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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-03
RITES AT MORTON
FOR CARL WOLTER
RESIDENT "a YEARS
DIED AT NEW ULM;
BORN IN GERMANY

Morton-Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at Com
munity hall for Carl Wolter, "a,
who died Wednesday at Union
hospital, New Uln, where he was
taken July IA. Rev. M. j. Wehau-
sen conducted the services and
burial was in the Morton ceme-
terry.
He was born in Mecklenburg,
Germany June 25, 1856 and came
TO America in 1881, settling in
New Ulm. There he married
Bertha Kuehn in 1885. He has
been a resident of Morton 81
years and was the last charter
member of the Zion Lutheran
church.
His wife died February IL, 1887.
He leaves three sons, August, Will
liam of Franklin and Herman of
Gibbon and three daughters, Mrs.
Amelia Dallenbach, Bertha VOL
ter of Morton and Mrs. c. M. Of
sthun of Duluth, 16 grandchildren
and one great grandchild. There
are two brothers, one at New
York City, the other at Mecklen-
burg, Germany.
Those from out of town who at
tended the funeral were: Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Wolter and Melvin of
Gibbon, Mrs. T. Hays, st. Louis
Park, Mrs. Alma Schultz, Airing
ton; Mrs. Lubitz, Mrs. Hummer
berg and MIR. Buerkle, all of Glib
bon; Mrs. A. R. Werring and Joan
Lipetzky of Springfield, Professor
and Mrs. Edwin Sauer and Doris
of New Ulm, Mrs Schaller of New
Ulm, Mrs. Arthur Hawton, Red
wood Falls; Andrew Anderson
and Helen Anderson of SPRING
field, Walter Bangerter and Miss
Bangerter of Wabasso, Mrs. Pearl
Fuller of Redwood Falls, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Dickmeier and Albert
Briese, Fairfax.
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THIMBLE CLUB AT
REVERE MEETS
By Dolores Okins


Revere-The Revere Thimble
club met with Shirley and Cath
crime Flick Friday afternoon. Len
ore Golden of Redwood Falls was
present. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams
and family spent Sunday at the
Julius Zamzow home at Morgan.
Darrell Anderson, Raymond and
Winifred Nordsiden accompanie d
Earl and Arvid Anderson 10
LyndWood park Sunday.
Mrs. Jerry Behrens and chill
dren La Won and Alvin accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Okins to Springfield to visit Jerry
BehrenS who is in the hospital
there. His condition was re-
ported good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bonner
and Francis and Ernest of Lucan
and Earl johnson and La Won OF
Walnut Grove were Sunday cali
erS at the Conrad Benson home.
Doris Benson returned with them
to visit at the Earl Johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Nielsen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bendixen
spent Sunday with relatives at
the Garvin Community park.
Doris Jean, Ralph and Shirley
Iverson are spending their vaca-
ton with their grandparents, MIR.
and Mrs. Arthur Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frank and
children of Lamberton were Sun
day evening visitors at the STAN
ley Harbo home.
Emery Conrad and family of
Bixby spent few hours at the
Christopher home Thursday. Dean
Conrad returned home with them.
China Lorenz, Gladys Ander-
son and Albert Anderson attend
ed the circus at Marshall Sunday
afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. w. v. Eckert and
daughter Marjorie of Teepeotah
were Monday callers at the Pearl
Rasmussen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoffrogge
and Florence Schmidt were Sum
day guests at the Andrew Martini
son home near Wabasso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Frank and
family were Sunday callers at
Marshall. ..
Frank Anderson has been
stacking grain at the Alfred Lin
gle and Fritz Gehrt homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Take and
Everett of Cottonwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Scharfe and Beverly of
Milroy and Mr.. and Mrs. P. c.
Makarrall and family of Mime
apolis spent Sunday at the j. A.
Brudeli home.
The N. R. Sawyer family were
dinner guests at the Walter Kell-
er home in Lamberton Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Horn of Belling-
ham, Wash. and Mrs. John Egg
gleston of Worthington spent Sat-
urday with their sister, Mrs.
Pearl Rasmussen.
Walter Frank of New Ulm
spent Sunday at the William
Frank home.
Charlotte Conrad of Bixby
came Thursday for a visit at the
B. .. Christopher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hagemey-
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DOLORES LUDWIG
BECOMES BRIDE
OF WILBERT NELL

