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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-31

The Matinee Bridge club met
Tuesday afternoon, Oct. %, with
Mrs. Manly Rhodes, $50 Carroll
Ave. A delicious luncheon was
served. Guests present were:
Mines. Alberta Davis, Irene Hill,
Odessa Brent, Jessie Shepherd,
Minnie Alexander, Wanna Glenn
and Carrie jackson. The guest
prizes were won by: first, Mrs.
Shepherd; second, Mrs. Glenn and
third, Mrs. Brent. Club prizes were
won by: first, Mrs. William A.
Hanna; second, Mrs. Alonzo Cotton
and third, Mrs. Fred Schuck. The
next meeting will be Nov. IL at the
home of Mrs. Alonzo Cotton, 95S
St. Anthony Ave.
Bonanza Luncheon: Miss YyOnne
Weber Of ITO Carroll Ave, was
hostess at a Bonanza luncheon,
Saturday, Oct. rs, honoring Mrs.
Turner E. Anderson of Los Angeles.
Other guests included: Mines. Earl
Miller, Max Hall and Ralph Ward;
Misses Betty Lou Dodd and Mar
jorie Bird.
New Residence: Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon W. Kirk, formerly of 971
Iglehart Ave-, are now in their new
apartment at 93S Carroll Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville GOthard,
who motored to St. Paul from Chi
cago, on business, plan to leave for
their home this weekend. Mr..
and Mrs. Gothard are the house
guests of Mr.. Gothard's cousin and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.
Morris, 3O5 N. Chatsworth.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-31
PAST NATIONS, PATRONS
MEET NEW OFFICER

The Past Matrons and Patrons
Council of the O.E.S. met Sunday
Oct. &c, at the home of Mrs. N
Moore, 1902 Eighth Ave. No, Min,
neapolis, with it's new officers.
The officers are: president, Mrs
f. G. Harris; vice-president, Mrs
Vassie Perkins; financial secretary
Mrs. Kate Neal; recording secre.
tary, Mrs. Clara Allen; correspond.
ing secretary, Mrs. N. Moore.
The meeting was well attended
and refreshments were served.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-31
By NELL DODSON RUSSELL

A 20-year career in the
swindle racket that has Melted
nothing more than three ar
rests, is the basis for a story
so full of incredible frustra-
ton that even st. Paul police
were rocked back on their heels
when they heard it. It's the story
Of Willie Mae Maddox, alias Gladys
Johnson, recently arrested in St.
Paul with another woman and a
man for allegedly attempting to
work the lost wallet" swindle on
SANITY City woman.
Willie Mae, alias Gladys, told her
story last Saturday morning in a
small room off the matron's quar-
ters of the Ramsey County jail.
When the matrOn brought her in,
she was barefooted, wearing only
white chemise-like apron. She's
a short, heavy-set woman. Police
photographs show her as ugly with
heavy features. Actually, with
proper clothes and grooming she
would still show evidences Of hav-
ing been an attractive woman in
her early years.
IL 49,. CI.I ,,I
about forty years ago in Monroe,
La. She isn't sure herself Just how
long ago It was, because she doesn't
kno" her real age. She doesn't
know how to read or write. She
knows only that her father was
lynched two months before she was
birth.
ne earnest 'n'hg She can re.
.heh'Der Is Oeihg shuhUed AROUND
rom one FOSTER iani'lS 10 the other'
Each family kept her long enough
10 harvest COTTON crop OF get us
s""ie Vi WON OUT oi her' one sept
IN corn crioS ana cotton patches
"hen she couluh get any other
loou' she aIe s"iI' one packed
coal III SACKS from Ihe raiiroau
yarus almost as soon as She was
oiu e"ouR" 10 Walk
"'SuSs 'on'son says sne never
Sd" any oi '"e money sne ear"eu
as 'ne result Vi "er "o'N' one was
oea'e" anu S'Sr'eu cons'an''y' one
SUN OeArs the scars OF Oiu WOUNDS
"n''h went "eE'ec'eu u"'" mag
Eo'S got INTO 'nem'
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-31
Social and Personal
. ST, PAU. Q

The Minnesota Widows club entertained at a dinner
Tuesday, Oct a. at the home of Mrs Bessie Powell 7S5
Rondo Ave- The dinner was grand success Mrs Ella Alice
Jackson, president Mrs Bessie Powell publicity chairman
The last meeting of the club held Tuesday Oct "a
Mrs Powes home Business of Importance was discussed
Evening star., 1947-10-10

