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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Almost Overlooked
S5O.OOO Worth of Gold

= Palmer. Alaska -aHf-A poke
under an unlikely looking bouid-
err was worth a small fortune to
John E. Carlson.
I Carlson, head of the Tunnel
Mining company of Cantwell, says
a large part of the seasons final
gold cleanup of $4,000 came from
beneath a boulder the miners
nearly overlooked.
90 1.-THE boulder was about two
feet off bedrock" Carlson says.
ct didn't look as though there
was anything of value under the
rock but we. took a pan as a test
and the one pan was worth $40.
Then we took all the gravel from
under the rock, using props to
hold the boulder up"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Guest Returns Loot
Taken From Hotel

Surprised to say the least was
Andy Cook, proprietor of a St.
Peter hotel last week, when he
received in the mail three towels
and water tumbler which had
been lifted" several days before.
The fellow who took them evil
IDENTIFY became conscience strick-
en- and returned the loot.
Cook said that if all the stolen
hotel equipment would be re-
turned he could probably open
another hotel. Sometimes every
thing but the mattress is taken
from room.
Cook is the husband of the
former Grace Lauterbach of Red
wood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Night Providers
Work at St. Peter

Money and jewelry were stolen
from the Roy Nimps and DIR. Jo-
shau Larson homes in St. Peter
by night providers last week.
A gold watch belonging to Mrs.
Nimps and coin bank contain
ing five dollars which belonged to
her sister was taken. The NimpS
had left about 7:30 p. m. and re-
turned at 10 p. m.
AS they approached their home
they noticed that bedroom cur
tains were down, but thought
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
GAYLORD Wants
New City Well;
VetOeS Town Hall

Residents of Gaylord definitely
decided on two things at elect
ion last week. They want a new
city well, but they were opposed
to project which called for the
erection of a new city hall.
Two hundred and eighteen vot-
ers were in favor of drilling a
new well and SO were against it.
The hall project was vetoed when
1873 ballots were cast against it
compared to 100 in favor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
VESTA COUNCIL
ROUGH ON DEBTS

Vesta-The payment of $500 of
indebtedness rot yet due was or
defed by the village council at its
last meeting.
The order brings the total of
lebts paid off to $1,000 for this
year and $2,700 for the last two
years. Outstanding indebtedness
is now only S2,700.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Couldn't Buy Legs
SO He Made His Own

Oklahoma City, Okla. up -
Unable to buy a pair of artificial
limbs after he lost both of his
legs in a train accident, Henry
Falls, Negro youth, whitfield some
from an old cottonwood log.
Representatives of artificial
limb manufacturers who later saw
the pair of wooden ones Falls
made, said they were a remark
able piece of workmanship. Falls
was guided by the illustrations in
a catalogue of artificial limbs he
obtained. His only tools were poe
ket knife, rusty saw and hammer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Broadcast Leads
To Apprehension
.Of Station Thugs

Clifford Wilson, &c, and Rene
(Dimples) Nelson, 80, were taken
from ST. Paul to New Ulm We'd
nesday by Sheriff John Reitter,
their capture the result of a
KIND broadcast.
The two confessed to burglariz-
ing the Radke Oil company bulk
station at New Ulm early Sum-
day morning to bureau of GRIM
inal apprehension men, and were
held for further investigation in
the Ramsey county jail.
Frank w. Sommer, chief inves-
tigator for the bureau said no
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15

nothing further of the incident
although they felt certain that the
curtains were raised when they
left. They noticed nothing UNI
usual about the premises until
they went into the bedrooms.
Dresser drawers were out, con-
tents thrown around the floor and
things generally upset.
Hildegarde Gustafson, sister of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15

the cord with her teeth she gets
illumination.
Frequently Smith has awaken
ed in the night to discover the
stable lights ablaze. He plans to
install a different type of switch
to remedy the situation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Chicago Policemen
Turn BrOncO-BuSterS

Chicage(P)-Every once in
awhile the Chicago police have to
lay off bandit chasing and use
their ultra-modern radio-contron-
ed squad cars as broncos to pur-
sue cattle.
Policeman Albert Ledden rode
the running board of his squad
car to lasso a steer that shifted
the CRASHES Western avenue
pavement hopefully. Ledden's lar
lat broke so the steer was tied to
a fire hydrant with tire chains.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Russ Lauterbach
Gets FrOsh Letter

