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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-09-26

Mrs. Hiram Kleckner of Mime
apolis is visiting Mrs. Eva Schoch,
Mrs. L. E. Rote and at the Charles
and Lee Neuschwander homes.
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State Papers.

Archivist r. D. w. Connor, keen stu
dent of history as he is, must be await
ing with impatience the discoveries
which his nine detectives" are certain
to make in their examination Of the
state papers accumulated in many Gov
eminent Offices and storage rooms. The
possibilities of important finds are inf
mite. For more than a century and
half the basic documents of the Republic
have been scattered and neglected. Now,
with the new Archives Building COM
pleted and equipped for service, they are
to be assembled and catalogued. The
current search Of one hundred and fifty
different Federal establishments in the
District of Columbia is necessary first
step toward the goal long contemplated,
but only now feasible to attempt.
But not all the state papers which
should be in the national archives will
be found in the Governments possession.
Many of the most valuable documents
are in private hands. Lacking definite
place and q practical technique for the
correlation and preservation Of such
treasures, the Nation inevitably has lost
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ON GROWING OLD
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES FREEMAN d, L. D., D. C. L.,
WASHINGTON.

perfect trust In the outworking Of q
divine plan and the assurance that they
are nearing the contamination Of their
highest hopes and expectations. An
other passage, in the prophecy of Isaiah,
thus graphically describes the renewal
that issues from such an unfailing trust,
They that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength; they shall mount
up with wings as eagles. they shall run
and not be weary, and they shall walk
and not faint"
What a contrast this suggests when
we think Of those whose lives are in
creaSingly burdened with cares and
the pursuit of material things and the
acquisition of riches. To such there
can be little of serenity and nothing Of
peace. AS they grow in years they can
live only in the recollection Of days
when ambition and desire had their
satisfaction; everything is in the past,
only shadows rest upon the days that
lie ahead. Nature furnishes her most
appealing and gorgeous pictures in gold
en- sunsets and in the rich coloring Of
Autumn foliage. 1t would seem that
God has reserved the choicest eXhibi-
tions OF His handiwork for periods that
suggest maturity and ripeness. 1t Is
when the sun is setting, when Summer
DAYS are ended and the shadows Of
impending change are imminent, that
the colorings are richest and most allur-
ing. God so ordains mans life to be.
There is nothing in old age that is
repellent, nothing that suggests weak
ness or the near approach of failing
powers. Where the life is stimulated
and refreshed by q sublime hope and
a perfect trust, where 1t lives in the
consciousness of a continuing strength
that sustains it on its way to be able
to say: II know whom I have believed,
and am persuaded that He is able to
keep that which I have committed unto
Him" is to live triumphantly and with
out fear. The Psalmist had this in mind
when he wrote: Mark the perfect man,
and behold the upright: for the end
OF that man Is peace" Surely the poet
had it in mind when he wrote:
Grow old along with me,
The best is yet to be;
The last OF life for which the first was
made:
Our times are in his hand
Who saith, a whole planned
Youth shows but half; trust God, see
ALL nor be afraid"
Such a happy consummation is the
deep desire and ardent hope Of all men.
1t is possessed by those who in the
confusions and distractions Of a chang
ing world have reposed their security
in Him who is the same yesterday, to-
day and forever"
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As the years multiply, when physical
strength wanes and fails, to feel that
we are actually accommodating strength,
strength of will and of purpose, brings
a satisfaction that excels all else. We
know and have known men and women
whose inner qualities and graces seemed
to become more evident with the passing
of the years. What we call personality,
that combination of mental, cultural and
spiritual qualities, becomes In certain
people more fascinating and more COM
polling when the hairs are whitened and
the brow furrowed. Such men and
women possess an aura, a subtle quality
that has more persuasive power than
any spoken word or any spectacular act.
Some of our mothers possess such a
quality and in their presence we feel
sense of inexpresSible admiration that
approximateS reverence. 1t was said of
Washington by his confreres that his
presence was such that he seemed to
overtop all his associates and to out
rank all the men Of his generation.
Trailing clouds OF glory do they come"
a poet thus speaks Of children; it might
more fifty be applied to those of whom
we write.
What we have in mind does not
necessarily issue from rare intellectual
gifts, nor does it belong solely to physical
beauty. 1t may be something we cannot
adequately define, but only experience.
There Is a passage in the book of Job
that expresses it, when in his grief and
deep reflection the author writes: THE
righteous shall hold on his way, and he
that hath clean hands shall grow
stronger and stronger" Righteousness
which means the highest standard of
right living, is essential to what we have
in mind. Surely clean hands and clean
thoughts are also indispensable con-
comitants. 1t Is combination of all OF
these that produces the composite char
acter we have In mind. When the
Master would speak of supreme excel
lence in character He gave purity
first place, saying: Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they shall see God"
AS He appraised life He conceived that
fitness for the greater vision of its ulti-
mate purpose was clean thinking and
a life regulated by clean standards. AL
our observation and experience confirm
His lofty conception. We cannot think
in terms of ideal attainment without
these imperishable qualities. It is men
with the best that reflect it in their
characters. Such people, even when
age is upon them, disclose all the spon-
taneity and resourcefulness of youth
They grow old gracefully and with in
creaSing beauty of character, because
they enjoy serenity that comes from
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Mr.. Ford Undisturbed.

