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Coop Store Manager, Student File Charges
With County Attorney Against Hotel;
NAACP Officer Refused His Rooms
House Detective
Openly Denies
Men Entrance

eliminating the latest in a Sc
ries Of discriminatory episodes di-
reeted against Negro patrons, q
formal complaint against the Hotel
st. Paul was lodged Tuesday with
the Office Of Ramsey county dis
triet attorney, James M. Lynch, BY
Ernest Potts, 6le st. Anthony Ave,
81. Paul, and Elijah Downing Of
Kansas City, Mo-, a Lincoln Uni
versity student, after they were
barred from the hotel grill on Mon
day night.
According 10 Potts, who Il man.
ager Of ST. Paul Coop store No
8, at Rondo and St. Albans, he
and Downing went into the hotel
about 11:46 p. m, Monday night
to 60 TO the grill. Potts states they
were followed past the registration
desk to the door Of the grill by q
man who later said he was the
house detective.
The detective asked the two
men where they were going, and
when they replied they were on
their way TO the grill, he Is al
legged to have told them they did
not want anything there. Potts
states that after more discus
sion, the detective finally told
them:
ITO get right down to II, you
are not going to get IN there be-
cause you are cOlOred."
When Downing tried to enter the
grill door, Potts alleges that the
doorman barricaded the entrance
and told them to get the hell out
Of here and don't come back!" Six
people on their way out Of the
grill overheard the statement and
saw what was taking place, Potts
states.
The following day, Horace M,
Hanson, assistant Ramsey county
district attorney, took statements
from Potts and Downing, and sent
them with q deputy sheriff to the
hotei 70 ldentiiy tne mouse detectlVe
ana 92orman; Oh Mednesaay morn
ing, hanson TOOK the statements o.
ROLAND X. sheadle, manager OF the
hotel; Floy9 Sarey, the mouse ae-
tectVe' ana SustaV Nenaas' the
uooTmah; So, A.
Inc IatIeL TWO Claimed mat
otts ana downing were NOT
pIoPeLy GIesseu' eng 'nAt tney
were mtoAleated. TSttS declared
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from passing q fair employment
practice ordinance. Current also
made a plea to finish the fight for
civil rights.
Mr.. Current was introduced by
Rev. Clarence Nelson, president Of
the st. Paul branch, who gave q
report Of the 37th annual NAACP
conference held recently in Gin
cinnati.
George NJ. Brooks, Jr., chairman
Of the 1916 membership campaign,
presided at the meeting. The Bar
Der sisters, accompanied by their
mother, sang a duet.
The largest number Of members
reported at the meeting, was rs
from the Camphor church eongre-
cation.
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tend office workers school at Lake
Forrest College, Lake Forrest, Ill.
On July %, Mrs. Maxine Jones,
3701 Fourth Ave. S., will leave
for University of Wisconsin at
Madison, Wis, to attend an indus
trial workers institute. Both in
stitutes will last ten days.
Mrs. Carter is a clerical en-
ployee at Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone company in Minneapolis, and
Mrs. Jones is a power-machine OPP
orator at Winget Kickernick COM
pany, manufacturers Of women's
apparel.
The scholarships were obtained
through the cooperation of the
Minneapolis Workers Education
committee, the NAACP, and
through gifts from interested local
citizens.
Next year, it is hoped more
workers will go TO the institutes
in order that the community will
eventually have a group of capable
workers well-grounded in union
philosophy.
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went and got the police. I did not
know what be was doing, and
thought Il was Just a regular
stop. He came back and came IN
the bus and came to me and said,
Come outside for q minute and
! got on the bus. When I walked
out, the police were there. An
walked out, the bus driver started
telling the police that I was the
one that was disturbing the bus.
When he said that. started en-.
planning 10 the police that I was
not raising a disturbance on the
bus, but they didn't give me 3
chance TO explain. The police
men struck me with billy across
my head and told me 10 shut
up After he finished talking, ne
said TO me, You won't catch
this bus out Of here, you catch
the next bus
after that, he grabbed me BY
my right arm and twisted Il be-
hind my back, and walked me down
the street, continually twisting my
wrist. | figured he was trying %
make me resist. I did not resist
him. He asked me was discharged,
and told him, yes When I aaid,
Yes that Is when he started beat
ing me with the billy, hitting me
across the top Of my head. After
that, / grabbed his billy and wrunR
It out Of his hand. He ran behind
my back and grabbed my arm
again. ] had him by his right
shoulder. After that another police
man came up and drew his gun
on me and told me 10 drop the billy
or he would drop me, so l dropped
the billy.
after l dropped the billy, the
second policeman held his gun
on me while the other one was
beating me as we were walking
down the street. I did not see
anyone on the street. when he
got to the door Of the police sta.
ton, he struck me again and
knocked me unconscious. After
! commenced TO come 20 myself.
he hOllOred, Get up When I
started TO get up, he started
punching me In my eyes with
the end Of his billy. l finally rot
mp, and when ! got up he pushed
me inside the iail-hOuse and
locked me up. I could still see for
