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Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

Your old friend "Jake' mt HIS
Hasting 1T. announces the OPEN
Ing Of the new Lorraine, opposite
the Castle Theatre. For the past
ten years "Jakev has created many
friends In Detroit. All OF his old
friends welcome his venture In u
bigger aid better enterprise. The
atmosphere Is wholesome, the food
Is pure and entertainment IL clean.
"Jake- has been our friend for
years. He invites You to drop in to
see him and give his establishment
the s0nce over
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

The second
game. which
was won by
the Giants r.
S. W a 5 a
nightmare, the
visitors scor-
ing ten runs
in the sixth
inning 10 wipe
out the four
run margin
the Stars had
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13

McMath kidnapping should and doubtless will to
convir ce thousands of thoughtful far-minded white
Americans that all crimes committed by men and women
with black faces committed by Negroes In this
particular case the white criminal who disguised Me-
gro has been apprehended and brought to Justice but
think of the countless other in which the color dis
guise works and innocent Negroes made to the
penalty, often with their lives.
Not few of the alleged crimes for what Negroes are
ynched in the South perperated by disguised white
We know of in Mississippi in which double
murder committed by supposed Negro; but when
the fleeing criminal found he could not he blew out
his brains with revolver When the lacking washed
his face he proved to be the postmaster of the little
town.
Another supposed Negro in Alabama, in attempting
night to force entrance into the home of white
farmers wife during the husbands absence shot by
the The wounded man, whose face blacken-
ed turned be of the farmers close white friends
and neighbors.
Fortunately, these two disguised criminasl dis
covered. Otherwise, they themselves might probably
have been rngleaders in forming mobs to lynch two or
more innocent Negro victims.
Hundreds of similar crimes, committed in the name
of Negroes might be cted-some of them having
red in Detroi-bu further testimony is not needed to
vince the far-mnded public that and indiv
duls not guilty of all the crimes charged against
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
WHAT ABOUT OUR "Y' AND ". W.?

What would think and do if we should wake up
some morning and find the doors of our St Antoine y
and our Lucy Thurman branch ~ W. closed for lack of
sufficient members and absence of adequate public CO.
operation and support? All Detroit would cry out, 1T
a shame
To sting Of conscience. some of us would try
o place the blame the depression and scarcity OF
money Nevertheless the deep of loss should eX
perience from the closing of such vital Institutions would
shock us into immediate action We would hold public
meetings, and through various local organZa-
tons would make city wide houseo-house drive for Y
NJ and W. C. A. members. in the hope that the Central
Headquarters might reopen two institutions and give
our young men and young another chance.
Why wait for the arrival of calamity before we act?
The time and retain Y NJ. and y. W. c. A. in
stituonS while their doors still open and while
they pleading for cooperation.
Both institutions conducting their annual mem
bership campaigns at the present time They both must
larger enromc1s Of members in order to carry
on The annual fees exceptionally low this and
every every young boy girl who can
should take out membership.
We have here in Detroit of the best equipped ~
buildings in the country also of the most modern ano
beautiful Y w. G. A. institutions They not only furnish
protection and wholesome characterbuiding environ
ments for our young and young women who make
their there but they public ceners for the cul
turaA recreaonal, social, and religious life of our PEG
pie in this community For this therefore shout
not we withhold from them active moral ant
financial support They Institutions and we neet
them.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
Editorial
THANK GOD, FOR MOTHERS!

With the approaching of Mothers Day, Sunday May
ID flood of tender memories of mothers and
childhood days swels up hearts We close eyes,
and before inner vision lovely dream, the
days tucked sleep cradle guided our otterng
footsteps with mothers tender
We Mothers anxious face, she sits all night
beside trunde bed soothing feverscorched brows
We behold her, bending the kitchen range prepar-
ing food standing in the doorway, smiling as she
kisses goodbye and watches scamper off to school
We her sitting at night by the fireside, patiently
mending and patching torn garments. reading
aloud from the old family Bible
These sacred visions these tender memories can
never forget They will remain enshrned in hearts,
like priceless treasures, long life lasts They
heritage precious than silver and gold for neither
treasured pictures and golden memories of mothers.
Other friends may desert when lose health
or wealth reputation; but mothers forsake
They like guardian angels and though stray down
ward to the very gates of hell they continue love
have faith in u.s. and try to place feet back the
upward path
No love surpass a mothers love for her child
That why the world with moherless children and
chldless mothers On this Mothers Day. pray that
heaven may comfort those mothers who chldesS and
lead them to bestow their love upon moherless children
who need maternal care and affection
Whether mothers be living dead. let pause
and pay tribute their memory There lonely mothers
in distant places, in the old home Of childhood
the deserted farm. How glad they would be receive
brief letter little token Of remembrance from their
absent boys and girls in the big cities Why keep them
waiting? Next Mothers Day, they be forever
Some of Us will red flowers Mothers
Day for still have mothers with us; but. alas.
many will wear white flowers. in memory Of mothers who
have departed
Whether in this life in the life beyond our mothers
always with in spirit. They always guiding,
watching and loving their children Thank God, for
heart Of the Creator has placed the
mother instinct.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13

