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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-24
Milr0y Community
Club Elects Officers

Milroy, September 22-The Com.
munity meeting last Friday night
drew an unusually large crowd. Of
fcers elected for next year are:
President, Archie Aftermath; vice
president, Harry Zwach; secretary
treasurer, Marvin Larson.
M. Parmintier has bought the but
cher shop formerly operated by E.
Grams who plans to farm.
The Legion Auxiliary met at the
home of Mrs. John Mum Monday
evening.
Francis Kelly, Lyle Scott and Ce-
ella Reed left this week for Mime.
apolis where they will attend the
University of Minnesota.
MIR. and Mrs. Hans Jensen of Lu-
can were Milroy visitors Friday eve
ming.
Among the students from the
Normal at Tracy who were home
over the weekend were the Misses
Hilda Hengle and Margaret Marks.
Miss Mabel Hicky who is teaching
at Velben, S. D. spent the weekend
visiting her grandmother and other
relatives.
A large part of the congregation of
the Lutheran church enjoyed a picnic
at Sanborn last Sunday.
Fred Stava drove to Minneapolis
this week and will continue his studies
at the University of Minnesota.
The Milroy band played at Lucan
Sunday afternoon at the ball game
between Lucan and Wabasso.
Mrs. Henry Regnier reports a
pleasant time at the state fari where
she spent week in the nursing de-
partment.
Miss Katherine Kelly was a Tracy
visitor last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maroney drove
to Sanborn, Iowa Sunday afternoon
and returned Monday.
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Bits Of News From
SeafOrth and Sheridan

Seaforth and Sheridan, September
22-Margaret Gales spent the week.
end with Luella Oslund at Belview.
Ed. Mogensen and George Fixsen
spent the weekend fishing near Green
Lake.
Several from Seaforth attended the
church bazaar at Wabasso on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pape of Vesta,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Seelen, Joseph
Seelen and William Seelen of Little
Falls were Sunday guests at the
Henry Pape home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. George Johnson spent Sum
day at the Charles Davis home.
Josephine Lyons who has been sick
the past week is improving at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Little were
Redwood Falls shoppers on Saturday.
Celia Engel spent Sunday at the
Clyde Davis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennie Fuhr and
Myron left Wednesday for Illinois for
a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Davis and
family went to Ramsey park, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pape accom-
panied by their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Seelen went to Ramsey park
Saturday.
Mrs. w. R. Goudy returned from
Sioux Falls Sunday after spending a
week with her brother there.
Mrs. Ralph Siegfreid returned from
the Marshall hospital last week.
Miss Angelina frost is home from
the hospital at Marshall where she
was operated upon for appendicitis.
Relatives and friends of John Rob-
lick gave birthday party in his
honor Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mrs. Donahue, Mrs. Tom Rohlick,
Tony Rohlick and Henry Pape won
prizes at cards.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-24
Minneapolis Relatives
Guests at Shutdown

Shutdown, September 22-Mrs. En-
ma Zieter and daughter, lone, and
son Leander of Minneapolis were
guests at the H. F. Meyer and w. C.
Meyer homes last week. Tuesday
evening they were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Isack-
son in North Star.
Alice Thorston spent the weekend
with her parents, returning to LAM
berton Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Tonak visited friends in
Wanda Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Otto and daugh-
ter arrived here Sunday from Mime
apolis for a few days visit with the
latter's sister, Mrs. H. F. Tonak and
other relatives.
Mrs. William Douglas of Lamber-
ton spent the past week with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Tonak.
Mrs. Laura Gunderson and son
Harold, returned to their home at
Livingston, Montana after visiting
relatives here. --~''-
Evelyn krueger OF Sprlngneid
spent the past week with her sister,
Mrs. Fred Werner.
Mrs. C. N. Skow who is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Vernon at
Litchheld, is patient at the hospital
there.
Alvin Jensen, Clifford Nelson, AL
fred Johnson and Carl Kopischke left
Sunday morning for Park Rapids
where they will spent the week tish-
ing.
Henry Show and his father return
ed home Tuesday from two weeks
visit with relatives in the northern
part of the state.
Charles and Elsie Jensen and Mrs.
Mary Nelson attended the fair at
Window Wednesday.
Grace Ramey of Gilfillan is employ
ed at the Mrs. Mary Tonak home.
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Gales Couple Enter
tain Sunday Guests

