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Evening star., 1937-01-09
Conserving the Hello

Conserving the Hello"
We have dial telephone.
We find it rather slow.
Although it may save time, we own,
We like that word Hello"
1t is a greeting we have made
A part of daily cheer.
The figures that are now displayed
Are silent and severe.
When statesmen come from everywhere
Our troubles to explain,
We will pronounce in accents fair
That greeting once again.
So Hello, Congressman" Well show
A welcome all complete.
For, but for you, that word "Hello!"
Would soon be obsolete.
Jud Tunkins says that 1t Is wrong to
tell the public how much loot a criminal
gets away with. 1t makes a crime begin
to look like a regular business with
market quotations and the rest of the
machinery.
"Any man." said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown, 'can teach the rules of
proper moral conduct, but no man can
be relied on to follow all his own teach
ings."
Aboriginality.
Mythology has faded out.
AS classic music, we recall,
The banjo sound with rhythm stout.
The Orphean Tyre hangs on the wall.
The Pipes of Pan of yore SO sweet
To Tinpan Alley are unknown.
Their notes no dreamer hopes to meet,
For now we have the saxophone.
II knows q kind-hearted gamblin'
man." said Uncle Eben, dat would lend
you his last dollar If he could ever
hold en to It long enough"
Evening star., 1937-01-09

reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by ,orittng The Eventro
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. II a person has more then one en-
ployer, does he have more than one
social security number?-A. T.
A. He should not have. If he has
registered more than once, and received
more than one card, he should report
the matter to his local post office. His
account number is permanent and covers
all jobs.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
RED and WHITE
PLAYER SCORES
TO LOSE GAME
COMPANY l. WINS FREAK
VICTORY IN THIRD
EXTRA PERIOD

A game which went into three
overtime periods and was finally
ended when a Red and White
player tipped the ball into Com
pany LIS basket to make a win for
the armymen started the weeks
play in the Redwood county bas-
ketball league.
Meeting Monday night in the
Redwood Falls armory the two 10
cal teams played a fast even game
for a 10 to 10 tie when the final
whistle blew. After one overtime
period the score was 81 to 81 and
at the end of the second extra
period of play the tally was % to
%. Shortly after the game went
into the third, Dale Byram of the
Company tried a long shot which
hit the bank board. John Kreiger
of the grocery aggregation leaped
for it and the ball hit his hand,
bouncing back into the basket.
The company went into just one
overtime period Wednesday night
to defeat Clements 20 to % for
their fourth straight win. Morgan
won its second game of the season
and Clements lost its third when
they played this week, Morgan
beating Is to IL.
Tuesday the Red and Whites
will play at Morgan, Clements
will meet Wanda there, the Ford
Specials and Company L will play
at the armory and Lamberton at
Wabasso. The motor company's
squad will also meet Delhi. The
date for the Walnut Grove-Bel-
view game has not yet been set.
Team standings are as follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07

