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Evening star., 1936-10-16

hearts breaking, she was sure to win
five hearts, three spades and dia-
mond. II she could block the op.
ponents' diamond suit, she might
make an extra trick, and SO, although
she held one sure stopper ins the
combined hands, she went right up
with duumy's king. She then ran Oh
five hearts and three spade tricks. :
At this point East was down TO
the queen Of diamonds and the ace.
jack-smaM Of clubs. West had re-
tanned three diamonds to the ace and
the ten Of clubs and Mrs. Wainwright
held the ten and one diamond and
the king and one club.
A small club was now played from
dummy, and East, hoping his part
ner's diamond suit was solid, jumped
IN with the ace. Mrs. Wainwright,
having nothing to lose, promptly
dropped the king, and Vests ten
also fell. East then cashed the queen
of diamonds. which his partner could
not afford to overtake, and had then
to lead from his jack-small Of clubs
up to dummy's ten-ace, giving Mrs.
Wainwright five no-trump for q clear
top score. --'
.-.. (Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-16

cause she insisted
On smothering the
prop baby" un-
der her arm to
prevent it steal
ing her scenes.
Evening star., 1936-10-16

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Evening star., 1936-10-16

The next article in this series viii
appear Sunday.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
TEACHER GIVES UP POST
AND JOINS C. c. c. CAMP
Man Who Taught Pupils George
Washington "Rran Around With
Women" Resigns.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, January o.
A country school teacher accused Of
picturing George Washington to the
with women" has given up his post
and joined a c. c. c. camp, Jim
Warram, county school superintendent
said yesterday.
Irate parents also had accused the
teacher, Henry Plog, of instructing
their children in the Love Life of
Toads," subject which they said
was too advanced for the pupils.
Last Fall, Plog succeeded by court
action in holding his position, but
Evening star., 1936-01-28
MRS. PITTS IS SUED
FOR STOCK PAYMENT
Bank Attorney Seeks $l9,53O
as 100 Per Cent Assess
ment on Shares

Mrs Gladys Pitts, wife Of T. Bryan
Pitts, former chairman Of the board OF
the defunct F. H. Smith Co., was sued
for sl9,53O in Frederick County Circuit
Court at Frederick yesterday by at
torney for the old Federal-Americsn
National Bank & Trust Co. The suit
was to collect a 100 per cent assess
ment on 900 shares Of the defunct
banks stock, together with interest.
The suit was filed in the same court
where Mrs. Pitts last December brough.
a $3.50, 900 suit against Emory L. Cob
lentz, in which she alleged that the
Frederick County banker owed her
that amount on note he gave her
husband. Pitts now Is serving sem
tence for embezzlement, and Mrs. Pitts
is believed to be a resident of Milwau-
kee, Wis.
A writ of attachment issued under
the banks suit against Mrs Pitts was
ordered placed In the hands of Cob
lentz. This was done, according to
B. H. Conn Of Washington. attorney
for the bank, in an effort to collect
from the nonresident of Maryland in
event the court awards her a judg-
ment against Coblentz.
In her recent suit Mrs. Pitts. the
Associated Press reported, stated her
husband had indorsed to her a $l47. .440
promissory note signed by Coblentz.
The plaintiff asked interest as of De-
cember, 1929.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
RUTH N. STAUFFER |
WINS PROMOTION
English Department Head
Is Selected From Teach
ing Staff.

Miss Ruth M, Stauf1er. teacher OF
English at Mckinley High School, yes
terday was promoted to be head Of the
English department of the public
schools at a special meeting Of the
Board Of Education.
Miss Stauffer succeeds to the posi-
ton formerly held by Miss Sarah E.
Simons, who retired January after
more than so years service as teach
er and supervisor here.
At the same time four vacancies
were filled In the faculty staff at VIII
son Teachers College. w. w. Cruze
was named an assistant professor;
Miss E. NJ. Andrews was promoted
from critic teacher to assistant in
education; Miss r. L. Smith was pro-
NOTED from a teacher at the Cranch
School to primary critic teacher, and
Mrs. r. X Webb was promoted from
teacher at the Hardy School to critic
teacher to take the place Of M. B.
Bish, who Is on leave.
The appointment of Miss Stauffer
to head the English department came
as a complete surprise to those who
had interpreted remark of DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent, last We'd
nesday to mean that an outsider"
would be brought in for the post.
DR.. Ballou asserted then that among
the applicants already in the school
system none had Supervisory expert
ence," II that was to be made a pre-
requisite for the position. What he
meant was that except for that ex-
perience there were available teachers
with all other necessary qualifications
At the same time he presented a list
Of all appointees to administrative
and supervisory positions between July
l. 1920. and January l. 1886. which
showed that out Of total of 214 such
appointments, 191 were persons al
ready in the school system and only
% were employed from outside. 1t
was pointed out by members of the
board that some of the % outsiders"
were Washington residents at the time
they were appointed.
DR.. Ballou also pointed out policies
Evening star., 1936-01-28

