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Poll Tax Report
Hailed As Victory

gained the first round in q long
battle to get final Senate approval
of the bill which was passed by the
House of Representatives by vote
of 365 to ITO on May Is.
A decision of the full Judiciary
committee, however to delay action
until constitutionality arguments
could be heard on Oct. 25 is viewed
here as last ditch attempt on the
part of the opposition to stall ac-
ton on the bill.
Citing that no further delay is
necessary in reporting the bill from
the Judiciary committee, it was en-
pf1asized, "This is war measure
When success Of our boys in battle
in the suburbs of Naples and the
wilds of New Guinea is matter Of
minutes and hours, it is particularly
unfortunate to have congress delay
for a whole month in taking up a
bill that will give ten million Am
orleans the right to vote, the right
to a full democracy for which our
soldiers all over he world are fight
ing and dying"
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Walter White To
Fly To War Fronts

LOS ANGELES--(A N Pool
lowing the departure last Monday
of Walter White, executive secre-
tary of the NAACP, Berkeley,
Calf, after nine day stay here,
the local branch of the organiza-
ton admitted that their famed rep
resentative has a plane trip to the
European war fronts as his next
move. According to present plans
he will visit the armed forces in
Italy, Africa and other points as
a representative and war CORES
pondent.
With his trip to the coast, pri-
marily to attend the Writer'S con-
gress, and also to bestow awards
won by local winners on division
teams in the recent membership
drive, White wound up his series
Of speeches before capacity crowd
at Second Baptist Church last
Sunday. His subject was The
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has asked the general public for
monetary assistance.
Founded in 1919 by a graup of
AME women, the alliance was a
home for working girls. Alton
Smith, probation officer of the
juvenile court, urged the organi-
cation to cater to foster home
placement, the need Of which be-
came prevalent III post World War
days Smiths suggestion was
followed and, since that time,
$4,000 youngsters have been plac-
eel by the association
Reorganization in 1870, upon the
death of the first president, DR.
M. E. t. Coppin, resulted in re-
M o d cling and redecoration
throughout the interior The build
ing is paid for. and all improve
ments are &aken care of on
cash basis.
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as a chairman The report is un-
confirmed, but being circulated.
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Patterson Addresses
Cadets Who Get Wings

TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD
Ala.-Dr. Frederick d. Patterson,
president of Tuskegee Institute,
delivered the address to the gradu-
ating class of single engine fighter
pilots at the Tuskegee Army Air
Field Friday.
The Tuskegee president paid a
glowing tribute to the success of
previously trained Tuskegee pilots
and charged the latest contingent
of Negro flyers with the respon-
sibility of unfolding the high
standards Of Negroes in the Army
Air Corps.
After the address by DR.. Patter-
son, commissions as End Lieuten-
ants in the Air Corps were award
ed to the new fighter pilots by
Col. Noel F. Parrish, Commanding
Officer
Among the cadets receiving wings
and commissions were William Noel
Alsbrook, Kansas City, Kan; Cecil
L. Browder, Wilmington, N. c.;
Gene Cole Brown, New York City;
Purnell j. Goodenough, Birming-
ham, Ala; George j. Haley, Bath,
N. Y; Maceo A. Harris Jr., Boston,
Mass; Carl E. Johnson, Charlottes-
vile, Va; Charles B. Johnson
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Philadelphia, Pa; Edgar l.. Jones,
New York City; Carroi N. Langston
Jr., Chicago, ILL.,; Cornelius r. May,
Indianapolis, Ind; Woodrow F..
Morgan, Omaha, Nebr.; Neal "
Nelson, Chicago, ILL.,; George M.
Rhodes, Brooklyn, N Y; Washing
ton D. Ross, Ashland, KY; Nor
man w. Scales, Austin. Texas;
Henry 3. Scott. Jersey City, N. j.;
Alphonso Simmons, Jacksonville,
Fla; Robert H. Smith, Baltimore,
Md. and Edward w. Watkins of
Freeman, w. Va.
William Cross, Jr., of Cleveland,
became the first Tuskegee Army
Air Field graduate 20 be commits
stoned as flight officer. Flight Off
Ger Cross is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Cross, ST., of 2201 E. 82nd
Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
HONOR MEN
Cadet honors for outstanding eX-
cellence as officer candidates were
awarded to Carl E. johnson of
Charlottesville, Va, first; Carroll
N. Langston Jr., Chicago. ILL.,; and
Gene c. Browne of New York City.
Lit. Browne, in addition to winning
cadet honorS IS year old flyer, be-
came the youngest Negro pilot in
the Army Air Forces.
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Movies Prepared
Ground For Hitler,
Saws Walter White

HOLLYWOOD lamp - THE
Anglo-Saxon world has prepared
the ground for Hitler" declared
Walter White at the beginning Of
his remarks in an open panel dis
cussion on Saturday, second day
of the writer's congress, held at the
University of Southern California.
Seated on the same platform
with some of the highest motion
picture and radio officials in the
country, the executive secretary of
the NAACP said in part, Holly
wood has committed grevious Of
Tense to the minority groups of
the world by presenting sterotyped
pictures of the Negro, the Chinese,
South Sea Islander and other mi
nority groups"
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WASHINGTON - (ANP) - A
favorable report to the Senate Ju-
dietary committee by the McFar-
land Sub committee considering Hr
y, the bill to abolish the poll tax,
was hailed as a major victory by
the National Committee to Abolish
the Poll Tax, and other organiza-
tions interested in securing for 10
million Americans the right to ex-
ercise the franchise in eight SOU
thern states.
Sen. Ernest w. Mcfarland Cd of
Arizona, and his committee has
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Four Freedoms and the Negro
The day previous he thrilled a
large audience at UCLA. One of
the most important ceremonies in
which he participated was the pres
entation of awards to William Pol
lard, new field secretary of the
NAACP.
Word was received here that
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower had sane
toned the visit Of White to the
war fronts, which made it possible
for his necessary priorities to come
through. The absence of opposition
on the part of the war department
to the NAACP representative max
ing this tour was a considerable
surprise to local citizens in the
light of continued militancy of
the organization to jim-crow and
discrimination. According to the
latest reports, White will make
the trip in an army bomber after
he reaches New York.
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Patterson Halls
South S Resources

FORT VALLEY, Ga.-(ANP) -
Men like Charles Eerty of Geai gia
land George Washington Carver
of Alabama, are the pioneers on
Americas most promising frontier,
declared DR.. =. d. Patterson.
president of Tuskegee Institute. in
a founders day address at the
Fort Valley State College here
Sunday when he spoke of the
south's riches in natural resources
The exercises comnerated the
birthday of Henry A. Hunt, prir-
cipal of the school from 1904-l938
DR.. Patterson pointed out that
the south had the richest endow-
ment of natural resources of any
section o. the country and that it
is already producing As per cent
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WASHINGTON, d. CAMP
Msgr. Francis J. Haas is still at the
chairman'S desk at the offices OF
the Fair Employment Practice
committee and VIII probably re-
main there until new chairman
has been selected before taking
over his newly assigned duties as
bishop for the Grand Rapids,
Mich, diocese of the Catholic
church.
II took five months 10 find FIR.
Haas. The search then was con-
Quoted by Chairman Paul V. Nc
Mutt of War ManDower COM
mission, under whose wing the
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of the nations minerals. The
amount includes 1OC per cent OF
the Bauxite produced in the coun-
try, nearly 100 per cent Of the SUI
pher, 95 per cent of the phosphate
rock, 10 per cent of the natural
gas, SIS per cent of the natural
gasoline and SO per cent of the
petroleum
The Tuskegee mead said that
the rapid development of the live
stock industry and other changing
patterns of agricultural production
point the need for new patterns in
edcation. DR.. Patterson indicated
that southern people need to be
educated to use thse resources for
the development of the people and
for the future. building of America.
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Yonks Bomb
w. Germany

