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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-10-22
YOUTHS START
ON BUY NEGRO
WEEK DRIVE
Week Of October 80
To November 5 IL
Designated

The Youth Progressive club. Of
this city, in an effort TO direct the
attention OF he Negro consumer to
the business and professional men
OF the race. has designated October
30 to November a. Buy Negro
Week.
This militant organization. COM
posed OF about fifty forward-look-
ing young people who have dedicat-
ed themselves toward the enrich
ment OF Ngroe life in Detroit, is
urging that during the designated
Buy Negro Week" colored citi-
zens spend at least so per cent OF
each dollar with some Negro mer-
chant, or other business or pro-
fessional member OF the group.
Concentrated Effort
The sponsors declare that this
concentrated effort on the part OF
$4,000 Negroes In Detroit. who
annually spend millions OF dollars,
will point the way toward the en-
largement OF Negro business con-
Germs and the ultimate employment
OF hundreds more members OF the
race In the business and profess
sional fields.
The Youth Progressive club fur
Their points out that there are 30
few commodities and services which
cannot be purchased from Negroes
In Detroit, that there Is no excuse
for Negroes not taking advantage
81 the rich resources that are theirs.
The Y. P. c. Is addressing itself to
the task OF concentrating the at
tention Of Negroes to this great OPP
portunity.
Buy Negro Week" 10 the frst OF
a series OF projects to be promoted
for the civic, social and education
al betterment OF the Negroes OF De-
troit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-10-22
BACKACHE
Flush Kidneys OF Waste Matter,
Pcisons and Acid and Stop
Getting Up Nights


When your kidneys are clogged
and your bladder Is irritated and
passage scanty and often smarts
and burns you need Gold Medal
Harlem Oil Capsules. a fine harm
less stimulant and diuretic that
always works and costs but IS
cents at any modern drug store.
It's one good. safe way 70 put
healthy activity into kidneys and
bladder-you'll sleep sound the
whole night thru. But be sure
and get GOLD MEDAL-right from
HARLEM in Holland-your are as
sured OF results.
Other symptoms OF weak kid
neys and irritated bladder are
backache. puffy eyes. leg cramps.
moist palms.
tAdv)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-10-22
.HRC REOPENS.
HOBBY CLASS
President Makes An
Appeal For Funds

The Human Relations council. Of
which T. w. Ross Is president, an
nounces that they plan soon to re-
open hobby class.
When the class was started last
year. II was an experiment and
twenty-five boys were enrolled. but
because OF the interest aroused.
more than sixty boys applied for
membership. The class was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Alvin Burton,
pastor OF Grace M. Z. church. as
sisted by Miss Sellers. a teacher at
Sampson school.
Materials for the class were do
mated by Ford Motor company,
Chrysler and Briggs Manufacture
ing company, and money was con-
tributed by many puplic-spirited
citizens.
President Ross makes this APP
peal
This season we must have a
larger place and more machinery,
therefore, we have begun Hobby
Glass Fund. We are asking all
churches, clubs and citizens to con-
tribute toward this fund. We want
a place where both boys and girls
may be helped 10 do many things
along the line OF hobby work. which
may be beneficial TO them in the
future. Please send all donations
TO the Hobby Class Fund. 60SS
Beechwood avenue, care OF Mrs.
Emelia Cabule."
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-10-22

and affiliated with Allen Temple
ia 1891 He died at Bethesda hos
pi,al last Tuesday, after linger-
Ing illnese OF several months.
Surviving the deceased a:e two
h.dren Marie and Thomas, Jr.:
use brothers Herman. Alfred, Ed
gar william and sherman Hardi-
man and TWO sisters in-law. Mes
ssn.e Edgar and william Hardi-
man
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Judge, Officers Nurse Injured Dignity,
Shin And Elbow After Tuss|e

