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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-02-26

In st. Paul there were 2.4SS
families, and a total OF 1850 were
home owners These figures indi-
Gated that large percentage OF
thrifty people who live in these
two communities. In very few
other Negro communities in
America win one find 80 per cent
OF the families either owning or
buying homes.
Housing, adequate, non-ghetto
accommodation remains one Of the
biggest problems in the Twin city
area for Negro families. Interest
in better housing came along
with better jobs and better pay.
In the past two years. Negro OPP
Grated real estate firms have
made excellent progress in Min
neapolis. In st. Paul a new firm
has entered the real estate field.
making two firms in the SANITY
City which serve chiefly Negro
prospects seeking housing,
In Minneapolis, tho Stun
clearance program, II carried
through viii increase the need for
housing. A number OF Negro fam
lies have purchased property In
the outlying suburbs OF Richfield,
Hopkins, st, Louis Park and An
Okla.
In st. Paul the slum redevelop-
mont win cause housing problems.
Many tenants and number OF
home owners In the lower Rondo
district must find new housing to
make way for the housing pro-
jcots which will be built i'm that
area. Interested citizens led by
the st. Paul NAACp have held
conferences with officials and pub.
lie meetings TO keep those affect
ed informed have been held.
st. Paul public housing projects
are successfully racially integral.
ed due TO the work OF the ST
Paul Urban League, tho st. Paul
Council OF Human Relations and
an alert st, Paul housing author
ity, We can say that there has
been progress in housing in st.
Paul.
The latest project built In Min
neapolis. Glendale also has n
number of Negro families and
the Minneapolis Housing Author
ity is committed to a policy OF
non-discrimination In placement in
future projects.
The Sumner Field Homes. the
federal project on the Minneapo-
lis northside which for many years
Ind rigid policy OF segregation
by buildings OF Negro and white
families relaxed that policy in
the past twelve months and now
applicants are said TO be accepted
on the basis OF need, eligibility and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-02-26

Is Urban Dweller
From latest census figures Il
can be estimated that the total
Negro population of Minnesota to-
day is ls,700 men, women and
children. The bulk of this pop
ulation is concentrated in the
three largest cities as follows:
Minneapolis. $500: st. Paul. $500
and Duluth, $50. The balance OF
300 is scattered throughout the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-02-26

time OF application.
In the Minneapolis residential
area between s3rd and 44th SITS,
Portland on the East and First
Ave. on the West, a large number
OF the better homes are found.
This area is still mixed neigh
borhood despite attempts by
some high-pressure real estate
statesmen to stampede the white
families from the area with the
Negro influx scare.
Charges have been made that
both Negro and white real estate
statesmen are guilty OF the Ne
gro scare technique which often
frightens white families who have
no intention OF moving from their
homes have been placing their
homes on the market for sale.
The Minneapolis Urban League
has been quietly planning neigh
borhood councils. composed OF
both white and Negro residents to
stabilize property, watch zoning
violations and In general keep the
nclghborhoods at a high standard.
In 81, Paul. Iglehart Avenue,
which was formerly n sort Of d.
viding lire between the white and
black residential district, no long
or serves that function. Negroes
growing in number with better In
comes have been buying Marshall
Av. property. A number OF fam
lilies have moved into rural Ram
sey county, Some have small
farms.
Employment Was Good
Galnftl employment among
Minnesota Negroes In the proceed
ing year OF 1853 reached its high
est mark in the number Of jobs,
the types OF Jobs and the wider
spread of job classifications.
Only a few years ago the most
substantial jobs available TO Negro
citlzens we're in the u. s. Postal
service. The largest users Of Me-
gro labor were the eleven rail-
roads which run into the Twin
Cities. The Pullman Co, which
furnishes sleeping car service TO
the railways was for some years,
along with the packing plants In
South st. Paul, large source Of
Jobs for Negroes.
The greatest progress in the
widening Of Job opportunities
came during and since World War
III and in 10 of the past ~ months
reached its greatest peak.
Thus the Negro man was gen.
orally found in railroading, pack
ing plants, clubs like the Mime
apolis and st. Paul Athletic clubs.
the Minnesota club, the old MInne-
apolis Elks Club and the two post
Continued on page 5B)
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-02-26
Gopher sfofe:
Minnesota Negroes Made
Steady Progress In 1858;
Opportunities Widened

