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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-10-02

Colorado was to view Pixies Peak
Arriving at Colorado Springs In
early evening. II was decided that
we stay all night In order to have
the privilege OF seeing and going
upon the mountain. Many took ad-
vantage OF this opportunity.
Saturday morning found Us In
Kansas City: Saturday night found
us Ia Chicago and Sunday morning
We were In Detroit.
According 10 a statement from
the Rev. Ross, member OF the
enrolment comittcc. twenty-eIght
churches from Michigan were rep
resented by paying the ten dollar
representation fee. The Second
Baptist church however, was the
greatest contributor to the con-
vention. for In addition to paying
It's representation fee. II also paid
twenty five dollars ls25.00) on the
fifty thousand dollar 1850. 0O0) cam
pnign. six members OF the Second
Baptist church also attended the
Convention.
The splendid transportation that
was accorded the Michigan dele
cation was due To the interest.
oversight. and untiring efforts of
Rev. Ross.
II is hoped that all OF the
churches will become interested TO
the extent that AT least they will
represent. even II no messenger
attends
Last year. President Todd, eN-
pressed desire that more men
from Michigan would attend Los
than did the Jacksonville !
His desires and his pray
IRIS were answered.
II is pleasing 10 the leaders OF |
To know that each year
here is increased interest and in |
'rcased donation In our denomina-
ional work on the part OF the pas !
ors and leaders In individual
'hurches.
Michigan has been loyal: Michi-
IAN Is going to be loyal Our Pres
dent Todd believes In the work OF
he denomination. and we are go
ng TO follow him To see that he is
lot embarrassed
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-10-02
"Y" LAUNCHES
BIG CAMPAIGN
Fred Allen Elected
Cen'l. Chairman

Much enthusiasm and rivalry
was displayed at the meeting OF
the leaders and captains of the
Icy" drive last Tuesday night at
the Y. M. c. A. All present showed
a determined spirit to put the drive
over.
Lester Blassingille. leader OF the
Red Division. Is determined that
the Blue Division. headed by DR..
]. l.. Henderson. shall not have a
look In. DIR. Henderson seemed
equally confident that he will lead
In the final check up as In other
years.
Fred Allen. General Chairman.
feels sure that the drive will go
way over the top and sets the goal
at one thousand members.
The official line up OF the teams
are as follows: DR.. ]. l.. Hender-
son, leader. Associated with him is
Reverend Bruce and Captains on
his team are: Charles Ransom,
Mayor Roy Lightfoot. DR.. ]. ]. Nc
Clendon, l.. G. Blount. c. w.
Gaines. Gloster Current, DR.. w. A.
Constable. DR.. A. C. Toodle. Fred
erick Waterfield.
Lester Blassingille. Leader. As
sociate. Roy Morton, Captain: John
G. Dancy. Theodore Jones. w. G.
Cutler. H. Peterson. w. s. Hall,
Charles f. Simmons. Moses X.
Fritz. Remus Robinson, J. L.
Young.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-10-02
PLL MARI Y
GODS ANGEL

the money. and II I could keep al
Of It for a rainy day, ] would b
In better luck.
Soon arrived at the mission
door and peered inside tn
dimly illuminated. smelly, frail
barn-like structure. l stood there
a few minutes wondering II It were
safe for me to enter. l knew thu
little black ball-headed man WASH
really God; but the fact that HI
held such numbers under hi
spell made me slightly cautious
Then too. l didn't know whether
It was my conscience whipping me
| for what was about to do. or just
plain nervousness. Anyway.
mustered enough courage and
mounted the stone steps to the
building and walked inside the
dark vestibule.
Peace brother" came a voice
from the right. I turned and be-
held a huge colored giant-like crea-
ture. His eyes seemed to cut
through me. and | shivered with
fear; but held my composure.
didn't know what to say. He
looked at me. and looked first
at him and then out the door. l
started to run: but l feared some
one would suspect my motive for
coming there. and. well. might
never be heard from again. -. Il
didn't want that to happen, so
with pounding heart and trembl-
ing lips. l replied: Peace.
He seemed satisfied, smiled.
and passed by me and went out
side into the street without reply
ing. l watched him until he turn
ed left towards the next street. and
after he passed out of sight,
slowly stepped down the wooden
steps into tn dining room where
many tables ran down both sides
Of the large room. and met at q
cross section at the far end, form
ing horseshoe like figure.
At my left. lazily rested a
smooth-faced brown man wearing
an expression OF welcome. He
was giving away watermelons to
those who said Peace" and asked
for them. and selling them to
purchasers.
l looked on with caution and
slowly pulled out chair from the
table and sat down. After bit,
large black woman came In and
after addressing the watermelon
salesman with Peace Brother
amt It wonderful" sat besides me.
! was afraid to say anything to
her. and afraid TO look at her ex-
cept through the corner OF my
eye. She weighed at least $50
pounds. and the chair screeched
when she sat down.
AS ! sat there watching her, APP
parently as II l were paying at
tention to a sign across from the
table. and hoping to learn correct
mission-etiquette. heard stops be-
hind me. ! turned about spas
medically. and my gaze went
blank. and all seemed coloreless
before me. l almost fell from the
table as cold Precipitation felt
sticky on my brow.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF
SUCH A FEELING? WHO WAS
1T? WHAT WAS IT? WAS
GOD BEHIND THE WRITER?
WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
Continued next week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-10-02
VIM. Mcleod Seeks
Election To Council

