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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03
TO SUPPORT BRIDGES

SEATTLE, June 3-tR--The pres
dent of Seattle's big CLIO long
shcremen's local said today the
members voted last night to sup
port Harry Bridges and two other
international officers in their fight
against federal grand jury indict-
ments.
President Jason A. Hopkins said
the vote was unanimous. Bridges,
the unions international president,
spoke at the stop-work meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03
PORT Of 1singiao Is
Reported Occupied,
Chinese Colnmiei
(By Associated Press

A reliable source in Communist
held Shanghai said today that
Chinese Communists have occupied
the North China port Of Tsingtao.
Until recently the port was used
for anchorage by the us. western
Pacific Fleet. US. ships and per-
sonnet pulled out Of Tsingtao sew
eral days ago.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03
Banker Giannini Is
Dead in California

SAN MATEO, Calf, June 3.-tR-
A. p Giannini. founder and presi-
dent of the Bank of America. the
worlds largest bank, died at his
home here this morning. He was
70 years Of age.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03

NEW YORK, June 3.--lR- Clos
ing quotation Of Alaska Juneau
mine stock today is as, American
Can COS, Anaconda 264, Curtiss-
Wright 81. International Harvester
23h, Kennecott 4lA, New York
Central l07s, Northern Pacific 1874
U. s. Steel 21ss new. Pound
$4.02A.
Sales today were 100000 shares.
Averages today are as follows
industrials 1924, rails 1916, util-
tiles 34.87.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03

WASHINGTON = The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee will
try again Monday to get vote ap-
proving unanimously the North At
lantic treaty. The pact ran into a
snag yesterday, when Democratic
Senator Walter George of Georgia
said he could not support 1t as it
stands.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03

SPOKANE Eight men who bail
e, out of an Air Force bomber in
northern Idaho are on their way
out of the woods this morning.
None of them is thought to be
seriously injured. The men were
spotted from the air last night, and
trucks were sent to meet them.
The eight men bailed out when an
engine on the bornber started
throwing sparks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-03

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
NAACP Names Five
New Directors

NEW YORK = amp = Five
new members were elected to two
year terms as NAACP directors
at the 10th annual meeting of
the association in Willkie Memo
rial building here last week. In
addition, DR.. Rayford w. Logan,
Howard university, was appointed
consultant on the UN and colonial
problems, to replace DIR. w. q. B.
Dubois, who recently left the
NAACP to take new post with
the Council on African Affairs,
Inc.
The five new board members
are Drs. Joseph A. Berry, Tusk-
egee VA hospital; and Ulysses s.
Virgins, vice-president, New Jer-
sey State NAACP conference;
Mrs. Daisy E. Lampkin; A Maceo
Smith, FILA race relations adviser,
and walter Reuther, international
president, of United Automobile
Workers, CLIO.
According to Walter White, the
association now has a membership
of nearly 100000 in 1851 active
branches in As states, the District
Of Columbia and Hawaii.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
St. Johns College
Admits Negro Students
Under New Policy

ANNAPOLIS. Md. = (ANP) =
A Negro student was admitted
to st. joins college last year I'M
der a policy of admitting quail
flied students regardless of race, "
it was disclosed here New Years
day by DIR. John S. Kieffer, presi-
dent of the institution.
The student is Charles A. Fra
zier, listed by the state of Mary
land as an undergraduate receiv-
ing $211 toward his tuition and
transportation at st. Johns uni
versity.
According to DR.. Kieffer, the adj
mission of Frazier was entirely
an action of the college itself
and has no connection with the
State of Maryland's policy of help
ing Negroes to achieve equality
of educational opportunity.
A New York Times article of
December Z had listed a Jesse
Harris as a fine arts student at
St. joins. However. Harris is
studying under paid tuition at
Pratt institute.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
FEW PERSONS FOLLOW THROUGH WITH
LETTERS FOR NEGROES TO ATTEND u. M

