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Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
HARLEM HAS HIGHEST T.B
DEATH RATE

New York, Sept, (CNA)-In New
York, the chances of Negroes dying
of tuberculosis is double than of any
other part of the country, according
to the quarterly bulletin issued by
Health Commissioner, John L. Rice.
The shocking rate of Negro NOR
tality in tuberculosis cases was IL
lustrated by comparative figures for
all parts of the country. In 1885
more than half Of the Negro deaths
due 10 tuberculosis occurred in New
York City, whose mortality figure for
that year was 300, whereas in all the
rest Of the country the average wa.
132.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
SUES DETROIT JIMCROW
CAFE

Detroit, Sept, (CNA) = Judge
George Murphy of Recorders Court
this week signed warrant charging
violation of civil rights against the
white proprietor and employees of a
cafe at 210 Monroe Avenue who are
alleged to have refused to serve five
Negro members of the. United Auto
mobile Workers Union.
Paul Kirk, 1880 Richmond Avenue
was the complainant The warrant
was recommended by John K. Gra-
ham, assistant prosecutor.
The defendants named were Chris
Marx, 1926 Wark Avenue, proprie-
tor, who claimed he was not in the
cafe at the time of the incident; Peter
Johnson, bartender, and an unidenti-
fled waitress.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
AUTO TESTING STATION
WILL OPEN IN WEEK
Inspection of Ali City's Cars, Trucks
to Take 8 Months

Minneapolis automobile testing sta
ton at the city market will be "oper
for business" the middle of next week
probably Wednesday, Jay c. Vincent
traffic engineer, said today.
With 135,0O0 pleasure cars afit
trucks to check, the job Of testing al
the city's vehicles will take about
three months.
More than 100 WPA workers
who have been trained for the
task will be employed.
Vincent said car owners will be noti-
fled by postcard to bring their ma
chimes to the testing grounds.
The notifications will be sent out in
groups of thousands until all car own
ers have been notified.
Inspection tickets issued for tested
automobiles will be good for six
months.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
PIONEER PASSES

Mrs. Francis True Mcfarland, pio-
neer resident of Minneapolis, died a,
General Hospital, Tuesday.
Mrs. Mcfarland had been mother
of Zion Baptist Church, and a resi-
dent of this city for over fifty years
She was 62 years old.
Funeral services were held Friday
Sept 10 at 2 p. M, from Zion Baptist
Church with Rev. ]. ]. Clayborn and
Rev. D. P. Young officiating with in
terment at Crystal Lake cemetery.
Survived by George True, Albert
True and Lester True, sons; Julie
Richie, Elenore Taylor and Dasie
True, daughters; five grandchildren
and host of friends.
Woodard Funeral Home had charge
of arrangements.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
w. C. T. U. MEETS

The Ophelia Rice W. c. T. U. met
Monday night at the home of the
President, Mrs. M. c. Washington,
6l9 Oak Lake Ave- No. After the
business session Mrs. Washington
gave a talk on Alcohol Education The
hostess served delicious repast.
Mrs. Mary E. Baker will return to
Des Moines, Iowa, after a two week s
stay with Mrs. Ida Burrell, 619 Sixth
Ave- No.
Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs, US Sixth
Ave. No., returned home from Bob
ley, Mo.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
DETROIT GROUP WINS
WPA JOBS

Detroit, Sept, (CNA) = Thirteen
WPA jobs were issued to women OF
the Alfred Street Welfare District
within the past week, as a result OF
the activity of the Negro Women's
Commission.
Upon demanding jobs, or the alter
native of SIS per week for mainten-
ance, the women were offered domestic
work at $3.50 per week. When they
insisted upon their right to work on
sewing projects at regular project
wages, they. were told that Negro
women are unable to use electric ma
Chimes"
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
BY Daniel I. Mcnamara

