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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-02
FORCER MAKES FORTUNE WITH
 GOVT. MONIES
Sets Up Dummy CCC Pay roll = Collects Twice a
 Month for Three Years
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Japan made a name for herself by setting up dummy state in Manchuria, but it remained for an enterprising CIVIL service employee in the Interior De- partment to set up a dummy CCC payroll and collect on it two times a month for three years before finally he was caught and pleaded guilty to string of forgery charges. Interior Department of ficials were frightfully upset and spent much effort passing the buck to the War Department, which was tangled in the affair.
 Witnesses testifying before Sen- ate Committee were considerably at variance on dates, but evidently it was some time in the spring of 1884 that Reno E. Stiteley, age about 30, began his little game that escaped detection by Secretary Ickes' 325 departmental detectives through all the intervening months until last March.
 HOW IT WORKED
 The evidence came out piece meal and a bit disorganized. but this is rough pattern of the business as told to the committee:
 Stiteley, chief of the voucher unit of the National Parks Service, su- pervised preparation Of vouchers and payrolls for several dozen eco camps. He made out vouchers for only the salaries of foremen and upervisors-about Is for each camp. For months these lists had been coursing through Stiteleys unit Several clerks and chiefs of section initialed them. It was purely rou- tine. Nobody paid much attention to names.
 So one day Stitely inserted vou- cher for an entirely fictitious group of employees in Shenandoah Nation- al Park in Virginia. Everybody in- itialed it along with the rest.
 There was conflicting testimony. Interior Department witnesses said Stiteley sent in dummy voucher
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-02
CLAIM RESIGNATION IN

CLAIM RESIGNATION IN
 BERLIN, Feb. 2.-Marshal Wer- ner von Blomberg, Minister of War, handed his resignation to Hitler before going to Capricon on his hon. eymoon, a highly reliable inform ant disclosed this afternoon.
 It is disclosed there had been in- dications that the Officers Corps was displeased by the marriage of von Blomberg to Erkia Grohn on January 12.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-02
WALLIS KING
 AFFAIR STlRS
 GERMAN LAND
Rumors of Cabinet Reor- ganization Because
 of Marriage
WAR MINISTER WEDS;
 DECLARES HIS LOVE
Hitler Considers Grave Sit uation-Resignation
 Reported Given

BERLIN, Feb. 2.-Rumors of an impending Cabinet reorganization is heard and many well informed persons predict that War Minister Marshal von Blomberg will no long CT be head of the armed forces when he returns from his honeymoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-02

Sherman Goodpaster, commission CT of insurance in Kentucky, says 446 insurance companies are author ized to do business in the state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
CLASSIFIED
ADS
PHONE 800
Farm implements

WE ARE selling out some of our
equipment for where we have no
further use. Two pairs fine mules
Jack Rabbit hay baler, 1929
Chevrolet truck. Brush rake, 6
HIP. Gasoline motor and pump.
All in perfect condition. Also
many other stems priced low for
quick sale. Phone Holtville $3.50
4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Furniture For Sale

HAVE FOUR rooms of high grade
furniture. Living room, dining
ROOM bedroom suite, also electric
refrigerator, washing and sewing
machines, console radio. Must
leave valley Immediately. viii
sell all for $3.50 if sold at once.
Mrs. G.. E. Payne, Pico ST, first
street across tracks on No. 9Th.
5-1
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Summer Homes

3 FOUR room houses at Tecate,
Calf, for rent. $12., $40, and SO.
per mo-, partly furnished, pure
water free Electric lights, shade
trees. Address c. F. Emery, Te-
cate, Calf. 5-3
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

NEED money. $780, dandy cabin.
Nicely furnished. Laguna Noun
tains. Turn right at LaShes store
to end of road about Y mile.
Cottage No. "a, or write T. j.
Golden, 1907 So. 32nd ST., San
Diego, Calf. 429
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Summer Homes

162 3-4 ACRES. 2 mi. east Live
Oaks, l mile north of Hi 30. 5
room house, 2 springs, 1000 gal.
tank. $1,000. $3.50 down. Balance
like rent. Mrs. Ethel Kane. $3.50
Kane DR., La Mesa. 4-3O
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

GOING hatchery and poultry bus
mess to trade for hi-Way auto
court or other Ell Centro rental
income. Mrs. Cough, $50 E.
Merrill, Fontana. ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

