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PREFERRED
FIRMS

These firms appreciate and solicit
the patronage of the colored peo-
pie of this community:
Artistic Cleaners-S20 Sth Ave S.
Acme Smoke Shop, $50 9Th Ave. N.
Barney's Lunch, 700 6th Ave. N.
Bells Cafe, 2O7 Third St. S.
BoutelPs Furniture Co., Marquette at
Fifth St.
Brown Clothing Co, 800 Nicollet Ave.
Comedian Beauty Shop, 1918 4th Ave. 5.
Cleo's Beauty Salon, 531 Lyndale Ave. N,
Direct Service Stations, Oil, Gas,
a840 Hennepin, 52S N. Seventh st.
S26 N. Washington Ave.
1873 Glenwood Ave. No.
Durham cott-Stove, Furnace Repairs, II
S. 3rd st.
oOdman's-Jewelers, GIT Hennepin Ave.
Grain Belt Beer
J 8 H Laundry. ssth and Cedar Ave.
Kato Beer
Knutsen. Al-Meats Groceries. 1852 4tlr
Lincoln Drug Co., Nicollet & 4th St.
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
Maple Leaf Club, 1923 Hyland Ave-
haywood Hardware Co., S805 4th Ave. S.
o. X. Service Station. All E. SSth St.
Plymouth Liquor Store. 3O1 Plymouth Ave.
Porters & Walters Club. Is S. Srd st.
Pete's Bakery. SAT E. 3sth st.
Purity Drug Co., Washington & Marquette
AYES.
Maurice L. Rothschild Co.. Nicoliet at 4th
st.
Royal Barber Shop, $40 9Th Ave. N
Rainbow Diner-See Ad.
Southtown Meat & Grocery. $3.50 9TH Ave.
s.
snydsr's Drug Scores, rs S. 7th St. 81 s.
9Th St, and It'll & Hennepin.
Standard Clothing Co., Nicollet at Sixth
st.
Swenson Furniture Co., 2941 Chicago Ave.
Universal Sewer Service, Cherry 2202.
Zinsmaster Baking Co.-Bakers of MAS
TER Bread.
Wormser Hat Stores, SO4 Nicollet Ave, 26
S. 9Th St., 80 S. 7th st., 619 Hem. Ave
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Poetic Thoughts
Thanksgiving
By MORRIS GIBBS. Sr.

LET give thanks unto the Lord
For his goodness and mercy endureth forever"
The foundation of true religion is gratitude,
Without which people would take Zoo much latitude.
True followers of Christ give thanks every day,
For his bountifu blessings and in that way,
Their constant gratitude is completely shown
By the way in which they have spiritually grown
We should look at this with a feeling of love,
And remember that all good comes from above
So all We multitude fall to your knees,
And give thanks to God in this heartfelt plea.
We thankful for peace in these troublesome times
For to affect every in all climes
No progress is made when fighting is done,
So grateful to be alive with our loved ones.
Let demonstrate gratitude this Thanksgiving day
By not forgetting some poor family torn by dismay
By giving them cheer in brotherly way,
Let basket of necessities be your good deed this day.
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Here And
There
N VIZ NJ Cd

