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Evening star., 1947-12-21
By STANLEY BAITZ
Star staff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Va.
TROESUS WAS q piker, Midas third
~ rater, alongside the Romanof1s-the
Czars Of Russia-if the objects of art on dis
play here are any criterion.
In the Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Is an
array of Imperial Russian treasures of inde-
scribable richness, trove of jeweled flowers,
animals fashioned of precious stones, ikons
and great variety of priceless bibelots.
There are some 800 pieces in the collection.
but due to limitations Of space and protective
facilities, only 50-odd items were chosen for
display. Even so. there is a glut of splendor.
To the collector the preciousness of the
gems and metals is as nothing compared to
the workmanship that went into the objects,
for among them are the most superb crea-
tions of Peter Carl Faberge, court jeweler to
two Czars-Alexander III and Nicholas IL
and once the unofficial jeweler to all the
crowned heads of Europe and Asia. He must
have been kept busy simply catering to the
Russian rulers and their families, who seem
to have been unendingly giving each other
exquisite gifts
For instance, there are the Easter eggs
In Russia. Easter used to be the most impor-
tant celebration day, one on which every one
exchanged presents. Easter eggs seem to
have been popular gift and for the ruling
family Faberge went all out to create eggs
that would give their jaded tastes a fillip.
His supreme masterpiece seems to have
been the egg. shown at the left, given by
Car Nicholas to the Czarina Alexandra
Feodorovna the year of their coronation 1t
Is almost 10 inches high and fashioned of
clear rock crystal, resting upon a pedestal
OF enameled gold, with base of crystal At
the top is magnificent emerald of ~ carats.
Inside the crystal egg are IL miniatures of
various royal residences in England, Ger
many and Russia. This egg was unof11cially
appraised before the war at about 500 900,
and now is probably worth three or four
times this much.
Another imperial Easter egg is of solid
gold, made in hinged sections which open up
into eight oval miniatures of various royal
residences. Each miniature is painted on
ivory and ringed with tiny pearls. Sur
mounting the egg is nest of starks, made
OF gold and delicately enameled The adult
bird has diamond-studded wings.
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WHEN HISTORY IS WRITTEN

When the history American life written his
torans will the country voice to
the kind deviye which wrecked free nsu
lions of actually tried split America itself
into warning
These historians evidence show how Communists
divide Fases tried divide
along religious labeled
Fascist while pinned the of
Communist who their attack racial and
ligious minorities.
story The historians
will Americans reaffrmed
their belief the democracy
dignity equality
or
Historians will by the descriptive propaganda
the the Communists the American people joined
with
empoyed-and unity with which
nations lfe
that what right the vicious nature
all who desire freedom
today children the
liberty realize that American unity
enistng the fight diyisiye
destructive hate They building understanding
higher justice American
his religion origin class They
communities they
the churches of which they members the farms and in
the factories offices where they work
s history making.
this
could united and strong
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO The met
TO HEAR GOLDEN GATE QUARTETTE

The Golden Gate Quartet, ia
nous vocal group which has APP
peared with great success in
many of the nations finest thea
tres and night clubs, is meeting
with equal appreciation this week
at the Metropolitan T h T e,
where they are headlining the all
star variety show, Laugh, Town
Laugh"
With a record of hit engage
ments from Los Angeles Or
pheum Theatre to New York's So
phisticated Blue Angel" Cafe,
the Golden Gate Quartette is
firmly established as one of the
finest acts in contemporary show
business. Seattle audiences are
hearing for the first time lin per-
son" the distinctive arrangements
of spirituals and classics which
have put the four young men on
the very top of the entertainment
ladder.
In addition TO their appear
ances in such films as "Star Span.
gled Rhythm" 1.-THE Hit Parade, y
Hollywood Canteen" and "BEing
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on the Girls" the Golden Gate
Quertette has sung twice at the
White House, for the Inaugural
ton ceremonies in 1886 and 1910.
Their Columbia and Victor re-
cordings are among the most pop
ular items in the musical libra
ries of countless Americans, and
they have sung as guest stars on
most of the nations leading radio
programs.
Other acts in the elaborate va
riety show include Benny Meroff,
Broadway comedian and master
of ceremonies, assist d by
Kathleen Mclaughlin; Hi, Lo,
Jack and the Dame, rhythmic vo-
cal group; rufe Davis, film come
dian; K ton and Armfield,
Broadway TESTERS and two tor
ried tropical entertainers, Calypso
Joe and CoCoTe. Bernie Stephens
orchestra provides rhymic back
grounds for each act.
Laugh, Town, Laugh" com
pletes its Seattle engagement with
final performances Sunday night.
Continued on page p
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COMMUNISM IS
HELD WORSE
THAN CARS