Boxing in Hawaii.
Hawaii has boxing commission
among her omcial territorial depart
ments.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
WELLS REELECTED
SCOUTS PRESIDENT
Silver Beaver Awards Are
Made at Meeting of Dis
trict Council.

Capt. Chester Wells was reelected
president of the District of Columbia
Council, Boy Scouts of America, yes
terday at the Willard Hotel.
Other officers reelected were Paul
Bartsch, Julius Garfinckel and
Samuel H. Kaufman, vice presi-
dents; George Hewitt Myers and
Ernest H. Daniel, treasurer and as
sistant treasurer, respectively, and DR..
Camp Stanley, commissioner.
Thirteen other members of the ex-
ecutlve board were reelected, as fol-
lows:
Henry P. Blair, Harold c. Bryant,
Karl w. Corby. George E. Hamilton,
Jack Gates. George E. Hamilton. jr.;
Arthur HELEN. Arthur j. May. Walter
H. Merrill. L. Corrin Strong. r. A.
Van Orsdel. Morton H. Wilmer and
Lester G. Wilson.
Four new members were also elect
ed to the board: Rev. Arthur P, Wilson,
David E. Mccoy, William B. Willard
and Carlile Bolton Smith.
The guest of honor was Rev. Arthur
P. Wilson, pastor of Columbia Heights
Christian Church. who spoke Of his
experience in scouting under three
flags.
Silver Beaver Awards.
The Silver Beaver award was be-
slowed on four local Scouters. This
award is made by the National Boy
Scout Council, on recommendation Of
the local council, in recognition of
noteworthy service of exceptional char
acter to boyhood by registered Scout
ers within the territory under the
jurisdiction of a local council. This
years recipients are:
Julius Garinckel, department store
proprietor. who was elected to the
board in 1924 and has been vice presi-
dent of the council since 1925.
William Thomas McClosky. scout
master since 1926. who has served as
commissioner for the District Council
and acting chairman of the Council
Training Committee.
Louis Beecher Grening. Scoutmaster
of Troop 43 since 1925 and former
Scoutmaster of Troop Is.
Virgil Edward Howard, Scoutmaster
of Troop II and former assistant
Scoutmaster Of Troop in Kansas
City.
Additions to Rolls.
Thirty-three new units of Scouts
and Cubs were added to the rolls
during the year, Scout Executive Linn
c. Drake reported. but it was neces-
sary to separate "a units. leaving a
net increase of nine-six of which
were Cub packs. The Council at the
end of last month included 1877 Scout
units and "a Cub packs, having a
combined membership Of 4.431 boys.
Dean Henry p Blair announced the
organization Of University of Scout
ing. which will open February II. The
institution will offer 16 courses in
Scouting and related subjects.
Activities for the 26th anniversary
week. February to l3. will include
troop celebrations and "old-timers'
night" in the individual troop head
quarters on February Z, it was an
nounced by ComGr. M. w. Willard,
District commissioner of the Potomac
Division. A pageant depicting the
history and program of Scouting will
be presented in Constitution Hall on
February 3.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
RITES At FORT MYER
FOR CAPT. J. N. EVANS
Army Officers Burial Will Be at
Arlington-Died Sunday
at Walter Reed.

