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VUL. XLII. ^^MCl^tf
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IMPORTANT BILLS
TO BE SUBMITTED
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TONNAGE TAX, CHEAPER FISH,
STATE PACKING PLANT *f
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A.rC. WELCH, REPRESENTATIVE
OF GLENCOE, ANNOUNCES »,a
MEASURES. ?**i\'
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Tonnage tax, soldiers' relief and theof
bank deposits guarantee bills will be
introduced by Nonpartisan senators and
representatives, at the special session of
the legislature which convenes Septem
ber 8, according to an announcement
just made by A. C. Welch, League
representative of Glencoe, in the McLeod
Ccunty Republic. Measures to provide
immediate and temporary relief from
the high cost of living are being pre
pared for introduction. These include
a bill to enable the state to immediately
acquire the Farmers' Packing company
plant near South St. Paul and operate
it in opposition to the "Big Five" pack
ing trust, and a bill to order the state
game and fish commission to enlarge
its fish-marketing operations so that the
entire state may get fish at all times
at actual cost to the state.
These bills are now being prepared
and will be introduced in the house
of representatives .immediately after
the session opens.. -,.
"We want to hasten the session as
much as' possible," said Representa
tive Welch, "and therefore will insist
that all bills be read in full on first,
second ajid third reading and imme
diately put on their final passage on
the roll call. We do not want legis
lation tied up by committees and will
demand that they be voted upon with
out being referred to any committees."
The excuse Governor Burnquist gave
when ^lhng. ^he„^special, sesiion was
forest fire protection. He intends, how
ever, to endanger such protective legis
lation by attempting to pass a primary
elections repeal bill to do away with the
people's power to choose their own
candidates. It was over the primary
repeal bill that the last, regular session
became tied up a filibuster.
Bill To Cut Costs.
The League delegation is drawing
up a bill to be introduced aiming at
cheaper fish. During the war the
fish and game commission was author
ized to spread not more than five nets
in the Minnesota lakes and sell the
wild fish thus caught to the public
at cost.
The result of these operations was
that the commission sold fish to the
public at 4 and 5 cents a. pound below
the market price and in a few weeks,
despite further price reductions, the
state made _a profit of $22,000 from the
experiment.
It is estimated that there is enough
wild fish in the Lake of the Woods
alone to supply the people of Minne
sota with cheap food for years without
materially reducing the supply in the
international lakes and streams. Lake
Superior, with its white fish particu
larly, offers another fertile fishing field
for the state. .,,.
'State Packing.'-?'^i-^'*?
"The bill to take over the Farm
ers'- Packing company plant near South
St. Paul offers the state an excellent
opportunity to reduce the cost of meat
to the consumer and still give the far
mers a fair price for livestock," said
Mr. Welch. .-^ \.
"This plant is having a hard battle
against, the tactics of the 'Big Five'
trust and because of insufficient capi
tal it is only able to accomplish a ^part
of its aims in reducing the price of meat.
The state could^do better and on a bigger
scale." JJ&
Representative Welch said that he
had received letters from many rep
resentatives who had previously voted
against the League measures and who
now see the light and will support the
League bills.
The state could buy the packing
plant and make it the biggest in Min
nesota without a cent's additional taxes
to the resident property owmr.^T^vv^'
A fair and just tonnage tax would
pay for the entire purchase and oper
ation and still leave a big surplus in
the state treasury. Representative
Welch is preparing to introduce the'
same bill that was defeated" in the last
session for a 10 per cent tax on the
net income from iron ore. It hasr
been estimated that this taxt would
bring in approximately $7,000,000 an
nually to the state.
.Soldiers'"Bonus/,
Representative Welch has a bill ready
to provide $10 a month for each veteran
from Minnesota. North I)akota gave
its heroesN $25 for each month in service.,
AMERICAN LEGION DELEGATES.
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At a meeting of Brown County's
Teturned soldiers and sailors, held last
Friday evening at the Armory three
delegates were, elected to represent this
county at the state convention of this
organization at St. Paul. Theo. Furth,
Geo. Schbch and Waldemar Jahnke left
New Ulm yesterday morning to be
present at the opening session of the
convention. Brown 0ounty has not
been permanently organized as yet,
only temporary officers, being in charge
the movement. But it is expected
that soon after the return of the^ dele
gates from St. Paul permanent officers
will be elected.
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CORDIAL WELCOME
FOR AN TEMPLE
ST. PAUL SHRINERS DROP IN
HERE AFTER DAYBREAK^
-r 'ON WEDNESDAY^
BRING4 HfLARtTY TO CITY BY
BAND AND DRUMH CORPS
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A* cordial 'welcome'was' extended by
the people of New Ulm to the Shriners
of the Osman Temple of St. Paul, who
visited here last "Wednesday on their
day trip through Southern Minnesota
cities. They dropped in here between
five and six o'clock in the morning the
clear, sharp sound of their cornet players
surprising many peaceful citizens in their
last morning embrace of Morpheus. If
there was anybody at all, whose sleep
was so sound that it could not be broken
by this unsual and unexpected* call he
was sure to come back to consciousness
as soon as Drum Major Eddie Kramer
Breakfast At Turner Hail.
From the Special train bearing two big
signs, with the legend "Special Osman
Temple A. A. O. M. M. S., Special"
and- which consisted of four sleepers,
one coach and a baggage car, the visitors
marched to Turner Hall where break
fast was served to them by the members
of the local lodge. lA. number of them
rode in automobiles.^'^V'i vT,1? &
Honor F. P. Zschunke.
F. P. Zschunke, clothier, being a mem
ber of the Osman Temple Band, the whole
organization walked over to his house
-just a block south from Turner Hall and
played several lively pieces. A nice
cool breeze from the northwest went
through \3tate street and carried the
beautiful harmonies all the way through
that section of the town. And a bright
morning sun added to the splendor of
the gorgeous^costums of the players and
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March Through Town.,'
Following the serenade the visitors
lined up on State street for the parade
through Minnesota street. The proces
on was led by Potentate of Osman
Temple, Dr. F. B. Simon. Following
them came the ladies-of the Eastern
Star, visitors and members of the New
Ulm Chapter flanked by visiting Shrin
ers. The Osman Temple Band, tnirty
two strong, followed this group. ivThey
made a fine appearance in their gorge
ous costums led by Drum Major Se"bota
and their playing elicited much favorable
comment along the line of march. The
same can be said of the Drum Corps'
led by Drum Major Eddie Kramer,
who is reported to be'the best stick twirler
in the.^vhole northwest. It was really
a rare sight to see his shining silver
stick whirl through the air at a height
of thirty feet and more and safely land
in his hand. ,.k J?'-
The Osman-1 Drill Patrol' lender
Captain Millward and First Ueute-^
nant Russell Howarth'and Second Lieu
tenant C. B. St. John gave a fine exhibi
tion of the masterly skill along the line
of march. The' snap' and percision with
which the patrol executed the various
movements and marches met with re
peated applause fronT the spectators
especially in front of the Dakota House
where* a stop Wasmade arid a large 'crowd
had gathered to watch the .performance*.
The band played several numbers here
before the return march to the North
western depot was started about 9 o'clock.
Visitors Known Here. '^8
A number of the visitors on the Shriner
Special are known to' New Ulm residents.
It, therefore,- may be of interest to
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HELPING HAND TO
BE EXTENDED HERE
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At a preliminary meeting held Monday
evening at Turner Hall for the,purpose
of starting a relief campaign in New Ulm
and vicinity for the starving people of
Germany "and Germany Austria it was
decided' to have a committee of five
get the people interested in this propo
sition and call another meeting in the
near future. Capt. Steinhauser who
presided will appoint the members of
this committee.-
Several gentlemen present pointed
out,to the terrible sufferings of millions
of people in Germany in consequence of
the British-American blockade. These
stories are verified by reports from relia
ble sources, even from British and
American officers. Letters reaching this
country from the Fatherland bring the
sahle doleful message of endless misery
among all classes of people.*^ The .real
necessities of life, clothing ^and food*
are waning. One typical
'sMe,tiesl^^ecjty1Jake
started his men to work on their drums, act accordingly. A room will be desig
New Ulm never before has heard such
perfect and varied drum beating.
NEW ULM, BROWN COUi^Y, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY^ SEPT. 3,1019
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COMMITTEE^ APPOINTED "T O
BEGIN SAMARITAN, WORK
FOR THE STARVING.
=.vVMEETING
CITIZEN'S ,\PLANNED
FOR NEAR FUTURE AT
TURN|R HALL.
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war
reported by Konrad Kornmahn about
a newly born baby that had to be left
without all wrapping or covering, for
four weeks because its parents were
unable to get the^ necessary material.
This happened in Bavaria and the
family was well-off at"the time the war
broke 'out.- We can easily imagine
how the real poor, people must saffer.
To Ask Help of Women.
Women will be asked to help in this
charitable movement.
s-Prof.
A. Acker-
mann suggested to have, the ladies? tffcDportion to the big crowd that .had
.oyer parVof
the collections in, clothing and money
and the committee was given power to
nated in the down-town section, where
the articles collected are to be stored
until they are ready for shipment.
No Obstacles.
*The question was- raised whether
there would be any obstacle raised on
the part of the State Department, but
this fear was soon dispelled by the
assertion made by some of those present
atTf:* similar organizations in other
cities had received assurance from the
government that there would be no
interference with shipments of that
kind. It was further brought out lhat
in many other cities the relief work had
been started* several weeks' ago., The
Spassvogel Club of St. Paul is sending
food in $50 packages to the burgomasters
of German cities for distribution among
the 10 poorest families of their city,,
according to letter read by the chairman
The Charity. Bazaar of Milwaukee is
another organization working for the
same grand cause of helping our suffer
ing brothers and sisters in the German
Republic* The people of New Ulm,
'no doubt, will fall in line and aid in soft
ening the hard fate of their fellow
beings, pv
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AMERICAN THEATRE^ CHANGES
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NAME. 3
Manager Reed of the American Thea
tre has received and put up a large elec
tric sign bearing the name "Lyric" which
name replaces the American Theatre^
Mr. Reed had decided upon the name
when he bought it but let it run under
the old name until he received,his sign.^
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SOMETHING NEW.
It has been said that there is nothing
new in musical comedy, but Lew Her
man has- pfoven that there can be several
things new, and he has proven it by
his "Oh Girlie, Girlie" Company with
JOE .SHRINER, MARION OSMUN
and CORA STEWART, which appears
at the Turner Theatre on Wednesday,
Sept. 10.? a
It might be said that fixe entire pro
duction is different from what past
experience has', taught the public to
expect. The comedy is "'6n^different
lines, ^tha specialties/ novelties and
innovations are, worked in a different
way. The costumes,: scenery and the"
whistling tunes, tqgether with the lov-*
able girls, -will make this the .event
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Last Thursday fvening^ "fascial
program was rendered on the" lawfr^at
thetBrighton M^ E. -church. ,The'pro
gram proved very interesting and, tliere
was a. good sized crowd in attendan
STAND%
PORFMR GROUNDS
NdRETE STRUCTURE TO BE
ERECTED DURING COMING
YEAR.
UfcpRECENDENTED ATTENDANCE
MADE ANNUAL EVENT
BIG SUCCESS. J&!»'
!& new grand- stand will be erected
on the Brown County Fair Grounds
during the course of the year, according
to?present plans of the Fair management.
The structure wll be of the concrete
variety and its seating capacity will be
more than twice as large as that of the
present grand stand.
?For several- years the need of this
change has been felt by both the fair
managers and the visitors on the grounds.
But the financial status of the Fair
Association did not warrant the carry
ing out of the plans for anew building.
Record-breaking Attendance.
%t wasthe unsually largeandwholly un
ptecendented attendance at this year's
County Fair that decided this, question
in very short fashion. Tuesday after
noon not leas than 10,000 persons were
on the grounds, accordfhg to a conserva
tive estimate by Mr, Engelbert, the
secretary.. To these should be added
about 5,000 more,3wno passed the gates
iii the evening Of that day. It was a
gathering as New Ulm never witnessed
before during Fair days. Most visi
tors came by automobile keeping the
policemen busy all afternoon and eve
ning to iine, up the machines and'
find room for ,them on- the grounds and
alt around the fence.
'x 5 ^y^y Receipts.
,Jrhe" receipts at the gates and" all
other places on the grounds were in
amusement for themselves
and for the' kiddies. The receipts at
the gates Tuesday afternoonf were $1,
912.53, according to a statement given
but by W. V. Engelbert, secretary of
the Brown County Agricultural Associa
tion. In the grand stand they were
$185.50. In the evening of this day
the gate receipts were $629.06 and in
the grand stand, $171.05. Through
the sale of refreshments $900.57 were
taken in on Tuesday, and $172.60 at
the Doll Stand. The receipts of this
day alone were higher than the total
receipts last year.'-" ti^ -f.
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Although the crowds on Wednesday
were not by far as large as on the previ
ous day a goodly sized crowd was presenr
at both the afternoon and evening pre
formances. The money taken in. on
that day amounted to $1,461.95, divided
as follows: $676.50 gate receipts in the
afternoon and $329.75 in the evening.
At the grand s^and the receipts were
$79.25 in the afternoon antl $98.70 in
the evening, while the refreshments
brought in $377,75.- The total receipts
for both days were $5,503.26 as against
$3,816.22 last year.
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Performances' Pleased.
The Fair visitors were well pleased
with tfie free attractions booked by the
management this year. The different
numbers proved to be high class vaude
ville acts of real merit. The7 long delay
between the acts might have been
avoided by building a larger platform.
A large number of New Ulmites* made
use of the presence of a reliable flyer to
get a bird's eye view of the city and its
surroundings. W. I., Murray^of Donald-*
son Bros., Milford, la., arrived in the
city Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock,
having left Milford, Iowa, at 7:30!
He gave two exhibitions of his air stunts
every day, the machine faking the
spiral and nose dive* and looping the
looPs $S
The Contest Winners. $?}
The usual baby beefiand pig contests
were held at the fair/ First prize in the
former went \o Elmer Isaksoii of Spring
field. The aniount wasV $30. -Alfred
Dorrow-from near Springfield won
secpncLprize, $25, while Edmund Meier
bachtol, also of Springfield, went home,
with third prizel$2p, and Marvel SehulJtz.
of Sleepy .Eye with the fourth, $15-.
$10 were^given to Ervin Ruhck, Edwin,
Arndt atyd L. Smith, of Springfield, and
Clarence, Schultz,' Emily MoNall and
Elsie Mohallj Sleepy Bye. Tfie first
prize ip tihe' pig contest"also went^ to
Springfield, R. Nelson of .that eity being
the winner^ $10.was the amount award
d/ Other? prizewinners weie: .Henry
R. -Baumann, of New Ulm, second $7,
and. -Marvel Schult*? Sleepy
Eye#th1r,d,v $5: Walter/Pumke land
Eugene Current, of Steely* Eyef and
PViNelsjto? of,, S^iroj^eJdCieceiyed*$$
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Put Up Rest Room.
One of the bigger army tents on
fair- grounds was being used as a rest
room. The nee3 of this convenience
for tired mothers and children had been
1ette for -several years and the Mothers'
Club deserves high praise and commenda-r
tion^ for its inauguration. It was this
organization that had charge of the
tent, and not the Fair Association as
was stated in the last issue of this paper.
The rest room will be a permanent in
stitution at the Brown County Fair
and it is planned to have more accomo
dations next year, the one tent
having^proved too small for- the purpose.
Sunday the#Annual Harvest Festival
will be held at the Catholic park. The
St. Anne's Court is in charge of tfie
affair and they are planning to have
games and entertainments of various
kinds if the weather proves favorable.
CHANGE MADE AT
LUTHER COLLEGE
FULL HIGH SCHOOL COURSE IS
STARTED THIS YEAR,
FOR TEACHERS.
OPENING OF LOCAL SCHOOLS
FOR FALL COMPLETED
TODAY.
With the opening of Br. Martin Lu
ther College* today for the school year
1919-1920, vacation times comes to a
close for all children and students o|
New Ulm. The Holy Trinity Catholic
Parochial School- opened its doors yes
terday and the Lutheran Parochial
School on Monday, while the local High
fi |School and the other public^ schools
put on their working day afjpeajrance
a week earlier. •rf*^s»*
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A
t^nsiderable 6htoge ^ffl, be made^m-the
curriculum of the lugh school. Two,
vears' have" been addes to this course,
according to a decision^ made recently
-by thef Evangelical Lutheran Joint
Synod Conference which has charge
over these matters:*, \This brings this
school on an equal footing w^th all other
similar institutions in the country.
Heretofore, the course of this high school
was only of a two year's duration, having
a preparatory course of one year corre
sponding to the eighth grade in other
schools. This preparatory course will
be retained together with the two years
in the Normal School, which follow'the'
fou^ years' high school course.
The changes in the curriculum will
be made as time goes on. A start will
be .made this year with those entering
upon the first year of the high school,
those who began taking their teachers'
training at4 the institution last year
and earlier will be allowed to finish
their course according to the old plan^iH
Dr. Martin Luther College opened its
new year today with church services
and opening address by President John
Meyer. t-.,
i- Attendance at High School.'
Although the number of pupils en
rolled at the local high school on the
opening day of the school year, last
week Monday, was not as large as on
that day last year, it is the opinion of
Superintendent Hess that the attend
ance later on will increase to such an
extent that this will be a record year in
point of attendance.' The County Fair
and Lfcbor Day gone, it is to be expected
that quite a few pupils will add their
names to the list now containing 218
names.
Besides ^his number, there are nine
students enrolled in the Normal Class
bringing the total number of students
in this institution to 227.
