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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-03
st. Matthews Lists
Como Conferences

The first of three Cana con-
ferences. for engaged couples will
be held at 8 pm. tomorrow in
st. Matthews Cathedral Club,
1914 N street NV. The other
meetings will be held on April
IL and 10.
The Rev. John O'Sullivan OF
Catholic University will speak
tomorrow.
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humps Take Holiday

SPOKANE. Wash. April 3 tA.
Public schools let out for spring
vacation yesterday, but 1t didn't
make much difference in the
third grade classroom Of Ma.
Rosemary Found. OF the 26
pupils in her class, 10 already
were home with the mumps.
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get the money, the policies will
lapse. since August II is the last
day the law permits conversion
of these policies. The CSC has
also asked for 100000 in its
1858 appropriations bill (which
was denied by the Housel to
maintain these policies during
1858. But that really is putting
the cart before the horse. If the
$76.500 supplemental appropria-
lions isn't voted the csc to take
over the policies by August II.
there will be no need for money
to maintain them during 1858 or
any other year.
ACTING CHAIRMAN-Mean-
while. John w. Macy, the CSC's
able executive director. Is acting
chairman of the commission.
Fred Lawton, the CSC's only
commissioner, is recovering from
the effects Of a fall at home and
will be outSR week or more.
\ \ X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP -The
Federal Housing Administration
has given awards for sustained
superior performance to Junius
lAkers. Mary G. Taylor. Margaret
Tucker. Charles E. Powell and
Allan Thornton. The Mill
ltary Petroleum Supply Agency
needs a secretary, procurement
clerks. a preservation packaging
specialist. purchasing agents and
la commodity industry analyst
petroleum.. Call the Pentagon.
extension 1886. The Veter-
ans Administration has pre-
sented the following awards to
its employees: Money-saving sug-
gestions, Robert Rajacich. Rob-
Iert NJ. Brown. Mrs. Imogene
Dospil, Morris F. Clark, Chan
ming Staples; sustained superior
performance. Royce Novels. Bion
L. Jones. Edward M. Flanagan;
Clarence Drauch, Courtney
Chapman. Louise NJ. Armstrong.
Mrs. Pauline G. Russell; George
Purks. William E. Radford: out
standing performance. Muriel
Leask, Robert Fullerton, Mrs.
Bernice G. Smith and Mrs. Evelyn
L. P. Stribling. The fol-
lowing employees of the Civil
Service Commission are the
latest members Of the CSC's
l.000-hour sick leave club: Dean
Bierly. Hayward Braddock, Carl
Calabrese. Lawrence Clark. Dor
sey Delavigne. Leon. Doughty.
Robert Findlay, Harold Fischer.
Pearl Gravely. Frances Hartman,
George johnson, Mary Lucas,
Mary Orell, xiv RENEE. Kurt
Ritter. Leo Siclari and Harry
Stevens. Ten civilian EN-
ployes at Walter Reed Amy
Medical Center have received
certificates for, completing &the
supervisors work sinplification
course: They are Jesse S. Allen.
Ethyl Ballard, Mrs. Edith H.
Black. Mrs Mary Chovan, Will
liam Jackson, Mrs. Doris Mahon,
Mrs. Laura Ogilvie. Helen Pur-
tie. w. w. Robarge and Daniel
Romeika.
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budget for next fiscal year. now
undergoing revision at the hands
of the Democratic-controlled
Congress.
Mr.. Truman said since he had
nothing to do with drawing the
budget II can't analyze 1t for
YOU"
Il understand it's In good
hands-that the Congress is TAX
ing care of it," Mr.. Truman
added with grin as Mr.. Ray
burn chuckled.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Inadequate Pay Blamed
| For Costly Turnover
By JOSEPH YOUNG

Senator Humphrey Democrat Minnesota charges that
heavy personnel turnover Government being
breakdown in epoye morale owing inadequate pay and
limited opportunities for advancement.
In speech night for Personnel Adj
mnation Senator Humphrey said personnel turn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-03

Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Northerly winds dim
ishing tonight and becoming
northeast to east. 1920 miles per
hour tomorrow. Mostly cloudy
tonight, occasional rain Thurs
day. Visibility good. becoming
fair
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Five-Day Forecast for
Washington and Vicinity