If one set of brain trusters should
advocate an expedition to the moon in
search of green cheese and another set
of brain trusters heatedly opposed the
expedition on the ground that impor-
tation of green cheese would cause grass
to grow in the streets of our principal
cheese producing cities, a lot of people
would refuse to become excited over the
controversy, knowing: (a That the
moon is not made of green cheese, and
Cd that even if it were, importation
of green cheese from the moon would
not be practical.
Which seems to be about the way
that Henry Ford, one of the richest men
in the world, regards a program of
hare-the-wealth" taxation. He is not
afraid of it, first, because 1.-The pro-
posed share-the-wealth taxes will not
share the wealth and there are no rich
to soak. They are Pigment Of political
imagination on the one hand and
new form of destruction on the other"
America, contends Mr.. Ford, Is not
'Iand Of money but Of wealth" And
there is a distinction between wealth
and money. When the object is to turn
wealth into money for the Government
by share the wealth taxation the only
practical process of such alchemy is the
destruction Of wealth. When you de-
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ment, frequently with little prospect
of release within their lifetimes.
II 4
DR.. Tugwell is moving in on that
situation. His reported intention is to
write off most of this experiment as
a definite loss and to start over again
on a new basis.
This time he will create suburban
towns" These are to be Government
built communities on the edge OF IN
dustrial communities. Each home in the
community will have an attached gar
den plot of one or two or three acres.
The aim is to start to decentrali2e
cities, with suburban towns Offering
workers employed in industry an oppor-
tunity to mix industrial jobs with rural
atmosphere.
DR.. Tugwell is ready to tackle all Of
those problems and Is stalking his chance
for a reputation as the brain truster
who made good on their successful
solution. None of his less successful
predecessors will begrudge him that rep
utation II he turns in an answer.
(Oopyrtghted. 1881
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Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Greater Than Gravity.
Josh Corntossel took a collegiate course.
He had a successful career.
He Joined in the sports with master
full force
And led in expressions OF cheer.
His science he knew from the sky to the
ground
From comets to corn on the cob.
Reward he has claimed for his wisdom
profound,
We have got him Government job.
He figures in billions with elegant ease,
He gives to the time clock punch;
SAYS Yes, ma'am" and no. ma'am,"
likewise IF you please"
When the waiter lass hands him his
lunch.
The heavens above us with forces are
full
Earth holds an electrical throb.
But Josh mostly studied political pull,
And we've got him Government job.
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material which it should have retained.
Fortunately, however, the irretrievable
permanency Of that loss is not 30 great
as might be supposed. Even in the early
days of the Governments existence there
were citizens with the genius to recog-
nize the elemental worth of papers re-
lating to public affairs. without con-
scious intention to rob their country,
they withheld from probable destruction
such letters as seemed to them to be Of
particular interest. In the course Of time
much of the material thus rescued from
oblivion reached the Library OF Congress
and various other official repositories.
The remainder in large part has de-
scended from one generation to another
of private custodians and In that fashion
has survived.
Now, tardily enough perhaps, the
Government can recover some at least
of its papers from the perils Of unau-
thorized possession. Mr.. Conner, it may
be. will be willing to sponsor an appeal
for their restoration. No coercion need
be attempted, nor is any recourse to the
law required. Persons patriotic enough
to care about historical data surely will
also be patriotic enough to wish to aid
In the official effort to collect and
organize for pragmatic use the written
records of the Nation. The Archives
Building is the proper place for all state
papers, and every individual citizen may
be In himself a committee Of one to
see that they are deposited there. Some
sacrifice may be involved, but that may
be discounted in view OF the resultant
satisfaction of an honorable and gener-
Gus action.
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"New Magic"

