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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Students Taught Use
Of Office Machines
Continued from,Aage l.

the Tuskegee School OF Business
Is taking a forward step in pre-
pairing the students OF that de-
partment for actual work as they
will find II when their courses are
completed.
Just few days ago, Mr.. &. G..
Spaulding was lamenting the fact
that so aften young people apply
for clerical positions with the
North Carolina Mutual and are un-
able to qualify because they have
no experience with modern office
bushes machines.
The Tuskegee Bushes Show will
be held during the week of March
20. and invitation have been ex-
tended to nearby high schools and
colleges to have their students
| and teachers attend.
I'm the preparation for this
business show" says DIR. r.. II. Mo.
ten. I'VE are guided by that same
principle OF service which has
made the Tuskegee Farmers
Conference such an influence for
good in the South. The Negro is
definitely entering upon a new era
in business. and We feel that every
possible advantage must be given
to our young people who select
business careers In order that they
may be adequately equipped for
the fierce competition which they
will meet. Group conferences OF
Negro business people are just as
important as conferences of farm
er groups or any other groups in
our race"
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Economic Status Cause OF I.
Among Negroes, Says Aronson

Philadelphia. Pa. (ANP)--Pro-
fessor Aronson OF Henry Phipps
Institute. Philadelphia. exploded
the old myth that Race is the
great factor In the susceptibility
to tuberculosis by the Negro,
when speaking at the Second An
nual Clinical Lectures OF the Mer-
cy Hospital here Thursday.
Tuberculosis is an infection
which is acquired in childhood and
develops in later life. When II Is
not acquired in childhood. but Is
acquired in adult life, II is ex-
tremely virulent and is rapidly ia
tall" DR.. Aronson said. Contin-
uing. DR.. Aronson pointed ont that
il had been thought that the high
incidence OF rapid cases In Me-
groes who migrated from the south
ern rural communities to the
northern cities was due TO the fact
that these southern sections had
less tuberculosis and many OF the
were not infected.
This idea has been disproved, he
said. by recent studies carried on
and the Rockefeller Institute. He.
with other experts went through
all parts of the south into the most
remote sections and tested the Ne
groes for tuberculosis and found
that there was almost as high a
percentage there as in the north
arn urban centers.
Another important comparative
study he made in Mississippi. One
arm operated by "A Chicago firm
was kept in the most hygienic
condition ana the Negroes did not
rave any higher incidence Of tn
)crculosis than the white farmers
average. But on another farm
which is typical of the conditions
lnder which the Negroes usually
i've the incidence was the usual
Ugh rate for Negroes.
Therefore the economic factor
GEMS 10 be the most important
or the high mortality and NOR
idity rates among colored people
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Edwin R. Embree Explains Why
America Distrusts The japanese

ca has annexted Hawaii. rules the
Philippines, and in cooperation
with European powers controls all
the South Seas. Holland owns the
great Malay archipeligo-the East
Indies-an empire of sixty million
people. The western powers have
long held China in a position OF
dependence. But Japan has never
been conquered. She has beaten
western nations at their own game.
She has armed herself as effective
ly as America or the British En-
pire. She has introduced factories
and world trade so successfully
that she is steadily Selling the
markets OF the whole Far East.
She is now outdoing the west even
in Imperialism. AT time when
America is giving up the Philip
pines, when England Is being
forced to every compromise in or
der to hold India. when Holland
is being asked To leave the East
Indies at Just this time Japan
Is spreading her empide TO For
mosa. Korea and Manchuria.
Furthermore, while the white
man may do almost anything he
pleases as he travels over the
South Seas and China, he has to
behave himself in Japan. The Jap !
lnese are courteous but full of
and pride. They Will /
lot allow anyone TO insult them or |
,ully them in their own country.
n ne white man naturally |
links of most of the Pacific peo-
les as very good niggers' because
hey bow before him aud do what
yer he says. But the upstandmg.
clf-reliant Japanese he calls bal
iggcrs. America rcsents SO great
y the independence of this color
a nation that many influential
coplc are trying 10 foment a war
, that we may humble our only
val in the Pacific area, our only
)lored rival In the whole world.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Forty And Over Club
Will Be Organized

