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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15
COURT TO CONVENE
OCTOBER Is; MANY
CASES TO BE TRIED
Names of Grand and Petit Jur-
Ors Drawn Here This
Week
FEW CRIMINAL CASES
Judge Albert Emerson to Preside
at Annual Fall Term of
Court

More than 40 civil suits and several
criminal cases are slated to be triee
when district court convenes here
Monday, October 26, for the annua
fall term. Judge Albert Emerson o.
Marshall will preside.
Four criminal cases have been hele
over from the last session or are ap
pealing from municipal court while
other men held may be indicted by
the grand jury which is being callet
with the petit jury.
The court calendar has not beer
completed. The following juror:
were drawn this week:
Grand Jurors
Gust Backer, Clements; J. C. Bruer
Redwood Falls; Otto Beermann, Will
low Lake; Herman Engel, Sherman;
Mrs. E. ]. Fenske, Morgan; Ole
Flaata, Swedes Forest; Otto N. Fran
ia, Wabasso; William Jacobsen
Brookville; Herman Kohls, Belview;
Mrs. j. M. Lord, Springdale; Mrs. J.
M. Little, Vail; Mrs. Ed. Mogensen,
Seaforth; T. C. Mattke, Morgan; Fred
Murset, Redwood Falls; George Sim
ming, Wabasso; Ted. Swoffer, Walnut
Grove; George M. Schottenbauer,
Shutdown; John Scharmann, Charles
town; A. D. Smith, Redwood Falls;
J. w. Stonebraker, Lamberton; A. J.
Van Selus, Belview; E. w. Wetmore,
Paxton; and Frank Weeks, Redwood
Falls.
Grand Jurors are summoned to ap-
pear October 26, 1881 at 10 o'clock a.
m.
Petit Jurors
Henry Amberg, Delhi; w. R. Barn.
es, Redwood Falls; Albert Buetow,
Lamberton; Mrs. Fred M. Banker,
Paxton; Albert Carlson, Johnsonville;
Roscoe M. Campbell, Paxton; Mrs. j.
j. Christensen, Redwood Falls; James
Coulter, Waterbury; w. A. Dietz,
Sanborn; Mrs. Bert Draayom, Spring
dale; John Daub Jr., Vail; C. A.
Fobes, Redwood Falls; Herman Fem
nern, Willow Lake; Oscar Crying,
Swedes Forest; Mrs. William Haag,
Granite Rock; Mrs. j. A. Johnson,
Redwood Falls; c. G. Klig, Walnut
Grove; John Larson, Kintire; S. O..
Mason, Redwood Falls; M. Michel,
Wabasso; Louis Mock, Vesta; Mrs.
Ward Pease, Redwood Falls; Arthur
Precht, Sheridan; Christ Rongstad,
Lamberton; Ole Stensvad, Redwood
Falls; Julian Stensvad, Redwood
Falls; John Stewig, Redwood Falls;
Mrs. R. P. Tenney, Redwood Falls;
Samuel Wetmore, Redwood Falls;
and w. D. Yaeger, Sanborn.
Petit jurors are summoned to ap-
pear October %, 1881 at 10 o'clock
a. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15
Legion to Present
West of Broadway
Home Talent Cast Prepares for
Shows Tuesday and
Wednesday

The stage is set for the American
Legion play, "West of Broadway"
which is to be given at the armory
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20
and 81.
This lively and mirthful entertain
ment deals with adventures of a
wandering show troupe. The show is
directed by John Fitzpatrick of the
National Producing company Of Kan
sas City, MISSOURI.
The cast will include Tom Reed,
DR.. ]. w. Anderson, John Murset,
John Lauterbach, Mrs. Frank Bald
win, Mrs. Russell Whiting, Arlene
Sampson, Ruth Cannon, Dorothy
Warner, Leon Brown, Bob Keefe,
Burton Hauck, Beatrice Cain, j. W..
Richeson, Marcy Nash, Ted Pease,
Erma Sampson and Clarence Keefe.
Comical Plot
The action Of the production cent
ers around the stranding of a troupe
of Broadway actors in a small town
due to railroad bridge washout. The
town, Hamilton Junction, happens to
be one in which no show has stopped
for 40 years. The presence of actors
creates a great furry in the town
and the rubes turn out to look them
over.
The station agents niece thinks she
can act and gets try-out. The may
or has been against shows and is
against this one but he runs into
much opposition. Those who have
seen the rehearsals say the comical
situations which develop are excep-
good.
In addition to the main show clever
speciality numbers have been prepar-
ed for the entertainment of the audi
ence.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15
JAMES-SMITH

