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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04

Who brings her IL Cotton Club
boys to the Twin Cities Monday
night, Sept. Ia, for dance at the
spacious Coliseum for the first big
dance of the season is the toast of
dance band land.
Miss Winburn in the past few
months has rocketed to fame as a
dance band director on par with
Ina Mae Hutton, noted white fe-
male band maestro.
A capacity crowd will greet the
first out-of-town band to invade
the Twin Cities for several months.
This is the first Of the big name
bands which will be brought to the
Twin Cities in the coming months.
The Winburn aggregation comes
here direct from a triumphant
tour of the south and are on their
way to fill Chicago and New York
engagements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04
ST. PAUL NOTES

The Junior Credjafawn Club held
their regular meeting, Friday, Au-
gust %, at the home of Miss Rose
mond Collier of $50 Gaultier street.
Plans for a party were discussed
and also plans for a joint Junior
Senior meeting, Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 2, at the home of Miss
Nirota Green of Carroll avenue.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Battle and
daughter, Mrs. B. L. Greer of sol
Bryant Avenue, have returned
from motor trip through Okla
hOma and Kansas. They spent two
weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. L. C. Dunlap, Miss Eliza
beth Anderson and her brother,
Master Bob, all of Newark, Ohio,
left here last week for their home.
Mrs. Dunlap is the mother of
Mrs. c. Marie Hughes and former
ly resided in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hughes
have just returned from Chicago.
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GLOOM CHASERS FETED

A very delightful party was CIV
en- by Mrs. Charles NJ. Force, 1928
Minnehaha Avenue, last Friday
night, for the Gloom Chasers' So
cial, Literary and Art Club and
their guests. Thirty guests amused
themselves playing bridge and
dancing. An imprOmptu program
was arranged by Mrs. Kaufman.
Punch was served throughout the
evening, and a delicious lunch.
The club voted Mrs. Force an ideal
hostess and thanked her for her
hospitality.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04

