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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
SADDEST TRAGEDY
IN CITY HISTORY
MISSED BY HOUR
Building Insured for $4,000;
Was Built in 1925 and
Almost Paid For

Redwood Falls was spared the most
frightful tragedy in the city's history
by less than an hour Thursday night
when a tornado struck the fair
grounds dance pavilion, swapping its
heavy timbers like so many tooth
picks and hurting the heavy hip roof
and three walls down on the dance
floor which had just been swept and
polished for the dance which was
about to start.
y Mr.. and Mrs. v. w. Ostrander and
Howard White missed almost certain
death in the structure by split
second, the Bennett-Greten dance or
chestra of Rochester, on its way out
to the pavilion from town when the
wind struck, and Leo Jackson and
James Keefe, who had just completed
the sweeping, missed it by minutes.
The first of the crowd would have ar
rived soon after the orchestra.
Mr.. Ostrander, who is from Rem
vile, took over the management OF
the pavilion in May and had staged
two dances. Howard White is en-
ployed as his helper.
Coming from the west, the wind
swept over Redwood Falls at 1922 p.
m. and hit the large $4,000 pavilion
a second or two later.
Mr.. Ostrander stated he was clos
ing the windows to keep out the dust
when the first hard wind hit. The
building creaked, he said, and then
the lights went out.
Feeling uncomfortable in the dark
building, 1 yelled Lets go outside
and We rushed for the door, Mr.. Os-
trander said. White was in the front
part of the building and was first
out, Mr.. and Mrs. Ostrander follow
ling. They had difficulty opening the
sIsont door against the powerful wind
Before they were out, Mr.. Ostrand-
err said, the rear of the building start
ed to collapse. 1t was all down Sec
ond later. AS they reached the open
air, clouded with dust, Mrs. Ostrander
slipped and fell in the dust and gravel
and Mr.. Ostrander dropped beside
her. They were breathless but un-
hurt except that new dress Mrs.
Ostrander was wearing for the first
time, was ruined.
The pavilion was built in 1925 by
w. l.. Hardy on contract by which
he received only the fairs profit from
dances. 1t proved the most profitable
enterprise the fair board has under
taken in recent years and the in
debtedness was reduced to $500 last
fall.
Parker D. Sanders, president of
the fair board, stated Friday morn
ing that the building was insured for
Fl, 5000. The fair board met Wednes-
day evening to consider rebuilding.
The only remaining part of the
building is the front end which in
cludes the refreshment stand, check
room and ticket office. The roof and
three walls with all their braces
rafters and beams toppled like grain
before binder.
Although no other damage was
done to the fair grounds or in the
city, several large branches were
blown from trees in Ramsey State
park. Several places in the park
roads were practically blocked by
trees.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
The Consolidated Ballot

is highly that every who the polls
Monday understands the consolidated primary cleo
adopted regular
legislature.
tickets of all three parties FarmeLabor, Republican
Democrat that order will appear ballot to
this me have called for the ballot they wished
the primaries.
the ballot DOES NOT make it possible person
for candidates Of than party person.
example, for Albert Pfaende governor
cratic ticket Shpstead
the FarmerLabor ticket Ballots which candidates
than party considered Spoiled" bal
lots will not counted.
Next week the Gazette will print both the county
ballots Look for them and study them with thought
Inform members of family friends this regulation
help prevent having great number of spoiled ballots
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
POste&ee Rules "NO"
On ''Reply Card" Bills

The Redwood Falls postoffce has
received notification from Washing
ton that double or reply cards in
wide use for sending monthly state
ments of accounts can no longer be
sent at the postcard rate but are
subject to the letter rate.
The order says the alleged" post
cards have a reply portion primarily
to cover up the message on the in
side of the original portion. AS a
result the old custom of billing with
statement forms in envelopes will re-
turn, probably after persons having
cards on hand have used them up,
using two and three cent stamps.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
Local Units Put Up
$24,987 for CWA Work

