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Twin-City herald., 1937-02-27
Brotherhood Eyes Editor ["
Ieayenworlh For Five Years
BROTHERHOOD EYES EDITOR :.
Husband of Booker T.'s Daughter to
Go to Leavenworth

HOUSTON.-(SpeciaD-W. Sidney
Pittman, editor of the Brotherhood
Eyes, notorious weekly which play
ed up the misgivings and lowdown on
social and church people, was found
guilty of sending obscene matter
through the mail and was given a
sentence to serve five years in the
United States penitentiary in Leav-
enworth, Kans.
Married Booker's Daughter
Pittman, who married daughter
of the late Booker T. Washington,
has insisted on carrying on his cam
paign ito clean up Negro society
and the church" by publishing arti-
cles against the advice of his well
wishers.
Only in January of this year in
the United States court of northern
Texas, in Dallas, Pittman was tried
and convicted of libel. S. W..
Green, supreme grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias brought suit
over an article against Green which
the latter called defamatory.
Green was cited in Pittman's pub
lication as being incompetent. Green's
attorneys pointed out that he had
held office for % years. Pittman Of
fered no defense.
Loses Suit
The jury IN the Dallas federal
court was out less than Is minutes.
Green was awarded judgment of
$4,000 for actual damages and $1,000
for exemplary damages.
A week ago the Brotherhood Eyes,
long thorn in the side of the Texas
ministers, especially those of smaller
towns, notified it's agents by postal
card of the temporary" suspension
of the publication. The card asked
that agents send contributions to the
editor to help with his court eX-
penses. 1t limited that if Pittman was
cleared a better Eyes" could be ex-
pected.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-27
CHURCH COUNCIL FOR FAIR
PLAY IN FLOOD AREA

NEW YORK. K.-(Calvin Service)-
The Federal Council of Churches, los
E. 22nd street, has recommended that
both races be treated fairly in re-
habilitation in the flood area, it
was announced Saturday.
A survey of conditions in Ohio,
Kentucky and Eastern Arkansas
prompted Dr. Edward T. Devine,
chairman of the Councils Committee
on Economic Life, to write Harry
L. Hopkins, WPA administrator, sug-
geSting certain lines of cooperation
with the government in its rehabili-
tation program.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-27
Pilgrim B.Y.P.U.
Holds Social

Pilgrim B.Y.P.U. gave a social at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
James of 403 Carroll avenue. A very
excellent lunch was served by the
hostess, Mrs. James, The guests were
amused by playing games. Those
present were as follows: William
Slaughter, John r. Lawrence, Jr,
Arlee Harris, Helen O'Neal, June
Odell and Lee Harris. The B.Y.P.U.
is having Forum Sunday, February
%. 1t will be conducted by Miss
O'Dell Harris and will start at 7:3O
P. M.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-27
Eastern Ministers Help Red
Cross Despite Fear of Prejudice

NEW YORK. -Colored minis
tiers and educators, and other racial
leaders throughout the East have
pitched in" to help raise funds for
the Red Cross, despite the fear felt
by many that Negroes would be dis
eliminated against in the distribution
of Red Cross aid flood relief.
In schools throughout Harlem
children have been asking their par
ents for "a penny for. the flood; and
Evening star., 1937-03-09
cadet TEAMS VIE
4 ON MAP PROBLEMS
Gettysburg Battlefield Is I'M
aginary Locale in School
Competition.

