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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Americas Lynchers
Help Hitler Win War

Evansville - Startling facts OF
how Axis powers are using stories
of mob violence, lynchings, rape
discrimination and segregation Of
American Negroes to convince
South Americans they cannot ex,
pect justice from the American
white man have just been released
by the Peoples Institute of Applied
Religion, Rev. Claude c. Williams,
director.
This report of action and for &C.
ton under the caption Fifth Col
umnist states that only the United
States, Canada, Argentina and
Chile in the Americas have a ma
jority of white population. These
have large minorities of non-whites,
White people who cannot behave
civilly toward their non-white
brothers and minority groups are
the real fifth columnists in Amer
lea.
The writers prove it by relating
incidents printed in Spanish and
French by Axis powers and distrib-
uted in pamphlets of 100000 lots to
pro-Axis agents in South America
as work of fifth columnists in
America. They include the riot
over the Sojourner Truth Housing
Project, Detroit; failure to COM
plete the Sugar Tree Project for
Negroes along with the one for
whites, at Southeastern Missouri;
and the lynching of Cleo Wright
due to a charge of rape which Gre
ated high sentiment.
The institute declares these fifth
columnist activities comprise the
gravest problem in America today,
and calls upon religious leaders to
work together to oppose anti
Semitism and jimcrowism from
platform and pulpit; stand against
every act based upon religious or
racial prejudice, and calmly correct
every intolerant statement.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
st. Paul War Relief
and Community
Chest Successful

The st. Paul Community War
Relief Chest collected a total of
$1,172, 130.43, exclusive of the $780,
900 received from the sale of scrap
iron collected on Sunday, Oct. 10.
The quota was set at $1,10O,00
Harold A. Ames was general chair
man of the drive.
Team 16, Mary D. Mcfarland,
captain, went over the top with a
grand total of $1,OO0.33. The fol-
lowing solicitors reported: Mary
Bradley, $40; Bernice Duke, Sal;
Oppie Emerson, So; Cora Belle
Banks, $500; Frederick Williams,
$27.00; Mary Rogers Eddings,
$4,000; Viola Munson, $1,000;
Claretta Jackson, $72.00; Louise
Hargrave, $4,000; Evalyn Kelly,
$11; Leah Mae Minor, $4,000; Wan
da Owens, $75.25; Hazeldel War
ricks, $500; Josie Williams,
$78.65; Kitty Taylor, $11.0O; AIDE
laide Sykes, $3.75; and Mary D.
Mcfarland, the captain, reported
$251.68, making a total of 81 ,O00.33.
Miss I. Myrtle Garden, Director
of the Halle Q. Brown Commu-
nifty House, and Mr.. s. Vincent
Owens, Executive Secretary of the
st. Paul Urban League, donated
their cars to several of the solicit
tors to assist with the speedy col
lection of pledges.
Another group Of workers, cap
tanned by Mrs. Harry Brown,
brought in the following amount
of moneys: Ardelia Allen, $4,000;
Junauld Brown, $61.5O; Susie N.
Tudos, $57.25; Viola Alsup, $49. 90;
Carrie Stokes, $43.25; Emily Har-
grave, $31.OO; Aldonia Anderson,
$27.25; Allie Balenger, $24.00;
John M. Whitaker, $17.50; Hazel
R. Butler, $16.35; Margaret Co.
dette, $14.Oo; Viola Butler, $3.50.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Band Stand
Behavior Ellington
Crew Raped
By JOHN ESQUIRE

One word describes the music Of
Duke Ellington's orchestra which
played for two dances at the St
Paul auditorium last week. That
word is excellent. One word de-
scribes the band stand decorum Of
the same outfit and that word is
the old barroom now polite society
word "lousy."
Ellington's band offered as good
example of what musicians paid to
entertain the public should not do
They loafed all over the band stand
They drank what was obviously
liquor from paper cups. A from
bone soloist was glassy-eyed from
drink or something else.
They visited with the crowd con-
stantly and several times the stand
was only half full of band members
when Duke began to tickle the
piano.
The attractive little bronze
skinned singer was pleasing until
she sang a risque off-color song
which was completely bad taste in
view of the large number of young
sters present.
Such poor taste and conduct from
one of the acknowledged top bands
of the country is strange to behold,
One explanation offered the
writer is that when these bands
come to the Twin Cities they are
made so welcome that they lose
control.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
mo Jim Grow
In Britain" Says
PadmOre