There several definitions for the word progress found
In the always reliable Webster Dictionary u.s. advance
means This edition of this paper devoted to show
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-02-26

Mississippi River
The Minneapolis Auditorium. which seats 10000
exhibits boxing tournaments basket
the foreground The Foshay
the picture after the Washington
n washington ID. @
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RIGHT; Mississippi
be upper right portion Main
landmarks o u. may
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lives plays Special emphasis given to progress in indus
try
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Only One Other Nation
Treats Capital Similarly

Oddly, we are the only coun-
try in the world that I have
been able to locate-Save Aus
tralia-that discriminates in
this fashion against its Capital
city residents.
In London, Paris, Prague,
Vienna, Rome, Oslo. Tokyo
even in Moscow and in Berlin
in the heydey of Hitler-resi-
dents of the capital city have
been represented nationally on
the same basis as other citi-
ZenS.
Even Latin American coun-
tries that copied our Constitu-
ton and our Federal district
idea made provision for ma
tional voting rights in their
Federal districts.
Mr.. Chairman, we were
rather unnerved the other day
over in the District Committee
Office when a 3-by-5-foot
picture of George Washington
fell off the wall, showering
broken glass all over the floor.
It happened shortly after Con-
gress passed that local tax bill
I mentioned earlier.
I am sure that If George
Washington's spirit is dis
turbed. about the progress Of
his beloved namesake Capital,
it is not because it is being
taxed to be improved. That
he would applaud.
It must rather be because
you and land our colleagues
from other States-are taxing
it. Just as King George taxed
the Colonies-without repre-
sentation. -
This resolution, Mr.. Chair
man, if ratified, would cure
this Constitutional defect, en-
power Congress to grant rights
as well as impose duties on
these half million voteless
Americans and perhaps give
Washington's spirit-if it is
disturbed-a little ease.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Circus Rousiabouts
Raise Canvas Here
Despite Downpour

Accompanied by rain. the
Ringing Bros. and Barnum g.
Bailey Circus tent gangs arrived
here early today and started rails
! ing canvas for a four-day stand
| Bedeviled by the downpour and
by stiff winds tearing at the tent
ing, the roustabouts hauled away
at guy ropes with a cheerfulness
difficult to comprehend.
The cook tent and chow tent
went up first on the vast Ben
ming road lot at Oklahoma ave-
nue. NE.
Meanwhile, tractor propelled
piledrivers inched around meas
ured course, pounding stakes for
the Big Top, wherein later today
trapeze artists and their fellow
''Kinkers" will widen the eyes of
the paying populace.
The show will stage two per-
formanceS a day, at 2:15 pm.
and 8:15 pm, today through
Sunday.
3 Trains Bring Show.
The show came to town aboard
three trains.
While the strong-back boys
were tumbling sleepy-eyed off
the cars on the Kenilworth ave-
nue. siding around 4 am. the
artists were still asleep some
where up the railroad line.
This mornings performance
belonged to the stage hands. And
1t can be argued that their act
Is as stirring as that of the
sequined and spangled ladies and
gentlemen who have the spot
light later.
A train delay slowed the move
here from Baltimore a bit. But
that's nothing out of the ordi-
nary" said Lloyd Morgan, the
shows lot superintendent.
And from Z to 9 am. the gaudy
circus trucks had to abandon
Benning road to workbound mo-
torists. But then the parade
resumed between railhead and
show site.
Workers toiled with practiced
efficiency, moving gear of the
vehicles to the precise place
where it would be needed later
Around the perimeter Of the
lot, tigers paced restlesSly in
their exposed mobile cages, wait
ing for the roof to be erected
between them and the rain.
The raising of the big tent, 45C
by 280 feet, was naturally the
mornings headliner.
Over on one side of the lot
the elephants were lined up
showing little interest in the
tractors chufing busily to anC
fro on assignments formerly
given to the animals.
Only a Few Spectators.
Perhaps because of the
weather. but more likely because
of modern dlsenchantment with
such old-fashioned things as
circus arrivals, there were only
a few spectators to watch the
tent-building.
1t was far cry from yester-
year when an army Of young
sters would join fascinated
grownups to marvel at the circus
peoples construction featS.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Roberts AppIouded
Upon Returning to
Duty in Congress

