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Mrs. FDR TO Speak
At w. Va. Graduation

INSTITUTE, W. Va. (NNPA)-
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt will deliver
the commencement address for
West Virginia State College on
Sunday afternoon, May 20, It was
announced this week by President
John W. Davis Of the college.
II Is expected that the theme Of
the address will follow Mrs. Roose-
velt's interests In international
peace and the common welfare Of
mankind for which she has con-
stantly worked for many years.
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Lincoln 'U' Protests
N. c. Basketball Award

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Lincoln University has entered a
formal protest to the Colored Inter
collegiate Athletic Association over
the selection of North Carolina
States Eagles as CIAA basketball
champions of 1916 and has asked
that any formal championship
award be held up until the Saith
annual meeting of the association
at West Virginia State College next
December.
The protest was sent to John H.
Burr, CIAA president, who is also
athletic director of Howard Uni
versity. 1t was signed by Manuel
Rivero, head coach at Lincoln, H.
F. Grim and Theodore Hawkins.
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Frank Curtis, A. L. Brown, Eunice
Caldwell, Frances Wagner, Allie
f. Wilson, Ada Cunningham, Wyatt
Pierro, LaVerne Shedlove, James
Turson, Lewis Jenkins, Ocie brakes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cash, Mr..
and Mrs. d. Russell, Lucia Nc
Clure, Maurice Strong, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Wiley, Sylvester Oliver,
Mrs. Sam Arnold, Mrs. Jessie Shan
non, Mrs. S. o. Harris, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Bowles, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Ryan, ST., Mr.. and Mrs. w,
J. Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Bobo, Mrs. Sam Whiting,
Leroy Allen, Romeo Gresham,
jeanette Dorsey, A. B. Wright,
Hardy White, Miss Carolyn Frances
Smith, W. Partee, Bert Dawson,
Contributing 30 cents were: Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Crump, and J. e.
Brown.
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National Bar Week
Is Planned for ApriI

CHICAGO (NNPA) The Ma
tional Bar Association will observe
National Bar Association Week.
April 7 to Is, Earl B. Dickerson,
its president, announced last Mon
day.
The purpose Of the observance,
Mr.. Dickerson said, is to emphasize
the Importance "of the continuing,
unrelenting fight of the Negro
people to bring about the enforce
ment and augmentation of the
United States Constitution, par
ticularly the Thirteenth, Four
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments,
through court action and legisla-
ton"
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will mark the high spot Of the year.
Leading off the weeks donations
was the Associated Negro Credit
Union with a $40 contribution.
Contributing IS were Al Knutson,
and the ABG club.
Contributing 81 were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Johnson, ST., Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Wallace, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Reiss, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Ryan, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Car
ruthers, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
Hughes, and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Phillips.
Contributing 81 were: AL Martin,
Lucille Jordan, W. C. Dunlap, Mr..
and Mrs. Kelly Stone, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Woodland, Clarence Pat
rick, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hub
bard, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Stone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wallace, ST.,
Samuel johnson, Edna Russell,
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Urban League Dinner
Reservations Close
Saturday, Murch %

The final report on the number
Of reservations for the annual din
ner meeting Of the Minneapolis
Urban League board, Tuesday,
March 26, at 6 p. m, at Wesley
Methodist church, must be made
Saturday morning, March %. All
members and friends Of the League
who desire reservations are urged
to place them before that time by
calling the League office CAT. 1872.
No reservations will be required
to attend the final session at which
Carey McWilliams will deliver the
principal address. However, a sec
tion of the auditorium will be re-
served for those attending the
earlier affair.
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Frank L. Alsup, above, former
resident Of st. Paul, became the
second Negro in the history Of local
Frank L. Alsup
politics in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to
seek public office. He announced
his candidacy last Friday TO run on
the Democratic ticket for one Of
the two constable posts in Rapids
township.
Alsup was active in civic and
union circles during his residence
in st. Paul. In making public his
candidacy, he said: 81 believe that
with the number Of cOlored families
in Cedar Rapids, it is time we are
taking a more active part in the
politics Of our community"
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II Per Cent Military
Prisoners Are Negro

