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AMERICANS-ALL

Gunner Myrdil, professor in the
University Of Stockholm, Sweden,
who has been travelling in this
country, making an extensive study
of Negro life in America, told me
a very interesting story in an in
terview last week.
1t seems that on his sojourn in
Georgia, studying conditions in
that state, he stopped in Morgan
county to visit a rural Negro
school.
To test the intellectual ability Of
the children, ages six to sixteen, he
asked them several questions. Some
of which were: What is the Con-
stitution of the United States?
Who is President of the United
States? To the above two ques-
tions they knew nothing. When
asked who was Booker T. Wash
ington, they thought he might be
President, and of course he was a
white man. Walter White and the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People was
unheard of.
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Roland Hayes
In Concert
BY Estyr L. Bradley

After an absence of six years.
Roland Hayes, renowned world
famous tenor, appeared Sunday af-
tefnoon at the Lyceum Theater in
Minneapolis in recital drawn half
from the classics and half from the
music of our race.
The spirituals sung were for the
most part arranged by Mr.. Hayes
himself. They included DRY
Bones" taken from the book of
Ezekiel, "Hear the Lambs" "Steal
Away" and you're Tired Chile"
For spiritual encores, he used
"Plenty Good Room" ezekiel Saw
de Wheel" and "Were You There"
the latter as finale and unaccom-
panied.
Exotic and stirring was "Xango,"
Brazilian African "fetiche chant"
of Makumbo, harmonized by Villa
Lobos. 1t was expertly played by
Mr.. Hayes accompanist, Reginald
Boardman. "Michieu Baingo," a
Louisiana Creole folksong, ar
ranged by Camille Nickerson, and
"Roun' bout de Mountain" Ten
nessee mountain folksong ar
ranged by the late Percival Par
ham, formerly Mr.. Hayes accom-
PIANIST, added a dash of colorful
rhythm to the concert.
A delighted audience that re-
fused to lessen its applause was
delighted with the Italian group
and especially with "Maledetto STA
PAspetto" from Scherzi Musicali
by Monteverdi which number Mr..
Hayes had to repeat. Another fine
Italian air sung by the artist was
"Lungi da TIE Ben Milo" by Bonon-
cini. This group was completed
with "Heart Ever Faithful" by
Bach and the "Arioso" from Alex
ander's Feast by Handel.
The beautiful ballad of the
Christ Child, "The Stars Looked
Down" was very appealing and had
an expert accompaniment by Reg
inald Boardman. In this group was
an Italian lullaby by Schubert,
"Der juggling an der Quelle" and
''Du Bist Die Rub" also by Schu-
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his life is dedicated to his home
and family. Married sixteen years,
these Bells have been prolific. Pro-
life in friendship, prolific in work,
prolific in names. They love life.
Many friends, lots of work, nine
children and a sterling name for
each.
They started out with Fred, six
teen years of age; next Edward, ID
years; Frenchie, IL years; Bener,
II years; Doris, 8 years. By this
time the Bells searched for lime
light names. Next came Vernon,
Z years, named in honor of our
Vernon, former Register of the
Treasurer of the United States;
then Joe Louis, age 4, in honor of
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Says St. Peter
IA Years Behind
st. James Church
st. Paul, Mimi,
Jan. 8, 1910.

~ AS1V'
Editor: In the last issue of the
paper You call attention editorial
ly to the financial statements of St.
Peters church, closing the same
with these words, "St. Peters is
leading the way to confidence and
security, and other congregations
might emulate to their vast profit
Be advised that St. Peter is just
ID years behind st. James in this
recognition of duty and conf; dence
to it's members. A
When / became treasurer of our
church in February, 1925, l at
once adopted the system of setting
up monthly report of all bills I'M
paid. both old and new. Some I
still have and refer to when some
thing comes up.
The same is true of the annual
reports. My annual report was
printed each year, in our church
bulletin, and passed out to the con-
gregation on Sunday morning. Rev.
Stewart will verify the statement
that l also set up and he mimeo-
graphed copies of the church budg-
ct which we used in our every
member drive. And we attempted
to carry out same best we could in
conducting our church affairs. This
budget was revised to try to meet
conditions under Rev. w. +. Geug.
Same was done when Rev. G. l..
Hoyden came.
am now chairman of our build
ing fund committee. Copy of my
annual report is enclosed.
Glad to know st. Peter is moving
forward.
George w. Brooks.
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Poetic Thoughts
Love
Ry Morris Gibbs. Sr

