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Evening star., 1943-10-26
Joseph E. Widener Dead at ~:
Gave Art Collection to u. S.
Was One of Worlds
Foremost Owners
Of Race Horses

Joseph E. Widener, II, mil
lionaire sportsman, whose dual
hobbies of horse racing and art
collecting won him, Nation wide
recognition, died today at his
home, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins
Park, near Philadelphia.
Death same suddenly, although Mr.
Widener had been in failing health
for several years
His son, Peter A. B. Widener, was
in hospital at Lexington, KY, when
he was informed of his father
death. The younger Widener was
recovering from hip injury suffered
on the familys Kentucky farm.
Mr.. Widener also is survived by a
daughter. Mrs. Aksel Wichfield of
New York City and Philadelphia, the
former Josephine Widener, better
known as Fiji"
Active Racing Leader.
Mr.. Widener, for years, was asso-
ciated with the Belmont Park and
Hialeah race tracks. In 1925, he
succeeded the late August Belmont
as president of the Westchester Rae
ing Association. which operates Bel
mont Park, and soon thereafter be-
came principal owner of the famous
track.
| A nephew. George D. widener
Evening star., 1943-10-26
President Hits Mud SIingers';;
Denies u. S. Employs SIockers
Declares Government Workers Include
Only Per Cent Deferred in Draft

civilian employment against their
will, because the Government de-
cided they could be more useful
to the war effort
The Presidents communication.
addressed to Vice President Wal
lace and Speaker Rayburn, was read
"a hours after the House Military
Affairs Committee had recon-
mended an investigation of defer
ments in the War and Navy De-
partments and six other agencies
Commerce, Interior, War Shipping
Administration, Federal Bureau of
investigation, Maritime Commission
and Bureau of Naturalization and
immigration. The Government rec
ord, Mr.. Roosevelt said, is much
better than private industry.
The Military Affairs Committee
recommendation was included in ar
interim report on the investigation
by the Costello subcommittee which
has been highly critical of defer
ments in Government service.
The President listed occupationa]
See nFEEPN6ENr pooo
Evening star., 1943-10-26

(Tert OF Message on Page A-6.)
Assailing mud singers for
charges that the Federal service
is a haven for draft dodgers
and 'slackers, President Roose-
velt today told Congress that Sc
lective service records showed
only 98,053 men with occupa-
tional deferments in the execu-
tive agencies on July 81, when
the force totaled 1925 ,9O4 full
time employees in the United
States and 154,500 elsewhere.
The defermentS would be Slight
ly more than 3 per cent.
In simple justice to the many
fine, public-spirited and devoted
persons in the Government employ
these unfair accusations must be
emphatically denied said the Pres
ident. who estimated that approxi-
mately a half-million Government
employees have gone into the armed
services. He said it was his con-
viction that those accused as draft
dodgers" often have been kept in
Evening star., 1943-10-26
British Acknowledge
Evacuation Of Cos
Successful Withdrawal
Reported in Communique
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Oct. 26.-British forces
have successfully evacuated" the
island of Cos, in the Dodecanese
group, under pressure of German
sea and air borne counterattack, a
British communique announced to-
day.
The British occupied the island
off the west coast of Turkey, along
with several others of the group. in
surprise move last month after
the Italian surrender.
The Germans were reported or
October 4 to have landed ir
strength on the island, and Berlin
claimed that all resistance was
smashed several days later.
Recent Cairo communiques have
told of repeated Raj attacks or
installations on the island but it.
loss never before was formally
acknowledged
Today's communique said two
German planes were destroyed yes.
terday during an attack on Lero!
and that RAF bombers raided {
port on Melos Island during thu
night.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Murder Solved,
Police Report;
Man, Car Seized
Victim Identified
AS Secretary for
Recreation Services
BULLETIN.

