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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-24

JERSEY CITY. y. j.. Arthur
Sclisih' Lane.of the comedy team
o David and Goliath" died OF a
nsart attack at his home here re-
Gently.
The team had just closed an en-
.ragement at the Howard theatre In
Washington. ID. c.. with Stuff
Smlth week previous. Lane was
y years OF age. and had teamed
WIN his partner for 10 years.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-24
AFTER DARK
Reuelry In The Night Spots

.,er Dark Is extending
- christmas greetings TO all
i1p' ,,,,,erburgs. Dawn Patroiers,
c. :. musicians. entertainers
= otb,-s closely associated with
~, club lie. And the desire Is
80 ~ New Year will be HAPPY
~ hiring with 1t more jobs and
. ~ chunks OF cash. =. But the
'',b, club proprietors are looking
. wv 10 some happy days during
n. christmas week. what with
- .KA's and Kappas hgurstively
|,coding The town. the owners are
[ ,,e,r,ilnr some heavy spending
ne mart OF the visitors and
home,owners..--
,ad Nelson will have the grand
..,rv NJ his new Cotton Club
msr,v the chocolate Bar. Satur-
y. c,qht Dave wilburn Will
I~or. from the Melody club to the
enc, and with I'm Will 20
H., and jill. Don Albert and
k,. orchestra will furnish the mu-
u, And I should not forget that
nanny and Eddie will he on hand
|. entertain with some clever dane
|inr $50.
An Won Jltierbugs will have your
i.v or night. next sunday
rl,hr a, Forest Club. An all
rrh, Ji'ierbug dance land every
|,s.nr should he wacky with Cecil
90 and Leroy Smith and their or
|,hsuras dishing up the lifting
hines Chester Rentie, mayor
|e,scr Of paradise Val y
|,He1l iake his Office after the first
| n The year) will crown The king
and queen OF Jitterbugland 49,.
|ches,er will he assisted by Dave
|cl,rk lishi-heavyweight title chal-
|lenger .....
He wac weeping cascade OF
hears on nv shoulders as he told
how he had discovered that the
elderly roomer was his girl friends
sweet potato..--l'm wondering
what those two married women
tod their husbands after spending
two nights in jail. they had been
|nabbed in rooming house with
their lovers. To those who ex-
rsct to imhibe OF the spirits during
The holidays. don't take on an ex-
cesslye load and then attempt TO
pilot tho old gas buggy Gasoline
and liquors do not mix.
I'm puzzled as TO the reason for
Perry Fisher forgetting some OF his
friends of The press when he toss
"a a banquet for Ben Pelham Mon
day evening Petry gave the
noys the heaNeno--..
Evelyn WisZfs, who is produc-
ing the show at the Melody Club.
d one Of the hardest workers ever
10 appear In The Motor city "A
vhirwind NJ action. Evelyn has the
|Yrone hanging on the edge OF
their chairs when she's on the
|noor..
Louise McCarrol. now at Club
Plantation. was formerly with Don
Rsdmonds orchestra 49,. Marcus
Noman is manager OF the new Citi-
iens club which will open this
week. located at st. Antoine and
Columbia streets. =.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-24
N. 0. Editor Gets
Negroes on La.
WPA Art Project

NEW QUEENSLAND - Due
- persistent efforts Of Mrs. Mayme
o'oy Brown. editor OF The Louisi-
ana Weekly, to have qualified Ne
E'o artists placed on the wPA Arts
project in New Orleans. three Ne
soes received positions on the pro-
F''' according to Myron Lechey.
WPA art instructor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-24
f. H drIem
q Sketches
tBy Sid Thompson for ANP)

