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Predictions Hint At
 Severe Punishment
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captured Guam. The navy on sat- urday declared that loss of that island, 1850 miles from Tokyo, waa probable"
 Members of the extraordinary board set up to investigate the fIa- waiian attack are expected to 60 to Hawaii in the near future.
 They win seek to fix the reSpon. sibllity for the fact that the armed services were not lon the alert on Dec. 2 when Japanese planes bombed the fleet and military es. tablishments at Ainerica's most inc portant Pacific outpost. The board has the power to call any army or navy officer for questioning.
 There was general satisfaction with the competition of the board not only in the War and Navy departments, which helped select It's personnel, but in Congress where there had been Q minor and quick ly squelched movement for an in- dependent investigation. The pur. pose now Is to delay any congress slonal inquiry at least until after the executive branch investigation Is completed.
 Satisfied With Board
 Chairman Carl VinSon, D.. Ky, of the House naval affairs commlt- tee said the President had named SO outstanding c board his group would not investigate at oil.
 Chairman David I. Walsh, D., of Massachusetts, of the Senate naval affairs committee, said he knew little about the army officers ap- pointed but considered the navy sel- ectlons to be "every way commend. able"
 And the word that was passing around among military men today:
 "A good board. It has hard Job to do."
 Roberts, having obtained leave of absence from Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone, called the board together for organizational purposes today. It will proceed shortly-the time S not fixed-to Hawaii. It Is estimate cd that ct least Q fortnight will Do required to organize, reach tn c islands, investigate and return.
 The Navy department in cotn- munique No. Q announced yesterday that enemy vessels" had fired Cfi tiny Johnston Island, c dot some hundreds Of miles southwest of the Hawaiian group which became c naval air station Aug. IS, and that an enemy submarine had shelled Maui, 6 major island in the HA- waiian group just southeast of Oahu, tn island on which is Hono- lulu. Lying between Oahu and Maui Is the leper colony, Molokai.
 Casual Affairs
 Navy opinion was that the at- tacks on Johnston and Maui were casual affairs, nuisance missions" {" to divert American air and surface craft and to be annoying in gen- eral.
 There k no evidence of cxpecta- ton that Japan intends to make a real effort to take the Hawaiian group and Johnston would be hard for Japan to hold If Hawaii were in American hands. The same prob- ably goes for Midway at the nortli- western extremity of the Hawaiian chain of islands. But the position of Wake Island Is extremely hax- ardous.
 Naval operations are continuing against the enemy, the Navy de- partment reported.
 Army communique No. 13 report ed lessening C: enemy activity ii, the Philippines. There had been no air activity up to s p. m., yester- day and Japanese ground opera tions were merely of local charac- ter,
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Half a dozen Royal Hawaiian co> coanut palms, imported from the Islands for use In Columbla,s TO mantle drama Honolulu Lu," which features Lupe Velez, Bruce Bennett and Leo Carrillo, have found 6 new home. Director Charles Barton has transplanted the tropical trees to the garden o9 his home.
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SINGAPORE VERY
 CLOSE TO DANGER
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of North Borneo coast, all in RN- tlsh or Britlsh-proteeted territory,
 The landing points were given as MlH and Lubon on the coast of the proteetorate of Sarawak and saria, in the little Brunei sul- tanate farther up the coast,
 Empire attachments withdrew Go stronger defense positions, blowing up all oil wells, refinerieS and in- stallationS aS they went, All had been mined In expectation Of e JApANese attack.
 ft was expected here that the Japanese would seek to organize Nt once gor on advance on the oil fielda in the Dutch part of tho island, and that they would seek to make Bornee, heart of the East Indies, Q base for attacks on SingR. pore to the west and tho Philip. pines Go tho northeast,
 Well informed soupeeS reported that British authorities had made all arrangements to blow up every oil well in the Mir area If necessary and lt was understood that Nether- lands authorities were ready to act similarly.
 The Japanese in Malaya weFo Fe- ported attacking with fanatic deter. imitation in fact of direct artillery and machine gun fire in drive down the west coast which was be-. lioved now Co have reached tho Muda river, 10 miles north of Pc. nang island
 Penang in Danger
 Penang was definitely in danger, though strongly defended, and the menace to Singapore from this northern side increased daily,
 Imperial forces were fighting stuhbornly, however, against supe. Fior numbers and it was reported that tho Japanese were suffering heAvloat casualties.
 Dispatches said that coast artll. ieFy, field guns and machine guns lined tho Penang Island shores ready for . direct attack,
 The Japanese had fought their way along the flat Kedah coastal plain, . rice producing country through which runs the main road aIi almost . straight line through the fields, between swamps in which natives drive their water buf- falo. The fields arc criBis-cFosSed byseAnals and small streams,
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SIRENS BEING
 RUSHED TOCITY