Gales, September 22-Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbert Flesner and daughter from
near Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Olson and children, Miss Edith Olson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson Reynolds
and son were guests Sunday at the
Phil Reynolds home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lickty autoed to
Brookings, South Dakota last Tues
day.
Donald Larson from Milroy and
Merlyn Larson and Alfred Dale from
Lynd were visitors Sunday at the Ed.
Michigan home.
Ruth Paulson left Thursday for
Braham for a two weeks visit with
her father and brother who live there.
Mrs. Albert Goss spent last We'd
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Goss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Munsun and
sons spent last Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. William Leonard near Dow
ray.
Miss Mile Hedenburg returned
home last Wednesday from st. Peter
where she visited several days with
relatives.
Mrs. Elmer Goss and baby called
last Thursday at the parental 'Ochar-
xix home in Tracy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Munsun and
children made a business trip to Red
wood Falls last Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Nelson was caller
Thursday afternoon to see Mrs.
Frank Flesner.
Miss Edith Olson came Saturday
evening by bus from st. Paul Tor q
weeks visit here with her brothers,
Paul and Caleb and his family.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-24
CUT OF $4,55S MADE
IN SPRINGFIELD TAX LEVY

AS against levy of $19,558 made
last year, the Springfield city tax
levy was set at $4,000 this year, a
reduction of $4,558. A reduction of
nearly $4,000 was made in the levy
for street improvement and mainten-
ance.
The council has decided to ban the
sale of fireworks in the city and an
ordinance will be prepared to carry
out this provision.
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Many Wanda People
Visit Redwood Falls

Wanda, September 22-Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Dallman and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. j. Brasket were Redwood
Falls callers Tuesday.
j. H. Balfany returned Tuesday af-
ter spending week in the Twin
Cities.
Miss Ida Spalding who teaches at
st. James, spent the weekend with
her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Borte made a
business trip to Graceville last week.
j. H. Balfany was Lucan visitor
Wednesday.
Lorraine Eichten returned to her
home here Friday after being en-
ployed at Lucan for the past few
months.
N. A. Leuther drove to Mankato
Sunday to spend the day with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Leuther.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bierl and
daughter Joan Of near Lucan visited
at the Paul Borte home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Jenniges
spent q teW- days last week with re-
latives at Renville.
Joseph Voldal and Erwin Eichten
visited at Lamberton Saturday.
w. R. Werring and Fred Zaske of
Morgan were business callers here,
Tuesday.
Gregory Hirsch of Wabasso was a
callers here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schunk and
children of near Wabasso visited at
the Nick Jenniges home Saturday
evening.
Gerald Johanneck of Wabasso call
ed on friends here Sunday.
Lowell Klein of Tracy spent Sun
day at the A. Spalding home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Doepke were
visitors at Wabasso Friday evening.
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daughter Viola and Mrs. Elmer Frar.
ia motored to Redwood Falls Wee.
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Bode am
Continued on page ninel I
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"For gossiping about other offic-
ers," says a report of the discharge
of Thomas ]. Mulcahy from the Chi
cago police force.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-24
SAVE THE HEAT

Stop heat losses with attic insulation,
storm doors and storm windows-abso-
lutte necessities in this climate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-24

Mrs. o. T. vaala and son Gordon
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-09-24
BURN IT PROPERLY