a wPA offering. Many noted
names In the cast--Andy Kirk and
his ork played the Savoy Ballroom
last Sunday-The Utopia Clubs
benefit for their Childrens' home
at the Renaissance Casino Sunday
was we'll attended. Galaxy OF stars
on hand TO aid.--Talenied string
and wind instrument players are
wanted for the Negro Symphony
orchestra now being formed in
New York-cab Galloway aud his
gang. Whitey's Indy Hoppers and
others headline flashy stage
show al Loews State theatre in
Times square Bill Robinson open
ed IN Philly this week Duke FL
lingion will play for the YMCA at
City college on January Wink
in, Blinkin and Nod will 20 on the
air sometime this month. They are
current in Brooklyn this week.
Additions were held at The Kit
Kat Kluh this past Wednesday for
society colored girl singer. Re-
suits have not been announced
yet Presentation NJ I'm Abraham s
Bosom" depicting the Negroes post
Civil War struggle for education.
was an outstanding event in Brook
lyn last week. The Harlem High
landers New York aggregation.
are current AT kellys Stable In the
downtown section Dolores VIII
lians newest singing star. warbl-
Ing at ofav Hotel 81 George,
BROOKLYN. vows them when she
chirps Cant Help Loving That
Man"
With the Cabarcts The Elks
Rendezvous Is one OF the most mod
ern and modernisiic caharets In
Harlem. Always good floor
show presented. Now counted a.
mong The big four Of Harlem
SMALL'S PARADISE Is outstand-
ing with its new revue That mo
cover charge" sign Is responsible
for the increase in Harlemitc pa
irons BABY Coins and Miller
Worihington. ace Harlemcce. arc
going to town AT the SKY Club
, OWE Aston started AT the Apollo
theatre December lG lie has been
playing AT the downtown Roeeland
Ballroom one or the largest and
finest In the city.-THE MANDAI.Y
BAR and Grill. owned and operated
BY Lillian b. Manley. Is rendez-
vous of many stage and musical
celebrities. Special arrangements
are now being made al the PLAN
TATION to care for the increased
holiday business expected there
The floor show continues 10 be
the best in Harlem The CAVAL-
CADE celebrated its first anniver-
sary last week BY putting on one
|, OF the finest and largest floor shows
seen in Harlem for a long time,
THE NEW CAPITOL CABARET Is
not ONLY noted for It's splendid floor
show but for the number OF pretty
Spanish girls who 20 there night.
ly--HARLEM HOLLYWOOD ant
it's continuous entertainment at
tracts large crowds every after
noon and night. New bartender
here who knows his mixing I
TENS for this column and ques
tions on Harlem are invited Ad
dress all Communications to Sil
Thompson. 100 W. 122nd street. y
Y. city, always enclosing stamps
for a reply.
To Miss f. V. c.. Fort Worth
Texas: Am now busy engaged com
lpling leaflct on interesting place
Of the year. Look for announce
ment thru this column.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-24
Clarence Williams
Songs Now In Italy

NEW YORK-The Clarence Will
lIams Music Publishing company
recently signed contracts with an
Italian publisher 10 handle, pub
llsh and explout their songs In
llaly and its colonies.
Among the numbers published
over there are Blues Why Don I
You Let Me Alone" Swing Broth
or. Swing Where Have You
Gone" Everybody Loves My
Baby, and Clarence Williams lat
est song. I'm Falling For You.
The williams catalogue Is being
represented by various companies
N all parts OF the world.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
900 TO ATTEND
AHEPA BANQUET

More than 800 members of the
Order of Ahepa will gather at the
Mayflower tonight for the third
annual banquet of the order in
what was described as "the largest
American-Hellenic celebration ever
held"
twenty-five Senators, IS mem
bers of the House and several
Government officials were sched-
uled to attend the banquet. Philip
pine High Commissioner Paul V.
McNutt is to deliver a brief
address.
A. ". Pantelis, Chicago lawyer,
will be toastmaster. Delegations
attending the gathering come
from all parts of the United States
and Canada, representing S25
chapters.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
BERRY'S CLAIM
TO S5,OOO,OOO IN.
MARBLE DENIED
l8-Word Ruling Rejects
IVA Damage Plea

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. March 2.
In a brief 18-word decision, a spe-
cial commission turned down the
claim of United States Senator
George L. Berry and his associates
for $1,000, 900 damages from IVA
operations.
Senator Berry sought the dam
ages, charging valuable marble
land had been inundated as a re-
suit of construction of the Norris
Dam by the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
A three-man commission was
appointed to investigate the claim
against the Government, and yes
terday recommended nonpaymenC,
holding:
I'VE are unable to conclude
from the record and the physical
facts that the properties are of
value"
The decision ended contro-
verSy whose echoes extended even
to the floor of the Senate with
charges of an attempt to capital.
ize on construction of the dam.
1--WE are of the opinion. and so
find, that the properties cannot
be profitably operated CONNER
cially and that various defendants
are entitled to no award" the COM
mission reported to U. s. District
Judge George o. Taylor.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
WORLD TO SHARE
ART COLLECTION
OF ". R. HEARST
Gifts Valued at Millions
Going to Museums

