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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-10-01
January II. 1873

January II. 1913
Honorable Mike Holm
Secretary uf STATE
state Capitol
Dear Mr.. Holm:
This letter il IN reply to -. r COM
mun.rIti0n requesting IA sta, ment
showing H." pIrIusc and effect Ut Laws
Of Minnesota Tor 1914. Chapter 90.
Laws Of Minnesota for 1871. Chapter
go, proposes Hu Amendment To Article
NV, section ], Of the Constitution of
Mnu.. uiI. The Cons ItutOn low pro-
VIdrF mat.
Whenever a majority OF both
houses Of the legislature SHAH deem
II necessary to alter or amend tins
Constitution, they may propose sucl
alterations or ame1CmenlG. WhICh
proposed amendments shall be pub
hShed with the laws which have
been passed at the same session,
and said amendments shall be sub
mlttGd to the people for their APP
proVdl or rejection at any general
election, and II II shall appear, IN
manner to be provided by law. that
majority Of all the electors voting
at sad election shall have voted for
and ratified such alterations or
amendments, the same shall be
valid TO all intents and purposes as
part Of this Constitution. II two
or more attentions or amendments
shall be submit tied IT the same time,
II shall be so regulated that the
voters shall vote for or against each
separately"
Tie purpose OF the amendment pro-
posed hy sald Laws lG4i. Chapter go,
is to eliminate fruIS Article NV, Sec
tiOu /. Of the state Constitution as L
now reads the following Wuru~. tO-wIt:
~ two or more alterations or
amendments snail be subm.ttc -
the same time, Il shall be So regu-
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ST. PETER AME. CHURCH NOTES

Tho serViCCs last SUNDAY morning
we're enjoyed by a large audience. and
inc evening service was very helpful
10 those present Let us strive to build
up the evening worship at St Peter
tn" officers Of the jolly l6 Senior
Usher Board. and the Senior Choir
were installed by the Pastor last sun
day Il IS the PRAYER Of tho church
that each Of them have a successful
year
The pastor will use for a subject
Sunday. Oct 3rd, al 10 As am. The
Jov Of Keeping the Commandments Of
God At : pm there w1'l be special
program under the direction Of the De
par'mcnt Of Religious Education. Mrs
Wreatha Maxwell. director The pro
gram W3lI he InSpTational informative
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New Deadline Set
For Book Review

The deadline for the book re-
view on The History of the
Negro" to be sent in by high
school graduates has been cX-
tended to October 10, it was an
nounced this week by the Min
neapolis Urban League Auxiliary.
The announcement was made
after the September IL deadline
passed with only one book report
turned in. The book was given
to the students at the end Of the
l947 school terms by the auxil-
larry.
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Development houses. Mr.. Ham
mond is the director of the de
partment of men and boys at
Halle O. Brown and Mr.. House
is Athletic director at the House
The men at Halle @. Brown
have organized a recreation club
They plan to meet every Wednes-
day night, and play volley ball,
Switchboard, and other games.
The club was organized to give
the adult men in the community
a chance to make use Of the
Winners of prizes were Mrs. Mel
win Smith, Mrs. f. c. Collins
and Mrs. John Armstrong, Guest
prizes went to Mrs John Foley
Mrs. Earnest Bargcr and Miss
AlCa Steel.
HOuSegueSts for several days
were Rev. and Mrs. Samuel DAVIS
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin.
Waterloo, Iowa, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Collins, 1904
East 9Th St
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Bentley
entertained at breakfast Rev and
Mrs Samuel Davis and Mr. and
Mrs George Martin of Waterloo.
Iowa, at their home. 1927 No
MINI Ave
Mrs. John Foley, sister in law
of Mrs. Mener Greer was tho
honor guest at a dinner Thursday
at the home Of Mrs. Beatrice
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-10-01

Good precaution against shrink
age is to dampen and press woven
cotton goods before making q
dress. To do this, spread the goods
on an ironing board and sponge .
small section at a time. This is
better than washing, which would
remove the finish and make the
cloth hard TO work with.
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MOUNT oLIvEr BAPTIST CHURCH

