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Evening star., 1940-12-09
Sidewalk CoIIopses
As Crowd Watches
Greek Aid Ceremony
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Greek
officials here today had Is
American ambulances originally
destined for British service-and
200 square feet of cracked side
walk in front of the Greek
cathedral here, caused by the
weight of a crowd which as
sembled yesterday to witness
transfer of the ambulances
from the British American Am
bulance Corps.
The pavement sank 2 feet
and cut short presentation
ceremonies. Although hundreds
of spectators had to scramble to
firmer ground, no one was in
jured III the sidewalk collapse.
The ambulances will be
shipped to Greece next week.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Asthma Agony

Asthma attacks poison your system, ruin
your health and put q load on your heart
Thousands quickly and easily palliate recur-
symptoms with doctors prescription called
Mendaco, now distributed thru drug stores.
to help nature remove thick strangling ex.
cess mucus and promote welcome restful
sleep. Mendaco is not smoke. dope or In
lection Just pleasant tasteless tablets.
Printed guarantee with each package
money back unless 1t satisfies you. Ask your
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Gets 1O-Point Buck

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Monroe Of 1924
Chevy Chase boulevard. Chevy
Chase, Md. returned from a hunting
trip to Mexican County, Pa. today
with 10-point buck deer. Mr.. Mon
roe reported that the buck was killed
in a temperature of below zero and
snow two feet deep.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

ment accumulated in the deeper soul
of the peoples"
With all his heart. the Pope said.
he wished for France to have in the
midst of her present test moral
force" with which to bear condi-
tions.
After the official audience, the
Pope talked with M. Berard in his
private library.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Pope Offers France
Encouragement for
Brighter Future
Nations Condition Finds
Sympathy in His Heart,
Pontif Tells Envoy
By the Associated Press.

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 9.-Pope
Plus XII offered encouragement to
France today, expressing the hope
she would find better and happier
days, in receiving the credentials Of
the new French Ambassador, Leon
Berard.
M. Berard addressed the Pope with
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Quezon Says Filipino,
Must Control Own
Constitution
Gives Shorp Answer to
Soyre's Statement on
Presidential Power
By the Associated Press.

bV VIC HSSUCIHlVu FTtSS.
MANILA, Dec. 9.-President Man.
uel L. Quezon today sharply an
swered High Commissioner Francis
B. Sayre's statement that the Presi-
dent of the United States has the
power to approve or disapprove any
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Amazing ''Liquid"
Promptly Relieves
ECZEMA ITCH
Doctors Formula Great Success! I!

New York, N. Y. Thousands have dis
covered first applications of wonderful,
medicated Zemo not only quickly relieve
itching of eczema and other skin irrita-
tions (of external cause but ALSO aid
healing of the red, scaly skin.
Use Zemo morning and night. Soon
your discomfort should disappear! Most
convenient becausei it S a greaseless, stain
less liquid. Doesn't show on skin. All
druggists now sell Zemo!
Twin city press., 1940-06-22

Majo,ie Taylor. Mrs. D. S. Williams Dr. S. E. c. Lard
Rev. vanreten OF West Africa and Rev w. Jarvis
Of Cuba.
Tnls Conference also passed resolutions as did the
Philadelphia Conference providing means tor the
district administration The number OF Presiding Elders
was reduced from three to two with ample means provided
for their travelling, upkeep, and district parsonage
Bishop Sims be commended tor the very fne
way watch he looking for the welfare of his F.
Els The ministers and laymen JOIN him whoehearted in
their new endeavor
The New York Conference gave the largest num-
Der OF subscription has ever given to the Southern
Christian Recorder according to the record 1t is indeed
interesting to note how this DONE The ministers were
to subscribe to all four Of the papers instead
of just three which practically all did, setting new re-
cord More than twenty-five laymen in this Conference
alone gave US their subscription.
Dr. ]. A. Portlock, pastor of Bethel, New York, re-
ported $2S0035 in dollar money, thus setting all
time high record and maintaining his title of dollar
money king" of the Connection 1t he keeps this up the
Church is bound to honor him.
DR.. NJ E. Jackson, Bridge Street Church. Brooklyn,
N Y. made very telling report We have no finer man
in our ranks than Dr. Jackson 1t was my privilege to
preach for him Sunday morning in this magnificent church
purchased under his administration 1t is my prediction
that the church will hear more of him.
The crowning events of the Conference was the out
standing report by Bishop D. Ward Nichols in which he
reported 600 in dollar money an increase of $4,000
We witnessed the close of this conference which
held in the hall of the Lost Battaian Corona Bishop A.
]. Allen made an address what he hoped to accomp
sh in South America, Cuba and the Islands. The Confer
gave him donation of forty dollars as starter
Before the reading of the appointments by Bishop
Sims was presented to talk about the SOUTHERN RE-
CORDER had just received 1000 copies which had been
forwarded to me by the office happy report that
disposed of all of them in less time than five minutes
The SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN RECORDER, if l must say
it, is great seller now.
We left New York to 90 to the commencement act
vities Of Wbeiforce University where we witnessed the
Trustee Board meeting, heard Dr. W. E. B. Dubois speak
and enjoyed delightful stay in the home of DR.. Dor
monde Walker President Moving from Wberforce
travelled to Cincinnati with Bishop H. Y Tookes. And
from there came back to the office
Thus ends my first rounds as general officer of tho.
African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Sisned-E. C. Hatcher Editor
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Six.Day Youth
Meeting Opens
Tuesday, June 25

