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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-05-27
Mrs. Martha Taylor
Visits Southland

Mrs. Martha Taylor, well known
and popular matron left Saturday
May 81, for an extended trip south.
Her ultimate destination is De-
cature, Ala, where her brother re-
sides. She will visit Chicago, De-
troit, Birmingham, and o h r
points east and south.
Mrs. Taylor was the recipient of
many beautiful gifts from h e r
clubs and friends.
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w. II. STEVENSON
Ter Way bridge at Fourth Avenue
after he signed a typed written
statement in the police station to
the effect that he saw the deceas-
ed fall down the stairs.
Prosecutor Agnew took a long
chance and told Franey that if he
told the truth the charge of per-
jury would not be brought against
him. Mr.. Franey turned witness
for the state.
Travis Downs, the next witness
stated that when he came in the
hotel, he saw the officers looking
over the register and saw "nigger
, boy asleep behind the stove in the
lobby. The officers hit him eight
blows in the stomach Travis said
I began to talk about the incident
to a friend and later a police car
picked me up and asked me if I
had seen the affair. 1 said, yes"
1t was putrid. The law asked me
if I would like to go home and see
my folks, 1 said yes, if they made
it worth while. The officers at first
gave me thirty five dollars. went
to Portland, got full of booze and
came back. They asked be what
was wrong. said I wanted more
money. To make sure that 1 left
town all three of the laws put me
on the train but not until I ad-
dressed a letter to myself and the
money was to be sent to me.
This boy, Travis Downs who is
a hair dresser has a police record
The defense tried to inject pre-
JUDGE into the jury by bringing up
tales of white women and Negro
men going together.
Travis Downs stated that he
never knew Stevenson before the
night of March 26, and he was not
an informer, as was accused. Tray
is Downs through Rev. Shorter met
Joseph Jackson, whose officers are
at the Railway Exchange building
At special hearing in the pros
ecutor's office officers Whalen and
Stevenson said that they had never
seen Downs before. These state
ments upset the stoolpigeon theory
which had been set up. In reading
and checking the transcript of the
court it was brought out that Stew
enson said at the hearing II am
just a common old harness bull
I absolutely did not see any slug
ging after the boy left the swing
in doors at the hotel. I did not
have anything to do with murder
ing the boy and I did not talk to
Paschel or Whalen. could not get
on the witness stand and swear
that I saw the Negro killed. was
sick of the whole rotten case. I
know that I am involved in this
thing. 1t is the code of the police
department. In covering up I would
be charged with aiding and abet-
ting. Lawson was apparently all
right when he went out of the
hotel"
The next witness was the Indian
woman, Lenora Johnson, who also
lived at the Mt. Full Hotel. She
said she saw Berry Lawson appar-
emily under the influence of liquor
She said the officer Whalen start
ed whipping him, and raised his
arms behind him until the boys
head was down to his knees. Mrs.
Johnson said that Berry did not
fall. The car was parked by the
Seattle hotel and that Berry walk
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-05-27
Merry Makers To
Sponsor Memorial
Dance Monday

The Merry Makers" a group
of the Daughter Elks, are sponsor
ing a memorial dance at Finnish
Hall, Monday, May 80. Music by
Baby Borders and his orchestra.
A big apple contest has aroused
the interest of the younger genera
ton. Preparations have been made
to handle the large expected crowd
and a good time assured all.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-05-27
Sister of Mrs. Watson
Passes In California