Maj. Edward Kelley, SUI.
perintendent of police, an
nounced this afternoon
that the murder of Mrs.
Charlotte w. Robinson
"has been solved" He said
police were holding a man
at No. 10 precinct station
along with a blood-spat.
tered car. Mrs. Robinson's
missing shoe was found in
the car, Maj. Kelly said.
The body of young woman,
found dying last night at Sew
enth and A streets NE, with five
bullet wounds in her head and
one in her hand, was identified
today by her landlady as that Of
Mrs, Charlotte w. Robinson, 80,
of 325 East Capitol street, a sec
retary for Recreation Services,
Inc.
Identification was made at the
Morgue shortly after l pm. by Mrs.
Nonnie Schroeder, the landlady.
Mrs. Schroeder said Mrs. Robinson
had not been back to her room
since she left for work yesterday
morning.
The murdered woman came to
Washington from Chicago late in
August. Her husband lives in KAN
sas City, police said.
First indication of Mrs. Robin.
sons identity came late this morn
ing from Winfree johnson, chair.
man of the Lodging Committee OF
the War Hospitality Committee, who
said the published descriptions OF
the Staying victim corresponded
with the features of an employe. He
said the woman had failed to ap.
pear for work today.
Described as Superior Type
A check of the rooming house re-
vealed she had not been home and
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Solicitors Recanvass
.WPB Employees 10 Get
Double War Fund Goal
Special Squads Seek
Pledges Of S280,000;
White House Tops Quote

Special squad of Community
War Fund solicitors recanvassed
all employees of the War Produc-
ton Board today in an attempt
to get pledges totaling 200 per
cent of WPB's $4,000 quota.
Workers called the drive double
hundred day"
Meanwhile the campaign reached
a total of s2,068 ,S47st59.7 per cent
of the s4,8oo,ooO goal.
Totals included: Advance Gifts
Division, s414,9l1.5+75 per cent OF
quota; Business and Finance, s764 :.
466 .80-56 per cent; Government
81 ,6l8,879 82-67 per cent; Metro
politan, s52,881 23-17 percent
Prince Georges County; s4238.50-
IA per cent; Arlington. s6,611.70-
l3 per cent: and Montgomery
s685835-7 per cent. Fairfax County
with a quota of s3l, 500, has not yet
reported.
Is Teams Top Quotas.
So far Is teams of WPB solicitors
have received 100 per cent contribu-
tions from fellow employees on their
lists. About As teams have not vet
made quota, however. Thus, only
IS per cent of the total goal of WIPE
has been subscribed.
Il want to hear that we have
reached and even surpassed our
goal" Charles E. Wilson, vice chair
man of WPB, said in a message to
employees yesterday.
Meanwhile, White House personnel
have oversubscribed their quota Is
per cent, it was learned. The Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt. not in
cluded in this total, have never per-
mltted publicity on the amounts of
their individual contributions. Mrs
Roosevelt is known, however. to
turn over large parts of her lecture
ana writing earnings to community
fund and charity drives.
Pledges So Pct. of Quota.
War Department employees also
are trying to oversubscribe their
quota. Coleman Jennings, campaign
chairman. announced at fund re-
port meeting yesterday. At that
time contributions totaling S2,8I6,-
476.97-58 per cent of the Districts S
s4,800,0O0 goal-were reported by
leaders of 1000 volunteer solicitors
Additional gains were made last
night.
Mr.. Jennings also commended en-
ployeS OF the District public schools
who have gone per cent over
quota: Labor Department personnel
l per cent over quota, and Navy
Department employees, 50 per cent
over quota. A squad of solicitors
visiting embassies and United Ma
(See WAR FUND, Page A-5.r
Evening star., 1943-10-26