NEW YORK, March 2 I.N.S0.
William Randolph Hearst reluc-
family prepared today to break UP
the $15,000,00O art collection he
has spent many years in acquir-
ing. Because he is averse to
saddling his heirs with the entire
inheritance tax, some two-thirdS
of the collection will. be disposed
of by liberal gifts to museums and
by sale.
COURSE EXPLAINED
Reports current in art galleries
that the Hearst collection was to
be reduced were confirmed by
Joseph v. Connolly, president OF
King Features, a Hearst enter
prise.
"Mr. Hearst has spent good
part of his recreation time in
life collecting antiques and OBJ
jects of art" Connolly said. He
has furnished his dwellings
with them at San Simeon and
Wyntoon, Cal, and in New YORK
and he has five warehouses full
Of them.
"When he passes on. his es-
tate will have to pay inherit
ance taxes on some SIS, ,0OO, 600
worth of these objects unless ne
makes other disposal OF them.
/ BURDEN LIGHTENED
I "It is his intention to leave
many to his family, to give
literally of them to museums,
and to sell a considerable part,
in which case his family will
have to pay inheritance taxes
only on about $5,O00,000 of art
objects.
'"That will be burden enough"
Ranked as one of the most i'm
portant collections offered in the
art market in many years, the
Hearst collection will be sold
through Parish-Watson and Com
pany, Incorporated, while diStri
button to museums also is In
progress.
The, collection includes tapes
tries dating to 1880, portraits by
Rembrandt, Halls, Van Dyck and
other masters, a fine collection o1
armor dating back centuries, fur
niture Of all periods and stained
glass.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
SCOTS GET ISLES

The Hebrides islands were ruled
by the Kings of Norway until 1865,
when they were ceded to Scotland.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
3sc Washable Shades

Choice OF ecru. ivory, green and white;
regular size 3xG It,; mounted on guar
anteed rollers.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

Good quality; made Of round
thread cotton; not 4 muslin, but
a real sheeting.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

Pure-dys silk; lace and tailored: tea rose; sizes
81 to 3S; special for SOC day.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

Plain white with colored borders:
No. / seconds Of q good 1Oc value.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
6sc Feather Bed Pillows

Made in plain tailored styles and with
baby Tuffles; every wanted color and
cream and eCru.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
WRITER WIN S
NOVEL AWARD
Six Hundred Enter
Magazine Contest

New York. (ANP) - "Uncl,
Toms Children" novel by Rich
ard wright, 20. Harlem author, has
Son first prize OF $500 in the ma
.ion-wide Federal writers Project
contest sponsored by Story Maya
line. Il was announced last week
by Martha Foley, editor.
Mr.. wright's prize winning book
was selected as best OF the manu-
scripts submitted by over coo writ
ers. nearly all at them white. l.
will be published next month and
will also appear In four Install
ments IN story beginning with the
March issue.
After achieving prominence In
Chicago for his poetry in various
magazines. and a story, big Boy
Leaves Home" which caught tn.
attention OF critics In New Cara
van, published in 1886. Mr.. Wrigh
moved to New York last June.
Since then another story. Ethics
Of Living Jim Crow" appeared last
fall IN American Stuff. anthology
OF literature by those on Federal
writer's Projects, and was highly
praised. He f. also associate editor
OF New Challenge. literary quart
erly appearing for the first time
last fall.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
IRE DESTROYS
'NOTEDCHURCH


Kansas City, Mo.--(ANP)-Fir,
Of unknown origin ragged for five
hours early Tuesday morning
completely destroying the St Ste
phen's Baptist church. one Of Kan.
sas City's largest religious edifices
and the site this coming June o.
the National Sunday School con
gress Of the National Baptist CO.
Vention, unincorporated. knowa
popularity as the Boyd faction.
The building was valued AT $37 900
Twelve fire companies fought un-
successfully 10 save the tdiiice,
but only the brick walls remained
Fire Chief T. j. Iardwlck said he
believed It was OF incendiary orr
gin and announced he would in
vestigate The first companies on
the scene had only two blocks TO
come, but the entire building was
aflame when they arrived.
The Rev II. j. Jordan Is pastor.
coming here In October, 1896. from
San Antonio, Tex. The church was
founded by the late Rev. John Wes-
ley Nurse, for many. years presi-
dent OF the National Baptist Con-
vention, unincorporated. The ORR
sinal debt OF $37, 900 on the build
ng had been reduced to $4,000 at
he time OF the fire.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
LeMoyne College
Debate Team To
T o ur Australia

