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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-10-19

Miss Elizabeth Klosner visited
with Miss Irene Silbernick Sunday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Arnzen and
family were Sunday visitors at the
Frank Stangier home
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Blommel, o,
near Freeport, were entertained
Sunday at the Theo Biommel home
Mrs. Ben Won Boken called or
Mrs. Henry Spfer Thursday.
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Arnzen were Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Rohe.
Rev. A. Wagner assisted at the
confirmation exercises at st. Anth-
ony Sunday.
Mrs.. Gerhard Stoermann and
Ben Stoermann. Sr, visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hoppe, Of New
Munich Thursday.
Leonard Won Heel, of st. Johns,
called on the Henry Arnzen fam
lily Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Englemey-
er motored 10 Lamberton on bust
ness.
Miss Elizabeth Silbernick, who Is
employed at the Korte home al
Meirose, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. SLIDER.
nick.
Among those who attended the
Schetz Brau celebration at Melrose
Saturday were: Ben Stoermann
Jos. Austing, Mr.. and Mrs Ger.
hard Stoermann, Mr. and Mrs. Ig
Butkowski. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowrence
Toenyan, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Toen-
yam and Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Coe..
Miss Marie Arnzen spent Sunday
with Miss Minnie Stanzig, of Lake
Sylvia
Nrs. Jos. Bdlberick and daughter,
Margaret, spent a few days with
Mrs Wfifred Schiller, of st. An
thooy.
Sunday guests at the R. Schwinn
home We're Mrs. Urban Bauman
Mira Wilfred Rouillard, and Cyril
Schwfnn. Of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs Rob Assendorf and
Al Arnzen motored to st. Paul on
business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Won Boken
motored to Minneapolis the first OF
the week to visit relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
HoltuiiLe Faces
Friendly LauDsuit

An alternative writ of mandate
requiring the city of Holtville,
through its treasurer and clerk. as
auditor, to pay a total of $8,522.28
street improvement bond principal
and interest, is sought in a suit
filed in superior court today by the
Pioneer Title Insurance and Trust
company against the city of Holt
vile, S. E. Shaw, treasurer, and E.
M. Carpenter, clerk and auditor.
The suit is a friendly one. 1t is
explained in the complaint that
funds have been collected which are
applicable to the bonds and inter-
est, and properly payable at this
time, but that the Holtville officials
have refused to pay, basing their
refusal on a desire for an order
from the proper court requiring
payment.
The street improvement bonds in
question are of three separate is
sues, under the street improvement
act of 1911. The bonds are held
by the Pioneer Title Insurance and
Trust company.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
COSBY MAKES
PLEA CHANGE:
Continued On Page 81

Four days after he entered a plea
of guilty, Vernon A. Cosby appeared
before Judge Vaughn N. Thompson
this morning to withdraw the plea
and enter a pea of not guilty to
grand theft, hearing his trial set
for March 6.
On the heels of Cosby's retraction,
the state moved, through Tom
Sharp, district attorneys investi-
gator, to have forgery charges filed
against Cosby, in addition to the
grand theft charge
Walter A. Hull, whose automobile
Cosby is charged with stealing,
agreed to sign forgery complaint
against Cosby, alleging that Cosby
forged two checks on Mrs. Hull,
Sharp said
Cosby was arrested at st. Louis,
Mo-, and returned here last week.
He is known locally as radio sing
er and entertainer.
Another case on the Tuesday law
and motion calendar today was that
of E. D, Gilbert, applying for pro-
baton after a plea of guilty to a
charge of possession of distilling
devices. Probation was granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
GRAND JURY'S
CHARGE DENIED

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. U.p)-
Alan Macdonald, San Francisco
contractor, declared through his
attorney today the belief that he is
under Indictment on charge of
giving a bribe, and pleaded not
guilty to a charge of contempt OF
the county grand jury by refusal
to testify in the San Gabriel dam
investigation. ..'.
eve believe that Mr.. Macdonald
already is accused, under ficti-
tious name, of having given a
bribe in an indictment returned by
the grand jury at the same time
it indicted former Supervisor Sid
ney T. Graves" declared the de-
fense attorney, Byron Hanna, in an
affidavit filed today with the
return of the two indictments, the
grand jury completed its inquiry
and the purpose of questioning Mr..
Macdonald was solely to support
indictments already returned
Following the filing of this and
two other affidavits, and the pre-
sentation of involved legal argu-
ments by opposing counsel, the
hearing on the grand jury con-
tempt citation of Macdonald was
continued by Superior Judg e
Charles w. Fricke until late today.
Graves was charged, in an in
dictment returned just before the
expiration of the three-year statute
of limitations, with having accepted
an $4,000 bribe from the contract
ors in the San Gabriel project in
return for his support of $3.50, 900
settlement paid after the dam was
abandoned.
At the same time the grand
Jury returned another secret indict-
ment, said to accuse at least three
individuals and certain corporations
of giving a bribe. No arrests ever
have been made on the second in
dictment which remained sealed
ior approximately "a hours after its
return,
The Graves indictment charged
the money was given the eX-official
by Macdonald, his partner, Felix
Kahn, and G. r. Ross. another of
the contractors, but Graves was the
only person named on criminal
charges in the true-bill
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
BARNETT CASE
DRACS ALONG

