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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Is Degrees Below Recorded
Here Sunday; Grounding
Sees No Shadow

Old man grounding failed to see
his shadow when skies were owe cast
Tuesday, so according to tradition
the winter will come to speedy end.
However, he may have been fright
ened by the cold blast which greeted
him, TO, the mercury fell to 16 de-
grees Jelow zero for a new low rec
ord for the last two years, Sunday
and had not regained its old position
by Tuesday.
Saturday morning it fell to IA be-
low and Friday five below was record
ed by N. B. Andersen, weather OBJ
server for Redwood Falls. Monday
the thermometer reached four de-
grees below and Tuesday,the coolest
was seven above. The cold wave came
back Wednesday morning tn drive
the mercury to II below.
The coolest the thermometer reach
ed last winter was 10 below January
ID. 1t was the only below zero day
all that month and there was only
one day the previous month that was
under zero. During January, this
year, there were seven days that
were zero or below.
With the cold spell were mingled a
few days exceptional warm weather
in January this year. Januarp Is is
recorded as the warmest day of the
month, at 40 degrees above zero.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Reed, Laudon to Speak
on Taxes Here Today

Several hundred Redwood county
taxpayers are expected to gather at
the armory today at p. m. to hear
j. F. Reed, president of the Mime
sofa Taxpayers association and A. R.
A.. Laudon, probate judge, discuss
tax problems.
It was thought early this week that
the meeting might be affected by the
death of Mrs. Reed in Iowa but spon-
sors were informed that Mr.. Reed
would come here directly from the
funeral Wednesday, in time to make
the address.
D. L. Crimmins, chairman Of the
Redwood county tax group, stated
this week that arrangements are
complete for the meeting and a large
crowd is expected.
Mr.. Reed has made several talks
at similar meetings in the state, urg-
ing taxpayers to insist on promised
tax reductions.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
MAYOR ASKS SAFE
DRIVING; CIGARET
Law ENFORCEMENT
Orders Tobacco Dealers to OBJ
serve Law Against Sale
to Children
ASKS PARENTS AID
Cautious Travelling With Cars,
Trucks Urged; Police to
Arrest ViOlatOrS

Mayor II. D. Thorp this week is
sued tw'. statements to the press, one
urging parents to assist the police de-
partment in enforcement of the law
against selling cigarets to children
under Is years of age, and the second
concerning careful driving of motor
vehicles.
The cigaret notice reads, "The
police department has ordered all Gig
aret and tobacco dealers to strictly
observe the law in regard 20 sale to
children under eighteen years of age
and not sell to such children except
on written order from the parents. l
wish to ask the citizens to cooperate
with dealers in this matter by not
sending their children for cigarets or
tobacco without such a written or
der"
Asks Driving Care
Under the heading, "Drive cautious
ly and avoid accidents" the mayor
made the following warning:
GAS mayor of your city, deem it
my duty to call the attention of our
citizens to the matter of cautious
travelling on our streets with automo-
biles and trucks.
"These vehicles are intended as a
convenient means of travelling and
transportation and must be mani
pulated carefully so as not to cause
accidents and injury to others.
Regulations are necessary and TO
assist in safe travel certain signs are
placed at various places in clear view
of drivers cautioning them to "Stop,"
"Slow Down." etc.
Fast Driving Barred
cit is not my wish to be drastic in
dealing with violators of these regu-
lations but I am cautioning drivers
to help observe these rules. then if
there is a tendency on the part of
some to be careless in their observa-
ton, the police department has been
instructed to take care of such VIOLA
tors.
"Unreasonably fast driving on our
city streets will not be tolerated and
I ask all citizens to help apprehend
such viofators.
Driving with improper headlights
is dangerous both to the driver and
others and the cooperation of car
operators in this matter is also re-
quested.
Let us make our city safe for ped
estrians as well as auto vehicles."-
H. D. Thorp, Mayor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Red Cross Roll
Call Nets $4,000
Annual Meeting Tuesday Night,
Results of Drive Exceeded
Expectations

