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Srtf' Page 4 l«i-j*/iifi£yf-'- New UlmRevlew Published b? 18f«»w Visa is in a Official Paper City of New Ulm. Subscription Rates $1.50 Per Year. Wednesday Aug. 22,1917. «Knteied as Second Class Matter at the Post office at New Ulm Minnesota What Is Misconduct? At a public meeting in this city, on the evening of July 25, Major Albert Pfaender, in an address told the men who had been drafted that the government was acting wholly within its rights that Congress had a perfect right to pass the draft law, and that it was the duty of every drafted man to respond, 0 'Two weeks ago a resolution, intro duced by an upstart lawyer of Mankato, •was adopted by the State Bar associa tion, demanding the disbarment of Major Pfaender, on the grounds of misconduct. In Heaven's name, what is misconduct? "Will this man Bowen, the Mankato up start, kindly inform an anxious public? I seems to be mp-and-tuck as to which employs the most persistent press agents, the United States government or the automobile manufacturers. Tyranny In America Certainly, there never was greater sneed for men, real men, thinkers who ^can stop in the midst of passion and ^prejudice that are rife ]ust now to give a •clear and unbiased decision when it jcomes to matters of patriotism. Here "we have in Minnesota a tyranny more absolute than any one dreamed could ^possibly exist in free America and yet in the blindness of prejudice induced by war hysteria, who can see clearly that It is tyranny that is being practiced every day? Few indeed except those ^directly affected by the tyranny. And yet, justice demands that even those •who are not affected by the stringent rulings of the Safety Commission should stand up for the rights of those who are wrongfully put down by those rulings. It «aan iiot possibly be fair to prohibit anti •sdraft meetings so long as loyalty meetings «are allowed. One set of ideas has asto fmuch right to be given publicity as any other set. Nobody in New Ulm protests iagainst the holding of loyalty meetings fey those whose inclinations run that way but the "loyalists' have secured a ruling that no more peace meetings may beMore held. What justice is there in such con duct of affairs of state? How long can we bare facedly call this "Free America"? But who cares, except the man who suf fers uE,der the ruling? Too true it is fe1 at it makes a ff.ranee whose ox is §s?crtid. No one cares a rap until his own liberty is endangered. A nice, -"self sh lot we arc! Senator LaFollte's Platform In the face of all the abuse that is being Iheaped upon the head of Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin for the cour ageous stand that he has taken, before and since the declaration of war, it is only fair that the people should know just where he stands. They should also Scnow why he has taken and held to histo present position. That the public may understand this matter, The Review is glad to be able to print the senator's platform, which is extremely concise iand to the point. Here it is: SFwst—La Follette believes war for us anight have been avoided if a wise and ^consistent policy had been adopted by our government from the beginning, and that the world" war might now be ended af the United States had used its great ipower and resources in co-operation with mother neutral nations to bring about a just settlement on terms of lasting peace. Second—La Follette believes this ^country should exercise its great influ ence and leadership to secure agreement samong the warring nations, and that this aiation should steadfastly resist any de-cashing xnand which may come from other coun tries that we shall bear the burden of a prolonged European war for political ag grandizement or commercial supremacy. Third—La Follette reeognizes the fact •of war and believes we should meet its yesponsibihties fairly and squarely. Rev enues must be raised for the conduct of the war the young men, theflowerof *he nation, who must risk their lives in «the awful strife, should receive every gxesible consideration. Fourth—La Follette will stand now and always for the ideals of democracy, ISTo forces, however powerful and bold, will prevent La Follette from fighting to iplace the financial burden of war onproducing those who profit by the war. What more could any American citizen «lo, who has the welfare of the United .States more at heart that that of some foreign nation9 1RURAL CARRIERS EXAMINATION There will be a Rural Mail Carriers ^Examination for Brown County held in INew Ulm and in Sleepy Eye Saturday, jQaig. 25. In New Ulm the examination wul be conducted at the High Schocl. IRuilding. There is one vacancy to iHlexl tm the New Ulm routes. .Some of the new wheat being brought to»market runs considerably over .eight .and the crop seems to be a remarkably good one all around. Weather has been ad still is of the finest. *.