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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
Dismiss Charges Against Two
Who Picketed Restaurant

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %
(NNPA)-At conference between
Mayor Altman Of Atlantic City and
officials Of the CLIO United Public
Workers, charges Of disorderly
conduct against two union mem
bers for picketing against race dis
elimination at Hackney's Atlantic
City restaurant last April were
withdrawn by the city.
UPW-CIO International Vice
President Thomas Richardson, who
represented the union in the recent
conference, stated that the with
drawal of "disorderly conduct
charges against Mrs. Miriam Baker
and James V. King clearly sub
stantiated the right of citizens to
protest publicly when they have
been denied their just rights under
the law.
Mr.. Richardson said that the
unions attorney, Samuel Rothbard,
had requested trial on Nov. 10 of
the suits filed for Miss Eleanor
Cooling and Ewart Guinier against
Hackney's for racial discrimina-
ton. The suits were filed under the
New Jersey civil rights law.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
AuZie Dial and
Sid Williams
Popular Artists

Private entertainers like Auzie
Dial and Sid Williams have a corner
on the fashionable party market,
and probably know more about the
musical tastes Of Our Very Best
People than anyone else you could
name. Auzie, whose husky con-
tralto is holding down the Fern
dale party line, walks into a party
and can tell at a glance who will
ask for BOO Boo Yale" and who'll
want to hear Doing What Comes
Naturally" or 81 Kiss Your Hand,
Madam"
The town Is going sweet she
says, due to the influence Of
Sinatra and Perry Como. BOOgie
Is on its way out, but that's all
right with her, too. when you
get into a bOOgie rut you can't
get out Of IT,"
"Annie Get Your Gun" tunes are
headliners now but some of the old
err people still ask for oklahoma"
what a beating that took for four
years." says Auzie. When parties
are winding up calls come for 1.-THE
WhifenpOof" yale song), Fair
Harvard" and Lord Godfrey Am
herst." Auzie has her favorite
party givers but is wary about
names. Just say the beats l like
best are Ferndale and Oliver Ave
nue. s."
Sid doesn't sing, but his audience
does. Eyes, doggone it, and it's
tough on me-" he said. "ShOw
Boat" melodies are popular among
the 40 and 5O-year-old groups, and
the young people like old tunes like
How Deep Is the Ocean," THE
Very Thought Of YOU" and might
and Day" They ask for "The Whit
fenpoof" too, but don't get it. 81
don't know that number" Sid says.
-"Gal About Town" in Minneapolis
Sunday Tribune.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13

Indian proposal would merely put
the General Assembly on record
as considering it advisable for
South Africa TO revise its treat
ment Of its Asiatics.
$50 far as India is concerned, we
have brought our case here so the
world may know we, at least, be-
lieve in the Charter" she declared.
"If now people are going TO say
that certain parts Of it must be de-
fined by the court, there will al
ways be a stumbling block in the
way.
Want World to Judge
This issue is one we want the
world 10 Judge. Our resolution is
mild and eminently reasonable. We
want a decision whether the United
Nations stands for the Charter, or
whether the Charter itself is a
scrap OF paper"
Earlier Heaton Nichols, Of South
Africa, in a scholarly hour-long
defense of his nations legislation
affection minOrities, charged India
was attempting with hearsay evil
dence to condemn South Africa"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
War Department Ignores
WOmen's Organizations

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %
(NNPA)-Leaders of colored wom-
ems organizations were ignored by
the War Department in setting up
an advisory council of the Wom-
ems Interests Unit of the Public
Relations division and consequently
no representative of any such or
ganization attended a meeting of
leaders of SO women's organiza-
tons with Army chiefs last Thurs
day.
The advisory council was organ
lied in 1941 and has cooperated
actively with the Public Relations
division since then in disseminat-
ing Information about the Army.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13