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
of $4,000 general military prison.
ers at the end of 1915, about II
per cent were Negro, Captain W.
Robert Ming, Jr., Correction Divi-
sion, the Adjutant Generals Office,
War Department, revealed at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Washington Alumni Chapter of the
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, last
Saturday night.
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portunity here for Negroes and
whites to get together and 6nd q
solution for their problems. like
Minneapolis very much. / think
there is q job that can be accom-
plished In cities like these which
can't be accomplished In large cities
like New York, where race tensions
are Increasing
He also said he approved Of the
NAACP's idea Of setting up Hol-
lywood bureau 10 fight the steRoo-
typed film roles Negro motion MIC
ture actors have been portraying
on the screen, and he sc6lfed &C the
complaint BY some Of them that II
would lead TO loss Of income.
IAN actor can accept q servant
role without also accepting the ex-
aRgerated dialect that goes with
IT," Yeates said. He pointed out
Rex Ingram as an example Of an
actor who has consistently fought
for decent portrayal in his screen
roles. The browning achievement
Of lngram's career was his out
standing work IN Sahara" the type
Of role he has been fighting 10 play
for some time.
The Southernaires will continue
their tour with personal appear
ances scheduled for towns from
here to the west coast and on the
west coast.
In May, they may make another
appearance in Minneapolis and st.
Paul before returning TO New York.
Their regular Sunday broadcasts
will be heard from various key
cities on their itinerary.
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Negro Voters Outnumber
Whites In w. Palm Beach

MIAMI, Fla.-According to word
reaching party headquarters here,
the registration of Negro voters
for city, county, and state cleo
lions in West Palm Beach out
number whites by almost 2 to /.
1t is estimated that Of the $500
persons who have registered since
the books opened January 2, three
fourths are colored. Practically
all Negroes are signing up as
Democrats,
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Clemency Asked In
G., /. Death Sentence

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Clem-
ency has been asked Of the Secre-
tary of War in the death sentence
imposed upon Leroy Steen by a
court martial in France last May.
Steen was found guilty Of first
degree murder, but Thurgood Mar
shall and Franklin H. Williams of
the NAACP legal staff contend
the charge was not proved beyond
q reasonable doubt.
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Short Views
OF the
News
Negro Colleges Receive
ONLY 7A0 Veteran Uni

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
of the $3.50 temporary housing
units for veterans allocated to $40
educational institutions by the Fed
eral Public Housing Authority as
Of March /, Negro institutions re-
ceived only TAO.
FPHA records fail to show any
Negro school as having received the
total number Of units requested.
Tougaloo College at Tougaloo, Mis-
sissippi, requested only two units,
but was denied them. Tuskegee
Institute requested 500 units, but
was allotted only 100. Virginia
Union University, which asked for
fifty units, had none approved.
Bethune- Goodman College received
only rs Of a requested 200.
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Howard up Clears
Site for Housing Units

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)
The site for Howard University's
1877 units for student housing on
the west side of Fourth Street
Northwest, between Gresham and
Hobart Places, is now being
cleared.
Preliminary work also has been
started by the Roth-Schenker
Corporation, New York, contrac-
tors for this project.
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Rure Musical
Treat At st.
Peter Sunday

St. Peter choir will present a
musical program March "a, at 1880
p. m.
Guest artists appearing will be
Mrs. Jessie Clay, Harvey and Fred
Atkins.
A cordial invitation was extended
to the public to attend the musical
by James Gresham, chairman, and
Mrs. Emma Simms, director.
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Juvenile 1--WE
Goes Serious!