Representative Roberts. Demo-
crat, of Alabama. today got q
round of applause from his col
leagues and the committee audi
ence when he returned for the
first time since he was shot by
Puerto Rican fanatics in the
House March II.
When he took his seat at the
House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee hearing on the bill to out
law interstate liquor advertising.
Chairman Wolverton observed
that this was Mr.. Roberts first
appearance since the disaster
of March IT.
Representative Roberts said he
missed being with the commit
tee. thanked his colleagues and
friends for their flowers. mes
sageS and visits that frightened
his days since he was shot. He
said he is thankful to Divine
Providence" for his return and
for the protection that God put
over the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
March IL"
Evening star., 1954-05-20
House Probe Urged
Of Fl. Meade Charue

Representative Smith, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin demanded
in the House today that the
Armed Services Committee in
vestigate charges that "a Civilian
employees at Fort Meade we're on
a "subversive list" but apparent
ly had been protected "by some
one within the Army"
The charges were made last
Saturday by Maj. Gen. c. H.
Gerhardt, retired Army intel
ligence officer.
IF this is true the Armed
Services Committee should COM
pei the attendance Of this re-
tired officer at a hearing where
all the facts within his knowl-
edge could be obtained" Mr..
Smith said.
This is a serious charge and
the House is entitled to know the
composition of the Presidents
Loyalty Security Review Board.
They should be summoned to
testify. It is true. as has been
charged, that this review board
is composed Of holdovers from
the previous Administrations"
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Defense Aides 10 Attend
'Secretary's Conference

More than $50 top ranking
civilian and military leaders of
the Defense Department will
join in>another "secretary's con-
ference" at the Marine Corps
school at Quantico, Va, June
1920, Acting Secretary of De-
fense Anderson announced to-
day.
The conference will be similar
to one held there last July which
President Eisenhower attended.
The purpose Of the meetings
is to afford an informal meeting
place for discussions of matters
of common interest and a gen.
eral exchange of ideas. Formal
programs or decisions on defense
problems are not reached.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Woman, 81, Identifies
Man as Intruder

Police today held a 2O-year-
old housebreaking suspect who.
they said, held a knife at the
throat Of a 91-year-old woman
to ensure her silence while he
ransacked her room.
He is James Few. colored, Of
the 1900 block of @ street NV.
charged with HOUSEKEEPING at
1717 Eleventh street NV, Mon
day night. He was arrested on
police information last night.
The woman, Mollie Russell,
colored. said the intruder wore a
mask when he entered the room,
but it fell of as he searched
the place and she identified Few
later. He denied the charge.
Homicide detectives questioned
him in connection with the
February Staying of Miss Alma
Preinkert. University of Mary
land registrar who was knitted
to death, but said there seemed
to be no connection.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Details Disregorded
Till Site Was Chosen

But that was in 1896. The
Constitution was written in
Ireland in that year, WASH
ington was a cow pasture and
the capital site had not been
chosen. It was not until 1790
that CongreSS-after consid-
ering many siteS-accepted
cessionS from Maryland and
Virginia of our present Capt.
tai. And even then, the Gov
ernment remained. in Phila-
delphia until 1900 amid con-
tinuing controversy over its
ultimate location.
Thus from the standpoint of
the constitutional convention.
it is not really surprising, as
the late editor of The WASH
ington Star, Theodore w.
Noyes, once observed: THAT
they did not concern them
selves with all the details gov
erning voting rights of a
possible future population, oc-
cupying a possible future seat
of Government, Of q possible
future republic"
If there were no good rea-
sons for not giving the Dis
trict voting rights originally,
it might be asked if there are
any reasons not to do it to-
day.
Let me quickly run over a
few arguments that are some
times against it.
/. It may be said that the
Federal interest in Washing
ton argues against giving it
voting rights. I think there
is a Federal interest in Wash
ington, but it is protected by
the constitutional provision
that makes Congress the local
government" Of the District.
That we do not propose to
change. This resolution mere
ly would empower Congress to
let the District have represent
ativeS in the House and in the
electoral college.
It would not change local
government in any way except
to give the people here a small
voice in it. Congress would
continue to be Washington's
city council. !"
2. Some might say. "Only
Federal employees live here.
anyway, and they shouldn't
be voting" First of all, there
are about 10000 Federal en-
ployes living In the District-
Evening star., 1954-05-20

