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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11
Edward J. Jeffries
Polls Huge Vote
Seven Negroes Are Elected
To Constable Posts

elected Councilman, winning fifth
place.
New members OF the Council are:
Charles Dorais, James Garlick and
John Hamilton.
A new council consists OF the
following men in the order OF their
vote: John W. Smith, Charles Do
rails, Harry Dingeman, Van Ant
werp, John Hamilton, Robert Ewald,
Henry S. Sweeny. John Lodge and
James Garlick. Seven Negroes we're
elected as constables: J. c. Horn and
"obert L. Ward wen in the third
ward; Fred Thompson and Alex
ander Henderson won in the fifth
ward: Arthur Cartwright and
George Green won in the seventh
and King won in the eleventh ward.
The smashing triumph of Edward
J. Jeffries surprised only the Of
ficials at the city hall The Negro
and white masses of the city were
aroused over police brutality and
a number of issues which some OF
the city fathers did not feel were
important. AS was indicated by
many Of those active in the Jeffries
campaign. Reading could point to no
worthwhile accomplishments, par
ticularly as regards the Negro citi-
zenry and he had no arguments in
his favor.
Edward ]. Jeffries appeared at his
campaign headquarters shortly after
Reading had conceded defeat and
exchanged greetings with his fellow
workers including: Emmett S Cum
bingham, Senator Charles Digs.
Atty, Lloyd Llomis, William L, Sher-
rill, Joseph Coles, Atty. Charles
Roxborough and host Of others too
numerous to mention.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11
Fake Doctor Is
Held By Police

Forty-four-year old David Fran
els Of 3473 Riopelle street is charged
by police with practicing medicine
without a license. it was learned
this week
A warrant for his arrest recon-
mendcd on last Friday charges he
was practicing from October 81 up
to November 3.
Lieut.. A. O'Day and Diet Clyde
White were the arresting officers.
Otto Fischle OF 1919 John R. street
was named as the complainant. in
the case
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11

With a seven to one lead in many
Negro districts, Edward J. Jeffries
won a landslide victory over Rich
ard W. Reading in the race for the
mayoralty seat. Jeffries polled
226l85 votes while Reading received
only 1O8,973.
The Communist scare which Read
ing used in an effort to turn the
tide against Jeffries, failed miser-
ably as all classes Of citizens repudi-
sted the Reading administration.
John W. Smith, former mayor of
Detroit. piled up commanding
lead among the colored citizenry
and was elected president OF the
Common Council with l80.386 votes.
John Hamilton, who campaigned
intensely on the East side, MAS also
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11
REFUSES TO
REPAIR HIS
PROPERTY
Judge Says Defendant Is
Worst ViOlator' In
The City

On recommendation Of Senator
Charles c. Digs, joseph Sarnof of
1890 Gladstone avenue, white land
lord, was charged by the Board Of
Health with refusal TO repair di-
lapidsted or condemned property
owned by him. and brought to trial
last Friday morning before Judge
Thomas F. Maher Of the traffic
court where he was found guilty Of
violating the ordinance division Of
the city OF Detroit of the Board OF
Health Department. and sentenced
to rs days in the Detroit house Of
correction.
Worst Offender
Judge Maher, stated that the
defendant had been up before him
at least ten times prior 10 this oc-
casion and was the worst violator
ever to come before him"
In the last two years Maher
averred, he has given more trouble
than all Of the landlords in the
city"
The property in question is 10
Gated at Col Mack avenue in the
rear Of a lot and is known as a tWo-
story barn. Living on the first floo-
of the structure are six junkers.
while the upstairs is occupied by
Richard Wilcox and his faruTfv Of
six children ranging in age from
/ to 7 years. Wilcox's rent Of S24
monthly is paid by the Department
Of Public Welfare. The place is d.
lapidated, a fire trap, and a menace
to health. according to the reports
OF Arthur J. Madas, Frank A. Skill
mix. William eraser, inspectors for
the Board Of Health,
Owns 81 Pieces Of Property
Sarnoff. according 10 reports, is
the owner Of 81 pieces Of property,
located within the area bounded on
the east by Russell; west. Brush;
north, Kirby and south, Vernon
Highway
Digs Asks Public Hearing
Accusing certain inspectors Of the
Board OF Health Of collision with
landlords and alleging that the city
Of Detroit is doing an unheard OF
act by permitting one Of its depart
ments to pay. not only rentals. but
exorbitant rentals for these IN
9 l. Ir,sDf1fF4u 90
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11
RUNS NEXT
DOOR AND
CALLS COPS
Common-Law Spouse Is
Held On Murder
Charge

