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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

ID. Who is your favorite actor -?
Happy New Year. And take it
easy New Years Eve, my trans,
take it easy!
Dallas, Texas. - "Uncle Ro"
Adams, perhaps the most widely
known Race character of the
Southwest, will celebrate his Tooth
birthday when Texas celebrates its
100 years of independence from
Mexico.
Born in Columbus, Georgia,
March 2, 1886, the day that Texas
patriots signed their Declaration
of Independence at Westinghouse
the Brazos, he came to Texas when
a very young boy.
For years, when he was in his
'20's, "Ro" was the personal SER
want of General Sam Houston.
When that great Texas leader died
in 1868, the Adams family migrat-
ed to Freestone County, where
"Uncle Ro" still lives with his third
wife and his oldest daughter, who
is 70. He has II children and 76
grandchildren, all living.
Through the years he has come
to be a beloved character, known
through the entire Southwest for
his kindness.
Long friendships with many
Texas ranchers and businessmen
and the coincidence of his birth
day with that of Texas Independ-
ence has brought him a job with
the Texas Centennial Exposition
which will open in Dallas, June 6
and run to November 20.
Present plans, according to Will
liam A. Webb, the Exposition man.
ager, are to have him designated
as a doorman to one of the larg-
est buildings now under construc-
ton in the Exposition's $15,000,0OO
building program.
The Exposition is planning an
elaborate program of Race activi-
ties, which will center around the
$4,000 Hall of Negro Life and
Culture, which will be built by the
Federal Government and furnished
at an additional cost approximate
ly equal to the construction.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

G. HI. B.-I have a change in life
l would like to make; will it be
successful?
Ans.-Sorry, but nothing but I'M
happiness will come of it.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

1 have a private reading for
Lillian Rich, but she didn't send
her address. Please get in touch
with me, Miss Rich.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

L. M. HI am planning on leav-
ing my husband and he says to go
ahead. What shall / do?
Ans.-Leave him at once by all
means. You should write for my
large Forecast and Guide" to see
why. 1t sells for $1.0O.
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

r. L.-Tell me where my sister
in-law is. / haven't heard from
her in seven years.
Ans.-Don't worry, you will hear
from her real soon, if not before
this is printed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

FREE Your question will be FREE in this column ONLY
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For private reply send Csc Gin O) and stamped enveOp for
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27
PERSON LITIES
By Nellie DOdsOn
PERSONALITIES BY NELLIE

Thatcher kisses with his eyes open.
Haw! That rates a paragraph all
by itself.
REMEMBER WAY BACK
WHEN: Everybody stopped off at
Ms on the way to a party and
got in their supply of giggle soup?
And lots of folks even chased clear
over to st. Paul just to tank up.
;. And the number of party in
vitations you received depended on
the amount of gig soup you could
consume, on accounta' no one
wanted a "softie" among those
present. :. . And after every party
the dawning of the mawning would
find at least two or three brothers
draped over the lawns all up and
your mawning milk and pick up
the DRINKS off the terrace, Ell? ). i.
And the only ones left when a
PATTY was over were those who
were too spliffed to find the door,
or those who were taking care of
the infants who had passed out
of the picture. Everybody else had
scrammed with everybody else's
gal or boy friend. And the
only way you could drink the poi
son which the bootleggers dished
out was to take a gulp, close your
eyes, hang on to something, swal-
low, and then wait five minutes
before going into a back-hand
flop? And there was a fight
between two wobbly romeos over
some wobbly femme every time
a PATTY was given? :. And re-
member the time some goofy-guzz-
Ter gave that certain Diplomat
member a drink of radiator alike
for drink of in-gay, and the Dip
lomat passed out cold, and turned
PURPLE? And remember the
time Crystal Graham went into a
tantrum and busted up that house
party? She shooed everybody into
the closets and under the beds, and
then stood waving a broom and
daring just one person to show his
head. And two prominent Kappas
went out through the back door
without bothering to open it, so
anxious were they to get out of
the way? And remember the
time when that Omega brother
fell down the front steps at Ster-
ling Club, got up and wanted to
fight because he was sure some
body had given him shove? When
the truth of it was, there wasn't
anyone within mile of him when
he started grabbing for air? q.
And remember how there used to
be walking contests after the par
ties? The ones who weren't too
spliffed walking those who were
blotto up and down and all around
in an attempt to sober 'em up be-
fore they took 'em home to their
Mommas and Poppas? And
they say PROHIBITION DID THE
COUNTRY SOME GOOD! .
Phooey. Nobody acts so silly
at parties now. The worst of
the Repeal stuff isn't as bad as
the "good" fire water showed off
on the public during prohibition.
At least it doesn't turn folks
into raving maniacs like couple
of shifts of the other used to do.
:. And now watch the local drys
and stiff necks start in on me. Ho
hum!
Everybody guessed wrong about
the campus lad who goes riding in
the swanky car with the red head
lassie. He happens to be one of
the most quiet and sedate of the
collegians, and not one of the bal
lyhooers. Put THAT in your pipe
and smoke it, my trans.
Ted Crockett wants it known
that the article in the other Twin
City cullud newspaper last week,
which accused him of certain
things such as sticking cigar ashes
in gals drinks, was mistaken, on
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

