davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-10-03
RivoIs on Field, Series
Leaders ore Friends off

I sat for an hour with both Baker
and McKechnie together Hot rivals
on the field, they are close friends
off the field.
Del Baker did an even more re-
markable job. Back in March at
Florida's Lakeland. Bakers Tigers
were picked no better than fifth.
The infield looked to be shot with
the waning Bartell and Gehringer at
short and second-both supposed to
be fading veterans. The pitching
staff bordered along joke lines. Few
believed the once famous Schoolboy
Rowe would win six games. Bridges
was over the hill. Buck Newsom
was the main hope
This Tiger outfit was terrible
looking affair last April as it started
north. The whole team was loaded
with melancholy ifs"
But the crafty and soothing in
fluence of Del Baker, plus the nat
ural game qualities of the entire
squad, overcame all obstacles.
Early rains gave Bartell and
Gehringer a chance to use their
ailing legs and stick around. Rowe's
arm came back and Del Baker was
one of the few-almost the only one
who believed in Rowe.
II just knew the Schoolboy still
had it," Baker said no later than
yesterday.
How many believed Hank Green
berg would be a good outfelder?
Here was a veteran tackling a new
job. But Hank did One of the
reasons was Del Bakers faith and
support. Hank knew he could make
his share of natural mistakes and
Baker would understand. So he
never had to press.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Anqott to Fioht Lutku

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 3 P.-
Charley Jones, manager Of Sammy
Angott, National Boxing Association
lightweight champion, has an
nounced that his boxer would meet
George Latka, ranking Pacific Coast
challenger. in a 10-round overweight
match at Oakland, Calf, October %.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Orange Soph SizzIes

By the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 3.-Sal (Toots)
Mirabito. Syracuse sophomore
started his varsity grid career with
bang.
He scored a touchdown on the
first play, racing 26 yards against
ClarkSon.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
United States in Tie
In Baseball Tourney
Other Events Scheduled.

HAVANA, Oct. 3 (P).-The United
States moved back into a first play
tie with Cuba in the world amateur
baseball championship, nosing out
Hawaii 3 to 2.
Hawaii trounced Nicaragua, 10 to
/, in the second game of a double
! header.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Gonzuqu, Dewitt Tilt OFF

The scheduled game between Con-
zaga and Dewitt School elevens yes
terday, which was Cancelled because
of rain, will not be played at all, as
neither team has an open date.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Nebraska Reooins Star

LINCOLN, Nebr., Oct. LP).-
Walter Butch Luther, speed mer-
chant of the Nebraska No. / back
field unit, has removed condition
in geography through a special ex-
animation.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
McKechnie Retained Faith
After Series DebooIe

Both have turned in two great
Jobs this season. After the 1889 de-
bacle against the crushing Yankees,
few believed the Reds would come
back with any steam. McKechnie
told me differently at Tampa late
last March.
This club is too game for any
such cave-in," he said. We'll be
back there again. We have too good
a ball club to crack up. You don't
crack up with Derringer. Walters
and Thompson out there working.
Certainly not with Whitley Moore,
Beggs and Turner on guard. Nc
Kechnie proved his point by taking
the Reds to 100 victories, something
few teams have won.
I'VE broke all fielding records, "
Bill tells you, proudly. I'VE romped
home"
The point is that Bill is proud
of his team and the team is proud
of Bill. What a difference from
the Cleveland layout.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Terps' Little Express

Joe Murphy, Maryland's fleet 149-
pound quarterback, is becoming
known as the little Is express" He
has worn that number for two years.
Evening star., 1940-10-03
Wants Good Grid Foes

Laurel American Legion 155-
Founders are seeking games with
strong opponents. Call Capt. Ander-
son at National 4888, after 5.
Evening star., 1940-10-03

Bill Krouse, Maryland's 242-pound
tackle. very appropriately wears 80,
the largest number on the squad.
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May Organize
Three Army
Transport Units