London, Oct. 20.-(UP)-American
four-motored bombers attacked
western Germany today in their
first announced raid since they pull
verified the roller bearing plants at
Schwe infurt last Thursday.
Today's was the Tooth mission OF
American heavy bombers from Brit
ain against Germany and occupied
territory.
American Eighth Air Force head
quarters announced that unidenti-
fled targets in western Germany had
been hit, breaking the weather-en-
forced lull in the Allied air often
sive against Nazi Europe.
American thunterbolt fighters and
Allied spitfires supported the bomb
ers, escorting them part way Of the
hazardous flight into one of the
most strongly defended sectors OF
Europe.
The announcement followed re-
ports of intense and protracted aer-
ial activity over the channel. Coastal
observers saw two strong forces Of
bombers with fighter escort head for
Europe.
British fighters shot down nine
German fighters in an offensive
sweep over the continent early today.
Two British planes were lost.
During the afternoon squadrons
Of spitfires flew over the Straits Of
Dover and observers heard the roar
OF heavier planes flying so high they
could not be seen.
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Labor Unrest
Grows Over
War Curbs

Washington, Oct. 20.-(UP)-La-
Dor crises In the coal and railway
industries focused attention today
on increasing labor unrest over war
time restrictions.
Labor protests against the wage
sterilization program and delays In
handling wage disputes may have
been o factor In President Roose-
velts decision to call In his combined
labor war board Of union leaders to-
morrow.
That meeting viii be held while
the War Labor Board hears argu-
ments on the latest proposal for set.
ting the seven-moi1th-o coal wage
dispute. At the same time, chiefs Of
is incorporating railway unions ex-
pect to be reaching q decision on
their next move in pressing their
wage demands. And the presidents
Of five operating brotherhoods will
meet the following day in Chicago,
perhaps to authorize a strike vote
protesting the four-cent hourly wage
increase recommended by an emer-
gency board.
The combined labor war board Is
composed Of three American FEEDER
alton Of Labor leaders, Including
President william Green, three con.
gress Of industrial organizations
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Exile Sforzo
Back In Italy

Advanced Allied Air Base, Oct. 10.
-(UP)-Count Carlo Sforza, former
Italian foreign minister who went
into exile In Europe and the United
States is years ago, returned to
Italy today with tears In his eyes
and pledge on his lips to do all
IN his power to speed an Allied
victory.
Flying over his homeland IN a
stripped transport plane crowded
with mailbags and other cargo,
Sforza told me that he will work
with the Badoglio government, but
would not join 1t or any other gov
eminent until the war Is over and
the people have an opportunity to
choose for themselves"
IT have come here to do what I
could to speed an Allied victory" ne
said. your leaders have said that
the Italian government of Marshal
(Pietro) Badoglio is fighting with
US; then, naturally, shall be work
ing with them, too.
But I viii not proclaim any party
or any government until the war
is over. Meanwhile, I shall be
pleased to do as I am instructed
to bring about a speedy victory.
Then we shall see what happens"
Sforza, who became a voluntary
exile from italy after the Fascist
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Cakes Case
Witness
Under Fire

Nassau, Bahamas, Oct. 20.-(UP)
- Defense Attorney Godfrey w.
Higgs, In O pitiless cross-eXamina-
ton Of Harold G. Christie which
had the witness angrily shouting
his replies, brought out in supreme
court today that bloodst&ins were
found on the door Of the room in
which Christie slept the night Sir
Harry Cakes was murdered.
EIiggs Is attorney for youthful
Count Alfred De Marigny, son-in-
law Of Sir Harry, who is on trial
charged with the murder.
Christie, business associate Of
Cakes and probably his closest
friend found Cakes body the morn
ing Of July 8. He interrupted the
attorney on one occasion, pleading:
"For heavens sake, Higgs, be rea-
sonable.'
"You say you did not use the
southern door Of your bedroom after
you found Sir Harry's body, yet
bloodstains were found on the
SCREEN" Higgs said. How did they
get thereP"
ut Is very likely they got there
from my hands," Christie replied.
IT used the northern door and do
not recall using the south entrance,
but 1t Is logical"
How Is It then that there was
no blood on the northern door
which you said YOU used immediate
" after finding the bodyp"
II don't know" Christie said, adj
ding that he was certain he had
turned the handle Of the door to
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MANVILLE men
WALK OUT IN
PROTEST MOVE

