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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-24
Editorial
DR. PECK AND THE TUsKEGEE PRESIDENCY

The recent announcement of the resignation of Dr.
Robert Motion as president of the famous iuskegee
Institute in Alabama has caused much speculation as
to who will chosen to succeed him. SeVeral
men been mentioned for the post among .ne M
mo Attorney Roscoe Bruce, of New York City; Dr ":
Lake Ines secretary Tuskegee Institute and others Oh
equal calibre candidate yet brought forward now
ever is better qualified and more entnusasticaiy
dorsed for the post than DR.. william H. reoA' - ~
troit. . c. p+ho, A NJ
= Church and founder and president of the Booker l.
Washington Trade Association of this city, is not oniy
dynamic leader but is preemnently man Oh seas
Christian character broad vision and SOUND Judgement
he is highly educated and public spirited and un
selfish that he has the confidence and u
the masses to an amazing degree. He knows human I'D
ure and is happest he is striving to serve ana up
lift his fellow human beng ,;,x
arreacbing service to this community by mnisterng to
the economic, educational, and civic "eIlare u oI
people, well their spiritual needs. ihrougn me
which he established the present depression began
he has not only stimulated the business life OF coored
trrises which did previously exist in this city -
Furthermore the Detroit Housewives League OF when r.
his talented wife is president has local
,,pro imately thousand and serves as NaiuagF
IS iarg to the Trade Association, IN stimulating uf h
a, v,s4.s .ya Whln ne famous Poro College was
tns erected t louis. Missouri. )r Peek slpeNiSfa l0
the construction Of the great plant. neNhng INC con
gcs and made signal OF the proJect thereby
.soyinp himself to be an able business executive. If
Aaaennto succeed Dr. Robert r. Moton the wealth Oh
~s"'s.-. ~~i"i"e md rSernoye aoln'y winch NJ
LuYo~oud CARRY with him 10 Iuskegee Institute would
prove an invaluable asset
A committee Of outstanding citizens, of which Dr.
G. u owen temporary chairman. is being formed in
Detroit Is sponsor pr Pcck's anddacy Prominent men
and nomea n other parts Of the country are also beng
added u the personnel Of the committee.
Dr. Peek S gifted but modest man, and 1t was only
persuasion that he agreed to allow his name
bc mentioned in this connection We confident
however that this splendid leader is the timber from
which real college presidents made. The Tribune
Independents therefore joins with Dr. Pecks many
other friends in heartily endorsing him for the presidency
Of Tuskegee Institute.
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B g A u d i e n c e
Hears Hayes

New York -1ANP) Roland Hay
cs sang at Carnegie hall before one
of the seasons most brilliant audi
cnces Friday night Approximately
half Of the throug were colored
music lovers The event was for the
benefit of the Walden School.
Offering -four groups of songs,
Mr. HAYES enchanted his hearers.
IIspeCiallv fine was his Would
You Gain the Tender Creature
Several spirituals completed the
program 20 which which many ex-
ira numbers were added. the prayer
ITS Me Oh Lord" the sp.ritua
embraced in the "O'Neill-Gruen
berg" opera THE Emperor Jones
being one Of the encores.
Perciyal Parham provided eff
cient piano accomplishments.
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..EDIT RIA L s..
WOLVERINE REPUBLICAN CLUB
in DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS

On Tuesday the Women's Auxi-
liary met at the headquarters to
continue work on the new pro-
gram. which will be something real
new In local civic progress. Meet
ings are held every Friday night.
with social feature which pro-
vides healthy entertainment.
The women are making the en-
tertainment feature OF the pro-
gram a great success. No admis-
sion fee is charged on any night.
All friends are invited. Come and
bring others. Join the Wolverine
Republican Tub to-day. and helm
yourself and others. The organiza-
ton has helped hundreds, and with
public cooperation Is destined to
become powerful service station
for the race.
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Nat. Urban League
To Give Fellowships

