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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
By LUCTUS HARPER
From The Chicago Defender

How does the black man stand
in point of consideration with the
three big nations now at war
England, Germany and France :?
We are a race generally stationed
on the sidelines of big national
events; especially is this true in
international happenings such as
the present European debacle, yet
we are somewhat important though
unnoticed at the outset.
At the beginning of the last
world conflict, DIR. Dubois wrote in
Everybody's Magazine, now sus-
pended, about african Roots of
War;" showing that the warning
nations would eventually have to
depend on black manpOwer to pull
their chestnuts out of the fire.
Needless to say, his predictions
have come true. France has her
Senegalese; Britain her MOrOccans
that they send in the front line
fighting trenches; Germany en-
plOyed MOOrs to aid Franco in
capturing Spain. That is why Mus
sOlini wanted Ethiopia, with the
hope that he could draw soldiers
from black continent, and safe
guard white flesh to rebuild
Roman empire.
Let's take England first. There
is no such thing as 'black Eng
ishman," though this nation has
millions of black people in its en-
pire. England considers a black
man on par with an animal-the
only difference is one brays and
banks and the other talks. News
papers of England profusely use
the word "nigger" whenever re-
ferring to our people. Englishmen
do not even prefer US as house
servants. It's the motto of the
British empire that black people
must be exploited in the interest of
Caucasian progress.
General Jan SHUTS, Prime Min
lister of the Union of South Africa,
on his first trip to America in 1924
gave a public address in New York.
He said, "Next to the ass, the Afri-
can is the most dOcile of animals"
SHUTS succeeded General HerzOg
in South Africa who held similar
views and was as cruel and Oppres-
sive.
England keeps black India di-
vided by agitating color caste
among the natives. East Africa,
taken from the Germans during the
last war, drifted almost into slav-
cry again under the British rule.
In johannesburg today it is a
crime punishable by Imprisonment,
for an African native-in his own
home town-to be caught on the
streets after 9 o'clock at night.
General SHUTS recently said that
in this present conflict he pre-
ferred to aid the English with pro-
visions rather than manpower be-
cause he did not wish to "pit
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
RAD CANNON VERY MUCH
ALIVE

The caption writer, who wrote
that of the old Minneapolis all
Negro fire company all were dead
except Frank Harris, he was in
error. Mr.. Harris is dead but Rad
Cannon, a subscriber, is living, well
and hearty. Our apologies!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
PROMPT Action Deserves Concentration

prompt action of committee from the ST. Paul N A. A.
investigating the Of Lucke Johnson, who injured
peculiar circumstances demands the commentator
of st. Paul. f-.~-
coroners inquest which verdict in almost complete dis
with the testimony indicates that the committee right In
requesting the attorney the Ia the county
attorneys judgment submitting the matter the
grand jury.
The should have the support citizen who
believes in Justice. ----- =
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
Long Range Planning

this community continue to plan improvements
fe Such planning should however,
, be both for the present and for the future
necessarily will ake of today and
ep In for improve
cod people there too much stress put on the
immediate without proper regard for the future
Inspection gains which this community has made
recent the past year. each the result
planning and hard work the part of nd
vidHal organization.
One long developed which
bring appointment qualified teach
the public schools this city There have been teachers OF Negro
extraction why there should
not be today.
public might be goal towards
group the city might work 1t will take time and effort
results might mateae for months years.
the and plan for the future
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
Where Are Our Sympathies
On EurOpe's New War?

African Zulus against white cit
zens under any circumstances"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
He Says a MOuthful

trouble with the Republican party in the South
Civil the period reconstruction The trouble
the fatal of the Republican party believing that it hal
paid obligations Negroes North appointing Negro
convention the Southern stae"Aed Landon
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-06
Did You Know?

That the advertisers in this simply returning the
Negro community of the that community spends with them
BUT they know that read their advertising respond
it The do that the only medium of expression
will increasingly better job for community
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Legion Of Decency Pledge
To Be Renewed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The National Catholic Welfare
Council announced last night that
the Legion of Decency pledge-de-
signed to discourage production of
motion pictures objectionable from
the moral standpoint would be re-.
newed in all Catholic churches in
the Nation on December 10.
steps will likewise be taken to
strengthen diocesan organizations
of the legion that the united effort
which has been manifested through
out the country may be maintained
and the standards of decency and
morality in motion pictures upheld"
the council said.
The legion reported that it re-
viewed 500 motion pictures from
October, 1888, to November, 1899.
OF these, it classed 324 as unobjec-
tionable for general patronage. 207
as unobjectionable for adults, so as
Objectionable in part and con-
demned 9.
The council said also that its
Episcopal Committee for Refugees
From Germany had handled the
cases of 2,756 refugees since January,
1887.
Most of the refugees were Jewish,
although a large number of Cath
olics who are classed in their native
lands as 'non-Aryan' were added.
The committee operated with
fund of $285, ,486, most of which was
contributed by dioceses.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
BY the Associated Press,