Temperatures will average near
or a little above the Washington
normals Of 81 high and AZ low.
Warmer Friday, cooler Saturday.
warmer Sunday or Monday. Rain
likely Thursday and scattered
showers probable Friday. Total
rainfall probably inch or more.
River Report
From ID. c. EnRineerD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
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WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-The big Midwestern
storm covering third Of the Nation will have moved
eastward tonight into Alabama Kentucky, Tennessee,
Indiana and Michigan 1t will be mostly thunderstorms
and rain except for the northern rnges where
snow is expected New England will have much colder
weather.-AP Wrephoto Map
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Rises Sets
Sun, today 55lam. B33 pm
sun. tomorrow $40 am B,34 d m
Moon, today G;3i am 1905 d m
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset
Precipitation
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital teurrent month to date.
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and clear at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
tReadins WASHINGTON National AiTport)
Midnight 81 Noon so
lam, - 81 4p.m. - 81
sam. ---- SO SPIN -- 81
Record TEMPERATURE This Year
Highest. 70 on March IA
Lowest. on January ls
High and Low Of Last 20 Hour
High. II at les D m.
Low, Al at $40 am
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Gendefic Ruyvevl
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INSURANCE POLICIES-The
Civil Sel vice Commission yester-
day asked the House Appropria-
tons Committee for a S76,500
supplemental appropriation to
save the life insurance policies
held by $4,000 present and for
mer Federal workers in employee
beneficial associations that are
going out Of business.
Actually, If the csc does not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-18
Probe of Fund Diversion
In Textile Union Pushed

Continued From First Page
and Klenert entered into con-
tract to buy the homes built by
Bethesda contractor Alfred Al
timont. A deposit of $685. 900
was made with Mutual Title by
what Mr.. Quigley said was a
check drawn on the union.
OF this deposit. $4,000 was
used in the settlement on May
6, 1852. and the two labor lead
ers assumed construction mort
cages on the properties, $4,000
by Valente and $4,000 by
Klenert.
Within 10 days the financing
: operations took an intricate
turn. which led Mr.. Kennedy
during the hearings to charge
Mr.. Quigley with writing a
false letter which he said help
ed to conceal from the union
the alleged misuse Of its funds.
While refusing to admit the
charge, Mr.. Quigley was hard
put to explain how he had come
to write the letter and at one
point observed:
Sometimes you do some
thing that was foolish which
didn't seem foolish at the
time"
Exchange of Finds
What brought about the
curious turn of affairs was q
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committee sought to wind up
its investigation of alleged mis-
use of union funds by James
G. Gross. president of the Bak-
ers and Confectionery Workers
Union.
Cross declined an offer by a
rival union faction for a lie
detector test on charges that
he was involved in a brawl and
beating in San Francisco hotel
just before the unions conven-
ton last October at which he
was reelected president.
Mrs. Nathan Enrich, a gray
haired Bronx tN.Y9 housewife.
swore she was kicked and her
husband slugged when Cross
and some of his supporters in
vaded their hotel rooms. Cross
denied the accusation.
Senator Mcclellan ordered
the conflicting testimony sent
to the Justice Department for
possible perjury prosecutions.
Cross also rejected a Sugges-
ton that he call a convention
OF his union to pass on his ac-
tons. The next regular con-
vention will be in 1861.
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had the Insurance. business.
Mr.. Kennedy told the COM
mittee the $57.000 also had
come from union funds in a
manner which would be ex-
planned in the testimony Of his
investigator.
Mcclellan Statement
The committee counsel also
said it would be brought out
why the two leaders changed
their financing arrangement
with the Mutual title CO.
In an opening statement,
Senator Mcclellan. of Arkan-
sas. the committee chairman,
said Valente and Klenert took
steps to return" the money
after their misuse of these
union funds" was discovered by
George Meany. who was Their
secretary-treasurer of . the
American Federation of Labor
This occurred in August. 1852
it was indicated.
Mr.. Meany, now president OF
the combined AFL-CIO, will be
a witness Monday. Senator Nc
Clellan said. He faces QueS-
tons on why no action has beer
taken by the AFL-CIO against
the two men.
Bakers Chief Balks
ITO make up the repay
ments." Senator Mcclellan said
there may be evidence that
Mr.. Klenert and Mr.. Valente
approached officers of COM
panies that have contracts with
the union"
Before turning to new in
Quiry on the textile union. the
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ted Textile Workers Of Ameri-
ca, to be identified as Parcel
No. g."
In the same letter he asked
return of the SOS. 900 placed on
deposit with Mutual Title "for
another property for the union
identified as Parcel No. l."
because Of certain organiza-
ton problems we now have"
In a reply dated the follow
ing day, Mr.. Quigley acknowl-
edged receipt Of the $57, 900
which he added I'VE are to hold
until such time as a definite
deal is closed for the purchase
of a building for your organi-
zation. Mr.. Quigley returned
the $95.000 with a reference
saying the transaction did not
materialize."
Accuses Mr.. Quigley
Mr.. Kennedy charged that
Mr.. Quigley was "a part of all
this" and knew it was a sub
terfuge" to conceal the facts
from the union.
They wanted to get their
money back" Mr.. Quigley testi-
fled. adding that lit was none
Of my business"
Under other questioning be-
fore being excused for the time
being, Mr.. Quigley testified that
since the transaction he has
received some insurance BUSH
ness from the union, including
the handling of a fidelity bond
covering Klenert. He did not
say what his commissions have
totaled in the four years he has
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letter written by Klenert under
date of May IA, 1852 and hand
carried to Mr.. Quigley., In the
letter Klenert enclosed cashiers
checks and bank drafts total
ing $4,000, the amount paid
down on the two Rock Greek
Hills houses, as "a deposit on
certain property for the Uni
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DeIicote Subject

