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Deals Blow
To Lynching
And Fascism
WASHINGTON. Jan 20-Pr. tcr
* . ..i and «x nos dem .crat.c
The convention was atiended by
« ! the Race, representing m. re
than seven and a half million or-
Americans. Pr miner.;
The c.:.gross endorsed Pres.dent
Ropsevelfa program for a united
qrmed democracy against Fusc^rn
The cur.grij* cSTTed Tor an end to
i lynching and a.i discrimination
n>t the Race, thp l.ftjng of
•;.e embargo aga-.nst Spain; p^np
ima. -yed'and the stamping out of j
‘I Ohioans Attend
NYA Conference
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 20—N.ne
p: n. t.ct.r cit.sens from Ohio at-:
e ... and the second conference.-jor ;
;:rt:crj- rt-are Hare a»^--h*e*>- r
•
M > r.- <. A-.- • r. former «**■.,■•.-
a::t in the av./.-r.ey general’s office. I
U. iambus. Mrs. Lev. a Fleming of I
the Curatrocs Cowry Ch.ld Wel
fare BureautFi Thomas Davis. in-‘
jvc.-tpalor. state'liquor department,!
iU lumbus: Mrs. Marion Hubbard.'
sr.ftr.oer « f the staff of the United
Sn.- Marshall, Cincinnati;
Jr. r e E. Hunt at. and. rector of Phillis
Wucatley . House. tlev'dand: f
f '
V ' i : ••• :v.‘ ch-;r. C ' -
bu*: Rev ti-vr-ity anti Dr -
J.,mes H Robinson, bath of W.l-.
borforce un.versity. Wilber force. I
Oh Mrs. Esteile Massey Riddle,
p;i r.Jer.t of the Nat.onal Assoe.a
--t. .n • of Colored Nraduate Nurses.
Ya. State Set For
55th Founders’ Day
F.TTRTCK, Va Jan 20—Virginia
State c-.-cce Will hold its fifty-»
f. urth founder’s day exercises in
V. hall auditorium Friday.}
Jatt. 20. Rev. J. B. Brown, veteran!
pastor of the Zion Baptist church, j
Petersburg will speak on "The Col
lege Justifies its Existence."
Arche G Richardson, assistant'
-j;vr\i.-or bTßafe edueaTlon. will;
g: !.m. while Willem H. Borne, sen-|
iV . ■«. -under' the d.rection 1
f J If .r- id M'.rtague. w ’.l «:r.p
nppr-ipr.ate musicaT numbers for.
Protest Discharge Os 2 |
\VI»A Workers At Detroit
DETROIT. Jan 20-Nat Walt. 1
\V. rl.ers Alliance chief her/?, this ' r
\VPA U Triers LT-hTO K“beru«n.i
••.d Paul Whitcmcir. white andl
.c p'.rmaci-.; discharge of WPA
K W. W fr. i. w l ■.
tox.eated. struck. Roberson, while :
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a 'ik on the quit slip issued to Rob-1
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FATHER DIVINE
EXPOSE WRITER
SEEKS DAMAGES
Cheves Richardson Asks,
Share Os Profits T'rntn
‘Sister Mary's' Rook
NEW YOTtK. .lan. 20 Who
Prore "Faitliful Mary’.- ihmL
that was to havp htnrr rh~
lit! off Fathrr Divmr 2 ? kinq
dom which the faithful on*-
TANARUS:
B f 73 W. IlSth street
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has’rover recer.od a "do. : y f r ).:<
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ten in lfc»7 and was ; ..V . .. • .
Richard* n charges that a* - <■••• 1
h> v.. ''i :■< V. k K •
his royalties hi some'qua’rV.
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to pet
the prer -
Shortly . frer this Mary moved
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movies and not in* further was
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t Fa:thf.i‘ Mary i? said * have to’.d
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JuWi« ; :..n of it or t•.r s v. .*•
the story she to’.d rep.tters who
talked o? the book following her rt- .
