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Ak Falls On Tuskegee Faculty As
President Seeks TO Cut Expenses

20 years; Mrs. Lena Cheeks She
hee, after % years as secretary to
the registrar and academic direc-
tor Of Mechanical Industries.
Twenty-Five others. five Of whom
had met the term Of service rel
CURED for retirement with salary
allowance, were not made public.
The six named were retired with
tie customary salary allowance.
and each according to reports have
made definite plans for the future.
Mr.. Carter win retire to his farm
adjacent to the Motion estate in
Gloucester County, Virginia; DR..
lines plans to spend most of his
time lecturing, travelling and writ
ing; Mrs. Landers Is going to live
in France; Mrs. Jones win live in
Washington, D. c., her birthplace;
1Ir. Richardson will remain at Tus-
legee as will aso Mrs. Shehee,
whose husband is at present en-
ployed by the Institute.
Concerning the possibility of re-
placements, it was learned that no
successor to DR.. lines VIII be APP
pointed but that Mr.. Carter will
perhaps be succeeded by Lloyd Is
aacs. Chicago, actuary and accoun-
tant for the Victory Mutual Life
Insurance Company.
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RELIGION & COI.OR

RELIGION as conceived and
practiced by the Western world,
breaks down whenever it reaches
the color line.
Last week in Chicago, represent
tatives Of three branches Of Meth
odism met to complete the ground
work for a union Of the three De-
nominations the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, the Methodist Epis-
copaI Church South, and the Meth-
odist Protestant Church.
One would have imagined that
these representatives Of Christ, af-
ter having reached a tentative ag-
reement, would adjourn and report
back to their respective groups for
approval Of their action-since the
matter az union was the objective
Of their assembling.
Not so. however There are hun
dreds of thousands Of Negro Meth
odists Ia the Methodiss Episcopal
Church to be considered. what
are we going to do with Them .
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ITALY
WILL TOUCH OFF
WORLD CONFLICT

Adds ABABA-A solemn war
ming that ITALY may touch off a
conflict that will threaten the very
existence Of humanity ITSELF" was
given the civilized nations of the
world today by Halle selassie, EN-
peror Of Ethiopia, during an inter-
view with a newspaper correspon-
dent.
Visibly moved by the weight of
the grave crisis that confronts his
ancient empire, the lean and beard
ed monarch. as he stepped from
his glittering golden throne. pre-
dicted that war not only would
drench Italy and Ethiopia in blood
but may drag the whole world in.
"Unhappily," he said in solemn
tones, "if such a conflict leads to
a world struggle between the black
and white races. the very existence
Of humanity viii be threatened.
I'VE will be back to 1914. There
will be no more security for the
world than there was then. Inter-
national treaties will have no more
validity than the word of a COM
mon thief"
He declared proudly. the flash
of consuming fire in his eyes,
that his own people have sufficient
courage and patriotism to bear the
assaults of Italy alone.
But" he warned, IF other ma
tons are drawn in, 1t will be dis
aster Of the first msgnitude.I pray
to God each day that such a cata-
strophe may be averted"
IT thank Italy for one thing" he
said, MY people are united as ne
yer before"
Even as he spoke one could feel
the frenzied preparations of his
primitive empire for war. Reports
from the hands of native runners
said wave of intense patriotism
was sweeping the whole empire.
Continued on Page Five)
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"Buckwheat" IS Newest Star
In Our Gang Fin Comedies

HOLLYWOOD CAMP = What
becomes Of the Juvenile stars Of
the "our Gang" films Many que
ries pour into the Hal Roach stu
dos here where the gang produces
its pictures and many more ques-
tons pass from one theatregoer to
another as the fans of these popu-
lar movie features, miss the faces
of their favorites.
The answer of course Is easy.
They simply grow up and move on
to new fields. Sometimes. as in the
case Of Farina and Sunshine Sam
my they become vaudeville actors,
transferring their activities from
the screen to personal appearances
in theatres throughout the country.
Others Just disappear, for after all
the "Our Gang" group is strictly
juvenile and none of them have
found the secret of eternal early
childhood, that is, unless it is the
laugh provoking "Spanky," the fat
roly poly little white boy whose
body remains about the same size
because he grows slowly and is a
tiny bit dwarfed
Only one colored boy actor is at
present appearing in Our Gang
pictures. He is william Thomas,
better known as "Buckwheat. +"
william or Buclkwheat" was born
in Los Angeles, March IL, 1882.
He is three feet tall, weighs 81
pounds, and is the~son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Thomas Of 1852 E.
51st Street.
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"MuIattO, New'PIay By Langston ID
Hughes,IIs Presented In New York

