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Evening star., 1941-06-29
90 Commander Doubted
Training of Crew, Widow Says

in the Atlantic Fleet, told the board
yesterday that the %, like all sub
marines, had leaks, but stated they
were of no significance and they
were corrected before she went out
for her deep dive"
Mrs. Abbott. described by Admiral
Tarrant as a brave little woman"
told of hearing her husband express
a desire for one more experienced
submarine man with him" She de-
clared that while she had no bitter
ness, her husband should have
had ample officers with him.
Satisfied With Vessel.
She said he was satisfied with
the condition of the submarine
when it left the Philadelphia Navy
Yard" where it had undergone
repairs for some minor defects in
equipment.
Mrs. Tillery told of hearing her
husband say there was hole IN the
sub 'aS big as a mans hand ana
added that her husband had had
premonition of tragedy just before
the boat sailed from this port.
Lit. Comdr. Robert M. Peacner.
commander of the 11th Submarine
Division, recalled to the stand,
sWore he never had received any
complaint on the O-9 which would
interfere with her regular operations.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
BY the Associated Press.

NEW LONDON, Conn, June %
Mrs. H. J. Abbott, attractive widow
of the commander of the Inflated
submarine O-9, testified today that
her husband didn't have full con-
fidence in his crew"
She told the Naval Board of
Inquiry that her husband had eX-
pressed doubt at home las to the
training of the personnel on the
ship which failed to come up from
a deep dive off Portsmouth, N. H.,
last week.
1t. Abbott was among 33 men
trapped in the submersible.
In low voice which Wavered at
times Mrs. Abbott, behind dark
glasses, said her husband, who
loved the boat and was very proud
of his command" did not discuss
the material condition of the sub
marine with her.
Immediately after her testimony,
Rear Admiral William T. Tarrant
announced the board would meet
again Monday at 10 am. lE. S. t.
at the Portsmouth Navy Yard to
confer on the evidence.
The widows of First Glass Ma
chinist's Mate Thomas w. Tillery
and Chief MachiniSt's Mate Edward
G. Foster, who testified prior to
Mrs. Abbott, declared they over
heard their husbands say the sub
mersible leaked" @
Rear Admiral Richard S. Ed
wards. cOmmandant of submarines
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Martin Told to Yield
Part of Housing Project
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
John M. Carmody, administrator
of the Federal Works Agency, di-
rected today that housing project
reserved for workers in the Glenn
L. Martin Co. plant in Baltimore,
be thrown open to defense workers
in other companies.
He telegraphed Glenn L. Martin
that because of his representations
that "a great number of employees
of the Martin company were eager"
to find homes the agency purchased
Armistead Gardens and reserved 900
of its TOO homes for Martin COM
pany employees rather than take time
to build defense housing project.
But for reasons we are unable
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Man Given 180 Days
On Traffic Churqes

Recently found guilty by Police
Court jury on charges of leaving
after colliding, reckless driving and
driving without an automobile ope-
rator's permit, Charles G. West. ST,
of the 42OO block of Canal road
NV, yesterday was sentenced to
a total of 180 days in jail.
Sentences by Judge George D.
Nelson included 80 days for leaving
after colliding, so days for reckless
driving, and 80 days for driving
without a permit.
West, it was testified, had left the
scene after the automobile he was
driving struck telephone pole on
Canal road last November, injuring
a passenger in the machine. The
case was prosecuted by Assistant
Corporation Counsel E. w. Thomas.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Leqionnuires Will Hold
Moonlight Cruise

The District Department of the
American LEGION will hold its an
nual moonlight cruise on the steam
ship Mount Vernon Thursday eve
hing.
Selection of Miss American Le-
zion" from six finalists will be the
feature of the cruise. The flnalists
and the posts sponsoring them are:
Miss Helen Zaraba. Cooley-McCul-
dough-; Miss Helen Gilliart, Victory;
Miss Dorothy Glaves, Capital Tran
sit; Miss Margaret Wolf, Bunker
Hill: Miss Jene Dorm, Lincoln, and
Miss Helen Wolfe, Internal Reve-
hue.
Miss American Legion" will be
Q guest at the department conven-
zion at the Mayfower Hotel late in
xuly.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Fort Brogg Officer Given
Year for MonsIoughter
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT BRAGG, N. c., June 28.-
The public relations department of
Fort Bragg announced today that
Second 1t. j. F. Lamb of Pitts
burgh, Pa, had been convicted by
court martial of manslaughter and
intoxication, subject to the approval
of reviewing authorities. The de-
partment said he was sentenced to
one year at hard labor and given a
dishonorable discharge from the
Army.
1t. Lamb was a member of the
4th Battalion, I'd Regiment of the
Field Artillery replacement center at
Fort Bragg.
He was convicted, the department
said, in connection with the death
of Pvt. Samuel Rogers, 25, of Page
land, S. c., who was run over and
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Wood Named to Faculty