Deals Blow
To Lynching
And Fascism
ATLANTA. Ga. Jar. 2h-Ar. ec!i
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ir. : ipi • g ’the a * -lyi chin* \ "
the ed.t ■:.. . s-attd. Os Cuuice. the
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pchtica’. si.-.-e f r r repre-'
setystlves who tl it E pe to pay
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"There ate eiready ample laws
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NEW OFFICERS OF THE ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY
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Officers «lwt*4 at *be--W*h- annuel femtle of Zcta Phi Bets rorority
held in Atlanta, recently. Left to right, seated: Sorors Alice 1). Cary,
honorary member of Atlanta to whom* the souvenir prorjiam was
dedicated; Goldie G. Martin. Chttngo. tamiochtottx; NeHte B. Brown,
Indianapolis, re-elected grand baailcus; Velma P. Coppage, Norfolk,
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
EVICTED SHARECROPPER FAMILIES MAKE HOMES ON HIGHWAY
r :
Two cookstoves, a ramshackle wardrobe, chairs and a small amount of
j bedding, with only a day’s supply of food represent the sole possessions
• oT these Rate families evicted from New Madrid county, Missouri
firm land. Federal officials, noting the spread of the campfires, as the
“croppers" continued to emerge from the hinterlands, ordered an im-
RACE RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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NAB 2 YOUTHS
IN MIDST OF A
ROBBING SPREE
Voting Thugs Steal Tar
And Ilegin Crime-Bent
Jov Ride
| CHICAGO, 111.. Jan. SO
Nathaniel Chapman of 4355
| Vincennes avenue, and Elizc
[Wilson, of 4847 Langley avo
nue, both Ik, came to the end
j of a profitable but dangerous
I squad from detective bureau crow
<;■ ■ ■
1 curb a'. N.nty-fifth street aftd Stony
| Before authorities Interfered
! with activities of .his bandit pair,
I the young thugs had in space of
j three hours stolen a taxi-cab and
| held up several gas stations, ob
d |, the ach in*
j Fist victim of the robber* was
Theodore F;>cher from whom they
| : -k the taxi and $1 25 in cash after
th. y accosted him at Th.irty-sev- :
i Within half an h-,ur thry nnd driven j
to the go« station of F.ric P.ecul at ■
N nty-nmth and Commercial
avenue. Forcing the owner into
robbed h.m of SlO and tossed
him out at 112th street and Green
Next st 'p on their brief Itinerary
was -he station of Earl Gant at 100th
-trod and Avenue I- win re The ba - - ]
ditff ordered gas. With a full tank |
• they once ag3in forced the attend
ant into the:r cab only to throw him
out again five blocki away after
wkbia* hi m «f
When reports of three more sim!-
wave had been phoned into p<.liee
i bt-Hdqnartere-by irate victims, a
;T nerr.l alarm was broadcast which
resulted in the capture.
An Inventor has mounted wood I
veneer on a felt backing to f rm
I h .-mind «b—*rbet;t ns VrA as Hex
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Members of the recently formed Race Relations committee of the
United Automobile Workers union, Detroit, Michigan. Left to right:
William Nowell, Frank Evans and R. J. Thomas. Not pictured is
William Neal of New Haven, Michigan. The committee was appointed
by Homer Martin, president of the union.
Father Divine Still Big
Conversation In Harlem
NEW YORK, Jan. 20—To the
world at large he is commonly
called .Father Divine, this man that
is clothed in a veil of mystery that
many would l.ke to fathom. Many
h liven the st nos written about
h m by 'those who claim to know
the inside workings of his "mys-
Irr 11 > kingdhm " After all hr.s been
sa.d and done <F> we really know
the true facts. I’m sure we should
pause on this important question.
He has been haled into court
countless mepiber of times and ques
ti .ned about his affairs What did
tho Lw di.-ooccrirg? N. ;n r ; ex-
Va . grammateus and Blanche Thompson. Chicago, first antl-hasilcus.
Standing, Sorors Beatrice Catlett, Washington, I). C.. chairman of the
executive board; Lou Swara, St. Louis. Mo., epistoleous: Fannie C.
Clay. Knoxvi'le. Tenn., parliamentarian and Juanita Bates, Fort Worth,
Texas, second anti-basileua.
; mediate investigation. The Department of Agriculture promised
j retaliation against landlords unjustly evicting their farm tenants. The
4— jjayemor of Mkwuri announced that the "road dwellers’’ would be
j supplied with food from the surplus stores of the state. However,
no definite steps have been taken toward answering the fundamental
I problem of’"homes for the homeless.”—Acme photo.
N.A.A.C.P. IN
MOVE TO CHECK
JOB SNATCHING
I
Asks That Road Officials
Respect Seniority And
Loyalty Os Workers
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. 20—The Re
gional ‘Conference of Southern N..
A. A. C. P. branches this week filed j
protest with I. B. Tigrett, president!
of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern!
