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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-01-10
Personalities
BY Nellie DOdsOn


my instructors grabbed me when
was leaving class this mawning
and said: miss Dodson, did I
give you 81 in this course for
fall quarter?" ...
I SEE eyes, Sir" and beams all
over my face. What do you think
he seq? He seq:
"Well, I don't know what 1 gave
you 81 for! Unless it was for
that magnificent bluff you made on
the final exam"
Of all the blankety-blank nerve!
The old dodo was just warm be-
cause / came to class late twice
already this quarter, that's all. So
I made a bluff on the final, Ell ?
Well, did not. You can't get
"B's" by bluffing over at that
workhouse.
To that girls club: I've for
warded a typewriter list of discus
sion subjects to your president,
also few magazine articles and
a newspaper clipping. Pm sure
that you'll find enough material
in the list to keep you busy for a
few club meetings anyway. Con-
gratulations on trying to make
your club worth while and inter-
esting.
HERE AND THERE: When
Andy Clark takes petite Annette
Hatton out to party, he spends
most Of the evening glowering at
any other males who dare to ap-
proach the lady. My hat off to
real social correspondent, Els
Bradley. I still think the fun
niest thing I've ever seen was Earl
E. Shamwell falling down the
stairs one night at party, land
ing on his feet, and saying mourn
fully: 81 must have missed a
STEP" Incidentally, last Satid-
day night, George James told Sham
that he could eat up all the Ham
burgers in the Mickey House.
Sham took him up on it, and
ordered five 'burgs. George gulped
them down in Wimpy fashion while
Earl's eyes popped open. But
Earl's a trouper, so he ordered four
more for Gawge. Gawge did away
with them in one-haf of nothin'.
Earl was beginning to wonder if
mebbe he shouldn't have been so
quick to take Brother James up on
the Hamburger proposition, but it
was too late to back out, and so
he ordered a couple more 'burgs.
By this time Gawge was beginning
to lock greenish in the face, and
Earl was beginning to feel siclish
all over on accounta' the whole
damb business was getting to be
kinda expensive. Fortunately
Gawge decided that mebbe HAM
burgers weren't so good when you
took so many of 'em on at one
time, and he called it quits. What
next? -. Somebody poured giggle
soup into the goldfish bowl over at
a Minneapolis New Years eve
pawty, and the poor little fishy-
wishys ups and dies. Yessir, they
turns right over on their liz backs
and ups and dies. Who wouldn't
die, swimming around in a lot of
two-bit giggle-soup? Fannie
Mae Butler and Alice Short are
two new additions to the femmes
on the campus. :. Bill Small was
murmuring some mad wordage at
that party Saturday night. He
sounded like Clark Gable in one of
his more romantic moments. :.
The most aristocratic swagger is
that one put on by Louise James.
>. Both F. Butler and T. Sayles
are receiving lovely, romantic let
tiers from Iowa City collegians. =.
No one can wear a hat so danger
ously atilt as Don Vernon. &.
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must be awful good or awful pow
erful out there.

By the time this reaches print,
Evelyn Collins, now living in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, will be tied to that
nice looking lad she's been going
with ever since she's been down
there. That's the way it is-once
you fall for one of those Iowa lads
(Iowa City in particularly you can
never call your heart your own
anymore. Heart-thiefs they are,
that's what they are. Well, I hope
the kids will be happy. That
song about the Emusic goes round
and round" is as catching as case
of measles.
S'help me I got a phone call
yesterday which almost scared the
dayights out of me. A Mime
apois married lady wants me to
make it known in this col-yam that
she is perfectly aware of the fact
that her hubby is chasing around
with "the other woman" and that
she knows where he has been on
those nights he has given all those
silly and absolutely phony
alibis. Furthermore, if he doesn't
stop all of the fooIshness very
soon, she is going to sue for di-
vorce. Well, I've obliged by doing
the bit of printing she asked, but
on accounta' about a half dozen
Minneapolis married men are chas-
ing various bits of fluff, the inter-
probation of this warning might
cause mass panic among the tied
males of the town. Wouldn't it
be funny if six of our prominent
social lights and near social lights
suddenly found business-out-of-
town for the next few weeks?
More Engagements! In the
younger crowd this time. Pretty
Georgiana Richardson and Jake
Collins are going to take a trip
to the altar sometime in the future.
Ditto Clarence Underwood and De-
lores Stone. S'help me, they start
getting married nowadays before
they even get out into the worldly
swim good.
The Debutante party last Friday
night gave a swell exhibition of
what beautiful and divine creatures
are blossoming out around here.
Some of the older gals are getting
uneasy about it, too.
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living at that job.

