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C.. 10. Praised,
Ford Assailed at
NAACP Farley

Detroit-(Lawrence Emery for
CNA)-The 18th annual conference
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
came to grips in its opening ses-
sion with the biggest problem Of
the day-the CLIO and the Negro
people.
John P. Davis, secretary of the
National Negro Congress, in de-
livering one of the two opening
reports, declared that "the new
hope of Black America is the hope
of lining up with the forces Of
progress, the forces of organized
labor under the banner of the
CO."
Davis emphasized the policy Of
the CLIO in organizing Negro work,
ers on the basis of equality anG
freedom in industry and contrastec
this with the old policy of discrim'
nation in the A. F. of L.
Negroes in Leadership
"The CO." said Davis, "has put
Negroes on its staff everywhere
and defended the interests of Ne.
gro workers, when it signed a con,
tract with U. S. Steel. It raised
the pay of $4,000 Negroes, and is
giving them real benefits.
"The new United Federal Work.
ers of America, which will become
one of the biggest unions in the
country, chose Negro as the first
person on its payroll.
Lining up with the CLIO will
not only bring economic benefits
but will further our fight for civil
liberties. Our main anxiety now
is that a minority of Bourbon
Southerners will defeat the will Of
the people, but we have in the GIG
more than 8 million people who will
give open and honest support il
our legislative campaign against
lynching.
"For us to be confused, to raise
the old issues with this new move
ment, is to make a great mistake
At this time the NAACP and ev.
cry one of its local branches ha:
the serious responsibility to sup
port by all means the great drive
of American labor and tx
strengthen that drive with our owl
forces"
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Tommy Douglass
Band Returns
Monday Night

The most talked of orchestra in
the Midwest, the Tommy Douglass
Orchestra, will come to the Twin
Cities for a one night stand at
Rainbow Gardens, on the cool
shores of McCarrons Lake, Monday
night.
The Rainbow Social Club, who
brought the band here on May "a,
is sponsoring the dance.
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Des Moines
Attorney Hurt
Between 2 Cars

J. Nelson Thompson, Des Moines
attorney, was injured July 5 when
pinned between two cars off High
way No. 1859 near Shakopee.
After being treated at General
Hospital he was removed to the
home of friends.
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Still well and hearty, with eyes
that need no glasses; with hearing
unimpaired and an amazing ap-
petite that refuses no good things
to eat; with an excellent home in
which he receives the most loving
care, it would indeed be quite pos
sible that many years are yet his
to live.
Recalls The Past
spent an interesting hour with
him listening to his recital of men,
cries of the past, recounted in a
soft and pleasant drawl, reminis-
cent of the south from which he
came and still loves and to which
he hopes shortly to visit to locate
relatives and long time friends and
acquaintance.
His interesting story was called
to the attention of our editor by
Judge w. A. Anderson, himself a
son of a Civil War veteran.
Born In Slavery
Born in Fayette City, a little
town of Alabama, his first recollec-
lions are of his farm life with his
parents, his sisters and brothers,
the property of Jim Pole. Pole was
the typical slave owner of that era
with 260 acres of farm land worked
by the seven or eight members of
this slave family. The master was
noted neither for extreme kindness
or cruelty.
Soldiers Bring Freedom
But one day in '63 the Yankee
soldiers came-drove Pole into the
woods, denuded the. farm of all
livestock and produce and took the
slaves with them.
Henry entered the war on the
Union side and fought until it
ended. By then his folks had moved
to Little Rock. There he went
and there he said good bye to
mother and all his kin, none of
whom he has ever seen again.
Without education or the ability to
write, contact with his people came
only through word of mouth as
travellers coming north would bring
some brief news from home. To-
day he is not sure if the mother
still lives, but has reason to believe
his brothers are still in Little Rock.
Lives In Omaha
Coming north Henry met the
varied experiences of adventurous
youth. On the farm he had learned
something of carpentering and
plumbing and how to turn his hand
to many incidental things and these
enabled him to earn a living in
Omaha, Nebraska, where he
settled for period of years.
In this city he met and married
his first wife, Martha Green. She
died many years ago. Later he
came to Minneapolis where the
past % years have been spent. His
second marriage few years back
| united him to the mother of the
well known musician, Clarence
johnson. She died some two years
ago and since he has continued to
make his home with his step-son
and his wife in their pleasant home
at 535 Emerson Avenue.
Travels
Mr.. Mack uses neither tobacco
nor liquor. With his step-son he has
travelled quite a bit. Last year it
was New York and Washington.
Next year trip to the west coast
is planned.
Banks Pension
Mr.. Mack draws a sizable PEN
sion and this he banks in his own
name. Life, he says, is not half
bad. He hopes to enjoy much more
of it.
Mr.. Mack is regular in his at
tendance at G. A. R. sessions.
Only recently he was honor guest
of the Veterans meeting at the
Radisson Hotel.
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Civil War Vet Is
100 on July 18th;
In Good Health

