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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-04-11

interested in our community, we
should take notice Of the excellent
work of the two new colored
patrolmen on duty in this locality.
To them goes the credit for hav-
ing closed up two Of the most un-
desirable gambling joints in
Ecorse..
The first meeting Of the Lucy
Laney Girls Reserves met in f.
corse High School, Room Ill, re-
Gently. The members are composed
of girls between the ages of 6 and
IL. Twenty were present and the
following officers elected: Ruby
Walker, president; Juata Campbell,
vice president; Sylvia Williams,
treasurer; Martha Jackson, song
leader; Doreen Knox, reporter.
Mrs. Nelson Bruce is sponsor.
Miss Alice Kennedy, a charming
local young lady, will be at the
Blanch Terrell Beauty Shop, Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday, before
Easter, as a manicure specialist.
The West Side Peoples Club, of
Ecorse, is outstanding in its work
for the advancement Of colored peo-
pie in this community. It's pur-
pose is to create a friendly spirit
among it's members and to strive
for the betterment of Ecorse, in CT
vic, social, and commercial ways.
The meetings are held at the A
merican Legion Hall, each We'd
nesday night. The public is well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Lacy are
happy over the birth of pound
baby. Mrs. Lacy was winnei in
the Louis Armstrong miss Sepia"
contest.
The first Ecorse High School
diamond belt boxing tournament,
recently held here, was great
success. Some As students entered
and the attendance was large.
Laurels were won by the following
Law sun, WIN
captured the welter-weight cham
pionship, by winning from Robert
Clarence Todd, and Booker Battle
The latter became fly-weight chamI
Of the school. Sam McKdever
reached the finals, but lost to Joe
Alane, an Indian.
Mrs. Milo CASTOR, after a delight.
full seven-w week sojourn in the South
has returned home. She visited
Alabama, North and South Carolina
Arkansas, and Kentucky.
About 10 Ecorse high schoo
students attended the annual flower
show at Convention Hall, in De
troit, last Wednesday. Miss Jess
man, teacher in biology, made re-
servations for the group.
Larger water pipes are being In
stalled along Visger Road, to fur
nish the colored districts Of Ecorst
and River Rouge with a larger sup
ply of water.
Philander Murdoch and Eugene
Phillips, 1t is reported, have gone
on a trip to California, to seek tc
wish him speedy recovery. Mrs
get a story published, which was
written by the former.
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NEWS FROM SUBURBAN DETROIT and MICHIGAN CITIES
PONTIAC NEWS