Russell Lauterbach, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Lauterbach of Red
wood Falls, has been awarded his
freshman numeral in football at
kee. His brother Jack was star
guard with Marquette's Cotton
Bowl team of 1886.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
LEM Reelected
Mayor of Fairfax

William LEM was again named
mayor of Fairfax and other Of
ficers were elected last week.
Three hundred and forty votes
were cast. Other officers are: A.
o. Lundler, trustee; A. E. Carver,
recorder; w. B. Frank, treasurer;
c. w. Hermann, justice of the
peace and Ed. Seesz, constable.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Horse That Likes Light
Harnesses Its Owner

Abilene, Tex.-(R The cleo
trio light bills of Rex A. Smith of
Abilene are mounting because of
his polo mare, Punkin.
Punkin suddenly took a liking
to bright lights and turns them on
by herself. The lights are the
kind with cord-pull switch and
Punkin learned that by jerking
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
C.. V. Lund Goes to
Brewster Creamery

c. V. Lund begins work today
as manager and buttermaker of
the Farmers Cooperative cream
cry at Brewster. Mr.. Lund was
elected to his position by the
board of directors of the concern.
He was formerly employed at
the Gandrud Creamery in Red
wood Falls. ...
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
CALLED TO CAR FIRE

The Redwood Falls. fire depart
ment was called this morning
when flames burst from a car
parked in front of the J. c. Pen
ney store. Jack Corcoran was US
ing the car, owned by H. c.
Schmidt's Automotive =, Credit
company. The engine was idling
when the fire started. Little
damage was done. ..-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
BUYS 8 AUTOMOBILES
FOR ONE DOLLAR

Butte, Monthly = One Butte
city employee thinks he has made
the record buy in automobiles for
all time. He bought eight of them
for $1-12k cents each-recently
when the city advertised for bids
but rome was received. The cars
were junk models that had been
abandoned during the year on
city streets.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15
Franklin Wins Three

Franklin = Fairfax lost two
games to Franklin here Tuesday
night, the regulars taking their
bout % to Is and the seconds 18
to 10. In tourney at Olivia last
weekend Franklin lost to Danube
and then beat Olivia 10 to Is.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-15

Mrs. Nimps who makes her home
there, was thankful the providers
overlooked her bank book into
which $40 had been folded.
At the Larson home the mar.
auders took a 10 cent glass ring
which they apparently mistook
for diamond. They stole a small
amount of change, but left a wrist
watch nearby.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Ruth Etting Marries
Alderman After Trip
By Plane 10 Nevada
They Get License Few
Minutes Before 9, Are
Wed, Then leove
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 14.-In a
swift-moving accompaniment to the
trial in Los Angeles of her former
husband, Martin Snyder, for at
tempted murder, Miss Ruth Etting
was married here today to Myrl
Alderman, the former pianist whom
Snyder is accused of shooting
The ceremony took place in the
chambers of Judge William Orr a
few minutes after 9 o'clock (P. S. T)
The Rev. C. H. Sloan. who had been
called to the courthouse half hour
before, performed the ceremony.
The license had been issued only
a few minutes before 9, when the
couple arrived by chartered plane
from Los Angeles. Immediately after
the ceremony they left for the air.
port to return to the California city
New Tangle in Case.
Miss Etting gave her age as 81
residence Los Angeles and recorded
divorce granted in Chicago No
vember 30, 1887. Mr.. Alderman gave
his age as 80 and said he was
divorced in Los Angeles a year ago
Low-hanging clouds that brought
Southern California it's first rain
Of the season did not deter the cou-
pie as they sped away from Los An
geles with three others before dawn.
The singer and Mr.. Alderman
(See SNYDER, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Stars of Radio, Stage and Screen
In YuIe Campaign Broadcast

