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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14

ONE OF The MISTAKES WHICH
has handicapped the railroads is the failure
of both government and rail officials to re-
cognize that there is no simple solution suit
able for all lines. Where some roads might
benefit in increased travel by reducing pas
senger rates, others could gain by increas-
ing fares. Another group is little affected
by changes in the price of passenger serv-
ice, that business having largely gone to the
buses and motor cars.
Freight business might return to many
roads if rates were reduced while others
would benefit materially if tariffs were in
creased. Experimentation in both direc-
tons alone could prove what course is best
for units within the industry. Even such
experiments must be made with care, re-
cognizing that it is easier to hold business
than to get it back after it has been driven
away.
Agitation for government ownership is
increasing again and Minnesota's Senator
Lundeen backed by railroad unions, has in
PRODUCED bill to create a government cor
poratien which would control, operate and
own the railroads. President Roosevelt has
fatty declared his opposition but has not in
dorsed the most needed rail program, one to
return control of the industry to the own
erS. ,
SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR
The Gazette has received more than it's
usual number of "A Reader Writes" let
tiers, which are exactly what the name i'm
plies, expressions on topics Of public inter-
est by subscribers. Every paper appreciates
receiving such letters and recognizes their
value not only in reader interest but in their
effect on the community mind.
We would gladly devote space to several
such letters each week. Only restrictions
are that they be brief and in good taste,
deal with topics of general interest, and that
the writer sign his name. Use of the name
adds to the value of the letter, but it will be
omitted if desired by the writer.
,.
THE FILING OF HARVEY SWEETNESS
for the Redwood county seat in the legisla-
ture places a successful business man in the
field, one whose first love is newspaper work
but who, by the nature of this work and
through his community activities, has an in
sight into the problems of farmers as well
as fellow business men.
Liberal in politics, he nevertheless has
the taxpayers and employers viewpoint on
economy in government. "Rightist" and
'Leftist" publishers alike wished him good
luck at get-together of publishers Monday
evening.
WE ADD OUR CONGRATULATIONS
to those heaped upon the grand couples who
gathe~ their families and friends about
them for happy golden wedding celebrations.
No finer example is set for those of us who
are newer in the married set" or for the
youngsters who are approaching that age
when it is natural to marry and establish a
home. a~~.ta
THE COMPLETENESS OF THE DC
tatorship established in Austria is verified
by the vote Sunday which indicated I'M
animity of support approximating 400 to l..
Such plebiscite is mockery of democracy
for no man, party or proposal could expect
such united front in true democracy,
where the right to express ones opinion is
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
PREsayTERlAN CHURCH

The Sunday School has an Easter
program at 9:45 a. m.
Morning service ......... IL a. m.
Rev. Leland Porter of Minneapolis
will preach. Special music.
Life Eternal an Easter Cantata
will be sung by the choir at s p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
BETHLEHEMS EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH CLEMENTS
Paw rbrict AJaoL-

April IA (Maundy Thursday Ger
man Service with Holy Communion
at 1890 a. m
April Is Good Friday English SER
vice with Holy Communion at a. m.
April II easter Sunday German
service at a. M
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
SEAFoRTH'S ST. PAUL'S
Ex. luTH. CHURCH

Good Friday, April 18th: German
services at a. m. with Holy Com
munion.
Easter Sunday, April 18th: English
services at 1880 a. m. with Holy
Communion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14

Persons under 10 years of age
formed only It's per cent of the
total population in the United
States in 1885, compared with 1876
in 1880.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
G. E. Martin, Minister

Early morning service -. $40 p. m.
(To be followed by Easter Break
fasD.,
Sunday School ............. 10 a. m.
Easter Worship service -. IL a. m.
At the evening service the adult
chorus choir under the direction of
Mrs. E. A. Johnson will present an
Easter Cantata and the pastor will
give a brief address. The Redwood
Falls Commandery of Knight Tenn
piers will attend the evening service
in a body. Time p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14

Major Carlson of the Salvation
Army will preach for us Thursday
evening at s.
Our revival was very successful and
We wish to thank the public for their
cooperation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14

The U. S. department of COM
merce estimates there are over
100000 miles of highways in the
world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
Backward
Chances
S YEARS AGO

