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The Washington times., 1933-07-01
POISONED FOOD
USED, PROVED
TOO SLOW
Two Wives, ,SuitorS Jailed After
Staying of A. A. Shaw, Rail
Man, of West Virginia

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July
1.-The amazing story OF the
brutal murder of Arthur A. Shaw,
prominent railroad man, already
feplete with intrigue, illicit love,
greed and jealousy, took a fiend-
tsh turn today.
According to police, it was the
original intention of the four
fantastic plotters indicted for the
murder, to kill Shaw by slow
poisoning, but impatience changed
their plans.
In fact, police say, the group
which includes Mrs. Ida McAtee
Shaw, widow of the murdered
man-had added strychnine to
his food for days before deciding
to shoot him.
That the poison was taking
effect was evidenced by the fact
that Shaw complained repeatedly
Of heart attacks up to the day of
his death.
Three Others Indicted
Indicted with Mrs. Shaw in
the most startling crime in the
police history of Wood county
are: Harley Lemon, paroled
murderer and alleged trigger
man.; Eddie Crouch, convicted
bandit and so-called brains" of
the plot, and Mrs. Myrtle De-
laney, who, it is charged, had
arranged for the death of her
husband along with Shaw.
All four defendants are in Wood
county prison awaiting trial July
10 for the murder, and for con.
Spiracy to commit a second one.
Judge Frank P. Meats has called
q special session of the Circuit
Court to hear the case.
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Delaney,
young wives of two elderly rail-
road men, became enamored of
Parkersburg's two half-world char
acterS and in the course of that
association, decided to put the
husbands" out of the way to col
lect their insurance and property
and continue their illicit relations
unhampered.
Shot Near Auto
At conferences held in the Jail
where Crouch was confined,
Lemon was delegated, after the
poison idea was abandoned, to
rub out" both husbands.
On the night of June 20, Shaw
was shot as he alighted from his
automobile to open the door of
his garage in the City Park resi-
Dental section. Mrs. Shaw, who
was with him, was found pros.
trated in the car by neighbors.
Police thus far have not ex.
planned what led to her arrest,
but when Mrs. Shaw was taken
into custody, it is understood, she
made a statement discriminating
the rest.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Famed Biologists
Lose u. s. Positions

About 40 members of the
Geological Survey, hit by the
Economy Program, are off the
payroll beginning today.
Ten of these are among the
foremost biologists of the coun-
try. They include Arthur Keith,
G. P. Richardson, Charles Butts,
DR.. Nelson H. Darton, Charles E.
Van Orstrand, Frank T. Calkins,
Louis M. Pringle, Arthur j. Col
lier, George Steiger and Arthur
COe Spencer.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Forest Glen Health
SUrUeU Is Refused

A general health survey of the
Forest Glen area has been re-
fused by the Montgomery County
Health Office, but a health Of
ficer will answer individual. calls,
it was announced at the meeting
Of the Forest Glen Citizens AS
Sociation.
The Suburban Sanitary Com
mission will extend it's main line
sewage system through Forest
Glen in the near future, a COM
mittee reported.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
COUNTY HEADS
SIGN BUDGET
FOR 1884
Schools Get Largest Share
of Montgomery Funds
for Coming Year

The largest single item in the
Montgomery county budget for
1933-34, which was signed yester-
day by the county commissioners,
is for education, the schools get
ting $373,547.70.
Interest levied this year to be
paid on outstanding county bond
issues amounts to $172, 1928. The
police force gets $55, ,822.53 and
the contingent fund Of the county
commissioners is set at $25, 900.
The county home, the county
board of health, hospital care for
residents who are unable to pay
their own medical bills, charges
for children in the State indus
trial schools, ambulance service
for emergency cases, mothers and
old age pensions, etc., gets $77,-
362.50.
The total estimated taxes is
$92O,117.97 of which the net
amount is expected to be $685.
722.53.
Because of the many savings
realized by salary reductions and
the transfer of the county roads
to the State Road Commission, the
commissioners were able to cut
the county tax rate from $1.30
per hundred dollars to 95 cents.
The State rate of Is cents is being
reduced to % cents.
All county officials and en-
ployes making more than $1,000,
including school teachers will be
cut from 10 to 20 per cent of their
salaries while those making from
$500 to $1,000 will be reduced S
per cent.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Jobs Daughters
Install Officers