Jude J. T. Mayfield of the Holt
vile justice court ana PatrOlman
Roy Wells cf the California High
way Patrol nursed bruised dignities
Wednesday, Captain A. f. Oswalt of
the highway patrol nursed an alb
raised shinbOne, and MatrOn Estella
Falla CT the sheriff's office gave
tender care to bruised elbow.
Alicia Kristensen was i'm Jail.
She was i'm Jail for 25 days, under
a sentence imposed by Judge May
field-but getting her there was a
days work for the two officers and
the matrOn.
Arrested by Wells for drunk driv-
in, the woman's opinion of the
highway patrol in general and Wells
in particular took up all available
room on and about her vocal cords
until the officer. taking his evidence
with him in the shape of the stiIl
woman, ushered her into
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Trial Testimony
To Shake State
Says Attorney

OLYMPIA, Wash, Aug. "a (UP)
States Attorney Smith Troy today
announced that at the trial of DR.
K. w. Berry on charges of kid
naping and assaulting Irving Gaker
81, he would introduce evidence that
would shake the state"
Troy declined to say what the
evidence was, but idicated that it
had to do with a three-day party
at a summer cottage. lie said the
party was attended by prominent
residents of Tacoma, Seattle and
Bremerton, many of whom he said
would be called to testify at DR..
Berry's trial.
Three others have been charged
with completely in the kidnapping
and assault of Baker. One of them.
William McAloon, said he was too
drunk to remember a great deal
of what happened when Baker was
taken to a lonely rock quarry and
beaten but he recalled a few in
cidents.
Berry tried to beat Baker into
saying he seducer his wife at a
party, but Baker cenieG that all
the time Berry was kicking and
beating him." McAloon said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

Id6 dli0 PelPSi COMPANY, w Ahe'hi
and David Blusinsky, father and
son, were taken to the office of
Acting Detective Inspector Charles
O. Newell.
Newell said after questioning the
Blusinskys and again interviewing
the junk dealer, Elmer Cummings
that there is no question" but
that the quilt went to the rag
company when it left Cummings
hands.
The warehouse is in a neighbor-
hood which was stamping ground
for the only two torso victims ever
identified - Edward Andrassy, %,
and Mrs. Florence Sawdey Polillo,
police said.
The Blusinskys said that nothing
had been sold from their warehouse
for six weeks, that, due to a rising
paper market, everything received
had been baled and stored. They
said there had been no burglaries.
Detectives continued to question
Cummings in the thought that he
might have met the mad butcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Bids to Be Opened
On Unkinking
Springs Grade

Presaging work within six
nWeeks on realignment of
Mountain Springs grade, the
s t a e highway commission
Wednesday notified the Ell
Centro chamber of commerce that
bids were to be opened during the
afternoon on reconstruction of
three miles of the route between
Boulder Park and the Mountain
Springs service station.
Realignment will carry the high
way from a point south of build
ings at Boulder Park to the east
side of the first hill, bringing the
plane 70 feet lower than the pres
ent grade at the Boulder Park
viewpoint and continuing the high
way at greatly reduced grade.
Other sectors in the realignment
program will follow in short order,
it was believed.
Ell Centre and San Diego cham
bers of commerce, meanwhile, were
laying plans to celebrate the be-
ginning of construction, probably
about Oct l.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

the California department OF the
Legion to offer substantial finan-
cial aid to the committee If the
President fails to appropriate funds.
Both resolutions were adpoted by
unanimous vote of Boyce Aten
Post members at regular meeting.
They followed press association re-
ports that the Dies committee, re-
Gently investigating commuEistic
activities in this country, will soon
be without funds to continue its
work.
Before Convention
Legionnaires here expressed the
belief that both resolutions will, af-
ter passing through the inter-post
council and the district organiza-
ton, go before the state conven-
ton OF the American Legion, and
from there to the national conven-
ton.
The first resolution contains four
salient points:
l. A demand that President
Roosevelt Immediately appropriate
from the funds at his disposal for
emergency purposes, sufficient
money so that the Dies committee
may carry out a complete investi-
cation into all un-American acti-
vitieS in the United States.
2. A request that the President
use all the powers of his office,
and all his influence, to cooperate
with the committee.
3. A demand that he assign the
best investigators obtainable to the
task of uncovering evidence in the
investigation.
A. A recommendation that the
President use all facilities at his
command to make public the find
ings of the committee, and "to
warn all American citizens of the
dangerous doctrines sponsored by
Continued on Page 3; Col o.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24