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. "a
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure
Club was wondering today what to
do next The late president was de-
layed on his trip to meet the queen
Of the Amazon Island.
If the deceased president, John
Metoyer, kingmaker of the Negro
Mardi Gras, ever gets to the queens
island, he'll have to do it the hard
way-without coconuts.
The family stepped in and said
Metoyer's funeral, postponed from
today until Sunday so more relatives
could reach here, would be simple
and serious affair: with just pa
rade and only one band.
Pallbearers with hula skirts were
ruled out and nobody can carry CO.
conuts.
But Charles Fisher-the Zulu vice
president, who announced he auto
matically became president on Me-
toyer's death-faced with the ruin of
his best funeral plans, declared:
IF it was me and I died right
now, I'd have the biggest funeral in
the history of New Orleans. I'd
want exactly five bands and all that
was due me. I'd want John Metoyer
to do that for me, with all the trim
Minis"
Metoyer organized the zulus-Ne-
gro porterS, longshoremen and bar
tenderS-and for 20 years directed
their annual Mardi Gras parade, the
looniest outfit in carnival.
He helped select the kings, but was
never king himself, although he
would have mounted the throne this
year, for the first time, if he hadn't
died Tuesday night.
Fisher planned to have the entire
membership, including the six pail
bearers in their Mardi Tras hula
skirts, carry coconuts in the funeral
procession At the grave the Zulus
would present the coconuts to the
dead member as his weapons of de-
fense on the trip to the queen of the
Amazon Islands, Then the family
stepped in.
Fisher, slightly vague on the Anna
zon queens exact address, said:
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Soaring Races Threatened
By Misty Lid Of Air
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Nov. 24.-A
"misty lid of air" over the Chemung
River Valley may keep entrants in
Americas first "snowbird" soaring
contest from record performances.
AS some 40 glider pilots gathered
for a concerted, three-day attempt
at winter soaring, Capt. Clifford j.
MacGregor, chief of the United
States Weather Bureau station at
nearby Big Flats, N. Y, discussed
the effect of this layer of air on the
flights.
Long cross-country flights will
be difficult" he asserted, because
this layer of thin misty air reduces
the strength of the ground ther-
mails uprising currents of warm
air. glider pilots need for such
flights"
However, he pointed out, expected
northwest winds late today or to-
morrow may give pilots chance
to crack American records through
the use of strong slope winds.
Meanwhile, several pilots using high
performance ships announced their
intention to soar to Scranton and
stroudsburg, Pa, on trial flights.
Evening star., 1939-11-24

Southwick. Hydetown, suffered q
brain conclusion. Eugene Miller,
Titusville, had his left arm and
shoulder fractured and one lung
punctured.
The mishap occurred at Ills
o'clock last night while the bus trav-
eled from Titusville to Union City
with George Bax, Franklin, at the
wheel. After the collision, the bus
crashed off the highway and into a
pole, but Bax succeeded in keeping
it from overturning.
Evening star., 1939-11-24

McGregor. Titusville, lost control of
his car after 1t struck the edge Of
the road while approaching the bus.
Mr.. McGregor was burned beyond
recognition when the wreckage of
his machine caught fire after plow-
ing into the passenger carrier.
Ralph Sterling, 10, Hydetown, Craw-
ford County, died en- route to a hos
pital.
Mr.. Sterling and two others ap-
parently were hurled from the auto
mobile and escaped the flames. Edna
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Two Killed, Five Injured
In Auto-bus Collision

BY the Associated Press.
UNION CITY, Pa, Nov. 24.-Col-
lision of an automobile with a West
Ridge bus 2 miles south of here
killed two men and injured five
other persons.
Deputy Coroner Arthur Grove said
witnesses told him Charles Chick
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Deceased Zulu Chief Denied
Gifts for Amazon Queen

1--WE believe dead Zulus 60 to the
Zulu Islands first and then go to the
Amazon Islands, where the queen
awaits. When he gets there, he
stays there. It's pretty nice. I guess
we can operate without the COCO
nuts. We get him there in our
thoughts"
Evening star., 1939-11-24
U. S. Property Value

The assessed valuation of prop
erty in the United States is esti-
mated by the Department of Com
merce at 139 billioon dollars.
Evening star., 1939-11-24
Beri Beri

The disease beri beri, which is
common throughout the Orient, is
caused by deficiencies in the COM
mon diet of polished rice.
Evening star., 1939-11-24

