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The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
Will Fight
Suit Won
By Angel
Cult Leaders
Statement
Hits Coercion
By ERNEST JOHNSON

NEW YORK - CAMP
81 submit myself voluntarily
to the sheriff in conformity
with the courts order. but |
shall not be coerced into pay
ment at any time OF any
claim that is not founded in
truth and honesty"
With these word Almighty
God" in the person of Father M.
]. Divine. through his attorney,
Jacob Shientag, posted $4,000
jail bond as the latest develop
nlent in the $5,949 Judgment de-
cree won by Mrs. Verinda Brown,
an ex "angel'. A body attach
ment order was signed Wednes-
day by Philip J. McCook, Su-
preme Court Justice, but agree
ment between counsel delayed
service until Friday.
Branding the Judgment as hav-
ing been deceitfully obtained
through "perjured testimony and
conspiracy" Divine's statement
promised new evidence to support
a counter charge of conspiracy.
Repudiating affidavits to support
his defense are said to be in his
possession.
EXPRESSES DELIGHT
"My followers" Divine stated,
"have unlimited purchasing pow
er by the cooperative system.
Some who were domestics and
common laborers who lived in my
home in Sayville for years and
had no expense, have saved
thousands and thousands of dol
lars and bought for themselves
beautiful estates where they give
me and my immediate staff homes
as I did for them. But they do
not have a penny to endorse the
frauders, the perjurers, exploit
ers and the blackmailers."
The cult leader expressed de-
light that he does ''not have any
money" and that he breaches
"the gospel without money and
without price" However, he said,
81 believe in law and order and
I teach my followers to do like
wise"
In debt cases the law permits
thf debtor to post bond equal
to double the total amount of the
Judgment plus court costs. While
This bond relieves the debtor OF
actual incarceration, he must con-
fine his activities to the limits OF
the county for six months at the
end of which new order to at
tach is sought. On the other
hand. should he violate his "Jall
liberties" the bond is forfeited
and the case is closed.
DENOUNCE McCOOK
This was the best "God" could
do despite the presence of three
Judges, a state senator ana
court clerk on the rostrum at the
packed protest meeting he held
Sunday in his 155th street heav-
en-, formerly the Rockland palace.
The meeting beginning at 9 am.
and terminating at l am. the
next day, was held to denounce
Justice McCook for the indeli-
cate language he used in refer
ring to the "Diety" in his onin-
ion of the previous week in which
the Divine was ordered to settle
The public officials who heard
the denunciation were Justices
James S. Watson. George j.
Joyce, and Jacob S. Strahl, al
of the municipal court, State
Senator Jacob ]. Schwartwald
and Municipal Court Clerk Harry
Wolkoff. All except Justice Wat
son are white and are Democrats
Wolkoff presided over part of the
Continued on Back Page)
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

A DEPUTY SHERIFF lest nisass
arrested q 30-year-old colored man
accused by Willie LeForbes, 81,
colored, 1920 South Ninth avenue,
of hitting him III the face twice
about 5:45 pm. LeForbes was
treated for cuts in st. Josephs
Hospital,
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
April IA
ri Time of
Hearing
Merits OF
Case Will Be
Discussed

