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Evening star., 1947-08-20
Gen. Clay Apologies
To Ferguson for AMG
Officials Criticism
By the Associofed Press

BERLIN, Aug. 20.-Gen. Lucius D.
Clay, United States military COVER
nor, has cabled to Senator Ferguson,
Republican, of Michigan an apology
for criticism of the Senator by GER
tain officials of the American Mill
tary Government, it was disclosed
today. Gen. Clay stated that he
would punish the persons involved
'if I can find them
The officials had criticized Sena-
tor Ferguson's action in requesting
the War Department to investigate
methods used by the AMG and Ger
man authorities in the case of a
German woman who is accused be-
fore denazification court at Frank
furt of having appropriated, under
GeStapo sponsorship, Jewish-owned
art treasures valued at approx
mately 100000.
Senator Ferguson was understood
to have been acting on behalf of
Detroit constituent, believed to be
brother of the accused woman,
Mrs. Ami Ettle.
Mrs. Ettle, together with her hus-
band already is under prison SEN
tence for concealing assets and
falsifying her denazification ques-
| tionnaire
American Investigators said let
ters written by her and seized as
evidence disclosed that she was in
Detroit before the war and was in
volved there in anti-Semitic in
| cidents.
Speaking with reporters, on as
surances of anonymity, some Of
ficials connected with the case
called Senator Fergusons inter-
vention "ill-advised" and one as
serted the Senator's letter to the
War Department contained slams
and smears at the military govern
ment."
Gen. Clay's cable asked the War
Department to assure Senator Fer
guson that he did mot concur" in
these remarks and that he con-
sidered the Senator's Intervention
on request of a constituent normal
procedure"
Gen. Clay promised the case
would be fully investigated as he
(Ferguson) has asked"
The equatorial circumference of
the earth is 24,9O2 miles; the me-
ridional circumference is 24,860.
The frontiersman., 1947-02-12
LAsT WE ONES DAY WAS HYGIENE DAY

WAS HYGIENE DAY
 A be1ated announ- c ement from Dr.. C. Earl Al br echt, terri toria1 heal tn comni & sioner, states that Feb. 5, last Wednes- day, was endorsed by the terri tor ial de- par tment of he alth as National Social Hy- g1ene Day.
 Social :, Hygiene Day, sponsored by the Amer ican Social Hy- giene Association, was this year obs erv- ed as a part of the dr i've to stamp out venereal disease, which is rising in inc idence throughout the Uni ted States, according to Dr.. AL brecht.
 "Combined opera tions by all c ons tru- ctive forces in the communi ty can reverse the pr es ent rising tr end," the Cormis- sion or said.
 I've have made imp or tant gains in the f ight in rec ent years In 1859 there were Is deaths per 100, 1000 population due to all forms of syphilis. By l944 only lO.6 per- sons in every 100, 900 died from this cause e.
 Dr.. Albrecht point ted toward the decrease in inf ant nor ta7ity cause ed by congenital sypAili is, saying:
The frontiersman., 1947-02-12

v zEkEE=QD
 LInCOLn SPEAKS TO SELO0VIA
 Today is the birthdate of Abraham Lin coin, of the people who born in log cabin Americas frontier and to live in the White House.
 To those of who live in Seldovta to- day, perhaps the most mean ingful things in Lincoln's life for to consider now are his rise from the beginning of life<,on that frontie to the highest position his country could offer. ''':
 For the lesson is plainest in the story of that rise. Abraham Lincoln never forgot his early home in the log cabin, but neither did he ever let that beginning limit him in his goal for the future.
 log cabin America's outermost bor ders in the early l8OO's a small home in Alaskan fishing village in le47 the beginning is much the same, and the ending need be marked only by arbi tion s limit. For man or for city, the will to grow and to progress refuses to be stopped by small. beginning. The lesson Abraham Lincoln set for Se1do- vians and for Alaskans ywhere is plain. . The mastery of that lesson is up to us.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
8 Seventh Adjoining
Favorite Sonora Albums