Everybody reads Juvenile
1--WE" the jumpin' 1--WE jargon
jamboree by teen-ager Don
Gates. Juvenile 1--WE" goes a
bit serious this week, and lets
the young folks, and old ones,
too, know what a man-abOut-
town thinks Of swing bands and
vocational guidance. On page 8.
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Claude Hopkins Fails
TO Appear Against Cab

NEW YORK (NNPA) - Be
cause of the failure Of the COM
plainant to appear, Justice John
v. Flood dismissed a third-degree
assault charge against Cab Gallo
way, the night club band leader, in
Special Sessions last Thursday.
The charge was lodged last Sep
TENDER by Claude Hopkins, alter
nate band leader with Mr.. Galloway
at the Club Zanzibar, who said he
was struck in the club in a cere-
mony celebrating W Day on the
night Of August IA.
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Matinee and Style
Dance Sunday at
Clio Hull. Mnla,

Irving Williams and his popular
ex-Navy band will provide the
tunes for the combination Matinee
Dance and 1916 Style Show at the
Clio Hall, Minneapolis, Sunday
afternoon, March "a, beginning at
5 p. m.
A feature Of the style parade
will be the showing Of next seasons
fur coats styled by beautiful
models.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-03-22

Largest Of the wartime indie
pendent agencies of the u. 8. Gov
eminent was the Office Of Price
Administration with 60 to IS thou
sand employees. Second was the
Federal Security Agency with
about $4,000, third the War Man
power Commission with about 2S,-
000
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According to the report read
by the Rev. Clarence T. r. Nell
son, ION Monday, February rs.
1916, at or about 1000, the
StephensOns, Mrs. Stephenson
and her son, James Stephenson,
went into the Cashier mott
Electric Appliance store in CO.
lumbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Ste
phensOn, believing that the faulty
repair work done on her radio
was not what she had paid for,
declared to the repairman that he
was taking her money without
giving her full value. The radio
repair man, brother Of the sher-
iff-elect of Maury County, was
indignant, and slapped and kicked
Mrs. Stephenson. Her son re-
acted by hitting the man who
had assaulted his mother.
At that time the StephensOns
were attacked by white people
on the streets, and also were at
tackled by police officer Frazier,
who hit the young man (WOrld
War II veteran). When Mrs.
Stephenson declared that the
police officer should investi-
gate the facts, she was struck
over the eye by the officer and
placed in Jail with her son."
Subsequently a mob was formed
and threats of lynching were made
All the Negroes in the town, out
of fear, went to their homes and
put out all lights. When police
officers came into the community
that was completely dark and il
was thought that the mob was COM
ing, the police were fired upon and
several wounded. The state mill
tia was ordered to Columbia, and
a Gordon thrown around the Negro
community.
After the situation was under
control, 102 Negroes were arrested
and held in jail. Later, two of the
Negroes were killed, and a third
one seriously wounded while in jail.
All the others were held without
bail or benefit Of counsel. The
investigation was made for the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People by Maurice
Weaver, white attorney and World
War II veteran of Chattanooga,
and z. Alexander LOBBY Of Nash
vile, Tennessee, member Of the
Legal Committee Of the
NAACP.
Meeting March 81
By the order Of the meeting, a
protest mass meeting will be held
on Sunday, March 81, at st. James
AME church, Dale and Central, at
I p. m. The Rev. Joseph G. Moore,
white, formerly Of st. Paul, and
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the award for the best supporting
role Of the year with his interpre-
tAtion Of the mercenary brother In
"Anna Lucasta," viii play Capu-
let; Earl Hyman, also in the cur
rent cast Of "Anna Lueasta," a.
Annals lover, will play Paris, and
Ric Ricardo will play Friar Laur-
ence,
According to present plans, the
production will open in Chicago for
the usual out-of-town preview,
about Labor Day, and then win be
taken to New York for its Broad
way opening.
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Independent Citizens Committee Of
the Arts, Sciences and Professions,
New York Council for Permanent
FEPC, the National Lawyers Guild,
the CI0-PAC, the American Civil
Liberties Union, the American
Jewish Congress, the National
Urban League, the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in Amer
lea, the Methodist Federation for
Social Service, Imperial Lodge,
Elks, the National Federation for
Constitutional Liberties, the Anti
Defamation League of B'nai Birth,
the Southern Conference for Human
Welfare, Friends of Democracy,
Freedom House and the Young
Mems Christian Association. 1t is
expected that other national or
CARNATIONS who were unable to
send representatives to the con-
ference held March IA, will also
participate in the vigorous and I'M
compromising fight which will be
made in the courts Of law and of
public opinion.
The steps decided upon include
the supplying Of all necessary legal
defense. The NAACP has already
retained Maurice Weaver, young
southern white lawyer of Chatta-
nooga and World War II veteran,
and 2. Alexander LOBBY, we'll
known Negro lawyer of Nashville.
7 urgOod Marshall, NAACP
Special Counsel, is leaving for Ten
nessee shortly to perfect, in CO.
operation with Weaver and LOBBY,
plans for defense on the basis of
the Maury County Grand Jury ac-
ton.
Other steps decided upon at
the conference, included an APP
pOintment Of a delegation to CON
fer with President Harry s. Tru-
man and AttOTney-G General Tom
Clark to insist upon more Wig
OrOus federal action against the
mob who attempted to lynch
Mrs. Gladys Stephenson and her
son, James Stephenson because
the young Negro war veteran de-
Tended his mother when she was
kicked and struck by William
Fleming, white radio repair man.
Because the newspaper stories
written by Columbia and Nash
vile newspapermen conspicuous
ly failed to mention that the
initial assault had been made by
Fleming and not by the Stephen
sons, and gave only the mOb's
side of the story, a nationwide
campaign of publicity through
paid advertisements, radio broad
casts, and the publication Of
literature, the holding Of mass
meetings and other means Of in
forming the country Of the truth
Of the Columbia riot" was voted.
Plans were also made TO raise as
speedily as possible the necessary
funds for defense. All the de-
PENDANTS except one have re-
quested in writing that the
NAACP defend them.
Particular emphasis was put by
the conference on the necessity Of
bringing the real culprits in the |
Tennessee tragedy to Justice, par
ticularly the state militia, state |
highway patrolmen and other
agents Of the State Of Tennessee
who were responsible for pillaging, |
search and seizure without war
rant, beating and otherwise man
handling the helpless Negro de-
PENDANTS, destroying Negro bust
ness establishments and homes, the
holding Of Negro defendants in
communicate and the tapping of
telephone wires.
For rent: Two single rooms, couple
OF two singles. 3745 Fourth Ave. S.
Pleasant 1916.
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Zion Senior Choir
To Sing Program
Of All Requests

