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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
Voters Forum
Meeting Well
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The steady down pour of rain all day
Thursday failed to keep back the large
group of people who attended the Vot-
ers Forum Meeting Thursday evening
at Fhe Fellowship Club. A dozen
fresh cut roses adorned the speakers
table as Earl F. Kyle, who presided,
opened the meeting. These were the
gift of Miss Jewel Bannarn. A verse
of America served as the opening num-
Der. The purpose of the meeting was
given by Mrs. Shanks. And then an
address of welcome was given by the
Eighth Ward Young Republican
League Chairman, Earle Issensee. A
Report of the Recent County Conven-
ton was given by William H. Ham
monds. At this point The Honorable
George E. Leach, Mayor of Min
neapolis, walked into the room. After
the enthusiastic applause died away,
the audience again seated, Miss Jewel
Bannarn was introduced. Miss Ban
narn gave the report Of the recent State
Convention held at Hotel Radison.
Mayor George Leach was then pre-
scented and spoke briefly on conditions
Of the City. Saying that Minneapolis
is one of the best Cities in the country
George French, the principal speaker
for the evening was then introduced
Mr.. French, an officer of the State
Young Republican League, talked
about the League. How it was or
ganized, both local, State and National
the part it played in the last election
and what it plans to do in the 1916
campaign. Several candidates were
present, and was introduced. Each
spoke briefly of his candidacy. A so.
cial hour followed, during which the
committee served coffee, home made
cake, chocolate covered filled cookies
land doughnuts. The crowd was sc
large it was necessary to bring in more
J chairs to seat them.
! Committee: Mrs. DIN P. Wells, Mil
ton Shanks, Fannie M. Shanks (Chair
MANI, Miss Jewel Bannarn, Mrs. Wal
ter Suthern, Earl F. Kyle (Vice-Chair
man), VIM. H. Hammonds, P1ummel
Willis, Curtice Chivers Secretary.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
MR.. BILBO'S BILL AGAIN

A new repatriation bill will be intro
duced in the senate April oath, accord
ing to advices received from Senator
Bilbo, veteran advocate of Negro de-
portation.
The new bill is not so harsh as some
of the older efforts, in that the present
one provides for voluntary immigration
IN the part of the Negro.
1t provides for the purchase of ap.
.proximately four hundred thousand
square miles of land adjoining Liberia
the establishment of schools, military
protection, and all the prerequisites Of
a vassal state.
According to a statement of the Sen
ator, about two million Negroe mem.
bers OF repatriation organizations arc
supporting the bill.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22

Excepting the neutrality issue, the
biggest fight coming up in the Con-
gress will be over relief. The Con-
gress Is just over one battle in which
so-called economy" forces %triumphcd
by batting down the Presidents re-
quest for an additional $50,000,000 for
relief and keeping the figure to a flat
100000 900 for the remaining two
and one-half months of this year. This
means that relief rolls over the count
ny will have to be trimmed right away
by substantial amounts. Liberals and
Pregressives fought the reduction bit
terly but were outvoted.
Ahead is the struggle not only over
how much should be given for relief
for the lex fiscal year which runs
from July |, 1899, to June 80, 1880, but
how it should be administered. The
official estimate for next years relief
needs, announced last week in the
Senate, is fixed at $l,5O0,OO0,O0O. That
is the smallest sum yet proposed for
ANNUAL relief needs since the program
was started. There is no question thai
the same group who fought against q
full $l50,000,000 for the three months
of this year, will buck the billion ant
a half for next year. Already discussed
is the possibility of trimming it a flat
billion.
Also under consideration is a plan
to switch the whole relief program. A
bill is pending in the Senate, proposed
by Senator Byrnes of South Carolina
which would shift the emphasis to pub,
lie works. A new cabinet department
of public works would be created. i
would have charge of public works
WPA, the National Youth Admins.
tration program, the Civilian Conser,
walton Corps and other relief activities
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
SWING MIKADO' CAST
DROPPED BY THE WPA

Washington, April, (CNA)-The
cast of "The Swing Mikado," Negro
hit version of the Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta, will leave the rolls of the
WPA Federal Theatre Project and en-
ter private employment May /, Mrs.
Florence Kerr, assistant Works Pro-
gress Administrator, announced this
week.
Mrs. Kerr said that the cast, appear
ing now in New York after packing a
Chicago theatre for months, had en-
tered into informal contract with Ber-
nard Ulrich, Chicago producer. Two
other commercial producers, including
Michael Todd, producer of the "Hot
Mikado," which has been competing
with the WPA show, have made bids
for Swing Mikado."
Ulrich was reported to be consider
ing sending the company on the road
after its three-week advance sale at the
New Yorker Theatre here has been x
hausted.
Doubt of the wisdom Of selling to a
private producer when the production
is now at the height of a successful run,
was expressed by Harry Mintern, pro-
Queer of the WPA "Mikado." His
contention was that should the private
show close on the road in a short time,
the entire cast would be back on WPA
rolls and minus their production as
well, for the Swing Mikado" would
be dead.
Minturn, it was reported, had hoped
that the cast, as it stands, would have
become a Negro light opera company.
Between shows they are now rehears-
ing a Negro version of the operetta
Chimes of Normandy"
No salary advantages were indicated
for the cast as a whole in the change
from WPA to private management, it
was learned. Members of the WPA
show, because they were brought here
from Chicago. receive S. a day expenses
salaries of $3.50 a week. In a private
company, they would receive no ex-
penses, although they would get the
Equity minimum of $40 a week. From
this, however, they would have to pay
a $50 Equity initiation fee.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
FIRED WPA WORKERS PLAN
MARCH ON D. c.

New York-A joint committee of or
CARNATIONS on WPA this week, an
nounced that a mass delegation of
several hundred dismissed project
workers will be organized to go to
Washington on April "a to petition
Congress for a ban on arbitrary firings.
The committee, including represent
atives of the United American Artists,
WPA Teachers, Local 453 of the A. F.
of L., and the Workers Alliance, plans
for the delegation to leave this city
on the night of April %, to reach
Washington on the following morning
it was announced.
The delegates will ask for an ap-
pointment with Col. F. c. Harrington,
Works Progress Administrator, to lay
before him the view that despite the
drastic cut in appropriations, the i'm
mediate layoff is not necessary. Also
they will place before him recommen-
dations for the 1910 WPA budget
which Congress is preparing to hold
down to a low figure.
According to present plans of the
WPA administration, $4,000 more
workers will be laid off in this city
during May and June. The number to
be laid off throughout the country in
that period is estimated at 100000.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22

Supreme Commander of the Ameri-
can Woodmen, with headquarters in
Denver, Colorado, who reports the in
come of the organization last year was
above 100000, and that claims were
paid of nearly $250,0O0. The annual
report shows protection in force of
ST., 391 900, with ample reserve above
the 1000 margin of solvency. Oper-
ating for SO years as a legal reserve
fraternal insurance association, the
Woodmen head office is noted for
courteous treatment and prompt and
full settlement of claims. 1t is one of
the major business enterprises of the
Negro group in America.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
ATTORNEY GENERAL
APPROVES PENSION PLAN

The Attorney General of the state
of Minnesota has approved of the ar
ticles of incorporation of the Life Pay
ments Association Pension Plan.
The Life Payments Association pro-
poses to have enacted to the constitu-
ton of the State of Minnesota a law
which will pay not less than $4,000 per
week for life to all citizens of the
state fifty years of age or over with
out increased taxation.
This pension is to be payable in
self-liquidating warrants of the State
of Minnesota.
The state will secure the revenue to
pay these warrants from the sale OF
State Revenue Stamps, not postage
| stamps. Once each week whoever
possesses one of these warrants must
affix a two cent State Revenue Stamp
on the reverse side of the warrant in
the proper dated square. This stamp
requirement makes boarding impossi.
Bile, forces the warrants to circulate in
trade, increases business, makes posi-.
BILE an honorable and secure retirement
for those over fifty years of age, Gre
ates possible $4,000 new jobs and op-
%portunities for persons under fifty.
Headquarters are located at III
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MINI
Articles of Incorporation have beer
filed with the Secretary of State ant
in Hennepin County at the register O
}deeds.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
PRES. VIM. Rec OF A. F.
of l.. SUPPORTS NATIONAL
NEGRO WORK
ERS

New York, April 14-It was stated
at the international Headquarters OF
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers by A. Philip Randolph, Intern
tional President, that William Green.
President of the American Federation
of Labor has given tentative assurance
that he will address the conference
which will be held in Washington, d.
c., May 10 and 20, for the purpose oil
discussing the problems of Negro rail.
road workers and exploring ways and
means of effecting some solution oil
them. president Green expressed his
interest in and support of the confer
ence.
Reports from different sections OF
the country indicate a broad interest
among Negro railroad workers of a
large number of different crafts and
sections of the railroad industry, in
the conference, according to Mr.. Ran
dolDh.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22

Chicago Editor and Publisher, who
built n of the largest weekly news.
papers in the world, regardless of race
is rapidly regaining his health, to the
great joy Of his thousands of friends
throughout the country. Building his
newspaper from his west pocket" dur
ing the past 80 years, Mr.. Abbott is
all the more esteemed because he is
a practical printer who had the our.
age and imagination to make good in
a big way. His place in history is Sc.
cure because with the Chicago Defen-
der he put Negro journalism definite.
ly in the realm of big business. His
paper circulates throughout the civil.
lied world.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
Rev. Damon Young,
Called To Cincinatti

Reverend Damon Young, Pastor OF
Border M. E. Church, leader in civic
as we'll as ecclesiastical activities, has
been called to pastor Zion M. E.
Church, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The appointment was made at Lex
ington, KY, Conference held in Louis
vile last Sunday, April 10th.
The new charge is a distince pro-
motion, Zion Church being located in
the heart of the Maple Hill District OF
Cincinnati, having a population of TO-
600 Negroes.
The Church has an established choir
of IS voices, and a congregation sever
al times larger than the local charge.
The reason given for the promotion
was that Reverend Young had been
sent to the Minnesota Conference to
h-il1 ~ interest in the local WORK.
The progress made in handling Bor-
der was considered almost phenomenal
by church heads, and he was with
drawn from this conference to carry on
in a larger field.
Reverend Young will preach his
first sermon in his new charge Sunday.
He had been given the choice of two
charges, the other being located at
Gary, Indiana.
The family will remain in the city
until next week, when Reverend
Young will return to move them to the
new location.
Reverend Howard, formerly of An
derson, Indiana, has been appointed to
the local charge, and will fill the pull
pit Sunday.
During the four years that Reverend
Young has resided here he has built
an enviable reputation for his activities
in matters PERTAINING to civic and race
enterprise.
A wal veteran, he was an active
member of Johnny Baker Post, Ameri-
can Legion.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
First Lady Snubs
D. A. r

Washington, April, (CNA) Mrs,
Franklin D. Roosevelt was not pre-
sent at the White House this week to
greet the delegates to the D. A. R. con-
v~ention at the customary White House
tea.
The First Lady told reporters last
week that the Daughters would be in
vited as usual but that she would not
be on hand to greet them. She said
she would fly to Seattle, Wash, to be
with her young grandson, Curtis
Roosevelt Dali, on his birthday.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
"AS ONE HOSPITAL TO
ANOTHER"

Its a long road that has no end. In
cidently the stork found the end of his
journey out at Irving north. When he
was invited to call in St. Paul at the
same party. Now someone is wrong,
a stork? Cause the stork is a crafty
old bird. He outsmarted the doctors
at the Ancker hospital. Oh, that's
right it was the general hospital that
took the rap this time.
Mr.. stork knew just when and where
he was going to call. The sly rascal
Well there is the saying that he that
beats the meal one day must surely
grind the next.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
VA. STUDENTS DEFY COUNTY
OFFICERS IN BUS DISPUTE

Ettrick, Vas Virginia State Col
lege students returning here from Dan
vile on an east-bound Greyhound bus,
following their Easter vacation, in the
fact of threats of eviction and i'm
prisonment by police, demanded and
received satisfactory transportation to
their destination after the bus driver
tried to get them t O ride the remainder
of the journey in a ramshackle school
bus.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
WASHINGTON
JoTTINGs
Edward Corneaby

The idea would be to do away as much
as possible with Works Progress
"made-work" programs, get rid entire
ly of the so-called "white-collar" WI.
A. works, shift all relief work to big
public works projects. The bill pro-
vides a formula whereby the Congress
nets up a measuring stick where and
how projects should be allocated to
states instead Of the present system
which puts the discretion in the hands
of a bureau official. States would have
to share the burden of costs to a
greater extent than at present under
WPA,
Minnesota has taken stable advan-
tage of the Federal Housing program,
it seems. Up to the first of this year
6,O26 Minnesota families took advan-
tage of the FILA plan of buying their
homes, the FILA insuring a total of
$21,982,554 in mortgages for this pur-
pose. In addition another $13, 175,323
was spent by 34,243 Minnesota families
for repairs and modernization of their
homes, the FILA likewise insuring
these loans.
The Governments least known but
probably biggest business establish
ment is the printing department, Off
cially known as the Government
Printing Office-started 80 years ago
as an $135,000 business which it
bought from a private printer, it now
represents an actual Investment OF
more than $12,000,0GO in buildings and
equipment. 1t employs $500 people
with an annual payroll of $12,0C0,000
who turned out $18,O0O,OOO worth OF
printing last year-a quarter of a
million Agricultural Yearbooks and
seven million Farmers Bulletins alone
were turned out. One of the most pop
ular booklets and greatly in demand
is Care of the Baby"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
80. Old War
Vet to Receive
2 Medals Suneay

Washington, D. C.-The War De-
partment has just awarded to Ser
geant Samuel Miller, former member
of Company E., oath Infantry, U. S. A.
-625 Tenth street, N. E., the Purple
Heart and the Army of Cuban Oc-
cupation medals in recognition of his
nearly 80 years service in the United
States Army. They are in addition to
the Spanish Campaign Medal received
by him some time ago. He is IS years
old.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
FALLS UNDER
THE SHADOW OF
GRAND JURY

The past weeks activities of the
grand jury, cast a shadow over the
hilarity of the northside, due to the
frequent visits of Investigators.
Pictures were taken of playboys in
action, and in one ease the bartender
got drunk for the benefit of the photo
graphers.
Arrests netted a ninety day straight
sentence for one of the major domos
of song and dance.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
SENEGALESE MAY OBTAIN
VOTE

Paris, April, (CNA)-The French
Government is planning to grant the
right to vote to all Senegalese who
have done military service, it was re-
ported here this week. Under the
governments plan, the Senegalese
would be permitted to elect 18 repre-
sentatfves to the Colonial Cotnci1,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
Negro Juries Asked
In CoIored Sayings

Chattanooga, Tenn.-Negro jurors
should be sworn in to try Negro muir
der cases, in the opinion of City Judge
Martin A. Fleming, who declared to
day the rate of Negro homicides II
Chattanooga threatens the c%olored
race"
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Underwood
521 Sixteenth Avenue South, are the
proud parents Of a baby boy. Con
CALCULATIONS to the happy family.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
YOUGDAHL, SIGNS DIS
CHARGE PETITION

Oscar Yougdahl, Congressman 5th
District, signed discharge petition No
10, in an effort to get the anti-lynch-
ing bill before the House for considera.
ton and passage.
The purpose of this petition is tc
have the bill withdrawn from the com.
n2ittee in order that il r,sy receive
such consideration,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
HEROES WIN TWO A.A.U.
BOXING TITLES

San Francisco, .Cal.-The three-day
National A. A. U. Boxing champion
ships ended here last Saturday with
Negro fighters in possession of two
1889 w Ezzard Charles, Cincin-
natl, won the l60-pound title by out
pointing Leroy Bolden, St. Louis, and
Jim Reeves, Cleveland, scored a tech
nical knockout over Herman West, St.
Louis, to win the 175-pound crown.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22
ToLEs TO MEET BOB PASTOR

Detroit, Mich-Roscoe Toles, rising
young Detroit heavyweight, and Bob
Fleet Foot Pastor, New York, sign
ed articles Friday for a ter round bout
To be held here on May 18th.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-04-22

Mrs. Ameriea- Sims is slightly inn
proved but 3 stil tonased at Park
VIEW Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
YOUTHFUL PAIR
ADMITS OTHER
HOUSES LOOTED
juneau Boys Lead Officers
to Glacier Highway
Robbery Scene

