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Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
N. A. A. c. P. Charges
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Expenses totaled $7.17S63. Excess
of expenses over receipts. $123.S2.
The fund for the Scottsboro De-
tense being collected by the n. A.
a. G. r.. 90 Fifth Avenue. New
York, as reported in their press
release for the week of June 2,
1893. is $1.9SS.S9.
The following letter from Wal
ter White is in acknowledgement
of recent contribution forwarded
through the local branch, from the
Baptist Ministers, Conference, of
Detroit:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT OF
COLORED PEOPLE
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
EDITORS
MAIL
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT OF
COLORED PEOPLE

Detroit, Michigan
June 13, 1893
Editor of the Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Michigan.
Dear Sir:
There has come to my attention
during the past few weeks many
rumors that are intended to arouse
in the minds of our group a ques-
ton as to the integrity OF the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in its deal
ings with the Scottsboro Defense
Fund, and feeling It was cucumber
cd upon me as President of the De-
troit Branch to present the facts
to our loyal followers in Detoit,
took the necessary steps to obtain
the facts and pass them on to tho
public of Detroit.
attach correspondence with ref
erence to the above case, which
have had with Mr.. Walter White
Executive Secretary OF the Associa-
ton, and am asking that you give
some space in your columns this
week, with the hope that the prop
uganda of false statements being
made by those who would attempt
to hurt the greatest organization OF
it's kind In the world, will be killed
and the confidence OF our loyal sup
porters of the n. a. A. G. =. will
remainunshattered.
Thanking you for your co-opera-
ton, / am
Respectfully yours,
NJ. l.. Walker
President. Detroit Branch
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
FIRING NEGROES AND HIRING WHITES

, The long siege of depression and unemployment
through which nation has passed and is passing has
untold suffering the white well
coored Most of the social agencies at work to aev
these unfortunate conditions displaying broad
unbiased spirit in their mnstratons to those in need
They realize that pangs of hunger felt keenly
by Negro as by white and that human suffering
knows colorlne
There are many citizens, however who so blind
ed by prejudice the clan spirit that they to
feel that Negroes need consideration sympathy in
the present crisis. although group are at the
base economic pyramid where the pinch Of the depres
sion is felt first with the keenest severity
There are certain individuals and agencies who for
time have been active in their efforts to influence
employers in Detroit and elsewhere to fire Negro workers
hire white employees often aliens in their places We
grant that white firms have legal right to dismiss color
ed workers in this way if they desire but question
their moral right take such unjust course. The Ne
of this country American citizens, who have al
ways been loyal to the nation and strven to advance its
we'll being We therefore feel that have claim to the
same degree of consideration and justice accorded other
citizens including the opportunity livelihood for
ourselves and children by sharing in the available
jobs
When colored citizens given the opportunity to
work In private homes public business places factories
we DO not send earnings to foreign countries aliens
usually do We invest money in this country spend
1t in the localities where reside.
Although business conditions in Detroit are reported
improving many coored workers still being dismiss
ed by managers and superintendent of various business
concerns who are hiring white Americans foreigners in
their stead Very recently the manager the Roe
buck Store on Grand River Avenue dismissed three color
ed employees from the tire battery department of
that firm, telling them that public sentiment demanded
their dismissal because they Negroes In spite of
their efficiency and long service with the firm their jobs
were given to white
At present, only two coored workers, who happen to
be anors retained in the employ of this great de
parment regardless of the that coored citizens
spend large of money with the Sears Roebuck
stores in Detroit.
Public sentiment is indeed mighty force but it can
be made to woHLfor u.s. well against u.s. When pub
lie sentiment among people is strengthened to the
point that refuse spend money with business
that discriminate against unjustly then we
shall receive much greater of JUSTICE and con-
sideration than receive at the present time.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
THE NEW DEAL. -
OUR 3 BEER
THEODORE II. BARNES


