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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23

SCHOOL T O
OPEN MAY 3,

Preparations are in full swing
for the Tribune's Cooking School
which will be held at Forest Club,
at Forest and Hastings, May 3, A,
and 5, in collaboration with the
Housewives League, the Booker T.
Washington Trade Association, and
Peterson and Son, representatives
of General Electric Company.
The cooking school will be one
of the most unique and success
full affairs of the kind, every con-
Quoted on the afternoons of We'd
nesday, Thursday, and Friday, in
the large auditorium on the Has
ting street side of the building, adj
accent to the big hall in which the
annual Trade Exhibit will be held.
A complete electric kitchen will
be installed on the stage of the au-
ditorium, through the courtesy of
Peterson and Son and General
Electric Company, and efficient de-
monstrators will be in charge Of
demonstration work. Menus Of va
rious kinds will be prepared on the
stage and samples served to the
audience. Prizes will also be given
each of the three afternoon during
which the school is conducted.
Additional features of the cook
ing school will include brief pro-
grams by talented artists in the
community, and local clubs.
The program for the week will
be as follows Tuesday, May 2,
Housewives League Day; Wednes-
day, May 3, Tribune's Cooking
School and program by Women's
Council Of Second Baptist Church;
Friday, May 5, Calanthes Day and
Tribune's Cooking School; Satur-
day, May 6, Children's Day; Sun
day, May Z, joint program by De-
troit Musicians and Meharry Aux
Hilary.
Everybody is invited to attend ali
sessions of the cooking school and
trade exhibit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
Hundreds Come TIC
Meet Colonel
Robinson

NEW YORK-Colonel John c.
Robinson, the Brown Condor" per-
sonal pilot to former Emperor
Halle Selassie and military dis
patch carrier during the Italio-
Ethiopian conflict stepped down the
gangplanl1 of the liner Europa in
New York last Monday to be lifted
on the shoulders OF a milling,
cheering crowd of New York's coll
CURED population who thronged the
dock to give a rousing welcome to
the returning here.
Nearly two thousand fellow pas
sengers on the liner and hundreds
who had come to meet them on the
dock stood in amaZement while the
enthusiasm of the welcomers tenn
porarily disrupted the debarque-
ment of both passengers and cargo.
A small forest of fluttering Ethio-
plan and American flags hid the re-
turning aviator until order was
restored and the Brown Condor"
was permitted to pass to the shed
where his baggage was quickly
cleared by customs inspectors.
Later an impromptu mass meet
ing was held in a vast waiting
room at the end Of the dock which
was put at the disposal of the well
coming committee by the North
German Lloyd Company so that
the members of the race group who
had come from all boroughs of New
York would have an opportunity
to personally greet and welcome
home the famous flyer.
Dressed in a aviators leather
jacket on which were the wings
of the aviator as well as the Lion
of Judah" ensignia of the Imperial
Ethiopian Air Corps worked in
Ethiopian gold, the thirty one year
old war ace thanked the then sill
ent crowd in simple words for
their rousing reception.
Left to right: DR.. p. M. II. Saw
DRY, chairman of the United Aid,
Colonel John c. Robinson. "The
Brown Condor: Claude A. Bar
nett of Chicago and DR.. c. b. Pow
ell of New York greeting the flyer
as he returned from Ethiopian on
the S. s. Suropa Monday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
Judge Champion
To Pay Honor
To DR.. X. Bunche

Sunday, May "a, at 1 p. M, DR..
Ralph Bunche, distinguished eco
nomist, will address a mass meet
ing at Ebenezer A. M. E. Church,
on the topic, "Politico-Economic
Analysis Of the Problems of the
Negro" He will come to Detroit,
under auspices Of the Civic Rights
Committee.
In recognition of Dr. Bunche's
ability, Judge Champion, of the
Circuit Court at Lapeer, Mich, has
written the Detroit Civic Rights
Committee that he plans to come
and hear DR.. Bunche's address.
Judge Champion was a former con-
gresham for eighteen years, and
led the fight in Congress to Sc
cure appropriations for Howard
University.
At the meeting, Sunday, the CT
vic Rights Committee will announce
the latest developments in connec-
ton with the rejection of applica-
tons Of colored citizens for Jobs
in the Detroit Fire Department.
Everybody is invited.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
BRADBY, PECK
TO MEET IN
DEBATE
Vital Issues To Be
Debated At Trade
Exhibit