MOUNT OLlNET BAPTIST CHURCH
The Chief Cornerstone" was the
subject used by our pastor Rev. D. C
White at the morning service Rev.
Joseph Jackson of Duluth was on
the rostrum.
Before the sermon Rev E. G Harris
gave a report on the national conven-
ton in Houston. Texas
Visitors at the morning service Mrs.
Adah Nc Cullough, Detroit Mrs II B
Dodd, West Point Md: Mrs Bertha
Chambers. Mrs T Richards, Mr. STAN
ley Smith, Mr. J W Pate. Mr. Edward
Reed and a Chicagoan, Mr.. James P
Burden.
The Senior Choir furnished the mu-
sic
At : pm. the Red Circle Girls pre-
sented very splendid program Mrs
l. D. Dorsey guest speaker spoke on
the subject My Life. What Can l Do
on the church sick list are Mrs. Ella
Golden, Mrs. Henrietta Simmons, Mrs
Muriel Cooper and Mrs Modjeska
White
Mr. Sam Smith reunited with the
church at the morning services.
Let us not forget prayer services
every Wednesday at 8 pm-Edith
MaSsie. reporter
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CARD OF THANKS

The family of Mrs Mabel L. Bell
who passed away at her home, 1929
Clinton Ave So. Sept. II. wish to
express their heartfelt thanks and
appreciation to the many, many friends
and neighbors for their tokens Of love,
cards. letters. and kilograms of sym
pathy. the beautiful floral offerings.
donations of cars and service in the
home during the illness and passing
of our beloved wife, mother. and sis
ter
NJ. F. Bell and Children
William c. Morgan, Brother
Mildred " Allen. Sister
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X St. Paul X

Miss Myrtle Garden given a surprise party by
berS of the Halle O. Brown staff Friday night September "a
The party held at the home Of Mr. and Mrs A. NJ Butler
1856 St Adams
MIR. and Mrs. William Hammond and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
House going to of the Twin City Negro
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morning worship was Mrs. John

morning worship was Mrs. John
Foley.
The brotherhood Of the Pilgrim
Baptist church met and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Mr..
Johnny Hildreth, president, Mr..
Al. G.. Frost, Sec. and Mr. Luther
Clark is treasurer.
Tommy Anderson, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil Anderson, 305
West Bailey St, returned home
from Minneapolis after accom-
panying his nephew Paul Coax
ley to his mother, Mrs. Ruth
Coakley.
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gymnasium and to keep fit ply
SlCally.
Over 25 guests were present at
the Women's Council luncheon
held at Halle Q. Brown house
Monday. Mrs. Leah Coleman, an
esthiSt, was the speaker. Mrs. D.
p. Gibson, president of the coun-
Gil, announced the program for
the year and invited others to
Join the club.
Among the younger group:
Fannie May Clark has joined
the girl scouts Rochelle Williams
and Annie Alma Clark are
Brownies.
Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Williams
broadcast on Monday over KIHO
Mrs. Williams who has been con-
fined to her home for ten DAYS
on account Of illness was able to
be present at their last of the five
programs, sponsored by the Min
lSterIaI alliance.
ST. Johns Baptist church. Rev.
II. w. Bolts, Jr., Pastor. Sunday,
Hamilton, 7O2 East 9th St.
Sept. 26, Morning worship, Sub
Jcct - Christ the Conqueror
Evening Worship, subject - "A
Path That Is Seldom Found"
Visitor at the evening worship
was Mrs. c. H. Martin and at the
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Paradeau's strange Theory

