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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-20
True Light Baptist
To Conduct Revival

A great revival meeting will be-
Gin at True Light Baptist Church.
4239 Russell street, from June 81
through July 3. Rev. J. 3. Brown,
Of King Solomon Baptist Church,
will conduct the revival. He came
recently from Atlanta, Ga. and is
fine Gospel preacher. Every
body Is invited to hear him.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-20
Braddock Picks
Joe To w in

NEW YORK-(C)- Champion
James j. Braddock, in an article in
the magazine section of the Herald
Tribune Sunday, picks Joe Louis to
win over Max Schmeling this week.
Braddock thinks Max will put Joe
to the test, however.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-20
NOBLE SISSLE
COMING TO
AUTO CITY

Noble Sissle, famous musician,
who was injured in an automobile
accident two weeks ago, while
enroute to Cincinnati, is recovering
rapidly, and will be in Detroit at
the Graystone, July 3.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
United Ethiopian
Committee Elects
Officers In n. Y.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE new
Informed United States Com
mittee for Defense of Ethiopia
in Harlem announced the cleo
ton of the following officers :
Chairman, Capt. A. l.. King;
Vice-chairman, Mr.. Leon Des
Portes, DR.. Willis N. Higgins,
DR.. G. II. Dolly Secretary, Mr..
Cyril Philip; Treasurer, DIR.
Arnold Donawa. A Trustee
Board of prominent persons,
who will be responsible for the
funds collected, will be an
nounced shortly.
Additional officers are as fol
lows Chairman of Field Work
DR.. Higgins; Chairman of Fin
ancial Campaigns, DR.. Thorgues
Sic Chairman Of Campaign for
Medical Aid, DIR. J. j. Jones.
Temporary headquarters of
the new organization are 1884
Seventh Ave-, N. Y. G. Funds
should be sent to DR.. Arnold
Donawa at this address.
Among the groups in the uni
field organization are The Ma
tive African Union of America,
Inc, the Committee for Ethiop-
idt, the Provisional Committee
for Defense of Ethiopia,
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
Women Granted The
Right To Vote In.
The Virgin Islands

st. Thomas, V. l., Jan. IL
(ANP) Following demands
made by the St. Thomas Teach
ers Association, reputed to be
one of the most powerful fore
es on the Virgin Islands, the
Federal District Court issued a
mandamus to the Board of Ed
ucation oredring the Board to
place the names of women quail
flied to vote upon the list Of
registrants. This action ended
a battle that has been in pro
gress for several years on the
part of women to gain the
right of suffrage.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
Excused

Excused
Fireman-Excuse me, captain, I
was lost in thought.
Captain-Yes, it's always easy
to get lost where one is a stranger.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11

WIN STRIKE
ON GULF
L~OngshOremen Win IN
Long Dispute Over
Wages and Hours
NINETEEN PORTS

Houston, Texas, Jan 11-Gulf
Coast longshoremen. Negro and
white, have won concessions
from shipping companies in
nineteen ports. Agreements with
the international Longshore-
mems Association are now be-
ing signed by the deep sea ship
ping companies as well as be
coastwide companies.
Lykes Brothers, largest ship
per on the Gulf and most OPP
posed to the union, are also
now negotiating a settlement of
the strike in Gulf ports.
The strike for the right of
collective bargaining has been
waged particularly against
those companies which practice
an anti-Negro policy.
The strikers won a five cents
per hour increase in wages and
one cent per bale increase in
cotton handlers wages. This
raises the deep sea scale to IS
cents per hour and 10 cents
per bale The coastwice scale is
80 cents an hour.
On the instructions of Presi-
dent Ryan, the liza has agreed
to settle only for western Gulf
ports and to leave the strike in
eastern ports to meditation be-
fore the McGrady Board. The
lila also agrees to split the
work with the 700 members Ct
the Lone Star Longshoremcn S
Association, a company union
and to give it an liza charter.
The Gulf longshoremen bit
terly oppose these terms and
have conceded them only be-
cause Of The refusal of Ryan to
carry out the boycott of the
Gulf cargo in Atlantic ports, de-
spite his pormise of a tie-up of
Gulf ships in other ports.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
Chain Gang Cruelty by
Guards Cause Of
AmputatiOn
WILL SUE STATE

