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The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
"Billv's Aunt Jane"
Pleases Crowd Friday

An appreciative audience saw the
Junior High school play, "Billy's
Aunt Jane" which was presented at
the Lincoln School auditorium, Fri
day evening.
A large cast headed by Billy Finn,
Lehoy Hardy, Keith Mckay and
Jeanne Beckstrand took the roles in
commendable style. The play was
coached by Misses Jeanette Lee and
Norman Holmgren, instructors. Rob-
ert Anderson and Curtis Miller were
stage managers.
The school orchestra played several
selections before the play and be-
tween acts. Eunice Wilcox and Jean
Melges in comedy song and dance
roles and five Junior High girls in a
clown dance also pleased the crowd.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
Invite CITY Officials
to Pipestone Meeting

Municipal officials of Redwood
Falls have been invited to attend a
conference on local government spon-
sored by the League of Minnesota
Municipalities at Pipestone April %
at 10 a. m. in the county court house.
State representatives and senators,
county, township and school officials
as well as officers of the cities and
villages from IL counties are expect
ed to be present. Invitations have
been extended to the municipal offic-
ials in the neighboring cities in Iowa
and South Dakota.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
Jury Dralun to Hear Damage
Suit Arising From Death of
Sheridan Township Child, g
CHARLTON RENTS
FOX BUILDING FOR
CLEANING PLANT

William Charlton announced late
Wednesday that he has rented the
building formerly occupied by the
Duncan Electric shop from Mrs. Cora
D. Fox and will operate the Redwood
Cleaners there as soon as the plant
can be installed.
Mr.. Charlton purchased equipment
sometime ago and expects to be able
to have it in place in time to start
work late next week. The former
quarters Of the Redwood Cleaners
in the Appleton building, were des.
troyed by fire in January.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
Committee to Confer
With School Board
on Band Proposition

A committee of representative
business men will meet with the
school board Monday night to again
discuss whether the school shall sup
port music program of present pro-
portions or follow the more recent
plan of the board.
The board plans to explain in detail
it's plan to hire band instructor who
would teach other subjects besides
music. The matter was to have been
decided this week but through some
mistake, board members planned to
receive the committee while the COM
mittee members interviewed the
members during the afternoon and
did not intend to attend the meeting.
Board members expressed the opin-
ion that the majority of the taxpay-
ers did not understand their decision
at an earlier meeting. If, after ex-
PLANTATION, it is still unsatisfactory to
the group, the music department will
continue on its present scale, they
said.
May Retain Commercial
Several board members expressed
themselves in favor of continuing the
commercial class.
At $3.50 p. m. when the citizens
committee did not appear, DR.. j. w.
Inglis, secretary of the board, tele-
phoned L. E. Backer, chairman of the
businessmen's committee, and inquir-
ed if they were coming. Mr.. Backer
informed him that the committee de-
cided it would be better if it stayed
away from the meeting and visited
the board members individually,
which was done earlier in the day.
After debating for more than an
hour whether to decide then or next
week on the subject, the motion was
passed to wait for the committee for
4 hearing on the bard proposition.
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The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
NEW FIREsTONE AGENT

The Pryor garage, operated by 4.
W. Ffyor, has received shipment Of
Ffrestons tires and will act as Red
wood Falls dealer for the Firestone
Tire and Rubber company, it was an
nouueed here last week. The r. w.
Schmilk Motor company will also
stock Ffrestone tires. -
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
PLAN SPECIAL SERVICES

Rev. L. G.. Bates of Dawson will be
in Redwood Falls Friday, Saturday
and Sunday to conduct special serv-
vices at the Nazarene church, it was
announced this week by Mrs. G. Wal
raven, pastor.
Services will begin at p. m. Fri
day and Saturday and Rev. Bates will
preach at the regular service Sunday.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14
PAXTON All MEETING

Members of the Paxton township
All club will meet Friday evening at
the home Of Horace Wetmore.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

Henry Neuman of Madison came
here Tuesday on business at the court
house.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Lines of Cot
tonwood were business visitors here
Monday.
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

CITY PROPERTY

the Palace STORE purchased
Ira Roges the Mrs
Kuenz Ezhe Zima buldin by W.
Backus Redwood county and Georges
Wikenson property by August Dummer
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

Mrs. Fred Bluhm Of Morton was a.
caller here Monday afternoon
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

FARM PROPERTY

Following sold by the Smith
Agency months
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

