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Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
P REL JUDGE IN
CAMP CHARGED
Orders Issued Not
To Bar Negroes

| New York-Specifc instructions
have been given all enrolling of.
Heers I'm the ksforestatianu army
not TO discrfEifnate IN oniigtfng
Negro applicants. IL was announc-
ed last week by the office OF the
Secretary OF Labor in Washington.
w. Frank Persons. acting for
Secretary Frances Perkins, has
written the National Association |
for the Advancement of Colored
People in answer to complaints
forwarded to him that Negroes
wero being fatty refused n parts
OF Alabama. Texas and Arkansas:
please be assured that specific
instructions have been conveyed
to all organizations engaged IN
selecting men,. in tue state
of Texas, concerning the law and
the purpose that there should be {
no discrimination on the basis OF
race or color SO far rs Texas is
concerned, as it happens, that in
formation was mailed 10 the chair
man of each county committees
from this office Please let me as
sure you further that instructions
of this character have been placed
in the hands of similar committees
in all communities throughout the
United States"
Complaints had come to the y.
A. A. c. p. that in Texas aud 9th
er southern states Negroes were
being turned down by officials who
said to them: we have no instruc-
tions from Washington about en-
listing Negroes. in town in
rural Texas young colored man
was told -"This work is for white
men only"
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
CODES COMMITTEE
APPROVES OHIO BILL

Columbus. O.-The codes conf
mittee OF the Ohio legislature has
approved the bill OF Rep. Chester
Gillespie which would prohibit the
trustees OF Ohio State university
from making any rules discriIni-
mating between students OF the
university on the basis of race,
color or creed. Messrs Clayborne
George and Charles w. White OF
Cleveland appeared before the
committee last week. The bill is
the outgrowth Of the Doris Weaver
case in which the university bar
red Miss Weaver from residence in
a practice cottage in homo econo-
mics because Of her color.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
SUBSCRIPTION
CON- TEST ENDS
OF JUNE
One Week Remains
Before Contest
Expires

The Tribune's subscription con-
test is rapidly nearing a close. The
public has only one week left in
which to avail themselves OF the
low subscription price of one dol
lar year. for which the Tribune
may be secured during the contest
At the close OF the campaign and
week hence. the price of this wide
awake. progressive newspaper will
be raised to $3.50 a year. Thou
sands of citizens have pledged to
subscribe to the, Tribune during
this campaign. but unless the sub
scriptions are given in before
Monday. June 26, the pledged sub
scribers will not receive the adj
vantage of the one dollar a year
rate. and the contestants to whom
the subscriptions are pledged will
be unable to secure credit for
same.
Act to-day. and phone in your
subscription. telling the name of
the contestant to whom you wish
the credit to be given.
Terms Of Contest
The terms of the contest. as pre-
viously published. are as follows:
Each contestant will receive 20
per cent commission on every sub
scription he brings in. Further
more. 40 points will be credited to
him for each one dollar subscrip-
ton he secures; 30 points for each
half year subscription; and 20
points for each three months sub
scription.
Five hundred free points are CIV
en- each contestant. At the close
of the contest, each contestant
having to his credit a total of
1000 points will receive a cash
award of five dollars. in addition
to the cash commission given or
, each subscription. For every adj
ditional 1000 points to his credit
an extra cash award or five dol
lars will be given him.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
FATHER DEVINE
ID FOLLOWERS JAILED
Nine Face Disorderly
Charge In New Jersey

Newark. y. J.-(CNS) john f.
Selkridge, Newark bishop" of the
Christ consciousness movement
which has spread through several
communities of the East under the
celebrations of the evangelist,
Major r. Divine. was sentenced to
ninety days in the Essex County
Jail today on q charge of disorder
~ conduct brought by landlords
who said tho noisy revival services
we're driving their tenants away.
Selkridge also was ordered held
in $4,000 bail on a charge OF con-
spiracy against the sanctity of the
home when arraigned before Po-
lice Judge Ralph A. VILLAIN and a
warrant was issued for the arrest
OF Divine on a similar charge az
ter several testified that the mes
sianic zeal of Divine and Selkridge
had broken up hitherto happy
homes.
James Davis, and several other
Negroes. testified that their wives
had left their homes TO follow the
Christ consciousness movement
since SeIkridge began his preach
lings.
Judge Villani. in imposing sen
tence said he felt the "sanctity o
the home has been invaded and
prima facie case has been estab
iished." lie said he would instruc
police to search for Divine, be
\ lieved to be in Philadelphia.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
DEATH CT Al M S
REV. W. |. HAMBLIN

