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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-10

Mrs. Crump wore a black gown and
a corsage of red roses, and Mrs.
Carolyn M. Jones, godmother of
Mrs. Poole, who received with
them, wore a white gown and a
corsage of red roses. The Misses
Elizabeth Moore and Elizabeth Nc
Cracker assisted with the service
and Mrs. Frances Davenport re-
ceived the guests at the door. Miss
Moore wore a gown of aqua net
with a flower in her hair and Miss
McCracken wore a gown of green
marquisette net with a flower in
her hair. Mrs. Davenport wore
black lace and net and a corsage
of white gardenias.
Beautiful wedding gifts were re-
ceived by the honorees.
Mrs. Poole is a graduate of the
University Of Minnesota and a
member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority and Attorney Poole is a
graduate of Harvard Law College
and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity. They left Monday,
April 6, for New York City.
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George. Brooks III celebrated his
fourth birthday on Wednesday,
April 8.
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Reception Held for N. AA.C.P.
Official and AttOrney-Husband

DR.. and Mrs. J. Walton Crump,
$50 Fuller Ave, were "at home"
Easter Sunday evening from eight
to ten to honor their daughter,
Mrs. Charlotte Bonzetta Crump
Poole, Publicity Director of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in New
York City, and her husband, Attor-
ney Cecil Francis Poole of Phila-
delphia, who spent their honey
moon here during the Easter week
end.
Large potted palms before the
fireplace and a tall vase of snap
dragons and gladioli and ferns on
the grand piano graced the living
room where the guests were re-
ceived. The dining room table was
covered with an ivory cloth of
Italian cutwork and conferred with
a bowl of pink sweetpeas in elab-
crate arrangement, at either end
of which burned tall white tapers
in silver candelabra. Mrs. Poole
was charming in a frock of peach
lace and a corsage of red roses.
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MINNEAPOLIS BRIEFS

Mr.. Sheriff. LangfOrd, Rochester,
New York, is in the city visiting
his sister, Mary LangfOrd Miss
Langford is in the city attending
the University of Minnesota.
Misses Bernice and Eunice Brown
entertained as their house guest for
the past week, Miss Grace LaVerne
Jamerson of Indianapolis, Indiana,
fiancee of Mr.. Timothy Mills, who
is in the city serving his appren-
ticeship with Woodland Funeral
Home. Miss Jamerson is a teacher
in the public school system of In
dianapOlis and directs all musical
activities at the school where she
is employed.
Mr.. Ernest Wade, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. J. Wade, is in the city on a
furlough to visit his parents and
friends. He is stationed at Fort
Riley, Kansas, and is rated as a
Technician Fourth. Mr.. Wade will
be in the city until the 10th.
Mrs Anna HargrOve, 3719 Smell
ing Ave. So, entertained at a birth
day party on Easter Sunday. The
tables were decorated with bou-
quets of roses, carnations and
sweet peas. The hostess wore a
dark dress with a corsage of sweet
peas and carnations. Refreshments
were served and Mrs. Hargrove re-
ceived many beautiful and useful
gifts.
Entertaining complimentary to
Miss Louise Escue, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. l. Escue of 37O4 FL
lot Ave-, were Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter johnson at luncheon on Mon
day, March 80; Mrs. Ella Johnson
and Miss Viola johnson at lunch
con on Wednesday, April l; and
Mrs. Mae Christopher at luncheon
on Friday, April 3. Miss Escue has
accepted stenographic position in
Washington and left Saturday,
April A, for her work.
A very lovely surprise birthday
party was given in honor of Mrs.
Ella Curry, 1044 Bryant Ave. No.,
by her friends and two daughters
on Friday, March 81, at her home.
Eighteen guests were present and
enjoyed a very pleasant evening.
Refreshments were served and
Mrs. Curry received many beautiful
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mcfarland of
493 Whitall had as their Easter
dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs. S. Vim
cent Owens and children, Wanda
Mae, Ermine and Vincent, Jr., and
Mrs. Viola Munson and her daugh-
ter, Dorothy.
Mr.. Richard Travis, 627 st. An
thony Ave-, has arrived home from
Washington, D. c., where he spent
the winter months.
The Tuesday Mite Bridge Club
met this week at the home of Mrs.
Cornelius Benner Jr., 672 st. An
thOny Ave., where first prize at
bridge was awarded to Mrs. Tom
Carroll, second to Mrs. Benner and
the BOBBY to Mrs. Arthur Herring.
The next meeting will be Tuesday,
April Fl, at the home of Mrs. Leila
Boyd, 344 N. Dale St.
The Bid-Rite Contract Club met
Monday, April 6, at the home of
Mrs. Hector Vassar, 391 N. st. AL
bans st. First club prize was won
by Miss Margaret Alternately and
the second by Mrs. Vassar. The
next regular meeting will be at
the home of Miss Alternately of
Rondo Avenue.
Mrs. Emmett A. Galloway, 700
W. Central Ave-, is able to be up
again after being seriously ill dur
ing the past week.
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baskets filled with candy and hard
boiled eggs. Those present included
Jean Marie and Katherine Walker,
Gloria Roberts, jeanne johnson,
Lucille Dobbins, Valederia Monta-
que, Donald johnson, Gene South
ern, Maurice Hickman, Bryon Cru
son, Cornelius Benner Jr., Archie
Anderson Jr., Charles Jones and
Thomas Carroll Jr.
Mrs. Mary Lealtad Bush of Chi
cago spent the Easter vacation in
the Twin Cities, the house guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Burrie Carmichael of
Fifth Avenue South in Mime
apolis. Mrs. Bush is the daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Lealtad of
California, former st. PauIites.
Mrs. Paul K. Thomson of 1872
st. Anthony Ave. spent the Easter
vacation in Chicago and Evanston,
ILL.,, visiting relatives and friends.
Also visiting in Chicago for the
Easter holidays is Mrs. Carroll
Day, TAI St. Anthony Ave.
Mr.. Claude Atkins and Miss Ell
eanor Williams, 1872 Carroll Ave-,
will be married on Saturday, at 7
p. IN. at the home of Rev. Victor
Holly. Miss Williams has been the
Senior Clerk in the Health Office
for the past year. Mr.. Atkins will
be indicted into army service the
last of the month.
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Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS @

and useful gifts.
Mrs. Eva X. BrOughtOn of Fargo,
N. D., spent the Easter Holidays
with her daughter, Mrs. Levina
Myers, 722 Girard Ave. No.
The paper received a nice letter
from Pvt. Carl Wade Of the 746th
Quartermaster Corps at McDin
Field, Fla He said he was happy
to receive the Spokesman each
week. Carl would probably like to
hear from some of his friends. The
Last line Of his letter said, Keep
EN- rolling"
Miss Marianne Carter, daughter
of Mrs. J. L. Cooke of 1924 Attn Ave.
SOy has been appointed to a new
position as stenographer in the
U. S. Civic Service Commission,
Bureau of Information and Recruit
ing, Washington, D. c. MISS Car
ter has been In Washington since
December.
Miss Frances Fair, Girls Worker
Of Phyllis Wheatley House, enter
tanned a few friends on Tuesday
night in honor of her friend, MIR.
Arnold Walker, of Nashville, len
nessee. Mr.. Walker left Wednes-
day afternoon for his home and
will soon be called to the armed
forces.
Mrs. Samuel Stewart, 1851 Bry-
ant Ave. No., and small son, Ed
ward, returned home Tuesday eve
ming, after an extended trip and
vacation over a period of three
months. Mrs. Stewart spent much
of her vacation in St. Louis, Kan
sas City, and other points in the
South.
The Booker T. Washington Study
Club met on Tuesday, April Z, at
the home of Mrs. A. Owens, 1900
Clinton Ave. Final plans for a
rummage sale was the business of
the afternoon. Mr.. A. Owens,
treasurer of the Criterion Club,
gave talk commenting on the con-
structive work of the club. Mrs.
Mary A. Smith, a charter member,
who is unable to attend most meet
ings, was present and spoke briefly
words of encouragement to the club
members.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-10
SGT. OLIVER LEWIS IN OFF,
GERS TRAINING SCHOOL

Sgt. Oliver Lewis, formerly
teacher in mechanics at the train
ing school at Fl. Cook, Nebraska,
has been promoted and transferred
to the Officers Training School at
FIT. Francis E. Warren at Chey-
enne, Wyoming.
Sgt. Lewis is the son of Mrs.
Roberta Lewis, 759 Rondo Avenue.
He enlisted in the Army long be-
fore hostilities broke out and has
been promoted steadily from the
rank of private to sergeant and
after several months training at
Fl. Warren will receive a new as
signment.
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~" Jim Crow
Housing Unit
Closed Tight
Insurance Man Attacks Attempt
At Housing Discrimination