SONGS OF THE WEST-IncGudes Home the
Range, The Lost Roundup Wagon Lro, Ole
Faithful, Toke Ne Back to Ny Boots and Saddles
ond others 289
HhLBILLY TUNES-lncudes: Hang Your Head
in Shame, Please Don't Toke Ny Boby, Some
where Heart is Breokine, Hello Ny Boby. When
It's ReveiIe Time in Heaven and others 49, 2.s9
SADDLE sERENADE-IncIudes: Book in The Sod
die Again. Roll Along Proire Moon, Potent Leather
Boots, Old Conestoao Wagon. The Cattle Call, The
Yellow Rose of Texas and others --------2.S9
AMERICAN sPIRITUALs-Heor De Lorb's
A Cryin', Coin to Ride Up in De Chariot, City
CoIIed Heaven, Woter Boy, Every MoiI Day, Go
Down Moses, Joshua Fit the Bottle of Jericho,
and others Observation-Disclosures z.89
SONGS OF LoEs-IncIudes: When Grow too Old
to Dream, | Love You Truly, Loves Old Sweet
Song, Little Love, Little Kiss, Silver Threods
Among the Sold ond others s------2.S9
LANSBURGHS-Home Appliance Store-Records
Street Floor. Entrance on SeUenth Street or
through the Arch,poy in Our Main Building.J
Evening star., 1947-02-16

Select your summer rug from these good
looking pIod patterns in color con1bino-
tions that become almost any room.
Well hold your rug until you're ready
to use it-but better buy now while we
have quantity and your choice Of green,
brcwn, blue, beige or rose.
skis ond smoIer sizes to motch
Other fiber rugs 9xl2 feet. 20.95 and 2495
LANSBURGHS-Rugs-F Floor
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08
City PAC
plans laid

Some $50 CLIO leaders from 81
trade unions in the Chicago area
gathered last week to discuss plans
for political action to defeat reac-
tionary Congressman and other
public officials at the polls in 1948.
Michael Mann, secretary of the
Chicago Industrial Union Council,
was chairman. He said that plans
were drawn up for volunteer block
workers to canvass every ward in
THE city next year.
PAC directors in each affiliated
union will receive cards to be
filled out by volunteer workers,
Mann said. He added that the
cards also would be sent to CIO
unions not affiliated with the
|comcl. Several such unions sent
observers to the meeting.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

he desired, Anderson told the as
sembly:
As far as Balanoffs being a
radical is concerned. Washing
ton and Jefferson were also
radicals"
HIS PLEA was ignored, how
ever, as the members present voted
SO to 4 for expulsion. Only 81
members attended the trial in the
Legion hall at 9217 Houston av.,
although more than 400 veter Els
belong to the post.
In his testimony during the
four-hour hearing, Balanoff, who
lives at 833 Commercial av., af-
firmed that he is section organizer
for the Communist Party in the
South Chicago area.
Under questioning by his at
torney, Max r. Mailman, Balanoff
explained that he had served in
the European theater of opera
tons during his three years in the
Army, participating in fighting
during the Battle of the Bulge and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

Informed by the NLRB that %
pending cases of the steel union
would be thrown out unless Pres
ident Philip Murray and other
officers bowed to the "non-Com-
munist" affidavit and financial
report requirements of the new
law, the union filed formal reply
signed by General Counsel Lee
FRESHMAN, charging that tn e
threatened action was unconstitu-
tional.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, President
Walter P. Reuther of the United
Auto Workers (CIO) wired Gen
eral Counsel Robert N. Denhaln
of the NLRB that the union,
among the biggest of the holdouts,
will comply with the Hartley
affidavit requirement and others
that must be met before union
can avail itself of NLRB pro-
cedure.
VICE President, r. J. Thomas,
Immediately on hearing of Reu-
theirs action, wired Denham and
Chairman Paul Herzog of the
NLRB that he refuses to sign the
affidavit, thus lining himself up
along with CLIO President Philip
Murray and President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Work
ers (AFD, leaders of the CIO
United Electrical Workers and
others.
''Reuther by his arbitrary ac-
tion is just making il that much
easier for Sen. Taft. that arch
raactlonarY. to become Presi-
dent of the U. S. next year.
Thomas told Federated Press.
The UAW policy reversal was
accomplished through a poll OF
board members which Reuteaer
took on his initiative in the week
before the Oct. 81 deadline of the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

the drive into Germany. He is
entitled to wear three battle stars
and the Presidential unit citation,
he said.
BALANOFF distributed 80 cop
les of the Communist Party's con-
stitution and pointed out that it
refuses membership to those who
advocate violent overthrow of the
American government against the
will of the people.
Mailman. in his closing argu-
ment, commended thai the Le-
gion's constitution and bylaws
explicitly defend the right of
Legionnaires TO hold any po-
itical beliefs. He maintained
that the trial was invalid for
that reason.
Among the witnesses against
Balanoff was Col. Horace It. Wulf,
VIGOROUSLY anti-labor publisher of
the Daily Calumet, which is wide
ly recognized in the area as the
voice of the Steel Trust.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

