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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
NEGROES MUST
HAVE STAKE IN
U.S. AUTHOR
Cleric Cites Ownership
Of Property As Basis
For independence

The Rev. john A. La Fargo Of
the Society Of Jesus, Associate Ed
tor OF America" and chaplain Of
the Catholic Interracial Council, ad-
dressed the National Catholic So
eial Action Congress at Cleveland
on June l6, on The Negro in In
dustry.'
Father La Fargo mas 5ecn-a-tire-
less worker in behalf Of the colored
people and in the in,erracial field
His book "Interracial Justice has
enjoyed a vide CIRCULATION and Is
regarded as one Of the outstanding
works IN this field. His entire dis
cuss.on at this congress topic should
be read by all and we shall be happy
to send copy TO those who desire
one as soon as the article is received
from the press
Father La Fargo stated that IT
is our duty to assist the Negro tc
own property Not so much fol
concern over material prosperity, as
such, but for the sake Of the count
less Negro families whose spiritual
welfare. whose actual physical exc.
ls.enee. and whose eternal salvation
dependS=to an immense extent upon
the material conditions that affect
tie earning Of Their daily bread
There can be no solution Of the
question Of the Negro hone and the
Negro family merely ~ adjustment
nor merely by securing a more equi-
table distribution Of goods. The
only way this problem can be mel
IS by the recognition Of the human
person, through vivid Christian fai'h
which refuses to be taken in BY
mere appearances. and which en-.
pha;icatfy rejects the poison Of oui
American racism, which, unfor.
tunaiely, permeates even the sane.
tusry Of our religious life Give
the Negro stake in America hell
HIM to become a property owner
and you will help the group to be.
come self-subsistent Send YOU
name 10 P. o. Box 80, Cd. Rive
Station, Detroit, for a copy of FIR
La Farge's discussion.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
PREMIER HOME
MAKERS CLOSE
SEASON At WV.
Mrs. c. S. Smith Makes
Address Before
Meeting
By LEILA MAE HENDRICKS

The Premier Homemakers Of the
Lucy Thurman branch Y.wCA.
held a very colorful closing party
and installation last Thursday aft
srnoon. For amusement there were
bridge, whist and checkers. Mrs
-C-Sv-SaitA-rss present and gave
some Of her observations OF the
people Of Africa and also beautiful
ly installed the officers Of the Home
makers club. Mrs. E. Dennis. the
efficient president, presided and pre-
scented Mrs. Bertha Mckenzie. who
IN turn presented 70 Mrs. Fannie
Wright a gift from the club for eff
Gent services rendered as. secretary
Of the club. Your columnist was
called upon TO make remarks for
me Derricotte Homemakers. The
party was held in the beautiful
club rooms Of the Lucy Thurman
F-WG.A and the rooms were
lovely wlth- gorgeous bouquets Of
spring flowers. Delicious refresh
ments were served by members Of
The social committee.
Some Of the many guests present
were: Mesdames Maude Marshall
Rachel Thornton, Carrie Washing
Ton Molile Hill, Laura Bangstou,
Odessa Harris, Josie Oliver. Van
tella Lane;
Ethel Moore, Mary Brown, Au-
drey Polk, Sallie Reed, Cevil Grit
nm Margaret Smith and Clara Wis
dom. Representing the Derricotte
Homemakers were Mesdames Vivian
Booth Elolse Hopkins, Sibil Taylor,
Edna Parks, Americas Waddles. Eva
Campbell, Elizabeth Bellmay, Ola
Clark and yours truly
The members present Of the Pre-
miers were: Mesdames W. White.
TreSsie NJ. English, Marie Owens,
Willie Rembert Henry Rogers, Fan
ME 3. Wright, Sadie johnson, Row
ena Wood, Winnifred Rogers. L. Fu-
gift Olive Elder, Lila Olive, Loxley
La V1liostost Minnie L. Lewis.
Minnie Fantroy. Rose L, Barnett,
Lena Lee, Eula Davis, Ethel Alex
Rnder, NJ. c. Dorsey, Rosa Chambers.
Ethel Black, B. B. Mckenzie and
Z. D. Watkins.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
Indecent To
Girl, 10; Man
IS, Convicted

