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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04

considered as a whole. For instan-
ce, farmer may have 40 acres of
corn, of which his share will be
three-ffths, 80 acres of oats and
80 acres of barley on a thirds
basis. In 1886, corn would have
been the major crop. In 1887,
however, the combined 60 acres
of small grains will be considered
as major crop. The manner in
which this provision will apply
will be discussed with individual
farmers when they formulate
their intentions for planting in
1887.
An advantage the farmer will
have this year is that his individ-
ual base will be established before
he enters into active participation
in the agricultural conservation
program, and he will know just
what he can do to obtain maxi
mum benefits. County and COM
mitteemen will discuss with each
farmer the plans and acreage for
his farm in 1887 and indications of
what he may expect in the way of
benefits from the program.
Minnesota's part in the 1887 ag-
ricultural conservation program is
proceeding on schedule, stated
Mr.. Sandager, and bases for indi-
vidual farms will be ready by
March Is and will be used in con-
nection with the declaration of in
tention for planting on the farms.
The base will enable the farmer
to definitely fit farm plans to the
program to give him the most adj
vantage in considering his ndi-
vidual farm business and benefits
he can obtain from the program.
Make Tough Biscuits
How much the cook kneads the
dough may determine the charac-
ter of baking powder biscuits.
The least possible handling, Just
enough stirring to. moisten the in
gradients and then dropping the
dough on baking sheet, produc-
ed tender, crisp biscuits, uneven
in shape. The same dough spread
on a board, cut and baked, pro-
duced even, crusty, fiat biscuits.
Dough which received Is to 10
strokes of kneading gave tall.
light, flaky, tender biscuits. But
too much kneading produced
tough, fiat, close-grained biscuits
because the gluten in the flour
was developed to the point of
toughness and some of the leaven-
ing was lost.
These four different types of
biscuits were made from the
standard recipe which calls for
three cups of sifted flour, four
teaspoons baking powder, one tea
spoon salt, six tablespoons fat, and
one cup OF milk, or enough to
make soft dough, and baking in
an over registering $50 degrees F.
These are some of the findings
reported by the bureau of home
economics as result Of recent
studies in making quick breads.
Biscuits made with the same in
gradients and baked in the same
oven may vary widely if the
dough has different handling.
This study also showed that
folding and rolling the dough sew
eral times produced hakier bis
cults than kneading it on the
board, and that the less -four add
ed to the dough on the rolling
GARD, the better.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04
Backward
Chances
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so YEARS AGO

Railroads o. K, Wagon roads
NJ c. Sheriff Mead appointed
Horace Baldwin deputy Storrs
Byington sold 80 acres near the
old agency to the Indians for
$1200.- Lagerstrom brothers
bought out the Ed Jones restau-
rant c. E. Smith, the jeweler
sold his residence to F. L. Warner
for $780, Homer Conoway was
making arrangements to take or
derS for a nursery company A
foot bridge across Sorlein's dam
was needed Superintendent
Race left for Morgan by Shank's
horses Ormie Mcmillan carried
off first honors for penmanship at
Minneapolis business college
w. S. Mckay purchased a build
ing site from his father Gilbert
Mckay L. D. Welsh of Minnea-
polls planned to establish a farm
machinery agency here Admir-
ers of fine horses were interested
in DR.. Boards purchase of two
fine imported Norman stallions.-
The new blackbird and gopher
bill provided for a five cent boun-
ty on pocket gophers, three cents
on other gophers and ten cents
per dozen for blackbirds.- o. B.
Turrell, superintendent of the
Presbyterian Sunday school, en-
tertained classes at a party at his
home The bicycle club elected
the following officers: A. M.
Welles, Captain; w. S. Mckay, sec
rotary and S. 0. Mason, treasurer.
- Jakob Brust, father of William
Brust, was seriously injured at a
fall from a ladder at Essig.-
Mesdames Ackmann and G. D.
Thompson represented the wives
of members in presenting the
United Workmen with a costly
white silk banner The M & ST..
L train jumped the track five
miles west of Delhi Mrs. S. j.
Carver opened a dressmaking es-
Enlistment over King Brothers
store Highwarden, the colored
barber who left so many creditors
when he left Redwood Falls, also
skipped the town of Marshall.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04
rs YEARS AGO

