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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
Tax Discussion Here
Thursday,February A
J. F. Reed, A. r. A. LaudOn Will
Speak at Public Meeting
at ArmOry

J.. F. Reed, president of the state
tax association, and A. R. A. Laudon,
judge of probate here, will discuss
tax problems at a public mass meet
ing at the armory, Thursday, Feb
ruary 4, at l p. m.
Both men have. studied county,
state and national taxes and are in
a position to give facts concerning
expenditures viii h will interest
every taxpayer.
D. L. Crimmins, president of the
Redwood county tax group, in a
statement to the press this week, said,
eff you are in favor of money pay
ing its share of taxes and doing away
with tax exempt bonds and prevent
ing waste on the part of national,
state and municipal authorities, it is
your duty to attend this meeting,
bring your family and tell your
neighbors.
"We are asking county seat papers
to publish notices of this meeting.
Your neighbor might not be a sub
scriber, so please tell him. Think of
questions concerning taxes and they
will be answered at the meeting.
Lower taxes and cheaper money is
our slogan"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28

The celebration of the Bi-Centen-
NAL of George Washington's birth
will begin here February % with a
military and colonial ball under the
auspices of Melvin Daskam Post Of
the American Legion.
Every man who attends must wear
either military uniform or a colon
ial costume. Outside judges will de-
eide on the best dressed couple who
will be George and Martha Washing
ton for the evening and will lead the
grand march.
The Virginia Reel will be danced
and it is hoped that enough people
will be interested in dancing the min
net so that two sets may be formed.
The Legion will furnish music, an in
structor and place to practice for
all those who care to take part in the
r.inuet feature.
The city band, in full uniform, will
assist in the festivities and Company
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
Coop. Oil Company
to Distribute S., 900

Five thousand dollars will be dis
tributed throughout Redwood county
Monday when the Scenic City Co
operative Oil company holds it annual
meeting and issues dividend checks
among the stock holders and credits
money toward stock for the non
stockholders.
The money which is to be distribute
ed among the stockholders is the pro-
fits on sales to patrons of the oil
station for 1881. Those who do not
hold stock and have been patronizing
the oil company will receive credit to-
ward the purchase of stock.
According to A. M. Dennistoun,
secretary, the $1,000 will be distri-
buted among ALP stockholders and
$1,000 will be set up as credit towards
shares of stock.
Election of three directors will be
held. Mr.. Dennistoun urges all OF
the stockholders to be present and
adds that all back bills must be paid
before money viii be returned as di-
Wdends. o +
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
8 TEAMS PREPARE
FOR SUB-DISTRICT
TOURNAMENT HERE
District Ten Teams Will Play
in Redwood, New Ulm Meets,
February 26, ~
FINALS AT SPRINGFIELD
Superintendent Meet to Plan
Three Journeys; Arrange
Dates, Pairings

Definite arrangement of schedules
for two sub-district and one district
basketball tournaments in the tenth
district of the Minnesota High school
league, were completed at a meeting
in Sleepy Eye last week. j. H. Wich-
man, superintendent of Redwood
Falls schools, attended the meeting.
Heretofore there has been but one
tournament in the district annually,
but this arrangement proved unsat-
isfactory because of the large number
Of teams in the district, there being
Is, and the heavy expense Of trans
portation. AS result, the tourna-
ment plan was re-'ised and the dis
trict divided into two sub-districts-
one in the Redwood Falls sector and
the other around New Ulm. The dis
trict tournament will be played in
Springfield. Mr.. Wichman was named
chairman of the tournament which is
to be held here and F. B. Andreen,
superintendent at New Ulm, was
named as chairman of the New Ulm
tournament. Superintendent C. w.
Van Cleve of the Springfield school
will have charge of the district tour
nament.
Dates Announced
The sub-district tournaments at
New Ulm and Redwood Falls will
both be held on the same dates, Fri
day and Saturday, February 26 and
81, while the district tournament at
Springfield is scheduled for Friday
and Saturday, March and 5. Offic-
ials for the tournaments are as fol-
lows: For Redwood Falls, Lynch of
st. Cloud and Williams of South High
school, Minneapolis; f r New Ulm,
Henderson and Rogers, Minneapolis;
and for Springfield, Getzloe of West
High and Williams of South High,
Minneapolis.
Pairing Of the high school basket
ball teams for the district tournament
will be determined by the same sys-
tenn which was introduced last year,
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
Wee-Tee-N-Tea Course
Reverts to Storeroom