The sixth annual exhibit of the
Booker T. Washington Trade AS
ISOLATION and the Detroit House
wives League will open on the
evening of Monday, June l, with a
stirring debate between Rev. r. l..
Brady, pastor of Greater Bethel
A. NJ. e. Church. 1t is anticipat-
ed that an immense crowd will be
present to hear these two outstand-
ing race leaders debate some Wit
al phase of the Negroes economic
condition.
The debate will be held in the
auditorium of the Forest Club, at
Hastings and Forest streets. The
program will include special must
al numbers, by popular local ar
lists.
Workmen are busy building
booths for the trade exhibit. The
exhibit will be the largest and
most outstanding ever conducted by
the Trade Association. There will
be approximately sixty-six booths
in the exhibit, which have already
been bought by successful business
people of the community.
The program for the week is pub
lished elsewhere in this issue OF
the Tribune, and covers each days
activities, from Tuesday, June 2
through Sunday, June 7.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
Fiery Editor Ousted
New Bishops Are
E. | e C t e d

of the S24 votes cast. 1t was then
around o'clock Saturday morning,
the balloting having been in pro-
gress since IL a. m. Friday Recess
was taken until Saturday at 10 a.
m.
General Officers
Saturday election of general Of
ficers began. ID. M. Baxter, bust
ness manager Of the Book Concern.
was declared reelected after two
ballots over a strong opponent, G.
h. Curry of Florida. George A
Singleton of Lexington, Ky. was
elected on the second ballot to sue
coed DR.. Wright as editor of the
Christian Recorder oldest colored
paper in America. His three strong
est opponents were DR.. Norris OF
Georgia, Potter of Florida and Link
Of Pennsylvania. DR.. L. L. Berry
was elected secretary of missions
with only slight opposition a Job
he had previously held through
CONTINUED on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
M MUSICIANS
PREPARE FOR
CONVENTION

The various musical organiza-
tions of Detroit are enthusiastical-
ly preparing for the approaching
convention of the National Negro
Musicians Association, which will
meet in Detroit in August. The
Imperial Choral Society will be
host to the convention.
Mrs. Mary Caldwell Dawson, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, a member of
the o n | organiza-
ton of musicians, will arrive in
this city, May %, to supervise re-
hearsals of the chorus for the COM
ing convention. She will also APP
pear as conductor and guest ar
fist at Ebenezer A. M. E. Church,
May 25.
The first rehearsal of the combin-
ed chorus, under direction of Mrs.
Dawson, will be held at Brewster
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
Hours of Continuous
Balloting Provokes
d i S S e n S ion

New York-(By Rev. Frederick
ID. Jordan for ANP)-Transcend-
ing even the election of bishops
and other church officers was the
bitter fight between Ira T. Bryant,
fiery secretary of the A. NJ. e. Sum
day School union, and the bishops
of the denomination which led 10
his ousting and the election of j..
A. Selby of Alabama to take his
place late Saturday evening after
long hours of continuous ballot
ing.
The entire general conference i'm
session here at Rockland Palace
was over-shadowed by this fight be-
tween Bryant and the group Of
bishops who for several quadrenni-
ums have sought to remove him
from office. The election took place
around p. m. Saturday and as
word spread quickly that election
for his office was coming up
many delegates who had been alb
sent returned in time to answer
the roll call.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
JOECOOK SHOT
DURING SPAT
WITH WOMAN

Joe Cook, 2S, of 637 e. Warren,
Apt. 4, was conveyed to Receiving
Hospital at 6:29 Saturday evening
with two gun-shot wounds in the
back. He is in a serious condition
and may die.
Witnesses state that Cook had
had an argument with Connie Glib
son, during which he had knocked
her down. 1t is reported that he
then left the apartment and later
returned AS he emergd from his
car, witnesses testify that Mrs.
Gibson drew a revolver from her
white purse and began firing.
Cook ran up the steps and into
the hall of 637 f. Warren where
he collapsed to the floor.
After the shooting, Mrs. Gibson,
it is said, went to 931 E. Warren,
where she was later arrested by
Patrolmen Slosson, Tremeyer.
Poole and Gugg, of the 18th pre-
cinct.
Mrs. Gibson stated that after the
second shot was fired some I'M
known person snatched the revolt
yer from her hand, and it has not
yet been discovered. She is held on
a charge of assault with intent to
kill, which will be changed to first
degree murder, if Cook should die.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
EXHIBITION
AT GARFIELD
A UCCESS
(By STAFF REPORTER)

