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The times-news., 1938-01-19
STRONG PRESSURE IS
BROUGHT BY HULL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. lUP)
The enigmatic disappearance in
Soviet Russia of "Mr. and Mrs.
Donald l.. Robinson" was solved
yesterday when the Soviet foreign
office admitted that Robinson is
being held as a spy and his sup
posed wife, identified as Mrs.
Ruth Marie Ruebens of Philadel-
phia, as possible accessory.
Acceding to constant pressure
from Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, who demanded repeatedly
that Russian officials clear up
the mystery, the foreign office
announced that Robinson, whose
true identity and nationality have
not been ascertained, is held in
the tow of Svcrdlovsk, in the Ural
mountains. Mrs. RuebenS, or Rob-
inson, is under restrain in Mos
cow.
Hull promptly instructed 10y
Henderson, American charge DAT
faires in Moscow, to request per-
mission for an attache to inter-
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news., 1938-01-19
JOHN MILTON
US. SENATOR
Governor Moore Of New
Jersey, Names Democrat
as His Successor

TRENTON, n. J., Jan. 10. -
,.s Up Gov. A. Harry Moore
isS'eTdar named John Milton of
Jersey City to succeed him as U.
a., q senator, a post Moore relin-
S-Nned when he became gov
:, Milton, 81, is personal counsel
r., y Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey
c,, r'y' who declined the appoint
J l,,sE! when it was offered to him
". " Moore as a 62nd birthday pres
Moore took office as governor
Ssosrs..rday, thereby vacating the
c,s| c,,ss|a'orship. Milton is a Demo-
,;;. 'H..on never has held an cleo
,r, ,re position but has been assist
eo,,E %. Guy attorney and corporation
cYunSeI c,.SI for Jersey City and is a
,v'uoer AMI Of the port of New York
ss1Ss..a92rjty for New Jersey. He
70, ,O a 4aS been prosecutor of pleas
'Of Hudson county.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
BELIEVE G-MEN
SEARCHING FOR
BODY OF ROSS
Secrecy Gives Rise to Be-
lief Anders Checked as
to Tacoma Crime
STRICT SECRECY
COVERS MOVEMENTS

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 10
(UP) - G-men today resumed
their mysterious activities in the
Charles s. Ross kidnapping case
when they slipped out of head
quarters, carrying large boxes
which may have contained digging
implements. 1t was believed they
were starting on a search for the
body of Ross, kidnapped and slain
by Peter Anders. He confessed
to FBI Chief Edgar Hoover that
he killed Ross and Atwood Gray,
kidnap accomplice, rather than
share with him the $4,000 ran
som collected from the Ross FAM
lily near Rockford, III.
Anders apparently remained in
the county Jail after arriving here
in the custody Of Hoover and
other G-men by air from Los An
geles last night. The federal agent
wore heavy clothing when they
left their office one by one this
morning. It was reported that five
cars of G-men, one carrying Hoo
yer, set out from q downtown ho-
tel. They quickly outdistanced
pursuing newspapermen.
Melodramatic secrecy gave rise
to the belief that the G-men were
checking other crimes against An
ders, notably the unsolved hdnap-
ing death of Charles Alttson, 10,
at Tacoma, Washn. - -
The times-news., 1938-01-19
j. CHARGE TO
SEE WOMAN IN
SOVIET PRISON
Step Follows Moscow's Ad-
mission Mrs. Ruebens
Held Prisoner
ROBINSON is HELD
IN URAL MOUNTAINS

MOSCOW, Jan. 19.-UP)-
United States Charge d'Atfaircs
10y E. Henderson expects to COLI
fer today with Mrs. Ruth Marie
Ruebens of Philadelphia in her
cell at Lubianka prison as result
Of the Soviet governments formal
admission that she and the man
described as her husband are un-
der arrest.
Henderson declined to discuss
the case, explaining that he mad
not yet received official instruc-
tions from Washington, but it was
learned that he is arranging to
interview the woman as soon as
possible.
Permission for the diplomatic
official to see Mrs. Ruebcrs was
provided for in Foreign Commis-
sar Maxim Litvinoff's letter to
President Roosevelt on Novem-
Der 16, 1888, dealing with the
procedure to be followed in the
case of arrests of Americans in
Russia or Russians in the United
States.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
ANDERS TAKEN TO
ST. PAUL BY PLANE

