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Evening star., 1935-10-20
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Organizations United in Opposition to Gas Tax Di-
version-Anti.G Gambling Law Fight to Be Re-
newed-Chest Work Begins.

is headed by the corporation
counsel.
Among the new taxes suggested
he mentions the following: Income
tax, increased gasoline tax with
diversion to general fund, modifi-
cation of present taxes on public
utilities and banks. motor vehicle
wheel or weight tax in lieu Of the
present personal tax, a sales tax.
and an estate or inheritance tax.
AL of these he urges the organiza-
tions to study and give expression
OF their opinion thereon.
No argument is offered In sup
port of any Of these tax proposals,
but in the course of his talk there
cropped out his well-known ad-
vocacy Of either doing away with
the several citizen boards and
transferring their powers to the
District Commissioners, or greatly
reducing their powers. No organi-
zation advice should be required
regarding these boards for the or
ganized community never spoke
more decisively than In expressing
its opposition to any such change.
Roberts also brought out In this
broadcast his oft-expressed opinion
that the District of Columbia
should be represented in Congress.
This, he suggests, be through "ap-
pointment by the President upon
the nomination of the District
Commissioners Of representative
who could have a voice in Con-
gress without voting power and
who would be member Of both
the committees Of the House and
Senate"
Voteless representation Of the
District of Columbia even by an
elected delegate has never aroused
much enthusiasm and civic leaders
are not inclined to take seriously
the suggestion for q representa-
tive be appointed by the President
on the nomination Of the Commis-
sioners. What violence would be
done to the American system Of
representative government to have
a great community, more populous
than eight Of the States, repre-
sented by one chosen by Govern
ment officials in whose choosing
they had no part. Such repre-
sentative might prove himself to
be q most wonderful misrepresen-
tative and for this there would be
no possible redress.
Evening star., 1935-10-20
Fight to Be. Renewed
For Anti-Gambling Law.

n PPARENT solution OF the VII
- son murder mystery has re-
vived an active interest In the en-
actment Of an effective anti
gambling law. It was the Wilson
murder that brought about the in
vestigation by the House Crime
Committee which early urged. the
Tightening up of the laws against
gambling in the District. The
Senate District Committee was
very prompt in responding to the
House Committee suggestion and
the aroused public sentiment. The
bill was reported and passed by
the Senate early in the session.
Upon reaching the House the
bill went to a subcommittee Of the
District Committee, of which Rep
resentative Palmisano, Democrat.
Of Maryland, Is chairman. There it
has since reposed and all efforts
have so far failed to bring about
consideration Of the measure.
There Is q general civic and
official demand for the enactment
of this or a similar bill and as far
as organized civic Washington has
been able to learn there has never
been one valid objection advanced
against its passage. Students of
crime conditions regard our pres
ent lax laws against gambling as
a prolific source of crime and an
inducement for gamblers and gang
sters to infest the Capital City.
It is the opinion of leaders in
the civic organizations that the
anti-gambling bill will be put at
the top of the list of urgent Dis
trict legislation in the coming
session of Congress. OF course,
if this was a community endowed
with the normal American pow
ers, this bill would be put in the
list Of must" legislation. But
being q voteless and unrepresented,
"StarleSs" State we can only exer-
else that uncertain and unsatis-
factory right Of petition.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-11
Notice

In consequence of the liquidation sof
tn Bank, and in accordance with rule
If oe the Regulations for the Savings
i, pertinent Of the Bank. notice is
b, r by given to all parties having saw
i, deposits with the Bank, that the
Is desires to repay the amounts de-
. SEED to the depositors, and hereby
pt> the required II weeks notice 10
ihs effect; and informs ali depositors
IT,. 10 interest Will be given on any
nos deposit after the expiration of
l. SKIS (tWelve weeks) from date.
nlo iAterest on Checking Accounts
WI ue given after the present date.
8 homas the l day of March 1895.
TIE National Bank of the Danish West
Indies
AXEL HOIST [THAGE
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-11
Notice

Notice hereby. given that at stock
holders meetit g held in Copenhagen
January Is. 1885. it was decided tba
the No!loraI DaI k Of the DANISH Yves
Indies goes into liquidation from The
SAID date; that the iquoauon commit
tee consists Of tn former board mem
bers. and that The Officers of he BaI k
are authorized 10 sign and act for the
Bank in liquidation in the same manner
as heretofore.
St Thomas the 1871 day of jan
uary, 1850.
The National Bank of the Danish
West Iudes
AXEL ROLST
l.. CHRISTENSEN.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-04-11
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Indies other than those relating TO the
circulating Bank Notes. passed by the
Colonial Gouncil for ST Thomas and Ut.
John on February IA. 1885. ana approv-
ed by the Governor on February 10. 1855
notice is hereby given to ali persons who
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The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Vote of 1851 to lap
Gives Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car POrters
Victory Over Company
Union