The large auditorium of Gar
field School, of which Charles A.
Daily is the progressive principal,
was crowded to capacity on We'd
nesday, and Thursday, of this week,
with scores of public school Of
ficials, court officials, newspaper
representatives, and hundreds of
parents and friends from all parts
of the city, who attended the school
exhibit.
Every department OF the school
was splendidly represented in the
exhibit, by work done by the stu
dents, and citizens who attended
were loud in their praise and COM
mendation, of the teachers as well
as the students at Garfield.
Many Projects
Numerous projects were exhibit
ed. In the department of social
science all were impressed with
the display of the World History
Club, composed of pupils of var
ious nationalities, having for their
purpose the finding Of information
about distinguished members OF
their own racial group, who have
made outstanding contributions to
civilization. Children from each
group compiled valuable informa-
ton, which went into the making
CONTINUED on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
SUBSCRIPTION
CA M P AICN
E N DIS SAT.
Ballot Box Sealed And
In Detroit Tribune Office
Y our Last Chance,
2 Days More
(By Campaign Manager)

Thursday, Friday and Saturday a
ballot box, locked and sealed VIII
repose at the office of the Detroit
Tribune and in this box candidates
and friends will deposit their final
collection of subscriptions and
Trade Cards. The campaign ends
Saturday night at s o'clock. NO
one but the candidates themselves
will be able to even estimate how
they stand until the ballot box is
opened in the presence OF the
judges.
Race Is Close
II matters not what you have
done in the campaign up to now
These last few days count for every
thing. What you do in these CLOS
ing DAYS will determine your posi-
ton in the list of winners when
the Judges make the count Satur-
day evening.
1t is not an easy matter for those
at the bottom of the list to go 20
the top, but it is entirely possible.
OF course if you are content with
the smaller awards that is your at
fair, but ambitious people want the
best and in this case the best is
$4,000 or a Pontiac Door Sedan,
or second prize a Ford VS. Tudor
Sedan or $3.50.
Which do you want? 1t all de
ponds upon you and the number OF
votes you have in the ballot box
when the judges open it Saturday
night at s o'clock. There is every
reason to believe it will take con-
slant and consistent efforts on the
part of any candidate during the
remaining three days to win. Any
candidate who believes he or she
has anything "cinched" is more
likely to awake at the end of the
campaign with a bump and Won
der how it all happened. Over con-
fidence right now is almost GER
tain to be accompanied by defeat.
Win Or Lose
Certainly there is nothing certain
about results. Every indication is
that the biggest prizes will be won
or lost between now and the clos
ing hour Saturday night. If can-
didates fail to work, or if they lose
Lhefr determination or confidence in
their ability, they can expect sure
ly to finish somewhere way below
first place.
How They Stand
II the grand prizes were awarded
today they would be distributed as
follows:
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
REV. RANDALL
ABUSED BY COP
AT BALL PARK

Another example of the harsh
manner in which colored citizens
are treated by some officers of the
law, occurred at Navin Field, We'd
nesday afternoon, when Rev. Ar
thur c. Randall, an esteemed citi-
zen, was pushed and showed from
the gate by a policeman, as he was
presenting to the gate Waterman
a letter and pass to the game, is
sued by Mr.. Navin.
Rev. Randall's account of the in
cident is as follows:
Wednesday, May 20, about $40
l ran to the exit gate-keeper of the
DETROIT Ball Club, and placed a
letter in his hand, stating that it
was a pass issued me by the club,
and informing him that / was Gag
er to see what remained of the
game. ~
Then the officer pressed for
ward and placing both hands on
my chest, pushed me back, claim
ing that l was doing wrong. l
protested, telling the officer that
he had no cause to be brutal to-
ward me. At this, he again more
rudely showed me back two or
three yards, to the middle of the
sidewalk"
Rev. Randall has reported the
case to the NAACP and other local
organizations for defending Negro
rights, and efforts will be made to
secure redress He states that he
may take the case into court.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
LA RUE, WIFE
SERIOUSLY
STABBED
Joe Watkins, Alleged
Assailant Still
At Large

John LaRue, Al, of Sal e. Adams,
Room Is, well-known comedian,
was seriously cut and stabbed in
the neck, at 536 p. m. Wednesday,
and his wife, Dorothy, was also
stabbed, by Joe Watkins, residing
at the same rooming house, in
Room 20.
The controversy leading to the
stabbing, began in the lobby OF the
rooming house Tuesday night, May
10, when LaRue ordered Watkins
to stop annoying his wife, as Mrs.
LaRue had informed her husband
that improper advances had been
made by Mr.. Watkins for some time.
An argument followed, and when
Watkins made motion as if to draw
a weapon from his pocket, LaRuc
struck HIM and knocked him down.
Witnesses say watkins then left
the building, and the LaRues went
, upstairs to their room. Watkins
returned later witnesses say, and
knocked at LaRue,s door, asking
him to come out.
Mrs. LaRue fearing some harm
might come to her husband, kept
him from opening the door.
Watkins went away, but return
ed Wednesday night and hid in the
assailant sprang suddenly upon
dark hallway at the top Of the
stairs, outside the LaRue's apart
ment. When Mr.. and Mrs. LaRue
! started upstairs to their room, the
them, stabbing Mrs LaRue in the
right chest. Her husband rushed
to defend her. AS he did so, Wat
kins slashed him across the face
and stabbed him in the neck.
The LaRues were taken to Re-
ceiving Hospital, where they receiv-
ed first-aid treatment and were
later released at their own request.
although their condition is serious.
After stabbing his victims, Wat
kins escaped, and as yet has not
been apprehended by police. De-
tectives of the First Precinct are
working on the case.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
VIM, SHERRILL
REPLIES TO
NEUSOM
Says UNA Did Not
Solicit un d S
For Ethiopia

In last weeks issue of the Tri-
bune, Attorney bred Scott Neu-
som, of River Rouge, Mich, made
public a letter from the New York
office of the Consul-General Of
Ethiopia, stating that funds raised
In the Detroit area in March, for
aiding Ethiopia, had not been re-
ceived at the New York Office.
In the same article, Attorney
Neusom asked the U. n. |. A. and
the United Aid For Ethiopia to
make explanation.
In reply to Attorney Neusom,
President William l.. Sheriff., OF
the Detroit branch of the U. n. l..
A., issues the following statement.
THE Universal Negro Improve
,ment Association did not raise any
money for Ethiopia, March 10, in
Ecorse or any other place. The
meeting alluded to in last weeks
article, must have been the one
held on March 10, at Ebenezer A.
M. e. Church, corner Brush and
Willis, Detroit, at which time Mr.
Zaphiro, secretary Of the Ethiopian
Legation in London, was to speak.
"This meeting was not sponsored
by the U. N. l. A. nor did the
U. N. l. A. have anything to do with
the raising or handling the funds.
The meeting was sponsored by
public-spirited citizens of Detroit,
none Of whom were members Of
the u. n. /. A, with the exception
of myself and Claude Rowe. The
appeal for funds was made by Ar
thur Ried, of New York City, re-
preventative of the United Aid For
Ethiopia. The funds ware also
raised by him.
1.-THE next day, the names of
those who contributed and the
amounts given were turned over
to me, as chairman of the meet
ing, for publication. l turned these
names over to the Tribune and
they were published the following
week.
whether Or not this money was
turned over to Mr.. Shaw, the
Ethiopian consul, / cannot say. I
have written Mr.. Ried, sending him
the article published in last weeks
Tribune, and asking him to clari-
fly the matter"
Mr.. Sheriff. further makes pub
lie a letter written by him to Mr..
Ried, in New York, which reads in
part as follows:
Detroit, Mich.
May II, 1886
Mr.. Arthur Ried.
354 West 135th Street,
New York City, N. Y.
My Dear Mr.. Ried:
Atty. Neusome whom you met on
the platform at one of our Liberty
Hall meetings, and who was pre-
sent at the meeting held at the
church on the first night of your
arrival in Detroit, has made pub
lie a letter received from Shaw
stating that his office has not re-
ceived the money raised by the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
Urban League Gets
$1,000 Grant For
Chestnut Center

The Detroit Urban League re-
Gently received grant of $1,000
from the Children's Fund of Michi-
gan, to be used in employing a
supervisor of boys at the Urban
Leagues Chestnut Street Center
Eddie Swan, formerly a super
visor in the NYA department. was
appointed to fill the new position,
by John C.. Dancy, the Urban Lea
que director. who also recommend
ed Reid Motley to the post made
vacant by the resignation of Mr..
Swami from the NYA job.
Mr.. Swan began his duties at
the Chestnut Center, last Satur-
day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
College Proxies
To Speak At St.
Matthews Church

In keeping with their annual
custom of presenting outstanding
national celebrities, the Men S
Club of st. Mathews Episcopal
Church will present DR.. Patterson,
president of Tuskegee Institute ;
Or. Robert r. Motion, former Tus-
kegee head; and DR.. Thomas Elsa
Jones, of Fisk University, at their
annual dinner, June :
Samuel Russell is president of the
club; A. r. Smith, vice president;
w. Howard Roberts, secretary:
George Heath, treasurer.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
Who Will Win?