William \. Mcleod. 59i9 stanton
avenue, Is candidate In the coun-
cilmanic race and asks the sup
port of colcrcd voters.
Mr. Mcleod. who served in
France as mechanic during the
World War. was born and educat-
ed In Michigan. After returning
from France. he worked at the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-10-02
Luncheon Club To
Make A Change

The MONDAY Luncheon Club Of
the Booker It. Washington Trade
Association. which has been hold
Ing Its regular weekly meetinrs
and dinners at the Lucy Thurman
branch OF the YWCA for the mast
two years, will move to the Cmh
Plantation after next week. The
first meeting at the new dining
room will be held October G.
This move has been contemnla,-
ed for quite some time by the os.
ficials OF the club. Following a
special meeting Tuesday of the Of
ficials 1t was agreed to make tba
change.
The Rev. George w. Baber. pas-
tor OF Ebenezer A. M. 4 church
was the principal speaker to the
club members Wednesday. telling
of his recent trip to Europe The
Rev. J. ID. Howell. pastor of a.
Stephens A. M E.. who accom-
panied the Rev. Mr.. Baber On thu
trip, also told OF the European
jaunt.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-10-02

Ford Motor Company's plant for
thirteen years. leaving In 1891 to
enter the contracting business and
operate In the real estate field.
This candidate Is well versed In
local civic and business affairs.
and II elected, he pledges to work
for justice and "a square deal for
citizens Of all racial groups. He
asks your vote.
(Space Donated BY Friends)
Evening star., 1937-04-16

club annually to an Outstanding
American" Hoover described the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation, which he
heads, as a eve" organization, not an
T. organization"
mo one man." he declared, "ended
the career of John Dillinger or Pretty
Boy Floyd or Alvin Karpis or Baby
Face Nelson or any other of the many
public rats whose despicable careers
made it necessary for this organization
to exterminate them in one way or
another
Hoover paid special tribute to the
widows and mothers Of G-men killed
in action and to the wives and mothers
of special agents engaged in the war
on crime.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

ence many girls living there received
for room and board. Later they paid
little more, but when they began
earning IS week they were given a
choice of boarding houses where girls
were taken for that rate. This made
room for other girls with less income.
The maximum rate at the home to-
day is 81 a day for room and two
meals and IS week for those who
cannot pay more.
Girls living at the home also have
the assurance of continued aid while
seeking another job, if they become
unemployed.
In 1881 trustees had to seek new
location for the home when District
authorities informed them the prop
erty was to become part of the future
Municipal Center. Land was bought
in the Spring Of that year at 235 Sec
ond street northeast and the corner
stone was laid by Miss K. E. M. Dunn
bell, president. Many new gifts and
endoWments Of rooms came to the
home from its friends.
While the new home was being
planned Mrs. Flora Markward Thomp-
son, life member, died. Her will
made George w. White and the di-
rectors of the National Metropolitan
Bank her executors. The residue was
left to found a memorial to Mrs.
Thompson's husband and mother, to
be known as the Thompson Mark
ward Memorial. This memorial was
offered to the home. 1t was accepted
gratefully.
Home Improved by Trust.
The Thompson trust amounted to
$250,000 and was used for establish
ment of convalescent home where
young women recovering from an
illness or operation could be cared for
at a very moderate price, acquisition
OF additional land and construction
OF the new HON. building. The me-
mortal was completed with an en-
trance connecting the two buildings
Accommodations were then provided
for 100 girls.
Miss Jennie M. Roberts was super
lntendent Of the home and mother"
OF its girls for 81 years until i'll health
forced her to retire just before the
new home was completed. Mrs. Bes-
sic McDade, her successor, Is now
superintendent.
There have been eight presidents
OF the home, Mrs. Wilkinson, Mrs.
Gurley, Miss Shellabarger. Miss Char
lotte Campbell. Mrs. George w.
White, Miss Murray Ledyard, Miss
Elizabeth Sawtelle and Miss Dumbell.
George w. White is treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
PERFECT RECORD

