davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-04-08

about it, The fact that King
resistance to the invading forces shows
the
between the
intervention because he worried internal problems.
The fact that neither the French the British will
than
Yugosavs
with the democratic of Europe.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

regarding this new act OF piracy
of the totalitarions. The world
was given to understand that
Britain and France would not
tolerate such an occupation if it
meant that Albania would lose
her freedom.
Mussolini's forces entered
Albania yesterday and Mussolini
is looking defiantly at the British
and the French. He would like
to hear what they are going to do
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette.

II Ittttt O7IUt O7I CttqUcttc.
BY JOSEPH J. FRISCH.
R. N. Ozone may recall oneself
to another person in the following
manner: Il wonder whether you
remember me. I'm Mary Thomp-
son. We met at the Thornton's last
summer" This gives the other per-
son an opportunity to cover up
Evening star., 1939-04-08
HeudIineFoIk
And What
They Do
Stonhope's Family
Nurtured on
Martial GIories

BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.
Lord Stanhope, in trouble with his
government because, as first lord OF
the admiralty, he talked impetu-
ously about feet anti-aircraft guns,
Evening star., 1939-04-08
The A B G
of
The u. S. A.

This is the Sirth OF a series
OF miniature essays on de-
mocracy, sponsored by the
National League OF Women
Voters.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

Sultan q lot OF money to keep
the country tranquil. In fact the
ruler was paying cash tribute
to the subjected nation and a
heavy one at that.
It is impossible to penetrate
into the mountains of Albania
with regular army. AS soon as
one leaves the seashore one en-
counters a country that is a
chain Of high mountains and
narrow QnrQeS inaccessible to or.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

blend of all kinds of different sports.
The only problem you have facing
you is to decide the positions here
given.
1. LPCHPK 6. DQHLWPK
2. YWUKHYHUD 7. YHKUGP
3. TZFKN 8. OZBBMFLG
4. TUFBQP 9. OUKSFKN
5. SCOT 10. HFLGBP
Remember, the coded words are
the names of positions known in
several different sports.
(AnsWer on Page B-14.)
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
NAACP Is Probing
Jim-CroW In p. @.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-;ANr)
Carl Johnson, chai' nan of the le-
gal redr. IS .corm.ttee Of the loca,
branch of the NAACP, was spokes-
man OF grievance committee, com
posed of Lucille Bluford. Charles Fl
Galloway and y Hupert. whicI
interviewed postmaster Il. Graham
Tuesday. i'll connection with claims
Of discriminate. i practiced against
Negroes who hid passed tie civil
service examinations for T .stal po-
sitions at the Kansas Guy postof.
fic:.
Concluding !ne ohe-hUur session
during which the group openly re-
sented being referred 70 as boys
and girls by postmaster Graham,
confirm d reports agree that the
committee Of the EAACP was Civ
en- to understand that representa-
t1ves of the race have not only
BEN treated fair but also given
special consideration. In return. the
group assured Mr.. Graham that the
race was not as intereSteG
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Social Workers
Seek Civil Rights
Bill In Washington

WASHINGTON-(ANP}- Final
ly aroused to the fighting point,
members of the leading colored
social agencies in the city are plan
ming concerted action, it is reliably
reported, to bring pressure upon
Congress to pass a civil rights bill
for the capital city, giving Negroes
legal redress against the local thea
ters and other institutions which
prohibit their usages of public
places.
The refusal of the National thea
ter to permit Negroes to purchase
tickets for the ''Hot Mikado'' pre-
Cipitated this action, and a meet
ing was held last week to take the
first steps toward such an organ
ization.
In many circles, this is thought
to be the first step toward break
ing down some. of the many preJu-
dices met by Negroes in the capital
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
$4,000 Tilt Won
By Kansas Youth

KANSAS CITY, Mo- (ANPJ--
Tuesday jury Of Judge P. Buz-
ards court awarded Carnie E. Bass.
II, $4,000 damages at the concIu-
sion of a suit against A. P. Eli
son, white, an investigating detec-
tive of the drug store.
The suit. filed by the mother OF
the boy. was a counter attack upon
the concern that was charged with
being responsible for the arrest OF
the youth, following his being fore
ed tolsign confession, by Ellison,
indicating that he was guilty OF
stealing $500 from two customers
early in March.
Being confined with q. criminals
and dope fiends and denied
chance to communicate with his
mother and friends were some OF
the charges of the estimated r.
point petition. filed by the youth
= tho also suffered a $3.50 deduction
from his salary.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
SoIons Pledge
Mob Bill Support

