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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-05-07
FARNTER-LABOR
BY A I. Harris

An investigation by the Senate
into the proposed ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of the Minneapolis e. st. Louis
railroad may be productive of some
very sensational revelations.
Minnesota's junior Senator FL
! mer A. Benson, who demanded the
| investigation, wants to question
Frederick H. Prince, Boston cap
italist, said to be the brains Of
a group of eastern financiers be-
hind the dismemberment plan. This
group has heavy investments IN
railroad securities.
The plan seems to have been
nipped in the bud. 1t appears that
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
pcration was to go through with it,
even to the extent of loaning the
seven railroads involved in the
scheme funds to carry out certain
| improvements on their roads. This
| is in violation of the spirit of the
RFC act, which was intended to
| promote employment rather than
be party to manuevers which will
throw thousandSL of persons out of
work.
Dismemberment of the Minnea-
| polls & st. Louis railroad would
present grave economic problems
! for Minnesota and the Northwest.
Immediate effect would be the loss
of jobs to 5000 people. In addition,
J. H. Cleland, Minneapolis Tribune
writer points out, 10 cities and
towns with total population Of
nearly 100000 would lose their dir
ect rail service to and from Mime
apolis; 100000 people on farms in
adjacent areas would be affected
and Minneapolis wholesale houses
and grain marketing interests
would be deprived of a big part OF
the trade developed in the past &C
! years"
It seems strange that the RFC
should have lent a sympathetic
ear to the bloated eastern capital
lists, overlooking the social and
economic needs of Minnesota and
the Northwest. The FRC now
finds itself in a rather embarras.
sing situation.
Senator Benson has done a val.
liable and lasting service to Mime
sofa by making his effective fight
for a Senate investigation.
A true analysis of the vote re-
turns in the recent st. Paul cleo
tions is heartening to the liberia
movement-theF Farmer Labor par.
ty-as a barometer for what might
be expected in the state campaign
next November.
Although the liberal candidate
for mayor was defeated by some
6,575 votes, the liberal ticket as
whole displayed it's Creates
strength in the history of st. Pau
municipal elections. Axel Peterson
and Herman Wenzel, farmer lab
orites, finished one, two in the
councilmanic race, the former
polling 52,336 and the latter 1920!
votes out of a total vote cast o.
94,69S, which is well over half the
votes, and the largest ever receiv
ed in St. Paul by councilmanit
candidates. A farmer-laborite, Johr
Findlan, finished fourth, while Gu:
Barfuss, who, although not en-
dorsed by the Labor Progressive
association, was fought by the con
scrvatives, came in fifth. The con
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-05-07

sentative ticket for the Council
captured only two positions, Fred
Truax, who came in third, and Ir-
wing c. Pearce, sixth. Two conser-
vative councilmen, III. e. Warren
and Milton Rosen, were retired. In
addition, Paul Trimmer, Labor Pro
gressive candidate, a newcomer to
st. Paul politics, given no chance
at all, put a real scare into the
Harold Goodrich camp In the comp
troller race, and came within l.
255 votes of beating the conserva-
tive incumbent.
If conservatives interpret the
above results as indicative Of wan
ing liberal strength in Minnesota,
then the Republican party can de-
rive optimism from the recent
presidential voting in Pennsylvan-
ia, where Roosevelt ran more than
Is to z against an anti-New Deal
Democrat.
Minnesota has a perennial CUB
ernatorial candidate. He Is a GER
tain A. B. Gilbert, of Mound. He
has again filed as candidate ON
the Republican ticket.
Gilbert does not file with any
hopes of receiving the nomination.
He is too smart for that. But he
comes in as a handy man for the
Republican party to throw mud at
Farmer Labor candidates. The Re
publican party thus throws the
mud and does not assume the res
possibility for it.
Who is this Mr.. Gilbert? He is
a renegade liberal who left the
movement, perhaps to go to green
er pastures. Every movement like
the Farmer Labor party has its Jul
das, and Gilbert is playing that
role in Minnesota.
When the military raided the Cit
liens Alliance Office in Minneapo-
lis during the truck drivers strike.
they seized a rather interesting
memorandum written in longhand.
1t pertained to Mr.. A. B. Gilbert
OF Mound-and it told about this
Mr.. Gilbert coming to the Alliance
office to get money. Undoubtedly
this little memorandum will be of
value when the history of the Min
nesota Farmer-Labor party is
written.
Slick statesmen of dubious secur-
tiles are finding Minnesota a tough
playground, due to the alertness Of
our Securities Commission. Within
the past two weeks two statesmen
were convicted in the district court
OF Hennepin County and sentenced
to years confinement and third
indicted for a fraud upon disabled
war veterans. Upon the return OF
better times, INSCRIPTIONS sales
men become more daring and
prompt information concerning
their activities should be given
the Securities Department. In case
of doubt investigate first.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-05-07

