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Evening star., 1936-09-05
By Herbert HoHander.

~ ERMANY lost the war %
1 years ago today. lost it just
Y l a month after hostilities
~ began, and when one of her
victorious armies was within 40 miles
Of Paris.
1t took the allies four years, and
required the final impetus of Amer
ica's untapped strength. to. realize
fully the great coup Of the first bat
tie of the Marne.
Millions OF lives were lost, hun
dreds OF thousands of tons of shot
and shell were hurled back and forth.
all the vivid and brutal panorama Of
four years of war was unfolded-but
the die was cast September s, 1914,
when the first battle of the Marne
began.
As the years have gone by, out Of
the confusion of events there has
arisen the figure of a man whose
name Is little known to the American
public, to whom informed and un-
prejudiced authorities give the lions
share of the credit for saving the
allied cause from apparently inevi-
table destruction.
That man is Gen. Joseph Simon
Gallieni. At the time, and since,
Marshal Joseph Jacques Joffre-the
beloved Papa" Joffre, who endeared
himself to the hearts of millions of
Americans on his visit to this coun-
try-has been largely identified in the
public mind as the victor of the
Marne.
True, Joffre was generalisslmo. It
Is likewise true that he authorized
the execution OF Gallieni's plan. But
it was Gallieni's plan, and, ~ years
after, there seems little doubt that it
Evening star., 1936-09-05

with bringing Americans home from
the war zones are amusing. Some are
not so amusing and some are fraught
with tragedy.
1t was at the outbreak Of the World
War that an individual all swelled up
with importance and who's who"
complex dropped into Mr.. Hengstler's
office and demanded that he find
friend who was travelling in Germany.
Simply because the latter did not pick
up the friend in day or so the in
dividual got wrothy and started to
bless OUT Mr.. Hengstler and all his
works.
QUIETLY Mr.. Hengstler heard him
x through and then asked: Gould
Continued on Page BAD
Evening star., 1936-09-05

CD American refugees
evacuated from war-torn
Bilbao, Spain, waving
good.by to the u. S. S.
Oklahoma upon their ar.
rival in France.-(Wide
World Photo.) ~ The
State Departm ent in
Washington. (3) Ref.
ugees on board the liner
Exeter arriving at Boston.
IA. P. Photo.) az The
battleship Oklahoma. re.
Gently recalled from Span
ish waters where it aided
in the evacuation of Amer.
lean citizens. (5) Ameri-
can Embassy at Madrid.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

this UdSt treasure and a deScrip-
ton of its new home are included
in the tollowing article.
By John Frazier.
| ~ OLD KING MIDAS thought
himself great gold nabob
He lived in castle guardel
~ by thousands of henchmer
and soldiers, and beneath which, fal
underground, lay his treasure house.
When he would visit it, preceded by
his chamberlain and his vast retinue
of servants, he would mutter to him
self as he walked along the great,
clammy stone corridors: II am the
richest man in all the world. None Is
SO rich as I. All mems riches put to-
gether would not exceed mine"
And so great was the old Kings gold
hoard that it came to be known
throughout all the land about and
even to the far corners of the earth.
So vast was it considered to be that
it came to be tradition among people
everywhere to say rich as King
Midas" when speaking of the wealth
of some great merchant prince.
But how rich was old Midas? His
tory does not enlighten us on this.
And right there is what makes us sus-
pect that he was not so rich after
ADJUST a piker compared with one
old fellow we know.
Uncle Sam, we'll bet, has got cards
and spades on old Midas--and you
can put in old Croesus if you desire.
And for treasure houses, Uncle Sam
Is building one, too, that would make
old Midas open his eyes.
There was $4,000, 900 900 in gold, out
of an estimated $1,000. .000, 900 in the
world, in the vaults of the United
Nation. OF this $4,000, ,000, 900 all but
q few millions-that amount neces-
sary for foreign trade purposes-is 60
ing into this vault in Kentucky.
Uncle Sam Is just completing a treas
ure house against which no wiles of
man may prevail, either in peace
time or wartime.
pLACED in that inland treasure
chest, the gold Of America will be
impregnable. Every known gadget of
science capable of giving an instant
alarm, and Of the most delicate ma
ture, reigns throughout the vault. Yet
If this were not enough, provision is
made for the soldiery stationed at
Fort Knox to come instantly to the
protection Of the cache. And Gin
stantly" is used advisedly, for the
soldiery at Fort Knox is mechanical
and can move motorized artillery to
the spot In more than double quick"
time.
Soon Uncle Sam will start moving
this great gold hoard which has been
scattered throughout the Nation to
Fort Knox.
When the time comes for 1t to be
transferred, specially armored cars
will move silently out of the cities to
the Southern destination. They will
be sheathed with steel which no bullet
can penetrate and mounted within
them, unseen by the outside eye, will
be submachine guns, rifles and tear
gas bombs. Pacing up and down their
corridors and standing at their doors
will be guards armed with powerful
rifles. loaded and ready to kill. AL
that will be necessary TO bring down
Evening star., 1936-09-05

