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Evening star., 1944-02-09
Residents Are Advised
To Appreciate Work
OF D. T.. Committees
Tydines Praises MeCorron;
Chovez Hits Delegation
For Stond on BiIbo

Pointed suggestions that District
residents give due appreciation to
the chairmen and members of the
Senate and House District Commit
tees for their attention to National
Capital affairs were spread on the
record of the Senate late yesterday
as praise was given to Senators Nc
Carran and Bilbo, past and present
District Committee heads.
The question was brought up by
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland in lauding the services of
Senator McCarran as head of the
committee and inserting in the
Congressional Record a letter writ
ten by Chairman Randolph of the
House District Committee praising
Senator McCarran's constructive
leadership"
Senator Bilbo. Democrat, of Mis-.
Isissippi. who last Saturday succeeded
Senator McCarran as District Com.
mittee chairman, stands ready tt
render "as fine service" as any eve,
given by member of the Senate
the body was told by Senator Cha.
vez, Democrat, of New Mexico.
Raps Civic Delegation.
Criticizing the small delegation OF
civic workers which last week made
calls on Capitol Hill to see wha,
could be done to permit Senator
McCarran to continue as District
Committee head while taking over
the Craftsmanship of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, Senator Cha
veZ said:
When the question arose as tc
who should be the new chairman OF
the Senate District Committee,
was irritated to hear that citizens
who do not know anything concern
ing the capabilities. the honesty OF
purpose or the integrity of the
Senator who now is chairman OF
the District Committee, sent in Pc
titions of protest against his ap-
pointment.
why are not such people fair tc
the members of this body and tc
members of the other body (the
House, who forget all about theil
own home service and do their
duty as members Of the commit
tees dealing with District affairs?
Il hope the citizenship of the Dis
trict will give the Senator from
Mississippi. the new chairman, ar
opportunity to show that he car
render as fine service as has ever
been rendered by any member oi
this body"
Tribute TO McCarran.
In his tribute to Senator McCar.
ran, in which he inserted in the Con-
gressional Record two editorials from
The Star, Senator Tydings said OF
the Nevadan's service as District
Committee chairman:
TT is not a job for which usually
the chairman receives much credit
But Senator McCarran has been OBJ
hvious of whether he has received
credit or not.
His courtesy, his constructive
craftsmanship. his patience and de-
sire to promote the welfare of the
National Capital-which after all
belongs to all the States-I think
entities him to some word of com
mendation."
He added he rarely had noted
such detachment, such application
to duty and so many constructive
results" flow from a congressional
committee.
Evening star., 1944-02-09
1898 Cofe Theft Reported

Theft of 1898 by thieves who saw
ed through an iron window grill to
gain entrance last night, was re-
ported to police today by Gladys M.
Lee, colored, proprietor of a restau-
rant at 1543 Seventh street NV.
The money. $240 Of which was in
quarters, was concealed in two beer
coolers, police said.
Evening star., 1944-02-09
81 Scarlet Fever Cases
Reported Here OVERNIGHT

The total number OF scarlet fever
cases in the District this year stood
at 59o today, after reports of 81
new cases were recorded overnight,
DR.. James G. Cumming, head of
the Bureau Of Preventable Diseases,
said today.
Fifty-tWo new cases were listed
yesterday. DR.. Cumming said the
disease was almost entirely among
children and still appeared to be
principally in the city's Northeast
and Southeast sections.
Evening star., 1944-02-09
John Reeves Receives
Naval Commission

John R. Reeves. attorney who
lives at .48l0 Wellington drive, Chevy
Chase, Md, has entered the Navy
as lieutenant q. g., and is sched-
uled to report at For: Schuyler, N.
Y. February 28
Mr. Reeves, who practices here
and in Rockville, has been United
States Commissioner for the district
of Maryland for the last three years.
He has been member of the Re-
publican State Central Committee
for several years.
Evening star., 1944-02-09

Collections in the fourth district
tomorrow together with the five
leaders in the district and their
poundage to date are as follows:
Evening star., 1944-02-09
TEN ESCAPE FROM TOTO
Jops Form Prisoner Shooting Squads,
To Be Killed If Any Of Group Escape

