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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
DickersOn Flags
LandOn; Praises
+. RS Program

: Earl B. Dickerson, assistant at
torney-general Of Illinois, fayed
Republican campaign claims in q
speech at Halle @. Brown House,
st. Paul, Thursday night.
Roosevelt Ii Saviour
Dickerson told his large audi
ence that Franklin Roosevelt In
the saviour of the country. Moth
ing the Republicans have said has
given the intelligent Negro voter,
Dickerson said, any logical reason
to vote for Landon.
LandOn Is Weak Sister
Dickerson said Landon was "a
weak sister, and that he would be
controlled by Hearst and Wall
Street ii he were elected.
Dickerson will speak at Phyllis
Wheatley House, Minneapolis, TO-
night friday at 8 p. m. Mr..
Dickerson is one of the leading at
tOrneys Of the country and one of
the few Negroes who serve as as
sistant attorney generals. His
home is in Chicago, where he has
long been prominent in Illinois
politics.
Attorney General DickersOn
came here under the auspices Of
the Minnesota Negro Democratic
League, of which J. Louis Erwin is
president. ~..-.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30

Mrs. P. C. Hitchcock.
Representative, saith District
Vote for Desmond Pratt, fine,
young man. L. E. Brophey, another
candidate, has received much sup
port from our group before but we
don't believe he fully appreciates
it.
Representative of S5th District
Vote for J. J. Oys and w. F.
Bennett.
For Hennepin County District
Judges
Vote for Paul Carroll, Arthur
lie Sueur and Luther Youngdahl.
For Representative, SOth District
Vote for Mrs. Macbeth Hurd
Paige and Miss Shirley Edelston.
For County Commissioner
No recommendations. Reports
claim w. w. Heffelfnger, incum-
bent, does not favor appointment
of colored citizens to county jobs
above common labor class. He has
not made clear his stand. Arthur
Johnson, his opponent, is not
known.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
ROY e. HILTON SEEKS
REELECTION.

Roy E. Hilton, present represen-
tative from the 42nd legislative
district is well known to the ma
jority of colored voters in his dis
trict.
For those who do not know him
a brief review of his background
is given. Mr.. Hilton is a graduate
of Carleton College; public school
teacher in southwestern Minnesota;
Chief Clerk, u. s. Land Office; In
dustrial Director General Secre-
tary, st. Paul Association; In
structor, School for Commercial
Secretaries at Evanston, ILL.,; Man
ager Real Estate Dept. Brown &
Bigelow.
Mr.. Hilton now operates his own
real estate business at 1923 Uni
versity. He is a member of vari-
GUS civic and improvement asso-
Citations. .
His supporters say his record en-
titles him to the support Of the
people of his district.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
SpOk Endorsements
For Voters
For President

For President
Vote for Franklin Delano Roose-
welt.
For Senator (Long Term)
Both good men, but Ernest Lun-
deem is best man for colored vo-
tiers.
Vote for Ernest Lundeen.
For U. s. Senator (Short Term)
Vote for Andrew Devoid.
For Governor
Vote for Elmer Benson.
For Lieutenant Governor
Vote for Gottfrid Lindsten.
For Attorney General
Vote for Harry H. Peterson.
For Secretary Of State
Mark x behind the name Of Mike
Holm, Republican.
For Treasurer
Vote for julius A. Schmahl, Re-
publican.
Railroad and Warehouse
Commission
Vote for Frank MatSon
For Associate Justices
Supreme Court
Vote for Royal A. Stone and
Andrew Holt.
For Congress, Third District
Vote for Henry Teigan, Farmer
Labor.
For Congress, Fifth District
Do not vote for Walter Newton,
Republican. During Hoover admin
istration he was chief of G. 0. P.
Lily White plans.
Vote for Dewey w. Johnson,
Farmer-Labor.
Representative 3Oth District
Vote for Macbeth Hurd Paige and
Shirley Edelston
Representative, 3lst District
No recommendations. Will S.
Collins is unfriendly. Do notvAe
for him.
Representative, 32nd District
Vote for S. A. Stockwell, a tried
and true friend of the common peo-
pie. He is a good friend.
Representative, 33rd District
Vote for Harold Harrison and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
BEG PARDON!

