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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
Reeds Court Is
Busy This Week

Two drunken drivers, parole
violator, plain drunk and two
persons under assault charges
filed through Judge Tom Reeds
municipal court this week.
Leslie Johnson, %, of Willmar,
was arrested twice for practically
the same offense Sunday when
he was picked up by the Morton
police on a charge of drunk
eness and placed in the Morton
Jail.
Questioning by the night mar.
shall disclosed that he had been
involved in an accident two miles
west of Morton on highway Is.
The marshal called highway pa
trolmen at Redwood Falls who
went to the scene ard after
searching found Johnson's car 65
feet off of the paving near the
railway track.
According to the highway pa
troll report, Johnson tore off sew
eral guard rail posts, hurdled over
a Is foot embankment and car
eened to stop 10 feet from the
rail bed. In his plunge through
space the Willmar man escaped
without injury and very little
damage to his car. The front axle
and running board and fender
were bent.
Johnson pleaded guilty to the
charge of drunkenness at Morton
before justice court and paid a
fine of SIS. Then he was picked
up by the highway patrol and
brought to Redwood Falls on a
charge of driving under the in
fluence of Intoxicating liquor.
He entered plea of guilty in
Judge Tom Reeds court, was as
sessed a fine of $75 and lost his
drivers license for a year. john
son testified he had several beers
and other drinks at the Rocks
night club and had started for
Marshall at 4 a. m. when the
| accident occurred.
Questioning by Judge Reed re-
vealed that he had been arrested
on three other occasions. Two ar
rests were at Willmar and one al
Minneapolis. He was taken to
Redwood county Jail.
His father came from Willmar
the same night and paid his SIS
fine. He had been ordered by
Judge Reed not to drive his car
home so his father had brought
a driver with him.
Elston Thoma, %, of Redwood
Falls pleaded guilty to drunken
driving and received SIS fine or
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
New Tractor
Has Speedometer,
Cigar Lighter

The new Minneapolis Moline
Comfortractor, containing nearly
every modern convenience but an
electric refrigerator, will be on
display at E. w. Henze's nipple
ment company, North Redwood,
Tuesday.
The new power unit is equip
ped with a sound PROCEED safety
cap, cushioned seats, radio, heat
er, self-starter, electric lights,
windshield wipers, safety glass,
electric horn, fan, cigar lighter,
ash tray, sun visor, rear vision
mirror, clock, ignition and cab
door locks, and a group of in
struments on the dashboard in
Guiding an ammeter, oil, temper
ature and gas gauges, speedomet-
err, ignition and light switches,
throttle control and choke knob.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
RS. Miller Jensen for four

Mrs. Miller Jensen for four
weeks.
Little Tommy O'Callaghan cele-
brated his third birthday We'd
nesday afternoon when his moth
ed gave a party for him. The
children were seated at a table
conferred with a cake decorated
for the occasion. Individual cakes
with candles were at each plate
and each guest was given favor.
Among guests were Mrs. Harold
Kenney and Tommy, Mrs. Ed
Tauer and Katherine of Spring.
field, Mrs. Bert Bellig and Rita,
Mrs. Otto Bredvold and Judith,
Mrs. Gus Zeigenhagen and Cora
Belle, Mrs. John Ryan, Mae and
Agatha Ryan. Mrs. William Web
er and Mrs. Herman Hoffman.
Mrs. Anna Lawrence of Pine
River is visiting at the Show and
Lawrence homes, and with other
friends in this vicinity. She &C
companied the Sam Salisbury
family, who are visit relatives at
Clements and Wabasso.
Gordon and Warren Jensen,
August and Emma Tonak and
Ards Hemmingson attended a
Luther League meeting in Spring
field Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Show and
Paul Show were business visitors
at Mankato Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hack of
Clements visited at the Herman
Tonak home Saturday evening.
Irene Amann of Wanda spent
and Wednesday with her
sister Mrs. Alvin Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leander Meyer
visited at Redwood Falls Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Tonak
and family and William Tonak
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Bloedow near Wanda
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Olson of
Storden visited the latter's father
Julius Jensen Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Meyer and
Leroy and Mrs. Betsy Meyer were
dinner guests of Mrs. Roy Mey-
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. P.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
HOlmbergs Will
Sponsor Former
Red and Whites

