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The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Thrills and Comedy
At Junior High Play
Friday Evening

Played by representative jun
ior high school group "Aunt Het-
ty" a clever two act comedy will
be given at 8 p. m. Friday, March
27 in the Lincoln auditorium.
There will also be enjoyable in
between acts including a Dutch
dance and the orchestra will play
several selections.
Swift moving, as well as mys-
terious, the play is guaranteed to
do away with any dull moments
and every one is kept guessing
until the end when all the secrets
are barred and the mysteries clear
ed up.
The scenes are laid in the beau
tiful country home of Sally, Ted
and Toots Parker, played by Jean
Lauterbach, Allen Fobes and
Gwendolyn Birkholz. They have
as their guests, their cousins,
Dorothy Saunders katherine
True), Irene White Betty Mae
FarrelD, Billy Edwards (Craig
Colston), and Patty and Jim Ken
dali Gertrude Whittet and Paul
Kohler).
The arrival of Aunt Hetty COM
plicates the situation, Sally is
called away and another unexpec-
ted guest in the person of Light
fingered Louie, an escaped refor-
matory boy, only makes matters
worse. A gypsy fortune teller, q
resurrected ghost story and the
disappearance Of Aunt Hetty's
jewels all add color and excite
ment to the story.
Miss Daisy Vittum, author and
director Of the Christmas play, is
directing the production assisted
by all members Of the junior high
faculty.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26

If you were to pick up your
newspaper and read that some
terrible catastrophe had killed
$500 American men, and women
and children and had injured and
MANNED 100000 more and had
caused $1,000, 100000 worth of
property damage, you would no
doubt, get rather excited about it
and demand the responsibility
be fixed and that steps be taken
which would make a re-occurrence
impossible.
However, a recent report of the
National Safety Council shows
that during 1884, $500 persons
were killed and 100000 were
injured by automobile accidents
in The United States. Must
this frightful loss of life con-
tinue? We Americans are strong
for demanding investigation after
some horrible accident has cost
the lives of hundreds, but too Of
ten our enthusiasm seems to run
out before we really do anything
about it. 1t seems to be like the
weather, about which Mark Twain
said,' Everyone always complains,
but never does anything"
After a careful investigation
the Minnesota State Association
of Optometrists (eye examiners)
came to the conclusion that about
25 per cent of automobile acci-
dents could be attributed to speed
ing and recklessness and that in
about so per cent of accidents de-
fective vision was a contributing
factor. Approximately eight per
cent may be classed as unavoid-
able due to bad weather condi-
tions, poor roadways and bad
crossings; about five per cent to
insufficient knowledge of driving
and ignorance of traffic rules, and
ten per cent to the drivers loss
of self control in an emergency.
Only two per cent are due to de-
fective mechanism.
We would have small respect
for the judgment of a man who
gave his child loaded gun for
plaything; but we, as a nation,
are doing just that, when we al
low a man to take a death-deal-
ing instrument weighing thous-
ands Of pounds and capable of
travelling a mile a minute, upon
our public highways, without first
requiring him to show that he can
see so clearly that he is not a
menace to the community. The
excuse that he didn't know that
it was loaded" cannot be offered
in this instance.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
SPONAUCLE HEADS
WPA RECREATION
Plans for Summer Include
SOftball Leagues and
Other Sports

Clark Sponaugle of North Red
wood was named recreational su-
pervisor of Redwood county under
the WPA this week and will take
over the post Monday.
With the aid of five assistants
throughout the county, Sponaugle
will organize softball leagues and
checker, tennis and horseshoe
tournaments. 1t is expected that
two assistants will be selected at
Lamberton and one each at Nor
gan, Clements and Sanborn. A
larger number of junior leagues
will be formed this year, while
older mems teams will be organic
ed if enough players become in
terested.
Sponaugle announced Wednes-
day that he will conduct a horse
shoe tourney Saturday between l
and A p. m. in the Lincoln school
basement open to anyone. Results
will be determined by the number
of points made in so shoes. Ad-
mittance to the school may be
gained from the basement door on
the east side of the building.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
.$137,438 Collected
In Taxes In County,
November To March

Tax collections in Redwood
county from November l, 1885 to
March 1 totaled $137 ,438.96 it
was announced Wednesday with
the release by A. P. Falk, county
treasurer, of the March tax set
tlement.
In the distribution the state re-
venue is $27, ,2O205, with the coun-
tvs allotment $10,693.61, while
$11,S73.12 is apportioned to the
road and bridge fund. Redwood
Falls receives $6,813.55.
Following is the distribution Of
tho on11oof;nnc.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Merchants Offer
Unusual Bargains
Continued froh, page one)

