The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-05-17


The consolidated primary election ballot" adopt
ed the last regular session of the legislature will be
used for the first time June 49, The ballot will be
about the size of this page of The Gazette and since
it contains the of candidates of all three par
ties, it will be no longer to expose" which
party you affiliate with by calling for the ballot Of
any certain party.
Across the top of the ballot under the signatures
of Mike Holm, secretary of state and Ira R. Rogers,
county auditor, the headings "FarmerLabor party
ticket" Republican party ticket and Democratic
party ticket reading from left to right in about this
manner "in" "was in last" and "a Few remember when
they were in"
The ballots of the three parties carefully di-
vided with heavy black lines and above each in bold
type is this information "You cannot split your bal
lot If you vote for candidates of than par
ty, your ballot will be rejected"
Join countrywide campaign today to impress
this danger every voter. Warn your friends and
neighbors Help keep the percentage of spoiled bal
lots in Redwood county at minimum.
Of more Importance this year even than most
years is the election of responsible and thoroughly
capable to the state legislature Although thous
ands in the party thoroughly disapprove of the pan
the Farmer-Labor party is committed to state owner
ship, to another experiment of kind which has yet
to prove successful.
While it is very possible that fusion candidate
may be elected governor voters will have double pro-
lection against unwise enterprises if radicals de-
feated and with sound ideas elected to
the law making bodies which in recent years have
served somewhat as a check on the wild admnistra-
ton programs.
Probably most legislative candidates will be call
ed speak on several occasions before the primar
ies Their treatment of the state ownership issue
should be closely watched and their views clearly
record before go to the polls.
The Gazette offers free of its columns to legs-
benefit of readers ask that such articles be confined
to 200 words or less.
While we have never shared the once widespread
admiration for former Secretary of the Treasurer An
drew Mellon, is pleasant to read that the grand
jury found no reason to ndct him for making fraud
ulent income tax return
One of the saddest facts of the depression has
been the crumblng of in high places, the expos
ing of every contemplate kind of fraud known to
god-mad men. Communism never threatens so seri-
ously when existing leadership proves false.
Whatever thinks of Governor Olson and his
platform, credit is due him for sticking by the ship
though by he realizes that the deck shaky
and slippery and state socialism isn't the popular sub
ject he must have thought it going to be- His in
sstence that he is radical and that the platform
means exactly what it says, makes clear cut issue
for the fall campaign and offsets the efforts of
bers of the party both at the capitol and in the rural
communities who try to explain that it's not to be TAX
seriously
Last year in late August agitation started for
night football. In early September the movement
gained Roadway. After the opening game at New
Um the project could have been put except that
insufficient time remained.
Rxy ,oiohff ho; c
in high schools Figures undoubtedly available as
to just how successful the experiment has been in
cities similar to Redwood Falls
If such figures warrant going ahead, is the
time to start At least nearby school, Sleepy Eye,
is planning to lights this year. Redwood High has
unusually attractive schedule for next fall and pros
poets for good team. There is for wait
ing until August again.
Redwood county has nine candidates for sheriff
which at this of the year naturally suggests
baseball team. It would be great little publicity
to find other county with that number and
range game Besides making hit perhaps, the boys
could demonstrate their skill at catching bounders
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Things we tired of reading about: so-called
Americans all excited about being presented to the
king and queen of England, movie peoples marital
troubles and movie people in general, that they
going to get Dilnger within "a hours now that he is
surrounded, Carnera fan dancers pictures ecepted)
Things tired of hearing: the voice of ex-
perience, Florence Murphy, that conditions
than ever movie star radio interviews radio prophets
of war; who talk at theatres Mae West stories
Edison used to say that four hours sleep each
night enough, and babies seem to think parents
need even less.
We wish clothing makers would sew on buttons
with as much zeal is devoted to the aixng of size
and price tags.
Women occupy wider sphere nowadays but