The Zion Baptist church senior
choir will sing an all-bequest pro-
gram, Sunday, March "a, at 8 p, m,
at the church, 18th and Lyndalo
AYES. N.
d. J. Wade is director and Mrs.
0nis Mccoy is pianist. The Rev.
I'll. w. Bots, ST., Is pastor.
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spoons ored by
Michael Myer.
berg, and is
scheduled for a
Labor Day pre-
view in Chicago,
Hilda is now star
ring in "Anna Lu-
casta," in Chica-
go.
The much-t talk
ed about play will
have a cast Of IL
whita and 10 Ne
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New Liberian Minister
Thanks President Truman

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Raphael 0'Hsra Lanier, recently
appointed Minister to Liberia, last
Wednesday made a courtesy call at
the White House TO thank Presi-
dent Truman for his appointment.
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JOS. B Levy
Dies After Two
Years Illness

Joseph B. Levy, age SO, 1886
Fourth Ave. S., well-known rail-
road and fraternal man, died We'd
nesday morning, March 20, at the
Uptegrove Rest Home, 1918 Fourth
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Mrs. Van Hook
Dies Suddenly
At Her Home

Mrs. Elizabeth Van Hook, prom
inent Mill City club woman, died
early Sunday morning, March II,
at her home, 3612 Elliot Ave, fol-
lowing a brief illness. Mrs. Van
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SOuthernaires Tenor Thinks
Twin Cities Ideal Towns
For InterraciaI Goodwill

