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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Home-T own Decision
Defeats David Clark

DAYTON, Ohio-Dave Clark. De-
-tEoit light heavyweight lost his
second bout with Buddy Knox,
Friday night, a victim Of a home
town decision.
Two months ago Clark whipped
Knox in a ten-round contest in
Detroit at Arena Gardens. In losing
the return bout Clark turned pro-
moters' heads from several promises
they had made to the Detroiter for
a Gus Lesnevich bout if he could
beat Knox again,
Lest you forget, Gus Lesnevich,
from New Jersey, put the lights
out for Clark in the curtain round
in Nutely, N, J.. last June. Fight
fans were in the midst Of praising
the Detroit battler up to Melio
Bettina, former light heavyweight
champion Of the world, and a Billy
Conn, light heavy title holder,
bouts.
= Lesnevich's first round knockout
slid Dayey right down to sixth place
in the National Boxing Association
ratings. Lesnevich with his eyes on
a title bout with Billy Conn, who
beat Bettina for the second
time, can't see very much in
Clark battle.
Over 5000 fans objected TO the
ftfcirpSiL r1rrrsi617 FaI-rrfay's- r'i,,.ty4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Pioneers To
Play Oct. q
Says Nutall

A year ago, Dwight Nutall ex-
pressed plans Of organizing a semi
professional football team, but
started a little too late in the
season.
This year the tale is different
Nutall has already begun practice
and has his Detroit Pioneers keyed
up for their first game, October %,
out Of town.
In collecting players he has man
aged to gather some of the best
players in the midwest. College
players, high school and other
players of known talent are now
training themselves breathlessly in
preparation to skyrocket their stock
in the eyes Of name teams in this
part Of the country
The Pioneers practice every day
except Sunday at Atkinson Field.
In the evenings you will find these
fellows out ground gaining, tossing
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
School Superintendent Is
Feted By Kansas Teachers

COFFEYVILLE, Kans., Oct. l3-
Principals and their wives from
Southeastern Kansas and Joplin,
Mo. were guests OF Kansas Colored
Teachers Association, here when
houIred it the superintendent, Ken
rcth W Mcfarland, Saturday, with
a dinner in the gymnasium OF
Cleveland school.
Among special guests were Prin-
c.pal and Mrs E J. Hawkins of
Fort Scott. Kans; Principal A. E.
Clark and Vice Principal T. D.
Farley Of Parsons; Principal Major
Rccycrs, Oswego; Helen Bassett,
Chc,opa and Principal and Mrs.
VI Dial Of Joplin, Mo Other guests
were members Of the local board
Of education and supervisors in the
p .5lic school system.
Superintendent Mcfarland IS 60
IT % Leland, Cdf1frra 70 complete
work for his doctors degree. Off
GERS Of the association are Harri-
son Caldwell, president; Vera In
gram, vice president; Dorothy
Booker, secretary; and Walter Car
ter, treasurer Members are Kath-
crime Mrtin, Othella Oglesby, Edna
Nlties. Beverly Harrison Homer
Denny Russell Cartwright and Don
aid Beatty
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

Crosby Pulliam, Art Holloway, Al
James Porter and many
others who helped to organize The
first Negro water polo team in the
state OF Michigan"
One OF the most beautiful build
ings Of its kind in the country, az
fording the public every conceiv-
able type of diversion, dedicated 10
help you learn 10 relax and make
profitable use Of your leisure time
through a vast number OF enjoyable
activities, attempting to help you
get the most out Of our democratic
scheme of living.
And now the ten-year mile post
appears. Has Brewster Recreation
Center been successful? We can
but say we've only scratched tn,
s'.rface" of one of the great en-
beavers in the world today. recrea-
ton and utilization of leisure hours.
p: has always been good policy to
come early to Brewster affairs. The
same holds true for this occasion,
Wednesday, Oct. Is, 7;30 p. m.
Everything is free and the public is
invited TO join in.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

regular fellows, announced that
there will be regular club meeting
for all members of the field and
stream organization, Friday eve
ming, Oct. 10.
The Sportsman's Roundup with
all its planning for an evening Of
good time with the regular fell
lows will be given Saturday, Oct.
% at 1928 Williams street.
There will be grub and refresh
ments and all the city's best hunt
ers and fishermen to see that you
have fun with an outdoor spirit,
indoors.
At last the club has gotten out Of
their aimless wanderings and have
made program that will take them
right up to Christmas. During the
fall season the hunters in the club
will start target practice, and begin
training their dogs.
They are busy drafting out list
Of their friends that they will invite
to their club dinners after their
seasonal collections of deer, ducks,
and other game.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