-•—»— £.ti*Xr*ri^&&ift &*r T&jt**- GOLDEN WEDDING OBSERVED BY AGED NEW ULM COUPLE Surrounded by their children and families Mr. and Mrs. John F. Arhart celebrated their Solden Wedding, the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage in this city last Saturday. At noon a wedding dinner was served in the basement of the Congregational church, to which aside afrcm a very few invited guests, only the immediate family which included their children and families, were present. Those invited included Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Wheeler and Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Palmer, Mr. Palmer is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Arhart. E. R. Arhart of Grand Forks acted as toastmaster and responses were made toasts by the several sons-in-laws and daughters of the aged but happy couple. In the afternoon a reception was held at the Arhart home on South State street, when a large number called. Than Single Tax Is Suggested A system of leasing lands, in addition to the single tax plan, is an idea pre sented by William Kent, a member of the Federal Tariff commission, in a com prehensive article published in The Public magazine of August 17. Mr. Kent goes to the bottom of the high cost of living problem by naming as one of the chief causes the increase in land values. He points out the necessity of converting these land values into the public treasury as a means of lowering the cost of- production. While he be-be lieves the single tax to be the means for beginning this restoration of the people's rights, he expresses doubt as to whether something more will not have to be added complete its purpose. Mr. Kent is inclined to the idea that the ultimate solution of the land question will be a system of leasing. This point has been raised before, but the editor of The Public, discussing Mr. Kent's communication, believes that it is a question if it is not after all, a change in the terms applied to the same idea. The following is quoted' from Mr. Kent's article: "I do not believe that if Henry George had lived he would have confined his revenue system to the taxation of land, either as abstractly perfect or concretely feasible, and I think he would have recognized the fact that after taxing all of the rental value out of the land and forcing the owner to the trouble of his crops and turning in taxes, no benefit of holding title would appear. Just as millions of acres of chopped over timber lands have been permitted to revert to the state rather than to irritate the owner with taxation charges, in the same way this taxing of the unearned increment would eventually throw the land back to the taxing community. The taxation plan would be self-de structive and a leasing system would take its place, an evolution to be devoutly sought, and one only to be reached thru taxation or revolution." The believer in the single tax system is in full accord with Mr. Kent in the conclusion that taxation is the means of this evolution, but questions the idea that the evolution will end in a leasing system in which the tenant, while retaining the full fruits of his own labor will pay to the community a rental equivalent to the value that the com munity has conferred upon the land. The single taxer is likely to say that Mr. Kent, in describing his leasing system has set forth the identical idea that is intended to be conveyed by the term single tax. A leasing system that would protect both the community and the land user in their respective rights would have to be of long duration, and accord to the tenant full title to his improvements. Mr. Kent suggests that the lease might be perpetual, providing the terms were carried out by the occupant,And required twiuiiBB"Mid'tHMi use pf thg-pVopeftS Mr. Arhart was born in Mulhausen, Germany, February 4, 1839, and came to America, in 1844, when only 15 years of age, coming with an older brother, Christ Arhart. The boys lived for a time in New Yorjc City, going from there to Pennsylvania, and then to Wisconsin, and later to Illinois where he resided on a farm for seme time. Later he removed to Gentry county, Missouri, where he lived when the Civil War broke out. In 1861 he enlisted in the Fourth Mis souri cavalry, serving until the end of hostilities, and was mustered out in April, 1865. Miss Katherine Louise Ballenger was the maiden name of the bride of fifty years ago. She was born in Randolph county, Indiana, October 16, 1849bert, She removed with her parents to Houston county, Minn., in 1865. The following year they went to Gentry county, Mo., locating in the same neighborhood with Mr. Arhart. When they decided in 1867 in the public interest. The essential point in the land question is how to maintain a tenure that will give to the individual all that he produces, and at the same time give to the com munity all that it produces. Mr. Kent's proposed leasing s\stem would no doubt do that, and if we were a nation of philosophers, entering upon an ab solutely new territory such a system might be adopted. But since this is a nation of creatures of limited mental grasp, and victims of long established habit, and heirs to a long established system of land tenure, it would no doubt better to follow the natural bent of mind when it secures the same result. For when all is eaid and done is notNevadas. ownership in fee, subject to a tax that takes annually the value the community confers upon it, but with all improve ments and labor values exempted, equal to any leasing system? The point raised by the adherants of the leasing system is that if title were reposed in the state, conditions as to its use could be imposed. The very thing advanced by these people is already obtained. That power is now inherited in the state. The owner of land is not permitted to do with it as he pleases. He must respect the rights of his neigh bors, and as population increases his limitations as to the use of his land grow. Building ordinances in cities imit the material, size and use- of buildings. There is no restriction that can be put in a lease that may not be imposed in a title. Under conditions now existing and likely to continue it is believed that the single tax proposition will correct the present inconsistency of allowing the land owner and speculator to profit from the labors of his neighbor without any exertion on his own part. Daniel Pickett, who founded the Sibley County Independent at Hender son in 1873, died at his home in Los Angeles, CaL, August 1. Mr. Pickett, who was 78 years old, was a well-known attorney, editor and county official in Sibley county from 1865 until 1884, when he removed to California. Hoover An Iowa Boy Comparatively few American people know that Herbert C. Hoover, who is to control the food supplies of the nation while it is at war, he is a product of the state of Iowa, having been born at West Branch, and spent his boyhood days net more than a day's auto mobile drive from New Ulm. He had none of the advantages of even the moderately rich. His parents were poor Quakers. While yet a young boy he realized that he must make his own way in the world. His ambitions were high and he also knew that to attain them he must ha\e an education, and that he would of necessity be obliged to earn the money to get it. Bis bent was toward engineering,, an inclination 'cWelpped by^ reading ojTtbe achie\e- return to this state Mr. Arhart came with them and on August 18, 1867, Mr. and Mrs. Arhart were married at High Forest, Mower county, Minn. They lived on a farm near Rochester, for a time, and in 1869 came to West Newton, where Mr. Arhart purchased a farm of 320 acres. In 1902 Mr. Arhart retired from farming and the family came to this city to make their home. The following are the surviving children, ten having been born to them Charles W. Arhart, Fargo, N. D. Louis Arhart, West Newton Mrs. A. F. Rieke, Fairfax Edward R. Arhart, Grand Forks, N. D. Mrs. G. A. Ottomeyer, New Ulm Henry Arhart, Thief River Falls Ira Arhart and Mrs. W. E. Engel- New Ulm. There were also eighteen grandchildren present at the festal occasion" Saturday. The entire community joins in con gratulating Mr. and Mrs Arhart on tlrs joyous occasion. ments of John Hays Hammond and other men eminent along the same lines. His heart was set on doing big things, and he was willing to make personal sacrifices in order to gain his end. It is related that while a student at the Leland Stanford Junior university he was employed as a laundry agent, and took on ether jobs equally as menial. As usual in such cases, he made his Way thru college very creditably, and from this point onward his progress was not orly remarkable, but exceptional. Upong leaving college he was ap pointed to take charge of a geological survey in Arizona, and in the Sierra He was next made assistant manager of the Carlisle mines in New Mexico, after which he was ^iven rapid advancement until he filled the post of engineer of the Imperial Bureau of Mines in China. The only sketch of his carrer at hand, meagre and condensed in the extreme, giving only bone-dry facts, becomes almost romantic when it tells of_the little bare-foot Iowa boy becoming in succession the trusted consulting engineer of mining corporations in different parts of the world, the authorized representa tive of a hundred millions of capital, director of properties almost beyond price and the employer of 500,000 men. He is recognized, in reality, as a second John Hays Hammond. He is accorded distinction as one of the big men of the world. He is consulted by cabinets. Mr. Hoover is a silent man, according to all newspaper interviewers who have been assigned to the task of making him talk. It is said that he allows the inter viewer to do most of the talking. »III »i "i 1 FALL 1 W'ui II ti inumjmJtoohnrjdbQ6 ^rrjj ttiTALWAYS! Whsa an opportunity pastes thit^^ §xu did not take advantageof, there is no reason why you should for ^ever postpone the intended action." If your impulse was to purchase a farm martgage, there is no time like the present to embrace the opportunity to make good. FIRST MORTGAGE FARM LOANS 6 per cent net. PHONE: OFFICE 102 RESIDENCE 106 (ESTABLISHED 24 YEARS) UUUUUQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQlj N.HENNINGSENAGENCY New Ulm, Minn. GRAND OPENING OF NEW PARISH HALL SEARLES, MINN. SUNDAY, AUG. 26, 191T COME AND SPEND A DELIGHTFUL DAY Music by New Ulm's Leading Band GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS OF ALL KINDS. MEALS AND LUNCH SERVED ALL DAY. REFRESHMENTS OF ALL KINDS tm ^yftrs. ^/1/i/ia Criinka Invites Inspection of DISPLAY OF MILLINERY AN UNUSUAL SHOWING OF Pattern Hats Supplemented by a display of Ready-to-Wear Hats for Fall and Hat Shapes together with a great variety of novelties in Millinery Merchandise .122 N. Minn. Next to J. H. Forster's Furniture Store. NewAJlm, Minn. Early Showing of Serge Dresses We are showing many Novelties and new effects in serge dresses that every woman will delight in. Their simple lines and their rich fabrics make theqri smart while their trimmings, their new cuff and collar features and belted effects make tjiem "different." For the lady looking for the' latest in dresses we have dozens' of appealing mod ./'els to select irom. -. All pricecteconsis tentlylqw. •t¥f. & hatha?* k&k TlHE REE^HIN/E '-I 'J ^••iKjjwJJMl' in i» ii iTt