DUBBS FERRY, N. Y.-"Mulat-
to-" new play by Langston Hugh
es, had it's premier at the summer
theatre here last week.
The play was presented by an
all-white cast and is said to have
good material, but needs revision
to be made into a creditable pro-
duction.
A reviewer writing in Variety,
theatrical trade paper, says of the
vehicle:
'Mulatto' is a variant from the
usual type of play shown in the
Westchester summer theatres this
season.
Most of them trended toward
comedy or alleged comedy. This
one is all tragedy. The story is
there, and there is good play in
it; in fact, as now crudely design
ed it is not without interest, but
the lack of proper construction
may be explained by the statement
that it is a first play by Langston
Hughes, author, heretofore known
chiefly for his poetry. However,
there is no poesy in Mulatto.
ut is a grinly told tale in Ian
guage pungent to the point of SEN
sationalisrn. 1t is plentifully sup
piled with genuinely picturesque
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Two Methodist BishOps Give Their
Approval On Separate Conferences

Church, NJ e. Church South. and
the Methodist Protestant IN. PD
Church.
The proposed merger would be
known as United Methodist Church
and would consist of six confer
enees, each conference to elect a
bishop. One Of these six western
South Central, North Central, Cen
trail, Southeastern and Northeast
ern) would be a colored conference.
General Conferences Must RatIfy
The constitution approved by the
committee must be ratified by the
general conferences of their chur-
ches before going into effect.
The merged church would have
1000. 900 members and become the
largest Protestant church in Amer
lea.
Bishop Edwin Hughes, white, Of
Washington, presided over one of
the preliminary sessions.
Methodlsts Split 81 Years Ago
The Methodist Church split in
1874 when a resolution was passed
compelling Bishop James Osgood
Andrew either to give up his slaves
or his bishopric.
The Me. Church South walked
CONTINUED on Page Five)
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Jap Traders Form
Union In Ethiopia

Adds ABABA-The announce
ment by the Japanese foreign min
lister in Tokyo, Mr.. Hirato, that his
country was interested in Ethiopia
and was quietly watching the out
come of peace negotiations at Cen
eva, was followed by the sudden
appearance of two Japanese here.
They were Messrs. Amawuchi
and Shihoji, who described them
selves as journalists and trade in
vestigators. Shortly after they ar
rived here from Djubiti, having
disembarked from a Japanese ship,
the two gave a banquet at the I'M
perial Hotel which was attended
by leading Philippians. They form
ed an organization called the Eth
iopian-Nipponese Association.
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William was brought to the stu
dio by his mother last October. He
impressed studio officials immedi-
ately and was given a part in a
picture being made. William was
shy and frightened at first. how
ever. and cried when anyone talk
ed to him. He was given another
chance and made good.
Mrs. Thomas comes to the studio
with William every day despite the
fact that the studio furnishes a
teacher, Mrs. Fern Carter, who for
years has conducted school for the
little actors.
"It's all fun to William" his mo-
Their said. HE works six hours a
day on the average, but it is so
much like play that he is eager to
return each day" Spanly, who is
six and half, works eight hours.
"Stymie," Williams immediate
predecessor, was one Of tho most
finished Of the kid actors. He was
featured in "Hallelujah" and half
a dozen other pictures not part OF
the gang group. He is almost ell
even now however, too large for
the gang. Farina, Joe Cobb. Mary
Herman, Johnny Downs, Mickey
Daniels, Sunshine Sammy and ia
kie Condor are all members of the
gang who have passed on because
they grew too large.
It's a relentless game, age waits
for no child. Today there's new
king. Long live William Thomas,
known to moyiedom as Luck
wheat"
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EVANSTON. III. Especially A
separate regional conference for
colored people has his approval,
Bishop Robert E. Jones of the M.
e. Church told delegates of the
joint Methodist Conference in uni
ficatlon here August is.
Delegates appeared relieved as
the bishop spoke. To them 1t was
the solution of the troublesome
race question upon which white
Methodists, North and South. split
seventy years ago.
Bishop Clair Approves Too
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Bishop
Matthew w. Clair. Bishop Jones's
only colored colleague, told the
Afro-American Tuesday that he
approved Bishop Jones stand.
Bishop Clair said:
IF equitably worked out, the
central regional proposal win give
ore group in the United Church
the same rights and opportunities
for self determination as any 9TH
er Of the regional units.
II prefer this to the central con-
ference proposal"
Three chvrches Represented
The committee OF forty-fiye In
Guided representatives Of the ME-.
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TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala,
(ANP) The ak, through retire
ment or release, fell upon twenty
eight members Of the faculty Of
the Tuskegee Institute including
DR.. G. Lake lines. secretary, and
William II. Carter, treasurer, here
this week according to an an
nouncemeat by Or. Fred D. Patter-
son. president. Thia action, the an
nounceuent stated. was in keeping
with the program devised to cur
tai Thu expenses of operating the
Institution.
DIR. G. Lake lines, who was last
year elected secretary of the In
stitute, the first to hold the posi-
ton since DR.. Emmett ]. Scott,
has been In the employment of the
school for 25 years and Mr.. Carter
has seen, too, more than score
of years of service, having been
treasurer for the past 10 years,
taking over the position when
Warren Logan was retired.
Others of prominence who were
placed on the retired list were;
Mrs. Edna S. Landers, dean Of wo
men, who has been at the school
for 81 years; Mrs. Laura t. Jones'
principal of the Model School for
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SAN DIEGO SCENE
OF NATL. NEGRO
DAY CELEBRATION