The annual meeting of the Red
Cross which was scheduled to be held
last Friday and because of the in
clement weather was postponed, will
be held Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the
Commissioners room in the court
house, according to an announcement
from Mrs. Katherine Praxel, execu-
tive secretary of the Redwood county
chapter.
According to Mrs. Praxel, the roll
call drive which recently ended, net
ted the organization approximately
$3.50. Exact figures have not been
given out but an itemized report will
be read Tuesday. In commenting on
the drive, Mrs. Praxel said she wish
ed to commend L. R. Ewart, county
roll call chairman, on the way in
which he conducted the drive. She
also wished to thank the organiza-
lions, township chairmen, women's
clubs and the individual workers who
helped to make the drive a success.
Although the figure is not as high
as was subscribed last year, the re-
suits were above expectations. Mr..
Ewart will read the itemized report
of the money secured in the drive at
the meeting at the court house Tues
day night. Mrs. Praxel will report
on the social work accomplished dur
ing the year and give suggestions on
what more can be done. Earl Whit
ing, county Red Cross treasurer, will
read the financial report.
. The election of officers will be held.
Present officers are, chairman, N. P.
Rams, Morgan; vice chairman, Claus
Maurstad, Redwood Falls; secretary,
Mrs. M. II. Sandager, Belview, and
treasurer, E. w. Whiting, Redwood
Falls. v "a =.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Musical Program
Support Termed
Disappointment
Revue Musicians Well Received
By Small Audience at
Concert Monday

Sponsors of the musical revue in
which members of the Scenic City
band, the high school band and the
school orchestra took part expressed
disappointment when small crowd
attended the program Monday
night at the Lincoln school. Ticket
sales which were to have been divided
between the school organizations and
the municipal band, Melted. $52 which
was turned over to the school.
L. R. Ewart, president of the Lions
club, and ]. H. Wichman, school sup
erintendent, referred to the small
crowd as discouraging to musicians,
in short talks during the intermis-
sion. Music lovers called the pro-
gram the finest of its kind ever CIV
en- here.
Mr.. Wichman pointed out that it
was the third concert of it's kind in
as many years and the response to
all three was disappointing. He
mentioned that athletic contests get
enthusiastic audiences while music
attracts but a few patrons.
S. w. Limburg, director, received
high praise from Mr.. Ewart who en-
phasized the value of music to the
individual and the community, de-
claring Redwood Falls should be
proud of its musical organizations
and glad to support them.
The concert included numbers by
the combined bands, a reed sextet
and the organizations playing separ-
ately. All received enthusiastic ap-
plause and considerable favorable
comment next day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Harnline Dean Will
Speak Here Sunday

Three Redwood Falls churches, the
Methodist, Christian and Presbyter-
ian churches, will join Sunday eve
ming at the Presbyterian church to
hear Dean Towner of Hamline Uni
versity, st. Paul.
The service is in observance of Ma
.tional Young Peoples week. The
Young Peoples societies of the par
ticipating churches will meet in the
dining room of the Presbyterian
church at p. m. and have lunch to-
gether, at which time they will hear
talks on society activities. They will
adjourn to the main auditorium of the
church at 7:3O p. m. to hear the ad-
dress of Dean Towner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Mercury Lowest in Two Years
Sleepy Eye Debaters
Talk Here Wednesday

Redwood Falls High school debat-
ers will defend the affirmative side
of the question, Resolved: That the
several states should enact legisla-
ton providing for compulsory unem-
ployment insurance" against the
Sleepy Eye team, starting at 7:3O p.
m. Wednesday.
The debate team lost to Winthrop
there January ~ while defending the
negative side of the same question.
Members Of the team are Margaret
Smith, Raymond Lindeman and Rob-
ert Parson with Eckoe Macs as alter
nate. IL
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
Cooperative Oil Firm
Meets; Elects Officers
Distributes Profits at Annual
Meeting; Goldberg, Bender
Address Stockholders

