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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
ROxbOrOugh
Buys Famed
Farm Tract

Asserting that he was represent
u.g a Detroit group, John W. RoX
Borough, -ee-maHageF- 9e-Louis-
mas taken an option on the 450-acre
farm northwest OF Utica, promising
en- important announcement COLI
ternicg the transaction within 30
Gays
The Weeks farm originally ownei
bv Peter Lerich, and later by Alex
MrViccy member Of well known
Detroit family, once served as an
Underground Railway" station for
fugitive slaves passage to Canada
md freedom in pre-Civil War days
Il is known in Maconb county as
tie Spring Hill farm AID lies be-.
tween Hamlin ard Woodland roads
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
Mans Chauffeur
Held For Fraud

julius Wagman OF 2987 Gladstone
street. owner Of oxford hall, charg-
es his 35-year-old chauffeur, Will
Lam Harris. with conspiracy 10 de-
fraud in warrant recommended
last week by the prosecutors office.
Harris is charged with conspiring
to defraud the amount Of $780,
It seems thai Harris obtained pos
session Of some papers belonging
to Wagman and arranged for a
man known as slick" to pose as
Wagman On July % slick, "
armed with the Identification papers
OF Wagmsn, went 10 Chicago and
wired back to Julius Johnson
58l5 Brush. Wagman's business
manager. for 5000
Konwing that his employer, Wag-
man, often left the city on business
purposes and wired back for money,
Johnson sent the money to Slick
who was IN Chicago posing as Wag-
man
Meanwhile police are searching
for the man known as Slick alias
julius Wagman
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
PEOPLE DRAFT
VIM. Sheriff.
FOR COUNCIL
Committee Plans Active
Campaign For The
Coming Election

Outstanding representatives of
Negro citizenry met last week al
the Lucy Thurman Y.WC.A.. to
make plans for the rallying OF all
available forces behind william L.
Sheriff., Negro candidate for a seat
On the Common Council OF the city
oil Detroit.
Rev. Horace A. White, 81 Council
candidate, and pastor Of Plymouth
Congregational church, chaired the
meeting which was attended by
Golee Bryant, Louis E. Martin.
editor Of the Michigan Chronicle;
Emmett S. Cunningham, Joseph
Cole. Prof. S. R. Williams. founder
Of the National Ex-slave Movement:
Eddie Tolan, director of the 1910
Seventy-five Years OF Negro Prog
ress Exposition; Walter Hardin,
popular unionist; Andrew Smith,
Arthur Caruso, Ronald Marshall.
A. N Lake, president Western
Union Mutual Insurance company:
Rev George W. Baber Of Ebenezer
AME. church; Rev. A C. Williams
Of Metropolitan Baptist church;
nm a u.ru n
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

The Ne1Vs OF The World
In Phby Paragraph
COMPOSER BLAND'S GRAVE
FOUND

BALA-CYNWYD, Pa.-The grave
of James A. Bland who has been
often called the Negro Stephen
Foster was found recently in this
suburb of Philadelphia. The grave
was unmarked ard covered with
weeds. Bland was the composer Of
such we'll knewH-seHgs- as"Carry
Me Back to or Virginny" 20 Dem
Golden Slippers" and In the Eve
ming by the Moonlight" He was the
star of Callender's English minstrel
company and appeared on the Lon
don stage for more than 20 years
and was known as a favorite OF
King Edward VII. He died in 1911
leaving no will nor record OF his
life's work. His 700 songs have sold
In the millions.
DR.. James Francis Cooke, editor
Of "Etude." has been seeking il
formation about the composers life.
OF his search DR.. Cooke said:
q visited libraries from coast tn
coast seeking some trace OF him
questioned musicians, educators and
historians. None OF them had the
faintest notion who he was"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
Robbed Man OF $11;
Gets $25 Or 80 Days

Collie Mae Williams Of 1869 Rus
sell street was fined SIS or 30 days
after being convicted before Re-
corder's Judge Gordon OF taking Sll
from Robert Kelly while he was
asleep in the kitchen Of her home.
Kelly stated that he took Collie
Mae and her boy friend home from
Vernon highway and Hastings street
after the three Of them had stopped
at several blind pigs and had some
thing TO drink.
After arriving at Collie Macs
house Kelly said that he imme-
diaiely went to sleep on a daybed
in the kitchen. And when he was
awakened some time later by Col
lie Mae his purse was minus S1l.
He told her to give it back to him.
Kelly told the court But she de-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
Wife, 81, Tries
To End 1t All

Neither a husband nor a roomer
were able to give police a reason
why 34-year-old Beatrice Flowers
of 5544 Hastings street attempted
to commit suicide last week by
drinking lysol her home
Taken 10 the Receiving hospital
10 get aid after the suicide try
by her husband, Nathan Nesbitt
the would-be-suicide's condition
was reported as serious.
Questioning Of the husband and
Obie Neal, a roomer at the Hastings
street address failed to disclose a
motive for the suicide try, police
revealed.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
NEWSIES! NOTICE!

Wednesday, August so II will close officially the
which the Chronicle have been entered for the past
eight weeks
streamne bicycle will go the winner of the citywide
and far Charles Kelsey Ge the lucky boy
dandy pair of boxing Gloves genuine leather will to
placer and watches shirts and other VIII be
awarded other runners-up.
The party will be held at the NEW HEADQUARTERS OF
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE AT 26s ELIOT STREET
All boys asked to be time Fun will begin noon sharp
Coward Of circulation will be in charge OF
activities
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
NYA TRAINS NEGRO GIRLS

NEW YORK CITY-An expert
mental unit Of the NYA has been
set up at the Brooklyn Urban
League to help train Negro girls
for junior executSe positions and
FOR general employment in private
Jobs. Fifteen girls have been Sc
lected on the basis Of their perform
snce on other NYA projects and
their interest in business, and have
already been assigned to clerical.
secretarial and reception work,
switchboard operation and pre-
liminary interviewing for the
leagues employment department.
The experiment is under the di-
rection Of Miss Helen NJ. Harris,
New York City NYA director.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

John Rozborough Of Joe Louis announced that the
linen laundry had been let the Supreme
Laundry Of which Fred A Allen the
and operator.
Roxboough Bomber congratulated for
that this business racial In
giving this Supreme Linen Laundry Co, M Rox
and Louis be assured that they will receive good
better they would have received from other
The Supreme Linen Laundry Co., equipped with the modern
machinery fleet of first class trucks IS experienced employees and
large of linen supplies fully equipped expery and efficiently
handle this business.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
WEST SIDERS
Win GROCERY
JOB FIG H
Displaced Manager Is Re-
Installed In Position
At Store

A. a re.lllt I'D aelion ,3I,on Nv
III. w. u. p.,.,.... -,
'''1 49, human Nv 30 '''''' N1oUi'0''
IN the 'ranSierral OF one Theodore
PAGE Of 60l3 Begole avenue. Negro
assistant manager Of one NJ a chain
grocery stores located AT West War
rem and Junction avenue on Inc
west side e the CITY. Mr. Page was
re-instated last week
Following the transferral Of Mr.
Page from the wcst side store a,
which store he was the only Negro
ennloved IN an e,st side busipcss
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
MAN. 40 FOUND DEAD

Ida James stated to police that
p year-old Dodge Graham of l457
Clinton street was dead when she
found him on the porch at approx
naiely 2 am Wednesday.
An examination at the morgue
indicated death may have been due
70 natural causes.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
ONE-MAN JURY
INVESTIGATES
POLICE GRAFT
Thirty-Day Holiday Is
Declared By Local
Policy Houses

Big time gamblers are running for
cover. small time gamblers arc
sanding on street corners convers-
'ng in doleful tones to their brother
gamblers each asking the other
millions OF as yet unanswerable
questions concerning what might
be expected from the newly created
one-man police graft grand jury
soon to swing into action in an
effort to link the police department
with the "pay-offs" OF big-shot
gamblers.
Not since the days OF some nine
years ago has the gambling brother
hood and its pledges felt the tight
ness OF the gambling situation. The
lid is definitely closed. at least for
a while. is the word being passed
along the line via the underworld
grapevine.
Declare 30 Day Holiday
Big policy houses have declared
a 30 day holiday those in the
know are saving all along the line.
The Big Shots" arc now taking
that much POSTPONED vacation, 60
ing here ard there, waiting until
They sec what's going to happier"
while small shots arc saying. This
is lot Of monkey business The
big boss is just waiting till things
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
BASS DERBY
PROVES FATAL
To P. GILBERT
High Waves Upset Boat,
Throwing Three Men
Into Bay

-PA+I!!!is- Gilbert -35,-eff 55i5-
vinewood avenue was drowned
while fishing 10 Rondeau Bay.
Canada. sgn9sss participating in a
bass fishing contest sponsored by a
field and sNkstn club OF which he
was chsiFihah Of the board Of di-
reetors4 "
Glbfrs and two Of his friends
were blown some distance from the
others BY a stiff wind Waves began
to fill the boat and soon a large
roller capsized the rowboat and the
three fishermen were thrown into
the middle of Rondeau Bay. Gilbert
came up some distance from the up
turned boat calling to his friend.
Emery Macdonald Of 1928 Williams
street for help.
Macdonald went to his aid and
managed to get him to the boat
Just as another wave carried him
out agaip-. The life preseryers had
long since departed down the bay.
Once pore Macdonald went to Gil
bert and this time managed to get
his hands on the bottom Of the boat.
but all three were completely ex-
hausted and chilled by the rough
cold water. Then came the wave
that swept Gilbert out Of reach and
down to the bottom Of Rondeau
Bay before Macdonald or his COM
panion could raise a hand to assist
Francis and Louis Hodge Rescue
Survivors
It might have been three casual
ties had it not been for Frances and
Louis Hodge who by sheer luck
hapnened upon that forsaken part
OF Rondeau Bay and saw two be-
draggled men clinging to an uo-
turned boat. too tired and stiff to
move. and their throqts sore and all
paralyzed from fruitless calling for
helu.
Upon shore the story Of Gilbert's
tragic end was extracted piece BY
piece. Immediately the bass derby
was forgotten. fishing equipment
was silently packed away. grapnling
irors were brought forward and a
well organized club OF sportsmen at
Rondeau for bass catching contest
became a sorrowful group fishing
for their friend at the bottom Of the
This body Of treacherous Canadian
water contains some 90 square miles
Of fishing surface Gnbert's party
was some three miles from the near
est boat and the club members can't
help but feel that this tragedy might
have been averted had he stayed
closer to the others amongst whom
there were 10 American Red Cross
life guards. But more Of them could
have seen the accident at that great
distance Nor did any one know Of
it until the Hodges made their grue-
some discovery.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

R&- See ARMSTRONG, Page 2
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
FRISCO MERCHANTS BAR
NEGRO HOUSING

San Francisco, July, (CNA)-The
white Geary Boulevard Merchants As
sociation this week protested against
plans for low cost housing develop
ment at the Calvary Cemetery site, al
though it originally supported legisla-
tion under which the burial ground oi
San Francisco pioneers is being evacu-
ated as cemetery.
1t is understood some members oi
the association are not opposed on the
grounds stated in resolution, that the
project would be "slum settlement
but they are opposed to Negroes NOV,
!, ing into the housing project wher
completed.
Groups actively supporting the hous.
ing program are taking firm stanc
that there be no discrimination against
Negroes or any other racial groups oc.
cupying the Federal low rent projects
when completed.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
QUIZ ST. LOUIS P. o. EMPLO DYE
FOR CLUE TO MYSTERY

St. Louis.-Mystery still surrounds
the disappearance January 80 of Mrs.
Enola Porche Stallsworth, wife of a
well known postal employe, who lived
at 4550 Aldine avenue. The case was
reopened at the request of white at
torney from New Orleans, presumably
hired by the missing woman's sister
who lives in New Orleans.
Last Friday John Stallsworth, hus-
band of the missing woman submitted
to tests with the police departments s
"lie detector."
According to the statements of po-
lice officers who made the test, Stalls
worth's reactions to the questions in
dicated that he was not telling the
truth.
His responses to questions did you
bury her in the celar?" and did you
kill her" showed an increase in blood
pressure, the police report stated.
Mrs. Enola P. Sallsworth
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
Young Man Given Choice
Of School Or Penitentiary

c. B. Breedlove, who was found
guilty on carnal charges, received one
of the most unusual breaks" by
Judge Baldwin.
Sentenced to five years, he was
given a stay and probation, when il
was leaned by the court that he had
graduated from high school in 1888,
with high enough averages to justify
his continuing his education.
Breedlove, who had no means OF
continuing his education, has been
held in county Jail until reasonable
time had elapsed for him to take ad-
vantage of Judge Baldwin's offer
Certain interested citizens, who have
real interest in youth welfare, got
busy.
Arrangements were made for Breed
love to attend a southern college 1t
is expected that Breedlove will be
paroled until school opens and his re-
habilitation begins.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
NATIONWIDE DRIVE ON
INTOLERANCE
BACKED BY FDR

