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The Washington times., 1935-05-30
JOHNSON FINDS
WAY OPEN FOR
BETTER MIRA
Raps ChiseIers, Says Industry
Cannot Hope to Keep Them
From Running Wild
international News Service

The Supreme Courts decision
invalidating the NRA paves the
way for legislation for a clearer,
better, stronger and more perma.
nent" NRA, Brig. Gen. Hugh s.
Johnson, the first headkeeper Of
the late Blue Eagle, told an
anxious country.
He expressed his remarks before
the microphone shortly after he
left a White House conference.
Although he denied President
Roosevelt had enlisted his aid in
drafting legislation for new re-
covery setup in conformity with
the courts decision and was
speaking as a private citizen.
General johnson nevertheless re.
peated the same thought Mr..
Roosevelt had expressed q few
hours earlier.
Fears Chiseling
This was that he does not be-
lieve voluntary codes will continue
the gains given the workers under
NRA because the chiseling Of the
selfish 10 per cent under our
competitive system can always kill
the wages of the high-minded 80
per cent down to their own level
unless somewhere there is power
to protect decency."
The General referred to the de-
cision as "one explosive thunder
from the Supreme Court" which
he said, makes it legal for code
members to sell sick chickens, re-
open SweatShopS, reinState Starva-
ton wages and drive thousands Of
children from the schools back to
the factories. He stated:
"Every employer under every
code owes it to plain decency
and good spOrtsmanship to with
hold the exercise of these price
less liberties until Congress and
the Administration have had q
chance to state solution"
REFUSES DEFEAT
He admitted the decision had
killed the NRA and had blown
away, by a single, puff, more
unemployment than the Admin
iStration ever. imagined Of hop
ing to provide through its work
projects, but he refused to con-
cede final defeat for the prin-
ciples of NRA.
General Johnson explained that
Congress holds the power of pro-
tecting New England and South
ern textile mills from Japan's
cheap competition and it holds
the power to protect the inter
state industry of one State from
the cheap competition of an in
terstate industry in another
State.
He mentioned, as an illustra-
tion, Alabama's cheap labor costs
competition with Michigan'S high
labor costs industries. He added:
"If these thoughts are cor
rect then all of the principles
of NRA can be saved in their
application to practically every.
thing except such service trades
as beauty shops, barber shops,
pool rooms, laundrieS, cleaners
and dyers and except also small
enterprises operating W oily
within one State"
The Washington times., 1935-05-30

apartment. He was shown sew
eral in the building, none OF
which appeared to suit him until
the superintendent showed him
one in the rear of the first floor
This apparently was what the
man sought. He announced he
would return with his wife, who
would make the final decision
There would be "Some other
people running in and out" he
said.
Surprising Actions
The return was made with q
dark-haired woman of medium
build, her dress covered by a
light three-quarter length coat
She agreed to the rental and
asked the usual feminine ques'
tionS about the new apartment
Meanwhile the man cid some
surprising things.
First of all, he moved two large
chairs which stood before two of
the windows. Then he raised O
window and leaned out, sur
reptitiously measuring the dis
tance to the ground. 1t was done
quickly, almost casually. Few
persons would have noticed it..
Only the fact a dweller sought
by creditors once had left the
building by jumping out a first
floor window brought the atten'
ton of the superintendent to the
action.
Following this, the man opened
the door of an Indoor bed" and
stepping quickly to it, slanted a
visual line from it to the apart
ment entrance. It satisfied him.
A survey of the apartment shows
that anyone reclining on the left
side of the bed would have full
view of the door, and that were
this person to be a desperate Grim
inal he could easily command that
ingresS from a bed with machine
gun.
Surprised Once
It will be remembered that fol-
lowing the killing of Fred Barker
and Ma Barker, members Of what
was then known as the Barker
Karpis gang, Alvin Karpis (Old
Creepy and pal, Harry Camp
bell, were surprised by police in
an Atlantic City hotel room.
Campbell at that time was in bed,
dressed only in underwear. Only
through a desperate machine gun
rush did the men gain their lib
erty. Evidently "Old Creepy" has
ordered that avenues of escape
hereafter be guarded.
All this was happening while
the superintendent explained to
the woman, as yet unidentified,
the usual details of light, heat
and water, and while the house
keeper delivered linens and dishes.
The superintendent reported to
his wife:
That's a funny acting couple"
But an apartment house super.
intendent becomes accustomed to
funny acting people" Besides,
the couple now were residents and
there would be plenty Of time to
study them later. The. man had
said that as soon as the apart
ment was Strengthened up a bit
he and his wife would go for
The Washington times., 1935-05-30