system, increasing its mileage 65
per cent, and at the same time re-
duced motor vehicle licenses and
left gasoline taxes unchanged.
This provided no means for "fin-
ancing the improvement and
maintenance of the enlarged
trunk SYSTEM" and none has yet
been provided, the report adds.
The 1885 legislature met the stu
alton by authorizing further bonds
issues to finance matching of fed
eral aid.
Commissioner Elsberg cited that
bond charges now take "more
than one-fourth of the current in
come of the highway department
every year." He advised the gov
ernor that complete details of the
financial problems of the depart
ment will be presented to the pro-
per legislative committees, but ex-
pressed it as his belief that the
Interests of the motorists and the
public will be best served by MAX
ing substantial increase in cur
rent revenues for the trunk high
way system"
Commissioner Elsberg stressed
the Importance of growing public
demand for safer roads, separate
traffic lanes, separated crossings,
widening and Strengthening of old
er highways and greater sight dis
tanceS on curves and hills.
Two specific measures were
suggested in the interest of safety:
first, adequate provision of fnan-
cling and maintenance of the driv-
ers license division and enforce
ment of the law that created it
and second, legislation to meet the
growing traffic problem produced
by increasing numbers of "house-
trailers''. In this regard he urged
that regulations be adopted i'm
posing minimum standards of con-
struction, brakes, clearance lights,
rear vision and couplings.
He alco cited the employment,
provided by road construction, ur-
ged great study and care in addi-
ton of any more routes to the
trunk system in view of the pres
ent situation and asked that au-
thority be given the department
to borrow from available state
funds to avoid temporary financial
embarrassment if the legislature
extends the time for payment of
license fees.
The report warned that refunds
OF gasoline taxes have spread to
SO many fields and reached such
large sums that these laws should
be strengthened to prevent abuse
OF the privileges originally intend
ed. 1t urged further legislative
study of means to tax other motor
fuels coming into competition
with gasoline, but not now tax
able.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
Committee
Recommends
Tax Boost
MANY NEW TAXES AND
INCREASES IN OLD
LEVIES ASKED

Completing its tWo-year study
of Minnesota finances, the Interim
Tax commission will present to
the newly convened legislature in
st. Paul today recommendations
for far-reaching changes in Min
neSota's tax administration ma
chinery and advise the legislature
that increases must be made in
many of the existing taxes and
even new tax sources adopted to
balance the states budget.
The commission previously had
declared that S14,600,000 of new
revenue will be needed if the state
continues its present scale of
spending and finances its eXpen-
ditures out of current revenue.
The total of new revenue needed
can be reduced by reduction in
appropriations, the commission
said, and urged the legislature to
make every effort to cut appro-
priations.
The commission says in the fin
al sections of its report that the
gross earnings taxes on railroads,
telephone companies and other
utilities should be increased along
with most of the other special
taxes to help provide the increas-
ed revenue that will be necessary
if the state is to balance its bud
get. 1t said also that iron mining
occupational and royalty taxes
will have to be increased and pro-
posed that a greater portion of
the taxes paid by the mining COM
panies go to the state.
Among other proposals made by
the commission were:
Telegraph companies should be
taxed on a gross earnings basis
instead of advalorem basis.
Personal exemptions for both
single and married men under net
income tax are too high and may
well be lowered. Exemption for
single person now is 81 200, and
for married man, $4,000.
individuals should be taxed I'M
der income tax law on dividends
from Minnesota corporations, re-
pealing present exemption.
Net incomes of corporations
should be taxed on fiat rate
basis instead of the progressive
rate plan in the present income
tax law. Flat filing fee Of $40
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07

Minnesota.
Miss Florence Gerth is visiting
at the Herman Juhnke home in
Germantown.
Edward Cook of st. Cloud spent
a few days last week with his
sister, Mrs. w. G. MCGEE and
family. He and Miss Constance
Ann Elwood and Loring MCGEE
drove to White, S. D. for a visit
with his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah
Hummen and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ruddy.
Miss Berndetta Nuremberg re-
turned to her home at Redwood
Falls New Years day, after visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Harold Tass-
Ter.
Clarence Isaacson, plumber
with r. w. Olson, has rented the
former Henry Mayer home. He
has sublet the upper rooms to the
Harry Hardesty family. Mr.. Har-
desty is one of the mechanics at
Roth's garage.
Mrs. A. A. Swanbeck returned
last week from a visit with
Twin Cities relatives and friends.
Mrs. Charles Chester is ill at
her home. She is being cared for
by Miss Gena Ellingson, nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Steffen
of Truman spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Miss Olive Wiberg of Preston
and her sister, Miss Constance of
Minneapolis spent the New Years
holidays here with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wiberg. Miss
Connie is remaining for a longer
visit.
Herman and Ed Jhunke left
Sunday for Faribault to attend
the funeral of their sisters hus-
band, George Dreblow who had
been ill for some time.
The ten year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Peterson who
has been very ill with pneumonia
is now much improved.
Leonard Coulter left Sunday
for Minneapolis to resume his stu
dies on the farm campus at the
University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darby Peterson
of Sisseton, S. D. spent New Years
at the H. H. Werner home and
with other relatives. They left
for home Sunday. Mrs. Peterson
was Miss Evelyn Krinke.
Miss Patricia Wilt, who spent
the holidays here with her parents
MIR. and Mrs. L. j. Wilt left Mon
day for Minneapolis to resume
her studies at the Minneapolis
Business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Gerth left
Sunday for Campbell, where Mr..
Gerth is member of the school
faculty. .-...,...t
Mrs. George Kluegef entertain-
ed at two tables Of cards New
Years eve. Her guests were Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Roth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Fraser and DR.. c. c,
Walker. Lunch was served as the
New Year was ushered in.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
Plans To Cash In
On Security Money