Continuing my argument OF a
week ago on the beer question, /
would like to submit to the general
public. copies of communications
between our organization and the
Stroh's Products Company. Under
the Social Service Department OF
the Michigan Democratic League we
which is attempting to aid in re-
have free employment department
facilitating those of our people who
are, and have been out OF employ
ment for a considerable length of
time. In this regard. we correspond
ed with many OF the industrial or
examinations in the city The fol-
owing is sample of the copy that
was mailed to these concerns:
Dear Sir:
In the reconstruction program
now in progress under the leader
ship of our president. Franklin ID.
Roosevelt. we feel that you are
anxious to take an active part. In
keeping with this feeling. we are
asking your cooperation in reha'
bilitating members OF our race who
are deserving and yet the victims OF
circumstances.
III you will cooperate with us. we
will send you the number of men
requested and will select them ac-
cording to their ability to perform
the work for which you need them.
Thanking you in advance for any
consideration shown. we are
Sincerely yours,
Theodore r. Barnes
Assistant State Organizer
In reply to this letter. we receiv-
ed. on May IS. 1888 the following
communication from Stroh's Pro-
ducts Company. Detroit, Michigan.
Gentlemen
Replying to your favor of the 18th
inst, wish to advise that we have
no openings i'm our organization at
the present time. nor do we know
when we might have something to
offer as ii is our plan to take care
of our former employees who have
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
WHAT Is WRONG
WITH AMERICA T?
BY IVAN SHARP

Philadelphia-The case OF Doc
tor S. Byron Milton. of River
Rouge, Michigan. VS.. the Lincoln
Theatre. has given me the stimu-
lus by which / have been able to
write this article. If there we're to
be a list compiled of some of the
courageous men of our Race, 1t
would be well to put DR.. Millions
name among them. He has done
something for his own self respect
which he could have achieved In
no other way. He has done more.
think II will be a long time be-
fore the Lincoln Theatre will dare
to refuse admittance to colored
patrons on any other basis than
that of equality. And believe too,
that other theatres in that vicinity
will hesitate to dispense anything
other than equal rights to our peo-
pie. What is the matter with our
people? Why in the name of JUS
tice, can we not demand our rights
as DR.. Milton has done? Nc. long
ago we had similar striking ex-
ample of racial injustice here in
Philadelphia. DR.. George w. Bee
ton. who was shot down in cold
blood by racketeers recently was
carried to the Graduate Hospital.
on eighteenth and Lombard SITS,
The Graduate Hospital is one of
the largest and best in the city.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
DIGEST1NG THE News
CHffsa d c. Mitchell

In an additional effort to inn
prove my service / invite corre-
spondence from all of my readers
and will at all times endeavor TO
give each communication prompt
and careful consideration. which.
due to my past circumstances.
have been unable to do.
xx*xxx
II may be that in the flood OF
letters hope to receive, that I
can envolve some additional SER
vice, through the press n d
through personal communications
that will enable my readers to
take advantage of the storehouse
of information which / have built
up through the tens of thousands
OF compilations to be found in my
files.
*xxxxA
In fact. just as ninety-nine per
cent OF my past contacts have
been made through the columns OF
our publications, ! anticipate. es-
pecially during the period OF my
parole, that ninety-nine per cent
of my personal contacts will be
solely through correspondence
After l have served the period of
my parole and become absolutely a
FREQ man then 1t will be time
enough to attempt further de-
velopment of my service through
strictly personal contacts.
x**x%
Until that time arrives l am
asking for the continued cooper
alton of the publishers, and the
readers of my weekly features.
Address me: Clifford C. Mitchell,
Writer. 1907 South Parkway, Chi
cago. Illinois.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

1t is to a great extent maintained
by the state fund. paid from mon
ey received through various taxes,
taxes received from any one, OF
any race who has taxable assets.
DR.. Becton's position, his promi-
nence, plus his ability to amply
pay for the best, entitled him to a
private room in this hospital. He
could afford special nurses to adj
minister to his every need, but
was showed into a ward, where
there were already ten or more
patients-patients whose distress
would make 1t impossible for DR..
Becton to receive the quiet which
his condition demanded. He was
cared for by one nurse. who had
also to care for the entire ward.
Some one came into the hospital
and asked for DR.. Becton, and the
answer was. you'll get no Doctor
here-his name is George Bee
ton If DR.. Becton had had fad
ed out. sickly looking white skin
stretched over his body. II he had
the same sort of skin over the
head which housed such wonder
full intellect. he would have been
in one of the best rooms of the
hospital. with two or three nurses
In constant attendance. Instead he
laid at the poin of death in a
ward. BECAUSE HE WAS A Me-
GRO.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
80 Fifth Avenue, New York