LOS ANGELES, Feb. a. U.P)-
jackson Barnett, the 90-year-old
Creek Indian whose wealth is
measured in millions, sat uncon-
cerned in federal court today while
attorneys wrargled over a S550,000
gift Jackson gave to the American
Baptist Home Missionary society.
The government is attempting
to annul the marriage of Anna
Laura Barnett to the aged brave,
whose only words so far during the
trial have been ''ugh-ugh," and to
force her to return $550,000 her
husband allegedly gave her.
Mrs. Barnett's attorneys contend
ed she had no part in Jackson's
spectacular gift to the missionary
society, in seeking to bar depos-
ition of M. L. Mott, Tulsa, Okla,
relating to his efforts to justify
the gift.
Mott represented the missionary
society when the government sue
cessfully forced it to return the
$5500O0 gift, although it took a
supreme court decision to effect it.
Federal Judge William P. James
permitted the deposition to be en-
tered as evidence, but Attorney
Thomas P. Cruce, representing Mrs.
Barnett, was given the privilege of
amplifying his objections in his
final arguments.
Another deposition read today
was signed by former Judge l.. O.
Lytle of Sapulpa, Okla. 1t related
to his attempts to obtain release of
Barnett's funds deposited in east
ern banks.
Lytle sought to have the funds
released, he testified, but the banks
declined to give them up because
of conflicting claims of Mrs. Bar
nett and Barnett's guardian, E. S.
Bailey, appointee of the United
States Indian service.
The government hopes to prove
that Barnett's gifts to his wife
and to the missionary society were
both inspired by Mrs. Barnett.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
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0is3s NeNausht Syndicate. Inc.
AWAIT MOVE
BY K|DNAPE PERS
Boettcher Family Willing To
Meet Ransom Demands Made
By Sons Abductors.
By CLYDE G. BEYERS
United Press Staff COrresDOndent

Unlted PreSS starr correspondent
DENVER, Feb. IA. ,UP)-A letter
or a telephone call from the kid
napers of Charles Boettcher II was
awaited today.
Every instruction contained in
the ransom letter for communica-
ton with the abductors had been
carried out by the frantic family
of the young Denver millionaire.
They were willing to pay the full
100000 ransom, or anything, for
the safe return of young Boettcher.
They inserted the prescribed
advertisement in the newspapers to
indicate willingness to deal with
the kidnapers.
There was nothing left for ther
10 do but wait.
AS the hours wore on, with Moth
ing but an ominous silence, the
tension in the Boettcher mansion
was near the breaking point.
Even the iron -willed Claude
Boettcher, whose poker face and
cold nerve have been the subjects
VI d liulilllCuo oVOl lCo oul illS lilo
rise to the peak of financial power
in Denver, showed the strain. He
was nervous-snapped quick, harsh
commands to those around him,
and the rasping jangle of the tel
ephone caused him to leap to the
instrument.
At the beautiful home of the
missing man, Mrs. Charles Boett-
cher, his wife, was near collapse.
Chief of Police Albert N. Clark,
who solved the only other kidnap-
ing for ransom in Denver history
only year ago, was confident he
was on the track of the two men
who took Boettcher prisoner late
Sunday night, and have held him
since. Clarke even predicted the
release of the young millionaire,
within 48 hours, unharmed, and
without cent of ransom.
But even the high grilled wall
around the Boettcher home failed
to keep out the fear that was plain
in every face, from old Charlie, the
grandfather who amaSsed the first
of the Boettcher fortunes to Anna
Lou, 25 year old wife of the kid
naped man.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
Legion To Glue
Program Tonight

