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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
WELCOME HALL BASKETBALL
TEAM LOSES IN PLAYOFF

The Intermediates of Welcome
Hall saw their hopes for a perfect
season fall before the superb play
of fine clicking and alert Margaret
Boosters five at the Central high
school gym Monday night, March
20.
The Margaret lads were out in
front by wide margin at the turn
of the first period and there was
never a question after that just
which was the better team on the
floor with the game ending SO to 80
in favor of the playground five. The
defeat removed whatever hopes the
Welcome Hall lads might have had
for the city title but they will have
to be contented with only division
championship, winning eight out Of
nine games to lead the teams of the
A Division of the intermediate
League.
Appleton and Stinberg of Mar
garet were by far the stellar play
ers on the floor and largely respon-
sible for the tremendous lead that
the Welcome Hall boys were never
able to cut down. For Welcome
Hall, Skinner, Gardner, Massie and
Withers were making a desperate
effort to overhaul the hard-charg-
ing, fast-breaking Margarets.
Notwithstanding the defeat which
knocked them out of the City title,
much credit is due the members of
the Welcome Hall team for the fine
showing and representation of the
Center all season. The members of
the team are LittletOn Gardner,
Capt. Merle Collins, Chester Har-
ris, W. D. Massie, Otis Skinner,
Otis Carson, Herbert Russell,
Frank Schine, Eddie Withers and
Joe Camp. Coaches, Leslie V. War
rem and Otto Hall.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
White Bison Venerated
By Most Plains Indians

One Of the most sacred animals
in the world is a white bison, COM
pared with which the white ele-
plant Of Siam or Burma hardly
ranks for holiness. 1t is venerated
by nearly all tribes Of the Plains
Indians, In times past before the
Sioux, Crow and other tribes had
made much progress in accepting
the ways of the white man. the hide
Of the creature was so valued that
an Indian would trade his best horses
for one, although he would not part
with them for any other considera-
ton whatsoever, according to eth
biologists Of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition.
Among many primitive peoples
white animals, albinos and other
wise, have been endowed with SUI
pernatural virtues. The animal Sc
lected for this reverence is usually
one closely associated with the life
Of the people, like the elephant in
Bhuddist countries. The ordinary
bison was the Plains Indians
source of livelihood. It provided
him with food and clothing and,
with the hides used for making
tents, shelter.
Long before the Indians had guns
and horses they killed the bison by
driving them into pens, or over the
Drinks Of high entertainments. Ac-
cording to a story from the Atsina
Indians, the meat and hide of a
herd thus slaughtered was not
touched if white bison was among
the carcasses. 1t was skinned and
the hide preserved as a religious
article.
Among the Teton Sioux, accord
ing to another legend, the white
bison was believed to have taken the
form Of a beautiful supernatural
woman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
WAYMAN A.M.E. NOTES

Services at Phyllis Wheatley
House, 800 Aldrich avenue N, Sun
day school GAS am, sermon II
am. Rev. E. A. London, pastor.
Last Sunday the choir was pre-
sented in a program of Negro spir-
ituals at 5 pm. at St. Olaf's Lu-
theran church and were praised
highly.
The Busy Bee Club, social given
last Tuesday night was a real sue
cess socially and financially. This
club is planning the anniversary
celebration to be given May IA.
On Sunday, March &c, Rev. Lon
don will deliver the message at st.
Peters A.M.E. church at its third
quarterly meeting and the Way
man choir will sing.
Services last Sunday at Phyllis
Wheatley House were well attend
ed.
You are welcome to these serv-
ices.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
Having Faith

If man has in all ages had enough
to encounter, there has, in most civ
iized ages, been an inward force
vouchsafed him, whereby the pres
sure of things outward might be
withstood. Obstruction abounded;
but faith also was not wanting. II
is by faith that man removes noun
tains; while he had faith his limbs
might be wearied with toiling, his
back CALLED with bearing; but the
heart within him was peaceable and
resolved Faith gave him an in
ward willingness; a world Of
strength wherewith to confront a
world Of difficulty. The true wretch
edness is here. that the difficulty re-
main and the strength be lost; that
we have the labor and want the
willingness.-Carlyle.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
Horseshoe for Luck

One day the devil, who had heard
Of st. Dunstan's skill at shoeing
horses, appeared and asked him to
shoe his single hoof." Recognizing
his customer. the Saint agreed and
after tying him up securely caused
him so much pain that the devil
roared for mercy. st. Dunstan re-
fused to release him until the devil
promised never to enter a building
where a horseshoe was nailed up.
So today we hang up a horseshoe
for Hck-taking care to put the
points upwards lest luck run out at
the opening. says London Tit-Bits
magazine. Horseshoes we're long
considered a protection against
witches, and lucky was the man or
woman who in the course of his
daily round picked up such charm.
The early Christians used to nail
the shoe sideways, adding to its
powers of luck the significance of
the sacred letter &C."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
siIversmith Invented Dish Ring

The dish ring, often spoken Of as
the potato ring, was invented by the
Irish silversmiths in the last half Of
the Eighteenth and early part Of the
Nineteenth centuries, writes a COR
respondent to the Los Angeles
Times. These dish rings were oT
mental stands for circular wooden
bowls, and their use was to prevent
the hot bowl from injuring the pol
ished mahogany table. Tradition
says they were used exclusively for
holding bowls filed with potatoes,
but it was the custom to place them
in the middle of the table to remain
during the entire meal, where they
served as a receptacle for holding
the various dishes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
WELCOME HALk NEWS

A Social Club for girls was or
ganized at a dinner meeting at
Welcome Hall, Saturday night with
20 girls present. A delightful din
ner was served after which very
interesting talk was given by Mrs.
clarence NJ. Mitchell, stressing the
contributions made by our race to
civilization. This club will hold its
.egular meetings each Saturday
evening at $50 pm. At each meet
ing lectures and demonstrations
will be given by interesting per
sons. Any girl between IA and Is
years of age may become a mem
Der.
The Parents and Social Workers
will have a meeting at the We'll
come Hall Chapel Friday, March "a
Ctoday), at 1880 pm. Bishop Hol-
man will be guest speaker. All in
terested persons are asked to at
tend, especially parents of children
who attend Welcome Hall.
Mrs. Julia Douglas will be guest
speaker at the Young Peoples
Meeting, Sunday, March 26, at $3.50
pm. The public is invited to at
tend these meetings.
The Welcome Hall Auxiliary will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday,
March %, at 8 pm. instead of the
regular meeting Monday night.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
Seychelle Islands Land
OF the Forbidden Fruit

In the Indian ocean, 900 miles
east Of the coast of Africa, lie the
Seychelle islands, so far off the beat
en- track that mail steamers are a
novelty, notes writer in the Phila-
delphia Inquirer. There are 60 is
lands in this remote group, and al
though they were not discovered
until the Sixteenth century they
seem to enjoy many Of the ameni-
ties of modern civilization. They
are believed to be the remains Of
an ancient continent that once
stretched from India across to AZ
RIGA.
One man of deep religious faith
1rnly believed the Seychelles to be
the site of the Garden Of Eden. Lo-
cal tradition supports this claim.
Here grows the palm tree that bears
the coco-de-mer - the Forbidden
Fruit of the Bible.
In and about Port Victoria may
be seen the huge dragons blood
trees, about 80 feet in height, with
long, pendulous branches, bright
with sprays of fragrant yellow bios
SONS. The tree gets its name from
the fact that when the bark is
scraped it exudeS a deep red sap,
and the tree looks as if bleeding.
Many varieties of birds are to be
found in the Seychelles. The most
interesting is the myna, about the
size of 6ackbird. 1t has curious
futtering flight, something like that
Of butterfly being blown about in
the wind. There are many small
sea-gulls. One kind lays its eggs,
without any nest on the bare branch
of a tree. The shell holds a form Of
glue which holds the egg to the
tree until the sun matches it.
The planters are light Creoles, de-
scendantS of French colonials from
Mauritius, far to the south Of the
Seychelles. The islands are Brit
ish, but the language is French.
The Negroes are descendants Of
slaves rescued by British cruisers
putting down the slave trade on the
African coast.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
MISS DODGE AT CAMPHOR
CHURCH SUNDAY .

Miss Jennie Dodge, director of
the Ramsey County Sunday School
Association, will speak at the Youth
Day service of Camphor ME.
church, $50 Fuller avenue, Sunday,
March 26, at IL am, on the sub
ject, Finding Ones Self"
The. Young Peoples choir of
Camphor church under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Hattie Belle Smith will
sing, featuring Harry Dack, soloist
at Hamline University.
At the evening service at 7 pm,
Rev. Franklin Zentz, pastor of the
Hastings ME. church, Hastings,
Mimi, will preach and his young
peoples choir will furnish the mu-
sic. All young people are urged to
attend.
Seats will be reserved for young
peoples organizations.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
.race Unlucky Thirteen
Back to Morse Mythology

Are you one Of those who would
rather miss the most sunptuous
meal than be one Of thirteen at the
table?
It is claimed that when IS people
sit down together at meal, the first
to rise will die within a year. This
morbid suggestion was first met in
Morse mythology; at a banquet in
Valhalla, Loki, the God Of Strife,
attending as an unbidden guest, by
guile contrived the death Of Baldur,
the God of Peace.
The fact that Is sat down at the
Last Supper has given the super
stition tremendous reverential en-
phasiS, asserts a writer in London
Tit-Bits magazine.
According to ancient lore, num-
bers possessed sex; the odd being
masculine and the even feminine.
All the male numbers were sup
posed to be lucky, while the fem
mine were neutral; Is, however,
broke the spell of good luck and was
held to be definitely harmful Scot
land calls Is the DEVILS dozen"
So widespread is this feeling
against Is that in many towns no
house in street, no room in hotel,
is given this number. No supersti-
tious gambler will back Is, or even
enter the Saloon" on the thirteenth
of the month.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
Goats Liked C0hee

There are 140 references to goats
in the Bible. Legend has it that the
goat was the discoverer Of the slim
ulating properties of the coffee bean.
An Arabian herder noticed one aft
ernnon that the members of his
flock were unusually playful after
having nibbled at the berries Of the
coffee bush; the fellow investigated,
being Of an inquiring turn of mind.
and thus coffee drinking began. 70
rooster had a kind word for the
goat So did that other able think
er, the Gautama Buddha. So, for
that matter. did Confucius.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
CassOwary Grotesque Bird

II the ostrich is one of the most
grotesque and ungainly Of birds, his
near relative, the cassowary, which
roams over New Guinea, runs him
a close second. In the Tamrau
mountains, says Golfers Weekly,
this huge hightless bird occurs in a
dwarf form about three and one-hah
feet tall and is covered with long,
hairlike feathers. On the end Of a
scraggy, partly naked and brightly
colored neck there is a silly-looking
head composed of huge bill and
eyes, horny ROSTERS comb and not
much else. The natives raise young
ones that they find in the jungle
and are devoted to them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
First Football Game

OF the first football game played
in America, there is no record.
There is, however, record of the
first intercollegiate football game
in this country. This was played
between Rutgers and Princeton, at
New Brunswick. N. j., November
Is, 1869. Rutgers won goals to
Princeton's 4. A return match was
asked for by Princeton and the Sec
ond game was played on November
20, Princeton winning this time with
a score of 6 to 0. Earliest Amer
lean football rules were patterned
after soccer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-24
Monkey Wrench Corner

Nearly every large seaport in the
world has a Monkey Wrench cor
ner," a street intersection near the
docks where sailors congregate to
exchange news and stories. The
spot is so named, says Golfers
Weekly, because it is usually crowd
ed with unemployed seamen, or
monkeys" who wait there to bor-
row money from, or put the
wrench" on. those in better cir
rumstances.
Evening star., 1939-06-22
YorneN, Retiring Next Month,
To End Stormy Duty in East
Hon Won Virtually
All Controversies
With japanese

Admiral Harry E. Yarnell's de-
flance Of Japan's move to clear
Swatow Harbor of foreign warships
may be the final major incident Of
his stormy duty In the Far East.
The resolute Asiatic Fleet COM
mander, approaching the Navy's re-
tirement age Of GA, will be relieved
next month by Admiral Thomas G.
Hart, in what is possibly the Nays
most difficult assignment.
Admiral Yarnell, spare Iowan, has
had virtually a free hand in carry
ing out diplomatic policies since he
took command of the Asiatic Fleet
Of two-score vessels, October 80,
1885.
Naval associates here contend
privately he has won virtually all his
disputes with Japanese growing out
of the undeclared war in China,
while retaining their respect and
even admiration.
Admiral Yarnell's attitude at
Swatow was squarely in line with
his position when the Japanese cap
tured Marking in September, 1887.
A month earlier, he had directed
the evacuation of hundreds OF Amer
leans from Shanghai. In December,
1887, came the japanese aerial bomb
Evening star., 1939-06-22
Annoy ConsuIs Protest
Diversion of Food

Annoy, China, June % GP.-For-
eign consuls protested jointly today
against efforts Of the japanese navy
to divert food intended for blockaded
Kulangsu Island, Amoy's 1nterna-
tional Settlement, to Annoy itself.
Chinese from the mainland, how
ever, continued mysteriously to cir
cumvent the japanese attempts to
cut of the food supplies of Ku-
langsu.
Forty-two japanese marines land
ed at Kulangsu May IL and a block
ade was imposed June Is to force
acquiescence to Japanese demands
for greater representation on the
Municipal Council, governing body
Of the settlement.
The consuls said negotiations with
japanese on the demands would be
resumed at time mutually con-
venient. The japanese Consul Gen.
eral, Goro Uchida, returned here
from Toxic on Monday with new
instructions and Immediately an
nounced the negotiations would con-
tinue upon my initiative at some
propitiouS moment
Evening star., 1939-06-22
II Planes Begin
Last Lap Of Tour
10 New York Fair
220 Persons in Curovun:
Most Of Them Are
Entertained Here

Seventy-seven privately owned
airplanes, carrying more than 220
representatives of each OF Florida's
81 counties, began taking of this
morning on the last lap of an all
Florida air tour to the New York
Fair.
Forty-five OF the planes spent last
night at Mount Vernon Always Air
port, Hybla Valley. Va, their pilots
and passengers coming into WASH
ington for an evening Of entertain
ment as the guests Of local aviation
and civic organizations.
The other 80 planes, mostly light,
slower types, spent the night at
Richmond, Va, rather than attempt
to complete the second leg OF the
tour. from Savannah, Ga, to WASH
ington, after dark. They were to re-
join the local tour planes today on
the way to New York.
H. G. Whitney, Florida State aero
nautics director, led the way into
Hybla Valley late yesterday after
noon after a flight of little more
than six hours from Savannah.
Most of the As planes which spent
/ the night there were on the ground
by 6 pm.
Pilots and passengers were brought
into Washington in cars provided
by the National Aeronautic Asso-
citation, the Aero Club of Washing
ton, the Washington Board of
Trade and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, which acted as tour
hosts. A cocktail party, dinner and
dance were given in honor of the
visitors at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-06-22

ference took a calm view of the
Swatow situation and said the State
Department did not intend to take
it up with Toxic.
Japan's request or warning at
Swatow, the department concluded,
was not an ultimatum to American
ships to get out, but rather re-
quest to stay away from the zone
of military operations.
Support for this Governments
Far East naval policy. as voiced by
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, came
promptly from Chairman Vinson of
the House Naval Committee.
Il indorse it thoroughly" Mr..
Vinson said. LAS long as we've got
American citizens there it's the duty
of the Government to protect
them"
Il think if we stand firm Japan
will back o1," Representative Vorys,
Republican, OF Ohio told reporters.
Evening star., 1939-06-22
HoIifox Is Confident
OF Soviet Agreement

LONDON, June % R.-No report
has been received on yesterdays
talks in Moscow between British and
French ENJOYS and the Soviet
Premier Foreign Commissar Vyach-
eslaf Molotoff, it was said at the
foreign Office today.
officials declined to comment on
the Soviet communique which as
serted that no progress had been
made in negotiations for a British
French-Soviet mutual aid agree
ment.
Foreign Secretary Viscount Hall
fax last night expressed confidence
that agreement would be reached in
the Moscow negotiations.
1--WE believe that the Soviet gov
ernment has the same interests and
objectives as we have ourselves, and
as is not uncommon the search
for the right formula presents diff
culties," Lord Halifax said.
But with the conviction that we
aim at the same. thing we can sue
ceed in dispelling distslst and I am
confident that we shall succeed in
reaching an agreement"
Evening star., 1939-06-22
Shanghai
Continued From First Page.)