WASHINGTON (ANP) )-Reports
of the organization of three new
motor transport units for the army,
with all Negro personnel excluding
officers, gained some credence here
when officials admitted that there
may be possibility in this since the
general increase in the army will
include some $1,000 men.
Each Of the units will be com
posed Of 90 enlisted men and three
officers, attached to the quarter
master corps.
According to general belief, the
duties of such units will be similar
to the old transportation corps units
in the last war, with the exception
that each motor transport unit will
have about 48 trucks assigned to it.
Where this outfi4 is ta be orga-
ni7ed and later shipped was not re
vealed but il is believed it will be
somewhere in the South and later
shipped TO other divisions. -,
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CHICAGO-Passage by the Unit
ed States Senate Tuesday of the bill
introduced by Senator James Slat-
terry of Illinois appropriating $751;
O0u in federal funds for the Ameri-
can Negro Exposition at the Chica-
gro Coliseum from July 4 through
September 2 was announced this
week BY Truman X. Gibson, Jr., ex-
ecutive director.
The measure, since it was ap-
proved by the house of representa-
tives eight days before the passage
in the senate, has only to be signed
by President Roosevelt to become
valid. The President then will ap-
point a commission of three persons
including one senator, one represen-
tative and one other citizen to work
with the Exposition Authority in
disbursing the fund. It is believed
that Congressman Arthur Mitchell
Of Chicago, author Of the lower
house bill, and Senator Slattery will
be the two congressional commits
sioners.
When the measure came up for a
vote in the senate Tuesday, Senator
Charles L. McNary of Oregon and
member Of the library committee.
stated he considered the Exposition
worthy cause. Senator Albin
Barkley lof Kentucky also said from
the floor that he believed the Expo
sition was a worthy enterprise and
those who are sponsoring It are TO
be commended for the effort to ex-
hibit in Chicago during the summer
evidences of the development Of the
race for which the Exposition is be-
ing held" VI,
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NEW YORK
HOTELS BID
FOR WORLDS
FAIR CROWD

NEW YORK lTYP) With the
first weekend of the re-opened
Worlds Fair an unqualified success,
survey of the Hotels CT Times
Square, group Of thirty-four in
the midtown area, discloses a gem
eral acceptance of the new low-rate
schedules for rooms and meals that
assures continuation of the low price
policy throughout the summer.
With increases in registration
ranging from FIVE to twenty per
cent, Jean Suits, chairman of the
Hotelmen's organization, described
the response as "more than salts
factory"
eve naturally are gratified to
note that our preparations to re-
ceive visitors to the Fair have not
been in vane," he stated. "Since
the close Of last years Fair our
members have spent approximately
$500,0o0 in renovating and return
ishing their houses; we have engag-
ed in a safety campaign which has
resulted IN definite decrease in the
accident rate both inside and out
side our hotels; and we have lower
ed food prices TO the extent that
lunch in almost any one Of our
houses may be obtained for fifty
five cents while a full-course dinner
costs shout one dollar.
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house at Trenton, n, j., revealed
that Mrs. Perkins, who gave her age
in 1927 al 35, said She was white
and had been married and divorced
in Baltimore on April 80. 1896 She
said she was the daughter Of Mary
Shortt and John Lewis and wa
born in Hurts, Va.
This case calls to mind the famous
Kip and Alice Rhinelander case
which attracted attention some years
back. Kip was b scion OF i rich and
old family aud sought divorce from
his wife, Alice. the daughter Of 4
colored coaehman.
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Sunday morning at 1O:3o o'clock,
June 8, the activities for commence
ment week viii be the baccalaureate
sermon to the 1910 graduates to be
delivered by the Rev. Wilbur A.
Page, pastor of Union Baptist
Church, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Annual Sermon to the grad
yates of Payne Theological Semin-
ary will be delivered ut 8 o'clock,
Sunday evening, June 8 by Rev.
Roscoe G. Henderson, pastor oi
Bethel A. NE. CbMch. Indianapolis
Indiana. ''s
Monday evening ut s o'clock, June
10. the commencement exercises for
the High School department Of the
university will be delivered by W.
@. Walker, editor Of Cleveland Call
and Post and member of the city
council of Cleveland, Ohio.
On the eve Of the university grad
uation ceremony, DR.. L. Il. Berry
of Chicago, will address the annual
meeting Of the Alumni Association
of the university.
The commencement program, June
Is will close at 100 o'clock BY
t h Q cornerstone-laying ceremony
for the new Faith Hall of Science
a $4,000 project. The services will
be in charge of the Worshipful Mas.
ter, Wilberforce Lodge, No. 81, Il.
A. Am, Xenia Ohio.
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Millionaire Charges
Wife is Colored;
Demands Annulment

