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James Jackson Convicted Under The Smith Act NEW YORK (AtfP) —James - Bid ward Johnson Jr., holder of a doctor’s degree from Howard U., was one of the six second-string Communist leaders convicted l3st Tuesday in the Federal Court in New York City. The sextet were charged with conspiracy charges under the Smith Act. Judge Alexander Bicks set September 17 for sentencing. The maximum penalty is five years in prison and SIO,OOO fine each. It is expected thst applications for bail pending an appeal will be made at that time. All are mean while free under their old bail, Jackson’s being $20,000. The defendants were charged with having conspired “unlaw fully and knowingly to advocate and teach the duty and necessity of overthrowing and destroying the Government of the United States by force and violence.” The case deposes of the last of the Communist leaders accused of operating in 1940. It brought to 108 the number who have been convicted in 17 Smith Act pre sentations and leaves only cases in Boston and Puerto Rico re maining. Jackson was known as one of the intellectuals of the state par ty. Born in Richmond, Va., he attended Virginia Union Univer sity where he received a B. S. degree in chemistry. At Howard he attained a doctor’s degree in pharmacy. He was once a field worker for the Carnegie Foundation and has been president of the Southern Negro Youth Congress. He joined the party about 1933 and became district organizer. His present title is that of Southern Regional Director of the Communist Party. In World War 11, Jackson was a pharmacist • technician in the Army and served in China and India. He is married and has two daughters. 1,000 Riot Aboard Ship As Two Men Bump PHILADELPHIA (ANP) A riot involving 1,000 of the 2500 Negro passengers aboard a Wil son Line Delaware River steamer flared up last week following an argument between two men who bumoed each other on the ship’s dance floor. The fist-swinging disturbance exploded just before the vessel docked here. The riot began on the cruiser liner, State of Pennsylvania, ap parently after the argument erupted into a battle that raged for 20 minutes before police fin ally brought it under control. Six youths were arrested and one woman was taken to a hos pital after falling down a flight of stairs on the ship during the height of the rioting. The 60 policemen who finally quelled the disturbance emerged from the battle with blood-spat tered, torn uniforms. Many were bruised where they were kicked GRAND OPENING Vets Radio & TV Go. AUTO RADIO OUR SPECIALTY ■ OPENING SPECIALS 17-inch Picutre Tubes Installed atf A .. 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Mitchell pointed out that “manv who are willing to ta’k about civil rights from o’stforrns and in conventions freouentlv will not do the prac tical thine* that are necessary to get the legislation passed.” The C’vil rigV»t« n-ctn-'viYj w»S delayed in the 84th Congress by ’v>h~v decisions to k it in legislative deep freeze, stated Mitchell. “First the President WV’M pnt *>nv civil ri ( ~h + S action in 'Congress and at the '■~me the leaders of the Democratic Partv sought to avoid action be""”« they did not want a party split.” Mitchell claimed that even in ♦he last hours of Congress, the hill could have been nassej bv the Senate because the President and o-i rv,7oro«7Vipi,mine number of leg islators in both parties professed to support the legislation. Mitchell contended that failure to act in the senate on this mea sure “means that a great oppor tunity to protect human rights has been r»/y,rcd down the drain of expediency.” by the brawlers. They were call ed to the ship after it docked from a three-hour trip. The people aboard the * ship were members of the three organ izations:. The Leonard C. Irving T .°d CT e P°4 and the Chris J. Perry Lodge 065, both of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Fairmount Social Club. BE A HYPNOTIST WRITE DR. MARCUS BLOCH, L-Hy President Dr. Bloch’s Institute of Hypnotism World’s Greatest Hypnotist 240 Rivington. Street New York 2, N.Y. SATURDY, AUGUST 11, 1956 Mitchell’s , “thank you” wire was a token of appreciation to Democratic Senators Paul Doug las (111.); Thomas Hennings (Mo.), and Herbert Lehman (NY), and Republican Senators Irving Ives (NY); George Bender (Ohio), and William Langer (N. Dak.) Fair Realty Guarantees Fair Deals f.yH <A<s (JB MS .VMM -*■—■ 1 • i 'wk H iwiiwHß WVi ' '*~ k ' a ' ■ °* c 1 ‘ nSaiu )*Br . * - |B ill Ixliß ?sz. ~~ K&|Pgg» : H 11111 y Vj j' "" . HI SNH f - *-ag- . -- - ~ Kg A-■: ’ ■■■■■** \3$KcL x 1 uuC. TODAY VISIT OR CALL ... 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