COMDR MELVIN H. MCCOY, U. S.
S. A, As Told to 1T WELBOURN KELLEY, u. N.
Chapter Iv-The Death FromB
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
GOVERNMENT ISSUE

william. son OF John Post.
head OF the composing room OF
a publishing firm n Cincinnati.
broke into rhyme in a letter to
his mother from an army camp
somewhere. His meditation was
this:
Sitting on my CT bed. my CT
hat upon my head, my CT pants.
my CT shoes, everything free.
nothing to lose; CT razor, CT
comb-but CT wish that were
home.
They issue everything we
need-paper to write on, books
to read. They issue food to make
us grow-but CT want a long
furlough.
Everything free. nothing to
buy; your belt, your shirt, your
CT tie. You eat your food from
a CT plate, and spend our funds
at a CT rate. It's CT this, and
CT that; CT haircut, CT hat.
Everything is Government Issue
but CT sure would like to kiss
you. Rays of Sunshine.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
BOND NEST EGG

We are rapidly approaching the
end of the war in Europe. A dan
gerous and expensive job, though.
still lies ahead of us getting
men and equipment to the South
west Pacific whipping the
tough. brutal enemy who awaits
us there. However, part of our
war effore will be eased and
some of our fighting men and
our soldiers of industry in mills
and factories will be released.
When that day comes, do you
have a backlog of bonds to tide
you over the rough places which
may appear. For several years
this country has had an unprece-
dented flood of war prosperity,
with high wages, long hours and
big payrolls. Wise men anu
women have tucked away and
kept a sizeable percentage of
these war earnings to be used
when war industries begin to
close and when employment will
have to be sought In other lines.
This year, on November goth,
the Sixth War Loan drive will
be inaugurated. American viii
be asked to invest billions of dol
lars In a campaign to bring vic
tory. But aside from the patri-
otto motive, there will be empha-
sis put on self-interest. Buyers
will be offered an opportunity to
invest at a higher rate of interest
than any bank can pay.
An investment in a United
States war bond is the safest and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
JUDGE HARRISON
ADDRESSES MASS MEETING

With the coming week, altho
on short notice of Judge William
G. Harrison of Chicago, citizens
of Portland, Negro and white,
shared alike the truths brought
to bear by this great man-orator,
who came from behind the pillow,
a poor farm boy from the cotton
fields of Mississippi, to plead be-
fore the supreme court of the
land.
Judge Harrison at a civic mass
meeting Sunday, held at Mt. Oil
vet Baptist Church, said, Eyes,
see war coming to a close-also
just and lasting peace; but
not until mems hearts are
changed. 1t isn't hard to read,
Just and Lasting Peace, written
on paper, not hard to print it
on paper-but nothing is lasting
that isn't just" There must be
no prejudice, no hatred in the
hearts of those who sit at the
peace table, continued the Judge
in a forceful challenge to Ameri-
ca, the world, as some fifteen or
more nominees running for state
and national offices in the COM
ing electio sat in the audience.
Intellect alone can't write a
Just and Lasting Peace. 1t takes
more than trained intellect. Intel
lect got good start before
Christ was born-way back in
Egypt, as he reviewed ancient and
medieval history.
Democracy, he said, is a good
word. But so few know what it
means. 1t doesn't mean injustices,
discrimination, hatred and other
evils.
With emphasis the Judge said,
want my rave, my PCOiS W pS
a potent factor in bringing about
Just and Lasting Peace. There
will be hardships to suffer, but
have self control, have faith in
God. You may have to stoop to
conquer-but stoop is you must.
Be patient, Patient, PATIENT.
Weary of waiting long? Nothing
is long for the Negro. Why, we
just started yesterday-SO short
years ago. Just be patient. Patti
ent, PATIENT.
William Graves, president oil
the Negro Republican Club, pre-
sided. Each of the nominees pres
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

most conservative place in which
citizen could put his savings.
With the new provision about
cashing these bonds. which is
now in effect, will also make 1t
possible to get your money any
time any emergency arises.
No where else can you combine
safety of principal and high in
terest and liquidity of capital.
Also, If you have nest egg of
war bonds. you can face the flu
ture with confidence.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
CROWDS CHEER
FL. In HARLEM

