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Evening star., 1937-07-18
TOM BROWN is WE'D
Film Star and Society Girl Re.
veal Secret Nuptials.

veal Secret Nuptials.
HOLLYWOOD, July 7 uP.-A big
wedding is in prospect for Tom Brown,
screen juvenile. and Natalie Draper,
society girl, they said today. follow
ing disclosure of their secret nuptials
July aboard a yacht.
On the way to Catalina Island the
couple decided to be married. and
when past the 12-mile limit had the
captain of the chartered boat perform
the ceremony. Anne Shirley and
John Howard Payne. also of the films
and also engaged, we're witnesses.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
JAPAN THREATENS
BLOW WITH ARMY
AS CHINESE DELAY
Preparations Rushed for
Turning Tientsin Into
Military Base.
GEN. SUNG CHEH-YUAN
SPURNS NEGOTIATIONS
American Tourists Leave Pieping
Marking Suspends Visas Into
North China.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Threatened inUdSion OF China by
Japan follo1Ded clash betWeen Japd-
nese forces and 10Th Chinese Armu
near Peiping 10 days ago. Dispatch
OF thousands OF troops and tons
OF 1nar material to. Japdnese-held
bases in North China, dnswered bu
Chinese ,Uith mobilization of laroe
forces OF troops to march into
trouble area. China has called at
tentlon OF United States and
Britain to obligations under nine
po'rer treaty guaranteeing terri
for1al and administrative integrity
OF China.
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Ask Planning 2 Board
To Protect Jobs for Millions
Threatened by Ne,u Intentions
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

REDlCTABlE ways of life the
- tne present Tor future faster and living
present Tor future obessns
may foresaled
PRESIDENT Roosevelt
soclologls
Inc committee, headed F. O
Cncago mas taken
Evening star., 1937-07-18


First court bill compromise met
steady resistance OF independent
Democratic Senator's Sudden
death OF Majority Leader Robin
son precipitated further schism.
especially after RooSereh urote
Barkley q letter nhich hackers OF
Harrison for leadership said i'm
piled tauoritiSm.
Dy the Associated Press.
ABOARD ROBINSON FUNERAL
TRAIN, July 17.-Three unofficial
emissaries of the White House worked
today to reunite their party ranks,
left leaderless and confused by the
unexpected death of Senator Robin
son, Democrat. of Arkansas, Demo-
cratic chief in the Senate.
James A. Farley, Postmaster Cen
eral and Democratic national chair
man, held a score Of quiet confer
ences with Senators and Representa-
tives aboard the special train carry
ing Robinson's body to his Little
Rock, Ark. home for burial Sunday.
He was aided by two trusted New
Deal officials, Charles West, Under
secretary of the Interior Department,
and Assistant Attorney General
Joseph B. keenan,.
All their efforts apparently were
aimed at soothing away the rancor
and tension engendered by the pro-
longed court reorganization contro-
onA $ha frhf ha fa
leadership left vacant by Robinson's
death.
New Compromise Hinted.
Several Senators said keenan, had
discussed q new compromise on the
court issue, under which present mem
bers of the court would be exempted
from provisions of the judiciary re-
organization bill.
The measure now before the Sem
ate-itself ompromise-Would au-
thorize the President to appoint one
new justice annually to supplement
members Of the Supreme Court who
fail to retire al the age Of rs.
Keenan's suggestion, which he made
without committing the administra-
ton, has been favorably discussed in
recent weeks by many foes of the
present bill. Senator Wheeler, Demo-
crat, OF Montana, one of the opposi-
ton leaders. indicated on the Sem
ate floor that might accept such a
compromise.
A number of legislators on both
sides Of the controversy said privately
they believed the present deadlock
could be quickly dissolved if the Pres
ident would agree to Keenan's pro-
posal
Denies Taking Sides
Farley assured Senators that neither
he nor the President had any inten-
ton of taking sides in the leadership
struggle between Senators Barkley,
Democrat, of Kentucky and Harrison,
Democrat, of Mississippi.
In his only public statement of the
trip he declared:
4 am not in any way interested.
That is matter for the Senators to
determine among themselves"
Congressman whom they had con-
suited said the three White House aides
were eager to counteract any resent
ment caused by the Presidents recent
letter to Barkley, asserting that it was
the duty" of Congress to act on the
administration court program this
session.
Some Senators had criticized the let
ter as an attempt to dictate to Con-
eress. and as an indication that Mr.
Roosevelt favored Barkley for Senate
leader.
Both factions in the leadership
struggle publicly maintained the po-
litical truce declared after Robinson's
death, but privately they were busily
campaigning for votes.
While the two candidates scrupu-
lousy stood apart from the contest,
their supporters already were estimat-
(see LEADERSHIP, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1937-07-18
Farley, West and Keenan,
Hold Score of Talks on
Board Special Carrying
Body of Robinson.
ANOTHER COMPROMISE
ON COURT BILL RISES
Present Jurists Might Be Exempt
From Provisions of Reorgani-
zation-Several Believe Dead
lock Might Be Broken if Presi.
dent Would Agree to Proposal.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
In face OF deadlock that damned
up legislation, Senator'S gre,D tit
terry oUer court bill fight. House
members rushed business, hoping
to adjourn NTH dispatch.
First court bill compromise met
steady resistance OF independent
Democratic Senators. Sudden
death OF Majority Leader Robin
son precipitated further schiSm,
especially after RooSeret Wrote
Barley a letter 1phich hockerS OF
Harrison for leadership said i'm
Piled taUoritiSm.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

