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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Berg Scores Easily
Over Mexican Boxer

NEW YORK, May 9.-Jackie
Kid Berg, English lightweight, de-
feated Tony Herrera. of Fl Paso,
Tex. in 10 rounds here last night.
Berg was as tireless as of old in
his attack, and although he re-
ceived frequent cracks on the jaw
kept boring in.
It was the English fighters first
bout since his CanZoneri kayo,
and he said today he was con
vinced he would take the light
weight king if they met again.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
TdrheeL Nine Seeks
SWeep of Va. Series

GREENSBORO, N. c., May g..
North Carolina University will
endeavor to make a clean sweep
of the annual baseball series with
Virginia University in the closing
game here this afternoon.
The Tarheels won the second
game at Chapel Hill by a 6 to 2
score yesterday. Hinton. Tarheel
pitcher, limited the Cavaliers to
but three hits. while John Pea
cock. centerfielder for the Tar
heels, punched out a homer with
the bases loaded in the fifth in
ming.
The TarheelS landed the first
game of the series at CharlotteS-
vile, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Paddock Notes

PIMLICO, May 9.-Dr. J. Fred
Adams, of Catonsville, Nd, who
has been handling the Sylvester
w. Labrot Stable. resigned to-
day. DR.. Adams will take his
own horses from here to Arling-
ton Park, Ill.
J. w. CBig JIM Healy. who
has been prepping A. c. Bost-
wick's Mate for the Preakness
and who will send the chestnut
son of Prince Pal-KillaShrana to
Churchill Downs, tomorrow for
the Derby, denies the report
that he will lose Mate after the
blue grass classic.
Healy said that he and Owner
Bostwick were on the friendliest
terms.
Big jim" did say that he had
taken over San Romolo and Coz
Girls, two steeplechasers, to train
for Mrs. John Hay Whitney.
San RomoIo and Coz Girls will
be prepared Dy Healy LOT Gne
hunter races to be offered this
year at Arlington Park and Sara
toga Spring.
H. c. Watson and Doc Watson
will ship a carload of horses
from here to cambridge Park,
Ohio, Tuesday.
D. T. Morris will ship the
horses he has here for w. w.
Vaughn. of Red Bank, from here
to Bainbridge Monday.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
GAME RAINED OUT

WORCESTER, Mass, May 9.
The baseball game here yester-
day between Holy Cross and Mt.
st. Mary's was called off on
account Of rain. Mt. st. Mary's
moved to Boston, Mass. for its
game with Boston College today.
Mt. st. Mary's lost to Providence
College. -5-4. in 10 innings. at
Providence, r. l., on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Ad LiSka Tests Arm
Daily in Nebraska
Home TOwn

DETROIT, May 9.-'My arms
improving rapidly and I'm
anxious to rejOin the club. I
threw 40 minutes Wednesday
and As minutes Thursday.
Furthermore, 1 am none the
worse for it."
This was the message re-
ceiVed from Pitcher Ad Liska,
now working out at his Dwight
(NebJ home.
Liska injured his right whip
in spring training and he re-
quested President Clark Grit
fith's permission to visit doc
Mclean at his own expense.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
hQh School Baseball Series Fails Produce StGndOu Hero
Dale Alexander Bears Out
Confidence of Harris

DETROIT May 9-0nce "Bucky' Harris supreme
confidence the promise of young ball player has borne
fruit The who refused to give up Joe Cronin when
the latter rookie and little thought Of this year
stepping with another prospective star in the huge person
of Alexander slupging Tiger first sacker,
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Wrestling Results

At New York-Jim Londos,
Greece. defeated Renato Gardini,
Italy, Herb Freeman, New York,
won from Jim Bruce, New York;
Sander Szabo, Hungary, defeated
Tom Draak. Holland.
At Yonkers, N. Y.-Don George,
New York, defeated John Grando-
vich, Jugoslavia. Jack Sherry,
Omaha, defeated Lee Wykoff, st.
Louis.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09