COMPLETELY furnished for sale.
Six large rooms, two baths, dou-
BILE garage, lot 100X125, across
street from car line, two blocks
from ocean. Write owner, 804
Iloring. Pacific Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
~ Summer Homes,

NEVER AGAIN will you be able
to buy a beautiful Ocean View
lot for $500 full price. $75 down,
Sc. a month. approved for FILA.
Loans. Mr.. Duke, 101 So. Ell Ca
mino Real. San Clemente Cal,
4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
20 Let's SWdp

FOR SALE or Trade $500 takes %
room hotel furniture in hotel
where rent is $50. Minimum
monthly income $40O. Will trade
for small home in CaleXico or Ell
Centro. Ideal for couple. Jessie
Conner, 1913 Main. Phone 474.
4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
10
% Country PrOperty-Sale

20 ACRES land in Washington. 20
apple trees. $40. per acre. Harry
Medearis, 1857 1st St, San Diego
81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

TRUMPET in good condition for
sale at reasonable price. Call
1888. 429
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Poultry

BABY chicks, turkeys, ducks. Rea-
sonable prices. Day-old pullets.
U. S. Approved. Liggett's Hat
cherry, Route No. 8, Phoenix,
Arizona. 423
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Houses For Rent

REAR house 76O Len Rey for rent
Partly furnished. $23. per month.
Inquire 1040 SO. 7th after pm
4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
81 Used Cars
35 Trucks, Tractors, TrdiIers

HOUSE trailer for sale. Fully
equipped. Size 18x7. El Centro
Tourist Court No. Is. 4-29
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

YOU haven't read ALL the news
until you READ the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
business Services

SAVE that roof for us to figure.
New or repair S. L. Hartzell and
Son. Phone 251W. 4-13TF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

YOU haven't read ALL the Nem
until you have read the ADS!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

BARGAINS OR TERMS
Auto Radio, was $5495 now 1895
Tube Zenith console radio $45.00
GOODRICH TIT Main
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Farm implements

For Sale
1-20 Caterpillar Tractor
THE FAIR
2l5 Main Phone 1890
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Saak Centre 1853 Feet
ADOBE Sea LeveI
Preliminary Survey Made
In 1884 Not Completed
Markers Placed

A preliminary survey made by the
U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Department of Commerce, in 1884
reveals that Sauk Centre is from
1249 to 1853 feet above sea level
This information was received from
the department by the Community
Club at the request of the Herald
Three markers in this prelimin-
ary survey have been placed in the
City of Sauk Centre, and curiosity
was aroused because the elevation
markings were not placed on the
metal discs. This survey was made
on a line from Lake Itasca to Sauk
Centre.
One of these marks, Y54, has been
placed at the park, directly in front
of and 76 feet south of the Great
Northern depot. Z54, another mark
er, has been placed in the yard OF
the Junior High School and the 9TH
er designated as Sauk Centre has
been placed at the southeast cor
ner of the Public Library.
The department has requested
the Community Club to undertake
without cost to the bureau, the
stamping of the elevations on these
disks when the final elevations be.
come available. They are not YET
complete. The preliminary eleva
tions are as follows: Y54, elevation
1253.744; Z54, elevation 1246.428i
Sauk Centre, elevation 1249.991.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Truck Hit By
N. P. Passenger
Slow Moving Train
Eased Vehicle Into Ditch
No Injuries Reported

Driver Roy Pfieffer, plotting a
truck owned by Henry Voller, Of
this city, escaped injury Tuesday
afternoon when the westbound
Northern Pacific passenger train
crashed into the vehicle at the U
Trail crossing, about one mile west
of this city, and shunted the truck
into the ditch.
The slow moving train, since 1t
had not gathered its full speed
from its stop at the depot, eased
the truck into the ditch, it was ex-
planned at the depot shortly after
the accident. There were no injur-
les, it was reported. Time Of the
accident was set at 1875.
According to the N. p. report the
train was held thirty minutes be-
hind schedule while minor repairs
were made to the pilot and the mot
or bus front. Damage to the truck
was on the right side, indicating
Its point Of direction as north.
Witness to the accident was 16-
year-old Leroy Schwartz, son OF
Ben Schwartz, who live near the
scene Of the accident, the N. p. re-
port stated.
The accident occurred where the
Northern Pacific branch parallels
the Great Northern on the u Trail,
at the outskirts Of the city limits.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Official Opening
OF StearnS REA
Melrose Staged Splendid
Celebration Monday-Gov.
Elmer Benson Main Speaker