NEW YORK-tSNS)- Replies
OF Representatives and Senators
are coming into the headquart-
ers OF the National Association
for the Advancement of CoIored
People here daily, in response to
nationwide letter campaign
to Congressman urging them to
be IN Washington at the open
ing of Congress and to be on
floor of the House when the
anti-lynching bill comes UP, the
Association announced here to-
day.
Some eighty Representatives
have told the NAACP that they
will support the bill, and tweu-
ty-eight Senators have indicat-
ed that they viii give attention
10 the legislation, without com.
uniting themselves, officials OF
the organization said today. This
has been the response in the
first six days since letters were
sent out.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Halle SelaSSie'S
Blacksmith Back
On u. S. Land

PHILADELPHIA c. )-Danie,
Robert Alexander is 80. He oddly
enough does not know that there
are few b,acksmiths in this city of
"Brotherly Love- Alexander is
originally from Missouri, natural
ly, he chad to be shown" as much.
The story goes this way: Alex
alder wanted to see a Negro king.
He went to Ethiopia, Lecame Halle
SelaSsie's blacksmith and now
because Ethiopia was taken over
by the Italians, or for matter of
fact, when SelaSsie went into
exile, Alexander was left without
a, job. A long jaunt up and down
Broad, Market, Vine, Lombard
and Pine did not ease Alexander'S
mind, Just the same you can't
take one thing away from the
erstwhile blacksmith-he's from
Missouri.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

Loud applause pierced the air
at the completion of each number.
Drawing wide acclaim was the
number, entitled "Gone With the
Vino, - written by Jimmie Beers,
white, and arranged by Mrs. H.
j. Furlow, Big Bethel organist.
Observers said Miss Mitchell
listened to this number before she
entered the theater. She expressed
herself as being well pleased with
the rendition.
Drawing long rounds OF. praise
was H. j. Furlow, director of
the Big Bethel choir.
Singing for the premiere marked
the second appearance of the
choir in connection with "Gone
With the Wind" festivities, Mr..
Furlow said.
The choir was featured Wednes-
day night by radio station WSB on
its welcome South, Brother pro-
gram. at which time visitors here
for the attractions were given an
additional welcoming.
SpiritualS rendered by the choir
en- both occasions were "done in a
digrified manner" Director F'urlow
declared
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

KANSAS CITY, Kans.-(ANP)-
January 8 is the date of the nexG
meeting of The women of the Civic
circle of Kansas City, which re-
Gently organized to break down the
barriers of segregation practiced
in the colored hospital unit of the
University of Kansas, which is now
almost completed except for doing
away with the inscription, Negro
Pavilion" above the entrance and
a plaque Oh the vestibule door Lead
ing to the ante-room designed to
accommodate less than 10 visitors.
The "trade-mark" of the unit
designed for the accommodation Of
colored citizens, was frowned upon
by delegation from the city's
civic and social circles during a
tour of inspection headed by Mrs.
Orpheus Towers, present president
of the Women's Civic circle.
The delegation was also given TO
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Fight For Race Nurses
Underway In Kansas City

to the treatment dealt out to color
ed students by the dealer, his su-
perintendent, and the board Of
regents. A few weeks previously,
Justice Huxman laid down the law
to officials of the university, giving
them to understand that inasmucll
as Negroes were also taxpayers Of
Kansas, the constitution of the
state gave them the same rights aS
students of other races. Interested
persons of organizations of the
Kansas side maintain that Missouri
sentiments seem to dominate the
actions of the executive of the in
stitution when Negroes and their
rights are concerned. The support
ers of the Women's Civic circle
VOW that they will continue the
fight until their children have
been granted all that is due them
under the constitution of the state.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
More Than 1000
Ministers Slated
To Attend Meet

eli will be the @tate-wide musical
at Big Bethel under the direction
of Prof Hathcock of Morris Brown
College. Prof Sullivan of Cosmopo-
Titan, and Miss Jessie NJ. Jones.
Bishop w. A. Fountain will pre-
side at the meeting Of the Gener-
al Committee at Zig Bethel Tues
day at 1870 and all pastors and
presiding Elders of the Atlanta
Area are expected to be present
aQd help complete the local pro-
gram.
President w. A Fountain and
the committee preparing for the
Welcome Program will also report
at the Tuesday session while pas
tors are urged to report for homes
10 the entertaining pastors.
Atlanta African Nethodists will
respond to the call and assist in
caring for the Bishops Council.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Block Return
Of Man To Ga.
Chain Gang

