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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Redwood Falls Wins
z Firsts, | Second
in Declam Contest
Raymond Lindeman, Rosellen
Jackson Take H0nOrs
Here Monday

Redwood Falls orators won two
first honors and one second place in
the sub-district high school declama-
tory contest held Monday evening in
the high school assembly.
Raymond Lindeman placed first in
the oratorical division with a selection
entitled "Ropes" while Roselien Jack
son was first in the humorous class.
Her topic was Johnny and Ma at the
Picnic" Margaret Smith was second
in the dramatic section, giving "The
Wheels of Time"
Margaret Gunelson of Belview won
first in the dramatic readings with
the topic, "Glory for Sale" Gilfe
Schroeder of Echo was third with
t'Laddie'' while Helen Ever, Frank
lin, placed fourth with Deserted"
Alva Dagen, Morton, was fifth with
"The Forgotten Witness"
A Morton boy, Harold Buscho, won
second in oratory with "The Consti-
tuition" while Emery Redetzke, Echo,
gave "The Cross of Gold" for third
place.
In the humorous division Froydes
Kittlesland of Belview took second
with "Who's Afraid" Elmer Merle,
Echo, gave "My Father Kin Lick
Yours" for third while Phyllis Plooff,
Franklin, was fourth and John Sulli-
van, Morton, was fifth. "The Blue
Eyed Sheik" was the fifth place topic
and "At the Declamatory Contest
the fourth.
Judges who selected the winners
were Superintendent Vitalis of Oil
via and Brown of Marshall and Miss
Gertrude Anderson, Marshall.
The winners will compete in the dis
trict contest at New Ulm, February
"a.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Cardinals Take 3O-15 Trimming
for Fourth Defeat of
Season Friday
JUNIORS WIN 1911
Windup Pre- Tournament Games
Friday With LambertOn
Squads Here
JUNIORS WIN 1911

The Redwood Falls High cagers
took their fourth defeat of the 1881
80, season Friday night when they
invaded the fortress of the Brown
county champions and were turned
back 80 to Is. The Junior High turn
ed in its eighth consecutive victory,
by an Is to IL score.
Redwood held the advantage dur
ing the greater share of the first half,
but the New Ulm team came back
strong in the second frame to score
Is points while the Cardinals made
four lone TALES.
Jack Lauterbach led the attack for
the Brownmen with three field goals
and two free throws while Cuff was
second with three points. Johnny
Finn made two points and Corbett
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Play Here Friday

Redwood Falls High school
teams will play their last sched-
uled games of the season ON the
Lincoln school floor in another
doubleheader with Lamberton,
Friday night.
Lamberton is one of the
strong teams of the district,
having forced New UIm to an
overtime period before losing
IS to Is. The Junior High team
win seek its ninth straight win
against the Lambert0n seconds
while the Senior High will try
for = 500 per cent rznkings
having won three times and lost
four in other gsnes- TIE Sen-
ior High team win play in the
sah1istrict tsuEnex; February
Is sni "a.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Redwood Falls Meets Echo in First
Sub District Tournament Tilt Here
DEMOCRATS HERE
PLAN CONVENTION
County Affair February ~
Politicians Prepare for
Busy Year

Election of six regular delegates
and 4 delegate-at-large for the state
Democratic convention will take place
at the Redwood county convention OF
Democrats at 1 p. m. at the court
house, February q.
Il Plans for the county conclave were
announced this week by w. M. Smith,
chairman, and C. A. Lauterbach,
Election of a chairman,
provision for appointment of a coun-
ty committee and other business will
be transacted.
The conventionis the first to be held
in this section this season and Re-
publican leaders Wednesday were I'M
certailfaeoncerning dates for a Repub-
iican meeting. Eight delegates from
Redwood county viii take part in the
state Republican convention, accord
ing to announcements from state
headquarters. A G. O. P. conference
is planned for March 19 while the
convention will be held April 30.
The year 1882 will be political
year as the nation will name presi-
dent, the state will select a governor
and all other officers except the au-
ditor and the county will elect clerk
of court and judge of probate.
The term of Frank Clague, Repub-
lican congressman from the second
Minnesota district, also expires. Mr..
.Clague is expected to file for another
ltermnalthough no announcement has
been made.
Terms of county commissioners
from the Morgan and Belview dis
tricts and District Judge Albert H.
Emerson likewise expire Members of
the state legislature also will be sell
ected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
LEGION LAUNCHES
DRIVE TO LOCATE
WORK FOR NEEDY
Reed, Gold Placed in Charge of
Registration Work in
Redwood Falls
SOLICIT ODD JOBS
Voorhees, to Register at Once
at Farmers State Bank
Building Offices