The Holmberg Chevrolet COM
pany will sponsor the Redwood
Falls basketball team formerly
known as the Red and Whites,
Willard Holmberg announced
Wednesday. The announcement
was made after the sGazette's
sports section; listing the Red
wood County loop team as the
Red and Whites, was printed.
Wyman Corbett, Ralph Tenney,
Harold Warner, Harvey Farver.
Neale Serkland, Bob Cuff and
Bud Duea make up the Chevro-
lets squad.
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Brought Here !
CONTINUED from page one)

(SoHtiIlueu IroIIl page oIle)
nothing to hold them on and Rev.
O'Sullivan had gone to Morgan to
hear confessions.
The pair agreed to turn over
the money they had collected to
Judge Reed and to wait in town
until 5 p. m. to straighten the
matter out with Rev. O'Sullivan.
AS soon as they got out of the
courtroom they left the city.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
FCIC Gains In
Popularity Here

The Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation is making consistent
gains in popularity among Red
wood county wheat growers, &C
cording to Anton Johanneck,
county supervisor.
The following persons have APP
piled for wheat insurance recent
ly: Harold Hanske, d. L. Grim
minis and John Daub Jr. who
have farms located in Vail; the
Prudential Insurance company;
Vern Barnum of New Avon and
Alfred Ziegenhagen and A. G..
Lipetzky of Shutdown.
About $50 farmers already have
made payments and received their
policies, MIR. Johanneck says.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
She Studies Fingerprints
Just for Fun

Oklahoma City. Oklahoma =
RD-It's only a hobby with her
but Mrs. Lonas Oden, widow, has
classified more fingerprints in two
years than many police identifi-
cation bureaus handle. She start
ed studying fingerprints "just for
fun" and has classified more than
5000 of them.
In spare moments at a depart
ment store, where she is employed
and at social affairs in the eve
ming she searches out stray fin
gerprints and Identifies the per-
son that made them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
HIS CARS BURIED
FOR THE WINTER

Buffalo, Wyoming-(P)-J. c.
Hubbard's car probably will
spend the winter in snow drift.
Hubbard had to abandon the
machine while driving in biz
zard on Powder River Pass.
He made his way on foot to
Caribou camp, 10 miles away, and
intended to go back after the car
when the storm ceased. Highway
officials predict it will be spring
before they can reopen the road.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
CAT FOOLS CONvICTs

Folsom, Calif.-(P)-After con-
vict workers had bricked up
hole in the foundation of the dem
lists shop, they heard from with
in the meows of Rusty, the prison
cat. Tearing out their work to
rescue him, they were Just in time
to see the cat calmly go out of
another hole many feet away.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
MAYBE AT ITO
SHE'LL START FLYING

Bournemouth, England = P-
Mrs. Julie Hames at the age of
100 loves everything on wheels.
She has done so since her pram
days. At the age of 81 she learn
ed to ride bike, and rode it
until she was 80.
At "a she rode on the rumble
seat of a motor-bicycle "be-
cause" she explained, II saw otn-
er girls doing it,
AT 80 she learned to drive a
car.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08

Kragh and family near Wabasso,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Johnson
and family of Morgan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat Enze and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Johnson ard
family and Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
Johnson of Clements spent Sun
day at the William Johnson home.
Mrs. Rangvold Croft and son
Sheldon John returned from st.
Johns hospital Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
VACUUM DRAWS 'HOPPERs

Regina, Sask.-tP-A new de-
vice to combat invading hordes of
grasshoppers was demonstrated to
Saskatchewan farmers by Joseph
Dillman and Frank Hoffart of
Yakima, Wash. 1t sucks up the in
sects from the ground and de-
StroyS them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
TUNER MOVES HERE

Charles Mercer, piano tuner.
has established his residence in
the Ben Hylland home, having
moved here from Sacred Heart
for convenience in his work for
the Music store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
PICKABACK FLYER CITED

London up : Captain D. C..
Bennett, who flew the "Picka-
back" plane Mercury across the
Atlantic in % hours 81 minutes,
has been awarded the Johnston
Memorial Trophy for the years
best air navigation feat.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhardt Boelter
and family of Lamberton were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Zeigenhagen.
Russell Jensen, Karl and
George Kersten drove to Yankton
Saturday to transact business.
Mrs. Philomena Lipetzky of
Springfield spent a few days this
week with her son A. c.. Lipetzky
and family.
The Mothers club met with
Mrs. Einar Nelson Thursday af-
ternOOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Jam;son of
Minneapolis came here Friday to
get the latter'S parents Mr.. and
Mrs. H. P. Olson of Seattle, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-08
PETER MILLER. 81
dies AT HOSPITAL:
LIVED in SHUTDOWN
FUNERAL SUNDAY AT
WILLIAM JOHNSON
HOME; OTHER NEWS
By Elsie Jensen

