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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10

day comes and plain mans history
$ written, and Il Is taught 20 pla.r
men and women ard the.r children
al over. then We shall know whc
Harriet Tubman was, and Il won
be necessary FOR anyone like me e
sit down and labor at an evaluatior
or argue her possible or real great.
ness. Then Il Will unfold for al &c
see. as naturally as howe! uHfolds
when !: Is exposed 20 the proper
sunlig GIT.
THE HIDDEN HISTORY
RICH; nov il is necessary 20 have
. tel. many Negro people soou;
Harriet, Tor he simple truth IS TIA,
our warped educational system, re-
aec:rs warped America, has
faxed 20 tell ether Negro or wh .e
the true facts CT our rat.oH3. his
sorry, ard therefore, the facts OF
Hsrr.e; Tubman
can't tell all that here-it took .
book to do that: but I can say that
Harriet does not run second to Joan
q: Arch or 10 Deborah. Ruth and
Esther Of the Bible. or to any other
an. born = slave. became q supreme
fighter for the rights Of the Negro,
and indeed. for the highest interests
Of all society. During the Civil
War She was the most outstanding
woman in the land. The great lead
ers Of her time. white and Negro,
said that. and our judgment today
must confirm that truth. Harriet has
been called the microcosm Of the
Negro people" and that Is correct.
And TIA, brings as - the preSeu.
hour ard 70 ire present columns
purposes. Why IS Il ias; no great
play or Hsrrlet's. nagniaeen; LIE
has appeared or Broadway. or OF
carts 81 the Carlton Moss type. she
has been done IN canoe panton.me:
she has beer the subject olquick "
;;eD-toEether one-act plays. and
believe that enc or ;Wo serious full
length dramas @. her life nave been
written. bat not produced Harriet
has been immorja.1ed IN song:
there axe Clubs and con muui:y CEN
tiers Hs'r . for he-; She IS men
toned 3 me addresses OF Nero and
White po,iucsl leaders; ard Yet. ;o
VIDE sections 81 America. Harric"S
great deeds, contribution. and rtIa.
cEcc remain unknown.
OF course the neglect In the case
OF Harriet Is srmptomatic Of the
neglect Of the whole grand. biblical
tradition Of Negro people in the
theatre. The usual reasons-no
money, the jimcro attitudes q the
white theatre. the prejudiceS Of
Hollywood. and other obstacles
shouldn't he allowed TO stand in the
way any more. We are living In .
new period. when many doors are
being crashed-and stories Of Har-
riet, the Middle Passage. the Tn
foreground Railroad, the Great Mi
grafton, the Abolitionist GIovcment.
and the other phases Of the Nexro's
epochal history. should now be
ready for portrayal and ready for
acceptance by white and Negro
America. Harriet might he . good
point, maybe the best point At which
to begin.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
BY LUCY GREEN BAUM