An admission that they had
broken into and robbed several
other Glacier Highway homes in
addition to the hall dozen listed
in Saturdays Empire was made by
two boys, u and 10, during a week.
end tour with Deputy Marshals to
"reenact the crime"
Other homes burglari2ed were
those of John Berg, Otis Price and
Martin Lavenik.
The boys also told officers they
had called on" a number of other
homes with the intention of loot
ing them but found the Inhabitants
at home.
A cache of stolen articles, includ-
ing half a dozen firearms and
bucket full of ammunition, was
found Saturday in a deserted AUX
Bay house belonging to Homer
Nordling.
In a statement to officers the
boys explained how a stolen camera
happened to be smashed to bits,
saying they both hammered it,"
They didn't say why. Authorities
have not decided what to do to
the boys. t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
MARKETS
DROP In
TRADING
One of Worst Days in Re
cent Weeks Expert
ented on Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. 81. - Stocks
ranged down from fractions to three
points today after one of the worst
markets in recent weeks. At noon
stocks were about their lowest and
began picking up fractionally.
The volume before noon was $40
900 and the total for the day was
around 100000 shares.
All departments of the market
suffered
Brokers blamed the selling on
fears of worse crisis in Europe
and in the Far East.
There was no panic at any time
but during the morning selling con-
tinued at steady pace with big lots
changing hands.
Cotton closed off one to five points
with October at 869 and July at 800.
December was down one, March
four and May five points. Cotton
in New York was 9.19 cents and in
New Orleans $50 cents.
Wheat rose nearly two cents a
bushel at Chicago the highest in
six weeks.
Coffee reached $211 ton for the
first time since November.
e. .
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
ANYWAYS HEAD
IS IN ALASKA ON
INSPECTION TRIP
Washington Official Get
ting Firsf-Hdnd Know
ledge OF Conditions

T. B. Bourne, chief engineer o.
the airways division, Civil Aero
nautics Authority at Washington
d. c., flew into Juneau shortly
after noon today in the NC-5
which he piloted from Ketchi-
kan. Accompanying him were Dol
Stuart, radio engineer, Of the CAA
md Mr.. H. j. Orth, a friend OF
Mr.. Bourne.
This is the Washington officials
first trip to Alaska, a trip which
is designed to give him first hand
information regarding conditions
involved in the establishment Of a
system Of Always throughout the
Interior and in the Southeast sec
tor. He expects to be in the Ter
ritory until the first of September.
when he will return to the ma
TONS capitol to make a report on
his findings.
Officials of the Civil Aeronautics
Commission in Juneau said today
that Mr.. Bourne has no set sched-
ule on his flight, but that he ex-
pected to leave here late this af-
ternoon for Sitka, probably going
from there to Anchorage.
The airways system, which will
provide aids to Alaskan aviation
never before provided, will en-
brace channels of radio beam com
between Nome and
Ruby, Fairbanks and Whitehorse,
and down to Anchorage, Cordova.
Yakutat, Juneau and Ketchikan.
Mr.. Bourne's party arrived in
hetchikan last Friday, but were
1eld up there by bad weather.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
Propose Referendum
Now on Distribution
OF Milk. Chicago Area

;, WASHINGTON, Aug, 81. y The
Department of Agriculture announc-
es that referendum will be con-
QUOTED by the Department within
the next few days on the question
of the. issuance of a Federal order
for the regulation of milk distribu-
ton in the Chicago area.
The Department said that about
$4,000 producers in Illinois, Indiana.
Michigan and Wisconsin, will be eli
@blesso participate IN the referen-
dun. As ssa fhtfa
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-21
c.. RYANIS0
FOUND
INHI5H0hE
Son OF Late MuIfhniIIion
aire Dies as Result Of
Gas Poisoning

ID. .
NE WORK, Aug. 21,-Clenden-
in J. Ryan, Sc. son of the late
Thomas Fortune Ryan, multimil-
lionaire railway magnate, was found
dead in his Fifth Avenue home
early this morning, a victim of il
Illuminating gas poisoning.
The police said Ryan's head was
inside a gas heater in the fire
place and several gas jets were
wide open when the body was dis
covered by the butler.
Death was caused by a sudden
attack of the heart and appar-
enty Ryan slipped into the fire
place. ~ q -