Warm spring days will soon be
here with them the demand for
refrigerators. Jaehnings Hard
ware tells of a special demonstra-
tion on Frigidaire operation in
this issue and the merits of Kel-
v.nators are described in a Paff-
rath Hardware advertisement.
1t is spring opening week at
the Coast to Coast store. Louise
Shop offers specials on coats and
suits. Fox Millinery has spe-
cial on Easter hats, Johnson's Of
fer suggestions on shoes for
spring, The Paris Shop reminds
of the Easter permanent. Cars,
candy, musical instruments, gas
oline, there is no end to chances
to save by buying. Everything
from groceries and meats at the
Red Owl and Dirlam's to drugs at
Hanson's and Sward- Kemps can
be included in your shopping list
from Gazette pages.
Shop through your paper at
home and then bring the list with
you. 1t saves time and money.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Miss Ide To Head
Grade School Here

Miss NJ. Alice Ide, head of the
normal training department in the
Redwood Falls school, will be
principal of the grades beginning
next fall, Superintendent Reede
Gray announced Wednesday.
The change was caused because
of the discontinuance for the next
school year of the teachers train
ing department. What grade Miss
Ide will teach has not yet been
decided. She has been normal in
structor in the school here since
1923.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Community GIVES
TOHELP CARE FOR
VICTIMS OF FLOOD
Donations Exceed Quota by
Double; Hope to Have
$500 for County

Answering a cry of distress
from the flood ravaged areas of
the east, Redwood county had ov-
ersubscribed by nearly 100 per
cent Wednesday it's quota of vol
untary Red Cross contributions to
be used to aid the homeless thou
sands and in the rehabilitation OF
their homes.
A total of $116.2S collected in
Redwood Falls had been submit
ted by noon Wednesday to Earl
Whiting, treasurer of the county
Red Cross chapter, while Mr..
Whiting had been notified that $40
had been donated at Morgan, with
the total expected to reach $1OO
today and $40 had been collected
at Milroy. Both sums are to be
sent to Mr.. Whiting today. The
county's quota was set at $lO5
but contributions are expected to
reach $500, Mr.. Whiting said. A
check of $50 already has been sent
to the midwest area headquarters
in ST. Louis.
Following is a list of the Red
wood Falls donors and the
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Poor Vision Is a Major Cause
of Accidents


Every optometrist knows that
there are many people driving
autos about our streets who see
so poorly that it is madness to
allow them to continue, but with
out special legislation there is no
way to control this evil.
DR.. Ewing Adams, of Detroit,
has made practical investiga.
ton of this subject, with legisla-
tive action as a goal. He reports
some drivers of motors having
vision as low as 80 per cent of
normal in one eye and 10 per cent
in the other. He found one chauf-
feur with only light perception in
one eye and so per cent vision in
the other. He also found one man
deaf, dumb, with one artificial
eye and with vision in the other
eye but sixty per cent of normal.
The railroad companies require
semi-annual eye examination for
all their trainmen. Engineers are
required to have at least 80 per
cent of normal vision, although
the trains these men operate are
on tracks which the train cannot
leave and from which the public
is fenced or otherwise safe
guarded. Surely there is much
reason in the suggestion that to
be allowed to drive through our
busy streets, man must prove
to have visual powers equal to
those of the railway engineer.
1t seems logical that at some
time in the near future the recon-
mendations of the Optometric
Committee of Investigation will
be followed, so that all applicants
for licenses to drive cars will be
obliged to meet the following rea-
sonable requirements: That the
vision in either eye will not be
less than 2O-4O Snellen standard;
that the field Of vision is not so
restricted as to make quick per-
ception uncertain; and that dou-
BILE vision is not present, and that
the color vision should be normal
in red, green, blue and yellow.
Any modern optometrist can,
by use of up-to-date examining
instruments, measure the amount
of eye-strain and furnish the in
formation which will make the
motorist safe for himself and
others.
For safety's sake, for the sake
of yourself and others on the road
consult your optometrist regular
ly Don't guess that your eyes
are all right. Know that they are!
The Minnesota Bulletin.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
MOrten on Committee