Almost any morning you can
hear over the radio, sung by the
choir of the Church of the Air, the
hymns of all churches. Strangely
enough, this may be the opening
wedge to the road by which the
Christian world may find its way
from the mOrass that seems to
have begged down its progress.
Many Christian people working
with concentrated energy and get
ting nowhere. The whole world
whirling itself into deeper dark.
nesses of misunderstanding and
cruelties. Are the principles of life
as given by the Good Book at
fault? Is the Christian way of
life the wrong way? If not, why
not more and faster progress; why
not more of the worlds people in
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success.
A friend cites the observed fact
that people no longer carry theh
Bibles through the streets in the
view of everyone and. interpret:
this as an evidence of shame fol-
their Christian connection. This is
perhaps too harsh a judgment. But
if it indicates only indifference OF
careless forgetfulness, it shows
clearly enough that sincerity of eff
fort to impress the unlocking
world is lacking in many Christian
people.
That sincerity of effort is we'll il
Illustrated in the remarkable sue
cess of the Oxford Group. This
company of Christian people is
not a new sect. Just a body of
people who have determined to fol-
low the simple commands of the
Bible with absolute fidelity.
Each member of this group first
makes an honest appraisal of him
self. Finds exactly how far he
himself fails to follow his Lords
instructions, then makes the nee
essary corrections in his own life.
With none of the fanfare of the
religious zealot he seeks not to
impress the correctness of his own
creed upon others; or the worth
and satisfactions of his own inter
probation of the Scriptures; he
lives his own life in the sight of
all men with strict compliance with
the instructions given in his guide
the Bible.
The results have been simply
wonderful!
That great commandment to
love our neighbOr as we do our
self, means more to him than to
most of US. He does not take ad-
vantage of the economic set up of
his country to take more than is
his Just do. Numbers of business
men following this conviction will
not substitute inferior goods for
better ones; will not impose upon
employees or customers because
these may not know or may not
be able to protest. Many have
made conscientious restoration as
they found themselves guilty. This
group will not cOndOne or take part
in actions, nor cloak their conduct
by political expediency as is being
done to the disadvantage of the
Jews in Germany and other old
world countries or to the Negroes
Of America as Christian con-
sciences have permitted.
1t is a simple creed and would
change the world overnight if uni
versally followed. There would
then be no division in the Chris
tan family, no classes in the peo-
pies of the world. No place for
the jealous alignments of the ma
tons, no cause for mans inhuman-
ity to man as now exists.
So 1 see in the singing of all
hymns of all denominations by the
"Church of the Air" the possibility
of a new day of cooperation, I'M
Outstanding and a return of all
men to the simple rules of Gods
Word to bring the Kingdom Of
Heaven to earth.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bosley, formerly
Of 667 W. Central, are now house
keeping in their new apartment at
81 W. Jessamine. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E. Jackson, parents of Mrs. Bosley,
are residing at the same address.
The Majestic Club held its semi
monthly meeting Saturday, Novem-
Der IL, at the home of Miss Beneta
A. Edwards of 244 w. Central ave-
nue.. Lunch and a social hour fol-
lowed the business meeting.
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MISS CRUMP'S CANDIDACY


Miss Charlotte Crump, senior
student in journalism, last week
became the first Negro candidate
to run for a major class Office in
the history of the University Of
Minnesota. Miss Crump, a candi-
date for president of the senior
class, was Endorsed and sponsored
by the liberal Progressive Party.
Although Miss Crump was de-
feated, the sizable vote that she
polled was as indicative of a genu-
inc liberal trend on the campus as
it was of her immense popularity.
Party leaders, encouraged by the
size of Miss Crump's vote, have
signifed their willingness to spon-
sor other capable Negroes for stu
dent offices. 1t then becomes the
pressing responsibility-the obliga-
tion-of Negro students (not only
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Fletcher Henderson, Radios
Mighty Master of MelOdiOus
Swing! Coliseum Ballroom, Mon
day night. Nov. 21.-Adv.
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Neglecting Mountains of Dollars

interesting thing record is puzzng thing to
the business interests of this country negeng
attempts effect business
business trying to meet national demands for their
products everyone these United States of their -four oils
automobiles household appliances and thousand and other
things that the people use day in and day out.
get before the people they possible
approach interest
division of heterogeneous population save
Daily tell the story. There much
doubt these interests their
that reach the public
who spend billion dollars for these
and who would respond appeal through their and
information about their
ngy forgotten pull the spending of their people ignored
larger weeke circulate in state
they could but don't would result
dollars wasted the purchase Of inferior
non advertised products else spent at all.
business hurfu to the affected Negro
hurtfu the businesses that spend much to awaken
communities while mountains of dollars wait only
spending would be welcomed by the interests
that have useful products to sell
Naz Propaganda Goebbes we'll prepared
of its horrible treatment of the Jews by point
ing at this counrys treatment of the Negro.
The doing all the talking voted the straight Republican
ticket
Father wohpper breaches them does
not up collection huge special built How he does
great the clergy sadded with mortgages
coal bills and the like.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
COLD CONTINUES HERE
WITH 35 DUE TONIGHT
Light Frost Expected in Suburbs
After Brief Furry of
Springtime Snow.

