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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06
Benjamin DaUis
Graduates From
w. PIT. Academy
Passes Rigid Tests; Overcomes Handicaps
Of Color

Chicago-(ANP)-W h e n the
news reached Chicago this week
that Cadet BENJAMIN o. Davis, Jr.,
had successfully passed his exami-
nations and would be one OF this
years graduates from the national
military academy at West Point, the
circumstances surrounding his ad-
mission to the academy, his treat
ment there and the handicaps he
had to overcome, were recalled
here by many of his intimates.
The first Negro to graduate from
West Point in many years, Cadet
Davis is the son of Col. Benjamin
o. Davis of the regular army, now
in charge of military instruction at
Tuskegee Institute and the only
Negro line officer in the army. Col.
Davis entered the army service in
1898 as a first lieutenant Of infan-
try in the SpanishAmerican war,
was promoted to be lieutenant col
onel in the World War and in 1880
was made a colonel of cavalry,
while in charge of the r. o. T. G.
at Wilberforce University in Ohio.
Emulates Father
Following in the footsteps of his
father, Cadet Davis, a former stu
dent at the University OF Chicago,
majoring in mathematics, qualified
for admission to the military aca-
denny after appointment by former
Congressman Oscar DePriest, pass
ing all the preliminary tests with
high average. Prior to his ap-
pointment, in the few short years
following completion Of his acade-
mic work, young Davis had a rath-
err wide experience with various
institutions of learning After
graduation from Central High
School in Cleveland. Ohio, in 1929,
he attended Western Reserve Uni
versity in that city for one year.
He entered the University Of Chi
cago in 1880 and was soon recog-
nized as an outstanding student in
mathematics. He is said to have
averaged about two courses a quar-
ter, with an "a" average for most
NJ his subjects. In 1881 he was
student in the summer school OF
Ohio State University.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06
"Silent Treatment"

Soon after entering West Point
young Davis was given the status
of unwelcome visitor, according to
his friends here and was made to
feel the isolation and studied aver
sion of his classmates. He was sub
ject to a years silent treatment"
after a meeting of certain upper
classmen and members of the
plebe, or entering class, this shame
full, un-American treatment mean
ing that from July of his first year
at the academy until the following
June, no one spoke to Davis, ex-
cept in the line of duty. This ST.
lence and the scornful treatment
which accompanied 1t, were lifted
at the June graduation that year by
the same men who had imposed It.
This recognition ceremony" was
part of the graduation exercises,
the classmen congratulating Davis
for his fortitude and nerve during
the trying period, even though they
still disliked him. 1t is also re-
ported that he was unofficially con-
graduated by the Superintendent
of the Academy.
May Be Barred
Following the rigors of the first
year, Cadet Davis did not expert
ence much discontinue at the
hands of his fellow cadets, though
his path was far from being strewn
with roses. He has recently learn
ed, It is said, that although he ma
jored in aeronautics, and will
graduate in June we'll towards the
top of his class, he will not be per-
mitted to enter the aviation branch
of the service. At present there are
no Negro officers in the army avia-
ton corps, and unless the odious
ban against Davis is lifted, there
will still be none.
Former Congressman Oscar De-
Priest, who has watched closely
the career of his protege at West
Point, will attend the impressive
June graduation exercises.
Don't forget to read your Tribune
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06

Don't forget to read your Tribune
every week. II always contains
news Of interest to everyone.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-06-06
May BE Barred

Former Congressman Oscar De-
Priest, who has watched closely
the career Of his protege at West
Point, will attend the impressive
June graduation exercises.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-22
ALASKA RELIEF
 FUNDS.

At the request of Cover nor Troy, Mayor Goldstein of Juneau and Mayor Goetz of Douglas, coupled with the support of Delegate Di- mond in the National Capi- tai, Harry L. Hopkins, Re- lief Director, has granted an additional $40,000 for re lief purposes in the Terri tory. It is forthcoming purely as an emergency to fill the gap between the termination of EZRA on March 26 and when other arrangements can be made by local relief groups or the unemployed to care for themselves.
 It is not a situation pecul iary to Alaska, but holds throughout the entire coun try. Warning has been forthcoming for months from the national adminis- tration that relief would have to end. The tremend- ous burden on the public coffers could not go on.
 Granting of relief was an emergency measure in the first place and still is, and, as President Roosevelt has many times reiterated. pri- vate industry in some way must absorb the unemploy- ed and take up the slack.
 The additional $40,000 which MT. Hopkins has granted must go for the en- tire Territory and he has pointed out emphatically that it must last until June
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-22

