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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Georgia Files
Suit Against
Hooded Order
Organization
Charged With
Conspiracy
ATLANTA. GA.-(SNSl :

ATLANTA, GA.-(SNS)-
In a civil suit filed in Fulton
County Superior Court Thursday.
in an effort to revoke the charter
of the Ku Klux Khan, the State
charged the organization with q
conspiracy to seize control of stra-
tegic agencies of the government.
The suit was filed by Attorney
General Eugene Cook and his as
sistant, Dan Duke, on behalf of
the state In the document they
petitioned the court:
THAT the corporate powers.
rights, privileges and franchise Of
said defendant knights Of the Ku
Klux Klan) to do and engage in
doing business or to conduct or
carry on it's affairs in the state
of Georgia be cancelled, annulled,
sacated and forfeited
THAT rule nisi be granted
requiring the defendant to show
cause on day certain why the
relief prayed for herein should
not be granted"
TEN DAYS TO ANSWER
The Khan was given until July
l to answer the proceedings by
Judge Frank A. Hooper, Jr., Of
the civil division of Fulton Coun-
ty Superior Court. 1t the Khan
answers, jury trial date may be
let 80 days after the answer is re-
turned; if the Klan fails to ans
wer then the judge may rule as
he sees fit.
Linking the Association of
Georgia Klans with the Knights
Of the Ku Klux Khan, against
whom the suit was filed, the state
answered Grand Dragon Samuel
Green's denial that the association
was closely connected with the
chartered knights
OFFICIALS NAMED
Named as exercising authority
under the provisions Of the char
ter are Grand Dragon Samuel H.
Green, S. w. Roper, who was head
Of the Georgia Bureau of Inves-
tigation under former Governor
Euaene Talmadge, B. G, Orwell.
and G. T. Brown.
Dr. Green was identified as
Grand Dragon Of the Reann
Georgia and elected or appointed
to such a position by the Imperial
Wizard of the Supreme Executive
Committee of the knights of the
Khan.
The petition Identities Roper
as Exalted Cyclops Of the Oak
land City Post No. 2s7; B. @.
Orwell as Exalted Cyclops Of
Post No. 213 in East Atlanta, and
G. T. Brown as Grand Titan Of
the Fifth Province of the Geor-
gia Realm.
All are members OF the knights
of the Khan, the petition declares
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Rankin County Woman Severely
Beaten By Group Of White Men

Before she could answer she was
knocked down and kicked and
beaten about the head and BODY,
sustaining injuries that caused
permanent injury to her eyes, one
of which doctors fear will have TO
be removed Immediately
Mrs. Pickney, who is the daught-
er-in-law of Holly Shepherd, jani-
tor at the Rankin County Court
house for the past 10 or Is years,
is expected to be moved to a hos
pital in Jackson as soon as her
condition permits.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29

BRANDON, Miss. = tDSN) -
Mrs. Matilda Pickney, long time
resident of Rankin County, was
in a critical condition Monday fol-
lowing an attack by four white
men Sunday night, during which
she was severely beaten. Mrs. PICK
ney, prominent church worker,
was returning from evening SER
vices when approached by the men
who asked her if she didn't know
that niggers in Rankin County
weren't allowed on the street after
dark.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Etoy Fletcher
Disappears

JACKSON, Miss - A growing
concern was felt here early this
week over the sudden dissappearan-
&c OF Etoy Fletcher, World War Ii
vet, & student at Jackson College
here who was beaten by a mob of
white men when he attempted to
register in Rankin County. College
authorities have been unable to
locate Fletcher since last Saturday
when they sought to question him
regarding an affidavit published
regarding the Rankin County in
cldent.
No information as TO his where
aboutS could lie obtained from the
place where he roomed at 1910
Cox Street while attending school.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29

Protesting "the organized effort
to prevent Negro citizens, includ-
ing veterans, from registering to
vote in the July 2 Mississippi
Democratic primary elections" CLIO
Political Action Committee Chair
man Sidney Hillman yesterday
called on President Truman for
speedy action to "halt this viola
ton of the constitutional rights
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29

