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The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Nations Club Women Plan 2lst
Biennial Conference In Boston

BOSTON eANp) Onicml- "
the National Association OF Colored
Women. headed hv rresiden Jru.
ME y Motion. Capahosic Va anil
Executive Secrelar, Salie "
stewart. are perfeciing plans for
that organ! saiion's 7lsi heniiai
convention lo be held in Boston.
July ei-s.s
II was announced thls worh lhat
convention headquafleis viii Dc AZ
symphony hall Massachusetts aul
Huntington avenue and thar a'l
board meetings prior TO The session
will lie held at Horticultural hail.
800 Massachusetts ayenne The
Sunday ,Julv 81 mass meeting
will he held Al Charles Slreef AMI.
church and on .lulN -. pilgrim
age will he made 10 The grave in
81 Auburn cemetery Cambridge.
of Mrs. Josephine - pierir Ruf-
fin. he founder OF organized work
among cOlored women MIS- Alito
d. Scott, BOSTON. is chairman of
homes for convention delegates and
visitors
Mrs Elizaheih Carter Rrooks
one or The few living charter mem
hers of he organization founded ii
years ago. will preside AZ ihc Mas
sachuselts Night program on JuiN
II Delegates will visit tho New
york worlds Fair n The close nj
The convention. In her nationwide
cali for The Bosion conclavc
NACW President Noion wife oN
Tuskecee's nrcsideni-emcrrus u
r Molon, said
For g. wears this organization
has been working for the uplifi
or The race generally and fpr nv,
advancement OF Negro women IN
particularly We are returning I,
Boston cradle Of the oreani2alinn
and this time We arc cenier-d up.
on growth among Negro womcf
and upon uniformity of the work
of tho organization We are also
Irving 10 hrins 10 close tho driys
for funds FOR paymer' or ihe pm
chase price ~ our headpusr'ci
building. and FOR the fuheranro ~
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Tip Top Club

The Tin Top Social club met ~
so superior street. With Mrs. An
ma Geruain as hostess. The club :
June frolic was a swanky affair.
The next meeting will he with
Mrs. Eddie Holmes. 6ai Garfield
have given YOU The best ! had. II
we have made mistakes. they have
been mistakes OF the head and not
OF the heart
An elaborate banquet menu was
served Alphonso Smith and sam
uel Russell headed The committee
in charge W zemenis.
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Sally Rainey Picked
AS The Outstanding
n j g h School Grad
by Grayce Thomas

Sally Rainey was named as the
selection OF the Young Mems Busi-
ness club as The outstanding high
school graduate OF June class OF
1899.
Miss Rsiney graduate OF Per-
shng high school. was named be-
canse OF her high scholastic
achievements. having received all
As and RS during the four years.
In addition. she won the recent
oraiorical contest al The Elks' state
convention in Port Huron, qualify.
ing TO compete In the regional meet
in Louisville.
Because OF her selection. Mis-.
Rainey was given a prize at 4
graduation dance sponsored lasl
Saturday by the YMRt The pre-.
sentaiion was made by Robert
Thomas
Al The same time Dan Alexander
and Laura Thompkins were award
ed first prize in a jilerbug con.
test.
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Three Hundred Enjoy
Old Folks Dinner At
Bethel AME Sunday

More aan nree hun,ted elderly
persons lnyed The fifteenth am
naal uH Fplhs Dinner sunday
afternoon Bethel AME church.
The dinn Nt. under The auspices
N SArfN tnmas &. Wilcox and
The Re-, William H. Peck. pas
ior of lielA, made the principal
address ID we diners. The well
,nne Wirs.s was made by Mrs.
CornslN Young one ~ the found
tf,o 'tr sinner Mrs Rosa Gragg
fave testimonial
Refnsfd y Nct;rath. nndersher-
n spoke fo sheriff Wilcox who
va away 80 his vacation. Petry
Usher vas master ~ ceremonies.
The Aameu ~ the committees
aho plepafrd for the dinner were
nepu'lc, Wenacl Harris. Edgar
/ Tondee i.ee Morton. Eugene
Carey Be williams. Leon Miller
and Mafroa Nable Ratlif
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Hundreds Al Graduation Exercises
Held By Bee-Dew Beauty College

