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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
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FOREIGN FRONT: Abbey, band maestro, Minneapolis
musician u A. after
had York sitting taking notice last Harlem
Apollo theatre Abbey presented his orchestra bill
with Ethel Waters The critics Abbey band tops Nell
Dodson longer with the Amsterdam News Ann Foster who
engaged Y. w. Birmingham Ala. doing
announcing radio Ann St. Pauls
Using Friends of Miss W. Gertrude
81 told she landed good job Dayton Ohio where
formerly worked The activity Baltimore
Mitchell spoke
successful in raising which folding money
Boyd Atkins the bandman who deserted the Twin
months for Chicago has had steady employment After week
Chicago he and the Mrs wanted back Minneapolis Two
after Windy car
radio and blankets Three weeks later ckup pistol
Boyd and his cash rings Murphy
the Baltimore Murphys who attended
siy of Minnesota city editor of the Lucille
Buor managing editor of the Call newspapers slipped
with Publisher Franklin his slipped right practically
the Spokesman the Recorder
appointment Miss Buord called Spokesman
her respects At 26 she managing papers,
publish three papers.
THE DIRT: prominent Minneapolis couples
verge??? Who said Spring here? rolling pin trouble
only sweet used heavy that knot his
He's telling the boys he into door jamb, hall
fashionable ST. Paul for people with other
folks and husband What w.
ing for long distance calls points
lady to buy 1910 Buk??? The
at Harriet Island Sunday 1911!
apos going have sepia King
ton Friday night June H. Junior Pioneer
St. Paul All those gals who telling
listen how red hot they should this
how powerful they The votes will tell They
"going to town. in the Mill City N A.
gmpsed Bells music vender? It's the prettest
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
SPORT LIGHT
By JIMMY LEE


GOLF: City Golf Club nauguated inra-
club matches last Sunday Armour Course and results show that
Captain Hughes Bengals beaten Captain Smiths
Bradys Colds
All of the
of the organization Hezzy Runt Allen turned in the best
day. The captains announced that
will the Highland Course ST. Paul. starting time
instead of 730 Captains all to be time The
Bengals Chey Reds will try
down the Colds
BASEBALL: The G. Recreation baseball team made try
winning game the ST. Paul City league last Sat
urda finally defeated 1910 by time worlds amateur
champions the Northern Envelopes Saturday May 49, the team
will meet the Milk Drivers Union at Lexington
The ST. Peter Caver team city league entrants
very classy last Thursday night they opened the season
against The called at the end OF the
inning darkness and therefore must be played over
again other date Pitcher Scroggns in this abbreviated
game showed could He had the
ing batters eating his hand The boys will play their next
game Thursday, May Is, at Dunnng Field
TRACK: It's Paul Marshall again who duplicated
his feat week. winning five rsts dual meet against ST.
Thomas Academy. Carleton College, Mike as ne is called
bv his buddes discus throw for which received
a medal
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
Wait! Wait! Twin City Annual
Picnic, Harriet Island, June Is.
ADV.
HALLE @. NOTES

St. Paul boys and girls will par
ticipate in the Cooperative Camp
program at Hinckley, Mimi, spon-
sored by the Federation Of Settle
ments and Centers of which Halle
Q. Brown is a member. This is a
st. Paul enterprise including
Chest supported agencies.
The Camp site is reputed to be
the finest wilderness camp in the
country. The Negro children at
tending camp will be integrated in
to the entire Camp program and
receive all the opportunities the
other campers attending receive.
Trained and skilled camp spe-
cialists are employed as camp
councillors and guides to help
make the camping experience
mean something to the individuals
attending, and to give them an ex-
perience they will never forget.
Preparations are also being
made for the annual "Stay at
Home Camp" which will begin the
last week in June.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

ALFRED STEWART and OTIS
SKINNER waltzed by? Cor shall
we say Uttered" by?) Was
OSCAR NEWMAN quite interest
ed in MARY JANE CYRUS? T..
Popular numbers played through
out the evening were Tuxedo
Junction." "Wham," Zone O'clock
Jump" and cts a Wonderful
World" All agreed it was a great
evening.
Birthday Celebraters: BAR
BARA MALLORY and BOBBIE
MURPHY went on a birthday cele-
brating tour last Saturday evening.
(The tour consisted of a jaunt up
Fourth Ave. S., etc., ending at the
Dreamland Cafe.) And various
other evenings were spent recent
ly in less happy manner. What
St. Anthony shiek spent one long
hopeful hour Sunday night at Jim's
Tavern, waiting for a certain st.
Paul damsel? She, in the mean
time, was waylaid on her way to
meet him by a Minneapolis gigolo
and went to the Faust theatre in
stead.
On Your Must See" List-THE
OPERETTA ooh, DOCTOR" star
ring JUNE HAWKINS, and di-
rected by that pleasing personality,
JEANETTE DORSEY. This
promises to be a banner affair and
will be held at Phyllis Wheatley
House.
wonder why the male Follies"
are postponed? Seems as if those
big strong males don't relish be-
ing clothed as feminine impersona-
tors.
This Weeks Quotation Worthy
of Remembrance "The fine and
noble way to destroy a foe is not
to kill him; with kindness you may
so change him that he shall cease
to- be so."-Aleyn. So, girls, don't
tear out each others hair when you
have that pet peeve.
And that's all for this week and
until next week, am
Your old pal,
SAL.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

OF know that Maurice Strong
Company which has machines in
the night places KoR the first vending machine
employ Negro saesman!!!
When Feer Needs Friend Some people get trouble
the entire sympathy of their community Others have the
saying sit her right good enough him.
Checking the for these attitudes quickly the
that often they the fault of the individual should
the object of sympathy and understanding People
hat their neghbors find difficult obtain the goodwill
the rebud neghbors when such goodwill might prove
ignore friendly greeting
them to feel for when trouble
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

same kind of work that had some
time ago?
Ans: Not the same job you
will get job in private service.
There were several reasons for
your being cut off the work you
had :. don't become discouraged
snap out of your depressed
feeling and make another contact.
G. H. c.: Please tell me if l will
get the money that / have been
expecting for the past three
weeks? My birthdate is Feb. IL,
1916.
Ans: It's my impression that
you will get the money but it
will be at least month late. When
you wrote your brother he wasn't
in a position to send money, but
he has been working toward this
end and will turn you this favor
by the last of this month.
P. H.: You answered my other
question just right and I wish to
know now if / should build the
house? Also should / go ahead
and will my property to my son
or wait?
Ans: Building right now
wouldn't be altogether convenient
for you as you are short of cash.
Don't give the idea of building up
!. =. but wait until your income is
a little greater than it is new.
Make your will if you like but
keep your property IN YOUR
OWN NAME as long as you live
and it will avoid unnecessary
trouble. If you have something to
give your son give it to him
when you see fit.
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M. C. B.: My birthdate is Au-
gust Is. Please answer in the
Spokesman SOON l am between
two opinions and don't know what
to do and would like for you to
help me sir. Should I make a
change? -..-
Ans: It's not a change of jobs
that you need but you do need
to make some new friends. 1t
seems that your home life isn't as
happy as it could be and that is
why you are upset. The man you
are with likes you but there is
too much difference between you.
Make other friends.
T. M. F.: What did my husband
mean when he said no other man
would mean anything to me and
my money wouldn't do me any
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
Friday, May Il. 1910
Pepsi Cola to Give
Away $4,000

Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., bottlers
of the popular five cent drink, an
nounced contest with $4,000 in
cash prizes. This amount will be
divided in three grand prizes of
$4,000, $1,000 and $500. There will
be 1903 other cash prizes to those
who enter the contest.
In prominent places throughout
the Twin Cities co1ored posters will
tell drinkers of Pepsi Cola just
how to win one of these prizes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17
ELMER HARRIS SINGS AT.
MOTHERS DAY DINNER
AT gu"

Elmer Wellington Harris, bari
tone, was soloist at the Mothers
Day Dinner of the University of
Minnesota, Saturday, May IL, at 6
o'clock in the Minnesota Union. He
sang group of spirituals for
which he received an ovation, re-
spending to three encores. Fifteen
hundred people attended the din
ner. Miss Leah May Minor, plan
list, accompanied Mr.. Harris.
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good?
Ans: What he meant was that
if he caught you fOOling around
with other men ;. it would be just
too bad for all concerned. That two
people would be sent to the hos
pital for treatment and he wouldn't
be one of them. Therefore, my adj
vice is not to tantakze him by
showering attention on every man
that looks at you twice.
A. D. H.: Will I get back on the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

The Worlds Greatest Singers of
Spirituals Are Coming To Twin
Cities Sunday, May 26.-advt.
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will be answered free in this column for
only 25c for Astrology Reading and
Lucky Day by mail confidential letter OF
analysing three 3 Questions privately Sign full
name address, brthdate all letters and please include self
addressed, stamped envelope for your reply
Send WALLACE of this BOG Third
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-05-17

The Worlds Greatest Singers of
Spirituals Are Coming To Twin
Cities Sunday, May 26.-adyt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08

persons mad visited the fair by
Thursday night.
More than 5000 persons crowded
through the gates on opening day
last Saturday to watch the Tin
Lizzie rodeo in the afternoon and
see Joy Mayfield, Holtville high
school girl, crowned queen Of the
fair.
Approximately $4,000 attended the
opening Sundays program and
nearly that many youngsters jam
med the grounds on Monday, Pub
lie Schools day.
Outstanding attraction of the
school day program was the rural
school pageant, "Cavalcade OF Am
erica, presented by 600 students.
The play, directed by Mrs. Carmen
Gibson. county music instructor,
was presented as a part of the pro-
gram in schools of the nation to
impress upon youngsters the mean
ing of "Americanism"
Tuesday and Wednesday pro-
grams were restricted for the most
part to completion of judging in
all divisions. Thursdays program
was highlighted by the annual ju-
nior livestock sale in which Eddie
Cuin, Imperial Ait sold his cham
plon steer to Safeway Stores for
so cents per pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Italian Steamer
Sunk by Bombs
From kazi Plane
Germany Follows Up on
Warning to Blast
British Control

LONDON. March 8. (UP)
"A German airplane bomb
ed and set fire to the 1896
ton Italian steamship Ame-
liza Lauro last night off the
east coast of England One man
of the crew was killed, almost cut
in half by bomb splinters, and three
were wounded. The wounded men
and the remaining 26 members of
the crew were landed in British
life boats.
The Amelia Lauro was the second
Italian ship attacked by German
planes since the war started. The
36l5 ton steamship Mira was slightly
damaged by bombs March l. Six
Italian ships had been sunk by
German mines.
En- Route to Italy
The attack on the Amelia Lauro
came a day after a German an
nouncement that neutral ships
which entered British contraband
control stations were liable to at
tack. 1t was reported that the
ship was on the way to Italy with
a cargo of coal and presumably was
about to pass the Downs where it
would have been subject to chal-
lenge by British blockade ship.
1t would have been taken into the
Downs where its cargo of coal, pre-
sumed to have been German, would
have been liable to seizure
The Amelia Lauro sent an sos
message last night saying that it
had been bombed off the east coast.
The Italian steamship Titania, 1897
tons, radioed that it was going to
the rescue anG was launching life
boats. The Titania transferred the
Amelia Lauro's crew to British life
BOATS, which arrived at a coastal
(Continued on Page 2; Col. A
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08

THE cops take one look at me
and think I am jail meat. But
jails have too many pillow pigeons
for me. You know bedbugS."
Someone suggested that he get
job with a show. He became in
dignant.
Il don't see why. You have to be
freak to get in a sideshow and
I'm not a freak. At least l don't
think l am"
A shrewd glance around the aud
ience after he had been questioned
about his experiences brought forth
this remark, 'I'll bet you all thought
was from Texas but I'm not. I'm
from Louisiana"
Sleeping anywhere he can and
eating when and how he can are
getting to be tireSome. Wednesday
night he slept in a doorway in Ell
Centre. Thursday night in hay
stack north Of town.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08

man. Another was to be filed WITH
in a few hours listing John B. big
john McNeece, service station op-
orator, as candidate.
They entered the lists against
the competition of Wesley He'll,
Charles Bratton and Bob Hatton,
selected earlier in the week as the
Taxpayers Association slate.
Only one more day, Saturday,
remained in which potential candi-
dates could file nominating petit
tionS.
Sponsors names on RobertSon's
nominating petition led to the be-
lief he entered the campaign as
business mans candidate. The
sponsors were J. Duke Johnson,
NJ. 0. King. James Sheffield, Louis
B. McManuS, w. Harold Tyler, M.
D. Zinn, Herbert l.. Anderson, M.
M. Horton, Jim Carson and Paul
jenkins.
Claim Independence
McNeece's candidacy will come un-
der the same category, it was be-
lieved, since his nominating petit
ton was circulated by Herbert L.
Anderson, who signed Robertsons
petition.
Both Robertson and McNeece
said they were running as indepen-
dent candidates, not on any ticket.
Both men refused to voice any
election promises, and both denied
any obligations.
II am interested in a good, clean
business administration, Robertson
said. IF anyone is interested IN re-
ducing taxes, it is I. My own tax
contribution to the city is big. 1t
would be only good business for
me if the council could reduce
taxes.
IF 1 am elected, it will be my
policy to consult with the people
at all times, asking their advice
and help. l realize this is not one
man job-it is job for everyone
in the city, and the man who Is
elected should do what they want
done. l am not making any promis-
eS. and I'm not under obligation
to anybody, either in or out of the
present city administration"
Detail Study
McNeeCe, also, declared in favor
Of a complete business adminiStra-
ton.
If 1 go in," he said, Il want to
consider the city'S business Just as
l do my own. Right now I can't
make any promises-I'll have to
find out in detail how the city
business operates before I'll be
qualified to act. I wouldn't make a
move in my own business without
studying all the possibilities. I
wouldn't want to treat the city S
business any differently.
"A man would be foolish to say
I'll do thus-and So and then find
out he can't do it, 1 want to find
out what l can do before l say
what l will do. All l can promise
is that I'll consider the city's busi-
ness from a strictly business stand
point, if I'm elected
While the city council lists were
being drawn, those for the city
clerks office remained compara-
lively open. "'
Neal Gavin and Mrs. Pearl Burke
had already filed nominating petit
tons. Rudolph FroWiSs and C. B
kilgore were still potential candi-
dates, with nominating petitions out
| but not filed.
A. H. Keller had filed for city
treasurer and petition was being
circulated for Howard Soper that
probably will be filed late Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08

time continue to inflict heavy losses
on the Red army But it appears
that the Finnish leaders have been
forced reluctantly to conclude that
for political and geographical rea-
sons, they cannot obtain enough
man power and materials from
abroad to stem the Russian advance
indefinitely.
Heavy forol2n pressure obviously
has been brought on both the Firms
and the RussienS TO end the con-
flict. The strongest pressure or
Russia comes from Germany. be-
cause Adolf Hitler knows that he
cannot obtain vital supplies of Oil,
metals, and wheat from the Soviets
while Russia il engaged in war.
Sweden Anxious
Moreover, Hitler cannot view with
comfort the advance of the REQ
army around the top of the Baltic
dc pite his present marriage OF
Continued On Page 2: Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Edwin Markham,
Who Wrote Man
With Hoe, Dies

NEW YORK, March 8. tUP)-
Edwin Markham, the bearded
poet who wrote "Thc Man With
The Hoe, died last night at
his home OH Staten Island, at
the age of 81.
Mrs. Pauline Joy, his house
keeper and nurse, was at the
bedside.
He had been bedridden since
Tuesday and in virtual retire
ment since 1886, when he suffer-
ed stroke that ended 60 years
of prolific writing.
"The Man With The Hoe,
written in 1899 when Markham
was a school teacher in CalifOr-
mia, is regarded as masterpiece
of American literature. Most
often quoted of its revolution
ary" lines which warn blOated
kings and plutOcrats that the
workers will arise against them,
are:
Bowed hj the weight of CEN
turies he leans
upon his hoe and gazes on
the ground,
"The emptiness of ages in his
face
"And on his back the burden
of the world. "
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08

lated. Il tried to get a job on a
ship. I couldn't because I didn't
belong to some union. So l saw an
English boat and thought I would
stow away on it. l slipped up the
gangplank and hid inside one of
those big piles of rope
The captain saw me and the
things he called me we're terrible.
If he had been Chinese or some
thing I wouldn't have understood
but he was talking English"
He told how he was sent back
to shore aboard a pilot boat and
locked up in. Jail
Ship Sunk
you know 1 was right glad I
didn't get on that ship because
in about five days it was torpedo
ed"
The youth expressed a deep dis
like of jails.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Allies Prepared
ToContinue Aid
To Finnish Forces

PARIS. March 8. CUP)-France
and Britain are ready to continue
assisting Finland should she decide
to continue resisting the Russian
invasion, authoritative quarters said
today.
1t was disclosed that France has
sent large supply of war materials
to Finland including rs airplaneS,
496 field guns, 5000 automatic rifles,
400 mines. 100000 hand grenades,
795,000 artillery shells and 20000,-
600 cartridges.
In expressing Allied willingness
to aid Finland, the source said. the
Allies did not wish to influence any
decision of the Firms because the
Firms had to be the sole judges
of their destiny.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Adventurer Describes Stowinq
Away on Torpedo ed Vessel