George Sims, IS years cid Of SOS
Medbury street was found guilty of
indecent Liberties with a ten year
old girl before Recorders Judge
Jeffries on last Monday morning.
According to statements and tes-
timony, it was disclosed that the de-
fendant Iured The little girl to a
room while she was on her way
to a drugstore. He released her when
she became frightened and screamed
for help The alleged act was com
mitted on last May 80, according to
the story, revealed in court
The defendant stated that he was
a landscaper by trade, had worked
for a Judge and several other promi-
nent people. He denied the charge
placed against him He had never
seen the plaintiff before. His story
revealed that he and a friend, John
Dowd were on their way 10 drug
store at Hendrie and Hastings when
the girls father came up, saying:
which one Of you guys insulted
my girl. I'm going to call the law"
Go ahead and call the law. /
haven't done nothing Sims stated
he replied to the plaintiffs father
During cross examination Sims re-
vealed that he had been convicted
in Cleveland, Ohio on similar
charge. ITS Just the word Of the
girl against the mans" the defense
attorney stated There's no evidence
Of indecent liberties."
Il think there is replied Judge
Jeffries to find the defendant guilty
as charged, Sims will be referred TO
the probation department. and will
be sentenced next week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
SUFFERS NEW HEART ATTACK

Julius Nelson, SO, Of s49s Russell
street was rushed to Receiving hos
pital for treatment Of a heart dis
ease while being transferred from
the Edythe K Thomas hospital on
last Tuesday morning
Records revealed that the siling
man had been too i'll 10 work for
some time and had received treat
ment sometime in either January
or February Of this year His wife
works on the WPA. it was reported.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
DEATH ECL|PSES
CAREER OF DR..
J. P. THOMAS
Youthful Local Specialist
Dies OF Cerebral
Hemorrhage

After remaining unconscious
since he was stricken Sunday morn
ing, June 10. at his home at 1888
Mullett street, DR.. ]. P. Thomas,
prominent 42-yesr-oId local eye.
ear, nose and throat specialist, sue
cumbed last Monday evening at
ILLS PIN at the Edythe X. Thomas
-hcspitai.-At the bedside when he
died were two OF his four surviving
brothers, Shelby and A. D. Thomas
Of Detroit.
-eAAIE-HeA4E- Ill
According TO reports from Mrs.
Helen Edwards Thomas, wife Of DR..
Thomas, he came home last Saturday
evening and complained Of feeling
very sick" He lay down upon the
bed and lapsed into a state of TN
consciousness from which to the
time of his death, he failed to rally.
Belief that something he had
eaten poisoned his system and
caused the illness. has been ex-
pressed Cerebral hemorrhase,
however, has been given as the di-
rect cause Of death. DR.. ]. P. Will
son was the attending physician.
Active In Civic Affairs
A 1928 graduate Of Meharry Medl-
cal college at Nashville, DR., Thomas
settled in Detroit and opened Of
fees where he has prscticed since.
Active in civic and social affairs he
was a member Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, the National
Medical Association, the Booker T.
Washington Trade Association, the
East Side Progressive League and
the Order Of Masons.
To Ship Body
Funeral arrangements at This
writing have not been completed,
but the body will be shipped at
the end OF the week to Alexander.
Ala, the birthplace Of the deceased,
a sleepy little town approximately
s6 miles from Birmingham.
He is survived by his widow.
Helen Edwards Thomas; four BROTH
ers, Shelby Thomas and A. D.
/ Thomas Of Detroit, and two others
living in Alabama; four sisters,
/ Mrs. Sadie Ransom, Mrs. Pearl
Brown, Mrs. Alma Thomas and Miss
Ada Thomas, all of Alabama, and a
host Of other relatives.
At the time of his death Or.
Thomas was a member OF the STATS
Of both Edythe K. Thomas and Park
side hospitals.
II is rumored that the members
Of the immediate family received
due consideration in the Will of
the deceased but that no provisions
were contained therein in the in
terest Of his secret bride OF recent
months Miss Helen Edwards, nurse
at Edythe X. Thomas hospital.
Whether or not the bride will
contest the will has not yet been
revealed,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
Man Is Held In $500
Bail On Policy Charge