Japanese planes converged on the
passenger plane, firing machine
guns. 1t was forced out of control
and plunged into the river, where
it was machine gunned again. The
Chinese said the plane was riddled
and was now partly submerged
with the tail and part of the fuse
lage out of water.
The American pilot, H. L. Wood
of Winfield, Kan, made his way
to Macao by motor car. He was
uninjured. He brought with him
an injured Chinese passenger, C.
N. Lou, who was operated on in
the hospital fer a machine gun
bullet in the neck
He said his Chinese radio oper-
ator accompanied him as far as
Shekki, where two critically wound
ed passengers were in the hospital.
These presumably would be among
the missing officially reported
by the Chinese.
Wood said five japanese planes
chased his plane shortly after it
left Hong Kong. He attempted to
escape but was outflanked, the air.
plane riddled with bullets, and il
plunged into the river at Wang
moon, near Cheungkapin, 10 mile.
east. of Shekki.
Wood corroborated Chinese as
sertions that the Japanese con
tinued to machine gun the fallel
plane and also its passengers ant
crew as they tried to escape b,
swimming ashore.
The plane is operated by the Chi
nese National Aviation Co., whicl
is 45 per cent American-owned.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Browder CHARGES
Dies Trying to
Split Demos
Promises to Expose
Communist Link
With Roosevelt

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
"a. (UP) - Earl Browder,
secretary of the Communist
party, today characterized
the Dies committee investi-
cation of un-American activities as
"burlesque with a sinister pur-
pose" and charged the committee
raised false issues in an attempt
to split the Democratic forces sup
porting President Roosevelt.
Promising to make a few ex-
posures" in forthcoming California
speeches, BroWder said he would
"go deeper than the Dies commit
tee and show the full connection
between Communism and Roose-
velt."
BroWder said the Dies committee
investigation has not been an at
tack on Communists but an at
tack on the New Deal itself, STIR
ring up false issues in trying to
split President Roosevelts follow
ing"
NEW YORK, Aug. "a. (UP)-A
sizzling hot tip too dangerous to
talk about" according to one of its
agents led subcommittee of the
Dies committee investigating un-
American activities to hold its first
session here in secret today.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
BrawIey Beauty
Operator Killed
In SD Hills
Mrs. Muriel Anderson
Fatally Hurt when
Car Leaves Road

Mrs. Muriel Anderson, 80,
Brawley beauty shop oper-
ator, was killed late Tues
day when the car she was
driving leaped from the
highway q mile north of Hipass
in the San Diego mountains and
overturned several times as it roll
ed down an eight-foot embank-
ment. .z
Her mother, Mrs. William Schle-
gle, IS, of Live Oaks, suffered minor
injuries.
Mrs. Anderson died at Jacumba,
where she was taken by Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Carson of Hipass.
Her skull was fractured, an exam
ination showed.
Brawley police Tuesday night
notified A. Anderson, the victim S
husband, of her death. He left
Immediately to take charge of the
body.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Charges Flung
Back, Forth in
Politics Fight
McAdOo Busy Answering
Accusations from
Several Fronts

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug
"a. (UP)-Inter-party squab-
bles involving Democratic
Senator William Gibbs Nc
Adoo and Republican Cover
nor Frank F. Merriam dominated
the currer.tl,' turbulent California
political scene today in the final
week before the Aug. 30 primary.
Seeking reelection as the states
junior senator with the blessing of
President Roosevelt, McAdoo was
kept busy answering charges which
came from three separate quarters
He branded as "just plain for
gerry" a card displayed in Los An
geles purporting to show that he at
one time belonged to the Ku Klux
Klan. Pierson M. Hall, former U. S.
district attorney, who has sided
with Sheridan Downey, one of Nc
Adoo's leading rivals, in the cam
paign race, made the charge.
This is a familiar type of poll
tical slander brought forward at
the 1lth hour by INSCRIPTIONS
men," said McAdoo.
Downey, meanwhile, charged in
Sacramento that McAdoo was at
tempting to "terr1fy aged persons
in California" by releasing a letter
from the Social Security board de-
scrfbing the proposed $50 every
Thursday pension plan as a threat
to the payment of federal old age
pensions in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

court. There the Judge was incIud-
ed in the opinion--but with judicial
calm sentenced the prisoner to rs
days in the county Jail.
you're going to JAIL remarked
Wells pleasantly.
"Oh, no. Pm not" remarked the
embattled woman.
Wells studied the situation, de-
cided 1t was no one-man job. and
grabbed the telephone. In a few
minutes Captain Oswalt and Ma
tron Falla were speeding TO Holt
vile to take over the prisoner. They
did-but not without opposition.
A sharp toe furrowed the skin
from the captains shin, and failing
fists found Miss Falla's elbow. Hut
it was a losing battle for the wom-
an.
At the county Jail she refused 10
give her age, address or other In
formation.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

Il SlOSo Wiliu' liiC pieiiiC iohCo w
gain altitude. Its wheels tangled
in electric light wiring, dumping
it to the ground where it burst
into flames.
Hawks passenger, j. Hazard
Campbell, wealthy, Buffalo
sportsman, was thrown clear. Hawks
was dragged out of the flaming
wreckage by farmers. He died three
hours later in Buffalo General hos
and two hours later, Campbell
died.
The accident occurred in yes
terday's twilight at East Aurora,
near here. Hawks had landed in
a polo field to pick up Campbell
who was prospective purchaser of
the plane, an "Aircar" designed to
be so safe even a novice could
fly it.
Hawks had flown the fastest, and
most dangerous planes ever made
with but one serious accident, and
in April, 1897 he had retired from
speed flying because he was past
40.
Hawks was an instructor in avi-
alton during the World War and
left the army with the rank of
captain.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Two Men. Girl Held
For Texas Officers

Two young men and a girl were
held in Imperial county Wednesday
pending arrival of Ell Paso deputy
Sheriffs to take them in custody on
an unnamed change.
James North, 16, Joe Thornberg,
21, and 15-year-old girl were ar
rested at Winterhaven by Deputy
Sheriff John Crousen at the re-
quest of Ell Paso authorities. The
youths are held in the county jail.
while the girl was sent 10 the coun-
ty detention home at Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Valleys Hay
Shipments Drop

Alfalfa hay shipments from the
valley continued to fall off the past
week as only 1892 tons of hay was
trucked to the Los Angeles market
as compared to 4O61 tons shipped
the previous week.
Alfalfa markets at the principal
western terminals were quiet and
most averaged steady and unchang.
ed during the week, according to
the weekly hay review of the Fed
eral-State Market News Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Lemon Strikers Answer Harry Bridges
Plea TO Get Agricultural Workers

cts had been imported" since the
lemon packing plant never has en-
ployed as many as 1000 workers.
The walkout followed the plea
last week of Harry Bridges, Pacific
coast CIO leader, for his organiza-
ton to go after the states agri-
cultural workers."
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

LOS ANGELES, Aug. "a (UP)-
Police were summoned today to the
plant of the San Fernando Heights
Lemon Growers association where
1000 pickets surrounded the plant
following a walkout yesterday Of
SO CIO workers.
Police said they believed the pick
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
CONTRACT LET FOR
ALL AMERICAN STEEL

