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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-17
Witchcraft in Mexico

The practice of witchcraft occurs
in Mexico with some local flavor,
but follows the universal ancient
formulas-powders, skulls, magic,
destroying the images of enemies,
charms, curses, cures, incantations.
The doctors" who practice it have
their credulous clients sit for hours
in darkened adobe huts, with doors
and windows barred, while they
humble strange words, burn herbs
and candles. Usually the client is
asked to bring along personal be-
longing, such as a photograph or
handkerchief, of the person on
whom he wishes to work magic,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-17
Cracking the Whip

In Lincolnshire, England, are Tor
were) lands held by the following
tenure: Annually, on Palm Sunday,
the lessee comes into the local
church holding green silk purse,
containing two shillings and silver
penny, tied at the end of cart
whip, which he cracks three times
just outside the church door and
then three times again over the
clergyman's head, then kneeling
throughout the sermon, he presents
the clergyman the purse as the SER
mon finishes-and the terms Of his
lease is fulfilled.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-17
Hardest Period in Life of Dwarfs

The hardest period in the life of
dwarfs comes with the first realiza-
ton that they will never grow more.
1t comes when they are nearing the
teens and when they find themselves
outdistanced by their companions,
cut off from games and sports of
their larger companions, and
obliged to seek their own mediums
of entertainment. The fact is that
they turn to their own methods of
entertainment and develop along ac-
robatic. musical or studious lines.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-17
Robbing Peter to PAY Paul

When we speak of robbing Peter
to pay Paul, we mean sacrificing
one interest for the benefit of an
other. But we probably do not real
ize that the original phrase was,
why rob st. Peter to pay st.
Paul?" For 10 years the Church of
St. Peter in Westminster, which,
by the way, is now Westminster alb
hey, held the status of cathedral.
Henry VIII, however, who was a
thorn in the flesh of the church (you
remember it was he who broke
away from Rome and established
the English church,, had other
ideas, notes a writer in Pearson'S
London Weekly. He deprived st.
Peters of its status and sold its
estates to repair st. Paurs ,cathe-
dral. This step led to a lot of heart
burning, and for many years the
question was Indignantly asked,
why rob st. Peter to pay st.
Paul?" Later the saints" were
dropped and so we get the phrase
as we know it today,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-17
Imuort Scots Bagpipe Parts

Scottish bagpipes could not skirl
1.-THE Campbells Are Coming" or
any other tune for that matter, If
Scotland's foreign trade should stop,
as practically all materials used in
modern bagpipes are imported.
Wood for them comes from Africa
or the West Indies, reeds from
Spain, ivory from Africa, bags from
Australia. Though the tartans which
cover the pipes are made in Scot
land, the silken clan ribbons for
them are usually imported from
Switzerland.
Evening star., 1939-04-18


jockeying of the aspirants for the
Democratic presidential nomination
OF 1940-thousands of miles away
There is no particular danger of his
becoming involved in a row-or in q
deal-with the other possibilities
He does not have to take sides
either with the anti-New Deal fac
ton OF the party or with the ardent
New Deal faction.
This does not mean that the tai;
and personable former Governor
OF the Hoosier State is without
friends In this warming up gallon
for the presidential nomination
Indeed. a McNutt headquarters was
opened long ago in Indianapolis
with Frank McHale, Democratic
national committeeman for Indiana
IN charge. But it is perfectly OBJ
vlous that Mr.. McNutt remains free
from personal entangling alliances
and that he will have a free rein to
90 as he likes when he gets back tn
the mainland.
To Report to White House.
Latest advices say that Mr.. Nc
Mutt plans to leave the Islands
about June" But whether he will
actually reach this country mucl,
oe1ore September is still a question
When he does come home, he viii
make Immediately for the White
House to report to the President or
the situation in the Philippines
incidentally. his White House visit
may give him good opportunity
70 talk American politics with the
President-who happens also to be
the tltular and actual head of the
Democratic party.
what some of his friends believe
Is that McNutt will return to thi,
country occupying a strategic po.
sltlon, particularly should the spli,
IN Democratic ranks and AMONG
Democratic factions become more
severe than 1t is now. If the ri.
mored hookup between Vice Presi.
cent Garner and Democratic Ma
tlonal Chairman James A. Farley
materializes. the President and his
New Deal following might look with
kindness upon the ambitions of Mr.
McNutt. For McNutt has been q
part of the Roosevelt administra-
ton for the last two years and
more. And while McNutt was Gov.
ernor OF Indiana, he was a thor
ough-going New Dealer, following
Roosevelt's lead in State leeisla.
ton and administration. He also
campaigned heartily for the Presi-
dent In 1896.
Chairman Farley has not looked
with favor on McNutt ever since
the Democratic National Conven.
ton OF 1882 in Chicago. The In
diana leader refused to deliver the
Indiana delegation to Roosevelt al
a time when votes were needed
to put his nomination across: Nc
Mutt held out, in fact, until afte,
the deal had been made by Farley
with the California and Texas dele.
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But. NOTHlNGj

