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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
% Leaders
Sign Joint
Statement
Meeting Held Under
:uspices of NAACP
To Study Situation

vrW YORK CITY.-A dcclara-
80 N,sr voters was adopted
w rocrne here attended by
q ers under the aus
. N tfr NAACP. The meet
us. rcld IN the Wendell
wnke Memorial Building on
N9 IN Atom calls upon
A. no utilize in the
rs les and national
. ,..,5r balance of power
~, t.r 10 least IL states
SO 'oral votes TO the
,6s, n@i possible Pres
v ,A,, asdcnt. and Con-
Ia chosen 10 guide
Sme1 mnE the trouble
The conference declared IL
eli in favor Of the Presidents
civil Riohis program. and an
rouneed that il would ask
NEGRO voters 10 support only
nose con1rcssmen who worked
lor the passage Of FEPC. poll
TAX and ami lYnehing leglsla-
tion.
I, al, IN the "evalua-
Non and candidates.
ra,ons Esd ia,e. Negroes will
ee ,ln,trt weight 10 their
To-, rtTpf4aoflpd fpd
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
81 HEALTHY.LooKING
GUESTS

The slXtv-ore hCalip} lcoklnc
guests, all appltcntly Curca
trohckcd and chattcd on the
lawn and exchanged eNpoDcnCcS,
until time tor the feast Long
tables We're laden with inc SIZE
culcnt barbecue tor which The
county IS famous
One late arrival was forts
yva-old Jim who drove tuck
for the nearby cotton mli lie
was IN hour late because he
had driven 20 miles % Atlanta
TO pick up a loai of machinery
lnr the cotton NM
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03

IN another direction This fact
aroused the speculation that he
had specific reason for wanting
10 kill Davis. and that his story
was pure fabrication.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03

In Finland. trade unions will
make collections in factories and
business houses. Give--May 1 10
May Is
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
C0nfah Draws
Detr0iterS
To Capital

WASHINGTON. d. c. - The
third annual conference on The
Negro IN Business vii be held
here on April i. , and in the
auditorium OF tho Department Of
Commerce Building
The conference is under the dl-
rection OF Emmcr Martin Lancas-
ter, advisor on Negro affairs to
the Department of Commerce
Included IN the sessions Will be
a mass meeting addressed by W
AVerlll Hartman. Secretary Of
Commerce Meetings viii cover
business education, foreign trade.
management aid 10 small BUSH
ness, and business OF my own
HASTE TO SPEAK
Among the participants VIII be
Gov William II. HASTE. chief ex-
ccutive Of the Virgin Islands.
Detroiiers who are listed
among the speakers are Edward
Davis. Of Davis Motor Sales;
Fred A. Allen. of Supreme Lin
en- and Laundry Co.; Carlton
w. Gaines. of the Victory Loan
and Investment Co.; Mrs. Fan
ME B. Peck. founder of the
Housewives League.
Robert A. Crosby. of the Cros-
by Mink Farm, Hartford, Mich,
will also participate
Other business leaders, from 9TH
er sections. who planned 10 bc
present. include James A Bill
board" Jackson: Thomas w.
Young. Of the Norfolk JOURNAL
and GUIDE c. G. SpauldinG; and
w. J. Kwesi Mould, of the Gold
Coast. West Africa.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03

OF Michigan and Of Chicago
Theological Seminary, he has
done considerable writing foi
the Christian Century. Travel
and the Missionary Herald
He IS the author of People
Who Made a Difference and
collaborated with Mrs Margaret
Cobb TO produce Tales from
East and West,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03

Each evenings program is in
the hands OF different COM
mittee Of the YMCA.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03

The annual dinner is part of
week of ceremonies. starting
on Monday. April 5, and run
ming through Friday. April 3.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-04-03
HASTE 10 SPEAK

Robert A. Crosby. OF the Cros-
by Mink Farm, Hartford, Mich.
will also participate.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03

ity - were honored by business
leaders and national All Off
Gals last Saturday, October 80,
n Chicago at a special All Zach
ievement" day.
Climax of the all-day, alex
pense tour to the city was
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03

Dolores Naffziger and Geor-
ge Cornell of Zion, along with
80 other All Club boys and
girls from Fl northern Illinois
counties - all winners in this
wears "better methods" activ-
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03