FRAT LUNCHEON
Phi Delta Phi Fraternity will
lunl'l tomorrow at the University
Club at / p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
Reilly Denied Writ
On Defense Funds

TRENTON, N. j., May 80 GIN.
S.O.-Vice Chancellor M. G. Buch-
anan yesterday denied the appli-
cation Of Edward J. Reilly, former
attorney for Bruno R. Hauptmann,
for an injunction restraining pay
ment of any funds collected in
Hauptmann's behalf until Reilly
collected the $4,000 fee for legal
services.
The court said affidavits pre-
sented in the case were over
whelming in their contention that
nothing was due Reilly.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
Will Rogers
Says:

HOLLYWOOD, May 3O.-We
are q funny people. Business
men have hOwled from every
luncheon table the evils Of the
whole NRA. Then all at once
the Supreme Court says: "The
bride is off, boys, from this
day on every man for himself"
Now the same men are rushing
back to the banquet table and
WnOccupied micrOphOncS and
shouting: "WageS must be main
Ealned." "CutthrOat cOmpeti.
tion must be Curbed," Child
labor Is wrong" "The Sweatshop
must not return, You just
can't please some people.
r. S.-Then the stock market
went down six points.
Copyright. 1OS6. McNaught
Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
AIMEE COMING HOME

ATHENS, May 80 GN.S).
Mrs Aimee Semple Mcpherson ar
rived here yesterday on a lecture
tour. She will go to Naples Mon
day to board the Rex for home.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
DAVIS IS NAMED.
AS RENTER Of
APARTMENT
Three Witnesses Who Saw
Man and Woman Companion
Positive in Identification
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NNOnGSnuS0 from rags -
Q woman sped out Of the garage
early today. They hid their faces
and it could not be determined
whether they were Mr.. and Mrs.
Weyerhaeuser.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30
CAPITAL STORES
To stick by
NRA CODES
Majority of Merchants Pledge
Voluntary Observance Of
Wage, Hour Provisions

Washington merchants both in
the downtown area and the out.
lying sections today signified
their intention Of sticking by
the President" and voluntarily
observing the NRA codes.
James E. Colliflower, president
of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association, pointed out
that the majority Of the mem
bers of the organization had al
ready assured him they will con.
tinue to comply with the codes
for their industry. He said prac'
tically all of the businessmen
in the downtown section are
members of the association and
about 80 per cent of the coal
dealers are affiliated with the
merchant group.
Sentiment for Codes
Sylvan King, active both In
the Seventh Street Business Mems
Association and the Federation of
Business Mems Associations, de-
clared there is an overwhelming
sentiment on the part OF Washing
ton merchants to abide by the
codes. The two trade groups in
clude in their membership most
of the business concerns along
Seventh Street and in the out
lying and neighborhood sections
of the city.
Charles E. Sands, president OF
the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' Association and the Bar
keepers Alliance, declared public
sentiment will force employers to
comply with the codes.
Union Prepared
Several restaurants started to
"chisel" on wages and hours, but
were talked out Of it," he said,
adding:
"The employees will not toler-
ate a return to the old cOndi-
tionS of wages and hours. They
are bad enough under the code,
but unlimited hours are unbear'
able"
Mr.. Sands expressed the view
that public sentiment would be
directed against any concern
violating the codes and that the
restaurant union is prepared to
take care of chiselers." He de-
clared any wage cuts or length
ening of hours would mean an i'm
mediate and complete strike"
Theaters Cooperate
This would "tie the city up
tighter than a drum" during the
forthcoming Shrine convention, 1t
was pointed out.
Eighty-five per cent of the Dis
trict's automobile dealers have
agreed to maintain virtually every
section of their code voluntarily,
under administration of the Wash
ington Automotive Trade ASSocia-
ton.
Warner Brothers Theaters in
this area will continue the hour
limitation and wage standards in
effect under the code, according to
John j. Payette, general circuit
manager.
Louis Rods and Paul Pearson,
members of the legislative commit
tee of the D. c. Pharmaceutical
Association, announced they have
received assurances from leading
chain and independent druggists
that observance Of the drug and
cosmetic code will continue.
The Washington times., 1935-05-30

