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Evening star., 1939-03-04
D. T.. Heads Asked
To Approve Custer
0f20ccoquan Guards
Four Others Suspended;
Whisky and Smuggling
For Inmates Involved

| Dismissal of two Occoquan Work
house guards as the result of an in
vestigation into alleged smuggling
of "contraband material into the
prison was reported to the District
Commissioners for their formal ap-
proval today by Public Welfare Di-
rector Elwood Street.
The Commissioners also were
asked to approve suspension of four
other guards and reprimanding of
another for action ranging from
fraternizing with prisoners to fail
ing to report the possession Of
whisky by one of the dismissed off,
GERS.
Investigation of rumors that
whisky, candy and other contra
band materials" are being smuggled
to Occoquan prisoners began last
December Is. Mr.. Street said. No
evidence of whisky actually being
taken in to prisoners was found, he
said, but it was discovered that one
guard had taken whisky into his
quarters in violation of the rules
and another had given candy to a
prisoner.
Lorton Not Involved.
Mr.. Street emphasized that the
inquiry concerned only Occoquan
Workhouse for short prisoners,
and did not involve the adjacent
Lorton Reformatory for long
termers
The dismissed guards were George
L. Wheeler, who had worked at Oc-
coquan since September of 1886, and
Clyde Servis. employed only since
last August.
Guards Roy C. Mentzer and John
R. Gasque were suspended without
pay for 10 days, Voyle E. James and
Gary H. Cassidy for five days and
Ernest j. Muller was reprimanded
A report submitted to Mr.. Street
by Ray L. Huff. general superin-
tendent of District Penal Institu-
tions. said that Wheeler admitted
bringing candy on the reservation
at the instigation of prisoner, anC
having prisoner type letters fol
him. The formal charge against
him was fraternizing with inmates
Admits Taking Whisky In.
Servis admitted taking whisky fol
his own consumption to his quarter:
about December %, the report said
adding that he was approached by
an inmate about a half pint o
whisky he said he wanted to make
eggnog, which matter he did no
report
Mentzer was accused of givine
candy to inmates, redeeming {
camera for a prisoner and failing
to report other prisoners asking
him to bring them whisky.
Gasque. the report said. mailed
letter for an inmate other thar
through proper channels" ane
failed to report seeing the bottle
of whisky in Servis room.
James and Cassidy also were
suspended for failing to report see.
ing the whisky which Servis wa!
dismissed for having taken into thu
prison.
Muller was reprimanded for max.
ing gifts to inmates, indicating fra.
terniza ton"
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Band Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this eve
ming at $50 o'clock in Stanley
Hall. John S. M. zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
Program.
March, Universal Peace" -Lampe
Overture, Flying Artillery"
Bergenholtz
Entr'acte (a) "Ye Who Have
Yearned Alone" Tschaikowsky
90 "A Song of india"
Rimsky-Korsakof
Excerpts from musical comedy,
"The Girl on the Film" --Kollo
Popular numbers, after the
Storm" Nelson
'After My Laughter Came
Tears" Turk
Waltz suite, "Lysistrata" Lincke
Finale, "The Victorious Phalanx"
Morse
"The Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Booth Schedule

The special Music Apprecia-
ton Campaign booth in the
lobby of The Star Building is
open from 8 am. to 6 pm. each
week dag for distribution of the
sets of recordings of Schubert's
Unfinished Symphony" and
the electric record players. The
booth will be closed Sundays.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
DC. Motorist Arrested
In Caldwell Death

A 40-year -old District motorist
was arrested last night for investi-
cation in connection with the hit
and-run death February 3 of Millard
r. Caldwell, II. son of Representa-
tive Caldwell, Democrat, of Florida.
The arrest was made by cruiser
car police, who saw the car crash
into a parked automobile in the $500
block of Nichols street Sc. and
then continue. Police said an extra
set of tags were in the car and
that the front tenders, bumper and
headnghts were dented.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Copt. J.H. Moeruder, Jr..
To Command Auoustu

Capt. John H. Magruder, jr., a
native Washingtonian, now serving
as assistant photographer of the
Navy, will take over the command
of the U. S. S. Augusta, flagship
of the Asiatic fleet, within the next
two weeks, the Navy Department
announced today.
He will relieve Capt. Harold v.
McKittrick, present commander of
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell's flagship.
Capt. McKittrick is slated to 60 for
instruction courses at the Naval
War College, Newport, r. I.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Water Color Exhibition

An exhibition of water collors BY
Mary Elizabeth Partridge will open
tomorrow at the Phillips Memorial
Gallery. 1900 Twenty-first street
NV The collection of 40 paint
ings will be on view from 2 to 6
The exhibit will continue through
March 80.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Probe Boby's Death

Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid was to investigate today the
death last night of 8-month- old
Thomas Robinson of the 400 block F
street NE. Found unconscious in
his crib, he was taken to Casualty
Hospital by his mother. Mrs. Juanita
Robinson. He was pronounced dead
on arrival.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

said the matter was covered in the
original rules of the hall. Rules
covering the leasing of the hall, she
said, absolutely prohibit renting the
building to any colored organization.
This is not q case Of discrimination
against Miss Anderson, she added.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Buos Are Problem

Bugs which emit an appalling"
odor when irritated are becoming a
pest in New Castle, South Africa,
and people are puzzled over how to
exterminate them, because they fear
to touch the insects.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

Three hundred dozen oysters
were flown recently from Sydney,
Australia, to Singapore, Malaga.
Evening star., 1939-03-04


and she hoped she could accept the
final solution.
Wilson Supports Conditions.
John H. Wilson, another colorad
member, however, intervened and
said he was primarily interested m
seeing Miss Anderson sing He add
ed that he saw nothing wrong with
the conditions.
While Mrs. MCGUIRE sat weeping
In her chair. the members voted to
reconsider with only Mr.. Dunkum
dissenting. But another motion was
necessary to waive the rules. Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, presiding,
called for the question. 1t was ap-
proved 6-2 with Mr.. Dunkum and
Mr.. Maurer dissenting. Marian
Anderson could sing in large audi
torium.
On the whole the audience was
quietly critical of the discussion
Some spectators audibly criticized
some sections of Mr.. Draytons re-
port but quieted down when he
threatened to ask adjournment of
the session unless they did so.
Canon Arson Phelps Stokes of
the Washington Cathedral asked
permission to address the board but
was denied. Later. just before the
final vote, Henry Gillgan, former
member of the board, asked to be
heard and pleaded against granting
, Miss Anderson the auditorium.
Earlier the Associated Press re-
ported an explanation from Nine.
Julia Grant Cantacuzene, prominent
In the d. A. r.. on the refusal of the
organization to permit Miss Ander-
son to sing in Constitution Hall.
Nine. Cantacuzene, now In Florida,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
GALLOWAY TO PLAY FOR
GUILD BALL MARCH 1st "a

New York, Feb:-Preparations for
the Second Annual Ball of the Negro
Actors Guild OF America shifted def
nitely into "hi-de-ho" Monday with the
announcement that Cab Galloway and
his Cotton Club orchestra will serve
the feature musical dish OF the eve
ning's festivities. $780,. -...... ....s......
In addition to Galloway, the dance
menu includes the musical courses of
Erskine Hawkins and his aggregation,
and of Al Cooper and his Savoy Sui
tans. thereby guaranteeing no possible
dearth of instrumental variety. All
this takes place Wednesday night,
March l at the Savoy Ballroom, uni
versally accepted as the Home of
Swing"
-- Chief vocalist will be June Rich
mond, buxom delineator of mellow
melodies, who now is singing with Cal
loway. Rarely seen along the Harlem
rialto, Miss Richmond joined the Cal
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
81 z NTa ~ 81 - ~
.WPA CHICAGOENEGRO HIT
-..s, SLATED FOR N. Y.

. Chicago, Feb, (CNA) - Chicago's
greatest show hit this season, the Chi
cago Federal Theatres swing version
of "The Mikado", will be moved to
New York City soon, it was revealed
this week. The rollicking, syncopated
version Of the Gilbert and Sullivan
comic opera is scheduled to open in
New York on March LIST at the New
Yorker Theatre, Fifty-fourth Street
West of Broadway.
AS a WPA project employing relief
workers, the show has packed 'em in
and run up net profit of $4,000 in
five nonths,s and several private pro-
ducersi have been trying to buy it out
cast and all. The most energetic at
tempt was made by Michael Todd
New York producer, who has already
announced plans for rival Negro
production of the Gilbert Sullivan
opus in New York. Meanwhile, the
young Chicago Negroes who portray
Pooh Bah, Nanki-Poo, Katisha, Yum
Yum and the other characters, were
still swinging the upproarious satire.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

III order to match the delicious
filling, the rust must be simply
perfect. For perfect pie crust, you
can depend on that wonder worker,
deuble-aeting baking powder.
BIuepolnt PIE
3 cups sifted -four; 2 teaspootis
double-acting baking powder; V
teaspoon salt; 8 tablespoons butter
or, other shortening; v cup milk
(about); Q cups drained oysters;
n teaspoon salt; dash Of cayenne;
4 tablespoons melted butter:
Sift flour once, measure, add
baking powder and salt, and sift
again. Cut in shortening. Add
milk gradually, stirring until soft
dough Is formed. Turn out on
slightly Toured board and knead
80 seconds, or enough to shape.
Roll "a of dough Is inch thick;
line a 9-inch pie plate, allowing
dough to extend u inch beyond
edge Of plate. Fold inward even
with rim of plate. Fill with
oysters; sprinkle with salt,
cayenne, and butter. Roll other
half of dough IL inch thick; with
sharp knife make Sits to permit
escape OF steam. Fit over oysters,
pressing edges together with -four
ed fork. Bake in hotso (45o' F.)
30 minutes. Serves 8.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
'ARYAN' BUNK HITS SNAG
aH4 IN HUNGARY n-2s'

Budapest. Hungary, Feb, (CNA)-
Fascism's spurious racial purity the
cries struck snag this week with the
resignation of Premier Bella Imrady
allegedly because he had discovered
his grandmother was Jew.
Imredy was the main leader of an
anti-Jewish campaign initiated in this
country directly following the Munich
betrayal of democracy by British
Prime Minister Chamberlain and
French Premier Daladier He was the
author of recent anti-J ewish legisla-
tion.l His comic opera fate has caused
a sensation in European capitals and
has given emphasis to the informing
ling of the human race over thousands
of years.
! Imredy's resignation was accepted
Immediately by Admiral Horthy,
Hungarian dictator.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Composer of hundreds of origina
songs, member of the American Soci-
ETY. of Composers, Authors and Pub
fishers, whose best known works are
spirituals and folk songs. He taught
some of his songs to Dvorak, the great
composer, and their influence is seen
in the New World Symphony" Born
in Erie, Pa, Mr.. Burleigh sang in
Erie churches, won New York schol-
arship and studied voice, and this year
is scheduled to sing the Palms" at
ST. Georges P. E. church in New
York, where he is baritone soloist, for
the 45th time. Mr. Burleight also sang
for Is years in the choir of Temple
Emanuel in New York, and during a
concert tour he sang before King Ed
ward VII on two occasions, Mr.. Bur
leigh's own compositions, more than
two hundred in number, include Deep
River, Jean, and Little Mother OF
Mine" = His spiritual arrangements in
clude Swing Low. Sweet Chariot"
Go Down Moses, and Heaven,
Heaven" He won the Spingarn Med
al in 1917 and the Harmon Award in
1922. He received honorary NJ. \. and
Mus. D. degrees from Atlanta and
Howard universities. lanU aeaf9uorG
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

loway. crew at the Cotton Club short
ly after, an engagement as featured
soloist with Jimmy Dorsey'sf orchestra.
Hawkins and his trumpet are we'll
known figures wherever swing is play
ed, and Cooper and the Sultans, one
of the more recent bands, have estab-
1ished themselves as being among the
foremost opponents of the modern
trend in, dancing rhythms. SO
The Negro Actors Guild is well
fare and cultural organization formed
fourteen months ago. Maintaining of
fices at 1914 Broadway, it carries on
an intensive program to stress the po-
sition of the Negro i'll the theatre; to
administer to his needs, of whatever
nature they might be; and to perpet-
uate his accomplishments. The Sec
ond Annual Ball is one of the means
of securing funds to carry on this
work a H @
Noble Sissle is president OF. the
Guild, and Fredi Washington, at the
present time on leave of absence, is
executive director and secretary.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
WILLIAM z. FOSTER
SPEAKS FEB. 10Th

Minneapolis, Minn.-William z. Fos-
ter, National Chairman of the Com
munist Party, and three times candi-
date for President on that ticket, will
speak in Minneapolis at the Southeast
Eagles Hall, on February 10th, Sun
day, at 8 p. m.
Mr.. Fosters subject will be "The
Democratic Front Against Fascism"
A leader of the American Federation
of Labor steel workers at time when
Samuel Gompers was A. F. of L. pres
ident, Mr.. Fosters long experience in
the labor movement over thirty-five
years has taken him into numerous
parts of the country
He has been identified with the la,
Dor movement since his active partici
patton in the William Jennings Bryan
campaign for president in 1896.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
WITNESSES SUGGESTED ON
49, %, ANTI-LYNCH BILL se1

Washington, D. CA list of dis
tinguished white and colored witnesses
who might be invited to testify in
favor of a federal anti-lynching bill
was suggested to the sponsors of the
legislation this week by the MA.
>C.P. fa q.a,.f .e#fv .5-maG
Senators Robert F, Wagner, of New
York, Frederick Van Mugs, of Indiana,
and Arthur Capper, of Kansas, were
supplied the list by Walter White;
N.A.A.C.P. secretary. 4ruar,. -r.g :
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
HARLEM MINISTER GETS
SCHOOL POST oh


New York, Feb, (CNA)-Borough
President Stanley NJ. Isaacs this week
appointed the Rev. A. Clayton Powell,
IT., pastor Of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church, as a member of the local
School Board District II, for a five
year term.
/ DIR. Powell who is thirty years old,
is an enrolled member of the Ameri-
can Labor Party and has been active
in civic affairs for number of years.
Recently Citizens Committee for
Employment headed by DR.. Powell
signed an agreement with the Uptown
Chamber of Commerce for employ
ment of Negroes as clerks in Harlem
Stores --,-.--,.--..4-----
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25

Youngsters from Emanuel Cohen
center, Phyllis Wheatley house and
Unity house got together for a joint
brotherhood" party Wednesday at
Unity house. Girls from each of the
three North side settlement houses act
ed as mattresses.
Left to right in the picture above are
Eugene Crow, Abbott Moses, Clarence
Hammond, Fora Levin, Roy Austin,
Nick Druk, William Dibble and Willie
Shragawitz. The North Side Com
munity council sponsored the party.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
Frisco Sold Out For Race
Singer Barred From OAR Hall
Marian Anderson, Refused Hall in
Washington, Sure of Audience

''SS&AAAAG SSAAt SuA = va 6AttdACAA(C
San Francisco.-War Memorial OPP
era house was completely sold out to-
day for the first of two concerts by
Marian Anderson, Negro contralto, to
whom the. Daughters of the American
Revolution several days ago refused
use of their Constitution hall in Wash
ington.
Reports of the OAR action and sub
sequent refusal of the school board
jurisdiction to transfer her scheduled
concert to school there drew no
comment from Miss Anderson.
She was reported suffering a slight
cold and resting at a private home
Mrs. Henry M. Roberts, Jr., nation
al president of the OAR. here for its
convention, said II HAVE MOTH
ING MORE TO say" when asked
if regulations governing the use of the
hall meant regulations regarding seq
regation of races. oh.t.
u Commenting on the situation, Gaeta-
no Merola, conductor of the San Fran
cisco Opera company, said that in his
opinion and that of the worlds fin
est music critics Miss Anderson was
an outstanding singer.
cart is art" he said, IND artists arr
SITS. othing should be allo ed to
ateryene," l~tHuE'5 rfEtI9s Il
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
Racial Fellowship
Us. Racial Prejudice

When God created the human race
and placed Adam and Eve in the Gar
den of Eden, we are not told one word
about the complexion of our first par
ehts. Evidently the Creator did not
think it was any of our business what
shade of flesh color he chose for the
race.
Somewhere in Pauls Epistle to the
Romans we read a verse about the
clay debating to the Potter, He who
molds the creature called man. The
Potter just won't stand for criticism
from His clay model
Now if this was true in those far
off days, we may be pardoned for ask
ing what in the world twentieth cen
fury culture is thinking about when
one group of clay men tells another
group of clay men that they can't ride
in the same railroad car or eat in the
same restaurant. The proposition is
not only stupid, but it is audacious-it
is not only unchristian in human re-
lationship, but it is an affront to the
Creator and Preserver of all man.
kind"-for the Creator, not the crea-
ture, chooses the complexion of his
clay men and women.
Now, of course, these remarks al
only to lay the foundation for my
brief prelude-they must not create a
hostile feeling between various races
for the purpose of my column is tc
suppress hatred and to promote fel.
lowship. 49,
Here is the position chosen by the
writer, and it will be stated in words
from one of the collects of the church
i. e. 20 God who hath made, of one
blood all nations of men"-one, blood
that is the point, not one complexion
but one BLOOD. .Gfs& :
In one Of the creeds of Christendom
we read, II acknowledge one baptism
for the remission of SINS"
In another collect of the church W.
read, There is but one body (mean
ing the church) and one spirit ont
hope of our calling, one Lord, on
faith"-all of which implies and in
cludes one race, i. e. the human race.
This is my premise-the human race
mot Esquimoes or Gypsies or Asiati'
mot the yellow or the bronze or tn,
red, for in Jesus Christ there is neithe
Sew nor Greek, Barbarian, sSythian
bond or free, but Christ is all in all"
My plea in this prelude, is for thu
recognition by all groups, by all shade
Of flesh color, of fundamental of thu
Christian religion, i e, the brother
hood of man.
AS the words of the A. M. E
church state it, "God our Father
Christ our Redeemer, man our broth
err"
Turn to page 81
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
SCIENTISTS HIT RACE HATRED
CALL PUBLIC TO FIGHT
FOR DEMOCRACY

New York, Feb, (CNA)-Four sci
entists and a United States Senator
Joined this week in assailing race hat
red propaganda in this country and
calling on the American people to de-
fend scientific freedom and political
democracy. The speeches were broad
cast over station WOR.
Prejudice against Negro, Japanese,
Chinese, Mexican, Jew and Catholic is
being fermented." Professor Franz
Boas, famous anthropologist, warned
"by the propaganda of hatred that
flares up at intervals in the XII KluS
Khan and in the activities of the Ger
man Bund that undoubtedly have for.
eign support.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
COUPLE DISCLOSES SECRET
MARRIAGE

Lloyd G. Shanks, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Shanks, 3712 4th Ave. So,
and Miss Agnes Ellis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis, Ola Rondo ST., ST. Paul
lodged the crowd, but evidently could
not avoid cupid, for he took his toll
January 8, past.
The couple are temporarily residing
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Shanks
as they plan to build a home this
spring.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
BERMUDA TO BAR PRO-
GRESSIVE IDEAS

Hamilton, Bermuda, Feb, (CNA)-
A bill amending the Criminal Code has
just passed through the second read
ing in the House Of Assembly. Two
years imprisonment is provided for
anyone who prints, sells, distributes or
reproduces any "seditious publications"
or imports any such publications.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
UNION FAILED TO PROTECT
cOLORED MEMBERS, NAAcP
CHARGES ag%

The Transport Workers Union
was accused c. failing to protect the
seniority rights of several colored plat
form men on The subway who are
members Of tic union in a letter sent
by the N.AA.C.P. to Austin Hogan,
president of the Greater New York
local.
In accordance with an agreement
between the union and the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Comnanv. all me
who had been hired as platform men
during 1887 were dismissed February
6 and their places given to empIo, e.
of the discontinued Sixth Avenue
Elevated line. 1f. @#@ .sl@'.@ ~
About half-dozen colored men who
have been employed by the lRT for
many years as porters, were appoint
ed carly in the fall of 1887 as -latform
men. Just prior to February E. they
were notified that they would be de-
NOTED to the job of porter for few
days until the Sixth Avenue Elevated
men had been hired. They were then
to be raised platform men, but they
would rank in seniority below the
more than one hundred men brought
over from the elevated. 49,. .-.....
A protest on this arrangement was
sent to the Transport Workers Union
and to the IRT by the N.A.A.C.P. on
January 81. Nevertheless, the plan
went through and the colored men
were deprived of their seniority rights.
A resolution passed by the union ap-
proving the employment of the Elevat-
ed men was said to have read ALI
men hired during 1887" which meant
new employees on the payroll. Colored
union men now claim that the resolu-
ton was changed to read "all men ap-
pointed" The union is believed to be
hiding behind the technically that the
colored men, even though they were
old employees, were appointed as plat
form men only in 1887. = ri
Discrimination Condoned
The N:&A.E. P::;letser ito !'Pye:idsat
Hogan EeitaEaies !ts: protest. OF 3ah,l.
ayya 81 and. charges. that the PW,I. "has.
sailed to. pstsest. the fights of Its: Ne:
gro members and has consented to
fragrant discrimination against Them"
The N.A.A.C.P. points out that the
TWU cannot expect wholehearted CO.
operation from colored people or
colored workers in its fight to secure
closed shop on all subway lines in
New York City if this incident is to
be a sample of its treatment of Negro
members. The TWU is now opposing
the Wicks bill in the state legislature
at Albany, which would provide civil
service for all municipal lines. Plans
are well advanced for the unification
and purchase by New York City of all
subway and elevated lines. If the bill
passes, the union would lose its grip
on the thousands of subway and ele-
waited employees. - u979 @ s7lk
The N.A.A.C.P points out that on
the Independent Subway, which is
city-owned and has an open-shop
policy as we'll as civil service, colored
men are employed in all branches of
the subway and are able to advance
without discrimination on the basis of
merit. The Independent Subways has
some twenty Negro motormen, scores
of conductors and dozens OF ticket
agents. ll3 isaa 8b
The Credfawn Club Party given
Il Czf,,...l.a az
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-25
SLEIGH RIDE PARTY

A sleigh ride party was given by
the Halle O. Brown Women's Ath-
letic Club Sunday night, Jan. 18 A
gala time was enjoyed by ALL The
party started from the home of Mrs.
Rita Rae's, 628 St. Anthony Ave-, St
Paul.