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ter Viereck and William Dudley
Policy were busily telling Con-
gressmen and others the facts of
life according to Hitler. Thesr
evangels are now guests of the
government, but the evil that they
did lives after them. 1t lives and
thrives in Rankin's private thoughts
and social conversation, and it
-5pouts from his mouth in a lurid
stream on the floor of Congress.
Usually, he gets away with it, for
many Congressman are supine,
some are occupied elsewhere, and
all cherish the rare delights of con-
gressional immunity. But now and
then someone talks back, as did
Rep. Celler at the end of a foam
ing TRADE by Rankin in which he
had sneered at Celler as "this Jew
ish gentleman from New York"
Replied Celler:
He singles me out in a wav
that shows his distorted point
of view, his intolerance, his
malice. His cruel and men,
acing observations are all the
more tragic in the light of
what is happening to the Jews
in Axis-controlled countries.
-. Two million have already
persisted, four million await
death or a slavery worst than
death. Never have l heard
a word of pity or lament or
protest from the gentleman
from Mississippi.
For the first time within the
memory of the oldest member,
Jonn Rankin found himself with
0ut an answer.
Although he fought repeal of the
Neutrality Act, and is half-con>
WINGED, through some diseased
logical process, that the Jews some
how got that Jap carrier force to
attack Pearl Harbor, Rankin has
been vociferously in support Of
war measures ever since. Rankin
doesn't believe that Nazism and
Fascism have much to offer to
America. No, he is a stickler f0
the democratic way-the demo-
cratic way, approximately, of the
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Intelligent editors are not going
to be guilty of killing the goose
which lays the golden egg. They
know that they are dependent for
their support during the three
years of each quadrennium when
there are no presidential elections
on readers who each week buy
Negro papers. They know, also,
that these readers have a right to
demand that support or opposition
to any party or candidate is based
upon how much money that politi-
cal party or candidate has spent
with that paper.-Walter White.
Stop complaining-the war isn't
won yet and if we want to be sure
our rights remain our rights, we
have to keep on to the bitter end.
Ruth Taylor.
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Candidates
for Office

Some candidates for public office
are advertising in this issue. The
fact that they use this medium is
evidence that they seek YOUR
support and vote.
We request that our readers
give their candidates. their earnest
consideration.
This newspaper is making no
recommendation to voters in the
primaries. During weeks of the
final campaign we will try to give
background on friendly" candi-
dates for the benefit of the men and
women in the service who must
vote by absentee ballot.
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TrOtters To Play
House of Davids,
LexingtOn-JuIy Z

Friday, July Z, is a red-letter
day-or, rather, night-for Twin
City baseball fans.
1t marks the first game featur-
ing a crack Negro team at Licking
ton Park in several seasons, and
the first this season anywhere in
this area.
The team is the famed Harlem
Globetrotters, making it's first tri-
umphantal tour of the nation I'M
der that name and an offspring of
the sensational basketball team of
the same name.
The Globetrotters will face the
popular Bearded Davidites in the
Lexington Park game. Starting
time is scheduled for $50 p. m.
In organizing the Harlem Globe
trotters nine to follow in the foot
steps of his great basketball team,
Owner A. M. Saperstein took over
intact one of the top aggregations
of the country, the St. Louis Stars
of the Negro American League,
and added a number of topnotch
performers to make it a most for
midable squad.
George Mitchell, the veteran
pitcher and pilot who led the St.
Louis team through numerous
campaigns, still remains with the
team as manager. He has such stars
as Pitchers Chip McAllister and
R. T. Walker, a great and flashy
first baseman in Lefty Treherne,
two former members of the Mime
apolis-St. Paul Gophers in Short
stop Collins Jones and Third Base
man Leaman johnson and a slug
ging outfelder in Bill Bradford.
1t will be a game veil worth
watching. Like the GlODetrotters,
the Bearded Davidites are strong
and stress the stunts of Snowman
ship the fans like so we'll.
Robert R. Taylor, member of the
Chicago Housing Authority, said:
Negroes, like all minority
groups, have a vital stake in this
war in which the issues are clear
cut, Fascism versus Democracy.
Let US back the boys who are fight
ing on the democratic front with
our dollars by buying more War
Bonds. Let us help to make a real
ity of that for which they are
fighting"
Justice Francis E. Rivers, of the
New York City Court, sent the fol-
lowing message to the Treasury De-
partment:
"Since we who stand here and
wait are denied the privilege of
on the shores of France to
save Democracy and to destroy the
evils of racism throughout the
becomes then an act of
obvious necessity for the only way
in which we can really participate
in sacrifices for victory"
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St. Peter Mems
Day July q

