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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
THE TEST
BY H. Irving King
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
By H. Irving King

It HE Hon. Roscoe Fielding had
u money; had been abroad; had
been IN congress; was respected by
the community and had a good di-
geStion. A well-conducted and duti-
full orphaned nephew lived with him
and acted as his secretary and gen.
eral factotum. A charming young
lady, daughter of a deceased friend,
and Roscoe's ward, was also an in
mate of his home and was devoted
to her guardian. His life glided
along smoothly and pleasantly and
yet he was not entirely happy. Ev-
cry mortal has a past of one sort or
another and the Hon. Roscoe was
no exception. The obstreperous
part of Fielding's past was that
which had to do with his marriage.
Hailed as a Glove match" it had
turned out most unhappily; and
though the woman in the case had
long been dead, the incident-for
after all it had been only an in
cident in the busy life of Roscoe
Flelding-had given a certain twist
to his mind which caused him to
doubt the existence of such a thing
as pure and disinterested love-the
kind the poets sing of and the ro-
mancers write about.
James Ripley and Florence Rat
cliff, his nephew and his ward,
were, however, absolutely sure that
the poets and the romance writer's
were correct. So, after talking the
matter over in the manner GUS
tomary with young people in a SINH
lar situation, James went to his
uncle and told him he and Florence
were in love with each other and,
therefore and consequently, wanted
to be married.
"Nonsense!" cried the pessimistic
uncle, tits propinquity, not love,
that is the matter with you two. 1
suppose that, sooner or later, you
are bound to get married. But
marry like a reasonable being. Pick
out a girl with money, a good dis
position, and ambition and worldly
knowledge enough to assist you in
making a career for yourself"
HE old man then delivered a SER
= mon to Florence upon the text of
the absurdity Of marrying for love
and intimated that she could do
James an irreparable injury by mar
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
IDA HALL Mccoy PASSES
Continued from Page u

the church life of the community and
was organist of the First Baptist
Church.
For the past 81 years her home has
been in Durham, N. Carolina. Here
again she was active in the church
life of this community being a mem
Der of the White Rock Baptist Church.
After many months illness, Mrs.
Mccoy passed away on Wednesday
morning, September 20, 1889, at the
home of her brother, Dr. John B. Hall
of this city. Services were held
Thursday afternoon, Sept. 81 at the
Norris G. Davis Chapel. Rev. S. L.
Laviscount, pastor of St. Mark Church
officiated. The body was then taken
to Durham, N. c., accompanied by DR..
j. Hall, for buriel. She leave to mourn
their loss a devoted husband, loving
brother and a nephew, and a host of
friends both in Boston and her home
town.
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TO DISCUSS UNEMPLOYMENT
Continued from Page u

necticut. Delegates to the conference
have been named by the Governors
and outstanding individuals in the
fields of industry, labor, and civic life
in the New England area will serve
on the program as special speakers
and discussion leaders.
Other Statewide conferences are
being developed under the direction
of Lieut.. Oxley, in Ohio, Illinois, Mich
igan, Texas, New York, Arkansas,
Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Mis-
souri,, South Carolina, Tennessee and
California. These conferences have
for their purpose the focusing of at
tention on the problem of the colored
worker.
The State House Conference will
feature papers and discussions by Dud-
ley Harmon, Seaton Manning, w. V.
Mueller, Miss Catherine Hardwick,
Maj. L. J. Maloney, Mrs. Lila T.
Alexander, Morris B. Taylor, Richard
H. Walker, Edward H. Goen, A. X.
Robinson, Maj Harvey w. Wilson,
Julian D. Steele, T. J. Bride, Prof.
James Bucklin, Matthew W. Bullock,
VIM. Connolly, Irving 7. Dorch, Hon.
W. F. Downey, J. W. Hook, Miss
Alice W. Hunt, Louis KRISTEN, Joseph
S. Mitchell, A. w Napier, DR.. S. Fl.
Shchter, Mrs A. L. Wilder, John Will
Hams and others.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
PURELY PERSONAL

AS all of my reading customers"
might know I'm a great admirer of
feminine pulchritude, and have a
ready response to sex appeal; rather
favorable to the ladies, yet | have
been unable to possess that beautifully
charmed wife that so many of you
boys adore. It's not altogether my
own fault as | am a victim of circum-
stances-I can't find mate that is
not jealous, and my love is too deep
for con-coms; I'm too serious for
fickles. All this is to say that Pm
having some new experiences in Frisco
and Honolulu.
Visiting in Chinatown, the other
eve, met sweet lii Chinese girl,
Cher name was Mae Ling,) at the
Jade Palace, 342 Grant Avenue, in
Frisco; here's her description, born in
Frisco in 1920, about feet, dainty 16
size; well educated. She told me to
tell you readers: "The Jade Palace is
the most distinctive cocktail lounge,
with its many fine paintings, embroi-
dered and cork pictures. We have a
Shanghai Room that is beautiful
setting taken from the Lost Horizon.
/ have visited many domains in this
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23

again.
The Detroit Destroyer, from the
first round on, never once ceased fol
lowing his opponent about the ring,
throwing deadly lefts and rights into
body and face, knocking out Pastors
rubber mouthpiece in the 9TH canto.
Pastor showed spurts in the 9th, 9TH
and 9th sessions when he hit the cham
pion with fast left iabs to the face,
followed by rights to the mouth and
jaw. Joe, with his shoulder hoisted,
caught Pastor with wicked rights to
the jaw in the 10th.
Coming out for the 18th round, Pas
tor threw a light left into Louis face,
but the latter, apparently deciding now
to terminate hostilities, brushed it
aside and shot a jolting left hook to
the chin, following up with a right
upper cut and with another left hook
sent his pponent crashing to the can
vas. At the count of seven, the pros
trate challenger, failing in his attempt
to rise, rolled over on his back and was
out of the picture. Louis had won
after 80 seconds of the 18th round.
1t was a clean fight, the commenta-
tors emphasizing this fact throughout
the bout. Louis will now rest till his
return engagement next year with
TONY GalentO.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
JOE LOUIS KAYOS
PASTOR in 11h ROUND

DETROIT, Mich-Joe Louis, in a
home town ring for the first time since
he won the world heavyweight title,
dealt out enough of his famous sleep
ing potion to retain his crown in a
convincing fashion here Wednesday
night when the challenger Bob Pastor
was knocked out in the eleventh round
Of a scheduled 2O-round bout.
The champion was a 6 to l choice to
win, in his encounter with an opponent
who had back-pedaled his way in their
first meeting, turning in a neat per-
Torrance, heaving his two lethal wea-
pons at a fast moving target and
flooring him six times during one of
the iveliest heavyweight contests in
ring history.
Pastor was down three times in the
first chapter for the counts of nine,
four and nine. The Brown Bomber
threw his million dollar "chiller," a
right-hand punch, in the second SEES
sion. The game New Yorker returned
n the third to throw a few Pickering
eft jabs and weak rights Louis
opened a cut over Pastors left orb
with a spearing right-hook in the 4th.
In the 9TH, the former grid star de-
'ided to slug it out with the Bomber
but soon changed his mind about that
tactic and got on the famous old bike
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
ROOSEVELT TO END ARMY.
AND NAVY J. GROW
Continued from Page u

Is rife in every branch of the armed
forces of our government-army, navy,
aviation, the marine corps, and every
other department. Even in the con-
structiOn of ships for our Merchant
Marine there is gross discrimination
against qualified colored workers.
Repeated pleas to correct these
evils have in times of pease been I'M
awaiting. But now in time of ma
tiOnal and world crisis the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, on behalf of twelve
millions of colored Americans and
many fairminded white Americans,
makes this appeal to you as comman-
der-ln-chief Of the armed forces of the
United States government: We urge
YOU to use the utmost powers of your
high office to remove the barriers to
full participation by qualified colored
citizens in every branch of the defense
forces of the government. To this end
we ask you to appoint a commission,
the membership to be made up of white
and colored citizens, to make a thor
ough Investigation of the nature and
extent of racial discrimination now
existing in the armed forces. We sug-
gest that this commission be invited to
make recommendation for the removal
as speedily as is possible and as is con-
sistent with national welfare of all bar
riers to full participation of all citi-
zens in this important function of our
national welfare without regard to race
or creed or color"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
HA RLE IA
Grace Capitol of the Nation"
By FLOYD G. SNELSON
n +
DEEP SEA BLUES
By FLOYD g. SNELSON

DEEP SEA BLUES
That might be a good title for your
next song, Mr.. Handy; but we have
no blues on this ship. Thank for the
letter from my good friend w. C.
Handy, the "father of the Blues" in
York. He was all smiles over the Elks
Convention, the coming of the Beale
Street Girls, and the big parade when
h. rode ahead of the delegation with
a banner reading "Beale Street Where
the Blues Began"
They saw the N. Y. Worlds Fair
and the Mayor of Beale Street met the
Mayor of Harlem, and they all had a
BIG night at the Cotton Club to ton
things off Mr.. Handy tells me a good
one: 81 was standing at a bar the
other night and a mutual friend says:
Amt it too bad about SneIson?" |
asked in surprise, 'What?' He ans
2ared: Haven't you heard about it p
inquired, is he dead? He said Yes.
I said, When did that happen?' He
aid, He sailed the other day, and
you know that boats going to sink,
he may be dead by this time"
Well, Mr.. Handy and you folks back
in the us, l am much alive and bask-
ing in the radiant sunshine of Homo
lula, Hawaiian Islands, way out in the
blue Pacific.
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SHORT SHORT
STORY
Complete in This Issue

rying him. This last argument so i'm
pressed Florence that when James
proposed that they go off and get
married at once, the Hon. Roscoe
Notwithstanding, she tearfully but
firmly negatived the proposal. Field
ing watched the two young people
closely for awhile and then began to
have misgivings. Il wonder" he
thought, eff there is the possibility
of such thing as a successful love
match, after ALL"
Two months later the Hon. Roscoe
Fielding died After the funeral the
family lawyer" asked James and
Florence to call at his office. There
he showed them a will of the de-
ceased in which he divided his large
fortune evenly between his nephew
and his ward upon the condition
that they sign written agreement
not to marry each other. If they
refused to sign such an agreement,
or having signed it violated it, then
the fortune went to a research so
ciety and James and Florence were
left penniless.
LET the society have the money
and be hanged" said James. "For
my part l absolutely refuse to sign
any such agreement. You say the
same don't you, Florence?"
'No-o-o," faltered Florence tear
fully. "I'l sign. Guardian told
me I should ruin your prospects in
life if l married you-and l see now
that would. love you too well for
that"
What" cried James, "are you
going to let the prejudices of dead
man who happened to have been
unfortunate in not being able to dis
criminate between spurious love and
the real article, stand between us?
Or is it, perhpas your share of the
money you want?"
THE taunt brought Florence to her
4 feet with flashing eyes. James
Ripley" she cried, "you know very
well it isn't the money"
"Of course l do, old girl" laughed
James. ruin my career if you
married me did uncle say? You'll
ruin my life if you don't. We both
refuse the conditions of the will, sir.
Come on, Florence" She started to
follow her lover; but the lawyer
called them back.
"My instructions from my late
client were," said he, "that, in case
you agreed to the conditions of this
will / should burn this envelope I'M
opened. If you refused was to open
it." He took from a large envelope
a will signed two days after the one
he had read in which Fielding had
bequeathed his fortune to his nephew
and his ward Internationally.
"Poor, dear Mr.. Fielding" said
Florence, che sought to test the
reality of our love by mere money!
1t will stand harder tests than that
won't it James?"
"You bet" said James. And
through the years of their long
welded life it did-and stood them
successfully.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23

world, and one of the first things that
enters my mind, is look at the women
the men will come after; as they are
the body and soul of the metropolitan
population. After my chat with Mae
Ling, she revealed that she was born
IN Frisco, and was educated here, and
knew all the questions that were
given. We had a cocktail or two, and
she introduced me to her friends,
Mary Mammon, Daisy CHM and Sally,
other hostesses in this remarkable
resort.
Daisy CHM, another cute little wide
eyed Chinese maiden began to tell me
about the Dragon Head from the 1915
Worlds Fair, carved from gum-wood;
arch carved from camphor wood, and
gold-leaf 100 years old, imported from
China. Also, an embroidery picture
representing the eight Immortals
celebrating Toa Ze's birthday, and
murals of the founder of Toaism of
the summer palace of Picking. The
very educated little Chinese maiden
gave me the name of her saloon-the
PAGODA, literally means the "Tem-
pie of Heaven" This is the most
elaborate place that l found on Grant
Avenue. The picollos were as busy as
they are on Seventh Avenue in New
York. I played a few of my favorite
recordings: Fats Waller, Ella Fitz-
gerald, Jimmie Lunceford, etc. More
news next week-SNELSON.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
TREASURE ISLAND

-, The great showpIace, and site OF
Iile Golden Gate international Exposi-
GIon, IN the middle of San Francisco
bay; IS indeed, a gorgeous spectacle
lhe largest man-made artificial island
IN the world. Treasure Islands ga
acre garden is the most gigantic horti-
cultural exhibit ever conceived. Cali
I0rnla, noted for it's rare flowers
SHRUBS trees and tropical grasses
mas outdone itself in showing the
land. WI 'poV Vi Uhe
Although it does not compare with
me IN. sstupendOus New York Worlds
Ian I ar IN size and space, Treasure Island
mas exquisite beauty all it's own. in
nlght lighting, which is a colorful
maze OF hidden lights in trougbs
IIIuSIereo IN trees, buried under shrub
iE?eIy' AMID thousands of colored flood
m n5 including many pink, blue gold
anu green tiuorestent tubes with glow
t ND ordnance. Primary colors are in
ttIIL LII IN such skillful manner
L LilaC produce variegated pictures
11eyond. imagination. Manv beautiful
fountains are lighted in beautiful
co! Gl as in New York's Fair.
me me theme center of Treasure
island IS the "Cavalcade of the Cold
en- west, gigantic outdoor snec-
CacIe, -portrays four centuries Of west
inn United States history, dramatic
Paoie Sne white mans entry into the
so "cilic coast. A colored water
ouS 4o feet high, is a novel idea
$ fnu replaces a curtain across the 400
LOOT stage. Scenic effects are MONT.
i gu on wheeled platforms. and the
linking of the railroads from the 90 ct
anu west IS very similar to the sketch
carried out at the Railroads on par
aue at the New York Fair. in fact
~ IS almost replica, on smaller
Sew ea,e. Inc seating capacity, however
dions ii'och larger, and more commo-
o. The ET Gayway Area, takes the place
od New York's Amusement Area with
''1 T1 1un making schemes.
me lower of the Sun, the most i'm
, pGiStng structure of Treasure Island.
mTllght be compared to the New Vol,
99 90 1t is 400 feet high. equal to a
3o story building. A Al bell cariIIon
Is E special feature, loaned bv &c Grace l,lCtl
Oathedral of San Francisco Rolls
we weigh Oh II lbs. to 615 tons; controI Oiled
b by ao-k * keyboard in music room at
its m ian other very interesting exhib-
49, are 10 be seen on Treasure Island.
S SnaS space may not allow me to de,
in oo, mere out all in all there is much
worth seeing. OH o anu well
A. VISITED the Press Department in
, rne Administration Building, and was
most most courteously received, and nre-
sented with necessary press card. etc ;
Of otiI SO Tar, | may enjoy the pleasure
W. VIII Iei ii the only race newspaperman
possession. gu . III iiiS
"AG ~ DAY at TREASURE ISLAND
Although September 3 was set aside
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23

are used up rapidly in war" says the
1889 version of the mobilization plan.
"Armies and navies must not only be
we'll supplied initially but must be
maintained adequately and continu-
ously. -.
On addition, throughout the dura-
ton of war, the nation must continue
to provide all the material items upon
which the health and well-being of its
civilian population depend. War is no
longer simply battle between armed
forces in the field. :"
So, the draft plan adds, "The pro-
curement of men is to be accomplished
with the minimum of disturbance to
the economic and social structure of
the nation"
In the first call for draft, it is
estimated, 100000 men between the
ages of q and 80 would be registered.
They would be classified as:
l. Those Immediately available for
service.
2. Those whose service would be
deferred because of the Importance of
their jobs.
3. Those whose service would be
deferred because they had sole de-
pendents.
4. Those whose service would be
undesirable from obvious reasons,
such as bad health.
Of the 100000 registered, officials
estimate only 100000 would be left
in class 1. An undisclosed number
would be in class 2, men with vital
jobs.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
THE THEATRE

The W.P.A. seems to spell one Ian
guage. Rest or distress(?) For those
who are students" of the WPA Col
lege, here's tip from a Post Gradu-
ate OF that noble institution; Make
application to another College," as
the transfer and diploma are worth
the while.
"SWING MIKADO" ended very
successful engagement at the Geary
Theatre, here in Frisco, at Treasure
Island, as WPA Project but it came
to a sad end here as in New York
when private enterprise stepped in for
the Stakes"
The aforementioned cast of 125
folks who were wishing for a stage
career, was reduced to 70-and then
to the street, without a pay check.
The S. F. Chronicle, leading daily,
commented: "Mikado" was an I'M
usual entertainment and an instruc-
tive experiment in getting relief
clients off the tax rolls and onto their
own feet. 1t was funny enough to
overcome the handicap of the public
inclination to discount anything that
needs public subsidy to exist. The
experiment has proved that in this
one project at least WPA was a curse
rather than blessing to people who
could stand on their own once they
were launched" The paper goes fur
Their to say that the great talent pre-
scented in "Mikado" by the colored
actors would have been better spent
in commercial ventures, than keeping
themselves out of real jobs.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
SAN FRANCISCO

