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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-11-20
BIDS FOR COUNTY
PHYSICIAN

The board of county commits
sioners of Big Horn county will
receive sealed proposals on De-
cember 3, 1941, up to two
O'Clock of said day, from resi-
dent practicing physicians to
furnish medical attendance to
the sick, poor, and infirm of
the county and inmates of the
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of CASPER LANG, De

Estate of CASPER LANG, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Administrator of
the Estate of Casper Lang, de-
ceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having Gains against
the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouch-
ers, within four months after
the first publication of this no.
tice, to the said Administrator
at Hardin, in the County of
Big Horn, State of Montana.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
November 6, 1941.
CARL RANKIN,
Administrator of the Estate OF
Casper Lang, Deceased.
Bert w. Kronmiller.
Hardin, Montana,
Attorney for Administrator.
Pub. Nov. 6, 10, 20, 2O
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The board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
this 5th day of November, 1941.
BY order of the Board.
HARRY E. COX, Clerk.
Pub. Nov. 6, 10, 20, 30
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W~ANTED-Alfalfa seed, large
or small lots. In Hardin on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday each week. With
ington and Vreeland, Hardin
Courts. Phone 3O1 80
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We point the way to home ownership.
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Building q home in q substantial growing sec
ton Of Montana such as the HARDIN AREA
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First Installment 1941 Taxes
DELINQUENT December /

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NOTICE OF TIME SET FOR
PROVING WILL AND HEAR
ING APPLICATION FOR

LETTERS T~ESTAMENTARY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF LUCY E. ALLEN,
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That a petition for probate of
the Will of Lucy E. Allen, de-
ceased, and for the issuance to
John D. Allen, of Letters Test
amentary, has been filed in this
court, and that Thursday, the
4th day of December, 1941, at II
o'clock A. NJ, or as soon there
after as Counsel may be heard,
at the Court House, in the Court
Room thereof, in the City of
Hardin, Big Horn County, State
of Montana, has been set for the
hearing of said Petition, at
which time and place all persons
interested in said estate are
notified to appear and contest
same, if they choose.
DATED at Hardin, Montana,
this 10th day of November, 1941.
R. P. ROSS,
Clerk of the District Court.
Dan w. Maddox
Attorney for Petitioner
Hardin, Montana.
Pub. Nov. 10, 20, 27)
~
NOTICE
First Installment 1941 Taxes
Delinquent December l
Notice is hereby given that
the first installment of the 1941
taxes for Big Horn County,
Montana, are due, and unless
paid on or before the close of
business Saturday, November 20,
1941, will become delinquent and
subject to a two per cent pen
atty and interest at the rate of
two-Jhirds of one per cent a
month.
WALTER HAMMER,
County Treasurer.
pub. Nov. 6, 10, 20, 20
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sale at the Tribune Herald Of
flee.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
To Protest Racial
Discrimination

WASHINGTON D. C.-(Spee-
ciaD-An outgrowth of a recent
conference here is the plan to
march on Washington in demon
stration against racial discrimina-
tior, in defense industry.
Drew and Pearson, Washington
syndicated gossip columnist recent
ly reported the following:
Aroused over what he charges Is
widespread discrimination against
Negro workers in defense indus
tries, Phillip Randolph, president OF
the Sleeping Car Porters Brother
hood, is considering holding a mass
demonstration in Washington to
demand that the OPM take ac-
ton. Behind the scenes there has
been a hot scrap over this issue in
the OPM for some time. The Labor
Division wants an official OPM
statement calling on employers to
hire Negroes, while the Production
Division maintains the question is
strictly one between management
and workers. Although un-
heard of publicly, a key figure in
the execution of the lend-lease pro-
gram is Brig. Gen. Russell j. Max
we'll, who as Administrator of EX-
port Control bosses all outgo Of VIZ
tai supplies.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26