Miss Louise Carl, of Clarendon,
was installed as honor queen at
special exercises in Masonic Tenn
pie, Clarendon, last night by
Bethel Chapter, No. l, Jobs
Daughters.
Other officers Of the chapter
installed were Jeanette Michel
dack. senior princess; Jacqueline
Foster, junior princess; Margaret
Jane ReeS, guide, and Mary Hunt,
marshal.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Lyon Park Center
Council Selected

Completion of the advisory
council of the Junior Community
Center Of Lyon Park, Va, is an
nounced today by Arthur r.
Scott, chairman.
The council consists Of Mrs. E.
j. Bulge, Mrs. P. c. Dyer, Mrs.
D. o. Throgmorton, Mrs. A. R.
Scott. Mrs. E. B. Colberg, Mrs.
j. c. Folsom, Mrs. Arthur Orr,
A. D. Adams, Hobart Merritt, Ar
thur Orr, P. F. Little, M. Whit
lock and E. w. Anderson.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
TGkOn1G Park Opens
PLnYgrOlLnd PrOQrQnl

Children's activities at the Ia
koma Park municipal playground
opened today under the super
vision of Miss Rhoda Lewton,
daughter Of Mayor Lewton, as
superintendent of girls work, and
Ralph Harries in charge Of the
boys work.
All children Of the area may
participate without cost in super
vised games, said Mr.. Harries.
During hot days play activities
will be held in the Philadelphia
Elementary School.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
County Head GiUen
Purse in FQreUeU

Five young women, employed in
the office of the clerk to the
Montgomery county commission
ers in Rockville. yesterday pre-
sented a leather wallet to W.
Frank Ricketts,, former county
commissioner, who resigned to
accept a position with the State
Roads Commission.
Those making the presentation
were Mrs. Mary O'Brien, Mrs.
Margaret Bright, Mrs. Lucille
Mullineaux, Miss Helen McLaugh.
lin and Miss Lola E. Atwood.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Common Property
LUU Frees Man

The law that husband can
not steal his wife's personal prop
erty, although the couple may be
estranged, yesterday won Robert
B. Mahoney, former chief of the
Prince Georges County Volunteer
Firemen's Association. his free
dom.
Mahoney was before Judge j.
Chew Sheriff in the Upper MARI
boro Police Court on a charge of
stealing his estranged wife's en-
gagement ring. His attorney,
Robert w. Mccullough, called
the judges attention to the law
and the dismissal followed.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Baltimore Man Kidnapped,
Held Prisoner 6 Days

said the men forced him into an
automobile here about 10 a. M,
Wednesday, June 81, kept him
blindfolded and threatened to
burn" him unless he told where
his money and wife were.
The men, he said, threw him
out of the car Monday night after
disrobing him. He was about 20
miles from Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01

BALTIMORE, July Three
strangers who spoke a foreign Ian
guage among themselves kid
naped Ralph Hyman, "a, and kept
him prisoner six days, according
to a report he gave police on his
return here, after hitch-hiking
from Pittsburgh.
Lyman, who said that Pitts
burgh police doubted his story,
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
Lumber Camp ROW
JQiLS Men 2 Years

Two white men yesterday were
sentenced to two years each in
the Maryland penitentiary when
they were convicted of assaulting
William Carter, colored.
Virgil Cox and Harry Tedder
were charged with assaulting Car
ter with dangerous weapons. The
colored man was badly cut in the
course of fight at a lumber
camp near Priest Bridge.
The Washington times., 1933-07-01
IMPROVEMENT MEET

The July meeting of the Sandy
Spring Mutual Improvement AS
ISOLATION will be held Thursday
afternoon at the home of Misses
Amy and Elise Hutton, it is an
noIlnced,
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-01-11

She-l was rather disappointed In
that gentleman yci introduced to me
last night.
He-Indeedl How so?
She-Why you spoke of him as q
bridge expert, and he turned out to
be nothing but a famous engineer.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-01-11

Lady-My, you've made fine prog
ress on my bungalow. | hadn't an
idea you had so much done.
Carpenter-I've been going pretty
slow, ma'am. | guess; but your hus-
band came round yesterday and
raised the roof.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-01-11
Hard to Tell
By MARY MARSH

q by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Applications Asked
s.ig for Postmaster Job