He was her man. but did her
wrong. so she cut him down and
he died, is the latest frankie and
Johnny story in the lives OF John
Eddie Fitzpatrick and Peggy. his
common-law wife of five years.
Cut deeply in the left chest with
an apparent penetration OF the heart
ard in an unconscious condition.
John Fitzpatrick, 3S, Of s64 Brady
street was rushed to Receiving hos
pi'aI at approximately $50 Monday
evening, He died at TAO pm.
A short time later, Peggy Fitz-
patrick, alias Peggy Mishon, A, was
arrested at her home and CHARGED
With first degree murder. Mamie
Ellis, 80, OF s3s Eliot, was listed a,
n eye = illness to tie tstsl stabbinS.
police disclosed Henry William, OF
1888 Hastings street, apartment one.
was also questioned by police con-
corning the Staying.
Threatens Hubby
"ffiiams' so Detective Sgt.
Charles Buckholdt and Detective
Lloyd M. Doane, stated that Peggy
had threatened her husband by say
ing, III you don't give me that
money m going 10 stick this knife
in you"
According to information given
police, a short time before the al
Legged knitting Fitzpatrick had
called a doctor for his wife who was
suffering from a heart ailment ard a
analytic stroke. John then. so the
story goes, lay down on a day bed
IN the living room OF the house.
From her bed in another room.
Pegyg asked her husband for some
money TO pay the doctor when he
came. John refused to give her anv
money Then arising from bed, so
witnesses stated. the sick woman
then came to where her husband
was lying and went through his
pockets, taking his money, keys and
his long bladed knife.
Abuses wife
Apparently angered by this. John
rose, slapped and pushed Peggy
against the door Of the room while
calling her names Herself. az
parently angered by his actions.
Peggy then cut John about the chest
with the blade OF the knife pene-
trating his heart causing death a
short time later
After the cutting, the frightened
woman ran next door and asked
neighbors to call the pole, dropping
he murder weapon somewhere be-
tween the two houses.
While in custody, Peggy Fitz-
patrick called an undertaken and
asked him to take charge OF the
body Of her man who did her wrong.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11

Dr. and Mrs. william Campbell Of
Owen avenue. who have cecn III
for a few weeks, are glad TO be out
again.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-11-11

He was her man. but did her
wrong, SO she cut him down and
he died, is the latest frankie and
Johnny story in the lives Of John
Eddie Fitzpatrick and Peggy. his
commnn-law wife Of L. 49,.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-04-06

Bleaching Fluids
Spring IL here and Is spring house-cleaning.
c1sansers. soaps. bleaching agents and the like
OCCUPY prominent place in the shopping list.
Let US take tho bleaching fluids. Like every
other commodity, competition has to 1T that
Not only a variety Of brands but prices as we'll.
Which shall It be? Which is the best buy?
ed to read labels. True enough. very often
labels informative the sphyux, but in
the case of bleaching fluids Of the c1orox type
there is definite information N the label.
Bleaching agents Of this type have the following
information:
Active 4nered4ent--sodim Hypoohlor1+e s.2H
In other words the stuff that does the actual
work (b1eaohing, cleaning. etc.) is the sodium
hypochlorite, the rest inactive ingredient is
merely the agent that holds or contains the active
Ingredient.
Here the awakened consumer can draw her own CON
If the Ingredients on the label on one brand are
the another and n the same proportions,
what advantage is there in paying more? The intel
1igent choice would be the MOST you get for
your money.
BOOKS BETTER BUYERS ARE READING
Why THEM ALIVE? Paul DeKruif
A physician discovers that scientific discov-
cries and achievements mean very little to those
who cannot afford them.
FORTY MILLION GUINEA PIG CHILDREN Dr.. T. A1pher
and Ruth Lynn Palmer
mist for every parent.
If HAD FOUR APPLES -- Josephine lawrence
An amusing expose Of installment plans and the
havoc they play with the American famt " of mod
crate means. ~ -
FAMOUS FIRST" FOR CONSUMERS
TITS q consumer headliner when for the first
t1ne the Federal Trade comni ssion goes into the
courts and gets an injunction against further adj
vert1sing Of drug dangerous to health.
That's what happened recently when F.T.c attor-
neys secured an injunction against further advertise
Ing OF weight reducing remedy distributed by a
Chicago firm. reports the CONSUMERS GUIE publ lea.
ton Of the consmers' Counsel Divi sion IF the AAA
Use Of the drug. the cormi ssion found NAV prove
injurious to health and eyesight.
ITO prevent the advertising Of this drug the
Federal Trade comi ssion exercised it's new powers
under the Nheeler-Lea Amendment to the original
ETC Act and for the first time to court for an
Injunction" the GUIDE declares.
"All adverti semants Of rho d,,,r -... A,
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-04-06
LET THE SELLER BEWARE

Consumers who working for honest weights and
In their oounnni ties should tip from
New York's enforcement officials.
Consumers need to know what their rights are
and what to do If they suspect their rights are
being violated. New York ctty's Weights and Mea-
sures Bureau chief tells them. Over the m,nici~
from s.15 to $3.50. he takes up aspect Of the
weights and measures problem.
First time it was a general Introduction to the
consmer's stake in weights and measures enforce
information given coal buyers 50 they could
make they getting every ton they paid
for.
The Saturday morning programs 60 by the general
title Of let the Buyer Beware"
by exposing weights and measures practices that
cheat the buyer" say New York officials. I'VE not
only fur Their stretch the purchasing power Of the
dollar, but also eliminate unfair compe.
with the ftve-morninga-eek talks on the best food
buys Of the day also given by the citys Department
Of Markets.
M SPORTS DIARY
1t looks though tuesday is going to be reg
ular session with volleyba1l In season. The
women all steamed up the idea Of the
vo11eyba11 team under Mrs. Aliens and Doris
guidance. Already there two teams lined up
against DON'T let ne forget to report Tuesday
night at 6:3O.......
Thursday night after seeing review Of the Life
stopped in at ...oh yes. was to report the
Thur sday night missed. We11----from what hear
Doris and Toni started modern dance class with the
members Of the norma LIKING group.
AS usual the regular games were entered into and
from all reports everyone had swell time. There
a few faces there and the game that seemed
to fascinate them all and is badminton.
This Thursday night, badminton and volleyba1l took
up most Of the evening. When certain ton pollock
scholar got there, the mat to the left tired
normalizers relaxing in all imaginable comfortab1
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1939-04-06

Still your correspondent,
Marjorie Jane Ke tcham.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
YOU CAN TRY THREE

BARKING the squirrel was one of
the various contests of craftsmanship
by which our early Western frontiers
men determined their skill with
rifle. The object was to kill the squirrel
without actually hitting it. This was
done by aiming directly underneath
the animal and splintering the bark.
The resultant conclusion killed the
animal and enabled the gunner to re-
trieve his lead shot Shooting the
nall and "snuffing the candle" were
also used to test Nimrod's skill. A
shot, which only bent the nail instead
of driving it in squarely, was con-
sidered ill-aimed, while the man who
extinguished candle flame instead of
only momentarily snuffing it out
proved that he had bad eyes.
i OLING" was one of the methods
used to decoy ducks and bring them
Evening star., 1939-08-06
YOUNG MEN IN AMERICA
Continued from preceding poee

peas and radishes, and smaller quanti-
ties of other vegetables for his own
use. On the frugality side, his family
spends no money for food not grown
on the farm. When purchases are
necessary, he goes to town and barters
his produce for them. During the year
in which he won the award, the Fly
family added electricity and running
water to their home, built basement
- the better to house Mrs. Fly's
canned fruits and vegetables - and
finished the season with a net profit
of 81 ,69l.94.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
(Continved on poge 12)

within hunters range A dog was
trained to pace continuously back and
forth near the waters edge The in
cessant motion would attract the
ducks attention, who would then ap-
proach the shore to satisfy their curios-
ity. Canvasbacks and red ducks were
considered the best to tOlc
ONE OF the popular styles of Greek
wrestling was acrocheirism0s, or finger
wrestling Only the fingers were used
by the contestants; an intentional or
prolonged grip on another part of the
body disqualified the offender.
Another ancient wrestling fashion.
now revived by modern promoters,
took place in a mud covered arena
The oldtlme grappler saturated his
body with oil to make it difficult for
his opponent to hold and throw him.
-MlCHAeL L. TOAL
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Three years ago the farm award
given annually by the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal went to Denton Fly,
a just-past-thirty farmer of Milan,
Tennessee. Fly's farm is like many
others. Fly appears to be different.
His answer to the farm problem is
diversihcation and frugality On his
$50 acres he grows twenty different
kinds of crops Nearly all of them are
money crops - Strawberries, cabbage,
cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes. cot
ton, spinach, carrots, turnips, corn,
oats. wheat, soybeans, alfalfa, clover,
Evening star., 1939-08-06

MES of Virginia and Maryland, when
families we're leaving houses, they
sometimes set fire to them to retrieve
the precious nails from the ashes The
government of Virginia finally took
steps to prevent this destruction of
substantial buildings by giving the
moving householder as many nails as
the house he was leaving was esti-
mated to have in its frame.
"A. R. ARMSTRONG
Evening star., 1939-08-06

that it rained down on passing pedes-
trians and had to be curbed. His latest
is "Neon Weather Bureau" which,
four times each day, presents an
animated electric cartoon of the next
days weather forecasts At the end of
six years, the assets of Douglas Leigh,
Inc, are we'll over S5OO,OOO.
Just year before Leigh set out on
his own in New York City, two other
young men in Dallas, Texas, under
took to reverse the economic trend.
They we're brothers, Ben and Earle
Cabell, Is and 80 years old. They had
S1,15O in cash, an old automobile and
the firm belief that, despite declining
market for non-essentials, the people
of Dallas would buy ice cream if the
quality was good enough. With the
Sl,l5O they bought some machinery.
rented and renovated small shack
in a residential district and - with
home-tried recipes and the best OF
materials - offered ice cream for sale.
That was in March, 1882. BY June
the fame of their product had begun
to go abroad, and by mid summer the
children of Dallas were making a
beaten path to the painted shack
and more sales stations we're necessary.
(ContinUed on poge 12)
Evening star., 1939-08-06

came to Broadway via Atlanta He
arrived in 1890, with nine dollars in
cash and letter to Bruce Barton as
his only visible assets. The letter did
not get him to Mr.. Barton and the
nine dollars melted. Before they had
completely run out, however, he
landed job with the General Outdoor
Advertising Company. The job suited
him, and he soon became an ace sales
man.
Then the depression brought
string of salary cuts. Whereupon,
Leigh quit his job, sold his second
hand car for $3.50 and started busi-
ness of his own with that for his capi-
tai. He launched his firm on the day,
March 4, 1888, when the country's
economy looked ready to cave in.
Leigh was %, however, and ready to
60. He had spent months afoot in
New York studying electric signs and
photographing locations. He had a
mind full OF ideas Tor prospective Gus
toners and a drawer full of photo
graphs of spots where their ads should
be. A sale to Bronx hotel got him
some needed cash and a rent-free
apartment. His first Broadway sign
represented an animated pot of coffee
which gave off steam so abundantly
Evening star., 1939-08-06

- ECAUSE nails were so scarce and
so expensive our American fore
- fathers ordinarily used wooden
pegs or pins when they built their first
humble abodes. A settler who owned
a supply of nails was considered we'll
off, for they could be used to advan-
tage in trading transactions. An outfit
of buckskins could be secured for a
score of nails and an entire sheep or
pig for only nine or ten. In the colo
Evening star., 1939-08-06
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

There are some 10000 different
occupations in the United States by
which men make their living. The
number increases every year. One of
the big increases just ahead is due to
be made by the commercial develoP-
ment of television One of the men
behind television is Philo T. Farms
worth. At six, Philo Farnsworth -
having taken a small dynamo apart -
declared his ambition to be an inven-
tor. At twelve he was the chief engi-
neer on his fathers electrified farm in
Idaho. At fifteen he had already dis
covered one of the basic principles on
which television depends. At eighteen
he had worked out, in theory, the
main features of the system of tele-
vision that is now being used. When
he was nineteen his father died. Young
Farnsworth was obliged to take on the
support of the family. He found job
in Salt Lake City office. Nights and
week ends, he worked on his invention.
With no money for equipment, he
made his own He had to learn electro
chemistry, metallurgy, optics, photog-
raphy, glass blowing. The cathode
ray tube on which was received the
first successful elecroniC television
image in history was made with his
own hands.
The turn in Farnsworth's fortunes
came when, one day, he got up the
courage to explain his ideas to his
employer The employer had faith
in the young man and interest in the
idea. He called in two eminent scien-
fists. They we're impressed. The result
was that the employer went out and
raised funds sufficient to equip small
laboratory. That was twelve years
ago. Today, at thirty-three, Farms
worth has his own television company,
backed by some of the businessmen
who gave him his first chance, and a
reputation as one of Americas great
est inventive minds.
Somewhat less scientific, but not so
remote from television are the 81 ,OOO,-
600 worth of animated electric car
toons which, nightly, flash down on
the crowds in New York Citys
theatrical district. Those signs are the
achievement of twenty-nine-year old
Douglas Leigh - called, nowadays,
the Sign King of Broadway" Leigh
Evening star., 1939-08-06

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Evening star., 1939-12-14

sett Point, r. l.; Floyd Bennett
Field, New York; Banana River,
Fla; Key West, Fla, and Guam
tanamo, Cuba. Funds for their con-
struction will be provided under the
emergency deficiency appropriation.
Two permanent hangers will be
constructed at Jacksonville, Fla,
and two more at the base at San
Juan, Puerto Rico, as a part of the
Navy's aeronautics expansion pro-
gram.
The Ross Engineering Co. of
Washington submitted a low bid of
SITS, 400 for the construction of a
fuse loading plant at the Naval
Magazine, Bellevue, D. C. For this
same project James Stewart g.
Co., New York, bid $189, ,78O, and the
Harwood Nebel Construction Co.,
Evening star., 1939-12-14
will talk on 1.-THE Political Philoso-

will talk on 1.-THE Political Philoso-
pher."
Papers at the general session of
the first day will deal with the in
dividual and the state, the philoso-
ply Of civil rights and the philoso-
ply of the democratic state. At
the round-table discussion problems
to be taken up include the extra
syllogistic forms of reasoning, Pla-
to's grounds for propounding his
ideas, in terms Of what moral prin-
ciples is democracy the best govern
ment, the psychology of propaganda
and formal causality and fields of
force.
The following day the morning
papers will be on the philosophy of
the totalitarian state, the corpora
tive state and the church and state.
In the afternoon the problems will
Evening star., 1939-12-14
at Catholic University December 90

at Catholic University December 20
and 20.
Many of the speakers. it was
stated, will be from the faculty Of
the university. Sessions will begin
at 8 am. with a general meeting,
followed by round-table discussion
at 2::30 pm. in Mcmahon Hall.
The Right Rev. Joseph M. Corri-
gan, rector of the university will
convey the greetings of the uni
versity to the conference at the
annual dinner December % at 6
pm. The Right Rev. Fulton j.
Sheen of the university school of
philosophy will speak on philosophy
and the world crisis. The Rev. Mar
tin Darcy of Fordham will discuss
the philosophy of present-day Eu-
rope, and the Rev. w. P. O'Connor
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Central Union Mission
Elects Directors

DR.. Wilson Compton, secretary and
manager of the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association, and
Col w. o. Tufts, the first president
Of the Washington Goodwill Indus
tries, were elected to the board Of
directors of the Central Union Mis-
sion at a recent meeting of the
board.
William H. Ramsey was elected
vice president of the board, sue
ceeding the late James Trimble,
Washington banker. Officers re-
elected at the meeting were E. H.
De Groot, jr., president; Harry Hos
kinson, treasurer, and Austin M.
Cooper, secretary and assistant
treasurer.
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Virginia Firm Submits
Low Bid on Hanaars

The Navy Department announced
yesterday the Virginia Bridge Co.,
Roanoke, Va, had submitted a low
base bid of $951 $50 for the struc-
tural steel work for hangers at
eight air stations on the Atlantic
Coast and in the Caribbean area.
Other bidders were the Bethele-
hem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa,
1864 $50, and the Duf11n Iron Co.,
Chicago, $1,074, 900.
A temporary hangar for planes
on the neutrality patrol will be
erected at each of the following
stations: Squantum, Mass: Quon-
Evening star., 1939-12-14
Jouett to Speak

Col. John H. Jouett, president of
the Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce Of America, will speak before
the Washington Society of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology at pm. tomorrow at the
Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV. A sound movie of con-
struction methods and flight tests
of the Navys long-range patrol
bombers will be shown.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

be the public control Of private prop
erty. the metaphysical basis for po-
litical action, and the relations be-
tween ethics and politics according
to Aristotle and st. Thomas.
Several radio broadcasts are
planned in connection with the con-
vention program, it was stated.
Evening star., 1939-12-14

also Of Washington. bid $4,000.
Fourteen other bids were received.
A low bid of $51 800 was submitted
by A. Stanley Mundy & Co., Wood
bridge, N. j., for improvements to
the fresh water system at the Marine
Barracks, Quantico, Va.