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VOL. XV. NO. 33 DETROIT, MICHIGAN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30th, 1937 5 CENTS A COPY

U.A.W. JIMCROWS WORKERSScottsboroAppealDeniedbythe United States Supreme CourtCOURT RULINGmade wrraourAID OF BLACK

Celebrates Silver Wedding INVESTIGATIONBARES PLGHTOF EMPLOYEES

“Unite Or Be Extenuated,”Is Warning Os College Prof.

Makes Good BARS COLOREDWORKERS FROMLOCAL DANCE

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"The day come when people of similar interest musthang together or be exterminated," declared ProfessorThomas B. Jones, who is working on his doctorate atNorthwestern university.

The speaker was discussing the "Race Subjects In ASocial-Economic Empire" - before a large audience at

Ebenezer AME church Sunday afternoon.Pointing out that there are many obstacles to be hur-

“We’re Not LickedYet” Leibowitz

Declared

Probe Launched OnWorkers Charges

In New Haven

Executive CommitteeCurbs Power Os

Welfare Head

.. Washington—(A N P)-T h elluited States Supreme court,

which twice saved Hey wood Pat-terson from a death sentence inthe world-famous Scottsboro case,Monday denied the youth’s plea forconsideration of his 76 year prisonterm imposed on his last convic-tion in the same case.

While announcing denial of theyouth's appeal, the court also saidJustice t Hugo L. Black, recetly ap-pointed Alabaman, 'took no part inthe consideration and decision ofthis application."

This stateraet removed auy pos-sibility of a challenge of Black’sposition on the bench on the groundhe was a former member of the KuKlux Klan. The attitude of Blackiu this case was being keenlywatched throughout the nation.

Unless defense attorneys tind alegal loophole, this means Patter-son will have to begin serving his

term. In that'event he can bejtved only by clemency exercisedoy Gov Hlhb Graves of Alabama.

Four of the nine defeudents werefreed a few months ago arV chargeagainst a fifth nolle prosied in (he

long-drawn out case in which theyouths were charged with rapingtwo white hobo girls on a frieighttrain

Sincp sentences of the otherthroe convicted youths have beenappealed, and will likely end upin the supreme court. Monday’saction caused the fear that theywill suffer a fate similar to that ofPatterson.

l*nu« rcunen; chargi s made thattb*- (nit*wl Automobile Workers ofAmerica. an affiliate of th< Com-mittee of Industrial Organisationfostered racial discrimination not-withstanding its outward opposi-tion to jimerowism. ros* to thesurface Saturday when a group ofcolored workers and their friend#were denied admittance to aI’AWA dance in the Hook CadillacHotel.

The dance, the first annual Har-vest Rail, sponsored by the welfarecommittee of ttherrolet Local No.23ft was held to provide funds forthe local. Several colored membersof the local were given tickets tosell.

As a result of persistent ru-mors that colors workers In cer-tain factories and business estab-lishments in New Haven, Michigan,are being cheated out of tbeirwages in violation of the law, twoinvestigators and an official steno-grapher from the office of the sec-retary of state made a recent tripto that city to probe into the mat-ter.

According to the accusationswhich are supported by signedstatements from colored clttsens,conditions among many of the al-leged victims in New Haven aresomewhat similar to peonage. Itis also claimed that scores ofwage-earners in the community aresystematically being robbed oftheir income through an alleged“garnishee racket.”

Sends Prosecutor LetterThe following is a letter wrt|J|

ten by a colored K<w Haven cltt-z n i«> the Prosecutor of Macombcounty. It reads:

“1 wish to list a complaint re-M fling tlie garnishee racket be-ing conducted in New Haven, onmarly all of the colored peoplehere, who are employed by the NewHaven Foundry. It appears thatsome of the law-enforcing ofllcershave grouped themselves with oth-er designing persons, to inflictpeonage upon myself and others ofthis community.

"I wish you an dyour staff wouUlinvestigate this vicious practice.