To fill the vacancy in the position
Of postmaster here, the United States
Civil Serv-:e Commission has an
nounced, at the request of the post
master general and in accordance
with an order of the president, an
open competitive examination.
To be eligible for the examination
an applicant must be a citizen of the
United States, must reside within the
delivery of this post office, must have
so resided for at least one year next
preceding the date for close of re-
ceipt Of applications, must be in good
physical condition and within the
prescribed age limit. Both men and
women are admitted. .'''s.
Under the terms of the executive
order, the Civil Service Commission
will certify to the postmaster general
the names of the highest three quail
fed eligibles, if as many as three are
qualified, from which the postmaster
general may select one for nomina-
ton by the president. Confirmation
by the senate is the final action. APP
plicants will not be required to as
semble in an examination room for
scholastic tests, but will be rated on
their education and business expert
ence and fitness.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
J. R. Hitchcock Dead

j. R.. Hitchcock of Tacoma, Wash
ington, died Saturday at his home
there and was buried Tuesday, friends
here are informed. He retired from
the ministry two years ago due to
poor health.
Mr.. Hitchcock was born in Red
wood Falls and spent his early life
here. Two weeks ago he and his fam
lily visited at the L. o. Alexander
home while enroute to Washington
from the Worlds Fair.
He was graduated from Hamline
University and taught school for sew
eral years. Later he entered the min
istry and had charge of Methodist
churches at Waseca, Heron Lake and
Mankato. He is survived by his wife
and one son, Melville and two sisters
who live in Minneapolis, Miss Helen
Hitchcock and Mrs. Sarah Stegner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
National Guards Hit
by Economy Program

Activities of the National Guard
in Minnesota will feel the effects of
the governmental economy knife, Adj
jutant General E. A. Walsh disclos-
ed Wednesday.
The Minnesota guardsmen, how
ever, Walsh said, will carry on as in
normal times and without imparing
the efficiency of the organization
despite large cut in appropriations.
The federal government has slash
ed governmental appropriations for
the National Guard of the country
in 1884 from $50, 1s3, 600 to "a mil
lion dollars, a reduction of nine mil
lion dollars.
Just what the total cut for Mime
sofa will amount to has not been as
certained but the curtailments in pay
for drilling will range between $780,
600 and $4,000 alone.
Twelve payless drill days plus Is
per cent payroll cut, will account for
a big share of the nine million dollar
national reduction in National Guard
expenses.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Father and Daughter
Burned by Gasoline

Henry Ysker and his daughter,
Norma, age seven, Mountain Lake,
were burned by flaming gasoline on
their farm near that city last week,
but quick action on the part of Mr..
and Mrs. Ysker avoided tragedy.
The accident occurred when Mr..
Ysker attempted to change gasoline
in the engine which was operating the
washing machine in the basement Of
the home. A laundry stove, about six
feet from two gas containers, caused
the fire. Norma was covered with
the flaming liquid but ran outside, a
blazing mass of flames, and Mrs. Ysk-
er rolled her in blanket which was
lying on the ground. Mr.. Ysker was
burned when he took the flaming gas
container up the outside cellar stair
way.
: Fortunately, the gas can was full,
otherwise an explosion might have re-
suited and the fire would have been
doubly hard to extinguish.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
State Acts to Stop
Livestock Runners

A drive against the bootlegging of
livestock into Minnesota from South
Dakota by truckers without obtain
ing a health certificate showing the
livestock is free from disease, was
begun Wednesday by DR.. Charles E.
Cotton, secretary of the State Live
stock Sanitary board.
Alarmed by the serious outbreak
OF anthrax among livestock in South
Dakota, DR.. Cotton revealed he has
posted men at important points
along the Minnesota-S South Dakota
border who are stopping all trucks
carrying livestock and demanding
health certificates signed by veterin-
arians and approved by the South
Dakota Livestock department off,
Gals.
The state livestock official charged
that cattle, hogs and horses are be-
ing driven across the Minnesota line
at night by trucks by wildcat"
spectators who purchase the live
stock in South Dakota at low price
because of the scarcity of feed, and
haul them into this state where they
are aUctioned off.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
UMPIRE SENDS PLAYER
TO SHOWERS; is EDGED

Verndale.-In the sixth inning of
the Verndale-New York Mills baseball
game at New York Mills recently,
the umpire ruled Mills, catcher, off
the field for striking him. New York
Mills entered protest, and the fans
voiced their disapproval in no uncer-
tain terms, one woman running out
on the diamond and egging the UNI
pire, who was from Verndale. Quiet
was finally restored and the game
was finished, Verndale winning 6 to A.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Third of Highway
PatrOlmen Ousted