N0WB SOEVACOI
TACOMA, Wash, May 80
O.N.SO-There have been three
positive identifications which def
initely name the mob Of Alvin
Karpis, Public Enemy No. l, as
the kidnapers Of George Weyer.
haeuser, the nine-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Weyerhaeuser,
Of Tacoma.
These identificationS place Vol
ney Davis, who recently escaped
from special agents Of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation while
being taken to St. Paul for trial
In the Bremen kidnapping case, as
having been seen in this city
shortly after the abduction OF the
Tacoma boy.
In addition there have been a
dozen other developments to es-
tablish what appears to be a
definite connection between the
st. Paul kidnapping Of Bremen and
the one which has again caused
Q fear Of the body-snatcher to
stalk America.
Two Cases Linked
It also has been ascertalned
that the person who wrote the
ransom note which demanded
5000, 900 Of George WeyerhaeuSer's
parents, either was party to the
writing Of the ransom in the
st. Paul case or so familiar 18th
the phraI eology and the general
,modus operandi that he could re-
peat the most important part,
word for word.
j. The evidence revealed today to
members Of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation is the strongest
yet presented, tending to show
that the abduction of the Tacoma
child was q professional job and
that it was done by the gang Of
the most desperate man in Amer"
lea.
Even his closest pals call
Americas Public Enemy No. One
"Old Creepy" but they do that
behind his back. Alvin Karpis
has been described by the United
States Department Of Justice as
the most dangerous, the most
resourceful and shrewdest crimi-
nal in the history Of gangdom."
However, If he kidnapped George
WeyerhaeuSer ne made one mis-
take which labelled him even as
strongly as the three positive
identificationS have labelled his
confederate, Volney Davis, as
having spent more than an hour
last Sunday in an apartment
house in a better residential dis
trict Of Tacoma. His picture has
been picked from number of
others. Three persons have said:
THAT Is the man. He was in
this building. He rented an
apartment here, stayed an hour,
then disappeared"
WOMAN WITH HIM
With the man described as VOL
ney Davis was woman who, dur
ing this mysterious hour spent in
the apartment. calmly manicured
her nails, and read from three
newspapers. dating from the day
Of the kidnapping through Sunday
morning. These were left behind
when the pair vanished. as was a
magazine which has been sent to
Washington in the hope the ex-
pertS Of the crime laboratory may
develop from it the fingerprintS Of
the muchly wanted fugitives.
The identificationS were made
by Clarence G. Reed, Superin-
tendent of the apartment build.
ing at 818 South Eleventh St., by
his wife and by the housekeeper,
Mrs. Harry Gunnell.
According to their story, the
man described as Davis came to
the building in the morning and
stated that he desired to rent an
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
Miss Freeman Named
Postmaster Head at
Redwood Convention

Miss Gladys Freeman, postmis-
tress at Franklin, was elected
chairman of the district postmast-
ers' association at the annual
meeting held here Saturday after
noon. She replaces Norman Han
son of Renville as head of the or
ganization.
A business meeting was held in
Ramsey hotel in the afternoon
when it was decided to hold next
years meeting in Montevideo in
June. A trip through Ramsey
State park followed the meeting
and preceded a banquet at the
hotel.
The principal address of the
evening was given by John M.
Zwach, representative-at-large of
Brown and Redwood counties, who
outlined the highlights of the last
legislative session. He particul-
arly discussed lobbying.
Mayor C. J. Lynn gave the ad-
dress of welcome and the response
was given by Mr.. Hanson of Rem
vile. Joseph R. Keefe, Redwoo,
Falls postmaster, was toastmast-
er. A Redwood Falls quartet, C.
A. Lauterbach, H. v. Starr, T. F.
Reed and F. II. Anthony, sang
several numbers with H. A. Bron-
son at the piano. A high school
orchestra played during the din
ner.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
PoluerFirm Adds New
Diesel Engine at Plant
New Equipment Develops 420
Horsepower and Weighs
$4,000 Pounds

The Redwood Falls Light and
Power company this week an
nounced the purchase of new
Fairbanks-Morse diesel engine
which will be installed late this
month at the plant here.
The new two-cycle engine de-
velops 420 horsepower and weighs
10000 pounds. 1t is now under
construction at the Beloit, Wiscon-
sin, factory and will be ready for
shipment in about ten days.
A. C. Burmeister and j. L. Par
sons went to Beloit today to
see the engine in operation on the
test floor. 1t will be disman-
tied and shipped to Redwood Falls
in trucks where it will be re-as-
sembled on foundation now be-
ing built.
The new engine replaces an old
diesel which was installed here in
about 1908 and which will now be
junked. 1t has not been used to
develop electricity for several
years.
The addition will give the plant
two diesels capable of 920 horse
power besides it's steam equip
ment and water turbine and will
assure the community Of contin-
uous service from as modern and
up-to-date plant as there is in
southwestern Minnesota, according
to power company officials.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
WHEAT GROWERS
TO BE OFFERED
CONTRACTS SOON
AAA Says 6S Per Cent Voted
In Recent Poll; 80 Per
Cent Favorable

