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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21

De CONSIDERED as delenSe WorkeFs
until all available manpower. in
GLIDING Negroes. has been utilized,
Another phase OF the new course
was the plan for sending so dele
gates to Washington with instruc-
tons to stay in Washington until
FEPC comes to this area"
Discrimination Reported
Fifteen OF the women who an
sered the ad at the R. L. Polk
company Monday reported that
they sought employment after read
ing an advertisement inserted in
Sundays papers for so colored or
white office workers. The charges
said that when they applied for
the JOBS they were told native
do not hire colored girls for part
time work." or I'VE are not hiring
any more colored girls" The ad
in Sundays paper was NOT ex-
planned.
The women reporting discrimin-
alton were; Lucinda Driscoll, 425
Hartford; Vera Harrington, ABS Polk
Dolores Kent, 343 Beechwood;
Dorothy Thurston, 1852 Bangor;
Nettie Thomas, 326 Polk; Dorothy
Royales, ASS Polk; Virginia Eiland
5OO2 fireman; Janey Mason, 63lC
Van Court; Hattie Fisher, 44s
Beechwood; Dorothy Holmes, 53t
Eliot; Hattie Mae Thomas, 1876 Polk
Elizabeth Harris, 1869 Tenth street
All the complaints will be filed
with the Fair Employment Prac-
tees committee along with further
demands for an early hearing in
this area. The Citizens Committee
delegation is expected to be in
Washington, Nov. %. The commit
tee Monday discussed plans for a
daily picket line down town and
around the Boulevard building
which houses the general offices
Of the defense industries here.
Dickerson Speaks At Meeting
Speaking for the Citizens Com
mittee for Jobs in War Industries
before a crowd Of several hundred
ae Shiloh church on Sunday, No
vember IS, Alderman Earl B. Dick
erson Of Chicago delivered a most
inspiring message. Attorney Dick
erson declared that we were not
Just fighting 10 restore Hong Kons
10 the British, but TO win the-waF
for democracy.
The Chicago alderman traced the
history of the Negro in America
and showed that it would require
active effort on the part OF Negroes
10 win the democracy which by
right is theirs, In 1873, he said,
the Negro was placed in economic
slavery, from which he has moi
yet emerged.
In his conclusion, the speaker at.
tackled segregation in mosr visor.
Gus terms. II they try to sesre.
gate US at work we should walk
of the job and refuse TO work
Dignity, he said, is at war with
discrimination.
Melvin Doran. president of Local
400 UAW-CIO, reported on the eff.
forts If Lis local to secure the EN-.
ployment OF Negro Women in the
Ford Highland Park plant The
picket line on Wednesday will be
the reply Of the union and The
citizens to the refusal of Ford tC
hire.
Shelton Tapes, recording secre,
tary Of Local 600; George Davis
executive board member Of Loca
400; Rev Horace White, also spoke
Atty C. LeBron Simmons presided
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21
Caliver Says Freedom Is ISSUE Not Race Or Color

my approval to this segregated plan
OF operation.
Il have never at any time APP
proved segregation at Fort Des
Moines."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21

- .,, COZ, 49, 49,,
10 Ar,hur + Cordor sSr,onish-
ed the Jury for returning with such
A verdict
lido Dan, Whit. Yu-u
,
you We maze serious mlstdAe'
ne SAID IN bringing IN mat Ver-
act
Follo"ins thls' lne husosho OF
the alleseo victim went 70 the couf
10 ask II the case couiun De 'sken
TO a hisner court not realizlng tha'
ne mad no recourse since the Jury
mas me llnaI anu last "oro III sucn
court proceedings
Inc alleseo rape victim became
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21

Want 10 have share in the planes.
tanks guns, food and ammunition
turned out for Uncle SAINT Then reg
ister with your local United States
Employment Service Office now. They
w.l help you help Uncle Sam
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21

superintendent or your State De-
psrtment Of Education"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21


passing was sent by him to his
brother here in New York. who is
well known radio musician.
In Europe 20 Years
Miss Baker was well known in
this country. having worked as a
chorus girl in Shuttle Along"
when that show was breaking at
tendance records on Broadway and
about the rest Of the country, She
was born in St. Louis. where her
relatives still live, but moved to
New York seeking a career in the
show world.
1t was while living in New York.
after the close OF shuttle Along"
that she met a cafe man from Paris
who induced her to invade Europe.
where she remained for 20 years.
Back in 1885 Miss Baker came to
America to visit the late Robert S.
Abbott, publisher and founder of
the Chicago Defender. She re-
manned in Chicago for several
weeks and then invaded New York
where, along with her ex-husband,
she opened a night club on Broad
way under her own name. This
venture proved unsuccessful and sf-
ter a brief run was closed down.
She sold out her interest in the
club and returned to Paris for more
work in the music Tails.
Toast Of Paris
The famous star who became the
toast of Paris and was loved by
show folk and royalty Europe over
was wed three times once in this
country to Billy Baker a Chicagoan
and later to French and Italian
n1nvfe
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21
Josephine