Palmer House banquet Satur-
day noon at which the young
farmers and farmerettes, who
have excelled in their projects
to find better methods to ease
farm burdens, were awarded
their prizes.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03
News --
Here and There

for New Ork C1Cy, Wnere ne
was to board Pan-American
plane for British Guiana on
Friday.
A cable was received by Mrs.
Lee, Saturday afternoon tell
ing of his safe arrival at
Georgetown, British Guiana,
South America, October 30th.
Overseer Lee is visiting the
branch of the Christian Catho-
lie Church, Elder Jeffrey, the
other officers and the men,
bers. He will return in time
for Christmas to be spent with
his family and he will give a
report of his visit at the Watch
Night Service.
Mrs. Ella Cherry of Zion Ho-
tel just returned from visiting
relatives and friends in Cali
fornia.
Miss Jennie L. Mendel and
E. Birmingham, Zion Hotel will
spend the winter at Sanford,
Florida; conveniently located
for a short drive either to the
East or West coast. They left
Monday morning by car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pierce
of Zion Hotel will leave during
the week by car and trailer for
San Sebastian, Florida. From
there they will travel in easy
stages to Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sadorf
of 22O6 Elizabeth Avenue left
Monday by car for La Canada,
California, to spend the WIN
ter.
Mr.. Albert lillian returned
a few days ago from Pasadena,
California, where he has been
visiting with his son Eddy and
wife Eileen, since early fall.
Mr.. lillian looks we'll and went
right to work for Don Congdon,
the gents furnishing store.
Zion Home renamed Zion
Hotel by it's new owners, is un-
dergoing a little remodeling.
The court sides have received
an excellent new coat of white
paint (nearly completely dur
ing the summer months. The
old paint was scraped off and
loose boards renailed.
The porch footings, above
the concrete and brick piers,
which were of wood, are being
replaced by concrete and the
levels restored.
The front entrance of the no.
tel is undergoing a slight
change-the two separate dou-
BILE doors have been combined
into one and in place of the
wooden floor exposed to the
weather, fine concrete floor
and three steps to the side
walk have been laid. An in
ner and outer double door pro-
tects the interior of the lobby
from sudden changes of tenn
perature.
Miss Martha Enloe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M.
Enloe of 9th Street, Winthrop
.anan,a4lrr ,n1ndmnd
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-03

L Budd( presden
suner tyshol n
Thomas Dwight Reman, GantP Mrvns
bard,J Kings.
Evening star., 1948-11-28

IOf MS campaign trip TO the West
Coast.
-P.P.C., New Albany, Miss.
6. LUCKY If you ,Ua,st a COL
lege scholarship, why is it lucky for
your name to be "Leaeenworth"?
Yale University has been ad-
vertising for two years trying to
find applicants for the ''Leaven-
worth Scholarship" open to men
with the surname "Leaven-
WORTH" and worth S42O an
nually. - RS. BooneviHe, Miss.
7. FLYING DOCS .. Why
haze many U. S. dogs been Jfown
to Manila in the past year.?
The canine population of the
Philippines was almost wiped
out during the war.
-JW.L., Oglethorbe. Ga.
3. COUNT -. Hov ,Oas the
recent census of fur seals taken?
BY photographing the rocker
les on Alaska's Pribilof Islands.
The herds now number over
$500. 900 animals.
-Mrs.T.HC.,
San Francisco, Calf.
CONDUCTED " " M..>
NOTE: We will pay 81 for a question
and answer used in this column. Oues-
tons are based on current news and
clipping of news source must accom-
pany answer. Address: Tom Henry,
THIS WEEK. 40 Lexington Avenue,
New York IL. N. Y. Unaocepted con-
tributions cannot be acknowledged Or
returned.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
ARE YOU A LIAR?
Continued from page eight

family. After a series of repri-
mands that made no impression,
she finally said to her mother,
please tell me what the truth is,
50 I can tell it"
Among adults, the most ex-
treme cases of dishonesty come
under the heading of pathological
lying. Psychologists find that
pathological liars are usually
great takers, and spin their
yarns for no ulterior purpose -
only because they enjoy doing it.
Many methods of inducing
people to tell the truth have
been tried. One of the most con-
troversial is scopolamine, drama
tically called the truth serum"
The power of this drug was
discovered by DIR. Robert E.
House, a Texas obstetrician,
who used it as an anaesthetic.
After administering scopolamine
on a certain occasion. DR.. House
heard a patient admit things
about herself that he knew she
would have hidden under normal
circumstances. Further study
showed that this was a drug
which acted on the brain in such
a way that it inhibited the
Evening star., 1948-11-28