By w. M. SMITH

hundred years What stretch of time To this jazz
crazed must be unhinkabe es journey-but to
Henry Mack Minneapolis Civil War Veteran with hundred
years of life behind him. it does not remarkable
strange He contempes the future he stands at the
threshold of another century with camness born of
perence and he would not be greatly surprised if he lived
through it!
Mr.. Mack observed his Tooth birthday Sunday july A.
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Heated Discussion

The discussion that followed Da-
Wis report showed that there is no
open opposition to the CLIO, but a
good deal of hesitation and doubt
with a willingness on the part of
all delegates to discuss the question
fully and thoroughly.
The name of Henry Ford doomed
large in the discussions. Some re-
gard him as the biggest employer
of Negro labor in the country, and
are fearful of challenging his
power.
Davis replied to questions of this
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Mrs. Laura ]. Posten, Of Man
haitian, Kansas, is visiting her
sons, Jack, Thomas and William
Posten, and daughter, Mrs. Lulu
Bailey, all of Minneapolis.
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OMISSION

The name of Rev. L. w. Harris
was inadvertently omitted from the
news item concerning the D. L.
Rogers funeral.
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TWIN CITY CLUB SPENDS
THE FOURTH IN DULUTH

Members of the Toute Bon Ami
club motored to Duluth early last
Sunday morning to celebrate July
fourth and fifth.
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We were admitted to the fireside
1t was, indeed, a cosy picture of
domestic seclusion. All were busily
engaged at some useful task.
Grandpa was putting the last
touches to blackjack. "Pa" was
cleaning his sub-machine gun.
Grandma was cooking up mash for
the still. Mother was dallying
with a neat bit Of forgery, with a
practieed hand. The boys were
comparing notes over their coun-
terfeiting, while the youngest lad
was filing ont slugs for village slot
machines. While we stood by the
baby's crib, it deity gifted" our
wallet. Only one discordant note
was present, the oldest girl. "She's
the black sheep" said "Pa, I"
blushing. "She run off and join
ed the Salvation Army"
Hampstead, N. H.,
July 90, 1887.
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his batting will bring home many
runs. re not only batted sd times
safely in 112 trips to the plate in
the regclar Social League sehed-
ule for an average Of 1872, but in
the three night games he hit the
ball hard and often. Woodson
will be on second. He is doing
well. Esmond Albury, at third.
is great fielder and has a rifle
like arm He always hits when
hits mean rms. At short, Cheta
Baker will be an asset on the team
He is also a great fielder and hit
ter. and dangerous man on the
bases. lie is one of the best
hunters in Key West and sacrifices
many runners around the bags. In
the field win be Kerr. who is hit
ting the old apple far and often.
Fans know what kind of bali he
plays since the "Never Sleep
days. Mccarthy will play center
field, He can cover the territory
to his right or left as good as any
in the state. Joe Russell. Hopkins
or any other player who viii be
used in right will do his job in a
trWe Coneh style--and that means
good. Joe is a hitter who does
not crack the ball often hut at the
right time. Hopkins hits often
and for many extra bases. Cara
hallo will go along 20 help the
boys out. He Is known as the
lueklest plsyer ever 10 80 oct Ia
Bayview Prrk to be in action on
the field. He always carries q
horse shoe in his pocket So. al
in all. il Is a great bail elnh and
the writer truly thinks that the
hest club in the Fourth District s
Miami Beach, and II Key West
can lick that team. the Canehs
viii be champs. Bon voyage and
bring back the bacon. sausage.
wiener or what haze yoal
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DOings Around The
Golf Links
(By CRAVY)
eeeeeeeseaepeaeeeeseseae

