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Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
Negro Taken From Ala.
Jail And Lynched

Abbeysville, Ala, Feb. 13-(CNA)
Wesley Johnson, 22-year-old youth,
was taken from the county Jail last
week and lynched by mob of ap-
proximately 100 white men.
According to Sheriff Louis Cor
bett, the mob came to the prison,
covered the sheriff and his jailer,
and dragged young Johnson out.
Governor Bibb Graves has been
asked to start an immediate inves-
tigation to apprehend the lynchers
by Joseph S. Gelders of the Nation
al Committee for the Defense of
Political Prisoners. Gelders, who
himself was flogged by steel COM
pany thugs in this state, wired the
governor:
Urge you institute vigorous inves-
tigation to identify individuals who
iynched Wesley Johnson. These men
must be tried for this murder.
Previous unpunished cases of
criminal violence invited this addi-
tional horrible crime. This lawless-
ness will not end until there are
prosecutions and convictions"
At Montgomery, Governor Graves
ordered Attorney General A. A.
Carmichael to make a thorough in
vestigation" and to bring impeach-
ment proceedings against any official
if found warranted"
Johnson's bullet-ridden body was
found swinging from limb in a
woodland not far from Headland,
near Abbeville.
The usual Southern charges were
preferred against him-attempting to
assault a white woman, one Mrs.
Rupert Barnes.
Sheriff Corbett, who kept the
lyncning a secret for several hours,
said he recognized several members
of the mob.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
Ames Lodge Exalted Ruler
Defies Finley Wilson
so IT'S SAID
SO IT'S SAID

Rumbling rumors persist in Elk'S
lodge circles in Minneapolis that the
present exalted ruler of Geo. Hall
AmeS Lodge No. 106, has defied Fin
ley Wilson, grand exalted ruler of the
Elks by refusing to recognize the
Elk grand lodges authority.
Other reports claim Hall has de-
veloped "delusions OF grandeur"
since becoming head of the local
lodge and that he wanted the dis
trict deputyship, which went to j.
w. Pate, to go to himself or some of
his clique. Pate, chairman of the
board of trustees, is known as IAN
independent" and is known to speak
his mind on any and all occasions.
With Brother AL Palmerstein and
his police purity squad keeping
watch on the Elk's Rest and Finley
Wilson evidently not well pleased,
Brother Halls dictatorial manners
are in for changing according to
those who should know something
about it.
A crowd of Southside people look
ing for a place to raise "whoopee"
started into the Rest this week but
one member of the party espied a
police squad car in front of the
place and the party beat it to st.
Paul.
Because of the Herald expose of
conditions at the Rest the two
Fourth Ward aldermen will refuse
to 0. K. the Elk's 80 beer license
when application for continuance is
made.
All of the Elks troubles may be
traced to the stubbornness and gen.
eral ignorance of Geo. w. Hall and
his chief stooge, tom the Barber"
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
LENTEN SERVICES AT
ST. THOMAS

Services were held at 1000 a.
M, Wednesday morning at ST.
Thomas Mission, marking the open
ing of the Lenten season.
Services will be held at 500 p.
M, each Friday during the season,
Rev. Father ]. c. Thompson, priest
in charge officiating. Communicates
and the many friends of st. Thomas
are urged to attend.
A series of interesting services are
planned.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
49, of the
American Legion