Gen. Hugh S. johnson is, he says,
praying for a definition of plan and
q cessation of new magic" Speaking
at the Institute of Public Affairs of the
University of Virginia, the man who put
the Blue Eagle on the map entered into
q vigorous defense Of the New Deal
and then proceeded to enumerate a
number of things that are wrong with
1t. New magic" is one of them. The
general is hard-headed enough to
understand that it Is impossible to
expect business to lead the country
back to recovery by either kicking bust
ness constantly or by holding over its
head continual threat of new magic"
The sooner the Roosevelt administra-
ton gets this idea implanted firmly IN
Its mind, the better for the country.
It has been, however, so long in arriving
ut any such conclusion that a number
of people have come to believe that 1t
is not business recovery at all which the
Roosevelt New Dealers are seeking, but
adoption of reform measures. social and
economic, that will put the Federal
Government in complete control and
command of business and the activities
OF the people.
Gen. johnson announces that he is
quite firmly convinced that the fiscal
policy of the Federal Government must
be headed back toward the promise of
the Democratic national platform of
1892 and a balance between revenue
and expenditure. He does not take any
stock in the idea that taxation should
be based on ANY social theory" He
believes that income taxation should be
based on a rule of maximum revenue
and diminishing returns. He is against
the continuing threat of monetary inf1a-
ton, and insists that there can be no
recovery as long as the menace Of print
ing press money hangs over the country.
In other words, while the general con-
tinues to lambaste the "bourbons" of
business and society, he is very much
against the new magic" of the New
Deal
The great trouble is to reconcile Gen.
Johnson's views on the need of sta
bility of currency, the need of a bal
anced budget and the manner of levy
ing taxes with the Roosevelt New Deal.
The President himself, in message to
Congress, has enunciated the New Deal
theory of taxation; the theory that taxes
are to be levied for the purpose of
decentralizing wealth. 1t has been called
the Roosevelt "share-th e-wealth" plan.
1t is theory that the President is now
insisting shall be written into law be-
fore the present Congress adjourns.
Gen. johnson insists that the point"
Is that when the country was facing
crisis, the President and the New Dealers
bravely assumed responsibility, and that
something was done and done prompt
iy" The general might also consider
another point-was that something"
wisely done? Or was it wise at all?
1t is idle to conjecture what might have
been. But it is a perfectly sane pro-
gram to consider whether what has been
done was wise or not, and whether what
has been done should be abandoned
and a new tack taken. If things in the
New Deal are retarding recovery, why
not get rid of them? That is what
many Americans are saying today.
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Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

In reported interview with Secre-
tary Manning says The Star of July 9,
Honest Efficiency 1885, that ofilcer
n,, is quoted as say
In Public Service. ing: I'm very
much surprised to find so many bright,
capable men in the Treasury Depart
ment. Why, We meet them by the score
every day, sharp as briars, energetic and
with the details of their duties at their
tongues and fingers ends. From what
I have heard I really expected to see
great deal of incompetency and corrup-
ton in this place. 1t appears, however,
that the efficiency of the service has
been growing better and better every
year until 1t is astonishing how perfect
the machinery is
Whether the Secretary is accurately
quoted, we cannot say, but We can say
that his alleged utteranceS are exactly
true to the facts in the case. 1t has
been the fashion for years among the
Democrats to denounce the departments
at Washington as corrupt and idle. No
doubt the Albany Argus. Secretary Man
ning's own newspaper. has had columns
on columns of eloquent denunciation of
this sort We have heard much of ON
cial rottenness,' of 'Augean stables and
the like, all of which is very fine party
rhetoric, but very false and absurd.
Not only is the civil service of this
Government the most honest, most
capable and most courteous of any pub
lie service in the world, but there is no
private business of equal magnitude
where the honesty and efficiency Of the
service is on such a high level. If the
Democrats intend to upset the service, as
a reward for political activity, let them
say so, honestly. To mask grab for
salary under lofty regard for reform
is a very cowardly kind of cant. or
course, in such a great multitude there
are some drones and some rascals, and
they should be weeded out; but the
charge that the service, as such, Is on a
low level is as false and almost as
wicked libel as that other which assails
the character of the ladies who are in
the employ of the Government"
**
independence day fatalities were re-
corded half a century ago. as now, but
Fourth of July not in such great num-
bers The Star of July
Fatalltles. 10. 1885, said:
$50 far the use of the vile flrecracker
on the Fourth is directly chargeable with
two deaths The first was the case OF
a young lady in Boston who, in walking
over a Smoldering fragment OF an ex-
ploded bunch. unconsciously set her
clothing on fire and she was burned so
badly that a painful death shortly fol-
lowed. The other case occurred in Erie,
pa where a crowd of miSchievOuS boys
threw a lighted package under the feet
of a young lady passing by. The result
was that her skirts were burned and
she was so badly injured that she died
yesterday in great agony. 1t is too much
to suppose that proper punishment can
follow in either case; but surely such
awful results ought to lead, in some way
or other, to a stringent prohibition OF
such doubtful means OF juvenile enjoy
ment. To say nothing of the loss OF LIE
and human suffering it has caused, 1t
has cost the country millions Of dollars
IN the destruction of property"
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stroy the wealth. you destroy a good
many things along with 1t, including the
employment which wealth makes pos
sible and the incentive of men to create
wealth.
Mr.. Ford does not believe that is going
to happen.
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There has never been a trace of the
supercilious in the attitude of DR..
Einstein. He maintains his intellectual
supremacy without sacrifice OF the
modesty becoming philosopher. For
the comfort of those who could not
understand his theory, he makes it
clear that no one except himself can
show what may be wrong with it.
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Heard Obscurely.

