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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-31
RELATIVELY FEW, BUT sc

RELATIVELY FEW, BUT SOME
Americans sigh for dictator whom they
feel would end politics in government, estab-
lish policies beyond the reach of whimsical
legislative bodies and rule with an iron but
presumably just hand.
We wonder how closely they have fol-
lowed Europe's recent history.
Against it's dictators must be charged
every war, warlike act and threat of war of
the past decade: the Ethiopian conquest, the
Spanish civil war, Germany's so-far blood
less advances. Russias purges are a blot
on that country's totalitarian history. On
another continent, Japan's war on China is
the work of a dictatorial group.
DemOcracleS seldom war from choice
because they are ruled by the mass of peo-
PIE who must fight the wars Their leaders
follow the will of the people if not from
choice at least from necessity, whereas it
appears that dictators must keep their sub
Jects occupied with war preparations and in
frenzied state over dangers" of war and
"injustices' of neighber countries to divert
their minds from their own status, empty
StomachS, taxes, complete subordination
to the will of others.
Hitler has accomplished much for Ger
many, and Stain for Russia, but at the cost
OF freedom of thought, of speech, of wor-
ship for the common people.
Would we sacrifice these things that the
United States might embrace Canada, and
Mexico? Or are they SO priceless than even
world domination by the native land cannot
compensate one poor citizen for their loss
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-31
SO YEARS AGO

Charles Chollar advertised that
he was delivering fresh lake fish.
Baker and Mcmillan were run
ming their mill with steam power
owing to low water.-J. P. Jones
took the job of building a good
sized farm house for Thomas
March in PaXton.-Wheat on the
Willard farm averaged 18 bushels
an acre on 400 acres. - Ignatius
Donnelly accepted an invitation to
speak at the county fair in Madi-
son.-W. p. Tenney and w. H.
Lance bagged 40 prairie chickens
as the season opened and George
French did as well. = Byram
brothers went to Beaver Falls to
bid on the new court house.-A.
E. Rice, the new principal of
schools, arrived here with his
family
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-31

SURE THE DICTAToRs LOVE AND
trust each other-like all the other compet-
itors you've ever known.
. .
THE NAZI GOVERNMENT HAS DE-
creed that two dresses are enough for one
woman. That alone would start a war in
this country.
ABOUT THE TIME YUGOSLAVIA
had begun to breathe easily again, Hitler
guaranteed her borders.-St. Louis Star
Times.
IT is EASY ENOUGH TO CRITICIZE
the other fellow without ever really know
ing him or what he has to contend with
Eveleth Clarion.
1T TAKES A HUNDRED YEARS TO
form mighty oak, but this doesn't mean
that it was built by WPA.-Park Rapids
Enterprise.
A BOY MINISTER IN CANTON, PA,
tells his congregation, eve should seek both
sides of every quarrel" Most of us can get
into enough trouble taking one side.-North-
field News.
AS A RULE THE PETTY POLITI-
clan who works for his candidate for no
other reason than that he wants job isn't
very well qualified for the job he seeks
Springfield Advance Press.
. .
MINNEAPOLIS TALKS ABOUT LIN
iting the length of movie programs to two
and a quarter hours. Why not outlaw any
program with more than one animated car
toon, if this is for the benefit of movie
goers?
THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD TO
North Redwood reminds us of the fellow
who put thorns in the welcome mat. What
became of the plans to hard surface that
important artery of trade from Renville
county?
REDWOOD AND RENVILLE COUN-
ties, while still in twenty-ffth and twenty
second places respectively among the 33
counties with over 10000 population, have
shown marked Improvement in highway
safety during 1889 as compared with 1888.
In both counties extensive safety edu-
cation programs have been carried on
through the newspapers and elsewhere
which are no doubt partly responsible for
the saving of lives. Redwood county has
had two traffic fatalities in the first six
months of 1889 as compared with eight
during all of 1888, reduction from one
every AS days on the average to one every
81 days. Renville county likewise has lost
two lives from January to July compared
with seven fatalities during 1888, an average
of one each SO days.
Last year was particularly bad year
in both counties, but even the average for
the last three years has been improved on
during the first six months of 1889. Com
puted on a population basis the score for
three years in Redwood county is 22.9
while the six months score is 1914, lower
figures being much desired. Renville's six
months score in 1863, it's three year score
1877.
September has long been one of the
dangerous months from the traffic angle,
and it therefore has been selected for spe-
clal safety work. Extra care on the part of
drivers will serve to improve the communi-
Tvs standings, but what is really important,
will result in saving lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Chambers Meetinq
Scene Of Attack
Against AAA Plan
Associated Group Hears
Committee Reports,
Praises Newspaper

An attack upon the Agri-
cultural Adjustment act was
levelled Friday night at an
Associated C. h a m bers of
Commerce meeting in Impe-
rial by Norris J. Nelson of Berkeley.
Nelson blamed the act for three
and a half million jobless and
aSsaAed payment of benefits to
farmers as bringing the farmers
too closely under Washington DOM
nation.
L. J. Thomas, acting for the I'M
perial chamber, opened the meet
ing, introducing the president, Earl
Cavanah. Charles Nice of Brawley
reported on plans for the -Four
States Highway convention in
March and w H. Rhodes reported
for the safety committee. Winning
of an award for safety promotion
by the Post-PresS was cited and
Rhodes was authorized to extend
the associations thanks to the
newspapers. as we'll as the Lions
club and the California highway
patrol.
The Ell Centro chambers move
for formation of a dairy commit
tee was approved
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
State Engineers
Visit Foreshadows
L.V.Power Battle
Railroad Commission TO
Study Competitive
Systems Here

A hint of impending rate
competition be t Ween the
power division of the lmpe-
rial Irrigation district and
the Nevada-California Elec-
tric corporation was noted Satur-
day as a possible reason behind the
survey of the two power systems
conducted by a representative Of
the California Railroad commission.
Roy A. Wehe, electric engineer
for the commission, completed his
survey Saturday and was slated
to return to San Francisco soon
afterwards.
Early this week he conferred
in Riverside with Albert Cage, first
assistant general manager for New
Cal. and later in the week he con-
ferred with M. j. DoWd, district
chief engineer.
Wehe took a number of photo
graphs and gathered data on the
two systems. Although he made no
public statement, observers explain
ed that the commission probably
desired full information on the
rival systems, anticipating grow =
ing competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Yuma Embezz!er
Appeals Verdict

PHOENIX. Jan. %. CUP)-The
Arizona supreme court today took
under submission a motion for a
rehearing of the appeal of Lee w.
Drake, former agent of the state
tax commission at Yuma. on a
conviction of embezzlement by the
Yuma county superior court.
The conviction was upheld by the
high court two weeks ago.
Drake is at liberty under bond
pending final determination of his
case. He was sentenced to serve
one to three years in the state
prison for embezzling $13.17 from
Cirilo Salas, Yuma merchant.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Shed Wage Dispute
Ends Peacefully

HCLTVILLE, Jan ga dispute
ever wage cut at the M. A. Got
fried shed here ended shortly be-
fore noon today when GotfrieC
abandoned plans to pay his shed
help less than the prevailing scale
Workmen withdrew their pickets
after Gotfried agreed to follow the
same scale used by other shippers
in Imperial Valley.
CIO representatives gave him
until Monday to agree to meet their
wage demands. Gotfried said he
would close down Saturday night
and not reopen until Feb be-
cause of a scarcity of carrots to
pack. While the shed is closed, he
said he planned to study the wage
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29

sion was reached after General
Malin Craig, army chief of staff
testified concerning the presence OF
a French air ministry representa-
tive aboard a latest type Douglas
bombing plane that crashed Mon
day at Los Angeles.
Committeeman agreed that Craig S
testimony should be kept secret
lin the interests of the country
said Chairman Morris Sheppard,
D., Tex.
Revelation that this government
was cooperating with French rep
resentatives seeking to buy latest
type planes, resulted in the COM
mittee's decision to inquire extern
sively into the roles being played
by the war, navy and treasury
departments.
William c. Bullitt, U. S. ambas-
sador to France, was revealed to
have requested the cooperation of
President Roosevelt and federal
Continued on Page 8. Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Grass VaIeyFo|k
Threaten Row If
Tom Mooney Talks

GRASS VALLEY, Cal, Jan. %
tUP)-Opposition developed today
to the scheduled speeches tomor,
row by Tom Mooney. pardoned la
Dor prisoner, and Harry Bridges.
west coast leader of the Congress
for Industrial Organization.
Citizens circulated petitions ask
ing the city council to prevent the
two labor leaders from speaking
in Memorial park. City Attorney
William Cassettari said he doubted
that legal means could be used to
prevent the men from speaking.
They are not going to speak if
| can prevent it." Mayor John R
Thomas said. we have not lei
Communists speak there yet"
Grass Valley was the scene last
year of riots between miners and
CIO members.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
B|edsoe Named to
CaIexiCo Chamber
Directors Board

CALEXICO, Jan. 28.-Jess Bled-
see was appointed a director of the
CaleXico Chamber Cf Commerce
this week to take the place of the
late Clarke Dennin9ton.
The following committees were
appointed: w. Fl. Lorenz and EC
Gilmore. finance; Don AlVcS ano
o. A. Sherman, merchants; +. J.
Young and Leo Watts, roads; Ray
Edwards and o. l.. Peterson, real
estate; w. L. Jacobs and Karl Ed
munds. agriculture;
Marcus Bates and Joe Hlguera
international relations; Ben Gle
Dici, Richard Emerson and o. F
Mandrapa. civic Emerson, John
Carroll, f. E. Cavanah and Lorenz
post office;
Maurice Sattinger constitution;
Watts and Cavanah, interchambel
relations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Ca|exico Kidndp
Suspect Arrested
On Arrival afL.

Ira Baxter, 40, sought for alleged
ly kidnapping 14-year-old girl in
CaleXico Saturday morning, was
arrested with the girl when they
left a stage in Los Angeles at 1920
pm.
The missing girl is Betty Midgely,
daughter of Mrs. Ruth Baxter,
Baxter's estranged wife, who said
Betty is her child by former hus-
band.
Robert, Betty's 12-year-old broth
er, aWoke Saturday to find his sis
ter gone. He thought she was with
her mother. The mother did not
know Betty was gone until 10 am.
Twenty minutes after Chief of
Police Guy Echols reported to the
sheriff's office a teletype message
had reached Los Angeles police,
and Baxter and the girl were in
custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Hundreds Starving
Amid Ruins Left
By Chilean Quake
Children Without Food
In Stricken Country,
Refugees Report

SANTIAGO, Chile, J a II q.
28. (UP)--Starvation threat
ened today the survivors of
Tuesday nights earthquake
which took, it was indicated
as more and more reports arrived
from isolated communities, more
than 10000 lives, making it one
Of the worst single disasters in the
worlds recorded history.
The first survivors reaching the
outside world from the leveled
town of Cauquenes - where $500
persons we're killed and $500 in
iured-reported that hundreds of
children were starving and that
the situation was desperate. Cau-
quenes population was 10000 Not
one building was left intact
The United Press radio techni-
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Blinded in Texas SIeet Storm. Girl
Hitch-Hikes to California with Only
Three Cents in Shabby Pocketbook

a ride as far as Yuma and it was
about midnight that someone, |
don't know who. picked me up ano
took me as far as the crossroads
on the desert" she related.
Miss DeCarlO's eyes were in
jured when she drove a motor car
through a Sleet storm. Ice covered
the windshield and for several
hours she drove with her head out
a window
With the help of w. H. Rhodes
of the Imperial Valley Red Cross
chapter, Miss DeCarlo was put on
a bus for Santa Monica just be-
fore noon Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Alderman Cited
In Love Balm, Case

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. tUP)-
Superior Judge Roy V. Rhodes to-
dav issued an order asking Myrl
Alderman. pianist and husband OF
blues singer Ruth Etting, to show
cause why he should not be held
in contempt of court for refusing
to give a deposition.
The deposition was sought by at
torneys for Mrs. Alma Alderman
former wife of the pianist, who Is
suing Miss Etting for Sl5O'OOo
alienation of affections damages
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29

Lee Megladdery, jr while Meglad-
derry was one of Merriam's secre-
taries. Megladdery, appointed an
Alameda county superior Judge in
the closing hours of Merriam's ad-
miniStration, resigned this week
after charges that Clarence Bent
San Francisco tavernkeeper, paid
$3.50 to buy Leddy's release.
Bush testified he learned of the
pardon-purchase charges. and gave
the information to Merriam nine
days before the former governor
commuted Leddy's life sentence to
time served
Details of Bush's testimony were
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Wind Gives Valley
PreyieW of March:
Coast Hardest Hit

A taste of windy March weather
month ahead of time was given
Imperial Valley late Friday and
Saturday, as part of a wind storm
that raked coast areas. breaking
windows and blowing down trees
there.
Officially, the wind maximum as
registered by the U. S. weather
bureau in El Centre was only 27
miles an hour, recorded between
8 and 9 pm. Friday and between
6 and 7 am. Saturday. Private
estimates, however, went consider
ably higher and weather men con.
ceded that gusts might have reach
ed 35 or 40 miles an hour.
Despite the brisk breeze. no dam
age was reported in either Ell Gen..
tro, Brawley or Calexico Some
highway signs went over and tree
Continued ON Page 8. Col q
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Regional Scout
Leader TO Speak

Raymond Hanson, regional scout
executive. will be principal speaker
at the annual meeting Of the I'm
perial-Yuma scout council Monday
night at the Barbara Worth no.
tel. according to Hugh Wilcox,
county executive.
Annual reports, discussion OF
problems and special awards Will
feature the dinner which is sched-
uled for 7 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29

Blind and with only three cents
in her shabby black pocketbook,
a courageous young Texas woman
paused in FL Centre Saturday at
ter completing a hazardous 300
mile hitch-hike from Abilene, Tex
then left a few hours later fol her
goal, Santa Monica.
The young woman, Marie De-
Carlo, %, was found on the high
way east of FL Centro Saturday
morning where the road branches
off to CaleXico from highway 30
She had been waiting at the lonely
desert intersection since 2 a. m,
Two Los Angeles statesmen. l.. r
Hoeuet and C. j. SturdeVant.
found her shivering with cold ano
drove her to Ell Centro where they
gave her breakfast.
Unable to take her to Santa
Monica, Houget and Sturdevanr
brought her to the Post-PreSS Oh
fices where arrangements were
made with the Red Cross for trans
portation by bus, climaXing a
strange story of a girls courage
in the face Of hardship.
Her eyes virtually useless because
of an experience in a Texas sleet
storm five weeks age Miss De-
Carlo left Abilene Wednesday
morning, bent on reaching rela-
tives in Santa Monica where she
could obtain help in having her
eyes treated.
Il got two rides that took me
to Ell Paso, and there man on q
motorcycle took me outside the
city limits where truck stopped
and took me all night into Ari-
zona. Then mail carrier was
kind and took me part way and
finally 7 reached Phoenix I got
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29

The Nationalist shock troops were
blasting path up the two main
Catalonian north to south high
ways with tanks, armored cars and
bombing planes.
Their progress was so swift that
they gave the Republicans no
chance to reform their lines and
make a stand.
The Moors and legionnaires of
the Moroccan corps, the most sea-
Soned fighters of the Nationalist
army, were selected for the task
of mopping up all Catalonia and
leaving the republicans isolated
and virtually surrounded in the
small area which they hold in south
central Spain.
In the northward advance along
the coast the Nationalists had ad-
vanced more than 25 miles from
Barcelona, passing the line which
the republicans had selected for
their first stand north of the city.
They were 80 miles from Corona,
which had been selected as a tenn
porary republican capital, and only
about SO miles from the French
frontier.
While the Nationalist we're driv-
ing along the coast, another force
was pushing steadily eastward to-
wards the inner Barcelona Granol-
lers-Puigcerda highway. An official
announcement said they dominated
Granollers and were continuing
their advance, Is miles north of
Barcelona
Meanwhile French troops were
rushed to towns and villages all
along the Spanish frontier to re-
Continued on Page 8, Col o
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29

OliC NObC ma III, IihCd Vic olAC
of the new fund at $725,000 900.
That is $150O00,OOO less than Pres
ident Roosevelt sought.
They were an outgrOWth of last
years fight over politics in relief,
revelations of the campaign inves-
tigation and the relief study of a
special committee headed by Sen.
James F.. Byrnes, D., S. c.
The amendments were
l. Providing a $1,000 fine and a
years imprisonment for anyone
who promises employment or at
tempts to deprive any relief clients
of employment for political reasons.
2. Requiring immediate removal
of any relief official using his Off
cial position to influence the re-
suits of any election.
3. Barring solicitation of cam
paign funds from anyone on relief
rolls or drawing money appropri-
ated under any other act of con-
greSS' and providing $1,000 fine
and one year imprisonment for
violation.
The "any other act of congress"
provision broadening the inhibition
was inserted on motion of senate
Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley
Of Kentucky.
David LASER, president of the
workers alliance, an organization
of WPA employees, meanwhile an
nounced that mass meetings and
parades in major cities throughout
the country would be held today
to protest the congressional cut
in the deficiency relief appropria-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Merriom's Story Refuted
BY Pardon Sole Witness

OAKLAND, Jan. %. tUP)-Testi-
mony of former Governor Frank F.
Merriam before an Alameda county
grand jury investigation CT an al
lcged pardon sale" was contradict
ed by David F. Bush, chairman Of
the state board of prison terms and
paroles, as the jury recessed today
over the weekend.
Merriam was expected to be re-
called before the jury next week for
further testimony.
District Attorney Ralph Hoyt an
nounced that Clarence (ChicN Led
dy. paroled San Jose slayer, would
be the first witness next week ir
investigation of activities of Mark
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Chinese Ex-Banker
Held as SmugcIer