Smiling through a driving rain
from his open car, President
Roosevelt rode in triumph down
Harlem's Seventh Avenue Satur-
day afternoon as over 100000
Negro citizens who had stood for
hours in a downpour cheered the
sight Of the Communicated Chief.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt
and Mayor La Guardia, the Presi-
dent waved continuously to the
cheering throng and showed the
home town folks that he was still
the Champ and in the best of
health. He wore his gray cam
paign Fedora and his blue Naval
cape. Waving wet flags and
yelling, 1--WE want Roosevelt"
Negroes stood several lines deep
all along Seventh Avenue from
155th Street to Central Park.
The largest group had gathered
at 125th Street near the Hotel
Theresa where Sergeant Joe
Louis and visiting notables from
all over the country peered from
vantage points in the hotel. The
trip through Harlem was part of
a four-hour tour through New
York's boroughs which marked
the first public visit of the Presi-
dent to his home town since the
war began. Coming to address
the Foreign Policy Association at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Satur-
day evening, the President ar
rived at the New York Port of |
Embarkation in Brooklyn early |
Saturday morning. Three com |
panies of Negro soldiers and a |
of Negro WACS were |
on hand at his arrival. Several |
thousand Negro workers greeted |
him later as he inspected the
Navy Yard while still |
others cheered him as he made
a short speech at rally for his
friend, Senator Wagner at Eb-
bets Field. Following a tour of
the Bronx and brief stop at
the WAVES training quarters,
the Presidents encourage of Is
ears crossed the Macombs Dam
bridge at 155th Street and en-
tered Harlem. Skirting the Har-
lem River houses, a federal prof.
ect, the presidential party moved
down Seventh Avenue to Central
Park and downtown Manhattan.
1t was estimated that three mil
lion New Workers saw the Presi-
dent during the four-hour tour.
CONTINUED Next Week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

ent was introduced. Those ex-
pressing in glowing terms their
appreciation of the opportunity
to hear such an eloquent address,
included Homer D. Angel, con-
gresham.
Aside from the civic meeting,
Judge Harrison had a conference
with the Negro Republican Club
and was guest speaker at a lunch
con meeting down town, Monday,
before leaving Portland Monday
evening.
The judge was house guest of
Mr.. ad Mrs. James Williams, for
mer Chicagoans. during his three
day visit.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

, gro migrants during war provide
great advantages and offenses.
When the stone is moved the
ant will get out of its hole" The
Negro isn't a minority, rather a
majority because he belongs to
the poor class, so stated Charles
A. Houston of Washington, DC,
one of Americas foremost Negro
attorneys, a member of the legal
staff of the N.A.A.C.P., Vice-Pres-
ident of the American Council on
Race Relations, when he spoke
on "The Negroes Civil Rights in
War Time" Friday evening at
Library Hall under sponsorship
of the Portland Branch N.A.A.
C.P.
Reviewing wars basiely from
the first to the present as to the
Negroes place, he said the Negro
fights his own country to get to
fight, that any nation which does
not respect it's soldier in uniform
at home, won't respect him
abroad. We believe, he continued,
that there are no atheists in fox
holes - no segregation either.
That and discrimination comes
during rest periods, behind the
firing lines.
The speaker admonished Port
landers they must SOW the seeds
of good will toward new corners
for they will be citizens of to-
morrow. Indignation must become
an integral part of the extensive
program If we are to have Civil
Rights in War Time.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

