Money Hard And Soft The growing complexity of the money problem found Its echo lately in the resignation of two high gov ernment officials. The subject of monetary standards is very likely to be the hottest of •objects when Congress convenes. And unless the public pulse changes its beat materially the bulk of senti ment will be in favor of a reason aoij conservative stand- Most busi nesses and individuals believe that gold should remain the backbone of ;n_ system—and there Is a strong d manJ that monetization of silver l>a adopted in order to provide gold with an ally in doing essential work Not since the days of Bryan has money so excited the electorate—nor caused so much dissent among a mul titude of experts. I. L. D- FOILS CALLAHAN LYNCH I’RANS: FILES SCCHTSBORO AP PEALS; MOVES FOR REHEAR ING ON MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL DECATUR. Ala. March 13 — De feating the obvious lynch manoeuver of Judge W- W. Callahan and At torney General Thomas E. Knight who openly sought to rob the Sootts 1»)ro boys of their appeal rights the International Labor Defense last week filed ths narrative bill of ex ceptions which forms the appeal ia the cases of Heywood Patterso* aad Clarence Norris with the state su preme court. Instead of acoamplisling their set purpose in min leading the attorney* d the I-L-D. in which Callahan went »o far as to make three rulings and finally over rule himself on all threa the Southern lynchers only spurred the I. L. D. to greater efforts. On the legal side a staff of sLx lawyers un der the direction of Osmund K- Fra enkel who is in charge of the appeals for the I. L. D. worked day and night to accomplish in ton days work for which ninety is normally allotted The six lawyers Joseph Brodsky Mrs- Carol Weiss King Sol H- Cohen Eli Schwartzbart E. Kuntz and Shad Polaire kept three printing plants busy day and night as they reduced the 3500 pages of the record to nar rative form had it printed flew it down to Montgomery and filed the papers with the court Callahan and Knight on March 5. March 6 was the last day on which the appeal could be filed. With the appeal in these cases fil ed in spite of Callahan and Knight the 1- L- D- lawyers turned their at tention to a motion for reargument of the motion for a new trial on the motion for a new trial on the ground that Callahan deliberately misled them in granting extension after ex tension and then conveniently can celling them on the ground that he lutd conveniently “forgotten” the statute which would have prevented him from giving these extensions. This legal move will help further to expose the ruthless lynch role of Callahan and Knight. This motion was set for argument before Cal lahan in chambers on March 9. Eli Schwartzbart was in Decatur to ar- * gue it- An appeal is possible from * 1 C^lahan’s decision if he refuse* a re hearing. The I. L. D. has called for intensi fication of the campaign over the en tire country for the immediate, un conditional and safe release of the nine Scottsboro boys- Protests and demands should be addressed to the state supreme court and to Governor B- M. Miller at Montgomery Alabama and to President Roosevelt. INTER DEPARTMENTAL CON FERENCE GROUP IN SECOND ‘DISCUSSION* MEETING WASHINGTON March 12—(CNS) —The Inter Departmental Confer ence Group organized at the sug gestion of Harold L. Ickes Secretary of the Interior to discuss piobleins concerning activities of the various Federal units represented which are considered of importance to Negro welfare; held its second meeting Fri day March 2 in the Department of Commerce. An official release states “Problems associated with tho participation of Negro skilled and unskilled labor in the set-ups of labor organizations as well as various as pects of the rural situation particu larly in regard to loans and acreage reduction as applied to Negroes were the principal topics of discussion-’* The following subcommittees were set up to study the two problems: LABOft: Eugene Kinckle Jones De partment of Commerce Chairman; Dr- Charles F. Roos NRA Eugena F. MeGrady Department of Labor; Dr. Robert C- Weaver Departmest of Interior Forrester B- Washington FERA and CWA. AGRICULTURE: J. Phill Campbell AAA. Chairman; Dr. Clark Foreman Department of Interior; Bruce Melvin CCC H. A. Hunt FCA Forrester B- Washington FERA and CWA. The group was received by Secre taiy Roper who gave a brief talk of welcome and good will. The Com mon Depailment meeting was held at the invitation of Eugene Kinckle Jones 01 liiat department with Rob ert L. Vann representing the Dc paiuineiio of Justice acting a* Chair man. The next meeting i>f the group will be held in the Department of Agri culture when the labor committee is prepared to report The names of fifteen members of