M D-What has happened to living at that job
my friend? don't him any
M. w. S-Must / leave town, OF
Ans-He has found a girl, will 1 find work here?
forget him. wish Ans-Stay in Lake Charles
to the other question: send where are known
for private reply.
R. d. have been married
C-Wi marry year which in mind
am corresponding with? hasn't happened. Tell
Ans-Not for some time thing.
come. Ans.-See your doctor and take
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JIG. H.-Hew be lucky
love and cards? J. B.. M.-YOu ask three ques
Ans-Send my "How tons; if them send for
tells how to private reply. only
at games. only $3.50 question in this column
or $500 with questions
swered. M. G-Win 1 get well and
live happy in my old days?
M G-Sr mind be- AnsFolow the advice of
Pastor family and faith
nv town: will succeed? God.
Ans-For awhile you will do
good there A. il friendly with
that comes to you. girl in school, have job
What do you in store for me
:. B.-TeH lie about this secret if we get married?
service course; can living until you work
on it? ing, then marry the girl. She is
Ans-You will make good fine young lady.
question win be answered FREE in this column ONLY
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goings on in Washington social cir
cles. It seems that wretched Farman
started it, and you know how a
rurnor spreds. And on their day in
Washington Perilla appeared at two
of the biggest houses-I don't mean
the best houses, mean the ones
where the gossips gather. Her beau
ty and poise made her conspicuous,
and when Farman's remarks were
tattled around, the young people
took it up and made whoopee of it.
Plenty Of those girls had set their
capys for Corey, and they were mad
that this mink should carry him off
under their very noses. So they took
revenge by believing or pretending
to believe the yarns" !.
"And what were the yarns?" 1
Simply that this beautiful girl
cajoled Corey, captured him, marri-
ed him, murdered him, and inherit
ed the Maiden millions"
Fleming Stone stared at the speak
er. "You believe all that?"
''No," returned Garth speaking
gravely, 81 don't believe the stories,
but believe they are current in
some Washington circles, and are
getting more widely rumored. More
over"
Moreover" Stone broke in, eff
breath of that libel, that SANDER, is
heard up here, it will go very hard
with Perilla Maiden. And if it is cur
rent in Washington it must become
known here. Farman will see that
it does"
(TO Be COntinued)
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What killed him, them"

what killed him, them"
Between you and me, I think he
was put out of the way, only there's
no possible way that could have hap
pened."
IF thing did happen, there must
be way it could happen. And if we
consider foul play, we must consider
motive"
Motives are legion, with all that
money at stake. By the way, what
about the woman who stole the dia-
mond necklace from their Washing
ton hotel?"
''She's faded out. They're chasing
her in Washington, but it wasn't a
diamond necklace. Maiden had a
duplicate made in paste, same time
he had the real one made. dug that
up from the jewelers. people. It was
the imitation the visitor made away
with"
COREY had some enemies in
Washington" and Garth spoke slow
ly. II don't mean actual enemies,
but men who were not really friend
ly with him."
why not?"
Dunno, exactly, but some club
matter. Hardly a reason for a muir
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CAROLINA LABOR FAVORS
STAMPING PRISON GOODS