q few minutes as / can remem.
Der. because ] was hardly con-
sciOus.
"a few minutes after he locked
Continued on Page q
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Miss Garden, who recently spoke
at Lincoln University, Jefferson
City, Mo-, has to her credit a long
background Of community service
as director Of Halle Q. Brown
house.
The guest speaker at the Wom-
ems Day tea at p. m, will be
Mrs. A. J. Mcclure, chairman of
the Minnesota United Nations COM
mittee, who will present "Minori-
ties and the United Nations" as
her subject.
All activities during the day will
be in charge Of the women Of the
church, who, according TO Rev. B,
N. Moore, are preparing an out
standing program.
Mrs. Villa Mae Barber is general
chairman. Mrs. Jessie Coleman,
Mrs. Birdie Jones and Mrs. Hazel
Allen are in charge Of publicity.
Other committees consist Of:
music, Cora Moore and Bertha
King; finance, Gertrude Boldly,
Maggie Jenkins, and Emma VII.
liams; committee on tea arrange
msnts, Eva Neal, Rosa Mahan, and
Clara Turner.
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Bilbo was Joined in his race
batting, in a lesser degree, by his
four opponents for the Senatorial
nomination-former Representative
Ross A. Collins, Tom A. Ellis, State
Supreme Clerk; Nelson Levings,
World War ii Navy Commander,
and Frank (Peachtree) Harper, one
time peachtree salesman, south
Mississippi farmer and small bust
ness man.
The results Of the election gave
BilbO a majority Of ATOP votes
over the combined vote of his OPP
pOnents. With 4 cOnseryatively
estimated 5000 Negroes eligible
TO vote, including veterans quail
fed under a state law exempting
them from paying a poll tax, the
number Of Negro voters kept
away from the polls through in
timidatiOn and violence may have
been the margin that would have
defeated BilbO.
Editors note: Under the author
ny VI IhG Oupl ttlt SOuHl ucNlbiOilb
in Classic vs.. United States, Smith
VS.. Albright, which made the
primary a part Of the election
process, the Senate Privileges and
Elections Committee may inquire
into the possible effects Of in
timidation and violence in the Mis-
sissippi primary with a view to de-
termine whether such intimida-
ton and violence resulted in the
fraudulent election Of Bilbo mas
much as nomination in a Demo-
cratic primary in that state is
equivalent to election.)
Reports of election day violence
began with an account in one of
the states leading daily papers Of
the shooting to death Of F. c.
Fowler, Of Chocton county. Fowler
was shot to death on election day
by the town marshal. The marshal
said he shot and instantly killed
Fowler when he stopped q car
Fowler was driving and Fowler
got out and started towards him
like he was going to draw a weapon.
In GuKpOrt, a number Of Ne
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groes were beaten, and there is
suspicion that at least one person
was killed. ]. T. Hall, wealthy
Negro undertaken, was arrested
and lodged in Jail on election day.
Because Of fear 1t was almost inn
possible to obtain information from
any colored person regarding the
election day incidents.
In Canton, twenty-five miles
from Jackson, a well known
farmer, who is often deputiZed
for law enforcement duties when
anything happens involving Ne
grOes, stationed himself at one
Of the polling places armed with
a heavy club. When the first Ne
gro, a well-known business man
and property owner, appeared to
vote, the farmer began beating
him with the club but the man
managed to escape after receiV-
ing a few blows. The news spread
rapidly over the town and no
other Negroes attempted to go
to the polls, but generally stayed
in their homes and of the street.
In McComb, a city in the south
ern section Of the state, much in
the news recently because Of OPP
position Of colored people TO the
location by the Veterans Admin
istration to locate an all-colOred
veterans hospital there, a 77-year-
old colored man, registered and
qualified by exemption from poll
tax, was the first to attempt TO go
to the polls. Met by a group Of
men, he was stopped, threatened,
arrested and charged with attempt
ing TO shove one Of the men of the
sidewalk. Following this incident,
no other colored persons attempted
TO 60 10 the polls.
At Prentiss, where the Prentiss
Normal and Industrial Institute
Is located, after q few Negroes
went to the ballot box, the voting
place was moved At the new
place those who came near were
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baker Co..; contributing 81 are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Johnson, Jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jones; contribut-
ing 81 are: Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson
Porter, Mrs. Evelyn Carter, James
Lawler, Mrs. Ruth Griffin, Gertrude
Palmore, W. F. Porter, Viola John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William Frac-
ton, Corrine Lacey, Mrs. Anna
Cannon, Roy c. Moss, and Mrs.
Given Lain.
Total financial contributions to
the float fund, including individual,
group, and commercial cOntribu-
tons came to 81, 446.01. Total ex-
penses added up to $97S.22, leav-
ing a balance on hand of $467.79.
The balance will be turned over
60 the st. Paul community to aid
in putting representation in the
St. Paul Winter Carnival.
The following expenses were in
curred during the fund drive:
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Attorney Promised
Action II Proof
Found of Bios

