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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-08

In the Year
An
Massacre and of the Heroic Deaths Cpu Attacks Samuel Maverick
James Caldwell Samuel Gray and Patrick Carr.
Be 1t
00o assembled and by the authority of the follows
chapter six Of the hereby
twelve inserted by hundred fhree Of the
the current year. the following new section;--
section I'D The shall annually proclamation calling
fifth
Cpus Attacks American African Samuel
James Caldwell Patrick deaths
as arsl martyrs in the of American Independence
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-08

Perhaps no other colored young
woman has received so much acclaim
and praiseworthy notice as Miss
Josephine Harreld, noted pianist and
concert artist. Josephine Harrelds
musical career began when as young
child she accompanied her father, who
played the violin, and is now head of
the music department at Spelman
College, and Atlanta University. No
doubt Mr.. Harreld gave impetus to
his daughters career, and it wasn't
long before she began, at the age of
twelve, to give recitals on her own
account. AS she grew older, she
showed every sign of having a tech
nique which was so precise and easy
that it encouraged rave notices from
all presses. Later, when she attended
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-06-08
MASSACRE DAY BILL

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

A member of the gun crew of the
S. S. Samaria removing ammunition
from behind the ships six-inch gun,
when the vessel locked in New York
after a perilous ocean crossing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05


900
exports Argentina r. p Prebsh Central
ID.
acting secretary Of ae Grubach Central Bank Of Argen
the Argentine embassy verrier Central
Bank of Argentne).
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

ships designers
Models battle
built designs
tested before actual construction Here model
Wichita
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-12-05

the of attraction the WRBA
city, after
bullet completely through heart The heart
quickly stitched, blood TRANSMISSION of blood ad
499999 other would fatal
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. SIS
WANTS SUPPORT

The parents of the boys and
Scoutmaster George Manning of
Troop No. 55 are earnestly max
ing an appeal to the general public
for assistance to carry on the ac-
Invites of the Troop.
An adult auxiliary organization
has been started and men and
women interested in boys life and
the work of the Scouts are asked to
join this group. .-..-..,
A group met Wednesday, Janu-
airy II, at the Halle @. Brown
Community House at p. M, but
more support is needed if Troop IS
is to continue it's activities.
Won't you help? Get in touch
with George Manning, 945 Rondo
street. Any assistance, financial or
otherwise, you can give these fu-
ture men of tomorrow will be
greatly appreciated by them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Boys Win
Youth Debate

The boys team was judged by
the audience to have presented a
more logical argument in a more
convincing manner than the girls
team in a debate held at Phyllis
Wheatley House last Sunday. The
debate was arranged by the youth
group sponsored by the Minneapo-
lis Urban League and the National
Youth Administration. The ques-
ton was "Resolved: that the Amer
lean Negro should develop separate
units working for Negro national
ISM"
A good crowd was on hand to
witness the intellectual battle and
only the excellent rendition of a
violin solo by Clifford Hawkins,
accompanied by Miss jeanette Dor
sey, before the rebuttal saved the
teams from a more violent contact.
The winning group taking. the
negative stand was composed of
Robert Schoffner, Serrell Brown,
and Richard Session with the lat
ter doing the rebuttal. The affirma-
tive side was represented by Chris
tine Carter and Erma Clardy. An
accident injury prevented Roberta
Singer from taking part. John
Thomas, State Supervisor of Negro
Activities, N. Y. A., presided.
The youth group, open to all
Minneapolis young people, will
meet again Thursday, January 25,
at Phyllis Wheatley at p. m. to
discuss the coming city-wide youth
conference. There also will be a
discussion on the sending of dele
gate to Washington, D. c., to at
tend the American Citizenship In
stitute, Feb. 9-12.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
UNCLE BLISS