In the news account Of the sur
prise parting banquet-smoker for
Edward L. Boyd the names Of the
chief sponsors Of the affair were
inadvertently omitted. We're sor-
ry, Jesse Hutchraft, Chas. De La
Compson and VIM. KsmpI
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30

Johnnie Baker Auxiliary will
meet Thursday, Nov. 9Th, 8 p. m,
at the home of Mrs. L. Stewart,
626 Girard Avenue. Officers will
be installed. Old and new mem
bers welcomed. Mrs. L. Stewart,
president; Mrs. I. Napue, secre-
tary.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
Five Year Old
Sells Recorders

The youngest newsboy in the
Twin Cities is five-year-old Bruce
Williams, son of Mrs. Mildred
Williams. Young Bruce each week
sells eight copies of the st. Paul
Recorder. Not only is Bruce a
good salesman, but he is also a
philanthropist. He gives a portion
of his weeks earnings to his seven
year-old sister for "show" fare.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
ENDORSES JOHN DUDLEY

AS a St. Paul property owner
and taxpayer, want to take this
opportunity to endorse the candi-
dacy of John ]. Dudley for Judge
of Probate Court. He is worthy Of
your support.
JOS. D. WARE.
Buy fuel oil and coal cooperative
ly through Sumner Sweet Shop.
Hyland 1923.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30

I wish to use this method of
thanking those who have asked me
and also made it possible for me
to contribute to this space weekly,
a series of articles as dealing with
the scriptures.
(Which ! am glad to do"
/ hope to inject some worthy
thought that may awaken, and
point your way to the cross, and /
ask your cooperation, not only in a
material way, but in a spiritual
sense as we'll.
Yours in His name,
REV. J. w. PHELPS,
Student,
st. Paul Bible Institute.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30

Keep of the date, Como Temple
Daughter Elks Thanksgiving
Dance, st. Paul Auditorium, No
vember 26.--Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30
ST. PAUL COMMUNITY CHEST
DRIVE BEGINS NOV. 16

Mrs. Suzanne Tudos, chairman
of Team 81 in last years Chest
Fund drive in st. Paul, announced
Thursday that clubs and organiza-
tions that plan to pledge to the
fund should make plans to do 50
before the close of the drive.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-10-30

to meet in the board Monday eve
ming at 8 o'clock. There will be
business of Importance.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
johnson Is In Line to Succeed
BldntOn on ID. e.. Subcommittee
CARROTS Lead in Texas
Mounts, With Returns
Nearly Completed.

Unless an election upset places
Republicans in control of the House,
Representative George w. johnson.
Democrat. of West Virginia appears
slated to replace Representative
Thomas L. Blanton Of Texas as chair
man of the Appropriations Subcom-
mittee in charge Of the District supply
bills.
Nearly complete returns from Texas
this morning showed Blanton de-
cisively beaten by County Judge Clyde
L. Garrett in the run-on primary for
the Democratic nomination. to Con-
gress from the seventeenth district.
With virtually all votes counted, Gar
rett had 1884 ballots. while Blanton
had received only 1878.
The latter figure was less even than
the watchdog Of the Treasury" re-
ceived In the first primary in July,
when he fell just under the 10000
mark while GarrettWas receiving about
$4,000 and . third candidate wa
polling some $500.
Blantons defeat and the death Of
Representative Jacobsen, Democrat,
Of Iowa leaves Representatives john
son and Otter, Republican. Of Penn
sylvania, still holding membership on
the District Appropriations subcom-
mittee.
Representative Cannon. Democrat,
Of Missouri rejected Craftsmanship Of
the District group last Spring in order
to take . similar post on the Agri-
Evening star., 1936-08-24
AUSTRIA REPORTS
STATE OF ALARM
Schuschnigg Understood to Have
Called Storm Troops in Fear
of Putsch.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, August 24-Vienna seethed
today with reports. some Of them ap-
parently well established. that police
and Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg's
semi-militafy organization, the Cath
olic Storm Troops, had been ordered
to maintain state of alarm.
Adding to the tension was the
transfer Of 200 soldiers through the
inner city to the district containing
government buildings.
Immediate reasons for the reported
move were not apparent, although it
was rumored q putsch was feared
by anti-Nazi elements such as those
which last week rallied behind Mai.
Emil Fey, former vice chancellor.
These persons presented a petition,
containing $4,000 signatures. Of mem
bers of the Heimwehr, asking Prince
Ernest Won Starhemberg to make Fey
again the head of that private army
in Vienna-a post he quit last
Autumn.
An accord of friendship and peace"
announced by Austria and Germany
last month, has been followed by
obvious suspicion and dissension In
this country, leaders of various Aus
trian factions expressing fears that
Italy and Germany had taken
Austria into camp"
Other Austrians have expressed sur
prise that Chancellor Schuschnigg de-
parted from what they considered to
be the principles Of the little Chan
cellor Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated
by Nazis in 1894.
They have wondered, also, whether
the agreement contained secret mill.
tary clauses.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
$25 Fines for Speeding Bring
Decisions to Forfeit Collateral