Miss Leila James and Cyril v.
Smith were married at 7:30 o'clock
Wednesday morning in the sacristy
of st. GATHERINGS church by Father
Godfrey O'Sullivan, pastor of the
church. The attendants were Miss
Inez Larson and Thomas Pritchard.
A wedding breakfast was served to
the wedding party at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Hauck, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left for
Minneapolis on q short wedding trip.
They viii return here early next week
ard win make their home in the
Wilcox house on West Third street.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15
Governor Declines
! Bid to Speak Here
Babcock May Talk at State
Weed Eradication Meet
- Here October %

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unable to attend the weed eradication
meeting to be held at the armory
here October %, according to word
received this week. He is to speak
at Marshall that day and his health
does not permit him to make more
than one talk day, the announce
ment stated.
Invitations have also been extended
to state representative and senators
from 20 counties, highway engineers,
county agents and other officials in
terested in weed work. Many people
are expected to attend this meeting
from the surrounding counties as well
as the immediate vicinity.
Many prominent speakers on the
subject of weed eradication will be
here to give addresses. C. M. Bah
cock, state commissioner of high
ways, has been invited to represent
the highway department, but it is un-
certain as to whether he will be here.
He is going to be at Marshall and
may arrange to come here. County
Agent Nate H. Bovee has been in
formed that someone will be here
from the main office of the highway
department.
K. A. Trovatten, commissioner of
agriculture, selected Redwood Falls
as the setting for the state weed con-
ference and is scheduled to give a
talk on "The State Department of
Agriculture, Dairy and Food"
The purpose of this meeting is to
hear advice and suggestions from
men who know the weed problems.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15

Leonard Kodet, 12-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kodet of near
Redwood Falls, was brought to the
Redwood Falls hospital Monday with
dislocated elbow and part of the
bone in his arm Clipped off.
He was playing at school when he
fell on his arm. Has parents took
him to the hospital and later to a
bone specialist in Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Falk and Mr..
and Mrs. G. R. Engeman attended
the meeting of the Presbyterian
Synod at Willmar, Wednesday eve
ming.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15
Shipping Association
Ceases Operation

Because increased trucking Of live
stock to markets has made it difficult
to get carload together, the Red
wood Falls Shipping association an
nomced this week that it will receive
no more livestock for shipping.
Officers of the association said the
announcement is effective at once al
though the association will again
ship when there is a demand for its
services.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15

