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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
CHAMPION OF.
M|N0RI
wins ACCLAIM
Khan Groups Vow To
Gust Young Liberal
From Office

AS the political fanfare grows
louder and the candidates for vari-
Gus municipal posts make ready for
the October primary. only one
member OF the city's nine-man
council is. assured OF unequivocal
support OF the minority groups in
Detroit. He is young. soft-spoken
George Edwards who left Harvard
university TO join the ranks OF or
ganized labor.
Elected as labor's candidate in the
last election, George Edwards has
amazed even his supporters with
his ability 70 Withstand the buffet
ing Of Khan minded. anti-union
pressure groups which assa!led city
hall regularly during the last two
stormy years The minority groups
Negroes. Jews. the foreign born
and organized labor found that only
George Edwards could be sure 10
follow a democratic course, regard
less of its political consequences.
Unusual Record
The Negro citizenry began 70
recognize George Edwards as a
champion Of democracy in the
famed Sojourner Truth controversy
which ragged as he took Office. His
knowledge OF housing and his in
sistence on fairplay which he had
demonstrated earlier as director OF
the Detroit Housing Commission
served his we'll Councilman Ed
wards took a democratic position
in behalf OF the Negro and was
rebuked by the leaders OF the Khan
opposition who charged that Ne
groes would ruin their white COM
munity." The Khan crowd vowed
publicly that they would defeat him
at election time.
The bitter struggle OF the gar
bage workers for living, wage
which has been conducted in an
atmosphere O. prejudice and union
rivalry provided another test on
which only George Edwards in the
city council dared stand UP for the
Negro workers. When the
NAA ClP pe;itioned the city gov
ernmen, 10 open housing projects
70 all workers regardless OF color,
George Edwards stood alone against
the proposal OF Mayor Jefries
which barred the projects to Negro
war workers.
Riot Action
Four DAYS after the riot OF June
20 George Edwards presented a
resolution TO the Common Council
which called for an immediate
grand jury investigation Of the
riot and appealed for basic reforms
in Detroit He is credited with hav-
ing influenced Mayor Jcfries
finally TO take a position and an
nouncc his support for the grand
fury investigation.
II young Edwards is judged by
his enemies, il would be fair 10 say
that his enemies are also the enc
mics Of the Negro people in the city
of Detroit. The Khan and other anti
Negro groups in the city OF Detroit
have pledged 10 defeat him because
Of his liberal record His consistent
support OF organized labor and the
minority groups have won for him
q national reputation. In recent
article in the New York daily PM
Councilman Edwards was charac-
terized as one Of the most FEAR
less" liberals holding public office
In the country today.
1t is no accident that Councilman
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WARREN IARUE
N ALTER RATES

WARREN LARUE
W ALTER BATES
REV. j. n. MASTIN
CHARLES CAMPBELL
DIR. AARON TOODLE
J. y. MCCALL
Z ARLETON GAINES
IDA HENSON
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john RONBOROCGH
DIR ALF. D.. THOMAS
ATTY. CHAS. JONES
LEROY A. YOUNG
GEORGE u. COLLIER
BFN<lE SMITH
PErE BRYANT
THOMAS GAMBLE
DIR. HALEY BELL
LOUIS X. TAYLOR
Bill TAYLOR
IEBRON SIMMONS
REV. G. MCLEAN
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

TELL OUR ADVERTISERS You
SAW IT IN THIS PAPER
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SENATOR CHAS. c. DIGGS. President
Metropolitan Funeral System Insursn
689-693 Mack Ave. - TIE. I-0898
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

cilmanic candidate who has re-
ccived the full public endorsement
Of the Clio at this writing.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

Did you know that IL YOU women
have followed recipes exactly in max
shclls2" queries Lester Brown, area
director OF the War Manpower Com
mission for the Chicago area.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18
-HOW CAN you FORGET
Vote Tuesday, Oct. 5th


BISHOP W. ROBINSON
TONY VANCE
THOMAS HAMMoNDS
john WOOD
MRS. PEIER CASEY
PTTRY FISHER
ATTY. LLOYD LOOMS
nR J ,. McCItNDOS
JOHN X. WILLIAMS
RtN. e. = ASkEW
JOS. 4. COLES
WILLIAM PERKINS
CIR ADN JACKSON
ULYSSES HOlklN
WILLIAM I. JOHNSON
FRED ALLEN
CLIFFORD MOORE
REUBEN RAY
MRS RAY COLLINS
TDMIN kEENER, MD.
JISSE OWENS
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-09-18

AUGUSTA MINISTER DIES
AUGUSTA, Ca.-Ihe Rev. George
W. Collins. well-known minister II
this city, died Wednesday after
noon at his residence. z337 Gard
ener street, after a long illness.
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SHELTON TAPES
MRS. MARY JEFFRIES
REV. GEO. BABER
CLOSTER CURRENT
LEROY WHITE
LOUIS BIOJ\r
CHAS. MNHONfY
SONNY WILSON
JOHN X. JAMES
II TUFR METH
EVERETT WATSON
FR>ESTINE BULLOCK
fIGtf WEST
THOMAS ORMSBY
TED PONDS
L L. WOoDSOS
Or. , 4. HENDERSON
BEN LINTON
CHNS. DUCkWORTH
REV. CHAS. HILL
MRS. INA CO1HR m
FREDERICK PRICE
WILLIAM COLEMAN
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Idaho Ranches Speed Wool
To Market by Canyon Route

on a steep grade, and careful zig
Tagging in the bucking waters to
hunt out the channel, consumes
time on the upriver trip.
The return the next day, even
with motors throttled down to ease
the fierce impact of man-high roll
ers, is twice as fast and the boat
docks at Lewiston in the early aft
ernoon.
Shearing operations are carried
out close to the river where possible
and giant bags of wool weighing
300 pounds each await the Idaho at
its various stops along the rare
stretches of somewhat level shore
line
Seven Tons of Wool Carried.
Mr.. McGrady and his one deck
hand, John Olney, a Snake River
gold prospector turned riverman,
roll seven tons of the wool bags up
gangplanks for each pay haul. Some
are slowed in a hold amidships
while others are piled about the
deck until the Idaho takes on the
appearance of an overstuffed daven-
port
The wool bags provide a soft bed
for weary. homeward bound excur-
sionists for whom Mr. McGrady
conducts sightseeing business on
the side. Dozens of people-Mr. NC
Grady says he's sWamped with them
this year-make the. trip up the
river to see the celebrated scenery
and view otherwise dangerous rapids
from the vantage point of the safe
and rapid worthy Idaho.
Normally they fit themselves into
any spot they can find amid the
cargo or wander about the deck.
After an overnight stop on the hard
shore at Johnson's Bar, they're
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Reich Junker Clique
Expected 10 Dictate
Erasure Of Hitler
BY the Associated Press.

&<S liC xaoSSNlatEQ 1IcSS.
LONDON, July 21.-The German
general staff can be expected tt
eliminate Hitler when Germany.
complete collapse appears in
evitable-that prediction came to-
day from a high source whose jok
inside Germany for years was tt
keep tabs on the Reich military.
But getting rid of Hitler, this
observer said, would be only the
beginning in breaking Germany as
a war maker forever.
The big job-and big danger, if ii
fails, he said-would be wiping out
the legend of the "undefeated Ger
man Army'-a legend that the Ger
man military clique-the Junkers
sold to the German people. The
theme was that the German Army
never surrendered in 1918-it was
the German government which quit
The army, the Junkers argued,
was stabbed in the back" by Com
munists and Social Democrats in
and outside the government.
The Junkers won't give up easily,
this source said, even though beaten
in battle. They will try to find a
way again to keep the door open
for them to retire behind the
smokescreen of gentlemen officers
while they plot another war.
Military Chiefs to Call Quits.
When the time comes, he added,
the German general staff-not Hit
ler-will decide to call it quits. They
may be already playing with the
idea of writing off this war, he
thinks, even though there's long
and bitter fighting ahead.
Two things, he said, would lead
to the final decision-when the
bombing reaches a point where the
German people are beginning to
develop a horror of war they'll
never forget; when fighting on Ger
man soil becomes inevitable.
Then watch out for their cam
paign to maintain the myth of the
"undefeated German Army"
This observer said they would
probably operate this way:
First, eliminate Hitler-even at
the risk of civil war with the
Fuehrer's own SIS troops and the
Gestapo.
Secondly, begin a campaign TO
win sympathy, arguing they were
forced into waging war.
Would Sing Tune Anew.
Later, if the chance came to sow
the seeds for another war, they
would revive the same old tune-ln-
vincibility of the German Army.
In beating the drums. they would
try to bury their second failure with
a new cry-that they called halt
because of 'inhuman warfare.
They would play up the Allied
bombings in an attempt to blind the
short German people TO
the fact that the Luftwaffe invented
wholesale bombing and total war
fare"
The German military clique has
run the Reich since the Franco
German War in 1870. in the opinion
of this observer. When Hitler first
appeared in the German political
picture, he said, they faced the
decision of crushing him or using
him. They chose to use him.
AS long as Hitler's intuition
worked or fell in line with their
plans. he said. his direction of the
war was not challenged.
But now it is approaching the
time for the Junkers to think of
saving themselves in the same way
they did before-holding up the
German Army as invincible in the
eyes of the German people while
they threw others off guard with
pose as gentlemen officers.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
BY J. CLARENCE MOORE,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

LEWISTON, Idaho, July 21.-
The Northwest's lost valley, 8
strange sheep country where a river
vessel smaller than a PIT boat pro-
vides the only effective link between
| II great ranches and civilization
is floating its annual crop of wool tc
market.
Effectively sealed in for most OF
the 100-mile inhabited portion by
scraggy rock walls that rear as much
as mile upward from the river, the
ranches in the Grand Canyon of the
Snake River depend almost solely
on Kyle McGrady, an Irish boatman
for their needs.
During most of the year, on his
weekly, two-day round trip up one
of the widest navigated streams in
the world, Mr.. McGrady brings sup
plies and equipment for ranching or
family use. But in Shearing season,
the riverman increases his trips to
three week and carries heavy
load the other way.
Seventy-five per cent of the wool
taken from the thousands of sheep
in the canyon must come out to
Lewiston by boat. Only in a few
places is it feasible to drive the
sheep "out on top" and shear them
near trails or mountain roads lead
ing to distant towns.
Hours Are Long.
The rush season means long hours
and little sleep for McGrady. He
feels lucky to get his head down for
six hours, aside from cat maps he
can steal on the river.
A trip begins at Lewiston early in
the morning and it is late evening
when the gasoline-powered river
vessel, the Idaho, noses to the bank
at Johnson's Bar, terminus of the
run, 81 miles south of Lewiston.
Climbing up through numerous
ar-cataracts that make the Idaho
SQUAT down at the stern like cor
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Beer Barrel Thieves
Get Stuck on Loot
Ry the Associated press

o5 hssUCIdItU FTeSS.
SPRINGFIELD, III. -Thiev S
broke into Springfield brewery,
selecting a barrel which they be-
lieved contained beer.
They rolled the 600-pound barrel
q block and a half away from the
brewery, inspected the contents. de-
eided they didn't want to be stuck
with it, so abandoned it.
The barrel was full of glue.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
HosteIers to Cycle
To Blue Pond Sunday

Members of the Potomac Youth
Hostels will cycle to Blue Pond, Md,
Sunday. The group will meet at
the Central Public Library, Eighth
and K streets NV, at $3.50 am,
and others will join them at the
Peace Cross, Bladensburg, at GAS
am.
Hal Hessing, trip leader, can be
reached at Republic 0265, Ext. 400,
for further details.
Evening star., 1943-07-21

grateful for wool bags where they
can recline in soft comfort and still
not miss any of the thrills of the
trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29

costs have come under his micro scopic eye in more than 50 war plants he has visited, preparatory to submitting a report to the House Appropriations Committee.
 In addition to profiteering an d high material costs in some of these plants, one thing that has intrigued Engel is the varied types of skilled workers. He has talked to numerous lawyers, photogra- phers, grocers, farmers and other business and professional men, working at benches and lathes. In most cases the converted war work CTS are earning far more than they did in peacetime occupations.
 Most unusual case was encoun- tered by Engel in midwest war factory, where he came upon an undertaken he used to know in Michigan, now working as ma chinist.
 What in the world are you doing here?" asked Engel Has the mor- tality rate gone down in your part of Michigan?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29
20 YEARS AGO fir fir EMPIRE
MAY 29, 1923

MAY 29 1923
 Douglas, Collier heavyweight champion in the the Legion July
 Alaska Gastineau Mining had been merchants according w. Keller of public schools Admiral according information received by Commissioner of Education L. D. Henderson.
 little daughter Muriee Sigrd who old Mrs Walstedt delightful little Lee Henderson Shirley Boutwell, Ramstead Alice Marion Suy McNaughton Tokelson and Rosanna Shoup Foe Harris Hawk Inlet in Juneau business trip.
 being moved to the home
 
 DeIong the w Young Company, after spending several weeks in Seattle Company working prospects S2000 complete crosscu of prospect enepring citizens Douglas and selling quantity matter of community enterprise.
 temperature of 65 and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29
MONDAY, MAY 31

While this is not an important day in planetary direction there are good signs for our air forces and those who direct them.
 HEART AND HOME: The end of the month should be favorable for work for the general good in which many women will accom- plish a great deal. There is "a sign that indicates depression and anx- iety among mothers and wives of men fighting with the United Ma tions but the stars give assurance of glorious victory after gslong struggle. The birthrate may decline through the Summer. War babies have the forecast of strong minds and bodies. Souls of extraordinary potentialities will be incarnated un- der the world influences of this time of change and chaos.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: During months of experimentation by Gov ernment executives in Washington, speculative men of affairs will have laid foundations for war fortunes. Early contracts with Uncle Sam will prove so profitable that public pro- tests may be expected, astrologers declare Continued prosperity will be enjoyed by average men and wo- men engaged in wartime industries Merchants and manufacturers will benefit through increased volumes Of trade. Thus imitation will be en- couraged.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Bootleg ging of meats and other foods may cause serious crisis before the harvesting of this years crops, the seers forecast Government efforts to assure fair distribution of neces-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29
Columns and columns are being written. about

e0oue
 'The wisest man in the Allied countries are thinking about it, talking about it, holding meet ings debating, planning, envisioning. How to have permanent peace. How to put an end to wars That is the great problem and 1t seems to be extremely difficult to find the answer
 well, gentlemen, I'll save you time and money. I'll save you travelling expenses, reams of paper, gall Ions of ink
 For l. no expert in economies, politics states lmanship, psychology black magic-I, simple minded newspaperman-I have the answer. And that answer has been there ever since the twentieth chapter of the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament was written
 For, in that chapter contained the Ten Commandments. If we will but live up to them there can never be another war.
 Each war so far conducted, has been caused by the breach of one or more of the ten com mandments
 Hitler created strange gods and took the name of the Lord in vain.
 He killed He bore false witness against his neighbour.
 He coveted his neighbours house, his servant, his OK, his ass and everything that was his.
 "He showed no mercy he stole, he honored neither father nor mother.
 And now that he and his accomplices have vio- lated the commandments, there will be eye for eye, tooth for tooth, wound for wound, stripe for stripe
 Don't you see how easy it is?
 why go to all the trouble of finding way, when the way is so clear, the road so well marked, the whole thing written out-for centuries ready for use?
 This is my plan, plan I learned from my father and mother who had it handed down to them. generation by generation.
 That's all you need to do you learned states and scientists
 Utopia is bere--E Exodus, Chapter XX.'
 Without detractng from MT. Brandeis' way of peace, one can add from the seventh chapter of Matthew in the New Testament;
 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even to them for this is the law and the prophets"
 But Hitler and the men through the ages who have made have looked elsewhere for thef laws of life.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29
UNDERTAKER BECOMES
 MACHINIST

Several years ago, resourceful, roly-poly Representative Albert J. Engei of Michigan, Capitol Hills "one-man Investigating committee" made an office -to-office survey of the Social Security Board. talked to hundreds of clerks, examined their personnel charts and inter viewed their supervisors.
 T believe in investigating from the bottom up, not the top down v said Engel T don't get the kind of information I want from listen- ing to the testimony of big-shot officials. To find out how an agency is functioning, and whether it is giving the taxpayer his dollars worth, you have to get down to rock bottom and talk to the Sl ,400- a-year workers"
 Engel is doing a much bigger job now-investigating excess costs in war production-but he hasn't changed his tactics. Space, mater ials, profits, changes in designs, wages, absenteeism and all other pertinent factors in production
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29

Mecham. Passengers returning here were M. B. Sicord, Vern Person Kenneth O. Walker, Walter H. Shoat and R. s. Green.
 A flight was made to Edna Bay with the following: Russell V Thomas, K. E. Thomas, Arthur Hil. debrand, Dan T. Moller, Donald D Terry B. Frank Heintzleman, Ton Morgan and F. E. Drake.
 Going to Excursion were Jin zamerineff, Cyrus M. Imoff, Ernest Plach, J. o. Smith, Arthur E. Hill and Jack Mccullough.
 Completing yesterdays schedule were four flights.
 Charles Whyte made the round trip to Tyee and Chris Johnson was picked up on the return flight.
 Edward Anderson, August Jid- strom, B. F. Gates, Lester Cahee and M. E. Yeoman flew to Excursion Inlet. On the return flight Jim Doyle Lyman, Jack Parson and R O. Decker arrived here.
 On flight to Sitka were the fol- lowing: Maurice Boyd, P. Gomez Lamberto Benito and A. Julaton Making the return were Jerry Ho- mehko, Dan Moller and A. L. Me Carter.
 Faith Cushman made the round trip to Hasselburg, and also coming in from the lake were J R. Werner, Otter N. Johnson and T. s. Parke.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29

sary products will be only partially successful if certain signs are rightly read Special privileges en- joyed by few persons who have political power will arouse criticism and cause protests Varying degrees of patriotism will be apparent through coming national emergen- cieS.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS In the scroll of world history, time as measured by individuals and by nations means little For this req son astrologers who estimate eigh- ty-four year periods in our annals as ending with crises may cause Encouragement when they desig- nate 1856 as the date when the re- birth of freedom under new social order will bring lasting peace. Those who read the stars prophecy fed eration or congress of nations which will assure. the liberty and happi- ness of the universal brotherhood.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of good fortune through development of talents in the course of war activities
 Children born on this day prob- ably will have unusual gifts which assure success in both mental and manual exercise. Cleverness in the use of the hands will be helpful to many girls and boys.
 Copyright, 1943)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29
DISPLAY THE FLAG

When I a boy" writes Joe Berge to the New York Times some fifty years ago, almost every family displayed the flag all national holidays and other festive occasions, think now would be a happy time to resurrect this old custom
 While I do not doubt that people love our country whether not they display the flag, con- tinues MT. Berge T think the patriotic spirit of civilians and men in the service will be heightened if they the city resplendent with the red white and blue of the national emblem, the sign of our faith in the democratic institutions and principles of our country Let's all start again this Decoration Day"
 Tomorrow is Decoration Day. Joe Berges idea is a good Let's display the American Flag each and every one of us--a little one or big one whatever we may have.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-29

about another reason which ln- fluenced his decision to step out.
 This is that Lund is irked by the cold-shoulder which Nelson, Man power Chief Paul McNutt and other production bigwigs have given to his crusading efforts to get a guar anteed minimum wage for war plant workers. Lund has been in sisting for some time that steps be taken to provide for the security Of workers in plants threatened with shut downs because of material shortages or because of surplus production for which there are no shipping facilities.
 Lund contends that all war WorK- CTS should be guaranteed a mini mum weekly wage of 40 times their hourly pay for the duration dur ing periods of unemployment. He says that some such security" plan has become imperative since the job-freeze order of the War Man. power Commission, which makes it extremely difficult for workers tc transfer to plants where they have assurance of steady employment
 A guaranteed wage also would greatly expedite production, Luno claims, since workers in certain plants, threatened with shut-downs are inclined to dog it little tc extend their jobs. Lund, however has no success in selling Nelson or his security plan and he has made TO, secret of his disappointment about this in recent weeks.