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Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
MOVIES SHOW MAX on
WAY OUT BEFORE
.s.. KIDNEY PUNCH

New York-Exceptionally fine slow
motion pictures taken of the Joe
Louis-Max Schmeling fight show that
Schmeling was clearly on his way to
knockout defeat when the Negro
champion landed two rights to the
kidneys that put the challenger in the
hospital.
Louis, missing only two blows,
struck Schmeling II times on the jaw,
stomach and under the heart before he
nailed him with two vicious rights to
the kidney region. When the two kid
ney punches landed, Schmeling was
backed against tie ropes and turning
awav to crouch to protect his chin
1t was when he was turning that Louis
hammered him with the two kidney
blows.
Experts, who watched preview OF
the fight films, generally were OF the
opinion that Schmeling probably sui
fered his shock in falling the first time
As he dropped under the veritable rain
of short lefts and crushing chops to
the head he half tumbled, rolling over
on his shoulders: After he arose, he
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
Warns Landlords
Sum ner Project Will
Be Com petitor

Owners of residential property in
Minneapolis will be faced with strenu-
Gus competition when the government
starts obtaining tenants for the Sum-
ner Field housing project In north
Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Real Es-
tate Board said in the last issue of its
publication, the Realtor.
The board said the manager in one
Of the completed government housing
projects in another city had sent out
letters to tenants in privately owned
non-slum properties, quoting $3.50 TO
$3.50 for two-room apartments, for
two-person families only, with incomes
of $50 to 500 a month. The quota
tons ranged upward to $3o.85 and
$31.85 for five room apartments foE
five, six and seven person families with
incomes of $l00 to $1s9 a month.
Rates quoted, the article said, in
cluded heat, hot water and electricity
for lighting, cooking and refrigeration.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
Twas Nothing"
Ayers Heroic
Porter After Train
Wreck ..

Miles City, Mont.-Disaster, terrific
and horrible descended on this city on
Sunday when a passenger train, Olym-
plan, crashed through a trestle, result
ing in the injury of sixty-seven passen-
gers and crew members and an esti-
mated possible death of fifty-five.
AS The Age went to press, it was
not clear how many had lost their
lives in the awful accident. But one
thing was clear. And that was the fact
that the outstanding hero in the ghast-
ly affair was Lewis Williams, Negro
sleeping-car porter. Credited with
saving twenty lives, he was fully re-
covered from his slight injuries and
modestly lodging people who wanted
to praise him on Tuesday. Williams
car had tottered for at least five min
utes on the brink of the flood before
it plunged in. He had the choice of
saving himself or trying to herd out
his passengers who had retired for the
night. He chose the latter course,
faced with the danger of losing his
own life, and got all of his passengers
out, even rescuing some of their bag
gage. A second or two later the car
went into the creek.
81 can't see why everyone should
make such FUSS" he declared.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
Parade OF The
Nations

Contribution of the Negro to Ameri
can life and culture will be told il
song, story and poetry at next week:
Parade of the Nations" program ii
the auditorium of the Minneapolis Pub
lie Library, main branch, Tenth stree
and Hennepin avenue, at 7:30 p. m
Tuesday, June 2S.
The program:
The National Negro Anthem
Twin City Jubilee Singers
Samuel Herrod, Director r--
"The Negroes Contribution to Amer
ica"- HH ase
Charles w. Washington
Minneapolis Urban League
Spiritual Selections .,l. .s- a.
Jubilee Singers
Tap-Dancing and Singing
Melvin Dillon and Lenore Dillon
Hollis Hawkins, piano accompanist
Reading of Lawrence Dunbar's
Mrs. E. L. Sims
! Folk Songs
Jubilee Singers '-
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
NOTABLES AT SCHOMBURG
FUNERAL-NOTED NE
GRO SCHOLAR

New York, June-(CNA)-ln a
small church in Brooklyn, the Rev.
George S. Stark, pastor of Sloan
Presbyterian Church, 404 Lafayette
Avenue, conducted the last rites for
Arthur Schomberg, internationally ia
nous Negro scholar, curator, and bib
liophile on Negro literature.
Schomburg, "a, died suddenly last
Friday as a result of tooth infection
which confined him in the Madison
Park Hospital. He was buried in
Cypress Hills Cemetery.
The funeral services, attended by
many literary leaders both Negro and
white, were short and simple. Among
the honorary pallbearers were, Yasuich
Hikada of Tokyo, DR.. P. M. H. Saw
ory, DR.. Alain Locke and DIR. Charles
S. johnson of Fisk. His death was
deplored by many Negro leaders in
cluding James Weldon Johnson, Rob
ert A. Pelham of the American Ne
gro Academy and H. M. Lydenberg,
director of the New York Public Ii
brary.
Schomborg received his early educa-
ton in St. Thomas College in the Vir-
gin Islands where he was born in 1874
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
ALABAMA REFUSES TO IN
DIGIT KILLER OF YOUTH

