davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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is another one that copped her
last with speed to spare and the
top one can afford no mistakes
and lead her home. BRAzEN
HUzzY could provide the upset.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Other Selections
Consensus at Belmont,

BY the Associated Press.
1-Oldwick, Airspring, War Melody.
Head Sea, Vested, Alcinous.
3-Whitney entry, Milky Way entry,
Escarpment.
@Clark entry, Sussex, Tarbrush
,Swing and Sway, Maemante, War
Result.
6IMioland, Whirlsway, Hash.
Magic Stream, Betty Main. Sky
Lane.
aSpanish Duke, Silent witness,
The Chief.
Best bet-Whitney entry.
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Criminal Court No. l.
Justice GoklsbOrouxh.


United States VS.. John Bradley.
United States VS.. Harrison john
son.
United States vs.. James Satter-
waite.
United States VS.. Melvin H. Toll
son.
United States rs. John johnson.
United States vs.. Robert W.
Thompson, Robert Jackson.
United States VS.. Thomas c. Bill
ings.
United States VS.. Cornelius West.
United States vs.. William Nc
Duffie.
United States VS.. Robert B. Spaf-
ford tSentence).
United States vs.. Willie Jones.
Criminal Court No. 2-Justiee
Proctor.
Trials:
United States VS.. Francis ]. Null
vey and Albert M Farmer.
tSee COURT ASSIGNMENTS, A-5)
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Consensus at Suffolk Downs.

Q, the Associated Press
l-Orcades, Devils Pace, Charmette.
2-Milk and Honey, Rough Brigade,
Maetran.
3Rise Above 1t, Brastown, Wood
Robin.
+Meadow Dew, Equistone, Dewy
Dawn.
@Open Door, Yannie Sid, Trystste.
6-His Highness, Thrift Shop,
Briargo.
7LArestho, Tragic Ending, Fancy
Free.
8-Warring Witch, Fore Isus, High
Arch.
Best bet-Orcades.
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FIRST RACE-MISS WARNING,

FIRST RACE-M1SS WARNING,
BRAINCHHD, ROWING EYE.
MISS WARNING had keen
early foot in her only 1941 test
and last year she scored in four
of her five starts. She has q good
chance of trimming this evenly
matched band. BRAINCHILD
has worked we'll and she should
be close UP throughout. ROW
ING EYE wins often and he may
be hard to turn back.
SECOND RACE-ADHELMAR,
GOLDEN MAYNE, FRANK H.
ADHELMAR won her last start
at this point with something left
at the end and right of that
showing she appears to have the
best of it here, GOLDEN MAYNE
Is quite consistent and his best
effort would have him in the thick
of contention. FRANK H raced
fairly well the other afternoon.
THIRD RACE - UNDEPEND-
ABLE, LADY ANDY, BILL X.
UNDEpENnApJ,E r. carne Ia life
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SEVENTH RACE-LYDE, PA
MUNKEY, BRAZEN HUZZY.

LYDE won his last try in such
convincing style that it is impos-
sible to look further for the win
f1er OF this event. PAMUNKEY
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Rocing,News R
Rossvun's Comment

and trimmed a fair band in her
first local test. She encounters
no better opposition here and
again should be the winner.
LADY ANDY is on the improve
and she may be a hard filly to
dispose of. BILL X. still is a
maiden, but he has been threat
ening.
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Italian vceroy in Ethiopia and commander of Itays East
African troops rested headquarters
where in Africa during the 1910 campaign Today
announced Aosta had accepted troops
surrounded at Amba Aai northeast Adds Ababa ttory
Page AID "A. p. Wrephoto
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FOURTH RACE - POMARY,
TIME PASSES. MISS MAKER.

POMARY won her last try with
something left at the end and
she appears to have as good a
chance as anything else in this
very evenly matched affair. TIME
PASSES threatened at Bowie and
he should be in the thick of con-
tention MISS MAKER won her
last here In the easiest possible
manner.
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Lincoln Fields

BY tht Ak8oclaLed Prtss.
FIRST RACE-purss
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rss. $50; claiming
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EIGHTH RACE-Purst. ss1n. elairina
NINTH SUBSTITUTED RACE+Purse.
$50; claiming; 4-year-olds and Np; 8
Suffolk Downs

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Clear and fast
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Belmont Park

By the Associated Press.
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FIFTH RACE - SARANITE,
MAESAK UAp pUuunp

SARANITE shipped here from
Narragansett where she had been
raced into the pink of condition.
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Entries for Tomorrow
ChurIes Town
Bs the Associated Press.