Funeral services for Capt. John M.
Evans, Infantry, U. S. A.. who was
detailed to duty with the Finance De-
partment, were to be held at pm.
today in the Fort Myer chapel, with
Chaplain Ralph c. Deibert oficiating.
Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery,
with full military honors at the grave.
Honorary pail bearers will be Lieut..
COL Gladeon M. Barnes, Capts. Theo-
dore A. Baumeister. Emmett ]. Bean,
Mitchell A. Giddens and Stewart w.
Towle. jr., and DR.. Charles E. Kellogg.
Capt. Evans died in Walter Reed
Hospital Sunday. He was born in
Manila, P. l., January 20. 1904. He
was appointed second lieutenant.
Officers Reserve Corps, June 20. 1925,
and the following day named second
lieutenant in the Regular Army, into
which he was accepted the following
September. He was promoted to frst
lieutenant August /, 1881, and to cap
tain August /. 1885.
Evening star., 1936-01-28

angry parents made stormy scene
OF the opening day at School.
Warram said he was told by Ben
koelsch, director of the Carey school
district, west Of Oklahoma City, that
Plog had submitted his resignation
to join the camp at Nowata.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
STEAMSHIPS.

BERMUDA VIA FURNEss. $50 up. round
trip with private bath FREQUENT sailinas
direct to dock At Hamilton. FuIness Ber.
muda Line. "a whitehall ST.. New York.
Evening star., 1936-01-28
Knutson Not Senate Candidate.

Representative Knutson of Min.
nesota, continuously member Of the
House for 20 years, announced to-
day he has decided not to be candi-
date to succeed the late Senator
SChall.
Evening star., 1936-01-28

adopted by the Board of Education
as far back as 1924 giving preference
to teachers already in service when
new appointments are to be made.
Medical service by airplane has been
jnaugurated in White Russia.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06

A tall man, wearing a stove
pipe hat and with a woolen shawl
about his shoulders, is the picture
preserved in the memory of Miss
Tillie Gold, another Redwood Falls
resident who saw and shook hands
with President Lincoln when she
was a small child.
Miss Gold, who celebrated her
eighty-seventh birthday January
2, was attending school at Jack
sonville, Illinois, during the Civil
War, when Lincoln came to visit
the soldiers camp located there.
"The superintendent of the
school, a Mr.. Rhodes" Miss Gold
related, was a former playmate
of Mr.. Lincoln and took all the
school children to the station to
meet the president"
She recalls that the Civil War
president gave a short talk at the
school chapel and as he left the
building along a flower strewn
walk, he extended his hand to q
number Of the children lined up
two abreast, Miss Gold, being one
of those to shake it. Miss Gold is
a sister Of w. 81. Gold, now living
in Florida, having made her home
with her brother most Of her life.
She is now staying at the 0. J.
Bollum residence.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
LIONS COMMITTEE TO
HELP REDUCE STATIC

A committee, members of which
are A. C. Dolliff, George A. Bar
nes and T. F. Reed, was appointed
at the meeting of the Lions Club
Monday to interview the city coun-
Gil and county board regarding
static conditions interfering with
reception of calls at the crime
bureau radio station and possible
methods of correcting them. Most
of the trouble has been traced to
residential sections of the city, it
was stated.
Reede Gray, superintendent of
schools, reported that some of the
trouble was that morning traced
to Lincoln school and that the in
reference there would be elimina-
ted by inexpensive changes in the
equipment.
The matter of mail service af-
ter the postoffice closes and before
the night train leaves North Red
wood was again discussed and let
ters from members will bring the
need for service every night to the
attention of the postoffice depart
ment. On certain nights it is no
longer possible to dispatch letters
at the hotels.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
RObber Caught But
Place Robbed Still
Remains A Mystery

KIND, the Redwood Falls state
radio broadcasting station, was
still searching Wednesday for a
robbery which has been fugitive
from justice since Monday.
The peculiar turn in the usual
run of affairs, instead of the police
searching for the criminal, oc-
Cured when the thief was caught
before the theft was discovered.
KIND received word Monday
morning from the sheriff at Chas-
ka that he had apprehended Is
year old, Elwin Kelley, who es-
capped Saturday from the boys
training school at Eldora, Iowa,
stole Minnesota automobile
there, abandoning it at Charles
City, Iowa where he made away
with another machine, the one he
was driving when arrested. About
$50 in change was found on the
boy, who admitted stealing it but
refused to say where, and police
authorities in Iowa and southern
Minnesota have yet to find the
place he burglarized.
The station located Mortified
woman, Mrs. George Day, who
was driving to California, at Leon,
Iowa, Wednesday. Mrs. Day was
called home by the death of a re-
lative.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
Redwood Residents Recall Seeing
President Lincoln IS Years Ago