Memphis, Tenn.-Two Le-
Moyne college debaters and
their coach will leave In June
for Australia and New Zeal
Ian as the first Negro dcbat-
ing team from an American
Institution 10 compete In for
eIgn lands, DIR. Frank Sween-
ey, president Of the college an
n0unced this week.
The tour Will include de-
bates with colleges and uni
yersltles In New Zealand, AUS
tralia and Tasmania a1d VIII
continue through August,
when the winter term ends
In those countries.
Doris G.. Alexander, profess
sor OF political science and de-
bate coach, VIII accompany
the LeMoyne representatives
who In the past few years have
visited some Of the Nations
largest universities on debate
tours, lncluting New York uni
versIty. Stanford. Rutgers and
the University OF California
The tour will be co-sponsor-
ed by the National students
Federation Of America. which
Is cooperating with the Ma
tIonaI Union Of Australian
University Students and the
New Zealand University STU
dents Association.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26

Charging police brutality as the
proyocation, two young men have
announced their intention OF filing a
complaint TO the Police Trial
Board, 1t was learned this week.
The young men are Frank Law
ton, II, 3035 Anderson avenue. and
Robert Johnson. IL, 1922 Mont
clair avenue.
The complaint to the Police Trial
Board will be filed through the De-
,roit Civic Rights Committee and
The local branch OF the National
Association for the Advancement
II Colored People.
The boys have declared that il
they can not get satisfaction from
he Police Trial Board they will
iile suit for damage against the
arresting officer in Circuit Court
The two young men charged that
they were arrested and brutality
treated while attending confer.
ence OF young people at the West.
lawn Methodist church. 1850 Ohio
avenue, Sunday night
lily. Mr.. Elkins said:
after accompanying two youns
women 10 the church, we excused
ourselves and walked 10 Crane
River. and then three blocks TO 9
drug store on Cnerryiawn to make
a purchase. I entered the stor,
Johnson waited outside as he die
not wish to make a purchase.
Upon leaving the store I found
my friend being questioned YER
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
COLLEGE M E N
MENACE JOBS
w hites Replacing
Negroes In Jobs

n.cago- lBy Albert q. Barnett
iof AM Increasing concern IS
nenlg ielt In several of the ma
tiUn met. Vpollsan centers over
the ini.ux of unemployed white
college graduates into those
mental p,Aitions usually filed by
.>egfoes. In many oi New York $
slnartest night clubs, cocktail
bars and hotels, II is not uncom-
mon 10 lind several OF the scryitors
who are college trained, have de-
grecs in various professions, but
who, because they must eat and
sleep are forced 10 work as wait
ers, bellmen, elevator operators
and bartenders.
So acute has become the situa-
ton that the heads Of the nations
major colleges have taken official
notice. In his recent annual report
to the Board Of pyerseers. Har-
ward Itpiversily s R'resident James
y. vpnant warnA. 1T seems evi:
dent thai We ale Ia danger o.
reaching the cohdiiion' already s.
acute "a ne continent " Europe
where the problem of unemploy-
ment In the learned profession
demands attention even In coun-
tries racked by political and eco
monte troubles II seems TO HE
iha, diminution In the total mum
Der OF students in the universities
OF this country is desirable"
Edncntors Worried
II appears that the alarm Of
white educators over the future OF
white college graduates does not
.tfikr a responsive chord among
the leaders In Negro education.
Among many others, Or. John
Mullowney. president of Meharry
Medical College. has long deplored
the lack Of Negro professional
men in some sections OF the coun-
try.
This. despite the fact that in most
of the metropolitan cities many
colored professional: men have had
TO bolster their incomes by work
ing as walters, Pullman porters.
hotel bellmen, etc. Their plight, al
least IN some instances lends con-
((ContInued on Page 10)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
Michigan Ora d
To Get J O b In
Detroit Library

Officials Of the Detroit Pub
lie Library system, Il Is an
nounced, completed final nego-
tiations this week with Miss
Marjorie Blackerstone, OF
Washington, ID. c., a position
In the local system having
been offered her and accepted.
The nature OF the position has
not been revealed, but II Is as
sumed Il Is an assistant libra
rianship.
Miss Blackerstone, who now
holds post In the library
system OF Gary, Indiana, Is ex-
pected TO assume her duties I'm
Detroit In the near future.
She formerly studied at the
University of Michigan and
completed her course in library
science at Columbia Univer-
sity.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
Police Charged With False
Arrest II Complaint To Board