readiness to evacuate Americans II
necessary. The British were making
similar arrangements for possible
evacuation.
The 20 British women and chill
dren sailed for Hong Kong aboard
two British merchantmen. The
British colony had totaled &C.
The japanese spokesman denied
any time limit had been attached to
the Swatow warning" which was
distributed yesterday to foreign con-
sulates here. However, foreign off,
cials said, it was not received until
two hours after the Japanese had
announced complete occupation of
Swatow and cessation of hostilities
there.
Swatow Reported Quiet.
Japanese dispatches from Swatow
said all was quiet there today.
Chinese advices to Hong Kong re-
ported fighting in Swatow and said
variously that Chinese were counter
attacking or that a few units still
were resisting the occupation.
There was no mention in the Jap
anese reports of damages in shelling
yesterday. Dispatches direct from
the city had said that 1000 persons
were killed in the occupation, which
was preceded by intense air and
naval bombardment.
Japanese said that after their
forces entered the city Japanese
flags appeared, indicating that the
citizens had expected the occupa-
tion.'
Evening star., 1939-06-22

and the Prince will make a brief
address.
John Stewart Bryan, William and
Mary president, will deliver the ad-
dress Of welcome and music will be
furnished by the 111th Field Artil-
lery Bard from Norfolk.
En- route to Williamsburg fron
Richmond the royal party will stop
at Norge, eight miles west of VIII
hamsburg, where a large number Of
Norwegians live. Olav and Martha
will greet their fellow countrvmer1
in a ceremony at Our Savior's Luth-
eran Church.
After Olav receives his honorary
degree the party will journey to
jamestown and then to State Sena-
tor Robert w. Daniels home at
Brandon, where a garden party win
be given by Senator and Mrs.
Daniel.
Evening star., 1939-06-22
British Labor Chief
Hopeful Roosevelt
Repays Royal Visit
Millions Give King,
Queen TumuItous
Welcome Home
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 22.-Arthur Green
wood, leading Laborite member Of
Parliament, said today in welcoming
King George home from Canada
and the United States that he hoped
President Roosevelt would break
with tradition and repay the royal
visit.
London's loyal millions gave q
tumultous reception to the King
and Queen Elizabeth as they re-
turned from a six-weeks tour.
Mr.. Greenwood, acting leader of
the Laborites In the absence of
Clement Attlee. who is i'll, joined
Prime Minister Chamberlain in
warmly praising the royal visit, con-
cluded today, as a success.
IF it should be that the United
States President may break an old
tradition and visit this country or
one of his majesty's dominions, he
would receive an equally warm well
come" said Mr.. Greenwood.
London streets Lined.
The royal couple arrived at Water
loo Station at 5:24 pm. aboard their
special train from Southampton and
drove slowly in an open carriage
through streets lined with wildly
cheering subjects.
The welcoming party at the sta
ton included United States Ambas-
sador Joseph P. Kennedy and
cabinet ministers.
In the royal carriage with thei,
parents rode Princesses Elizabeth
and Margaret Rose, who had gone
on a destroyer to board the liner
Empress Of Britain before its arrival
at Southampton.
The King, Queen and princesse.
received a tremendous ovation when
they appeared on a balcony Of
Buckingham Palace. The King
saluted and then joined his wife
and daughters in waving repeatedly
to the crowd.
Southampton Thronged.
Earlier, Southampton, with a nor.
NAL population of 10000 had ar
estimated 100000 people in the
streets and at the dockside for tn,
welcome despite a heavy mist which
sprinkled rain at times.
Their majesties came ashore a
800 pm. through a flag-lined tun.
mel which displayed the flags o.
virtually every foreign nation ex'
cept Germany and Italy. Tn.
crossed hammer and sickle of Sovie'
Russia was prominent against solie
wall Of bunting.
Under arches inscribed "Welcoms
home" and well DONE" the Kine
and Queen made a 2-mile drive
through the city, which had CLOSED
its shops in half-holiday. At ths
civic center the royal. couple were
welcomed with an address and &
banquet.
The mist forced a cancellation
Of vast naval exercises of welcome
which had been planned for the 3,
ships and $4,000 sailors Of the home
fleet.
Evening star., 1939-06-22
France and Turkey
To Sign Mutual Aid
Accord Tomorrow
Will Unite to Muintuin
BoIkun and Eastern
Mediterranean Peace
By the Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
PARIS, June 22.-France and Tur-
key are ready to sign a declara-
ton tomorrow announcing their de-
termination to unite in maintaining
peace in the Balkans and the East
ern Mediterranean area.
Informed sources said today the
French Turkish understanding
would signal great hopes in finally
getting Soviet Russian adherence to
the British-French front as a coun-
terweight to the Rome Berlin axis.
Turkey is close friend of Russia.
BY the agreement with Turkey
France will synchronize further her
diplomatic efforts with those of
Great Britain, which already has a
mutual assistance declaration with
the guardian Of the Dardanelles.
Turkeys aid would be important
if France and Great Britain were
forced to send ships and men to the
Black Sea, Rumania's door.