CHICAGO, Jan. 19. (UP).@.
Edgar Hoover, chief of the fed
eral bureau Of investigation, ar
rived at st. Paul, Mimi, airport
last night on q secret mission in
connection with the kidnap slay-
ing Of Charles s. Ross, elderly
Chicago Valentine manufacturer.
Hoover told a reported for the
St. Paul News that he had
brought with him Peter Anders.
who has confessed he kidnapped
Ross and killed hi matter extort-
ing $4,000 ransom frmo his fam
lily.
The FBI chief merely answered
eyes" whenasked if Anders was
with him. Earlier E. T.Guinane,
chief of the FBI St. Paul office,
had first denied Anders was at
st. Paul and later admitted Hoov-
er was accompanied by a "pris-
oner."
Hoover volunteered the infor-
nation that Anders was not re-
garded at this time as a suspect
in the kidnap-slaying of lO-year-
old Charles Mattson of Tacoma,
Washn. The uncanny resemblance
of Anders' published photographs
to artists sketches of the man
sought at Tacoma had caused
much speculation on that score.
81 am going to bed" Hoover
added. It was presumed he in
tended to remain at hotel over
night. His assistants said he
planned to fly to Chicago today.
The conflicting statements OF
Hoover and other G-men added to
the air of mystery which shroud-
ed the case since late last night
when Hoover dramatically an
nounced the arrest of Anders at
Santa Anita race track where the
abductor was wagering on horse
races with Ross ransom money.
All day long Hoover had been
silent. His whereabouts, in fact,
Then a big transport plane drop
ped down in the floodlights at
St. Paul airport and TAXED into
the hangar of the 109th aviation
squadron, Minnesota national
guard.
Three FBf automobiles were in
the hangar. They sped away,
filled with G-men.. Presumably
they also carried the prisoner,
Anders.
Anders was expected to be
brought to Chicago to confront
Miss Florence Freihage, Ross sec
retary who was with the manu-
facturer the eptember night two
kidnapers took him from his au-
tomobile on a lonely road in
Chicago's southern suburbs.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
1898 by United Press

Copyright, 1898. by United rre''
MOSCOW, Jan. 10. (UP)-Ihe
central committee of the Commu-
mist party has adopted resolu. .
ton calling for a drastic curb OF
the purge in the party's po!itissal ps
organization throughout, the 90
Wet Union, it was revealed toaay.
More than 1000 persons nave ave
been executed and 10000 others
arrested during the past yea: on
charges of "wrecking activities
and other acts harmful TO the
state.
The resolution contained lO pro-
visions, among which are:
l. Forbids mass expulslons from
the party and requires an lnol-
vidual investigation OF the case
of each person expelled:
2. Party organizations are
obliged to return to their JOBS an
persons expelled without mVestl-
CATION.
ing appeals made by those ex,
PEELED must be examined ana
The times-news., 1938-01-19
HARMS RULES
|FILL RESTRICT
|SENATE TALKS
Eigbt 10 Smother Action on
Lyrching Bill in
18th Day
E R, WILL CONFER
WITH BUSINESS MEN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. tUP)
-. pr,.ifart Garner today
'"' .,, .,j or two
t-acir" """" ". '.', " ..,
weeks uucaMpyry0 IilOuSter
,gairst the antl-lyuching bill and
.,T Tho s,ra-s that rules hence
:,r.b :o,t ~ rar br enforced.
In . ",rctnical' manner, Gar
NOR made +, p,an 10 the senate
.Sa, G TrIps rrcyiigd obstacles to
,,,,ro.,r;rtpf ,,,~, snaacb and said that
Sa,,a,ors 1,,,o riaIdirr for ANYTHING eX-
cen, n. rncstion will lose the
fIaor
Tcofersh;r action came today
The times-news., 1938-01-19
CHINESE LAUNCH GUERILLA
WARFARE IN SHANGHAI AND
NANKINC ARE rs TO DEFY JAPS
Follows Tokyo's "Outlaw-
ing" Of Chinese
Government
(Copvr;gbt, 1888, United PrcsoI

