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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1937-04-22
.FELEL0S EMBER MOND ILYESM|T

Szenator vanderberg ko-
molly eln0kjel0lt-jeloltje volt
tavaly a partjanak, es kis
hija. hogy alelnokjelolt mem
lett bel6le. A cleveland kon-
vencio Michigan szenatoranak
az aleln0kjelolest eziist talcan
kinalta.
A tavalyi Landon-futas ota
Vandenberg a legkomolyabb
elnoki "timberje' a republika-
nusok partjanak, es mint
ilyen, er6sen szerepel, amt er-
dekl6dessel es minden oldalrol
megfelel6 tisztelettel figyel-
mex.
Miota ilyen felprimadon
azota hozza sol mindenhez,
meg olyankor is, mikor riincs
neki NIT beszelni. Neha j6zan
dolgokat mond, neha azonban
mem birja elhatarozni, hogy
"melyiket szeresse", hogy a
reakci6nak vagy a munkas-
max udvaroljon-e egy-egy sza-
vaval.
Minthogy pedig a fencen
lilo emberek neha az egyen-
sulyt elvesztik, Vandenberg
neha olyan hatemeletes ostoba
sagokat mond, amit felel6s al
lAsban lev6 embert6l, u. s. sze-
natortol, j0vend6beli eln0k-
jel0ltt6l igazan mem varnank
Nehany napja a t0bbel
k0zt a leghalalosabb komoly.
saggal ezt mondta: "Ameriks
szetfoszolhat (disintegrate)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1937-04-22

egy tovabbi hatvan napos tor
venytelen idoben..-.'
Vagyis AIT akarja mondani
a bolcs senator, hogyha a sit
down sztrajkok es ehhez ha-
sonic illegitim cselekedetek
meg hatvan napig tartanak,
akkor ez a nemzet szetzillik,
foszlanyokka szakad, mint a
hula, amikor feloszlik.
Aki ilyen ostobasagokat XII
mer ejteni a szajan, az mem
ismeri ezt a nemzetet Is ezt
az orszagot, Is csapas rank
nezve, hogy a kongresszus fell
So hazaban ilyen tudatlan en-
berek ulhetnek.
Csapas a republicans part
ra is - es semmi mem mu-
tatja ilyen elesen a part le-
ztilleset - hogy ilyenek a We
zerek, a primadonnak, akik a
jel0lesre fognak haron ev
mulva palyazni.
Ha mas orszagban felel6s
allasban lev6 emberek ilyen
kijelentest tennenek, politikai
palyafutasok azonnal be lenne
fejezve.
Nalunk azonban a politiku-
sokt6l es a jel0ltekt6l a leg
t0bb helyen csak 0bl0s hangot
kivannak es nehany h6napja
ugy vessziik eszre, hogy ilyen
lnangja van a republikanus
remenysegnek, aht "most &pi-
tenek fel" eln0kjel0ltnek.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1937-04-22

A sors Detroit varosaba tele-
pitett at, ahol ket csoportra
oszlik az emberek eszejarasa
Az egyik csoport - es ezek-
mex szama csekely, ugy Sid
ja a szovetsegi legfels6bb biro-
sagot, mint a bokrot, a mask
pedig dicseri es ebben a maso-
dix csoportban sokan vagyunk,
nagyon sokan. A krisztusi igaz-
sagot ismetelhetjik ebben az
esetben is:
- Sokan vannak a hivatot-
tax, de kevesen a valasztottak.
Azok, akiknek van vagyo-
nuk, sot igen nagy vagyonuk
van, szidjak a kilenc washing
toni oregeket, mint a bokrot.
AIT mondjak feloluk::
- Mem voltak kovetkezete-
SEX.
Hat errol vadrol eszembe
jutott az, hogy annak idejen
a nagy nemet birodalom meg
teremtoje, a hires Bismarck ell
len is hangoztattak. A nemet
pirodalrni kepviselohazban sze-
mere hanytak, hogy nezeteit
suriin cserelgeti, mem kovetke-
zetes. A lobbanekony termesze-
til Bismarck kij0tt a sodrabol
es haragosan vagta oda az ell
lenzeknek:
- A fold kereken csak az
okor kovetkezetes, inert az
mindig szenat eszik.
Talan mem vadolnak SEE
renytelenseggel, ha ehhez hoz-
zaadom AIT, hogy jomagam
melto parja vagyok az okornek,
inert kovetkezetesen en- is min
dig csak bort iszom. Kitartok
mellette olyan huseggel, mint
negylabu es ketszarvu ember-
tarSam - az OkOr.
A detroiti magyar negyedbol
ledocogtem a varos kozepere,
ahol hatalmas felhoket karco-
10 palotak vannak es beneztem
egy csomo irodaba, ahol csak
melyen gondolkozo, sajat esq
jarasukba merult embereket
LATHAM. Tunodtem felette egy
darabig, hogy mi a feszkes ESQ.,
da felett gondolkozhatnak ezek
az emberek ilyen nekifeszult.
seggel? Sc latnak, Sc hallanak
Dragan fizetett ugyvedek, Macy
penz kereso szakertok, orias
fizetesu reszvenytarsasagi al
elnokoknek ugy fo a feje. hogy
szinte 2negsajnalja 0ket a ma
gamfajta ioszivi ember. Mi le
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1937-04-22