ability to lie, yet left the per-
sons memory, speech and hear
ing intact.
Soopolamine has stirred up
lively debate in medical and
legal circles, and has proved effec-
tive in many police cases. A dis
trict attorney in Alabama was
able to track down a murderer
who was guilty of Is az kill
ings from clues supplied by a
"scopolamine confession"
Couxtxoosm Trick
COURTROOM lying recalls the ia
vorte catch question employed
by smart lawyers to trap unwary
witnesses: Have you ever told
a lie?" If the witness says yes,
he blackens his own character;
if he says no, it's even worse,
because the lawyer will swiftly
demonstrate that every normal
person lies at times, and will soon
reduce the witness to helpless
self-contradictions.
There's only one right answer
to the query. and if a lawyer ever
springs it on you, here's how
to answer him: Eyes. but not
under OATH" The End
Evening star., 1948-11-28
&, u,z ,rn
Questions and answers from current news

!. FISTICUFFS When
Frances Marcel Cerdan knocked
out Americas Tony Zale, he BE-
came the first foreigner in ooe1
so years to hold the u,,disbuted
niddleVeigM boxing CHAMPION
ship. Who Was the last one?
Bob Fitzsimmons of Australia.
ABB, Bronxrille, N. Y.
z. GOING OUT What is the
Oldest operating mine in the ,oorld?
Dalkarlsberg iron mine in
Sweden has been mined for
about 600 years but is about to
be closed. Miners don't want to
work at a depth of 500 feet.
-L.H.D., Gillette, N. J.
;. MAKE0VER In what
Uay UiH ,se,0 $40 bills, ,s0sU in
preparation. differ from the pres
ent t,0enties?
The picture of the White House
on the bills will show the new
balcony on the South Portico.
Mrs. L,C.B., Pittsburgh, Pa.
4. UP. UP. UP How much
does ii cost the average family of
thee for food yea,ly?
$7O9, an increase of IL per cent
over a year ago.
Mrs. A.C.R., Cleveland, Ohio
s. STOP OFFS .. What is the
longest ticket eser issued BY Y0il-
road Offices in Washington, D. c.?
The l4-foot railroad ticket is
sued President Harry S. Truman
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Steele Denies Knowing
Broker Had No Permit

Charges that he knowingly" did
business with an unlicensed broker
in the sale Of a $10,500 house were
denied by Larry o. Steele. real
estate broker. when he appeared
before the District Real Estate
Commission yesterday.
Mr.. Steele, who has an Office at
927 Fifteenth street, will face
similar charges in Municipal Court
on the same sale at later date.
After hearing testimony, the
commission took under advisement
the charges that Mr.. Steele had
split a $525 commission with
Jerome Clarke for the sale of the
house, located in the 2100 block
of First street NV. Mr.. Clarke,
who has an Office in the 900 block
of Sixth street NV, told the
commission he is an investor.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Edward A. Beard, prosecuting the
case, told the commission that,
although Mr.. Steele said he dealt
with Mr.. Clarke thinking he was a
broker, it was his responsibility to
determine whether Clarke had a
license.
Mr.. Steel faces possible revoca-
ton Of his license if found guilty
by the commission.
Evening star., 1948-05-04

air and black smoke billowed up
several hundred feet.
The fire was plainly visible from
the District side of the Potomac
River and some one pulled a box
alarm at Thirty-f1fth and M streets
NV, summoning three engine and
one truck companies and battalion
chief. When the first District fire.
men arrived Arlington companies
already were on the scene and one
of the District engine companies
was ordered by radio to return to its
station.
Rush Hour Traffic Snarled.
Rush hour traffic from Washing
ton was tied up and police diverted
cars off Lee highway over Rhodes
street to Wilson boulevard.
Water was played on storage tanks
and on the fractioning tank to cool
them down as firemen sought to
quell the blaze at its source. This
was finally accomplished by Mr.
Biggs in his daring trip to the valve
at the base of the burning tank
The nearest building to the fam
ing tanks was the distance of a
city block away and was not in
danger.
Mr.. Worthington refused to esti-
mate the damage. He said, how
ever, that the plant would be forced
to close until repairs could be made.
The second man injured as a re-
suit of the fire was Charles Wheat
ley. an Arlington fireman who hurt
his foot when he tripped over hose.
He was released after treatment at
Arlington Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
2ChiIdren Hurt, One
Seriously, in Traffic

