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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Pan a merican Union
Shoes Photoerabhs.

An inter-American Photographic
exhibition opened at the Pan-Amer-
lean Union last Wednesday and will
remain through January "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
O'Hara at the
C0rcornu

An exhibition Of Eliot OHara's
watercolors done In Russia in 1929
opens today at the Corcoran CAL
lery OF Art and will be reviewed next
week. This Washington artist is
an outstanding exponent Of the me-
dunn and has written a number Of
excellent texts on it.
Evening star., 1943-10-24

instead. Mark drew in a deep, triumphant
breath, letting it out in what he hoped sound
ed like a sigh..
Sheriff Eager was loose-jointed man with
an inquisitive nose and tight-lipped mouth
With him was short, roundheaded man
whom the sheriff introduced only as DOC"
Doc had the gummyeyed look of man who
hadn't had his sleep out, and his clothes had
that stuffed-in appearance which suggests
dressing in a hurry while only half awake.
A couple of hicks, Mark decided.
k1E TOOK them out to the summer house and
told them his story. He had been fishing, he
had heard Miss kimball scream, he had come
on the run, he had found this. He even
told them that his uncle had regained con-
sciousness long enough to humble something
about a good title for a story: Murder at
Ramshill, or something like that. Lorraine
would be sure to mention that, so he included
it in his story, too.
I've read some of his things, said Sheriff
Eager. my wife gets 'em at the lending
library; great hand for the whodunits, she is
Expects me to do like them book detectives"
He laughed tolerantly. Taint that way at
all, in real life," he added.
II suppose not, Sheriff, Mark said respect
fully.
"In real life, it's mostly accidents like
this the Sheriff said. mo real fancy muir
ders, like you read about, with interesting
clues and that sort of stuff
Thank God for that' Doc sighed. Life
is complicated enough as it is'
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listened for his heart She rose shaking.
Hes gone' she whispered. 'This time
Pm sure Oh Mark he's dead"
Hes dead,' Mark repeated duly, and
inside he thanked Fate fercely Now at last
he was safe; the old fool had had chance to
name him, and he had mumbled half-wittedly
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which did not surprise Mark for he had seen
it there earlier in the day. He'd checked up
on every little detail before he made his plans.
1t was stout sCrewdrver, with a shank
which went all the way through, and wooden
handles riveted onto each side of the shank
The wrong kind of screwdriver to use on
hot electrical circuit.
Mark moved d chair under the whirring
exhaust fan; he stood on the chair and found
he could easily reach the motor.
Il wonder, Unc' he said casually, wrap
ping his handkerchief around the handle of
the screwdriver to insulate it, IF you've
given any more thought to advancing me the
money to buy share in that little cigar
store was telling you about. 1t would be
lust about right for me- can't get into the
Army on account Of my heart, and know a
lot of the boys who would spend their money
with me.
THOUGHT we'd settled that matter once
and for all time, Mark" his uncle said
sharply Frankly, your story doesn't con-
vince me I'm inclined to believe this is
simply device to get yourself out of another
of those unfortunate situations which are the
direct result of your apparently incurable
penchant for gambling
But tell you, Unc, this is absolutely -
Please, Mark! The answer is no."
IAN right, all right, Unc; don't get excited"
Mark said, Struggling 1T would have been
pretty nice. but | can always get job of
some kind Let's forget it."
So Unc wasn't going to listen to reason, eh?
All right, then. He was asking for it. 1t
wouldn't be easy for Mark to do, but it would
be lot better than having NlcCos strong-arm
boys beat him into pulp, and having Nlcco
collect direct The day Nicco did that, Unc
would change his will; he'd said he would, and
he'd do it,
"By all means, Mark, Verne said cordially.
perhaps I'm doing you an injustice if so,
I'm sorry. Have | told you I've found a
name for the placer"
Il thought it was The House That Murder
Built"
"Oh, that was just little joke OF mine;
the place was paid for, of course, by the
profits from my writing, but that name is
muCn 100 SuIJtl lHC liz" iie'iii>'
Mark. is Ramshill. -
"Ramshlll? don't get it, Unc. You don't
keep sheep, and there isn't hill anywhere
in sight
Verne chuckled, and Mark gritted his teeth.
He couldn't stand this palaver much longer.
1t had to be done, and the thing to do was get
it over with Now. Right away.
True, Mark. true" Verne nodded. Then
he elucdated: You see, the word is -
Just second, Unc, interrupted
Mark Come here and help me -
Sec will you? think I've found out NE
what's wrong EA
DO be careful, Mark. Hadn't
better turn off the FAM" Verne rose W.
and came quickly around the desk
Mark rehearsed it swiftly IN his
mind Here were the connections that would
short the fan and blow the fuse in the house.
There was the little safe, with its sharp, deadly
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Queer" said Sheriff Eager, squirting,
about him coming to after the girl thought
he was dead How about that, Doc?"
Doc finished his examination and yawned.
Nothing trickier than head injuries he
said Sometimes mans out cold; a layman
would swear he was dead. But in an hour he's
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H..
Mr. Lockman said, as nearly as l can
remember it, Murder :. good title: Murder
at Ramshill, Lorraine. Wait -. until | tell
you. Murder at Ramshill, and the sixth is the
verb sap. Perhaps that isn't exactly right but
it's close enough. I'm sure of the part that
counts: Murder at Ramshill, and the sixth
is the verb sap"
Its just gibberish Lorraine" Mark said
pityingly. You're shocked and tired and
you're imagining things"
Il think he's right, Miss" Sheriff Eager
said DOC, here, was just telling us the
screwy things men do when they have their
heads cracked"
Just the same,' said Doc slowly, II think
I'd let the little lady 60 on, Sheriff. He
didn't look sleepy now Il don't get it, exactly,
but verb sap means "a word to the wise
There could be sense to that"
There was sense to it," cried Lorraine, and
something in her voice made Mark feel wood
en- and afraid Mr. Lockman had just made
up name for this place: Ramshill, he called
it. The name was composed of the initial
letters of his favorite list of motives for muir
der; he was tremendously pleased with this
little conceit, because he had bought this
place with money made from writing murder
mysteries"
And what was this list of motives?" asked
the Sheriff.
Revenge ambition, money, security,
hatred, inheritance, love, and lust. Purely an
Continued ON next page
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Lorraine: he was trying 10 TX tnal
damned fan; see the chair under it,
and the connection dangling up
there, and the screwdriver on the
floor? Probably he got a shock and
it iolted him 50 that he fell and -" "
He let the light shine on the gray
face with the loose mouth and the
Evening star., 1943-10-24