NEWARK, N. ia N P)-NeW
Jersey citizens headed by the
Rev. E. P. Dixon won a cour.
judgment last week over Governor
Moore's signature and prevented
the return of Samuel Buchanan
20 a Georgia chain gang, for
having stolen two packages of ciga-
rettes IA years ago, when he was
Is years old. They had sent him
to the gang for As years. He had
escaped twice, the last time about
seven months ago.
William Pickens, director of
branches for NAhCP, was speaker
at the meeting on December II,
celebrating the victory, and re-
tlecting officers for 1940 About
$40 was raised to apply on the eX-
penSeS. and the clearing up Of
costs incidental to the case
MISREPRESENTATION
Georgia authorities had repre-
sented that Buchanan stole S45
worth of cigarettes; an investiga-
tor was sent from Atlanta to the
smaller town, and the woman who
owned the store said that Only
two packages of cigarettes had
been stolen,' and that she had
rot missed them-that the Of
ficers found it out-and chat her
husband died trying to set Buch-.
anan out of Jail. Other Georgia
Misrepresentation were shown up
on the same way.
Nevertheless, Governor Moore
had signed for this % year old
man to go back to the chain gang,
for crime" framed on a 15-
year old boy, 5 years ago, The
colored people took the case to
court and the Governor was over
ridden.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Camps Sought
For Destitute
Farm Families

WASHINGTON -(SNS)-Farm Security Administrat-
or Dr. Will Alexander has under consideration now pro-
posa for the establishment Federal camps to absorb the
thousands displaced tenant farmers and sharecropper
who have forced into mgrancy by the advent OF me-
chanca farming The proposal submitted in the form
of memorandum by the Southern Tenant Farmers Union
of Memphis Tenn, by H. l.. Mitchell union secretary and
includes the first step the establishment of such camp
for the IS destitute most them Negro who sub
sistng ON sub-margna land Poplar Bluff, Mo- 7r
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Women Fight
For Nurses At
Medical Unit

understand that no provisions ha0
been made for the training of
Negro nurses to stay in the unit
Dean H. r. Wahl of the medical
school was contacted. He assured
them that he would like to see
Negro nurses in the unit, but pass
ed the buck by limiting that they
would first have to sell the idea t.
the superintendent.
The chief executive of Kansas,
Payne H. Rather, and Justice HuX-
man, ex-governor were high off,
cials of Kansas contacted in regard
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Texas Pythialns
In Fight To. s.a e.
%.r- .s.tt 0..T-E4 Srt6-G
Retain Temple

DALLAS (ANP)-Efforts of the.
Pythians Of Texas to save Their
four-story brick Pythian Temple
here were given impetus this week
when colored attorneys for the
Order we're successful in getting a
court order removing the. white
receivers for the building, The
order was issued on Tuesday by
Judge Sarah T. Hughes in l4th
district court. ..ra ,.ft r,1.
Main purpose of the suit is to-
enforce a trust agreement entered
into by the grand lodge in 1917
whereby grand lodge officia.s
agreed to return the property,
erected by members of Dallas
lodges, if the grand lodge ever
ceased to operate. Under the re-.
straining order the receiver. will be
denied further use of the building
until the case comes up for hear
ing before Judge Hughes.
The plaintiffs. representing vari-
GUS Dallas lodges, are: Fred Lyar-
els, George Perry, Charles Hamii-
ton, Ira Watson and H. B. Wat
son. Attorney R. o. Mason Of Da!-
las. was retained to represent
grand lodge OFFICIALS. The temple
was build 25 years ago, the archi-
tect being w. Sidney Pittman, SON.
in-law of Dr. Booker T. Washing
ton, founder of Tuskegee Institute
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Shreveport Man
Killed By Officer

SHREVEPORT, Las N ST.
Querbes Lemon, "a, was shot to
death Tby Policeman Bill Beckett
Thursday when the victim is al
leged to have run amuck, driving
a truck into church and injur-
ing a white man. The officer said
he shot the man when Lemon
tried to attack him with club
while he and another officer were
driving the victim to Jail.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Religious Leaders Urge Use OF Ballot
Big Bethel Choir
Thrills Thousands
Author of "Gone With The
Wind" Pays Choir Compliment
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

The 45-voice choir of Big Bethel AME church added
religious flavor to the 'FGone With the Wind premiere
Friday night at Loews Grand theatre where little more
than 1000 white persons paid $40 seat to the first
official showing of the film version of Miss Margaret Mitch
ellis great story of the old South.
Spotted by floods of artificial light the choir occupied
prominent position mprovsed lawn in front of the
theatre Members of the singing group, representing
portion OF Big Bethes Heaven Bound cast rendered ap-
proximatey IA numbers.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

