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The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
BY HERMAN CLAYTON

CLEVELAND O.-Rev. D. v.
Jemlson president of the National
Baptist Convention since last De.
cember by special action of the
board, won confirmation of that
action in his election to that high
office Wednesday night in the
Cleveland Civic auditorium.
He received 1884 votes, while his
only rival for the office, Rev. j.
C. Austin, received 1893. The other
officers of the convention were
reelected by acclamation. The
lineup remains: A. l.. Boone,
Cleveland, vice president at
large; Rev. S. A. Owen, Memphis
vice president; j. M. Nabrit, Amer
lean Baptist Theological seminary,
Nashville, secretary; Benjamin j.
Perkins, st. Louis, treasurer; R. C.
Barbour, Nashville, editor, Ma
tional Baptist Voice; w. H. Haynes,
Chicago attorney; E. w. Perry,
Oklahoma, first regional vice-pres-
ident; T. S. Harten, Brooklyn, Sec
ond regional vice president aD-
large; Roland Smith, Atlanta, sta
tistican; T. S. Boone, Fort Worth.
historiographer; and w. H. Jerna-
gin, Washington, director, National
Baptist S. S. and BYPU.
ESTIMATE $4,000 ATTENDANCE
The largest gathering in the his
tory cf the Baptists, delegates,
families, visitors and camp follow
ers to the number Of an estimated
5000 descended upon Cleveland.
taxing severely the ability of the
citizenry to accommodate them.
ELECTION ON THEIR MINDS
Their loins girded for battle, they
listened tolerantly to the rousing
g0Srel singing, the special music.
the departmental reports, and other
features otherwise highly enjoyed
They were not deceiving them
selves. They came to elect a presi-
dent and they did not try to hide
the fact.
The old-fashioned devotional
services were scantily attended
while the majority of the dele
gates sWarlned in the halls and
ante-rooms, in caucus groups, re-
allegiances and outlining
strategy.
Those that chose to be present
the first two days were witnesses
n fxn1 rs tho xx1i1InCf in
convention history, according to
the old timers. Rev. A. T. Stewart
Of Texas, who has attended every
convention for so years, stated that
they were even more unruly than
the famed Chicago convention of
1915, in which the famous split oc.
Cured.
Disorder and confusion was first
when Rev. T. S. Goodal1
of Houston objected to the blanket |
of the convention agenda
read by the assistant secretary
Rev. E. Arlington Wilson. Yelling,
"You won't railroad things in
Rev. Goodall claimed
that the agenda did not provide
for the hearing of amendments to
the constitution awaiting the meet
ing of the Board Of Managers.
The mentioning of these amend
nents, aiming at the limiting of the
term of president, and the election
Of officers by secret ballot, touch
ed off the first bombshell. Angry,
shouting delegates, their teeth
clinched, and their arms, wildly
gathered about the plat.
form and raised their voices to
oabble so deafening that business
was suspended for over two hours
The question was never settled. J
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
40 YEARS IN PASTORATE

CHICAGO-(A N P)-Berean
Baptist church, one of the fore
most religious organizations in
Chicago, paid tribute Wednesday
to its pastor for forty years, Rev.
and COl. William S. Braddan. Sc
curing the beautiful Parkway ball
room for the occasion, the mem
bers invited civic and social Or
ganization to join them in celebra-
ton and in paying homage to the
man who has led the church from
a small storefront on 47th and
Dearborn into the beautiful edifice
which they occupy at Sind anu
Dearborn today.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
RICHARDSON HEADS
MASONS

FORT WAYNE, Ind (ANP) -
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons of
Indiana held its 85th annual COM
municatioh here last week, with
st. Mary's Lodge of Fort Wayne as
host. Officers elected were Grand
Master Cornelius Richardson, Rich
mond, Indiana; Deputy Grand
Master E. j. Davis; Senior Grand
Ward Sen. Robert L. Brokenburr,
Indianapolis; Grand Secretary,
Harry Hastie; Grand Chaplain Rev.
Barney Stone.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
DR.. JEMlS0N WINS IN LAN0SL |DE
Austin Runs
Poor Second

