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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30
AME's Coming To Minnesota

Next week May aud Minneapolis will play host
estimated 600 members clergy bishops and general officers Of
the African Methodist Episcopal church The occasion
will DO the annual Fourth Episcopal Districts Expansion Con
vocation st. Peter AME church will chief host for the
meeting.
The Twin Cities will unusual opportunity of
ing person. II bishops Of the powerful AME ehurehal at
Situated up north II Ia seldom that
Of fact this IL probably the first time many AME bishops
have visited this state the time.
The expansion program Of the Fourth Episcopal district
der Bishop George Baber has been the great
discussion In the denomination because Of its
cess, especially in its support Of the building Of
various churches In the district
The Fourth AME district IL composed Of the eight
Of Iowa Illinois, Indiana Michigan North and South Dakota
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Canadian Province of Ontario
Evidence that the expansion program especially the build
Ing construction portion making progress may be in the
fact that the largest AME congregations In the Twin Cities
worship in buildings both constructed within the past
four years,
African Methods,s determined develop building
programs house their congregations in well appointed
places Of worship where they worship In agreeable we'll
kept surroundings and where the larger church community pro
jects may be carried out,
Members Of the AME church and the church going public
Of all denominations welcome the expansion meeting Mime
apo aud hope that the reports o the past years work will
lend encouragement 10 increasing program expand
the work of the great AME religious organization.
This newspaper joins with others welcoming the Afri
Methodss 10 the Twin Cities and hope their presence
here will be both pleasant and profitable great work the
church h doing
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30

writer Carl Rowan of Minneapolis who toured
the South effort TO find
about the famous school pending before the
Des Mones
about the long uphill right recognition the
Very properly he
made there much be done
lued sleep by these gains the advice that
legslate n Of ma
And that the Negro must realize that he himself has
the task OF making this
he be willing TO stand they
remain and he is to be treated first class citizen
These things cannot be emphasized often fact
churches do this they should The Booker
Washington warned dying
practical q
mou
does . the Negro
responsibility job making democracy
work Rystnnder CDr- M0inea
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30

We had Monday night master Of
almost
pouring tribute to Tamage Carey for
the Associated Negro Credit
Union the community
warming and his friends
correspondent.
faith
decency kindness beings willing give
mistakes and ng to Higher Authority and the sands of time
banquet group fellows Ashby
the problems
living many problems
the except in degree
with Talmage Carey the
the virtues Harold
controversy startling
bigger
writer but we can out-shout and out-cuss him
popularity among especially
Mnneapotans during
his People walks Of life
him to lunch seabon streamlned having reduced
proudly
Nevada their three lovely children.
Cities will opportunity
ity o al join
there to Minnesota hospitality.
Underwood who's This N paper
usually full words
deood April 81 only few after written
comfort for those burdens grow
She wrote prophetcay her April 10 column These
times and time they will to all
or another"
Hazel Undervoods column will return to the paper on May
We hope encouraging
have dsheartenng
loss
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30

who pro-
make has connection between protest and change
the idea that invariably and effect relationship
follows protest; therefore
change
Sometimes right often apt 10 be
Conditions the Is been the Of this
uEhtsasuP Of American hvnE than the mos, eloquent
social ntusticcS
rhe protest useful hcause speeds
otherwise drag helps the
erntsred the
Nevertheless social change
all the fact that closer together
hstoryboth physically eFnotionAly
n NJ EAGLE
Compliments may buy srOcsrss Su, they PROVIDE smsthlus
pr~ciOua -IapsSsAi Magazine
passive nothing make osttsr world
w~Aksns the hoss VITO wOus Artvv %
nrr~&sd cpportunty for
A. P-1AS CC~~l
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30
Looks Like A Dig
Sencfe Contest