London, Nov. 5 (Censored)-
The following incidents are typical
of the varied sociological problems
with which colored troops on this
side of the Atlantic are confronted.
They are mostly concerned with
inter-racial relations between
themselves and their own white
compatriots. The British, with
their traditional tolerance and
skill at compromise, are doing
their best to bring about harmoni-
Gus relations between the two "a
cial groups while they are in the
British Isles.
Example of British Tactfulness
When there were differences be-
tween white and black u. S. troops
at a dance hall in Derby, the pro-
prietor, Mr.. S. Ramsden, went to
the microphone and explained to
the white Americans that it was
not customary in England to dis
criminate between races.
A British visitor to the U. S., he
said, would not think Of interrupt
ing the procedure adopted at the
dances there. Ramsden expressed
the hope that the white troops
would not try to influence the con-
duct of the dances in England. We
respected all visiting troops and
were fighting for the same cause.
There were 35 white u. S. soldiers
at the dance; three black soldiers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Mixed Brigade
Subject of Youth
Rally Nov. 6

A discussion on a mixed Negro
and White Brigade in the Army
and how it can help to break down
discrimination in the armed forces
will be the feature of a rally spon-
sored by the Victory Youth Club Of
the Young Communist League Fri
day night, Nov. 6, to be held at
1850 Chicago avenue, at 8 o'clock
This rally will be the opening
gun in a campaign of the Mime
sofa YCL to collect 5000 sigma
lures on petitions to be sent to the
War Department requesting the
setting up of a mixed brigade.
Invited speakers include the Rev,
Clarence T. R. Nelson, pastor of
the Camphor M. E. church, ST.
Paul, Swan Assessor, Organizer of
Hotel and Restaurant Workers No,
665, and R. Augustine Skinner,
President, Minneapolis NAACP.
Collection of signatures for a
Mixed Regiment is part of the
Minneapolis YCL's War Services
program for the young people
which includes such activities as
blood doning, collection of books
and records for the USO, sending
of Christmas gifts for the boys in
service, collection of money for
Russian War Relief and other ac-
tivities.
The public is invited.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
~ Public Affairs
Com. Endorses
Poll Tax Repeal

After listening to an address by
C. W. Washington, executive sec
rotary of the Minneapolis Urban
League, on November 2, the Pub
lie Affairs committee of the Min
neapolis YWCA took action to
write Minnesota Senators urging
them to support the Pepper Bill,
now up before the United States
Senate.
Mr.. Washington stressed the i'm
portance of outlawing the poll-tax
as a qualification for voting in
eight southern states.
On October %, Mr.. Washington
spoke to the Household Employees
club of the YWCA on the subject,
Recent Trends in Negro Employ
ment in Minneapolis"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
White Class
Elects Negro
AS President

Washington, D. c., Nov. s.
(ANP)-The election of a colored
youth as president of the Senior
class by his white classmates of the
Rock Island (Illinois) high school
was lauded this week by John W..
Studebaker, U. S. Commissioner Of
Education, as a concrete demon
stration of democracy at work.
The election of the youth, James
Holland, one of six colored students
in a class of 4O2, was called to DR..
Studebaker's attention by Earl
Hanson, superintendent of the Rock
Island public schools, in a letter
which stated, "The faculty, l have
been assured by a principal, had
nothing to do with the election. 1t
was purely a democratic act on the
part of the students"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Negro Greek
Letter Societies
Trail Rest
TRAILING IN

TRAILING IN
SCHOLASTIC AVERAGES
Due to the boys going off to war
or some similar reason, the Negro
fraternities on the University of
Minnesota campus are trailing way
behind in the &C" average set as
an average for the academic fra
ternities.
In years past one or sometimes
two of our fraternity groups were
at or near the top. This year the
Omega Psi Phi fraternity is on the
bottom of the list and the Alpha
Phi fraternity was only several
places from the bottom. The Kap-
pas were not listed at all.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Plant at New Brighton, MINI.

