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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-23
SHELTON MURDERER'S
CONVICTION UPHELD

OLYMPIA - The first degree
murder conviction and death sent
ence against Bernhard r. Leuch Of
Shelton. former ST. Cloud. MINI.
policeman. was affirmed today by
state supreme court
Leuch shot MS wife. Lena, last
June !. The state asserted ne was
having an affair with young
OLYMPIA theater usher and tired TO
yet his wife out OF the way so ne
could marry the girl.
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He signed IL bills and vetoed
two in a last-minute splurge late
yesterday afternoon. the last day
on which he could act upon them.
He vetoed total Of six bills and
% sections Of bills. or 35 yetoes
compared TO 46 after the 1897
session
Bills approved yesterday were
the general and supplemental
budgets. the omnibus social secur-
ity bill. the sales and business tax
amendments bill. the state dairy
products commission bill. the
honor camps for conyicts meas
ure. the loss leader fair trade
practices act. the Gull apple and
little AAA" apple marketing
measures. the Job insurance
amendments. sl46. $50 for Sesttles
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-23
EUROPE

Nail 1tI many RIdbDtu dfi-
other thousand square miles
of Europe today and left
every power from the Atlantic
to the Black sea guessing
where Adolf Hitler would
strike next.
The little state of Memel.
another product of the treaty
of Versailles. was handed over
o the expanding reich by
Lithuania. as the NaZis struck
up the Baltic coast with the
same tactics-maSSed troops
and an ultimatum-that they
used to destroy Czechoslo-
Vakia.
Lithuania was forced so closely
into the German orbit that. even if
she does not become a protector
ate. she is almost wholly depend
ent on Berlin.
Memel was little more than a
crumb in the bites the Nazis have
been taking out of the map of
Europe and its seizure by the
reich was a foregone conclusion
merely because of the momentum
of the march 10 the east after
annexation of Bohemia an d
Moravia.
The real issue, which has
driven Great Britain TO forget
q quarrel of two decades with
Soviet Russia, that has forced
Poland to talk of abandoning
her hard-won neutrality and
has put almost every nation in
Europe on a semi-war footing
IL whether the momentum il
SO great Hitler will strike
again at once.
A Lithuanian delegation was
scheduled to leave for Berlin to-
day TO work out details of the
surrender.
Lithuanian troops were re-
ported Withdrawing from the
territory and further reports
were that German troops
would begin to move into the
NemeI area ut 5 a. m. Thurs
DAY.
By the surrender. Germany re-
gains 1.099 square miles of terri
tory with population of 1920
taken from her after the World
war and handed over to Lithuania
in 1928.
Adolf Hitnr's \aL troops
have almost surrounded Poland
on three sides rs result of
the destruction of Czechoslo-
yakia. the extension of almost
complete Nazi influence TO
Hungary, the acquisition OF
NemeI and forcing Of Lithu-
ania closely into the German
sphere.
The Soviet government also
wanted more powerful military
instrument among nine European
nations. but it was said the Mos
cow regime was likely to accept
the British plan because of the need
for quick action. In return, Great
Britain was believed to have held
out the prospect of military ar
raneements IN the future.
Eventual extension Of arrange
ments for British-French general
staff consultations TO include Rus
STA was believed inevitable.
Even the temporary omission Of
Poland. however. would cause mis-
Continued or Page 5, Column 81
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CITY'S WARMET DAY
SINCE OC1OBIR Is

spring really came TO town
whsn u arrived hare tuesday. Win
. maximum Temperature Of ~
degrees. II was the eity's wsrmsst
day since Oct. ~. vhsn the high
tsmpssstuss vas ~ Minimum
temperature WEDNESDAY morning
was "a.
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that quarter ~ ths globe Ger
many vas helpless In March,
1874 the League u Nations fseoT-
uizs1 Lithuanian Possession ~
Asmsl ana IT, hinfsrlsnd. IN all
aloui $50 square fBiles But the
League insisted that asmsl-lsnd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-23

Tho Msmsi Germans eislfn they
have never really hsa ,nsa. In
1894. fns government claimed 4
had discovered = saxl plot 70
oysfthf0A The government are
return Asfpei 20 Germany Ever
since then martial iss h&s been
In force.
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introduced bill designed TO
The bill IS similar 70 previous
proposals along that line, and
would provide for a special system
of taxation on profits made IN war
time. Never before mas such a
measure beer offered with 50 much
support
sen, Homer 7. Bone, d..
Wash. who offered the bill on
behalf Of the other senators,
asserted IL would serve notice
in advance that no human eas
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naval reserve armory. and one In
cressing insurance commissioner >
salary from So 1000 to $500 IN
1871
He used the veto red Ink on
Lieut. Coy. Victor A Meyers bill
10 permit legislators with six years
experience 10 take the bar exam
nation without attending Law
school The other bill vetoed III
It's entirety limited the amount
insurance holding companies
could spend 70 incorporate
He vetoed the pin bail and slot
machine licensing section from the
revenue Law. move which cost
SO 900 900 a biennium in new rev
enue. with the comment. While
the state - IN urgent need ~
Continued on Page 2. Column -
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STORE At MDu1oN
LOOTED n nIvE

Thisvss broke MO 0o6Sog neoa
store ~ Aidsrtna TueD1n1 ul0oe
and stois 400 IN eash - eno6hA
tz3 N old coins. : aooe911o -
IL bozss % shsIls. Il uao popog1o1
10 deputy shsrtffs We1nno1Av
morning
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-23

WASHINGTON In his de

WASHlNGTON--In his de-
mand for youth on n battle
ship bridge and the battlefield
President Roosevelt will soon
parallel his navy shakeup with
reorganization of the army's
high command. The move re-
fleets his insistence on pre-
paredness even more sharply
than enlargement OF the navy
and the air forces.
within the last few years the
army aud the navy both weapons
and tactics have been stream.
lined. renovated. reinforced. Rank.
ing Officers already displaced and
slated for retirement have not
grown up alongside these naval
and military advances as have The
younger men aho vii succeed
them
The oidstsfs understand how 10
manage the mighty machine from
an office. but not how 10 operate
the actual levers. FDE wants
the talents Of an administrator
and an operations expert
When he has finished his
house framing. the average
age Of arm, navy ehisfisias
will be about 81 ~ against 30
or 81 years, giving the new
crowd seven year. before rs-
firement In order 10 ~ tbssn.
selves and the defense forces
for der faK"--s most import
ant consideration.
Anti-Nsw Dealers suspect that
they have uHsarthed secret nest
II administration patronage. nspo'
tism ana political fsvori,lsm ~
~ the system under which thVu'
sands ~ friends ~ influential
friends are hired BY various de-
partmenis On per diem basis
with The pay ranging from tz5 10
$50 dsy fof nominal " advisory
services.
These employees have no official
rating. and their names ard sal.
ares appear 10 ~ official reports
TO congress They write DOohs
and magazine srtlelss eyiogizlng
various projects they make
speeches sometimes they really 10
worthwhile suggestions.
Sometimes they simply draw
their pay ard breath a certain
per diem beneficiary. for Instance.
fContinued on Page 9. Column 3
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~ Die in Traffic
Of State in Month

OLYMPIA - Automobile deaths
during February totslled only ~,
lowest month since the state start
ed compiling fatality statistics u
months ago State Patrol Chief
Harry e Huse reported today.
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make profit from the suffer
ing Of his fellow In Wat.
The joint sponsors WITH Zone
included: Carl A. Hatch, d. y. NJ.
Edwin c. johnson, D., Colo, Pat
McCarran. D.. New: James z. Muir
ray. D. Mont; II. n. Schwartz
D., Wyo.; Henry r. Ashurst. D.
Ariz-. Burton X Wheeler, D.,
Mont: Rufus e. Holman. r.. Ore.
d. Worth Clark. D.. la Dennis
Chavez. D., -. NJ; Joseph {.
oMahoney. D. vyo.. and Sheridan
Doxney. D., Cal.
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Why Not Spend
This Spring and
Summer in a Home
of Your Own?