Tom Howard and George Shell
ton, comedy stars of the stage,
screen and radio, will join other
entertainers from the Earle Theater
in q special half-hour broadcast at
8 O'Clock tonight over WMAL in
behalf of The Star-Warner Bros
N. B. c. Yuletide Campaign. Their
appearance has been arranged by
John J. Payette, Warner general
zone manager.
Evelyn Case, singer, and Dave
Monahan, assisted by Garnet Nor
ris in a xylophone speciality, also
will take part in the program for
which music will be provided by the
Earle Theater Concert Orchestra.
The aerial show Is part of CITY,
wide Christmas program through
which Washington's needy families,
fathers, mothers and children, will
be clothed and fed and the children
given toys. The chief cooperating
and distributing agencies are the
Metropolitan Police and the Par
ent- Teacher Association.
Santa to Arrive Friday.
On Friday night Santa Claus him
self will come in from the North
Pole, landing at Washington Air
port at $50 pm. The annual
Shoreham Toy Ball, a big feature
of the Christmas cheer campaign,
will get under way in the Shore
ham Hotel ballroom at 8 o'clock.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, will meet Saint
Nick at the Airport and escort him
| to the Shoreham.
While these entertainment fea-
lures are going on, Star trucks will
be cruising the city Friday and Sat-
urday, collecting gifts from boxes in
more than 60 Federal on1ces, SO
Peoples Drug Stores and II Warner
Bros. Theaters. The contributions
Of Federal employees will be picked
up beginning Friday. ::
The annual toy matinees will be
! tsee CAMPAIGN, Page A-so
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Civil Service Ruling
Approves Custer Of
.3F.C.C. Officials
Commission Reports
No Violation of
Regulations

The Civil Service Commission an
nounced today it has decided that
the Federal Communications Com
mission did not violate any civil
service rules in dismissing three
veteran employees in the so-called
purge last month.
Civil service officials said F.. C. c.
Chairman Frank r. McNinch would
be advised Immediately that the dis
mlssals involved no irregularities
that would compel the commission
TO withhold approval under civil
service rules"
The decision was reached. it was
said, after the Civil Service Com
mission received a report from the
Classification Division on its in
vestigation of circumstances sur
rounding dismissal of G. Franklin
Wisner. former chief of press rela-
tions; Davis G. Arnold, former chief
examiner, and Melvin H. Dalberg
assistant chief examiner.
r. c. c. ofIicials would not COM
eAASAAs OAA VAC NOAAAlAASo1Ol1 . lul1llk
declaring they had not been in
formed of1cially of the action as
yet. 1t was understood letter ex-
planning the Civil Service Commits
sion's stand would reach the F. c. c.
this afternoon
The Civil Service Commission
had ordered an investigation after
receiving a request from Chairman
McNinch for approval of the dis
missed trio. Mr.. McNinch had de-
Tended the busters as a reorganiza-
ton move carried out entirely with
in the civil service law and rules"
The positions held by Mr.. Dalberg
and Mr.. Arnold were dropped in the
abolition of the Examining Division
All other examiners were transferred
to the commissions Legal Division
Mr.. Wisner's duties were taken over
on temporary basis by Marion L.
Ramsay. director of information and
research at the Rural Electrification
Administration.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
German Guilty
Of Spying on
Canal Defenses
= Schockow Convicted.
First of 4 Held
For Pictures
By the Associated Press.

CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, Dec. IA.
Hans Heinrich Schackow, 26-year-
old German, was found guilty in
Federal Court today of unlawfully
obtaining information affecting the
United States national defense.
The German steamship company
employe. charged with taking photo
graphs of vital Canal Zone fortifica-
tions in October with three other
young Germans, will be sentenced
December % when Judge Bunk
Gardner is to hear motion by de-
fense counsel taking exception to the
verdict and asking a new trial.
The jury deliberated only two
hours. Judge Gardner had in
structed jury members to find the
defendant guilty only if they be-
lieved Schackow had entered the
Canal Zone military reservation "for
the purpose of obtaining informa-
ton respecting national defense with
the intent or reason to believe the
information to be obtained would
and is to be used to the injury of
the United States or to the ad-
vantage of foreign nation"
The trial of Ernst Robert Edward
Kuhrig, 20, was set for January 4.
The other defendants, Ingeborg
Waltrunt Gutman. 19-year-old girl
secretary, and Gisbert Wilhelm
Gross, 26, are to be tried later.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Danes Probe Nuzi Plot
To Abduct Premier
BY the Associated Press.