Members of Boyce Aten post,
American Legion, are looking for
ward to an enjoyable time tonight
when the Legionnaires will be hosts
to the Auxiliary, their families and
friends at a dinner and entertain
ment to be given in Veterans Me-
mortal hall.
H. K. Mac" McClimans will act
as mess sergeant and a k. p. detail
will assist him in preparing the din
ner for which an unusually small
charge will be made. Chow call will
be sounded at $50 but the k. p.
detail will remain on duty until
1880 to take care of stragglers.
Motion pictures of the recent road
building activities or the post will
be shown by Charles Jobes, giving
the women an opportunity to check
up on the alibis given by the Le-
gionnairss at the time the desert
party took place.
A vaudeville show of six acts will
be furnished, music being supplied
by Bob Rices orchestra. The mess
sergeant will issue printed forms of
his recipes to women attending the
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
More Charges
Against Pair

Two Filipinos, Frank Gonzales
and Penfilio Benavides, now facing
burglary charges in superior court
may face even more than that as a
result of letter receied this morn
ing by j. Sterling Oswalt, chief OF
police. The letter, self-explana-
tory. follows:
THE chief of police, Ell Centro
Calf. Dear Sir:
II inform you to arrest these boys
I mean the two fellows Felipino
boys you had caught last month,
Gate 25, maybe 26 or 81, by robbing
something from another boy.
Watch these boys especially the
taller boy is very dangerous, he is
the one who knocked a Chinese
live at 1i9 East Main ST., Hong
Chong Groceries, Ell Centro, and
grabbed him some money. He is 4
hold upper too"
The letter was unsigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
HIGHWAY CASE
BEFORE COURT

Judge Roy D. McPherrin today
was taking evidence intended 10
aid him in reaching a decision as
to the amount of damages, If any,
suffered By owners of the Coyote
Wells property when the state
highway route was changed so that
it cut off the Coyoes Wells service
station from the highway.
The action arose out of condem-
nation proceedings Instituted by
the state department OF public
works to secure right OF way for
improvement on the San Diego
highway. While most OF the prop
erty owners affected agreed to the
sums offered by the state for their
property, Oran D. Stephens object
ed to the nominal amount offered
for a right of way which would
cut off Coyote Wells service sta
tion.
It is Stephens contention that
the new highway route damages
the Coyote Wells property, and
that the sum offered for strip
OF ground near these is not suf-
ficient. Stephens asks more than
$4,000
Halloway r. Jones and r. I.
French appeared before Judge Nc
Pherrin this morning as attorneys
for the people, while Harry Horton
and c. L. Brown represented tho
protesting property owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
By JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent

Ohlttu ETcSS otdtl SOIrcSpOhucut
NEW YORK, Feb. ID. - Ernie
Schaaf, Boston heavyweight boxer,
died today at Polytechnic hospital
following an emergency operation
to relieve blood clot on the brain
resulting from his Knockout Friday
night by the Italian giant, Primo
Carnera.
Schaaf, "a, never recovered COM
pletely from the coma into which
he was battered in the 18th round
of his bout with Camera. An in
tracranial hemorrhage, caused by
the rupture of a blood vessel in his
brain, resulted in a blood clot on
the right side of the brain. When
paralysis of the left side of his
body set in, and his condition rap
idly became worse, physicians de-
cided on an operation as the one
remaining chance to save his life.
Schaaf died at AIS a. m.
AT Schaaf's bedside were his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Schaaf; his sisters, Miss Mae
Schaaf and Mrs. Elizabeth Sulli-
van; his manager, Johnny Buck
ley; his trainer, Tony Polozzolo,
and the Rev. Father Francis Soul
ly.
Schaaf was the first boxer of
prominence in recent ring history
to die from injuries received in the
ring.
He was carried from the ring of
Madison Square garden Friday
night amid the rowdy boots and
derisive gestures of fight fans who
thought his collapse after a blow
to the jaw from Cameras left
glove, was feigned knockout.
The fight itself had appeared
only lukewarm with little or no ac-
ton. Schaaf, outweighed by his
giant opponent, weaved in con-
stantly, attempting to wear down
Carnera. Always he was frustrated
by jabs from Cameras left hand.
From the ringside these blows
seemed to have little force behind
them. Finally, in the 18th round,
Schaaf stumbled back, sank slowly
to the floor, lifted himself on one
elbow, then flopped over on his
face. An hour later he was brought
to emi-consciousness, and re-
mained in that condition much OF
the time until his death.
Fans Change
When Schaaf's continued stay at
the hospital made it apparent that
he had really been injured the at
titude of fans changed and those
who Missed his departure from the
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR ORDERS BANK H0LIDA\
Japan to Ignore World Opinion On Manchuria
CONTRACT FOR
DAM UPHELD IN
COURT HEARING