DALLAS, Tex.-(SsNS)-
The first skirmish in the
legal battle against the DEM
ocratic white Primary in
Texas was won here March
5 when Judge Thomas NJ.
Kennerly of the United
States District Court for the
Southern District Of Texas
set April IA for a hearing on
the merits of the case of Has
gett v. Werner, ct al.
This is the first time in the
history of white primary cases
whore the court has ordered a
heating on the merits, which au-
tomatically permits the introduce
ion of evidence. Attorneys for
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
headed by Thurgood Marshall,
special counsel from the New
York office, regard this as an
important step in the long fight
against disfranchisement.
MOTION DENIED
Judge Kennerly denied the de-
fendant's motion to strike certain
portions of the complaint filed
by Hasgett and his NAACP at
torneys and also denied the mo-
ton to dismiss the complaint.
The court ruled, defendants
motion to dismiss brings for
ward questions of law which
should be decided on the evil
dence, not on the pleadings: ...'
In all previous white primary
cases the lower courts have dis
missed the cases in pleadings and
no evidence could be put IN. The
NAACP expects on April ID to
put in evidence to support the
claim that Negroes are barred
unconstitutionally from partici-
pating in elections in Texas.
The fundamental theory upon
which this attack is being made
is that the. primary is an inter
gral part of the election machine
ry of the State, that the law gov
erning primary elections in Tex,
as is in most respects identica!
with the governing general elec'
tions, and that these individual
defendants were appointed pur'
J suant to statutory authority with
powers and duties and to per-
form practically identical func-
tions to those prescribed by stat
ute for officials in general cleo
tionS.
RIGHT TO VOTE
The action was brought by Sid
ney Hasgett, resident of Hou-
ston, Tex, who alleges in his
complaint that he was denied the
right to vote in the primary in
July, 1910. The case is being car
ried forward by the Texas
branches of the NAACP and by
the national office in New York.
The entire South is watching
the Texas case in the hope that
it will decide the white primary
throughout Dixie. If the case goes
to the United States supreme
court and is won, white primaries
in the South will be wiped out
and hundreds of thousands of Ne
groes will be able to vote iE
state and local elections.
The NAACP has carried uE
two previous cases on voting tt
the highest u. S. court and wor
both, one in 1927 and one il
1882. The third, which was MOI
handled by the association, but
by private Texas citizens, was
lost.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

Workers on a construction job in
Russia have written books about
their work.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
Local Neu,s
And Briefs
BURGLAR GETS PRISON
TERM

A one-to-five prison SEN
tence for burglary was given
George Roland Rankin, Phoenix
resident, by Judge M. T. Phelps in
Superior Court Monday afternoon
Rankin was charged with bur-
glarizing dwelling at 1901 East
Adams street, owned by H. G. Ma
lone.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
BIRTHDAY GREETING

With best wishes for many happy
and prosperous native days to Mr..
Mack c. Nance of Nogales Ariz
from The Staff.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
30 S Fl u A 10 N E S
BY l. p. Reynolds

Bro. Bell says prayer may be
the key but it seems that these
days some combinations have
been changed.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

PLEADING GUILTY yeseeBaay
in city court to receiving a stolen
electric drill valued at $5, Sandy
Hayes, "a year old, was sentenced
to 30 days in the city jail.
Joseph Coon, a Phoenix waiter,
found guilty of bastardy, was or
dered to pay 81. so monthly for
support of his two children.
Failure to heed a boulevard stop
sign-Mrs. Sam Shelton, 1880 East
Monroe street, Mary Mesquita, 1O1d
South . Montezuma Street, E.
G.. Smith, 1909 West Holly street
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

EXAMINATION of Nose Ham
MONS 27 years old, a pugilist, 1902
East Jefferson street, on an ag-
gravated assault charge sastgraAv
was set for 10 am. Tuesday in
EhsE Phoenix Precinct Justice
Court.
He was jailed pending arrange
mentS for $500 bond. He allegedly
assaulted Ann Ward, 1430 East
Madison street, February II.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church
Services Listed
Duke U. GIee Club of 80
Voices Will Give
Evening Program