NEW YORK (ANP) A woman
who had passed as white for more
than a decade, and who had con-
trived to marry a millionaire manu-
faeturer during this time, had her
past catch up with her this week
when papers in an annulmeat suit
were filed by Joseph M. Perkins,
millionaire shoe frabrics manafac-
turer.
Perkins, 53-year-od head of j. NJ
Perkins and Co., Inc., charged III
his suit that Mrs. llhnu Jones perk
ins. who now resides IN doNlitowa
Manhattan, falsely represented that
she belonged 10 tho white race. The
papers stated that Perkins married
his now estranged wife, i Baltimore
divorcee, in Jersey City, Nj, Oh
May Z, 1927 and lived with her until
December 5, 1892. Since their sep
aration he has been paying hel $l25
per month under a separation agree
mcnt, il was said.
Perkins asks that the separation
agreement be voided. Mrs. Perk
ms attorney appeared III court
Thursday late and demanded that
all reference to the agreement be
dismissed. Judge Lloyd Church re-
served decision pending further
study If the case.
Both lawyers refused to talk about
their clients affairs to reporters
who besieged them. At the apart
ment Of Mrs. Perkins. however, an
old man who claimed he was tho
patcrnal grandfather oi Mrs. Pork
ms, declared to reporters:
"All ! can say is that ! am proud
Of my Indian blood. ,
Perkins revealed that he did not
discover until last April thai his wife
was colored.
Search of records in the state
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Both Houses Pass Bill
Giving $4,000 For
American Negro Exposition

The federal grant will equal the
$4,000 appropriated by the state Of
Illinois last July for the event and
will bring TO $15o,oo0 the sum OBJ
tanned from these sources for sus-
tanning fund. This is exclusive Of
the $4,000 given by the julius Ro-
senwald fund to help underwrite the
CONTINUED en- page EIGHTY
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WAR DEPARTMENT GIVES
STATUS OF COL ORED SOLDIERS

stliement for publication relative Il
the utilization Of colored National
Guard organizations and thu as
signment thereof to divisions.
II u : Federal Government Ii
without power % compel any state
t7 organize National Guard unit.
Within the limit available appropr-
atspns, the organization Of Nation
n Guard unit within 4 state IS en-
tifeb nnder the control If the state
concerned, except that y must b
organized in conformity with ap-
Continued on page EIGHT
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BY MABE kOUNTzE
(for ANP)

BOSTON Bearing the signature
Of Major General, the Adintant
General, United States War Depart
ment, i statement WAS sent last week
to this writer, explaining tie status
of eolored National Guard units and
the improbability of organizing Il
Negro Division at the present time.
The Major Generals statement fol
lows:
Reference Is made to YOU letter
Of April 81, 1910. requesting i
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BY IRVING A. WILLIAMSON

BY IRVING A. WILLIAMSON
This is the month in which the
nation honors its fallen soldiers.
Towering high in the esteem of his
race and those who knew him is
Col. Charles Young, first Negro in
this country to wear the colonePs
eagles upon his shoulder straps.
In this area particular interest
centers on the achievements and life
of Colonel Young for he lived as
does his widow, Mrs. Ada Young,
near Wilberforce University where
he was stations for part Of his army
career.
Colonel Young had motto--look
up and not down--which must have
served in many days Of his life, and
no less effectively in his student days
of the military academy at West
Point fnom which he was graduated
in August 1889.
General Ballou told DR.. w. S.
Scarborough former president Of
Wilberforce University, that Young
was "among the best students in the
academy in brain and department
although he "had a tough time due
to certain conditions which existed
there" Prior to entering West
Point, II members of the race had
studied there, and Young was the
third to graduate, a quarter of
century after the war between the
states.
Following graduation Colonel
Young was stationed for five years
with the Ninth Cavalry on frontier
duty in Nebraska and Utah. From
1894 to 1898 he was professor of
military science and tactics at Will
berforce University where he at the
university's request, taughgt French
German, mathematics and geology.
he organized the university's first
band, and did much student aid
work.
Was In Command
After his first term Of service at
Wilberforce, Young was assigned at
various times to duties at military
posts along the Atlantic coast and
on the western frontiers. During the
Spanish American war he was in
command of the Ninth Ohio Volun-
teer infantry of the Second Army
corps. In 1889 he rejoi,red the
Ninth cavalry in Utah.
While campaigning in the Philip
pines in 1901 Young was promoted
TO captain. It was during his short
period in the Philippines thai he
went to the rescue Of a group of
other soldiers with food and am
munition during a tropical storm. He
and his men waded up river with
their clothes tied on their heads, and
cartridges and guns held up while
natives from time to time shot from
ambush.
Returned to the United States he
was acting superintendent of nation
al parks in California for almost a
year. He was commended by a
California board Of trade group for
having spent 'the money set aside
for the improvement of the parks
wisely and economically"
While. serving with the rank Of
major a. military attachs to the
American legation at Haiti and San
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DR.. W. E. B. Dubois To
Be Speaker AT Wilberforce
Commencement June Is

