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Evening star., 1936-04-08
Capt. and Mrs. Ross
Have Western Guests

Mrs. George Wheat and Mrs C. M.
Hunter, prominent club women of
Covina, Calf, have arrived for an ex-
tended visit in Washington. They are
guests of Mrs. Hunters brother-in-l law
and sister, Capt. Frank S. Ross of the
Army War College and Mrs. Ross, at
their apartment home, 4514 Connecti-
cut avenue. Mrs. Wheat is Drama
Board member of the Los Angeles dis
trict of the California Federation of
Women's Clubs and is chairman Of
the Covina drama section. She will
review Washington and New York
plays prior to her return West.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Maryland>Virginia Neavs
Wedding of Miss Hinman to Mr.. Adams
in Falls Church Friday.

Solemnized on March 8 to Robert
Stanton Atkins of George Washing
ton University Mr.. Atkins is a mem
Der of the Alpha Delta Chi Fraternity
of G. w. and Mrs. Atkins is a member
of Alpha Pi Sorority.
Mrs. ThurSton Fitch, who passed
two weeks in Vienna, Va, as the guest
of her sister. Mrs. Virginia Randolph,
has returned to Charlottesville, Va,
where she resides.
Miss Mary Cook of Elkton, Md, is
the house guest of Mrs. Stephen Con-
rad Stuntz in her residence, Merry
Go-Round, near Vienna. Va, and ex-
poets to remain through the Spring
and Summer.
The Rev. and Mrs Howell enter
tained about rs guests at the home Of
Mrs w. C. Irwin last evening in honor
Of Rev. and Mrs. Branson, who were
recently married. Among the guests
were Rev. and Mrs. I. H. Evans. Rev.
and Mrs. w. R. French, Rev. and Mrs.
c. S. Longacre, Rev. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Wilcox, Rev. and Mrs. H T. Elliott,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Benjamin. Rev.
and Mrs A. w. Cormack, Miss Merle
Cormack, Mr. and Mrs. H. H Cobban.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Williams, Rev.
and Mrs. G. w. Wells, Rev. and Mrs.
H. L. Shoup. Prof and Mrs. W. E. Mel
son, Mrs. B. Shanks Chaney, Mrs. w.
E. Phillips, Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Mac
Neil, Mrs. o. Montgomery, Rev. and
Mrs. J. L. Shaw, Rev. and Mrs. H. j.
Shaw, Rev. and Mrs. John Ford. Mrs.
L. Flora Plummer, Miss Marie Mooney,
Rev. and Mrs. c. A. Russell, Prof. and
Mrs. C. L. Bond, Rev. and Mrs. L. A.
Hanson, Rev. and Mrs. w. P. Elliott,
Miss Kathryn Jenson, Mr.. Roland C.
Rogers, Rev. and Mrs c. P. Weaks,
Rev. and Mrs T NJ. French. Mr.
and Mrs Claud Conard. Prof. and Mrs
M. E. Kern, Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Enge-
IContinued IN Fourth PapeO
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Hungarian Diplomat
And Family Visitors

Former counselor of the Hungarian
Legation, NJ. Andor de Hertelandy. and
Nine. de Hertelandy and their small
sons will arrive this evening in New
York from Europe to visit Nine. de
Hertelendys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
S. Reynolds Hit NJ. de Hertelendy is
now on duty at the foreign Office in
Budapest and with his family will re-
main through the Spring with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hit in their new residence at
2244 S street, which they recently
purchased from Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric A. Delano.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Presidents Mother
Hostess Yesterday

Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother Of
the President. entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the benefit of the Gen
erosity Thrift Shop in New York
The luncheon and fashion show was
held in the ball room of the Waldorf
Astoria in New York, and Mrs. Roose-
velt's guests we're Mrs. Ripley Hitch
cock, Mrs. Arthur Kleeman, and Miss
Madeleine Mason Mannheim.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Sonora de Sacasa
Visits in Florida

dent of Nicaragua, who formerly was
Minister at Washington, is visiting MI.
and Mrs. Henry L. Doherty in Miami
Fla. She will go to Palm Beach to-
morrow to be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Olaf Nelson Tevander and will be-
accompanied by her daughter, Senorita
Sacasa, who has been with her at
Miami.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Mr., Mrs. Davies to
Return to HOLLYWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies. who
have been spending some time at
Palm Beach, Fla, since their return
from a cruise, will return to their
country estate, Hillwood, at Roslyn,
Long Island. Mrs. Davies was Mrs.
Marjorie Post Hutton.
Evening star., 1936-04-08
First Spring Lunch
Given bv Mrs. Daniel