Eighteen years of perfect attend
ance at Kiwanis meetings by DR..
George A. Baker, optician, was
announced yesterday at the Kiwanis
Clubs weekly meeting
DR.. Baker has been present at the
meetings for 936 consecutive Thurs
days International Kiwanis certify
he holds the record.
Senor Juan Tercero, chief of the
Travel Division, Pan-American
Union, was chief speaker yesterday.
He told Kiwanis more travel by
Americans to South America would
promote better relations between the
two continents.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
NONSTOP SCHEDULE
TO MIAMI STARTED
Eastern Airlines Will Garry Pas
sengers From Here in 6 Hours
rs Minutes.

The longest nonstop schedule yet
flown by domestic airline has been
established by Eastern Air Lines be-
tween Washington and Miami, dis
tance of 989 miles, it was announced
yesterday.
The flight has been operated for
several months as one-stop sched-
ule, with a refueling stop at Charles
ton, S. C. The use of the new long
range Douglas DC-3. 2l-passenger
transport, made possible the elimina-
tion of the fueling stop.
Under the new schedule, the plane
leaves Newark Airport at l:4O pm.
daily, stops here at pm and arrives
in Miami at 9:25 pm. Northbound,
the plane leaves Miami at 2 pm, ar
rives here at $40 pm. and at Newark
at GAS pm.
Three round-trip schedules now are
operated daily over the route.
Evening star., 1937-04-16
PENN ATHLETIC CLUB
HONORS J. E. HOOVER
Medal of Achievement Awarded
Head of G-Men as "Outstand-
ing American"

j. Edgar Hoover returned from Phil
adelphia yesterday with new trophy
the Medal of Achievement of the
Penn Athletic Club, composed of
alumni of the University of Pennsyl-
vania who have distinguished them
selves in athletics.
In accepting the award, made by the
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Imported to sell for $45

There little time for bckering gentlemen! We only have
limited quantity of the superb and naturally they'll be
grabbed early in the day by those town who know
bargain when they one Long wearing English fabrics such
Scotch Chevots English Shetand West of England Coverts
in the highly favored bamacaan STYLE And each and every
coat in this group made only the English make the
Perfection to the last buonho Sizes 80 to "A but mostly
one-ofa-kind Lansburghs Mems Cothing-Sreet Floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25
Other Editors Say
REVOLT" UNNECESSARY IF
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
lHaYfarJ Canf;-ah

The revolt now being organized in the val
leys and fruit raising areas of California will
flare in a third attempt to Communize the west
coast"
Thus DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, vice president of
Georgetown university and one of the nations
most prominent Catholic educators sizes up
the California agricultural labor situation. He
asserts, further, that the bloodshed was foreseen
and planned in Moscow and that another such
uprising of sea workers is set for May l.
One hopes that the educator is unduy
alarmed but fears that he is only well informed
The picture he paints is not pleasant one to
contemplate, but it is that must be consider
ed in time to do something about it.
Employers of agricultural labor last season
took time by the forelock, as it were, and pre-
pared for the challenge of the reds by offer
ing workers good wages and fair living condi-
tions before any strike agtators had a chance
TO get in their licks. The same be done
again this season.
Agricultural laborers a rule first con-
cerned with getting work, then with receiving
adequate pay for that work Finally they want
assurance Of adequate housing and comforts
for their families. Give them those things and
there will be little talk of Strikes deny them
and pave the way for labor conflict.
DR. Walshs fear Of revolt be dis
spated if California farmers act comparatively
conscientiously with their wonted squaredeal-
ing enterprise
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25
STOCKTON GETS A TASTE
OF PEACEFUL PICKETING

