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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-28

ANS.-The first part of this year
will not be the best in the world,
but the latter part will surpass all
your hopes.
L. M. D.-Will I marry this
year?
ANS.-My science shows you
very happily married in the year
1887.
N. P.-Will you give me good
number for the Chinese lottery?
ANS.-SOrry, my friend. 1 can't
do that in the paper, but I will send
you my book How to Win, which
has all kinds of winning systems, in
all speculations. 1t only sells for
$3.50, or with 10 questions $500.
Let me hear from you.
R. M. S.-Does this fellow I am
now going with mean any good, or
should I drop him?
ANS.-After much study, / can't
say I like this fellow for you. He
is the wrong type. Look over the
fellows you meet the next month.
M. L. J.-Does this fellow I write
to enjoy hearing from me, and does
he love me?
ANS.-He likes to have you
write; also, several others are writ
ing, and he enjoys theirs too. He
believes in variety, as it is the spice
of life, and he lives on spice.
A. N.-Should make the change
I have in mind?
ANS.-Wait until next month.
That is your good month for
changes.
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-28

Der that she scrambled her hips
all over the floor trying to get to
him before some other femme
snatched him off. In other words,
the young lady fell down and went
boom-but she got her man. 4.
Hardly recognized Thel Sayles
without the curls. It was the curls
that knocked the University of
Iowa cOllegian for loop, y'knOw.
Jimmy SlemmOns fell down
and banged his bean against
radiator and had to be helped out
of the room, but five minutes later
he was back again more sprightly
than ever. Whattaman! .. That
yellow bow tie GOrdie Parks had
on was astounding, to say the least.
Very astounding. Little DOtty
Bradshaw, who was Wilbur Ne
ville's date for the evening, sure
did look cute. Lucille Howell
had trouble keeping that darn
cOrOnet thing on her head. It kept
slipping. To my mind, there's
only ONE gal in the whole Twin
Cities who really has the rightful
claim to sOphisticatiOn, and that
is Mildred Brooks. The other
ladies who try to act that way only
look silly. AdOlph Thomas had
a wallet full of money. What Or
ganizatiOn is he treasurer of these
days? . Florence Cassius always
looks so swank and Fifth Avenue
ish. Nobody was going to the
Apex, but somehow everybody
managed to show up. How come?
All the gels had flowers in
their hair. How perfectly thweat!
.. Margie WOrmley goes to Chi
cagO for a weekend visit, and so
sister Myrtle hops to the party
with her boy friend. That's sis
terly cO-Operation-and the height
of confidence! Johnny Seymour
took Florence Collins to the pah-
ty and made tracks over to her
house the next night. My good
ness sakes alive! And how long
has this Richly Adams-CarOline
Warricks affair been going on?
Gosh, they make a real cute
couple.
Two years ago, February 8,
1884, I find from an old column
that: Don Bonaparte was going
over to see Edmonia Perry fire.
quently, and Lonnie Thompson was
taking Annie Pearl Horris places.
:. Adolph Thomas and Virginia
Williams were being seen together
at the gathering-plac and Woody
Mills was Marionne Peebles-mind-
ed. Tom Coleman and Carrie
Doty were exchanging sweet moth
ings, and Warren Grissom and
Adele Graham were billing and
cooling. Doug Greene had been
busted over the head with a tray
up in Jim Williams beer garden,
and George James was free, single
and disengaged. Bud Benner
and Ruth Oden were beginning to
be very interested, and Bud Kelly
just couldn't stay away from Sue
SCOTS house. Everybody was
expecting Jimmy Oliver and Agnes
Ellis to take a trip to the altar.
. Paul Smith and Bernice
Shackleford were coupling up
steady, and Fred Slemmons and
Margaret Slaughter were doing the
same. Remember this was a
little over two years ago. From
column of December 9, 1888, I
find that: Bill Thomas, recently
gone south, had fallen in the
clutches Of a beautiful gal down
there. That Nadine Dyer, who
was attending the University, and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-28

ANS.-As long as you have your
present husband, NO. Sorry friend.
=
A. C.-What will be the outcome
of a trip I am planning to take?
ANS.-I see that this trip will
benefit you and advise that you
take it.
This newspaper has the
largest circulation Of any
publication of its kind in
this city.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-28