Mrs. Ernest H. Daniel gave the
first of series of Spring luncheonS
today, entertaining at the Mayfower
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Orris
James, and Mrs. Hill Fleet of Irving
ton, Va, who are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel in their apartment in
the Mayflower. The guests number
ed 49,
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Diplomat Engaged
To Miss Won Post

OF much interest in diplomatic cir
cles is the engagement of Miss Mar
garcia Won Post to Mr.. Francis 1rgens,
secretary of the Norwegian Legation.
The engagement is announced by Miss
Won Posts father, Dr.. r. Won Post Of
Stockholm, Sweden.
Evening star., 1936-04-08

A t t n d
Pre-vieW
Audience Hears Mr..
Wells Over Trans
Atlantic Phone.
Asst night many members Of the
diplomatic corps were given a
few ideas of what life may have


few ideas of what life may have
- in store for them in the future
and how their grandchildren's chill
dren will conduct their trips to the
moon in space guns.
The international preview of Mr..
H. G. Wells film, Things to Come, ="
which took place last evening at the
Wardman Park Hotel, furnished the
audience with numerous fantastic
thoughts.
Before the movie started, the au-
dience was addressed by Mr.. Wells
over the transatlantic telephone.
speaking from London.
Among the important personages
present were his excellency the Brit
tsh Ambassador and Lady Lindsay, ac-
companied by Lady Elizabeth Lind
say, niece of Sir Ronald Lindsay:
Miss Irene Boyle and Mr. Philip
Broadhead. first secretary of the en-
Continued on Fourth Page)
Evening star., 1936-04-08

M Garner have accepted the IN
vi vitations to be patronesses
4 L for the opening of the Blair
house on April 81 and %, from 2 to
O'Clock, under the auspices Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Committee Of the
Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation.
They are both particularly interested
in the association of this house with
the great Southern general Of the
Civil War and. in an earlier period,
with Andrew Jackson, one Of the pa
tron saints Of the Democratic party.
Through the courtesy of Maj. and
Mrs. Gist Blair, their historic old
home will be open to the public for
the first time. Built in 1924. it has
been the home of the Blairs for over
100 years.
1t is fitting that Maj Blair should
so graciously help the cause of the
restoration of Stratford, the birthplace
of Robert E. Lee, because he is the
Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-08
Blair House
Opening
ForApril Il
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Garner Sponsors for
Showing.

FRS. ROOSEVELT ana Mrs.
M Garner have accepted the in
VI vitations to be patronesses
' L for the opening of the Blair
Evening star., 1936-04-08

KAJ. GEN. FRANK MCINTYRE,
mn retired, U. S. A., who, until
Vb recently. was Philippine trade
L \ commissioner, was the guest
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1936-04-06
COWS ON IOWA FARM
NOT YET AIR-MINDED

IOWA CITY, Iowa CP.-Amelia
Earhart, the flyer, said farm animals
on regular air routes soon becoms
so used to airplanes they ignore EN-
and she couldn't understand the COM
plant of Farmer Frew Tucker that
low-swooping planes frightened his
critters.
II would suggest that the animals
on MIR. fuckers farm be analyzed by
a psychiatrist, because they must not
be normal" she said.
Tucker erected a 24-foot protest
pole" on his property near the Iowa
City Municipal Airport and United
Atrlines, holding the pole was a hazard,
removed the stop from its schedules.
Evening star., 1936-04-06
LETTER-OUT
BY CHARLES Fl. JOSEPH.

letter spell
opposite
Lettered correctly
It spell painful
Evening star., 1936-04-06
European Farmers to Meet.

Leading agricultural countries of
Europe will be represented at the PAN
European Agricultural Congress in
Vienna, Austria, In September.
Evening star., 1936-04-06

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IS. Infatuation.
30. Obstruct.
Il Gala lily.
is. Gloomy realm.
is. Heraldic f1llet.
II. Translucent.
19. Dell.
90. Public room.
a. Course of study in research.
23. Earthly rock.
rs. Denials.
~. Revered.
30. Municipalities.
S3. Having wings.
"a. Very soft down.
e6. Note in Guido's scale.
~. Thrice, in music.
eS. Eight-pointed cross.
90. Pinch.
IL. Friend: Fr.
&2. As far as.
t3. Recorded proceedings.
a. Craggy mountain ridge.
a6. Numeral.
&9. Final end.
80. Grim.
81. Lulls by rocking.
81. Dexterous.
68. Fixed course.
69. That may be purified.
90. Quite.
80. Shaped like segment.
81. Carbonaceous fuel.
IS. The occident.
So. Trite.
81. A set of workers.
Down.
I. Plugs.
2. Melody.
8. Double.
4. Authorize.
Evening star., 1936-04-06

