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The Union and the
Negro
Continued From Page One)

\OOAAuC0 IIOEu Il aye On9l
give the matter serious consideration
was the National Labor Union in
their initial session in 1866. Since
that time Samuel Gompers and Will
ram Green have spoken in no uncer-
tam terms in behalf of Negro work
ers. In spite of these liberal express
slons on the part Of Mr. Gompers and
Mr.. Green, and in spite of the fact
that the American Federation of
Labor's policy that affiliated organ
lzatlons may not retain in their Con-
stltutlons any discriminatory clause
or clauses against Negroes. there are
organizations which accomplished This
exclusion by a pledge which forms a
part OF the ritual and binds each
member to propose only white work
men for membership.
There are instances where Negroes
nave been given assistance in their
efforts to organize themselves as was
the case of the Pullman Porters. but
even IN this case it was only after a
long n bitter struggle that the or
gained labor bodies granted assist
ance. This assistance and several
other instances a minor n which
occurred in this city with theatre
porters, does not compensate for the
unfair attitude which the unions have
evidenced toward Negroes.
Tacit agreement, examinations. and
local determination of eligibility for
membership serve as d~eterrents to
Negro inclusion in many Unions
There are approximately $500 Negro
plumbers and apprentices in the
United States and not one is known
to be a member of a union. in spite
OF persistent efforts of Negro plumb
ers in New York, Milwaukee, Philad-
elphia, and Chicago to join. In the
building trades are found the largest
number of Negroes affiliated with
union labor. The International ALL
lance Of Theatrical Stage employees
and Moving Picture Operators Of the
United States and Canada grants
complete autonomy to all locals of the
organization which necessarily makes
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THIRTEEN LYNCHlNGS IN FIRST
SIX MONTHS OF 1888
Continued From Page One)

out. r reported, and others
are recorded only in single paragraphs
in perhaps one small town weekly
published in the region in which it
occurred. News agencies are showed
a constantly growing reluctance to
carry news of lynchings over the
wires, with the result that the appear
anee is created that lynchings are on
the decrease. The same applies to
poluce lynchings, legal lynchings, and
lynch murders by less than three per-
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SEEK SIS, 600 FOR VIRGINIA
UNION UNIVERSITY

RICHMOND, Va.-NCNS)-Friends
of Virginia Union University from all
walks Of life are now rallying to the
support of he campaign launched by
that in stitution here last week to
raise $4,000. Over one third of this
sum, which includes gifts of both
white and colored donors, has already
been subscribed.
The fund is an emergency need of
the University. More than two hun
dred volunteer workers are at work in
raising the amount. The Negro divi-
sion OF campaign workers composed of
alumni and friends of the school is
headed by Mrs. Maggie L. Walker as
general chairman and DR.. Leon I.
Reid as campaign director. The cam
paign workers have been divided into
groups and a silver trophy. the Mag
gle L. Walker Cup" is to be awarded
the group raising the largest amount
Of money.
Last week leading white citizens Of
Richmond and the Richmond News
Leader, white daily, joined in praise
OF the institution and lent their active
aid to the campaign. One of the more
striking gifts to the fund reported re-
Gently was that Of a S. gold piece by
Rev. w. B. Duers, a student at the
University in 1877, and now a retired
minister. He accompanied his gift with
a letter which read:
Il am not able to send a large gift,
for l no longer earn any money En-
closed is SIS in gold that nv grand
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SOVIET GOVT. AWARDS PRIZE
TO ROBINSON, NEGRO ENGINEER