Subscribe for the Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-22

30, which means a period of three months. There is no assurance that any more money will be forthcoming after that date. Rather, the accepted fact is that there probably will not be any more government gifts.
 The sum now granted is for the tappering off period while re-adjustment is be- ing made. The sooner every one clearly graSps the situ- ation the better, and the sooner action is taken on the part of the unemployed themselves and those seek ing to help them the bet ter.-Juneau Empire.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-22

Word has been received in Ketchikan that MT. Earl Bright, known under the pen name of Larry O'Con- nor in Alaska. was married recently in San Francisco to Barret Willoughby, au- thoress, formerly of Katal- la, says the Alaska Fishing News of Ketchikan,
Evening star., 1936-12-14

France will increase its tax on large
inheritances.
Evening star., 1936-12-14

private course. Then he returned for
fork Breakfast" after the Austrian
custom, with q meat dish.
There were 20 gendarmes and
detectives on guard at the front gates.
and 1t was estimated 40 others were
deployed about the grounds.
Motorists and pedestrians were kept
at distances Of . half . mile to .
mile.
The day was cold and cloudy and
the castle had . drab. yellowish look.
Ensesfeld u not unique to Austria,
except for Its golf and tennis ectivitiss.
One Of Its two square towers dates
from the seventeenth century. A
small tree grows atop the gun -notched
turret.
Edwards bed room, overlooking q
great park. recently was redecorated
In . dark red motif.
His hostess, according to reference
books on Italian aristocracy, was born
on March Is. 1855, in Philadelphia.
Her name was Cathleen Wolff.
She was married to . dentist named
Spotswood, but the marriage was an
nulled, the book shows. In 1911 she
married Count Erwin Won Schoenborn-
Buchheim, Austrian councillor to the
legation In Paris, but this union also
was declared invalid. On April 20,
1928. she and Baron Eugene Daniel
Evening star., 1936-12-14

"wienerwalder." meaning an enshusi.
astic leather-trousered hunter, hiker
and skier, 1t was certain the country
would take him to its heart.
Evening star., 1936-12-14
VIENNA DOCTOR
TO TREAT WINDSOR
Former British Monarch
) Makes Appointment Due
to Ear AffIiction.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASsocltteo fresS.
VOESLAU, Austria, December a.
The Duke Of Windsor, closely guarded
in q chateau where he started life
anew today as . private citizen. made
an appointment to consult . Vienna
specialist shout . long-standing ear
affliction.
The former King Of England. who
came to Austria last night after CIV
ing up his throne for Mrs. Wallis
Simpson, was expected to call at the
Vienna clinic Of Prof. Heinrich Neu-
mann. late in the day after all other
patients had left, attendants said.
1t was noted the former sovereign
held his hand over his ear when he
was driven from the Vienna station to
the country estate of Baron Eugene
de Rothschild near here after . trip
from England through France and
Switzerland.
Neumann maintained an ethical
silence concerning the nature of the
Dukes ear trouble. but it was learned
from attendants and other physicians
that the treatments he will undergo
consist Of X-ray, light rays and rims
ing the inner ear.
Neumann has treated the former
King on previous visits to Vienna.
The specialist confined himself to q
statement that the ear trouble was
not serious and that the treatments
were designed to prevent the condi-
ton from becoming worse.
Ear specialists believed the ailment
might have been caused either by a
fall from q horse or by infection fol-
lowing bathing.
The consensus in Vienna was the
former ruler first came to Austria
from England 50 he could consult
Neumann.
Gendarmes Patrol Estate.
Gendarmes patrolled the large
estate Of Baron De Rothschild. keep
ing the curious at distance. Servants
were forbidden to talk to callers.
Watchmen pstrolled the entire rail-
road line from the Austrian border
to VIENNA and from VIENNA to the
EnzeSfeld estate when the royal visitor
arrived. A gendarme was posted every
one-hak kilometer.
A police car accompanied the duke
and his party IS 1t dashed from
Vienna to the estate, rs miles from
the capital. After he passed the
Vienna city limits, police blocked OF
the road for 10 minutes.
The former King began his day
at o'clock ct the rambling, red
rooted castle Of half hundred rooms.
He ate q light breakfast and played
golf for an hour and q half on the
Evening star., 1936-12-14