Approximately 100 workers
Of the E. J. Manville Machine
Company staged a walk-out
from the plant this morning
in protest against what they
termed to be the non-com-
initial and homeopathic
attitude Of Rowley w. Phil
lips, president Of the COM
pany and other officials.
It is understood that Mr..
Phillips appeared in Water
bury last night and upon
meeting with members of
the c. I. o. Mine, Mill and
Shelter Workers Union, act
ing as bargaining agents for
the employees, refused to sign
the standard management
labor contract submitted by
the union. Mr.. Phillips based
his refusal on the fact that he
wished further to discuss the
matter with the other Off
Gals in New York, and stated
that he could not be definite
as to when a final answer
would be given as his bust
ness schedule called for his
attending various meetings
in Bridgeport, New York,
and Chicago.
Union officials are quoted as
going on record that they are not in
favor Of this method Of protest on
the part Of the employees they point
out emphatleally that the walk-out
has not been sanctioned by them
and that II should not be interpreted
as strike.
It has been announced that q
meeting will be held this afternoon
at 2 D. m. at g. I. o. headquarters
between employees and Representa-
tives Of the @. I. O., and that mem
bers # the War Manpower Commits
sion for this area will be present. It
Is presumed that this meeting will
determine whether or not the en-
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Probe Boston
Race Bios

Bostotn, Oct. 20.-(UP)-Acting on
orders from Gov. Leverett Salton-
stall, State Public Safety Commits
Toner John r. Stokes today began
an investigation Of reported anti
semitic demonstrations In Greater
Boston.
In calling for the inquiry last
night, the governor promised Stokes
the assistance OF q committee repre-
senting Catholics, Protestants and
Jews.
Stokes was assigned to the investi-
cation over the head Of Police Com
missioner Joseph F. Timilty who pre-
viously had been requested by the
governor to look into reports Of anti
Semitic rioting. Asked about Timilty,
Gov. Saltonstall said simply, This
is a state natter
my whole life and my public
record I trust has been devoted to
insistence of liberality and tolerance
Of racial, religious and color minor
ities," the governor said. 1T Is
neither in my character nor my de-
sire to tolerate any bigotry. Boston
and Massachusetts, are ole-heart-
edly united in the war effort. I
am confident that our community
is q tolerant of one another's opin-
ions and actions any community
in the country, and will continue to
do its utmost in this national crisis"
Charges that anti-Semitic demon
STATIONS were prevalent in some Sec
tons of the city were made in the
New York newspaper PM.
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EDR Seeks Congressional
Support For Subsidy Plan

Washington, Oct. 20. = (UP) -
President Roosevelt. having rejected
farm organization proposals Of q
compromise, prepared today to send
Congress q strongly-worded message
In support Of his food subsidy pro-
gram.
Heads Of three Of the four major
farm organizations proposed that
present subsidies be continued only
until q ''fair scale Of prices could
be put into effect on farm products.
The suggestion was made by lead
ers OF the National Grange, the
American Farm Bureau Federation
and the National Council q Rarm-
e. Cooperatlves at q White Hruse
conference yesterday and again last
night 70 war food administrator
Marvin jones.
we aoid Mr.. Roosevelt that Ne
would - along On amy nFoaTnm
taaat would nek rs eut cE (EDu1Ie.
tH# ~ emn t#Ak ~N&4 ~ HNzN&f t&4
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Nozis Break
Jugo Lines
CONTINUED on Page a

London, Oct. 20 - (U.P) - A
German division rushed into Jugo-
slavia from northern italy has
broken through partisan lines and
re-captured both Susak, opposite
Fiume, and the important junction
Of Ogulin on the Fiume- Budapest
railroad, a Partisan communsque
said today.
The seizure Of the two towns
gave German Marshal Erwin ROM
mel his first important victory since
Adolf Hitler placed him in COM
mand in Jugolslavia and ordered
him to stamp out patriot activity
that was wrecking Axis communi-
cations and preparing a huge
bridgehead for a possible Allied in
vasion.
Jugoslav PartisanS under the
command of General JOSEPH CTito)
Brozovich captured Susak last
month and used it as a base for an
aborttve attack on Fiume, across
the border in Italy, during which
they penetrated the streets of the
city.
Spearheaded by 20 tanks, the
German division broke through the
alarmed Partisan forces on q wide
front all the way from Susak to
Oguilin, 40 miles to the east, the
Jugoslav communique said. Both
towns lie on the Fiume- Budapest
railroad, which the Germans use to
(Conkinfied nm para ~
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Freeze
Of ak Rates
For Duration