Not Just scarfs to wrap around your throat
:. but willy ways to wrap you in loveliness!
Soft, fine, easy-to-drape silk squares :.
they'll inspire you to wear them as labots,
turbans, girdle-sashes-eve blouses. A fas-
cinating selection Of brilliant and subdued
colors in prints and ombre effects.
Choose for yourself :. for versatile gifts!
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07
FIVE THINGS you CAN DO NOW

IF YOU and your fellow townspeople
L are fed up with parking jams, start
to do something about it right now:
!. Get your club or Chamber of Conn
merce to rent a parking lot within
block of your main street.
q. Ask your city council to require
that all new buildings erected have
contemporaries parking space.
5. Call on your city to set up a Traffic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07

will belong to the city free San Francisco can hardly lose
Inc success OF this venture leading San Francisco to build
tour more underground hold 5000 cars more than
halt the number driven into the downtown area daiy
Many other large cities watching the West Coast
experiment with interest Detroit has approved
BOND issue for subteanean terminal busy Washington
Boulevard Boston has pushed through state legislature
authorization to dig parking town under historic Boston
Common Phladephas Mayor Bernard Samuel plans to put
wv cars in twostory underground garage Kansas City has
obtained loan from the federal government for motor
terminal beneath its municipal auditorium Officials of
81 raul Minneapolis Des MONIES, Wichita, Tulsa Dallas
Fort WORTH St Louis and Sacramento are considering adant
ing the San francisco technique to their local situation
New York Citys Mayor William ODwyer visited the
Union Square garage vacation last year and immediately
envsoned parking cars in unused subway space in New York
The network of subways gas, WATER and electric
mans and conduits which lace New York City's SUBJ
surface makes underground terminals complex costly
engineerlng problem but the project is under study
Says Garage Expert Pansni: almost any city of
or more can support Union Square Garage"
But what about smaller towns? promising experiment for
smaller cities has clicked in Flint Mich and in Arlington
county, Va. next door to the nations Capitol
Here IS how works. Arlington suffering from spectacular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07

Jump IN population during the years. adopted coming
ordinance requiring builders of apartment houses and dwell
ng to provide at least 200 square feet of parking space for
each family unit constructed. two-famly house must
provide parking for two cars 5Oamilv apartment
house room for so cars.
you work for an Arlington company you fnd ample room
Tor your your factory for industries must provide
ostreet parking facilities for all vehicles they operate plus
one parking space for two employees Theaters hospitals
and all other enterprises which help traffic congestion
must set aside room
County officials report that this ordinance has not onv
helped unrave the parking sna but has put more dollars in
merchants cash registers and meant more permanent eatv
values.
The results have been gratifying, testies Clifton c.
Stonebrunner. Arlington traffic engineer Buildings do not
block traffic views intersections and accident rates are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07

Authority, and either hire a trained
traffic engineer or send one Of YOUR
policemen to a university which trains
traffic experts. One man armed with
facts can accomplish miracles i'm slim
ulating improvements.
4 Demand installation of parking
meters in cOngestcd areas.
D Request your mayor to survey city
owned property and unused garages
that might provide parking space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07

IN many downtown congesed areas you cannot now force
department stores and building set up on-the
premises parking facilities It's late There isn't space
available But municipalities using their powerful condemna
on powers or land taken because of delinquent taxes are
venturng into the parkpgot business themselves Wheel
your car through most Midwesten and you will be
greeted by signs stating Municipal Parking Free major,
ty OF Michigan communities of 1OOOO-75OOO population
nave already gone into the parking business Parking has
definitely become public utility.
Merchants Pay and Benefit
AAouslNEs and jalopies meet equal footing in the
6ooca parking lot operated non-pro basis by the
Merchants Association Flint Profits go city for other
traffic improvements. Salna Kan planning to operate
parking lot and is thinking of making merchants in the
district who benefit from the pay rs per cent
of the initial cost.
Mayor Sias S. Clark of White Palms. N Y set up parking
lots with meters requiring 10 two hours parking
SO successful this experiment. he recently obtained legal
permission from the State Legislature up White Plains
Parking Authority to rim the business area with meter
speckled parking lots
There's another problem Discovering that racketeers
nave wormed their way into the parking business as blind"
Continued on page 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07