Rothschild were married in Paris.
The baron Is 50 years old. . year
older than his wife,
Before the World War he was q
captain Of the 9Th Regiment Of the
Austro- Hungarian Dragons.
The wife Of the bAron's older brother,
Alfons, Ia . daughter Of the famous
Montefiore family Of London.
The Rothschilds usually live ct
Ensesfeld for seven months out OF
the year. Today. although It was
stressed their roya. visitors plans were
indefinite. 1t was believed he would
remain through Christmas.
Great quantities Of mail and tele.
grams were going to and from Enses-
field. among them. presumably, . mes-
sage from the Duke Of Windsor to
King George vi.
There also were two long distance
telephone calls from the castle during
the morning.
The former monarch was In q
happy frame of mind when he ar.
rived. apparently unworried by the
momentous decision he had made to
cast aside the crown.
The Austrian press welcomed the
former King. saying 1t hoped he would
stay long.
The public. more curious than any.
thing. was more restrained. It re-
Evening star., 1936-12-14
DOUGHTON PROPOSED
FOR HOUSE LEADER
Ps the Associated Press.

Ps the Associated Press.
Representative Weaver Of North
Carolina expressed hope today House
Democrats would turn to Representa-
tive Doughton of North Carolina to set
tie their majority leadership fight.
He said Doughton. chairman Of the
House Ways and Means Committee
would make IAN exceptionally salts
factory majority leader"
Weaver was one Of three North
Carolina Representatives who failed to
commit themselves on the leadership
fight In Q recent caucus at Raleigh.
He said he failed to do so in hopes
Doughton would become . candidate
for the post.
Evening star., 1936-12-14

pyramids capstone-the holding COM
panies through which the scores of
railroads, bus lines. coal pits and
real estate developments were con-
'trolled.
Would Photect Investment.
Wheeler said one of the chief OBJ
jects of the inquiry was to protect
the Governments investment In the
Van Sweringen lines, estimated at
$67, 100000
Loans by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation since 1880 have made
the United States the systems largest
creditor, he said. adding that the
Government had a $4,000 900 in
vestment in Missouri Pacific alone.
Evening star., 1936-12-14

Russia. He was q
member of the
Woodmont Coun-
try Club. the
Amity Club, the
Fifty Club, the
National Lodge of
Masons and the
Elks.
Surviving him
are his widow,
M RS. Henrietta
j a C o BIS; t W o
daughters. Miss
Elaine Jacobs and
Miss Ruth Jacobs ;
two sisters, Mrs.
Al 49,:
Evening star., 1936-12-14

city, and Mrs. Morris Gait, New York
and two brothers, Julius and Dave
Jacobs. both of this city.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. tomorrow at the residence
Burial will be in the Washington He
brew Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-12-14
MICHAEL JACOBS,
FIRM HEAD, DEAD
Funeral for Man Long Resident
Here to Be Conducted
Tomorrow.

Michael Jacobs. 49, president Of L..
Jacobs g. Co., tailoring firm. died yes
terday of a heart attack at his home,
1922 Seventeenth street.
Mr.. Jacobs, resident Of this city
since a child, was born In Wilma.
Evening star., 1936-12-14

membered him as 4 frequent visitor TO
the country, sometimes accompanied
by Mrs Simpson.
II he becomes an out-and -out
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

II sounded my horn and started
to call to him "one way" and to
my utter amazement he thumbed
his nose at me and stuck out his
tongue! D. c. tags, tool
I met him between K and New
York Avenue, but he had come
on up Sixth Street from below
Massachusetts, Avenue, and went
straight north-not turning at
New York. So it leaves me moth.
ing but to believe that it was de-
liberate,,
think he had one of the II am
a safe driver" cards on his rear
window.
With a campaign on against
breaking traffic laws, that such a
thing should happen deliberately
was bad enough, but the childish
action was certainly not one to be
proud Of.
I was too surprised to take his
tag number-which I doubly re-
gret.
DISSIE G. BOSHER.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
MUSIC DISPUTE
CONTINUES

Dispute between the Musicians
Protective Union and the National
Symphony Orchestra was still
deadlocked today, over the ousting
of George Gaul, personal manager
of the orchestra, and question OF
filling positions in the orchestra
with men from out of the city.
Serving as spokesman for the
union, Thomas Mullikin yesterday
informed Walter B. Howe, secre-
tary of the orchestra association,
that the rule prohibiting the i'm
portation of musicians, who are
paid a minimum of $40 week,
was not a local rule and according
to the union regulations, consent
of the local body must be obtained
before importation is permitted.
Mr.. Gaul was expelled from the
union after refusing to divulge in
formation concerning salaries to
the governing board.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
FIRED WORKER
B0MBSUSPECT