nR. Daniel Gregory Mason, AscAp.
~ Mcdowell Professor of Music
in Columbia University, exemplifies
in his musical career the traditions
of New England family long rep
resentative of the musical aristoc.
racy of America DR.. Lowell Mason.
his grandfather, was composer of
Nearer, My God, to Thee" and
sponsor at his own expense of the
first music course in an American
public school in Boston in 1888.
His father, Henry Mason, was a
brilliant pianist and founder of a
great piano and organ mandatory.
His uncle, DR.. William Mason, was
distinguished as both composer and
author and fellow artist of Theodore
Thomas in the Mason-Thomas quar-
tet of instrumentalists. He himself
is prolific composer of music in
larger forms and the author of more
than a dozen books on music and
musicians.
DIR Mason's activity in literature
Is the result of an incident of his
scholastic life in Harvard, class of
1895 Specializing in music with
DR. John Knowles Paine, he was
stricken with a form of writer's
cramp that interrupted his work at
the piano for two years. In the in.
terval he turned to literature and
developed his literary style.
On leaving Harvard, DR.. Mason
continued his music with George
w Chadwick and Percy Goetschius
in Boston, then Joined the com.
poser. Vincent D'Indy in France. Re.
turning from Europe he became
noted for his lecture recitaIs on
musical appreciation. One of his
nrst educational posts was with DR.
frank Damrosch in the New York
institute of Music. Later he helped
organize the first adult classes ON
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17

music for the New York Board of
Education
In 1909 he Joined the faculty at
Columbia. He has achieved world
VIDE prestige as composer, teacher,
lecturer and essayist and has be.
come one of the most influential
members of the American Society
of Composers, Authors and Publish.
ers. His works have been played by
symphony orcheStras under Stokow-
ski Gabrilowitch. Stock, Stransky
and other famous conductors. His
piano compositions are favored by
Josef Hofmann. John Powell and
Percy Granger. His "a Lincoln
Symphony" played for the first
time by the New York Philharmonic
Symphony under John BarbirolIi
November II, 1887, at Carnegie
Hall, was outstanding.
Dr Mason is frankly a romantic
among musicians. To him the su-
preme thing in music is the express
sion in forms of plastic beauty of
simple, spontaneous. straightfor-
ward emotions. Like his illustrious
predecessor at Columbia, whose
name is given to the chair of music.
DR. Mason holds with MacDowelI
tnat there is a definite kinship of
the fine arts. His coordination of
music with other cultural activities
or the University has been a factor
IN expanding Columbia's musical
prestige.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
Suspect Held In
Snyder Robbery

Archibald Givens, is held as sus-
pect in the $1,000 robbery of the Sny-
der Drug Company earlier this week.
Due to prompt and clever work of
the Detective Bureau, number of
persons previously held as suspects
were released, Givens being the only
one held at present.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
WILLIAM H. SINGLETON, HIGH
EST RANKING NEGRO IN UNION
ARMY DURING CIVIL WAR
DIES

Des MONIES, lowa-Colonel William
Henry Singleton, highest ranking Ne
gro officer in the Civil War, died of a
heart attack Wednesday night. He was
l03 years DID,
Colonel Singleton participated in the
annual parade of the Grand Army of
the Republic with 118 aged comrades
on Tuesday, defying 90-degree heat to
parade for fifteen blocks through
downtown streets. A majority of the
ll8 rode in automobiles, but o. H.
Mennet, commander in chief, mustered
SO marchers, and SO, including Colonel
Singleton, walked the full distance.
His wife said the strain of the long
journey to the G. A. R. encampment
from their home in New Haven, Conn.
and the excitement and exertion of
the parade apparently caused the fatal
heart attack.
Born on Plantation
Colonel Singleton was born a slave
on plantation near New Bern, N. C.
Soon after the outbreak of the Civil
War he made his way to the coastal
islands of South Carolina, then under
control of Union forces and joined
regiment of Negroes which was being
there.
After falling into the hands of Con-
federates, he was interned in Ander-
sonville Prison but escaped to Wash
lngton and soon after President Abra-
ham Lincoln signed the Emancipation
Proclamation, he and 1000 other Ne
gro soldiers were accepted in the
Union Army as the 35th Regiment. He
served as first sergent under Colonel
James Beechcr, brother of Henry
Ward Beecher, and was later commits
stoned colonel by President Lincoln
and led his regiment in several import
ant engagements. At the funeral of
President Lincoln, he commanded
Negro guard of honor.
Following the end of the war, Colo
lel Singleton returned to Charleston,
5. C., for time and then went to New
Haven. For while he worked as
.oachman for wealthy white family
md later became. preacher Before
he war, he was unable tc read or write
'ut he educated himself by buying sec
i'd hand books. lis "Recollcctioas
f My Slavery pays was published
1922.
Surviving relatives are his third wife,
he former Miss Mary f. Powell, and
daughter, Mrs. Collins L. Fitch, OF
Jew Haven, Conn.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17

threee quarters of century. Thirty
eight tried to walk with the old cad
ence; thirty-eight threw back thei,
shoulders as in days of yore in 6
fruitless gesture to shake off the bur.
dens of time; thirty-eight stout old
hearts set their faces toward the goal
of reviewing stand, and it seems to
me there was as much courage in
these gallent men that day as there
ever was in those days in the Wilder
ness, at Shiloh, or Gettysburg.
They knew that as they marched
probably half of their number would
never attend another reunion that
more than half would never march to
the strains of the old battle anthems
They held their heads high in full
knowledge that the grim reaper was
marching by each of them, ready to
choose those who would open the
ranks that seventy-five years had wild
ened beyond Imagination. Commander
in-Chief, 0. H. Mement should be
proud of his boys, for thirty-six
the full distance.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
Housing Committee
Seeks Leader