Hundreds OF Detroit citizens
crowded the gymnasium OF Lucy
Thurman branch YWCA to attend
The colorful ceremony which mark
ed the graduation OF the large
class Of professional college stu
dents this year, when Bee Dew
Beauty college held commence
ment exercises Sunday. June % at
3 pm. A more than capacity au-
dlence filled the auditorium and
stood closely packed about ihe
room, while literally scores more
were turned away unable to find
even standing room.
The service was begun by the
singing OF the national anthem IN
unison. The Rev. Horace A. White,
pastor OF Plymouth Congregation
al church was the prlncipa |
speaker. lie paid glowing iri-
bute to The energy and foresight
OF The founder and president OF
Rec Dew Beauty college. lie stress
ed the need for Initiative. ideas and
faith in self: The opportunities for
advancement through application
study and the Inventive genius
which makes for originality and
the development Of new methods.
President Responds
Interesting were The speech OF
presentation OF the class OF 1899
graduates OF Bee-Dew Beauty coll
lege. by Mrs. Laura Gibbs. insiruc-
tor Al Bee-Dew. and the response
by Nine. Nash, the president OF ihe
college
A basket OF gorgeous Carnations
(the class hower)) was presented
TO The graduates by the Rec Dew
College alumnae association. ac-
companied by lovely speech on
friendship delivered by Mrs Polly
Phillips vice president OF the
Alumnae association.
Musical selections were render
ed by Mrs Meeks. graduate %
Class OF 1887 The 1879 class gave
delightful rendition OF The ia
miliar song Trees
Presentation OF diplomas was
accompanied by the gift from
the alumnael OF single. beauii-
ful carnaiion to each graduate.
The Rev. MIR Davis, of Ecorsc.
whose daughter was one of the
graduates asked divine henedic-
lion upon The assemblage while
ihe class softly hummed their
farewell song.
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
king David
Masons Observe
s.. .Jehn' $ Day
Services Held
At Scott Church
Sunday

49,. ma one thousand Masons
~" N.sn,;nr King David Grand
w. W. + and A. NJ. and memr
LOVE 81 no Queen Esther Grand
w .,n.. order OF Eastern star
cDsp,sd c.spssed a. Scott Methodist Epis-
p p,, church sunday afternoon for
'ap', ohser,ancp of 81. Johns Day
0r ~. ,roefsm at the church fol-
od paiadc In which more
,ssn ss ,o msschers participated
ms~ .,,n, Eastern Market and
.ng A. ihe church by the way
ysno Highway ST. Antoine
~ r,.tins Rjmsd, Hancock, Brush
roline a. .'nging OF the ma
.nal 81 aam d, i'cott senior choir
.4 n,nc .3A u, he Rev. MIR. But
' y, IAN, rfAlor welcomed the
.o,hcs 10 ihe Two organizations
- seor harch The response to
y, "a oi address was made
T. me l..p J ). Murray.
Elnes foia efahn "aS'el VI
,,s Mason. and Mrs. A. r. Beck,
-r,nd ms an n' The Order OF
rs,,sm S.af spoke after pro-
.ssm wf Was highliehied by
'hs slug 81 Eva l.. Thomas, so
,rsno N ,1tnia. Ga.
Tbe ln,rodaction OF officers and
,,.no,s ua made by $. A. Rat
sss mast ~ ceremonies.
The nds,s and worshipful mas
,ers ioiNng In the observance
vs,s cbs@iy David Jackson
yriendsa Henry Walden Nlm-
rod tla rnohi King OF Tyre
rllnord a. col charles Young,
,ohn pn- Jte chapters and wor-
m, maj ons were. Carnsiion. Ros-
,ls And. ,ln t.lecia. Marie Jenk-
inS l.uv 20 he Valley, BesSi 10
Walden O9een Esther, Matte
Ham Raia Alice Ford Triangle
Frances Finon, True love, Hattie
Ransome aad White Lily Lutitia
Smith
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Alpha a-OmegaChurch
Has Woman's Day

