up on barter Her celebrated
pear orchard of 10000 trees-largest
east of the Mississippi-was fertilized
Herewith. The two large farms which
she manages bear growing witness to
priSing to learn how versatile the meth
cd can be, as the original barteress of
Maryland has been employing 1t for
years, but most of all today.
Much dental work Is expensive and
should not be postponed. What did
Mrs. Harris discover but that her den
tiSt was passionately fond of trees!
Soon she had some filings, and he had
thriving Norway spruces from her fields.
Hair cuts were paid for with sausage
Sand and gravel went for taxes; a big
crop of fence posts transported her
children to school. Green tomatoes OBJ
tanned a permanent wave; a load of
walnut logs returned as niddlings;
ldlu Wdo lOT
frock, and when the able widow began
to write of her devices for rearing
family gratis on farm she exchanged
fruit for tipping service. So she got
bread for stones for rock gardens, books
for hogs and good from everything.
At present both farms and orchard
are run almost without money. "If
must stop at hotel and haven't the
price of a room often find that the
manager will accept a few nice broil-
ers for one night. When I went up
to New York to find out whether I had
any writing ability the literary agent
took home two Eastern Shore fryers as
fee. I developed this plan 20 years
ago, before ever thought that I should
need to use it," These happy expert
ences with barter will be described in
book which is to bear the most star
tling title of the season: "The Cheerful
Story Of Farming in 1882" Only once
has the principle been renounced by
its author. That was when an INDECENT
Southern gentleman offered to exchange
himself as husband for o permanent
home on the fundless but solvent farm.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

compelling powers and with protection
for witnesses"
The bailie told Times reporter that
the whole question of alleged graft
should be threshed right to the bottom
and that if compelling powers were
granted to an inquiry it meant that
bank books and other documents would
require to be produced on demand
If We agree" he said, that an in
quiry is necessary, then 1t must be a
thorough one. 1t is only by adopting
such course that public confidence in
the corporation can be restored.
1t has got to be recognized that re-
Elections have been cast on men in pub
lie service, and these men are entitled
to have their probity publicly attested." !"
X X 4
Credit Of Designing
War Tank Denied.
Cape Times, Cape Town.-We see that
a Cape Town woman, Mrs. E. Cloete
Capron, has taken place in the long
queue Of claimants for the honor of
having invented the military tank.
No weapon of war has aroused such
acute controversy over its origin as the
tank. Every crank and amateur in
ventor who ever offered the war Of
flee any scatter-brain scheme for the
modern1zation of the Tudor war cart"
or the Chinese protected wagons, from
1900 onward, has put in some sort of
claim since the war.
AS a matter of fact, the honor of
originating the idea probably belongs to
Col Swinton, r. E. AS early as Oc-
tober, 1914, his scheme was before the
war office-Mrs. Capron did not submit
hers until February "a, 1915.
Lieut.. w. G. Wilson and Mr.. w. Trit-
ton also had a hand in the eventual
development of Swinton's machine. and
Big Willie" their second experimt ntal
machine, passed all tests on February
2, 1915.
Production of the tanks on a practi-
cal scale was started with the giving of
secret orders on February IL. We fear
Mrs. Capron Is little late. and Mrs,
Farquharson, who has supported her
claim, more than a little foolish!
Evening star., 1933-04-04