/ met Uncle Bliss yesterday on
the corner. He was waiting for the
street car. 1t was quite cold and
Uncle Bliss was wrapped up like a
Christmas doll. The weather was
obvious, so / made no comment.
However, l thought / would ask
him what he thought of the So
called younger generation. He
asked me to step inside of the
store. expected a wholesale con-
demnation of all young people, but
instead he said: at isn't the
younger generation that disap-
points me; it's the generation that
is the father and mother of these
boys and girls. You know, it's
quite easy to tell boy or girl
don't do this and don't do that,
don't stay out late, don't drink and
don't get into trouble. This mega
tive advice is not enough. Too
many parents feel that they have
discharged their duty when the
sound lecture has ended. What is
needed, I believe, is a positive and
constructive program of parental
guidance. l have seen fifteen and
sixteen year old girls at dances
and beer parlors without their par
ents." I interrupted: what parents
would take their fifteen or sixteen
year old to a tavern or dance ?"
THAT'S just the point" he replied.
"Since children in their teens are
bent on adventure and new expert
ences, why shouldn't the parents be
the first to introduce them. At the
same time, they can be told why
they are not to be seen in such
places alone. would rather accom-
pany my daughter, than to have
her accompanied by a young man
about whom l know nothing.
~ see my car is coming; but I
would say that the younger gener-
alton needs just little more asso-
citation and supervision from the
generation of thirty or forty years
ago"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19

ellis are organized to open up new
opportunities for. jobs for Negroes.
They are organized to break down
the barriers of race segregation
and to eliminate the stupid, defeat
list attitude still held by some Ne
groes-that Negroes will never
get together" If ever the Negroes
of the Twin Cities-of America
had chance or a desire to "get
together" it is-and should be
now, and the answer lies in organ
lied labor.
Joint Negro Labor Council
Subcommittee
VIM. Heron,
Chairman.
R. A. Harris,
Secretary.
Jerry Caldwell.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19

dent, which created a condition that
brought about the Civil War and
the enslavement of thousands of
his own group.
Up to and before this time, SER
wants for a number of years were
classed as indentured servants and
were free in a given number of
years in a contract between en-
ployer and employee.
The MayfiOwer's Passenger List
We wonder if half of those peo-
pie who at a moments notice can
arch their eyebrows and gracious
ly lift their lorgnettes and boast
of their ancestry, know that two
thirds of the passengers on the
Mayfiower came from the slums of
London.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
ORGANIZED LABOR

Editor: Orchids to your paper for
its timely and informative editorial
last week called Negroes and
Unions" It is a fact that Negroes
the country over are rapidly be-
coming more and more conscious of
labor problems and of their own
responsibilities to themselves in
demanding their rights to work and
to decent living conditions.
Organized Negro labor in st.
Louis, Mo-, publishes a weekly
newspaper telling the public about
the problems and the progress of
the laboring Negro in Missouri.
Chicago's Joint Labor Council sent
a resolution to the Dies Committee
demanding that it investigate as
"un-American" the disfranchise-
ment of Negroes in Texas and the
peonage system which holds Ne
groes in virtual slavery in Georgia.
Sharecroppers, stevedores, long :
shoremen, cotton pickers-workers
all over the South-are organizing
and working towards better living
conditions. In the North the great
new industrial unions of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations
have given tremendous impetus to
the Negroes renewed interest in or.
ganized labor.
In the Twin Cities the st. Pau
and Minneapolis Joint Labor Coun
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our deep ap-
probation to the many friends who
so kindly remembered US during
the illness and death of our be-
loved husband and father, Rev. ].
C. Bothic, who died January 2, 1910.
Sympathetic expressions, beauti-
full flowers and each act of kindness
shall never be forgotten.
Mrs. Lovey Bothic, wife.
Mrs. Blanche Everson,
daughter and family.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Listen to !.
This"
Roger B. Taney-The Lawyer
By Hobart T. Mitchell