COLUMBIA Mo. CAMP -
Only few signed letters have
been received by University Of
Missouri officials commenting on
recent suggestions of admitting
Negroes to certain units of the
state school here, Allen Mercy
nolds. president of the university
curators, has announced.
The Carthage lawyer declined
to state refinite figures but point
ed out that the letter were so
few in number that 81 would say
they are too inconclusive to i'm
port any meaning"
There is a scarcity of COM
ment," McReynolds said. 1.-TWO
or three of the letters have been
Commentaries while others have
expressed varying forms of doubt
regarding the proposal"
Earlier last month McReynolds
represented the university board
before the civil rights committee
OF the state legislature. He testi-
fled that the board was in favor
Of admission of Negroes to state
schools when the courses they
desire are not available a; Lin
coin universit yin jefferson City.
McReynolds cited recent Sup
RENE Court decisions following
the trend recommended by the
state educators. 1.-THE law would
seem to dictate such action" he
said, although pointing out that
any action must come from the
state legislature.
State Representative Howard FL
lott, republican from St. Louis
county. has announced that the
civil rights committee, which he
leads. viii report in the next few
weeks.
Plans to test student opinion
and feeling in the matter are al
ready underway at the university
campus here. John Dalton, presi-
dent of the Student Government
association, brought the matter be-
fore the council but final action
was postponed.
McReynolds said that while he
has received few letters on the
matter, he has read many edito-
rails. chiefly in the metropolitan
papers, all backing the step sug-
gested by the board.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
SPARKMAN ASKS
NATIONAL PROBE
OF RACE PROBLEM

WASHINGTON = (ANP) - A
startling proposal that congress
undertake a nationwide study Of
racial and other discrimination
before adopting any civil rights
legislation was advanced here last
week by a southern senator. Such
suggestion is surprising because
southerners usually claim to
know all about Negroes and the
race problem"
The proposal was made by Sen.
Sparkman 3D., Ala.) in a radio
interview, and is looked upon as
southern statagem to delay any
move to write civil rights legis-
lation into law.
The senator said he was draft
ing a resolution calling for con-
gressional inquiry with particular
attention to the relation between
discriminatory practices and econ
omic conditions in the north and
south" He indicated he would
support any action necessary to
end such practices If the survey
disclosed them.
His proposal was based on the
belief that economic competition
between Negroes and whites in
the south is at the root of racial
difficulties there. If we could
raise the economic level of the
south to the point where this
economic competition would be cut
down, then a great part of the
race problem would disappear.
1.-THE reason the race problem
in the south is particularly acute
is because there are two races
trying to live side by side in a
country where economic opportu-
nifty has not been sufficient to
give satisfactory support to BOTH"
he added.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
NEGROES MUST
DEVELOP SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY

WASHINGTON, - (ANP) =
Negro citizens must develop res
possibility so that our social con
duct will be completely accepted
by society and majority Of peo
pie will be happy to have US
exercise the rights we seek, de-
clared Atty. Charles H. Houston,
member of the research committee
which prepared the report on seq
regation in the nations capital,
here last week.
He was speaking at the first
of three forums sponsored b ythe
Berean Baptist church to discuss
various aspects Of the report.
Houston said that Crime is not
racial characteristic but is
caused by environment; and it is
our responsibility to try and cor
rect that environment.
He suggested that churches be
responsible for the neighborhood
in which they are situated. and
also make social survey Of
housing and recreational facilities.
He added that the churches
should take, up the job of follow
ing up on probation work, to
see that those on probation don't
go wrong again"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

because OF the liberalism OF
Roosevelt" he said. He felt. too.
that the welfare of his group was
best served through the Demo-
cratic party.
The congressman is married to
the former Nellie M. Brown. and
the father of 21-year-old daugh-
ter, Mrs. Barbara Ann Morris. and
= 23-year-old son. william L.. Jr.
Dawson told reporters that he
was honored but is not particu-
larly interested in the fact that
he is the first Negro to serve as
chairman of q House committee.
all he is interested in is doing
good job.
The new committee head Will
be honored at a testimonial ban
Quet to be given by Washington
citizens In the Department of In
terror dining room on Jan. 81.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
KENTUCKY SCHOOL
SEGREGATION CASE
TO COURT MARCH 80

