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Evening star., 1936-01-07
THREE KILLED IN BRAWL
Mexican Army Officer and Two
Labor Leaders Slain.

MEXICO CITY, January 7 (P.-
An army lieutenant colonel and two
labor leaders were killed yesterday
in Pachuca. Hidalgo, in brawl which
took place in the center Of the mining
town shortly after President Lazaro
Cardenas passed through on an in
spectiol4 trip on the Laredo Mexico
highway.
Police attributed the shooting to
q drunken quarrel.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Pro and Con OH A. A. A.
Industry and Eastern Leaders, Generally Hail Rnl-
ing, While Farm Groups and West Show Gloom.
y the Associated Press.


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Evening star., 1936-09-25
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who had been present at the murder
rarty young Archie Dunning alone
appeared to be In evidence. But
Blackx God had no doubt that an in
teresting quorum could be assembled.
He felt q touch on his shoulder
and turned to find Fentress, smiling,
at his elbow.
1.-TWO pennies for your thoughts.
Riley" said the lawyer. "Or shall I
save them for the morning edition"
The drama critic grinned. "It's
pretty terrible, isn't it," he agreed.
He ground out his cigarette beneath
his heel and together the two men
turned back into the theater. mo
word Of Percy, I suppose?" commented
the critic. The lawyer shook his head.
"And you?" he questioned.
II may have something interesting
to tell you after the show" said Black
wood. It don't know. Where are
you sitting, FentreS?"
Eleventh row. center. I saw your
triumphal entrance"
Blackwood smiled. "A trife less
triumphal than you might imagine. !"
he retorted.
An expression Of \surprise crossed
Riley's face. He touched his COM
panion's arm and pointed across the
theater. The auditorium was still
lighted and strolling easily toward his
seat, along the opposite aisle, was the
popular wastrel known as Rollie Col
bath, whom Blackwood had last seen
at the Chicago Avenue Night Club.
He was accompanied by . young
woman,
Evening star., 1936-09-25
INSTALLMENT XIV.

"A T THE end of the first act the
~ drama critic Of the Morning
~ Chronicle hastened into the
4 \ lobby. His review of "Mrs.
Hathaway's Predicament" was already
nearly letter perfect. He carried 1t
IN his mind.
'"As Is Characteristic of SO much
modern DRAMA" ran one paragraph
Of his bitter tribute, nobody in this
play Is concerned with anything at
all except love. The proprietor OF
the Summer hotel and his wife make
vague allusion to their season and
cast-up some accounts, but for the
most part they all just twiddle their
thumbs and Join the chorus about
love and passion, although one hints
that he Is an artist. They just sit
about, making opportunities for love-
making"
II Is conceivable that the play would
have Jared . little better at his hands
II Zelda Lansing had appeared at Sis.
The ticket at the box ONCE had
not been called for and Mr.. Black
wood, smoking q reflective cigarette,
began to feel vague alarm steal
over him. From time to time he
bowed to persons of his acquaintance.
1t was extraordinary, he thought,
how an opening brought everybody
out. Three young women who had
been present at Janice's party already
had spoken to him, each accompanied
by strange young man. Only one
Of them, however, he really knew. and
that was Daisy Archer. OF the males
Evening star., 1936-09-25

"co,bathi" said the lawyer. aHe's
every place. you knov!"
"The GIRL" said BAckwood. In .
low voice. "Thats Anne Gray. Fen
tressi"
"Anne oray9"
"The woman who. came to So me
yesterday-Percy,s fanceei"
THE deuce II III" Fentress looked
again. That's curious. isn't IT."
TITS crazy! A. crazy q al the
rest Of it. Now why the devil should
she know Rollie Goliath? And what's
she doing out with him?"
1T certainly won't help her repu-
tation," admitted Fentress, smiling.
But no explanation Of the coinci-
dence occurred to them. and they were
forced to give 1t up. The lights
were beginning to dim and the two
men hastily resumed their seats.
Blackwood's head was spinning with
fantastic conjecture.
The lights vanished and the cur
tain rose on the second chapter Of
Mrs. Hathaways mysterious predica-
ment. 1t seemed to Blackwood sin
gularly dull and spiritless. With new
suspicious riottng in his head, he
meditated early night. Then he was
aware that some one was trying to
step over him in the darkness. He
stood up, muttering.
Somebody was handing him his hat
and gloves, which he had deposited
on the vacant seat beside him.
"Sit down. Riley" whispered the
voice Of Zelda Lansing. Its me-"
Then they were seated and her lips
were close against his ear.
How soon can We get away from
here? My dress Is torn to rags and
I'm . sight. I had to wait till it
was dark to come inside. Listen.
Riley! Janice Hume Is dead. Some
body shot her while I was talking to
her!"
Evening star., 1936-09-25

