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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01
Royal Vikings Will
Present Recital At
Belle Isle In June

One OF the seasons unique re-
clials Will be presented M the Belle
Isle Musical Shell. Sunday. June
. at $3.50 p. m. when the ROYAL
vikings. n group OF progressive
young singers from the st Antoine
Branch YMCA. will present Mar
earot Turner. dramatic soprano.
as guest artist
Miss Turner has made several
radio appearances and has also
sung as soloist with Pcrshinr and
Central high school chorrscs. Many
experts have acclaimed as excel
lent. her vocal range anad predict
n brilliant future for this young
artist.
In order 10 assure n well balanc-
ed program. the Royal Vikings
have engaged the services Of the
Second Baptist choir. and plan
themselves 10 contribute 20 their
program.
Because ~ The nature ~ loca-
ton OF this unusual program. n
mixed audience Of approximately
5000 persons Is expected. There
fore. all those desiring TO attend
are urged 10 arrive az r. m TO be
assured OF seats.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01
Brown-Stockton Rites
A Feature Of May 20

on Mon May 20. az s 90 o'clock
Lillian stockton became the bride
~ James Brown with the Rev. II.
II Coleman officiating
The brides only attendant was
Mrs Della Jones Richard Haynes
served rs the groom's best man.
The bride wore a lovely Alice blue
gown fashioned simply and Of soft
silk crepe Her accessories were
white and hor flowers white carna-
tious and roses
Both bride and groom arc pop
ular and active members IN church
circles and the large number OF
friends who came 10 witness the
ceremony had difficulty IN fiLding
accommodation.
Immediately following The cero-
monv a small reception was held at
the home of the bride. Mesdames
Myrtle Poke. Lula Smith. Maggie
Berry and A. d. Kmble received
at The door and assisted with the
gifts
Following The honeymoon iho
newly welded couple viii be at
home 10 their many friends az 1912
Madison.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01
Scavenger
Hunt Novel
Attraction

Equipped with a long list Of fan
tastic items many Of the members
OF the smart young set left tho love-
~ Chandler avenue home ~ Miss
Constance Blount on Saturday 10
engage in one of the most hilaii-
Gus events Of the season. scaven-
ger hunt given by the members OF
the Peerless Art club.
The gay party separated in the
late afternoon into groups that
We'd in mad search for old canes.
hats. sOup-cans, baby bottles and
the like. Grand first prize winners
were Gwendolyn Willis. Marguerite
Lewis. Marian Pace. Mary Jones.
Second prize went TO the team
formed by Carolyn Gray, Juanita
Walker Gladys Fletcher and AL
ma Morris.
After the hunt a tired band of
scarchers gathered IN the Blount
recreation rooms for refreshments
Strange 10 say. they we're not too
tired TO dance to popular record
inGs.
The happy hunters were Zclma
Smith. Earl Evans. Sallie Giles. En-
rest Cabulc. Wyolean Strong.
Harold Konner. Mildred Thomas.
Ernest Johnson. Barbara Blair,
Robert Perkins. Aurelia Watson,
Prince Walker. Peggy Burris. VIII
bert Rollins. June Solomon. Gerry
Carter. Lillian Lockett. Thomas
Matthews. Louise Cabule. Horace
Seward. Ora Lee Ferguson. Rufus
Gilmore. Leva Williams. Herschcl
knight. Princctta Graham. philip
Giles. Eta Hurley. Clarence Boyd
Alma Morris. Parker Mcdonald, Jac-
quelne McSwain. Caspar Alexander
Millred Griggs. cecil Herbert. Gro
Yer Wyatt, Aseline Bryant. Cecilia
Nicholson. Thelma Martin, Mar
gucrite Lewis. Gwendolyn Willis
Gladys Fletcher. DOROTHY Coins,
Gwendolyn Howell. Bridget Wat
kins. Marian Pace. Darrell Boyles
Mildred Bl0unt. Geraldine Lee. Bet
~ Jackson. and Lily Bertford.
Chaperones were Mrs. II. c.
Walker Mrs Sadie Lindsay. and
Mrs Sadie Straughn The charm
ing yourg hostesses were Mary
Lindsay. Geraldine Marshall, Mar
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01

The wedding march was n
scream with Charley Fisher ae-
companying Mr.. Newton on The
violin. Lawrence Washington. rs
flower girl. led The march The
crowd went into hysicrical laugh
trr nom the very first and some OF
them are still laughing WlnN
Al Wilson. one az the maids oi
honor came switching in, eyery-
one had 70 take second look. but
his bis feet gave him away.
The minister. George Kimhlc.
who was ont in the alley trying To
make seven come eleven was
late. lie immediately upon arriving
asked the groom for $500 before
hc had even began The groom did
not have Ssoo and attempted 10
borrow from his falhcr-in ls.v.
Wien tho father-in-law pulled up
his. shot gun he changed his mind.
Tho hest man came 10 his rcsrie
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01
Program Of
Musical Vespers
At st. Matthews

March Of Tho Priests FROM "Alha-
Ina orchestra
Woodward's THE Radiant Morn
Choir.
"None But Tho Lonely Heart
Russell Green. irumpcter
Silbclius' 'Choralo from FIN
land choir.
Wedding March from "Mdsum-
mer Nights Dream"
THE lords Prayer aiotte-D ois
choir.
Leroy Smiths violin felecilon--
Brahms "Cfadle Song
"'rhc Ono Hundred Fitch
Psalm rendered BY The choir with
orchestra and organ accompaai-
ment.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Jane Fc-
ward Mccall announce 80
engagement Of their daugh-
ter Margaret Flora to SAM
uel Haynes Thomas. son ~
Dr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thom-
as. Sr., of Detroit. The mar
riage to be solemnizcd in
late summer.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01

rurite Iightncr. Youlctta Mason.
Jeanne Hill. Grusla Buford. Iva
Shambourcer. Mary Moore. Juanlia
Walker. Juarlta Carr. Marian An
derson. Anna Jones. Carolyn Gray.
Mamie King. Marllyn Mathis. Mil
dred Parker and Ethel McKinsley.
The group has begun to arrange
for their June Hop" which e a
feature for the night OF the cath
at the "Y.'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01

Joe LOUIS Rancho Chosen
Spot For Merry-Makers

Those two very charming members of the Chatter
boxes Misses Victoria Mccall and Marian Carter had
horses and picnics their mind the features their
Nav meeting and decided that Joes FL Rancho Grandc
way out on that winding road just the place
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-05-10

Plumhcri For moro than quarter
~ a century he has constructed
plumbing Nth il homes Ill over the
City Of Dayton, from 0akwood to
Dayton View and on the West Side.
The Chief Plumbing Inspector. says
of him, tErnest Johnson Il very
progressive and thrifty. showing !.
keen foresight IL the choosing Of a
trade seldom followed by Negroes
in this vicinity
On May 18th. he win eelebrat
his send birthday
Orchids ID yoa Mr.. E,nest II.
johnson. we wisil yon many happy
returns OF the day.
Thinking of Miss Louise N. Troy,
Dayton first Negro teacher, !
write these lines
Teachers light the candies
Guiding children's feet
On Iife's pilgrim journey,
Helping them 81 meet
What Of fsme or fortune
Providence may hold
They are Gods parents.
Nose precious than pu.e gold
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-05-10
Vote or Stokes

Voice ef t5e Seventh Ward arc
urged g easi lheii balloi foi William
. Stokes eaa5tldate for Ith Ward
Committeeman.
Atty stokes & ninentk qualified
Tor fhe position which carries the
leadership ~ 10000 peaple Think
before yoti yot1
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-05-10
THE FORUM
LIVE AND
LET LIVE

More than eight thousand people, neigh
bors throughout the cities and county of Mong will
need Of hundred thousand days three
sick who will be unable to for this Many of these
people will be afflicted with the Of diphthera scarlet
fever, typhoid infaaie paralysis.
You asked 70 to the poles Tuesday May IA and
vote for the continuance q the One Mill Hospital Levy which
has been in ehect for the past half decade
Ii lives destitute people,
but and family Should
pifa for those needy those death dealing diseases
left all cities county
produce community wide epidemic
An epidemic is respector Of persons
Ee Humane, Play Safe.
Vote fort the continuance Of the One Mill Levy.
is tax.
he Ballot reads follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
the FINNISH-RUSSIAN
PEACE PROSPECTS

What are the chances for a Finnish
Russian peace agreement, now rumored
under consideration in llelSink and Mos
COW?
Probably very slight.
But, whatever the chances, Finland
is in the drivers seat now when il comes
to demanding and receiving help from
Britain and France The mere fact that
she may be considering peace puts her
there. She can pretty nearly dictate her
own terms when it comes to what she
wants from the allies.
Peace in Finland would be disastrous
for the British-French alliance 1t would
turn loose Russia's huge reserves for use
by Germany, and Russia has given ample
evidence already that she will help Ger
many out as far as she is able with muni-
tiOns and Materials
AS long as Russia is busy in Finland,
most of her attention will be conferred
there When she stops worrying about
Finland, she can devote her full atten-
ton to helping out the Germans. She
can divert huge supply of oil and food
stuffS to the NaZiS. And those are the
things Germany needs most.
Finland. whether she wants peace or
not, is smart IN fostering rumOrs of negO-
tiatiOns with the Reds
War, after all, is the most practical of
all mans insane pursuits. Theories and
ideals do not win wars Men, guns and
materials win wars
AS matter of ideals, the allies would
like to help Finland. But. as a practical
thing, the allies had their hands full as
long as Finland was getting along fairly
well against the Reds.
It's different thing now There's
a chance that Finland will call it all off
and leave Russia's hordes free to swing
their influence against Britain and
France So. practically, there's only one
thing for Britain and France to do. Help
Finland fight Russia-just to keep Rus
sia busy
If peace is not declared between Fin
land and Russia, YOU may look for great
ly increased allied aid to Finland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

tacting Republican leaders around
the country and putting in a good
word for Joe"
Thay are not asking for delegates
or for first ballot votes; Just trying
to make sure that if the leading
cOntenderS kill each other off and
the convention looks for a dark
horse, therell be plenty of influen-
tial delegates present ready to go
for Martin.
Like Martin himself, the members
Of this unofficial committee have ac-
tuallv had more trouble turning
down offers of support than getting
them What they will do between
now and convention time depends
partly. however, on what happens
to the avoWed candidates. AS one
member of the group says:
If in a month we see that the
leaders aren't really getting any
where. we can come out in the open
and really go after delegates"
The point of it all is that while
Martin is not q candidate. he can't
be overlooked: and it might be we'll
to remember that he is close to the
1886 nominee. Alt M. LandOn. He
managed the Landon floor fight at
the 1886 convention and ran his
eastern campaign
If it were left to Republican mem
berS of the house to name candi-
date, Martin would win hands down
not only because they like him,
but because they admire his ability.
He became floor leader less than
two years ago. when Republican
strength in congress was weak and
dispirited. In no time he had weld
ed it into an effective opposition
which routed the stronger Demo-
Gratis surprisingly often because it
was SO ably disciplined and led. It
is a long time Since the capital has
seen as remarkable a display of
skillful leadership.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
COMMUNISM IN
CALIFORNIA
Woodland DemocraO

(N 00dland Democrat
Common report says that communism
has made greater headWay in California
than in any other American state. The
Workers Alliance has been pictured as
one fertile field for SubVerSive propa-
ganda: and the action Of a state Organi-
zaton in taking care OF a registered COM
muniSt after her discharge from public
position in an inland county tends to sub
Stantiate charges that the state relief
administration is infiltrated with radi-
Gals
In a report to the legislature special
committee headed by AsSemblyman Sam
uel Iorty of Los Angeles county made
this allegation:
Your committee finds that the SRA of
Los Angeles county is guilty OF lax adj
miniStration. favoritism toward the com
munist party and members of commu-
mist front organizations: that it has
yielded continuously to the pressure of
these communist groups eXerted from
both inside and outside the SRA and
that members of these organizations in
side and outside the SRA condone chisel-
ng and corrupt practice.
While these blunt assertions warrant
the further investigation that Mr.. Iorty
requests. the very fact that these mis-
chievous activities are being uncovered
to the public is best assurance that the
efforts Of the reds" in this state will
come to naught.
CalifornianS are awake to the menace
that confrontS them: and that is half
the battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
THE HIGHWAY MURDERER
Riverside Press

NIAlNtISlue 1TeSS)
There is one modern crime which is
unfOrgivable.
That crime is one which is almost as
bad as deliberate murder because it is
carried out in full knowledge Of what
the results may be-
The crime is drunken driving, called
in court parance "driving while intoXi-
Gated and in abbreviated terms as
OWL
Most murders are committed in heat
of anger or jealousy or fear, few are de-
liberate.
When a person steps out of his car,
however, to drink a glass of whisky or
a bottle of beer, he knows that he is MAX
ing himself irresponsible. He knows that
when he steps back into his car, he will
be unable to judge distance or speed as
he should.
He should realize that liquor may cause
him to lose control of his car in crisis ;
that it may cause him to dOZe off IN Il
fatal moment; that it transforms him
from a careful driver into potential
murderer.
If an accident should happen for which
the liqHVr is responsible, in which an
other driver, a passenger or a pedestrian
IS killed, he becomes a real murderer,
because the crime was done deliberately
no matter what the court may happen
to say about that particular case
In this modern age of dangerous speed,
every faculty is needed to drive safely on
the highways. No one can if he does so,
he should not come whining to the courts
to escape the penalty.
This newspaper is trying to do every
thing possible to make our highways safe.
For that reason we use the names of all
DWI cases. Men and women who drink
should think of what might happen be-
fore and not after their arrest for DWI.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
A GREAT MAN DIES

The world has lost one of its most
powerful voices.
1t was not the voice Of a politician, die
tator, president or industrialist.
1t was that Of Edwin Markham, poet
Author Of many beautiful works, he
was best known for one, The Man With
the Hoe" There have been few other
works of literature, poetry or prose, with
such profound Influence on the thought
of a generation The Man With the
Hoe aWoke in many a realization of the
power and danger inherent in a mistreat-
ed class of people
When the words of Hitler are as dead
as those of Kaiser Wilhelm when the
sayings of President Roosevelt and the
speeches of Neville Chamberlain have
been forgotten, people will still be read
ing and quoting Edwin Markham, the
poet. Theirs are words for this genera
ton, his are words for all generations.
Edwin Markham's last wish was for a
young, vigorous, strong man who could
write the poem that would end all wars
"a poem showing the futility of wars
And in this wish. although he might not
have admitted it, was admission of his
own greatness.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
CHAPTER TWO
DEMOCRACY'S JOB is TO CARE
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE,
ALL THE TIME

ALL THE TIME
l am deeply grateful to the chief
of staff of the United States army.
You remember what he said a few
days ago. He claimed that our
army was only 25 per cent ready
for war and he blamed our his
torianS for our national unprepared-
ness.
The historians SO he claimed,
"by always representing our coun-
try as having been victorious in
every war we ever fought, have
American can always lick dozen
American can aiWays like dozen
foreigners. Therefore we need not
waste our hard-earned dollars upon
guns and tanks. For let the moment
come that our safety is threatened
and (as the late William Jennings
Bryan used to tell the multitudes)
one shake of our fist and million
fully-armed soldiers will jump forth
from somewhere or other"
have forgotten from where
exactly they were expected to
jump forth, fully armed, if our ar
senals had guns for only a hundred
thousand men. but it was a pleas
ant idea, flattering to our pride
Some of our historians repeated
this noble yarn until we came to
believe it and by refusing TO vote
money for our army continued a
state of affairs highly detrimental
to our national honor, for as Sev
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
Among
Our YESTERDAYS

Ell Centro was in the midst of a
drive to raise money in Jewish
relief campaign twenty years ago
and the front page story in the
Imperial valley Press of March g.
1920. stated that Imperial Valleys
quota was $4,000
Most unusual part of the story,
however, was the first line, which
said:
Other county papers please copy. y
Lead story of the day was the
city council yarn in which the
to voters a plan to issue $l90,000
in bonds for the construction OF
a municipal water reservoir, for
ornamental street lighting and for
an automatic fire alarm system.
A short story on an inside page
gave Imperial Valley its first no.
tice of a milking machine. The
story read:
Mr.. Jordan of Oakland is in
the city exhibiting the Sharpless
Motor Mixer, a recent invention
which is wheeled up alongside
COWS to be MIXED, cups attached
to teatS and motor connection with
electric current and left to do the
work. An agency for the company
will be established here
Other happenings of the day
Brawley bought a new streetsWeep-
er Calexico constructed $700.-
COO of new buildings in 1919 and is
still short of homes an auto
show was planned :. Chief of Po-
lice Oliver ordered a cleanup OF
vice conditions in the city . A
trunk was stolen from a rooming
house in El CentrO London
studied economic conditions
the senate was still battling over
the Versailles treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
CHAPTER ONE