(See WEATHER, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-07-18

(See LABOR, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-07-18

u. g. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and cooler; tomorrow. fair with
moderate temperature; moderate north
west winds, becoming gentle variable to-
morrow mperatures-Highest, 81, at
3:55 pm. yesterday; lowest. II. at 5:45
am. yesterday. Full report on page A-l0
Evening star., 1937-07-18

(See LEADERSHIP, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-07-18

(See COURT, Page A.6.)
Evening star., 1937-07-18

(eee SPAIN, Page A.l.)
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
We Inquire About Labor

Drifting down eighth street we
dropped into the Building Trades Tn
ion Office to find out, just why SO few
men are being used in the building
trades industry.
We found that union meIi are en-
ployed, and that there are fifteen Ne
groes in the Building Trades Union.
talked with one of these, and he
informed me that they were well treat
ed as a whole, and that they were be-
ing kept fairly busy.
| had the pleasure of talking with
union officials, and they informed me
that there is no discrimination iii per-
hitting Negroes to join the union, but
some rumors broadcasted to that eff
feet, probably were caused by the fac,
that union rolls are closed to every
body at present, because there still are
some old union members yet unem-
ployed.
The thing that amazes us most as we
inquire into such situations is the fact
that while Negroes are considered 10y
al to unions, there is such a small num-
Der of union members among the group
Minneapolis is becoming nationally
known as Union town and we fee
that it would be we'll for any Negro
journeyman to join his particular guile
whenever possible.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
BISHOP HEARD ASKED
LEAVE SCOTCH HOTEL

LONDON, Aug. = (CNA) - Bishop
William H. Heard, 87-year-old Ameri-
can Churchman, was asked to move
from a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland,
where he is attending the World Con-
ference on Faith and Order, it was
learned here this week when Sir John
Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and the Archbishop of York expressed
regret over the incident
Edinburgh hotel managers denied
there was color ban, but excused their
act on the grounds that some Ameri-
can tourists show antipathy to Negroes.
Several similar incidents have oc-
Cured lately in London where Negro
visitors are finding it increasingly diff
cult to secure hotel accommodations
1t is also known that the Cunard steam
ship people recently instructed their
passenger agencies not to accept Ne
groes for tours of the United States
and Canada.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
WOMEN'S DAY AT
ST. PETER SUNDAY

The Big Day at St. Peters mas ar.
rived. Sunday, August END, will be
Womcn's Day.
Miss Myrtle Carbon of the Halle @
Brown Settlement House will be the
speaker for the morning. Other men,
bers featured also at the morning SER
vice will be piano selection by Mrs.
A. Schoffner and a vocal number by
Mrs Alice Stewart
At 3 80 P. NJ we invite you to spend
a pleasant Sunday afternoon with US.
Favors will be given to the first Sc
men, IS women and Is children.
We wish to mention few of the
features which will help to make yom
Sunday afternoon pleasant one. The
girls choir will make their debut. Misses
Airline Harris and Ora Williams, both
of St. Paul, are rendering selections.
Our main speaker will be Mrs. Mar
tina Lee.
Twenty-Five hostess will await you
in the church dining hall to help you
enjoy the social hour planned for YOU
The women of St. Peter hope you
will be able to attend both of their SER
vices.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Minnesota Negroes To War In Spain
WILLIAMS MEDAEIST
in NEGRO Golf MEET