Over half of the $5,763.89 which
the Scenic City Cooperative Oil
company is to turn back to it's stock
holders in dividends, was paid to its
patrons Monday afternoon at the
annual meeting of the company at the
armory. Three directors whose terms
had expired were reelected for an
other one year term.
The directors, L. E. Backer, John
Knudson and George A. Huhnerkoch
were elected unanimously by the 145
stockholders present.
A. M. Dennistoun, secretary, is
holding other checks at his office for
patrons whose accounts are clear on
the ledger. Over $4,000 was credited
on stock for patrons who do not own
stock.
Colberg Speaks
L. j. Goldberg, representative from
Redwood county, called attention to
the tax reduction league meeting TO
be held Thursday. He urged as many
as possible to attend the meeting. J..
~ oOhuSA, Siiiicoii, Vice pISSluSuI VI
Midland COOPERATIVE Oil ASSOCIATION
of Minneapolis, of which the Redwood
Falls company is a member, urged
more and better cooperation between
companies and stockholders.
The committee which was appoint
ed at the annual meeting last year
to give relief to the drought stricken
areas of Arkansas reported. Mr..
Dennistoun, secretary of the commit
tee, said $818.93 had been raised. A
carload of flour was sent down south,
to be distributed among starving
families. As $818.93, had been rails
ed and the car of flour only cost
$675.89 $143.13 remains in the. bank.
After several suggestions on what to
do with the $143, it was moved by
CONTINUED on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04

g Miss Ursula Willis was a weekend
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Re IS. Aune. a.s1 4 ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-04
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER

The Redwood Falls city coun-
Gil accepted the bid of The Red
wood Gazette for 1892 city
printing at it's meeting Monday
night. .'>
The Gazette will print all Of
fetal notices of the city besides
continuing to print the official
proceedings of the Redwood
county commissioners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
SCORE RUEGG FRAME-UP
Shanghai Paper Compares 1t to
Mooney Case

at the orders of the British imperial
lists. Perhaps the most unfortunate
circumstance in connection with the
case" says the article, sis that the
Chinese used by the British reacti-
onary achieve ends more important
to them than to China"
The article relates the story OF the
participation Of the Shanghai British
police in the creation of the case and
in the trial, and points out that the
hard British journalists inShang-
hal Woodhead and Howard, have al
ways demanded drastic action against
the accused and now rejoices in the
sentence of the court of life impris-
onment for Paul and Gertrude Ruegg
Thus the avowedly anti-imperialist
Kuomintang exposed itself to charges
of close lia.son and corporation
with the very ideas and institutions
which it aims to combat. 1t finds it
self now in the embarrassing posi-
ton of being congratulated by its
arch enemies and condemned anc
riddiculed by former sympathizers.'
The article further gives list Of
the violations OF Chinese law and
the general unjust treatment ac-
corded to the accused during the
whole process and in the finel trial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
URGE SUPPORT OF
BELGIAN STRIKE
Miners international
Committee Appeals

BERLIN. - The Miners Interna-
tional Committee has issued an ap-
peal urging the miners of all coun-
tries to support the Belgian strikers.
The appeal follows:
Comrades: The Belgian miners
must be victorious. The defeat of
the Belgian pitmen would not only
bring frightful want and misery, and
fresh wave of brutal wage cuts, for
the whole of the Belgian workers,
but at the same time for the miners
and workers of other countries.
The Belgian miners, betrayed by
the refor1nist and Christian trade
union leaders, and by the Amsterdam
international, are in urgent need in
their heroic struggle of the help of
the miners of other countries. 1t de-
ponds on the solidarity of the miners
Of all countries whether the Belgian
miners will win the victory in spite
Of the treachery Of the reformist and
Christian trade union leaders. Gull
tivate and organize this solidarity in
actual deed, as a weapon against the
AheCAhAeaOlAdA WdSc S1hStleTS ana LlelT
reformist, Christian and fascist &C.
completes.
Prevent the sending Of a single ton
OF coal to Belgium. Collect more
funds for the strikers. Take up the
matter of the Belgian miners strike
among the workers everywhere, de-
mand the immediate release of the
arrested striking miners and Of the
secretary Of the Miners Intercom.
Comrade Sobottka. Elect delegations
from among the workers, who will
demand on behalf of the workers
employed in their mine, factory. ETC.,
Of the Belgian Consulate, the release
Of Comrade Sobottka.
Long live the Belgian miners
strikei
Long live the international soli-
darity of the miners!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31

lars per week. To get half Of the
few dollars, the miner has to have
five lawyers. In the Soviet Union,
it is different. Every pay day, your
wife goes to the pay office and gets
the full pay. If you are single and
cannot go to the office because you
are sick, the clerk brings the pay
home for you
Recreation
Also, we have here in the mine
camp a big club house. We go there
any time we like. There is a pict-
ure show, library, buffet, cigarettes
ice-cream, beer and many other
things that we can get. There is a
playground where the football team
plays, and many other games.
The Second Five Year Plan calls
for five hour day in the mines and
an increase in wages.
To get the same conditions in Am
erica, the working class and farmers
have to get together under the lead
ership Of the Communist Party and
the revolutionary unions of the Trade
Union Unity League, overthrow the
capitalist government, and establish
the Soviet Union of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31