Bethlehem Baptist Church next
Sunday will hold services at 3
P. M. concentrating the burn
ing of their mortgage which
places all Tacoma Churches free
of all debt, which shows great
improvements over past years.
Noteworthy in any community is
the interest 1t takes in its church
and public buildings is one or
the first impressions meets a
strangers eyes, and bespeaks a
thriving city. Rev. E. B. Wilson
is pastor and has done a wonder
full job along with the aid of the
officers and members at Bethle-
hem Baptist Church.
A service flag was dedicated at
the Allen A. M. E. Church last
Sunday evening for all men in
the Armed Service from the city.
There were fifty-two names along
with a silver star in the center
for the famous former Tacoma
boy, LIT. Sam Bruce who lost his
life over Italian waters. In gath
ering the names II was difficult
task and more may b. added as
their names can be aseertained.
The church is trying to do honor
to all without regard of church
utilization.
The funeral services of Mrs.
Bertha Richardson, 80, was held
at C. o. Lynn's Monday after
noon with Rev. E. B. Wilson Of
ficiating.
CONTINUED Next Week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

Jam Session Every Mon
day Night-At Black and
Tan, 4041a 18th Ave. So.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

was in the offing of the windy
city.
This week the newly weds Of a
few months are IN st. Louis. They
expect to reach New York about
Nov. 1, where they will reside.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
1000 DANCE WITH
2OTH CENTURY GABRIEL

Erskine Hawkins and his Tex
elusive Bluebirds Recording Or
chestra"-artists of radio, stage
and screen, featuring the one and
only Jimmy Mitchell and that
songbird Effie Smith, played and
sang to a crowd estimated at
1000. last Thursday night at Nc
Elroy's Spanish Ball Room. The
public need only to know that it
was an S. Duke presentation mot
Better, But the Best" The rush
was on storming the box office
and packing to overflow this i'm
mense pleasure spot.
Now please don't ask who was
there, nor what took place aside
from the finest music by the
greatest aggregation of the day
and a mass of humanity milling
about, hundreds trying to dance.
We couldn't see who was where
and what was not as we didn't
get farther than the lobby: all
though near the close as crowds
began swarming out we saw End
1t. Carl Dietz, home on fur
Tough accompanying Miss Helen
Dancy and her sister Mrs. Jo-
sephine Twitty; Mrs. Warrick
and Mr.. VIM. Perry; Regional
Johnson, Urban League director;
DR.. and Mrs. D. Norval Unthank;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Minor; 1t.
Lottie Shaffer, up from Berkeley,
being escorted about by her cou-
sin, Miss Juanita Johnson; trio,
Mesdames Lillian Hughes, Mar
guerite Griffin and Erma Hep
burn, got through the crowd with
ease since the latter was in the
lead. !
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25
CHARLES HOUSTON SPEAKS
ON NEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS

Unlike all wars in the United
States since the Revolutionary
War down through World War I
and into our present global con-
flict, migration and immigration
has played an integral part. Ne
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1944-10-25

Having left three weeks ago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie j. May (nee
Florence Cantrell- have not yet
reached New York City, their
destination, Mr.. Mays home, be-
cause of stops made in route in
Guiding Milwaukee where they
visited Mrs. Cantrell, Sr., Mrs.
Mays grandmother, and an aunt.
A most enjoyable family gather
ing ensued. In Chicago they Wis
tied an aunt and cousins of Mr..
May. Rsiding in Chicago also is
Mrs. Thelma Street who had as
guest prior to the Mays arrival,
her sister Juanita Johnson, from
Portland. Mrs. Street and Miss
Johnson are cousins of Mrs. May,
a real family reunion. An art ex-
hibit and bit of gay mite life
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-08-19

Clicks for school = the
jackets young fry adorel
Choose from classics,
cardigans = slick over
sweaters, blouses. One of
a big group.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-21
Twin City Daily Press
EditOrialiZes on Red CAPS