S. Fortune.
6. Moved swiftly.
7. Trouble.
8. Supreme god Of the Greeks.
9. Elements.
10. Russian council.
II. LooSeness.
IL. Spanish jar.
13. An equal.
49, White.
%. Tabled silk.
"a. Made obeisance.
25. Revising for publication.
27. Polynesian chestnut trees.
%. Fragrant resin.
29. Dapples.
81. The flower.
80. East Indian redwood.
IS. Feminine name.
38. Pertaining to wall.
80. A collection Of literary fragments
43. To invite.
As. Biting.
AZ. A shade Of difference.
48. Concludes.
81. A band of men.
So. Ramble.
SO. Narrow opening.
SIS. Hautboy.
Sc. Each: Scot.
81. Abound.
60. Epoch.
81. Trouble.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
and Man CONVICTED
OF F|RST-DEGREE MURDER

vestigation by insurance officials
and police. Mrs. Hamilton was
called to the office of the Metro
politan Insurance Company to re-
ceive payment of her claim. Upon
her arrival, she was promptly
placed under arrest by detectives
and has been held in the local Jail
since that time.
The case has attracted wide
spread interest. Throughout the
past two weeks, Judge John Bren-
mans Recorders Court, in which
the trial was conducted, was
packed to the doors with curious
spectators, while crowds unable to
gain access to the courtroom, mill
ed about in the corridors.
Son Against Mother
Among tthe witnesses who testi-
fled against the defendants were
Spencer Washington, son of Mrs.
Hamilton, by a previous marriage;
Sebastian Marine, an Italian, who
testified that Mrs. Hamilton had
offered him money to dispose of
Miller in 1884 and 1885; and Foster
Talley, a policy-writer, also stated
on the witness stand that the wo-
man had offered him a sum of
money to kill Miller. Damaging
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CONTINUED From page u

CONTINUED From page u
Michigan carries a sentence of life
Imprisonment.
Miller's dead body was recovered
from the Detroit River last Aug
ust II, two days after the lads
mysterious disappearance from
home. The body was entangled
in a small fishing net and it was
at first assumed that Miller had
met death by falling into a canal
and drowning, while fishing at
Belle Isle.
Victim Insured
1t was later discovered, how
ever, that Mrs. Hamilton held five
policies on the boys life, amount
ing to a total insurance Of about
$1,000. When she went to the
offices of the insurance companies
to register her claims, following
the recovery of the boys body, in
surance officials became SUSPECT
Gus. Police also started an inves-
tigation, which resulted in the ar
rest Of Mrs. Hamilton and Brady
Kennedy, a Ford worker
Arrested In October
Mrs. Hamilton and young Ken
nedy were arrested on October 29,
by Officers Jack Harvil and Lloyd
Doan, following a two-months IN
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

Today With Anticipation"
Mrs. Fisher is the wife of DR.. F..
B. Fisher, former Bishop of the
M. E. Church in India and present
minister at the Central Methodist
Church, Woodward and Grand Cir
Gus Park. DR.. Fisher is one of the
foremost clergymen in the country
and his wife is no less outstand-
ing. She was president OF a school
in China, lived over ten years with
her husband in India, and has
travelled extensively. Last Summer,
Mrs. Fisher studied Mexican life
and culture and spent three months
in that country.
Gloster Current, representing the
Young Mems Department of the
YMCA, will preside and the must
cal program will be presented by
young men of this department.
Sponsors believe this is certain to
be one of the best programs the
Forum has presented and the pub
lie is cordially invited.
The time is 400 p. m, January
26th at the st. Antoine Branch
YMCA.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

gainst the High Cost of Living;
and l.. c. Blount, of the N. A. A.
C. P. will lead the discussion
groups and will present plans for
lettering conditions in various
fields of Negro life.
The evening session will be
marked by the address of a Chi
cagoan, Mrs. M. Brown, who has
been working on the sponsoring
committee for the National Negro
Congress, under the direction OF
M. p. Davis.
Fight and Dance
All will not be fighting at the
Michigan Negro Congress. On
Saturday night the Congress will
support the party given by the
Womens League Against the
High Cost of Living at Schiller's
Hall, on St. Aubin and Gratiot
where the out of state delegates
may rest their minds and social
lie with the Detroiters who are
their hosts.
Spread Out Sunday
The delegates to the Congress
will take the advice of Rev. Baber
and spread out through the local
churches Sunday morning to
spread word of the doings OF the
Congress.
In every church in the city with
a progressive pastor the greetings
of the Negro Congress will &C
forth to the assembled worship
pers.
In the afternoon, plans will be
made to put into effect the ideas
brought out by the Congress, ant
further plans made for going tt
Chicago on Feb. IA.
Sunday evening will mark the
contamination of the Michigan
Congress sessions. The delegates
will go back to their clubs ant
organizations with practical plans
for gaining that which belongs Il
them when they unite to get it.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