Three months of freedom
the first freedom in his 49,
wear career - brought more
rough and ready adventuring
to Dean Dexter. homeless,
pcnnilcss orphan, than most folk
have in lifetime.
I'm hayng a right nice time
and there's no call to be gloomy"
the youth said Friday in Ell Centre
as he looked for job to end the
wanderings that started last De-
Cember when he was graduated
from a Louisiana orphanage.
"Ill do anything but wash dish
CS." he said i've washed my weight
in dishes SO many times. At the
orphan asylum l had to wash piles
of dishes higher than my head. I
hate it and I don't want to do it
any more.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Senators Vote 10
Extend Reciprocal
Trade Agreements

WASHINGTON, Mar. 8. (UP)
The senate finance committee
today approved three year cX-
tension of the Administrations
reciprocal trade agreement pro-
gram. II rejected an amendment
to subject tie agreements to SEN
ate ratification.
The resolution providing for
extension Of the act beyond its
present expiration date of June
IL, was approved by the commit
tee in the form in which it was
passed by the house.
II will be placed before the
senate for action next week.
Administration forces beat
down all attempts to amend it
in The senate committee. The
committee completed action on
it in less than an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Romance Hinted::
Sonia Denies| 1t

SAN FRANCISCO. March 8. CUP1
Sonia Henie, motion picture skat-
ing star, and Dan Topping. ir., her
most frequent escort of late. came
TO San Francisco enroutc to Hawaii
today on the S. S. Matsonia but
Miss Henie denied their joint pre-
Sence aboard meant romance.
In fact Miss Henie EXPIRE ised sur
prise when reporters asked her
what it all meant.
rs he aboard" she asked Il
didn't know"
She said she had no thoughts of
romance and I'm not susceptible to
Hawaiian moonlight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08

Vic leIlJOki regime SET up unQer'
protection of the Red army.
The Fnns consider themselves by
no means militarily defeated. vet
they would be receptive to peace
talk if the Russian territorial de-
mands were moderated enough to
permit Finland to consider her in
dependence as intact.
Those conclu5lonS are based on
conversations l mad with high Of
flcialS at Helsinki in the last few
weeks. Finnish leaders repeatedly
stated their willingness to negotiate
an honorable terms" and one re-
marked: 1T is too bad we have no
island we could name Hango zone
OF the bases demanded by the Rus
sians) and give it to the Soviets
Maybe we can build them one"
Despite Finnish casualties that
run into tens of thousands. the
nations military power is now as
great or greater than at the start
of the war and could for lon
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Former President
Of Finland Pays
Visit 10 Germany

BERLIN. March 8. (UP) = Per
Svinhufvud, former president of
Finland, called at the Nazi foreign
office tonight shortly after it had
been stated in authorized sources
that nothing is known in Berlin
about reports of peace settlement
in the Finnish Russian war.
Svinhufvud, who is en- route to
Italy, was first described as on a
private business trip but Nazi
sources later said that his journey
apparently is not entirely private"
The official news agency announc-
ed that Nazi Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop would go to
Italy on Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Prominent Men
Escape Injuryin
Auto Accident

Eugene Anderson, Brawley
hardware company executive,
and Fred Bright, prominent pro-
duce man, narrowly escaped BE-
ing involved" In an automobile
accident Friday morning near
BrawIey.
Eugene Anderson and . mnAa
named Bright were hurt o
nurse at the county hospital ~
marked calmly. The re.kNtMb
accident-craving heart ieepo4
then fell when the nurys ad1sd:
Don't leap TO any c0nclusioa1.
These are colored sentIemAa."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-08
Attendance Marks
At Fair Living on
Borrowed Time
More Than 10000 Persons
Visit Exposition in
First Six Days

IMPERIAL, March s.
Imperial county fair direc-
tors looked back over six sue
cessful days of the 18th an
nual agricultural exposition
Friday as plans were completed for
programs to be staged during the
final two days of the event.
Feature of Saturday and Sundays
programs will be the Imperial VAL
ley horse show of SO events. Eight
cen events will be run off on Sat-
urday. Yuma Day, and the remain
der of the events will be shown Sum-
day, San Diego Day.
Several All club activities are
scheduled Saturday, including judg-
ing contests, demonstration con-
tests, a parade and leaders con-
ference
Attendance marks we're expected
to fall in Saturday and Sundays
rush to the fair as more than 10000