Our simple directions show you how to
regulate your heating equipment in or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

change her English text books for Chinese
volumes and rush off to three-hour session In
q Chinese private school.
Many times Anna May and her sisters Oh
jected to the strenuous study and work forced
upon them Why should they learn to read,
write and speak Chinese? What good would It
do them? Their father merely replied that 1t
was his wish that his children should know the
language of their ancestors
II am very glad now that father insisted
upon us studying Chinese" the charming &C
tress SAYS Had I not done so / would nave
missed much that is beautiful In life. I now
know the wisdom and philosophy of my people
through the knowledge of their language.
Father knew what was ahead Of US. How
wise he waS!"
of the Wong family. AS q result the children
always attended Summer school, Consequently
when Anna May entered high school she was
the Youngest student in that institutton-and,
you might say, the Smartest.
Piano study was added to her list Of high
school subjects at this time leaving her little
time to dwell upon her secret longing 20 be-
come actress.
This longing was Of several years duration,
dating back to a Chinese New Year celebra-
tien when she was six years old and her father
took his family to their frst picture show
ITO this day I can remember In detail the
six pictures that were shown that night for
Pearl White was In a serial. Eddie Polo was
in another picture. There was Keystone cop
comedy and melodrama that gave me night
mares for week afterward."
During her third year in high school. Anna
Nav suffered a nervous breakdown. The fam
nys Chinese physician prescribed rest under
the sun true to the traditions Of his people,
who believe that the sun viii cure many an
ments For weeks afterward Anna May haunt
ed the beaches and parks in search Of health
But she tired OF spending long hours doing
nothing but sitting. SO she asked her cousin
James Wong, . film actor. to take her with
him to the studio. This James consented to
do always taking her with him whenever he
had location call that she could remain
in the fresh air That was before the studios
became - particular about having VISITORS
arouEd.
While visiting on the set during the time
Jauses was making Western picture e uni
versai, Anna Nay met ! handsOmk man With
s. an negotiating smile. Several times day ~
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in her sheltered Chinese home, according to
many Of the Chinese customs
True to these traditions and codes, Mr. and
Mrs Wong raised their children to be implicitly
Obedient. courteous unseIflsh and studious. At
home they wore the beautiful silkeQ robes of
the land they never had SEEN but Their school
wardrobes were made Of glngham and serge.
Anna May remembers her school days as q
long episode OF serious work and constant study.
she attended the Los Angeles public schools
daily.
DUT she never Was permitted q Pley With
y her American friends AFTER school hours.
Instead she had 70 run home after school. en-
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would wander over to where she was sitting
and engage her in conversation Tor Aew
moments at q time.
The man was Marshall Neilan, at that time
one of HolIyvood'S best directors. 1t was large
Iy through him that Anna Mays life took Q
sudden turn and she found herself screen
actress far better known within very short
time than her cousin James.
There was some CONSERVATION in the Wong
household when Anna May came home one
night and told OF an offer she had received
from Neilan to play role in picture, "Diny."
which he was about to start
Wong and his wife sat up that night long
after the children had retired discussing the
proposition from all angles. They knew that
she would abide BY their decision il they Oh
iected to her taking the role. But would It be
quite fair to rob their daughter Of such en
opportunity? The following morning Wong
called his daughter and said
II haven't much faith in these things called
moving pictures. Yet the most honored pre-
fessional men in all China are actors. II yOu
will take your sister with you as chaperon
and get home every night in time for our
evening meal you may accept the offer
Little did he realize when he made that
statement that within 3 few years his daugh-
ter's name would be dancing in electric lights
the world over
When Anna May first stepped in front Of
the cameras her fears were unbounded. But
she soon made to feel at ease by the kan0~
ness of Neilan and her fellow players Wesley
Barry Marjorie Daw, Pat OMalley and Noah
Berry.
"Dinty" placed the young Chinese girl we'll
on the road to success. No sooner had 1t been
released than she was deluged with offers from
casting directors in every studio For more
than year she was kept constantly busy and
her salary continued to grow.
She easily was earning enough to take her
family from their laundry house quarters, but
They preferred to stay there. and Anna May
stayed with them.
Then she signed q contract with q motion
picture company operating in San Francisco.
The company was unable to raise the necessary
money for their production. but they refused
to release Miss Wong until the termination OF
her contract one year later. Thus she WaS
kept on the screen entirely for year.
ONE year is a long time in the fiim business.
- where every one forgets quickly. Anna
May returned to Hollywood eager to don grease
paint and get to work again
Studio executives and directors welcomed
her with open arms-but they didn't Offer hse
any jobs. For IL months she worked In only
three nims-t%o comedies and an eKceiisnA
role In Mr.. WI with Lon Chaney.
II was CLANCY who kept her from agettAnM
out Of the business entirely at that time. Sn0~
cess had come to the young girl easily and alle
was wta0lely unprepared for this sudden channA
II wAs only Ehaneys encouragement that rave
~t5Sf -5Ls{f@ sin Ea ztI3sti1t5sFfaq 1aBs Ato
oafaessa Continued on aEiehteeNth PaSs
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forced him to give up his pursuit OF knowledge
and seek q means of livelihood few years after
their arrival It didn't take Wong long to dis
cover that America offers the Chinese but three
alternatives in the matter Of earning q living
He could become . day Iaborer household
servant or laundryman.
Wong chose the latter. He found a big house
several miles from the Los Angeles Chinatown,
remodeled two rooms = laundry and fxed up
the rest OF the house Is living quarters for his
family II was in this house that Anna May,
eass third child %as born md lived dufIrag the
nns,xf,f daSS Of her cazadnO6d and Subsequent
~ 70 scrC IA fame 's''s2 ff't3sItfsiV' @@'s,'
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laundry whose only farewells y3hen she left for
Germany were from her family and who re-
turned to Hollywood q few weeks ago to be
greeted by a throng OF film folk, reporters and
photographers.
To understand Anna May. you must go back
many years to the marriage Of her mother and
father
Her father lived in Summing. Canton. China.
And her mother came from Northern China
near Peiping. Immediately after their marriage
they migrated to Los Angeles. where Wong ex-
pected to follow In the footsteps Of his ancestors
In the quest Of knowledge.
A series Of unforeseen circumstances however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
BY DAN THOMAS.

