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The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-28
'Firemen Save Much of House
After Battle, Household
Goods Damaged
Crowd Watches Biggest Fire
in City for Some Time
Monday Night

destroyed Cne W d. xUTI6u nome
overlooking Ramsey State park
Monday night, routing is Of It's
occupants, including 10 children,
into near zero weather.
Discovered at S:45 in an up
stairs apartment in the northeast
corner Of the IL room wooden
frame structure, once one Of Red
woods palatial residences, the
blaze ravaged the interior of the
entire second floor and burned
through the roof.
A part of the Turrell estate, the
home has been rented in recent
years by the county to house re-
lief clients It was divided into
two and three room apartments
to accommodate four families.
Only three families were living in
the home at the time of the fire.
The fourth vacated last Wednes-
day, leaving its household goods,
a portion of which was consumed
in the blaze.
Although what started the fire
is uncertain, it probably was the
result of a defective chimney in
the attic above the rooms occu-
pied by the Pratt family.
The fire was discovered by Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hewitt, who
with their four children occupy
two rooms downstairs and q bed
room on the second floor in the
southwest section Of the structure.
It was in the second floor two
room apartment Of MT. and Mrs.
Vern Pratt, who were listening to
the radio in the rooms Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Castle, the other occu-
pants of the house. The Castles
live downstairs in the northwest
corner and have seven children.
The fire department was sum-
moned by John Billie to whose
home a block from the Turrell
house, Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt's 13
year old son, Melvin, ras, with the
message.
Flames were shooting from the
northeast side of the house when
the department arrived. Mean
while the occupants were frantic
ally trying to salvage their be-
longings, breaking through the
windows and throwing out art
icles before being driven out by
the dense, choking smoke.
Three of the Castle children
were asleep upstairs when the fire
was discovered, while the other
four were on the lower floor. Mr..
Castle rushed to the second floor
bedroom to rouse his children,
hurriedly dressed them and then
led them outside to safety while
Mrs. Castle aided the others. The
Castles children are Ted Jr. sew
en-; Irene, six; Jean and jeanne,
twins, four; Robert, three; Vale
lee, two and Patricia, eight
months.
Besides Melvin, the Hewitt chill
dren, Vera Evelyn, seven and
Mary Lou, five, were all in the
downstairs sitting rooms when
the blaze broke out, while the
fourth, Lester, 10, had just left
the house to go downtown.
With the fire spreading between
the walls and the ceiling on the
second floor and flames darting
from the roof, it appeared at first
that the blaze would become un-
ccntrollable. The firemen expert
enced difficulty in getting hoses
connected to a fire hydrant and in
directing the streams of water on
the flames due to the fact that the
fire was raging on the east side
Continued on Page 12)
The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-28

Cecil Silliman and caughter,
Ruby, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Muller
of Window and Miss Irene Eich-
hold of Springfield were visitors
at the j. Albert johnson home
Friday. :
The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-28
BOY BREAKS LEG

Roger Miller, eight year Old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Mill1r
Of Delhi, suffered q fractured
right leg Tuesday afternoon whsn
he slipped and fell on tne ice
while playing at school. He was
brought to the Redwood Falls hos
pital where he is confined.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-28

Evidently intent on getting
"wised up" on the ways Of . busy
city, q small owl flew in Wednes-
day night and perched on . wire
which supports . sign in front of
Lauterbach's store. Apparently
satisfied with conditions o. he
found them, the visitor ls6t for
oGher points soon after his axriv-
-
The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-28

Dividend checks are waiting for
customers Of the Scenic City Co
op Oil, A. n. Dennistoun, secre-
tary announces.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
Eichelberger Flags ,
Neutrality Act

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 12-(ANP)
Passage Of the recent neutrality
act" by Congress was flayed by DR..
James Eichelberger, director of re-
ligious education for the A. M. E.
Zion church in a speech here last
Thursday night to the New England
district conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church.
"Any country like America that can
pass an act in Congress in a time
like this when a strong nation is vio-
lating the rights Of a weaker nation,
shows the world the cowardIy tend
ency of our American spirit" DR..
Echelberger asserted
He also demanded equality for the
American Negro, insisting "there
must be equality for the Negro race
in America before we hope to have
anything like peace and contentment.
There ought not to be a law or con-
dition arising that a Negro should
not hold any position offered BY the
nation If he can qualify. Black men
in America must realize that they
must help themselves if they are to
get any place in this world"
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
CONSUMER GETS A BREAK

