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hMyron Burns Bush (AB., University of Cincinnati; LLB., State
Wniversity of Iowa College of Law)
i a recently appointed Librarian
the School-of ~Law of Lincoln
niversity, St. Louis. The son of
William B, Bush, veteran Cincinmnativattorney, the Lincoln librarian
~rece ete law in Hamil
~Mrs, FDR's Address

| with: orange New York __ license

~State Leaders Present =
At Rally For Van Dyne

PETERSBURG, Va~(S N s)~
Due to. the limited seating capacity
of. Virginia Hall and the presence
of a State statute segregating the.Taces-in. all public. gatherings,
President John M. Gandy of Virginia State College for. Negroes has
issued a statement vegretting - the
fact but that it wotjd now be
possible to inv.fe the white. public
to the college to hear Mrs. EleanoRoosevelt. whet: she speaks 07
Sunday, February 23rd, ft three

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JAPAN CHARGES

~SUPPRESSION~ \

TOKYO ~ (SNS)

Japan

~ Charging
hinted.at

Britain,. Australia and

the Netherlands government-in
exile:

Officer a
Indicted In

Gun Assault

MONTGOMERY, Ala.~ (SNS)~

A Montgomery County Grand
Jury last Friday indicted~ Police
Officer.E. W. Hamilton @p charges
Of assault to murder in.connection with the.~slip-shot shooting~
of 13-year old Dorothy ~Greenwood
a@ month ago.

The inqusitorial group _in their
reprot criticized free-trigger officers (of Montgomery Policé Department) who are ~too eager and
quick to pull their guns. and shoot
while investigating complaints.~

Officer Hamilton, is ~ill at Fitts
Hcspital, made a $300 bond, signed
by two citiens.

The young girl, Derothy Greenwood was shot January 18, when
Hamilton and another policeman
went to her home to investigate the
report of a map catrying a gun.

Hamilton said in a: statement
later that his cocked pistol
somé means or other went.off..
Tt was an accident.~

A~ conflicting story.was given by

~ James Greenwood. brother of the

girl, who accused the officer of
~cursing, leveling the gun at her,
and firing.~

Hamilton was taken to Fitts Hill

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(Retirement

Is Given 11-.Gun Salute On
His Arrival |

By LUCILE BLUFORD

FORT ~RILEY, ~ Kas. ~
(ANP)~Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis arrived here
Friday, to take commarid of
the fourth cavalry brigade.
He came by motor from
Washington with! his wife,
Mrs, Sadie Davis,~

The brigadze: general received an
1l-gun salute upcn arrival (The
President gets 21).

General and Mrs! Davis spent
Wednesday night in | Kansas City
as guests of Mr. and Mrs. CC. ~A.
Franklin. In St. Louis ~'Tuesd&y
night, they were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Blair:

Both in Kansas City and
Louis, the Davises-met many
aed ge 1 of: Ka eg:

Mrs.~

St.

plates, Gen. and Mrs. Davis arrived in Kansas City about 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday. The general was
dressed in civilian attire, - having
sent his military wniforms on
oe with his baggage to ~, the
ort. ps

The brigadier g@neral, who will
command the Ninth And, Tenth
cavalries, went directly to his home
at 5 Barry street which had been
prepared for him ahd Mrs. Davis.
Their home is in the same block
with those of Gen. Rodgers, commandant of the entire; military
reservation, and Brig. Gen. Allen.

Capt. B. O.* Davis, Jr., who is
expected here~ soon from Tuskegee
to be his father~s | aide-de-camp,
will occupy a home on ~captain~s
row.~:

At the -present time, only the~
Ninth cavalry is stationed at Fort
Riley. The Tenth is being activated
at Fort Leavenworth and will move
on to Riley to be 4@ part of. the
fourth brigade as sdon as barracks
being erected are completed.
ASSUMES COMMAND

Skeptics who Have expressed
doubt that Gen. Davis actually
would come here to take cammand of the Ninth and Tenth |
cavalries have been| proved woefully misinformied. Many persons, |
both military and civilian life,
have expressed the View that Gen.
the East. He remained on
with the 369th coast artillery antiaircraft regiment of New ~York unti) his leave was granted. Two
weeks ago he started on his trip

west, traveling casually and stop- |

ping with friends) at ~* various
points enroute,

Gen. Davis arrived here to finc
the Ninth cavalry no longer doing
~school~ or ~dog-robber~ duty, the
army term for acting as servants
for officers. Both the Ninth here
and the Tenth at Leavenworth~
have been activated and for the
first time since 1931 are ~soldieringj~ Negro sokiiers ere being
trained to use anti-aircraft equipment and to operate the radio sets
in scout cars with which - both
cavalry regiments are equipped. |
HAS ~OPEN MIND~

The headquarters of the general

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Youths Of Flint

| Take Part In Big

Essay Contest

FLINT, Mich~(GNS) ~ The
Youth of Flint are invited to take
part in g National Essay contest,
sponsored by the NAACP, of which
the Flint Youth: Counci] is affiliated
~The contest-is open to youths
between the ages of 16 to 25 inclusive. The subject is: What the
Negro expects. from National Defense.~~~ Cash prizes will be awarda~

A swell time was had by the
the members of the Youth Council
and their guests at the home of
John Gibson, the president ~ last
Sunday evening. Lots of g00~
music, games and refreshments

comfort. of..the partakers. Mis<
Donna Roland was the special

FLINT~The rally for the election of Atty R. M. Van Dyne was a

momentous event and the people

certainly came out and crowdeo
the big Hall. room of the Kenneth
Oden. Post last Thursday night
Many white friends were present
too.