Dec lSioc" holds the cury or q
! plsywrigh:'s wrath aga!rs: home
front Ease SIN. But at least three
times nigh: ard often more. dur
Ing the intensity o. the play. the
aud eace opens up into roars Of
.sugh:er-Georg. "a Burke is on the
stage Miss Burke IS V.:g.e, the
Negro cook who has !ett the COM
fort Of the high scaool principals
hoIe 20 work n a war plant.
She is more than como relief.
however Size keyro;es the play
When John DeShay as Tommy begS
his father: Let ne do he lighting
for the family; that's why :hey gave
me uniform and gun, 20 fight.
Virgle says quietly. DO YOU quit,
Tommy You teliIr' him 20 quit.
When tie go.r gits tough over
there, do you qa.;?" Tommy orders
her - keep que. N!rgie answers
deiartly. Don't you Quie: me. Your
father don't wear 70 Uniform. may
oe. out he's been Again jus: the
>anle-sri with TO gun pro.or ged
applause greets tbs speech and rot
.or IS hamo-.
Many virgies
~ -gie's a fighter, as we'll as BE-
,rg flrHy." proudly said Miss Burke
oacks.age in her dressing room.
Ara you'd &c sIrp- sed how many
N.rs.es there are today fsh;irg for
;ae.. children and grandchildren"
Tie play IS so powerful that every
actor ard actress n il has become
part OF rs philosophy. she said. add
ing. Il Hiysey Eel Us: Ike a
preacher who wants 20 get oS a
message % his con sregatior. can't
Wait each night 10 &c; down % the
theatre 20 throw on. tha: message"
Edward Chodorov. he author.
originally had Hattie MacDan els
II mind fo- Nirg.e, bat he was IN
able 70 &c; her He Went - Pau,
Robson II despair, asked what re
should d. RoSeSor recommended
Georgia Burke At;er ChodorCv
Ssw her n the roe he said. y was
very fortunate - 5e unfortunate ~
rot getting Miss MacDsn els Mss
Barke Mas pull.nS things o.; - the
pay: ihsi he did not realize we're
there
He desire :, preach Is Under
S:anGable Hex father. the la;e
Stokes Buyke. Vas a Methodist min
.Ster - Atlanta. where she. Two SIS
ters ana five brothers grew Up.
After ;No years ot maior.nS :. do
nestle science az Clatl.u university.
; &. sre taught :h.rd grade 81 4
5oo-pupI school N wilson, y. c d,
tor S.X years.
She was attending Columbia
Surne- school classes 20 brush up
Oh English aad music s,gh:-resd!hg
or the benefit OF her pupils III
1929. The yeas Lew Leslie was cast
ing FOX a NeSro choir 20 harmon re
IN MS "BlacAb.gds" a friend II
Miss Burke's persuaded he- - Try
cut. Il was her first auditor and
me song she sang was st. Louis
B.ueS" she had trouble landing
~ the choir She wrote back %
re school .o- leave OF absence and
after year Of sreaSe-pa.ut sent IN
her s.gDa;ior.
Message Spreader
Then came Minerva IN Five S.s-
FINAL. pa. S ~ Sdrase Rhythm
ans Oh Mar satan ire mother 81.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
BIG THREE DRESS

BIG THREE: Is the name given
a new dress which combines I'm Its
print Churchilrs cigar. stains pipe
and Rosevelt's cigzretts holder. II
may be some dress designers idea
Of the Good Neighbor policy. but
give Us flowers or stripes.-The
Mjchissn CathoIi.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
(Reprinted from Tho Peoples voice)
By EARL CONRAD

One day when this land is free and education is for
body and textbooks tell the truth
another and color is regarded than the minor
mutation that is then the of fighting Harriet Tub
will rank high in human achievement the figure
OF other in this lands history When that
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
WIIlKIE ON NEGROES

WENDELL l.. NILIkIE on Ne
gro advancement: Every time some
one bats . Negro in America ne
lessons the ability Of Americs to
lead the world In the fight for free
dom"
N. Y. Times
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
BY CLARENCE ANDERSON

THERE is ONE white woman whom suspect
will never again ask any questions about
colored Americans. She sat in the last row of
the little auditorium Like the other persons pres
ent she was intelligent looking and neatly dressed
The meeting was an interracial one, with almost
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10

be chance in the world FOR the poll tax 70 bc
abolished FOR years and years
Lord, on Lord. that is 4 miracle
What performance to Get the Negro vote
What a wonderful way to YIN with Dewey in ~
What's that say. Lord? NGG don't think Il
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10

TNHE political conventions are almost upon us and,
l. Go matter how anyone may pretend, the Negro
question is Of the main items disturbing our
master politicians. They talking about the war.
nbou, who was responsible for Pearl Harbor. about
tie invasion. about Churchill and Spain, about
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
There's The Miracle

Lord, think you got something there. I'm
beginning to the miracle. | could even set up
and make wonderful speeches IN the Senate for
the abolition of the poll tax. couldn't !? | could
play Abraham Lincoln. could play the friend Of
freedom and the dcvotee Of democracy. | could
hold aloft the flaming torch Of Republican liberal
ism could talk. and roar. and spout, and wave
my arms and all the time my esteemed Democratic
colleagues would know and would know. that
none Of it meant ANYTHING and that there wouldn {
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
DO NOT SQUEEZE

sign over the tomatoes in a fruit
store on (armine street:
Please. madame. do not squeeze
me until ] am yours.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
VlRGIE- VIGOROUS FIGHTER

actress, plays the part OF virgie In
the anu-fascist play, Decision"
now on Broadway. The following
interview with Miss Burke Is from
The New York ItmeSO
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
HARRIET TUBMAN


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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
HARLEM CRICKET
Reprinted from Time)