NEW YORK, June 3O-Chareed
Nth possession Of polIcA- slips. -Iohn
Casey 20, 1870 West ll7th street.
was held n $500 bail for Special
Sessions He was arrested by Pit.
Granville Of Inspector Butler. S
staff at ll6th street and Eighth ave
nue., who SAID that Casey had two
envelopes containing Is slips which
bore 1876 bets on numbers.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
EIyton Baptist 0
Quartet In Reeital

The Best Of Friends Must Part
was the subject OF the consoling
sermon OF the pastor Of Elyton
Baptist church last Sunday morn
ing
The Reverend Jackson Of Corin-
THAN Baptist church conducted the
afternoon service The Sunday
school was conducted by the super
intendent, Judge Peoples.
A special musical program was
presented by the Elyton Quartette
instead Of the regular evening wor-
ship.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
Honor Grads
Hear Ward
At Bethel

The honor graduates OF the De-
troit public schools and Wayne uni
versity were re-honored at a spe-
cial service Of the Bethel ACE
League last Sunday evening.
The principal address for the pro-
gram Was given by Willie Z. Ward.
employment director of the Ford
Motor company. IF we are ever
to be free-economically or politi-
cslly-we must free ourselves" was
Mr., Wards concluding challenge to
the graduates and the youth of De-
troit. -
Other participants on the program
we're: Miss Lena Harris, Trade Asso-
c1st1on Talent Find, who sang
Trees the Miller high school quar-
teite; and the King David choir
under the direction of Richard
Scott.
The honor graduates presented
were as follows: George Brown, cum
laude from Northwestern high
school; Rowena Jones and Donald
Msssenberg, Garfield school; Vetta
Freeman, cum laude from North
western high school; Regina Solo
mon, B. S, education from Wayne
university; Frenchie Waller, A. B.,
Wayne university; Sue Bethel, A. B,
Wayne university; Lloyd Stephens,
NJ A, IN art from Wayne univer-
Elty.
Recipients Of special mention for
outstanding achievement were Wins
ton Kermit McAilister,@of Mobile,
Alabama, and Cornelius Golightly
Of Detroit who received masters de-
Erees in philosophy from the Uni
versIty Of Michigan.
John I. Simmons was chairman Of
the committee on arrangements, NJ.
NJ Bonner, Jr, is president Of the
league
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01

bers Of the class: Edward Baker.
Dorio Corsi, Clifton Few, Joseph
Fransconieri, Alfred Hickman,
Herman Lewis, Frank Lapetrone,
Jesse Nelson. Sidney Parker,
Frank Reese, Horace Seward,
Louis Ssnecki, Harold Winnings,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01

Catherine Bellini, Betty Bolde,
Louise Brooks, May Carniglia,
Rose Ciotli. Mary Duco, Viola
Digs, Anna Dicurzio. Clementine
Graham, Dorothy Graham. Caro-
line Hileby, J. Mae johnson, Min
ME johnson, Dora johnson. Clar-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
CULT CLAIMS
THOUSANDS OF
RACE MEMBERS
Japanese Leader Jailed:
Police Investigate
Movement