horrible half-closed eyes. "A terrible, terrible
accident can hardly believe it, even now
Murder" said feeble gasping voice.
"Good title, Lorraine: Murder at RamshiH"
"Oh, he's alive!' Lorraine cried, and ran
to his side, while Mark felt stiff and rooted as
an ancient oak 81 was wrong; he's alive!
Come help me, Mark
NO" said the weary voice, the lips barely
futtering, the eyes staring. "WaH until tell
Won murder at RdnshiH And the sixth
is the rerb sap. Remember the sixth. :"
Verne Lockman smiled, and the light fled
from his eyes Lorraine bent over him and
Evening star., 1943-10-24

lished his examination and yawned.
, trickier than head injuries" he
metimes mans out cold; a layman
ear he was dead. But in an hour he's
as good as new except for the bump.
Again, man will walk away from
an accident apparently unharmed,
and later, sometimes several hours
later, will suddenly collapse. Bang
a man on the old brain box and
damn near anything can happen" :"
He motioned toward the body. I'VE
might as we'll take him up to the
house now
WHEN they had placed Verne
Lockman's body on his bed, the
three men went down to the living
room, where Lorraine was pacing up
and down before the huge fireplace.
You'd better go to bed and get
some sleep, young lady," Doc said.
''I'll give you something to -"
II don't want to 60 to sleep" she
said. She looked sick - like a nerv-
GUS wreck. She must have thought
lot of the old fool, Mark decided.
Il know soothed Sheriff Eager.
Things like this are pretty bad.
But accidents will happen. Just an
swer two or three questions for US,
and then you take Docs advice" )"
Lorraine stared at them, her eyes
big and round. "It wasn't an acci-
dent" she said. 1T was murder,
Sheriff"
"What1" said the three men.
Murder" she repeated. "Mr.
Lockman said so himself"
''Oh, that" Mark said, forcing
smile. Il told you about that,
Sheriff. My uncle said something
about murder at Ramshill :.
swell title 49, He was out of his
head, dying 1t didn't make sense,
did it, Lorraine?'
She looked at him. He couldn't
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uncle by his shoulders. The old mar
and fell back, and there was the
grating sound of his head on the G.
the safe That does itp' whispered
He drew a flashlight from his hip
and wiped the screwdriver with his h
chief. Then he closed his uncle's hand
the handle, briefly, and tossed the to'
1t was an accident. Anyone could S
The old man had decided to work on
and had got shock which had knocI
off the chair The bite of the arc wou
on the end of the screwdriver blade Ir
he had -
''Mr. Lockman," called soft vol
of the summer house. "Oh, Mr.. Le
It's Lorraine.
Mark felt the prickle of cold sweat
him. Lorraine? What in the devil ,
doing here at this hour of the night
His legs weak and unsteady, M:
through the door, closing it noiselessly
him, thankful for the darkness. He W;
run, but running would make a Sol
could hear. He forced himself to walk
and silently until he was near the lal
he took chance and ran.
''Mr. Lockman!" called Lorraine,
hind him. now. There was puzzled, ;
worried note in her voice "Mr. LIZ
Is - is anything the matter?"
Mark turned on his fiashlight,
keeping the beam low, where it
would not be too noticeable. He
picked up his rod and started cast
ing. This wasn't the way he'd
planned it, but it was all right. 1t
had been a close shave, but he'd
made it. Unc was dead and it was
still an accident.
"A CRY startled him. He dropped
his rod in the sand and snatched up
the hashlight He started to run,
pounding his feet hard, so that she'd