"vitez" nev, ami mem spanyol !,
es mem angol.
Az Greg any6ka mem zark6-
zott magaba, ahogy en- AIT fell
tettem, hanem hozzafogott a,
beszedhez.
Hosszasan es b6beszediien
magyarazta, hogy bar 8 cas-
tilian (spanyol) es indian ke-
verek, a ferje mem az volt.
Hogy a ferje "Dzsejmen'-
indian szarmazasu es a neve is
"Dzsejmen". = "vajtiz", ICY
ejtette XII nevet, amt azon-
ban ugy irtak, ahogy lit van
Ia papiron: "Vitez".
Sokaig beszelgettiink es ta-
Ian mar az egyebkent kitiin6
uzletasszony is megfeledkezett
a vasarrol, nekem meg mem is
volt eszemben, hogy egy Nava-
jo takarokert 80 dollar k0-
rul fizessek es vegre megmond-
ia, hogy a muzeumban elhunyt
ferjenek az apjara vonatkoE6
irasokat fogok talalni.
TermeSzetes. hogy mem men
tenn ell Santa Fe-bol az esti
vonattal es hogy masnap reg
gel ujra oft voltam a muzeum-
ban, amelyben az els6 reggel
negy 5rat toltottem, anelkiil,
hogy barmilyen magyar vonat-
kozasu dolgot tudtam volna
benne talalni.
A muZeum leveltaraba
amugy is erdemes benezni,
inert nagyon csinos es kedves
szenyorita a leveltaros, aki
orommel fogadja a latogatot
es keszseggel beszelget.
Mikor megmondtam neki,
hogy a Waltz csaladra yo-
natkozo irasokat szeretnem
megnezni, - inert oft vannak
minden regi Santa Fe-i csalad
iratai a leveltarban, - percek
alatt kihuzta a file-t, amiben
az elsargult nemet irasokat
oriztek.
Ez egy kisse lehutott, inert
a nemet nyelvvel akkor is hadi-
labon alltam, mikor az iskola-
ban a der-die-das-t kellett ma
golnom, ma meg igazan csak
eppen hogy ell mem tudnanak
adni a nemet beszeddel.
Hanem azert or0mt6l ragyo-
GO szemekkel fekidtem az iras-
ba, amibol volt elegendo, inert
oft mar biztos voltam benne,
hogy magyar nyomokra talal-
tam. Ez az iras mar ekezetet
is tett az "e' betiire es a Jo-.
Seph Vitez nev tisztan volt XII
irva.
(Folytatjuk)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1937-04-22

