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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14
CHILD HURT WHEN
TORNADO STRIKES
NEAR SPRINGFIELD
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In the Springfield section one home
was torn from it's foundation, smash
ed to splinters and blown to different
parts of the farm. On the same farm,
a barn was badly wrecked while a
few feet away rickety old granary
stands as if nothing had happened.
Barn Torn Down
On another farm nearby, three men
were in the barn milking cows when
the wind came. The barn was torn
from over their heads but steel beams
overhead protected them from harm
Practically all the stock on the farm
was killed.
One family reported going to the
cellar when the storm broke. They
were there only a few minutes wher
the wind tore their home from its
foundation. They were unhurt.
In an inaccurate check, "a farms
in the vicinity were damaged by the
tornado. The Joe Savage farm, re-
Gently equipped with new buildings
was one of the hardest hit.
The Stately club house where func'
tons of Stately township were carried
on and one of the oldest landmarks
of the county, was also demolished.
Other farms hit were the H. Evers
farm, the old Cornell farm where all
of the buildings were wrecked, the
John England and G. Rothman farm
and some of the buildings on the Har-
ry Troutman farm. The electric light
plant on the Ora Troutman farm was
scattered about the premises.
Farmer in the section organized
Sunday and started clearing away
the wreckage.
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WESTER KILLED BY
CAR, CORONER JURY
DECIDES AT INQUEST
Seven Witnesses Testify Con-
corning Circumstances
of Accident

Seven witnesses were called Thurs
day morning to weave the story OF
Fred Wester's death before coron-
er's jury which returned the decision
that Mr.. Wester met his death when
struck by car driven by Herbert
Raddatz of Clements at about 1880
a. M, July 5.
Byron Whittet, proprietor OF
Standard Oil station on Highway Ia
near the accident, and Douglas Gill
bert, his assistant, told of being IN
the station at the time of the accident
and of hearing the crash.
The Raddatz car, they testified, was
travelling west toward Redwood Falls.
They rushed to the street and saw
Mr.. Raddatz stop his car about rs
feet from where the body was lying.
Mr.. Raddatz told them he struck a
man and rushed back to the body. Mr..
Whittet called Dr. T. E. Finn and
later examined the road and car.
He testified that the car had broken
light, dented radiator and hood and
that glass, supposedly from the lamp,
was found about Is east of the body,
presumably indicating that it was
there Mr.. Wester was struck.
DR.. T. E. Finn told the jury of Mr..
! Wester's injuries and Frank Japs,
chief of police, told of being called to
the scene and substantiated testimony
of Mr.. Whittet and Mr. Gilbert.
Chief Japs also exhibited a revolver
found near the body which Charles
Schultz, friend of Mr.. Wester, told
the jury was his property and had
been loaned to Mr.. Wester several
weeks previously to be cleaned and
repaired.
The gun was not loaded, Mr.. Japs
testified. 1t apparently had no bear
ing on the accident. 1t was badly
bent, evidently in the accident.
Lyle Clark testified that he talked
with Mr.. Wester the evening before
the accident and that Mr.. Wester told
him he was tired after fishing all day
and was going home.
The jury was out only few min
utes after making a visit to the scene
of the accident and established the
facts of the death without further
comment.
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in person at the
REDWOOD THEATRE
Sunday and Mon, July l7-l8
Mrs. Birkenmeyer
Dies in Virginia

Word was received here early in
the week of the death of Mrs. Frank
Birkenmeyer which occurred Friday
evening, July 8, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L. L. Watts (Hazel
Birkenmeyer) at Richmond, Virginia.
Mrs. Birkenmeyer (Rose LIGHT
warck) and her family formerly liv-
ed in Redwood Falls going from here
to Minneapolis and later to Virginia.
She is survived by her husband of
Richmond, two daughters, Mrs. Watts
and Mrs. Helen Jones of Scottsville,
Virginia, one son Frank S. Birken-
meyer of Minneapolis and her two
sisters, Mrs. Julia Glassco and Mrs.
Josephine Lichtwarck of Redwood
Falls.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon and burial was made at
Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Morton Indians Win
From Juniors Friday

The American Legion Junior league
baseball team lost its opening game
to the Morton Mission Indians at
Morton by score of IL to 10 Friday
afternoon.
Playing under the direction of John
w. Lauterbach, the team has been
practicing all summer in preparation
for its schedule. Several practice
games have been played on the dia-
mond here, but Fridays game was
the first scheduled one.
Several times during the game with
the Indians, the Legion team rallied
to gain lead, but lost it again
through errors.
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Republicans Hit in
Governors Talk at
Belview Celebration

