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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-06-30
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AMERICAN AID
FOR LIBERIA
Resolutions Passed By
Boards, Bishops
OF Church

New York. (ANP) Contemplate
ing an American plan OF assist
ance for Liberia. members OF the
Home and Foreign Mission board
Of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. and bishops OF the church,
passed Thursday the following res
olutions
WHEREAS. the Republic of Lii
IBERIA is in serious danger OF being
inundated by some European pow
err, and
WHEREAS. the preservation Of
Liberals political independence and
the Rehabilitation Of her economic
and social structures are of deep
concern 20 the American Negro and
WHEREAS. the Plan OF Assis-
lance formulated by the League Of
Nations has been rejected by the
Republic OF Liberia.
BE IT RESOLVED. that the
Home and Foreign Mission Board
of the African Methodist Episcopal
church W hose membership is
composed of Bishops and other Of
fcers of the denomination. appeal
TO the President OF the United
States and respectfully importune
that the American Government
undertake the responsibility OF es-
tablishing needy reforms in the
Republic Of Liberia by providing a
Plan of Assistance supervised by
Americans. which would insure
the country OF its continued SOW
erignty and autonomy, guarantee
the administration of law and or
der and furnish Liberia with a
sound financial program. thereby
enabling her to win the confidence
of the nations OF the world and
permit her TO exert an influence
for good in international affairs"
The meeting had been called for
the election of successor TO the
late DR.. f. II. Colt as secretary
and treasurer OF the board.
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James Victory May
Be Acquitted

The sensational trial OF James
Victory. 3S-year-old coloreo World
War veteran. charged with the
robbery and sIashing OF Mrs. Agnes
p. Kaye. aged 20, OF 1871 Gitre
avenue in this city several weeks
ago, has been in process since last
Friday. in Recorders Court OF
Judge Christopher B. Stein. Large
crowds have attended the trial
daily.
Several states witnesses, includ-
Ing Mrs. Hayes husband, Carl
were heard Friday. while Rev. j.
II. Bolens. pastor OF the Messiah
Lutheran Evangelical Church, tes-
titled as a character witness for
Victory.
On Monday. George Kraft. opera
tor of a gas station at McNichols
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ELKS RALLY TO
STATE CONFAB
] ULY 1917.
l3 Popularity Queens
To Be Hostesses
At The Ball
Public Is Invited
To Participate
BY G0lee Il. BRYANT

ION TO Detroit-July 1917" Is
5the slogan echoing throughout the
State, as Michigan Elks marshall
forces for their Annual State Con-
ren.ion on above dates.
The Motor City Lodge of Elks,
host on this occasion, Is meeting
might and day. rushing plans to
scompletion for the convention.
Scott NJ. +. Church. at Kirby and
ST. Antoine will be the scene Of the
convention while social activities
will be carried out in the Elk's
Rest. 2S5 Farnsworth.
I'VE are endeavoring to make
this the greatest state Convention
ever held in Michigan and are
oparing neither time nor money to
make 1t So" says w. w. Bankhead,
oeneral chairman of the conven-
don Committee. "It's our deter
lined effort to make all phases of
Gur program interesting and sue
oessful. In keeping with this. we
ave searched for a new band to
Dlay for our Grand Educational
Ball, Monday night, July IS. We
have been successful In securing
letters Orchestra, recently broad
casting over WTAM, Cleveland.
Their music - the equal sof our.
foremost bands" says BertxAm "
Gregory, vice chairman az the
convention committee and chair
man OF the grand educational ball
committee"
II believe this convention will be
the stimulus needed to rebuild
CONTINUED on Page 81
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!. O. P. LEADERS
Ian BIG MEET
J N J UL Y g. z
Marks S0th
Anniversary OF C. o. P.

jackson, Mich.-State and ma
onal Republican leaders will
|ther here July 6 and z, to pay
{bute to Lincoln and the other
|pneers who founded the Grand
n Party In this city. eighty years
10. They will assemble under the
storic oaks, at the corner OF Sec
IA and Franklin streets, where
y party was founded in 1854 The
|ot Is marked by boulders bearing
bronze tablet
among the prominent Michigan
>publicans who are taking an az
De part In preparing for the big
ent are c. z. Potter, chairman OF
: County Republican Committee;
q State Representative James O..
". scretary OF the state COM
zee. They report that loyal Re-
leans all over the state are
nging into action for the Dig
bration at jackson. and the APP
ching fall election.
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Civic Rights Committee Attends
Meeting Of Board Of Education