| Morgan-Rev. F. Ortner con-
Quoted the service when Dolores
! Ludwig, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Ludwig, became the
| bride of Wilbert Nell of Red
wood Falls at ST. Michael's church
here last Thursday morning.
Sweet peas, Zinnias and gladio-
| Ii used in the church formed an
appropriate background for the
costumes of the bride and her
attendant. The bride wore a white
satin and lace dress with long
train and an elaborate trailing
veil combined with a shorter fin
ger-tip length veil. Lace formed
the tops or the sleeves, the yoke
and the back of the gown to the
waistline. The high lace collar
was caught with rhinestone pins
at either side of the gathered
square neckline.
Her veil-cap was high in front,
trimmed with pearls along the
crown and finished with tiny
Easter lily pins at either side.
Lace two inches wide outlined the
vel. She carried deep pink roses.
Her bridesmaid, a sister, Gene
| We've Ludwig, wore two shades of
pink. The dress was of light pink
net with a dark shade IN the
puff sleeves and a dark pink
| carnation at the front. With it
she wore a pink veil with deep
pink flowers at the front of the
cap. White and pink carnations
made up her bouquet.
AS flower girl, Darliss Jane
| Werner, niece of the bride, wore
blue figured dress and a blue
hair-ribbon and carried a bou-
quet of sweet peas.
Lorraine Lauer of Morgan
| played the wedding march and
| Harry Hoffman Jr. of Redwood
Falls attended the groom.
The home of Mrs. Werner, Sis
ter of the bride, was decorated
in white, pink and blue for the
wedding breakfast which follow
ed the ceremony. The table cent
erpiece was three-tier wedding
cake decorated in white and pink,
with tiny figures of bride and
groom topping it. Relatives were
guests of Mrs. Werner at the
brs akfaSt.
That evening they gave a we'd
ding dance at the Morgan hall
with music by the Royal Crusad-
erS.
For the present the couple are
making their home with the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Nell of Redwood Falls.
The groom is employed by L. w.
NeuSchwander.
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and Barbara of Minneapolis and
Norma and Kermit Lyslo visited
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 0. Lyslo in Min
neota Friday. Kermit remained
after few days visit here.
Charles Sherman of Luverne
came by bus. Friday evening for
a two weeks visit with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Peterson.
Casper Hegdal who attended
summer school at the University,
came home Sunday evening to
visit his mother, Mrs. Ella Heg-
dial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Paskewitz
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and children Marlys and Dennis
spent the weekend with relatives
in Hazel, S. d.
Mrs. c. Clausen and son Robert
of st. Paul are visiting a few
days at the Mrs. c. Gimme
stad and Andrew Solberg homes.
Walter Gunelson returned Mon
day from Virginia, MINI. where
he went on mining field trip.
Mrs. Louise Olsen, Martha
Braafadt and Lola Olsen of Min
neapolis visited at Alexandria and
Fergus Falls Friday.
Rev. and Mrs o. c. Harang and
family left Wednesday fc-, a few
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Thursday, August 8, 1889

Wednesday afternoon luncheon
guests of Bertha Hegdal were
Mrs. Oliver McCan, Katherine
and Barbara of Minneapolis, Mrs.
A. w. Lyslo, Mrs. A. O. Gimme
stad and Norma Lyslo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Gimme
stad of Minneapolis came Friday
evening and will spend the rest
of the summer at the Mrs. A. O.
GimmeStad home
Mrs. H. o. Kramm and chill
dren and Mrs. w. A. GimmeStad
left Sunday for a visit with Mi.
and Mrs. Emil Dorf at Monticel-
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THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, REDWOOD FALLS. MINNESOTA