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A CUP)-
The Reclamation Bureau today an
neunced today letting of a s420
contract to the Columbia Steel COM
pany of Denver for 1,745 900 pouns
of steel reinforcing bars for the
All American canal project.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
TOWNSEND CRlTlClZES
THURS. PENSION PLAN

FRESNO, Aug. "a -CUP)-Dr
Frances Townsend. founder of the
5000 month OLD age pension move
ment, today branded the Califor-
MIA $3.50 every Thursday" pension
plan impracticable because it at
tempts to substitute something for
money. The pension warrants would
not be accepted for their face value
in money, he declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
-Four Prisoners,
Two Killers,
Off For Pen
SchOenberg in Group EN-
Route to San Quentin
And Folsom

Four prisoners, two of
them killers, left Ell Centre
Wednesday in custody of
Sheriff Robert w. Ware and
Deputy Jack Weart Ell route
to San Quentin and Folsom prisons.
Sam Schoenberg, 43, was among
the prisoners. He will serve term
ranging upwards from 10 years for
second degree murder, to which he
pleaded guilty few days before he
unWaS to go on trial for killing Char
0es Meyers in Ell Centro July %.
Meyers later was revealed as
CIO organizer in agricultural un-
ions.
Second killer in the penitentiary-
bound panty is Herman Tapp, Ne
gro, who recently pleaded guilty to
manslaughter after he was charged
with the murder at BraWley July 81
OF Ernest SeagraVes, another Negro
who interfered in a quarrel be-
tween Tapp and his nephew, Willie
Simmons.
Others escorted to prison are
Joseph McAteer, held guilty of
lewd and laScivious conduct, and
Vicente Mendez, guilty of grand
theft
SchOenberg, McAteer and Men
dez were bound for San Quentin
prison, while Tapp was en- route to
Folsom. The Negro had been con-
victed before, of assault with in
tent to commit murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
TAllUlAH BANKHEAD'S
DRESSING ROOM LOOTED

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. "a OUP)-
Tallulah Bankhead, stage and
screen star, reported to police today
that thief stole her $500 diamond
Sudden cigarette case and other
articles from her dressing room in
the Biltmore theatre.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
KANSAS PILOT SHOT DOWN
Good Idea at
Time. Anyhow

LANCASTER, o., Aug. "a (UP)
Carl Waldrop told Mayor J. w.
Huddle that he parked his auto
mobile ito sleep off the effects
of drinking" Mayor Huddle
agreed that WaldrOp was fore
sighted, but fined him $40 be-
cause he had chosen the middle
of Main street for his rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Mother, Preacher
Face Charges Of
MansIaughter
Grand Jury lndicts Pair
For Denying Medical
Aid to I'll Boy

y
LOS ANGELES, Aug. "a.
(UP)--An Indictment charg-
ing manslaughter was re-
turned here yesterday by a
Los Angeles county grand
jury against Mrs. Lillian Voistad
and the Rev. Wilbur w. Alvis,
Apostolic minister.
They are accused of responsible
ty in the death of Mrs. VolStad's
9-year- son who died of appen-
dicitis after his mother allegedly
insisted that he be Cured by pray
err. The Rev. Alvis was included
in the charges when he admitted
to grand jurymen that Mrs. Vol
stad acted on his advice in refus-
ing to allow doctors to operate on
the child. Hospital authorities said
the lads life could have been saw
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Frank Hawks, Famous Speed Filler, Killed
As Safety Plane Hits Power Lines

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug "a (UP) Captain Frank
Hawks world famous speed fer and of the greatest
pilots this country produced, lost his life here last
night in airplane crash
Flying small cabin type bipane, Hawks took off in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
|. v. Lesionaires
Urge Roosevelt
To Aid Probers