st. Cloud-The old saying,
every cloud has a silver lining"
applied itself in the case of an en-
terprising local youth who ignor-
ed the taxation cloud involved in
the social security act and sought
out the silver lining. Entering a
book store to purchase a bottle of
"tatooing ink" he said," We're all
just a number now and it's going
to be mighty hard to hang onto
that little numbered card for as
long as 40 or so years, so why not
have it tattoed upon us and evade
any possible future argument"
The young man plans to tattoo
social security numbers on peo-
pie, and although unfamiliar with
the methods he is feeling his way
about and intends to set up with
the proper equipment as soon as
possible. He has confidence of
cashing in on Uncle Sans recent
ly effective piece of legislation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07

atoms.
Inheritance tax rates should be
increased, but if increases are too
great revenue will decline rather
than increase.
Liquor taxes may be increased.
The chain store tax should be
altered to conform to United
States court decisions and rates
increased.
WI regard to new tax sources,
the commission recommended
adoption of a gift tax, suggested
possibility of taxing documents
and bank checks and pointed out
that taxes might be imposed on
certain luxury lines that would
bring in considerable revenue.
The commission declared that
it is imperative that Minnesota re-
form its tax administration ma
chinery and budgeting and &C
counting practices. Among the
changes recommended in this
connection were:
Restriction of the tax commits
sion of three members to general
supervision, policy making and
powers of review and appeal and
selection Of a director under a
merit system to handle admins
trative duties.
Legislation requiring all coun-
ties to adopt the county assessor
system or employ county super
visor of assessors to supervise
work of township assessors.
Transfer of responsibility for
collection of moneys and credits
tax to state income tax division.
Abolition of state commission of
administration and finance,
known as ''the big three" and
substitution of a commissioner of
finance appointed by the governor
to head this department.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
ElsbergDrops
RoadProblem
in SolonsLap
NEED FOR PAY AS YOU
GO POLICY URGED
IN REPORT q

With upwards of $10,000,000 in
federal aid funds as one of the
benefits at stake, N. w. Elsberg,
state commissioner of highways,
in his biennial letter of legislative
recommendations to Governor Ell
mer A. Benson, Wednesday placed
the determination of Minnesota's
future highway policy directly in
the hands of the people OF the
state and their elected representa-
tiveS.
Commissioner Elsberg's report
and recommendations were partl-
cularly pertinent inasmuch as on
ly last week, the U. S. Department
of Agriculture allotted to Mime
sofa SIS, 537, 023 in federal highway
funds for 1887, most of which cam
not be obtained unless the state
matches the federal money with
state funds that are not now either
available or in sight. A similar
amount will be at stake in 1888,
before another legislature meets.
'The public and the legisla-
ture," Commissioner Elsberg's re-
concentrations to Governor Ben
son stated, "must soon choose be-
tween the abandonment of nor
NAL highway improvement pro-
gram or the adoption of a schedule
of motor vehicle and motor fuel
taxes high enough to meet the cost
of such program"
The commissioner adhered to
his statement made during De-
cember that he would make no eff
fort. to influence the legislature as
to what policy it should choose.
He did advise, however, that leg
islation be enacted which should
put the highway department on a
pay-as-you-go basis, so that road
dollars will go for roads instead Of
to pay interest on bond indebted
ness.
A pay-as-you-go policy, he said,
can be accomplished only by elm
mating road construction or by in
creasing current revenues to
match federal aid funds, meet
state obligations on other federal
funds and provide state funds for
roads on which no federal aid is
available.
The report points out that the
1888 legislature added $500 miles
of county roads to the state trunk
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07