/ The Citizens Volunteer Committee
on Housing met Sunday afternoon
minus a Chairman, due to the resig-
nation of Mr.. Rucker, and adjourned
sans Vice Chairman, because Rev. Da-
mon Young could not breast the cur
rent of responsibilities involved.
The leaderless group devoted most
OF the Afternoon to discussion of ways
and means to find a Chairman who
would have and hold the job which
involved some work, some honesty.
lot of criticism and little thanks.
A rugged volunteer came forth to
hold the ramparts until leader could
be chosen. R. Augustine Skinner be-
came the man of the moment and
poured oil on the troubled waters
through the appointment of Mrs. Sims.
Mr.. Errol Fasset, and VIM. Smith,
and gave them instructions to 60 forth
and find King Arthur.
A post mortem was held in the mat
ter OF the evictions in the condemned
area. We say post mortem because
the question was settled by the State
Highway department long before the
meeting, and leniency was shown re-
sidents of the area due to poor hous-
ing facilities for those involved.
Brotherly seekers of truth, in the
persons of the Rev. Damon Young
and William "Pythias" Smith, held the
lantern of Diognes in the face of the
Twin City Herald and questioned the
authenticity of our statement CLEANED
from the Highway Department.
Cried down by persons not inter
ested in petty. jealousies and politics
OF like proportion, the two immortals
blew out The lantern and the com
mittee adjourned to meet Sunday.
Sept. 18 at four p NJ, at the Phylis
Wheatley House Those interested in
coronations as well as housing are in
vited to attend to see a new king
crowned.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
WOMEN RECEIVE WORK.
HOUSE SENTENCES

Alice Sims, AZ, was arrested as a
keeper of a disorderly house, and was
sentenced to sixty days in the work
house.
Billie Mercer, -, $50 Fremont Ave,
No., arrested as common prostitute,
was also given sixty days.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
BOIL WEEVIL CAUSES WORST
DAMAGE IN YEARS

Memphis, Tenn, Sept, (CNA)-Bo1l
weevils and army worms have caused
more damage to cotton this year than
in quarter of century, extension
agents reported this week.
Mid south farmers have been ham
pered by rains and heavy winds and
efforts in many areas to exterminate
the pests have been futile.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
St. Paul Girl
Hit By Car

Lorraine Edwards, 7, daughter of
Mrs, Lottie Edwards, was hit by a
car when she attempted to cross the
street in front of her home at 334
Rondo. One leg was broken, and her
face severely lacerated She was re-
moved to Ancker Hospital, where her
condition is reported as fair.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
Congressman
Arthur Mitchell
To Visit St. Paul

Congressman Arthur Mitchell, Chi
cage, will be a speaker at the Urban
League Banquet, ST Paul, September
the twenty-eighth.
Mr.. Mitchell is a member of the
Congressional Post Office Committee.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
A. M. E. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS

AJdjourning Sunday night, the A.
ME-. Church Conference held at Da-
venport closed an unusually mild ses-
sion.
No changes were made in the per-
sonnel of the twin city pastorate.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17
VISIT BAPTIST CONVENTION

Mr. and Mrs E. Smith of St. Paul
Park report fine trip to Kansas
City, Leavenworth, and St. Louis
During the trip to St. Louis they
spent two days attending the Baptist
Convention.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17

Healing and Prosperity Treatments.
Friendly letters Of Spiritual advice,
questions answered. Inciose free-wili
offering. Psychic and Psycho-Thefa-
peutic.
Hazel Brown,
1908 18th ST..
Des Moines, Ia.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17

