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Evening star., 1936-07-24
BY SCOTTY RESTON.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, July An 1915,
Ethelda Bleibtrey, a fair-haired
paralytic, spent her Summer days try
ing to swim in crowded pool on New
York's sweltering East Side
Four years later, cured by her
swimming, she went to the 1920
Olympics at Antwerp and won the
10O-meter and 30O-meter free-style
events.
Makes Study Of Paralysis.
TODAY Ehelda Bleibtrey is devoting
her time to the study Of paralysis
and its cure through swimming. She
Is q professional instructor in New
York hotel pool.
Since her victories in the Olympics
Miss Bleibtrey probably has made
more money out of her swimming
ability than any other woman in the
game today. As soon as she finished
competing for the United States at
Antwerp she toured New Zealand.
Australia, Panama. the United States
and Canada. meeting all comers. and
retired in 1922 undefeated
Then she turned professional. She
tried vaudeville at first, diving and
swimming in a glasJ-front tank in
theaters throughout the country. She
made the country fair circuit and
took in as much as 81 900 week. In
her first year as q professional she
averaged $500 a week.
Now those days are past. As SWIM
ming instructor she earns enough to
live well and support her 7-year-old
daughter, Leilah, who, incidentally,
gives promise of developing into quite
q swimmer herself. .
Evening star., 1936-07-24

the earlier
incidentally pd total Of 139 hoe during the 1927 Ruth co.
Gehrg Thus
has accumulated 7sGeh 2s; Dicky 49, D Maggie ~ Cose 10;
Lazerr "reh0H
Evening star., 1936-07-24
OFFICIALS REFUSE
TO CHANGE STAND
Swim Star Still Fighting for
Post After fearful Plea
Is Ignored.
BY ALAN GOULD,


~ ERLIN, July 24.-Lovely Flea
- nor Holm Jarrett, fun-loving
swimming ace, lost frantic
- appeal for reinstatement on
the American Olympic team today.
A subcommittee headed by DIR. Jo-
seph e. Raycroft of Princeton heard
the swimmers fearful plea as special
trains carried the American team
from Hamburg to Berlin, but ruled
that the decision which dropped Mrs.
Jarrett from the squad for repeated
violation Of the training rules for
bidding drinking and late hours must
stand.
Warned previously for her partici-
patton in an an-night party in which
one Of her escorts was Charles Mac
Arthur, playwright-husband Of the
actress, Helen Hayes, Mrs. Jarrett
drew down upon her head the wrath
of the Olympic Committee by another
escapade yesterday.
Mrs. Jarrett admitted she had been
drinking, but said she had not realized
''how seriously the offense would be
regarded" She pleaded for another
chance and promised she would train
and not touch another drop"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
DIR. William Hodge
To Be Presented By
Civic Rights Committee

TIL Detroit Civic Rights Commit
tee will open its winter program
by presenting DR.. William H.
Hodge, president of the A. M. E.
Ministerial Alliance Of Northern
Ohio, Sunday, Oct. Is, at 8 p. m. at
st. John Presbyterian Church, Du-
bois and Madison.
DR.. Hodges subject will be, HAS
The Negro Been Sold Down The
River, BY The Present oman Coun-
Gil of The City of Detroit?"
The Civic Rights Committee, of
which S. F. Grigsby is chairman,
urges colored citizens to try the
"15-Man Council" as a possible
means of enabling Negroes to Sc
cure fair consideration and jobs in
all the municipal departments.
The meeting promises to be an
interesting one. The public is in
vited.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10

MIST, Fannie Blaclock, was followed
by an address by Attorney ]. l..
Dixon. His theme was, "a Frater-
nal Insurance Society, Defined"
An inspirational address by Rev.
S. ID. Ross, pastor of Shiloh Bap-
fist Church, closed the Monday
session.
The Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning sessions were devoted
to discussion of various topics on
how to promote a fraternal insur-
ance society, and qualifications of
officers and representatives.
Election of officers took place
Tuesday afternoon, the following
officials being elected for the next
four years:
Henry Mackgee, supreme conser-
vator; James G. Traylor, supreme
governor; Charles A. Burris, lieu
tenant governor; L. d. Snowden,
supeme clerk; DR.. l. L. Whitby,
supreme depositor DR.. o. H.
Sweet, supreme physician; c. w.
White, supreme auditor; E. M.
Hamlar, supreme master of re-
accountant: DR.. j. ]. Brucker, Dr.
S. w. Jenkins, and DR.. j. Y. Bargyh
supreme examiners; Charles T.
CONTINUED on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
DE PRIEST 7 O
SPEAK IN
DETROIT
Urges Election
OF Landon