DR.. John w. Rustin, minister of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, will preach tomorrow at
$50 and IL m. on Some Things
Never Die" Harry McMains will
sing THE Old Rugged Cross" at
the early service, the mixed quartet
will sing the offertory selection,
the choir will sing the anthem at
IL O'Clock, Sing Ye Heavens" by
Goldsworthy; the Mount Vernon
Madrigals will sing the spiritual
Red River in the Night" The Rev.
WILDER H. Wilson will preach at the
Junior church service in the chapel
on THE Significance of Lent"
The Duke University Glee Club
Of 80 voices will sing at pm. The
senior, young peoples and young
adult departments will meet at Z
pm.
The Woman'S Society of Chris
tian Service Will sponsor a sewing
unit of the Red Cross at the church
on Tuesdays from 10 to 4 o'clock.
DR.. RuStin will speak Thursday at
8 pm. Mrs. Laura Townshend will
speak at the meditation service in
the chapel Friday from 5 to $50
pm. The senior department will
have the annual banquet Friday at
7 pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Reformation Church
To Hear Lent Talk
By DR.. BIackWeIder
His Topic, The Mon
Whose Politics EnsIuyed
His Conscience

THE Man Whose Politics En-
slaved His Conscience" will be the
subject of DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder
pastor of the Lutheran Church OF
the Reformation, tomorrow at pm
This will be the fourth in his cur
rent series of lenten sermons, In
tervieWs With Destiny"
The inquirers' groups will meet at
7 pm. DR.. Blackwelder and the
Rev. Ralph w. Loew. associate pas
tor. are in charge of these discus
sion groups,
DR.. Blackwelder will preach at II
am. on Divine Scars" At $3.50
am. the Rev. Mr.. Loew will speak
on "Repentence: How Sorry Must
We Be?" the third in the special
series, THE Vocabulary of Lent"
The intermediate League, the
Senior League and the Young Peo-
pies League will meet at 6:45 pm.
The Parson Memorial Glass will
meet at the home of Mrs. S. J.
Hinkle Monday at s pm.
The Daytime Circle of the Mis-
sionary Society will meet Tuesday
at 1:30 pm.
The Intermediate League will hold
a business meeting March 29 at
2:30 pm. at the home of Miss
Grace Greenfield
The Finance Committee will meet
at the home of DR.. Blackwelder
March % at pm. On Saturday at
10 am. the children of the church
and the junior confirmation class
will meet.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
The Religion We Need
Foundry Church Topic

The II am. topic tomorrow in
Foundry Methodist Church by Dr..
Frederick Brown Harris is The
Religion We Need Nancy Thiel-
sen Fisher, guest soprano from the
Riverside Church, New York, will
sing Consider the Lilies" At 8
pm. the Rev. Edward G.. Latch,
minister of the Chevy Chase Meth
odist Church, will be the guest
preacher
On Wednesday evening the Choral
Art Society of Boston University,
augmented by several Washington
church choirs will render a pro-
gram which will be broadcast and
recorded by WINK. The business
and social meeting of the Fellow
ship Glass will be held in the Let's
Building that evening.
DR.. Robin Gould, minister of the
Francis Asbury Methodist Church,
will speak Thursday at pm. The
Foundry choir will sing.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Births Reported

