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New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
COMMANDER DETAILS
 S.4 RESCUE ATTEMPTS
Everything Humanly Pos. sible Done to Save
 Boys, He Declares

Boston. Jan. $ Rl-Lieut. Com maaAer Edward Ellsbers. salvage expert, who returned to active duty with the navy Afer retirement it order to assist in salvaging the sunk en submarine S-4, appeared as a witness today before the naval court of inquiry investigating the Prov incetown submarine disaster.
 Commander Leslie E. Bratton, judge advocate, explained to the court that he had planned to pre- sent the story of the disaster in se- quence. taking up next the facts of the collision. but that Commander Ellsberg desired to be heard at this time because of pressure of per- sonal business.
 Is Chief Engineer
 Commander Ellsberg gave his oc- cupation as chief engineer of the Tidewater oil company. New York. He said that since December IS he had been lieutenant commander for deck duty in the volunteer naval reserve. He had previously been in the naval service 12h years after graduation from the naval academy in 1s14. but had resigned. He said he had had considerable experience in connection with submarines, and was salvage officer in the raising of the s-5l off Block Island in 1926.
 In reply to questions the witness said he had received the distinguish ed service medal for the S-5l sal- wage work on recommendation of his superior officers.
 Nayy's Own Problem
 Commander Ellsberg said salvage and rescue operations in connection with submarines were peculiar to the navy. No commercial salvage com- pany in the world was acquainted with the problem of raising sub marines sunk at sea or had equip ment adapted to the salyaging of submarines outside of harbor waters. There was no reason why they should have, he said, because the sinkings of submarines are so rare that it would not pay the companies to maintain the necessary equipment.
 Navy divers. Commander Ellsberg said, were better fitted than civilian divers for submarine salvage work because of their knowledge of the vessels. The witness said that div ing was almost entirely a naval de- velopment, and that navy divers or
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
HALF.DAY SESSION PLAN IS REQUIRED Israel Putnam Pupils Will At.
 tend Washington School REPAIRS BEGIN AT ONCE
school Department Estimates Dam- age at $75,OOO, for Which City Holds Full Insurance Covcrage- Meeting Held Today.

The Israel Putnam school will be restored to service in about six weeks. Supt. Stanley H. Holmes be- lieves. and in the meantime the s20 pupils will be accommodated at the Washington school.
 Details in the arrangements of Putnam school children in the Washington school were announced by Supt. Holmes. Children who have been housed in four portable build ings at the Washington schooI since the early part of the present school year. due to overcrowding. will be transferred to the main plant where four rooms of children
 will be put under a part time ar- rangement.
 Pupils from the Israel Putnam school will be housed in the four portable buildings also on a part time plan. Supt. Holmes announced that the kindergarten pupils would not be affected by the change since they are small and would find 1t a hardship to travel the long distance
 to school for about two hours a day.
 Fight Classes Accommodated
 Eight classes will be accommo- dated daily. As only four class rooms are available. the eight teachers will double on each class, one teacher conducting the class and the other teacher tutoring the
 backward pupils. The sixth grade pupils, the highest, in the school.
 will be given the benefit of . ful. day of work 50 as to prepare them for their entrance to junior high
 school. These arrangements will go into effect next Monday morning. there being no sessions of school for the Israel Putnam children to- day.
 A program of instructions will
 be posted on the property in front of the school to inform the pupils
 of what procedure they are to fol- e~" "HSA tHCy Ao u ECllOol ~NOu
 day.
 The morning classes will be from S:S0 until 11:30 and the afternoon classes will be from l until {
 o'clock.
 School department officials are in-
 cltned to regard the fire department
 estimate of 360.000 as low. and they
 have placed the probable damage at $75.o00, all Of which will be re-
 covered. The building is covered by insurance up to so per cent of its
 value. which is $120.O00, exclusive of furnishings
 Repairs at Once A few feet of the wall near the
 roof will be removed because its exposure to heat and the strain im-
 posed on 1t by the falling roof are believed 10 have weakened it. The
 roof will then be restored. and in the meantime interior repairs will
 be undertaken.
 Examination of the premises today disclosed that the floors in all but (Contipued On Do 20 Tyop+y Tive,
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
CONTRACTORS BANKRUPT
Johnson t Caspcrson, Builders, Have Liabilities of S7,S0O, Accord tnG to Schedule Tiled in Court.