FOLLOWING is a partial tert OF
testimony By Chairman Case
of the Senate District Commit
tee supporting his proposed
constitutional amendment to
giDe national representation to
the District:
1t interested me to discover
that there have been IS reso-
lutionS of one kind or another
introduced in Congress since
1889 to provide national rep
resentation for the District of
Columbia. -.
If we may judge the progress
of this proposition by the
frequency with which it is
propounded, I think the vote
less Americans of the District
may take hope.
In the first 38 years of this
movement 20 resolutions were
offered. In the next 81 years
from 1926 to 1919 reso-
lutions of this type were
introduced. But just since
the 80th Congress there have
been is similar resolutions
presented to the House and
Senate.
Such resolutions have been
introduced in both houses of
every Congress since 1915.
And both political parties, of
course, have been pledged to
national voting rights for the
District for several campaigns.
Interest in the idea definitely
seems to be growing.
AS a matter Of historical in
tereSt I might offer
a little summary of what hap
pened to the many previous
proposals on this subject.
The Constitution provides
that the States shall send
members to the electoral COL
lege and the Congress. The
District is not a State, of
course, and for that reason
its people have no national
representation. This evil is
compounded, of course, by
reason of the fact that Con-
gress not only is Washing
tons national legislature, but
its local government body as
well-resulting in no voice
whatever for District residents
in either local or national af-
fairs.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Distinguishing News
In Sports Section

Appearing eoeh Friday and con-
tinuine until Fall, The Stor publishes
extensive eoverose of boating and
fishing news in its big sports section.
Look for it tomorrow.
Regular features include the COL
umns Fore and Att" by yachting
editor, Malcolm Lomborne. ir.. and
Outdoors" by Bill Leetch.
Don't miss the special features eoch
Friday in The Stor covering bootins
and fishing news from the Potomoe-
Severn Chesapeake Boy erea. Phone
Sterling 5000 for home delivery.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Czech Bill Drove Home
Meaning of Situation

The hard, dollars-and-Sense
meaning of this situation was
driven home to me just the
other day when the Senate
was considering imposing some
new and higher local taxes
on the residents of Washing
ton.
Debate on the bill was inter-
rupted briefly when the chair
man of the Foreign Relations
Committee asked for immedi-
ate action on a resolution.
The resolution expressed the
sympathy of America for Red
ruled Czechoslovakia and our
hope that the Czechs might
soon be free again to govern
themselves.
When we had struck our
blow for Czech liberty, we re-
sumed on local taxes and
raised them. Now I hope and
believe, Mr.. Chairman, that
we legislated benevolently. but
I am centain that the people
who will pay these taxes had
as little to say about them as
the CzechS these days have to
say about theirs.
When confronted with so
obvious an injustice as this,
it is only natural to ask, "How
did this come about? Surely
there must be some compelling
reason for denying these fun
damental rights to o large
group Of our people"
We cannot read the minds
Of the trainers, Mr.. Chairman.
but we can easily and briefly
reconstruct the situation in
which they wrote the Consti-
ton.
They wrote it. first of all,
against the backdrop of the
Declaration of Independence
and its ringing declaration
that-"to secure these rights.
governments are instituted
among men, deriving their
just powers from the consent
Of the governed -"
That the Founding Fathers
consciously and deliberately
disfranchised a large group Of
their fellow Americans is,
therefore, not q likely explana-
ton.
Then how can we explain
It? Rather simply, I believe.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
MckeIdin Backers Form
Montgomery Committee

A group of Montgomery
County Republicans have organ
lied a United Republicans COM
mittee to support the reelection
of Gov. McKeldin and the men,
bers of the State Central Com
mittee of the county.
j. r. Pat German of Silver
Spring. was elected president.
Other officers are Mrs. William
A. Hepburn, vice president. and
Brig. Gen. Adam Richmond, U.
S. Army retired. treasurer.
The group will also work for
the election of j. Hodge Smith
for States Attorney Of Mont
gomery County.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Transit Passengers
Drop Again, but Net
Income Rises in April
By DonoId B. HodIey

