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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30

ingenousy That he could have survived nine Years
Is remarkable. AZ heart Dr Howe Is missiorafs
and not mcrcenary, lie had at heart tho lsr.,.
destiny OF Hampton Those closest TO The io0es
say hat Mrs. Howe Is gracious and never paironiy-
ing that she is fully absorbed in the ereai Work
which her great father sponsored successflls and
long
Negroes. am sure. Will not he too obi,io4s Of
the good these conscientious people have done Tor
Hampton ard the Cause | am more and more in
cned TO absolve these white administrations o their
mistakes and charge them 10 their Negro "adylsors'
Dr Howe carries with him the gratitude and ssgee
Of thousands OF Negroes throughout this county,
who will remember him gratefully as missionary
and MOI as mercenaryi
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
A NON PARTISAN
NEWSPAPER
T II E
ID UZLE7LN
'DOARD.....
BY Ulysses w. Boykin'
.1lIes.s.

The biggest cause OF the past depression ana -.
failure OF business can be treated to the evil for"
If credit and nstallment buying by people Who 49,
Unable to do so is the belief OF Hon. Josenh
ellis, newly appointed judge OF the Record.
Court
We can think OF person better Informed -
make such statement than Judge ellis hecs,s
ne was for years Common Pleas Court judge anS
II was his duty TO work out the problems of nv
workers who had become victims of high nrassn
selling. lie fought oneman war on gym crali,
houses and developed the cancellation division y,
the Common Pleas Court His handling Of casss
helped many workers from loss OF their ioh,
who came at odds with their creditors
The only way 10 prevent recurrence OF condi.
lions brought about by the depression and tnso,,a
business is 10 put stop TO the spending Of now
money than you earn. The Judge said that Ncc
workers numbered among the highest who arc
brought into court by their creditors because az
the submission TO pressure buying
our urge 10 drive high powered Automatic.
wear clothes bought on time and lots or iowel,.
and dealing with finance companies and .reai,
houses on 20. 25 and 80 dollar week Jobs ~.
contributed TO this bad situation In fact Tho indc
added that there is more money wasted by workers
who buy through this form OF huying for ali a,
them retire in twenty years
The only way to put stop TO these ,cioas
forms OF practices Of gyping OF workers nv fba
creditors and loan sharks is the playing ND and "a,
posing or such cases the establishment Of e,,dit
unions and the fighting and exposing of these az
es ne mar gone so far as TO join in program
VII" we ""lNe'lhe bar Association and ITS special
Committee consisting OF Attorneys C. L. simmons
W. Garvn and GOlightly
Judge ellis Is the treasurer OF tho committee and
he guiding light ir its fight TO take care Of ,asc,
without fee for workers brought To their attention
who have been victims OF such practices
The Judge feels that because OF their willingness
TO become victims OF hgh-pressure buyirc makes
Them easy targets FOR the credit racket
Judge ellis has dedicated his time to aid in
the cleaning up Of this situation lie was appoinied
recorders court Judge TO fiji the unexpred term
created by tho death OF the late Edward J. Icnfles.
Sr
The Judge carries 10 this court wealth ~
knowledge about the many little MGR Who have "a
appear before him because OF his experience gained
while common pleas Judge
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
POLITICS

senator Digs. the Rev. George
Baber and Moses walker. who re-
Gently Wis ed the National CapItal,
Washington. pc. in interest OF Is
Years OF Negro Progress Exposi-
tim. made a friendly call upon
Frank Murphy. Justice Of the Sn-
pfeme Court one OF his most in
sisient inquiries was about Para
disc Valley and who was the reign
ing Mayor at this time. Justice
Murphy considered them his most
loyal snnpOriere.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
EDITORIAL PAGE
Lynching Goes Underground

The following report sponsored by Senators Robert
f. Wagner and Arthur Capper and Representatives Jo
seph A. Gavagan and Hamilton Fish, coauthors of the
Federal An-L ynchng bill in the House and Senate rep
resents the results of investigation made recently, of
the technique adopted by mobs who have ynchcd
hundreds persons quietly and without any attendant
publicity This report treats of these ynchngs that do not
find their way into annual published statistics. because
they never become known to the general public
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30

! took a trip the other night
While the stars were shining very
bright;
Dishes OF ice cream were in the
moon
And the stars became a little ell
Yer spoon.
All the sky was chocolate cake
! ate so much that | had the
stomach ache:
Then something hit me on my head
And when ! opened my eyes was
In my bed.
Thelma Dorsey, Grade "a
Age 13-5710 John r. No .
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
FRIIT or THE VINE

There Is no proof fhaf tho flulA
used by Christ IN lr-i'nNne Inc
sacred communion was alcoholic
p Il nowhere called Nine. but
simply The fruit of he vine"
ANY Information concerning 'his
column write in care % this paper
or 2Gl9 Elliot Ave Minneapolis
Minnesota
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30

Emmett Cunningham. Joseph
Cole and Bill Perkins were I'm re-
cent conference with MAYOR .Ien-
ries. The opinion wac expressed
TO he Mayor by Mr. Perkins that
he had made a serious mistake in
the appointment OF the Rev. Hor-
ace White 10 the Housing Commits
sion. 10 which the other members
agreed. The Mayor pended that
his appoiniee was we'll qualified by
education and special study OF this
situation 20 SIT on the committee
lie said further thar he had visit
ed a session of the Housing Com
mission since it's reorganization
and from what he saw and heard
the Rev. Mr. White would not ONLY
be credit TO his race but would
render a yer, valuable service 10
the city
The United District COMPRESSION
al organization OF which ATTY. Rox-
borough Is president had election
OF officers at recent meeting Mr..
Roxborough was reelected a.
president; Fred Thompson. treas
urer; Beatrice Arlington. secre
lary: Helen Slater assistant see
reiafy: the Rev. Carleton Clarke.
chaplain: Clifford Christian. SER
geani-at-arms and James Harvey.
chairman OF The board OF direc .
tors.
Mr. Marlborough gave II as his
opinion that the present governor
would be- q candidate Tor that Of
flee IT, the September rrimar.es
ana that there would be- no serious
opposition candidate. on the Re-
publican ticket
The Republican State convention
meets on May Is In Grand Raplds
AZ this convention tho delegates
VIII he selected who will 20 10 the
National Republican convention IN
Philadelphia In June The rDCo
expects 10 have large deleRa-
ZION on hand and TO he well repre-
senled AZ the National convention
In Philadelphia.
Inc Interstate Democratic con-
ference OF which senator Diggs is
chairman. Is planning for a very
active campaign for the coming
summer. They expect TO be suc-
cessful In nominating a Negro dem
ocre' Tor the state legislature, VIII
liam Sheriff. has announced his
candidacy and this organization ex-
Itels TO put up a rousinR campaign
In the Interest Of his election.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
School Children's
Verse And Prose

Bdtors
init
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
WHITE WY ~ COLORID
REGIMENTS

The en- ~;ment ~ white mon IN
colored rrenems is prohibited hy
implication as Section .5t and
Section PSI ~ Tho Code ~ Laws
- me United states ritlc i0
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
ooNrtcT Win JOIN RRowv

Frederick Douglass made. ilip
- liaipers Ferry 70 aid John
Brown IN his great adventure: but
dfc.deH ~ Tho last momcrf mol ~
oin him telling Rrown that the
taklne o. the arsenal would be
suicide History tolls wlaf occur.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
Critic Writes Praisevorthy Story
On The Life Of Marian Anderson

Tho condensed ntiicle. "Oilr
Jordan ln Ruth Nooihar, Sod.
w'k vhIch api"ar. 10 ih' March
i.spe 90 Reader. Digest gi,r> a
nentrahlc atcnuni ~ me lugh
sp"i> in ne iis % 'laf'ar M
der.ou ana 100 in>.sii op mo-
noici couirtiio. afii.l' atHi-
Ne, AMI character. W., >ef.
wl'b, tuil"r and cfiiu iermeIit
Of iho .lag' hrg'n-s
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
III WERE A KITE

II ] were a kite would nv in the
air
Away mp above the world so big
and fair:
Then | could see far and Wide,
or n wish. could hide.
BEHIND some white. fleecy cloud.
II ] were Kite I could ny over a
hill
Ard look down upon houses and
trees. or whore ! will
| could see the fields NJ green
And tho prettiest flowers you've
ever seen.
And then float down like a cloud.
Catherine Petrlckes
1916 Harper
- wears old
SPRING N HERE At LAST
Spring Is here at last. yes:
! have feeling that the birds are
arriving al last
] am running from door Ia door
To say there shall be no white
any more.
Come children LEI MS pla
Bring out your toys each and every
day.
7 tell YOU spring Is here Al last.
For the SNOW has melted from the
winter PAST
DorothyBirkley Grade "A
Age 13 years
554s Brush
BIRDS
The trees sway
On a cool wlntry day
Aud the birds OF summers day
Have all flown away.
But Spring II coming soon.
The birds will come back before
many a moon
FlNing higher than a balloon.
They'll be coming back 70 us sooi
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30
|. | ST EN-
TO THIS
sAfETY FIRST IN COLORS

>tffl1 fih>i ~ tViuh>
The Hyiken Bros. merchants IN
Cleveland. Mississippi ordered a
bin OF goods from the Hanover
Childrens Wear Co through a
. travelling salesman living in Mis-
sissippi
Il was conlended by the Hytker
Rro~ ihA when the goods arrived
ne colors we're duplicated. and that
there was an understandings that
there Would be NO duplication of
The colors o. tie different numbers
;ihai H. 20 -ey. each dress wol'd
nave particular color All Of It's
own - thar no TWO buyers would
buy eNacil, the same dress as far
a. color and looks we're concerned
Hviker Bros reason for this Was
mat should a negro or some other
persons buy a dress OF particular
color or pattern iha, The white
trade or other persons would no,
be inclined 10 buy another OF tho
same color or make.
A NEGRO TINSMITH
The idea on The Tuskeeee Insti-
inte was partly conceived and in
itiaied In 1879 hv negro tin
smith named Lewis Adams. ard b.
white banker OF The Southern
avis'ocra;c type M George W
CamYhei Both ~ them were rest
dents Al Tnskegee town In the
following YEAR TIE State legisla-
,Hre 90 Alabama struck with the
N"tk alfeAdA achioscd IN The educa-
Non o, Negroes decided 20 grant
IN annual sah,a, 20 tho Institute.
Nes-ts ranphe.i and Adams there
core ceclded 70 aprlv to General
SanHcl ssmS'yonc the Principal
~ i7Wpipc fnr 2 colofed teacher
who Shogd ~ competent 20 direct
re '''e school whicn had hccn
'oltiml an fhe site ~ unsuccessful
COTTON pier'afions IN iHe on. skirts
~ Tfshecao The man whom Arm
s'r7rc selected was Roolof T.
Washington and be commenced
wotk 1851 NTH two frame
ho8-os sni nined ohapcl
CIT orr MS TnuMR>
lsaHh Nonteomcfy * slave ~
the Jesfs son Davis famay found
er ~ Mogni BAYOU Negro settle
men'. Mississippi one dax accomp-
AneG us mast' io y market town
v rflt fhCfe Was q great assem-,
h'ase 90 alSpcfaiic planters and
tser wiN'sa The laft that b. could
f'sd aud write Was accidental
w 'eealed Nhereupon y Ell
,a.' VAS discussed hv reichhor
Hg ,isve-owner and his wife said
me aay 20 VI Davis. III h. were
ny save | should cut Off his
thumbs 80 no my dear IN
fer,sned her husband. THAT would
never DO because he could not
piCk cotton
DRIED SCOTT
ped scott of ihe famous Dred
Scott case WAS only 4 fcct 2 lnch-
Evening star., 1940-04-19

The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers If
stamped (3-cenD, addressed en-
velope is inclosed with each communi-
cation addressed to the -Four Aces, care
Of The Evening Star
II you desire the pocket outline of
the -Four Aces system Of contract
bridge, send with your request to the
-Four Aces, care Of The Evening Star,
stamped (3-cent. self-addressed.
!aree-size envelope and you will receive
an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
jolly Polly

jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.
M. T. S.-Strictly speaking. the
correct form is almost ALL" not
most all" So also we say almost
everybody" almost any day.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Byfronk Beck
BY Bud Fisher

There's Mr.. Skinner the Swallow.
he's fixing for to 60 south; perhaps
he'll take the message to your
family" said he.
"The very thing!" cried Unc'
Billy Possum, wiping his eyes and
stufing the red bandanna into his
coat tail. "Ah thanks yo', sab. All
does indeed, Ah'n see Mr.. Skinner
at once"
And without another word Unc'
Billy Possum started down the
Crooked Little Path for the Green
Meadows, to look for Mr.. SKINNER
the Swallow.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

almost all animals" etc., not most
everybody" most any day." most
all animals"
The leaflet. ''70 Everyday Words
Often Mispronounced" will be sent
upon receipt of a self-addressed,
stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.

The news that Unc' Billy Possum
wasn't dead at all but that he was
back in his hollow tree soon spread
through all the Green Forest and
over the Green Meadows. Every
body hastened to pay his respects
that is, everybody but Reddy Fox.
Unc' Billy and his partner, Jimmy
Skunk. told every one who called
how Reddy Fox had thought that
Unc' Billy was a ghost and had been
frightened almost to death, so that
he ran away as fast as his legs could
take him. Unc' Billy grinned as he
told how Reddy had sat under the
hollow tree and sang because he
was so glad that Unc' Billy was
dead, and all the little people OF the
Green Forest and the Green
Meadows LAUGHED until their sides
Evening star., 1940-04-19

ginny." Finally he told Jimmy
Skunk all about it, and for once
Unc' Billy had forgotten how to
grin. Yes, sir, Unc' Billy had for
gotten how to grin. Instead, he just
wept, wept great big tears Of lone
someness into this red bandanna
handkerchief.
"Ah reckon Ahu have to go back
to or Virginny, All sutt'nly do,'
said Unc' Billy Possum from the
depths of his red bandanna hand
kerchief.
Jimmy Skunk grew very thought
full. Since he and Unc' Billy Possum
Evening star., 1940-04-19

He knew that all the rest of the
little people Of the Green Forest and
the Green Meadows thought him
the smartest Of them all because of
the way in which he had fooled
Bowser the Hound and Farmer
Browns boy. He liked his neigh
bors, he liked the Green Forest, and
so he made up his mind that this
was the place for him to stay.
But In spite of all his friends, Unc'
Billy was lonesome. The longer he
stayed the more lonesome he grew.
Unc' Billy wanted his family whom
he had left way down In "Op Vir-
Evening star., 1940-04-19

ached when in funny racked voice
Unc' Billy sang the song for them.
Thereafter, whenever one of them
caught sight of Reddy Fox at a safe
distance, he would shout:
"OP Bill Possum, he's gone before!
or Bill Possum, he is no more!"
It got so that Reddy never came
down on the Green Meadows in the
daytime, and at night he avoided
meeting any one if possible, even his
old friend Bobby Coon. And, Of
curse, Reddy Fox hated Unc' Billy
Possum more than ever.
But Une' Billy didn't care, not hel
Evening star., 1940-04-19

had been in partnership, Jimmy had
had more eggs to eat than ever be-
fore in his whole life. Now Unc'
Billy was talking about going away.
Jimmy thought very hard. Then he
had bright idea.
why not send for your family to
come here and live in the Green
Forest, Uncle Billy?" he asked.
Unc' Billy stopped crying. His two
little eyes looked out sharply from
the midst Of the red handanna
handkerchief. How do yo' alls
reckon All can send word?" he asked.
Jimmy scratched his head.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

West opened the ace of hearts
but fortunately South was void
In that suit. Trumps were drawn,
and South then decided that with
nine diamonds in the combined
hands his best chance was to find
the remaining four evenly divided.
South therefore played the ace
and king Of diamonds, whereupon
West won trick with the queen.
While South might have guessed
the diamond distribution correctly.
his play had as good a chance for
success as a second-round finesse
for the queen which would have
worked. In other words, the play
for the grand slam was an even
chance, and under these circum-
stances North should have been
satisfied with bidding six, espe-
cially as he could not know that
South was void in hearts.
*x*
Yesterday you were Merwin
Maier's partner and held:
AQJx
2Kx
oAJ9xx
%Q10x
The bidding:
Maier. Schenken. You. Jacoby.
q Pass 20 Pass
20 Pass %,
Answer-your correct bid is three
spades. You don't want to bid no.
trumps, since you may have no
sure club stopper, and even though
your partner has not rebid spades
the fact that he has shown a
second suit indicates that he al
most surely has five spades.
Score, three spades, 100 per cent;
two no-trump, go per cent; two
spades dnadequate), nothing; three
no-trump "a bad bid, nothing.
Question No. AS.
Howard Schenken is your part
ner and you hold:
AQJx
0Kx
oAJ9xx
&Q10x
The bidding:
Schenken. Burnstone. You. Maier
IA Pass 20 Pass
~ Pass 81 Pass
40 Pass (?)
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrcw.)
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

(David Bruce Burnstone. Merwin D.
Maier, Oswald Jacoby. Howard Schen-
ken, worlds leading team-of-four in
ventors Of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence.)
Evening star., 1940-07-04
Mexico Offers Refuge
To Spanish Refugees

The Mexican government has
offered refuge to a large number
of Spanish refugees now in Ger
man-occupied France and has noti-
fed the German and italian gov
ernments of its offer, the Mexican
Embassy said here today.
Initial announcement of the move
was made by the Washington Com
mittee for Spanish Refugee Aid,
1410 H street NV, which said
about 10000 Spanish refugees are
still in France, along with $500
former members of the Interna-
tional Brigade. The latter include
some German, Italian, Polish, Aus
trian and Czecho-Slovakian volun-
teers who must expect death or i'm
prisonment II they are turned over
to the German or italian authori-
ties, it was said.
The committee here said it was
seeking the help of the United
States Government in transporting
the refugees to Mexico, Cuba and
other Latin American countries
which have offered them the pro-
lection of their flags. Financing of
this transportation, it has been sug-
gested, might come from the $50
100000 Red Cross relief appropria-
ton, and the evacuation might re-
quire a presidential order per-
mitting an American ship to enter
French Mediterranean port,
Evening star., 1940-07-04
The Political Mill
G. o. P. Climbs in Three Weeks From Slim
Chance to Good Chance Of Winning Election

ton. The administration has been
given by Congress 81 500 100000 to
spend for relief and that has been
a potent factor in the elections the
last few years, no matter how hon
estly money may be expended.
Enthusiasm With Willkie.
On the other hand, Mr.. Willkie,
the business executive, recently head
OF the Commonwealth & Southern
Corp. and an ardent foe of the
Roosevelt New Deal as it has affected
business and industry, has already
given fine glow of confidence. He
has inspired every one who owns
anything, whether it be stocks and
bonds or real estate of one kind
or another. that if he is elected
President those stocks and bonds
and the real estate holdings will
increase in value. He has had work.
ing for his nomination huge num-
Der OF enthusiastic, if not formerly
politically minded, people. If this
enthusiasm holds up, if that kind of
amateur organization is used in the
campaign as effectively as it was in
June, Mr.. Willkie is likely to 60 far.
Mr.. Willkie is quick on his feet. 1t
Is not every man who would see
the advantage of calling attention to
the fact that President Roosevelt's s
own law Office had been across the
street from his (Willkie's) own Of
flee. Yet it was quick answer
when he was charged with being a
Wall Street corporation lawyer.
The Republican nominee, too, has
not been slow to capitalize on the
fact that, Hoosier born, he worked
on farm, in factory and at other
chores before he became a lawyer
and achieved his success in business.
Incidentally, he is the first major
party presidential nominee who ac-
tually saw service with the America n
Expeditionary Force in France in
the World War. 1t has taken more
than 20 years to reach such a pres
idential nomination.
Evening star., 1940-07-04
Late Senator Gibson's S Son
Takes Oath as Successor

Ernest w. Gibson, jr.. 80, Brattle-
boro (Vt) lawyer, took the oath of
Office yesterday as Senator, succeed
ing his father, who died two weeks
ago.
Mr.. Gibson, now the third young
est member of the Senate, was
sworn in by Vice President Garner
The new Senator was accompanied
to the well of the Senate by his COL
league. Senator Austin, Republican,
of Vermont, assistant minority
leader.
Mr.. Gibson's young, blond wife,
mother of four children, and his
sister Doris, who had been his IA
theirs hostess in Washington,
watched the ceremony from the
Senate gallery.
Mr.. Gibson, appointed by Gov.
George D. Eakin last week, will
serve only until the end of the year
although his fathers term would
not have expired until 1945. Next
November, Vermont will elect two
Senators, one for the full six-year
term and another for four years.
Evening star., 1940-07-04

fight Great Britain.
OF course, there has been a tradi-
tional bitterness between the British
and the French navies. Even dur
ing this war the British used to look
down on the French and did not
consider them good naval men be-
cause their ships as a rule are
untidy
Foreign Legion May Act.
The French forces in Syria and
in North Africa-especially the pro-
fessional soldiers of the Foreign
Legion-might be induced to form
a corps of volunteers to be used
against the British forces in places
where the Germans and the Italians
may have difficulties in landing be-
cause OF the British fleet.
The engagements between Brit
ish and French naval divisions are
the only spectacular sea battles of
the present war. Outside the fight
between the Admiral Graf Spec,
the German pocket battleship, and
the four British cruisers off the
Uruguayan coast. there have been
only relatively unspectacular en-
gagements, between the former
Allies and the Germans. There
have been no regular sea encoun-
ters between the British and the
Italians. Thus the first sea battle
OF World War No. 2 took place
between the Allies themselves.
The battle of Oran has brought
amused rejoicing in Berlin and in
Rome. The acknowledgement nations
need no other proof, it is said in
these capitals, to realize the de-
cadence of the European democ.
racies.
Internal Trouble Feared.
Herr Hitler who claims not to be
French hater-he hated only their
political system-is reported to have
told his advisers he might be able
to make real nation cut of France
once he gains complete control over
the country.
OF course, the Germans expect
some real internal trouble in that
country within the next go or 90
days. The economic and social con-
dltions Of the once proud republic
are such that internal strife appears
inevitable and the French are
pretty thorough when they begin
cleaning house.
1t is considered here that II
things get really bad in the French
republic, Hitler might intervene and
take over temporarily" complete
control over Frances internal af-
fairs until order Is re-established.