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OIL WELLS GO UP

~hA4 VWHhAaD SV NA
 London, Dec, i7,-(UP)--Bfitlsh empire forces, pursuing the Chinese. Ruasian scoFchod earth policy, have blown up oil wells which produce D0,000 tons c year of some of the worlds best aviation fuel before Japanese invasion forces on tho BoFneo coast, British military HoEnmentator announced today
 InformRntS said that the oil wells an the Sarawak area, where Jap- aslese landed on the northwest Bogneo coast, extended about 10 miles inland.
 They said that the coastal area vas very low and that some wells actually were in shallow water.
 TankerS, unable to approach neAr- CT than three miles to the shore, load through . floating pipe line, they said.
 The military commentator report. ed. that aerial and artillery bom- batdments were intenslfying at Hong Kong.
 n Libya, he reported, the main battle continued in the Halegh III OlebatIi area 70 miles west of To. bruk, only 10 enemy tanks took part when Axis forces tried to make Q stand, the commentator said, where- a@ a couple of weeks ago they were operating by dozens and scores.
 BUTCH BOMBER MAKES HIT
 Batavia, N. E. T., Dee. i7-(UP)- A Dutch navy bomber scored die Re6t hit on q Japanese destroyer covering landing operations at Mai zn Sarnwak, northwestern Borneo, s #etheriaHldS communique said to- 6an3.
 Tho commlInlque, Issued through AIaa Cfkicial Dutch news agency, MxNta, 6aid that "all Of our aircraft
 lFnsd gafely to their bases"
 Xhn communiQre added that last
 Sunday enemy aircraft bombed Izfelnpa on Anambas Island, in the cIzna sea between Borneo and Ma. ISoeA, eauGiag some damage. Mon- H t1e japanese also machine gum nN IerenpA
 hsro were very few casualties" [" M UcmKnuniQaio eaiG.
 A patrol vessel og tAae Royal
 heglan0B navy Was Aetacked by
 se enemy bomber lu tne north-
 fn part 0g the 6Fe|lIe 'zsp (the
 El1nds East 1noIe8l ea Eec. 70.
 6s bombs miesd as'z uAfks."
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Italian Sub Sunk

London, Dec. 17--(UP)-An Itai- ian submarine attempting to eva cuate Gen. Guido Lami of the Ttai- ian army from Bardia, Libya. wal sunk by q British destroyer yester day, the admiralty said today.
 Bardia, between Tobruk enA Nh Egypt-Libya frontier, has noen isa. lated and is under attack hy RFlflnR Amperlas from the land Elds.
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BRITISH BOMBS
 FALL ON GERMANY

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PACIFIC COAST
 TAKING IT EASY

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Washington, December i7. = CUP) = Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
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views and have asked that my
name be withdrawn from its let
terhead."
White states: "This has been
the tone of letters received from
Bishops ]. A. Gregg and W. J.
Walls, DR.. W, H, Jernagin and DR..
G. B. Key of st. Louis, Missouri,
Bishops A. P. Shaw, Attorney
Sidney Redmond, Marse Galloway
of Baltimore, Maryland, j. Anth-
Ony Josey, Judge Edword Henry,
DR.. E. E. Howard of Chicago and
Hobson Reynolds have not yet ,e-
sponded to an inquiry sent out by
Fight For Freedom.
"As for Perry Howard, suffice
it to say this is the same Negro
who was Republican National Com
mitteeman from Mississippi. Ger
tainly any Negro who can become
National Committeeman of one Of
the major political parties in Mis-
sissippi could eve be expected tC
Fight for anything, let alone Free
dom. Nope, you don't get 70 b
National Committeeman from Mis-.
sissippi by fighting. The entrance
is strictly through the back door
We who believe in democracy ant
want to see it prevail welcome thi.
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CATOE TO TRIAL

Washington, ID. @. (NNS) -
Evincing keen interest in the pro
gress of the case against him, Jar
Wis Roosevelt Catoe, remains alert
and intent in Criminal Court where
he is being tried for the Staying Of
Mrs. Rose Abramowitz. Alleged
to have confessed committing sew
en- rape-murders, six Of them in
Washington, Catoe was trapped by
New York police through a wrist
watch of one of his victims which
Was traced from a pawn shop to
him.
In his address to a jury Of II
white men and / woman, District
Attorney Edward Curran declared
the Government would demand
that CatoeN be sent to the electric
chair.
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u
FROM Ac-
CREDIT
ING

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. q GAN
P)-Charging the removal of Dean
Walter D. Cooking of University
of Georgia constituted "a clear
case Of political interference. the
Southern University conference
voted unanimously Monday to drop
the school from its ranks.
Meeting the executive session,
the conference approved a comm
ittee report which stated that
Cooking dean of the college Of ed
ucation was dismissed from his
able notice and upon charges which
position without due and reason
are not substantiated". Gov. Eu-
gene Talmadge's revamped Georg-
ia board of regents voted to dis
miss Cooking this summer after
Talmadge charged the dean with
advocating racial co-education. Gov
Talmdge nd left Atlanta Monday
and could not be reched for com
ment. Several weeks ago, he had
said that if the university lost its
accredited rating he would cut sal
aries of school professors in half,
commenting that "they would not
be worth as much.
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AME. ZION OFFICE
~BURGLARIZED

Chicago, Oct. 20 CAMP The
office of the Christian education
department of the African Me.
Zion Church was burglarized on
Tuesday night. More than $500
worth Of office equipment was stol-
en- which included l Royal type
writer, 1 adding machine; 1 kodak,
l kodak case containing telephoto
lens and adapter with 100 #. of
motion picture film; l check writ
er. Only a part Of equipment TAX
en- was insured against theft and
burglary.
Entry was made through a win
dow in the private office on the
north side of the building that was
broken at the window lock by the
intruder.
DR.. James w. Eichelberger is
the executive secretary of the
Christian Education department.
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close cooperation between the Of
fees of DR.. Weaver and DR.. Alex
ander and the Committee on Fair
Employment Practices. Soon aft
er the committee picked Los Ang-
eles as the scene Of its first hear
ing, representatives of the Negro
employment and training and the
minority groups branches concen-
trated their efforts on the West
Coast area and put the pressure
on recalcitrant employers and I'M
ion officials. The threat Of GER
tification to the FEP is credited
with the quick results in some cas-
es.
The breaks on the West Coast
front have not been confined to
the aviation field. Recently Negro
shApfitters who had complained to
OPM, were hired for the first time
in the Too and Moore shipyards.
and in diesel engine shops in This
area.
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Metropolitan Opera Star
To Sing Arrangement OF
Booker Washington

Booker Washington, one of O.
maha's most accomplished young
musicians, received word that Hell
en- Traubel, Metropolitan Opera
Star and the countrys greatest
Wagnerian Soprano, will sing one
of his arrangements in her concert
tour starting October Both.
Last April when Miss Traubel
was here for a concert, she asked
Mr. Washington for an arrange
ment. Mr.. Washington presented
her with his arrangement Of an
old Negro spiritual, "Were 4ou
There When They Crucified My
Lord. The arrangement accord
ing to a letter received, by Mr.
Washington, will be sung first at
Boston and will be a part Of Miss
TraupeIs,s program in 46 cities
throughout the country between
now and next May.
Mr.. Washington, a student at
the University of Omaha, is a stu
dent of Cecil Bergman.
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AME. CONFAB
ENDORSES
NAT. DEFENSE
PROTESTS DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST NEGROES

Omaha, Nebaska, Oct. % CAMP
The Goth annual session Of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, with Bishop Noah W. VIII
liams presiding, went on record in
ringing language in support Of
national defense but in opposition
to discrimination against Negro
workers in its meeting this past
week. Among the resolutions
which were passed was one pledg-
ing loyalty and another condemn
ing unAmerican practices.
Realizing that the church Of the
living God Is the only heaven or
dained institution for the bringing
of peace on earth, we of the Kan
sas COZ ference 60 on record as en-
dorsing the national defense pro-
gram Of the President Of the Uni
ted States, the resolutions began,
eve have, however, had our at
tention, through the Negro press
and pulpit, called to the alarming
practice Of determination in the
national defense setup. Negro
carpenters, mechanics and engin-
GERS Of all sorts are denied the
right Of joining the ranks of or
ganized labor. Because Of the de-
NAL Of the right Of organization,
black hands cannot help in the
mighty industrial effort that will
cause this nation to be so armed
until no foe will dare put his foot
upon our shores.
"The Kansas conference goes on
record condemning such practices
as unhealthy for our Wanted de-
mocracy. The Negro has shed his
blood on every battlefield. Glor-
ious has been the bravery and val
or Of the Negro soldier. The pag-
es of American history are illum-
mated with the valient deeds Uf
men of color.
"Be it hereby resolved that
since the Negro has played such a
dominant role in the development
Of this nation, that our official
heads of government take such ac-
ton as necessary to see that dis
elimination, segregation and jim
crowism ceases in our industrial
program.
1--WE say that if Uncle Sam will!
strike the chains that bind the
hands of Negro labor, the Negro
will man the tanks and artillery;
he will take the wings Of the eagle
and fly the planes. He will pavi-
gate the battleships Of our glor-
ious nation that sail the seven
seas; he will be willing to shed
his blood and continue to be loyal
that we may remain one nation,
indivisable, with charity and JUS
tice for all" The resolutions
were presented to Bishop Williams
by the committee which included
M. G. Knight, Il. w. Green Junior
r. A, Adams, +, Jesse Peck, r. 5.
Everett, G. w. Reed, D, M. Cole,
Mrs. Lottie White, Mrs. Freda Will
son and Mrs. Gertrude Clark.
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ALL OUT DEMOCRACY
FOR ALL RACES, CREEDS
AND RELIGIONS

Fight for Freedom gave a prac-
teal demonstration of real demo
crazy at work when it passed res-
olutions calling for "all out" dem
ocracy for all races, creeds and
religions at home and abroad.
The occasion was the history
making Continental Congress fol-
Freedom, held at the famed Wash
ington Hotel, Washington, D. c..
October 9 and 10.
Prominent among Negroes who
attended the convention was Mrs.
Mary Bethune, who served as del
egate at large to the convention
Mr.. Theodore Poston Of the Ne
gro employment and training
branch of OPM and Miss Marie
Tancil Of Philadelphia were guest:
of alternate-delegate Edward n
White, Executive Secretary of tht
Harlem Division of Fight Fol
Freedom, at the convention ban
quet held in the Hall Of Nations
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J. Finley Wilson Asks Name
Be Withdrawn From Letter.
head of America First Inc.

The Harlem Division Of Fight
for Freedom charged Perry How
ard, Secretary of the Crales Young
Post of the American First Comm
ittee, with misleading Negro-Am-
orleans by using the names of out
standing Negro citizens without
their authorization.
j. G. Browne, prominent Iowa
Negro Republican, in a letter 70
Edward w. White, Executive Sec
rotary of the Harlem Division of
Fight For Freedom, stated Il have
never given anyone permission TO
use my name in America First
Publicity"
J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalt-
ed Ruler Of Negro Elks stated: Il
gave permission for the use Of my
name because l am for anything
that will help Black America, but
upon investigation I found this
Committee did not represent nv
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ON $I25.OO A
1t CAM Be Done, Says
Stroud, Jr., AS He Ex-
plains Non Attendance
At Drake University

