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Jas. Victory Makes
A Statement
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returned 10 Judge Christopher f.
Stein in Recorders Court, at 10:45
p. m. Thursday night. soon after
part OF the testimony in the case
had been read to the all-white
jury
Edward Lenton. S7i2 Morley
avenue. the foreman. explained that
the juy wished to have certain
parts of the records read to oview
the discrepancies in the te .nony
OF the defense witnesses.
Judge Stein explained during the
reading of the testimony that the
only question was whether Victory
was az the scene Of the crime "a
not and that II was for the jury
TO decide whether the state had
proved beyond reasonable doubt
that Victory was guilty, or wheth-
or the defendant had proved his
alibf.
In the testimony Victory testifi-
ed that he could not have been on
the scene OF the crime when ii was
committed. and produced fifteen
witnesses who supported his alibi
The foreman stated that the jury
stood seven for acquittal and five
for conviction on the first ballot;
nine for acquittal and 3 for con
viction. on the second; ten for &C
quittal and two for conviction later
and finally all for the verdict o
not guilty
Able Defense
Victory was defended by thre,
able attorneys-Maurice Sugar, re
tanned by the /. l.. D.; Charles w
Jones, by the Charles Young Post
of the American Legion; and Sam
uel Keene, OF the Civil Libertie,
Union.
The police department took pre-
caution to have on hand an ample
number OF officers throughout TIT
trial. On the night when the YER
dict was rendered, the police an'
plain clothes detectives present al
most equalled the number Of citi
zens who waited to hear the deci
sion.
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Stewards Market
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now since the Tribune-Indepen-
dent has beyond a doubt establish
ed the largest circulation ever 10
be reached by any one OF our
journals in Michigan, believe II
will produce results worthy OF any
businessman's consideration. I
take II to be a good business In
vestment as well as q civic duty"
Mr.. PembertOn Speaks
II wish to thank the public for
Its hearty acceptance OF our Week
End Specials which we offered
though the acknowledgement
last week. The results were most
gratifying. so much SO that we are
doing all we can to make these
Week End Specials real bargains"
says Dave Pemberton, co-owner
with Burton Fuller Of the Booker
IT. Washington Grocery and Meat
Market at St. Antoine and Theo-
dore.
Look over the bargains offered
by the z. T. Stewart Grocery ans.
Meat Market and those OF the
Booker r. Washington Grocery
and Meat Market. Their ads will be
found elsewhere in this issue.
The Peoples Grocery and Meat
Market will begin advertising their
Week End Specials next week ac-
cording to a statement made by
the General Manager. Livingstone
Humes. Watch for them.
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Rev. Williams Asks,
"Shall Pastor Ross
Go To Germany"