Chester and Elizabeth Anender, girl.
Kermit and Lillian Anderson. girl.
Laurence and Beth Austin. girl.
Isaac and Helen Azorr, boy.
John and Mary Baker boy.
George and Sallie Beck boy
Bernard and Helen Benldt girl.
Mario and Lena BinghI. boy.
Harry and Violet Brown, boy,
Hubert and Mary Brown, boy.
JACK and Mary Burress, boy
Charles and Ruth CarlSton. girl.
stephen and Anna Coniglio, boy.
PauI and Elizabeth Craun. girl.
Joseph and Lois Cumberland boy,
AlFa and Audrey Dawes, boy.
Paul and Anna Dempsey, girl.
Guy and Ann Ferguson, boy.
william and Vivian Fisher, boy.
James and Margaret Ford. twin bows.
John and Agnes Foytik, girl
Harry and Noy Gilbert, girl
warren and Evelyn Gilbertson. girl.
Jerome and Bertha Ginsburg girl
Melvin and Bertha Godshall' boy.
Clare and Ruth Gray, girl.
Her0ert and Florence Gullickson, girl.
Cecll and Florence Harp, girl,
John and Hazel Hudak boy.
Gene and Ruby Irwin. boy.
MlLlam and Anna James, girl
GIemenS and Priscilla Kast. girl.
John and Cecilia Klein girl
ferdinand and Natalie Krantz. girl
Harry and Margaret Lanahan. girl
Hamilton, and Margaret Lille, gin,
Jonn and Mamie Lohman, bow
pghiNp and Frances Mcguire. girl
horace and Constance Manchester pirI
lanes and Vera Morrissey, girl.
John and Ann McNabb boy.
ddhomas and Anne O'Brien girl
Charles and Virginia Orme eirI
3ShIasrleS and Helen Orndorf. girl.
Mll1am and Julia Parker. boy
STANLEY and Genevieve Pataiczak g4-r
James and Ruth Reed, bow 49,
george and Efie Ryan. girl
EDWARD and Elaine Schlanf bov
arthur and Bernice SchoII boy.
Mutton and Dora Skeen. bow
SSnsr!es and Mildred Stewart, boy.
es[hesI sricS ana Dorothy Stefan. boy.
frank and Anne SWoger. eirI
EIed RI and Alice Utterback. girl.
coward and Fanny Walsh. boy
Esoert and Dorothy WaJker girr
lanes lanes and audrey warrins' siri..
Gs GG5Gen ana Betty White girl.
coward and Helen Williams bov
George and Airline Wood, bow 'O''
10nn WilIl ana Rosemary Zsoldos. bow
"I4ilam and Frances Champ, bov
Evening star., 1941-03-22
First Congregational
Church Services
Announced
Rev. Howard S. Anderson
To Give Interpretation
OF 'England's Hour

The Rev. Howard Stone Anderson
will preach tomorrow at IL am. on
Are We Camping Where Our
Fathers Fell?" at the First Congre-
gational Church. The cappella
choir will sing two numbers by So
derman, Lamb of God" and He Is
Blessed" Grace Be Unto You"
will be sung by the male members
of the choir.
The pastor at 8 pm. will give a
religious Interpretation of Vera Brit
tains "England's Hour" The choir
will sing Glory to God in the High
est" by Pergolesi, and Marjorie
Brett, soprano, will sing Come Unto
Him." by Dunn.
The Scrooby Club will meet at
pm. The Tuxis Club will meet at
$50 pm.
The Young Women's Club will
meet at pm. Tuesday for dinner,
followed by business meeting and
movies by Miss Maxine Weisenborn.
A dinner and service will be held
at pm. Thursday. A program on
temperance has been arranged. J.
Raymond Schmidt, vice president
of United Dry Forces of the District
of Columbia, will speak. Mrs. Ar
thur c. Watkins, parliamentarian
of the w. c. T. U. of the District of
Columbia, will talk on her organi-
zation'S work. J. H. Fitzhugh Mayo
will speak on THE Message of Alco-
holicS ANONYMOUS
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Wesleyan Service Guilds
Entertained at HumIine

The Wesleyan Service Guild of
Hamline Methodist Church was
host to members of other guilds in
Methodist churches of the East and
West Washington districts Tuesday
at dinner. These guilds have as
their members mainly business and
professional women.
Greetings were brought by Mrs.
E. c. Beery, wife of the district
superintendent of the East WASH
ington district; Mrs. G.. Ellis Will
iams, wife of the district superin-
tendent of the West Washington
district; Mrs. H. B. Linton ana
Mrs. G.. Raymond Wilhelm, mem
berS of Hamline Church.
The principal address was given
by Mrs, Joy Elmer Morgan, presi-
dent OF the Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the Baltimore
Conference. Her subject was The
Challenge of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service to Methodist
Women" This being the first of
such gatherings in the District of
Columbia, a roll call of churches
was answered by a member of each
guild. who gave a short report of
the activities of her particular group.
Miss Ethel Stickles, president of the
Hamline Guild, presided.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Metropolitan Baptist
Plans Special Services