Left dying on rain-spept
street corner.
the landlady was asked to accom-
pany detectives to the Morgue to
look at the body.
Mrs. William Calvin, executive
secretary of Recreation Services, to-
day described Mrs. Robinson as OF
superior type" She said she was
quiet and efficient, dressed very
we'll and used little makeup. Girls
who worked with her said they knew
nothing of her life outside the once
but they considered her very nor
NAL woman"
Mrs. Robinson was secretary to
Mrs. Steuart Goodwin. administrative
assistant of Recreation Services and
also acted as secretary to the Lodg-
ing Committee.
Mrs. Calvin said Mrs. Robinson
had worked until pm. yesterday,
an hour later than usual. because
OF the press of work connected with
the opening today of the United
Nations Service Center in what was
formerly the Capitol Plaza Hotel.
Clue Sought in Records.
Mrs. Roblnsons personnel records
were taken by police in the hope
they would furnish some clue as to
the identity of her slayer.
Recreation Services is the operat-
ing agency for the War Hospitality
Committee, body of volunteers
appointed by Commissioner Young
IN his capacity as civilian defense
co-ordlnator. The agency it was
explained, was set up to handle the
business end of carrying out the
Hospitality Committees plans and
policies.
After Mrs. Robinson was identi-
fed police intensified their search
Tor the man who was seen removing
her from an automobile at s:30
o'clock last night at the rain-swept
intersection at Seventh and A streets
NE, diagonally across the street
from the First Church of the
Nazarenes, where members of the
congregatlon were worshiping.
Police were looking for a white
man, about 5 feet inches tall,
weighing about ITO pounds. The car
bore tags probably issued in the Dis
trict, but possibly in New York or
North Carolina, with as the first
four numbers.
The last chapter in the slayin1
was witnessed by housewife, Mrs.
Robert Lucas, 81, of 631 A street NE,
who had gone out in the rain to
mail a letter. Mrs. Lucas said she
lat first believed she was watching q
(see MURDER; Page A-23
Evening star., 1943-10-26

now is president of Belmont. having
succeeded Alfred Gwynne Wander.
bilt, jr., when the latter entered the
Navy.
Mr.. Widener developed popular
Hialeah Park, near Miami, Fla.
into one of the Nations most beau
tiful horse racing plants, and was
active in support of a 1881 bill which
legalized peri-mutuel wagering in
(see WIDENER, Page A-IS.5
Evening star., 1943-10-26
President Recovering
From Grippe Attack

President Roosevelt remained in
his study today, but the slight fever
which accompanied an attack OF
grippe had subsidized, and he is now
getting along first rate" William
D. Hassett, White House secretary
said.
The President made no outside
appointments but expected to con-
fer with members of his persona.
staff. The semiweekly press confer.
ence scheduled for this afternoon
was Cancelled.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
EorIy's Son Graduates
From Officers School

By the Associated Press.
FORT BENNING, Ga, Oct. 90
Stephen T. Early, jr., son of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's press secretary, was
in the first 17-week class to receive
commissions as second lieutenants in
graduation exercises at the infantry
school here today.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Bill Placing Fathers
Last in Draft Expected
To Pass House Today
May and Soboth Chide
Chamber for Shuntinq
Aside KiIdoy Measure
BULLETIN

The House today tentatively
rejected a proposal to require
the drafting of all married
men under 80 before calling
any fathers between 80 and 38.
On a standing vote it was
beaten, 27 to As.
Evening star., 1943-10-26
Toxic Reports U. S. Raid

BY the Associated Press.
The Toxic radio said today that
10 American planes had raided Hal
pong In French 1ndo-China, dam
again buildings near the railroad
station. The broadcast was heard
by the owl.
Evening star., 1943-10-26

(See COAL, Page A-3)
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(See WAR FUND, Page A-5l
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(See DEFERMENT, Page A-6l
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(See ITALY, Page Alb
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(See KINCAID, Page A-4D
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23
New War Song Halls
Brave Race Soldiers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
(ANP)-A new, militant song COM
memorating the bravery and hero
les of the American Negro soldier
has been recently released here. The
song entitled There's a Brown
skinned Soldier Fighting Some
where" was written by the Rev. A.
Fl. Hamilton, pastor of the Payne
AME church, with music by his
wife Mrs. Elmyra Hamilton.
One stanza and chorus reads:
There's a broWn-skin colored
soldier fighting somewhere
In the service of our dear old
Uncle Sam,
He is valiant hearted, brave and
ever shall be,
Dying bravely to preserve democ-
racy.
l see Crispus Attucks brown-skin
and a hero,
He first defied, Yes first who died
you see.
Chorus
There's a brown-skin cOlored
soldier fighting somewhere.
Bleeding to preserve our rights
to liberty"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23
Several Cases
Adjudicdted By
Regional Office
Solutions Show
Growing Power
OF Committee