Negro amateur athletes being adj
mitted to AAU sports in Washing
ton.
ArnOn Is now president. He
used 10 be vice president, treas.
urer and chairman Of the Regis
tratiOn Committee. He Is a Gov
eminent Printing Office Official.
Winfree johnson holds a public
job. He Is employed as an Of
fetal In Government Services,
Inc. One Of his jobs is to sponsor
athletics in the public parks. Ed
ward ROseRblum Is an executive
officer Of the Jewish Community
Centsr-that imposing building
for the Jewish minority at Six
teenth and q streets, N. W.
The local AAU is chartered TO
promote and control amateur ath-
letics in the District Of Columbia.
II Is purely lilly white" in its COM
position. II would not admit colored
athletic clubs to membership nor
representation although It forces
colored athletes 10 pay a registra-
ton membership fee in order TO
compete in amateur athletics. Two
Of its member organizations are
publie--the National Capital Parks
and the d. C. Recreation depart
ment. Obviously, one-third Of the
citizens Of the Nations Capital are
supposedly represented by Mr..
johnson Of the Government Serv-
ices, Inc, and Mr.. Tennyson Of the
Recreation Department.
For years, this triumVirate has
prevented the Times-Herald, the
Washington Post, the Twelfth
Street YMCA and other organi-
zatiOns from permitting mixed
amateur boxing. Last year the
Washington Post refused TO pro-
mote amateur boxing under the
AAU so long as the AAU denied
its eOlOred members a chance to
box In open competition. The
YMCA stopped sponsoring ana
teur boxing. This year, the WASH
ingtOn Times-Herald gave up
holding the Golden Gloves tOurna-
ment because Of the ban against
colOred athletes.
Last week Dan Ferris Of the Ma.
tiOnal AAU told reporters that the
National body will take up the
matter Of the unlawful use Of the
sanetiOning power by the local
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13

al Headquarters; Rev. W. Ernest
Collins, Superintendent of the Con-
gregational Conference of Mime
sofa; Rev. John G. Simmons, St.
Marks Lutheran Church; Rev. Carl
H. Olson, Church Of the Redeemer;
Rev. Raymond B. Bragg, Unitarian
Center; Rev. Forrest L. Richeson,
Portland Avenue Christian Church;
Rev. Walter W. B. Schroeder, Epis-
copal Hospital Chaplain; and Rabbi
David Aronson, Beth FL Synagogue.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
Dr.. T. B. Echols
Gets High Post
In Conference

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - DR..
Timothy B. EchOls Of Austin, Tex,
was the presiding officer Of the
Methodist Conference on Christian
Education that met here in the
Pantlind hotel and the city auditor
ium, Nov. Pops. DR.. Echols, eX-
ecutive secretary Of the board Of
education of the West Texas Con-
ference, was elected president Of
this conference two years ago when
the meeting was held in Nashville,
Tenn. He is the first Negro to hold
the highest office in this conference
which includes the leaders in the
program of religious education in
the ITO annual conferences Of the
Methodist church.
There were 40 Negroes in at
tendance out of the total number
Of 500 delegates, and all of them
took an active part in the six COM
missions of the conference. DR.. Earl
Champion, of Philadelphia, was the
second vice president of the COM
mission of executive secretaries
and board presidents; Mrs. Mildred
Hodges Of Harrisburg, Penn, was
a member of the executive commit
tee of the Commission of Children
Workers, and Mrs. Sallie A. Cren-
shaw, Chattanooga, Tenn, was the
vice president of the Commission
of Youth Workers. Prof. r. D.
Cricket, Of Bennett college,
Greensboro, N. c., was elected vice
president Of the Commission Of
College Teachers of Religion; DR..
]. W. Haywood, president of Gam
mon Theological Seminary, Atlanta,
Ga, led the worship services for
the conference and gave three ad-
dresses. Among the speakers at the
conference was the Rev. Andrew
Smith, executive secretary of the
board of education of the Mississip.
pi Conference.
Rev. Clarence T. X. Nelson of St
Paul presented a resolution urging
President Truman to grant amnes.
ty to conscientious DIRECTORS to the
conference and it was unanimously
adopted.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
South African
Bias Against
Indians Aired

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (NNPA)
Action by the United Nations
General Assembly on the Indian
complaint Of racial discrimination
against Indians in the Union Of
South Africa was postponed after
four hours and a half Of bitter de-
bate last Thursday.
The postponement occurred when
the joint fifty-four nation Political
and Security and Legal Commit
tees decided TO adjourn and let
the Representatives Of the inter
ested countries have a eOoling-o of
period.
Before adjournment was decided
upon, the United States, Great
Britain and some other nations had
asked that the Indian case, charg-
ing that South Africa denies hu-
man rights to its Indian popula-
ton, be referred to the Interna-
tional Court Of Justice. The court
would be asked to rule on the Gem
eral Assembly's right to discuss a
situation wholly within the juris-
diction Of a member nation.
Indians Objected
Mrs. Vijaya Lakshima Pandit,
chief Of the Indian delegation, OBJ
jected. She pointed out that the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
Indians Objected