Railroad, against the laying off of
Race .firemen from through runs!
on freight trains equipped with
automatic stokers.
Practically all Negro firemen |
have Tost preferential runs because !
of the railroad’s policy, -in bowing
to the demands of white labor, by
putting Race firemen on switch en
gines or out of work entirely, re
gardless of seniority.
In a letter to the railroad. J. L,
Lc-Flore, yhnirman of the confer
ence, silted in part that "regard
less of, years of loyal and fa.thful
service to the company colored
firemen, despite •seniority in em
ployment and efficiency in perfor
mance of duty, are being removed}
from runs as fast as locomotives
are equipped with stokers. Certain
officials of your lines having capi
tulated to the unfair terms of an!
organized group representing white!
firemen are attempting to. make)
motives w ith the approval of sup-j
• sos certain rail
roads. It appears to be a matter ofi
[only a short time before the entire
G M. and N. system will be affec-'
| ted."
j In reply Mr. Tigrett stated that he
;did not have much nf •• at n at
the mom- •
tion, but would be glad to discuss;
1 the matter on some future occasion
| when In Mobile. In the course of|
I the letter he mentioned the ques- 1
tion arising in. labor matters of I
recognizing majority demands even!
when a minority docs not.approve.
Mr. LeFlore requested a. definite
date for a conference, hoping to
arrange for tho pivi-enceDf N. A. A.
C, P. counsel and representatives
jof the Race trainmen. The Rail
way Labor Act in its present form,
which permits and is or im in at ion
against Race labor, was cited as
proof of the necessity of Race rail
: road men supporting the national
office of the N. A. A. C P. in an
"effort to have the Act amended -
HOW TO COLOR
HAIR TO BLACK
BEAUTY- Or No Cost
I ccpt drawing ar.rwcrs from him
were as easy as swimming the At- j
j lantic ocean. Many of his enemies
have threatened to expose h;m and
ruin him Did they succeed in their j
plans. Again we are forced to
I answer in the negative. Every day J
b<v- w " ,•’ •
I you that he was talking to a man I
that knows all about Divine and his
of money he con expose h.m. If’
(these supposed "no overythings” J
really wi re in the know you can j
I bet your life that they would try
! to blackmail Divine for all that he’s
call them public pest or grafters.
Mystery Man
Many people on the street have j
marvelled at the manner- in which
he mystifies the public. Some ever,
say a man as smart as that should
be patted on back. They con
n-nd that after all a man who can •
control people the way that he dees I
-ha*- something on live-eight ball."!
Where does he got his money, does |
he really ow n all the pr->perty ac-1
| credited to him how does he hold I
j his follow ing? These are just a few
of the thousands of questions that !
have been aksed of hiifi by million*]
of people. Many Journalists would
give a f. rtune to gain an interview
When F i Mary
K many j
speculated as to what his future
would be. Some said he would bo
ruined while others voiced the
opinion that she was jealous of him
having so many women around
and not wanting to play second fid-!
die left. All tHcir calculations!
I seemed to be shot to pieces w hen a I
[his domicile. On this'angle many j
claim that it was just a publicity |
stunt that the two had concocted .
and that no trouble had brewed be
tween the two as reported.
About Education
Many who have heard him speak '
claim that he is a well-educated in-.
! dividual wh>) ku ws what to do
with the "Enghh language." Those
I opposed to this idea say that his
! b-tard of directors an* -r*ponstbh“
j «-rator.cal outbursts To back up
I culd a man tmtt only progressed as •
far as the six grade in school be able
way he does Another question ask- |
ed in connection with Divine is why I
. dues be lutitcT fur lr.» follow uut pco- i
| kings in olden time*. D.d they let.
»their sqbjccta attend schowi? No.
§
s-as »|
SEND NO MONEY! Jll'i.K
i iidi: roi itsK
IN HAIR CULTURE
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Dept. 5415-V Chicago. 111.
2 To Die In
‘Chair' For
Ala. Murder
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Jan. 20— L.
C. Berry. 19. and Joe Vernon, 28.
were both sentenced to the electric
chair here recently when they were
found guilty of the murder of Ben
Montgomery white. Woodlawn I
high school athlete. The jury de
liberated two hours and 45 minutes 1
Both men sentenced to the elec- i
trie chair death because of the
deaih oX-t. h .s white t>oy. cla,m thatj
they were so beaten by officers that
They were forced - to —make a - con- ■
session. Officers, however, denied
the accusation that they had beaten
the confession from the men.