Rev. A. c. Williams, pastor OF
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, of
this city makes the following ap-
peal to the public to aid Shiloh
Baptist Church in defraying the ex-
pense Of sending its pastor. DR.. S.
ID. Ross as a delegate to the meet
ing of the Worlds Baptist Alliance
which Will soon convene in Berlin,
Germany. Rev. Williams writes:
Next month the Worlds Baptist
Alliance will convene in Berlin.
Germany. Baptists will be there
from every section OF the civilized
and many Of the uncivilized places
OF the earth. Questions will be con-
sidered which concerns the destiny
OF mankind throughout the earth.
From the Detroit area several
white men will go. There is only
one Negro from our section who
plans TO attend. The fact is that
there is not another Negro from
the whole state OF Michigan except
Reverend Solomon David Ross
who has planned to go on the trip.
II goes without saying that DR..
Ross is thoroughly capable of re-
presenting our Racial group In that
great meeting. His church has
been. like all of our churches. hard
hit by the financial depression OF
the last few years. 1t Is willing
and will do what II can. II cannot
do all that Is necessary but the
church will not be the only receiver
OF benefit from the contact IN.
Illumination which DR.. Ross will
receive as a result OF his trip.
The community at large will be
benefited; hence do not think
that II Is out of place for the COM
munity TO make up for what Shiloh
cannot do. am. therefore. per-
sonally making this appeal to the
Detroit community to join with
Shiloh and let us send DIR. ] to
the Worlds Baptist Allan at
Berlin. Germany.
Anyone desiring to help may
send their donation to $50 Medbury
Avenue addressed to DR.. Ross him
self. DR.. Ross must leave not later
than July 10th.
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RIVER ROUGE
BY VI. ROundtree
AL Elliott Street
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joyable affair. Mrs. Cook is their
supervisor.
John Tyson ST.. passed away
Wednesday night. June 81. He re-
sided at 444 Beechwood. His son.
John. graduated from River Rouge
High School a month ago.
Mrs. Emma Holloway. $50 Palm
erston. died Thursday night. June
2S. She Is survived by her hus-
band, T. s. Holloway. and other
relatives. Funeral arrangements
have not been announced at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall, 4OS
Beechwood. are very proud to
have visiting them their gsand-
daughter. Miss Olivia Watkins,
6073 Scotch avenue. Detroit.
Little Miss Ruth. daughter OF j.
J. McIllwin. 446 Palmerston. Is
spending her vacation with grand
parents In Alabama.
Mrs. Harry Turner and Children,
Of Beechwood, are visiting her
parents at Shelby. Ala.
Mrs. Murphy Lucky. 440 Hoi-
ford, was called 10 the bedside of
her mother at Greenwood, s.. c.,
who Is seriously III.
Read the Tribune-independen
each week. 1t is Michigan's leading
Negro weekly.
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self in reserve all along waiting
to see what former governor Fred
Green was going TO do. 1t was re-
ported months ago that II Groes-
beck ran Green would come iut
against him. Either Groesbeck OF
Smith would make three corner
ed race a rather interesting affair
.sssss
w. Conner Krise, chief assistant
prosecutor and his old colleague
Duncan &. McCrea. former assis-
tant prosecutor will fight it out
in the primaries for their boss
job. which will be open when the
present prosecutor Harry S. Toy
seeks other fields. Mr. Toy still has
his eyes on the Governors seat
but is willing to detour for two
years while filling the duties of
states attorney general to which he
will no doubt be elected.
s~ssss
This is a fine time for political
leaders to examine into the records
OF old Office holders who went out
ana are now trying to get back In.
Find out what they did and get
some promises. on paper, as to
what VIII they do when they are In
again. II they seek the races sup
port.
A 1907 american speaks. Writ
ing in the Free Press OF June &c
this hundred percenter, suggests
the sale of Belle Isle to a private
corporation which he claims would
treasurery. ana wiuld help to
bring $10.000.0O1 TO the city's
maintain the budget. He thinks
that every one who uses Belle Isle
should pay for 1t. in other words
closing the gates of this beautiful
of people In the face
Of the poor. You know what that
would mean. But II sounds more
like the rafting OF the brains OF
an imbecil. We must keep alive to
these sort OF things and be ever
ready TO enter our protests.
We can't help but speak again of
the ranungs and rawlings OF DR..
Angus Mclean. member of the
school board whose continued agi-
tation for separate schools for Ne
groes reminds one OF the braying
Of certain long cared animal that
BALKAN rode. DIR. Mclean tried to
cover up his first statement about
the schools after reading the edi-
torial In the Tribune-Independe
by saying that Polish children az
well as Negro children should be
placed In separate schools. We
think we put his foot In hot water
that time. for with the two strong
est minority groups in the city ar
rayed against this prejudiced men,
Der OF your city's school board,
there is swell chance OF his de-
feat when he comes up for cleo
fiOn DpYf fima
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held at the church at $3.50 Sunday
night
Monday. July 16. the grand ball
will be held at Graystone Ball
room, where Detroiters will get a
, new treat in dance music. furnish
ed by Jeter and his orchestra, a
specially selected band. reputed to
be one of the best in the country
His music may be heard Monday
Wednesday and Saturday nights,
at 1870 O'Clock. over W'TAM
Cleveland.
Tuesday night, the convention
will close with a special entertain
ment featured, "a Night In Holly
wood" at Motor City Lodge. 2S5
Farnsworth.
SnOwden, Youngest OfiJcer
Americas Snowden, Jr. h the
youngest office holder In Elk
dom. being the financial secretary
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RACE PREJUDICE DwARFS
AMERICA