Following the World War,
when food prices skyrocketed to
unheard-of figures, a great fur
r was raised in political circles
as to how to get food products
from the producer to the consum-
er without pyramiding overhead
charges through a chain of mid
dlemen.
The great need for lower-cost
food brought it's own answer.
Progressive food distributors ap-
piled to the Henry Ford idea Of
coordinating sources Of supply
and distribution-in other words,
transferrin gthe food products Of
the farm and factory through one
selling organization, directly
from the producer to the con-
sumner.
The result Of this revolution
airy movement has saved the fam
lies of America countless millions
of dollars in the cost Of living
during the past 10 years.
Just as the modern farm CO.
operative is benefiting agricul-
ure, so is mass buying and dis
tributing of food products through
a central organization, benefiting
the consumer.
The modern chain grocery
store has been the business-like
answer to the demand for lower
living costs that could be Sc
cured b yefficient management
and reduction Of middlemen
charges without n to the
producer. In other words, the
chain grocery stores found the
way to eliminate the premium
paid for inefficient marketing
methods, and pass the saving on
to the consumer in the form Of
lower retail prices.
No business accomplishment in
the past decade has been of such
financial benefit to every family
in the land.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
Woman Awarded
$1,000 Damages

Goldsboro, N. c., Sept. 12-(ANP)
Mrs! Emma Sasser, was awarded
$1,000 in her suit against the city
here Tuesday morning, when the case
was reviewed by jury in the Wayne
county Superior Court. Mrs. Sasser
had entered suit for $1,000 damages
received when she fell into an un-
covered water meter box on an IN
lighted street at night about two
years ago.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
EQUITABLE REGULATION
AT LAST

The bill providing for regula-
ton of trucks and buses IN inter
state commerce has passed both
branches Of Congress, and mas
been approved by the President
No fanfare Of trumpets attended
its passing or signing, and it did
not make" the headlines. But,
from the standpoint Of the gener-
al welfare, few pieces of leglsla-
ton passed by recent Congresses
can compare with it in import
ance.
The bill does not penalize
trucks and buses. 1t simply
places their regulation within the
jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which has
strictly regulated railroads in
every phase Of operation. 1t puts
all carriers on the same equitable
basis, SO far as regulation and
federal supervision is concerned.
The bills passage will produce
two immediate results, both Of
which are Of vital public interest.
First, it will make it possible to
control and eliminate the so-called
wildcat" bus and truck opera
tor, with improper equipment, in
adequate insurance, and no sense
of responsibility that falls upon
those who transport persons and
goods. In this way it will be Of
immense benefit to established,
well-operated truck and bus sys-
TENS, which have been greatly
damaged by the irresponsibles
within their industry
Second, it will give our great
est single industry-the rail
roads-a fair chance to compete
for business. Railroad purchas-
ing will increase more men will
be put to work, schedules will be
speeded up, new construction
will be undertaken and every
worker and investor will feel the
good effects.
Passage Of the bill is one step
toward clearing up the chaotic
transportation problem. Changes
in such outmoded measures as
the long-and-short haul clause Of
the Transportation Act are also
needed.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
ALI American Com
mittee Starts
Third Year

Boston, Mass, Sept. 12-(ANP)-
With the opening of the forthcoming
grid season the National Negro
Newspaper All American Association
composed of leading sports writers in
every section of the country starts
its third year Of operation, watch
Ing the members of various teams in
action with the idea of selecting the
best possible eleven at the end Of the
season.
This association came into being
three years ago and the teams select
ed have been composed Of players in
practically every collegiate associa-
ton, and have been regarded as "the
All American Team. Sports writers,
with the collaboration Of prominent
coaches and officials send in their
recommendations and from these the
players are selected.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
Cotton Pickers Vote
To Strike. For
Dollar Hundred

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 12-(ANP)
Mine Of fifteen members of the ex-
ecutive council of the Southern Ten
ant Farmers Union met sere last
Sunday and tabulated the preponder-
ant vote of cotton picker members
of the union to strike unless they
are paid one dollar a hundred pounds
for pckng cotton
The votes were tabulated from a
QUESTIONABLE sent so days ago to
members Of the Union. 11,186 mem
bers voted for the strike and $50,
aginst. Returns were received from
80 of the 125 locals of the Union.
The lowest price paid for cotton
picking in 1884 was 40 cents per
hundred pounds and the highest, so
cents. Cotton pickers now are being
paid from 80 to so cents per hun
deed, except in the Marked Tree,
Ark. area, locale of outbreaks last
spring, where day laborers are open
ing at rs cents. 1t is believed the
Union demands will be met in this
region without a strike.
The executive committee will set
a date for the walkout, arranged to
be effected through the joint action
of a rank and file committee of five
members.
Sharecroppers and tenants who
must pick a crop to fulfil their con-
tracts will not join the strike, only
the day laborers.
Considerable scabbing is expected
as a result of the ruling of the
Shelby county relief administration
to the effect tsat relief clients are
to be taken off the relief rolls and
placed in the cotton fields. About
5000 persons will De affected.
A committee Of inquiry, represent
ing the Southern Tenant aFrmers
Union, has been appointed to investi-
gate the activity of the clandestine
sharecropper organization in Ala
bama, looking toward a possible
merger.
Ward H. Rodgers, convicted of an
archy last spring n connection with
Union activities at Marked Tree,
Ark, will go on trial again in the
Circuit court Of oinsett county, Oc-
tober 1. He will be defended by G. T.
Carpenter, Marked Tree lawyer, who
represented him in the justice Of the
peace court,
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
Dies Of Roach Poison