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ID. U.R)-
Municipalities and water users in
the lower San Gabriel valley lost
their initial effort to prevent the
city of Pasadena from erecting the
Pine Canyon flood control dam to-
day when Superior Judge Lucius
Green sustained the city'S demur-
rers to their complaint.
The San Gabriel Valley Protec-
tive association, the cities of Azusa
Artesia, Coyina and Whittier, ano
irrigation and water concerns
brought the suit on the ground that
construction of the darn would de-
prive property owners of riparian
rights, and would constitute a
menace to life.
Judge Green held the association
had failed to show it had any di-
rect interest and therefore could
not sue on the ground OF, riparian
rights loss. The other petitioners
were overruled on the ground OF
missioner of plaintiffs.
Charges that the dam constitut-
ed a menace to life we're overruled
by Judge Green in sustaining the
demurrer to the second portion OF
the complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
EVIDENCE AIDS
K|NES' CASE

Nearing an end of its case to-
day, the state had made it prac-
tically unnecessary for &le defense
to call any witness other than Hen
ry Kines, Negro, in the Kines mur-
der trial.
Final points were driven home to-
day as D. H. Wolford, chief GRIM
inal deputy district attorney, pre-
pared to rest his case in the trial
to determine ii Kines was guilty
of murder in Staying Clyde Oliver
another Negro, here Thanksgiving
day.
BY the very nature of the trial,
the state has been forced to Call
witnesses whose testimony will
prove of material aid to Judge A.
c. Finney and H. E. McCombie, de-
fense attorneys, in their arguments
to clear their client of the charge
against him.
1t is probable that two more days
will see Judge Vaughn N. Thomp-
son place the case in the hands
of the jury, made up of seven wo-
men and five men.
Witnesses called by the state
this morning included William
Lewis, Dorsey Wyatt, B. Enskip
and Lee Coleman, all Negroes Each
one was a witness to a part of the
tragedy which cost Oliver his life
after an argument and fight at
the home of Mrs. Ophelia Northern
on South Second street here. :
These states witnesses, and 9TH
ers called during the preceding
days of the trial, have brought out
that Kines shot Oliver with rifle
while Oliver was about 200 yards
away, across vacant lot. 1t has
been testified also, that later
search of divers clothing showed
that he was not carrying a gun.
Items of testimony which will
prove helpful to the defense in its
self defense plea include the des-
cription of a fight between Kines
and Oliver before the shooting,
when Oliver caught Kines by the
throat and threatened him with
an open pocket knife, and threat
repeated by more than one witness
that Oliver was going home to get
his gun, and would be back.
This latter threat, according to
one witness, was made when Kines
snatched up an axe while Oliver
was brandishing knife.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
Accused Bankers
Ask Probation

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ID. U.P)-A.
F. Netzel and Henry Krabben-
schmidt, executives of the First Ex-
change Bank of Inglewood, today
pleaded guilty to four counts OF
misusing bank funds.
Both asked for probation and
March 2 was set by Superior Judge
William Aggeler to hear their
pleas and to pass sentence.
They originally were charged
with 80 counts in grand jury in
dictment. The charges included
violation of the state banking act,
conspiracy to violate the state
banking act, grand theft and max
ing false records. .'N
They assertedly loaned them
selves thousands of dollars for use
in stock market operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. U.P)-
Frank T. Skinner, president of
the Citizens National Company of
Los Angeles, owner of the Ventura
county property known as the
Lewis ranch which was sold to the
state of California for $415,000 to-
day told a state senate investigat-
ing committee that the sale was
at a stalemate and not completed
until the company accepted the
services of a real estate broker rec
commended by DR.. j. M. Toner, di-
rector of the state department OF
institutions.
The property, 100 acres, was
purchased as a site for new state
mental hospital. 1t lies at CANA
rillo, Ventura county. Previously
it had been charged that excessive
commissions OF more than $4,000
were paid on the transaction.
Under questioning of Sheridan
Downey, attorney for the senate
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
Doctor-Financier
Sent To Prison

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. W.P)-
Asserted mulcting of investors OF
more than 100000 was tragic
mistake, attorneys for DR.. H. F
Neve, physician who dipped into
finances, pleaded today in an un-
successful attempt to save Neve
from prison.
Superior Judge Elliot Craig sem
fenced Neve to serve two consecu-
tive terms of one to Ia and one to
five years in San Quentin prison.
Neve was head of Neve & Co..
Inc, stock and bond brokers, which
crashed in 1880. He pleaded guilty
to one count Of violating the cor
porate securities act and one count
of violating the bucket-shop act
Seven other counts we're dismissed
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
Shouu Halted By
Stars Illness