the group the first four of whom ar» colored men with tha Federal organ izations they represent are as fol lows; Forrester B Washington Di rector of Negro Work in the Civn Works and Federal Emergency Re lief Administrations; Eugene Kinckle Jones Adviser on Negro Affairs De parts, nt of Commerce; Dr- Ambrose Caliver Bureau of Education Robert L. Vann Assistant Secretary to tin Attorney General Department of Justice Dr. E- H. Shinn Extension Service Department of agriculture William D- Bergman Chief of Ap pointment Division Navy Depart ment; J- Phil Campbell Regional As sistant Division of Program Plan ning Agrocultural Adjustment Ad ministration Dr. Floyd W. Reeves Tennesse Valley Authority W- H. MeReynolds Administrative Assist ant to the Secretary of the Treasury Department W D- Searle Chief Divi sion of Civilian Personnel War De partment J. J- McEntee Assistant Director of the Emergency Conserva IS : V ■ - rvr \ CASH Terms if Desired • Non-Clogging Top Burners • Insulated Oven Door and Top • Automatic Top Burner, Lighter • Choice of Three Colors • Large Drawer for Pans Use It as a DOWN PAYMENT On This MAGIC CHEF You can have this beau tiful Magic Chef range without a cent of cash outlay. Give us your old itove as the down pay ment. Pay the balance in easy monthly install ments on your regular gas bill. It’s a true bargain . . . low priced, beautifully designed, includes many of the newest features that make cooking so much easier these days. With the last reduction in gas rates, this gas range becomes mAre eco nomical to operate than ever. tion Work Bruce Melvin Subsistence Homesteads Division Department of Interior Dr. Clark Foreman ment of Interior Edward F. McGady Assistant Secetary of the Depart ment of Labor Dr. Charles F- Roos Division of Research and Planning National Recovery Administration. Meanwhile the Washington Tri bune in a current issue editorially ‘calls for action and action now’ “clamors” for a square deal under the New Deal as follows: “Advice to Advisors” “For some reason the various ad visors appointed by the administra tion to look after Negro affairs are strangely silent. We heard a lot about them before they were ap pointed but as soon as they were sworn into office they lost their ton gues. “In the meantime Negroes all over the country as well as those here un der the advisors’ nows’ are clamor ing for a square deal under the new deal. Segregation is rife discrimina tion is rampant and jim crowism is raising its head under the dome of the Capitol. "What has happened to these al leged advisors? What are they doing other than drawing fat salaries? Not one has raised bis voice against injustices committed against Negroes all over the country. We hear of these advisors only when they make polie speeches at pink teas. They may as well be in China as for the good they are doing. After all we are of the opnion these advisors do not care to advise as it might disturb the tranquility of their bosses—and the salary’ of advisor is not to ba sneezed at.” WHITE FRIENDS SAC MISS BYRD i DID NOT ACT DISORDERLY IN SENATE WASHINGTON March 13—(CNS) —The story that Miss Mabel Byrd was ejected from the public restau rant of the Senate because she was disorderly has been declared by eye witnesses as “absolutely untrue.” When Miss Byrd entered the din ing room she was accompanied by three white persons Miss Sears com missioser of Cook County Illinois Trivor Bowen and Mrs- Clara Paul Paige supervisor cf the department of public welfare of Cook County When the “disorderly conduct” story was read % Miss Sears she at once expressed surprise that it should have been made and more surprised that a colored newspaper should have given any credence to it. “That is absolutely untrue she in serted. “Miss Byrd and Mrs. Paige reached the door of the dining room ahead of Mr. Bowen and myself look ing for a table- A waitress approach ed and asked Mrs- Paige in the pre sence of Miss Byrd if Miss Byrd was colored “When told that she was the wait ress said that she could not eat there, j We all protested against that- Short- \ ly a plainclothes man approached and supported the stand taken by the waitress. I asked him who his super ior officer was an immediately sought this person in the guardroom In the meantime uninformed men came and seized Miss Byrd. She did not curse but rightfully told them not to touch her in asm-uch as she | had committed no crime and had created no disturbance any more than anyone else in the party of four. Miss Sears said that she had explain ed the incident to Senator Arthur Capper in the presence of Congress man DePriest” LYNCH SUSPECT NAMED IN HEARING TO APPEAR BEFORE SENATE HEARING WASHINGTON March 13— (CNS) ; —William H. Thompson a druggist at Princess Anne Maryland and one i