LITTLE Chinese girl has become the
toast of Hollywood she had to
go to Europe to attain this position.
Anna May Wong Is this girl, the
Anna May Wong who spent her early
,,ao~s lixSfVaU a1Dnua bar fQthaf'g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
Movies Through Lon CLANCY and
Marshall Neilan, but She Had to Win
Success in Germany, England and on
Broadway Before She Could Get Real
Recognition at Home.

There are seven Wong children, all OF whom
shortly after their births were given appropriate
English names TO simplify their contact with
the outside World-that is. all except the eldest
daughter, who preferred her Chinese name,
Wing Anna May at birth
was chrtstened Frosted We'll
low Willows. The other
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Richard.
Anna May her
self Is q typical
American girl from
a standpoint OF in
dependence, educa-
ton and Seif-con :
hdence. But she is
Unfortunately proud
OF her Chinese her
itAge. And she Is
proud Of the way
she was brought up
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-04
So GRADUATED
FROM CENTRAL
1900 Hear Commencement
at College.

Students Of Indiana Central coll
lege we're on their homeward bound
today following annual commence
ment exercises Wednesday, at which
weight seniors were graduated
and given degrees.
approximately 1900 persons heard
the commencement address of the
Rev. Alpha H. Kenna, Roberts Park
M. E. church pastor, who stressed
Importance of the graduates work.
ing for elimination of future war.
DR.. I. j. Good, president of the
college, also presented diplomas to
nineteen other students who were
graduated from the two-year nor
NAL course.
Honorary degrees Of doctor CT
divinity were conferred by the COL
lege trustees upon John F. Mussel-
man, African missionary, and j.
Hart Truesdale, Wisconsin confer
ence superintendent Of the United
Brethren church.
Alma Noblitt, 1887 Otterbein ave-
nue., was graduated with highest
honors in her class, while Mia Dean
Daggy, Rochester; Hazel M. Foutch,
Leipsic; Ruth w. Noel, Covington;
Dorcas Petty, Peru; Virginia L.
Aeppli. Chicago; Carol Mae Bech-
tolt, ReedSburg, Wis, and Jean L.
Lewis, Finley, were graduated with
distinction.
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THEY TELL NE

