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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07

st. Paul Negroes spend two and
One-half million dollars every year!
Do you get your share, Mr.. Mer-
chant? This papers advertising
columns are the key to that pur-
chasing pOwer!-Advt.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Federal Judge Rules Union
Terminal Must Pay Red Caps

men who carry Gags in the station
are not engaged in interstate COM
merce any more than are the peo-
pie who sell candy or newspapers
at the station The judge ruled
that they were definitely engaged
in interstate commerce.
The plaintiff also commended that
the tips the red caps received were
their own property, given to them
by passengers as rewards for SER
vice rather than as pay to tbs
company for the particular service;
and as such could not be taken
over by the Union Terminal Com
pany without proper consideration
The defense argued that the jobs
given these colored boys who
could not find better positions any
where" and for whom I'VE could
find so more to replace each one"
with a guarantee OF at least $50 ol
$40 a month, constituted sufficient
consideration,
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
The Globe Trotter
Bv cliff Maekay

should be strongest They and not the alien ele-
ments form the nucleus of the Fifth Column drive
on American government For many of the things
they swear allegiance to in joining these fascist na
and communist organizations, direct contradic-
tons to the American way.
And not sll of them though they may be think
ing that way, will out in the open and espouse
the thing that hes in their hearts Many attempt to
canouflauge it under the misleading BANNER OF pa
triotism.
Father Coughlin and his Christian Frontiers, are
good examples of natve-born Fifth Columnlsts'
who offer the real threat to security They pa
rade loyal Americans. yet plot and work 10 over
throw the very thing they profess TO support
WOULD KNIFE DEMOCRACY
And then there are hundreds of little NaA-
minded men parading and struttlng aoout Aihei T.
who at the drop of hat, would lnl1e what lS lei'
nors of the Silver Shirts the Black Legion the NJ NJ
K1llz, Klan America First. lncr ana ollel +ha;r
titles All loudly and continuously Procial, , ",lot
900 ner cent Americansm" but 1noustriously ~ -
IN defeat its principles of free speech, Liee p
fraedom of religion and right OF assenhply' . 4b;e
There is too an olnrous threat to you III uil'
drive on aliens-one that should not We n,inoritv
ed bv your leaders. Firstly ahers M lorlh ord for
,roun in country with an infamous ieou ~
mistreating minority groups -, ,,a order
Already measures and DEGREES nave peen 'ta nho.
al causing aliens to register, be 1lngerprliioeo p
tooraphed etc bill is being cohsloeieo " A
Congress to deprive all aliens of the protectlon
given all under the Bill of Rights OF the ConstlLu
ton. If this passes, some other measure Will pe
DTOuSnL 1OrWdfd uHIll Slep ny oCcP WILL NC =,
down ali the things that Americans have pfided
themselves
YOU WOULD BE NEXT
After aliens have been stripped it wouldn't take
much imagination to that you would probably
be neyt in line And after you perhaps would come
your Jewish friends, and then perhaps the Catho-
lies.
1t would become a never-ending thing And all
the time those who by subscribing to these meas
destroying the vital elements of our de-
mocracy would piously contend that they are act
o IxoU And wi all
position deprived Of d voice, who would there be
to dispute their claim?
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Hospital Bill
In Hands Of
Commerce Unit

WASHINGTON, D. c. (SNS)-
The National Health Bill Is. 323O
r. oviding for TIC construction of
hospitals throughout the country
where states have been unable
TO provide such facilities has passed
the Senate and is now before the
House Committee on Interstate
arc Foreign Commerce.
Amendments to the bill protect
ing minorities from discrimination
in operation of the Health Act.
were introduced in the Senate bv
Senator Warren Barbour at the
request of Mrs. Thomasina john
son, Washington lobbyist for the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
The ~ A. A. G. P, has writ
ten to Representative Clarence
=. Lea, Of California, chairman of
the committee and others on the
committee urging the retention of
the protective anti ti-diSca'imination
amendment. More than forty nat
1onal organizations are backing the
the amendments to the, bill.
The N. A. A. G.. P. urged indi-
Vlduals and organizations to write
to Representative Lea urging him
to report the bill out favorbly with
the amendments intact.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Rail Workers Hit
Jim Crow Rules Of
American Federation