R1outous as it seemed, it was Just
a tune up for the wild demonstra-
tlons that marked the next days
sessions. A question raised by Rev
j. Raymond Henderson from Los
Angeles, served as the release valve
this time. This question referred to
clause in the constitution which
mad to do with the number of ad-
tt1tional delegates to which
church is entitled.
Rev. Henderson contended that
the board recommended the
amending of this clause, thus per-
mltt1ng a church to have as many
additional delegates as 1t could paw
1or. When Rev. Jemison ruled Rev.
henderson out of order, screaming
delegates rushed to the front, and
catapaulted the convention into d
nedlam. 1t was literally impossible
to hear oneself talk Again tho
convention had to adjourn.
But order was never to be re-
stored. The delegates remained a
volcanic, undisciplined group, sub
Ject to the widest demonstrations
at the least provocation. And to be
sure, here were many of these up
to and, especially during election.
LEADER CALM
One Of the calmest men in the
convention was DR.. D. v. Jemison,
the president, confident OF
election, he devoted his reports
and his statement to the conven.
tion to discussion of the needs of
the world and the race in the
troubled world of today.
Net by might Can army, not
by power, but by my spirit saith
the Lord" Zach. 4:6., were the
prophetic, militant theme of tine
stirring message sounded in DR..
JeniSon's first presidents message
before the National Baptist Con-
vention on the eve of the election
last Thursday.
To the hearty, vociferous ap-
proval of the convention, DR.. Jem-
ison cited the futile efforts of men
and nations to fashion an endur-
ing order of things for the better
by means of force. Said DR.. Jemi-
son, Germany tried to bring about
a new order of things by force In
1914. Today Hitler is trying to ac-
complish the same objective. The
Kaiser failed in 1914, and Hitler
will fail in 1910 and 1941.
''True there is need of chang
Ed order of things in the world"
DR.. Jernison avowed, but he denied
it could be accomplished by force,
whether Nazi, communistic, or
democratic. The only way he said
the world can find way out Is
through the yielding of the humao
heart to the promptings of the
spirit of God
NEED AWAKENING
Speaking of our own country, DR..
JemiSon said, Here in our own
country, We are told that the
Democratic party if elected to pow
er will bring in and establish a
better order of things for one and
all. We are also assured that the
party would do the
same thing if it had the oppor-
tunity. Shall We believe both, or
either of them?
"The truth of the situation is
hat the real need of American life
is moral awakening, and we
therefore urge the newspapers of
The country to lead out along this
Inc Better conditions of life shall
prevail here in, our own country,
not my the rule of the masses, not
5he power of skillful leadership, but
(Hnnfinnad IN hack nanon
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20

The fifty-fifth Annual session Of
the Colorado Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church convened September II, at
10 o'clock a. M, in Tanner Chapel
Jefferson Streets, Rev. E. F.. Rid.
ley, pastor.
Bishop Noah w. Williams of st
Louis, Missouri; Bishop of the
Fifth Episcopal District of the A.
M. E. Church is presiding over the
meeting. Bishops, general Officers
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
HARTMAN CHURCHMAN
ATTENDS NATIONAL CONFAB

HARTMAN, Tenn.-J. C. An
'derson, we'll known local church
and civic leader returned home
this week after attending ses.
sions of the National Baptist con-
vention at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr..
Anderson won membership on the
large chorus that furnished music
for the convention.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
ADDS $40 TO MEMBERSHIP

TUSCON, Ariz-Because she
keenly felt that injustices to which
Negro soldiers are subjected should
be stopped, Mrs. Roswell Skeel Jr.,
Of this city renewed her S25 men,
berShip in the National Association
for the Advancement CT Colored
People and included an extra con-
tribution of $40.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
JOINS NAACP STAFF

NEW YORK-New member of
the national st9ff of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People is Randall Tyus,
who was appointed to be an as"
sistant field secretary at the
September meeting of the Asso-
ciation's board of directors,
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
BIBLE THOUGHT

BEWARE OF MENTAL OR PLY
SICAL CRUELTY TO Chill
DREN: But whose shall offend
one of these little ones which
believe i'm rue it we're better for
him, that miIlstOne were hang
ed about his neck and he were
drowned in the depth of the
Sea.-Matt. 1876.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
LINCOLN BEGINS S7TH YEAR

OXFORD, Pa ia N P)-Lin-
coin university, Oldest institution
in the United States for the high
er education Of Negro young men,
began its 9th year Tuesday with
the largest number of applicants
in it's history and its dormitories
filled to capacity in spite of the
draft.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20

BIRMINGHAM --(SNS) MIR.
Robert Watkins, president Of the
local Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
P0rters, and prominent in civic af.
fairs was selected to extend spe.
cial greeting of welcome to A. p.
Randolph, International President
of the Brotherhood, who held a Sc
ries of meetings here Monday with
the pOrters and firemen.
MIR. Randolph is recognized as
the foremost leader and organizer
OF race workers throughout Ameri-
ca.
MIR. Watkins states that Eve are
exceedingly glad to have Phillip
Randolph as our guest of honor"
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
BY TAsCREREAU ARNOLD

CLEVELAND, Ohlo,- (SNS) -
With a mighty mass of humanity
in attendance-estima between
IL and y thousand persons-Dr.
D. v. Jemison, presidential sue
cessor of the late DR.. L. K. Will
iiams reeled and rocked delegates
10 the National Baptist Conven-
ton with a sterling sermon Sunday
morning at Public hall.
"You don't find your highest
possibilities until you accept Christ y
DR.. Jemison shouted. "You cannot
dance, play cards, and serve Christ.
He said the reason some of ou1
churches are growing cold is that
there is too much perpetual sin on
the deacon's and mothers boards
of the churches.
HITS "HIGH CLASS" CHRIS
TIANS
Taking a sharp fling at so-called
shigh class" Christian, the
distinguished Baptist Statesmen
said. "some people talk about an
up-to-date church. What is an up
to-date church? Do you know that
there are plenty of up-to-date COL
ored and white people in hell?
AS he preached many gave vent
to lthe spirit and shouted ioud,
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
Statler Hotel
Testimonial Is
Termed Highlight

"amens' with great enthusiasm.
Mrs. I. F.. Henderson, Atlanta,
head of the Child Welfare depart
ment for the Woman's Convention,
stated that her department showed
progress, wl1ie Matthew Burgess,
Chicago, treasurer of the National
Sunday School and BTU Congress,
pointed out that the session was
perhaps the best in history of the
worlds largest Negro organiza-
ton.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
GEORGIANS HERE
TONIGHT

1t was revealed that the Rev.
T. Arnold, one Of the publicity di-
rectorS for the convention, who is
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20

CONTINUED on back page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Firm Refuses
u. ). Medidtors'
Findings
international New. s.rvle. wir.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-The
National Defense Mediation Board
today confronted It's first refusal
on the part Of an employer TO
submit TO its recommendations in
settling a labor dispute by APP
pointing 2 special representative
TO investigate the controversy.
The board has handled "a cases
without such a situation previ-
ously arising.
It's officials announced that
Mcguire. attorney for
Marlin Rockwe Corporation,
Plainville, Conn. which is manu-
featuring ball bearings for air.
planes, wired the board that the
company could not accept the
boards proposal for direct arbitra-
ton Of its dispute, involving de-
mand for wage increases, with the
UAW-CIO.
The board appointed Prof
Harry Schulman OF Yale Univer-
sity as it's special representative
TO investigate the case.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
Power RdtioninQ
MayCome Soon,
Senate Warned

WASHINGTON. June 27.-The
special Senate defense committee
today foresaw the rationing OF
electricity in American homes in
an urgent warning TO Congress
that the nation faces serious
shortage in electrical power and
therefore in aluminium for air
planes,
In report TO the Senate, the
committee asserted that the gov
eminent may be forced to resort
10 a nationwide power rstioning
rule unless potential facilities are
developed "at once"
Present national power capacity,
the committee stated after an in
vestigation OF the defense alumni
mum situation. 'is insufficient to
overcome the deficiency"
Americas aluminium industry,
wholly dependent on electrical
power for manufacturing alumni
mum from bauxite ore by eletro-
lysis, Is incapable of producing
even half the amount OF the stra-
tegic war metal produced annually
by Germany, the committee dis
closed.
Coinciding with the reports in
PRODUCTION 10 the Senate. Senator
Ralph BrewsiSr tR) of Maine.
member OF the special committee,
arose on the floor and demanded
that President Roosevelt immedi-
ately place the entire defense pro-
duction program in the hands of
one man."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
CHICAGO PRINTERS BACK