Now the waters recede and the
long trek begins, back to the semi
peaceful days of struggle against the
handicaps brought suddenly yester-
day.
The Red Cross will give some a
start in life, the government will
attempt to take up where the Red
Cross leaves off. None will be in
fallible, all will do the best they
can.
Somehow my deeper sympathies
are not exactly with the man who
had a house, and by virtue of his
previous good fortune shall have
another, nor do they go entirely to
the small business man who con-
fronted with loss of stock, and per-
haps capital, must start from the
bottom with his hand, his brain, and
his maledictions on Old Man River,
but will somehow get along.
I can see with a slight shudder,
as 1 visualize the great disaster,
half naked little Negroes and poor
whites, who at best had but a single
shirt, and probably now have no
shirt at all, poor semi-derilects who
clung to their native heath, with a
single pair of trousers as their modi-
cum, water worn leaky shoes, small
protection in the near freezing tenn
peratures, no underwear to change,
and very likely no socks.
The Red Cross cannot reach these
all, there will be crying need for
little things we throw away, among
these classes for months to come.
But we are rather SNUG in our atti-
tude toward these sufferers. Didn't
we give the Red Cross couple of
bucks? Our duty was well done.
But to those who suffer if they real
ize the nicer things of life that we
enjoy and do not share, would their
judgment be the same as ours?
We should kill the rag pickers
profit in this moment of their ex-
tremity. My mind goes back to
days when 1 too was cold and half
naked. 1t is remarkable how neces-
sity makes one forget his pride.
1t is also remarkable how soon
the Northern Negro" forgetS his
earlier experiences. He seems to un-
dergo a metamorphosis that leaves
him entirely free from the call of the
"old sod"
This may account for the fact that
1 think I have met about eight
thousand that were born in Duluth
over 10 year period, when said
city probably did not harbor over
five hundred potential mothers, and
most unusual none of these were kin
1 am saying that to bring home a
simple little fact, as long as we neg
lect our underdog, our progress will
be nil.
If am not mistaken, Solomon
commented on the poor fool who
helps the rich.
Peery.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
Christ Charge To
His Shephards
By A. f. Boyd

AS I dropped in one of the City
Missions, was very much impressed
with the pictures on the walls. One
in particular of lamb that had
strayed from the flock and fell over
a mountain nearby.
An approaching eagle drew the at
tention of the shepherd, and upon in
vestigation he discovered that one Of
His lambs were about to be the
eagles prey, but as a good Shepherd
of the sheep the little lamb was
saved.
The depictment and the vigilence
of the Shepherd drew to my atten-
ton the Parable of the Lost Sheep"
What man of you having a
hundred sheep, if he lose one Of
them, not one, two, three or four
dozen sheep, but one, doth not leave
the ninety-nine in the wilderness,
and go after that which is lost un-
til he find it?"
say unto you, that likewise joy
shall be in heaven over one sinner
that repenteth, more than over nine
ty-nine just persons, which need no
repentance.
Christ's charge to Peter after His
resurrection, Simon, son of Jonas,
lowest thou me more than theSe?"
Referring to the hundred and fifty
and three of great fish which they
had caught. Peter said unto him:
Yes, Lord, Thou knowest that 1
love Thee" Jesus saith unto him:
FEED MY SHEEP"
Jesus, knowing how important, and
how necessary it was and is for the
sustenance of the spiritual life of
the flock, He saith to Peter again
the second time, Simon, son of
Jonas, lowest thou Me?" "Yes, Lord,
Thou knowest that 1 love Thee"
Jesus saith unto him:
FEED MY SHEEP"
Christ knew that he would soon
make his ascension to heaven, for
this was the third time that He
showed Himself to His disciples.
After that He was risen from the
dead.
Therefore, He saith unto Peter the
third time, Simon son of Jonas,
lowest thou Me?" Jesus emphasizes
to Peter that it is an imperative duty
for the sheep to be fed, insomuch SO
Peter was grieved over the solemnity
of Jesus charge, for He saith unto
him the third time, Lowest thou
Me?" Peter answering, saying unto
Him, Lord Thou knowest all things;
Thou knowest that 1 love Thee"
Jesus saith unto him:
FEED MY SHEEP"
Paul, in his farewell address to
the Elders OF Ephesus, charged them
to take heed unto themselves, and
to all the flock over which the Holy
Ghost had made you overseers, to
feed the Church of God, which He
hath purchased with His own blood.
For I know this: that after My
departing shall grievous wolves en-
ter in among you, not sparing the
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Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
CLUB NEWS

The Les-Bon-Ames Social club, of
st. Paul, will hold their first party
of the year at the home of Mrs.
Charles Scroggins, Sr., 582 st. An
thony avenue, Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 18th. We hope all members
will attend.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
AN APPEAL FROM THE INTER-
NATIONAL TRADE UNION COM
MITTEE OF NEGRO WORKERS
To the Twin City Herald,
Minneapolis, Mimi, U. S. A.