severely by an officer because he
was a Negro and in white neigh
borhood. The officer made several
remarks about us being in the
neighborhood, 1 nee Niegcrs
did mt live there. Another remark
made by the officer was that Mig
gers were not allowed to walk in
white neighborhoods
"On taking offense az the word
Niger. we were ordered TO ac-
company the officer 10 the Schae-
Ter Station. We asked him TO ac-
company us three blocks TO the
church to verify our identity. We
had already shown him proper
Identification. but the officer in
sisted upon making us walk six
blocks IN the opposite direction,
and calling the station TO send the
patrol wagon since he had n
couple of shines TO bring In.
Because we questioned the ar
rest the officer threatened TO hit
us II we spoke again without
being spoken to- After the officer
had made us walk six blocks and
we hadn't attempted anything. ne
forced us 10 rise our hands and
patted us in front OF a crowd.
AT the station we were warned
and told by the officer In charge %
the investigation that n II had beer
him whom we had questioned about
our arrest he did not know what ne
would have done TO us
because we had been insultef
by having 10 ride in a patrol war
on, the officer was angered and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
WHITE SLAYER
PAYS PENALTY
Murdered E d erl y
Colored Worker

Raleigh. y. C.--When Milford
Exum 80. farmer was put to death
here February Is. IL marked the
first time in the history OF North
Carolina thai white man had
died Tor the killing of a colored
man
Exum was convicted Of the MUIR
der Of Jim Williams. GO during a
robbery which netted him four
dollars
A close friend of Exum who was
with him shortly before he started
'the last mile" walk quoted him as
saying II am going TO nv death
disappointed man. l didn't think
that white men in North Carolina
would ever come TO the place
where they would burn up anoth-
er white man for killing a Negro
| thought. at least, they would give
me long prison sentence. where
could think the matter over and
finally gain my freedom"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
NEGRO YOUTHS
AIDED BY NYA
Mrs. Bethune Makes
Annual Report

Washington. ID. G. -tANPD Mrs
Mary Mcleod Bethune. head OF the
division Of Negro affairs, NYA =
member OF the NyA Advisory Com
mittee. was present al last We'd
nesday's meeting Of The commit
tee. The group later was enter
tanned at White House tea by
Mrs. Roosevelt and then spent
over an hour with President Roose
welt I'm a discussion OF the future
OF the NYA.
Mrs. Bethune submitted report
showing tina; upwards Of 1000
young colorcd men and women are
now enrolled In 25 resident centers.
located on or near the campuses OF
Negro educational institutions In
13 states. Earning their tuition
by part-time work on NYA pro-
CONTINUED on page 100
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
MEETING FOR
BOY ANDGIRL

Mrs. Elise Aver principal In the
public school system Of New York.
viii be the main speaker at the
Older Boys and Girls conference
which convenes at the Lucy Thur
man branch YWCA March IL. and
continues through March -.
Mrs Aver will speak at the
opening session Saturday morning,
March 10, and at the Sunday af-
terooon session at the 81. Antoine
Street YMCA. She will be intro
duced by John G. Dancy, execu-
tive secretary Of the Detroit Ur-
ban League.
Mon bers OF the vocational guild
an, panel are Ernest Marshall.
Lloyd Cofer, Eddie Swan, Fred
Jones. and Attorney LeBron Sim
mons. with Mrs. Beulah Whitby
presiding.
Mrs. Helen Hogue, and one OF
the professors from Wayne unit
versity, are also on the program
Louise Blackman Is chairman Of
the conference.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-02-26
California Tenant Kills Two II
Officers In Euiction Battle

LOS Angeles (ANP)-A sharp
~ o.unclon between the real life
W. n 'ne movie colony and the real
~ Te VI aetuality was drawn here
'-uasuay when the make-belieye
@ .Ia'e OF cinema actors found
s s..', echo in a fusillade of bullets
Ss su Oy George Farley. a frenzied
p.s,. oarricaded in his home.
es,' ~'ey allegedly killed two off,
an h auu fought off police for half
vou rSus before being seriously
CIV Sn S The victims are DEPUTY
% ~ ,a Marshall Dwight chrIttenden.
a ~ formerly a screen character
Ro~ Ron. and :. Deputy Marshall W L.
r'a % years old.
By iss ss,, wounded three times
h,,s ss police bullets and gases.
scr. 'ss ! is said, may recover
Blas." stars Sally Eilers. Larry
we're .s auu Paul Kelly. on location.
adI., a~ong he players who. from
counie. Witnessed the tragic en-
bsssI 'sr between police and the