Note: Washington and other OF
the larger cities OF the country
wiH be poorer, technically speak
ing. by many billions OF dollars in
a teU tDeeks. That is because the
Federal Governments huge stores
OF gold ,Diu be n,oped from their
present quarters to the country's
neW treasure chest at Fort Knor,
Ky. Plans for the Increment OF
this pdst treasure and a descrip-
ton of its neU home are included
in the tolloUing article.
Evening star., 1936-09-05

~ ERMANY lost the war %
1 years ago today. lost it just
month after hostilities
~ began, and when one of her
Evening star., 1936-09-05
By John Frazier.

OLD KING MIDAS thought
himself a great gold nabob
He lived in a castle guardeI
by thousands of henchmer
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Association
Holds Meeting

A round table discussion and So
cial was held by members of the
Black Americans International Asso-
citation United States of America at
the home of Mrs. Martin. A large
number of members were present
and took part in the discussion led
by the association president, Mr.. Ar
chic Jones who stressed the follow
ing points: "That only by uniting all
Negro organizations into union could
the struggle for freedom begun but
not finished because of the Civil
War reach its climax. He said fur
ther that "the American Negro must
be liberated from backwardness, pow
erty and endless suffering and final
ly attaining the statute of free and
Independent people. Recognizing this
issue the association comes forward
with a program for the liberation of
the dark races, based upon traditions
of three centuries of struggle against
slavery and oppression"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Friends Seek
Pardon For
Jessie Binga
CHURCH GROUP ASKS FREE
DOM FOR FORMER BANKER

Chicago. - (ANS) - A large
church group, aided by many citi-
zens of both races are engaged in an
effort to secure a pardon for Jesse
Binga, former president of the de-
funct Binga State Bank.
The Inter-Church Council of Chi
cago has interested itself and the
public in securing freedom for Bin
ga by Easter.
To this end a petition, signed by
it's members and their friends, sets
forth the circumstances of his con-
viction, the poor state of his health
and extenuating circumstances and
tends to show why he should be re-
leased.
The petition, together with let
ter containing fervid plea in behalf
of the pardon, was presented to Gov
ernor Horner with the request that
it be acted upon by Easter week,
the time at which Binga will be ell
igible for a parole.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY NOTES

The St. Patrick's Day dance spon-
sored by the Girls Council and Mil
aides Mother Club was huge sue
cess. The proceeds went to the
Athletic Fund. The Boys Council
will give Leap Year Dance March
9th. Diamond ring favors, tag
dance, etc. on the program.
The Annual Airplane exhibit is
scheduled for April 18th. Any boy
may enter as many entrants as he
desires. The winner will be judged
from the standpoint of neatness,
sturdiness, perfect design, with 10
additional points going to those who
construct their planes at the Phyllis
Wheatley airplane class held on
Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8.
Mr.. Donald Sessions is in charge of
the contest. All models must be in
April 9th. The trophy, donated by
the Boys Council, is displayed in the
lobby of the House.
Mr.. Joe Harpole is drawing up the
playoff in the Annual Pool Tourna-
ment to be held at Wheatley March
1928. Only those under 10 will be
permitted to enter. A beautiful
medal will be awarded the winner.
Phyllis Wheatley will be the scene
of many active games when the Of
Continued on page two)
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
F. |. Barnett Chicago
Attorney | lies
WAS ONCE A CANDIDATE
FOR A JUDGESHIP

