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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
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been the first skirmish. Miss House
said that she was accompanied TO
Belle Isle by Thomas Bachelor and
that they saw crowd of about so
white people chasing a small col
ored boy. She said they decided to
find out why the boy was being
chased and in few minutes other
Negroes also became involved in
the attempted rescue Of the boy.
Immediately. she said, fights de-
vcloped with Negroes and whites
crowding in from all directions. In
a few seconds the whole section of
the park was turned into a battle
field and rumors spread TO other
sections that Negroes and whites
were rioting.
Both Miss House and Bachelor
were injured during the fighting.
They were taken to Receiving hos
pital where they were treated for
decorations Of the face and body.
An hour after she had been at the
hospital, Miss House said she heard
reports that the riot was spreading
all over the city.
Miss House was released from the
hospital Monday, but Bachelor,
whose conditions was described as
temporarily serious, is still con-
fined.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
BEAT PHOTOGRAPHERS;
TAKE CAMERAS

Police brutality which reached a
new high In Negro sections Of the
city during the race riot was felt by
news photographers as well as riot
ers and bystanders Langford r.
James had his arm broken by police
early Monday morning while taking
. picture In downtown Detroit. A
policeman struck James across the
arm with q club bnt did not inter
fere with white photographers
making pictures OF the same scene.
Frank Brown, an official Michi-
gan Chronicle photographer. had
his camera confiscated Tuesday by
police who said they were In
structed to take all cameras 20
headquarters" The camera was
later released at the request OF
Editor Louis f. Martin.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
WILLIAMS TAKEN
FROM CROWD

Patrolman Willie Williams was
taken from Hancock street between
Beaubien and ST. Antoine Monday
at the demands OF angry Negroes
who said Williams was no protec-
ton for them. Earlier, a Negro
boy had been shot 10 death at the
scene and as the crowd became
uncomfortable. Williams. sent TO his
home for more bullets and another
revolver When bystsnders saw
the additional ammunition passed
10 the police officer. they accused
him OF getting more bullets 10
shoot your own people With" They
demanded that the inspector take
this officer away from here right
now" Williams was transferred 10
a downtown section.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Two. Destroyed
4; Property; Held

Two men were held by police
tbs week for investigation OF ma
lcious destruction OF property at
the Hut Tavern, S738 Hastings
street owned by Shelton Wright.
Is years old.
Police learned that George
Strong. 10. OF ST. Hendrie street,
and Albert Poole, %. OF 1888 Hast
logs street. were accused OF destroy
isg property OF Wright.
Strong, so police say was seen
throwing a brick through the win
dow OF the Hut Tavern. after il was
disclosed that the accused had
threatened TO get even with Wright.
Poole so police learned, was seen
q ne cut a hole in the top OF q
vehicle belonging 10 Wright.
Detectives Wash Hardy and Cas-
Der Peek were the srresting officers
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
CLaimMayor
In Tears At
CitizensMeet

Mayor Edward Jeffries was in
tears a. the noon meeting Of promi-
nent Negro and white citizens last
Monday at the Lucy Thurman
Y.WCA. where the group as
sembled TO try to bring order out
OF widespread chaos.
Escorted TO the scene bv three
scout cars and thanked by ranking
officers and city hall reporters,
Mayor Jeffries came up st. Antoine
street through mobs OF Negroes to
attend the meeting.
Criticism OF the pussy-footing and
fumbling actions Of the Mayor
reached such a point AT the meeting
that President r. J. Thomas OF the
UAW-CIO had TO make strong
speech sprinkled with many
"dsmnS" in order to remind the
gathering that thew had not come
merely to debate the views OF TIE
city officials but to devise means of
stopping bloodshed and slaughter.
Hodges Mason of the BONN Alum
mum local union told Mayor JEFF
fries that the people Of Detroit
wanted to see him take a position
for once in his life Joseph Craigen,
deputy labor commissioner, de-
manded that the Mayor seek mill
tsry aid 10 restore order and de-
scribe how his life was threatened
on Woodward avenue Monday
morning.
Alfred Pelham was trying to get
Negro leaders to agree on asking
for martial law as Horace White OPP
posed it, claiming that the police
and auxiliaries could do the job and
that soldiers would make il worse
Others pointed out that the Nazi
storm troopers from Berlin could do
no more killing than was being done
by the Detroit city police.
The panic which had seized the
rank and file citizens had Obvious
ly captured the minds OF many Ne
gro and white leaders who were
eager to do something dramatic and
worthwhile but were unable 10 seize
upon concrete plan.
Almost every person in the gath
ering except the city officials de-
manded that the Mayor speak out
against the fifth column which was
blamed for the out
break. This proposal finally pene-
trated the Mayors consciousness
and in a speech at thirty Mon
day evening he followed through.
Stanley Nowak suggested the radio
broadcast and others agreed immed-
lately.
Reverend Charles A. Hill who
presided over the Citizens commit
tee meeting was powerleSs to re-
strain imprisoned citizens from
jumping to the floor and drowning
out the speakers. Walter Hardin
of the UAW-CIO who stated that
he had an important proposal to
place before the body was unable to
get the floor.
Dissension among the citizens was
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Young Boy Was
Convicted Here

Two persons. whom police say
were arrested during the rioting on
Sunday and taken 10 court on
charges OF disturbing the peace
we're convicted by Recorders Judge
John p. Scsllen: pay fines or TO
serve jail sentences.
Homer Carr. 20. OF 1880 Mullet
street, arrested near Jefferson and
Field was ordered 10 pay SIS fine
or serve so days in the house OF
correction.
James wilson. IL. ~ $50 Living
stone, was placed on SIX months
ipr obstion after Mrs. Anton Peter
son. white wemsn. had testified that
he had pushed Nn-yesr-old white
BOY up agnns, . bus on Belle ls.e
Sunday.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
HOSPITALS BUSY

All Negro hospitals with emer-
Gency facilities were kept busy for
30 hours treating the wounds OF
Negroes beaten by white rioters.
Parkslde hospital treated 20 pa
tents and an additional FIVE are
still at the hospital. Edith X.
Thomas treated so and retained
four for additional treatment.
Wayne Diagnostic treated II pa
tents most Of whom had been Sc
riouSly injured while Trinity kept
records Of only four treated for
minor injuries
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

indicated when small groups sought
to form another committee to map
strategy but they we're unable to
split the Citizens committee under
the leadership OF the Reverend
Charles A. Hill.
A mixed feeling was expressed
when word was passed around that
Walter White OF the NAAC.P. was
expected to arrive from New York
Monday evening.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

knives and stabbed each other dur
ing the alteration. so police learned.
Speaker was treated at Receiving
hospital for a stab wound to the
left chest and was reported In q
serious condition. While Bell re-
ceived treatment for lacerated
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
MEMBER CALLS.
CHRONICLE AND.
GIVES Warning.
Threatens To Drive All
Negroes Out OF
The City
NJ RUSS J. CowANs