Oscar DePriest, former U. s. con-
xressman from Illinois, was chlet
speaker wednesday night at Re-
publican mass meetings at Hart
ford Avenue Baptist Church and
the Birdhurst Community Center,
under auspices OF the Independent
Coalition OF American Women. Mrs.
Ruell Caldwell president.
of the Condition OF the American
women, Mrs. Ruel Caldwell presi.
dent
Mr.. DePriest said: Governor
Landon has come out flatfooted
for the anti-lynching bill. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not and Will
not. Such a stand would mean 20
him the loss of Administration
votes, for the present Adminlstra-
tion is South controlled, and the
South would like to enslave the
Negro again..
other speakers included Attor-
ney CndIleS INOApOi OuSh'
can nominee for Congress in the
First District; Attorney Nathaniel
II. Goldstick, candidate for Con-
gress in the Fifteenth District;
and w. B. Strong, representative
of the Republican National Com
mittee.
Mr.. DePreist will also speak at
Macedonia Baptist Church, Thurs
day night.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Judge Moynihan
To S e n t e n c e
Convicted Cultists

Judge joseph A. Moynihan, Of
the Circuit Court, announced We'd
nesday that he would devote
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to
sentencing the twelve members Of
the Black Legion convicted Of the
murder of Charles A. Pool. Eight
Of the men face mandatory life
terms.
Dayton Dean, the trigger man,
will be the first to be sentenced,
said Judge Moynihan; after which
he will pronounce sentences on
Harvey Davis, Erwin d. Lee, Low
ell Rushing, Urbin Lipps, Edgar
Baldwin, Paul r. Edwards, and
John Bannerman, all Of whom
were convicted for first-degree
murder.
Judge Moynihan will likewise
sentence Virgil Morrow and Thorn
as Craig convicted by the jury
and John S. Vincent and Albert
Stevens, convicted by the court
all for second-degree murder.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Temple of Service
Close First
Annual Conf a b

Sunday afternoon, Sept. 81, at
$3.50 o'clock, memorial services
were held for the deceased laborers
Of the Supreme Temple of Service,
from the Third Baptist Church, of
which Rev. c. e. Askew is pastor,
e. Ferry, near st. Antoine.
Representatives and delegates
from the various subordinate
branches throughout the state,
were present on this occasion.
Rev. Charles A. Hill, pastor of
Hartford Avenue Baptist Church,
was in charge of the service.
The convention was called to or
der by Supreme Conservator Hen
ry Mackgee, Monday, Sept. 2S, at 8
a. m. The convention call was read
by Miss Mildred Eubanks, and the
following committees were ap-
pointed:
Registration, Credentials, Ritu-
alistic, Constitution and Bylaws,
Resolutions, Good of the Order,
Grievance, Nomination, and Necro-
logy.
The purpose of the convention
was outlined by L. d. Snowden, su-
preme clerk Selection of the con-
vention clerk, Miss Zelma Sykes;
secretary, Miss Mildred Eubanks;
reporter, Willie Mcintosh; orga-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Former Admirer
OF Marva Louis
Shot To D e a t h

Chicago. Ill.-Joe Gibbons, 22-
year-old play boy taxicab driver,
of this city, an alleged former ad-
mirer of Mrs. Joe Louis was shot
to death here early Monday by To-
cal police.
According to Patrolman E. Will
son Of the Fifth District, Gibbons
had thrown fence post through
the window of a Chicago residence
on Indiana avenue, for thrill,
while in company with two COM
panions at 1890 a. m. The trio ran
and police gave chase and fired
when the men refused to halt.
One & the bullets struck Glib
bons in Me back. He was taken to
a hospital, where he died late Mon
day night. He refused to disclose
the identity of his two companions.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
MAN KILLED
in BAT TIE
WITHCOPS

Windsor, N. C.-(C)-Benjamin
Thrower was shot and killed by
officers Sunday after he had wound
ed two seriously and thirteen 9TH
ers slightly in six hour siege at
his home on the outskirts of town.
Thrower was finally dislodged with
dynamite and tear gas, but only
after he had pickle doff several
members of the posse in a sniping
duel. The reason for the Thrower
trouble is not clear, as officers
claim they answered a call to HIS
home and he began shooting at
them.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
ATTEMPT TO
PROBE CASH
FRUITLESS
Defendant Attended
By Secretaries,
But No "Angels"

