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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Convicted Of Larceny By A Trick,
Frank Robertson Faces IS Years

Frank Robertson. 20. OF si2s
hlush. was given double defeat
'uls week in Recorders Court Law
blows
Monday jury in the court room
o. Recorders Judge George Muir
my found Robertson guilty OF lar
Gerry by trick.
ne appeared Tuesday before
'uose Christopher +. Stein for dis
,ulhlng the peace. Police charge
'onerson interferred with De-
"etlye Sergt. George Rutherford
Snd Detective Henry Garrett. Can
"e'd Station. while they we're at
fn'p'lng to stop a fight between
MISS Eula Chewing. 80. 2SOs Hast
,nss' and Miss Carrie Caldwell. IS.
1909 Hastings.
Confidence Game
The Jury In Judge Murphy's court
room found Robertson guilty OF de-
'lauding Mrs. Marvin Jackson. 1924
Soseph Campau, of 5000 in 1888 In
conhdence game. lie was re-
COntlnued on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Co-Ordinating Committee Formed
To Wage Fight For Better Homes

The formation oi a committee 70
the efforts OF all indiv-
iduais ard civic. religious and so
cial organizations fighting for bet
Tor housing. cleaner ALLEYS and
streets. better educational l'wilities'
and civic rights. WAS undertaken
al meeting held Wednesday eve
ming in ST. Antoine NMCA
The meeting bad been called by
senator Charles c. Digs, who mas
been waeirg strenuous battle
AGAINST The dcplorablc housing con
dltions within the so-eallcd hhshtcd
area. others working with senator
Digs in temporary co-ordinai'ng
committee are Dr james } Ale
Clcndon and William II Sherrlll.
AZ the meeting "Wednesday eve
ming various suggestions were made
as the proper procedure TO use in
bringing about better housing con-
ditions. and also methods to be
used in Improving Miller iiieh
school.
Among the many suggestions on
housing. one was that more COM
plant. should be- lodged with the
building and safety engineering de-
partmcnt Of The ciiy, compelling The
landlords TO keep their buildings NJ
repair
A committee WAS appointed bN
senator Diggs. who Wa- chairman
of The meeting 10 mret Friday and
devise plans which will later be
submitted to all members OF the CO.
ordinating committee. The mem
bers of the committee appointed by
senator Digs are Dr. \. Il. Cleage'
Emmett Cunningham. J. Will Coop
or. Attorney Charles b. Berry. Mrs.
Harold Blcdsoe, Attorney Robert }.
Evans and NJ. kemniiz.
/ 1t was also brought out at 'he
meeting the need OF program To
meet the propaganda of the reviv-
ed ku KluX Khan. and other un-
American organizations
Senator DIGS also made sue
rcstior that the committee appoint
a group to make close study oi
the proposed Detroit zoning ordi-
/ nance
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Pleads Guilty To The
Killing OF Friend In
Argument Over A Hat

Arraigned before Recorder $
hilre Arthur T. Gordon. on first
degree murder charge, willis Low.
81. " sa6 Garncll. pleaded euiliy
and waived examination Wednes-
dsy Low was rcmanded To the
WAYNE County Jail without bond.
Low +. accused of the fatal stab
bins OF James Johnson. %, OF 1916
Gardold Dec. IT, Johnson died the
following everine in Edythe X.
Thomas hospital lie had beeu
stabbed in the right shoulder aud
abdomen.
Low fled after the siabbing. but
arrested later at 6l2 Garfield by
patrolmen John Protiwski and
Andrew Lutes OF Canheld station.
According TO Detective Lieu.
Gcoree Branton. OF the Homicide
sauad. sfahbing occurred during an
argument between Low ard John
son about the cleaning hat
Low. who is employed In down
town hat cleaning establishment.
had been asked by Johnson TO take
his hat fJohnson's) aud have It
cleaned Low. according 70 hran-
tor. got up late and forgot the nat
In the argument which developed
low Is alleged TO have called john
son some vile names. and when the
latter threatened to hit him drew
his knife. This did not stop John
sons blow who struck Low on Inc
mise Low then stabbed him.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Case Involved
New Addition At
Brewster
Commission
To Start On
Other Wings

The decision OF the Michigan
Snoreme Cout TUESDAY. UNFOLDING
he cons,iuiinnaliiy D. the state
housing Set .isaa that the new
housing program viii be speedcd
an according 10 onicials OF the De-
trolt Housing commission
The Supreme Court case involv-
cl ihc ggfamls addttier To The
h eMster Project costing Sd2o.ooo
This SIT. be- one az the three in
er,4ses 10 iHe Brewster Project.
hfnriur TIC total 20 ail families.
one ~ these additions has just
bcrn COMPLETED on land which the
Federal governments mad acquired
and tnauis are moving into II tins
work
The thfd addition io Brewster
Homes s. To hc assizcahlc project
TO a. constructed on SIX and mc-
half hiocks norih OF Adelaide. be-
tween Bcaabou and Hastings i
will eosi an estimated S.Ai6,uu ana
viii contain sos dwelling units
Whcn this project Is completed
Brewster Homes. located IN me
center ot The East Side sluns Viii
nave I'm accommodation for l.iiS
families
m ADDITION 20 the Brewster
Homes. the decisior opens The way
lrr Sospn projects ON the Housing
rnmmis ,lou's program for the in-
ulfe Tie LARGEST is the :. James
Herman Gardcn-, Souihiield ana
JOY. designed to accommodate .
$50 families.
While Tie various legal disputes
raised several technical points the
entire program hinged on the Brew
,ter Addition condemnation suit be-
cause il VAS this ease that the con
strutionaltly OF The sta liousln1
Act was brought to issue For this
reason. housing officials here had
been more or less marking time
rending the supreme courts ruling
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
EXPRESS Thanks
To Ford Motor
DMA's Praise
For Two Recitals

The Detroit Musicians asspcia-
lion. of which Talmadgc L. Turner
* president. sent letters Of thanks
TO the Ford Motor company and
the Detroit symphony society ana
commended them for presenilnS
Miss Marian Anderson and The Eva
Iessve choir on their respective
programs recently featured IN ms
city.
The letter. To the Detroit SYM
phonv reads IN part as follows
Gentlemen; -,
"Havinr ia mind the wonderful
inspiration which your oreanlla-
ton has been 10 the musicalls r.
minded public. both adults and emit
drcn. our Detroit Musicians assoc
citation. Inc. extends sincere appre..
citation [, Won for featuring ana
thereby honoring Negro artists III
The realm Of music. namrly Tue
Eva Icssyc choir Saturday. Deem
Der 2. on your second 1883 concert
At Masonic Temple AMI Miss Mar
ian Anderson. in concert OF her
own. Thursday and Friday, Deem
her ia and Is These TWO events
and each program sepa"ately VIII
lonr he remembered as Duis'anu
inc musical achievements IA 'n'S
vicinity" . w,,,
The letter Of appreciation VIII,
ten by the organization 10 inc ~ ~
Motor company reads IN pir' ~
follows.
Gentlemen:
"Thls letter Of appreciation '"n ON
to you In gratitude ior you. '"''o'
(ContInued on page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Seek Identity To Baby
Found In Hamtramck

Efforts 10 learn the identity of an
infant baby was being made this
week by Hamtramck policewomen'
Sophie Stawicka and Angelina Paul
The baby was found on the door
step OF wilbur Fain, sJ6S Dyer.
Tuesday. by Miss Maggie Mayheld.
OF SAL Beaubier. After the police
had been notified. Policewomen
Stawlcka and Paul took the child
TO ST. Mary's hospital.
The child was wrapped In an old
blanket. The clothes worn by the
child are old, hut clean. Physicians
at the hospital said the infant was
between two and three days OF age.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
officials To Appear
On emancipation Day
At Macedonia Church

=. me Juvenile Protective associa-
zoe OF Michigan will present their
annual Emancipation Day program
a. Macedonia Baptist church. Mon
Jay Jan. 1 at $3.50 pm.
sponsors announce that Governor
Lufen c. Dickerson and Mayor
eject Edward J. Jeffries have been
invited.
Judge ID. J. Healy. DR.. A. r..
Sleage, Attorney Charles A. Rox-
thorough. and Mrs. Nellie c. Ran
son are scheduled 10 speak.
Inc musical portion OF the pro-
gram will be furnished by the Ju-
NOR choir OF New Light Baptist
.nurch. the Worthy Four. the Rat
l,ne singers, and the YMCA Glec
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Funeral Services Held
For School Teacher
Saturday At Church

Funeral services for the late Mrs
Efhe Chisom. prominent Detroit
school teacher 6747 scotch. will
be held saturday at IL clock from
the Hartford Avenue Baptist church
corner Hartford and Milford. Rev.
Charles Hill will ofhciate at the
services
Mrs. Chlsolm died Tuesday. Dee
10 atl.30 a. m. at the Parkside hos
pital. where she had been confined
for the past week with pneumonia
The deceased. born in Montgom-
cry. Alabama. attended state Nor
NAL ard Spellman Seminary FOR
Girls. She received her degree al
WAYNE university in June. 1857.
Mira. Chisolm Is survived by no
lativcs in Detroit sud Alabama.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Supreme Court Decision Speeds
Two Brewster Home Additions
~. s,
THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM
By J. EDWARD MCCALL

In Bethlehem across the sea.
Almost two thousand years ago,
The Christ hid came TO earth that He
Might save the world from sin and Voc
lie was not born in palace hall.
With purple robes and splendor gay
But in stable dark and small
Where cattle stood and munchcd then hay.
Guided by a flaming star,
TO where the Babe and Mother were
Three Wise Men iourneyed from afar.
With gifts Of incense, gold and mylrh
On this and every Christmas Day
Our homage to the Christ we bring;
Let peace and good will reign for ave
The Babe Of Bethlehem is King
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Eye BIaekened
By Blows From z
Deputy Sheriffs
Sheriff Said
Prisoner Hurt
From F all

Mt. Cf.LAiENs - CHARGE made
hy Abc ncrton &. taat be had
been uHmtciai.s lfai,l hy lNo
Naoouh Cou0fy Gsprr saeffs
While he Nas pli pfsoncr u The
Macomh Counts ial last MONDAY.
were supported ~ physical CYL
dfn,e vner be- NAs inltrNirwoa hv
Us auo.uss lisfelA T. Bledsoe.
lne~ilar u tir
Oyeffop. Nci@biae us pouaus,
showed q a,soiorea 'e't eye
ewcN.ng unlfr br e ati hood
uu bis bae llte v- cflGeNls
on h, efty trUNsets fafi suait oHe
bad used Huld ip clac monks
WMeh Oyerton rHN rc Ntte hlc,F
Beaten BY deputies
u was taken ooNu.ialgs last
Nondss afternooe aid Olemoa.
ranl beaten ~ Dcrty Sasf4s
Sidney Oae.l aea tHi i.ifenlc.
Dcnit Sletn john la-e ,9ie7,i.
WAS in The hsemcat 81 me l1ie
the rNo olutc wefe hcatur nic
II was knocked donn ,Nitc Us We
deputies. | don kno0 Why acy
ncat me- Is bad lsi fe'nfnal
from court roc, maao Ho fort 10
stop the onitcl
Ovrrion has been p prisoner IA
the couitt iail since ois rcs Dee.
9 on charges Of as sauii will intent
io commit murder csowne "nt Of
q dispute oNtr Ss1 gd-mcn' oh
tanned against him bs Arcaie Nor
fison q gfoee ~ I'm Dunn road.
Morrison MAS Shot and accused
Oserfon o. hflne ihe snoigan rom
ambush
case Adjourned
Ata hearing Tuesday before lus-
tie az Peace frank + icauneue.
Nuowoy nlol~ov asked tor an at-
iounmtni &c rio examination %
penoii hlm NOR tno o. ray 'ae
charges Ne Bltdsoc bad repaired
Nigrncs T. ''f.crsia White who
h.d Represented opeion ~ the
time 81 tire ALLEGED hoWlur
M -iueerald. dcicaied hv Fros-
cosior lftn = iohn.'e at tho asst
c,eciioH Withdrew iom tho case
after chafsc- hld been made hy a.
deputy sheriff ilat pc'fies' was
ihc bass a. ihn attorney tte-
mep' af brutality
Held Incommunicado
oyerion was hold iaconmuui,sdo
from iAe 'lue of his arrest urtil
Fi1eer4ld aiior several futile at
fomnis was permitted 20 500 BIN
Continued on page b
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
WPA Worker Killed
In Traffic Accident

Douglas a. Talbot. 81. OF 4i14
Moore place, a wPA worker. was
one OF the two automobile fatalities
Wednesday when he was killed by
a truck. Talbot according to wit
nesscs had stepped from the rum
ming board OF his truck into another
truck operated by cyril Goslin. 80
OF 5ili Hamilton The accident oc-
cured at Washburn and lnterNalc.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-23
Made onicsslon

Nancerpool, IN a statement last
week 20 William II Bowling. tnicf
assistant prosecuting attorney. said
thar he had pul Inc body of Mrs
fluenu In Che sewer .aiier knock
ire 40 unconSeious by striking her
heul against The irame OF thr roui-
ci automobile they We're riding in.
he said that tie fight bad started
because he had refused 10 give her
the anio4ni OF money hc bad prone
is,d nor yandelpool former stH-
ileu OF Butler university lnlmnap-
oils hm IS VIA WORKER and
las boon lielrE in Detroit since 1850
Mrs. flrnec brought charge Of
rape against And~pool last Aa-
gust. charging That he had aitit-
ga h,rin tn automobile ai tic punt
of knife. She later Withdrew thr
charges.
Mrs Flaoucc disappeared OCT ~
llcr m-Mnd Charles Fhicuee ~.
ported hes disappearance TO police
three dsy- laieg ANA then withdrew
no ,omrlaut
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Britain Will Not Reverse Foreign Policy

UNDATED, July IT (4o) Brit ain and France, coordinating their military forces against the eventuality of a European war, extended their army staff talks to their two allies, Poland and Turkey.
 The new inspector general of British overseas forces, Major, General Sir Edmunds Ironside, left London for Warsaw for dis cussions with Polish authorities.
 French staff officers arranged talks with Turkish military ex- perts at Ankara for defense plans under the French Turkish pact. At the same time Secretary of War Hore Belisha and a number of high British officers started a tour of anti-aircraft defenses in northeast Engand in preparation for a mock raid by a hundred French planes, probably tomor- row. Air defenses were manned in numerous sectors.
 While Britain looked to it's home defenses, informed Tokyo sources are unanimous in pre- dieting the failure of the British and Japanese conferences on far eastern questions which embit- tered the relations between the two powers. Talks scheduled for today were postponed until Wed nesday to permit London time to reply to reports sent by British Ambassador Craigie on the first session Saturday.
 Premier Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain would not and could not" re- verse her foreign policy in the far East at "the demand of an- other power" The statement re- ferred to reports that Japan made such demands a condition at the opening of formal nego- tiations concerning the Japanese blockade of the British conces- sion at Tientsin.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Major George Made Q M For Army Constrution

FAIRBANKS, July IA (P) - Major F. M. George, of the Unit ed States Quartermaster staff at Washington said he received word of his appointment as con struction quartermaster for the army air construction works in Alaska.
 He will have charge of install ing the experimental army air sta tion here, surveys for which, are to begin next month.
 Major George came here with the party now touring Alaska under Colonel John c. H. Lee,
 He will return to Washington with the party after a survey trip to Bethel and Nome, expect ing to return here in August.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Polar Explorer Voices Need For Alaska Defense

WASHINGTON, July 15 (P) - Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic ex plorer said the United States should strengthen it's defenses in the far north. He said: ''It is very important that we hasten the de- velopment of Alaska in case of an attack on the United States. Alaska will be of vital import ance as a base for counter-attack. Secretary Seward knew it in '67 when we bought Alaska. He said it would dominate the Pacific but apparently we've forgotten"
 Stefansson is here conferring With government officials on Al aska problems.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Alaska Minerals Last Year Worth Over 2S Million

WASHINGTON, July 16 (P) - A la S k produced $28,607, 1000 worth of minerals last year, bringing its total metal produc- ton since 1880 to $7,707,S18, ,00O or more than 100 times the $7,200,00O the United States paid Russia for the rich territory.
 The 1898 total was one million six hundred and eighteen thou sand dollars more than that pro duced in 1887.
 Platinum production was more than 88 percent of the to- tai production of that metal in all preceding years. The figures were reported by the geological survey of the Interior Depart ment.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Flying From Seat tie to Anchorage In Six Hours

SEATTLE, July IT (E) - Ken meth Neese, Alaskan flier, left Boe ing Field at Ill am. on a pro- jected six hour flight to Anchor age in a new plane bought from the Los Angeles Commercial Ser vice.
 He is accompanied by Mrs. Neese, his daughter Betty, aged 12, and his wife's sister, Mrs. Dor othy Hammerstein of Santa Ana, California.
 They flew north from Los An geles yesterday in 6 hours 35 minutes with a cargo including corn on the cob, celery, Persian melons, and green beans.
 Anchorage is to welcome Neese with a special air show. All planes will fly in formation while the Neeses in their new machine, a Beechcraft will fly in circles about them s.--zss
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Mysterious Nazi Military Trucks Enter Danzig

DANZIG, July IT 4F) - Forty military supply trucks from East Prussia entered Danzig tonight dispensing with unknown destin- ations and with contents un- known.
 Their arrival coincides with the return from Germany of Albert Forster, Nazi district lead CT who hurried to his residence without commenting on the re- ports that he received from Hit Ter a definite plan for the an nexation to Germany.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Pioneer Dies

MIAMI BEACH, July 15 (P)- Carl G. Fisher, aged 65, pioneer developer of Miami Beach and one of the original promoters of the Indianapolis Speedway, died here. He also became an auto mobile race driver when he organ ized the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the American prov ing ground.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Soviet Planes Bombing Raids

SINKING, Manchoukuo, July IT (P)--Eight Soviet war planes attacked the railway center o1 Halunarshan, the fourth such g raid within a week.
 The invading planes dropped several dozen bombs, destroying four railway cars and the post office building, wounding four persons. Halunarshan is in north western Manchoukuo, about 125 miles from the outer Mongoliar border.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Attempting Hour Flight Seattle to Anchorage
Army Planes
 Arrive Sunday Depart Today

Two army amphibian planes, RIO and R-71, under command of Colonel John C H. Lee of the Engineering Corps arrived Nome about 200 pm. Sunday from Bethel, on the KuskokWim River.
 The planes were met at the air port by a large number of auto mobiles, and the fifteen men aboard brought to town. Early plans called for return to Fair banks late Sunday, but changes were made and the officers de- cided to remain over at Nome, carrying out various survey works.
 On the flight with Col. Lee on leaving Seattle were Major P. M. Cornell, crack Mitchell Field pi- lot who piloted the two Colonel Johnsons of the Department of War and Commerce to Alaska last year, It. H. L. Smith, met -eorologist; Capt. w. A. Merrick, navigator. who was also aboard the Col. Johnson plane; Cadet John Lee, Jr., son of Col. Lee, who is on furlough from West Point Academy and serving as recorder; Crew Chief Sergent W. Lispcomb, and Private John w. Fox, radio operator.
 Aboard the second plane was Commanding Officer Major New ton Longfellow, from Hamilton Field, San Francisco; Major Dale Gaffney, Major E. M. George, Capt. C. w. Gibson, photograph ic survey officer and It. T. T. Handy. Also End It. Allan Horn ing, Staff Sergeant Afford, Ser geant Mitson and Corporal Krause.
 One ship is from the East Coast and the other ship is from Hamilton field, the only Army amphibian on the Pacific Coast.
 The flight from Ketchikan to Seattle was made in approximat- ely four hours, and the flight from Ketchikan to Juneau in about two hours.
 The itinerary of the Army En gineeers' flight included survey of War Department work, prin- cipally in harbor work and flood control projects at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Wrangell Narrows, Ju neau small boat harbor and Gas tineau Channel project, Sitka harbor work, Valdez boat harbor Seward flood control work on Lowell Creek, Kodiak harbor inn provement, Unalaska h harborI work at Iliuluk, Bethel flood lon- trol work at request of Governor Troy; Nome jetty project and Fairbanks flood control and air base survey.
 The planes have already com pleted flights from Anchorage to the westward along the Aleut- ian Islands, Bristol Bay, into Fair banks, and tour down the Kus- kokwim River to Bethel and into Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
NOTICE

Now is the time to look over your job printing needs for the spring and summer. The Mug get Office will be glad to consult with you as to your wants and prices on same.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Eng. Conscripts 34,OOO Youths in First Draft

LONDON, July Is tP) - 34 thousand nilitiamen, handled as carefully as boys making their first trip to summer camps, re- ported for service in the first peace-time conscription in Brit ain in modern history.
 Some came to camp in linn cuisines and more on bicycles.
 All are aged 21, and represent the first group of more than 100000 men who will learn to shoulder arms by the end of the year. They were hailed as Brit aims insurance against war. Queen Mother Mary inspected the first arrivals.
 Save $200 by paying in ad- vance for your subscription.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17
Mine Disaster

PROVIDENCE, Ky, July r l40 The bodies of nine men were found deep in the Duvne coal mine by a rescue crew, rais ing to 23 the death toll from the explosion Friday night. The bodies of other victims were found Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-17

JUNEAU, July IT (P) - The Neeses landed here at 3.30 today and after gassing up resumed their flight. They expect to reach Anchorage tonight. They made one stop, at Prince George, while enroute.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

violations found America without re-
dress, because the agreements were
neither law nor treaty.
Followed the Exclusion Act of 1924
which Japan has vigorously combatted
as being insulting and discriminatory.
BY propaganda and subterfuge. Japan
seeks notification of the Exclusion Act.
japanese schools in Hawaii numbering
178 and educating Al ,l73 young American
Citizens, teach after public school hours
the language. culture and emperor wor-
ship OF Japan. Of the 7O5 teachers in
these schools, 416 are alien Japanese.
OF 103,948 American-born japanese in
Hawaii in 1884. two-thirds were regis
tered, according to imperial law with
the Japanese consul general as japanese
citizens; in other words, they are dual
citizens
California, with 1880 population of
48,979 American-born Japs, doubtless has
about the same ratio of Amerijap
Citizens"
The case against Japan is very COM
plete-
Lack OF space prohibits detailed facts
in letter like this, but proof of these
and many more charges are available.
America should keep wary eye to-
ward Asia, Asiatic Japan and Asiatic
Russia. From them may come our dan
ger, rather than from Europe
HUGHE c. WILLIAMS.
Bakersfield, Calf.
December 10.