Operated Ike the usual type Of
shadcon a roller, window shade in
vented by a Pittsburgh man is divided
part way up the center and can be
3rapcd like a curtain
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

Calls Jones
City's Worst

Dynamite BIackman arrived in
town, Tuesday and before he had
finished signing papers to wrestle
in Sagirs,, Er;dav bo ,... loudly
'.1 az
announcing Fough Futus Jones'
T. Blackman- after stiff workout
with c. Sterling Chayfs. physical
diroctor NJ the YNrCA and former
a.. c.. - -...5 49,, -,
OHi' 0'a'e S'ai' stated mat Hous"
Rufus Jones, local wrestler who
has had a fair sized finger in recent
mat winning pies was the dfrtiest
ho o,.., s,,,-
"heh II comes 10 wrestling pad
boy Blackman should know what
he's talking about According to
tho Nou, y,rl, r,,+r,,,, bo 10. h,,,
-. -, -,
III every soOu H0spi'dI III '''e East
wrestling isn't as soft as it is said,
Blackman said, as he told about
some NJ the tourb bovs he has baon
~ ooai,,-+
0p as9''-''
B4ackman mas uaveied and
wreSlleo IN mexico CuDa ana New
Eng ana, ne mas aken on such
StaauouIs as Jun McMllIiah' Du'cn
aellher' ana all i've OF me DuseN
oEo'herS'
/, dynamite bIacN'hah mas Oeeh IN
L3e professional game 1of years
Eoule Lewis mas booked Inc NE"
Yorker ior an e%hIo!lloh IN oagl-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14


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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
Bury DR.. Chestnut
In Cleveland, Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 13-Im-
ressive services for Dr. Edwin j.
,hestnutt, formerly of Cleveland,
nut for many years resident of
chicago, were held here Saturday
)r Chestnut. a dentist with
lucrative practice in the Windy
.iiy was the son Of tho late Charles
+ Chestnut. widely known author
court reporter.
ken ill in Chicago, DR.. Chest
came home to recuperate at
ZONE of his mother. Mrs. Susan
CHESTNUT. Monday, he became
ienly i'll and died,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14
FIRST CITY
LEAGUE LOSS
IN 5 YEARS
1000 Fans Watch This
Sensational Upset
In 1912 Score

An ace in the hole was Roy Co.
million, to city-title hungry
Northeastern high team, Friday af-
ternoon when the Northeastern
guar got off to a swift and flashy
start and raced down Northeastern
field IS yards; putting poison in
Hamtramck high schools hopes for
city championship,
Over 1000 fanc watched North
eastern Falcons beat the Ham
tranck combination for the first
time Siace-l92o- The seore-of- the
sensational upset was IS to IL. Co.
million made the Northeastern
Prooters went wild late in the third
Smarter when he hooked a kickoff
and with a tremendous pickup
swirled down the field 10 score the
winning touchdown.
1t was a bitter herb for Ham
tramck Coach Frank Cobb and his
Cosmos to take; for the IS yard
Condition gallop that set coaches
and officials remembering Roy's
name for future use in All-City Sc
lecting. gave Hamtramck their first
City League game defeat in five
years. In 1888 Eastern high school
ogt-scored the Cosmos IL 10 0.
IA 1920 the Falcons beat the Co.'S
|esos 7 to and from then until
Friday aftrnoon have been unable
to crash through the lines to de-
feat the heavy hammermen from
Hamtramck.
The dangerous Hamtramck team
was burning fire during the en-
fire Friday game. The Cosmos led
the Falcons in the third quarter
when they took advantage of
|Northeastern's fourth down tumble
on their own rs yard line and
rammed the ball over the stripes
for a touchdown putting them
selves on top of a II to 7 score
|HaPhtramck scored the first touch
1p<wn in the first period on a short
return punt and batted their way
from the Northeastern rs yard
stripe. They failed to collect the
extra point
Northeastern, in three plays
against the Cosmos second string
|ers in the second quarter went
ahead of Hamtramck, 7 to 6.
Galloping Condition changed the
|story when he grabbed at Ham
|tramck kickoff; watched it get
|away from him on his 20, went back |
10 his Is and streaked down the
/ idelines for IS yards and the glory |
touchdown.
The Cosmos fourth period at
skets- te-set- baek-their-l eStlesd I
Kded on the Falcons 20 yard line,
Now the Hamtramck gridders can .
get nothing better than tie for
|. the East Side crown.
Today it looks like the city-title
Face will be between Northeastern
|hnd Catholic Central, Northeastern
having knocked Hamtramck out of
|he charmed circle, has about the
best chance Of taking City champ
|onship Three of the most pow
|hrful teams on the East Side are
Eamtramck, Northeastern and
Southeastern. Southeastern must
bay Hamtramck and the feathers
VIZ, fly fast and high, while this
IS fle happy year that the Falcons
1h't have to play the Southeastern :
feams.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-10-14