CLEVELAND. tR.-The only
thing Sol Sherman could tell
police about burglars who raid
ed his store was that they
probably drove away very
slowly. Their loot included
l .4An eggs.
, 1957-03-09
Percivdl Punter
Bright Future
For Virgin Islands

Percival Punter, Employ
ment Expert, who addressed
the students of the high
schools on the Career Day
program yesterday, said in
part:
There is an impressive sta
tistical forecast which points
to a very bright future for
young people who are willing
to prepare themselves.
The Secretary Of Labor in a
recent release pointed out
that this nation must make a
substantially greater effort to
improve the skills and ability
of the labor force so that it
will be equable of meeting
Continued on page a
, 1957-03-09
st. Croix Youths
Serving With End
InfuntrY Division

Fort Richardson, ALASKA
Specialist Third Class Amos
L. Sealey and PFC Sixto
Gonzalez Colon of the Virgin
Islands, recently participated
in Exercise Hard Times"
with the I'd Infantry Division
at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
The six-day exercise, de-
signed to test the combat eft
ficiency of the division under
artic condition, was the larg-
est ever held at the Alaskan
fort.
Specialist Sealey, son OF
Mrs. Marie Sealey Of Chris
tiansted, is a wire chief in the
I'd Battalion Headquarters
Company of the divisions 2Sd
Regiment. He entered the
Army in June 1853 and COM
pleted basic training at Camp
Atterbury, Ind.
Gonzalez Colon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gonzalez of Freder-
iksted, is a rifleman in Com
pany G of the divisions 23d
Regiment. He entered the
Army in April 1855 and COM
pleted basic training at Fort
Dix, N. J.
, 1957-03-09
Annuul Meeting Of
West Indies Bunk
To be Held Murch 81

The annual meeting of the
shareholders of the West In
dies Bank & Trust Company
will be held in the main office
in ST. Thomas on Thursday,
March 81, at 3 pm. A Board
of Directors will be elected
for the ensuing year and
other matters of Importance
affecting the Bank.
Notices have been sent to
shareholders who are unable
Ito attend to appoint proxies
Ito act for them.
, 1957-03-09
Aaron Peterson, IT..
Missing Since
Monday, Found Alive

Aaron Peterson, n, who
was reported missing from
his home in Freegut since
Monday, March 4, was found
at 1918 this morning on the
east side of the Spring Gut
road by two members of a
search party of six persons.
They are Hezekiah Williams
and Victor Nelson who, Incl
dentally, is a cousin of his.
The party of six, in addition
to Sergeant Clifford Plaskett
and Fire Chief Lloyd Cane
gaia, consisted of Mr.. and
M r S. Irwin Henry, Lloyd
Henry, James Swanston, Will
liams and Nelson. They had
split up in parties of two each.
The two saw Peterson COM
ing towards the fence. He ex-
planned that he chad some
difficulty with his eyes and
went into the bushes to rest
it. It was obvious that he was
ill.
He had not eaten since
Monday and he indicated that
he would have remained
where he was had the rain
not made it uncomfortable for
him.
Mr.. Peterson was taken to
the hospital by Fire Chief
Canegata, at the request OF
Continued on page ~
, 1957-03-09
Governor Gordon
Is Due Back
To Attend Meeting