Prof. I. S. Sanders, principal OF
Lanier Hi School, was reprimand-
ed and fined in the City Court
here last Tuesday following a
hurried trial, the aftermath of an
automobile accident at the corner
of Capitol and President Streets
here last week.
Prof. Sander, who was parked at
the corner of Capitol and Presi-
dent Streets, was attempting to
leave his space when side swiped
by white man driving an out
of-state car
On testimony of the arresting
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Federal Communications Commission Asked
To Stop Broadcast Of Speeches Calling For
Violence Against Negroes Seeking
The Right To Vote
: American citizens"

of American citizens.
Mr.. Hillman, in his wire to the
President, cited reports from Mis-
sissippi that Etoy Fletcher, Negro
veteran, was denied the right to
register and was severity beaten
following his attempt to have his
name placed on the roll of cleo
tors. The CIO PAC head further
charged that the situation had
been made worse by the mad
rantings of Senator Bilbo, who IN
a recent radio broadcast virtually
eppealed for mob action to prevent
voting by Negroes" In the broad
cast to which Mr.. Hillman re-
ferred, Sen. Bilbo exhorted the
cred blooded Anglo-Saxon" men OF
Mississippi to "resort to any
means" to keep Negroes from the
polls.
Mr.. Hillman also dispatched tel
egrams to U. S. Attorney Cen
eral Tom C. Clark, stating that
election officials and others IN
Mississippi are resortlng TO
violence to prevent registration
and voting by Negro citizens, IN
Guiding veterans" and urging that
immediate steps be taken to ap-
prehend those who tamper with
our democratic electoral system, !"
and to Federal Communications
Commission Chairman Charles X.
Denny, Jr.. stating that Sen. Bill,
bo's broadcast was an "abuse OF
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Plan State Wide Vocational Training
Centers For Negro Veterans

would be directly available to Ne
gro veterans in all sections of the
state. plans call for the teaching
of all kinds of trades, carpentry,
bricklayers, plasterers, stone man,
radio. electric refrigeration, cleo
trio welding, cabinet making, ce-
ment finishing. and all other
trades demanded in a modern IN
dustrial nation.
According to reports, the plan
has already been presented to the
governor and has met his full ap,
proval and is now being studied
by the State Building Commission
under whose authority the centers
will have to be built. The Build
ing Commission is said to favor
the plan.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Six-Year-0Id Girl Shot
By neighborhood Grocer

lodged in her bed. The little girl
was rushed to local hospital
where at a late hour Tuesday she
was reported to be doing fine.
Williams. found by police hid
ing in cold storage III the rear OF
his store was arrested, but later
released after agreeing to pay all
doctors bills.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29

when she first came to Miami
was either gwen away 0r lost be-
fore she Joined the cult.
''She believed ii WAS impossible
to have both material wealth ano
spiritual happiness and I dont
believe she ever regretted her de-
ciSion," Mrs Garrett observed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Funeral Rites
Held For Mrs.
]. V. Young

Funeral rites were held at Pearl
Street Church Monday afternoon
of last week for Mrs. Jennie v.
Young. Mrs. Young died in To-
cal clinic following sudden i'll
ness early last Friday evening.
The funeral sermon was delivered
by Rev. J. w. Hair, presiding eld-
er of the Jackson District of the
AME Church.
Surviving are daughter, Mrs.
Hollie Young Simms, and the three
sons, Jack H. Young, Henry
Young, and George Young.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Pledges Fight
For F.E.P.C.

