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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
STAGE IS SET
FOR CONGRESS
OF NEGROES
Wilkins Speech Sunday
May Draw Thousands

Over a thousand people
are eXpec e d at the
gigantic mass-meeting to be
addressed by Roy wilkins.
fighting New Yorker, who
speaks on Emancipation
1886 Style" at 3 p. M, Sun
day at Bethel Church.
Massed junior choirs from three
colored churches and one white
one, under the supervision of
Neptune Holloway, will render
musical selections: the progress
sive ministers from all of the
churches in Detroit will endeavor
to get their congregations to at
tend the meeting en-mass; and
leading fraternal organizations
will be we'll represented as the
III OF SCoIllt lOI unity VI al
groups that are fighting for the
progress of the Negro gets under
way.
The mass-meeting, sponsored by
the Youth Division of the Negro
National Congress for Michigan,
which will convene on January 25
ard 26 at the Y. w. C.,fA, Skorl7
be significant of the new air of
aggressiveness that Is encompass
ing colored people.
1t is the second gesture of
Michiganders within a year that
they crave unity and appreciate
the need of understanding their
problems and fighting for their
solution.
In bringing the Editor OF the
Crisis to Detroit, the Youth Divi-
sion feels sure that it will start
a sentiment growing that will GER
tainly lead to better conditions for
the masses of colored people in
the city and state.
The public is invited to Bethel
Church, on the corner Of Frederick
and st. Antoine at 3 p. m. on Sun
day, January IL.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
Carey Appointed
Probation Officer

Ulysses Cary, former local drug
gist. was last week appointed a
probation officer in Recorders
Court, having been recommended
for the post by Judge George Muir
ply. The appointment was con-
firmed by nine other judges.
Mr.. Cary is As years of age, was
born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and
graduated from Wilberforce Uni
versity in Ohio, and the College Of
Pharmacy, at the University OF
Iowa.
Mr. Cary was formerly con-
lected with the Wayne County
herifs office, where he served as
deputy. He also operated two
lrugstores in Detroit in 1920.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

crime, except their confessions, -
which were secured through in
human torture.
Two justices of the Mississippi
supreme court declared the SCOTS
boro cases were models OF judicial
Continued on Page q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
Police Wings Too Greedy Collector
N. DETROIT MAN
DIES

George Young, 81 year old room
er at 1859 Russell street, collapsed
and fell dead on January End
while sitting in a chair near
base-burner in the living room of
the house.
Minnie Moore, who conducts the
rooming house told officers that
Young had been suffering from
acute indigestion, and a coroner's
examination revealed that the man
had died of natural cause.
Mr. Young has brother living in
Detroit at 514 Sherman street.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
ROOSEVELT
ISLAUDED BY
THOMPK-INS
A c h i eve m nts OF
Administration Noted

Switching from a doleful
picture Of the need Off better
and more numerous facili..
ties for health service, es-
pecially by the Negro group,
DR.. w. j. Thompk4ns, re-
corder Of deeds, launI ched in
to enconiums of pm aise for
President Roosevelt and the
accomplishments of his adj
ministration, in a sp| eech Civ
en- at the st. Antoil| he Y. NJ.
G. A. last Sunday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
WALTER W. DELSARTE MAKES
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL
Sells To Ebenezer
Costly Edihce At
Brush and Willis

Walter w. Delsarte, one OF De-
troit's most successful realtors, re-
Gently sold to Ebenezer A. M. E.
Church the mammoth building on
the northwest corner of Willis
and Brush streets formerly occu-
pied by Shaarey Zadeck, as Jew
ish Synagogue, and later by Mts
Continued on Page y
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

lodged and shot him in the left
arm, fracturing the bone.
Mrs. Little was carried to Re-
ceiving hospital by officers and
was examined by DR.. Clapp, whose
report is pending. A number of
witnesses pieced together the
story
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

Elmer Carter, editor of Oppor-
tunity Magazine, will be guest
speaker on the program at the eX-
ercises in celebration of the De-
troit Urban Leagues twentieth and
the National Urban Leagues TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary, to be held
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

t social change
he last three
cred conditions
II Negroes by
eminent Kan
osevelt as the
that America
yep through the
= Legislation that
|, DR.. Thompkins
thought Of the
|ople was con-
} President, and
we're bent, not
ting the misery
also upon max
ore happy than
zen before.
has gained more
administration
any admlnlStra-
n presidents was
tor as he breath
pc that the COM
: Roosevelt's ad-
d see the Negro
e the prosperity
speech is the
Forum speeches
G. A. sponsored
Work Committee.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
Paul Robson
Leaves Hollywood

Los Angeles-(ANP)-P u
Robson, having completed his
work in the filming Of "Showboat"
in which he was one of the stars,
left Hollywood this week for the
East.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
MAN TAKING ERTY, WIFE
is SHOT

Arthur Smith, who took another mans must
cal instruments and wife in payment for debt owed him.
has regret his greedess today he lies in Re-
ceivng hospital in temporarily serious condition from
bullet wound, sustained when he attacked a policeman
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

bathroom window, and robbed
Miss Jones of money and jewelry
valued at $216.
Police who investigated the rob-
berry, believe the deed was commit
ted by some person or persons
familiar with the house.
After entering the window, the
thieves went directly dp Miss
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
Atty. r. Willis
Hurt In Fall

Attorney Robert Willis, Detroit's
pioneer lawyer, was slightly in
ured about the head Monday, when
he fell in a faint on the elevator
the Recorders Court building.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
hieUes Rob
Deacon's Home

While Deacon and Mrs. Middleton, 1887 Lafayette
street. and Miss Eva JONES' roomer attending Sec
ond Baptist Church last Sunday night between and 10
o'clock thieves entered the home through Unattached
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

this week.
The three sharecroppers, Ed.
Brown, Yank Ellington, and Henry
Shields, were convicted in Kemper
county, Miss. of the murder of
Raymond Stewart, a white tenant
farmer. There was no evidence to
connect the three men with the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

Jones room, which opens off tn
bathroom, broke open her trun
and stole $5S in cash, a damon
ing worth $140, and a neckla
with a ten-dollar gold coin attad
ed, valued at SIS. No clothing
other belongings in the house
disturbed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
Sharecrobber Torture Case
In U.S.. Supreme Court

Washington-The appeal of three coored Mississippi
Sharecroppers for trial will be heard here January
by the United States court it was announced
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11
Demo Leaders d confer

Shortly before lei wing the
city, DIR. ThOmpkins. one OF
the most dynamic politicians
OF the race, held n q conference
with some of the pd hrty lead
ers i'm the state mt he Club
house of the Michig an Feder-
ated Democratic Gu bs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-01-11

ping the
Michigan
ksOn, j.
MessrS.
eS, Graham
igen, Swan.
IN, Brown,
| laid special
strategical
lille acknOw-
| nat Negroes
|he appoint
|leserve and
|ssiye tactics
id cOnsidera-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
RECORDER GIVEN
DETAILS OF BILL


Facts concerning the moratoriom
on the proof of labor on mining
property were received Wednesday
by Evalyn Boman Westerfield
Boman Westerfield, county record
er.
The bill approving the morator
ium was signed by the president
April "a, and Mrs. Westerfield re-
ceived a copy as soon as they were
available. Blanks necessary for
locators to fill out and file if they
desire to benefit by the moratorium
are available at the county record
er's office in the court house.
Details of the bill follow any
mining locator who paid a federal
income tax for 1885, is not entitled
to the moratorium on the proof of
labor requiring $100 worth of labor
to be performed on the property
during the year Mrs. Westerfield eX-
planned.
Such suspension of assessment
work shall not apply to more than
six lode mining claims held by the
same person nor to more than u
lode-mining claims held by the
same partnership, association or
corporation, she continued.
Nor shall it apply to more than
six placer-mining claims, not to ex-
ceed 120 acres in all, held by the
same eprson nor to more than IL
placer-mining claims, not to exceed
24O acres in all, held by the same
partnership, association or corpor-
alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
ORANGE, GRAPEFRUIT GROWERS WILL
VOTE ON CHANGING FEDERAL ORDER

administrative agency for the order.
Following a public hearing held
March 20 in Los Angeles, the Sec
retary of agriculture has given tent
atiye approval To amendments and
referred them to the industry for
approval and signature. According
to the Agricultural Adjustment act,
the amendments must be approved
by three fourths of the growers by
number, or two thirds of the grow
ers by volume, before they can be
made effective.
All of the amendments are de-
signed to provide additional fleX-
ibility in administering the market
ing agreement program, and are
concerned with the methods by
which regulation of shipments Is
adapted to the operations of ship
pers of fruit from the two states
One amendment is intended to
increase the allowable overshipment
which shipper might make in ad-
dition to his weekly allotment. I'm
der this change, the handler may
oVership in week. instead of 5 per
cent as specified in the order at
present, a maximum of 10 per cent.
or one carload, if 10 per cent of
the shippers allotment is less than
one carload.
The following week, a deduction
equal to the overshipment would be
made from the quantity of fruit al
lotted to him to compensate for the
quantity of fruit Represented by
such overshipment. This should
maintain shipments of fruits
throughout the season in accord
ance with the allotments and pre-.
vent inequities as to the individuals
concerned.
Evidence presented at the public
hearing held in Los Angeles indi-
Gates that the increase in the per
centage of overshipment is needed
during certain periods by some
shippers, particularly the smaller
operators, in order that these ship
pers may operate their packing
houses economically.
The other amendments would
make it possible for exchanges of
allotments between shippers when
separate prorate districts are estab-
lished. Three prorate districts have
been established and the allotments
for the two states issued thus far
under the order have been divided
among these districts. TIL e e
changes would make it possible for
shippers to exchange allotments for
fruit grown in different prorate dis
tricts in addition to the existing
privilege of exchanges within an in
diyidual district Provision is also
made for restricting the exchange
of allotments which are made for
fruit grown in different districts,
when this is deemed necessary by
the growers advisory committee,
subject to approval of the secretary
Of agriculture. Such a provision
would prevent any abuses or in
equities which might arise.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
BUSINESSMEN
OF CORONADO
ENTERTAINED

Fifteen members of the Coronado
Businessmen's association forming
a goodwill caravan were guests of
the Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce for luncheon Wednesday at
the Barbara Worth hotel.
Roy H. Womack, introduced by
Sem Bacon. welcomed the visitors.
D. B. Roberts gave a short talk
explaining the Importance of the
Boulder dam project and the All
American canal.
The response to the welcome on
behalf of the guests was made by
Tobias Coski, president of the Coro-
nado association.
H. G.. Weston, Capt. Ivan B. Smell.
Mrs. w. Robinson, j. C. Hizar, w.
H. Gray of Coronado, spoke.
The visitors included: j. Some
baum, II. Thoennessen, Thomas J
McMecker, C. T. Anderson, Martin
Wicarins, C. F. Allen and John
Hartman.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
CALEXCO MAN AGAIN TAKES HONORS IN COW TESTING
LABOR OPPOSES
INITIATION BILL

WASHINGTON, May 13. up
Speaker of the House Joseph W.
Byrns spoke personally from the
house floor today, reading a letter
from President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor
in an effort to rally administration
forces against the S3000.000. 900
Frazier-Lemke farm initiation bill.
Green's letter placed the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor on record
against the bill and urged friends
of labor in the house to vote
against the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Blue Ribbon Beer
Wins in Trade Suit

The Golden Ribbon Bottling com
pany of San Francisco was perpetu-
ally enioined and restrained from
using the words Golden Ribbon"
or the representation of ribbon or
any words or devices which are col
orable limitations of the Blue Rib
bon trade mark owned by Premier
Pabst Corporation of Chicago, ac-
cording to a decree entered in the
United States District Court April
%. 1886.
The court ordered that all labels,
cartons, boxes, advertisements and
other printed matter bearing the
words Golden Ribbon" or the rep
resentation of a ribbon or both to
be destroyed, and that all signs
which have been installed by de
fendant be removed. The court
ordered the Golden Ribbon people
to make an accounting and pay to
the plaintiff all profits made in
connection with the sale of the
Golden Ribbon beer.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
MEN WILL FACE
TRIAL FRIDAY

Trial for Nedge Bush, 23 and
Ebert Brock, %, will be held with
out jury in Judge John E. Simp-
sons justice court at o'clock Fri
day afternoon. The men were ar
rested southwest of Seeley Tuesday
night and booked at the county jail
on charges of disturbing the peace.
Bush and Brock waived trial by
Jury when they were aTaigned be-
fore Judge Simpson Wednesday
morning. They had pleaded not
guilty to the charges and later were
released on their own recognizancs,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
QUIZZED
ABOUT LAND DEALS

tions 10 the board. The motions
favorable or unfayorable to the
various deals, he said, were made
by the director in whose division
the land was situated, and some
other director seconded them.
Young asked Mark Rose for con
firmation of his statements and
Rose said the board had treated the
deals in a businesslike manner in
which politics did not enter and
they were all willing to take the re-
sponsibility for what they had
done.
7. for one, am proud of the way
this board has handled the difficult
problems" said Young. Every
member of this board is a taxpay.
and most of US are dirt farmers.
We have done the best we could as
directors and as taxpayers"
Hancock thanked the board
members for the time they had CIV
en- him and said he understood the
situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

heifer, Hope, producing 62.5
pounds butter fat. The other nine
in the order of butterfat produc-
ton are, H. G.. FarnsWorth, H. G
, FarnsWorth, M. P. Holiday, H. q.
FarnsWorth, H. CT. FarnsWorth, H
G.. FarnsWorth, M. P. Holiday,
Anton Amann, Manuel Duarte.
Manuel Duarte also heads Glass
C. as the owner of the best five
cows in one herd: w. A. Schenl-
man, H. c.. FarnsWorth, M. P.
Holiday, John Mazenhauer, Geo.
Hornbeck, Hayekorst Guernsey
farms being listed in the above
order on the basis of butterfat
production.
Dairymen winning points in the
monthly classes for the period
Dec. 1885 to April 1896, in the
order of points are: H. G. Farms
worth heading the list with 80,
Manuel Duarte, M. P. Holiday, w.
A. Scheniman, Havekorst Guern-
sey Farms, E. J. Mulligan, George
Hornbeck, Earl v. C. Northrop,
L. c. Northrop, L. j. Bucket, c. w.
Seymour, Fidel Gomez, Donald
Mason.
Leaders in the yearly classes Of
the dairy COW competition for the
same period are:
Glass A, highest producing cow
owned by George Hornbeck, 34l.1
butterfat; George Hormbeck, 1885,
H. c.. FarnsWorth, 1924, H. G.
Farnsworth, 3O9.2 butterfat.
Glass B, highest producing first
class heifer, owned by w. A. Sche-
nmain, butterfat production 226.7;
w. A. Scheniman, 22o.1; H. G..
Farnsworth, 219.2; H.. G. Farms
worth, 2104.
Glass 5, best five COWS in one
herd: H. C. Farnsworth, owner,
butterfat production 14796; Geo.
Hornbeck, owner, 1881; w. A.
Scheniman, owner, 1893; Have
korst Guernsey farms, 1894, the
figures for butterfat production
covering a five months period.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

w. E. Hancock. real estae man.
appeared before the Imperial Irri-
CATION district board Tuesday after
noon TO question directors regard
ing land deals put through by the
board
IN explanation of the boards
transactions, directors said tn e
deals mentioned by Hancock had
been made several years ago when
land values were low and they had
done the best they could under the
circumstances. In many cases, they
said, the land looked better now
than when the deal was made be
cause work and money had been
spent on it in the meantime.
The board membership was unit
ed in stating that they were willing
to stand by their efforts to help
the district and taxpayers through
the difficult years.
Director w. f. Young said each
director investigated the land con
cerned in the deals in his individual
division. and made his recommended
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
DIRECTORS OF
PIONEER GROUP
APPOI NTE D

Organization of the board of di-
rectors of the Imperial Valley
Pioneers association took place at
the meeting Tuesday night in the
Barbara Worth hotel Roy E. Breed
love, new president, presiding.
Dan West, county assessor col
lector, was named first vice-presi-
dent; Elmer Forester, second vice
president; Dan Grumbles, third
vice. president; Mrs. Olive Carleton,
secretary treasurer. Other mem
bers of the board present were j.
D. Huston and George BileS.
Grumbles was re-appointed Gus
toidan and West, registrar. The
board confirmed the suggestion
made at the annual meeting that
in the future this meeting be held
the second Saturday in April.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Hearing Continued
In Perjury Action

Preliminary hearing for Mrs. 1so-
lima MARTINEZ was continued to
May 20, by Judge John E. Simpson
in FL Centre Justice court Wednes-
day. She was released on her own
recognizance.
Mrs. Martinez was arrested for
perjury by order of Judge Vaughn
N, Thompson in superior court be-
cause she was said TO have repudi-
ated testimony formerly given at
an inquest and preliminary hearing
conducted in the Mason Todd case.
Todd was charged with the mur
der of Simon Guzman and the first
trial of the case resulted in hung
jury Mrs. Martinez is said to be
Todd'S sweetheart.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13