Albert Howard of Pipestone stop
ped here Tuesday while enroute from
Minneapolis to his home and was the
overnight guest of friends.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil lick Of Lucan
were Tuesday visitors at Tracy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
PANIC FOLLOWS
CAR COLLISION
IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES. March 13. U,H
Fourteen persons were injured
when a rear lend collision occurred
today between two street cars near
Tenth and Broadway.
Cause of the crash was blamed
by police on defective air brakes.
The sound of the crash could be
heard for blocks. Passengers III
both cars were thrown to the floor
and panic reigned. Windows were
shattered by the impact. Many
were cut by flying glass, with 9TH
erS suffered bad bruises and dis
locations.
There was a jam for the exits as
women excited fought toward the
doors.
Rescue work by ambulance driv-
ers was hindered by hundreds Of
people who rushed to the scene of
the crash. Police cars, quickly
brought order out of chaos and the
diSpatching of injured TO the
Georgia receiving hospital was fa-
cilitated.
After the injured had been re-
moved wrecking cars from the rail-
way yards arrived and removed the
damaged trans and traffic was
back to normal again 80 minutes
after the collision occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
PENSION BILL
FOR TEACHERS
CAUSE OF ROW
Legislature Divided On
Provisions In Retire
ment Measure
BY HOMER l.. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, March 13. tU.P)-
In the midst of fight over retire
ment of California school teachers
and state employees, the state leg
islature closed the third week of the
final legislative period today.
Bad blood between Senator George
Rochester of Los Angeles and the
administration showed again when
ROLAND A. Vandegrift, state direc-
tor of finance, appeared in commit
tee and branded Rochester, retire
ment bill for teachers as actuarily
unsound. -
AS a result the measure was re-
ferred to the senate finance commit
tee. It would compel the retirement
of teachers at the age of 70 instead
of making it optional as at present.
The retirement act would be admin
istered by board of trustees of
seven members.
Where the present system costs
the state 81 per teacher annually,
the new plan would cost approx
mately $6l50. The state would be
'brokeo at the end of two years
if it was required to pay S6,867, ,484
for the purpose, Vandegrift insisted
The proposed retirement act for
state employees, ratified by the
voters at the last general election
was before the assembly with ia
vorable recommendation today.
Under the measure, state en-
ployees with the exception of cleo
tive or appointive officials, govern
ment part time employees and school
teachers, would be entitled to pen
sion after reaching the retirement
age.
Originally the bill, introduced by
Assemblyman William G.. Bonelli
Los Angeles, would have cost the
state more than a million dollars a
(Continued Cn Paoa S;yA
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
SCREEN ACTOR
HEAVILY FINED
ONLIQUOR COUNT

LOS ANGELES, March 13. up
4 party in the home of William
Henry, Boyd, 45, stage and screen
actor resulted in a $500 fine in
municipal court today when the ac-
tor pleaded guilty to charges of
violating the state dry law.
Boyd, who is not to be confused
with another screen actor, the Will
liam Boyd married to Dorothy Sc
bastian, actress, was offered an al
tentative of so days in Jail. He
elected to pay the fine and was
given until the close of court today
to raise the money.
When Boyd changed his plea to
guilty, his attorney asked for len
iency on the ground that publici-
ty of the arrest already had dam
aged Boyd.
When Hollywood police raided
Boyd'S home after neighborS COM
planned of the noise number of
men and women. said to be prom
inent in the picture colony, fled.
Walter Catlett, comedian, and
Pat OBrien, stage and screen lead
ing man, we're arrested and fined
$40 on intoXication charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
HOOVER NAMES
LABOR LEADER
TO NEW OFFICE
BY DELBERT CLARK
{ United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Marcn 13. W.P)-
Extension of present federal en-
ployment service, without the addi-
ton of new machinery, was an
nounced by President Hoover last
night as his answer to critics of his
vote of the Wagner unemployment
bill.
The expansion, concreteIy eX-
pressed III terms of half a million
dollars expenditure, was looked up
on also as an attempt to placate the
forces represented by William Green
president Of the American Fedora -
ton of Labor. The President select
ed John R. Alpine, New York A. +.
OF l.. leader. as assistant secretary
OF labor in charge of the broadened
employment activity.
Alpine was Green s choice Tor
secretary of labor, and the differ
enceS that rose between him and
Hoover over the appointment led to
a sharp rebuke of Green by the
President, at the time of his choice
OF William Nuckles Doak. The dcS-
lgnatlon OF Alpine TO the new post
was viewed today in the light OF a
gesture to peace toward Green.
In naming Alpine as assistant
secretary of labor, the President said
Alpine would begin extension of the
employment service at once by the
addition of several divisions, and
the establishment of a system OF CO.
operation with existing public agen-
cieS.
These divisions, he said, will cover
mining. building, metal trades,
transportation, needle trades, tex
tiles, office and mercantile, seamen
and longshoremen. A general study
of the question of free public en-
ployment agencies is proposed, with
special attention to the problem of
chronological unemployment.
The service to be organized by AL
pine will have at its disposal a total
OF $3.50, ,000-the regular fund OF
S380,0O0 plus the additional $4,000
included in the second deficiency bill
as an alternative to the Wagner
measure. The latter would have
appropriated $l,5OO,OOO, nearly twice
as much.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
Folsom Convict
Still Missing

