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The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Chicago Policy King,
Ed Jones, Enters Plea

of taxes, penalties and interest for
the years 1931-38 were placed at
$2,067, ,026. But because of the
statue of limitations, the criminal
Indictment later charged evasion
of only $1aG00,453 for the years
1933-38. A conference in which the
brothers came to the agreement
with the federal authorities in
Washington, proved the the gov
ernment's claims were too high
Judge Sullivan has set January
81 as the date on which arguments
will be made by the defense in
mitigation of sentence, and at
which time his sentence win be
rendered. There is to be regular
trial.
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More Race Supervisors
Sought For CCCCamps

ern and northern states indicates
clearly that Negroes can direct
work and training institutions and
that they can do so in manner
which will meet with the approval
of their neighbors, white and col
ored," the report says.
Staff members of the commits
sion have been surveying the
Corps, its camps, and its enrolleeS
for four years. 1t found that about
10 per cent of the enrollees were
Negroes. This percentage has been
established as definite quota and
provides for Negro participation
approximately in proportion to the
ratio of Negroes to the total popu-
ton of the United States.
Most Negro enrollees are as
signed to camps made up exclusive
ly of Negroes of which there are
SO in twelve southern states, and
68 in other states. In addition,
there are SO mixed camps in New
England States and IL in other
regions in which one or more Ne
groes are enrolled. "Negro enrollees
have been among those voted most
popular and most likly to succeed
in mixed camps containing a ma
iority of white enrollees,' the staff
members report.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Scholarships
TO Be Offered
At Howard Univ.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(S N 81
; High school graduates with su-
perior ability, who are financially
unable to attend college, will be
: given an opportunity to attend Ho-
ward University it was announced
this week.
The College of Liberal Arts and
the School of Music at Howard in
augurated this week a National
Collegiate Scholarship Examine
ton contest for high school grad
uates since 1888. and high school
seniors who viii graduate by June,
1941.
There will be eight geographical
areas in which the competition will
be held, and scholarships valued
at $3.50 each will be awarded to
eight students, one in each dis
trict, who have the highest rank
ing on the examination.
There will also be eight alter
mates who will receive scholarships
valued at $3.50 each. While these
scholarships are specifically desig-
mated for freshman students, re-
newal to the extent of $3.50 is as
Sured each successful contestant
provided he maintains a specified
scholarship average at the Univer-
sity.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

Describing the manner in which
Nazis have taken over the news
papers in Paris, as told to him by
returning refugees, writer in the
New Yorker magazine for De-
cember says:
''The most blatant Of the new
Nazi papers is the anti-Semitic,
anti-free-mason weekly Au Pilorl.
In an article headed No; No
Trials!' 1t argues against letting
lawyers fuss to defend the former
French leaders at Riom and begs
instead for the good, rapid, direct.
ineluctable justice of the street.
the death of Blum, Daladier, Man
del, Reynaud, and PaulRoncour'
by 1ynchage.' !"
With eight synchings reported
in the United States during 1910
by the National Association for
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nearing the bottom rung of the
nations economic ladder.
WILL AFFECT OTHERS
Further if this brotherhood can
successfully force through their ef-
fort to draw an economic color
line, it will lend encouragement to
others, who would like to, but now
hesitate to take such steps.
In the transportation industry
alone. thousands of our people hold
Jobs in railroad shops, maintenance
OF war departments, and as brake
men, truckers, porters, and maids,
flagmen and walters. The jobs of
all of these people would imme-
diately be in jeopardy.
The firemen need our help in
their battle. Let us make a united
and prolonged protest against this
fascist-like new attempt to stran-
gle our people economically.
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In completing the chain defense
bases, some of $60,000,O00 will BE
spent, Several changes had to be
made in the establishing of the
bases before general accord was
reached in the two governmental
agencies.
Chief of these was in Bermuda
where the conflict between the
naval or military base would con-
flict with the tourist trade from
the U. s.. on which Bermuda
thriveS and prosperS.
It was at first thought best to
build the base in the thickly set
tied Hamilton section of Bermuda
but when it was pointed out that
this would interfere greatly with
the tourist trade, the U S. gra-
ciously accepted another spot OH
less populous st. Georges at the
north end of the island.
In spending the $60,000,000 in
the West Indies. the economic
situation among the thousands OF
blacks who live in the islands and
are skilled artisans and workers
will be enhanced.
Regarded previously as Britain's
poorest colonies, and ever source
of constant concern to the crown,
the Islands have presented prob
lens in economies, worse than our
own problems in the Virgin Islands,
it is reported.
Hundreds of West Indian Ne
groes seeking new life have come
TO the United States and when dis
cussing economic conditions IN
their native land, often tell Of the
encountered.
Thus the building of these bases
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