Birmingham, Ala, June (CNA)-
Although murder was committed in ar
open court corridor, and in the pres
ence of court officers and detectives
the Grand Jury refused this week tc
return an indictment against Hugh E
Colburn for the cold-blooded Staying
of John Lewis Smith, 16-year- old Ne
gro lad.
Smith was being taken from the
court room after he had been SEN
fenced to 90 years in prison on charges
of "carnal knowledge" of the white
mans minor daughter when Colburr
fired four bullets into the boys body
Because of these circumstances it has
been openly limited here that the mur.
der was carefully arranged lynching
The trial in several aspects re,
I called the first trials of the Scottsborc
boys. 1t was held behind closed doors
the lads mother was barred from the
court and not single witness was
called by the so-called defense attor.
ney in behalf of Smith.
Prior to the murder of the 16-year,
old boy by Colburn, newspapers here
had not printed word about the story
and the magazine Alabama" in its
May % issue declared that "newspa-
pers by agreement refrained from
printing the story"
Incensed by the brutal murder and
the brazen acquital of Colburn, pro-
gressive groups here are considering
further steps in the case. The N. A.
A. C. P. has already held number OF
protest meetings and is planning other
actions.
Declaring a thorough investigation
is necessary, the Alabama State Com
mittee of the Communist Party issued
a statement in which it said that "the
calse is shameful but it does not end
THE matter"
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25

seemed dazed, but still had enough left
to throw left and right-one of which
caught Louis on the kidneys-but the
Negro measured him carefully and
then nailed him with left, right and
left to the jaw that snapped Schmel-
ing's head back so hard it seemed as
if it would roll off.
A terrific but short right floored
Schmeling for the last time. AS he
dropped, Max Machon, his trainer
tossed the towel into the ring Referee
Arthur Donovan didn't notice the tow
el Immediately, but when he did he
threw it out and started the count
But as he did so, Machon, farthest
away, reached his stricken fighter ST.
multaneously with Jack Blackburn,
Louis trainer.
Louis first punch was left hook
that caught Max squarely on the fore
head and pushed him back. He piled
in and drove him to the ropes with a
short right to the chin and then got
in his three hardest and most disas-
trous blows-a left, right, and left to
the body that folded Max up. His face
was contorted with pain. 1t was then
he leaned against the ropes, absorbing
terrific punishment and the two kid
ney blows.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
W.P.A. PRIZE-WINNING
AUTHOR GETS LITERARY
POST

New York, June (CNA)- Richard
Wright, author of the national WPA
winning novel, "Uncle Toms
Children" has been appointed to the
editorial board of New Masses maga-
zine, it was announced here this week
The announcement was made at a
reception held in Wright's honor and
in celebration of the twentieth year OF
the Crusader News Agency, at the In
ternational Workers Center, 3l7 West
125th Street Samuel Sillen, member
of the magazines editorial board, who
revealed the youthful authors appoint
ment to the board, said:
81 am happy to say that the New
Masses magazine did not make this ap-
pointment on the basis of Mr.. Wright's
recent honor alone. We have had the
honor of publishing material from his
pen long before he became famous as
the author of "Uncle Toms Children,
and we take pride in the fact that we
recognized some time ago that Rich
ard Wright is one of Americas top
notch authors, white or black"
Among the persons who praised the
young author in short actresses were;
Ben Davis, Jr., Charles Alexander, who
also outlined the history of the pro-
gressive tradition behind the Crusader
News Agency, Mike Gold, Louise
Thompson, Eugene Gordon, Mrs. Alta
Douglass and Miss Melva Price. M
Furmond Bonte, member of the
French Chamber of Deputies, was also
a speaker.
Members of the Citizens Commit.
tee which sponsored the affair includ.
ed: Alta Douglass, Langston Hughes
Louise Thompson, DR.. Louis I
Wright, Samuel Sillon, Viviennt
France, DR.. and Mrs. P. M. Savory
James w. Ford, Simon Gerson, Cyril
Briggs, editor of the Crusader News
Agency, DIR. F.. T. Reid, Harry Hay
wood, DIR. Max Yorgan, Lester Gran
ger, Eugene Gordon, John A. Ryan
Milton Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Wilkins, Gladys Stoney, Clarence Hath
away, Ralph Ellison, Michael GOLD
Emmet May and William Chase.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25

Arriving in the United States ip 1891
he associated himself with the firm
of Gen. Roger A. Pryor where he
studied law for five years.
Considered the foremost collector of
books on his race, at the time of his
death, Schomberg evinced deep re-
gard for this hobby during his youth.
The material as it stands today is a
valuable asset in the field of Negro
reearch. Franklin F. Hopper, recall
ing the history of the collection and
the purchase by the Carnegie Corpor-
alton, emphasized the inestimable value
it has been to New York educators
and students interested in Negro his
tory.
Many letters and kilograms were re-
ceived by his survivors, his widow and
his eight children who reside at los
Kosciusko ST., Brooklyn.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
CHICAGO YOUTH KICKED,
HUNG BY ANKLES TO GET
RAPE CONFESSION"

Chicago, June - (CNA) - Beatings
and torture were the methods used by
police to secure the numerous rape
murder confessions" from Robert Nix
on, defense lawyers of the Negro youth
revealed this week.
"They beat me kicked me, stripped
me and then hung me by my ankles
without any clothes on" Nixon told
his lawyers when they were finally
permitted to interview him.
"They kept beating me and hanging
me, trying to make me confess to
everything" Nixon continued.
Nixon made his charges of police
third degree brutality to Attorneys
Ulysses S. Key and w. Sylvester, Jr.,
who are members of a committee of
lawyers who have volunteered to de-
fend Nixon and Earl Hicks, his CO.
defendant
Nixon and Hicks were forced to take
part in a recent lynch-inciting police
circus" in which the youths were pa
raded throughout Chicago and made
to re-enact all the unsolved rape crimes
attributed to members of their race.
A demand for a change OF venue
will be made by defense attorneys in
order that the boys might be tried
outside OF Cook County, DR.. Charles
E. Burton, Chicago director of the Ma
tional Negro Congress and member
of the defense, told the Crusader News
Agency.
"The circumstances surrounding this
case make change of venue the only
means of assuring real justice" DR..
Burton said. Naturally, the purpose
of the trial of Nixon and Hicks will be
to determine whether they are guilty
or innocent. Such purpose would be
defeated by the holding of the trial
in Cook County in view of what has
taken place.
Disgrace to City"
"It would be impossible to secure an
impartial jury because of the tactics of
the Chicago police department and the
local press. Both of these agencies
united in staging what was dis
grace to our city-the so-called police
circus in which Nixon and Hicks, as
thousands of spectators inflamed by
the lurid, lynch hysteria Of the press
watched, were forced to re-cnact all of
the crimes of which police suspected
them
An indication of how newspaper
stories, describing the youths as "ape-
like" and "beastial" have created a
lynch feeling against the defendants
was shown last week when Nixon was
in court by the husband of a
rape victim.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
w. Squire Neal
Council Files
Error Write

Preliminary to appealing to the fed
eral circuit court of appeals in St.
Louis, counsel for w. Squire Neal,
Minneapolis Negro sentenced to two
years for concealing part of the $ll8,-
600 stolen by his brother, John, former
500 Line messenger, today had filed
an assignment of errors in Minneapolis
federal court. a
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
c L u B

!. The Mothers Effort Club, member
of the Minnesota Association of Col
ored Women's Clubs, met Friday.
June 18th, at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Bell, 3849 Fourth Ave. So. Mrs. Dol o.
thy Wilson gave talk on the Negro
and health. Hostess served delici-
Gus lunch.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
tleyHouse Head ResidentM LnN y
w A N T EDi

Authors to Submit Manuscripts
on fiction, biography, poetry, Negro
history, social, economic, political and
educational problems of the Negro,
and material for children's books; also
essays on folk life and regional cul-
ture
We consult with and advise authors
on the value of their manuscripts and
the possibilities of publication. Let us
know your plans.
WENDELL MALLIET & CO.
Suite 220
200 West l25th Street
New York, N. Y.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
Sunday School
Girls Hike

Mrs. NJ. c. Washington led group
of Bethesda Sunday School girls on a
hike Thursday Weiners were roasted
and other delicacies were served.
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25
OsWell- ll-BrOnnleY
Special to the Herald

that Miss Louise Bromley head resident Of Phyllis Wheaey
Settlement House Of Minneapolis was married to Mr.
was performed the later part Of June
Twin-City herald., 1938-06-25

Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Bolts, 600 9th
Ave. No., returned from a visit at St
Joseph, Mo. They were accompanied
home by their little granddaughter, Fay
Louise.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
HOME BUYER HELD
GROWING CRITICAL
Symposium Indicates More
Desire for Quality in
Exterior Design.

