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The March on Washington
Movement and the War
(By A. Philip Randolph

Because of many and varying
and sometimes misleading com
ments on the March On Washing
ton Moveemnt and its program
with reference to the war, I want
definitely to indicate that the
MOWM is unequivocally back of
the war effort and seeks the vic
tory of the United Nations. We
take this position for several rea-
sons: one, the victory of the Axis
powers would spell death to the
struggle of minority groups, in
Guiding Negroes, for their liberia
ton. Two, since the Negro people
are largely workers and the hope
of the workers lies in trade union
organizations, and since the Axis
powesr have destroyed the labor
movement in their own countries,
we know that If they won the
war there would be no future for
the trade union movement. Three,
the totalitarian system represent
ed by Germany, italy and Japan,
outlaws decomcracy including
freedo. moi speech, the press, as
sembly, right of petition, trial by
jury and freedom of worship
that provide an opportunity for
minority groups to give express
sion to their cause.
The March On Washington
Movement is seeking the right of
a limited expression for Negro
people to tell their story to the
world about the oppression and
exploitation from which they have
suffered. We therefore call for
the complete determination of
Hitler and Hitlerism, but we don't
hesitate to also point out thta the
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ARMY TRIES Il
NEGROES in RIOT

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 8 - A
general court-martial for 81 Ne
gro soldiers from Papago Park on
charges growing out of a Thanks
giving night riot last year began
here today before Brig. Gen. For
rest E. Willford. Three persons
were killed and IL injured during
the riot.
After organization proceedings
this morning, Maj. Hugh T. Full
lerton and Capt. Joseph L. Sellig-
man, Jr., moved for a continuance
on grounds that sufficient time
had not been allowed for prepare
ton of a defense. General Will
ford granted the motion and ad-
journed the eourt-martial until
Friday.
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RAIL men FEAR EFFECTS
OF NAVY BRIDE SAYING

with highly respected colored
rail workers and union officials
such as Percy Buck, veteran din
ing car inspector, and John Har-
grove of the Dining Car Walters
Union expressing deep regret, the
crime of Robert Folks, 20-year
old second cook, has been a prin-
cipal topic of conversation since
its commission Saturday night.
Jan. 90.
BY his own written confession,
Folks allegedly inflamed by
drink, slashed to death Mrs. Mar
tina Virginia James, 81 year old
bride of a Navy ensign, when
she resented his entrance into her
berth aboard the Pullman of his
S. P. train near Albany, Oregon.
Arrested on suspicion by Los
Angeles police upon arrival of the
train here, FollSes, made a full
detailed written confession, dis
claiming any brutality or third
degree" by police to force him to
admit the Staying. He declared
that he had become very drunk
at a party staged by the dining
car steward for the dining car
crew, and although he made
many erratic statements and con-
tradictions, there was no evidence
discovered that someone else had
slain the young woman, and franz
ed the blame on him.
Although Attorney Walter Cor
don, jr. well-known young Grim
inal lawyer had been retained as
counsel for the suspect, he waiv-
ed extradition proceedings on
Saturday, Jan. o, when arraign-
ed before Judge Bryon ]. Walters.
ana was returned TO oregon on
an order issued by the Judge. I'm
der Sheriff Clay E. Kirk from
Lynn County, Ore. made the trip
here for the prisoner, and return
ed with him the same night.
Police had also questioned FL
mer White, a waiter, on the same
diner, in which Folkes worked,
and N. l.. Shaw, porter on the
death car, until relived by Har-
ry M. Hughes, before deciding
that Folkes was the only person
that knew anything about the
killing. Confession of Folks that
the young woman had resisted
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Roland Hayes Encourages
Negro Soldiers

Roland Hayes, world famed
tenor, thrilled his audience Friday
evening at the Metropolitan Thea
tire. 1t SENS that Hayes has not
lost any of the pure tone and
clarity of his marvellous voice and
his audience appeared gloriously
thrilled during the entire pro-
gram.
Mr.. Hayes visit and spiritual
cheer to the Negro soldier of the
Seattle Port of Embarkation was
unusual. But he seemed to have
enjoyed his visit and encouraged
the boys by stating tina he was
sorry he could not be one of them.
My heart is with you, said Mr..
Hayes. after singin gtwo spirit
uals. l am so glad that trouble
don't last always, and Joshua fit
the battle of Jericho.
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Report Your Troubles
BY ]. A. tyackl Johnson,