The Capital Transit's substan-
tial fare increase at the end of
January has dealt further blow
to the use of mass transporta-
tion here, but the company's net
income for April climbed ahead
of a year earlier.
This was disclosed today in the
monthly financial report to the
Public Utilities Commission. It
listed a decrease in April pas
sengers of 23.8 per cent from a
year ago. However, company Of
flcialS pointed out that passen-
gers are now being counted On
the fare rather than ride basis,
and that the actual decrease
from a year ago probably was
only around 8 per cent. .
Net Income Is Up.
April net income was $218,845,
compared with $143,057 in April,
1858. The months revenues of
$2,427,9 ,947 were 5.6 per cent be-
hind April last year. despite the
big January fare increase. A
major factor raising net income
was. a drop in income taxes for
April to only $1,000, a decrease
of 99.2 per cent from $201 500 in
the same 1858 month.
Company officials said differ
enceg in .accruals under the new
tax law accounted for the sensa-
tional cut in income taxes. They
also pointed to lower revenues.
April separating expenses of
$1,884,917 were OF of l per cent
behind year earlier.
Passenger Total Declines.
Passengers in four months
this year were 21.1 per cent be-
hind a year earlier, with total
of 77,889,978. Here again COM
pany officials said the decline
in the actual number of GUS
toners was much smaller, but
they said it probably accurately
reflected the diminished use of
StreetcarS and buses.
The total was 81 per cent be-
hind wartime 1945 and II per
cent behind previous 1941 when
city population was much
smaller.
Net income for the four
months was. $378,967, compared
with $388,946 in the same 1888
period. Revenues of $9,031, ,769
were 7.6 per cent below a year
earlier, despite the fare increase
and operating expenses of ST.
414,562 were. off lis per cent.
Again a big factor was income
taxes of only $1,000, a drop of
99.7 per cent from a year ear
lier.
For IL months ended April
30 the rate of return for the
company on its deprecated orig
inal cost rate base was only
Al per cent, using the formula
prescribed by the PUG, the COM
pany report said.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
District Bur to Hold
Memorial Services

The District Bar Association
will hold annual memorial serv-
ices at $3.50 p I'm. tomorrow in the
United States Courthouse in
memory of the 40 of its members
who have died during the past
year.
Among those to be honored is
the late Chief Justice Vinson.
Chief Justice Warren is Sched-
uled to attend the services in the
large ceremonial room. Attorney
Winship Wheatley, ST.. is to de-
liver the memorial address.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

George Washington, who
chose this site, staked it out.
gave it his name and died be-
fore the capital could move
here, had fond hopes for this
city.
In 1895 he forecast that in
100 years it would rival the
capitals of Europe and that
it would become a great COM
mercial center because of its
location on the Potomac, at
that time the best route to
the tributaries of the Ohio
across the Alleghenies and to
the West.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Juycees Pick Officers
In Prince Georges

Attorney John D. Gilmore. jr.,
has been elected president of the
Prince Georges County Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Other new officers are:
John r. Reinoehl and Arthur
r. Wenige. vice presidents;
George G. Mcdaniel, jr., secre-
tary: Andrew A. Mandjuris,
treasurer. and John S. Hepburn,
Norval w. RICHTER and Robert
p. Wells, directors.
Michael p. Hagen was appoint
ed to the Board Of Directors.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Case Text Backing D. c. Representation

but some 100000 privately en-
ployed people. The Federal
employeS-many of whom vote
''back home" anyway-number
about S per cent of the total
civilian payroll of the Federal
Government.
The other 95 per cent. living
in Maryland. Virginia and in
your State and mine. can vote.
Why should the few who live
here and have no resident
status elsewhere pe denied the
franchise?
3. It might be argued that
there aren't many "promi-
nent" residents, that every one
here votes somewhere else.
Some District residents do
maintain voting rights else
where. But it is very reliably
estimated-and I have checked
out these figures many times
that between 100000 and
100000 persons of voting age
live in the District and have
no voting rights elsewhere.
4. Some people have the
notion that Washingtonians
don't pay taxes and therefore
aren't entitled to vote. The
committee knows, of course,
that Washington pays about
80 per cent of its local gov
ernmental costs through local
taxes and that it's citizens also
pay all the Federal taxes that
citizens of the States pay.
The fact is, a recent study
showed that District residents
pay more Federal income tax
than the people of a dozen
States. They served in World
War II in greater numbers
than their fellow citizens from
each of a dozen States. In
every respect, Mr.. Chairman,
they carry their full share of
American responsibility but
lack even a modicum of their
political rights.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
ForestviIIe Church Dinner

The Women's Society Of Chris
tian Service of the Forestville
(Va) Methodist Church will
serve q fried chicken dinner from
2 to 8 pm. Saturday in the
Forestville Grange Hall. 1