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Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
FEDERAL LAW
INVOKED IN
COAST CASE
Bandit Gang Will Be Prosecuted
Under National Bank Robbery
Act.

LOS ANGELES. Sept. %. U.P)-
With the federal government al
ready entered into the case, coun-
ty grand jury investigation into
asserted trafficking between poll
ticians, attorneys and bandit gangs
was indicated today as police check
records of the notorious Mutt and
Jeff" gang cf international hold
up-men.
Federal authorities took charge
of the prosecution of the six per-
sons held by filing complaints
charging them with conspiracy to
violate the 'Dillinger act" Nation
al bank robbery law Bail was set
at $4,000 each.
Those held are Pete Carlson. 81,
asserted Jeff" of the gang; Isa-
dore Fenton, 80, suspected as the
Mutt; Leob Cossack, attorney,
said to be the brains of the gang;
Eudy Sugarman, 80, liquor store
operator; Mrs. Susie j. McElroy,
Cossack's stenographer, and Mrs.
Berry Land. 35, said to be Carl
sons sweetheart
Total loot of the gang over the
past two years, officers said, may
reach more than $250,000.
In a lengthy statement to police,
Cossack admitted having planned
several robberies with Fenton and
Carlson.
He denied active participation
and classed himself as the "chump"
rather than the brains" Of the
gang. His proceeds from the oper-
ations, he said, were only $4,000.
Another Attorney Named
A list of bank holdups, said to
have been committed by the gang
including IA robberies in the Los
Angeles area and one in Berkeley,
California.
Interest of the grand jury was
said to center on the asserted story
of Carlson that $1,000 of the loot
had gone to a Sacramento at
torney in an attempt to gain CON-
mutation of the death sentence of
lllo PAL, AICOISC I1dll, illll blielV liC
was engaged in piling up $4,000
demanded by two Los Angeles poll
ticians for the same purpose.
Meanwhile Thomas A. Bacon, an
investigator in the city attorneys
office, went through a police show
up with the suspects after his
name had been linked with the
gang through a woman informant.
Police said no Identification of
Bacon, Cossack or the two women
was obtained but that Carlson and
Fenton had been identified in
connection with three recent bank
robberies.
Bacon, according to police, ad-
mitted he knew suspected members
of the gang but denied report that
he had offered to aid them in
an arsenal of guns and
seized when Carlson
was captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
GOSSIP inc HIT
BY president
Roosevelt Asserts More People
Learning To Do Their Think
ing For Themselves.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 U.P)-
President Roosevelt feels that gcs-
sip-mongerS and rumors from an
onymous sources are hampering
intelligent discussion of current
problems.
In a message to the fourth an
nual Women S Conference on Cur
rent Problems, meeting in New
York City, the President last night
directed attention to the growth of
independent thinking in the past
two years and the part played by
false reports in confusing the sit
uation.
"More and more people are de-
ing their own thinking he said.
1.-The number Of poll-parrotS in
our midst is steadily declining-for
which we must be very thankful
More and more men and women
are looking up their own facts and
forming their Cwn opinions.
'We are learning to discriminate
between news and rumor. AS
people we put our tongues in our
cheeks when a fact or a series Of
facts are distorted, no matter what
motive is the cause of that distor-
ton
1--WE as a people pay small at
tention to those gossip mongers
who invent tales, generally with
selfish objective behind the tales, -
he declared.
Cites Rumor
AS an example of this type of ru-
NOR, the President cited one (Which
occurred this very day.
"a rumor which started in Wall
street and spread to Chicago, came
back to Washington for vertical
ton. The rumor was the immed-
late retirement of three members
of my cabinet-the secretary of ag-
riculturel and his utdersecretary,
the secretary of labor and the sec
retary of the treasury.
&The origin of the report comes
from what is politely called an
anonymous source I urge that
everyone of you consider and an
alyze the source and motive back
of every report you read.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared that The
bulk of the American people paid
no attention to this type of rumor
and emphasized that the report
he cited was wholly untrue.
"It is with q very definite sense
of qualification and thanks,' he
said, THAT l tell you of my con-
viction that our people have both
feet on the ground that they are
increasingly inerested in the truth
and increasingly interested in ar
irving at sound conclusions regard
ing our national progress in meet
ing current Problems
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28