single ndissolube unit He believes that
the whole world including the United States
end Those close him report that there which
vehement scornful than
Believing he does 1t his n his
power prevent His natural preventative make the
relationships think the odds against
preparing for peaceful assistance the
And thus while acting deterrent relationships
preventative has also made
war prevented Given the Presidents
his course far both wise and But it inls
lingering doubt he always positively public
will permit what will he be doing
to the universally
should be exercised
copysht 1889 by the North American
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expect to get any benefit from an
after -the-war situation in China.
The press reports from Toxic
say profound impression was made
in Japan by the friendly gesture
of the United States in sending a
warship to carry the ashes of the
late japanese Ambassador to Wash
ington, Hirosi Saito. There is every
reason why America would wish to
give Japan other manifestations of
true friendship and the Presidents
proposal, while not addressed to
Toxic, opens the way to better
understanding in the Far East and
genuine economic cooperation be-
tween Japan and China and the
United States. The Roosevelt pro-
posal is far-reaching, because the
more the other governments study
it, the more they will perceive that
this is a genuine approach to a
system of world economic co-opera-
ton based on moral rather than
physical force.
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oter
Britain and her Pacific possessions ~
Thus while the combined Navies nm.
with the situation in they be at the mercy Of pe
aAs III ne 1nolan ocean and possibly in other
AS long the American loling in Atlantic
waters in the home the the
cure But with the American Fleet proceeding what
they believe to unknown
news from Washington seriously
racine pases-the sea supremacy
And that
the shores of the Atlantic
eventual decisions OF the dcators than
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intervention It's effect promptly testified by the
frank delight Of England and France the verbose fury of the
relationships
At the tm insight the Presidents friend
abundany Illustrated American foreign policy there
are only two President who is the doer and the
public which ultimately expressed through the Senate In
spite Department dena England and France almost
certainly consulted before proof wanted the fact
that the Italy leaked out of
the French foreign office should be proof enough Thus in each
there cn really big mponderabethee effect the
relationships, and the effect on American public opinion
Presidents task (sef assumed to be
extraordinarily conrive ighten the
without frightening the American public Some
times he did at the beginning of last week.
The completeness his denial of soaionsm while certainly
frightening the relationships greatly upset the public by sug
gesing President feels this ought
bigeren Interpretation exaggerated but that
did not alter the result
when the President far he has always date
retrieved himself did the weeks end with the
Its emphasis its ahcaton of the issues the ground
out from under the Presidents critics The that public
opinion again behind him. hardly noticing meanwhile
that the fleet has Pacific immoble Euro
pean relationships Japanese allies
Considering has been formulated with Hitler and
the other the in the street, continuity of the Presidents
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AoAAo eA1S iAolAoW
shells, ready for an internal break
down, and that Prime Minister
Chamberlain doesn't believe a word
he says about England's readiness
to fight. He may be a man of des-
tiny at this sharp turn of the road,
as his power has been growing in
the last two years, and there are
many who say he rates even the
ornate and outwardly hard-boiled
Goering in the inner strategic coun-
ellis of the Reich.
He met Hitler at a beer festival
in Munich in 1921 At subsequent
beer party, when they had their
movement underway, somebody
bounced a big stein on Herr Hess
skull. 1t permanently removed a
patch of his dark hair. but did not
keep Herr Hess out of the historic
beer cellar putsch of 1923. He was
apparently ahead of all the other
Nazi leaders in using anti-Semitism
as rallying cry for the revolution,
and barring possibly Julius Streicher,
Is still its most vigorous extremist.
He is AZ years old, born in Egypt
Of a Rhineland merchant father
and a Swiss mother. He studied
engineering in Switzerland and
served in the World War in the
1st Bavarian Infantry. He is tall,
lean and blue-eyed, with beetle
brows and heavy eyebrows, meeting
across the ridge of his nose, his
smile cautious and impersonal, his
eyes implacable. He was an un-
yielding foe of DR.. Hjalmar Schacht
when the latter was trying des-
perately to keep the Reich economy
somewhat in the world pattern. He
went to Landsberg Prison with Hit
Ter, was Hitler's secretary in the
early days of the Nazi drive and
controlled a considerable block Of
power in the S. S. Corps. When
Ernst Roehm was shot in the 1884
purge, a powerful rival was removed
and the cold. righteous. Cromwell
liam Hess moved into the wheel
house next to der Fuehrer.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Mrs. Hughes Heads
Benefit Putronesses

With Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
heading list of IS patronesses, the
Ladies Board of Georgetown Hos
pital will give a benefit April % In
the Willard Hotel. A card party
will be held at 8 pm, and dancing
will begin at 10 pm. Mrs. L. A.
Martel is president of the board
sponsoring the party.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

elected to the Senate. Last year he
was an object of the New Deal
purge" but was triumphantly re-
nominated and reelected.
But since the opening of the pres
ent Congress. Senator Gillette has
shown every indication of letting by
cones be bygones. He started out
by voting for confirmation of Harry
Hopkins to be Secretary of Com
Evening star., 1939-04-18

by keeping him
on in the far
away Philippine
Islands as United
S ia es High
Commissi o n e r,
when some Of
McNutt's friends
and even Nc
N u tt himself
were counting
on his coming
b a ck to tn e
United S t q t e s
months ago. For
Mr.. McNutt Is
t e m por arily
QWav from tho
Evening star., 1939-04-18

merce, although Hopkins tried to
unhorse Gillette during the Iowa
primary. He has voted quite con-
sistently with the administration on
all legislation. And now it is being
said in some quarters-if it comes
to a compromise in the Democratic
National Convention-why not Gill
lette? This boom, however, is still
very much of a boomlet.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
The Political Mill
MeNutt, Far Away in Philippines, StroteeicoIy
Located to Win Democratic Nomination

cations which assured the nomina-
ton Of the President. Then In
diana, along with other States,
lined up for Roosevelt. But there
has always been a question whether
the President himself has not been
more friendly to Mr.. McNutt than
has Mr.. Farley. Certainly McNutt
has been received in a friendly man.
ner at the White House whenever
he has visited Washington.
An Excellent Campaigner.
Mr.. McNutt, before he became
Governor Of Indiana, was national
commapder of the American Legion
and dean of the law school of the
University Of Indiana. In the past
he has travelled far and wide and
made many speeches. And he plans
to do SO again during the late sum-
mer and fall, after he has returned
to this country. and resigned his
present post. 1t will be an easy
matter to arrange, because of his
many contacts. It is his plan, also.
to campaign in the dozen or more
presidential preferential primary
States, and to enter the lists for
their delegates to the national con-
vention next year. In this connec-
ton it may be said that McNutt
Is an excellent campaigner-and
that on the stump he will make
some of the other Democratic hope
fuls look like 30 cents. He Is not
man to hold back.
McHale, who is McNutt's political
man Friday, has sent letters to ali
the delegates to the last two Demo-
cratic National Conventions, to all
State chairmen and to all members
of the Democratic National Com
mittee, urging the availability and
superior qualifications of his candi-
date for the presidential nomination.
These were not form letters, but
personal letters. The McNutt head
quarters seems to have an ample
war chest, and some of those who
earlier were inclined to make light
of the McNutt candidacy may find
they have real fight on their hands
with the handsome Hoosier.
Farley's Hat in Ring.
Chairman Jim" Farleys hat is
really in the ring, according to ad-
vice from New York, provided Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself does not go
for third-term nomination. He is
likely to be a formidable candidate,
in view Of his strong personal hold
on the Democratic organization. ma
tionally. Up to the present, how
ever, it does not appear that the
President has given his national
chairman any encouragement in this
direction. 1t has been the gossip
for more than a year that this atti-
tude has hurt the feelings of Mr..
Farley.
Out in Iowa, there has been talk
Of two possible candidates for the
Democratic presidential nomination
Secretary of Commerce Harry L.
Hopkins. who has recently an
nounced he was resuming his off,
cial residence in the State and who
is believed to be the Presidents first
choice, and Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace. More recently
there has been some private discus
sion of the availability of another
Iowan-Senator Guy M. Gillette.
Senator Gillette served for a couple
OF terms in the House before he was
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Movie to Be Shown