CHICAGO - (ANP)- Railroad
workers in the various American
Federation Of Labor Unions of the
New York Central System this
week were called upon to take a
stand against jim crowism in ADJ;
against u. S. participation in World
War II, and to work for passage
of the Anti-Lysching kill and the
anti-pOll tax bill,
The workers were asked to sup
port this program at the coming
NYC System conventions of the
various AFL organizations. Local
$40 Of the Brotherhood of Firemen
and Oilers, led the demand for ac-
ton and passed resolutions to that
effect at its last meeting here.
Tony Calhoun is delegate for Local
$40 and the resolutions were pre-
pared by Sam Macarthur, president;
Norwood Brooks, secretary and A. A.
Times, chairman.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Urge R0TC For
Negro Schools

MEMPHIS (NNP)-In a move
initiated by the Colored Council OF
Civic Clubs, Memphis citizens last
week began a campaign to place r.
o. T. C. units in the Manassas and
Booker T. Washington high schools
at the beginning of the 1940-41
school terms as a means of aiding
the military preparedness program
btgun by President Roosevelt.
Resolutions adopted by the
council, stated that World War II
may involve the United States OF
America in actual combat and
cited President Roosevelt's call for
legislation pertinent toward a pre-
paredness move. Copies were sent
to f. H. Crnnp, Mayor Chandler,
Representative David, Senator NC
Kellar and Supt Ernest c.. Ball.
The resolution also stated that
students of the two schools and
their parents have expressed de-
sire for the Establishment of R. o.
IT. G. units in the schools in order
that "the true meaning of patriot
ism. democracy and discipline may
be taught through military train
ing"
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
By LAWRENCE BROCKENBUR1

bV LAWRENCE DROShE4NDCINA Il
DALLAS.-(SNS)- suit inVolV-
Ing a total of more than $4,000
was won last week by the Dallas
Red Caps, employees OF the Union
Terminal Company, through thei1
representative, A. j Pickett, OF
ST. Louis The suit was for more
than $4,000 in back wages; plus
damages for an equal sum, and for
attorneys fees.
Judge VIM IL Atwen, United
States District Court. Northern
District of Texas, Dallas Division,
ruled that the plaintiff must re-
cover; that the penalty must be
paid; and set the attorneys fees at
$500 to be paid by the defendant
company. Mr. Pickett is general
chairman OF the Brotherhood OF
Railway and Steamship Clerks,
Freight Handlers, Express and
Station Employees, the organiza-
tion Of which the red caps are
members.
TIPS NOT WAGES
Judge AtWell ruled that tips are
not meant to be wages under the
Fair Labor Standards Act and can
not be considered in complying
with provisions of the wage and
hour law.
tC aI,a.z aI
legged that the red caps are en-
gagged in interstate commerce and
thereby come under the Fair Labor
Standards Act; that under the act
defendant was required to pay each
of the employees e. the rate of not
less than z5 cents per hour from
October "a, 1888 to October %
1889; and not less than 80 cents
per hour from and after October
"a, 1899; that Notwithstanding re-
quiremCnts of the act, the defen-
dant failed and refused to pay the
employees or any Of them the sum
of IS cents per hour from October
"a. 1888, to October %, 1899, and
the sum of 80 cents per hour from
October "a, 1899, up to the pres
ent; and has paid them no wages
as such since october "a. 1889.
Attorneys for the plaintiff asked
that each of the employees be
awarded back salary amounting t6
$lO51. go, the 40 employees back
salaries constituting a total OF
S43,2l5 60.
Counsel for the plaintiff pointed
out that the red caps are engaged
In interstate commerce by virtue
of their carrying their bags to anC
from the trains for passengers 60
ing out of the state and comlng
into the state.
Defense attorneys said tha
while the trains themselves and the
Union Terminal Company were en-
gagged in interstate commerce. the
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
ENGINEERS Present Plaque
To Dr.. George W. Carver

l regretted not being with you in
person
III accepting the award DR. Cur
It's told OF his appointment as DR..
Carver's assistant five years age
and said that because he was tie
first person to be honored thus ne
had the responsibility Of seeing
that DR.. Carver's work was perpet-
uated. If this man, born in slavery,
had not received the opportunity
which he rightfully deserved, his
contribution to the progress of the
nation would have been lost. y
In closing DR. Curtis said that
"this is evidence of the important
role the Negro has played un-r
selfishly in American life. He has
Worked, never with the aim Of de-
feating the cause, but always to-
wards the promotion of the ideals
and purposes of democracy.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

NEW YORK-(A N P)-The
Federation of Architects, Eingi-
neers, Chemists and Tecnniclal1s,
at the end Of their fifth national
convention, honored the achieve
lnelltS of Dr. George W. Carver
by awarding MIN plaque at a
luncheon in the Hotel PennSyl-
vania Sunday afternoon. Because
of illness and orders of his doctor,
DR.. Carver wsS unable to be pres
ent and the award was received by
mis- assistant, DR. A. W.. Curtis
Jr.
DR.. Franz Boas, dean emeritus,
department of anthropology, CO.
lumbia university, made the award
as two hundred persons, including
delegates to the convention, looked
ON.
Speakers for the occasion in
cluded DR.. Roas, DR.. Curtis, Prof.
E. l.. Demetri, president of the N
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Mrs. Bethune's
Son Acclaimed
Outstanding Elk
By C. BYLTHE ANDREWS

MIAMI-(S n S)-Albert M
Bethune, president of the State
Association Of Elks and son of DR.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, was ac--
claimed the outstanding Elk Of the
South as he and mis- entire cabi-
net were reelected to carry On
their successful activities as lead
ers of the E.lls in Florida.
The formal ceremonies got un-
der way Sunday when the well
come program was neld at the
Bethel AA1E Church of which. DR.
H w. Fayson is pastor The prin-
cipal features of the program were
the welcome addresses of Mayor
Alexander Or and Sam =. Solo
mon, young militant leader, and
the response by President Albert
M Betnune
The Lodge Of Sorrow was hefd
Sunday night at Mount Zion Rap-
tist Church OF which DR.. j. r
Evans is pastor. The sermon was
preached by Rev. C. r. A. Banks,
NJ. E. preacher of Daytona
Beach.
Monday morning, President Be-
tnune sounded the gavel for the
opening of one of the most har-
nlonions and successful sessions
in the history of the Elks State
Association. The Daughters were
called together by Stale Daughter
Ruler Altimez Williams of Tampa,
vino vas reelected without opposi-
ton,
The Miami Bills ana Daughters
extended themselves in social ac-
tivities under the leadership of W.
O. Perry, stalwart Exalted Ruler
of Atlas Lodge and Daughter Ida
M. Register who moved every stone
in an effort to see that the visiting
Bills and Daughters had an en-
joyable time.
Following the Tuesday morning
sessions of the Bills and Daugh-
ters about 5000 gathered at the
Liberty City Park to enjoy swim
ming, dancing and other recre-
ational activities Tuesday after
noon and night were spent at this
recreational setup and Bingo prizes
totaling about s1OO were awarded
Hon, j. Finley Wilson, Grand
Exalted Ruler and Hon James E l..
Kelly, Grand Secretary and Miss
Buena Kelly, daughter Grand Sec
retray, we're outstanding visitors
and all addressed the conventions
Of Bills and Daughters on several
occasions.
One of the most touching scenes
in the State Association was a
plea made by Charles Williams,
District Deputy of ST. Petersburg,
for assistance to Lieutenant Oliver
IIolbert of Daytona because Of
incapacitatiOn. Holbert served for
several years as police officer in
Daytona and in recent months has
lost considerable weight due to
an injury Of his foot.
Officers of the State Association
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Unable To
Attend Because
Of Illness

Y. alumni of Tuskegee: Col B. O.
Davis of the 369th National guard
and Rev. George F. Miller
Frank L. Hailsstlk. Jr.. was chair
man of arrangements and Lewis
Alan Berne, international presi-
dent of Facet, acted as master
of ceremonies.
In letter to the body express
ing his appreciation of the award
DR.. Carver sent his regrets at not
being able to attend but felt sure
my worthy assistant, A w Cur
tbs, Jr., will tell you how deeply
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Sen. B|LBO RENEWS
CRY
Has Article
Put I'm Record

: WASHINGTON-(ANP)-M -Mississippis Bilboi it again
Introducing the Congressional Record article written by r,
and published in the Living Age the again emphasizes
his Back to Africa movement
Declaring that such outstanding figures Elmer A Carter
editor OF Opportunity and member of the important boards
New York state and Judge Mys Paige ADVOCATES
endorse the movement Bbo relates the entire story of his part
in the movement and attempts put the first and
results squarely in the lap Of Abraham Lincoln
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
48 SHAW GRADS