INVITATIONS nave DSeu lSSuSu ny
mrs. JulIa douglas or 100 lgIenarL
avenue Tor the wedding reception
VI ner ATTRACTIVE daughter, MISS
-AIUnea Coruena Douglas TO MI.
Auam L.. brent OF ST. Louis, Mis-
souri,, OH MONDAY, September rs, at
$3.50 D. m. at the residence. MISS
douglas Is one OF the popular MEM
Ders OF the 1wIn City younger SET
and is a MEMBER or the Majestic
CLUB. FOR her mad OF honor anu
only attendant, she has CHOSEN
MISS Beneta Edwards, daughter Vi
Mr. and Mrs. b. +. Edwards or Z44
w. Central avenue.
Miss Henrietta Bonaparte Oh
Cincinnati, Ohio, was the guest Oh
honor at a breakfast party given
sunday morning, August 30, by
MISS Evalyn E. Kelly, daughter OF
MRS. }. W. Kelly OF $50 st. An
Unony avenue. Covers were laid for
nine. Other guests of the hostess
were Miss Eleanor Maxwell OF
Winston Salem, North Carolina;
MRS. Vida Gray of Atlanta,
Georgia; the Misses Cordelia Free
man, Estyr L. Bradley, and Mes
danes Cora Belle Banks, Leila
Boyd, and Meredith Howell. Miss
Bonaparte, who has been the house
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. A. Chapman of TOT st. Anthony
avenue for the past month, left
Monday, August 81, 4:30 p. m. on
the Zephyr" to resume the duties
of her position in Cincinnati. She
was the inspiration for several So
cial courtesies while in the city.
Sunday, August 80, from four to
seven, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mcfarland
of 493 Whiteall street, and their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Nc
Farland entertained at prettily
appointed reception honoring DR..
and Mrs. w. A. Jordan of 668 st.
Anthony avenue. The dining room
table was very attractive, covered
with a lace cloth, the centerpiece
a lovely bouquet of gladioG and
zinnias, at either side of which
were green candelabra with tall
pink tapers. The color scheme was
pink and green carried out in every
detail. Mrs. Jordan was attractive
ly gowned in white lace, Mrs. Nc
Farland in hyacinth blue crepe, and
Mrs. Walter Mcfarland in shell
pink gown of net and taffeta.
About one hundred guests called
during the reception hours. Aides
for the affair were Mesdames Bir-
die High, Laura Williams, John M.
Patton, the Misses Beneta A. Ed
wards and Estyr Bradley. Several
beautiful piano solos were rem
dered by Mrs. Hattie Bell Smith
and Miss Edwards. Out-of-town
guests present included Miss Con-
stance Fischer of Cleveland, Ohio,
who arrived in st. Paul several
weeks ago to accept position with
the United Charities here, under
Mr.. A. A. Hickman; Mrs. Leah
Mae Minor Young of Washington,
D. c., and DR.. w. H. Beshears of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mrs. Jordan,
the guest of honor, was before her
marriage to DR.. w. A. Jordan Of
this city, Miss Zenobia Halle
Smith of Nuremberg Court House,
Virginia. Mrs. Jordan received her
B. S. degree from the Library
School of Hampton Institute, Vir-
ginia, and was Librarian at Tuske-
gee Institute, Alabama. She pos
sesses a pleasing personality and
is a welcome acquisition to st. Paul
nnosaku
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"NAA ~ WIG AVSOS00g MD <AAACAAt
second by Mrs. Janice Logan and
the consolation by Mrs. La France
Graham.
Mrs. Allen had as her guest,
Mrs. j. Buird of N. st. Adams st.
Mrs. Odell Smith of 651 st. An
thony Ave-, st. Paul, entertained
Mrs. Ida (Davis) Young at a tea
Friday afternoon, August 81.
Miss Dorisella Harris, daughter |
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Harris,
had Miss Millicent Burgess of
994 Iglehart Ave-, st. Paul, as her
guest over the week end.
Mrs. Matte Witherspoon of
Birmingham, Ala, sister of Mrs.
Ella Few Miller, left Saturday,
August 20, for her home after a |
very pleasant and interesting
visit. Mrs. Witherspoon is a teach
er in the rural district, Vinesville,
Ala. ...
Mrs. Pearl Buckner of GIL st.
Anthony Ave. served dinner at her
apartment in honor of Messrs. Sid
ney DeVine and Ransome Know
Inns, members of the orchestra of |
the Steamer Capitol. Other guests |
were Mesdames Sadie Harrison,
267 University Ave. and Roberta |
Tyler of 489 st. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Catherine Foster, Cincin-
natl, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Minnie Hope, 622A Rondo st. She
expects to remain one month.
From st. Paul, Mrs. Foster will go
to Chicago to visit her sister, Mrs.
Martha Thomas.
Mrs. C. E. Bowers, 739 st. An
thony Ave-, returned from a visit
in Chicago. She was guest of Mrs.
Aline Carter.
Mrs. Bowers entertained Master
edward Withers of Duluth, August
20.
Mrs. Nellie Bell Johnson and
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Brown,
and grand daughter, Frances of
Winnipeg, Canada, were the house
guests of Mrs. Bell Plummer of
$50 Iglehart Ave-, for the past two
weeks. During their visit here
they were entertained by Twin
City friends.
Mrs. Ethel Maxwell Williams,
member of the faculty Atlanta
School of Social Service, will leave
Monday for Atlanta. She will be
accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Howard Crosswaith of Chicago
who has been visiting her here.
Arthur, her son, will also return
South with her to enter Morehouse
College at Atlanta.
Mrs. Williams has been visiting
her husband, Wilbur Williams, and
her sons, Stephen Maxwell and
Arthur Williams.
Hear Anna Mae Winburn and her
IL master musicians, Coliseum Ball
room, Monday night, Sept. IA
Adv.
Miss Arlee Billiard, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Billiard of TIP w.
Maryland street was married at
$3.50 p. m, Thursday, August 20, at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. M. Glib
son of Harrington avenue. Preced-
ing the ceremony, Mrs. Boyd Pat
rick rendered a vocal solo, "The
Trees" Lohengrin's wedding march
announced the arrival of the we'd
ding party. First was Miss Jose
phine Camp, maid of honor, wear
ing a shell pink mousseline de sol
and carrying bouquet of pink and
white asters. The little flower girl,
Miss Janet Armstrong, niece of
the bride. followed. wearing q long,
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Social and Personal
ST. PAUL o