New York-(C)-Father Divine
has won again! The probe of the
Harlem Goods" cash, ordered by
the Supreme Court last week, pro-
duced only a key ring in open
court when Attorney William w.
Lesselbaum in County Court
Tuesday, after a two hour quiz
asked Divine pointedly, "Well, how
much money have you got with you
right now" Divine flshed through
his pockets and at last held up the
key ring. Lesselbaum, red in the
face, gave up the case. He was
seeking to collect $7,724 in judg-
ments obtained against Divine af-
ter one of his buses collided with
an automobile.
Divine came to court dressed in
a symphony Of brown, and was
surrounded by attorneys and sec
retaries, but this time no angels.
He replied to all questnons vague
ly, and with a sweet smile. He
claims to know absolutely nothing
about the financing OF his numer..
Gus enterprises, not even how he
came by the Rolls Royce In which
he rides frequently.
Divine apparently learned a les
son some months ago when he went
to court and displayed a roll of
bills before judge, who promptly
relieved him of some of the cash
by fine.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
JACK JOHNSON
In G. r A N D
OPERA

New York-(C)-Quite stir
was created here last week when
it was announced what Jack John
son, former champion of the world,
was to make his debut in Grand
Opera at the Hippodrome Friday
night, not as a singer, however, but
as general of an army of Ethio-
plans. Jack is scheduled to put up
a terrific struggle on the stage
when he is captured by the Egyp-
tians in which Johnson appears as
Aida" which he says is his ia
vorite, and Verdi his favorite opera
tic composer. Jack finds Wagner
very heavy" and Carusi remains
to him the greatest male singer
and Tetrazzini the greatest woman
singer.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
HITS 5 C. AIRS
AND INJURIES
W O M A N

William Talley, SO Kendall ave-
nue., Highland Park, was arraign-
ed in traffic court Wednesday, on
the charge of reckless driving.
Talley was arrested Tuesday, at
John r street, between Endicott
and Piquette avenues, after he had
struck a woman pedestrian and
crashed into five different automo-
biles.
The injured woman, Mrs. Doris
Wells, 64O6 John r. was walking
past the entrance to a parking lot
in her neighborhood, her arms
laden with groceries, when Talley
drove into the lot and knocked her
down. She suffered slight injuries
and received first aid at the hos
pital.
Police say Talley was evidently
under the influence of dope, when
the accident occurred.
After crashing into car on the
parking lot, Talley put his machine
into reverse and backed into an
other car. Then he started forward
again, struck a third ca and con-
tinued out of the lot. Speeding
acoss John r. he crashed into an
other car. Putting his car into re-
verse, he backed into a fifth auto
mobile.
BY this time, Talley was shrek
ing and waving his arms. A pass
er-by reached into his machine
and shut off the motor and remov-
ed the ignition key. Police over
powered him and took him to the
Receiving Hospital.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
N, Y, WRITER
REPLIESTO
ED. CARTER

New York-(C)-Dorothy Thomp
son, special writer for the New
York Herald Tribune and other
American newspapers, replying to
Editor Elmer Anderson Carter of
Opportunity Magazine, who edi-
torially charged her with batting"
the Negro in a recent syndicated
article on the Negro vote, says in
letter to Editor Carter publish
ed in the current Opportunity: my
dear Mr.. Carter: l am very sorry
il / gave you or the readers Of the
Head Tribune the impression that
l was batting Negroes. If the Ne
gro vote is venal, IL Negroes are
often voted" in whole blocs, as
know is often the case, l do not
blame the Negroes. 1 blame the
complete cynicism of the political
parties, and / thought l made that
clear. That the Negroes are the
worst educated and the most ex-
plotted part of our population is
certainly not open to debate. Nor is
1t the fault of the Negroes. The
Democratic Party flatters the Ne
groes where it is polite to flatter
them and neglects them where it is
polite to neglect them. The Re-
publicans buy them wherever they
can, and you know that as we'll as
l do. And you know, also, they Of
ten can. The Republicans come out
with noble words at every con-
vention, but they don't lift finger
to see that the Negroes have access
even in the north, to the better paid
activities. My article was in no
sense directed against Negroes, but
was directed at the insincerity OF
the two parties on the Negro ques-
ton"
In his comment on the letter Mr..
Carter says: THE editor is graft
fed to know that Miss Thompson
did not intentionally mean to hold
the Negro electorate up to scorn.
1t always comes as a distressing
shock to those engaged in the
herculean task of improving race
relations to find one In a position
to WELD vast influence in molding
opinions deliberately or uncon-
sciously assuming an attitude
which tends to make their task in
fnitely more difficult. Especially Is
this true when a racial connotation
is placed upon social or political
phenomena which have no real ra-
cial significance.
"If the widespread resentment of
scores of intelligent Negroes and
an equal number of liberal whites
in any criterion, then the impress
sion which Miss Thompson con-
veyed, albeit unintentionally, was
distinctly harmful to the Negro. ="
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Dead Woman Found
on Front Porch

A young woman later identified
by finger prints as Matte Frank
lin, alias Edwards of 992 Mullett
street was found lying on the front
porch at 654 e. Alexandrine street,
Tuesday morning. The woman TAX
en- to the Receiving Hospital by
police where she was pronounced
dead. There were no marks of
violence on her body and the
Wayne County Coroners office re-
ported that her death was due to
natural causes. Police claim that
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
YALE GETS JESSE

STAMFORD, Conn.-(C)--Facul-
ty members and students of Yale
University greeted Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Owens when they appeared
here last week on a whirlwind
tour through the East for Landon
and Knox. Jesse was congratulated
on his Olympic exploits. Attorney
Oliver Randolph, head Of the east
ern COP publicity department Of
the colored division, Is touring and
speaking with Jesse.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Eric Franker
Thrills Detroiters
In Organ Recital

More than six hundred music
lovers of Detroit heard Eric Frank
err, concert organist of Kansas
City, in recital at Greater Bethel
A. M. e. Church last Thursday
evening.
In a program selected from the
classics to the modern composers
of to-day, Mr.. Franker showed
himself to be a real master of his
instrument. The program, which
was carefully selected comprised
numbers of technical, as we'll as as
melodic characters and at no time
during the concert was there any
lack of audience interest.
Outstanding was the artists rem
dition of Caesar Franks piece
Heroique", in truly mastery style.
Powell Weaver's Squirrel, very
Unexpectedly played, was one of
the most successful numbers OF
the evening, receiving a large
round Of applause from the audi
ence.
imaa -hr.ti
Mr.. Franker's pedal technique
was very much admired in Pietro
Yon's Hymn of Glory" Ferrata's
Finale" from Modern Suite).
DR.. John Moore, of Flint, assist
ed the recitalist. His numbers were
well done and received much
praise from the audience.
The Senior Choir of Bethel
Church, under whose auspices the
recital was presented, sang in I'M
usually fine form two groups,
with DR.. Ernest Johnson directing
and Mrs. Parish at the organ.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Kansas Editor
Visits Office
OF Tri b u n e

Editor and Mrs. Franklin, of the
Kansas City Call, made brief Wis
it to Detroit Sunday and Monday.
September 81 and %, and stopped
in for a chat at the Tribune Of
flee.
The Kansas City Call is one of
the outstanding Negro papers Of
the country, having a thoroughly
equipped plant and employing forty
workers.
The Franklins were generous in
their comments on the progress Of
the Tribune and the efficiency of its
editorial and mechanical depart
ments.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Owens To Star
In Movie Picture

According to news released from
Cleveland, Ohio, Jesse owens, the
Olympic, star announced Wednes-
day that he will soon start to
work before the camera in New
York, on the first of two movies,
in which he will be starred as a
detective.
The movies, Owens said will fea-
ture an all-Negro cast. His status
as an amateur athlete will not be
affected by his participation in
pictures. Owens is at present un-
der a one-year suspension by the
Amateur Athletic Union.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
FIRST COLORED JURY IN
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

MURFRE ESBORO, ARK. - (C)
Pike county's first all-colored
jury (of twelve sawmill workers)
deliberated sixty-five minutes last
Thursday and returned a verdict
of second degree murder with a
recommended sentence Of five
years for Charles Gentry, colored
man charged with killing Jasper
Evans, colored. White attorneys
represented both sides and the
State demanded death for Gentry.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Rep. Mitchell
Loses Mother

Birmingham, Ala. - CO. - Mrs.
Anna Mitchell, 63, mother Of Con-
gresham Arthur w. Mitchell of
Illinois, died last Tuesday. Con-
gresham Mitchell arrived here
from Chicago Thursday and attend
ed the funeral services Friday
morning. He returned to Chicago
afternoon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
BAND PLAY AS "MACBETH'
RETURNS

NEW YORK (C)--The 1913 men,
bers of the cast of Macbeth, who
returned to Harlem from their
NAL, were greeted by the Harlem
Elks band as they arrived abord a
1000 mile tour to Texas Centen-
six-car special train over the New
York Central line from Cleveland
Sunday night.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
DEFEN DIS
NEW DEAL"
POLICIES
Says C. o. P.
Seeks To Dodge
NJ a n Issue