BALTIMORE, Md.-The beginning
of systematic mobilization of the
Baltimore area for the Daily Worker
drive for 1000 new yearly subscrip-
tions- are seen in the most recent
activities Of Daily Worker activists
here
A meeting of sub drive volunteers,
of Daily Worker readers and all 9TH
ers who want to participate will take
place Thursday, Sept. !, 8 p. m. at
the Tom Mooney Hall. Further in
formation about this meeting, which
will plan continued work in the sub
scription campaign. can be had at
9 South Greene st. any day before
6 p. m. or at 20 South Lloyd st. after
6 p. m. Workers can write in for
information If personal visit is i'm
possible
The scope of the work being done
here in the Daily Worker sub drive
lis indicated in the following letter.
received yesterday from the Balti-
more Daily Worker agent:
Will Increase Subs
while we have already succeeded
in placing the Daily Worker Emer-
gency Drive on the order of business
OF our mass organizations and other
places where activity is being car
ried on, we must admit that not a
thing was done until now on the sub
drive, except for scattered renewal
or lone subscription now and then.
But we are fully convinced that Bal
timore, with its hundreds of thou
sands of workers, will surely increase
its mark of subs, which today stands
at 60, providing we have the proper
mobilization.
In connection with the sub drive,
the Baltimore section is offering val
liable prizes for those who will secure
new readers for the Daily Worker.
Some Of the prizes are as follows:
A set of Lenin's Collected Workers,
which sells at 1925, to be awarded
for two yearly subs or its equivalent.
For five yearly subs we offer one
year sub to the Daily Worker. Will
liam z. Fosters book; Toward So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
The Struggle for the
Complete Liquidation
of Illiteracy in USSR

In letter appealing for the carry
ing out of the decision to liquidate
lilliteracy in the Soviet Union by the
LIST of october 1882, Comrade Kalinin
points out that before the revolution
rs out Of every hundred inhabitants
in the territory OF the Soviet Union
were unable to read and write.
Eighty nine out Of every hundred
women were illiterate and 81 out OF
every hundred inhabitants In the ma
tional republics.
Since the revolution 26 million per-
sons were made literate. During the
Ipast two years 10 million persons in
the R.S.F.S.R. learned to read and
write
In 1892 3.8 million illiterates and
1913 i-illiterates would have to
be made literate.
Seventy-five per cent of the ILL.,
terates and Is per cent of the semi
illiterates would be taught by the pro-
letariap society for the fight against
illiteracy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
BY A. PETERSON.

NEW YORK.-Under the leader
ship of the carpenters section of the
Building Construction Workers In
dustrial League, of the Trade Union
Unity League, E. 10Th ST., N. Y,
the present drive to organize the I'M
organized carpenters started with the
building of a carpenters group in the
Bronx. In the period of the two
months of May and June groups of
unorganized carpenters are built up
and shop committees are established
in a few shops
In the month of June the workers
in five shops, which were considered
the fortress of slavery, were led to
victorious strikes against wage cuts
for the recognition of the shop COM
mittee, equal division of work and the
taking away from the bossea the
absolute right to hire and fire at
their will
These successes and the fact that
the alteration painters developed
their organizational drive among the
unorganized to a point where they
have now an independent militant
union, were very encouraging to I'M
organized carpenters.
Brotherhood No Help
Regarding the present move of or
ganizing the unorganized carpenters
in New York something must be said
on the relations of these unorganized
and the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joniers of America, the
ALL. union.
The Brotherhood has not done any,
thing to organize the unorganized.
More than that, when in the past
the unorganized got together and Sc
cured a substantial number of sig
natures ranging close to 800 and APP
piled for a charter, the general office
declined to issue same or to admit
them at lower initiation fee.
In the deepening of this crisis, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
Progress of Railway
System In the U.S.S.R.
DIfing Last 6 Months