Name Of Purchase
Otto L. Werner
H. Kirschstein
Henry C. Schmidt
j. C. Bruer
C. w. Smith
William Becker
August Wendt
Henry Hoppman
H. w. Kuglin
Ambrose Kahnke
Spencer Haugly
Emil Grabow
Louis Hoffman
Henry Sjboen
Hans Knudson
Fred Potzler
Peter Zins
Alfred Sorenson
Val Hahn
Eleanor Doble
Pat Gafney
Otto Wendt
TOTAL SALES
The Redwood gazette., 1932-04-14

FARM PkOPEhl1
Name of Seller
Strauss Brothers
Federal Land Bank
o. D. Streeter
Charles Evers
Henry Raske
Charles Cliff
Otto Wendt
Davis Estate
George Mahal
Neale Farm
Bernard Dunno
So. MINI. Joint Stock Land Bank
So. MINI. Joint Stock Land Bank
The First Minneapolis Co.
Strauss Brothers
Christ Nelson
s. B. Duea
State Bank Of Redwood Falls
Fred Murset Farm
Joel Metcalf Farm
David Evans Farm
August Wendt
% TOTAL AER]
Evening star., 1932-05-26
G. w. STUDENTS HELD
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Two Jailed in Baltimore When
They Try to Pawn Microscopes
Reported Stolen.

Five George Washington University
students, three boys and two girls, were
taken into custody by Baltimore police
yesterday. when two of the young men
attempted to pawn four microscopes
said to have been stolen from labo-
ratory at the university.
The students reported to have tried
to pawn the microscopes. valued at SIPS
each, are Albert H. Cobb, 10. Of Fair
fax. Va, and George F. Miles, II, OF
Vienna, Va.
According to Patrolman Frederick
Singer, who arrested them in a pawn
shop in the northwestern section of
Baltimore. they admitted having stolen
the microscopes from George Washing
ton University. The policeman placed
them under arrest, he explained, be-
cause several microscopes have been
stolen from various Baltimore high
schools recently.
In an automobile parked outside the
pawnshop, the officer reported. he found
Dean M Hays, 10, Of the 500 block Of
Conduit road, and the two girls.
All were taken to the Northwestern
Police Station, where Cobb and Miles
were locked up on a larceny charge and
HAYS was held as witness. The young
women were released short time later.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke. chief
Of the Washington Detective Bureau,
ordered Sergts. Jerry Flaherty and N.
S. Hodkinson to go to Baltimore today
to bring the three youths back to the
Capital.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
ACTION POSTPONED
AGAINST GAS FIRM
Utilities Commission Sets
Aside Case Pending New
Developments.

The Public Utilities Commission. upon
the advice of William A. Roberts, its
general counsel. again today postponed
consideration of proposed action against
the Washington Gas Light Co. for al
legged technical violations of a recent
order forbidding voting on the majority
stock while held by the present owners
The gas case was touched only briefly
at the semi-weekly meeting of the COM
mission, and set aside pending further
developments. The commission, 1t was
said. is awaiting a report from Arthur
Dean before making another move
Dean, member Of the firm of Sulli-
van & Cromwell of New York. legal
representatives of interests controlling
the gas company, last week promised
the commission report which, he said,
would show that the present owners
of the majority stock would dispose of
1t in legal way and in a way which
would meet the commissions approval
No intimation was given, however, as
to the details of the negotiations.
Two meetings Of the board of direc-
tors following issuance of the order
forbidding voting of the majority stock
are said to constitute the technical vio-
lations the commission is holding
against the company. George A. G.
Wood, former president of the COM
pany, was ousted at one of these meet
ings, and at the other Robert D. Weav-
er, president of the Georgetown Gas
Light Co.. was elected acting president
Three new members also were added to
the board of directors at the latter
session
Evening star., 1932-05-26
|F|ANCE KILLS SELF
|BY CRASHING AUTO
|AFTERPO|SONDR|NK
Thomas W. Wright Believed
Goaded to Deed by
Love Taunts.
|DELAY IN HOSPITAL
TREATMENT PROBED
Former Maryland U. Basket Ball
Star Runs Machine Into Van
at 70-Mile Speed.