The federal government spent $685.
007.23 for payrolls on CWA projects
in Redwood county while local units
of government contributed $24,987.91
for materials, according to figures
compiled by Leland S. Tyler, disburs-
ing officer. The figures cover the
period from November %, 1888 to
March 81. -~
Eighty-two men and women are
now on the ERA payroll and more
are being added. Last week they
drew checks totalling $1,174.95.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
Farmer-LabOrites Plan
County Meeting Series

The Redwood county campaign
committee Of the Farmer-Labor par
ty announced this week that several
meetings are being arranged before
the primary election, June Is
The first one will be Saturday at
8 D m. at the Sanborn city park when
Senator Emil Regnier of Marshall
will be the principal speaker. Other
meetings, dates Of which are indie
finite, will be held at Morgan, Lam
berton, Belview, Lucan and other
towns.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
Appoint Appraisers

D. r. McCorquodale of Delhi and
Joseph r. Keefe and Charles Hummer
koch of Redwood Falls were appoint
ed by Judge A. B. Gislason of New
Ulm here Monday to appraise the
Herman Werder property on Mime
sofa street where the new bridge is
rapidly. being constructed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
PLAY DOUBLEHEADER

A double-header night diamondbaH
came was played on the Clements
almond Tuesday evening when Wa
$50 trimmed Clements 26 to 6 and
che second game between the New
Avon Bears and New Avon Tigers
was won by the Tigers to /. For
other sport news see page ten.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
Missionary Coming

Rev. o. A. Braskamp who spent II
years in China will lecture on "a
Changing China in q Changing
World" at the Methodist church Sum
day evening as the second of the
union service series. He viii display
articles of interest from the Orient.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
DIES AT BEAVER FALLS
Funeral services will be conducl

Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p. m. today for Mrs William
Zumwinkle, ", who died Tuesday
morning at her home north of Beaver
Falls following . long illness with
cancer Rev. Pingle Of Morton will
be in charge of The services and bur
ial viii be in Beaver allaseeetexy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
Nelson Visits Here

Martin A. Nelson of Austin, Repub-
lican candidate for governor, stopped
in Redwood Falls Wednesday morn
ing enroute from Willmar to New
Ulm where he was to appear Wednes-
dag aftezzoen. He conferred briefly
With party leaders here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-06-07
Lamberton Has Attorney

G. j. Fillenworth, for four years
an attorney at Iowa City, Iowa, has
moved his law office to Lamberton
where he will practice. Lamberton
has been without resident attorney
since Julian E. Morten moved to Red
wood Falls. Mr.. Fillenworth is .
+son-in-law Of Dr.. r. D. Gray Of Mar
shall. s..ss -
The Washington times., 1934-02-08

How Innocent is the Innocent
Victim?
A pile of self-pity comes
swashing in over this desk.
Mostly from people who claim
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
"THE INTELLIGENTSIA''
By Robert Benchley

critics, but not critics in the
ordinary sense of the word.
They do not sit with their over
coats folded on their laps four
nights out of the week review
ing Paddy, the Next Best
Thing" or 1.-THE Monster" They
do not take home a bundle of
books from a newspaper each
week and write little pieces on
Fun In Bed"
They write what is known as
Criticism in America" or "Criti-
cism in England" and concern
themselves, in their lighter mo-
ments, with Proust, Joyce, T. S.
Eliot or Paul Valery. When
they really settle down to serious
criticism, God alone knows
what they are concerning them
selves with.
I have always resented these
people, even though I know and
like one or two of them, because
their scope is so much broader
than mine; and also, for the
same reason, I have envied
them. That is why I have called
them "the IntelligentSia."
But there has sprung up lately
a broad use of the word which
makes it apply to almost ary-
body who writes for a living and
who travels with a crowd who
write for their livingS.
If a group of hack-writers
get together for lunch every
day for a month and amuse
themselves by making UP SEN
tences using the word "Machia-
velli," even though in their
working hours" they grind out
The Washington times., 1934-02-08

single soul. Instead, they've
worn themselves to a thread
trying to make everyone happy.
And what have they received
in return? Abuse-that's what
they've received! Base ingrat1-
tude! Callous indifference!
Downright persecution! All be-
cause they had Great, Big, Won
derful, Generous Hearts.
Does the broadcast sound ia
miliar? Sure it does. How
many times have you heard it?
Maybe you've even used it your
self-yes? Have I? I certainly
have. Being an Innocent Vic
tim is my favorite role.
BUT HOW OFTEN HAVE I
REALLY BEEN AN INNOCENT
VICTIM?
NOT ONCE IN A BLUE
MOON!
Ninety-nine times out Of a
hundred, when I've been a VIC
time, it was because I wished 1t
on myself!
No; 1 didn't deliberately set
out to harm anyone. To the
contrary, I usually had the
most excellent motives. I was
friendly and fair. I offered ex-
cellent advice. and frequently
performed loving and unSelflsh
service. Yet, in the end, my
advice was flouted, my services
resented. was treated as an
intruder and an actual enemy.
Why?
BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUAL
LY WHAT I WAS.
No matter how excellent my
advice or admirable my mo-
tives, was pushing in where
I didn't belong.
I didn't belong in the other
fellows life. It wasn't my buSi-
ness to solve his problem. No
matter how closely we were
connected, or how deep the
love between us-he had a
right to run his own life.
That is the, most sacred right,
and the first duty. of each one
of us. We must shape our lives
develop our own principles
build our own will powers. No
one else can do the job for
uS-arid what would our char
acters be worth If they could?
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
LISTEN, WORLD
By Elsie Robinson

But we make mistakes? And
often others could save us from
those blunders? Yes. But it's
as much our privilege, and quite
as necessary, to make mistakes
as it is to make successes. And
often our mistakes are far more
helpful than our successes in
forming our characters.
So, regardless of the bond OF
the emergency, it was up to me
to keep hands off. I could give
sympathy and help if they were
requested, but that was all. I
had no right to try to run his
life for him. Yet that was
exactly what was trying to do.
UNDER THE GUISE OF
LOVE AND FRIENDLINESS, I
WAS TRYING TO RUN HIS
SHOW.
And, of course, he appreciated
it at first. But presently the
inevitable friction set in. For
my ways weren't his ways, any
more than his ways were my
ways. The rule that worked for
me didn't fit his secret require
ments at all. But I obviously
expected that it would.
Worse yeti frequently in
sisted that he should follow it.
Which, naturally, put him on
the spot. or he didn't want to
follow it. He didn't want to
live HIS life, or settle HIS
affair, according to MY notions.
He wanted to follow his own,
cockeyed as they might seem
to me.
Yet he couldn't tell me. For
lookit all I've done for him!
He should have been grateful. {.
And, daggonit, he WAS CRATE
full.
Only why in heck didn't I
leave him alone? Why didn't I
let him Be Himself, and work
out things his own way?
And why did I act as if I'd
been personally tnsulted when
other people didn't follow my
plan?
How innocent is the Innocent
Victim? Uusually not innocent
at all. He's a victim because
he went fussing around where
he didn't belong-and he got
hurt because he asked for it!
Copyright 1894 King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
Earthquakes and AirplaneS
And Gods

The great birds offended the gods Of the sacred mountain
80 the mountain rumbed in wrath The earth trembled.
Houses in distant parts Of India crumbed Many died
were hurt.
It sounds like ancient fable the sort of thing gets
from book of mythology But is in fact the explanation
given by people Of the kingdom Of Nepa in india for the
earthquake They believe the gods of Mount Everest
ghst Of the Hmalayan chan were offended be-
cause British airplanes flew over it,
And in remote valleys natives look up at the air.
planes and think that these flying gods Super
sons ancient Mother Earth herself survive into the
age Of flying men.
The Washington times., 1934-02-08

on Just who the real 1ntelli-
gentsia are. There seems to
be quite a divergence of opin-
ion. Whoever they are, I am
sure that I don't belong, much
as I secretly would like to.
I had always thought that
membership in the Intelli-
gentsia depended on wide book
learning, familiarity with an
cient and modern philosophers,
a contemplative turn of mind
divorced from everyday sub
jects, and, if there must be a
stigma attached to the name,
certain assumption of supe-
riority based on the knowledge
that, no one outside the Intel
ligentsia could possibly know
what was being talked or writ
ten about. I thought that the
word "Intelligentsia" had some
thing to do with superior in
telligence based on erudition.
The Intelligentsia, to me,
had always been represented
by that group of writer's in
this country and England (and,
of course, France) who wrote
for those little magazines of
no circulation but high typo
graphical excellence, and who
didn't care who read what
they wrote so long as it came
to the attention of the little
group who held the opposite
viewpoint, and burned them
up. In -argumentative
mood, they might write some
verse which contained no
meaning and no capital letters
and no verse.
Many Of the Intelligentsia are
The Washington times., 1934-02-08

radio gags for Eddie Cantor
or review plays for "The Iron
Age" they are called "the In
telligentsia" by other writer's
who don't happen to eat lunch
with them.
If a group of press agents
play poker every Saturday
night in a room in the Hotel
Algonquin, they become the
IntelligentSia" to those who do
not play poker in that particu-
lar hotel.
If the idea is to stigmatize
any certain group Of wise
crackers or presumptuous Scrib-
blers with an epithet, there are
plenty of names that they can
be called. But I am afraid
that "the Intelligentsia" is
little too flatteTing.
Copyright 1884. King Features
syndicate. Inc.)
Articles BY Mr.. BenchLey Gp-
pear in The Washington Times
each Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
Calvert Street Bridge
Keep the Traffic Open

Keep the Traffic Open
is to be hoped that engineering skill will be able to devise
method for constructing the bridge to replace the Cal
vert Street Bridge without necesang the soppage Of tra
fic across Rock Greek Valley at this point
After long battle aroused ctizenry the old bridge is
TO be replaced at last and the contract should awarded within
few days.
It is about time For many years the present bridge has
been to lives of those using it. The danger was
reported Congress years ago. but only recently have funds
been made available to construct replacement
District officials looking after the welfare of the public
in attempting work out proposition under which the old
bridge be kept open while the being built
necticut Avenue over Knge Valley presented somewhat
similar problem In that instance the problem was satstac
torily solved.
the of the Calvert Street Bridge however the prob
lem is admittedly bigger.
BUT IT MUST BE SOLVED.
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
ONCE-OVERS

joyment Of life Just because
the sun Is under a cloud.
The bright days always fol-
low the bleak days.
Haven't you enough real char
acter to be above letting such
a thing as the weather affect
your spirits and pleasure in
living?
Are you still child, incapable
Of seeing into the future enough
to give you hope Of better
things?
Sensible, philosophical peo-
ple get the most out Of life.
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
The Weather

The Weather
Do you allow the weather to
control your spirits?
A bright, sunny day and you
are happy and cheerful.
But when the clouds gather
and dark, gloomy weather comes
on, you are morose and irri-
table.
When it is hot you are peev-
ish-when it is cold you COM
plain.
How foolish to permit your
self to be waited about in q
way that detracts from your en-
The Washington times., 1934-02-08
The Human Side of the News
Sixth Sense Developed by Primitive People
Bv EdUin C.. Hill
Bu EdWin C.. Hill

