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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17

w. L. j.: Tell me if my boy
friend will send for me while on
this three month vacation trip out
in California or will he forget
about me and get girl out there?
Ans: He won't send for you,
neither will he forget you for
he is working for the people he
carried out there and wouldn't
have the time to stay with you if
he could have you there. He will
be mighty glad to see you when he
does return.
M. L. K: Please tell me through
your column if it will be advisable
for me to make the change 1 am
contemplating?
Ans: The change will do just
what you expect it to do :. make
all the difference in your private
life as well as prove to be a finan-
cial benefit. Take your time and
go about making this change in a
businesslike manner.
H. W.: 1 want to know if my
husband loves me and would we
do better if we would quit?
Ans: You will not have accom-.
plished any worth while purpose
should you leave your husband
The fault lies just as much within
yourself as it does with him. You
would encounter the same diff
Guilty if you left him and chose an
other.
/ E. S.: Please let me know if
will be able to attend the school
have in mind this fall?
Ans: Yes a. and you will en-
joy every minute of the time yO1
are present at this school.
F. w. l.: Does my husban,
really love me or does my XII
man care the most for me?
Ans: Don't you know that yO1
can't hold the love and respect o
both men any length of time
Either choose your husband o
your lover and put the other on
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of your mind. Your husband loves
you and wants to enjoy a peaceful
isn't going to marry you or any
future, but the other man is out
for just what he can get and moth
ing more.
F. T.: Will / share in my
fathers estate? am anxious to
have you put my question in the
paper?
Ans: You will share and share
alike with the other members of
your family. When the thing is
settled there won't be enough to
fuss over but you will certainly
get what's coming to you.
F. M. M: Will l be able to keep
up with my studies this year and
make a good grade?
Ans: Begin right from the very
first day of school to master every
page you cover in all subjects and
you will show a remarkable i'm
prOvement over last year. If you
don't take interest from the very
beginning it is terribly hard to
catch up and try to make good
marks.
M. F. G.: Does this man that
have in mind love me enough t.
quit the woman he is with anC
marry me?
Ans: Never he is quite salts
fed and living peacefully, and doe
not desire to make a change. HI
one else so stop trying to entic,
him away from the other woman
NOTE:-YOur questions will b,
answered FREE in this column
Your Full Name, Birth Date, ant
Correct Address. For private re
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-17

DIR. H. Sherman Manuel, youth
full physician to whom many hon.
ors have come recently. Last
month he was elected president of
the Provident Hospital Post Grad
uate Association during the meet
ing in Chicago.
DR.. Manuel is located in Co
lumbus, Ohio. He graduated from
Ohio State University, interned at
Provident, is vice president of the
Buckeye State Medical Association,
president Franklin County Medical
Society, a member of American
Medical Association, National
Medical Association, Ohio State
Medical Association, Columbus
Academy of Medicine, was APP
pointed last year to the staff of
University Hospital of Ohio State
University along with DR.. H. D.
Giles, being the first time a Negro
has been on the staff. He also
serves as the only colored physi-
clan at Grant Hospital in Co.
lumbus.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
'G-MEN RECOVER
$2O8,6)O IN CASH
Nephew Of Widow Seized
at Sea While Guest
at Masquerade.

Following the dramatic arrest at
sea OF q 26-year-old Denver Univer-
sity medical student, special agents
OF the Federal Bureau OF Investiga-
tion have recovered in New York and
Chicago more than 100000 which,
they allege. he stole from his aunt,
Mrs. Martha Blous, wealthy Denver
widow.
The student, Joseph Turner Wat
son. was arrested by the captain OF
the Grace liner Santa Rosa during a
masquerade party aboard ship, after
receipt OF message from the F. B. I.
Watson was dressed as q hula hula
dancer at the time.
Omen took custody of Watson as
the ship landed at Los Angeles last
Sunday and found on him $58,60O in
cash. 1t was announced here today.
Acting under court order last We'd
nesday, F.. B. I. agents opened a safety
deposit box in New York City and
found 100000 more. Yesterday agents
in Chicago located another safety
deposit box containing $50,000. To-
tai recoveries of the alleged loot to
date amount to s208,600.
Watson is being removed to Dem
yer to face Federal charges Of vio-
lating the national stolen property act,
which makes 1t Federal crime to
transport more than $4,000 Of stolen
goods across State lines.
According to ]. Edgar Hoover, di-
rector of the F. B. l., Watson is ac-
cused of stealing $4,000 in cash
which Mrs. Blous had secreted in a
tin can in the basement Of her home,
ard $4,000 in bon which she had
placed in safety deposit box. The
money was left her by her husband, a
retired business man.
The theft is alleged to have occurred
while Mrs. Blous was on a visit to New
York City. When she returned she
found Watson and the money missing.
and Immediately notified Federal
agents.
The F. B. I. traced Watson from
Denver to Cheyenne, Wyo. and thence
to Chicago and New York City. The
trail ended at the pier OF the Grace
Line, where 1t was learned Watson was
en- route to California, via the Pan
anna Canal. The arrest at sea followed.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
Casual Tunes of Common Folk
Make Classics, Powell Says
All Great Music Originates in Simple
Melodies of Everyday Man, Pianist
Tells Arts Federation.