of Dale Alexander, slugging T.
Big Alex" as "Bucky" calls
him, was something Of trial de-
fensively his first two seasons up.
A natural hitter, the young
giant nevertheless appeared hope
less in the field.
Hes not there, 'Bucky," take
him Out"-smart baseball men
argued.
Get rid Of that big ham
and get us a first baseman,"
DerOiterS rOared. Take him
out"
But Harris, as is his custom,
used his own judgment.
II want you to lose plenty of
weight this winter Alex" Harris
told his big initial dOorman
last fall, then we'll see what's
what"
And Alex made good. Dropping
over 20 pounds, he sailed through
vigorous training campaign.
And today he not only is one
of the American Leagues stand
out hitters, he also is showing
vast improvement on the defense.
"Hitters are born, but field.
ers can be made" is Bucky'S
logic, "and it didn't take me
long to discover that Alex
while to good a clOuter to let
Conceded plenty of building
up.
Il don't say he's any Hal
Chase or Joe Judge yet. But
he's covering that bag pretty
well, if you notice"
Harris relations with Croniu
have been colorful to say the
least.
When Joe reported to Wash
ington midway in 1928 Bucky
was managing the club. Bobby
Reeves was inactive at the time.
And Joe, considered only a fair
minor Lacquer, was substituted
for him.
Harris, then playing second
base, fancied Cronin Immediately.
Consequently the Frisco Kid"
stayed put the rest of the season.
When Harris transferred his
managerial duties to Detroit the
following winter waivers we're
asked on Cronin, whereupon Har-
ris alone advanced a claim.
In others words, Washington
ians, but for 'cBucky" Harris, the
American Leagues most valuable
player today might be buried in
minor league obscurity or else
shining with some opposition ball
team.
Two old-time right-handers, Sam
Jones and Waite Hoyt. are to
climb the peak for their respec,
tive clubs today when Washing
ton and Detroit again get to,
gether.
Hoyt apparently is headed for
a great season. Jones, However
has yet to hit his best stride.
Lloyd Brown today is won
dering just what pitcher must
do to win a ball game.
Yes, he lost another we'll,
pitched performance yesterday
when Detroit triumphed in the
tenth inning of a pretty duel,
to 2.
One break" in Detroit's first
cost Brown the ball game and
forced the contest into an extra
session.
Washington had marked up
two runs in its half. And one
was out with men on first and
third when Stone bounced to
Kuhel.
Kuhel heSitated momentarily as
Owen broke for home, and when
he did peg to Spencer the runner
beat his throw by fraction Of
an inch.
Owen. too, brought home the
winning run in the tenth when
he singled and was doubled
across by Akers.
Myers three-bagger, Sammy
Rice's infield out, Cronin's base
on balls and Vests triple sent
over Washington's only tallies off
Whitehill, who braced after a
poor getaway.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
s10O,O8O In PRIZES

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 8.
Special prizes and purses for the
500mile automobile race here
May 80 have increased to about
100000.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
NICK
ALTROCK
Says:

DETROIT, May 9.-This guy
Harvey Hendrick couldn't have
picked up more tough luck if
he had walked under a hook
and ladder truck.
He Just got sold from the
The Washington times., 1931-05-09

w NAN
Gin CT nnati
Reds. That is
W h a t you'd
call Ieaping
out of the
frying p a n
into a blast
furnace.
That Gin
cinnati club
s h o w S how
bad the un-
emplOyme n t
situation is.
T h ey have
nine days off
The Washington times., 1931-05-09

Altrock in every ten.
They are so far down IN the
National League it will take
archaeoIOgistS to dig them up.
Ho-hum, we are playing our
first series with the Tigers, so
your Uncle Nick'S address is
Detroit for a couple Of days.
but you can get me nights In
Windsor, Ontario.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
SENIORS IN WANT

Capitol Heights Seniors are
scheduling games. Call Manager
Parks at Capitol Heights II be-
tween 6 and 7 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
KENSlNGTON NINE SEEKS

Kensington A. C. seeks a game
for Sunday with an unlimited
nine. Call Manager Joe at Ken
Sington so.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
ANCIENT TROPHY

The Glass A polo cup, now in
the possession of Yale. is more
than hundred years old.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
NINE SCHEDULING

Palisades A. C. are after games
with teams in the unlimited class.
Get in touch with Manager Hager
at Cleveland 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Paddock Picks EN-
AT PIMLICO

WEATHER CLEAR; TRACK. FAST .
The Hampden. Purse, $l3
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Official Scratches
And Jockeys AT
Pimlico

FIRST RACE
F"ur and OOe-haIf FuvIOups
The Washington times., 1931-05-09

BEST BET-SUN CRAIG.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
VIC. Weldon to Head
Commercial Club
Annual Election OF Officers
Held Monday; Keene Ewart
Elected Secretary

With the understanding that the
entire club would support him and
that there would be membership of
at least 100, w. G. Weldon accepted
the nomination and was elected pre-
sident of the Redwood Falls CONNER
cial Club at the annual meeting held
at the club quarters last Monday
night. Keene Ewart was elected Sec
rotary of the club, with F. G. Hub
bard as LIST vice president, w. L.
Hardy, End vice president and A. F.
Hassenstab, treasurer.
Directors elected are as follows: H.
Hoffman, H. P. Sanders, V. H. Forst-
er, H. G. Werder and w. A. Hauck.
The club passed motion to have
a resolution drafted to be mailed to
state representatives of this district
asking them to support the bond
issue proposed by Governor Olson for
highway purposes, to speed up the
state highway work and in way
partially relieve unemployment.
President Weldon appointed H. G.
Werder, w. T. Wilcox and Louis
Sommers as a membership commit
tee.
In the absence of President L. P.
Larson, F. G. Hubbard presided at
the meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
Dlsky Harlemites to
Strut Their Stuff
Guardsmen Play COlOred Quint
~ of Unbeatable Reputation
Thursday, January %

Comical floor antics, dazzling ex-
hibition of basket ball dribbling and
shooting neve r fails to give the
audience big thrills watching the
Harlem Globe Trotters play.
This New York colored quintet
played here last season and were
defeated by the All-Stars by 24-2O
count. Last years team was COM
prised of Stockton, Brown, Skalbeck,
Schmidt, and Bobzin.
Company els" team, the Guards
men, are scheduled to play the dusky
Harlemites Thursday, January %, at
the local armory.
So far this season the Globe Trot-
tiers have won 81 games and lost sew
en-, two of them to the Hinckley Mer-
chants. Pullins, the diminutive and
elusive forward leads the attack.
The Guardsmen lost by one point
in closely fought game to Company
"a" team of New Ulm. After lead
ing the first three quarters, the local
basketeers failed to counter a strong
offense, and the game ended % to Il.
Something went haywire at Apple
ton. The boys lost that game by a
score of 81 to Is. The Guardsmen
made five baskets that the referee
ruled out.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
Montevideo Host
to Music Contest
Local School Undecided Yet
About Entering Their
Organizations

Montevideo has been definitely de-
cided as the place where the eleventh
district music contestants will as
semble Saturday, May 2.
Solo contest work throughout the
state has been eliminated because it
is taught that it does not strictly ad-
here to school work. This enables all
divisions of the contest to be conduct
ed in the same building, the Monte
video armory.
Interest in chamber music seems to
be increasing with smaller ensembles
such as string and brass quartets.
Superintendent of schools, j. H.
Wichman is uncertain as yet whether
Redwood Falls musical organizations
will enter the district competition.
Supervisor of Music, S. w. Limburg,
has received announcements of the
compositions chosen for test pieces.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
LARGE NUMBER OF ) ],
BIRDS IN REDWOOD
POULTRY EXHIBIT
Variety of Birds in Annual
Competition Carry Off
Many Prizes
LIST 2S6 ENTRIES
Award Eight Sweepstakes and
Other Prizes in Twelve
Divisions

With 286 entries the thirteenth an
nual poultry show of the Redwood
County Poultry association had one
of the biggest exhibitions on record
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Varieties of all breeds were enter
ed, but competition was not especial
ly marked in all classes. Buff Or
pington, Single Comb White Leghorn
and Barred Rocks were numerous.
The exhibition rooms in DR.. Cher
RVS office building on Mill street was
filled to capacity with birds.
Winners announced Tuesday after
Judging by Frank Cross, Official
judge, were as follows:
!Sweepstake prizes-Cock, Buff Or.
pington, Mrs. Robert Stewart, Red.
wood Falls; Hen, White Orpington
Joe Schmoll, Bird Island; Cockerel
Dark Barred Rock, Mrs. E. E. Mosier
Redwood Falls; Pullet, White Orping-
ton, Joe Schmoll, Bird Island; Best
Young Pen, White Leghorns, Claude
Ever, Bird Island; Best Old Pen,
Rhode Island Reds, Frank Thiering
Redwood Falls; Best Display, Joe
Schmoll with White Orpingtons. He
also received the prize for having the
largest number of birds.
Boys and girls club prizes-Dark
Barred Rock, Manfred Keinholz,
Bird Island, LIST, End, 3rd, 4th, pullet
and LIST young pen. James Kohler
placed second in the cockerel class.
Black Minorcas-no competition.
all prizes awarded to Bonnie Neu-
baurer of Bird Island.
White Orpingtons - all prizes
awarded to Joe Schmoll Of Bird Is
land.
Silver laced Wyandottes = Mrs.
Robert E. Lee, Renville, was the
only entry and automatically receiv-
ed the prizes in this class.
Rhode Island Reds-Frank Thier-
ing, Redwood Falls, was awarded the
following prizes, LIST, cock; LIST, End,
3rd, 4th, Hen; 1st, End, Cockerel; LIST,
End, 3rd, 4th, 9Th, Pullet; LIST, Old
Pen. Gay Bliss, Delhi, received Bird
and 4th place in the cockerel class.
Light Brown Leghorn-no COMPETE
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
Telegram Urges Red
Cross Assistance
County Chairman Nels P. Rams
Calls Meeting of Directors
to Aid DrOuth Area