Copyright, 1888, United Prcso>
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10. (UP)-
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shck's
reply to Japan's action in "out-
lawing" his National Chinese gov
crnment was to order widespread
guerilla attacks in the very envl-
rons Of Shanghai today.
Severe fighting ragged around
the city.
For the first time in weeks
Japanese warships bombarded
areas in the Pootung district
across the Whangpoo river from
the international settlement.
Foreigners who had returned
to their homes outside the Inter
national settlement and the
French concession were endanger-
ed.
The japanese urged that they
withdraw into the foreign areas
but Britons refused to do so and
a number of Americans joined
them.
1t was reported that represen-
tatives of Lieut.-Gen. 1vane Mat
sui, the Japanese commander IN
the Yangtse valley, approached
Brig. A. P. D. Telfer-Smollet, the
British commander in Shanghai,
and asked him to force his Ma
tionals to withdraw from the
neighborhood around the Hung
lao airdrome, where skirmishes
we're taking place, southwest OF
the International settlement.
Telfer-Smollet refused.
The guerrilla attacks started
yesterday in the Pootung area
and spread during the night.
1t was reported that a Japa-
nese column Of 5000 infantry
men was attacking 5000 Chinese
guerrillas barricaded in the VII
lage of Chao Kao-Chiao.
The Japanese at first tried to
induce the Chinese to surrender:
They refused and then ordered
10000 Chinese plainclothes sol
diers scattered throughout the
countryside around Shanghai to
attack Japanese outpOsts.
One band attacked the village
of Chuensha and captured 2io
soldiers of the Japanese garrison
Another column attacked the VII
Iage of Nanwei and captured two
Japanese armored cars.
The japanese were unable 10
bomb the guerrilla concentrations
from the air because Of the dan
ger of killing their own comrades
who were held as hostages.
Guerrilla bands also were ma
RAISING the Japanese around Nan
king. The Japanese asserted tnat
one large guerrilla band in Hon
sien, where the survivors OF the
U. S. gunboat Panay sought rel
uge after the vessel had been
bombed and sunk by japanese
airplanes last month, had been
eliminated"
The times-news., 1938-01-19
CHAUTEMPS IS
new PREMIER
Succeeds Self Naming New
French Cabinet After 5
Days of Turmoil