Echo.
Mrs. Mary MCCOY of Echo was
Thursday and Friday guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Peterson and
family.
Sunday guests of Mr., and Mrs.
j. S. Gunelson were Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Davidson and son Ole of
Renville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sampson and
Elsie and Mrs. D. A. Davidson
visited at the Mrs. Bertha Shad-
lex home in Anoka from Satur-
day until Monday. Elsie remain
ed for longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Lyslo,
Mrs. Oliver McCan, Katherine
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weeks outing near Detroit Lakes.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Kohls and
daughter Lora Lou and Albertha
Duncan spent Sunday afternoon
at Memorial park at Granite
Falls.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Seine were Mrs.
L. T. Hoppenrath, Lois and Paul,
Franz Hoppenrath, Walter Hop
penrath of Minneapolis and Rich
ard Hoppenrath of ST. Paul.
Ella Gimmestad of ST. Louis
came Tuesday evening to visit
her mother, Mrs. A. o. Gimme
Stad.
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Social Events Of
Belview Vicinity
By Florence Lyslo

Belview-Jon Thomas was the
name given the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Hagen at baptism
Friday evening. The sponsors
were Ruth and Inez Stensrud of
Echo, Mrs. Al Leitzke of Sacred
Heart and Kenneth Hagen. At
luncheon Mrs. Hagen had as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. John Stems
rud, Ruth and Inez of Echo, Mr.;
and Mrs. Al Leitzke of Sacred
Heart, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ha-
gen and Kenneth and Rev. and
Mrs. 0. c. Harang.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Hoppenrath
left last Tuesday for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Netzke at
Smiths Mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Chapman
of Echo were Sunday evening
callers at the Ben Simpson home.
Mr., and Mrs. Marvin Skalbeck
and children and Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrel. Agre and children Of
Sacred Heart, Mrs. Oliver Nc
Can and Katherine and Barbara
of Minneapolis, Norma Lyslo of
Minneota, Mrs. A. w. Lyslo, Mrs.
A. 0. Gimmestad and Mrs. An
drew Peterson were Thursday af-
ternoon guests of Mrs. H. B.
Hegdahl.
DIR. Theo. Braafadt and son
Harold of Cloquet came Saturday
afternoon for a visit at the Mar
tina Braaf1adt home.
Mrs. Roy Lundblad and chill
dren Roger and Karen of Mime
apolis came Tuesday to visit her
mother, Mrs. A. o. Ginmestad.
Francis Mcneil and Margaret
Swanson, enroute to Minneapolis
from San Francisco, called on
Belview friends Saturday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. friedrich Kipp of
Jordan and Mrs. Fred Jaeger OF
Watertown, S. D. are visiting at
the Martin Mogen and Albert
Mogen homes this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Leonard,
Shirley and Adolph Jr. were Sum
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. o.
Lyslo at Minneota.
Oliver McCan of Minneapolis
came Friday evening and return
ed Saturday accompanied by Mrs.
McCan and daughters who visit
ed at the A. w. Lyslo home last
weekend and Norma Lyslo of
Minneota who will visit the Nc
Cans this week.
Mrs. A. Bergan and Mr.. Gales
of Seaforth were callers at the
E. B. Fish home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hagen
attended the Hagen reunion pic
mic at Sibley park in Mankato
Sunday. They were accompanied
home by Melva Hagen of Mime
apolis who is visiting her parents
this week.
Mrs. William Duncan and Win
ton called on Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hopp at Morgan Sunday.
Walter Hoppenrath of Minnea-
polls and Richard Hoppenrath Of
st. Paul visited Sunday and Mon
day with relatives. Richard re-
manned at the A. A. Hoppenrath
home for a longer visit.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Ziegler were Mr.. and Mrs.
S. j. Sampson of Morgan, Mrs.
Buell. Gallagher and daughters,
Meryl and Barbara of Talladega,
Ala, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Ziegler
and Dena Sampson of North Red
wood, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Johnson
CT Morton and. Mrs. B. f. Ziegler
of Redwood Falls.
The Birthday club met with
Mrs. Ella Hegdal Saturday eve
ming.
Rev. and Mrs. o. c. Harang and
family were Sunday dinner guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Olson at
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er were Saturday evening callers
at Westbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Pearson
went to the Twin Cities Thursday
to get Ardelle who has been at
tending the University of Mime
sofa. On their return they visit
ed relatives at Albert Lea.
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Montana, Illinois
Relatives Visit
AT Willow Lake
BY Xerna Fenqer