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS) -
The hiring of Negro women by a
New York City firm engaged IN
war work which had never before
given such employment to Negro
workers was announced by the
Presidents Committee on Fair En-
ployment Practice this week. Inc
company, General Desserts Corpo-
ration produces packaged foods Tor
the armed forces.
Announcement Of the settlement,
together with the citing of a num-
Der of other such adjustments, was
seen as an indication of increasing
success in the handling Of cases by
the Committee.
The General Desserts case came
to the attention of the Committee
when the company revealed a need
for women workers for production
jobs. Although white women were
employed by the firm it was found
that no Negroes had ever been tried
out. An FEPC representative con-
ferred with the head of the COM
pany and pointed out the posslpl-
lily of meeting its labor needs
through elimination Of any race,
creed, color or national origin basis
in its employment policy.
Declaring that no such policies
had ever been practiced, the firm
took immediate steps to emphasize
the fact among all possible sources
of labor and as a result received
applications from Negro women and
hired them along with whites to
meet it's needs.
The FEPC announcement also
cited the following adjustments as
typical of recent developments in
its work.
A New England company ad-
vertising for an Office worker, in
re-fuel the air ships as they went
to and fro on their missions.
These men of ours were mostly
quartermaster trucking companies,
involving hundreds of our men.
Among them were four companies,
which did an exceptionally good
job during the entire campaign
against Lac and Salamaua. Three
colored lieutenants led one of the
companies, LIST Its. Walton jack
son, Cleveland; Earl BarcOney, New
Orleans, and Lee Mills, Gaines
vile, Fla.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23

Addressing students, faculty and
Howard University, Washington, D.
c., on Friday. October Is, President
Lescot declared:
mo occasion seems TO me more
appropriate to cite TO you, ladies'
and gentlemen, a sentence fror1
the message which / addressed to
the population of my own country
and to all those who are of our
race. Brothers of the same blood,
then said, I'VE defend together
the same ideal, and we protest
against the same indignities. Our
each part then is to die together or
to save ourselves together. Our des-
tiny is joined and can be realized
with good fortune only in proper
ton as we shall have fully under
stood that we must without reser-
walton aid the great democracies
in the struggle for life Or death
which we are Waging with the
unclaimed forces of evil.'
From this rostrum of Howard
University think I should launch
once more the appeal Of 1912 to
all the Negroes of the world the
Negroes Of Africa, the Negroes Of
America, the Negroes of the West
Indies. l believe that I should once
more ask them in whatever lati-
tude they may be, and under what
ever skies they may be to arise.
We must form bloc and support
the great democracies for the de-
Tense of our threatened liberties
and for the defense of our right
to live as men under Gods blue
sky. The device inscribed at the
bottom of the arms of the Republic
OF Haiti In union there is
strength should be that of all
those who like ourselves belong to
a common race"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23

torted representations of the Ne
gro in Hollywood productions.
On October l, Mr. White deliver
ed an address before the Writers
Congress in Los Angeles. In the
course of his remarks he stressed
the Importance to our war effort
and our peace aims of fostering
better understanding of minority
groups.
This can be accomplished" only
by the force of enlightened public
opinion which the makers of the
spoken and written word and of
the image on the screen have the
power above all others to create"
said Mr. White.
IF we liberate our own minds
of half truths and misconceptions
and use our media to build a world
free of racial and religious hatred,
a world free of vicious and ficti-
tious notions of the superiority of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23
NATIVE son
CONTINUED from Last Week
By RICHARD WRIGHT