dress suit may find it difficult to
become accustomed once again to
the habiliments of an ordinary
citizen.
And then, with no intention of
becoming personal, Leslie is vain
and he delights in the respect paid
his official position and to being
constantly in the public eye. That
more than anything else would
cause him to seek the vice-presi-
dency.
His friends know this weakness and
play upon it. Those political oppor-
tunists who WELD the power in the
state administration have taken ad-
vantage Of it.
What else then could account for
the position that Jess Murden would
hold in the affairs of the state?
Unconsidered by previous Cover
nors, Murden today is known as the
little governor"
Countless others hold lucrative
state posts because of this trait.
which a friend Of Leslie deplored
with the phrase:
Harry can't pass shop window
without retilting his hat or a mir
ror without Strengthening his tie"
These same friends are out openly
working for his nomination in 1882
in the state convention as the IA,
vorite son candidate for the vice
presidency, reports from over the
state say.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-04

when they dragged to safety wom-
an who had thrown herself into the
stream.
The rescue was described by Fran
els Seyfried, superintendent Of the
Niagara state reservation, where the
rescue was made, as the first during
his administration, with glory at
tached to it.
Seyfried pointed out that the
water over the rapids was deeper
Wednesday than in three of four
months. 1t was on a level of two
or three feet, ne said, with many
holes hidden among the rocks.
The younger boy stepped in one
of those holes and the currents
knocked him down." Seyfried said.
He almost went over the falls him.
self"
The woman was identified as Miss
Bertha Smith, sister of Mrs. Frank
lin G. Slagel, Buffalo. relatives at
tributed Miss Smiths act to de-
spondency over the deaths Of other
relatives.
Tracey Levee, police superintend-
ent, said he and other officials
planned to seek a Carnegie medal
for the two youths.
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leader to bay with the income tax
weapon which was successful IN
rounding up eight Of his associates,
including his brother Ralph, who
was sentenced to three years in
jail.
Fifteen accountants and lawyers
Of the treasury's income tax force
have been put to work to locate
Capone's bank account.
The gangster chieftain has paid
no income taxes.
These fifteen experts are part OF
the large force of treasury and pro-
hibition agents who we're detailed to
Chicago in cooperative federal
campaign directed by Mitchell. The
force at times has numbered nearly
fifty.
The aim Of federal officials is to
get Capone behind the Jail bars
for two or three years, believing it
would be a means Of breaking up his
gang. They will continue their cam
paign to round up still other men,
berS.
Violation Of the income tax law
carries penalties up to five years.
Violations range from failure to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-04
BY BEN STERN

II ESPITE continued protests that
- he does not desire further po-
litical preferment, friends of Gov
ernor Harry G. Leslie insist that he
is looking toward the 1882 Repub-
lican vice-presidential nomination.
They point to the dispatches from
Washington declaring that Presi-
dent Hoover is said to be dissat-
isfied with Charles Curtis and that
Indiana will be an important
pivotal state in the next election.
And then for good measure they
add; We'll, what will Harry do
when his term as Governor ex-
pires?"
That, perhaps, is worrying Harry
as well.
Although admitted to the bar,
Leslie has practiced but little law.
II any.
Naturally, he does not want to go
back to the $4,000 or $4,000 a year
post he held as an official of the
Purdue Alumni Association.
Once having tasted the fleshpots
on an $4,000 q year salary, $4,000
year household maintenance APP
preparation, and practically un-
limited emergency fund, it will be
rather difncult to return to the
plain ordinary fare of the Hoosier
farmer.
The shoulders that now fit a full
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-04
TRUCKING TALK SLATED
Overland Business Effect on Rail-
roads Civic Club Subject.

Overland trucking in Indiana and
its effect on railroads will be the
topic Of L. w. Horning of the rail-
way express agency, when he ad-
dresses the South Meridian Street
Civic Club Friday night at meet
ing in Druids hall, 1927 South Me-
ridian street. A. j. Voight will be
in charge of the meeting.