The grave Embellishments In the
social and Industrial life of our ma
ton are the direct result OF Its
having attempted to face two
ways. Instead of trying to build
up a government OF the people, for
the people and by the people, the
[ nited States has tried for a hun
dred years TO face both toward the
principles laid down by jefferson
and toward the prejudice OF those
who tried 10 break up the union
in order to keep their slaves.
Today. with the lesson every
where about II that international
conditions determine prosperity.
the American people refuse to ac-
cept the mixed population OF the
world as an act of God. and insist
on spending money needed for con-
structive purposes. In an abortive
attempt 10 wall off separate civil
lization for its own black citizens.
Two separate civilizations within
the nation. with laws suited only
to one. puts definite burden on
every white man as well as on
every Negro. Even In the states
that themselves have no black law,
prejudice has its effect. because
those states are part of federal
setup, which is In part what the
South makes II. Its attitude Is re-
Elected in the choice OF public SER
wants. in the makeup OF the army
and navy, in a separate federal
program for Negroes though ex-
cept for their birth they are ex-
actly like other Americans. In COM
plying with the wishes OF the
prejudiced minority. the majority
taxes both its brain and pocket
book.
Segregation Is absolutely con-
trary to the Constitution. Equali-
ty before the law is its basic tenet.
Any inequality however maintain
ed, cheats the nation Of II birth
right OF liberty and justice, and
cheats the whites who permit II as
much as the blacks who suffer 1t.
A new ideal was set up In the De-
claration OF dependence. 1t grew.
Because IL was the best system of
relations between man and man. II
prospered. Segregationists refused
to learn from history. They would
restore the old division. this time
along race and color lines. They
are not warned by the ruin II
wrought when attempted because
of religion and nationality.
yx.st t,t~
its best wit, and its every re-
source are needed to escape from
the cataclysm that has already
overwhelmed some governments
older than ours. which a genera
ton ago seemed Improbable. II
this nation continues to make issue
It devotes to destructive uses tai
ents needed for construction.
No white man who insists upon
segregation and no Negro Who
supinely accepts 1t 10 good
American. They both are in the
chorus singing while Nero fiddles
and Rome burns. AZ citizens, CIV
en- certain rights. they have also
responsibilities. They break the con
tract when they treat their citizen
ship as self-perpetuating without
any effort on their part to keep
our government pointed toward the
ideals OF it's founders.
The Call. as spokesman for Ne
groes, recognizes the compulsion
that is on them. but they should
never suffer without resisting;
they should see that the limita-
tons prejudice imposes are a blow
at our country as well as at them.
Kansas City Call.
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Business is somewhat different
from other lines that the Negro has
developed. What Se are going Ia
see in the future is the hard
headed successful Negro business
man and woman who is not going
10 be fooled by talk. Uuless you
have gone along with the move
ment that has brought success TO
Negro business you are going 10
have but small chance OF getting
a soft job.
We are making new set OF
leaders in Detroit. They are house
wives who are having a great fight
to keep their homes. They are Ne
gro business and professional men
and women who are in great
struggle to survive. These are
| meeting together and combining
their strength and they are grow
ing stronger every day. and they
know who are helping to maze
them.
The great masses OF Negroes are
poor and under-privileged. Just a
few are in comfortable circumstan-
ces. These masses are speaking
through the Trade Association and
House Wives League. They are
crying for help and appealing to
our leaders to assist. but they are
not stopping because in many cases
their cry is not heard. They are
working and succeeding.
Our fight is the same as with 9th
err races where the great masses
are unemployed and in poverty. We
are joining in the same movement
that is found with them. to improve
their lot. The Negro house wife has
caught a new vision. She Is out to
protect her home and children aud
she is going to win because her
cause Is right and she knows II.
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Our Detroit House Wives Lea
que has just celebrated its Fourth
Birthday. A large and representa-
tive crowd of people took part in
the celebration and listened TO a
masterful address by Rev. Richard
Hurst Hill of Charleston, w. Vir-
GINA.
During these past four years the
league has done big things in De-
troit. Our business houses have
taken on new life as a result OF
our women throwing their support
behind them, but remember only a
few of our women have accom-
plished this.
II Is strange indeed that many
of our women who control homes
OF their own and whose husbands
as well as themselves make a COM
Portable income have taken no part
in the work of the Detroit House
Wives League.
The people OF our race who are
doing things in an organized way
are the people who have just a lit
tie amount of money; some of them
running their homes for four dol
lars week. while the people who
make a comfortable living pass by
our Negro business houses and re-
fuse to take any active part In an
organized effort TO furnish the
rooms within our house"
We would be discouraged at this
result IL we did not know history.
Our upper classes will not pull to-
gether TO make anything. Their
habit has always been to stand
aside and watch and walt until
success has come to the institution
being built, ard then rush in to
grab the best positions that result
from the labors and sacrifices OF
ofl
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WHEN TEXAS LYNCHEs