Goaded by taunts over his attentions
to a young divorcee, Thomas Wilbur
Wright 24-year- former Maryland
University student. last night drank a
deadly poison and then, to make sure
of his death, drove an automobile at
10 miles an hour along Bladensburg
road until he crashed into large van
Traffic Bureau officials today were
investigating the circumstances which
led Trafflc Officer X. P. Greenlow, who
witnessed the accident, to take Wright
to the fifth precinct station instead of
rushing him to a hospital, but were in
clined, on reports so far revealed, to
attach no blame to the policeman for
the injured mans failure to receive
hospital treatment sooner.
Declared to Have Brooded.
According to Mrs Mary v. Perry, 20,
of 26ll Brentwood road northeast.
Wright's fiancee, at whose home the
student was living. he was brooding
last night over the taunts Of fellow
students over his engagement to her.
Some one, she said had called out to
him, Go on home to your wife"
Shortly before 8 O'Clock. she said.
young Wright disappeared in Mrs
Perry's automobile. A few minutes
later, according to the police report, the
machine, travelling at a speed estimated
at 70 miles an hour. crashed into a
large van driven by Ernest Allen, 81, Of
Asheville, N c.
Bystanders had pulled Wright from
the wreckage Of the machine when
Officer Greenlow, off duty at the time.
arrived at the scene. He took Wright
into custody and suggested that he go
q inh
seriously injured, according to Green
low. refused hospital treatment and
asked to be taken home.
Collapses in Station House.
Greenlow took Wright to the fifth
precinct station, however, preparing to
place charges against him On arrival
at the station house Wright collapsed
and the Casualty Hospital ambulance
was called.
Dr. William E. Bowman. who was
with the ambulance, examined Wright
discovered that the man had taken
poison and ordered him removed to the
hospital. where he died at GAS o'clock
DR.. Bowman said today Wright un-
doubtedly would have survived the in
juries he received in the accident, but
that whatever delay there was in get
llllB IIle man 10 Tue DOSpltdl IalleQ TO
have any effect upon Wright's condi-
ton. He said he did not believe medi-
cal treatment could have saved Wright
from the effects of the poison If he had
been brought to the hospital sooner.
Funeral arrangements for Wright
have not been completed today. His
mother in Charlottesville, Va, has been
notified
Wright was star basket ball player
at the University of Maryland, but was
dropped from the team on account Of
his low scholastic standing A month
ago he left school when his scholastic
standing failed to meet the university's
standards.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
|PATR|CK APPROVED
|F0R UTILITIES POST
by SENATE GROUP
Nomination for Another Term
Is Approved Without
Opposition.
five LOCAL MEASURES
RECEIVE ENDORSEMENT
Blaine Bill to Regulate Method of
Releasing Deeds of Trust
Included.

The nomination of Gen. Mason M
Patrick for another term on the Public
Utilities Commission was approved and
five bills were ordered favorably re-
ported by the Senate District Commit
tee presided over by Chairman Capper.
late yesterday.
The bills the committee decided to
recommend to the Senate were The
Blaine measure to regulate the method
OF releasing deeds of trust, which was
drafted by Corporation Counsel Bride
after consultations with various local
organizations; the King bill, to regu-
late foreclosure Of mortgages, amend
ed to allow three months of grace
before issuance of a final decree; two
bills designed to facilitate commercial
development OF the Buzzard Point area
between the Navy Yard and the War
College, and a bill for an exchange of
land between the District and the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks in developing a site for the new
Keene School, in the vicinity of First
and 1ngraham streets northeast.
Nomination Unopposed.
The Patrick nomination was Endorsed
without opposition. When a passing
reference was made to the dispute
which has arisen over the commission S
meter order for taxicabS, Senator
Blaine, Republican, Of Wisconsin said
he neither agreed nor disagreed with
the commission on that. adding that
it was largely a legal problem in any
event. Senator Copeland. Democrat, of
New York said Gen. Patrick has made
a good commissioner
i'enator King. Democrat, Of Utah
offe red no objection to approval Of Gen
Pani ick's reappointment, but said he
wouli advocate legislation In the econ
omy bill to prevent any Government
appoil' tee from drawing both a salary
and an Army retirement allowance
This applies to a number of officials
as we'll as to Gen. Patrick.
Blaine Discusses Bill.
Senator Blaine told the committee
the bill to safeguard the procedure OF
releasing deeds Of trust was carefully
prepared by the corporation counsl,
who conferred with representatives OF
the Real Estate Board. trust companies
and other groups. The Senator said his
information Is that the bill in its
present form has met with general ap-
proval locally.
One of the Buzzard Point bills au-
thorizes the Philadelphia. Baltimore q
Washington Railroad Co. to extend a
spur track into the BuZZard Point area
and the other authorizes closing OF Ger
tain streets at the site selected by the
Potomac Electric Power Co. for new
power plant in that section.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
R0TAR|ANS ELECT
DR.. A. c. CHRISTIE
Other Officers Are Chosen
at Annual Meeting Of
Washington Club.

The Washington Rotary Club at It's
annual meeting in the Willard Hotel
last night elected DR. Arthur c. Chris
tie as its president, succeeding S. Percy
Thompson DR. Christie is president
of the local medical society, president
of the Y NJ C. A. and chairman Of the
Board of Trustees Of American Uni
versity
Other officers chosen at the meeting
included DR. Harrison E. Howe, vice
president; DR.. David E Buckingham,
DR.. Frank w Ballou and A. F. E. Horn,
directors. They will be inducted into
Office July l.
Mr. Thompson presided. while John
Brewer was judge Of elections. A box
ing exhibition was presented under the
direction of Carlyn Guy, master Of cere-
monies.
The following local boxers partici-
pated in the sparring events: Hymie
Gorden, Elmer Wallace, Curley White.
Ralph Matera. Willie Feary, Harry
Gevinson, Harry Thompson, Charles
Knell, Mike Tardugno, Joe Tardugno,
Steve Mutt and Joe Katalines.
Evening star., 1932-05-26

He returned to Washington on a
freight train, according to his sister,
arriving last Friday He rented a room
in the 1900 block of K street, Washing
ton. Miss Gruver says Alan spent last
Sunday at home, obtaining some money
and clothes, but carefully concealing
himself from members of the household
Yesterday afternoon Dorothy Ordwein,
student at the University of Mary
land; Ruth Swingle, Washington
were classmates of Alan's at the Hyatts-
vile High School, and Lucille Black,
who attended the Sunday school of the
Hyattsville Methodist Church with the
youth, saw him near Thirteenth and G
streets.
Police Are Notified.
Miss Black communicated with Police
man Bruce Black, station clerk at the
ninth precinct, who notified police
headquarters. Detective Sergt Eugene
Davis found Alan talking to the girls
and brought him to headquarters. The
family was Immediately notified and
sent for him.
Even when greeted by his sister and
urged to go home, Alan said he did not
want to, apparently fearing he would
not be welcome He finally yielded to
the entreaties of his sister and the
logic of Detective Davis.
The entire neighborhood turned out
last night to welcome Alan home. It
was said he would remain at home.
helping to run the poultry farm which
his father. Ira K. Gruver operates.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
MANY EXPL LANATIONS NECESSARY
WHEN AUTOISTS EXCHANGE CARS
Inadvertent Trade of Identical Machines Leads Both
Police Entanglements

notified police. Grafton was much as
tonished on reaching Alexandria to be
stopped by policeman, who informed
him he was driving strangers auto-
mobile.
Returning to Washington, Grafton
joined Cave tn good laugh when they
compared their automobiles. They shook
hands and parted.
The incident was not closed, how
ever, as far as Cave was concerned.
The radio description of his automobile
had set the police in Washington and
Virginia on the alert.
Cave was stopped five times, he said,
and had to offer as many explana-
tions. between Washington and Radnor
Heights.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
BALLST0N HIGH HOLDS
ANNUAL "CADET DAY"
Competitive Drill, Awarding of
Commissions and Banquet
Are Features.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALLSTON, Va, May 26.-Competi-
tive drill, presentation of commissions
and warrants and the annual banquet
of the Cadet Corps of the Washington
Lee High School featured Cadet day.
yesterday.
The special competitive drill between
first platoons OF Companies A and B
was won by Company A, led by Cadet
Capt. Tazewell Watson, who was later
promoted to Q cadet major.
The Cadet Corps Band furnished the
music under the direction of Warrant
Officer l.. S. YaSsell their instructor.
The annual banquet was served
in the cafeteria by the domestic
science department, under the direc-
tion of Miss Coralie Greenaway and
Miss Catherine Firebaugh. S. P Van
derslice. principal, was toastmaster.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
SHERIFF'S SON FREED
on CHARGE OF BRIBERY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, May 26.-The trials of
deputy sheriffs charged with demanding
and receiving money payments from
Mprris Legum and Harry Patterson Col
feat for not prosecuting or interfering
with their slot machines in the county
will be again taken up by the local
Circuit Court tomorrow.
-Four cases involving deputy sherifts
have been tried before Judge Robert
Moss and jury, three during the pres
ent term of court and on in February
In three cases the juries were dis
charged when they failed to agree on
verdict and in the fourth case. that
OF Thomas Prout, son of Sheriff r.
Glenn Prout, the jury returned ver-
dict OF not guilty after celebrating
for 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
ARLINGTON SHERIFF
SEEKS RADIO CARS
Appeals to Business Men of County
to Use influence to Aid
Police Work.
BY a stat, Correspondent of The Star.