E. M. P.-Can you tell me the
boy which is best suited for me?
Ans.-You should marry a man
born under the sign of Capricorn.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27

C. M.-The man l am keeping
company with seems to want me,
but when / ask him if we are to
marry he puts the answer off.
What are his intentions?
Ans.-This man does not mean
to marry you.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27
Calendar Given Free

H. E. Becker 661 University Ave. dealers in beers, wnes
and liquors. giving away Free beautiful 1886 calendar
with it. Just drop in and ask for it.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-12-27
YOUR GUIDING STAR

H.J. S.-PIease tell me if things
will change for me and if / will
ever get the place / want.
Anss-I see a big change for you
after February.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
Cardui Pain Relief
Also Strengthening
For Weak Women

Failure to receive proper nourish-
ment from the food they eat Is be-
feved TO cause many women to have
monthly suffering which stronger
women escape
Promptly relieving certain func-
tional pain, and Cby its continued
use) strengthening the entire sys-
tem,-Cardui has won the praise Of
thousands Of women
81 suffered quite bit Of pain. ersmpfns
and bad feeling and this made me extreme
" nervous" writes Mrs H. AnglAda, OF
Biloxi, Miss. "a friend recommended Car
dui and / commenced using IL right away.
Cardui did me so much good-buut me UP
and I was much better in every way.
took twelve bottles In all. I am Cad I
heard Of Cardui."
OF course. II Cardul does not benefit
YOU, consult Q physician
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
Guards Conduct
Will Be Probed

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 20. (UP)-.
Official investigation of alleged
misconduct by national guards
men during hurricane relief &C
tivities on the Florida Keys was
started yesterday with organiza-
ton of a military board of in
quiry.
Today the board went to the
actual scene, Snake Creek, where
guardsmen allegedly looted bodies
of hurricane read and interfered
with relief work.
The investigation was ordered
by Governor Dave Sholtz after a
series of unconfirmed reports
1rifted out of the storm area thai
national guardsmen had hindered
relief efforts of other agencies
and collected souvenirs while on
duty at Snake Creek.
Asserting the reports original
ed with irresponsible persons"
State Adjutant General Vivian
Collins predicted the inquiry
would prove them false. Local
authorities termed the reports
hearSay.
Resident of Tavernier, wrecked
village near Snake Greek, have
recounted to reporters many in
stances in which the national
guardsmen assertedly were him
drance. Many FERA rehabilita-
ton workers returning from the
Keys mumbled criticisms of the
military organization.
The court today listed prospec-
tive witnesses, the light of their
testimony unknown. 1t was de-
cided to make hearings public.
Colonel Homer W. Hesterly of
Tampa is president of the court
Other members of the three-mar
board are Major T. B. Sparkmar
of Tampa, 10th, field artillery
and Major William V. Albury OF
Key West, 265th coast artillery
Col. Hesterly is of the 10th field
artillery.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20