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. %. tUP)
Chung Lei, 81, former Canton
banker aud educator, and Miss
Leung Ting Lin. his attractive "a
vear-0ld companion in an asserted
plot to use the Golden Gate In
ternational EXpositions fireworks
concession as a blind for SNUG
Cling narcotics. pleaded guilty to-
day before Federal Judge Michael
J. Roche,
They were given five-year fed
eral prison terms and will be de-
ported to China when their time
IS served.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Treasure Seekers
Found in Hills

ORACLE. Ariz., Jan. %. tUP)-
Two treasure seekers who had
hiked the rough Santa Catalina
mountains south of here and were
missing since last Thursday morn
ing were found today, weak from
lack of nourishment.
A posse of more than 100 men
and women found the two. Jack
Price, 70, and William c. Turpin
40, both of Tucson. They had been
seeking a lost" mine, said to con-
tain a fabulous gold treasure, IN
hills near here.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Get Your Plates,
Auto Chief Urqes

SACRAMENTO Jan. %. CUP)-
Frank w Clark, acting director OF
the motor vehicle department. today
urged motorists to secure their 1899
license plates 'at once" to avoid
the last minute rush before the
deadline Feb. 4 Clark said the law
does not provide extension of time
without penalty"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
SRA Rolls Climb
In Imperial Valley

SRA relief roll totals climbed tc
GIG families Friday night up 35
families from the total Wednesday
night.
The total included 534 resident
families and 80 transient families
Applications we're 40 less this week
than was the case last week, Di-
rector Robert Elliott said.
Due to scarcity of employment in
the San Luis Obispo pea harvest
he explained, the migratory agri-
cultural group is expected to move
into Imperial county in search OF
work in the peas and lettuce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
ADachrOniStic-

ADaChrOniStic-
One doesn't see them very often
anymore, even in the backWoods
areas. and when one comes to E
Centre, it's news, even though the
cenSorS have apoplcXy.
The one of which RR speaks was
noticed in the alley between
Brighton and Olive streets Satur-
day morning. 1t was apparently
being moved from somewhere to
somewhere. RR will bet it caused
more excitement and laughs from
passing motorists Lnan most of the
exhibits at the worlds Fair.
What was it? Well, that's an
embarrassing question. Do you
remember Chic Sales? No? Then
ask DR.. Warren F. Fox.
Now. Mr.. censor, go III corner
and have good fit of apopleXy
and good riddance to you.
All i'm Position
It was an III wind for Jimmy
Ricdy, but a good one for Robert
Radcliffe.
The youths were playing tennis
and the wind was carrying Roberts
shots across the net like bullets ana
turning every one CT Jimmy's
drives into lady-likc lobs.
Gosh" said Jimmy Il hope !
can hold him until the vino
changes"
Way of Revenge
Coach Larry Hanson of El Centre
refereed a basketball game at Cal
exico and to CaleXico Coach Ed
Covington it looked as though Larry
had eyes all around his head, be-
cause he called fouls faster than
he could blow the. whistle.
Sequel to the evening came when
Covington was asked to referee
a game at Yuma Saturday night
in which Larry's team was to play,
Buddy, I'll come with bells on
and for nothing!' Covington told
Yuma Coach Frank Armstrong (no
relation to the All American boy).
Saturday Covington had to renege.
He couldn't make it because of an
other date.
Windy AcrObatics-
1t was IL o'clock Friday night
and the wind was curving around
Ell Centro like a Kansas tornado,
only less so. RR happened to pass
the corner of Sixth and State
streets and imagine his astonish-
ment when ne saw a tall husky
gentleman doing setting up exer-
ciSeS!
The exercises were a cross be-
tween a Chocolate soldier dance
and the old daily dozen, with
arms and legs flying about in
strange contortions. RR stopped
the car and went back The man
had vanished into thin air.
Now you know as much about
it as RR.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-29
Razor-Sharp Knife
Found OF, Prisoner

A restaurant knife, whetted to
razor sharpness by a file, caused
the transfer of Sam Jones, New
Mexico Indian serving a Jail SEM
tence for vagrancy, from the EI
Centre city Jail to the county jail
Saturday.
The knife, according to Officer
T. M. Sharp, was probably stolen
while Jones was eating at an Ell
Centre restaurant with other pris-
onerS.