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. IL
(ANP)-Footless but yet proud
Woodrow Shropshire whose
feet were %amputated because
of an infection caused by pun
ishment in a North Carolina
prison, refused to accept the
check for S15 rendered him by
the State here last week, M. Z.
Beatty, district engineer for the
State Highway and Public
Works Commission announced
here Tuesday. He further stat
ed that Robert Barnes, also a
victim of the Little dark
house. accepted the check pro-
ferred him with "thanks."
Shropshire and Barnes while
serving a term on the roads
were placed in the "little dark
house" for punishment. For
hours they were forced to stand
in mud and water during the
cold weather. When removed
it was discovered that infection
had set in on their feet which
subsequently grew gangrenous
and their feet had to be am
putated.
Causes State Wide Investigation
The case brought about a
statewide investigation of all
the penal farms which revealed
that prisoners were frequently
subjected to beastial and inhu-
man treatment as a means of
punishment for the most trivial
cause. These disclosures led to
the order that all such instru-
ments of punishment should be
abolished.
While this was carried out,
it did not remedy the condition
of the permanently crippled
Shropshire and Barnes. A SEES
sion Of the legislature was call
ed and it was decided ortificial
feet must be provided for the
men and this was done but to
Continued on page five)
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
ATTEND
METHODIST
MEETING
Methodist COnfab
IN Memphis Hears
Jap And Singers
NO JIM CROW

Memphis Tenn, Jan. IL
(ANP)-Nine thousand white
delegates and visitors to the
Methodist Young Peoples Con-
erence, packed Ellis Auditor
ium, Saturday night to hear DR..
Toyohike Kagawa, famous jap
anese Christian lecturer, writ
er, and preacher Of the doctrine
of Love and Brotherhood, and
to witness one of the finest con-
certs ever presented in Memphis
by the A. and l., State college
singers from Nashville. DR.. Ka-
kawa held the stage for the
first half of the program with
his pointed philosophy of Love
and Life.
Fewer than 200 eNgroes were
present at the meeting despite
the wide spread Information
that they would not be discrim-
mated against. DR.. Walter
Towner, chairman of the direct
ing committee for the man.
moth meet said "racial dis
elimination has no place in a
Christian program, and all peo-
pie of all nations and all races
are welcome to all of the meet
ings held during the Methodist
Young Peoples Conference. .
He further said one Of the main
purposes of the conference is
to create a finer spirit of broth
erhood between races in Amer
lea and between nations of the
earth.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
MAN WHO LOST FEET
IN NORTH CAROLINA
PRISON SHUNS AID
New York Relief
Boss Is Attacked
For Discrimination

New York, Jan. 1.-THE
statement of WPA Administra-
tor Ridder that a shortage of
skilled workers on relief rolls
had kept the works project from
reaching its full quota of 1885,
900 was sharply challenged by
Roy Lancaster, Negro %supervis-
or of the Works Project Admin
istration housekeeping project.
Mr.. Lancaster was supported
by Joseph GILBERT, president of
the Project Workers Union, and
Willis Morgan, president of the
City Projects Council, who pre-
sented a long list of skilled
workers available ror WPA
work.
To complete his program, Mr..
Ridder said, he needed timber
workers, stone cutters, recrea-
tional directors, carpentes,
teachers, and skilled mechanics.
Exposes Jim Cow
Lancaster charged hat the
rolls could be quickly filled if
Negroes were not discriminat-
ed against, N'They are all on
WPA, but they are working as
laborers,' he said. 81 guess
they don't want Negroes.
Concerning the teachers need
ed, Mr.. Lancaster said he could
supply six Negro persons quail
flied for the job within twelve
hours notice. He had sent II
qualified recreational directors
for jobs, but they were refused.
Joseph Gilbert charging Rid
der with deliberate Justification
of the WPA situation said,
"'The Project Workers Union
can send Mr.. Ridder 500 car
penters who are now working
as laborers and who have been
waiting for several months to
be reclassified.
Reginald Inniss, Negro ex-
member of the WPA re-rating
board said that he had seen
Negro professionals with coll
eye degrees turned down when
they applied for teachers po-
sitions.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11

Famous dining room chief
tain, and one Of teh best known
hotel men in America. The
story of his life and career re-
Gently won a pdize in The In
terracial Commission achieve
ment eontest.-ANP.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
ARKANSAS REVEALED
FAIR TO NEGRO IN
FERA EDUCATION
Eight Thousand Adult
Negroes Have Been
Taught To Read
BELIEVED RECORD