LEXINGTON, Ky. = CAMP :
Hearings for Lyman 7. Johnson's
suit against the Kentucky law
preventing Negroes from attend
ing schools with whites were sci
for March 80 in Federal District
court here the court ruled here
last week.
The court took such action when
Johnson asked for more time to
prepare his case, and counsel for
both sides agreed. Judge H.
Church Ford granted the CONT
nuation of the case.
johnson, a Louisville teacher, is
charging that the states segrega-
ton policy violated the 14th en-
endment of the federal constitu-
ton. He filed suit after being
denied entrance into the Univer-
sity of Kentucky because he was
Negro.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
SOUTH CARRIES MOST
NEGROES In HIGH
SKILLED JOBS

CHICAGO - (ANP - Despite
drop Of half-million in Negro
population, the south, today has
larger number Of colored Work
ingmen employed in more skilled
and more higher-paying jobs than
ever before.
In Louisville, KY, $4,000 Ne
groes help turn out the city's
annual s6OO,OOO,OOO in industrial
products. Big employers of Ne
groes In the derby city are Amer
lean Radiator and Standard San
itary corporation and international
Harvester. Both corporation boast
colored foremen and salaries fol
Negroes up to 500 a week.
Among the jobs in South con
sidered carrying high standards
and good pay are government
police, telephone and buoldine
trades, power operators. schoo
teaching, dental mechanics, tobac
CO, refineries and factory work.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
SPECIAL NEGRO
POLICE UNIT
MAKES RECORD

PHILADELPHIA, - (ANP) -
The five-year-old all-Negro plain
clothes police unit, special squad
established in 1943 and believed to
be the first of its kind in the
country, made total of 1,414
arrests in 1948 and obtained con-
victions in 81 percent of the
cases that reached court, it was
reported here last week.
The squad is headed by Detec-
tive Sgt. Richard Anderson, an
uncle of Marian Anderson, the
contralto.
Sgt. Anderson, who has been a
policemen for Al years and has
commanded the rape squad, said
the special unit made more ar.
rests for major crime last year
than in any year since it was
created. The squad arrested 20
persons for robbery, AZ for burg
larry, 80 for aggravated assault and
% for larceny.
1t was reported that several
cities have copied the Philadelphia
special squad plan, and others
have sent police officials to study
Sgt. Anderson's methods. Obser
vers from Detroit, Columbus and
upstate New York communities
visited Philadelphia in 1913.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

man william Il. DaWBon ILL., III.
to serve as chairman of the Com
mittee on Expenditures In execu-
tive departments. Congressman
John W. Mccormack 3D.. Mass. }.
ranking member OF the commit
tee. stepped aside. clearing the
way for Congressman Dawson.
Rep. Mccormack said he In
tended to take this step from the
time he was reelected as MAORI
ty leader. He expressed his opin-
ion that Dawson would make a
good chairman, performing Ibis
duties with ability. with dignity.
and with courage"
Congressman Dawson served as
assistant to the chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
during the campaign and headed
the citizens committee for the re-
election of President Truman.
He was elected to Congress In
November. 1912. Before coming
to Congress, the Chicago repre-
sentative served as Democratic
committeeman for the Second
ward, and statea central commit
teeman for the First Congression-
al District.
He was born In Albany, Ca,
in 1886 and came to Chicago
about 1906. He is graduate Of
the Albany, Ca. Normal School
and Fisk University. Attended
Kent College Of Law and was
graduated from the Northwestern
University Law School with an
LID. degree. Dawson hoped
bells and met trains in Chicago
during the summer months to
help defray his expenses through
Fisk University where he gradu-
ated magma cum laude. He also
worked to help pay his expenses
through law school.
He enlisted in World War l,
and served as first lieutenant
with the 365th Infantry In the
Meuse-Argonne offensive and In
the vosges mountains where he
was wounded and gassed.
He was a member of the Re-
publican party until 1899 when he
shifted to the Democratic party
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
Former Spokane Lawyer
Assists Jake Bird Defense

WASHOUGAL, Clark County
e. r. Lindsey. former Spokane at
torney. said he has been acting as
unofficial legal adviser to Jake
Bird, Tacoma Negro, who has bat
tied for more than a year against
death sentence for the AK muir
der of Mrs. Bertha Kludt.
I'm in this as a citizen of the
state" Lindsey said. BIRD tells
me he was beatean by police while
he was handcuffed and shackled.
I'm trying to find out If he was
beaten"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
POOL ROOM ROW
ENDS In DEATH