"When a government fails to func-
ton so as to carry out the wishes of
the people, it should be destroyed"
Governor Floyd B. Olson declared in
an address at the fifteenth annual
American Legion celebration held
near Belview Sunday.
Nearly 5000 people were present
according to estimates and heard the
governor denounce the Republican
party.
Several from Redwood Falls and
other towns throughout the county
took part in the musical part OF the
program and many from here heard
the address of Mr.. Olson.
The program was held five miles
northwest of Belview on the Mime
sofa river.
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3 Forester Lodges
Plan Picnic Sunday

The Catholic Order of Foresters
lodges of Morton, Olivia and Redwood
Falls will meet in Ramsey State park
Sunday for their annual picnic. Rev.
Godfrey O'Sullivan, pastor Of st.
GATHERINGS parish in Redwood Falls,
will be the speaker of the day.
Sports and games will furnish
entertainment. Everyone attending
the picnic is asked to bring lunch.
Coffee will be served free.
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A. D. SMITH, II, DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS;
WAS EARLY RESIDENT
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still living in the county, among them
are Judge A. R. A. Laudon, c. B..
Root, Morgan; William Root, Nor
gan; Miss Isabelle Hatch, A. M.
Dennistoun, Mrs. Fred Banker, A. M.
Smith, all of Redwood Falls; Mrs.
William Root, Morgan and Frank
Petrie, LIE Sueur.
The custom of the rural schools
here at that time was to pay the
teacher $50 a month. A few of the
school board members felt that Mr..
Smith was worth more than that so
they raised his wages to S35 month
and paid the extra SIS themselves.
Mr.. Smith would walk five miles
to school mornings and back again at
night.
Married in 1889
He married Annie L. Stewart Aug
! ust Is, 1889 and moved to the Smith
farm in Paxton township where he
lived until the fall of 1919 when he
moved to Redwood Falls.
He is survived by his wife; three
sisters, Mrs. Annie Bridgeland OF By
ron, Illinois, Mrs. Elizabeth Greenlee
of New Zealand, Miss Matte Smith
of Winnebago, Illinois; three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Esther Brown of Paullina,
Iowa, Mrs. Jean Morrow of Oxford,
Ohio, Miss Dorothea Smith of PAUL.
man, Washington; two sons, Donald
Smith of Redwood Falls, John Smith
of Riverside, Illinois and II grand
children. Two children, Martha and
Lucius died in infancy and daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, died at the age Of II.
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80 CARS OF COUNTY
WITHOUT LICENSES
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clerk of court to issue his warrant to
the sheriff of Redwood county, direct
ing him to enforce collection Of such
delinquent tax and penalties.
"There are this year 1872 such de-
linquents on the list and the delin-
quents appearing on such list gave
their addresses and are distributed
over the county in numbers indicated
below:
Belview 8, Clements 2, Delhi 6,
Lamberton II, Lucan 2, Morgan A,
Milroy 3, Revere 2, Sanborn 5, Sea-
forth a, Vesta 4, Wabasso 2, Wanda
2, Walnut Grove 20, Redwood Falls
AZ, North Redwood 1, Morton 81, and
Springfield 5*. *Post office address,
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Safe Blown at Vesta;
Yegg Ecapes With So

An unknown party broke into the
Farmers elevator at Vesta sometime
Thursday night, blew open the safe
and escaped with So.
No commotion or noise of the ex-
plosion was noticed during the night
and the robbery was not discovered
until Friday morning when the man.
ager went to work. He called Sheriff
L. j. Kise who investigated the case
but as yet has found no clues.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14
Sharkey- Schmeling
Fight at New Dream

The official pictures of the recent
Schmeling- Sharkey fight will be
shown at the New Dream theatre Fri
day and Saturday.
The decision of the judges in favor
of Jack Sharkey has been questioned
by sports writer's all over the coun-
try. The fight will be shown round
by round.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14

= Evon Lauster and Orye Korte went
to Ortonyille Saturday evening to
spend Sunday at their homes. They
were accompanied by Harvey Farver
who returned here with them early
Monday morning.
Lawrence Lightfoot Of Vesta is
spending the week with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Paulsen.
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Mr.. Smith was a devout member OF
the Presbyterian church and served
on the board of ruling elders. In
honor of his faithful work he was
elected Elder Emeritus early this
year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14
Firemen Called to
LANCE Home Saturday

The Redwood Falls fire department
was called Saturday at $3.50 p. m. to
the Albert E. LANCE house on West
Chestnut street (the former Doyle
home) when the kerosene stove in the
kitchen exploded.
Flames were practically quelled
when the department arrived. Smoke
caused some damage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14

FOR Rem Modern apartment
four rooms, available at once, in First
National Holding company building.
Inquire at Judge A. R. A. Laudon's
office in Court House. 37-tf,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14

MEN WANTED-to conduct world
renowned Rawleigh Home Service
business in Western Brown country.
Reliable hustler can start earning S35
weekly and increase rapidly. Write
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MN-97-1, Minneapolis, Mimi. PITS.
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Market Reports