Of the vicinity the astonishing Miss
Lansing was given IN opportunity to
continue her story. She was still .
trifle breathless at the rapidity with
which her wish to leave the theater
had been granted. Opposite her sat
Riley Blackvood and Lulu" Fentress.
The lawyer had been matched from
his seat by the speeding drama critic
on his way out Of the theater.
"All right, Zelda" said Blackwood,
briskly. Lets have 1.-THE whole
storyl Who killed her?"
II don't know" said Zelda Lansing.
She drew long breath and shook her
head. II really don't, Riley! It was
. woman-that's al know"
"You mean you'd never seen her
before?"
Il didn't see her at all. The door,
bell rang and Janice answered. She
opened the door, and almost imme-
diately there was . shot. I ran into
the entry and-she was dead"
How do you know 1t was . woman?"
asked Fentress sharply.
Il heard her voice-for just \ min
ute. When the door was opened she
said, Mrs. Hume? And Janice an
swered, Yes The next minute there
was q shot and heard her fall"
Blackwood's glance for an instant
sought that Of Fentress; In the eyes
of both men the same inquiry seemed
to be expressed. Then the amateur
spoke harshly.
"All right, Zelda" he said again.
Get along with 1t. Begin now at the
beginning"
zone more question FIRST" said the
lawyer. Are you sure that Mrs. Hume
Is dead?"
She nodded. "Quite deadl II you're
thinking about q doctor-well, there
simply isn't any use"
Have you told anybody about this?
You should have called the police"
Nobody. ! came directly to the
'theater."
Evening star., 1936-09-25

Well, trisd to be cute. I suppose, and
lead her on. I said that any one Of
u ct the party that night might have
done It, and that It was . wonder to
me We hadn't all been arrested. And
she said what I thought she'd say
she said We al had alibis. And said:
How do you ngure that out?'
"Well,' she said, aren't We all Of
us alibis for everybody else7 We were
al there togethsrl'
"And I said: Sure, but We were all
little cockeyed, weren't We? We'd
been drinking, anyway. How do we
know somebody didn't slip away and
kill herr"
what did she say to that2" asked
Blackwood.
"she said: Well, for heavens sake.
Evening star., 1936-09-25

I hung around for Z long time. and
she didn't come in; 20 went home ct
last and kept. trying to reach her
on the phone. It kept getting later
and I knew had to meet you ut the
theater at Sis. Then ! had dinner
at . hotel close TO her building, and
after dinner went back there. That
was about 7:30-and she was there.
Shed Just came in. ! didn't tell her
what wanted right away. We visited
for . while, and then the subject came
up naturally. She mentioned 1t hrst."
I'm what way?"
"She just asked me II there had been
any word about Percy. said didn't
know Of any. and then I asked her
what she thought about 1t. She said
she thought 1t looked bad for Percy.
Evening star., 1936-09-25

How long ago did 1t happen?"
Maybe 20 minutes before reached
the theater. There was . trafac Jam
and the lights caught me twice."
The lawyer nodded. go ahead"
he said.
II saw Riley at moor" she began
again, in q calmer voice. "After what
he told me about Janice being In that
room downstairs-searchi
"Mr. Fentress knows about that"
said Blackwood. "You went to see
Janice because you thought she had
something to do with the Wingfield
murder. and, therefore, with Percy's
disappearance. But surely you weren't
with her all afternoon and most Of
the evening""
"She wasn't there In the afternoon.
Evening star., 1936-09-25

don't put that idea into anybodys
head or We win all be arrested I
said the police probably already had
1t In their heads, and then told her
what you told me about the letters.
Rtley-my lettersl I said, Tor nv
part. I expect to be arrested any min
ute, and when I am, I'm not going
to take 1t sitting down.
TT rocked her . bit, I think. But
then ! got foxy again, like an idiot,
and began to talk about the alibis
again"
(To Be Continued.)
Evening star., 1936-09-25