The Bell "Short Story has been regular Wash
ington feature for more than 22 years. It's the .
story of little profits and big volume . the story
of how to get more for your money This fall
and winters chapter is on tremendous selection
-. plenty of smart warmth -without-weight over
coats, smart topcoats camel hair topcoats revers-
ible to gabardine -. zippercoats that are top
coats with the lining tipped out :. overcoats
with the lining tipped in :. suits in smart
drape or conservative models. Scores Of patterns
Every fabric is 1907 all wool! Styles popular
wherever smart men gather. Come in and see
these "best sellers" Come in and charge it.
Evening star., 1939-06-07
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
When wild elephants are captured

When wild elephants are captured
/ and tanned. they change sides" No
longer do they care for their rela-
tives of the forest-from that time
forward they are the servants of
men.
India and Ceylon are among the
places where wild elephants roam.
When natives go forth to capture
them they take along tame ele-
plants.
Before this, have told of round
ups in which wild elephants were
brought into large pen of one kind
or another. When the entrance
gate is dropped, they are prisoners,
but they do not at once become
tame.
One day in Ceylon the beaters
drove nine elephants into a pen
which had been prepared in forest.
1t was not large herd. but the
animals In it were large and power
full beasts. They charged at the
fence. but several white sticks were
poked through, and the charge was
stopped.
Two tame female elephants were
let into the pen, each with two
riders on her back. Behind the
beasts walked two men, one of them
70 years of age. The older man had
done a great deal Of elephant
tanning" and wore two silver
bangles which he had received as
. reward for his skill. In his hands
Evening star., 1939-06-07
Elephants
BY Fontoine Fox

hands was fastened to the collar of
one of the tame elephants. He sue
ceeded in passing it around a hind
foot of the big bull.
Step by step the tame elephant
pulled the bull backward to a ero1p
OF strong trees. Then natives slipped
nooses around the other legs of the
bull and tied the ropes to trees.
For hours the big bull STRUGGLED
and moaned. He kicked with his
legs and jerked the ropes this wav
and that. At one time he even tried
to stand on his head; but it was no
use. He was caught and could not
get away.
After that, the rest of the wild
elephants were roped up. All
through the work the tame ele-
phatns played their part. They
were loyal toward the men, not to-
ward their wild relatives.
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Evening star., 1939-06-07
The bidding:

he held a moose made of deer skin.
One of the tame elephants walked
ahead of the other and made her
way toward the leader of the wild
herd. Suddenly the 70-year -old
man ran to the leader and tried to
slip the moose around his foot.
Inc bull shook of the rope and
turned to charge and would have
crushed the man if the tame ele-
pnant mad not covered his retreat
by getting IN the way Of the bull.
The wild herd then formed a cir
Gle, and another man went toward
the leader behind the two tame ele-
phants. The moose he held in his
Evening star., 1939-06-07
Winning Contract

BY THE FOUR ACES.
Squeeze Eliminates Guess
North dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
Ak J 80
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= A K2
4 K J85
4 10 7 2 40
"A K 3 N v65
>10 95 w e <QJ9 81
~ @ 964 S So
i A 10
4 A865
20 j 872
4 73
The bidding:
North. East. South. West.
IA Pass ~ Pass
INT Pass 3A Pass
3NT Pass ~ Pass
Pass Pass
Evening star., 1939-06-07