The pastors of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, DR.. John Compton
Ball and the Rev. John M. Ball
bach, will be assisted in special
evangelistic services by the Rev
BronWen Davies Clifford, beginning
tomorrow and continuing through
April 6.
The Rev. Mr.. Clifford will speak
at 7:30 pm. daily except Saturday.
DR.. Ball will preside at the services
and the Rev. Mr.. Ballbach will
lead the singing.
The Rev. Mr.. Chford's topics
Sunday and the week are as fol-
lows: Sunday morning, This Is
Your Hour; evening, The Dying
Thoughts of Prisoner; Monday,
When God Burned; Tuesday,
1.-THE Broken-Up Jazz Party;
Wednesday, Who's Your Favorite
Star; Thursday, III Never Smile
Again" and Friday, Seven Ducks
and Running Water"
A large volunteer choir will par
ticipate at each week night. Many
young people will assist in render
ing special musical selections.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Jesus in Action Topic
At Sixth PRESBYTERIAN

Attitudes of Jesus In Action" will
be the subject of the lenten sermon
tomorrow at II am. by the Rev
j. H. Garner at the Sixth Presby-
terian Church The Sunday school
will observe every member canvass
Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor Forum
invites young people of poSt-college
age who have recently come to the
city to meet with them at pm.
The Senior Hi young people meet
at 7 pm.
The annual congregational-cor-
poration meetings will begin with a
dinner Tuesday at 6 pm. The
members and families Of the con-
gregation are urged to attend.
The community lenten services
will be held in this church Thurs
day at pm. with Rev. DR.. Harry
Burgan preaching.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Colt
By Lillian Coz Athey

Racing beside its mother across
the fields, the young colt appeals to
every one who sees the race 1t is
such gallant effort to keep up
with mother.
Early in life the colt shows char
scteristics both in its favor and
against 1t. Those who understand
desirable and undesirable traits IN
horses watch a colt most carefully.
There is, of course, rejoicing when
the colt shows favorable traits from
the beginning.
You would be surprised to learn
how often a colt has to be chastised
for habits inherited from father or
mother. Some of the small rascals
show decided aversion to having
halters about their necks. Their
fathers or mothers were halter
pullers. This is bad habit, of which
baby colt must be broken. Then
he may be a wind sucker. That is
bad. Sucking air through the mouth
accompanied by an audible sound,
either grunting or groaning, is not
pleasant to hear This is another
problem for the horse trainer. Then
Junior or sister may be cribber,
determined to press the teeth
against some object, much of the
time when on a wind-sucking jam
boree. The wear of the teeth is
serious so steps are taken to make
this impossible. What these air.
suckers do is to make themselves
look twice their normal size, at
least in the abdomen. Indeed, they
look fearfully swollen and are
subject to collie.
Another habit is kicking and the
energy-consuming vice of STALL
trotting or walking. Weaving takes
a lot of energy, too. Tossing the
head and fore quarters from one side
to another is bad. To do this, the
colt or horse stands wide on his
forefeet. You can see that a colt
must be taught to behave itself,
just as we must cure any baby of
Objectionable habits.
What the owner wishes in a horse
Is good health, indicated by an alert,
graceful carriage or good gaits and
q rich, glossy coat He must be
fearless, yet aware of what is going
on about him and obedient. If his
teeth are good he will chew his
Evening star., 1941-03-22

not be handled any other way than
in a f1are-pp. This is not serious.
An understanding trainer will over
come this and turn the energy
losing temper into constructive
channels.
Horses having dark, solid coats,
either bay, brown, chestnut or black,
sell readily. A gray horse is said
to stand the sun more comfortably;
those of other colors often suffer
from sunburn.
For hard work, the colt should be
permitted to grow four or five years
without too much expected Of him.
Actually his real value begins to
depreciate in his ninth year, though
he may be very efficient with good
care until he is 90.
A colt frolicking over sunny
meadows has to go to school, learn
his lessons, and be trained to make
his living. He must have sturdy
legs, a well-shaped body, steady
head, good sight, teeth and wind,
affection, willingness to do his part,
and ability to get along with his
neighbors and those on whom he
depends for his food and shelter.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Mount Oliyet (Colorpdl