lions. which were In the opinion Of
the committee. rather vague, indie
finite and non-committal, Snow f.
Grigsby. chairman OF the commit
tee. requested that the individual
board members present express
their attitude toward the question
under consideration.
Two OF the members who came
up for reelection this fall-Mrs.
Osborne and Inspector Hull. re-
NAMED silent and did not commit
themselves; but DIR. Angus Nc
Lean complied with the request
and reiterated his previous sug-
gestion OF segregated schools,
though his attitude was somewhat
modified.
Oppose Segregation
Members OF the Civic Rights
Continued on page 8
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Governors Office Denies Charges
Of Discrimination AT Race Track

written by Rev. r. l.. Brady to
the Governors office in Lansing.
o X. Fjetland. executive secretary
writes as follows
June Z, 1884.
Rev II. l.. Brady chairman
Ministers Brotherhood of the
City OF Detroit
Second Baptist Church
AL Monroe Avenue
Detroit. Michigan
Reverend Sir;
In the absence Of the Cover
nor | am replying 10 your let
ter of June and will as near
~ as possible outline for you
the Governors views In re-
gard To the matter of ra;ia.
CONTINUED on Page -
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III. 7. DELANEY
IN. Y. OFFICIAL
ITO SPEAK HERE
81. Matthews Mems
Club Sponors His
IA Appearance

ferbert T. Delaney, commission
OF taxes and assessments OF New
III City. who was appointed in
nary by Mayor LaGuardia, will
Ixuest speaker at the annual
ouet OF the Mems Club of st.
News Church in this city, Sat
a., June 80. at Z p. m.
Commissioner Delaney. who Is
son OF the late Rev. Henry
"a Delaney. is a graduate OF
College OF the City OF New
k, land also has a degree in law
: q New York University.
More entering upon his present
n office, Attorney Delaney was
nlo(ant district attorney for the
oral Government in the South
b New York district. The office
now holds Is the highest APP
tntive position held by any mem
B of the race.
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Supt. Frank Cody
Reports On School
Job Issue

Al the Tuesday meeting OF the
Board OF Education presided over
by Mrs Laura Osborne, group OF
representatives of the local Civic
RIGHTS Committee was present.
Thev listened attentively to the
decision submitted by Superinten-
dent Frank Cody, relative to their
reouest that a larger number OF
,obs be given Negro applicants In
the educational and non-education-
al departments OF the public school
system. W.,
After Mr.. Cody's recommenda-
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tiful parks and boulevards and
Fairgrounds which afford recrea-
ton for your children. think OF
Chas. II. Mahoney who as a men,
Der OF the city planning commits
sion. helped to plan many OF the
places OF beauty throughout the
city. His work also as a member
OF the Board OF County Supervi-
sors is well known.
In the recent CwA and PwA
projects when many Negroes wel =
employed in making a survey for
CONTINUED on Page 81
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No Color Clause In
Racing Contract
Says Executive

Much public interest is still CEN
tered in the issue OF color discri-
mination at the local race track.
II was brought 10 n head a short
time ago when Fred Fuller an in
spector in the Prosecutors office,
was prohibited from occupying a
box seat AT the race track. because
Of an alleged race-discriminatory
clause in the contract between the
state and the Detroit Racing AS
ISOLATION.
In reply TO a letter of inquiry
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Road and Joann avenue, where
Victory was employed as an auto
mobile washer. testified that the
defendant left work at about 1880
on May 18th, the date Of the
the time OF the assault of between
Sis and $3.50 p. m.
James Spane. a friend OF Vic
tory. testified that he met the lat
ter at s p. m. at Gitre and Gratiot
avenues. and was with him until
9 p. m.
other important witnesses who
testified in the defendants behalf
Continued on page s
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Son, Daughter OF w. c.
Handy To Visit Here

The Tribune-Independent Is In
receipt of letter from w c. Han
dy, famous musical composer. of
New York City. informing US that
his daughter, Elizabeth. will visit
Detroit and Chicago. with her
husband. Morris White. banjoist
with Cab Galloway. and the young
est son, Wyer Handy. will be with
the party. Mr.. Handy has request
ed his children to visit the Trib-
une-lndependent Office. before
they leave Detroit.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
ENGINEER MISSING
FROM HOME HERE
P. W. A. EmpIoye Lost Since
Going to Store for
Sandwich.