RALEIGH, N. Ca N P)'-Dr.
Arthur d Wright of Washington,
president of the Southern Educa-
ton foundation, urged Shaw uni
persity graduating class of 40 MEM
bers to find "a main highway of
usefulness in the challenging world
of today at the 18th annual COM
mencement of the institution held
in Memorial auditorium
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15


LIS y true today, it certainly Is In reverse 81
al ouI discovered Fifth Colunnists OF Anericor ~.
,cIy. 70 man, they were all the native ,rorhn+
feneuot Arnold as everx school child lsncTvs ua
sItaily not an allen and neither was Jo7r Wills
u' VINO plottlng with other American -bor,1 Ef+h
goiilllsts OF past era successfully carried out
uielr oaStardly deed of assassnating President -;
colin fieSldeht Lin
CONTRADICTION OF HISTORY
Inc belief that outside influences csr ovar
q1roW The regime without tie connivance and treacb
elous help of native plotters is also contradiction
o. even modern Fifth Column activities in blood
stained Europe. - "-''0
\ norway gave the world the best example of Of
lecuVe ruth Column work in recent wears MANY
iencVe mat Norway overthrown by Germans
4hIs IL now appears was not true The real Fifth
GouInhlsts who caused the collapse of Norway were
wealthy home-bom Norwegans, who had been chat
ing under the hberality of a labor government
( And the way it happened in Norway if it hap
pens. Will be the way it will happen in America
For already we have among our native-born little
cques of minor Mussolinis hateful Htlers and spite
ful Stains
They have already started gnawing at the vtais
Of democracy without any help from outside, alien
influences.
The REAL DANGER
It is these groups over whom the surveillance
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
UNITED AMERICAN VETS
ORGANIZE

BOSTON-(A N P)-The United
American veterans, an organiza-
ton made up of colored or white,
VINO have served in any Of the
state OF national armed forces of
the country, is now in the act of
establishing additional posts and
woman auxiliaries for nursing and
sewing.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

TOUGALOO, Miss IA N PJ-
Twenty eight degrees and diplomas
conferred on graduates of Touga-
loo college here Tuesday included
one B. s.. in nome economics, the
first to be awarded by the school
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

elected unanimously are as fol-
lows: Albert M. Bethune. State
President; Joseph H. James, Jr.,
President Emeritus; Cecil l..
Nance, First Vice President; DR..
q James A. Long, Second Vice
President; S. c. Danes, Third
Vice President; Er. r. W Butler,
Secretary; L. l.. Smith, Treasurer;
James Monroe. Esquire; Trustees:
A. B O'Neal, Charlese Williams
l.. w. Curtin, George Coleman,
John Powell; . Auditors: Claude
Keys, Sam Mccall, LaWton L.
Pratt; Robert Brown, Inner
Guard; w. M. Steen, Outer
Guard; Rev. c.. r. A. Banks,
Chaplain; S. H. Coleman, Commis-
sioner of Education, c. Blythe.
Andrews. Chairman of Publicity !;
Sam B. Solomon, Chairman OF
Civil Liberties.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
PASTORS


NEW BERN, s. ca N P)-
In the first service of the kind
everS held here, Charles Merchant
Johnson and Vernon Earl Arts
were ordained to the Episcopal
Rev. Thomas c. Darst, Whining
ton, diocesan bishop.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
The Native Product

THIS FEVERISH haste to erect restrictive bar.
rief* against aliens, the to have them finger
prirdcd and photographed, to keep them under sur
vei1ance is doubt based the fantastic idea that
al some future date the foregn-born may arise and
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

stroke, overthrow all those precious
ideals Of government which we
Americans supposedly cherish.
You see spear = headed drives
against aliens breaking out en- many
fronts, all motivated hy the belief
that Fifth Columnist" are to
man. born outside the United
states. while presupposing that all
VINO FIRST saw the light of day I'M
der the fair skies of America will
remain fervently loyal 70 the stars
and stripes
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
HOUSING COMMITTEE
FORMED

SPRINGFIELD, IlL-(A N P)-
A committee to study Negro hous-
ing conditions in the state was
formed here last week with Sena-
tor William A Wallace 3D., Chi
cago) as chairman.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
HEALTH CENTER OPENS

