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ANN BURLAK ANSWERS DIES

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ored In Georgia in 1880, was only last
week notified of her release. For ten
years she had been under bail; although
Angelo Herndon was freed by the q.
5. Supreme Court. Miss Burlak was
arrested for organizing white and col
ored workers.
Asked if she knew George Powers in
Georgia, II certainly did,, she replied.
I'VE were arrested together. We were
trying to organize the colored people.
According to the Constitution they are
equals, but according to some of the
Southern Representatives here they are
not human" Chairman Dies, a Texas
Democrat, banged his gavel and order
ed the questioning to proceed.
Miss Burlak said that Mr.. O'Dea.
one Of the trio Of Boston Communists
summoned before the Dies Committee,
referring to the picketing of "Gone
With the Wind", told Dies that if
Abraham Lincoln was here he would
organize the pickets because of the
SANDER to the colored race of such pic
lures.
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cognition in reaching the final bouts.
Three of them, Wallace Cross, heavy
weight of East Orange, N. j.; Frank
Robinson, 126 lbs, of Pittsburgh,
Penn, and Henry Brimm, lat lbs, of
Buffalo, N. Y, emerged from the gi-
gantic fistic circus with titles in their
respective classes. Cross, the colored
Jersey heavyweight provided unpre-
cedented upset by defeating Charley
"Cyclone" Williams, praying parson,
in the heavyweight finals. Henry
Brimm of Buffalo, outscored Ernie
Derho, white, Mishawaka, Ind, in the
147-pound final bout; and clever
frankie Robinson, colored 126-pound-
er of Pittsburgh, stopped Yasuka
Yasutake, of Hawaii, in the first
round, when the game Hawaiian was
down on his knees and unable to con-
tinue. Tom Meyer, white, 1876, of
Portland, Ore, was awarded a dubious
decision over Beauford Glover, 1876,
Mansfield, Ohio colored amateur star.
Victor Hutton, white, Farmersburg,
Ind, was given an undeserving decis-
ion over James Reddick, sepia light
heavyweight of st. Louis, in stirring
final bout of the cruiser class. Milton
Jones, colored middleweight of st.
Louis, Mo-, dropped a verdict to Joe
Maxim, white, of Cleveland, Ohio, in
the semi-fnals of the 160-pound class.
In his semi-final encounter, "Cyclone"
Williams kayoed Emanuel Williams of
Gary, Ind, in the second frame with
a smashing left hook to the jaw. Cross
defeated James Stayham, of Wilber-
force, Chic, via the kayo route in the
second stanza with hard right to the
jaw. All of the heavyweight semi
finalists were sepias.
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REV. E. GEORGE BIDDLE PASSES
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a Christian Minister and a Soldier of
Jesus Christ changed" Y years ago.
He extilled DR.. Biddle's contributions
to the Star Of Zion, and startled his lis
teners with the statement that DIR.
Biddle's pen had been silent during
the period of six months marking the
passage of his beloved Sarah" six
months ago. The music by the Church
Choir included several solos.
Members of the 372nd Battalion,
Massachusetts National Guard, stood
guard over the remains at the church,
draped the casket in the national
colors, and fired volleys over the grave
on Mount Hope Cemetery.
Other organizations participating
were the Department of Mass. GAR;
Mass. Division, Sons of Veterans; Ser
geant VIM. H. Carney Camp 156 Sons
of Veterans; Sergt. VIM. H. Carney
Circle No. 81 Ladies of the G. A. R. ;
Robert A. Bell Women's Relief Corps.
No. 81 Dept. of Mass; the American
Legion World War Veterans; the
American United Veterans; Spanish
War Veterans, ETC., etc.
There was a profusion of floral tri-
butes.
"On Fame's eternal camping ground
he rests,
Beyond reach of care and harm;
There naught that hurts can come,
And there no foes alarm!
Fuller details and list of flowers
in next weeks paper.)
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better distribution of the public school
funds between the races in states where
there are separate schools. This re
suited from the discovery that there
were many counties where no prepare
ton had been made for colored children
of the high school level and that in
many counties no schools of any kind
were in operation for colored children.
Some success has resulted; for exam
pile, more adequate salaries for colored
teachers, longer school terms, better
school buildings and free text books
Since 1885 the Elks have conducted
an annual Educational and Economic
Congress where plans are formulated
and discussed for the improvement of
the status of the race in both educa-
ton and economics.
Since 1888 the Elks Department of
Education has operated a nationwide
study club effort for the benefit of
adult education in which race history,
civics and economics are taught.
To carry on these efforts by self
taxation and voluntary subscriptions,
for local, state and national expendi-
lures, the Elks have raised more than
$35O,O0000 in the fifteen years of the
existence of its Department of Educa-
ton.
The Department of Education is
operated by a Board Of Education,
composed of the Grand Exalted and
Grand Daughter Rulers, the Grand
Secretaries, the Grand Treasures, the
Grand Lodge Trustees, representatives
Of the Grand Temple and the Com
missioner of Education. j. Finley Viii
son is the President Of the Board and
w. c. Hueston, the Commissioner of
Education, is the Executive Officer.
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CALLING:
CALLING:
MISS BONNEVILLE OF BOSTON

Curiosity has reached its peak just
as to who will be voted 'FNIiss Bronze
vile of Boston" and crowned Queen of
the Military Ball at South State Arm
DRY next Friday and sponsored by the
372nd Inf Mass. National Guards.
Ten thousand vote coupons are out
in different spots of the city and now
the public is voting as if for our next
president. Ballot boxes are located at
558 Mass. Ave, The Dunbar Barber
Shop, fremont St., the Townsend
Pharmacy, Humboldt Ave, Humboldt
Pharmacy, cor. Munroe and Hum
Humboldt Ave-, Arts Beauty Salon,
boldt Ave, Thelma's Beauty Salon,
Humboldt Ave, The Wellington Drug
store, Columbus Ave, Carroll Drug
Store, cor. Columbus and Mass. Ave,
and the South State Armory. ANY
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member of the outfit will be glad to
bring in your votes and drop them in
delay in casting your vote for your
the ballot box at the Armory. So don't
choice Of Boston's most personable
Miss.
These boxes are all sealed and not
until Thursday noon will the seals be
taken off and checked by a committee
of prominent persons. The identity of
this lucky and charming young lady
will not be known until the coronation
ceremonies of this Cinderella Queen.
A great surprise is in store for all
who attend. The Queen will be crown
ed by one of Americas greatest per-
sonalities with loads of celebrities from
all walks of life. Cast your vote now
and remember that all roads lead to
the South State Armory next Friday
night. I'll be seeing you there
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HA RLE IA
Grace Capitol of the Nation"
ByHOYD g. sNELSON

BY FLOYD g. SNELSON

the tutelege of Otto Premminger
director of Margin of Error"
Postscript
George Williams of the sensational
ballroom dancers Alphonso and Rosits
will make an appearance at the Apollo
soon. George operates a successful
barbecue restaurant on 135th Street
and is the former husband of Mable
Scott :. Dorothy Maynor, the latest
"find" in the music world, gave he1
services for the opening of the New
York Charity Fund at Madison
Square Garden. former Governor
Al Smith was there and enjoyed her
music, but was disappointed as she
failed to sing Sidewalks of New
York"
Theodore C. Stone, baritone, the
Chicago boy who recently came from
Helsinki, Finland, is giving his first
Harlem concert at Bethel Church
Thursday (18) with a recent concert
at Harvard University t.. e. Dick Camp
bell, director, of Rose McClendon
Players is having a grand success in
the drama Booker T. WASHINGTON
at the Library, 9 West 1874 Street.
Katherine Durham sepia dance
group appearing at the Windsor
Theatre is perfect natural for the
Worlds Fair. If popularity in gaiety
grace, rhythm, color and humor of the
dance is the biggest sensational hit
she should rival Bill Robinson
Mikado. . A writer gives praise to
Peg-Leg Bates, the terrific hoofer
with one leg .. and says that people
shouldn't complain about colds, lum-
bago and insomnia and the like, as
Peg never gives a care about his lost
member.
Clarence Muse, Flournoy Miller and
John Mason, now sepia film actors
from Los Angeles are making per-
sonal appearances in the eastern sea-
board where their pictures are
going like a house-afire.
Recent records Victor, M-555
recordings of Marian Anderson. of
Brahms classics are considered not IN
to the standard . should be far bet
ter if the recorders had not rushed
Miss Anderson through the recording
session, and persuaded her to approve
the results in spite of her better judg-
ment. Made at the end of season
when her voice is not the freshest. The
Interpretation of course is simple, full
of dignity and understanding, but the
top tones are metallic and the rich
ness of Marian's voice is not success
fully captured.
LATE RECORDINGS: "Tooton
Through the Roof" by Duke Ellington
=. 81 Left My Baby" by Count Basic
and the riff Interlude" by the same
writer Lets Dance" and "Boy
Meets Horn" by Benny Goodman
Columbia.
"Think of Me Little Daddy" "Bel-
GUM Stomp" Jimmie Lunceford-
Vocalian "Your Feet's Too Big
and Suitcase Susie" by Fat Waller
Bluebird.
III dig you later, ole pal, from YOU
cruising reporter, Snelson-400 Man
haitian Avenue, NYC, Apt. SO, Cherio
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1t all. Her daughter Bessie is her
constant companion, while Miss Ethel
is always home during the summer
months when school closes.
AS indicating the sincere regard in
which Mr.. Lewis was held by the Por-
cellian Club another Cambridge daily
paper states ga life-size oil painting
OF Mr.. Lewis made by Richard de
Camp hangs at the foot of the grand
stairway IN the Club House in Harvard
Square.
Is it too much to say that here was
a model Citizen of Color of Boston?
he was a real Bostonian, an "Old
Bostonian!'
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
ST. MARK BROTHERHOOD

occasion it has been decided to seat
ticket-holders only, and there will be
issued tickets sufficient to the full
seating capacity of the auditorium of
st. Mark Church It is, therefore,
suggested that reservations be made
at once at the patrons list is now in
course of preparation"
Reservation may be made through
the Committee of Arrangements: DR..
Iheo. E. A. McCurdy, ex-oficio;
George Davis, Henry R. Brown, Way
man Brown, Ernest Monroe, C. H.
Robinson, James Thompson, Herbert
Gould, Joseph Houston, chairman.
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The Foe Within

In orr battle for justice we must
realize that there are thousands Of
traitors within our own ranks-men
and women who, having mortgaged
their own craven souls to our en-
emies, are willing and anxious to
sell out our group for a mess Of pot
tage. In myraids Of instances they
have already done so. Many Of these
beings are like moles which burrow
beneath the surface, and they have
by their pernicious activities placed
the entire structure of our rights in
peril. The vilest, cruelest, most bru-
tai, craftiest, most venomous, and
most cold-blooded outspoken enemy
is far less dangerous than the vile,
crafty, sinking, snake-like burrow-
ing foe withinl
-LLEWELLYN LEWIS.
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LYNCHING DEFEATS
GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY
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opportunity to prove to South America
country by passing the Wagner-Van
Nuys anti-lynching bill. The passage
of this bill would prove to Brazil that
we square our actions with our words.
Let us stop hiding our hypocricy
behind the abb of state rights. No
state will ever have any right to per-
init some Of its citizens to murder
others of its citizens. When a state
is so weak in law enforcement that it
cannot or will not protect all citizens
and persons living within its confines
it is lawful and constitutional for the
federal government to take over the
job. The Congress has power to en-
force law and order by appropriate
legislation. The passage of the Wag-
ner-Van Mugs anti-lynching bill would
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Boston have been saying that they had
no place to go in the evenings for en-
tertainment, Well, if it's entertain
ment that they want April 10 promises
to be one evening that will be long
remembered.
Battles of music have not been very
popular in Boston, but with the two
bands to be presented on the 10Th of
April it is only natural that all of Bos-
toms dance going public will be out in
full force and plans have been made to
accommodate and entertain them in
manner that they have never before
been entertained
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ELKS CELEBRATE
EDUCATION WEEK
Confined from Paoa ~

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In 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio, the Elks
committed themselves to Civil Liber-
ties Program and adopted a nation
wide Elks Oratorical Contest, using the
Constitution of the United States as
the sole subject. They provided $4,000
each year for the carrying on of the
contest. Over $4,000 high school stu
dents have participated in them.
In 1880, the Elks Department of
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13

BUSY PEOPLE
The younger generation returning
to search for their ABS and PhD's
after the spring vacation here were
the DR.. Louis T. Wright, MD. kids
who are the tops in the New England
schools e. many college lads gathered
around the Wright freside before
pretty Jane, from Smith, and the gor-
geous Bobbie from Mt. Holyoke ran
back to classes.
Other studious offsprings of promi-
nent families who were here: Lucien
v Alexis and Drue King, Harvard;
Maurice Clifford, Hamilton; James
Carter, Curtis and Warren McClane,
Boston u; Hope lines, Wellesley.
COMINGS AND GOINGS DR..
Carter G. Woodson, Washington, en-
route from Boston Mrs. lola
Edwards, wife of DR.. H. C. Edwards,
MD sailed for her home in Cristobal,
Canal Zone, Panam Prof. J. B.
Herring, dept of art, Howard U. at
the YMCA also Al Dent, Omega
frat head, supt. Goodrich Hospital.
New Orleans, hubby of noted pianist
Jessie Covington =. DR.. and Mrs. C.
G. Steward (Maude Trotter) editor of
The Boston Guardian, guests of the
Henry G. Crafts at their new home,
27O Convent Avenue Ted Thomp-
son, former tennis champion in from
Chicago . Kenny, basketball cham
plon back home to explain the loss of
the Chicago tournament.
j. Mayo 1nk) Williams, scout-mas-
ter Of talent for Decca records
brought over a party of singers from
Chicago in his Lincoln Zephyr, includ-
ing Johnny Temple, blues singer; no
sooner than the discs were cut and his
motor cooled, he returned to the
Windy City Friday Lip Arm
Strongn former femme of Satchmc
back from Chi, all smiles talking
about her new fiance Cab Galloway
opened an engagement at Boston's
smart Nitery, the Southland ANDY
Kirk at the Howard in WASHINGTON,
=, Card from Gene (Prettyboy) Sed-
nc, sax player with Fat Waller, saws
they are having grand time in
Florida Duke Ellington enroute
from Seattle to Frisco Jimmie
Lunceford heading home to Harlem
from Pacific coast.
Count Basic and his band have
Broadway swinging this week from
the tree tops at Loews State -. Cole
man Hawkins, the "king of kings
with saxaphone at the Apollo.
Johnny Kirby, hubby of Maxine Sulli-
van at the Beachcombers Club in
Swing Street. . Mills Brothers were
on eve the People" program Tuesday
Al Monroe, Chicago Defender
N, Y. editor back to Chicago for
awhile.
TELEVISION
Anne Cooke, instructor of the
uEama department, Spellman, Atlanta,
VINO IS now at Yale, New Haven, is
erecting television play Sunday %
from 5T! the NBC Studios, Radio City.
Miss Cooke is the niece of Mrs, Tonis
1. WRIGHT and ct,,J;oJ J,,a,..z - i
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LYNN

LYNN, Mass, April 1O-Members
of the Yadsendew Club are busy max
ing plans for their End Annual Tea to
be held Sunday, April Ia, from to 5,
at Townsend Hall, 122 Union st. On
the Committee are Amelia Sylvia, Au-
drey Kenner, Ethel Mondon, Edna
Castillo, Phyllis Dykes and Veda Har-
riS
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BOSTON, HERE COME THE BANDS

On April 10 Boston will have the
opportunity to hear two of the finest
bands in the country.
AS you have probably seen in the
local newspapers or will see in this
weeks papers, Erskine Hawkins and
his famous Orchestra and Nal Hallet
will be featured at the Roseland State
Ballroom. But this is not all, folks.
Along with the two great attractions
just mentioned the locally famous
Jones Bros. from the Savoy on Column
bus Ave, will also be featured.
For quite some time the people of
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SPORTS

BERNIE MILLER IN DRAW
NEW YORK-Bernie Miller, 1891
New York colored junior welterweight
fought a savage draw with Make Ber-
Der, white 1902, New York in the
10-round feature bout at the inaugural
boxing bouts in the Golden Gate
Arena Wednesday night
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-04-13
The Sports Wheel
BY CHICKIE TUGGLES
6 SEPIAS WIN NATIONAL BOXING
CROWNS

Running the proverbial fistic gaunt-
let that plowed thrillingly through
three nights of the annual National
A.A.U. championships conducted at
the Boston Garden this week, six col
ored amateur mitt-tossers earned re
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TELEVISION

anne Cooke, Instructor of the
drama department, Spellman, Atlanta,
who is now at Yale, New Haven, is
erecting television play Sunday %
from 5[s the NBC Studios, Radio City.
MISS IS Cooke is the niece of Mrs. Louis
l. Wright, and studied drama under
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
British Net
 Closing in
 On Italians
Thousands Are Caught in Piicer Move-FeW Ex-
 peeled to Escape

CAIRO, Dec. 12-British head quarters said tonight an estimated 20,o0O Italian prisoners have been taken in the western desert war fare, declaring such an estimate moderate
 Details of British gains are not immediately available because cf rapid movement of the troops, . spokesman said
 I.he spokesman declared vast numbers Of tanks, trucks and arms have been captured
 The trucks, he said, will be es- pecially valuable for British trans port, speeding the pursuit of the retreating Italians to an even greater degree.
 It was implied that a giant pincer movement is speeding to quick close on the greater bulk of Italy's African forces, the spokesman de- claring it is thought unlikely many Italians will have succeeded in escaping through the big mili- tary dragnet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
You Wanna Stay in Bed Tomorrow, Especially
 You Are Supersfifious

enough for two or more other men to get a light, enemy sharp shooters had time to take careful aim and fire upon the match holder
 People who knock on wood te keep i'll luck from intruding, usu- ally after they have made boast are obse..Jing ritual that once was a religious one.
 Form of Supplication
 "In ancient times pious peoples touched a wooden cross as a form of supplication," says Dr. Miller
 Tt was a prayer. They believed the cross cast a spell of good for tune about them And so knock ing on wood became an invitation to good luck"
 The horseshoe probably is . sign of good luck because the horse has been a friend of man Dr. Miller says.
 Other things, like four leaf clovers, are good luck symbols because u series of coincidenceS probably occurred in which per son had good luck immediately after he found, or otherwise hao some association with, a four-leal clover ar other object From Days of Black Magic Similarly cats and witches are symbols of Ill luck. Incidentally says Dr. Miller, the black cat su perstition dates back to the age of black magic when darkness was a symbol of eerie things People looked askance at any thing black.
 In one state a recent study dis closed 4,OO0 superstitions held by various citizens. Double Trouble
 For the superstitious there's a double dose of ill luck on Friday the Thirteenth. Both Friday and 13 are associated with the goddess ot trouble.
 Friday probably became an omen of death because of it's association with the crucifixion.
 The numeral l3 probably first became a similar omen because of the thirteen people, Christ and the l2 apostles. seated at the last supper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
(I0 CHS
 DENOUNCED,
 1(ONGRE55
California Representative Says Organization De-
 featingDe Plans

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. 2.-Repre- sentative Leland Ford, Republican of California, charged on the floor of the House this afternoon that the CIO has done everything possible the organization can or could do to disturb, disrupt and destroy the Ma tional Defense program
 In sharp denunciation of the CIO, Representative Ford replied to the cry of Representative Jerry Voorhis, also of California, that he (Ford) was making a wild statement and said: "The CIO has and is at tempting to destroy plane produc- ton. I call attention to the strike at the Vultee plant where the CIO called a strike and stopped delivery of planes necessary for our Army training men, and the CIO is strik- ing against the shipbuilding oper- ators. Jurisdictional dispute has slowed down and interferred with our National Deefnse program and now the CIO is advocating and put ting into effect strikes in forests, thus interfering with our lumber industry"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
$4o,ooo FISH
 BOAT WRECk5;
 SMALL DAMAGE

The $40,000 halibut vessel liar mcny, which visited Juneau last spring a few months after it's launching and gave waterfronters 2 glimpse of perhaps the finest fish ing boat to work Alaskan waters, suffered mishap recently, accord ing to adviees from San Francisco.
 The Harmony, under Capt. Paul Petersen, struck a reef off San Francisco Bay in the middle of the night Crewmen abandoned her, talk ing to the dories, and were picked up after several hours of drifting, by the Coast Guard.
 When a search was made for the Harmony. it was found she had floated on the rising tide and in stead of being total wreck, was practically unharmed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-12
REAL PROPERTY XII REINDEER SEEN
 FOR OUR E5klM05
Properly Handled Herds Gould Mean S60O,O0O
 Cash income

Some 84,000 reindeer which he purchased for the government this year are to be operated on CO., operative basis, along with about double that number of deer be- longing to Natives in Alaska, Charles G. Buroiok said today. The tn'al deer population of Western and Northern Alaska is roughly z50,00O.
 Careful handling of tine reindeer would mean real prosperity to the Eskimos, Burdick said The coun- try will support million reindeer in perpetuity. allowing an annual Kill of 100000 Burdick estimated.
 As 6O,O00 deer per year are need ed by the natives for their own purposes and 10000 can be dis posed of at $l0 per head to local markets and camps. an additiorIal 100000 could be taken in the form of fawnskins worth several hun tireu thousand dollars. Burdick said
 A cash income of about $600, 900 per year is thus indicated for Es- hmo owners and herders, according to Burdick.