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Evening star., 1939-11-24

lines will be seen within the next
year."
In letters to each member club,
Mrs. George Sloane of Warrenton,
honorary president, and Mrs. Sands
recommended school Identification
and the obtaining Of at least four
business firms to compete for the
silver trophy to be awarded the
business concern in the State
making the outstanding contribu-
ton to Identification before May,
1910, as the projects for emphasis
during the year.
Hit Billboard Advertising.
The clubs also are asking those
advertising on billboards to discon-
tinue the practice, county super
visors to avail themselves of tourist
home and roadside stand sanitary
inspection service, land owner ease
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
CARTOONIST DIES

NEW YORK, Aug. Il lUPp-T.
E. Powers. SO. for 40 years car
toonist with the Hearst newspapers,
died at his Long Beach. Long Is
land. home early today after an
illness of two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Death Closes Case
OF Babe With
Exposed Heart

MANILA. Aug Ia UP)-Maria
Curazon Rafael who was born last
Monday with her heart outside her
body and amazed the medical world
by her stubborn fight for survival
died early today.
A college of noted Philippine sur
icons who had been in constant
attendance announced the cause of
death as cyanosis, or lack of
oxygen in the blood stream. It
ended a weeklong battle by physi-
ciens who had at their disposal all
the resources of medical science and
some never before used.
Baby Maria lived through her
last two days under a mechanical
lung" devised by General Electric
engineers here to protect her ex-
terror heart and relieve almost con-
slant cyanosis attacks.
The mother. Sacramento Rafael.
wife of government clerk. was not
grieped by the death because she
Lad been advised by DR.. Guillermo
Del Castillo. who delivered Maria
that she could not possibly live.
Mrs. Rafael found consolation in
belief that Marie's abnormal birth
was the will of God" influenced
~ her having viewed during preg-
nancy pictures of the Sayior's heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Death Threats
Follow Charges
In Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. IA. up
Two threatening letters. one of
death. were received today by As
sistant U. S. Attorney General O.
John Rogge after the federal grand
jury he is directing had handed up
three new indictments.
One note. accompanied by two
.36 special revolver bullets, said:
You will die before Wednesday
if you don't get out of this city.
We just paid $4,000 for your death.
The other warned him against
Investigations into the acquittal in
1885 of Abe l.. Shushan. former
lieutenant OF Kingfish Huey P.
Long, on income tax evasion charges
Rogge. angered at the audacity
to threaten the United States de-
partment of justice, said:
Il can only say any threat like
this Will only make me strive harder
to uncover any scandal in this
state or any other place. The United
States department of justice cannot
De threatened"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Rails Displaced, StreamIiner Leaps
Bridge, Kills 70; Suspect Arrested

the river, landing one ON top OF
another in a mass of twisted and
tangled steel
Death In Diner
After the three power units. the
baggage car and a day coach came
the combination kitchen and coffee
shop. At the west end of the span
1t overturned, Then there was the
diner. in which most of the fatal
tiles occurred With metallic
scream 1t plowed through the
framework of the bridge and top
pied into the shallow river. Behind
the diner, the luxurious club car
smashed into what was left of the
bridge, the front end plnging
downward at an angle of about
10 degrees. its nose resting in the
shallow depths of the Humbolt
The next two cars. forming a double
unit. overturned, throwing passen-
gers from berths and injuring many
The 18th car, also sleeper like
wise left the track and turned on
its side. The next three were de-
rallied, remaining upright, but one
of them, jolted to right angle
position by the twisted rails, naf-
rowly escaped sliding down the
steep slope into the river. Only the
last three cars, including the
ge-obseryation, remained on the
rails.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Governors Sons
Arrested for
Disturbing Peace

AVALON, Cal. Aug. Ia. toF
Dean and John Olson, 21-year-oao
twin sons of Gov Culbert olson'
was at liberty on bail of S25 eaon
tday following their arrest Win
two other youths yesterday on
charges of disturbing the peace.
Hubert Smith and Charles Golden
were arrested with the Olson twins
and the four spent several houfs
in the Avalon jail before they
were released on bail.
The disturbance occurred near the
cottage the Olson twins had taken
after they moved from the st. Cath
crime hotel, where the governor has
been spending his vacation.
1T was nothing" Dean Olson
said. 1.-Two fellows got into an argu-
ment with an officer and John
spoke up but its all Strengthened
out now"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Aininer Bursts Into Flames, P|unges
Into Water. Taking 14lives; Two
Men Thrown Clear, Survive Though Hurt

L.yra, still dazed, told the United
Press that he believed the Belgian
Valenso was carrying 100000 in
diamonds with him.
Valenso was a diamond merchant.
The diamonds and most of the
planes mail were lost.
Asked if he had clear impress
sion of the crash, Lyra, speaking
with difficulty. said:
Il saw it coming. The plane
started to drop suddenly. I knew
something was wrong and unbuckled
my safety belt"
Lyra's weak voice dropped to a
humble, but he resumed:
How I got out of the plane I
don't know I didn't remember any
thing until I was hauled from the
water into a launch.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Why Shouldn't 14.Year.0|d Girl Marry?
ChiId's Mother Asks-Doesn'f See
What All the Fuss is About

WESTCHESTER. Pa. Aug. IA.
(UP)-Mrs. George Fowler, of near
by Groce, said today there was
nothing wrong" in her l4-year-old
daughter, Edith. going to Los An
geles to marry her sisters divorced
husband.
II don't see why they should
make all this fuss the woman said
when informed that Edith report
edly had been detained by Los
Angeles authorities.
Mrs. Fowler. wife of an unem-
ployed steamfitter, said she not
only approved Ediths plans to mar
ry Charles E. Biggs. cook on the
U. S. S. Savannah. stationed at Los
Angeles, but had accompanied her
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
WEATHER

data compiled by observers for
the official United states weather
bureau station at FL Centro)
Maximum Sunday ....-...--.-....z.. Ito
Minimum Monday ......z=.=............. 81
Reading at Noon Monday
Temperature ...........#................... 1Oi
duillloiIy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o3
Reading at am. Monday
Temperature ...............=............. 81
Humidity .=..............=..-....... 70
Reading at 5 pm. Sunday
Temperature ...-..=...........z............. l02
Humidity .............................. 80
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Movie Strike
Threatened
Continued from Page l.

Continued from Page l.
The actors, who listened to in
tsrminable speeches as intently as
50 many union carpenters, gave
their committee a vote of conf
eence and sang the Star Spangled
Tanner under Tibbett's leadership
n singing the song from the center
tf the stadium's boxing ring, he
rsked his managerial contract
which says he can't even open his
rsouth in song, except for pay and
Under regular auspices.
The speecnmakers. most of whom
composed delegation which flew
.ast week to Atlantic City to put
ther grievances before the AF'L.
fere SO bitter they became libelous
n their denunciation of the Inter
national Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14

Continued from Page Il
Trujillo, Julio, steward.
Valenso, Emanuel, Belgian, board
ed plane at Bahia, Brazil.
Levin. Pablo, boarded at Bahia.
Oliveira, Edgardo. boarded at Ba-
hia.
Santos. Alberto, boarded at Vic
toria, Brazil.
Santos. Lucilia, boarded at Vic
toria.
Miranda, Evaristo, boarded at
Pernanbuco. Brazil,
Died i'm Hospital
Ammundsen, Anton, boarded at
Bahia.
Survived
Lyra, Mario, boarded at Bahia,
Hirth, Oswaldo, boarded at Per-
nambuco.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Ernan Hansen
Leaves for n. Y.
For Vacation
-CALIPTRIA NOTES

Ernan Hansen, who has been
working at the dry ICE plant, left
Monday for New York City where
he will visit relatives and friends
Hansen is a half-brother of DR.
Alfred Sand.
The Misses Grace and Blanch
Writ are spending few days at
Catalina Island according to a
letter received by their mother,
Mrs. J. C. Writ. They had visited
the Calipatria Boy Scouts who
were encamped there, and expected
to go on to San Francisco before
returning home.
Miss Phyllis Lewis received a
pumber of cuts and bruises and q
broken arm when a car In which
she was riding with William Elm
hart of inland Saturday collided
with car driven by Policarpio
Veta. a Mexican. The Mexican
drove cut of side road and into
the path of the approaching car
Neither of the men was hurt. bui
the cars we're badly damaged Miss
Il.wis, who is the daughter OF
Mrs. Frank Buck, Is recovering
rapidly from her injuries
Mr.. and Mrs Ross Hoffman have
returned from two weeks va
cation which was spent at Long
Beach and other points on the
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bryant re-
turned from a three weeks vaca-
ton Wednesday which included
visits to Boulder Dam, the Grand
Canyon of Arizona, and on through
Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14

Los Angeles and yicinity-Fair to-
night and Tuesday; morning fog on
coast reasonable temperature with
little change; gentle southwest to
southwest wind. northwest on coast.
Southern CalifOrnia-Fair tonight
and Tuesday but morning fog in
extreme west portion; no change in
temperature; gentle northwest wind
off coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14

SELL farm produce through
Post-Press Want Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14

daughter to the train when she
left here.
Shes q good girl" the mother
added. She didn't run away from
home. AS for George, he's fine
fellow He was married to Edith S
cider sister, Grace. but they couldn't
get along and they were divorced
two years ago Then George asked
us if he could marry Edith, and
we consented"
The mother said she and her hus-
band plan to 60 to Los Angeles
as soon as we can raise the fare. "
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
Clothes Taken by
EI Centr0 Thieves

Burglars, who broke into two Ell
Centre homes over the weekend,
confined their hauls To clothing
O. B. Ammett reported clothes
stolen from his home on 431 Euclid
and j. A. McRae reported burglar
took a pair of pants from his home
Sunday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
.I.V SweIters in
High Humidity

Imperial Valley sweltered under
one of the summers most uncom-
Portable days Monday as the hu-
mildly point rose TO 53 at noon The
city's official thermometer reached
l04.
Mondays "muckyn weather fol-
lowed a weekend marked by high
humidity and relatively high tem-
peratures. Sundays maximum was
ITO with a high humidity point of
70 degrees at am.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-14
2-POUND BOY
NAMED ROOSEVELT"

A boy Arthur Roosevelt Lasky.
who weighed eight pounds 10 ounces,
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier
Lasky at the county hospital Sun
day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
Concert Will
Be "OpeIr Air.
Rebuke To OAR
Mrs. Roosevelt
Resigns To
Protest Action

NEW YORK Marian Anderson
The internationally famous singer,
who was barred by the Daughters
OF the American Revolution from
using their tax-exempt Constitu-
tion Han in Washington for con
cert April .. will sing in the ma
tons capital out in the open air,
according 10 statement made to-
day by her manager, s. Hurok.
In a telephone conversation
from his home at 81 Central Park
West Hurok told the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colorcd People in Washington,
when she will sing 'out in the open
air IN the park immediatel in
front OF Constitution Hall"
Miss Anderson will sing for
the people OF Washington. and
there will be no charge" he went
on. because tho concert will be
held out in The open. our only
stage decoration will be two A.
merican Flags"
Protests against the action taken
by the y. A. II. in barring the ar
list from their auditorium because
of her race. and the subsequent
banning Of her by the District OF
Columbia school board from Cen
trail high school Cwhite) has as
sumed national proportions. Fam
Gus artists. writers, liberal organ
izations, and persons prominent In
the civic life Of washington have
registered vigorous indignation In
kilograms. letters and resolutions.
which have been sent both 10 the
d. A. r. and to the Washington
hoard Of education.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
Youth Must Take Positive Attitude In Life
Ito Succeed, Is Message Of Snow t. GrigsN

cause OF your economic problem?
There are many ways in which
you can help" he said.
Grigsby who is horn siaiisti-
clan and probably could not exist
without figures. reciied that in 1920
It took s2.4s2 votes In the state OF
Mississippi to elect two senator's
and eight representatives to the
United States Congress. yet he says
we have $1,000 Negroes in Detroit
over 81 years OF age. yet we can
not send a man to the Common
Council. to say nothing or the Unit
ed states Congress Back In 1929
a Judge was elected to the Com
mon Pleas Court bench with $4,000
votes. which shows that the races
political lethargy IL one OF the
greatest causes OF Ito economic
crisis.
The major portion OF the audi
ence consisted Of young people
and the speaker evidently got his
message across 10 them judging
by their vociferous and prolonged
applause
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
funeral Rites Held
: For Mrs. Mary DENLY
scott At Lomax Zion

Impressive funeral rites for the
~ Mrs Mary DENLY Scott were
n Monday Feb. ~ at 2 y. m.
l Loma2 AME Zion church.
|n. 70 the eulogy delivered b,
ms'or the Rev d. p. Thoma
s,..uOn we're rendered by the
'Aarut SUI 'ne "ospei
4, r ~ remarks we're made
"A \, hevs. MeNrs. Moore. Fiack
\, ~e'eaif' pastors OF John wes-
|she,sSs' raul and 81. Peters Zion
|n., respectively. and the
Ian MT Smith OF Inkster, Mich.
NJ epoAe 10 meritorious terms OF
IN. a a christian life and work OF
mi, ".'eased and commended the
,s ~s son for his most loyal de-
'. = to his mother.
l.st q, ra Rev. Mr.. Thomas used the
eooa "a,' 25;2a, "well done thou
been ~, ,a',, faithful servant, thou has
r,n VIM faithful over a few things I
|ihh,s aAe thee ruler over many
|A, in.s enter thou into the ,oy On
tkA a The casket was banked
- O'oiu'ion Of lo~siy flowers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04

almost any other dog might be
kicked around and he will howl
and run away, but that nobody
kicks a bull dog because that ca
nine has a positive attitude toward
life. consequently he Is left severe
ly alone.
That Is. the speaker explained,
the sort OF attitude the Youth Of
today must take toward the injus-
tees hesped upon his race by
those In power.
why is H." Grigsby asked, that
the names OF Christ. Alexander
The Great. Napoleon and others
still liveg" II Is because. he ex-
planned. they took hard-boiled
attitude against the problems that
confronted them In their efforts TO
carry out their missions.
Touching upon Negro History,
the speaker told the story OF So
journer Truth and her crusades as
an aboIItlonlst. He sopke OF Nat
Turner. Frederick Douglas. John
Brown and the sacrifices they
made. then challenged the youth
with. ARE you ready TO make the
sscfiacs TO help 70 remove ths
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
YOungestOf GangC onfesses Under
Quiz By Sixth Precinct Detectives

Three young boys were under
arrest this week. accused by po-
lice OF the sixth Precinct with be-
ing members OF a gang OF young
sters who have terrorized the West
Side during the past several
months.
The boys under arrest srs- Har-
ry @. Harlow. IL. 1910 Dryden
avenue; Robert Walker. 90. 1926
Dryden avenue; and Isaiah Ebert.
10, 1891 West Kirby street.
Picked Up BY Cruiser
Harlow was picked up by the
Sixth Precinct cruiser Feb. % for
investigation. Following question:
ing by detectives. Harlow revealed
that he had been an accomplice OF
walker and Ebert in the perpetra-
ton at approximately 10 purse
snatching jobs.
Walker and Elbert were arrest
cd later that same evening by
Detectives Casper Peek. Dave Mar
shall. Tom Sallee. and Ben Brain
ard. OF the Sixth Precinct.
Harlow. In his confession, said
that on Feb % he and Walker
snatched purse from a woman
at Diyersey. between Wykes and
Prairie avenues, containing three
ten dollar bills and a check for $50.
The money. according to Harlow.
was divided In the basement OF
Walkers home. The check was
torn up and thrown In the furnace.
First Job Feb. 4
Their first job was on Feb. 4.
when according TO Harlow. Ebert
and walker left him in Elbert's
car while they snatched a purse
from a woman at Livernois and
Wagner avenues.
Detectives said that the loot OBJ
tanned by the boys did not exceed
$50.
The culprits were arraigned be-
fore Judge Christopher f.. Stein
this week. Examination was set for
Tuesday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
Member Drive
By Trade Group
Campaign To
Go Two Weeks

The Booker T. Washington Trade
association announces that the or
ganization will launch an inten-
sive membership campaign. begin
ming Tuesday. March 7. and con-
tinuing through wednesday, March
%.
The object OF the campaign, II
Is stated, Is 10 raise funds with
which to establish an executive
office, with some person in charge
to constantly promote the interest
aud business OF the members.
Az the last meeting OF the or
ganizatlon. the members voted al
most unanimously for a material
increase In the annual membership
fee. to enable the Trade associa-
ton to carry forward its 1899 pro-
gram.
Carlton w. Gaines. president OF
the organization. issues the follow
ing statement:
Every business and profess
sional man and woman. every
minister. teacher. social worker.
salesman and all other Detroiters
interested In the effort 10 improve
our grave economic condition. are
invited and urged to join Greet
the workers cheerfully. when they
call on you for your membership.
md better still. take. your mem
bership to the committee.
Because OF the advanced en-
thusiasm shown, Roderick q.
schuster. manager OF the U. s.
National Automobile club. and
chairman or the Membership COM
mitiee. predicts that the drive will
be the most successful In the his
tory OF the Trade association.
Walter W. House, proprietor OF
Houses Confectionery: Mrs X.
Louise Henderson. OF Great Lakes
Insurance company. Mrs. 0onzel-
la Porter, OF Porter's Distinctive
Cleaners; and Attorney Herbert
l.. Dudley. are the other members
OF the committees
? Chairman schuster Ia calling for
volunteers 10 assist IN the member
ship campaign. For any lnforma-
ton. call TIE. i-0ssi. or contact
any member Of the COMMITTEES.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
Jesse James Protest Mass Meeting
To Be Held Sunday Al Peace Baptist