Governor Walter A. Cor
don, who attended the recent
celebration of the birth of the
new African nation Ghana,
is due back in the Virgin Is
lands in time to attend the
meeting of the Virgin Islands
Board of Directors on March
IA.
The Governor is also ex-
pected to testify before the
House on Gov
eminent Operations on March
18.
, 1957-03-09
Acting Gov. Approves
Contract for Prelim.
Work on Airport

Acting Governor Charles K.
Claunch announced that this
week he approved a $40, $500
contract with the Firm of Bel
lante and Clauss, Inc. of
Scranton, Pennsylvania, for
the design, supervision and
inspection of the proposed adj
ditions to Alexander Hamil-
ton Field, St. Croix.
The Contract includes con-
struction of an Airport Termi-
nal Building; an Airport Fire
and Crash Building; Airport
Maintenance Building; new
Perimeter Access Road; Auto
Parking Area; Aircraft Apron
a n d connecting Pathways;
Pad at east end of
runway and Lights of the
Apron and distractions.
The Contract which h a S
been forwarded to the Corpo-
ration for its approval calls
for rapid fire completion of
all preliminary steps neces-
sary to finish working draw
ings and specifications. All
professional services required
for the development Of the
project will be handled by
Bellante and Clauss, Inc.
The current contract calls
for $505, 800; Of this amount
the Insular government will
Continued on Page ~
, 1957-03-09
Virgin Islanders Set
To Seek Greater
Home Rule

Home Rule
Virgin Islands legislators
are opening a new phase of a
drive for greater home rule in
the U, S. Caribbean posses
sion, according to a news
item in the N. Y. Post of
March 5, the article continues:
Two members of the Is
lands 11-man legislature are
going t 0 Washington this
week after seeking additional
support from mainland groups
interested in furthering their
cause.
From the capital, the legis-
lators go to Cambridge, Mass.
for conferences with Prof.
Friedrich of the Harvard
School of Public Administra-
ton. Friedrich has been re-
tanned by the Island legisla-
ture. to draw up a plan for
self-government along t h e
lines Of previous proposals he
authored for Puerto Rico.
The legislators are Earle B.
Ottley, chairman of the Is
lands Organic Act Commits
sion and Sen. Joseph A.
Gomez.
The object of their Wash
ington visit is Chairman
O'Brien O-N.Y.), of t h e
House Interior subcommittee
which last December held
hearings on the home-rule is
sue on the island.
The Virgin Islands are cur
rently ruled by a Presiden-
tial appointee, Gov. Walter A.
Gordon, who has the power to
name Cabinet-rank officials
subject to confirmation of the
legislature.
What the Islanders want is
the right to elect their own
Governor, plus representation
in Washington through a Re
sident Commissioner.
Give us the tools Of dem
ocracY." OttleY said and VIZ
will become the show-place
Of the Caribbean. ALI arounc
Continued on page 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
BockIog Of Civil Cases
Grows in District Court

The delay in bringing civil judy to trial in the o. s.
District Court for the District of Columbia has increased by
three months the record for the last fiscal it
shown in report issued yesterday by Assignment Commits
soner Richard Collins.
As Of July there was lapse Of % months between thu
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time cases are ready for trial
and the actual start Of the
trial. As Of July l., 1856. there
was a l9-month delay.
With summer vacation inter-
vening, the 1856 delay had
jumped to % months by Oct
ober /. The delay, by next Oct
ober l. is expected to be Is
months.
Other Backlog Grows
The backlog of civil jury
cases also rose. AS of last June
80. there were 2,o79 civil jury
cases awaiting trial. compared
with 1874 on June 80. 1856.
The rate of disposition Of
criminal cases also slumped
For the fiscal year ended june
80. 1856. a total of l,4S5 such
cases had been disposed of
compared with 1,274 for tn,
period. from July /, 1856
through last June 30.
A court spokesman, in ex
planning the slump, pointed I,
the illnesses of three judges
Burnita S. Matthews. James r
kirkland and Henry A
Schweinhaut-which occurret
during the fiscal year ende,
last June. Judge Schweinhau
lis now retired.
Settlements Stressed
In addition, greater stres
was placed on settling cases no
reflected in the figures. EN-
phasis was placed on clearing
domestic relations cases tina
are now in the jurisdiction o
Municipal Court. Only q
divorce cases still are pending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
Good News for Kids