Friday evening October 10, is
the date set for Ell Centro's sixth
annual opening festival. Merchants
met at El Centro Chamber head
quarters last night and made ten
tative plans for the affair and at
another meeting held this morn
ing details were worked out.
The merchants decided to keep
open house ON the night of Oc-
tober 10 and each store will be
specially decorated for the occa-
sion. Some plan to provide enter
tainment, others will give favors
and all are arranging for special
displays of new fall merchandise.
The public will be urged to visit
each store in the city to see the
specially prepared displays and to
participate in the festivities plan
ned in the business section of the
city.
Preceding the evenings celebra-
ton an industrial parade will be
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
Ask Protection On
Alfalfa WeeuiE

Valley representatives. met in Los
Angeles yesterday to confer with
others In Southern California rela-
tive to the alfalfa weevil situation
in northern California.
A resolution was passed by the
group asking the state department
of agriculture to establish a patrol
in the quarantine area to determine
the movement of hay from this dis
trict to Southern California. The
findings of this patrol will be used
as a basis for future action.
Those representing the valley
were Assemblyman E. S. Robinson,
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner; Hugh T, Osborne, super
visor; Harry Stewart and H. A.
Hastain of the Haygrowers associa-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
CARDS TIE GIANTS
SPORTSMAN'S PARK.

Louis. Sept. 2S. U.P)-The race
for the Nat.snaI league PEN
nant was tied in a knot today
by the st. Louis Cards when
they defeated Cincinnati Reds,
tc 0, thus drawing up on even
terms with the New York Gil
ants at 80 games won and SO
lost.
Both the Cardinals and Gil
ants have two games more to
play, the former with the Reds,
the latter with the Brooklyn
Robins. If both sweep their
remaining games, three-game
p,ay-off will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
Norton Back From
Eastern Visit

j. B. Norton, plant pathologist in
the agricultural commissioners Of
flee and originator of the valleys
Mary Washington asparagus, ar
rived today from Rocky Ford, Colo.
While in Rocky Ford Norton in
vestigated the mildew resistant seed
available for valley growers and
found the crop to be exceedingly
short.
He also spent some time in Harts-
Vile, S. c., continuing his work
with asparagus and also growing
a crop of melons.
Norton declares Hartsville was
the wettest place in the United
States this summer, rain being al
most continuous.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
ASYLUM HAS
POISON PLOT

DANVERS, Mass, Sept. %. (U.D
Fear of an attempt at mass MUIR
der in the Danvers state hospital
was investigated today by state de-
tectives who sought among the 1400
inmates a person suspected OF mix
ing a deadly poison with powdered
sugar.
One patient was dead and 10 en-
ployees we're saved by immediate
treatment after eating hard sauce
served with pudding Wednesday.
Hugh Foye, Al, Of Andoyer. chefs
helper, died several hours after he
had tasted the sauce, hospital au-
thorities said. Rufus Flint. & chef,
also was stricken after tasting tha
sauce which was TO be served 10
300 employees. He was saved BY
immediate treatment.
Hospital authorities awaited
report OF DR. William r. Boos, Har-
ward toxicologist, after an autopsy
of Foye failed 10 reveal cause of
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
Accused Held On
Assault Charge

Arraigned before Judge Mayfield
yesterday afternoon on charge OF
attempted assault, Watson Collins,
Negro, was remanded to the custo-
dy of the sheriff under bail of
$1,000 with his preliminary hear
ing set for October 4.
Collins was arrested here We'd
nesday night and turned over to
the county on the charge which
was brought by Mrs. Agnes Vein
andy who asserted that the Negro
attempted to assault her while she
was riding with him to the federal
transient camp north of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
Court To Decide
Property Titles

Three actions to determine title
to property in the county were
filed by the irrigation district this
morning in superior court. In each
complaint the court is asked to de-
clare the district owner of the prop
erty in question and also that the
defendants have no interest in the
land.
George Sugden, ct al, are named
defendants in one suit connected
with the E1$ of tract 98, T16S,
RAE. The Security Title Insur-
;ance and Guaranty company, ct al,
are defendants in the second action
for the VIZ of the Sc IA of tract
11O, TICS. R14E, while ]. H. We'll
don, ct al, are the defendants in
the third case concerning the S1a
of tract 109, TICS, RAE.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
NesO Registrations
Reported AS 8l5

Not counting transfers or changes
OF party which would not have any
effect upon the total, 8l5 persons
have registered in the county since
the primary election, August 20,
according to figures complied at
the county clerks office today.
1t is to be noted in this con-
nection however, that the above
total is not final as several regis
tration books are still to be turned
in to the court house from different
parts of the county,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 81.
(SpeciaD Flew in here this
afternoon and what greets my
eye? Washington's monument
had a scaffold built up around
it. I said to Jessie Jones,
Jesse, don't tell me the New
Deal is rebuilding Georges
monument?"
Lobby of hotel full of badges
and found out it's the police
chiefs from everywhere, getting
their code. They was afraid to
come and get it under johnson.
The President is picking five
men to replace johnson and run
the NRA. I think that's what
these police chiefs are all doing
here. They are going to help
him arrest the men that he ap-
points, for nobody would take
Job like that voluntarily.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
Mov Make MesicaLi
Free Import Zone

TIJUANA, Sept. %. {U.P)-Mexi-
cali soon will become a free zone.
able to sell imported goods at great
ly reduced prices, it was announced
today over government telegraph
from Mexico City. If the order is
not put into effect in the mean
time, Gen. Lazero Cardenas has an
nounced he will make the order as
soon as he assumes the presidency.
United States customs officials
at Calexico stated today they had
no information on the proposal
mentioned in the above United
Press dispatch, though rumors that
such action would be taken have
been heard frequently in recent
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
CCC Registration
Opens October 1st

Announcement by the Emergency
Relief Administration advises that
registration for Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps begins october l. I'm
peral Valleys quota is 35. Selec-
ton is being made primarily from
unemployed, unmarried men be-
tween the ages of 18 and %, in
elusive, who are citizens OF the
United States.
The SERA office, l27 South Fifth
street, Ell Centre is taking the en-
rollment for Imperial Valley men.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
CAT AND MONKEYS HAPPY

EMPOR1A, KanS. U.P)-A new al
lance, between the Emporia Zoo
monkeys and a cat, has been es-
tablished. Someone tossed the cat
nto the monkey cage and now botl
the monkeys and the cat seem sat
isfied with the arrangement.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28
0U|ZPERSONS
SUSPECTEDAS
ACCOM- PL|CES
Report Finding OF Sharpened
Spoon Hidden In Cell OF Ac-
cused German.
BELIEVE SUICIDE PLANNED
Authorities Slowly Winding Net
OF Conclusive Evidence Around
Prisoner.

NEW YORK, Sept. %. W.P) - A
swift drive today to complete evil
dence against Bruno r. Hauptmann
sped the Lindbergh case through a
series of tumultuous developments,
including discovery of a sharpen
ed soup spoon in the prisoner IS
cell and the questioning of many
persons in search for possible kid
nap accomplices.
The scene at the office of Dist
trict Attorney Samuel Foley was
as confused and frequently more
frantic than at any time since the
arrest of Hauptmann. Jail officials
declined 70 say whether the sharp
ened spoon indicated a suicide or
Jail break plot, but they took I'M
usual precautions at Hauptmann s
cell.
Mrs. Hauptmann, accompanied
by weeping woman, was among
those at Foley's office, where
friends of the prisoner-none under
arrest or suspicion-were question
ed in an effort to determine if
any, unwittingiy, received ransom
money from Hauptmann.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-28