Mrs. Francis Kelley of Fresno,
California, passed away on May
10th. She is the sister of Mrs.
Leatha Watson of Eleventh Ave-
nue., an active worker of the First
M. E. Church. Mrs. Kelly is sur
vived by her husband, Frank KEEL
ly, several children and her sis
ter, Mrs. Watson.
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There was much interest and
concern displayed at the trial of
the officers Patrick Whalen, w. F.
Stevenson, and Fred H. Paschal,
on trial for second degree murder.
Crowds of people of all races JAM
med superior judge Malcolm Doug
lass courtroom Monday morning
at 10 o'clock Hundreds were turn
ed away. The press representing
every newspaper in Seattle and
state of Washington were repres-
ented. The counsel for the defense
reminded the court and defined
the bill of particulars.
In impanelling the jury, the de-
Tense tried to inject or sway with
hints and remarks things defam-
ing the character of the deceased,
Berry Lawson. The defense con-
tended that the officers beat Law
son in self defense. All this form
of Interrogation caused much heat
ed discussion and loss of time; the
judge ruled against this hypotheti-
cal form of questioning.
The jury which consisted of five
men and seven women and an al
ternate were sworn in at $3.50 p.
m. Monday. The names of the jury
are j. T. Towey, 1915 Terry, al
ternate; H. A. Sandell, TIP 18th
N. E., Rose A. Judkins, 432 Bel
mont north; Edna Eupples, 1902
25th N. E.; Blanch l.. Adams, 800
Phinney Ave-; Sidney Coe, 41S La
eta Place; c. T. Benson, 3044 Bel
mont; ]. A. Hawkins, 10S N. 46th;
Mary Watts, 1924 E. Linn; How
ard Rupert, 322 Both Ave-; F. o.
Gross, 1915 No. N. W.; Helen
Burnbe, 1908 Fremont; Man Stock
man, 1917 Woodlawn.
Paschal and Stevenson were rep
resented by H. Sylvester Garvin
and Anthony Savage. Alfred Lun-
din represented Whalen.
On the 26th day of March at
2 p. m. ,one Berry Lawson, 26-year
old Negro was picked up at the
Mount Fiji Hoel, Second at. Yes
Ter Way, by three police officers
who had been called by Mr.. Sells
a Negro playwright, to said hotel
to look into the suspicious actions
of a prowler. An Indian woman
was picked up on suspicious and
taken to headquarters. The deceas-
ed, Berry Lawson, was taken to
the police station at 2:22 and at
2:35 was lying dead on the floor.
In the defense's address to the
jury on May oath, attorney Alfred
H. Lundin stated that the districts
odi lOOAlleililS IllC N1OCliI L III ilOICl
on Second and Yesler was the
worst district in Seattle. That 33
persons have been arrested for
white slavery. He stated that the
majority of the people of this dis
trict involve Negro men and white
women who oppose the enforce
ment of the law. This district har-
bors stickup men, robbers, and all
sorts of lawbreakers. Because of
these three officers, Paschal, Wha-
len and Stevenson's past records,
as reliable, honest and efficient
men, they were signed to this dis
trict to try and bring order. "Why
would three police officers, all with
families and good regulations do
anything to jeopardize their good
names?" Attorney Lundin stated
that these men had done a good
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job in fighting against big racket
GERS like Felix Crane and Noodles
Smith, who had run things in their
own way in this district, that they
who arrested rs burglars, some 100
men who lived off of women. 100
prostitutes and IS narcotics adj
diets. Attorney Lundin went on to
describe the character of the wit
nesses for the state. The defense
stated that the Indian woman was
a prostitute and habitual drunk
who hated the Law and its enforce
ment that this Mr.. Sells, a mater
ial witness was strangely missing.
That Travis Downs was a stool
pigeon for officer Stevenson, he
was a low type person, pervert
who would resort to blackmail to
secure money; that James C. Fra
ney was a drunk and was threat
ened with perjury by the state. He
claimed that Lawson was an ex-
convict, a dangerous person. He
claimed that he went to his own
death by lurching and falling down
the steps. He said that the officers
did not hit him with any padded
instrument, and only used their
hands to defend themselves. That
the deceased was in a stupor from
blow from a previous brawl that
evening. The defense counsel said
that Negroes in the city became
aroused by the death of Lawson
to the extent that meetings were
called and agitations were started.
The first witness for the state
was Charley Chinn a Chinese boy
who lived at lis Yesler Way. He
said that Berry Lawson walked
out of the hotel between the offic-
ers Whalen and Paschel after re-
ceiving bolws from officer Wha-
len. Chinn was shown picture
of the deceased but he could not
recognize him as the same Lawson
that he knew because his face was
beaten beyond recognition. He said
he met Joseph Jackson of the N.
A. A. G. P. and borrowed money
from him. The defense for some
strange reason knew about all the
transactions that went on between
Mr.. Chinn and the Negro organiza-
tons mot that it mattered). Chinn
was shot at in the tavern where
he was employed, he was an eye
witness; this didn't look good for
the defense. Mr.. Ben Currey, a
friend of Berry Lawson said he
saw Lawson in the Mount Full
Hotel five minuetes to two that
morning sleeping in the lobby, and
that he had no cuts in the face,
he was apparently alright. Mr..
Martin Crows, an engineer drew
a chart of the hotel, for the benefit
of the jury. Mr.. Walter Watson, a
post office clerk, on March 81 re-
ceived letter general delivery at
8 o'clock on the train from Seat
tie. He said that at $3.50 Downs
called for the letter and was given
it in Portland. Mr. Crows said that
Travis Downs took out so dollars
in greenback currency from an
envelope. James c. Franey who
lives at the Grand Union hotel said
he knew officers, Whalen and his
brother. Franey said that Whalen
asked him to testify that he saw
the Negro Lawson fall down the
steps. That there would be $50
dollars in it. The two defendant
officers Paschel and Whalen gave
Franey the money under the Yes
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-05-27
Arrested for Showing
Birth of A Nation

