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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20

Sheila and nodded to her without a
smile. For a full two minutes he
stood warming himself by the stove,
watching her.
"You seem to have fitted in all
right" Ken said. He ground his
cold hands together. Something
smells good" he added. And then,
with the nearest approach to smile
she had ever seen in him, 81 hear
we have to wash our hands?"
To this Sheila made no response.
She was embarrassed. She stirred
the thickening stew carefully.
She gathered that they liked the
potroast and the spaghetti. Any,
way, they ate quantities of it, noun
tains of it, with all the gravy and
vegetables that she could scrape I'D
from the big baking pan in which
she had served the tremendous
meal. They had put wine on the
table; Peter drank some of it, but
Sheila would not touch it.
The atmosphere seemed lighter.
somehow, as they ate together. She
had begun to feel lame and tired
and drowsy, but there was no more
fear. 1t was only with real eff
fort that she reused herself, after
ward, and began the business of
clearing up.
To her surprise they all helped
her; she tore the red tablecloth into
four pieces that each assistant might
have his own. They carried the
remains of the stew into the ice-cold
pantry, piled the plates neatly, drew
back the chairs, and one bripand
secured a wisp of broom somewhere
and brushed the rough old floor.
They're just like Nicely and joe"
she thought.
She could smile as she asked for
hod of coal, bucket of water,
"There!" Sheila said in satisfac-
ton, when all this was done. She
was exhausted now, and drawing
deep old rocker close to the stove.
and catching up coverless movie
magazine that happened to be in
the woodbox, she composed herself
for rest.
The men were trying to persuade
Peter to something; Peter was I'M
willing.
They're just going to bring some
wood into the front room," Ken ex-
planned, in his characteristically
careless way. Go along and help
them!"
He and Sheila we're left alone in
the kitchen, with the warmth and
the smells Of food and fire and SOAP
suds, in the gathering dusk. 1t was
not quite half past four O'Clock,
but the brief stormy day was clos
ing in. The man sat down, lighted
his pipe and stretched his legs.
well, you got the boys tanned"
he said then.
Sheila not proving responsive, he
pulled on his pipe in silence, and
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20
CHAPTER VIII

A hideous face looked into the
kitchen; it would have appalled, her
yesterday. But she was warm and
fed, now, and busy and needed, and
this filled the need of her woman's
heart.
Dinner" this apparition said
hoarsely.
"Yep. In about half an hour"
Sheila responded briskly. "You tell
them to wash their hands!"
She saw the villainous face stare
at her oddly. The man vanished.
you've got a nerve!" Peter said,
fearfully. ''They might kill US for
less than that!"
"Oh, shucks!" Sheila said boldly.
"Give me those plates"
Impressed, Peter obeyed her
meekly.
A minute later the man called Ken
came into the kitchen. He had evil
IDENTIFY just arrived, for his face was
red with cold, and his gloves and
coat wet. He looked curiously at
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20
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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20
The Answers

/. Damascus.
2. Henry Clay was known as the
Great Pacificator."
8. Michelangelo.
4. I am ready.
S. Weights and measures.
6. An immeasurable period of
time.
Z. The first five books of the Old
Testament.
8. White.
9. The Three Musketeers in Du-
mas novel 1.-THE Three Musket-
GERS"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20

''By gosh, it's like a play. And
do they get us back today?"
81 don't know"
On the back of the stove there
was great black pot in which a
colossal cut of beef wallowed in
broth; Sheila drew it forward, sal
vaged what potatoes she could from
a dish into which spoons and apple
Feelings had been thrust, cut onions
into the mess and set it to decent
pot-roast simmering.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16
We're Not Doing So Bad

attitude which of speakers when
Cities for various amusing they stay
begin tell all about the things
doing around here this they have much local
number residing here have deeat
regarding Cities Many them don't wait for the
their hammers but furnish them for them
George Schuyler who travels widely throughout the country
that the Negro communities
Paul Minneapolis much different from similar
belief City Negroes
those of other communities They
perhaps ndvduasc this handicap most
northern communities.
either visitor local dweer bemoanng the
lack Of certain things the Twin Cities tempted
why complaining and resident remains here why
faults which of know
by heart.
Negro going just
backward socially economically culturay,
allow them to be-
grown
quite tired the calamity howers spend
bemoanng The
effort which they paint pessimc pictures utilized in the
of better communities, would work wonders
What could advantage around Minneapolis and ST. Paul
workers and boosters each of the respective
mune The hear somebody derdg either of these
them where they they
long.
These cities citizens which do
take advantage Until make chance better
condition blaming the other fellow Pitching
the community job putting time and those things that
will help and community singing praise hope faith
and optimism will bring all those things should have In the
meantime be thankful and apprecatve of what have like
the dickens to get all that's coming to
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16
20 at their fight, their obstruction,
with all parliamentary means.