NEW YORK, Sept. 28. W.H -
Investigation of friends of Bruno
r. Hauptmann and of indications
that several persons were involved
in the Lindbergh kidnapping pro-
ceeded rapidly today with federal
agents and police rounding up all
possible witnesses for questioning.
One man, a friend of Hauptmann,
was taken by federal agents and
police to the office OF district at
>torney Samuel Foley shortly after
noon.
Federal agents emphasized that
he was not under arrest and that
he-like various others-was queS-
toned as to the possibility that
they had acquired some Of the
ransom money from Hauptmann
and had, unwittingly, passed it.
Federal agents, who were ac-
companied by New York and New
Jersey police, said the mans name
would come from Foley. He is a
German.
All of the persons rounded up
were to be taken before various
tradespeople in the Bronx who have
at one time or another, taken in
some of the ransom money.
These persons were to try to
identify Hauptmanns friends as
some who passed ransom money.
The informal appearance of the
witnesses at Foley's office assumed
greater proportions during the af-
ternoon and it was considered an
important stage of the search for
possible accomplices.
Describe Accomplices
DR.. j. F. Condor, the ransom
intermediary, was expected to be
one of those to view the witnesses
and it was said that Col. Charles
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The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01
Walnut Grove News

Walnut Grove and Mrs. Lyle
Miner, Lester Freeman, Mike Grem-
inert, Viola Shaw, Ruth Heitz of
Glencoe, Vernon Prail Of Lester
Prairie and Lillian Prail of West
brook were dinner guests at the Fred
Prail home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Peters and fam
lily Of ST. Paul visited at the Rev. j.
C. Peters home over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Belts and son,
Bernard of Morris spent the weekend
at the home Of the latters mother,
Mrs. Martin Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jorgenson and
family Of Lamberton visited at the
Erwin Burr home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. J. Mcdonald of
Estherville, Iowa visited at the home
of his mother, Mrs. w. j. Mcdonald
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Addison enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Belts and
son and Mrs. Martin Jacobs at dinner
Monday.
The English Lutheran Aid society
held it's annual supper Saturday eve
ming.
Elmer Finrud went to Milwaukee
Thursday.
Miss Gladys Rudd of Milroy visited
her sister, Mrs. Ben Gates Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Belt and fam
ilv of Mankato visited at the paren-
tai J. P. Virgins home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c., w. Bulen drove to
the Twin Cities Saturday returning
Sunday. They were accompanied by
their daughter, Mrs. Albertson and
son. Leroy of Minneapolis who will
visit at the C. w. Bulen home this
week.
Miss Mabel West left Sunday for
San Francisco where she will visit
her sister.
Rev. Raymond E. Borg, who has
been at the Hill Crest Hospital IN
Minneapolis returned home Thursday.
He was accompanied home by Mrs.
Borg who has been there since last
week Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Virgins, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Gwinn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Albertson Of Minneapolis spent
Sunday at the Kenneth and Leone
Virgins homes. ar
R. R. Schaurer who is employed in
Wisconsin spent the weekend with his
family here.
Cleopha Starken visited Mrs. Ray
Schultz Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Heansel entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Miller from Waseca
Sunday. !,
Abel Anderson and family moved
back to their farm Wednesday and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson have
moved into the house occupied by
Joe Swanson.
Gretchen John is assisting at the
Hesnauit drug store.
Mrs. E. Jameson who has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Julia Jones at
Mankato returned Sunday.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01
Justices In Auto
Spill On Way Here

The three state supreme court
Judges who attended dinner in their
honor Thursday night in the Hotel
Ramsey narrowly escaped death on
their way to Redwood Falls when the
machine in which they were riding
left the highway between st. Paul
and Rosemount and rolled over twice.
The three justices were John T.
Devaney, Julius j. Olson, and Clifford
Hilton. Driving the car was James
Cooney, secretary to associate justice
Charles Loring.
Mr.. Cooney tried to pass another
machine but the two cars touched,
Cooney losing control of the wheel
The justices car went over the edge
of six foot ditch, rolling over twice
and coming to rest right side up in
the opposite direction from which
they were travelling. None of the oc-
cupants of the car was even scratch
ed.
The chief justice caught ride to
Rochester where he was to fill a
speaking engagement while the 9th
ers returned, to St. Paul and joined
him later in the day at Redwood
Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01
tuberculosis Tests
Given Rural Children