One sport almost untouched by the Is Harlem's
coored cricket Last week the Slim supple bowers and
of the big leagues the New and the Cosmo-
potan out for spring practice in the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
BY LOUISE MITCHELL
(Reprinted from The Worker)

When soldiers write to Pearl Prmus for autograph,
Americas leading Negro dancer sends than photo
graph Il always include several applications for the SOL
diers ballot she said yesterday. The be
used in the barracks by other New York boys"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
tReprinied From PM

I ORD, pass me miracle.
II I've got to find a way TO seem 10 be for
something that I'm really against and way 10 be
against something that I'm really for.
lot only one vote, Lord. and got 70 do all that
with just the one vote. Amt you glad YOU amt
Senator
NJ. Sir just couldn't use that vote to help
abolish the poll tan Oh I'm Republican. and the
Republicans freed the slaves. and Lincoln was
Republican, and sure I'm for the little fellow, Ne
gro or white.
But after all, if really vote to abolish the poll
taX. and all my fellow Republicans vote To abolish
the poll tax, why. the durn thing might really be
abolished.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
Not The Idea

And that amt the idea at all, Lord
Why. If we get our esteemed Democratic coll
leagues from the South al us for doing
thing like that, who'd help us fight the New DEAL
Who'd help us support our fight for states rights?
Who'd help us defend our great fellow American.
Sewell Avery?
No. Lord. We got to have noblesse oblise in the
Scnatc.
And, besides We get the poll tax abolished. and
v 40 wins the votes? The Democrats IN the
South And |, Sir, good Republican.
No, ! couldn't just vote against aboshing the
poll tax either I'm surprised You could suggest
such thing Didn't tell You was good Repub-
lean? I'm friend Of the Negro the friend of the
poor white. the friend of tho DISTINGUISHED every
where. ] stand. Sir. ON the great principles or
human freedom set forth Ivy that great, fearless,
iHuStrious and most humane of Americans. Abra-
ham Lincoln
And. besides. there's an election coming on and
were gonna need every col darn Niger vote We
Can get
That's The Dilemma
And that's NV dilemma. Lord and You got 10
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10

Primus
a Cafe Society Downtown, graduate Conege)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
Message Spreader

Then came Minerva ~ Five S,s-
Final" pas ~ Savage Rhythm
ans Oh Mar satan ne mother u
E;he Yates u MSnlbs DsuEa-
;er>. me surSe IL CABIN U.s. ne
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
GOES TO THE PEOPLE

she goes mo 'he churcheS, nnar-
ket places. parks ard Fairgrounds
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10

That's The Dilemma
And that's NV dilemma Lord. and You got 10
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02
Mrs. RobbinsHi
Referendum Is

Mrs. Norman z. Robbins of Ken
newick this week was on record
as being opposed to Referendum
25, the political power measure.
Mrs. Robbins, in a statement re-
leased by the Citizens Committee
Against Referendum 25, said that
the measure is dangerous in the
extreme tending toward to-
talitarianiSm."
AS regarding electric light rates,
Mrs. Robbins is of the opinion that
under Referendum 25, ultimately
they will go up; politicians are
notably inefficient managers"
The proposal, which will be on
the November election ballot, pro-
vides for the consolidation of ex-
listing public utility districts into
super-districts or Joining COM
missions"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02
Governor 10 Ask
Legislature to Up
Old Age Pensions

The January session of the state
legislature will be asked to increase
old-age pensions Gin line with riS-
ing living COSTS" Gov. Arthur b.
Langlie said in a statewide radio
address recently.
Eve will see, as in the past, that
funds are available to insure
prompt. and continued payments"
the governor said.
These pledges to the states SEN
ior citizens were made after Lang
lie continued his attack on Initia-
tive 157 by declaring it would in
crease the biennial pension cost
from $26,000,000 to $107, 900, 1000.
The governor described the meas
ude as a part of a "subversive
plot" to wreck the states financial
structure. He said it was a
shameful deceit" and a fraud
upon every group to which it
shamefully appeals"
The governor asserted that '''the
veterans have seen through the
camouflage and discovered the
trap" That is why, he said, 1--WE
find all the veterans organizations
as well as other civic and fraternal
groups of the state . out in the
forefront fighting this measure"
AS second major point in his
talk, the 42-year-old chief execu-
tive hit an an ''unholy alliance" of
city political machines which he
said have joined with left-wing
radical groups in this election. He
compared their motives and aims
with a detailed record of his own
administration at Olympia.
''You have had good government
in Washington state for the last
three and one-half years." Langlie
declared. Government without
fear or favor. Skilled, conScien-
tious state personnel drastically
reduced in number has given you
better and increased services at a
minimum cost well within the
framework of the tax structure of
the state. We of your administra-
ton will continue to give you hon
est, efficient and effective state
government"
The governor pointed to the Gre
alton of a $4,000, 900 postwar sur
plus; to competent leadership" in
state departments; to programs for
the elimination of communicable
diseases; to state funds which pro-
vided schools with ''the largest al
lotment in their history; to re-
search to develop new payrolls;
to a program for expansion of in
ternational trade; to plans for adj
vancement of aviation after the
war and to ''the most progressive
social security system in the ma
ton
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02
Villagers to Receive
Regular Fuel Service