The man or woman who huns q
makeshift tune at his work or walking
down the street may be the father or
mother OF great symphony OF the
future, whether he knows 1t or not.
All great music has a simple melody
as a central theme taken from some
thing earlier than history-the tune
fellow whistled to keep himself COM
pany through the dark or that which
was the spontaneous outgrowth Of a
religious cult or a tribal dance, John
Powell, eminent pianist and authority
on folk music, told the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Arts Convention yesterday
at Wardman Park Hotel.
written music IN the harmonic
style falls fiat when 1t departs In the
ory from the tunes you whistle to your
self walking down the street." he said.
All music originates in folk music,
the simple melodies Of our prehistoric
ancestors, changed through the ages
through passage from father to son
and adapted to one environment after
another.
1T has never been written down
and Is arranged in any one Of seven
different scales. Irish, Scotch and
English reels and jigs. lullabys and
simple love songs. adapted to the
American environment are outstand.
ing examples Of our real folk music
the tunes played by the old mountain
nddlerS at square dances"
Definition Of Folk Music.
BY folk music, Powell doesn't mean
songs like "MAssa's in de Col. Col
Ground" or The Last Round. .up."
Evening star., 1937-05-14
Conuict, Tired,
Pays S. to Get
His Foot Cutoff
Youth, 10, in Serious
Condition after
Ordeal by AZ.
By the Associated Press.

oS tie ASeoCldteQ PIeGs.
HUNTSVILLE. Tex, May IA
grim account that 19-yesr-old con-
vict, firing of work, paid a fellow
prisoner IS to chop OF hts foot, was
detailed today by Harlem Prison Farm
officials.
Prison Manager O. j. S. Ellingson
said William H. Shoemake, serving two
years for theft, admitted the SELF
invited torture. He was tn q serious
condition.
Shoemake, Orville Watson and Eu-
gene Wynn were among workers in
the farm gardens. From the trio
Ellingson said he pieced together these
facts:
Shoemake remarked to Watson at
lunch time Wednesday he would give
him "S5 to chop off my leg." Watson
replied, Fine"
After lunch the three convicts went
betReen two buildings. Watson placed
. brick In position. They discussed
Whether one blow would suffice to sever
ttNfpot cleanly, finally deciding 1t
woulds
rShoemake stretched out on the
ground and placed his foot on the
brlck,Y Elltngson said wynn swung
thE IT and ran. Watson dragged the
bleeding shoemake from between the
sh1ds and shouted tor help"
Evening star., 1937-05-14
JAPAN MAUGURATES
ECONOMIC REGIME
Virtual Wartime System of Plan.
ming Set Up to Include
Manchukuo.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May l4-Japan inaup-
urated a virtual wartime economic
regime today
Emperor Hirohito approved a PLAN
ming board, under the chairmanship
OF Toyotaro Yuki, finance minister.
The chief problems Of the board:
Formulation of joint industrial
military f1ve-year plan embracing
Japan and Manchukuo in one eco
nomic bloc and aiming at state control
OF major industries to insure self
sufnciency in war materials:
Creation Of a central aviation ad-
ministrative organ to improve and
expand the empires tagging aircraft
industry;
Establishment Of public health de-
partment to promote welfare of civil
ians and military and naval forces:
Reform OF the present election law,
Premier Senjuro Hayashi planned
simultaneously to establish a central
economic council as a parallel plan
ming board to study fundamental
problems Of economics, industry and
national defense.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
D. C. LACK OF CASH
LAID TO VOTE BAN
Quinn Addresses Washingtonians.
Miss Taggart Named to
Head Group.