lens Of today with fresh zeal and
reborn enthusiasms. Reunited and
reinspired, 1t proposes to restore In
tegrity to the government Of the
state and nation, to recognize and
depend upon merit in the public,
service rather than partisanship, to-
give the people Of Minnesota once
more vigorous initiative, sound
Judgment, constructive action and
even handed justice in the solution
If all the problems of society to the
end that the utmost possible pros
perity and happiness may be the
portion Of all the people Of the
state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-05-07

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Evening star., 1936-02-01

Representative Bland, Democrat, Of
Virginia today dispatched the Good
year blimp Enterprise to investigate
reports that hundreds of people on
Tangier and Smith Islands. in Chesa-
peake Bay, were in icebound distress.
He said reports coming to his office
were to the effect that more than
1900 people on Tangier as we'll as
those on Smith Island had been with
out outside communication for more
than 10 days. He said he was appre-
hensive over the possibility Of food
shortage and other suffering.
The blimp is privately owned
craft. which has been engaged chiefly
in carrying sightseers over the Cap
ital
Bland said the population of the
islands was dependent almost entirely
upon the fishing industry and that
the soil would not produce food suffi-
cient for prolonged isolation.
He said reports of the situation came
to him by telephone from residents OF
Tangier, who were at Cristf1eld, Md,
Evening star., 1936-02-01
W.P. A. RESIGNATION
LOUISIANA MYSTERY
Administrator Peterman, Long
Foe, Had Been Accused of Mis-
using Funds and Jobs.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February 1.-The
sudden resignation of Frank H. Peter
man, political enemy of the late Sem
ator Huey P. Long. as w. P. A. adm
istrator of Louisiana, was unexplained
today.
Harry Hopkins, works progress ad-
ministrator, announced in Washington
that Peterman had resigned and that
his assistant, James H. Crutcher,
would be named acting administrator
In the political campaign which
ended in the Democratic primary jan
uary 81, candidates of the Long ticket
charged that Peterman was using re-
lief money and jobs to aid their op-
ponents.
Peterman is law partner Of Repre-
sentative Cleveland Dear, anti-Long
candidate for Governor in the primary,
who was overwhelmingly defeated.
Peterman was president protein OF
the State Senate in 1884, but was
forced to resign when Long gained
control Of that body. He subsequently
left the Senate when he was named
w. P. A. administrator.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
NEW DEALERS MAP
FIGHT IN GEORGIA
Roosevelt's Friends May
Elect Delegates in County
Conventions.