Organized labor in North Carolina
is making a drive on the Tar Heel
House members to obtain passage of
a pending bill which requires that
all prison-made goods be "indelibly
stamped on the article showing
where it was made" kilograms
were received by members of the
delegation from E. L. Sandifer, of
Winston-Salem, secretary treasurer
of the North Carolina State Fedora
ton of Labor and others, urging
them to vote for the measure when
it comes before the House. Proposals
for similar legislation have been be-
fore the Congress for many years.
The bill would not affect goods made
in the North Carolina State prison
because the State uses all goods and
articles so manufactured, and none
enters interstate commerce.
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der, though"
That's the worst of the thing
the topography is spread all over.
One can't jump from Washington to
Richmond and back to New York all
the time"
"Why not decide it is matter of
unsupported heart trouble and let it
go at that? What else can it be? The
doctors say so. What can you as
sumo, suspect or guess?"
"Only murder by person or per-
sons unknown"
''Then you're no longer interested
in the health of the victim?"
eyes, am. I'm interested in eve
rything about him. Do you know
anything you haven't told me?"
Garth looked uncertain. Stone
knew he had in mind something very
definit, but wasn't quite sure he
wanted to tell it.
"Out with it," said Stone. "Pm as
Stunning you want to help Lady Per-
lila as much as do, and that you're
deferred by some reason of policy.
Better be frank"
81 suppose So" and Garth sighed.
''Well, it's that there is more or less
limiting and whispering about her
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on, and not Immediately. I wonder
| if any of the Richmond people could
get at him while he was in the hotel.
Or if he any enemies in Richmond
who would go so fare as to kill him.
Or if his mother had a hand in it.
She's far more likely to be muir
derer than that adoring and adorable
bride.
Then there are the people at the
Washington tea and the dinner. Sup
pose one of them had it in for NAL
den, and had vowed to kill him in
his happiest moment. Well, how did
he do it? That's for me to find out.
And I could find it out if knew or
had any idea it had happened.
So, my work is cut out for me. I
must make bricks without straw, an
omelet without eggs. I'll do it, of
course, but how begin?
Just then Mr.. Garth was annouric-
ed, and Stone, glad enough to see
him, greeted Perilla's Philadelphia
lawyer warmly.
The small and informal bridge
supper had taken place at Perilla's
the night before and both men had
been there. Also Jane Latimer and
Hilda, together with Bob Coles, Gas
kell and Malcolm.
It was a pleasant gathering, with
out being gay, and Stone had devot-
ed his time to studying the others,
without appearing to do so. To his
own surprise he had taken a de-
cided liking to young Coles, who had
evinced no undue interest in Perilla,
though he was thoughtful and kind
ly in any way possible
"What do you thing of the Coles
boy?" Stone asked.
''He's not bad sort I've known
him for years. Daffy over Mrs. NAL
den. Sort of moth and star case"
''But he's younger than she is"
"A year or so. Did you CLEAN any
thing from your observations"
"Glean is the word! It was like
cleaning in a stubble field. Nobody
said anything or did anything that
the most disinterested mortal could
not say, for the whole world to
heart"
'FYou didn't expect some one to
blurt out an discriminating speech,
did your"
'Well, yes, I did, and one came
pretty near it."
"fSever mind for the moment;
likely as not, I'm mistaken. Don't
you know anything of medicine?"
No, law is my only study. But
Corey Maiden was as sound as
pippin."
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THAT'S a good gill. Now tell me
all about the night of Mr.. Malden's
death. Every detail"
Perilla again went over the pitiful
tale of her tragedy and told fully,
but concisely, the story of the mex
p1icable death.
Stone asked many questions, some
trifing, it seemed to Perilla, some a
little intimate. She answered care
fully. He inquired definitely about
the appearance and manner of Ma
dame Maiden. Then about the SER
wants at Maiden House. She said she
and her father liked Dillon, the Sec
ond man.
"You met the family doctor and
lawyer, suppose?" Stone asked.
eyes; Doctor Spurgeon had little
to say. He declared there was no
possibility of other than a natural
death. He said Madame Maiden was
subject to wild vagaries, and must
not be taken seriously. Lawyer Far
man didn't amount to much one
way or another. fancy he only at
tends to minor matters that need his
immediate advice, for Mr.. Garth
looks after all the affairs of import
ance"
"And now Mr.. Garth is your law
yer?"
ayes. Corey had perfect trust in
him, and SO have l."
"Have you mentioned this subject
of foul play to Garth?"
mo; so far, to no one but you"
Don't speak of it to anyone else,
please, for the preesnt. To let it get
chartered about might be to runin
all our plans"
"You have plans, them"
Stone gave her quick look. "Mrs.
Maiden, I am quite willing to take
up this case, for I feel now that
there is a case. I admit my decision
is, like your own, largely based on
bunch, but I have known that ques-
tionable foundation to prove more
solid than a cloud of witnesses"
''Then you'll find out if anybody
killed Corey?" Perilla looked excit-
ed at the prospect. "Have you any
hypothesis, any reasonable explana-
tion?"
81 have not. I can thing of none"
Just then Stones man appeared
and said that Mrs. Maiden was
wanted on the telephone.
'"Take it here" Stone said, dis
missin gthe man.
After a moments talk she turned
to Stone and said, Dillon, from
Maiden house, is over at my home
and wants to see me- Shall I tell him
to come some other timer"
s'No; tell him to wait there and we
will 90 to see him at once. I'd like
to chat with him."
In a few moments they were at
Perilla's new apartment, and she
asked to have Dillon sent to them.
''See what you think of him" she
said. in a low voice. "My staff is not
vet satisfactorily completed and ]
NAV take him on as butler"
Dillon appeared, perfect manner
ed, and duly differential.
ssYou want to see me personality
PeriIla asked him.
eyes, ma'am. have seen Mr.. Low
ell, your father, and he advised me
to ask you if you would consider
taking me on as butler"
Perilla was silent q moment
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If you fail me in getting the few
bits of information think might be
of use I may as well step down and
out"
"Oh, I won't fail you'll"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
YOUTH ADMITS HE
 WAS IN ROBBERY