A man was shot and killed last
Saturday night In an argument
at the Pastime Pool Room. 521
Jackson Street
The victim was Joseph Turner,
rs, OF $3.50 Saith Ave s. w. He
was shot In the upper left chest.
Willie Allen. 4S, of 10 9th
Ave-, proprietor of the pool hall.
admitted to Detectives Harry vos-
per and Stan Bowerman that he
did the shooting.
Allen said he was trying to ex-
plain to Turner that he had lost
a game of pool with another
patron Of the establishment when
Turner turned and attacked him
with pool cue.
Fired warning shot
The other patron, Lewis Baker,
81, of 927 Gath Ave. s., corrobor-
ated Aliens statement.
Allen said he fired one warning
shot before actually firing once
at Turner.
81 tried to shoot him in the
shoulder merely to stop him from
beating me-" Allen said. II used
an old Al caliber revolver which
| have had for a number of years.
Both Allen and Baker said Tur
ner thought he won the game Of
pool despite the fact that two OF
the balls had Jumped" off the
table instead Of going into the
pockets.
Coroner John P. Brill Jr.. says
there will be an inquest.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

"If we don't lead the fight for
full and eternal democracy for all
people, we shall have completely
failed our comrades who died in
defense Of righteousness" AL
bright to interracial vets meeting
in Ohio. Vets raised the roof with
applause.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
Illinois Senator Hires
Negro on Staff

CHICAGO = (ANP) = For the
first time in the history Of the
Unite States, according to reports
U. S. Senator has hired Negro
to his staff.
Newly elected Senator Paul
Douglas OF Illinois has as a mem
Der of his Washington staff Marg-
uerite Ingram, a graduate Of the
Roosevelt college In Chicago. AL.
though she is the first Negro to
be a member of senator's staff,
several Negroes have worked on
the stats OF representatives.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
REMUS' STORIES

ATLANTA = (ANP) - Emory
university, white, announced here
last week that it was publishing
in booklet form five long since
inaccessible uncle Remus" stories
and two brand new ones, as part
of the centennial celebration for
Joel Chandler Harris, author Of
the series.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

Clubs, Inter-High School Council.
JUNIOR Red Cross, Jackson ST.
Council and private and parochial
school student organizations.
Where the conference will be
held in Seattle and at what time
will be decided at a future meet
ling.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
DAWSON HEADS HOUSES COMMITTEE ON
EXPENDITURES IN The EXECUTIVE DEPTS.

WASHINGTON-(ANP)-The 81st Congress started
off with history-making episode it swung into high
gear Monday Jan. B. It made history when it appointed
for the first time Negro to head important House
committee
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

field and indoor facilities in the
area served by Meany Junior High
School,"
The report is the result of a
study which the Harbor and Pub
lie Grounds Committee of the City
Council requested the City Plan
ming Commission to make. It is
heartening progress to residents
of the East Madison area who,
with leadership furnished through
the neighborhood program of the
Urban League, have sought more
adequate recreation facilities for
teen-agers, children and adults.
The effort got under way more
than year ago with the compile
ton of Council of Social Agen-
cies study of recreation facilities
which had been requested by the
East Madison Y. M. c. A. and the
East Side Y. W. C. A. From that
point on, the East Madison Com
mercial Club and the East Madi-
son Professional Workers Coun-
ell, Urban League sponsored
groups; and representatives of
the schools. PIT. AS, churches,
social agencies and civic organi-
cations, were helped by the
League to coordinate their eff
forts to get a fieldhouse approved
for the area.
MAYOR AND PLANNING
COMMISSION HEAD ADDRESS
COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET
Speaking before nearly 100
guests and neighbors of the East
Madison Commercial Club, on No
vember 10, Mayor Devin congrat-
ulated the club upon its civic in
terest and urged that its activi-
ties be directed first, for a better
Seattle; second, for the benefit of
the East Madison area; and last,
for the benefit of club members.
John D. Spaeth. director of
planning, City Planning Commits
sion, likened the commissions
functions to those of an architect.
Said he, 1.-THE City Planning Com
missions job is to coordinate the
activities of all privatea and pub
lie agencies involved in the
growth and change of the city,"
and Ito advise the mayor and the
council on all planning matters"
For example, in locating a public
playground, said Mr.. Spaeth, the
commissions obligation is ito
point out the relationship of the
playground to population growth
in that immediate area and to ex-
listing and fture traffic arterials
as dangerous barriers Tor chill
dren."
The East Madison Commercial
Club, which is affiliated with the
f, Urban League, used the occasion
for neighborhood forum on the
need for 23rd Avenue crosstown
bus. and for more adequate pub
lie recreation facilities.
The banquet, in celebration of
the clubs first year of organiza-
ton, was held at Pipkin's Dining
Room. Hercules F. Anderson was
POSTMASTER.
URBAN LEAGUE CHANGES
MEMBERSHIP FEES
A substantial number of men,
bers of the Seattle Urban League
Continued on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