There are, indeed, more things
in heaven and earth than are
dreamt of in our material phi
losophy. I have known men who
encountered in India expert
enceS about which they are re-
luctant to talk, but which left
upon their minds an indelible
impression.
India is riddled with holy
men who roam the country in
pious frenzy, performing their
various auteritiej in order to
save their souls. Actually. a
number of these yogi. good and
bad, acquire what appears to
be a supernatural power in
curious way. They learn. by
years of effort and concentra-
tion t. suspend their breath
ing. they can make themselves
lnSenSible to heat and cold.
They have, or appear to
ha' ', a knowledge of the past
and future; the power of be-
coming extremely light or
heavy, and of projecting their
souls from their bodies to any
distance. That. at least, is their
claim, and there are a great
many white men who know
India who never doubt the
truth of that claim.
Breath Control
An Englishman who had
spent many years in India told
this writer that he knew, by
personal knowledge, of a case in
which one of these yogi was so
skilled j. breath control that he
could remain buried for 40 days
and survive.
There is hardly any doubt
that human beings very close
to nature, still very primitive
people, have developed some
thing like sixth sense. and en-
ploy powers that are latent in
all Of us. Anyone who has
travelled in Africa enough to
have gained some understand
ing of native ways has marveled
at the c-tounding faculty of
black peoples to communicate
news very swiftly and over vast
distances by a natural telegraph
their own. Whether the traveller
walks, drives or flies, he will
find. at the end of a day. even
if he comes upon an unknown
tribe in the heart of the jungle,
that his arrival is anticipated.
He may have heard the tom
toms thudding. He may have
caught a flicker of signal fires.
He may nave heard and seen
nothing at all. But he can be
sure that long before he arrives
the natives are perfectly familiar
with his name, the character
istics of his temperament, his
accomplishments and some OF
his peculiarities.
Not long ago an Englishman
travelling in Rhodesia shot a
leopard, which was against the
law. His servant skinned the
spotted cat and hid the pelt in
the motor car. Thirty miles
farther along a policeman
stopped the car, searched for
and found the skin and slapped
a stiff fine on the traveller. How
did he know? No drums had
sounded. Signal fires were out
of the question in the blazing
sunlight. There wasn't a tele-
graph of a telephone line in the
entire country. But he knew.
The other day gentleman
was making his way to the town
of Bukavu on Kivu Lake in
Africa. He was attacked by a
gorilla which he had to kill in
self-defense. Many miles distant
from his encounter with the
great ape, he came upon a group
Of natives repairing the road.
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They looked at him curiously,
whispering among themselves.
He stopped and asked their fore
man what they were whispering
about. He replied: They say.
bwana, that you have killed a
big gorilla" Again no signal
drums or signal fires, no sort Of
communication known to white
men. But the natives knew just
the same.
1t is a familiar instance
that news of the death Of
Queen Victoria and of King
Edward the Seventh was known
in the heart of Africa, in
native villages, before it was
known to white men at the end
of cable lines in the large
cities. We have heard a lot
of talk about television in
the past few years. But the
witch doctors and doctresses
of Africa have known it, or
something incredibly like it, for
hundreds of years.
Attilio Gatti, Italian ex-
plorer and scientist, was in
Northern Zululsnd on one occa-
sion. His companion was a
spectacled university professor.
Together they visited a cele.
brated pythoness, or witch doc.
treSS. "A great chief is com.
ing to consult me-" she in
formed them. The professor
said to Signor Gatti: She
has learned it from the TOM
toms" The witch doctress re-
piled very quietly: mo, bwana.
see him with my own eyes,
He is cutting a branch from
the great tree near the spring,
for he has broken the stick
of his shield"
Latent Powers
The professor snorted bunk"
he replied. The witch doctresS
went on speaking: THE great
chief comes alone, for he is
very worried. Three times ten
and two COWS he found dead
this morning, from a secret
sickness" What sickness?"
asked DR.. Gatti. She replied:
The malice of an unsatiSfied
brother in a dangerous sick
ness"
Three hours later the chief
arrived, very serious and wor-
ried. With his spear he car
ried an old shield strengthened
by a freshly cut stick. where
did you get it?" asked the
skeptical professor. "At the
spring, on my way here" the
chief replied. The witch doc
tress appeared from her hut,
the shadow of a smile in her
eyes. The chief squatted before
her and recited the tale of trou-
bles. Thirty-two fine COWS,
a good part of his wealth, had
died at the water hole, most
OA4oNOOU44UOHAys
Where is your brother Ngue?"
demanded the witch doctresS.
The chief did not know, but
the witch doctress knew. She
had "seen" him, with her kind
of television, put poison in the
water hole, and she knew he
was hiding in the hut of the
father of the chiefs youngest
wife. And so it turned out to
be, with the bad and jealous
brother confesSing his crime to
the indunas, or judges.
One need not believe in the
supernatural to accept we'll
verified stories of this kind.
Nor need one be convicted Of
overcerdulousness. For, with
out question, there are latent
in many of us, if not all, Curl
Gus powers awaiting the appli-
cation of simple, natural laws.
Copyright, 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)