BALTIMORE, April 10. - De-
tectives today were going over the
records of a number Of city EN-.
ployes who have been discharged
recently in an effort to run down
the motive for the bombing of
the home Of Mayor Howard Jack.
son early yesterday.
While one group of investigators
advanced the theory the bombing
was the work Of a disgruntled
employe who had been discharged,
another theory advanced was that
the bombing was a practical joke.
Police, ballistics experts and DR..
Robert Wood, professor Of expert.
mental physics at Johns Hopkins
University, yesterday experimental
with dynamite and reached the
conclusion the bomb" hurled at
the jackson home from an auto
The Washington times., 1936-04-10

mobile was a stick of dynamite
with a short fuse attached.
The explosion blasted a hole in
the ground where the stick fell,
and windows in the Jackson
home were broken by the force Of
the blast and by rocks and dirt
hurled by the explosion.
If the dynamite had landed in
side the house rather than in the
yard the damage might have been
serious, police said.
Mayor jackson scoffed at the
idea he had enemies who would
attempt to destroy his home.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Pleasant To Cooperate
With Real Americans

To the Editor of The Times:
Words appear to be inadequate
for us Of the Military Order OF
the World War in the District Of
Columbia to express to you and
the members Of your staff our
keen appreciation of the mar
velous assistance rendered by The
Washington Times in connection
with the Army Day celebration OF
Monday last.
It is such patriotic motives that
actuated your course of action in
this regard that help make The
Washington Times such an i'm
portant factor in public life and
public expression.
EDWIN S. BETHLEHEM, JR.,
Adjutant, Military Order Of
the World War.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Traffic VioIotor
Is Childish, Too

To the Editor Of The Times:
I've never had any desire to ap-
pear in print, but here is some
thing I'd like to see in letters 10
feet high: !
At Z a. m. I came south on
Sixth Street Northwest. A man
in a new car Qady in car, also)
came north Zone way street, and
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Rites for Mrs. Hoax Today

LURAY, Va, April 10.-Mrs.
Catherine Hoax, widow of New.
ton Hoax, prominent Page County
farmer, will be buried near Ida,
today. She was IS years old.
Mrs. Hoax was formerly Miss
Catherine Prince. She is survived
by four sons and a daughter, Mrs.
Dee woodward, Of Maryland.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Famine Looms

PROVIDENCE. R. l., April 10
0N.S0-The city was threatened
with a possible food shortage to-
day when 200 truck drivers work
ing for wholesale produce firms
and commission men went on
strike. The drivers demand wage
scale boosts to so and 571a cents
an hour and a 48-hour work week.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
Watch, Ring Stolen

Francis E. Johnson, a student
at Catholic University, reported
to police his watch and a class
ring were stolen from his room
in the Phi Kappa fraternity
house on the university campus
last night.
The Washington times., 1936-04-10
MUST WE FEED THE
WORLDS WASTRELS? 2

How much longer will
America move over to make
room &. the family table for
the wastrelS of the world?
Read Elsie RObins0n's in.
dictment Of policies that inn
peril the national life, that
betray the faith Of our
fathers. In The Washington
Times on April 13.
La gaceta., 1936-11-04
PERECIERON DOS PERSO.
MAS EN- LAS ELECCIONES
DE e RICO

Ponce, Puerto Rico, nov. A.
Como resultado de des6rdenes
ocurridos en- las elecciones de a.
yer, perecieron dos personals y
seis recibieron heridas graves.
Los puertOrriqrenos, que fue-
ron hechos ciudadanos de los
Estados Unidos por una ley de
1917, votaron por miembros de
la legislature, un residente en-
Washington y oficiales locales.
En- Barceloneta los coalicionis-
tas sostuvieron frego con los Ii
berales y pereci6 Adrian Con-
zalez, recibiendo heridas dos
personals. Los coalicionistas hi
Cieron fuego sobre I'm autom6-
vii, en- Manati, muriendo en- Ia
refriega Arcade Fernandez Pa
gan Y sufriendo heridas otrae
cratro personals.
La gaceta., 1936-11-04
LAS ESCUELAS N0CTUR
MAS nE YBoR CITY