Julian E. Morten of Redwood
Falls has been chosen as a men,
Der of the nominations committee
from the seventh congressional
district at the state Farmer
Labor convention in st. Paul this
weekend. The appointment was
made Friday when $50 delegates
and committeeman from the dis
trict attended a meeting at Mon
tevideo.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
POStOMce Will
Send Sunday Mail

Postal authorities in Redwood
Falls wish to correct a rumor to
the effect that mail sent Sunday
evenings is not dispatched. Any
letter, according to j. R. Keefe,
postmaster, which is mailed in the
postoffice before 6 p. m. Sunday
is put into the mail that night.
Week days, the postoffice is open
until $50 p. m. after which mail
is put onto outgoing trains.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Use of COunty's Road
System Restricted To
Loads Under 3 Tons

The county's entire system of
roads, totalling approximately
$50 miles, has now been posted to
limited traffic, Richard Cook,
county engineer said Wednesday.
Trucks over the three ton limit
were permitted Wednesday in
some places, because of the froz-
en- condition of the roads but the
orders are still officially in effect.
No arrests have been reported
by the five deputy sheriffs sent
out last week to police the roads,
although several warnings have
been issued.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Seed Samples Available

Samples of seed corn and small
grain for variety test plots are
available for distribution to about
Is persons at the county agents
office, Nate H. Bovee, said We'd
nesday. Yield tests will be taken
of the samples later in the year,
Mr.. Bovee said.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Wins Buttermaker's Prize

Norgan-H. o. Draeger, butter
maker at the Land O'Lakes
creamery here, has been awarded
the twelfth district first prize for
making the highest grade butter
during the past year in his terri
tory. Mr.. Draeger's shipments
average 991. He was presented
with an electric clock.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Hurt In Fall From Bed

Milroy-Mrs. Alice Johnson was
severely bruised when she fell
heavily to the floor while attempt
ing to rise from her bed. She
was taken to the Marshall hospi-
tai when it was feared she had
broken her hip but x-rays showed
only a bad bruise.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Around
REDWOOD
County
With Our Correspondents
Dog Bites Girl

Seaforth-Attacked and badly
bitten in the face by a dog, Bonita
Grong, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lars Grong was treated at Vesta
for her injuries. The animal
knocked the girl to the muddy
ground and mauled her until she
was rescued by her parents.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
S49,574.75
6,813.55
7,359.99
7,653.O9
35,580.72
$137,438.96

Miss Mercedes Lauterbach and
Miss Margaret Simly of st. Paul
came Saturday evening from st.
Paul to spend Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Lauterbach.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Three Break Bones

Morgan-Three persons living
here suffered broken bones in
falls recently. Henry Wilstermann
broke a bone in his ankle while
helping to move farm machinery
and Joseph Walters suffered a
broken leg when he stumbled and
fell on the frozen ground. The
third person, Audrey Paape,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Paape, broke her collar bone while
playing in her home.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Buhner
motored to Winthrop Wednesday
morning with the latter's mother,
Mrs. Ida Greene who spent the
winter months here and left from
there for her home at Rockwell
City, Iowa.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Granted Liquor License

Lucan-Earl Balfany was grant
ed the license to operate the on
and off sale liquor store here.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
ODenS Hatchery

Lucan-Paul Martin started a
hatchery here and has installed
two large incubators. The hatch
cry opened for business Monday.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26

The last six listed donations
also were submitted through the
Methodist church, being the only
ones which could be identified.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-03-26
Accepts Position

Morgan Miss Alice Wegner
has accepted a position as head
waitress at the Licondo hotel at
Freeport, Illinois. Miss Wegner
was formerly employed at Rand
gaards cafe in Redwood Falls.
Evening star., 1936-12-11
DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE.
QUEEN GUEST At DINNER
Nra Nauds +. Luxford Of Dem
yer, Colo, Paying an omcial
Visit to Samla Temple, No. 81.