The first step TO take Is
20 read the listings Of
homes offered for sale in
the classified section Of
todAys Times.
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DOW JONES AVERAGES

Stock sales Wednesday spprozi-
mated $40. 900 shares. compared
with $50 900 shares Tuesday CuTh
sales were POT 900 shares. against
l1s 900 in the previous session.
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Governor Signs Fair Trade
Act, Budget and Tax Bills

OLYMPIA-Gov Clarence d. Martins desk cleared
of the 23l bills passed By the 1889 Legislature after
he had signed all but six OF them
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Old Home Of Teutonic Knights
Again Is in Germsn Hands

Memel and its hinterisnd are
historically German. Mene1 he.
came q Baltic seaport IN the 18th
century when u was founded by
the Teutonio knights For cen
tufies thereafter " war . German
port. II was lost 10 Germany after
her defeat In the World war.
While they debated what they
should DO with II. the town was
ruled by French high commits
siuner.
POLES sElzE WILMA.
so I1T1ts sElZE Mcneil
Memsls fate became bound Up
with that of the ancient Litbu-
snisn city Of Wilma. Hut Poland
wanted Wilma because near there.
IN Wilma province. VAS bnrn
Josrph Pilsudahi. the great mod
ern Polish hero
The League of Nations inter.
yenrd In the quarrel and ON Oct.
7. 1920, ruled that wilma was In
Lithuanian territory. Thsi, de-
clslon WAS Ia coma into effect on
October 10. ON October . General
Zeligusski led Polish irregular
troops into tho tossn and seized
II. lie vas officially dis0~nsd by
the Polish government But tbs
government really vinksd its
other eye. for zellsowski Was
merely holding the place for his
country.
In 1879 the ambassadors of tbs
victorious Allies formally rseoa-
nixrd that Wins belonged now 10
Poland
The llibnsnlsns TOOK thai les
son 70 heart. They wanted some.
thing 10 compensate them fns
wilma They also wanted . port.
g. In January. 1919. they ssnt
troops into Msmsi. drove out the
small french garrison and seized
the place The Aiiiss mad no
troops to spare for q campaign In
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NAILS
GRAB
AGAIN!
Lithuania Brought to
Knees; Little State
of Memel Is Handed
Over to Germans
Bt LIFTIN)

BERLI\-Adolf Hitler left Ber-
lin this afternoon en- route 10
Memel for a triumphai entry into
that newly-acquired territory,
which will he occupied by Mari
troops tomorrow.
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Homer Bone Offers Bill TO
Remove Profits From War

WASHINGTON-A bipartisan bloc Of % senators today
.d,,nod a hill des0ned 10 remove the profits from
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BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma .....s2. s50. 900
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-29

Il
spent two weeks here motored to
Waconia Friday morning with Mr..
and Mrs. c. Rhode to visit Mrs.
Drinkman's and Mrs. Rhodes
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peter and
family and Mrs. Louis Els return
ed Friday evening from Tama,
Iowa, where they attended the
funeral Tuesday of Marilyn For
manek, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Formanek George Eis) /,
who died of spinal meningitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Katzenberg-
er of Redwood Falls spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Winnifred Katz-
enberger and family. 1t was OAR
rell K.atzenberger's sixth birth
day.
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SeafOrth Birthday
Observed at Picnic
By Angelina w. frost