what does Harold call his motor
boat?" asked Maude.
IT can't say exactly" replied Maymie.
But I'm sure what he called it when
he was trying to start the engine wasn't
the name painted on the bow"
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Reversed Program.

"Why don't you try to make your con-
stituents understand problems of govern
ment?"
That's what I have DONE" replied
Senator Sorghum. Il have been too
thorough about it. A lot Of them now
think that they can give advice instead
of taking It,"
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The blue haze which appeared after
the shakespeare balloon collapse is
ascribed to talcum powder. This dis
poses of any suspicion that the explosion
might have been due to lack of neatness.
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The Virgin Islands could not have
caused more conversational disturbance
If they had been named after a group
Of lady columnists.
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Literary Rivalry.

"Your magazine articles are rather
sensational in their tone"
Yes" replied the popular writer on
economics. II have to make EN- that
way to keep people from skipping them
and reading nothing but the fiction"
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Summer days are longer and it Is no
doubt a comfort to statesmen to see
that the program of duty does not pro-
vide all work and no golf.
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Not So Easy.

An argument seems very strong
In telling just why things go wrong.
An argument may seem but slight
In telling how to set things right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14

A stock market recovery indicates
return of confidence at least to the
extent of a willingness to take another
chance.
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An element of expense that the tax
payer must meet is the high cost of
lobbying.
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Valuable water power has been with
held from public service owing to an
inclination to pillow it under in debate.
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So much serious thought is projected
by radio that it is feared that the public
may lose its taste for comedy and song.
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Legal Relief.

From the Indianapolis Star
The A. A. A. seems to be turning into
an unemployment relief measure for
lawyers.
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The Post Card.

AHC L USt OAFus
How beautiful the post card seems!
A mellow sunshine sheds its beams
On ancient walls or stately trees,
Where all the world seems at its ease.
1t shows no dust or smarting heat,
Nor counters filled with things to eat,
No crowded cars nor smelly ships,
No petty bandits out for tips;
1t illustrates glorious scene
Where all is silent and serene
To make restful holiday
For every traveller on his way.
A picture from the Land of Dreams,
How beautiful a post card seems!
DE man dat kin keep FUN continual
ly sayin' all dat's on his mind" said
Uncle Eben, 'is liable to store up enough,
so dat when he does talk he'll be wuth
listenin' to-"
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More Time Needed.

JUuIuHIs
Scientists keep on lengthening the
span Of life. The installment plans make
longer life q necessity.
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ment has about 10000 600 acres OF So
called submarginal land under option to
buy. But until legal technicalities are
cleared away it can't buy. After they
are cleared away, there will remain the
problem of what to do with the people
on the land.
DR.. Tugwell has the task of solving
that problem. He has yet to announce
his solution. However, the hint has
been thrown out that Uuncle Sam, in
stead Of paying bounties amounting to
hundreds Of millions of dollars annually
to farmers for holding good farm land
out of use, could well afford to use those
hundreds of millions to buy poor land
that could be retired permanently. Some
of the millions would be used to trans.
plant farmers from farming into indus
try or into other farming regions.
The magnitude of this task has struck
many who have surveyed it as appalling.
The resettlement administrator is ready
to shoulder responsibility for a try.
Then he has a third project that Is
just getting under way.
This involves the now discredited Sub
siStence homesteads," which have two
years of experience, and largely OF fall
ure, behind them.
Subsistence homesteads" got under
way near the start of the New Deal.
They involved the attempted creation
of new communities, built and financed
with Government money, with homes to
be sold to individuals on a low cost
basis.
Some of these communities now have
been built and few people are living
In them. But the Government Is find
ing that the stranded families re-
main as thoroughly stranded in subsis-
tence homesteads as they were formerly
in their old locations. On top Of that
they now are In debt to the Govern.