ORANGE, N. J.-Adolph j. Ret
tig, manager of the Ormont the
atre here, has been arrested for
exhibiting the race-hating film
"The Birth of a Nation"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10

Brookville - Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sheffield entertained
friends Monday evening at din
ner. The tables were decorated
with shamrock and white tapers
tied with green tulle. After din
ner Chinese checkers were play
ed at five tables. Prizes were
won by Mrs. c. w. Van Cleve,
Mrs. R. M. Potter, c. W. Van
Cleve and Elmer Dirks.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Accepts Position

Kenneth Glendenning, form
erly of the Modern Electric, has
accepted a position as credit
manager of the Western Fuel
company in Minneapolis. Robert
Reisinger now has sole manage
lment of the shop.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10

The song "Dixie" was composed
in 1859 and used by the Confed-
crates as a war song.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10

Bechyn. Frank Macholda pur-
chased the 40 acre farm owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harazin.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Thursday, March 10, 1888
Class Here Begins Series
OF Lessons on Scout Work

A series of six classes in the
Elements of ScoutmaSterShip
course began with session at the
Lincoln school Monday night. w.
G.. Fulton of Mankato, area scout
executive, conducted the meeting
at which requirements of a tend
erfoot scout, organization of
troops, knot tying games and con-
tests and scouting detectives and
program were discussed.
All Scouters, including masters
and assistants, and troop commit
teemen are asked to attend sue
ceeding meetings which will be
held in Fort Ridgely district
towns.
At Gibbon Monday study sub
jects will be troop and patrol
programs and formations.
The third session at Fairfax
March 81 will deal with signaling,
games and running the troop.
March % the meeting will be at
Morton where first aid and the
troop committee will be discussed.
"dDdSSO WILL DS lIOSI W tilC oSo-
sion April 4 when instruction will
be given in hikes and tent uses
and putting the out in scouting"
The last meeting April IL will
be a hike in which use of the
compass, scouts pace, laying trails
and tracking will be studied.
The following men were present
Monday night: Willard Duea,
Clifford James, George Townsend,
E. L. Gallea, Clyde D. Lindsey,
Richard Cook, James w. Lynde
and John w. Hoepner from Red
wood Falls; E. L. Hagen, Henry
Manecke and William Buscho
from Morton; Harvey Gugisberg,
w. S. Hauser and DR.. E. Muller
from Gibbon; George Schmidt,
William Caven and John Beck
from Fairfax; Lyman Hassenstab
and Oscar Lindstrom from Wa
baSSO.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
CharlestOwn News
By Mrs. G. L. Rockwell


Charlestown-Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Kissner accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Werner and
Mrs. Albert Code attended the
funeral of William Redetzke at
Redwood Falls last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schwan-
Ike motored to Hendricks We'd
nesday to see the latters father
who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Werner
and daughters Ramona and Joan,
John E. Werner and MIR. and Mrs.
Russell Wegner were Sunday din
ner guests at the Griesie home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Roger, Mrs.
S. Roger, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Roger and family and MIR. and
Mrs. Harrison Coulter were guests
Sunday at the Reliance Code
home.
Lowell Kruger who spent six
weeks at Los Angeles arrived
home Tuesday.
Leonard Moody and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Foy spent Sunday at
Sleepy Eye at the Elmer Fred
rickson home.
Lorraine Schwanke is spending
the week at the home of her sis
ter at Hendricks, Mimi.
Ben Boyer and daughters of
Wabasso were Sunday dinner
guests at the Raymond Boyer
home.
Mrs. Fred Menke of Odessa re-
turned to her home after sew
eral weeks visit with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Werner
who were guests at the Reinhart
Werner home returned to Grand
Rapids last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Werner of
Clements, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Kruger, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Kruger of Springfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Hanish and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Werner were guests
Thursday evening at the c. F.
Werner home.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Wiebe of Bing-
ham Lake, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Clifford of Balaton and Elsie and
Charles Kienitz were Sunday
guests at the Charles Wegner
home.
Fred Gleason motored to Aus
tin Thursday and spent the day
with his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, MIR. and Mrs. R. Sievers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Hospitals Have
Essay Contest