ti1etidi -tttt1ezzczund
time within FIVE years, Satshska
Takahashi, a japanese, 64-year-old
racial enthusiast, who believes ia
the ability Of the darker races Of the
earth TO unite and TO beauty the
world by emancipsting all the coll
ored races from oppression" was
accused last week by authorities Of
having. organized several Negroes
into a racketeerine' organization
known as the Onward Movement
Of America.
Woman Arrested With Leaders
Arrested with Takahashi Mas
Mrs Chesber Mcintyre. 26-ycar-
old secretary Of the movement. told
federal authorities that she intended
10 marry Tskahashi inasmuch as
her husband, Nathaniel Mcintyre
a Detroit auto factory worker, had
already instituted divorce pro-
ccedinEs against his wife The two
were arrested at 2O62 Washburn
avenue
East Side Headquarters
The japanese holds his meetings
it is alleged at 545 F Garfield ave
nue. Mrs Mcintyre SAID -thaGmeet-
ings were held twice weekly al the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-07-01
PIC NJ w 7
COMMENT:

Christ, which is wisdom, 7oaca.
health. love. success and power,
not only 20 The White mar-7u- 70
al men and women who Hti believe
is within And when man finds the
Christ within himself then he will
recognize himself bei1g one Of the
gods walking about on earth 10
accomplish every desired intent
through Imagination, concentration.
impression and will, also thought
power All things arc possible unto
those that believeth. The man who
cannot believe is dead for there IS
no deeper death than ignorance and
unbelief.
TO be continued
Prophet G. W Hurley the found
or Of the largest Ethiopian Spiritual
Association in the world. Heat
quarters: i743 McDousall street,
Detroit Mich.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
New Zionist Committee
To Hear Jewish Leaders

Several leaders of Washington
JeWry will speak before a meeting
of the newly elected Administrative
Committee of the Seaboard Zionist
Region to be held June 18, starting
with a luncheon at II 80 pm at the
Hamilton Hotel.
Convened by Rabbi Edward L.
Israel. chairman, the group will in
terpret resolutions adopted at the
recent conference at Old Point Com
fort, Va, and discuss other problems
and policies. Delegates from all
sections Of the region will attend the
conclave, considered by Jewish lead
ers one of the most important meet
ing of the year.
Daniel Ellison, region president,
will be the principal speaker and
lead the program. Reports will be
read by Rabbi Isadore Breslau, presi-
dent of the Washington Zionist
District, and Mrs. Raphael Tourover
Of Washington, president of the
Seaboard Hadassah Region. Vice
presidents who will report on group
activities include Isidore Hersh-
field of Washington. budget and
finances; Leonard G.. Karp of Ports
mouth, Zionist youth work; Isaac
Potts of Baltimore, speakers and
program; Joseph w, Spector, men,
bership, and Louis E. Spiegler, Jew
tsh National Fund.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Park Police to Hold
Memorial Services