One of these days soon, after the ur-
gency of of the moment is over, agricul-
tural labor union leaders at Stockton
probably will complain to the National
Labor Relations Board that growers and
shippers there violated the labor act by
trying to prevent peaceful picketing. If
it werent's so serious, it would be humor-
Gus, for that peaceful picketng" is
what is going on at Stockton right now.
Several men have been wounded by
gunfire. Scores are bruised on their
heads and bodies from pick-handle and
baseball bat assaults. All this is be-
cause one plant attempted to resume
operations by employing laborers who
wished TO work. Union members did
not want the plant to open.
What happened in Salinas last year,
and in Imperial Valley two years ago
1.-TWO men were killed., and what is hap
pening in Stockton now, should serve as
a warning to law enforcement officers
and to the unions The public-that
great, voiceless mass which belongs to
no faction, no union and no particular
industry-is getting tired of the unend-
ing pickering and violence.
If constituted authorities will not
move to end these patiently illegal stop
thousands is to be sacrificed on the am
bition for power Of scores, without in
tervention by those who should intervene
then there will be still greater violence.
Communities cannot be expected to en-
dure destruction and forced poverty
without eventually finding voice and
form for their protests.
The nation has seen within the last
few months a scourge of strikes anC
trouble unprecedented in its history. The
people have become used to depending OF
federal and state governments to pre-
vent widespread harm to individual anC
property rights. Someone or some agen
cy has become hopelessly slack in fol
lowing the path of its duty. Unless tn
laxity ends, we may look forward to al
even more drastically serious situation
in agriculture and industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25

OF some confident labor leaders.
that is not much. Measured against
the background of the auto strikes.
II is a great deal. More important,
1t is the sort of thing that can
avert the terrific expense of
wave of strikes such as the ones
the auto industry has just had.
For these auto strikes were pri-
marily organizational. Demands
were made in respect to wages,
hours, seniority, and so on, and in
some cases concessions were made
along these lines; but what really
stirred the strikers was a desire
that their right to organize and TO
bargain collectively be formally
recognized. The auto industry was
the citadel of the no-union ira
dition: the workers set out to
crack il.
Ii is precisely that sort of thing
from which the Wagner act should
save us. Half-billion dollar strikes
to legitimize union organizations
ought never to appear again. I
=
Much remains TO be done, of
course. A good deal of wisdom and
craftsmanship is going to be neces-
sary-at union headquarters. among
other places. But one very big rea-
son for expensive labor fights has
been removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25
News Behind the News
The Anti-Lynching Act Apathy
Its Greatest Enemy :. One LOOphole
For Death Bent MObs

WASHINGTON-Chance for federal anti
lynching act are good unless the anticipated
filibuster of a few southern senator's is support
ed by obstruction from the Senate leadership and
apathy among the measures friends.
Assuming passage there will be one deficiency
in the law if it follows the model of the Gavagan
bill passed by the House For the Gavagan bill
applies its penalties only in cases where
prisoner has been taken into custody before
being seized by a mob
1t carries an obvious incentive for local Of
ficers, discovering the possibility of mob action
and fearing federal prosecution, to refrain from
arresting suspects and then leave them to the
mob.
The Wagner-Van Nuys BILL now with the
Senate Judiciary committee, extends to cover
all cases Of persons accused, suspected con-
victed Of crime, who are lynched injured by
mobS in denial of trial by the regular process
of law
The Cavagan bill, on the other hand, pro-
vides-as the Senate bill does not-for federal
prosecution of members of lynching mobs in
cases where local or state authorities have not
acted within 80 days.
Supporters of the Wagner-Van Nuys bill think
they can bring enough pressure on the majority
leaders, Senator's Joe Robinson OF Arkansas, and
Pat Harrison Of Mississippi, to give the measure
a place on the calendar sooner or later. They
will then be faced by filibuster which will
be led by Cotton Ed" Smith Of South Carolina.
Smith, Tom Connally of Texas, and Josiah Bal
ley of North Carolina headed the filibuSter which
two years ago was used TO sidetrack the Costigan
anti-lynching bill. Smith is given to repeating
that such legislation is a crime against southern
womanhood. His vehemence is counted as an
asset by supporters Of the bill.
o
In the background will be the desire of north
ern Democratic leaders to hold the colored vote,
which deserted the Republican party almost en-
maSse in the last election. Most opposition
speeches in the House were based on the Cava-
gan bills alleged unconstitutionality, violation
of state rights and interference with a purely
southern problem.
Aside from the difference previously noted,
the House and Senate bills provide that officers
who fail to make diligent efforts to prevent prs-
oners from being lynched shall be subject to
$4,000 fine and five years in prison; that officers
who conspire with mobs may be imprisoned from
five to 20 years. and that any county in which
a prisoner is injured or killed by a mob may
be sued by the victims family for from $1,000
to $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25