June LIST, 1888
Mr.. Moses l.. Walker
President, Detroit Branch
Al Gratiot Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan.
My dear Mr.. Walker:
We are enclosing our official re-
ceipt and our deep thanks for the
contribution of $S5.07 from Bap-
list Ministers Conference of Detroit
through the Detroit Branch to the
Scottsboro defense fund now being
collected by the y. A. A. c. p.
We did mention this contribution
I'm our weekly story to the papers OF
last Friday. We are also sending a
personal word of thanks TO the
Rev. II. b. Bronson and the Rev. L.
). Goldsby, together with copy OF
the press release listing their con-
20
am hoping that the Detroit
Branch will be represented at the
Annual Conference, Jue Goth to July
2nd. In fact. ] am counting so upon
representation from Detroit that
have put the Detroit delegate down
for some round-table discussion
about which you will be advised
more in detail in a few days.
Very sincerely yours,
Roy wilkins
Assistant Secretary
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
AN IMPROVED SERVICE

An iMfhuNtD SthNitE
Although this is written on the
Sunday tJune ~ preceding my re-
lease June Sth) from prison. II
will not appear in the majority of
our papers until after l will have
been in the free world for nearly
week. This, of course. is merely
one OF the handicaps under which
have been laboring as a prison
and colored journalist.
*****
Immediately after my release
this service will be improved by
arranging my production and
mailing service so as to reach and
satisfy the "dead-line" date of the
current issue of all the papers I
serve in every part of America.
*****
Under such a working schedule
will then be in a position to give
our publishers and my readers a
real up-to-the-minute digest" of
all pertinent matter appearing in
the current issue of our weeklies,
and all dailies.
M MN
My readers will appreciate that
in the past my sole contact has
been through the columns of a
hundred or more of our publica-
tons that have reached me regu-
larly and when such publications
are of necessity late in reaching
me; and my comments not prepar-
ed until the Sunday following; and
then OF published until the sec
ond week following their prepare
ton, IL can readily be seen that in
my effort to keep my releases
timely" I have been unable to
digest" many current events at
an opportune time.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
Detroit. Michigan
June 5. 1893


Editor
Detroit Tribune
Dear Sir:
On Sunday June 4, 1898, through
the enthusiastic support of Rev.
ID. ID. Williams OF Good Hope. |
was given the opportunity to
speak at st. Luke and Good Hope.
and introduced the Detroit Tri-
bune to the residents. 1t was new
and interesting to them.
must say do believe there
will be an amazing amount of sup
port and cooperation from the
residents of RosevilIe, because the
active members OF the community
are energetic workers. The young
people have wonderful initiative
and leadership i'm the choirs, Sun
day Schools, and churches. They
are a far thinking. intelligent
group of people. who desire 10
elevate all OF the good morals of
the race. and appreciate the clean
character of the Tribune.
Everyone was delighted with the
contents of the paper and those
who did not buy. promised to buy
the next issue. All auxiliaries are
planning to send news of interest
to the paper.
Anyone visiting Good Hope will
undoubtedly be given a warm re-
ception by the pastor and mem
bers.
Respectfully yours
Miss Beatrice Gentry
2574 Conner Avenue
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

II you do not receive your copy
OF the Detroit Tribune every week,
please call mp the office -
Randolph 25Oi. We want every
paid subscriber TO get their paper
regularly, before Sunday of each
week.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