Johnny Williams of Minneapolis and
Sam Sheppard of St. Louis divided
major honors Sunday in the Central
States Negro golf tournament at Kel-
Ter. Williams shot an "a for medal
honors and then tied Sheppard in the
36-hole championship flight with low
total of III. Sheppard won the nine
hole playoff with 40 to Williams 10.
DR.. Rumnons of KANSAS City was the
first flight winter with 1874, while Hez-
zie Allen of Minneapolis finished sec
ond with 1876. Percy Hughes Of Min
neapolis was low maii in the second
flight with aO2: N. Johnson Of Des
MONIES and A. Black of Duluth tied
with 210, but Black conceded runnerup
prize to Johnson
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
August % Set for Hearing
On Scottsboro Appeal

DECATUR, Ala, Aug. -. (CNA) -
Motions for new trials for three of the
five Scottsboro boys still held in prison
were filed last week in Morgan County
Circuit Court.
Judge w. W. Speed" Callahan set
August % as the date for hearing of
the petitions filed by Defense Attorney
Clarence Watts of Huntsville, Ala.
The three defendants are clarence
Norris, Charlie Weems and Andy
Wright. Norris was sentenced to die
in the electric chair, but a defense no.
tice of an appeal automatically stayes
execution. Wright was sentenced to
SO years in prise nand Weems to IS.
The petition took exception to Judge
Callahan's prejudiced charge to the
jury and pointed out that the defend
ants had been denied their "constitu-
tional rights under the 18th amend
ment to the Constitution"
The motion further contended that
states attorneys in sane tioning dismiss
sal of charges against the four defend
ants freed last month had conceded
that testimony of Victoria Price, star
state witness, was not trustworthy.
In addition, verdicts of the all-white
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
CASE CLOSES

The case of Curtis Jordan against
Detectives Jones and Uglum, in which
Jordan claims to have been attacked
and beaten after arrest seems to have
reached a compromise, with the trans
fer of the officers involved to other
beats.
The case produced some unusual
angles after investigation developed, it
being found that Jordan was All old
offender L. 0. Smith was between
two fires; that of Jardan's peculiar
situation, and that of the 1ethargy of
the part of some of the apparently
most interested individuals. She also
secured monetary settlement for Jor-
dan from the arresting officers, said
to approximate fifty dollars.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Minnesota Iowa Club
Closes First Convention

The Minnesota Iowa club successful-
~ closed its first convention Sunday
This wa sa great and effective effort.
Looking over the activities, we feel
that no one man can take credit for
its success, as there must have been a
great deal of detail work involved.
We take CDR hats off to Clarence
Hughes for his untiring effofts Behind
the lines. He gives us new hope.
We feel that if all the men and wo-
men who sacrificed their time and lab
or as well as funds were known, Min
neapolis would justly be proud of its
group effort. Our hats are off to all
of YOU
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Daniel l.. H. West In
Washington,D.C.Jail
BAIL RECALLED, DANIEL
WEST is JAILED IN D. c.
WASHINGTON


Daniel L. H. West, under District
grand jury indictment N connection
with the disappearance of several Gov
ernmcnt typewriters, was remanded TO
jail this week when d white bondSman
recalled his $500 bail
A Daniel L. H. West is said to have
worked in the District Recorder of
Deeds office at one time.
James Conroy, the bondsman, said
that his client told him that he had no
police record When he learned that a
Daniel West had record extending to
Minnesota, he called in his bond, Mr..
Conroy declared.
Opposed HASTE
AT the time William H. Has
ties name was before the Senate for
confirmation as Federal judge for the
Virgin Islands, Daniel West is said
to have represented himself as spokes-
man for several island groups and OPP
posed the young attorneys approval.
According to Minneapolis police, a
Daniel West left that State some time
ago while detectives were seeking him
for grand larceny and burglary.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
VOICE OF THE LEGION