j. T. owen, of Franklin Road, a
World War veteran, died here last
week from pneumonia. He was i'll
nine days. Surviving are his widow,
Emma Owen; three sisters-Stel-
la. Denny, and Maud Smith of this
city; and Betty Page of Sioux City
Iowa; two brothers-John of Pom
tiac; and Gary owen, Detroit; his
mother, Mrs. Molly White, Pontiac
and Thomas owen, Detroit. The
funeral was held April 3, at New
man A. Nj. r. Church, with the Da-
Wis Funeral Company in charge.
Rev. Ford b. Reed, who was con-
Quoting a revival at Cleveland, o.,
returned to officiate.
Rev. r. U. Ferguson, of New
man A. M. +. Church, returned
April 3, after a visit to Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn. He preached to his con-
gregation Sunday, at IL a. m, his
text being, Have Faith in Christ"
At 8 p. m, Rev. Ferguson complet-
ed the series of discourses, he has
been delivering on special sub
jects. Everybody is invited to be
present at the Easter program at
this church, April IL. At 3 p. m.
'The Awakening" will be present
ed.
Miss Lillian Salter was chosen
to represent the Allen Endeavor,
at Smile Road. in June.
Rev. E. A. Robinson occupied the
pulpit at New Hope Baptist Church
last Sunday. His subject was ION
the Mount of Cod.
Communion was administered at
the evening service. Rev. F. p.
Reed, the pastor, left last Saturday
night, for Cleveland, Ohio, and
preached Sunday morning at Holy
Trinity Church and at Liberty
Baptist Church, at p. m.
Mr.. Ellworth, of Branch street,
is ill at General Hospital. Mrs.
Durrell, of Elizabeth street, is al
so i'll. so is John Owen, Of Nebras-
ka street. Harold Harper, of Frank
lin Road, is convalescing.
Lutellus Penton, of the Walker
Vile CCC Camp, visited his mother,
Mrs. S. L. Boyd, of Hubbard Court.
He returned to the camp on March
2S.
Miss Inez Smith, of Bloomington,
Ind, is taking charge of Mrs s. L..
Boyd's beauty parlor. Miss Smith
is an accomplished beautician.
Among those who worked with
the primary election board were
Mesdames Rebecca Ellsworth, of
Branch street; and S. L. Boyd of
Hubbard Court.
The Jolly Twelve entertained on
April 4, with a pre-Easter festi-
val A beautiful quilt was given
away.
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he rushed up with a handful of
the newest songs for Enid to play.
His is a semi-secret mission be-
cause he sells heavy artillery to
the war departments of these coun-
tries. He once told us of a joke
he played on some flippant young
Americans who were over-curious.
When they asked him what was his
business he told them, L sell young
horses. 1t was not until they were
ready to leave the boat that one of
George Forman's friends told the
young fellows that George Forman
sold Colts, but not young horses.
Thanks to George Forman, and
the reputation that he has in Brazil,
the reporters from the leading
newspapers gave me the key to the
city. They came aboard with
photographers and took several pic
lures of us, then took us to the
office, to lunch, and for drives.
On deck each afternoon at 4:3O
George Forman had tea with Enid
and me. Sometimes Pablo Payot
would join us.
THRILLING SCENES TO COME
Il haven't told you about the
flying fish, nor the lovely pearl
studded horse collar that is the
harbor at Rio. In fact, 1 haven't
had time to describe to you the
Kaiser nor 'Frankenstein', nor the
other people. Rio is so fascinating
that l don't dare rush through 1t
l must do justice to the first
glimpse Of the mountains, and es.
pecially to Sugar Loaf Mountain
to the Christus statue away III
in the hills, and to the warm heart
ed brown people when 1 describe
them to you, so that must wait a.
mother day.
Just now we walked through
the tourist club-then out into the
streets of Rio de Janeiro with its
fantastic designs in the sidewalks.
Black and white-brown and white
little stones-tiny cobble stones
made into patterns geometrically
perfect by brown, black and mulat-
to men. The sidewalks are SYM
bolic of the mixture of color here.
mat reminds me of what Basil vi
vanni said when George Forman
introduced us. George came up
with the best looking and best
dressed Brazilian about the COM
plexion of Numa Adams. He re-
marked that the man worked on
Pape Ell Note, the newspaper with
the largest circulation In South A.
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NORTH DETROIT
BY MRS. JOSEPHINE BOYDEN
LOMAX TEMPLE A. NJ. L.

Last Sunday, Pastor w. A. Black
we'll spoke at IL a. m. from Matt
q. He beautifully pictured
Christ's entry into Jerusalem. All
3 D. m, he preached at st. Peters
A. M. e. Zion Church, in Ham
tramck, of which Rev j. l.. Moore
is pastor. He again preached at
Lomax Temple at 1880 p. m. At
d. m. the contest was held between
the Usher Board and the Choir.
VIM. Singleton, president of the
ushers, and Sanford Montgomery,
president of the choir, headed the
contest.
Henry Johnson, who met with a
painful accident, is back at his
home on Orleans street. Friends
wish him a speedy recovery. Mr..
Woodall, 1854 Meade, ais convalesc-
ing from recent illness. Mrs. Por-
ter, of DeQuindre, is also recover
ing. Mr.. Love, 2045 Cody, is i'll at
a local hospital but is improving.
Mr.. Gardner, 2045 Cody, is also con-
valescing.
COSMOPOLITAN BAPTIST
Pastor M. Bolden occupied his
pulpit last Sunday and preached
two able sermons. Rev. Bolden
and his choir are drawing large
crowds every Sunday.
' PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST
Rev. j. l.. Newsby, the pastor,
h ed impressive services all day
last Sunday. The several auxi-
1iaries are progressing steadily in
their work for the church.
The Society for Better Living is
making fine Roadway in North De-
-troit. The aim of the organization
is to stimulate better living con-
,ditions in the community.
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INKSTER
By MRS. WILLIE BINION