Seaforth- Several friends help
ed Clifford Dahl celebrate his
birthday Saturday afternoon with
a picnic at the river by Pape's.
Those present were Roger Dahl,
Richard Schueller, Lester Loges,
Merlin Bergen, Vernon and Ever
EFT Geske. Lyle Fuhr. Vern Wood
ford, LEROY Grong. Russell Maxa,
Germaine Baune. Mrs. A. j. Ber-
nardy and Mrs. C. A. Dahl.
Germaine Baune of Wabasso
came Wednesday to visit her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Bernardy.
Charles Hendrickson spent
Thursday in the Twin Cities.
Agnes Newman came Friday
night from Minneapolis to visit
her mother. Mrs. Mary Newman.
Florine Davis visited her sister,
Mrs. Robert Waterman, at
Springfield Thursday.
Josephine Lyons. Jackie and
Jimmy Aune of Redwood Falls
spent from Sunday until Thurs
day evening with Mrs. Anna
Lyons and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Pape left Sum-
day for Early, Iowa. to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Samplers and
other relatives.
Christian Mothers will hold a
chicken dinner Sunday in the
Catholic church hall.
Mrs. Peter Holman and chill
dren of Lake Lillian, Mrs. Lee
FELTON, of Minneapolis and Mrs.
Elmer Styyer from Chicago visit
ed at the Willard Hopman home
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Hopman
and family and Henry Hopman
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Mass of Sacred Heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bernardy
Jr. and Phil Pape of Seaforth ut
tended the church supper at Mil
roy Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Scanlon arrived from
Minneapolis last week to visit at
the Steve Shemon home.
Wallace Shelton of Vesta spent
Sunday with Leroy Grong.
Mrs. Lars Grong accompanied
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MIDDLE CREEK
SOCIAL EVENTS
by Rose Prodoehl

~ 4tOoC lO0oClh
Middle Creek-Merlyn Manthie
of Danube spent last week at the
Ed Lueck home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schafer
and family were visitors at Gran
lite Falls Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Matzke, Mr..
and Mrs. Erick Matzke and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Matzke and
family, Melba, Theodore and
Robert Kissner of Germantown
and Elnora Matzke, who is here
from Tieton, Wash, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Prodoehl and family, Mr..
and Mrs. John Prodoehl and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lueck,
Percy, Irene and David had a
homecoming celebration at RAM
sey park Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Prodoehl
Rose and Ethel were Renville
callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraufenstin
and son were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Prodoehl at Renville.
Janice Sommers celebrated her
seventh birthday Tuesday at q
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zimmerman
of Roseland took, Mrs. Frank
Gaffney, Mrs. Martin Prodoehl
Mrs. Ed Reek Jr.. Mrs. Ed Reek
Sr.. Mrs. Fred Wohlman, Mrs
William Beckendorf, Mrs. John
Beckendorf, Mrs. August Gems
Mrs. Arthur Kramer and Mrs
Clifford thinner to Winona We'd
nesday and Thursday.
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Mrs. L. Dittbenner of Redwood
Falls to st. Paul Monday to at
tend the Degre of Honor conven-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Mattern of
kenmare, N. d., Earl sMattern and
two daughters from Sherwood, NJ.
D., left Monday morning for their
homes after spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed King and
family.
Mrs. Reuben Terhen (Adella
Katzenberger) is the mother of a
daughter, born June IA. Her name
is Isabelle Ann.
Rev. R. Alexander and son,
Mrs. w. w. Shelton and Nancy
Ruth of Vesta attended the Lad
les Aid luncheon here Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schwein-
furt of Flint, Mich. who spent
several days with relatives in
South Dakota returned Saturday
to visit at the J.. j. Schweinfurt
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Wotsche
announce the birth of a son June
ID.
Mrs. Harvey Sell from Bird Is
land and Mrs. Frank Katzenberg-
er of Redwood Falls were Thurs
day visitors at the Charles and
Erwin Leuk home.
Mrs. Martha Drinkman and son
Louis of Spokane, Wash. who
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cipline into the future army Of
ficers.
Punishments Vary

cipline into the future army Of
ficers.
Punishments Vary
Several systems of punishment
are used, some official and others
originated by the cadets. Officers
give "demerit' points TO cadets for
any breach of discipline, room in
/ spection being a plentiful provid-
er of dement's. A certain num-
Der of dement's is expected but
when they are given at an alarm
ing rate, something is done about
it.
l. For other offenses, punishment
tours and confinement periods
are given. A cadet sentenced, for
instance, to ten punishment tours,
must spend ten hours walking in
the parade grounds in full view
of all cadets. Wally points out
that cadets being punished in this
manner usually have plenty of
company.
Periods of confinement are Civ
en- for offenses such as leaving
the post. They may mean that
for several weeks or even months,
the cadet must stay in his room
except when out for some speci-
fed purpose, such as his classes
and parade. The cadets, too, have
their own system. A man who is
Gin the doghouse" with his fellow
cadets is given the silent treat
ment." This simply means that
nobody speaks to him and is about
as effective as any method, &C
cording to reports.
Receive Commissions
Glasses are taught by graduates
of West Point. In order to make
for more individual instruction,
classes are small = usually about
Is men. Courses offered are SIM
liar to those of a university and
are in addition to military train
ing. During the summer, first,
second and third class cadets go
to military posts for practical
training in tactics and maneuvers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-29
Wanda Happenings
In Weekly Letter
BY Esther Doepke