New York-(ANP) The Nation
al Urban League announced this
week it's annual competitive ex-
animation for Fellowship in social
work for colored students. Proba-
bly, three awards will be made. APP
plicants must be graduates OF or
candidates for graduation from ac-
credited colleges. Successful candi-
dates will receive tuition and
monthly stipends valued together
at about $1,000 for the school year
The Schools TO which League
Fellowships have been assigned are
the New York School OF Social
Work. the Graduate School for So
cial Administration of the Univer-
slty OF Chicago. Bryn Mawr and the
University OF Pittsburgh.
Applications must be filed before
February rs. 1885 on forms fur
nished by the UrDan League wnicn
may be secured by writing TO T.
Arnold Hill. Acting Executive Sec
rotary. 1873 Broadway Room sze
New York City. rhe examination
viii be held IN March
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In a determined effort to carry
on their good work and give De-
troit its most constructive civic
program. the Wolverine Repupii-
can Club. Detroit's Oldest and one
OF the most influential political or
ranizations built strictly on the
precinct plan. is making drive
for new members.
The membership fee has always
been one dollar a year-no taxes
no dues. This annual fee OF one
dollar is used exclusively for rent,
heat. and light for the permanent
headquarters at 26S e. Warren
avenue. No member in the club has
ever been charged one penny Tor
a job or any othr service. ine or
ganization has recently helped
many of its members.
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THE COMING FOOTBALL CLASSIC

The Detroit public will enjoy unusual treat next
Thursday when the football classic between the WILDER
force University West Virginia College will be play
ed here at the Hamtramck Stadium Thanksgiving
Day
In this section of the country we often see such out
standing athletic stars of our group Ward McCarey
Baker Lett, and Simmons, participating as individual
PLAYER on college football teams Their athletic ability
is universally recognized 1t is only occasions
however that two great acolored football teams are
seen competing against each other local grdrons as
the squards from Wherefore and West virginia VIII 90
next Thursday
The game will unquestionaby be largely attended
and will prove inspiring to many of of young people
who have never before had the opportunity of seeing
two a-Negro football squards in action in Greater
Detroit
Judging from the advance sale of tickets, the game
will attract not only local citizens, but many football
fans from other cities
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Negroes Sign Bonds
White Woman
Released

Atlnta. Ga. (ANP) Two white
women. Mrs. Leah Young and Miss
Annie Mae feathers held since
the recent textile strike on charges
Of circulating discretionary litera-
ture. were released last Tuesday
under bonds OF $1,000 each said to
have been signed by colored bust
ness man.
Originally their bonds were set
at $1,000 but the solicitor general
yielded TO the demand for reduced
bonds. The women are represented
by John Geer colored lawyer.
The two white women are the
Hast Of more than dozen alleged
Communists recently rounded uI
by the police here TO obtain theil
Jrelease
Eight colored men and womer
seized are free under bonds rang
ing from $500 to $1,000.
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What Other Editors Say