Registration of unemployed men
and women in Redwood Falls and a
drive to locate jobs, was undertaken
this week by the Melvin Daskam post
of the American Legion, in line with
the nationwide program sponsored
by Legion officials.
D. w. Gold and T. F. Reed were
appointed by L. P. Winter, command
er, to have charge of the registration
and employment work which will be
carried on through their offices in the
Old Farmers State bank building.
Registration and placements will
start at once. The committee in
charge expects to have between 30
and 100 persons seeking work and
will make an attempt to place as
many as possible on construction jobs
started or contemplated in the city.
Seek Odd Jobs
A further drive will be made to
secure odd jobs wherever possible and
persons desiring any type of work
done during the next few weeks are
urged to call the employment office
(Phone 614) and place their orders.
The Legion expects to be able to fill
all requests promptly and with relia-
BILE persons.
The national Legion move is her
aided as "War to end depression" and
Legionnaires everywhere received
"battle orders" recently. The "Army
which the Legion is recruiting to win
the battle will be the largest ever
modified.
The move to relieve distress here
is the second undertaken by the Lee
gion post, which enlisted the aid OF
all civic organizations several months
ago to provide funds and clothing 20
feed and clothe the needy.
Commissioners Help
The county commissioners have
also taken part in the relief work
through county funds and wood cut
ting projects which have furnished
many homes with livelihood during
the winter months.
The county commissioners wood
cutting plan has been widely acclaim
ed as worthwhile and is being used
in other counties.
The Legion officers feel the other
projects should be supplemented to
the benefit of all with efforts to have
local labor used wherever possible on
work in the city and by finding odd
jobs
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Morton and Lamberton Rated
Strong in District Play
February 1927
NEW ULM DRAWS BYE
Sleepy Eye, New Ulm Consider.
ed Likely Winners in Eastern
Section of District

Redwood Falls and Echo will meet
in the first game 20 decide the SUBJ
district basketball champions, Feb
ruary 26, it was announced Wednes-
day at the high school.
Morton and Morgan will battle in
the second game while Lamberton
and Springfield play for the right to
meet the winner of the Echo Redwood
Falls battle. Belview and Wabasso
are paired in the first bracket with
the winner to meet the winner of the
Morgan-Morton tilt.
Redwood Falls is favored in the up
per bracket although Lamberton and
Echo rate higher in the seasons
standings. Lamberton is doped to
eliminate Springfield in the first
game and give Redwood Falls good
fight in the second. The outcome Of
Observation-Disclosures Falls tilt will
be easier to predict after they meet
here in the last pre-tournament
game, Friday.
Morton a Favorite
Morton has the edge on Morgan in
the second game while Belview rates
higher in the standings than Wabas-
so in the fourth. Morton and Red
wood Falls are considered likely re-
representatives. of the sub-district at
the district tourney in Springfield the
following week.
The first game will start at $50 p.
m. February 26 while the Norton
Morgan battle is scheduled for 7:30
p. m. The Lamberton-Springfeld and
Wabasso-Belview games will be play
ed at $3.50 and $3.50 p. m.
Second day games match the win
ners of the first and third games and
the second and fourth games, the
first to be played at p. m. and Sec
ond at 9 p. m. The two winners of
the second games will not play until
the district tournament.
Franklin Drops Out
Meanwhile New Ulm and Fairfax
drew byes for the sub-district tourney
at New Ulm the same days. Frank
lin dropped out of the tourney, leav-
ing but six teams. Winthrop and
Gaylord will meet in the first game
while Sleepy Eye will play Gibbon
New Ulm and Fairfax meet next day
while the winners of the other two
games meet to pick the fourth team
Sleepy Eye and New Ulm are fav-
orites to enter the Springfield bouts.
The officials of the tournament
here are G. Fl. Lynch, st. Cloud and
E. o. William, Minneapolis. Each
team will be allowed eight players.
There will be no trophies for the
sub-district games. Season reserved
seats for the tourney here will sell
for 81 while general admission will
be 60 cents and student admission, 35
cents. These prices are fixed by the
tournament committee.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
On With the Dancei