artificial waterway, bridging the
gap between the Withlachoochee
and the st. Johns.
Bottom width of the canal is
to be 400 feet along rivers and
$50 feet where dredged. Four
spillwater dams will curb rivers
running into the canal.
Plans call for at least ten rail-
road and highway bridges. The
highway bridges will be a clear
ance of 1875 feet, about the same
as that of the Brooklyn bridge.
Explaining his statement that
the Florida canal-Florida news
papers have started a movement
to call it the Roosevelt canal
was the worlds biggest, Col. Com
ervell said that the total amount
of excavations would be 570,000,-
900 cubic yards of dirt, compared
to 285,O0O,000 cubic yards exca-
waited on the Panama Canal.
Comparative figures on the
major canals of the world:
Length Cost
Florida --195 miles $146,0OO,OOC
Panama - "a miles 1886, 100000
Kiel ----- 81 miles 5 95,000,G0(
Suez los miles $14S,00O,0O
Canal proponents claim that
based on 1929 tonnage figures
shipping interests would save $36,
100000 a year on the canal, anc
that one third more traffic woult
pass through the Florida cana
than through the Panama, which
now holds world tonnage records
Initiation of work on the prof
ect Games almost a century aftel
Congress first officially consider
ed the possibility of cutting 1
canal across the Florida peninsul;
and making Florida a virtual is
land. 1926 seven years after
Florida was acquired by the Uni
ted States, Congress passed an &C
directing Gan examination Of tn
country south of the st. Mary
river and including the same witt
view to ascertain the most eli
gible route for a canal admitting
the transit of boats to connec
the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mex
leo and also with view to ascer
tain the practicability of a shil
canal"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20

mates wears of work for the canal,
advocated because: % it would
reduce distance from the Atlantic
to Gulf ports by approximately
400 miles; (2) it would eliminate
the necessity of ships going
through the Florida straits, where
the S. S. Dixie went aground dur
ing the Labor Day hurricane; and
(4) it would be an important link
in the intra-costal waterways sys-
tenn.
An additional argument stress
ed since the depression is that the
project would put thousands of
men to work.
For years advocates of the
conal got nowhere, but finally a
bill passed Congress five years
ago authorizing 100000 for a
survey of routes. Engineers made
exhaustive studies, considering
some 20 possible routes from
South Georgia to South Florida,
Finally selected as the most feas'
ible was the route from Jackson
vile on the Atlantic to Port In
glis on the Gulf, going through
the center of the state.
Within q hours after announce
ment of an allotment, army en-
gineers were eonverging at Ocala,
in the center of the state and six
miles north of the canal route, to
set up headquarters. They began
construction of Camp Franklin D.
Roosevelt two miles south of the
town for the main camp site.
Here about 1000 persons will
live. Here also will be the canal
offices. The camp is to include
five administrative buildings, 8
dormitories for single members
of the office force and 200 dwell
lings for officers and their fami-
lies. In addition there will be
several warehouses and portable
bunkhouses for labOrers.
! At least 80 work camps will be
established along the canal right
of way. Col. Comervell estimates
that with the initial allotment
about Is miles of the canal could
be excavated to a depth of Is
feet. The first allotment will last
until July 1, 1886, he estimates
but efforts largely have been
made to secure additional funds
The canal route selected makes
use of the St. Johns and With,
lacoochee rivers. It's total length
is 1875 miles, including Is miles OF
excavations into the Gulf OF
Mexico. There will be 95 miles OF
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
WEST COAST
DEFENSE TO
BE BUILT UP
Future Envisaged AS Re-
sisting Any Enemy
Invasion

