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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
COMMUNIST CANDIDATE BR0\DER VISITS SCOTT BOYS

Viola Freeman, Madames 8. Tay-
lor, c. Roberts, M. Robinson. A.
Simpson, and NJ. Atkins, Messrs.
N. Anderson, G. Washington, p.
Simpson and the honorees hus-
band. Elmer Robertson, very
pleasant time was had. A very en-
'joyable time was had Friday night
when the Missionary Society held
their Apron and Collar Cocial at
the home Of president. Mrs. Hazel
Green in spite OF the rain the at
tendance was very good. The Sen
Tor Choir held their monthly pot
luck at the home Of the organist,
Mrs. B. Burnett, the guests OF
honor were Mrs. Mary Miller OF
Richmond, KY, mother OF Mrs.
Cleo Brown and Mrs. Dora Cow
hart OF Indiana, sister Of Mrs.
Matilda Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hartgrave and children OF ALI
ance, o. spent a very pleasant
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ozias Davis. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Dunbar of Holly, Mich. were
Sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thus Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Hnr-
ry Bennett were dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence MADDOX, De-
troit. Mrs. Narsis Mosely of Akron
o. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas.
A. Wallace, 53S First Ave. for
few days. The reunion OF the
Wright family was held Sunday,
Sept. at the residence of Mrs.
Elizabeth Boswell with 80 rela-
tives being present. Herbert
Wright OF Kenosha, Wis. was here
for the occasion remaining over
Labor Day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
ATTY. A. ID. PETTIFORD
As +. Vernon Highway
No. 25gS1C

STATE OF MICHIGAN. In the
Circuit Court for the County of
Wayne in Chancery.
OBBIE FREEMAN, Plaintiff, VS..
HANNAH FREEMAN, Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
At a session of said Court, held
at the Court house in the City of
Detroit, County of Wayne and the
State of Michigan on the 18th day
of September, A. d., 1886. Pre-
sent: the Honorable Theodore j.
Richter, Circuit Judge.
1t appearing by affidavit attach
ed hereto, that the defendant, Han
nah Freeman, is not a resident OF
the State Of Michigan, and that her
last known residence is Cleveland,
Ohio.
On motion of Alonzo d. Pettiford,
attorney for Plaintiff, 1T is OR
DERED that the said defendant,
Hannah Freeman, enter her APP
pearance in this cause on or be-
fore three months from date of this
order, or that the said Bill of Com
plant will be taken as confessed,
and that said Order be served and
published as required by law.
THEODORE ]. RICHTER
Circuit Judge
CA true copy
LOUIS SMITH
Deputy Clerk
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26

Birmingham, Ala.-Earl Brow
der, Communist candidate for presi
dent, paid his respects to the
Scottsboro boys, whose freedom he
has demanded from a score OF pub
lie rostrums, in a formal visit to
the Jefferson County Jail at Birm-
ingham, Alabama, last Saturday.
His visit, which provided stir
ring incident of the Southern tour
which he has just completed, was
followed by call at the city jail
in Bessemer, where Jack Barton
Communist organizer, is serving a
chain-gang sentence for posses
sion of radical literature"
After greeting the boys, Browder
pledged that the plank in his par
TVS election platform dealing with
social, economic and political
equality for the Negro people would
be made springboard to keep the
worldwide demand for their
freedom alive in the election. II
was both a holiday and an i'm
pressive event Of ranking impor-
lance to the boys. They are per-
mitted few visitors and are still
denied all literature save local
newspapers.
Their excitement over the occa'
sion was manifested to BrowdeI
and the party Of newspapermen
who accompanied him, by the
eager questions of the boys con-
corning the election campaign
Most of all they wanted to know
about the campaign of James Ford
the Communist Vice-Presidential
candidate. "How is he doing?" Is
he talking at a lot Of meetings.
Has he been in the South! Is the
Communist Party putting up O
good campaign" These were some
of the questions the boys put to
Browder.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
Y PSIL II

