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Evening star., 1939-08-18
Convention Plans Made

Arrangements for the 18th bien-
NAL convention of the Order of Al
hambra were completed at a meeting
of Alcantra Caravan No. IL at the
Willard Hotel last night. The con-
vention will be held August 81
through September 2.
Alfred Paul Neff is general chair
man of the committees planning
for the program.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

the topaz ranks considerably below
the emerald, the ruby or the
diamond, DR.. William F. Foshag,
curator of minerology at the Smith
sonian, pointed out.
The color of the giant topaz
ranges from pale blue on the out
side to a pale sherry on the inside.
1t comes from a general area where
some of the, worlds finest sherry
colored gems are found.
Many stones sold the public as
topazes, DR.. Foshag said, actually
are a yellow-colored variety of
quartz, which is much more abun-
Evening star., 1939-08-18

dant. Even gem dealers are fooled
by the two minerals.
The largest crystal previously
known weighs 1877 pounds, as COM
pared with 153 pounds of the
Smithsonian stone, and now is in
the British Museum. 1t was found
in Nigeria and is of quality in
ferior to the new find.
Evening star., 1939-08-18
Essay Contest Is Won
By Robert RosenbIum

Robert Rosenblum, Wilson
Teachers College graduate, has been
awarded first place in an essay con-
test conducted by the local Simon
Atlas Chapter of Aleph Zadek Aleph,
Junior order of the B'nai Birth. His
essay stressed the Importance of
education in preparing the youth Of
America for successful living under
a democratic government.
Judges in the contest were Ed
Grusd, managing editor of the Ma
tlonal Jewish Monthly, and Ben
Barkin, assistant executive director
OF the international order of A. z. A..
Evening star., 1939-08-18

When you start to drive, start to
think.
Evening star., 1939-08-18

Backed by a written
10 year guarantee!
Massive castings of
finest gray iron to
insure the longest,
toughest and most
efficient furnaces, de-
veloped within this
price range.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Courageous Mrs. Roosevelt

Negroes seadfas adherence to the New
years traditional Repubcanm
before their this week. they will of the chief
When Eleanor Roosevelt first lady of the land resigned from
the Daughters of the American Revolution because another great
American Marian Anderson permitted COnst
shake chain which binds
of country racial intolerance and bgotry.
the little things that the Rooseves do in this latest in
which the mind the think
represents
There will be who will claim that Mrs Roosevelt playing
politics, which claim ridiculous the face of it. prnci
pies oppo-
on thousands of people who understand
meaning democracy little gain
the members of Miss AndeOn because she already has the
deep admiration and respect of intelligent Negroes
this when could
easily ignored the entire
Mrs Roosevelt fair her convictions and probably
recalls that while histories record the
Crispus
Maybe recalls that thousand
course the D. ignores
these Negro patriots by refusing them membership the organization
possibly Indicative of the general policy of the organization
the this episode
what firm foundation the Negroes high regard for the Rooseve
F. D. R. and Mrs Roosevelt, is grounded.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
ID. A. r. as Americanism Teacher

In letter the MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL of last the
president of the Minnesota Chapter sought the
fua of the R. allow Marian Anderson Constitution Hall
Washington by referring work the organization had done
Negro children in the Twin Cities.
transpes that the local A R. looking around for
decided that
Roadway with Negroes and Mexcans Minneapolis and St. Paul
patriotic instructor employed form (of all ng) class
Americanm children Negro and American descent Miss
Myrtle Garden director of Halle O. Brown House, ST. Paul. refused
to entertain such proposition knowing she does that the Negroes
loyalty this questioned The
all racial needs classes She backed
stand by questioning whether organization which barred quail
fed American because from membership rolls
teach any American group Amanism Glasses held
but at Halle O. Brown House.
We quite with Miss Garden and believe members of the
D. A in Minnesota will readily the homogeneous light in which
they have been placed by both the Amercanm classes
Anderson incident
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
The American
Negro
In Edith Camp