William E. (Ed.) Ryan of the
Minneapolis Detective Bureau, will
be the morning speaker at the an
nual Mems Day services at St.
Peter A. M. E. church, Sunday,
July %. Chester johnson, Twin
City fraternal figure, will serve as
master of ceremonies.
Further details of the program
will appear in the next issue of this
newspaper. A. B. Wright is chair
man.
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1000 More
Tickets Ordered:
Please Wait

Members of the ticket committee
of the gigantic Twin Cities Musical
Festival Saturday, July 20, at St.
Paul Auditorium, requests that per-
sons who attempted to get advance
sale tickets and could not obtain
them, be patient.
One thousand more tickets have
been ordered printed and will be on
sale next week.
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Moore Speaks
I'm Detroit

Rev. B. N. Moore, Jr., pastor of
St. James A. M. E. church, st. Paul,
will deliver the annual address of
the Fourth Episcopal District Lay
mems organization at Ebenezer A.
M. E. church, Detroit, Michigan,
Friday, July z.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-07

Negro Americans, in loyalty to
their Government and the princiI
pies of freedom for which their
sons are fighting on the battle fields
of the world, will respond to the
appeal of the Fifth War Loan along
with all other citizens. As a mat
ter of fact, they have a double in
centive: First, that there may be
a decisive Allied victory on all
fronts, and second, that freedom
may be given a new connotation as
it affects the rights of all colored
citizens at home"
Other messages included one
from Joseph E. Walker, chairman
of the National War Bonds Savings
Clubs, and president of the Uni
versal Life Insurance Company of
Memphis, Tenn, who said:
"At this critical hour, as our
boys fight in France, our enthus-
iasm and support should go with
them into every battle. The Fifth
War Loan is a test of our faith in
the Negro boys and of our faith
in the U. S. Government. Buy
victory for our boys and security
for our future"
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Rankin of Mississippi
Racial Hatred Finds Its Tribune in Congress
BY RUSSELL WHELAN IN JULY AMERICAN MERCURY
MAGAZINE

Whenever Congressman Samuel
Dickstein or Congressman Emanuel
Celler of New York stands to ad-
dress the House of Representa-
tives, a little gray-haired Con-
gresham leaps from his seat on
the Democratic side and scurries.
with precise ostentation, to chair
hard by the House microphone.
There he purses his features into
an attitude of furious attention,
while other members and occupants
of the press gallery frown, or
grimace or grin, as their individual
feelings dictate. To few admirers,
John E. Rankin of Mississippi has
risen again to defend America
against the Jews. But most observ-
ers see only a bitter old man play
ing out his string of clownlsh big
otry in the face of the elected rep
resentatives of the people of the
United States.
Rankin is the prize anomaly of
ranting demagogue who
nevertheless gets in his share Of
meritorious legislative ticks: .
wild-eyed Jew-baiter whose scream
ing, windmilling, oratorical delivery
draws his colleagues from the
cloakrooms as does no other at
traction on the Floor; a bigot ano
a throwback and a travesty of
true democrat, who still seems ia
a certain Southern mentality the
Confederate hero incarnate, for
ever manning the sainted ramparts
of Dixie against the damyankees.
Yes, the fiery little intransigeanr
from Mississippi is a caution and
a contradiction, a bundle of sound
sid fury signifying any number UI
innings. Only the unreconstructed
South could have produced him.
And only the tolerance of a democ-
racy would put up with him.
Somewhere along the route OF
his sixty-two years John E. Ran
kin became convinced of the exist
ence of an international Jew-Com-
munist conspiracy to seize control
OF the destinies of mankind. His
awakening" seems to have dated
from the time that George Sylves-
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Visitors

Visitors to the newspaper office this
week were James Griffen, 7l6 Carroll, st.
Paul; Mrs. Leon Biles and Shirley and
Jerome Biles, 1887 E. Franklin, Mrs. Earl
W. Bowman, 1855 Fifth Ave. So, Harley
Poore, 220l Fifth Ave. So, Harry E. Floyd,
2426 Fifth Ave. So, Mrs. Maude Pates,
2508 Oakland Ave-, Tom Ward, 1888 Vim
cent Ave. &c., Mrs. Percy c. Hughes, ST.,
800 Fifth Ave. &c., Minneapolis.
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Appointed to
Twin City OPA
Advisory Board

