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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15
We Are at War

will become increasingly apparent that part Mr. John Public
fortunate have the call service outside
America that he too and parcel of this The
pancy which followed the white heat of indignation after Pearl Ha
Dor and the the BETTER want this
Sure job at home Nobody denies that This
continually points but the job home against intolerance
discrimination segregation poxes nchng and other evils
and parcel of effort
The southern Jonathan Daniels journalist and
O. &C. D. Official said awhile that who practices and
breaches hatred against fellow Americans Fifth of
Agreeing heartily with him him further and
that who raises voice hand fellow
American of creed simply the grounds of intolerance
in times like these is traitor pure and simple.
We should to be wasting editorial ammunition the
ob and faces of fellow Americans but rather be using
build morale of all sundy citizens of the country Building morale
that will build ships tanks and ammunition which must
have and have with speed
81 don't want to hear about the war; somebody We
forget while safe? The
of homes threatened We don't like to hear this Many
who have had to leave loved would like dismiss
thoughts this dnned
WE ARE AT WAR.
Realizing that there guarantee of invniy unless
people decide that the nation will be inncb bend
effort task which far too regard too lightly
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15
Odd Fellows and
Households Hear
Annual Sermon

A representative group of citi-
zens gathered at Camphor M. E.
Church, Fuller and Kent Sts., Sun
day, May 10, at 8 p. m. for the An
nual Thanksgiving Sermon and
Peter Ogden Day celebration of the
Grand United Order of Odd Eel
lows, Households of Ruth, and Ju-
venile Lodge No. ISL. A group
from Household of Ruth No. 776
Minneapolis turned out with the st.
Paul lodge.
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, pas
tor of Camphor, preached the
thanksgiving sermon and gave an
inspiring message. Mr.. ]. R. Lynn
acted as master of ceremonies. Sew
eral musical selections were rem
dered by the choir of Camphor M.
E. Church with a solo by Mrs. Cora
Parker. Miss Aurelia Jones, presi-
dent of st. Paul Juvenile Lodge No.
1151, read the poem, "Wild Roses"
written by Mrs. Carrie Lindsay,
Secretary of Household of Ruth
No. 553. Mrs. Myrtle Harris of
Household of Ruth No. 553 gave a
short history of the order. Remarks
were made by E. A. Hatton on the
order and it's branches.
NELSON TO SPEAK AT WORK
ERS DEFENSE MEETING
The Negroes fight for democratic
rights in the United States will be
the theme of the May meeting of
the Twin City Branch of the Work
ers' Defense League to be held
Thursday evening, May Fl, at the
Andrews Hotel.
Developments in the Sojourner
Truth housing situation in Detroit,
Michigan, will be discussed by
Reverend Clarence T. R. Nelson,
pastor of the Camphor Methodist
church in st. Paul. Rev. Nelson re-
Gently returned from Detroit where
he participated in a demonstration
before the City Hall on April 20 to
protest refusal of government off
Gals to house Negro families in the
Sojourner Truth housing project.
A report on the local housing sit
uation on the University of Mime
sofa campus, involving discrimina-
ton against Negro students, will
be made by Leonard Lecht, Chair
man of the University Committee
on Civil Rights.
Arthur Sternberg, Treasurer of
the Twin City Branch, will review
the case of Odell Waller, the young
Negro tenant farmer, convicted of
murder by reactionary southern
poll-tax jury, who faces execution
unless a review Of his case can be
obtained from the United States
Supreme Court.
The meeting will be held on the
mezzanine floor at p. m. The pub
lie is invited.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15
Volume Mix-up

At this late date we have dis
covered that our March 27 issue
was incorrectly numbered as
Vol. 8, No. 80, when as a matter
of fact it was our number "33."
All subsequent issues have been
incorrectly marked as to num-
Der. To correct this error this
issue is marked Vol. 8, Nos. SO
and 40.
Libraries, organizations and
individuals keeping bound copies
or files should note that both
the March 20 and March 81 edi-
lions were marked No. 80, when
as a matter of fact only the
March 20 issue was entitled to
that designation.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our kind
friends and neighbors for their acts
of love and sympathy during our
recent loss of mother and grand
mother, and also extend grateful
thanks for the beautiful floral trib-
utes to our loved one. We are es-
pecially grateful to Rev. B. N.
Moore for his beautiful service and
words of comfort.
Mrs. Jetta McPheeters,
Daughter and Family.
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Pittsburgh Pastor
Says Negroes Must
And Will Be True
PENNSY MINISTER PREACH
ING AT PILGRIM GIVES
INTERVIEW