A meeting will be held Thursday
evening, March %, at p. m, at
1926 Dawson for organizing a
club to be known as the Forty and
over club. Plans will be formu-
lated to secure legislation that will
provide employment proportion
ately for colored citizens whose
ages range from forty. over fifty,
and over sixty years. All unem-
ployed members OF the group,
within these age limits, are invited
and urged to come. James Brown
is secretary.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
FLY YIELDS MORE
SECRETS ABOUT MAN
knowledge May Enable HUI
mainly to Better Race.

Los Angeles. The lowly vinegar
ny is continuing TO yield up more
OF the secrets OF heredity of all
farms of life which won the Nobel
Prize in medicine for Dr. Thomas
Hunt Morgan of the California In.
siilntc OF Technology.
Further reports OF his studies are
to lac made available soon by Or.
Morgan. who has substantiaicd
many facts about the requirement of
physical characteristics by man
from his studies of the vinegar fly.
How he Is able to do so he ex-
planned recently:
The physical characteristics OF
man are inherited In exactly the
same way ms are those OF all other
animals.
There are probably as many
kinds OF defective types In man as
there are defective races Of the vim
rgar fly. drosophila.
"rhe vinegar fly furnishes the
genetIst. or student Of heredity. ex-
cellent material for the study OF the
fundamental principles Of heredity,
because the offspring can be OBJ
tnined every ten days. and because
from single pair 500 TO 1000
young can be obtained.
In man. on the contrary, so few
onsprings are born TO pair that
they do not give good sample OF
all the possibilities contained In the
reproductive cells OF the parents.
I'm the william q. Kerckhoff
laboratories. studies OF heredIty.
both Of animals and OF plants. are
being actively pursued. There are
some 500 races OF pedigreed flies that
furnish the material. on the animal
side, Tor genetic work.
"For the genetic study OF man the
work OF medical men Is OF the great
est Importance. because to the doc
tor come not only the lame, the hal
and the blind. but also those who
suffer the minor evils OF our com
mon Inheritance"
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24

Chicago amp Edwin Il. En-
brCe. president OF the Julius Ros-
enwald Fund. says Americans who
hate the Japanese call them bad
niggers."
In course OF lectures at Fisk
University on the Peoples OF the
Pacific, Mr.. Embree discussed the
races OF the South Seas, Australia,
the East Indies. China and Japan.
"All of the Peoples OF the Pa
cific.' he said. have been subju-
gated by the white nations OF the
west with the single exception OF
Japan. AS result, America and
Europe are friendly though pa
tronizing TO the Polynesians. the
Malays and the Chinese. But they
resent bitterly the independence OF
Japan.
"As a matter OF fact the Jap
anese are the most capable ard
in many ways the NEST attractive
people of the whole area. The
japanese landscape is the most
beautiful in the world. The Japan
csc themselves are courteous, tai
ented and amazingly resourcefui'
Japan has a civilization which Dy
any standard is among the highest
of all world history. China may
have been greater in the remote
past. but Japan has to-day a nv
ing active culture which puts her
at the head OF the whole Pacific
region Her art and architecture
ana landscape gardening, as well
rs her nloicrn industry ana
science. are equal 70 the best any
where.
"Why then is there SO much pre- (
udicc against Japan in America, /
Why are our newspapers full OF 4
criticism and abuse? Why are (
crying for war
gainst her?
The answers are simple. First
re want the markets OF the Far
.ast. and we fear Japan as rival
A trade. Second. and more deep
Dotted. we resent the fact thar
ny 'colored nation should pre-
md 10 be equal to the great white
atoms OF the west.
"All over the Pacific the white
an goes as lord and master
ngland has seized and colonized
nstralia and New Zealand. Amer
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
PRISONS and
PRISONERS
BY Clifford G. Mitchell
A Well-Wisher Replies!