The following prices were being
paid for farm produce in Redwood
Falls Wednesday.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-A four room cottage on
Diamond Lake. Fifteen dollars per
week with ice and boat. See I. NJ.
Stensvad. --- 4S-tfA
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Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Collins spent
Sunday at Menteyideo.
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RY JAMES MORGAN.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, June IS (N.A.
N.A.).-In the Apollo room OF the story
and-a-half Raleigh Tavern, whose DOR
m cred roof has risen again by the side Of
Duke of Gloucester street in the resto-
ration of colonial Williamsburg, Wash
ington took his first public step toward
revolution.
Because he sat silent in the flaming
debate that foreshadowed the War Of
independence, 1t is often assumed that
he Jagged far behind the orators.
Really he arrived ahead of most of
them at the belief that action and not
argument would have to decide the
great issue.
! When the royal Governor dissolved
the House of BurgeSses in 1853 for hav-
ing presumed to inform the King that
the English Parliament had no right
to tax Virginia, the tall Squire OF
Mount Vernon gravely walked out Of
the capitol with other protesting men,
bers and crossed over Duke of Glou-
cester street to the Raleigh Tavern.
There they resumed their session. and
he rose to move that Virginia follow
the lead of Massachusetts, in adopting
a non importation agreement.
Wrote Of Opposition.
That boycott naturally appealed to
the silent man of action. In private
letter. six months before, he had dared
to breathe the hint of a final resort
to arms, though he flinched from SPELL
ing out the dreadful word and wrote
instead that no man should scruple
or hesitate a moment to use arms"
At that suggestion some of the ora
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announced, "and has volunteered to
stay at Alpine until 1t is completely
verified"
Schwarzkopf Says Violet Sharpe Was
Questioned Only Four Times.

ALPINE, N. j., June Is P).-The
case of Violet Sharpe, English domestic
waitress, wore an international aspect
today as police denied accusations that
they harried her to death.
The charge, voiced Indignantly in the
English press, was followed by news that
Labor members of Parliament were ex-
pected to ask the British government
today to make representations to the
United States about the girl. She took
poison in the home of Mrs. Dwight w.
Morrow last Friday as police arrived
to question her anew about her move
ments the night Charles A. Lindbergh,
jr., was kidnapped.
After watching the theory they built
up against Miss Sharpe and Ernest
Brinkert, cab driver from White Plains,
N. Y, go to pieces. police busted them
selves with final check-ups.
There was never undue pressure
brought to bear during her questioning
by the police" Col H. Norman Schwarz-
kopf, head of the State police, said
ON each of the four occasions men,
bers of the Morrow or Lindbergh house
holds were present"
In view of Ernest Miller's statement
and Brinkert's alibi, do you still believe
Violet Sharpe had guilty knowledge OF
the crime? Will you publicly exonerate
hero" Schwarzkopf was asked.
This is a matter OF opinion" he
answered.
Miller, telling a story that checked
said he. Miss Catherine Winners and
Elmer johnson went to a dance and
restaurant with Violet on the kidnapping
night. His story. which shattered the
police theory that Brinkert was the
Ernie" with whom Violet went out, was
corroborated by Miss Winners. john
son. who lives at Closter, was to be
examined today.
Only one thing remains to be cleared
up SO far as Violet Sharpe is concerned
Police said they found III her room a
number of business cards of a taxi con-
Germ Brinkert used to operate. He has
denied knowing her
Gov. A. Harry Moore was asked
whether he was contemplating any
action against the police in connection
with the death.
mo charges have been made to me-"
he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
WINS LIGHT PRIZE
C. q. Engineering Graduate to
Tour Europe This Summer.

A. E. Alexander Of 1T East Bradley
Lane. Chevy Chase. Md. a post-grad-
uate student of Catholic University, has
been awarded second prize of $3.50 in
the Nationwide Illuminating engineers
contest conducted in New York City
according to an announcement made
here today.
The contest sponsored by the Beaux
Art Institute, the American Institute of
Architects and the Illuminating Engi-
neering Society, dealt with light as an
integral part Of architectural design
and not as a necessary establishment
tossed into building after completion.
Alexander completed the regular en-
gincering course at Catholic University
last year. He intends to use the prize
to help finance sketching tour through
Europe this Summer
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POLICE TO BE PROBED.
New Jersey State Senator Cites Five
Rlunders in Lindbergh Case.