New York, July, (CNA)-Backed
by President Roosevelt, a national
campaign against race prejudice and
intolerance and for equality was under
way this week with a radio hook-up
linking ceremonied of the Council
Against Intorerance in America at
both the San Francisco and New York
Worlds Fairs on independence Day.
A boadcasted plea for tolerance by
U. S. Senator W. Warren Barbour of
New Jersey preceded the Fourth of
July ceremonies. Senator Barbour
spoke on the subject Fighting In
tolerance in America" over Station
VOL in Washington. The speech
was picked up by sation WMCA and
the lntercity Network here, as we'll
as by stations in several other cities
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
WASHINGTON
JoTTNGs
Edward comeaby
Edward corneaby

of the United States.
1t was difficult to recall in the i'm
mediate past, when such well-planned
and well arganized filibuster had oc-
Cured. 1t drew large crowds to the
galleries which were filled to capacity
and overflowing, with the people
standing on stairways in the corridors
down several flights of stairs waiting
for the opportunity to enter the cham
bers' galleries.
At SO a. M, it was decided that the
Senate would adjourn until loo A
M. Wednesday morning, July 5th, and
| ii was agreed that at that time each
Senator would be permitted to talk
only once and no longer than thirty
minutes. The conference report is tc
be voted upon at 500 P. M. that eve.
ming.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08

One of the hottest sessions of the
United States Senate occurred last eve
ming and this morning until :53 a. m,
July 1st The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis who were against the Conference
Report were SO we'll organized, it was
impossible for the Administration
forces to adopt the Conference Report
on the Sterilization Fund
Senator Tydings, Senator Vanden-
berg, Senator Barbour and several
others staged filibuster which pro-
longed the session into the wee hours
Senator Tyding's argument was that
Congress once had this power, and he
maintained that if crisis the occasion
arose, Congress could regulate the dol
lar within a very short period of time
He argued that it was not necessary
to transfer this power to the Presiden
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
IA NEGRO WOMEN AWARDED
WORLDS FAIR MEDALS


New York, July, (CNA)-Ethel
Waters, outstanding stage notable,
Gwendolyn Bennett, nationally known
poet and artist and supervisor of the
WPA Harlem Community Art Center,
and Dorothy Height, residence director
of the Emma Ransom House, 18TH St.
Branch of the YWCA, and leader of
the progressive youth movement, were
among IA distinguished Negro women
of this city who this week were award
ed Social Worlds air medals for out
standing performances in their respec-
tive fields. Ceremonies were held in
the National Advisory Committee
Building at the Worlds Fair.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
Giants and MonarChs
ToBattleF ForP lace Here

Two of the greatest teams in Ne
gro baseball-the Chicago American
Giants and the Kansas City Monarchs
will meet at St. Pau1's Lexington
Park, University and Lexington Ave
nues, on Tuesday evening, July II, in
regular Negro American League
contest. The two teams are running
one-two in the American League
race, with the Chicagoans holding
one-game margin over their Missouri
rivals. The longtime rivalry of the
two clubs, plus their popularity, has
made their meetings the outstanding
of Negro baseball, and because of this
popularity one of the series is split in
to games played in American Associa-
ton parks. The St. Paul setto is one
of those official games.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08


to make a comparison of the Negro
stars with American Association base
ball. Several members OF both the
Kansas City and Chicago teams are
ranked as being better than the aver
age major league player
For instance, Pepper" Bassett of
the American Giants is regarded as one
OF the smoothest catchers in baseball.
Noted for his "rocking-ch stance.
Bassett has one of the fastest and most
accurate arms in Baseball. He hits well
and his knowledge of batters' weak
nesses has been one of the main rea-
sons why the Chicagoans lead the
league in the current standings.
Then there's that famous Chicago
pitching duo of Ted Trent and Willie
Cornelius. Both have been highly ef
fective this season, but it's probable
that Trent, fast-ball picture, will
start against the Monarchs Tuesday in
asmuch as night baseball has always
been an aid to his speed deliveries.
The Giants batting punch will be
furnished by reliable Bill Sims, truly
great Outfielder. The free-swinging
Sims leads Chicago murder row"
comparable to that of the New York
Yankees in the American league.
Manager Andy Cooper of the Kan
sas City Monarchs likely will go to the
mound himself to check the Chicago
ans title march. He'll have Hilton
Smith ready for trouble, but Cooper
isn't expecting to have toub1e Tuesday,
because the Importance of game with
the Giants usually means that Cooper's
arm is right" for the occasion.
The Monarchs have the finest in
field in Negro baseball, and one of the
smoothest and fastest double play
combinations in the nations. Second
Baseman Newt Allen and Shortstop
Ted Strong form the keystone punch
to the Monarch defense, and are rank
ed as the Tinker and Evers of the Ne
gro American league
A fine supporting cast, including
slugging Henry Milton, gives the Kan
sas City nine a balance of power,
speed and fielding that should fully
match the Giants potent batting
strength
Starting time is set for $50 o'clock
Tuesday night, but A. NJ Saperstein,
league representative in Chicago, an
nounced that both teams would be on
the field at 7:30 p. m. for warming-up
activity and to renew old acquaint-
ances with Minneapolis and ST Paul
friends,
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
PREFERRED 10 YEARS IN MICH.
PRISON TO 10 DAYS ON
CHAIN GANG; FREED