of the eight men named before the | sub committee of the Senate as one of the lynchers of George Armwood my testify before the committee. Attorney General William Preston Lane Jr. of Maryland told the sub committee at a hearing ten days ago that Thompson a Princess Anne druggist was one of those in the lynching. He also named seven other alleged participants. Thompson in a telegram to Senator Van Nuys characterized Lane’s state ment as “false and libelous” and asked an opportunity to appear. SOUTHERN CAPTAIN SENDS FIFTY BOY FROM CONSERVA TION CAMP PHILADELPHIA March 13—(CN S)—Fifty one colored boys in a Civil ian Conservation Camp at Kane Me Keu County Pennsylvania were summarily court martialed found guilty of imrubordination and shipped home minus a month’s pay In ■ week. The statement is made that the boys refused to dig rocks and oad trucks in two feet of snow in weather so cold that the thermoter registered 10 degrees below zero. According to a story told a Philad elphia newspaper o n Wednesday morning February 28 the boys start ed their round of work as usual. In fact they all piled into the army trucks to be taken 11 miles to Owl’s Nest where they were to dig and dynamite rocks covered by at least two feet of snow. Rubber boots which had been issued prior to ar rival at Camp Kane had been taken from the boys on Tuesday afternoon and they only had gasloshes in which to trample through heavy snow drifts. They and not mind this in spite of the fact that they thought they were being unfairly treated. However the heavily laden truck* refused to pull through the snow gutted dirt roads. The boys accord ingly returned to the Mess Hall. Lt- Dr. Cleever camp health officer stated that it was too cold for the toys to go out in the open to work hut according to the boys Captain Mosely ordered them out anyway. They refused to go. Alter being advised by * colored sergeant who seems to have a great deal of authority is the camp accord «( to the boys they still refused to go out ia tha snow to grub brush hidden by tightly packed snow. This they refused to do in spite of the warning that they would be sent home. Soon thereafter Captain Mosely and Captain Lane who is in command of the Third Corps Area Cime into the Moss Hill blew a whistle for attention and held a sum mary' court martial. The 51 boys were then charged with insubordina tion and ordered from Camp- Trans portation was provided. Forty five of the boys were from. Phiadelphia four from Pittsburgh and two from Dur ante City. Refusal of the majority of the boys to buy foot lockers led to the whole affair some of the boys stated. Those boys who did not buy the lockers which sold from $2-50 to $4.50 could lot pass inspection and those who did not pass inspection were fined. The fine was taken from the pay en velopes. Although the day they were dis missed was payday and that a mon th’s pay was due them the boys claim that they did not receive any money'. Captain Mosley instructed the boys that he would try to get their money for them if they would write back to camp after they returned home- Sev eral have already sent their letters but seem rather pessimistic about (receiving a reply. Captain Called Boys Ephthet According to one of the boys Cap tain Mosely called the boys one night when he came into one of the bar racks and found them chatting after hours. One hundred and one boys were sent to Camp Kane from Philadelphia and before the whole sale discharge last Wednesday 59 had already been sent home by Captain Mosely'. The boys claim that his southern management of the camp makes it impossible for anyone to re main DR. WILL ALEGANDER SAYS NEGRO MUST BECOME MORE ‘CLASS CONSCIOUS' WASHINGTON March 13—(CNS) —Dr. Will W- Alexander president of Dillard University New Orleans and director of the Commission on Inter racial Cooperation with headquarter# at Atlanta Georgia was the principal speaker at the Charter Day celebra tion at Howard University March 2 and declared with much emphasis that “the Negro workers of the country must be encouraged to be come more class conscious and loss race conscious ” Dr. Alexander was introduced by Dr. Mordecai W- J.ohnson President of the University as one of the intell ectual and spiritual leaders of the South and one who represents clear cut unflinching and courageous ideal ism of the highest type and as one possessing a most thoroughgoing realistic grasp of all the difficulties of the Southern situation as it af fects the two races. Dr- Alexander in his address traced the history of tha Negro work er in the South and cited the position held not only during slavery but for many years succeeding as the South’s NEW HOME WASHING SERVICE 14 lbs. 48c 3 l-2c for each additional pound Shirts finished out of this service for 