Numerous times in these col
umns, the writer has brought to
the attention of the public, the
unAmerican attitude of the Aero
nautical Mechanics Union No. ISL
for compelling Negro workers at
the Boeing Company to pay $3.50
per month for the right to work
with no privilege of joining the
union or future security of their
jobs. Comes now, Mr.. Westbrook
Pegler, writing in the Seattle Post
Intelligencer on February 9Th,
warning all American workers
who have been exploited by labor
union leaders in like manner to
report the matter to Tom C. Clark,
chief of the war frauds unit de-
partment of justice, Washington,
d. G..
Mr.. Pegler says:
''If you will collect your re-
ceipts for the money surrendered
under this evil shakedown, prac-
ticed by obstruction unions of
the American Federation of Labor
and send them to Tom C. Clark,
chief of the war frauds unit, de-
partment of justice, Washington,
accompanied in each case by an
explanatory lie ter, preferably
brief, it may be your satisfaction
to see such union veImin punish
ed by large fines or sent to prison
or both. Wherever you worked,
whether on cantonment i'm Mas
sachusettes, an air field in Texas,
shipyard in California or pipe
line across Illinois, IL you were
forced to pay graft to any such
thieves under threats of dismissal,
or porvided you were not admit
ted to full membership in the To-
cal union, you have been robbed
within the present meaning of the
anti-kickback law and the penalty
may be a fine as high as $4,000
and five years In prison."
In the writer's opinion Mr..
Pegler is correct. Such a practice
is without question morally wrong
and can never be legally right.
Ruby Black and othesr take no.
tice.
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One of Scavottos' colleagues in
the Council recently referred to
him as "the best head on city
business in the council" Incident
ally, Scavotto is one of those rare
holders of public office who have
been really successful business
men before they got into politics.
Scavotto was a successful but
ter and egg man" for years in Sc
attic, sold out and was elected
councilman.
Public Power Champion
Since then he has been one of
Seattle's foremost champions of
Public Power, fought its battles
fearlessly when it needed fighters
most. Much of City Lights sue
cess today is due to his hard
work and thorough planning plus
his businessman knowledge Of
the value of promotion.
Scavotto was one of the origi-
nal planners and fighters for state
aid to cities, today a program of
greatly increased emergency.
While enjoying the respect of
business and tax payer groups for
his open-minded and consistent
fairness, Scavotto has always had
the ardent support of labor, be-
cause he has been an intelligent
ly constructive friend of the com
mon man and his problems.
Scavotto was born in st. Louis,
Mo. in 1891. He id married and
has two sons in the fighting for
ces = 1st Lieut.. Donald v. Sea-
votto. U. S. Air Corps, and Air
Pilot William ]. Scavotto, U. S.
Quartermaster Dept. The Council
man, himself, is a member of the
important State War Commission.
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him. was borne out by the fact
that she was heard to exclain
above the noise of the speeding
train, 81 can't take any more OF
this" followed by a scream. my
God he's killing mel" Her body
with the throat slashed then
tumbled out into the aisle.
AS the other aroused passen-
gers in the car leaped out in ex-
ictement the first to reach her
side was Private Harold R. VIII
liams, who had occupied the up
per of berth 1S, where the murder
had taken place. He chased a flee
ing figure through the train, but
lost sight of the man, thought to
have been Folks. Williams is be-
ing held at klamath Falls, Ore. as
a material witness.
Little sympathy is being ex-
pressed for the accused young
man, due principally to the fact
that according to police reports
he had a crime record dating back
to August, 1910. He was arrested
then for vagrancy and an at
tempted attack on a white woman
who refused to prosecute the
then IS year old boy. He also had
two previous drunk arrests, one
last September when drunkenness
was laid to his attempt to cut the
screen of q house occupied by
three women, all white.
Psychiatrists who have been
closely examining him, since his
arrest class him as a moron of the
exhibitionist type. This in police
annals Is a criminal that in some
cases exposes his person to wo-
men or children in others will go
to any extent to attract attention
to himself, revealing in the lime
light even though as a doomed
prisoner.
Besides the fact that Folks has
proven police record, asI is
usual following first exposures,
other tales have come to the at
tention of the press as to acts of
disorderly conduct on the road,
and while on leave here. One of
these is told by former employees
of the Lincoln Theatre to the f.
fct that a year ago he was re-
primanded by the special officer
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NEGRO MOTORMEN, CONDUCTORS,
CONDUCTORETTES Los ANGELES ST. RY.

Los ANGELES, Calf. - Tween
ty-fve Negro workers of the Los
Angeles Railway Company have
already been upgraded from mem
ial jobs to mechanical and other
departments. All applicants for
motorman, conductor, conductor
cite and mechanical jobs with
Larry must register at the U. S.
Employment Service, 18th and
Flower streets. NOW ERE
ELSEl
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James T. Logan.

The closed hearings will be
heidi before six colonies, Christ
ian G. Foltz, Verne C. Smell, John
H. Fonvielle. John Harry, Glenn
Newman and Edward B. Schlant,
and two lieutenant colonies, Wal
ton e. Mcbride and Frank G
Tandy.
The trial advocate is Lieut.. Col.
Leroy Brown, assisted by Capt.
Douglas M. Moore.
hTe court was named by Lieut..
Gen. John l.. Dewitt, commander
of the Western Defense Command
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Negro motormen, conductors
and conductorettes will be hired
and upgraded by the Los Angeles
Railway Company, it was announ-
ced here Monday by the Negro
Victory Committee.
An achievement equalling the
Victory body's mass march of p
600 Negro women on the United
States Employment Service last
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For Quick Sale

My equity in 3 Room A
partment, Beauty Rest Mat
tress, bed, Frigidaire for 16O
dollars. Apartment rents for
$500 per mo. and faces
street. Owners leaving city.
Call E. |. Robinson, Ell 6152.
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Yes, Mr.. Lincoln!

Yes, Mr. Lincoln, Freedom still rings
Above the wrathful chaos that is war;
Beyond the clouds the mornings wings
Must bring the hope of morning star
How strange that wars grim intermission
Unfods mans destiny in newer sequel
And he finds it the old old proposition,
That all men are created equal!
Yes, Mr. Lincoln, Democracy's still young,
Although another foursc hurry on,
Each hour we find one who has chung
To thinking he can hold another pawn.
For ancient ills the worlds great cure
Is still the same old remedy you gave
That none however strong can long endure
Then, now, or ever-half free, half save
Yes, Mr. Lincoln, the slaves sons move
Onward, upward, though chance be wrath,
Each to doubling world is bent to prove
That he is warranty to your great faith.
How very sad the sickned Earth runs red
With blood to light the tyrant's flare,
We would not clutter up the world with dead
But free men must forever breathe free air!
Yes Mr.. Lincoln, we are slowly seeing,
If Libertys to work. all men must share,
Drawn to one scale, the soul of every being,
Unbalance justice, the worlds snare.
Yes Mr. Lincoln, Freedom still rings,
So deep so clear the souls of mutes
Breathe in the mighty glory that it brings,
And despots quake within their icy boots!
Yes, Mr. Lincoln, ones prayer upon our lips,
The victory to bring peace on earth again,
The might to vanquish all who would eclipse
Our Freedom with savery's shameful stain.
And when this awful war is done,
with charity for ALP in Liberty's rebirth,
And your great malice toward none,'
How can we prish from the Earth
Faithfully yours,
AMERICA.
james T. Logan.
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LOS ANGELES ST. RY. LOWERS BARS IN
All Departments To Race Men and Women
SCAVOTTO FOR COUNCIL

James scavotto. city councilman
for Il years in which he has Civ
en- service on all important com
mittees, will let his record do his
reelection campaign for him.
And his record should do a good
job of vote-getting. say those
who know the Scayotto record
kaof
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MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS SPENT ON FIRST NEW
s, MAJOR NEGRO PICTURE IN SEVERAL YEARS
BY LEO RoA- Hollywood Correspondent


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Evening star., 1943-01-01
Slack Clad Grandmother, ~,
Bends keels for u. S. Wurships

controls one end Of the bender.
The two actions are separate. It's
something like driving two auto
mobiles at once"
Mrs. Meitzler. a trim, erect woman
with jet-black hair, and q widow,
had been a cosmetics saleswoman
for 10 years until the war boom
came and she asked Ike Harnish,
Cramps department foreman, for
work on machinery.
I'm never happier" she ex-
palined. than when I have my
hands on a nice, big machine. 1t
makes me feel good all over"
Mr.. Harnish recalls:
"It was just one big question
mark to me. I didn't know how a
woman would make out. I put her
at the bender just to see what she'd
do. I watched her at the levers
for couple of minutes and then
Evening star., 1943-01-01
lrked by u. s. Red Tope, Grocers
Close Store 70 Years Old

and start the new year with no
more worries"
The brothers, who live above their
stove heated little store, aren't mad
at anybody, least Of all the Govern
ment," the 72-year-old Edward
hastened to add. you got to have
rationing."
Brother Will, though, hasn't been
feeling well land my eyesight is get
ting bad, I can't see those ceiling
prices and all that small type in
Government regulations.
So we're just quittin' with no
debts and no worries, not even a
rationing blank"
After years of 90-hour weeks the
brothers are sort OF lookin' for
ward to 1943," he acknowledged.
1T can't be any worse than some
years we've had and it promises to
be q darned sight better!"
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Unit to Mark Anniversary