A motion picture, "A Quaker Looks
at Europe-1938," will be presented
by the Public Affairs Committee of
the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A. to-
morrow at pm. at the Y. w. c. A.,
901 Rhode Island avenue NV. Miss
Margaret Jones, who made the film,
is to give interpretive comment.
There will be an admission charge
of 10 cents.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
The Capital Parade
View Of Worlds Unity Held Key to Presidents Policy
To Fiehten Dictotors, but Avoid U. S. Score


When shooting may
be the falls it's extremely difficult calculate direction with
For this country however such calculation
Vlta important after week marked the Presidents
policy gesture
The calculating well begin with friend who
watched the President at work wondered his
mness dealing with these dreadful days events The
In foreign affairs Presidents
public opinion will permit"
week. the Presidents actions
conscience. His famous a
later ampihcaon
plain that his opinion
Evening star., 1939-04-18

pr e C e d e n t, Is
t r e q u e n t ] y
tougher h a n
statesmen who
show their teeth
and growl. News
r e ports today
are that he is
stifening tn e
N ri cabinet
against any COM
promise with the
democratic pow.
ers: that he Is
S C o rnfully in
S l S t ent that
France and Eng
Evening star., 1939-04-18

of Germany and
Italy it is in the
n Xt 10 d ay S
" h C h m u S t
e | a pse before
Herr Hitler an
swers before the
German Reichs-
tag the proposal
of Pres i d e n t
Roosevelt.
T h rou G hout
the W orld the
i'm por tance Of
t h e interval is
og II i zed in
many influential
Evening star., 1939-04-18

States would be directly inter-
ested in war in Europe.
He then confronted the two
war-making nations with an elo-
quent plea that they pledge
themselves to peace. The whole
national strategy of Germany and
Italy is based on the threat Of
war. Giving them a choice be-
tween declaring their threat
meaningless, or acknowledging
their War-guilt in advance, was
Evening star., 1939-04-18
This Changing World
Order to U. S. Fleet Has Dictotors
More Worried Than Hos the Peace Note
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN,

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN
President Roosevets Nussolini has put
both dictators the the cordial
invitation explain whether they peace neither
likes it "
Both pick things and there under the
banner Of peace and appeasement ~
The answer to the Presidents message delayed in all
PROBABILITY Tor at least another 10 days
time to precipitate other matters Danzg
Jout or Tunlsa only aerward feW-f any
Evening star., 1939-04-18
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Democratic politicians and observ.
ers are beginning to wonder If
President Roosevelt did not do Paul
v. McNutt of Indiana q real favor
Evening star., 1939-04-18

the Greek islands, but will 90
straight to the Alexandria rem
devious: thence it will make for
the Indian Ocean.
The Japanese are getting
ready to jump into the fray. 1t
Is believed that the understand
ing between the European por-
ton of the axis with that of the
Far East provides for a Japanese
naval intervention. which, among
Evening star., 1939-04-18

THE opinions the on this page are their oon not
necssa+y The sta' Such opinion. presented IN The
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1939-04-18

tne auan leaders more than Mr. telegram To the
average american this is Just ordinary movement of the
American men-of-war. ~ ~ ~A' "a VIC
Otners LOOK at the situation different angle They
pelVe tnat tn powerful fleet the Pacific
Du, nlneS oreak IN Europe before reached the
the Atlantic ~ ~ p'"' 'oeii do
Hitter and Muon believe neutral the French and
naVal forces They figure that the ncudine Japan)
has naval superiority. ~ e '"P""
Inc BRUSH Will be compelled
naVa ngth TO conveying merchantmen presence of Ib
anal German naval force Mediterranean baleshns
IL destroyes and 20 grave danger
Al ue ven OF war tor the French merchantmen
Inns explains, partially why the
Glnraa Wh in the of by land cannot be de-
Tended by warships. ~ ' 'o We ue-
on the other hand the British care of their commn
WIN nola ana Australia through the
eanaan iofces are at present cruising in the
keeping Alexandria, Should hostites
out 1t is than likely British fleet will not
Evening star., 1939-04-18