The Tracy school house burned.
$50 people in the building at the
time marched out without injury
- Judge A. c. Dolliff believed
that the Taft men were backing
former University President Cy-
rus Northrup as delegate to the
Republican convention Sam c.
Iverson, state auditor, inspected
Ramsey state park and was amaz-
ed at the work Superintendent
Joseph Tyson had done on the
money expended Charles Gal
les and G.. S. Schildknecht, pro-
prietors of the Palace, were max
ing extensive improvements in the
interior of the store Mrs. Reset
Schmahl, mother of Julius, Alec.
and Herman Schmahl, celebrated
her twentieth Leap Year birthday
at the age of ga w. H. Gold re-
turned from Philadelphia where
he sold three carloads of apples
from his Washington ranch for
$4,000 Ralph Tenney and his
bride returned from a visit at
Fulda.- A horse valued at 5000
which belonged to Thomas Arnett
died. There were 40 births and
II deaths in Redwood Falls dur
ing the year A number of men
friends dropped in to help DR.. w.
A. Brand celebrate his birthday
With 33 members, the senior class
was the largest in the history of
the high school, Albert Pfaen-
der and Albert Flor formed a
partnership and opened law Of
fees at New Ulm.- w. r. Wer-
ring of Morgan demonstrated his
superiority in a checker contest
held there Mike Kramer of
Belview left to join the Minnea-
polls baseball club for its spring
training in Kentucky Sam G.
OFT of Belview and Olive Castle
of North Redwood were married.
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The editor insists - and how
editors can insist - that the Lam
write a column about the Lam.
How" we snap at the editor,
"Can we write anything about
someone who leads such an ex-
emplary life? 1t would be like
trying to catch Rev. Martin play
ing pool or having to beg E.
J. Stephany for free publicity for
his store :. or finding Louis
Sommers anywhere but on the
corner. 1t just can't be DONE"
Lead off with a picture" he
commands. So we do:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04
Everybody's Health

Most of the cases of tularemia
in man come from the handling of
infected rabbits.
Today's bulletin from the Min
nesota State Medical association
calls the attention of hunters to
the special need for care. in hand
ling rabbit carcasses.
If the blood of an infected ami
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04

PLAYERS and supporters of every
team which participated in the sub-district
meet here last week are entitled to credit
for the good craftsmanship shown. High
school sports on such plane are really
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-03-04

Believe it or not, we have filled two col
ums without mentioning the supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
News Behind the News
The Government Recognizes Danger
What Price Initiation May DO -.
Disagreement On Points -.