Aid Of the Police Bureau of Missing
Persons was enlisted today in search
for Nicholas Stonestreet, "a. whose
work as an electrical engineer for
American development companies
took him to remote sections of China,
the Philippines. South America and
Mexico.
Stonestreet's wife. an Englishwom-
an, whom he married in Mexico City
two years ago, asked police assistance
after her husband disappeared early
Sunday from their home at 1913 K
street, saying he was going to the
corner for a sandwich.
At the time of his disappearance
Stonestreet was employed as an en-
gineer in the Public Works Admin
istratoin. Mrs. Stonestreet said her
husband explained he was hungry
shortly after midnight Saturday. He
added he would bring her a sandwich
from the corner.
Stonestreet drove off in his auto
mobile, which was parked at the
curb. The car. Mrs. Stonestreet said.
was returned during the night and
parked before the door, In it was a
parcel containing the sandwich
Stonestreet had promised to bring
his wife
Mrs. Stonestreet has heard no
word from her husband since When
he left, she said, he was hatless and
coatless, and apparently had taken
no belongings with him.
Stonestreet is the son Of Francis
Xavier Stonestreet, once proprietor
of a well-known restaurant on Penn
sylvania avenue between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets. and now operating
q hotel at Waldorf, Md.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
"Munitions Spy to Offer
Probers Sleep Gas Secret

himself and had been Immediately
overcome. He also tried it using the
tablet for protection, he declared.
II intend TO submit the gas to Army
and Navy officials at Washington. "
Giera said. Il always do that with
my inventions"
The chemist said he is not en-
ployed by the Du Pont Co. He de-
scribed himself as native of Switzer-
land, "Americanized" 80 years ago.
Expects to Be Called.
Giera said today one of the COM
mittee's investigators visited him re-
Gently and told him to hold himself
In readiness to testify.
He expressed surprise when informed
that Senator Nye, chairman of the
committee, had said he would not be
called. Giera said he was waiting for
an answer to a telegram he sent Sena-
tor Nye Sunday
Senator Nye may make it public if
he wishes" Giera said. 1T would
make interesting reading"
He said he was "one of the few in
the game who has photostatic evidence
to back up what I say" He said he
had been in the employ of the United
States Government since 1914.
Everything I have done has been
done with the full knowledge of the
Government" he said. He declined,
Evening star., 1934-09-19
BY the Associated Press.

~~eSS~-ANANN a
MONTICELLO. N. Y, September
l9-Philip del Fungo Giera, pro-
prietor of mystery laboratory" in
the Sullivan County hills, said yester-
day he would offer the Government
powerful sleeping gas" when he
goes to Washington next week to tes-
tify before the Senate Munitions
Committee.
Giera was described to the Nye
committee last Friday as an Inter
national spy" hired by the du Pont
Company to sell powder in Germany
and Holland.
In his remote laboratory here. he
revealed, he has recently perfected
a sleeping gas" which, he claimed
was capable of putting an army to
sleep within a minute
One man. carrying a small cylin-
der Of gas in his pocket, can put
anyone within 800 feet asleep with
one discharge, Giera declared.
The gas can not be seen or
smelled." Giera said.
Victims. he said. remain asleep two
hours and awake unharmed by the
gas.
If it is desired to keep them Sleep
ing a longer time, stronger doses can
be fired"
Police and troopers, Giera suggested
would find the gas useful in dealing
with riot conditions.
The individual using the anaesthetic
Giera said, needs no mask.
He merely puts small tablet In
his mouth and is immune" he
claimed.
Giera said he had tried the gas on
Evening star., 1934-09-19
c. .W.U.FRESHMEN
COMMENCE STUDY
Classes and Assemblies on
First Days Programs
of New Students.

Glasses began for George Washing
ton University freshmen today and
at noon the newcomers were assembled
to hear addresses by university OIL
cials. Another assembly is scheduled
for pm.
Those scheduled to speak at the
two assemblies were DR.. Cloyd H.
Marvin, president of the university:
DR.. William Crane Johnstone, jr., dean
OF the Junior College; Mrs. Winnie
G. Barrows, director or women's per-
sonnel guidance; Prof. Ruth Atwell,
director of physical education for
women. and Prof. James e. Pixlee,
director of physical education for
men. Provost william Allen Wilbur
presided at noon.
Opening exercises for medical
students were held at II am. at the
School Of Medicine. President Marvin
delivered an address of welcome, DR..
William Johnston Mallory, professor
OF medicine, gave the academic ad-
dress. and Dean Earl Baldwin Nc
Kinley presided.
Opening exercises for the Law
School were to be held at pm Dean
William Cabell VanVleck was to pre-
side and award prizes and honors for
the past academic year. Also sched-
uled to speak were Stanley w. Bob
skill, president of the Student Bar As
sociation, and Prof. John Albert Nc
Intire, editor of the George Washing
ton Law Review.
All new students of the university
are invited to attend the "frosn
mixer" tonight in Stockton Hall, under
the auspices of the Student Council.
There will be songs by the Glee Club,
speeches and dancing.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
VOTE
STAMPEDE FAILS
Split Aids New Dealers
BiIbo Wins-TWo Missis-
sippi InCumbents Trail.
Continued From First Page.)