Mrs. Maude :. Luxford Of Denver,
Colo. supreme queen Of the Supreme
Temple, Daughters Of the Nile, Will
be among guests Of honor ct ban
quet tomorrow night at Z o'clock at
the Msyflower Hotel. She Is paying
an onicial visit 70 Samla Temple,
No. 81.
Other guests Of honor will be L. p.
Steuart. past imperial potentate Of
the Mystic Shrine, and his wife: Allen
Potts, potentate Of Almas Temple,
and Mrs. Potts; Ara Daniels. chief
rabbAn Of Almas Temple, and his
wife.
Initiation ceremony viii take place
Sunday At Z pm. at the Grafton Ho-
tel under the direction Of Her Majesty
Bertha Bromwell, queen Of samls
Temple.
The supreme session will be held
Evening star., 1936-12-11
BETHESDA-cHEvY CHASE
URGES ATHLETIC FIELD
IArsnt-Tsacher Association Backs
Move for Recreation Center
Adjoining School.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Md, December IL.
"A movement to establish an athletic
field and school recreational center on
land adjoining the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School was started yester-
day in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area. Support Of the plan was urged
In = resolution adopted by the Par
ent-Teacher Association of the school
last night and also by the Executive
Committee Of the Woman's Club Of
Chevy Chase.
Other parent-teacher associations
In the area, the Bethesda Chamber
Of Commerce, the American Legion,
Evening star., 1936-12-11
EXTORT|ON RACKET
EXTENSIVE IN j. 5,
=
Kidnaper Fades From Scene,
: but Getting Money by
Threats Continues.
BY REX COLLIER.


: The kidnaper rapidly Is fading into
sthe background Of the American crime
picture, but the stealthy extortionist,
whose racket is demanding money un-
der threat Of dire things to his victim,
continues in the foreground.
: Although little Is heard Of cases OF
this type unless the threat Is aimed at
some Hollywood celebrity, prominent
lndustrialist or other noted parsonage,
records Of the Federal Bureau Of In
svestigation show that extortion at
..tempts are being made almost daily
somewhere in the Nation.
: Fear has caused many victims TO
pay out countless thousands Of dollars
before they realized that acceding to
the demands OF an extortionist merely
vhets his appetite for more money.
s. Persons In Custody.
When . victim has the courage to
invoke the protection Of the law
against his tormenter, however, the
plot usually ends with the extortionist
in Jail and his victim unharmed.
r. B. I. officials today disclosed they
have SO persons in custody in various
parts of the country on charges Of
violating extortion provisions Of the
so-called "Lindbergh law" which
makes 1t Federal crime to threaten
kidnapping, death .or other harm in q
letter, telegram. telephone converse
etion or other means OF interstate COM
munication.
: A total Of 269 other persons have
been convicted since the law was
passed four years ago. Four extortion-
lists have been killed while resisting
arrest, 2 have committed suicide, II
have been declared insane and II havs
been fined.
Sentences have aggregated 1887
years in Federal prison, Of which 284
years were In probationary sentences
and 139 years in suspended terms.
G-Men Have Own Technique.
The G-Men have developed q tech.
nique of their own In dealing with
extortionists, although each cas-,
usually presents varying circumstance.
that must be met by special measures
. Fingerprints. handwriting and type
writing Identification and other clue.
left by the extortionist often play ar
important part in convicting him, after
he has been trapped at the scene oil
the pay-off or in his hiding place BY
r. B. I. agents.
In the F. B. I. School here the
agents are trained to trace letters. tele-
grams and phone calls to their source:
to look for fingerprints and writing
peculiarities In threatening letters: to
Identify types of ink and paper, and
when the extortion plan Is carried To
climax, to lay careful plans for cap
ture of the criminals.
o Sometimes, as in q recent local case
the extortionist can be trapped in the
act Of telephoning threats to his in
tended victim. More often the cap
ture comes when the criminal, sure he
has made detection-proof arrange
sments. appears to collect the money,
Kas in the case Of the sailor who de-
n1anded 5000 from Ginger Rogers.
Weeks Of Inquiry Required,
Weeks Of painstaking investigation
eustomarily are required to solve q case
and arrest the perpetrator. Elaborate
arrangements have to be made in some
Evening star., 1936-12-11

the Veterans Of Foreign wars, and
other civic organisations In the area
will b asked to cooperate.
Announcement was made ut last
nights meeting that . temporary
ddewalk for the use Of pupils attend
ing the school will be constructed
on East West Highway within the
next two OF three weeks.
Evening star., 1936-12-11
Delegation Splits on Rayburn.

