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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Two Minneapolis Catholic
Parishes Established by
Archbishop John Murray

Religious instruction will be con-
Quoted for children following mass
at both locations.
Father Hirman was ordained to
the priesthood in June, 1880. He
has served the church at lie Center,
Litchfield, Nativity in st. Paul and
for the past four and one-half
years has been assistant pastor at
the Church of Annunciation, Min
neapolis.
He, with lay members, formed
the Society of Blessed Martin de
PORES, February 9, 1888. Since
that time this group and its auxil-
larry have grown steadily in mem
bership.
Trustees named are R. Augustine
Skinner and Thomas M. Miller.
The public is cordially invited to
attend any of the masses or in
structions.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
SHOTGUN SLAYER GETSLIFE
LOckridge Found Guilty,
Sentenced to Life i'm
Minnesota State Prison

A Hennepin county district court
jury of FIVE women and seven men
found Isaac LOckridge. on trial for
the shotgun staying of Orie Bacon
in December, guilty last week end.
Saturday Judge Levi Hall sent
eneed Lockridge to life imprison-
ment in Saltwater state peniten-
tiary.
LOckridge on the stand in his
own behalf pleaded self defense.
courtroom.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

Among those who are slated to
retire on September l, is Captain
H. o. Jones of station No. 9 at
Marion and Edmund streets. John
Culver, ST., now a pipeman at the
station, has passed the examina-
ton for captain and can be consid-
cred for appointment if all persons
slated to retire do so.
The number of Negroes on the
police department in former years
was seven. Today there are two.
In the fire department at one time
there were sixteen Negroes and
two captains. Now there are seven
men including one captain, who is
slated to retire.
p At one time the salaries paid to
the colored employees of the De-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

Speaking before an audience Of
800 people of both races, A. L.
Foster, Executive Secretary. of the
Chicago Urban League, expressed
grave doubt that race relations are
improving in this country.
Mr.. Foster stated that the status
of race relations must be measured
in terms of improved housing and
employment conditions, educational
opportunities and civil rights. U.s.
ing these factors as a standard of
measurement he cited figures show
ing the differences between the in
come of Negro and white workers
north and south and gave numerous
illustrations of bad housing condi-
tons, discrimination in employ
ment and the denial of the Negroes
rights as a citizen.
The speaker said that in Chicago
one of the public schools offers a
course in technical training, but
Negroes are barred from it because
unions furnish the machinery and
these same unions refuse to admit
Negroes to their membership.
Speaking further on the question
of union membership, Mr.. Foster
stated that Negroes may become
members of the Electrical Workers
Union but they must join separate
locals from the whites. Under the
terms of the agreement Negroes
are not permitted to work with
white contractors and Negro con-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Joint Labor Council Sets March IL as Date
for Civil Rights Conference

Committee mapped plans for a
public Mass Meeting on March 5,
where all of the candidates for city
offices will be invited to speak. The
committee decided to let the aud
ence ask three questions of each
speaker, if that is necessary, at the
end of their respective talks.
Among the late registration for
city council candidacy was the
name of Robert Turner, prominent
in progressive civic affairs. Turner
is well known to St. Paul, having
run on the city ticket once before.
The Joint Labor Council will an
nounce a list of the candidates il
endorses for election in another
issue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

partment of Safety, which includes
the police and fire departments,
amounted to approximately 1920
a month. Today they are a total of
about 81 1850 a month.
A few years ago one individual
who passed a captains examina-
ton was refused an appointment
because there was no vacancy at
the station manned by colored fire
men. The officials at that time, it
is understood, refused to send him
to a white station. In the past year
three white captains have been sent
to take charge of present station
manned by colored employees. Two
of these men passed with lower
grades than the present cOlOred eli
gible. This was made possible by
veterans preference.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Group Has 178
Employed in d.. C.
Census Offices