strongly Republican and Progressive
State, as evidenced in the primary, is
in line with what has been shown in
primaries in other States of the Union
It augurs a hard fight at the polls
in November. The La Follettes have
their political lives at stake. If they
lose the senatorial and gubernatorial
fights this year, they will have faller
to a lower ebb in political control in
the State than for many years. In
the past they have fought as Repub-
licans and winning in the Republican
primaries, have easily defeated the
Democrats. Now the situation is
vastly changed. The Democratic
party has s>had a rebirth. aided by the
La Follettes themselves in 1882, when
they turned against the Republican
national and State tickets and sup
ported the Democratic tickets.
Split Aids Democrats.
The La Follettes appear to have
split hcpelessly the Republican party
in Wisconsin, allowing the Democrat.
to forge ahead. That the New Dea
has its followers and benefciaries-
from the various Government funds
expended for relief Of all kinds-ir
Wisconsin is quite apparent.
A combination of the Progressives
and Republicans could outnumber and
defeat the Democrats in November
But the hatred between the two wings
of the party is intense. The stalwart
or regular Republicans might be fal
more willing to see the Democrats take
command than to have the La Fol-
lettes in power On the other hand
the La Toilette Progressives gave q
demonstration in 1882 of their willing
ness to turn to the Democratic candi-
dates against the regular Republicans
The campaign will be a brisk and
bitter one, in all probability, with all
three camps straining every nerve to
win.
Bilbo's nomination for the Senate
which in Mississippi is equivalent t
election, was not surprise. Many OF
Stephens supporters feared the Sen
ator would be defeated, although they
regarded the race as close. Bilbo,
former Governor, is firebrand on the
stump and he has been going up and
down the State pledging aid to the
masses and attacking the rich. His
victory is in line with the radical SEN
timent which has shown itself strong
in several sections of the country al
ready this year, particularly in Cali
fornia and Louisiana.
Senator Stephens, who has been
supporter of the Roosevelt program
was looked upon as far more conserva-
tive than Bilbo. He has had two
terms, IL years, in the Senate, and
years in the House before he was
elected to the Senate.
On the face of the returns Missis-
sippi voters have defeated two mem
bers Of the House seeking renomina-
ton, Representatives Busby and Ell.
zey. They have elected q new mar
to fill the place made vacant by Ross
Collins, who tried for the senatorial
nomination and failed.
While Bilbo has been campaigning
on a platform of his own, he has de-
clared his intention to support Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the New Deal.
Evening star., 1934-09-19

ment came after conferences at the
State Department and q personal visit
to Havana. He said, however, that
that State Department officials never
advised him what he should do in
his business negotiations.
The Federal laboratories. which re-
Gently have supplied large amounts OF
tear and nauseattng gas for use in
American strike zones, also did large
business In South America.
Data Refreshes Memory.
vandenburg's attempt to trace the
Federal concerns officials through
their activity in Cuba late yesterday
supplied spectators with some laughs
He constantly had to refer to a chart
to determine who was President OF
Cuba on particular dates. There have
been four Presidents in the last year
One disclosure was that Martinez
Saenz, former minister of the treasury,
and prominent A. B. c. revolutionary
leader in Cuba, has about $4,000
worth Of bombs and munitions stored
with the Federal company. Saenz has
since split with the Mendiet govern
ment, and recently engaged in a fierce
verbal row with Col. Batista, head OF
the Cuban army and strong arm of
the government.
Saenz was declared to have placed
the order toward the end of the Grau
San Martin government, which he was
opposing. He did not call for it after
Mendieta came into power.
The tracing of munitions commits
sions" yesterday uncovered a report
that Lieut.. Joaquin Demestre, one
time Cuban military attache in Wash
ington, had requested Federal Labora-
tories to increase its bid on q Cuban
order by 25 per cent in order to take
care of him"
This statement was made in letter
TO Young from Jonas.
Further evidence was presented that
an unidentified colonel representing
the Cuban government had shown to
a representative of Federal Labora-
tories a United States Government
price list on war materials so the con-
cern underbid< the Government in
Cuba.
Evening star., 1934-09-19