PARIS, Jan. 10. (UP)-Camille
Chautemps, radical-socialist lead
er, last night ended five stormy
days in which France was without
government by forming a cabi-
net composed solely of members
of his own party.
There were strong indications
the cabinet would not be support
ed by socialists, and the commu-
nists already have repudiated it.
Chautemps, called upon to sal
wage his government that was
driven from office at dawn Friday,
announced the makeup of his new
cabinet at 9 p. m. after confer
ring with President Albert Lebrun
at Elysee palace.
President Lebrun signed a de-
cree at 1880 p. m. formally re-
returning Chautemps to power
and establishing his cabinet OF SO
members-one of the largest in
French history-as the nations
government. >.
Chautemps then summoned his
ministers into immediate consulta-
ton on a program designed to
head off the nations financial and
social crisis. The program will be
placed before parliament at 3 p.
m. Friday when a vote of confl-
dence will he asked,
The premier. in an appeal to
the nation for confidence, said his
government was dedicated to "ful-
fillment of the hopes of a country
desiring social justice, civic peace
and security."
The times-news., 1938-01-19
DEPARTMENTS
PASSING BUCK
IN CAMP FRAUD
Clerk Who Mulcted Gov
ernment Of $4,000
Never Sentenced
MORE REVEALED AS
TO METHODS USkn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (UP)
Responsibility for conditions that
enabled a voucher clerk to mulct
the government of $4,000 was
tossed back and forth by the war
and interior departments yester-
day at the senate public lands
committees hearing on qualifica-
tions Of Ebert X. Burlew to be
assistant secretary of the inter-
i0r.
Testimony Of Major Gen. Wal
ter l.. Reed. Inspector general of
the army, brought out that it was
easy for Reno Stitley, the clerk,
to forge and cash vouchers be-
cause the two government of
fees had no system for check
mating him. Conversely. others
could have piled up defalcatiOns
without being discovered.
Burlew is present adminlstra-
tive assistant to Interior Secrc-
tary Harold L. Ickes. Hearings on
his qualifications for promotion
have resulted in revelations that
department telephone wires were
tapped. that up until few
months ago the department was
permeated by political intrigue
and feuds. and that it was prob
ably that President Roosevelt S
telephone conversations had been
eavesdropped.
Reed said that Stitley possessed
forged authorizations to present
and receive payment for vouchers
but that there was nothing to
make anyone suspicious. He de-
MED testimony of parks service
and other interior department Of
ficials that Stitlev carried on his
peculations through creation Of
imaginary Civilian Conservation
corps camps.
Instead, he said, the clerk used
ghost" employees - non-eXlStent
persons - whom he assigned to
CCC camps in the Shenandoah
valley. -.
Names of lckeS and other OIL
cials, all forged, were on the
vouchers, Reed said, so the army
disbursing officer had no reason
to be suspicious and therefore
made no attempt to check the
vouchers against the payes: he
pointed out that of Stitley's de-
falcations. only $4,000 was OBJ
tanned through the disburslng Oh
ficer. The remainder came from
park service funds.
Reed said that the disburslng
officer had instructions to honor
vouchers presented by persons
specifically designed to handle
CCC finances land that Stltley
apparently was one of them. he
said it was not incumbent" upon
the disbursing officer to investl-
gate whether the payes actually
were employed by the CCC.
Questioned by Senator Alva B.
Adams, D., Colo, as to what ex-
tent these methods leaves the gov
crnmcnt Eat the mercy of any
forgers that may be in position
to obtain vouchers" Reed re-
piled: RI, ,
'It doesn't happen very often.
"You mean they aren't caught
Continued on rage tour)
The times-news., 1938-01-19
GEORGIA'S HOUSE
VOTES FOR REPEAL
OF STATE DRY LAW

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 10. (UP)
Gcorgia's house Of representa-
tives yesterday passed and sent
to the senate a bill repeating the
states dry law. -,
The measure, approved in the
house by vote Of lO3 to u, pro-
vides for sale of bottled Whlskey
by licensed dealers in l6 OF the
states counties.
Repeal was defeated IN a
statewide referendum last June,
but many of the more popul9us
counties returned a majority Tor
legalization of whiskey sales.
Beer and wines already are le-
The times-news., 1938-01-19
Two Civil Actions
Filed With Court

Civil suits filed with the clerk
of the court yesterday included
suit for approximately $98 by r.
C. Fitzsimmons against the Hen
dersonville Supply and Coal COM
pany and Alan Charles.
The suit was a result Of an ac-
cident between the plaintiff and
Charles, driving for the coal COM
pany. ~
Helen N. Bly, filed suit against
John A. Hudgens to recover the
sum of $2,760 on a note past due.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
WHITE HOUSE AND
Trade PARLEY TODAY