Plant at New Brighton, MINI.
She will serve as assistant to
Cecil Newman, director Of Negro
personnel.
Mrs. Williams is a graduate of
the University of Minnesota with a
MA. degree and has been in social
work in the Twin Cities for many
years. Her most recent post was
as a member of the faculty of the
Atlanta School of Social Work in
Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Williams is married and has
one son in the armed services.
She is a member of various civic
organizations and Eta chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Mrs. Williams position is one Of
the several responsible posts held
by Negro citizens at Twin Cities
Ordnance plant.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
CamphOr Church
Mother Dies
MOTHER OF CAMPHOR M. E.
CHURCH DIES

Mrs. Tena Thomas, who is known
as the Mother of Camphor M. E.
Church, Fuller and Kent Streets,
died on Sunday, November 1, at
Ancker hospital where she has been
a patient for the past six months.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in
1851, Mrs. Thomas came to st. Paul
to make her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Julia Douglas, in 1909.
She is one of the original founders
of Camphor M. E. Church and is
known as the mother of the church.
She was a member Of the Com
munion Stewardess Board ever
since its inception.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, November 4, at 2 p. m.
from Camphor M. E. Church with
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, the
pastor, preaching the sermon from
the theme THANK God for a Well
Spent Life" which was very ap-
propriate. The Choir of Camphor
beautifully sang LEAD Kindly
Light" and Crock of Ages" Mrs.
Roberta Davis, Soloist, sang "His
Eye Is On the Sparrow" Resolu-
tions were read from the various
organizations of the church.
Survivors include two children,
one daughter, Mrs. Julia Douglas
Lewis, $50 Carroll Avenue, and one
son, Ed Thomas, 994 Rondo avenue;
seven grandchildren, Bertram Shan
non and Mrs. Inez Bruce Of st.
Paul, Mrs. Louise johnson of Min
neapolis, Mrs. Lucille Shannon
Headley of Long Island, New York,
Mrs. Mabel Hardeway, Mrs. Althea
Brent and John Douglas of Chi
cago. She had one sister, Miss
Nora Scott of st. Louis, NO., and
eight great-grandchildren.
Interment was in Elmhurst ceme-
terry. Brooks Funeral Home in
obor0a Of orV~onoay,oapka
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
BLACKBURNS
LOSE MATTRESS

Some person who has evidently
been reading the swap ads in a
local advertising sheet decided to
swap a mattress, but without the
owners permission. W. G. Black
burn, SAT W. Central avenue, re-
ported to police that when he went
to his garage Tuesday, October 81,
he found the garage door lock
broken and a practically new mat
tress was gone. In its place was
an old bedraggled one.
1t wasn't even Halloween and
Blackburn isn't at all satisfied with
the swap or with the humor of the
thief.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
lola Young
Is Buried

lola Young, AZ, 423 Colfax Ave.
N, died October % at Minneapolis
General hospital.
Funeral services were held Mon
day, November 2, at Woodland Fu-
neral Home with Father Thomas
officiating, assisted by Rev. T. B.
Stovall. Interment at Crystal Lake
cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

U. S. Army helmets are of non
magnetic steel and don't affect
compasses carried by troops.
A 65-year-old Michigander gath
cred $50 pounds of scrap metal and
wheeled it by barrow to the village
collection center five miles away.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Marian Anderson
Here in Recital

Marian Anderson, world-famed
contralto, will be presented in re-
cital in the Concert Bowl of the
Minneapolis auditorium on Tuesday
evening, November "a. This con-
cert will be the highlight of the en-
tertainment in the Twin Cities for
Thanksgiving week. She is appear
ing on the University Artists
Course, under the direction of Mrs.
Carlyle Scott.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

Travelling 10 miles at 35 miles
an hour takes two minutes longer
than at 40, but two miles of extra
tire life are saved at the slower
speed.
Coffee consumption in the U. S,
in the past 80 years has more than
doubled, while the population in
crease has been only about 45 per
cent.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
WASP" CASUALTIES MOSTLY
NEGROES

San Francisco, Nov. 5 - In a
copyrighted press statement to Roy
]. Gibbons for the San Francisco
Chronicle Tuesday, October 81,
Kline Irwin, white, Seaman, First
Class, said he learned most of the
casualties on the Wasp, U. S. air
plane carrier torpedoed by Japa-
nese in the Solomon Islands near
Guadalcanal Sept. Is, were colored
stewards. He said he learned, too,
that all but about 200 Of the Wasp
crew were saved.
Of 70 colored stewards, to his
knowledge, a final check-up re-
vealed but seven survivors, Irwin
told The Chronicle.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Remains of
Mrs. Hill
to Arkansas