Mrs. Liva Lying, one of the old
est pioneers of Shutdown town
ship, celebrated her ninety-third
birthday.-"Belle of Bagdad," an
operetta was presented by high
school Frank Clague
addressed a meeting of the Citi-
zenship club.-Frank w. Peck,
well-known in Redwood county,
was selected a member of the
federal farm board staff.-R. v.
Ochs was elected president of the
Redwood Falls golf club.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Butcher moved
to st. James.-Frank Boots and
Mary Lois Slaymaker applied for
a marriage license.-Mrs. Leda
Pease was elected president of
the Westminster Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church. L. r.
Ewart was named treasurer of
the Commercial CUBA Chrys-
Ter car owned by Elmer Nelson of
Clements was destroyed by fire.
Might providers got SIS at the
Acme cleaning plant.-George J..
Ahrens, former Redwood resid-
ent, was elected mayor of Morton,
10 YEARS AGO
DR.. F. H. Aldrich of Belview
filed for reelection as Redwood
county representative.-Dr. Will
lam E. Dudley of the Minneapolis
Park avenue Congregational
church was secured to address
the class of 1928 at commence
ment exercises.-Gust Johnson of
Delhi sailed on a trip to Sweden.
The Citizens State bank OPEN
ed its doors for the first time
John Fixsen of Wabasso died.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Shoemaker
moved from their residence on
East Fourth street to an apart
ment over their Second Hand
store Mrs. Dave Falk was ILL.,
An examination for chauffeurs
licenses was held at the city hall.
Willard Whittet who was with
the finance department of the
army was here for a visit.-Over
$50 Odd Fellows attended a cele-
bration here to commemorate the
one hundred ninth anniversary of
the founding of the order in
America.-Dr. John Anderson of
the Institute of Child Welfare
spoke at the P. T. A. meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
Announce Marriage

announcement was maze this
week of the marriage of Harriet
Hanson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Petersen of MiIroy and
Leonard Fitzgerald of Redwood
Falls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fitzgerald of Hutchinson. The
wedding took place Sunday, Feb
ruary. Is, in Brookings, South
Dakota. Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald
moved into an apartment in the
s. L. Maurstad home Monday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14
NAZARENE CHURCH

c. c.. Swalwell, Pastor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14

A WAC EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT
Senator Lundeen's proposal to have the govS
eminent take over the railroads. "ComparS
ing their deficits" he commented, II sug-
gest it would be better for the railroads to
taAe over the government"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-04-14

Choose your spring coat
from t h e S e a dvance
styles! Toppers, pencil
slim swaggers, REFERS,
dress coats -. the new
est tweeds. heeces, shag
fleeces and DIR ess coat
woolens! Sizes IL to a..
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
FEDERAL PROBE OF
FATAL BOAT CRASH
New York Tug and Boston Collier
Collide in Cape Cod Canal,
and Tug Sinks

Sycamore, Mass, Jan. 28-(AP)-
While Federal investigators hurried
here to investigate, coast guards
searched waters near the eastern end
OF Cape Cod canal today for Samuel
Sirague, 81, of Maiden, an oiler he
lieved drowned when the New York
tug Plymouth sank last night after
colliding with the Boston collier
Everett.
Fifteen officers and crew members
Of the Plymouth were forced to jump
for their lives when the tug went
down in five minues. Nearby rescue
boats brought them safely ashore.
Chief Mate Leonard Goodwin, of
Norfolk, Va, was revived with diff
ficulty after a boat crew took him
from the water in g semi-conscious
condition.
The rescued men included Captain
Goodwin, Chief Mate Goodwin: his
brother, Dallas Goodwin, and Wilbur
Goodwin, both of Roe, N. c., Carteret
county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28

quid capacity fears that his con-
stituents would turn him down at the
polls; not that Handsome Harry"
who stood for local and personal Il
berty on every question under the sun
didn't enjoy himself to the fullest.
Chances are that Cooper of Chero-
kee could stay on the House roster
about as long as he wanted to. Ger
tainly nobody had more fun during
the session than he did.
The fact is that Mr.. Cooper has him
self a good job as a senior attorney
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in Washington and just can't see
his way clear to give it up.
But all is not lost; Raleigh will
likely be favored with his bean1ing
countenance during a part of the 1889
session, at any rate.
Mr.. Cooper writes to say that he
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
You Can't Make
Fortune Raising
Guinea Pigs Now