New Dealers with an eye on Geor-
gia got together today to talk about
campaign plans in the State where
Gov. Eugene Talmadge controls the
Democratic Executive Committee and
opposes President Roosevelt's policies.
Representative Carl Vinson, dean Of
the Georgia delegation. called meet
ing to confer with Marion Allen,
designated as the Roosevelt campaign
manager in Georgia, and Judge Archie
Lovett, chairman of State commit
tee of % set up by the delegation.
1t appeared likely the group would
discuss the prospects Of a Georgia
presidential primary.
The party's Executive Committee,
called on by the delegation to pro-
vide one, has not said it will. OBJ
servers believed there was possibility
the Presidents forces, through county
conventions, might name and instruct
convention delegates If no primary
is held. In this case the Democratic
convention at Philadelphia in June
would decide which delegation would
be recognized-the Roosevelt one or
the pro- -Talmadge group.
A group of the Georgia political
leaders called at the White House this
morning and assumed the President
the State will be solidly for him de-
spite the Talmadge detection.
Included in the group were Senator
George, Judge Lovett and Allen.
There were further repercussions
from Talmadge's broadcast against the
New Deal at Macon. Ga, Wednesday
night
Aimee Weber, president of ma
tional Housewives, Inc" OF Baltimore,
protested yesterday to the Federal
Communications Commission that
Talmadge used abusive language" in
"a concrete example Of what seems to
us to be the misuse of the radio facili-
ties"
Morris A. Bealle, publisher OF Plain
Talk Magazine, which had sought to
have the Talmadge address broadcast
over a Mexican station, thanked
the commission for Offering q "posthu-
nous" hearing on the application
after the speech had been made.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
MT. RAINIER VICTIM
GUARDED BY TRIO
Exhausted, Frostbitten Men
Await Relief Party High
in Mountain,
BY the Associated Press.

J9y tn0 ASSOClaGeQ EIeSS.
LONGMIRE, Mount Rainier Ma
tional Park. Wash, February L.
Three exhausted, frostbitten men
kept vigil over the body of Delmar
Fadden today while they waited for
relief party to reach them 5000 feet
up blizzard-swept Mount Rainier.
After perilous climb to the 10000
level yesterday, party Of five men
recovered the body of the 23-year -old
Seattle youth, who perished in an at
tempt to scale the peak alone in jan
usry-a feat never accomplished.
Too beaten by fatigue and cold to
continue the descent with the BODY
after reaching Camp Curtis, the party
sent two Of It.; number to the base
camp at Sarbc to obtain help.
Wendell Trosper, summit guide, and
Paul Galbraith made the trip to Sarbo
on skis in the darkness, while One
Daiber, Chief Park Ranger John Davis
and Ranger william Butler remained
with the body.
Evening star., 1936-02-01

Using the anti-communism rider in
the 1886 District appropriation act as
q precedent, liberals Of the House
yesterday sought to protect the Eski-
mos. Aleuts, Indians and other natives
of Alaska from the American Liberty
League.
An effort was made to tack on the
1887 Interior Department appropria-
ton bill an amendment to withhold
any Of the $685., $50 allotted as salaries
to Alaskan teachers from those caught
hereafter" in the act Of teaching or
advocating the legislative program Of
the Jouett Shouse-A Smith-Du Pont
organization.
The amendment, offered By Repre-
sentative Scott, Democrat Of Califor-
mia, was ruled out on q point Of order
by the presiding chairman Of the
House, Representative Doughton. DEM
ocrat Of North Carolina. Represent
ative BIanton, Democrat Of Texas,
who sponsored the anti-communism
rider on the District supply act.
argued that the amendment was sub
ject to , point Of order because W
Evening star., 1936-02-01
Carols Massellr
At Kings Funeral,
Says Soviet Paper
Servant in Procession
by Mistake Reports
MOscOw Daily.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated FresS.
LONDON, February 1.-The Com
muniSt newspaper Daily Worker said
today King Carols masseur became
entangled in the funeral procession
for King George v of England, and
marched through the streets wearing
working clothes, a white sweater and
a felt hat.
The newspaper said the masseur. de-
scribed as an Austrian named Stoebs,
arrived with the King of Rumania,
became bewildered when he was sur
rounded by admirals and generals, and
found himself marching in their
ranks.
Other British newspapers published
photographs in which the unconven-
tional mourner was variously described
as "Rumanian officer" and rep
resentative of Transylvania."
Evening star., 1936-02-01
RAILWAY CREDIT
EXECUTIVE KILLED
|N8-FL0ORPLUNGE
Eugene R. Woodson Leaves
Watch, Purse and Note
on Office Desk.
CERTIFICATE OF SUICIDE
ISSUED BY CORONER
Civic Leader and Law Instructor
Clutched Piece of Ventilator
Pipe in Hand.