Shutdown - Peter Miller, 80.
who had made his home with the
William Johnson family for 20
years, died at st. Johns hospital
at Springfield Thursday of can
Ger.
Brief services were conducted
at the johnson home Sunday af-
ternoon with Rev. Holtan Official
ting. The body was sent to Rock
ford, Ill. for burial.
He had brother and sister
living in Rockford.
Minnie Johnson and Mrs. E. E.
Wetmore of Paxton township ac-
connpanied the body. Before re-
turning they will spend a week
visiting Mrs. Wetmore's daughter
and other relatives in Chicago.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-06
War Bulkheads
On Thames Due

LONDON, Dec. 6. (UP).-In-
stallation of system of giant,
steel doors on both sides of the
Thames to prevent a wartime
bomb from flooding London's sub.
way system is being considered
by the London passenger trans.
port board that controls all local
transportation.
These massive barriers, weigh
ing many tons each, would slide
shut in watertight bulkheads as
soon as an air raid warning was
received. They would be operated
either by electricity or hydraulic
power with emergency equipment
for closing by hand.
One set of doors would be in
stalled at Charing Cross station
on the north side of the Thames,
and the other at Waterloo station
on the south side. 1t is estimated
the cost would exceed $4,000.
During the war scare, authori-
ties suddenly realized that high
explosive bomb falling into the
subway tunnel either through the
Thames or anywhere near the
river would have flooded the SUBJ
way system from Camden Town
in the East End to Morden in the
south, distance Of about thirteen
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REFUGEES OF
RUSSIA FACE
DRAB FUTURE
Colony From Siberia Dwin-
dies in Sd Years of
Mexican Life

ENSENADA, Baja Cal, Mex
leo, Dec. 6. (UP)-Strangely out
of place. in this drowsy Mexican
seaport town are the long-beard-
ed, blue-eyed Russians with their
white-shawled women who are
occasionally seen on the streets.
Today these people are living ex-
amPleS of an attempt to eStab-
hsh' haven of refuge in Lower
California for prosecuted groups.
Recent efforts of a syndicate
of Jewish leaders to purchase
Baja California and colonize it,
closely parallel the case of these
Malakan Russians, who 81 years
ago migrated to the Guadalupe
valley to escape oppression and
to worship as they pleased.
Originally the Malakans came
from the frozen steppes of CEN
trail Russia. However, their relig-
ious principles were a source of
irritation to the Romanoffs and
they were driven to the province
of karS in CaucaSia.
Even in this little strip of arid
land in southern Asia Minor they
were not free from the hatred of
the Cars agents. and at the turn
Of the century they were forced
to seek a land of religious tolera-
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TUESDAY, DECEMRrp

where Sid Grammar met and
suggested that he ought to be in
the movies.
Billy Mahan (the youngest
Jones, nine years old): He's the
son of an electrician on the Fox
lot.
Other members of the cast in
clude Russell Gleason, the son-in-
law, and assorted relatives and
friends, as needed. The pictures
cost around 100000 each to pro-
due. That's high, but it is ex-
planned by the fact that so many
of the Joneses are under Is years
old. They've got to study four
hours every day, and that length
ems the shooting schedules. o.
The Jones probably are the only
actors in Hollywood who work in
a picture set three years old.
Their home stands on the Fox
Western avenue lot, exactly as it
was when the series started, ex-
cept for the new drapes and the
reupholstered chairs Mrs. Jones
bought in picture number eight.
This permanent set has dou-
Bile advantage: 1t serves to
identify the Joneses for the fans
and it saves Fox a pretty penny
in carpenter bills.
Calendar Note: the Jones auto
mobile and trailer are equipped
with 1889 Ohio license plates. in
dicating that the movie makers
seldom overlook a bet.
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STUDENT RATING.
is STUDIED FOR
! ... U. OF c. FACULTY