Continued cold weather was forecast
for the District today after a brief
furry Of snow yesterday cast wintry
cloud over the picture of spring pre-
sented by the fading japanese cherry
blossoms around the Tidal Basin.
The Weather Bureau said it would
be fair and slightly colder tonight and
tomorrow. The temperature was ex-
pected to drop to a minimum Of IS
during the night. Light frost is ex-
pected in the suburbs.
Yesterdays snow lasted only Is
minutes here-from 8:45 to 9 AM
and was not heavy enough to measure,
the bureau said. The temperature did
not go above 81 degrees yesterday,
but thousands of persons braved the
chilly weather to see the few remain
ing cherry blossoms at the Tidal
Basin and visit the Zoo and other
parks.
The freak weather conditions ap-
peared general in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Light snow was reported in
Cumberland. Md, and Marion. Va
The mercury dropped to 20 degrees
In the latter town and ice bent bloom
Ing flowers to the ground, the As
sociated Press report i.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
ELLENDER LISTS
CIVIL SERVICE AIM
New System of Promotion
and Handling Appeals
Main 0bjectives.
By J. A. OLEARY,

A new system Of promotion for
Government employees and an i'm
proved method of handling appeals
on personnel problems were listed to-
day by Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana as the two main objcctives
of the coming Senate civil service in
yestigation
The Louisiana Senator is slated to
be chairman of the committee. it was
learned definitely today. The other
four members will be announced to-
morrow by Vice President Garner
The membership probably will consist
of two more Democrats, Republican
and one Progressive or Farm-Laborite.
Senator Ellender also made known
today that he hopes to expedite the
inquiry so that legislation may be
reported to the Senate before this
Congress ends, within the next two
months.
Mass of Complaints.
In response to queStionnalres he dis
tributed several months ago, Senator
Ellender has before him to start with
mass of complaints relating to pro-
motions. appointments and transfers.
One of the first steps probably will be
to go over this data, after which the
committee will decide whether to pro-
ceed in open or executive session.
The Louisiana Senator indicated he
wanted to try to avoid going into spe-
cific complaints that may be based on
personal gruGgeS.' and concentrate
on clearing up any general practices
that may be found to need correction
in the making of promotions, transfers
and appointments.
Senator Is Dissatisfied.
Although the administration reor-
ganization bill now pending in the
House contains a Senate amendment
setting up boards of review in each
department to hear employe COM
plants regarding their efficiency rat
ings. Senator Ellender said that
amendment does not go far enough, in
his opinion. The Senator indicated he
was not satisfied with the provision the
amendment makes for boards of three
members two chosen from the depart
ment with chairman designated by
the Civil Service Commission.
With regard to promotions. the Sem
ator indicated he is seeking to work
out plan that will insure application
of the merit principle.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
FRANCOIS ARMIES
LAUNCHING FINAL
BARCELONA STRIKE
Massed Rebels Move to Sea
and French Border.
Lerida Falls.
RETREATING MILITIAMEN
PUSHING GUERRILLA WAR
Fascist Offensive Enters Decisive
Stage as Counter.Attacks of
Loyalists Crumble.

BACKGROUND
Spanish ciutl mar entered most
acute phase NTH recapture early
in February OF Teruel. Since then
Spanish rebels hare moDed ire
SiStibly to1pard sea bet1Deen Vdlen-
cia and Barcelona and haze inUad-
ed Catalonia for first time during
,car. Loyatsts putting up stout re-
sistance in spite OF destructive ac-
ttpities OF anarchists.
BY the Associated Press
HENDAYE, France. April I'm.
surgent General frances general OF.
fensive entered its decisive phase to.
day, with masSed armies striking dowr
the main highway to Barcelona anc
the Ebro Valley to the sea after having
taken two immediate objectives, Lerida
and Gandesa.
In the fourth week of the offensive
and the tWenty-first month of the
Spanish civil war. the insurgent legion.
drove into the vital stronghold of the
governments militia. They were cam.
paignlng to cut Spain in two and cap.
ture the seat of the government
Barcelona.
Troops Move on Cherta.
Gen. Garcia Valinos Navarrese
Corps and the Italian Black Arrow
Division moved against the village OF
Cherta, about miles above Tortosa
which looks down on the Mediter-
ranean. after having pushed southeast
from Gandesa yesterday.
Gen. Juan Iagues Moorish corps,
after entering Lerida last night. threw
out advance guards on the road to
Barcelona, 80 miles to the east, while
mopping up the last bitter resistance
within Lerida
On either side Of these two main
lines of attack the wings of Gen.
francois widespread forces swept to-
ward the Pyrenees frontier with
France in the north. and toward the
Mediterranean coast in the SOUTH
east, menacing Catalonia with isola-
ton and conquest.
Hand-to. Hand Fighting.
The government yielded Lerida
historic key to Catalonia, after ter
rible hand-to-hand fighting. 1t had
held the besieged fortress for a full
week after Francois troops entered the
province March 27.
Gen. Yague's troops, surrounding
the city, faced violent counter
attack at pm. Sunday as they pro-
ceeded with the occupation. Twenty
'See SPAIN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Modern Tnrzan
Goes Into Woods
To Make Liriing
b. the Associated Press.