BALTIMORE - DR.. Isaiah Bow
man, president of Johns Hopkins
University and No. geographical
adviser to the late President F. d.
Roosevelt during the Second World
War, said that Communism is
absoutism designed to be more
ruthless and complete than car
ism. Only the label is changed.
In an address to incoming stu
dents at the university, Bowman
delivered a denunciation of the
Russian government, and said:
Il do not fear the u. S. S. R.
today. | only fear that our people
wiz not act in time to give our
strength the expression and the
means that warn so aggressive.
arbitrary, corrupt and powerful a
government of the folly of starting
wars
For this reason all universities
are concerned about our new mill
tary Service Law"
Bowman said a universal service
law was needed ''if we are to dis
tribute military risks and RESPONSE
bilities fairly and at the same
time get public. including congress
sional. support"
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June Walker Weds
Gene AbbengtOn

At the dawn of August 81. Miss
June Walker and Gene Abbengton
were united in wedlock.
Reverend Harris. of Council of
Churches, performed the double
ring ceremony. Joe Nose was the
best man, and Casco Nose was
the bridesmaid.
The bride carried prayer book
tied with white ribbons to which
yellow rose buds hung. She is the
daughter of Mrs. Inez Walker Arm
old and Mr.. Ernest Walker of
Phoenix, Ariz. Miss June Walker
was a resident of Butte, Montana
and a graduate from there.
She also attended College in
Phoenix. For the past 5 years
she has been employed at Ber-
nards apparel store as window
dresser.
Mr.. Eugene Arlington. the
groom, is formerly from Illinois.
After the ceremony a welding
breakfast was served at Mrs. Wal
ker McDonald's quaint Tea Room
1911 E. Alder Street.
Musical numbers were given
by Mrs. Earle Walker of Phoenix,
Mrs. Marion Chrismau, Mr. Mack
Arnold and Mrs. Madeline Moore.
The couple will be at their
residence in Spokane.
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Insurance Writing Now
Biggest Negro Business


CHICAGO = How Negro ins1r-
ance has been built int the
worlds biggest colored business
despite the deliberate opposition OF
white firms is told in an October
Ebony photo-story revealing that
So Negro insurance companies nJw
employ $4,000 and have assets of
800, 900, 900.
1.-The story of Negro insurance
companies rise to succers.' the
Ebony feature states. lis a saga of
streamlined methods, shrewd *
pansion, and brilliant Business
acumen in the face of hostile OPP
position"
"The distinguished socie i e S
which make it possible for white
insurance companies to operate
safely and profitably, Ebony
claims, "are not open to firms of
color"
This attitude is directly 7 ,sonsi-
BILE for the spirit of determination
Negro insurance executives have
since employed in order to gain
on their own the expensive, hard
to-get information which rising
firms now use to insure colored
Americans today.
1.-THE intensive program now be-
ing used by Golden State Mutual
of California, fourth largest Ne
gro business and largest west Of
the Mississippi, is closely follow
ed in the Ebony feature !. This
$2,000.00O corporation has risen
from 1000 policyholders 20 years
ago to 141,000 policyholders al
present. Employing white as well
as Negro personnel Golden State
like other Negro insurance compa-
MES is now out to get white
2olicyholders.
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DO YOU KNOW?

@: How does the Taft-Hartley
law protect minority groups OF
workers?
A. Workers defined by he law
as professional employees" or des-
ignated as being in a craft unit
may not be included In bargain
ing unit unless a majority OF such
employees vote to join the larger
unit. Plant guards cannot belong
to union admitting other work
ers to membership.
@: Whether the Taft-Hartley
law permits the "check-off of I'M
ion fees?
A. Yes. but only II the member
gives written authorization to his
employer to deduct them from his
pay.
@: Whether the Taft-Hartley
law restricts union dues and fees?
A: As an additional protection
to the individual worker, a UNI
ion may be found guilty of an I'M
fair labor practice IL the National
Labor Relations Board finds its
fees and dies to be excessive or
discriminatory.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-09-24