CANTON, o., Dec. 6. (UP).-
Howard L. Scott, a super movie
goer, has seen an average of al
most 10 motion pictures a week
during the past three years.
Since 1924 he has listed in a
huge notebook the full cast, his
comments about each picture and
all the roles played by several
thousand actors in the last ii
years. = -.
In the last three years, Scott
has really concentrated on his
hobby. He. saw 483 feature pic
lures in 1886 and 4S2 in.1937.
His notebook revealed that many
of the busiest actors are unknown
by name to most movie fans.
Scott said that Wade Bateler was
the actor he had seen most fire.
quently-in 145 shows. t-
Elizabeth Beraener is Scott's
favorite actress. He has dedicated
his notebook to her.
He recommended that British
actors stay at home because in
this country, he said, they receive
obscure and poorly fitted roles.
Scott believed that the British
produced better historical pictures
than Hollywood. ......
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their lands too will be taken from
them. In fact most of them be-
lieve such action is inevitable.
Leaders Of the group have
sought 81 community in southern
California to start new agricul-
tural colony. American immigra-
ton laws and quota restrictions,
however, have prevented whole
sole exodus from the valley.
Whether Jewish immigrants
would fare any better than the
Malakans is a question open to
conjecture. Even if the Mexican
government were willing to allow
Jewish immigrants to settle-and
they have voiced strenuous objec-
tions to such a proposal = the
task of gaining a living from the
arid land by non-agrarians must
be considered. -. r.,
Their religious freedom, like
that of the Malakans, probably
would remain inviolate. But would
Germans and Austrians be able to
acclimate themselves to Baja
California? ..
"Quien sabe?" Who knows?
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Sih RIBS was a surprise to 2oth
century-Fox. Still more surpris.
mo- we're the demands from fans
and exhibitors for more pictures
ahout the Joneses and their trou-
bies 4 sequel was forthcoming.
Then came another film apoul
the Joneses and another--and an
other. - u, o,
Today he Jones family, COM
nosed of some of Hollywood s
most prosperous and least known
performers Individually, was busy
on its 18th fimly, The Jones N,
Family in Hollywood" Inc Inc
studio already has earned profits
If around 81 100000 from the
adventures of the Joneses. and
the family looks like it's on It's
way to immortality-llke comic
strip. 49,. ho.h
ers me-" reported Florence
IGrandma Jones) Roberts, "is the
fact that wherever | go people
call me Mrs. Jones'"
She was with the rest OF the
family in it's sedan, with big gray
trailer, driving down an imitation
HOLLYWOOD boulevard on the Fox
back lot. Peter the hermit and
other boulevard characters stroll
ed the sidewalks and the Joneses
were bulgy-eyed, taking in the
sights, when there was smash
and rip Of metal.
Their trailer collided with a
foreign spot car, piloted by a
movie star. Between shots of
these proceedings we chatted with
the Joneses, who lineup some
thing like this:
Spring Byington (Mrs. Jones) !:
She was a successful stage actress
and seldom idle before the
Joneses came to life. She earns
about $1,000 a week for helping
her husband and her children out
of their scrapes.
Jed Prouty (Mr. Jones): he is
an old-time hoofer, vaudeville
team-mate of Leon Enrol, and
one-time barker in Stones MUS
cum in Boston. He did well in
Hollywood until he played the
part of a suffering man in
M-G-M's broadway" Thereafter
he could get no work in the NOV
les, because the producers all
thought he suffered naturally.
He finally proved to Fox that his
was an act.
Florence Roberts: An old stage
trouper, who took a new lease on
life when she became Grandma.
June Carlson (the Jonses'
daughter: A Los Angeles high
school girl discovered in dancing
school by a talent scout.
Ken Howell 1.-THE oldest SOM ::
He was the villain in eight COM
edy shorts, featuring Shirley
Temple, before she became a star
and he became a Jones.
George Ernest (the middle
SOM His folks ran a Swedish
restaurant on Sunset boulevard,
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miles.
The public Was no, a.
this disturbing Discover. '",,Net
lines In between chariny e c,' but t
Waterloo and other sen ,,.'' 4;
essarily affected Were ". ,'o0s a:s,
passenger traffic used a
dlSlocated. ''h>lde.ss.
There was much secr..
Daily, huge Groves a ,,y' actirt.
watcn enormous a,,s, y..DIed ;
timber and material EQUITIES l., ,
concrete beng ,ak' 'D' IGiHal,
ground. Nothing has , ry.a. TEL,
4Icialiy reyeaIoG, hn, 't II, been d
crisis it became gcnry, H1,ler d
that concrete walls plns.. kacs,
dangerspot had br ~rTSsAs d,
erected. These barriers h., has
been demolished. bu, ,b a"ie 'ns
been closed since Scp," '.c Inc 1
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ton.
ACALSOFF WAS LEADER