Captain Herbert A. Paradeau
OF the detectives switched the
defense to a more personal ma
ture saying that McMoore was
apparently looking for trouble
since he went into the place the
second time with three others.
II he had been McMoore he said
he wouldn't have gone back in
there again because those things
just cause further trouble" Chief
MacLcan didn't agree with Para
deau's theory.
After an argument about state
mcnts and on the political back
ground Of the Civil Rights Con
gress, the meeting ended in a
Chief MacLean told the group
that he intended to again instruct
the police force to investigate all
cases of alleged discrimination.
MacLean told this newspaper
Wednesday that he did not plan
TO dismiss or suspend Montgom-
cry but he was going to repri-
mand him solely for getting into
an argument with MCMoore
Won't Transfer Him Either
The chief also said that he
wouldn't transfer him to another
post because there was no place
to place him montgomery only
has one leg). II was also under
stood that Superintendent Nc
Lean will make a written report
of the case to Mayor Hubert II
Humphrey.
Final disposition Of the case
may hinge upon a conference be
tween Humphrey and MaCLean
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workers were Mrs. MaybelIe
Stephens, Mrs. Dolly Peery, Mrs.
Dorothy Scott. Mr.. Whitaker
played the piano and sang songs
for the party.
There were eight persons with
birthdays in the month present.
The oldest woman was II and the
oldest man was II. These per
sons we're given presents.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
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take a boat to Seattle for his speech
in that city. After the speech, they
will drive back to Olympia via Ia
coma, and the president will spend
his second night at Gov. Wallgreen's
mansion.
Leaving Olympia by train again at
$50 am. CPST). June II, the Pres
ident will make l0-minute stop at
Centralia, Wash, at 9:35 am. PST
Arriving at Zelda, Wash, at 11:15
am. CPST). the President will leave
his train for drive through VAN
couver, Calf, and cross into Port
land, Ore, where he will view the
Rose Festival and probably make
an eXtemporaneous talk.
He will drive from Portland to
Haig, Ore, to board his train, leav-
ing there at 2 pm. (PST.
Stops Planned in Oregon.
En- route to Berkeley there will be
operational stops at Salem, Albany,
Eugene, Crescent Lake and Kla-
math Falls, Ore. and at Dunsmuir,
Gerber, Rossville and Sacramento,
Calf, where he is due at 1915 am.
PDT.
The schedule will put him into
Berkeley at 1915 pm. PDT for
his speech at the University of
California at 2:30 pm. (PDT).
After the address he will drive
to San Francisco and spend the
night at a hotel not yet selected.
There will be an extemporaneous
speech at San Francisco June Is
at Elks f1ag-raising exercises (time
not announced. The special train
will leave San Francisco at 10 pm
PST June 13 for Los Angeles
where the President will arrive at
1910 am. CPDT) for his address
there.
To Head Eastward June IA.
The President will head eastward
at pm. (PDT) June IA from Los
Angeles.
The plans for the trip back to
Washington have not yet been COM
pleted. Presidential Press. Secretary
Charles G. Ross said.
1t is known that Mr.. Truman
plans to spend day or two at
Kansas City and his hometown of
Independence. Md Whether he
will go by train or fly has not been
finally decided. However, invita-
tions are still being considered that
likely will involve the use Of his
special train en- route to Missouri.
En- route from San Francisco to
Los Angeles, there will be opera
tional stops at Burlingame, San
Jose, Watsonville, Santa Barbara
and other points.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Shoe|ess Driver FIees
After Auto Acrobatics

A shoeless motorist was sought
by police today after his borrowed
auto somersaulted across the curb
of Benning road NE. onto the
streetcar tracks, bounced back
across the curb and then rolled
over on its side.
They identified him as John
Bland, colored. about IS, Of the
900 block of Fourth street NV,
on information given them by a
passenger in the car.
In the demolished auto, a 1916
Chevrolet sedan, they found a pair
of mems shoes, neatly laced. The
car was owned by Richard Stone,
colored, Of the 100 block of K street
NV, who told them he had loaned
the car to Bland.
Police described the wild ride at
8 am. Sunday like this:
The car streaked west in the $500
block Of Benning road, leaped
curb onto the streetcar tracks, doing
a somersault, jumped another curb
ing into the eastbound traffic lane.
rolled another $50 feet and tipped
over on it's side.
Paul Crutchfield, colored, 80, of
the 1900 block of v street NV, the
passenger, told police he and Bland
then got into a taxi and set out
for Gallinger Hospital. Enroute,
when the cab stopped for traffic
light, Crutchfield said, Bland leaped
out and fled. Crutchfleld was treated
for minor head cuts at Gallinger
and released.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Most Of G5| Workers
To Complete Signing
0fLoya|ty0aths Today

Practically al 1850 Government
Services, Inc, employees who use
Federal buildings will have signed
loyalty oaths by nightfall, GSI's
personnel director, J. C. Niehuss,
said today.
Mr.. Niehuss said that thus far
there has not been single refusal
by any GSI employe to swear that
he has not been, is not and will not
become a member of any organiza-
ton advocating overthrow Of the
Government by force.
Only persons who will not have
signed by nightfall, he added, will
be a few who were absent the day
forms were distributed at the
cafeteria, snack bar commissary
or GSI Office where they work. The
absentees will be signed up in a
few days.
GSI's 400 other employees. mostly
recreational workers, will be asked
to sign the forms in few weeks.
None of them enter public build
ings while working for GSI, Mr..
Niehuss pointed out.
The loyalty oath order was issued
early this month by Federal Works
Administrator Philip B. Fleming in
a letter to Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant
III, GSI president. Gen. Grant Is
expected to inform Gen. Fleming
late today that the order has been
carried out with the few exceptions
due to absences.
Original deadline for the oath
signing was May IS but it was ex-
tended until today because of the
large amount of paper work in
vOlyed.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Columbia Light Opera
Plans Expansion Program