Some weeks ago wrote In this
column about the lady who in
yited me 10 call upon her and who
then proceeded 10 lecture me and
made me promise TO take more
active interest in religious affairs.
In another column ! subsequently |
wrote about how Bible firm !
wrote and sent me one of their
new Analytical Bibles. The lady
in question, after reading about
the cooperation from the Bible
house, writes again, and l shall
quote from her letter:
Il want TO thank you for your
KIND remarks concerning our in
terview on religious affairs in
I"Confession and A Promise" At the
time talked with you, i was
Trying to SOW some good seed, and
hoping II would not fall among
rocks and be choked, or on barren
lground. After reading In this
weeks column about the New An
lalytical Bible, have reason TO
rejoice and be exceedingly glad
for spiritual understanding, know
ling that l have sown seed In good
soil, therefore II will bring forth
rich fruit. shall be glad later on
to purchase one OF the Bibles"
Not only has the lady sown a
seed that has proved profitable to
me personally but indirectly she
has also helped great many OF
our colored publications for the
John A. Dickson Publishing Comp
any. 500 South Jefferson Street
Chicago, have intimated a willing
mess to run their display advertis-
ing in the colored publications,
Iwho write them, on the same basis
las that run In the white publica.
tions. incidentally. am asking the
Dickson Company TO supply me
with some of their literature
which l will forward to the lady
interested in my welfare.
ft*ftt
A prisoner. lifer, and an ex
ceedingly talented artist in thu
state prison at Jackson, Michigan
has drown the very best illustra
ton OF our Presidcnt-the Honor
able Franklin Delano Roosevelt
: that / have yet seen. and a print
! ing of this drawing, made from
an extra fine linoleum cut, is nov
/, grazing a conspicuous position Il
my studio" and commanding fav
orable remarks from all observers
do not know how many of thes
drawings are available but per
: lhaps readers can secure one b
] writing to the editor OF THE Spec
!, tator," Michigan state Prison
Jackson, Michigan.
as4tst
During the past week, since tn
! escape OF the desperedo. John oil
lenger, and his colored companion
Herbert Youngblood, more peopl
have asked this columnist question
about prisons and prisoners tina
: during the entire previous eigh
{ months that l have been in Chi
cago.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Negro Educational
Conference oBeHeld
In Washington DC.
Costly Temple Goes
On Auction Block

Washington. ID. G.. CAMP The
Masonic Temple located at 10th
and You steets here and the most
pretentious Negro structure In the
capital Is to be sold at public auc-
ton. An advertisement to this eff
feet was posted last week. setting
the sale date as of March Is. The
Masonic Temple was completed
after numerous financial mishaps
by the district grand lodge of Ma
sons, on money advanced by the
National Benefit Life Insurance
Company. s45O,OOO was put into the
structure by the National Benefit
during the Rutherford regime
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Educational Confab
Planned For May 9
COMMITTEE SETS DATE
AT CLEVELAND MEET