Wanda-John C.. Jenniges drove
to Sacred Heart Sunday to get
Mrs. Jenniges who visited rela-
tives there last week.
Frank WenZel was a Mankato
visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Henke
and Larry are visiting relatives at
st. Paul and Mankato for several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Balk of
Lamberton visited at the Martin
Dallmann home Monday.
Albert Spalding, Armin and
Kermit Doepke were Redwood
Falls visitors Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Hoysler and
family of Comfrey called on re-
latives here Monday.
Clarence Struckmann and WAL
demar Spalding were New Ulm
visitors Tuesday where they took
an examination for chauffeurs
licenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Anderson
and Carol were New Ulm visitors
Tuesday. Carol remained at the
hospital there for medical atten-
ton.
Carma Harrington of Lamber-
ton visited Mrs. Gertrude Har-
rington several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Skoblik and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Zitzmann and daughter spent
Sunday at Montgomery with
Rev. Michael Skoblik.
Mrs. Clifford Becker of Red
Lake Falls visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Raddatz Wednesday
Paul Doepke was business
visitor at Redwood Falls Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Raddatz
and Nh. and Mrs. Paul Spalding
attended the kittenbaI game at
Clements Tuesday evening.
Andrew Hagert Sr. is spending
several weeks on a trip to Wyom-
ing to visit relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. w. J. Langholz
and family returned Friday eve
ming after spending the. week at
Green lake.
Francis Korth of Mankato spent
last week at the Joseph Jenniges
| home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Johanneck
and family of Wabasso visited at
the M. j. Eichten and Clarence
| Wichmann homes Saturday.
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Air corps students go to Mitchell
field on Long Island, infantry to
Fort Bennett, Georgia; field ar
tlllery to Tobyhanna, Pennsyl-
vania; coast artillery to Fort
Monroe, Virginia and cavalry to
Fort Dix, New Jersey. Cadets may
choose their branch of the SER
vice and select the post at which
they serve first. Graduates of the
academy are commissioned as
second lieutenants and serve four
years at the post of their choice.
Changes in location are made
every four years.
The average physical condition
of the cadets is superior to that of
the average college students. In
competition, however, this is off
set by the fact that cadet teams
take less time for practice and
there are no pipe" courses for
athletes. If a man can't carry
studies and football, for instance,
he drops out of football.
Just last year, regulation
went into effect putting age
limits on athletes. This eliminates
those who have had two or three
years in college athletics. Wallace
has been on the football, basket
ball and track squads.
Wallace has chosen the air
corps as his branch and after
graduation will take advanced air
training at Randolph and Kelly
fields in Texas. While the army
is interested in training men only
for the army, some use their
training in private industry after
they leave the service.
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Mother Dies

Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon in Minneapolis
for Mrs. Oscar F Munson, "a, of
Minneapolis, who died at ST.
Mary's hospital following an OPP
Grafton. Mrs. Munson was the
mother of Gordon Munson, en-
ployee of the Redwood County
Sun. Besides her son, she is sur
vived by her husband and two
brothers. Gordon and Verna Sch
afer went to Minneapolis Sunday.
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Early Celebration
OF Fourth Painful

st. Peter--Richard Hegstrom of
Deadwood, South Dakota, who
spent several days last week with
relatives at Traverse, is sorry he
celebrated the Fourth a little pre-
maturely because he bears several
pretty gashes about the head as
souvenirs. Richard placed fire
cracker under glass and lit it.
When it exploded it blew glass in
his face, cutting him in several
places.