The firm of Johnson & Casperson. carpenters and builders. and the partners. John A. Johnson and Carl A. Casperson. filed voluntary pet- tions in bankruptcy today in the United States district court at New Haven. The firms liabilities were given at approximately s7,So0 and the personal liabilities were set at the same amount. Value of the as- sets has not been determined.
 The assets consist of parcels of land. on some of which there are houses either in the course of con- struction or tenanted: three auto- mobiles. lumber. brick. and out standing accounts. Some of the parcels of land are encumbered with mortgages. Nair X Nair is the law firm representing the bankrupts.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
NEW YORK NAVY YARD
 USELESS, SAYS MAGRUDER
Deepest Commander Continues Testi- nony Before the Special Com
 mittee Appointed By Houso

Washington. Jan. 6 R-Rear Ad- miral Thomas P. Magruder. deposed commander of the Philadelphia dis trict. told the house naval commit tee today that the New York navy yard should be shut down as It was of no military value and constituted a hazard to commercial shipping.
 Continuing an explanation Of hts published charges of waste in naval administration. the admiral testified that the Boston and Philadelphia navy yards could take over the duties of the yard at New York and effect saving to the government. Only at certain times of the aay. hs added. can ships enter and leave the New York yard.
 Magruder reiterated that the Portsmouth, New Hampshire. and the Charleston. $. C.. yardA also should be abolished. but under queA- tioning by Representative Nillsf, re- publican. Washington. he saiA he could not give specific Aeurse e to the saving by abAndopAsA4 - tAese two yards and the New YeFA yAF4-
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
FOR LONGER VACATIONS

Boston, Jan. 6.-(R-Longer va cations for public school children in filed with the clerk of the house to- day by Rep. Harry A. Albro of Falmouth. Under provisions of the bill schools would not reopen after the summer vacation before October
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06

St. John's, N. r., Jan. 6 P-Thc minister of customs has been in- formed that an inflated buoy. be- lieved to have been dropped from an airplane. has been picked up by the steamer Prospero at Distolet Bay. on the north coast. and is being brought here for examination.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
REMUS DENIED WRIT
Bootleg King, Acquitted Of Wife Murder, Refused Habcas Corpus Must Go to Asylum Now.

Cincinnati, Jan. ( H-George Remus, the former Chicago lawyer who became the liking of bootleg gers" was denied a writ of habeas corpus today and his hope of evading punishment for the murder of his wife turned to an appeal from the probate court order which found him insane and directed commit- ment to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Lima.
 The decision was handed down by Judge Charles S. Bell of the court Of common pleas. He granted Charles H. Elston. counsel for Re mus. time 10 perfect an appeal 10 the court of appeals. which prevent cd immediate removal Of Remus to the Lima institution.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
Ready For Rattle

Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 6 R)- Latest reports from Quilali by re- turning airplane patrols. state that American marines who captured that stronghold last week are in good condition and arc consolidating their position against the rebel forces of Augustine Sandino.
 Planes with bombs and machine guns are being sent daily into the state of Nuevas Segovia, where the fighting is taking place. with tnstruc- tions to combat the rebels whenever seen.
 The marine airplane patrols re- port that no signs of Sandino's men could be found in the state. They said, however. that this was no in- dication that the rebel leader was not in the immediate vicinity as the topography of the section made it very easy for the rebels to hide in the mountains and the forests.
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
American Marines Reported Showing Enemy How to Shoot
 Their Fenowmen Un.
 der Threat of Death.
Navy Department Uncer- tain Whether to Believe Story Fact That Mic. araguans Know Military
 Tactics Supports Rumor.