A total of PIG pupils of Wanda and
eight district schools of Redwood
county were tuberculin tested in the
Christmas Seal tuberculosis survey
conducted last week by DR.. Kathleen
Jordan. This was II per cent OF the
total enrolment of the nine schools.
Of the group tested approximately
II per cent reacted positively, which
means that these pupils have been
exposed to tuberculosis sufficiently to
receive germs into their bodies and
should be x-rayed to determine
whether or not any damage has been
done to their lungs. Eighty-nine per-
cent of the pupils reacted negatively,
showing freedom from infection.
In district 80 100 per cent of the
enrolment returned consent slips
signed by parents. District eight
ranked next with 81 per. cent of the
pupils taking the test. Clements was
third with SO per cent. Other schools
included were districts 81, II, "a, z,
1O5 and Wanda.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01

on downs 2 yards from touchdown.
Montevideo was back again knocking
at goal line when Dick Cole fumbled
on a reverse on his own 81, the Pur-
pie and Gold pouncing on the ball.
The Cardinal line again stopped the
Montevideo charges within their own
10 yard line on fourth down john
son dropped back to the IL and boot
ted the ball between the placements
for three points and 81 lead.
That ended the scoring opportun-
tiles for Monte. Their reverse plays
had fooled the Cardinals in the first
half but after that they were smoth-
cred even before they started.
Midway in the third quarter a Is
yard penalty for unnecessary rough
ness put the Cards on the Monte SO
yard marker and Paffrath exploded
through a big hole opened in the
center of the line and raced over the
goal line. Paffrath also converted
the extra point with a line plunge
making the score IA to 9. The
touchdown run seemed to happen so
Unexpectedly that it left the Purple
and Gold in a quandary from which
it never recovered. There was no
stopping the Cardinals now and they
proceeded to rip their opponents line
to pieces.
Shortly after Paffrath's long
run, Steve Inglis not to be outdone
walked through another vacant spot
the fast charging line cleared out and
sidestepping the Montevideo second
ary dashed 81 yards for the third
touchdown. The try for extra point
failed and so the Cards had to be con-
tent for the time being with a 2O-9
lead.
Redwood Falls completed its scor-
ing in the fourth quarter when john
son, standing on his own two yard
line to punt, fumbled, the Cardinals
recovering. Paffrath was sent crash
ing through center for the fourth
touchdown. ,.,ah
The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01
Timely Hints for the
Automobile

Protect the Radiator with THERMO
NON-RUSTING DENATURED AL
COHOL this winter.
Drive in and let us flush and clean
the radiator with Genuine Instant
Radiator Cleaner. This service is
free.
Have us add the proper amount of
Thermo to protect the radiator.
Now is the time to change the
grease in the transmission and diff
ferential to a winter lubricant. We
have it.
Let us drain and flush the crank
case and refill with the proper grade
Of De-Waxed and Freed from Nom
lubricating Petroleum Jelly, Sinclair
Opaline or Sinclair Pennsylvania Mo-
tor Oil.
Sinclair Super Service
Station
Redwood Falls, Mimi.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01
National Education
Week to be Observed

Schools here have made prelimin-
ary plans for the observance OF
American Education week November
5 to 9. A public meeting is being
arranged by the grade faculty for
Thursday evening, November 8, at
which time F. B. Andreen, superin-
tendent of New Ulm schools, will be
the guest speaker. Assembly pro-
grams are being planned by the two
high schools for the fifth period Fri
day.
Parents are invited to visit the de-
partments next week. Parents who
wish to visit rooms in the elementary
school, grades one to six, are advised
to visit forenoons or before 2:30 in
the afternoon. In these grades the
heavier academic work appears on
the daily program before that time.
The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-01
Gould Rates Finn
Among Years Best

One of the important reasons why
the University of Chicago is among
the nations leading football teams,
Tommy Finn, Redwood Falls pro-
duct, now calling signals for the
Maroons as their first string quarter
back, is being given all-American
consideration by Alan Gould, Asso-
ciated Press sports writer. Gould is
recognized as one of the foremost
sports critics in the country and is
a keen judge of the gridiron game
Tom was mentioned recently in a
Gould article listing many Of the
years best players.
Redwood Falls football fans will
have an opportunity to see Finn in
action against Minnesota when the
teams meet November II in Memorial
stadium.