SAN DIEGO, Calf. THE Calf
ornia Pacific international Expo
sition was host last week to the
Negroes of the world.
The two day celebration opened
with a banquet at the San Diego
Hotel.
National NegroAchieyement Day
proper got under way Saturday
morning at 11:30 a. m. on the Ex-
position grounds when the general
chairman Of the Negro day COM
mittee, D. v. Allen, addressed the
assembly.
DR.. Robert C. Weaver, advisor
on economic status of the Negro,
United States Department of the
Interior. of Washington, D. c.. de-
livered the address Friday at the
San Diego hotel. DR.. Weaver was
introduced by Hon. Frederick M.
Roberts, former longtime assem-
blyman, who acted as POSTMASTER.
Program Broadcast
The program Saturday afternoon
at p. m. was broadcast, Coast-to-
Coast, and featured Baxter Scrugg
as the main speaker; Exposition
Negro Fesnval ,,..4orus, under the
direction. of George Garner. inter-
nationa ly famous tenor; William
(Ct ntinued on Page FEEL
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profanity and contains many words
still tabooed.
"Col. Norwood, plantation own
er, has for his mistress his color
ed servant.
Several children are born. All
save one, Robert, when they reach
suitable age (the time of the play
is the presently marry within their
race and start sharecropping on
the coloneTs place Robert, refus-
ing to keep his place, Anglers the
colonel.
1.-THE whole action of the play
takes place in an afternoon and
evening. However, details cover
ing a period of thirty years is sup
piled in a couple of soliloquies by
Cora, mother of the boy. Acted
out as a prologue, those disclosures
would likely sound better.
"Since the curtain is up little
more than an hour as the play is
now presented, there is plenty of
opportunity for revision and ella
boration.
1.-THE scene is laid in one set, the
coloners living room. The cast is
all white, many unsuited to their
parts. With some major surgery
'Mulatto' can be shaped into We
ry worthwhile r ~"
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EDITORIAL
DEVELOP YOUTH