Washington. Jan. 6 RtTwo de- serters from the United States marines, captured by the rebel Gen eral Sandino as they sought to escape from the Nicaraguan war zone, are believed by some marine officers in Nicaragua to have turned their mili- tary training to account by helping in the instruction of the rebel troops.
 An official report reIayed from the front to marine corps headquarters here. said it was believed that the two men agreed to teach Sandino's soldiers how to shoot under a threat that they themselves would 50 be. fore rebel firing squad if they re- fused.
 No Definite Proof
 Marine intelligence officers said today they had no proof beyond the report which had come to them from t.-e marine officers in Nicaragua.
 The report that two deserters from the United States marines have helped to train General Sandino's rebel troops in Nicaragua reached the navy department through official channels. but high officials arc un- certain whether to believe 1t.
 Major General Iejeune. the marine corps commandant. said to- day that in the absence of positive proof one way or tho other, he was not inclined to believe that any member of the corps had turned against his former comrades in arms.
 Rebels We'll Trained
 In other official quarters 1t was pointed out. however. that the sur face indications give some circum- stantial support to tho story. San dino's recent telling attacks on the American forces have been carried out with unexpected efficiency. and in a manner to suggest that he has great familiarity with marine corps methods.
 That there have been defections from the ranks of the marines Is shown by official reports, although the exact number missing has not been disclosed.
 The report about the two supposed deserters came to the navy depart ment through Managua. where it had been received from the battle front. It did not detail how the in- formation originally was obtained, although 1t did give some circum- stantial details, indicating that the TWO marines had been captured by sandino as they sought to escape from Nicaragua and impressed into service as rebel instructors on pain or execution.
 General Lejeune said the whole story might easily have originated from the fact that two marines were rescued from Sandino's men last August after having been in the hands of the rebels for several weeks.
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INFLATED BUOY FOUND

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
Parent Teachers Hold
Successful Meeting

The spell down between the Junior
high school students and the parents
featured the program of the Parent
Teachers Association meeting held at
the Lincoln school auditorium last
Monday night, March 26th. at the
regular meeting of the association.
The parents easily won the contest
from the students. A Minuet by the
children of the third and fourth
grades. in charge of Miss Tekse, Miss
Reineke and Miss Dovre was given
at this meeting, having been postpon-
ed from the February meeting. A
paper, "The Evolution of the Written
Language" was given by Miss Jacob
son with Spelling as Taught in Our
Schools" presented by Miss Stoltz
and Miss Eaton Mesdames Hillig,
Ward and Treu presented vocal
trio. C. d. Clipfell, J. H. Wichman,
Miss Tekse. Mrs. c. L. Farver, Mrs.
j. L. Parsons and Miss Theo Jensen
were appointed to the Program Conn.,
mittee with Mrs. j. Corbett, Mrs. R.
H. Byram, Mrs. NJ. Lauterbach, Mrs.
F. H. Anthony and Mrs. Abbie Rob-
bins appointed to the Membership
Committee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
CELEBRATE THEIR
GOTH ANNIVERSARY
MIR. and Mrs. ID. w. Whittet
Married Sixty Years. An
niversary Observed.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Whittet, for
many years respected residents of
Redwood Falls were honored by rela-
tives and intimate friends on Thurs
day at the home of their son Byron,
and at their own home, the occasion
being their sixtieth wedding ami
versary.
At noon Mr.. and Mrs. Whittet were
entertained at dinner at the home
of their son, Byron, and the guests
present included their son, j. Whit
tet and family, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Whittet and Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Whit
tet. John Whittet and T. A. Whittet
are brothers of Mr.. Whittet. Two of
their children, their son Will of Lag
ona Beach, Calf, and daughter, Mrs.
U. H. Bergen of StrathmOre, Calf,
were unable to be present.
During the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Whittet received many callers, among
them being H. N. Bell and F. G..
Hubbard of the Masonic Lodge and
Mrs. G. Kuenzli and Mrs. c. c. Lit
tie, members of the order of the
Eastern Star who called to offer con-
gratulations. Mr.. Whittet is men,
Der of the A. F. and A. NJ and both he
and Mrs. Whittet are charter men,
bers of the Eastern Star. In the ev-
ening the members of their family
and group of friends gathered at
their home and passed a quiet even
ing with the hOnored couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittet have been
residents of this community for the
past fifty-seven years, coming here
in the year 1871 shortly after their
marriage at Albin, Wis. The couple
settled on their farm one mile west
of Redwood Falls and have since re-
sided there. Mr. Whittet for sever
al years was supervisor of Delhi
Township and was it's first assessor.
He also served as county commission
er from his district for a number of
wears.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
HISTORICAL BODY
IN SUMMER SESSION
Minnesota Historical Society
Which Met in Redwood Falls
Prepares for Convention.