Continued from Last Week
well, Bigger" Max said, well
enter a plea of not guilty at the
arraignment tomorrow. But when
the trial come up, Wen change it
to a plea of guilty. and ask for
mercy. They're rushing the trial;
it may be held in two or three days.
I'll tell the judge all l can of how
you feel, and why. I'll try to get
him to make it life il prison. That's
all can see, under the circum-
stances. I don't have to tell you
the way they feel toward you, Big
ger. You're a Negro, you know.
Don't hope for too much. There's
an ocean of hot hate out there
against you and I'm going to try
to sweep some of it back. They want
your life; they want revenge. They
felt that they had you fenced off
so that you could not do what you
did. Now they're mad, and because
deep down in them, they believe
that they made you do it. When
people feel that way, you can't rea-
son with 'em. Then too, lot de-
ponds upon what judge we have.
ANY twelve white men in this state
will have already condemned you;
We can't trust jury. Well, Bigger,
I'll do the best l can"
They were silent Mix gave him
another cigarette and took one for
himself. Bigger watched Max's head
of white hair, his long face. the
deep-grey, soft, said eyes. He felt
that Max was kind, and he felt
sorry for him.
MIR. Max, if was you, l. would
n't worry none. If all folks was
like then maybe / wouldn't be
here But. you can't help that now.
They going to hate you for trying
to help me. I'm gone. They got me-"
"Oh, they'll hate me, yes,'' said
Max. But I can take it. That's the
difference. I'm a Jew and they hate
me, but / know why and / can
fight. But sometimes you can't win
no matter how you fight; that is.
you can't win if you haven't got
time. And they're pressing us now.
But you need not worry about their
mating me for defending you. The
fear of hate keeps many whites
from trying to help you and your
KIND. Before I can fight your battle,
I've got to fight a battle with
them" Max snuffed out his cigar
cite. Il got to go now Max said.
He turned and faced Bigger. Big
ger, how do you feel?"
don't know I'm just setting
here waiting for 'em to come and
tell me to walk to that chair. And
dond know if I'll be able to walk
or not
Max averted his face and opened
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-10-23
Wounded Naval
Hero TeIIs0f
Four Sea Battles
Otis Jim jackson
OF Atlanta Gets
Purple Heart

ATLANTA, Georgia. - (SNS) -
Wearing four golden stars on his
service ribbon, indicating that he
had participated in four sea bat
ties against the Japanese and the
Purple Heart decoration showing
that he had been wounded, Petty
Officer, second class Otis Jim jack
son of the United States Navy re-
turned to Atlanta this week to
spend his thirty-day fllrlough with
his mother, Mrs. Mary Montgomery
of 106 A Rawson Street, southeast.
Petty Officer Jackson, who has
been with the fleet for % months,
disclosed that his ship was helping
guard troop ships carrying REIN
forcementS to Guadacanal on April
7, this year, when a Japanese plane
dropped a bomb on the deck, a
fragment of which wounded him
in the leg.
The youthful her explained that
at the time he was wounded, he
was helping another Atlanta, Os-
car Moore of Greensferry Avenue,
man an antiaircraft gun. The
bomb, he said, failed to sink the
ship, but it placed him in the hos
pital until July.
Transferred to another vessel, he
became a second victim of Japanese
fire on August Is when torpedo
struck the ship, knocking himself
and about fifteen other seamen in
to the Pacific. He disclosed that
he was in the water for four hours
before being picked up by naval
patrol bomber. The torpedoed ship
didn't sink, but the narrowing ex-
perience sent him back to the hos
pital at Oakland, California where
he remained until released on Oc-
tober /.
The thing that impressed him
most about his experiences in the
southwest Pacific, Petty Officer
Jackson said, was the work being
done by the Nays Negro Seabees,
the outfit. he believes, that offers
Negroes their greatest opportunity
in the armed forces.
He revealed that Tor two months
he was stationed ON a Pacific is
land with Seabees unit and told
how sole defense of the island
where construction was underway,
was handled by the fighting con-
struction crewmen.
Though most of the Negroes serv-
ing with fleet are still classed as
cooks or stewards, all of them
now, he said, have been taught to
man anti-aircraft and other COM
bat weapons. When the ship is
attacked, they leave their galleys
and take their places with the
rest of the crew on deck, he said.
A few of the Negro technicians
trained at Great Lakes have been
assigned to the fleet, he disclosed,
revealing that Negro electrician
and three Negro firemen were serv-
ing aboard the ship to which he
was attached.