DR.. and Mrs. J. Walton Crump,
and daughter, Charlotte, of $50
Fuller avenue, will leave Sunday,
September 6, for a ten-day vaca-
ton in Kansas. They will visit
friends and relatives in Fort Leav-
enworth, Wichita, Emporia, To-
peka, and Kansas City.
Prof. and Mrs. George G. Single
con Wilma Mayo of Virginia
State College, Petersburg, Virginia,
Will arrive in the city, Friday, Sep
TENDER A, to be the house guests
Tor ten days of Mrs. Singleton's
rather and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Hixon of 918 Fuller avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Barksdale
of Fisk University, who have spent
the summer here at the Barksdale
nome at CAT Aurora avenue, left
Monday, August 81. Mr.. Barksdale
will go to Palmer Memorial Col
lege in Sedalia, North Carolina,
where he has accepted a teaching
position and Mrs. Barksdale will
stop in Evanston, Illinois, to spend
some time visiting her parents.
Mrs. Barksdale was the former
Miss Ruth Cromer.
Mrs. Mabel Bright of Pratt, Kan
sas, has returned to her home after
a two weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Artie Finney of Rice st.
Miss Beatrice Franklin of TOP
Carroll avenue is mentioning in
Chicago for two weeks.
Mrs. Clara Williams and daugh-
ter, Barbara Anne, of 812 st. An
thony avenue, have returned from
a two weeks visit in Duluth and
Superior. Mrs. Williams visited
her sister, Mrs. Black.
Mrs. James LaBroi and son,
Albert, of Gary, Indiana; Mrs. Hal
lie Hall and Miss Ester Strader of
Duluth are the house guests of
Mrs. Naomi Thomas of 805 Carroll
Mrs. Hall is Mrs. Thomas
aunt, and Miss Strader and Mrs.
LaBroi are cousins of Mrs. Thomas.
Mrs. Jessie Coleman of Dale
street and daughter, De Vaughnia,
returned home Friday morning,
August %, from an eight-day visit
with relatives in Gary, Indiana, and
Chicago. Accompanying them home
was Mrs. Coleman's sister, Mrs.
Lily Parham of Memphis, Tennes-
see. Many social courtesies were
shown the trio while on their vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Lorena Griffin of 587 Rondo
street has returned home after six
weeks in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
where she was called on account of
the death of her aunt, Mrs. Della
Stafford of that city.
Mrs. Arthur McWatt returned
August 81, after an ex-
tended trip to Chicago visiting
relatives and friends. She was the
recipient of many social courte-
sizes and entertainment.
The beautiful Afghan made by
Mrs. Myrtle Harris Of 687 st. An
thony avenue will be given away
Wednesday evening, September 9,
at the Sterling Club. Those hold
ing chances, please keep this date
in mind.
Mrs. Mary Bum of Oklahoma
City, mother of Mr.. Harvey Hop
kins and Mrs. Georgia Collins, both
of st. Paul, is in the city the house
guest of her son at 6S5 st. An
thony avenue. Mrs. Bum is quite
pleased with st. Paul. She joined
Mount olivet Baptist Church at
the services, Sunday, August 80, of
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and many beautiful gifts were re-
ceived by the happy couple.
Miss Constance Fischer of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who is now residing in
st. Paul, is making her home with
Mrs. F. L. Brown of S57 st. An
thony avenue. Miss Fischer's home
is in Hampton, Virginia. Her faith
er is on the staff at Hampton, and
is editor of the Southern Work
man."
Mrs. Sledge and daughter,
Frances, of Chicago, are visiting in
St. Paul, the house guests of Mrs.
Florence Brown of st. Anthony
avenue.
Mr.. Richard Mann and Mr.. Ron
aid Judy of Minneapolis are plan
ming to spend the weekend and
Labor Day visiting friends in Wa
terloo, and Des Moines, Iowa.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-04
IN THE REALM OF CLUBDOM

Now that September is here, va
cations are about over and every
one is settling down after nice,
hot summer. With the coming of
the crisp fall days, the club season
swings into popularity once more.
If you want your club listed here,
the notes must be in by Tuesday
evening of each week to Estyr l..
Bradley, 9S4 st. Anthony avenue,
or call Dale 1926, evenings.
The Elite Club entertained at a
tea Sunday, August 80, comph-
mentary to the outgoing officers,
at the home of Miss Rosamond Col
lier of 900 Gaultier street, for
which Miss Marguerite Payne was
the chairman of general arrange
ments. Short speeches were given
by the retiring president, Mr.. Rob-
ert Gardner and the new president,
Mr. Raoinald Harris.
Evening star., 1936-11-16
ORDERED TO TALK,
O'BR|EN SEESJU
Court Tells Witness to Re-
veal Who Shot Him
July Fl.

Joseph E. O'Brien, who refused last
week to testify before the grand jury,
was taken into the grand jury room
again this afternoon under specific
orders from Justice Peyton Gordon of
District Court to tell who shot him
July 81 when, police say, he was put
on the spot" in the 200 block OF Sec
ond street southeast.
Justice Gordon ordered O'Brien and
Harry (Spike) Berhle. who was with
O'Brien at the time of the shooting,
to give to the jury the name or
names of the person or persons who
shot the former, and the time and
place of the shooting.
Pleading their constitutional right
of immunity from self-incrimination,
both O'Brien and Berhle refused to
testify last week, and prosecuting Of
f1cials announced they would take
them into court in an effort to COM
pei them to do so.
After two postponements, the mat
ter finally came up for hearing this
morning, but had to be postponed
when Attorneys Myron 6. Erhlich
and F. Joseph Donohue, representing
the witnesses, protested that the law
requires that the grand jury itself
make the complaint to the judge
concerning recalcitrant witnesses.
Early this afternoon Assistant
United States Attorneys Clinton Ver-
non and Irwin I. Goldstein brought
the grand jury into the court room
and the foreman handed Justice
Gordon q list of questions. After
perusing the list, Justice Gordon de-
cided the witnesses could be COM
PEELED to answer only as to who shot
O'Brien and the time and place of
the shooting.
Police have rounded up six men
and charged them with assault with
intent to kill They are Charles
(Rags) Warning, John w. Sweeney,
Clarence L. Ware. Joseph s. Bond
George F. Tear and Samuel s.
(Monty) Montgomery.
Evening star., 1936-11-16

came to the shack and he and the
maid had breakfast together. sheits
left and Q short time later Joe Garry
and Mrs. Erna Ristock, Mrs. Nelson's
sister. came by on . railway section
car from . nearby town. They hur-
ried away on the "speeder" after be-
ing shot at, 1t was reported.
At the next town they told the
story Of the shootings and police went
back to investigate. They found
Sheits dead on the tracks, one rife
In one hand and another nearby.
but said they did not know how he
died. The condition Of the guns was
believed by police to indicate they
had been used as clubs on some Of
the victims.
The body Of Nelson was In his
"speeder" house. The woman and
child were in the Nelson home. Mar
ciniuk and Rsul each was In his
shack, the latter's next door to sheits'
home.
Police said they were informed
Sheits had been acting Quserly and
ansrily With NslseA."
Evening star., 1936-11-16
Mad Slayer Kills 5 and Self,
Wiping Out Entire Settlement