Twenty-Five dollars in cash
prizes and three trips to the Twin
cities will be awarded to student
winners of the 500 word essay
writing contest sponsored by the
200 hospitals in the Minnesota
hospital association as part of the
advance program for Hospital
Day, May IL.
Minnesota junior and senior
high school students are eligible to
submit essays on "What the Hos
pital Means to Me-. Winners of
the first three prizes of $40, SIS,
and $3.50 will also receive a trip
to the Twin Cities May and 8,
when they will be escorted
through several hospitals to see
operating rooms, new laboratory
equipment and other interesting
features of the hospitals. Eight
prizes of 81 will be awarded in
addition to the first three prizes.
ALI essays must be type written,
double spaced on only one side of
the paper. Entries must be post
marked not later than May l and
sent to the judging committee,
1888 University Avenue, st. Paul
Minnesota.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Many Visit Neev Building,
Write, Ask, Read About It

Inquiries By the dozens on
Redwood Falls highly pub
icized net0 high school tDere
received By Superintendent
Reede Gray ,Dhile he ,Das at
tending the National Educd-
ton association contention in
Atlantic City last aDeek.
The stage type auditorium
gymnasium is practically aln-
knotDn in the east and east
! ern school heads lDere much
interested in it.
Every day at the Redwood
Falls school at least tire
groups or individuals are
shotDn through the plant.
Wednesday groups included
school boards from Mound
and Madison.
The mail also brings at
least one inquiry each day.
They come from all parts of
the United States and ask
first about the tDo-aray
sound system, second the &c
ouStic treatment and third
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
Federal Projects
Continued from page one)

\OOAAbAAANSN - OAAA Ho3S SAS/
ers for private jobs as many of
them do not want private jobs
and lay idle between employ
ment waiting for federal pro-
jects.
''Loafing and extended rest
periods have been the rule rath-
er than the exception" the re-
port states.
This attitude of not taking
seasonal work when offered will
constitute a serious danger when
the time comes that they must
take private employment. Public
agencies should make relief
workers realize that they must
give the same energy, work and
effort to federally supported
jobs as is given in private en-
ployment.
Work relief is preferable to
direct relief as the community
has something tangible in return
for money expended" the report
concluded.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10