WASHINGTON, D. C.-CSNS)-
The $1,7O0 commission for the
Marian Anderson Mural has been
awarded to Mitchell Jameson, %
wear old Washington artist, Edward
Bruce, chairman of the Marian
Anderson Mural fund committee
and chief of the section of fine arts
Federal Works Agency, announced
here.
After reviewing the 172 Submis-
sions in the anonymous competl-
ton conducted by the section of
Fine Arts, the jury unanimously
selected the Jameson design based
upon the theme of Miss Anderson: :
concert in front of the Lincoln
Memorial on Easter sunday. April
9. 1899. The mural is to be execut-
cd and installed in the interior De-
partment Building. Members of the
iurv were Duncan Phillips. Direc-
tor of the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery. Washington; Richmond Bar
the. sculptor, New York; and the
following painters, Gustaf Dali
storm. Chicago: Peppino Mangra.
vite and Isabel Bishop. both of
New York
The winning panel portrays the
crowd reacting to the emotional
impact of Miss Anderson's singing
In the foreground is a view of the
mixed crowd of $4,000 who throngeu
the Mall to hear the concert. In
the distance, Miss Anderson may be
seen standing high on the steps of
the Memorial. Behind her looms
the brooding statue of Lincoln be-
tween towering columns.
Mr.. Jameson has painted murals
for post offices in Maryland and
Ohio. He worked on easel painting
projects under the Treasury Art
Projects in Key West Florida, and
the Virgin Islands in 1867. His
works have won prizes in Wash
ington art exhibits. In competi-
tion held at the Museum of Mod
ern Art in New York by the news
paper PM, he won a $1O0 prize for
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Holds Unique job With
Illinois Central Railroad

. JACKSON Tenn-(ANP)-NIarion Cunningham, employed as
an reparman Illinois Cen
celebrated his 45th of continuous
working for the Illinois
Cent in OF a a hour
a machniss helper.
His present job only its held by Negro
empoye the railroad Cunningham subject to retirement
concerned but he has not
He relates that he remembers
the time ICR in Jackson employed
nearly helpers more of Negroes.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
ILLINOIS COURT UPHOLDS
CONVICTION OF DOCTOR

CHICAGO-(A N P)-The Illi-
nois supreme court Wednesday up
held a criminal courts verdict
which found Dr.. Ernest j. Mar
tin, once wealthy physician of
Chicago Heights, guilty of murder
by abortion and sentenced him
from one to IA years.
Mrs Anna Balinski, white, died
in 1888, following an abortion al
iegedly performed by DR.. Martin.
In his September, 1889, trial, he
was found guilty by a criminal
court, but appealed for a new hear
ing on the contention that the
states prosecuting attorney had, in
his arguments TO the jury, made a
constant appeal to racial rsju-
dices,
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Panel Portrays
$4,000 Hearing
Easter Concert

Journalistic drawings. He has also
done illustrations for fortune Ma
gazine. A native of Maryland, Mr.
Jameson studied at the Abbott
School of Fine and Commercial
Art.
The mural which viii be 6 feet
10 inches wide and II feet 6
inches high will be installed on the
west wall of the first floor corridor
of Interior Building, space having
been made available for it by
Secretary Harold L. Ickes who
sponsored the Easter Day concert.
In order to commemorate the
concert, a committee of diStin-
guished citizens of both races was
organized under the chairmanship
of Mr.. Bruce. Contributions of the
mural fund were received by the
committee in small amounts from
all over the United States. The
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Praying
As News
Is Heard
Holds Celebration
Party in Drawing
Room of Her Villa
BY RUDOLPH DUNBAR
UondOn Editor, Associated
Negro Press

LONDON, England-Ihe Em-
press of Abyssinia last Sunday
knelt at prayer in a little private
chapel at Bath, England. A chap
lain and two black-coated priests
prayed with her, that the Lion of
Judah might enter once more into
his kingship While they knelt at
prayer, news came to the villa be-
side the chapel-news that could
not wait. A secretary stepped
swiftly, reverently into the chapel,
and spoke to the Empress at the
end of prayer.
Adds Ababa has been captured
from the Italians" For five weeks
since Lent began, the Empress has
been fasting, She said: 1--WE must
wait for confirmation on this great
news before we rejoice" and turn
ed to pray once more in silence
When it was certain beyond doubt
that the news was true. and her
prayers were over, she held a cele-
bration party in the drawing room
Of her villa.
The Lenten fast was broken for
the first time, and toast to her
husband, the Emperor Halle Selas-
sic, was drunk in Champagne.
The Empress'S children were al
lowed to stay up an hour later,
and the family sat around the fire
talking about the Emperor's State
return to his capital.
READY TO FLY
Said the Empress: "I am ready
TO fly to Adds Ababa,, and am
waiting for the summons from my
husband" she added: IT expect to
be at his side" With gleeful en-
thusiaSm she said: '"The Emperor
will enter the capital on his favor
ite white charger" Asked about
Continued on Back Page)
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Moving In
With Soldiers
At Fort Custer