Six teams, representing each high
school, were competing today at the
Franklin Administration Building In
the military map problem games. a
feature of the annual competition for
the high school cadets.
The Gettysburg battlefield was the
imaginary locale for the military field
problems which the cadet teams tao
killed. at one-hour intervals. Col. WAL
lace NJ. Craigie, professor of. military
science and tactics, was acting as chief
umpire.
The captain Of the winning team
will receive gold medal and the team
will be awarded a silver cup named
for Col. Craigie.
The second feature of the competi-
ton will be held Monday at Central
High School Stadium, when the II
battalions and bands from the senior
high schools will compete. If it rains,
this phase of the contest will be post
poned until March 18.
Capt. James Regan, jr, and First
Lieut.. Forrest Carraway, both of the
United States Infantry, will act as
judges for the battalion drill, and Alex
ander Morris, second leader of the
! Navy Band; William F. Santelmann,
second leader of the Marine Band, and
! Carl Hubner. second leader of the
Army Band, will be judges for the
band contest.
The annual regimental drills are
slated March % or, in the event of
rain, March 25. The company COM
petitive drills, the main feature of the
competition, will be held May 10 and
IL in Griffith Stadium.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
JAPAN DEMANDS
PLACE FOR PEOPLE
Seeks Right to Send Excess
Population to All Unde-
veIoped Territories.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, March 9-Japan de-
manded last night the right to send
her excess population to all unde-
veloped territories Of the earth.
Addressing the League Of Nations
Conference, which is studying the
problem of more equitable distribution
of raw materials to all nations, Dele
gate Yuko Shudo complained foreign
nations were closed to emigrants from
crowded Japan.
An essential question for Japan, he
said, is that of Industrial raw ma
terials because his nation possesses
only raw silk in that category. Fur
ther. he asserted, export restrictions
have hampered continued supply Of
materials for industry.
Countries like Japan, being appre-
hensive. seek TO saw themselves by
-sufficenCy. although We realize
such attempts disturb world economy"
he sa.E
II rged adjustment OF all restric-
To. ol export of raw materials and
c-n,ended that immigration of all
i countries and all races into unde-
yeloped countries must be permitted.
Great Britain. through Sir Fred
erick Leith-Ross. chief economic ad-
wiser to the British government,
sought to demolish the Germa: theory
that possession of colonies solves the
problem of raw materials.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
MILLER INDICTED
0NMURDERCOUN
True Bill in Girls Death Re.
turned by Unannounced
Grand Jury Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
9.-Dr. r. G. Miller, Charlottesville
dentist, had been indicted by an Al
bemarle County grand jury today on a
charge of murder in connection with
the death, March /, Of Cleo Sprouse,
18-year-old high school girl.
The grand jury's true bill was re-
turned late yesterday at an unan-
nounced session by Foreman J. Y.
Sutherland.
Commonwealth's Attorney w. o.
Fife Of Albemarle said in discussing
the indictment: Under Virginia law
all murder is presumed to be second
degree, and the burden of proving 1t
first degree rests with the common
wealth"
DR.. Miller has been held in Henrico
County Jail, Richmond, on a warrant
charging murder since his arrest a
week ago. His counsel, E. " Walker
and Robert Taylor of Charlottesville;
Leith Bremner of Richmond and Com
monwealth's Attorney Harold M. Rat
cliffe Of Henrico County, prepared
to confer with DR.. Miller tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
G. 0. P. GETS S97,798
TOWARD DEFICIT
John Hamilton Announces Fourth
of Contributions Are
From Women.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
John Hamilton. Republican chair
man, said today the party received
$97,798 in January and February. Its
campaign deficit was 100000.
"One-fourth OF our contributions
are from women" he added. "a num-
ber Of Democrats are contributing.
Alfred M. Landon, 1896 presidential
nominee, sent a check for $1,000 as
the first contribution this year.
Howard M. johnson of Pittsburgh gave
the largest amount, $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barr Deans Of
New York City gave $4,000. Con-
tributions of $4,000 each were made
by Arthur Ballantine, New York; ].
F. Lincoln, Cleveland; E. T. Weir,
Howard Heinz, Lorenz Iverson and
Mrs. Anne Lee Benney. all of Pitts
burgh, and Henry Oliver Rea, Sewick-
lev, Pa,
Evening star., 1937-03-09