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Ia. U.P)
Sudden illness of Barbara STAN
wyck, stage and screen star, caused
unexpected postponement of last
nights performance of "Tattle
Tales, musical comedy in which
Miss Stanwyck is starred with her
husband, Frank Fay.
The show ran less than half an
hour before one of the managers
appeared before the curtain and
said it would be impossible to con-
tinue without the star. Patrons
were reimbursed.
The performance will be resumed,
tonight, it was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
State SENATE CONTINUES
QUIZ ON LAND PURCHASING
Witness States Sale Of Hospital Site Held
Up Until Broker Favorable To Admin
stration Was Employed.

commission, Skinner said tn t
George Cuthbert, real estate broker,
was first retained by the owners
to represent them in selling the
property to the state, but that the
deal did not progress.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. ID. U.P)-
C. L. Tibbals, civil engineer and in
yestigator for a state senate COM
mittee conducting hearings on as
serted Irregularities in state gov
ernment, today charged that Gov.
James Rolph, Jr., put his sons
-in-law on a 5000 month
job at the Delhi land settlement
which could have been handled by
persons already on the settlement
payroll.
Tibbals, from Sacramento, was
the first witness in the hearing
which opened here today and which
was expected to continue for near
ly two weeks.
/ Tibbals based his testimony on
an investigation he conducted into
the employment of w. S. Richey
/ IA, father-in-laW of James Rolpt
III, the governors son, at the Delhi
settlement.
Richey was employed as lanc
sales agent, receiving a salary Of
/ 5000 monthly and use of furnish
ed house, Tibbals said.
During the two years Richey hae
been holding the position, Tibbal'
alleged, only five small parcels O.
land were sold, Tibbals testified th'
supervisor of the settlement said HI
could have handled the sales alonl
with his regular duties.
Richey himself told Tibbals Gov
ernor Rolph had given him tn
position, the witness said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
ERNIE SCHAAF
SUCCUMBS To
BRAIN INJURY
Prominent Boxer Fails To Rally
After Being Knocked Uncon-
scious By Primo Camera.
DIES AFTER OPERATION
Medical Examiner Renders Yer
dict Asserting Death Resulted
From Natural Causes

NEW YORK, Feb. IA. [U.Pl-The
death of Ernie Schaaf, who collap-
sed during a prizefight with Primo
Carnera, was due to natural cauS-
eS and was not result of an in
jury sustained in the ring. medical
examiner Charles A. Norris said af-
ter completing an autopsy.
DR.. Norris said the exact nature
of the substance pressing on
Schaaf's brain would have to be
determined by microscopic exam
ination.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
PREPARE SILVER BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. UPl-
The house coinage committee to-
day rejected all bills proposing
that a l6 to l parity between gold
and silver be established by legis-
lation and appointed a subcom-
mittee of six members to prepare
a silver bill for submission to the
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
BANDIT GETS PAYROLL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Ia W.P)--
Sauntering down two flights o.
stairs through throngs of shoppers,
a lone, shabbily clad bandit today
escaped with $4,000 payroll of the
Kress store at 621 South Broadway,
after holding up the cashier and
stuffing the money in a shopping
bag.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
BY LESLIE d. HARROP

Onlteu freSS CtdII COrreSpOnucnt
DETROIT, Feb. 14-Every bank
and financial institution in the
state of Michigan was closed to-
day under a sweeping, eight day
suspension order issued in the ear
ly hours of the morning by Gov.
William A. Comstock.
The closing order brought to
standstill the financial affairs of
Detroit, the nations automobile
capital, and halted similar activi-
ty in scores of farming and indus
trial communities of the state,
which has a population of more
than five million
Immediate necessity for the un-
precedented moratorium was Gre
ated, Comstock declared, by cri-
sis in the affairs of the Union
Guardian Trust company of De-
troit. He said he understood the
trust company would have had to
close its doors.
Emergency measures were start
ed by Michigan banking depart
ment officials to provide the neces-
sary cash to tide the state over the
holiday.
Plans, under which small and
necessary bank Withdrawals could
be made were considered by r. E.
Reichert, state banking commits
sioner.
A possibility that the eight day
banking holiday might be modi-
fled in a day or so after the
(Conlinued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-14
ACCIDENT PROVES FATAL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ID. UP
j. P. Womack, "a, of 513 Hilldale
street. Inglewood, died at the Gen
eral hospital last night from teta-
nus, apparently contracted when
he lost a finger in a minor traffic
accident three weeks ago.