Lenora Hill, 40, 518 Fremont
Ave. NJ, died October 80 at Mime
apolis General hospital. The body
was shipped to Pine Bluff, Ark, for
burial.
Mrs. Hill is survived by her hus-
band, Master Hill, Minneapolis,
Mrs. Julia Railing of Pine Bluff
and other relatives there. Wood
ard Funeral Home was in charge.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Vow Nonstop Fight to
Jail Mississippians Who
Lynched H. Year-Old Boys

New York-A pledge 10 continue
the fight TO secure punishment Of
those responsible for the lynching
of three Negroes in Mississippi two
weeks ago, until success is achieved
was made last week by Representa-
tive Vito Marcantonio, president of
the International Labor Defense,
and chairman of the National
Emergency Committee to Stop
Lynching.
The pledge was made before an
audience of more than 1000 in
Salem Methodist Church, at meet
ing under the auspices of the Emer-
gency Committee, the National Ne
gro Congress, and the church
lyceum.
1--WE will not accept any an
nouncement, nor any recommends
ton, nor any report, as an answer"
the fiery Harlem representative
said. "The only way to fight lynch
ing is through action. We intend
to get action. We will not stop its
efforts for a single day until the
perpetrators of these three Missis-
sippi lynchings are actually pun
ished."
Only two of four candidates for
the Governorship in New York have
answered kilograms sent out by the
Emergency Committee asking each
Of them whether, if elected, he
would Immediately move to have
the Conference of State Governors
convened at once to take action
against lynching, Mr.. Marcantonio
revealed today. The two are Dean
Afange running on the American
Labor Party ticket, and Israel
Amter, Communist Party candi-
date. Both answered in the affirm
alive. Thomas E. Dewey, Repubi-
can candidate, and John J. Bennett,
Democrat, did not answer.
Outlining the purposes of the Ma
tional Emergency Committee,
which came into being only two
weeks ago at a meeting called by
him, Mr.. Marcantonio said:
This fight will be taken to Mis-
sissippi. 1t will be taken to the
White House, to Attorney General
Biddle, to everyone in a position
of authority. We intend to get
action.
These lynchings are a challenge
not only to government in the
States, but to the constitutional
government at Washington. The
poll-tax, lynchings, and Jim Crow
are doing more harm to the United
Nations cause than 200 tanks and
score of battalions of Hitler's
army. 1t is precisely because we
are at war that we insist on federal
action against these lynchers.
at is time for the Federal Gov
eminent to step into every State
where a lynching takes place, and
take over the prosecution. If they
can't get jurors who will convict
these lynchers, then let them take
them to other jurisdictions where
juries will convict them.
1.-THE gang behind the lynchers is
the same gang that was responsible
for the rape of Ethiopia and Re
publican Spain. 1t is the same
gang that is responsible for hold
ing up supplies to Africa, for keep
ing India and Africa in chains. It
is the same gang that is holding
back the opening of a second front
to win the war.
'In this fight against lynching
we must expose and destroy those
who wear the American flag, and
carry the sign of Hitler in their
hearts,"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Rev. S. A. Douglas,
Adventist Leader,
Going to Arkansas

s. A. Douglas, for six years pas
tor of Beacon Light Seventh Day
Adventist church, North Minneapo-
lis, will leave Monday, Nov. 9, for
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rev. Douglas was called by the
church conference to do evangelis-
tic work in Kansas and Louisiana.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

If each of the 81 million U. S.
families bought one less can Of
canned goods per week, the steel
saved would meet steel require
ments of 5000 medium tanks, there
would be tin for 100000 75mm.
howitzers, rubber for 1000 jeeps.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

The money spent for every hour
of Nazi occupation to France would
support 800 French families of
three people for a year.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Mitchell Attends
Sisters Funeral

Hobart 7. Mitchell, 1912 Elliot
Ave-, left Tuesday, November 8, for
Detroit, Mich, to attend the fu-
neral of his sister, Mrs. Edith Rich
ardson.
Mrs. Richardson passed away
Monday, November 2.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
WALTER MCFARLAND MADE
FOREMAN AT ROSEMOUNT

Walter Mcfarland, 1016 Rondo
Ave-, was made foreman of the day
service crew at the Gopher Ord
nance Plant at Rosemount, Mime
sofa, in line with reported new
Rosemount policy of a fairer atti-
tude toward the colored employees.
Mr.. Gillespie, a newcomer to the
city and a former Dupont employee,
was made foreman of the night
crew of janitors.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

If all U. s. drivers of passenger
autos in 1910 had cut down their
driving by 10 per cent, they would
have saved 100000 years of round
the-clock travel time at a rate of
35 miles an hour.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

New York's movie organs have
played their tunes, except for Hit
Ter. Turned in to the scrap drive,
one of them yielded 1890 pounds
of war metals.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06
Federal Cartridge
Names Woman To
Industrial Staff
Arms Plant Gives Another Negro
Important Job

Charles L. Horn, president of
Federal Cartridge Corporation, an
nounced Tuesday the appointment
of Ethel Maxwell Williams of st.
Paul to the Industrial Relations Di-
vision of the Twin Cities Ordnance
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

Keep off of date Nov. 26. Dance
given by the New Brighton B-shift
emplOyees.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

"Play Bridge for Halle" Nov. 10.
HaIlie's New Gym. 3Oc!-Advt.
More than a million pounds Of
scrap was rounded up in Holyoke,
Mass, city of $4,000 population.
Horseshoes of Kentucky Derby
winners for the past 10 years have
been contributed to scrap.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-11-06

Interment was in Elmhurst ceme-
terry. Brooks Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
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Evening star., 1942-02-15
''The Noblest Act Witnessed in the ar'-s;xsh in
series BY famous authors and correspondents

YN misty hills above Chrng1ng there is a village;
heard its have forgotten it. Its single street lined
with the poor shops and dwelling places of humble people
who have only festivals the wedding the funeral
in their whole lives.
surprising that the coffin shop should be prom-
nent in such street. The bride goes the wedding gaiy
painted chair carried the shoulders of four The coffin
that receives her last will be equally color but the
between have misty laborous monotony either in peace
in
Near the village there temple the goddess Kwanyn
the goddess believe of Her vast gilded image still
presdes the central chamber of the temple but the
either side occupied by hospital BEDS The
Chinese eat their at the goddess feet The country
people longer here to worship make sacrifice they
instead have their wounds bound up their ills attended
TO- their undnouhed children inspected by the of wisdom
The of wisdom in this belongs to young Chinese
DOCTOR had driven him at the village clinic bare
clean house about midway that single street. The
door of the clinic stood always There three four
people sitting the benches against the wall In the inner
where the doctor his patients, mother holding her
small yellow baby for his mistratos When he had finished
he came out to talk to me.
S1E sowspoken modest of fellow, tall and very
straight with uncommony direct He said he had been
trained the University of Berlin specialist for children
But he did everything being the only pubchealth phys
clan for this district.
asked him he would along in the and show his
country hospitals He accepted with alacrty-I think
perhaps because he did often get lift in He took off
his white overall apron and hung in the inner The
European suit he wore beneath it was threadbare
Dr. Lii may well call him that; it not his
got into the and stretched his legs out
Evening star., 1942-02-15
slDEllnEs

VUIToA. To Vincent Sheean eye
witness reporting is an irresistible urge.
At regular intervals he's tried to settle
down with his wife and two daughters
to a life of peaceful fiction writing. No
use. The pull of shifting news events
has been too much. He's seen most of
them - firsthand - in the past 10
years: Spain's Civil War, the moving of
Nazi guns into Czecho-Slovakia, the
invasion of the Low Countries. the fall
of France. the bombings of London.
As a result of these wanderings.
though he's not exactly stranger in
his own home, his presence for any
lengthy period is bound to arouse the
children's curiosity. Soon after her
fathers return from four months of
dodging bombs in London. five-year-
old Linda Susan queried: ''Mommy.
what is Daddy doing 50 much in this
house?"
DAlGoE10US. We've just heard
about the soldier - now stationed at
Camp Blanding, Fla. after leaving his
home in the hillbilly country - who
wrote his mother to tell her he was
coming home on furlough.
She Immediately wrote a pleading