DR.. Charles Dubois Hubert, act
ing president of Morehouse College
and pastor of Providence Baptist
church. delivered the initial mes
sage, while the Right Reverend w.
A. Fountain, bishop of the AME
church in Georgia, followed
Bishop Fountain said it was sin
for colored people not to vote in
face of the determinations and in
justices imposed upon them.
B. j. Davis, editor of the Union
Review, made remarks. John Wes-
ley Dobbs, president of the Atlanta
Civic-Political League, was not
present, having been called away
from the city.
ELLIS PRESIDES
Master of ceremonies for the oc-
caSion was the Rev. G. N. Ellis
president of the Atlanta Baptist
Ministers Union and pastor ct
Reed Street Baptist church. Sew
eral outstanding ministers were On
program. Rev. w. r. PaScha'
served as chairman of the citizen
i, ship committee. Five successful
sectional meetings were held las
week in various churches d
the city. Prominent leaders spoke
at each of these meetings urging
participation in the ballot. Infor
nation about voting, registerin:
was released at the meetings.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
MARJORIE TOLLMAN
TO GIVE CONCERT

NEW YORK Co Marjorie
Tollman, dramatic soprano, VIII
appear at Steinway Concert Hall
here on the evening of December 6,
in a program of difficult numbers
including Gluck, Wolf, Strauss,
Respighi, Gounod, Rachmaninoff
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
FIRST COUNCIL HERE IN
Is YEARS

The Bishops Council has not met
in Atlanta in more than fifteen
years. Since that time many
changes have taken place in the
church. Only three of the bishops
who took part III that council are
living today. They are Bishops
F'Gpper, Fountain and w. T. Ver-
non. Thus new group of Bishops
will gather for their first time iii
the gate city. Only once in one and
fifty years has the General Confer
ence met in Atlanta in 1876. At this
conference the Dollar Money Sys-
tenn was put in operation. And thus
the Georgia regulars are looking
forward to give the A. M E. lead
ers the greatest treat of q life time
Willie they're here.
More than 2,0G0 ministers and a
large number of laymen from the
entire A. M. E. connection will be
present to study the great problem
that faces the connection today.
The pastors of Atlanta are work.
ing with Bishop Fountain, General
Chairman, and Dr.. Basbcock in
making the entire program a Sue
cess. DR.. w. r. Wilkes heads the
committee mapping out the inspir-
ing program that will keep the visi-
tors busy during their stay.
Rev. d. +. Babcock is chairman
of the housing committee and
transportation. Mrs. Julia A. Foun-
tain. chairman of Courtesy Com
mittee will be assisted by the mis-
sionary women Of the city and
state in keeping the visitors Allan
ia minded.
State Wide Musical
The greatest treat of the Coul-
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
WISE SAYINGS
ISN'T TT TRJJE THAT

ISN'T IT TRUE THAT
Confidence is trust imposing
an obligation a responsibility?
All achieve mentS in life have
had their 81 )ory h1llrs of adver-
sity?
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

and Gabrilowitsch. The program
will be concluded with Negro Spir-
ituals by Burleigh and Hall john
son. Frank Chatterton will be the
accompaniSt.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Bishop Fountains
It's A Sin Not To
Vote, Face Situation
Declare Minister'S Duty to Take
Interest in Everyday Living AS
Well as Salva zion of the Soul
ATLANTA. Ga.-(SNS)-

Stating that it the duty of ministers to urge their
congregations to make the ballot and to take inter
est in everyday living well the salvation OF the SOUL
Atlanta leaders Sunday participated in rol!slng mass
meeting Greater Wheat Street Baptist Church. the Rev
William Holmes Borders, pastor
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
Atlantans Prepare For
AMI Bishops Council
BY REV. DAVID NORRIS

ATLANTA, Ga.-SNS-
The mid-Wintel session ~ the
Bishops Council, the last before
the 1910 General Conference, Will
open in historic Big Bethel AME
church, February 10. Bishop w. A.
Fountain, presiding bishop of the
Sixth Episcopal district will be host
to the council and Dr. ID. T. Bah
cock will be the entertaining pas
ter. They will be assisted by all
the city pastors and presiding eld-
erS of the state in making the en-
terGainment a success.
Bishop j. S. E7lippcr, senior bish-
op of the church will preside at the
council sessions.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

