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The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
Thomas {. Dewey
As Republican
1910 Candidate
BY WILLIAM PICKENS

If the Republicans Gould Win the
election in 1910, it would be i
marvellous political achievement.
But in any case, the hest vote they
could possibly get ,tey car get with
Thomas E. Dewey a5 tEe'r candi-
date. If Franklin D. ROOSEVELT
be candidate, in any party ex-
cept the fascist or the Communist
party, Roosevelt will be elected
this fall. not due solely Or princi"
ually to RooSevelt's personal quail
ties, but to those qualities plus the
present world situation plus the
general trend of the last eight
years.
But Thomas E. Dewey is the one
man who could ring up the biggest
vote for the Republicans against
Roosevelt or against any other
candidate. The next best thing to
winning the election, for any party,
is to win the big place as a minoIi-
ty. Dewey would get at least the
best minority power thet any cam
ddiate can get for the Republicans
in 1910.
Can the Republicans win in 1910?
How do know? How can you
know? But 1 do know where
would bet my money, if he ran,
and especially if Roosevelt ran
against any lesser public vote-get-
ter than Thomas E. Dewey.
Too young? Too inexperienced9
Those objections to Dewey sound
really silly, when we consider the
man, with nearly 40 years of life
(the constitution requires only 35)
and with the experience of man
so years. With his vigor his hon.
eSty and his courage, what preSi-
dent he would make. The grafters
and rogues would certainly take to
cover in his administration. But if
he could not carry the Country
with him. especially against RooSe-
velt. he would still make the best
run of any possible opponent of
Franklin Delano.
How long have thought this?
Well. for long time, since the
greatest of Dewey as prosecut-
ing officer. ano especially after
his real victory in that New York
oubernatorial race. call it
victory, because the few votes by
which he lost" could have been
stolen from him between the Bat
terry and the Bronx, in New York
City. He carried the state and lost
the city, as certain other RepubE-
"sn candidates have done before
him.
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PLATFORM

paper hat ney can e
express their views on all poi'" S'
religious economic questions which face the race
To especially in business TO the e~'en
that makers Is well as job seekers
3. instruct boys and girls in the art OF thrift
the 0rohernooa vi HAIL
5. firmer racial foundation for poster"y
Of the coored race must compete
otner races
In dealing patrons Above all must render depndaD e
nt mes in that alone Will De an
enterprise Therefore realizing these VITAL
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weekly forum week in which your views
NAV he national scope SUCH views
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way the opinion Of PHOENIX INDEX
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\ SUGGESTED SLOGAN
Millions for defense" shou

Millions for defense" should be
the slogan of the NAACP lor the
coming year and all succeeding
years. Our nation is again on the
border line of hySteria because
she has suddenly awakened to the
grim fact that were she suddenly
attacked she would be unable to de-
fend herself Literally billions OF
dollars are being appropriated by
a thoroughly scared congress for
the sinews of war.
Would that black men through
out the country and especially
here in Atlanta would realize thai
they, as a minority group are, anc
have been for three generations
since emancipation in a most pitt
ably precarious condition where
their civil rights are concerned.
Surveys. studies, oraticns, COM
mittees. resolutions, have had
their day and proved their inef-
1eCClVeIleSS.
If police brutality is to stop, and
discrimination in the courts is to
cease and ten million black peo-
Pile are to be guaranteed their
constitutional rights, it will be If.
and when they want these things
badly enough to fight for them.
FIGRT re NECESSARY
Fight for them in the courts un-
der the direction and leadership
of the best legal brains, white or
colored. that the country affords
To that end let this years con
vention of the NAACP close With
the determination to use all OF
tle rnachinery and resources Oh
it's magnificent organization TO
raise millions for defense.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
When Poisons Slow
KIDNEYS
and Irritate Bladder
Flush Them Out for IS Cents


Go to your druggist today and get
his safe, swift and harmless diu-
retic and stimulant-ask for Cole
Medal Harlem Oil Capsules ano
start at once to flush kidneys Of
waste matter saturated with acids
nd pOisOns.
That's a quick and effective way
70 help bring about more healthy
'lidney activity and relieve tha+
bladder irritation with its scanty
passage with smarting and burning
as we'll as restless nights.
Remember the kidneys often need
flushing as well as the bowels, and
some symptoms of kidneys weakness
may be: getting up often during the
night-puffy eyes-backache.
But be sure and get GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules-the
original and genuine-the price is
ruoll (35 cents, the good results
will fulfill your expectations. Re
ftIge q gllbSl ituie,
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29