Mrs. Vijaya Lakshima Pandit,
chief Of the Indian delegation, OBJ
jected. She pointed out that the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-12-13
Too Many Negro
Youths Sent 10 JaiI

NEW ORLEANS-"The courts
are sending too many young Negro
boys to the penitentiary; something
should be done by the Negro peo-
pie to reach these boys before they
are sent to the Jail house." said
Criminal Court Judge Fred W.
Oser at a press interview last week.
Judge Oser has sat on the Or
leans Parish Criminal Court bench
for Ia years and is in a position
to speak from actual experience
when he talks about the crime
wave that has gripped colored New
Orleans,
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Army Lists Il Killed
lin C-46 Crash in Pacific
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Feb. 6.-The Army
today released the names of IL mer
killed in the crash of Gas trans
port plane off Majuro atoll' in the
Marshall Islands January 13.
Six of the dead were swimmers
en- route from Saipan to Honolulu
to participate in the Army's Pacific
Olympics. The others were mem.
bers of the crew from the 9th Troop
Carrier Squadron. Fifteen Army
men and two hitch-hiking sailors
survived.
The army was able to supply the
names and serial numbers of all the
men, but could give the home towr
addresses Of only three. Crew mem.
bers killed were:
1st. 1t. John D. Howell, Flight
Off1cer John T. Deal, Flight Officer
Bill C. Marler, Sergt. Leonard
Brenner, Sergt. Patrick Card anc
S/Sergt. Donald w. Phelps.
The swimmers killed were: TIE
Ernest c. Carter, Hilo, Hawaii; Pfc
Manuel Negron. New York City;
TIA Walter j. Hazel, Brooklyn, N
Y; Sergt. Thomas Cleland, TIE
Robert L. Jones, Pfc. Arthur A
Garth, all of the 1895th Engineer
Battalion, 927th Engineer Aviation
Regiment, APO 246, Saipan.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Bills Providing GI Family
TRANSPORTATION introduced
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Legislation removing any dis
elimination between enlisted men
and officers as to Government-paid
transportation of their families to
overseas stations was introduced
yesterday in both houses of Con-
gress.
A bill by Senator Lucas, Demo-
crat, of Illinois, also would instruct
the War and Navy Departments to
make a survey of housing, food and
medical supplies available in for
eign- occupied areas.
Senator Lucas said in a statement
that "at present those least able to
pay are forced to stand, personally
the. expense of moving their fam
lilies, whereas higher-paid service
personnel were furnished transpor-
tation for their dependents"
The House measure was intro
duced by Representative johnson,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, who stip-
ulated that specific appropriations
would be required to lance the
trips. -
Evening star., 1946-02-06
High Court Ruling Starts
Strike Near Buenos Aires
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. g. The
Central Committee Of the govern
ment-controlled unions started a
24-hour strike today in suburban
Avellaneda, a stronghold of Col
Juan Peron, in protest against a
Supreme Court decision limiting the
hpower of the Secretariat of Labor
and Social Welfare.
The strike affected La Negra, one
of the city's four large meat packing
houses. 1t limited railway traffic
which passes through the industrial
city to Southern Argentina. The
strikers were believed to number
several thousands.
The General Workers Federation
OF Argentina announced it had re-
quested the Supreme Court to clarity
its decision and had asked workers
to do nothing to disturb public
order.
The Supreme Court decision held
unconstitutional regional Offices
operated by the labor secretariat on
the grounds that they violated the
rights of the provincial govern
ments.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
UNO
Continued From First Page.)

anteroon guarded by British ma
rines. After few minutes Mr.. Maxim
came out and then returned with
Mr.. Vishinsky, Mr.. Modzelewski, DR..
v. K. Wellington Koo of China and
Georges Bidault of France. They
were Joined by Secretary-General
Trygve Lie and Executive Secretary
Gladwyn Jebb.
The five minute" recess lasted
more than two hours.
Adjournment Moved.
There was a dramatic stir among
the interpreters and spectators in
the crowded council hall when Mr..
Vishinsky finally re-entered, fol-
lowed by the others. Mr.. Bevin,
appearing tense and worn, silently
took his seat beside Mr.. Vishinsky at
the Council table and sat swapping
his fingers nervously until the chair
mans gavel fell.
II would suggest" Mr.. Maxim
said. that at this stage we might
adjourn"
There was no opposition. Mr..
Bevin and Mr.. Vishinsky rose with
out a word and turned in opposite
directions.
Officials present at the secret
meeting of the key powers said
the discussion had been tough" /"
but Mr.. Bidault, French Foreign
Minister, told reporter, I'VE are
very close" to a solution.
Once the Greek question Is dis
Evening star., 1946-02-06
; Cleveland Papers
Resume Publication
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Feb. Ga news
famine ended in Cleveland today
with settlement of an AFL press
mems strike that had prevented
publication Of the city's three daily
newspaper for the last month.
Emmett O'Flanagan, president of
the Cleveland Newspaper Printing
Pressmen's Union, said the dispute
would be submitted to arbitration
by three-man board composed of
one management representative, one
union representative and one public
member.
His announcement last night fol-
lowed a meeting of approximately
IT'S preSsmen at which Maj. George
Berry, international president of
the Newspaper Printing Pressmen S
Union, recommended arbitration.
Pressmen quickly reported for
work on the Plain Dealer and a 40
page edition was issued shortly after
midnight. Large editions, summar-
izing strike period news, were
planned today by the two afternoon
papers affected, the News and Press.
Issues in the strike, which began
January 5, were union demands for
a weekly pay increase of S14.64 for
day workers and 1854 for night men.
Publishers offered a $10.86 weekly
increase over the present scale of
$53 for day and night presSmen.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Church's S Place in Politics
Discussed by Lutherans

The Rev. Edgar F. Witte, execu-
tive director of the Lutheran Chari-
ties of Chicago, yesterday told
Lutheran clergymen meeting here
that their church should neither
ignore nor engage in politics but
should become the moral consci-
ence of the Government"
In his talk at the Washington
Lutheran Seminar in the Christ
Lutheran Church, DR.. Witte de-
clared the church should rebuke
corruption in high places and urge
the Government to follow Christian
principles, but should leave the
method to the state"
Other speakers were the Rev.
Leonard M. Ludwig, Niagara Falls,
N. Y, former president of the
Northwestern District of the Amer
ican Lutheran Church. and DR..
Martin j. Heinecken, professor
of theology at the Lutheran Semi
nary, Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Berio Says Russia Intends
To Bar New Aggression

MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (P.-Marshal
J. P. Beria, addressing $500 Soviet
voters at Tiflis, declared Russian
foreign policy was directed toward
making another aggressive war i'm
possible, but the difficulties which
Soviet foreign policy has to encoun-
ter in the international arena must
not be forgotten" The speech was
reported in the Soviet press today.
This was Marshal Beria's first
speech since he resigned as Com
missar OF Internal Affairs and chief
of the NKVO (secret police) and
took on the important duties of
ce-chairman of the Council of
Peoples Commissars.
A Tass dispatch from Teheran
said yesterday the Council of the
United Democratic Newspapers had
called on Iranian Premier Ahmed
Quavames Saltaneh to bring the
question of Britain's illegal inter-
ference in the affairs of the
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Flynn Denies He Gagged
Ickes in 1912 Campaign

Edward J. Flynn, former Demo-
cratic national chairman, today de-
MED that he had gagged Secretary
of Interior Ickes in the 1912 cam
paign.
Testifying at the Pauley hearing
yesterday Mr.. Ickes blamed Mr.
Flynn for preventing his appear
ance at political meeting in Port
land, Greg, in 1942.
Leaving the White House today,
Mr.. Flynn told reporters that Port
land Democratic leaders refused to
hold meeting for Mr.. Ickes to
speak and he said that the same
sentiment against the Interior Sec
retary was present in many other
sections"
Furthermore" Mr.. Flynn said,
"Ickes always wanted Nation wide
radio hookup and President Roose-
velt didn't think he, was entitled
to it."
Mr.. Flynn. who asked for the
White House appointment accord
ing to Acting Press Secretary Eben
Ayers, refused to discuss his CONVEX
sation with President Truman.
Evening star., 1946-02-06
High School Students
Begin Competition for
Legion 0ratory Prizes