hear him coming all the way. What
isit?" he shouted. Lorraine! What's
the matter?"
She met him at the door of the
summer house. Your uncle" she
whispered. Hes in there. l felt his he
- he's dead. He fell and hit his head
"Oh, no." Mark cried. He hurried
remembering to snap the switch by L
1T doesn't work, Lorraine whinp
tried it. Something is wrong with tn
was out walking - it was so hot
sleep - and l saw the lights 60 out, a
little thump as though he were clio
door. l called out to him; thoug
walk to the house together. Then, '
didn't reply, | wondered why, so | cam
lit a match -" She started to cry.
Mark flashed his light around
awful" he said in a shaken voice.
Lorraine: he was trying to
n damned fan; see the chair I
~ and the connection dang
III there, and the screwdriver
Aooro prchahly ba uOt a ch
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mind Here were the connections that would
short the fan and blow the fuse in the house.
There was the little safe, with its sharp, deadly
corner in which Verne kept his manuscripts
and notes. No, Unc" Mark said. i want
the current on. I'll be careful. You just stand
over here, right in front of me. There, that's
it. Now. when | -
He poked with the sCrewdrlver. There was
2 sharp pop, brief blue flash, and the room
went dark as the direct short blew the fuse'
Verne started to say something, but ne
did not have time to complete single word.
Mark lunged down and forward, gripping MS
Evening star., 1943-10-24

ust a second, Unc, interrupted
k. Come here and help me a
will you? think I've found out
IS wrong
10 be careful, Mark. Hadn't |
n turn off the FAM" Verne rose
came quickly around the desk.
ark rehearsed it swiftly in his
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
SLAVE OWNERS
DEALT IN FREEDOM"

Snead also contacted The under
ground movement which by this
iirne was beginning 20 operate ef.
fecuvely in the deep South. Mos:
active N the movement were ab.
ol.;!oniS;s who hid their movements
behind the cloth. usually acting as
ministers in various communities
and also visiting and preaching 20
the Negroes.
In the story OF Snead's escape we
learn that many slaves owners were
closely connected with the aboii-
,.op.sts although they were pri-
marty interested in the money ths;
could be earned by facilitating the
slaves escape. Their connection
With the underground movement
added new dangers TO the move.
nent and hundreds OF the early
settlers in Cana a expressed their
urdying gratitude 70 the ministers
who risked their own lives by bar
gaming with slave owners for the
escape Of another mans slaves.
One OF these slave owners who
dealt in free3om lived near Snead,
vas known 10 be The hardest n as.
ter in the state; So II is little Won
der that Snead was suspicious when
he learned that the man who vas
10 direct him 10 land Of freedom
was tough slave-driver who
guarded his own eha,iel with a
shotgun.
Snead paid over $500 10 The White
man and set out for Canada. fol-
lowing the directions carefully. AZ
riylng in Buffalo where he had PAD
for his tools. he found a poster u
the dealers office offering $500 re-
ward for his arrest. He has % d
$3.50 for the equipment 20 cs;so-
lish his bus ness. out after seems
The poster ne fled from TIE o'fiSe
and continued his way ir.o Iaa-
ada.
Snead had no trouble ur,.! tWo
years later while employed IS a
waiter al the Cataract House 0n he
American side OF Ihc PAS Then
an incident occurred Vh.cn made
him swear never again 10 st; foot
on American soil
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
PATRICK SNEAD,
THE COOPER