tCOntinued from rage II
cablegram telling of Miss Bakers
passing was sent by him to his
brother here in New York. who is q
well known radio musician.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21

Details of her passing could not be
learned but it is known she had
been in a hospital in Lisbon, Por-
tugal a tubercular victim. 1t was
upon her arrival 1t the hospital that
the famed star made the memorable
remark, Gee, its awful 10 grow
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Woman Critically Hurt
When Struck by Streetcar

The condition of Mrs Erma Bur-
nett, %. who was struck by street.
car last night near her home at
stop 81, near Brookmont. Md, to-
day was reported critical at George
town University Hospital. She had
not regained consciousness since
she was taken to the hospital by
the Glen Echo rescue squad
Carl C. Harlow. 80, of l740 Mas
sachusetts avenue Sc, Capital
Transit Co. motorman for 13 years
told police Mrs. Burnett was walk
ing east on the opposite car track
and fell into the path of his west
bound streetcar
Fred Johnson, l3, of 1924 Gales
street NE. suffered a broken right
leg and Harry johnson, IS, of 82(
H street NE. was cut and bruised
when they were knocked from q
bicycle by Marine Corps truck
operated by Charles Bender of the
Philadelphia depot of supplies, The
boys were riding on one bicycle
when struck By the truck in the
1900 block OF Constitution avenue
NV. Police quoted the truck driv.
er as saying he swerved to avoic
collision with parked delivery
truck. grazed the vehicle and acci.
dentally struck the cyclists. They
were taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Mysterious Gunman
Kills 4 in Miami;
Scores Join Hunt
Couple and Boy, s, Are
Slain in Apartment;
Motorist Found Dead
E> the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, July 18.-Four per-
sons, including an expectant mother
and a 6-year-old boy, are dead
victims of mysterious gunman who
was sought today throughout South
east Florida by scores of city, county
and State police.
The slayer last night broke into a
small apartment, above delicates-
sen, where Irving Leopold, 81. and
his wife Esther, 80, were playing
checkers. Her son by former mar
riage, Stephen, played on the floor
nearby.
Mrs. Leopold, shot six times, and
the child, shot twice, were killed in
stantly. Her husband was wounded
SO gravely that he died today, II
hours after the shooting.
Neighbors saw the gunman jump
to the ground from balcony and
commander the automobile of a
passing motorist at gunpoint.
The body of the motorist was
found early today. riddled with bull
lets. Police identified him as Ralph
J. NORM, jr., l9.
The commandeered car was found
wrecked in Southwest Miami about
2 miles from the scene of the shoot
ing. The body OF the young man
was found many blocks away beside
street paralelling the southeast
Miami shore of Biscayne Bay.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Allies Lose 4 More
Ships; U. 5. Sub Gets
5 Enemy Vessels
II Die After Attacks
In Caribbean; More
Than 100 Rescued
r, the Associated Press.