“Hoping that you will give thismatter your serious and immedi-ate consideration, I am”

Sincerely yours,E. Simpson

J. L. Cowling aud Robert Walker,the two investigators who weresent to New Haven to probe intothe situation, were Interviewed bythe Tribune They submit-ted several signed testimonialsfrom New Haven citizens, whichwere taken in shorthand by a ste-nographer from the secretary of

I state’s department. Two of these'testimonials, in Which damagingaccusations are made, are as fol-lows:

SIGNED AFFIDAVIT"I am a member of the U. A. W.

A., working in the New Havenfoundry. New Haven, Mich., wherethey do not recogniae the agree-ment to the union where Coloredpeople are concerned. I have beenworking for two years at the rateof 68c per hour. I have tried, along

with other Union members, tostraighten out this condition andto date I have been unable to re-

ceive any consideration. I am an-• other victim of the garnishmentJacket being conducted by thebusiness men and the Justice ofthe Peace and the paymaster of thefoundry which is a vicious practice.I feel that thla condition should belooked into by the State authori-ties."

>dled in the struggle to achievesuccess and enjoy the fruits pro-duced from that success, the speak-

(Continned on Page 6)SELASSIE SUESFOR 150,000.00Suit Filed Against

Two Companies

JOHN L. HOWLING, veteranTribune advertising salesmanwho waft recently appointedmanairer of the branch office ofthe Secretary of state, at 60CVernon HJidinay, following theresignation of Thomas Orum.

Mr. Cowling, for the pastseveral months, has been em-ployed us a special Investiga-tor under Secretary of StateLeon 11. Cate, and lias render-ed efficient service in thatcapacity. II- will continue hisfield work, in conjunction withhis duties as branch manager.Friends are rang rut dialing himupon his promotion and wish-ing him eontinned snecesg.

London, Eng.—(ANP)—The dis-pute right of Haile Selassie to re-tain the title Emperor of Ethiopiawas brought up last Monday inChancery Court when the formerruled sued Cable and Wireless for160.000, claimed to be due him un-der an agreement for public Ettalo-.plan-British wireless service whenhe fled, from Addia Ababa. Thettfttapaay contends that King Vic-tor Emanuel of Italy, though con-quest. is now sovereign of EthiopiaSelassie's cause of ac ton thusvesting in the Italian Government.

Selassie’s counsel maintait s thatthe British Government siill recog-nizes him as Emperor. The coun-sellor stated that a recent state-ment by Foreign Secietary Antho-ny Eden supported his contentionthat Sellassie is still de Jure Em-peror as Britain “hud not recog-nized Italian annexation of Kthio-opia as de jure "by right."

When a party, including Kr.th-erine Tinsley. Wallace R. Martin.Larry Warren, Clyde Lee, ClassicHeard, and Ann Furlow, srugbt togain admittance to the buLiuoiuwhere the dance wkts 'held, theywere informed by nitr IfpDermott,chairman of the weaare committeeand inspector at the Gear and Axleplant of the Chevrolet Motor com-pany. Holbrook and St.Auhin ave-nues. that it was against the policyof the hotel to permit colored u,*dwhite to dance together.

However, Clyde Lee arsd LarryWarren stated that they en« runlet-ed no discrimination by hot... em-ployers, being informed at the deskthat the dance was on the fourthfloor, hut that they would nave tocheck their wraps on the fifthfloor It was after they had check-ed their wraps, Lee and Warrensaid, that they were told by Mc-Dermott that they could pot enterthe dance.

“Spitting Artist”Arrested In Dixie

Raleigh. S. C. (A N PiRaleigh polk'** last Tuesday ar-rested Charlie White of Method.X. (\, as the long-sought “spittingartist.’’ alleged to have anew andnovel method of picking pockets.S. C. Poole of Neuse, Route 1. iden-tified White as the pickpocket whospat upon him as he was leavinga local store, and who then apolo-gized profusely while he brushedhis clothes with one hand and“lifted'' his wallet, containing $43.with the other.

Carter WoodsonTo Speak Here

Meet PlannedBy Negro Life

Study Group

The League For Better Rela-tions In Ha.itramck will hold theirgeneral mee ing Sunday. October31, at 3 p. nt. at the Tuu BetaCommunity House. 3066 Hanleystreet.

The chief speaker will be Dr.Carter G. Woodson, distinguishedNegro historian, whose works arerecognized by leading eolleges an/1universities. His theme will be’Negro History.”