Boyce Aten Post of the American Legion Tuesday
night started its to the national Legion convention
resolution urging President Roosevelt to provide funds
continue the Dies committees investigation of unAmer
activities followed by another resolution calling upon
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Nine Persons, One a Woman, Arrested
As Police Follow Hot Trail Left
By C|eve|and's S Mad Butcher

CLEVELAND, Aug. "a (UP)-Poice today arrested
eight and woman at rag and paper company
where Sc year old junk dealer believes he left quilt in
which wrapped the 18th torso murder victim of The
Mad Butcher of Kngsbury Run" The the Scov
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
japanese Fire
u pon Passenger
Ship i'm China 4
Tokyo Battle Craft Machine Gun Liner
PiIoted by w. S.F|ier; RiddIed With
Bullets 1t Falls Into River. Killins9

HONKONG Aug "a. (UP) = Chinese passenger
plane pioted by American shot down near Canton
today Chinese announced officially that the attacking
planes Japanese and of the planes IA
and crew of three, 13 dead or missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24
Baseball Results
AMERICAN

Chicago ............ 600 020 000-8 IA
New York 49,. 200 200 1905 10
Stratton, Lee and Rensa; Chand-
Ter, Sundra and Dickey.
First Game
Detroit -........... 013 900 00l-5 81
Philadelphia -. 00l 6O2 01x-1O l3 2
Auker, Wade, Kennedy and York;
Potter and Hayes.
Cleveland ........ 100 220 000-5 IL 0
Boston ............ 001 900 O2O-3 10 2
- Harder and Pytlak; Harris, Nc
Kahn, Midriff and Desautels.
st. Louis ...... 200 900 O4O-6 8 |
Washington .... 102 020 O2x-8 10 O
Cox and Sullivan; Weaver and
Ferrell
Second Game
Chicago ........ 900 100 OOO- 5 o
New York ....... ITO 0O2 lx-11 II 0
Gabler and Schlueter; Pearson
and Dickey.
Second Game
Detroit ........ 900 002 0OO-2 S l
Philadelphia .... POI ITO 00x-1l IL 2
Lawson, Coffman, Kennedy and
York; Caster and Wagner.
NATIONAL
New York .... 100 600 000-1 4 0
Chicago ........... 010 500 000-6 10 2
Lohrman, B. Brown and, Danning;
Page and ODea.
Boston ............... 900 010 010-2 9 l
Pittsburgh ........ 100 140 O0x-6 7
Hutchinson and Lopez; Bauers
and Todd
Phildelohia ...... 900 900 OO1-1 6 4
Cincinnati ........ Ill 900 00X-3 5 2
Mulcahy and Atwood; Grissom.
Weaver and Lombardi.
Brooklyn .......................... 900 600 0
SJ. LOUIS -.l:-.--.-...-.-.--.-.-------- UlU UzU
Hamlin and Campbell; c. Davis
and Owen.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-24

Buttc-: Los Angeles, 27e; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
trade A 37e; manufacturing milk
zoe; orute gathered cream. 26o
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. l, S13.50-if
No. 2 leafy S12-12.50. No 2 S11-11.5e
Minneapolis flax, Sept. Sl.6iia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-30
MAYOR ONSLAUGHT FACES
 NEW DEAL IN CONGRESS

ods, neutrality legislation, especially if designed to increase Presidential discretionary powers, on spending and on government reorganization If Congress materially amends the National Labor Relations Act. it may be assumed that the New Deal is being forced to retreat, that cor- servatives are regaining control of the Democratic party and tliat the regular organization of which Vice President Garner is notable figure is making headway toward nomina- tion of comparatively conservative Presidential candidate in 194O.
 Fundamental amendment of the labor act might withdraw judicial functions from the labor relations board, or give employers the right to initiate employe-representation elections, or place upon unions the same responsibilities now imposed on employers, especially prohibi- tion against union coercion in ex- handing membership. Smiths re- nomination to the labor board has created strange political situa- tion.
 Opposed by A. F. of l..
 The American Federation of La-