Judge Howard NJ. Findley will
go down IN history as the first
Jurist IN the State of Washington
to conduct two major jury trials,
one criminal and one civil involv-
Ing death. unique and in many
respects identical. In both. racial
relations were thrown out of the
window.
l. Frank Jones, IS years old,
laborer, was sentenced to max
imum of 20 years in state peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla. by Superior
Judge Howard NJ. Findley for the
fatal stabbing of Sampson B.
Wade"
2. "a verdict was brought in
by a superior court jury in a
$50, 630.56 damage suit by Roy
Wesly Moore. 9402 18th Ave. D.,
over the traffic death of his wife,
Henrietta, in the same court" Lit.
igants all white.
In case No. 1, all ligitants
involved were Negroes, as were
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last rites.
The Elks, of which Mr.. Groves
is a member. wired floral offer
ing
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POLITICAL NOTES
Down in the Leigh Valley

Two months ago. Democrats and
their amateurish ally, the CLOS
Political Action Committee, decid-
ed that the special congressional
election in Pennsylvania Eighth
District was made to order as a
194S testing ground. The Taft
Hartley Act. they thought, would
be the issue.
They went in with theil eyes
and mouths wide open and with
little chance to win. The Eighth
District is grumpy old Joe Grun-
dy's home territory. one of the
best-watered COP. fields in the
country. But it attracted the De-
mocraic donkeys like an acre of
fresh clover. The district is about
evenly divided between labor and
rural areas. And the Republican
candidate was the man who had
guided Pennsylvania version Of the
Taft Hartley Act through its legis-
lature; slender, 37-year-old Frank
lin Lichtenwalter, Speaker of the
states House of Representatives.
The Democrats figured that if
they could bite off a good-sized
section of normal COP. pasture,
they could claim a comeback trend
for 1913.
Last week the Democrats and
the P.A.C. came back with their
tails left hanging on the barbed
wire Grundyman Lichtenwalter
rolled up the biggest COP. n aior-
ity in the district history. Bemoc-
rat Phil Storch, SO, president of
the Lehigh Valley Newspaper
Guild (C.LO). had concentrated on
industrial Lehigh County IF,
can win it," he had sal !, 1--WE
will have proved our point that
the Republicans can be beaten in
| the next national election. In LIE
high County the COP. upped its
1916 margin of 54.4 per cent to
55.1 per cent.
What panied the Democrat most
was the national attention which
the election got. They had started
the fight; they could not alb
their way out of it now. The
P.A.C. had poured out money q d
speakers whose principal canpa 81
weapon was a pun: they called
the new labor law the "Tuff- Hart
less Act" Phil Murray, Wafer
Reuther. Alexander Whitney ant
other brasshats of labor had IS
sued statements; Franklin d
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Students to Receive
Proper Recognition

Three young commercial ar
students of the Burnley School OF
Art and Design will receive their
first official recognition when pos
ters designed by them will be
used in the promotion of the Seat
ticking County Community Chest
campaign for 1913. Irving S. Smith
campaign chairman, announced
this week.
The winning posters were chosen
from more than fifty submitted
by students at the Burnley School.
The selection was made by a
committee of advertising experts
who serve on the year-round Pub
lie Relations Committee of the
Community Chest.
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Roosevelt Jr.. lent his nare and
presence. As for a trend, the Re-
publicans could cite one: the Taft
Hartley Act is apparently not d
liability to them, and is going to
take something more than Jena
goguery to make it red-hot 194S
issue.
Times Magazine.
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Japanese Woman
Attempts Suicide

Mrs. Mao Akatsu, 61-year-old
Japanese, was in serious condi-
ton in Harborview County Hos
pital after she slashed herself in
the abdomen in suicide attempt
in her home, 619 Weller ST., al
1870 o'clock Sunday.
Palice said Mrs. Akatsu had
been despodent over ill health
Officers J. w. Murraw and w. w
Weedin rushed the woman to the
hospital after finding her uncon
scious. An emergency operation
was performed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-09-24

Erskine Hawkins, THE goth
Century Gabriel" whose famous
orchestra has lately been aired
over NBC from Harlem's famous
Savoy Ballroom and Los Angeles
famous Meadowbrook, comes to
the Civic Auditorium on Saturday
night. October 4th for one night
only in a personal appearance
during their limited tour.
Erskine Hawkins is rapidly gain
ing a reputation as the hottest
trumpet player in the world, and
already several critics have rated
him along with Louis Armstrong.
Hawkins has perfected a style
which has never been heard on
the trumpet before, because be-
lieve 1t or not = he triple tongues
all notes in the high register.
He and his famous orchestra
are coming direct from triumphs
on Broadway and in Hollywood
They stopped all shows in their
appearance at the New York Para
mount Theatre. And RCA has been
very pleased with the great re-
cords Erskine has turned our for
Victor Records. Hawkins will not
only feature his trumpet solos,
but also the singing of Jimmy
Mitchell, famous in his own right,
as well, when he appears in the
Civic Auditorium on Saturday
night, October 4th. Dancing gets
under way at 9 pm. sharp. Don't
miss it, It's the biggest dance
treat of the fall season.
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SEATTLE SOCIALS
Tel. East 6t9S
BY MRS. H. C. THOMPSON