FOLSOM PRISON. Cal, March
l3. (U,P)-The game of hide-and-
seek between so prison guards and
Stanley Hussar, 22-year-old San
Diego youth, thought to be hiding
inside the prison walls, neared it
fourth day today.
Hussar'S attempt to escape is
little more than an endurance con
test. according to Warden Court
Smith. Prison guards are working
through the quarry during daylight
hours, removing debris and piles
Of stone which may shelter the
missing man.
Hussar'S one chance to escape
came Tuesday afternoon. when a
car of gravel left the grounds. It
was given the usual thorough
search before being passed through
the gates, and the chance that he
escaped in this manner is about
one in 100. Smith said.
The present hideout record at the
Folsom quarry is 6 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
SPARROWS' SUICIDE AND AGATE
IN SHOE FEATURE FRIDAY 18th

Reckless speed, caused, perhaps,
by the very Joy of living, today made
a pair of tiny brown sparrows VIC
TINS of a Friday the Thirteenth
tragedy when they ended their lives
by headlong flight against the
plate glass window of the Southern
California Telephone company on
State street.
Darting like bullets through the
air, not six inches apart, the two
sparrows struck the glass of the
window with such force that they
fell to the sidewalk, dead.
Two marks on the glass showed
where the sparrows had struck. R. j.
Kliegel, manager of the company,
was witness to the tragedy
One theory advanced to account
for the death of the feathered pair
is that they had entered a suicide
pact, 1t was also suggested that
in the exhiliration of courtship, the
birds followed lamentable human
| example and failed to look where
they were going.
In vain hope that the two birds
were still alive, Kliegel picked the
still warm bodies up and felt anx-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
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ALLEGED BANK
R0BBER ENTERS
DENIAL OF GUILT

Pollard Boykin, 25, styled by Off
GERS as confessed robber of the CAL
ipatria branch of the Securities
First National Bank of Los An
geles, this morning entered a plea
of not guilty to a charge of bank
robbery filed against him.
Trial of the Indian was set for
April 6. Attorney Lee Nuffer was
recently appointed defense counsel.
Boykin appeared before Judge A.
c. Finney on the law ana motion
calendar of superior court this
morning.
Other defendants who appeared
were Walter Moore and Robert
Tenant, charged with forgery, who
plead guilty and entered an appli-
cation for probation. Hearing was
set for March 90 Hearing on the
application of Maurice Peters fol
probation was continued one week
Peters was recently convicted of {
statutory offense.
Boykin surprised the court anc
attendants when he entered hi:
plea this morning 1t had been
thought he would plead guilty to
the charge, since a full confession
is IN the hands of officers.
The Indian entered the Calipa-
tria bank February II, threatened
the cashier and other bank officials
with nickel plated gun, and es-
capped with considerable money.
A chase through the streets of
Calipatria ended when Officer Bill
White cornered the Indian in res
1dence, and captured him after a
skirmish in which Boykin received
a severe blow on the head.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
SEEK TO FORCE
BANKRUPTCY ON
LOAN CONCERN

LOS ANGELES, March 13. U.p)-
Steps were taken today to force
the Guaranty Building and Loan
Association into voluntary bank
urptcy.
The association is at present un-
der control of A. N. Kemp, receiver
in equity.
Two motions were on file in the
federal court today in connection
with bankruptcy proceedings One,
filed by H. K. Parch, depositor
asks permission to intervene in
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings.
The other was made by three petit
tions in the original action and asks
hearing on demurrers to the petit
tiop.
March 30 was the date set for
the hearing of ParshS motion by
Federal Judge George Cosgrave.
The other action will be heard
March 90.
LOS ANGELES, March IL. Wp)
"A suit for accounting and relief
involving $5000,000 specifically and
other implied millions was filed in
federal court against six directors
and two former directors of the
Guaranty Building and Loan As
sociation today by A. N. Kemp, re-
ceiver in equity.
The loan association was wrecked
by the defalcations of Gilbert H.
Beesemyer, former secretary and
and manager. now in San Quentin.
Named in the suit were Frederick
G. Leonard. A. z. Taft. Jr.. Orville
l.. Routt, Charles r. Stuart, Harry
E. Jones, G. r. Dexter, all direct
orS at the time of the crash and
c. G. Bowerman and Clarence S.
Becsemyer. brother of the wrecker.
The latter two men were directors
until 1923. according to the suit.
All are prominent in Hollywood
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
Honor Gambler
Freed OF Charge