MEMPHIS N P)-MemphiS'
first general health center for
Negroes opened here Wednesday
at Church Park auditorium on
Beale avenue with a staff COM
posed entirely Of colored phySi-
clans, nurses and assistants.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
90" WARY LOU, W
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The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

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and an alluring complexion can
be ruined by just one ugly little
surface skin blemish! Often girls
lose out on love, success and a
happy home unnecessarily.
When skin gets too dark, rough, pim-
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there is an easy way to tighten and
brighten the complexion. Just ask at a
drug store for Or. FRED Paiuser's Skin
Whitener test il according to direC.
tions with the package. Unless you are
positively delighted with the way Or.
Fred PaInlar's Skin WhitensT acts to ina
prove your appearance, your money
will be cheerfully refunded. Only 25c.
II you want a sample, send SC for post
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Box 264, Atlanta, Georgia. Write now.
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The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

HOLD RITES FOR EXECUTIVE
CHIC'AGO-(A N P)--Final rites
were held here last week for James
F. Mitchem, executive secretary Of
the Victory Mutual Life Insurance
company, following his death on
Tuesday at the Edward Hines Me-
mortal hospital. Mr.. Mitchem
So, had been i'll for five months.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Russian Society Seeks
ChiIdren's Aid Funds

The Russian Children's Welfare
Society, Inc, today issued an ap-
peal for funds to evacuate or supply
assistance to children of Russian
refugees in European war zones
and outside the Soviet republics.
I'VE Russians in the United
States are too few in number and
too impoverished to carry the
burden alone, as we have been
doing for the IA years since the
society was organized" said Mrs.
E. Y. Alexeef. general secretary of
the society, whose headquarters are
at 81 East One Hundred Twenty
first street, New York.
There are several thousand chill
dren refugees who are trapped in
countries where fighting occurred
months ago, and where 1t is now
going on. These young people have
long had no support save the pitt
fully inadequate doles, provided by
local sources. and by what Russians
in the United States could furnish
through funds raised among them
selves These Russians in America
fled or were exiled from their home
land through the 1917 revolution.
Most of them have only very small
wages. They give freely of their
earnings, but the total donations
are perforce so modest that nearly
every child of Russian emigre
abroad is in a most serious predica-
ment. Many actually are in danger
of death from privation as we'll as
from enemy attacks" Mrs Alexeef
said.
Mrs. j. j. Mack is president and
Mrs. S. v. Joukowsky is vice presi-
dent of the Washington branch of
the relief organization.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Oldest Inhabitants
Plan Increase
In Membership
Curruthers Is Elected
Financial Secretary,
Butes Vice President

Two officers and two new members
we're elected at the monthly meet
ing of the Association of Oldest In
habitants of the District of Colum-
bia last night at the Old Union
Engine House, at which the group
announced it would seek to increase
its membership.
L. A. Carruthers was elected to
fill the vacancy of financial secre-
tary created in August with the
death of John r. Mahoney Mr..
Carruthers will serve temporarily
until the annual meeting in De-
cember. Charles H. Bates was
elected vice president.
The new members approved are
Andrew Lofstrand and william V.
Mahoney, nephew of the late Mr..
Mahoney. Two other candidates for
membership were put up for con-
sideration. g..
% Die in Year.
The association said that in view
of the fact that % members have
died during this year. drive for
new members should be undertaken.
In other elections, James F. Duha-
mel and John Clagett Proctor we're
renamed to continue as delegates
to the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Mr.. Proctor, who presided at the
meeting, relayed the best wishes to
the members of Theodore w. Noyes,
president of the association, and
said he had called on Mr.. Noyes
recently at Atlantic City.
The association, in response to
a letter from the American Auto
mobile Association, voted support
of the movement to put back into
active service the District testing
laboratory.
Eulogy to Mr.. Mahoney.
Mr.. Bates initiated series Of
tributes and recollections by read
ing a eulogy to the late Mr.. Ma
honey. Memories of DR.. William M.
Starr, member of the association
who died at the age of 100 in 1908,
were recalled by Elra c. Palmer.
DR.. Starr. who kept an herb lab
oratory, was a familiar figure in
Washington. Mr.. Palmer pointed
out. Memories associated with the
late J. A. Wineberger. once a mar
shal of the association, were related.
1t was announced that the fol-
lowing members are at present Ill:
N. M, Weggner, at Garfield Hospital;
John T. Cuthbert, at Mount Alto,
and Ralph Hall, at Emergency.