Minneapolis, Mimi, u. S. A.
Brothers:
The persistent demand of the
fascist. leaders of Germany for the
return of the African colonies which
Germany lost as a result of the last
World War, has served to raise the
colonial question to one of immediate
world political Importance. Within
and outside Germany. an intensive
campaign is being conducted to back
up the demands of the Nazi leaders
for the right to own colonies and
rule colonial peoples.
The continuous heavy expenditures
on ornaments which have brought
dire privations and misery to Ger
man people, are explained as being due
to the lack of colonies with raw mater
ial and space for the settlement of
Germany's Surplus" population.
In reality the demand for colonies
is demand for the right of the
German capitalists to participate in
the slave exploitation and the rob-
berry of the native colonial peoples
and for the acquisition of colonial
territories to strengthen the hands of
the Nazi rulers as a step in their
plan of world fascist domination.
In their demands for colonies, the
fascist leaders are being actively sup
ported by section of the ruling
classes of Britain and other colonial
powers, who, to appease Hitler, are
advocating division of colonial terri
tories in his favour. Numerous
schemes are proposed whereby either
Germany would get mandate over
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Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
Joe Taylor Trial To
Start Mon. Feb, Is

The trial of Joe Taylor, indicted
by the grand jury in second degree
murder, will begin at 900 o'clock
before Judge w. w. BardWell. He
will be represented by Arthur
Markve and Elizabeth Owens. For
the defense the well-known attorneys
Neal Hughes and Harry L. Scott.
Twin-City herald., 1937-02-13
TRIO AT DINNER

Henry Bannarn of New York was
guest speaker at the Phyllis Wheat
ley house annual dinner Tuesday
night Directing the affair were Ruth
Gage Thompson, president of the
house board, and Mrs. Robert B.
Orr, vice president.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
LOOKING
FOR TROUBLE

Looking for trouble is a common fail
ing of a lot of people, but the prize for
all time must be handed to those half a
hundred Californians who, within the
past fortnight, have signed up to fight
on the Loyalist side in the Spanish war.
Regardless of Government action to
halt their departure, just the fact that
they have signified willingness to go,
is, to most sane citizens of this state
no less than amazing Why did they do
it?
They would trade the peace, the plen-
ty, and the freedom of life in California
for the desperate, filthy, bloody, freez-
ing, starving life of besieged troops in
the most brutal conflict civilization has
ever known.
Probably some thought they were will
ing to face this for the ''cause" Others
no doubt considered the whole thing high
adventure But certainly none had ina
ginations vivid enough to "feel" the hor-
ror they have read in dispatches from
Spain, else they would not have sought
to go there.
Such eminent observers as H. L. Men
cken say that deep within themselves
men really love war, the emotional eX-
element of it, the super colossal spec
tacle of it that outdoes anything Holly
wood ever conceived, and the relief, IN
discipline, from having to think through
their own problems in the dull routine
of normal living.
Is this what our volunteers for SPAN
are demonstrating? Perhaps, in de-
gree. But few who have fought still
love war. Practically, our problem Is TO
sharpen the imaginations of men through
literature and motion pictures, so that
they may "feel' the horror of war. once
really burned, even vicariousy, they Will
not jump into the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
A STORY
WITH A MORAL

IF even one of those reckless drivers
who make life miserable for pedestrians
reads this and relents, it shall nave oeeh
worth telling. 1t is just another neon
seouential story about dog, told IN
news dispatch out of the Middle west
the other day But it has moral.
He was a perky little fellow, this Wlre-
haired terrier, but not too wise. Perhaps
he was homeless and in search OF food
and warm shelter. Anyway, he set
ont across the Mississippi river-on
railroad bridge.
When he got half way over, the new
table happened. A fast freight came
roaring down upon him. Trapped, he
crouched shivering between the rails
waiting for inevitable death. And then
the miraculous happened.
The train stopped inches short OF MN.
The engineer stepped out on the ice
coated treste took the half-frozen dog
TO the draw tenders house. There ne was
warmed. fed, and released. The fast
freight went on, with 10 minutes ioS'
time to make up.
The moral? Well, here was nuge
fast freight, on a split second schedule
stopping. sacrificing precious time Tor a
tiny dog. .-..
And yet every day reckless motorists
to whom an hour here or there makes
little difference. run down pedestrians
because they are unwilling even to SLACK
en- speed of their little autos when human
lives are at stake!
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13