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. Il
(~ANP)-Negroes of this state,
whose percentage of those on
relief is practically the same as
their ratio to the total popula-
ion, have Jared particularly
well in the federal adult educa-
ton projects and nursery
schools. Frank r. Allen, state
research coordinator of the
WPA, told the Associated Ne
gro Press this week. Eight
thousand adults have been
taught to read and write.
Arkansas because it is a cot
ton state and due to the floods
and droughts that have occur
ed yearly since 1927 to add to
the depression, has been partic-
ularly hard hit and more peo-
pie have sought relief in 1885
than in 1884, the figures show.
A total of 404 Negroes. have
been employed on the operat-
ing staff, of which 81 are case
workers and $50 teachers.
Around $500 of the states
478,463 Negroes were on relief
in 1885. Allen revealed. This
was 25.4 per cent of the total of
93,052 given aid, almost a hun
dred more than received help in
1884 With whites averaging
TAG of those getting relief, the
proportion as to race in Ar
kansas shows Negroes receiving
funds than is their 81 per cent
funds tina mis- their 81 per cent
of the whole population.
Hit Hard in Country
Ruralites of color have been
hardest hit by far. Eighty two
per cent of Arkansas colored
population are found on the
farm, and these are 85 per cent
of Negroes seeking relief. Only
1901 of the 89,162 city dwell
ers of the state are on the rolls.
Allen explains this by saying
the urbanites embody most Of
the educated and skilled work
ers who are not dependent on
cotton farming for their liveli-
hood.
CONTINUED on page five)
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
Worker Gets Four
Years For Theft
Of Few Potatoes

New York, Jan. 1.-Two to
four years in prison was hand
ed out to William Thomas, who
was caught by police taking
potatoes from a Bronx grocery
store on the night of October
Williams, marked by the raw
ages of p~rivation which every
year drives hundreds of young
men to petty theft, pleaded
guilty to the charge of third
degree burglary.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
American Capital
Manufacturing Rum
In Virgin Island

st. Thomas, V. l., Jan. IL
(~ANP)-Disclosures made here
recently by Boyd j. Brown,
president Of the Government
Owned Virgin Islands Company
revealed that private Ameri-
can capitalists were promoting
the manufacture of Virgin Is
land rum, much of which is
transported to the State.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
New Era Baptist
Association Holds
Quarterly Meet
By B. S. Sutton, Representative
Of The Omaha Guide

The New Era Baptist Asso-
citation held its first Quarterly
Board Meeting January 7 and 8
with Mt Moriah Baptist Church
Rev. F. F. Jones, Pastor. The
theme of the meeting was the
teaching work of the church.
Truly the meeting was the most
inspiring and awakening | have
ever attend in my seventeen
years Of state work. Everything
was well thought out and plan
ned toward making the meeting
a success.
Tuesday evening at 7:30 a
repast was enjoyed. Round
table discussion was given I'M
der the auspices of the BYPU,
Mr.. j. w. Dacus, President. The
long table was stretched almost
across the length Of the dining
room, with Pastor Curry at its
head. After listening to the
masterful address delivered by
Pastor Curry on the subject
Challenging BYPU Leader
ship we sat in silent thought.
We could but think of the oe.
casion when Jesus sat with His
disciples at the Last Passover
This meeting was opened with
song and prayer by Mr.. Darius.
Master of ceremonies. | was
called upon to talk. and rose.
complaining that | should be
called upon before being fed.
My subject was Contributions
toward meeting the problems of
leadership of the BYPU." Re-
marks were made by the Mod
orator and Associated Pastors.
after which the master of cere-
monies had everyone to stand
those that had rendered service
were asked to come in that they
might receive a word of thanks
for same. Mr.. Roy Gordon was
called upon to respond in be-
half of the guests. A short re-
cess was taken, after which
Mrs. F. p. Jones led the devo-
tional, assisted by the choir.
President Dacus called the
meeting to order and turned il
over to misrepresentation
Garner, in the absence of Pres
ident Anderson, who was out
of the city on business. Another
inspiring and thought-propell-
ing program was rendered.
On Wednesday night, Rev. c.
II. Nicks, Pastor of Mt Zion
Baptist Church, Lincoln, Ne
braska, preached an old-time.
soul stirring, doctrinal sermon
on the Teaching Forces of the
Kingdom. He was very frank
and outspoken in his remarks.
Everyone seemed to have been
in accord with his remarks.
Rev. Stevenson, of Harrisburg
Pa, was introduced. In his re-
marks, he referred to the fine
personnel of the ministry, and
admonished his hearers to fol
low them.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
NEGROES IN
THE NEWS
Lindbergh's Latest Flight

AAitSApO1 81 . ae1eCSb llSnb
For years most of us Ameri-
cans have followed the move
ments of Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh with interest and
pride. The great transatlantic
air-flight of he Lone Eagle has
been pushed into the shadow
land of insignificance, however,
by the more recent steamship
flight with his family to Eng
land. His announced reason for
leaving America-the lawless-
ness and unsafety of life and
limb IN our country-serves to
remind the entire world of a
act that 1000 lynehings and
brutal mob murders had failed
TO arrive home. Lindbergh cross
ing the Atlantic with his wife
and baby and every Negro flee
ing racial prejudice and inius-
tice, both tell the world the
same s~tory-Ameriea is neither
safe nor civilized.
LOe Louis
A New York City sports
writer summing up the notable
sport events of 1885 has this to
say of Joe Louis: Boxing af-
ter eight forlorn years witness
ed its first million dollar gate
The powerful fists Of a Negro
youth of Detroit practically
unknown twelve months ago,
provided the magic touch that
brought this specacle abou."
We Are Learning How
A Negro wife and mother in
Brooklyn-surrounded by four
hungry children and a husband
on relief-decided to appeal to
the Mayor rather than Santa
Claus. She borrowed a few coins
from a friend and sent the
Mayor of New York City the
following telegram will You
Please Help MeY | haven't any
God for my children. Tomorrow
is Christmas and we are starv-
ing" investigation by the May
or revealed that although en-
ployed on a WPA project the
husband had not been paid for
two weeks. There was no food
in the house, not even milk for
the baby. An unpaid grocery
bill of $500 blocked the road
to further credit. On Christmas
day, as a result Of this brave
and resourceful mothers appeal
the kitchen shelves were filled
with food, kettles were bubl-
ing on the stove, and a real
Christmas dinner was enjoyed
by the family. The Mayor of
New York City had answered
Mrs. Lees Telegram.
Religion Running Wild
Three followers of Father
Divine trapped in a Newark,
New Jersey fire spurn rescue
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
Looking for a Degree

Visitor-"What is the profess
sor's research work." His Wife
ut consists principally of hunting
for his spectacles."
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-11
Joe Louis Will
Meet Schmelling
This Summer

New York-Fight fans are
prepared to evict baseball en-
thusiasts from a New York
baseball park when the Brown
Bomber meets Max Schmelling,
former heavyweight champ in
Evening star., 1936-09-23

Mrs. Eulalie Martin Bayliss OF Cleve-
land, widow of Mr.. Jerome zerbe
Bayliss, Is here for few days. the
Evening star., 1936-09-23
American Diplomats
Sailing for Europe

The United States Ambassador to
Belgium and Mrs. Dave Hennen Nor
ris are among those sailing today
aboard the Washington to return to
the formers post at Brussels after q
vacation in this country.
Other passengers aboard the Wash
ington will be the newly-appointed
United States Ambassador to France,
Mr.. William c. Bullitt, and his daugh-
ter, Miss Anne Bullitt; Mrs. William
Phillips and Miss Ann Phillips, wife
and daughter of the new United
States Ambassador to Italy who
sailed for his new post several weeks
ago; the United States Minister to the
Netherlands, Mr. Granville T. Emmet;
Mrs. Hugh r. Wilson, wife Of the
Minister to Switzerland, and the
naval attache at the United States
Embassy at Brussels, Comdr. John A.
Gade.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
Former Washington
Debutante Chooses
Singing Career

90 UNNY" Forbes has selected
the scene for her society
debut to embark upon pro-
~ fessional career as an orig
igal singer of songs.
Spurning several New York offers
since her appearance last week on Maj.
Bowes' we'll known amateur hour,
the former Helen Robbins has been en-
gagged by the Hotel Mayflower for the
Fall opening of its cocktail and sup
per lounge on October 2.
Sidney. who played at her coming
out" party in the Capital, will be on
hand as the daughter Of the late War
ren Delano Robbins steps before the
microphone.
The beautiful society bell, now mar
ried to Alexander Forbes of Boston
and New York, will follow in the foot
steps of Eve Symington, the former
Evelyn Wadsworth, who deserted
Park avenue to sing professional.
Sunny has regarded singing as a
mere hobby until recently. When she
decided to embrace a professional
career, she favored the Mayfiower en-
gagement ahead of New York offers
because Washington loomed as some
thing of a home town to the much
travelled young lady.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
Republican Club
Meeting Tomorrow

Miss M. Pearl Mccall, former as
sistant United States attorney, and
State Senator Harry w. Legore will
be the speakers at the meeting OF the
Federation Of Republican Women OF
Montgomery County. Nd, to be held
tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the Takoma
Park, Md, Library. Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman. president of the Fedora
tion in Montgomery County, will pre-
side. The meeting is open to any one
who cares to attend. State Senator
Legore was one Of the speakers at
the dinner in Baltimore Tuesday
night for the chairman of the Repub-
lican Committee. John Hamilton.
Evening star., 1936-09-23
Unofficial Society
Presidents Daughter-in-Law Returns to
New York.
New York.