CHICAGO. June u. -- INSl-
Printers were back AT work today
on three Chicago afternoon news
papers after an allegedly unau-
thorized low d own strike by
members of the Chicago Typo
graphical Union.
During the nearly two days the
strike was in force, the publishers
continued 10 Issue newspapers.
The contract between the union
and arrangements terminated June
IL and the slow-downs, effected
chiefly by prolonged chapel meet
ings" during work hours. were due
10 the failure 70 reach an agree
ment on the terms of a new con-
tract.
The arrangements finally or
dered the men 10 leave the COM
posing rooms II they were not
going IN work. The men left. but
shortly voted ) 10 l 10 return.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT

DENVER, June q. - UNS) -
4,lte-Internationaf Union NJ Mine.
Mill and Smelter Workers today
appealed 10 President Roosevelt,
and Sidney Hillman and William
Knudsen Of the OPM, 10 intercede
in The American Potash AMI
Chemical Corporation plant strike
az Trona, Cal.
Reid Robinson, union president.
issued statement from Denver
headquarters saying he made the
pleas 10 Washington TO avert
company planned bloodshed At
Trona He also charged that
American Potash and Chemical
was Nazi-controlled
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

ADNERTIsEhENr
Back Pain and
Kidney Strain

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In such cssss. tho tsry FIRST dose ~ Cyssss so.s
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
SUBWAY WORKERS MEET

NEW YORK. June PINS -
-Four thousand members Of the
Go Transport Workers Union
damned Windsor Palace and
heard their executive board :
recommendations regarding a city
wide subway strike AT midnight
next Monday unless the city board
Of transportation signs new
contract.
Reiierating that the TWU con-
tract will not be renewed. John
II. Delaney. transportation board
chairman. earlier invited union
leaders 10 resume discussion of
wages and working conditions and
revealed that plans have been
made TO cope with any strike.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27
APPEAL TO TRANSFERS

Meantime the hoard appealed by
telegram 10 $500 striking team
-steFs Al fS9 trucking concerns IN
Pittsburgh. whose walkout. the
board said, has caused serious
obstruction TO the transportation
of defense materials in the Pitts
burgh area" 10 return 10 work
pending a board hearing Monday.
AFL Electrical Workers Union
Officials, after a conference with
.OPM Co-director Sidney Hillman,
ordered 200 striking workers at
the huge Curtiss-Wright airplsne
factory. under construction AZ
Columbus. o., 10 return 10 work.
Details of reported agreement
were not announced. The union
called strike June 10, alleging
non-union workers were installing
telephone cables.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

Captain Rickenbacker,
president Of Eastern Air
lines. deplaning from one of
his own ships at New York
upon his return home just
four months after the air
crash in which he nearly lost
his life near Atlanta. He's
been hospitalized ever since.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-27

For the Inside News" ~
Washington, Follow Paul Nal
Ions Column In the Times.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Mexicans Expect Axis
To Sever Relations
For Ship Seizures
President Declared Aware
Expropriotion Would
Bring About Breach
B, the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April 9.-Ofhcial
sources said today Berlin and Rome
probably" would sever diplomatic
relations as a result of MeXico's
appropriation of II axis ships har-
bored in Tampico and Veracruz.
These sources said President
Manuel Avila Camacho was fully
aware his appropriation decree prob
ably would bring on a severance of
relations of the axis nations with
the Mexican republic when he di-
verted the seized vessels for use by
the Mexican merchant marine in
coastal and international trade.
Such a development would be
accepted calmly because it would
deal a death blow" to Nazi and
Fascist propaganda activities and
political influence in Mexico and
possibly in other Latin American
countries, the official sources said.
Notices of appropriation were de-
livered to the German and Italian
Legations, but they declined COM
ment.
Mexican colors were run up on
the IL ships at 1890 pm. today and
naval officials said they would start
carrying Mexican cargoes to other
American republics by the end of
the month.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Coventry, SIeepIess, Digs Out
OF Debris of New Bombing