Russia plans to increase production
OF commercial vehicles by 10000
units this year.
Evening star., 1936-09-25

At . table in . noisy restaurant
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28
THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
By CONG. JOHN PAUL KvALE

AS is customary in the days that
precede the adjournment rush in Con-
gress, news columns become increas-
ingly filled with the activities of the
two bodies that comprise the legisla-
tive body. The rules and traditions
give the Senate the greater leeway,
and they are therefore more DELHI
erative, and for that reason give the
greater question as to the final date
of adjournment. Too, they have more
to do, if leaders advice prevails, than
does the House.
Word has definitely gone out that
aside from the tax and relief meas
ures. nothing impedes Senate adjourn
ment plans except the commodity ex-
change bill, and for the last-named
there seems to be pitiably little en-
thusiasm. The ship subsidy bill has
apparently been abandoned. But the
two first mentioned measures will Of
fer more than a little in the way of
debate and difference. Evidence of
that has already appeared in the COM
mittee deliberations, where the House
tax bill has been practically rewrit-
ten, and will appear on the Senate
floor embodying an altogether differ
ent set of tax principles than that
which the House approved in a hurry
short time ago. That was pre-
sented in these letters, regular read
ers may recall.
The tay hill nc anprOved nv the
Senate Finance committee, changes
the entire picture from that which
the House had in mind when it passed
the measure that would have taxed
the undivided profits and the reserves
of big corporations in an effort to
gain revenues at the same time that
it proposed to give advantages to
smaller corporate groups. Now the
Senate apparently is ready to pass a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28
BREMEN TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Frank Pince called at the
Alois Brandle home Tuesday after
noon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Brandle and
family visited at the Carl LunGberg
home Sunday afternoon.
Friends and relatives from Mime
apolis, spent the weekend at the
Chas. Youngberg home. They re-
turned to Minneapolis Sunday evening
Mrs. John Hrbek spent Sunday eve
ming at the Alois Brandle home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

bill that increases the regular cor
porate net income tax by a comfort
able margin, and that will hold to the
existing taxes on capital stock as we'll
as on excess profits. In addition,
there is a strong disposition to add
an additional tax to the normal taxes
on net incomes of individuals, tax
which in an election year would be
highly unpopular but which would be
notably profitable to the treasury.
This move is led by Senator LaFol-
lette, and seems to be reasonably GER
tain of success. 1t is based on the
sound theory that in these trouble
some days those who are able to de-
clare net incomes within the mean
ing of the existing law, after all the
deductions and exemptions and ex-
ceptiOns have been allowed, should
most certainly be assessed their
proper share of the burdens of gov
eminent that now includes such an
imposing and dismaying proportion
of relief and rescue.
AS for adjournment plans, leaders
have been properly rebuked in a lead
ing editorial in the Washington News
"a Scripps Howard paper-that is
reprinted with permission and that is
reproduced because of it's excellence
It's only error is that it omits some
bills that should be considered and
stresses at least one with which the
writer is not in sympathy. That is
the last referred to. 1t states:
Finish the Job.
Majority Leader Robinson's hur-
ry-up call for adjournment of Con-
gress by June 6 may draw cheers from
the politicians anxious to attend their
party conventions or make for home
to begin campaigning. 1t will find
few echoes of approval out in the
country if it means a half-finished
job of legislating. And, apparently,
it means that.
1.-THE Robinson must program con-
tains only four major measures
taxes, relief, the omnibus flood con-
troll and commodity exchange bills.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28
State Capitol News
By A. /. HARRIS