Maceo Littlejohn and Frank
Boyd, labor leaders, and Della Hol-
somback, church and civic worker,
have been appointed to the Twin
City OPA Labor Advisory Board.
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New Inductees

The boys who will be indicted to
the armed forces Friday, July z,
are Melvin Buford, SIT W. Central
Ave-; Lawrence Peoples, 637 Rondo
Ave-, and George Shannon, 500 Car
roll Ave.
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Mass Meeting

The WANDS will hold a mass
meeting at the ODER Boys Club,
Sunday, July 16, at 4 p. m.
1t. Gen. Loronie Brown and five
other national officers of the organ
ization will be present.
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Methodist Women
of Two States
Meet Here July IL

The Northwestern Conference
branch of the Women's Missionary
Society of the A.M.E. Church will
meet at St. James A.M.E. Church,
st. Paul, July IL and II.
Officers of the conference are
Matte Boyd, president; Goldie
FAINT, vice-president; Alice Thomp-
son, recording secretary; Mary Lee
Parks, corresponding secretary;
Mary Ray, statistical secretary,
and Anna L. Collins, treasurer.
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Zion Baptist Gospel
Chorus Sings Sunday

The Zion Baptist Gospel chorus,
under the direction of C. r. Men
dosa, accompanied by Mrs. Men
dosa, will be host to the Volunteer
Unit Sunday, July 9, at $3.50 p. m,
at the church. Members, friends
and we'll wishers are invited.
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UncOvering
Washington
By Harry s. McAlpin

The Republican Party has unani-
mously adopted a platform in
which there are
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four planks di-
rectly affecting
the Negro.
For the first
time in politi-
cal history, no
single N e gr o
nor any one or
t wo Negroes
bore the burden
of advising the
R e s o l u t ions
Committee as to
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
ST. PAUL
Carl William Jones, 443 Carroll
Ave-, Geneva Lyle, 682 Carroll.
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James Gray, Dispatch
Writer, Raps Prejudice,
COmmends Paul Robson
DISCUSSES RED CROSS BLOOD PLASMA
SEGREGATION
(James Gray in the ST. Paul Dispatch)
SSES RED CROSS BLOOD PLASMA

DANES Cray in the st. Paul Dispatch)
Evening star., 1944-01-31
SHver Spring
Society Notes

Mrs. Wilton M. Kiefer and her
baby daughter, Mary Charlene Of
Takoma Park, left over the week
end to join Mrs. Kiefer's husband,
Chief Boatswain's Mate Kiefer, U. S.
c. c., at Alameda, Calf. Mrs
Kiefer has been making her home
with her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence M. Kiefer since he
entered the service.
Corpl. Earl Seviour is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren w.
Seviour of Silver Spring following
his graduation from gunnery school
at Harlingen, Tex. He was accom-
panied by his wife and her brother,
Morris Butts, who will remain here
with Mr.. and Mrs Seviour when
their s0n leaves tomorrow for Salt
Lake City. Coming here from Balti-
more for the week end we're DR.. and
Mrs. Talmadge Thompson, who
vi~i-ed the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seviour and DR.. Thompson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Herman
Thompson of Silver Spring. Mrs.
Thompson was formerly Miss Caro-
lyn Seviour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Bledsoe
of Woodside Park have as their
house guests Mrs. Bledsoe's mother,
Mrs. John A. Diffey and her sister,
Mrs. David Bush of Cotton Plant,
Ark
DR.. and Mrs. F. Regis Noel Of
Kensington have left for Guatemala
by way of New Orleans, Mexico City
and Yucatan. They plan to spend
month in Chichicasantangua,
Guatemala and return about
March l.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Mrs. Ellen Hopkins
To Tell of Work
For Theater Wing

Mrs. Ellen D. Hopkins, mother OF
Actress Miriam Hopkins, will dis
cuss the specialized work she is
doing for the American Theater
Wing in New York at meeting of
the Chevy Chase branch, League
Of American Pen Women, at 3 pm.
Saturday.
Historian of the Dixie Club and
registrar Of the society of Virginia
women, Mrs. Hopkins organized a
group to sew felt slippers for hos
pitalized servicemen. The work Is
done at the Little Church Around
the Corner and also at st. Mar
garet's Church here. She is educa-
ton chairman for the New York
Division, United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
After business session at pm,
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam and Mrs.
Jesse Nicholson will preside at the
tea table and Mrs. Charles l..
Curtiss, jr., will serve as hostess.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Marjorie Partin
Bride Saturday

Miss Marjorie Lois Partin, daueh-
ter OF Mr.. Ambrose E. Partin of
Rockville, was one of the brides of
Saturday. her marriage to Mr.. David
Livingstone Carasco, now at the
Naval Training Station at Balm
bridge. Md, taking place in the
home Of Mrs. William Viett in Rock
vile.
The Rev. William Waters off,
ciated at the 8 o'clock ceremony and
a reception followed in the attrac-
lively decorated home. Mr.. Partin
escorted his daughter, who was at
tired in street costume of light
blue wool with matching hat.
Mr.. Carasco is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Carasco OF Dayton,
Ohio, and is chief specialist at the
cambridge Training Station. While
he is based there he and Mrs. Ca
rasco will make their home at Perry
Vile,
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Luncheon and Tea
For Members of
The 18th Club

The Women's 18th Club will give
luncheon followed by an open
forum Wednesday at the Kennedy
Warren at / o'clock, when Mrs.
Harrison Ellsworth, president of the
club will preside and present Mr..
Carleton Savage, general assistant
to the Secretary of State, who will
give talk on the foreign policy of
the United States.
Mrs. La Verne Dilweg is chairman
of the luncheon, and other members
of the committee arranging the
monthly luncheons are Mrs. Wat
Arnold, Mrs Alvin OKonski, Mrs.
Maurice Sullivan and Mrs. Norris
Poulson.
Following the luncheon some Of
the ladies, wives of new members
of Congress, will go to the tea
which will be given by Mrs. Roose-
velt at the White House, where they
will meet the ladies of the cabinet.
Another group of the ladies will
visit the National Gallery OF Art.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Notes Of Interest
l., TnkOma Park

Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Bokay
have returned to their home after
celebrating their 35th wedding an
niversary by a trip to their old
home in Morgantown, w. Va. They
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bokay
and other relatives in Morgantown
and also Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bokay
in Clarksburg. w. Va.
Miss Kathleen Alice Cook left yes
terday for her home in Piedmont,
Calf. She will visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Archie B. Cook, who an
nounce her engagement to Corpl
Carlos S. Nicolas, jr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Carlos S. Nicolas of Fresno,
Calf.
Corpl. Nicolas is stationed in the
Canal Zone. Both he and Miss Cook
were students in the Pacific Union
College, Angwin, Calf. Miss Cook
has been secretary in the editorial
department of the Review and
Herald for some time.
The wedding will take place later
In the season.
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Miss Sheldon Weds
Sergf. Landlord

Miss Betty Joyce Sheldon, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rex D. Sheldon,
and Sergt. Charles Russell Lank-
ford, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson
r. Landlord of Browne, Ill, were
married Thursday, the ceremony
taking place in the Gunton Temple
Memorial Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. DR.. Bernard Braskamp
officiating.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father and wore
an aqua color dress and hct and a
corsage Of white roses and gardenias.
An heirloom diamond bracelet and
strand of pearls completed her
costume.
Mrs. William Frederick Eastridge
was the ,natron CT honor and only
attendant and Sergt. Wilbur Salter
served the bridegroom as best man
A reception was held in the
church parlors, after which Sergt.
and Mrs. Lankford left for a short
wedding trip. He is stationed at
La Plata and they will make their
home in Washington.
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Wedding Planned
For February II

1t. Col. and Mrs. Ted G. Russell
Of Staunton have issued invitations
for the wedding OF their daughter,
Miss Marjorie Gibbs Russell of
Washington, to Mr.. Earl Alaxender
Nash. The ceremony will take place
Monday evening, February IA, at
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church.
The bride-elect came to Washing
ton upon graduation from Winthrop
College in Rock Hill, S. C. She is
executive secretary of the War Man
power Commission and also serves
in the same capacity with the Man
agement Labor Policy Committee of
the commission. One of the original
organizers Of the blood plasma pro-
gram of the Red Cross, she has been
active in Red Cross work.
Mr.. Nash, who is veteran of the
famous Rainbow Division of the
great war, came to Washington
from Nashville to enter the first
class of the school of foreign service
at. Georgetown University. He is
now the assistant to the director of
the domestic branch Of the Office of
War Information.
Evening star., 1944-01-31
DARGro1bHomors
Mrs. Charles Haig

Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, candi-
date for the ONCE Of treasurer gen.
eral, National Society, Daughters of
the American Revolution, on the
ticket of Mrs. Samuel James Camp
bell, will be honored at a reception
by Judge Lynn Chapter from 8 to
II pm. tomorrow at the Chapter
House.
The 36th birthday anniversary OF
the chapter will be celebrated at
7:30 pm, prior to the reception.
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr., hon.
orary president general, will be
guest speaker at a meeting of the
Approved Schools Committee at
10:45 am. Wednesday at the Chap
ter House. Her subject will be War
and Our Approved Schools" Guests
will include the State regent, Mrs.
Geoffrey Creyke: the vice president
general Miss Lillian Chenoweth: i:
the honorary vice president gen.
eral, Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, and
several national officers attending
the board meeting. Three hundred
infants garments, many handmade
have been sent to Kate Duncan
Smith and Tamassee OAR Schools
as a result Of the *. D. S. Skit'
given recently at the Chapter House.
These schools serve large commu-
mites OF mountain people and the
schools nurses will distribute the
baby apparel to needy families.
Mrs. William H. Pouch, president
general; Mrs. Godfrey Creyke, State
regent; Mrs. Roy G. Bowker, State
vice regent, and Mrs. r. H. Lyle
Seaton, State treasurer, will be
honor guests at a buffet supper to
be given by Manor House Chapter
at 6 pm. Thursday at the Chapter
House. Following the supper, dele
gates to the OAR Congress will be
elected.
A soldier from Walter Reed Hos
pital will speak on behalf of the
War Bond campaign and Mrs.
Thomas E. Boyd, national chairman
OF the National Defense Committee,
also will speak at a meeting of the
committee at II am. Friday at the
Chapter House,
Evening star., 1944-01-31
Republicans Plan
Joint Banquet
On Lincoln Dav

Many prominent Ohio Republic
ans will attend the party's annual
Lincoln Day banquet to be given
jointly by the Republican members
Of Congress and the League of Re-
publican Women on February 10 a.
the Mayflower Hotel.
Gov. John w. Bricker OF Ohio,
who will be accompanied to Wash
ington by Mrs Bricker, will deliver
the principal address. Others who
will speak are Senator Wallace H.
White. jr., acting minority leader of
the Senate: Miss Marion Martin,
assistant chairman Of the Repub-
lican National Committee, and JUS
tice Francis E. Rivers, judge Of the
City Court Of New York, who will
deliver the Lincoln address.
Mrs. Edward E. Gam. president
of the League Of Republican Women,
is dinner chairman, assisted by Mrs.
William S. Culbertson, the leagues
entertainment chairman.
Robsion Is Toastmaster.
Representative John M. Robson
of Kentucky Is general chairman
and POSTMASTER of the banquet, with
Senator Charles L. McNary of
Oregon and Representative Joseph
w. Martin, jr, of Massachusetts,, CO.
chairmen.
The Executive Committee for the
affair includes Senators Brooks, Nye,
Willis, Aiken, Buc,..-, Ferguson, Rob-
ertson, Wherry and Hawkes., also
Representatives Rivercomb, Spring.
er, Gwynne. Ridley, Beall, Stearns,
Reed, Howell, Short, Jennings, Tall
bott, Michener, Carter and Mrs.
Gam.
Representative Henderson H. Car
son Of Ohio heads the Ticket Com
mittee for the congressional group.
All other tickets are being handled
by the League Of Republican Wom-
en- at their clubhouse, 1912 Rhode
Island avenue NV.
Honor Mrs. Bricker.
Wives of members of the Repub-
lican Ohio delegation in Congress
and Representative Bolton will en-
tertain with tea in honor of Mrs.
Bricker from 3 to pm. February
10 at the home of Mrs. Robert A.
Taft. Guests will include wives Of
Republican members of the Senate
and House of Representatives.
A coffee in honor Of Mrs. Bricker
and for local newspaperwomen will
be given by the president and men,
bers of the board Of the League Of
Republican Women at II am. Feb
ruary II at the clubhouse. Repub-
ican women members of Congress
will also attend.