With almost complete returns Of
the national wheat referendum
showing that growers by a vote
of 7 to 1 favor the continuance of
the wheat allotment program after
the 1885 crop year, the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration
has decided to offer wheat farmers
a new contract about July 1. Word
to this effect has been received at
University Farm, St. Paul, from
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration.
The AAA's statement says that
of 392,383 contract signers voting
May 25, in 81 states, 9,495, or
SO per cent, favored continuing the
wheat allotment program and A.
88S, or II per cent, opposed it. OF
$500 non-signers of contracts
voting, 48,345, or 72.5 per cent,
favored the proposal and 18,245 or
27.5 per cent opposed it. About
68 per cent of all contract signers
voted.
The new contract will be similar
to the one now in effect, except
for the following:
l. 1t will run for four years, un-
less ended before that time by a
vote of the contract signers. Such
a vote will be taken at the end of
any marketing year, if % per cent
or more of the growers in any
major wheat area request it.
2. The secretary of agriculture
may require contract signers to
reduce their acreage as much as
25 per cent, if the supply and de-
mand situation should warrant
such a reduction.
3. Producer committees will
continue, as in the past, to admin
lister the local phases of the allot-
ment program, but with broader
administrative powers, designated
particularly to wipe out inequalit-
les between producers existing in
a few cases under the present con-
tract,
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
FARMER-LABORS
NAME MILO RENO
PICNIC SPEAKER
Benson, Teigan, Others On
Program In Ramsey
Park June %

Milo Reno, known as the Little
Napoleon of Iowa and president of
the Farmers Holiday association,
has been secured as principal
speaker at the Seventh Congress
ional District Farmer-Labor pic
mic to be held Sunday, June % in
the tourist camp of Ramsey State
park.
Remembered here as a surprise
speaker at the Farmers Union
state convention during the Roose-
velt-Hoover campaign, Mr.. Reno
at that time strongly supported
Mr.. Roosevelt and launched a bit
ing attack on President Hoover.
Assisting Mr.. Reno on the
speaking program will be Elmer
A. Benson, state banking commits
sioner who is frequently mention
ed as the possible candidate to fill
the vacancy to result if Governor
Olson runs for the senate and
Henry G. Teigan, former state
senator and militant Farmer-Lab-
orite.
The program will be preceded
by a picnic and band music with
golf, tennis, horseshoe, baseball
and other sport activities filling in
during the afternoon.
A strong advertising campaign
is being carried out by the COM
mittee here in the hope of attrac-
ing one of the largest crowds ever
to attend an affair in Ramsey
park. Invitations were extended
to all Farmer-Labor representa-
tive and sena tors in the seventh
district.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
EARLY SETTLER
OF COUNTY dies
AT MORGAN HOME
F. w. Fixsen Died Thursday
After Lingering Ill
ness; Was SO

Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon for F. w. Fixsen, a
pioneer resident of Redwood coun-
ty and one of Morgan's oldest cit
liens. Rites were conducted at the
family home near Morgan by Rev.
j. D. Keith of Delhi.
Mr.. Fixsen, 88 years old, died
about 6 p. m. Thursday. He had
been ailing for some time but his
illness did not prevent his being
UP and about the house and at the
time of his death he was sitting in
chair reading a newspaper.
He was born in Hanover, Ger
many and came to this county in
his early years. March 1, 1875,
he married Matilda Daub, a daugh-
ter of early pioneers, and they
settled on a farm near Wabasha
creek in Sherman township where
they endured the difficulties of
pioneer life in log cabin.
In 1889 they moved to the farm
on the outskirts of Morgan which
has since been the family home.
Their children, all of whom are
living, are William Of Morgan,
Mrs. Charles Schultz of Redwood
Falls, Mrs. Henry Hopfenspirger
of Morgan, Rosa, Herbert and Roy
who reside on the home farm. Mr..
Fixsen earned a reputation as an
excellent farmer, specializing in
livestock.
During the early formation of
Morgan, Mr.. Fixsen was engaged
in business in town and has serv-
ed as director on the State Bank
board for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Albrecht and
Mrs. H. B. West, close friends of
the family, sang at the funeral ac-
companied by Mrs. Irwin Root at
the piano. The pail bearers with
the exception of Ben Tena of New
Ulm, were grandsons of the de-
ceased. They were Lloyd and
Glen Hopfenspirger, Elmer Fixsen
of Minneapolis, William Stacy of
Morton and Herbert Bloemke of
Sleepy Eye.
Besides the family he is surviv-
ed by one sister, Mrs. Wallace
Newton of Oregon and brother,
Herman Fixsen of New Ulm. Bur-
ial was in the Morgan cemetery be-
side the grave of a grandson, Ray
mond Fixsen, who died many
years ago.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
Bridge Project
To be Completed
For rDedicatiOn