Minimum of ten million dollars is
needed to relieve thousands of fami-
lies threatened with starvation stated
telegram to Nels P. Rams, chair
man of Redwood county chapter OF
the American Red Cross.
Mr.. Rams has called a meeting OF
the directors of the Redwood county
chapter, at 100 p. M, Friday, JAN
uary 16, in the court house.
The telegram received Tuesday
night reads as follows:
Greatly increased demands during
last ten days have made imperative
immediate campaign for Red Cross
relief fund to meet emergency situa-
ton in parts of 81 states in drouth
stricken area.
Minimum ten million dollars need.
ed to prevent untold suffering and
actual starvation of thousands OF
families. Pollution water supply
caused by dying cattle added to win
ter hardships in some sections.
President Hoover in proclamation
wednesday, will urge immediate
and generous response. Confident
your people will not fail to meet their
share in this humitarian need but be-
cause of general conditions desire to
impress you the necessity most Wig
orous possible campaign.
Success of our efforts will be re-
garded as a test of Red Cross by
the President and the entire nation
and we must not fail. Your chapter
quota $4,000. Report action taken
VIM. M. Baxter, st. Louis, Mo.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
Savings Deposits Gain,
Bank Reports Show
Citizens State Bank Increases
It's Total Resources by
$49,919.56

Depression is not reflected in the
annual bank reports in the state
ments called for by the government
at close of business December 81,
1881, when a summary shows for the
two local banks an increase of $780,
648.34 in savings deposits, over 1929.
Savings deposits in the Citizens
State Bank increased from $3,299.52
in 1929 to $11, 1882 in 1880, or a
gain of $8,435.70.
Official statement for the State
Bank and Trust company indicates
an increase of $18,212.64 on savings
deposit. In 1929 there was on saw
ings deposit 500, 976.41, while accord
ing to the report for 1880 there was
$11S, 1905.
Local banks increased in the
amount of money on deposit subject
to check over the same period in 1879.
Resources of the Citizens Bank in
creased by $49.919.56.
Total deposits of the State Bank
and Trust company of Redwood
Falls has shown a steady increase
since 1926. The 1880 call statement
records total resources at $1,2S7,369.
Their total deposits are listed at
$1,138, 447.15.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
PALACE STORE DESTROYED
Judge Emerson Hears
Petitioners Pleas
Appoints Three Commissioners
to Appraise Property Along
New Number Z

Over fifty land and property own
ers along the route designated by the
state highway engineers for the re-
building of No. attended hearing
before Judge Emerson, Monday, at
which time they were given oppor-
tunity to speak their views in re-
gard to the proposed piece of road
construction.
Property owners were represented
by County Attorney George A.
Barnes, Attorney Julian Morten,
Lamberton; Attorney Mitchell, Tracy,
and Attorney Macdonald of Walnut
Grove. Attorney Nicholson of the
Attorney Generals office appeared
for the state.
Blue prints and charts were ex-
hibited showing where highway No.
will follow in its reconstructed
route, and the properties affected, in
the nineteen mile stretch between
Walnut Grove and Lamberton.
Judge Emerson appointed as ap-
praisers to appraise the property
which will be damaged, the following
men: A. D .McRae, Redwood Falls;
c. w. Clancy, Walnut Grove; G. A.
Koenig, Lamberton. He named as
alternatives Fred Dawson, Walnut
Grove, and Sam N. Show, Lamberton.
The state recommended to the
court as commissioners to act as ap-
praisers, Mr.. McRae, A. j. White,
and Mr.. Dawson. Counsel for the
landowners presented the following
list: Mr.. CLANCY, Mr.. McRae, Mr..
Show, Mr.. Stearns, and Mr.. Olson.
These men were instructed by the
court to take oath at the office Of
WINS Raveling, in Lamberton. We'd
nesday at LOO p. M, January 81,
and to proceed directly from there to
their designated tasks.
Appraisers were selected because
of their general knowledge of land
and property values, and because
they possessed, in the opinion of the
court, the necessary qualifications of
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15

