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Evening star., 1945-08-01
sacrifice, they are particularly con

sacrifice, they are particularly con-
temptible."
No effort should be spared in the
forthcoming drive to nab as many
of the guilty as possible, and once
caught they should be made to bear
the full penalties of the law. Where
precept and appeals to patriotism
have failed, stern example may thus
serve to halt what has become a
corrosive scandal in our national
life.
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Versailles-Not Downing Street

Versailles-Not Downing Street
To the Editor of The Star:
In letter published in The Star of
July %, Eric Underwood, speaking about
American associations with Downing
street, tells us among other things: ct
was at No. 10 Downing street that the
peace treaty between Britain and the
United States was signed"
That is new one on me. I have
been taught, and likewise have taught
others, that a preliminary treaty of
peace was signed November 80, 1882,
at Paris, and that the definitive treaty
concluding the American War for In
dependence was signed September 3,
1888, at Versailles. Those two dates
are given by both American and French
authorities of that time,
j. J. KRAI,
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Letters to The Star
Opposite Views of Victory of
British Labor Party
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The war in Europe has brought about
another glorious revolution" We have
seen it developing in the different re-
sistance movements of the continent
but it remained for the people, who
gave us the Magma Carta, John Locke,
Thomas Paine, to give notice to the
world that this truly is the century of
the common man. The comman man,
mind you, who during the past hundred
years found access to better education
through his own efforts. He might
more properly be called the average
man." who carries no letters of intro
duction.
1t was revolution by consent" as
Ed Murrow of CHS reported from Lon
don, and Raymond Swing brought out
the fact that the victory could not have
been achieved by gains in the labor
districts alone, but that the middle
classes caused the overwhelming ma
jority.
The British labor movement generally
is regarded as the most mature of any,
and If its basis is further broadened
by its middle-class following, our worries
about Europes political future might
be over.
In spite of the constant repetition not
to expect any change in British foreign
policy, there can be little doubt that we
no longer will witness such political and
diplomatic follies as we have seen in
practically all the countries of Europe
and in some Near Eastern states, spon-
sored by the British Foreign Office and
unfortunately to some extent indulged
in by ourselves.
Any one familiar with Churchill's
career, his writings and speeches, can
not but admire his vision and sports
manShip in making a success out of
somebody else's failure and in most
cases hardly getting credit for it, until
he became Prime Minister. For a man
of his background, he has travelled far
on the road to liberal thinking, farther
than most people can go in one lifetime.
If it was not far enough for l945, we
at least can be grateful to have been
contemporaries of his and to have
drawn from his strength during the dark
years of 1940-42. Let us not forget that
Churchill also is part of the labo- vic
tory of today, because he more thar
any one else has inspired self-confdence
and independence.
ANY person still in doubt that we
really achieved victory beyond a Mill
tary one in Europe. that the ideals for
which We fought have fighting chance
to come out on top, should find his
answer in the British election result.
The sleepy middle classes have raised
their heads thanks to the jolts they
have received from both the right and
left and bitter experience may have
shown them their new responsibilities.
URSULA CROWLEY,
Evening star., 1945-08-01

According to expert estimate a
common toad is worth twenty-five
dollars year to farmer because of
the large number of injurious in
sects it eats. And, thank goodness,
he doesn't have to enter it in his in
come tax return.
Evening star., 1945-08-01

Every now and then the Japs get
one of those dull days in the war
when they lose only a dozen ships,
two or three war plants, and have
less than half of only one or two
cities burned out by a mere 100
Superforts.
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survey and present constructive
suggestions in connection with the
Negro baseball situation"
Well, I'm glad the boys are at
least admitting there is a situation.
That's the first time 1 knew that
consideration for another fellows
interests figured in retention of a
ball player who might become an
other DiMag, Dickey, Gordon,
Ruffing, Williams, Greenberg, Foxx
and you name one, as far as grab
bling talent is concerned.
Nor do l like the way he says
"the few outstanding Negro play
ers of major league ability" I'm
not a qualified judge of baseball
talent, but each club has qualified
men: mean the baseball scouts.
How many scouts, for example,
sifted the ranks of the Negro play
ers when, the past three seasons,
the game has been knocking itself
dead worrying about the manpower
shortage?