Mulherrin were guests over the week
end of Miss Mary Dawson Henderson
of Rockville. Md. Miss Mulherrin
will enter the Shenandoah Conserva-
tory of Music in Dayton. Va. this
Fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Kaye Martin OF
New York City are at the Shoreham
for several days before going to Vir-
ginia Beach. Later they will attend
the races at Havre de Gras.
Mrs. Mary Montague Castleman
Shipley will entertain several guests
early in October. They will include
Mrs. Carol M. Thompson of Balti-
more, Mrs. Bertram williams of
Philadelphia, and Miss Vivian Henry
Of New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Jefferson, ac-
companied by their daughter, Miss
Frances jefferson Of Larchmont, N
Y, are spending a few days at the
Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett z. Sullivan
have arrived in Washington on theil
wedding trip and are at the Shore
ham for q few days. They were mar
ried September IL at st. Alphonsus
Church in Dearborn, Mich, and since
then have been on motor trip tc
Montreal and Quebec and through
the Eastern States. Mrs Sullivan il
the former Miss Betty McGurrin
Evening star., 1936-09-23
Wedding of Former Diplomats Daughter Holds Social Spotlight Today
By the Way
Beth Blaine

Nr Of the most DYNAMIC personalities the entire Diplomatic
Mime No pera looking secretary the Yuso-
particularly most When
the interesting the world AS Hubbard had beautiful
villa Cannes for the last three four years. and her nD
vitality and full Of electricity
make feel the sparks almost visible and oddly enough
they One the we little leader Of the cossack
Chorus audiences visits and
Perazic.
Since she and the popular Nky"
at Legation entertained
stan meets interesting cosmopolitan gups at their
evening they had dinner &"
da1dres who Just
consul general In New
for past fpe Many the stories Of the
prohibition
hundred guests where rntd0 wtnes ana
champagne Mr.. Azer bachelor and UH be
addition hostesses sdn amusing single man in the
Diplomatic cops On evening"
ing legation pho
dignity and simplicity is JOY to Eno~ hem
Mr. zoufkars father grand
and Nine Zoufkar ladies arabian
Nights should dark and
Their great pride Is little son JUST nine monAs
an old
When we young their
young ordered all of the earth
and all those things must
the American wife realizes na
perhaps moving the family up to Narrasan
~ - crtor,. for the Summer seems to her such tremendous
drired in Washington
Yugosu legation He has been dubbed
the conneccu like He TALL has
grand delicious humor Hes quite
wenoun poet tn his country ~e ~s too-s"0u0A n" 01o
Mr. and Mrs Popoci Legation also in this
interesting group Nine Popovc an American lovely
looking type hair and hazel
nationality She has coorg such as one sees
among the beauties all the
of
When living to meet American women Who
through great adapa take on the character
possible don't think any other race can DO
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Evening star., 1936-09-23
Notable Company
To Attend Opening

The opening of the Rialto Theater
this Saturday night with a guest per-
formance of Grand Hotel" promises
to be one of the gala events of the
week. Prominent leaders of Wash
ington's civic, educational and social
life will attend.
Among the guests will be Judge and
Mrs. Robert E. Mattingly, Judge and
Mrs. G. C. Aukam, Judge and Mrs.
Michael M. Doyle. Mrs. William A.
Becker. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Grattan
DOYLE, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, MIR. and
Mrs. David A. Skinner, DR.. and Mrs.
willism I. Ogus, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner and Mrs. Roland M.
Brennan, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Owen
Kuhn. Mrs. John st. Clare Brookes,
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Costello. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Leo Kolb. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin II. Etz, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
B. Nairn, Mr.. and Mrs. William Press,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Percival Wilson, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward D. Shaw, DR.. and
James G. Haskell. DR.. and Mrs. Paul
H. Hatch, Mr.. and Mrs. John H. DAILY
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs Risley G. Hunt, MIR. and
Mrs. Fred Heiles. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man G. Lauten. Mr.. and Mrs. Audley
A. P. Savage, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry
Cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
E. Schooley, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Z. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis G
Addison, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. John Car.
ter, Mr.. william j. McEvoy. Mr.. ane
Mrs. George Collins, Mrs. Frank P
Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baird, Mrs
John Chrest, Mr.. and Mrs. Barnum L
Cotton and Mr.. Henry Davis.
Evening star., 1936-09-23

FRS. JAMES ROOSEVELT,
M daughter-in-law of the Presi-
IV dent and Mrs. Roosevelt, who
4 L has been at Rive Beach. N.