Farmers Of Stearns county on
Monday celebrated the official open
ing Of REA lines at Melrose, and
thousands were there to participate
in the splendid program. Rev.
Peter Juba. Of st. Wendell, took the
place Of J. M. Miller, of Sauk Gen.
ire, president Of the Stearns Co
operative Electric, who was taken
suddenly Ill and wac forced to sub
init to an operation.
Ignatius Lemm, Melrose city
clerk, was in charge Of the program
and he introduced the several
speakers. Mayor Kolb welcomed
the guests. Speakers on the pro-
gram were Walter o. Zervas, rep
resentative of the REA, Governor
Elmer A. Benson, and Mr.. Mulling-
er, a member Of the Melrose City
Council, when the municipal light
plant was organized.
Although power has been avail
able on rural lines for sometime,
this was the official opening, and
Rev. Juba, who acted for Mr.. Miller,
turned the electricity into rural
homes under the REA program.
The days entertainment included
a ball game, in which Melrose de-
feated st. Wendell, and other sports
and contests for both children and
adults.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Potato Growers
Referendum
august 20 to "a
Two-Thirds Vote For
Marketing Agreement
Is Necessary

Potato growers in Stearns county
are asked to vote ''yes" or mo-" on
the proposed referendum on putting
the marketing agreement into ef-
feet. According to the county
agents office this marketing agree
ment will bar Gull potatoes from
out Of state shipment. It will re-
quire federal ana state inspection
on out of state shipments. It will
permit further restrictions when
necessary on other low grade or
small sized potatoes, only on recon-
mendation of area committee. It
will also permit modification Of, or
exemption from, shipment restric-
tions to prevent hardships from any
area It will also provide for ad-
ministration Of the program by area
committees composed Of growers
and handlers selected from nomina-
tions made by handlers and grow
ers themselves.
In Stearns county the referendum
vote will be conducted as follows:
August 22-Holdingford school, all
day.
August %, %, %, 24-County
agents Office, st. Cloud. All day for
each Of the four days.
Every potato grower is urged to
cast his vote on this question re-
gardless of whether he Is for or
against it. A two-thirds vote for
the marketing agreement is neces-
sary in order to put it into effect.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Funeral of A.
d. Carpenter
Friday
longtime Resident
Passed Away We'd
nesday, August 10th
.S6 YEARS OLD
Came To Minnesota
In 1866 Taught
School In Long Prairie

Adelbert David Carpenter, resi-
dent Of Ashley Township for sixty
three years, passed away at Beth
seda Invalid Home in st. Paul last
week Wednesday afternoon. He was
well and happy in the morning and
when he was served his lunch he
simply slumped over and died be-
fore a doctor could be summoned.
He received kind Christian care at
the home and during his residence
there was happy and contented.
Mr.. Carpenter was born June
9th, 1852, At West Darrie, Orleans
County, New York State. In 1855,
he came to Minnesota, and from
that time until last March when he
was taken to st. Paul to be near
his daughter, he made his home in
this community. He lived on his
farm west Of Sauk Centre for per-
iod Of sixty-three years.
During the earlier years of his
residence in this state, he taught
school at Long Prairie, Parkers
Prairie and several other places.
On March 9Th, 1876, he was united
in marriage to Elida Close, and to
this union was born eight children
one Of whom died in INFANCY. The
surviving children are: Eta (Mrs
Shelland) Of Ada, Minnesota; Clara
(Mrs. c. s. Dellmore) st. Paul; Dell
of Cave Springs, Georgia; Dwight
who resides on the home farm wesi
of Sank Centre; Gurd, of Sank Cen.
tire; Ben, Of Litchfield. Irving Car.
penter preceded his father in death
in 1886, and Mrs. Carpenter passed
away March 26, 1888. Besides the
children he ea4psssurvived by thirty
one grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
AS far back as 1873 the Herald
contains an account of his success
as game hunter, and his inter
ests as a pioneer in Minnesota's
good road movement was evinced
by several articles written for the
Herald in the days Of yore.
He was 86 years old at the time
of death, and though his body was
strong, his mind became childish
during later years, and he lived ir
the past, often recounting incident:
that occurred over fifty years ago
He told of how he and Charlie!
Lindbergh, father Of Col. Lindbergh
were political pals, and how they
hunted muskrats together neal
Swanville. A few days before HI
died, when he was taken to th'
yard in a wheel chair, he said: "Ov
er there is the pond where I uset
to shoot ducks, but the ducks ar
all gone now. People liked to heal
him talk of the old times-as ont
man said it was like reading a bool
Of long ago.
Funeral services were held at th'
Sauk Centre Funeral Parlors, wher'
Rev. r. J. Mott, conducted the las
sad rites on Friday afternoon, Aug
ust 18th. Interment was made OF
the family lot at Greenwood Gem
(Continued On Page 10. Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Inspector Examines
Lands Proposed as
Postofce Sites