Cf1ICAGO-(A N PIN accord.
ance with the agreement reached
with the government several weeks
ago when federal authorities re-
turned about 100000 paid by the
three Jones brothers. Edward P.
George and McKissack from back
income taxes, the charges now
pending against the latter two are
to be dismissed and Ed has plead
ed guilty.
George Jones and McKissacs
Cones along with their former au-
ditor, Atty. Thomas ellison, a for
mer deputy collector for the inter-
mai revenue department, p.eaded
not guilty.
First claims by the government
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Sigmas To Head
For Tuskegee;
Many Expected

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala.
(SNS)--A hundred chapters, rep
resenting widely scattered areas
from all parts of the country will
send delegates to Tuskegee on the
occasion of the twenty-sixth an
nual Conclave of the Phi Beta
Sigma fraternity during the
Christmas holidays, Dec. 27-30.
Edmund H. Burke, President OF
the local Gamma Sigma chapter,
announces that plans are nearing
completion for welcoming and
entertaining the largest delegation
In the history of the fraternity,
many of whom will come for the
first time to the famous inStitu-
ton founded by Booker T. Wash
sington.
The four days session will include
an address On "Negro Insurance
by William Nickerson, Jr., presi-
dent, Golden State Mutual Life In
surance Company, Inc, Los Ange-
les, California; Welcome Address
by DIR. F. D. Patterson, president,
Tuskegee Institute; and response
by Dr.. r. A Billings, Atlanta, and
James A. (Bi lboarO jackson of
New York City.
Life and History CT the Frater-
nity' will be given by DR.. Jesse
w. Lewis, Department of Com
merce and Finance, Howard Uni
versity, Was hington, D. G.
The round of entertainments and
social features will include The
Pan-Hellenic Dance. Bigger and
Better Business. Banquet. a Snok-
er. the Sig - Ball. sight seeing ex-
customs. etc A special number on
the program will be Memorial
Service to- tae late Robert r Mo
tn VhC "a L 1.-The, q l.. Il
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West Indies Bases Seen
As Big Aid To Negroes
Horid Bar On Negro
Jurors Wins New Trial

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.-(ANP)-Rulng the of
Negroes the indicated
elimination Circuit Judge Chngworth Thursday quash
charges against men spent seven
in Florida state prison cells
A fourth defendant as
four convicted three times killing Dorsey
white peddler February Supreme
count the convictions holding appeared
been used i'm obtaining confessions.
trial. scheduled October delayed
defense attacked the original indictments the that
consistently county
juries-
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Hank Telegraphs
Thanks for Neil Cup

NEW YORK-(CD-Henry Arm
strong wired his thanks to Jim
Dawson, retired president of the
Boxing Writers Association which
earlier in the week voted him the
Edward j. Neil Trophy. From Hot
Springs, where he is training for
his challenge to Fritzie zivic on
Jan. II, Armstrong telegraphed:
"It is with much pleasure that I
learned today of the honor confer
red upon me. I deeply feel indebt-
ed to you and your fellow-workers
and take this first opportunity to
thank YOU"
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Help The Firemen

BLACK AMERICANS amidst
all the feverish preparations for
national defense find themselves
with their backs to the wall fight
ing, protesting, demanding that
they be given a proportionate
share of this elusive thing called
democracy.
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play Negroes.
MOST IMPORTANT FIGHT


MOST IMPORTANT FIGHT
The most important fight we
have ahead, to this writer's mind
is the battle for the right to work.
All other campaigns shrink to in
significance beside this growing,
crusade for jobs.
The apparently deliberate and
determined effort of many OF
Americas big industrialists aided
and abetted by race-biting unions
to strangle the very life out of
black men with an economic yoke
must be halted. The right to work
must again become one of the par
amount guarantees of this oemoc-
racy.
A good example of the economic
StabS, that many unions, particu-
larly the American Federation OF
Labor variety are attempting to de-
liver in Negroes backs is the case
of the Brotherhood of Railway
Firemen and Engineers.
Many of you, no doubt, read the
story of the subtle move this Or
ganization, composed entirely oil
white men, has made against the
more than 1000 black men engag-
ed in firing steam locomotives or
twenty~ railroads in the southeast.
You perhaps read it, without sens.
J ing its full import
CAMPAIGN OF TERROR
The brotherhood for years ha;
fought the employment of Negro
firemen on such we'll known road!
as the Southern, Norfolk and Yves
tern. A. B and G. of Georgia
Louisville and Nashville, Nashville
Chattanooga and st. Louis, ant
others. The fight grew into violen
proportions about three years age
when in Mississippi sniperS mys
te1iously began shooting Negr,
tiremen as they were working.
This campaign of terror wa
temporarily successful. Negroes ol
certain roads in Mississippi Wer
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''3) Any person of the Yellow
race (Chinamen
mo passes will be issued to the
above mentioned persons by order
of the Venezuelan Government. Any
person disobeying the above ir1-
structionS does so at his own risk.
What the punishment is for dis
obeying these instructions, don't
know, but what ever it is, persons
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

WASHINGTON, D. C.-SNS-In-
creased use of Negro supervisors
and administrator in the Civilian
Conservation Corps camps for
Negroes was urged by the Amer
lean Youth Commission in a series
of recommendation for improving
the youth work camp programs
made last week.
"The record of the Negro edrl-
cational experience in both south
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
Protest Venezuela Bar
Against Negro Sailors

disobeying them must be ready to
accept the consequences for their
actions SO that there shall be no
misunderstanding about these in
structions you may call at the
Venezuelan Consulate for vertical
ton through your Union agent at
Philadelphia.
(Signed) John F.. Charlton
(Captain).
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
SOlOn Advocates
Poll Tax Ban

WASHINGTON-(SNS)- Senator
Claude Pepper, Democrat of
Florida, Friday advocated legislation
to ban the collection of a poll tax
as a prerequisite to voting in fed
eral elections.
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ternity.
Attorney George w. Lawrence,
National President, will head the
delegation from Chicago; Russell
S. Gideon of Boston, Director of
Bigger and Better Business, will
head the New England delegation;
Augustine Austin, Secretary and
Treasurer, and James A. Jackson
will head the group from New
York, while William Nickerson, Jr.,
will lead the delegation from Cali
fornia. The largest delegation will
doubtless come from Atlanta,
lr 80 by y II A EillingS.
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we are pressing our demands tor
equality of school teachers salar-
les; our perennial battle against
vote restrictions is at present dor
mant, but no doubt will be quickly
resurrected on occasion; the long
fight for the federal anti-lynching
bill continues; and the battle for
economic opportunity, the right to
work has come to the foreground
what with factories with fat gov
ernment contracts, refusing to en-
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21

Never before with
the exception of
the post Wo::ld
War period has
there been such
a variety of cam
paigns for JUS
tice. We are seek
ing equal repre-
sentation and op-
portunity in all
branches of the
army and navy;
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the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, and Congressional leaders re-
fusing to allow the federal anti
lynching bill to come to a vote on
the floor OF the Senate, direct
slap at the United States was seen
in Hitler's open advocacy of the
lynching technique in France
through the columns of Nazi-dom-
mated newspapers.
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n the Islands should prove III :
only protection for the Islands and
the United States, but the eco
nomic salvation of downtrodden
group of people, trained in trades
and professions, but without the
to develop them.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-21
It's 'Lynchage'
For Heir Hitler

NEW WORCESTERSHIRE learned well the lesson OF
Americas fifty years of clg technique to keep alive hat
reds the basis of false doctrines of superiority of races Hitler
has carried the program into France according information
tricng into this country through refugees feeig from the fall
len Republic
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$6OlOOO>OOO Will
Be Spent By US.

Observation-Disclosures When President Roosevelt
swapped so old American desroyers to Great Britain for
naval air and land bases two and half months ago.
definite site named for the construction of any
these bases But that the whose thing has BEEN dis
cussed and hrahed out it has been revealed that seven of
the eight sites have been agreed the only exception be-
ING that in Trinidad.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
1000 Red Cross
Nurses TO Get
Army, Navy Call

PASAENA, Oct. IL tUP)-Dele-
gates to the California State Nurses
association convention this week were
informed that 1000 Red Cross nurses
would be called to active service
with the army and navy by June
1941.
Miss Gladyce L. Badger, director
of nurses service for the Pacific
area of the Red Cross, in the first
address to the convention said that
the Red Cross had $4,000 first re-
serve nurses available for duty
OF the 1000 nurses expected to
be called to serve next year, she
said about 300 would be used on
the Pacific coast at army and navy
hospitals because of increased case
loads due to consumption.
Other work of the Red Cross in
connection with national defense
is the formation of blood ranks SO
that in case of emergency blood
will be available for transfusions
Miss Badger reported that 170O per-
sons had offered to donate blood
and their names were on file for
further reference and use.
The convention was called to or
der by Miss Pauline w. Gage of
Pomona, state president of the asso-
citation. Approximately 1000 dele
gates registered for the three day
convention here.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
They Put Eagle to Shame
Said Of yunks in Britain

WITH MERICAN EAGLE
SQUADRON IN WESTERN ENG
LAND, Oct. II (UP)- If they ever
choose motto for the band of ad-
ventures who make up the Royal
Air Forces only Americna squad
ron it probably will be: What the
He'll.
I flew with these gents as they
practiced dive bombing. studied
geography, codes and plane identi-
fication. They're transformers and
parachute jumpers. mechanics and
Just ordinary guys interested in
flying. It's deadly serious work but
if you ask them why they're here
they usually start out by saying:
We'll, what the Hell.
They strapped me into the rear
cockpit of a trainer and my parti-
cular American Eagle pilot went
through maneuvers that would put
the eagle to shame.
We dive bombed at 800 miles an
hour downward onto truck which
was our target. We pulled out of
the dive about 20 feet from the
ground and I could feet the blood
leave my head and rush to my feet.
One such dive is enough for an
ordinary man, but these American
fliers do it several times a day.
Eleven of the 80 Americans in the
Royal Air Force are training at
this field under British ace
whose squadron shot down more
than 100 German planes during the
battle of the low countries and
France. These Americans - whose
homes are in Texas, Utah, Californ-
ia. Ohio Wisconsin. New Jersey
and other states-joined up in Can
ada as pilots-officers. Their ages
range from 10 to 80
Dean Sateriee was a California
drug clerk; Edwin Orbison ran a
hamburger stand at an airport in
Sacramento, James McGinnis work
ed for an airplane assembly plant
in Hollywood-they're typical of the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17

men who make up the squadron
They agree generally that they are
here to "have a crack at this guy
Hitler-and maybe get some fun
flying"
When the trainees are sufficiently
experienced, they will be. organized
formally into a squadron with the
American veterans already fighting
in the RAF. These veterans include
Vernon Keogh of Brooklyn; Mic
hazel Iuczkow of Clifton, N, j., An
drew Mamedoff of Thompson
Conn. Virgil Olson of Boise, Ida.
Eugene Tobin of Los Angeles; Ar
thur Donabue ST Charles, Mimi,
and Peter Provenzano of Chicago
Tobin and Donahue each are cred
tied with shooting down two planes
while Provenzano has shot down
che.
The American Eargic eQuoda',i
presently is headed by Veg Taylor
of Kansas who cne piloted COM
mercial ship between Chicago and
New York and formerly was in the
U. S. Naval Air Reserve flying of
the U.S.S. Lexington.
Other men in training here inl
clude Charles Bateman of San Ga.
briel, Calf, Byron Kennerly, a
commercial filler from Pasadena
Calf, Gregory Daymond, Van Nuys
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
Helen Hayes Turns
Down Hollywood
For 10Th Time

NEW YORK, Oct II. CUP)-Helen
Hayes. repeatedly offered S85,000 to
make a single film, gave the movies
her goth refusal today and added:
"Hollywood-never again.
Miss Hayes tried Hollywood sew
eral times. worked in half a dozen
pictures and, walked off with one
acting award.
Il knew then l was through. l
just don't like the way they chop
a play into hamburger during re-
hearsals," the tiny, blue eyed actress
said. You work on the end first
and get to the opening scene three
weeks later. Besides. I can't COM
pete with glamor girls"
Miss Hayes main competition at
the moment is Charley Mccarthy
fabulous blocknead. whose radio pro-
gram goes on at the same time as
does the Helen HAYES theater, Miss
Hayes new program and her first
venture into commercial radio.
And isn't it sad? Charleys one
of my favorite radio programs. Now
I can't listen to him" she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
Monument Stands
Court Decision

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. II. CUP)-
A $4,000 monument to an unusual
court decision stands in a local
cemetery.
1t resulted from reciprocal wills
executed here IN June, 1898, by
Mrs. Pauline Langles, 52-year-old
widow. and her 35-year-old daugh-
ter, Marie, before they began a
trip to France.
A few weeks later they died
when the French liner Bourgogne
collided in the North Atlantic with
the iron sailing ship Coomarty-
shire Their bodies were not recov-
cred and no witnesses could be
found to reveal which died first.
There was considerable litiga-
ton. the case reaching the state
supreme court. The justices thumb
ed through law books for a pre-
cedent and eventually ruled that
the situation was controlled by
civil code articles derived from
the Code Napoleon. These held
that in such a contingency it was
presumed that survivorship favored
the younger person.
Having solved that, the court
had to decide another fine point
A provision in Miss Langles' will
directed that $4,000 be spent for a
tomb. This was contested on grounds
that no one could be buried because
the woman's body had not been
found, but the supreme court said
the tomb" could mean a monument
in memory of the dead.
The executor then erected a tall
obelisk at the entrance of Metairie
Cemetery to "Angele Marie Lam
giles, los La. 49," the latter part
referring to the state law report
carrying the decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
Calf. Motorists Renew Licenses

SACRAMENTO, Oct. l7.-Faced by
the threat of arrest and the possible
loss of driving privileges, thousands
of California motorists were re-
ported today by the Department of
Motor Vehicles to be in a scramble
to exchange their cancelled 1929
good until revoked" driving licenses
for legal four-year term licenses
now required by law.
Although the rush is most notice.
able at branch offices in the popu-
louS centers of the state, license divi-
sion officials at highway patrol and
renewal offices in scores of smaller
communities reported a thriving
business
Director James M. Carter, who
recently approved an order for high
way patrolmen to begin a statewide
roundup of owners of cancelled IL
censeS as a safety measure, esti-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
Connie Bennett
Black and Blue
From Gun S Kick

RENO, New, Oct. II. UP)-The
beautiful right shoulder of Con-
stance Bennett, blonde movie star
here to divorce the Marquis Henry
de la Falaise de la Courdray. was
black and blue today.
Miss Bennett. becoming an out
door athletic girl. absorbed the
shock of a skeet-shooting gun until
her shoulder was bruised. She shot
20 shells, cracked one skeet, then
popped four out of five in a row.
She announced today that she
would also try to crack the Nevada
anti-lottery laws by raffling off a
$500 persian lamb coat of hers
for the benefit of English war ref
ugees.
Proceeds would go for evacuating
women and children from bomb
devastated areas of London.
Nevadas laws provide for open
gambling - bingo. bango. 81, rou-
lette craps, poker. iree dishes and
chance at anything-but lotteries
are taboo.
Connie wasn't scared.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17

mated more than $4,000 applica-
tons for new licenses have been
filed since october 1st.
Although all persons using 1927
28 licenses are now technically vio-
lating the eVhicle Code, Carter said
no person who appears voluntarily
to apply for renewal is being or
Will be prosecuted.
The drive was reported by Paul
Mason, chief of the Division of
Drivers Licenses, to have verified
the belief of the authorities that
a considerable number of persons
holding these old licenses have be-
come unfit to drive safely by reason
of advancing years or the develop
ment of physician defects.
Although a few applicants are de-
MED licenses for these reasons, Ma
son said, the vast majority pass the
simple tests given them
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-17
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring Q
SIeepIess Nights

Doctors say your kidneys contain Is miles
OF tiny tubes or filters which help to purify the
blood and keep you healthy. When they get
tired and don't work right in the daytime,
many people have to get up nights. Frequent
or seanty passages with smarting and burning
sometimes shows there is something wrong
With your kidneys or bladder. Don't neglect
this condition and lose valuable. restful sleep.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood. it
may also cause nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy.
swelling. pufiiness under the eyes, headaches
and dizziness.
Don't wait Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help
the ] D miles of kidney tubes flush out poison-
Gus waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.