TRENTON, N. j., June Is (P).-State
Senator Emerson L. Richards, Repub-
lican leader, today asserted an investi-
cation of the entire police handling of
the Lindbergh kidnapping case was vir-
tually a certainty.
The Lindbergh case" the Senator de-
clared, has been slaughtered to make
q Democratic holiday"
Commenting on the suicide of Violet
Sharpe, waitress in the Englewood home
OF Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow, grand
mother of the murdered baby. after po-
lice questioning. the Senator said five
major plumbers had been made by the
State police and the detectives.
Lists Five BIunders.
The blunders he listed were the de-
tention of Red" Johnson. Betty Cows
sweetheart: the futile payment of $50
600 ransom money by Dr. John F. Con-
don, aged Bronx intermediary; John H.
Curtis hoax of Col. Lindbergh and the
police; the finding of the babys body
miles from the Lindbergh estate, at
Hopewell, and, finally, the suicide of
the waitress
Richards said he planned no immediate
move to request the Governor to call a
special session of the Legislature A
police investigation, he said. would
probably be instigated by the Republic
an Senate.
The morning news bulletin issued by
State police indicated that the in
vesugation of the kidnapping and MUIR
der of the Lindbergh baby had again
reached a dead end after collapse of
the police theory that guilty knowl-
edge had caused the suicide of Miss
Sharpe.
Brinkert Still at Alpine.
Ernest Brinkert, New Rochelle ex-
convict named by Miss Sharpe, before
she took poison, as her partner on the
night of the kidnapping, continued work
on his written statement at the police
barracks at Alpine. His alibi has been
corroborated.
He will conclude his written state
ment today Col. H. Norman Schwarz-
kopf, superintendent of State police,
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ENGLAND MAY ACT
IN SHARPE SUICIDE
Labor Members of ParIia.
ment to Ask Government
to Take Up Case.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 13-The suicide of
Violet Sharpe, English waitress in the
home of Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow at
Englewood. N. j., may become an in
ternational affair.
Labor members of Parliament have
signifed their intention of asking the
British government to make repre-
sensations to the Government of the
United States over the suicide. They
planned to make the request during a
general questioning on the matter in
the course of today's session.
Newspapers Indignant.
London newspapers expressed indig-
nation against the New Jersey police
Some accused the officers of having
driven the girl to suicide by their
questioning in connection with the
Lindbergh case. The Daily Herald
Labor organ. accused them of venting
their chagrin at their failure in the
Lindbergh case on poor English
servant girl"
The telegraph, under the caption
"DiSgraCe to American Justice,
charged the police with torturing her,
thereby darkening further the record OF
the Lindbergh case and making 1t more
horrible.
Scotland Yard officials again ques-
toned Emily Sharpe, sister of the dead
girl, at Beeham, England, yesterday.
After the questioning, Inspector Hor-
we'll said the case was ended, and he
was satisfied both Violet and Emily
were respectable girls"
II know nothing OF the kidnapping,
Emily said, land that's what I told the
officers. They asked me to relate my
whereabouts almost from the time
was born"
The Sharpe family cabled instructions
to the United States that wreath of
flowers be placed on Violet's grave, in
dicating they expected her to be buried
there.
1t was stated in Whitehall that the
Sharpe tragedy was receiving official
attention. but British authorities in
New York had not been empowered to
lodge a complaint.
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the sings and arrows Of outrageous
fortune in the Revolution. His i'm.
mense pride and self-respect were af-
fronted by the implication that he was
not, as colonial, the equal Of an
Englishman. He wes inarticulate in
the long and fiery debate Of theories
and abstract rights. He could not ra-
tionalize the higher motives of his ac-
tons. These were instructive, and he
was impelled to revolt, as he himself
said, by IAN innate spirit Of freedom"
Copyright, 1892. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
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Along Washington's Path
Offer to Lead Force, Armed at His Own Expense,
to Relieve Boston Made in 1774 by "Tan
Squire of Mount Vernon"

tors might have turned pale in the
sprlngtime Of 1859, with Lexington and
Concord six years away. Yet he had
been even holder in his conversation
still a year earlier, when a visitor to
Mount Vernon quoted him as saying
That he was ready to take his musket
on his shoulder whenever his country
called him.
When. at last. he thought the call
mad come. ne made his first and only
reported speech In his IS years service
at Williamsburg. 1t was in July, 1774,
and the burgesses were debating the
Boston port bill. South Carolinian
dropped in to listen, and from that
chance visitor in Williamsburg we have
the account Of the speech. in this one
characteristic sentence: II will raise
l,OOO men. subsist them at my own ex-
pense and myself march at their head
Tor the relief Of Boston"
what could have turned into a reyo-
lutlonlst this conservative by nature
one OF the biggest planters In the land
nololng aristocracy of the Old Domin-
Ion and one Of the wealthiest men in
the colonies?
Question Of Bookkeeping.
AL governments rest at last on a
question Of bookkeeping. Englands
policy was making her less and less an
asset and more and more an unpro-
ductlve overhead for colonial business.
by compelling the Virginia planters to
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A special appeal was recently made
in English churches for funds to help
the Council of Empire Settlement,
which has placed about 5000 persons
in the dominions.