Following the refusal Of Ded-
mon and Loekridge, James
Lynch, Ramsey County attor-
ney, said there had been mo
evidence Of discrimination" on
the part Of the hotel, but told
4 writer on the Spokesman
Recorder papers during q tale
phone conversation, that when
facts showing discrimination on
the part Of the hotel could be
presented, the st. Paul would
be prosecuted.
At that time Roland r.
Shaegle, manager Of the hotel,
said, "a very bad mistake" had
been made In the handling Of
reservations, and that there was
no policy one way or the other
on the handling Of Negro guests.
Under the Minnesota civil
rights statute, persons con-
victed Of discriminatory prac-
tees are subject to $500 fine or
a year in jail, or both.
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GlOster Current
Third Victim
Of Mistake

Gloster B. Current, director Of
branches for the national NAACP,
became the latest victim Of "dis-
appearing reservation" trouble at
the Hotel St. Paul last Saturday,
when he arrived in town to speak
for the opening meeting Of the 1916
membership campaign Of the st.
Paul branch NAACP.
According to q statement con-
hrmed by the Rev. Clarence Mel.
son, president Of the st. Paul
NAACP branch, who accompanied
Current to the hotel, and Henry
Schultz, who witnessed the Incl.
dent, Current came to the hotel
about $3.50 p. m.
After he stood at the desk for q
few minutes, he was asked what he
wanted by Elton Fox, one Of the
desk clerks. Current inquired for the
reservation under his name. Fox il
said to have gone over TO the files,
and after looking "for a very short
WHILE" went into a small room next
to the desk and did not return,
both Nelson and Schultz
expressed the opinion that Fox had
found the reservation and removed
it from the files.)
Current was finally approached
by a Mr.. Yellman, an assistant
manager of the hotel who had
also been working at the desk.
Current asked for the reserva-
ton under his name, showing
Yellman a telegram from the
hotel dated July 2, confirming
reservations for July IS and IL.
Yellman "fumbled" through the
files for several seconds, told Cur
rent his reservation could not be
found, and admitted that although
the telegram must have been sent
by the hotel, there was "some mis-
take"
Although Yellman said there
wasn't "a room in the house." wit
nesses saw several people get rooms
while Current was being refused.
Yellman told Current that he could
check his bag and come back in an
hour to see if there was a room
vacant. Current did so and left the
hotel.
When he returned an hour
later, he was told there was still
no room for him. YeIlman, a
discharged veteran, told Current
he personally had no prejudice,
that he had fought with Negroes.
The Rev. Ernest C. Parish, dis
trict superintendent Of the st. Paul
district of the Minnesota Con-
ference Of the Methodist church,
who lives in St. Paul, came over to
the group and demonstrated with
Yellman about the refusal Of Cur
rent, but it did no good.
During the first week in June,
the hotel management refused to
honor reservations made by the
natiOnally-kn radio and con-
cert singers, the SOuthernaires,
and also by Jesse DedmOn, secre-
taTy Of veterans affairs for the
national NAACP, and by the Rev.
Raymond LOckridge, one of the
Columbia, Tenn, riot" victims.
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opened the 1916 membership drive
Of the st. Paul branch NAACP at
Halle Q. Brown community house,
last Sunday afternoon.
Senator Bilbo Of Mississippi Is
a symbol Of dying fascism in Am
erica" Current said, "but Bilbo Is
no longer q problem just Of the
state Of Mississippi, but Of the ma
ton and the world. The world Is
weighing in the balance the effect
Of Americas racist stand"
Judd Has Changed
Current predicted that the Am
erican people are going to wake
up and clean house Of Congress-
men who have not stood for what
the people wanted" He referred to
Representative Walter Judd Of
was "a former liberal" who has
Minneapolis, who Current stated
become quite reactionary.
In speaking Of the manner in
which Congress is disregarding the
wishes and welfare Of the common
people, Current scored the "Tafty
Republicans and the Bilbo-O'Dan-
iels Democrats" who have emascu-
lated 0PA. He said it is very pos
sible that President Truman and
his party, as well as the Republi-
cans are playing politics with the
OPA.
Hide Behind COunsels
He urged support for the passage
Of national legislation which will
provide much-needed housing, and
traced the fight for the passage Of
a permanent FEPC. He pointed out
how city councilmen hide behind
the opinion Of their own selected
city corporation counsel 10 keep
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Joe Louis to Referee
Capital Charity Bouts