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. (UP)
President Roosevelt, whose imme-
date business program is to curb
monopoly and obtain Il greater
degree Of planned production and
employment, will confer late this
afternoon with the 80 members
OF The Administration Business
ADVISORY council.
representatives Of the business
group and the White House said
tneF are prepared to discuss any
phase Of the business situation.
In The meeting of the council,
President Roosevelt will be face
70 face with representative bus
Ness men from all parts of the
country and may be able to OBJ
tan an expression on the problem
now troubling the administration
whether the resumption of
pump printing spending to give
olS;neSS a shot in the arm would
be helpful.
President Roosevelt may avoid
a general exposition of his hold
hE company program.
tie told a press conference last
week that all holding companies
should be abolished but declined
% pursue the subject yesterday
Wien more than 200 newspaper
reporters joStled into his office
lot one Of the most crowded con-
iegences OF the administration.
The size of today's advisory
colncI, was expected to prevent
more than a general exploration
u business problems although
"a hy group has already made a de-
,s.,ec ..,s study of labor, taxation,
Utilities and related problems.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
FIRM NAME. CHANGED

John T. Wilkins. Jr., manager
of the local Piggly-Wiggly grocery
and meat market, announces that
the name of the firm has been
changed to that of Wilkins Self
Service, a street sign to this eff
feet having been erected this week.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
. FRANKLIN VISITOR

Miss Reid Allison has had as hel
guest for several days at the Pol
lyanna, Miss Esther Waldroop, wh(
has returned to home home II
Franklin, - .-----
The times-news., 1938-01-19
WEATHER

,.,Iy cloudy tonight and to-
J,ow; mI slightly colder.
The times-news., 1938-01-19
GOOD AFTERNOON

Beauty expert says women lose
their figures only because they arc
lazy. Try telling that to . plump
ish grandmother who raised eight
children.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
PETERSEN SCORNS
TERMS FOR TRUCE
Declares He VIII Remain
Neutral In Coming Election
Opposes Communism

st. Paul-Hjalmar Petersen turn
ed down Governor Benson's term
for reconciliation and announced he
will remain neutral in the coming
election.
1T has been and is my desire to
remain silent in the general cleo
ton contest and never attempt to
dictate to the members of our par
ty," Petersen said.
The rebel Farmer-Laborite, turn
ing a cold shoulder toward the
move for harmony which resulted
in a conference between him and
Governor Benson last week, infer
entially restated his position
against the ruthless political ma
chine"
las in the primary campaign, ]
continue to stand for genuine civil
service, honesty, efficiency and eco
nomy in government" he said, land
against communism and ruthless
political machine domination with
it's undemocratic practices"
Petersen's statement follows:
my open house policy of confer
ring with individuals who agree or
disagree with me obviously is the
cause of much press comment and
concern. Recently solicitation from
the administration mainly by non
farmer-Laborites, has been greatly
accelerated and due to publicity
given the attempt to obtain my sup
port for Gov. Benson, I feel I owe
it to the 100000 men and women
who supported me in the primar-
les and others to reiterate my posi-
ton in the present campaign.
ut has been and is my desire to
remain silent in the general cleo
ton contest and never attempt to
dictate to the members Of our par
ty.
GAS in the primary campaign, I
continue to stand for genuine civil
service, honesty, efficiency and eco
nomy in government and against
communism and ruthless political
machine domination with its un-
democratic practices. These stand
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29

ards must be met to provide good
government for Minnesota.
1.-THE late Robert M. LaFollette
denounced evils of his political par
ty but did not sacrifice any prin-
ciples by remaining in his party.
We must continue the work to keep
the Farmer-Labor party true to its
best traditions and ideals; eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty-al-
so in a political party.
II feel that too much weight has
been placed upon solicited recon-
mendations or endorsements. We
should have less of that and work
for a free and untrammeled vote,
II was up to bat and struck out.
Now let others go to bat and let
Minnesota voters-the umpire-cast
ballots In accordance with oes'
judgment"
Peterson, who lost his primary
contest to Gov. Benson by 5000
votes, assumed his neutral posi-
ton shortly after the last cam
paign. Since then the capitol has
been flooded with rumors that har-
mony was on its way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
SPECIAL TRAIN oN N. p