Favorable action is expected We'd
nesday today at meeting of the
Minnesota Historical Society's ex-
ecutive council on an invitation ex-
tended by the Crow Wing County
Historical society to have the state
organizations annual summer con-
vention held at Brainard.
In conjunction with the summer
convention the society will also con-
duct its annual historical tour. y
Substituting modern automobiles and
busses for covered wagons and Red
River carts the touring party will
trek over paved and other modern
highways along routes of historic i'm
portance. Stops at points of historic
and scenic interest will be made.
These tours have become an estab-
lishment feature of the summer meet
ings held each year outside the Twin
Cities, DIR. Solon J.. Buck, superin-
tendent of the society, said. Prev
ious conventions have been held at
Duluth. Redwood Falls, Detroit Lakes,
Winona. Mankato with last years
meetings at both st. Cloud and Will
mar.
Adopting the regalia of tourists,
members of the society and others
tour from point to point with pro-
grams of papers and addresses at var
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
PETIT JURORS WILL
REPORT APRIL 18th
District Court Will Open Here
Monday, April 10th. Judge
GislaSOn to Preside.

With the jury drawn the spring
term of the district court will open
in Redwood Falls on Monday, April
10Th with District Judge A. B. Gis-
lason of New Ulm on the bench.
According to an order of the court
issued by judges l. M. Olsen and A.
B. Gislason on February 9th, 1925,
when a grand jury is drawn the petit
jurors will come in the second week
of court but when there is no grand
jury the petit jury will report the sec
ond day of court, this year making it
on Tuesday, April 18th.
Clerk of Court w. G. Weldon states
that the reason for no grand jury is
partially an economy act as there are
no cases that will require an indlct-
ment. Everything coming up can be
presented on information by the
county attorney.
The jury that has been drawn and
have been summoned to report for
duty on April 18th at 1000 a. m, are
as follows:
Henry Albertson, Charlestown
Twp; Mrs. C. H. Andrews, Wabasso
VIII; George Baum, North Hero
Twp; John Bruins, Vail Twp; Frank
Bittner, Johnsonville Twp; Jos. Bou-
shek, Vesta Twp; F. c. Becker, Glenn
ents VIII; Charles Beer, Redwood
Falls Twp; Mrs. B. j. Coulter, Lam
berton Twp; Louis Carity, Delhi,
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
GET ROAD WHERE IT
BELONGS, FIRST aim
Relocation of Nos. 4 and Ia Cit
ed by Engineer as Saving,
Preventing Accidents.

The improvement of Trunk High
way Nos. 4 and IA, from Redwood
Falls to Morton, was used by 0. l..
Kipp, construction engineer of the
State Highway department, in an adj
dress to the Minneapolis Engineer
club, to show the savings to car own
ers through proper location of roads
carrying heavy traffic.
On this project, Mr.. Kipp pointed
out, the distance had been reduced
one mile, there were 13 turns and one
railroad crossing eliminated. The
traffic on this route in 1927 averaged
SAB cars. per day and in 1921 the av-
erage per day was 321 cars.
Figuring the cost of operating the
average motor vehicle at 10 cents a
mile, which is conservative when
trucks are included, and multiplying
this by the number of cars using the
road, times and distance saved, Mr..
Kipp figured that this improvement
alone is saving car owners S64.30 ev-
cry day. This will increase if traffic
continues to grow.
Seventy other similar relocations
in all parts of the state were cited
by Mr.. Kipp, who used slides to show
the old winding roads and the new
routes with dangerous turns and
crossings eliminated. In these sew
enty projects a total reduction of 201
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
TAXES EXPLAINED
BY G.B. BJORNSON
FOrty-One County Assessors
Meet in Redwood Falls Tues
day to Attend ''SchOOl."

With forty-one. county assessors
present at the tax school held at the
court house in Redwood Falls on
Tuesday, March 9th, G. B. Bjornson,
chairman of the Minnesota Tax Com
mission, explained the new system be-
ing use for the first time this year
by the state.
The school opened at 1000 a. m.
and continued throughout the day
with all phases of assessing property
explained and gone over. Assessing
Of property in the state on which
taxes will be paid in 1929 will start
in May, continuing for two months.
This year not only personal property
will be assessed, but real estate as
well. The latter class of property is
assessed in the even number of years.
The assessors present for the school
of instruction and who will assess in
Redwood County this year are as fol-
lows:
Brookville twp, A. w. Johnson;
Charlestown twp, Henry Hohmann;
Delhi twp, F. M. Stronach; Gales
twp, S. E. Weber; Granite Rock twp,
Jos. Wagner; Homer twp, w. c.
Mann; Johnsonville twp, Charlie
Koschnick; Kintire twp, A. M. Mon
son; Lamberton twp, B. j. Coulter;
Morgan twp, Earl Butcher; New
Avon twp, G. E. Luscher; North Hero
twp, C. E. Hanson.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
April 1st Joke
May Be On You
Cars Having 1927 Auto License
Numbers May Be Tagged
by State Men April l.

April is good day to be cautious
about picking up pocket books or
kicking old debris off the sidewalk.
1t is also a good day to put on your
1928 license plates if it has not been
done before, says State Highway
bulletin. March 81 is the last day
the 1927 plates may be legally used,
and if they are left April l., it is no
April fool joke.
The Secretary of State has sent
new plates to all who made applica-
ton before February Is, except where
wrong amounts or other errors made
correspondence necessary. Current
applications are being handled prom
pity, now that the February accum-
mutation has been cleared away.
Those who have not yet made appli-
cation for new licenses have several
dollars of penalty already charged up
against them. These will increase If
they wait longer, and they will also
run the risk of being tagged or ar
rested if they drive after March 81
without 1923 tags.
Last year on April l one license
inspector employed by the State
Highway department tagged more
than $50 cars with old plates. Police
in many cities also tagged or warned
many drivers. This year April l
comes on Sunday and the officers
may be more lenient, but it will be
well to get them on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-28
Safety Essays May
Win Cash, Medals
Dozen Prizes Offered MinnesO-
ia Youngsters by Highway
Educational Board.

A gold medal and SIS cash prize
is being offered by the Highway Edu-
cation board to the boy or girl in
Minnesota writing the best essay on
highway safety. The contest is linn
tied to pupils of the fifth, sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades. A second
prize of $40 and a silver medal, and
ten SIS prizes and bronze medals are
also being offered to Minnesota pupils
in thig contest.
The number of prizes offered to
each state is based upon the interest
shown in previous contests conduct
ed by the board, and there are only
eight states in which larger number
of prizes are offered. The boy or girl
writing the best essay in the United
States will get gold watch and a
trip to Washington.
Prizes are also offered to element
airy school teachers for the best leA-
sons in safety, and certificates of
merit are awarded to schools for ex-
ceptional achievement in street and
highway safety projects. Informa-
tion about any of the contests may be
obtained by writing to the Highway
Education board, Willard bldg, Wash
ington, d. c. Thos. H. Mcdonald,
director of the U. S. Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, is chairman of the High
way Education board.