There seems to be a number Of
people wondering why l wasn't
able to continue on at Drake Uni
versity. In fairness to the people
who contributed towards my go-
ing away to school, | am explain
ing just why l wasn't able to stay.
l was told before l left that my
Scholarship was worth $4,000 and
when / got to school l would find
a job and a place to stay waiting
fol ne. 1 was told that I didn't
need to come earlier because that
had teen taken care Of. When I
arrived at Drake University, /
found that / had no place to say
or a job. l went to the Employ
ment Agency at the school and
was told that they had nothing for
me. My trunk and baggage stay
ed at the Bus depot for one solid
week before l had a place to car
ry it to. | had to find a place to
live myself. l went to the school
Employment Agency quite a num-
Der Of times, but each time / was
told that there was nothing for
me. In the meantime, / found out
that my Scholarship didn't mean
anything. I had to make monthly
payments to the school which am
ounted to $31.00 a month. The
room | had cost $3.50 a week
which amounted to $1,000 a month.
That was student rate. Where I
lived, I wasn't able to eat there,
therefore my meals cost me zoe a
day which is about SIS a week and
about 500 a month. Adding all of
this up, makes expense around
SCI a month which would come to
about $244.00 a semester and a.
bout $500 a year with the supos-
edly Scholarship and this doesn't
include my books. My books cost
me $4,000 and I haven't bought all
of them yet. My reason for stay
ing as long as I did was because
they kept promising me work
which / never got. Consequently
my funds became exhausted be-
cause of the money I had to pay
out and there wos no other out
but to come back home.
There are some people who seem
to think that I left with a great
deal of money. I want to say
right here that it's an untruth. I
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Seattle. Washington N

In voting down a. Philip Rand
olph's proposal for the appoint
ment Of a committee to investi-
gate and act upon the question Of
discrimination against Negro
workers by its member unions, the
American Federation of Labor in
convention here last week exposed
the hypocrisy of its anti-Nazi de-
clarations and actions and indicat-
ed that though it has decided to
fight Hitlerism abroad if neces-
sary, it does not intend to COM
bat its manifestations in this coun-
try.
The conventions action followed
a bitterly conducted debate on the
subject which was marked by
personalities and an insulting ref
erence to the Negro race by an
A. F. Of L. leader.
Randolph, head of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters and
key figure in the March-to- Wash
ington movement delivered a blist-
ering attack on racial policies prac
ticed by leading unions Of the Fed
Grafton, and presented impress sive
| evidence that could not be refuted
as proof Of the veracity Of 5
charges. He gave the conven ion
an array Of names, unions I'D
specific instances where unions al
filiate with the Federation 4
been instrumental in barring Me-
gro workers from jobs.
He was preceded on the platform
by Mark Ethridge, publisher Of
the Louisville Courier Journal and
Chairman Of the Fair Employment
Practice Committee appointed by
President Roosevelt to remove dis
! elimination from defense indust-
ries. Ethridge likened discrimin-
atory union policies to Hitlerism.
unfortunately" he told the del
egates, "there are still many unions
and locals of unions which bar
their fellow men because of color.
I would not be frank at all with
you if I did not say that most of
them are yours"
Randolph recited a long list of
cases where Negroes had either
lost employment or had been pre-
vented from obtaining it because
Of A. F. Of L. Vaccinations. He
singled out the powerful ~Interna-
tional Machinists Association for
special attack and challenged Har-
vey Brown, the unions attitude
to Negro workers. Brown was 81
lent.
Submitting affidavits to back Up
his charges Randolph called the
conventions attention to the bar
ring Of Negroes from jobs in
Tampa, Fla, Milan, Tenn, St.
Louis, Portland, Kansas City, Lea
venworth, Mo. and New Orleans.
He asked the convention to APP
point a committee empowered to
take effective action against these
conditions. His resolution was re-
jected by the Resolutions Commit
tee after Federation leaders had
opposed it. It was proposed in
stead that the A. F. Of L. reaffirm
its previous policy Of condemning
discrimination but doing nothing
to abolish it.
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had no great amount of money
when | left for school. When
left Omaha, | had exactly $125.
1t has been said that ] received
a good deal of money from the re-
cital. That is also ar untruth.
only had 402 tickets to sell for the
recital and l wasn't able to sell all
of them. I only had about SAC
tickets out. / received money for
200 tickets. There is some money
that l never got or tickets either.
The price Of the tickets was zoe.
In the selling Of the tickets, we
only got just what we sold. The
money that I received from the re-
cital, the contribution of the three
Churches, ST. John, Bethel Baptist
and Zion and my little savings all
amounted to $125.00. l couldn't
possibly attend Drake University
for a semester off of $125.-no
job, and my expenses being what
they we're.
l don't want the people of On
aha to think that I've let them
down. I haven't, and someday:
I'll prove it. | haven't given up
yet, Pm going to try it again
Pm also open for any suggestions
that the readers Of this article
might have on the subject.