Chicago.-Ferdinand Lee Barnett,
IT, well known attorney, died at the
home of his daughter, 3239 Prairie
avenue, Wednesday, March II. Fun
eral services were held Saturday
morning from the Jackson funeral
home at Thirty-eighth and Michigan
avenue. Burial was in lakewood GEM
etery.
Attorney Barnett was the husband
of the late Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Ia
NOUS woman leader and lecturer. He
was a graduate of the Kent College
of Law. He began practice in Chicago
in 1884 handling many famous cases.
He served three successive terms
as assistant states attorney in charge
of extradition matters, having been
first appointed in 1896 under Charles
S. Deneen who afterwards became
governor of Illinois and then United
States senator.
Attorney Barnett once ran fo1
Judge on the Republican ticket and
it was strongly rumored that his de.
feat was attributed to having been
counted out"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Norris Next
To Go On Trial

New York,-(SpeciaD - The post
poned trial of Clarence Norris, Sec
ond of the Scottsboro defendants,
has been set for April II in Decatur,
Ala, according to notice received
here by the office Of Samuel S. Leib-
owitz, chief defense counsel.
Norris was scheduled to have been
tried in January Immediately follow
ing the trial of Haywood Patterson,
but when Patterson was found guilty
and sentenced to rs years in the
penitentiary, Judge w. w. Callahan
postponed the other trials.
The defense announces that the
setting of definite date for the
Norris trial calls for renewed sup
port from the public in spreading
the story of the case and raising
funds. The hardest struggles are yet
to come.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
New York
Governor To
Greet Clergy
EXPECT $1,000 DELEGATES AT
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF
A. M. E. IN N. Y. CITY

Delegates and visitors to the Qua
drennial General Conference of the
A. M. E. Church will be welcomed
to this state and city by Governor
Herbert Lehman and Mayor Fiorello
H. LaGuardia at the opening session
on the night of May 6. the Rev. D.
Ward Nichols, pastor of Emanuel A.
M. E. church, 81 West 10th street,
and host to the conference announc-
ed Saturday.
The conference which meets every
four years to elect officers and shape
the policies of the connection, is ex-
pected to bring $4,000 delegates
and visitors to this city from ninety
nine conferences the West Indies,
throughout the country, Africa and
South America. In addition to the
business meetings, the three weeks
session provides varied program
for the delegates and friends.
Sessions of the conference will be
held in the Rockland Palace, Eighth
avenue at 155th street, where dele
gates will gather twice daily, once in
the afternoon and again in the eve
ming.
In making the announcement of
the scheduled Conference, Rev. Mich
OILS expressed the opinion that the
General Conference here this year
will be one of the most important in
the long history of the A. M. E.
church.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
OPERATOR SENDS HELP AS
WOMAN FAINTS AT PHONE

Spoken In a weak voice, the words
"Help me" were all that Miss Viola
Ruiz. telephone operator at New
Haven, Conn, heard one afternoon
recently when she responded to a
signal on the switchboard. and that
Is exactly what she proceeded to do.
With the assistance Of her super.
visor, the address OF the calling tele-
phone was ascertained and Police
Headquarters were notified. Within
a few minutes patrolman was at
the house, where he found woman
unconscious on the floor. With the
aid Of other persons, he revived her.
She explained that she had picked
up her telephone to call friend and
as she did so, she felt a faintness
coming over her, but had the pres
ence OF mind to dial the operator
and ask for help.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Hold Funaral Rites For
Joseph Williams Today

He returned to Minneapolis and
since his return he has conducted
various orchestras, and holds mem
oership in several musical organiza-
ton. He is also member of Johnnie
Baker Post of the American Legion.
Surviving him are two sisters; Mes
danes Nellie Thompson, Milwaukee,
Wise; Cassie Hill of Minneapolis
two brothers Arthur and Normal
Williams both of Minneapolis. Neal
Funeral Home, Inc, is in charge of
the arrangements.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Memorial Bridge

The S10,O00.000 Arlington Memo
rial bridge. constructed as tribute
to George Washington and war he
roes, is 2150 feet long and reputed
to be the largest drawbridge In the
world 1t connects West Potomac
park and Arlington cemetery. con-
verging with the new Mount YER
non Memorial highway, considered
the finest piece Of roadway construc-
ton ever completed. The bridge
Is 90 feet wide, has nine segmental
arches of 155-foOt span at the ends,
spreading gradually to 1874 feet in
4h> ~,or+-aI orch WASHINGTON Star.
First Wagon to Gross Rockies !
On April 2. 1896, a Missouri riv-
er steamer stopped at Jefferson
city, 40, having on board DR.. Mar.
Gus Whitman. Rev. Henry II. Spald-
ing. and their wives. who were en-
route to establish q mission among
the Indians of Oregon. Joined at
Liberty, Mo-, by w. H. Gray, they
purchased wagons, pack animals.
cattle and provisions and began
their long and perilous overland
journey. The ladies were the first
white women to cross the Ameri-
can continent. Whitman took with
him. as far as Fort Boise. the first
wheeled vehicle to surmOunt the
Rockies and thus led the way for
the development of nation wide
communication. The party reached
Fort Walla Walla, on the Column
bia, on September 2-eXactly FIVE
months after their stop at Jeffer-
son City.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
New ScottsboroTriaI On April IL
VIRGINIA LAW PROVIDES FOR
SEPARATING MIXED JURIES