Sunday services at Second Bap-
fist were well attended. Pastor
Rev. G. Robertson brought the
message. The attendance was good
in spite of raing weather. Little
Miss Theresa Hamilton of the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hamilton, recently of Detroit now
residents of Ypsilanti, very pleas
ingly performed at the piano for
the Junior Choir and also s. s. At
3 p. m. Pastor and Junior Choir
and congregation worshipped at
Romulus, Mich. at First Baptist
Church Of which Rev. Foster is
minister. At 1880 sermon by pas
tor Rev. G. Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Simpson motored to Detroit
Labor Day weekend to visit rela-
tives. Mrs. Walter Gordon andMrs.
j. Anthony. Mrs. Annie Mae Bates
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26

New York-A huge black flag
bearing the inscription "a MAN
WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY" in
white block letters floated above
Fifth avenue Tuesday Of last week
from the office OF the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People.
The flag, which is the latest
methSd adopted by the association
in it's campaign against lynching,
was hung out following the lynch
ing Of A. L. McCamy at Dalton,
Georgia on September 6. The as
sociation offices were closed La
Dor Day so the flag was flown the
next business day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26

contributions and II advertises in
its literature that it renders SER
vice to the blind without regard to
race, creed, or color. However, col
ored blind people are not permitted
to stay in one of the main lodging
houses of the association; color
ed people are restricted to one
recreation night a week; all class
es, social functions, gettogether,
summer camps are separate and
etc. are strictly segregated; they
are held at different places, the
one for whites at Cornwall, New
York and the one for Negroes at
Westbury, Long Island.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
New York Association For Blind
To Probe Jim Crow Charges

New York-'The charges of gross
discrimination against colored
blind people by the New York AS
sociation for the Blind will be CIV
en- "the earliest possible attention"
according to DR.. John II. Finley,
president Of the association for the
blind. DR.. Finley, replying to a
formal complaint lodged by the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. has writ
ten that the charges outlined will
be taken up Immediately upon the
return to the city of the secre-
tary of the executive committee.
The New York Association for
the Blind is supported by public
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
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Read The Tribune
NAACP Flies Huge BlackFlag
Over Fifth Avenue After Lynching

The N. A. A. G. P. announced that
the anti-lynching flag would be
flown after each lynching. Several
informal suggestions have been
made to the association that in
dividuals over the country follow
its example and hang out smaller
flags after each lynching, but no
official action has been taken on
the suggestions.
According to the associations
count there have been 8 lynchings
so far this year, and of them
have been in Georgia. Two victims
were white, being slain by the
Black Legion in Michigan. Okla
homa had one lynching; Texas,
one: and Arkansas, one.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
REV. THURMAN ADVANCED AT
HOWARD sUo

Washington, d. C.-Rev. Howard
Thurman, Associate Professor OF
Systematic Theology at Howard
University, has been advanced in
rank to Professor OF Systematic
Theology, and appointed Dean of
Chapel of the University.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26
Hold-Up Man Sent
T O Hospital B y
Int n d e d Victim

Breton Higginbothan, 25, Of 6456
Hazlett street was taken to Re-
ceiving Hospital and given first aid
Tuesday night, following a severe
beating which he suffered at the
hands Of william Harris, whom
Higginbotham attempted to hold-up
at 8 p. m, in an alley at the rear
Of 6376 Ironwood street.
The injured man was later ar
rested and is held at the Sixth
Precinct Station, on a charge Of at
tempted robbery.
-O-
For Up-t0-the- Minute News
Read The Tribune
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26

sped north on Hastings street.
Police say she was wearing a
brown dress; is rather stout; of
brown complexion, and about 80
years of age.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-09-26

shots into his body. He died in
stantly.
After the shooting, the Smith
woman ran across the street and
jumped into a waiting automobile,
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Cutting 1t Fine.

The retiring Democratic Governor of
South Dakota, Tom Berry, has an
nounced the appointment of the Demo-
cratic State chairman, Herbert Hitch
cock, to fill the vacancy in the Senate
caused by the recent death of Senator
Peter Norbeck, Republican. Norbeck's
term will not expire until January 8,
1899. two years hence. The appointment
of Hitchcock is good for practically two
years, or until the next regular election
in South Dakota, in November, 1898.
On January 5. the day that the new
Congress convenes, South Dakota is
to have new Governor-a Re-
publican. Senator Norbeck died De-
cember 20. Had his death been de-
layed fifteen or sixteen days his sue
cessor would have been a Republican.
appointed by the new Republican Gov
ernor. Under the State law, it appears,
the Republican Governor will be unable
to call special election to choose a
Senator to fill the uneXpired term Of the
Republican Norbeck. The Democrat,
Hitchcock, will be "in," by the grace of
Democratic Governor whose party had
been defeated at the polls in the guber-
material election last November. Surely
this is cutting it pretty fine on the part
of the Democrats.
in1, Nf fIn 10
to make the appointment of the new
Democratic Senator appears to be per-
tectly legal. He has seized the oppor-
tunity to reward faithful Democrat.
That is the essence of politics. 1t does
seem little hard, however, that because
of death the G. o. p. should have it's
thin line in the Senate still more atten-
uated. Under all the circumstances the
Republicans might have hoped that the
appointment would not be made until
after the newly elected Governor of
South Dakota takes Office Had the
voters elected Democratic Governor of
the State on November the Republicans
naturally could not have objected, for
vacancies in the Senate are invariably
filled by gubernatorial appointment, un-
less the State law otherwise provides.
The Democrats, naturally, do not wish
to see a good ten-thousand- dollar job
slip away from them. They did not
need all extra seat in the Senate, for
they had seventy-five to the Republican
seventeen, with two for the Farmer
Labor party, one for the Progressives
and one for the independent Sena-
tor Norris Of Nebraska, prior to Sena-
tor Norbeck's death. There were
plenty of Democrats in the Upper House
to put through any legislation that the
administration may desire. But a SEN
atorship is not to be sneezed at.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

most Of the witnesses are dead. But
the reports might be expedited If Air
Commerce Bureau inspectors were per-
mitted to devote full time to their in
vestigations by relief from routine duty.
Accident reports should be prompt as
well as thorough and there is no reason
to believe that such characteristics are
contradictory.
The conference of airline operators and
Federal air officials, called by Colonel J.
Monroe Johnson, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, is to study all recent acci-
dents and discuss methods of reducing
avoidable hazards. If lack of proper
equipment, that should be maintained
either by the Government or BY the
airlines, has been a contributing cause
of recent accidents, that fact should be
made known.
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Federal Press Bureau.

The suggestion for a centralized Fed
eralized Press Bureau has found no favor
at the White House, one reason being
that such a bureau would be unwieldy
because Of the very size of the job 1t
would have to perform. Certainly there
is no need to increase the publicity and
information section of the Government.
Only small fraction of the total daily
production of Government propaganda
now available to magazines, newspapers
and radio networks is used. Its char
acter is commonly too dithyrambic.
On the other hand, however, there is
a certain definite demand for a central
Office to which the public may apply for
factual data. Any individual who has
been chased around from bureau to
bureau in quest of information on some
simple problem Of Government adminis-
tration or management knows from ex-
perience the t"diousness of such punish
ment. 1t would be helpful If an inquirer
might apply to one single agency with
reasonable hope Of being accommodated
promptly and efficiently.
A member of Mr.. Roosevelt's cabinet
several years ago advocated a clearing
house Of the variety which usefully might
be established. But he was insistent
that 1t should not be a censorship bu-
reau. And the danger at which he hinted
Is fundamental. Establishment Of a GEN.
tral press bureau, handling all official
Government Information for the press.
would constitute risky step in the
direction Of censorship.
Evening star., 1936-12-30
A Subway Survey.

The bill appropriating $25,0e0 for an
investigation of the feasibility, the cost
and other details regarding a subway
system for Washington will naturally
receive support because it represents the
essential first step in consideration of the
subway question. And as for the form of
the bill itself, it wisely recognizes the joint
nature of a project involving subway
construction in Washington by dividing
the cost Of the survey between the Dis
trict and the National Government.
But has the time arrived when it is
necessary to spend $2500O to determine
the feasibility and cost of a subway sys-
tenn? Are there not enough expert
agencies in Washington to determine
the existence of need for subways be-
fore undertaking the necessarily expen-
sive survey of the feasibility of construc-
ton and the cost? The Public Utilities
Commission about year ago suggested
that while subways may be essential
some time in the future, the necessity
does not exist now. Would it not be a
practical and helpful preliminary to
study of the subway survey bill to have
a thorough investigation of the need? An
opinion on the subject from committee
representing the Engineer Commissioner,
the Public Utilities Commission, the
traffic director and the Park and Plan
ming Commission naturally should pre-
cede even the engineering survey.
Money has been spent before and will
continue to be spent in Investigations
and surveys, the fruits of which are
allowed to accumulate dust in pigeon
holes for years. It would be foolish to
spend $25y 900 for an investigation of SUBJ
way possibilities which might determine,
with other things. that subways for
Washington are not justified by exist
ing needs, or the needs of the immedi-
ate future. On the other hand, II there
is anything like unanimity of opinion
among the experts of the utility, traffic
and planning agencies over the need
now or in the near future of subways
the survey Of feasibility and cost could
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Frank and Simple Friend.
As Father Time goes on his way,
We do not undertake to say
Just how he travels, fast or slow;
For Einstein, these are left to know.
Yet while no mathematic skill
Lends us an intellectual thrill
We know that Father Time will bring
His way at last mid blossoming.
We know that as just now he goes
His trail will lead us through the SHOWS.
OF time dimensions" we can't tell,
But what we know still serves us well.
Evening star., 1936-12-30
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
A Legend.


They say as the New Year, brave and
bold,
Watches the dear passing year grow cold
An angel comes thru the gates of gold.
Drawing close to earth. he bends to hear
All things worth while from the dying
year
And bears aloft to the higher sphere.
Peals of pure laughter and children's
play.
Great thoughts that thru a fine silence
stray,
Small, cutting words that men didn't say.
So the angel bears to the waiting host
What the passing year has treasured
most
Al The fragile things that might Be LOST
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Dear Sir: Your recent reference TO
old Whitley an English sparrow with
'half-albino wings and tall brings to
mind q complete albino English sparrow
which I found In Philadelphia, Pa, in
the Spring Of 1889.
"The little fellow apparently had tum-
bled from the nest, being not yet fully
fledged. and was unable to fly. The nut
tering of the mother bird attracted my
attention, and, realizing that there was q
rara avis, directed my son, aged 7, to
catch 1t.
I'VE took 1t home and placed it in q
cage and named it Billy. After a day
or two, during which its feathers seemed
to have become SUFFICIENT for night, we
turned him loose in the house. He
learned quickly to respond to q call, but,
while his f1uttering wings aided in speed
on the floor, he never arose in flight.
I'VE gave him bread crumbs and such
scraps as seemed to attract Sparrows. He
became expert in catching flies, whether
indoors or on the porch. Somehow I
have thought this had much to do with
his early demise, in less than four weeks.
Very truly yours, H. T. G., M. D."
We take pleasure in printing this letter,
not only because 1t is interesting in itself,
but also because 1t viyidly pays tribute
TO an interesting bird-the English SPAR
row.
Once seen, never forgotten-that Is
true Of an albino bird, but also more or
less SO Of all the everyday little fellows
which make up so large a part of our
bird population.
Every one knows this sparrow, but not
every one realizes just what handsome,
fine little Songster it is.
Many might not be inclined even to
give it such q title.
What! Those chirpings q real song?
1t must be kept in mind that the good
title Of 'songbird" is based more on the
construction Of the birds throat muscles
than the actual song.
Thus many bird which we ordinarily
do not call "songster," such as the crow,
for instance, is technically q songbird,
owing to the number of muscles in its
Syrinx.
The English sparrow belongs to
family Of perching birds rated as among
the most capable when it comes to sur
vival, ability to take care of itself, de-
termination to get along in a hostile
world.
Every one, no matter how little inter-
ested in wild birds, knows the way this
fellow lives in the downtown sections of
every large city.
Its ability at survival has received q
major test since horses went out and
automobiles came In.
Many human has found the change
more than he could master The ma
tional list of killings and maimings tes-
tifies to this in poignant accents.
Yet this little bird, the English SPAR
row. has made the transition easily and
well. 1t Is true that he has wings, which
attributes Of flight many a man and
woman has wished he or she possessed
on our teeming streets.
The English sparrows have made the
most of life, as they have found it, and
have shown readiness to adapt them
selves to changing conditions which is at
once enheartening to us and true saliva
ton to them.
This busy little bird has so many enc
mics among mankind that one cannot
help having a sneaking admiration for
its ability at survival.
1t is true that very little good is said
of it in the bird books. Now and then
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Due reference was made to the short
est day of the year. The date does not
make as much difference as it did before
Edison invented electric lights. The
progress Of artificial illumination has
been wonderful, but no better brains
have been developed since Abraham
Lincoln studied by the light Of q pine
knot.
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Air Safety Paradox.

At the close of year which has wit
messed a succession of fearful airplane
tragedies, three of them since the middle
Of this month, the statement that Amer
lean airlines are completing the best
twelve months of their history from the
standpoint of safety is in the nature of
q paradox. The explanation is found in
statistics of passengers and miles flown
crashes. Airlines this year have already
passed the million mark in passengers
transported on regular schedules, as
compared with about 100000 passengers
last year. And as for relative safety, the
accidents per passenger stil show that
it is approximately twice as safe to fly
in an airplane as to drive an automobile.
But regardless of the statistical aver
ages, there is no discounting the damage
done to commercial flying by succession
Of accidents such as has marked the
close of this year. And the situation is
not helped by the mystery which is per-
mitted to surround the cause of these
accidents-whether or not such mystery
Is avoidable.
While the Department of Commerce is
careful to make painstaking investiga-
ton of every accident coming within its
Jurisdiction, months often elapSe be-
tween the accident and the report. And
by the time the report becomes avail
able the public has either forgotten the
accident or has been horror-stricken by
some new disaster. The reason for the
delay is explained in part by the Diff
Guilty Of compiling such reports. for
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Arresting Attention.

II think" said Senator Sorghum, that
I shall refrain from public utterance and
devote myself to private conference with
prominent people"
Aren't you afraid you will drop out
of notice?"
Not at all. Nothing attracts so much
attention as whispering in company
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Appeal for more religious respect is
made in the declining days Of the Pope.
There is one thing that the human mind,
whether disposed to logic or impression
ism. cannot be comfortable without and
that is religion.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Halloween was not quite permitted to
slip over into Christmas eve and depict
Santa Claus as q war monster distrib-
uting gifts from bombing plane instead
of a sleigh.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Sincere protest Is made that the world
needs more religion. There is always
religion, although its intelligent and
sincere employment in human affairs has
always been a problem.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

not begin too soon. Perhaps a subway
system is the only answer to Washing
tons complicated trafIic problem. II 1t
is, let us be sure of it by obtaining the
views Of those who ought to know.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Preparedness for war may be a matter
of hesitation, but preparedness against
attack is something that ordinary pru-
dence would positively require.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Base ball writer's have an association,
but they do not pretend to power which
may order a strike where q hit IS
expected.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

One Of the interesting holiday ques-
tions is how much Santa Claus was able
to do for the Republican campaign
deficit.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Mahatma Gandhi says he is willing to
60 to jail again. What object he would
gain is not clear, unless he was doing
so just for the fun of the publicity.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Campaigns are hard work, but there is
always reward to be observed in the
brilliancy of the after-dinner speakers
they develop.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

From place to place goes Trotzky, but
no one proffers him the keys to the city
OF tears up telephone directories to make
confetti.
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Varying Circumstances.

varying CIRCUMSTANCES.
"That man prides himself on saying
exactly what he means"
"Does hep" exclaimed Miss Cayenne.
Don't you admire him?"
II don't know. Saying precisely what
you mean may be virtue; and then,
again, it may be only carelessness."
Evening star., 1936-12-30
Sense Of Obligation.

Sense Of Obligation.
Resolutions on New Year! What good
they might do
AS bravely we set them float,
II we watched them with caution as
constant and true
As we show toward a ninety-da note!
"Old friends" said Uncle Eben, "likes
to sit down an remember things. Some
times dey got to show little judgment
In pickin' out . few things to forget.
Evening star., 1936-12-30

Eyes, there is Santa Claus!" Every
competent ad writer admits 1t.