that she will be temperamental. And
temperament sometimes takes the form
of temper. And this, In turn, bursts
forth into words, which may or may
not be classified as calm, sweet or mu-
Sical
| The realist-and every Nature lover
must be that, If he is to look Nature in
the face-will laugh at the claim that
feathered songster always sings.
Often he clicks.
Sometimes he CRATES.
| In other moods he simply whistles.
| Every one interested in the birds has
| had to marvel at the latitude of their
song" so called. There is a great deal
to it besides pure" notes.
The bird is, at its best, true musi-
clan, who realizes that a bit of dis
cord, now and then, is an essential
relief.
Harsh notes relieve the birds, one
may believe, from the necessity of sing
ing sweetly all their lives long.
Who wants to sing sweetly all the
time?
Even the softest voice likes to roar,
once in a while, and upon occasion.
Our belief is that the birds are so
overjoyed each morning at the sight
of the first streakS of light in the sky
that they forget all about their duty
to the world as songsters.
They shout with joy instead.
Sitting on the boughs, clothed in
darkness, they see brightness at last.
Life begins again.
And 1t is too much for them, filled
with the elemental pep" of a glorious,
and, at times, very raw, universe.
They yell. they Shrek, they foam at
the mouth with joy.
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Even the thrush, sweetest singer of
them all, whose peculiar. waltz like
melody is unmistakable, Incorporates
into his song pattern a nearly crazy
note at the end
1t is a sort Of harmonic, shrill almost
to the vanishing point as If the bird
has said to himself, just before he
hit it:
well. now, I must outdo myself"
And he does.
Shrill, yet beautiful, it pierces the
very sky, as the skylark Is supposed to
do in reality.
1t is the last of four triolets, a mas
terpiece of an ending, small branch
of musical composition in which all
composers are not equal masters
There was Victor Herbert, for in
stance, among the so-called light COM
posers, who in long life seldom set
down hum-drum ending.
Just a quirk of notes, maybe no more
than doing the obvious, when lesser fry
would have attempted the unusual. al
ways distinguishes the ending Of typ
ical Herbert song.
X
The thrush's melody. yet to well on
the air in our neighborhood, is a work
Of genius throughout.
While going down scale, it at the
same time achieves building up, in the
esthetic sense. 1t is interesting to note
that the great Schubert, in his "Unfin-
ished Symphony" which is as artlessly
great as any bird song, used much the
same devise, with grandly lowering
chords. not only to sustain a melodic
pattern, but to be an actual part of it.
One thrush will make up for a whole
world Of starlings.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Anglo-Russian Trade War.

Action due in the House of Commons
in London today constitutes the OPEN
ing gun in what promises to become a
full-fedged Anglo Russian trade war.
Prime Minister Macdonald is asking
Parliament to pass an enabling act
empowering the government to place
an embargo On any or all imports from
Russia. Parliament adjourns for the
Easter holidays next week and the
cabinet desires the embargo law for
emergency use in connection with the
impending trial of six British engineers
at Moscow on charges of commercial
espionage and sabotage. To all remon-
strances from London against their
arrest, Imprisonment and trial the
Soviet authc-itics have turned a deaf
ear and have even adopted an insolent
attitude.
Apart from the intrinsic and imme-
diate merits Of the embargo proposal,
II assumes special importance because
Evening star., 1933-04-04
Farm Bill Seen as Evidence
OF Confidence in President

work In the cities, unable to buy, rem
dered idle because the farmers cannot
buy what these unemployed men for
merly were busy producing. Right there
is the depression Right there Is the
reason for it. There are just two pos
sible ways to right that condition
which is to say, to repeal the 'depres-
sion.' One is the temporary, emer-
gency, experimental way the President
proposes, for limited period only, to
increase farm prices. The other is to
lower industrial tariffs so as to reduce
industrial prices"
The Hartford Times asks, who has
written a better bill?" and the Toledo
far made to subvert the inexorable de-
crees of supply and demand have failed,
there is hope, If not plausible reason,
for believing the new efforts to solve
the perpleXities in which agriculture Is
involved may succeed. Mr.. Roosevelt is
not confident of success, but his cour-
age is stimulating, particularly so in
view of the many failures Of the past
years"
Objection that the prices desired
would be oppressive to workers of small
Evening Bulletin, the Oakland Tribune,
Providence Journal The Kansas City
Times declares: THE bill grants ex-
traordinary powers to the Secretary of
Agriculture and leaves vast and trou-
blesome uncertainty as to how far
that official may go in the exercise
OF his powers. 1t Is an attempt to put
one man in supreme control of the
vast and complicated farm industry,
with the assistance of an army Of
agents and checkers. Some of its pro-
visions seem impossible to carry out,
and there is very grave doubt whether
they would produce the desired results
If they were put into effect"
Observing that the bill gives carte
blanche" to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, the Miami Daily News says: 1T
Is a burden to make a strong man
vince. II he fails, he fails miserably.
But suppose he wins!" The Charlotte
Observer suggests that sit takes an
exceptional man to be supreme in any
government position and have that
versatility of vision and range of ca
pacities which enable him to render
such services as the very nature of his
position imposes on him" The New
York Sun, calling the tax provision
revolutionary" declares that cit
would be asking a great deal of Sec
retary Wallace to turn the whole bus
iness over to him.
Adding nearly billion to the con-
sumers' bills will not improve the mar
ket," thinks the Akron Beacon Jour.
nal. The Connellsville Courier main
tains that Setting aside the law Of
supply and demand has been more or
less OF failure whenever tried"