LOS ANGELES, March l3. UP)-
"Dapper Don" Courtney, who
staked $1,000 against a woman's ho-
nor in dice game and won, and
who is charged with a statutory Of
tense, today was free of all legal
entanglements.
The final case against him was
dismissed by Juvenile Judge Samuel
r. Blake when Miss Betty Totman,
with whom he gambled $1,000
against herself az dice, >ailed to ap-
pear in court.
Courtney was freed yesterday of a
statutory offense when the case
was dismissed on grounds that a
wife could not testify against her
husband. His wife was formerly
Miss Mary Beth Hull, who filed a
statutory complaint against him.
After the complaint was filed
Courtney married the girl
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
THOMPSON IN
FOR BATTLE TO
RETAIN OFFICE

CHICAGO, Marcn 10. W.pl-1ndi-
cations that the impending fight for
the mayorship of Chicago may be-
come as spectacular as the recent
Republican primary were seen today
as candidates mobilized their forces
anG disclosed the types Of warfare
they will wage.
Making his first public appearance
since he won the Republican nomi-
nation. Mayo. william Hale "Big
Bill - Thompson launched vigorous
attack yesterday against his Demo-
cratic opponent, Anton j. Cermak,
whom he charged with wasting mon
ey as presiden. of the county board.
Followers of Cermak, meanwhile,
held organization meetings at which
they declared that Thompsonism
must end' and said taxation and
unemployment will be major issues
at the April 7 ele 'tion.
Thompson laughed as he told
members of the Inter-Fraternity
club he would conduct "a gentle
manly campaign" Then he gave
the club sample by accusing
Cermak of "having AL Capone on
his lap and of wanting to become
the "ruler of Illinois by holding all
the jobs at once
Attacks upon Thompson have been
numerous although Cermak himself
Is determined not to indulge in
personalities such as marked
Thompson primary fight with
Judge John H. Lyle. He has in
structed his followers to IGNORE
the mayors attacks
Among those who have declared
for Cermak is julius Rosenwald. the
philanthropist, who announced up
on returning from Honolulu that
Chicago can't stand another four
years of Thompson.
Straw votes taken by newspapers
indicate Big Bill is facing one of
the hardest fights of the career
which three times has carried him
to the mayorship. Every vote taken
has shown him trailing. thing new
to him even in straw voting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
Abandoned Auto
Contains Mystery


SANTA MARIA, Cal, March IL.
WP)-An automobile, said to have
been stolen in San Jose, was found
abandoned here today and police
held suitcase containing two
women'S coats, one believed to be
bloodstained.
Francis Woods, 81, held in Jail
on a burglary charge. was said by
police to have admitted theft of the
automobile and burglar attempts in
San Jose and King City.
The suitcase, police said, was in
itialed &C. A. r." One coat was
drenched around the collar with
what appeared to be blood. The
other was torn almost to shreds.
Woods denied knowledge of the
suitcase or its contents.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
CITY TAGGING
ON QUOTA FOR
VALLEY SCOUTS

Ell Centre is the only city in I'm.
perial Valley which has fallen be-
hind in the annual Boy Scout drive
for funds, according to H. f. Louns-
bury. Scout executive.
On the whole, however, the drive
seems to be a success since Calexico
and Brawlcy have already SUBJ
scribed funds through their commu-
nifty chest organization and since
the cities of Westmorland, Yuma
and Imperial have gone over the
top. Calipatria has reached Its
quota, Holtville is at that point and
Ell Centre remains the only commu-
nifty to lag behind.
Scout work is already showing a
healthy increase, according to
Lounsbury since new troops have
been organized in Brawley, Calexico
and Ell Centro. Another Ell Centre
troop is being contemplated for the
EaStSide boys.