Sunday School, under the super
vision of Supt. B. Cooper, opened
at 8 a. m. An interesting discus
sion was enjoyed by the pupils and
visitors. At IL a. m. the devotion
ais were conducted by Deacons
B. Cooper and j. Lambert. Pastor
o. B. Jones delivered an inspira-
tional sermon, subject, "The King
Of Kings Borrowing a Mule To Go
To Town" The pastor seemed
greatly encouraged by the sue
cessful anniversary. The choir,
directed by o. w. Owens, rendered
a soul-stirring Spiritual, "Sit
Down; led by Mrs. w. Curry.
Mt. Zion Harmony Four Quar-
tet, Of Detroit, worshipped at Sc
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Nair is club reporter and secretary
for the club.
Mrs. Fannie Davis sponsored a
health program at the Lincoln
School, last Friday, in keeping with
National Negro Health Week.
Members of the faculty cooperated
with Nurse Davis, by presenting
the pupils in a health skit. DR..
Graham, of Fairview Sanatorium,
and DR.. S. b. Milton, were speak
ers for the occasion.
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Be sure to read the Detroit Trf-
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BuneO Aires where is a about he
is writing o family
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merica, and that he was the most
alive newspaper man in Buenos
Aires or Rio. Basil bowed deeply
and smiled. George, 1 like! She
ISIS my color!" He pulled back his
cuff to expose a brown wrist and
tapped proudly. Then he took us
in town for the day.
But the photographers are wait
ing for me to pose. Much as 1 en-
joy writing to you, there is still
Rio before me, of which more lat
er.
Love
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The Washington times., 1936-08-12
DR.. THORPE
YIELDS ON
MOST OF
POINTS
Ex-Mate Is Angered
By Stars Refusal to
'Concede Anything
By FRED J. WALKER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. -
0.N.SO.-A question of nurses
for 4-year-old Marilyn Thorpe to-
day was reported to be the big
gest stumbling block in the nego-
tiations for an out-of-court settle
ment of the custody suit brought
by Mary Aston, film star, against
her socialite ex-husband DR..
Franklin Thorpe.
Sleepy-eyed attorneys, Joseph
Anderson for Thorpe and Roland
Rich Woolley for Miss Astor, re-
sumed conferences after a few
hours of rest and Immediately hit
a snag in the nurse question.
DR.. Thorpe is said to be insist
ing that the child'S nurse must
meet his approval, which approval
doesn't apply to Nellie Richardson.
the Toronto, Canada, girl now in
charge of Marylyn, while Miss
Aston demands that she should
have full say in the matter Of
nurses.
DIR. Thorpe Irked
The physician, it was said, de-
cided he didn't want Miss Richard.
son any more when she testified
few days ago as Miss AStor'S wit
ness that he had entertained four
women all night in his home since
his divorce and that she had served
breakfast to DR.. Thorpe and his
companions in his bed room sew
eral times.
Persons close to the negotiations
declared DR.. Thorpe has given in
on all points, but is becoming
irked and may insist that the court
hearing, featured by questions in
volving Miss Astor'S romances and
loves, go on to a legal verdict UNI
less the star sis more reasonable"
The attorneys, an hour before
the custody hearing was to be re-
Sumed before Superior Judge Good
win j. Knight, said they were do.
ing their best to agree on a com.
pLO1A1lSC W p1CoSA W Vic COuLG luz
its approvaI-an approval which
would end the case and shut off
the supply of sensations which has
given many of Hollywood's male
AdoniSes the filters, especially as
excerpts from Miss Astor's law
ender-inked diary saw the light Of
print.
COMEDIES NOTHING
''MiSS AStOr has not conceded
a thing, and DIR. Thorpe won't
take much more of that sort Of
compromise"
This was the word brought from
the attorneys conference room.
The physician is said to have
agreed that his former wife have
the child nine months of the year,
he to have her during summer
months and weekends the year
around, and also to have agreed
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
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JAIL KAUFMAN,
COURT AIM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IL QN.SO.
George S. kaufman, New York
playwright, will be clapped into
jail on a contempt charge the
moment he is found on California
soil.
That was the unequivocal, re-
corded statement today Of Su-
perior Judge Goodwin j. Knight
as search for kaufman, under
subpoena to testify in the Mary
Aston custody hearing, was
pressed by deputy sheriffs.
A bench warrant was issued for
the playwright when he failed to
appear in court Monday, and
since then his whereabouts have
been cloaked in mystery.
The officers reported a re-
curing rumor he had flown back
to New York, but added this could
not be verified.
Kaufman'S Jail sentence will
not hinge on whether the case is
settled out of court. Judge Knight
declared firmly, adding that any
one flouting the processes of the
courts must be punished, be he
rich or poor"
-VnTr AuEpIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
FARMER Hell
IN EXT0RT|0N