Plans for expanding the Columbia
Light Opera Company into new
Columbia Opera and Dramatic As
sociation for presentation of opera,
ballet and dramatic performances
were announced today by Mrs
Ethyl Manning, director and acting
president.
Twelve productions a year are
contemplated by the new group,
with the first planned for early
fall, Mrs. Manning said. The as
sociation, which has headquarters
at S19 Thirteenth street NV, will
elect a president and treasurer June
IA, she added.
Other officers, already elected at
a preliminary meeting, include: Col.
Howard G. Hill, Mrs. Meta Fay and
c. F. McCarty, vice presidents;
Howard Bandy, correspondent sec
retary; Miss Oliver Dyer, recording
secretary; Miss Kathleen Hillyer,
acting treasurer; Mrs. Edgar Thomp-
son, social secretary; B. Woodruff
Weaver, counsel, and Dave Herman,
public relations officer.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Northwest Is Facinq
More Rain as Floods
Sweep Many Areas
BY the Associated Press

More rain was forecast today for
the drenched Pacific Northwest as
dozens of rivers and streams con-
tinued to pour over their banks and
flood major portions of the area.
A tug with two men aboard
vanished into the swollen Columbia
River yesterday but no other
casualties were reported.
The weather Bureau at Spokane,
Wash. said yesterdays steady rain
brought the months total to ass
inches, an all-time record for May.
The previous high was 3.42 inches
in 1906.
A 31-foot dixie protecting $500
acres of rich farm land at Bonners
Ferry, Idaho, collapsed and two
Canadian dams broke, pouring
water into Grand Forks, British
Columbia, to a depth of eight feet
in places.
Army Engineers to Aid.
More than 200 Army engineers
from Fort Lewis, Wash, were
rushed to Bonners Ferry to aid in
defending 10000 acres against the
raging Kootenai River.
Farmers and townspeople Joined
the soldiers in sandbagging other
dikes. Dynamite was used to blast
a bigger hole in the broken barrier
to relieve pressure on other sec
tions.
"A major effort was being made
last night to. build up a dixie pro-
tecting 1000. acres and it appeared
that the water might be kept back.
The flash flood struck so sud-
denly at Grand Forks that one taxi
cab was stranded in the center of
the street and its driver had to be
evacuated by roWEoat.
A flash flood battered Kimberley,
British Columbia, and carried
shacks and garages down the center
of that Canadian mining town.
450 Families Homeless.
AS many as $50 families were re-
ported homeless in North Central
Idano where at least one community
was without communication. A
dozen families at Kooskia, Idaho,
spent the night in churches and
four houses with all the furnishings
swept away.
All telephone communication with
Sites, Idaho, was broken off yester-
day and men on horseback were re-
ported to have. left to seek aid.
Portions of Western Montana
were also inundated by muddy
water and highway travel was in
terrupted by flash floods and rock
slides.
Evening star., 1948-05-24

An Air Force private yesterday
leaped twice from the Sousa Bridge
into the Anacostia river to win a
IS bet-and on the second try
landed in the arms of the law.
Park police said Pvt. Paul R.
Howard, 1S, of Syracuse, Ind, was
crossing the bridge when his COM
panion. Pvt. Billy K. Foster, bet
Pvt Howard he couldn't make the
Jump and live. The Indiana youth
protested that he could-and did.
Boiling Field officials, who re-
leased the soldier today after a
night in the guardhouse. said Pvt.
Howard jumped in feet first, swan
to the bank and demanded his
money.
His betting companion demurred,
however, pointing out any one could
Jump in feet first. The trick was to
dive in.
Pvt. Howard. who hated to lose
s. the week before payday, climbed
again to the bridge rail and dived in.
BY this time. police called by
Evening star., 1948-05-24
'Bea|| Group Approves Reserve Officers Plan
Raise for Survivors
OF Police, Firemen