The race riots that have left
large areas Of Detroit in shameles
IN the two-day mob rule were in
cited by the Ku Klux Khan ard
other hfth column organizations.
was the belief expressed by Negro
leaders and white liberals Wedncs-
dav
That the Khan WAS the instiSa,or
~ he trouble Was made evident
Monday afternoon when some one
called The once ~ the Mich gar
Chronicle. and the voice SAL
is this the Michigan Chyosicie'
! teld- him tAa;-i:-A she
SAID: Well. we had plenty trouble
today. and this is not the last Of i,
THIS is the Khan calling, just 70 give
, you a warning ths; we Will drive
every Niger out of Detroit
Fights Khan Element
The Michigan Chronicle has been
wsging . RELENTLESS. war against the
Ku Kluy Khan and other fascist Gle
menn for the past three years.
More than q year aso the Chronicle
urged a federal investigation OF
Khan activities in Detroit.
II was the Khan element aided
and abe,ted by other fascis, groups,
which deliberately stirred up racial
disturbances during the Sojourner
rioiing This same group was re-
sponsible for whipping UP the riot
Ing which broke out Sunday night,
Walter White. executive secretary
~ the NAACP.. who arrived in
Detroit Monday night from New
York specifically named the Khan,
the National Workers League. which
he termed an snti-Semitic rifle
club" the Southern Voters League
snd the Southern Society OF Michi-
gan.
Leaders Hit Khan
Church and union leaders made
similar charges. stating that the riot
was not AN isolated incident sris-
ing from q chance fist fight but is
part OF an organized national fifth
column conspiracy 10 break our
unity and disrupt the home produc-
ton front"
George Adde's. secretsry-treas-
urer of the United Automobile
workers tCIO). named Detroit men
who he charged were Klansmen
and former members OF the Black
Legion.
The union Official further re-
ported that these men had been
ringleaders in the mob fights that
occurred all day Monday.
The Khan has been stirring up
racial strife since the early ls2os,
coming out strongly in 1928. II
subsided for . few years. but came
back in 1895 under the colors OF
the Black Legion. That orgsniza-
tions was temporarily smashed fol-
lowing the conviction OF some OF the
members for the murder OF Charles
Poole, . white member, and the
brutal Staying OF Silas Coleman,
Negro who was kidnapped and
taken 10 the outskirts OF the city
and shot TO death.
With the influx OF southern
whites to Detroit. the Khan had
rebirth, and was responsible for the
racial strife that flsred during the
Sojourner disturbance. Since that
tone the members have continued
their hght 10 spread disunity.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Ku Klux Khan Blamed For melting Race Roting Here

right arm. He was held for invest.
CATION OF a felonious assault by the
police department.
The young woman whom police
learned witnessed the cutting af-
fray was Sarah Allen. 81. Of 1854
Maple street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
Men Had Duel,
Both Injured

A 2i-year-old young lady told
police that she and her friend, Bud
die Speaker. 81, OF lo45 Maple
street. were leaving Caruso's Bar,
Lafayette and Dubois when they
were met ty Robert Bell, 30, of
1894 Scott street, when an alterca-
ton arose.
Both Speaker and Bell drew their
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
HAMTRAMCK RECORD CLEAN

Not = single case NJ rioting was
reported from Hamtrsmck sunday
night and Monday. Early Monday
morning Hamtramck police began
to arrest every person they thought
would make trouble. Twenty-Five
whites and five colored. mostly
root suiters' were rounded up and
held until the rioting was reported
under control.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
INSURANCE MAN BEATEN

Leonard r. lizard. cashier for
the Western Mutual Insurance COM
pany was dragged from street car
and beaten during Mondays riot
inZ. He is under a doctors care at
his home. 3l2 Garfield.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
LOOTING HURTS NEGRO
RI'SINFSS MAN

S. c. Gibbon, who Is partner
in the Cut Rates Furniture store
on Hastings. said he was wrecked"
by looters who did not believe him
when he said he had a rs per cent
interest In the business.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

have Negro residents moved. And
in mixed communities, white and
cOlored residents went about their
business as II unconcerned about .
riot that was wrecking the city.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
HIGHLAND PARK SUFFERS

Detroit police in the Highland
Park area were reported to have
beaten Negroes numerically with
out reason. One boy, told to get
off the street. was beaten because
he went in the direction of his
car. A dry cleaner. standing In
front Of his place on LaBelle street,
was set upon and dubbed by po-
lice who gave no reason for. their
actions. Highland Park police. who
patrolled the area from Thompson
avenue east did not resort to cruel
~ TO disperse the crowds.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

New passenger autos rationed Ia
buyers from March 2 1912. to March
/. le43. totaled JOS, 876 cars.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
MIXED COMMUNITIES
JINUARMFD

Significantly. no trouble occurred
In exclusive" communities from
which whites have attempted to
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26
RIOT bulletins

where less serious incident oc-
CURED more than year ago. 1t
was understood that Negroes who
moved into the project were ade-
quately prepared 10 protect them
selves
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-26

SOJOURNER TRUTH READY"
Rioters s'eered Gear OF the So
ioutner Truth housing project
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15
Man Bites Dog