The voteless plight Of the District
was blamed last night by Henry I.
Quinn. member OF the Board of
Education, for the lack of funds to
supply necessary school board needs.
Addressing the Washingtonians, a
city-wide civic organization, at the
Brighton Hotel. Quinn humorously
criticized Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen, who was present, for the lack
OF such funds. Hazen said that even
II the proposed auto weight tax be-
comes Law. automobile owners still
would pay less than owners in various
States.
Thomas G. Lodge, president Of the
Federation of Citizens Association
also spoke. praising the Police Boys
Club.
Miss Eta Taggart was elected presi-
dent Of The Washingtonians: Amelia
F. MacFadyen, flrst vice president;
J. B. Dickman. jr., second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. J. Edwin Reid was re-
elected secretary. and Miss Eta Tag
gart and Mr.. j. B. Dckman, jr.. were
named delegates to the Federation Of
Citizens Associations.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
HOPKINS SPEAKS
: TO COTTON GROUP
Manufacturers Association
- Will Call on Mrs.
Roosevelt.

Delegates to the annual convention
Of the American Cotton Manufac-
turers' Association prepared for a call
on Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House
today. after listening to a challenge
from w. P. A. Administrator Hopkins
to seek wider spread of the national
income as a means of maintaining
prosperity.
The visit to the White House was
scheduled for 4 to pm, following
addresses by c. S. Ching industrial
and public relations director of the
United States Rubber Co., and former
Gov. o. Max Gardner of North
Carolina, now Washington attorney.
Election Of officers was to bring the
convention to close today.
Speaking at the organizations ban
quet In the Mayflower Hotel last night,
Hopkins declared:
81 don't see how you are going to
keep the mills open unless the people
down here at the bottom of our popu-
Auon nave some purchasing power.
~ don't care what means you use.
You can abolish this works program if
you wish. but whatever you do, it is
going to cost money"
Hopkins asserted there are 5000, 900
family units. or 100000 persons,
who do not share in the national in
come from wages, dividends or rents.
-"They have got to be taken care of
by. some means" he said. IF they
oo3not share in the national income,
they must have unemployment bene-
fits, old-age benefits or relief"
Estimating there are 100000 more
potential workers in the United States
nov than in 1929, Hopkins said the
national income must go 20 per cent
above that of 1929 to reduce unem-
ployment to the pre-depression figure.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
ARMY REPORTED READY
TO ABANDON AIRSHIPS
Activities With Di1g1bles Will
! Cease July I, Member of
!. House SAYS.

SAN JOSE, Calf, May ii LPl.-
Representative John J. McGrath said
In telegram to the Mercury Herald
he had been Informed by Army Air
Corps headquarters that all airship
activities In the United States Army
would cease next July l.
The blimp TC-13. largest lighter
than-air ship operating in this coun-
try today, will be debated and stored
away if the Army's present plans are
carried out, the message said.
The TC-l3, 235 feet long. is sta
toned at Sunnyvale near here, oc-
cupying the giant hangar at Moffatt
Field once used by the Navy dirigible
Macon which crashed and sank off
the California Coast February u,
1885.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
wendell TORTURE
TOLD BY WEISS
"I'|| Do Anything You Want" "
Convicted Participant
Says He Screamed.
BY the Associated Press.