1t seems that last Sunday, Nj.
Pious Bill Watkins was still smart
ing from the defeat (eaused by
such high score) of the previous
Thursday and so this time he took
LisPlummer for a partner and
played against RUSSELL Kerr and
Cookie Mesa with the result Mr..
Watkins made a 90 due to so
much gable on the part of Mr..
Ii and Mr.. Cookie and therefore
Mr.. Kerr and Mr.. Mesa walked
off with the match to the tune
of z up. (And no card game
nsant.)
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KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

John Middleton, commander of
the vessel from which eight men
jumped and three lives were lost
when the vessel burst into flames
from gas explosion in the
northwest channel Sunday after
noon was held under $4,000 bond
by u. S. Commissioner G. Rodney
Gwynn, at preliminary hearing
this morning. The four rescued
aliens gave detailed evidence con-
corning their passage from Cuba.
Captain Middleton had no ques-
tions to ask and refused to make
any statement. All the evidence
showed that the aliens paid from
$25 to $50 in advance to a big
man wearing glasses in Havana
and each was to pay an additional
of $3.50 when delivered to their
respective destinations in AM
erica. Two of the men were to
be delivered at Baltimore, one at
Camden, N. j., and the other was
to be landed anywhere in AM
erica. They left Cuba Friday
night and walking one hour
through dense woods and crossing
on ferry to San Francisco.
Then they were rowed in skiff
fright out of the woods. /" They
were to be met in Key West by
the .big man with the glasses,
and pay him the other money
They were in sight of Key West
when fire burst out on the vessel
and the@first man to jump over
board was Captain Middleton. The
survivors did not see him again
until he was rescued Monday
morning from the channel buoy to
which he was clinging. One man
had been clinging to the captain
but the captain pushed him away
with the remark that eff he per-
sisted in clinging to him they
would both drown" He sank from
sight and was seen no more.
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Mr.. John Pinder was able to
beat Mr.. Earl Julian and Mr.. Old
Bye Duke of Rock Sound with
case and elegance and Mr.. Sands
cannot understand why it was
that a short time ago he could
beat Mr.. Julian easily but now he
never seems to be able to do it.
But of course Mr.. Sands should
realize the narrow corner every
body had Mr.. Julian in the other
night when he had to have Cookie
Mesa extricate him with diligence
and speed for Mr.. Lionel Plum
mer was OFT talking the whole
dinner crowd.
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ssaoooOoOeooaeeeeeseesSe
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
SsSSS~SS
With the Major Leagues-

With the Major Leagues
Babe Ruth is broken hearted
because ne IS out Of baseball. Per-
haps next year the Big Bambino
will come back. Grimm, mana
ger of the Cubs, is suffering from
sciatica but he is still in there
fighting with his Cubs. Instead
of talking about a five-cent series
in New York, they are beginning
to talk about $50 series in New
York and Chicago. Joe Tinker
refused the management of the
jamestown, Md, club in the
Northern League. Gamblers are
refusing to accept bets on the
Yanks winning the pannant, for
it looks like cinch. .Gabby
Hartnett, Cubs catcher, claims
that DGcly Wucky Medwick is
the greatest hitter he ever saw,
Back in 1926 a young man
named Zen Cantwell was pitching
for Sanford in the florida State
League. He looked so good thai
Jacksonville purchased him. and
from there he went to the Giants
for SO, 500. From there he went
to Boston and one season won 20
games. last year he was shipped
to the Jersey City club. Now the
Giants have recalled Ben. 1t would
be > fitting climax to Cantwell's
basebai career if he helped the
Giants to a National League pen
pant after he was sent back to
the minors by Boston. Only
twice have the Yanks failed to
finish first or second in Is years.
The call Tom Heinrich BABY
Face" but opposing pitchers will
tell you that Heinrich is a full
grown man. Van Muneo, Brook
lyn pitcher. is baking at the idea
of losing his tonsils. About the
only gilys who will be with the
famous cashorse Gang next year
will he Medwick, Frisch, Dean and
Martin. and possibly Mize, for
Branch Hickey says that they are
all slated to go because they have
lost al their wind ont of the bag,
The Giants have asked waivers
on George Davis and Tom Baker.
and Terry may bench OFT, for the
Youngest 10-year man in the ma.
jors Is in a slump. Critics claim
that DiMaggio is the reason the
Yanks are on top of their league.
.Cronin, Dykes, Mccarthy and
others say that Joe DiMaggio is
the best uIayer in tae big leagues
today. Medwick may bat few
points more but DiMag will bat
in more runs, has better arm and
fields better. they claim. If the
Cubs. have aweakness, why don't
they begin to show It. Rip Col
Inns claims that the Boston Bees
have as good a pitching staff as
there IS in the majors, in Fette,
Turner, Macfayden, Lanning and
Bush. Injuries to Silkirk and
Lazzari has weakened the Yanks
lately, but as long as Gehrig and
DiMaggio are hitting one-two in
Baeza claims he is not going to
worry. Paul Waner said after
the AlI-Star game that the Amer
lean League YVES too strong for
the Nationals, and the Yanks
alone could beat a picked team
from both leagues.
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Thi. and Tha.-