tikat, mem a t0rtenelmet ke-
resik, hanem beoz0nlenek azok-
ba boltokba, amelyekben leg
inkabb a Chicagoban hamisi-
tott Navajo terit6ket aruljak.
Aki magyar indul a Santa Fe
Trail-nek es aki. tudja, hogy
ennek a vilagresznek minden
modern alkotasaban magyarok
is reszt vettek, a Santa Fe
Trail-en magyar labnyomokat
talalhat.
Hiszen lehetetlen lett volna,
hogy a hires osvenyt magyar
ember ne jarja.
A rovid es kisaranyu magyar
kivandorlas, amely Baltimore-t
s New Orleans-t magyarokkal
mar 1910 fele jol megrakta, st.
Louis-ba is juttatott bel6luk.
Oman witt magyar szerzetest
De Smet atya, a nagyszeri bel.
ga barat Montanaba magaval
es st. Louis-ban ma is talalni
olyan magyar csalad ivadekait,
akik mar a negyvennyolcas
idok Rombauerjait, mint st.
Louis-i oslakok, vendegszere-
tettel fogadtak.
Ezeket a kalandor magyaro-
kat hogyne csabitotta volna
kincses Santa Fe magahoz?
GOMEZ vITEZ soUvENIRS'
Ez a feliras olvashato Santa
Fe egyik kis gorbe uccajanak
a legkisebb boltja felett, amely-
ben termeszetesen emlekeket,
hamisitott es valodi Navajo
blankett-eket, gyongyoket, in
dian 0tv0smunkakat arulnak.
Az uzletben - ahol en- 1890
ban jartam - vev6ket felver
anyoka fogadja, akir6l mem
tudni, hogy valodi-e nala a
szegenyseg, vagy szanalom-
kettles hozzatartozik az 'uzlet-
hez.
Konnyes szemekkel allitja,
hogy rafizet a kis indian baba-
ra, amiert kifizettem a ket dol
lart, de ugy mondja, hogy el
kell ADM a portekat, hogy le-
gyen masnap a hazanal ebedre.
Angolul mem jol beszel, meg
latszik, hogy spanyol az anya-.
nyelve es talan az osindian
nyelvet is beszeli, ami mem rit-
kasag ezen a videken.
Mikor a vasarral keszen vol
tunk es ahogy biztatoan tapo-
gatni kezdtem a dragabb por-
tekakat, sejtetve az oreg asz-
szonnyal, hogy nagyobb uzletre
is lehet kilatas, felve kezdtem
erdeklodni, hogy nit jelent a
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1937-04-22

hallatara:
- Eek az urak azon t0rik
a fejuket, hogy lehetne a leg
fels6bb birosag altal j6vaha-
gyott Wagner munkasvedelmi
torvenyt kijatszani?
Ellenallas, kiizdelem 'nelkul
meg most Sc megy a dolog.
Azok, akiknek van, sok van,
mem fognak megnyugodni alb
ban, ami a legfels6bb birosag
ulesen tortent. Nit jelent az
nekik, hogy egy vi torvenye
van az orszagnak? Avagy mem
mondta meg mar evszazadok
el6tt a francia Montesquieu:
- A t0rveny azert keszul,
hogy kijatszak.
Ahanyszor a t0rvenyekre
gondolok, mindig eszembe jut
az a regi anekdota, amelyet
egy nagy francia es egy nagy
osztrak allamferfi fel0l jegyez-
tex fel. Taleyrand herceg volt
a francia, aki valami. fonto3
iigyben negy oldalas levelet
kuld0tt egyszer Metternich
hercegnek, az osztrak csaszar
legfobb tanacsadojanak es mi
niszterenek Becsbe. A ket al
lamferfi par hettel kesobb ia
lalkozott egymassal Lipcse va
rosaban es akkor Metternich,
az osztrak allamferfi bosszu-
san panaszolta:
Nezze, herceg! Felnapig
tortem rata a fejemet, mi van
abban a levelben, amt hozzam
intezett, de mem tudtam meg
erteni.
Taleyrand elmosolyodott es
konnyeden felelte:
= Ell pedig egy egesz napon
at tortem a fejemet, hogy
olyan levelet irjak, amt on ne
ertsen meg.
Icy keSzulnek a torvenyek is.
Olyanok legyenek, hogy senki
Sc ertse meg azokat.
A Wagner-fele munkasvedel-
mi t0rveny is koriilbeliil ICY
van irva, nehezen ertheto meg,
de annyi bizonyos, hogy eg to-
lie a gazdag emberek feje es
palotaja. A segitsegben pedig,
amt a 'munkasemberek nyujt-
hatnanak, mines koszonet. Ugy
vannak vele, mint a sarbogardi
svab gazda, Kleinert Janos a
kozsegbeliekkel.
Sarbogardon tortent, hogy
egy nyar soran tuz utott XII
Dorner Andras hazaban es egy
oft nyaralo pesti urnak fel-
tint, hogy a falubeliek ujju-
kat Sc mozditjak meg, hagyjak,
hadd egjen porig a haz. Mem is
maradt abbol egyeb, csak ha-
mu meg pernye.
Faggatozni kezdett a kilo-
nos latvanyra a pesti ur az
oreg bironal:
= Miert mem probalkoztak
az ego haz megmentesevel, a
tuz eloltasaval?
Nagyot szivott hosszuszaru
pipajabol a bolcs biro es csen.
desen rnondotta:
Mert nagyon szeretjul
Dorner Andrast, aki igen de.
rex ember. Mines annak egy
haragosa Sc a faluban.
| Csodalkozott a pesti ur szaj.
tatva:
L { Z.
- Hat ha olyan nagyon sze.
retik, akkor inert mem siettel
a segitsegere?
Setnezett maya koriil az oree
biro, halkabbra fogta a szot es
jamboran suttogta:
/ - Avert, kerem, inert j6l be
volt biztoSitva az a haz.
Ket hettel kes6bb Kleinert
Janos hazara vetett valaki vo.
ros, tiizes cs6vat, Alig kezdett
azonban felfele szalldogalni a
fist, maris osszeszaladt a falu
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Airman Locates
Mason and Dixon $
Jim Grow Line