Harvester and other claimants argue
they have an interest in the Treasury
fund and that it would be Illegal to
turn this money over to concerns
whose claims of sabotage against Ger
many have been turned down several
times by the commission.
The Morris brief charges tina. Capt.
Won Pfeffer received the very definite
impression, from persons not as yet
identified, that his giving satisfaction
to the sabotage claimants would be
followed by certain tangible benefits
to Germany, such as the modification
of the Harrison resolution suspend
ing payments due German nationals
out of the German special deposit ac-
count in the United States Treas
ury), the return of the alien property
custodian fund and the like"
Calling attention to a ruling of the
commission in another case against
acting upon the agreements of other
than accredited national agents" of
the respective nations, the brief states:
If ever a case existed showing the
wisdom of that principle, this is that
case. Examination of the documents
attached to the agents two reports
shows tina the parties were engaged
in diplomacy of almost bizarre char
acter.
1T is inconceivable that this COM
mission in passing upon the motions
for award submitted by the American
agent, will consent to thread its way
through the devious diplomatic ques-
tions presented by the identity and
authority of Dr. Markau. the identity
of the experienced American citizens
who made representations to Capt.
Won Pfeffer, what those representations
were, the curious transactions in
which Dr.. Markau was involved in
Washington in November, 1886, and
other matters"
Relations Question Brought Up.
The brief states that letter from
Capt. Won Pfeffer to the Secretary of
State last December definitely indi-
Gates that he was in some way given
to believe that a settlement of the
sabotage claims was indispensable to
an improvement of relations with
America" and that he was 'n-advised,
but he plainly intimates that he and
Dr. Markau were miSled."
It adds that the Moore letter to the
German Ambassador shows that "the
United States has recognized no au-
thority in Dr. Markau or Capt. Won
Pfeffer to speak for the German gov
ernment.'
The commission is planning to hold
a hearing in the near future to con-
slider the Morris brief. The body is
composed of Christopher B. Garnett,
American member; DR.. Victor L. F..
Huecking, German member, and JUS
tice Owen j. Roberts of the Supreme
Court, umpire.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
MISS GLASSFORD FINED

GOS ANGELES, March 9 CP.-
Dorothy Glassford, "a, daughter of
Brig. Gen. Pelham D Glassford. for
mer police superintendent in WASH
ington. D. c., pleaded guilty to an in
toxication charge and was fined $40
in Municipal Court here yesterday.
Miss Glassford and James j. Mad
den. 81. were arrested on a main
boulevard early March 5. Madden
previously had pleaded guilty to q
similar charge.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
FASCIST COUNCIL
CITES PROGRESS
Approves Work of Corpora
tionS and IndorseS Activi-
ties of Party.
By the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
ROME, March 9.-The powerful
Fascist Grand Council today an
nounced its approval of the work OF
Fascist corporations and its indorse-
ment of the activities of the Fascist
party under the secretaryship OF Lieut.,
Col. Achille Starace.
The announcement was made fol-
lowing meeting of the council that
ended at midnight, bringing to close
q week-long series of meetings in
which provisions were adopted for in
creasing the military strength OF the
nation, accelerating the birth rate and
attaining a greater degree of economic
independence.
Premier Benito MuSsolini, who ar
ranged to leave later today for Tripoli
for a tour of Italy's North African
possessions, presided.
Roberto Farinacci, former secretary
of the Fascist party, who left Italy
March to present to Spanish Insur-
gent Gen. Francisco Franco the coun-
ellis expression of solidarity with
Nationalist Cnsurgent Spain, was
absent.
2.O27, 400 Party Members.
Lieut.. Col Starace presented a re-
mort to the council showing that at
the present time the Fascist party mas
2.027.4O0 members.
Associated groups, including various
youth organizations, the womenS sec
tion and war veterans. ne said, totaled
approximately another 100000.
The council approved a resolution
enabling all soldiers who took part IN
the Ethiopian campaign to be ao-
mitted to the party
After approving the work OF the
Fascist corporations, vital organs ol
the corporate state, the Grand Coun-
Gil declared:
In relation to the result already
obtained and to the new and greater
necessities of the nation which have
derived from its imperial status, the
corporations must intensity their &C
tions to the end that the corporate
state realize completely the supreme
goal of fascism-the economic powers
of the nation combined with the
greatest social justice.
End Work in Two Months.
Count Costanzo Ciano, father OF
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano, as president of the commission
studying plans for replacing the pres
ent Chamber of Deputies by an Or
eanization representing the corporate
bodies, announced the work OF the
commission would be completed With
In two months.
In a resolution commencing the
work of the corporations the Councli
declared they excelled in coordlnatlng
the economic life of the nation, In
promoting technical research Tor pet
ter utilization of the productive re-
sources of the state and In dlsclpllnmg
all aspects of employment and pro-
visions for improving conditions OF
italian workers.
Marshal Emilio de Bono, at the con-
clusion of the session, presented to
Mussolini in the name of the Council
the best wishes of the members for
successful voyage to Libya.
The Council indicated the agenda
for its meeting had been exhausted
by rising without setting a date for
the next session.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
ALMISANO OFFERS BILL
TO CHANGE LIQUOR ACT
Proposal Would Have District
Court Review Decisions of
A. B. C. Board.