Two children were injured, one
seriously, when struck by an auto
mobile yesterday.
Hugh Reasin, s, Of 4807 Arkansas
avenue NV. received severe head
injuries when struck at Georgia
avenue and Farragut street NV.
Police said he stepped or fell of a
streetcar loading platform and was
struck by truck driven by Della
more Taylor, jr., 19, colored, OF
Rockville. Md. The boy was taken to
Childrens Hospital. Mr.. Taylor was
charged with failure to give full
time and attention to driving.
Also in Children's Hospital is
Diane Grafton, 10, of BOIL Ontario
road NV. She suffered cuts and
bruises when struck by a car which
police said was driven by Anderson
Cohen, A, of "a Seaton place NV,
In the 5000 block of Mount Pleasant
street NV. She was reported in
good condition today.
A traffic division motorcycle
policeman was injured slightly yes
terday when he lost control of his
vehicles and struck the curb at
Reservoir road and Foxhall road
NV. Pvt. Jennings w. Shana. "a,
OF 2605 Fourth street NE. said he
was chasing speeding motorcycle
when the accident happened. He
was treated for cuts and bruises
at Georgetown University Hospital
Evening star., 1948-05-04
{. 6. 0Iiphant Takes Post
As Federal Bar President

Charles G. Oliphant, chief coun.
sci OF the Internal Revenue Bureau
took Office today as national presi-
dent of the Federal Bar Association
for the next II months.
At the associations annual meet.
ing in the Archives Building last
night, Mr.. Oliphant and the follow.
ing other officers were elected:
First vice president, James E
Palmer, chief of the legislative sec.
tion OF the Lands Division of the
Justice Department; second vict
president, John A. McIntire, of The
Office of Contract Settlement Ap.
peals Board; secretary, John F.
Richter, Federal Trade Commission
attorney; treasurer, William l.. Ellis
assistant to the Controller General
delegate to American Bar Associa-
ton, Bettin Stalling, Veterans Ad.
ministartion attorney; alternate
delegate, Otto Kerner, jr., United
States attorney in Chicago.
Heber H. Rice Of the General Ac-
counting ONCE was chosen delegate
to the American Bar Association fol
the short term ending next October
Mr.. Oliphant succeeds Harold Lex
former governor of the Federal
Home Loan Bank and now In the
Alien Property ONCE in the Justice
Department,
Evening star., 1948-05-04
.Da|strom Again Held
On Traffic Charqe

Ivan j. Dalstrom, 48. machinery
superintendent of the District Fire
Department, who was fined for
reckless driving in a department
automobile recently, was arrested
again last night on a charge OF
passing traffic light.
He was in his own car when
Bladensburg Police Chief Henry j
Nebel arrested him at 11:15 pm
Chief Nebel had halted, waiting for
the traffic light to change at De-
fense highway and Edmonston road
Bladensburg, when, he said, Mr.
Dalstrom drove around him and
went through a red signal.
Mr.. Dalstrom, who lives at 5317
GreenWay drive, Sunnybrook Ter
race, Hyattsville, was released on
his personal bond.
He was ordered to appear in
Hvattsville Police Court at 10 am
Thursday to answer the latest
charge.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Dalstrom ap-
peared in the same court on charges
OF driving while drunk and reckless
driving while at the wheel of a
Fire Department automobile. Judge
Arthur P. Owens acquitted him Of
drunken driving, but fined him $5(
for reckless driving. The charges
grew out of collision with another
vehicle in Colmar Manor, Md.
April II.
A District Fire Department Trial
Board will conduct a hearing into
the circumstances surrounding the
earlier accident.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Fireman CrawIs
To Valve, Stops
Refinery Blaze
RossIyn Fire Results
In Injuries to z Men,
SnorIs Rush Traffic

Uncontrolled flames swept over
an Arlington oil refinery for nearly
two hours yesterday until the chief
Of county volunteer fire company
managed to shut of the oil valve
which was feeding the blaze.
Praised as a hero by his fellow
firemen was William Honey) Biggs,
A, of $685. North Seventh street,
Arlington, chief of Arlington Com
pany No. 2. He crept to the base
OF a blazing oil tank to close the
valve.
The refinery was badly damaged
and two persons were injured.
The fire broke out about 4:30 pm.
at the Worthington Refining Co.,
Twenty-second and North Oak
streets, just north of Key Bridge, in
Rosslyn.
Workman Burned.
According to v. T. Worthington,
owner OF the concern which re-refnes
used crankcase oil, the blaze started
when an employe, Walter Galloway,
colored, of 1441 North Twentieth
street, Arlington, opened valve to
obtain sample OF oil. The oil,
which had been heated to 900 de-
grees, splashed from a pan which
the workman was holding and
burned him.
The hot oil ignited when it hit
the air, Mr. Worthington said. The
flames reached about 40 feet in the
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Gateway Citizens Oppose
Crosstown Bus Route Plan