The Beall subcommittee of the
House District Committee today ap-
proved q bill to provide increased
pensions for widows and orphans of
policemen and firemen.
A previous dispute over two sepa-
rate bills had been resolved at 4
conference with District Commits
sioners recently. As result the
bill sponsored by the Commission
ers was amended and approved
without objection from any wit
nesses this morning.
The measure would raise the
amount received by widows from
the present $50 a month to 500,
except in cases where service man
had lost his life on duty which
exposed him to extraordinary haz-
ards" The amount then would be
$125 a month.
The amount payable to children
would be raised from $40 to $25 a
month and the age limit for chill
dren available for such a payment
would be raised from 16 to years
to 18.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Beall, Republican.
of Maryland, also approved a bill
to require payment by private agen-
.cies for the services of policemen
and firemen assigned to cover Ger
tain functions, such as theatrical
performances and baseball games.
Another measure approved by the
subcommittee would permit the city
to destroy weeds on private prop
erty in case the owner faileds to
keep them cut to a height Of 4
inches
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Aide to RoyoI| in Tokyo
To Arrange Cotton Loan
ey the Assoeiotsd Press

TOKYO, May 24-Paul Cleve-
land, special assistant to Army Sec
retary Royal. arrived today. He
brought a $60.000,000 agreement un-
der which American banks will put
up funds for purchase of American
cotton for Japan.
Mr.. Cleveland was accompanied
by George NJ Coe of National City
Bank and William Lamneck, Chase
National Bank. The two New York
banks will participate in the flnanc-
ing program. Others taking part
are the Export Import Bank, Bank
of America and J. Henry Schroeder
of New York.
Headquarters gold pot'-money
and valuables held under custody
here-will be collateral for the loan.
Unprecedented floods have caused
food shortages in West Punjab,
India.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Appeal 10 Congress in
GAO Retirement Rule

The General Accounting Once
today defended a decision whereby
perhaps several thousand" reserve
officers no longer can receive active
duty pay while their retirement
claims requiring hospital or medical
care are under investigation.
Congress will be asked to amend
Section STA Of the National De-
fense Act so that such ofiicers can
be declared on active duty and thus
be assisted in meeting hospitaliza-
ton costs. 1t. Col. John Oliver,
Legislative director of the Reserve
Omcers Association, said
But this comes at bad time"
he commented. There isn't much
time left for action by Congress. We
certainly will try to obtain legisla-
ton that will authorize continuance
of a procedure that has been fol-
lowed for the past two years"
GAO Explains Position.
Agreeing that congressional action
is the only recourse left to reserve
officers, a spokesman for the GAO
said present statute provisions re-
lating to active duty status OF Off
GERS never legally applied to Re-
serve officer who goes before the
Retirement Board with claim OF
service-connected disability.
He said that until two years ago
the military forces did not desig-
nate Reserve officers as being on
active duty under those circum-
stances. The matter did not come
I'D for GAO decision in a specific
case until last March. At that
time Controller General Warren
ruled that an Air Force Reserve
officers claim for active duty pay
and a $500 bonus were not allowed
under the law. The decision, as
applied to all such cases, became
effective May /.
Mr.. Warren was not in Washing
ton today and no estimate of total
payments made during the past two
years was available.
Many May Be Affected.
Col. Oliver said he had no idea
how many Reserve officers, many
still in Walter Reed ond other hos
pitals, were affected. He said the
number probably would run into
several thousand throughout the
country.
The system of putting Reserve
officers on active duty status and
paying them while their claims were
pending before the retirement board
and the Surgeon Generals ONCE
was put into operation largely as
result of recommendations by the
Reserve Officers Association in 1916,
Col. Oliver explained.
Prior to that time Reserve officers
called up for retirement were re-
quired to pay their own way while
their cases were being evaluated.
Col. Oliver said many such claim
ants often had to hang around"
months and spend considerable
time in hospitals or under expensive
medical treatment. The association
regarded this as discrimination"
against reservists, he said.
The Controller Generals decision,
he said, caught many officers fiat
on their backs in Walter Reed and
other hospitals. He described the
decision as "a tough blow to most
Of them"
A GAO official explained that Mr..
Warren's action technically was "a
decision and not a ruling" The law
is considered by the GAO to be
clear In its definition of active duty
and this does not cover reservists
called up for retirement, he de-
clared.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Wife Of Prisoner Fires
At His Cell, Shoots Self
BY the Associoied Press

SALEM. Greg, May 24.-The wife
Of a prisoner peppered the window of
her husbands cell and then fired
shot into her head, Sheriff Denver
Young reported last night.
The sheriff said the woman shot
at the Jail window while driving
past the building in an automobile.
He said a note in her purse indicated
e suicide pact between the couple
The prisoner, Richard Eoff, was un-
injured.
Five of the bullets slammed HARM
lessly against steel plate across
the window, where the sheriff said
Eof stood facing the street.
Mrs. Eoff is in a hospital.