traffic tickets each day, also was
scored by the committee, which
added that "a conscientious Judge
cannot and will not permit the
traffic court to be run as an agency
for underwriting the costs Of the
police department"
TENANTS. at the present time.
are among the foremost victims of
"shake-downs," according to the
committee, which asked the CO.
operation of lawyers involved in
such cases:
IF court attaches wearing a
coat prowl the corridors and
buttonhole a desperate defend
ant in a landlord and tenant
case and extract $40 bill from
him in return for a promise to
get him s0-day stay the court
attache knowing that the partic-
ular judge invariably gives such
a staY). il is the duty of the pass
ing lawyer TO advise the judge of
such irregularitY in the corri-
doris"
The committees recommends
tons for combating corruption
were limited to the Municipal
Court. Most of the recommends
tons concerned technical changes
in procedure.
Of general public interest was
one Recommendations that the
City Council rectifY the loath-
some. unsanitary conditions that
exist in district jails and court
rooms. AS they are today. they
are natural breeding ground
of graft and corruption"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

Presiding over the trial as judge
was the newly elected post COM
mander, Victor Schlaeger, Demo
cratic committeeman of the 10Th
ward and former city treasurer.
The chief prosecutor was Glen.
L. U. Clemens, South Chicago real
estate dealer, who has long been
associated with Schlaeger in po-
litical and business dealings.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

CORRUPTION has many forms.
the committee found.
"Some court attaches" solicit
brides ''in connection with special
service in getting out writs, in
having clerks secure immediate
entry of confession judgments, in
getting special service of writs on
defendants who are avoiding serv-
ice,N in securing an early call of
their cases in certain courts, etc"
Cash brides extorted from mo-
florists Originate often on the
highway, spread through the vari-
Gus steps of enforcement proce-
dure, and reach at times into the
court ITSELF" according to che COM
mittee.
THE POLICE. who run a lucra-
tive racket by shaking down"
motorists and other citizens who
want to avoid arrest, also manage
to get money from those they do
arrest.
Attorneys advise us generally
that, when defendants are arrest
ed and held in Jail pending bond
or awaiting court appearance next
morning, their custodians often
will use the prisoners plight as
lever to extract money from them;
that favored lawyers are allowed
first access to them with the re-
suit that there is a splitting of
fees with the custodian or alta
che" the committee declared.
The practice Of setting quotas"
for traffic cops, of ordering them
to give out definite number Of
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

NLRB expired. A couple of board
members switched their votes to
the affirmative and one at least
abstained from voting which gave
Reuther the majority he needed
for his compliance policy. 1t is
understood that Sec. Treas. George
E. Adde's voted against compli-
ance, as did Thomas.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

his two sons had
served in h e
second w or1 d
war, asked that
charges against
B a l a n 0 f f be
quashed for lack
Of support.
Defending Bal
anoff's right to
h old whatever
political beliefs
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

The committee, headed by Judge
John Gutknecht, was appointed by
Chief Justice Edward S. Scheff-
Ter after attorney Julius Sherwin
charged that Municipal Court at
taches were extorting money from
lawyers.
Corruption, the committee dis
covered, can be found in:
1. The Municipal Court.
2. The Superior Court. includ-
ing the Criminal Court.
8. The Circuit Court.
4. The clerks and bailiffs' of
fees.
S. The Chicago police depart
ment. including its lock-ups and
central Jail.
s. The Cook County sheriff's
office.
2. The office of Edward J.
German. city public vehicle IL
cense commissioner. who issues
safety stickers.
IN GENERAL. the committee
learned that many city and coun-
ty officials who are in a position
of power use their authority to
intimidate lawyers, tenants, motor
lists, and other citizens into pay
ing what the committee politely
calls "gratuities" -bribes.
Judge Gutknecht reported:
"The information given to com
mittee members covered all the
courts and much wider field in
city and county practices than the
scope of our Investigation was de-
signed to cover"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08
SteeIworkers challenge
slave law validity

WASHINGTON FP-Brandng dismissal
% pending involving its
Seelworkes
CIO) positive challenge
atty of Taft-Hartley
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08
Be medaled war vet ousted from
Legion for Communist beliefs

for political
his membership n ommu Party
Shortly To he final vote
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08
Judges find CROFT in
city county governments

and
county o Nncipa 9 W
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-08

hoIIU1tIy DtIUTH Tie IIIldI VOLe
was taken, Arthur J. Anderson,
of 9051 Muskegon av., who said
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
Washington
Spotlight
BY LOUIS LAUTIER

Anti-lynching and anti-poll tax
legislation and the bill 10 ban race
or religious discrimination in en-
ployment are certain to run into
filibusters when they are brought
up for debate on the Senate floor.
The Republican program to corral
the Negro vote in the 1913 Presi-
Dental election can be carried out
only after amendment Of the pres
ent cloture rule.
If enactment of anti-Iynching,
anti-poll tax and anti-diserimina-
ton in employment Legislation is
really the objective Of organiza-
tons and individuals sponsoring
such measures, they should bend
all Of their energies toward get
ting the Senate TO amend its anti
quated cloture rule so that a ma
jority may bring to a vote, after
reasonable debate, any measure
they may wish to vote upon.
Notes: His Excellency, NJ. Asaf
Ali, Indian Ambassador to the
United States, accompanied Repre-
sentative Emanuel Celler, Demo
crat, of New York, when he ap-
peared before a House Administers
ton subcommittee to testify in sup
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Lberiun Minister

Grudgingy beatedly and condecendngy
Ahoskie, N c. has itself
provide $500 Cadillac rattle
Jones the in rafhe ago,
white Sheriff and two other members of the club
1880 the night of the drawing and told him
Negro he shouldn't have bought ticket
lowed to receive the prize The dollar
refunded, and the given to a white
The club reversed itself yesterday for only though
reinforced by generatOnsOd traditions of Southern
the yhtes in the club could stand
dsapprova Of decent people throughout the
demonstration Of the Of public opinion the fact
the bgots Of the South not stand against it.
Pm had announced yesterday that would fund
that Jones received duplicate the which he had
brought immediate and whheared support including
phone calls and wires Of offers help from white Southeners
The clear fact that showed through the whole incident
the instinct for good craftsmanship and fair much
the American people than the bitterness
elimination In this had been heaedchated
Of his cooby bunch Of greedy
Of the white trash which considers itself
Americans don't like cheating the basis of anything
else and there's the important fact the II the
people made fachat
elimination in itself cheating will discrimination
the Harvey Jones the cheating obvious and dramatic
Jones being dfrauded out Of something real and visible In
the case ordinary daybyday
yiou dramatic visible but just Those
valuable $500 Cadillac involved the Ahoske rattle They
are cheated dignity which can't be measured
money they being cheated of fair chance to make living
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Whot About Lee Horris?

Last Friday night listened radio program
which Lee W. Harris Jr St. Paul boy appeared As usual
prize As listened to Lee sing "O Man River" thrilled
his splendid voice and perfect dcon thinking
why Harris brilliant product
ceived more than regional recognition
We remembered that Of the top singers white and Negro
in the field and the their first opportunity
the local people, their neighbors, them needed
Sometimes scholarship sometimes 1t the form
financial assistance study under
told that Marian Anderson such
terest of the people of her native Philadelphia
Lee Harris veteran of War H. His father the L.
Harris Sr served St. Paul for the religious fields
Harris and his good wife,
three daughters to be good useful citizens the
his excellent voice and talent countless the
Most Of the time he has without financial compensation
It's about time the two communities which have proted and
entertained by Mr. Harris should interest themselves his
Practically who hears him thinks his voice
has excellent Pose he is gentleman and Twin Cans
should show interest in furheng his
beyond immediate vicinity Lee Harris has ability
tributes desirable for successful We all have the
by Of pushing Of promising artists they rise to the
hand
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port Of anti-poll tax legislation.
He's an addition to the dark
skinned colony Of the diplomatic
corps in Washington.
Incidentally, Liberia has five
honorary consuls in this country.
They are: Kelsey Pharr at Miami /;
Richard WestbroOk, Chicago; J.
A. Hardin, New Orleans; Carolyn
V. Johnson, honorary vice consul,
New York City, and Mack Hanna,
Jr., Port Arthur (Texas).
Marcus Ray, who resigned from
the War Department to become
a colonel on the staff of General
Lucius Clay, commanding general
of the European theater, was an
ass to the end Of his War Depart
ment service. He held up a press
release concerning his resignation
because it contained the education
al background Of his successor,
James c. Evans, a graduate Of
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. He wanted to know whether
the release was about him or
Evans.
Republican strategy on legisla-
ton pushed by colored people and
liberal groups is becoming clear,
The House will probably pass anti
poll tax legislation before the Con-
gress adjourns July 26. The Ives
Chavez bill is likely to be reported
but not brought up for considera-
ton in the Senate.
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ton Ave August Mrs. Arthur
Lyons. 4O7 Bryant Ave. N; Cornelius
Seymour, SS4i Smelling Ave, NJ. N.
Craft. 1851 Bryant Ave. n. Lucille
Goodwin. 1874 +. Franklin Ave.
August 3 Lucille Webster, $3.50
Fifth Ave. S Mrs. Lucille Lear, 29l5
Garfield Ave. $. August Mrs. Z.
L. Escue, 3b52 Fifth Ave. s; Robert
wOrmley, $40 Fourth Ave. s.: Mrs.
Joseph Jennings, 4OS Z. 3Sth St
Mrs Harley Morris. 95l Aldrich Ave,
n. August S-Harry Hill, 5SS Girard
Ave. n; ], NJ. Cunningham. 1891
Fifth Ave. $; Ruth Pittman. ssh
Fourth Ave s; Thomas Perkins, 49ll
Fourth Ave. S; Mrs. A. l. Martin
1920 Fifth Ave. s.
Belated greetings to Mrs. Louise
QuartermRn, 1881 Bryant Ave. n.
Out-Of-TOwR Greetlngs-July SO
Cpl Gardner Springfield. m (
HOWE, Texas July Sl-Mrs. BeI
Alexander, Evanston, III. August
-Ouenting Greer, Atlanta, Ga.
Marjorie MCClane, Boston, Mass
August S-JOseph Hoard, Kansas
city, Mo.
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state civil rights statute.
Previously in Hennepin county
such instances have been submitted
to a grand jury. Usually the grand
jury has returned no bill. As liberal
and as fair as the average white
Minnesotan is, II Is still not easy
to get 26 white persons to realize
that the refusal Of a public restau-
rant or bar to serve an individual
because Of race or color is a crime.
Therefore despite a number of
cases offered to Hennepin grand
juries none ever returned true bills.
When the grand jury is in re-
cess, the county attorney may, If
he chooses, prosecute violators on
information" This is what hap
pened in the Joseph Jacobs Ward
law case.
Whether the state wins convic-
ton in district court or not the case
is a warning that the decent people
of Minneapolis are determined that
violations Of the civil rights law
must be halted and are prepared
to see that they are.
The Minneapolis Sunday TRI-
BUNE handling Of Wardlaw's and
Williams experience in the bar in
question was a masterful piece Of
news reporting and newspaper
service. Many daily papers through
out the country ignore or cover up
incidents like this and thousands
Of white people of good will do not
get factual information on such oc-
currences.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25

When the office of County At
torney Michael Dillon proceeded to
prosecute Joseph Jacob, bartender
Of Syrian extraction, for trying to
charge John Williams, Milwaukee
editor, and James T. Wardlaw,
Minneapolis Urban League execu-
tive secretary, $40 for a drink it
marked the first time a Hennepin
bounty attorney has struck a di-
rect blow at the violation Of the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-25
Saint Paul Council Places
Pamphlet in City License
Bureau and Key Points

its scope, and the place OF the law
in the framework of business and
public opinion.
1t is an excellent device that the
St. Paul Council has already used
in many ways: for example, the
police carry copies, leading hotel
has placed one in each room, the
State Fair is issuing it with all
contracts for dining concessions.
1t puts into the hands of a pro-
prietOr a device to impress his en-
ployees and to inform patrons Of
the existence of a state law with
the penalties for violation, and
sober, intelligent exposition on the
necessity for such a law to uphold
the American way of life.
An interesting angle to this plan
is that the idea came from mem
Der of the police force, Detective
Paul Hanft, while engaged in work
with the St. Paul Council Of HUI
man Relations. Several other COM
munities throughout the country
have shown interest in following
this plan.
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birthday Greetings In st. Paul -
July 27-Ermon Jean Owens. 40S y.
Western Ave; Earl Weber. Jr" 7ls
Carroll Ave. July S0-Prentice X.
Harris, SIS Marion; Springfield
Gardner, st. Paul. July I-RichaTd
Session, St. Paul; Beverly Kirk, sS7
81. Anthony Ave. Aug. Frank p.
Branson, Assn ROndo Ave; Mrs Mae
Lark. SS5 Rondo Ave. Aug. =
Roberta Jones, 1929 ROndO Ave.
Out of-town birthday greetings to
Jack LaGrone, Washington, ID. c..
Visitors to the St Paul office;
Bessie Powell. s7s Charles St.
Chester Harris. SIS Carroll Ave.
birthday Greetings In Minneapolis
July SOC. W. Walls, ASA Fourth
Ave. 5: Mrs, Elsie Smith, 1854 Clin-
ton Ave. July 81 Lucille Shaw.
1919 Bryant Ave. N; whitney Young,
S4ls Smelling Ave. August flames
A, Eiford. 6o7 Olson BLVD: AEs.
ylrgle HuEhess $3.50 Fifth Ave; s :
Mrs. NeVa Marie Warren. S6lS Chin