While any one can see that four
hearts can be made, it is well to re-
- member that South, as declarer,
could not see that the spade queen
would drop.
West opened low club. Dummy's
Jack was finessed and East won with
the ace. The queen of diamonds was
returned and South now led
trump. West won and led a second
diamond, on which South discarded
a spade. Declarer played another
trump and West won and led third
diamond. Declarer ruffed, drew the
remaining trump. discarded a spade
from dummy. played club to the
king and ruffed the third club in his
own hand. He now played his one
remaining trump, whereupon West.
who could not let go of the club
queen, was forced to discard one of
his three spades.
Now declarer knew that West
could have no more than two spades.
Therefore instead of trying to finesse
for the queen, he played to drop it
and was successful.
X X \
Yesterday you were MerWin
Maier's partner and held:
A 96
~Axx
= 10 Xxx
Ak Jxx
The bidding:
You. Burnstone. Maier. schenken.
IL Pass - Pass
INT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
Mr.. Burnstone opened the king
Of spades and dummy showed:
A732
vXX
* Jxx
4 A OK
Dummy played the deuce of hearts
and third hand the eight. What do
you play?
Answer-Your correct play is the
ace of spades. If you hold off and
the opponents shift to a heart. you
will have no play for your contract.
BY taking this first trick you insure
success unless the opponents can
now take four tricks In spades.
Score 1907 for ace of spades, 4Oes
Tor low spade
Question No. 153.
You are Howard Schenkens part
her and hold:
Evening star., 1939-03-26
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Evening star., 1939-03-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Burton Again Elected
Head Of City Bank
At Annual Meeting
Deposits of $4,000, 900
Reported By President
In Yearly Statement
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Clarence F. Burton was reelected
president of the City Bank at the
organization meeting following the
annual session of the stockholders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Stock Averages
By VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, April 13.-Wall
Street again turned to the buying
side in todays stock market as
European war gestures appeared
bit less threatening.
While there was no rush to take
aboard heavy commitments in any
department, gains ranged to point
or more after a hesitant opening.
Dealings were slow and prices a
shade under the best near the fourth
hour.
A mild prop to sentiment was seen
in the speech of Prime Minister
Chamberlain to the emergency ses-
sion of the House of Commons
which, while. deploring the invasion
of Albania and announcing Britain
and France would stand by Greece
and Rumania in any move against
their independence. failed to de-
nounce the Anglo-Italian accord of
1888.
This, from the standpoint of finan-
cial observers. was taken to mean
the door was still left open for the
maintenance of peace provided no
one actually starts shooting.
Business news was hardly stimu-
lating but the feeling seemed to be
growing that, if European nervous
ness lessons, the domestic trade pic
ture could brighten quickly.
Foreign securities markets were
quiet and a trifle improved. Com
modities were fairly steady and
bonds exhibited selective upward
leanings.
Among favored stocks were Beth
lehem Steel Chrysler, Goodrich,
Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward,
Boeing. Glenn Martin, Consolidated
Edison, American Telephone, j. c.
Penney, Phelps Dodge, Westing-
house, Allied Chemical. Du Pont,
U. S. Gypsum, Santa Fe, N. Y. Gen.
trail. Great Northern and Texas
Corp
Up in the Curb were Aluminium
Co., American Gas, Draper Corp.
and Aviation g. Transportation
Rails were not particularly dis
turbed by more than seasonal drop
in last weeks freight loadings. The
setback was due mainly to a sharp
recession in coal shipments attrib-
uted to the shutdown in this field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Dollar Is Unchanged
In London TRADING
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 13.-Final rate for
the United States dollar was 468
Lie to the pound in foreign ex-
change trading today. unchanged
from the previous session, and COM
pared with $468ls for sterling in
New York overnight.
French francs were unchanged at
176.75 to the pound.
PARIS, April 10 (R.-The United
States dollar was quoted 37.7625
francs (2648 cents to the france at
the close of foreign exchange trans
actions today and compared with
the franc at 2.649 cents in New
York overnight. Exchange on Lon
don 176.75
In the Bourse principal rente is
sues were: per cent, 5000 francs;
AVS a." 8670; AIS, 1887, 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Storage Supplies
|Of Meat Reach
| Record Low
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April l3.-Meat sup
plies in storage declined about 5
per cent during March and on April
/, with the exception of 1896, was
the smallest on record for this time
of year, the Institute of American
Meat Packers reported today.
Storage stocks of all meat on
April ! amountde to 627 ,000, 900
pounds and we're 6 per cent smaller
than the amount in storage on the
same date a year ago and 80 per
cent smaller than the average for
the five-year period, 1929-l933." the
institute said.
Lard stocks increased slightly dur
ing the month and on April were
about 7 per cent greater than a
year ago and % per cent above the
f1ve-year average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Boost in Insurance
Rates Stops Gold
Flow for Time
Resumption Unlikely
Unless London Price
Falls Sharply
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PfeSS.
NEW YORK, April 13.-The
record breaking flood of gold from
Europe to the United States was
temporarily damned today by bust :
ness fears of increasing likelihood
of war on the high seas.
Yesterdays action Of the American
Marine Insurance Institute in trebl-
ing the basic war risk insurance rate
on all commodity cargoes from Eng
land to the United States from one
eighth. of per cent to three-eighths
of / per cent, had the effect of
trebling the cost of insuring gold
against loss due to war from 6A
cents per 500 value to 1874 cents
overnight.
Yesterday it was profitable to ship
gold from England to this country,
when the dollar equivalent gold price
in London was $34.76h. The insur-
ance increase made it profitable to
ship gold only at London price Of
about $34.71. Today's London price
was $34.75. Consequently, the price
of gold would have to go materially
lower in London before shipments
are resumed.
Recently the dow Of gold from
England to the United States has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

0S iilt AsSDCldleu EIcSS.
CHICAGO. April 13.-Slightly
higher wheat prices today reflected
continued mill buying. additional
export business and fractional ad-
vances at Liverpool
The Government disclosed that its
100 900 .000-bushel wheat and -four
export goal for the season ending
July l has been surpassed, but that
the export subsidy program is to be
continued. The figures disclosed that
100000 bushels of wheat and flour
were sold for export in the two week
period ending April l and that the
total for the crop year to that date
was 10l 100000 bushels.
A rally in the last few minutes of
trading gave wheat a 4 to Il cent
higher close compared with yester.
day, May, 69l -6914: July, So 3d..
Corn was unchanged to a lower,
May, 47&4 Ats; July, 49as-4914.
notc Il,