Down in Kirbyville, Texas.
Sheriff Tom Hughes has added an
other justification to the crime OF
lyn~aing. The sheriff arrested John
Griggs. young student of respec-
table environment and training,
because he happened to know and
speak 10 white woman. The
sheriff placed serious charge
against the boy "associating with
white woman" After he was ar
rested for his serious offense n
crowd OF white citizens gathered,
leaders in church and civic affairs
of Jasper County, aided by two
deputy sheriffs j. A. Smith and w.
f. Davidson. and very promptly
lynched the boy.
The lynching had all the ear
marks of such Christian cultured
and refinement as would be ex-
pected from the hill-billies OF
Texas. The boy was dragged
through the streets while the vici-
GUS and barbarous temperament OF
the people took on the form OF a
Roman holiday. Women and chill
dren participated and fought for
souvenirs OF their victim.
Strange 10 say the white woman
in the case would not charse the
boy with rape or attempted rape
and for her refusal to lend her
moral support she was jailed.
There Is only one cure for lynch
ing in Texas and the same remedy
Is the safest cure for lynchings
anywhere; that is to be prepared
to defend your rights and the lives
OF those dependent upon you In the
same method and manner as those
who do the lynching.
Chicago Defender
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THE NEGRO'S "MISLEADERS"

AS II the Negro did not have
hard enough time fighting back the
forces OF discrimination and segre-
CATION, we learn from such a re-
liable source as Robert Fechner,
Director OF Emergency Conserva-
ton Work. that certain "represen-
tative Negro leaders" expressed
themselves in conference last sum-
mer as in hearty accord" with the
segregation policy In the Civilian
Conservation Corps. These are
doubtless the same Negroes who
have been going about the coun-
try extolling the glories OF segre-
gated Homestead Subsistence col
onies after having endorsed the
Jim crow principle a year ago.
This is tragic. How Is any group
OF people to get anywhere when its
leaders are knitting II In the back?
White people are naturally dispos-
ed to assume that the Negro lead
ers are asking for what the masses
want. II the leaders ask for segre-
cation, II assumed that the mass
es want segregation, and they get
II.
AS direct result of accepting
this segregation policy, we learn
that Negroes at a Vermont CCC
camp are given segregated instruc-
ton, and then only in gardening,
while white enrollees are being
taught much higher courses from
which Negroes are barred. This Is
the inevitable result Of accepting
segregation.
1t Is to be hoped that Mr.. Fech-
ner will do the Negro race SER
vice and make public the names of
the representative Negro leaders"
who surrendered with such alacri-
ty.-Pittsburgh Courier.
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JEWS FACE PERSECUTION

There are Influences at work in
America to do to the Jews what
Hitler has done to them In Ger
many. Jews are more thoroughly
hated In America than Negroes. II
is not as open and fragrant but
more deep-seated and sinister.
Ribbi Stephen S. Wise warned
the American Jews on Sunday
night that unless they organize
TO prevent II they would suffer the
same conditions here which their
brothers endure In Germany.
The folloging excerpt from the
Rabbits address sounds like an
admonition TO Negroes:
"The Jews OF Germany did not
Is a former student OF the Detroit
Institute of TechnOloQy.
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END

The wild orgy of racial and religious persecution in
Germany has temporarily abated.. Chancellor Hitler is
now face to face with national crisis
In the recent fight against Jews, Catholics and
Professionals Hitler and his Nazi followers were the ag
gressors To-day Hitler is the defensive and fighting
to suppress revolution and the overthrow of his power
His own followers to be turning against him. or at
least ne longer to trust in their loyalty In des
peration he endeavoring to force the German people
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Unity School
Explains