WESTINGHOUSE dangers of price infla-
ton, which many government and private eco
nomistS believe is moving us right along toward
the next big depression, have now oeen recog-
nized officially in public statement by Fed
eral Reserve Board Governor Mariner S.
Eccles
Hardly anyone seems to dispute the dangers
of the present price trend. But there is disa-
greement here as to:
Whether the next crash if it comes, is
most likely to hit in 193S 1899, or 1910.
2-Whether business is using wage increases
to charge consumers for much more than the
costs of such increases;
3-Whether the government can formulate
any industrial policy adequate to head off the
next depression, cope with it, when and II
it comes There is no such policy now.
Leon Henderson, former chief OF research
and planning at NRA, and now economic ad-
wiser to Harry Hopkins, was warning OF price
initiation a year ago He has perSstently urged
a national economic council and pooling of
industrial financial information He has sue
ceeded in getting other New Dealers alarmed,
but far that's all.
Nevertheless Henderson and others among
the best government and private economists
have been trying to isolate the main causes OF
the last depression and substantial group
agrees that the following sketch of economic
history is very much to the point in consider
ing the present dangers;
Man-hour productivity increased 80 per cent
between 1922 and 1929. Unless this was passed
it meant lower labor.
Labor income was increased eight per cent
in that period and the net reduction in labor
cost for industry was IA per cent
The wholesale price level dropped from 976
points in 1921 to only 95.3 in 1929. Profits in
creased 81 per cent Consumers, laborers and
farmers failed to benefit appreciably from
lower costs. Some of the new profits went into
speculation some into overbuilding OF the ma
tons productive capacity.
The price level dropped to 65 in 1882, was
back at 80 in 1885 and stayed there until last
October Then the prices Of Steel copper,
building materials hides and leather and var
ious basic and semi finished commodities began
to go up.
Big profits were made in 1885 and 1886 but
they were made on production volume. Ten of
80 groups of industries made bigger profits in
1896 than in 1929 The price level is now
about 81. Economists say it is going out of
bounds
Assuming that 100000 workers have received
or soon will receive wage increases, theoretically
they're compensated. But there are 3200O.000
other persons at work 100000 farmers and
100000 unemployed for whom price increases
mean reduced purchasing power. Failing pur-
chasing power means reduced demand for goods.
Reduced demand means unemployment, which
means still less purchasing power And there
YOU have that spiral again.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a 1887.
Strolls Thru Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD. March "a. UP
Audience mugging is the contribu-
ton of Phil Regan, Irish Tenor, to
the science of picture previewing,
and the technique will be previewed
this week.
While the customers are double
ching Hit Parade" newest Regan
effort. the singer and his merry
men will be filming them from the
stage with a 16 nm. movie camera
and a subsequent count of glad
eyes and sour pusses will show
whether or not it was all worth
while.
Regan brainwaved the scene after
experimenting with ammonia sensi-
tized film, which makes possible
taking of pictures in semi-darkness.
1T should do away with COM
ment postcards entirely" he sur
missed. Written opinions allow for
prejudiced judgments, but no one
can control his facial expression for
two hours on end"
The Regan prescription calls for
the picture and the audience re-
action TO be run off later on paral-
ell screens, which should enable
cutters to slice dull sequences and
make funny ones funnier.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
THE HIDDEN TAX
rs STILL a TAX

Having just emerged, minus his shirt
and his sense of humor, from a Cruel
ing session with the Federal income tax
collector the weary California taxpay-
er must now risk his undershirt and his
sanity wrestling with the State income
tax.
He is between two fires. He is in
black mood. He is realizing it is his
money the commentators are talking
about when they tell him that all forms
of government in this country cost S18,-
000,000,000 in 1886 And he is doing
some thinking about the whole subject
Of taxation.
Why do the people permit the lavish
squandering of public funds by local,
state and Federal government? The
answer is that only some 6,500,000 Am
ericans are paying taxes in the manner
that hurts-direct, visible, out-ofethe-
pocket contributions through income
taxes. The 120,0O0,000 pay, and pay
heavily, but only through invisible" or
painless levies on cigarettes, amuse-
ments, ct cetera. Many of them don't
know they're paying, don't kick about
extravaganza, don't take any interest
i'm government.
Lawmakers are on to this. They know
they can take home the bacon without
seeming to tax anyone. And that gives
us taxation without responsibility. The
hidden" tax technique, particularly in
State legislatures, leads to gross misuse
of the tax power, to discriminatory and
penalty taxes. Lawmakers too often
yield to politically powerful pressure
group and slap a levy on that groups
competitor for such sometimes gains
them a few votes and leaves the public
not knowing it has been socked
If the bulk of all taxes were levied
directly, all of us would pay less, would
pay in line with ability to pay, would
demand economy and efficiency of what
we would then realize is our govern
ment spending our money.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24