On August 16, 1918, The Rev.
erend Jacob Gruber preached a
sermon at a camp meeting in
Washington county, Maryland, I'M
der the auspices of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in which he
stated that Negroes were free D.. &.
they were born free. Opposed
to slavery as a man and much
more as Christian. Of all the
people in the world you (Negroes)
should have religion in order to
enjoy peace and happiness. .. e.
Surprised to see advertisement in
the newspapers: Negroes for sale"
The Reverend Gruber spoke be-
fore 5000 whites and to about $50
Negroes at the meeting. He was
not molested or criticized in any
manner for the remarks that he
had made concerning the treatment
accorded the Negro in the county,
until several months later.
At the fall term 1919, The Rev.
erend Gruber was indicted by the
grand jury of Washington county,
Maryland, for unlawfully, wilful-
ly instigating and melting the Ne
gro slaves of the state to mutiny
and rebellion. A change of venue
was given and the trial was held
in Frederick county on March 10.
Roger B. fancy, who was des-
tined to become the Chief Justice
of the United States in 1886 and
who gave the famous bred Scott
Decision, in which he stated that
"a Negro had no rights to which
a white man was bound to respect"
was the attorney in the case de-
Tending the noble minister.
In defense of the statements
made by Rev. Gruber, Attorney
Roger B. fancy said, "a hard
necessary indeed compels'u us to en-
dure the evil of slavery for a time.
1t was imposed upon us by another
nation, while we were yet in a
state of colonial vassalage. 1t can
not be easily or suddenly removed.
Yet while it continues, it is a blot
on our national character, and
every real lover of freedom, con-
fidently hopes that it will be effec-
tually, though it must be gradually
wiped away; and earnestly looks
for the means by which this neces-
sary object may be best obtained.
And until it shall be accomplished:
until the time shall come when we
can point without a blush, to the
language held in the Declaration of
Independence, every friend of hu-
mainly will seek to Tighten the gull
ing chain of slavery and better to
the utmost of his power, the
wretched condition of the slave"
Was fancy opposed to slavery
as a man and much more as a
Christian, as the man he was de-
Tending or when he wrote the opin-
ion in the bred Scott case was he
interpreting the law as laid down
by the Constitution of the United
States as the Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court?
The Reverend Jacob Gruber was
acquitted of the charges placed
against him.
Negro First Slave Owner
Anthony Johnson, a wealthy Ne
gro in Virginia, was the first per-
son in this country to own a slave
for life.
Johnson through a court SEN
tence obtained perpetual service of
one John Castor which set a prece-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
IN DECEMBER MINNESOTA
HISTORY"

In the December issue of "Min-
nesota History" the quarterly
magazine issued by the Minnesota
Historical Society, appears mention
of an article written by Mildred
Strader for the Spokesman and
Recorder newspapers in the Mime
apolis Centennial edition.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Which Way?


We often asked this question.
When distressing problems do arise,
For we would like
That would never hurt surprise.
We null and linger the subject
Wonder what can be done.
When thru, tired and worn,
We're back where first begun.
What causes this awful confusion?
That we can't unravel still,
Look at it from every angle
But there's something can't fill.
Sometimes we may look too far,
And not see what is really at hand.
Been figuring from the wrong viewpoint,
Which made our problem hard to understand.
When we get off the right track
It's difficult for US to see,
That there's solution to every problem,
Have Jobs patience and you'll get Free
The world wasn't made in day.
Time is eternal everyone agrees
So control yourself when you seem baffled,
Since right answers await all just pleas.
Problems work out in mysterious way
AS God has his way for all solutions,
Our duty is ever to watch and wait
AS Gods law works when there's no intrusons.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Give Literally to a Good Cause

Halle Brown House begins its drive for $4,000 for building
friday the annual dinner with
Use of real
This drive which should have the support of every person IN
Paul frequently called
contributions of this kind and they well afford to take
advantage of this opportunity.
of taking much granted
brought home citizen
going The workers. the and the
with this drive make next to impossible for
about it. Even worker
VISIT every should glad and this
Whenever groups having meeting central
Paul the Halle O. Brown House natural selection
This has greatly that definitely there need for
that comfortably
modated.
The of pledges difficult since they per-
period from 1910 1941 We feel
of St. Paul will rally this call and give literally
has than earned the right to ask
for ovpvhich is to he raise
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
All You Need Is White Skin

other of battle
Edgar seized members of the
Christian Front Group recently the crowd behind the which
planned probably would not have gotten far.
Even they had gotten started the proposed bombngs and
doubtful whether the action would have amounted
small greatly different
from mob utbu in southern communities.
What important however, is that number of the who
had stolen and ammunition from the stores
spite their hostile attitude toward they
filter positions which, their plans had been
they would betrayed through and bodshed
We have nothing against immigrants to this country who
sincerely principles liberty brotherhood equal
with them the fight to
recognition Indignation the problems responsibilities
of the United States.
this thought which is important
potential hoodum he be-
individual with white skin into this country and
responsible position armed forces Negroes
lived with honor but
always they gain the most
elementary rights This includes opportunity join the National
Guard, and Navy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Civil Rights
Conference to Be
Held Jan. 26-27

The Minneapolis Civil Rights
Committee announced this week a
two-day conference on Civil Rights
at the Curtis Hotel, January 1921.
A slogan of the conference is
Educate to Defend American De-
mocracy."
Sponsors
Sponsors of the conference as re-
vealed by the program are Prof.
William S. Carlson, Mrs. Hugh
Wilcox, Prof. Joseph Warren
Beach, Mrs. Selma Seestrom, A. B.
Cassius, Geo. B. Leonard, Prof.
Marvin Van Waggenen, Vern Mix
kelsen, Cecil E. Newman, Marcus
Sundheim, Beatrice Weinstein, Ray
mond Wright, Marshman Watson,
E. Dudley Parsons, Sgd Fossum,
Luverne Noon, Mary L. Shaw, HUI
bert Park Beck, and C. w. Wash
ington.
Vincent johnson is chairman of
the Civil Rights Committee, Henry
Murray, vice-president, and Milford
A. Sutherland, secretary-treasurer.
URGES ANTI-LYNCH BILL
SUPPORT
To the Editor:
AS most of us know, there is now
pending in the Senate a piece of
legislation of momentous impor-
lance to Negro Americans. There
have been innumerable anti-lynch
bills and most of them have passed
the House only to meet with stub
born and unyielding resistance in
the Senate. A bloc of determined
Southern senators have success
fully filibustered all such bills into
oblivion or safely buried them in
committee.
Unquestionably majority of the
senators are aware of the broad
social significance of the present
anti-lynch bill and would earnestly
like to see it passed. It is question
able, however, if these same sena-
tors have been made to realize how
much more important their Negro
constituents consider the bill. True
enough, they have received scat
tered support of the bill from the
"colored folks back home," but only
in few instances has there been
the veritable flood of letters and
kilograms which such legislation
warrants and which tells the sena-
tors in no uncertain terms that the
"folks back home" are really "het
up" and demand action.
Though we in Minnesota are
somewhat removed from the actual
scene of lynchings, we cannot and
must not forget that Though we
live in Minnesota our lot is in
extricably bound up with the lot of
Negroes all over the U. S.
At this session of Congress, the
anti-lynch bill has a better chance
of passing than ever before-if the
proper kind of pressure is brought
to bear on our senators so that the
bill can be brought up for a vote.
1t is our responsibility to supply
the necessary pressure!
Whatever colored organizations
there are in this state (civic, So
cial, and otherwise) which consider
themselves (and want to be consid-
ered) of any consequence as forces
in the community, should immedi-
ately announce this fact to them
selves and to the public by writing
or telegraphing their U. S. Sena-
tors, urging them to bring the anti
lynch bill to a vote-and vote for
it Let all of us do our part to
show the world that a handful of
socially blind and morally unprinci-
pied men are not the ruling force
in this country we call democracy.
S. A. REED,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
WHY Send Our C.. C.. G.. Boys South?

of Stassen Administration the fact
the coored applicants for c. c.
Minnesota while
southern localities in the interest of segregation
Federal that
largely blame for this unwhoeome practice
remains however, that the influence of the various states
policies the agencies in them.
This usually works negative when Federal policies
contrary against Negroes Almost invariably
postoe other offices have
another when the
segregation This done effort satisfy
lily white residents.
supposed be the chains of ignorance
children school
together many things 1t absurd believe
justification sending boys southern
munes when have right here The
this hostile attitude the of the c. c.
representing rights of all of the people,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Should Receive APPRECIATION

Phyllis Whealey of the election its
membership outstanding Minneapolis people will the
appreciation citizen sincerely that
munty agency.
persons citizens standing influence
should valuable Phyllis Wheat
the community their public response
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Poetic Thoughts
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.

always turned toward the sunshine and the shad
Ows will fall behind you"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
LOYAL in Every Respect

with greater Of his white American brothers
keeping him in the dog house the Army Navy
trial political Republic Negro
loyal every the nation he helped buC
California Eagle '.-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-01-19
Garner of Texas

the the United States the
the Presidency By formal John Nance of
Uvald has indicated he willing be President the United
simple that all Democrats make
their wishes the and conventions.
Mr. Garner be only stalking horse 1t that Negro
will take him seriously for nothing else than that he
the State This have
with had ynchngs It
maintained the ronad all modes of
other southern reasonable
for interstate travellers
speak loudly enough
shouts member of the
the Democratic the which against
social legislation which has proposed
His the rights labor alone his
the rights Negroes pause
Finally the definite positive
Negro voting
primary. mildly position
support of million
exercising
franchse-The Crisis Magazine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22

George eakston portrays
"Beezy" in Andy Hards Meets
Debutante."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22

Sharing the screen Is Booth
Tarkington's famous story of
young love, Seventeen" with
Jackie Cooper and Betty Field CO.
starred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL ThEATERS

FIRST SHOWING
MUSIC BON--Thomas Mitchell and
Freddie Bartholomew In Swiss
Family Robinson" i2:4s. 3.45. $50.
Morris In The Marines Fly High"
IL 80. 2:3o. 5:35. 8:35.
BLUE MOUsE-sir Cedric Hardwicke
and Vincent Price in The Invisible
Man Returns" IL 80. AIT, ass,
T.33. 1911: also Tom Brown and
Peggy Moran in "Oh Johnny How
You Can Love-" TIA. 1855, e:33.
e:ii.
RIALTO-Robert Montgomery and
Edward Arnold in The Earl of
Chicago" ! :o5. 4:o5, 7:05, 1906:
sac.
RIyIERA-Harry Carey and Bruce
ii:55. 2:35. $40 7:5o. 1925:
Charles Starrett and Lorna Gray In
THE Stranger From Texas" i:l5.
$50. Gas. 9:o5; also Armstrong
Garcia Fight Films, 1875, 2:l5.
$50. 7:25, 1908.
ROxY--James cagney. Pat O'Brien
and George Brent In The Fighting
6oth." l 90. ais. SOS, 7:55. 1910.
RETURN SHOWING
BEvERLY--James Stewart and Mar
lene Dietrich In 'Destry Rides
Again: also Margo and Walter
Abel In Miracle On Main Street"
William Powell. Myrna
10y and Nat Pendleton in Another
Thin Man"
KAY sTREET-Lew Ayres and Beryi
Mercer In ''All Quiet On The West
ern Front. also Peter LORE and
Jean Hersholt In Mr.. Motto On
Danger Island"
PARK--w william Powell and Myrna
10y in Another Thin Man. also
The March or Time"
PROCTOR--Myrna 10y and william
Powell In Another Thin Man;
also Irene Rich and Henry O'Neill
In "Everybody's Hobby"
- william Powell. Myrna
10y and Nat Pendleton In Another
Thin Man"
Lamour and Akin
Tamiroff in disputed Passage;
also Ronald Reagan in Code or
The Secret Service"
SHELL-Brian Donlevv and Jacuue-
line Wells IN Behind Prison
Gates; also Robert Young and
Florence Rice In Miracles For
Mccrea and Brenda
Marshall in Espionage Agent;
also Preston Foster and Lynn Bari
in News Is Made at Night"
TEMPLE-Louis Hayward and Joan
Bennett in Man In The Iron
Mask: also Barbara Stanwyck and
william Holden In Golden Boy"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-22

That there II something new and
different In movie plots Is evi-
denced by the. twists this story
takes. silky 10 the typical gang
ster. illiterate but calculating,
nhrewd, cold and cruel. who OPP
crates = streamlined liquor bust
ness. strictly Legitimate" and
government" but using the gang
ealcsmnnship methods of prohibi-
tion days. Greed for what he be-
lieves d Z 10000. 900 inheritance
takes Sillxy TO England.
SILKY gives Montgomery q pow
erful role from . dramatic stand
point but also humorous in its
unusual, surprising and spectacu-
lar situations. Richard Thorpe,
who directed Montgomery In
might Must FAIL" directed the
picture. with . supporting cast of
10 players. featuring Reginald
Owen, Edmund Cwenn. Z. +. Give.
Ronald Sinclair. Norma Warden.
Halliwell Hobbies. Ian Wulf, Peter
Godfrey and Billy Bevan. Victor
oaville. producer Of The Citadel"
and Goodbye. Mr.. Chips" pro-
auced The Earl Of Chicago" as
his first American picture.