This and That
Make Baer and Jim Braddock
fight is assured. Site has not yet
been decided. The fracas will
take place sometime in Septem-
Der Joe Louis and Tommy Farr
have signed a contract for their
bout Aug. 26 at Yankee Sta
dunn And Max Schmelling
claims he is coming over to watch
the fight. He is the one who flat
tened Joe and Tommy ran away
from fight with him; so he has
both fighters number. He will
probably meet the winner. i.
Around the Sports Cigar store the
boys are all in favor Of Louis but
would rather see Farr win. In
the baseball race. Bobby Shultz is
up to his old tricks again. He Is
rahid Cardinal fan but now the
Cubs are leading he has switched
TO them. In the American cir
cult. be was for the Tigers and
now he is on the fence. Those
who picked the Cubs at the start
Of the season are jubilant. Among
them is Henry Mayg, a 100 per-
cent Bruin fan. The Yanks were
picked ly Mr.. Artman. Dewey
Riggs. Willie Resell. Oscar pita
and Beez9. The Cards were
chosen ~ ShGltx, Riggs. Big Phil
lips, Artman. Pita and Russell. and
yours truly. The Giants were
favored rs Varela and Maehin
brothers. The Pirates had ]. Ma
chin hacking them up. The tt
gers were picked by Shuts and
Phillips. The Indians were fav-
ored hy Mayg and varela. And
Shorty Winfield picked the Sena-
tors and the Cubs in the National.
From now until October, We
hope they do not change around
like roaoy does and always side
with the winner. The local boys
have q very good club to pat in
the soft'sall tournament. All have
good batting averages Wrlnkley
Bin has risyed hut three night
games this year and he BIZ seven
safely In - times at bat. Some
u his blows were coed for don-
hles. His srm Is as good a. ever,
Gates and Ward have done well on
the mound this season. Sterling
en- first IS the keystone man and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

9 1821-Uriah S. Stephens, Phil
adelphia tailor who, with several
others, founded the Knights of
Labor in 1869, forerunner of the
American Federation of Labor,
born near Cape May, N. j. Died
in Philadelphia, Feb. Is, 1862.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Mr.. Johnny Kirschenbaum was
able to tie Mr.. Charlie Salas and
was able to beat Doc William PEN
ababe Kemp, which proves to all,
including Isirsch. that his golf
game is not slipping as some would
have you believe. Mr.. Eddie
Strunk walked aroundf or holes
to see if he could leep the boys
from fighting too much.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Charles Edison of West Orange,
N. j.. assistant secretary of the
navy, son of the late famed inven-
tor, born at West Orange, AZ
years ago.
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Keep Hi. Eyes Open

1t is said that a female crab
has one million young at birth.
No wonder the father crabs eyes
stick out so far.-Punch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Clara E. Laughlin Of Chicago,
travel book author, born in New
York, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