r, the Associated Press
With Navy reports OF three more
ship sinkings in the Western At
lantic, the unofficial Associated
Press count OF the United Nations
and neutral losses in those waters
since Pearl Harbor was $50 TODAY.
Seventeen seaman lost their lives
when U-boats sank small Dutch
and large American merchantmen
and a medium sized British cargo
ship in the Caribbean. The Navy
also announced yesterday that a
medium sized United States cargo
carrier was sunk In the Indian
Ocean in April. In the four sink
ings, more than 100 esamen and
passengers were rescued.
Some news of the war at sea
was good.
U. S. Subs Sink s Ships.
A letter of commendation to
creWman from the commanding
admiral of United States sub
marine feet disclosed that five
enemy ships were destroyed by a
submarine patrolling the Pacific in
It's first war assignment.
! The letter said the five ships, in
cluding submarine. totalled 25 .627
tons, and that 10,00o-ton vessel
| was damaged The letter was for
warded to Mrs. Nell Kuehnle of
Ramona. Calf, by her son, Arthur
W. Clark, jr., %, electricians mate,
! first class
/ Five crew members and Capt.
Gustav Olafson were lost when the
large American merchantmen was
sunk in the Caribbean June IA.
While As survivors drifted on
lifeboat they heard another ship
explode. Later they met a life
boat carrying Is survivors from the
second vessel. All were picked up
by merchantmen that was tor
pedoed that night when seven more
were killed. Sinking of the rescue
ship was announced July S.
40 Survivors Land.
Forty survivors of the American
ship sunk in the Indian Ocean said
they thought their attacker was a
Japanese submarine. With two pas
sengers, the 38man crew arrived
at an East Coast port.
The % survivors of the Dutch
ship attacked in the Caribbean
May "a said the U-boat commander
pointed out to them the bodies of
two of their mates who were killed.
Torpedoes <and shells sank the
British merchantmen, which was
armed, In the Caribbean June IS,
killing two of 40-man crew. A
third died in lifeboat. The others
drifted nine days before being
rescued.
Survivors said the gun crew could
not fire at the submarine because a
torpedo had caused the ship to list
sharply. They said they conversed
in English with the U-boat crew.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
4 Key Government Men
Resiqn Posts in Brazil
B, the Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 49,
Brazirs anti-Axis President Getulio
Vargas accepted the designations
yesterday OF four key government
leaders whose reported GOODNESS to-
ward the United Nations often ex-
posed them to criticism. There was
no Official explanation.
The four are Francisco Campos
Minister of Justice; Filinto Muller
police chief of the federal district;
Lourival Fontes, press and propa-
ganda director, and Vasco Tristac
Leitao da Cunha, Acting Minister OF
Justice, an aide of Campos, who
served when his chief underwent an
operation in May.
Alexandra Marcondes Filho, Min
lister of Labor since January, was
named to take over also the Ministry
of Justice. 1t. Col. Alcides Con-
calves Etchogoyen. Al, OF the Brazil
ian Army artillery, who has alsc
served on the general staff, became
the new police chief.
Mai. Antonio Jose Coelho dos Refs,
"A, an infantry officer who recently
was aide to War Minister Gen.
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, has become
the new press and propaganda di-
rector
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Detroit Mayor Orders
Leaders Of traction
Strike Suspended :
One-Doy WoIkout Ends,
But City Heads Stond
May Stir More Strife
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 18.-Detroit's pub
Hcly-owned transportation system
was threatened today with further
curtai!ment Of operations as Mayor
Edward ]. Jeffries ordered disciple
nary action taken against leaders
who staged an Unauthorized strike
that partially disrupted streetcar and
bus service In this vital war produc-
ton center.
The strikers, estimated to number
between 200 and $50 of the system S
5000 workers, voted to return to their
jobs after q stormy five-hour meet
ing last night, but Mayor Jeffries
remained firm in his demand that
ringleaders be suspended and denied
permission to work.
I'm glad this strike is over" he
said, but I'm bitterly disappointed
that it ever happened. I'm still
mad. The leaders must be
punished. We are serving 1000 900
people. with this transportation sys-
tenn and it must be maintained at all
costs,
william S. Bullock, general SUI
perintendent of transportation. said
between 300 and 400 employees who
were absent yesterday had been noti-
fed they were suspended. and that
some of these, who reported for work
today on what would have been their
regular shift, had been told to re-
turn home.
James Hoffa, business agent Of the
Teams.ers' Union (AFL) Joint
Council, declared Every one con-
cerned with the strike-men, man
agement and the city-is at fault"
1T is Just one OF those messed-up
things" he said. The men should
be blamed, but no more than the
others"
The vote ending the one-day strike
came only few hours after the
Mayor mad told officials of the Anal
gamated Association of Street, Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes of America (AFL) that troops
would be used, if necessary, to keep
the system running.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Jap-HeId RabauI Raided
By Allied WarpIanes
BS the Associated Press.

y, tn. Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHURS HEAD
QUARTERS. Australia. July 10
Allied airmen bombed wharves and
shipping at Japanese-held Rabaul,
New Britain, and shot down three
Japanese planes on other missions
in the seas north of Australia yes
terday. Gen MacArthur's headquar-
ters announced today.
Two of the enemy planes destroyed
were reported shot out of the sky
over the Solomon Islands, where
flying boats attacked Allied aircraft
on reconnaissance near Tulagi. The
Allied planes were not damaged.
One of two japanese Zero fighters
which tried to intercept Allied air
scouts over Timor also was sent
spinning into the sea.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
National Negro Council
Backs 0PA Rent Control