their traditional attitude toward
Negroes so long as the Negro
member of Congress was Oscar
DePriest. Republican. But how
can they continue to extol the De-
mocratic party rs the one defense
the white race has been into its
ranks comes a Negro who was
elected to office as a Democratic
nominee the same as they.
Formerly these southern Demo-
Gratis had recourse to party eau
Gus. Since they dominated II. they
made northern Democrats do their
bidding But today the Democratic
party is everywhere and 1t hap
pens that the bulk of 1t Is In
northern states where for many
years there has been more or less
accord and cocoeration OF the
races within the party.
Southerners cannot expect to
persuade Democrats elected In
part by Negro votes in northern
and border states, to throw away
that support to prevent Negro
domination" which everyone
knows is pure Pigment OF
southern demagognes' magma
ton.
Neither will southern members
of Congress find II easy to sub
ject Mr.. Mitchell. Democrat. to
the harassments which they put
upon Republican. They are up |
against decision either to be
good Democrats or southerners OF
the type made notorious by Ne
gro baiters like Vardaman and
3lease.
We will hazard guess that
hey will decide to be good Demo-
rats. Our reason for that optimi-
m is a feeling which everyone,
lack and white alike. knows ex- Il
its in the South. The experience /
{ a Negro school teacher doing d
Immer work in Minnesota illus
'ates Il He was sightseeing at d
ne OF the natural wonders Of that I
gion. a white man approached L
m with hand extended and plea Il
ire written all over his face. q
The stranger spoke up: He was
r. So-and-So from North Caro- o
IA. Would the teacher be so i
nd as to converse with him? lie e
4 been up from the South all q
MINOR and felt downright lone 2
me because h. had not seen ans
lored people. The end Of the
Dry is that the white North Caro-
nian deserted his white friends
nd the two men spent pleasant
lcrnaon together. Congressman
itchell of Illinois Democrat. is
lethcr wcdeo thrust in to open
e door az Negroes opportunity
Kansas City Call |
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imam and the grand act OF squeezing
that most surely would have come
on us by this time
The Negro has learned great
deal while all of this has been go
ing on, enough to prevent him from
ever trying those same mean ana
selfish squeezing tricks that make
few enormously rich and leave In
great poverty the millions OF the
working class
The great mass of our group
have good hearts, they want to
live and let live. They are not out
to do anybody, they want all TO
have a good time and live well and
1t is this great mass that our lead
ers must be true to.
They are down now but they
are not going to always be so. We
should welcome any social order
that means their welfare ana eco
nomic improvement, even II 1t
means that we who belong to the
professional class may have to give
up some special favors we have all
along enjoyed.
There are some Negroes that
have made money out OF the de-
preston. and have done 1t quite
There are so manv
ways we can take the very hide off
today and be within that which is
lawful. but the end of that Is near,
and we should rejoice instead Of
weeping.
What we started out to say at
first we now say, we have brains
in our house to offer a
solution for this depression; what
We lack is the courage to put forth
he social plan that can save 10
The Negroes of America have IA
cal opportunity to present to this
lation, society based upon the
.reatest good To the greatest num-
Icr: society void Of class pre- !
udice and favoritism; society |
there the best interest of al is |
crvcd. void of the high peaks, and I
w valleys that now mar the
Gene; The great Question is "Will |
e try?"
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Inter-Racial
r O m a n c e

CONTINUED from Page ID
nidy house and drove a butcher
knife through his heart
Children Use Sharpened Sticks
Meals body was tied to a rope
on the rear Of an automobile and
dragged over the highway to the
Cannidy home. Here mob estimat-
ed to number somewhere between
5000 and 700 from leven southern
states were excitedly waiting his
arrival. When the car which was
dragging Meals body came In front
of the Cannidy home man who
was riding the rear bumper cut the
rope.
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celsior Club. Music was furnished
by Van Mosley.
There was floor show from
1890 to 1880 a. m. Among the
stars on program were: Miss Loree
Downs and Miss Elizabeth Evans.
tap-dancing; Mrs Aretha Goss,
vocal solo at Must Have Been
Moon Glow" Miss Fannie Marie
Davis and Charles Williams, sang
why Don't You Practice What
You Preach" Mrs. Annie Mae
Hollingworth vocal solo. Lost In
A Fog" Mrs. Gertrude Raymond
and Miss Fannie Marie Davis and
Charles Williams, comedy act,
l"Finding Her Boozo."
Dancing was enjoyed until a late
hour.
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ArzIE DIAL THROWS PARTY