Richland residents, most of
whom receive heat, light and water
services as part of their rental
agreement, will receive coal and
wood on a regular schedule here
after it was announced. The new
delivery schedule, aimed to secure
maximum coverage and hold de-
livery costs at a reasonable fig
ure, will be sufficiently frequent
to assure tenants an adequate fuel
supply, with reasonable use, at all
time, a spokesman for the tenant
service office said.
Delivery upon request may be
made, however, when a tenant is
not at home at the time of deliv-
cry. Additional kindling may be
secured if necessary from a stock
pile near the center of the village,
it was announced.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02

ceived fees totaling more than
$4,000 from the PUBS of this
state.
The super PUBS" which Ref
erendum 25 will create "are mere
ly designed to remove control of
the PUBS farther and still farther
from the people," Ryan said. "They
can even take over the REA if they
so desire, without any vote of the
people involved"
Ryan also warned that the pow
er measure will mean increased
rates because what Referendum
rs really will do is substitute PUBS
for the private power companies.
PUD policies will supplant those
of the business-managed private
power companies.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02
Says Ref. Is
Is a Vicious
Measure

a widely known speaker and
h,'s;rass man of Spokane, Edward
p PuJ Ryan. war warned voters Of Wash
ineton of 1.-THE devastating results
that would come" if Referendum
Is passes November 7, in a speech
made Saturday. ,soa,,
This / can say for Referendum
25." Ryan stated 1T is well writ
ten Yet a careful reading
shows it to be one OF the most VIC
ious measures ever to be put up
for a vote"
Ryan called attention to the
conoressional Record wherein Sen.
Homer T. Bone revealed that the
authors of Referendum rs included
Paul Coughlin and Jack Chuck,
two of the members of the Seattle
law firm of Houghton, Chuck and
Couehlin which has already re-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02
P.-T.A. Organized
AT Richland

A meeting of the Columbia high
school Parent Teachers Association
will be held Tuesday, Nov. z at 3
pm. in the auditorium, it was an
nounced by Principal E. F. Phin-
ney.
At recent meetings to organize
Parent-Teacher groups in the three
Richland grade schools, officers
were elected by each group and
parents had their first opportunity
to meet teachers and visit class
rooms and see some of the work
done by the children in the first
few weeks of scShoOl.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02

A national lottery as means of
paying the public debt will be pre-
sented to Congress again. Previous
efforts TO introduce the lottery as
a money raising plan in this coun-
try have met with Congressional
disapproval.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02

Giving as its excuse a big corn
crop the government will allow
whiskey distillers permission to
use corn for the purpose of MAX
ing whiskey. The holiday as it is
called will be for a limited time
and will be granted within a
month or two.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-11-02
Courier-Reporter 3
Thursday, November 2, l944

Approximately 80 percent of
the persons enrolled in educa-
tional institutions in the United
States attend public educational
institutions.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Garden
office Neuu
j. Morton Franklin, supervisor.