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. IL
G.N.SO Bert Menning, inscrut-
able Akron Uowa) farmer, was
bound over to the October grand
jury today on charge of attempt
ing to extort $4,000 from Mrs.
Oliver Hartman. wealthy New
York society woman.
Menning, who was arrested Mon
day night by Federal Department
of Justice agent, waived prelimi-
nary hearing when arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
j. w. Hubbard. His bond was set
at $4,000.
Though he lives more than 1000
miles from New York, Menning
conceived that he could extort
$4,000 from Mrs. Hartman by
writing a threatening letter in
which he demanded that amount
as lottery prize, according to the
charge.
The letter followed publicity
given Mrs. Harriman'S test case
of the lottery laws.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
townsend Gusts ; Associates to Halt Rebellion
Executed
ByRedS

BARCELONA, Aug. IL G.N.SO.
To the roll of muffled drums in
the early dawn, Gen. Manuel
Coded and Gen. Aware Fernan-
DEE Burriel, confessed rebels, we're
led into the courtyard of Mon
juich Fortress today and executed
by firing squads.
Their speedy executions came
only two days after their arrest
and one day after they boldly
told court martial of Subordi-
nate officers on the prison ship
Uruguay that they participated in
the rebellion ito save Spain from
anarchy"
Both denied, however, that they
led the revolt.
Awaiting court martial are sew.
era other generals, among them
Jiminez Arenas, former president
of Catalonia; Fernandez Ampon,
and Llano de la Encomiendo.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
CLERGYMAN
IS FIRED BY
LEADER
PreacherAccuses Head
of Old Age Pension
Unit of "SeIIout"

CHICAGO, Aug. IL Q.N.SO
The ousting of three directors OF
the Townsend Old Age Revolving
Pension organization was ad
mitted at the national headquar
tiers here today to be an effort to
stamp out the rebellion that
threatened to disrupt the organi
cation at it's national convention
in Cleveland last June.
The three directors summarily
dismissed by Dr.. Francis E
Townsend, founder of the organi.
zation, were DR.. Clinton Wunder
a former Baptist preacher, now
living in New York; John B.
Kiefer, Chicago regional director,
and Maj. William Parker. Of New
York, eastern regional director.
The rebellion which threatened
at the Cleveland convention re-
putedly was due to DR.. Towns
ends efforts to swing his follow
ers into line for Representative
William Lemke, Union Party
presidential candidate.
Political observers attributed
the present hostility to the same
cause, recalling that Wunder, who
represented Parker at the conven.
ton, and Kiefer issued post-con.
vention statement indorsing the
candidacy of President Roosevelt
It was understood DR.. Townsend
took action against the directors
following a conference here last
Saturday. Their ouSteI was an.
nounced here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
RULING FRIDAY
IN FOX CASE

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug.
IL Q.N.SO.-Federal Referee in
Bankruptcy Robert E. Steedle to-
day reserved decision after hear
ing arguments on the application
of Hiram Steeiman, trustee for the
William Fox estate, that the
books and records of the All-Con-
tinent Corporation be turned over
to Steelman for examination and
auditing.
Steedle indicated his decision
probably would be ready by Fri
day, when Fox creditors are to re-
sumo their quest for additional
Fox assets. William Fox, the NOV
ing-picture magnate, created the
All-Continent Corporation in 1881
as a trust for his wife, Eva, and
their two daughters. The ALL
Continent Corporation has filed
a creditors claim against the Fox
estate, but other creditors are
seeking to establish if the cor
poration may not really be Fox
asset,
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
Knights Of PYthids
Oppose Communists

DETROIT, August IL G.N.s).
Knights of Pythias headed for
their homes today after electing
Fred H. Jones, of Los Angeles,
Supreme Chancellor and unani-
mously approving a resolution op-
posing Communism, Fascis m
and all other isms." Reno S. Harp,
of Frederick, Md, who Jones sue
ceeds as supreme chancellor, in
PRODUCED the resolution at the
convention. He warned tn e
danger of Communism is greater
than ever.
VOTE AMERICAN
Hull at Conference
Secretary of State Hull will go
to BuenoS Aires on December /
to attend the Inter-American Con-
ference on the Maintenance of
Peace, it was announced today,
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
u. s. Swimmers Hold
Lead i'm Oh y1npics

opening trial heat at Gruenau
with a new Olympic record.
Washington defeated Britain by
a third of a length. France was a
poor third. The British and Amer
leans staged a thrilling duel COM
ing down the stretch, the Amer
leans winning in 6:00.8, and the
Britons being timed in 6:02.1.
BY its victory, the American
crew automatically won its way
into the finals, to be held at the
end of the week.
The American lineup was:
CoXSwain, Robert Moch; No. l,
Herbert Morris; No. 2, Charles
Day; No. 3, Gordon Adam; No. 4,
Continued on Page 20, Col. a.
uoTE AMEpIcAA-
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
Long Winter Nights
In Alaska Doomed
By New Deal Light!
International News Service


The Roosevelt administration
moved today to help illuminate
Alaska's long winter nights.
The Anchorage Power and Light
Company received an ALLEGATION of
$115,000 from the Rural Electrifi'
cation Administration to build
about 80 miles of rural extensions
to serve the MatanuSka Valley re.
gion in which the Federal Govern,
ment reSettled farmers made deSti.
tute by the 1884 drought.
The sun shines only a few hours
daily in the valley area during the
winter months, thus making cleo,
tricity necessary for lighting" the
REA said,
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
KIDNAPER DIES
ON BLOCK

BONN, Germany. Aug. II ON.
SO.-Under a German kidnapping
law promulgated two weeks after
the crime, Hans Eduard Giese, 80,
was executed at dawn today on
the headSman'S block.
So shocked was Germany by
GieSe'S kidnapping of a 12-year-old
boy for ransom that a retroactive
law was proclaimed making kid
mapping OF persons under Is capt.
tai offenSe.
The kidnapping occurred June
16, and the boy was freed almost
Immediately, but the law, an
nounced June 81, was made ap-
plicable for all kidnapping offenSeS
from June l.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
Police Hunt Slayer
Of japanese Actress

LOS ANGELES, Aug. IL G.N.S0 .
Vigorous search was pressed here
today for Raymond Johnson, 49,
year-old chef accused of numbering
Midi Takaoka, japanese actress, in
fit of insane jealousy.
The girl, well known on the east
ern stage, startled neighbors by
running out of her house scream
ing. She fell dead on the front
lawn, her throat Slashed. Police
found a butcher knife sticking in
a post of the front porch and
neighbors told them a man answer
ing JohnSon's description ran out
of the house after the girl and dis
appeared.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
Ex-Governor Tener,
Bride on Honeymoon

SALISBURY, MASS, Aug. IL
U.N.S0 Married after they OBJ
tanned a waiver of the five day
law in Portland, Me-, former Gov
ernor John Tener, 70, of Penn
sylvania, and his bride, the
former Leone Evans, 48, New
York, today were honeymooning
at his summer home here.
Tener, one-time professional
baseball player and former pres
ident OF the National Baseball
League, was a widower. The
wedding was performed at a
Portland hotel
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
Car Dives in Lake,
SWeetheartS Die

NEW GLASGOW. N. S., Aug. IL.
Q.N.SD.-The bodies of Marjorie
Pitts, 10, and Clifford Luddington,
26, sweethearts, were recovered to-
day from a lake near here. They
were trapped in Luddington'S
coupe when it plunged off a road
last night. Sherman Stewart,
nephew of Luddington, riding in
a rumble seat, was hured to the
roadside and seriously injured.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
BY THOMAS A. LOAYZA

MADRID, Aug. IL Q.N.S0
From the Moorish turrets of the
historic Alhambra through the
breadth of Spain to the seacoast
at Irun bombardments blasted on
eight cities today in four insurgent
offensiveS and as many govern
ment counter-driveS.
Before dawn the attack on Irun,
which controls the road to San
Sebastian, was reopened by the
insurgents, their artillery thunder
ing from the hilltops and their
infantry advancing through the
ravines from their overnight
bivouac, only three miles off.
Government spokesman here,
however, insisted they could hold
Irun.
Cordova, beseiged by loyalistS
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
Democrats Expect
$1,000, 900 on Rallies

NEW YORK, Aug. IL G.N.S).
Receipts from the Jackson Day
dinners last January and the re-
cent Roosevelt rallies are ex-
pected to net $1,200,O00 for the
Democratic National Committee,
Forbes Morgan, treasurer, an
nounced here today. About
100000 of this amount is out
standing, he said.
The Washington times., 1936-08-12
8 SPANISH
CITIES ARE
SHELLED
Insurgent Vict tory
at Badajoz Is
Reported
The Crisis IN Spain:

Hurled against the steel
center of the insurgert foreign
legion in western Spain, one
column of a dual government
counter offensive today was re-
ported turned back with $50
slain east Of Badajoz.
In a series of desperate
drives, insurgents bombarded
Somosierra and Trun, and gov
eminent shells rained destruc-
ton on Granada, where five
tons of bombs fell near the AL
hambra, Cordova, Huesca,
Badajoz, and Tarifa. Insur-
gents claimed the capture of
Badajoz, which is situated
near the Portuguese border.
While Gen. Francisco Frances
Moroccan insurgents moved north
ward in two lines from COrdOva
and CacereS, lOyalistS besieged the
COrdOva, endangering his base.
although beaten off from JadajOz.
COrdOva, Granada, and HueSca
are about to fall into loyal hands,
the government at Madrid said.
German and Italian aircraft
were used in the bOmbardment Of
lOyaliStS in the Guadarrama
Mountains, according to foreign
reports. ReOpening the drive on
Irun, key to San Sebastian, the
rebels were less than three miles
distant.
The United States will main
tain a policy Of "scrupulOus non
intervention" Acting Secretary of
State william Phillips said in a
note to American diplomatic Off.
GERS in the Spanish civil war zone.