STAR LAKE N. Y, April 4.-Freez-
ing weather closed down today on
the North Woods, into which Alton
Spike" Draper vanished yesterday
for months holiday from civiliza-
ton armed only with hunting
knife.
Light snow fell shortly after Draper,
a veteran guide of Seneca Indian
heritage, bade good-by to his wife
and three children. Overnight the
temperature dropped to IA degrees
above zero, but Mrs. Draper did not
appear concerned over her husband s
ability to Withstand the cold.
Draper said he hoped to prove
it is possible for modern man to
live Indefinitely in the woods on his
own resources, unaided by the products
of civilization.
The guide carried no matches and
no food. He said he expected to
live for the first few days on porcu-
pine meat and then would try his
hand at fishing.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
HOUSE MAY SHELVE
WAGE-HOURS BILL
Revolt on Reorganization Is
Seen Threatening Plan.
Norris Raps Green.
BY the As$c ciated Press.

e? the As$c ciated Press.
The House rebellion against the
administrations Government reorga-
nization program threatened today to
shelve Wage-hour legislation for this
session.
Some leaders said they believed they
should not attempt to revive the con-
troversial labor standards bill as long
as the House is in such an uncertain
mood"
Representative Ramspeck. Democrat,
of Georgia, whose Labor Subcommit-
tee has been unable to agree on a
single major point in five weeks of
work drafting a new bill, said the
outlook was discouraging
Il don't believe the members have
been listening as closely to home at
any time in the last five years as they
are now," he said, declaring anti
administration propaganda" apparent
ly has been received by all legislators
The Senate passed a wage-hour bill
last year, but the House sidetracked
it, largely because of opposition from
Southern Democrats. President Roose-
welt has urged its enactment at this
session.
Senator Norris independent, of Ne
braska, in an interview today blamed
rivalry between William Green and
John L. Lewis for the failure of wage
hour legislation.
After the bill was proposed, Green
Endorsed it," Mr. Norris said Then,
little later Lewis Endorsed it. Then,
because the rivalry between the two
was so great, Green later withdrew his
Endorsement. and this brought the
failure of the bill.
1T is a terrible thing that their
quarrel should kill legislation which
would do so much to relieve unem-
ployment."
The American Federation of La
Dor, which MIR. Green heads. has pro-
posed bill Of its own with fiat wage
hour provisions. The House subcom-
mittee, on the other hand, has IA
vored sliding scales.
Il will hate to see Congress ad-
journ without approving wage-hour
legislation" Mr. Norris said, but ]
am afraid that may happen"
The 76-year-old Senator said that
although higher wages and shorter
hours both were necessary to create
additional spending power, he would
be willing to compromise on hours
regulations alone if the whole pro-
gram could not be accomplished.
IF we could cut the working day
to six hours instead of eight it would
be wonderful benefit" he continued
1T would give jobs to 100000 peo-
pie, most of whom now are getting
some sort of relief.
Those 100000, with their fami-
lies, would make 25,000,000 people
who could start buying goods again
They would start paying taxes insteae
Of living from the tax payments OF
others. They would become an asset
to the country. 1t would work like q
top"
Evening star., 1938-04-04
FOURARE INDICTED
0NBOND CHARGES
Accused of Being Link to
Big Ring and Passing
Altered Papers Here.