NEWARK, N. j.. May 14-Harry
Weiss, admitted participant in the
kidnapping and torture of Paul H.
Wendell to force him to confess falsely
that he kidnapped the Lindbergh baby,
testified at the Parker kidnap con-
spiracy trial today that Wendell agreed
after his torture in Brooklyn to do
anything you want"
IN talk, Ill talk. Ill do anything
you want" Weiss said Wendell
screamed after being "spread-eaeled'
and beaten following his seizure In
Manhattan February IA, 1885.
Weiss, who is serving 20 years to
life in Sing Sing on his conviction In
Brooklyn and who pleaded guilty to
Federal indictment here, was a wit
ness against Ellis H. Parker, ST., Bur-
lington County detective chief, and his
son. Ellis, jr.. who the Government
charges plotted the kidnapping.
Recalled to the witness stand by
the Government. Weiss. reiterated
that before the abduction the junior
Parker told him and Murray Bleefeld,
who also pleaded guilty. that Wendell
was fugitive from justice and had
been suspected as the Lindbergh baby
k1dnaper for four years.
Wendell was taken from Brooklyn
to the senior Parkers home In Mount
Holly, February "a, after "confessing"
that he kidnapped Charles A. Lind
bergh, jr.
Weiss said Wendell was anxious to
be taken to Mount Holly and often
said Parker, senior. was my friend"
From Mount Hilly Wendell was taken
to the New Lisbon Colony for feeble
minded males. remaining there until
March %, when he was turned over
Evening star., 1937-05-14
NEW WORLD HELD
AWAITING YOUTH
Older Generation Cannot
Tell Young How to Live,
FiIene Thinks.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 14.-Edward A.
Filene, Boston economist, today told
the Nations high school students that,
In these new times Of the rapidly
rising power Of the masses" his gen.
Grafton OF business men was not
equipped to tell the younger genera
ton how to live"
experience has passed away" he said,
land it is up to you to learn how to
live in very different kind Of world"
Fflene's remarks were contained in
an address prepared for = national
broadcast as part Of the First Ma
tional School Assembly program.
Questioning the success Of his gen.
Grafton, Filene said:
1T Is true that we developed the
greatest and most productive ma
chinery which civilization ever knew
machinery capable Of producing 50
much wealth that, for the flrst time
In human history, 1t became possible
for every family to have q decent
living.
And then, believe it or not, we
were 50 lacking in a social viewpoint
that We couldn't run the machines
which we had set up. We couldn't
keep them going, 50 we shut them
down and threw millions Of honest,
industrious and competent workers
into unemployment; and instead OF
security and plenty, we had poverty,
misery and fear. = -
THE people Of these United States
have recently made it plain that they
aren't going to tolerate that kind OF
business success much longer. If we
are to succeed in business from now
on, the people have decreed that We
must do it In way which will serve
the common good; and these are days,
we must remember, when power has
passed into the hands of the people,
and when they speak, therefore, we
business men must obey"
Evening star., 1937-05-14
ACCORD REACHED
IN c. M. c. STRIKE
$500 to Return to Jobs
at Fisher Plant in
Cleveland.
By the Associated Press,


CLEVELAND, May l4.-Lincoln
r. Scale, plant manager OF Gen.
eral Motors Fisher body plant here
announced today : temporary agree
ment had ended 4 dispute which
threw It's $500 employees into idle
ness yesterday.
Scafe said the men agreed to re-
turn to their Jobs next Tuesday and
that any grievances will be taken
up after their return to work.
The men will return to work on
exactly the same basis as when work
stopped yesterday. and We will discuss
the grievances after they are back on
the job" Scale said.
A tentative agreement meanwhile
was ready for submission to G. M. c.
union workers at GAINESVILLE, Wis, for
their ratification. Two thousand
seven hundred men were out OF work
at the GAINESVILLE Fisher plant.
Ed Hall, a U. A. w. A. vice presi-
dent, went to Saginaw, Mich. after
the strikers voted against the union q
suggestion that they return to work
during conferences to compose the
dispute at the Chevrolet Motor Co. 8
Grey Iron Foundry, where $500 were
tdle.
One hundred and fifty sit-down
strikers remained In the G.. M. NAL
leable iron division at Saginaw, leav-
ing 1900 without work.
A General Motors spokesman said
the strikes were sporadic" and un-
related.
The U. A. w. A. announced that
its campaign TO organize Ford Motor
Co. employees would open Officially"
next week with the establishment OF
two union Offices in suburban Dear
born, site of the compAny's head
quarters and main plant.
The announcement WAS made by
Walter Reuther, president OF the
West Side local and . former Ford
worker. after q conference with Homer
Martin. U. A. w. A. president.
Ford workers are anxious to Join" :"
said Reuther. 1--WE will recruit the
largest number Of members in the
shortest time in the history Of the
American labor movement"
Henry Ford said recently that his
employees were free to Join anything"
but he admonished them against join
ing labor unions.
Evening star., 1937-05-14

These. he said, are crystalli7ed written
pieces done by composer and re-
manned unchanged
Furthermore, he emphasized tina. in
many cases what passes for classical
music is simply series of beautiful
chords which serve as supports to
a faulty melody which would not
stand alone.
People may laugh at so-called hill
billy music, but whether they know
1t or not, it's the great granddaddy of
the worlds famous compositions, he
said. Beethoven, he revealed, took
as motif for one Of his better known
works The Mississippi Sawyer an
old American banjo tune.
Seven folk musicians illustrated
Powells talk. which was broadcast
over the National Broadcasting net
work.
Musicians Presented.
Jess Johnston and Uncle Jim CHS
holm played violns and c. B. Wool
ard played the banjo Mrs. Victoria
Morris. Horton Barker. Sailor Dad"
Hunt. who sailed around Cape Horn
on clipper ships, and Lloyd Fitzgerald
sang.
This Is momentous occasion"
Powell asserted. To-day is the first
time folk music officially has been
recognized by the fine arts. The
American Federation of Arts has
realized what I have known for a
long time, that In all art it is the
earthly, the commonplace. the every
day. which makes the backbone
around which everything else is hung"
Evening star., 1937-05-14
DUPONT TAX CASE
W|DENED BY j. s.
Federal Attorneys to Air
Alleged IDEAL" With
Raskob in 1881.
~ the Associated Press.