It Is getting so that fellow doesn't
know what to expect. The facts of life
are all mixed up. You can't go by the
rule books. Just when you think that life
Is settling into an understandable pattern,
somebody comes along and kicks the
pieces and leaves you all confused once
more. For example, out in Detroit the
contract between General Motors and
the United Automobile Workers CT o. is
expiring October 5. Obviously it mustn't
be renewed intact. There have to be
changes. Of such is progress made. In
the good old days up to 1912 the proceed
ure would have been taken for granted.
The JAW would have convasSed its men,
berShip for suggestions. More pay,
shorter hours, tighter union shop, i'm
provement in grievance procedure, i'm
methods, liberalization of overtime pro-
visions
These certainly would have provided the
backbone OF the imposing list of demands
which the union would have presented to
management at the first bargaining SeS-
sion. Then, in most negotiations, the
management would have turned down
the demands coldly, completely, unequiv-
ocally and finally. The union would
have threatened strike. The manage
ment would have said "go ahead. The
union would have withdrawn a demand
or two, the management would have ac-
cepted few, with or without modifica-
ton. Ultimately, perhaps without cessa-
ton of production compromise would
have been reached at about the point
both parties had in mind from the begin
ming. But here is General Motors break
ing the rules. The corporation has stolen
the unions thunder It has canvassed
its entire supervisory organization, from
forelnen to general managers" and has
put It's wealth of bona fide constructive
recommendation" into demands" which
it has presented to the union.
And what did these demands cover?
Except for the pay scale, identically what
the JAW would have included under the
e-and-buggy procedure in use back
in 1912 - hours, union shop formula,
grievance procedure, promotion method
ogy, overtime provisions. Needless to say,
the union, caught relatively prepared by
having the man bite the dog, could think
Of nothing better than to do what employ
ers used to do. It rejected the boss de-
mands coldly, completely, unequivocally
and finally. Now let the bargaining
begin.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15
War of Movement

When Hitler'S submarine weapon failed,
as we believe now that it has, the Axis
was doomed. If we had not licked the
submarine then civilization, as we know
it and want it to be, would have been
obliterated. Because this global war is,
above all things else, war of movement.
The Allies almost lost World War when
German subs threatened to gain control
If the seas. In that war the average
FOUND trip for transport or materiel
supply ship was only 5000 miles, across
he Atlantic and back And we had
lastly greater resources upon which to
cely on the continent, which required no
shipping.
Now, with millions of men to be sent all
over the world, and with this country the
major source of Allied supply, the aver
age round trip is much longer-up to
$4,000 miles. Obviously this takes each
ship at least twice as long, and doubles
the number of craft required to transport
the same number of men and tons of
materiel.
In World War only $1,000 American
fighters were transported overseas during
the first year; in this war, 100000 have
been shipped and many were sent two or
three times as far.
4h VOAA0 wal j VIC WClC VI kCL-
ting 1,725,000 tons of supplies across the
Atlantic in year. This time we moved
10000, 900 tons in like period, much Of
1t to the far reaches OF the Pacific or, if
to Europe, by the long routes.
in World War. / almost all Of our SOL
diers went 70 France, direct or by way OF
England, and thereafter were not moved
BIZ water until brought home after the
arristIce. In this war, for the Sicillan
INVASION alone - relatively small-scale
forecast OF what Is not far ahead-3266
Ships were needed 10 deliver men and
armament and munitions and supplies.
Meanwhile, we have had 10 bring in, from
overseas, millions Of tons OF raw materials
20 feed the almost unbelIevably vast nav
OF our arsenal Of democracy. The ship.
ping needs will grow from now until
Europe Is freed. They vail not diminish
until Japan IL whipped. We
might iust as well recognize that. and
sdapt our civilian lives 70 IT,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15
The Wife of a Celebrity

Mrs. George Bernard Shaw, who died
this week at the age of eighty-Seven
years, Stunned publicity as much as the
famous @. B. courted it, Notorious for
her dislike of any public mention of her
self she was, nonethelesS extremely liter
airy, and while she dislilzed to see her own
name in print she collected press notices
from all over the world of her husband.
While she remained consistently in the
background, she was Of great assistance
to the eminent playwright and was his
translator as he had no gift for languages.
Daughter of wealthy Irishman, Hor-
ace Payne Townsend, she was referred
to before their marriage by her future
husband in his customary risky style OF
expression as san Irish nlillionairess." He
likewise described her in one of the let
tiers to Ellen Terry as "a great catch for
somebody" SO she proved to be; that
somebody himself, and the George Ber-
nard Shaws had happy life together
for forty-f1ve years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15