ANS.-The boy you will marry
hasn't met you YET. Look out for
a tall dark man, with the initials
of G.. F.
N. ST. have been married 2
yrs. and 8 months. Will I ever be-
come a mother?
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Block, Arriping in Private Cor,
Denied LardOn Train HOOk-U %

Worcester yesterday to meet the
Governor. He had previously tele-
graphed Gov. Landon and the candi-
date had replied he would be glad to
see him.
The engine and baggage car Of the
Landon train, after being split from
the campaign special. picked up Blocks
private car. A conference on the plat
for ensued and the private car was not
attached to, the special. Block re-
mained In his car.
Reports from worcester were that
the conductor of the campaign special
refused to allow the Block car to be
attached because his orders covered
only the original complement OF the
candidates train.
Landon spokesmen said the Cover
nor's party did not know Block was
arriving In his private car, and that
when the publisher did arrive he was
advised 1t was against policy to at
tach q private car to q campaign
special. They said the same rule had
been applied previously when. a West
ern railroad official had desired his
private car be attached to the Landon
special on the Republican candidates
first Eastern trip.
Blocks car was attached to regu-
lar train. and It was reported the
publisher returned to New York City.
Landon spokesmen said the Cover
nor knew nothing Of the incident un-
til after Blocks car had left.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 15.-The
offices of Paul Block, publisher OF a
chain of newspapers, announced re-
ceipt of q telegram today signed "Alf
M. Landon,' which said the Repub-
lican presidential nominee was very
sorry" the publisher had been "un-
able to join my train"
Block was refused permission to
attach his private railroad car to the
candidates special campaign train at
Worcester, Mass, yesterday.
The telegram, as announced by
Blocks secretary, follows:
Am very sorry you were unable to
join my train today, as I had been
looking forward to opportunity Of
talking with you. But Just learned
from newspapers that you were in
Worcester and regret that necessity
of being in New York tonight pre-
vented you from coming aboard. Hope
you may be able to board my train
at some future time, or If you hap
pen to be coming to Kansas you will
stop in Topeka. "AIF M. LANDON."
Blocks secretary, who said she had
not yet reached the publisher for COM
ment on the private car incident, said
Block had recently conferred with
Gov. Landon and expected to confer
with him again at Milwaukee on Sat-
urday, September 26.
Block, whose newspapers have been
supporting Gov. Landon. went to
Evening star., 1936-09-15
German Air Fleet Reported
Winning War for the Rebels

answer to jail here or led to theiI
being held and permitted to send only
censored dispatches. The secret Is
that Caceres has been made into q
gigantic air base filled with German
aviators who 60 out mornings to bomb
Madrid and its Loyalist defenders and
who drive the Loyalist planes that
have hampered the insurgent advance
from the skies.
This is an amazing international
situation. for foreign airmen are lit
orally winning the uprising for one
side in the Spanish revolution. The
writer has seen 10 huge green German
bombers and II pursuit planes take
of for action from huge field con-
structed almost overnight by thou
sands of workers. The Rebels say
400 were killed in one raid in Madrid.
So carefully guarded is Caceres that
the German aviators no longer make
the pretense Of wearing Spanish uni
forms and they Chamber into their
planes and take of openly, as this
writer is able to testify.
It can hardly be contended now
that the Germans are training Span
(See GERMAN AVIAToRS Pare A-52
Evening star., 1936-09-15
ROOSEVELT CHATS
WITH RUNNING MATE
Luncheon Served on Executives
Desk as He and Garner Go
Over Campaign.