extremely low. Shopping centers develop as
consolidated, attractive units and future street
widening will not affect parking facilities
These amazingly successful results have
been duplicated in industrial Flint. That
city requires property owners whose BUSH
nesses generate parking demands to provide
parking space at their own expense. To COM
ply with this provision. many Flint businessmen
have had their buildings set back Says City
Traffic Engineer Henry A. Barnes: Accidents
have been eliminated at several previously
hazardous locations since the City Commission
decided on the need for private setbacks in
order to continue nariino IN +hoco ,ro,e -
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company successfully fought for court ruling allowing the
city TO lease suosrface rights of the park and then set to
"o TO RAISE 'unos TO dig four-foor subteanean garage
The financing spectacular as the architecs inag
ton 10 raise Sl5OO0O0 the businessmen sold $500 shares
OF SIX per cent cumulative preferred stock at 500 each and
then shared an RFC mortgage for SS5OOOo Onv 100 shares
OF common stock printed these were given TO
the city free.
Tearing Up Park
EALING upon Harvards famed traffic congestion fighter
Dr. Miller McCntock advisor the garage COMPANY gave
the goahead signal for shovels and pckaxes The marks
surface was scaped Beneath the Handicapped grounds 10
Oh ramps and floors were built When finished the
top layer of the park replaced and andsaned ~ tb
walking by its trees and lawn never guess motor
city hummed underneath Complete the garage holds LOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-07
Tearing Up a Park

. It "ou1u lake Tie cuTb-parklng space Of us
san francisco blocks to park that many autos
The Wells group turned over the admins
tratlon OF the underground terminal to Americas
parkmg-lot king, Andrew Pansini. An energetic
immigrant who built up a chain of 80 parking
lots and six garages in California, Pansini de-
Veloped the terminal into brilliantly lighted,
splc-and-span garage, with a large staff of
women parkers and car washers.
The terminal not only has eased congestion
IN the Union Square Park area, but reaps for
the city an annual harvest of $4,000 in taxes
and 5000 rental And when the company's
outstanding obligations are paid off, the project
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Schaefer Of Eastern
Among Five Mats Sign

There was an accent on youth at
Griffith Stadium as Vice President
Calvin Griffith of the Mats an
nounced the receipt Of five con-
tracts, all pitchers, which brought
the total players in the fold to rs.
Washington's Paul Schaefer, 49,
year -old pitching sensation of East
ern High School and the Bunker
Hill American Legion Post, was
signed and instructed to report to
Charlotte's Glass B team in the Tri-
State League.
Buck Newsomis protege, Rufus
Leonard, who settled for consider
ably less than his 5000 bonus de-
mand; Jim Mertz, prewar relief
hurler; Rollin Miller, a right-hander
who won II and lost for Charlotte
last year, and Richard Weikp, a
schoolboy product who cost the Mats
$4,000 two years ago, were the others
who signed.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
BxIer Of Ohio State Succeeds Kerr at Colgate
PimIico Has S237, 500
up for Stake Races
AT Spring Meeting
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.-The Mary
land Jockey Club announces that
$237, 500 will be awarded to stakes
performers during the 12-day spring
meeting at Pirhlico starting April
20.
A new attraction will be the Pim-
leo Breeders Stakes restricted to
2-year-old fillies foaled in Mary
land.
Track Superintendent Joe Gillen
said the track might be used for
workouts in about two weeks.
The Stakes events scheduled:
April 28-Baltimore Spring Handi-
cap, 3-year-olds and up, s furlongs.
$500. (
April 2s-Rennert Handicap, s.
year-olds, furlongs, $500.
April 30-Carroll Handicap, 81
year-olds and up, fillies and mares.
6 furlongs, $500.
May 1-Ral Parr Stakes, 2-year-
clds. AZ furlongs, $500.
May 2-Jennings Handicap, b
year-olds and up, 6 furlongs, $500.
May Settings Handicap, s.
year-olds and up, 11/16 miles,
$4,000.
May 5-Pimlico Breeders Stakes:
2-year-old fillies foaled in Mary
land, 41a furlongs, 5000.
May 6-The Survivor Stakes, Sc
year-olds, 11/16 miles, $500.
May 7-Jervis Spencer Steeple-
chase, 4-year-old and up, 2 miles,
$4,000.
May 8LPimlico Nursery, 2-year-
olds, S furlongs, $500. Pinllico
Spring Maiden Steeplechase, 4
year -olds and up, miles, $1,000.
May 9-Dixie Handicap, 3-year-
olds and up, 1915 miles, $4,000.
Pimlico Oaks, 3-year-old flllies,
1/16 miles, $4,000.
May 10-The Preakness Stakes,
s-year-olds, 1915 miles, 100000
and up.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
INewhouser Planning
To Talk Tiger Pay,
Expects No Hitch
By tho Associated Press