Washington, D.. C.-February Is
"A total of ITO colored workers
are employed in the Census Bureau
in Washington at the present time,
according to the Chief of the Blu
reau's Division of Appointments
These persons are engaged in work
preparatory to the taking of the
gigantic 1910 Census which will
begin April l.
Colored persons are employed in
nearly every type of work done by
the Census Bureau, the report in
dicates. A recapitulation by types
of employment shows:
Legal research aid.
Junior administrative assist.
ant.
Dispensing clerks.
6-Draftsmen.
5S-Clerks
2-Clerk-stenographers.
16-Clerk-typists.
1-Clerk-operative.
1-Photostat operator.
minor mechanic.
Card punch operators.
28-Messengers.
54-Laborers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

The LOckridge trial created quite
a stir in the courthouse. The de-
PENDANT was prosecuted by Arthur
Markve, assistant county attorney.
Miss L. o. Smith was attorney for
Lockridge.
There was much humor injected
in the murder trial by numerous
witnesses called by both prosecu-
ton and defense. several whose an
swers to questions elected loud
outlaws Of laughter from a crowded
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Radio Dialers
Listen to WTCN
At $50 Saturday
MOntgOmery-Ward En-
plOye Recovering

Warden Woodford, 1920 18th
avenue south, chief Negro en-
ployee at Montgomery Wards, is
recovering from a pneumonia at
tack.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Movies at Welcome Hall
Friday Night

R. L. Jones of st. Paul will pre-
sent a program of movies show
ing the 1910 st. Paul Winter Car
nival, winter sports and a news
reel of war conditions in Europe at
the Welcome Hall Monthly Boys
Assembly Friday night at 8 o'clock.
The program will be held in the
Hall Chapel and the admission is
free.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
FATHER LEONARD A. HIRMAN
is APPOINTED PASTOR

His excellency John G. Murray,
Archbishop of st. Paul, announced
this week the formation of two
new Catholic parishes, to be known
as Churches of st. Leonard of Port
Maurice and St. Martin, respective
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
YOU ONLY KNOW

Only by reading your local paper
do you keep abreast of what's 60
ing on. Meetings, recitals, special
religious services, births, deaths
and all the things that make up
life, and progress are found in your
local paper.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

ly in Minneap-
oils. He named
Father Leonard
A. Hirman, 3241
Park avenue, pas
tor.
Masses will be
said temporarily
at Phyllis Wheat
ley House, SOC
Aldrich a v emu G
north Sun n a u
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Exchange Pulpits

Father Mundy of St. James
Episcopal Church exchanged pull
pits Sunday, February IS, with
Father Victor Holly of St. Phillips
Episcopal Church.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
We Go to
Press Early
Next Week

This newspaper will go to press
with its March / issue one day
early next week. All ads and news
must reach paper offices Tuesday,
February q, by 8 p. m. to insure
publication in that issue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
WIN DIVORCE
DEGREES

Mrs. Leah Minor Young, 900 st.
Anthony avenue, and Mrs. Charles
Henry Jones, 67l w. Central ave-
nue. won divorce DEGREES this month
in District court.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
MAC" Has Birthday

Wednesday was "Mac's" birth
day. "Mac" to many st. Paulites
means A. Mcfarland, husband of
the equally well known Mary d.
Mcfarland.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

Basketball Game and Dance
Wheatley vs.. Alphas, Saturday eve
ming, March 2.-advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

B. & w. Service Station. Always
at your service. ll0l Second Ave.
s. Main 9l42, Martin Brown
Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
st. Paul to Retire ~
Firemen and Police; Should
Mean Negro Fire Captain

Announcement of the twenty-five members of the
police and fire week gave promise
appointments of eligibles.
There eligible appointment one
eligible for the of fire captain Approximately
eligible for appointment in the police department
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

Food Merchants who solicit your
patronage advertise in your CON-
munity paper.--Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Ed Ledbetter Seriously
iii

Edward Ledbetter, we'll known
North metropolitan, took serious
ly i'll Tuesday night, February 20,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23

north' may Father Hirman
mornings at 900 a. m. and at 3s17
Fourth avenue south at 1915 a. m.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-23
Kappas Give
Award to "
OF Illinois Man

Washington, D. C.-Kappa AL
pha Psi's Individual Achievement
Award, for outstanding scholarship
Evening star., 1940-10-08
The Political Mill
West Coast Republican Enthusiasm for Wkie
And for Victory Revives After Slump

In recent years all three Of the
coast States have had their rad
icals and their labor troubles. Rad
ical groups have had their day and
say, in California particularly. In
fact California gained the reputa-
ton the country over for being the
hotbed of crack-brained movements,
economic ond social. And yet, not
withstanding this reputation, none
of the proposed crack-brained, rad
ical ideas has been carried into law
The people of California nave in
variably rallied and defeated the
"ham-and-eggers," the Townsend
ties and the Upton Sinclairs when
the real showdown came at the
polls ard in the State Legislature.
1t looks as though California had
been done in injustice, as though
the State has not really deserved
the reputation thrust upon it.
In the last eight years, however
the New Deal President has had
the support of a huge number of
the so-called radicals and Reds in
this State. And along with that
support he has had the oVerWhelm-
ing backing Of labor, organized
and unorganized. 1t was therefore
rather an amazing thing that hap
pened in San Diego Sunday night,
when the California State c. l. o.
Convention voted 1889 to II 1f9
against an Endorsement of President
Roosevelt for a third term. The
convention decided not TO lndorse
any presidential candidate until
assurance was given by the candi-
date that the rights of labor on
eight specific questions would be
protected.
This move was interpreted here
as an effort to bargain with the
Roosevelt Observation-Disclosures for
Roosevelt if definite assurance were
given that Harry Bridges, West
Coast c. l. o. leader, would not be
eported-and that the assurance
should come before election day with
a definite decision of the case in
favor Of Mr.. Bridges.
Draft Repeal Specified.
Some Of the other demands of
the c. I. o. include the retention
and enforcement, in favor of labor,
of the Wagner Labor Relations Act,
the Wage-Hour Act, and the Walsh
Healy Act; reversal Of the present
foreign policy Of the administration,
and along with that reversal, def
mite moves to repeal the Military
Draft Act 1t is unthinkable that
the administration will yield to such
demands 1t is possible however,
that the c. I. o. here would agree
to indOrSe the President if Harry
Bridges were given final clean
bill of health and allowed 10 remain
in this country, despite the charges
that he has been a Communist and
an undesirable
The failure of the c. I. o. to in
dorse the President for reelection
does not mean necessarily that the
bulk of the unions vote will not go
TO President Roosevelt. Indeed, the
chances are that the great majority
of the rank and file of the workers
will step right up on election day
and cast their ballots for Roosevelt.
Where else would they go?' de-
manded a practical politician when
put the question to him. Ger
tainly they are not going to get
from Mr. Willkie the assurances they
are demanding OF President Roose-
velt."
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Randolph Pays Tribute
To Nation S Newspapers

Representative Randolph, Demo
crat, OF West Virginia told the
House yesterday the American press
is the counsellor. educator and
molder OF public opinion
He paid his tribute to the news
papers of the country in briet
speech timed to coincide with the
close Of National Newspaper Week.
Mr.. Randolph. a former news
paper reporter, sketched the history
of the press in this country and
mentioned the names of such out
standing pioneers in the newspaper
profession as Horace Greeley, Charles
A. Dana and James Gordon Bennett
who, he said, brought trained re-
porters into newspaper Office for
the first time.
II believe the great majority OF
Evening star., 1940-10-08


the last two years but also because
Senator McNary, extremely popular
native son, is Mr.. Wilkes running
mate
The three States have total OF
35 electoral votes. If Mr.. Wlllkie
carries Oregon, as he may well do
with the aid of Senator McNary and
because of Democratic strife there
and the President takes California
and Washington, the count, in the
electoral college will be 30 votes for
the President and only five for
Willkie.
With four more weeks to go, the
picture on the coast may be mate
rally changed. The Republicans
have caught their second wind
after the Willkie slump which set
in about the time of the Republican
nominees acceptance speech and
continued until Mr.. Willkle himself
invaded this area two or three weeks
ago. The Willkie slump was IL part
reaction from the tremendous
Dtll 81 VI tllbIlllSldolll AOA lIAN ~ ~ =
standard bearer at the time of and
Immediately after his nomination at
the hands of the Philadelphia con-
vention. Then followed period OF
comparative inact!On-durlng which
President Roosevelt was actively on
the job pressing the national oe-
fense program.
Anti-War Stand Suggested.
One group OF Republicans out
here. as in other parts Of the coun-
try believed that Mr.. Willkie should
become the outstanding antl-War
candidate; that he should take a
stand against military COnscrlptlon
oppose the sale of overage Destroy
erS to Britain. When he declared
himself in favor Of both conScrlptlon
and the trade OF the destroyerS
for naval bases owned by the British
in the Atlantic, this group said:
Hes muffed the ball.
Furthermore, Mr.. Wilkes speech
of acceptance, delivered at his old
home in Indiana the middle OF Au-
gust, left a lot of Republicans and
Independents cold. They had been
lead to believe he was as good or
better than Mr.. Roosevelt himself
when it came TO campaign speeches.
They listened to the acceptance
speech and the Willkie voice did not
charm them. They we're disap-
pointed in his delivery, rather than
the contents of the address. Heads
were shaken and a period OF epathy
set in.
Out here the apathy has gone
now. The Republicans are working
"a hours a day to perfect Their Or
ganization. There are, in addition
to the regular Republican organiza-
ton, Willkie volunteer organizations
and Democrats-for-W Willkie clubs.
The headquarters of all these Or
ganizationS are beehiveS Of energy
today. In Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco and Los Angeles the
headquarters of all these various
groups working for Wlllkie are not
only elaborate but they are extreme
ly busy. II any steps are being left
untaken they 90 not appear on the
surface. In other words enthusiasm
is returning to the G. o. P. and
its allies in this drive TO elect Wen
dell Willkie and enthusiasm for
Willkie himself.
Evening star., 1940-10-08

the newspapers of the country strive
to stress good instead of bad and
attempt to give the people the news
Of the day" he declared. Today
We find accurate reporting. The
American people should feel proud
of their press. They should be happy
that it is a free and independent
press and not subjected TO the CEN
sorship of dictators."
Evening star., 1940-10-08

give F. D. R. 10000 ma iority, with
Hiram johnson laying off the Will
kie campaign. The senatorial race
in Nevada is expected to be close,
due 10 public resentment against
Senator Key Pittm ans stand
against CONSUMPTION and for abJect
isolation.
This analysis of Western SEN
timent is very interesting 10 the
New Dealers. who have been under
the immersion that NJ. Willkie has
Evening star., 1940-10-08


japanese meanwhile the first stalment of the
State initiative the OF Secretary of the
Treasury Mogenau short all has seemed to be confusion worse
dispeed
policy may Weles may begin
like unfortunate whom the Hebrew
prophet little his pains But it unlucky
direction
purpose bad trouble always lurking in path
by Mort
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Heating Contract Is Let
For Anucostio Air Base

A Dierks & Co, Inc, Brooklyn
N. Y, TO-DAY was under contract TO
provide heating plant equipment and
piping for the Anacostla Naval Re-
serve Aviation Base, the Navy De-
partment announced. The S35, 300
contract is to be completed in 80
Gays, the Bureau of Yards and Docks
said.
The Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts awarded 40 contracts totaling
50 2,000,670 for various commodities,
including jungle cloth, helmets,
plane engines and machinery.
Evening star., 1940-10-08

no place in party politics and the
Republicans would be wise to con-
fine their attacks to the many weak
nesses in the Presidents public rec
ord without complicating it with
the perennial difficulties of the mod
ern parent in endeavoring to tell
grown sons how to handle their
careers.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1940-10-08
Effect of Embargo Cancelled

every diplomat japanese hypersensie
The Wees Cancelled the effect the embargo,
frightened into backing
Joseph hastily abled predicting
extremely
without delay Because Department. there
extraordinary which Foreign Minister Matsuoka
declared American that the United States would
to fight to maintain the the Pacific.
The amply revealed the day the
of MatSuokaS statement reached Washington
The President passed the comforting the East
Wele legislative three
individuals him intensely
problem Masuoka unable
War Smson Knox presumably arranged with Knox
the belgeeCt MatSuoa which Knox made speech the
following enough What
Grew Hull tangible proof grim determination to have
The holes
plugged the be extended
gasoline oil other supplies the Japanese
this and finally japanese silk exports to
the Japanese be refused
ports.
abest professional diplomat the Amerl
would willingness
Hull both believe the other
the shall fight
Policy of Drift
Grew-EIu policy been fair trial Each
late the ceased
period
S25 100000 loan China couple
Treasury Henry has
considerable finger the Far Eastern that victory behind the
Departments
struggle: When the
briefly terrified the japanese yielding mood
settlement
1a
Evening star., 1940-10-08

tlement that he sent a message half
way around the world to Paris ask
ing his old friend, Ambassador Will
liam c. Builitt, to speak for the plan
with the President. Preliminary
talks were held but the pressure was
not put on and nothing happened.
Again, this summer, when the
embargo plan was first seriously
considered, Welles managed to delay
Evening star., 1940-10-08

Wlllkle, a survey
of Washington,
Oregon and CAL
ifornia just CON-
pleted shows. If
the election were
held now, Cali
fornia undoubt-
edly would give
the Pres i d e n t
I h cir electoral
vo t eS. 1t is a
morse race IN
Oregon, not only
because the Re-
publicans h a v e
m a de grea [
Evening star., 1940-10-08

picked support in the Western regions since he opened his tour
fiendness
belief here that the Republican
industrial labor Mr..
hostility
efforts persuade
aliens agaos reds political
an would
lRelea rcorsol dNsEsEe Incl
Evening star., 1940-10-08

Spies the Labor Relations Act
the contents of the weekly envelopes.
One only to the OF dancing the
fury tortoe the mating the dignity marching
mice the seductive charm Of high noon in Death Valley
The Unchivalrous Reception.
G. for this courty Woong
choice Tom Gd Henry Ford and Ernest Weir
regab expressed by
accorded Republican candidate in
industrial witty Washington lady remarked
political
S downright un-Amercan!"
Franklns mind preun-
Republican have deliberately invited
Wke Welknown OF
the thoughess vulgariy OF the re-
cepon the of sympathy Tor
landslide.
landslide still the belief
expert political impression out by from
Cornelius Vanderbilt who conducting campaign poll
following
he has made survey of
Washington Idaho Montana He that Roosevelt now
popular Wie with
would that M Wllke would
be Vermont.
Evening star., 1940-10-08

puUllCdIlS Hldlu-
tain a clean
slate are hoping
t h a t political
capital will not
be made out OF
the incident in
" h i C h Elliott
Roosevelt W a S
made a captain
in the procure
ment division OF
the Army Air
Corps.
In the first
place, it is Presi-
dent Roosevelt
who is the cam
Evening star., 1940-10-08

salesmanshlp-the WlIIkle Speech at
Pittsburgh is p fine example of the
style of Mitch" Davenport, former
managing editor of Fortune, head
of Mr.. WILKES brain trust" speech
writer extraordinary for the candi-
date who promised to write his own
speeches. You can almost see the
cogs 60 round, hear the high hum
Of the dynamos, the rumble of the
rotary presses. 1t is all there, with