IOWA CITY, Iowa, June % (P.-
Grant Wood returning here from a
years leave of absence on a lecture
tour, has been appointed to a pro-
fessorship in the University of Iowa
School of Fine Arts, President Virgil
M. Hancher announced today.
Mr.. Wood, celebrated for his de-
pictions of the American Midwest,
joined the staff here in 1884 and was
made an associate professor in 1885.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Americans May TroveI
On Canadian Ships
BY the Associated Press.

Fy JIt HSSUCidItU 7 ItoS'
President Roosevelt signed into
law yesterday resolution permit
ting Americans to travel on ship
of Canadian registry between Amer
lean ports.
The measure amends the neutral
ity laws general prohibition against
travel on belligerent's ship.
Sponsors said it would authorize
a round trip between Cleveland,
Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wis, by a
Canadian ship during the American
Legion convention in the latter
city September Is to 18.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
VuItin Seeks Pardon
To Avoid Deportation
BY the Associated Press.

BY lHt ASSOCIaItu PTtSS.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, June %
Jan Valtin, author of the book out
Of the Night which described Nazi
and Communist sabotage, espionage
and secret police activity, sought a
pardon from Gov. Culbert L. Olson
today as the first step in an attempt
to avert deportation to Germany.
M. Stanley Mosk, secretary to the
Governor, said Attorney Hugo Pol
lock of New York, representing VAL
tin, applied to the Governors Office
for pardon application forms. Pol
lock said they will be filed soon.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

German-born Valtin, whose real
name is Richard Krebs, was paroled
from San Quentin Prison some wears
ago after serving a term for a 1925
conviction of assault committed in
Los Angeles. He was deported later
and the Government alleges he re-
entered the country illegally.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Free Swimming Lessons
At Glen Echo Pool

Free swimming lessons will be
given at the Glen Echo pool by
Senior Red Cross Life Guards start
ing Tuesday, it was announced yes
terday by Boyd Hickman, pool di-
rector.
Every morning except Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays during July.
children will be given lessons from
10 until 1890 o'clock. Adults will
be given lessons on the same days
from 1890 to II am. and from 7
10 7:3o pm. on Monday, Wednesday
erd Friday.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

Charged with defalcations total
hg over $250,000 manipulated
through building material trans
actions, two Germans, Peter Berg
and his brother-in-law, Gustavo
Galdwach, were arrested on a liner
off Peru and returned to Santiago,
Chile.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Park Police Sergeant
Among 80 10 Finish
F.B.l. Training Course
Local Graduate
Expected to Retoin
Rock Creek Beut

Sergt. Mark H. Raspberry OF the
United States Park Police today is
ready to return to local crime de-
lection and investigation after hav-
ing completed the II weeks Of train
ing at the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation National Police Academy
here.
He received his certificate yester-
day during graduation exercises at
the Justice Department. In general,
his main patrol includes the north
and south sections of Rock Greek
Park as well as parts of the park
section downtown.
81 States Represented.
Park police officials said yesterday
he probably would return to his
regular assignment. Other members
of the special course came from 81
States and the Philippines. There
were 80 in the class.
Sergt. Raspberry, native of Bir-
mingham, Ala, joined the park po-
dice in 1881 and a year ago was
raised to the rank of sergeant. He
applied for the F. B. I. training and
was made a member of the class
which convened April 7. During his
course of instruction he qualified in
the use of police firearms and in
eombat and self-defense methods.
* He also took special training in
technical and scientific crime de-
lection. Other studies were pro-
yided to equip him better as a law
enforcement officer and an instruc-
tor In the latest methods of crime
detection.
q. Pvt. Joseph T. Wirth last year
was the first local park police men,
Der to attend the F. B. I. School.
In addition, one member of the
Metropolitan Police force attended
the school. Pvt. Wirth now is di-
rector of the park training school.
a. In addition to their general scien-
tific and technical training, men,
bers of the academy study statis-
tics, records and report writing, first
aid. police administration and
teaching methods
10000 Agents Benefited.
Along with Sergt. Raspberry, j.
c. Kennedy and Franklin j. Tracy
OF the F. B. I. were graduated yes
terday at the conclusion of the sew
enteenth session of the academy.
With this graduation SOL members
have returned to their communi-
ties to make instruction available
10 their departments.
/. J. Edgar Hoover, F. B. I. director,
estimated 10000 laW-enforcement
agents have benefited by informa-
ton brought back from the acad-
emy. These men, he said, have par
ticipated in regional conferences
and they are ready to meet any
emergency"
Other speakers during the exer-
cises were Senator Chandler, Demo-
erat, of Kentucky and Representa-
tive JOIN w. Mccormack, Demo-
crat, OF Massachusetts, House ma
jority leader. The invocation and
benediction were given by the Rev.
Robert S. Lloyd, S. j., Manresa-on-
Severn, Annapolis.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

to understand in the face of your
earlier representations of need
through the coordinator of defense
housing we have not received from
your company the cooperation ex-
pected,'' Mr.. Carmody declared.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Mrs. Bryun Gets Posts

The House yesterday elected
Representative Byron, Democrat,
of Maryland to the Civil Service
and War Claims Committee.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

killed by an automobile June 4
which 1t. Lamb was charged with
driving.
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
BY MACK C. NANCE

DEMOCRACY: 1n its past and
present status) Plutocracy, IN its
lowest terms. Plutocracy. less cul-
ture and dignified background
Plutocracy. in the rough. An in
strument specially designed to es
tablish, cultivate, and perpetuate
white supremacy, white domina-
ton coupled with cruel injustice
and imperialistic persecution. Ex-
perts in the arts of enSlaving all
non-white races. A group danger
ously saturated in imperialistic
greed, social and political graft
ano stupid corruption. A group
who makes the broad expression:
That because of color or the size
of the wallet, Thus far, thou shall
go no further" With the exception
of the Latin American Republics
(those not afflicted with the yam
kee scourge) not even shadow OF
democracy exists. in expected or
anticipated.
Democracy, had and is being
used as a screen or cover, to HIDE
the lowest characteristics of the
human family. Democracy, GODS
own method of self-government,
has been diluted, dissipated and
thr)ugh evil corruptive practices,
become contemplate and little
worthy Of the appreciation Of non
white races. All evidence of today
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
Wings To Give
$4,000 Worth
Of Scholarships
Winners to Be
Selected Through
Essay Contests

CIEVELAND-(A N Prev
Glenn T. Settle announced on the
July 13 program of "Wings Over
Jordan over the Columbia
Broadcasting system that during
the fiscal year from September !
to September 1, 1882, this program
will award $4,000 in scholarships
to deserving Negro students.
The winners of these awards will
be selected through essay contests
which are restricted to those stu
dents enrolled in a senior high
school located within the United
States. Students who expect to
be enrolled in senior high schools,
however, are also eligible for this
contest.
The closing date for entries for
this contest is September IS 1t is
expected that the first 33 scholar
ships will be awarded on or about
January 1, 1912.
Many prominent Negro educa-
tors of America have consented to
serve on the educational commits
sion of this contest. The decision
of the Judges will be final in all
cases.
One of the detectives aimed at
(Contiuued on Back Paqe)
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
OUR Government and WAR

same chance regardless of race ol
color. Our Government must be in
strumental in bringing about
stable peace to the world, but we
must first get peace and satisfac-
ton at home before we can hope
for peace abroad. American de-
mocracy can only survive on right
and justice to all American citi-
zens. It might seem hard to the
white man of the deep South to
concede to this thought but he
must come to it and now is the
time.
All of the American people in
america make up the American
Government and all should share
its happiness as we'll as it's burdens
alike.
If the peace and happiness Of
the American White Man is dis
turbed the peace of the American
Negro is disturbed If the happi-
ness of the White Man is stolen
the happiness of the American
Negro is likewise stolen. We are
being called on to prepare to de-
fend this happiness, so why not all
prepare alike? President Roose-
velt's Executive Order was the first
step. All Negro citizens that are
eligible should enlist in all the de-
partmentS of the defense and pre-
pare themselves to play the part Of
a hero when it becomes necessary
to defend your rights and privi-
legeS that your Creator granted you
from the foundation of the world,
and when Hitler and his suicide
gang have been defeated, your de-
scendants will rejoice in your
courage and of knowing that
through your blood his rights and
freedom was sealed for ever ant
ever-more
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
Randolph And
Webster Amonq
Those Selected
Mark Etheridge
OF Louisville
Named Chairman