No. all the fugitives from slave
chains were destitute, nor were
they all common laborcrs, for prior
10 their arriva. in Cana3a. many
Of them were trained and hired on,
by their masters who collected for
the slaves labor, bu; WIN failed 10
realize one thing that once the
Negro had acquired knowledge Of
certain trades. tina. knowledge
could not be taken away from him
and he could use !; 10 his own ad.
vantage once be found the free.
dom for which he was forever
searching.
Thus i; was ;ha, Patrick Sread
eventually earned good living
from his trade and pissed his
knowledge along 10 other. young
len--bo;h white and colored-who
established fine coopers business
in Northwestern Toronto.
Sncad. who was as white rs any
White man. belonged 10 a typical
sLEe driver IN Savannah. c.. Upon
the death OF his frs; master re
became the chaiiel OF the masters
soma sporting character who al.
ways promised Snead his freedom
For whi'1 ne was sen; ~ school.
on; 81 theesge Of IS his master Gu;
short his education and pu; him 10
The cOopers trade After the death
Of his second master Snead became
he property Of a physician 10 Sat.s.
~ $500 doctors bill Later nc was
sold 10 merchant for $500 and WAS
given duties abolf a store. bu. was
later relieved OF these duties De-
cause the merchant thought he
knew toe much"
Snead's desire for freedom was
moiiva;e,i BY two incidents. enc
sordid and the other OF a more adj
mirable nature He had fallen IN
love with 4 woman who had also
attracted the attention OF white
man. but Snead wa ignorant ~ the
white mans affections for the coll
ored woman After leaving he
woman one night. Snead instructed
a boy 70 close the gate The white
man who had been hiding behind
the gate waiting for Snead TO leave.
tancied that the slave knew he
was there and meant 10 keep him
away from the woman. The next
day Snead learned tina; the white
man had vowed he would buy Snssd
IL il cost q thousand dollars. just q
give him a hundred ashes How
ever. he soon made contact with
the white man and got the matter
straight, promising new 20 see The
woman again Later. this same
white man bought Sncad and gave
him task OF IS barrels a week
on; because this. was way below
| Snesds capacity he was able e
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
TORONTO. CITY OF FREEDOM
AND REAL OPPORTUNITY

The population of the city Of To-
ronto in 1885 was approximately
sorty-seven thousand. OF whom
about one thousand were Negroes,
recently migrated from the United
States or these no separate coun,
was made In taking the census. The
greater part OF the Negro popula.
ton was found in the northwestern
section OF the city but there were
no restrictive covenants holding
them 10 any given community
Their homes were we'll built and
well kept; ample space was ellotted
Tor gardening and il Is significan;
20 note that they also allotted much
time and space 70 identifying lawns
and flower gardens. in keeping with
tradition OF early white settlers
who boosted that Toronto was the
most beautiful city in Canada.
Most OF the colored people owned
their own homes. having arrived I'M
The new land OF freedom with CON-
siderable wealth. Canadian history
/ records that Negro settlers in I ii
country had arrived with thousands
OF dollars. either earned md saved
while they were ayes, or willec
TO them by their masters. We shall
not dwell on those whose wealth
paved the way for their success
out shall go on 10 those who ca.veo
their niche in the history OF the
'oun.ry by the sweat OF their own
orow)
Taking advantage OF the educa
i!onai opportunities offered N this
new land. mos, Negroes made some
attempt TO acquire an education
Early in iS45 three OF The students
n the normal school were fugitive
slaves and the attendance at the
university numbered a5ou; ;wec.y.
'Ne. Others who could not afford
70 attend the university found time
70 attend lectures there. There were
three churches owned and attended
exclusively by Negroes-ore Bsp.
Is, am two Methodist but they
were not Excluded from any OF the
churches in the cry and in all
places OF worship Negroes could be
found.
The colored people then. as now
were on the whole, remarkably IN.
dustr!ous and their condition was
gratifying 10 philanthropis.s and az.
/ forded encouragement 20 friends OF
emancipation everywhere. Their
search for better understanding
OF their new surroundings resulted
I IN The establishment OF a iyceum
Cor forum, where debates were
held and original essays on future
progress read A majority OF the
settlers were from the deep South
an The remarkable way in which
they adapted themselves 20 condi.
tons o. freedom no, only in;ena-
I fed the Canadians adherence OF
slavery but created a favorable re.
sparse 70 their sppeals for com.
piete !n;eg-ation in The 'communi.
tie in which they se;;led.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
A TALE OF TWO CITES:

All that traffic you see headed
west does not mean that people
Il this late date are taking Horace
Greeley's advice. II simply means
that more and more OF my people
God bless EN- everyone) are
aroused over the recent announce
ment that Negro war workers shall
no; live in Willow Lodge housing
project. Negroes in Detroit have
aroused Negroes in Ypsilanti and
as a result, white people OF Ypsi-
anti are beginning 10 wonder what
nell il is all about. Efforts 10 es.
,ablish trailer homes IN colored
sections brought protests even tron
the good old Negroes" o. Ypsi. who
are yelling their heads off. vowing
that they will not become a par,
OF plan 10 segregate colored war
workers in sub-standard homes. Be.
We've II or not, white churches in
Ypsilanti have spoken out In favor
OF Negro occupancy OF Willow
Lodge, but members OF the city
council, who were originally OPP
posed 10 trailer homes think such
homes would be all right in COL
)rcd section.
Cacauses are being held ever!
day with the scene OF activity
shifting back and forth between
Detroit and Ypsilanti and Sherry
Readers role -fluctusting between
hero and goat, Some OF the boys
say Sherry could have ma=e FHSA
tell DIRECTORS 10 Negroes 10 accep;
democratic occupancy Of homes or
90 70 hell, while others say Sherry,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20

gram o, public health nursing. The
home delivery program had been
carried out very successfully as
long as the Farm Security Admin
istration employed a full time ply.
slcisn working with the nurse on
he West Halifax project.
The medical care program
changed in 1910 allowing I'll doc
tors who wished 10 participate in
this program 10 take part, Each
doctor was sent a list OF the tami-
lies on The project, their unit mum.
Der and where located. The ex-
pectant mother attended the pre-.
natal clinic. Also she engaged the
doctor Of her choice 10 deliver her
Many OF them engaged the mid
wife The nurse visited he home
checked supplies for5mother and
infant; assisted the mother in put
ting up delivery bundle The
mother was advised 10 sterilize
these bundles in the oven jus;
about he same time that il would
take a medium size white potato 10
bake, few days before expected
date o, confinement. Put this bun
die in the trunk. until ready for
use.
The doctor was called when the
mother had her first pain as he
had TO come a distance OF IS miles
The shortest distance was nine
miles away The husband would
come for the nurse in his car.
wore the VIII te uniform on deliv-
cries, was late getting supplies
but towels for the ioctor and nurse
were included in the delivery bun
die. | assisted the Midwife n set
ting up the room for a delivery.
! o'ganized two home Hygiene
classes =, carr OF the sick Class No
! were the older girls from IS tc
10 years Class No. 2. 1914 years
The principal and teachers OF the
Tile y Chapel school. at Tillery
y. C.. gave me q classroom The
home economics teacher WORKED
( with Us. We had demonstrations II
first aid. We met once week. W.
had our practical demonstration q
Unit 20. our emergency clinic an<
"a private home which was approved
BY the American Red Cross chair
man.
We had a luncheon for the elias
served by the mothers al the emer
sency clinic. We had graduation
exercises at the community church
Thirty-five girls received certfi
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
THE JUDGE RULES:
"WHITE Is RIGHT"

For days Josiah Lockhart never
knew the hours between d and
right. Hidden In an attic room in
PiSburghs Negro settlement, he
was afraid TO move. lest he attract
the attention OF money hungry Ne
eroes who would reveal his where.
sbouts 10 the slaye-hun;ers from
Virginia Friends provided him with
food. sometimes stolen and deliv.
cred 10 his hideaway by circui.
t4ous route 20 throw suspec,ir2
white n,n OF the track Each time
they brought him food they would
also bring the latest news OF the
intensive search for his hiding
place. for the marshalls had vowed
that they would take him back 10
Vrginis-dedd or alive,
Following the shooting, during
which he again eluded his rurSuers
two Negroes were arrested along
O7th several white men for break
ing the peace A new city ordnance
had been passed aud me trial jrdze
withheld The hearing IN the shoot
irg case until he had had time &c
study The new law and determine
Row Il differed from existing peace
laws Many Negroes though, the
judge was playing for tine hoping
tina, Lockhart would escape
b.; strangely enough. The Judge
ruled that. although the white men
had created the disturbance in
which two colored men were IN.
tured. there was no violence on the
part OF the white men Accepting
The testimony Of the marshalls over
that OF dozen Negroes and white:
who witnessed the incident. the
Judge ruled that the white men
acted as officers OF the law: tina,
they had a right TO 60 10 any ex.
tremcS 20 return Lockhart TO Vir-
gina The Negroes were fined for
disturbing the peace and next day
Lockhar;s friends told him that II