WE CATER TO POWER
Even here, except in the pure organ1zatlonal
characteristics and the outward appearances, the
United States of America has been land ever
prone to recognize and cater to the most power
full, the majority and to allow to exist evils which
the filthlest monarchy of the past might have
sneered
The new nation at the outset recognized and
flourshed slavery and still has it, even if not
in chattel form. 1t could not be land 'of the
people, by the people and for the people" the
stink of hypocrisy permeated its structure so
much that civil failed to remove the Often
sive odor
The decendents of the slaves, though granted
consttutionally all the rights. privileges and free
dom of the masters. still treated as to the
slave status that should be "gone with the wind"
Discrimination, dsfranchisement in govern
ment that promises the ballot to every citizen, inn
partially in expenditure of public funds for the
benefit of the people, police brutality, taxation
without representation and every evil against which
men have fought for centuries to organize ma
ton on democratic principles are, and ever have
been. rampant against Negroes and poor white
persons. For them, democracy has not been al
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

THE ROCK AS THO SHE WAS
REALLY GOING TO TOWN in a
big way, said Ladies arsi gentle
men. will be back next fall add
ing that she was glad to be
members of the Volunteers. Was
not that some speech? In the
midst of fun we stopped long
enough to take in two OF the
guests full members. Mrs.
Rera Hale and Mrs. Mamie Roam.
There were Is present.
So long Club members.
Tag jefferson .mlhlthem
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
CONTRACTS NOT IN POINT

Nor do we think" the opinion
continued. that the fact that the
plaintiffs have entered into con-
tracts with the school board for
the current year at the rate fixed
by the discriminatory practices pre-
cludes them from asking relief.
&c. If the state may compel
the surrender of one constitutional
right as the condition of its favor.
it may. in like manner, compel q
surrender of all. 1t is inconceivable
that guarantees embedded in the
constitution may thus be manlpu-
lated out of existence"
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
Millions For Defense

A GREAT ANNUAL meeting of
the NationaI ASSOCIATION for the
Advancement of Colored People
will close today in Philadelphia.
The program calls for a great mass
meeting to- be addressed by the
Mayor of New York City and the
Executive Secretary of the Asso-
ciation. One can, without much
stretch of the imagination, see
the crowds and sense something
of the fire and enthusiasm that
will pervade that meeting.
There will be representatives
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tnere OF DOtu
races from pretty
nearly every Sec
ton of the coun-
try. For the Ma
tional AsSocia-
ton for the Ad-
vancement of
COlored People
has greatly eX-
panded in both
members and i'll
since 1t
in Philadel-
phia over two
decades ago.
At that meet
ing some of the
o l d Stalwarts
who were heard
we're James We'll
don Johnson, Rob-
ert Bagnall, w.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
they start harmonizing. Looking
for a break somewhere-it don't
be long. they are too good TO be
left loose around here.

Editor and Publisher, the news
paper mans Bible, gives the low
down on the Republican and Dem
ocratic national publicity setupS.
The Republicans are one up on the
Dems in that they have a full
time, well paid colored publicity d.
rector-Dr. Emmett j. Scott. The
Dems have none-yah, yah, I told
you SO!
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
DIRECTOR VISITS LANGsTON

I.ANGSTON, Okla.-(ANP)--Rc-
setta E. Nolan, mid~w estern re-
gional director of Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority, visited mere last
week as the guest of Alpha zeta
and Alpha Upsilon Omega chap
tiers at Langston university.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
Failing Institutions
ARE DEMOCRACY

ARE DEMOCRACY AND Christianity
have been practced through the past several hun
dred years failing?
1t seems so at every turn of the worlds mo-
mentous events.
The Hitlerite hordes and their kindred ac-
completes seem to be taking care of the democra-
ces whatever semblance of that form of gov
ernment that existed in deression-hit world
The "world" as referred to hu those still pro-
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

Tossing Christianity SeemS 20 De
taking care of that practice of
religion.
AS a matter of fact, neither
democracy nor Christianity has
been allowed to function to the
full merits as set forth by the
founders and most ardent expon-
ents. There has not been and
lis not now a real democracy not
even our own, which, they say,
approaches icing so more than
a1a1r othnr n. tior, in the world
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
Teachers

CONTINUED from Page ID
within the sound discretion OF CITY
school boards. Negro teachers, II
employed, ARE entitled to have the
compensation fixed without un
constitutional discrimination on ac-
count of race"
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
News In Brief
(rout;nued from Page II

Continued from Page -
johnson, 1909 South 4th Ave-, stop
ped in Phoenix a few days en- route
to Los Angeles to visit another
daughter. MRS. Johnson's stay in
Arizona and California = indefinite
She is much impressed with Ari-
zona's sunshine.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

e. B. Dubois, William Pickens
and Mrs. Addie Hunter. AS
special feature on the program of
one of the public meetings
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

DR.. Thomas Wyett, CT Fort Hua-
chuca, Arizona, was a Phoenix visi-
tor last week. He was the house
guest of Miss Maynon Vinson while
IN the city, S19 South 7th Ave.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
EDITORIALS

connected with political party
regardless rulings of regu
completely mpartay and free from hatred
matter this should be In office tues
not order to the
must be plainly written only one side
copy be used We the rights
conense unless the
paid for.
payable to the INDEX 1214 East monroe
articles must be- signed by contributors Ut neS
will notb published
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

late our nation along with France
and England then he can no long
er be regarded as the superhero
Of history.
DEMOCRACY IS IN RETREAT
AND WITH 1T THE SECURITY
OF EVERYTHING WE LOVE ANT
HOLD DEAR. BOUGHT WITH
SWEAT AND TEARS AND
BLOOD! The immediate outlook
for minority is by no means pro-
pitiolls.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

DIR. RUDOLPH WINSTON
-practicing physician of Fhila-
delphia, who will spend the month
of July at Harvard University TAX
ing a course in gastrOenterOlogy.
He is on the medical staff OF the
Quaker City Mercy Hospital and a
graduate of the College Of Medl-
cine of the University Of Pennsyl-
VIVA.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

O. K. then. they voted to ask
for the inclusion in the Republi-
can plank of an anti-lynch bill
abolition of the photograph from
civil service applications, equal op-
portrrnity for all Americans in the
military forces of the government,
and so on and what have you!
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29
CAPITOL COMMENT
By AL WHITE

NGTON-(ANPJ- WIIeII
The American Legion held
it's exercises at the Lincoln theater,
among the "Legionaires" particl-
pating was Ralph Matthews OF the
Afro-American. Hi, there, Com
rade Matthews, what outfit dld
YOU serve with in the war?
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knd now a low bow to Life mag
azine and Earl Bown for that
twaddle as President Roosevelt and
a few others not SO we'll known as
the president would call that Stu11
they published in the current edl-
tion of the nationally famous mag
azine. After wading trough pages
of stuff. it is edifying to learn tnat
champ Joe Louis eats quantities OF
black-eyed peas before fight ana
snores. 'Twould be highly enllgnt-
ening if Brother Brown were to de-
lineate the school of snoring the
champ follows. Is he a whistle stop
type or is he one of the SonorouS
buzz saw variety or does he just
gurgle. gurgle, bubble. bubble, pour
when in the arms of Morpheus?
NV word such an article perhaps
gives thousands of Louis admirers
the low down on why he puts on a
bad show now and then and posi-
bIv the real cause of the loss of the
Black Uhlan. Schmeling way back
thar-just a plain case of too many
blackeyed peas before the fight.
Simple. eh. Watson? And so Life
and Mr.. Brown have done a fine
lob on the champ-so they think
but everybody,s happy except those
three chaps in the top most pic
t,1re in the article, meaning,
Messrs. Roxborough, Black and
Blackburn. They look like they've
seen a ghost or a couple of ghosts
in that ring. Hold on. that Snore
business is clear. Joe snores. says
Mr.. Brown. who should know, like
a Mack truck! And brother. that
amt no small time snoring.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

They do say that Sara was kept
busy shooting the press away from
the Little theatre in the YMCA
where the meeting was held-altho
Ellis Rivers wanted the press ad-
mitted.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

What was Sara Pelham Speaks
idea in having each person at
tending the pre- convention meet
ing of the coIOred Republicans
in New York pledge not to re-
lease anything to the press until
the official release from the unit
went out?
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-29

Just heard a fine new group of
singers, a quintet from johnson
C. Smith cOllege-they call
themselves "The Lost Chords"
they don't lose a single one when
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
MANY LUTHERANS
TO ATTEND MEET
Leaders From Throughout
U. S. Will Be Present AT
Board Sessions Here

Prominent members of the Luth-
eran church from as far south as
Florida, the Great Lakes in the
north and as far west as Colorado
will convene here Wednesday, April
IT, for the quarterly meeting of the
Board of American Missions of the
church.
The delegates will meet at st.
Paul's Lutheran church at the invi-
tation of the congregation, the Rev.
Walter B. Freed, pastor of the local
church. and Louis Hanson, a mem
Der Of the board.
This board cares for the work of
expanding t influence Of this
branch of Professionalism by plant
ing new churches and caring for
them until they are able to support
their own work. To develop these
parishes as fast as possible the
board has set up a department of
Evangelism, which employs a full
time clergyman who is sent into
congregations to stimulate personal
witnessing on the part of the lay
membership. Financial problems
Continued ON Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
GERMAN TROOPS FLEE
Sharp Fighting Is Reported
At Number OF Points In
Southern Norway
GERMANS HOLD OSLO
By Snow, Norwe-
gians Forming Front
Northeast OF Capital

STOCKHOLM, April 14.-P-The
Norwegian news agency reported to-
night that the British were definitely
masters of NarviS, having sunk
every German warship in that Arctic
Norwegian harbor while German
troops fled into the hills northeast
of the city.
The Norwegian agency said it
was not yet known whether British
troops had landed at Narvik after
the successful naval attack Satur'
day.
1t said most of the 1,400 Germans
who seized Narvik in a coup Tuesday
knew the surroundings intimately
from having served on German ore
ships visiting there: for a number OF
years.
Sharp Fighting RACES
Sharp fighting was reported at a
number of points in southern Nor
way tonight, and Swedish authorities
said they had disarmed and interned
5000 Norwegian SOlQleIS VIII CloSoeu
into Sweden southeast of Halden, on
the southernmost border.
Swedish correspondents reported
heavy fighting tonight at Skarnes, 4o
miles northeast of German-held Oslo
Exchange Telegraph, British news
agency, said a well-organized NorWe-
gian defense had thrown the Ger
mans back at Skarnes tonight anc
that the Germans also were hurleo
back at Elverum, Jamal and in the
Mysen sector.
CThe Germans took the town OF
| Eidsvold, north of Oslo, during the
day, the British agency reported, but
said ~ski-wearing Norwegians were
putting up a successful defense
against the German mechanical
units in several places.)
Favored by a snoWstorm WhlcE
hampered the Nazi air force, Nor
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
MOvementTOPlaceN.C
In F. r. Column Started
British Plane Downed
On Nazi-Dutch Border

THE HAGUE, The Neither
lands, April 14.-R)-A Brit
ish bomber was shot down in
an air battle between several
British and German planes on
the German-Netherlands from.
tier, authoritative sources re-
ported today.
The bomber crashed on the
Netherlands side of the border,
strewing wreckage over a wide
area. Its occupants were be-
lieved 20 have been killed. Meth
erlands military police estab-
lished a guard at the scene,
near Babberik, GeIderland pro-
vince.
One eyewitness account said
five planes were engaged in
the battle at a high altitude.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
GERMAN DOOR IS MINED
London Announces Admiral
Scheer Has Been Sue
cessfully Attacked
SUPPLY VESSELS SUNK
Most OF German Losses At
tributed To Action BY
British Submarines
b., EDWIN STOUT

LONDON, April 14-GP-Anotht
of Germany's priced pocket battle
ships, the Admiral Scheer, has been
successfully attacked" and at least
% German transport and supply
ships sunk or captured, the British
announced tonight.
The matter-of-fact but prideful
communicate topped off its earlier
announcement that a British mine
field had been boldly laid in the
Baltic sea at Germany's very back
door and the disclosure by the Brit
ish Broadcasting company that ex-
peditionary forces are en- route to
Communicated Norway.
Listing 10 German troop and sup
ply ships sunk, four captured, two
scuttled by their own men, and four
others hit by t%orpedoes, the adj
miralty said these did not include
the seven sunk in the Arctic NJ
wegian Port Of Narvik.
Control Narvik
Exchange Telegraph, a British
news agency, reported confirmation
that the British we're in control Of
Narvik as a result of Saturdays at
tack, in which the admiralty said
seven German destroyers were sunk.
These were in addition to the de.
stroyer and seven supply ships re-
ported sunk in the earlier British
raid on Narvik Wednesday.
The Exchange Telegraph report
said the German forces had fled
from Narvik eastward.
Most of the German losses listed
in the admiralty's communique to.
were attributed to British sub.
marines.
Some of them had been named in
previous reports of German losses,
including the Rio De Janeiro, sunk
Continued on Page Three, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15

WASHINGTON, April IA
(AP)-Joseph B. Eastman, chair
man of the interstate COM
merce commission, contended
today that public aids to trans
portation, totalling many bill
lions of dollars, had resulted in
a surplus of facilities, and had
proven, i'm many instances, of
little public benefit"
His comment was contained in
a four-voIume report on public
aids to rail, water, highway and
air carriers. The study was be-
gun several years ago when
eastman was federal coordina-
tor of railroads.
Furthermore, Eastman said,
these aids "have set up roper
cussions felt in many parts OF
the transportation structure
and created q demand ZOE 1ur'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
CONTENDS AID TO CARRIERS
RESULTS IN SURPLUS OF FACILITIES

railroads s.: S1,443, 900 900
through 1885, divided as follows:
S1,282, 900, 900 ito secure the
construction" of the roads, and
$161, 600, 900 from the World war
to 1886.
Air transportation: $64, 654,OOO
public aid to scheduled air ar
riers in air mail subsidies; $685.
$4,000 for airways, airway serv-
ices and airports; and $50, $780,
600 for aids to non-scheduled US
ers of airways and airports.
"There is basically a surplus
of transportation facilities"
Eastman said. when to this
condition is added the fact that
agencies which attempt to pay
their way are forced to compete
with agencies which do not, a
serious situation, most severely
felt by the railroads, results"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
GERMANS DISCUSS
I'D. R. STATEMENT
Say If He Is Looking For
An Aggressor He Ad-
dressed Wrong Nation

BERLIN, April 14.-P-Author-
lied German sources, commenting
on President Roosevelt's statemeet
yesterday condemning the Nazi in
vasion of Denmark and Norway, dc
clared today that eff Mr.. Roosevelt
is looking for an aggressor it is
evident he addressed the wrong ma
ton"
These quarters expressed the
opinion that no country desired
more than Germany to localize the
war, adding it was in her military
interest to have a short front.
(Mr. Roosevelt in a formal state
ment yesterday declared that il
civilization is to survive the rights
of smaller nations must be re
spected by their more powerful
neighbors.")
1.-THE Altmark incident, then the
British mine laying in Norwegian
Continued OH Page Three; Col. IL
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
MEETING IS CONDUCTED
Bellamy, Marshall Named
Members Of Group; To
Open Office

RALEIGH, April IA Up A
movement to place North Carolina
solid1y in the Observation-Disclosures
column was launched here today at
a meeting of democrats, many of
whom occupy high places in the
state party's inner circles.
At the meeting, which was Sc
cretly called and received no ad-
vance publicity, a North Carolina
for Roosevelt" organization was es-
tablished, which will open head
quarters in Raleigh tomorrow.
John H. Folger of Mount Airy,
former state senator, was named
chairman of the organization, and
State Senator John D. Larkins, Jr.,
of Trenton was elected secretary.
Seeks To Throw Votes
Aim of the organization, as out
lined by Folger, is to throw the
states % votes in the democratic
convention to President Roosevelt,
if he decides to seek a third term.
On the first balloting, however, the
delegates would cast courtesy votes
for Governor Hoey.
after the first ballot, we hope to
deliver this states unanimous vote
to President Roosevelt on every
succeeding ballot, as long as his
name is before the convention and
as long as it appears likely that he
will have a chance for nomination.
said Folger.
He added that the movement
could not be described as a draft
Roosevelt" drive, since no pressure
would be brought to urge Mr.. Roose.
welt to run.
But the movement was started
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-15
DUTCH DEFENDERS =
MAINTAIN WATCH
Rumors About Country's
Position Cause Tension
In Many Circles

AMSTERDAM, April IA up -
Hollands defense forces were keyed
to special watchfulness tonight to
prevent being taken unaware by
any moves of belligerent powers.
Various rumors about this coun-
try's precarious position in "the
storm corner of Europe" caused ten
sion in many circles but, in gen.
eral, the public displayed no uneasi-
ness.
Official sources expressed indigna-
ton over rumors abroad that there
was an imminent threat of action by
one or the other of the b~elligerents
which might spread the war to the
lowlands. They called them either
ill-considered or malicious.
Radio programs throughout the
country were interrupted Saturday
night for a special broadcast of a
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81