Charleston, S. c., Sept 12-(ANP-
According to the police, John
Lance, 56-years-old, found a five gal
Ion can of roach poison in the city
dump last Friday and mistook it for
alcohol. He and some women friends
threw a party. Lance is now dead,
two of the women are dead and two
men are in the hospital. Police are
trying to locate the other guests, if
there are my.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
Mrs. ROOsevelt's Guest
Forced To Act AS
Maid in Texas
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Humil-
lated; White Friends Cant
Help Her

Greensboro, N. c., September 12-
(ANP)-Early last spring, many of
the most distinguished citizens Of New
York City, came to the home Of Mrs.
James Roosevelt, mother of the Presi-
dent of the United States, as guests
to pay honor to Mrs. Charlotte Hawk
ms Brown, founder and principal Of
Palmer Memorial Institute at Sedal-
ia, North Carolina.
Last week, Mrs. Roosevelt's honor
Cd guest was forced to dress herself
in a maids attire in order to travel
with white friends in a Pullman car
in Texas. Before agreeing to wear a
uniform Of a maid, Mrs. Brown had
been Inundated by being yanked out
Of a berth at one-thirty in the morn
ing, under threat Of arrest and fore
ed into a second class coach packed
with Mexican Immigrant cotton pick
ers.
Because of her achievements in
rural education and her distinction in
national educational affairs, DR..
Brown was invited to be one Of a
group Of educators who toured Mexi-
co under the auspices of the Associa-
ton Of Progressive Educators Of the
United States The Association held
2 convention in the Palace of Fine
Arts in Mexico City. Three hotels in
that city refused to admit Negro
delegates and a protest was voted
by the Association.
Returning from Mexico with a
group of her associate educators
(white) DR.. Brown reached Laredo,
Texas, on the border. The Mexican
conductors aroused her at 1:30 a. m.
and informed her that Texas law for
bade Negro interstate travellers from
occupying even seats in a Pullman
car where whites were seated. Under
pain Of arrest, they insisted that she
GO into the second-class Mexican
coach. DR.. Brown yielded to their de-
niands and found herself crowded in
with q group of cotton pickers.
She appealed in vain to the train
conductor for drawing room or COM
partment Accommodations for the AS
hours travel to st. Louis, This was
refused.
Within three hours of San Antonio,
she secretly offered the train con
dUctor g. five dollar tip if he would
agree to the Pullman conductors
willingness to shelter her in a draw
ing room to Antonio. This was ar
ranged At San Antonio, DR.. Brown
got il touch with Ambassador Jo-
sephus Daniels, whom she knew, ard
informed him Of her predicament. He
wired into San Antonio in an effort
to arrange suitable accommodations,
but without avail. The officials Of
gtl Missouri Pacific, the Pullman
conductor, and the officers of the as
ISOLATION could do nothing to modify
tbs rigorous application Of the Tex
as law.
DR.. Browns associates even offered
t. pay for all space in the car to
protect DR.. Brown from Texas pass
engers, but even that was futile
Finally, the Pullman conductor in
formed her that he could only carry
her if she posed as a maid. In order
to assure herself of a medicum Of
comfort DR.. Brown submitted to what
she considered a more agreeable
form Of humiliation.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
DR.. Abner Laid To Rest

Denver, Colo, Sept. IL, CAMP
Following private funeral services
held at his residence and attended by
some 35 close trends, DR.. E. w. d.
Abner, prominent fraternal leader
ard former head of the American
Woodmen, who was slain here last
week by Miss Eleanor Smith, was
laid to rest here Saturday after
noon.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14

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The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14