Growers of oranges and grape
fruit in California and Arizona are
giving consideration in a referen-
dun which closed May Is TO amend
ments to the federal order regulat.
ing The handling Of these citrus
fruits, it was announced today from
the regional office of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment administration at
Berkeley, California.
Ballots and information concern
ing the amendments may be OBJ
tained at the offices of the county
farm advisors.
The amendments were requested
by the growers advisory committee,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
Southern Sierras to
Haze Name Changed
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ties company. Personnel, opera
tions and management will remain
as at present, the only actual
change being in name only.
The only thing remaining to be
done in putting the Nevada Cali
fornia Eletric corporation in the
field to handle all of the opera
tions and the business of the
electrical companies is to complete
the legal and accounting phases.
This will be brought about as soon
as possible, although it will take
a number of weeks to complete
the details"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
BLAND PIPPINS
WIFE EXPIRES

Iva Pippin, 80, wife of Bland
Pfppin OF Ell Centro. died Tuesday
as the result of an illness of about
a month
Funeral services will be conduct
cd Friday at 2;30 pm. from the
funeral chapel of B. E. Lemons
with interment at Evergreen ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Pippin is survived by her
husband and by a large family of
children. She had made her home
in the valley for the past % years
and was we'll known to many resi-
dents of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
HEWES, ROSE TO
SPEAK TONIGHT
ON REFUNDING

Chairman Evan T. HeWes and
Director Mark Rose will speak at
a public meeting at McCabe school
at 7.3O o'clock Wednesday night.
They will discuss district bond
refunding, power development and
other matters of interest to the
public.
The meeting was arranged by
residents of the McCabe district
and the two officials were invited
to speak. Residents of the Nc
Cabe area are expected to be
joined by interested persons from
all parts of Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-13
ARGUMENTS IN
POWER FIGHT
HEARD IN COURT
4Cnnlinned from Pace L

continued from rage Il
power company from stringlng
lines on or across district property
and in which the court denied
the power company an injunction
TO prevent the county from inter-
fering with erection of lines across
county roads.
Testimony of Rose and HeWes
followed. Both told the commits
sion that the district board OF
directors is unanimous in its stand
in favor of public ownership and
distributor of power from the All
American canal. Thirty-fiVe res
olutions adopted by the district
board since 1913, stating the
boards attitude, were introduced
in evidence. Roses testimony was
enlivened by his charge that the
power company has done all in
its power to prevent development
of an All American canal power
system.
Later, under cross-eXamination,
R. P. Moore admitted to Horton
that he knew nothing which might
done to obstruct the program.
Can you think of anything
which might have been done that
your company has not done?" Hor-
ton asked.
"If I could I'd refer it to the
legal department Moore answer
ed.
LittIefield Called
Asked by Engineer Brown Of the
commission if the district would
consider negotiations for an out
CT court settlement of the power
controversy, Chairman Hewes Of
the district replied that the dis
trict would, providing the negotia-
tions did not delay the districts
program nor interfere with public
ownership and distribution OF
power.
Littlefield was called as a wit
ness by Heald TO introduce a map
on which he had marked places
where power company lines cross
county roads or go on county prop
erty.
Moore, under direct examination
by power company counsel, review
ed the history of power develop
ment in the county under the
former Holton Power company
taken over in 1916 by the South
ern Sierras. His testimony tended
to sho.N increased efficiency anc
better service developed by the
Southern Sierras company.
Before 1914, Moore said. electric
power service was worse anc
worse AT one time current was
turned off at midnight each night
cut off during storms, and inter
rupted many times by breakdoWns
The rate in 1911 was 20 cents 8
kilcWatt hour. and in 1913 Was L
cents a kiloWatt hour. he said. He
reviewed improvements un
Southern Sierras management, COM
nenting that the average residence
customer is paying AZ per cent less
for power than before 1916. Ter
rate reductions have been made II
the last seven years, he said
The residence rate in January anc
February this year was IA per cent
less than in the same months last
year, he added.
Moore also testified that the pow
er company paid $550oo IN city
county, district ana state taxes last
year.
Under cross examination by
Heald, Moore said he did not know
whether electric rates. in FL Cen
tro are higher than these in any
other comparable city in the state,
and denied knowledge of the COM
pany's total net income for a year