American Legion sponsors of the
Washington bicentennial costume bal
scheduled for Monday night, Febru-
airy %, announced this week that diff
ficulties in the way of the program
have been ironed out and the attain
will take place as planned.
Invitations were mailed this week
and search for costumes followed
The committee announced, however
that dancers will be admitted in usual
clothes by paying % cents extra pei
couple. The admission, for costumed
guests, is SO cents per couple.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Z Mill SAVING in
CITY TAXES VOTED
AT SESSION. MONDAY
Strict Economy Measures Will
Make Reduction Possible,
Board Members Say
MAY DROP ATHLETICS
Music Department, Backed by
Civic Club, May Get
Budget Knife

Responding to q popular demand
for tax reduction, the Redwood Falls
school board Monday night voted to
find method of saving the city tax
payers $4,000 in next years budget.
Every department of the school
will feel the knife tonight when the
board meets again to decide where
the slash can best be accomplished.
Teachers salaries, music, athletics
and other extra-curricular depart
ments are expected to bear the brunt
of the reduction.
A tax reduction of $4,000 will
mean 1922 mill school tax next year
compared with a 1872 mill tax this
year.
Seek Best Course
Where the slash will become effec-
tive was not determined at Monday
nights meeting as one of the MEM
bers was absent, but it is hoped by
the school board members that a
means of effecting the saving will be
found tonight. It is probable that a
cut will be made in the teachers sal
aries, that some of the departments
in the school will be eliminated and
stringent economy will be practiced
in all remaining departments.
Agitation concerning the abolition
of the athletic and music departments
of the school was discussed at length,
and action will be taken tonight. 1t
is certain that the expense of the two
departments will be cut down consid-
erably, if they are continued at all.
The board has been considering the
problem of teachers salary cuts for
several weeks, some of the board
members feeling that ten per cent
reduction is warranted while others
believe that the efficiency of the
school would be greatly impaired if
a large number of the best teachers
were to resign because of lowered
salaries.
May Cut Salaries
A ten per cent salary slash would
save the board $4,000 of it's pledged
$4,000 cut while five per cent would
make it necessary to locate savings
to total $500. j. H. Wichman, sup
erintendent, recommended at Mon
days meeting that the percentage re-
duction in salary be made the same
from the top down. The recommend
alton is likely to be accepted by the
board.
The board will also decide whether
or not the athletic, music or other de-
partments will be eliminated. Pro-
tests are being heard from voters of
Redwood Falls on the disseminating
of either the music or athletic depart
ment, as well as home economics and
manual training.
By the elimination of some of the
departments, several hundred dollars
could be saved toward the desired
amount, according to Joseph M. Cor
bett, president of the school board.
He also stated that if the present
music department were to be cut out,
the school board would be saving ap-
proximately $1,000.
A suggestion was made at Monday
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Storm Lake Man Will
Talk at Lions Dinner

DIR. E. L. Jones, a Storm Lake
Iowa, attorney and former president
of Buena Vista college, will give the
address at the Lions club ladies night
program, Monday evening.
A dinner is to be served at the
English Lutheran church, promptly
at 6:15 p. m. Music will be furnished
by an orchestra, followed by vocal
numbers and piano solo by H. A.
Bronson.
The committee in charge states
that persons planning to attend the
bicentennial ball afterwards may
wear their costumes to the dinner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Bremen Appointed

Otto Bremen of Saint Paul, known
as the largest independent banker in
the Northwest, has been appointed by
Charles G. Dawes as director of the
two billion dollar Reconstruction Fin
ance corporation.
The move is considered assurance
that independent banks will secure
their share of the reconstruction
funds. Mr.. Bremen is q large stock
holder in Minnesota banks, including
the Citizens State bank of Redwood
Fails.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
Twin City-Redwood
Residents to Picnic

Former residents of Redwood coun-
ty and Redwood Falls who reside In
the Twin Cities will picnic Saturday,
February 81, at the st. Anthony Com
mercial club in Minneapolis.
Invitations to the picnic were receiv-
ed in Redwood Falls this week. The
evening will be spent in playing cards
and dancing, starting at 7:30 p. M,
and buffet luncheon will be served.
Gus Schildknecht is president Of the
group and Josephine Lutz is secre-
tary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18
SENIOR HIGH LOSES 3O-l5, JUNIORS WIN
EIGHTH IN ROW AT new ULM FRIDAY

and WEIGH each one. The Redwood
team made offensive spurts at times
in the first half to tie the score or put
them out in front.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-02-18