brary: and the acquisition of all
rights of way and property neces-
sary for the construction and COM
pletion of said building.
AND WHEREAS the estimated
cost of the proposed public i'm
provement is the sum of Thirty
Five Thousand ($35,00O.0O Dollars.
AND WHEREAS it is further pro-
posed by said City to pay a part of
the said cost of said municipal i'm
provement by money to be obtain
ed from the United States from
relief funds administered through
the Federal Emergency Adminis-
tration of Public Works; and where
as an application is about to be
made to the United States for such
relief funds on behalf of said public
improvement; and whereas, the
amount of the principal of the
bonded Indebtedness to be incurred
for said municipal improvement is
the sum of Thirty-Five Thousand
($35, 100000 Dollars: and whereas
the interest on said Indebtedness
shall not exceed the rate of six
per cent (6@o) per annum, payable
semi-annually; and whereas said
amount will be too great to be paid
out of the ordinary annual income
and revenue of the municipality
SECTION II: NOW, THERE
FORE, by virtue of the power vest
ed in them by law and by the Act
of the Legislature approved Febru-
ary 25, 1901, the City Council do
further ordain, that an election be,
and the same is hereby ordered and
called, to be held in the said City
of El Centre on Tuesday the Goth
day of April, 1887, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified voters
of said city the said proposition Of
incurring a bonded debt for the
purposes set-forth in said Resolu-
tion No. 538, and hereinbefore re-
cited. In all particulars not recited
in this ordinance, such election
shall be held as provided by law
for holding municipal elections in
such municipality. The polls of
said election shall be opened at
six o'clock Am. of said day of
said election, and shall be kept
open until seven o'clock PM. of
said day, when the polls shall be
closed; provided, however, that if
at the hour of closing there are any
other voters in the polling place, or
in line at the door, who are quail
flied to vote, and have not been
able to do so since appearing, the
polls shall be kept open sufficient
time to enable them to vote. The
ballots to be used at said election
shall be printed and in form as
provided by law; and in addition to
any other instructions provided by
law, shall have printed on the top
of the face of the ballot the fol-
lowing directions, Mark an x on
the ballot ONLY WITH RUBBER
STAMP never with pen or pencil.
No. ------
ITO vote on any question or pro-
position, stamp a cross (x) in the
voting square after the word YES"
or after the word mo-. All marks
except the cross (x) are forbidden.
All distinguishing marks or erasures
are forbidden and make the ballot
void.
"If you wrongly stamp, tear or
deface this ballot, return 1t to the
inspector of election and obtain
another.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24

SECTION III: Any qualified vot-
er may vote at said election in favor
of said proposition by stamping a
cross (x) on his ballot in the vot-
ing square after the printed word
YES" following the proposition to
be voted upon; and any qualified
voter may vote at said election
against said proposition by stamp
ing cross (x) after the printed
word mo" following the PROPOSE
tion to be voted upon
SECTION w: The City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to
prepare and cause TO be printed
upon the proper kind of paper used
at general municipal elections in
said city a sufficient number of
ballots for the use of the voters at
said election. The number of bal
lots so prepared shall be not less
than ten Q0) for every eight (8)
or fraction of eight 80 electors
registered in said city.
SECTION v: For the purpose of
holding said election the following
voting precincts are hereby created
and provided for; voting precints
numbers l, 2, 3, and 4, established
for State and County elections, as
regular election precincts, shall be,
and the same are hereby consolidat-
ed into one precinct to be denom-
mated Voting Precinct A. The poll
ing place for said Precinct A shall
be, and is hereby established at the
Veterans Memorial Hall at 11th ano
State Streets in the said City of
Ell Centro. The following named
persons, residents and registered
electors of said City of Ell Centre,
and of said consolidated voting
precinct A are hereby appointed
election officers, to-wit: inspector,
judge and two clerks, to have charge
of said election, and to conduct the
same in their respective precincts.
namely,
AS Inspector, j. B. Hockett
AS Judge, Mrs. Alice Farmer
AS Clerks, Ruth E. Conn and
Mrs. Leona A. Beynon.
Voting precincts 5, G, 7, 8, o, 10,
IL and IL established for State and
County elections as regular election
precincts. shall be, and the same
are hereby consolidate'd into one
precinct to be denominated Voting
Precinct B. The polling place for
said Precinct B shall be, and Is
hereby established at the City Hall
located on the West side of Sixth
Street between Main Street and
State Street in said City, the en-
trance thereto being No. 142, in the
said City of Ell Centre. The fol-
lowing named persons. residents and
registered electors of said City OF
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
Some day the historians will

Some day the historians Will
probably write down this partic
ular section of the Goth century as
the era in which men clamored to
be saved from themselves.
For that seems to be what we
are up to these days. We face a
world which is forever compell-
ing the individual to survive
through his own efforts, and de-
mand that it be made foolproof
And, because that is impossible,
we 60 the wailing wall and cry
that life is hard, times are bad,
and things in general are in a
mess.
For example,: the papers re-
ported the other day that a Mimi
esota scientist had devised new
kind of iron-block pavement
which would prevent auto acci-
dents by giving automatic warn
ings to careless drivers.
Certain embossed designs on
the iron blocks would give off a
comfortable and soothing hum
when a motorists tires passed o.
yer them. But if the driver got
too close to the edge of the road
or ventured over on the wrong
side, this hum would Immediately
rise to a shrill screch. This
would assail the drivers eardrums
bring him to his wits, and induce
him to get over where he belonged
without delay.
\ X X
The invention sounds excellent,
and most of us, no doubt, would be
very glad to see it adopted. And
yet, when you stop to think about
it, isn't there something almost
groteSque about this business of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
Bruce Cation SayS:>>
Must Men Be Saved from Themselves?

OF looking Tor an automatic warn
ing to tell us when we are foolishly
risking our necks?
That is to say that any driver
who has moderately good eye
sight, two hands, o speaking ac-
quaintance with the art of driv-
ing, and enough common sense to
get in out of the rain knows.
without being told, when he is
driving on the right side of the
road and when he is not.
II he is as much as half awalN
he can tell when he is too cid
to the edge of the pavement, or
when he is over in the lane re-
served for oncoming traffic. He
needs an automatic signal about as
much as a seagull needs pontoons.
And yet some thousands of peo-
pie get killed every year because
motorists do drive on the wrong
part of the pavement; and a ma
Cure scientist flndS IL worth his
while to go to the trouble of in
venting this warning device.
And there we are. We are ask
ing to be saved from ourselves. We
want the highways, along with the
rest of the world. to be fool-proofei,
and it never seems to occur to us
that this wouldn't be necessary if
We could just act with dash of
intelligence.
X X X
Is it too much to hope that
may eventually wake up and d.
cover that this kind of salvation,
like the scriptural kind, begins with
the Individual?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
TEN YEARS AGO
March "a. 1927

The Imperial Irrigation District
has taken over an additional room
in the Masonic building to take
care of increase business. The new
room Immediately adjoins the pres
ent directors room and Contractor
Gerard has begun work in making
alterations.
Henry S. w. Daughterty and his
wife, Rosa, were locked up at the
county Jail last night by Immigra-
ton Inspector Linnfoot. The only
possession found on the pair was
a marriage certificate showing that
they had been united in marriage
by Judge j. s. Larew here on March
IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
EXPERIMENTS IN
PRISON REFORM

An interesting booklet reports the
speech of Sam A Lewiston at the annu-
al congress of the American Prison as
sociation in Chicago. Mr.. lewiston,
learned gentleman whose study of prison
methods has been of much benefit to
society, threw new light, or at least gave
a, new reason, for many of the prison
ed in this country.
81 have come to the conclusion said
Mr.. Lewiston, "that the day of general
reports and exhortation might just at
present come to an end, and we might
in place of that sort of thing, substitute
some actual experiences in constructive
treatment of the prisoner, supplemented
by studies and discussion based upon
these experiments-in other words, con-
fine any paper work to studying actual
experiments after they have been start
ed. But. first, start these experiments
The speaker dealt with actual instanc-
es in citing prison reform methods Whlch
neither coddle nor persecute prisoners.
He cited the educational methods used
with prisoners at Elmira, N. Y. There,
he pointed out, vocational education has
become a regular part of prison rou-
tine. disciplining the inmates at the
same time they are trained to new pur-
suits outside the paths of crime
Mr.. lewiston is right. Prison reform,
like science, advances only by study ana
correction of bad methods. No one wants
to see the prisons turn out criminals
more hardened than when they went in
ONLY actual experience can determine
what are the best methods.
Similar actual experience, however,
can and has determined what are bad
methods The criminal record OF the
United States is witness to at least one
such bad practice.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-24
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March "a, 1912

Imperial county is finding it pro-
fitable to collect big fines from
offenders in preference to sentenc-
ing them to Jail at the county's
expense. A total of $3.50 was as
sessed in Judge l. Mayfield's court,
as well as a few jail sentences
given.
Amusements at FL Centro's play
houses tonight will include Fatty
Roscoe Arbuckle in two part COM
edy, "Fickle Fatty's Fall" and Mrs.
Vernon Castle in Episode of "Por-
tia, the serial supreme.