"The Negroes feel that they are
Americans, and to America they
must and will be true; but they are
just as determined to fight undemo-
cratic procedures and practices in
America as in any other country -
declared DR.. T. J. King, pastor of
the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Pitts
burgh, Pa, in an interview with a
representative of The Spokesman
and Recorder on Tuesday.
DR.. King, who is preaching each
night this week in a revival meet
ing in the Pilgrim Baptist Church,
St. Paul, has been pastor of the
large Pittsburgh church for sixteen
years.
When he was asked "what is the
secret of your ability to remain in
one church for so long time" DR..
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to offer our sincere
thanks to the many dear friends
that extended their help and all
who stood by to help if called while
our dear Cleo lay critically i'll and
at her death. Again we thank
everyone for the many cheering
cards and floral offerings. We
could not close without thanking
Rev. S. A. Douglass for his consol-
ing words and Mrs. Gladys Free
man and the organist for the COM
forting songs.
Mrs. L. Steele
Mrs. J. Thomas
Mrs. M. Ball and Family.
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treated in American society, there
would have been no Negro press.
It is another product of Negro
phobia and the color bar.
Editorial for editorial and col
umn for column we are not afraid
to place any of a dozen Negro
newspapers alongside the leading
white newspapers. Significantly
enough, Pegler is not specific in
this regard, preferring to dwell
upon the quality of advertisements
and gossip columns. AS for The
Pittsburgh Courier writing we are
willing to let the public decide. Suf-
flee to point out that three of our
writers have had two or more books
published which have won wide ac-
claim, one has been an editor for
twenty years, one is a Harvard
trained lawyer and former editor,
one is vice-president of large in
surance company and author of a
history of insurance, one is a So
cial worker and another has had
her column termed the best of it's
kind by an authority.
Negro newspapers do carry
gossip columns but the most widely
syndicated column in the white
press is the Winchell gossip col
umn. There are a dozen others of
the same type read avidly by mil
lions of white readers. These
gossip columns are about the only
writings some white people read.
It is major American pastime, so
why condemn Negro newspapers
for carrying what so many readers
desire?
Uphill Advertisement Fight
In view of the uphill fight the
Negro newspapers have been wag-
ing for decades against the color
discrimination practiced by most
white advertisers, Pegler's attack
is particularly CALLING. To survive
a Negro newspaper would have to
charge at least twice what it does
if it had no advertising, and few
readers would be willing to pay it
The price now charged is high pre-
cisely because most white bust
nesses have refused to buy adver.
Using space in Negro newspapers
despite the large circulation of
many. Only in recent years has
there been any definite trend fol-
the better, and that has been slight
considering the growth of Negro
newspaper circulation. Many kinds
Of advertising copy would probably
be rejected if other white adver-
tisers did not persist in maintain
ing the color bar. Take all depart
ment store, theatre, cigarette,
liquor, financial and patent medi-
cine advertising out of the average
W h i t newspaper advertising
which largely ignores Negro news
papers) and it would have to go
out of business or boost its price
three or four times what it is. In
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Friday, May Is, 1912
CHICAGO DAWN