Al the Joint meeting OF the Ma
tional Advisory Committee on Ed
ration OF Negroes and the Plan
ming Committee OF the National
Conference on the Education OF
Negroes which was held in Cleye-
land recently in connection with
the meeting OF the National Edu- |
cation Associations Department OF |
Superintendence the dates for the
Conference to be held in Washing
ton were set for May 912. Both
Committees were we'll represented
by members from various parts OF
the country. Several visitors were
also present.
In addition TO the report made
by DR.. Ambrose Caliver. senior
specialist in the education OF Ne
groes. on the regular work OF the
Federal Office of Education for the
race and the general plans for the
Conference. chairmen gave reports
OF the progress OF their committee
work Those reporting and the
committees they represented were;
+. T. Attwell, Recreation and Lei
sure Time Committee; 7. Arnold
Hill. Committee on Vacations: +
q. Nichols, Committee on Health
and Fred McCuistion, Committed
on Financial Support OF Education
The following chairmen who were
unable TO attend the meeting sent
written reports: Mrs. Mary Mel
Bethune, Home Life; Dean v. r.
Daniel, Citizenship: and DR.. Willis
Ill., Tthtrc and Morals
DIR. Zo0k Speaks
In bringing a word OF greeting
TO the group. DR.. George +. zook
u. s. Commissioner of Education
said that he was tremendously In
terested In the Conference beine
planned and that he considered II
An appropriate time TO review
what has been done in the educa.
ton OF colored people In recent
wears, and 10 make plans for tho
future.
On behalf OF President Paul c
Stetson greetings from the Depart
ment OF Superintondence or th'
National Education Association
were extended by DR.. Milton Pot
ter. Chairman OF the Executive
COmmittee anu superintendent
Schools OF Milwaukee. lie state'
that for any American TO main
tam that one educational standar
can be set for one group, and anoth
err for other groups, on the basi
of color or ancestry would be tn
height Of folly. other persons max
ing brief talks included DR.. Floy
Reeves. Director OF Personnel @
the Tennessee Valley Authority an
Leo M. Favrot.
A special meeting OF the Con
ference Committee on Financia
support OF Education was ais
held in Cleveland during the DE
partment OF Superintendencc Con
vention.
The National Conference Is be
ing sponsored by the Office OF Ed
ucation OF the u. s. Department Q
the Interior and is under the gen
erai chairmanship OF the u. {
Commissioner OF Education, d.
George r. Zook and direction o
Dr. Ambrose Caliver, Senior Spec
ialist I'm the Education OF Negroes
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
70Year-Old Pastors
Assailants Unknown

Memphis. Tenn.-Forced to take
a poisoned liquid by two unidenti-
fed men, the Rev. J. A. Jones. 10
year-old pastor OF the Providence
A. M. l.. Church and former presi-
dent of Turner college, Shelby,
Tenn, died last Tuesday night at
his home, 613 East Georgia street.
The case recalls the fate OF Soc
rates. famous Greek philosopher
who was forced TO drink a fatal
draught OF poison.
Ten nights before his death the
Rev. Mr.. Jones was seized by two
unknown assailants, he said. as
he was riding in his car. No at
tack was made but the aged min
lister was threatened II he did not
comply with their demands. Be
fore his death he said both men
were colored.
He said that as he started from
the corner of Irene and Walker
streets, one man came up on one
side OF the car and one or the 9TH
er, cursing him and told him TO
have a drink.
Forced TO Drink
Il don't drink. gentlemen. he
said he told them.
well YOU are going 10 drink
now" one OF the men told him.
Thinking that he may make II
easy for himself by complying
with the demands OF the criminals,
the Rev. Mr. Jones said that he
swallowed a small quantity of the
LIQUID. Almost Immediately he be-
came numb. and his system rapa-
IL weakened Tie told iiis vic tlat
form iun wltlr h, ioei completely
his sense az balances.
Il was lat, Frnlay nirht before
tho minister VAS able 10 ma ms
dirtcliou home. Mrs Jones' great
IN disturbed by his unusually long
delay in returning home. stayed up
waiting for him Whom Nc arrived
AZ the door, he knocked
He had u strange, lar away
look about his face Mrs. Jones
stated. When | attempted 10 help
him he at first pushed me away.
apparently not recognizing VINO l
was. took him in the house ana
win assistance. gave him good
rubbing The first thing he said !
~hen he came to is Il have been
doped.
Baifles Police
The minister asserted that he
would not have been able TO rec
,gnize the men II they had been Il
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
BOGUS MONEY GANGS
ARE RUN TO HIDING
New Rogues Give Secret
Service Most Trouble.