The confusion arising out of the
misunderstanding and the result
tant newspaper notices which made
no mention of the true circum-
stances and failed to cite our usual
stand on the racial question has
been most embarrassing. Having a
knowledge OF Truth teaching YOU
realize that ours is a teaching Of
the practical application of Jesus
Christs teachings. and that love Is
our keynote. Mr.. Charles Fillmore
has long been ksown as a benefac-
tor of the colored race. and in
many unheralded ways has be-
friends most by continuing our
lief that through the nature of our
work we can help our colored
fiends most by continuing our
peaceable and quiet efforts TO es-
tablish love in the hearts of all
races. The intermngling Of the
races must come with gradual de-
vclopment and must have as It's
basis true spiritual growth. So TO
this end we bend our efforts. feel
ing that we are giving unqualified
support to the cause OF the colored
race.
Thank you very much for your
Prosperity Bank report and the
s1.O0 which you sent representing
the Bank saving. The amount has
been applied in payment OF your
April Goth order. II at any time in
the future you feel that you should
like to follow the Bank plan again
We shall be glad to cooperate with
you In II.
May we say that we are praying
for guidance daily. and we pray too
that the Christ in us may ever
greet the Christ In you as we both
carry on our selected work TOR the
glory OF God according to the In
SEPARATION OF the Almighty.
Sincerely yours,
Unity School of Christianity
|
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organize. In fact some OF them
welcomed Hitler In their effort to
dissociate themselves from the
Jewish people. The other Jews did
nothing whatever for themselves"
II seems that since Jews and
Negroes are the most oppressed
group In America that they
should combine on common
cause. But some Jews are most
pronounced In their discrimination
against Negroes. Perhaps when the
battle gets real hot and the sinis-
ter influences against Jews break
out In the open. as they have
against Negroes. they will combine
to protect themselves against a
common foe.--Philadelphia Tri-
bune.
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OF the Motor City Lodge. since its
beginning. He Is also general sec.
retay OF the state convention COM
mittee. and secretary of fifteen or
ganizatIons OF the West Side. and
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JOvIAL JUNIOR CLUB cf Ham,
tramck--SCHOLARSHIP BALL.
July 21-Tau Beta Community Gen.
ter. neutrality-suspicious. by Gloster
Current
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PUBLIC OPINION

Editors Note: Tribune
eeadss and me general public make
which to their opinions and
v. Importance to the and to the community
make this one OF the most interesting features Of the
Write letters clearly the point
and address, less No unsigned
comm unicsions will b considered
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ADVERTISE!
EVERY WEEK

JOvIAL JUNIOR CLUB q Ham,
tramck-SCHOLARSHIP BALL.
July 2I-Tau Beta Community Gen.
ter. 3O56 Hanley--MusIc BY GIoster
Current.
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The PoliticulHorizon

BY ROBT. A. CRUMP
San Correspondent Associated Negro Press
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Is a former student OF the Detroit
Institute of Technology.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-26
Repeat Cantata
Good Friday Evening

The cantata. 1.-THE Seven Last
Words of Christ" by Dubois Baker,
sung Sunday evening at Trinity Lu-
theran church. will be repeated Good
Friday evening at the city auditorium
at Sis o'clock. The public is invited.
Mrs. G. A. Narum, soprano; I. A.
Esko. tenor, and Bruce Wallace, BARI
tone, are soloists for the rendition Of
the sacred music, which Is arranged
as follows:
Introduction, 20 All Ye," soprano;
first word. Father, forgive them for
they know not what they do"-bari-
tone, tenor and chorus: second word.
Verify, thou shalt be In Paradise to-
day with nle"-tenor. baritone and
chorus; third word. Woman, behold
thy son! Son. behold thy mother!''
soprano. tenor, barton and chorus;
fourth word. MY God. my God, why
has Thou forsaken me?"-baritone:
fifth word, Il Am Athirst"-tenor,
baritone and chorus: sixth word,
Father. into Thy hands commend
my spirit"-tenor and chorus; sew
enth word, 1T u finished soprano,
tenor, baritone and chorus: "Adora-
mus Te"-choruS.
Mrs. Opie s. Rindahl plays the
piano accompaniment for the can
tata. During the singing Of the sew
enth word, Miss Mildred I. Hoff as
sisted with an organ accompaniment