Detroit, July "A fugitive who told
the court that he would rather serve
10 years in prison in Michigan than 10
days in southern chain gang, was
given his freedom by Judge Donald
Van Zile, of Recorders Court, Thurs
day.
The prisoner is Ernest Amnery, who
had been arrested Monday on infor-
nation that he was fugitive. How
ever, police did not oppose his dis
charge, telling the court that investiga-
ton failed to show that he was still
wanted by the Georgia officials.
Amnery's attorney told the court
that his client had been arrested at the
age of Is on an armed robbery charge
resulting from a crap game and SEN
fenced to three years. After having
served two and half years, the cap
tain of the chain gang, according to
the attorney, sent Amnery to get a
pail of water. The water was not
clean enough to suit the captain who
told Amnery to get another pailful,
warning the prisoner that if he was
not back in 10 minutes we would be
put in the Sweat box"
Amnery, according to the attorney
ran away, changing his name to Frank
Moore and came here. He has been
working in an automobile factory and
is married.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
Prowls Car
Shot In Foot

The rooming house at 215 1st Ave.
No., again sprang into the limelight
Monday night, when George Logan
allegedly undertook to prowl a car
belonging to one of the tenants.
Hearing the noise, the owner rush
ed out and claimed he found Logan
stripping the car.
A fight ensued and the Manager
John Prouty, went out to quell the
racket.
Mr.. Prouty's experiences with
thieves in his back yard has not been
any too happy, so he carried his
twenty-five along.
He ordered Logan to leave his
premises, but Logan had certain
ideas of staying. Prouty emphasized
his order by firing into the ground bu
Logan didn't bulge
He fired again, but this time his
aim at terra firma was not so good
for he hit Logan in the foot
In General Hospital, Logan impa-
tiently waits until his wound has
healed, so he can go to the court
house and file complaint
In Jail, Prouty worries about who is
going to collect the rent, for he is be-
ing held pending outcome of Logan's
injuries
Says Prouty, "Once they were
prowling in my yard, l went out tc
stop them and some one hit me on the
head with a club, and l have lost the
sight in one eye as a result"
tAnother time l went out after
them and someone threw a knife in
the dark, and left this scar on the ton
of my head"
IL am studying to be an engineer
and they stole seventy-five dollars
worth of equipment that l had piled
out there"
eff l get out of this, l will know
better than to shoot, l will call the
police"
The place was the scene of duel
over fifty bullets, in which a barage O
Ger fifty bullets was laid down, as tn,
result of noisy lover, pleading will
his interlude.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
NEW NOVEL BY NEGRO YOUTH
PROVES NEGROES CAN WRITE
ABOUT WHITES" SAYS NEW
YORK TIMES BOOK RE-
VIEWER

New York, (C)-The first novel by
William Attaway, Is, entitled Let
Me Breathe Thunder" just published
by Doubleday, Doran & Co., definite
ly proves "that it is possible for Ne
gro to write about whites" says Stan
ley Young, in long and favorable re-
view of the book in the New York
Times Book Review last Sunday "He
is an authentic young artist not to be
watced tomorrow but now," concludes
Mr. Young.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
HUGHES RETURNS TO
HOLLYWOOD

New York, July, (CNA)-Langston
Hughes, famous poet, novelist and
playwright, left for Hollywood, Cal
ifornia this week to resume scenario
work.
Mr.. Hughes was in New York for
several weeks assisting in working out
the summer program of the Harlem
Suitcase Players, which he helped to
found two years ago.
Twin-City herald., 1939-07-08
Minneapohs-StPau Minnesosa July 9th 1899
GETS JOB


Harlem (New York City, Beau
tician and Hair Tinter, who is the
first of her race to be appointed as a
hair dye demonstrator for the 90
year-old Guilmard Company, Inc, of
Paris, France and New York. Miss
Smith will travel over the country
demonstrating to both white and col
ored. She was selected in a test COM
petition with more than thirty white
girls, winning with flying colors. She
gives free demonstrations at New
York headquarters daily. A native of
Florida, Miss Smith was educated at
Fort Valley, Ga, and at Wilfred's
Beauty Academy on Broadway in
New York. Calvin Service)