Richmond, Va.-A law which per.
mits the separating of white and COL
ored jurors whenever a jury has to
be kept together at meal time OF
overnight has been passed by the
state legislature and signed by the
Governor.
The bill does not mention either
race, but states that the jury law
is being observed when tone or more
such jurors" is separated from the
others, provided all such jurors,
whether separated or not, be kept
in charge of officers provided there
for"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21

Funeral services for Joseph A
Williams who died Wednesday, Mar
18th, at the Veterans hospital, will
be conducted this afternoon at 2:30
p. m. from Bethesda Baptist church.
With burial in Crystal Lake Gene
terry. Mr.. Williams was born in this
city May 9th, 1892. He enlisted in
the army, October 26th, 1917 and
served with Headquarters Company,
366th infantry as drum major until
his discharge at the close of the war.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Youth Arrange
Peace Party

In order to raise before the young
people of Minneapolis, the urgent
need of mobilization for peace, the
Promethian Club of the Unitarian
Church has arranged a "Peace Raj
~" for Sunday March %, at 8 p. m.
at the Unitarian Center, 1926 Har-
mon Place.
Waldo McNutt, of the American
Youth Congress will address the
meeting. The meeting is one open
to all peace loving people, to men,
bers of all organizations. The young
especially are urged to attend, to
voice their protest against war and
particularly against recent develop
ments that bring the MANAGE of war
even closer to home.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Movable Freezing Point

Water will freeze when inclosed
in vacuum; 1t will freeze at a
point 1 1-1OO of a degree higher
than the ordinary freezing point.
To freeze, water must expand. By
placing a great pressure upon 1t
and limiting Its expansion, it is DOS
sible to reduce the freezing point.
Experimenters have kept 1t from
freezing, by this method, until 1t
was several degrees below the zero
of the Fahrenheit scale. Cores
pondingly, by reducing the normal
pressure on the water expansion ia
freer and the freezing point is
raised. The atmosphere pressure
being comparatively slight. the Gre
alton Of a vacuum serves to raise
the freezing point only a small frac.
ton Of q degree.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21

A special dispensation in the Min
nesota Association of Colored Wom-
en- in their membership drive was
voted at the February meeting held
in St. Paul, MINI. recently. All clubs
wishing to join may do so for $1.00
Joining fee until the annual meet
ing in June. For further information
call Mrs Fannie M. Shanks in Min
neapolis, Locust 2449 or Mrs. Susie
Tudos, Elkhurst 2914.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
Jaffa Is One of Oldest
Cities, Tradition Saws

According to tradition. Jaffa, In
Palestine, Is one Of the oldest cit
les In the world, says the st. Louis
obe-Democrat. It was from this
port that Jonah sailed to escape his
mission and to which he returned
after the episode with the whale.
One Of the jagged rocks that bar
the approach to the landing place
Is still pointed out AS that to which
Andromeda was bound and from
which she was released by the
mythical Perseus.
II was at Jaffa that Tabitha, or
Dorcas. who was miraculously re-
stored to life by st Peter, lived,
and her reputed tomb can be seen.
At Jaffa lived Simon the Tanner,
the first GENTLE convert to Chris
tianity. His house still stands, It
Is said.
Tel-Aviv. a new suburb Of jana.
Is entirely Jewish, the only in
stance Of a town which Is Jewish
from fhe head ~ IT'S municipality
to Its street cleaners.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
F. II. A. WARNS RAcKETEERS

Racketeers, confidence men, en-
bezzlers and impersonators of Fed
eral officers who prey on the general
public by attempting to exploit the
National Housing Act are feeling the
full force of the law with sixteen
arrests recorded for such violations
during the past few months, Fred
Schilplin, State Director, Federal
Housing Administration, announced
today.
Persons guilty of fraudulent prac-
tice in such cases face stiff peniten-
tiary sentences and fines ranging into
thousands of dollars.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21