Los ANGELES CAMP I'm
daunted by his defeat for the post
of supervisor in the predominantly
white second district, the Rev.
Clayton d. Russell broadeastine
from his Independent Church Of
Christ last Sunday, pledged a
powerful fight for a state FEPC.
This issue is expected to appear
on the November ballot.
Expressing appreciation for the
wide support he received from both
whites and Negroes, Rev. Russell
said he felt no Illustration from
defeat on his initial entry into
politics.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
CAPITOL
SPOTLIGHT
BY LOUIS LAUTIER
For NNPAl
FOURSQUARE

HOWARD C.. PETERSON, As
sitant Secretary of War, has been
foursquare on the race question.
Whenever the office of the civilian
aide to the Secretary of War was
unable to secure satisfactory ad-
justment of a complaint of race
discrimination in a War Depart
ment installation or with a War
Department contractor, the case
was referred to the Undersecre-
tary of War.
At that time, Secretary of War
Rol ftsP.mP Patterson was the un-
ders fsrssary, and MIR. Peterson was
his ext@Ee assistant. Mr.. Pet
essen a. 1y handled those cases
and invariably he insisted upon the
adjustment recommended by the
civilian aide.
There were times when echelons
below the office of the Secretary
of War were unwilling to support
the position of the civilian aide.
For instance, in the matter of ref
erenceS to race or religion in job
application forms of War Depart
ment contractors.
FEPC RULING
In complaints involving the
Douglas Aircraft Corporation the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company,
and the Gulf Shipbuilding Corpor.
alton, the FEPC. held that 'The
practice of an employer of requir-
ing applicants to state their race
or religion, or both, on application
forms, or otherwise, does not vio-
late the provisions of the execu-
tive order but is a factor which
may be considered by the commit
tee in arriving at determination
that the employer is discriminat-
ing against applicants for en-
ployment because of race, creed,
color, or national origin"
The office of the civilian aide
took the position that questions in
job applications requiring disclo-
sures of race or religion could
serve only one purpose-to dis
criminate against job applicants
because of their race or religion.
After the FEPC had written its
Interpretation of references to
race or religion in job applications,
and circulated it in a printed re-
port, the technical services of. the
Army were not inclined to insist
upon the deletion of such refer
ences from job applications. In
case where the contractor was
rather adamant against removing
the Objectionable reference, and
cited the report of the FEPC to
support his position, the matter
was referred to the undersecre-
tary. Mr.. Peterson ordered the de
letion.
But in one matter it appears
that Mr.. Peatrson is not being wei
counseled. The matter concerns
the "History of the Branch Office
of the Judge Advocate Generals
Office in the European Theater of
Operations" a study of crimes
committed by American soldiers
in the European theater with a
summary of cases involving capl-
tai offenses.
After the press sought copies of
the two-volume study, the Judge
Advocate Generals Office classi-
fled the documents, making them
confidential and restricting their
circulation.
Mr.. Peterson says the docu-
ments were classified in accord
ance with well-established War
Department policy.
al am informed that they were
not classified in the beginning
through an inadvertence and that
no copies have been released for
publication" he said. "The off
cial historical data of World War
III, of which these documents are
CONTINUED On Back Page)
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
SURPRISING LESSON

However," he declared, "the
campaign taught me a surprising
lesson about the local Negro and
his misuse of the right to use the
ballot" Hundreds of Negroes had
not registered, he discovered, and
hundreds more were ignorant of
the elementals of voting procedure.
Although information as to poll
ing places and voting hours is
mailed to each potential voter from
the registrar of voters prior to
election day, many expressed ig-
norance of these factors. he said
Newcomers TO California, who
were not able to vote in their home
states, were urged to take advan-
tage of the privilege as soon as
they have had d years residence.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
Prof. Sanders Fined, Reprimanded
In Automobile Accident Here

officer, the out-of-state driver was
fined five dollars, but indicated
that the case would be appealed to
a higher court.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-06-29
A Little Skyight

Starvation Surely
Has made known,
We've lived too long
On bread alone.
IF. ], Earl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
Debt Vs. Tax Cut
(Washington Post)