New York-(Calvin Service)--
Having scared Republicans almost
out of their wits by packing Madi-
son Square Garden in a monster
Roosevelt mass meeting with only
eleven days in which to promote it,
Bishop r. r. Wright, Jr., who up
to now has said nothing to the
barrage Of four Republican news
releases attacking him, has at last
made the following exclusive state
ment from his office at 103 Park
avenue, in care Of the Good Neigh
Dor League: II should like to tell
the Republican Publicity Depart
ment that l am not running for
President of the United States.
From the releases sent out recent
ly from both their western office
in Chicago and their eastern Of
flee in New York, one would think
that / was running against Landon.
Merely because l have expressed
my right as a citizen to be for the
reelection of President Roosevelt
and because 10000 people filled
Madison Square Garden to hear a
program sponsored by the Good
Neighbor League is no reason, as
can see, to launch personal at
tack upon me. 1t is the New Deal /
stand for, and the New Deal the
people want. The Republicans
have no case and they are running
true to form as they have for the
past 25 years, by trying to evade
the issue, and all they can do is to
sling mud.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
E. N DID A re
LANDON HITS
LYNCHING
Stands for Justice
Und err Civil
Service

Governor LanQOn, In an interview
Saturday with Robert r. Church,
outstanding colored American, took
an unqualified stand in opposition
to lynching and racial discrimia-
ton of all kinds. The Governor
further revealed that he subscrib-
e dfully to the Republican plat
form, a plank Of which declared
for better economic opportunity for
Negro American. Governor Landon
said he would do all in his power
to correct civil service abuses
which have served to limit colored
applicants from receiving govern
ment jobs. The complete statement
of Governor Landon said
"In common with all law a bid
ing citizens of this country, I am
unalterably opposed to lawlessness
in all forms, and of course, this in
cludes lynching which is blot on
our American civilization. We bust
devise some legal means which
will be effective in ending this
great menance to our institusions"
The Governor reiterated his po-
sition with reference to the ques-
ton of relief as follows: Il say
again as / have formerly stated,
until private employment can fill
the need our government must take
whatever steps necessary to insure
that no Americans suffer because
of the lack of the necessities of
life. Furthermore, our party will
insist that the colored man shall
receive equal treatment in the re-
ceiving of relief and not to be dis
eliminated against because of his
race or political faith. Now, al
though Iconsider this relief of i'm
portance, still / feel with the col
ored citizens that the one hope Of
the Negro for the future lies in his
being re-employed and integrated
into the great productive life of the
country. It is because l hold such
convictions that / consider the
platform of our party as the only
thing which can achieve for COL
ored Americans that enjoyment Of
American life which is his due. The
attempt of the New Deal to use re-
lief rolls as modern reservations
on which the great colored race is
to be confined forever as a ward of
the federal government where he
will be excluded from a place in
the productive life of our country
is not only disastrous to a great
people but of alarming conse-
quence to our entire economic and
social life.
81 fully subscribe to the pledge
Of the Republican platform that
our party will do its best to fur
Their the employment of the colored
citizens in the gainfully occupied
life of this country.
"a restored and honest merit
system in the federal service is
something that the government can
do directly to further economic
opportunity for the colored man,
and I am firm that all necessary
safeguards be erected and MAIN
tanned to insure that no man is pre-
vented from entering the federal
civil service or getting deserved
promotion because of his race or
political faith. Further, I am con-
WINGED that there are many things
which can be devised and should
be done by the government to aid
Continued on Page 100
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Joe's Sister Injuries
Ankle in Fall

Mrs. Eulalia Gaines, sister of Joe
Louis, fell from her horse at the
family farm near Wayne, Mich,
last Thursday and injured her left
ankle and sustained minor bruises.
Mrs. Gaines Is under the care OF
a physician, at her home, 2100 Nc
Dougall street.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
Laborers Wanted
In Pontiac

John c. Dancy, of the Detroit
Urban League, announces that his
office is in need of 100 laborers
to fill jobs in Pontiac, Mich. Apply
to Urban League office, COG e.
Vernon Highway.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-10-10
COURT POSTPONES HEARING
ON ROXBOROUGH CASE

The hearing in the case of Mrs.
Dora Roxborough versus John
Roxborough, which was scheduled
for Monday in Judge Ira Jayne's
Circuit Court, was postponed I'M
til Oct. 26.
Mrs Roxborough is suing for ali
mony settlement.