Getting back a moment to the
highly paid Negro stars: 1t was
Satchel Paige who said he was do
ing all right where he was land
averaging some $4,000 a season,
he most certainly was and isl. But
there's only one Satchmo.
But for every Satchel Paige there
are hundreds of other kids no bet
ter known than, say Pee Wee Reese
was when he was breaking in in
Louisville. But he got to be pretty
well known, because he got the
chance.
Taking Happy Chambers own
words, "in time it's bound to work."
l report here that there are many
diversified groups-white and Ne
gro-working on breaking down the
Jim Crow line right now.
One young fellow came in to see
me, carrying with him a petition
with 5000 signatures. They all
signed under this statement:
eve hereby urge that the major
league baseball teams include Ne
groes and members of other minor
ity groups as players, especially in
view of the sacrifices which people
of, all groups are making in the
fight for democracy"
The petition is sponsored by the
Interracial Youth Committee, 104
W. 136th St., New York, 80, N. Y.
The young man who brought it in
is 17-year-old Richard Herman.
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P. NJ. Why trouble is that l
am in love with a man Of SO and 1
am 81. fell in love with him all at
once. He first told me he loved me
but now it is all different. He acts
like he doesn't care for me any
more. Of course there is another
girl between US and she has been
talking about what she is going
this man, so please tell me what to
do. Shall go on or try to forget
him as it seems like she has him
working her way. Do you think
he's trying to play me to see how
big a fool l am? In fact, l didn't
know l was such a crank until /
felt doubtful about his love.
Ans: The quickest way in the
world to make him come to a de-
Gliding point is to give him a little
stiff competition. If possible fiaunt
your new conquest in his presence
occasionally. Don't make the mis-
take of running after him although
you should not altogether ignore
him. If he has one spark of affec-
ton for you it will be aroused when
he sees you enjoying yourself with
other swain. Neither of you girls
is the winner until one of you leads
him to the altar.
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M. M. G.: l am married and my
husband does not seem to care for
me like he once did. He drinks
most of the time now and he does
not give me as much money as he
should. 1 don't have enough money
to run the home. Now l have in
mind that he might be spending
his money on other women also.
Tell me what l should do?
Ans: Alcoholic beverages are
expensive and if your husband
drinks to excess he can go through
his income as fast as he makes it.
If there were other women involved,
you would have an inkling of it
before this time. Alcohol is your
only rival. You can go a long way
toward helping your husband drink
less by giving him a well rounded,
happy home life. COndemning him
for falling into this habit and
spending his money fOOlishly will
antagonize him more. Never dis
cuss the matter when he is under
the influence Of drink. Discuss
your problems when he is sober
and in a way that will not offend
him. Let him know that if he must
have his drink, you would prefer
that he did so at home. You can
eventually wean him away from
the bottle by making it a point to
have an appetizing meal awaiting
him on his arrival each evening. Be
exceedingly kind and affectionate
while he is going through this try
ing period of change.
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Food Economy

To help homemakers in eliminat-
ing food waste, here are some point
ers in food handling. Serve second
helpings rather than too much at
first, so that waste will not have to
be put into the garbage pail; remem-
Der that certain minerals and vita
minis love to swim; save the green
tops of root vegetables; buy sufff-
cient food, but not so much that
it will spoil before it can be used;
and store food carefully to avoid its
Tpoiling
Hardware Heart
Cows have a proclivity for swal-
lowing small metal objects which
they find lying around in farm lots.
Such objects as nails, pieces of wire,
screws and staples work back
through the cows stomach and
pierce the heart, frequently causing
death. Veterinarians who have op-
Grated on cows so affected with
hardware heart" have reported
finding razor blades, rubber balls,
bolts, and a great miscellany of
similar objects which have been
swallowed by the animals over a
period Of months.
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ter, Sandra Lee. While in Detroit
Mrs. Griffin visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Hatcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Strawder and Miss Faye
Strawder, all former residents of
Minneapolis.
Miss June A. Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams,
1902 E. 21st St., is spending her
vacation with her grandmother,
Mrs. Lydia Thompson, in Hattis-
burg, Miss.
Mrs. Irene COwan, 524 Emerson
Ave. No., left Friday, July 20, for
st. Louis, Mo-, to visit her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Smith and an aunt, Mrs.
J. W. Jones, from there, Mrs.
Cowan, accompanied by her sister
and aunt will go to New York.