~bs~N~ ~NN - -
After months Of discussion In
the newspapers. over the radio
and In small and large gather
lngs. many Republicans In Min
nesOta have now apparently got
ten together on a candidate for
the United states Senate in
valdimar BjornSon, present state
treasurer. TO contest Senator HUI
bert VI, Humphrey, Democrat-Far.
meT.Iaborite,
BjornRon, q native Of Mime
sofa, born ~ years ago In Lyon
county nj Minneota, IL a lifelong
Republican, His father was n
representative In the State I.egis-
iature many years ago and was a
member of the three.man state
tax commission In the Theodore
Christianson administration.
Val, as he In popularity known.
worked on the family newspaper,
the Minneota Mascot. was n radio
commentator and on the staff Of
Twin City daily newspapers. Like
senator Humphrey, he Is an able
orator, has given talks In all cities
Of Minnesota and most OF the VII
lagea during the past Is to 20
years. and IL well known IN his
native state,
Val BIornaon had had his eye
on tho governorship for several
years and was hiding his time
by getting elected To state treas
urerc In 1850 and 1909 hut now
the Governor G. Elmer Anderson
has made up his mind TO seek an
other term. and the fact that the
apparently has done no harm and
has good Scandinavian name,
made for hurried consultation last
week.
Up came the announcement that
BJornson would file for the Re-
publican nomination To the Y =.
Senate when filings open on June
10, The announcement came n day
or two ahead Of the plan OF At.
tornsy General J. A. A. Burnqtilat
10 announce that he would run In
the Republican primaries for the
Senate nomination. Whether or
not Burnquist win file and make
Il a lively primary contest remains
10 be seen. The long time attorney
general and former governor Of
Minnesota Is a high grade citizen.
u painAtaktng official and one OF
the leading vote getters In the
state.
One thing u sure. the Repuhli-
can daily press In the Twin Cities
will not ask Burnquist To file, nor
give him any Encouragement. for
he has not bowed 10 them, During
the past few weeks Republican
writers have stated that u Burn
quist filed for the Senate then Il
was very likely that former Gov
ernor Harold ", StaAscn would
come back 10 Minnesota and also
enter the race a. q candidate in
the primaries, hut with Binrnson
In the Senate race, StaSScn will
not run.
StaASen was at the height Of his
popularity when elected governor
In 1888 after the old FArmer.tA-
Dor party had brought about It's
own defeat In two short years,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30

1887 and 1888. Most any Republi-
can could have won in the fall OF
1898, but Stassen strutted and
pounded his chest. Nevertheless he
was then accepted with open arms
by the people Of the state and wei
coined into the statehOuse.
His egOtism, ruthlessness and
his determination that all things
should center about him and his
political ambitions caused his pop
ularity to wane. and II Ia now very
doubtful that he could come back
to Minnesota and be elected 10
any office. But for a few years
politically ambitious men and wo.
men In Minnesota catered 10 Stas-
sen and a few Of them apparently
feel that he may yet have some In
fiuence here, Burnquist Is not one
of those.
In announcing his candidacy for
the Senate, Val Bjornson said that
In the present critical period ma
tionally and internationally. Min
nesotaRs have no greater concern
than the unitei endeavor which
must come TO fulfin the detectives
Of the national Republican admin.
istration, and then added.
These detectives I conceive TO
be peace, security. human dignity
respect for individual rights, and
prosperity. not blood bought, but
soundly based In the best possible
use Of our ingenuity and our re-
sources"
Which shows that Btornson has
good command of the English Ian
guage.. There can be little dispute
over those good American obJec.
tivea, only that what II security TO
some may not be security TO 9TH
ers. The tax structure and many
other public measures will come
in for debate between Blornsnn,
u he In the Republican nominee,
and Senator Humphrey.
The division In the United
states Senate between RepuhH-
cans and Democrats being praCti-
cally equal, the contest in Mime
sofa viii draw national attention
for Humphrey is regarded a. one
Of the leading Democrats In the
national lawmaking body: he goes
down the line for liberal principles
and IL untIring In his efforts
Not only will II be a battle be-
tween two individuals and the two
political parties but there are
other interests. and not with.
out real money TO spend in the
campaign. a. for instance the
multi-millionaire oil men In Texas.
They don't want Humphrey in the
Senate and are Of the variety that
u they do not get the legislation
they want they are not in the
habit OF taking II lying down
Rjornson has lived long enough
and knows enough about politics
81 that he IL not going into this
contest bltndly, He can be sure Of
a big campaign chest, With both
candidates able on the stump and
both Of the type then enjoy speak
ing before crowds, Il looks like an
interesting and exciting compaign
ahead for the Senate 10 Il turns
out 90 be Val Bjornson against
Hubert Humphrey Askov
American.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-30
The Clock Again