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, May 26.-Sheriff Howard
B. Fields today issued an appeal to the
business men of the county to use their
influence in his behalf to secure radio
equipped police cars A request for such
cars has already been made of the
County Board. but as yet no action has
been taken.
At the present time all Of the police
use their own cars. the county furnish
ing only gasoline and oil. Sheriff
Fields believes that the county should
furnish at least enough cars equipped
with radio for night patrol. The Wash
ington police broadcasting station is at
the disposal of the local police in trans
mitting messages and would be of in
valuable assistance in crime prevention
If the police could make use Of 1t, he
claims
Evening star., 1932-05-26
CHILDREN SWALLOW
POISONOUS LIQUIDS
Alexandria Mothers Rush Sons to
Hospital in Time to Save
Their Lives.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 26.-Two
children had narrow escapes from death
here yesterday when one drank small
bottle of antiseptic fluid and the other
swallowed a quantity of turpentine at
their homes.
The children, Bobbie Thomas, 2-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomas
Of 1907 Prince street and Gene Evans,
3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Evans of lit Prince street, were rushed
to the Alexandria Hospital by their
mothers in time to have effects OF the
poisonous liquids counteracted.
After treatment both were pronounced
out of danger and allowed to leave the
hospital.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
LACKING
FOR AIRPORT LEASE
Col. Young Gives Views on
Proposal to Turn Terminal
Over to U. S.

The proposal of owners of Washing.
ton Hoover Airport to lease the loca
air transport terminal to the Fedora
Government for operation by the De-
partment Of Commerce as a model mu.
nicipal airport will require legislative
action by Congress before the offer car
be accepted, 1t was stated today by
Clarence NJ Young. Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce for Aeronautics.
Col. Young said that the Department
of Commerce is willing to assist in any
way within its legal limitations to give
the Capital proper airport facilities
No Opposition Planned.
If the proposal to lease the airport
to the Government Is the only way out
of the difficulties now facing the air.
port operators. he indicated, the de-
partment would not oppose the plan.
Col Young said that the offer OF the
owners of Washington Airport had been
discussed with him by S. j. Solomon
legal representative Of National Avia-
ton Corporation. who publicly an
nounced the plan yesterday. Solomon
was informed that congressional action
would be required and indicated that
llC WOulO tdhC otCPo w ObtoAA bAAS hSN
essary legislation.
Col. Young indicated that the present
airport facilities are not entirely salts
factory in the eyes Of the Department
of Commerce Aeronautics Branch. Air
port experts of the department believe
that the roadway between Washington
Airport and Hoover Field should be
closed and the entire area made avail
able as a single landing field.
improvement Blocked.
He said the department appreciated
the efforts which have been made by
the operators of the airport to enlarge
the landing area by filling in marshes
to the south of the field, but expressed
the belief that still further enlarge
ment must be made before the field is
suitable for large-scale air transport
operations
Such improvement of the field has
been blocked by efforts of the Federal
Government to claim title to As acres
of the landing area through action now
pending in the Department Of Justice
Unable to make the Improvements re-
quired by the Department of Commerce
because of the pending legal action, Of
ficials of the airport decided that the
only solution of the problem was to turn
the entire airport over to the Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1932-05-26
GARNER STILL DENIES INTENTION
OF HEADING PARTY'S TICKET
Speaker IN Letters to Leb Declares Hat Will Remain Out
of Presidential Ring.

Of the movement that has been inaugu-
rated by my friends in Texas and else
where, but I have no connection there
with The duties and responsibilities Of
the Speakership require all my time
and thought. and I would be doing an
injustice to the country and myself If I
permitted anything to distract my at
tention from these duties
On May IL: Il am taking no part in
any preconvention campaigns and, like
yourself, I am very hopeful that the
convention will be harmonious in every
respect"
On May IT: IT have no intention of
throwing my hat into the ring" fol-
lowed by a reiteration that he is giving
his entire time and thought to the du-
ties Of the Speakership."