oy tAC nSoOCldLe0 ITCSS.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14.-Police
arrested and quickly released four
Danish Nazis today after an in
tense but fruitless investigation of a
suspected plot to kidnap Premier
T. H. Stauning.
The four men were arrested in a
car filled with Nazi pamphlets out
side the Premier's suburban villa
shortly after midnight. Some hours
later police freed them, assert
ing they were unable to prove the
existence of a plot.
The four insisted they were Griv-
ing past the villa 'for curiosity
The authorities said, however, that
all were well knowp to police, and
one was released from prison only
yesterday after serving term for
political offense.
Staining, unshaken by the scare,
was at his desk today.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
u. ). Intervenes in Strike
To Avert Meat SHORTAGE
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The Fed
eral Government intervened in the
packing house strike today in the
hope of averting a meat shortage
and subsequent price hike in the
metropolitan area.
DR.. John r. Steelman, director of
the conciliation service of the De-
partment of Labor. sent a represen-
tative to Chicago to attempt a set
tlement. Representatives of the
big four ompanies-Wilson, Ar
mour, Swift and Cudahy-told the
board that central Offices in Chicago
decided all questions of labor policy.
Sixty wholesale packing concerns
handling most of the refrigerated
meat and poultry sold in New York
City were affected by the walkout,
called Monday by the United Meat
Workers Union &C. I. o..
The union demanded 81 to IS a
week pay increases, closed shop,
40-hour week, seniority rights and a
written contract for 600 luggers,
cutters and scalers.
Several hundred union members
picketed the struck plants, but Of
f1cials claimed that by substituting
statesmen and other employees for
strikers they were able to keep meat
shipments moving.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Woman Fences in Part of Road,
Charging Town Seized Land

ton for the improvement nor given
an easement across her property.
She is represented by Attorney
John F. Lillard, jr., of Hyattsville,
who said he had made an investiga-
ton Of the street-widening project
and found nearly all the property
had been taken by the town without
proper legal procedure.
The attorney said he would seek
damages for Miss Klein. Mr.. Baker
declared a cash settlement had been
offered and refused.
The street, the principal thorough
fare through the town, was widened
from Is to 40 feet, with curbs and
cutters, along its entire length.
Mr.. Baker said the improvements
were made on the petition Of the
majority Of the property owners.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Two Batt|eships,
Navy Air Bases
Are Slated
Congress to Be Asked
For Funds to Bolster
Atlantic Defense
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Administration circles heard today
the Nays share of President Roose-
velt's new defense program will in
clude string Of feet air bases along
the Atlantic coast and two more
battleships, probably the worlds
largest.
The battleships are included in a
score Of war craft for which Con-
gress will be asked in the budget to
provide initial funds, officials dis
closed.
From naval authority came the
disclosure the high command wants
air bases in New England, Hampton
Roads, Va, and in Florida or else
where in the Southeast.
Report Completed.
Strategically situated for a war
time defense of the Atlantic Coast,
the Caribbean Sea and the Panama
Canal, they would supplement other
projected naval bases in Puerto
Rico and Alaska, and additional
army air bases which Congress al
ready has authorized.
The Navy's recommendations will
be given to Congress in a detailed
report of special board. The re-
port already is in Secretary Swan
sons hands.
The new warship proposals, Ad-
miral William D. Leahy said, en-
brace in addition to the two battle
ships, two cruisers, eight destroyers
and eight submarines, and modernl-
zation of the aircraft carriers Lex
ington and Saratoga.
Big Ships Authorized.
They probably will be big ones,
Admiral Leahy, naval operations
chief, said after a recent conference
with the President. referring to au.
thority given the Chief Executive ir
this years billion-dollar fleet expan.
sion program to order construction
of craft up to $4,000 tons.
Additional reports that Japan has
undertaken or is planning battle.
ships larger than the $4,000 ton:
permitted in the 1886 London treaty
have reached the Navy since Toxic
earlier this year refused to give the
United States, Great Britain anc
France any information on its new
warships.
Evening star., 1938-12-14