J. l. P.-Do you think / am doing
my boy friend right?
Ans: What you are doing to your
friend is just plain cheating, and
you car hardly call that treating him
right. The girl that works with you
would gladly give her right arm to
be In your shoes. If you continue two
timing him, don't be surprised some
day to find this girl to be the one
that gets all the attention from him.
B. G.-I have always desire to be-
long to a certain organization and |
want to know if l will ever be that
lucky?
Ans: Within the next two months
o will probably have a chance to
become a member of the organization
which you wish to belong to. How
ever, through a sudden change you'll
make, it will offset your plans--For
detailed information, see note attach
ed to this column and write to me
for a private reply
M. K. H.-Will my mother ever get
anything for her property?
Ans: The damage that was done
to your mothers property was esti-
mated to have been very little and it
will hardly be worth her time to take
such a small matter into court. If
she'll act a little more even headed,
she'll have a better chance to settle
up this matter with the state and
will be treated fair about the cost
of the damage.
E. ST. would like for you to kind
ly tell me what is the trouble with
nay husband and what should | do?
Ans: Your husband is apparently
very lazy and is just trying to hide
st from you, for if he had any ambi-
ton at all, he would be out making
a living instead Of letting you do all
the work just to satisfy his desire
for money. l don't think it would be
very wise for you to leave him now
for there is still a chance to make
something out of him. Every week
when you draw your small salary
just keep it and don't give your hus-
band a penny Of it-That will be a
good way for you to find out just
what kind of a man he is.
M. A.-Please tell me if the gossip
1 heard about my sister-in-law is
true or not?
Ans: The m you heard a
more or less just a lot of gossip for
as far as men are concerned, your
sister-in-law never has a serious
thought about n of them except
her husband. One of your gossiping
neighbors happened to see your girl
friends husband talking to your sis
t~er-in-law as she passed her tea shop
and didn't stop to consider what he
was doing thereafter all, it is your
sister-inAawis duty to be friendly
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14

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The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14
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The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14

F. Anvil my marriage be a sue
cessful one?
Ans: If you carry out the plan you
have been thinking about you can
hardly expect your marriage to be a
successful one, for it will be en-
barrassing for you as well as this
mar if you send the law after him
and force him into marriage. Al
though it appears to be his duty to
marry you, | advise you to wait until
he wants to do it willingly.
G. P.-I would like for you to adj
wise me what to do about the trouble
between me and my husband?
Ans: The best thing for you to do
in regards to the trouble in your
home is to forget the past and trust
your husband again. Stop the way
you are living now and look out for
the future-Your jealousy seems to
have been at the bottom Of this
trouble, for it was nothing but a
strong imagination that caused you
to believe your sister was writing
notes to your husband.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14

S. ADO you think | will be sue
cessful in passing my courses?
Ans: There is hardly anything
more you can do to pass your cours-
es other than what you have been do
ing. However, since you are SO inter-
ested in your studies, you shouldn't
mnd deprvng yourself of some of
your recreation, and spend this time
on your school work SO as to make
excellent marks like you did last Sc
mester. The falling down on your
grades seems to lie partly in the fault
of your teacher and it wouldn't be
q bad idea to try to keep on the good
side Of her.
The Omaha guide., 1935-09-14

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toners, and build up a good reputa-
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Evening star., 1935-10-27

second district, held by Representative
Malcolm Baldridge in the Seventy
second Congress.
In Nevada-Where Representative
James G. Scrugham Is the member at
large, the Republican campaign pro-
moters hope to ZEE this seat, occupied
for a number Of years by Representa-
tive Samuel S. ArentZ, restored to the
Republican column.
In New Hampshire-The drive will
be to defeat Representative William
N. Rogers and get both seats Repub-
lican.
In New JerSey-.The Republicans
hold 10 Of the IA seats and two of the
seats are under the control of Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City-safely
Democratic. The ninth, held by Rep
resentative Edward A. Kenney. is a
new district, regarded as a good Re-
publican prospect. The Republicans
have designs also on the third district,
now held by Representative William
H. Sutphin.
In New York-There is normally
less fighting ground than any State
in the Union outside of the solid
South" because the second to the
twenty-fifth districts are with a single
exception generally solid Democratic
a Tammany stronghold-while the
other upstate districts are normally
Republican with the exception of the
big cities-Albany for Representative
Peter Corning and Buffalo for Rep
resentative James M. Mead, which
are old-time Democratic baliwicks.
But there will be stiff contest in the
seventeenth district, the so-called
silk stocking" district, formerly held
by Mrs. Ruth Pratt and Ogden Mills.
At least three other districts are ex-
pected to come back into the Repub-
lican fold-the thirty-third. formerly
held by Representative Frederick M.
Davenport; the thirty-eighth. former
ly held by Representative James L.
Whitley, and the ,ty-first, where
Representative Alfred A. Better is
incumbent. The two at large districts
are expected to go Republican.
Fight in Four Districts.
In North Carolina-The Repub-
licans will train their guns particu-
larly on the eighth, ninth, tenth and
eleventh districts and with special
confidence Of winning the tenth, now
held by Representative Alfred L. Bull
winkle.
In Ohio-The Republicans feel 1t
is all good fighting ground except the
two city districts in Cleveland now
held by Representatives Martin l..
Sweeney and Robert Crosser. They
already have six districts, including
that held by Representative Chester
c. Bolton. chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee, who will
head a special drive to recapture his
home State for the party. Prospects
are said to be best in the old Frank
Murphy district, the eighteenth.
In Oklahoma-The first district Is
considered an in-and-outer, shifting