Not daunted by the downpour, !;
fair crowd attended the first recital O
June Hawkins, Minneapolis newes
contribution to culture.
Miss Hawkins made the trip worth
while for the hardy ones, as did hel
able. assistant at the piano, Miss Jean.
cite Dorsey.
A bright future, is the prediction OF
this prophet for both of these young
ladies, and Minneapolis may well ex-
pect to be proud to claim them, be-
fore they are through.
Twin-City herald., 1938-09-17

tMNsac Features 6 Photo gyndicate)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08

move to the fair site where the marchers will review the motorcade. An impressive ceremony will be held at the fair site where world famous leaders of business, industry and government will broadcast worlds fair invitation to the distant points of the globe. After the ceremonies, 8 program of popular entertainment will be presented to the preview visitors. A ball of tomorrow will be staged at the fair site on preyiew eve, April 29th, under the auspices of the Junior league, the proceeds of which will go to charitable work. A May day music festival will be held at the fair site, Sunday, May 1st.
 The tast-moving motorcade, en- tire mechanized, with approximately 300 beautiful floats and 300 ether vehicles, will be seen by more than 100000 persons as it passes along the streets of Manhattan and pro- ceeds to the worlds fair site. It will take two hours to pass given point proceeding at the rate of ten miles an hour.
 State flags will be displayed in the motorcade and ceremonies at the site.
 Clifford Chairman
 Walter c. Clifford, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, is chairman of the general preyiew committee and Major Gen. eral William N. Haskell is grand marshal of the metorcade. Among the members of the committee are Lee J. Eastman who represents the automobile executives of Greater New York; Thomas J. Watson, Col by Chester, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Mres. Vincent Astor, Mat thew Woll, James Wright Brown, Christy Walsh and John Golden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
Carolan Sentenced On
 Auto Homicide Charge
Local Postal Empoye Given Six Months in Jail; Wife
 Granted NOlIe-Character Witnesses Appear

Sentence of six months in jail was imposed on Clarence J. Caro- Ian, 35, of 1469 Thomaston avenue by Judge Ernest A. Inglis in super for court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to charge of auto- mobile homicide. Sentence was suspended on a charge of evading responsibility, to which the accused also pleaded guilty.
 Mrs. Madeline Carolan, his wife was granted a nolle on a charge Of being an accessory after the evasion charge. All charges arose from the death of Thomas Maxwell, 35, of 37 Myrtle avenue, which oc- cured on the Thomaston road last October IT. Carolan admitted being the driver of the hit-and-run car which was responsible for MaxWell's fatal injuries.
 Character Witnesses
 Five witnesses testified to the character of the accused before sentence was imposed. They were Postmaster Charles A. Babin, Supt. of Mails, Charles A. Platt, Rev. Michael Heating, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul church, formerly Of St. Michael's Waterville; James Herbert, superintendent of the Wa terville sub-postal station; and Frank Carolan, an uncle.
 In moving for nolle in Mrs. Carolan's case, States Attorney Lewis said there was grave doubt if she could be held for any serious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
.SQUIRES COMPETE
 FOR SPELLING BEE
McGivney Circle to Meet Catholic High School
 Team in Match

An elimination spelling contest will be staged tonight among mem bers of Michael McGivney Circle, 124, Columbian Squires, at the Col umbus club, 79 North Main street, to determine the five Squires who will represent the circle in a radio Spelling Bee next Monday night.
 The Squires have been selected to meet team of five girls rep resenting the Waterbury Catholic high school in radio broadcast to be given over VERY Monday night. The five surviving tonights test will be named as official representatives for Monday.
 This activity will immediately pre- cede the rehearsal planned for the Minstrel troupe. Patrick J. Wal lace, Counselor, will be in charge of the rehearsal, while Senior Coun- selor Joseph Scully will act as mod orator for the spelling bee.
 A business meeting, to be called at D. m.. will open the evening.
 Plans will be discussed during this session for an Easter social.
 All members of the minstrel troupe are requested to bring their song sheets, as try-outs for solo parts are scheduled for tonight's rehearsal.
 Members of the basketball squad have been requested by Coach Ned Farley to turn in their suits tonight at the club-roomS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08

charge. While her conduct was re- prehensible--being a wife it was only natural" commented MT. Lewis Attorney John Tobin appeared for Mrs. Carolan.
 Attorney Vincent A. Scully ap- bearing for MT. Carolan sought a fine and suspended sentence as penalty, but Judge Inglis refused. CarolanS position as a postal employe was the greatest concern expressed by counsel. It is believed that he will be reinstated when his term is served, however.
 Has Suffered
 In imposing the sentence Judge Inglis stated. Tt is apparent that any sentence will be real punish ment to the accused, for he has suf- fered already. On the other hand the public must be protected. My chief function is not to work re- form on the accused but to warn other drivers they must observe care.
 T cannot consider imposing a fine in this case. We have gone beyond the days when fine op- crates as a warning to other drivers who might err" I believe that in this case a jail sentence will be even more severe than state prison term"
 States Attorney Lewis admitted to the court that if a trial had been conducted the state would have been unable to produce one witness to say that Carolan had been under the influence of liquor on the night of the accident. We make no claim that intoxication entered the case" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
IRELAND THEME
 OF FORUM TALK
Mrs. BransOn DeCOu Guest at End Congregational
 Church Sunday Night