Ray Yeaes tenor member Of the Souhernaires quartet
who made three Twin City appearances during the past week.
end said Tuesday that he thought Minneapolis and St Paul
were ideal cities to establish acable inerraca relation
ships.
From what I've SEEN Yeatss said .thara e nrAat on
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Halfway Mark Passed
In Victory Float Fund
For 1916 Aquatennial

The impossible" being realized this week the fund for the
1916 Victory passed halfway Tuesday
with citizens all walks Of life contributing the II Is the
first time Twin City has received about public financial
the communities at the enthusiasm with which
coming
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Midlond Coop Believes in American WqYs
Job Rejection Brings
Two New Openings
For Evelyn Escue

As the result Of picture and story appearing in the
February issue of this newspaper Evelyn Escue daughter
of Mr. and Mrs E. L. Escue 1924 Fourth Ave- &c., has been
contacted by two firms who interested securing her
services if Minneapolis building firm thought its
clients would be shocked at the idea.
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Public to Heor Story Dolly Press Didn't Tell
10 Organizations Including YMCA,
B'nai Birth, Elks, to Cooperate
In Defense of Tennessee Rioters


IN
Building
the
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HILDA SIMMS gro players. Rich
ard Angarola, recently discharged
from the armed services, will play
Romeo; Frederick O'Neil, who won
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COMING ST. THOMAS AN
NUAL STYLE REVUE, EASTER
MONDAY, APRIL 22.-Advt.
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Largest federal department aside
from Army and Navy is the De-
partment Of Agriculture, with 30
TO IS thousand employees.
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St. Paul Mass Meeting
To Hear Eye Witness
Tell of Tennessee

branch Of the NAACP heard report
by the national office of the
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Gopher Lodge

Gopher Lodge
Thanks Public
Gopher Lodge 105 is aware
Of the support and patronage
the public has given in the past,
and wishes to take this oppOr-
tunity to extend its thanks to
the community. We will ap-
preciate your continued support
and patronage in the future. At
all times we will endeavor to
give as good service as we did
under Mr.. Gene Harris.
William Heron,
Manager, Elks Rest.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-03-22

Toward the end Of the recent
world war " commissioned women
doctors were serving in the U. 8.
Army.
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Bounties were paid in Minnesota
during 1914 on 1853 wolf cubs, 1,668
adult wolves, 5,379 grey fox, 1888
red fox.
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Chicago Opening Planned
For Romeo and Juliet
With Hilda AS Star

Hlda Moses simms Minneapolis contribution to the past years
Broadway definitely this week
Juliet in Harry MagstaH Gbb production Of Romeo and Juliet
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Army civilian employees went
down from l,262,913 in June, 1914,
to 1,147 400 in June, 1945, while
Navy civilian employees increased
during the same year from 662, ITO
to 1886.
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Carna-
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By the order Of the meeting, a
protest mass meeting will be held
on Sunday, March 81, at st. James
AME church, Dale and Central, at
I p. m. The Rev. Joseph G. Moore,
white, formerly Of st. Paul, and
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with
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10 ap-
Evening star., 1946-04-10


man as stopgap. He continued as
Postmaster General into the fourth
term, although Hannegan, the ward
politician from st. Louis, had be-
come chairman of the National
Committee.
1t is significant that Franklin D.
Roosevelt did not name Mr.. Hanne-
gan to his cabinet. 1t remained for
President Truman to prove how
much he wanted the Roosevelt
cabinet to continue by pushing the
competent Mr.. Walker out and in
stalling Mr.. Hannegan as Postmas-
ter General. OF those who doubled
up, at least briefly, in the two jobs
- Cortelyou. Farley, Walker and
Hannegan-the last named was the
least qualified for either position.
Sees Poor Combination.
II President Truman possessed
recognized qualities Of leadership,
Mr.. Hannegan would not be doing
him so much harm. A too COM
placent President and too asser-
tive chairman make poor combi-
nation. They do not inspire the
country with confidence. Mr.. Han
negan is not one to hide his light
under a bushel. He prefers to put