District High School students to-
day had begun to compete for prizes
offered by the American Legion for
the best orators.
The National High School Ora
torical Contest is the ninth to be
held under the National American
ism Cimmission of the Legion. Par
ticipants have a choice of IT SUBJ
jects revolving around the Consti-
tuition and citizenship.
Russell S. Jeffreys, chairman of
the Americanism Commission for
the District American Legion, said
he hoped to have all 20 high schools
in the city compete for the prizes.
Possibility of Scholarships.
Each school contest is sponsored
by an American Legion post in that
locality, and the post offers prizes
to the winners in that school. First
prize is $3.50, the second S. and
students who win third and fourth
places receive certificates.
The schools have been divided
into four sections, and sectional
winners will receive SIS for first
place and $40 for second place.
They will then compete for depart
mental prizes, and the winning
contestants will have an opportun-
ity to try for scholarships worth
$4,000 for first place, $3.50 for sec
ond place. $500 for third and $3.50
for fourth.
District departmental finals will
be held in the Commerce DEPART
ment auditorium on March 30.
100000 Participated.
Winner last year in the District
was William Branch, colored, who
graduated from Dunbar High
School. Since then he has become
student at Northwestern Uniyer-
sity through a scholarship won in
another oratorical contest, and he
Is now understudy to the leading
man in the play, Ann Lucastra."
The American Legion estimates
that 100000 high school students
In A States last year entered the
oratorical contests, won nationally
by Robert A. Kelly of Jersey City,
N. j.
Contestants are judged for "poise
and personality" accuracy and ef-
fectiveness" and powers to thrill.
quicken and compel"
Evening star., 1946-02-06
Five Counts Ruled 0ul
|By Court al ArbuckIe
Trial

Five of 10 counts in the indict-
ment charging William w. Arbuckle
SO, with embezzlement from the Sem
ate restaurant were vacated by JUS
tice Jenning Bailey in District Court
today as retrial of the case neared
completion.
Closing arguments were completed
at 1890 pm. and Justice Bailey or
dered the jury to return at 1:3C
when he was expected to give his
final instructions.
just before the final arguments
began Justice Bailey ruled there
was insufficient evidence to substan-
t1ate the first five counts. Assistant
United States Attorney Ray L.
jenkins conceded that Arbuckle re-
paid $500 of the total of 81 ,080 which
allegedly disappeared from the res
taurant during September, 1898.
Political Angle Secuted.
Arbuckle is being represented In
court by Warren Magee.
During the morning session
charges by Arbuckle that Senate,
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia, pressed
the case against him because of a
political quarrel with former Sena-
ator Nicely, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia, were called ridiculous" BY
the prosecution Arbuckle was ap.
pointed restaurant manager by SEN
ator Nicely when he was chairman OF
the Senate Rules Committee which
has jurisdiction over the restaurant
Later Senator Byrd succeeded tt
the Craftsmanship.
Mr.. jenkins declared that Ar.
buckle used at least 81 300 of the
money for sending out absentee bal
lots to residents of the State ol
West Virginia.
"Arbuckle was not the patror
saint of West Virginia. He wa.
doing that for his own selfish pur.
poses," Mrs. jenkins asserted.
Senator Kilgore Testifies.
Senator Kilgore, Democrat, o.
West Virginia, testified yesterday
that an acrimonious" political con.
test existed between Senator Byre
and Mr.. Neely at the time tn.
charges were brought.
Mr.. Nicely verified the defendant.
claim that Senator Byrd placed tht
charges the night before the Senate
was to vote on the seating of DR.
Joseph Roster to serve Mr.. Nicely.
unexpired Senate term Mr.. Neely
resigned to become Governor Of
West Virginia and appointed DR.
Roster to the Senate seat.
i Arbuckle, mathematics teacher a
Georgetown University, hopes for &
verdict that will end the battle tt
prove his innocence. The Court O.
Appeals reversed a District Cour
conviction in November, 1914. ant
remanded the case to the lowe
court for retrial.