The history of the Negro is most
interesting because of the rapidity
of its progress. The Negroes are
descendants of the African Race.
When these illiterate people were
brought to America they were full
blooded Africans, but due to mixing
interracially while in slavery, they
were no longer called Africans, but
Negroes.
After many years of hardships
they became wise and began to
seek for their independence. Up
until the time of Abraham Lincoln
they continued to be slaves. 1t
was through Lincoln that the Ne
gro was given a chance. In 1868
he signed the Emancipation Procla-
nation which freed the slaves.
This marked a new chapter in
the lives Of the Negro who began
to rise from his low standards.
From these slaves came such men
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

invaded his country, elected to seek
safety by buying his freedom. For
this purpose he took from the
sacred temple gold and jewels de-
voted to the worship of his God.
Personal safety for the balance
of his life he did secure, but at the
price of the lives of his sons and
the captivity of his people who
passed 20 years in cruel bondage.
question if the delights of
heaven itself could erase from his
thoughts the memory of the misery
he brought upon others.
know an individual in this very
community who has equally mis-
interpreted the Masters message,
feeling that it means permission to
do as the individual desires. Fitted
in many ways to be a real and
wise leader-the reply to the Mas
ter's injunction runs something like
this: 81 want to be a leader, but
l am going to lead in my own way;
others must follow. 1 am not go
ing to cooperate with anyone; they
must cooperate with me. Either
that or nothing"
The pity is that thus far, results
have been nothing"
Perhaps you and l and many
others are making the same mis-
Interpretation. GAS thou wouldst"
gives no license for self-glorifca-
ton. Rather, it is a gracious per-
mission to choose our course to join
in the splendid march of human
brotherhood,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

of Treasury, they want to have two
or three Jews on the Supreme
Court, and they feel that if they
don't have all the best jobs, and
get the best plums, they are per
secuted here. They talk about
Eminorities. There are about twelve
million Negroes in the United
States and if they want to talk
about minorities, l refer them to
the Minneapolis Spokesman of this
week, which contained a speech by
Maverick of Texas. When it comes
to minorities, the Negro is the
most mistreated in North America,
and in this world of intelligent peo-
pie.
l dare say that in any establish
ment, where the Jew is catering to
high class white trade, the Negro
would be denied entrance. So don't
think these Jews can't take care Of
themselves, and it is about time the
Negro started thinking about their
own minorities.
Yours,
Disguised D. w. w.
Editors Note: Space will not
permit an extended letter con-
trOversy of the case for and against
the Jew in this publication. AS far
as this paper is concerned there is
no place in this country for Anti
Semitism. We have a great respect
for the Jewish people and their ac-
cOmplishments and contributions to
America and the world at large. As
we have expressed editOrially in
these columns on many occasions
before no intelligent American Ne
gro can afford to for one minute
eOuntenance or approve any Perse-
cutiOn in this country or abroad of
the Jewish people or any other PeO-
pie on grounds of race or religion.
Any Negro who does, should never
again voice a protest against the
unfair conditions under which
American Negroes live. Let no one
be fooled. The person who exhOrts
you to anti-Semitism is a bed-fel-
low of the lyncher. The Negro who
is impressed by such unfair and des-
picable reasoning is surely blind.
AS a minority suffering more from
inequalities than any other Ameri-
can group the Negro should be
deeply sympathetic with any OPP
pressed group. Not all Jews are
good; not all Jews are bad. Likewise
there are bad whites and fine good
whites. We have despicable Ne
grOes but there are vastly more
outstanding Negroes. This is true
in most races of people. Any theory
which condemns an entire race for
the failings of few is Inconsistent
and without merit. Like a boom
erang it will most assuredly strike
those who espOuse il.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
These Firms Solicit
Your Patronage!