been laid off during the past few
years and therefore it will be quite
some time before we hire any new
help.
Thanking you, nevertheless. for
the inquiry which we are placing
on file for possible future reference,
we are
Yours truly,
THE STROH'S PRODUCTS co.
Carl b. Hansen
This communication, we believe,
speaks for itself. The practice has
been with the Stroh's concern not
to hire our people, and since they
emphatically state that they will
hire only the old employees that
eliminates our group from any con-
sideration.
People can only rise as their &C.
onomic status is raised. They re-
ceive consideration according to
their rank on an economic scale
Regardless of the Negroes attain
| ments politically, culturally OF soc
tally. he will still be a non-entiety
; in the economic structure of Amer
lean civilization; IL his economic
status remains as IL is at the pre-
ent time. To the reading public !
hope these criticisms and argu-
ments are taken in the sense that
they are given, not as random raw
ing, but as constructive criticisms.
We also hope that Negro business
will awaken to a sense of coopera-
ton. because these conditions. no
matter how the articles strike pub
lie fancy, or how pleasant they APP
peal TO the literary ear, unles they
are backed up by constructive CO.
operation, fail to carry out the
task intended. In a few weeks
from now. we will be beleaguered
by more New Deal enthusiasts.
Unless we can get some real act
ion, let's beware OF Evolves in
sleeps clothing"
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

bills we shall pay and our cheque
will be draw payable directly to the
individual to whom the sum is due
i'm each case. Only in this fashion,
we feel. can we continue the n. A..
a. G. P.'s twenty-three-year record
OF being able scrupulously TO ac-
count for every penny received and
every penny disbursed AS is also
our invariable custom, Certified
Public Accountants will make their
periodic examinations of the Asso-
cations books not only with regard
!, 20 the Scottsboro cases but OF all
other sums raised and disbursed by
the Association. The audits thus
made are published in the press of
the country. the Crisis, and in our
Annual Report. This custom has al
ways been followed by the Associa-
ton and we shall continue scrupu-
lously to follow this procedure.
Ever sincerely.
y Walter White
Secretary
The articles to which Mr.. White
refers, in the Harper Magazine
and the Crisis for March 1892, con-
tanning the organization's certified
accountants statement of receipts
and disbursements in the Scots
boro Case, are too lengthy to adj
nit of publication in this issue.
but we quote the following ex-
cerpts: I'VE have audited all re-
ceipts shown by the books to have
been contributed for the purpose
OF defending the Scottsboro cases.
and with exception of telephone
and telegraph charges. which have
been test checked) all recorded
expenses. A small amount only
was unpaid at December 81, 1881.
No charges have been made for
the services OF executive officers
or employees Of the n. A. A. &. r.,
nor for mimeographing, station
cry, etc, in connection with the
Scottsboro appeals.
I'VE have prepared and submit
the attached statement, which we
believe correctly summarize the
receipts and expenses for the de-
Tense of the Scottsboro cases, Ia
December 81. 1881"
The receipts totaled $7,O54.S1
Seward daily gateway., 1933-07-17
EVERYONE SHOULD BE SIGNED UP FOR
 INSURANCE PLAN

Would you think of owning a
 $1O0,OO0 home without fire insur- ance if you knew that the home was
 subjected to daily fire hazards?
 Certainly not, if you could get fire | insurance at rate commensurate
 with the protection given you.
 Would you pay $20 yearly to insure
 yourself and members of your fam fly medical protection?
 The Seward Community Health Insurance plan has been designed
 to provide low-cost medical insur-
 ance to it's subscribers for an en-
 tire year at $20, provided a suf- ficient number of members sign up. At the present time not quite enough signatures have been re- received to warrant the initiation of the Health Insurance plan, say of ficials, and unless more persons can see the certain advantages of subscribing to this low-cost medi- cal insurance plan, the plan will have to be abandoned.
 The officials in charge of the health insurance plan hope, how ever, that many more persons, who have not thought seriously about the benefits of having health in- Surance, will do so now and sub scribe immediately to the health insurance plan.
 For further details about the many services that will be given to the insured under the Seward Com munity Health insurance, interest ed persons shoudl see either Dr. A. D. HaverStock, Harold Sogn or Attorney E. P. Harwood. If a per- son lives out of town a letter ad- dressed to either of the named per sons will bring all the details. Re- garding the S20 yearly due this sum can be paid in installments provided arrangements are made with the Health Insurance Plan board.
 The list will be closed in three or four more days and upon the num- Der of signatures obtained will de- pend the continuance of the h. surance plan. It will be to the in terest of those who have already seen the advantage of such a plan, if they will tell their friends of the advantage of being insured as it may be their friends signature a success and will be carried out that will see to it that the plan is for the protection of all signatories.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-07-17
NORTHERN LIGHTS
(From the Alaska preSs)