Continued From First Page)
has a cause and isn't awed by the light
company's big truck with pulley
and a new pole.
My little girl was sick when !
begged them not to turn the light
of" the mother says. "and they told
me to pay. I'm telling them to pay
now"
Nearby the company's men are
waiting. confident the woman will
weaken and anxious to take advantage
to slip the new pole in-the work of
but a moment. They know a city
permit was issued for the pole, but
they've also been advised against
using force against the woman's S
person.
A Camden policeman keeps watch
likewise with orders not to interfere
unless the peace is disturbed.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
ORATORS ECLIPSE
VOTING INTEREST
Old Guard Republicans Rap.
ped by Farley-Bolton
LaudS G. 0. P. Fight.

By the Associated Press.
While voters in Wisconsin and
Mississippi Yesterday were selecting
their candidates for the November
election administration and anti
administration spokeSmen continued
to loose their oratorical crossflre.
At Rockford Ill, Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley hit at "old guard" Repuo-
leans saying he counted them like
the Bourbons of Napoleon's time:
They cannot learn, neither can they
forget"
Representative Bolton. Ohio Re-
publican, said in radio speech here
that the only change the G. Q. P.
is going to make in its attack on the
New Deal is to strike harder and
harder"
Senator Lewis of Illinois. as chair
man of the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee, meanwhile split
the country into geographical areas
and named various Senators to aid
the Democratic candidates. Thirty
four Senate seats are to be filed in
November.
Engineers OF Rum.
In his speech, Farley termed the
Republicans the engineers Of ruin
and said I'VE must not let those of the
old guard, of the old order OF things
halt us on our way
Their advice brought us only misery
in the DAYS of Hoover. And there has
been nothing in the records that
shows that their advice is any better
now than it was then Farley said.
Representative Bolton, declared in
indirect answer:
Without passion, without bitter
ness. without emotion, We must face
the fact that today we are living under
q Government by experiment and that
we have no discretion. No selection
and no veto power over the form
mode or method of the experiment
other than through our chosen Rep
resentativeS in Washington.
There are some, too, who call upor
lis to change our campaign tactics
To stop attacking the New Deal.
The only change We shall make in
tactics is to strike harder and harder.
Suggestion by Lewis.
Senator Lewis had this to say
IN a letter to Senator Tydings OF
Maryland, who is "ice chairman oi
the Democratic Senatorial Committee
Upon personal visit to States un-
der contest and examination, to-
gether with conferences with essen
tial officials. 1 found that it is prof
table to divide the laborS of the
committee. l refer to a geographical
division as an accommodation to the
members of the committee and To
allocate the work in order that each
may have a certain specific duty"
Lewis gave to Senator Tydings the
supervision of the Democratic Sena-
torial races in Maryland. Delaware
and Pennsylvania; Senator Wagner
of New York, the New Jersey, New
York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
races; Senator Bailey Of North Caro-
lima, the Tennessee. Virginia and
West Virginia contests: Senator Nc
Adoo of California, the Washington,
California, Utah. Nevada. Montana
and Arizona campaigns, and Senator
Duffy of Wisconsin, the Minnesota.
Wisconsin, Nebraska and Wyoming
races. Lewis himself is to handle
Indiana. Ohio, Missouri and NIichi-
gan, and the entire committee the
Democratic campaigns in North Da-
kota, New Mexico, Vermont and
Rhode Island.
Evening star., 1934-09-19
however. to discuss his connections

however, to discuss his connections
with the Government.
He said "the Teapot Dome scandal
would appear like tea party after
he tells what he knows "If spill all
there will be war among five coun-
tries, including the United States" he
added.
Refuses to Be Goat.
When his attention was called to the
testimony that he was hired by the
du Pont company in February, 1888,
to sell powder in Germany and Hol-
land. he said angrily. The du Points
can't make me the goat"
Giera has lived on his l,000-a acre
estate in the Mongaup Hills for 20
years except for his mysterious alb
sences. A quarter of mile from his
lodge is a two-story stone and IRON
shuttered building, known as the
Malvay Laboratories, where he en-
ployS two chemists.