ONE OF THE most important
questions facing Us as a group IN
this state and especially IN Seattle
has to do with the athletic devel-
opment Of our youth.
# we are to take our place in
the scheme Of things. II we take
our responsibility toward our youth
seriously, we must realize that de-
velopmenf and initiatise IN young
er peoples must not e linited or
retarded
For long number Of years al
most All the boys Of our group
who have achieved distinction in
the athletic field. have been devel-
oped at Garfield High schol.
Needless to say, we have been
proud Of these boys. and the press
Of the city has been lavish IN their
praise Of their achievements. but
we have not shown our apprecia-
ton in a practical way, nor have
we indicated willingness to pro-
vide for the physical development
OF the hundreds Of girls and boys
who are to become the citizens Of
tomorrow.
It IS not enough to send our boys
and girls to school. for mental at
tainment, and neglect the physical,
for We must realize that without
strong healthy bodies. mental de-
velopment means little. And so.
while we have delayed or neglect
ed this most important matter. we
must realize that our boys and our
girls can only use the abilities with
which we make it possible for
them to be endowed.
However, the one bright spot IN
athletics ID the city both IN 1884
and 1888. is the Royal Giants
Baseball Club.
The team has been together sey-
eral years, but ct no time prior to
1884 did they become serious
competitor for baseball honors-
During 1884 the Giants won 80
out Of ~ starts, which Is much
better than was done before.
This year to date they have lost
but six games out of % On the
18th they won the Independent
Championship for 1885 by defeat
ing Budnick's An-stars 8 to /.
This is the first championship
any colored team has won in or
around Seattle that we know Of.
We hope there are those In the
city who are willing to help deyel-
op other lines Of athletics as the
Giants have in baseball, for after
all, we cannot expect other groups
to do for us what we refuse to do
for ourselves.
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JOE LOUIS TO TOUR
WITH 30 ROBINSON

NEW YORK = Joe Louis, the
dapper Brown Bomber OF. Detroit,
vii make a Vaudeville tour with
Bill (Bojangles) Robinson, accord
ing to plans completed this week.
The show has been set by Marty
Forkins, white, manager of Robin
son, with dates Ringing on wheth-
er Louis will consent to make a
stage tour before or after his bout
with Max Baer, scheduled for Sep
TENDER "a in either Chicago or
New York.
Overnight Stands
According to Forkins' plans, the
unit will go out as soon as Robin
son completes the current week at
the Michigan, in Detroit. and will
play one-nighters until Septem-
Der 2, giving Louis three weeks to
train for the Baer fight.
The idea is to get the stage time
in before the Baer fight in the ev-
ent that Louis may suffer a set
back.
Aside from Ada Brown, the unit
will be all-male as well as all-col-
ored. Leroy Smiths orchestra
will be included and perhaps one
other act.
While Louis is timid about pub
lie ap. iearances outside the ring,
especially stage work, the lure of
the quick coin to be gained via the
one-niters may convince him to ac-
cept the tour before the Baer fight.
His manager, John Roxborough, is
favorable to the idea.
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III Negro Supervisors
In Ga. Relief Work

ATLANTA-There are III coll
ored workers serving as case aides,
supervisors and district secretar-
les in Georgia at the present time,
according to Miss Gay B. Shopper
son, white relief administrator for
Georgia.
There are eight supervisors, four
district secretaries and five senior
case aides.
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Stepin Fetchit Attends
Funeral of Will Rogers

LOS ANGELES - One of the
small group of 125 friends permit
ted to attend the private funeral
ceremonies last week of the late
star, VIII Rogers, Stepin Fetchit
famous comedian, received a spe-
cial invitation from the widow of
the beloved character.
Recognizing the affection the
cowboy philosopher had for the
Negro comic, Mrs. Rogers hasten
ed to place his name among the
first on the list.
He had worked in all but two of
Rogers pictures and he is report
ed to have remarked that he would
not make another without Step.
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UNIV. RAISES
SEX LAW TO
BAR CDLORED

ANNAPOLIS = The University
Of Maryland has raised the sex is
sue IN its formal application to adj
vance the hearing OF its appeal ag-
ainst the writ of mandamus issued
by the Baltimore City Court June
rs, 1885. ordering the University
to admit Donald Gaines Murray to
its School Of Law. The Maryland
Court of Appeals is not scheduled
to convene until October, about one
week after the University of Mary
land opens its fall term. Under
ordinary procedure. Murray would
be alread,, matriculated In the
School of Id Z when his appeal
would be heard but in an effort to
keep him out entirely the Univer-
sity of Marylan, has asked that
the hearing on tie appeal be adj
vanced to the "a I part of August
or the first Of tptember so that
decision by the Court of Appeals
can be rendered prior to the open
ing of the school.
The petition iacites that since
the writ of mands nus in Murray's
case several other Negroes have
applied for admissic1 4 to the School
Of Law. the Pharmacists School.
and the undergraduate college;
CONTINUED on Page Five)
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"Euen though your heart q
breaking,
Laugh, clotOn, laugh"
An audience at the Roadside
Theater on the Rockville Pike last
night rolled in laughter at MUIR
cor in the Red Barn." real melo-
drama of the old school.
They did not know that one OF
the Roadside players had been
snatched by death few hours
earlier and that the comedian
and the villain in the piece, by
whose antics they were most
amused, had barely escaped
drowning in a futile attempt to
save their comrade.
Mario Geraci, 81, one OF the
players and a student at George
Washington University, lost his
life yesterday afternoon while
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FAKE
H0LDSCLERK