One Redwood Falls resident
who will have some cherished
memories to revive next Wednes-
day, the birthday of Abraham Lin
coin, is F. w. Stanton, city treas
urer and secretary of the Redwood
Falls Building and Loan assOcia-
ton, who saw the Great Emanci-
pator during the Civil War.
Mr.. Stanton has held the men,
ory of that incident nearly IS
years and although the interven-
ing years have faded it some
what, he can still recall the tall,
gaunt looking president, his face
lined with the worries caused by
his people divided against one an
other.
81 was living at Newark, De-
laware, "Mr. Stanton related We'd
nesday, "when Lincoln's special
train stopped at our station. Most
of the town had gathered on the
platform to greet him and he
waved at the cheering crowd.
81 was seven years old then, /
believe" he said. Lincoln was re-
turning to Washington from Phil
adelphia where he had been on
government business in regard to
financing war operations.
Mr.. Stanton will recount the in
cident to the young peoples Sum
day school at 10 q. m. Sunday at
the Methodist church.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
COURT OF HONOR
WALI-CA-ZHU ON
BOY SCOUT SLATE
District Event to be Held
Here; Bob Paffrath to
Get Eagle Badge

Plans are going forward this
week on two major Boy Scout
functions to be held this month,
the Fort Ridgely district Wali-Ga-
Thu February 18 and a local court
of honor February "a.
About 100 scouts are expected
to take part in the district affair,
coming from Fairfax and Frank
lin as well as Redwood Falls to
compete in knot tying, first aid
demonstrations, pep and whistle
drills and all types of relays. The
event will start at 7:3O p. m. at
the Lincoln auditorium and will
close with an indoor campfire pro-
gram, without a campfire how
ever.
The court of honor is to be held
in connection with the February
Parent Teacher association meet
ing and awards for scout work
during last year will be made.
Robert Paffrath is to become an
Eagle Scout while Paul Duea and
James Pease will receive their
Life Scout badges and Leo Joe
Lauterbach expects to become q
Star Scout. Numerous lesser
lwards also viii be made.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
Checker Player Here
Issues Challenge

The good old-fashioned game of
Checkers promised to become a
major. sport in Redwood Falls this
winter, following a challenge is
sued this week for all-comers on
the board of many squares.
William Stoneback, who has
studied the game and played it for
many years and cannot recall
when he was beaten, is the chal-
longing player while Floyd Sch
nid has agreed to arrange match
es, come what may.
Stoneback has taken on a great
many players who felt they were
good" often trimming them
without their as much as getting
into the king row. Sometimes af-
ter getting his opponent where he
"can't move," this Redwood Falls
player, who does not claim to be
an expert, simply turns the board
around and shows how to get out
Of the situation.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
JANUARY COLDEST
HERE SINCE 1912
Fl Days Register Sub-ZerO
Readings; 81 Coolest
And WarmeSt

The month just completed was
the coldest January since 1912,
Redwood Falls weather records re-
veal, with 21 of the months 81
days having sub-zero tempera-
lures.
The highest temperature for the
month, according to the daily
readings by N. B. Andersen, gov
ernment weather observer here
was 32 degrees above, January 10,
while the lowest was 80 degrees
below zero, January %, a "a year
mark.
A total of 171a inches of snow
fell during the month, registering
only 81 of an inch of precipita-
ton due to it's lightness.
The 81 sub-zero days, with their
minimum and maximum tempera-
lures, are listed here:
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
Community Digging Out After Severe Blizzard;
Continued Cold Forecast, Mail Expected Today
FORGER ON BANK
HERE ARRESTED
IN MINNEAPOLIS

An alleged forger who is accus-
ed of writing IL checks totalling
$4O0 on the Citizens State Bank of
Redwood Falls, and cashing them
in the Twin Cities is being held by
Minneapolis police awaiting the
bringing of formal charges against
him.
The man is Alvin Ruebel, 35
years old, of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
who was taken into custody last
Wednesday. If charges are not
pressed against him in Minneapo-
lis, ST. Paul police have requested
that he be turned over to them.
Ruebel, it is said, would enter a
store, order some articles to be de-
livered in Redwood Falls and
write a check for only a small
amount over the cost of the mer-
chandise. None of the business
places ever sent any of the goods
ordered to Redwood Falls as they
waited for the checks to clear first
The bank here received the checks
but in each instance it bounced
them back"
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
Pea STOCKHOLDERS
MEET FEBRUARY II.
Association Has Served $50
Farmers, LOaning Over
S55O,OOO