Willow Lake-Mr. and Mrs. w.
G. Goldschmidt and Mrs. Joseph
DAILY and son, Joel and Danny,
who have been spending a month
at the Goldschmidt home at Rock
Island, Ill. arrived here Wednes-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Goldschmidt
left again Sunday for their home
in Illinois. Mrs. Daily and sons
will visit in this vicinity until
Saturday and then will leave for
their home at Great Falls, Mont.
Ruth Mae Mack accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. William Goldsch-
midi to Rock Island Sunday
where she will visit MIR. and Mrs.
Henry Seitz.
Verna Radel left Sunday to be
employed at the Paul Wandersee
home near Wanda.
Mrs. Karl Timm arrived home
Wednesday evening after spend
ing two weeks at Hopper, Neb.
Dolores Hoffman,, who sub
mitted to an appendectomy at
Springfield came home Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. c. Mack, Valen-
tine, Titus and Lois left Sunday
for northern Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Illinois on a two weeks vaca-
ton trip.
Mrs. Fred Fenger of Springfield
spent Sunday at the Mrs. Fred
Radel home.
Sunday visitors at the Walter
Fenger home were Mrs. Joseph
Daily and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Werner of New Avon, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Fennern of Spring
field and Mr.. and Mrs. Helmut
Timm.
Mi. and Mrs. Herbert Stein and
daughter Dorothy of near Lam
berton and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Juenemann visited at the Robert
Fenger home Sunday.
Harlem Otto was a caller at
Sleepy Eye Saturday evening.
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The politician thinks of the next
election. The statesman thinks of
the next generation.-Mark Twain
A well-organized brief case is
helpful only to the salesman with
a well-organized mind.-ex.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
DC. Internal Revenue
Taxes Of S30,140,243
Paid in Fiscal Year
Amount Decreases
More Than s., ,000, 900
From Previous II Months

The District of Columbia paid a
total of internal revenue taxes to
the Federal Government amount
Ing to $50, ,140 24331 during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1899, it was
announced by the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue.
This was a decrease from the
figure of $35, ,760 1929 paid from the
District during the previous fiscal
year ending June 30, 1888.
Details of the payments from the
District during the 1889 year were
disclosed as follows: Individual in
come tax payments, 1896 ,955 40;
corporation income tax payments,
S6,402,714l8; excess profits tax pay
ments, $96,91402; capital stock tax
payments, $3.50, ,80060; estate tax
payments, $3,7lO,o09S5; gift tax pay
ments, s92, ,864.74; liquors, including
occupational taxes, $501 ,585 SO; to-
bacco manufacturers, $4ll.89; oleo-
margarine dealers occupational
taxes, IS ,O79 80; narcotic dealers oc-
cupational taxes, $2,61223; docu-
mentary, etc, stamp taxes, $108,-
1886; electrical energy, 1921 ,804. 10;
other manufacturers excise taxes,
$7,12826; unjust enrichment (wind-
fall tax, 4,22O.76; telegraph, tele-
phone, radio and cable communica-
tions, $175,61959; leases of safe de-
posit boxes, sl6,585.56; admissions
Gn excess of 40 cents $242 1868;
social club dues, $50, 1894; Social
Security Act, Title TX (unemploy-
ment insurance. s8O1, ,28479; Social
Security Act, Title VIII (old-age
benefits, $3,128,58245; railroad en-
ployment compensation tax, $3,474,
290.48; total, $30, lac, ,24331.
Evening star., 1939-07-25