Rev. W. L. Hamblin, pastor OF
Lomax A. NJ. +. Zion Church. died
Sunday. June IL. at 10 =. NJ, after
an illness of four weeks.
Rev. Hamblin. who formerly
pastored the Old Ship ~ Nj. +.
Zion Church at Montgomery, Ala.
and held a charge at Chicago, was
one of the leading ministers of his
denomination. having come TO De
troit about three yei RS ago.
The deceased is survived by
three daughters and other rela-
tives. His son-in-law. Rev. r. T.
Hunter. came to Detroit and ac-
companied the remains to Mont
gomery, Ala, for interment.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
co Commissioner
STARTS PROBE
OF PREF U DI &c
Facts In r e vie w
Case Asked By
Watkins

Al the annual police depart
mental review, held at Belle Isle
on May 20. number of colored
policemen were pulled out of line
by their superior officers and pre-
vented from participating In the
parade. According to reports. only
two colored officers were allowed
to remain in line.
The same kind of race discrim-
ination was practiced at the de-
partmental review last year, but
no organized protest was made
by the colOred citizens OF Detroit
The repetition of the discrimina-
tory action this year toward col
ored policemen at Belle Isle, on
May 25. however, was investigated
by Tribune representative. but
publication of the story was held
i'm allegiance. in order to permit the
local branch of the n. A. A. c. p.
to make official investigation.
Commissioner Starts Probe
The matter was promptly re-
ported to Police Commissioner
Watkins, with request that he give
the case immediate attention and
investigation. The missioner at
once started probe which is still
under way, as indicated in a let
ter recently sent by him to Mr.. NJ.
l.. Walker, president of the Detroit
branch n. A. a. G. =. The com
munication follows:
POLICE DEPARTMENT
City OF Detroit
James X. Watkins, Commissioner
NJ. l.. Walker, Esq,
President,
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People,
All Gratiot Avenue,
Detroit. Michigan.
Dear Mr.. Walker:
have yours of June LIST regard
ing alleged discrimination against
colored officers in connection will
the Departmental Review on Bell
Isle on May 25th.
/ asked that reports be made Il
me on the matter. find that there
are thirty-five colored officers II
the Department. of whom six are
in the Detective Bureau and five
in the Women's Division, leaving
twenty-four who might have taken
part I'm the Review. About forty
per cent of the uniformed division
took part in the Review and, II
this ratio were used, II would
mean that there should have been
nine or ten colored men taking
part. | understand that nine col
ored men were assigned TO special
duty. on furlough. sick, or other
wise engaged at the time OF the
Review, so that fifteen might have
taken part. understand that
three colored men in the Thirteen
tn Precinct took part in the Re
view. that two colored officers
from the Ninth Precinct were on
CONTINUED on Page p
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
COLCRED HERO BURIED
In ARLINGTON CEMETERY

New York City -(CNS) Cap
tain Napoleon Bonapart Marshall
of the old Fifteenth Regiment.
New Yor., National Guards was
buried Friday, June . in Airing
ton National Cemetery, Arlington
va.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17
NEGRO LECTURER
ADDRESSES CLUB

"Thc Negro In America was
the subject OF an address given at
1880 D. m. Friday. June .. at the
Pen aud Hammer Club Eouse. 3l2
Watson street. by William NOVEL;.
noted Negro lecturer. The lecture
was eloquent and instructive. II
was followed by round table dis
cussion.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17


1wafser white 90 Firth Ave. New
York May 20. 1883.
Association charged with collecting
large amount for Scottsboro defense
but no accounting. Charge is only
$1,000 used for defense to date.
Much money being raised here. I'm
anxious 10 attend meeting Wednes-
day and refute statements. Want
facts. Send me quick as possible
full statement OF all funds collected
and distributed also money con-
ributcd from Association funds.
Moses l.. Walker
Al Gratiot ave.
In reply 10 the foregoing tele-
gram. Mr.. White writes as follows:
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-06-17

congratulated upon this remark
able catch. Although he has been
on the local police force only three
years. Patrolman Simmons has ten
murder arrests TO his credit.
Friends of the officer believe Or
nccr Simmons should be given a
promotion to the Homicide Squad
or at least to the rank OF a detec-
tive, in reward for his fine record
and efficiency. He is widely known
and respected by citizens OF both
races.
Evening star., 1933-06-26

Paper Accepts Wood.
The Clintonville, Wis, Weekly Trib-
une accepts dry wood for subscriptions
Evening star., 1933-06-26
RELIEF EXPENSES
DROP DURING YEAR
Decrease Is Revealed in Fig
ures of ChiIdren's Bureau
of Labor Department.