and Billy Conn mixup; Harold
Smith and Joe Sutka for the state
middleWeight- crown: George Pace
and Sixto Escobar for the worlds
bantamweight title; Roscoe Toles
and Lou Nova; Howell King against
Davey Day and Holman Williams
against either Al Nettlow or Henry
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Stain Purges
2OOLeQderS

MOSCOW, Jan. 23 dNS).
More than 200 Soviet executives
were dismissed or reduced in rank
last week as a result Of intensified
ton of the campaign to tighten
Soviet labor discipline, a Reuters
dispatch from Moscow said today.
Scores of executives have been
placed on trial for alleged failure
to enforce discipline, the message
said. Slackness and absence from
work were the workers chief
faults.
Ten pilots, engineers, and air
industry executives were dis
charged by VASTLY Molokov, civil
air chief, for lack of punctuality.
The chief of the Far Eastern
civil air fleet has been dismissed,
and will be tried on the ground
that he was absent from his post
on January Z and 8, dates which
coincide with the Russian calen-
dar's Christmas, but which few
Russians now observe, Reuters
said.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Pecan She||ing Firm
Loses Low Pay Plea

Merle w. Vincent, chief Of the
Hearings and Exemptions Sections
of the Wage-Hour Administration,
last night denied the application
of the Southern Pecan Smelling
Company, San Antonio, Texas,
for permission to employ from
$500 to 5000 learners for shelling
operations at IS cents per hour for
a 9O-day period for each worker
and over a period of one year to
train the group.
The company has IS days to
file an appeal, in which event Ad-
miniStrator Elmer Andrews will
conduct a hearing.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
MISSING
Georgian Tries to 7 race
Brother Lost i Years

Washington police today were
asked to aid in the search for
a Georgian who has been missing
from his home in Jasper, Ga, for
73 years.
The unusual request received
by the Public Relations Squad
came from B. F. Stokes, Of Jasper,
a brother of the missing man, who
related that his brother Coleman
Stokes, left Georgia July 4, 1865,
after serving in the civil war. say
ing that he intended to make his
home with another soldier in
Maryland. He has not been heard
from since
He told a friend" the letter
stated, that he was never com
ing home again. but was going
to live with an old gentleman in
Maryland who had seven
daughters"
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Fall of Barcelona
In Week Forecast
King'sGuard
Increased
le Week Cnd.-I.N.Ps

LONDON, Jan. % U.N.S.).
Protective measures for King
George and Queen Elizabeth
were tightened today as the
result of last weeks series of
bombings, which were attrib-
uted by police to Irish repub-
hcan zeaIotS.
Extra police were put into
service at Sandgingham,
where the royal couple spent
the week end.
A strong guard was sta
toned at Admiralty Arch,
the immense gateway be-
tween Trafalgar Square and
Buckingham Palace, and
1000 reserves we're held in
readiness in nearby Scotland
Yard, following a warning
that an attempt, which did
not come off, would be made
to blow up the arch Sunday
night.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
EUROPE FEARS
new NAzI. COUP
CONTINUED from Page ~