Returns Home: Mrs. D. W. In
gram, 3941 Fourth Ave-, who left
the city, June 10, for Spartan, Ga,
is home after visiting in Washing
ton, D. c., Chester and Philadelphia,
Pa, Atlantic City, N. j., and Chi
cago, Ill. She returned to the city,
Monday morning, July %.
Mrs. Cordelia Walker, of Navi-
sofa, Tex, is at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Gresham, 984 Bryant Ave.
No., for an indefinite stay.
Convalescing: Mrs. W. A. Ross,
1925 Clinton Ave. So, who under
went an operation recently at Fair
view hospital, is convalescing at
her home.
Mrs. Ruby King and sister, Mrs.
Hestor Harry and her two children,
Patsy and Joyce, returned to their
home in Chicago after visiting their
aunt and uncle, the Rev. and Mrs.
H. W. Bolts, ST., s67 18th Ave. No.
Miss Helen Early, 1856 Fourth
Ave. &c., left Monday, July %, for
Chicago to spend a week visiting
her sister. From there she will go
to Omaha, Neb.
George W. Jones, Jr., son of Mrs.
George W. Jones, Sr., 1901 Fifth
Ave. &c., went to Kansas City, Mo-,
Friday, July 20, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Eva Collins, 1856 Fourth
Ave. &c., who for the past three
years has made her home in Min
neapolis, has returned to California,
her former home.
Mrs. Harriet Jones, who has been
attending the workers school at the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-27

All-American or National Pastime
on a 100 per cent basis Of Democ-
racy.
The remarks, finally Forthcoming
this week, from Happy Chandler,
the new baseball commissioner, are
encouraging indeed. In case you
missed them land you sure would
have had to search for them in
most of the sports pages), Happy
said:
81 believe Negroes should have
a chance like everybody else. The
arrangements are yet to be worked
out, but believe that this is free
country and everybody should have
a chance to play its favorite game"
Happy hedged a bit though,
probably realizing the club owners
might feel indicted by his remarks.
Anyway, he said:
81 don't know anything about al
legged determinations, but I'm sure
there is room for colored players
in the big leagues"
He pointed out that at will take
a lot of thought, but in time it's
bound to work"
Here's something that dovetails
with that, in sort of way. It's
reply written by Larry MacPhail,
new president of the New York
Yankees, to Louis ]. Kane, NJ. D.,
of $50 Park Ave, who protested to
Mr.. MacPhail about the disgraceful
banning of Negroes from organized
baseball.
l quote:
"This acknowledges your letter
suggesting Negroes should be given
a chance in baseball.
There are three basic reasons,
at present, why Negroes are not
playing in the major leagues. First,
the few outstanding Negro players
of major league ability are making
more money elsewhere. Second, the
men in charge of the Negro leagues,
and many representatives of the
Negro press, are opposed to having
their leagues forced out of existence
through the loss of outstanding
players. Third, the majority of the
club owners in the major leagues
do not believe it is to the advantage
of the major leagues to sign Negro
players under these circumstances.
81 understand that a committee,
composed of two representatives
of the major leagues and two
Negroes representing Negro sports
and press, are to meet shortly to
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Cameo club is GEORGIA
giving a Pow-wow, Saturday
night, at Thompson Park. q know
it will be fine.)
The hot weather brought quite a
few out to Phalen Beach, Sunday.
Donald Wilson and Vernon Brad
ley were among the many there.
The birthday party given by
Gene Goss and Walter Stone, Fri
day, July goth, was really jumpin'.
Some of the many present were:
Edith Price, Gladys Hobbs, Patri-
cia Cartwright, Jane House,
Pauline Ray, Helen Peoples, Jean
Cannon, Dorothy Woodford, Duan-
ita Calendar, Phyllis Mays, Joyce
King, lone Russell, Pearle Will
liams, Terrell Jackson, Ira Allen,
Scott Price, Paul Ray, Marcus
Carter, James Cook, Bill Grimes,
Leon Lewis, Leroy Schockney, Mel
son Mccoy, Milton Combs, Earle
MCGEE, and many, many others.
Raymond (Red) Presley called
lovely, Barbara Cartwright, long
distance from Indiana. (eh, now }
Clara and Virginia Curry have
left for Chicago, where thew will
visit relatives.