torially denouncing all form of
"hokum" ADVERTISING and guar
antcering every advertisement
found in their columns.
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shall compile a list Of all our
publications whose columns are
free from all forms Of "hokum"
advertising and some time in the
near future | shall present this in
formation, in pamphlet form, TO
our prospective national advertis-
ers, entirely as a free-will offer
ing.
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As far as the advertisements of
hair preparations-and all forms
Of cosmetics, are concerned, they
arc perfectly legitimate and peril
nent TO the desires and customs of
the colored race, but our prospec-
tive Race Statesmen should also
favorably consider the many 9th
err legitimate opportunities offer
ed, through our papers, and thus
commercialize applied energy and
personal service in other avenues
Of industry, and in conjunction
with their efforts 10 make our
race beautiful-and adorable.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
SPECIAL NOTICE

We wish to assure our readers
and the public that the Detroit
Tribune is at the service Of the
people at all times, and that all
are welcome to send in church
and club items, social notes and
any other similar news, which we
will publish with pleasure ard
without charge.
News intended for each cur
rent weeks issue should be
brought or mailed TO the office so
as to reach us not later than
Tuesday evening, and all such
news must bear the name and add
dress of the sender, as we can not
assume responsibility for publish
ing unsigned communications to
the paper.
Please remember, the dead line
for receiving news is Tuesday
evening, each week.
Editor
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
UNCLE SANS POSTAL SERVICE

The staggering deficit in the IT, S Postal Department
has called forth much unjust criticism against that brancf
of service The deficit however is not due to ineficency
wastefuness the part of the postal employees as
critics contend neither it attributable to alleged
inability Of the Government to conduct public utilities with
business efficiency opponents of Government-conro-
ed business would have us believe.
Uncle Sans Postal Service and its employees not
surpassed by any others Of their kind existence. The
Post Office Department and its workers handle millions OF
tons of mail annuay-through parcel post railway mail
express rural mail delivery air and ocean mail the work
being carried by army OF loyal and efficient en-
poyeeS All heSe workers perform tner du1leS WIN ne
Regularity and efficiency Of cockwork Each letter and
each parcel of mail is delivered safety through rain
and wind and all kinds of weather
The faithful postal employees not overpaid for
their work if anything they receive too little pay and
the holds true of postal employees higher up.
The deficit i'm the Postal service is, therefore, not the
fault the employees. but due to circumstances and
conditions beyond the of the Post Office officials to
change without the revision Of Of the postal laws
Air aud ocean Mail. also second-class mail matter
consisting chiefly Of newspapers and magazines, are
handled by the Post Office Department at loss because
The postage charges for such mail considerably less
than the cost Of handling.
receipts from frstcass mail matter correspondingy
large these receipts tend to offset the financial losses in
Cured by handling the secondclass MALL but in times of
depression such the present the postal deficit aug
mened by decrease in the volume of hrstclass mail and
postage and increase in the volume OF second
class natter which is carried at loss even in normal
times
What is the remedy? If the postage rates air and
ocean mail increased sufficiently to make those
branches scfsustaining or, if the deficits in h e
branches were charged TO the Military AR service ana 10
the Department of Commerce, respectively the Govern
ments Postal Department would then find it easier to bal
ance budget The Post Office losses could be still fur
Their decreased if the large metropolitan daies and ma
tiona magazines with nationwide crculaons running in
to the millions forced to pay larger proportion Of
the actual of handling their publications through the
mail.
Such changes, however, could not be naugurated by
the Post Office Department itself; but would have to be
into law by the Congress and the President of the
United States
In view of these facts therefore, should not con-
nue unfair criticism of the Postal Service and its
loyal workers. They not Tor the postal de-
felt and it should not be charged against them
We have every to be proud of Uncle Sans pos
tai employees-men and coored and white. Here
Detroit well throughout the nation post office
workers represent of the most faithful efficient ant
courc geous class of public servants.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13

For centuries master minds
have tried to find n workable plar
to create world peace. In the
nineteenth century the great Per
sian, Baha'u'llah, proclaimed the
dynamic principles whereby world
peace could be attained in the
twentieth century.
In 1919 a baby was horn in the
great HUMAN FAMILY of legal
entities, man-made creature,
conceived by the brains OF human
beings as the only power to pre-
vent war-and the name given TO
it was "The League of Nations. I"
In the years since its birth it has
proved its usefulness time and
time again and more than justifi-
ed its existence. but now, when
ever the war cloud gather and
hover over the world, attention is
most forcibly drawn toward the
League Of Nations. Is it strong
enough to endure the storm?
y y y y n
Take, for example, the case of
"a country which becomes too
thickly populated. What is the
mother country going to do about
il? Up to the present time a war
of conquest has usually been the
answer. If a father or mother
steals for starving children, al
though it is against the law Of the
courts, human hearts are touched
and sometimes punishment is not
meted out to the parents. The
remedy is to prevent the crime by
preventing the conditions which
cause children to starve. 1t does
not help matters to let them con-
tinuc to starve while the parents
are being punished for violating
the law. The League of Nations
has all the means provided for
proper consultations to solve such
problems, the money spent on war
could buy new homes for immi-
grants in other countries or re-
claim deserts, and the welfare of
humanity demands the use of
common sense and love. What
prevents? The greed and selfish
ness Of human hearts and the for
getting of the fact that all hu-
manity belongs one great fami-
! ly. Prejudice of all kinds prevents
the use Of the proper remedy for
sick world.
If the League can truthfully be
called the Family of Nations
family life should be studied to
find the force which unites vari
Gus conflicting temperaments il
the routine of daily life. In mos
families there is one whose pres
ence is often forgotten when mat
tiers are running smoothly, wht
: appreciates the efforts of eacl
: member. and who by love ant
l sympathy smooths out the vexa
| tious annoyances which disturb
, the tranquility Of the home. TIL
1 identity of this person is shown il
a comment which all have heard
"Our family has broken up sine
mother passed away"
Why not eliminate the "polic
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
WHITE CROOKS WITH BLAcKENED FACES

The recent sensational Kidnapping Of little Peggy
McMath. by white abductor who disguised as Negro
chauffeur was outrage against the parents of the
child and society large and particularly against the col
ored people Of the United States.
The injustice done the parents has in large measure
been remeded Their little daughter has been returned to
them unframed also the $4,000 they paid
The injury and injustice suffered by the Negro how
ever because of the backaced disguise the kdnapper
wore, is irreparable
Although the truth has been revealed and the public
is aware of the real criminals identity yet in the subcon
scou ness of many white Americans, there still remains
the image of a Negro chauffeur, abducting the little
heress from her New England school, and many years
will come and 60 before that image can be eraced The
incident has caused seeds Of prejudice n t
to be planted in minds which perhaps thought kindly
and sympathetically towards before. Many wealthy
families in New England and elsewhere who previously
employed and trusted Negro chauffeurs unconscious
" develop bias against chaufeurs OF racial group as
a result of the McMath kidnapping.
There u.s. however, brighter side to the question. The
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
RACE statesmen

Through years Of accommodating
data, Of every conceivable sort, as
a sort Of Informative background
for the various weekly features
which am now preparing for our
papers throughout the country, it
has brought me in touch with
practically every national adver-
tiser, in our papers, in the coun-
try.
**x#x
The contact has been made, and
H. being made, purely to collect
data so that at a later date (when
am free | can still further
serve our papers by introducing
features that will correspondingly
increase the advertising revenue
Of t,c many papers who have CO.
operated with me.
*xx*x
During the past week nation
al advertiser writes a most con-
vincing letter in which he indicts
the Race for their lack OF vision
and response TO bona fide bust
ness propositions. c o n ! d c
thoroughly the following question
from his letter:
"'*'fAfter running an ad in
forty (40) Negro papers for Race
statesmen and getting only twenty
one replies from two weeks run.
ming of the ad, and then only one
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
Editors
!: /: Mail
EXECUTIVE OFFICE PARDON
AND PAROLE DIVISION
LANSING, MICH.

May 6, 1888.
Editor, Detroit Tribune,
FLAG st. Antoine, Cor. Columbia,
Detroit, Mich.
In re: Clifford Mitchell.
Dear Mr.. Mccall:
have your letter of May 5th,
petitioning for the parole of Cliff
ford Mitchell.
Please be advised your letter is
being filed with the records for
further attention when the case is
given consideration.
Very sincerely yours,
w. Alfred Debo
Commissioner
X X M
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce
Washington
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
DICESTINC THE NEWS
BY Clifford c. Mitchell

order, | am Of the opinion Ne
grocs are not interested in selling
anything but hair preparations"
xx*xx
The extent to which our papers
can grow and become useful de-
pend a great deal on the amount
Of legitimate revenue they can
earn through the sale of their adj
vcrtising space. And while | may
be mourning the publishers
wrath ] am frank in making the
statement that a great many of
our papers. including some of
those with the largest national
circulations. seemingly, permit
paid advertisements to enter their
columns that literally scares away
the advertisements from legiti-
mate firms who know that their
products cannot be sold to, or in
competition with. services that
appeal solely to the Sucker" class
Of readers who, apparently "tips"
on how to secure good luck, fame
on how TO serurc good luck, fame
and fortune, without working for
same, or earning it.
x*%xx
To offset such conditions and
the psychological fear in the
minds Of honest advertisers, our
editors must follow the example
Of the Philadelphia Tribune, who,
in a recent issue, came out edi-
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13
A CHALLENGE TO THE
NEGR @ LAWYER
By Herbert l.. Dudley
Attorney-at-Law