L. c. Blount
Miss Evelyn Bernice Brady
Miss Mary Underwood
Mrs. T. Grier
Clark S. Hall
Mrs. Bessie Martin
Mrs. Sally B. Hill
Mrs. E. B. Boles
Elmorris Still
Louise Walton
Two more days to go. It's up to
you, candidates! Where do you
want to be in the list at the finish
Make every minute count with ad-
ditional subscriptions, and Trade
Cards.
THREE JUDGES
Attorney Julian p. Rodgers, as
sistant corporation counsel; Mrs.
Mrs. Madeline Fowler, executive
secretary Lucy Thurman Y. w. c.
A.; DR.. II. E. Simms, physician and
surgeon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23
HOWARD PROPS. RETIRE

WASHINGTON-(C)-Prof. Will
liam L. Houston of the School OF
Law, and Prof Chas. S. Syphax OF
the College of Liberal Arts, were
voted expressions of appreciation
by the board of trustees on their
approaching retirement Prof. Hous-
ton, a graduate of Howard, has
taught law for fifteen years and
Prof Syphax, also a graduate, serv-
ed the university 46 years.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23

Center, Friday evening, May %.
All choirs, singing groups and so
loists are invited to this meeting,
for assignments, and to hear Mrs.
Dawson in an instructive talk re-
garding the approaching conven-
ton Of musicians. The public is in
vited to attend.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-05-23

MRS. RUBY TOWNSEND
Mrs. Townsend Is II talented
local lyric soprano, who will
appear in u recital mt the Lucy
Thurman Branch Y. w. c. A.,
Tuesday evening, May 26, I'M
der the auspices of the choir Of
1t. John Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. TOwnSend's program will
include one group OF classics,
a series OF light numbers, and
a group Of Spirituelles. She
will be supported by the choir
Of st. John Church, which will
render choral numbers during
the interludes.
The Rev. Henry w. Porter Is
pastor Of ut. John Presbyterian
Church; Attorney Ramon A.
Martinez, director Of tue
church choir.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-11
DARKNESS and
COLD SLOW UP
BODY SEARCH
Sea Diver Makes Futile
Trips to Bottom Of Lake
for Three Drowned

Charlie Tanner, deep sea diver
of Charleston, S. c., this morning
made some dozen unsuccessful
trips to the floor of Lake Summit
in an effort to bring up the bodies
of Lafayette Black, so, Lafay-
cite, Jr., 10, and Thomas Martin,
"a, of Anderson, S. c., drowned
last Sunday afternoon when the
boat in which they were riding
capsized.
Tanner arrived here yesterday
afternoon with his father, Jno. W..
Tanner, a veteran of 25 years div
ing experience. The equipment
was set up on q float at the spot
where the men were believed to
have drowned, and young Tanner,
himself an experienced diver, went
to work about s o'clock this morn
ing.
The diver is handicapped in his
work by the extreme roughness OF
the lake bottom, which is covered
with trees and brush. He is also
handicapped by the fact that there
is no light at the depth at which
he is diving, and by the extreme
cold temperature of the water at
that level.
After a short preliminary dive.
on which he landed in the top OF
a tree and then fell out, Tanner
went to work in earnest. His dives
were averaging about 20 minutes
each, after which he comes to the
surface for rest and to allow the
working party to shift the raft.
He covers about rs or 80 square
feet on each dive and the raft Is
then shifted to give him new ter
ritory to explore.
A large crowd was on hand thi:
morning, even at an early hour, tc
watch the diver work and great
many people were also on the lake
in boats. The raft accommodates
about seven men. One man han
dies the line of rope to the diver
a second handles the air line from
the pump, and two men work on
the pump at a time with relief
shifts.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-11
MAKING SURVEY FOR
OCEAN AIR MAIL

PORT WASHINGTON, n. H.
Sept. II. - (UP). - The ten-ton
Dornier flying boat Zephyr, blaz-
ing the trail across the North At
lantic for a commercial air mail
route, landed at the Pan-Amerlcan
Always marine base here Ihurs-
day at 6:17 p. m. (EDTD complet-
ing the first nonstop flight from
the Azores. -,
At the controls of the 78=foot
German monoplane was Fhgnt
Captain J. Blankenburg, who lift
ed the craft off the deck of the
S. S. Schwabenland at $40 p. m:
(EDT) Wednesday night, 100
miles out of Horta, the Azores
and 1880 miles from New York.
With a crew of four, the plane
made the flight in % hours, seven
minutes. Averaging only sllghtly
more than 100 miles an hour, the
Diesel-powered, all-metal flying
boat battled strong headwlnds'
rain squalls and fog most OF the
way.
Sponsored by the German cor
poration, DeutSche Lufthansa, the
fligst was the first of a series
aimed to survey conditions over
the North Atlantic trade route Tor
the air mail service. Pan-Ameri,
can, British Imperial Always ana
Air France are cooperating. ..,