Commemorating their first full
year Of service to the American Red
Cross, Unit 2400 on January 8 will
supplement Its regular session Of war
work with tea which will be served
by the Hotel 2400 management. The
first chairman was Mrs. Richard
Butler, followed by Mrs. E. Harold
Cluett and Mrs. Jacob Simpson Pay
ton. Mrs. Samuel K, Smith is vice.
chairman.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Police AMiIiuries
Will Meet Tuesduv

Auxiliary police Of the first pre-
cinct, including those serving in Of
fice buildings, department stores
theaters and other downtown plants
will meet at Union Hall, SIS New
Jersey avenue NV, at 8 pm. Tues
day.
The meeting has been called, II
was said, to discuss injuries incurred
by auxiliaries when not on duty
uniforms to be issued, and the need
for plant oficials to notify the pre-
cinct when members Of their pro-
tective force leave for the service
Evening star., 1943-01-01
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuS HSoOClhJt0 fIesb.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. L. The
boys at Cramps Shipyards set out
to bend the keel Of a big warship
one day-but a grandmother took
away the job.
And Grandma Irene Meitzler,
who's a and has three grandchil-
dren, has been bending 'em ever
since. She's called the first woman
keel bender in the history Of ship
building, and she loves it.
Keel bending IS the process by
which those multipule-ton, steel
plate keels, or sides of ships, are
bent into shape.
Grandma Meitzler doesn't do 1t
with her own hands, of course. She
has the help OF 1,700-ton ma
chine.
"You see," she says, II hold a
lever in each hand and each lever
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Workers Prefer Bonds

NEW YORK, January / Especial. i.
AT the request Of union omcials
and other employe representatives
Of Schenley Distillers Corp, whose
whisky facilities are 100 per cent
converted to producing alcohol
for war uses, the 1942 year-end
bonus for the company's workers
was distributed in the form Of War
savings bonds. The bonus, including
cash sent to employees in the armed
forces, was approximately $20c, 900.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

WJSv will BE- Senators Albert W.
Hawkes. Of New Jersey; Homer Eef-
guson OF Michigan; Harlan J. Bush-
field OF South Dakota; James o,
Eastland Of Mississippi; Z. II. Moore
Of Oklahoma; E. v. Robertson Of
Wyoming; Chapman Revercomb Of
West Virginia: John Mcclellan OF
Arkansas; ]. G. Scrugham OF
Nevada and Kenneth Wherry OF
Nebraska, according to Earl H
Gammons, washington CHS direc-
tor.
Evening star., 1943-01-01
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCl0beQ FreSS.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1.-Resolule.
ly turning their backs on the bust
ness that has been their life work
elderly Edward M. and William +
Dixon, bachelor brothers, locked
their 79-year- community gro-
Gerry store today.
Not one Government question
naire will they fill out In 1943, Ed
ward Dixon explained.
"Our father started this store In
log cabin and it's been in this new
building since 1885. Father sur
vived the Civil War, my family car
ried the business through the Span
ish-American War and Will and ]
took the last war in its stride and
even drubbed the depression.
But every time we turn around
now there's a new form to fill out
So we just decided to call it quits
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Nutrition Truninq
Closes Open Jan. il

Glasses to train women nutrition
workers will be started January IL
at 2020 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
from $3.50 am. to 1890 am. on
Mondays and Wednesdays in re-
sponse to an urgent appeal from
Washington hospitals for dieticians'
aides, the District Red Cross an
nounced today.
A 10-hour class instruction in
therapeutics and hospital ethics will
be followed by 60-hour probation
ary training period under the direct
supervision of hospital dieticians
Applicants for the course must have
a nutrition certificate and be willing
to serve q minimum Of $50 hours
per year in the hospitals. Those
qualified are urged to register at
once at the Red Cross nutrition desk
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Sew
enteenth and New York avenue NV
Evening star., 1943-01-01
10 New Senators
To Talk Over CBS

Ten new members Of the United
States Senate will make their first
radio talks here January 5 on q
Columbia Broadcasting System pro-
gram.
Speaking from the studios Of
Evening star., 1943-01-01

just walked away. I knew she
could handle the Job"
Mrs. Meitzler, who works In black
slacks. black sweater, mans leather
jacket and metal helmet, never
wants to 60 back to her cosmetics,
crocheting and housekeeping.
"But I suppose when the men
come back after the war they'll
send us back to our Kitchens" she
says. "You know how men are-so
unversatile."
Evening star., 1943-01-01