WASHINGTON, ID. c. (NNPA)
Joe Louis, heavyweight champion
of the world, will make a personal
appearance at Griffith Stadium on
the night Of August 16 and referee
a number Of amateur bouts which
will be staged in a benefit show
for the Junior Police and Citizens
Corps, it was announced here last
Friday.
In order to contribute his services
to the Corps, Joe plans TO break
training for one day and fly here
from New York City. He begins
his training about August / for his
fight with Tami Mauriello Septem-
Der IS. The amateur fight program
is a part of the campaign to raise
$25, 900 for the Corps.
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ANNA JOHNSON DEAD

Mrs. Anna Johnson, 60, 1927 E.
Franklin, who has been a resident
Of Minneapolis for FIVE years,
passed away Friday, July IL, at
her home. Mrs. Johnson, who was
q widow, belonged TO the Bethesda
Baptist church. Her body was
shipped to Fort Smith. Ark, for
interment on July IS. Fort Smith
was Mrs. Johnson's place Of birth.
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Eleven Officers Transferred
To New Posts in Alaska

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)
Eleven Negro officers are being
relieved of their present assign
ments at Fort McClelland, Ala
bama, and Fort Benning, Georgia,
and are being transferred to the
Alaskan Department.
The officers involved in these
transfers, who were assigned to
duty at the Infantry Replacement
Training Center at Fort McClelland
are First Lieutenants Arthur A.
Brown. Hiawatha H. Harris, Theo-
dore f. McClain, Victor A. Moore,
Frederick W. Van Excel, Norman
A. Thomas and Howard B. Camp
bell. and Second Lieutenants James
A. Williamson. Calvin H. Thigpen
and James f. Hutcheson.
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Rev. CLAYTON d. Russell
Faces Suits for Indebtedness

LOS ANGELES CPPS) - The
Rev. Clayton D. Russell, one Of the
city's leading ministers who was
recently defeated in the campaign
for county supervisor, faces a list
of suits involving a total Of S5.967.-
OS Indebtedness with which he is
either solely or jointly held re-
sponsible.
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Former Nebraska Governor
To Be BilbO COP Rival

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)
Perry W. Howard, Republican
national committeeman for Missis-
sippi, said that George R. Sheldon.
former governor Of Nebraska and
now a farmer at Clinton, Missis-
sippi, will as the Republican nomi-
nee. oppose Senator Theodore G.
(The MANI Bilbo in the general
election in November.
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advised" by a Waterman not to
60 in.
In Natehez, in the southwest
section Of the state, q serious
election day incident was mar
rOwly aVerted by a hurried meet
ing Of white and Negro leaders.
According to reports, the near
serious incident came about when
Negroes were told they could not
vote. They were later allowed to
vote but all Of their votes were
challenged. II Is doubted that the
challenged votes were counted.
According TO newspaper reports,
Adams County, Of which hatcher
Is the principal town, had the
largest number Of qualified Ne
gro voters Of any county In the
state.
Negro voters in Bolivar County
we're also challenged. Bolivar
County is in the heart Of the Mis-.
sissippi delta and had a large mum.
Der Of Negro citizens qualified in
the election.
This gives a general picture Of
the terror in a rapidly increasing
number Of post election reports
from large and small towns anC
communities in all sections of the
state. A great many are still un.
reported because of the blanket Of
fear that still hangs pall-like oveI
Negroes Of the state.
In the meantime, reports say
an increasing number Of letters
from cOl0red persons, especially
World War III veterans, who
have been denied the right TO
vote, threatened, intimidated and
beaten, are being sent to the Ma
tiOnal Association for the Ad-
Vaneement Of COlOred People,
The Civil Rights Congress, and
the Political Action Committee
CCI0).
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Full Schedule
For St. jones
On Women's Day