The enrollment at the public schools
was about the same last year on the open
ing day. There were 485 pupils asking
for admittance to the different classes
of the grade schools. Emerson School
stowed an increase of ,5, while the
others had a small falling off.
figures for these schools are:?\j*£&$
WORK ON
theSOUNDS
This' yr! Last 1919 1918-
Emerson School.4'^i3»j^S^ 228 223
Washington School:^mW^i% 123 130
Lincoln School/. 1 7 1 79
Franklin S W W
WARNING
AGAINST LEAGUE
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EX-CONGRESSMAN E. LUNDEEN
CALLS PACT PRO-BRITISH
AND UN-AMERICAN. ..
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MILL ^STARTED*
Carpenrer _and mason .crews irom
l^ew Ulm weritt to Gaylord Tuesday
morning tosstart work on *"tbe new mill
being built-there .by Henry'Byers of
ftew TJlflS, according to fh^Gayliord Bub.
Mt. Byere^cquurea tfie ^[te and founda
tion of the former mill, from Mr. Strick-
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.-."• "DAY PICNIC If
Labor Day was favored by the same ^4^?
beautiful late summer weather that was Ip
so coiispicuous during the Home Coming %K
celebration and Fair Days. Thousands
of people gathered^ on Herman Heights
in the afternoon to take part in the
amusements and listen to the able speak
ers that had been secured by the arrange*,,
ment committee. Mr. Lundeen and
Mr. Minor held them spellbound for
hours with their able discourse.
Six Votes Against One.
Ex-Congressman Ernest Lundeen
spoke for nearly two hours on the League
of Nations as proposed by Mr. WilsonN
as accepted by the peace conference
at Paris. His arguments against this
pact were strong and convincing and
from the repeated applause he received,
it appeared that this proposition will not
find any support from the workingmen
of New Ulm, who made up the greater
part of his audience. Again and again
Mr. Lundeen pointed out the great
dangers lurking' behind-.the nice phrases
of guarding the peace of the world and
of protecting the small nations. Great
Britain is to be given six votes at the
conference table while our great republic "m^^J^'^s
wiU be put in the same class with the 0^-h^^.^
Pygniy nation of Hedjaz in Arabia, r^ .."r-CaVi
witl| population of about 50,000 in- s^VL/^sJ
habitants, said the speaker. Our capital
would be removed to Geneva, Switzer-
^Wr-fiB *Q London, if fbv
LutherCollege a this abomipable
a
in
claimed, and^Americai
ce witli all its great achieve-
ments of human liberties would be lost.
The fight against British domination
would have to be fought all over again.
Real Americans.
The speaker praised the people of
New Ulm for their stand in the defence
of American principles. Hjstory would
prove that they were upholding the
sacred traditions of the generations of
the past while those that were crying
treason, disloyalty. and unpatriotism
had beeA standing on foreign soil
and were really fighting the battles of
British imperialism. The day is not
far off when they will hang their heads:
in shame and will be afraid to look Amer
icans of a different type than theirs
straight in the face, he saicL^He re
called the days when his regiment was
mustered^out on the New fylm Fair
Grounds some twenty years ago and
when he enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.
Scbneider.
Cites Former Presidents
In his argument against the proposed
Leagued :Mr. Lundeen cited paragraphs
from speeches of former Presidents
warning against all entanglements with
foreign nations. Even President Wilson
expressed the same opinion shortly
before 4be European war broke outrr
hesaid^"
"Article ten of the British-Wilson
League provides that we must fight to
keep'intact for ever the empire of Japan
and the empire of Great Britain as well
as some thirty odd non-descript nations
and semi-barbarious kingdoms and pro
vides that ~we must defend Japan if,
China ever'tries to recover the Shantung
Peninsula that was carved out of her
body and given to Japan in. the boldest
international robbery that has ever been
committed on a free nation. China
came into the war on our advice. China
trusted us: Mr. Wilson signed his
name to the treaty which permitted this
jTobbery. He underwrote it.
Now is t&e tintefbr every man to staikL
up and be counted against the British-:/!
Wilson League of -Nations swhich be
trays us into foreign bondage.
Let no man delude himself that the
•eague of Nations is a league of the
people. The population of the different
countries have nothing to do with the
council' and the assembly. They are
not elected by the people. The majority
of these~ officials will be appointed by
"Deyine Righters, kings and emporers
who have no time for self determination
and dembjGracy.^g "#'^^^1
I The council olfhine willTOcomposed7
of representatives appointed by six
kings and emporers and three republics."*
Denounces Foreign-Minded.
?*The^ pro^Britis*fiii and any one. else,
'whose heart is in ^urppe must be driven
out of the-United States., Those who.
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