would be a two-way proposition.
Some five or six years ago, we
had a secretary of state who was
all for cooperation = Henry L.
Stimson. The japanese marched
into Manchuria and, expecting CO.
operation from London, Mr.. Slim
son adopted a firm attitude regard
ing the various treaties which were
fractured by that march.
He came to a few weeks later to-
discover that London had left hii(V
away out on the end of a limb. His
successors in office are not likely
to forget that experience.
Friendship and harmony between
the two great English-speaking ma
tions is a beautiful ideal. Americans
can hardly be blamed. however, if
they look at the record of the last
two decades and decide that an
overseas offer of cooperation is apt
to have a catch in it.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
Bruce Cation SayS:>>
Is Hands Across Sea New Gold Brick Offer?

The hands-across-t -the-sea move
ment is beginning to come to life
again. The Imperial Policy Group,
an organization of some two score
members of the British parliament.
announces that in March it will
send over an unofficial mission TO
promote "a closer understanding
between the United States and the
British Empire"
This mission, it is announced,
will try to do two things: Find out
how America feels about a settle
ment of the British war debt and
try to promote cooperation between
the two nations in case another
war blows up.
The first part of the Job should
be very easy, and could be accoms
plished by a cub reporter on any
London daily. The average Amer
leans reaction to the war debt is
simply feeling that he would like
to see a little something paid on
account, and ne has made no secret
of this attitude for some years.
The second part may be tougher.
It is hard to escape the feeling that
American cooperation would be
lust a little bit like the experience
of certain young shayetail. Fresh
from West Point, the youth in
question was assigned to western
cavalry regiment commanded by a
colonel supposed to be the most
hard boiled officer in the entire
army.
The shavetail bashfully presented
his papers and. to his surprise
found the colonel unexpectedly af-
fable. AS he rose to go to his
quarters, he remarked, well
colonel. I believe that we are golno
to get along very well.
YES said the colonel, but you
will do most of the getting"
When Anglo American co-opera-
ton is mentioned, most Americans
have a feeling that it is America
that will do most OF the co-operat-
ing. This is a cold and cruel world
and this country still remembers
that fall downstairs in 1917. A
British mission which hopes to sell
the idea of cooperation is GONG
10 have to demonstrate that 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
Other Editors Say
THE PRICE OF NEUTRALITY
Wall Street JOurnaD

Protest over ethical violation of the spirit
of the Neutrality Act has attracted national at
tention by such legislation. 1t appears that the
act is to be broadened TO make deliveries OF war
material to either side in the Spanish lmpro2lo
an imposSibility.
Extension of the terms of the Neutrality Act
is no doubt desirable insofar as 1t prevents the
United States from becoming enbrolled IN cur
rent European difficulties But there are other
points to consider, and no time Is more appro-
pirate than when there is much fine enthusiasm
for neutrality legislation without any clear uh-
derstanding Of the logical endS 10 WHICH IL must
bring US
Hitherto the international convention in use
permitted shipment Of materials OF all sorts TO
any government engaged in civil war as long as
that government was recognized officially For
instance the United States has permitted ship
ments of war materials to China intermittently
for some years, although there have been forces
in the field against the NanNng government
almost uninterruptedly for the past ten years
But if the Neutrality Act is TO be extended, 1t. is
difficult TO see in what respect the situation in
China differs in essentials from that in Spain.
The mere fact that the Spanish struggle is more
nearly even does not alter the essentially similar
nature of the situations. When does revolt
become civil war?
In other directions a truly drastic function
ing neutrality law would run into difficulties
Wars today are, of course, not struggles be-
tween armies but between nations. All supplies
to a belligerent nation, whether food raw ma
terials or substances of other sorts are aid
to that nation in prosecuting the war. Would
anyone say that cotton wheat are not war
materials in the modern world? And Europe
has sufficient foreign exchange in the form of
privately held American securities to finance
billions of dollars worth of such purchases.
In short if the Neutrality Act is to be extend
ed to make it 1907 effective 1t must be broad
ened to include any revolt in any country as
well as international wars, and must ban ship
ments of all sorts on cash-and-carry basis or
any other to any country which comes under
either definition. Are We prepared to 60 that
far?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-Jay Jerome
Williams is an odd fish in the news
paper syndicate waters. He has con-
Quoted strip for boys under a pseu-
donym for years. He sells num-
ber of features himself out of a
classy set of offices in Washington,
D. c. And has a gentleman 'srestate
at Cherrydale Va.
He is also the sub-rosa publisher
of a little paper for boys called
Parade of Youth" which is inserted
in many newspapers. 1t is devoted
TO the trials and tribulations of that
juvenile world known as Boyville
And back of its publication is heart
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
PHOTOGRAPHS

