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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23

cultural classes for children from
two to ten years of age, thereby
preventing delinquency rather than
correcting it.
We hope soon to establish lectures
open to friends so that a wider
number OF parents may be reached
and families with young children
greater opportunity to center
their interests and really know
each other. New members will join
with the group and automatically,
the personnel will change but the
aims and standards set up by the
founders and original sponsors will
always be maintained.
To this end we solicit every civic
minded person in Detroit to help
Peter Pan Nursery in this worthy
undertaking and to support its sub
scription campaign which closes
Sept. 81 at the Mayfair ballroom.
This will help make it possible for
more children to attend the Peter
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
PROMINENT
CHI ATTY.
TO SPEAK
Will Emphasize Job Cam
paign And Value Of
The Vote

Atty. Archibald J. Carey Jr- of
Chicago, H., will speak at Ebenezer
A.M.E. church, Willis at Brush
street, Sunday, Sept "a at BIS pm.
The attorney is being presented
under the auspices OF the Detroit
Civic Rights committee, Snow F.
Grissby, chairman. and will speak
from the subject Some Enemies
That Ought to be Made
According to reports the commit
tee has created job opportunities
and placed directly and indirectly
enough Negroes on jobs that had
not been open to them before that
their combined salaries total SIPS 900
per year
In its recently waged battle
against the Detroit Edison company.
the committee reports its results
was onetjob. Sundays meeting will
initiate a new move against the
Company in n-effort to gain a
more reasonable percentage OF en-
ployment,
The Civic Rights committee is also
continuing its battle for Jobs against
The Poard Of Education which de-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23

So highly is the cooperative fea-
ture now held, that it will be guard
ed as one OF the most significant
policies to keep alive the nursery
and in making it one OF the most
worthwhile. With this belief the
property at 63l9 Colfax avenue is
being comparatively purchased and
has incorporated under the laws Of
this state as a charitable institu-
ton.
The charter provides that IL at
any time in the future the organ
ization should be dissolved after
liquidation OF its Indebtedness,
whatever property il owns will be
given TO some charitable organi-
zatioa.
Our Goal
It is-tA desire of this organiza-
ton to not only provide for nurs-
cry school children but to make
the Peter Pan Nursery children's
center and provide recreation and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
Functions OfNursery
School Explained

sponsors.
The board OF directors is eempos-
ed OF representatives of the moth
ers and women from social, civic
and fraternal groups, The duties OF
this board are to assist in shaping
the policies OF the instructors as
whole; to meet new issues as they
arise; 10 sponsor financial drives
and in short to be responsible for
me school.
The advisory board is composed
of persons thoroughly acquainted
with nursery school education, med
ical service, legal advice and re-
lated social problems.
Co-sponsors are groups OF per-
sons interested in seeing the pro-
ject through and giving financial
aid, furnishing equipment and
sponsoring scholarships for under
privileged children, ct cetera.
All OF these men and women give
OF their time without compensation
10 see that the school is well es-
tablished. They are enthusiastic in
reporting the growth they see in
the children and have a firm belief
in the integrity OF the project as
a progressive factor in human re-
lations.
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threatening him if he told Judge
Skillman about the beating.
Denies Falling From Chair
According to Robertson he was ar
rested just outside Recorders Judge
Skillmans courtroom on July II,
taken to Garfield station and while
IN the detectives room on the sec
ond floor assaulted by the two de-
tectives. Robertson under question
ing by defense counsel Tom Chawke
denied ever being seated in chair
in the room or of falling and injur-
ing himself on the Dashboard.
Robertson was emphatic in stating
that he was never at any time seated
IN a chair in the detectives room in
the custody of Jones and Conaster.
He didn't have time to sit down be-
fore he was assaulted, Robertson
stated.
Questioned by assistant prosecutor
John X. Graham concerning a state
ment made TO the court that he had
been shot five times when about six
teen years old. Robertson denied tel
ing anyone that he had been shot
and was subject 10 fainting spells,
which might have caused him to fall
upstairs in the detectives room.
Robertson also denied ever being
questioned about an alleged larceny
by trickery charge on the complaint
Of woman who, according to police,
| had identified him as one OF two
men flim-flamming her out OF 500
on last July 10.
Patrolman Raymond Morris testi-
field that he had seen Frank Rober-
son slip from a chair and fall, strik-
ing his head while in the detectives
room with Conaster and Jones. Four
other officers called 10 the stand
Monday testified they had not seen
the accused officers strike Robcr-
son.
The superintendent OF buildings
stated that the second floor Of the
Garfield station was highly polished
-on July Il and that he was told
detective had slipped and fallen on
the same day, But denied having
heard Robertson had slipped back
wards from a chair upstairs in the
detectives room and injured him
self
Judge Skillman Testifies
Testifying for the prosecution
Judge W. Mckay Skillman of Re-
corders court testified that he had
seen Robertson in his courtroom on
July II and that when he saw Rob-
erson the next day his left eye was
discolored, bandage was just above
it and bruised leg.
Testifying to the nature and ex-
tent Of Roberson's injuries allegedly
received the hands OF the two
I accused police officers. DR.. ]. B.
Green, home physician at Trinity
hospital, told the court, Robertson
had a laceration over the left eye
with three stitches. and another
stitch below the same eye. three or
four small bruises on the chest, and
/ a Iaceration OF the right leg. The
doctor revealed from records that
ne had treated Robertson on sever
al occasions, cleansing the wounds
and administering sedatives.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
Civic RIGHTS Committee In Lecture Presentation

streets two thugs knocked her down
and attempted to take her purse.
She hung onto her belongings and
screamed for help, Her cries for
assistance apparently frightened the
boys who made good their escape
by running from the scene before
the arrival OF police, Mrs. Taylor
stated both boys seemed about IS
years OF age. She was unable TO give
any description OF them, according
to police.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
Saves Her Purse,
Is Knocked Down

Mrs. Annie Taylor. 40, Of 1919
Macomb Street, told police that she
had been the victim OF purse
snatch attempt on last Tuesday
morning. She stated that while
passing at Dubois and Lafayette
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-23
Rape


had been married about 90 years and
that they had four children. He had
known the defendant since August,
1887 when Terrell hung around the
place. When he came home from
work on about $3.50 Of the afternoon
in question, Leonard stated that he
found his wife in tears and very
nervous. She told him Of the alleged
attack by Terrell And sometime
later the same evening, Terrell came
to his home, but Mrs. Leonard
slammed the door in his face and
would not let him talk 10 the de-
PENDANT, the husband told the court
On the stand Terrell denied having
relations with the complainant or Of
threatening 70 kill her with a fork
on the date in question. They had
gone out together once or twice be-
fore ne knew that she was living
with her husband. Terrell stated.
After he learned she was with her
husband. he didn't have anything
more toSdo with her, the defendant
disclosed
Terrell stated that he was As years
old. had been in Detroit for four
years and had never been arrested
or convicted OF any crime and was
the father Of a seventeen-year-old
boy and fourteen-year-old girl His
v.sfa 5fad IN 1QQ2
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Brutality

-t Geniinued from Page j.
threatening him if he told Judge
Skillman about the beating.
Evening star., 1939-10-01

some years ago. Mr.. Hendrick came
to Washington at an early age, at
tended the public schools, gradu-
ated from Georgetown Law School
in 1909, being admitted to the Dis
trict Bar the same year. He is a
member of the Columbia Country
Club, University Club and Delta
Chi Fraternity.
The brokerage firm which he
joins is more than so years old,
having been founded by w. B.
Hibbs, one of the city's outstanding
brokers, who died in 1887. The firm
holds memberships on the New
York Curb, New York Cotton Ex-
change, Chicago Board of Trade and
the Washington Stock Exchange.
j. Thilman Hendrick, present sem
ior partner, also is chairman of the
Board of the Lanston Monotype
Machine Co. of Philadelphia and
has been member of the WASH
ington Stock Exchange for 80 years.
He served as a member of the
Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trlct Of Columbia during the Ad-
ministration of Woodrow Wilson.
Admission of David Hendrick
gives the firm five partners. J. Carl
Perry, James C.. Elgln, and Paul
P. Rodler have been associated with
the company for more than 20 years
and all three hold memberships on
the Washington Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Hosiery Shipments Climb
Ahead Of Year Ago
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-Total
hosiery shipments for the first seven
months of this year registered an 8
per cent increase over figures for
the corresponding period of 1888,
according to Poor's stock reports.
A rising price trend in this
division of the apparel industry is
indicated by higher raw silk prices.
Rejecting the outbreak of hostili-
ties in Europe and general strength
in commodity prices, quotations on
raw silk registered sharp rise of
approximately 18 per cent in the
first two weeks of September. At
current levels, raw silk is about 76
per cent higher than the prices at
the 1888 year end.
THE hosiery manufacturing in
dustry is not we'll covered on its
raw material requirements" states
the report. warehouse stocks of
raw silk both here and in Japan
are distinctly subnormal and one
month of strong demand would
soon exhaust the more popular
grades.
Although hosiery prices have been
raised, the increase has been less
than the Jump in raw material
costs"
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Outlook for u. 5. Fruit
Exports Is Discouraqinq
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday that, as a result
Of the war, the. outlook for foreign
sales Of American fruits during the
current season seemed very dis
couraging.
Even before the outbreak of hos
tilities it was anticipated that the
movement of American apples into
foreign channels during the first
half of the marketing season would
be considerably below the ship
ments made during the correspond
ing period a year ago because of
average-to-large fruit crops in most
European countries.
In view of that fact the fruit in
dustry had been advised to limit
shipments abroad to the best fruit
only.
The department said that devel-
opments since the war started had
complicated the export problem.
Outstanding among the new difncul-
ties, the department said, were un-
certainty as to the availability of
shipping space. higher shipping and
insurance rates, the question of
whether foreign exchange would be
made available for imports of fresh
fruits and the trend in many Euro
pean markets toward limiting i'm
ports to absolute essentials.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Nearby Sections Forge Far Ahead of D. C..
In Home Developments During August
Growth Of Arlington
Attracts Increasing
Attention in Month
By DONALD b, HADLEY.

Residential building in Virginia
and Maryland sections Of the Wash
ington metropolitan area provided
for $40 families in August, or more
than double the total of 314 recorded
for the District of Columbia itself,
according to a report from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In the first eight months of this
year building in the metropolitan
area provided for 1904 families,
1928 in the District and 4,766 IN
the adjoining sections.
The tendency of population growth
here to turn more and more to ad-
joining sections has been increas-
ing for some time and early this
year the small area of the District
itself lost the lead in residential
building.
The August showing, however, is
the most spectacular to date. Ar
lington alone, with provision for
3l0 families in the month, came
within 4 of the District total. Mont
gomery and Prince Georges metro
politan areas and Alexandria and
Fairfax were far behind.
Since the first of 1885 46,182
families have been provided for in
the Washington metropolitan area
at a cost of $189, 1855 ,646.
Total Sets Record.
Total public and private construc-
ton in the metropolitan area for
August reached $5,870,O16 and lifted
the eight-month volume to SIS, ,404,-
359, the highest level for that period
on record.
The District, with a total of $52,-
258,038 for the eight months, was
affected materially by public con-
struction amounting to $28,225,267.
Private building in the District
amounted to $24,032,771.
The following tables for various
sections of the metropolitan area in
August and the eight months give
public and private building, resi-
dental building and families pro-
vided for:
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Copper Firms Prorate
Sales During Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Domestic
copper producers continued their
policy of discouraging overzealous
consumers by prorating sales this
week.
Turnover, copper men said, was
consequently far below what could
have been disposed of. Despite this
pressure to sell. the price remained
at IL cents pound.
Copper in the outside. or sec
ondary, market, however, was quoted
at one time as high as 1885 cents a
pound and finished the week at 1875
cents. This disparity led many trade
analysts to believe higher refined
level was in the offing.
Monthly copper statistics, long
overdue, were apparently to be al
lowed to lapse for the time being.
Difhculty in obtaining foreign fig
ures was behind the move, trade
quarters said.
Demand for lead was again in
excess of available supplies in sew
eral important selling sources. Price
was firmly maintained at 5.50a5. IS
cents a pound
Zinc was boosted 4 cent to $50
cents a pound, East st. Louis. the
aftermath of exceptionally heavy
sales in recent weeks and a rather
tight spot supply situation.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Clearnings Are Higher.

odIlh CledTlnSS were up III per
cent in their tenth consecutive gain
over the 1898 comparative period
and commercial loans again in
creased, indicating companies were
carrying fairly heavy inventories, It
was asserted.
Increased consumer buying power
was indicated by continued gain
In retail trade which was up be-
tween 6 and II per cent over the
corresponding period of 1898.
Wholesale markets, Dun q Brad
street reported, continued to ham
die q heavy volume of orders, but
buying was orderly and bookings
were more diversified than In ssv-
nal weeks. 49,. ~
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Poultry Hatchings Set
Record in ! Months
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Sept. 30.-Production
Of chicks and turkey poults by
commercial hatcheries from jan
uary to July this year reached an
all-time high record, according to
the Department of Agriculture.
The increase in chicks, compared
with the like 1888 period. was 81
per cent, and the increase in turkey
poults by 1872 hatcheries amounted
to So per cent.
Larger production of chicks this
year was attributed to increased
farmer purchases and continuation
of the shift from home to CONNER
cial hatchings. A similar shift also
was continued in turkey poults pro-
duction.
Percentage increases in chick pro-
duction this year were fairly uni
form throughout the country. Small
est increase-17 per cent-was in
the New England and East North
Central States, while the largest
So per cent-was In the Pacific
Coast States.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Slight Increase Seen
In Trunsit Revenues
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Revenues
for the transit industry for the week
ending September %, based on tele-
graphic reports received from rep
resentative group of transit operat-
ing companies. showed slight in
crease from last year.
Transit Journals revenue indica-
tor stands at 102.45, which repre-
sents a gain of 2.45 per cent from
the corresponding week in 1898.
For the week ending September
16, 1899, the indicator was 10092.
While small losses were again
shown in approximately the same
sections of the country as for the
preceding week, the gains through
out the rest of the country brought
this weeks indicator up almost two
points above last week.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Associated Gas
Plans Changes
Under Act
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Recap-
italization and reorganization plans
of the Associated Gas & Electric
system In compliance with the Pub
lie Utilities Holding Act of 1885
death sentence" clause were de-
scribed in a letter from ]. I. Mango,
president, Associated Gas & Elec-
tric Co., to Jerome N. Frank, chair
man, Securities and Exchange Com
mission, made public today.
The letter also disclosed that As
sociated plans to issue $4,000, 900
of debentures as soon as salable.
The plans thus far call for elm
ination of 10 subsidiary corpora
tions, entailing stock transfer stamp
tax cost of sos, 900, "only small
part of the total stock transfer
stamp taxes which, under present
requirements, will be involved in
carrying out the entire plan of
integration and simplification of the
system" The s. E. c. was urged In
the letter to use its efforts to OBJ
tain exemption Of this type Of stock
transfer from taxation. 4
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Boston Wool Prices
Up Further in Week
By the Associated Press,

BS the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Sept. 30 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) The
Boston wool market was active In
the early part Of the week, but
trading became slow before the
close, and further advances in prices
were established before demand
slackened.
Fine woods had the largest de-
mand, while coarser grades moved
in scattered transactions. Graded
combing bright fleece woods were
quoted at 43 to As cents, in the
grease, for fine Delaine and half
hloods, and at 40 to 81 cents, in the
grease, for three-eighths and quar-
ter bloods. r.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Clothing Prices Steady.

OlOtnlnS Fr1ceS Ste80y.
The clothing index on June IS this
year stood at 82.6, unchanged from
the March Is level, and below both
83.8 for June IS, 1898, and $50 for
June Is, 1887.
The house furnishings index on
June Is stood at 89.7, ahead of 89.5
for March IS, well below 90.3 for
June Is, 1888, but above 88.3 for
June IS, 1887.
The miscellaneous index, includ-
ing the cost of amusements, ETC.,
was at 99.9 on June Is, fractionally
ahead of 99.7 for March Is, un-
changed from June Is, 1898, and well
ahead Of 97.6 for June Is, 1887.
1ndices for clothing, home fur
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Points to War Costs

NEW YORK, Sept. 80 GSpeciaD -
Underlying causes of the present
war are economic, says T. J. Watson,
president of International Business
Machines Corp, urging constant
public repetition of a,recital of the
last wars effects: Ten million SOL
diers and 100000 civilians killed,
$4,000, 900 soldiers wounded, 10000
600 persons made refugees, 5000, 900
children orphaned, and q money
cost Of 1898 900 600, 900.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Junior Bankers Take
Institute Courses

Washington Chapter. American
Institute Of Banking, is beginning
its 39th year with an excellent en-
rollment in the educational classes.
Edward M. Blaiklock. educational
chairman, announced last night the
enrolment exceeded $50, divided as
follows: Bank organization and
operation. IT; commercial law, 81;
economics II, 80; bank management,
80. and accounting, 48.
Frances E. Robey. chapter presi-
dent, announced that the Public
Speaking Club would start its pro-
gram on October II and a forum
will be held in November.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Fifth District buiIdinq
Holds at High Level
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3O.-Con-
struction work continued at high
level and increased activity in nu-
merous lines kept the employment
index on the rise in the past month
in the fifth Federal reserve district,
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported in its monthly busi-
ness survey.
Distribution Of goods during Au-
gust showed a substantial gain over
July. Department store sales
climbed 20 per cent above July sales
and were 6 per cent higher than
August Of last year.
Wholesale trade increased % per
cent in August over July and was
7 per cent ahead of ngures for Au-
gust, 1888.
New automobile registrations were
Il per cent ahead of last August,
but slightly lower than July regis
trations.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Dividend Is increased

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 LP).-Direc-
tors Of Hat Corp. of America today
declared a dividend Of 80 cents a
share each on the class "A" and "B'
common stocks, both payable Oc-
tober 26 to holders of record October
16. In May payments of 20 cents
each were made on the common
stocks, while In 1898 one disburse-
ment of 20 cents was made.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
6. & 0. Lets Contract
For Grain Elevator
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 30. - The
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
announced today award of a con-
tract to John S. Metcalf Co., of
Chicago, for construction Of a re-
inforced concrete grain elevator at
l02d street an d Calumet River,
South Chicago, Ill, replacing grain
elevators destroyed by fire last May.
The new buildings. together with
q concrete tanks not destroyed by
fire, will have total storage capac-
ity of 2,500,00O bushels of grain.
The three elevator buildings that
burned had a capacity of 5000, 900
bushels.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
|. 7. & T. Reports Drop
In Net Eurninqs :.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Interna-
tional Telephone & Telegraph Corp.
and subsidiaries reported for the
first half of 1899 consolidated net
income of 1926, ,527. exclusive of
results Of German and Polish SUBJ
sidiaries. This equalled 81 cents a
capital share and compared with
$4,379,75 for the first half of 1898
after deducting $43,836 on German
and Polish subsidiaries.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
1,4OO More Rehired
By L. & N. RuiIroud
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. 30.-The
Louisville 6 Nashville Railroad an
nounced today the unemployment
of 1,4O0 men, bringing to 2.1OO the
number of persons rehired since
September IL.
William E. Smith, general man.
ager, said the increase was made to
put the roads equipment In shape
ito get ready for any demand"
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Mueller Bross Profit
Well Above Year Aqo
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOClHteu PTeSS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Mueller
Brass Co. reported for nine morshs
ended August 81 net profit of $438,-
1872 or $1.65 a capital share, COM
pared with $164,243 or 81 cents a
share for the corresponding period
year ago. The plant is located at
Port Huron, Mich, and the COM
pany has Offices in leading cities.