Claiming the town of Brentwood,
Nd, took part of her property for
street Improvements without her
consent, Miss Anna M. Klein has
erected a wire fence inclosing g.
by-114-foot sector of the newly Wild
ened thoroughfare' in front Of her
home, at 4124 Prospect avenue.
The sector Is inclosed by chicken
wire strung on white wooden posts,
and Miss Klein hangs red lanterns
on the posts to warn motorists at
night. She said today she may
erect an iron fence II proper settle
ment is not made soon.
Town Clerk e. w. Baker today
said Miss Klein, . College Park
dressmaker, had not signed . petit
Evening star., 1938-12-14
beven Becomes President
OF Illinois Central
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-J. L. Beven,
son of a veteran Illinois Central
Railroad man and an employe of the
line since he was II, became presi-
dent of the Illinois system today.
The Board Of Directors. following
its regular meeting, announced the
appointment of Beven, So, to succeed
L. A. Downs, president since Sep
tember, 1926, who becomes chairman
of the board.
Beven is the second Illinois Gen.
trail president to rise to that Office
from the ranks; Downs was the first.
Since January l, 1881, Beven has
been senior vice president and Sec
ond in command.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Arlington Woman Dies
In Gus-Filled Room

Found overcome by gas in the
kitchen of her home, Mrs. Eileen
Gardner, 1905 Twenty fourth street
north, Arlington County, Va, died
last night despite efforts of Claren-
don firemen to revive her by admin
istering oxygen for more than an
hour.
DR.. w. c. Welburn, county coro-
ner, issued q certificate of suicide
this morning.
Arlington police said the husband,
H. E. Gardner, found his wife un-
conscious in the kitchen shortly
before midnight.
Evening star., 1938-12-14
Dies Committee Told
U. 5. Spy Situation
lis Serious Menace
Nozi Movement Aims
At Sabotage Machine,
Investigator Says
fSecond instdllment of Turrou
revelations on Page A-14)
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Committee on Un-
American Activities was told today
the spy situation in the United
States constitutes "a very serious
menace"
John c. Metcalfe, committee in
vestigator, who spent six months
checking up on activities of sub
versive organizations, told the COM
mittee the real aim of the Amer
ican Nazi movement is to build up
in the United States a spy organiza-
ton, a potential sabotage machine
and a German minority"
Similar efforts are being made
in South America, he said.
In response to questions from
Chairman Dies the witness said he
believed the United States had been
placed in "a precarious position
through efforts of subversive groups
to set up sabotage machines. Mr..
Metcalfe added that besides Ger
many, other countries which he did
not name were engaged in spying
activities in the United States.
Could Cause Great Damage.
The witness declared that in the
event of war. sabotage plans of the
organizations to which he referred
could cause great damage unless
the United States Government takes
militant steps to put an end to the
activities of the sabotage machines. -
The investigator, who joined the
German-American Bund to study it
from the inside, said he had been in
frequent touch with Army and Navy
intelligence units, the Justice De-
partment and police officials in va
rious parts of the country and that
information concerning espionage
resulting from his own investigation
had been turned over to the Justice
Department.
Asks Work Be Continued.
George E. Sullivan, a Catholic
attorney and author of this city,
presented to the committee a r.
point program for combating un-
American activities. He proposed
first that Congress appropriate
ample funds" for continuation OF
the committees work. His other
suggestion included: Prohibition or
further immigration until subver
sive forces are eliminated: delay in
consideration of Government reor-
ganization measures until existing
subversive forces have been identi-
fled and dealt with" 'unpolluted'
freedom of the press; protection Ct
(see UN-AMERICAN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-12-14
President DissoIves
Ecuudor's Assembly
By the Associated Press.

QUITO, Ecuador, Dec. 14.-Presi-
dent Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez to-
day dissolved the National Constitu-
ent Assembly in q. dispute over power
to promote an army officer.
Several Leftist Deputies were
placed in custody and the army was
held in readiness for any disorders
that might result. There were un-
confirmed reports the Assembly
President, DIR. Arizaga Luque, had
fled the country.
The President, announcing he
acted with cabinet approval, said
new Assembly elections would be
called Immediately.