The oPA's decision once more to In
woke the honor system to prevent pleas
ure driving in the east suggests that un-
like the elephont, the oPA does forget,
but like the moron, it never learns.
The eastern public is not going to be
soothed by this concession, nor Is the
gasoline shortage going to be solved.
Eastern drivers will use up their rations
as they see At, including pleasure driv-
ing. And while they do 1t they will con-
tinue to curse the OPA.
What eastern motorists ask, wisely or
not, is simple - that they be given what
gasoline can be spared, whether 1t be
three gallons week or one gallon in
three weeks, and permitted to use it as
they choose, without sacrificing their
honor thinking up reasons why trips 70
visit neighbors or to play golf are not for
pleasure.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15

nation would be up against In
this war; begged the railroads to
purchase 4p0, 900 cars and 1000, 900
tons Of rails Immediately. Rail-
road men objected.
"Well, you remember what
happened in the last war" cOun.
tered Replogle. "YOu didn't have
enough cars. You couldn't haul
enough coke 10 the mills, the
mills couldn't make enough steel,
and the government took over
the railroads"
But nothing was done. After
Pearl Harbor, Replogle was In the
office Of perspiring J. ]. Pelley,
railroad representative In WASH
ington. Pelley threw up his
hands. Don't tell me I told you
So" he said.
Railroads ordered o rush Of cars,
but had to take many wooden
freight cars with steel underpin-
rings. Even wooden passenger
cars have been pressed into serv-
Ice on branch lines. Wrecks on
main lines are attributed to worn
out equipment, faulty inspection.
and lack Of skilled manpower for
both repair and inspection work.
TOO LATE
Administration political advis.
ers are anything but happy about
Frank Gannett'S farm conference
being staged In Chicago this week.
Some Of them wanted Secretary
Of Agriculture Wickard TO Jump
In earlier, hold q farm conference
which would side-track Gannett.
But there was too much inertia.
The Chicago farm gathering is
an illustration Of what Southern
Democrats can do when they line.
UP with Northern Republicans. In
this case 1t was Texas Agricul-
tural Commissioner j. z. Mac
Donald who was busy as a bird
dog working with Gannett In
rallying state agricultural commits
sioners at Chicago.
Administration leaders already
consider themselves weakest In
the farm belt and the Chicago
pow-wow will make them more 30.
Copyright. 1943, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15

Glycerine for machine guns is one Of
the answers to the diligent housekeeper'S
collection OF grease. Here is perhaps one
of the most pesky Of the war tasks on the
home front. The task is not too difficult,
however to that housekeeper who always
saved and clarified fat from meats. True
it takes considerable time but it is one Of
those things recommended and asked OF
the housewife today. More and more
grease is needed. The committee to Sal
wage Waste Fats urges you to save every
bit and to make your contribution to your
current butcher The fats will go long
way towards swelling the supply for gly-
cerine for guns as well as for medicinal
purposes. The Committee simply needs
the housewives to assist, and the house
wives simply need the time.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-09-15

plagued the life OF man.
Eyes" said one Of the chaplains
with q grim, "I've made q resolution.
I've resolved that when I get back
to my church again I'm going to be
more offensive than I've ever been
before"
Pick out the periods In the history
OF the church when the church has
been popular and you viii observe
the periods when It has contributed
less than It's usual quota OF useful
ness TO the world. Note the times
when men have hated the church
and have gone after Its adherents
with fagot and sword, and you win
see evidences Of spiritual health and
yigor IN al is enterprises. A
healthy church Is always waging
war against evil. When the church
makes peace and sits back com.
placently with folded hands declaT-
i1g that the world e Q pretty good
place after all. you have only 70 lift
Q few Ids and open q few doors 10
be chocked with the fumes Of bTim-
stone.
What the world needs above 81
else, today and always. Is q church
which q considerable portion Of the
worlds population hates and decFles
when the equawking sets really
loud. you can be sure that someone
Is setting hurt.
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