he held for three terms.
In statement to the Associated
Negro Press, here Thursday, Mr..
DePriest declared that he was
girding for battle, that he was
ready to carry his cause to the
common people whom, as he stat
ed, Il have served unselfishly
while in congress and out for al
most a half century and without
pay or price for any favors rem
dered the voters of the first con-
gressional district of Illinois or
the members of my racial group
throughout the country"
Continuing the former congress
man said: Il have an abiding faith
in the loyalty of my friends and
the voters of the district many of
whom are now contracting their
friends here in Chicago in behalf
of my candidacy. 1t is both inspir-
ing, and encouraging to know those
facts and l yield to their demands.
Mr.. DePrest is opposed by At
torney Louis B. Anderson, former
alderman of the Second Ward and
for forty years a prominent politi-
cal figure in Chicago.
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PENDANTS be convicted.
Attorney George Fitzgerald, who
defended Mrs. Hamilton and Ken
nedy. argued that the only thing
which had been proved in the case
was fraud against the insurance
companies. He insisted that the
mere fact that Mrs. Hamilton had
insured Miller was no proof that
she had conspired to bring about
his murder.
One of the important witnesses
against the defendant was l.. c.
Blount, an official Of the Great
Lakes Mutual Insurance Company
of Detroit, in which company the
defendant carried a $500 policy on
Alex Miller.
Policies Cancelled
In special interview after
the conviction Wednesday, Mr..
Blount informed a Tribune repre-
sentative that the policy his com
|, pany carried for Miller, was writ
ten in 1882, by Gardner Scales, an
agent of the company. The in
surance was taken out in the
name of Alexander Miller, but
Spencer Washington, Mrs. Hamil-
toms son, was the youth who repre-
scented himself as Miller. Scales
pointed Washing out in court, as
! the one who applied for the insur-
ance.
Mr. Blount told the Tribune that
about two days after Miller's
death, Mrs. Hamilton came to his
office and presented her claim
He said there was something about
the woman and the circumstances
| surrounding the boys death
which aroused his suspicion
However, he said nothing to her at
the time, but reported the matter
to his executive board, which met
the following day. One of the
board members made subsequent
investigations, which confirmed
Mr.. Blount's suspicious.
A few days later, according tC
Mr.. Blount, Mrs. Hamilton return
ed to his office and stated that she
did not wish to receive the $500 in
surance called for by the policy
she held, and said the company
need not pay it. At the same
time, it was disclosed that Other
insurance companies had become
suspicious and had started in
vestigations, with the assistance o.
detectives of the police department
| Following Mrs. Hamilton's in
generation, Mr.. Blount stated tina
his company refunded her $37
representing the total premium
which she had paid on the polio!
since the date Of it's issuance abou
three years before. The polio!
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PLANS MADE,
PROGRAM SET
FOR CONGRESS
Continued from Page ~

iOOuIlnuCu LtO0H u6C ~
Battle Creek, Ann Arbor, Jackson,
Ypsilanti, Three Rivers, Kalama-
zoo, all have been appraised of the
importance of the Congress and
all have responded to the call for
unity with the hundred of Detroit
clubs and social organizations by
declaring their intention of being
represented.
Detroit Not Tagging
The meeting of most of Detroit's
clubs this week will be taken up
with the matter of selecting dele
gates and preparing plans to be
presented at the congress on It's
meeting.
The unprecedented. and almost
spontaneous growth 6f the spirit
of unity in Negro organizations
that will be realized- by the con-
gress will mark new step for
ward in the history of the race in
Michigan.
Never before has a program
that would effect the unificatfon or
not only all colored groups, but
also those white groups that feel
that by promoting the cause OF
Justice for the Negro they also
permote the cause of all America
which is without justice, been put
into operation.
Any organization that neglects to
respond to the invitation to par
ticipate in the Congress is not
taking advantage of the opportu-
nifty that it will seldom realize,
the chance to fashion a new and
powerful instrument for self pre-
servation. No further invitation
need be advanced. Individuals
may come if their organizations
have neglected to appoint them
The fee for delegates is but fifty
cents-to further the work of the
congress.
Program Set
Saturday morning at nlne-thlrty
Jan. rs, will see the registration
of delegates. Immediately fol-
lowing that will come the report
of the registration committee anc
the election of a Chairman fol
the Michigan Negro Congress
Following h t organization
work will be given the keynote
speech by Snow F. Grigsby
chairman of the Sponsoring Com
mittee.
A specially prepared luncheon
at the Y. w. G. A. will be made
interesting by the talk of
prominent man; and in the after
noon session beginning at two
the Youth Division will take owe
the program.
Six discussions on affairs o
pressing interest will be held
Stermer, of the Probation Office
Atty. Patrick, one-time candidat
for Congressman; ID. Hubbard
Director of the State Workers Ed
ucation Bureau; T. Soloman, @
the National Postal Alliance; N
Zuk, of the Women's League A
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