Washington. The widespread
wave OF counterfeit!ng which hal
swept the United states during the
past year has practically beer
checked by the secret service. II
was disclosed at the Treasury de
partment.
II was said that since the begin.
Ming of the depression there had
been gradual increase In coun.
terfelting. and during the year just
ended II was unprecedented.
The secret service has smashed
what they believe to be two big
International rings, as well as a
number OF smaller rings. thus halt
Ing blgscale operations.
one unique case came to light
with the recent arrest OF two broth
ers. who owned n small country
bank in Minnesota.
Bankers Start mint"
Their bank closed by the banking
holiday last March. they conceived a
scheme for making good their losses
by making spurious bills.
Investigation by secret service
men disclosed they hired an I'M
scrupulous engravcr and printer and
starred 10 turn out counterfeit
notes.
Aflcr disposins of large number
ia tl.cir native state. they went
INTO Missouri. where they were
soon apprehcn led. An elaborate
rpuntrrfeilins plant was found in
heir home, together with n large
lumber OF the spurious bank notes
with the recent arrest Of Henry
pcchow. alias Count Enrique Won
'uclow. and others in New York
lnd Chicago. secret service men be.
ie,c they smashed one of the big
,cst international rings ever TO op
rate In this country.
Won Buelow is said 10 have had
5000 In bogus 500 bills when
e was taken into custody. They
fere said to be almost perfect.
Secret service men admit counter
citing has developed into highly |
rganized racket. and that the
mount OF spurious money is large.
With modern printing and engray
ig machinery. counterfcits are
lrned out so clcverly they frequent
: pass through banks and are dc
'cted only when they are sent Ia
ne treasury for redemption.
Recognize the Work.
When a new counterfeit note Is
"old-limers" in the Sc.
ret service usually can tell by the
craftsmanship who the counterfelter
If he has had previous record. |
n a majority of instances. this |
roves to be the case. Then II
3 merely a question OF finding him
'r HIS gang.
whfn the .nsr.ver sc>i,ot known.
is then that Uncle Sans sleuths
rave n hard job ahead. But they
Usually succeed.
The secret service also finds there
5 surprising amount OF counter
citing In small coins. These small
liners palm of bad nIckels and
ven pennies.
Recently they arrested a street
who was making a
Idly sum giving his customers spu-
ious coins as change. He made the
mistake OF trying II en- the secret
ervice man who had been slipped
m"
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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24

The monthly meeting OF the De-
troit A. NJ. f. Laymen was well
attended Wednesday evenin &,
March IA. Six of the larger church
es OF the city were represented.
Another meeting will be held
Sunday. March rs. at $3.50 p. IN. at
Greater Bethel. and all A. NJ. Il.
laymen are requested TO attend.
II will be the seventh inspirational
program of the organization. The
mAsic will be furnished by the
Junior choir OF Allen Temple A..
NJ. +. Church. Rev. c. w. Baber,
pastor OF Ebcnezer A. NJ f, Church
will he the speaker The subject
will be What Methods Shall Min
listers and Laymen use TO Recon-
Struct the A. Nj. r. Church, The
public is invited. The organiza-
tons motto is Better Laymen,
Better Ministers, Cleaner Church
IS. and Closer Fellowship
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24

brought 10 him. but he was certain
that they were colored. The case
is one OF the most battling that
police officers have tried TO solve
recently.
Rev. Jones had distinguished
himself in both religious and edu-
cati0nal work OF his church in
Tennessee For more than 20 years
he was president OF Turner COL
lcgc and his leadership was syn
onymOus with progress in the Held
OF religious education. During
the past three years he served as
presiding elder of the East Mem
phls district However. 40 Che last
conference. Rev Jones was made
Pastor OF Providence a. NJ. f.
Church
Nashville Was Homo
The deceased regarded Nashville
as his home lie was a native ot
Tenncssce horn in Murray county
Besides his widow. TWO SONS. Hen
rs G. and James L. Jones. both OF
calf. and two daughters. Mrs
Dora 4 Woods. OF California and
Miss Ella L. Jones. of Fort Smith,
Ark. survive him.
Two weeks ago. the Rev. Mr..
Zones was given the pastorate OF
Church. which he help
d TO save from IA foreclosure last
lonth.
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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24

Michigan's tourist business will
amount TO many thousands of dol
lars in increased Sales Tax reye-
nue..
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24

The University OF Michigan re-
ceives $500, 900 from the Sales Tax.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-03-24
Ba6les Police

The minister asserted that he
would not have been able TO rec
ognize the men II they had been