Post Office Inspector Site
Agent, c. #. Keasling, arrived In
Sauk Centre Tuesday afternoon.
and Is now engaged in examin-
ing tracts Of land offered as sites
for the post Office building to be
erected in this city. He is CIV
ing due consideration to all sites,
and anyone else who would still
like to make an offer on prop
erty, may do SO. Mr.. Keasling
may be interviewed and will re-
ceive proposals at the postoffice
anytime during Office hours. He
will remain in the city until Sat
urday.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Stearns Fair
Open
August 18th
Flower Show and
Conservation Exhibit
AS Special Features
BASEBALL GAME
Frisk Greater Shows
And Special
Platform Attractions

In conjunction with the annual
Flower Show, an extraordinary fine
event at the Stearns County Fair,
which will be held August %, 20
and 3Oth, representatives Of the
Minnesota Department Of Conser-
vation plan to install a splendid
display of the states wild life.
Harold Gray and p. F. Michels.
who are in charge of the Flower
Show, will start work Sunday, and
they promise the usual fine ar
rangement in the floral display. A
rock garden effect will again be one
of the outstanding show pieces OF
the fair.
Among entertainment features at
the fair this year, will be a base
ball game between Melrose and
Holdingford Sunday afternoon,
August 28th. Melrose Is leading the
Central Minnesota League, while
Holdingford is one Of the contend
ers in the 500 League. There will
also be a dance both Monday and
Tuesday nights at the fair grounds.
These dances will be conducted by
Henkemeyer's orchestra.
Arrangements for the Model I
Derby have not been completed, but
the MANAGEMENT expects to have
entries from at least six car own
ers for this event. The prizes for
this special racing event are: first,
| $500; second, $1,000; third, $500.
DeWaldo's platform attractions
are among the better class Of fair
entertainment, and this part OF the
program will include extraordinary
acrobatic, animal and comedy per.
formances.
Frisk Greater Shows, with many
new features and rides, will enter
tain on the pike. This show in
cludes in its various rides, a merry
go-round, ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl,
and several kiddie rides, besides a
number of shows and concessions.
such as are usually a part OF all
county fairs.
Harold Stassen, Republican can
didate for governor, will deliver an
address before the grandstand Mon
day evening, August 10Th, and John
Kinzer, Farmer-Labor candidate
for lieutenant governor, will speak
to fair visitors Tuesday evening,
August 3Oth. One of the best loud
speaking systems available will be
installed so that everyone may
without effort, hear these speakers
and all other parts Of the program
as well.
Entry day for the fair will be
Saturday, August 9th, and fair Of
ficials look forward to a large
number of entries in all divisions
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Light
DenOnStra-
ton Tuesday
Lighted Football Field
A Reality This
Year-Poles Set
FIVE GAMES IN '38
Board Voted To Install
System To Produce
$4,000 Watts

24O minutes-five games of foot
ball-is the extent of the ACTIVITY
that the new lighted football field
at the Fair Grounds will see this
fall, it was learned Tuesday evening
when Board of Education members
and a group of interested kibitzers
looked-on during lighting demon
stration.
Developments this week were:
Thursday the Board of Education
voted to install a lighting system
capable of producing 10000 watts.
Since, it was explained, most fields
intensity the light by running over
voltage, the system will probably
produce nearer 70 kilowatts.
Monday ten 6O-foot poles were set
by Northern States crew in three
hours. Each pole cost about $28.
Tuesday it was learned each pole
will house battery of four units,
each armed with a 150O-watt bulb.
Each globe, operating on 115 volts,
has an average life Of 1000 hours,
it is said. While stepping up volt
age shortens the life Of each bulb,
still at the rate of play this year
each globe, barring breakage, would
last $50 years. The field will see
four hours of play this season.
Cost per hour to run a plant COM
manding 60 XIV, at five cents, Is
three dollars.
What actually took place Tuesday
evening was test Of the perform
ance of varied type reflectors. Three
distinct type of reflectors, lighted
with an identical 1500-watt bulb,
were tested. Foot candle readings
were made at various points on the
field. An average was struck Tor
each of the three from the readings
From these averages the Board VIII
select it's system.
Bidding were three firms Tues
day. Units of Benjamin, General
Electric and Westinghouse equip
ment were tested. Representatives
from each of the three companies
were on deck.
Since the lighting project is Sc
cured on a PWA equipment grant
all specifications and costs must
be submitted to Washington before
actual purchase can be made. Cost
of such lighting equipment, entail
ing 40 units on this field, Is figured
between 1900 and 1000 dollars, II
was said.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Glendon Brown
Died Suddenly
Former Resident Buried
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Saturday Afternoon