TO ROBINSON, NEGRO ENGINEER
NEW YORK-(CNA)-Robert Rob
inson. Negro engineer ad inventor, has
been awarded a premium by the Cen
ira Council u the An-Union Invent
ors Society Of the Soviet Union for his
active work and splendid contributions
- the rapid progress of Socialism in
the U. S. S. R.
Robinson was one Of several work
ers invited TO the Soviet Union Be
fore leaving the United States, Rob
inson had been employed by the Ford
Motor Company Of Detroit. Mich. The
bars set up by the u. S. ruling class
70 prevent promotion of Negroes, pro-
NOTED Robinson to accept the invita-
tion Of the Soviet Union where race
prejudice has been abolished by the
Revolution along with unemployment
and mass misery.
Deiore gong 20 MOSCOW, Robinson
had studied at the Stalingrad Tractor
Plant for several months. In 1880 he
was attacked by a white American,
Lewis, in a collective restaurant.
Lewis was found guilty Of white chau-
vinism in a trial and deported
from the Soviet UDon after Soviet
workers declared they would not toll
crate American race hatred on their
soil.
Robinson is credited BY the First
State Bah Bearing Plant, where he is
nov employed, with having saved the
Soviet Government the sum of 1880
rubles q month as q result Of his in
ventiors.
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that:
ANY person who aids or partici-
pates in a lynching or other act of
violence directed against a person
wholly or partly because of supposed
inferiority of race, color or national
ity, or directed against a person be-
cause of alleged or suspected crimes
associatd in public tradition with sup
posed 'inferiority' of race, nationality
or color, shall be considered and ad-
judged guilty of a crime punishable
by DEATH"
The l. L. D. raises the slogan of
death to Lynchers," and demands
the application of the death penalty
in these cases and in the increasing
number of cases of wanton murder of
Negroes by police or individuals,
which now go completely UNPUBLISHED.
A survey of police lynchings, and
lynch murders during the first six
months of 1888, as reported in the
press and estimated to coversless than
one percent of the total of such muir
ders, but a typical cross section of
them, will be released shortly by the
international Labor Defense, it was
announced.
Following is the list Of recorded
lynchings for the first six months of
1888.
l. Harry Ross, shot and killed
January 8 by three white men, outside
Of Memphis, Tenn. They reported they
were taking him to the city to lay
charges of Having made improper
proposals to a white woman" against
him, when he "tried to escape from
their moving car.
2. Fell Jenkin, 20, was beaten to
death by three white farmers at Ay-
cock, La, January IL. They said he
had been t~respassing on the property
of n Of them.
3, a, and s.. Three members of a
Negro family of fisherman were
hacked to death on Tavernier Island,
one of the Florida Keys, January 10,
by an invading gang of white men.
All further information, including the
names Of the victims, were suppress
ed by the authorities.
6. Robert Richardson was shot to
death in Baton Rouge. La, February
2, while attempting to escape" from
a gang Of rs headed by a deputy sher-
iff which invaded his house on a re-
port, given out later, hat he had
"annoNd a white woman"
z. Nelson Nash. "a. was hanged
from a tree by a gang Of men at Ring
gold, La, February 10.
8. George Jeter, died February 1S,
from a beating administered by three
white men, who later said he had
"stolen their whiskey."
9. Levon Carlock, 10, beaten. tor
tured and shot to death by six police.
men "out on a lark" in Memphis, Feb
ruary rs. Police called on a white
prostitute to say Carlock had raped"
her, at a time when he was sitting BY
his wife's sick-bed.
10. John Williams, lynched during
the first week of May, 1888, by a mob
of seventy five led by sheriff. 1t was
charged he had stolen a hog.
IL. Will Kinsey, %, lynched May 12
by a mob of forty, following a dis
pute with his landlord in which his
brother and the landlord were both
killed. Kinsey wounded by the land
lord, was taken by a mob from a
physicians office.
IL, and Is. Jerome Boyett and Har-
vey Winchester. both white, held on
murder charges, were taken out of
Huntsville, Tenn, Jail and lynched bv
a mob of armed men.
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MAKING OUR OWN JOBS
Continued From Page One)