Baio la direc ion de la Flori-
da Works Progress Admins
tration funoionan escuelas noe
turnas para extranjeros en- ell
edificio de la escuela Vicente
Martinez Ybor. avenida. de Mi
chigan y Gale Is.
En- estas escuelas Sc ensena a
leer v escribir ell idioma ingl6s,
aritmetica, algebra y Sc prepa-
ra a los extranjeros para adqui-
rir la cirdadania ameril ana.
Pueden matricularse las perso-
mas mayores de 16 amos. Las
classes son diarias, de 6 de la tar
de a 10 de la noche, y gratis pa
ra todos.
La gaceta., 1936-11-04
ASINTOS DE ACTUALIDAD
UN FUEGo DE HAcE 81 AMOS

activamante para extinguir ell
fuego, que "a sc preveia seria
la ruina de Ia ciudad; pero TODD
fre en- vano, ell siniestro sigui6
su obra subterranea desvasta-
dora.
Hace 50 amos de ese aconte-
imiento. Miles de pesos Sc han
, gastado en- desviar corrientes
de aqua de su curse Y lanzarlas
dentrc de la nina, otros recur-
Sos han sido presto en- practica,
sin exito, Y va ell fuego ha des-
truido 100000 900 de toneladas
de carbon, de acuerdo con los
calculos de los ingenieros. New
Straitsville fue decayendo y hoy
es solo una poblaciSn de 100,
la mayoria de la cral esta en- las
listas del Relief. Muchas de Lac
casas han sido paulatinaments
ahandonadas ante ell horror del
fuego, que trabaja baje sus ci-
mientos. Algunas Sc han hundi-
do en- la enorme hoguera. Ban
co, Peri6dico Y demas comodi,
dades desaparecieron tambien,
arrojados por la miseria de sus
pobladores. Al fin, despues de
So amos la Workers Progress
Administration, auxiliados por
ell Bureau de Minas de los Esta-
dos Unidos, Y ell DEPARTMENT.
de Minas de Ohio, va a comen-
Ear la obra de aislar ell fuego, va
que extinguirlo completamente
Sc considera impossible, y a csc
efecto han situado la cantidad
de 100000, que Sc mira a $780,
900, que situan los dos Conda-
dos enclavados en- un area de IL
millas que cubre Ell territorio
donde sc va a TRAFALGAR.
Para comenzar ell trabajo Sc
han contratado 300 mineros ex-
pertos, que seran ayudados pOr
desempleados del distrito. Con-
siste ell plan en- atacar la nina
incendiada por tres lugares dis
tintos, excavando t1neles que la
circunden. Ell carbon que sc
extraiga sera repartido en- ell
Relief, y ell tango Sc colocara
con ell objeto de hacer una ba-
rrera in:ombustible que aisle ell
fuego hasta que Sc apague por
81 solo. Ingenieros y trabajado-
La gaceta., 1936-11-04
Las E%IEccIoNEs Do AYgA
EN- L LESTADO DE FLO
EN- Ell ESTADO DE FLO
DE HILLSBOROUGH

Fl condado de Hillsborough.
en- las elecciones afeetuada5 q.
yer, do al presidente Roosevelt:
1922 votos y 3,735 Landon.
Los senadores Andrews y
Babcock obtuvieron, ell primero
14,052 votos y ell segundo l,131.
Peterson alcanz6 para repre-
sentante 10 6S6 votos y Biz
Hammer, SUI oponente, 1896.
La votaci6n para Cone, ell go
bernador demoeratico, lego &
1886 y la de Galloway a 1904.
Por la continuation de las ma
quinas de iugar votaron 500 per
sonas Y en- contra 1925.
La enmienda de pension a los
ancianos Sc aprob6 por 1888 y
1876 en- contra; la enmienda de
Key West, 5,429 a favor Y 800
en- contra.
La gaceta., 1936-11-04
AioS @ DEL crRcu.
10 CUBANO
CONVOCATORIA

Por este medic citamos a to-
de- los socios que representa-
el Comite Electoral de la Can
didatura Ndmero 2 para la reu-
MON que Sc celebrara en- los Sa-
ZONES del Circulo Crbano, ell Jue
YES 5 de Noviembre, a las 800,
P. NJ.
Rcgamos a todos la mas pun
tual asistencia para informar-
les de los tramites a seguir en-
nuestra campaha. Las eleG 10
mes Sc celebraran ell domingo 29
de Noviembre de 1886.
Por ell Comite Electoral,
ArmGndO DOrtd,
Secretario.
La gaceta., 1936-11-04
Sc As9MDRA DEL REsUL-
TADO Ell DIRECTOR DEL
DIGEST"

New York, nov. 4.-Wilfred
j.. Funk, director-jefe de la re-
vista Literary Digest, cuya
votaci6n privada daba la victo-
ria a Landon, mostr6 anoche "a
sombro por ell resultado de la
votaci6n.
mo puedo explicarme 10 gu:
ha sucedido. Els la primera vez
que nue.tra votaci6n fracasa.
FL Literary Digest, acusa-
dc de mandar la mayoria de sus
votos a los repu5liEanoS, habis
pronosticado que Landon obten
dria $40 compromisarios y Rooa
evelt solo 161>