Glendon Brown, 31-year-old cleo
trical engineer Of Milwaukee, Wis
consin, was buried in Milwaukee,
Wis, Saturday afternoon at services
at 1:30 o'clock after he had died
Wednesday morning Of an heart at
tack. Mr.. Brown, son Of F. G.
Brown, now Of Duluth, but former
ly of this city, had been a resident
Of this city some years ago. He
was graduated from the University
of Minnesota and since that time
has pursued his study, electrical en-
gineering. At the time Of death he
was connected with a Milwaukee
firm.
Attending the funeral Saturday
from this section were his sister,
Maude Brown, of Worthington, and
his father and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. c. Brown, of Duluth. He Is sur
vived by a wife and seven-year-
old adopted SON. Another sister,
Mrs. Newell Barnard (Marie), Of
Bertha, could not attend the fun
eral services.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
Robert Fish Had
Narrow Escape
Shooting Mishap
Occurred Monday
Afternoon, August 8th

Robert Fish, of Warroad, grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Fish
of this city, suffered an accident
recently which, but for luck, might
have proved serious or even fatal
The following article from the War
road Pioneer, tells about the acct
dent:
Robert Fish, son of Mr.. and Mrs
G. M. Fish, Of Warroad, had a mar
row escape from death last Mon
day afternoon, August 8, when a q
rifle which he had been using &C
cidentally discharged sending bull
let through his left hand and UP
into his check. The mishap occur.
red at Garden Island where Robert
had been vacationing in company
with his friend, Bill Hanson.
The young man was holding the
rifle in his hand, and 1t appears
that he jolted the butt Of 1t against
the dock. The safety lock was not
on and the hammer was released
causing the gun to go OF. The bull
let plowed through Roberts left
hand. emerging near the wrist, and
passing on up, lodged in his cheek
Just below his eye. The force Of the
bullet was by then nearly spent, or
the accident may have been fatal.
He was rushed into Warroad by
Carl Carlquist, who was fishing at
Garden Island, and was attended by
Dr. Leitch. He is now well on his
way to recovery.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
NYA Allotment
Made to School
Available To Approximately
Twenty-Five Students From
l6 TO ~ Years Of Age

Sauk Centres High School has
received its N. Y. A. allotment. for
the next school year, and 1t will be
available to approximately twenty.
five students. Students to receive
this aid must be between the ages
Of 16 to "a. It applies to students
from the ninth to twelfth grades.
All those who wish to apply for
aid under the N. Y. A. must regis
ter with Principal e. Olson, at the
superintendent's Office, commencing
next Monday. Office hours will be
each day from 8 a. m. to 4 p m.
Students, who are under sixteen
years OF age, and wish aid, will re-
ceive notice when state funds are
allotted at a later date. This fund
will care for additional pupils who
are under sixteen years Of age.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-08-18
". F. Beaumont
Passed Away
Submitted to Gall Bladder
Operati0n-Death Came
At Duluth Hospital

Friends in this city this week re-
ceived word Of the death Of Vernon
Beaumont, formerly an instructor
in the local public schools. Mr..
Beaumont submitted to gall blad-
der operation ten days ago, and he
passed away in st. Joseph's Hospi-
tai, Duluth, last week Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaumont came to
this city in 1880, and for one year
he taught chemistry and science in
the high school. For three years he
was engaged as principal Of the
high school under Superintendent
H. A. Falk, and for one year was
instructor Of the Junior College, un-
der the Extension Division of the
University of Minnesota.
During their residence in this city
a children was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Beaumont, who with the bereaved
wife survives.
Mr.. Beaumont also was a lieu
tenant of Co. M. Minnesota Nation
al Guards, under the command OF
Captain R. l.. Scott.
Information as to funeral services
and other details were not avail
able.