Raleigh, Jan. 28.-There's no for
sune to be made raising guinea pigs
and there wasn't any too much truth
in the famous Ellis Parker Butler
story ."Pigs is Pigs, DR.. John II.
Board of Health laboratory here,
wants the public to be warned in his
behalf.
Since p'I..i:cation of a story that
the board of health is having a hard
time getting enough guinea pigs for
it's syphilis experiments, I've had to
spend most of my time warning peo-
a big scalc,' sTinned DR.. Hamilton.
Each one of the darned things will
eat about 40 cents worth of food dur
ing it's short existence" he said, "and
ordinarily they will only sell for about
25 cents apiece. Right now they're
bringing so cents, but there just hap
pens to be a temporary shortage
When this correspondent cited "Pigs
as Pigs as an authority for belief
that guinea pigs multiply, Dr.. Ha1nil-
ton said that there was much more
humor than truth in the famed tale
of the railway agent whose station
was overrun with guinea pigs .becausT
he would not deliver a pair to their
consignee except upon payment of the
weight rate on pigs"
'As a matter. of fact, guinea pigs
come about three to the litter and the
female will have no more than three
filters a year., he said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28

will not be a candidate and adds:
However, I look back on my SER
vice in the House with great deal
of satisfa ction-all of the bills l was
really interested in were made into
law; I greatly enjoy~meeting and serv-
ing with the splendid men all over
old North Carolina, and shall always
cherish my experience in Raleigh
with fondest memories.
"I am going to try and arrange tc
spend few days in Raleigh wher
the 1889 session meets to renew many
friendships down there"
But it won't be the same in the
House without Harry Cooper on the
back row, rising whenever he chose
and absolutely refusing to be insulted
even by Speaker Gregg Cherry's shar-
pest barbs of sarcasm.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28

Pip, the Golden Text being Mari
20, "Son, thy sins are forgiven.')
"a FRIEND in need is friend in
deed The paralytic of our lesson ha.
four friends who were friends indeed
The measure of their friends was nc
the difficulties in the way but the CT
tent of their friends need and hi
own helpfulness to meet that need.
Jesus AMI the Crowds.
Jesus had no difficulty IN drawine
a crowd. His difficulty was rather i,
avoiding the crowds that better teach
ing might re done. But even when h
withdrew from the cities and "wa
without in desert places: they can.
to him from every quarter. And whe
he entered again into Capernaur
after some days it was noised tha
he was at home. And many wer
gathered together, 50 that there we
no longer room for them, no, not eve
about the door: and he spake tn
word unto them" So the teaching n
the Word Of God was the magnet tha
drew the crowds to our Savior. r
peatedly "they pressed upon him tt
hear the Word of God" Of cours
there was much of idle curiosity. ar
Jesus never encouraged this. BIT
there was also much genuine heart
hunger and Jesus never disappointe
this. He fed the people upon tn
things of God for which their SOU
hungered and 'the common people
heard him gladly" If our churche
and Sunday schools are not drawn,
the people it is not that human nature
has changed but rather that we hav
changed from the method of Jesus t.
methods different from his.
Where there is a will there is {
way even when it is the will to heir
someone else rather than ourselves
The four friends who brought the
paralytic to Jesus were undauntet
when they could not gain adrnittanct
: to the house Of Simon where Jesl.
was teaching the crowd that packed
the house to the doors and overflowe
into ths yard. They climbed the step
to the flat roof and removed the mat
ting or other light roofing nateria
and lowered their helpless friend, ma.
and all, into the presence of jesus
where room was quickly made foi
those whose earnestness and deter
mination challenged the attention O
all. Far from disrupting or even in
tcrrupting the sermon, the Interrupt
ton became the sermons clearest il
lustration. Jesus seeing their faitl
sayeth unto the sick of the palsy, Son
be of good cheer, thy sins are for
ever forgiven"
A Strange Diagnosis.
That was a surprising diagnosis Of
this mans need! Who said anything
about sins or forgiveness? is that why
these men have gone to all their trou
= tearing up the roof and lower
ina sse e-icnd? Why not say, "Son
be OF gaed cheer, thy paralysis is cur
ed?" Because the Good Physician aim
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28

not at accidental symptoms but at
fundamental causes. Mans deepest
seated need is spiritual rather than
hysical. Sin is more depressing than
ickness and more deadly Christ's au-
hority to minister in this realm of
ivine prerogatives was questioned by
lose who took him for a man only
instead of the Goldman, and they
harged him with .lasphemy Butt he
Indicated his authority to restore
~ soul" by exercising damonstrable
over to heal the body, giving as his
eason, THAT we may know that the
ION of Man hath power on earth to
'orgive' sins" It was an amazing
claim, amazingly demonstrated as tn
nan took up his bed and walked forth
oefore them all. Christ Jesus is
savior who 'cleanseth us from ali
SIM" Gle .restoreth my soul.D
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
ARMS MESSAGE NO
BOOST TO STOCKS
Congratulated Pronouncement by
President Fails To Produce
Squirt Anticipated