Help Prevent Imitation. It is the policy Of THE
PALA1S ROYAL to rigidy conform to all Once Of Price
Administration regulations However not nfalble and
by chance, has been made, please call It
our attention and it will be corrected at once.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

British boys are organizing post
war peace" clubs.
Evening star., 1943-01-01

Hundreds of handsome remnants
ranging from l to 334 yards. Per-
feet for winter and spring dresses
and blouses. Silks! Rayons! Wool
ems! CottonS! Solid shades or fancy
patterns. Come early and save!
THE PALAIS ROYAL SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1943-01-01
SportsWear Reduced
Mothers! Save On
Girls Warm Coats

/ Gray Tweed Coat, sailor collar of raccoon
size 16. Was
Brown and Blue Plaid Coat, natural collar
of wolf; girls size 16. Was 39.98----25.0O
16 Coat and Logging Sets for Girls, tweed
with velvet collars on coat, fully lined leg
gings; sizes to H. Were 1898. Now $50
THE FALAIS ROYAL THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1943-01-01

Famous Name Shoes Reduced
loo Pairs Treadeasy Shoes Were 785------------5A6
900 Pairs AirStep Shoes. Were 800 and 650------45
200 Pairs Princess Royal Shoes Were 6s5-------lA5
100 Pairs Princess Royal Fashion Arch Shoes Were 500
3.95
$50 Pairs Mayfower Shoes Were $s95------------5A5
Styles business and evening wear Sizes in the
group to 10, widths AAAA to C.
ROYAL SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1943-01-01

20 Mems rayon sport Jackets, button front
with or without collar with two pockets.
Were 2.95. Now---------------
Mems cotton gabardine Jackets in brown
with whipstitch collar, yoke back and but
ton front. Were 495----
= Mems reversible Corduroy sport Jackets
with upper front. Were 795------6.9
Mems all wool Sport Goats with button
front. Sizes 38 to 4O Were 1000 GO
Mems rayon Robes in neat figures. Were
PIE lAIlis aoYz1 1zasr IEoos
Evening star., 1943-01-01
Mems Topeoais Reduced
Twssds Hsrringbsnss . covsrts
Diagonal Twoeds

Menl Save up to 1000 = fine al-wool topcoat. Our
washington winter just beginning you'll get months
Of wear from Of these coats. Smart tweeds and
dasonab herrnsbones and coverts Tans browns ereys
and blue greys II you wear size 81 to 46 we have .
coat for you ct splendid savings.
TIE PALAls ROYAL. xEFs sro4s FIRST FLOOR
Evening star., 1943-01-01

Mems and Young Mems and Students all-v
coats in camel color. Genuine Weather VIVA
sanforized cotton gabardine coats that are peri
nently shower proof. Sizes 36, 38, 40, A. F
1795 5-- -1:
TIE PALAIs ROYAL J. FIRST FLOOR
Evening star., 1943-05-09

County, KY, on June II, 1906, and many
years later very old man told of having
attended the wedding, of which he said:
Il was out hunting roots for my medi-
cines and just went to the wedding to
get good supper, and got it. I saw
Nancy Hanks Lincoln at her wedding,
fresh-looking girl, should say over
20. I was at the infare, too, given by
John H. Parrot, her guardian, and only
girls with money had guardians ap-
pointed by the court. We had bear meat.
venison. wild turkey and ducks,
eggs wild and tame-so common that you
could buy them for almost nothing
maple sugar swung on a string to bite
off for coffee or whisky, sirup in big
eourds, peach -and-honey, a sheep that
the two families barbecued whole over
cred with green boughs to keep the juices
In, and race for the whisky bottle. ..-
Our table was of the puncheons cut
from solid logs"
Tradition has it that Mrs. Lincoln took
pains to teach her children what she
knew, and at her knee they heard all the
Bible lore, fairy tales. and country leg
ends she had been able to gather in her
poor life. 1t is not impossible that she
did try to devise means of lighting her
cabin at night. when her work was ended,
that she might read to her children
Lincoln's stock of books was naturally
small, but what he had or could borrow
he read thoroughly, often several times
His library. if one could dignity shelf by
that name, included the Bible, "Aesops
Fables" Robinson Crusoe,' Bunyans
Pilgrims Progress a history of the
United States, Weem's Life of Washing
ton" and the Statutes of Indiana.
Learned at Her Knee.
With all her poverty and with a home
said to be without the commonest Of in
conveniences, Lincolns mother did not