BY the Associated Press.
For the first time since June, 1882
relief expenditures throughout the Ma
ton showed a decrease. the Children's
Bureau of the Department Of Labor
showed yesterday.
Although relief payments in April,
1888. were greater than those Of April,
1882, they showed a decline of 9 per
cent from the expenditures of March,
1888.
The figures, gathered from relief-giv-
ing agencies in 1.0O8 cities, put April
expenditures at $37.156684, as against
March allotments Of $40,635, ,634.
The number of families aided
through general relief decreased less
rapidly from March to April than the
amount expended, the bureau said.
There was shown drop Of 2.5 per cent
in April, 1,124,569 families were aided.
This worked out, it was said, as de-
crease from $21.44 per family to S18.87
in April. But the average was still
higher than it was in April, 1882.
The daily average of meals and lodg-
ings decreased about per cent in April,
the report said.
Evening star., 1933-06-26
|EMPLOYES' FEDERATION
SEEKS TO BOOST RANKS
Letter to All q. s. Workers Cites
Efforts in Opposing Admins
tration's Program.

The American Federation of Govern
ment Employees has sent letter through
out the field service outlining its pro-
gram in the interest of the Federal
workers and seeking to recruit additions
to its ranks.
I'VE are placing the real facts about
the service before the general public,
the Congress and the administration.
The unfair propaganda which is causing
herculean efforts to break down the en-
tire Federal service will be diScredlted,"
the letter declares.
The program of the federation, an
affiliate of the American Federation OF
Labor, is outlined as follows:
Restoration of all lost pay; restoration
Of all lost privileges; 30-hour, f1ve-day
week, with no reduction in pay; liberal
ized retirement, with optional, but not
compulsory features; employe represen-
tation in all personnel matters; mainte-
nance and expansion of the merit sys-
tenn; a fair promotion system for all
employees; a fair and equitable classifi-
cation both in the field and depart
mental service.
Criticizing the National Federation Of
Federal Employees for withdrawing from
the A. F. of L.. the letter says now is
the time for all Government employees
to bury past differences and get to-
gether for mutual protection and self
interest"
Evening star., 1933-06-26
PLAN ROSE FESTIVAL
Rev. N. ]. Nelles Announces Fete
at HOLY Trinity Church.

Rev. Henry J. Nelles, assistant pastor
Of Holy Trinity Church, Thirty-sixth
and o streets, today announced that a
rose festival will be held on the parish
grounds tomorrow, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
Supper will be served on each of the
three evenings in the dining hall Of the
parish. One OF the features Of the
various booths will be a jig-saw puzzle
exchange and Father Nelles expects to
have 300 of the picture puzzles on hand.
Funds realized from the rose festival
will be utilized in improvements for Holy
Trinity schools and the church, Father
Nelles asserted.
Evening star., 1933-06-26
Bee Sting Causes
Driver of Auto to
Hit Three Girls

DECATUR, Ind, June 26.-
Joe Romizer. II, Of Winchester,
Ind, told officers the sting Of
bee on his elbow caused him to
lose control of his automobile
yesterday just before it climbed
the curbing and struck three lit
tie girls, killing one.
Norma Brunner. age 4, was the
girl killed. Wanda Drummer, 10,
and Norma Peterson. 10, were
injured.
Romizer, unhurt, was held
awaiting a coroner's inquest.
Evening star., 1933-06-26
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
Vets and Drys Make Final Pleas In
West Virginia.