The National Negro Council last
night took steps to defend OPA
rent control, on the basis that Ne
groes generally long have suffered
most previously from high and ex-
orbitant rent charges"
In meeting at Garnet Patterson
High School, the council, according
to Edgar G. Brown, chairman and
director. adopted a resolution urg-
ing the House to approve the SEN
ate's $4,000, 900 OPA fund.
The resolution also called repre-
sentative Negro organizations and
leaders to join in special conven-
ton at Chicago Wednesday, when
real estate owners. agents and land
lords assemble to challenge the OPA
rent control"
Nothing must interfere with the
protection of the American people
and their homes from runaway and
spiraling rental COSTS" the resolution
said.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
OPA Funds Bill Sent
To Joint Conference

By the Associated Press.
The House sent to joint Senate
House Conference Committee yes
terday supplemental defense ap-
preparation bill containing funds for
the operation of the Office of Price
Administrator
Principal difference between the
two branches is the amount of
money involved. The House voted
SIS ,00O,O 900 for Administrator Leon
Henderson's agency and the Senate
boosted the amount to S125 ,O00, 900.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

Argentine Freighter
Radios She IS Safe,
Ending Fears
Rumors Of Torpedoine
Are Loid to Gorbled
Version Of Message
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, July l8,-The
Argentine freighter El Argentine
radioed her owners last night that
she was bound of the
Canary Islands on an Atlantic cross
ing without incident, ending fears
she was q war casualty.
The freighter left Lisbon Monday.
Unofficial Portuguese reports Thurs
day night said she had been tor
pedoed.
A Foreign Ministry official said
he believed the rumors arose from
a garbled version Of the fact the
Argentine Legation in Lisbon en-
gagged five planes to hunt for a
wealthy Argentinean who WAS pd,-
senger on the torpedoed British
liner Avila Star.
A dispatch from Lisbon reported
that the planes returned without
finding any trace of survivors Of
the Avila Star.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
AIeutiuns
Continued From First Page.)

forces made a -pronged thrust
at our westernmost possessions,
Midway and the Aleutian chain.
The presence in each attacking
force of troop transports indicated
that these attacks were aimed at
capture and occupation. The thrust
at Midway was made by approx
mately 80 ships. including four car
riers, at least three battleships, and
4 large number of cruisers, destroy
ers and transports.
A simultaneous thrust was made
on the Aleutians employing far
smaller force of approximately two
small carriers, two seaplane tenders
several cruisers and destroyers and
from four to six transports. The
size OF the forces involved shows the
attack on Midway to have been the
primary objective.
2. The attack on Midway was re-
PEELED as described in Navy Depart
ment communique No 81. A resume
OF operations in the Aleutian Islands
to date Is given in the following
paragraphs.
3. The frst attack on Dutch Har-
Dor and Fort Mears was made at
about am. on June 3, concurrently
with the early stages OF the Japanese
attack on Midway. Five waves OF
three planes each, launched from
carriers to the southwark of Dutch
Harbor, participated in the 20
minute attack, which was concen-
trated on Dutch Harbor and the
nearby Army station at Fort Mears.
Gun Crews Ready.
4. Three United States destroyers,
an Army transport, a mine sweeper
and a Coast Guard cutter were in
the harbor, as well as an old station
ship, the Northwestern, which had
been beached and was used as bar
racks for contractors personnel
The attack was not unexpected, and
anti-aircraft crews, who were at
their battle stations, both aboard the
ships and at the shore batteries,
opened fire five minutes before the
first bomb was dropped. To obtain
maneuverability the ships present
got under way, continuing their
anti-aircraft fire.
No ship was hit during the raid
Two of the attacking aircraft were
shot down.
s. A few barracks and warehouses
at Fort Mears and Dutch Harbor
were bombed and set afire and q
Navy patrol plane which was about
to take oil with official mail was
strafed.
s. On June Army bombers and
Navy patrol planes located and at
tackled the enemy carriers which
had launched the attacking planes.
Several bomb and torpedo attacks
were made but results could not be
observed.
7. One enemy plane was shot
down during the several reconnais-
sance flights which the japanese
made over the Dutch Harbor area
following the initial raid.
Two Planes Shot Down.
b. ABOUT pm, on June 4, 10
carrier based bombers and Is fight
ers attacked the installations at
Dutch Harbor and Fort Mears.
This attack was made simultane-
ously with an attack on the Army
post at Fort Glenn, about 10 miles
west of Dutch Harbor on the island
of Umnak, where nine enemy fight
ers strafed shore installations. Two
of the attacking planes were shot
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Ryon Heiress Weds
Soldier at Arlington
r, the Associated Press.

r, the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 18.-The mar
riage of Mrs. Miriam Ryan Robb,
granddaughter of the late Thomas
Fortune Ryan. financier, to Air
Force Staff Sergt Warner Patrick
Barley of Los Angeles on July III
at Arlington, Va, was confirmed to-
day at the home of Mrs. Allan A.
Ryan, Mrs. Barkley's step-mother.
Mrs. Barkley, a volunteer worker
at USO headquarters here. has been
husband is % and it is his first
marriage.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Baltimore Cleric Heads
Potomac Church Council

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, July 18.
The Rev E. F. M. Staudt of Balti-
more was named superintendent of
Potomac District Council, Assemblies
of God, at the 25th annual session
yesterday at Potomac Park, where
the annual camp meeting, to last
a month, will open tomorrow He
succeeds the Rev. H. M. Strickland
of this city.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
90 Reported Missing
From British Liner

BERLIN CFrom German Broad
casts, July 18 tP.-The Berlin radio
last night quoted dispatches from
Portugal as saying the British pas
senger ship Avila Star was sunk by
three German torpedoes July S and
that 90 persons are missing.
The Berlin broadcast said the IA
443- ton Avila Star was en- route to
England from Argentina with frozen
meat when she was attacked. The
ships munition store was said t.
have exploded and she went down
Immediately.
One hundred and 10 survivors were
rescued by Portuguese warship
the Berlin report said. The vessel
carried a crew OF $50 and 20 pas
sengers.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Eurth Shocks in Germany

STUTTGART, Germany CFrom
German Broadcasts), July 18 (P.-
Three earth tremors were felt yester-
day in the Wuerttemberg- -Hohen-
zollern district. The first was reg
istered at 1927 pm. Others, of a
weaker nature, followed within 20
minutes
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Order Of Good TempIors
Names Woshinqtonion

b. tie Associated Press.
JAMESTOWN, NJ Y, July 18.-
E. Hjalmer Nordstrom. Worcester,
Mass, was elected National Chief
Templar of the International Order
of Good Templars yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

To keep our independence, instead
of being kept In dependence. start a
regular bond buying program right
now.
Evening star., 1942-07-18

It's common sense to be .A.A.y.
War bonds help you to save and
help to save America.
Evening star., 1942-07-18
Postmaster Confirmed

The Senate yesterday confirmed
the appointment Of William Nelson
Page as postmaster at winchester.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-12

pected to grow into thousands by the end
Of another year.
Those who feel that the airlines should be
nilitarized for the duration, are losing their
American perspective. If the airlnes had
failed to measure up to the tasks imposed
on them. such position might be justified
But they have not failed. We are fighting
this war to save private enterprise, not to
destroy 1T. Every pilot who wears the uni
form of a. commercial airline. can be doubly
proud. He is carrying on a military mission
against the enemy and as a civilian he is
helping nightly to preserve nucleus from
which the airlines expand in the peace
to come, over the entire world, bringing to
all peoples good example of what the free
institutions of America can do.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-12
Farm Task Forces

Army, Navy, Marine Corps stask forces''
are units selected for their efficiency and
assigned to special undertakings They NAV
be large or small A whole army NAV be so
designated, or squad under a corporal A
whole fleet also may become a task force
Tor specific enterprise. or the crew of =
torpedo boat. The only definite thing about
TASK force is that it has special Job to do.
IN the same way, it is now thriftily pro-
posed that farm youth be similarly ORGANIZED
and given the job of carrying the heavier
burdens OF agricultural production. If the
proposal is seriously undertaken, there need
De no extraordinary complications, or dislo-
cation OF rural society," Farm children. the
country over, are born to the Job and fall
INTO Its obligations as naturally as a duck
takes to water. With the large membership
OF fiji Clubs boys and girls already trained
IN agricultural pursuits, much of the time
given to fitting the armed forces for special
tasks would be saved.
| The fact that boys of 18 are being registered
Tor military service, however, presents a diff
fculty. If a large percentage of them are
sent to battlefronts too few will be left to
carry on on farms in an effectual manner
Ture farm boys under 18 are usually better
fitted physically for hard work than city boys
Of the same age group, but it would be too
much to expect them to do the bulk of the
planting, tending and harvesting of crops.
J Clearly, there is need for some agreement