New York, Jan. 28.-(AP)- The
long-awaited rearmament message OF
the President failed as a stock mar
'ket stimulant today and leading is
sues back-tracked after an early re-
covery gesture. In brief selling fur
ry before noon, which put the ticker
tape in arrears, initial advances run
ming to two points were quickly con
verified into losses of as much in some
cases. Offerings soon dried up, how
ever, and another mild comeback at
tempt got under way later. Bonds and
commodities were unexcitcd.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
Aid Colored Farm Women

White farm women are not the only
ones enjoying the benefits of home
demonstration instruction.
In IA North Carolina counties Negro
home agents are aiding colored farm
women in the science of better home
making.
felt, conditions are changing rapidly
More and more Negro families are
turning to balanced meals, home beau
LITIGATION, canning and preserving, bet
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
Washington Mum
on Proposals For
an Economic Pact
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
BILE contribution.

BILE contribution.
Van iceland proposed that the
United States, Britain, France, Ger
many and Italy get together to pre-
pare the way for adoption by gen.
eral conference of nations of a pact
Of economic collaboration. Such a
pact, he asserted, would impart to
the world the impetus it is awaiting
IN order to recover it's confidence in
the pacific destiny of nations
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28

armies on the hills of Spain.
And presently Mgr. Smith said
"Have you never thought what
vile things men have invented for
the killing one of another? And
to what use they have put inven-
tions already evil, like gunpowder
and gas? But neither gunpowder
nor gas, neither pistol nor poison,
is as terrible as the instrument
which this murderer chose"
ST should have thought it was
a very ordinary instrument"
ventured. "a knife"
"You are speaking of the
weapon, only. I was thinking of
more than that"
"You mean, he had an accom-
plice ?"
81 mean he had seven"
Seven" I almost shouted, for
this obscure suggestion startled
me.
Seven devils.p he said, and
rocked himself to, and fro sadly.
"But, Monsignor Smith," I said,
what is the distinction between
the weapon and the instrument i?
Surely you are playing with
words ?'
'That is too perilous a game for
me to play. I would sooner amuse
boys with a bomb which they
think is ball, than confuse men
with a word which they believe
is a warning. The instrument may
WELD the weapon as the guillotine
dropped the blade"
But then-if you understand
it all {. -"
"But 7 don't!" cried Mgr. Smith.
II know the weapon, and I think
I know the instrument. But I
have yet to be sure Of the MUIR
derer."
The apple-room was almost dark
now, and I felt that it must be tea
time. I stood up to see whether
it would move him. To my re-
lief Mgr. Smith rose too.
"You are right" he said, "there
is evil in this room"
He seemed to be no longer in a
hurry, but thumped downstairs
Eprosaically. AS we came into the
lounge to join the others I could
hear him murmuring softly to
himself. and half-turned to catch
the words.
King Bruce, King Bruce" he
was Whispering mystically.
In deep armchair beyond the
circle round the tea table, Lord
Simon Plimsoll was extended,
with 2 cigar between his long
fingers and book in his hand.
Mice copy, this" he COM
mented: sits the Aldine Plato.
I've never seen the 1913 edition
on vellurn before. Aldus and
Musurus did it together. YOU
know, and dedicated it to Leo x.
He was so tickled that he re-
newed the privileges granted to
Aldus by Alexander VI and Julius
II. Your friend must be bit of
a collector"
IT believe he is"
DO bit myself" said Lord
Simon.
I thought this was modest
when remembered some of the
books with which his collection
had been credited.
so = have heard. In the mean
time I've got some news for YOU"
He continued to turn over the
leaves Of his book while told him
OF M. Picon's discovery of the
Tattoo marks on Fellowes' fore
arm.
.Interestin'," he conceded, .but
not very helpful. We want to
Know who did the murder, not
who thought of it,"
Rather disappointed, I tried him
with the story of the Jewels in
Str1ckland's bedroom, and the
marked newspaper on FeHowes'
table. But to- both Of these he
nodded and said, every likely.
Very likely"
IL was when came to the sec
ond rope which Mgr. Smith had
round that he jumped to his feet.
-. another rope?" he said.
mats awkward. That throws
everything out. Unless :" He
paused. Look here. Townsend.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
FATAL PLANE CRASH
AT ELIZABETHTOWN