to house the Industrial Home School
for Colored Boys, now located At
Blue Plains.
The money would be used for
building 10 cottages, each Of which
would house rs boys, and an audi
torium and other structures on q
160-acre tract Of land at Muirkirk,
formerly the cite Of the Districts
reform school for white girls.
Frederick w. McReynolds, chair
man of the board, said the cramped
Evening star., 1939-07-25

ing $3.50 from Marinell w. Ste
phens of 5202 Georgia avenue NV.
and SO from Esther l.. Salisbury,
1419 Chaplin street NV. The de-
fendant pleaded innocent, demand
ed q jury trial, and Judge Newman
set bond at $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
Alien Probe Approved

The Senate immigration Commit
tee approved yesterday q resolution
by Senator Holman, Republican, Of
Oregon calling for a sweeping IN.
vestigaticn to determine the extent
to which aliens enter the country
illegally and to recommend any
steps necessary to tighten immigra.
ton laws.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
Board Approves Fund
For Boys Building

The Board Of Public Welfare has
approved a recommendation that
an appropriation of 100000 be in
cluded in the Districts 194l supply
bill to provide for construction Of
several buildings at Muirkirk, Md,
Evening star., 1939-07-25

quarters Of the present school at
Blue Plains made the change ad-
visable. There are now 199 boys At
the institution, he said.
The boards recommendation, ap-
proved at special meeting yes
terday, will be submitted to the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
AZ Complaints Hold Man
On Selling Churqe

Two charges OF selling hospital
ization insurance by falsely rep
resenting himself to be an agent of
two firms were placed against a
56-year-old man at Police Court
yesterday, where Assistant United
States Attorney David A. Hart told
Judge Hobart Newman that a COM
Evening star., 1939-07-25

Dublin, ireland, had to pay $3.50
Tor whisky served inmates of its
workhouse in six months as reward
for special work.
Evening star., 1939-07-25

plants had been fled against the
defendant.
At bond hearing Mr.. Hart said
additional charges would be filed in
the next week against Arthur
George Young Of the 400 block of
East Capitol street. who was ac-
cused of representing himself to he
An agent Of the Inter Ocean Cas-
ualty Co. and the Peerless Cas-
ualty CO.
Young was charged with obtain
Evening star., 1939-07-25

More new automobiles are seen In
Sweden than year ago.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
TOMORROW.

The hold (of ship is really the
altered form of old English hole"
the hollow part of the ship.
Evening star., 1939-07-25
City News in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Dinner meeting, Gulf Oil Corp,
Mayf1ower Hotel. pm.
Meeting, Associated Stenotypists
of America, Wardman Park Hotel,
pm.
Bridge party, Federal Bridge
League, Wardman Park Hotel. pm.
Commencement, Strayer College,
Mayfower Hotel. $50 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Washington Paper
Dealers Association, Raleigh Hotel,
1890 pm.
Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Banquet, World Poultry Congress,
Mayflower Hotel, 7 pm.
Meeting, Pi Phi Fraternity, Will
lard Hotel, 8 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
REALISM ON ALCOHOL
Rochester, N. Y, Times-Union)