WASHINGTON-(SNS)-
Personnel of the five-man
Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practice, named under
the terms of President Roose-
celt's executive order barring
racial discrimination in de-
fense industries, was an
nounced Saturday by Steve
Early, White House secre
tary.
Named to the committee were
three colored and two white men:
A. p. Randolph, president OF
'ullman Porters Brotherhood.
M. P. Webster, president of Red
Caps Union.
William Dickerson, attorney and
former Chicago Councilman.
Mark Etheridge, editor of the
louisville Courier journal. chair
mar.
David Sarnoff, president of RCA
Corporation.
In a story filed from New York
last week by the Associated Negro
Press, it was predicted that neither
Walter White, secretary Of the
nor A Philip Randolph
would be appointed to the i'm
portant committee. Another guess
had New Yolk's Mayor F. H.
LaGuardia and Wendell Willkie,
Republican Presidential candidate
in the last election, as possible
members of the important five
man group.
Although there was some delay
in naming the committee members,
observers assured themselves dur
ing the past few days that such
a committee was forthcoming be-
cause Of frequent conferences be-
tween representatives of the March
on Washington Committee and
administration officials.
The closed meetings were held
in Washington and in New York,
according to the Associated Negro
Press. The meetings were held, it
was pointed out for the purpose
of reducing the list of potential
members of the committee.
Walter White and a. Philip
Randolph, of the March on Wash
ington Committee, met with Sid
ney Hillman, CO. director of the
Office of Production Management,
in Washington, and again with
Mayor LaGuardia in New York.
The committee was appointed
for the purpose of handling eX-
pected complaints of violation OF
President Roosevelts executive or
der barring racial discrimination
in employment policies and prac-
tices of holders of defense con-
tracts.
In the executive order of June
Is in which the President ordered
defense industries to open their
doors to Negroes, Mr. Roosevelt
stated that the five-man Commit
tee on Fair Employment Practices
would be named.
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
BY p. p. POPE

II BY p. p. POPE
zWHAT ARE we doing and where
-afe, we going? Our Government is
M condition that the leaders o.
our commonwealth have all lost
hope for a standard of true Democ-
racy.
In the Worlds War we lost our
prosperity to the extent that de-
rt'ession sleized the whole nation
and we spent the past 81 years
trying to bring back to the Amer
ican people the privileges that will
maintain happy and satisfied
mind. What will be the fate of this
Government? Can we thrive under
such conditions? Are we doomed
to shame and disgrace?
If we spent twenty years in peace
time and could not become recon-
ciled to a just standard of living,
nat will we do in such a con-
Inct that is now focused upon the
world? We have spent billions Of
dollars in peace time trying to
help other nations have peace and
now those same nations have lift
ed up their heels against US 1t
now looks like we are going to
have to fight against our own
tanks, and submarines.
IF the American Government
can survive under the many dis
advantages that confronts us then
we can be called King of the
World; with billions of dollars
spent in China, Greece, Finland.
Poland and ten other countries.
and depression in our own coun-
try can we achieve a victory? We
have everything to gain and moth
ing to lose. This present conflict
calls for a pure and complete unity
of all the people. and to crush
Communism, Hitlerism and Boil
shevism, we must all have the
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26

O1lCACOt- NAN1) - opUllllLSlll
mong friends of Joe and Marva
Louis who anticipated a reconcilia-
ion was washed away Wednesday
hen the Brown Bomber inserted
a personal advertisement in the
Chicago Herald American disclaiin-
ing all responsibility for debts not
incurred by himself.
Mrs. Louis, taken by surprise, in
dicated she would not fight Joe in
ourt, and stated settlement
yould be reached with her husband
efore a decree would be sought.
After previously intimating that
he champions long absences from
home and failure to be attentive as
good husband should was really
back of her suit, she changed her
mind last week and said that had
nothing to do with her action. IN
her petition she alleged Joe wac
cruel and had twice struck her.
William Temple, attorney for the
titleholder, said he inserted the ad-
vertisement at Joe'S request.
Although Mrs. Louis has publicly
stated she hoped for a reconcilia-
ton, intimates believe Joe is will
ing to go through with a divorce
despite the belief of Julian Black
nd other members nf the cham
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26

requested by the Thomasville De-
velopment Company
Mr.. Kelley, an owner of more
than sixteen hundred acres of land
in the valley attended the meet
ing and informed the board that
this land would be developed as
soon as the bridge crossing was
completed. At the close of the
meeting Mr.. Fields informed the
group that a new engineer had
been employed by the County and
that this matter would be turned
over to him for an estimation. He
also stated that the Board would
give it's best service to the selec-
ticns outlined by the engineers.
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
BODY OF NATIONALLY KNOWN NEDUCATORNISSING
SINCE LAST DECEMBER DISCOVERED IN HUDSON
Bridge Requested
East Of Liberty