Artistic Cleaners, $40 Sth Ave. s.
I Acme Smoke Shop, $50 9Th Ave. N.
Theodore Allen, Insurance, Atlantic 1885.
u Il b Laundry, 304l 4th Ave. So.
Barney's Lunch, 700 9Th Ave. N.
Bells Cafe, 207 Third st. 8.
Bratrud's Upholstering Shop, 626 E. Lake
Brown Clothing Co.. sos NieoIlst Ave.
Comedian Beauty Shop, 1918 4th Ave. s.
Custom Food Market, $40 E. Ssth st,
DahPs Fur Co., 7l2 e. Lake st.
Durham Seott-Stove, Furnace Repairs. II
Elks Rest, l4s Hyland Ave. No
Family Food Market, $500 4th Ave. S.
Florsheim Shoe Shop, ~ S. 9th St.
General Fuel Co., TIP Cedar st.
oodman's-Jewelers. SIT Hennepin Ave.
Goodrich Silvertown Store,
209 s. Washington Ave.
Hsller's Super Market, 1921 e. Franklin.
J II Laundry. SSth and Cedar Ave
Kato Beer
Knutsens Al-Meats Groceries. s752 9TH
Lake st. Liquor Store, 9 E. Lake st.
Larson's Creamery, 1000 4th- Ave. So.
Liberty Cleaners, 2639 Nicollet Ave.
Lincoln Drug Co., Nicollet & 4th st.
Maple Leaf Club, 1913 Hyland Ave.
APls. Supply House. Furniture. 1I5 s. 9Th
Quluu.-4OWa SluD, O45 +. 56th st.
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
0. X. Service Station, All e. 38th st.
]. e. Otto Furniture Co. Tin Midway
1852 University Ave.
]. w. Pate Insurance. 306 Third st. s.
Pattie's Grocery & Meats, 212O 10th Ave.
So.
Paulson's Fuel Co., 44O6 NicoIlet Ave.
Plymouth Liquor Store, 301 Plymouth Ave.
Porters & Walters Club. lS S. 8rd st.
Pete's Bakery, BAT E. 8Sth st.
Purity Drug Co.. Washington q Marquette
AYES.
c. Reiss Coal Co., TIT Marquette Ave.
Royal Barber Shop, $40 9Th Ave. N.
Jacob Schmidt's Brewing Co., 1907 S, 9th
Southtown Meat d Grocery, $3.50 9TH Ave.
Stillman's Grocery Stores
Swenson Furniture Co., 294l Chicago Ave.
Third Ave. Food Market, sol e. Lake st.
Thompson's Food Market, $40 E. Lake St.
NMorkingman's Loan Co., % S. Washington.
Wits Market House, Hennepin at 9TH.
Zinsmsster Baking Co.-Bakers of MAS
TER Bread.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

as Booker T. Washington and Pau
Lawrence Dunbar. The Negro ha
representatives in every field O
professions. In music we have tn
we'll known Paul Robson an,
Marion Anderson, who sang at thu
University of Minnesota. We alsC
have Ethel Waters who is in 6
movie which has just been released
l know you have listened tc
'Wings Over Jordan" This is a
chorus which sings the well known
and well loved spirituals of the
American Negro.
1 know all of you are familiar
with the quiet little man who was
born in slavery, DIR. Carver. He is
famous for the three hundred prod
ucts from the lowly peanut.
Some of the outstanding schools
of the Negro are Fisk University,
Howard University and Tuskegee
Institute.
In the world of music and enter
tainment we have the worlds best
tap dancer, Bill Robinson, the
worlds best cornetist, Louis Arm
strong, who plays the highest note,
and Duke Ellington, a pianist with
a very good orchestra.
In the sport world we have the
heavyweight champion, Joe Louis.
Our lightweight champion, Henry
Armstrong, who holds three other
titles. Jesse Owens, another out
standing champion, who holds
Olympic medals for his running
ability.
These are just a few of the ac-
compishments of the Negro, but
from this brief discourse, you can
readily see that the Negro can hold
his own in any phase of life if
given chance.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends who so
kindly remembered US during the
recent illness and death of our be-
loved daughter, sister and aunt,
Miss Margaret M. Bakion, who
died Feb. rs, 1889.
The beautiful flowers, each act of
kindness, shall never be forgotten.
Mrs. Sarah Bakion, Mother,
and family.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Legal Notices
SUMMONS

State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin,
District Court, Fourth Judicial District
Vera Adeline Dunn, Plaintiff, va. Ebert
Denzel Dunn, Defendant.
The State OF Minnesota To The Above
Named Defendant:
You. Ebert Denzel Dunn, are hereby
summoned and required to answer the com
plant Of the plaintiff in the above entitled
action. which complaint has been fled in
the Office Of the Clerk of the above named
District Court in the City of Minneapolis,
County Of Hennepin, State Of Minnesota,
and 10 serve a copy of your answer to the
said complaint upon the subscriber at his
Office. AIS Masonic Temple, in said city,
within thirty (30) days after service Of
this summons upon you, exclusive of the
day of such service, and II you fail to
answer the said complaint within the time
aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief prayed
for in said complaint.
Dated February Sth. 1889.
ALFRED A. DONAGHUE.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
AIS Masonic Temple.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
February 81, 1899.

rSDIudLy ~, 1907
Editor:
The College Women wish to
thank you with sincere gratitude
for your cooperation in making
our first annual Founders Day
Celebration a tremendous success.
If at any time we may be of any
assistance to you, we shall be very
happy to consider a plan of CO.
operation.
Annie Horris, President.
Beneta A. Edwards, Secretary
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Poetic Thoughts
Don't Be a Piker
BY MORRIS GIBBS. Sr.

