The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-05-11
ONE IS HOPELEsSLY OUT OF STEP


royalty-rushing off some place to crane the
neck for glimpse-cheering -kowtowing
as if our regal guests were specially talented
or had given the world marvellous remunera-
ton for their soft cushion in life.
Nice folks, no doubt, and welcome to
look us over to their hearts content. The
perfect guests, according to all reports, they
are gracious and quite democratic consider
ing they were born with better even than
silver spoon, gold crown, and have had
every opportunity throughout life.
Wonder what they think of Americans
as they see them crowding around them.
Suppose they ever recall, and smile to them
selves, that modern Americans are folks and
descendants of folks who left countries ruled
by their ancestors to get away from the re-
strictons of old world classes, CONSUMPTION,
high taxes lack of opportunities attri-
buted to kingships.
American history is probably quite
familiar to them-how we fought for free
dom from an oppressive king-and few
years later fought the mother country again,
another king. How men from another king
dom (Now the ally of the first) helped us
against what was then its bitter enemy. How
Europe-kings again interfered in our
war between the states. How we fought
another king, of Spain, and in modern times
were bitter foes Of the Kaiser.
We've changed some about kings, but
kings too have changed. Stripped of their
power in most countries, they're really only
a symbol of government, something around
which patriotism centers. They are no doubt
accustomed to being stared at cheered and
in many cases loved-but their power is de-
legated in many cases to men actually more
influential and well known than they would
care or could hope to be.
Kings as we studied about them in his
tory are nearly extinct. One can hardly
imagine King George vi leading his army to
battle as many of his predecessors did. A
generation ago it was wonderful war pro-
paganda if king or emperor had his pic
ture taken in the hindmost trenches.
Is freedom any less dear to us today, or
have we come to regard kings in different
light :? Few in the vast crowds, I'VE presume,
would care to have oneiin the white house.
Probably it's curiosity that brings out the
throngs, the desire to see royalty IN the flesh
and be able to tell about it.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW CUSTOM
ers who say CAV run this" as they scribble
off few lines on a scrap of paper and hand
it to the persistent advertising salesman,
with much the same air as they might use
in giving dime to tramp, but the vast
majority of the advertising sold today is on
results will be more than worth it" basis.
Significantly the largest firms in every
community and the nation at large are the
most consistent advertisers. The majority
of them depend in large measure on news
paper space. Recently the weekly news
papers shares in their appropriations have
been increasing, because the weeklies are
admittedly the most closely read and gen.
orally believed of all publications.
Standard Oil is one consistent customer
of the newspapers. For it's Golden Jubilee"
campaign just announced, it has increased
the number of papers on it's list for the
fourth consecutive year. This campaign will
be carried in 1,746 dailies and weekles, over
200 more than a 1886 campaign. Newspapers
will receive rs per cent of it's advertising APP
preparation.
In the so years the firm is celebrating,
it has grown to serve nearly 100000 GUS
toners through $4,000 dealers in Is states.
1t was not built by giving handouts, but
carefully planned campaigns played very
prominent part
REDWOOD FALLS GETS ITS FIRST
opportunity to witness a track meet at home
when the district ten lads come here Satur-
day. Strangely enough in this modern day,
the event is free. Some track events are the
most strenuous of all sports. Although we
speak of track squads as teams, actually in
dividual effort is important as in few other
sport events. Track has color, thrills land
spirited endeavor. Take little time off Sat-
urday and witness at least part of the meet
.
PERSONS WHO THINK THE CASH
and carry plan for war trade is sure fire
way of keeping out have another guess COM
ing. No country whose ships are blockaded
will allow America to become base for
enemy supplies-not so long as it has bomb
ing planes.
A RAID ON A SLOT MACHINE
storeroom in Minneapolis raised a lot more
Juror about whether the raid was illegal
than whether the owners were prosecuted.
A bandit caught in bed is as much bandit
as one caught in the act, or isn't that true
in Minneapolis