WILBERFORCE, ohio-The Sew
anty-seventh Annual Commence
ment address to the graduating class
Of Wilberforce University, Thursday
morning at 1890 o'clock, June Is
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Domingo, he made map of Haiti
which the Haitian government de-
sired to buy, Young, however, re-
fused to sell it. Later President
Roosevelt wrote Young a personal
letter commencing him for the value
of the maps during the American
occupation Of Haiti. Major Young
prepared an exhaustive report on the
cause of Haitian uprising and sug--
gested means Of stopping them.
In 1911, after eight years spent at
various points in the United States
and in the Philippines, Young was
sent to Liberia, west coast, Africa,
as military advisor of the republic
in the organization Of the Liberian
frontier force.
Secretary Of War Lindley M. Gar
rison in 1915 commended the major
by writing, III has been only with
the most careful advisory supervision
on the part Of Major Young that
peace and order has been maintain
ed with small force. The covet-
ed Spingarn medal was awarded to
Major Young in 1915 by the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People for distinguished
service.
Assigned to Mexico
Sometime after his return from
Africa he was assigned with the 10th
cavalry for service with the Punitive
expedition in Mexico. Young and
his troops in thrilling night ride
rescued Major Thompkins and his
Following the Mexican campaign
CONTINUED on page EIGHTY
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13
Named Secretary To
High Court Justice

NEW -(ANP)-DarWin E..
TeleSford, well known attorney
here, last Wednesday was appoint
ed by State Supreme Court Justice
Benjamin F. Scllreiber as his sec
retary. The first Negro to be ap-
pointed to such a post, Telesforo
will receive a salary Of $500 a
year.
Justice Schreiber, recently ap-
pointed to the bench by Governor
Lehman, named Telesford as his
secretary On his first day to serve
in the new capacity. Filling the
vacancy caused by the death of AL
fred Frankenthaler, Schneider is ex-
pected to be a candidate for cleo
ton to a full term this Fall.
Telesford, a former assistant at
torney general, was born in Gran
ada, British West Indies, and came
to the United States in 1919. Gradu-
ating from New York Law school in
, 1927, he was admitted to the bar in
1929, and served as member Of the
attorney generals staff from 1884
to 1897.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13

CHICAGO-(A N PJ-Tne Wild
ly discussed will of Royal E. Spur
lark, $75oOOO 1888 Irish Sweep
stakes winner, who died January
10 after an operation, admitted to
probate this week, revealed an es-
tate of $4,000 to be divided be-
tween the widow, a son, two nieces
and a nephew.
Provisions OF the VIII, which
gave the son, Royal Spurlafk, Jr,
approximately half the estate, the
remainder to be shared by The
nieces and nephew, offset rumors
that the widow. Mrs hlbertine
Pickens Spurlark, who married
the Pullman porter December g.
was to receive virtually all of the
estate.
The sons share includes an an
nuity insurance of $4,000, govern
ment bonds amounting to $7UOG,
q Pullman company insurance
policy and two smaller policies
The annuity will be payable at the
rate of $50 monthly The nephew,
Julius Spurlark. will receive TINS
annuity upon Spurlark Jr.'s death
Attention was attracted to the
SIourlark case following Mr..
Spurlark's death when disagree
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13

BOSTON-(A N P)-The East
ern New England Congress for
Equal Opportunities, local affili-
ate of the National Negro Con-
gress, authorized its acting general
secretary, William Harrison, to
send out the following letter to
pastors in Boston and other cities
and towns in the New England
area asking for day of prayer
for the passage of the Wagner
Van Muys Anti-Lynching bill:
Reverend Sir:
"In its endeavor to bring to the
attention of our people the Sc
rious and overwhelming impor-
tance of the enactment of federal
anti-lynching bill, the Eastern New
England Congress for Equal OPP
portunities is asking all pastors in
this region to institute day of
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13
DOCTORS HOLD FORIM

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-(A N P)-
Presenting major developments in
public health, with stress laid on
problems of Negro communities.
the second annual Medical In
stitute for Physicians was held
last week at Homer G. Phillips
hospital, sponsored by the Mound
City Medical Forum, the Tubercu-
losis and Health society, and the
City Health Division.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13