Dawn is savage drums, wild trumpets blow,
Deep eastern sun-fres burn topaz,
AS homeward sad-eyed weary strumpets go,
Nocturne ends-the city rocks with jazz.
No gracious armistice permits the night,
Disrobed to flee with gentle grace,
She drops her gathered robes in flight,
And lifts her helpless hands to face.
The high rooftops deny the sun,
Their grimy turrets gore the sky,
Presently the leaden affairs, one by one,
Escape the abbatoirs, as winds watt high.
Drone of flying argosy is heard o'erhead,
A steel-winged bird that flies the mail,
The city dreams with no unholy dread,
Its skies still clear of deadly hail
To neophites a thousand nightmares roar,
The waking stranger fancies self in hell,
But veteran sleeper hardly breaks his snore,
He drowses, deaf, and needless of the Ell.
Some early-riser tunes raucous radio,
In pique and fury gets Debussy,
Tunes out straight, Place and Show
But jumps and shouts with Sister Lucy.
Soon alleys swell with peddlers' songs:
"Fresh fish, spinach, chard and kale,"
No doleful chants of woes or wrongs,
Just, Screen beans, ma'am-dime pail"
We pray these city folk meier feel bomb,
But if they must, tits sure they'll cheer it.
Through chaos e'er they'll keep aplomb,
That is-if, perchance, they hear it!
James T. Logan.
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umOnlSCS "A lew Gays ago ne was
fretting because the Secretary of
the Interior did not go brawling
with some small town editor over
an alleged insult. Now he has at
tackled the Negro press, particular
ly The Chicago Defender and The
Pittsburgh Courier. Seemingly he
has just discovered that there is
Negro press although numerous
other white people are aware of it.
Pegler's opinion is that these two
newspapers compare i'll with the
standard white press of the coun-
try and are no compliment to the
people whom they purport CD to
represent" He pretends to be
greatly shocked because one of
these papers carries gossip col
umn. He ridicules them for carry
ing advertisements acceptable in
only a very limited publication
field" He declares that "In neither
newspaper is there any writing of
the slightest distinction" He in
sinuates that Negro newspapers
strive to segregate their people $50
that they will remain profitable
specialized circulation field for ad-
vertisers and politicians"
Pegler processes great concern
because of these papers alleged
"appeal to colored soldiers whose
loyalty is constantly bedeviled with
doubts and with the race-angling of
news" and insinuates that the
same action should be taken
against them as the Federal Gov
eminent has taken against Social
Justice. This fits in too snugly fol
coincidence with views held by
many higher ups in Washington
who dislike the truths Negro news
papers have been publishing about
the workings of fascism in Ameri,
ca where Negroes are concerned il
war service, civilian and military.
knowledge Limited
Pegler's knowledge being sc
limited, it is a pleasure to inform
him that the combined circulation
of Negro newspapers is 100000
copies weekly, Of which nearly g
quarter million copies are sold by
The Pittsburgh Courier. The read
ers of the Negro press also reac
the white press and so are able tt
make a better comparison thar
Pegler. These 100000 Americans
know that in the Negro newspapers
they will not be ridiculed and lam.
pooned, will not have their hopes
and aspirations misrepresented anG
misinterpreted, and will not fine
news of their various noteworthy
activities completely ignored. They
know that the Negro press was
born and continues to grow be.
cause the white press has persisted
in fouting the cardinal principles
of journalism where colored citi.
zens are concerned. If the white
press had not insisted on treating
the Negro in the news as he is
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cidentally it is this loss of adver-
Using revenue due to the war that
has caused some big scent maya
zines to go to ten cents.
Imagine Pegler believing that
Negro newspapers strive to segre-
gate their people! They need not
strive to do what Pegler's kind has
already done. From the Atlantic
to the Pacific racial segregation
has long been the rule in almost
every activity. Far from striving
for segregation, the Negro news
papers have been the only publica-
lions in America to consistently
fight AGAINST segregation. In
deed, it is their spirited fight
against segregation in the Army,
Navy and elsewhere that has
stirred up certain fascist-minded
politicians in Washington to at
tempt to curb them. And this fight
against segregation is what seems
to arouse Pegler's ire the most,
causing him to place the Negro
newspapers in the same category
as Social Justice. If the Negro
newspapers had remained mum
about color discrimination and
racial segregation in the Govern
ment and industry, and concerned
themselves only with urging war
against fascism abroad, no one
would be concerned with their writ
ings, their advertisements or their
gossip columns except Negroes.
But they have challenged Ameri-
cas- least reputable but most per-
sistent "way of life," so Pegler and
his ilk want them suppressed.
The Negro press does not have to
"race-angle" the news. The white
press and white America does that.
Nor is it the Negro press that has
undermined the loyalty of Negro
soldiers. The Negro press has
merely reported in big type on
Page /, the unbelievable crimes
committed against Negro soldiers
which the white newspapers have
buried in small type on Page "a, if
they carried it at all. It is unneces-
sary for the Negro press to seek
to arouse Negro soldiers and sailors
when white superiors, fellow
soldiers, police and civilians are do
ing such a thorough job. It was
not the Negro press that shot down
and beat up Negro soldiers from
Fl. Dix to Camp Claiborne. It is
not the Negro press that has
fought for continued discrimination
in the Navy and segregation in the
Army.
Men like Pegler and his asso-
ciates who reach millions of white
people daily could do much to end
racial discrimination and segrega-
ton and thus make America truly
democratic. They know what is be-
ing done to the Negro "a hours a
day, in and out of the Services, but
they cravenly remain mum, leaving
the battle for democracy at home
to the Negro press. The fight for
equality of rights and opportuni
ties, without which democracy is a
hollow farce, is carried on consis-
tently and persistently by a de-
voted band of angry, eloquent men
and women without the money and
influence of such fascist fronts as
Pegler. But they cherish the con-
viction that they are as right as
the Declaration of Independence
and the Bill of Rights, and the de-
termination to carry on until racial
separation is ended in America.
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Schuyler Calls WestbrOOk Pegler
Front for Fascists in Defending
Negro Newspapers of the Country