Nearly one-third of the members
Of the Minnesota State Highway
Patrol were dismissed Tuesday, to
bring the total of recent dismissals
to half, or more, of the 70 odd men,
bers.
All of those who were dismissed,
as well as the others who were let
out previously, were members of the
patrol under Earle Brown, unsuccess-
full Republican candidate for gover-
nor last fall, who was patrol chief
during most of it's existence.
They will be replaced by the 40
men who recently completed three
months period of training at the
National Guard camp at Little Falls.
Among the members of this class
was Sylvester Porter of Redwood
Falls. :.
The only reason for the change,
Mr.. Elsberg said, was "for the good
Of the service" He did not enlarge
on that statement. t.
Whether still more change would
be made in the future was indefinite.
Mr.. Elsberg was unable to say wheth-
.er a new group of men would be,
started on a training period. :. =,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Redwood Hotel Sold
&c.,. to Daniels Family

The Redwood hotel operated by Mr..
and Mrs. John Caylor has been sold
to Mrs. L. A. Daniels and son, w. b.
Daniels, of Minneapolis. @Phe new
owners took possession August l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels and son and
daughter, Beth, will live here and
will employ the same persons who
worked for Mr.. and Mrs, Caylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caylor plan to re-
sumo work on the stage. They trav-
eled with stock companies for many
years. While in Redwood Falls Mr..
Caylor was a member of the Scenic
City band and both took part in plays
and vaudeville skits.
Mrs. Daniels and daughter arrived
here Monday and began work Tues
day. w. B. Daniels is expected soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
BOY SCOUTS HAVE
BUSY CAMP WEEK;
EARN PROMOTIONS

Howard Melges, Redwood Falls
member of Boy Scout troop IA, earn
ed ten merit badges while attending
Camp Patterson on Lake Washing
ton, south of Mankato, to tie with
Clayton Kahl of Mankato in setting
an all-time record for merit badge
winnings at the camp. The Redwood
scouts returned Sunday.
He won merit badges in pioneer
ing, public health, personal health,
leathercraft, fremanship, swimming,
life saving, cooking, rowing and
canoeing.
Bobby Paffrath was one of five
scouts elected to the Order of the
Arrow, the highest honor of the
camp, by the scout staff. E. A. john
son scoutmaster and Willard Duea,
assistant, became honorary members
of the order.
The merit badges were presented
by the board of revue, including DR..
A. Asleson, R. w. Serkland and E..
A Johnson.
Other Redwood Falls scouts who
won merit badge recognition were
Lyman Hassenstab, public health,
personal health, swimming, fireman
ship, Ieathercraft, cooking and pio-
neering; Bobby Paffrath, public
health, personal health, life saving,
swimming and canoeing; Jack Shaw,
handicraft, iremanship, pub C
health, personal health and first aid;
Russell Lauterbach, life saving,
swimming, first aid and public
health; Neal Serkland, canoeing and
life saving; Noble Starr, pioneering,
swimming and life saving and Paul
Asleson, handicraft.
The following scouts completed
tests: Jesse Lechner, Walter Simon
Diet and Neal Serkland, tenderfoot;
Bobby Paffrath and Paul Asleson,
second class and Jack Shaw and Rus
sell Lauterbach, first class. Willard
Duea, assistant leader, passed tests
for senior life saving awards during
the week and. is now member OF
the Red Cross Senior Life Saving
corps.
Howard Melges also passed his
scout lifeguard tests which include
swimming and boating work. Neal
Serkland passed the same tests but
his receiving the badge depends on
his passing all first class scout tests
before January 1. Bobby Paffrath
passed on similar condition.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Forced Farmer to
Write Check of $25

Dazing A. E. Tucker, aged farmer
living north Of Worthington, with a
blow on the head, transient farm
hand forced the farmer to write a
check for $25 Wednesday morning OF
last week and escaped in fuckers
car after tying his hands and feet.
Three hours later Harrison Slater
lee, "a, of Geddes, South Dakota, was
arrested by Sheriff Eden Rowe and
jailed.
A charge of assault in the first de-
gree has been drawn against him by
A. w. Brecht, county attorney. He
indicated that he will plead guilty.
The charge carries a penalty of not
less than five nor more than ten years
in the penitentiary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
LAMP USED IN SOLOMON'S
TIME PRESENTED TO CHURCH