Roadway and like a blazing beacon,
could be seen around the country
side for miles.
Seeing that effort to save the blaz-
ing building was useless, the men,
bers of the department confined their
efforts to the saving of the buildings
which connected the Palace on the
north. Windows in the upper floors
OF these buildings were sealed tightly
with tin so that if the glass was
broken from the heat of the blaze, no
fire would enter in this manner.
Constant guard was maintained at
all times by the firemen for flaming
cinders which were falling on the
buildings joining the Palace and on
those across Second street. AL
though seriously threatened several
times, the building in which A. C.
Dolliff maintains his law offices did
not become part of the disastrous
blaze.
Hundreds of people from Redwood
Falls and community flocked through
the streets in an effort to view the
flaming building. This, at times,
somewhat handicapped the firemen
with their work.
A large steel safe which contains
the records of the firm crashed from
the balcony floor to the basement
when the supports and balcony floor
were burned awav. In lust what
condition these records, which are of
considerable value, are in will not be
determined for perhaps several days.
Although everything in the store,
including the floors and roof were
totally burned, the walls are left
standing. A moments interview with
Mr.. C. F. Gales, proprietor of the
institution, did not reveal any i'm
mediate plans. Mr.. Gales stated
that both the stock and building were
fully insured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
Guards Break Tie With
Dawson and Win 1921

For the second time Dawson and
the Guardsmen, independent basket
ball teams, have battled to a tie.
Tuesday night at Redwood Falls an
overtime period resulted in Dawson's
defeat by score Of % to 81. End Of
regular game teams were tied 21-21.
Dawson was leading nine points
at end Of first quarter, and also at the
half. In the last half the Guard boys
came back to overcome this lead, and
at the final shot, score was tie, Laid
law failing to make two free throws
count.
At Dawson last week the two teams
contested in three overtime periods
but neither managed to break IL
IA tie.
Laidlaw shot four field goals, Bob
Yin, Bravinder, Stockton each looped
two, and Arnett sank one goal and
also Melted free throw.
The Harlem Globe Trotters win
play here next Thursday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15
Department Store Suffers
Fire Loss of SIS, 900. 90
Origin of Fire Thought to Have Been Caused
From Heating Plant Discovered at $3.50
o'clock When Windows Crash
Neighboring Buildings Seriously Threatened by
Terrific Blaze. Firemen Confine Efforts
to Save Other Buildings as Fire Gains

In of the most threatening fires in Redwood Falls in
of unknown origin but which thought have start
ed from the heating SYSTEM the Palace Dry Goods Store
completely destroyed with estimated loss of 75OOO0 last
night wednesday, Although several versions of the origin
have been advanced thought that the fire started through
fault connected with the heating system.
The blaze discovered approximately $3.50 o'clock when
the glass from the front windows crashed the
ed from the heavy inside Smoke hurled
outside and the street from the terrible
Alarm turned in immediately Coincdentay the
bers the fire department annual
meeting of the department when the alarm received Within
five minutes after the alarm both trucks
arrived at the of the blaze.
For the first hour the blaze seemed be
the basement OF the store which, except for the huge streams
of smoke did not show in spurs Finally the fire gained
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-01-15

themselves sewed up by the effective
guarding Of the Redwood defense.
The Indians showed their mettle and
as contenders for the district title,
they class in the first rank.
Led by Tom Finn, the Cardinals
intriguing guard, the Indian offense
was broken up time and time again,
and Sleepy Eye found themselves re-
pulsed by battling counter attack.
The Sleepy Eye Indians travelled
fast, handled the ball nicely, and
were alert to every possible opening.
The game was clearly played and
fewer fouls were called than in other
game this season. Out Of five free
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