windows and tapestries had been
removed earlier for safekeeping.
Bombs also fell on the police sta
ton, a hospital and a hotel and
wiped out a community feeding CEN
ter which was established after the
November blitz.
officials said morale was won
derful." The people themselves,
stunned for a second time, asserted:
I'VE recovered and rebuilt after
the November raid and we'll pull
through this all right. too. 1t can't
last forever. The enemy under
estimates the British spirit. He
can't break it-not with bombs, any
how"
Many among the poor refused to
accept help, saying it was charity
and thus forbidden by their pride.
Crowds filled the streets all day,
most of them inspecting the wreck
age. but many going about their
necessary marketing just as if the
air were not filled WITH brick dust
and the streets not strewn with
broken glass and stonee.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Body Of Sheppard
Will Lie in Stute
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)

Earlier Story on Page ALL
The body of Senator Sheppard
Democrat, of Texas, who died at
Walter Reed Hospital early today,
will lie in state for several hours
tomorrow afternoon in the Senate
chamber, but there will be no state
funeral at the Capitol, it was an
nounced late today.
Senate officials said the body
would be brought to the Capitol at
pm and placed in front of the
dais in the chamber where the vet
eran Texan served for many years.
The doors of the Senate galleries
will be kept open until S or 6 O'Clock,
when the body will be taken to the
funeral train, leaving at $40 o'clock
tomorrow night for Texas.
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
Senator's home, TexarkanahTex.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Eicher Heads S. E. c.,
Succeeding Frank
Hy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Edward c. Eicher, one-time Dem
ocratic Representative from Iowa,
today was elected chairman of the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion, succeeding Jerome N, Frank,
who has been appointed to the Fed
eral Court of Appeals for the second
circuit.
Mr.. Frank resigned as chairman
but retained his Office as commits
sioner. He announced that he
would resign from the commission
within a few days.
Mr.. Eicher was appointed to the
commission in December, 1888, for
q term which expired last June,
when he was reappointed for five
more years.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
North Carolina Joins
Fleet; 1900 Witness
Brooklyn Exercises
$4,000 Tonner Is First
BottIeship Commissioned
BY Navy in l8 Years
Bv the Associated Press.

D. lbt ESSOtihlcu TlSoss
- NEW YORK. April 9-The first
battleship commissioned by the
United States Navy in '18 years
took its place as ship of the
line" today in sober but colorful
ceremonies aboard the new $4,000
ton North Carolina at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
The commissioning ceremonies on
the quarterback, attended by 1,50O
specially invited guests headed by
Secretary of the Navy Knox, were
held under wartime restrictions
with special police, marines and
sailors on guard.
1--WE are foreshadowing with this
ship" Secretary Knox said in a
brief address. 1.-The greatest navy
the world has ever SEEN"
He added, however, that this great
feet was not dedicated to war "but
as the best possible guarantee of our
peace and security"
The American people, he said. are
devoted to the cause of peace, and
peace for the United States may
only be secured through adequate
defense.
Stark and BroughtOn Speak.
The U. S. S. Seattle, receiving
ship, fired a 19-gun salute as Sec
retary Knox arrived Admiral Har-
old Stark. chief of naval operations,
and Gov. Melville Broughton Of
North Carolina spoke briefly.
The North Carolina, a $4,000 900
vessel, is the first of II dreadnaughts
ordered in the Nations program to
become the mightiest naval power
in the world.
Until her sistership, the Wash
ington, is commissioned in Phila-
delphia next month, the North Car
olina will be the largest and most
formidable ship In the United States
Navy.
Her nine 16-inch guns, score of
See NORTH CAROLINA, Page 2-X.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
By RUSSELL LANDSTROM,
Associated Press War CORRESPONDENT.


COVENTRY, England, April g.
This historic Midlands city of Lady
Godiva and Peeping Tom coped to-
day with new devastation wrought
overnight by German bombers in
the worst assault since the disaster
of last November IA.
The city still was unable to de-
termine the toll of casualties or
damage, but sleepless volunteers set
about the task of salvage and rescue.
The assault lasted for several
hours. 1t was widespread, inf1icting
damage through the town and cleav-
ing extensively through the resi-
Dental sectors.
Telephone service was affected.
Only curtailed service was available
today.
Coventry counted among major
property losses q celebrated hall OF
which only a hollow shell remains
The almost priceless stained glass