FIT. CUSTER, Mich.-(ANP) -
A recent survey of status of mar
ried soldiers and their families
brought to light the act that al
most 80 wives of officers and men
of the l24th Field Artillery regi-
ment have been living in Battle
Creek, about four miles from FIT.
Custer In ever instance the wives
have taken their household furni-
'ure and children from Chicago and
have established themselves close
by the new location of hubby.
Most of the wives plan to travel
with their husbands during the
five month maneuver operations III
the South.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Phoenix Trainee
Dies At Camp

Word was received here of the
death of Pvt, Lee Coleman, rs
years old, colored recruit of Phoe-
nix, in his regimental barracks at
Fort Sill, Okla, last Friday.
Colman d,ed of a cerebral hem
crrhage, Fort Sill hospital officials
said. He had retired the previous
night, apparently in good health.
He was inducted into service
January %. Survivors include his
mother, Mrs. Clara Shaw, Ell Reno,
Okla.
He was an uncle of Mrs. Ernest
Austen, of 13, Ave-, and Chihuahua
Street. Phoenix.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Teacher Drops Dead
After Whipping Child

COLUMBUS, O-(ANP)-Mrs Bertha Miller teacher at the
Egh school, administered whipping BObO,
mibehaved shortly afterwards died Accord
punishment
in his office in his
child had been dismissed Mrs Miller remained in
discuss the matter with him fell the floor
who diagnosed being
bralb bemorrhage. suffering a heart
aiment
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
AKA'S Hold
Formal Initiation
Service For Three

ALPHA SIGMA chapter of AL
pna Kappa Alpha sorority held for
NAL initiation service on Saturday
for Mrs. ArmeliS Thompson, Mrs.
Mary Lou Harvey and Miss Myrtle
Johnson, of Flagstaff. Preceding
initiation, the chapters regular
monthly meeting was held. Hostess
for the evening was Miss Ruth
Staley. She was complimented on
the beautiful table arrangements
and dinner which were prepared by
her aunt, Mrs. Charles Gardner.
Former plans were made for en-
tertaining junior and senior girls
of high school at vocational
guidance program in May.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
S1.700 Commission For Marian
Anderson Mural Awarded 0llioan

expenses for conducting the cam
paign were borne by the commit
tee.
However technical expenses in
volved in the installation OF the
mural and in conducting the con-
test will come out of the general
fund and whatever additional con-
tributions may still be made to
the Treasurer of the Marian An
derson Mural Fund Committee. Mr..
Jesse H. Mitchell. President Of the
Industrial Bank of Washington
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Aged Man Is Held
In Tenn. Staying

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (SNS) =
Walter Reed, aged colored man,
already indicted for the Saturday
Staying of a white woman, Mrs.
Jane Fowler Cathey, was reported
captured in North Georgia nthr
Rising Fawn late Tuesday night.
Arresting officers said the man
confessed the crime and declared
ne had killed two other persons
during his life.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
DEMOCRACY
WEIGHED
FOUND
WAITING
BY MACK c. NANCE