Judge Robert Z. Mattingly started
imposing $2s fines for speeding in
Trafhc Court today and nearly 100
persons who had chosen to stand trial
on minor charges slipped out Of the
court room, preferring to forfeit col
lateral.
Persons who come to court on Nom
day have proven . real problem to
officials, the more than 200 or 50 gen.
orally summoned and arrested over
the week end being packed and
jammed into . dingy, low-ceilinged
room hardly large enough to accom-
modate half that number. This
morning, however. the crowd dwindled
after Judge Mattingly took the bench
until only about so remained.
Judge Mattingly has been IN the
District branch Of the court several
weeks, while Walter J. Casey sat In
the Trafac Court. Judge Casey left
On his vacation Saturday and Judge
Evening star., 1936-08-24

who then would be ready to attack
Madrid as q means Of getting even
with loyalists for their month Of cap
tivity.
Meanwhile. Madrid had q wartime
aspect.
The government militia guarded
banks, offices, shops, improvised hos
pitals, workers union ofhces and
streets.
Wholesale arrests Of Rightists con-
tinued.
informed sources said sum-
mary shooting Of Fascists, after per-
functory trial before secret tribunals
composed largely Of anarchists. still
were going on nightly in the lonely
outskirts of the city.
The populace, including the militia
men, lounged in cafes or attended
movies. Street cars were crowded
with passengers and the streets filled
with idlers.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
SPANISH WILL PAY
j. S.FOR SEIZURES
Madrid Replies Tentatively
to Representations From
America.
BY the Associated Press.

os tAS hSSoSA4bS0 1850
The Spanish government today for
mally obligated itself to reimburse
American property holders whose
property may be seized during the civil
strife In Spain.
In . note replying tentatively to
American representations on the sub
ject, the Madrid foreign once advised
the American Embassy there As fol-
lows:
"The government Of the republic
holds As an unalterable position not
to take possession Of any property.
movable or immovable, belonging to
Spanish citizens or foreigners, except
naturally in cases Of force majeure.
and especially when 1t is . question
Of the safety Of the state or public
interest 30 requires.
I'm such q case 1t will pay the
value after . just and equitable ap-
praisal and II possible-and this is
the chief desire Of the government
in agreement with the interested
parties or their legal Representatives" !"
Plants Of the Ford Motor Co. and
General Motors Corp. at Barcelona
were taken over several weeks ago by
forces aligned with the Spanish gov
ernment. They were the only known
seizures Of American property except
several private automobiles which
were conflscated.
Shortly after official confirmation
was received here concerning the
seizure Of the motor plants at Bar
celona the American Government dis
patched . note to authorities at Mad
rid warning that the government there
would be held strictly accountable for
any American property taken over.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Edward M. Curran,. who has been
on vacation, returned to the District
branch Of the court, which shifted
Judge Mattingly to the tranic branch.
During the past several months
fines on speeding charges have been
held within IS and $40 range for first
o1enses and posted collateral has suf-
feed for minor infractions. With
light sentences prevalent In the court,
persons receiving tickets for parking
have elected to stand trial and take
chances on small fine. Today, how
ever. the number Of those who had
put up collateral and told precinct
police they would stand trial thinned
until only those charged with Of
lenses on which they could not forfeit
collateral remained in the court room.
As . result, traffc violators had
sitting room while they waited for
trial for the hrst time In several
menthsr
Evening star., 1936-08-24
CHAUTAUQUA TALK
BYLANDONT TODAY
Invades Roosevelt State
With 2 Speeches After
MiddIesex Visit.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOclete0 fIeSS.
ABOARD LANDON TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO RIPLEY, N. Y, August
24.-Gov. All M. Landon carried his
campaign stumping tour, through his
native State of Pennsylvania today to
New York, the home State Of his
Democratic opponent, Presidents
Roosevelt.
Boarding his special train shortly
before 10 am, Eastern standard time,
at New Castle, where he spent Satur-
day and Sunday nights, the Repubn-
can nominee arranged to make plat
form appearances at Sharon, Green
Vile, Conneautville and Erie, Pa.
He planned to leave the train at
Ripley, N. Y, at 1:25 pm, Eastern
standard time, to 60 to the home Of
Charles Hamilton, friend. He will
motor to Chautauqua, N. Y, to de-
liver tonight the second major speech
of his Eastern visit. His train and
party will proceed to Westfield, N. Y,
to spend the night. r..
Iandon's speech at Chautauqua viii
be the first of two in his opponents
State before closing his initial tour of
the Eastern voting sector. The other
speech will be given at Buffalo
wednesday night. '.
Landon will be the fourth presi-
(see LANDON, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-08-24
Asana Ships Out His Baggage
As Madrid Fears Rebel attack
Officials Apprehensiue
Over Safety of jailed
Rightists.
copyright. 1880. BY the Associated Press,

Copyright. 1896. BY the Associated Press.'
MADRID, August 17.-(Uncensored.
by courier to Hendaye, France. Au-
gust 24).-Seemingly reliable reports
today said President Manuel Azana
had sent truckloads Of baggage to
the port of Valencia amid govern
ment fears concerning . southern
rebel advance on Madrid.
Government leaders feared the
rebels from Badajoz. in the west, would
reach Madrid by the way Of the Tagus
River Valley and Toledo.
At the same time, ofiicials were
described as increasingly apprehen-
sive lest anarchist militiamen may
be ready for the Madrid Jail killing
of some 1000 Rightists.
The militiamen have been told the
Fascist rebels are slaughtering their
comrades en- masse in several cities,
and fears were expressed that savage
war reprisals might break out, espe-
cially if harm befell the son of Fran
cisco Largo Caballero, Socialist party
president.
Largo Caballero's son is held by the
rebel Gen. Emilio Mola at Segovia.
Reports that rebels in both the
north and south were able to reach
Burgos by rail from Seville via Badajoz
added to government misgivings.
Increased tension was noticeable In
both the ministries and in public fol-
lowing the news of the fall Of Badajoz.
Faced with a grim and more active
rebel attack on the Guadarrama
Mountain front north Of Madrid, the
government could i'll spare men to
stem the fresh insurgent assault from
the west.
The first object Of such q rebel
drive, it was believed here. would be
to relieve the beleaguered garrison OF
200 insurgents in the Toledo Alcazar
Evening star., 1936-08-24
ADMIRAL BYRD BUYS
I RUGGED MAINE ISLAND
Summer Camp Consists Of IL Cab
ins Convenient to Explorers
Home in Boston.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 24.-The New
York Times says that a rugged island
retreat in Maine has been purchased
by Rear Admiral Richard z. Byrd
for use as q Summer home.
The property is the former Windsor
place, consisting Of las acres on Mount
Desert Island, with q frontage Of half
q mile on Blue Hill Bay.
Admiral Byrd has been spending his
Summers there in recent years, and
Is reported to have been attracted by
Its ruggedness and seclusion.
There is no dwelling in sight Of
the camp. although it Is only . short
distance from the Summer resorts Of
Bar Harbor and Seal Harbor.
The camp consists Of II cabins,
all furnished, scattered between q
spruce and fir forest and the shore.
with broad views across the bay. The
recreational facilities include tennis
courts, . boat landing and two salt
water swimming pools. The property
Is convenient to the Byrd home in
Boston.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
GERMANY AGREES
TO SET EMBARGO
Places Immediate Ban on
Arms Shipments to
Spain.
Copyright. 1888. by the Associated PressJ

copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, August 24.-Nazi Germany
agreed today to declare an immediate
embargo on arms shipments to spain.
However, the WilhelmStrasse pointed
out the embargo. which also embraced
airplane shipments, did not settle Ger
many's dispute with the Socialist Ma
drid government. .s.
In deciding on its sudden Action,
Germany made an important conces-
sion in not waiting for the release Of
a German airplane confscated at Ma
drid.
But the semi-oficial announcement
of the embargo said specifically: Ma
turally, this does not affect the de-
mand addressed to Spain for the air
planes release"
Similarly, the incident created by
the Spanish governments search Of
the German merchantman Kamerun,
in the absence Of . satisfactory" re-
ply from Spain, remained where it was
before the embargo was declared.
Nevertheless, the embargo created .
favorable impression in diplomatic
circles, where it was viewed as .
constructive step toward easing tense
situation-providing no quarrel arises
later over how the embargo Is being
carried out.
(French official quarters hailed the
German action as virtually COM
pleting an international neutrality
pact by France, Great Britain, Italy
and Germany
Baron Konstantin Won Neurath,
foreign minister, informed Andre
Francois -Poncet, French Ambassador.
that Germany would decree an en-
barge effective Immediately without
awaiting outcome Of the dispute over
the conflscated airplane.
The government expressed the hope
that France and other governments
participating in the neutrality neso-
tiations will also-in 80 far as they
have not already done so-take steps
to carry out effectively the neutrality
measures agreed upon.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
MYSTERIOUS Bullet Strikes
Painter Fishing in Maryland

shore by IN unknown person appar-
entity aiming at . flock OF nearby sea-
gulls.
Mohler and Brown were in the boat
when Brown suddenly complained Of
an abdominal pain following q fusil-
lade Of shots. Given first aid at st.
Mary,s Hospital here. Brown was then
taken to Providence, where Mohler
gave him . blood TRANSMISSION.
Hospital authorities today said the
wounded man had "a chance to re-
cover after . fair night.
Brown lives at 1929 Madison street,
and the address Of his companion Is
1858 @ street southwest. The victim
had been spending the week end ut
Nohleris cottage.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
D. C. CRIME LAWYER
HELD IN ROBBERIES
Attorney Declared Implicated by
Colored Prisoner-$5,000 Loot
Reported Obtained.

A Washington criminal lawyer has
been in police custody for more than
a hours, undergoing questioning in
connection with . series of unsolved
holdups allegedly staged by three
colored men, who are being held at the
eleventh precinct station.
One of the three colored men made
written statement, detectives said,
duplicating the attorney as the man
who engineered number Of robberies
during the last eight months in which
loot totaling about IS. 900 was obtained.
No criminal charge has been placed
against the lawyer, who was arrested
ut his home early yesterday, but police
said this would be done II any attempt
Is made to free him before they con-
clude their Investigation.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
spee,.l pi.p.teh 70 The star.

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, August "a.
J. B. Love today was investi-
rating the apparently accidental
shooting of Alfonso Brown, 3o-year-
old washington painter, whose abdo-
men was pierced by . steel-jacketed
rifle bullet while he was fishing In q
boat at the mouth Of Herring Greek
near McKays Beach, Is miles south
of here. late yesterday.
Brown was In . serious condition
today in Providence Hospital In Wash
ington, where he was taken by . COM
psnion, Arthur Mohler, also OF the
District Of Columbia. According 70
Mohler, owner Of . cottage at Nc
Kays Beach ths shQt was nred num
Evening star., 1936-08-24
GIRLS THROAT CUT;
MOTHER CONFESSES
Complained Too Much Of Not
Having Nice Things" Seattle
Woman Tells Police.
By the Associated Press.


SEATTLE, August 24.-Chief Grim
inal Deputy Sheriff o. K. Bodia an
nounced today Mrs. Ester Hilda Clark,
80, had confessed killing her daughter.
Rose, because she complained too
much that she didn't have nice things
other girls have"
II thought it was doing her favor
by killing her." Bodia quoted the
mother as saying.
The body Of the 16-yesr-old girl.
her head beaten and her throat cut,
was found buried In the brush near
her home, Bodia said.
The mother, o widow, was placed
In jail.
Her confession. Bodia reported. said
the girl complained and nagsed" that
she did not have mice clothes, good
food or Q nice home"
Evening star., 1936-08-24
LACK OF RECOGNITION
WORRIES SULU SULTAN
British Borneo Refuses Action
Unless Previously Taken by
Philippines
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, August 24.-Sultan WAIST
of sulu, new spiritual ruler Of Filipino
Mohammedans. was reported to be
feeling uneasy today after he was
informed British Borneo would not
recognize him unless the Philippine
government does.
The Philippine commonwealth has
already decided not to recognize the
new sultan. British recognition In
wolves an annual 5000 rental Tor
lands in British Borneo.
WAIST summoned . conference OF
Moro religious leaders at Jolo I'M
mediately after receiving letter from
the governor Of British Borneo. It
was Indicated the sultan would send
mission TO Horneo and Manila to seek
yecoGnit4op,