Mrs. Corrine Mcdonald of Oma-
ha, Nebr.. a cousin of Mrs. j. IL.
White, arrived in the city Thurs
day for visit. In her honor,
Mrs. White will entertain ar a
reception Sunday at the Y. w. c.
A. from 3 to s. Arrangements
have been made for 100 guests.
Another of our worthy citizens
passed to the Great Beyond Fri
day. III for a long time, she will
be missed from our midst and all
deeply regret her passing.
Mrs. John Folling entertained
Thursday, honoring her sister,
Mrs. Christine Meade, Cousin
Evaline Michlebean, DR.. Foster
Bryant with an elaborate cocktail
party at her beautiful home. All
guests are from Los Angeles. Cal.
and all who attended the party
were elated ate the wonderful
hospitality.
Thursday, Sept. 25. the Golden
Cleaners will entertain its friends
and members with an appropriate
party, one of their annual high
lights beginning the new church
year and honoring the returning
pastor who has served them SO
well the past year. Invitations
have been isused for the affair
which must be presented at the
door Mrs. Samuel ChenaulI
will be mistress of ceremonies.
Rev. John r. Harris will be
guest speaket ar the IL a. m.
service at the A. NJ. e. Church.
Don't fail to hear this brilliant
speaker.
The funeral of Mrs. Queenie
Mast wash held at the Angelus
Mortuary Wednesday.
Mrs. Elise Richards has return
ed home after a years visit of the
principal cities in the East ana
South. She enjoyed every min
ute of her visit, being deluged
with entertainment. But there is
no place like home.
Friends are welcoming home
Mrs. Elsie Richards, formerly
Mrs. Sam Billings, who has re-
turned from an extensive trip
throughout the East and Middle
West. During her year of alb
sence she spent six and a half
months at her former home, Chi
cago. From the Windy City she
continued to Cincinnati, Ohio, to
visit her son, Mr.. Lemar Rich
ards. Other points which afford
ed her highlights of social activi-
ty were Lexington, KY, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith; Cleve-
land, Ohio, with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Vallee Harris; Rochester. N.
Y, Niagara Falls and New York
City, then to Philadelphia, which
is also a former home of Mrs.
Richards.
OF her many travels she en-
joyed the boardwalks of Atlantic
City. Pittsburgh was the next
point of interest, where she was
warmly received by her sister,
brother, nephew and his wife. En-
route home she spent a short time
with Mrs. Charles Owens in Los
Angeles. Mrs. Richards. returned
with refreshing accounts of her
travels and fellow yacationers
throughout the States.
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JUDGE HOWARD N. FINDLEY PRESIDES
OVER TWO HISTORICAL JURY TRIALS

the opposing attorneys. The jury
in each case was composed of
9 whites and three Negroes IN
each case a Negro was elected
foreman OF the jury. although
among the white jurors were
bankers. business and professional
men and women.
In each case the white jurors.
of their own Yolition tossed the
ever explosive race problem out
of the window. and chose a Race
man as their foreman. In each
case the verdict of the jury re-
Elected their action and won the
commentator End thanks of the
trial judge. A fine examrle of
The Fatherhood of God ami the
brotherhood ot Man In acton.
We Saw the Judge
When the annals of the Superior
Court of King County are record
ed, the events of the past three
weeks will accentuate what we
have repeatedly said:
I'VE had the finest and fairest
Judiciary in the United States.
No need for a change"
When jurists leave their court
room. they usually divest them
selves of their solemnity, and
are even as you and |. We sou mt
an interview and was admitted
to Judge Findley's chambers. He
hesitated. but knowing our inter-
est in the two trials over which
he presided readily discussed
them.
81 was particularly impressed
In the case of the State VS.. Frank
Jones. In that case all the lit:gants
were Negroes as we're the attor-
neys for the State and defendant.
want to tell you during all the
time I have served as judge in
our courts, have never seen a
case so well conducted as did At
torney Prim for the State and
Attorney Stokes for the defendant.
I told Pros. Atty Shorett, who
happened to step into my office
just how admirable Atty Prim
conducted his case, with the skill
of the most experienced attorney,
fair for the State and fair for
the defendant.
Attorney Stokes conduct of his
case was perfect. In fact it was
masterpiece. | only wish young
attorneys, members of the bar,
could have been in court during
the trial Mr.. Stokes showed HIM
self every inch a lawyer
In the other case involving a
death. that jury of white and
three Negroes, chose as it's fore
man Mr.. Jack Johnson, a very
intelligent man as foreman of the
jury. lingering copy of Times
Magazine, portrait of Jackie
Robinson on the cover page, he
continued, What this man has
done for his race, although in the
athletic world, was done in this
Court though not nation wide. All
this is evidence of One World"
Pleased at our interview, we left
from necessity, not from choice.
Judge Howard M. Findley is
busy man,
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Mrs. Bertha Rector
Taken by Death