EDMONTON, Alberta. November
16 Canadian Press The violent
deaths Of six persons, wiping out the
entire population of Tieland, tiny
railway settlement 100 miles north
Of Edmonton, brought an inquest to-
day.
Carl Nelson, railway section fore
man; his wife and son Edward, 8,
were dubbed to death. John Mar
ciniuk, section hand, and George Reul
were shot through the head.
The body Of Carl Sheits, alleged to
have been the slayer, was found near
the railroad tracks at Tieland.
Sheits formerly was section foreman
at Tieland. his place having been
filed by Nelson.
Ohicials said they believed the slay-
ing occurred early Saturday. SAT-
urday afternoon q housemaid arrived
by train from Hondo to 60 to work
for Mrs. Nelson. She found all
buildings at the settlement locked.
police reported, and broke into .
shack, where she spent the night.
Early Sunday, police said, shAts
Evening star., 1936-11-16
BROWN APPOINTED
TO COUZEN'S POST
Michigan Governor Names Sena.
tor.Elect to Fill Unex-
pired Term.
Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, November l6.-
Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald of Michigan
today appointed Prentiss M. Brown,
Democratic Senator-elect. to fill the
unexpired term of the late Republican
Senator James Couzens.
Brown was named to the Senate
in the recent general election. defeat
ing former Gov. WILDER M. Brucker,
Republican.
Gov. Fitzgerald announced he made
the appointment of Brown for the
interim before his term would begin
in January TO obtain for him seniority
rights in Senate committee assign
ments.
Brown, a native of St Ignace, Mich.
in the upper peninsula, was a per-
sonal friend of Couzens. He has
served two terms In the House Of Rep.
resentatives ....-
Brown, after his election, voluntar-
lily re-entered his quarantined home.
where q 14-year-old son Is recovering
from scarlet fever, announcing he
thus was assuring himself q three
week rest.
At st. Ignace Probate Judge David
W. Murray had made tentative ar.
rangements to give Brown the oath
of ONCE In o ceremony on the front
porch of Browns home.
Evening star., 1936-11-16
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MADRID, November l6.-violent
fighting for control of crossing of
the Manzanares River and French
mans Bridge" ragged today as insur-
gent troops struggled to gain foot
hold in University City.
The censor deleted 25 words of the
dispatch at this point. Insurgents
have announced officially that Moors
and Foreign Legionnaires had occu-
pied a position in University City. a
northwestern section of Madrid proper.
previous Madrid dispatches report
ed the government had bombed Los
Franceses Railway Bridge, apparently
the Frenchman's Bridge referred to
today)
University City itself was under the
heaviest shell fire of the siege, now in
its eleventh day.
But the main battle lay between the
msurgent forces on the other side of
the Manzanares and government
forces on the Madrid bank.
Population Evacuated.
The civilian population on the
sringes OF University City was evacu-
ated as shells dropped into the side
streets, smashing house fronts and
pavements.
This correspondent, in a personal
tour of the whole river front from
Princesa Bridge on the extreme left
flank to within several hundred yards
of "Frenchman's Bridge" found the
government troops . = (the Gen.
sor again deleted five Words.
At the Princesa Bridge, the Fascists
were reported a mile and a half on
the other side of the bridge, with
their lines converging toward the river
to a point just before the French
mans Bridge" where the insurgents
were about 500 yards from the river.
Steady rife and machine gun fire
was exchanged between the entrench-
ed forces.
eleven more words were here cut
out by the CENSOR.
1t was apparent the insurgents were
developing a strong attack for posi-
tions at the edge of Madrid itself.
However, one officer told me: 1.-The
enemy isn't in University City. They
are making strong attack, however,
to enter in force. We are repelling
It,"
Artillery Fire CeaseIess.
The strength of the insurgent push
was indicated by the ceaseless artil-
lery and machine gun fire from Uni
versity City, from which automobiles
were banned.
On the fringes of the section were
heavy barricades 90 words censored). {.
All along the river bank the devas-
tating effects of Fascist bombardment
could be seen. Houses were wrecked,
(See SPAIN, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-11-16
STATE TO PROBE
FATAL JAIL FIRE
Prisoner, Left Unattended,
Burns to Death at
Colonial Beach.
BY Stan Correspondent 0. The star.

COLONIAL BEACH, Va, November
16.-Arthur w. James, State commits
sioner of public welfare. said in Rich.
mond today he will make an immed-
late investigation of the fire which
swept through the Colonial Beach
Town Hall early yesterday. burning
alive an overnight prisoner, left un-
attended in a jail cage in the building
Damage to the building and equipment
was estimated at $4,000.
The prisoner, John Coates. 81, was
cremated in the steel cage when his
screams failed to attract attention
until roaring flames swept through
the frame building to prevent possible
rescue attempts.
His charred body was removed
hours later from the twisted steel
cage, which had collapsed from the
intense heat Of flames. fed by gasoline
in tanks of three trucks and other
town equipment stored in the building.
He died within 20 feet of fire ap-
paratus, lodged in the front part of
the hall.
Commissioner James said the in
vestigation would start as soon as he
could communicate with DR.. Roy K
Flanagan, jail inspector for the de-
partment, who was in Washington
today.
Coates, son Of e. 8. Coates OF
Pomona Farm, near here, was locked
in the steel Jail cage in the rear Sec
ton of the hall and left unattended
Although members of q special COM
mission to study jail conditions In
Virginia were gathered In Richmond
(See JAIL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-11-16
Ho'card University Strikers
Demand Aid for Grid PLAYERS
Hundreds Sign Petition at Meeting on
Campus after Refusing to
Enter Class Rooms.

tated Saturday, when Howard's team
went to a movie instead of meeting
Virginia Union University IN a foot
ball game The game was forfeited
and hundreds of spectators were re-
funded their money.
The players, according TO an editorial
in the Hilltop. Howard school paper,
had had to borrow money to eat. and
many of them live on q diet of hot
dogs"
Led by co-eds who wore placards
suspended from their necks, the STU
dents earlier IN the day formed in
groups on the campus to sing and
cheer.
Strike for the team!" was the most
popular chant. but some groups forgot
the team momentarily to poke fun al
the faculty.
"All the deans have big feet thai
reach from here to Seventh street,
we're the words of one song.
One student, who was accused oi
locking the doors Of Douglass Memorial
(see HOWARD u. Page A-4)