Auzie Dial. Detroit's most popu-
lar hot-cha singer and the girl Of
a thousand songs gave a party last
Sunday morning at her home In
honor OF Earl Walton. newly APP
pointed manager OF the Club Plan
tation and George McClennon. the
producer.
This little gathering has been
accepted and hailed as the most
elaborate and enjoyable party Of
the season. Everyone had a lovely
time and even though q nmnper o.
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Our great nation is fighting tc
get out OF this depression and IL
calling upon all of its resources In
gold and mind to help solve this
puzzle that up to the present has
defied all efforts towards its solu'
ton
We who live within our house
cannot but feel that we should &c
our part, and should offer some
well thought-out plans toward
bringing to an end this awful
blight
The Negro is not to be ler out
lin any scheme of thinking on this
depression; there are IL million of
us that are eating and wearing
clothes. and doing our part In con-
suming the things that go to make
for our living.
What now Is known Is that the
Negro is good spender; he be-
lieves in spending money. We like
the good things of life. and 1t Is
good business to keep the Negro
spending. There would be no de-
preston IL we had the money; We
would certainly keep the money In
IL it had to pass entire
" within our circle.
There is another element at work
within our nation that we are in
no sense a part Of, and which we
know but little about. II is that
element OF great money kings that
bull" and "bear" the American
market 10 their pleasure, that or
yanize giant corporations and sell
tocks running UP into millions,
hat form chains of interlocking di-
ectorates and hold American in
ustry in their strong grip.
These are they who cause de-
rcssions; depression benefit them,
hey wait their chance when they |
mink things have reached the low
vel where to buy is profitable and
len it is that they clean up.
Social justice has spoiled their
anne nt several points in recent
gislaiion. and we find debt mora
rims and National Home assoc
ations and liquidation CORPORA
ons that stand between the poor
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GOING FAR AFIELD

The other night in New York
City the American Federation OF
Labor and associated labor orga-
nizations launched a drive for q
$3.50 900 fund TO be known as the
Chest for the Liberation OF Work
ers in Europe.
The money Is to be used In as
sisting labor in Fascist countries
to restore civil liberties and free
dom OF organization.
Several hundred labor moguls
attended the dinner. Included
among them was Matthew Vol.
vice president of the A. f. of l..
and notorious reactionary.
american labor cannot stand
aside and watch complacently the
destruction of the labor move
ment in Germany. Austria and
other countries dominated by die
tatorship." said Mr.. Woll, "or re-
main quiescent in the presence OF
barbarous racial persecution such
as the Jews of Germany are being
subjected to-"
1--WE will not trade with or buy
anything from Germany" he con-
tinued. cas- long as the present
regime and its policies continue.
We will refuse TO buy any article
and produced under
conditions we deem incompatible
with the principles of liberty.
iency and civilization.
And now. Mr.. VOL. how about
he barbarous racial persecution
# the Negroes right here at nome.
where over $500 have been hang
d and burned by mobs since 1882.
here they suffer restrictions and
ersecutions as savage as any eX-
erienced by Jews and radicals
lywherc in Europe?
Are you going TO raise a fund Of =
80 coo fol The liberation Of the :
ack workers of America? "
DO Won deem the conditions mI-
+ which black workers slave in
E South incompatible with the
Of liberty. decency and =
itization'9
Z - are You going 20 institute
rycofi lsainst TIE planters and
ftr~ anu manufacturers OF the "
ifh who isnch disgraughise ~
Nra worNr. 81
eet4- us L % J. Unions ha
M hcu 81
Pitt nursh Courier
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the guests became well souced the
party still retained its dignity.
The guests included Earl Wal
ton and members OF his orchestra,
George McClennon and his Metro
politan Tippers, friends and other
members and employees OF the
club.
The gathering was given more
or less In fitting with the season
and was deemed as q pre-Thanks-
lgiving party.
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N A ACP Offers
Christmas Seals

