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Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
mitchell Sll
NE REFUSED
N AACP AID
By ALBERT ANDERSON

WASHINGTON, May IAN
P)-Congressman Arthur w Nit
chelI was determined that the
world should know that the re-
cent victory which he won il the
United States Supreme court, in
his fight against the railway Jim
Crow Of the South, was his indi-
Vidual effort and he refused help
either financially or legal from
ether sources. He did accept the
important brief which U. S. So
Iicitor Biddle filed when the case
was being heard but he disdain-
ed aid from the NAACP and from
two or three individuals who Of
fered him small sums to assist in
the expense of carrying the case
through three courts.
To Richard WestbrookS Of Chi
cago, his attorney, with whom
Mitchell said he worked long days
and nights in preparation of the
case, he gave full credit but he
snorted disapproval of those who
rs he said, sought at the last mo-
ment to enter the case and garner
some credit. Mr.. Mitchell's view
point may best be set forth in his
correspondence with the National
Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People as late as April
16, this year.
Judge William H. HASTE, chair
man Of the National legal COM
mittee Of the NAACP wrote Nit
chelI as follows:
april Is, 1941
"Hon. Arthur w. Mitchell,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. G.
Dear Congressman MITCHELL:
''It has come to the attention
CT the National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie that a brief amicus curiae in
opposition to your pending Su-
preme Court appeal is being filed
by representatives Of several SOU
thern states. In these circum-
stanmeS, it has occurred to us that
brief amicus curiae filed by the
N. "A. A. 9. P. in support Of your
appeal might serve a useful pur-
pose.
IF the parties on both sides
consent, we will plan to submit
the matter to the court, formally,
on Monday, April q. If conven-
lent, I would like to hear from
you by return mail so that we
may move without delay.
Sincerely yours,
william H. HASTE,
Chairman National Legal
Committee, NAACP."
The congressman replying the
same day, said:
'Dear Judge Hastie: -. :.
Il am writing. to acknowledge
receipt Of your letter Of April IT,
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
Legal Notice
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILL
NOIS, EASTERN DIVISION

IN THE MATTER
BEE BUILDING CORPORATION,
Corporation, Debtor.
No. 60796
Under Section 77B of the
National Bankruptcy Act
" 0 TIC E
TO: THE BONDHOLDERS OF BEE
BUILDING CORPORATION,
a Corporation, Debtor.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, pur-
suant to the decree entered in the above
entitled cause on August IL, 1887, Of the
following:
That all holders of first or second
mortgage bonds or notes of the Debtor
Corporation, who have failed, refused
or neglected, or who may SO fail, refuse
or neglect to surrender and deliver up
their said bonds or notes in exchange
for stock trust certificates of Diggs
Corporation as provided for in said A
mended Plan of Reorganization, be, and
they are, perpetually restrained and en-
joined from collecting or attempting to
collect any sum or sums from the Deb
tor or Diggs Corporation for principal
or interest said bonds notes. and
that the trustees or successor trus tees
under said first and second mortgage
trust deeds which heretofore were liens
upon said property of the Debtor or any
part thereof be, and they hereby are,
restrained from attempting to enforce
any rights under said mortgages or
trust deeds.
All bondholders of the Bee Building
Corporation, a Corporation, are further
notified that pursuant to the above order
Of court, to deliver to Olive M. Diggs,
President of the Diggs Corporation, a
corporation, all Bee Building bonds held
by them, within 80 days from the date
Of this notice hereof to be exchanged
for new stock certificates in the Diggs
Corporation. Said bonds to be delivered
for exchange at 1855 South State street.
Chicago, Illinois, and failure to COM
ply with this notice will bar said bond
holders from enforcing any claim or
right they may have in participating
in the plan of reorganization.
DIGGS CORPORATION, a Corporation.
BY OLIVE M. DIGGS, President
DATED: April "a. 1871.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
u. S. Court
Ruling Bans
R.R. Jim Crow
Continued from page ~

Continued from page ~
torneys-general in their brief con-
tended that this was mot ques-
ton involving the 18th amend
ment' and stated the separate
coach law and the question Of its
constitutionality ARE not properly
before the court for consideration
and determination.
"'Since this case can be disposed
Of without either a tentative de-
cision on the construction Of the
statute and since these questions
touch a sensitive area Of social
policy, this court, exercising a
wise discretion, and because of
scrupulOus regard for the right
full independence Of the state SOW
ernments in the reasonable eXer-
else of their police powers in deal
ing with this highly important
matter should restrain its author
ity and stay its hand" the brief
set forth.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
Hold Rites For
One Of Founders
Of NAACP In DC.

WASHINGTON, May 1yFu-
neral services qWere Aeld 5here
Saturday, tApril 26, for Charles
Edward Russell, 80, who was one
Of the three persons most active
in organizing the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF
Colored People. The other two
are William E. Walling and Miss
Mary White Ovington.
From 1909 to the time Of his
death, Mr.. Russell was uncom-
promising in his stand that every
right by granted to Negro citf-
zenS.
One Of his chief interests was
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
WAITER SHOOTS SELF

William Jones, 1903 Federal
street, was accidentally shot in
the thigh when a gun he was re-
moving from his trousers pock-
ct was discharged. Jones, wait
er in a South State street tavern,
told police he was getting ready
to place the gun in a drawer
when if exploded
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
1870 STUDENTS REGISTER FOR
Fl. u. DEFENSE COURS

WASHINGTON, D. g., May l.
L. K. Downing, dean Of the School
Of Architecture and Engineering,
announced this week that regis
tration for the course in the
chemistry Of powder and eXplos-
ives, being offered at Howard uni
versity under the direction Of the
U. S. Office Of Education, closed
this week with an enrolment Of
100 students of several races.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
VOLUNTEER WORKERS HAVE
TURKEY DINNER

1UhhEY DINNER
The Volunteer Workers Charity
Club gave a Turkey Dinner last
Saturday at the home of the pres
ident, Mrs. Carrie B. Meeks, 36O5
South Dearborn street. 1t was
very largely attended and the
members we're highly commended
with the service and the financial
results. With this loyal president
at the helm every effort has meant
Success"
The next business meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Ella
Powell, $3.50 Eberhart avenue on
Wednesday, May at 3 pm.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

motions to higher ranks, in which
there are unlimited openings for
qualified men.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

REV. WILSON GREEN, JR., 1920
Marshfield avenue, born in New Or
leans, La, husband Of Nora Green, died
April %. Buried April 20.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

HERMAN HINES, 3O4 East 31st
street, husband of Beatrice Hines, died
April %. Body shipped to Paducah,
Ky, his birthplace, for funeral serv-
ices and burial.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

MRS. ALEAsE G. MOORE. born in
Birdise, Miss, died April 25. Buried
April 28. Body shipped to Leland
Miss, for burial.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

DAN LOVE, 1928 Vernon avenue,
born in Montgomery, Ala, husband OF
Georgia Love, died April IL. Buried
April 26.
ROBERT DENNEY, 5O12 South Hal
sted street. born in Galva, ILL.,, nus band
Of Beatrice Denney, died April 10. Fol
lowing funeral services body was Gre
mated April Fl.
MRS. HATTIE j. MILLIMON, 4815
ChampIain avenue. born in Clarinda, Ia,
wife Of Ernest Millimon, died April p.
Buried April %.
ANDREW BUFORD, 3718 South
Parkway, born in Pulaski, Tenn, husband
of Laura Buford, died April p. Blu
ried April rs.
ABE SMITH, 1906 Indiana avenue,
born in Hazelhurst, Miss, husband OF
Beatrice Smith, died April Fl. Buried
April Is.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

MISS PEARL WILLIAMS 6713 Eber-
hardt avenue, born in New Haven, Conn,
daughter of William L. Williams, died
April %. Buried April rs.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

RICHARD r. ALLEN, 4345 Langley
avenue, born in Nashville. Tenn, hus-
band Of Lula Allen, died April %.
Buried April rs.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

MRS. VIRGINIA JORDAN, SAP E.
37th street, born in Beaumont, Texas.
sister of Ibbe Johnson, died April p.
Buried April rs.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

MANSFIELD PATTERSON, 500
Browning avenue, born in Clarksdale,
Miss, husband of Pearl Patterson, died
April % in Edward Hines Hospital.
Buried April %.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04
Community Forum
Continued from page ~

(COntlnued from page II
life instead of a completely iso-
lated island Of human beings.
Whether or not one is proud Of
his native state he should rally to
the Urban League which without
charge has aided thousands from
every state in the Union.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

CHARLES PHILLIPS, 5343 Prairie
avenue, brother of Thelma Nicely, died
April %. Buried April 26.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

meet MRS. STRONG. She
AVA is the one woman member
of the board of trustees of the
Tercentenary Methodist church
n and a Staunch pillar of the
church.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

The congressman replying the
same day, said:
"Dear Judge Hastie: =.
Il am writing to acknowledge
receipt Of your letter Of April 10,
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1941-05-04

Vol. so No. IS Sunday, May A, 1941
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
The Philosophy Of Silence
Book on Greatest Power
By BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

lences in your heart and brain
that rage and the silences that
are meditative, cleansing, Sc
rene and that link us to the
presence; group users of silence.
which we see exemplified among
the Catholics and Quakers and
the silent prayer at IL a. m. on
Armistice Day; silence as a self
discipline there we are told by
Doctor Greene how TO 60
through a daily gymnastic of
silence and meditation to re-
capture our dislocated centers
of gravity, which should always
be in the deeps of the souD; ST.
lence as an instrument of heal
ing; the story of the Sufis, the
Trappists and other sects that
remain silent for days, even
years, and so come directly into
contact with the silent god who
Undergraduates all things; the
silence of eternity; silence as a
challenge TO authority and as a
source of knowledge.
In these days of uproar, both
physical and mental, and of fear,
worry and bogeynen know of
no better medicine for you-and
me-than this timely and diff
ferent' book.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
Our Only Choice

EVIDENCE shows Hitler will make every
II effort in an attempt to invade England
by Spring. Should England fall the question
of United States being invaded remains
Not since Napoleon's time has the world
become involved in fearful turmoil of war
where complete domination will be the only
alternative for these mad dictators.
Self-preservation is great asset for the
United States to use under these conditions.
To provide every means of defense with the
best equipment possible
In stalling possible invasion it will be
necessary for us to aid England until our
defenses are ready Hitler's lust grows greater
and his efforts to conquer England will be
terrible, if not horrible.
Our only choice now lies in President
Roosevelts humane ideas Whether we criticize
his convictions on the defense situation, it
shouldn't matter as long as we keep on pro-
ducing the instruments of self defense
You American people who should be
proud to exist under American conditions
should extend our hand to the courageous
English people, whose destiny in this world
will be in what we do for them in the near
future.
RORFRT F0XyT nc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
Raps 'SeniIe' Leaders

I DON'T favor helping Britain, but rather
i America first for she certainly needs it.
Foreigners and internationalists favor immedi.
ate war with Germany because they won't
have to do the fighting. Americans will be
called upon to do the fighting. the bleeding,
and the dying. Those who will survive will
be compelled to do the paying.
These senile men, Glass, Stimson and
Knox, who do the most harping for war, don't
intend to do any fighting. Glass is SO and
says that he isn't zone bit scared" Why
should he be? He can't even carry a gun,
much less fight.
Yes, these old men need have no fear,
because after the war. they won't be in bread
lines they won't be tramping the streets look
Ing for work, they won't be evieted from their
homes. =.
I favor a law that would send all those
to war who want war regardless of their age
or sex or one that will compel them to keep
their mouths shut!
c. SWOLLEN,
1884 Syracuse avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
Open Letter to WiIIkie
From Disi||usioned Backer
BY HUGH S. JOHNSON

military, naval and economic ex-
perts; that you should find out
the precise danger to England,
just what she needs that we can
send, just how well she can de-
fend and whether or not our
contributions will be, as were
ours to France, a donation to
Hitler, or whether there is some
chance that they can help to
stop him.
Did you do that? You did not.
You took a banker and a pub
licity expert. Did you explore
that harsh practical end of our
problem and England's? 1t is
the only end worth while. No.
You explored the emotional end
the terrific distress, the splen-
did fortitude. the unquenchable
courage. You wept, deplored,
applauded.
60 DO we all. These people
~ are of our blood. We are
torn for them with an anguish
of spirit and elated in an apex
of admiration. We don't need
any pep talk about that.
We, too, have problem
deadly as death. 1t cannot be
sanely solved by abandoning
cold reason for emotion however
high. Are you bringing any con-
tributions to the somber proc
esses of thought? 1t appears to
be a matter of extreme doubt.
The indications are that you
are coming back here to help
emote through Congress a bill
giving one American man, and
us. responsibility for the conduct
and outcome of this war at
risk of both the political and
economic institutions of the
United States.
A measure for which. if you
had uttered such support before
last November, you would not
have carried a single state.
These ballyhoo antics do not
represent 100000 American
voters" They only misrepresent
the Zealots who sacrificed greatly
to nominate you and many of
the 100000 who tried to elect
you.
Distributed by United Features snyd.. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
l.. s. MeddIfng Again

4 MERICA should not enter the European
"A war. We meddled in 191S-we are
meddng today.
The British Empire has had considerable
difficulty in preserving its conquests and has
fought continuously for hundreds of years to
keep them.
Hitler will have more difficulty in digest
ing the morsels he swallowed recently.
In 1929 President Roosevelt said 'The
only thing we have to fear is fear ITSELF"
That is no less applicable today. We have
freedom, education and unity and will keep
them always
Our present course is like walking in
qucksand. We did not profit by our expert
ence in the last war and are making the same
mistakes. The hot dog the queen of England
ate with the Roosevelts at Hyde Park will
cost us two billions or more.
We rightly hate Nazi propaganda in this
country but pay no attention at all to British
propaganda. Evidently this nation is too
young to realize we are not a colony of
England.
We should arm to the teeth, and not
destroy our battleships after this war at the
request of England We should use American
money first for Americans and then to allevi-
ate the sufferings of the innocents in Europe.
BY entering the war we will extend its battle
front-not stop it.
LORETTA VAN KEUREN,
18O61 Pennington drive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
Bluffs DictatOrs
BY H. N. MacCRACKEN

President of Vassar College, POughkeepsie, N. Il.
MOST citizens of the United States desire
lVl the defeat of Germany and the victory OF
Britain. Many Americans, stirred by emotions
of sympathy, would have America enter the
war Immediately in Britain's behalf. Other
Americans, among whom l number myself
question the ACCESSIBILITY of such action at this
time.
In the first place, the United States Is
not prepared to enter a war which would at
once involve this country both in the Atlantic
and the Pacific
In the second place, the entrance OF
America into the war would Immediately re-
duce the amount of aid contributed by
America to Britain.
In the third place, there is no evidence
that the present merchant tonnage OF the
world would be sufficient to convey American
military, as well as industrial and food aid to
Britain at this time.
In the fourth place, the finances of the
United States and our precarious budget situa-
ton should give us pause.
We are assured by war ex;..rts that the
only possible way in which Britain can win
this war is by the starvation of the population
of Europe, and by the destruction Of Ger
manys civilian morale by the air. Il may be
questioned whether even so important an
issue as the survival of democracy In Britain
justifies these methods of warfare, on such
vast scale.
AS a member of Mr.. Hoover's committee,
! believe that the starvation of the five small
democracies of Europe should be ended, and
food should be supplied to them. In any case,
l deprecate the effect on American youth
from the setting forth of such program as
Americas first aim.
The purpose of the lend-lease bill now
before Congress appears to be not so much
plan for aiding Britain plan for buffing
the dctators, by authorizing acts of war-like
nature without actually going to war.
Believing that dctators will not long be
deceived by the unpredictable nature of the
American policy and that one bluff leads to
another until we involved in war I advo-
cate the immediate discussion of the major
issue in all its implications rather than the
sanction of such a device.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08

THE most powerful thing in
i the world is neither the
tongue nor the sword. 1t is ST.
lence.
Consider: It is thought, plan
ming. scheming, meditation that
change the face of the world,
history and our individual lives.
And all that is conceived In sill
lence.
All overturning books from
the first Bible to 'Mein Kampf
were conceived in silence. The
seasons come and 60 silently.
The whole universe changes
silently. We grow middle-aged
and then old silently.
There is a lot of noise in the
world, but it is silence that
rules all.
Emerson's Let us be silent so
that we may hear the whisper
of the gods" might well have
been the inscription on a most
unusual book that have been
reading by Alice Borchard
NNGreene, The Philosophy of ST.
lence" Orchard r. Smith.
DOCTOR GREENE describes
~ 20 us the different kinds OF
silences in the world-the ST.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08
Sees u. s. i'm War


of New York
Former Chairman of the Rules Committee
of the House of Representatives
Should America enter the European war?
i That question was definitely and
positively answered on Armistice Day, Nov.
II. 1913 with a unanimous mo-" The sub
ject is closed.
A Eyes" answer could not fall from the
lips of real American.
Twill our present course, if persisted in,
Inevitable involve us in war?
This question is like, Shall we have
Christmas in 1912" We are already Gin
volved," head over heels. We are one of the
belligerents, right now, and have been for
some time past If involve us in war" means
to send our boys over there again. the answer
to the question is still yes" They will be
there-first our pilots, next our navy and
marine boys and then our soldiers, and this
will happen despite all the carefully guarded,
eouivocal assurances" of the President, or
any one else.
3-Should America concentrate on her
own defense and her own independence or ally
herself with England as in the recent World
War?
The short answer to that, is that America
should mind it's own business first last and
all the time and concentrate on her own neces-
sary defense, and endeavor to preserve her
own independence, already undermined at
home. The passage of the dictatorship bill'
will be the finishing blow of long attack
on our form of government.
1t is numbered "1776"-what irony,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-08

BOSTON. Mass, Feb. 8.
Dear Mr.. Willkie:
YOU got great reception in
L England. You got it because
an impression had somehow been
given, or arose, that you were
there as the bringer or fore
runner of great gifts--for those
tortured souls the greatest gift
of all-the injection of your
country into their war.
1t shows great generosity
vicarious generosity with the
blood, tears and treasure Of
Americans and, if you are not
authorized, considerable reck-
lessness with British hopes and
fears.
You must know that, while
only a small minority opposes
such aid to Britain as we can
give provided, first; that it will
strengthen and not weaken our
own defense and, second; that it
will not get us into war, an over
whelming majority, at least IS
per cent of our people. still
strongly oppose our getting into
this war.
You must know that by who
ever had made them. either you
or Mr.. Roosevelt, if any such
statements as both of you are
making now had been made be-
fore election by either alone. the
man who made them would have
lost millions of votes if not the
race.
THIS is very distressing TO
L some of your new political
faith who at great sacrifice were
foremost in your support.
Some of them should have
been warned by your reasons for
this reticence expressed TO them
that you had to get "in" to
be effective. that you could not
go too strong" on your beliefs
without antagonizing the great
New York metropolitan press,
daily, weekly and monthly.
Some of them shuddered and
vigorously expressed their views
to you orally and in writing.
but they were such crusaders
for you that they regarded your
timidity as an ill-considered
statement in the throes of a hot
contest by a really fearless idol
who could not have feet of clay.
Just hicks and yokels is what
they turned out to be. They
trusted blindly.
But the poor boobs helped
elevate you and would have
elected you if, in the hands of
the influences you feared. you
had not turned out to be such
a complete nullity of independ-
ent thought and courage in your
addresses to what you called the
"Amurricun peepul." Now you
have availed yourself of that
elevation TO go to England and
see for yourself. Now you are
coming home to report to those
"peepul."
DEPORT what? You were
IL given the soundest and most
experienced advice on how to
make that report effective-that
you should take engineers and