For Webrook Pger ScrppsHoward coumnist has
Ratchet ront American fascism the fall
of 1888 he shocked intelligent by condonng the nng of
Calf Grateful him
his sustained attacks organized labor the
of smelling thousands
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Harris Dumbfounded by Slab
Excellence of 3 Rockies
May Trim Seasoned Material to Make Room
For Cothey, Mccullough and Kennedy

but they haven't been bad, either
zinser needs to develop better
curve and Scarborough has to ac-
quire control. Maybe they'll do it al
Chattanooga.
Il can't get over that Cathey
When he was down here last year
he was a joke. 1t was evident he
had a good arm, Of course. but he
didn't know the first thing about
pitching. He was just a big hick
kid but now he knows what he's
doing out there. He won't get rat
tied on that mound-nothing both.
ers him.
II don't know if he can throw that
ball for nine innings as hard a.
he's been throwing it for three OF
four innings but know he's going
to be mighty handy to stick in a
tight spot Later on. when we run
into double headers, I'm going to lei
him start a game and see how he
PAGES himself"
Cathey continued his lovely labor
yesterday as the Mats dealt the St
Louis Browns ST. defeat at Deland
Cathey yielded four hits and the
Browns only run in the four innings
he toiled. but two of those hits were
luck-anointed affairs. He struck
out four and walked none.
Dutch Leonard pitched the first
five innings for Washington, per-
mitting only three hits and no runs
as the Mats pounced on Eden Auker
for single runs in the second and
third innings before clustering three
runs of him in the sixth.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Croucher Injured Third Time, Lyons Hot After His Job
Fielding Class Gnbe Flies PIoy Against GHff

ported by Scout Joe Cambria and
will work out with the Mats
before being shipped to Charlotte.
Pitcher Daniel Riso, another
Cambria discovery who is a
Texas-born Mexican, Is having
passport difficulties.
Harris Is rating Bob Repass q
better shortstop than Cecil
Travis. Hell make plays Cecil
couldn't make" says Bucky.
"Boy, how I'd love to have Travis
at third and Repass at short"
Harris feels Repass and Out
fielder George Case require rest.
but the reserves are scant.
Dutch Leonard has unravelled
two neat chunks Of pitching In
his only starts but nobody Is
paying much attention. He's the
least colorful character in camp
and the rise Of the rockies has
showed him into the background,
at least Temporarily.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
La Holm Was Lost to Tell EN- OFF

passing along the whole affair SNOWFALL
hump Of high hill and we are going to get
Eleanor Holm said nuts to IT, and
other make living besides
anybody Of especial importance told them
off,
United States Army to punctuae That
incident route Berlin IN 1896 and
be better
affects people like great many other unions they
the unyelng stands that have been taken
u chapters all the country to
that shipyard and that arplane
which, unfortunately failed
to have its steam
Maj OConne quoted saying this time to apply dictatoral
soldier" this
Soldier Passaga simply performing his duty
against the mpo Untouchabes ne should De
condemned Not knowing Soldier Passaga 1t
made the connection in the rst place
isn't Martin
Hebrew Association team and from
the line for the o. that he was barred
Evening star., 1942-03-25