ish war loan dropped 70 Of a
point. The Paris and Amsterdam
bourses were extremely weak and
the peSSimism apparently was
shared throughout Europe.
The reports of German Difficult
ties reaching London admittedly
came by circuitous routes. One re-
port coming by way of Holland
conceded with another emanating
from Paris and stated there was
increasing evidence the Fuehrer
is meeting with considerable op-
position from the army and lead
ing business men. Popular dis
content in addition is more acute
than heretofore, it was said.
The Fuehrer's summary dismis-
sal of DR.. Hjalmar Schacht and
seizure of the ReichSbank, placing
Germany'S finances and economics
directly under Nazi party control
was held partially responsible.
The military discomfort ap-
parently sprang from Hitler's
weekend DEGREES vastly strength
ening the power and prestige o1
his brownshirt army at the ex
pense of the regular Reichswehr
whose veterans and retired Off
GERS were placed upon the same
footing as ordinary soldiers.
This elimination Of treasured
"officer class distinctions was
said to have aroused keen resent
ment.
Advices received here hintec
that Hitler may shortly be facec
by the alternative of an interna
eruption or an external adventure
Il to bolster his allegedly failing
prestige.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
FACTORY GIRLS
JOIN DEFENSE
OF BARCELONA
By MANUEL HUTsCHNECKER

BARCELONA, Jan. % GN.S0.
A week of purgatory, Of dread
and death and travail broke upon
Barcelona's hungry but fighting
1000, 900 today as inSurgent guns
thundered in the hills only Is
miles off and big Italian and Ger
man airplanes came again and
again to shatter scores OF lives.
Martial law, with extremely
drastic provisions, was declared
for all government territory after
an all-night meeting Of Premier
Juan Negrin's council, and women
as well as men were rallied to
bolster the iron ring" encircling
Barcelona.
MORALE REMAINS HIGH
The martial law decree applies
to Madrid and all southeastern
Spain as we'll as Catalonia, through
which five insurgent armies are
striding with but minor setbacks
There appears to be no danger,
however, that Barcelona might be
taken for at least a week, and
foreign reports that the govern
ment is contemplating movins the
capital again were denied. In spite
of the numerous air raids, morale
in Barcelona remains high.
Under martial law, all meetings
including even gatherings for Gin
ema or theatrical showings, were
banned. Until this time, govern
ment has been under a state OF
alarm" a modified form Of mar
tial law.
Barcelona suffered at least 20
air raids over the week end. The
dead must number well over 80.
Creation of an "air blockade
to keep food and other supplies
away from the Catalan metrop'
oils is the obvious aim Of the in,
surgent air forces, as most Of the
attacks are directed at the port
area.
GIRLS DIG TRENCHES
The chortage of food notwith
standing, the same spirit which
this writer observed in the sue
Icessful defense of Madrid, when
the insurgents hammered at the
city's very gates, is evident in Bar
celona.
Thousands of women and girls
clad in overalls, streamed out Of
> factories, offices, and stores
armed" with picks and shovels ir
answer to the call for more aic
in the construction of trenches fol
, Barcelona's defenSes.
For this crucial week. all in
dustry and business in Barcelona
, |have been ordered suspended, save
: those activities necessary to arm
and feed the warriors and the civi
populace.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
.Czechs Facing New
Grab for Territory
Hungary, Poland
Want to Snatch
Ruthenia