Elizabethtown, Jan. 2S.-(AP9-
plane plummeted to earth a few n,a "A
ments after taking off here yestard .u
and Sullivan Herring, q, a nassau
ger, was killed. The pilot. n NJ
Campbell, of Elizabethtown, suffered
a brain conclusion and fractured
jaws. At Lumberton hospital it waa
said his condition was serious. Hor
ring was radio operator of the State
highway radio office here.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
CHAPTER IS

THE GYMNASIUM had been
built by Thurston's predecessor,
an enthusiast for physical fitness.
It stood beside the garage, long
white building. Since it was en-
tirely modern in architecture, and
made no attempt to ape the
crusted red brick Of the house, it
had been discreetly set out of
sight of even the bedroom win
dows.
It was not used, nowadays, by
the Thurstons themselves, or their
friends. None Of us were physical
culturists. But strolling that way
one morning during a previous
visit, I had heard some movement
in the place, and had looked in to
see Fellowes, the chauffeur, in a
position on the parallel bars which
would have been thought impossi-
BILE to anyone but contortionist.
I had asked him then whether the
gymnasium was used at all, and
he said that DR.. ThurstOn allowed
the local Boy Scout troop to
gather there once or twice a week.
He, Fellowes, did not like this
scheme, because the boys made so
much noise, and had been known
to run about the grounds after
wards.
When Mgr. Smith and I entered
it now it was very silent, and had
that empty gloom which haunts
schools and churches when no one
is in them. One missed the crowd
that should have been in that
place.
Little Mgr. Smith was gazing
up to the roof like an idle shep-
herd boy watching Clouds And I
looked up to see what held his at
tention. Two hooks, Of the. re-
enforced kind used for the fixing
of gymnasium apparatus, were in
the crossbeam, but no rope hung
from them.
you're quite right" I said, II
remember now. There were two
ropes. The man who built the
place. so Fellowes told me, had
them fixed so that he and his
friends could have races. And
they're gone"
Lying along the wall was a
ladder.
strange place to keep lad
der" I commented. But Mgr.
smith did not wait to answer. I
realized afterwards that he had
gathered at a glance that the lad
der had been brought in to enable
the man who had removed the
ropes to get them down.
It was he who led the way into
the house, and up the stairs to the
second f1oor-stairs which 7 was
beginning to know too well. He
hustled briskly into the apple-
room, and scarcely troubling to
pull the black cloth from his arm
he plunged his hand into the water
tank. A moment later q second
rope, similar in every respect to
the first, lay dripping beside it on
the floor.
Then Mgr. Smith sat himself
plumply down on wooden bench
and said nothing for a long, long
time. Dusk was already begin
ming to fall outside, but in the
apple-room there was still light
enough for me to see his round
features, with a look of great and
fearful wonder on them. The sun
went down in crimson and yellow
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-01-28
READ THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
Three famous detectives, Lord Simon.
M. Picon and Monsignor Smith, are
investigating the murder of Mrs. Mary
Thurston. middle-aged wife of re-
tired English physician who has been
found slain IN bed during a weekend
party at the Thurston home near Lon
don. Those IN the house when Mrs.
Thurston retired were her husband
Townsend. the author; Williams, the
family lawyer Strickland. sports
man. ana the servants. Three pierre
ing screams preceded the discovery OF
the tragedy. Mrs. Thurston's bed
room door was bolted from the inside
and the only open window revealed a
2O-foot drop to the ground. In the
garden below Townsend found the
murder weapon. Chinese knife, taken
from the Thurston hallway. Mr.. Rider.
the vicar, dinner guest the evening
of the murder. left the Thurston home
shortly before the Staying occurred.
Townsend and Mgr. Smith are investi-
eating the Tnurston gymnasium.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY: