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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-22

AT DIR. RULER
OF ElKS BURIAL
Continued from Page u

ruler, who arrived here by plane from
Florida.
The Elk auditorium with capacity
of less than 500 was early crowded to
overlooking and microphones carried
the services to the crowds outside esti-
mated at more than $4,000. It was one
of the largest funerals ever held here.
Special trains and buses brought hun
dreds of Elks and others from Wash
ington, Baltimore, Wilmington, New
York and other cities.
Sixty flower girls and nearly one
hundred cars We're in the funeral en-
tourage. The floral tributes were in 50
great profusion that the flower girls
were lined up in double file for an en-
tire block from the Elks home and the
easket was rolled that distance before
it was placed in the hearse.
Mrs. johnson was born in Philadel-
phia in 1885. Left an orphan at an
early age, she was reared by friends
She was a graduate of Philadelphia
high and normal schools. In 1907, she
was married to George J. johnson, q
musician, who survives, with one
daughter and one sister.
She joined the Elks in 1917 and at
Atlantic City in 1929 was elected grand
daughter ruler and served in that ca
Dacitv up to her death.
MORE COMING
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Dewey enthusiasts" in distant cities
and towns sending instructions to the
delegations by phone and telegraph to
forstall his nomination if possible.
Dewey as a popular candidate, is out
in front. If enough younger delegates
can be controlled by the Dewey mana
gers, his nomination is assured no
matter how many ballots are taken,
This element will break down any com
bination of the "Old Guard, if organ
lied to stand firm until the balOting
ends.
Ex-President Hoovers appearance
on the conventionrostrum as speaker
should not be considered Of any cOnse-
quence in swaying the delegates for or
against either of the candidates. His
effort will be a curtain raiser to arouse
enthusiasm against the New Deal He
is an able and respected Republican,
who can tell the story how his successor
in office has carried on the government
since he left it. Hoover has delivered
many powerful blasts against the Roo
sevelt regime. He may augment them
by a stronger burst, which may lead
him to another nomination, if Dewey
or a dark horse cannot win, who
knows?
The war in Europe has changed the
situation decidedly. All of the candl-
dates including Dewey have not ad-
vanced their popularity, because OF the
serious danger that confronts America
If the COP. leaders develop a com
pick at the convention that Roosevelt
will not run, probably any thing could
happen. A man of wide business eX,
perience, like Wendell Wilkie, would
win the Republican nomination on 9
silver-platter, perhaps after the sl1Ih
ballot. This assumption IS made be-
cause no Democrat, other than Roose-
welt can be elected with the nations
public debt growing higher and higher
and when the military defense IS deem,
ed inadequate. America is confronted
in the next and coming decades WIN
a strong dictator challenge. A modern
lied Constitution should be drafted. 10
meet this persistent force. A genus
who knows the needs of a great Democ-
racy like America, be he Republican
or Democrat must be selected to mees
such a gigantic threat. A man not YET
considered may be nominated at Phlia-
delphia next week. We hope to aus
patch the news on the eve OF deadllne
before going to press.
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FREE WILL COMMUNITY
METHODIST CHURCH, Inc.
107 Cabot Street
1OG CdDOI olTeeI
Rev. John S. Myrick, founder and

Rev. John S. Myrick, founder and
Pastor
Services each Sunday at 1O:45 am.
and 8:45 pm. Sunday School, 1915
pm.
June 16, the pastor preached morn
ing and evening. We had a great
Fathers Day. The pastor asks all
Stewards and Stewardesses to be
present at each service June %. Bros.
Richard Trothers, George Jones,
Harry johnson, James Green, John l.
Slater, c. McCrow, Bro. Marcus How
ard, James Ross, John Henry Ross,
Stewards; Sisters Arrie Green, NJ. F.
Word, Ida Matthew, Katie Howard
Fannie Ross, Alzater Moore, Eula
Hicks, Annie Johnson, Mary Louis,
Stewardesses.
A Grand Picnic to Crescent Park
will be given by the Free Will Commu-
nifty Methodist Church July 4, 1910.
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WATCH TOWER
By William Harrison

South of the Border
Although there are thousands of
colored people, our own flesh and
blood, in South and Central America
and the islands of the Caribbean Sea,
few of US know a great deal about
either the countries or the peoples who
inherit them. For that reason, l take
this opportunity to list a few salient
facts about the ten nations and three
colonies situated in South America.
Another time I shall write about Cen
trail America and Mexico. and finally
about the West Indies and Canada.
1. Simon Bolivar of Venezuela, who
is the great revolutionary hero OF
South America, their George Wash
'ngton. drove the Spanish imperialists
from Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecua-
dor, achieving their final defeat in
1924. BOLIVIA IS named for him, and
he is said to have been colored
2. At the beginning of the nine
+nenth century colored people in
Brazil outnumbered whites three to
one.
Lima, Peru. antedates nv Alma
3. The University of San Marcos in
Mater. the oldest University in orr
country. bv 95 wears. Harvard was
founded in 1857
4. In many South American conn
tries. almost no middle Gloss exists
between the mononolv land owners.
who are allied with FOREIGN capitalists.
and a virtually landless peasantrv,
numerically the bulk of the inhabi-
tants. The progressive Mexican Gov
eminent, which the Mexican peoples
revolution returned TO mower. initiated
programme of dividing the LARGE
estates among the landIess. In
Argentina, over 100000 workers be-
long to trade unions, 158 of which
were started in 1897 alonp
4. Slavery existed in Brazil until
1888 when it was bloodlessly abolished
without compensation to the slave
holding class. The colored population
predominates in the Northern States
of Brazil, which is correctly called, as
YOU know, the Omitted States of
Brazil" IA per cent of the population
is black.
5. Chile has now the most demo-
cratically constituted Government, a
Government of the Popular Front.
The President is Pedro Aguirre Cerda.
6. The coast of Colombia is popu-
lated chiefly by colored people, most
Of whom work as stevedores or on
banana plantations.
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REPUBLICAN, LEADER HONORED
Continued from Page y

Committee and had much to do with
the election of Mrs. Webb
Mrs: Joseph S. Mitchell presented
Mrs Webb with handsome bouquet
from the committee. In presenting the
bouquet she paid a glowing tribute To
Mrs. Webb, which was well received
and the response was most gracious
The reception was sponsored bv the
following committee: Mesdames 7 r
Martin, chairman, Henry FRYE. Sonh.
roma Gould, Bessie Ferguson, Mary
Chandler, Joseph S. Mitchell, Caroiine
FRANKLIN, Ellen Howard, Fannie Lo.
non; Edna S. Goodell, Hazel Barrows
Nellie Critchlow and Bates.
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GRADUATES
EVERETT SCHOOL

Evelyn A. Aborjaily, Lucille NJ. Al
BUSHES, Theresa R. Amaru, June P.
Antill, Mary NJ. Albanian, Mary C.
Bonomo, Barbara NJ. Burroughs, Ma
rion F. Garden, Alice C. Clark, Louise
Corey, Marion NJ. A. Cummisky,
Esther Y. DAILY, Lucille NJ. Deans,
Algisa E. Di BIasio, *Doris A. Douglas,
Margaret A. Emond, Esther Fafel,
Persifon Files, Flossie NJ. Fragier,
Vera NJ. Francis, Betty Gibson, jose
phine Guiffrida, Evelyn A. Glavo,
Ruth f. Goss, Selbra L. Hayes, Lois
E. Hill, Lillian L. Hyatt, Mary D. F.
Johnson, Mollie B. johnson, Gertrude
Kardoose, May A. Kazaka, Gillie B.
KeIton, Martha J. Malouf, Vera C.
Marksman, Theodore B. Melahouris,
Ruth c. Murray, Bedelia A. Nichols,
Phyllis NJ. Nichols, Cora A. O'Bryant,
Macie v Owen, Be1nice Phifer, Ellen
c. Pullen, Ruth NJ Redway, Joyce NJ.
Rice, Barbara NJ Richards, Louise
Sacre, Louise J. Scott, Sophie J. Sela-
dos, Pearl B. Springer, Ruth G. Ste
phens, Elizabeth j. Tierney, Mary G..
Welby, Geraldine West, Pauline NJ.
Wilson, Glenora A. Woodson.
. Starred names are of girls who are
on the Honor Roll in Scholarship.
An organization meeting of the
Home and School Association Of the
Everett School District was held in
the school hall Monday, June 10. An
entertainment by the pupils was fol-
lowed by the distribution of Honor
Rolls to the pupils. After a talk by
the principal, Miss Mulloney, the
parents visited the different school
rooms.
The members of the executive board
of the Association for next year are
as follows: Mrs. William F. Connors,
Mrs. Mary Coutchavlis, Mrs. Mary
Ford, Mrs. Newman Smith, Miss Ida
B. Henderson, Miss Josephine NJ Bar
rett, Miss Edith Rose, Miss Grace B.
Turner.
The association will meet again in
the fall to discuss school and commu-
nifty affairs. All parents and friends
of the Everett School children are
cordially invited to join the Associa-
ton. Notice of the date of the next
meeting will be given later.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-22

EVE OF COP. NOMINATION
Your cOlumnist hopes to be present
at the COP convention and witness
the stampede to either Thomas E.
Dewey or brilliant dark horse. who
can break a deadlock. Dewey NAV win
by reclamation on the first ballot. His
chances of being nominated will glim-
mer, If the delegates do not reach a
decision after four ballots. A fifth bal
oft surge without added signs of Dewey
strength, will be a dangerous omen of
weakness for the glamerous New York
prosecutor. His managers must corral
enough votes after the first ballot to
assure majority adoption of a unit
rule, which they can present as threat
that Dewey will win regardless of any
other candidates strength. This is a
dangerous proceeding to invoke if
many of the large state delegations re-
main committed to their favorite son
candidates. If Dewey's managers can
muster shrewd convention malipulaters
from his forces friendly with leaders
who control their delegations, his path
to the nomination will be cleared on the
fourth ballot. fractional delegations
out of control will be Dewey's downfall.
If this is revealed after four ballots, it
will disclose that the convention has
reached the dickering point with Hoo
yer, Taft, and Vandenberg in combina-
ton to eliminate Dewav
Many leaders, who are not COP.
delegates will be in Philadelphia, be
hind the scenes with emisaries on the
convention floor massed sodily against
Dewey. Private phone connections will
be in their rooms with continuous serv-
ice and only few wise Republicans
will know that they are in the city.
There will also be scores Of "Stop
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-22

Glass meeting and prayer meeting
every Thursday and Friday evening
respectively, at $50 o'clock. Neglect
not the services of our church. Mans
most valuable spiritual asset is to
serve his God and do His command
ments. These services will help you.
Marriage-Ernest J. R. Armstrong
and Eleanor Guy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-22
DR.. PAvLO'S
SON NOW Md.

Irving L. Pavlo of Maiden, son of
Dr.. Samuel G. Pavlo of the executive
committee of the National Race Con-
gress, Boston Council, received his
MD. degree, cum laude, from Har-
ward Medical School Thursday.
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CHURCH NEWS
COLUMBUS AVE. A.M.E. ZION
CHURCH

Rev. VIM. ID. Battle. Minister
6 am, Sunrise prayer and praise
service. 1890 am, sermon by the
Rev. James A. Clement; 1890 pm,
Church School and Bible classes; 4:30
PM, Junior Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY.. 6:15 pm, young people society
Of Varick Christian Endeavor. 1880
PM, sermon and evening worship.
Don't forget the weekly services.
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Z. Although South America is rich
in natural resources, since even tba
Chilean desert is not waste land Init
contains layers of nitrate, the neonIo
do not greatly benefit from the r;c XXI
ness, which is drained off as tribute
by Wall Street and the CITY of Lon
don. Barter agreements with Ger
many have placed some nations indo-
pendence upon the Nazis for their ey.
ternal trade and they have often had
to accept inferior manufactured goods
when the NaZi drive to war caused al
the German nations best energies and
skills to be diverted to war industries
The biggest customer for BraziIs bio.
gest export is the United States. Fl
which great deal of Brazilian coffee
goes; manganese production. essential
in making steel, is controlled bv tba
United States Steel Corporation. How.
ever, such trade facts are not tvpical
of all countries, for Argentina's hest
customer in foreign trade is England
hence, she is often called the "Otber
Dominion" and many streets in
Buenos Aires have English-sounding
names.
8. Peons-in fact, our word "peop.
age" is derived from the woodwork
like the serfs of the Middle Ages,
They resemble our exploited colored
and white share-croppers and tenant
farmers. They are paid no wages,
but are graciously permitted the use
of a meagre portion of land on which
to raise their own food in return for
tilling the landlords soil, reaping the
harvest whose profits he alone enjoys.
Naturally, they are kept illiterate, and
when social legislation is proposed it
Is denounced as Bolshevism.
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LabOr's NOn-Partisan League Office

Labor's NOn-Partisan League Officer
One of Boston's most stalwart trade.
unionists is Edward Jackson, vice.
president of the Greater Boston In
dustrial Council, local branch of the
CLIO. At the recent convention of
Labor's Non-Partisan League of
Massachusetts,, he was elected as
third vice president. Here, as else
where, the CLIO. and the League make
it point to see that colored workers
always have representation, and they
stress the principle of united action to
advance the cause of unionism and
promote better living standards among
working people, which means most Of
US and affects the security and happi.
ness of all of US.
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War Clouds Darken
Political Horizon
By MONROE MASON

Continued from last week)
Evening star., 1940-06-26

Sandy Block found out-about-
about Rita Star, you know, and he
offered to help" She went on to
explain to Elizabeth what Sandy
had done and how Uncle Luke had
gone to Ritar Star and told her he
was through.
Luke wasn't going to 60 through
with it after all?"
No" Lucy whispered.
1t was then that Elizabeth began
to give way to her grief for the
first time. She wept silently into
her handkerchief, and Lucy after a
moment tiptoed softly out.
AS she stepped into the hall out
side Elizabeth's room she saw Layal's
tall, gaunt figure disappearing down
the stairs, quick as a cat. She had
feeling somehow that Laval had
been eavesdropping outside that
door.
Downstairs she found Uncle Merit
sitting in the living room, a book
lying open on his lap, but he wasn't
reading.
"Oh-it's you, Lucy" he said. He
had started nervously, but now he
smiled at her as she sat down on
sofa near him. Where was Greg
today? 1 thought he'd be here with
you"
Evening star., 1940-06-26

we're out of SmithSon'S presence be-
fore he said to Tony, "I want you
to check up on Smithson. Also that
Hanson family, the lot of them and
Laval and Bertha"
"You suspect Smithson, too?"
Tony asked incredll,ously.
From the number of people in
and out of that study this morning,
I'm beginning to think almost any
one that had a motive could have
slipped in and killed Luke Gran
vile. never saw such case in my
life. There's no pattern to it," Chal-
mers said in a baffled tone.
Gave Granville Cash.
Merit Granville, when he came
into the bank with Smithson, seemed
slightly surprised to see Chalmers
although he tried to hide it. "I told
FSrnithson there's nothing to worry
about. Luke had threatened so
many times to turn the trust money
over to Smithson, that I wasn't
bit surprised when he came in the
bank one morning and said he
wanted to draw it out. You'll likely
find it safe in his box"
"I hope So" Smithson said.
THE morning he came in I re-
member we'll" Merit went on.
Luke first wanted to get some
papers out of his box in the vault.
I went back with him. While we
were back there he told me he
wanted the money in cash. Frank
ly I didn't want him to take it,
because that's quite an account to
lose. But he was in a hurry and
in bad mood too, and he told me
to go right away and get the with
drawal order and make it out.
did. and took it back to the vault
and he signed it,"
He took it in cash?" Chalmers said.
Merit nodded He took out a
handkerchief and wiped his fore
head. Next thing I know" he said
in an offended tone, you'll be ac-
cusing me of stealing the children's
trust fund and killing off Luke, my
self"
Chalmers smiled thinly. Merit
was leading the way back to the
vault.
No one knew what to say when
it was discovered that the box did
not contain the money.
He said he was going to turn it
over to you" Merit told Smithson
rather suspiciously.
Smithson bristled. well he
didn't, anyway! You know Luke
wouldn't have turned that much
money over to me without getting
some sort of receipt for it. You'd
best let Mr.. Chalmers look in that
wall safe DIN Lukes study. Maybe
that's where the money is
Chalmers and Tony grinned at
each other. They'd not discovered
any wall safe in their examination
Tony said.
That's right" Merit said. 1T
might be there. Wait just a min
ute" he told them, Il want to 90
back to my office for a second. I'll
be right with you"
by the way" Chalmers said,
while we're here, could I see that
withdrawal order you mentioned?"
certainly" Merit said. Branch"
he told a young man behind the
wicket, you remember that day
Luke Withdrew the forty thousand
in that special account? Mr.. Chal-
merS wants to see the withdrawal
order"
Chalmers examined it while Mer-
Evening star., 1940-06-26

"He did come, Uncle Merit" Lucy
answered. A lump was in her
throat suddenly. and a terrible ap-
prehensive feeling inside her. 1T
was all so awful, I told him to CO."
she said, excusing Greg.
YES" Merit agreed. He was
silent for time. II noticed that
Block fellow stayed around, though.
He's pretty clever, Lucy. The way
he fooled Luke-and Luke wasn't
easy to fool"
Lucy put her face into ner hands.
Uncle Merits words had brought to
a head the conviction she'd had
gathering in her all day that some
how it was due to her own selfish
ness that Uncle Luke had met his
death. Shed thought only of losing
Greg!
Finds Guy Conc.
Whats going to happen, Uncle
Merit?" she asked, taking her hands
away from her face. "They can't
arrest any one merely on suspicion.
can they?" she whispered. "You don't
think that-well-Guy couldn't DOS
sibly do anything like that, could
he?
"Of course not, Lucy" Uncle
Merit said. His face was anxious,
however, as he patted her shoulder
Evening star., 1940-06-26

with laugh. Crowded the war
clear off the front page"
Chalmers eyes kept coming back
to the picture of Lucy Granville.
Her face was curiously childlike and
fragile. He recalled the glimpse
he'd had Of her few minutes ago,
as he'd left the house on Beacon
street, after the futile search for
the money in Luke's study. She'd
been standing in the doorway of
the living room. There were dark
hollows beneath her eyes, and her
face had been as white as paper,
and fairly brimming with misery.
Somehow Chalmers didn't think her
grief was for Luke Granville. He
wondered If her suffering had any,
thing to do with the Hanson boy.
At the Granville's Laval had in
tended disposing of the evening
papers, but Elizabeth had insisted
upon seeing them.
Elizabeth Finally Breaks.
Lucy was with her aunt, trying
to comfort her, and at the same time
feeling vague nebulous horror at
the thought that perhaps Elizabeth
didn't need comforting. Certainly
Elizabeth had not exhibited such a
great deal of sorrow, as yet. Her
lips were twisted bitterly as she
looked at the headlines in the paper
and all the pictures.
After a while she put the papers
away from her and turned to Lucy.
Who was that fellow named Block
who was here this morning?" she
demanded.
why" Lucy faltered, "he's-he's
a friend of mine, in a way. He
writes plays and he'd been to see
Uncle Luke several times lately.
I've seen him often at parties, too"
Elizabeth's eyes in their network
of fine wrinkles seemed to glow like
burning Goals. Il don't like him."
she said in tight, hard voice.
Don't have him come here again,
Lucy"
But, dear Aunt Alizabeth," Lucy
said, hes been $3.50 helpful. He
was trying to help you too, only you
didn't know about it, of course. I
was so frightened and worried be-
cause of the way uncle was acting.
Evening star., 1940-06-26
THE EVENING WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY JUNE 2e 1ea

it was gone. Seems to be perfectly
in order" he told Smithson as he
handed it back to Branch.
Merit returned shortly. Chalmers
was cycling the huge time vault in
the center of the bank at the end
of the corridor behind barred
iron grillwork. Pretty formidable
looking vault you've got there" he
told Merit.
'You bet" Merit agreed. I'm
always scared that sometime I'll ac-
cidently get shut up in the thing
and nobody be able to get me out" +"
They went out of the bank.
Chalmers sent Tony back to the
office in his car, and he Joined
Smithson and Merit to go to the
house on Beacon street once more.
Laval, it seemed, was the only
one besides Luke who had known
the combination to the wall safe.
He opened it without comment. But
1t was no use. The money was not
there either. And the papers in the
safe and in Luke's desk gave no clue
as to the whereabouts of the trust
funds.
Merit seemed more upset now than
Smithson about the disappearance
of the money.
After all" Chalmers assured him.
"at least we've discovered another
strong motive for the murder of
your brother"
Motive or not, the moneys gone"
Smithson said dolefully.
Attracted by Lucy.
Chalmers, upon getting back to
his office, found Tony waiting for
him. Tony was sprawled in a chair
with his feet on the desk and he
was busily engaged in reading the
evening papers. Chalmers looking
over his shoulder saw that the front
page was plastered with enough
photographs of Luke Granville to
have gladdened the fellows vain
heart, had he been alive. There was
even picture of Lucy, and also one
of Greg Hanson, looking belligerent.
Naturally, the lithesome figure of
Rita Star graced one corner of the
front page.
They sure made Photographic
field day of this one!" Tony said