THE Sentenced Christ" is the
subject of the fourth lenten sermon
the Rev. w. Schiebel is preaching
Sunday mornings in his series on
Passion Poems" On Wednesday
evenings he is continuing another
series on Passion Pictures" Next
Wednesday he will speak on THE
Condemned Christ" A copy of the
Passion" painting by Ciseri will be
given to every worshiper.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Church of the Ascension.

Continuing the series of Sunday
evenings, the special preacher at 8
pm. will be the Rev. Armand T
Eyler, rector of st. Margaret S
Church. These informal services
with the singing of old and familiar
hymns are a special lenten observ-
ance at Ascension Church, and an
invitation is extended to all persons
who may be interested.
Other services of the day viii ''
Holy communion at 8 am. am
mon by Canon Raymond L. W
at II am. The Young Peoples
lowship is at Z pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Grace Reformed

The Rev. Calvin Henry Wingert
will preach tomorrow at IL am. on
The Philosophy of Suffering Re-
hearsal for The Passion Play" to
be presented in dramatic form by
the young people on Good Friday
evening, will be held at $50 pm.
The Merry Helpers Club will hold
its oyster supper on Thursday. A
lenten service will be held Wednes-
day at pm. The Rev. Mr.. Wingert
will deliver his fourth sermon in a
series on the Heidelberg Catechism,
the theme being "A Great Result
Redemption.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Chevy Chase Methodist

Mastering Our Loneliness" the
fourth IN series of sermons on
Toward a More Creative Life" will
be given at II am. by the Rev. Ed
win Gardiner Latch. On Tuesday
at 1890 there will be a buffet
luncheon in the church, given by
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service. The speaker will be DR..
Frederick Brown Harris of the
Foundry Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1941-03-22

using as his topic Sunday morning
1.-The Success of Evil" At 8 pm. he
will speak on the subject God Leads
the Long Way" The young people
will meet at pm.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service will meet Wednesday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Washingtou Tabernacle

The Rev. r. L. McGougan will
preach at 10:45 m. on Life Must
Grow Larger or Life Will Become
Lifeless." Miss Thelma Deison
will be the soloist. AT the 7:45
evangelistic meeting Mrs. Benjamin
Mckay and Mrs. Browning will
render vocal numbers. The minis
ters subject will be "Trespass,
Trembling, Triumph, or Trag-
edy-which?
Evening star., 1941-03-22
st. Agnes Church Lists
Meditation Services

A quiet evening for women and
older girls will be held at St. Agnes
Church Tuesday, with the rector
the Rev. Albert J. Dubois, as the
conductor. The retreat will begin
with first meditation at Sis pm;
supper will be served at 6 pm.
The second and third meditations
are at 7 and 8:15 pm. and the clos
ing devotions at pm.
There will be masses Sunday at
7:30, $50 and II am. and solemn
evensong at 7:30 pm. In addition
to mass daily at am. there will
be a second mass Tuesday and
Thursday at $50 am, Wednesday
at $50 am. and Saturday at 8 am.
Evening star., 1941-03-22
Georgetown Lutheran

"The Philosophy of the Gross
will be the subject at II am. by
the Rev. Harold E. Beatty. The
combined choirs will sing. The
Luther League meets at 7 pm.
Lenten service Wednesday, 8 pm
Guest speaker the Rev. George H
Eveler.
The Boy Scouts Troop Sc, Her
bert c. Tucker, scoutmaster, will
hold their annual parents banquet
Friday, 8 pm. The chief address
will be delivered by Scout EXecu-
tive Linn G. Drake.