Don't Be Piker
Be able at all times to hold up your
And not have to have some groan
About the way you take all and forget
That it's your turn get things all SET
Now, if you haven't the wherewitha at times
Just tell your friends that you can't join
The crowd when they go out for fun,
For your money is low and you don't feel able to run
This attitude will help everyone understand
That your heart right your will think you grand
Maybe will say, he's all right,
For when he's got it, he's not tight
This is the way to meet your felowman,
Don't try to four-aush and beat their hand
For If you do and they find out
They'll call you piker and that's bad scout
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

! Win All the SINCERITY anu SdHhSS1
ness of a Christian woman, its i'm
plications embedded themselves il
my consciousness and l shall never
be able to forget it, however faint
other stories may become in my
memory.
Here is the story, as heard il
a few nights ago:
The Master of men, as He
walked and talked and worked on
earth, had made a tremendous i'm
preston upon those he contacted,
Especially had he shown an ability
to answer without hesitation every
question put to him. Two callow
youths thought it would be a fine
thing to ask something he could
not answer; thus to humihate him
in front of his admirers.
They secured live bird, small
enough to be concealed in the hand.
At the first opportunity of getting
him in front of a crowd the youth,
with the bird hidden in his hand,
stepped out before him and extend
ing his arm, said: Master, is the
thing in my hand alive or dead?"
If he said dead, the boy would open
his hand and let the bird fly tri-
umphantly away. If he said alive,
then he would crush the bird in his
hand and let its dead body fall to
the ground. In either case the en-
barrassment of the Master would
be complete and unanswerable.
The Master stepped slowly to
the boys and for a long moment
looked deep into the exultant and
challenging eyes of his questioners
then said He. GAS thou wOuldst."
l needed to know nothing more
of the aftermath of the story.
l only know, and to know it as
l had not realized it before, that
to each of US, to the highest and
to the lowest, there is given this
opportunity to decide if our choice,
present every moment of our lives,
shall result in veal or woe, and to
know that it is given to each of US
to make the decision and to know,
too, that the present condition of
the world we live in is because of
the many wrong decisions men
have made.
Hitler, Mussolini, Stain, among
many others of lesser caliber, have
the happiness or the misery of mil
lions of people within the powerful
grip of their hands. The Master
whispers, GAS thou wouldst,"
Overweening ambition, a false
conception of greatness seems to
be debating the answer.
The world they crush is slowly
dying and as it dies is cursing the
men who have made the unholy
decisions.
One need not go so far afeld to
sense the vital Importance of this
tremendous responsibility.
The President of the United
States, in his every hour of occu-
pancy of that high office, may not
escape from the Masters insistent
injunction, GAS thou wouldst."
America itself must answer to
its black minority and say will it
give them life or death?
Not alone to the great of other
lands, nor to the great and power
full of our own, may we confine our
reflections.
From you and from me of the
lowly, must come a reply in every
action we decide upon; as the Mas
ter says to US, "as thou wouldst,"
Immediately must we answer what
we shall elect to do.
Hezekiah, the best king JudSa
ever had. when the Assvrian king
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

Minneapolis Elks are making
elaborate plans to entertain ]. Fin
ley Wilson and burn the Elks Rest
mortgage on March 16.
The entertainment will be free
to the public, the committee states.
There will be dancing.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
UNDULY ALARMED
February 25, 1889

Editor:
Your last paper carried a splen-
did letter by Disguised W. D. W."
l most heartily agree with w. D. W.
and l should like to add my little
bit to his chorus and song.
1t seems that some of us are un-
duly alarmed about these Jews. In
the United States of America there
are about four million Jews, yet
they expect to have the Secretary
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