j. Morton Franklin, supervisor,
says:
The fundamental idea of the We
tory Garden Office is to give to tbs
gardeners of the District of Colum-
bia the advice and assistance they
need in order to obtain from their
gardens the greatest possible
amount of produce.
The advice given by the supervisor
consists of both spoken and written
instruction. Of The verbal instruc-
ton there are two divisions: First,
lectures and demonstrations to
groups, and second. replies by tele-
phone to the questions asked by in
dividauls. Written instruction is
given chiefly by bulletins issued at
regular intervals covering the phases
of gardening as the season spro-
crosses.
Assistance to gardeners takes va
rious forms, such as finding suitable
areas on which groups can garden,
appointing chairmen to look after
such areas and assist in the details
of supervision, helping gardeners to
get located on areas most conven-
lent to them, and ironing out prob
lens of transportation.
For the home gardener, the super
visor examines proposed garden
sites as to suitability of soil and ex-
posure, and, of course, supplies the
kinds of advice referred to above.
The Victory Garden ONCE is To-
Gated at 458 Indiana avenue NV.
Telephone. National 5000.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Daughters of America

State visitations, Mayfiower Coun-
Gil, February II, Northeast Temple;
Independent Council, February %,
419 Seventh street NV.
Deputies Association, February 19,
Northeast Temple.
Rehearsal for Martha Washington
social February 16, Northeast Tenn
Pile, 9 pm.
Martha Washington social and
dance February 81 at Almas Tenn
pie. Servicemen welcome.
The pap Club will meet with
Edna Gather February 10 at 2520
Tenth street NE.
Kenmore Council will have an
evening of games March l at 4l9
Seventh street NV.
Give your name to State Vice
Councillor Alice Soper for an ap-
pointment for the blood plasma
bank.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Bridge
-
By Frank B. Lord.

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Washington Bridge League is hold
ing a two-session pair game today
at the Wardman Park Hotel. The
proceeds will be donated to the War
Orphans Scholarship Fund, which
the Auxiliary is supporting as one
OF the units of the American Con-
tract Bridge League.
As result. of the game of the
Federal Bridge League last Tuesday
night. the Scotties were deposed
from their leadership In the team of
four series. and their place at the
head of the list was taken by the
.Westerners. The Bees held their
position as second, but were four
full boards behind the Westerners,
closely followed by the Government
team and the Jeeps, an Army four
some.
In the necessary division of teams
into sections, the Zillahs we're re-
corded as last in the first section,
while the Skyrockets, with the same
percentage rating in games won and
lost, were accredited to first position
in the second section. Each team
has won 36h boards and lost 351z.
In the number of games won and
lost as result Of the play on Tues
day night, the standing of the vari-
Gus teams Is as follows:
Evening star., 1944-02-13
SWV Auxiliaries

Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary will
have Valentine party tomorrow at
Fourth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. Gen. M. Emmet Urell
Auxiliary will meet Wednesday. Gen.
Henry w. Lawton Auxiliary will
have an evening of games at the
home of Past President Laura Sa-
bins on FEBRUARY l8, 8 pm.
Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary
will present flag to the Boy Scouts
at 8 pm. February Is at St. Agnes
Church, Cherrydale, Va; also have
an evening of games at 422 Seven
teenth street Sc. on February % at
8 pm.
The Department Auxiliary will
hold memorial service at 2::30 pm.
today at the Maine Mast in Airing
ton Cemetery.
The Department of the District
of Columbia, United Spanish War
Veterans, will conduct memorial
services in the Memorial United
Brethren Church, North Capitol and
r streets. on February Is at pm.
Comdr. in Chief Guy A. Boyle will
be the principal speaker.
Evening star., 1944-02-13
Notebook Gleanings

1t is not too early to apply a DOR
mant spray to the shrubbery. roses
and fruit trees. The common dor
mant spray, hme-sulphur, is used to
clean up infeStationS of scale insects
and to destroy disease spores that
may be wintering over on the shrubs
and trees. The lime sulphur. or
other dormant spray material,
should be applied while the tenn
peratures are above freezing and are
apt to remain above 80 degrees for
at least "a hours. Do not use them
on evergreens for at dormant
strength they will injure the foliage.
X Y x x
On the first UdrDl day ,Uhen
the soil is dry enough to be
,Dorked it UiH pay to glue the
asparagus bed good hoeing and
an application OF fertilizer. By
11orking the soil noU it ,Uiu dry
out earlier and bring the crop
along to an early harvest. De-
Stroy the old asparagus plant tops
as a step in the control of the
asparagus beetle.
y X X
Late February or early March is
the time to give all evergreens, ex-
cept spruce and fir, good pruning
This annual pruning is needed to
keep them compact and within
bounds. They are, for the most part,
strong growing trees which will out
grow their space unless given an
annual pruning. They may look a
bit ragged after pruning, but in a