RALEIGH, n. O., December II
R.-The North Carolina congress
sional delegation, after q caucus here
yesterday, announced 8 Of its II
votes would be cast for Representative
Sam Rayburn Of Texas for Democratic
floor leader Of the House. and two for
Representative John O'Connor of New
York. Three members were listed as
undecided"
Evening star., 1936-12-11

cases-the capture several years ago
Of Odell c'Reds') Boyles In the Can
non extortion case being an example.
An electrical signal system ut the pay
on scene led to Boyles' arrest-and his
flnserprint on an extortion letter
shattered his protestatiOns Of inno-
cence.
r. B. I. onicials have noted with
some concern an apparent tendency In
some courts to deal leniently with ex-
tortionists. The records disclose . de-
crease In length Of terms meted out to
convicted persons.
The Federal law provides for up to
rs years In prison or $4,000 fine or both
for violations.
tC0pyright. 1S3o.b
Evening star., 1936-12-11

Of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der Of Elks, will establish headQuar-
ters here when his term Is Governor
Evening star., 1936-12-11

here In June, with Mrs. Florencs X.
Lee. supreme princess royal. - gen.
eral supervisor.
Evening star., 1936-12-11

Of Florida expires next month. He
also viii engage in . private law
practice.
Evening star., 1936-04-22

who we're there will never forget how
he and Charlie White. on Capt.
Kettle (twice winner of the race) bat
tied it out at the finish, while the vast
crowd stood breathless and silent for
a few minutes-then to roar and yell
as Hot Spur II and Stuart won by
barely neck. 1t was thrilling fin
ish that these two riders, the best
of Maryland's riding sons, gave those
10000 spectators.
Each of the l3 entries will have
many hackers. You will just have to
go to the race, look them over in the
paddock as they parade around in all
their glory and pick your own favorite,
The lovely Maryland country. the
gay crowd which comes from all over
the world year after year to stand on
the hillside for q few minutes to see
the running of this classic and the
race itself make the event one not to
be missed.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

ER. AND MRS. GERARD B.
mn LAMBERT, who were mar
vi ried in New York on Satur-
4 day, are spending this week
at Garter Hall, Millwood. Va. Their
wedding caused no end of interest in
the country and it is hoped they will
live at Carter Hall, considered one OF
the most beautiful places in America.
Mr.. Lambert also has lovely house
near Princeton, N. j., but has spent
much time at Carter Hall since he
bought it several years ago.
A Vrginian by birth, he has true
Southern hospitality and entertains
delightfully."- his many friends and
relations. Mrs. Lambert was Mrs.
Lansing Null of New York, the former
Miss Grace Lansing, daughter of Mrs.
Henry Livingston Lansing. Her fam
lily has been prominent in New York
State for many years, being descended
from the Schuylers and Van Rens-
selaers. She is a niece Of the late
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State in
President Wilson's cabinet.
Mr.. Lambert has been active in
business for number Of years. The
last two years he has devoted a great
deal of time to yacht racing. He is
commodore of the Eastern Yacht Club
Of Marblehead, Mass, and last Sum-
mer sailed his schooner, the Atlantic,
across the ocean in company with his
J. class sloop Yankee. which latter
boat he raced throughout the Sum-
mer with marked success against the
English boats.
After this week Mr.. and Mrs. Lam
bert will go to California and upon
their return will be at Carter Hall for
some time.
Every one is planning to 90 to the
Maryland Hunt Cup race next Satur-
day, to be run over what is considered
the stiffest course in the world, with its
f1ve-rail fences. There are 13 en-
tries, and it is thought that not more
than one horse will be scratched.
This is the forty-third annual run
ming Of this steeplechase, in which the
country's best tinber-toppers and gen.
,tleman riders go out and ride and run
for the honor and glory of having their
names engraved on the cup" Al
though it has been won twice by sew
eral owners, it has not yet become any
ones permanent property.
Indigo, owned by John Schiff Of New
York, is considered by many the best
timber horse in the country. He will
be ridden by Charlie White and will
very likely be favorite.
1nshore, owned by J. w. Y. Martin
OF Maryland, is also a hot choice since
he won My Lady's Manor race in
Maryland on April IL and the little
Grand National point to point last
Saturday.
Henry Frost, jr.. of Middleburg rode
him in the latter race and will ride
him in the Maryland Hunt Cup. Hot
spur II, winner last year, will have
his same rider, Stuart Jenney. Those
Evening star., 1936-04-22
SCHOOL DINNER TONIGHT

The annual banquet of the Wood
ward School for Boys, Y. M. C. A.
preparatory school, will be held at 7
o'clock tonight in the Lafayette Hotel.
Leonard W. De Cast, general secre-
tary of the Y. M. C. A., will be the
principal speaker. James ]. King,
headmaster Of the school, will pre-
side, and George A. Lewis, chairman
of the Y. M. c. A. Educational Com
mittee, will be toastmaster Basket
ball awards will be made by Bernie
Phillips, athletic director.