The $4,000 miniature golf course
which was built almost year and a
half ago in Stensvad's garage ! and
natnbdnthe ;"Wee-Tee-N-Tea" by one
of its patrons, will in few days be
just memory to Redwood Falls
golfers.
Employees of the garage began
tearing the furnishings down Monday
and when the job is completed the
room will be used for automobile
storage. The main door to the gar
age will be located where it was be-
fore the two large windows were put
in.
The course and the lunch counter
were installed in October 1880 and en-
joyed great popularity during the
winter of 193O-1931 when contests
and tournament games involved a
large share of the city's population,
both young and old. Last summer
the popularity of outdoor miniature
courses waned and this winter COM
petition and depression interfered
with indoor golf business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
il. HENDRICKS IS
new MONTGOMERY
WARD CHIEF HERE
r. E. Anderson, Former Man
ager, Transferred to Store
at Dickinson, N. ID.
LOCAL MAN PROMOTED
Started With Company Here in
July 1929; Has Been at
Willmar Store

G.. w. Harris, executive head of re-
tail activities in the northwest, this
week announced the appointment OF
j. L. Hendricks as manager of the
Montgomery Ward and company
store in Redwood Falls. R. E. An
derson, former manager, has been
transferred to the Dickinson, North
Dakota, store.
Mr.. Harris and H. M. Pryor, dis
trict manager, who have been in Red
wood Falls handling the transfer,
state that the appointment is in line
with Wards new policy of having
local managers as well as local sales
people wherever possible.
Started Work Here
Mr.. Hendricks, who has lived in
Redwood Falls, started with Wards
when the store here was opened IN
July 1929. Eight months later he
was transferred to the Fargo office
for further training in store manage
ment and later was sent to Worthlng-
ton as assistant manager there. In
June last year he was transferred to
Willmar where he remained until he
came here as manager last week.
Mr.. Pryor, who is also former
Redwood Falls boy, is now sales and
merchandise manager for Ward
stores in North and South Dakota,
Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin and
part of Iowa and Michigan. While
here Mr.. and Mrs. Pryor visited Mr..
Pryor's father, G. R. Pryor.
Executives of the company feel that
the local manager policy leads to bet
ter service and a closer contact be-
tween the store and its customers,
Mr.. Harris explained. Following the
change in managers, Wards are adj
vertising a new managers sale In
this weeks edition of The Gazette.
Make improvements
Several changes have been made
in the layout Of the store recently
with the intent of providing better
service. Women's ready-to-wear has
been moved to the main floor and
furniture now occupies the entire
second floor. ......-
Mr.. Hendricks states that the stock
of the local store is being enlarged to
suit the needs of the community,
especially in lines where there has
been a constant demand. He feels
the Redwood Falls store will be an
asset in enlarging the city's trade
area and is glad to have a part in its
development here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28

James Baikie, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Baikie, Redwood Falls, re-
ceived word this week from the
Young Mems Christian association
that he is one of the 25 boys from
Minnesota who will leave New York
July 8, on a tour through Europe.
Gilbert Tiffany also of Redwood
Falls received like invitation but
will not make the trip.
The Minnesota group will be under
the leadership of experienced Y. M. C.
A. secretaries and after a trip
through Chicago, Cleveland, Wash
ington and Philadelphia will join 500
other selected boys in New York to
represent the United States in a
friendly invasion of Europe. The
tour will cover Germany, Poland
Italy, Switzerland, France and other
countries of Europe.
Baikie has been a scout worker in
Redwood Falls for several years and
was the first boy from the city to be-
come an eagle scout. He has also
a leader in similar movements during
his high school career. He will be
graduated from Redwood Falls High
school in June, after playing four
years of football and being a member
of the basketball and track teams.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
Washington BIZ Centennial Will Be
Observed Here With Colonial Ball

L has been invited to put on an ex-
hibition drill.
The event will be purely an invita-
ton affair and applications for inyl-
tations will be received by any men,
Der of the Legion or the committee
in charge. Invitations will be mailed
as soon as a list can be completed and
the printing done. It will not be a
money making proposition but a
civic celebration complying with the
request of the United States goyern-
ment.
The colonial group pictures Will be
published i'm the Twin City rotogra-
vures and George and Martina Wast1=
ington and their train will appear IN
the American Legion Monthly.
Members Of the committee appoinf-
ed to make arrangements for the ar
fair are f. B. Macs, D. w. Gold, DE-
j. C. Budik and John Murset. Furth-
er particulars will appear in next
weeks Gaxette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
Annual Red Cross
Meeting January %

The annual meeting of the Red
wood County chapter of the American
Red Cross will be held at o'clock
Friday evening, January 49,, in the
commissioners room in the court
house.
Nels P. Rams, county chairman, will
preside and the election of officers
will take place.
Earl Whiting, treasurer, will give
the financial report for the year and
Mrs. Katherine Praxel, executive
secretary of the Redwood County
Child Welfare Board, will give her
annual report of the social welfare
work which has been done during the
year. The results of the 1881 Roll
Call will be given by L. R. Ewart who
acted as County Roll Call Chairman.
The meeting is open to the public,
but each chapter is urged to send an
official representative.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
Car Thief Arrested by
Kise at Sanborn
Auto Stolen From Sioux City
Garage Found Abandoned;
Taken in October