This is the last time that this col
timn will appear Under this title. We
have carried out otr assignment by the
last administration, But have come to
the conclusion that every Legion Post
is first a servant to the interests OF
the public:
We feel that we can better reflect
the public desire as we'll as the aim Of
the ex-soldiery, by writing a column
primarily of interest to them, by using
this as an independent column.
The convention held this year at Vir-
ginia was poorly represented in point
of numbers, as your humble servant
did not go, although delegate, Mar
tin Brown, was in town too soon TO
have stayed through if he went at ALL
so the burden of representation rested
on Jack Posteii:
We wonder if Poster carried both
flags in the parade: Jack is big and
strong, bit we think that if he did; he
was pretty busy keeping in two sets of
files at the same time.
The Auxiliary was represented as
usual, but the ladies are always there
when it comes to doing their part.
Ike Moore, hardy perennial of all
conventions was in Philadelphia, so
Baker Post, with the biggest member
ship, probably had the poorest repre-
sentation in years.
There were no issues of primary in
terest to Baker Post, although there
are many that could have been brought
tip:
Baker Post begins a new year under
a new leadership, which can keep busy
the first six months Strengthening out
the policy of the Post in the matter of
a number of problems that are of vital
interest to them and the public.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
], 900 HONOR CHICAGO
MAN KILLED IN SPAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. = (CNA - More
than 1000 persons attended the men,
orial service for Oliver Law at Wash
ington Park Forum here this week.
Law, Negro from the Southside OF
Chicago, was the commander of the
Tom Mooney Machine Gun Company
of the Lincoln Battalion in Spain. He
was killed in action during the great
Loyalist offensive, several weeks ago
against the fascist rebels and their
Italian and German allies.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Chairman Sits Sixty Days

Henry James was arrested by Officer
Colston after he had apparently PLAN
ned some tall sitting.
James was accused of stealing four
chairs, one presumably to start the sit
ting marathon, the other three to have
on hand just in case.
Hunger, thirst, or some other Wis
cissitude overlook James, SO Disguised
with the set up he sold the w:ole ka-
Doodle for one dollar and twenty-five
cents.
Found guilty of vagrancy he was
sent to well-known resort on Park
ers Lake, to get in condition for new
contest.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21

cast Scenes from the gangster thrill
sy' aid Ffaiicis Turnhahi as Kay" !;
er reproduced above include:
Top, center, Ralph Cooper as Mug
Bottom center, "Mugsy" and Theresa
Harris as "Grace," talk over old school
days; Left, top, Les Hite and his band
and at the microphone, Grace a ra-
dio artist; Left, bottom, "Mugsy' ana
Larencc Criner (righD as Charlie" his
leading henchman; Right, top, Mug
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
N. Y. Socialists Expel
TrOtskyites

NEW YORK, Aug. = (CNA) Eff
ty-two Trotskyites were expelled as
disrupters and enemies of the Socialist
Party by the New York City Central
Committee of that party this week.
Sixty-seven more are slated for trial
within the next two weeks. The vote
for expulsion was 40 to 2.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
OFFICER OF LINCOLN BArTAL-
ION IN MINNEAPOLIS

Captain Daduk, just returned from
the Spanish War Front, where he has
seen ten months of active service, both
in the aviation corps and with the Alb
raham Lincoln Battalion.
Having left Spain only three weeks
ago, Captain Daduk visited in Minnea-
polls three days this week.
According to Captain Daduk, there
are now 100000 troops under arms in
the 1oyalist army, with a reserve of
100000.
He also states that the loyalist gov
eminent is building airplancs at the
rate of three day and manufacturing
its own munitions. He seemed very
sanguine over the eventual triumph of
the loyalist armies, due to the fact that
for the first time in the war they have
been able to take the offensive, having
some degree of success in their effort.
Us square miles north of Madrid is
now in loyalist lines.
Captain Daduk was especially lauda-
tory of the 5000 Americans now in the
field, quite few of whom are colored.
He paid tribute to Major Oliver Law.
who died during an attack on the vii
lage of Brunette. Major Law, of the
Abraham Lincoln Battalion, was in
command of troops going over the top
in the first wave. The attack was sue
cessful, breaking the morale of the
Moorish and Italian forces.
Probably one of the worst battles of
the war, in which Americans played an
extremely active part, was at Lahara,
where after sixteen hours of combat,
22,O00 Moors and Italians were left
dead on the field.
History repeated itself at Lahara,
where Italian morale broke, much as it
did at Caparetto during the World
War, which witnessed the collapse of
Italian armies.
Italy seems to be furnishing most of
claimed that at one time there were at
least 100000 Italian soldiers on Spanish
soil
1t is claimed that Germans are used
chiefly as technicians. and that General
Franco himself is puppet commander,
the staff officers being German and
Italian.
Poison gas has been used on two
occasions, the most vicious weapon be-
ing new type aerial incendiary bomb
capable Of digging hole 81 feet deep
in ordinary terrain.
This bomb which weighs about 900
pounds is used for attacks on civilians
of larger cities, as it tears through
streets into subways killing the civilians
who take refuge in them during such
raids.
The instance is cited where Veron-
lea was bombed for six and one-half
hours. 1t is claimed that bread lines
composed principally of women and
children are bombed daily, and it is es-
timated that the war has taken a toll
of close to 100000 civilians.
AS we got to press it is unofficially
reported from fairly authentic sources
that six Minnesota Negroes have join
ed the Abraham Lincoln Battalion ana
are on their way to the war area.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Not Guilty in Hennepin
Avenue Fight Recently