Members of the United States
Park Police force will hold memorial
services at o'clock tonight in the
auditorium of the Interior Depart
ment, F street, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets NV.
The Rev DR.. H. w. Burgan. pastor
Of Hamline Methodist Church, will
give the invocation. Pvt. Raymond
F. Shelby, chairman, will give an
address of welcome A memorial
shield, which will be placed on the
stage, will be unveiled. The Silver
Shield Quartet, Metropolitan Police
Department, will sing. Father Pat
rick j. Ryan, chaplain. U, S. A., will
speak. The Klein Chorus will sing,
directed by John c. Klein, with Mrs.
Klein as accompanist.
The principal address will be de-
livered by Representative A. Leonard
Allen Of Louisiana. DR.. Burgan will
also speak. The benediction will
be pronounced by Father Ryan.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Body Of Sarabia
Is Received With
Tribute in Mexico
100000 Throne Airport
For Arrival Of U. S.
Flying Fortress
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, June 1o.-Fran-
cisco Sarabia, Mexico's knight of the
air, returned home today to receive
in death one Of the greatest tributes
the republic ever accorded one of its
heroes.
A crowd of some 20O,0 thronged
the airport for the arrival of a
United States Army super flying
fortress" which landed in mid
afternoon with the body of the
flyer after a nonstop fight from
Washington
100000 Line Streets.
Another 100000 lined streets along
the four-mile route from the airport
to the Federal Communications
Building in the heart Of the city
where the beloved flyer was borne
to lay in state.
The huge bomber was preceded by
the regular passenger plane from
Brownsville. Tex, which brought
Sarabia's widow She came from
Washington. where she watched her
husband plunge to his death in the
Potomac River last Wednesday upon
starting home after setting a nom
stop flight record from Mexico City
to New York.
Present at the airport were the
United States Embassy staff, rank
ing government officials. thousands
of soldiers and police and detach-
ment of sailors. President Lazaro
Cardenas. absent on trip to North
ern Mexico. was represented by
cabinet members.
Message From Roosevelt.
The aerial hearse, topped by Mex
lean and United States flags, brought
with the flyers body a message of
coincidence and good will from Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Cardenas.
Despite efforts of the police and
soldiers, the crowd massed so densely
around the plane that it was several
minutes before the casket could be
removed
1t took hours and IS minutes
for the cortege to get under way and
finally reach the Communications
Building, where Sarabia will lie in
state until funeral services are held
at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-06-11
Written Contracts Praised
In Economists S Report
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A National Labor Relations Board
economist reported yesterday there
had been spectacular gains" in the
stabilizing of labor relations during
the last five years because of writ
ten contracts made in the Nations
mass production industries.
DR.. David J. Saposs, chief econ
omist, attributed the development in
part to the operations of the Wag-
ner Act guaranteeing labor the right
to organize freely and bargain
through its own representatives
The growth in trade union agree
ments," he said, lis indicative of the
effectiveness of the act and the new
spirit engendered by is operation"
He pointed to steel, automobile
and rubber manufacturing as being
among the basic industries where
organized labor had made great
strides in recent years by reducing
collective bargaining terms to writ
ten agreements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
$500, 600 Stage Pageant Glorfies "The American Way

crowd scenes make etksfs we've
sssn icok Hike sntssusts r,ssiess.
Nv eomrsFtsoe.
IN this spectacular sxsttnx she
audiences ~ The American Way
esn see = stormy political rally
between TIE Ryan saa MekinIey
fseiion. that develops INT. . free
sc..sli sfneas = euaels Of hundred
ansasenssss
Herr. toe. marvh Fsnk after fsnk
~ Jeukhtoys. after shs Afml.ssrs.
amid a milling ,hrons sna behind
= military hard ~ IA pieces
TIE suthofs have faithfully 70.
ssved phases - Ameriess past
We are reminded e shs eta ~
hsissle- ana ~ shaFt sslfts. " the
terrifying bank runs. ~ t.sadss
hop 70 lie nouFsst, % sneh sans
hts a- nsrney uoesie" and TN
Dreaming Atuut yeu az the old
jnlY Fourth picnic fslliss. ~ high.
wids. rtsarhed cellar. ard a.
hsevtssed panss ~ the wusst
Hruthfr' fire. two minutes sicft.
Resides h<inE az Affirmation n
faith. "rhe American W." 10 sise
nostalgia spectacle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
BROADCASTS TO
BOOST JUBILEE

First OF series Of weekly
Sunday radio broadeas,s 20 pro.
mote raeomss big state Golden
Jubilee celebration in July will he
held this week. officers Of the 1u-
bilce association announced Friday.
II will be dramatized story OF
the founding OF Fort Nisqnally.
Other historic sketches OF similar
nature viii be given each Sunday
night At Q 80 over kMo and other
Northwest stations Of the Mutual
radio network.
Acting in the dramRtixstions Will
be members of the Tacoma Little
Theater organization and the Lake.
wood players The sketches also
viii be written In Tacoma BY Mrs.
Homer Hartwich. Mrs. Hunter
kennard. Mrs J X Gordon and
Miss Ann Rademaker. Musical
aceomp niments viii be played by
organist Frank Nurding
Historical information and sug-
gestions for the plays will be pro-
sided by W. u. Bonney. secretary
of the Washington Historical so
eiety. sponsor Of the Golden Jubi-
lee. and by T. r. Short. Tacoma
Times historical writer.
The Sunday night broadcasts
VIII continue until the Sunday be-
fore the big three-day historical
pageant In the Tacoma stadium.
July 20 u and %, which will be
the climax of Washington's ceie.
bration OF its 50th year as a state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04