ored people themselves give to com
pznies who do not employ rae help
nearly eight times more business than
they give 10 the colored companies
who employ race help exclusively.
Mr.. Pace then took me through the
home Offices showing me in detail
the number Of busy executives, de-
pertinent heads. secretaries, steno-
Rraphers. AL scores Of various kinds
81 clerks. all busy in efficiently tax
ing care Of the business his company
from the colored people. He
pictured for me just what was being
done By the other colored insurance
companies. He supplied the details
Of this employment. A given num-
Der Of field workers and with a given
amount o. business that would make
Il profitable TO maintain a branch Of
flee The amount of business that
Il would require to modernly equip
that branch office and staff it with
competent a c clerks and steno-
graphers. And the number of branch
Offices with their business with the
home office making a definite num-
Der Of employees necessary to take
care Of such business. In short Mr..
Pace estimated that for every two
Hundred policies carried and for each
additional two hundred policies Sc
cured that Il would give an opportun-
ity to definitely employ n addi-
tional sslaried worker and a larger
numbar Of commission workers 10
secure that particular amount Of bust
ness.
In one Of the broadsides received,
premium Income an Jobs, by
Harry II. Pace, is a comparative
statement showing that twelve colored
companies resolving less than a total
Of ten million dollars worth Of insur-
ance are able TO give nearly five
thousand members of the race steady
employment. And it further shows
that none white companies receiving
close % sixty-eight million dollars
worth Of Insurance absolutely refuse
70 employ race workers.
What an indictment hat is on a
race Of people2 OF seventy-eight
million dollars worth of business we
given nearly 81 per cent Of it to comp
anies who viii not give US employ
ment and approximately only Is per
cent OF il 70 our own companies. But
&c should feel proud that ever in
receiving only Is percent of this bust
ness our strong colored companies can
employ five thousand race workers
IN positions Of trust, executives and
clerical work.
It shouldn't be necessary to point
out q moral in such q condition. If
we have any race pride at all we
should immediately commence to
change the percentages as given in
the above paragraph and thus make
u own jobs. We are actually spend
ing the money, so why not spend it
IN a manne that it will return to US.
No wonder the Jews with less than
two percent Of the population control
fve-eights Of the wealth. Why not
analyze our expenditures and emulate
their example and learn to get some
real benefits from the money We
yearly spend?
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sons.
In its campaigns against lynching,
peonage, Jim Crow and all forms Of
national oppression against the Negro
people, the International Labor De-
Tense is pushing its campaign for the
passage of the "Bill of Civil Rights
for the Negro People," proposed by
the League of Struggle for Negro
Rights, endorsed by the National
Scottsboro Action Committee, and
presented to the President and Con-
gress by the Free the S~cottsboro Boys
Marchers.
Section 19 of this Bill provides
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The
THEATRES
RITZ Theatre

Sun. xa5 Mon@The KISS BE-
FORE THE MIRROR also Bella.
(DraeuIal Lugosi in THE NIGHT
OF TERROR.
Tues. Wed. Thurs.-Loretta Young
in. ZOO IN BUDAPEST" also Spen-
Ger Tracy in FACE * THE SKY"
Fri. and Sat Gsnevieve Tobin in
PLEASURE CRUISE" also MeIvyn
Douglas in "NAGANA".
The Omaha guide., 1933-07-22

G. CT read your page every day
and sure do enjoy it. Will | have
more success with this baby than with
the last one?
Ans: You won't have any trouble with
this child. Everything will turn out
fine, baby and mother will pull thru
The Omaha guide., 1933-07-22

NOTE:-Yourq~ question printed free in this column.
For Private reply send 25c and (self addressed
stamped enevelope for my New Astrological Read
ing and receive by return mail my advice on three
questions free. Sign your full name b~rthdate, and
correct address. Address Able Wallace,
p. o. Box-11, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Omaha guide., 1933-07-22

0N JOaA "a "
can have lots Of fun looking.
K. L. M.-Will ever get caught up
with my insurance again?
Ans: You will be caught up with your
insurance before fall. Don't worry
as much about this as you have been
as everything will turn out o. X.
R. B. MY boy friend that hit me
a couple of weeks ago still hangs a
round my neighborhood What is he
up to
Ans: Be careful Of this fellow, he is
jealous of you. l would not take any
chances with him for if you do you
might get a sock on the jaw.
P. R. S.-Your horoscope was won
derful. I enjoyed It immensely and
/ will send for another one soon. VIII
| marry this year
Ans: You will marry on the third day
of September.
M. B. HIS my sweetheart coming
back to me or going back to his wife :?
Will he love me any more and is it
natural for me to worry about him
as l do? I am worried crazy over
him.
Ans: Your sweetheart not only cheats
on his wife but he cheats on you too.
He has another girl who means more
to him than either of you do. That
boy is an artist when it comes to
making love.
w. R. S.-When will l get an answer
to the letter I wrote a few weeks a.
go?
Ans: You will get an answer to this
letter the first week in August. There
will not be any money in it though.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
Post Graduates
Create Laughter