ing so long now 1t Will take
dollars worth of massage to get
the corners of my mouth down
again.
Mrs. Italia is jabbering something
in her mother tongue and I'm nod
ding my head and beaming as
though that's a good one, all right,
all right. 1t will probably turn out
she is telling me she has just been
widowed with all the sorrowful
details. If she begins crying, too,
I'm going to take to the life boats.
Isn't there any life and laughter
in the world?
The lady from Italy looks re-
proachful and has grown silent.
How anybody can lamp my sickly
smile and grow sulky is beyond me.
She's going. Miffed. Mods curtly.
Now that the crowd is thinning out
I might inch over to the refectory
table to fitch a few knicknackS. 1t
looks as though it had been hit by a
hurricane All that is left of a big
juicy ham is the bone and there
aren't enough baked beans left for
I decent snack. Gnawing at the
crusts is my dish anyway. Any
little scraps left over are good
enough for me. Too good as a
matter of fact
X y
Here comes that old pelican with
lorgnette everybody has been
avoiding. She will now try to annex
Americas Wall Flower Mol, of
course. But I've had enough even
though | have to sneak out of here
and leave that new $40 hat. And
hope I don't come across that high
Misunderstanding hostess either. I'm
in no mood to run up a step ladder
and tell her goodbye. I busted my
suspenders where they cross, reach
ing when I came in.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25
New York Day by Day
By O. O. McIntyre

NEW YORK, April "a They
finally got me out to another tea
and for a dandy takeoff I've just
introduced a lady to the husband
she divorced eight years ago. All l
can do now is look around for some
unoccupied corner in which to do a
little serious brooding.
I'm something of a wall leaner
and far away locker. Sometimes
they think I'm not of this world.
The ascetic type. interpretive. II
anyone tries to speak to me I'll put
on my sad wisp of a smile. AS
though nothing mattered and l was
sick of public admiration.
But from the way they glance
at me and flounce on you'd think 1
had touch of the bubonic plague
or something. If I were a hand
kisser and full of small talk I'd get
somewhere. Maybe they think I'm
part of the furnishings. A statue in
chalk or the like.
A fellow ought to rate more than
a cup of tea for rounding in to one
of these affairs. Don't look now,
but that girl slightly lit is weaving
my way. Yes. she sees me. Count on
me to attract the party drunk. She
hiccups:"Ah, my noble dream
prince!"
X X X
That makes a fellow feel like a
dash of lavender right off. No tea
for this patootie. You could chin
yourself on her breath. She wants
to know if I'm "litry." And she's
beginning to pick things off my
coat lapel and get confidential. The
coyN sort. They cry easily, too. 1t
won't be long now until she's in
tears over the passing of her grand
uncle in the war of the rebellion, or
that I've hurt her feelings. I can
lean against wall, keep my mouth
absolutely shut and hurt more feel
ings than any professional insulter
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-25
Bruce Cation Says:>>
Wagner Act Can Avert Strikes, Save Millions

AS if to emphasize the dollars
and-cents value which the supreme
courts Wagner act decisions can
have for this country. a statistical
ly-minded reported for the United
Press has just tabuiated the net
cost of the years big automobile
strikes in Michigan.
Altogether, this reporter figur-
ed, the four major auto strikes had
a total cost of SAT- 200, 900.
Autos worth some S267 ,000. 900
were scheduled to be produced but
were not produced because OF the
strike. Wages in the sum of S45. .000,-
900 were scheduled TO be paid but
were not paid Industries supply
ing wheels. glass instrument boards.
and other equipment to the auto
makers lost business worth slightly
less than 100000.
But that does not tell the entire
story. The strikes cost the state of
Michigan $l.629.000 in added relief
costs, national guard maintenance.
and lost sales taxes. The federal
government lost $4.20000 in excise
taxes. Michigan merchants and
storekeepers lost something like
$l8,800,00 in sales during the strike
period.
Altogether, this tabulation tells
us what We already knew-that the
strikes were fearfully expensive all
the way down the line.
X Il
What makes it interesting is its
relation to the Wagner act deci-
sionS.
The Wagner act does not compel
any employer to sign union con-
tract. II does not force him to ac-
cept any terms that the union may
place before him. All it does is le-
galize the workers right to form
unions without interference and to
bargain with their employers once
the unions are formed. In cases of
doubt, it sets up machinery to de-
termine whether a majority of men
in a given plant want union to
bargain for them.
Measured against the demands