Fall River, Mass, April 11-(UP) An 18- year-old Fall River youth today allegedly confessed complicity In Thursdays $4556 payrool robbery at Parker Mill "B" of the Berk- shire fine spinning associates, Inc.
 Joseph F. Britland was arrested at his home after police questioned more than a score of persons in connection with the crime. He con- fessed, police said, and sought to duplicate another youth. Vernon Boitano, IS, son of a Fall River fruit. dealer.
 Police reported pursuing Boitano and another man in an automobile toward Taunton. Several shots were fired during the chase but the fugitive car escaped. Boitano was believed to be in New Bedford.
 The bandits held up paymaster Thomas H. Ryan in the mill yard. They disarmed the officer and took two of three boxes the paid had been carrying. Ryan grabbed the third, containing $2.l00 and fled. The bandits fired at him, but miss cd. They fled in a car driven by a confederate.
 Police said Britland admitted he drove Boitano and another man to spot where they transferred to the machine used in the holdup. Britland denied actual partticipa- ton in the robbery, but allegedly received 8 share of the loot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
RED FLAGS IN
 HUNGER PARADE

Washington, April ll-(UP)-Red flags Tapped in a brisk spring breeze today when several hundred hunger marchers" assembled to pa- rade to the White House and the capitol. One delegation of march, CTS was delayed at Belair, Md, due to a minor encounter with police while enroute from New York. The marchers already here. some ragged and some well-dressed sang John Browns body" when they assem- bled on the steps of the magnifi- cent federal auditorium. Their au- dience consisted of movie camera men taking pictures of their ban ners upon which the words work CTS alliance" were embroidered, and about 100 police.
 Police lined constitution avenue guarding all entrances to the in terstate commerce, labor and com merce buildings on the route to the capitol. A restaurant at Belair to serve two negro members of the group of more than 800. All mem- bers of the delegation in the res- taurant then walked out without paying for breakfast. The reStaur- ant owner called police who arrest ed two men. The others camped outside the police station until the men were given a hearing and as- sessed costs. They then returned to the restaurant. paid their bill and proceeded toward Washington un- der state police guard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
SPEND MILLION
 TO BEAT BORAH

Danville, IT., April 1l-UP)-In- terests opposing Sen. William E. Borah's candidacy for president are spending between half million to a million dollars in Illinois to de- feat him in the presidential prefer ential primary Tuesday, Borah as- serted in campaign speech here.
 "Whos my opposition?" Borah asked. "Analize 1t. It's these mis- able crooks up in Chicago who are on the payrolls of many of the great corporations. There are good men ando women 1t Chicago but what can they do against that machine.
 T desire to say this-there is a determined effort in Illinois to con- trol the presidential primary in this state through sheer force of money. I know my opposition. know the gentlemen who are their packers.
 Before this campaign story is over, the use of the money and where it came from will be well known, because I was instrumental in creating Washington commit tee which will disclose it. The cor porations are putting up money to control the republican national con- vention."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
WOMAN AUTHOR
 WAS MURDERED
Strangler Killed Her Last Night in Bath Tub of
 Her Home
BY FRED MYERS