The Booker T. Washington Study
Club, meeting Tuesday March IT,
with Mrs. Frances Duncan 1913
twenty-fifth avenue So, had as their
guest speaker, Mrs. Fannie M
Shanks. Mrs. Shanks spoke on "The
Club Woman in Politics." urging
every member to exercise her pri-
vilege in casting her ballot in the
coming caucus. Mrs. Shanks also
outlined the law governing the hold
ing the caucus. A very pleasant So
cial hour followed, while the hostess
served refreshments.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
SURVEY OF WHITE COLLAR
WORKERS BEGINS IN OMAHA

Omaha.-Work on THE federal
survey of the training and employ
ment of white collar and skilled Ne
pro workers here began Monday.
Mrs. Robbie T. Davis has been ap-
pointed state director.
Mrs. Davis is graduate of How
ard university and was state su-
pervisor of an employment survey
in Nebraska last year. Her assistants
are Gaines T. Bradford, former ed
itor of the Birmingham World, and
Charles F. Davis, local attorney.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
FINED

Frank Patterson, TOP Aldrich ave-
nue. north found guilty of selling
liquor with no license, was fined this
week in Municipal court $4,000 or
80 days. He chose the 80 days.
Charged with being drunk were
Frank Delaney, 314 Emerson avenue
north, $11 or 10 days; Walter Smith
7O8 Aldrich avenue north SIS or
days; Taylor Smith, 339 Rondo, St.
Paul was given the option of paying
a SIS fine or serving days.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21
DeLAWD DIVORCED

Los Angeles.-( ANS)-Mrs. Rex
Ingram has been Granted a divorce
"om Rex Ingram, Delawd in the film
version of "Tne Green Pastures"
No alimony was allowed.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21

Sylvester White, 4eA E. Henne-
pin with three previous arrests this
year was given a 80 day sentence on
a drunk charge.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1936-03-21

Joe Louis, race boxing idol, who
cast his lot with Negro business last
week when he was elected a director
of Victory Mutual Life Insurance
Company at an annual meeting in
Chicago. He was named because of
his modesty and quietness, as an
inspiration to Negro youth.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-20

Baltimore, President of the State Bar
Association, at banquet at the Wi
comico Hotel, Salisbury, last Monday
night.
Attorney Claude Bailey, president
of the Wicomico Bar Association and
host to the gathering, acted as toast
master. Mr.. Williams. in his address,
spoke on the duties of attorneys to
the Constitution in serious vein and
more lightly on the annual convention
of the State Bar Association to be held
at Atlantic City, N. j., next July.
Among others the Somerset Bar was
represented by it's President, Attorney
George H. Myers, former Judge Rob
ert F. Duer, chairman of the State
Conservation Commission, and Attor-
ney Edgar A. Jones.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-20

Pittsville post office was broken into,
Linwood Edward Daisey, % of Pitts
Vile, had been taken into custody,
grilled in connection with the robbery,
and arraigned before U. S. Commits
sioner Lewis c. Merryman, where he
entered plea of guilty.
Daisey also pleaded guilty to en-
tering the Pittsville post office on
May 5, 1885 and stealing a few dol
lars. He was ordered held under
s., 500 bond in each case, and will be
held in Cambridge for trial in United
States District Court in Baltimore.
Daisey was taken into custody Sun
day morning by Sheriff Charles H.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-20
PROBE DROWNING
OF A NEGRO BABY

Somerset county authorities are
in the midst of an investigation into
the death of 4-month-old negro baby,
whose body was found drowned in a
we'll near McCready Memorial Hos
pital, in the Crisfield suburbs.
When found the body was wrapped
in a pillow case and an old newspaper.
Suspicion leads toward the father of
the infant but up to the present he
has not been located.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-20
FIRE DESTROYS BUILD
INGS AT 'WOODSIDE'

A blaze caused from sparks from
a fire built to thaw pipes at "Wood-
side" the farm of ]. Edgar Bryan,
near Queenstown, last Sunday after
noon destroyed the COW barn, horse
stable, silo, partly filled with insilage,
large quantity of hay and part of
the farm equipment, together with a
valuable heifer that was trapped in
the barn.
Although several cows and other
stock were stabbed in the barns, Jas.
Bryan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan,
with the aid of the Queenstown and
Centreville Fire Companies were able
to get them out in time to save their
lives.
The fire was caused when young