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Mrs.
Bertha Rector, of this city, died
at her home, Wednesday, Sep
TENDER II.
Mrs Rector is sister of Mr..
Robert Grove, Seattle. He left
Wednesday night to attend her
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Special Negro Films
Atlas Theatre Program

Several of the special Negro
pictures are on this weeks 20
gram at the Atlas Theatre. Sat
urday Stepin Fetchit will be seen
nj Hep Cat Serenade." On Sunday
Edna Mae Harris, Carmen New
some and Alec Lovejoy will be
seen in Lying Lips and next
Wednesday. October 1, Louis Jor-
dan will be featured in MOO Cow
Boogie."
Evening star., 1947-12-18

entertainer. who arrives at the EN-
bassy Room tonight. Now the Ward
man Park would like you to know
that Ray Heatherton and orchestra
return there Saturday night and the
Mayfower is willing to let you in on
the secret that Tommy Dix, the
young singing star, will arrive at the
Lounge for a brief engagement start
ing next Monday night.
1t was back in 1941, just before he
got the notion that the time had
come for him to join the Marines
that Mr.. Heatherton and his orches-
ira last were seen in town and that
was at the Metronome Room of the
Wardman Park. Before that he was
q singing star on number Of radio
shows and had been featured on the
stage in "Babes in Arms" THE
Chocolate Soldier" Little Jesse
James," BABES in Toyland" and
'"The Desert Song" Before coming
to town Saturday, incidentally, he'll
be holding reunion with his fellow
Marines, playing tomorrow night fol
the Marine Corps Ball at the
Waldorf Astoria in New York.
Tommy Dix, who follows Marge
and Cover Champion as the May
flower Lounge entertainment, won
his most recent renown as the sing
ing star Of the musical, BEST Foot
Forward" Nine years ago, when he
was II years old, he won an earlier
bit Of renown, when his even then
resonant baritone was aired on
Major Bowes' famed amateur hour
Tommy became the first and only
Evening star., 1947-12-18
After Dark
Her Name Is Eileen ODare
And She Used to Be q Blond
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

business for II years. She started
however, at the age Of three, 80 she
Is nowhere near being an old crone
The last project which occupied her
was road tour with "Toplitzky OF
Notre Dame" but that did not take
much time out of her life. The
brevity of the tour did not bother
Miss ODare much, though, since
what she really wants to do is get q
job in New York that lasts long
enough that she can go to school
She keeps signing up for classes at
Columbia and then getting jobs out
Of town. The longest stay she has
managed to date was . two-month
stretch during which she played
eight weeks at the Carnival.
II got to know several Of my pro-
fessors that time," she says.
The subject that interests Miss
O'Dare and keeps drawing her back
to Columbia is psychology.
II figure If no one else can under
stand me, 7 ought to try to under
stand myself"
4*4
Two more hotels are handing their
patrons Yule gifts by way of new
entertainment. The Statler already
has announced the signing of Carl
Brisson, the highly popular Danish
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Man Faces Sentence In Plea
To Criminal Assault Affempt

William A. Davis, 23, OF the 600
block Of Virginia avenue Sc, yes
terday afternoon pleaded guilty
before Justice Richmond B. Keech
Of District Court to breaking into
the residence Of 19-year-old mar
ried woman in June, 1916, and at
tempting to rape her.
Davis, who Is colored, was indicted
in July, 1916, on charges Of house.
breaking and larceny and rape.
When he pleaded guilty to the
housebreaking and theft charges. he
was permitted to plead guilty to the
lesser charge Of attempted rape.
Justice Keech did not set q date
for sentencing.
In November, 1s4s. Davis was