Other speakers will includeJudge J. D. Healy. who will talkon Juvenile Delinquency; Police-woman Donovan, Mrs. Bessie Bea-ver. of Hamtramck High School,speaking on Youth And Their SexProblems,” Sen. Chss. C. Diggsand other prominent^citizens.

A large attendance is expected.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Suggs. 292GClinton street, who celebrated theirtwenty-tiCih wedding anniversary

at their residence Saturday even-ing. October 16. with an elabo-

rate reception.The celebration was a delight-

ful affair at which a large aaaem-u «( oi about Liu irtends and re-latives were present. Rev. JamesH. Mastin. by whom the -ouplewere married twenty-five years ago.was among the first to extend con-gratulations.

Asa result of the discrimina-tion against the colored workersseveral protest meetings wereheld Sunday, including the Michi-gan branch of the Negro Congress

Tuesday evening the executivecommittee of the accused local, Is-sued the following statement aftera storming session at 11700 De-quindre street.

“In answer to the situationwhich occured at the Book Cadil-lac Hotel Saturday October 23,1937. which was not approved bythe Executive Board of Local 236.the following solution was agreedupon between the Oolored Commit-tee and the Executive Board of Lo-cal 236.

“This Union Is organise!) on oneprinciple. There will be no die-crimination whatsoever, regardlessof religion, race, creed, color, po-litical affiliation <or nationalityThe Executive Board of Local 235will follow this principle to tbelimit."

By Order of Executive BoardLocal 233

Pres. Joseph P. Saurcki

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Mrs. Thompson*Welfare Worker,

Issues StatementWashington, D. C.—(By D. W.Chase for ANP)—The Associationfor the Study of Negro Life andHiatory announces its annual meet*•«« which will be held Oct. 31, Nov.1 and 2. This was made known by

Garnet C. Woodson, chairman ofthe general committee. The Asso*elation was organised in Chicagoabout 20 yeara ago hy Dr. Carter0. Woodaon, well known hiatortanand an acknowledged authority onMtgro hiatory and molklore.

The Asaoclation haa for its ob-ject collecting sociological and his-torical data, the publishing of

on Negro life and history,and promoting the sturdy of the Me-tro through clubs and schools andbringing about harmony betweenthe races by correctly “Interpret-ing the one to the other,'*

Colored And While FightFor Rich Mian Estate

In reply to allegations that reliefapplicants had been kept waitingfor months before receiving wel-fare aid. Mrs, Thompson, of theWelfare Department, in a recentreport to the Hamtramck CitvCouncil, made the following state-ment of dental:

"We have never kept any personwaiting for relief, and if so, wewould like to know who that per-son la.”Citizen* Charge

Loafers GambleAt High School

Okmulgee, Okla,—(ANP) —LastTuesday's henring of claimanta tothe vast oil wealth of the late Jack}•on Barnett, called the world**rigbest Indian, held before U. 8.District Judge Robert L. Wil-liams was enlivened when theJustice irked at theevidence, declared he would askthat a special grand jury be call-ed ‘to Investigate thiß thing from"top to bottom." Justice Williamscontinu* "A Cose like this is notgoing to have all the badges offraud around it and not have any-thing done about It. If I could finda way to give this money to theState. I'd do it."

The court was plainly displeasedat the manner of questioning wit-nesses by attorneys. Jackson Bar-net. whose estate fs Ihe cause ofthe controversy, died In 1934. InLos Angeles, leaving an estatevalued at $.1,000,000, hut no will todispose of it Several of the clalm-nunts are colored, one of whom re-putillly has said she was his com-mon-law wife In his younger years.

Fifty citUens of Jacob street til-

ed a petition of complaint with the

Common Council Tuesday night,

protr sting again** the allege

nualance of gambling • k ,

loafers at Marshall 1 uladsKt

School, formerly Playfair School,

treated at the end of Roosevelt

to the romplalnt.

gambling takes place in the tea

of the school bulling every Sat-

urday and Sunday, accompanied by

much profanity and disorderThe cltUens also petitioned the

Council to place new fences aroundthe school and lower and pave the

The police had been notified of

the gambling, the petitioners stat-

ed. but seldom visited that sH"trl i.