washington, oct. 20-(UP)-The
House ways and Means Commit
tee began writing o new revenue
bill today with at least 10 menu
bers-all Republicans-of the 25-
man group urging that tax rates
be frozen for the duration.
There appeared no doubt as the
committee prepared to 60 into exc
cutive session to start the actual
pencil work on the new bill that all
major recommendation Of the adj
ministration for $l0,500, 100000 In
additional revenue were as good as
dead.
Congressional advocates Of strin-
gent government economies to meet
o part Of the administrations goal
seemed TO hold the upper hand In
the committee; they were certain
to get In the last word.
Final witness before the COM
nittee in open session will be Rep.
John Taber, Of New York, ranking
Republican on the House Appro-
priations Committee and champion
Of Republican claims that at least
20 per cent Of the new tax bill can
be discounted through savings in
the war and navy budgets for 1916.
The Ways and Means Republic
cans yesterday made o flat, Joint
stand against any increase IN tax
es on the ground that any boost
would threaten the future Solven.
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House Giuen FuH-Dress
ReDielU Of War, In Secret

washington. Oct. 20 - W.P) -
Army talent ranging from the top
four-star general down to a fight
ing private gave 400 house members
the low-down on the war today.
Members praised the presentation.
Chairman Clarence Cannon. D..
Mo-. Of the House Appropriations
Committee, said it was Every con-
vincing." Representative Harold
KnuEs0n, r.. Mimi. said the tone
was optimistic. but Il clearly showed
We sim have q he'll Of Job 70 do"
As an added attraction at the
unprecedented closed meeting In the
library o. congress, the War De-
partment tossed IN four or i've ON
cial action Aims. including one
showing the glcilian invasion and
another the capture of Rgnd0Ta n
the Pacific. Before a brief recess at
19s4S q. MI, house. members Ger two
hours heard Secretary nf war
Henry Il. 'M1ra HfTNl 0ee&e
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Silence Prevails
On Moscou Farley

Moscow, October 20. - (UP) -
Official silence surrounded the
progress OF the tri-partite confer
ences today, as the American, Brit
ish and Russian foreign ministers
joined by Allied military and diplo-
matte experts, prepared for their
second formal meeting.
U. s. Secretary Of State Cordell
Hull and British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden conferred with Soviet
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav M
Molotov from 4 until $3.50 p. m. yes
terday.
When they emerged, 1t was re-
vealed that no announcement will
be made on the proceedings or the
DECISIONS reached until the confer
ences have been concluded.
At the same time, It was ernplla.
sized that no other Allied govern
ments were represented at the
three-power meeting, either form.
ally or through the medium Of OBJ
servers.
Accompanying the foreign min
listers at their initial meeting with
Molotov were the American and
British Ambassadors to Russia, VIII
liam Averell Hartman and Sir
Archibald Clark Kerr; Major Gen.
eral John r. Deane, former secre-
tary Of the Allied staff In Washing
ton and now head Of O permanent
U. s. military mission to Moscow;
Charles e. Bohlen, assistant chief
Of the U. s. State Departments Eu-
ropean affairs division; British
Lieutenant General Sir Hastings
Ismay, and william Strang Of the
British diplomatic service.
The official entertainment pro-
gram has not yet been drawn up,
but the Russians so far were out
doing their usual hospitality to en-
terrain their guests. The visitors
enjoyed the best wartime Moscow
has to offer in the way Of food and
drink, housing and transportation,
and special guides were assigned to
conduct minor staff officials and
the Anglo American plane crews
about the city.
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London. Octobr 20. - (UP) - An
Itaiio-Swiss frontier report said to-
day that the German Gestapo has
placed Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster,
Catholic Archbishop Of Milan. I'M
der house arrest and was conduct
ing mass arrests Of Catholic priests
accused Of preaching anti German
propaganda from their pulpits.
II was understood that the priests
during Masses last Sunday charged
that the occupation troops were
spreading terror throughout north
ern and central italy and con-
demned Mad antl-Semetic attacks.
Cardinal Gchusler last week
warned that he would excomEnuni-
cate all Italian Catholics who de-
nounced italian patriots 70 the 0eg-
mans or 70 the Mua1oiini govern
ment.