New York--A newly designed N.
A. A. c p. Christmas seal vii, go
on sale Thanksgiving day for use
on gifts packages. letters and
greeting cards during the holiday
season. The sale is held each year
to add TO the N. A. A. G. r. treasur y
The 1884 seal was designed by
Richmond Barthe, young Negro
artist-sculptor. and shows the head
of singing choir boy, with back
ground OF the star Of Bethlehem
II is done in the Christmas colors
OF red and green. The seals are sold
at one cent each in any quantity
from the headquarters at go Fiji
avenue. New York, or the nearest
branch.
READ
| mnE nDIuIYNE NnRNT
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THEIR WORRY. NOT 0liK>
Tile predicament in which
southern members ~ Congress
fhM themselves now that a Negro
Democrat ha boon elected to that
body reminds rs that God moves
To We rrious WAYS Ills wonders
90 icyorn they could retain
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SPECIAL NOTICE

Owing to the Thanksgiving holi-
day on Thursday of next week. 1t
will be necessary for all news
items for that issue to be in the
Office not later than Monday, 5 p.
m, Nov. 26. Please cooperate.
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THE INDEPENDENT CLUB
SPONSORS ENTERTAINMENT

The Independent Club featured a
delightful entertainment. "A Night
| In Harlem" Nov. II, at the New Elk
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Curranfs Nlghtlngales, Schiller
Hall. ~. Aubin a. GrntlOt, Novem-
her Dancing-FIfteen Cents.
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BERTHELLA'S
Hair Shoppe

For dependable distinctive service
All work Observation-Disclosures WAVES
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electric treatments Of the scalp ana
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CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
For achievement in the regular annual observance
NATIONAL NEGRO HEALTH WEEK
Sponsored By

IONAL WEEK
Sponsored By
The National Negro Health Movement
THE COMMUNITY OR COUNTY OF Detroit: City OF
Detroit Department of Health State of Michigan Having
fulfilled the required schedule Health Week activities
april 1st to April 9Th, 1884 Is hereby awarded Ger
tficate of Merit in testimony and commentator of its
civic cooperation for community cleanliness. improved
home life and better health.
Issued in the city of Washington d. c.
This 2Oth Day of July 1884
Roscoe c. Brown
Chirman National Negro Health Week Comm
Algernon B. Johnson
Chairman National Negro Health Week Awards
Seal
The above is the exact copy of the certificate of award
issued to the public spirited group of of Detroit
for the fine work being done under the leadership
Mrs Pearl V. Collins, the only colored member
of the central health committee of Detroit; and Mrs. E.
L. Johnson, head of the Daniel H. Williams health
Guild.
Sponsors that there will be meeting of the
health committee Friday Nov. 23rd, at 3 o'clock at
Herman Keifer All members requested be present
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St. MARY'S CLASS
PRESENT DRAMA
1T Happened IN Hollywood
Will Be Given Tuesday and
Friday by Graduates

1T Happened in Hollywood, . drama
Ia three acts, will be presented twice
this week by the seniors Of st. Marys
high school under direction Of Sister
Marie Of the high school faculty and
Rev. Father Robert A. Feehan.
The first showing at the school
auditorium at 7:45 O'Clock Tuesday
evening will be open to all school
children. The second presentation at
the same place at 8 O'Clock Thursday
evening will be for an adult audience
The public Is invited.
Mrs. Arthur Bauer will assist with q
program Of musical selections.
Following are members Of the cast
and the parts which they will portray:
Jarvis. the Pembroke butler-Robert
Murphy; Messenger-Paul Whitley;
Tom Clarity, q press agent-John
Guthrie; Alan Tremayne. who has
movie aspirations-Tom Lee; Josie
Pembroke, the daughter Of the house
Marion Curran; Princess Dolores
her dearest friend-Dariah Winter;
Phyllis Duganne, reporter on "The
Movie News"-Lucille Christian: Bert.
temporarily q chauffeur-Robert
Schmidt; Doreen Downing, . movie
star-Phyllis Carroll; Polly o'Connor
an actress-Lois Werstlein: Mrs. Penn
broke, the mistress Of the house
Bernice Wagner, and Sir Humphrey,
the Princes guardian-Eugene Nc
Donald.
| Scenes in the play, action of which
occurs in the present are at the Penn
broke home at Hollywood.