(FTOm the AlaSka pTeSS)
 Freight movement up the Kusko- kwim river is heavier this year than for years, indicating a gen. eral spirit of confidence in the area, and is the word brought by Oliver Anderson long time manager of the Northern Commercial c m pany store at McGrath.
 With the protracted dry spell throughout the interior, numerous forest fires are beginning to break out and many fine stands of Alas ka timber are being destroyed, says the Anchorage Times.
 * s: *
 Twenty-Five men are mining and prospecting in the Wiseman district, according to a Fairbanks report.
 k * *
 Last seasons take of beaver pro- bably will exceed 10000 when all of the catch is reported from all parts of Alaska, said H. w. Ter hume, Executive Officer of the AL aska Game Commission, who has
Seward daily gateway., 1933-07-17
PERMISSION GRANTED

WASHINGTON, D. c. July IT. - The Interior Department announc- ed that the Territory of Alaska has granted permission for the Soviet aviator to fly an airplane into Alas ka and land Jimmy Mattern at Nome, Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-07-17

Today is One-half price SPECIAL DAY for Dry Cleaning. Send your dry clean" to the Seward Steam Laundry at once and have it done perfectly and to your entire satis- faction at one-half the regular price. Remember, today only!
Seward daily gateway., 1933-07-17

Many new homes are under con- struction at Anchorage as we'll as a vast number of improvements to other buildings. The city now has piledriver building a city dock off Chester Creek.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-07-17

just completed an official trip thru Alaska. The 1883 take, he said, is probably 20 per cent larger than that of 1882.
 District Judge Justin w. Hard ing recently signed an order call ing for another term of court to convene on August 7, for the First Division. The term of Judge Hard ing expired some time ago but no successor has been appointed to re- place him. It is expected recess appointment will be made by the President Soon
 
 Cash in the municipal treasury of Fairbanks amounts to $78,511,- : .37, according to a report of the City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-05
GUY SMITH IS ELECTED
 AT DOUGLAS
Councilmen on People s Ticket Also Win-John-
 son on School Board

With 196 votes cast out oi the to- tal number registered, POS, the Peoples Ticket headed by Guy L. Smith, local druggist, won out by good majorities. Eight of the votes cast were thrc " out on account of irregularities.
 The winning candidates and votes received were as follows Smith, for mayor, 109. For Council: Ed. Andrews, 132; John Feusi, 1o2; A. J. Balog, 89
 The oposing candidates were L. w. Kilburn, for mayor; H. L. Coch- rane, E. E. Engstrom and J. O. Kirkham, candidates on the Citi- sens' Ticket for Councilmen, and A. F Granberg and Adolph Hirsch, Independents. For school board member, Aaron E. Johnson won out with 102 votes, large majority in the field Of four candidates.
 Tonight the City Council will meet to canvass the ballots.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-05
ENCL.ISHMAN
 TELLS STORY
 OF AMERICANS
Book on South Seas Is Also One of Latest
 Publications
By JOHN sELBY

NEW YORK, April 5.-The peo- pie who go places and see things have rather the better of the book mart at present.
 One of the most sensitive books of the lot is done by an English porporation lawyer named D. J. Han, who went adventuring in qusst of health. And curiously his adventurnig was done in the Amer ican southwest,
 He and his wife held two ranch jobs in the neighborhood of Santa FIe, N. M But mostly they made friends of the Indians, of whom MT. Hall writes with friendly de- tachment impossible to most Amer jeans, and with rare sympathy and understanding.
 There is plenty of information about the desert folk in the book, and a great number of incidents worth reading-notably the Good Friday procession of the Holy Pen ltentS. And there IS at least one major conclusion suggested, which is that the effort to graft white mans education onto the red mans mind is futile and wrong The book is called "Echanted Sand"
 South Pacific Again
 Young Hassoldt Davis went to the South Seas, chiefly Tahiti and Bali, taking along the idea that probably most of the writing about those localities was bunk" In Tahiti he concluded that the na- tives were free because they lacked a moral conscience and in Bali that it is we'll to purge oneself of the emotions of the heart"
 But in between Islands Under the Wind" contains lot of ruth