Mrs. Bronson De Cou, wife of the famous Bronson De Cou, originator of the Dream Pictures" will give an illustrated lecture Sunday even- ing at the Forum of the Second Congregational church at 7:30 p. n., on the subject: Ireland Beautiful.
 This will be a comprehensive and supremely beautiful exposition of Erin's Island and will be illustrated with 25O exquisite color views. These color views are painted by Miss Augusta A. Heyder, foremost artist in the world in the painting of miniature landscapes on glass. The pictures were taken on a fifteen hundred mile motor tour around all Ireland and the National Geogra- phic society has purchased many of these pictures.
 Mrs. De Cou is not only a splen- did lecturer but has taken many of the pictures herself. She has a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
.ELKS FORMALLY
 INSTALL STAFF
Dr. N. A. O'Hara Inducted as Exalted Ruler; Grif=
 fin Starts 33rd Term

Impressive services were conduct ed at Eiks' hall on West Main street last night as Dr. Mortimer A. O'Hara was installed to succeed James F. Neagle as exalted ruler of the Waterbury Lodge of Elks. PER. Frank Bailey, who was installing officer, was presented an electric clock.
 Other officers installed last night were: Leading knight, Walter A. Jarvis; loyal knight, Harry X. Cash in; featuring knight, John P. Fftz- maurice; secretary, U. Horton War ner, who is past exalted ruler and who was reelected to office; treasurer, John A. Bennett, also a past exalted ruler and also re- elected; tiler, John F. Griffen, who is serving his 33d consecutive term in this office; trustee for five years, Dennis J. Clancy, past exalted rul- CT; Grand Lodge delegate, Dr.. O'Hara; alternate Grand Lodge delegate, MT. Neagle.
 The following appointive officers were installed: Esquire, Atty. Frank Healey; inner guard, Serge A. Be- langer; chaplain, Frank H. Bailey, past exalted ruler; and organist, Eugene Oviatt.
 MT. Neagle was given rising vote of thanks for his administration. Joseph Sommers, P. E. R. of the Naugatuck lodge of Elks and vice president of the Connecticut Asso- citation of Past Exalted Rulers, was an honored guest. Entertainment and refreshments followed the in- stallation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
Good Will Courier
 To Visit Governor
Presentation of Key to Worlds Fair, Tour of COn-
 necticut By MotOrcade Planned for Next Month

New York, April 8-(SpeciaD- Connecticut will have part in the Previlew of the World of Tomorrow to be presented by the New York Worlds Fair 1889 on the thirtieth of next April and in an ensuing nationwide gesture of good will.
 In response to a message from Grover A. Whalen, president of the fair corporation, advising him that a good will courier of the fair will tour the state early in May as a part of the preview, Governor Will bur l.. Cross responded:
 T will gladly receive representa- tive of fair early in May with key and model of the Trylon and Perisphere.
 Key for Governor
 As a result, new automobile, furnished through the cooperation of General Motors corporation, an exhibitor in the fair and a par ticipant in the preview motorcade, will leave the fair site May 2nd, car- rying a model of the Trylon and Perishpherde, the fairs theme struc- ture. At the state capitol, Cover nor Cross will be presented with scroll of honor and key to the fair.
 Following the ceremony at the state capitol the car will tour the state of Connecticut, taking part in local preview celebrations under the auspices of community civic organi- zations and American Automobile association clubs. In many cases members of the fairs national ad- vistory committee residing in the towns will join the ceremonies. The units Of the American Automobile association will participate in the local celebrations.
 In cities of over 5000 population
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-08
MODEL PLANE GROUP SELECTS A DIRECTOR

The Waterbury Gas Model Plane association has selected director, in line with the new regulations governing the flying of gas model planes in the state. His name will be announced after it has been ap- proved by the state aviation com- missioner.
 Virtually all members of the club have applied for licenses and for registrations for their planes. The club is now engaged in seeking field for flights.
 Several members will enter planes in the annual eastern states meet at Farmingdale, L. I.