testimony was also made by in
surance officials and detectives
who investigated the case.
Spencer Washington, who took
the stand last Wednesday, created
dramatic climax, when he testi-
fled that his mother had persuad-
ed him to sign application blanks
as fake substitute for Miller, who
was so physically afflicted that he
could not have passed the tests
State Cites Evidence
In summing up the evidence to
the jury, Assistant Prosecutors
Charles Jones and John RIGA
stressed the fact that Mrs. Hamil-
ton had confessed that she had
taken out insurance on Alex Miller,
also that her son, Spencer, had
likewise admitted he substituted
for the afflicted lad and signed
Miller's name to the insurance
policies at his mothers request;
and that two witnesses had testi-
fled that Mrs. Hamilton offered
them money to kill the boy upon
whose life she held more than
$4,000 of insurance. On the
strength of this evidence, the
prosecutors urged that the de-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Ethiopian Prince
Refutes Statements
Of Herbert Julian

Boston, ANP)-Prince Tasfaye
Zaphiro, young Ethiopian official
touring the U. S. in the interest of
Abyssinia, stated while here last
week that Hurbert Julian, the
BLACK Eagle of Harlem" was all
wrong in his statement that all
governmental jobs and positions of
responsibility in Ethiopia are be-
ing held by white men.
THAT statement is utterly ridi-
culous," the prince asserted.
There are only four white civil
officers in my country and they
are merely in an advisory capa-
city"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
SURVEY SHOWS % PER CENT
OF ILL. NEGROES ON RELIEF

have shared in all projects, Foster
says. They have been given en-
ployment on white collar" pro-
jects and on WPA jobs, both skill
ed and unskilled, as well as other
work. He declares he does not
know the number of colored social
workers employed.
However, on educational pro-
jects in Chicago 100 Negro teach
ers were hired at a total cost for
the period covered of $1O,744.41.
Each instructor averaged $67.77 in
salary while each of the $40 white
teachers got $67.94.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

his guest that day.
1t was intimated at the time of
the occurrence that with the know
ledge of former Governor Com
stock, a clause had been inserted
in the lease contract given the De-
troit Racing Association, barring
Negroes from box seat accommo-
dations at the track. This charge
was later denied by Mr.. Comstock,
in a letter published in the Detroit
Tribune.
The Tribune carried story of
the discrimination against Mr..
Fuller, by the officials Of the Rae
ing Association, and this story was
used at the recent trial.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

the giving out of relief with the
average per family being better
than $31 monthly. Incidentlly, re-
sidents of Pulaski county suffered
most where Negroes made up 69.1
per cent of the relief rolls. In
Cook County, where Chicago is To-
Gated, they were 1873 per cent of
the relief load. In 20 counties,
chiefly agricultural, there were
none at all getting relief.
Share In Projects
Although there is no classified
tion according to race, Negroes
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Mrs. F. B. Fisher
To A d dress
"Y oru m

The st. Antoine Branch YMCA
Forum continues with it's fine pro-
CRANE each Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, January 10th, Mrs. Fred
erick B. Fisher, will be presented.
Her subject is Ten Years from
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25

was then cancelled.
Other companies in which young
Miller had been insured, took srmi-
lar action, by refunding the pre-
miums paid in and invalidating
the fraudulent policies.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Oscar DePriest Starts
Campaign for Reelection

Chicago-(ANP)-Osca DePriest former Republ-
member of the United States Congress from the first
district of Illinois, who formally announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination in the April primaries has
already launched his fight to regain the position which
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-25
Fuller Awarded
$145.OO In Suit
Against Race Track

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