The Alpha and Omega Spiritual
church will observe Womans Day
~ The church sunday. July .. at
4f6 lIolbrook. All women are In.
Vited lo participate.
The pastor. The Rev. Wallace
Robinson. will take for his subject
SUNDAY niehi. God Didn't Make
Heaven or Hell for Man The
public is invited 10 be present.
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Laud
Father Daniel
AT Banquet
Major Motion,
Mahoney, Knaggs
Are Speakers

The annual banquet OF the Mems
club OF ST. Matthew's Episcopal
church was held Friday evening.
June 20, In the spacious dining
room OF he Parish House.
Approximately three hundred
guests were present including a
number OF local and out-of-town
celebrities.
Major Moion Here
Al the speakers table with Fa-
lher T. W. Daniel. The rector OF
The church were seated Or. Robert
Il. Motion. former president OF Tus-
kegee Institute: Dr. Arthur
Wright. supervisor OF The Jeanes
Fund work in the South: Judge
Charles Bowles, State Senator AL
len J. Ludington. OF Michigan;
Mrs. Charles Mahoney Labor Com
missioner Daniel A. knaggs and
Mrs. knaggs; the Rev james ID.
Winfield, Judge Thomas VI Cot
Ter. Mrs. J. ID. Healey. Labor Com
missioner Charles Mahoney. Fs-
iher Lewis. Judge j. d. Healey.
Birney Smith, Sr., Dr. ScipIo G..
Murphy.
Father Daniel presided and pre-
sented the various speakers. He
stated that when he was in great
crisis. there were three men who
kept him anchored In the Episco-
pal church. namely George Fos-
Ter Peabody. Or. Arthur Wright.
and DR.. r. II Motion. In speaking
OF his work in Detroit, Father Dan
iel declared
Il have tried 10 make friends
with my neighbors live in the
safest and noblesi street in the
city 81. Antoine"
Former Judge Charles BowIes
whom Father Daniel introduced
as the finest mayor Detroit ever
had. while The present incumbent
is the greatest disappointment The
CITY ever had
Third Meeting
DR. Motion. The hrst guest speak
er paid glowing tribute 10 Fa-
ther Daniel. lie said
am glad To he present tonight.
This is my third meeting AT these
annual dinners. | am going TO talk
about q man whom we all admire
lie was curator in a small church.
which under his leadership grew
10 be the largest and wealthiest
Episconal church among our peo-
pie In The country st. Phillips
kufQeonal sht,r,h H.. 49,.
CITY The atmosphere was honest.
modest and Cody and influence
great The cause OF the church
was paramount in the heart OF the
curator. He always fought for the
downirodden. The church needed
his ability and spiritual attain
menls. lie has been through hell
hut thank God. he has stood mn ia
Il with courage. That man is Pa
her Daniel Like Ahou Ren
Adem his name will he above he
rest. because Father Daniel has
loved and fought for his fellow
men
oiher inspiring remarks wcr,
made by Or. wright. Judge Cofiel
ana Commissioner Knaggs. VIII,
hgured so prominently in the lit
lie Steele Strike in Monroe. Mich
IN 1887 an d Commissioner
harles Mahoney
Father Daniel expressed graft
Jude for the Kind sentiments snok
on by DR.. Motion and the oihel
speakers and stated that he voul,
enter the hospital the following
Monday "If I don't come hack
he said. always remember thar
The Detroit tribune., 1939-07-01
Plymouth Church Will
Open Unique Camp

PlymoHih egat.onai church
announces he opening % is hrsi
annual Sla>-af Home summer
camp 7 IS sponsorea hv he Pin
mouth society Hndcr he leadership
~ Mrs " l. WaiAei Win very
large enrolment
According 70 The sponsors fhe
'amp a beina condnt'ed fof 'hii-
dren of me immediate no ghhof-
hood o. he ehufch who oherw-
would no. have an opnoiuafv ~
recieeiionsl and creative acfivi-
Ties during thc simme
The program ineludcs inns
~ pottery: landioat ol'-doa
game np.t story. eil,rs hoa
diana'i'- -Wimmine and esnon1
taea day here wfl Dc genes
assembly peuol palifipsftd ia
hY fAc enf4re sfoIp uader d.res-
'ion oi q msnlher ~ ht emp 'a
Tea S's At-liom .np ~
'N'ension ot fAt speie nnn. r
-iam oniuDeH nemnffs -cf
Plymouth chsh NJ aNth r..
iiataie Whfe nlris't- and
dfcf'or ~ hf ann J. e.pma
ed us h.'Wcen 70N rd 500 si
fNd hoN, WIZ h4 ~ ,ei a.. rx
N' ~ wo' ~ fls camp A. 'li
'ere1' refpds a. it,,
Miss farnl,r rmmms has
aafgr p. ne -ers Al asserb'v
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
Billion, 800 Millions For Year Authorized by
 Upper House DEBATE CONTINUES
 THROUGHOUT NIGHT Compromise Sought with House Bill for 65 :
 Millions Less

WASHINGTON, June 29. = The Senate, finishing strongly after more than IA hours of debate, voted 50 to 0 early today to authorize the expenditure of $1 ,8O0,300,000 for re- lief during the fiscal year starting Saturday.
 Aware that a compromise must be reached with the $l,735, ,000, ,000 House bill before midnight tomor- row if all relief s not to be sus- pended, Administration leaders drove the chamber relentlessly through an almost interminable ser ies of amendments up to the final ballot.
 Leaders expressed belief speedy conciliation of differences between the House and Senate bills could be accomplished, making possible final action before the June 3t deadline.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
BILL TO PUT
 REFUGEES IN
 NORTH IS UP
Alaska Would Serve as Haven for Europe 5
 Casfoffs in Measure

WASHINGTON, June 29-Senator Ernest w. Gibson, of Vermont, has introduced bill proposing a haven for political refugees in Alaska.
 Senator Gipson's measure pro- poses that colonists be admitted from any nation if they have proved they have never engaged in sub versive activities in their homelands and have given up all allegiances to any other power.
 The number of colonists so ad- mitted' would be equal to the total thrilled immigration quota of the United States.
 Such a plan, Senator Gibson ar gued, would improve the defense of Alaska and increase the market for goods there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
.DESTR0YERS DUE HERE TOMORROW
 FOR SHORT SHAY
384 Men on Two Wdrships Which Arrive Here
 at 4 O'Clock

Bringing 384 officers. men and Naval R. o. T. c. students. the destroyers Case and Tucker of the U. S. Navy will arrive in Juneau tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. the Governors office and Mayor Harry I. Lucas were notified today.
 The warships will dock at the Government dock inside the Haida and visiting hours will be arranged so that Juneauites may go aboard.
 The detroyers are manned by 22 officers, 102 students from the Uni- versity of Washington and Univer- sity of California and 260 enlisted personnel.
 For several days the destroyers have been laying at Sitkoh Bay on Chatham Straits. They are under the command of Lieut.. Commander M. E. Curts.
 The destroyers will leave at 4 o'clock Monday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
GROSS BUILDING WORK TO REOPEN
 AFTER HOLIDAYS
Big Theatre Apartment. House Project fo Be
 Handled by 0uisf

w. D. Gross announced today he had, secured REC funds to complete construction of his five-story the atre and apartment house on Front Street between the First National Bank and Percy's Cafe, to be known as the "Gross Twentieth Century"
 Work on the project, begun year ago last April, has been shut down since last summer.
 The new work, to be under the guidance of Contractor A. w. Quist, builder of the Baranof Hotel, will begin right after the Fourth of July" Gross said, with considerable alteration in building plans that will make the structure completely fireproof, of reinforced concrete and steel with concrete roof
 The main unit of the structure is to be another Gross theatre, embodying the last word in the atres. with seating capacity for 1900 persons.
 There will be 36 modern apart ments, penthouse, and stores on the ground floor on either side of the theatre entrance.
 The Coliseum Theatre, owned by Gross, will continue in operation with the Twentieth Century, but as a lower priced show house.
 Completion of work on the Twen- tieth Century is hoped for in ninety days. Contractor A. w. Quist is expected in Juneau sometime dur ing the early part of next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
Forest Fires in West Cause Greater Losses Than Dust
 Storms; Season Is 5farfed
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON. June 29.-The forest fire season has started in the Rocky Mountains and on the Pa cific slope, a statement which does not stir customers but which means to westerners four months of losses as bitter and twice as dramatic as those in the Dust Bowl
 We have been m forest fire zones and know how desperately western men will fight fires in the timber. To them the forests are a personal thing, furnishing grazing for their cattle and sheep in summer, jobs for men in the cutting months, fuel and building material for remote families, and recreational spots for hundreds of thousands. A well timbered mountain area will store water for irrigation until late in the summer but snow on a burned-oyer area comes cascading down in wasting spring floods.
 As an AP correspondent at Boise, Idaho, we used to cover forest fires, sometimes by automobile but mostly by telephone. Forest fires don't burn in convenient places but in remote sections where only rancher and his horse or forest service outpost and a gold pros- pector are available to fight them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
kET(H|kAN'S
 SPRUCE MILLS
 FIRE DAMAGED
Monday Night Blaze His S25,00O Main Turbine
 in Power House

Estimate of damage resulting from a short but spectacular blaze in the Ketchikan Spruce Mills power house and boiler room Monday night, is still undetermined today, pending arrival of an insurance adjuster from Seattle, according to advices received by The Empire.
 The damage extent depends on the condition of the main steam turbine which is valued at $25,000. This turbine, which operated all generators, may have been ruined by the heat. and is being taken apart today to determine the dam age.
 Meanwhile the mill is closed down while the Ketchikan Public Utili- ties figures cost estimates for pro- viding the city power from trans formers borrowed from the New England Fish Company.
 Only y1le mills power house and boiler room were damaged by the flames Monday night
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
CLAIM HOLDERS
 GIVEN 50 DAYS
 WORK GRACE
House Request for Ninety Days Gut One Month
 Senate Refuses

WASHINGTON, Juno 29.-- The Senate has approved of a 6O-day extension beyond the headline of noon July first be- fore which mining claim hold CTS ordinarily would have to commence the required devel- opment work for the fiscal year.
 Because the Senate refused to extend the deadline still an- other thirty days until October l, instead of September l, House action will he necessary on the legislation before it goes to President Roosevelt for sigma ture.
 The House had previously voted for a ninety-day exten- sion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
L0NG-S0UGHT KILLER E SHOT
 BY p0SSEMEN
Ray Olson Downed with Four Bullets as He Tries
 to Escape in Boat

CABLE, Wis, June 30.-Ray Ol- son, fugitive killer of two special deputy sheriffs, was shot to death today while attempting to flee from four possemen.
 The posse, led by Constable Ern- est Moore, rushed Olson at Lake Namakagon, near the Wheatley An- derson ranch, as Olson attempted to shove a rowboat into the lake.
 The fugitive, who had been hunt ed since June IT, was struck by four bullets and toppled into the water from the boat, dying instantly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
TASK TO TELEPHONE

Telephoning 200 miles into Gen. tral Idaho forest country two thirds of the way over single-wire forest service lines looped from tree to tree, is an experience in en- durance and refined hearing.
 He would put in a telephone call for an outlying forest lookout post and then wait Is minutes with ear glued to the receiver for the re- mote voice answering hello" That was all we ever heard at first, as a dozen ranch telephone lines would cut in promptly. Some of the peo- pie along the line were right up in the fire area themselves and could get official information only on the press calls.
 Of course a dozen listeners cut ting in on one of those hand-grind- ing telephone systems so weakened the circuit that we could not hear the forest operative. It took half day one summer to solve that We finally agreed that if the ranchers would stay off the line while we got the news we would call back promptly and report all we learned. They were agreeable and that went on for weeks while a huge fire burned.
 It meant two telephone calls one to get the news and one to re- lay it to the ranchers. This is the first time we ever explained why the telephone bills mounted up so We doubt if it doubled the bill completely however The telephon' company seemed to understand the situation.
 We have seen men come out o the burning timber with skin blis tered off their arms and cheeks grab ham sandwich and mul of coffee which they could scarcel get down because of fried lips, am
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
ALASKA JUNEAU DIVIDEND E CUT
 E CENTS SHARE
Payable Aug. 1-0uarfer- Iy Payment Just Half
 ihat Year Ago

Cutting of the quarterly dividend on Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company stock to Is cents is an- nounced in the June B issue Of the Wall Street Journal.
 The dividend is payable August on stock of record of July 3.
 A year ago the quarterly dividend was 30 cents. In December it was reduced to g cents. Earnings of the company in the past several months have been considerably be- low those of a year ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
NOTED AUTHOR PASSES AWAY,
 LONG ILLNESS
Harry Leon Wilson, Who Originated Term Flap
 per- Is De lad

MONETARY, Cal, June 29.-Ear- " Leon Wilson, 72. noted author, died last night while asleep. He had been ill for several years.
 The prolific pen of Wilson placed him in the topmost rank among humorous fiction writers. Whimsi- cal gaiety was a dominant note in his writings and he was credited with having originated the term "flapper" as descriptive of pert, young American girls.
 He was in his early tWenties and working as stenographer. when he made" the h orous weekly, Puck" with a short article. The magazine called for more and thus launched him upon literary career. Wilson was born ip Oregon, H., May 1, 1867, the son of Samuel and Adeline Wilson. He attended public schools until he was IT, then de- cided to "get job and see the world" He went to Colorado but soon drifted to California.
 Love For West
 There he obtained work as a stenographer with the chief engin- ger of the Union Pacific railroad. His duties kept him and his chief travelling constantly for four years and Wilson developed a lasting love for the far west.
 He first felt the urge to write at this time and fostered by the en- couragement of Puck" his talents in that direction developed rapidly The magazine hired him as asso- cite editor in 1892 and he became editor upon the death in 1896 of H. c. Burner.
 Wilson's first book, Zig Tag Tales," was published the same year and he began a novel of New York life, "The Spenders," which was issued in 1902.
 MT. Wilson once described this decade of his life in these terms
 New York, Simple Town
 T had to live ten years continu- ously in New York. It was then a simple town, with few street lights north of 42nd Street. Now the place is pretty terrible to me, perhaps the ugliest city in the world. They speak of it's skyline warmly, but anyone with enough shoeboxes could make a more beautiful skyline.
 "All through the ten years my nostalgia. increased until I decided that the only way to get out oi New York was to write a successful novel. So I tried with The Spend CTS and when I got a substantial advance from my publishers, l qui my job and beat it for the high hill!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
BOBBY VERNON IS DEAD, HOLLYWOOD
Stumpy Comedian of Pie- throwing Days, Pass
 es Away in Colony

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June 29.- Bobby Vernon, AZ, diminutive film comedian of the pie-throwing era, is dead here.
 Vernon appeared with the late Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle and after ward starred in some 200 comedies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
TWO SOUTH CHINA PORTS ARE PUT
 UNDER BLOCKADE
Japan Makes Good Threat -WenchoW and Foo-
 chow Are Shut Off
lBy Associated Press)

Japan made good today on threat and blockaded Wenchow and Foochow, two South China ports.
 Several days ago all foreign pow CTS were notified that blockade would be established on the two ports in further efforts to bottle up China.
 It is not known definitely how many American or British vessels are in the two ports or what action they will take to continue to oper- ate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-29
Pioneer of "A Going Back
 To Prospecting

Sixteen years in the Pioneers Home isn't so long that the lure of the creeks is forgotten.
 w. s. Roberts, who has lived at the Home at Sitka since 1923. left June Is to go back to Rampant to prospect, according to word from Superintendent Filler Hansen.
 Roberts is "A years old.