FIRST RACE-Purse
4-year-olds and up; 4i2
Sister Canter tPalumbo)
Buddy Al tChurchilD
xBrain Child tClaggettb
LIS Daughter fVesselliD
xRovinE Eye tBletzacker
xBriar Bird tAcostal -.
Lead Please (Roop
xMiss Warning Wright
Expected Belle tEversol,
Likely Lad tHernsndesl
Seplin &C. Kirk =
Paper Girl (Du1ord)
Cats Cradle tPalumbob
Saint Pyrewick CVesselli
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NINTH fSUBSTTTUTEl RACBLPurse,
| $500 claiming; 3-yesT-olds: Charles Town
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
By ROBERT M. RADCLIFFE

SPIKE WASHINGTON proved himself good news
jacksonville Florida Several years he served
editor Of the coored section of white daily and just
few months started his publication, The Florida
Press
Spike wrote some good editorials for The Press and
is mainly because of of these editorials that ded
cate this column to him.
He had become tired of hearing the word Ngger used
the Florida Municipal Court He decided to do something
about it. What better than good editorial the sub
ject? .It
Spike wrote the editorial and in it, he took poke
at certain judge The judge, appears, was not re-
nominated. In fact it seems he was defeated in close
race by man who had the support of The Press and
colOred voters of Jacksonville. .,.-
The editorial was those strong pieces, packed
with dynamite the kind of editorial the Courier Atro-Amer-
lean and Defender would have written. --- -<,-,,
We saw the Afro Courier and Defender would have writ
ten such an editorial because they located miles and
miles away Jacksonville, Florida 1t would mean lots
trouble to dsgruned in Jacksonville to take
slap at these papers
But The Press is right there Jacksonville and
Spike Washington It simple matter to pick up ele-
phone and tell Spike to appear in court on certain DAY at
certain hour. ~; ..
took even not to appear court which he ddnt
do Spike conended that the proper way to summons man
to court is by subpoena.
You probably know what happened next Spike was
arrested, tried charges of operating newspaper
without license and being in contempt of court He
was found guilty of the charges and fined $780, Spike
didn't have the at the moment and had to spend
the prison farm until friends went to
his
Perhaps Brother Washington acted at the wrong time
Perhaps he would saved himself lots of trouble had he
written the editorial before after election time
But, it has been done now, and great evil was ex-
posed An evil that too many of leaders are afraid to
mention Spike Washington deserves vote OF thanks A.
In every southern city, in every southern court the
"Nigger falls from the lips of white men day in
and day out. -
LAWYERS use it as weapon to win Policemen, we
think use the word to belittle the colored man.
And pray tell why do colored people use the word?
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
NEED REORGANIZATION

First. the League needs complete
reorganization, the type that will
eliminate hate-breeding enmities
over who shall be president, for
instance. Much valuable time was
wasted during the Detroit meeting
in selection of officers and SO
maneuvering that certain cliques
will be blocked in the future from
gaining office.
Next, the League needs a full
time, salaried organizer with es-
tablished headquarters, probably
in Washington. This person should
be selected solely upon a basis OF
fitness fo" a most difficult job.
Then, the League needs a pro-
gram, national in scope, which
will attract attention. ......
For the first time in it's history
the United States Department Of
Commerce recognized Negro busi-
ness as a national factor by in
viting Negro business people, es-
pecially the National Negro Busi-
ness League, to its Washington
headquarters for a conference on
April 13. 10. 1941.
CONSPICUOUS by their absence at
this meeting were the "big cap
ltalists" of the League including
its national president. These are
the men to whose past achieve
ments the League devoted so much
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
A Sensational Lack In Unified Effort