II the Minneapolis aldermen and the county board
raise enough money the clock running maybe
Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce ought carry the ball
get the clock fixed
AS this paper has pointed out different occasions
the clock right In bad advertising for metropolis like
Minneapolis,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
BY the Assoeiuted Press

It's now up to a Civil Aero
nautics Board examiner to weigh
a complaint that Arthur God
frey was careless in a plane
takeoff against the entertainers
contention that he was trying
to avoid a collision.
Possible suspension Of his IL
cense as a private pilot is in
volved.
The case went to an examiner
yesterday when Mr.. Godfrey
waived a hearing on a complaint
filed against him by S. w. Bob
skill, regional attorney for the
Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton.
Whatever recommendation the
CAB examiner makes is subject
to approval by the full board
The complaint grew out Of Mr.
Godfrey's takeoff January 7 from
the airport at Teterboro, N. j
There were reports at the time
that Mr.. Godfrey, flying his
twin-engine DC-3, buzzed the
control tower because he wasn't
allowed the runway he pre-
ferred.
Collision Hazard Charged.
After an investigation. Mr..
Bobskill formally told the CAB
that the TV-radio star few so
close to other planes and the
air traffic control tower "as to
create a collision hazard"
Mr.. Bobskill recommended
that Mr.. Godfrey's pilot license
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Figured in "False Armistice y
Waller {. Arensberg,
81 Million Art Donor
By the Assoeiofad Press

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 3O.-wal-
ter c. Arensberg. rs. who do
mated his 50 million art collec-
ton to the Philadelphia Museum
of Art three years ago. died yes
terday of a heart attack.
Mr.. Arensberg and his wife,
Mary, who died last November
Is, spent many years assembling
the collection. which consists of
more than 1000 pre-Colombian
sculptures and modern pictures.
The paintings included works by
Picasso. Matisse. Cezanne, Ri
vera. Dali, Rousseau and other
contemporaries.
Mr.. Arensberg. a native of
Pittsburgh, was the son of a
steel and banking magnate and
his wife was the daughter of a
steel man. Their inheritances
financed the collection, which
was first offered to the Univer-
sity of California at Los Angeles
in 1914.
A condition of the gift, how
ever. was that the university pro-
vide a suitable gallery within
five years after the end of World
War II. UCLA decided against
erecting gallery and the gift
reverted to the donor. Phila-
delphia subsequently met the re-
quirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Godfrey Says He Attempted
To Avoid Airport Collision

be suspended 'for such period
as the board may deem necessary
in the public interest" and until
Mr.. Godfrey gets a medical GER
tif1cate.
In his formal reply to the COM
plant. Mr.. Godfrey said he did
not wilfully break flying regula-
tons, but that he handled his
plane as he did ito avoid COLI
sion." He contended that he took
proper emergency steps because
his craft was whipped about in
the wind. However, Mr.. Godfrey
said he was sorry lit became
necessary to fly a pattern other
than that prescribed"
Says He Took Test.
Concerning a medical certifi-
cate. Mr.. Godfrey said he got
one from the Navy last October
Is and he said this entities him
to a civilian pilots license for
one year. He also said he had a
physical examination just last
December Is and that its results
have been sent to the CAA.
Mr.. Godfrey has been on
clutches since he underwent an
operation last year to correct an
old hip injury.
The TV star vas seconded in
his defense by his co-pilot. Frank
Lavigna, a veteran of 18 years as
a flyer. Mr.. Lavigna filed a sep
arate statement with the CAB,
declaring that MFR. Godfrey fol-
lowed the best procedure" un-
der the conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Paper Quotes Col. Amoss
On New Red Proposals
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 30.-The
News-Post said yesterday Col
illus Amoss. retired Army intel
ligence officer who operates an
international information
agency, had relayed a report that
Moscow soon" will propose to
the United States a fifty fifty
split of the world.
The newspaper said Col. Amoss
summarized this report from
Ibis agents behind the Iron Cur
tain: Moscow soon will pro-
pose secretly that the world be
divided between the two coun-
tries.
The present Soviet play with
France and secondarily with
Great Britain is tactical hoax.
But. if the United States will
not buy the soon-to-be-pro-
posed secret treaty, the Soviet
propaganda machine will plant
a leaked story claiming that
America proposed the division of
the world into two zones of in
f1uence: Then will hope that an
angered Western Europe will
turn on the United States Col
AmoSs said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Ryan Named 10 Air
Advisory Committee