We hear many versions defining love,
Everyone knows Divine Love comes from above,
Being spiritual it is infallible and true,
Ever available matter what do.
Human love is a sensation hard to describe,
Many ideas given, some hard to imbibe
Mother love acknowledged the greatest earth.
AS shown in many ways from our birth.
Human love has innumerabe and devious ways,
Which is demonstrated in surprise by-pays
For love has rule with which to work,
Ever available it has no time to shirk.
When two people who have often met,
Desire to forge their lives and forget,
All others and become
That's when loves test has begun.
Love should never be taken for granted
For tasks done, let there be planted
The seeds of tender consideration
For those contact and have close. relation.
Don't be discouraged if crossed in love,
Say you don't need any turtle dove,
Can live for yourself, mother and child
Men haven't chance is putting it mild.
Those without love like ship at sea,
They rudderless naturally in a quandry
Whether to marry to overcome lonely hours.
Is their problem their soul is slowly devoured
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Editors Note: In praising the financial
system installed by the subject of last
weeks editorial it was our aim to call at
tention to a worth while, progressive trend
in church administration. What Mr..
Brooks says about St. James is undoubtedly
true, but St. Peter church is still the first
congregation which we know of that has
mailed to each of its regularly contributing
members a financial statement showing
both receipts and disbursements of all
moneys collected, pastors salary. etc. If
there are others we will be glad to extend
to them the publicity encouragement
which modern church administration should
have. It is gratifying to learn from a re-
port sent us that st. James church has
a balance in its building fund of $2,467.89.
Members of St. Peter will probably dis
agree with Mr.. Brooks suggestion that
''St. Peter is just IA years behind St.
lanes"
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Creditable Organization

credable Twin Cities
Associated Negro Unn which has three loaned it's members
$1,000 at the low interest rate of month
Facing the the opposition and critics who
couldn't be done the League has along steadily
creasing it's assets and services to its members
the has scratched the poentay of such
and the could perform for the Negro
of increasing numbers of citizens
received larger does that has
great job for its members
year
such needs student loans
household appliances and the countless other things for
which money is needed.
borrowed benefited small
borrow from themselves and their neighbors.
We continues conf
WILL the establishment of cooperative bank by the
Negroes Associated Negro Credit Union would make
effort which will those
induac pool their mental and of their fnan
cia
the Associated Negro Credit Union of out
useful organization.
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union indicates that the local Gar
ment Workers Union has decided
to fall in line with it's national poll
cies.
This belief is substantiated by
statement of an official of the union
to the effect that "The young wom-
ans membership will be taken care
Of when she has completed the
course"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-12

Cosmopolitan CiuD. Inc cluD is
composed of fifteen boys and girls
who are in high school or who have
graduated from high school. The
club has a rather unique program.
They plan to sponsor forums, de-
bates, and a variety of activities
that de-emphasizes the social side
of club life.
The officers are: Miss Alice
Brown, president; Scott Tyler, vice
president; Miss Theresa Franklin,
secretary, and Miss Mary Gibson,
treasurer.
Among the members are: STAN
ley Berry, Charles Beasley, Evelyn
Moses, Theodosia Ash, Phoebe
O'Shield, Hattie Light, Shelia
Light, Berdie Bonnell, Odessa Ash,
Grace Henderson, Claire Robinson,
Virginia Lane, Lavinia Lane, Ber-
META Yancy, and Luther Hubbard.
Forum
The Minneapolis Sunday Forum
takes pleasure in announcing that
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Execu-
tive Secretary of st. Paul Urban
League, will be the speaker on Sun
day, January Fl, at p. m. Mr..
Mitchell will speak on: "a Look
at 1889 and 194O." The guest pas
tor will be Rev. w. E. Warrington,
and the Choir of Bethesda Church
will sing. Come and bring a
friend.
Uncle Bliss
The writer wishes to introduce
to the reader friend of his, whom
we shall call Uncle Bliss. Uncle
Bliss is the type of man who has
to be coaxed into talking. One
is first attracted to him by his COM
ical appearance and not too intel
ligent look on his face. If you can
get him to talk, he usually says
something that will cause you to
laugh, think, or regret that you
tried to be smart. Uncle Bliss les
sons for the most part are mega
tive. In short, if one were to read
his life, it might aptly be entitled
"The Autobiography of Failure"
Yet the life of a failure should be
of interest, for the factors and cir
cumstances which led to failure
for one individual, may, if avoided,
lead to the success Of another.
Beginning at the most obvious
point, l spoke regarding his birth
and color. What part has being
born black played in your failure ?"
He thought for a moment and
replied. Being born black was not
my greatest handicap. 1t is true
that lost a few jobs, and was linn
tied to a small extent in my voca-
tional choice, and it caused me
some embarrassment because of
the attitude of white fellow citi-
zens, but my greatest handicap was
mental. / attributed too many of
my own shortcomings to the fact
that l was a Negro. AS an exam
pie, when dealing with people not
of my race, if things did not 60 my
way, I attributed it to the fact that
l was Negro and they were preju-
diced. When dealing with people
of my race, if things did not favor
me | attributed it to the fact that
Negroes were not cooperative. l
know now that / was at fault. 1
was licked before l began. My ra-
cial attitude colored my whole out
look on life. If / were to start life
anew would leave the Importance
of color to the artist and painters,
l would break every mirror in the
walls of my mind that reflected my
color; and yet I would know my
racial identity, for there would still
remain enough people who would
keep me assured of the fact that
| was Negro"
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Negro Newspapers

Cngman clergyman, Jackson Tenn
publicly week Negro business who sad
81 don't buy Negro they nothing but gossip
implying that he did not read Negro
quite number people, both Negroes and whites who
These people, of great
the UNIFORMED hence the at
the Tennessee business is partially explained
he would know that the
sheet Negro for the
print which authentic the printed
Negroes things their churches their
gatherings their reatona the
for the
papers these things the people
Negroes developed straight
logic outlet almost the only out
fol- reasoning.
prejudice is completely stamped the Negro
paper definitely place the world and the
and read his
gnorance.-Louisvile Defender.
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"Listen to
This
By Hobart T. Mitchell
JOE LOUIS NO. 2

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bell of 1916
9th Ave. West, New Duluth, Min
nesota, loves life in more ways
than one. Originally haihng from
Greenville, Texas, they have made
the northern city their home for
several years.
Mr.. Bell works for the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company but
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Certainly No Lady!

Our apologies Walker who be favorte of
the but who certainly not ad suggested under
photo appearing in last weeks paper.
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Phyllis Wheatley
News

BY Staff Correspondent
Among the recent clubs organ
lied at Phyllis Wheatley is the
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Georgetown Deboters
Defeat Princeton

The Philodemic Society of George
town University kept it's intercol-
leeiate debating slate clean last night
by winning a decision over a Prince
ton University team.
The debate was held in CASTOR
Hall on the Hilltop campus before
alumni of both schools. The George
town varsity team opposed the ques-
ton, Resolved that the United
States should adopt a policy of
strict military and economic isola-
ton toward all belligerents outside
the Western Hemisphere.
Robert Ginsberg and John NJ. Ely
argued the affirmative for Prince
ton. The Philodemic debaters were
Edward J. Keenan, and George A.
Christy. The judges of the debate
were Justice Harold M. Stephens of
the United States Court of Appeals.
G.. Gould Lincoln of The Evening
Star and Paul D. Spearman of the
Federal Trade Commission.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

asked one girl. Because it does
not choose to run was the reply.
The last scene presents a Vir-
ginia reel, in which Old Mother
District dances coyly with Con-
gress, District officers, the Press,
the Union, the Needy. Citizens and
the Board of Trade.
In conclusion, Stepfather Con-
gress returned with the six big girls
who chartered about two big cir
cuses this summer-the Republican
and the Democratic circus. Going to
her father little Columbia pleaded
Please, Daddy Congress, I'm your
little girl, too-dont be STEP
father any more" To the tune OF
"Oh Johnny" Columbia and the
girls, chorus.
All this marble is swell, but I
need more-oh well,
So its please, Daddy, please Con-
gress, please.
The cast included Mrs. Arnie
Solem as Columbia; Mrs. William
Cameron. as Mishie; Mrs. Gardner
Jackson, as Stepfather: Mrs. Law
renee Maxwell. as Godmother, and
Mrs. Harold Stone. as Orientation
Mrs. Henry Moore wrote the open
ing and closing scenes and Mrs
Charles Putnam, teacher of dra-
matics in the Maret School, directed
the cast. All who participated were
members of the District of Columbia
League of Women Voters.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Justice Wheat Backs
Street-Widenino Lew

Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat was
on record today in District Court
as approving the findings of a land
condemnation jury, which consider
ed assessments for the widening OF
certain streets in Northeast. The
jurist overruled exceptions to the
jury verdict and objections filed
to it.
Handling the case for the Dis
trict government is Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Walter l.. Fowler
who is in charge of land condemna-
ton actions. The city is preparing
to extend Adams street, east OF
Eighteenth street; Charming street
east of Twentieth street; Douglas
street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets and between
Twentieth and Twenty second
streets; Eighteenth street. between
Montana avenue and Evarts street:
Twentieth street, between Charming
and Evarts streets. and Montana
avenue, between Seventeenth and
Downing streets. All these are in
Northeast.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Bar Association Plans
Memorial Service

The District Bar Association will
hold a memorial service to mem
bers who have died in the last year
and will hear several committee re-
ports at meeting at the Mayflower
Hotel at 8 pm. Tuesday.
Memorials will be presented bv
speakers to the late John Paul
Earnest, Paul Sleman, Royal c.,
johnson, Frank w. Mondell, Rob-
ert T. Scott, District Court Justice
Joseph w. Cox. Gibbs L. Baker,
CHARLES A. Doublas, Percy H. Mar
shall. James w. Beller, Charles Henry
Butler. A. Coulter Wells, r. Golden
Donaldson and Frank T. Easbv-
Smith.
Committee reports will be made
following the memorial service.
Members of the association have
been invited to series of lectures
by DR.. James A. Pike, lecturer of
George Washington University law
school. at 8:15 pm. on Monday.
Thursday and March l8 at the
schools Law Building, 72O Twentieth
street NV.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Inteeration Plans
Of Two Utilities
Asked by 5. {. {.
North American and
United Light Hearings Set
tentatively for Moy8
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities and Exchange Com.
mission yesterday called for integra.
ton proposals from the North Amer
lean Co. and the United Light a.
Power Co.-the final step in an
S. E. c. program calling for action
against nine of the Nations largest
public utility systems.
Within 10 days the commission
has served notice of proceedings
| under Section II (B) Cd of the
Utility Holding Company Act-the
integration phase popularized as the
death sentence"-on these addi-
tional giants of the industry:
Electric Bond e. Share Co., Engi-
neers' Public Service Co., Middle
West Corp, United Gas Improve
ment Co., Cities Service Power g.
Light Co., Commonwealth & South
ern Corp. and Standard Power e.
Light Corp.
The companies notined yesterday
represent the most compactly ar
ranged of the big systems-North
American with $1.247 100000 of as
sets in companies operating in II
States and the District of Columbia
and one of the smallest of the
nine, United Light, with $577 000,-
600 of assets in companies operating
in IA States.
Answers to the commissions no.
tices were asked by April 10 and
hearings were set tentatively for
May 8. The S. E. c. action consti-
tuted a notice that it believed the
two systems do not meet the inte-
grafton requirements of the law and
a request that the companies ex-
press their view, with suggestions
as to what, if anything, need be
done to simplify the geographic and
corporate setups.
North American has its headquar-
tiers in New York and controls elec-
trio companies operating in Illinois,
Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Vir-
ginia, Kansas, Maryland, Wisconsin
and the District of Columbia. It
controls gas companies operating In
five OF those States and in Minne-
sofa and Nebraska.
The notice to North American
lists "a electric and gas subsidiaries,
81 non-utility subsidiaries and 18'
inactive subsidiaries.
United Light & Power. with prin-
clpal offices in Chicago. controls
electric companies operating in Iowa
| Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,
Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana,
Wisconsin and West Virginia. It
also controls gas companies operat-
ing in nine of those States and in
Michigan, Minnesota and South Da-
kota
The S. E. C. listed Is electric and
gas subsidiaries of United Light and
20 non-utility subsidiaries.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Father of 30 Children
Dies in Kentucky at II.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAZARD, KY, March 9.-Hence
Colwell, II, whose three wives bore
him 30 children, Is of whom are liv-
ing, died yesterday. He had been
i'll several weeks with q stomach all
ment.
Two Of the children-twentieth
and thirtieth-were named for the
numerical order in which they were
born.
1t was Twentieth, now a man OF
about IS, who made arrangements
for funeral services today.
Mr.. Colwell was known familiarly
through the Southeastern Kentucky
hill country near here a. white
Hence" His third wife survives.
OF the Sc children, 1S were boys
and II were girls.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Governor Demands
Constitutiona|ity Rule
On S54,0O0,000 Dam
Oklahoma to 1oke
Steps to Halt Work,
Woodring Warned
BY the Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY, March O.
Oklahoma's Governor, Leon C. Phil
lips. aggressive champion of State S
rights. demanded today that the
Federal Government halt work on
the $54 900 900 Denison Dam pend
ing test of the projects constitu-
tionality.
Gov. Phillips said that If Secre-
tary of War Woodring permitted
construction work before a court de-
cision. he would take steps to stop it
I'VE can bar the highways to pre-
vent material reaching the dam or
stop it in other ways by use of po-
lice, the courts and everything"
He added he would not need the
militia"
The Governors demand came
after an oil strike In the reservoir
area promised to boom land values
Army engineers are directing pre-
liminary work on the big flood
control hydro-electric project which
would inundate 100000 Oklahoma
acres.
The Governor. in a letter to Sec
retary WoodrinE, recalled the United
States Supreme Courts recent A
split on the question Of granting
Oklahoma permission to file an orig
inal action to determine constitu-
tionality of the act authorizing the
Denison project.
by an equally divided court" said
Gov. Phillips, leave to proceed
originally in that tribunal was de-
MED. No further judgment or order
was entered and no opinion was rem
dered. We are, therefore, left just
where we were before that proceed
ing was instituted.
Oklahoma, denies the constitu-
tional authority of the United States
-" to condemn land or flood State
property, or to use or interfere with
the waters of the Red River or
Washita River, Oklahoma streams
for the building Of the Denison prof.
ect."
Gov. Phillips added that Okla
homA intends with all the means at
its command to protect its rights
against what it is convinced will be
An unlawful invasion and destruc-
ton"
Evening star., 1940-03-09
High Navy Officer
Tells House Fleet
Cost Is Near Peak
Subcommittee Hears
Copt. Fisher Soy Future
Findings Should Drop
py the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
A high-ranking Navy officer, ex-
pressing views seldom heard from
Navy men, told a House subcom-
mittee yesterday the cost of the fleet
had about reached the peak" this
year-almost 81 ,O0O, 900 ,O00-and that
future appropriations should drop.
The witness, Capt. c. w. Fisher,
director of naval shore establish
ments, made this comment while
testifying IN favor of Secretary Edi-
sons proposal for reorganization of
the Navy Department.
Il am one who feels that this
billion-do appropriation for the
Navy is about the peak" Capt.
Fisher said "and that from now on
they will drop-and they should
drop"
President Roosevelt requested ST.
s,472 900 tor the Navy for the year
starting July /, but the House cut
the amount down to $685., ,779,438.
Describes Red Tape Delays.
Painting a picture Of red-tape de-
lays and involved procedure. Capt.
Fisher said part of the trouble was
due to the fact the Navy is required
to operate under 28l separate ap-
preparations and also gets funds
from $50 other sources.
With Secretary Edison sitting be-
side him. Capt. Fisher related that
the Navy recently was "in competi-
tion with itself" for armor. He said
one bureau let contract for a
certain type of armor and put a
penalty clause in the contract
against delays in delivery. A short
time later, another bureau con-
tracted for some of the same kind
of armor with the same contractor.
1T turned out" Capt. Fisher said,
that the second bureaus armor was
needed first and the department
was in the embarrassing position Of
having to ask one of it's bureaus to
void the penalty clause in the first
contract"
VinsOn ROOsevelts Guest.
Chairman Vinson of the Naval
Committee discussed the reorgan-
ization question with President
Roosevelt at White House lun-
cheon yesterday. Later, he said the
Chief Executive favored legislation
to legalize the consolidation Of the
Navy's bureau of engineering with
the bureau of construction and re-
pair.
Mr.. Vinson said he personally
favored appointment of an Under
secretary Of the Navy to coordin-
ate the military activities. but
told newsmen Secretary Edison's
proposal would 60 too far.
There have been reports on
Capitol Hill that Capt. Fisher might
be named to the new post and
some committee members said pri-
vately they thought Capt. Fisher
had staked his career on his state
ment to the committee yesterday.