Figures for the first six months of
1882 show considerable progress on
the Soviet railway system. The to-
tai commodity and passenger traffic
had increased by 81 per cent, as COM
pared with the first six months of
1881.
The system carried 452 million
passengers, or as per cent more than
in the first six months of last year,
and Is per cent more than was pro-
vided for in the plan.
Goods traffic totalled 1875 million
tons, representing 1 6per cent more
than in the first six months of 1881.
1t must be pointed out that the
original Five-Year Railway Plan was
completed in 1881. The progress now
being made is considered satisfac-
tory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
60 Days Truce In the
Grand Chaco Proposed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-A new
note has been sent by the neutral
commission sitting here to the gov
ernments of Bolivia and Paraguay,
requesting both to enter a temporary
agreement for the maintenance OF the
statu quo IN the disputed Grand
Chaco region.
Although the note states that the
agreement does not involve any rec
ignition of the territorial acquisi-
lions made by force of arms after
June /, it is generally considered as
adhering to the thesis of the Boil
Wan government, which maintained
that the cessation of hostilities
should be based on the present statu
quo.
The reply of both governments to
the note of the neutral" commission
seeking to "arbitrate" the dispute is
expected in a few days. The tenn
porary agreement proposed in the
note calls for 60-day truce, to be
effective Sept. 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
Gable BY InprecOrr.l

SHANGHAI, August 20. - Under
the heading "Will the Rueggs Become
Chinas Tom Mooney Case?" the Chi
ma Weekly Review publishes an ar
ticle on the Ruegg trial and life sent
ences.
The article calls the case "histor-
ical, joining other significant issues
of a world struggle for progressive
Justice against reaction" 1t enum-
crates all the groups supporting the
Ruegg defense movement and warns
the Marking butcher government OF
alternating the sympathies OF proml-
nent individuals mentioning In par
ticular Senators Borah, Shipstad ana
LaFollette. 20
II admits that the persecution OF
the Rueggs was carried through by
the Marking government and courts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
A. FL. Bank Funds
From Owen Young
Z Open Shop Bosses
+. on Board Directors

NEW YORK. - Owen D. Young,
head of the wage cutting, strike
breaking General Electric Co., and
author of the infamous Young plan
which bleeds white the German
workers, will contribute 100000 of
the $1,500,000 needed to reopen the
Federation Bank, the A. F. l.. venture
into the Labor Bank game.
This bank, of which President Will
liam Green of the A. F. L. was presi-
dent, crashed in october, 1881.
Now the ALL. plans to reopen it,
with the million from Young and the
rest from various other big corpora
tions and the workers will be urged
to put their little savings, and the
unions will tie up their strike funds,
in the hands Of Young. Sitting on
the board of this Labor" ia bank will
be: j. Homer Platten, Westinghouse
Electric & Mfg. Co.; Phillip D. Reed,
General Electric Co.; Allston Sarg-
cant, Campbell Metal Window Co.;
Charles j. Hardy, American Car 81
Foundry Co.; Louis A. zahn, General
tSN0S NOAP', OCACHIdi1 ~. MdSulre
Industries Development Corp; Rich.
E. Dwight, Hughes, Sherman &
Dwight, lawyers; President William
Green of the American Federation of
Labor; President Edward w Ed
wards of the New York State Allied
Printing Trades Council; President
Edward w. Caravan Of the Interna-
tional Association of Musicians of
North America; President John Sui
Ivan of the New York State Fedora
ton of Labor; President Louis Geb-
hardt of the New York Building
Trades Council; Vice-President John
H. Mulholland of the Central Trades
& Labor Council. and Frank x. Sui
Ivan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-31
Miners at Communist
Picnic Demand Freeing
of 2 JObless Leaders

PORTAGE, Pa, Aug. 80. - Miners
and other workers of this vicinity, as
sembled at a Communist election
campaign picnic Sunday, stopped a
resolution protesting vigorously
against the falling Of Steve Simon
and Elmer Kish. These two we're ar
rested June 81 for taking part in
protest against eviction Of jobless
worker. They were denied trial in
Portage, rushed to Ebensburg, tried
in secret, and sent to jail. Their case
comes up again before the grand
jury.
The resolution demands their re-
lease and condemns Sheriff Homer
George of Cambria county for his at
tacks on the jobless.