will go to Jimmy Pofahl If
Croucher remains idle. That is,
of course, unless Lyons resumes
his spectacular antics.
Sid Hudson and Alexandra Car
rasquel were to face the Red Sox
here today. The Mats will battle
the Cardinals here tomorrow and
will meet the Orlando Air Base
team on Friday. Sergt. Hank
Greenberg, former Detroit out
fielder who will play with the Air
Base outfit, will be flown here in
a bomber.
Pitcher Bill Kennedy had sew
eral teeth extracted yesterday
and Outfielder Stan Spence Is
also having lots Of trouble.
Spence. incidentally, resembled .
crack major league centerhelder
yesterday for the first time since
joining tho Mats. He unleashed
. brilliant throw to the plate to
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Fight for Weller
Grown Planned
To Head Gard
Mike WeoIthyin ToIent
To Back Up Robinson :
Bout With Cochrune

Washington will swoop to its
quota Of $4,000 in the Navy Relief
campaign when it stages a brilliant
bigtime boxing show May 20 at
Griffith Stadium, it was predicted
today by Matchmaker Mike Jacobs.
All the funds raised by a variety Of
other events, mainly sports and
theatrical, will be frosting for the
cake, added an enthusiastic Uncle
Mike. .
Jacobs. who conferred briefly with
District Campaign Chairman George
A. Garrett and members of his
Special Events Committee here yes
terday, says a 15-round world well
terweight championship bout In
volving Champion Freddie (ReO
Cochrane and the outstanding con-
tender, Ray Robinson, backed by
three all-star numbers of 8 rounds
each should attract the largest, and
most distinguished gathering ever
to attend a boxing show in WASH
ington.
Jacobs. the choice in official chan
nels to make boxing matches all
over the United States sponsored
in the interests of Navy Relief. en-
visions In the meeting of Cochrane
and Robinson a star-spangled affair
that could not miss.
"Cochrane's a colorful and ag.
gressive veteran with plenty OF ex-
perience, and Robinson one Of the
greatest punchers in the history OF
boxing" Jacobs says. Freddie's
played around with his title long
enough, and it's good time that he
put it on the line for great cause
such as Navy Relief.
i've been assured of the 100 per
cent cooperation of Navy boxers IN
making the Washington show a big
/ success and I'm ready to do my
part. I could take Cochrane and
Robinson to New York and draw a
. fine crowd at fancy prices. But that
bout belongs in Washington. I don't
see how it can miss"
Jacobs Yesterday put before the
local Navy Relief Committee a series
of other available bouts involving
naval fighters from which three
supporting scraps will be selected
in the event Cochrane boxes Robin
son for the title.
Has Bountiful Material
They we're:
George Abrams VS.. Ernie Vigh or
Ken Overlin or Steve Mamakos.
Tommy Tucker VS.. Johnny Colan
or Nose Brown or Coley WEIGH.
Cal Cagni VS.. Norman Rubio or
Mamakos.
Fred Apostoli VS.. Vigh or WEIGH.
Steve Belloise VS.. WEIGH or Tony
Martin.
AL Nettlow VS.. Sammy Secrest or
Rubio.
Billy Soose VS.. Jimmy Bivins.
Garrett today forwarded notices
to eight naval boxers that they were
under consideration for the card,
namely: Cochrane. Abrams, Tucker.
Cagni. Apostoli, Belloise, Nettlow
and Soose.
Members Of the Special Events
Committee to assist Garrett In local
sports promotions are: H. Ga
briel Murphy. chairman: Denman
Thompson, Rockford Riley, Ben
Dulaney, Dick O'Brien. John Pay
cite, Carter Barron, Tony Wake
man, Arthur Godfrey, George
Wheeler, Ray Michael and Russ
Hodges.
Evening star., 1942-03-25

nip Bob Swift attempting to
score and contributed three sin
giles and double to Washington's
11-hit attack.
Pitcher Arnold Anderson was
to entrain for his James, uowa)
home today to appeal his IA
draft status. Arnold attempted
to leave yesterday but couldn't
get accommodations. If his ap-
peal Is denied, he plans to
obtain a job near home and wait
until the Army Fbeckons.
Washington's II victories In Is
exhibitions have produced spark
ling pitching. In 10 Of those
triumphs, Nat pitchers have al
lowed seven hits or less. They
have hurled five seven-hit games,
two five-hitters, two four -hitters
and one two-hitter.
Outfielder Alex Kvasnak, .
Csechoslovakian. and Pitcher
Sonny Dickson have been I'M