Four men described by Federal
agents as members or emrloyes of an
international syndicate engaged in
disposing of stolen securities were in
dicted here today on charges of pass
ing $4,000 worth of altered Govern
ment bonds at local brokerage houses
Two of those named have since fled
to Greece, it was stated. According
to Assistant United esesee Attorney
Allen j. Krouse, an neffort will be made
to extradite them. They are John
Philip Spanos, who allegedly directed
the local operations. and Panayobis
zoubailakis. The others indicted are
Apostolos Alexander and Gus Poulis,
said to be Spanos' lieutenant. Both
are in New York, the latter in custody
Mr.. Krouse said.
Bonds Stolen in New York.
The bonds passed here we're stolen
from two New York banks more than
three years ago, Federal agents de-
clared. On December Ia, 1894, $780,
600 worth OF securities were purloined
from the securities cage Of the United
States Trust Co. and the following
January % some 81 ,466 900 in secllri-
ties owned bv the Bank of Manhattan
were stolen from c. j. Devine g. Co.
in New York
Federal Bureau OF Investigation
agents took up the trail Of the thieves
and traced some of the stolen bonds
as far as Paris and the Riviera.
Were Painting Contra ctors.
Spanos is said to have come to
Washington in February, 1896, and to
have established Alexander and Zeu-
bailakis as painting contractors. AL
legedly working under Spanos' direc-
ton, Alexander opened accounts in
two local banks and Zoubailakis in
a third. Alexander also opened brok-
erage accounts at three prominent
brokerage houses and Zoubailakis at
one. The bonds then, investigators
state, were given to the two men by
Spanos, who turned them over to the
brokerage concerns for sale. After
they were sold the money would be
deposited in the banks, later to be
checked out and turned over to
Spanos, Mr.. Krouse said.
The local charge is based upon the
accusation that the serial numbers
of the bonds were changed before be-
ing sold.
Spanos, Alexander and Poulos are
charged with passing $4,000 of the
bonds and Spanos and Zoubailakis
with passing $4,000.
A total of 1s persons have been
taken into custody by G-men in con-
nection with their investigation of the
syndicates operation, and securities
worth s950,000 have been recovered.
Todays report was the last bv the
current grand jury. which was impan-
eled January /. A new Jury will be
sworn in Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary E. Silcott, 81, was indicted
ON two charges of forgery and uttering
In one of the cases her husband, VIII,
(See RONDS pooa AaN
Evening star., 1938-04-04
MARKET BOLSTERED
BY RISE IN A. T. &T.
Spurt of Sc Stretches Stocks
Rally to Over $40 Since
Fridays F. c. c. Report.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 4.-American
Telephone shares scared today in a
fast-moving comeback from its recent
fall and helped bolster the whole stock
market.
A further squirt of more than IS
share in Telephone, most widely held
of listed stocks, stretched its rally
TO more than $40 since publication
last Friday of Federal Communications
Commissioner Paul A. Walkers re.
port on tho Bell System.
The stock rose above s123, compared
with low Of Sill Just before the
report was made public. with its rec
ommendation for Is per cent slash
in rates.
Railroad stocks, also heavily sold
in recent weeks. joined Telephone on
the rally as Wall Street waited for
early developments in Washington on
proposed measures to aid the carriers
in their present financial crisis.
Other groups also stiffened after an
early sell-on in qu1 dealings.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

With the committee majority exert
ing all possible pressure to get the
bill out quickly and have it adopted
without major revision on the floor,
the Senate Finance Committee split
into two groups today for final touches
on the majority and minority reports.
Meanwhile, because of inability of
the legislative craftsmen to comp:ete
drawing the measure as directed last
week, scheduled meeting Of the full
committee was postponed from this
morning until tomorrow.
Expects Early Passage.
Apparently believing that a good
offense is the best defense for the de-
cisions of the committee majority,
Chairman Harrison. Democrat, of
Mississippi went on the radio last
night to predict speedy passage of
the measure in the Senate as it is to
be reported out.
More significant than his prediction,
however. was the chairmans acknowl-
edgement that the current depression
is being caused largely by lack of busi-
ness confidence, with the added warm
ing that "the highest duty of men in
public life today is to adopt courage
ously policies that will dispel fear and
restore confidence"
This. he continued, is what the
Finance Committee has attempted to
do in its thorough overhauIing OF
experimental taxing theories applied
by the Government in the past few
years
Whatever may be the causes, OF
whether or not justified" he said,
there is today fear and a lack of
confidence upon the part of business,
which has manifested itself in in
creased unemployment, reduced earn
ings, and a strike in investments.
Some remedy must be applied.
Business Recovery Bill.
There is no doubt that the gen.
eral welfare of the country is strength
ened by certainty in our legislative and
administrative economic program. The
Finance Committee, in modifying the
House revenue measure, has made
every effort to make such changes in
our revenue structure as to simplify
complicated prov sions. encourage
business, increase employment, and
at the same time to provide the nee
essary revenue. The House proposal
was vast improvement over existing
law. The Finance Committee by its
work has translated the House pro-
Evening star., 1938-04-04
A. T. L. Pickets Protest Use of
Non-Union Labor.

ST. LOUIS. April P).-A DEM
onstration by hundreds of American
Federation of Labor pickets at Mis-
souri, River bridge was short-lived
today as general strike involving
5000 A. F. of L. workmen protesting
against use Of non-union labor on
the bridge repair project became ef-
fective here.
The pickets milled about orderly
under the watchful eyes of Is deputy
sherihs, but disbanded when it was
announced work on the 1890, 900
pro1 again had been suspended.