A special train from st. Paul,
carrying 200 delegates of the Amer
lean Prison Congress, will leave st.
Paul on a journey to st. Cloud Tor
a visit to the reformatory on Oc-
tober 7th. A sidetrip to Sank Gen.
tire will follow, and the delegation
will visit the Home School for Girls.
These trips are open to the pub
lie. The American Prison Congress
will hold it's sessions in st. Paul
commencing October Bird. Opera
ton of this special train as a fea-
ture of the congress has been an
nounced by e. E. Nelson, passenger
traffic manager of the Northern
Pacific Ry. The train will leave
st. Paul union station at 10 o'clock
Friday morning, October z, and will
arrive at the reformatory at 12:1o
noon. 1t will consist Of eleven cars,
including coaches, two diner-buffet
cars and observation car. 1t will
leave st. Cloud for the return trip
at p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
City News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Borgmann
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller were
entertained last evening, Wednes-
day, at the home Of Miss Regime
Unger and her father, Frank Unger
Sr. L
Mrs. L. w. Gilman, Mrs. Jane
Wesley and Miss Harriet Gilman
autoed to Forada Friday where
they visited cousin, Mrs. Eliza
beth Roth.
Mrs. N. McCleary visited with her
daughter. Mrs. Leslie Fox, in Osak.
is, Friday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

pound girl born Friday, September
10th, at st. Alexius hospital In Bis
marck, North Dakota. The an
nouncement was made by Mrs.
Faulkner's mother, Mrs. Margaret
Miller, Of this city.
Ronayne Cans, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Cans, of West I'm
ion, was a tonsilectomey patient at
the hospital. The operation was
last Thursday.
Tuesday daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Perry at the Long
hospital. The little girl weighed
seven pounds and thirteen ounces
at birth.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
REV. PETERSON
TO SPEAK HERE
Fellowship Meeting of
Gospel Tabernacle To Be
Held at Congregational Church

The Rev. B. E. Peterson, pastor
at the Fergus Falls Tabernacle, will
be speaker of the evening Monday
when a district Fellowship Meeting
convenes in this city. The announce
ment was made this week by Rev.
Charles F. Busch, local pastor OF
the Gospel Tabernacle.
Because Of the limited quarters
Of the Tabernacle in this city, Mr..
Busch said, the meeting will be held
in the Congregational Church which
the Pastor, the Rev. p. ]. Jansen,
graciously offered for the occasion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
HOSPITAL NOTES-BIRTHS-

Sunday morning brought a trio
of births and more new faces for
1888 to this city. That morning a
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
Pierson. The little fellow weighed
eight and one-quarter pounds.
It was a nine pound girl at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cal
vim Sunday morning.
It was another girl, as the girls
outnumbered the boys, born to Mr..
and Mrs. Lorenz McKinnon Sun
day morning. She weighed eight
pounds. Mother and baby are at
the Long hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Faulkner
(nee Hattie Miller) are the proud
parents Of an eight and one-half
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
INJURED IN WRECK

Two men were injured in an au-
tomobile wreck Monday afternoon,
when the tire on one Of the cars
blew out on Highway II, near the
Crandall home, at the north city
limits. Alfred Sorenson, who re-
sides in the Long Lake community
north of town, who was driving to
his home, received broken left
shoulder and bruises; Louis Barri-
quand, a passenger in the other car
driven by Wallace Lais, of this city,
was bruised about the chest and
suffered a bad cut over the left
eye. A tire blew out on the Lais
car and brought them together.
Both cars were badly damaged.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-09-29
FIRST PRIZE WINNER

Miss Jean Selensky, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Selensky,
who reside near West Union, won
first prize at the Minnesota State
Fair with her Brown Swiss calf, a
All entry. Miss Selensky placed IN
the state fair competition as the
result Of winning first place at the
Todd County fair. Her father,
Clarence Selensky, has a very fine
herd of Brown SWISS cattle and he
won several firstk prizes at the
Stearns County faiF this year.