Oswald Ryan. member of the
Civil ,Aeronantics Board, has
been appointed by President Eli
senhower as a member of the
National Advisory Committee fer
Aeronautics, it was announced
yesterday.
He succeeds Robert B. Murray.
ir., Undersecretary of Commerce
for Transportation.
A member of CAB since its es-
tablishment in 1888, Mr.. Ryan
was chairman of that agency
last year. From 1882 to 1888 he
was general counsel to the Fed
eral Power Commission.
The Nations aeronautical re-
search establishment. NACA is
an INDEPENDENT Federal agency
operating three large centers and
two smaller research stations. II
provides basic aeronautical
knowledge for use in the design
of aircraft of superior perform
ance. both civil and military.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Anti-PoIio Vaccine Tests
To Begin at Pittsburgh
BY the Associoted Press

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 30.-Dr.
Jonas E. Salk says 5000 Ale
gheny County school children
will begin receiving injections of
a new anti-polio vaccine within
10 days as scheduled.
The University of Pittsburgh
scientist who developed the vac
cine made this statement yes
terday after it was announced in
New York that Nationwide field
trials of the vaccine will be de-
layed because of production diff
flculties.
DR.. Salk said the tests here
are for the purpose of learning
how the vaccine can best pro-
tect against infantile paralysis
for the longest possible time. In
the national tests, scientists will
seek to establish whether the
vaccine is a sure-fire immunizer.
Pittsburgh and a large sur
rounding area makes up Ale
gheny County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Red Trial Testimony
Due to Sturt Monday
By The Assoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3O.-Testi-
mony will begin Monday In the
trial Of i've alleged Communist
leaders charged with conspiracy
to advocate the overthrow Of the
Government by force,
A 12-member jury was selected
yesterday. Four alternates also
were picked. The trial is ex-
pected to last from three to
five months.
Defendants are William Sent
ner. James F. Forest and his
wife Dorothy, all Of st. Louis;
Marcus A. Murphy, Charleston
Mo-. and Robert Manewitz OF
Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Mrs. Emmett P. Wear,
Widow Of NAVY EmpIoye

Mrs. Emmett P. Wear, "A,
widow of a Naval Gun Factory
machinist, died yesterday in
Casualty Hospital Of a cerebral
hemorrhage.
Born in Canada, her family
moved to Fayette. Mich. when
she was one year old. Mrs.
Wear was the former Louise
Maude Mays. daughter of James
and Marilla Fetterly Mays. When
she was Is her family moved to
Clifton Forge, Va.
Mr.. Wear died in 1887. Since
then Mrs. Wear had lived since
with a daughter, Mrs. E. Louise
Brooks of 2426 South Dakota
avenue NE.
She is also survived by an
other daughter, Mrs. Gertrude. o.
Higdon, 1908 Eighteenth street
NE; a sister Mrs. Ethel Mat
thews of Clifton Forge; two
grandsons and three great
grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Gas Company Finds
Corrosion Leak in
Three-Dwe|Iing Blast