markable. Yet one question re-
mains. Why does he think it
necessary to risk frightening pub
lie opinion in order to frighten
the relationships?
The answer is given in his
denial Of isolationism. and in the
earlier statement of Secretary of
State Cordell Hull, describing the
economic miseries of isolation.
The President sees the world as
Evening star., 1939-04-18
AGenuiine
ToPeuce
Roosevelt Supplies
Opportunity for
United Action
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

If ever there was an opportune
moment for the forces of peace
throughout the world to join to-
gether in plea to the governments
Evening star., 1939-04-18

diplomats believe that last Sat-
urday's appeal will make a dent
in the decisions taken by the
leaders OF the axis. What sophis-
ticated arguments they will bring
forth is difficult to say. But one
may trust Won Ribbenthrop and
Ciano to find something to say.
X X
The orde rto the fleet to re-
turn to her Pacific bases seems
to have worried the German apd
Evening star., 1939-04-18

And What
They Do
Rudolf Hess Appears
To Be Nuzis'
Man Of Destiny
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON,

Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy
chief, is a cold, precise man, not
much given to woofing and snort
ing, but, in keeping with historical
Evening star., 1939-04-18

JdQdH WAY CU-UpVTdIt.
The attitude of Japan also might
well be one of friendly cooperation
with the Presidents proposal be-
cause of the economic factors. The
United States has no desire to i'm
pede japanese commercial develop
ment in the Far East provided it
Is conducted on a basis fair to al.
foreign capital, something which is
scarce nowadays, in the Orient and
without which Japan can hardly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-15
JOHN GARFIELD STARS IN CRIME
 FILM, COLISEUM

They Made Me a Criminal" the Warner Bros. production opening at the Coliseum Theatre tonight, with John Garfield and the Dead End kids in the top roles, introduces a novel locale to film-goers. A desert date ranch in California is the scene of most of the exciting dramatic ac- tion of the picture.
 In They Made Me a Criminal D May Robson and Gloria Dickson are the proprietors of the ranch, and John Garfield and the Dead End kids are their chief helpers. Garfield is hiding out there to escape punish ment for a murder of which he was falsely accused, and the Dead End" kids play New York toughies who have been sent out to the ranch to be regenerated
 Other members of the cast include Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan. Ro- bert Gleckler, John Ridgely. Bar bara Pepper and many others. Busby Berkeley directed from a screen play by Sig Herzig, based on a novel by Bertram Millhauser and Beulah Marie Dix.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-15
INDOOR BASEBALL
 LEAGUE TO START

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The Ma tional Professional Indoor Base ball League with teams in eight cities, will begin operating Sun day. The league was officially launched at a meeting last night. The former Cleveland outfield im- mortal, Iris Speaker, is president.
 Teams will be operated in New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadel- phia, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincin- natl, and St. Louis.
 The St. Louis team will be man. aged by Gabby Street-who led the St. Louis Cardina s to two pennants and world series.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-15
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE
 BEING HEARD

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. Nov. 15 - A nursemaid at the palatial Rod ney Pantages home. Geraldine Graham, added details to the story of the friendship between Mrs, Beatrice Pantages and bartender Pete Bedwell.
 Miss Graham was a witness for Pantages, son of the late million aire Alexander Pantages in his suit for a divorce.
 The nursemaid said that the handsome Bedwell was a guest at the Pantages' home on almost every occasion when Pantages was away. She admitted, under cross exam nation, that she also had enter tained her own men friends there.
 The Pantages family rift has re- suited in a series of sensational charges and counter charges from both sides Pantages and his wife each seek custody of their two children on grounds that the other is unfit to be a parent. Also pend ing are alienation suits totaling $750000 that Mrs. Pantaees filed against her mother-in-law and a number of her husbands friends and associates.