In the previous articles ! have
traced the history of legislation in
the State of Michigan from the
formation Of the government
down to the present time, in an
attempt to show to what extent
the laws of Michigan have referr-
ed either expressly or implicitly
to the Negro. This was done with
a full realization of the fact that
the Negro race, inherently, is no
different from any other race and
hence not the subject of specific
or class legislation.
In the present article much of
the data and material assembled
in the previous article will be
used TO show that the Negro law
yer of today has one of the great
est challenges facing him; one of
the greatest opportunities offer
ed him of any professional man
in the history of the race.
What is this challenge? And
will the Negro lawyer meet it?
Upon close scrutiny and ex-
animation it will be found that
most of the segregation that ex-
lists. while not wholly attribual to
the fact, yet nevertheless exists,
because our laws are both made
uate and incompetent in dealing
with discriminatory practices.
And unless effective laws pre-
venting segregation are written
upon the statute books it will
only be matter of a short time
before the distinction which for
merly existed between the north
ern and southern states as to
privileges and opportunities en-
joyed by the Negro will be COM
pletely obliterated.
Negroes throughout the United
States should rejoice in the req
election Of Oscar DePriest TO the
National Legislature in Washing
ton, ID. c.; the Negroes of Michi-
gan should take great pride in the
election of Chas. Roxborough TO
the State Senate at Lansing a few
years ago. The presence of such
race representatives in state and
national legislatures can do more
to effectively combat and eradi-
cate segregation and discrimina-
ton than all the conferences, race
relations committees, and conven-
lions held since the signing of the
Emancipation Proclamation.
The recognition and respect ac-
corded any minority group is
largely in proportion to h
amount of representation which
that group commands. The re-
spect to be accorded US in the fu-
ture. therefore, will either be en-
HANGED or diminished in proper
ton to the amount Of political
activity and wisdom displayed.
The race may Justly look to the
Negro lawyer as its guardian of
its constitutional rights and pri-
vileges. And any encroachment
upon the constitutional or civic
rights of the Negro either by the
National or State Legislature or
the National or State Judiciary
should be attributed to the men
tai lethargy and moral cowardice
Of the Negro lawyer whom the
race has every right TO regard as
its protector against such en-
croachments. Fortunately from
the very foundation of our Ma
tional Government, the statute
books have bees singularly free
from race or class legislation.
ITO be continued next weekly
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-05-13

hdg " iSDos
The Publishers of the
Detroit Tribune,
FLAG st. Antoine St.
Detroit. Mich.
Dear Sirs:
Please accept my thanks for the
copy of April Goth. issue of your
paper. 1t has achieved the much
Desired idea of what is needed in
modern Negro journalism Tho
presentation of Business, Profess
sional and commodity distribution
agencies of the race.
News of this character, enriches
our merchants, makes known TO
the world the Negroes capacity
for business encourages the youth
creates jobs and permenent val
ues that are much more potent
than lot of social drivel.
Our papers have given too little
heed to economies. to real useful
and constructive news; and they
are unbalanced as to content and
money earning capacity because
Of the lack Of adequate represent
tation Of those who are outlets
for goods: and the moving of
goods constitutes the sole source
Of living for 35t, Of Americas
population, while Negroes ar so
engaged TO the extent of only 80
The group accordingly suffers by
nparison with all others.
/ have determined TO take your
paper with me to n Vocational
meeting l am to address in Balti-
more next week; to Princess Anne
Academy on the Maryland East
ern shore Sunday May 81; and to
exhibit it TO a Civic Association
here next Friday night.
Please keep this office on your
mailing list so that you may bene-
fit from the frequency with which
the file Of Papers here are shown
to National advertisers and dis
tributors Of merchandise.
Wishing you continued success,
and with best regards to Detroit
Business men and those militant
Housewives who are teaching the
whole country something worth
knowing, | am
Yours yer, truly,
James A. jackson,
Business Specialist
Marketing Service Division
*****
Los Angeles. Calf.
May 3, 1888.
Mr.. J. f. Mccall, Editor
The Detroit Tribune,
FLAG st. Antoine Street,
Detroit, Michigan.
Dear Sir:
Allow mo TO congratulate yol
upon the very good ncwspape
you are now editing. For your mi
t;ative and journalistic effort, yol
deserve a great deal Of credit ant
admiration. 1t is my sincere hop
that your efforts will meet wit
the greatest Of success.
Sincerely yours,
Baxter Scruggs,
Executive Sec'y Y. M. c. A