1t is now becoming quite apparent
to every Liberal and Progressive in
America that the United States Su-
preme Court, as it is at present con-
stituted, stands as an effective barrier
against all social and economic
changes which the people of this
country may demand. The recent
decision in the Guffey Coal case mere
ly serves to furnish additional evil
dence of that fact.
To date neither of the old parties
has taken a stand to remove from
the Supreme Court the dictatorship
powers the court now Yields over the
destinies of this nation. Thus any
thing the people might do to bring
about changes to remedy the intoler-
able economic conditions prevailing
under our decadent system is futile,
as long as the majority of the SUI
preme court is composed of people
stepped in the reaction of the past.
For that reason the conference of
liberal leaders which will be held in
Chicago over this weekend assumes
added significance, because these
leaders seek to create a political
party which will put through eco
nomic and social changes demanded
by the people. even to the point OF
limiting the Supreme Court only those
powers which the trainers of our con-
stitution intended to give them.
These leaders realize that the
trainers of our constitution intended
that the inherent powers of govern
ment rest with the people and not
with any small group of dictators.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

Senator A. ]. Rockne of Zumbrota,
long identified by Republicans as the
watchdog of the state treasury" has
come out flatly for a return to the
license fee prevailing before the re-
duction made in 1893. Senator
Rockne points out that the state can
not continue to issue highway bonds
to match federal aid. The only alter
native, he says, is to return motor
vehicle licenses to their normal level,
which he believes is fair to the auto
mobile owner and in the interest of
sound state financing.
The latest issue of Boyd's City Dis
patch presents some rather interest
ing data on the wealthy. individuals
of America.
1t shows 1852 multi-millionaires in
this country; 1887 persons possess
ing $1.OOO,OOO or over, and 1902 in
dividuals whose wealth ranges be-
tween 100000 and $1,OO0,OOO.
This is in line with repeated asser-
tions of those familiar with the f1nan-
cial structure of America that the
depression under which the American
people have suffered for quite some
years has not reached those Of ex-
treme wealth; not only that but
profits of big business the past three
years have been greater than they
had been for quite some time prev
iously.
While the standard of living Of the
average American family has been
going downward to the point where
even the general health is leopard
ICED, and with more than twelve mil
lion bread winners out of work and
frantically in search of employment,
there is occasion for reflection in the
latest figures compiled by Boyds City
Dispatch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

How much chasing can you afford
to do for 25c? If you want to buy
or sell invest a few pennies in an
American Want AID and let it do the
chasing for you.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

The Newspaper Guild of the Twin
Cities has appealed to labor organiza-
tions to help raise funds to assist the
strikers of the Wisconsin News,
Hearst-owned Milwaukee daily.
The Milwaukee strike has continued
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

Even bitter opponents of the pres
ent state administration are finally
admitting that Governor Olson and
Highway Commissioner Elsberg were
right in advocating a normal automO-
bile license fee to protect the state
expanding trunk highway system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

The president insists only on taxes
and relief. Left out of the reckoning
are at least four pending matters of
the greatest Importance. In what we
consider the order of their need they
are:
"The Observation-Disclosures u m
abatement bill, to finance through
grants and loans nationwide pro-
gram for low-rent dwellings to house
workingmens families;
"The LaFollette resolution, just re-
ported, calling for thorough sena-
torial investigation of labor espionage
and civil rights violations;
"The Kerr Coolidge-King deporta-
tion BILL
"The Guffey bill to reform the
present method of substituting the
merchant marine"
Organized labor, social workers,
economists and many other groups
are urging the 74th Congress to pass
the Observation-Disclosures rehousing bill
The administration is behind it. Its
relatively small subsidies would be
spread over four years. And it's boost
to the construction industry probably
would prove the needed impetus to
launch real housing boom and
prime the laggard heavy industries
pump. This project is not expert
mental, for we have the experience
of European countries to draw upon.
And no single pending measure is
likely to do more toward the regen-
GRAFTON of the depressed masses.
The need for the proposed La Fol-
lette investigation cannot be over
stressed. Covertly working to destroy
orderly relations between labor and
management and to weaken the dem
ocratic processes of free speech, press,
assemblage and teaching are few
Fascist-minded groups whose power
rests on fear, class hate, race pre-
JUDGE and other emotions of the ig-
norant. How far have they gone in
their dangerous work? Who are they?
Who is profiting from their doings?
All these things we should know.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