DETROIT, Feb. 6.-Hal New
houser, Detroit lefthanded pitching
ace who has been one of the major
leagues top hurlers for the last
three years, will be ready to talk
contract with his Tiger bosses within
less than a week and probably win
come to terms without delay.
AS q matter of fact, it's quite
likely that one session with Billy
Evans, Tiger vice president, will be
all that's necessary for the 25-year-
old blond southpaw to tuck 1947
contract worth upward Of $4,000
into his belongings for an early
bird departure next Tuesday for
Detroit's spring training quarters at
Lakeland, Fla.
Newhouser, who hasn't failed to
win rs games in any of his spec
tacular mound campaigns since 1914,
drew down approximately $45,000
for his 26 victories last season and
can reasonably expect that figure
to be hoisted to at least $4,000
and probably as much as $55 .000-
for 1947.
Both Newhouser and Evans have
said they expect 'little or no diff
Guilty getting together on terms, I"
but they haven't met since Hal
received the Tigers first offer in
the mail two weeks ago.
At that time Newhouser said he
wasn't entirely satisfied with the
contract, but it was necessity for
obtaining clause dealing with the
clubs permission for photographs,
magazine articles and public ap-
pearances that was bothering him
more than the salary figure.
He's satisfied that can be worked
out when he visits Evans office be-
fore he leaves for Florida next week.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Joint S.-S.E. College
Cage Meet Urged
BY Tho Assoeiotsd Press

ATLANTA, Feb. GA suggestion
that the eight top teams in the
Southern Conference and the eight
best in the Southeastern Confer
ence meet annually in a Southern
championship basket ball tourna-
ment was made today by Radio
Sportscaster Ernie Harwell of
WAGA.
Harwell pointed out that the an
nual tournaments of the respective
conferences settle the issue on a
"sudden-death" basis, with the 20
or so games the teams play prior to
that meaning nothing more than a
series of exhibition tilts.
Neither the annual Southeastern
Conference meet nor the Southern
Conference tournament packs the
wallop the old Southern tourna-
ments held here, used to have" he
said.
my idea would be for the eight
teams with the best won and lost
records in each league to meet.
That would assure 16 teams and an
even draw for each round"
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Bruins C|apper Put in
Hockey Hall Of Fame
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Feb. 6.-The election of
Aubrey Dit) Clapper, player-coach
of the Boston Bruins, as the first
living member of the International
Hockey League Hall of Fame at
Kingston, Ontario, was announced
today.
Formal notification of his election
will be given Clapper at the Boston
Garden next Wednesday night when
the representatives of the six Ma
tional Hockey League clubs honor
him for his Goth season Of con-
secutive play with the Bruins.
AL of the other great hockey stars
enshrined at Kingston, generally
recognized as hockey's birthplace
are dead. They are HOWE Morenz
Georges Vezim, Frank MCGEE
Charles Gardiner, Harvey Pulford
Eddie Gerard, Hod Stewart and
Hobey Baker, only American player
so honored.
Construction of a permanent build
ing housing the hockey Hall of Fame
delayed during the war years, now
is under way.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Graziano Tells Inquir,
He Thought Offers Of
bribe Were Joke
Nv the A.soeiated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Rocky
Graziano testified under oath today
that he did not know the name of
the man who twice offered him
500 900 to throw fights and that he
thought the offers were "a joke"
He was the first witness to be
called in his own case at the New
York State Athletic Commission
hearing for his failure to report the
bribe offer for him to throw his De-
cember ~ fight with Ruben Shank
Of Denver, which was cancelled.
He said that during his question
ing January rs and rs at the district
attorneys Office, when he voluntarily
told of the attempted AK, he in
formed officials he had seen the
would-be fixer around the gym"
and around Jacobs Beach"
"But I said to Mr.. Scott assistant
District Attorney Alfred j. ScottD
that 1000 or 5000 people come over
to you in the gym and talk to you"
Graziano testified. Il don't know
these people"
IT saw the fellow who came to
me around Jacobs Beach. Mr.. Scotti
asked me his name. don't know it. +"
Tells of Proposition.
Graziano, so nervous he twice had
to be told to relax, then told how
the man approached him in the
dressing room and made the $l00, 900
proposition.
IT think it's a joke" he testified.
IT didn't think anything of 1t.
If I did I wouldn't go through with
these here things. I'd have
knocked his brains out right there.
Hundreds of guys come over in
the gym and talk secret like. A guy
comes over and asks, How'd you like
to make $1o0,000?' Mostly, minutes
later he's back asking for touch.
Those guys up there are all starving" !"
Didn't Know Name.
The fighter said he told the assist
ant district attorneys who questioned
him that "I could identify the guy
if I saw him. If you let me alone
and keep it quiet will 60 up to the
gym and identify the guy"
Rocky said he told his questioners
he did not know the bribe offerer's
name and stated that IF you don't
believe me you can take my license" +"
To this he said they replied: "Oh
no, you know It,"
Asked to describe the man, Graziano
said he was about 40 years old, close
to 6 feet tall, with dark hair and
swarthy complexion and on the thin
side.
Disclaims ANY Fear.
Graziano repeatedly has asserted
he was not afraid; that he did not
know the men by name, but might
have picked them out if the district
attorney had given him the oppor-
tunity, as he offered, before the case
became public.
The district attorney has coun-
tered by claiming Graziano was tell
ing an untruth about not knowing
the men, but at yesterdays session
Scott admitted this contention was
just his "belief" and that he was not
infallible. Scott also admitted he
did not contact police to try to find
the attempted fixer and that he
never asked Graziano for a descrip-
tion Of the man.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Florida Two-Ba|| Coll
Start Cut 10 Single
Round by Cold
By the Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla, Feb. 6-Thirty-
two teams in the championship
flight began match play today in
quest of top honors in the sixth
annual Florida Mixed Two-ball
Open golf tournament.
Originally, tournament officials
had scheduled two 18-hole rounds
on today's program over the Dubs-
dread course, but cut it to Is holes
after freezing temperatures were
forecast in this section for the early
morning hours. The postponed 1e
will be played tomorrow.
Mrs. Mildred (Babe) Zaharias o1
Denver, Colo, and Gerald Walker oi
Orlando, who paced the qualifying
round yesterday with a one-over.
par 70, were matched against LOT
Bongard of Rollins College and Pete
Dye of Orlando, who made the tor
flight with an 81.
Other leading qua1ifiers included
these teams with 75s: Katheryn
Hemphill of Greensboro, N. c., anc
Herb Smith Of Orlando; Hope Seig-
nous Of Columbia, S. c., and Jimmy
Nichols of Forth Worth, Tex, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Bush Of Chicago.
Tied in third spot with 76s were
also three teams composed of Betty
Jameson of San Antonio, Tex, and
KY Laffoon of Orlando; Mary
Mozel and Carl Banr1. both of Or
lando; and a surprise combination,
Mary McMillin of Green Bay, Wis,
and Phil Greenwald Of Lake Bluff,
Ill.
Peg Kirk Of Findlay, Ohio, and
Joe Kirkwood, who won last years
tourney and did not have to qualify
for the current competition, were
matched against Mrs. Thomas
Nolan of New Castle, Pa, and
Charles Collins of Lakeland. The
latter team qualified with an 81.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Terp Tilt Looms as Major Test
After CoIonioIs Bow to w. 81.