President Roosevelt and Vice Presi.
dent Garner had an hours chat at the
White House today. during which
light luncheon was served on the
Chief Executives large, fat-topped
desk.
This was the first meeting of the
two Democratic standard bearers since
the nomination ceremonies In Phila-
delphia nearly two months ago. The
Vice President has been more or less
in seclusion at his Uvalde, Tex, home.
He has taken no active part in the
campaign thus far, but it is UNDER
stood he has been billed by the Demo-
cratic National Committee for several
radio speeches.
Garner is scheduled for q confer
ence within day or so with Chair
man Farley Of the national commit
tee, at which it is expected they will
work out definite campaign program
for the Texan. Garner Is still vice
chairman Of the committee.
Another caller at the White House
toda. was Judge John z. Mack, q
neighbor of the President In
Dutchess County, N. Y, who placed
Mr.. Poosevelt's name In nomination
at the last two Democrats conven-
tions.
The Presidents conference with in
surance executives consumed q con-
siderable part of the forenoon, but he
found time to work in a number Of
other engagements. Among the were
engagements with Secretary Of Com
merce Roper, Raymond L. Buell., presi.
dent Of the Foreign Policy Associs.
ton; Robert H. Jackson. A. staI AZ.
torney General, and Daniel w. Bell,
acting budget director,
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Ape Which Killed
Pet Dogs Is Shot
To Death by Girl
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. September 15.-Miss
Martha Schmidt, quiet and 26, who
says she never before handled fire.
arms, brought down a 65-pound ape
with one blast of a shotgun.
The shooting occurred, not In the
jungles of the anthropoid's native
South America, but at Miss Schmidt's s
home in Suffolk County, Long Island,
yesterday.
The ape, christened Jocko, escaped
from a roadside restaurant stand five
days ago, killed two dogs and did some
general terrorizing before it showed up
at Miss Schmidt's door. Her spaniel
was one of the dogs killed, and she was
ready for the ape with o borrowed
shotgun.
The charge not only killed Jocko,
but shattered l8 panes Of glass in q
greenhouse adjoining the home.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Aid Is Rushed
TOStOrn,-TOssed
Nor,cegianSh Ship
Otker Vessels Aus,cer
Call as Hurricane
S,Ueeps atlantic.
ey the Associated Press,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September
15-A latter-day viking in command
of the Norwegian steamship, Torvan-
ger, calmly radioed nearby vessels to-
day that the hurricane-bred seas had
smashed her rudder and we're tum-
bling water into her holds.
But no distress call came from the
craft in the path of a tropical hur-
ricane. The master of the Torvanger
told his story to the Coast Guard
cutter, Unalga, and another Nor
wegian steamer, the Noravind.
The cutter inquired urgently if as
sistance were needed. The Noravind
radioed she was leaving her course
and steaming toward the Torvanger,
which gave position approximately
500 miles north of Puerto Rico.
Earlier last night the Noravind had
reported she was in the edge of the
Indies-born hurricane and feeling
winds of gale force.
The hurricane was sweeping the
area near the Torvanger, but radio
reports did not make clear If the YES
sci felt its full effect.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

Z Federation of Labor.
The custer action came on the report
Of the Executive Council urging revo-
cation Of temporary certificates of af-
filiation which had been granted the
units. Broadly, the charge was non
cooperation.
Housecleaning Urged.
It was offered by Cecil e Custer,
national treasurer, who said either the
| federation must clean house or it
would not be able to function ef.
hciently.
Custer asserted he and three other
members of the council are facing re-
call charges now because of their op-
position to those it was proposed to
oust.
1t was one of this trio-G. Carol
Diamond of Washington, vice presi-
dent-who seemed momentarily on the
verge Of coming to blows with Henry
Rhine, also of Washington. Rhine
was leading the fight of the lodges
under fire.
On roll call, the custer was voted
161 to 40.
The strength mustered on his vote
indicated the convention also would
oust Justice Department Lodge, No.
81, charged with picketing. The Ex-
ecutive Council yesterday voted to rec
ommend to the convention suspen-
sion Of the lodge for the second time.
Babcock to Appear.
Today's developments put into the
background temporarily the contro.
versy over E. Claude Babcock, who Is
preparing to offer a defense Of the
charges of political activity on which
the Executive Council brought about
his withdrawal from the presidency
several months ago.
As Babcock's resignation from
offce-submitted when the council
voted to recall him for an attack
on Democratic personnel policies dis
tributed by the Republican National
Committee-was laid before the con.
vention last night, the council pre-
sented also its report dealing with
this issue, and Babcock Immediately
(See A. F. G. E., Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-09-15
[ANDON PROMISES
SOUND SOIL POLICY
True Employment Pledged
as Special Train Speeds
Into Illinois.
~ the Associated Press.

ABOARD LANDON'S TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO TOPEKA, September Is
Gov. ALI M. Landon brought per.
sonal pledge to the agricultural Mid
| die West today of sound program
of soil and water conservation" that
will provide genuine employment"
As his train sped into Illinois the
Republican presidential candidate
said:
II pledge sound program of soil
and water conservation that will con-
serve our basic resources and provide
an immense amount of genuine en-
ployment as contrasted with the pres
ent system of makeshift jobs"
In an earlier outline of conserva-
tion views given New England audi
enceS, the KanSan said drought and
flood are but two aspects of the same
problem"
The Governor Is expected to detail
his agricultural program in a farm
speech next week at Des Moines, Iowa.
Landon kept in close touch with the
Maine election as he Travelled west
ward. but reserved comment until def
mite determination of the results.
Landon left New England and New
York, with their respective blocs of
Al and Al electoral votes, expressing
his appreciation of ''the great crowds
and the enthusiastic receptions"
Leaving details of his farm program
for later addresses, the candidate re-
called that he once had submitted a
plan to President Roosevelt and said:
There are good plans in the pig
eonholes in Washington"
Two years ago Landon wrote the
President, suggesting a program of
construction of farm ponds, lakes and
reservoirs on tributary streams, and
soil-erosion control to combat drought
and flood.
Landon challenged Roosevelt ad-
ministration conservation activities
yesterday as lacking aggressiveness.
As the presidential special cut
through Central New York late yes
terday, carrying the candidate on a
second campaign through President
Roosevelt's native state, an agricul-
tural program for that State and
those adjoining was announced as
the subject of a travelling conference
with half dozen farm leaders. These
included heads of the New York
Grange and Farm Bureau Federation
and Fred Sexhuer, president Of the
Dairymen's League.
"There is need Of an inventory OF
our resources" the Kansan had told
the crowd at Springfield pressed about
the rear platform of his car. I'VE
must cease our prodigal waste. We
must begin the long task of restoring
a portion of what we have allowed to
slip away from u.s."
"We have been as profligate with
the rainfall as with the soil. I am
well aware of the tremendous loss that
Springfield and the other fine cities
Of the Connecticut Valley sustained
last Spring. Again our interests are
common eues."
Evening star., 1936-09-15
ROOSEVELT CALLS
INSURANCE HEADS
Summons to White House
Is Believed Inspired by
Charge of Knox.
81 the Associated Press.

6g INC AnoOClaLeQ FTeSS.
President Roosevelt went into a
conference with nine insurance COM
pany executives today at the White
House. At the same time, one OF
his secretaries said the President had
no intention Of starting o Federal
Department Of Insurance.
Explaining the purpose Of the con-
ference, Stephen T. Early, the secre-
tary, told newspaper men it was to
find out the present financial status
Of insurance companies, as compared
with 1880, when President Roosevelt,
as Governor of New York, started a
series of business conferences which
he has carried on since coming to
Washington
Early added the conference was to
see what the Federal Government
could do in the way of helping in
surance companies further to i'm
prove their situation.
Knox Speech Incidental.
He said the President first began
talking about today's conference last
July; that on August "a he sent out
the first letters on the subject; that
formal invitations went out on his
return from his drought trip, and
that it was only accidental and Incl
dental that they followed the Sep
tember 5 speech by Col. Frank Knox,
Republican vice presidential nominee,
at Allentown, Pa, in which Knox de-
clared insurance policies were not Sc
cure under the New Deal fiscal poll
cies.
Those who filed into the Presidents
office for the meeting were James
Beha, superintendent of insurance of
(See INSURANCE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-09-15
81 Units in U. S. Dropped After
Debate Marked by Near
Physical Encounters.
THINLYVEII ED CHARGES OFRED
ACTIVITY SEEN in LOCAL CASES
Farm Credit, Rail Retirement, Security
and Public Assistance Division of
DC. Are Groups Affected.
BY ]. A. FOX.
staf Correspondent of The Star,

DETROIT, September 15-After debate that
physical clash was threatened momery between parc-
pants the American Federation of Government Employees today
threw out "a lodges of which in Washington.
Thny veed charges of Communism apparently formed the
basis Tor the move against the Capital locals though the
only oneSecuritles Exchangewas the issue directly
There it asserted member party is taking
an active part in the lodge
The others involved Farm Credit Railroad Retirement
Social Security Division of the District
Columbia. The membership is 600.
Other locals affected Works Progress Boston and
w. A units In Florida This last
ship and the convention told they formed an
abotve effort by those get the Florida
Evening star., 1936-09-15
RESCUERS NEAR
R|CHMAN, MERRILL
Rickenbacker Lands Plane
at Harbor Grace in
Aid Flight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September l5.-Capt
Eddie Rickenbacker's rescue party
drew swiftly toward its objective to-
day-the isolated bog at Musgrave
Bay, Newfoundland, where the trans
Atlantic flyers, Harry Richman and
Dick Merrill, were grounded.
Rickenbacker, flying a plane with
supplies and spare parts for the round
trip ocean flyers, landed at the Harbol
Grace (Newfoundland) Airport at
1925 am. Eastern standard time.
Between that point and the rock
bound bog lay $50 miles Of rough
terrain, but at Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn, an official said the rescue
ship could probably land on a near
by beach and then proceed with the
work of rehabilitating the Richman-
Merrill plane, Lady Peace, for its con-
tinued flight to New York.
Await Rescue Eagerly.
Merrill and Richman awaited res
cue eagerly, confident they would
have little trouble when Ricken-
backer and his crew Of pilots and me-
chanics arrived.
Fishermen in the neighborhooc
looked over the big ship curiously a:
it rested in the bog and volunteered
their help in the job of getting il
back in the air.
Richman and Merrill were refreshed
by nights sleep.
Rickenbacker, veteran airman, tele-
graphed from Sydney, Nova Scotia
this morning to Floyd Bennett Field
Plane Carrying Gasoline.
Arrived here 7:1o am. Eastern
standard time. Everything o. K
Taking on gas. Hope to arrive at Har-
Dor Grace about 1890 am. Eastern
standard time. This is no place fol
straw hat"
Word was later received from sgd
ney that the rescue ship had taken
OF at 1928 am, Eastern standard
time. They are carrying gasoline and
spare parts for the flyers damaged
ship, Lady Peace.
Richman, night club entertainer,
and Merrill, transport and airmail
pilot, came to earth near rock-bound
Musgrave Harbor, Newfoundland, yes
terday afternoon, and spent the night
at the home Of T. w. Abbott, a mer-
chant, short distance away.
Messages Flood Town.
Reports from the lonely coast town
were meager as a solitary girl tele-
graph operator sought unsuccessfully
to keep abreast of the heavy influx
Of messages inquiring about the flyers.
The Lady Peace took off from
Southport, England, at 9:03 pm.
eastern standard time) Sunday
night, and their landing at Musgrave
(see RICHMAN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Plant to Be Sold,

BOSTON. September 15.-Creditors
and bondholders of the defunct
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. today
approved sale Of the firms huge Man
chester, N. H., plant to group of
Manchester citizens for $1,000, 900.
Referee in Bankruptcy Arthur Black
approved the action.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Comment
Leaders of Both Sides
Give Views on
Maine.

Gov. ALI M. Landon said today
"the Maine election has proved that
the people of this country are aroused
to the dangers and determined 70
preserve their system of Government
and of life"
1.-THE people of Maine have sounded
a call that will find an immediate
response throughout the Nation, -
the presidential nominee added,
terming the election Significant.
James A. Farley, Democratic Ma
tional chairman: @
Republican Maine remains Re-
publican in local election by a re-
duced majority.
"A Republican Senator retains his
seat by a margin so small that it may
take a recount to determine the &C
tual vote.
Perhaps a better way Of stating
the situation would be to state that
Maine continues Republican by ma
(See COMMENT, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-09-15
Naval Parlev Held.

LONDON, September Is (R.-Rep-
resentatives of Norway, Sweden, Den
mark and Finland met today in the
foreign office preliminary to naval dis
cussions with Britain, which hopes to
secure their adherence to the London
naval treaty through bilateral agree
ments.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
SKELETON EXPLAINED
Medical School Specimen No
Slayer's Victim, Coroner Says.

CLEVELAND, September is P.-
Coroner A. j. Pearse said today a
skeleton found buried in East Cleve-
land was a discarded medical school
specimen and not a seventh victim
of the mad Kingsbury Run slayer.
L. D. Mennell, a school teacher,
said the skeleton belonged to him,
the coroner said. Mennell reported he
buried it Labor day when he moved
from the vicinity.
Two boys discovered the skeleton
on their way home from school. They
noticed several bones protruding from
the earth in a weed-grown field.
Evening star., 1936-09-15
GUFFEY MAIL CHARGE
PROBE DROPPED BY U. S,
Postal Inspectors Find No Evil
dence of Franking Law
Violations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Post Ofice Departments in
vestigation into charges that Senator
Guffey, Democrat, of Pennsylvania had
mailed in Detroit franked envelopes
containing political matter was
brought to an end today when postal
inspectors reported they found no evi-
dence of postal law violations.
None of the envelopes was ever
mailed" Roy M. North, Acting Third
Assistant Postmaster General, said,
so there is nothing we can do
about it."