The outcome of a ten years con-
troversy between the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters and the Pull
man Porters' and Maids Protective
Association was a victory for the
former in the national election which
was held fro m May q to June %.
The Brotherhood's victory Of 5,931
votes may be properly termed a land
slide when compared with the votes
received by their opponents of 1,422.
The Brotherhood carried all districts
except Memphis, Louisville and At
lantz.
The next step will be the signing
of an agreement governing wages
and working conditions between the
Brotherhood and the Pullman Com
parry.
A. Phillip Randolph is the national
president Of the Brotherhood organ
iZatiou.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Rev. John s. Williams
Celebrates Anniversary
Rev. John S. Williams Celebrates

Rev. John S. Williams Celebrates
Presbyterians, Methodists. Bap-
lists, Holiness, Epicopalians and
others viii honor the Rev. John
s. Williams, pastor at the Hill
side Presbyterian church. Both
and Ohio, Sunday, July Z, at his
sixth anniversary as pastor.
AT III a. I'D the Rev. Harmelink
Of the First Presbyterian Church
viii preach, and the choir assisted
by members Of the Sunday Music
al club and the Y. W. G.. A. Glee
club, viii furnish the music.
AT $50 p. M. the anniversary
musical will be held under the
direction Of Nh. H. L. Preston. ST.
John, Zion, Bethel and MI. Mort
ah chOirs will furnish the music.
At $50 p. m the Episcopal choir
under the direction Of Mrs. Jew
ell, viii sing.
During Rev. Williams pastor
ate IN Omaha, his Christian In
tegrity together with his many
musical contributions have won
for him many friends in both
races.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
BIG BUSINESS SCORED
FOR DISCRIMINATION
One Thousand Dollar
Prize For Stories
LOIS Teachers at

Atlanta, Ga, July 6-The Rosen-
wald offer Of one thousand dollars
for work stories of living Negroes"
is exciting wide interest and has al
ready brought in q large number Of
tories, according to the Commission
I~nterracial Cooperation, which is
conducting the contest. The closing
date for entry of stories win be Octo-
Der first, by which time it is expected
that hundreds Of interesting life his
tories viii be awaiting the attention
Of the judges.
The stories already submitted come
from all parts Of the country and
owe a wide range of activity. Some
tell of success. some Of struggle and
failure; others Of heroic effort stin
in progress A boy just entering col
lege ~recounts his long struggle
through elementary and high school;
an undertaken tells how he beat the
depression; q farmr recounts his sue
cessful efforts to buy land; a preach
er tells of his work and his ideals.
There are stories of a successful
real estate operator, a cook and
laundress who is also a community
leader, a teacher working for a grad
uate degree, q woman undertaken, an
aviator, a blind man who fells trees,
cuts cordwood, and bottoms chairs.
and so on through a most interest
ing 0 section Of economic
struggle.
The Commission points out that
there is still ample time to prepare
and submit stories and will send full
information to anyone writing to it,
headquarters, 7O3 Standard Building,
Atlanta.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
PORTERS' UNION WINS
OVER COMPANY UNION

motored in from Chicago to be at
the ringzide for this fight.
The big question before the fight
was whether Joe Louis could "take
it and this question remains unan-
swered, for the big Italian, former
heavyweight champion, was On the
the results were never in doubt.
Joe clearly demonstrated his su-
periority from the very beginning of
tn bout, his hard punching putting
the big Italian in distress from the
opening bell. His looping rights and
smashing lefts made De Preem ex-
tremely cautious, and he tried to go
on the defensive and box.
Joe pushed the fight to the Italian,
however, and continually staggered
him with smashing punches.
Camera didn't land a telling blow
On Louis until the fourth spasm but
was Immediately met with a barrage
of heavy punching from the Detroit
devastator.
Louis drew first blood in the fifth
round when he started the claret
from De Preem's nose. The end in
the sixth came quickly.
The dramatic ending to the classic
Louis-Carnera battle came IN the
sixth round when Louis dropped the
big man with a terrific right. Primo
rose without taking a count but Joe
took advantage Of the situation BY
rushing in and landing two more
rights to the body and face. De
Preem went down again for the
count.
Cameras connection with the "un-
derworld" through his managers and
the arrest Of nine gangsters with a
complete arsine1 near the Louis camp
BY Omen on Sunday caused many
rumors to float through Harlem all
day Monday and Tuesday=rumors
that Louis had been or would be kid
mapped, that his managers had s'sold
out" etc. But none Of these ma
terialized and Police Commissioner
Valentine dispatched 1000 uniformed
police to the stadium to prevent any
outbreaks among the spectators. The
fight, besides being the largest since
the Dempsey-Tunney contest in Chi
cago in 1928, was also the most ord
erly conducted and will do much to
revive interest in boxing that has
been lacking since the days Of Tex
Richard.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Working When Others
Think He is Playing