officials of the Washington
Gas Light Co. today said they
had found a corrosion leak in a
service pipe Is feet from a three
dwelling unit blasted by an ex-
plosion in Southeast Washington
yesterday.
One of the three victims still
hospitalized with burns. Bernard
Cady, So, of 1903 Tort Dupont
street Sc, remained in Every
critical" condition at District
General Hospital today.
His wife, Mrs. Johanna Cady
so, is in fair condition and a
daughter. Margaret Cady. %,
who was blown out of the house
into the back yard, suffered only
minor burns.
The explosion wrecked the
three units in the two-story brick
structure at the corner of Forty
first ana Fort Dupont streets and
rocked the entire neighborhood
about 1855 am.
The gas company said the cor
rosion break where gas leaked
out was in service line from the
main, Is feet from a vacant
house in the unit and S feet
underground.
A company spokesman said
that pipes and fixtures in all
the houses had been found to be
leak-proof and that the COM
pany had received no complaints
| that the odor of gas had been
detected in the area. He added
that workmen have been unable
to determine how the gas seeped
into the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Virginia EpiscopoIions
To Meet Feb. 1914

The mid-winter conference Of
Episcopal churchmen of the do
ceSe of Virginia will be held
February 1914 at "Roslyn" near
Richmond.
Theme of the conference Will
be THE Layman Has a Min
istry." DR.. Percy H. Warren Of
Harrisonburg will preside. Dr..
Clark G. Kuebler, president of
Ripon (Wis.) College will de-
liver the main address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
AdmiroIH. Wilson, 81 Dies;
Navy Academy Head in 1905
Had 48 Years
Of Service in All
Parts Of the World

Henry Braid Wilson, 90, the
Nays Oldest living admiral and
former commandment Of the Naval
Academy, died today at st. Vim
cents Hospital In New York after
a long illness.
Admiral Wilson was noted as
an administrator and trainer of
personnel. A veteran of AZ years
in the Navy. he commanded the
Academy at Annapolis from 1921
to 1925 and is remembered by
Academy graduates as the Com
inandant who first allowed mid
shipmen to smoke on Academy
grounds. His watchword was 1.-The
eternal worth of character"
Admiral Wilson was born in
Camden, N. j.. February %, 1851,
and was appointed to Annapolis
in 1876, Graduating in 1881, he
rose to rear admiral in 1917, vice
admiral in 1918, and temporary
admiral in 1919. Retired for age
as rear admiral in 1925,
he became a full admiral in 1880
in accordance with an act of
Congress authorizing World War
] flag officers to be retired in the
highest rank held on the active
list during the war.
Extensive Sea Duty.
After graduation from the
Naval Academy Admiral Wilson
served for six years at sea, in
Guiding three cruises in the
Boring Sea and the exploration
before the laying of the San
Francisco Honolulu cable. From
1894 to 1896 he was on the staff
Of the Naval War College in
Newport. r.. I.
Returning to sea. Admiral
Wilson served in the Eastern
Mediterranean, West Indies and
Asia. AS a lieutenant in the
Spanish American War he was
commended for GOODNESS and
bravery in action. Upon his
return to the United States in
1904 he was placed in charge of
the Enlisted Personnel Section
OF the Bureau of Navigation in
Washington. Four years later
he again went to sea, returning
to the Bureau of Navigation in
1910.
Figured in False Armistice."
When World War I began,
Admiral Wilson was serving in
the Caribbean. He later COM
manded patrol force protecting
shipping along the Atlantic
coast. In the summer of 1917
the force was sent to the Medi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-30
Vatican to Be Topic
On a Radio Programs

The history of the Vatican and
its place in world affairs will be
discussed on four Sundays begin
ming tomorrow on the Faith of
Our Fathers radio program.
Francis C. Coglan, Veterans
Administration attorney, and E.
j. Anstead, Navy Department
technician, will speak at IL am.
tomorrow on VOL on the spirit
ual allegiance of Catholics to the
Pope. The men are members of
the Holy Name Society of Holy
Trinity Church.