WINDSOR. Ont. July II (PA
School kids who are prone
to being punished by scrubbing
the blackboard now may relax.
The Ontario school caretakers
in annual session here were
told blackboards should be
erased daily but washed only
once q year.
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in District Court. none Of which
is yet ready for trial.
That the stress on domestic
relations cases bore fruit is
shown by the increase in the
disposal Of civil non-jury cases
this fiscal year over last. A total
of S,46S non-jury cases were
disposed Of as Of last June 80.
compared with 2.473 the year
previous. Most Of these cases
involved domestic relations.
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chaels.
Mrs. Effie Hollis, of Terra Alta,
visited friends and relatives here
last Wednesday,
Mrs. Della Welch, of Sunnyside
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Dewitt and daughter on
Thursday.
Mrs. Oscar Shaffer and daugh-
ter Betty Ellen, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Henline and family re-
turned home Wednesday evening
after visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbit Hanger, at Gaithersburg,
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph DiSimone
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Burl
Lewis and family spent the week
end with the Rev. and Mrs. Don l..
Jackson and son Jerry, in Rich
wood, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Holler and
family, of Akron, o., spent last
week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Burlin
Holler and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Ashby and
son, of Fairmont, were Thursday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Mersing and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Steiding, of
Cresaptown, were weekend guests
of Mrs. John W. Dewitt and family.
Mrs. Howard Adams and daugh-
ter Peggy, and son Howard, Jr.,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Edwards, Sr., on Friday, at
Loeb Lynn. The latter is a patient
in the Garrett County Memorial
hospital in Oakland.
Miss Ann Campbell, of Martins
burg, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Ashby and family.
Robert Shaffer, USN, and Will
lard Sitton, USN, of Washington,
d. c., were weekend guests of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Shaffer.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Friend, Mrs.
Stephen Sanders and Mrs. Paul
McIntire and son Bobby, spent Fri
day evening in Fredericksburg, Pa,
due to the death of William San
ders, brother of Stephen Sanders,
and former resident of Crellin.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fike and
daughter Darla Sue, and Floyd
Carskadon visited Mrs Clyde Dull
ing and family at Bayard, w. Va,
last Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Earl Rhodes, of Baltimore,
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spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Ruth Wilt and family.
Mrs. Wilt and son Jerry, returned
home with her for d visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer ellsworth
and family, of near Brookside, were
Sunday evening dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Shaffer.
Mrs James Mersing and chill
dren, and Miss Olivia Naylor spent
the weekend with relatives in
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Kelley
and family, of Oakland, were Sun
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Uphold and
family, of Oakland, visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boil
yard and family, on Sunday.
The Ladies' Sunday School class
of the cub church met on Tuesday
evening at the home Mrs. Floyd
Carskadon
Mrs. George Carskadon remains
critically ill in the Garrett County
Memorial hospital, Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Ashby and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Ashby, at Cumber-
land.
Miss Peggy Dewitt spent last
week attending the Assembly Of
God Youth camp, at Falling Waters,
Va.
Bobby Dewitt was a Sunday din
ner guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Delano Martin and family, at
Oakland.
MIR. and Mrs. Chester Skipper and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Steiding were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Skip
per, near Swallow Falls.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster Ashby, at Hutton,
were Mrs. John w. Dewitt and son
Clifford, of Crellin, and Miss Shir-
ley Lee, of Red House.
Mrs. Edith Saddler and Miss Icie
Schoch, of Falls Church, Va, are
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Kremlin line. Out of the mouths of
those theological babes in attend!
ance come such familiar communist
chants as: The enemy in capital
list countries must be exposed
young people must have the enemy
pointed out to them, they should be
taught how to hate and combat
him. These inspired Authorizations
fit the usual pattern.
Even more incredibly, at time
when communist athletes from Red
China and Bulgaria are pressing
for admission to this country to
compete in the 1860 Winter Olym-
pics at California, a group of Al
American delegates to this World
Festival accepted the Red bait, and