Amid bursts of laughter and ap.
plause the curtain came down on the
third and last act of the post graduate
play last Friday night.
Judging from the laughter and
comments of the audience the play
was decidedly success. The persons
deserving special mention were Homer
Morris as "Remorse," Lois Clark as
the "Mopupus" and Kenneth Bowling
as Arthur. Betty Miller and Junior
Shallenberger made winning COM
bination as leading man and woman
while Carl Castle and Phyllis swart2
were convincing as the old Irishman
and his wife, Ma.
Above all, Mrs. Reyes deserves at
least a gold medal for her patient and
untiring efforts in coaching the play.
Considering that this performance was
given solely as a benefit to the pay
ment on the curtain for the stage,
these people should be given much
credit. They worked hard and with
an entirely unselfish motive.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
ROBERT ALBERT SCHMIDT

Robert Albert Schmidt was born
December 9, 1904, at Arvada, Colo.
and was called to his Heavenly Home
April 80, 1888.
Robert lived his early years in
Arvada and Denver, Colo, moving to
Santa Rosa, Calf, in 1912. A year
later, the family again moved to Dos
Rios, Calf, where they lived until
coming to their present home on
Maury Island in September 1920. Here
Robert, with his brothers and sisters,
grew to manhood, making many
friends who mourn his untimely death.
Surviving him are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Martindale and his
brothers and sisters, George, Elsa and
Arthur Schmidt, Mrs. Mamie Meyer,
Jacob and Ruthven Martindale all of
Maury, and Harold and Louise Mar
tindale, now in California and Charles
Miles Martindale in Montana.
Services were held Wednesday after
noon, May 8, from Maury Hall, con-
Quoted by Rev. T. s. Fretz, attended
by his many friends whose heartfelt
sympathy goes out to his bereaved
loved ones.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
vashon Will Adopt
Daylight Saving Time

1t isn't case of wantire, but case
OF having to adopt the daylight saw
ing plan, SO the merchants argued.
A canvass of tie business houses at
Vashon showed that all were agreed
on moving the clocks up an hour next
Sunday.
No decision in regard to the schools
has yet been made. Those in authority
will make the announcement to the
pupils on Friday. However, since the
ferry schedule changes with, the
Seattle plan it is altogether likely that
change in the school time will also
have to be made on account of trans
portation.
Parents are urged to bear this mat
ter in mind and obtain authoritative
information to avoid hardness.
Tacoma is contemplating adoption
OF the daylight saving plan, but until
then those who have to patronize
ferries at the north and south ends of
the Island will have to get out pencil
and paper before taking a boat.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
TIM CLARK SAYS, 81 AM
GOING TO DO SOME FARMING"

An answer to the current question,
We'll what is Tim going to do now,
seems to be in order. Tim says he is
going to go back to the land and take
up farming, but his friends feel sure
that a"lot of the farming will be over
at the golf course on Maury. He is
also going to attend lodge, Sunday
school, see a movie now and then, in
spect all of the improvements about
the Island, accept any invitations his
friends may extend and once more be-
come free agent, not handicapped by
combining business, for the present
at least.
No one could drop out of the scheme
OF things who would be as generally
missed as Tim and vashon isn't going
to he the same without him. For the
past six years he has been the one to
suggest and instrumental In putting
over a number OF the biggest improve
ments ever made In vashon. He has
had the support OF the Business Mems
Club, of which he has been president
for several years and has kept them
constantly on the Job for bigger and
better Vashon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
JAPANESE WOMEN TO BE
HOsTESSES TO p. T. A.

Tuesday afternoon, May 9th, mem.
bers and friends of the Vashon gram
mar school p. T. A. will enjoy ar
especial treat at the regular monthly
meeting.
The entertainment Of the afternoon
will be provided by Japanese members
with Mrs. Hoshi chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
After the regular business meeting
a program consisting Of a girls Jap
anese song and dance act, tap dance,
shamisen trio, piano solo, sword dance
and Japanese song dance will be given.
The cooperation given by the Jap
anese members Of the vaslson P. T, A..
is an outstanding feature of the or.
ganization. These women are faithful
in their attendance and help in every
way to promote school interests. For
several Years they have taken over
one meeting, furnishing entertainment
and refreshments, and the members
are looking forward to another de-
lightful occasion on next Tuesday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
A. W. MOON