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. Aug.
1S.-J. Allison Smith clerk in a
local lunch room, has been ar.
rested by Chief of Police H. s.
Byers on a charge Of embezzle-
ment.
Shortly after he opened for
business yesterday he reported to
the authorities that he had been
held up by two armed men and
robbed of 500.
Officers who grilled Smith say
he confessed to taking the rob-
berry.
Smith has been released under
$500 bond.
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STORE SALE 5
INCREASE

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1S'
Sales Of Sc department stores in
the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank
district increased 16 per cent in
July over the same month last
year. the Federal Reserve Bank
here announced today.
In cumulative sales for the first
seven months Of this year the
district showed an average In
crease of 6 per cent over the cor,
responding period of last year.
The increase of Is per cent COM
pared with one Of IA per cent reg
istered by 522 reporting depart,
ment stores in the whole United
States.
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COUNTY DRIVES
ON SPEEDERS

EVANSVILLE. Md, Aug. Is,
Judge H. j. Moffat, in Hyattsville
Police Court, continued to mete
out heavy punishment for traffic
offenses yesterday in an effort to
curb reckless driving and speed
ing in Prince Georges county.
Paul L. Crisp, College Park,
was given a suspended sentence
of four months in the Maryland
House of Correction and fined
$25 on charges of exceeding 60
miles an hour and reckless driv-
ing.
Carl j. Rozanas, first block M
st. N. W., was fined, 500 for
driving while under the influence
of liquor and SIS, for reckless
driving. He appealed the fine.
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Player browns, Hero
Pals Enact Coined y

swimming at Freestone Point, Va,
It was his life that Eugene l..
Kressin, 81, of the 4400 block
Eighteenth Street Northwest, the
villain in Murder in the Red
Barn." and Comedian William
Phillips, 81, of the 100 block
Park Road Northwest, attempted
to save.
The three young men were pic
nicking along the river with Jean
Smith, 17-year-old Roadside player,
and her sister, Eleanor, 16, when
the tragedy occurred.
40-Hour Week Bill Signed
IDterna tiOnaI News Service
President Roosevelt today signed
a bill establishing a 40-hour week
for postal employees. This measure
was sponsored by Postmaster
General Farley.
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This is an age Of feminine independence Just a
many men qdorn their wives with jewels to reflect incl
own success so should the modern business girl mdrl
the progress of her career with the quGhtY dne
beu1y of her possessions Beautiful hands should bf
beautifully adorned. Complement your appearance
and your apparel with the finishing touch OF suprern1e
smortness and character Wear diamond 1or onl
ST. 90 week.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
WEEKEND DATES
HAVE ALL ACTIVE
Hoya.N. Y. U. Court Con.
test, Terps' Basket-Ring
Bill Top Big Program.
BY III. C. BYRD.


WIDE range of activities Is in
" store for local college teams
~ in intercollegiate competition
tomorrow and Saturday, with
the basket ball game between George
town and New York University to-
morrow and the Maryland Richmond
basket ball and Maryland-Penn State
boxing Saturday night toplining the
program in general interest.
Basket ball, track, wrestling, boxing,
rifle and swimming teams REPRESENT
ing local schools will go into action
against strong opposition, with the
execution that Catholic University is
likely to win fairly easily its boxing
meet with Virginia Military Institute
and its basket ball game with Bal
timore University.
Tomorrow night the New York Uni
versity quint comes here to play
GEORGETOWN, and that the Hoyas will
have more than their hands full Is
certain. Just one glance at the rec
ord OF the Gothamites is sufncient tc
understand what kind of a team the
Violets have.
Undefeated for 27 games, Yale
having stopped their streak last night
they are rated up around New York
as the greatest five in the East. per-
haps In the country.
The Blue and Gray not only viii
find the going rough and uncertain
but should consider itself not for
tunate, but almost favored by al
the kind fates in the universe II il
were to exc out victory. One thing
though. that should be said, George
town always is at its best under such
conditions.