Bill Robinson, Negro screen ia
vorite, never c~onverses with barber:
when getting a shave or massage BE-
cause he's too busy tapping out new
numbers for his dance repertoire.
And discussions on political cues
tons with tonsorial artists never
bother him, for he is liable to drown
out the conversations b. tapping his
nimble toes on the footrest of the
barber chair.
Today at Paramount during the
filming Of a barber shop scene ii
a specially number for 'sThe Big
Broadcast of 1885" the noted tap
dancer demonstrated his marked abil-
ity by tapping out a new dance crea-
ton to the tune of Miss Brown to
YOU" while the barber was giving
him a massage. His number not only
silenced the barber but put him in
the humor of rubbing Robinson's
face in rhythm with the tapping
steps.
Just as President Lincoln led the
Negro ont Of Slavery, Bill Robinson
is looked to by his race to lead them
out of the depression by the movie
route, if his future efforts to place
colored children in film work are as
successful as in the past
Every day." Robinson said. "my
fan mail includes any number Of
requests from colored people all over
the country, asking my aid to get
their children into the screen bust
ness In many attempts l have been
successful in placing talented boys
and girls IN the good graces of studio
casting directors
In the picture. Robinson is feat
ured with Bng Crosby, Wendy Bar
RE, Jack Oakie, LYDIA Robert, George
Burns and Oracle Allen. Ethel Nor
man, the Vienna Boys Choir. Ray
Mobiles Band and many other art
lists.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
n. A.A.C.P.C conference CLOSES At St. Louis
Pullman Porters Oganization Wins A Decision
\. A. A. C. P. Holds
Board Meeting

The y. A. A. c. P. met in lis
board meeting at Mid-city Com
munity Center with the president,
DR.. Wesley Jones, presiding. DIR.
Jones made a verbal report OF his
attendance at the 26th, Annual
Conference of the n. A. A. @. p.
which met in St. Louis, June %
80.
Mr.. John Benjamin Horton re-
signed as secretary of the local
branch and was elected a member
of the executive board. Attorney
Chas T. Davis was elected secre-
tary to succeed Mr.. Horton. on
recommendation Of the president.
Attorney Ray Williams made a
motion that the rule be suspended
and that Mr.. Tobey James be
elected a member Of the execu-
tive board. The motion was
unanimously carried and Mr..
James was elected.
Attorney Arthur McCaw made
a verbal report of a serious Incl
dent which happened in his neigh
bOrhood, when a twelve year-old
girl was criminally assaulted by
a 20 year-old man The matter
was referred to the legal redress
committee with instructions to
the chairman TO proceed immedi
ately with an investigation and to
call a special meeting as soon as
reports were complete. During
the session the committee received
a telephone call tating that Mrs.
Glover. of 29th. and Yates Streets.
mother Of the girl, would call at
past, and give a statement Of the
DR.. Jones office Wednesday,
facts.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Hazardous Place
For "A Robbery

Atlanta, Ca, July 4-ANP-
Robbers, highwayman, bandits, on
whatever you want to call them,
threw caution To the wind here
last Wednesday afternoon and
held Up Loanine Freeman, white,
and robbed him CT S163 in the
shadow OF the Federal prison on
McDOnough Boulevard. Free
man told the police that the rob
bers were three colOFed men arm
ed with knives.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Scholarships For III
Needy Students