CHICAGO --tANP) Heretofore
considered as purely an imaginary
line, but actually surveyed BY two
Englishmen, the Mason and Dixon
I4ine-Jim Grow barrier between the
North and South has finally been
located from the air by pilots flying
between Chicago and Washington,
DC.
w. Fl. Proctor, ace American air
line pilot, said here last Thursday
that he first noticed the line about
a year ago, as he flew over Cum
berIand, Md, and later investigation
revealed its identity. He said il
appeared like miniature highway
cutting through the dense timber
liant
Iii f767. two British surveyors
Charles Mason ant Jeremiah Dixon
cut narrow path in the wilder
ness between the Colonies Of Mary
land and Pennsylvania, while sur
veying the boundaries Of the two
territories. They thus established
the Line which later became famous
az the dividing line between the free
and slave states in Civil War days.
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Eight local minister's, lead by the
Rev. Jonathan Casto@, the Reys.
w. ID. ana W. I. Gafter, Went over
70 Inaio, Calif., to seN as an escore
to the Presidents Special fiding
lack with the national officers into
Los Angeles.
First trains TO arric shortly before
noon brought 800 delegates from
Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and
Alabama.
Special motorcycle officer Theo-
dore Robinson, escort ef Conner
Johnson firm, directed the weary
travellers up the long tunnel leading
to the station. Expressions of
amazement ut such d tremendous
crowd waiting 70 welcome tneln Wafu
i clearly visible On the facg4 of some
| OF the southefnefs who obviously
showed a bit of stage ftight osl
emerging from The qaIls tunnel into
e'4S 81 80 ~ s3ig
| s'"s'on VIII ''issie'si Gus eAeefs sl.sel-.
'as eiisif api'saia'ee'
Long past the Ia1ich hour the mass
asPs ,He1sl 80 1ile reception to tAe
ae'''ae'io I 'sf'csi''i' = one = eloek
i IN III fi''0 WV lhefe was iletAe
oiuef s''e'i. ole hiisit wei nave
s''9''s.'s '''as ~. =, = Wi'li"'''s was
'o'1 s''''''s = : soa - .Alsis! - ellese
| psoi'io s. eheS sMari'eq oyef ei'e
s's'i1i' peat upon sae Nl'aoWt'' met
",'y ''ioDs'su i'a'll loi 9 'eseh Y ll's
e4os'ie9' : n',i'''sas4ss' friendly
f''sss''''S "ii''' - issspS'oh set'.-.
i"'ssee alia = "sl'''i'si ioiA h''s''s
- -" ii0' - 's''''' 4
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, ,.r,., A..e,s,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-09-17
BAPTIST HEAD ATTACKS CRIME. AND
LIQUOR-FAVORS UNIONIZATION OF
ORkERS-DECRIES COMMUNISTS