of Mrs. Kluegers parents in Man
kato. They returned Sunday.
Miss Gladys Vollmer who is
taking a Beauty Course returned
to Minneapolis Sunday.
Miss Katherine Kluegel, stud
ent at Minnesota, left for Minnea-
polls Monday, to resume school.
Vincent Miesen returned Mon
day to st. Thomas College, st.
Paul, where he is student.
Miss Mary Beert left Saturday
for st. Paul, where she has secur-
ed employment.
Among the guests at the H. H.
Anderson home during the holi-
days were Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Anderson and family of Brooten
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stevens
and family of Hills.
Miss Gertrude Nelson who
spent her vacation at the home at
her sister, Mrs. Max Enemark, re-
turned to New Ulm Sunday. She
teaches near there.
James Tollefson, who teaches at
Madison, S. D. left Sunday after
spending the holidays at home.
Miss Gladys Boelke who is en-
ployed in Minneapolis, returned
Sunday after spending part of her
vacation here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boelke.
John Jensen returned last week
from Oshkosh, Wis. where he
visited his mother, Mrs. Hans
Jensen and his sister, Mrs. Al
fred Christensen and family.
Miss Ann Oversee who teaches
at Good Thunder, returned there
Sunday after visiting her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. S. H. Oversee.
Rev. P. A. Strommen drove to
Minneapolis Monday morning ia
king young people who attend
Augsburg College. In the group
were the Misses Ardell Albertson.
Marjorie Enemark, Claudia Ur-
ness and Luther and Abner
Strommen.
Miss Elsie Krinke, a govern
ment employee in Washington D.
c. left Sunday morning after
spending her vacation here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Krinke.
Elwood MCGEE left Wednesday
for Minneapolis where he attends
the University. He is business
manager at the Techni Log, en-
cheering magazine and is treasur-
er of the board of publications. He
is taking five year course in
business engineering and will be
graduated next year.
Miss Wilma Hubert who is en-
ployed in Minneapolis spent New
Years at home.
Miss Joyce A1bertson returned
Saturday from visit with friends
near Eagle Lake, where she was a
former teacher. ... -
Miss Charlotte Schei who spent
the holidays at home left early
Monday for Aberdeen, S. D. to re-
sumo her studies at business COL
lege.
Mrs. w. G. MCGEE and Miss
Charlotte Ann Nc Gee returned
Thursday morning from a few
days stay in the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Glen Dryden mildred
Koenig) of Spokane, Wash, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
G. A. Koenig.
Miss Lucille Grund left Satur-
day for Minneapolis. She is a |
sophomore at Minnesota.
Jacob Zimmerman returned last
week from Springfield where he !
spent Christmas with his daugh-
ter and family.
Hugh Sievers who spent the
holidays with his grandmother,
Mrs. P. j. Seifert returned to
Minneapolis Sunday. He attends
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
Club DOings