We often read in the columns OF
some OF our mislead presses, and
sometimes hear from individual
brain misfits, words to the effect
that the Negro constitutes prob
lem to the people of the United
States. Just think of it. A social
eo great and noble race, daily ex-
pounding the virtues of Democ-
racy; admitting that they are
stumped here at home, in the dis
tribution of such democracy
The admission that we face
problem here at home, is an ad-
mission of fear, weakness, hypoc-
risy and incompetence of those re-
sponsible for our DIXIE APPEAS-
ING, plutocratic form of govern
ment.
Allow me to give brief illus
tration of the problem: The very
simple problem of the so-called
American people (white) is, how
to continue to proclaim a democ-
racy and at the same time With
hold the same democracy from a
tenth of its population without
outside world growing wise to our
doubledealing activities. This is
quite problem after all. The out
side world is not dumb. On the
othe" hand, the outside world, to a
certain extent, has given evidence
of being our (the American whites>
intellectual superiorS. A well known
speaker intimated, sometime ago,
that America, had never practiced
. true democracy and never would.
SO far we have not been success
full in convincing the outside world
e that a COOTIE is a roasted pea
nut. So far. we have only succeed
ed in exploiting the minds of the
stupid, chauvinistic intellectual
derelicts. Many of these are high
ly educated, holding key positions
in our national, state and Munich
PAL Governments. 1t must be re-
membered that an educated mon
key. is after all, monkey. I'M
purities will never produce purity
False Democracy must always be
confronted with an embarrassing
problem. Let us review the effects
of other races who absorbed OUR
Democracy and its problems. China
saw, approached and embraced our
democracy Today, Chiang-Kai-
Skek, and his miserable followers
are back in Chung-Kiang, mno-
Gently counting the bowls Of rice
that did NOT come their way The
japanese people saw, approached
srnelled and even tasted our 'democ-
racy and problems and threw il
away. Spain was getting along very
we'll under General Rieviera.' They
too, saw. approached and finally
absorbed our democracy and proc
lens. Since then, they have beer
washed up in their own blood
Greece. France, green hearted Bel
gium, must no longer be callec
great: her behavior at home ant
abroad, has forced her from pin
nacle of greatness, tC a level OF ;
third class plebeian. Her streets
toe have been cleansed in human
gore; the English people b]ed yes
terday, they bleed today. They viii
continue to bleed until the grea
Gins against humanity is washed
away.
Are we, of Brazos Bottoms, W
of the Woods and BloocNtainet
hills. We, afflicted with mob-vio
lence, Lynch Laws, terror and in
Justice, immune from this blooC
letting?
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
News In Brief

I BELIEVE the old maxium is
true one. every thing happens for
the BEST" From all appearance
Hodges Famous Bar-B-Q stand on
E. Washington, ST., was burned a
few days ago. Today it is better
arranged than ever before. Good
luck Mr. Hodge. He also has
opened Bar-B-Q stand in the
down town district on Wall ST.
A MAN AND HIS GIRL friend
carried his wife for a ride Wednes-
Gay night, April 16 without any
clothing, bare of everything except
her gown and house shoes, and
beat her unmerciful. Kicking her
about the body, striking her about
the face and head with a gun. And
on the wind up, the girl friend
made two shots at the husband it
was reported. The wife is much
improved.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
EMPRESS TO FLY TO Adds ABABA
NJ Maxine Tells OF
''Other Woman

NEW York; (ANP)-Maxne Sullivan, she of the
Scottish ballads John Kirby he of the kingdom of swing
and the Dufys Tavern radio program, having struck flat
in their marital harmonizng the matter to court
last week when the ragievoiced Maxine told Official Ref
Richard Lydon supreme that their song had
e2ded that she wanted divorce The step put an end
gossip that had been mouthed about since late last
that the celebrities not hitting it off so well
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26

MRS. OTHO BRYANT of S
9Th ST.. underwent major opera
ton Wednesday, April 10th, at the
ST., Joseph hospital. She is i'm
proving
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
ACCUSED

CT grand theft, Ulysses Grant
colored, waived preliminary nearing
in West Phoenix Precinct Justice
Court and was jailed in lieu OF
$700 bond.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26

OF course, as Maxine tells 1t,
hubby John had INDUCED i'll a bit
of extra-curricula marital work
and was surprised by two of her
friends, Charles Clark and Mrs.
Georgia Spencer, while in the
process. The "other woman" was
not identified.
Seems that on the night CT
Nov. %, Clark, at the request OF
Miss Sullivan, who wanted him
to "check on" Johns alleged in
discretions, accompanied by Mrs.
Spencer, observed Kirby leave
the Beachcomber, Broadway NIT.
cry, about 2 A. M. He was greet
ed by the "Cther woman" and to-
gether they went to the nearby
garage for his car. The witnesses
ordered a cab and trailed the
Kirby car to the Braddock hotel
where the couple is said TO have
registered.
FOUND IN HOTEL
Clark and Mrs. Spencer say
they bided their time for about
half an hour then entered the
hotel. Clark approached the desk
and asked for Mr.. Kirby so that
he might tell him where he had
parked his car. The clerk denied
that Mr.. Kirby was there but the
elevator operator, Overhearine
the conversation, interrupted
ooh yes, John is upstairs If
| Room 8 with cute little chick.
The two witnesses then went
to the room number mentioned
and induced Kirby to open up
What they say they saw wa
Kirby in his shorts and the Goth
er woman" in bed but with pres
ence of mind to cover her fac
to conceal her identity. The mis-
SIGN was completed when Clarl
and Mrs. Spencer detailed thel
information to Miss Sullivan a
her home in the Roger Morri
apartments that same morning.
MARRIED IN 1888
When the subject was broacf
ed to John by Maxine there wa
huffing and a putting that re
suited in an irreconciable spli
with John moving away from tn
apartment. After eight months @
this, the handwriting on the wa
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
JOSHUA JONES

Bro. Bell says that many a man
with '.line" has ended up with
Sentence"
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
PLEADING GUILTY

in city court tC assault and battery,
Lewis Harris, 80 years DID, coloreo
was sentenced to Is days in jail
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
County Auditor
Fires I'd Clerk
In New Uprodr
Schneider Promises
Thorough Inquiry ~
Into Office Absences

AS the indirect result of an in
veStigation of the attendance rec
ords ofS county employees, Edward
Milewski, for seven years an en-
ploye of the tract, index depart
.ment in the County Building, was
discharged Saturday by County
Auditor Ray d. Schneider.
Schneider informed John +.
Sweeney. head of the department,
that Milewski was guilty of gross
INSTRUMENTATION and was TO be re-
moved from the pay roll as of
Saturday.
The INSTRUMENTATION ch arg G
arises from an angry demonstra-
ton by Milewski, Thursday, when
he discovered his name in a news
paper account of the numerous
days off taken by county employees.
He upbraided Sweeney, Swee-
ney's assistant, Daniel Dacey, Nor
ton Putnam, another county
and Ben Pelham, chief
county accountant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Roosevelt Hopes
Soothe Japan
But Diet. Nonetheless.
Weighs War Chances
BY PERCY WHITEING
Init News Service stan Correspondent


TOXIC, Nov. IS. - President
Roosevelt's declaration tn I he
hopes peace can be preserved in
the Pacific cheered japanese gov
eminent circles today as the Diet
(parliamenD launched a five-day
extraordinary session TO consider
the Japanese-American crisis.
An authoritative spokesma n
said:
president Roosevelt's state
ment that he hopes for contin-
ued peace between Japan and
the United States is very well
come to the Japanese people"
The spokesman remarked on
what he termed the great con-
trast" between the President
"statesmanlike utterance" and re-
cent remarks of Secretary of State
Cordell Hull and Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox.
The decision to withdraw United
States marines from China had
been expec d in Japan, the
spokesman declared.
Belief was expressed that Mr.
Roosevelt's remarks augured vel
for forthcoming negotiations OF
Saburo Kurusu, special japanese
envoy, in Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Shot Victim Dies;
Found on Road
Holdup Wound Fatal
to Store Manager

Found near his car on a road
east of Mt. Clemens with bullet
wound in his h e a d, David r,
Garfunkle, 81. manager of a Neis-
ner store at 1851 Gratiot avenue,
died late Saturday in st. Joseph
Hospital, Mt. Clemens.
A .25-caliber automatic pistol
registered in Garfunkle's name
was found in the car.
Garfunkle had reported TO po-
lice Thursday that two thugs
accosted him in parking lot near
his store, forced him TO go back
into the store and open the safe,
and took $4,000 from 1t.
He was left bound and gagged,
but managed TO summon aid by
kicking the telephone over. Police
found him securely bound when
they arrived.
A passer-by discovered Garfun-
kle Slumped over the wheel of his
car on North River road Friday
night and notified the Macomh
County sheriffs office.
Garfunkle has been employed by
the Neisner company for 80 years
He lives at 5807 Berkshire ave.
nue., is married and the father Of
three children: Beverly, 9, Bar
bara, u. and Alvin, 10. Alvin is
stationed at Fort Custer.