1811-Elisha 6. Otis, inventor
of the go ~ appliances making
the ele sator possible, born at Hall
fax, VT. Died at Yonkers, N. Y,
April 8, 1861.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Rt. Rev. William D. O'Brien,
auxiliary Catholic bishop of Chi
cage, president of the Catholic
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Today's
Anniversaries

1s80-Hamilton Fish, New
York's noted governor, senator
and secretary of state, born in
New York. Died Sept. 6, 1898.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Troop Boy Scouts viii leave
Tampa next Friday and arrive at
Key West some time Saturday it
was sad today. Coast Guard
Cutter Saukee came in this morn
ing from Mobile and sailed this
afternoon for Tampa. After lay
ing over in port one day she will
sail from that port Friday with
the scout troop, bound for Key
West and home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

1S67-Augustus NJ. Herring,
pioneer in aviation in America,
born at Covington, Ga. Died in
Brooklyn, N. Y, July II, 1926.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

1S57-Paul Shorey, University
of Chicago's noted classicist, born
at Davenport, la. Died April "a,
1884.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Extension Society, born in Chi
cago, SO years ago.
Lester II. Woolsey Of Washing
ton, D. c., lawyer, onetime soIici-
tor of state, born at Stone Ridge,
n. ", so years ago.
Arthur A. Ballantyne of New
York, lawyer, onetime undersec-
rotary of the treasury, born at
Oberlin, Ohio. 81 years ago.
Ex-Premier Stanley Baldwin Of
England, born 20 years ago.
King Haakon VII, of Norway.
born 65 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

MIR. Walter V.nson was the best
man in the insurance gang no ac-
count of he had "a strokes while
Mr.. George Lfera got 95 strokes.
Their respective partners were j..
B. Symonetta with 107 and Hart
ley Albury with 104. All report
very nice time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

World War took off, born. Died
April %, 1915.
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A factory in which will be
manufactured exclusively for the
mail order trade is being estab-
lished at the corner of Eaton and
Whitehead streets and win start
operations next week with force
of 20 men. NJ. B. Monsalvatge,
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INSISTS ON TALKING

ST. LOUIS.-"Let me finish
first" said Mrs. Ella Payton of
this city when Judge Curtis tried
to interrupt her testimony.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Norberg Thompson, vice presi-
dent. of the Chamber Of Conn
merce is asking in an advertise
ment in this issue "Do you favor
the extension of the boulevard
from its present terminus to
White street? Do you favor the
building of Bertha street SO as to
connect the present south shore
terminus of the boulevard, or, do
you favor leaving the boulevard
as now constructed without any
connection at the south shore ter.
minus, otherwise than now ex-
ists?" A membership meeting of
the chamber will be held Thurs
day and the questions will come
up for consideration if you arc
unable to attend the meeting
place phone 500 and tell the see
rotary how you wish to vote on
the foregoing propositions.
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A lineal descendant of the
English Juke's, of criminal fame,
is said to have slowed away on
the Mayflower and is responsible
for the Jukes branch, "some-
where in New Hampshire" Only
after greatest difficulty, bribing
and the presentation of a faxed re-
las of a bakr arar tn TIM orarthth
lease from Sing Sing, were. we
able to reach the hide-outE in the
hills.
A dozen fierce wolf-hounds
charged us at the gate of the
barbed wire fence around the old
farm. After light "frisking"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

1SS7-Rupert Brooke, English
poet, one of the brilliant men the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Forest fires were raging on
Big Pine Key last night. Sheriff
was out with a fishing party, saw
the fires, and says if the flames
are not subdued, property will be
in danger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

formerly of Key West but now a
resident of Miami is president,
and Faustino Rendueles, for many
years connected with the Cato
cigar interests, will be the vice
president and general manager.
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Editorial comment: A. Denver
judge has ruled that women
autoists should always have the
right of way. Every so often
new Solomon is revealed to US.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

IL was clans instead of shrimp
that the Mallory Line steamer
picked up at this port Saturday
night The shipment weighed 43
tons, 1862 cases of canned clans
from Marco, Florida, which were
brought in on the Schooner
Eureka.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Our 9Th ANNUAL OLD STOVE
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There's nothing like Cos for broiling
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