HetS ana DryS Make mdl FtcAS IN
West Virginia.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, June 26 up.
Voters of the Mountain State 60 to
the polls tomorrow In the prohibition
plebescite assured by F. Scott Mcbride,
national head Of the Anti-Saloon
League, that they can block repeal.
: In q whirlwind finish to a compare
lively mild campaign. both wet and dry
forces are concentrating in the North
en Panhandle district, which went
"dry'' by wide margin In 1912 as West
Virginia wrote prohibition into its State
constitution by vote OF l64,945 to
gases.
: The United Repeal Council predicts
4 $4,000 to 100, 900 majority against pro-
kibition with a moderate turnout OF
voters. The united dry forces make no
predictions but said repeal sources
win not profit by a huge stay-at-home
vote as they have done in so many
other States"
Clinton N. Howard, chairman Of the
National United Council for Law En-
forcement, told three audiences that
repeal would create q new industry
skidnaping brewers"
I'VE have had three millionaire brew
ers kidnapped In the last year." he said
Evening star., 1933-06-26
WILL HONOR MINISTER
Greek Residents to Give Dinner for
Lincoln MacVeagh.

The Greek residents of Washington
have invited prominent members of the
city's official and social circles to join
with them next Friday night in honor
ing the new United States Minister to
Greence, Lincoln MacVeagh, at a din
ner to be given at the Kennedy Warren
Hotel at o'clock.
The Greek Minister, Charalambos
Simopoulos, will be present. Arrange
ments for the dinner are In charge Of
Nicholas Ioannou, 4207 Jenifer street.
Evening star., 1933-06-26
! KILLED BY BEER BLAST
Blowing Off of Barrel Head Fatal
to Parcel Post Carrier.

PATERSON, N. j., June 26 P).-
The head of a barrel Of beer blew of
and killed Frank de Porter. so, parcel
post carrier, last night in cafe here.
The explosion ripped hole in the CELL
ing.
Abe Bartholf, bartender, was arrested
as a material witness. Bartholf said
be had had trouble with the vacuum
compression tank when the barrel was
being tapped.
Evening star., 1933-06-26

Ven Deliver With.
out ChUge to-.
Annapolis
Bay Ridge
Cedar Grove
Herring Bay
North Beach
Epping Forest
Herald Harbor
Sherwood Forest
Chesapeake Beach
South River Resorts
and Other resort
communities
Evening star., 1933-06-26

THAT'S another one of our established customs
Not only do we look around, gathering up things
you'll need for your summer cottages at low prices
Especially at this time, when have managed
to escape nfation) but will also deliver your pur
chases right to your door. We doubt if ever again
you will be able to buy many things for little
money.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06

"How will 1 get there?" "Where will
we go over the week-end?" These are
questions hundreds Of people are asking
every day -. !. they can be answered,
and economically. too. by the purchase
of one Of the good used cars advertised
today in the WANT AID SECTION Of
The Washington times., 1933-04-06

Planning an early return to
Cuba, Mrs. Thomas j. Walsh,
widow of the late Senator Walsh,
who was to have been Attorney
General in the Roosevelt Cabinet,
yesterday made a visit to the
Friendship House Day Nursery
and a half dozen other similar
i .titutions in Washington.
At her home in Cuba Mrs.
Walsh. who was before her mar
riage Sonora Nina Nievees Truf-
fin, maintains an orphanage and
nursery similar to the one con-
Quoted by Friendship House for
the children of working mothers.
The combination home and
nursery was endowed and is
maintained entirely by Mrs.
Walsh. The children, there are
some 300 of them at present, call
her Mama Nina" and she is
their guide, counselor and COM
forter.
Mrs. Walsh hopes to obtain in
Washington some new ideas for
her home which, due to the de-
preston, she hopes to enlarge.
At Friendship House she was
especially interested in the
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
COUNTY States
MUSIC FETES

The first May Musi; Festival OF
the Prince Georges county public
schools will be held in the Ritchie
Coliseum on May S.
The schools participating in this
group will be Bowie, University
Park, Riverdale, District Line,
Laurel, Bladensburg, Edmonston,
and the Maryland Park Junior
High School.
The second group, including Cot
tage City, Brentwood. Mt. Rainier,
Berwyn, Takoma Park, Mullikin,
Surrattsville, and the Mt. Rainier
Junior High School, will hold its
festival in the coliseum on May
IL. The third group-Hyattsville,
Beltsville, Bradbury Heights, Marl-
boro, Bladensburg Junior High,
Capitol Heights and Oxon Hill will
hold its festival in the coliseum
May 10.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
4 BOARDS NAME
ALTIMORE'S
CAMP QUOTA:
Charity Groups Select 1000
For First Forest Jobs in
Conservation Program