Los ANGELES - tBy Fay NJ.
Jackson for ANp) - Before an as
senbiy of five thousand delegates to
the 57th annual session Of the Ma.
tionai Baptist Convention, meeting
this week in Shrine auditorium, Dr..
4. <, Williams, president, Of Chicago,
deeried the spread Of crime among
his people, gave poverty as d con
tributing cause and declared the in
crease of liquor traffic an undermin--
ing force in American life, when
he delivered the opening address of
the conelape.
America is often styled the
worlds greatest nation. But this
estimate is greatly reversed or low
cred when Americas crime record ID
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sed. and provision for drastic con-
stitution revision was made.
The award consisting Of large
piacque inscribed with d message
recognizing her leadership in the
fields Of journalism and cosmetologg,
was awarded by James II. Hubert,
executive director of the Urban
League Of New York. The cere-
mouy took place this afternoon at
the final session Of the convention.
In his presentation speech, Mr..
Hubert declared.
In recognition Of her untiring eff
forts in the field of cosmetology; ];
and in recognition Of her originality
in creating q public source Of infor--
nation relating to this science; and
IN recognition Of her journalistic
abilities in popularizing a column
! published in major Negro newspapers
throughout the United States, thn
Urban League Of New York eenfers
upon Miss Marie Downing, cosme-
tologist, business woman, artist and
friend of notables, its fervent COM
mendation and appreciation. To hei
goes the emoluments Of leadership.
Mr.. Hubert pointed out that lead
ership and eminence in field il
repaid more fully by recognition bs
ones friends than by any Other
kind Of tribute,
/ Miss Downing declared that the
purpose Of her work is to make
available general information con-
corning eosmetology and beauty cul-
ture.
1T is our desire,'' she continued
ITO help aur readers preserve and
enhance their beauty and to become
more conscious Of personal appear
! ance."
She explained that she Is identi-
| fed with the Larieuse Beauty Foun-
4 dation, founded by the Godefros
Manufacturing Company. She stres-
sed the fact, that she was never per-
Continued on page feuro
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-09-17
NANNIE BURROUGHS THRILLS
SHRINE AUDITORIUM AUD DIEN C.
WITH OPENING ADDRESS

Los ANGELES tANP)"We are
not concerned about the 100000
Negroes In America, nor about the
10000 900 entire population Of
Americal We arc concerned about
the millions of people throughout
the world whose future is our future
and whose opportunities are wrap
ped up In our opportunities, and
whose glory is our glory Thus did
Mamie Helen Burroughs, interna-
tionaIly known educator and religious
leader sound the cardinal principles
Of brotherhood and the purpose of
the National Baptist Convention in
session here In a brilliant pre-con-
vention address here Tuesday night.
Five thousand persons, both black
and white, were fred to round after
round of applause that Intercepted
Miss Burroughs throughout her ora
torical triumph on .New Frontiers. I
tive propose to put deeper and
new interpretations on the new
frontiers and to give to the world q
new Interpretation Of Christian
brotherhood and social Justice said
Miss Burroughs as she advanced the
fields Of endeavor IN which new
interpretations wore needed namely,
educational, economic, religious, in
dustrial and the work for mans hu-
manity to man for which Jesus gave
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himSelI,
In calculating on her FIRST point,
Miss Burroughs asserted Public
Enemy number one IN America and
the world is ignorance. She fnrth-
er stated that there would be no
peace In America until the doors Of
every educational institution were
opened TO every man on the principle
that, NO nation can endure half ig-
norant and half intelligent. I"
Miss Burroughs decried race as q
handicap and advised that individu-
ais must look within themselves and
bring power out of themselves; that
they must believe in their capacity
for greatness and get a quality Of
soul and a quality Of mind and work
as lie there is no power anywhere
to stop them. In a powerful sum
nation Miss Burroughs challenged
the black race to look to the bill
boards and paraphrase Il popular
automobile slogan when better
men are made the Negro race will
make them She called eloauently
for i RELIGION which il just as inter-
ested Ii the man that's working everv
dav ~ the mar Who breaches every
sunday for his living,
Miss Burroughs Is founder and
president Of the National Training
School for Girls and Women In
Washington.
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MARIE DOWNING AWARDED
FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
IN BEAUTY CULTURAL PUBLICITY

NEW YORK - I'm surprise an
nouncement here today, the identity
Of Marie Downing, writer and cos
metologist, was made known when
an award for distinguished service
was presented to her jointly by the
Urban League Of New York and the
National Beauty Culturists League,
which is holding its ANIMAL convention
this week at Renaissance Casino.
In private life, Miss Dowing Is
Mrs. Charles Evans of st. Louis. For
the past 18 months she has been
writing nationally circulated column
known as Beauty and Romance, !"
while at the same time operating
beauty shop of her own in st. Louis,
Her column, dealing with beauty
care and other hints for everyday
living, has gained wide popularity
throughout the United States. 1t was
only after the insistence Of friends
that she permitted her name to be
known, it was learned.
Officers for the coming year, elect
ed today, are:
Mrs. Nc. Joyner, Chicago, presi-.
dent; Mrs. D. Chapman, New York
first vice president; Mrs. A. Taylor,
Boston, second vice president; Mrs.
B, Mercer, Washington, DC, If
nancial secretary; Mrs. Y. Waters,
Baltimore, treasurer; Charles L,
Evans, ST, Louis, national organizer
Mrs. G. Green Johnson, Jersey City,
Nd. parliamentarian; and Mrs. f.
Bushell, New York, chaplain. Mrs.
Ethel Baird is retiring president.
The delegates adopted a two
year rehabilitation program intend
ed To strengthenen the national or
ganization and to consolidate all To-
cal and branch activities on ma
tion-wide scale. Fifteen amend
| ments to the constitution were pas
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revealed Or. Williams said.
In the scale of murder and
crimes, II rises higher than any other
so-called Christian nation. While
THU il true, the Negro as minority
group has q crime ratio that il d.
nroportionate and staggering This
thing is 50 hurtful that II requires
careful study and the employment
of the best efforts Of the chrch To
check it
Inherently Criminal
Denying that the Negro IS in-
herently criminal, DR.. Williams cited
the ignorance Of q greater number
Of NEGRO lawbreakers as one Of the
chief contributing causes. poverty
Continued Oh page gour)
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Paul AcISernan
Makes Record In
Pacific Coast Trip