Insurance Man Attacks Attempt
At Housing Discrimination
The University Coop house,
623 Washington Ave. S. E.,
storm center of an alleged
move to furnish Jim Crow"
campus housing facilities I'M
der University sponsorship, was
closed Tuesday by "U" authOri-
ties. The two Negro students
living there have found Off
campus lodging. The house
was sold" to the Negroes
with the understanding that it
was to be an international
house.
A st. Paul white man, Theodore
Kahn, an insurance company execu-
tive, strongly condemned the es-
tablishment of a University of
Minnesota managed dwelling for
Negroes only" in a letter to Presi-
dent Walter C. CofFey and the
Board of Regents.
Mr.. Kain's letter of protest fol-
lowed his reading of an editorial
in the st. Paul Recorder news
paper. His letter is typical of the
large number of written protests
against the housing situation at the
school.
Students at the University plan
a mass meeting at Coffman Memo
rial Union on April 16. The meet
ing will be arranged by the student
committee on Civil Rights.
Mr.. Kain's letter said:
Mr.. Kain's Letter
to COffey and
gu" Regents
1929 Sixth Street S. E.
Minneapolis. Minnesota
March 81, 1912
President Walter C. Coffey andIor
Board of Regents
University of Minnesota
Dear Sirs:
The attached clipping from the St. Paul
Recorder, a Negro paper, editorial entitled
UNIVERSITY FAILS AGAIN ON HOUS-
ING, from the issue of March 27, 1912,
speaks better than on a sore point in
the body polite.
At the University of Iowa in 1927 or
1928, as a student, nearly got thrown
out for such Un-Americanism as advocat-
ing that Negroes, in fact, ANY. student
Cmalel who wished to do so, and who paid
his bills, should be permitted to live at the
mems dormitory, or Quadrangle" At
this late date still protest that all men
are human, and that color of skin or race
or religion or nationality or other exter-
nal should not be basis of any discrimi-
nation.
For your information. if it is in point,
l am an "Aryan," a native born, white
American eX-Protestant of native-born
American parents, and 1 have never been
member of the xxx nor of any other
such organization.
Yours for democracy and freedom at home,
Theodore Kahn.
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Mrs. Curtis Raymond was made
corresponding secretary, and Chas.
H. Miller in charge of publicity.
Mrs. Cornelia Smith is chairman of
the program committee assisted by
Mrs. Mary Combs and Mrs. Will
liam M. Hanna. The first April
meeting was held Thursday, April
9, at the home of Mrs. Sydney Will
liams, 857 st. Anthony Ave.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-10
BERT SHANNON IN POST
OFFICE

Bert Shannon, 658 St. Anthony
Ave-, has been appointed in the
United States Post Office stationed
at st. Paul. Shannon is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Shannon,
693 Carroll Ave-, and the husband
of Mrs. Doris Coins Shannon.
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Friday, April 10, 1912
Social and Personal
BY ESTYR BRADLEY
95 st. Anthony Avenue-Dale 1926

Judy Merle and Richard Travis J Carroll
with an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday April from thirty
given by Mrs Anna Wooten and Miss Myrtle Travis Anthony
Ave- Following the Egg Hunt played prize
nndng the most Easter awarded Maurice
children served ice rainbow given
Evening star., 1942-01-22
This Changing World
japanese Are Preparing for AII-Out
Offensive Against India and AustroIiu

The Japanese nth column has
been effectively at work through
out India, and particularly in
Burma, for more than q decade.
It has paved the way for the
striking forces while responsible
authorities did not dare take any
determined action against its in
trigues Tor fear Of offending the
friendly" Toxic government.
Thus. today, while Jap forces
are throwing their weight in an
About attack against the Singa-
pore border. other troops aided
by the $4,000 Thailanders who
are equipped with planes which
the United States Government
allowed them to purchase until
about II months ago, are moving
slowly into Burma.
Operations Risky on Paper.
In the Western Pacific Japa-
nese forces. benefitting from their
air supremacy. are attacking and
attempting to conquer the poor
ly-defended islands between
Celebes and Australia. On paper
the japanese operations appear
risky. They are a long way from
their bases and sending trans
ports such distances appears
foolhardy. But the Nipponese
general staff apparently believes
the United Nations, fighting a
desperate battle in the China
Sea. have not enough men and
airplanes to interfere effectively
with the Jap landing forces.
Japanese transports, escorted
by light naval forces and pro-
tected by long-range planes, are
endeavoring to take these islands
Evening star., 1942-01-22

While Japanese troops are
heavily assailing the last lines
defending Singapore and are at
tempting to soften" the Dutch
defenses in Java and Sumatra,
other enemy forces are making
feints against Burma and pre-
pairing to conquer the islands
which lie between the Philippines
and Australia for use later in
the attack on Australia.
1t Is true that operations
against Australia would have the
great disadvantage Of further
thinning the Japs' lines of COM
munications. But If no superior
American, British or Australian
army or air force Is concentrated
In that region In the near future,
the extension Of lines will in
volve little risk, especially If
Singapore becomes q japanese
naval base.
Danger Not Minimized.
The danger to Burma, and
eventually India, is not minim-
lied in oficial Washington quar-
ters. Much Of the Allied STRAIT
egy in the Far East depends on
the fighting power of the Chi
nese. This, In turn, depends ex-
clusively on the amount of war
material they can obtain from
the United States and Great
Britain over the only remaining
line Of communication with the
outside world-the Burma road.
The, Chinese have great mill
tary potential. They possess al
most endless resources of men
who don't need heavy artillery,
heavy tanks or bombers. All
they expect from US Is small
arms, artillery and fighter planes.
The industrial resources Of their
country are not suficient for the
establishment OF important fac
tories In unoccupied territory.
The few plants which exist now
are barely sufficient to equip q
few hundred thousand Chinese
lighting . defensive battle.
Hence, the occupation Of Ran.
COON and the severance of COM
municatioAs between the Indian
Ocean and China would be q
fatal blow to Gen. Chang Kai-
shek.
The recent movement Of Thai
Japanese forces into Burma is
ominous. As far q can be
gathered the British are not well
prepared to meet . serious Japa-
nese attack there and the pop
uiation Of Burma seeps at least
partially hostile to the British.
Evening star., 1942-01-22

Il o II q o II Dut
elsewhere - and
particularly in
Australia with
regard to the
safety Of the
base at Singa-
pore, on the pos
session Of which
the outcome of
the initial phase
Of the war In the
Pacific hinges.
1t must be ad-
mitted that so
Evening star., 1942-01-22
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The battering Of Nazi lines on
the Russian front and the victo-
ries Of the Soviet forces seem to
have no effect on the Japanese
activities In the Far East.
As the enemy draws nearer to
Singapore and the Netherlands
Indies his strategy becomes more
menacing to the United Nations.
It is evident that the Nipponese
forces feel certain Singapore Is
In the bag and are making prep.
arations for IN About offensive
against India and Australia.
Such an attempt would have
seemed fantastic . few months
ago. but the defenders of Burma
and the government Of Australia
realize that 1t Is feasible.
Evening star., 1942-01-22

can people a
good lie al Of
money.
The announce
ment Of the new
8 e tup whereby
the War Pro-
duction B oar d
takes over the
Once of Produc-
ton Manage
ment would be
received with
greater enthusi-
asm IL IL were
not for the fact
Evening star., 1942-01-22
Mussey Tent Members
To Attend Reception

Members of the Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent No. /, Of the Daughters
Of Union Veterans Of the Civil War,
will attend the reception, memorial
services and installation Of officers
OF the Department Of Potomac,
Ladies Of the G. A. r., at the WASH
ington Hotel at $50 pm. Sunday.
The tent has voted a donation to
the Red Cross and formed a Red
Cross unit, to be under the direction
of Mrs. Rosalie Shelton,
Evening star., 1942-01-22

and transform them into ef-
fective naval, air and military
bases whence they could threaten
Australia after the show in the
China Sea Is over.
The Australian government Is
reported to be gravely concerned
over the situation which brings
the war closer to its doorstep
than any pessimist ever imagined.
In military quarters it is felt
that the Japanese are taking q
very long chance. But they are
drunk with success and seem to
think they will be at the gates Of
Australia long before Americas
war production is in full swing.
The situation, from the Aus
traian point Of view, demands
drastic and immediate measures.
1t is felt in Canberra, as well as
many quarters in Washington,
that regardless of whether we
appear to play into the hands of
Hitler, the principal effort of the
United Nations must be directed
toward the Pacific.
This might give the Fuehrer q
better chance In Europe or the
Mediterranean, although both
those fronts are well provided
with defensive war materials and
enough men to meet the Na1
onslaught. But 1t Is repeatedly
pointed out that whatever set
backs the Nazi suffer on their
fronts, If the Japanese succeed in
bringing all their plans to fru-
ition in the Pacific, the war is
going to be much longer and
dangerous for the United Nations
than n0St Y,oople halieya
Evening star., 1942-01-22

also Series q Of Defense bonds,
which are sold at par, and which
are outstanding In the amount
Of $1.182, ,751 900.
These are large sums Of money
all will be used for the upkeep
Of the Government and the prose-
cution Of the war. The American
people have come to realize, how
even, that additional taxes are
imperative,
Evening star., 1942-01-22
BY GOULD LINCOLN.


The Treasury Department and
Congress are about to tackle q
huge job-the levying Of addi-
tional taxes to produce the de-.
sired $1,000, ,000.000 to help meet
the war program costs. The de-
partment has yet to submit its
recommendations to the House
Ways and Means Committee
but it hopes to do so around
February i.
In the meantime. in confer
ence with the ranking members
Of that committee and Of the
Senate Finance Committee, the
Treasury officials have outlined
a number Of proposals for taxa
ton. Among them q proposal
that the Federal Government
seek approximately $500, ,0O0. 900
in revenue by taxing the income
of all State and municipal bonds.
These securities have been
exempt from Federal taxation
since the beginning Of the Gov
ernment. And by the same token,
Federal securities have never
been subjected to State taxation.
The theory, a constitutional
theory, by which these securities
issued by the States and munich
palities on the one hand and by
the Federal Government on the
other have been mutually exempt
from taxation rests on the fact
that there is dual sovereignty.
Constitutional lawyers have held
in the past that one sovereignty
cannot tax the securities of the
other.
Decisions of the present Su-
preme Court Of the United
States, however, have led mem
bers Of Congress to believe that
a proposal to levy Federad taxes
on the securities Of the States
and municipalities might be
held constitutional. They point
to the decision of the court hold
ing that the salaries of State
officers are subject to Federal in
come taxes and, conversely, that
the salaries of Federal officials
are subject to taxation by the
States.
Court Leaves Way Open.
The court seemingly has left
the way open for the levy of taxes
by the Federal Government on
State securities, and for taxes by
the States on Federal securities.
Furthermore, 1t Is understood
that the Treasury Department al
ready has obtained an opinion
from its legal advisers-perhaps
from the Attorney General
that the levy Of such taxes Is
constitutional.
In Congress there will be strong
resistance to the proposal-if it is
finally made-to tax the interest
on State and municipal bonds, or
whatever form these securities
take. This will be so even If the
Federal taxes are to be applied
only to future issues Of such Sc
curities. Should the proposal
call for taxing the interest on all s.
outstanding State and municipal
issues, the opposition will be so
strong, according to some Of the
members, that 1t will be impos-
sible to put the legislation
through Congress.
The contention is made by the
opponents Of such taxation that
the securities were sold with the
distinct understanding they
would be tax free. To break
down such a contract, they say,
would be entirely unfair to the
purchasers. They contend that
these securities are widely held
by the people-that they are not
held in large blocks by big monied
Interests. or by extremely wealthy
individuals. Anyway. they intend
to 60 the limit In their opposition
to such q plan.
The Federal Government, how
ever, must find more revenue.
Evening star., 1942-01-22

CnanSe udt mas
come over Flori-
da since the
outbreak Of the
war.
Floridians have
taken to ma.
tional unity with
such q zeal that
they now cher
ish Cahfornia
and openly ad-
init their respect
and admiration
for the State
Evening star., 1942-01-22

1dE GIlc 1TlLlSu "A~s' ~ N'0~Ans HAA~s'
have shown no sign Of being able to
stop the Japanese advance. They
have delayed it, but they have not
been able to make q determined
stand. Now the Australian Corps
has been put In, at least In part,
and still the Japanese advance con-
tinues. It is, Of course, to be sup
posed that the British have pre-
pared q powerful defensive position.
well disposed in depth. covering the
tip Of the peninsula, and that at this
point they are ready to make .
stand and will be able to do so.
This supposition rests on these
factors:
Such defensive position, properly
organized, would be able to put an
end to the infiltration tactics of the
Japanese, which have gained them
so much ground in the jungles Of
Northern Malaga.
It's flanks, and the seacoast be-
hind them, would be within the
radius of action Of coastal motor
boats operating out Of Singapore,
which, boldly employed and properly
co-ordinated with aircraft and shore
patrols, should be able to stop jap
anese landings from sampans and
junks behind the British lines.
Would Improve Communications.
+ Good communications to all parts
of the front from Singapore would
be available.
The shorter the line, the more
powerful the defense can be made,
hence the advantage In making q
stand rs the peninsula narrows to-
ward its end-always provided that
the Japanese artillery be not allowed
to get within range Of the great
naval base. Also. the longer the
Japanese lines of communication,
the greater amount Of effort they
will have to expand to keep their
fighting forces supplied. .s.
There Is, therefore. occasion for
great concern over the fate Of Singa-
pore, but no reason to give up the
base - lost-pot yet. In the end,
Its fate depends on something other
than . stout defense on the pentn-
sula. Gen. Macarthur and his men
have shown that japanese attacks
can b stopped dead by properly
prepared defensive positions manned
by determined troops. The British
can show the same thing, for .