A social meeting Of the Quality
Club was held Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. C.. A. Young
when arrangements for the affair
were made by the social and mus
ic committees. After a short bus
mess meeting a program was pre-
sented beginning with two So
prano solos, pale Noon and
LAND of The Sky Blue Water
sung by Mrs. Martin with Mrs. S.
B. Duea as accompanist; Tudine
johnson played "Scarf Dance
and "Narcissus" as piano solos;
Mrs. T. o. Johnson and Mrs.
Young with Mrs. Duea at the
piano sang a duet arrangement of
90 Dry Those Tears" Mrs. Young
played a piano solo Hungry and
quartet, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Young, Mrs. Duea, and Mrs. john
son sang the negro spiritual
"Swing Low Sweet Chariot"
1.-THE Rosary was sung by Mrs.
Martin and the finale was the
singing in unison of Brahms
Lullaby" and "Silent Night. Tea
and waters were served.
With nineteen members pres
ent a meeting of the Twentieth
Gentry club was held Monday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. F. B.
Forbes. New Years resolutions
were given in response to roll call
and Mrs. J. L. Parsons reviewed
DR.. Victor Heisen's book, can
American Doctors Odyssey Mrs.
w. H. Ball, Mrs. J. j. Christensen
and Mrs. Reede Gray conducted a
drill on words often mispelled and
two petticoat politicians, Mrs.
Nellie Tayloe Ross and Miss Ag-
mes O'Neil were discussed by Mrs.
Gray and Mrs. Christensen.
Mrs. E. w. Currier was the hos
tess when the Sorosis Club met
Monday afternoon. Mrs. A. D,
McRae read Van Looms New
Year message and Mrs. Elmer
Wright discussed Minnesota
drama in an interesting paper.
Light refreshments and a social
time followed.
The Woman's Club met Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. L. H.
Brown with the president Mrs. 0.
G. Austbo presiding. AS part of
the explanation of the general
topic News, Mrs. ]. w. LATTER
bach discussed Stanley Walkers
book "City Editor" giving an in
formal survey of present day GUS
toms and styles in journalism and
an excellent review of Edouard
Peisson's "Outboard Bound From
Liverpool" a thrilling account of
the drama which may lay behind
the news was presented by Mrs.
G. O. Gilfllan.
Lloyd Johnson, brother of Art
Johnson who is employed at the
Gallea bakery died at 10 p. m.
Tuesday in Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
LambertOn
BY Mrs. w. E. Schei

BY Mrs. w. E. Schei
Lamberton-Mr and Mrs. John
Steenhoven and small son, return
ed from Springfield where they
were guests at the parental Schil-
ling home.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Coulter re-
turned last Wednesday from
visit with relatives and friends at
Paxton and Roberts, Ill.
H. E. SwenneS drove to Heron
Lake New Years morning to take
home his sister, Miss Rosella Rad
datZ who had assisted at the home
during the illness of Mrs. Sven
mes and Miss Jean.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stonebraker
returned last week from Duluth
where they spent Christmas with
MIR. and Mrs. Alive Hollingsworth
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Detmer Kluegel
and sons were New Years guests
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
WabassO

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ziegler
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Reynolds
of Seaforth, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mosching and daughter Gertrude,
Mr.. and Mrs. v. Jensen and son
Chester of Vesta were New Years
eve guests at the William Herring
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Herring
and family spent New Years day
with Mr. and Mrs. William
Mosching and family of Vesta.
Oliver Mosching spent a weeks
vacation with Harold Lewis at the
William Herring home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07
Soil Conservation
Members Meet

Information concerning details
of the 1887 soil conservation pro-
gram will be given conservation
committeeman from nine south
western Minnesota counties when
they meet in Slayton today. Ad-
rian M. Wilson, county agent
Earl Whiting, service officer of
the local association, M. N. Sand
ager of Belview, Henry Lau of
Tracy and j. L. Slaymaker of
Morgan, Redwood county COM
mitteemen will attend the session.
Tuesday representatives of Red
wood, Brown and Lyon counties
will meet in Redwood Falls to
discuss The program further.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-01-07

Lloyd johnson, brother of Art
Johnson who is employed at the
Gallea bakery died at 10 p. m.
Tuesday in Minneapolis.