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Paul
Aekerman, civic lender Of Dayton,
o., has established some sort Of q
record in meal spacing, it was dis
closed here today bv General William
n Gilmore, head OF the department.
Of government participation for the
1899 Golden Gate international
Exposition.
After dining at Dayton Saturday
NIGHT, Alderman boarded u rlane fof
San Francisco where he breakfasted
Sunday morning. After lunehine
here, Alderman took off for Dayton
and arrived back there for Monday
morning breakfast.
The host to the fasttraveline
calories was the guest Of Genera
Gilmore during his brief visit here
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burgh.
It was while Ia Edinburgh that
he was refused hotel aceommoda-
tions on account Of his color, sit
uation which led Sir John Simon,
British chancellor of the exchequer,
to offer his personal regrets to the
Bishop and which drew much con-
demnation from Scottish papers At
Edinburgh he was the oldest dele
gate to the conference and was
called the father Of the this import
ant body of leading churchmsn.
Bishop Heard was one Of the
| leading figures IN the African Meth
| odist Episcopal Church He was hon
ored hyith honorary degrees from
Wilberforce and Allen Universities
and Campbell College, and besides
his art degree, he held the bachelor
of divinity degree from the Miller
Memorial Theological Seminary,
| Philadelphia,
/ With power to assign presiding
/ elders and ministers to the churches
! Of the very important First Episco--
/ pal District, Bishop Heard was also
the center Of several church con-
troversies as dissatisfied preachers
made Issues of his appointment-buf
III the largest measure, he was held
in high esteem by the multitude of
people throughout the Country VINO
knew him.
At the bedside when the Bishop
passed away was his niece, MISS
/ yaleria Caldwell, who in late years
/ has been his constant companiohi
| MRS. Adelaide Harty FLEMING, KIN
! superintendent Of the Convalescen'
Hospital for Colored Women, afo
Miss Hazel Hampton, friends Of the
families; Mcneil Robinson, compan-
ion of the Bishop for twenty-si,
4 years, and Miss Ashley Bridgeport
the faithful housekeeper in tbs
Bishops household,
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National Technical
Associs tor I-Iolela
Interestil1 Session
Speakers List Opportunities for
Technically Trained Nsgreos

WASHINGTON tsANp) Tho
ninth annual convention Of the
National Technical Association has
closed Q most interesting session.
Meetings wore held III Howard
University and the 100 delegates
from various parts Of the country
were welcomed By pr, Mordecai W
Johnson, president OF Howard.
The association seeks to contribute
to scientific progress and to aid men
and women of the colored race IN
finding positions in engineering, ar
chitecture ara other technical fields.
Opportunities for the technically
trained for service in the govern
ment were outlined by Charles .
Duke, structural engineer for tha
Farm Security Administration, whf
pointed out that there are increas-
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TEN THOUSAND ANGELEN0S
MEET BAPTIST HOST AT STATION
FOR ANNUAL CONVENTION
President Williams Nearly Mohbed by Admiring
Throngs Who Waited Hours for Baptist Train

Los ANGELES (By Fay NJ
Jackson for ANp) Incredible things
alawys happen in Los Angeles and
Hollywood. The National Baptist
Convention. opening here Tuesday,
september I, bringing over $4,000
delegates from all parts Of the
United States all Negro Baptists,
was one evidence Of the unusual
happenings taking place this summer
on the West Coast.
That approximately 10000 eolored
people IN this city filled the Southern
Pacific railway station, jammed the