Evidence reported against the
condemned men in the case was
somewhat hazy, but the state con
tended that Montgomery was killed
when Bell and Vernon, planning a
robbery, visited the filling station
where Montgomery was a part-time
worker.
May 1-6 Date For
Mississippi Fair
JACKSON. Miss., Jan. 20—An
nouncement was made this week by
S. W. Miller, chairman of the Miss
issippi Progress Committee, spon
sors, that Mississippi's long-herald
ed celebration "Seventy-five Years
of Progress of Negroes in Mississ
ippi” will, definitely be held here
Mrfy fair grounds.
The decision was reached by the
executive council, which met last
Sunday afternoon in Jackson and
felt that the advantages offered by
the buildings and space at the Fair
; grounds would enable the group to
I display all typos of exhibits, inven
tions, etc.,' pertaining to the Race,
while the mammoth spectacle "Sev
enty-five Years of Progress” will be
presented by a cast of 500 in front
of the grandstand and will depict
!in songs, words and actions the
j wonderful progress made by Miss
;ssippi since Emancipation.
Noted Auditor Is
Named For Award
DETROIT. Mich., Jan. 20—Bcnja
n..n J. Pelham, prominent Wayne
county accountant, has been nomi
nated by friends in the East as a
candidate for the Spinjarn Medal
for 1939.
[ The sponsors of Mr. Pelham for
j this national award rest their
j claims for their candidate on the
fact that Pelham is perhaps one
of the if not the only member
! of the Race to have worked for a
; long number of years in a key posi
tion in the county in an office
which collects and disburses an
nually millions of dollars.
This system was devised by Mr.
Pelham and approved by the coun
ty board of auditors and so far has
been found flawless and competent.
HELD ON MURDER CHARGE
CINCINNATI. Ohia, Jan. "2th—
Henry Stenson, 50, was charged
1 last week with the first Cincinnati
murder of 1939. The victim was
| Martha Hill, alias, Gertrude Will
iams, 32.
as a protection against unfair em
ployment preferences.
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NEW EVIDENCE
GATHERED FOR
HINES'TRIAL
Police Arrest 200 In
Raids On Numbers
And Policy
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NEW YORK Jan. 20—On the eve
of the "reopening of the H:ncs* trial
"The pci'.rc t?f Harlvm 6i«r‘.ad a Htw
drive on the numbers racket. More
than 200 arrests were made follow
ing raids on suspected numbers'
headquarters about tne section. The
latest was at the building located
at 110 West 119th street where a
trio of men and women were taken
and ordered held in high bail.
The trio taken were Miss Emma
Newman, 43, of 5 East 118th street.
Miss Lillian Smith. K of 100 Wtl.*
119th street, and Dan Smallwood,
32. of 348 West 118th street.
According to police hundredj of
,!tp.-re;i:e?Lr.t:ng
» l»'..ys '..cm k.r.B w:th the
trio. The Newman woman alone
it is charged, had in her possession
! 42 slips bearing 750 plays
Suggests Dewey ’Man
| With the raid coming on the heels
lof the opening of the Hines trial
'it was hinted-in some quarters that
’•.assistants-^ —Dewey.- sought nt‘W_
, evidence in these recent raids. Still
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! formation connecting Harlem with
j numbers, unless it was hoped that
. some of the witnesses who testified
' previously might be taken in.
j The numbers game has been hit
hard for the past several months
and the “Big Men v of the game
are screaming for help. What with so
many hits, numerous raids and con
victions, the game truly isn't what
it used to be. Time was when prac
tically every store in Harlem took
numbers, it Is charged. Today, few
of the places dare to. take the ri c k.
That Is The difference in things to
day compared with yesteryear.
Or. Powell Gives Lecture
Series in Durham, N. C.
DURHAM. N. C.. Jan. 20—Dur
ing the week of January 9. the sac
-1 ulty and student body ..of North
‘Carolina college heard Dr. A. Clay-
I ton Powell Jr., of Abyssinia Baptist
! church, New York in a series of
i four lectures. H:s general topic
! for the four lectures was, "Present
! Day Life and Education.”
PAN-HELLENIC MEET
FRANKFORT, Ky. Jan 20-Th»v
j Pan-He!lenic Council of Kentucky,
i State college conducted the seu
dent assemblies at the college dur
j ing the week of Jan. 9 to 13. The'
! climax of the week was an address
;by a guest speaker. Miss Henrietta
j Herrodd of Louisville.
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