Washington, D. O., July 6.-Seven-
ty-two (72) tuition scholarships for
needy students Of exceptional schol-
attic standing have been set aside by
Howard University for the school
year, 1856. About twenty Der
cent Of these are awarded to high
school graduates who wish to attend
Howard University next ear These
scholarships tuition fees
amounting to one hundred and fifty
(S15O) dollars for the school year.
They r awarded on the basis of
relative need and scholastic standing.
In addition to tuition scholarships,
Howard University provides employ
ment on the campus to cover tuition
or board, for about one hundred and
twenty-five (125) needy students
with good scholastic record.
Awards r made on the basis of
competitive ranking Of all applicants
by the Scholarship Committee.
The committee viii act on all ap-
plications August LIST and will inform
applicants directly of the outcome.
Applications should be filed with the
committee at the earliest date pos
sible, in any case before July 18th.
Students interested should write to
Professor Max Meenes, chairman of
the Committee on Scholarships and
Student Aid, Frederick Douglass
Memorial Hall, Room 229, Howard
University, Washington, D. c.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Reorganization of The
School of Music; DIR.
White Resigns

Hampton Institute Va, July :
With the opening of the school
year in September 1885, plans FOL
the reorganization Of the Music
school at Hampton Institute will
be put into effect.
The changes voted BY the
Board of Trustees at the last an
nual meeting, April ., 1885, con
template giving up the School OF
Music as one of the schools of the
college. The major offerings in
voice, piano, organ, and instru-
mentation, as well as certain
classes in harmony and creative
music will ultimately be done
away with.
Instead of the previous pro-
gram, Hampton Institute will con-
fine the offerings in music to
meet the demands for training to
teach in the field of public school
music. This viii mean a continual
ton of courses in music appre-
citation and teacher-training, as
well as instruction In the leader
ship Of choral and assembly sing
ing.
Provisions will be made on the
campus for individual instruction
IN music for all students, but
this will be by special arrange
ment and at cost.
The Choir, Glee Clubs, Trade
School Singers, and Q~uartettes
will be continued as in the past,
and an even greater emphasis
placed upon their Importance.
The courses to be continued in
music viii be grouped as general
courses and viii be open to stu
dents Of all schools and depart
ments, but especially planned to
serve the School Of Education.
Realizing these changes viii
mean readjustments for some Of
the staff and students now enroll
ed, the new program viii be in
augurated yer the period Of a
year. No new student will be en-
rolled in the School Of Music in
September, 1885. Provision Is Be-
ing made for students now enroll
ed TO continue their present pro-
grams for the session Of 1886.
After 1886 the new program
will constitute the only music Of
ferings Of the Institute.
In view Of these changes. DR..
Clarence Cameron White is re-
signing to devote the coming year
to certain creative work he has
given part-time to during his
three years as Director of the
Music school. This work has
grown out Of valuable studies he
has been conducting in the His
tory of Negro Music. His original
composition work in this field is
alreday known From these stu
dies he contemplates the editing
Of a history and textbook of Negro
Music. The curtailment Of elias
ses next year make it possible
for him to concentrate in this i'm
portant field.
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Giant Italian Given
A Terrific Beating
By Michigan Destroyer
By WILLIAM E. CLARK


Displaying q punching power IN
surpassed BY any fighter Of modern
times. Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber
Of Detroit, battered his huge oppon-
ent, Primo Camera. into a helpless.
cringing mass Of flesh and scored a
knockout victory IN the sixth round
at the Yankee Stadium 0 n Tuesday
night in the greatest non-titular
fight New York has ever seen
More than $4,000 people paid over
q half million dollars to see the form
er amateur heavyweight champion
in his first major fight since he
turned professional just a year ago.
He will get almost a hundred thous-
and dollars for his eighteen minutes
work and the New York American
Milk Fund, under whose auspices
the fight was staged will get one
fourth Of the gross receipts.
Louis entered the ring a rs favor
tie and despite his lack of profes-
sional experience and the heavy ad-
vantage his opponent had in wight
and size, proved that the odds were
not misplaced.
The big advantage in weight and
experience that the Italian had over
Louis proved nc handicap for the col
ored boxer. He more than justified
the cognomen given him BY his board
Of surategy-"The Brown Bomber
and proved himself the greatest
Negro heavyweight since Jack John
son, former worlds champion who
The Omaha guide., 1935-07-06
Convict Escapes
From Dark Cell

Raleigh, N. c., July 6, (By the As
ISOLATED Negro Press)-HThe dark
the horror of all prisoners on the
county road gang, proved the way to
freedom to David Dew here Tuesday.
Dew had been consigned to the dark
cell" for punishment and while there
in improvised a screw-driver from
the handle of a water pail. Then re-
moving the door from its hinges he
mad his escape.