The cltUens have been

that the police departmen will

look into the matter and stop thegambling.

Crusaders ChorusPlans Concert

In Pontiac, Mich.

James M Crawford. 987 Mt. Ver-non avenue; James Sephers, 9636Russell street; James L. White-low. 1169 Wellington avenue, MackWilliams. 9647 Cardonia avenue,and Lester Jackson, were the col-ored members who attended thisspecial session.

Asa direct result of the actionof McDermott Saturday evening,the executive committe voted Tuee-day night to bring the welfarecommittee back under thflr super-vision. More than a month ago.according to the memberg, the wel-fare fund committee was grantedthe right to direct Its own countywithout submitting their plans ji 4the executive body.

It was further agreed, on the ij ♦

sistence of the four colored mei |hers, that a colored mnn be plq jed on every committee functioaii ■In the local. This, contendby the colored members, won !

prevent any atteoAMVi the ftjtutoworkers. *

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The Crusaders Chorus plans to•ponsor a V’benefit” concert. In!}Ur«t of the Southwest Clrlc Y."• C. A„ Thursday, November 4.

8 P m. at the Balvation Army

'Jtidei on West Lawrence street. InPontiac.

The entire program will consistof Spirituals, because of theirPopularity among citizens of bothr*CM . Rehearsals are In progress*“d the concert promises to be one

|be best of Its kind ever givenin Pontiac..

J °e Hatchet will rnuke arlt f e,l''anatory talk. Introducing

number. Quest soloists will beLuberta Woodfork. soprano;

°d Bernard E. Vance, basso, bothThe chorus will be dl-

by Blanohet Wassoi.T" e Public Is Invited.

Robert Cathey, Willow St.,New Haven. Michigan

"I know that the Colored peo-ple of New Haven, Mich, are no*being treated fairly. It len t right

for gome one person to receive themenu* check*, pay what blll.t helike* and then take out what hedesires for himself, and then givewhatever small portion of moneyIs left to the man who worked *>r

It. I feel that If a man is ctpnbleof earning his pay. he, himselfshould be capable of spending It.There are so many garnishmentsexacted upon the workers here,

that the most a man can expectback from a two weeks pay forhard labor la between ten and fif-teen dollara. which la causing adestitute condition among Coloredcttlaena of New Haven.”

Mrs. Mattie Harris. 28f»r» Rear Bt.New Haven, Michigan

The office of the attorney gen-eral at Michigan, it la stated, willbe asked to make further Investi-gation Into the chargea. The Na-tional Association < For the Ad-vancement of Colored People willalso take an active part In theprobe. ~ - *£ . <

Art Class AtGarfield SchoolTo Open Drinkless

Night Club An Art class for talented young

people will open at Garfleld In-termediate School on Saturday.

November 1. The class will meet

every Saturday from 9:00 a. m. to

11:S* a. mThare la no tuition. Students who

wish to Join should get s reconi-mendstiop from the art teachar in

tha achool that they atteffd.Benjamin Breltmsyer will tsech

the data. «

Youngstown. Ohio—(By 8 ■ * •Hooker for ANP)-Looal whiteChristlsns are planning *

club here that will serve no alcoho-

lic drinks. The closing bour wlll

be pushed up «* r» er thi“

.ight clubs to .How young Peopleto go homa at an acceptable 11me_

TO. planned club * *"

monin.tlonal and w H cat*Jracea. Entrance will only ba P°*

stble with a card signed by a locapreacher

Club CelebratesAnniversary

a Jo*. Tn *B,bers of the Ladles AidIVJ*nr of Hartford Avenua

rbar ok, Hartford and *H-siii

,T *na *, > Will celebrate theirannhrsraary Sunday at-

Garvey VisitsBoston, EnrouteTo West Indies

Boston—(ANl*) —Marcus Gurvey.President-General of the Univer-sal Negro Improvement association,arrived in Boston Saturday aboardthe 8. 8. Lady Nelson on route tothe West Indies and South andCentral America where he will 'de-liver a series of lectures.