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. -
'(UP).-Pacifc coast defenses-
now "20 years out of date, obso-
lete, and virtually non-existant"
are being envisaged as a future
1,3OO-mile front" bristling with
heavy ornaments and capable of
resisting any enemy invasion.
Changes to convert the almost
undefended Los Angeles area into
an "impregnable" pro te ct n
against invasion, will be urged by
a house military subcommittee,
which will complete its inspection
of Hawaiian and Pacific coast for
tifications today.
The committee, headed by Rep.
Tilman B. Parks, D., Ark, left for
San Diego, after warning of "the
grave necessity for increasing the
west coasts air force, particular
ly in the addition of heavy bomb
ing units"
ave cannot afford to stop any
where short of creating an unas-
sailable bulwark against aggres-
SION" Parks said. "The Los An
geles area at present is virtually
undefended. The North Atlantic
coast now faces almost no obserV-
able danger of invasion.
"If an attack against this coun-
try occurs, it will be along the
Pacific coast-probably in the
area from Los Angeles to San
Diego" ,
With transfer of main units Of
the battle fleet to the Pacific coast,
and extension of defensive areas
to be covered by the American
fleet as far west as Midway and
Wake Islands, new naval station,
probably at Los Angeles harbor,
will be necessary, members of the
committee said.
1t is proposed tentatively to
fortify Santa Catalina Island as
coast artillery base, converting
portions of the giant rock rs miles
off the coast of Southern Cali
fornia, into natural fortress
bristling with heavy artillery, SIM
liar to the big-gun Notifications
at Diamond Head, on the Hawaiian
Islands.
The plan to utilize Catalina as
a defensive unit followed closely
upon disclosure of plans to estab-
lish marine base at San Clemente
Island, about 25 miles due south
of Catalina.
Personnel and heavy artillery
equipment at Fort Macarthur,
coast defense focal point for pro-
lection of Los Angeles, were de-
scribed as "woefully inadequate"
Proposals include increases in de-
fensive air forces at March Field,
Riverside, Calf, and Rockwell
Field, army air base at San Diego:
Parks said his committee will
recommend pouring several mil
lion dollars into setting up a chain
of coast defense that will make
the .lower end of the Pacific coast
absolutely impregnable."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
FLORIDA CANAL
TO BE- LONGEST.
IN The WORLD
Proposal Already Made To
Call Waterway The
Roosevelt Canal

OCALA, Fla, Sept. 20. (UP)-
Instruction of the $146,OOO,OOO
cross-Florida canSl-w h i h al
ready has put 1000 men to work
was formally inaugurated yes
terday when President Roosevelt
pushed a button in Hyde Park, y.
Y, that set off a dynamite
charge six miles south of here,
Start of actual digging on the
"big ditch" as signified by the
dull boom from the explosion was
cheered by 10000 spectators gath
cred from Ocala, Jacksonville ana
other Florida cities.
, U. S. Senator Duncan z. FIet-
cher, D., Fla, and other speak,
ers at the celebration praised
President Roosevelt for allottin%
$5,OOO.OOO for preliminary work
on the projected 196-mile canal
that will provide a short route for
ships between the Atlantic Ocean
and the Golf of Mexico.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
MOONEY BOMB
CASE REVIEW
IS UNDER Way
Contention Bomb Thrown
From Los Angeles Roof
Stirs Sensation

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 90
(UP).-A dynamiter on the roof
of a downtown office building
hurled the bomb which dealt death
to 10 San Francisco Preparedness
Day celebrants in 1915, defense
counsel for Thomas j. Mooney
said yesterday.
The statement, completely up
setting previous conceptions ot
the world-famous outrage, created
sensation in the drab hall of
Justice courtroom where a state
supreme court commissioner is
conducting hearings on mooney 5
"last ditch" fight for freedom af-
ter IS years Imprisonment IN San
Quentin.
John F. Finerty, MONEYS
Washington attorney, made the
statement which strikes directly at
the 19-year-old state contention
that Mooney and Warren X. Bill
lings planted" the bomb in
suitcase. Both are serving life
sentences for the bombing.
Questioning Mrs. Rena Mooney,
the convict's wife, Finerty asked
the witness when it was that she
and her husband learned of the
dynamiting.
eve were on the roof of the
Eilers building, watching the Pre-
paredness Day parade" she an
swered. "The first we knew of the
bombing was when a policeman
arrived with orders to clear the
roof.
We asked him why. He an
swered:
"'They've been throwing bombs
from the roofs downtown"
Turning to Referee A. E. Shaw,
Finerty said:
"The defense will show that the
bomb which killed those 10 per-
sons was thrown from a roof at
Stuart and Market streets"
Deputy State Attorney General
William F. Cleary, introduced q
letter scrawled in fading blue INK
which he said was written by Moo
ney in 1915, reporting on his at
tempt to organize railway en-
ployes union. Cleary sought to
get the defendant to admit he was
paid for the organizing and strike
agitation.
Mooney, fresh and well-groom-
ed after a sound nights sleep in
county Jail cell, surprised court
room witnesses with his answer.
81 am proud of the letter and
of my efforts to organize the car
men," he said, adding that he re-
ceived only expense money for his
work.
Frank ]. Walsh, MONEYS New
York attorney, succeeded in hav-
ing stricken from the record Moo
ney's records of Wednesday in
which the famous prisoner de-
clared himself Sympathetic to the
"ideals of the IWW" and in favor
of a social revolution"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
By HARRIS POWERS
United Press Correspondent