Brought into the open, we believe
their menace would evaporate, just as
the K. X. K. and other rackets have.
The deportation issue should be
settled and settled now. Passage Of
the administration program before
adjournment not only would save
some $500 families from cruel and
stupid Punishment, but would help
cleanse the alien rolls of thousands
or vicious criminals now permitted
to remain and ply their underworld
trades. 1t is utterly inconceivable
that a handful of congressman, wheth-
er ill-informed or worse, again should
delay passage of this sensible and
humane legislation.
An adequate ship subsidy law Is
needed to rebuild our merchant
marine along safe and decent lines.
The pending Guffey bill does this.
and also protects marine labor from
such explorations as endangers sea
travel and keeps the waterfronts of
the nation in constant turmoil. Must
we have another great disaster to
drive this lesson home?
The reasons so far given for quick
adjournment are frivolous compared
with the need of passing such meas
ures as these four. Congressman who
want to rush back home should con-
slider what they will go home to if
they leave essential laws unpassed.
They will find that their best cam
paigning should have been done on
Capitol Hill in behalf of their con-
stituents. They should stay until
their work is done, if it takes all
summer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

for IA weeks, the management of the
Wisconsin News having refused to
grant members of the editorial staff
the right to bargain collectively. The
newspaper is being published with
the aid of strike-breakers.
In its resolution appealing for fl
nancial assistance, the Twin Cities
Newspaper Guild pointed out that the
strike is being financed partly by con-
tributions from the 10000 members
of the Milwaukee Federated Trades
Council and by locals of the Amer
lean Newspaper Guild, including the
Twin Cities branch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-28

Motorists who paid to be hauled out
Of mud holes this spring, or who suf-
fered damages to their cars from bad
roads, or who lost valuable time be-
cause of road conditions, received a
practical lesson in the bad roads
tax" theory. 1t is true saying that
good roads are cheaper than poor
roads. 1t is more economical for the
motorist to pay a reasonable license
fee and drive on good roads than to
save a few dollars on his license and
travel on poor highways.
The Washington times., 1936-04-03
POSSE TRAPS
JAIL BREAKER

TOWNSVILLE, Va, April 3.
John Bailey Davis, one of the IL
prisoners who cut their way to
freedom from the Lee county Jail
here two days ago, was recaptured
yesterday.
A posse, headed by Sheriff r. F
Giles, went to the home of Davis
father near Lyndon and found the
man hiding under a bed. He Of
fered no resistance.
Davis, who was the second of the
IL to be recaptured, was awaiting
trial on a charge of theft of an
automobile. Clayton Raby. the
other man recaptured, is charged
with cattle ruStling.
Twenty-eight other prisoners,
among them two found guilty of
murder, declined to join in the
break.
The Washington times., 1936-04-03
Army Board Ends
Hearings on Canal

Hearings were concluded here
yesterday by the Army Board Of
Engineers on the proposed de-
velopment Of a canal to link the
Ohio river with Lake Erie and
bring cheap water transportation
to inland areas of Pennsylvania
and Ohio.
Brig. Gen. George B. Pillsbury,
Chairman Of the Board, an
nounced that the Board would
withhold decision for 80 days in
order to give both opponent and
proponent an opportunity to file
additional briefs.
The Washington times., 1936-04-03
FLOOD BOOM TO POINT
und a situation much to

He found a situation much to
the contrary.
At Poplar Point, near Boiling
Field, where the flood waters
backed UP to height of about five
feet. he learned that as a result Of
the alluvial deposits Of rich sedi.
ments brought down by the floods
the carnations will be the best
that have been produced in these
hothouses for years and that the
Shrubbery has been developed well.
Even more interesting, because
of the flood, the grass in the area
around the Speedway and Hams
Point will be richer, greener and
will show more life" this year than
it has for many years past.