-
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Gov.
ernment attorneys were given a free
hand today In the 1929 income tax
case against Pierre S. du Pont and
John J. Raskob. to go beyond the lim-
It's of 1929 and 1880 and open up al
legged income tax arrangement be-
tween the two Industrialists in 1881.
Richard L. Disney Of the United
States Board Of Tax Appeals, who is
hearing the Bureau Of Internal Reve-
nue's charges that Du Pont and Ras-
kob made fictitious sales of stock In
1929 and made unwarranted deduc-
tions on their tax returns as a reult
Of losses In these sales, overruled the
objections Of Du Pon't counsel and
allowed the Government to enter into
evidence a 1930-3l transaction be-
tween the two multimillionaires.
The Government contends the 1929
cross sales, which enabled Du Pont
and Raskob to establish losses totaling
more than $70O0,00O were accom-
panied by a repurchasing agreement.
A deficiency Of $6l7,3l6 on the 1929
tax IS sought from Du Pont and
$1,026,34 from Raskob.
Mason B. Leming, chief Of counsel
for the Government, made the surprise
move Of entering into the 1930-3l
transactions by recalling Frank L.
Carey, Raskob's secretary.
Leming said the rules Of evidence
gave the Government the leewAy
necessary to show similarity Of in
tent.
The 1880 returns Of the Wilmington
Business Associates are in evidence
They show that Raskob paid no tax
for that year and that Du Pont paid
q tax Of $21 1,18l. The heavy shrinkage
in their income for 1880 was primarily
due to losses in stock transactions.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
OLDEST INHABITANTS
ASK TAX HIKE CURB
Advise Any Increase Be Limited
to Needs for Balancing
Budret.

The Association OF Oldest Inhabit-
ants has written to Chairman Norton
OF the House District Committee that
any increase in taxes should be limit
ed to actual needs for balancing the
budget.
Mrs. Norton also disclosed that the
daylight saving hearings scheduled for
10 am. Monday will be held In the
caucus room, No. 1862, in the old House
Office Building, in order to accommo-
date the large crowd expected.
The G. A. r. has written to Chair
man Norton regarding their Memorial
day exercises on May 30, requesting
the House District Committee and
members of Congress to cooperate in
the services.
Evening star., 1937-05-14

During his first sermon in japanese,
he says, he thought that he was get
ting along nicely, that he was putting
across his ideas clearly. He reckoned,
alas, without the fact that there Is
great similarity between Japanese
words having very different mean
ings. A twist Of infection makes all
the difference, he said.
After the sermon" he said, zone
OF the officials came to me defferental-
ly AMI cautioned me about my pro-
nunciation of the word sim in Japa.
nese. He thought the advice was .le.-
essary, he said, because I had Just
preached sermon about charcoal"
Evening star., 1937-05-14
TRUJILL0 SIGNS PACTS

Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo Mo.
lima, president Of the Dominican Re-.
puollc, has signed the instruments Of
ratlncatlon OF the inter- American
treaties and conventions signed at the
Buenos Aires conference, it was an
nounced today by the Dominican lie.
cation.
These include the convention for
the maintenance, preservation and re-
establishment Of peace, additional
protocol relative to non-interventton.
treaty on the prevention of contro-
versies, inter-American treaty on good
offices and mediation, and convention
to coordinate, extend and assure the
1ulf1lhnent of existing treaties be-
tween the American states.
Evening star., 1937-05-14

Finishing her afternoon snack hur.
riedly the prospective hostess rushed
to her apartment. A few minutes
later the telephone rang.
"A telegraph messenger boy has Just
brought package for you,' said the
voice over the wire.
I'm awfully busy, what Is it,"
queried the hostess.
We'll, don't know" hesitated the
young lady at the apartment desk, "it
is just something wrapped IN paper"
So down to the desk went the young
lady and there was the lemon fr.
gotten in the rush from the t.a room
and sent post haste by the escort.
All was saved but the apartment deGk
girl Is still shuddes4ns at The thou6ht