OCALA. Fla, Sept. 20. (UP),
When the Spaniards owned Flor
ida, they talked about it. Inter
mittently, it was talked about ever
since.
But never was anything actual
" done toward constructing a ca
nal across the Florida peninsula
which puts down 500 miles from
the mainland, tipped off by the
treacherous Florida straits, until
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1885.
On that day, President Roose-
velt approved $5,OOO,OO0 allot-
ment for the undertaking which
will cost ultimately $146,000,0OO,
Since then, army engineers placed
in charge of the project have been
whipping ahead at full speed, put
ting more than 1900 men to
work, mostly from relief rolls,
within two weeks after the an
nouncement. At least 5000 are
scheduled to be at work on the
project by November.
The canal is described as "the
biggest ever built" and lone of
the three or four greatest, If not
the greatest, of the undertakings
in the administration public works
program" by Lieut.. Col. Brehon
Somervell, chief engineer. Brehon
was loaned by the United States
government to the League of Ma
tons for a survey of the Danube
and Rhine river valleys, and to
the Turkish government for an
economic survey Of that country
and reconstruction of railroads.
INITIATION ENDS YEARS
OF WORK
Initiation of the project culmi
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
U. S. TO KEEP OPEN
ITS COMMUNICATION
LINE TO ETHIOPIA

NEW YORK, Sept. 20. (UP)-
The state department and the
United States navy have taken
precautions to keep open a line
of communication between Eth
opia and this country in event of
war, it was reported tonight,
Unofficial reports said that q
quartet of navy radio operators
drawn for regular sevice posts
sailed aboad the S. S. President
Harding yesterday en- route to
Ethiopia, taking with them eff.
Client 'short-wave equipment. They
presumably will be attached 70
the U, S legation in Adds Ababa,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20
CALL ABORT STRIKE

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 20
(UP)-A longshoremen's strike
that may result in a nationwide
embargo on the ports of New Or
leans, Mobile, Gulfport and Pen
sacola, was called Thursday by
the International Longshoremen's
association, effective October l.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-09-20

1t seems to be rule. The fast
er he drives, the less he has to
do when he gets there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26

"Hurray!" cried Duncy. 'This is fun Just watch the funny ant horse run. He gallops for a while, and then he breaks into a trot.
 We don't know where we're heading for, nor just what new sights are in store, but everything is going to be all right, as like as not
 I'm not SO sure," the hopper said. If I were on the ground, instead of in this crazy carriage, I'd, at least, feel safe and sound.
 Unless you hold me back, l fear that I will jump right out of here" Just then the hopper and wee Duncy heard funny sound.
 "Why. look A turtle. Duncy said. "A funny hat is on his head" Then to the little fellow he ex- claimed, Hey! Howdy dol"
 The turtle snapped right back, Hello. I know where you are go- ing to go. Some other tots are up ahead. They're waiting there for you"
 And then the turtle disappeared, and Duncy shouted, Gee. I'm
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26
nem-es k GEORGE scARBO

cheered. I'm sure the tots he spoke of are the other Tinymites.
 Nov, hopper, if you'll stick with me, all of my friends you'll shortly see. Please don't be scared. Whys I have been in lots of much worse plights."
 "Okay," the hopper said. You win. I'll hang on tight and stay right in this carriage, but I hope that we stop racing very soon.
 How long have we been dash- ing bout? Twas early, when we started out, and now, I'll bet you anything, it's pretty close to noon.'
 Forget it." Duncy loudly cried. Right now we're going to end this ride. I see the Tinymites, and they have seen us coming, too"
 They pulled up to the wee tots and fair Goldy shouted. This is grand! Where did you get the wagon, Duncy? That is something new?"
 Copyright 1855, NEA Service, 1scJ
 (Duncy's friend, the little elf. turns up againO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26

Duncy's friend, the little elf. turns up again.)