Today's American home owner Is
more interested than ever before in
having an attractive home. He M
also more interested than ever before
in safeguarding his home.
Those are conclusions to be drawn
from the symposium being conducted
currently by the National Real Estate
journal under the head what Kind
Of . House for Today's Buyers?"
The purpose Of the series Is to de-
termine, by going directly to the
source. what today's home owner
wants for and in his home. The ques-
tionnaire was sent to 1000 real estate
dealers and builders actively building
and selling homes. More than 400
blanks were returned, proving the
keen interest Of the dealers in the
subject. The thoughtfulness with
which the blanks were filled out
proved that the interest was not only
keen, but intelligent.
Public More Particular.
Among the questions asked was DO
you believe the public is more critical
than formerly Of exterior design"
Three hundred and seven replies said
yes. only ~ said no. To the question,
What number of rooms makes the
most saleable house?" the six-room
house led with 2s6 votes, to 1877 votes
for the five-room house, 70 votes for
seven rooms and ~ for eight rooms.
Getting around to the top Of the
house. the QUESTIONABLE inquired of
the builders and dealers, What
rooflng material Is most acceptable? 2"
The poll resulted in 224 votes for as
phalt shingles or. as they were termed
in the QUESTIONABLE, composition"
shingles. The definite preference for
asphalt shingles can leave no doubt
in any readers mind that fire-resist-
ant roofing is becoming more and
more definitely a necessity in the
minds Of the builder and real estate
operator
The attempt to discover the rela-
tive popularity OF various architec-
tural types developed An interesting
set OF statistics. The winner was the
Cape Cod house. with 207 votes. This
was followed closely. however, by the
English type Of cottage. which polled
lel votes. Next in line was the South
ern colonial, then the Dutch colonial.
then the American farmhouse. There
were several others on the list. but
only these obtained the votes sum-
cient TO merit major consideration.
Evening star., 1938-01-29

borough of the Bronx, for apartment
houses to cost over $l4 4,000. 900 and for
school buildings to cost over $1,000
600; in the borough of Brooklyn, for
apartment houses to cost over $780,
600 and for school buildings to cost
nearly $9,000,000; in the borough of
Manhattan, for apartment houses to
cost nearly $1,000 900: in the borough
of Queens. for one-family dwellings
to cost nearly 5000, 900. for apart
ment houses to cost over S6,0OO,O ,OOO
and for school buildings to cost nearly
$7,000,000: in Pittsburgh, Pa, for store
and mercantile buildings to cost nearly
100000; in Ottumwa, Iowa, for a
packing house to cost 100000: in
Mcpherson, Kans., for high school
building to cost over 100000: in St.
Paul, Mimi, for factory building to
cost nearly 100000: in Ponca City,
Okla, for a high school building to
cost over 100000; In Beaumont, Tex,
for a warehouse to cost over 5000 900;
in Big Spring. Tex. for State hospital
buildings to cost $700,0 900; in Dallas.
Tex, for an amusement building to
cost nearly s5oo.000; In Long Beach,
Calf. for factory buildings to cost
over 100000; in Los Angeles, Calf,
Tor store and mercantile buildings to
cost nearly 100000; In Chicago. NJ,
for laundry building for Cook Coun-
ty Hospital to cost nearly 100000 in
Elgin, Ill.,. for school buildings to cost
over 100000. and in Detroit. Mich,
for factory buildings to cost nearly
81 ,0Oo, 900.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
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through. The only tools you have
to use to install these convenient
little bars are . screw driver, hack
saw and q pair Of pliers. They may
be put into almost all furnaces Of the
28-inch size using four triangular
CRATES. and II you happen to have
another size. you can still do the Job
by installing some additional parts
made for the purpose.
BY converting your furnace in this
manner you can use the thermostatic-
ally controlled blower system il you
30 desire. or merely burn it in the
usual old-fashioned way. The new
equipment seems to support the bed
Of fuel very evenly, and adds no
extra effort to the labor Of shaking
and dumping the ashes.
- ~
FOR many years door knobs have
been almost entirely overlooked
q articles Of decoration. and have
been used only because the owner of
the house thought it more practica
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Star Home
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in an old chintz pattern. presenting
a delightful foil for high poster bed
with dotted marquisette tester top
The furniture here is typically Colonial
in design. Hooked rugs harmonic
with the wallpaper.
A play place" room Is on the top
level. The walls are very light and
gay plaid curtains hang at the win
dows.
The Silver Star Homes Committee
headed by James S. Taylor OF the
Federal Housing Administration, In
dorsed this home. Other members OF
the committee include Irwin S. Porter,
architect; Edwin H. Rosengarten
builder: John Nolen. jr.. Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and Frank Luchs. serving
for his father. Morton J. Luchs. presi-
dent Of the Washington Real Estate
Board.
The Westwood home may be reached
by driving out Massachusetts avenue
NV. to Cathedral avenue. left through
a portion Of Wesley Heights to Forty
fourth street, thence left on Forty
fourth three blocks to Dexter road
and follow signs to property.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Building
Continued From First Page.)