entering the Golden Gate of the
Pacific into San Francisco Bay was a
marvellous experience; of course, this
is not my first time, but it was a new
thrill The ocean was a bit choppv
with white caps foaming billowy on
all sides. The air was brisk and chilly
like a December day, but when we
reached the center of the Bay, the
weather changed so suddenly into a
warm sunshine that felt so good
Passing under the Golden Gate Bridge
we anchored for a short while before
docking at the Fort Mason ARMY
Base. The bridge span, high over us
was somewhat like our New York
bridges. Single-deck, it is the longest
highest single steel suspension span
bridge in the world; six auto lanes
6O feet wide, total length seven miles,
cost S35,OOO,000; highest towers in the
world, TAG feet, 191 feet taller than
Washington Monument; main span
4,20O feet, longest in the world. zoe
feet longer than N. Y.'s George Wash.
ington Bridge.
Speaking of bridges, the Frisco.
Oakland is the longest in the world;
do,qbIe-decked, 81a miles long e
miles over navigable water), with six
lanes for motor traffic, plus two
tracks for electric trains; cost $50.
100000. Alcatraz Island in the mid
9le OF the Bay is another important
aaEture, the site of the Federal Prison
nor Americas No. bad men, former
nome of Al CapOne.
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WYCHE CAMPAIGN
WELL UNDER WAY
Continued from Page y

Edna Black Associates. DR.. j. r.
Lesueur, of the 365 Club, a group of
Young leaders of Boston business and
civic men who made one of their orr
ginal aims the seating of a colored
candidate in the Council; Mr.. Lewis,
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars !;
Ralph Harper, businessman, active
worker in the Phi Beta Sigma frater-
nifty and also a member Of the 366
group; Edward Hardwick of the Rob
ert Gould Shaw House, who came to
represent the Fathers Club; Messrs.
Hough, Ingram and Morgan, of the
Colored Independent Voters League =;
Aubrey G. Gibson, founder of the
Young Colored Republican Club and
present executive of the United Re
publican Club of Ward Nine; Stephen
Douglass, another veteran and national
commander of the United Colored War
Veterans of America; Mamma Uinga,
supporter of the Teixiera, Nelson and
other past campaigns; Maurice Smith
Sec'y of the United Republican Club
and many others.
The women Of the ward were ade-
quately represented by Miss Edna
Black, of the Edna Black Associates
Mrs. LeSueur, representing the Futur-
ity Club, Mrs. Joseph Badgett, and
others.
The meeting began with an unusual
burst of enthusiasm for a ward cam
paign. Mr.. Gibson, commenting on it
later, said that he had seen several
campaigns for governor, mayor and
senator begun with less whole-hearted
determination. During a part of the
session Mr.. Wyche himself presided :;
he was followed by Mr.. Douglass and
Mr.. Gibson.
The gathering was given a tirst-hand
picture of several of the rival candi-
dates of Mr.. Wyche by club heads who
had been approached by them. One
told of the visit that a committee made
to a man who seeks the office, asking
help to secure buses to carry poor chill
dren on an outing. 81 have no time
for brats," this candidate said. An
other told of the persistent run around
that had been given by the incumbent
candidate, whose race for reelection
was confirmed Monday, and her even
tual refusal to grant the permission to
name a part of Madison Park after a
colored war hero.
Commenting on all of these, how
ever, Mr.. Wyche urged his listeners
not to pay too much attention to these
things, even though they were known to
be true. 81 only know that | must con-
slider myself, even now, the winner Of
the council race this year so that Ward
Nine can at last have a true representa-
tive upon whom the people can call
for all of these things and be sure Of
getting them"
A brief business session welded the
assembled Representatives into a per
manent campaign committee Of STRAIT
egy." This committee unanimously
elected Mr. Gibson manager of the
coming campaign, and will meet at
frequent intervals and help Mr.. Gibson
in the direction of the work of the
campaign. The committee also voted
to secure campaign headquarters this
week and to announce its opening with
in the next five days. Mr.. Douglass
was appointed secretary of the com
mittee of strategy by Mr.. Gibson.