8c each EMERSON LAUNDRY And Zoric Dry Cleaners. Call Web. 1029 ■killed worker. In his discussion of present day conditions he called at tention to the general effects of de pression the growth of organized labor in the South and the general exclusion of the Negro from the ranks not only of skilled labor bat also from many branches of unskill ed labor. Continuing he said "upon the fu ture of the Negro worker rests the whole development of the 12000000 colored people of the United States not only of the laboring classes but of the professional groups as well. “Negro workers Dr. Alexander said “came out of slavery in 1865 with two distinct advantages. The one was a certain skill which they possessed along with certain tradi tions and also ful possession of «cor tions and also full possession of cer ed as jobs to be held by Negroes. In the long run it is a good deal better for Negro workers to compete with other workers for jobs in spite f dif ficulties than to be crowded into an eddy for eventually jobs will go ta tht man who can do the job best.” He spoke of Negro migration from the South and said that it was not so much of a migration from the South to the North as it wa« from agricul ture to industry. I He also stated that many employ ers of this country are ignorant of th* ability of tha Negro as a skilled worker especially those of the North and that many of the factories in the South are owned by Northern em ployers who are ignorant as to the Negro's relation to skilled labor in the past- “They are also ignorant” said he “as to the fact that Negroes and whites are working together” and cited cases in the South where they were laboring together satis factorily and harmoniously. "Finally" he said “there is no fu ; ture for Negro workers in this coun try as a group of workers; they must become a part of the working group. The Negro workers in this country must be encouraged to become more class conscious and less race con scious” I i VIRGIN ISLANDS RUM TO BE PUBLIC TRUST WASHINGTON March 14—(CNS) —Plans of the Colonial Council of the Virgin Islands to make the rum industry there a public monopoly un der a new plan was described to | President Vloosevelt last week by | Charles W. Taussig who went as his personal representative to study mean of rehabilitating the rum trade of the islands. Mr- Taussig told the President that the council would pass the necessary legislation this week. A public corporation will be form ed to handle the manufacture of a potential maximum of between 3000 000 and 4000000 gallons of rum an nually the profits from which will go to social and public welfare work. As a part of this program thousands of natives will be repatriated on sugar cane land. Mr Taussig stated that the Virgin Islands company has options on vir tually all of the rum distilleries sug ar mills and a very large part of the acreage suitable for the production of sugar cane. The company proposes to seil the land to the natives for homesteading in five and ten acre tracts. They have twenty years to pay for them at 4 per cent interest Mr- Taussig said the manufacture of rum is under way in the islands and that the foreign outlet for it would depend upon what the market can absorb- The full production is not contemplated at present The administration has allocated $1000000 from public works funds for the development of the Virgin Is lands rum industry NEGRO RACE LOSES FIRM FRIEND IN DEATH OF DR. ! PHILIP PEABODY NEW YORK CITY March 13—(C NS) — Dr- Philip G. Peabody noted traveler and scion of a noted Ameri can family died in Copenhagen Den mark on February 28- Dr. Peabody a i'oe of race prejudice in all of its forms was one of the best friends the Negro race over had. It is claimed that from 1913 to 1931 inclusive he gave over $10000 to the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People to help it fight lynching ST. LOUIS RETAIL STORES OPERATED BP NEGROES WASHINGTON March 13—(CNS )St. Louis Missouri had in 1929 310 retail stores operated by Negro pro prietors according to the Census of Retail Distribution taken in 1930 and covering business operations for the preceding year. The Missouri city ranked eighth in number of stores under Negro proprietors following in the order named Chicago Philadel phia New Orleans Atlanta New York Memphis and Detroit each with the exception of Atanta having a larger Negro population. The ratio of Negro population to stores was 302 a ratio greater than that for Atlanta Chi cago Houston Memphis New Orleans Philadelphia or Richmond. Lunch roor*4 candy and confectionery stores outr mbered all other specified kinds of business representing practically 40 per cent of all stores The 310 stores reported sales for the year amounting to $1457427 or approximately $395000 more