A committee composed of both
white and colored citizens sub
mitted petition to the County
Board Of Supervisors last Monday
at 10 Am. The petition bearing
almost four hundred signatures
urges the Board to put a bridge
East of Liberty, which will accom-
modate the traffic leading to
Thomasville.
During the conference, Mr..
Fields advised the group that he
would notify his foreman person.
ally or by telephone and inform
him to start machinery to work
for the purpose of opening up the
road on the township line as was
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26
Henderson, The
Fried Chicken
King Dies In Chi
44-Year-Old
Eccentric Was
Worth 100000

CHICAGO-(A N P)-Ernie Hen
derson. known throughout the mid
west as "the fried chicken king
and also for his eccentricities, dice
Wednesday in st. Luke's hospital
white, following minor operation
He was "A years old and reported
ly worth 100000.
Entering the white institution
the previous Wednesday for an
ailment the nature of which was
not disclosed, Henderson seemed tc
be progressing rapidly until the
time of the operation. Death came
shortly afterward from thrombosis
Few persons other than his imme-
diate family knew he was hospital
ized.
HAD 100 SUITS
A lover of publicity, he also ad-
mitted openly that he was
"the best dressed man in America"
He is understood to have had a
complete wardrobe of 100 suits with
all the accessories. Some of his
attire, however, was on the flashy
side.
Henderson also attended most OF
the major sports events in the
nation, travelling in $4,000 Du-
senberg automobile with a liveried
chauffeur and footman.
Born in Arkansas, he came to
Chicago about 80 years ago. His
first business venture was ham,
burger stand. He started his fried
, chicken shack about IL years ago
and began making money immedia-
tely. His place, located in a base
ment on Indiana Avenue near 47th
Street, became nationally famous
and celebrities from all parts of
America went there.
His fleet of fast delivery cars, all
painted red and decorated with a
large picture of a rooster, served
hot chicken sandwiches thorough
out the southside and the white
districts OF Chicago. A description
of his chicken snack was given by
Richard Wright in the novel,
Native Son." Late in 1888 it was
expanded, to take over the eptire
first floor of the same building
where it started.
LOOKING FOR BRIDE
In 1886, Henderson startled Chi
cago with a costly wedding and
luxurious reception. His bride was
Pauline Bland, many years his
Junior She sued for divorce in
1899. He was reported looking for
another wife who comes up to
my specifications at the time of
his death.
His brother, Rudy, owner of two
chicken shackS, has taken over the
management of the deceased S
eatery. Other relatives who survive
him are his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Henderson; two other broth
ers, Nathaniel and Armie, and
three sisters, Marie Henderson
Mack, Dixie Hodges and Jamie
Henderson Jones.
The Phoenix index., 1941-07-26

| First clue in the mystery came
the evening of December % when
Detective Corbey of the 34th Pre-
cinct found coat on the George
Washington Bridge and DR.. Hug
gins nephew, Rudolph L. Hug
gins, identified it as belonging to
his missing uncle.
Immediately policemen of the
Iarbor Squad were dispatched to
the scene where they started Crap
ping for. the body on the theory
that Dr.. Higgins was suicide
Three theories we're advanced
fter the coat was found on ths
bridge. Did he commit suicide be-
cause of financial diff1culties? Was
be victim of foul play? Did ha
leave the city on a pleasure jaunSF
Friends said it was nothing un-
usual for the educator to leave
town and stay out of the city four
or five days without notifying any
body of his departure. His attor-
ney, John A. Ross, ST., said there
had been some mention of Dr..
Higgins being in financial diff
Guilty, but the lawyer insisted 10
was only a rumor. The wife of the
drowned man, who was out of the
CITY at the time of his disappear
ance, said she had received a let
ter from her husband advising her
hat something is going to hap
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