at this stage OF the game G. w
cannot afford to lose it.
The Colonlals beat Washington
and Lee by nine points here last
Saturday but obviously they were
tired ball club in the second half
last night after leading, 34-31, at
intermission. Washington and Lee
made 81 cut of % from the foul line
and G. w. only 13 of IS.
The District high school products
on the Generals team who lost
their scoring eye in w. and LIS un-
successful two-game trip here last
week end improved against the
Colonials. Don Hillock poured In
IL points and Fred Vinson, jr, IL.
Barry Kreisberg again excelled un-
der the basket for the Colonials
and tapped in IA points.
Evening star., 1947-02-06
Lewis, Boxing Leader
For 50 Years, Near
Death From Stroke
BY the Associotsd Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Nate Lewis OF
Chicago, last of the Nations most
colorful and oldest fight managers
was seriously i'll today in a Miami,
(Fla.) hospital.
Stricken with a cerebral hemor-
rhage, Lewis was paralyzed on his
right side and If he survives, he
probably will suffer some permanent
paralysis. At his advanced age
he's considerably older than 70-his
chances Of recovery were considered
doubtful by physicians.
Probably no better known mol
better liked manager ever lived in
the gloved sport. Lewis knew his
way around and all the short cuts
too. Yet, he was honorable and fail
in his ring dealings and was univer.
sally respected in the sport.
Lewis connection with the prize
ring dates back so years. Forty
years ago he steered "Kid" Herman
a rough Chicago 1873 FOUNDER, into
a world lightweight championship
match with Joe Cans, in Tonapah
New. Herman lasted eight rounds
with the ring master on January l,
1907.
After handling many prominent
ones, Lewis gave up the management
Of boxers in 1929 to become match
maker for the newly built $1,000, 900
Chicago Stadium. He served in that
capacity, and also on the board of
directors, for six years. He matched
Mickey Walker and Tommy Lough-
ran for the stadium,s opening bout
that drew $186, 900, which stands to-
day as an indoor record.
Lewis birthday anniversary is a
week from tomorrow. He was born
in Elkhart, Ind, on February IA
st. Valentines Day. But what year?
Lewis never would tell.