An amendment to the District liquor
control act which would take away
from the Board Of Commissioners the
right to review decisions Of the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board and
place it in the District Court is pro-
posed in a bill introduced late yes
terday by Representative Palmisano,
Democrat, Of Maryland.
Palmisano, vice chairman of the
House District Committee, believes
legal questions such as those involved
in actions of the Alcohol Control
Board should be decided by court.
His measure was referred to the
District Committee.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Black Tom
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Continued From FIrSL FdSe)
Arkansas, majority leader, had con-
ferred with the President about the
claims.
Moore's letter is said to have advised
the ambassador the reports were
without foundation.
The State Department has main
tanned a "hands-off" policy with re-
spect to proceedings Of the Mixed
Claims Commission, and the inquiry
by the German ambassador regarding
reported discussions at the White
House of a proposed settlement ap-
parently created stir among depart
ment officials.
DR.. Markau, whose status in the
negotiations has been something OF a
mystery, judging by the Morris brief,
is reported to have visited the Capitol
and the State Department regarding
the sabotage claims.
In requesting for the Standard OH
Co. of New Jersey, the International
Harvester Co., the Singer Manufacture
ing Co. and As other award holders
the right to intervene in opposition to
the settlement, Morris advised the
commission:
Under the circumstances disclosed
we take the liberty of suggesting that
the commission might welcome the
Intervention requested by the petition
erS.
Sees Suggestion of Intrigue.
Their property interests are un-
doubted and undoubtedly in jeopardy,
the position is a confused one, the
Munich protocol is by no means free
from strong suggestions of intrigue,
and the purpose of the conferees at
Munich to procure virtual assign
ment to the sabotage claimants Of
the entire balance in the German spe-
cial deposit account is manifest"
A footnote after intrigue" refers to
Moore's letter and letter of Decem-
ber /, 1886, from Capt. Hauptmann
Won Pfeffer, said to be representative
of Gen. Herman Goering, German vice
chancellor, to Robert F. Bonynge,
American agent before the Mixed
Claims Commission.
The Munich protocol was the out
growth of a conference held in Ger
many last July by Bonynge. Under
the settlement suggested as result
of these discussions, the $4,000, 900
of reparations money held in the
United States Treasury would be di-
vided among the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road, whose terminal at Black Tom,
N. j., was blown up in 1917, allegedly
by German spies; the Canadian Car
g. Foundry Co., whose plant at Kings
land, N. j., was destroyed under SINH
lar circumstances in 1916, and more
than so insurance companies.
The Standard Oil, International
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Touch of Civilization.

BARROW, Alaska (P.-Eskimos
talked excitedly today about some
thing they never saw before. At a
birthday party for Sergt. Stanley Nor
gan, U. S. Army. guests dazzled the
natives with formal attire-Dr. H. w.
Maurer, Government surgeon, in tux
edo; the few white women in evening
pOWnS
Evening star., 1937-03-09
.D.A.R. OF DISTRICT
| HEARS REYNOLDS
Second Day of Conference
0pened-Banquet Ends
Session Tonight.

District Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution convened In Memo
rial Continental Hall this morping to
hear reports of the Chapter House
Corp, first business of the second day
of their thirty-sixth annual confer
ence
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, was to be the chief
speaker at this afternoons session.
The annual banquet, to be held at z
pm. at the Mayflower Hotel, will close
the conference. Mrs. George F. Mid
dleton is chairman of the Arrange
ments Committee for this function.
Disarmament Condemned.
Peace plans that advocate disarma-
ment and interfere with national de-
fense were condemned by Mrs. Vinton
Earle Sisson OF Chicago. national
chairman of the National Defense
Committee of the organization, in an
address yesterday afternoon before
the conference. Mrs. Sisson said:
MY advice to those seeking a peace
program is to join with the forces for
peace in your communities, with your
clubs and with your churches, but see
that the right kind OF program is
being discussed"
ID. A. X. Defended Against Critics.
Mrs. Sisson drew a line between
programs for practical peace" and
those for peace at any price," and
defended the D. A. r. against critics
who called it "militaristic organiza-
ton"
Reports Of officers representing 5s
chapter in the District were heard at
yesterdays sessions. presided over by
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, District
regent. Mrs. George Madden Grimes
chairman Of the Resolutions Commit.
tee, was Endorsed as candidate fol
vice president general. an Office tc
be filled at the national meeting Of
/ the D. A. r. here in April.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
House Member Improved.