BALTIMORE, April 6.-Balti.
more's quota Of 1000 unemployed
men for the initial $4,000 which
will form the first division Of the
national conservation corps is
being selected today by represen.
tatives Of the city's four major
relief agencies.
Officials Of the Family Welfare
Association, the Jewish Social
Service Bureau. the Bureau Of
Catholic Charities, and the Saliva
ton Army are meeting today to
enroll those on their rosters most
in need Of help and whose cir
cumstances are fully known.
Virginia Job First
The first group of men will be
put to work in the George Wash
ington National Forest, between
Edinburg and Luray, Va, AS the
men are enrolled they will be con-
centrated in nearby military
camps for two weeks.
Anna D. Ward, Of the Family
Welfare Association, and Paul T.
Biesser, president Of the Mary
land state Conference Of Social
Work, represented this city at a
meeting Of officials Of welfare
agencies of q number Of cities at
the Department Of Labor IN
Washington last night.
For Unmarried Men
Only unmarried men between
18 and IS who have dependent
relatives for whom they will allot
a part of their $50 a month com
pensation, will be selected for the
first group.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Women Vets Denounce
PROPAGANDA in Schools
MISS THOMPSON

The temperance campaign OF
the Women's Organization fol
Prohibition Reform now in ses
sion here will be limited to
obtaining ratification of the re
peal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the passage Of regula
tory laws in the various States
Efforts to pledge the national
organization to a definite pro
gram in favor Of temperance
education in the schools failed
It was agreed that such cam
paigns should be left to state
divisions and members of the
organization as individuals. Dele
gates, however, were united in
their condemnation of the per.
nicious dry misinformation in the
schools"
Resolutions were adopted by
many State divisions calling upon
their State legislatures and execu-
tives to investigate the alleged
dry campaigns in the schools.
Mrs. Myron Vorce, Of Michigan,
said:
"Our delegation feels we have
a further duty as good citizens
and advocates of true temper
ance. 1t is obvious that the
school children should be pro-
vided with scientific and cor
rect facts based ON neither re-
ligiOuS nor emotional appeal.
The information given must be
such as their mature judgment
can accept"
Some form of the old saloon
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
MRS. CLARK

must be revived if the speak
easy is to be eliminated, accord
ing to Mrs. John s. Sheppard,
of New York, appointed to the
New York state liquor control
board.
She believes in beer gardens
and the licensing of restaurants,
etc., where liquor may be con-
sumed by patrons. A bar, she
says, leads to indiscriminate
treating" and was one Of the
greatest evils of the old saloon.
Six members of the organiza-
ton have been appointed to state
control boards. Three, Mrs. Shep-
pard, Mrs. Robert w. Lovett,
of Boston, and Mrs. Macmillan
Hopes, are attending the confer
ence,
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
CHILD, 4, KILLED
BY MOTHER
Personnel Survey"

; Charles w. Snider, jr., 4, only
child of Charles and Mamma
Snider, of Vienna, Va, was acci-
dentally shot and killed late yes.
terday by a target rifle in the
hands of his mother.
The parents had been firing
at a tin can in the back yard of
their home. Mrs. Snider fired
and the boy ran to see if she
had struck the target. AS she
was ejecting the empty shell she
accidentally pulled the trigger.
The gun went off, sending q
bullet into the back of the lads
head.
He died at Emergency Hospital
here despite blood TRANSMISSION
made in an effort to save his
life.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Young Democrats
Form Rival Club

Refusal Of the Young Demo
Gratis Club Of the District to rat
ify the national constitution of
the Young Democrats movement
caused a group of dissenters to
walk out at a meeting at the
Carlton Hotel last night, and
form a new club, the Young
Democrats Club of America, Dis
trict of Columbia division.
The split developed when Miss
Elizabeth K. Wheeler, daughter
Of Senator Wheeler, Of Montana,
was elected first vice president.
Miss Wheeler opposed lining
up solidly with the old guard
Democrats.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Miner School Group
Attends N. Y. Meet

Headed by DR.. Eugene A.
Clark, president of Miner Teach.
ers College, a group of the
faculty left yesterday for New
York city to attend the annual
convention of the Eastern States
Association of Professional Schools
for Teachers.
The group included DR.. T. I.
Brown, Dean G. H. Woodland,
Miss Ruth Kemp, John LanderS,
member of the senior class, who
will speak, and Robert Lee, presi-
dent of the student council.