Garvey, who recently attendedthe U. N. I. A. conference in Toron-to, Canada, asserted his organiza-

tion had increased In members andinfluence and that at present ♦Wwtreusury has over a million dollars.

He is “grossly misunderstood"on his African ideas .the U. N. IA. chieftain declared. He said thatat no time did he ever want to bepresident of any African colony.Garvey plans to return to CanadaIn November where he will open a

“school of African philoscophy” forthe trainlrfg of young Negro lead-ers, both In person and throughcorrespondence courses.

Dance OrchestraOrganize AtGarfield School

Tin (larflel/d School Orchestra ismeeting for practice four times a

week this year Instead of once aweek as in the past. Hera use oftheir increased efficiency the mem-bers are planning to play for anumber of school functions.

The first will be the school OpenHouse on November 10th. The sec-ond will be the school dance whichwill follow in about two weeks.

The following are members ofthe orchestra; Charles Chapman.James Bush. Jesse Faithful, JackieSpencer. Ernest Stamps. Ray Parks,Joseph Dudley, Preston Gate, Vasil(Jhurella. Sophie Kjpva/cevlch.Ralph Lewis. Annie Brewer. Jose-phine Bradshaw, Elisha Hanna,William Tyler, William Ellis. Doro-thy Woodruff, and Frank Johnson.

Special Officer Is Shot InBrawl In North End Grill

Tyrle Calhoun. 1213 Holbrookavenue, and his brother-in-law. JoeMartin, are held in Jail awaitingthe outcome of wounds tney

are alleged by police to have In-flicted on William Beck. 37, 6817St. Antoine street, during a brawlin Broad Grill, 8826 Oakland ave-nue Saturday night.

Beck, special officer at the grill,was shot through the right chestand thigh, In addition to cuts or. histhroat and back which required ap-proximately 100 stitches.

Calhoun was arrested by Detec-tives William Simmons and JO3Harris of Bethune Station a shorttime after the shooting at 8720Russell street. Martin was appre-hended by officer* In a scout carwhile walking on Twelfth street.

Obalneltfl JusticeAlberta Johnson, 8720 Russell

street, and Ernest Harvey, 1331Farnsworth street, were arrestedby Detectives Simmons and Harrisand held on a charge of obstruct-ing Justice. The officers said thatMiss Johnson and fkarvey attempt-ed to help Calhoun escape.

The argument started In Broad’sGrill about ll:4i between ChlhohAand another man. Beck sought,tostop the flgbt and evict the dis-putants when he was graNp* by

Martin, he said, who heldhim while Calhoun slashed himwith u knife.

Reck said he struggled until hecould get his gun. but this wasknocked out of his hand by C-al-houn who recovered It and shotfive times, two of the bullets find-ing their mark. One of the bulletsrlcochetted and struck Miss Jim-mie I.ee Robinson, 21, 6427 Rivardstreet, a waitress In the grill, onthe right elbow.

Approximately five years agoCalhoun was exonerated on a mur-der charge In Recorder's court. Hewas arrested at that time by Detec-tives Blmmons in Mr. Clemen. TeIs married, the father of fourchildren, and Is employedat an automobile factoryMartin is also married and thefathei of one child. He Is also em-ployed In an automobile factory.

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PATRONIZEI OUR

ADVERTISERS

Mrs. S. Nelson,Local Cateress,

Dies SuddenlyFuneral rites for the late Mrs.

Sallie Nelson, prominent local cat-eress. were held Wednesday after-noon from Second Haptiat church.Her. R. L. Pradhy, officiated.

Mrs. Nelson died suddenly Sun-day. at her late residence on Algeravenue, where she resided with herson, Howard Nelson, one of De-troit’s leading musicians. Sheoriginally can e to this city fromKentucky, but had resided In De-troit for many year.

The funeral was attended bymany cltlsens of both raca*. In-cluding a large number of pro-minent white patrons for whomMrs. Nelson had catered

Joe Louis Is HonorGuest At Orpbeum

LOS ANOKLEB, <ANP>—JoeLouis, world's heavyweight champ-ion, appeared as the guest of Clar-ence Muse, the current headlineroh last week's "Quest Btar "Night"at the Ohpheum Theatre. «■