One hundred and eighteen
delegates from the following coll
legas were present: Union
Theological Seminary, New York
University, Brooklyn College
Hunter College, college of the City
of New York, New York; Rutgers
University. New Brunswick, N. j.;
State Teachers College, Cheney,
Pa; Lincoln University, Chester,
Pa; Howard University, Washing
ton, D. c.; Virginia State llege,
Ettrick. Va; Virginia Unio- Uni
versity; and the University OF
Richmond, Richmond, Va; Viz
einia Union University Unit, Nor
folk, Va; Randolph Macon Wom-
ans College, Ashland, Va; West
Virginia Saate College, Institute,
w. Va; Paine College. Augusta,
Ga; Fort Valley Normal and InT
dustrial School, FIT, Valley, Ga;
Morristown College, MorristoTn,
Tenn; Tuskegee Institute, Tus-
kegee, Ala.
The keynote Of the conference
was struck at the opening session
ON Friday evening by Walter
White. executive secretary of the
NhACP, who said: I'm cur efforts
to secure equal educational oppor-
tunities, physical security, and the
right of franchise, We must keep
ourselves free of bitterness and
hatred, and keep our vision url-
clouded as far as it is possible
to do so, because we can never
build a democracy for Negroes or
whites. but only for all of the
citizens of America"
Letters and kilograms OF greet
ings were read from Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Mrs. Mary Nc
Leod Bethune, Division of Negro
Affairs. National Youth Admins
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Neqro Death Rate FaIIinq>
Ala. Health Officer Finds
tuberculosis
Mortality Drops
By SO Per Cent

MONTGOMERY. Ala.-(ANP) -
A notable reduction in the Negro
mortality rate has been accom-
plished since 1915, when Booker
T. Washington instituted National
Negro Health Week, according to
DR.. j. N. Baker, Alabama health
officer, in a talk which prefaced
opening of the annual observation
Sunday.
Alabama's colored population in
creased by $4,000 in the 1O-year
period from 1928 through 1888, de-
clared Dr. Baker, yet in that per-
iod typhoid deaths among Negroes
dropped from 1875 to 40. The mea-
sles' death rate dropped from 5.4
to three per 100000; whooping
cough deaths fell from 12.6 to 6.T
per 100000; and diphtheria deaths
deceased from 4.3 to three per
100000 observed the doctor.
Particularly gratifying has been
the reduction in the Negro death
rate for tuberculosis, which de-
creased nearly so per cent between
1916 and 1888" DR.. Baker said, put
added that Negro death rate in
Alabama for all diseases is still
considerably higher than the rate
among the white population of the
state.
The drop in the influenza death
rate showed real progress in medi-
cal aid since the beginning of Ma
tlonal Health Week, however, drop
ping from 811 to 1874 per 100000
in ten-year period.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13
Augusta Project Is
Hailed By Poor Folk

AUGUSTA, GAIA N P)-The
problem or sanitary, comfortable,
low-rent housing has been solved
for scores OF this city's low-income
families now living in the newly
finished Sunset Homes, federally-
sponsored project, managed by
S. l.. Mccoy, well known young
real estate operator.
Mccoy said many of the homes
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13

tration; Arthur B Spingarn, pres
ident OF the NAhCP; Edward
Strong, executive secretary OF the
Southern Negro Youth Congress;
Dr. John w. Davis, president,
West Virginia State College; DR..
Floyd W. Reeves, director, Ameri-
can Youth Commission, Washing
ton, d. c.; Tota Chapter, Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Pittsburgh,
Pa; Reynold M. Costa, president
Boston Youth Council, NAhCP;
Hains Landon, president, Student
Council, University Of C1ncin-
natl.
At the II o'clock chapel service
on Sunday morning, William An
derson of Greenville, S. C.,
courageous leader of the CAM
paign for Negro registration in
South Carolina, and subsequent
victim of XII Klux Klan intimlda-
tions and arrests, told in a simple
but stirring manner Of mis- expert
ences. He was loud in his praise
Of the other 81 members of the
Greenville Youth Council who
worked diligently with MIN
throughout the campaign.
The conference accepted the
invitation extended by President
John Davis and the NAACP chap
ter of West Virginia State College
to hold the second conference
there at the end of next october.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13
Vegetable Laxative
Has Important Points

That's the ingredient which en-
ables BLACK-DRAUGHT to heip
tome lazy bowel muscles. 1t is the
main reason for the satisfying re-
lief from constipation that gener-
ally follows next morning When
BLACK DRAUGHT is taken at
bedtime. The millions of packages
used are proof of its merit.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-13
RECEIVES CLARK TROPHY

NEW ORLEANS-(A N P)-The
j. S. Clark trophy, given annual
ly to the school amassing the
highest number of points at the
Southern university rally of the
Louisiana Inter scholastic Athletic
and Literary association, was won
by Gilbert Academy here.