Declaring that "the future holds
little hope" for the half-million
families who have been displaced
during the last five years, the
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
called upon DR.. alexander for
"the development of a program
that will be more than i''st tenn
porary relief" 1t declared that the
Poplar Buff colonistS "and thou
sands like them are in much worse
condition than many of the mi
gratory farm laborers Who find
occasional employment IN the
West.''
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

Every merchant or place of business. placing
an advertisement in this, your newspaper, is ex-
tremely desirious Of having your trade and 10
making a special effort to get it. Obviously.
you may expect more courtesy and considera-
tion from a business appealing to you from
your own newspaper than from business
which does not
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

While thousands Of Hollywood
friends paid their last respects to
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr:, the noted
silent screen actor who died of a
heart attack at Santa Monica,
CAL, Marco Polo, Dougs 150-
pound dog, whined at his mas
ter's bier for hours. Fairbanks
was Sc.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23
FACING DEATH

The Poplar Bluff colony, the
Union declared, is facing StarVa-
ton and death from exposure II
their makeshift camp. There Is
not enough land to provide for
their needs and the soil is unSuited
for raising food stuff Because
Of racial prejudice existing in that
section of Missouri, the colonlstS,
all but two of the families of
which are Negro, find it almost
impossible to secure employment
locally, the Union charged.
The memorandum proposed that
the Farm Security Administration
construct permanent labor
camp to provide for 100 to 300 such
families, with two and one-halt
to five acres allotted to each family
for raising subsistence crops, on
either an individual or a coopera-
tive basis. Fertile land can be pur-
chased near enough to any agrl-
cultural and industrial center to
permit these people to secure some
employment throughout the year.
A minimum rental, based on the
cost of constructing and maintain
ing the units, could be charged
the occupants"
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

Make it point to trade at those places which
respect and ask for your patronage. Ask those
businesses not using columns to place an
advertisement in this newspaper. Tell them to
let their colored friends read their message IN
our column and at the same time become se'
uuainted with still other potential buyers.
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

When you trade with advertisers, you are
helping yourself. You showing that adver'
tiser you support your own newspaper and make
it possible for this Newspaper to get even more
advertising More advertising means more mon
ey which means we will be sbie to both employ
more workers and give you q better newspaper
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

The mass meeting was the ter
mination of the Good Citizenship
Week" campaign conducted last
week by the Atlanta Baptist Minis
ters' Union in the hope for greater
political activity on the part of col
ored people.
HUBERT, FOUNTAIN,
DAVIS SPEAK
The Phoenix index., 1939-12-23

The greatest treat of the Coua-
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Peace Plan Plea Made
To Women Voters

Miss Marguerite NJ Wells, presi-
dent of the National League of
Women Voters, recently called on
the league to be prepared at the
end OF the European war ito help
with peace plans that include a
workable system of collective Sc
curity against more war
In letter to all State league
presidents, Miss Wells pointed out
the league has for 20 years been
dedicated to American democracy
and to international cooperation
to abolish war. Far from deviating
from our course, we must pursue it
more earnestly" she wrote the
State presidents.
War has come to Europe. At its
end will come America s opportunity
to help. Whatever way war ends,
the United States should be pre-
pared to help with peace plans that
include a workable system of COL
lective security against more war
If the war ends in extinction of free
f-governing people, the United
States should be prepared to show
the way back again. 1t is not toe
soon for our people to make them
selves ready for their role" sale
the letter.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
500 Catholic Women
0pen National ConcIave
Br the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9.-Youth
had its day as the 10Th annual con-
vention of the National Council of
Catholic Women opened today, with
1900 delegates attending from all
parts of the United States.
The youth group of the council
opened its program with low mass
at the historic Mission Dolores
Church, held a general meeting and
a luncheon, then split up for section
meetings before an afternoon open
forum. Sections included the Junior
Council of Catholic Women Col-
onels, out of school section and high
school section.
The Most Rev. Robert J. Arm
strong, D. D., Bishop of Sacramento,
addressed the youth group at the
luncheon, after an invocation by the
Most Rev. DR.. John j. NIFTY, Arch
bishop of San Francisco.
Activities of the adult delegates
were confined largely to registration
and to a meeting of diocesan presi-
dents and council leaders, under
craftsmanship of Mrs. Earl R.
Reynolds of Chicago, national pres
ident.
The convention proper will be open
formally tomorrow with pontifical
high mass at st. Mary's Cathedral.
Archbishop NIFTY will be celebrant
and the Most Rev DR.. Duane G.
Hunt, Bishop of Salt Lake, will
preach.