Olive Wesley, Lorrain Lowry, Eli
Chandler, Roosevelt Jackson, and John
Wesley were walking up Hennepin
Ave-, about 90 A. M. Monday, when
one of the women was accosted by a
drunken pedestrian who attempted 70
disrobe her.
In the ensuing fight one of the men
was knocked down, and was taken to
General Hospital
1t seems as though the aggressor es-
capped, and the five were found not
guilty of disorderly conduct.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Dramatic Action, Humor,
Music Feature Movie

Starring Ralph Cooper, Francis
Turnham and Theresa Harris, Bar
gain with Bullets" a Million Dollar
Productions, Inc, motion picture or
rected by Harry Fraser, has been cali
ed by prcvicw critics the finest Class
A movie ever made by an all-coloreu
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21

sy," Center, in shirt sleeves), leader of
a gang of fur thieves is being hand
cuffed by DIT. Lieut. Edward Thompson
following terrific gun battle with New
York and Albany police; Right, bot
tom, the fur thieves trapped; Grace
"Mugsys" forsaken sweetheart, speeds
to his mountain hideout to warn him
of the approaching police, but her warn
of the approaching police, but her
warning comes too late.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21

juries in the trials were against the
weight of credible evidence" the mo-
ton asserted.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-21
Senate Tories Sidetrack
The Anti-Lynch Bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. = (Alan Max
for CNA) = In speed-up drive for
adjournment Senate Tories have placed
the Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill under
unfinished business" for the next SEES
sion of Congress.
In sidetracking the measure, Vice
President Garner ruled that the motion
to shelve the bill had passed, although
there were as many mays" as "ayes'
among the Senators when the vote was
taken. But Garner ruled it approved,
and no one asked for a record vote.
The action was assailed by John P
Davis, secretary of the National Negro
Congress. Davis declared that the
National Negro Congress will call up
on all liberal forces to join with the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People to insure pas
sage of the bill when it comes up next
year, and to prevent its being side
tracked through some legislative man
euver.
The bill came up last week after be-
ing virtually paralyzed in the upper
house, since it was passed in the House
last April The measure was brought
up by Senator Robert F. Wagner, D.,
N Y, who with Senator Van Mugs is
co-author of the bill, when the former
moved to bring the measure to the SEN
ate floor.
Opposition to the measure is being
led by Sen. Pat. Harrison of Mississippi
aided by other southern Senators, who
plan to use every subterfuge to block
consideration and passage of the bill.
Lined up with the reactionary Souther-
ners is Sen. William E. Borah, liberal
Republican, who has promised to "talk
indefinitely" in fillibuster against the
measure
NAACP Asks Wires
Meanwhile, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, sponsor of the bill, and aided by
the National Negro Congress and hum
dreds of Negro and other organizations,
called upon all friends of the anti
lynching bill to intensity a telegram
campaign urging Senators to fight to
the last for the measures passage.
Senate S,,DDorferS 0f tho hfu ,,,,,,, :
Der approximately 70 = more than
enough to pass according to late
tabulation by the NAACP, Senator
Bennett c. Clark, D., of Missouri, one
of the bills supporters, threatened to
prevent adjournment" until the SEN
ate acted on the measure.