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Evening star., 1940-02-12
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign
Power of Red attack waning, Films
report. Page Al
Red attack continues despite heavy
losses, Firms report. Page Al
Dutch liner torpedoed OF English
coast. Page Al
japan acts to end arbitration treaty
with Netherlands. Page Al
Scores hurt as Belfast police battle
I. r. A. sympathi1ers. Psge Az
Canada mourns death of Lord
Tweedsmuir. Page A
Capture Of 16 isthmus forts claimed
by Soviet. Page Al
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(See YOUTH, Page A-30
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Notionol

President leads Nation in paying
tribute to Lincoln. Page Al
National Youth Congress concludes
formal sessions here. Page Al
Norris asks halt on all goods to
Soviet and Japan. Page Al
Pelley, Silver Shirt leader, free under
$500 bond. Page Al
Miles Of ice starting to crack up In
Ohio River. Pa8e A-3
Hoover heads list Of G. O. p. speak
ers on Lincoln Day. Page AS
Social Security Board probes Balti-
more stag" show. Pare D.1
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(See COURT, Page A-l0O
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tSee LINCOLN, Page A-6)
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,(See D. c. COMMITTEE, Page Al
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Pact Provides Arbitration.

(See JAPAN, Page A-3)
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fSee MRS ROOSEVELT, Page A-10.) }
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
ETHIOPIAN CLOWNS TO PLAY
IN ST. PAUL JULY 9th

Impo, Wahoo, Mofike and Gerlogubi
are coming
But don't be alarmed-they're only
ball players. But what ball players.
If you're not up on your Negro base
ball, then be informed that Impo, at ell,
along with Aussa, Tanna, Harra, Selas-
sic (no relation to Hailie), Tarzan
(not Johnny Weissmuller), Sonny, Ar
ragai, Abbadaba, Macan, MASSES and
Khora, are members of the famouse
Miami Ethiopian Clowns team that
will make its first Twin Cities appear
ance next Tuesday night Ouly 9th) un-
der the lights at Lexington Park, fac
ing the strong Cincinnati Buckeyes of
the Negro American League.
There's nothing quite like the Miami
Ethiopian Clowns in baseball They
play a brilliant brand of ball. as vic
tories over the nations strongest inde-
pendent and semi-pro mines will attest,
not to mention third place in last year 5
national semi-pro tournament at Den
yer, but their brand of comedy and an
tics are unequalled.
Their shadowball game, pepper game
and other stunts are the talk of every
place they have played. In Borchert
Park, Milwaukee, where they've ap-
-
crowds, the fans arrive early so as not
to miss one stunt of theirs that begin
as soon as the Clowns step upon the
field.
S-h-h! Well let you in on secret.
Those aren't actually their real names
above but they do blend in with
everything else about this unique ag-
gregation.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
JACK JOHNSON, EX-cHAMP,
Halls CIO ANTI-WAR FIGHT

Boston, July, (CNA)-Jack John
son, former worlds heavyweight
king, has found a new champion in the
CIO-one of "peace, prosperity and
happiness for millions of people" ac-
cording to his own words in accepting
honorary membership in local l33 OF
the CIO Cleaners and Dyers Union of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
here.
The presentation was made by Ed
ward Jackson, organizer of the local,
after meeting and talk with Johnson
about the CIO. AS reported by Jack
son: "I met him the other day and
asked him what he thought of the C1O.
He said he thought it was the greatest
movement since the Civil War.
"He came to one of our meetings
and spoke On receiving the mem
bership card he said he was happier
on becoming member of the ClO
than when he became world-heavy-
weight champion, because while he
was champion for while, the ClO
was the champion of peace, prosper
ity and happiness for millions of peo-
pie now and all the time"
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06

custom of the New Dealers, he added,
merely to "Smile and reach over and
pat the flanks of the Trojan horse"
"We swept out of office Our left-wing
coddlers of Communism Tin Mime
sota) only to find very frequently that
they soon showed up on federal do
mestic conditions, the governor said,
government must take constructive ac-
ton to aid private enterprise instead of
seeking to be substitute for it. "For
too long," he said, American enter
prise has been subjected to the straf-
ing of dive-bombing demagogues." AT
ter seven years of New Deal admins
tration, he said, Jobs for the unemploy-
ed and parity for agriculture still are
"on order"
The reorganization of the national
government SO badly needed cannot be
left to the present administration, Stas-
sen said Can we entrust leadership
for this task to those who have added
almost 100000 men and women to the
public payrolls of their political army?"
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
international Stars
To Be Featured In
Aquatennial

Hollywood and New York will come
together in Minneapolis during the
Aquatennial, July 20 to 28, when stars
from both coasts perform here in the
seven-night stage revue, "Over the
Rainbow"
The famed adagio ensemble of Mar
tells and Migon, who were featured in
the motion picture, "Buck Benny Rides
Again, will come from Hollywood to
star in the show, and the Three
Freshmen" comedy tumbling team
which specializes in fast-moving aero
batic sequences, will come from the
New York stage.
In addition, special band and a
noted male octet, the Singing Vikings,
will perform, along with more than
200 girls, Indians, dancers and singers.
In charge is Al Sheehan, WCCO Art
lists Bureau manager When an earlier
version of the show was produced for
an exclusive audience at the Inter
national Kiwanis convention here, il
won nationwide acclaim.
Also announced were arrangements
to bouquets of flowers to every out-of-
town guest of the Aquatennial More
than 100000 flowers, grown by more
than 1900 Minneapolis youngsters in
all parts of the city in the campaign
of Beautiful Minneapolis, Inc, will be
available, according to Mrs. Michael
Zimmerman, in charge.
During the Aquatennial, more than
dozen of the best swimmers on the
Iron Range will compete in the festi-
vals Ten Thousand Lakes A. A. u.
Outdoor Swimming Championships at
Cedar lake, and more than 200 archers
from five Northwest states will match
skill for $275 in cash prizes in the
Aquatennial Open Archery tourna-
ment. which will be July % and "a on
the Parade grounds. Entries will be &C
cepted until July p by c. ]. New
man, secretary, 903 West Lake Street
Qualifying rounds will be a single
American for men, and Columbia
round for women, with the prize tourn-
ament including a mems double Amer
lean, and women's, double Columbia.
The swimming meet, July "a to 26,
will include nearly every kind of STAN
dard swimming contest, ranging from
a mems 440-meter free style and AGO.
meter relay to a girls 25-meter back
stroke Twenty-Five swimming and
diving contests are scheduled including
the climaxing 1,500-meter free style
on the final day.
Meanwhile, the Aquatennial button
campaign gained new impetus as or
ganized labor in Minneapolis prepared
to sell its local membership 10000 but
tons under the craftsmanship of George
Murk, member of the executive board
of the Central Labor union, according
to Pat H. Carr, button chairman.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
BRITISH, ITALIANS
IN BOMB RAIDS
IN AFRICA

IN AFRICA
Caria, July, (CNA)-The drive for
redivision of Africa among the rival
imperialist camps in Europe was being
pressed this week with numerous air
raids by British and Italian planes over
the African colonies of the two powers.
In East Africa, British plains have
carried out a number of raids over
Italian-held Eritrea and Ethiopia.
British land forces operating in the
Ethiopian borders were collaborating
with Ethiopian forces which are seek
ing to take advantage of the war be-
tween Italy and Britain to drive the
Italian out of their country British
arms and munitions formerly denied
the Ethiopian warriors, are now said to
be reaching Ethiopia in large quantities.
Italian planes have raided British
Somaliland and Kenya, to the south
of Ethiopia, and also carried out raid
on the harbor of Alexandra, Egypt,
where large British naval forces are
concentrated.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
Food Show AtC|ef Club Dance Palace July II, Il, IS
1t Happened In Minneapolis
by BEN PEERy-

get dirty in, with the added inducement
of getting farther away from home, so
they went to visit the new sand box
Now Rollo's mother resented this
intrusion on what had now become the
little mans sand box. and told the
outsiders to scoot
Someone heard of mama's stand, and
started something.
1t apparently wasn't taken up by
welfare workers who are supposed to
keep things balanced around Phyllis
Wheatley House, and environs; ac-
cording to reports, it had not come be-
fore the Tenants Association within the
project, which is supposed to keep res
idents thereof, one big happy family.
How it found its way into the halls
of the American Legion no one knows,
but, it was brought up during recent
meeting.
We would hardly have noted it, had
come before the Committee on Ameri-
canism, which normally takes care of
race angles or the Committee on Child
Welfare, which looks after more or less
domestic problems; it was brought in
by the service officer, who is supposed
to look after the dead and wounded.
Therefore, dear reader, we forced to
designate it as the battle of the sandbox,
while we null over the opportunities
for real service to Our race that have
been missed by all of us during the
past year.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
FDR SIGNS NEW TAX ON
LOWER INCOMES

Washington, July, (CNA)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has signed the emer-
gency revenue bill which imposs ST.
050,000O00 in new taxes to be collect
ed mainly from lower income groups.
The new law lowers personal in
come tax exemptions from $4,000 to
$1,000 for married persons and from
81 900 to $500 for single persons.
Treasure officials estimated that D.
100000 persons in the lower income
groups will be affected by the law,
and that anothe 100000 wage -earners
will be forced to file returns but will
not be subjected to taxes because of
exemptions and deductions.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
STASSEN SAYS NATION NEEDS
NEW LEADERSHIP
Governor in Republican Keynote
Speech Arraigns New Deal for
Failure to Prepare Nation
for Defense or Improve
Domestic Conditions

Arraigning the democratic admins
tration in Washington for what he
called its failure to prepare the country
for national defense, Governor Harold
Z. Stassen in his keynote speech at the
opening of the Republican National
Convention in Philadelphia this week
declared that the Republican party
must furnish the leadership to prepare
the country for defense.
Copies of the speech released here
following delivery in Philadelphia listed
four major fronts upon which, the
governor said, the nation must ad-
vance: National Preparedness, fifth
column defense, domestic economic
welfare and governmental effectiveness
and integrity. Upon all these fronts,
he said, experience shows leadership
cannot be trusted to the present Dem
ocratic administration.
Upon he preparedness issue, the
governor drove home some of his most
telling points.
For too long a time our leaders
have strutted down the avenues of the
world jauntily knocking chips off
shoulders without even preparing to
raise Our arms in defense" Governor
Stassen said. "For too long time we
have talked boldly Of quarantining ag-
gressors in order to protect other ma
tions and now find that we are not
even prepared to protect ourselves.
For too long time Our foreign policy
has been one of big noise and little
stick, and even that little stick 'on
order We need again a calm, resolute
voice and big stick"
The Presidents appointment of
Frank Knox as secretary of navy and
Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war,
both Republicans, is an eleventh-hour
confession of the failure of the present
administration, Stassen said. 1--WE are
pleased that the prospect of our con-
vention caused this sudden improve
ment over New Deal incompetence"
he added, "and it is regrettable that we
cannot change the entire cabinet and
the man who heads it with equal
abruptness."
Governor Stassen mapped out con-
crete steps which he said must be TAX
en- to protect democracy from fifth
column borers from within. In this
advance, he said, New Deal leadership
can be Of no avail, for to protest over
subversive elements, it has been the
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
ITALY GETS JIBUTI FROM
BEATEN FRANCE

Rome, July, (CNA)-Italy was ced-
ed full rihts over the East African port
of Jibuti, only rail outlet to Ethiopia,
under the terms of the French-Italian
armistice. The cession gives the Italians
control, of the Jibuti-Addis Abba rail-
past two vars uder an agreement with
have been enterin Ethiopia for the
way, over which Italian reinforcements
the French overnment. It's permanent
possession would serve to strengthen
the Italian position in East Africa.
The armistice also forces France to
de-tnilitarize French colonial outposts
in North Africa.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06

San Francisco, July, (CNA)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was asked in the "long-
est telegram in the world" this week to
intervene for defeat of bill to de-
port Harry Bridges, California C1O
director. Seventeen thousand Pacific
Coast residents, white and Negro,
signed the message, to be delivered on
a paper roll 425 feet long. Signers
paid five cents each to defray the $500
cost.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06

This column is set aside for the low
down on things as we actually find them,
and is not used for any propaganda, or the
furthering of any interests, save the truth
of events in their relations to Negro life
in Minneapolis.
ANY criticism of anthing appearing in
this column, should be directed to Ben.
Peery, 1929 4th Avenue South, Lo. 2231,
any responsibility for articles appearing un-
der this head.
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06

Hamilton, Bermuda, July, (CNA)-
Conscription went into effect here this
week with the approval by the Legi-
lative Council of the CONSUMPTION mea-
sure previously passed by the Assemb-
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06

We wonder how many lakes will
close their facilities to Negroes this
year?
Each season finds us with less lakes
to fish on. No, it is not all due to the
influx of southerners into free terri
tory for we can show you any num-
Der of southerners who are resort own
ers, and are very friendly.
The real reason may be found in a
page taken from the diary of John Doo-
little. 1t might read like this: Woke
up this morning and decided things
weren't so hot, will take couple days
off and go fishing
Toots wanted to go along, so that
should make it ball. She likes gin
but gotta have old tamarack for my
pleasure, so we finally got set.
Went to the place we had last year
but the guy gave us chase. Found
place twenty miles up, off the regular
highway and pretty good lake at that.
Had good boat and went out.
Toots wanted to fish for sunfish so we
got stuck on the bar. Tried to push
off with the oar instead of pulling off
my shoes and rolling UP my pants, SO
l busted it. We waited till dark, be-
fore we came in canoe fashion, so the
guy wouldn't notice it.
Went to the cabin and Toots got
high, you know, three drinks and she
likes to quarrel was tired and she
wouldn't shut up, so l had to clip her.
She made lot of racket.
The man and his son came, and told
us we would have to pipe down. No
use talking to Toots though, when she
gets high.
About two a. m, she started again,
so the man came with his son and the
folks that had the other cabin and said
we had to beat it. We were packing
up when he saw his other oar was
broken. The boob tried to collect for
it, but did l ever cuss him.
Had to beat it before he called the
Sheriff.
Going on up toward Big Sandy to
finish off.
Two weeks later Mr. Reel Sportsman
comes and gets the "sorry boys" no
boats, no cabins"
Somebody ought to make it their
duty to insist on the Doolittle type
keeping the law, leaving their whisky
and bawdy women at home, and pay
for the damage for which they are re-
sponsible, or colored folk might wake
up some day and find the only lake
open to them will be the one in Wirth
Park.
1t could hardly be expected that
large groups of persons could live in
close proximity to each other without
some friction. 1t is less likely that
similar groups representing several diff
ferent races, creeds, religions, and even
good old American backgrounds
should have peace and harmony at all
times.
Because of this, we are not much in
terested in the battle of the sand box.
The Battle of the Sand Box, oc-
Cured on about June 20, 1910, at, in
and about the city within city, known
as the Summer Field Homes.
So great was it in interest that no
one has hardly heard of it yet.
AS near as we can gather, someone
living on one side of the project dis
covered that little Rollo had to walk a
few hundred feet to find the regular
place to play, and that little Rollo
might be exhausted when he arrived
at said place to play, with all the wild
feart doting mothers have.
Result, the park board was requested
to put an additional sandbox on the
far side of the field
Kids on the opposite side discovered
there was box of nice clean sand to
Twin-City herald., 1940-07-06
To Be Seasons Gala Event
Baskets of Groceries To Be Given Away Nightly

AuCClpdIS LdA &c NLOWu DIT POOu SAO"
All indications point to a record
breaking crowd at the Food and Home
Furnishing show sponsored by the
Home Makers Kitchen Institute when
the exhibition is opened to the public
Thursday, July l1th, 6 p. m. at Clef
Club Ball Room, 9th avenue and Lyn-
dale avenue north.
Handsome and useful door prizes
will be given away each night in addi-
ton to free baskets of groceries and
samples of many kinds.
Cooking School
Beginning at 7 o'clock a Cooking
School will be conducted by the skilled
Home Economist, Mrs. Marya Dis
nuke and local assistants.
Demonstrations using the latest ap-
pliances will be given along with
Healthfu1 Dietary instructions useful
in every home.
The lectures are designed to enable
the housewife to get better results with
the least expenditure Of labor as well
as acquaint her with the use of the best
appliances in the art of Homemaking.
Get your free tickets from your
Neighborhood Merchant and attend
every session beginning Thursday and
ending Saturday.
Bring the whole family. Fun and
entertainment for all every night.
Firms Cooperating
Occident Flour Co.
DR.. Pepper Bottling Co.
Puriay Baking Co.
McGarvey Coffee Co.
Dairy Fresh Milk Co.
Kraft Cheese Co.
Swift and Co.
Modern, Inc, Cleaners and Dyers
Morton Salt Co.
Creamette Co., Mothers Macaroni and
Noodle Products
Minneapolis Gas Light Co.
Borden Milk Co.
Jack Sprat Food Stores
Markets
Landy's Provision Co.
H. Feldman Market
A1din's Food Market
Harry Sherman's Market
Freidson's Grocery
Rosenfield's Market
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
Enger's Appliance Co.
Sanitary Foods Co.
Goodman's Jewelry Co.
Sears Roebuck
Minnehaha Market
NaSh's Food Market
3Sth St. Fruit and Grocery
A. H. Knutsen Market
Barney's Lunch
Herman's Grocery
Roseler Drug Co.
Sumner Drug Co.
Frederick's "66' Gas Station
Wits Grocery
New Star Market
Davis and Ruben Furniture Co.
STAINS Tankar Station, 9th Ave. and
9TH St.
Firstone Service Stores
Goodyear Service Stores
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Army Plane Forced Down
In Ocean; Eight Unhurt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 16.-A twin
engined Army bomber on routine
training flight made a forced land
ing in the ocean OF Coney Island
early today. Its crew of eight was
rescued, unhurt.
1t. Edmund German, pilot, Of the
18th Reconnaissance Squadron at
Mitchell Field, N. Y, said bad
weather and poor radio reception
blotted out Mitchell Field and he
was compelled to put the ship down
on the water because Of a fuel
shortage.
With the retractable landing gear
in flying position, the plane smacked
onto a comparatively calm sea at
$40 o'clock.
Its eight occupants clambered to
the wings and two put into shore
on an inflated rubber raft. The
others were picked up by a Coast
Guard rescue boat.
The BIZ type bomber was re-
turning from Maxwell Field, Mont
gomery, Ala.
A Coast Guard boat and police
launch reached the plane and 1t.
German expressed belief it would
be in shape for flight again shortly.
Those aboard besides 1t. German
were 1t. Joe c. Thompson, co-pilot;
Maj. R. w. Gibson, navigator;
Sergt. w. c. Ahrens, radio operator;
Sergt. T. Cocker, engineer; Sergt. R.
B. Harrison and Corpl. A. Pachanic,
ordinance men attached to Mitchell
Field, and 1t. c. c. Snyder of Max
well Field.
Evening star., 1940-04-16

raids upon Great Britain, while the
Germans were also profiting from
a years supply of grain, cotton, cof-
fee and tobacco which the prudent
Norwegians had accumulated for q
rainy day.
Thus, the consolidation Of Ger
man forces throughout Norway
would be major disaster economi-
cally as well as militarily for the
allies, particularly Great Britain,
and if large allied expeditionary
force fails to land in Norway with
in a very brief period the western
powers definitely risk losing the first
big round of the war.
Morse Short on Ammunition.
1t seems quite possible that Lon
don and Paris will count too much
on the Norwegians' capacity and
psychological ability to hold out.
The Norwegian army is notoriously
limited in its arms and munitions
something which the Nazi secret
service has known for months. AS
an example, even such key fortress
as Bolarne, which guards the west
ern entrance to Oslo Fjord, pos
sessed only sufficient shells for six
hours of firing when the Germans
struck. Its batteries held off the
Nazi ships for three days but were
silenced on Friday, undoubtedly due
to lack of munitions. A similar sit
uation exists in many parts of the
country.
Secondly, nobody yet knows how
much of Norways little army of
SO, 900 remains intact. I do know,
however, that on Friday we rode
four and half hours from Oslo
to the southernmost point of the
Norse-Swedish border and saw only
three Norwegian soldiers, although
many towns were not occupied by a
single German. I also know that in
the southwestern corner of Norway,
as we'll as in the capital. there was
no rush of men to join the colors.
Some Youths Leave Oslo.
A certain number of Norwegian
youths had begun to leave Oslo in
an effort to get through to the
governments side, but most of them
had little or no military training
Likewise, it was impossible to learn
whether the government forces had
any quantity Of arms and num-
tions in the north with which to
equip them. The government left
Oslo so precipitately on two hours
notice, a week ago, that it may not
nave taken any mentionable amounts
of arms and supplies with it.
Accordingly, it seems very posi-
BILE that the German invaders, every
ninth and tenth man Of which car
ried a machine gun and who also
landed at least SO tanks, may enjoy
a real advantage in arms and mu-
nitions at the start. They might be
held up by expertly directed guer-
rilla warfare tactics or their ad-
vances greatly slowed down. But
this certainly did not happen in
the east and southeast of Oslo nor
anywhere in that considerable ter
ritory as far as I am able to learn.
"Heavy Fighting" Exaggerated.
Outside of Norway, reports of
''heavy fighting" appear greatly ex-
aggerated. Such fighting may have
happened near Hamar and Elverum
and east and north Of these points
From Oslo, southeast to the border,
however, towns like Asarpsborg