Eugene r. Woodson, 46, vice presi-
dent of the Railway Credit Corp, was
killed instantly this morning when ne
jumped from his eighth-fioor Office in
the Transportation Building, Seven
teenth and H streets.
Apparently in desperate effort to
save himself, Mr.. Woodson grabbed a
ventilator pipe and tore it from the
side of the building while falling. The
pipe. which had been attached to the
building a few feet above the ground.
was clutched in his hands when police
found the body.
A verdict of suicide was issued by
the coroner's Office. There will be no
inquest.
Employees in the building saw him
enter at o'clock, his usual hour. "A
few minutes later his crushed body
was found lying in an alley beside the
buildings by passersby.
Left Note on Desk.
Woodson. who lived at 3245 Klingle
road, was a law instructor at Ma
tional University, and active in civic
work On his desk he left his watch,
pocketbook and half-used package OF
cigarettes, the keys to his car and
a note telling where the car was
parked.
Woodson was the first one to reach
the Office this morning, and his asso-
ciates knew nothing of his death until
they were notified by police. E. G.
Buckland, president of the corpora
ton, was notified Immediately.
Buckland said he knew of no reason
why Woodson should have taken his
own life. Woodson, he said, had COM
planned several weeks ago Of being
unable to sleep and of not feeling we'll
but later said his health was good.
Office Ordered Closed.
Woodson had been with the cor
poration since January, 1882. Buck
land said, and could not have beer
In financial difficulties. Buckland or.
dered the Office closed for the day.
Woodson is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Anne B. Woodson, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lambert Emlen Jones. The
daughter. well-known debutante sew
eral years ago, first married Albert E
Conradis, whom she divorced in Reno
Woodson, who had resided in Wash
ington since 1906, had made wide
reputation in the field of railway
accounting when he was appointed
vice president and controller OF the
Railroad Credit Corp. at the time OF
its formation. This was an agency
set up by the railroads to administer
q fund created out of freight rate
surcharges to make loans to needy
carriers to meet their fixed charges
It Is headed by Buckland, former
Evening star., 1936-02-01
MRS. VANDERBILT SELLS
HOUSEHOLD VALUABLES
Auction Is Aftermath of Disputes
Over Custody of Daughter
Gloria.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1.--House-
hold belongings of Mrs. Gloria Morgan
Vanderbilt held the spotlight in an
auction sale today.
A collection of 81 carved elephants
offered anonymously dominated pre-
liminary bidding. They brought S3,387
in comparison with $1,000 derived
from sale of II assorted articles from
the deserted Vanderbilt mansion at
40 East Seventy-second street.
The Vanderbilt offerings, aftermath
of her domestic difficulties and loss of
principal custody of her 10-year-old
daughter Gloria, included an elaborate
bed room suite, carved lacquered
sofas and chairs, bust of the late
Reginald C. Vanderbilt by the Ameri-
can sculptor 10 Davidson. and many
trophies for successful Vanderbilt en-
tries in horse shows.
Mrs. Vanderbilt moved to small
apartment after her recent renuncia~
ton of claims to share in the Wander
hilt fortune.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
CROSSING CRASH KILLS 5

SAVANNAH, Ca, February R-
Five residents Of Savannah were killed
at 8 am. today by the collision OF
their motor car with freight train
backing across the highway at Port
Wentworth.
County police reported the dead
were Bert Varnedoe, the driver; Miss
Letha Wise, Elton or Fleming Tracker
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward Stewart.
They were en- route to an amusement
eantey IN South Carolina.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
House Defeats Effort to Saue
Alaska From, Liberty League

word thereafter" would make it leg
islation.
Scott, a former school teach, point
ed out that the only difference to his
amendment and the one put in the
District appropriation act is that the
District bill referred to communism
and his amendment read "The Ameri-
can Liberty League"
One of Blanton's colleagues, Repre-
sentative Maverick, Democrat, OF
Texts, opposed the point Of order.
1.-THE Communists are supposed to
be trying to overthrow the Govern
ment Of the United States" he de-
clared. 1.-THE Liberty League got out
. pamphlet In which they compared
the President Of the United States to
King George III In various and sun
dry ways, which action on the part OF
the King led to the revolution.
Il am an advocate Of the widest type
Of freedom Of speech. believe there
should be no limit. But the District
bill prevents the teaching Of Com
munism-whatever that means-but
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Evening star., 1936-02-01
Bookbinder's Error, Omitting
La,vs From Code, May Free 40

laws include those dealing with the
failure of public ofncials to perform
duty, ofYenses against the public peace.
three articles covering banking prac-
tices and offenses against morals and
decency.
The 40 convicts are serving SEN
tences under the laws which Repre-
sentative Mckinney alleged "in fact
were never enacted"
All but the ofiicial copy OF the Grim
inal Code contain the laws, and OFF,
cials said It apparently was an error
In binding the one volume.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
PEEK HITS POLITICS
IN NEW FARM BILL
Former A. A. A. Administra-
tor Suspicious of Attempt
to Influence Elections.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Inualiddtion of A. A. A. brought
many proposals for farm, aid sub
stitute, administration leaders final
ly gaue principal support to plan
for subsidies through operation OF
soil conservation ld,Ds. Others ia
uored ,nfationary price increases,
export debentures and tariff eQudh-
cation subsidies.
George N. Peek, longtime friend
of farmer, pas administrator OF
A. A. A. In 1888. Clashing NTH
Secretary OF Agriculture Wallace,
he left that post to become trade
adviser to President, head OF three
import banks. In net0 posts
he disagreed Uith reciprocal trade
ideas OF Secretary OF State Hull;
finally left New Deal serUice last
December.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
MARITIME STRIKERS
AWAIT PERKINS VIEW
Federation Demands "0pen' Con-
gressional Probe of Sec.
retary of Labor.
BY tho Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. February L.
Maritime Federation of the Pacific
officials awaited response Of Secretary
Perkins today to demand there be
nothing but an "open" congressional
probe Of maritime troubles.
The left wing marine unions group,
through San Francisco Bay District
Council President Harry Bridges and
Secretary Mervyn Rathborne, said a
secret investigation would be vigor-
ously opposed.
"Only open public hearing can ex-
pose the shipowners' conspiracy to
abrogate agreements while blaming
the maritime federation" said the
communication, telegraphed to Secre-
tary Perkins last night.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
bulletin

About 100 persons were routed
from the Empress Theater, on
Ninth street. shortly before l pm.
today when fire broke out in the
projection room. Myer Sherman.
film operator, was burned about
the face and hands by the flames.
A. large number Of fire companies
was called out and trafic was tied
IN for several blocks.
Evening star., 1936-02-01
Students Demonstrate.

PARIS, February 1 @.-Smoke
bombs and shouts Of resign" and
hang Jeze" by the students baked
today an attempt by Prof. CASTOR Jeze.
Ethiopia's legal awviser at Geneva. to
resume his Paris law course.
A squad of detectives in the lecture
room failed to prevent an entry by the
protesting students, but hundreds OF
police restrained a crowd outside the
rnnYn
Evening star., 1936-02-01
NEW HAUPTMANN
INQUIRY LAUNCHED
Col. Schwarzkopf Follows
Hoffman'S Orders to Make
Secret Probe.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
First son OF Charles A. Lind
bergh was kidnapped in March. 1882.
Subsequently skeleton identified as
boys wds found. In September.
1884, Bruno Hduptmdnn tDas ar
rested; in February, 1885, he toas
conuicted of kidnapping and murder.
Sentenced to die on January IL,
Hauptmann iDas gtuen 30-day re-
pr:eue by Gov. HOFFMAN on jan
uary IS.
On Thursday Coz. Hoffman or
dered continuance OF investigation
into entire crime, expressed con-
uiction that Others than Haupt-
mann were inuolued, cited testi-
mony to bear out his theory.