than the sales reported for Baltimore where the Negro population exceeds that of St. Louis by nearly 49000. The total number of persons employed in cluding proprietors and firm mem bers not on pay roll was 586 and $149 516 was paid out in wages to the 258 fall and part time employees. Stocks on fund at end of the year had an Inventory value of $11*3670 with "Drug stores without fountains” leading with a value of $31200 Approximately 59 per cent of the total sales $1457427 was reported by a combination of the two food groups “Food” with 80 stores reporting $422 794 and “Restaurants Cafeterias and Eating places” with 120 establish ments reporting $432391. Average sales for all types of retail stores was $4701. The highest average sales per store $17406 was reported for “Drug stores with fountains” follow ed in the order named by “Combina tion stores groceries and meats” "Drug stores without fountains” Re staurants with table service” and i “Filling stations.” The highest per cent of total sales was reported by “Combination stores groceries and ■seats.” The miscellaneous group includes 11 Florists 2 Other food stores 5 Printers and lithographers 2 Radio and Music stores 1 Sanitary supplies and 6 Undertakers’ and funeral sup plies. PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST CHURCH CHANGES NAME “TO GET BID OF ODIUM' PHILADELPHIA March 13—(CN S)—To get rid of the odium attached to the name “Star of Bethlehem” the Baptist Church located at the corner of 56th and Vine Streets in this city has changed its name to the Jehovah Jireh Baptist Church. Its pastor the i Rev. J. E. Philpot ex-president of the Baptist Minister’s Conference of Philadelphia and vicinity told of the change* as follows: “The persons who left Mt. Carmel Baptist Church five years ago and formed the Star of Bethlehem Bap tist Church so conducted their church affairs that they gave the church a had name. “Nearly a hundred of them left the i Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church around three years ago and organ ized the Provident Baptist Church. They finally disbanded that church. But the public continues to believe that the brethren worshiping at 56th and Vine Streets are the same group that came out of Mt. Carmel some years ago and we were spoken of in that light so often that the church decided to get rid of the odium at tached to that name representing a certain happening in the church life ■ of West Philadelphia and also mis leadling to the public- Without ofte dissenting vote we decided to change the name of the Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church to the Jehovah Jireh Baptist Church. “The new church voted to assume every financial obligation of the old church.” LOUIS BRADFORD OF ALABAMA NOW 123 YEARS OF AGE BIMINGHAM Ala. March 14— a resid ent of Washington for many yearn was fatally burned Wednesday Mar. eh 8 when her clothes caught firo from a gus stove. Mrs. Middleton is the mother of Mrs- Esther Middleton Barnes wifn of a prominent Greensboro N. C. dentist and Raymond Middleton a Howard graduate and now an e» gineer in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Barns* formerly taught school in Washing ton. LIBERIA TO SEEK NEW FIN ANCE PACK WASHINGTON March 14—(CNS) —Word has been received here that Liberia -will soon dispatch a missis** to the United States to negotiate a aew agreement for financial again tanee Thia action follows upon Liberia’s recent reply to a League of Natioa’a plan for financial aid- Although (Mb reply accepted the league’s plan in principle officials voice the opinion that it constitutes virtual rejection •f the plan’s provisions. FLORENCE K. ALLEN OFPOBffl* BY NAACP. NAMED FOR FEDERAL JUDGE WASHINGTON March 14—(CN8) —President Roosevelt has nominated M»» Florence E. Allen of Cleveland to be judge of the Sixth Circuit Court- She is the first woman to be named to a judgeship of this rank The NAACP. opposed her being: named and may make a fight againat her confirmation for the opinion she expressed in the Doris Wearer case GOVERNOR LEHMAN T O AD- • DRESS NEW YORK NAACP DINNER NEW YORK March 14— Governor Herbert H. Lehman will be the principal speaker at the 25th anni versary dinner of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People here Sunday evening March 18 at International . House 5u0 Riverside drive. Among the other speakers Who will bring brief birthday greeting to the gathering will be Fannie Hurst; Mrs- Ruth Logan Roberts Chariea Edward Russell William Pickens the. Rev. George Frazier Miller William English Walling Hubert Delany Eu gene Kinckle Jones Dr- Channing H Tobias and Alexander F. Miller- J. E- Spingarn president of the asso ciation will be master of ceremonies. 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