Lovely Peggy Aparicio was look
ing stunning, Sunday, in a lime
green draped dress, escorted, of
course, by Perry Peoples.
Joslyn Jones looks nice and cool
in her new up-sweep hair-do. While
on the subject of hair, Carmetta
Hits hair-do is so becoming and
chic.
There wasn't much to write
about, this week.
The Magistrates at the Halle
Q. Brown are planning to continue
Chrougn the summer. SO, let's see
more of you members at the next
meetings.
suppose all you hard ones, are
going to the Sadie Hawkins Dance
at the Halle, August 4.
Say, does anyone know, who this
new boy is? He's tall, dark and
handsome and had all the girls in
a swoon at the party, Friday, July
goth. The girls were really giving
him the wolf cry.
Happiness Is a Thing Called
Joe" is beautiful and popular.
had a couple of the week, but
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at the last minute they broke up.
faint love grand????
l wish TO tell a certain Mime
apOlis boy who writes some sort
of juicy column; / don't know the
name of it, as seldom pay much
attention to it; l believe it's some
sort of "juvenile column; that 1
believe he has enough TO write his
own column, without trying to
write mine, also, but l appreciate
his help.
Well, everybody, see you next
week.
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Mortgage Financing

In 1913 American life insurance
companies put approximately $780,
000,0O0 into mortgages on city
homes, including apartments, bring
ing total financing aid Of this type to
nearly $4,000, 100000, an al-time
peak, it was reported by the Insti-
tute Of Life Insurance. This aggre-
gate represents housing for approx
mately $500, 900 persons.
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city, Saturday, July A. to spend his
furlough with friends. He left for
New Jersey, Monday, July 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. Brown,
TOT Iglehart, have as their guests,
Mr.. Browns brother, Mr.. Floyd
Brown, and his eight-year-old
daughter, from Brooklyn, New
York. Mr.. Brown arrived in st.
Paul, Monday, July %, and will also
visit his mother and other relatives,
during his stay here in the city.
He will leave for New York, We'd
nesday, August 1.
Mr.. Harold Brown, ST., 4O5 st.
Anthony, who has been confined to
bed because of illness, is able to
be up and around, but is still under
his doctors care.
Mrs. Freda Harris, 695 Carroll,
left the city, Monday, July 16, for
an indefinite visit with relatives in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Kitchen shower: Mrs. Margaret
P. Carter, 1875 N. Western, was
hostess at a kitchen shower, Sun
day, July %, in honor of Miss
Thesesa Ray, whose wedding to
Talmadge Carey, Jr., will be SOL
emnized in the near future. Lun-
cheon was served, after which
games pertaining to matrimony
were played. The bride-to-be re-
ceived many lovely gifts, which
also included gifts by many who
were unable to attend. Those pres
ent were: the Misses Gladys Smith,
Kathryn Jane Hopkins, and Estelle
Luckie; the Mines. Cecil Lewis,
Rosamond Johnson, Rosamond Col
lier, Aida Graves, Henrietta Will
liams, and Ernest Charleston.
Prizes were won by Rosamond
Johnson, Gladys Smith, and Rosa
mond Collier.
Visitor: Mrs. Anne Mitchell, of
Columbus, Ohio, arrived in the city,
Saturday, July 7, to be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Ponder, 694
Rondo. She returned to her home
in Ohio, Wednesday, July 25. Dur
ing her stay here Mrs. Mitchell was
entertained Saturday, July 81, by
Mrs. James Riddeaux, TOT Rondo,
with dinner downtown, and back
to Mrs. Riddeaux' home, for
Pokeno, and 500 a. m. breakfast.
Other guests were: the Mines. Her
bert Foster, Leon Ponder, and Cor
nelius Benner.
Mrs. Cornelius Benner, 672 st.
Anthony, entertained Sunday, July
%, honoring Mrs. Anne Mitchell,
as hostess to a theatre party at
the Orpheum, and midnight dinner
at the st. Paul Elks' Rest. Her
guests were: the Mines. Leon Pom
der, Herbert Foster, James Rid
deaux, Stewart Kincaid, George
Brooks, Jr., and Jack Payne.
Bridge and POkenO party: Mrs.
Leon Ponder, 694 Rondo, was host
ess, Friday, July 20, at a Bridge
and Pokeno party, honoring her
guest, Mrs. Anne Mitchell, of Co.
lumbus, Ohio. Her guests included
the Mines. George Brooks, Jr.,
"Bud" Benner, Lefty" Davis,
Stewart Kincaid, James Riddeaux,
Herbert Foster, Walter Sothern,
Jack Payne, Charles Williams, and
Benjamin Taylor. First prize in
bridge was won by Mrs. George
Brooks, Jr.; second by Mrs. bud"
Benner. First prize in Pokeno went
to Mrs. Lefty" Davis and second
to Mrs. Walter Sothern. A de-
licious midnight luncheon was
Mrs. Stewart Kincaid, 735 Car
roll, entertained the visitor, Mrs.
Anne Mitchell and Mrs. Leon Pom
der with a delightful Sunday din
ya,. T,,l1y TX
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yers of Kansas City, Mo-, sisters
of Jim Williams; Mrs. Rose Stokes
of Winnipeg and Mrs. Eta John
son of Chicago, ILL.,, who is the sis
ter of jennie Williams. Other
guests included: the Mines. and
Messrs. Jim Williams, Joe Monroe,
D. A. Reese; the Mines. Florence
Logan, Hulda Garner, Beatrice
Arthur, Irene Jackman, Berniece
Quiley, and Ada Long; the Messrs.
Jimmie Garner, D. L. Cherry, Ray
Adams, George White and Sgt. Otis
Skinner, who is stationed at Fort
Lewis, Washington. Games were
played, after which gifts were pre-
scented to the guests of honor.
Miss Aretas Blaney, daughter of
Mrs. Cudellus Jackson, $40 st. An
thony Avenue, left this week to
visit friends in Petersburg, Vir-
ginia, Baltimore, Md, and New
York City. Miss Blaney is a mem
Der of Eta Chapter, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, and a teacher in
the public schools of Detroit, Mich.
She will return to Detroit this fall
to resume her duties there.
Dinner: Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Reese, 500 Rondo, entertained at
dinner, Sunday, July Is, Mrs. Edith
Moore and son, Billy, of Winnipeg,
Man., Canada, who were visiting in
the Twin Cities. Mrs. Moore is
formerly of Minneapolis, and the
wife of Billy Moore, an orchestra
leader, some years ago in Mime
apolis.
COcktail-Dinner: Mrs. William
H. Mosley, and her mother, Mrs.
1. G. Mum, Sr., 381 N. Western,
were hostesses at a cocktail-dinner
Friday, July 10, honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. George Aston, of Chicago,
ILL.,, and their guest, Mrs. Ruth
Brown, niece of Oscar DePriest,
and Mrs. L. E. Willis, Mrs. Almeda
Arthur, and Sally Harris. The CEN
terpiece of the dinner table was
composed of gladiolus, delphiniums,
and sweetpeas.
House Guest: Mrs. Maude Wyatt
of Des Moines, Iowa, is the house
guest of Mrs. Anna Thomas and
Mrs. Gertrude Boldly, 594 st. An
thony.
Oak Leaf Art Club met Monday,
July %, at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Hagan, COL Carroll Avenue. The
members present were the Mines.
Emily Harris, Lydia Brown, Violet
Saunders, Agnes Wilson, Gertrude
Boldly, Alice Jackson, Anna Thomas
and Mary Brown.
Visitor: Mr.. Alfred L. Triplett
of Keokuk, Iowa, is visiting his
daughter Harriet Bird, and friends,
in st. Paul.
Mrs. Nina NJ. Patterson and
niece, Miss Gwendolyn Patterson
of Chicago are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester W. Pat
terson, 1854 St. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Clara B. Williams of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who visited her sister,
Mrs. Hannah Black, in Duluth,
spent several days last week in st.
Paul at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Ross, 295 Mackubin, and
Mrs. Effie Garrett, SAG St. An
thony.
Mrs. Leila A. Smith, 663 st. An
thony, left Sunday, July %, to be
at the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Florence Wise, of Michigan City,
Ind.
Cpl. Nathaniel Hardy, of Fort
Dix, New Jersey, arrived in the
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Mobile Radio Station

Secret military messages trans
mitted by the worlds largest mobile
radio station are being received dali
ly at the war office in London direct
from Italian battlefields. The sta
ton is run by Britain's royal corps
of signals which transmits and re-
ceives more than 10000 words daily.