(FromNH Sunday
FOyve redcap st. Union Station chose the United
Transport Service Employees of America their collective bargaining
agent.
the porters
not craft of employees and could select their
'ney must NC ny |e u halfway
Tanmen And the Brotherhood refused admit them members
because they Negroes
The redcaps objected ruling naturally,
federal district court The agreed with the and
aside the ruling of the mediation board This decision affirmed
by the United States Court Appeals of District
Then the court reversed the decision ruling that settlement
of usciona disputes between railway unions national
alway mediation board the unions the
Monday the supreme affirmed decision.
Although laymn understand supreme
did not rule the merit the controversy
of doing Douglas
irresistible that congress concaon mediation
and arbitration only the select list of problems which
place in the adjudcatory channel"
the recaps dilemma Should the
blame be placed the national mediation board It's ruling
made in full knowledge of the fact that the union which thew
the redcaps join did them they Negroes
But the basic fault lies with the unions themselves.
Twenty-Five national unions exclude Negroes either by explicit
provision general practice afford them inferior status Nineteen
railway unions the unions obeyed the Constitution of the
United States the ecves against
the only
Meanwhile, how does Negro redcap get justice?
Out on Limb
Rdcap the st. Paul Union have good reason to feel
that the u Supreme Court decision denying them the right
of a limb.
review decisions of the railroad labor mediation board which
ced that redaps not form separate employees
LABOR
nized that statute The only could fill
the Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks organization
which draws the color line and will not accept the edcap
members
The result according the St. Recorder is
leave the condition involuntary
not be strictly definition case nobody deny
the injustice and absurdy of the situation
could be easily remeded in either
best solution would be for the mediation
and permit the redcas to exercise free choice of bargaining
AnatiVe the clerks brotherhood
its list Of membership qualifications but such action
willingly and under probably would little
station porters.
The bargaining crcum-
stances would be unenthusasic and unsatisfactory.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-21

cago to Nashville. ! got off of the
train in Nashville with the white
passengers without any unpleas-
antness. In a letter to Mrs. Mel
son I said that didn't get as much
as a dirty look from the white pas
sengers. How different it was in
1914 when I rode in a chair car
with white people across Oklahoma
into Houston, Texas!
Second: For two years the Meth
odist Conference of Christian Edu-
cation met in the famous McKen-
dree Methodist Church (white) in
Nashville. The Negro delegates to
these conferences were served with
other delegates in this church. Ne
groes attended the banquets and
special dinners in the downtown
hotels and eating places. My friend,
DR.. Echols, told me of several hu-
morous incidents that occurred dur
ing this inter-racial meeting in
Nashville.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-21
Unbelieving Waiter

I close this article with one of
the incidents DR.. Echols related to
me. AS one of the executive secre-
taries of Christian Cor Religious)
Education of the denomination, DR..
Echols was eating with the white
executive secretaries in a swank
downtown hotel in Nashville. These
secretaries were in a private din
ing room. A Negro waiter who
was not serving this group had
been told by the walters caring for
DR.. Echols' party that Negro was
in the group. He didn't believe it.
Suddenly he burst into the room
and upon seeing DR.. Echols he ex-
claimed, "Well, I'll be d." So
might it be with such things hap
pening in Tennessee.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-21
Iowa pper Does Not Understand

EDITORIAL in De
so many inconsistencies that is certain
position caused by peculiar
minds of that just understand
Americans toward the
following Right here in Des Mones,
unpleasant happenings when few brought to
relieve shortage domestic Practically all the war hate
against the Japs-very little against Hitler
years find the situation quite different here in
Des Mones.
Japs are accepted practically every place public
only fights constant embarra
Japs being other places
jobs equal footing with other American citizens in
stances where Negroes not hired
hostery the heart
district Negroes lived and where
up Negro bought home in that spot
Bystander opposed giving loyal Japanese fair
citizens They must have these advantages
in order But the thing Negroes can't quite figure that why
trusted citizen standing
accorded Is there premium
placed upon good citizenship though in the breast of black
often doubt and at times feel like rsOrng violence
things which tendency produce BRAIN
Of violence gets person nowhere.
But this not all the inconsistencies The Bystander knows of
white people who employed by Jews They get behind their backs
abuse them and their the However, they
along gng these Jews faces purely for the chance to gain
economically.
They everything except child God cand
Italian Somehow they be counted in when jobs
being passed around.
people accepting Japs freely tolerate
with dncy though expressing broth
feeling mankind carry the
point where they do the thing for the Negro.
UNLESS
the Christian church eliminates segregation dscrmna
ton from its and really lives teachings Jesus Christ
Government eliminates segregation dscrmina
civilian while processing
leader in democracy make in solving the
race problem problem unchange
able ground based interest,"
The Louisiana Weekly.