Memory, experts content, depends
on a persons nervous condition.
Persons who are tired or nervous
have tendency to forget things
easily.
During normal respiration. am
adult human inhales approximately
30 cubic inches of air at one time.
4 X
Mt. Whitney. the highest peak
in continental United States, is
l4,496 feet high.
George Washington left $25,000 in
his will for the founding OF ma
tional university. Historians say
the money never was turned over
to the United States. nor did it ap-
pear in other allocations.
* Il 4
Approximately Is miles of tiny
tubes and filters are needed to
strain the waste material from a
PERSONS blood through the kidneys.
4: \ II
A hotel owner in New York City
reports the loss of $50 table cloths,
200 napkins and $50 felt table tops
each month due to cigaret burns.
Il X Il
Coming and printing of money is
not done by the French govern
ment but by the Bank of France,
which is privately owned.
X X X
Twenty six kennels for caninN|
guests are included in the modeft
dog hotel" aboard the transatlan-
tic liner Queen Mary.
X X
George Mortimer Pullman, the
man who built the first sleeping
car. also put into execution the idea
of yestibule trains.
X 4 II
If not redeemed, jewels taken
from smugglers are sold at pubhc
auction at the port where they
were seized.
The sight OF butterflies IS sald
to be keener than their sense OF
smell
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
NO MORE CORNS
OR CALLOUSES

Hundreds of Ell Centre people
have ended their Corn and Callous
troubles with END-O-CORN.
If you have tried liquids that
evaporate, messy pads and plasters
that bind, smelly old salves, dam
gerous knives or razors and still
have the corns, come to The Valley,
Drug Co., or any other GOOI\
Drug Store tonight or tomorrow
and we'll tell you why END-O-
CORN removes ANY Corn Or CAL
lous. Quick, Easy, Safe and SURE.
END-O-CORN is worth $50 but
~ orlv costs fifty cents
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
Editorials and Comment
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1887
q on SOL says
1. FRANK WATANABE
[VS BY ED HOLDEN
BY ED HOLDEN n
FOR GOODNESS SAKE

Mrs. Aimee Mcpherson and Rheba
Crawford have bust up! Miss Crawford
have open a church of own. Fierce COM
petition have commence. Them LADIES
looking very too BEAUTIFUL standing
on top side the preaching platform. In
fack their styles are what the well dress
ed Saints are wearing. Miss Crawford
used to utter over the radio. AT such
times she speaking some pretty hash syi-
libals at the Los Angeles politicians.
Mavbe alright. But thinking more bet
fer she sticking on the Gospel or Sis
ter Aimee will get all the business.
Thank you please
Imperial Valley press., 1937-01-13
TEN YEARS AGO
January 13, 1927

One Of the most widely read farm
Aagazines in the state, California
Cultivator", is showing on it's cover
this month, scenes from Imperial
Valley.
One of the most interesting four
somes Of the rating matches to be
played on the El Centro Golf club
course tomorrow is the battle royal
scheduled to take place involving
Penny Richmond and Fred Gianola
against Doc Zinn and Charles Pitzer.
This match WI hold the interest
Of FL Centro golfers for each of the
sharpshooters is out to defend his
laurels.