Memphis, Tenn.-A six dav Ma.
tidn.wide Youth Cdnfwsnes IN.
der the auspices Of the Colorsd
Methodist Episcopal Church opens
June Is. The meeting win attract
nearly eight hundred Of the M.
tion's finest young people.
One feature Of the Conference
is To get over to the young minds
the accomplishments Of oolorsd
people In various fields.
The purpose Of this conferences
10 embodied In it's theme. "Achisv
ing LIES Objectives with Christ"
The themo will be discussed n
the following seven commission
groups l Personal Christian Me
Q, a-Racial Unity, ., Dponom-
ic Security. 4, Chrhtian Attstsdes
Toward Social Evils; wss, A.
cholic Beverages, Gambling. ~
cial Conflicts. 8, Art of wtnsins
Others to Christ, 2. Community
Functioning Oussa, Worsup.
Ssrvics, nssgsattea.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
jim
BOOKER
SAYS
Coneerning Ths Negro And
National Defense Program

C0neerntng Ihs Negro And
National Defense Program
Washington, - As the picture
Of the present European conflict
becomes darker, the paramount
question before the American peo
pie must be; "Where will the Ne
gro be found in the whole Of the
National Defense programi"
This inquiry at this time has
been inspired by the recent trip
made by this reporter in certain
parts Of the Middle West and the
Southwest. It has been demand
ing q thorough settlement because
Of the war growing progressively
worse.
President Roosevelt, In mis- re-
cent message at the University Of
Virginia made 1t lucid to all Of Us
that our national defense program
must be rounded out with energet
ic solutions for our domestic prob
lens. This Is one of the funda-
mental sections Of American unity
While Mr.. Roosevelt did not
point out spscificly that this en-
tire program must be supported
by our participation in 1t, the ap-
plication could be easily undsr--
stood. When he called upon all
Of the citizens to coopsrats with
the government In pointing out
traitors to the general welfare,
we believe that he measured bis
! request with full confidence that
tho Negro would continue to
espouncs the already respected
course Of devotion 10 the Amsri.
can ideals and tenets
Our attention was recently d.
rected to an article appearing in
one Of the daily papers in which
the American Legion was assur-
In the officials here Of its sup
port in wedding out from amongst
Us the fifth columnists" We
oil know tho objective Of the
fifth columnists." Furthsrmors,
we were informed Of the attempt
Of those traitors to influence Ne
gro workers In Arkansas recently
to denounce our present form Of
government and support Hitler to
assure themselves Of "libsrty"
and security" Well, ws did not
learn Of any Race citizen there TO
whom the HIGHLY OBNOXIOUS
idea was sold. Suffice II to say
that We oil know Hitler's pro.
gram without the "fifth eolum-
niats" trying to tell us about II.
We learned this week that yrsd
Twin city press., 1940-06-22

A. Bottger, attorney and one Of
the past state conImauders Of the
American Legion offered the r.--s-
dent Of the United States . sug-
gestion that the American Legion
be permitted to enlist 100000 Of
its members at an annual salary
of 81 per year, to combat Fifth
Column activities In this country.
lie stated to Mr.. Roosevelt, via
letter, that such . plan In leach
organization would be working in
It's own community where the
Legionnaire is known and where
respectable persons would be his
guarantors.....' II approved, the
body would work under the sup
ervision Of the FBI Director ].
Edgar Hoover.
However, in observing the edi-
torial page Of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat Wednesday morning, we
were awsd by that newspapers
fair reference to the Negro as a
loyal citizen, - well as to disap-
prove Of the suggestion advanced
even by the local folk in ferret
ting out spies against the govern
ment. 49,
The editor read, In part
"The Federal Bureau of Investi
cation welcomes oil information
regarding subversive activities
But II nseds no volunteer help In
checking reports The Justice De-
partment il wholly capable Of
handling all such investigations.
Local efforts to ferret out sabo
teurs and espionage agents would
bs frausht with too much danger
Of persecution. II would have q
distinct tendency to open the
doors to political, Sectional, Ra-
cial Antipathies; It could easily
make unfortunate and entirely
blsmeless persons victims Of Com
munity or neighborhood spites...
This point Of view Is heartily
endorsed by all Race people. Be-
cause. too often we are made un-
fortunate victims Of community
hystsria. There 10 . growing feel
Ing here that war may come for
America. This belief finds sup.
port In the grave condition Of af-
fairs at present for the French
and English peoples. Therefore,
for this country To speed up its M
tional defense program In terms
Of building planes, tanks, guns,
ships, serious consideration must
bs given 10 the placement Of more
Negroes In the production Of
these preparedness essential
Nothing could mold national unity
quicker than such . policy.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
A. C. E. League Notes
Lssaon for Juns %, isle
ECCI. s;il, II
YOU HAVEN'T A CHANCRl

II l returned, and saw Sndss
the sun, that the racs u not 70
the swift, nor the battle TO The
strong. neither yet bread to the
wise, nor yet riches to men un.
derstnsding, nor yet favour TO
men Of skill; but time and chance
happensth 10 them all.
IL. For man also knewsth mot
his time - the fishes that are tab
en- In an evil pet and % the birds
that are caught In the snarsi %
are the sons Of men SHARED In an
evil time, when II fallsth suddenly
upon them,
Dsvotoasi Fssiei
Prsluds-"I need Thee svsry Hour
Opening Hymn II Med Thee
Every Hour"
Praysr-"Forgivs -, o Lord
when our faith fAltsrs q . first
failure. :.
Forgive 10 when our courage
oosss away before The hard task.
Forgive 10 when or youth
goes Into The dark eclipse Of synie-
Ism. VI
Save 10 from the wrstehsd folly
Of losing our ideals end the true
success they alone might bring
10.
Song "My All on the Altar
scripturs-(To b. rad By var.
ious Individually
!. A chance on blrthSight--
Gen. 28;17-8<.
.. No chance In things-Eeel.
li<-t.
a.Hs wouldnt take . shanes-
tosaaassd - Dsst Psssl I,
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Hope Reported
Elected Head Of
AME Book Concern

Philadelphia, Pa. The electing
Board met here and is reported to
have named q Mr.. Hope to sue
ceed the late Dr.. W. A. Dorsey
as head Of the A. NJ. E. Book
Concern. Complete name was not
available nor any other indenti-
fication.
1t may be Rev. W. X. Hope Of
Hortford, Conn.
The report was unofficial but
from sources not to be questioned
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Young People To
Gather At Shorter
College, July "a

A three-day meeting for camp
ing and missionary training under
the auspices Of the Young's Pso-
pies Department Of the Womsn's
Home and Foreign Missionary
Society is set for Shorter College
July 2 to I.
All local districts and confer
ence branch superintendeuts and
all state workers and - many
young people ~ can be brought
are requested to be present.
Courses to be offered and In
structors-Problents and Princi-
pies Of Social Living, by Mrs. ].
j. Shumpert, and Mrs. Cora JET
ferson; Leadership Training. BY
Mrs. Imogene Lowery; Art BY
Mrs. B. s. Brantley and Mrs. o.
L. Brown and Mrs. Love Cooper;
Christian Culture Course by Mrs.
L. L. Daniels; Missionary Educs-
tion for Young People by Mrs. L.
G. Wymes; Missionary and World
Friendship by Mrs. A. NJ. Runy-
on and Mrs. I. B. Thacker. Chalk
talks and Story Telling, for Turn
er's Jewels by Mrs. C. T. Valley
Livingston; Recrestion, Stunts
and music by Mrs. L. c. Chism,
Mrs, Nellie Love. Mrs. Mary Town
send Denkins and Mrs. Ann Quinn
Church Dramatics by Mn. +. E.
Churchill, and Mrs. Ruth Simp-
son and Mrs. F. A. Roundtree.
Inspirational hour conducted
each day all groups or depart
ments will participate. On July
4th there will bs y hike and break
fast will be given by the Senior
and Young people Of the Little
Rock District.
Stunt night will be July 9Th,
Missionary Baseball and recrsa-
ton conducted by Mrs. F. !. Rey-
nolds. You are required to bring
such food stuff as peas. beans.
potatoes. rice, cabbage, corn.
meat, meal, flour, butter. eggs.
sugar, and all that you would like
to eat while on the camp. Bring
one plate. cup or glass, saucer.
knife, fork, spoon, one sheet. pill
low case. marked with letters Of
your initial. Bring Bible. note
book, pencil, needle. thread, thim-
hla and arissnrs ,--
On the first day all Jswsls and
sunbeams are asked To wear plain
white skirts and light blue blousss
with small round collars. All
young ladies will please wear
plain white dresses.
Your registration fee, viii b
Five cents for Jewels, Ten cents
for Sunbeams, Fifteen cents for
young ladies. All adult workers
Twenty five cents. Local societies
and superintsndsnts, please send
the amount you have been asked
for, to your district superintend'
ent. All district Supts. will please
send 1t to your conference Branch
Supt. who will report ~ instruct
Cd.
ERie J. Hankins, State supt.
Rt. Rev. =. J. Howard,
Presiding Bishop
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
CORRECTION

In a letter to the Southern
Christian Recorder, June 13,
1910, our attention has been
called to observations report
edly made by Mr.. Alfred T.
Adams, Receiver of the Sum-
day School Union, complain
ing of the following state
ment-
Bryant, by the court was re-
strained from further use Of the
A. M. E. Sunday School Union
printing plant, or managing it in
anyway which says that Mr.. Bry-
ant can not publish any more s.
s. literature Of any kind in and
ander the name of the A. N. E.
Sunday School Union. This leaves
the Sunday School Union free
(when the Master appointed by
the court FINALLY settles and re-
ports to the court) to act, to as
sumo its rightful place, take its
own property over, and Mr.. E. A..
Selby, Abingdon and Morris will
be housed in their own property
s. s. Union building, Nashville,
1t is claimed by the law firm
Davis decision closed the chapter
Tenn, without molestation. Judge
curtain dropped"
Farmer, Denney and Leftwich)
and the signer Fyke Farmer that
the above statement that ran In
the Southern Christian Recorder,
June 8 Tin q bi-line story by J. H.
Clayborn, staff correspondent 10
not exactly in accord with the
~~--Is- iorision y -
TIE letter claims that the
"court in its decision said
The corporation in this case,
Sunday School Union. will not be
enjoined from using the name Of
Sunday School Union Of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church
which is received by charter A.
the court feels that 1t does not
have jurisdiction to make such
order. But the Sunday School Un-
ion will be enjoined from repesent-
Ing itself as the agent or affiliate
Of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church in the printing Of
church literature, or in any Of
fetal capacity Of the church.
1.-THE receivership will be con-
tinucd until the special master
can make and file report in this
case, or until the parties can per-
feet their appeal, II they wish to
do so."
The Southern Christian Record
or Is glad to make the compare.
tive corrections as suggested by
the law firm. II Is never our In
tentions to purposely change the
meaning Of facts. II was Q slight
error In Me Interpretation Of the
decision more than IN the mis-
handling Of the facts.
Editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Offers SoIiIoquy
For Armistice Day
Americas Unknown Soldier
Represented as Speaking
Of Another War
By FAY K. BEAM.

~y IL ~ mann
Sunlight steals across the afternoon
sky and falls brilliantly upon block of
white carved marble, inscribed with
brief expressive words: Here Rests in
Honored Glory, an American Soldier,
Known but to God"
Underneath the pure white marble
the sleeping figure, after 20 years of
peace, stirs fitfully, aroused by distant
thunder, the thunder of well-remem-
bered cannon and bursting shells.
The spirit of the sleeping youth looks
past the restless, countless little ripples
on the historic Potomac, toward the
horizon, and sees the little white crosses
in Flanders fields, from whence he came
to rest in his white shrine. Softly he
speaks:
Again that thunder, rumbling and
horrible, of monstrous guns that herald
another war.
They called me young; they called
me dead.
They said I died for democracy and
peace;
"They said did not die in vain.
Il saw men fight, and nations spring
at nations Threats; I gave my youthful
life to save the innocent.
Il marched through the bitter, acid
strife, the pointless massacre and
slaughter that mankind covers in shame
and calls war
Many of my old comrades must be
stirring restlessly today in Flanders
fields, wishing to wing their way across
the sea once more to stand side by side
to fight again to make America, our
homeland, safe from Europe's horrors;
to pick up the torch that they laid down
in France and to hold it high to guide
new heroes to defend the democracy
we failed to win.
That torch still burns, that zeal still
survives. Unknown Soldiers will hold
our sacrifice their guiding star. They
will dig their trenches long and deep to
guard our America.
MY carved monument is only a. more
elaborate expression Of the worlds
mourning. Thousands of small white
crosses mark thousands of brave heroes
Their graves crosses now are trampled
and desecrated but they pray for Amer
ica's safety, prayers which shall be an
sWered.
Year after year American youths
come to stand in reverence before my
pure white resting place, and I, lying
quietly here, know by the look in their
serious young eyes what they silently
are pledging to me and to my country.
1T may be that my sacrifice was not
in vain, but glorious victory, even in
death"
In Honored Glory
Known Only to God"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11

the traffic now using that thorough
fare will be diverted to Constitution
avenue, which already is badly con-
gested during rush hours.
Further complication is antici-
pated when 5000 more workers are
housed in a unitarian Office building
at Arlington Ridge road and Column
bia pike, and when an equal number
go to work in a similar structure
somewhere in the Southwest section.
These will substantially increase
traffic on the routes leading to High
way and Arlington Bridges, which
are inadequate to meet present
traffic demands.
In order to meet these needs, i'm
mediate thought must be given to
increasing the capacity Of thorough
fares such as independence avenue
and the streets paralleling Constitu-
ton avenue as far north as K street.
Such plans, requiring careful study
and considerable time, should an
ticipate completion of the Federal
building program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce11eH.

be taken to put it in place where sun
will reach it sometime between 10 in
the morning and 2 o'clock in the after
noon.
These are the preferred hours for
winter bathing.
This is not to say that they will not
battle at other times, but observation
shows that they enjoy it most during
these hours.
1t is easy enough to select a site which
Whether the basin is close to the
house or back in the corner of the yard
makes little difference.
The songsters will manage to use the
water in any location, provided there is
some sunshine.
Kind-hearted persons who. amid the
present woes Of the world, think to feed
the feathered folk, sometimes forget all
about their need for water.
Snow provides the birds both bathing
and drinking facilities, but fortunately
1t doesn't snow all the time.
There will be some real need, then, for
keeping at least two baths in operation,
and seeing to it that they are kept full.
Birds are flyers, primarily. This means
that they like to fly from one feeding
place, and from one bathing place, to
another.
If there are at least two food stations,
and at least two baths, the birds will like
the garden better.
1t must be kept in mind, too. that the
food put out for the birds is mostly dry.
Seeds, grains, bread. nuts-these pro-
vide the bulk of the food, and they are
all very dry.
1t may be supposed that a little mois-
ture, now and then, is quite as acceptable
to bird while it eats, as it is to a hu-
man being at table
It is best to locate one bath, preferably
sunk into the ground, at a comparatively
close distance from the main feeding
station, but not Immediately adjacent.
The latter location simply means that
the husks of the seeds will get into the
water all the time.
While birds are in no sense fnicky,
they must prefer clean water to dirty
water, just as they must like good bread
better than mouldv bread.
There will not be many friends Of birds
who will be able to emulate one local
fancier.
He piped warm water to the bird bath
in winter, so that his two-legged friends
in feathers would be sure to have open
water.
Most of us can take care of this just
as we'll by putting the baths in a posi-
ton where the sun shines on them for
several hours day.
This gets the desired results quite as
we'll, at the same time it is a great deal
cheaper, and cheers the birds, just as
1t does US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-11
Federal BUILDINGS

The quadrangle west and north
OF Seventeenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue, in which it is planned
to erect the new War and Navy build
ings, eventually will be the third
great area reserved for permanent
monumental buildings. The others
are East Capitol street and the Mall,
the latter including the present
nearly completed triangle. But in
volved in the quadrangle is the seri-
Gus problem of traffic congestion.
Part of Virginia avenue eventually
must be closed for the new units of
the Pan-American group. Carrying
traffic from the entire Chevy Chase,
Cleveland Park and Georgetown
areas, as well as much of the flow
from Virginia by way of Key Bridge,
Virginia avenue is Of utmost impor-
lance, and when 1t Is closed most Of