Ed. Duncan went to Mankato Mon
day to attend meeting of the South
ern Minnesota Electrical association.
About two hundred members from the
southern part of the state attended
the banquet held at the Saulpaugh
hotel that evening.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
DEFENSE OF EGAN
IN Staying BEGINS
Attorneys Will Seek to Prove
Woman Slain by Witness Who
Turned States Evidence.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 24-The
defense in the trial OF ank j. Egan
and Albert Tinnin. charged with the
murder of Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes
today began its attempt to prove them
innocent.
Vincent Hallinan, chief of defense
counsel, intimated that Egan. former
San Francisco public defender, would
not take the stand to defend himself
against the charges that he instigated
the murder of the elderly widow for
financial gain.
Nate Coghlan. attorney for Tinnin,
said he expected his client would be
witness. Tinnin would provide an
alibi, he said, and would seek to show
that Verne Doran, alleged accomplice
in the Staying who turned States evi-
dence, killed Mrs. Hughes when she
surprised him in an attempt to rob her
dwelling
Evening star., 1932-08-24
ECLIPSE MAY SHOW
EFFECTS ON RADIO.
Changes Due to Sun Spots
Will Be Studied in
Maine August 81.
BY the Associated Press.
DNrrT AC HTTT

BY the Associated Press.
DOUGLAS HILL. Me- August %
The scientifically puzzling question of
whether changes in radio reception by
sun spots are due principally to ultra
violet light or to particles shot earth
ward from the sun will be tested here
during the approaching solar eclipse by
one expedition which won't care if the
day is cloudy.
OF all the many scientific groups as
sembed in the belt of totality that will
sweep across Northern New England on
August 81, the Perkins Observatory
headquarters of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity will be the only place where
clear sky won't be Indispensable
OF course, it will not be unappre-
ciated. because the Perkins observers
hope to take the usual photographs of
the solar corona and they have made
some very unusual preparations for do
ing So but they are concentrating on
the causes of radio disturbance.
Marked Effect Shown.
Investigations at the observatory at
Delaware, Ohio, in the last few years
have demonstrated the marked effect
of sun spots on radio reception.
Dr. Harlan T. Stetson, director of the
observatory, believes that if ultra violet
rays are the Urinary cause of the ion
1Zation of the upper atmosphere, which
turns back the radio waves change in
the Intensity of transmitted radio sig
mails will be noted during the visual
eclipse.
If. on the other hand, the ionization
of the reflected layers is produced
chiefly through bombardment by elec-
tried particles shot off from the sun,
then the effect on radio reception of
the "electron shadow should begin
nearly two hours before totality and
persist much longer than the duration
of the eclipse.
In either case, the presence or alb
sence of clouds will have no bearing
on the experiment since the Kennedy
Heaviside layer, as the ionized strata
is known. is many miles above the
highest cloud.
Signals to Be Gauged.
Apparatus now is being installed here
to measure the signal strength of radio
stations, and in addition, a temporary
broadcasting station, KIEKL, which has
been erected here, will send out con-
tinuouS wave signals at 5-minute in
tervals on a frequency of $3.50 kilo-
cycles. starting at 9 a m, Eastern stand |
ard time, and lasting until 6 pm.
Stetson hopes that amateurs equip
ped to receive signals on 8450 meters |
will listen-in and estimate, on scale |
of l to 9, the relative signal strength !
received through the day, later forward |
ing their observations together with the |
place in which they were made to the |
Eclipse Observatory here.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
INDICTS STEPMOTHER
IN HANGING OF BOY, 10
Kentucky Jury Also Accuses
Boarder of Murder-Father in
! Jail Pending Inquiry.
By the Associated Press.