URBAN LEAGUE PLANS 18TH ANNUAL
DINNER MEETING ON JANUARY "A

The 18th Annual Meeting of the Seattle Urban League
will be held January "a 1919, at the Edmond Meany
Hotel in the University District Dinner will be served
at 80 p
Lester B. Granger, executive director of the National
Urban League. New York City, and of the nations
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

Preliminary plans made =. ,
Thursday Community Chest youh parueiauoh M socia
agency programs and plans
Nv dozen representatives of Youth year.
youth with WI invited
send to the Feb
committee planning the confer Conference are Bow
l(sr E9ra
The conference outgowh Neighborhood House. American
Of the September ofFnds Committee
Youth Month"; will be conducedtary of
under auspices of the recreaon
division, Council of Social Agentan
program Womens Association
be panel sessions Found
5ects nterregious and inter- Council
racial cooperation organzaonC A. HY Council w. c. A.
Of neghborhood youth YTeen
Miss Jessie Crimes, who the representative from Neghbor
hood House. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crimes of 1872
18th Ave. She student Garfield High Jessie working
the Arrangements Committee for the Conference. Mrs. Menu
Squres from Neghboood House, member of the spon-
sorinq commitee.-Edlor. Seattle Post-neIiaencer
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12
FORGETTING
SPIRITUAL
POWER

We have foo mony men Of
science; too few men Of
God. We have srosped fhe
mystery Of the ofom and re-
ieefed the Sermon on the
Mount.
GENERAL OMAR N.
BRADLEY
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1949-01-12

Protect your civil liberties. Join
the NAACP.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-11
How Cold Is Your Big Toe; Scientists Can Tell You

SEATTLE, (P) - University of Washington scientists will be their own guinea pigs for the next month in Alaska.
 They themselves will wear specially constructed hooded suit connected with intricate equip ment which can measure the skin Temperature at 38 different parts of the body-or of a single toe.
 The lour-man research team will headquarter at Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks, and test the equipment in temperatures rang ing downward to 40 degrees below zero.
 pr. Loren D. Carlson, associate professor of physiology and bio physics, will head theexpedition. He said the whole thing works something like a telephone switch board.
 ''If you want to know how cold a big toe is, you dial it on the ma chine. Over the wires from the big toe comes the answer, which is recorded on a graph" he ex- plains.
 You can get a report from all 38 points on the body, or from any desired number of them, and you can also record the total amount
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-11
Truman Will Not Permit Raise In Price Of Gold

Continued from Page One) buying or selling price from $20.67 an ounce which had been in effect for decades.
 Rumors that the gold price would be lifted again have been persistent in financial circles and elsewhere outside the government. Shares in gold mining enterprises have moved up several times as the rumors became intense.
 Persistence of these reports also is believed by government off cials to be a major circumstance in causing gold to start moving from U. s. to foreign countries re- gently. The metal had poured into this country for the last Is years without Interruption except in war time.
 Certain foreign countries, off cials surmised, have been buying gold from this government on the theory that there might be some thing to the rumor despite repeat ed and emphatic denials by secre- tary of the treasury Snyder.
 One point of the rumors was that the administration, by raising the paper-dollar price of gold, would have a gain through in creasing the value of the 24,5OO,- 000,000 stock of gold it now owns. The U. s. stock is about three fifths of the world gold supply.
 The gain" so the rumors went, could then be used for issuing pa-