For the purpose of "rsliynS Dr.
CARNATIONS. clubs and groups 10.
gether" 20 consccra'e and solidifv
efforts 70 have tasimir cichy.
white ratrolman arrested FIR the
fatal shooting Of Jesse James.
mass mceilnS Will he held IN Peace
Baptsi chafch sunday afternoon.
March ..
James was shrt 70 dcsh nv
ratrolman cichy on tho evening ~
Dec. 30. while sitting in his ear A.
Dawson and s. Aubin avenues.
Inquest Held
An inquest was hold several
week ls'cr aid coroner jury
returned verdict in which the ~
icer was found guilty. ~ "rareiess
use of firearms IN the nerfor-
nance Of his duty
Subsequent 20 The Inquest Pro-
secutor Duncan c McCrea refused
to issue warrant for the arrest
OF Cichy.
The speakers az the meeting
Sunday will be the Rev. Horace A.
white. pastor OF Plymouth Con-
gregational church: pr. James i
McClcndon president Of the local
branch NJ Tho NAACP Mrs Haael
Baldwin Jesse James Defense
committee Neshf Patton North
Detroit Youth Council. fhe Rev
Les T. CLAY. pastor n Peace Ban
fist: and Representatives ~ the
Baptist Ministerial Alliance Of
North Detroit
The Live Wire Singers. who sing
over radio station wJBK every
sunday night. will sing selections.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
Color Line Bars
Native Progress
West Indians
Hampered BY Ban

The social lines OF demarcatlon
between the mulattoes and blacks
in the West Indies Island are so
tight that II is hardly probable that
the marks OF disaster will be re-
moved within the next so years,
according TO Bertram V. Gregory.
who recently returned from trip
to Bermuda. Bahama Islands. and
Jamaica. at the Wednesday meet
ing OF the MONDAY Luncheon at
Lucy Truman YWCA.
This antipathy OF the mulaiio
for his darker brother. and the
same hatred OF the black for the
mulatto. has provided the wedge
which has split the natives in
twain and afforded the whites a
means OF ascension to leadership
Educational facilities are de-
deplorable on the three islands,
Mr.. Gregory said. and no efforts
are being made by the natives, nor
the English, to improve II.
In Kingston, capital and largest
city of Jamaica, the mayor is a
colored man. likewise the majority
OF the city officials. All govern
ment positions, with few excep-
tons, according TO Mr.. Gregory.
are held by colored men. The head
of the Jamaican railroad is also
colored.
Those Of the professions and
government positions with beauii-
full homes. automobiles. and STATS
CONTINUED on page ls)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04

Edgar A. Guest famous poet
and radio star. will he the
honored guest at the ST. An
tolne Forum sunday, March
-
The Program committee
announces through it, chair
man, Edward X. Swintf, that
accommodations Will be avail
able for approximately twelve
hundred people. There Will he
seats for nine hundred, and
the auditorium doors viii be
opened nj 2 p. M. one hour
before The program starts.
Tickets are helng mailed 10
members II the ~ and sup
porters 81 the Forum. hut the
general public Is cordially In
,lted and the first % Gene viii
be ths iiht 10 b served.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04

Anderson.
] think 'he ban on Miss Ander-
So because ~ her color was most
inappropriate especially when he
order was made hy an organization
whose membership consists ~ d.
rect descendants n those brave
souls who fought and won the lib
s''y which We are enjoying. The
action taken r. simlls 20 Tint be-
inE employed by tho Na7is and
Facisis and I was Of tho opinion
that your socie'v ceriainl, does
NM counienance such PRINCIPLES
Miss Anderson has appeared %
nearly every other capital 81 the
world and + secms most nconsru-
Gus that she is denied that risht
and privilege in ihc capHsl ~ her
own native land This refusal
does not coincide with my idcs
OF democracy
Sincerely ynurs.
Rudolph G Tenerowicz. VI. y.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04
BULLETIN

The Detroit civic Rights com
mittee wishes to warn voters a
gainst the Firemcn's proposed
charter amendment, asking for a
72-hour week. It is still the old
gag. In a different form.
The Fire-Fighters' Union has
failed 10 recognize Negro firemen.
Furthermore. the City OF Detroit
Is not financially able TO meet the
additional expense the Amend
mnt would create.
The proposed Amendment IS has
ed on race prejudice. Vote against
It.
(Signed)
S. F. Grigsby,
Chairman
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-04

conference Monday. she also an
nounced It in her newspaper col
umn. My Day. further disclosing
that the organization had taken
AN action typical OF policy
which she disspproves.
Telegraphs Protest
Last Sunday Mrs. Roosevelt tele-
graphed protest meeting against
the ban against Miss Anderson
saying In the telegram. Il regret
extremely that Washington Is TO
be deprived or hearing Marian An
derson. great artist"
Miss Anderson. who has geen
characterized by Arturo Toscanlni,
the famous conductor, as the
worlds greatest singer. gave a re-
cital for the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt in the white House two
years ago.
shocked Az Action
On learning Of Mrs. Roossvelt's
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