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, April 11-UP)-Po- lice followed new clue today, be- lieving 1t might lead to the strangler who assaulted Nancy Evans litter ton, an author, and left her dead in her bath tub. The clue suggested a mystery as strange as any Miss Titterton injected into the short stories that were bringing her into prominence when the assassin end- ed her career.
 Eight hours before Mrs. Titterton, wife of an executive of the National Broadcasting Company, was killed after terrific struggle through her apartment, 8 mysterious intruder rang the bell of another apartment in the building. It was 3 a. m. of Thursday morning.
 It was the third time, and at the same time, that the intruder had put in an appearance. Mrs. Titter- ton died soon after Il a. m.
 First Clue Furnished
 The clue was furnished by Coun- tess Alice Hoyos, who, with her mother, Mrs. c. Browning Smith, occupies an apartment two floors below the Tittertons. Each of the three times she answered her door bell at 3 a. nn., she found young and well dressed man, who seemed
 (COntinued on Page 12.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
Ex|LED CALLES
 TELLS REASONS
BeIieve:t Mexico Is Being Turned Into Hands of
 Communists

Dallas, Tex, April 1l-(UP)-- Gen. PNltarco Elias Gales charged today, aB he prepared to board 3 plane for Los Angeles, that the Mexican government exiled him yesterday g SO that 1t might organize a comm ;unist state. President Laz- arc Ca'fdenas, he said, lis leading Mexico to chaos and anarchy" The former Mexican president and strong: man." whose power was chiefly responsible for Cardenas' election, still carried with him as he derbounced communism, the copy of Ad6lf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" that he WAS reading Thursday night when soldiers routed him from bed in Mexico City to order him out of tho country.
 Backed By Communists
 "Miexico's administration is backed by communists" he said, but the majo rity of people do not desire communism. I was sent from Mex leo because fought communism, al- though I fought lawfully" Rugged and peon bred, Gales had recovered during nights rest from his ex- hau Stion when & chartered airplane landed him and four friends here last night. He had not shaved then for A hours and his eyes were red fro m lack of sleep. He is recuperat- ing. from influenza.
 T am going to my home in San Diego to rest and will have nothing to do with politics" he said. T don't krIow whether I will ever return to N texico. President Cardenas and I gre friends, yes; but we differ on principles. His policy of fostering communism may not lead to revolu- tion, but 1t is ruining the infant in tlustries of MeXico-it can lead only tlo anarchy and chaos"
 Will Be Home Today
 He expected to reach Los Angeles on an American Airlines plane at about p. m. (PST) and proceed immediately to the home in San Diego from which just four months ago, he flew to Mexico City in a dramatic return from a previous elf-impOsed exile.
 With him today went Luis N. Nor ones, former Mexican minister of labor; Louis Leon. former minister of agriculture and former editor of
 (Continued on Page 13)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
OF DAVID
 JONES S9,567
Inventory Was Filed Toe day in Probate Court;
 Stocks Are Assets

David Jones, veteran employe of the Scovill Manufacturing Co, who died Feb. 1 left an estate of $9,- 567.23. according to an inventory of assets filed in probate court this mroning. Except for equity of $l,- 900 in 2 house on Wood street, the estate consists entirely of stocks. The veteran factory worker came to Waterbury 50 years ago. He had been employed by the Scovill Co. for 37 years at the time of his death. He was an active member of the Scovill Foremen's association for many years.
 Inventory of Stock
 The inventory lists the following stocks in MT. Jones' estate, with total value of $8,567.24:
 Is shares, Souther New England Telephone Co.,, $2,100.
 16 shares, Connecticut Light and Power Co.,, $l,048.
 12 share, Springfield Gas Light Co.,, $198.
 50 shares, Irving Trust Co.,, $850. 3 shares, American General Cor poration, $33.75.
 10 share, Bridgeport Brass Co.,, $17O.
 12 shares, Torrington Co.,, $1,158. 10 shares, Landers, Frary and Clark, $550,
 25 shares, Scovill Mfg. Co.,, $950.
 26 shares, Incorporated Investors, $570.18.
 32 shares, North American Co.,. $932.
 Total value of stocks, $8,567.24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
Final Nelvs Flashes
LAW HAS GOOD MEMORY

good memory, Charles E.. Cody, 64-year-old South End resident, learned today. He was ar- rested yesterday on gun-selling charge. At police headquarters Patroman Arthur Lawrence thumbed through old records and came upon warrant dated Aug. 23, 1904, charging Cody with theft of $189. Cody's employer, hotel proprietor, had given him the money to bank, and Cody vanished. Cody told police he travelled three years after the alleged theft but had since lived in Boston.