Chaska.-A lamp almost 5000
years old was presented to the Chas-
ka Moravian church last week in COM
memoration of its diamond jubilee an
niversary. The rare article is the
gift of Professor w. F. Babe, pastor
of the Chaska congregational church
in 1866, and who has since become
a well known archaeologist. The
relic is one of the numerous finds in
excavating in Jerusalem. 1t is ter
ra Gotta relic, used about the time
that David and Solomon were ruling.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03

between Belview and Sacred Heart
August Is, it was announced this
week by the August Bonner Ameri-
can Legion post of Belview which
sponsors the event.
The senior United States senator
from Minnesota will bring a message
fresh from Washington and of inter-
est both to farmers and business
men. -.
Also taking part in the program
are the, Danube band under the di-
rection Of Harris Nelson and the Sea-
forth band with Arnold Kramer con-
Quoting. A complete program of en-
tertainment for the day is being ar
ranged.
The picnic and outdoor meeting
with well known speakers is held
each year on the banks of the Mime
sofa river and never fails to attract
enormous crowds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
ARREST FIREBUG
AT SPRINGFIELD

A desire to see fire engines and
firemen in action, caused ten-year-
old Springfield lad to set fire to the
house of Editor A. G. Erickson in that
city last week Tuesday and then have
neighbors summon the fire depart
ment SO he could see the "fun."
The strange story was unfolded
when the mysterious circumstances
surrounding the blazes resulted in
questioning the boy by ]. B. Forster,
deputy state fire marshall.
The boy, Melvin Smith, was can
wasting Springfield homes, selling
sweet corn for merchant. When in
the vicinity of the Erickson home he
called neighbors, informing them that
there was fire in the Erickson home,
which was unoccupied at the time, all
members of the family being out of
town. When the ! firemen arrived,
they found three separate blazes in
the house. One started in a pile of
newspapers on a radiator in the liv-
ing room. Another started in the
table cloth on the dining table and the
third started on a curtain in the din
ing room.
The blaze was extinguished, but
several hundred dollars damage to
the house and furniture resulted. The
lad after telling conflicting stories
finally confessed to having set the
blazes.
His case has been referred to the
juvenile court of Brown county by
County Attorney T. o. Streissguth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
BURNED WHILE CLEANING
ROOM WITH GASOLINE

Mrs. Charles Casette, who lives
south of Lamberton, was seriously
burned last week while using gasoline
as spray while doing her cleaning.
She was spraying one of the bed
rooms and finding it difficult to see in
one of the corners, she lighted a
match. An explosion followed imme-
diately. She was taken to the Tracy
hospital suffering severe burns on
her hands, arms and face.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
May Get Factories

Sleepy Eye may get new brewery
and cheese factory according to re-
ports last week. Representatives of
a Milwaukee brewery and a Cylon,
Wisconsin, cheese factory are consid-
ering the site for new plants. A milk
shortage in Wisconsin due to poor
pastures was mentioned by the men
in their negotiations with Sleepy Eye
business men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Wire Acceptance

Sleepy Eye merchants went on rec
ord last Wednesday as favoring the
presidents unemployment plan and
wired their acceptance to Washing
ton. Stores there will cooperate with
New Ulm and Mankato in opening at
9 a. m. and closing at 5 p. m. except
ing Saturday when the closing time
will be p. m.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Only $3.50 Left

In less than week, $110 of the
s128.50 which was outstanding in
scrip money has been returned to the
Citizens State bank for U. S. cur
rency according to bank officials. City
officials are anxious to get all the
scrip turned in as soon as possible.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
FOR LOUIS E. ROTE TO-DAY
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
of Orangeville, Illinois and other re-
latives and friends. One daughter
died in infancy. A.
Pail bearers for the funeral will be
A. j. White, William Lindeman, Will
liam Barnes, Gottlieb Kuenzli, T. A.
Whittet and Paul Voss. Burial win
be in the Redwood Falls cemetery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03
Agent Promoted

]. O. Hoefer who has been employ
ed at The Smith Agency, Inc. here
was transferred Tuesday to Worth
ington where he will be manager of
a new district for the Mutual Life
Insurance company of New York.
The district includes Murray, Mobiles,
Cottonwood and Jackson counties.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-08-03

More than 5S,0oo,OOQ, automobiles
have been built in the United States
since the first one was turned cut In
1898. s
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado
risel IS ne longest and deepest>ean-
We :. = some places it is
more than mile deep.