A secretary reported improvement
today in the condition of Represent
ative Frank w. Boykin of Mobile, Ala,
who underwent an operation last week.
He said Boykin probably would be
discharged from the hospital by the
week end.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
d an insanity plea was being

Walker said an insanity plea was being
considered.
Miller in signed statement declared
that the girl died late Monday in the
back seat of an automobile when he
administered chloroform prior to per-
forming a planned abortion.
The girls body, chloroform can
tilted over her face, was found the
next day near the University OF vir-
ginia Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
FAKE EYE SPECIALIST"
ARRESTS HOLD TWO
Men Already Are Under Indict-
ment for Fraudulent Use
of Mails.

Arrest of two alleged fake eye spe-
cialists, who already are under in
dictments for fraudulent use of the
mails, was announced yesterday by
Post Office Department officials.
They said Ernest Mandell, who had
been sought by post Office inspectors
for many months and is under in
dictment in Milwaukee, was arrested
in Nashville, Tenn, Saturday night,
and that R. B. Hall, with whom Man.
dell allegedly had worked the eye
specialist racket since June, 1895, was
taken into custody yesterday in the
same city.
Hall is under indictment on the
same count in Norfolk, Va, officials
here said, and is wanted in a number
of States.
The department has arrested about
80 fake eye specialists since inaugu-
rating drive against them last June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-15
CHASE cos. ARE MAKING PROTEST
Brass, Copper Plants Have Been Ordered to Hold
 an Election

Charles II. Hart, jr,, secretary and general counsel for the Chase Brass and Copper Companies has protest. cd the decision of the National La. Dor Relations Board which called for on election within two weeks to do. lermine the bargaining agent Tor tho employees of tho Chase Companies
 He hes asked for c review Of the testimony, on tho grounds that "thc declsion seems to us 50 contrary to tho evidence and oil clrcunlstaneeS and conditions surrounding tho git. uation in question:" according to tho protest filed.
 Vote within i5 Days
 Tho NLfeB, after c hearing here c short time ago. decided that Chase employees should vote within 10 days nS to whether they wanted tho Wa terbury Brass Workers union to reps resent them as bargaining agent Tho Chase Company vigorously op. posed tho election from tho outset of negotiations for 1t by tho union.
 New Organizer
 Union headquarters announced today the appointment of another international organizer for this ter. ritory. The new man iS Fred Dis Micci, Of KenoSha, Wisconsin, who organized tho workers at tho Anier- ieen Brass plant in that city. A shop.gate meeting ct tho rolling mili of the Chase Company was planned today. MT. DeMicci VIII mako q radio address from station WATR tonight at b;4S. The address WIu Do in Italian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-15
Alleged Nazi, Can1P Ls Noise About Nothing
That Is What Attorney Emil tummel, President of United German.Amercan Organization Says
 of Sensational Story

"it's c lot of noise about nothing" was the statement made today by Attorney Emil Hunmel, president oi the United German. American Or ganiza tionS of Waterbury, when aueried today about tho establish. ment of c NAzi camp in eouthbury, The camp, to Do known as Camp von Steuben, has been established on 0 tract of i78 acres oi woodland in the Kettletown section of Southbufy, Will Do formally opened next summer
 Leaders of local veterans orgRnl- Sations declared today that they were prepared 10 seek tho closing or tho camp at the first instance of at" tempted military training, or the first indication of any move construed aA Suversivc to the interests Of the United States.
 Not Militarlstlc
 The camp has boon established by tho Bund districts of Bronx and Westchester counties. Carl Nicolay, eastern division organizer of the German. American Bund, said yos- terday that tho camp will not be miiitaristic in any senEe. The land was purchased Oct. 1, in the name of Wolfgang Jung, of Stamford.
 "The whole thing k foolish" said Mir. Hummei today. "All over the country 0erman- American organi- zations are folding up, some of them organizations that have beon active for 30 years or more. I can't sec how ono like this will survive"
 Hard Time to Exist
 "In Waterbury" said MT. Hummel the German societies arc having c hard time making both ends meet, Tho Turner's and the Concordias hayc been in existence for many years, and yet they're having @ ter. rife struggle to keep going. And these are societies which have done social and charitable work through
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