H. E. Chard, district engineer OF
the state highway department,
stated Wednesday that the paving
on the bridge parkway project will
be finished by June 21 if good
weather continues and that it is
expected that the project will be
practically completed before July
4 when the bridge will be dedicat-
ed.
Paving on the new bridge pro-
ject began Monday when the Min
nesota street intersection was
paved. The 500 feet west of the
bridge to the end of the old pave
ment has been completed and work
has been resumed east of the
bridge.
Fourteen days will be required
for the curing process, after which
traffic will be allowed on the road.
A paper cure, which involves the
laying of huge sheets of specially
prepared paper over the wet
cement, is used, as it is cheaper
than other curing processes and
as efficient as any.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
OLIVIA WINS 6-l
FROM REDWOOD
Team Plays Stewart, Cellar
Holder, There Sunday;
Browns At Morton

By losing its Sunday game 6
to l on the Redwood county fair
grounds to the Olivia outfit, the
Redwood Falls baseball team
dropped into fifth position while
other aggregations in the Western
Minnesota league were idle, due to
rain which caused the game here
to be delayed several times.
The Brownton club advanced
one position by virtue of Red
woods defeat and victorious Olivia
leaped from a tie with Stewart for
the cellar position into a tie with
Fairfax for sixth place.
This weeks contests take Red
wood Falls to Stewart; Fairfax 20
Olivia; Brownton to Norton; and
Hector to Bird Island. Bird Is
land, with two wins, remains the
only undefeated club in the org1n-
ization.
Redwood leaped into . 1x1t b.
ming lead against Olivia W.
Kickul, after singing an1 a1zc1nc-
ing to second on BexEs 1fnIIn,
scored on errors by 10 inl9ld-
men. Dudek, catcher nnd Kaxno1,
first baseman.
CONTINUED on PoGo ~
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
3 Persons Injured, Farm
Buildings Razed Sunday
in Tornado Near Garvin
Farm Bureau Picnic
At WabaSSO June 10

Wabasso business men will
again act as hosts to Redwood
county farmers at the Farm Bur-
eau picnic in Wabasso Wednesday,
June 19. An elaborate program is
being arranged with local talent
from all over the country. A loud
speaker is available SO that every
enc may hear the complete pro-
gram. A. G. Mereness, director of
organization for the Farm Bureau,
has been invited to speak.
John M. Zwach, representative
at-large, will deliver the main ad-
dress of the day. Fred H. Daw-
son, representative, of Walnut
Grove has consented to make a
few remarks. The All club kit
tenball tournament will probably
be the most exciting feature as all
clubs in the county will compete.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-06-13
CAR HITS PARKED
TRUCK, 2 KILLED
COr0ner's Jury At Sleepy Eye
AbsOlves Truck Driver
OF All Blame

Two prominent Sleepy Eye men,
Nicholas Fischer and Leonard Eb-
enhoh, were instantly killed early
Wednesday morning last week
when Ebenhoh's Ford crashed into
the rear Of a stock truck four
miles west Of Sleepy Eye on high
way IA.
The truck belonging to Mrs.
Ella Bedford of Lake Wilson and
driven by Corbin Packard of Lake
Wilson and Maynard Swenson Of
Slayton, was parked on the right
hand side of the paving. A left
rear axle had broken and had
forced the truck to stop. Marks
on the paving showed that it had
swung far to the left, but the
driver had succeeded in bringing
it to the right of the middle line
before it stopped.
At the inquest Wednesday NOR
ming both occupants of the truck
testified as to the broken axle and
the forced stop. They said they
had gotten out of the cab at once
and that Packard went to the
front of the truck to get flares to
be placed ahead and behind while
Swenson took a flashlight and
went to the rear. Swenson said he
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