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon from the Garvin chapel fol-
A w. Moon who passed away early
Saturday morning. Although of a
quiet and retiring disposition Mr.
Moon had gained during his 10 years
residence on the Island a circle OF
true friends who genuinely regretted
his passing.
A. w. Moon was born in Clinton
County, Ohio, October ID, 1854, OF
Quaker parentage. Growing up in the
same community he married in 1878
Miss Alice Crawford, childhood
schoolmate. Four years later Mr.. and
Mrs. Moon and their daughter moved
to Minneapolis, where they resided for
many years.
In 1893 they moved to Chicago
where they lived until they came west
to join their daughter, c. j. Robinson,
who was living at Bremerton at that
time. With her and her family they
came to the Island 10 years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moon endeared them
selves by their neighborly kindness.
They were devoted to each other and
the death of Mrs. Moon two years ago
was shock from which her husband
never recovered. Death came as the
opening Of a portal through which
he might again regain the loved one
who had gone on before. The simple
Quaker faith which had led him
through a life time of right living
sustained him through the last days o.
his bereavement.
Mr.. Moon is survived by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. @. j. Robinson. two grand
sons, Dick and Billy, three brothers
and two sisters.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04

PATRONS OF DISTRICT
I'll HOLD MEETING

At meeting held In the Burton
grammar school last Monday nigh
patrons of District 2ll heard repor
Of Mr.. Martin from the State At,
torney's office at Olympia report or
the condition Of building now occupied
and the former building in the village
Both were pronounced fit for occu.
pancy.
Mr.. Martin also talked on the ques-
ton Of school finances, giving no ad.
ditional encouragement.
There was general discussion OF
the adviseability of returning the
school to the old building next year
and vote was taken with twenty in
favor Of moving and 20 in favor OF
remaining in the present building. The
matter will be left up to the discretion
of the board.
The subject of an additional levy of
S mills was brought up Tor discussion
and voted down by an overwhelming
vote.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
GOLF CLUB MEMBERS
ENJOY POT LUCK DINNER

One of the most enjoyable evenings
Of the season was observed by about
fifty members of the Golf Club who
gathered in the small room of the
Community House last Saturday night.
The occasion was pot luck dinner,
but If that was any indication of the
luck" of most of the Island homes,
then we should say that most of our
people were living, well, we'd like to 90
for all our meals. The three long
tables sagged and groaned, after which
everybody groaned, if not sagged. Tim
Clark was master of ceremonies, and
he was well chosen, for in spite of all
the talking he lost not a single course.
AS no one was able to indulge in &C
tive sports the remainder of the eve
ming was spent at bridge. A high light
of the evening was the viewing of
motion pictures taken by Paul Bill
ingsley some years ago when the golf
course opened. These seemed to oc-
casion the most hilarious greetings
and comments. Whether it was the
form or the dress of that day is not
clearly understood.
Sunday at $50, thirty two members,
men and women matched by drawing,
started two ball foresome. This
closely contested match was won by
Shirley Coutts and Fred Sherman.
Contributed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-05-04
Vashon Is Being
Rapidly Rebuilt

We venture to say there isn't place
In the state of Washington where a
greater proportionate amount Of build
ing is in progress than right here in
Vashon. Like the proverbial Ill wind
the fire of April 18th has put at least
twenty men to work, and more will be
at work before the end of the week.
The sound of cement mixers can be
heard from both directions as con-
crete is being poured for the founda-
lions Of both England g. Petersen and
the Met-Cro Garage. Both buildings
will be stucco on concrete foundations.
There will be two separate buildings
built by each Of these firms, housing
different departments of their busi-
ness. John Jensen has the contract
for England s. Petersen's, while the
building of the garage and service
station is being superintendent by the
owners, H, c. Cronander and John
Metzenberg. F. j. Shattuck is in
charge Of the cement work at the
Met-Cro.
John Jensen has the contract to
rebuild the Beall-Hansen building,
which will be the same size as the one
destroyed, divided into two store
rooms. This building will be of frame
construction with stucco finish.
1t is rumored that the Middling
building will be replaced with a two
story stucco structure, with apart
ments over the store room on the
ground floor.
Rumor also has 1t that as soon as
the bakery building is moved work will
be started on small building to the
south which will be occupied by the
pool room of Geo. Wiley. The con-
struction of this building has not been
announced.
The manner in which Vashon is re-
covering from fire that would spell
ruin to many communities is remark
able. Two weeks ago it was prophesied
that it would be years before any
amount of construction would be done
and already bigger and finer buildings
are replacing those destroyed.