Michael Agalsoff. still a resi-
dent of the colony at Guadalupe,
was responsible more than any
other man for the establishment
of the colony in Baja California.
Early in 1908 commissions of
Malakans journeyed to France,
Canada and America seeking a
haven of refuge. The only en-
couraging word was from Agal-
soft, who told of a valley in Low
err California where they might
start life anew and worship as
they pleased.
The general exodus to the Pa
cific coast began in August, 1904,
when conditions in Russia became
intolerable and the religious per-
secution unbearable.
Some. of the families scattered
along the coast in Oregon and
California, but the majority,
headed by Agalsoff, made for the
valley of Guadalupe, 80 miles be-
low the international border.
A delegation visited President
Diaz in Mexico City and upon
payment of $4,000 they obtain
ed a 99-year lease from the Mex
lean government for 1900 acres
in the valley. This land was divid-
ed among the more than 30 fam
lilies who set up a miniature Rus
sian state in the confines Of the
valley.
ONCE NUMBERED 400
Later others joined the colony
until by 1919 there were approx
mately as families comprising
some 400 people living in Guada-
lupe, all engaged in farming.
There, unmolested in their re-
ligious beliefs and free from IA
cial prejudices and persecution.
they built their homes and reared
their families, acquired livestock
and fowl, titled the soil and went
on living much in the same man
ner as they had in Russia.
Today the colony has dwindled
to fewer than 800. Years of
drouth ruined many of them. 9th
ers became discouraged and dis
appointed by the perpetual fight
they were forced to wage against
nature to exc out an existence in
the barren country. Many moved
to the United States.
Most of the younger genera
ton soon began to kick over the
traces and drift away from the
valley and the strict religious doc
trlneS Of the Malakans.
APPROPRIATION FEARED
Recently q new and more seri-
Gus threat to their existence has
confronted the Malakans. The
present administration, with its
policy of appropriation and break
ing up large land holdings, has
made the Russians fearful that
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j. s BEHIND IN
AIR DEFENSE
Asst. War Secretary Says
Production Must Be
Increased Quickly
By MACK JOHNSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (UP).
The United States must imme-
mediately accelerate military
plane production and erect ade-
Quate defenses against air raids,
Assistant Secretary of War Louis
Johnson said last night in his an
nual report to his chief, Secretary
Harry H. Woodring.
Johnson emphasized that this
country is not only being out
stripped by other nations in
plane production but that the
once unquestioned superiority of
American aircraft sis no longer
clearly apparent"
The report is expected to add
impetus to President Roosevelts
billion dollar national defense pro-
gram at the coming session Of
congress, and follows recent con-
ferences between Johnson and
leading plane manufacturers on a
projected program calling for
$4,000 first line military planes.
I'm my opinion" Johnson said
in his report, "fhe people of the
United States must be awakened
to a realization of their weakness
in the matter of defense against
hostile aircraft and they must be
convinced that, if adequate pro-
lection is to be provided, they
must spend for that purpose.
Anyone acquainted with the
facts, who considers the bombing
activity which has characterized
operations in Spain and in China,
must stand aghast at a contem-
plation of the havoc which a hos
tile bombing attack could, and in
the event of war, doubtless would
wreak on our unprotected cities"
He added that "any realistic
view of the situation" will show
that current production and war
time procurement plans for ain
craft "fall far short of providing
even the minimum amount" and
that the same remark "holds true
to an even greater extent on
anti-aircraft material.
The plane shortage highlighted
the report, which. discussed. eff
forts by army and navy officials
to work out with private industry
a broad-range industrial mobiliza-
ton plan in preparedness for. pos
sible war. g.. &.
Through the hearty coopera-I
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APPROPRIATION FEARED

Recently new and more seri-
Gus threat to their existence has
confronted the Malakans. The
present administration, with its
policy of appropriation and break
ing up large land holdings, has
made the Russians fearful that