Farmers of Redwood, Renville
and Yellow Medicine counties are
expected to attend the second an
nual meeting of the Redwood
Falls Production Credit associa-
ton, which is to be held in the
court house at Redwood Falls Feb
ruary II, beginning at 10 a. M, it
was announced this week from the
office of w. G.. NJ. Smith, secre-
tary-treasurer.
The association is one of % To-
cal cooperative associations in
Minnesota set up under authority
of the Farm Credit Administra-
ton, through which farmers may
obtain short term credit for pro-
duction purposes, including the
purchase of livestock, feed, equip
ment, and other legitimate pro-
duction purposes. The association
has served $50 farmers in its dis
trict since it was organized in the
early part of 1884, total loans ag-
gregating $557, ,499.47 having been
made. The present interest rate
on loans through the association is
five per cent.
During the forenoon session Of
to Flom, president, and Leonard
johnson, assistant secretary
treasurer, will report for the
board of directors on the growth
which the association has made
during 1885 and the general pro-
gress in rendering credit service
to the farmers Of the territory.
Mr.. Smith will make a complete
business report for the association
for the past year.
At the afternoon session the
members viii elect two directors
for the ensuing year, and it is
CONTINUED on page eighty
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
Club
Plans Dinner Meeting
John H. DeWild, Allen Nc.
GOwan to Speak at Affair
February IL

Launching its first activity since
the adoption of program to
make the organization more prom
inent in civic affairs, the Redwood
Falls Civic and Commerce asso-
citation will hold supper meeting
at $50 p. m. Tuesday, February
IL, in the club rooms at which
two speakers will discuss business
and trade. All business men and
their employees are especially in
vited to attend.
The speakers will be John H.
DeWild, manager of the trade ex-
tension department of the Mime
apolis Civic and Commerce asso-
citation, who will talk on "A Dozen
Ways to Increase Trade" and Al
len E. MCGOWAN, field manager
and secretary of the Minnesota
Editorial association, who will
discuss "The Business Outlook As
Others See It."
Mr.. DeWild, who spoke here
several years ago, has travelled
more than 10000 miles since
March, 1885, visiting $50 cities
and towns and his talk will be
based on the survey made on these
trips. Both speakers will illus
trate their talks with charts.
The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-06
CO-OPS SPONSOR
SAVINGS LEAGUE

A Credit Union league, coop
erative savings organization, was
added this week to the activities
of the Scenic City Cooperative
Oil.
An association in which tn.
stockholders and patrons of the oil
company may deposit small sums,
it's organization here was announ-
ced Monday afternoon at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders
of the company in the armory,
while final arrangements were
completed Tuesday at a conference
with company officials and Cliff
srd o. Skorstard, secretary of the
Minnesota Credit Union league.
The association will begin busin-
ess as soon as it's charter is recei-
we'd from the state banking de-
partment.
The league will not operate in
competition with the Citizens
State bank, as the deposits of it's
patrons will be kept in the bank it
was announced. Through the lea
que, depositors may obtain loans
for necessary and useful purposes,
while the money invested may be
withdrawn at any time. Officers
of the league will be selected la
ter.
Due to adverse weather condi-
tions the attendance at the annual
meeting was barely a quorum, So
stockholders, the majority of them
living in Redwood Falls, C. D.
Clipfell, president, presided.
The financial report of the COM
pany showed that the income for
1886 was $7,154.76 an increase of
about 80 per cent over the $780,
O8 income in 1884. Merchandise
sales totalled $112, ,266.63.
The board of directors voted
payment of eight per cent on capi-
tai stock and 10 per cent of pur-
chases payable with coupons, the
policy of the company for the past
three years. The coupons will be
ready for distribution after March
l, A. M. Dennistoun, secretary,
stated. John Poncin and Forrest
Crocker, were reelected directors
for the Morgan district, while the
officers will be selected soon at
meeting of the board. A talk on
cooperation was given by George
w. Jacobson, assistant manager of
the Midland COOPERATIVE Whole
sale of Minneapolis.