Editors note: The above essay
is prize winner in a contest that
was sponsored by the Hall during
was sponsored by Welcome Hall
during Negro History Week. The
winner, Edith Camp, won a ticket
to the Eva Jessye choir recital at
the University of Minnesota in
March.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
SURPRISED

February q, 1889.
Editor:
was surprised that your paper
should carry a letter filled with so
much race-prejudiced venom as the
letter signed Disguised W. D. W."
l certainly don't think a champion
of the rights such as your papers
have appeared to be should use
valuable space to print such rotten
trash as carried in that letter. The
Jews of America have always been
the best friends of all minorities in
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GLIDING the Negroes.
Carlos Johnson.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Here
%. and 90.
There

By w. M. SMITH
had not heard the story before,
Told with the intensity of the
finished and convincing orator;
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
In Increasing Numbers

In increasing numbers readers patronng
who advertise in this Naturally appravs
this interest for that plans expansion uGrSasd
nSws service TO this community win proceed
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22

mountains.
"Our state is not seeking favors,' the AS
ISOLATED Press quoted him as saying. ut is
not a suppliant for help from either the ma
tional government or any other state. 1t
merely wishes fair treatment and an equal
share of public benefits. While it does not
ask for preferential consideration, it does
resent unjust discrimination.
ut cannot understand the Justice of i'm
posing oppressive tariff duties to the detri-
ment of it's farmers and consumers, and
permitting discriminatory freight rates to
be levied upon it's manufacturers, business
men and farmers; and then, while it's in
dustries are laboring under these handi-
caps, forcing the adoption of uniform hours
and wages throughout the nation.
''It looks like an effort on the part OF
certain interests to halt the progress of
North Carolina and the south.
"The government recognizes the differ
ence in the cost of living in North Carroll
ma and the north and west, for only about
half as much is allowed for persons on re-
lief in this state as is granted those on re-
lief in Pennsylvania and New York.
"Yet our manufacturers are required to
pay the same wages as those in New Eng
land, but denied comparable freight rates
so they can meet the competition HoWev-
er, we shall continue to battle for our
rights and seek to work out our destiny in
harmony with the principles of equity and
justice"
Although North Cardinals per capita
relief from the federal government was
the lowest in the nation, the state paid
more per capita into the federal treasury
than "any other state save one," Cover
nor Hoey said.
1--WE paid more regardless of population
or wealth except New York, Pennsylvania
and Illinois, he continued. Certainly the
tax on tobacco accounted for the maximum
amount, but we grew and manufactured
the tobacco, just as Michigan manufac-
lures the automobiles and New York ope-
rates the exchange where we lose our mo-
ney to help pay her taxes.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
CALVES GAIN RAPIDLY
WITH CREEP FEEDING

Along with emphasis on more
and better pastures, North Caro-
lima farmers and livestock grow
ers are learning the value of the
proper use of grazing, says Prof.
Earl H. Hostetler of the State
College Animal Husbandry De-
partment.
Grass, milk and cottonseed
cake, or meal-combined through
creep feeding-result in rapid
gains or calves on relatively
small amounts of feed. Creep
feeding saves time in the pas
ture and helps to maintain the
cow herd in better condition,
Prof. Hostetler said.
Creep feeders are enclosure,
usually about Is feet square,
built in the pasture near water
ing places, in the shade, and at
other places where the herd ga
theirs. Openings, about 16 inches
wide and 48 inches high, are
made to permit the calves to en-
ter while excluding cows.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-22
NORTH CAROLINA DAY

Today is North Carolina Day at the New
York Worlds Fair and approximately TO-
900 North Carolinians are expected to be
on hand to observe it.
These Tar Heels will see a good show
The ceremonies arranged for the occasion
are impressive, Governor Hoey being the
central figure High school bands and 9TH
err groups from over the state will contrl-
butte music and color to the event. Bill
Sharpe, of the department of conservation
and development, will be on hand with his
aides to spread wider the publicity con-
corning the advantages of the Old North
State. Charming young ladies will DEM
onstrate that beauty is no stranger to this
section.
North Carolinians at the exposition Will
hardly be able to escape feeling OF pride
in all this. And Individually they will add
to the boosting by becoming boosters Tor
North Carolina themselves. All OF which
should benefit the state immensely and
make the appropriation for the fair exhibit
one of the best investments North caro-
lima has ever made-The Winston-Salem
Journal.