Cnderprvlege is of those natural factors always evil
dent among minority groups In any where there
lack in political and economic pressure the two strongest
wings IN democracy, 1t should always be expected.
minority group therefore should at least grid itself
with type of uniform effort order that certain
might be challenged Those in authority welcome
any situation where there cleavage the contest of the
group affected.
claim the fanced UTOPIA but is the great preamble
of free To it base purpose by it's
guide we make on to the high cause.
Even those who hold little brief for the NAACP, in vast
aorte regret the thrust made at that organization by
Congressman Mitchell in regards to his case.
Congressman Mitchell had case at bar This was his
natural and naienabe right 1t his Individual and
he had right to prosecute in any he chose An
outsider offered its help since had been engaged in SINH
lar This it's natural and inaenable right Con-
Mitchell refused this ad this also his natural
and inalienable right
The National Association for the Advancement of Col
ored People has long record in the championship of the
rights of the American Negro 1t has fought all fronts
and has gained such recognition to be coseted mpOr
tan legislative and judicial hearings 1t has made itself
felt in instances in better social conditions v
able economic and wider political participation,
without which group into the reasoning of
government operated on representative scale.
Those in political power who have feared this organza
ton and look with disgust upon the due recognition given
it by high governmental authorities would take much de-
light the OutburSt of Congressman Mitchell at this
ganAaon The organization like democratic procedures
is by perfect 1t does not set this fact out but it
is recognized institution with credtabe account of what
it has pursued
p It is unfortunate that high functionary like Con-
Mitchell the lone member of the whole congress
of color would take such delight in saying the things he
has handed out to the public in his refusal to accept aid
from organization whose right it to offer such.
We may still find down the road that lack of uni
fled effort part is much handicap the many
things present meant to render alien to the
wealth of democracy and taboo to the social order of
America.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
BETWEEN THE LINES

ernities and sororities sponsor
weeks" of divers kinds. Better
Business week., NEGRO Achieve
ment week.. go to College week.
and many other other weeks are
sponsored by Negroes throughout
the country. But nobody can be
found who will sponsor "Negro-
Learn-A-Trade Week" or a Work
With The-Hands Week.. There is
nothing the Negro needs more al
this critical hour of his racial
existence than sponsor for
Work With The Hands week; So
far as this writer knows ne is the
only Negro to do any writing about
this matter, although it pertains to
the races salvation.
ALMOST TOO LATE
Strangely enough the writer is
not stepped in the vocational ira
dition although he would be
peculiarly advantaged if he were.
There is nothing that 1 regret
more than spending thousands on
an education that leaves me able
to do nothing for a living except
talk. can see what great mis-
take was made and because am
distressed at seeing this mistake
perpetuated I write in this gloomy
VEIN
The Negro ought to be told now
and told emphatically that he can
rot hope to work" his way int.'
jobs in the higher brackets as fast
as his need for jobs will arise. The
white man has seen the fallacy in
the situation and Negro leadership
seems determined to ignore the
fact until it is too late.
It is already very late! If the
privileged Negro would take his
mead out of the trough long enough,
he might see how to avoid great
tribulation for his people provid-
ing he has courage to tell the ugly
things that he sees. Il don't want
my son or daughter to come along
as I did,, is an expression whose
underlying philosophy is false. This
is the reason why Negro children
60 to school to get away from
working with their hands; why our
leaders are afraid to back popular
sentiment against vocational edu-
cation. We want some sponsors for
a "work-With-T The Hands" weekl
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
Seeing and Saying BY William A. Fo~lke;

speedily getting nowhere. On the surface, silly,
antiquated argument, but beneath the skin, an
age-old truth.
The insecurity of the individual and the fam
lily as developed by the industry of type of
civilization might indeed puzzle the "man from
Mars" were he to make sudden descent to Our
sphere. The inconsistencies of order not
encouraging to the idealist the logically practi
SOCIAL WORK MAGNIFIED
The new civilization as envisioned by the
modern prophets would see application of the
principals of social work, even now only talked
about and fingered by the professionals. The fresh
nesses and purity of our society would be enjoyed
by the high and low, the rich and poor, the class
gentry and the masses. There would be no more
slums In their stead would be modern housing
projects such as are beginning to dot our land.
There would be health facilities maintained by the
state for all and social agencies to determine the
wants, needs, etc. for the inhabitants of our
sphere, regardless to the place of habitation. So.
cia benefits would spread the universe for all
races and creeds. ~
It's coming, regardless of how much an ideal
ist you think this column is. just as the dscov-
cry of gunpowder centuries ago made men
equals by forcing the barons cut of their castles
because they, ,were not safe from the blasts of the
peasant the dive bomber has caused the lowly
peasant classes and the ruling wealthy classes to
mingle i'm TIE shelters. Men slowly but sure
ly discovering "their neighbors' and the things
that make them tick. They are beginning to realize
that men are just men, after all, that what hurts
cne hurts the other and that what makes one
smile, most likely brings a similar reaction from
the other They are learning to face dangers
TOGETHER for the first time and the gulf that
once separated them from each other is disappear
ing as fast as the present usefulness of moats
around the castles Of noblemen.
There are some who would have the life OF
our democracy put in jeopardy because of some
of its ills. They would have scare given these
who dominate, lynch and destroy the lives, proper
ty and happiness of the few They may shave
something there" at that. But, lest forget for
a moment. this land Of ours that con paper"
would give liberty and justice to all is the last
country even posing to have such mutual
contract.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
DAVIS DENIES CLAIMS

CHICAGO-(A N P)-W. Louis
Davis, manager, vigorously denied
Mrs. Williams claims here last
week.
please be advised" MIR. Davis
said. "that the whole matter is
born out OF mere selfishness and
is absolutely gr undless.
Mrs. Barrow has absolutely
nothing to do with the matter OF
contracts for any of her fashion
show appearances; neither does she
enter into any contract with any
individual for booking her. All of
her appearances are under my
management and I have at no
time entered into any contract
either verbal or written to pay one
Lillian L. Williams any amount
whatsoeve' for anything.
az contracted for Mrs. Barrow
to make a fashio, show appear
ance in Jersey City under the
sponsorship of Mrs. Lillian e..
Williams. Mrs. Williams on her
own violation, arranged some kind
of tea the afternoon of April ID
and asked Mrs. Barrow to appear.
Mrs. barrow was i'll from her
plane flight and was therefore
unable to attend the said tea and
appear in the fashion show the
same night.
"I had no contract with Mrs.
Williams for Mrs. Barrow to ap-
pear at any tea at any time. 1 did
have a contract for her to appear
in the fashion show, April IA, and
model her personal wardrobe. This
contract was fulfilled to the letter.
The fee charged Mrs. williams was
paid me by Charles Williams: the
husband of Mrs. Lillian L. Will
liams in the form of a personal
check. The check was Subse-
uuently returned marked payment
stopped A suit has been filed
against Charles Williams to recover
the amount due on this check"
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
WALTER CHIVERS SAYS:

of its last annual meeting. Tne
National Business League officers
knew that this important meeting
was to be held in Nlfficient time
to arrange to attend. This was the
one time that their prestige was
needed. tt'. s.
To date 1 have neither seen nor
heard of any kind of statement to
American Negroes on National De-
fense coming from the front offices
of the League. If am mistaken l
want to be corrected.
My interest in the League Is
deep-seated for I believe that in
it is sufficient power to help Ne
groes over along at more rapid
pace in American life. However,
the League must, first, gain fore
sight of National breadth. The
majority of members have yet to
realize that -she businesses which
succeed best a1e those whose pro-
prietols serve the public interests,
especially, in times of crises.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31


tastrophe. Moreso will it be the improved human
social side of his life, the peace and progress OF
MS mind and relations. Perhaps this, more than
anything else, is contributing to the pains that
accompany the argument of the American pro-
war factors. They have decided that it would be
better to fight Hitler and his ik to the death than
suffer the consequences of his blitzkrieg - eco
nomically and socially. Only from the formation
of such decisions and through the fighting for them
have men ever evolved better civilizations and
communal modes of living.
"OUR CIVILIZATION"
A native of one of South Americas British
colonies, who is acquaintance of mine, scoffs
at my mention of "our civilization" and my con-
tention that it must carry on through the fire and
birthstone of the Axis. Each time bring up the
subject he sneers and asks what we have more of
in this civilization than is known and used in the
remote quarters of the world, particularly in his
(what 1 term) slightly undeveoped native land.
When reply "Machines!" he laughs and asks
what have they contributed to the except for
making him lazier, more restless, and unstable be-
cause of them, and unhappier. He argues at
length against the rust and fury Of society and
says that with all its machines, varied lights and
color and deficiency" we are only wasting time,
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
Flood Of Letters
Continued from page y

CONTINUED from page -
being shown by workers in the So
cial and industrial field in the
condition of Negroes particularly
on the WPA and the more letters
we have of this type, the stronger
our case will be when it comes to
making the appropriations of con-
tinuance of WPA."
Included in the group were the
signatures of Walter White of the
NAACP, who wrote the president
and sent a copy to Mr.. Carmody;
Eugene Kinckle Jones of the Ma
tional Urban league in New York;
Lester B. Granger of the same Or
ganization, all of whom protested
against the proposed cut in the
WPA appropriations.
Letters had been received from
Akron and Hamilton. Ohio; At
lanta, Boston, New York City and
scores of other spots, widely sepa-
rated but all in the same tenor,
save the WPA.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
Commencement

In rural high school communities well as in college
towns the air is all agog with the commencement spirit
School days will be Some expecting promo
tons while others will be forth to various fields of labor
Not in any of education has current issues
piled with such variety of trends and swfness of change
the headlines for class discussions Almost every day
educators have een faced with rich subject mattero the
reel-sufficient to take up the whole class period
Those coming from schools at this time there
fore equipped with many angles of visible objectives sup
pementng their education They should be well rounded
and equipped with the wherewiths to take a
high place in the social order.
No longer do hear the whine of former days lament
the fact that graduates do not find anything to do
The old deverer of commencement addresses hammered
home the theme If you don't find something, turn some
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
ED| T RIAL S
Charge Breach
Continued from page IL


defendants were leaving their hotel
for the STAR News show here.
Owing to the inability Of Mr..
Davis to be present at last weeks
hearing, Atty. Philip j. Watson,
representing Mrs. Louis, asked the
postponement.
TO DECIDE JURISDICTION
The purpose of the hearing IS to
determine whether or not the
courts of New York have jurisdic-
ton in the case, a thing which
counsel for the defendants ques-
tions. 1t is cited that both the
defendants are nonresident, and
that the contract, if ever entered
into at all, was not made in New
York City.
The sum Mrs. Williams is seek"
ing to recover is 5000 for the six
bookings plus costs incidental to
their arrangement.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31

to sit in on many important con-
ference pertaining to Negro ad-
vance and without exception, mat
ters hinge around the lack of vo-
cational opportunities for Negroes.
Our drive for economic oppor-
tunities is persistent as it should
be; but we are Indifferent it seems,
to preparations for these voca-
tional opportunities Preparation
for these opportunities must pre-
cede any considerable admittance
into these vocational fields. Just
as higher efficiency must precede
higher wages, SO greater vocational
preparation must precede any con-
siderable infiltration of Negroes
into the larger vocational fields.
The, hackneyed excuse that our
present industrial schools are not
adequately meeting the situation
is not convincing. If they were
eff lent, the fact remains that
Negroes are psychologically unfit
ted to utilize them There are
many troubles in this vocational
field; but the greatest is the Ne
gro's utter unwillingnesS to face
the ugly fact that he must lay
hold on vocational education or
perish in the economic processes.
IN PATH TO FUTURE
This whole matter of vocational
education is standing today astride
the Negroes pathway of the future.
This is the most pressing issue be-
fore Negro leadership today. 1t is
quite impossible except in the
mtcst half-hearted way for in
dustrial education to flourish un-
der the same institutional roof,
while the Negroes present attitude
toward industrial education domi-
mates.
Aside from teaching and few
professions the futurelessness of
the Negro student is appalling.
Our educational experts seem
afraid to speak plainly on these
matters. The white man is not the
one to speak plainly lest he be
called an enemy of Negro ad-
vances. So he just goes on watch
ing the Negro Slight the field that
offers his only hope of survival
tomorrow
It has come about that our fiat
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
By WALTER r. CHIvERS
FOR THE PAST two years

FOR THE PAST two years l
have been vitally interested in
the National Negro Business Lea
que because it holds a position in
the societal life of Negroes similar
to that held by the United States
Chamber of Commerce in the
societal life of white people. This,
however, is where the similarity
ceases almost too abruptly.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
EMPHASIS ON BUSINESS
thing -

thing
The vocational schools and the schools of specialization
have brought the to the unemployed dsgusted
graduate. Educational measurements and social planning
insist the ancient whine may be charged with their
inability to find themselves and fit in the social scheme
Ours moving industrial era, mechanical procession
and young people shaping their training in this d
rection
Let the graduates feel proud that they products of
such of stirring history They have history
changed and redrawn and changed
night They have easted at the foun of bountfu variety
leaders Of men,
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-31
Seeing Ahead

ALREADY THEY ARE PREDICTING that
the age to follow the present conflict will be the
most beautiful that mankind has known. They say
that the individual, man, will take the spotlight
will be easier and happier.
They say similar things during every world
conflict where ideals and materials figure in the
fight. What they say now, perhaps has more