Annual "Women's Day" services
will be held Sunday, July 81, at
St. James AME church in St. Paul,
with two outstanding speakers key
noting the days events.
At the II a. m. service, Miss 1.
Myrtle Garden of Halle Q. Brown
community house will speak on
women and the Disturbed World"
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Church Concert
Offers Progrom
Of Au-Sturs

An all-star concert featuring
talent from Minneapolis and st.
Paul, will be given by the Camph0r
Methodist church in st. Paul, We'd
nesday, July "a, at $3.50 p. m.
Appearing on the program win
be: Dollie Peery, Douglas Lewis,
LORRAINE Tabor, Omar Faucet,
Cora e. Moore, Tessie E. Sonion,
Roberta Davis, Dorothy Munson,
2. +. Munson, Brewer Clark,
Chester Russell, Bessie Gresham,
Elizabeth Moore, Thelma Thomas,
Olga Anderson, and Lorraine Z.
Chivers.
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New Teen-Ager
Canteen Opens
On July 2S

The youth canteen at st. Leon
ards Catholic church, Clinton Ave.
and 40th St., will open Sunday eve
ming, July 20, with all Twin City
young people between the ages Of
IS and 20 years invited. Canteen
hours are from z to 1880 p. m.
every Sunday. Ronald Wagner and
the Rhythm Kings will play.
A name is now being sought for
the canteen, and a free one year
membership will be awarded to
anyone sending in a winning name
A 81 membership will be given 10
anyone 16 years or over who sends
in a winning name; a fifty-cent
membership will be given to any
one Is years and under who con.
tributes a winning name. Name
suggestions should be mailed in 10
Shirley Kyle, 1887 Fourth Ave. s.,
or telephoned to Miss Kyle at Lo-
Gust 1850.
Pennants Asked
High school students who want
to donate school pennants are
asked to do so, and parents are
urged to aid in contributing re-
freshments for the canteen.
Canteen officers are Theresa
Bailey, president; Marilyn Frac-
ton, vice president; Gerald Bailey,
secretary-treasurer; Shirley Kyle,
publicity; Russell Star, sergeant
alarms, and Robert Kyle, official
printer.
Advisory Committee
The advisory committee Of the
canteen includes: the Rev. Father
Herman, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert AL
len, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kyle,
and Mrs. Dorothy White.
Canteen posters were done by
Charlene Noble, Jean Schofeld,
Maurice Mackie, and Homer Rus
sell. They have been placed in the
Mandalay cafe, Phyllis Wheatley
house, Halle Q. Brown house,
Fields Drug store, and the Catholic
Youth Center at Park Ave. and
22nd St.
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Scholarships
Awarded Two
In Mill City

The industrial department Of the
Minneapolis Urban League has ar
ranged scholarships for two girls
TO attend workers educational in
stitutes held this month.
Mrs. Avis Ware Carter, 1901
Fifth Ave. s., left July IS, 10 at
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Former Ku Klux Khan Head
Faces Trial for Robbery

Los ANGELES (PPS)-Ray ].
Schneider, former kleagle of the
L. A. county Ku Klux Khan, was
released from the county Jail Sat
urday on 1900 bail and has been
ordered to appear for arraignment
this week in Municipal court on
charges Of suspicion of robbery.
Schneider was arrested Friday
as he was leaving the former xxx
headquarters with a hand truck
loaded with Khan literature. He told
police that because "the Khan is
through in California" he was
cleaning out the place.
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University of Oklahoma
Won't Admit Girl Student

NORMAN, Okla. (NNPA) -
"The court adopts the view Of
Mr.. Hansen" declared District
Judge Ben T. Williams Tuesday
night, following a day-long hearing
in holding that University Of Okla
homa officials are not required to
enroll Ada Lois Sipuel, colored girl,
Chickasha, in the law classes at
that institution.
"The proper function of man.
damus is to enforce obedience to
the law and not to force disobedi-
ence to law" Judge Williams said.
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Henry B. Shepard Gets
UPWA Organizing Job

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
The appointment Of Henry B.
Shepard to the organizing staff of
the United Public Workers Of
America (CIO) in the District of
Columbia was announced last
Tuesday by Daniel H. Schwartz,
regional director Of the UPWA
for Maryland, the District of Co
lumbia and Virginia.