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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
BOYD BABY DEAD

Maurice S. Boyd, Jr., 6s2 lyle
hart avenue, age l week, died at
Bethesda hospital, Wednesday, De-
cember IS. Funeral services were
held from the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice S. Boyd, ST.,
6s2 Iglehart avenue, Friday, De-
cember is. In addition to his par
ents, he is survived by a sister,
Janice. Interment was in Forest
cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
Forty Walters
Get Jobs Despite
Unfair Tactics

Following action by Local $50 of
the Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployees' Union, nearly forty wait
ers worked at the banquet given
by the Farmers Union on Thursday
of last week in the st. Paul Audi
forum in spite of an effort to make
the work available for white wait
resses only.
The banquet was served by the
Hotel Lowry and the management
of that establishment informed the
union that colored walters could not
be used, because the Farmers
group wanted white mattresses.
This was said to be in keeping with
a three-year-old request made by
the organization giving the ban
quet.
Leonard Johnson, business agent
of the labor union, insisted that the
crews shold at least be made I'D of
some colored walters since a num-
Der of them were ready to go to
work. Some of the local officials
of the Farmers Union stated that
they did not know anything about
request for white mattresses.
One member of the committee of
arrangements for the Farm organi-
cation, who was supposed to be
able to give some information on
the matter, could not be reached for
statement. Finally the matter
was settled by Mr.. johnson and a
mixed crew went to work.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
st. Paul Youth Is
Drummer With
Casino Orchestra

Charley Charleston, 1889 Sher-
burne avenue, is the featured drum
mer with Glad olinger's 1O-piece
society band featured nightly in
the Club Casino of the Hotel st.
Paul. Glad's band has been popu-
lar in the Twin Cities for the past
three years. Glad, playing the
tenor sax, his brother playing the
trumpet, and Charley at the drums,
make up a swing combination of
the Harlem type.
Charleston is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Charleston of the
Sherburne avenue address.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
EDWARD DOTY TO WASH
NGTON

Edward Byron Doty, well known
piano player, viii leave the city
the first of the year to make his
home in Washington, d. C. Mr..
DOty, who lives at TIT Iglehart
avenue, has worked in the Twin
Cities and in Minnesota for the
past 10 years as a pianist and or
chestra leader. For several years
he was the leader Of his own band.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
You'll Find What's Going On
Christmas Week in This News
paper.-Advt.
Household Holds
Annual Election
ANNUAL ELECTION OF
OFFICERS

The Household of Ruth No. 53S
held its annual election of officers,
Monday, December IS, at the Halle
Q. Brown Community House. Those
elected were: Lydia Jones, NJ. N. c.,
Della Williams, R. N. G., Ida Mae
Murphy, N. G., Carrie Lindsay, w.
R., Mary Wilson, P. M. N. G., Alice
King, Prelate, Birdie High, Treas
urer, Matte King, w. u, Myrtle
Harris, w. c., Corinda Gibson
Shepherd, Mary Thomas, R. S. S.,
Mabel Patrick, L. S. s., Frank
Branson, w. c., Alice Franklin,
chairman of the trustees, assisted
by Lola Hickman and Mary Hixon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
Rev. Wilson Is
Back from 32nd
Annual Meeting
~ 4sp

Rev. A. w. Wilson, pastor of the
Fourth Street Baptist Church OF
God in Christ, returned Dec. Is
from Memphis, Tenn, where he,
with seven other delegates, mo-
tored to attend the 32nd Annual
Convocation of the Churches Of
God in Christ.
Churches from all sections of the
country were represented by more
than 5000 delegates and friends.
Rev. Wilson for the eighth con-
secutive year was appointed to his
Minneapolis charge and assistant
State Overseer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22

ment on the old structure win be
A drive for $4,000 with VIII
possible will begin on January ~
under the direction of John H,
Myers, general chairman, and Ed
ward Salters, director Of divisions.
This occasion viii be the tenth an
nual meeting Of the House.
Among the highlights Of the
Christmas activities, which have
kept the house humming with en-
tertainment and will continue until
the New Year, are affairs ranging
from nursery school parties to a
concert featuring Christmas music
On Wednesday, nursery school
tots were given a party by Mrs.
Fred Morrissee and Mrs. w. F.
Aull, both members of the Halle
Q. Brown board of directors. The
Camp Fire Girls of st. Anthony
Park M. E. Church added spice to
the pre-holiday festivities by en-
pertaining the Blue Bird Girls
Club of the House on Tuesday.
Gifts were passed around and a
general spirit of good fellowship
marked the occasion.
One of the best programs for
the public will be the Christmas
Carol Concert by the Glee Club at
8 p. d. tonight friday. A spe-
cially built platform and new robes
for each member Of the group viii
add color to the event. A new
mems chorus viii be featured from
male voices in the club. The same
club will sing, in response to an
invitation, at the First National
Bank on Saturday, at 10 a. m.
Falling in line with the general
effort of the people of st. Paul to
make this the Christmas City of
the nation, the Mems Council,
headed by John Culver, president,
has been busy decorating the ex-
terror of the House with Christ
mas trees, electric lighting and
evergreen streamers. They viii also
do some work in decorating the in
side Of the House.
Events still to come are: the
Peerless Boys First Christmas, 8
p. m. on Saturday; Caroling by the
Glee Club, beginning midnight,
Sunday; Holiday Festival by the
Adult Groups, Wednesday at 8
p. m; the US Owl Girl Reserves
Christmas party, at 8 p. m. on
Thursday; and the Duluth vs..
Halle Q. Brown Basketball Game
and Dance, Friday at 8 p. m.
Other things which have already
taken place are: Elite Club Charity
Ball, Monday, Dec. IS; Dolls at
Tea, Dec. 10; Cubs Christmas
Tree, Dec. 20; presentation Of the
play, "Why the Chimes Rang" by
the N. Y. A. Players, Dec. 20;
Nursery Mothers Christmas Tree,
Junior Wide Awakes Party, and
the combination of the Twentieth
Century Girls, the Senior Wide
Awake Girls and the Basketball
Girls in a joint Christmas party
all on Dec. q; and at the Neigh
borhood House the party Of the
Willing Workers Club Of the River
view District.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
June Hawkins Is
Guest Artist

June Hawkins, Minneapolis So
pranO, sang as guest artist at a
recital of the student section Of
st. Paul's famous Shubert Club on
Dec. 10. The recital was held in
the Parish House Of the Presby-
terrain Church's House of Good
Hope.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
Messiah Date Is
Changed to Dec. 81,
New Years Eve

Due TO popular demand Of music
lovers of the Twin Cities, Handles
Messiah" set for presentation by
st. Peter A. M. E. church choir on
Christmas Eve, will be presented
instead Sunday evening, December
81, on New Years Eve at 4 p. m.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22

Choir Meets: The Independent
Gospel Singers held their regular
meeting Monday evening, at the
residence of the directress, Miss
Essie R. Mason. The evening was
spent in preparing bags, filed with
nuts, candy, oranges and apples,
These were distributed to the kid
dies by Mr.. Earl Sims and Mr.. Sam
o. Harris, acting as Santa Claus.
Refreshments were served the
workers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
Pilgrim Choir
Presents Cantata
Sunday at 5 P. M,

The Senior Choir of Pilgrim
Baptist Church, St. Paul, will be
presented in a Cantata ''The Story
of Bethlehem" by William r,
Spence, Sunday, December "a, from
5 to 6 p. m.
Soloists will be Harriet LOOMS
Oliver, Matte Rhodes, Mark Gibbs
and Elmer Harris.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
Use Your
PhOne!!!

Two phones are available for use
of reader advertisers Of this paper.
The numbers are Midway SS4O
or Bridgeport 1896. Cali them for
any service in our line.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22

Rev. L. w. Harris. pastor of Pill
grim Baptist church, st. Paul, en-
tered Ancker Hospital last week
with slight illness. He is ex-
pected to be out by Christmas.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
JIMMY BELL SLIGHTLY ILL

Jimmy Bell, popular manager Of
Bells Cafe, Minneapolis restaurant
and recreation place, is indispOsed
at his home, 2712 Clinton. He is
the victim Of severe cold.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
Halle @. Brown Prepares
To Hold Last Christmas
In Crowded Quarters

breaking Halle Brown Community House
celebration of the Yule and this weeks Christmas
parties will the last time Sanas mmnt viii have fit into
crowded quarters the building and the improve
the old structure will be finished
$4,000 with which make this building program
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22
FRANK PEOPLES TO
HOSPITAL

1t is reported that Frank Peo-
pies, real estate man, 22O1 Fifth
avenue south, win enter a hospital
this weekend for an operation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-22

Let's Start Smiling This
Christmas and Not Stop |
Before Next
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Greeting-to- Royalty Argument
SINNERS Down to d Hundshuke

, House. At the British Embassy, bows
and curtsies will be . matter of
choice.
At a Danish Legation reception
last Sunday for the Danish Crown
Prince and Princess, some omcials
wives curtsied. Others did not.
The State Department steadfastly
has refused to play Emily Post for
the American public on royal
etiquette. Protocol experts take the
attitude that they have no more
business debating how people should
behave than they have telling them
what to wear.
As q result, most omcials plan to
follow American customs. The
largest group to be presented VIII
be those invited to the White House
musicale after q state dinner Tor
about 100 guests June Q. Others VIII
be introduced at Union Station, At
Niagara Falls, at New York, ana
possibly at Mount Vernon or Arling-
ton Cemetery.
A few distinguished guests WILL be
singled out for introductions to the
royal couple at the British Embassy
garden party for 1900 persons. The
King and queen will walk through
the garden once or twice during the
afternoon, but viii have their tea
With . small Eoup % tho vsrands.
Evening star., 1939-05-12

The Board of Library Trustees
yesterday unanimously reelected
DR.. George F. Bowerman District
librarian.
DR.. BoWerman has been librarian
for the past IS years. Last Septem-
ber he reached the retirement age
of 70 but was granted one-year
extension by President Roosevelt.
The Commissioners are prepared
to ask another extension when this
present year terminates in the fall,
giving as their reason the need for
his experience in drawing up plans
for the proposed new public library.
In reappointing him, the trustees
said that during his IS years of serv-
ice DR.. Bowerman had enlarged and
improved the facilities in number
and circulation of books. He had
established large system of branch
libraries, the board said, and has
made the library system an "efflci-
ent education agency" The library
last year had a circulation of some
100000 books, it was stated. In 1904,
the year DR.. BoWerman was ap-
pointed, the circulation was about
276.OO0.
DR.. Bowerman is a native of New
York. He belongs to a number of
civic and educational organizations
here.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Veteran A. P. Man
To Report Tour
Of King and Queen
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Frank
H. King, veteran Associated
Press writer who spent 20 years
reporting foreign news events,
arrived in Quebec, Canada,
today for his month-long as
signment with King George and
Queen Elizabeth.
He will accompany the royal
party throughout their prece-
dent breaking visit to CanadA
and the United States.
Mr.. King spent close to 18
years In the London Bureau of
the Associated Press.
Augmenting Mr.. Kings COW
erage of the visit through Que
bee, Montreal, Ottawa, to To-
ronto, through Winnipeg to
Vancouver and Victoria and the
return trip through Edmonton,
Windsor. to Washington, New
York and Hyde Park before
their departure from Halifax
June IS, will be the combined
stats of the Canadian Press
and the Associated Press in
various cities and during the
numerous ceremonies.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
BY the Associated Press.

The minute fraction of the Ma
tons population which actually will
meet the King and Queen of Great
Britain here next month is getting
ready for good old American hand
shakes.
For weeks these men and women
have been batted back and forth
between the curtsy-or- don't, bow-or-
faint schools of thought. The final
consensus is that, being Americans
they will act as Americans usually
do at White House and other formal
functions.
OfIicials point out that President
and Mrs. Roosevelt will be standing
in line with the King and Queen
when most of their big moments
come. And Americans have been
shaking their Presidents hands for
years. Some bow slightly; others
don't.
Not many men want to appear
ludicrous by saying ''how-do-you-do'
to the President, then bowing low
and backing of from the King and
Queen, only to walk forward again
for Mrs. iReosevelt's handshake.
The best guess here is that very
few women-except the wives OF
foreign diplomats and Enslish cit.
izens-wil curtsy ct the White
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Making Punishment
End in Itself Held
Criminal Law Defect
Institute Plans Study
Aimed to Improve
Court Conditions

The underlying defect in the Ma
tion's criminal law system, the 18th
annual assembly of the American
Law Institute was advised by its Ad.
visory Committee today, is the "sys-
tenn of making punishment an end
in itself rather than one Of the
means to the real end, which is the
protection Of society"
Speaking for the committee, DR..
William Draper Lewis of Philadel-
phia, director of the institute, an
nounced plans for two-year study
of criminal law as it affects persons
between 16 and 81 years of age, with
the idea Of improving existing GRIM
inal court conditions.
Frequently, according to the COM
mittee's report, "the convicted per.
son is punished according to the de-
gree of abhorrence with which the
community regards the act he had
done. Punishment fits the crime
not the criminal. With expira-
ton of his term the prisoner, though
perhaps.known to be dangerous, Is
released to prey again on society:
while often a prisoner recognized as
practically certain not to commit an
other crime is kept in Jail at the
public expense until he has, by COM
pleting his term, paid his debt to
society"
Morning and afternoon sessions
today at the Mayfower Hotel were
devoted to consideration of restate-
ment Of Torts. Women here with
the 750 attorneys, judges and teach
ers of law attending the meeting
were to be guests of Mrs. Roosevelt
at White House reception at 4pm.
AT the annual banquet tonight at
7:30 O'Clock, speakers will be John
Lord OBrian of Buffalo, former spe-
clal assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral OF the United States and now
special counsel for the Tennesses
Valley Authority, and Edmund M
Morgan, professor of evidence at
Harvard Law School.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Roosevelt Leaves Todoy
For Weekend Cruise

President Roosevelt will leave
Washington late today for a cruise
over the week end aboard the
presidential yacht Potomac. The
President will be accompanied BY a
small party of friends and will
spend most of the time on the lower
Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay.
In announcing the plan at his press
conference Mr.. Roosevelt said he
expected to be back at the White
House Sunday night.
With the President will be So
hcitor General Jackson and Mrs.
jackson. Brig. Gen Edwin M. Wat
son OF the White House secretariat,
and Mrs. Watson: Capt. Daniel CAL
laghan, White House Naval aide,
and Miss Marguerite lie Hand, the
Presidents private secretary.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
French Deputies
Vote Confidence in
Premier Da|adier
Foreign and Domestic
Policies Approved,
800 to 220
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 12.-The Chamber Of
Deputies tonight voted confidence
in the foreign and domestic policies
of Premier Daladier. The unofficial
count was 800 to 220.
The vote came after the Premier,
in a dramatic speech, insisted that
Frances present strong foreign pol
icy of opposition to the authorita-
rian states would have been impos-
sible without his domestic policy Of
putting France back to work"
NJ Daladier's victory ended a two
day foreign affairs debate set off
yesterday when the Premier declared
France would continue building al
liances and increasing her armed
forces as long as her neignbors
maintained massive mobilizations." !"
Seek to Separate Votes.
Both the Socialists and Commu-
nists attempted to separate the vote
on foreign policy from that on in
ternal affairs.
The two major left wing parties
voted solidly against the government
when M. Daladier refused to accept
this arrangement although Ex-
premier Leon Blum, the Socialist
leader, declared his party would
have voted for the government on
q motion of confidence in its foreign
policy alone.
The vote OF confidence was on a
technical Radical-Sociaist motion
to proceed with the chambers sched-
uled business. 1t read:
The chamber, approving the dec
larations of the government in it.
rejecting all additions, passes to the
order Of the day"
Statement Cheers France.
Many Frenchmen were cheered by
NJ. Daladier's statement to the Cham
Der yesterday that Great Britain.
France and Russia realized the ne
cessity of mutual protection in the
present negotiations. which observers
noted as his first heavy emphasis
on the need for Soviet aid. Many
believed his confidence was based on
indications British Prime Minister
Chamberlain was prepared shortly
to reach an agreement with Moscow
Congratulations poured in on the
Premier. From the colonies came
fluctuations aroused by his refer
ences to the Russian negotiations
and his statement that French policy
covers the whole empire, which were
interpreted as meaning that France
does not intend to take the initia-
tive in opening talks with Italy over
Fascist agitation for parts of French
territory in Africa.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
World Aiming Cost
Is Billion Monthly,
Says World Bank
Burden Threatening to
Increase Even More,
Says Institution
BY the Associated Press.

bS lie hSSOSidIcu IicSo
BASEL, May 12-The Bank for
International Settlements estimated
today that the world is spending
81 .OOo, 100000 a month on arma-
ments.
Based on statistics which the bank
said were incomplete but neverthe
less showed the trend of defense
expenditures. a resume said the to-
tai cost of war implements during
1888 was six times that of 1928.
British Spend S2,94s, ,4ee, 900.
Citing Great Britains 1939-1940
defense budget of at least 1880 ,00O,-
900 currently about s2,948, 400 ,00O)
the bank said that it represented
approximately IA per cent of the
national income.
Similar proportions are found in
some other countries as we'll" the
banks analysis said, land give an
indication of the exceptional mag
nitude of current ornaments ex-
penditures.
Moreover, the burden threatens
to be higher because one aspect of
present ornaments is the rising
amount required for maintenance
and requirements, modern materials
-airplanes, guns and ships-being
very expensive, while in addition,
running costs are high and much
of the material soon becomes obso-
lete."
Fundamental Problems Raised.
The bank said mounting defense
expenditures also are becoming a
predominant influence in every
sphere of economic life and raise
problems of a fundamental nature
which must be faced in all countries,
whatever their political or economic
orientation.
THE same problems are present
everywhere and it depends on the
stage of development whether they
make themselves felt as present
difficulties or in the future"
Evening star., 1939-05-12
All A Fishermen
Of 5unken Vessels
Are Accounted For
One Sailor Lost Life
In Crash of Schooners
100 Miles at Sea

YARMOUTH, Nova Scotia, May II
canadian Press .-A All 48 men
aboard the New England fishing
schooners Isabelle Parker and Edith
C. Rose, which foundered early We'd
nesday after colliding in dense fog,
were believed accounted for at noon
today.
One of the number was dead
Thirty-three men were picked up
by coastal and fishing vessels and
brought to Yarmouth after hours of
rowing toward the coast in open
dories. Three men were safe at
Jonesport, Me, and IL others were
reported to be on their way to Var
mouth by bus after reaching the
coast safely.
Frank Nickerson, 81, died aboard
the schooner Isabelle Parker short
ly after she collided in a dense fog
with the Gloucester schooner Edith
c. Rose. 1t was believe he died of a
heart attack.
His body was brought ashore in
one of the dories which the fisher
men rowed for hours until sighted
by rescuers near the coast.
Among those who reached Var
mouth today were Capt. Albert
Hines of the Edith c. Rose and
his son Ted.
The survivors rowed in open
dories at least 80 miles before they
were sighted by other fishermen
who brought them to the Nova
Scotia coast on the Bay of Fundy.
Without food or water, they rowed
long hours, some of them 48, others
30 before they were rescued
The "a who reached Yarmouth
today were aboard the steamer
Keith Cam. Three fishermen had
picked them up late last night and
landed them on the Digby coast
All the survivors are expected to
leave for Boston tonight.
Capt. Hines said he was asleep
when the collision occurred.
when I got out I saw we were
sinking fast. The bow was partly
under water" he said.
Some of the men were trying to
lower dory. One got away and
about Is men tried to get in it, but
they all couldn't and some were
forced into the water"
Four men were trapped below
decks by the collision, but were able
to get free when the Isabelle Parker
backed away.
lie Blanc edmund lie Blanc of
Wakefield, Mass) was pinned in his
bunk, but We got him out all right"
Capt. Hines said. Il really didn't
think all the men would get on.
When they did, I put on a hfebelt,
and after Ted jumped overheard, I
followed.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Sculptor Asks Court
To Help Find Stotue
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Sculpto1
Louis Slobodkin appealed to the
State Supreme Court yesterday tc
help him find the Abraham Lincoln
statue he made for the Govern
ment's New York Worlds Fair dis.
play
Four days before the fair opened
he said, the statue was in place ir
the fountain in front of the million
dollar Federal Building; when the
fair opened, it was gone.
Federal officials explained that 1,
was deemed not suitable.
Announcing his intention of suing
the Governments Fair Commission
Mr.. Slobodkin obtained an order
from Justice Samuel Rosenman fol-
the commissioners to show cause
Tuesday why they shouldn't reveal
what happened to the statue.
Both the Architectural League OF
New York and the National Sculp.
ture Society issued statements de-
ploring the removal of the statue.
Evening star., 1939-05-12
Cargo Lies Untouched
In Portland Dock Strike
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg. May l2.-Careo
remained untouched on Portland
docks today, the second of the port
closure ordered by the Water Front
Employers Association after long
shoremen refused to load the
frelghter William Luckenbach.
A day-long arbitration conference,
yesterday failed to break the dead.
lock. 1t will be continued today with
Samuel H. Weinstein, arbiter, pre-.
siding.
Seven ships were affected by the
tle-up. Two more were due TODAY
Several vessels departed after the
closure with part-cargoes. Others
with holds only partially unloaded
A number of freighters were diverted
to other ports.
The tie-up followed a weeks un.
successful effort to force c. I. O
dockmen to load the Luckenbach
which was picketed by the c. 1. O.
Maritime Office Workers Union
until a court restraining order was
issued.