Hegdahl. Receiving 18 votes, AL
bert Monson was elected justice of
peace but refused to serve and
H. o. Knutson with 10 received
the office. Carl Davidson also re-
fused the office of constable for
which he had IA votes and Gilbert
Skogen who received eight will
serve.
Vail-Six thousand dollars was
voted for current expenses and
the road and bridge fund here. Of
1872 votes cast Anton Johanneck
received 119 for supervisor while
P. A. CORES was elected clerk
with 81 and George R. Fixsen
assessor with 70. Joseph Mahal
was elected constable.
Willow Lake-Seventy-one vot-
es were cast here with one close
contest in which Louis Olson, in
cumbent, beat John, Eichten for
supervisor 81 to 80. j. w. Benson
and Robert Senger are holdovers.
M. M. Jenniges was reelected
clerk with At votes, Herbert Auf-
derheide, justice of the peace and
Emil Anderson and Chris Turbes,
constables. The road and bridge
levy was set at $500 and $1,000
was levied for general purposes.
Road draggers were instructed to
cut all weeds. .....--'.-
Lamberton-The caucus ticket
prevailed; little opposition was
voiced by the IS voters. Elected
are: John Krinke, supervisor,
three years; Martin Raschka,
supervisor, one year; Harvey
Griese, clerk, A. Bendixen, justice
and Henry Schiller and William
Moody, constables. The levy for
road and bridge and general re-
venue was placed at $4,000, to be
divided equally. This is reduc-
ton of $500 from last year.
Redwood FaIls-LouiS Bunge
was reelected supervisor and D.
M. Tiffany clerk with As votes
cast. The road and bridge fund
was set at $4,000 and the revenue
fund at $500.
North Hero-VoterS in this
township elected Wilbur Baker as
supervisor and M. J. Virgins as
clerk. A road and bridge fund OF
| 81, 500 was voted. ~,
Paxton-Voters here elected
Dave Dennistoun as supervisor
George Claussen as clerk, Frank
Mcnamara as treasurer and Jack
Sexton as assessor with % votes
cast. One thousand dollars was
voted for the road and bridge
fund.
Springdale-F. R. Blethen was
/ elected supervisor with "a votes
Earl Knott receiving six ballots
for the office and H. D. Hewitt
one. Andrew Farber was elected
clerk, Earl Sherman as justice OF
peace for two years, Raymond
| Young as justice for one year
: Levi Bauer as constable for two
years and Herbert Farber as con-
stable for one. Scattered votes
were cast for several other men.
Shutdown Voters designated
$500 to be spent for roads anc
bridges and voted 5000 for the re-
venue fund. Ole P. Oleson wor
over Andrew Wersol for super
visor 48 to 33 while Charles Jen-
sen was elected clerk, William
! Tonak as justice and Rudolph
Schultz as constable. The fire
truck proposal was voted down.
Charlestown-Officers elected
were Otto J. Weber, supervisor fol
three years; Hugo Trapp, CLERK
for two years; Lyle Schwanke
justice of the peace for two year:
and Roy Haak, constable for two
years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-03-10
SCHOONER Hear Sing Sing
Warden Stress Education
BOOSTS SCOUT WORK
SPECIAL TRAINING
IN MANUAL ARTS

Reede Gray, superintendent OF
Redwood Falls schools, heard
talks by Lewis Lawes, warden of
Sing Sing. prison, Helen Keller,
Admiral Richard Byrd, Robert
Ripley of Believe 1t Or Not
fame and William Lyons Phelps
of Yale and music by the West
minister choir of New York City
and Paul Whiteman's orchestra at
the National Education association
convention from which he return
ed Monday morning. This years
meet was held in Atlantic City.
Warden LaweS, of all the prom
inent speakers, was perhaps the
most interesting, according to Mr..
Gray. Discussing juvenile delin-
quel-cy he told school men that
they could do much to reduce the
numbers of those confined to
penal institutions.
keep the children in school,"
was his plea. For youngsters of
lower mentality, he suggested ex-
tension of special departments
downward into the grades and up
through the last year of high
school. He is not in favor of seq
regating backward children in
special grades, but of offering
them manual arts in such way
that they may learn the things for
which they show the most apt
itude.
He emphasized the Importance
of clubs of all kinds, Scouting and
similar activities to keep the
child occupied. whats on, a
child's mind is more important
than what's in it." he explained.
Advocating Fairgrounds and
gymnasiums as factors in keeping
children from entering a criminal
career, he pointed out that they
(, are much less expensive than
supporting hayward persons in
prisons.
! A QUESTIONABLE circulated
through Sing Sing brought out
the fact that most prisoners felt
what they had missed most in life
was an education
Helen Keller, deaf and blind
since she was 10 months old, gave
educators the message that the
patience and ingenuity with which
she was taught to make a new
world for herself might be an
example to teachers who slide
over pupils with a shrug thai
they "can't learn. When one OF
the members asked what hel
greatest wish would be instead Of
replying the expected "sight" OF
hearing, she brought thunder
of applause when she expressed
desire for world peace and bro
therhood above all else.
The Columbia Broadcasting
company players staged play or
Admiral Byrd and his frontiers
men in the Antartic and Byro
followed with a talk on his ex-
petitions, showing moving pic
lures in connection.
William Lyons Phelps talked or
"Truth and Poetry" and Ripley
told the gathering strange fact:
| as yet unpublished.
They also saw an ice carniva
given by internationally famou:
skaters, saw and heard Cheeric
and his troupe in Sunday night
| broadcast and listened to Pau
Whiteman's music.
| Enroute home they went to New
York where they visited the stock
exchange, radio city, the Roxy
theatre, an ocean liner, Riverside
church and other places of inter
est. They also spent some time ir
Washington, D. c. and Chicago.