Il Is eur molten TIA, Tho Amer
lean Way Is The most ambitious
Job undertaken BY a native play.
wright. and u only psrslleled ~
Noel towards untorgettahle Cav
slcsdeT in London
For the authors 81 The ameff.
can WAY" like their fsngilsn fel.
low craftsman. are telling a pcig.
nant, personal story Of hickless
American family sgain~, large
and intricate background.
This il the drama 81 = pair 81
German immigrants Nhn embrace
this eeuntry's ideals and ins,liu.
,ions from the day they stare.
wide.eyed. Al the new land frOm
the shore of Ellis Island
II u The story Of their pros.
porous rise In the land Of eppof-
tunity and the conflicts they mus,
face with the outbreak 81 the wst
and the depression.
The war takes son from thrse
ns,uralixed Americans The col.
lapse Of 1929 takes all the prop
efty they have accumulated over
the happy and unhappy years
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
AL WANTS TO
ABOLISH NLRB

NA>Hl>UTON-The All. an.
nounced today that Rep Graham
A. Barden. D. y. c. will introduce
IN its behalf new bill 20 abolish
the National Labor Relations board
and create a new federal labor
board Of five members
AFL President William Green
said Barden's bin also would IN
elude other AL amendments en-
bodied in a bill already introduced
in the senate by Sen. David /.
Walsh. y Mass.
Under the AFL's new bill the
jobs of the three present NLRB
members - Chairman J Warren
Madden. Edwin s Smith and Don
aid Wakefield Smith would be
abolished. President Roosevelt
then would appoint new FIVE
member board
we are convinced that these
amendments viii prevent future
bureaucratic laundering. Green
said. The rules Of the game viii
be written into the law. The nov
board will have to conform with
them. As result. all sides ana
all classes will he assured of fair
play and an opportunity TO be
heard before being jud.-ed. That
is in accord with American prin-
ciples."
Green said the federation would
permit nothing to stand in the way
OF its drive to change she Wagner
act and the NLRB. which the fed
Grafton charges is "prejudicede in
favor of industrial organizations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
Mcneil Prisoner
Seeking Freedom

Another Alaskan, imprisoned III
Mcneil island, sought freedom Fri
dav with a writ of hsbeas corpus,
filed with Federal Judge Edward
f. Cushman. The prisoner. Alvin
II. Merig, was sentenced to a five
year term in November, 1887, on
charges of grand larceny and pir-
acv of fish from the Pacific Amer
lean Fisheries Co.
He charges prejudice on the part
of Alaska's Federal Judge George
Alexander claims he was improp-
erlv identified ~ the one indicted
and that his fishing boat Vega"
and other property wrongfully was
seized.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-04
n, GEORGE ROSS
NEW YoRk Tina, new man

NEW YORK That nrw mann
moth spectacle. The American
Way" at the Center thester in
Radio City. Is Moss Harris and
George s kaufman's testimonial
TO this country, democratic insii-
buttons.
A gigantic show. costing more
than $500 900. with cast Of more
than $50 people Of whom fredrie
March and Florence Eidridge are
the stars. IL dwsrfs a few other
pageants that have been srlsshed
over the same stage IN Rookie
Teller Center.
This show Is. first 70 last, a
lavish demonstration Of patriot
ism. II begins with the strains of
the star Spangled Banner and
ends with stirring rendition Of
the National Anthem. IS silent
audience stands stiffls at atten-
ton. A cavaleade OF the last ~
years in American life IL spread
across a wide expansc Of foot
lights between the prologue and
finale.