At Colgate university's opening exercises
President Cutten gave what for most of
them was probably the first comprehensive
argument the students had ever heard
against drinking. Speaking as an aVOWed
Prohibitionist he presented an array of
facts to prove the expensive and destructive
effects of using alcohol which led him to
say
1T is difficult to become enthusiastic
about anything which has all the entries on
the debit side of the ledger, for If there is
anything to be said in favor of consuming
alcohol as a beverage, up to the present
time it has been carefully concealed. If
beverage alcohol were totally removed
from the world tomorrow morning by a
sudden upheaVal of nature, the result
would be complete gain. There might be
regrets, but no loss. That's the thing in a
NUTSHELL
DR.. Cutten's arraingment of drinking
contained nothing which any one could pos
sibly have called fanatical. He analyzed
the adverse effect of its use upon the lndl-
vidual, physically, mentally, emotionally
and finacially, citing plenty of facts to
prove his belief that all are damaged there
by. Then he considered the country's eX-
perience since repeal, showing how the
claims made in its behalf had failed Of real
ization. Taxes have not gone down, the sa-
loon has not been eliminated, bootlegging
has not stopped, crime has not been reduc-
ed and young people drink.
The last point may have been the reason
he brought the matter to the attention of
Colgate students because in his opinion
drinking has changed from the problem of
a personal habit to one of a social
menace" To them he said:
81 am speaking to you because | believe
you should be leaders, and not part of the
10000 tons of human brains walking
around in various stages of disuse doing the
habitual, or what some one tells them to do.
You should show courage of intelli-
gent action and not be led around by the
hand by some inane and baneful custom
which happens to be the vogue Of the hour
This last is good advice which can be APP
piled to other things besides drinking.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
BLAME THE MEN.
NOT THE DISTRICT

If there is one bit of advice more appli-
cable than another in the Imperial county
grand jury's searching inquiry into man.
agement of the Calipatria division of the
Imperial Irrigation District, it is this
Where irregularities and mismanape-
ment are found, blame the men, not the dis
| trict
Taking the line cf least mental resistance
| it Is easy to say:
THE district hasn't worked out. Let's
turn it over to the reclamation bureau"
Or:
Look what the grand jury says about
| |inefficiency in this district. How can you
expect those fellows to operate a power
system. Let's sell it to private company"
But with an enterprise as far reaching,
vast and important az the Imperial Irriga-
tion District, it is dangerous to take the
| line of least mental resistance.
What about the reclamation bureau? Do
we want to turn management of the district
over to federal officials stationed across
the continent, in Washington? Ask the
Bard district farmers how they feel about
the control exercised over them by the rec
lamation bureau. Cor you can find out by
referring to a series of articles appearing
. in this paper early last week.
What about the power system? Do we
want to go right back where we were ten
years ago? After all, the district power
system is Just getting under way. Why not
give it chance to operate, remembering
meanwhile To keep a close eye on the econ
omy of its operation? 1t might be wise,
too to demand facts and figures now and
then so we may see for ourselves how the
power system is operating.
While we're asking ourselves questions,
one more is not out of order
How about these Irregularities, in rela-
ton to the whole district?
They are to be condemned in strongest
terms They are important in more ways
than one, serving as they do to spur other
branches of the district to greater efficien-
cy, and at the same time correcting existing
evils But a coldly logical examination
fails to reveal in them any reason to con-
denim the entire district framework.
Purely emotional reaction is a menace
to the welfare of Imperial Valley in such
eases as this. On the other hand logical,
fair consideration of all evidence, placing
he blame where it belongs, helps every
body. If individuals are to blame, let them
eceive the blame. If groups are to blame,
then place responsibility on them. But let
us not leap to the conclusion that the whole
hing is bad because one man, or several
have been inefficient.
That would be like taking battleship
but of commission because the paint job on
he superstructure was bad.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-27
AFTER ALL, IT is WAR

4 There is grim humor to the attempts of
belligerents in the European war to gain
the sympathy of neutrals.
Great Britain declares Germany is guilty
|of unrestricted, uncivilized, illegal warfare
because German mine-layers have planted
Explosives where neutral ships may run
bfoul of them.
Germany declares that Great Britain has
Endangered all neutral shipping by disguis-
ing her own misunderstanding warships
hs harmless neutral merchant vessels, and
SO giving U-Boat commanders no alterna-
live but to torpedo all vessels that look in
any way suspicious.
What did they expect? Is it possible
both Britain and Germany still believed
war could be "civilzed"? We doubt it.
The pair of them are as busily engaged in
keeking sympathy from other nations as
|hey are in prosecuting the war. The other
hations, if they are smart, will keep their
iympathies entirely unoffcial-and let the
present belligerents fight the war.