The National Gateway Citizens
Association last night opposed the
proposed crosstown bus route con-
Meeting Fourteenth and Kennedy
streets NV. with the Northeast
area.
The association contended this
route would be of no benefit to most
of the Northeast and Southeast
areas. L. M. Green asked that the
Public Utilities Commission order
extension of the proposed line to
Bladensburg road and South Da-
kota avenue NE. connect with other
routes.
The meeting was held in the
Avalon Heights Baptist Church
Twenty eighth and Douglas streets
NE, and was conducted by Gilbert
C. Vincent, president.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Highway Park Bill Meets
Delay in Lack Of Quorum

Failure to obtain q quorum pre-
vented the House Public Works
Committees Road subcommittee
from reporting out a bill today en-
larging park property along the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
No witnesses appeared in oppo-
sition to the bill. by which the
Smoot Sand and Gravel Co. would
cede the Government a mile and
a quarter strip of land along the
river side of the highway south of
Hunting Greek. In return, the In
terror Department would grant the
company rights to mine gravel for
80 years on an area near the river.
After Thomas S. Settle, Park and
Planning Commission secretary, had
emphasized that the trade was the
Governments suggestion, Chairman
Cunningham said he would report
the bill Immediately If a quorum
could be obtained. The clerk was
unable to roundup enough members.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Pants Burglar Takes
$3.50, Leaves Shoes

1sadore Skolnick, a successful
businessman, lost on a deal early
today when he obtained a beaten
up pair of shoes in exchange for q
good pair Of trousers containing $500
and his wife's purse with $50.
The transaction began about 5:45
am, Mr.. Skolnick told police, when
he was awakened by noises in his
home at 144 Longfellow street NV.
He said he found himself staring
at colored man dressed In a dirty
dark brown suit The intruder, who
was shoeless, was holding Mr.. Skol-
nick's trousers.
Mr.. Skolnick, proprietor of a
clothing and home furnishing store
in the TOO block of Seventh street
NV, remembered his cash-filled
wallet.
The pants thief fled with Mr..
Skolnick in purusit. The intruder
climbed through a window onto the
street.
A passerby gave chase, but the
housebreaker was too speedy.
A check by Mr.. Skolnick dis
closed he also had taken Mrs. Skol-
nick's purse. Inside the first-f1oor
window, Mr.. Skolnick found a pair
of old shoes.
Evening star., 1948-05-04
House Votes Funds 10 Aid
Artificial Limb Research

A bill to give the Veterans Ad-
miniStration 100000 a year to
continue it's research program on
artificial limbs was passed by the
House late yesterday and sent tc
the Senate.
Results of the research, under the
measure, would be made available
to public rehabilitation agencies as
we'll as to VA. The veterans agency
would be authorized to maintain the
fund until 1t is expended.
The Senate Armed Services Com.
mittee approved House-passed bill
to give World War II veterans until
February, 1850, to file applications
for mastering out pay. The measure
primarily affects veterans dis.
charged between December 7, 1941
and February l, 1944-when the
mastering out pay provision wa.
set up,
Evening star., 1948-05-04
Wilson, GE Head, Selected
As Outstanding US. Mason
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Ma
sonic Order of New York State to-
day selected Charles E. Wilson,
president of General Electric Co.,
as the outstanding Mason in the
United States.
Mr.. Wilson was chosen for gen.
eral public service to his country.
He has served on various Govern
ment committees and other groups
handling Federal programs.
1t is the first time the annual
achievement award has gone to a
businessman. Last years recipient
was Admiral Richard E. Byrd, ex-
plorer. The Masons began making
such awards in 1884.
The selection of Mr.. Wilson was
announced as the New York Masons
opened their 18TH annual COM
munication here. The award will
be presented at dinner tonight.
At the same time they will pre-
sent similar award to Gen. Jona-
than Wainwright, hero of Bataan.
He received the honor in 1945 for
his military achievements, but was
in a Japanese prison camp at the
time