MOSCOW, Jan. 23 U.N.S.).
Soviet Russia will be obliged to
"alter her relations" with Czech
oSIOvakia in the event Prague
joins the anti-COmintern pact,
it was reported here today. Un-
confirmed rumOrS stated the
Soviet minister to Prague
might be withdrawn.
Czechoslovakia, as carved out of
the former AuStro-H Hungarian EN-
pire at the Versailles Peace Treaty
table, had 54,244 square miles of
territory and 13,613,172 popula-
ton.
Then, under the Hitler demand
that Germans in Czechoslovakia"
have the right Ito again become
Germans" after the successful
seizure Of Austria by Germany,
3,615 800 citizens and 10,810 miles
of territory were sliced from the
Bohemian and Moravian provinces
of CzechoSlovakia at Munich and
returned to Germany.
TWO MORE SLICES
Hungary, not to be outdone, de-
manded return of eXpatriated
Magyars to Hungary" and sliced
1,035, ,272 persons and 1883 square
miles of territory from the south
ern boundaries of Slovakia and
Ruthenia-eaStern provinces Of
Czechoslovakia.
Poland asked for and received
375 square miles of territory and
237 900 persons from the northern
boundaries Of Slovakia.
The German slice included the
Little Maginot Line" Of Czecho-
slovakian Notifications. These
were erected over a period of 10
years, at tremendous cost, when
the Czechoslovakians had a treaty
with France, guaranteeing her
help against aNTression, and a
similar treaty with Russia
ONE-THTRD OF AREA
The agreement by British,
French, italian and German
statesmen which sanctioned the
dismemberment of the little re-
public, gave away 1913 square
miles of her territory, nearly
third, and 4,888,072 of her popula-
ton, more than a third.
Now, at the far eastern end Of
the republic, Poland and Hungary
are demanding that Ruthenia be
given to them, so that Hungary
and Poland may have a common
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
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The Washington times., 1939-01-23
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This famous recipe is used by mil
lions Of housewives, because it makes
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From any druggist, get 213 ounces
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branes.
Then make a syrup by stirring two
cups of granulated sugar and one cup
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
DUCE SHOUTS
new THREAT IN
COLONIES FEUD
"If France Stands Firm,
Italy Will Be Firmer"

ROME, Jan. % Q.N.SD.-Pre'
mier MuSsolini warned France to.
day that in the Franco Italian
colonial dispute Paris might be
firm, but Rome would be firmer.
II Duce, addressing farmers who
won prizes in last years battle
of the wheat" and making his
first important pronouncement
on public affairs since the Czecho-
slovakian crisis, said:
Last September / stated that
the professional adversarieS OF
Fascism are too stupid to be
dangerous. I now reaffirm this
in the most explicit terms"
FIRST FORMAL SPEECH
Never before known to make
a formal speech, MusSolini read
his address to the peasants from
a prepared text. But in one in
stance he departed from the
script and made it clear he was
talking about France.
ID o you want to hear the
latest?" he asked. II heard
only this morning that, accord
ing to a French prelate, the
Vatican was supposed to have
advised France to stand firm.
II am sure that the story
is an idotic one. To stand firm
is an easy thing to say-but
suppose tomorrow an Italian
should be found-and he will
be found!-to say to the Ital-
ians that they must stand more
firmly still?"
Loud cheers greeted II Duce's
veiled threat.
PACT WITH YUGOSLAVIA
Frances star in the meantime
sank lower in the Balkans as
Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian for
eign minister, prepared to return
home from his significant trip to
Belgrade. Authoritative diplomatic
quarters said that negotiations for
a military, air, and naval alliance
between Italy and YugoSlavia were
we'll under way.
In this connection, 1t was stated,
Italy has granted Yugoslavia a
lire credit (about $685.
$50 ,O00) for the purchase Of
ornaments, and plans were
under way for the Fiat Company
to build a huge factory in Bel
grade for production Of tanks, air
nlane motors. and automobile
motors.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Two Deaths Called
Murder, Suicide

PEBBLES, Ohio, Jan. % G.N.S0.
Coroner E. T. Gibboney returned
a verdict of murder and suicide
today in the death of Mrs. Maggie
Spencer, AZ, and her divorced hus.
band, Vincent Robertson, At, at
nearby Lawshee. Gibboney said
the Robertsons were divorced a
week ago.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Youth and Girl
Die in Car Crash

BELVIDERE, ILL.,, Jan. %
GN.SD.-John Heatley, 81, and
Miss Harriet Lemker. 18, both Of
Harvard, ILL.,. were killed Instantly
here, when their car skidded on a
turn, crashed into a telephone pole
and hurled both Of them through
the windshield.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Speaks on Labor

The Rev. James Myers, indus
trial secretary of the Federal
Council Of Churches of Christ in
America, was guest speaker yes
terday at the Temple Baptist
Church. He said: Because the
basic principle of laoor unionism
rests on religious ideals, the
churches should encourage the
movement.
The Washington times., 1939-01-23
Students Loaned
S4O3,00O by D. A. R

The Daughters of the American
Revolution has granted loans to
students totaling $403. .0o0-an all
time high, President General Mrs.
Henry M. Robert. jr., reported yes
terday. She revealed that the total
of boys and girls educated to date,
under the D. A. r. loan program,
is 1893,