cisco. $20.359.4 .46l against $l9.930.16l:
Houston. $l8.606. 1853 against $18.493.-
379. and Baltimore, SIS 165, $50 against
$l4,768.28O
During 1887 the aggregate value of
all classes of building construction for
which permits were issued in the cities
having a population of $500 or over,
which reported to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. amounted to $3.50, ,90l 900,
an increase Of IL per cent over 1886.
During 1887 dwelling units were pro-
vided in these cities for 1859 fam
lilies. gain of 5 per cent over the
previous year
A statement issued by Secretary
Perkins said the value of building per-
mits issued in December showed a
marked increase. the improvement
being due largely to a rise in the
value Of permits issued in New York
| City. where a new building code was
scheduled to become effective on jan
uary l."
= The value of permits issued for new
homes in December showed a gain of
48per cent as compared with Novem-
Der. This unusual upswing also was
largely in New York City. where the
| aggregate increase in the value of
residential permits as compared with
November was S27.l45,475, or 253 per
cent.
Nom Residential Permits.
There was also a marked increase
in permits issued for new non-
residential buildings OF the increase
OF s27,000,000 In the estimated cost
in the 1888 cities reporting to the
! bureau. 26,000.00 was in New York
City, New projects were also reported
from other sections of the country.
The value Of additions. alterations
| and repairs showed a gain of 20 per
cent as compared with November, also
| principally in the vicinity of New
York.
The value Of new residential build
lngs was Z per cent higher in Decem-
Der, 1887, than in the corresponding
month Of 1896. Comparing the same
two months, there was an increase of
~ per cent in the value of new nom
residential buildings and a gain of
SO per cent in the value Of additions,
alterations and repairs to existing
structures.
In December. 1886, housing projects
financed by Federal funds provided
for l,409 families. No contracts were
awarded for Federal housing projects
during December of this year. Com
pared with December, 1886 an in
crease OF ii per cent was shown in the
number Of family dwelling units pro-
vided
The data collected by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics show. in addition to
private construction, the number and
value OF buildings for which contracts
We're awarded by Federal and State
governments in the cities included in
the report. For December, 1897, the
value of these public buildings
amounted to $500, 900; for November.
1887. to s1,835 900. and for December.
1896. to Sll,006,000.
Permits were issued In December for
the following important building prof.
ects: In Hartford, Conn, for store and
mercantile buildings to cost 81 ,316, 900;
in Boston, Mass. for apartment houses
to cost $l,640.000: in New Rochelle,
N Y. for apartment houses to cost
$49O.0 600: in New York City, in the
Evening star., 1938-01-29

to open the door than to tear 4 down
when passage through 1t was de.
sired. OF course, . door knob Isn't
thing that one could show much
imagination on anyway. but when
you look around you will be . little
startled to see what dull. drab things
they are, for the most part.
Some clever designer, sensing thu
possibilities Of the common door knob.
has brought out complete line Of
the things clad in bright colors, ana
made OF the very latest type Of
plastic material. They are made in
three parts with . top of one color.
the body Of another II you 20 de.
sire. and the shank in four handsome
designs, and standard metal finishes.
The removable top enables YOU to
Use contrasting color with the body.
or match even more accurately the
color scheme Of room. They may
be obtained in black. ivory, mahogany,
Chinese red and a wide range Of
soft pastel shades. Because OF the re-
markable material from which they
are made you will find that they are
resistant TO wear to an amazing ex-
tent, and their attractive colors will
not fade or craze, AZ they say In
the trade.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Room for a Young Man.

A room decorated for young
man has walls Of grayish green and
woodwork of pale orange. The panels
OF the door match the wall color. On
the dark oak floor is rug of black,
grey and ,red-orange. There are no
draperies over the cream -colored cur
tains. The furniture is painted French
grey with red-orange trimmings.