20 at their fight, their obstruction,
with all parliamentary means.
Zone Senator threatened to talk
for weeks. Others lectured about
the genesis of the human being
and quoted for hours scientific and
entertaining books. And then
again the old gentlemen behaved
like silly babies. They shout and
yell and push and whistle"
Connally received a retort from
the N. A. A. C. P. president that
brought applause from the audi
ence, when he asked Mr.. Spingarn
whether he knew personally these
things about which he was testify
ing. The witness responded:
"The Senator states that he is
native Of Texas. But the Sena-
tor, of course, could not state this
of his own knowledge that he is
native of Texas. He knew this
simply because his parents told
him."
Testifying on the law involved
in the passage of a federal anti
lynching bill, Dean William H.
HASTE, of the Howard university
law school, was responsible for
keeping Senator Connally abso-
lutely quiet, while he read a pre-
pared statement. When Dean
HASTE had finished, Connally did
not ask a single question. The
Senator from Texas attempted to
be unconcerned about the legal
aspects of lynching, by ostenta-
tiously reckoning to two friends
in the audience, inviting them to
come to the rostrum, and then en-
gaging them in conversation,
throughout Dean Hastie's testi-
mony.
Walter White and Arthur Spin
garn, conferred with the President
at the White House on Thursday
morning.
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from master and mistress was kind
but they having met with financial
reverses, it was decided to sell
Eliza, and she, learning of this and
the probable separation of herself
and child, determined to escape.
That night, with her child in her
arms, she started on foot for the
Ohio river. She reached the river
near daybreak, and instead of find
ing it frozen over, it was filled
with large blocks of floating ice.
Thinking it impossible to cross, she
ventured to seek shelter in house
near by, where she was kindly re-
ceived.
She hoped to find some way of
crossing the next night, but dur
ing the day the ice become more
broken and dangerous, making the
river seemingly impossible. The
evening came on, when her pur-
suers were seen approaching the
house. Made desperate through
fear, she seized her infant in her
arms, darted out the back door and
ran toward the river, followed by
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16
Can't Garner Talk!

AS the boom into full
liar being the support
Paid Negro henhmen talking and sending releases
hitherto unknown fendness
friendly that
anti lynching law.
This all be and would like believe that
why doesn't Vice President something himself?
Mr. Garner has been the public payroll all his life
half his life has been spent in Congress-
He MUST know how talk and doesn't himself
the things about Negroes that his paid
says?
However, Mr. Garner politician
Like Mr. Roosevelt he be depended nothing
and specific Negroes of white
is much cheaper and safer hire
idings.
Incidentally how Negroes in Mr..
Pittsburgh Courier.
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Alsup Flags U.S..
Hypocrisy at
Lincoln Meeting

What is this freedom they sing
about in that song, My Country
IT'S of Thee'?" Frank Alsup,
speaker and district director of the
Northwest P. w. o. c., asked this
question last Monday night at Hal
lie Q. Brown House, St. Paul,
where the Joint Negro Labor Coun-
Gil held it's Lincoln-Douglas Day
Memorial program. Before a crowd
of over 200 people the forceful
young labor leader began by say
ing that he couldn't sing "My
Country IT'S of Thee" without feel
ing guilty because this could not
be the "Sweet land of liberty"
where a man is denied civil rights,
and the right to vote, and the right
to earn a decent living because of
the color of his skin. He men,
toned that "some Negroes in the
city were going around saying that
everything was all right but that
there wasn't a tavern from here
to down town where Negro could
walk in and buy glass of beer"
Stating that the liberalism of
Frank Murphy, former attorney
general, recently appointed to Su-
preme Court bench, and that of the
President had changed to a reac-
tionary attitude toward the work
ers, the speaker charged that the
Republicans and Democrats were
"both bad" =
He cited the imminent danger of
war and warning that Negroes
would again be used as a "cat's
paw" He recalled how Negroes
had been promised the right to vote
and jobs and civil liberties when
they returned from overseas serv-
ice. Instead" he continued, "they
were shot down in their uniforms. "
Hardly had the applause for AL
sup's talk died away before the
subcommittee announced that in
the first part of March the Joint
Negro Labor Council would spon-
sor a civil rights conference. The
date is withheld till later issue.
The thirty-eight voice Minnesota
Jubilee singers supplied the music
for the program with several ex-
cellent spirituals. Rev. c. B. Wheel
er of Mount Olivet Baptist Church
spoke of the Esprit of Lincoln and
Douglas" Rev. Clarence Nelson of
Camphor Methodist Church spoke
the invocation and the benediction.
Miss Elizabeth Schuch told the life
story of Harriet Tubman, great
Negro woman abolitionist. Sam
Reed, of the University Negro Stu
dent Council and Wilbur Brooms
also appeared on the program.
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Listen to
This
By Hobart T. Mitchell
ELIZA HARRIS ESCAPE

Eliza Harris, of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" the slave woman who
crossed the Ohio river on the drift
ing ice, with her child in her arms,
was sheltered for several days and
aided to escape by Levi Coffin ire
puted president Of the Under
ground Railroad who conducted a
way station on the secret road to
Canada), he then residing at New
port, Indiana. \
Harriet Beecher Stoves graphic
description of this woman's expe-
rience is almost identical with the
real facts in the case.
The originals Of Simeon and Ra-
chel Halliday, the Quaker couple
alluded to in her remarkable work,
were Levi and Catharine Coffin.
Eliza Harris master lived a few
miles back from the Ohio river be-
low Ripley, Ohio. Her treatment
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16
Good Argument

good argument for the of the Antynh bill by the
furnished by the of Maryland this The mob
which child from police officers in
evidences that the lynch spirit still with and will probably remain
the u until such the Federal takes
hand.
Criminals whether they be nhers actually fear
the u law enforcement Unce Whskers" the nick
applied Federal crime agencies usually their whether
they be volator of postal laws bandits politicians
Federal law will disgraced both
the this week. Southern
aside their preudes strike lynchng
ing the Anti Lynch bill
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16
VICTIM OF GAS BURIED

Mrs. Mayme Overton, 119 Sher-
burne avenue, who died from the
effects of gas which escaped from
a faulty fiue in her home, was
buried on Feb. 5.
Mrs. Overton was a native of
Chicago and was born there Al
years ago. Funeral services with
Rev. Clarence T. Nelson of Cam
phor M. E. church officiating were
held at the Neal st. Paul chapel.
Interment was at Forest ceme-
terry. She is survived by her hus-
band William Overton.
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Poetic Thoughts
"My heart will keep the courage of the guest
will lose ife's zest,
And hope will be the beHenry Van Dyke
The Blues
Rev. G.
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.

lnC Dlu0S
Individuals have many reasons for getting the blues,
Think that life hasn't given them their just dues,
And consequently their scheme of progress falls Short
And the blues supersedes a last resort.
81 wished hadn't taken that trip,
Felt the urge, you know it gets grip,
Bought a car cashed my insurance in
To bolster my bank roll that had grown thin"
These few of the plights encounter,
When something unexpected causes us to founder
We always think of the money spent,
If available now-Oh, how would be content.
We do things and fully aware,
That conditions may change and we should be fair,
With ourselves and all who concerned
pleasure takes its toll until we've sufficiently
eff only had the money used to make"
Is a tune we hear after eating their cake
People just love to live in the past,
Sort of makes them feel the depression won't last.
Live in the present and stop moaning,
For wishes to hear continual groaning
Your present condition will be easier to take
If you'll keep your mind on what's at stake.
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her pursuers.

i-eT puTSuerS.
Fearing death less than separa-
tion from her babe, she clasped it
TO her bosom and sprang on the
first cake Of ice, and from that to
another, and then to another, and
so on. Sometimes the ice would
sink beneath her; then she would
slide her child on to the next cake,
and pull herself on with her
hands. Wet to the waist, her hands
benumbed with cold, she APP
preached the Ohio shore nearly ex-
hausted. A man who had been
standing on the bank watching her
in amazement, assisted her to the
shore. After recovering her
strength, she was directed to a
house on a hill in the outskirts of
Ripley. Here she was cared for
and after being provided with food
and dry clothing, was forwarded
from station to station on the I'm
foreground Railroad until she
reached the home of Levi Coffin.
Here she remained several days
until she and her child, with other
fugitives, were forwarded via the
Greenville branch of the Under
ground Railroad to Sandusky, and
from thence. to Chatham, Canada,
West, where she finally settled and
where years after Mr.. Coffin met
her.
(The above from "Cincinnati's
Colored Citizens" PIP. GIGS, by
Wendell P. Dabney, former Head
Paymaster of the Treasury of the
City of Cincinnati and at the pres
ent editor of the Cincinnati Union.
Read next weeks column on a
short story of his life.)
EQUALITY OF RIGHT
In the case of Murphy VS.. West
ern and Atlantic R. R., % Federal
Reporter 500, Hon. D. M. Key, Fed
eral District Judge E. and M. D.
Tennessee, spoke Tin part) to the
jury thusly: My observation has
convinced me that those who are
most sensitive as to contact with
colored people, and whose nerves
are most shocked by their presence,
have little to be proud of in the
way of birth, lineage, or achieve
ment.
The money of one has the same
value as that of the other, and
should purchase equal accommoda-
tions.
There is no equality of right,
when the money of the white man
purchases luxurious accommoda-
tions amid elegant company, and
the same amount of money pur-
chases for the black men inferior
quarters in smoking car.
LISTEN TO THIS
The people of the United States
that exhibit the highest patriotism
are those that obey the laws of
their country.
Any information regarding the
above write in care of this paper
or Hobart T. Mitchell, 1912 Elliot
Ave-, Minneapolis, MINI.
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THE ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
Continued from Page u

the Dallas, Texas, courthouse in
1888 by mob after he had insisted
on his constitutional right of serv-
ing on a jury. The crowded caucus
room applauded the college presi-
dents answer. DR.. Porter was the
last witness to be heard on Tues
day.
Baptist Pastor Tells Experiences
The Rev. E. C. Estell, pastor of
st. Johns Baptist Church in Dali
las, Texas, was the first witness
to take the stand on Wednesday.
He told, from actual experience, of
lynchings which he himself had
witnessed.
A heated exchange of words took
place between Senator Connally
and R. B. Grovey, the next wit
ness, on the question of disfran-
chisement, when the Texas senator
challenged Grovey with the state
ment that "You can vote in Texas
in general elections, can't you?"
Admitting this to be true, the
witness pointed out, however, that
"the white democratic primary,
which practically constitutes an
election, and, from which l am ex-
Guided, is in Texas. -"
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PERSONS WHO HAVE ACCOM-
MODATIONS FOR TOURISTS

Should call Spokesman or Re-
corder offices, BR. 1896, or Midway
8340 to list such accommodations.
These newspapers are cooperating
with national organization which
yearly lists such accommodations
in a publication distributed nation
ally.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16
Warren Breeding
Killed in Oregon
Auto Accident

Warren Breeding, we'll known in
Minneapolis, was killed Sunday in
an automobile accident in Oregon
Breeding is the brother of "Ace
of Spades" and Deuce of Spades,
two we'll known local boxers.
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lington, pastor of Bethe sda Bap-
fist church, officiating. Interment
was in Crystal Lake cemetery.
She is survived by a dive. cei
husband, Eddie Davis, two sons,
Obie and Walter Lear, a daughter
Nellie Lear; two sisters, Mrs. Lii
liam Lewis, Chicago, and Mrs. Su e
Washington of Cincinnati.
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Death Notices
Jennie Davis

Mrs. Jennie Davis, 1917 9Th S..
So, Minneapolis, died Feb. 10 at
the Minneapolis General hospital.
She was born 81 years ago at New
London, Mo.
Funeral services were held Tues,
day afternoon at the Neal Funeral
Home chapel with Rev. w. E. Wad-
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UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL TO
SPEAK AT WELCOME HALL

The Young Peoples Department
of Welcome Hall will present Mr..
Ardath Burks, assistant director of
the International Relations Bureau
of the University of Minnesota,
Sunday afternoon, Feb. IS, at 3
o'clock, in the Welcome Hall Chap
ell. Mr.. Burks, a social worker in
the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, is at
present doing graduate work at
the University of Minnesota.
Joseph Baily, another graduate
student at the university, will sing.
The Boys Department and the
Cosmopolitan Girls Club of the
Hall are cooperating to bring this
program to the public.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-16

Hayden, local ministers, left early
this week for Atlanta, Ga, to at
tend an A. M. E. Bishops Council
meeting.
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STEWART AND HAYDEN GO
TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Rev. C. F. Stewart and Gerald
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, June Is. - IN
Free sterling advanced 8 cents in
relation to the dollar today and
nearly cancelled Mondays decline.
Support, foreign exchange men
said, was attracted by the ruling
contracts made prior to June 8
could be settled with free sterling
instead of sterling bought at the
official rate.
Since official sterling cost about
80 cents more than free, buyers
were believed attracted by tn e
bargain" rate.
The Canadian dollar advanced
- cent to 81 IA U. S. cents. The
Swiss franc dipped .03 of a cent.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents:
Great Britain, demand unquoted,
cables 1913, 60 day unquoted, 80
day unquoted; Belgium unquoted,
Denmark unquoted, Finland 2.05n,
France unquoted, Germany 40.10n,
(benevolent) 1895, Greece ION,
Hungary 17.65n, Italy sos, Neither
lands unquoted, Norway unquoted,
Portugal 3.66n, Rumania .52n,
Sweden 1887, Switzerland 22.58,
cial 29.77, free 21.61, Brazil Off
jyugoslavia 2.85n. Argentina Off
cial 29.77, free 21.61, Brazil Off
cial sos, free $40, Mexico 20.50n,
Japan 23.48, Hongkong 1880,
Shanghai 6.18.
(Rates in spot cables unless
otherwise indicated.)
N-nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
TREND IS LOWER
IN BOND MARKET
Rails Show Strength But List
As Whole Fails To
Extend Rally

NEW YORK, June 25-(R-
Bonds accompanied other leading
markets in a downward drift to-
day.
Rails and utilities mustered
enough support to lift slightly the
Associated Press averages for
these groups but the list as a whole
was unable to extend the June
rally.
Among the depressing influences
was the commons speech OF Brit
ish Prime Minister Churchill,
which dissipated belief the French
fleet might join Britain's defense
forces.
Italian bonds were strong
throughout but German govern
ment issues softened after early
gains.
Corporates closing down a point
or more included New York Cen
trail IS at 81, Canadian National
Railways LIS of Sc at 70, Ana
conda Copper 4 LIS at 102 IL and
Erie SIS of rs st IL.
Higher were Atlantic Coast Line
4 1-2s, Bethlehem Steel 3 lbs, Al
leghany Corp. IS of 40, Western
Union SIS of so, New York Central
"a" 4 lbs of 2o13, Pacific Gas
As, and Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern 3 lbs.
Besides the Italian group, bonds
of United Steel Works of Germany,
Denmark 5 lbs, and Cuba 5 LIS,
and Argentine As moved up fol-
good gains. Some loans of Canada,
Australia, Buenos Aires and Japan
lost ground.
Losses predominated in the us
government list.
Transactions totaled S., TAG, 90(
face value against So, 789, 900 Mon
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-26
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, June 25-tP-Spec.
ulative and July liquidation under
mined sugar futures in a thin ner'
vous market today.
The world list lost 6 to 9 points on
turnover of $500 tons; July .95b,
Sep. 100 LIB. European uncertain.
ties were the chief deterrent to buy
ing.
Domestic futures ended 1 to 2
points lower on sales of $500 tons.
The spot month made a comparative
ly good showing in view of the per-
sistent liquidation.
Raw sugar sold at 2.7O cents a
pound when 1000 ton of Philippines
due July - traded. Prompt Cubas
were offered at 2.72 to 2.85 cents
%duty-paid.
Refined dealings were disturbed
by the reduction in the south but
eastern refiners continued to quote
4.5O cents a pound.
No. 2 n follows: