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The guardian., 1941-06-14

who will speak the opening night, June
"a; Editor Roscoe Dunjee, Of Okla
homa City, who will deliver the keynote
address the first night; A. Philip RAN
dolph, president of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters; W. Robert Ming,
member of the NAACP national legal
committee and of the faculty of the
Howard university law school; Presi-
dent Buell. Gallagher, of Talladega col
lege; Madison S. Jones, Jr., director of
youth work for the NAACP; and Wal
ter White, NAACP secretary.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
The Foe Within

In orr battle for justice we must
realize that there are thousands Of
traitors within our own ranks-men
and women who, having mortgaged
their own craven souls to our en-
emies, are willing and anxious 10
sell out our group for a mess Of pot
tage. In myraids Of instances they
have already done SO. Many Of these
beings are like moles which burrow
beneath the surface, and they have
by their pernicious activities placed
the entire structure Of our rights IN
peril. The vilest, cruelegt, most bru-
tai, craftiest, most venomous, and
most cold-blooded outspoken enemy
is far less dangerous than the vile,
crafty, Sinking, snake-ike burrOw-
ing foe within
-LLEWELLYN LEWIS.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
SENATOR LODGE AT
REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S MEET
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eau for the 194O-1941 season. Chair
man Carolyn Standley of the Speakers
Bureau said she gave top honors to
Miss Fisher because of the splendid
record she had achieved from her
speaking assignments throughout the
state beginning with the 1910 cam
paign. During the summer months
Miss Fisher will be engaged in de-
fense work in the state.
The Schools of Politics throughout
the state, the Speakers Bureau and
the general program of the Council of
Young Women's Republican Clubs will
resume meetings in the fall. Execu-
tive Board meetings will be held
through the summer months.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

Miss Lois Jones, with her friend Mile.
Celine Tabary, will not arrive here until
early in August. Her mother Mrs. Car
rie Jones will open her cottage in July.
The Norman Cottons having purchased
summer cottage at Asbury Park, n.
j., will sell their Oak Bluffs cottage, it
is understood here The Clayton
Powell cottage and the Martha Max
well cottage have undergone renovation
and repainting and the grounds beau
tilted.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

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DR.. and Mrs. Cornelius N. Garland
of Boston spent the weekend at their
cottage in the Highlands. Nearly
700 passengers were aboard the Oak
Bluffs boat on one trip for Memorial
Day weekend. Because of the unusual
ly large demand on the ticket-office the
boat was one hour late. Mrs. Nellie
Stith of Boston is spending the month
of June here with her daughter Della.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard of Millville, N.
j., are expected here for at least a part
of the summer vacation and will be at
the Peyton Huntley Cottage. Be
cause she will be engaged teaching at
Howard University Summer School
The guardian., 1941-06-14
Ball Games Open
Sunday, June Is

Boston Night Hawks will open their
home season Sunday, June Is at Lusi-
tania Stadium, Cambridge Street, East
Cambridge. There will be games each
week and night games will soon ap-
pear. All of the leading colored teams
will come to Boston to play under the
lights. You can get to Lusitania Sta
dunn. By going to Leachmere Square
take Harvard bus up or go to Harvard
Square and take bus down Cambridge
Street, 10 cents car fare.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
WHERE TO DINE WHERE TO DANCE WHERE TO REST

Wednesday, May %, to be absent
from Hyannis and Boston for at least
ten days. 1t was longer than that be-
fore they returned on Sunday, June 8,
from their sad mission, and among
friends here it is understood that Wini-
fred Hodge Williams will resume writ
ing her column as soon as she is able
to return to the Cape.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
BOSTON PARTY AT CAMBRIDGE
GUN AND ROD CLUB CAMP.

A party of seventeen motored to the
Cambridge Gun and Rod Club Camp
in Maine for a Memorial Day weekend
outing.
The party included Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Barkley and their guest, Mrs. Ro-
bena Somerville Hughes of New York,
Atty. and Mrs. Irwin T. Dorch, Mr..
and Mrs. David Lane, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Bath of Lynn, Mr.. and Mrs,
Ernest Munroe, George Monroe, Mrs.
Mabel Barkley Richardson, Mrs. Ro-
berta Hughes, Miss Alivia Johnston,
Miss Pauline Davis, and Allen Monroe.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
Phyllis Wheatley

WE ARE ALL PRAYING for the
recovery of Marie Stephens, grand
daughter of DIR. Minnie 7. Wright,
359 Mass. Ave-, who has been a patient
sufferer. Send her a card of cheer.
DIR Harriet A. L. Jones is the very
efficient nurse in attendance. Also re-
member DIR. Marie Grant in your pray
ers who has serious attack and is very
i'll at this writing.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
Important Members
Meeting At Zion

The most important members meet
ing of Columbus Avenue AM.E. Zion
Church, and the final one before the
annual conference will be held at the
church on Thursday evening, June 19,
1941, at 8 pm.
Business of vital Importance will be
discussed and all members are urged
to attend and have part.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

HOSPITALITY
a have never had such a grand
time in all my life" was the remark
Of lovely lady from Chicago E.
"New York is the greatest place in
tbe world" was the emphatic ex-
pIanation of Marion Terry-Ragan, in
stuctor of Cosmotology at Lydia
Adams Beauty School, Michigan Boule-
vard Chicago. Miss Ragan left N.
Y C. Friday on the Wolverine, N. Y.
Central for home after several days
here While here, she was quite
studious in noting everything in beauty
culture to take back to the Windy
Citv -. She took a course in advance
bair-styling at the Zerbas' Studio on
Fifth Avenue, where she took into
her fold the newest New York Golf
fures.
One of Harlem's most glamorous
gals e.. a newcomer in our midst from
St. Louis, who holds a responsible
position in downtown business district
LOUISE TURPIN, expert account
ant. $40 Manhattan Ave. gave a swell
cocktail party in honor Of the Chicago
guest Marion Ragan Tuesday (3) at
the spacious apartment of the J. Will
iams Cliffords, 351 West 114th Street
49,. Anyone who knows the Cliffords
plus the St. Louis Louise need no
other aspects Of the affair Just
tell you who were there: Marjorie
Thomas, Rose Jones, Yvonne Noah,
Thompson, Vivien Manville, Ina Law
son, Annabel Thorton, lorraine Daw-
son. Gwendolyn Seeale, Dorothy Red
dick. Lille B. Dawson. Also Morgan
Smith Ellis Williams, Owen Lewis,
Cecil Brown, George Mercer, Larry
Manville, Pete Richardson, Patrick
Ferguson, Roy Miller, Razz Fisher,
Aubrey Absolom, Johnny Crawford,
Jimmy Jones, Phil Brooks and you
know Jay Clifford was the life of the
party.
At the Theresa Hotel, La Marion,
the Chicago gal was again feted by
admirers Ellis Williams, Hampton
University's Goodwill Missionary to
the British West Indies, who just re-
turned on the S. S. Argentina, Monday,
from a six months visit to his home
land, was host. Mr.. Williams, very
well known here, included among his
guests at his suite the following: Miss
Ragan, Louise Turpin, Bessye Bearden,
Marion Smith, Leathe Hemachandra,
Bill Chase, Louise Mcdonald, Carl
Laurence, st. Clair Bowrne, Herbert
Dillworth, Grace Clifford, Edw. Viii
son, Carl Mahon. Mr.. Williams served
his guests with native vintage of rum
colas from his homeland-great!
Brother Ford, formerly of the team
Of Winfield and Ford, dancers, is now
with the "Step Brothers." sensations
with Duke Ellington recently re-
turned from California Al Will
liams of the famous team, blew into
town, having stopped in Detroit
with a brand new 1941 Cadillac and the
wife is smiling with him.
Duke Ellington, my pal, whom
crowned the king of Jazz" in 1928
is bringing a big show back east with
him from the Los Angeles coast, I
heard and hope he makes good
Luck to Duke love to Bea.
NEW JERSEY SMART SET
Hillarity, frivolity, boogie woogie
entertainment gave the Westfield
(New Jersey) Country Club a gala
sway Sattidy CD that was killer
diIler more than 300 guests en-
joyed most pleasant evening I
highly congratulate the Smart Set
The guardian., 1941-06-14

MES. Peter Salem, the Revolutionary
War hero, will be honored at Charles
town, June II. The state convention
comes August 21-22-23, at Fall River,
Mass.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
TURNER HOME BOMBED

Sorry to learn of the bombing of
the palatial home of the J. Turner
Laytons, 19 Aberdare Gardens, Home
stead, suburban London, England
1t was my good fortune to bid bon
voyage to the vivacious "Emalyne''
Layton and her charming daughter
Alelia just before they took off for
Europe via clipper plane last year,
they being the first colored passengers
to make the momentus trip across the
ocean &. Chagrin reached the fam
lily a few weeks ago when Kenneth
Robinson, renowned band leader, was
killed instantly when a bomb made a
direct hit on the night club where he
was employed :. the personable Miss
Alelia Layton, was the fancee of Mr.
Robinson, and the nuptials were to
take place this month
The guardian., 1941-06-14
POAPOURRI

Harry Siegel, post office superintend-
ent at Station H, is back home in his
apartment (53) at 8O5 st. Nicholas
Avenue following appendectomy at
Medical Center, and his friends are
hoping to see him on the pavements
again soon . the Alfred Grifens
(tormer Muriel Hunte) 400 Manhattan
are expecting the stork in the fall
Muriel, the brownskin beauty
visited Griff in Albany over the week
end where he holds a position as clerk
In the State Unemployment Insurance.
The guardian., 1941-06-14
NEW JERSEY SMART SET

HIIIarlty, frivoIity, boogie woogie
entertainment gave the Westfeld
(New Jersey) Country Club a gala
sway, Sattidy CD that was a killer
diller T.. more than 300 guests en-
joyed a most pleasant evening I
highly congratulate the Smart Set
The guardian., 1941-06-14

On the Cape

By Winifred Hodge Williams

The writer of this column was sud
denly called to Staunton, Va, by the
death of her father-in-law and she and
her husband, Lewis E. Williams left
The guardian., 1941-06-14
PHYLLIS WHEATLEf
TEMPLE u |. 3. P. 0. E. OF W

THE SERIES OF WRISTS given
by Finance Comm. of VIM. G. Butler
chapter at 924 fremont st., was a
success. Sister Mary Carlos, chairman,
and the Comm. appreciate all who at
tended and helped in any way to make
it success. This Comm. is making
wonderful progress. You will be sur
prised at their wonderful report.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

PRES. DIR. GRACE V. RICE of
New England Stat Asso. and some of
the staff, Dts. Lillian Trent, Financial
Sec'y, Margaret Cotton, Chaplain, and
Ethel Brown, Past Pres, made an of
fetal visit to Juanita Temple No. 81,
Friday, and were rendered a reception
and enioYed a pleasant evening.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

PEARL B. JAMES Boosters held
successful Chicken and Waffle Sup
per at residence of DIR. Lucille Jones,
1926 fremont Street-Dinners were
reserved as far as two weeks back
For those who were late it was too bad
The guardian., 1941-06-14

Duke Ellington, my pal, whom
crowned the king of Jazz" in 1925 33
is bringing a big show back east with
him from the Los Angeles coast, I
heard, and l hope he makes good f.. &.
Luck to Duke love to Bea.
The guardian., 1941-06-14

Brother Ford, formerly of the team
Of Winfield and Ford, dancers, is now
with the "Step Brothers." sensations
with Duke Ellington l.. recently re-
turned from California Al Will
Hams of the famous team, blew into
town, having stopped in Detroit &.
with brand new 1941 Cadillac and the
wife is smiling with him.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Cut in Rate Of Return
For Gas Firm 10 Be Studied

Reduction of the basic rate Of
return allowed the Washington
Gas Light Co. under its sliding scale
plan will be considered, along with
possible changes in customer
charges, for the year beginning
September l in an investigation
ordered yesterday by the Public
Utilities Commission.
Under the present sliding scale
plan the basic or initial rate of re-
turn is placed at 6.5 per cent of
the agreed valuation of company
properties. Presumably the COM
mission will consider reduction
to 6 per cent. This is the basic re-
turn for the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
While the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. does not operate un-
der a sliding scale plan for annual
adjustment of its charges, 6 per
cent rate of return resulted from
the last court rate case.
An investigation of charges made
by the gas company is ordered
each year by the commission in
keeping with the sliding scale plan
for the test" years, which end
June 80. Public hearings are held
prior to September each year for
any rate adjustments.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Calvert Club 10 Honor
Georqe H. 0'Connor

George H. O'Connor, title insur-
ance executive and for many years
Washington favorite minstrel by
vote of his friends in the Capitals
government, business and fraternal
circles, will be honored by the Cal
vert Club of Washington Monday
at a testimonial luncheon beginning
at 1890 pm. in the Willard Hotel
William H. Collins, president of
the club. will act as toastmaster for
the informal program. An engraved
testimonial will be presented. and a
number of those in high places
who have known the singing busi-
nessman through the years are ex-
pected to offer brief tributes.
Public Printer Augustus E. Gle
gengack. member of the Board of
Governors of the organization, is in
charge of arrangements for the
luncheon.
Club officers decided the testi-
monial affair would be particularly
appropriate at this time in view of
Mr.. O'Connor's recent elevation to
the presidency of the District, Law
yers and Washington Title Insur-
ance Cos, firms he had served for
some 40 years.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Heavy Fight Reported
On Albanian Front

BITOLJ, Yugoslavia, Feb. 5 IP,.-
Despite bad weather, heavy fighting
was reported yesterday from most
sectors of the Albanian front with
artillery duels and infantry bayonet
attacks in the Tepeleni sector where
the Greeks are trying to force their
way through to the coast.
Tepeleni. now free of its civil pop
ulation, is considered a fortified
town with every strategic building
reinforced concrete and steel.
In the VioSa Valley the Italians
failed to recapture strategically i'm
portant heights recently lost to the
Greeks.
A violent infantry engagement
with numerous bayonet charges was
said to have occurred in the Bevoli
River sector where the Italians yes
terday opened an offensive. Direct
hits from British or Greek bombers
destroyed huge ammunition dumps
at Mumuliste Village, between Va
Iona and Tepeleni.
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Natural caverns winding through
the Rock Of Gibraltar make it one
of the best air-raid shelters in the
world.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Ethiopian Withdrawal
Admitted by Italians

ROME, Feb. S (P,.-Italian coun-
! terattacks threw back a British
advance on the Eritrean front. but
Italian native troops were forced to
withdraw after hard fighting around
Lake Stefanie in Southern Ethiopia,
the Italian high command declared
today.
The war bulletin said the British
suffered heavy losses in Eritrea and
during the operations against the
native troops in Southern Ethiopia
Continued air ACTIVITY was re-
ported in North Africa. British
planes were said to have raided
the big Eastern Libyan base of
Bengasi and Italian flyers were
credited with vigorous offensive
activity"
British bombings in Eritrea caused
some casualties among the natives,
the communique said. 1t reported
two British planes shot down.
Evening star., 1941-02-05

Chicago is one of the few great
cities of the world built directly
on a lake front.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Greek Attack Beaten
Back, Italians Claim

ROME, Feb. Up. - Attacks by
Greek forces in Albania were re-
ported by the Italian high command
today to have been repulsed with
heavy losses
The specific site of the action was
not given.
The high commands announce
ment was brief:
"On the Greek front we repulsed
an enemy attack, inflicting consid-
cradle losses and capturing prisoners
and arms"
The high command also reported
an air attack by enemy planes" last
night against an Italian airport in
the Aegean area. Bombs caused
slight material damage" it said.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Optic Phenomenon
Revealed al Course
In Military Medicine
Completely Unexpected.
1t May Have important
Bearing on Aviotion
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Discovery of an hitherto unknown
optical phenomenon, which may
have considerable bearing on avia-
ton, was announced before the post
graduate course in military medicine
at George Washington University
today by Maj. Alexander E. Mac
donald of the Canadian army.
DR.. Macdonald described it as the
"micropsia- phenomenon. J"
He discovered it by accident, he said,
while riding on the observation plat
| form at the rear of a Canadian
train. The landscape had been re-
ceding, as objects grew smaller in
the distance.
The train stopped quite suddenly
the outside world seemed to rush
toward him. This lasted for a
couple of seconds. 1t has not been
observed in the past he pointed out,
probably because few trained OBJ
servers ever have been in the OBJ
servation platforms of trains which
NoAfiS W u bSaNNSAi CbOPs
Tested in Reverse.
Puzzled by the phenomenon, he
tested it in reverse by having an
automobile brought to sudden
stop. The landscape rushed away
from him.
He tested the phenomenon before
the eye specialists here by means
of two whirling spirals on a screen.
First the center of the spiral grew
smaller and smaller-essential a
duplication of what happens when
one looks backward from a fast
moving object. Then the doctors
were instructed to lift their eyes
quickly to large George Wash
ington banner on the wall.
The letters of the word Uni
versity' just swelled up enormously"
said one observer in describing his
experience.
Then DR.. Macdonald tried the re-
verse experiment with the center
of the spiral becoming larger-es-
sentially the experience of a person
looking ahead from a speeding auto
mobile. When the doctors then
looked at University the letters
were shrinking at a very rapid rate.
One for the Textbooks.
Maj. MacDonald's phenomenon is
so completely unexpected, prominent
eye specialists said after the meeting.
that they cannot assess its practical
significance, but believe it will have
some important bearing on aviation
with its sudden turns and depend
ence on depth perception.
The astounding thing is. they said,
that while is must have been ex-
perienced millions of times in the
last few generations. nobody has
observed it before. The discovery
has at least added a new chapter
to the textbooks of optics.
Problems of visual acuity and
depth perception now being wrestled
with by the Army were described by
1t. Col Robert K. Simpson, senior
flight surgeon at Randolph Field,
Tex.
Evening star., 1941-02-05

accusation Of seditious plotting ar
rived from Havana yesterday in a
chartered Pan American Always
plane.
Col. Jose Pedraza, who was head
of the Cuban Army until he was
ousted last night in a dramatic
shake-up. led the party in its flight
to Miami from CUBA trip that
was made with approval of the Ba-
tiSta government.
Accompanied by IL.
Accompanying him were 1t. Col
Bernardo Garcia, who was removed
last week as police chief; Pedraza S
military aide. Capt. Owen Parr, and
Garcia's brother-i -in-law, Mai. Juan
Sierra of the police.
Eight women and children, men,
berS of their families, arrived in the
same plane and began their trip
through United States customs at
P. A. AS Dinner Key Airport.
Col. PedraZa declined to discuss
the political situation in Cuba that
~ W VI dIIIlN anu navy
chleftains last night and President
Batistas assumption of military
control for several hours. His aSso-
ciates gave little information.
Silent on Accusation.
Col. Garcia, asked about President
Batistas accusation of seditious
plotting said:
I'VE don't know what Batista has
said. This is the first we know of 1t.
But everybody knows why we
left Havana"
He declined to amplify the re-
mark before the party motored to
the Columbus Hotel, where they ex-
pected to remain for some time. ''
They were accompanied on the brief
ride by 1t. E. w. Melchen of the
Miami police department.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Important Positions
Taken in Attacks,
Greeks Declare
Scouting Forces Reported
Slipping Through to Cut
Italian Communications
Ey the Associated Press.

GE tne Associated Press.
ATHENS, Feb. s. important
enemy positions" were taken in
Greek attacks which netted many
prisoners" and quantities of Italian
arms and munitions, the Greek high
command reported late last night.
The war bulletin did not say on
what part of the Albanian battle
front the gains were made.
Reports reaching Athens last
night said Greek scouting forces had
been slipping through Italian lines
under cover of rain and severing
Italian communicate
The rain was said to have restrict
ed operations.
A government spokesman said the
Greeks were maintaining the Of
fensive" north of Khsura, and that
the enemy was busy organizing and
fortifying with barbed wire the po-
sitions to which they retreated"
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Batista May Restore
Constitution Earlier
Than He Announced
Cuban President Emerees
From Threat to Power
Stronger Than Before

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 5.-Presi-
dent Fulgencio Bastista, emerging
apparently stronger than ever after
uncovering what he termed q "se'
ditious plot" was reported today
to have told congressional leaders
that constitutional guarantees he
suspended for Is days might be
restored short of that time.
The Cuban President conferred
with congressional leaders last
night, expressing the view that
public order already had been re-
stored.
A Joint session of the Senate and
the House was called for 6 pm.
tonight to hear a message from
President Batista which many ex-
pected would include a request for
restoration of the guarantees.
President Batista suspended the
constitutional guarantees early yes
terday to enforce his control of the
situation after ousting Col Jose
PedraZa, head of the army and
chief of national police, and Col.
Angela Gonzales, head of the navy.
1t. Col. Bernardo Garcia had re
signed" Saturday as national police
chief in the initial stage of the
crisis.
The President accused the three
of participating in a plot he said
would have overthrown the govern
ment and resulted in his assassina-
ton.
Col. Pedraza and 1t. Col. Garcia
were taken to an airplane late yes
terday by a military escort. They
flew to Miami, Fla.
Col. Gonzales remained in GUS
tody at his home, but it was ex-
pected that he would ask official
permission to leave Cuba, probably
for some Latin American country.
Evening star., 1941-02-05
Cuban Officers Accused
By Botisto Reach Miami

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. S (Fl.-Two
Cuban offcers~sdeposed by Cuban
President Fulgencio Batista under
Evening star., 1941-02-05
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motor transports retreating toward
Bengasi were heavily attacked and
much damage caused
The railway station at BARGE. 40
miles northeast of BengaSi, again
was attacked and three direct hits
were reported on tracks near the
station. The raiding pilots said
hangers were hit at Berka and a
large fire left raging at Benina
In East Africa the South African
air force, credited with repeated
successes supporting the army Of
fenSive in Eritrea," was reported to
have destroyed five Fascist craft
on a landing field near Azora and
downed another in dogfght near
ASmara, Eritrean capital.
Fascist motor columns were re-
ported bombed and set on fire on
the 40-mile stretch of road between
Cheren and Asmara and on the
Metemma-Gondar road along the
main front in Ethiopia.
iC 1oI lIiSiI "6IC ItpOl Ltu WIlIll1l
100 miles OF the Eastern Libyan
capital and big Fascist base at Ben
gasi as they pushed along the coast
from the biblical city of Cirene. cap
tured two days ago in a thrust go
miles west of fallen Derna.
BY taking Cirene, from which
Italian Marshal Rodolfo Graziani
moved his headquarters less than
two weeks ago, the British flanked
the nearby Mediterranean port of
Apollonia.
Ranging, ahead Of the troops and
tanks, British bombers were reported
Yesterday to have pounded Italian
forces strung out along the road
to Bengasi, moving down soldiers
and wrecking 20 70 80 of their
vehicles. The bombers also struck
close to Bengasi, raiding railway
facilities and bombing BARGE and
Rerk9 air fields for the canita1