Sheriff L. J.. Kise received his first
call and made his first arrest in sew
eral weeks Thursday when he trailed
the driver of an abandoned car into
Sanborn and identified him as, the
thief who stole car in Sioux City,
Iowa, from a "Drive it yourself"
agency.
The car was stolen from the Iowa
garage last October and the owners
and several sheriffs have been on the
thief's trail ever since. No clue was
found of the man until last week
when Sheriff Kise captured him and
drew a confession from him. The
man gave his name as James Sterling
and his home address as Texas.
Car Abandoned
Mr.. Kise noticed the car parked
along the road to Sanborn Thursday
afternoon. When he returned the
same evening, it was still there and
upon arrival here he heard that some
farmers on Highway No. A had called
his office. Mr.. Kise called the San
born chief of police and told him to
arrest any person who asked to sleep
there that night.
Mr.. Kise and Deputy Sheriff Harry
Beatty went to Sanborn and question
ed man who had entered the jail
earlier that evening asking for lodg-
ing. When asked why he had left the
car out on the highway, the thief
thoughtlessly said, 81 ran.out of gas"
He was brought back to Redwood
Falls and put in Jail for several
hours, where he confessed that he
had stolen the car from the Sioux
City agency last October and had
been in northern Minnesota during
the winter.
He also confessed stealing license
plates from a Ford Immediately at
ter stealing the Chevrolet. He said he
was a married man and that his wife
is now living in Missouri and that his
home was formerly in Texas.
The car and Sterling were taken
back to Iowa Saturday by Sioux City
authorities and he will be given a
hearing there.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
DEBATE AT WINTHROP

The Redwood Falls High school de-
bate team went to Winthrop last eve
ming where they took the negative
side of the question, Resolved that
the several states should enact legis-
lation providing for compulsory I'M
employment insurance"
The Redwood team, Margaret
Smith, Raymond Lindeman and Rob-
ert Parson and alternate, Echoe
Macs, was accompanied by c. n.
Nicholson, principal Of the high
school, and debate coach.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28

Two federal prisoners, the Misses
Elizabeth Kaiser and Adeline DEF
fert, Jordan, left the Redwood county
Jail Tuesday after serving sentences
of 90 days for violating the liquor
law. They were sentenced in st. Paul
N October. Due to the large number
Of prisoners the women were sent
here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
MOST USEFUL EDITORS

A. G. Erickson and Fremont Sch
midi, co-publishers Of the Springfield
Advance-Press, were awarded the
1881 A. M. Welles trophy for most
meritorious community service. The
award was made last week at the
Minnesota Editorial association con-
vention in Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-28
FOUR CARS SHIPPED

Three carloads of hogs and one car
Of mixed livestock were shipped from
Redwood Falls by the shipping asso-
citation last week, A. w. Park, man.
ager announces.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
FREE WILL ADDRESS
NATIONALISM GROUP
California Representative to Speak
on immigration and Citizen
ship at Meeting Tonight.

Representative Free of California will
address the Committee for the Promo
ton Of American Nationalism at q
meeting tonight In Memorial Cont
mental Hall His subject will be ''Immi-
grafton and Citizenship"
Other speakers will include Mrs.
Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president gen.
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution and chairman Of the COM
mittee; Gen. Amos A. Fries, former
chief of the Chemical Warfare Service
of the Army; Col Orville Johnson, U.
s. A., and Mrs. N NJ Mock, past gold
star chairman of the American War
Mothers.
Mrs. Hobart will discuss "The Need
of American Nationalism," Gen. Fries
why Churches Should Stress National
ism" and Col. johnson THE Army, r.
o. T. G. and C. M. T. c."
DR.. John G. Palmer will deliver the
invocation, followed by the salute to
the flag, led by Mrs. Hobart, and the
recitation of the Americans Creed"
Miss Flora M. Kiefer will sing several
solos
The meeting will get under way at
8:15 o'clock.
An American gold dollar dated 1853
was sold at auction in London recently
for 81 90
Evening star., 1932-04-05
SERVICES PLANNED
FOR MASONIC WEEK
Kallipolis Grotto to Conduct Rites
Here May S-Alexandria Dedi-
cation Set for May IL.

Elaborate plans are being made for
the celebration of Masonic week here
beginning Sunday, May 4.
Kallipolis Grotto has arranged for
religious services at the Sylvan Theater
for the morning of May 8, at $40
o'clock. The committee appointed by
o. c. A. Oehmler, monarch of the grot-
to, consists of Arthur c. Shaw, general
chairman; Henry C.. Stein, vice-chair-
man; E. S. Schmid, E. w. Libbey, H. j..
Gompers, L. w. Estes, A. M. Poynton,
Charles H Stevens, c. D. Shackleford,
c. P. Boss, Carlton F. Howell, S. F.
Shreve and Philip w. Nicholson.
The feature of Masonic Week will be
the dedication, May IL, of the Masonic
memorial to George Washington at
Alexandria. At least 10000 visitors are
expected.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
GREATER CAPITAL
DRIVE LAUNCHED
Ten-Day Campaign to Raise
Funds for Publicity
and Promotion.

A Today campaign to raise funds TO
finance the second years program of
the Greater National Capital Committee
was begun yesterday at largely at
tended luncheon meeting of Washing
tons civic and business leaders in the
Willard Hotel.
Describing and lauding the activity
Of this Board of Trade committee IN
publicizing and promoting the National
Capital Robert V. Fleming, president
of the Riggs National Bank, who is
acting as campaign chairman, an
nounced the goal of the drive would be
$75,OOO, He said the fund of more than
$4,000 subscribed last year had been
directly responsible for more than SlO,-
900, 900 pouring back into the channels
Of this city's business.
Subcommittee Heads Named.
Mr.. Fleming announced appointment
of subcommittee chairmen to handle the
various fields of business expected to
subscribe to the fund to continue the
work of the committee. The next meet
ing of the group, at which progress
reports will be made, is to take place in
the Mayfower Hotel Thursday, he said.
Lloyd B. Wilson, president OF the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co,
CO-cldlrnldn W1JD NT. TleUlulS VI lIlS
Campaign Committee, urged the CO.
operation and assistance of business
and professional men in Washington in
the movement to advertise and develop
the city.
Financial assistance to the Greater
National Capital movement" Mr.. Will
son asserted. "is good investment, and
will help improve business. Although
every business man is forced to exercise
strict economy and eliminate or avoid
unproductive expense, he cannot, on
the other hand, afford to overlook op-
portunities which give promise of i'm
proving his business and increasing his
income and profits.
Sees Business Benefits.
"All business benefits, directly or in
directly, by the work of the committee.
We cannot afford not to invest in an
enterprise which promises such salts
factory returns
Declaring business men must display
confidence in their city and its institu-
tions if Washington sis to grow and
prosper" Mr.. Wilson said support of
the activities of the Greater National
Capital Committee gives the business
men of the Capital an opportunity to
"give evidence of business confidence
and leadership at time when it is
badly needed"
The drive of the committee will con-
tinue through April IA, with several
meetings scheduled in the meantime.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
Gen. Butler Offers
Prayer Before His
Speeches, He Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 81
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler told
a Bible class at the Maple Pres
byterian Church of Broomhan
Sunday that he always prays
before he starts to make a speech.
II do swear" said the retired
Marine, who is campaigning for
Senator James J. Davis seat, "but
here's queer quirk-before I get
up to speak I make a prayer.
ask the Lord to please help me
say the right thing, and it's been
a big help. If the Lord doesn't
want me to do this won't
succeed"
Speaking Of unemployment and
what he called "frightful condi-
tions" Gen. Butler said: Let us
do legally, with courage. what
mobS will do if we don't. If
something is not done the 800, 900
hungry people in this State will
do something"
Evening star., 1932-04-05
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Evening star., 1932-04-05
ASKS BANK TAX POWER

California Delegation Seeking Au-
thority for State Levy.
A California delegation today asked
the House Banking Committee to grant
the States authority to tax national
banks at the same rates that State banks
are taxed.
State Senator H. c. Nelson led and
acted as spokesman for the group, which
included Speaker Edgar c. Levey of the
California Assembly.
Nelson favored legislation that would
empower the States to tax national
banks with the limitation that these
taxes should oe declared invalid if
judged discriminatory against the ma
tional institutions.
The Fire Department Of Edinburgh,
Evening star., 1932-04-05

The Fire Department Of Edinburgh,
Scotland, answered / 1,180 calls last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-23
LANDLUBBERS CONQUER SEA

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 23. - Five landlubbers, undergraduates of Princeton, have conquered the At lantic, in two master, in 49 days, despite storms and calm.
 They started from New York on July 2
 The landlubbers are William Brewer, of New York; William Crow, of New York; Standish Backus of Detroit; Ashley Gary of Boston and Robert Keddie, of Bal timore.
 They lost five sails in heavy blow and were becalmed for IA days.
 Inexperienced when they started, they encountered little difficulty in handling their ketch.
 From here they plan to follow the coast of Spain to Marseiles where they will likely store their craft and return for in next sum- mer and start again on their jour- ney.