GRAYSON, KY, August 24-Mrs.
Bitha Hickey, 81, and Jim Andy Day,
as, boarder at the Hickey home. were
indicted on charges of murder late yes
terday by special grand jury impan-
eled to investigate the hanging of Roy
Hickey. 10. whose body was found sus-
pended from tree near the Hickey
home at Soldier, KY, Saturday.
Mrs. Hickey is the boys stepmother.
His father. Clyde Hickey, So, also is in
Jail. The grand jury continued its re-
view of evidence against the father.
Mrs. hickey is Clyde Rickey's fourth
wife. She has been married three times.
The boys mother, Rickey's second wife,
is dead. Evidence at coronerS inquest
was that the boy had been missing sew
eral days before the body was found.
The body was bruised and decomposed.
The coroner's verdict was death By
strangulation.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
CLUB PLANS OUTING

The Lido Civic Club will hold its
annual outing. Sunday at Seaside Park,
Chesapeake Beach. A prgram of ath-
letic events is being arranged by JOS
eph Bonuso Ralph Cipriano and JOS
elp Lurco.
The outing party will leave the Dis
trict Line station at I'm. on special
cars of the Chesapeake Beach Railway.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
PHILADELPHIA TO PUSH
NEW CITY TAX PLANS
Suggested Imposts Include We
hicles, Trolley Cars, Amuse-
ments and Vaults.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, August 24.-Edwin
r. Cox. president of City Council, said
Yesterday, City Council will set in mo-
ton the machinery to impose new mu-
nicipal taxes at the earliest possible
moment.
The authority given by the Sterling
bill. passed at the last special session
of the Legislature. will be utilized to
raise revenue from sources hitherto
untouched Cox said.
Imposts which have been suggested,
but not acted upon, included a gen.
eraI wheel" tax on every vehicle, in
Guiding trolley cars and busseS; an
amusement tax; taxes on all vaults
and other underground constructions
which extend beyond the building line
and on all structures or signs which
extend above the building line; and a
general occupation tax.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
YOUTH THOUGHT DRUNK
Police Captain and Doctor Testify
in Meniou Murder Trial.

LOS ANGELES, August "a GA
physician and police captain testi-
fed yesterday at the murder trial of
Harold Meniou, 20, they believed he
was intoxicated when his automobile
overturned and killed Marjorie Gau-
thier, 16-year-old student
The youth is the son Of Mrs. A. L.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Marriage Licenses Issued.

ROCKVILLE. Md. August "a (Spe-
ciaD Licenses were issued here yes
terday for the marriage of Walter
Policasto, so, and Bith Leigh, 80, both
of Alexandria, Va, and Gladstone E.
Grubbs. 25, and Margaret Frances
Manuel. %. both of Takoma Park, Md.
Evening star., 1932-08-24

the night Of June II, 1927 and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Carlos A. Rector, former deputy, who
succeeded Willis as sheriff and J. Har-
mon Moore, a deputy, said by Rocks
to have hired him to kill Willis, are
serving 1O-year sentences for their part
in the Staying.
Sentencing Of Rocks marked the end
of a long series of trials at hearings
growing out of the sensational Staying
Willis was shot to death at his
garage as he returned home at night.
His widow and Henry Townsend, a
deputy sheriff, were acquitted of the
SlavinP
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Benefit Dance Tomorrow.

GAITHERSBURG, August 25.-A
benefit dance will be held in s.. Mar
tins Hall here tomorrow evening. The
Committee on Arrangema is beaded
by A. A Norris, jr, with Hannah Marie
Gloyd, Eulalie Boland. Eleanor Dla-
mond. Maud Wilson, Mary SomerVen,
Leo Walters, Edna Bell, McBaln and
Dorothy WOotton as assistants.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
SLAYER OF SHERIFF
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Colored Mans Story of Greenville,
S. c., Killing Sent Two
Others TO Penitentiary.

GREENVILLE. S. c., August "a (P).-|
Blair Rocks colored laborer, yester-
day submitted to a charge that he
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Pastors to Exchange Pulpits.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, August "a
CSpeciaD DIR. B. P. Robertson. pastor
OF the First Baptist Church of Hyatts-
vile. and Rev. w. Dewey Moore, pastor
of the Anacostia Baptist Church. will
exchange pulpits Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
COL. HERON TO SPEAK
Will Address Advertising Club at
Meeting Tomorrow.

Col. Leroy W. Heron, advertising
manager of The Evening Star, will
speak on Why Newspaper Advertising
Is Best" at a meeting of the Advertis-
ing Club tomorrow at 1890 pm. at
the Raleigh Hotel.
The meeting. it is announced. will
be in the nature of a symposium on
Evening star., 1932-08-24

the newspaper in advertising, and will
be presided over by Howard w. Berry,
president Of the club.
Representatives of all newspapers in
Washington have been invited to at
tend.
Evening star., 1932-08-24

Abrahams, former wife of Adolphe Mem
jou. film star, who adopted the boy,
but has not lived with him for some
time.