You VIII remember as Cnllu
when you had to take medicine
how your mother persuaded you
to swallow the horrible stuff first
of all And when that had been
done, you received cookie or a
piece of chocolate to make you
forget your agony
Today. I shall follow similar
method. I shall ask you to read
the following passages, before we
proceed to discussion of the
story of democracy, through the
ages.
First of all comes king-a
chieftan-a man on horseback. He
is annonted by an aristocracy, a
group of those who assisted him
during his rise to power, but this
aristocracy gradually makes COM
mon cause with the rich people
and eventually they are succeeded
by the rich, by the men of busi-
ness, pretending never SO much
as to see those whom they have
already ruined inserting their
sting (that is their money! into
anybody who is not on his guard
against them and recovering the
principal sum many times over.
That is the way in which they
make drones and paupers to "a
bound in the state.
Finally their victims can no
longer stand it and they attack
the rich. They kill many and exile
some and to the others they give
what they call equality of free
dom and power
Immediately they use their pow
er to increase the dole and to
offices.
They flatter the multitudeS and
pamper them until all rule becomes
anarchy, all standards are debaSed
by omnipresent vulgarity and man
nerS are cOarSened by unhindered
inSolence and abuse.
The mad pursuit of wealth des-
troys an oligarchy, but excess of
liberty destroys q democracy, for
the father descends to the level
of the son and the master fears
and flatters his pupils. The pupils
deSpiSe their teachers. Young and
old are alike and the young man
is on the level with the old one
and ready to compete with him in
word or deed. This excess of Ii
berty causes slavery of the worst
sort, and the most aggravated form
of tyranny arises out of the most
extreme form of liberty
In the end, this becomes un-
bearable. The rich, afraid that de-
mocracy will bleed them to death,
begin to COnSpire against the de-
mocratic leaders, and meanwhile
some enterprising fellow comes
along and promises the poor he
Will make an end to all their misery
if they will only follow him as their
leader. He promises everything to
everybody and hastens to surround
himself with an army. He kills his
enemies and then kills those of
his friends whom he has reason to
suspect. Finally, he purges the
state and establishes a dictator
ship.
The few reasonable men are
like civilized human beings fallen
among the wild beasts, and they
retire, If they want to save them
selves, and wait until the storm has
passed by"
That, as you might think, is not
an editorial from local Bolshe-
vik newspaper. 1t is a translation
of certain passages to be found in
the works Of Plato. He was consi-
dered the most intelligent student
of politics in his day. And he lived
twenty-five hundred years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-10
= BY HENDRICK van LOON :

eral of the more reliable special
lists upon this subject have pointed
out, every one of our wars during
the last century and a half invari-
ably led up to 4 series of disasters.
And it was only after years of
costly reorganization that we were
finally able to gain a few victories.
1t was that way during the Rev.
olution which could have been won
in couple of months if the pa
triotS had only submitted to a little
more of that discipline which fin
ally was hammered into them by
a number of foreign drill-masters,
French, German and Polish.
The War of 1912 was an endless
series of defeats and disasters. The
city of Washington was taken by
the British. The Capitol and the
White House and most other public
buildings were plundered and
burned. And although the Ameri-
can troops gained one signal vic
tory at New Orleans. peace had
already been signed and General
JackSon'S successful action there
fore came too late to do any good
The war with Mexico might have
been over one whole year sooner
if several of the militia regiment
had not refused to continue to
fight after their first term of en-
listment had run out.
And the Civil War, if the Nor
thern regiments had been duly pre-
pared and equipped, could have
been over in year or So Instead
of that, it lasted almost four years,
because it took both North and
South almost two years to get their
forces into shape.
During the Spanish American
war, lack of preparation caused
the death of more men by prevent
able diseases than all conflicts on
the field of battle.
In spite of all information to
the contrary, SO our chief of staff
claims, the average American school
boy is brought up to believe that
the history of the United States
has never seen an American army
defeated. And. if that is true he
begins to reaSon-Why waste bill
ions of dollars upon a preparation
which we really do not need? For
our genius for fighting is such
that in case of national menace,
millions of men, fully equipped,
will be found ready to rush forth
to triumph, etc, etc.
I am afraid that the chief of
staff was entirely right in all of
his contentious. But perhaps he
was not entirely right in blaming
all our historians for this misre-
presentation of the facts.
Our serious historians not only
know all this but they have said
SO in their books Only, who reads
an American history? Fewer than
2 percent of our people will read
books on American history. The
other SO percent get their informa-
ton from their textbooks
Hence our one-sided view of our
military history and hence-by the
same token-our almost complete
ignorance about the development
OF the democratic idea throughout
the ages.
And the danger that turks in
their ignorance of these facts may
prove as disastrous as our refusal
to recognize that armed prepara-
ton and civic preparation, both
of them, depend for their success
upon the ceaseless watchfulness
and care of all the people. all of
the time.
NEXT: The Ideals of Democracy
Now and Then Get Pushed Into
the Background