Washington Post)
 In an address before the Economic Club of New York recently Secretary Snyder said that it was imperative to reduce debt burden while we are experiencing great prosperity Both President Truman and MT Snyder have insisted that debt retirement should precede cuts in taxation Their arguments are persuasive Various Republican leaders maintain that it is possible to do both at the same time But eX- penditures will have to be reduced very drastically to permit of substantial cuts in taxes and still leave sizable surplus available for debt reduction in the next fiscal year.
 Debt reduction is an anti-nfationary process since it can only be effected by collecting currently from the people through taxes money than the Government pays out currently. Consequently, the timing of a debt reduction program is extremely
 important Ii is undertaken when business is active and labor employed at high the burden of the high taxes required to yield budget su1puses can be borne as Secretary Snyder points out, without i'm posing undue restraints upon enterprise. Further more debt retirement would serve to curb inflatlon under existing conditions by drawing off some excess income in the form of taxes.
 If debt reduction should be delayed because of the urge to cut taxes at once later business recession predicted by many economsts-might make 1t impos- sibe to effect any reduction at all in the amount of outstanding indebtedness For it is obvious that in periods of declining business activity tax revenues drop even if rates remain unchanged, and attempts to build up budgeary supuses for purposes of debt re- ducion become so much the harder It would be most urwse to aeers Vate the deflaonary forces at work during periods of declining business activity by pursu- ing deflationary fiscal policies at the same time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
CHRONIC STATE DEPARTMENT
 DENIAL

ChrCnolglcal events involving a chronic State Department habit:
 Sunday, Dee. l5-This cQmmenta- tor stated that U. s. AmaSSador George Messersmith had been ord cred to Washington from Argentina for consultations" which meant a showdown over future U. S. policy toward Dictator Peron.
 Monday, Dec. 16-State Depart ment career boys pooh-poohed this. Ambassador Messersmith, they ad- mitted, was coming back, but only to see his doctor His trip had absolutely nothing to do with any discussion of Argentine-U.S policy.
 Wednesday, Dec. l8-Forthright Secretary of State Byrnes, back from New York, confirmed the fact that MessCrSmith had been ordered home for a full-dress review of U. S. policy His trip, said BryneS, had nothing to do with his doctor.
 Note - When a newspaperman makes a mistake, it's called a chronic lie. When a US. diplomat issues a diplomatic denial, it's only a chronic habit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28

through the usual Peron system of intimidation Ambassador Messer- smith, whose job it is to protect American citizens, even when they happen to be critical newsmen, re- ported the incident to the State Department with this comment:
 This action was not important and of no significance"
 Meanwhile the State Department has learned that the argentine Government is withholding meat and wheat from Bolivia and Uru- quay in order to crack the anti Peron regime in those two coun- tries.
 When Ambassador Messersmith returns, therefore, the State De- partment faces major showdown as to whether it will play ball with the new Dictator of Argentine, or treat him as the embroyo menace which Messersmith once so correct ly reported was springing up in Germany and Austria.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
CAPITAL CHAFF

Many people thought General Eisenhower was smart when he left for a months rest just one day belore it was known President Tru- man planned to use troops in the coal mine strike. An earlier Chief of Staff, General Macarthur, con- manded the troops that routed the bonus army in 1882 and has never lived it down; 50 it was thought the shrewd Eisenhower wasn't go- ing to get caught the same way
 However, it now develops that Ike had left written instructions with War Department aides well before the coal strike that he planned to be away during the month of De- cember. He has an arthritic shoulder which has bothered him for some months and he wanted time to get 1t baked out in sunny climate. The first Cabinet din- ner was replete with all The old pre- wartime formality from white ties-and-t tails to the Marine Corps band Military and Naval aides were everywhere Guests who at tended Cabinet dinners in both the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
A Fireproof Hotel
Cincinnati Ennuirerl

The tragic hotel fire in Atlanta which has taken
 toll of considerably than 100 lives, is one of the such disasters in the history of American hotels Investigation of the of the fire is under way And presumably there also will be inquiry into the for the very heavy loss of life which may finally come to almost half the total personnel in the structure
 Once more it is the sorry story of a fire-re- sistant" structure and therefore not provided with outside fire escapes It also is the familiar story of numerous deaths resulting from the refusal of fright ened persons to remain in their rooms when escape is cut off.
 Except for fire at sea, fire in a hotel or crowded place of entertainment is likely to be the worst of tragedies There grave responsibility on those who put up buildings and hold them cut to the public as secure dwellings for night or limited stay. That responsibility has been incorporated in the law There are standards of construction and safety devices for the protection of the public
 Fire resistant" however is a deceptive term. Almost anything will burn, if exposed to sufficient heat And suffocaton in hotel room is just as tragic as to be burned in the flames It would seem that much more might be done to insure prompt detection of fires in public hosteries and done to insure a means of escape when fire takes hold.
 Modern passenger liners have elaborate systems for the detection of fire, so that single officer standing watch on the bridge is alterted whenever fire starts in any living working space throughout the vessel Such system might have it's application to a hotel which like ship is made up of great many small compartments in which people live and work and light matches with thought of the hazards entailed,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
SOUTH AMERICAN HITLER?

Actually, the showdown with Am bassador Messersmith is much more important than any squabble over State Department veracity CT over the personalities oi Messersmith and bis superior, Assistant Secre- tary of State Spruille Braden. It goes to the root of whether the United States is to cooperate with the cnly fascist minded nation in the Western Hemisphere which has consistently failed to carry out it's pledges regarding the Nazis.
 Messersmith, who had an excel lent record in Europe as the first U. S. diplomat to raise the red flag against Hitler, now has become an apologist for Pcron. His confiden- tial cables to the State Depart ment surround the Argentine Die tator with angeli" D. los.
 Recently, N Y. Times reporter Frank Kluckhohn was picked up by the Buenos Aires police, who took away his foreign correspond ent credentials and put him
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
THOMAS PLANNING 10 FIRE ADAMs0N
 AS OFFICIAL ACT
New Chairman of Unamer : iCan Activities Com.
 Hot Under Collar

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28-Rep. J. Parnell Thomas (R-NY, who is in line for chairmanship of the House committee and un-American activ- tics, said today his first official act in that post will be to fire Er- nie Adamson as chief counsel.
 In a statement issued through his office here, Thomas, now in New Jersey, accused Adamson of trying to wreck the committee. He criti- cized Adamson because a copy of a report by the chief counsel be- came public before it had been submitted to committee members,
 Adamsons report, published. yes- terday, said a revolution might be brought about through general strike or other means; described IT unidentified labor unions as Con- munist controlled, and criticized the congressional library as a haven for aliens"
 The latter assertion was denied "flatly and completely by Luther Harris Evans, librarian of congress.
 Evans told reporters he was pre- pared to refute any contention that employees of the library's legisla- tive reference department are sub versive or belong to subversive or- ganizations. 7h VI
 Adamson is expected to be suo- ceeded as chief counsel for the committee by Robert E. Stripping, who served as chief investigator for the committee when it was headed ty Martin Dies of Texas.
 Adamson joined the committee staff when it was given permanent status last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-28
LABOR LEGISLATION

Although it proved to be politically impossible to get any significant labor legislation through the last Congress there is abundance of ideas on the subject for action next year Already there are bills well past the formative stage for revision of the Wagner Act. abolition of closed shop contracts ana revision of the abortve Case bill
 In addition proposals for compulsory arbitration or compulsory adjudication of major industrial dis putes are being put forward One cf these proposals advanced by Sen Homer Ferguson of Michigan, would set up complete system of courts for handling labor disputes topped by Supreme Court of Labor"
 Sen J w Fulbright of Arkansas, undaunted by the cold response to his proposal that MT Truman should resign, has up with a plan for com pulsory arraton of disputes in basic industries, to replace the strike as means of settlement
 It will have to be in terms of of these two ideas that the whole question of paralyzing strikes will be settled Neither this nation nor any other can afford to have it's entire economic life at the mercy of irresponsible union leaders Therefore it must deny the right to strike in basic industries. But in doing so it must provide an alternative method of nsurng justice to workers in those industries In ether words the state itself must determine wage rates just as It now determines utility rates in those industries affected with public interest.
 Whether system of labor courts is preferable to a scheme of compulsory arbitration, it will be for Congress to decide after debate and hearings It is complex problem and not one to be solved by nasty legislative action But until 1t is solved cannot look forward to stability economic life, or even to the certain preservation of democratic way of life