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Evening star., 1940-08-03
strengthening Rapidly.
To Rejoin Grid Giants
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Ken Strong,
the New York football Giants star
kicking back, has recovered sum-
ciently from his illness to return
home and is expected to be on hand
to help with the coaching when
the team begins practice August Is.
Strong underwent an operation
for ruptured stomach ulcers four
weeks ago, and at one time his re-
covery was believed doubtful. He
now is reported to be convalescing
rapidly and probably will see active
service for his 18th year of profess
sional football. He will assist Coach
Steve Owen in tutoring the backs
and place kickers until he is able
to resume kicking himself.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
The
SpoRTLIGH7
Speed Is Sports Asset
None Cen Acquire

NEW YORK. Aug. 3, IN. A. N. Al
In discussing the main ingredients
for winning sport among a group OF
veteran experts, they all stopped at
one word. That word was speed.
Courage? Power? Smartness?
Experience? Sure. They mean more
than Just trifle.
But" as Red Sanders, Wander
bits new football coach said, what
are you goirg to do without speed? ?
What else can take its place? I've
seen too many game teams, smart
teams, beaten by greater speed. For
don't forget the speed teams also
can be game and smart"
Outside of pitching" I asked
Bill McKechnie, what is the main
strength of your Red team"
Bill squinted a second or two into
the blazing summer sun before he
answered. Il guess they're a pretty
fast bunch of boys" he finally said
They can move around"
I asked Bo Mcmillan, Indiana S
highly esteemed football coach, just
what the main trouble in his Hoosier
town had been.
Just not quite enough speed. N
Bo said. Well have more speed
this year. We haven't had so much
lately. And that's one thing YOU
have to have if you hope to win a
few"
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Heurichs Swomp ReIiunce

Three big innings were enough for
Heurich Brewers to register a 1913
victory over Reliance Life in their
Industrial League game. Knight,
Stahl and Posnack paced the nine
hit attack with two each. Downes
and Olson scattered eight hits
among the losers.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Sports Program
For Local Fans
TODAY,
Baseball.

Baseball.
Washington at Chicago, 3.
Legion playoff-Jasper Post VS..
Cooley Mccullough, Griffith Sta
dium, 2::30.
Tennis.
Start of District mems tourna-
ment, Edgemoor Club, !.
Final of singles in Womenis
League tournament. Rock Greek
courts, 2::30.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Fights Last Night
By the Associated d Press.

0y IuS A88OCl2GeU 11eo8. -
cHIcAGo.-1rish Bobby Ruffin.
131. Bridgeport. Conn. outpointed
DAYTON, Ohio.-Joe Marinelli.
I26N, Dayton. outpointed Joe Archi-
bald, 124h. Pawtucket, r. l., former
featherweiEht champion (10).
san Jose. Calf, outpointed Quentin
lBaby) Breese. 1854. Manhattan,
Kans. (1O).
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Calvary Downs Press

Calvary Methodist softballers
squeezed over q run In the last In
ming to nose out Chevy Chase
Press, 3-2.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Businessmen Triumph

Commercial Business Men took q
So victory over Doctors Service Sta
ton in q Prince Georges County
softball league fray.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Aces Rout Tuvern Ten

Arlington Aces pushed over five
runs in the sixth to trounce Little
Tavern sofeball tossers, 8-2, at Ball
ston.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Greet Pitchers Bonk on 1t
Or Hove 1t in Reserve

This goes for all fronts. Take
most of your great pitchers-John-
son, Waddell, Matty. Joe Wood, Bob
Feller. Alexander, Dizzy Dean-and
many others-they either banked
on speed or they had it in reserve.
Few remember that for many years
Christy Mathewson had more smoke
than burning oil we'll.
They've forgotten it now," Matty
told me once many years ago when
he was getting along. that for a
long time I had as much speed as
any pitcher ! ever worked against.
I had plenty of it "
There can be speed of hand, speed
of arm, speed of foot For example,
Joe Loais isn't the fastest stopper
shat ever left footprints in the
.rosin, He never was a Jim Corbett
San this respect. But Louis has two
fast hands, faster than most people
ever knew. The fight expert can
detect the Bomber landing three or
four blows when the average fan
can see only two,
Evening star., 1940-08-03
One Fast ToiIbock Makes
Tremendous Difference

. TREMENDOUS OIITeTenCe
A short while back I was talking
with the line coach from one of our
leading football centers.
"You fellows" I said, "have had
great looking material on the
physical side for long time. I've
seen you throw in two full teams
from a flock of great looking
athletes, most of them big fellows,
and I don't imagine they are dumb"
mo speed" he said. I'VE just
don't seem to get fast backs who can
break away and go places. Just
give us one Grange, Thorpe, Whizzer
White, Harmon, Mahan, McAfee,
McEver. or Ace Parker, and we'd
have won most of our games"
"One fast tailback means more
than you know" Red Sanders of
Vanderbilt added. Just one. If
you look up Bob Neyland's teams
at Tennessee you'll find a parade of
stars playing left half, The Major
knows what this means, and he al
ways has one on hand But that man
must be fast"
What about Vanderbilt against
Princeton this fall?" I asked Red.
We'll" he said, Vanderbilt won
one game last fall. We've lost
several from that squad. Three
others already have entered the
Air Service. But I still don't believe
in alibis. I've got at least four
good men. And we'll be out there
hustling against what looks to be
q fine Princeton team. But we still
could use lot more speed"
Chop Naturally Slow Cont
Be Improved a Lot
How do you get this invaluable
Ingredient" I asked q number Of
trainers and coaches.
That's the trouble" they an
swered in what you might call
unison. You have to be born with
it. If fellow naturally is slow we
can Inn prove him a little, but we
can't make him fast. He either
has speed from the start or he
hasn't speed
There is no serum, no coaching
or training that will turn q slow
moving man into a sprinter. Sure,
we can make him faster than he
was. But we can't make him fast.
There are some shifty men who are
none too fast on the straightaway
But there are not so many of these.
'Quickness,' Bob zuppke always
said, is more important than sheer
speed"
This is true. But you have to have
q certain amount of speed to be
quick on the getaway. There was
Willie Heston of Michigan, who
could beat Archie Hahn, national
sprint champion, for 40 yards. Hes
ton had 40 yards of speed. That's
quite enough in football. Most
coaches will take 20 yards of start
ing speed and call it a gift.
Last fall two of the fastest moving
football teams were Cornell and
Georgia Tech. Yet Georgia Tech
lacked one fast tailback. Cornell
didn't, with a backfield that aver
aged below ITO. In the Ohio State
game the Cornell backfield was out
weighed over IS pounds to the man
The answer was speed.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
Uncle Sam Gives $830,000 Back
To Policy Kings

Washington, Nov. 81 ANP)-Last March the Jones brothers,
Chicagos policy kings, we're indicted on charges of income tax evas-
ion. At that time federal agents seized assets which converted into
cash and deposited in the United States treasury amounted to nearly
$1,35OOO0. Monday it was learned that the government has turned
back some of the money to the Joneses.
The amount turned back is approximately $850000. This rep
resents what was left of the original seizures after slightly less than
$500 900 was deducted for taxes, interest and penalties back to 1881,
plus an additional sum covering a more recent claim On their 1889 tax
bill.
According to a secret compromise agreement with the govern
ment the criminal charges of tax evasion will be dismissed against
Two Of the brothers, McKissack McHenry and George P. Jones. The
third brother, Edward P, regarded S the leader of the trio, will
sentence the court imposes for a crime whose maximum punishment
is five years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
Julian Black, co-manager of Joe Louis, has been in difficulties
several thousand dollars in back taxes to escape more serious trouble.
According to a reliable source, Black was one of the many wit
nesses reported to have appeared before a federal grand jury investi-
eating the incomes of Chicago gamblers several months ago. For a
time it was thought that Black received all the proceeds from a gam
bling establishment known as the North and South, East and West
club, but he was able to show partnership with two others, Robert E.
Jones and Sanders Scott, which reduced the governments estimate
of his income.
1t is also reported that Black wa questioned about blocks of
prize fight tickets, particularly tickets to Joe Louis championship
bouts, which William R. Skidmore, alleged political go-between Tor
the gambling syndicate. is known to have passed out at various times
to politicians in the city hall and the county building. The govern
ment is said to have been anxious to know how Skldmore got them
and whether they could be charged against him as another source OF
his income. Skdmore, who reputedly arranges for the protection
which makes policy and other forms of gambling possible, was indict-
ed on charges of income tax evasion and is awaiting trial.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
CIVIL
SERVICE CODE NOW
BARS RACIAL DIS
ELIMINATION

Washington, Nov. 20 CAMP
Racial discrimination in hiring fed
eral civil service workers was
banned Wednesday by an order
from President Roosevelt. The
new rule amended a section of the
civil service rules which prohibits
discrimination on political or reli-
gious grounds.
Roosevelt's order, representing
the first general revision of civil
service rules since 1888, was is
sued to bring employment policies
in line with defense needs.
1t also reduced from one year TO
six months the probation period
for new employees, during which
they are eligible for transfer or
promotion, and gave the civil serv-
ice commission authority to en-
force a bar against employment
of persons advocating the over
throw of constitutional govern
ment by force.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
u. S. CIVIL SERVICE
TO HOLD exams FOR
VARIOUS DEPTS.

Washington, d. G Nov. 81 "a
following examinations
were announced this week by the
u s.. Civil Service Commission:
Chief Laboratory Mechanic. $1,000
a year (when actually employed
in the Cotton Hosiery Investigat-
ions Bureau of Home Economics,
Department of Agriculture; Prin-
cipal Translator, $1,000 a year,
with optional subjects Portuguese
and Spanish. Full information
concerning the above may be OBJ
tanned at any first-class post of
flee.
Also announced was an open
competitive examination for the
position of Inspector of Miscellan-
eor3, Supplies, salary, $500
$4,000 a year. Place of employ
ment: Jeffersonville Q~uartermas-
ter Depot. Jeyfersonville, Ind. APP
plications for this exam may be
obtained at any first or second
class post office in the States of
Ohio, Indiana or Kentucky.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
MEMPHIS BEGINS
DRIVE ON SWITCH
A KNIVES

Memphis, Nov. 20 (ANP) -
Memphis police launcheh a drive
Tuesday night against carriers of
switch blade knives, arresting 60
persons in 10 Beale street estab-
lishments on charges of carrying
a dirk and being a suspicious per-
son.
Knives of all descriptions were
taken from the suspects, among
them many known as Arkansas
toothpicks". Weapons of this de-
seription are knives with blades
four to six inches long that have
been resharpened so much they
resemble the general shape of q
toothpick. Persons possessing nail
ond pen knives were not molested.
Commissioners Doyle said the
drive was launched TO rid the city
of all forms of lawlessness'.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
SCHOOL BOARD SETS
DATE FOR HEARING
IN KY. TEACHERS
SALARY CASE

Louisville, KY, "A hearing on
the petition filed with the local
school board by Miss Valla Dud-
ley Arlington, a teacher in the
Jackson Junior High School, who
seeks to have her salary made e.
quail to that of white Junior High
School teachers doing similar
work. has been set for December
3, it was announced today by Pre-
ntice Thomas, her attorney.
Mr.. Thomas is representing the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People
which is handling the case Thur
good Marshall, special counsel for
the association, is associated with
Mr.. Thomas in the case. Miss Alb
bington seeks to have her yearly
salary increased from $1,490 to
$1,750 the salary paid to white
teachers of similar classification
and experience. In her petition
she declares that she is acting not
only in her own behalf but also
in behalf of all the Negro teach
ers and principals in the puElid
schools of Louisville.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
Supreme Court Ruling On Residential
Covenant Case Opens Up Hundreds Of
New Homes To Chicago Negroes;
HAILED AS BIGGEST SOCIAL VICTORY I
YEARS
HAILED AS B
YEARS =

CHICAGO. Nov % ANP)-Haled here as the biggest social
victory in many years in the u. S. Supreme court, the Carl A. and
Mamie Hansberry decision handed down. Monday in Washington is
expected to open up 500 new homes to Chicago Negroes in a district
from which they previously have been barred.
The high court ruling reversed an Illinois supreme court decision
barring Negroes from residence in the old Washington park subdiv-
ison on the Adge of the overcrowded Negro district. Stress was laid
II Mondays decision as a social victory in contrast with other decis-
ions of an educational nature or giving Negroes the right to a fair
trial II personal safety.
When Hansberry, a prominent reahor, and his wife bought
property in the area along with other Negroes and moved in. suit was
Drought by white property owners, signers of a restrictive covenant
which barred sales of homes to Negroes for residential purpose. That
was four years ago Lower courts upheld the covenant and when the
case reached the state supreme court, it was agani upheld on Oct. 10,
1889, on the ground that an earlier decision had declared such coven-
ants legal and therefore it could not again be challenged.
Taking the matter to the United States supreme court, attorn-
eys for the Hansberrys, including C. Francis Stradford, Alderman
Earl B. Dickerson, Truman X. Gibson, Jr. Loring B. Moore and Irv-
ing C. Molison, argued last month that the restrictive agreement
vas not effective since only 81 percent of the property owners had
signed it whereas it stated specifically that 95 percent must sign to
to be valid and binding, and that the Illinois supreme court ruling was
unconstitutional because it deprived the Hansbenys of due process of
law as guaranteed under the 18th amendment since they were not
parties to the earlier case s..@@
The IT, S. supreme court opinion, written by Justice Harlan F.
Stone and concurred in by all the justices, held that the earlier court
Continued on page e# y
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
DIR. f. ID. PATTERSON
IN PLEA FOR TUSKE-
GEE

Chicago, Nov. % (by Daniel j.
Faulkner for A~NP)-Tuskegee In
stitute airport hysteria reached
new heights Tuesday morning
when President F. d. Patterson.
addressed an enthusiastic group
of Airport Fund campaign work
ers at Poro college.
In championing the cause for
airport within walking distance
of the campus, DR.. Patterson plac-
ed great emphasis upon his con-
tention that the Negro should be
integrated into all phases of AM
erican democracy.
The noted educator exclaimed,
'If Tuskegee is successful in rails
ing sufficient funds with which to
develop the work in aviation, l
an convinced that it will be a
service to the Negroes of the ma
ton at large. We shall through
this means be able to make avail
able to the United States army
an adequate number of efficient
men who would be needed to est
ablish a branch in this service.
If this done another signal victory
for the Negro in attaining full
status in American democracy will
have been achieved. | am sure
that you agree with me that such
a possibility makes this effort a
worthy one"
Among the other speakers were
DR.. U. G. Daley; Claude A. Bar
nett; Col. j. C. Robinson; Percy
R. Hines; Miss Janet Harmon Wa
terford, veteran aviatrix; DR.. w.
d. Giles, and Daniel j. Faulkner,
Brig. Gen. S. C. Dickerson, the
general chairman, acted as master
of ceremonies.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
BROTHERHOOD WINS
INCREASE FOR ALT
ON r. r. PORTERS

As a result of a series of conf
renee held with the Manage
ment of the Alton Railroad in
Chicago. a contract was negotiat-
ed by A. Philip Randolph, Inter-
national President and M. P. Web
ster, First international Vice Pres
ident of the Brotherhood, and sign.
ed in the interest of the Parlor
Car Porters on the Alton Rail-
road. The contract secured for
the men a $500 wage increase per
month. 1t also achieved a desir-
able regulation of the hours of
work. The Agreement was sign
ed in Chicago in the offices Of the
Alton Railroad Company by Mr..
Randolph for the Brotherhood and
Mr.. Voorhees,. Vice President, for
the Alton Railroad Company.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
BROADCASTERS AND MUSIC
COMPOSERS FEUD STYLES
AS DEADLINE NEARS

Ney York City, Niv. 81 (ANP)
This week, the controversy be-
tween the nations major broad
casting stations and the ASCAP
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers-was the
sole topic on Broadway and in
Harlem, as the deadline neared
for expiration of the contract be-
tween the composers and broad
casters.
ASCAP which has many famous
Negro composers in its member
ship charges the National Broad
casting company and the Columbia
Broadcasting system with trying
to monopolize the music" end of
radio, and the broadcasters hurl
the same charge at ASCAP.
The networks and affiliated
stations, it is said, are planning to
boycott ASCAP after Dec. 81,
when the old contract expires. To
strengthen the proposed boycott
and be able TO send independent"
music programs over the ether
waves, radio has organized Broad
cast Music, Inc, has $50 composers
at work, turning out swing tunes
and other melodies to take the
place of ASCAP tunes, should the
boycott become effective.
Russell Clevenger, BMI director
of public relations, explaining the
controversy, said this week:
"ASCAP has refused in 1910,
as in the past. to deal with broad
casters on a per program" bas-
is of payment when its music is
played, but insists that broadcas-
ters pay a percentage of their en-
tire revenue, including that which
they receive from the sale of time
for news, dramatics, sports and
other non-musical programs.
The broadcasters are willing to
pay ASCAP, as a licensing auth
ority, for programs using n or
more AS0AP selections, but they
are unwilling to continue to pay
that organization for programs
that use no ASCAP music.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
LOW WAGE AND UNEMPLOY-
ED WORKERS MOVE

The Low Wage and Unemploy-
ed Workers Organization have
moved to 1887 North Oath ST. to
the Church of Deliverance.
Meeting will be held on Monday
November 25th at 8 p. m. for the
civic, industrial and commercial
welfare of our people.
The organizations urges all of
the group to learn to bear each
others burdens and make jobs for
one another.
The Rev. A. C. Oglesby will
speak on Missionary Work. All
WPA. workers are urged to join
this organization for ~protsction,
and to get further consideration
on the WPA. projects. V. Bailey
President, Miss Celeta McFall.
Sec'y .
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
DALLAS CITY
C'UNCIL FORC.
ES Z COLORED
FAMILIES T @
MOVE

Dallas, Nov. 81 (ANP) Be-
cause of the action of the city
council last week, two colored fam
dies were forced to move from
their newly purchased homes. The
families involved are the George
Jolhnsons and the C. L. Walkers
who recently moved into a white
neighborhood after having to va
cate their former homes two
months ago to make way for the
new low-cost housing project now
being built.
AS soon as the families moved
into the white neighborhood their
homes were stoned and bombed,
all this in spite of the police pro-
lection they We're supposed to
have.
AS a result the city council vot-
ed $1,000 last week to purchase
Walkers bungalow and to move
the Negro families. The money
was turned over to City Manager
James w. Aston to whom the re-
sponsibility of SETTLING the mat
ter" was given.
Many colored citizens view the
moving of the two families as
blowing to the mandate of the
mob, and fear that "this thing of
conceding even one thing to mob
rule is but the entering wedge fer
the mob to ask many other illegal
things. They are greatly per-
turbed over what the next move
will be.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23

New York-A vigorous protest
against the reported detention
and punishment of nine Negro
mess attendants attached to the
U. S. S. Philadelphia was sent to
Sc rotary of the Navy Frank Knox
November Is by the National ASS
ociation for the Advancement of
Colored People.
The nine mel were reported in
the press to have been placed un-
der virtual arrest with a view to
Furnishing them for writing and
signing a letter to the Pittsburgh
Courier in which they outlined the
treatment of Negroes in he Unit
ed States Navy.
The NAACP. letter declared to
Colonel Knox that the colored peo
pie of this country "are bitter a.
bout the treatment of their men
in the armed forces of the nation.
We wish to enter a most vigorous
protest against this action and to
request you, as Secretary Of the
Navy, to intervene.
THE Army has made some ges-
lures toward Improvement, but
the Navy seems unable to adjust
itself to the times. This associa-
ton believes and urges once more
-as it shall continue to urge
that the United States Navy main
tanned by the money of all the
people. should tear down every re-
striction against enlistment and
training, which is based upon
race, creed or color, and should
open up enlistment in all branch
es of the Navy to American citiz-
enh without regard to COLOR
The NAACP. letter upheld the
action of the nine e s attendants
in bravely signing their names to
the published letter of complaint,
asying they had done so, 'in be-
lief that they had a just complaint
saying they had done so "in be-
lief that they had a just complaint
which ought not be weakened by
an anonymous letter"
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
A
CONDUCTS DEFENSE
AT OWN TRIAL

Greenville, Nov. 2 2(ANP)' =
After he conducted his own de-
Tense in proper legal fashion and
convinced the jury he had no part
in the automobile theft with which
he was charged, l.. B. Harris was
acquitted of grand larceny in gen.
eral sessions court here Thursday.
Harris presented his own wit
nesses, cross-examined those pres
ented by the state, and took the
stand to testify in his own behalf.
He was asked by Judge G. B.
Greene: would you like to argue
the ease to the jury?"
"Mr. Judge, your honor, he
said, II hardly think that will be
necessary.
1t wasn't. The Jury returned in
less than ten minutes with a YER
dict of not guilty.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
IS ORGANIZED
AT VIRGINIA UNION

Richmond, Nov. 20 (ANP) Ev-
cry afternoon from the music
studio of the Martin E. Gray hall
on the Virginia Union university
campus strange sounds may be
heard. These sounds represent
the fulfillment of a "dream" that
for speculation among the student
body. For at long last the school
has a band.
At present there are 16 mem
bers in the band who have been
organized and ara directed by a
Norfolk sophmore Dewitt Proc
tor. MRS. Aldean w Davis head
Of the music department Of the
school is their supervisor. The
only requisites for admission are
knowledge of the fundamentals Of
music and familiarity with some
musical instrument.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23
IS YEAR OLD WOMAN
ATTENDS WPA CLASS

Chicago. Nov. '21 amp Born
of slave parents down on a Miss
issippi plantation, Mrs. Anna Hay
es had never had a chance to go
to school. But that had nothing
to do with her desire to learn, so
when she heard of the WPA class
es in adult education, she decided
to enroll. At 85 she finds going
to school a real pleasure, one that
she has no intention of giving up.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-23

Scruggs, Lincoln university, Mis-
souri,; President F. d. Bluford,
North Carolina A. & 7. college;
President w. R. Banks, Prairie
View State College, Texas; Pres
dent John M. Candy, Virginia
State College; President John w.
Davis, West Virginia and Presl-
dent F. d. Patterson of Tuskegee