Labor Comm., Atty Harold Bledsoe, State Senator,Chas. C.: Digg:
and State. Representative Horace
White were present to give a hanc
in the program to express the reasons why we should become: uniteo
and act as one to put Van Dync
into the ~Circuit Judgeship. Mr.
Diggs and Mr. Van Dyne acted alternately as Masters of ceremonies
Mr. White admonished us to not let
ourselves be feoled on the suject
of the Union, because by only a
few years more all shops wil] be

clesed shops as far as.workmen are
concerned. Bosses, who today tel!
you that they will look. after you
and you need not join the Unior
will later on find their hands tieo
with the Union string and if you
abide in their.present promisesyov
may be left out in the cold,

Mr, Bledsoé emphasized the necessity of a united effort among us
to act together and get Van Dyné
elected. Among other things, ~ he
advised us to coms out of the
state of sleep and do someti-ing fo;
ourselves. Put Van Dyne in officei
Tt will show the world that Flint
and its Colored ~citizens are setting
the example for the rest of the
world of Negroes to admire anc
embrace,

Mr. Bledsoe was very eloquent in
his address, sq also was Mr. White

~Mr. Vey Dip th ited us to make
reports of any aifficulties we may
be having in any form arising out
of the NYA job program or other
branches of employment. agencies
of the Federal: Government. Mr
Diggs stressed the fact. that your
Colored~ leaders at Lansing are.
doing everything in their power to
push the employment of our workers in the Defense setup. They are
fully aware of the undemocratic
Situation prevailing thruout - this
country in regards to this.. It was mentioned that ~ Negroes
are the test of Democracy~ anyway.
That their reception in the various
byanehes of economic pursults wil
determine the degree of democracy
America shall sustain. The Negro {s
the Yardstick of Democratic practices here, He is the only large
group. wkich has no. kinship in
~the Nations in Europe which are
sponsoring the present Amargeddon
of destruction in the world. He is
a natura] born American Citizen.
Let him wake up nd do for himself what others refuse to do. Let
him demand his share of this great
principle called Democracy.

~Henry G. Reynolds

ment of creating a. disturbance,
were. ejected by the police. The
Council made. plans to-deal with
such incidents should they occur
in the future.:

The. Council voted unanimously
to support Mr. Van Dyne~s candidacy.for Circuit Judge. Membership was: extended to Miss: Glenora
Rhonenee,. -Messts. Eddie Russell,
and Frank Miller. Miss Bessie Ennis reported the financia) status
of our treasury.

Those wishing to enter the Essay contest have until March 15 to
get their entry in. Complete information can be had at ~ St.
Center.

Harold Ward, reporter.

FIVE DIE IN FIRE
DAVIDSON, N. C.~(ANP)~.
Five children from six months to
six years old were ~burned to
death Friday in their wooden e~ottage near here.. They had been
left in the home by their mother, |.

Naomi Caldwell, while she went
to the post office here to mail
a package.

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(Continged On Back

ESE SRS REI I. ony

These 10 outstanding Hampton Institute undergraduates have been
named ~as President Malcolm S~. MacLean~s personal advisory commitSoe oe all matters of school administration~another step in the inte| gration of the democratic process in'the administration of Hampton. |

ers as the ~cream of the erop.~ Lett to right, they.

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faculty and student body leadare: James L. ~Sat
hate ete

These Students ~Advise~ Hampton's New President

chal: Hamlin, Vi; Ofte 1: Talon Pieng Arks Walter ~. Dor
ier,. Lafayette, Ala; Velma Anderson,
well, Puls, Okla.s: President MacLean; -

5 we Bs Jules F. Jackson, Montgomery,~ W. Vaz~ Theophia Hicks,
Washington, D. Sy Ae, Clete, en B: C, and Amands A.

Stee a ce aed; Va; William D. CarH. Gordon, Bedford

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contributed to the fine spirit. and

guest of the evening, She was.on.
leave from: her school, the Univer-_

~ineldent in which several |
colored students having been ac- |
cused by the candy shop manage
~ATLANTA, Ga.~ (SNS)~

16-year-old colored youth.~

Youth Tells How Sutherland
Hit Him In Stomach With Fist

By ROBERT M. RATCLIFFE |

+t Rae,

Federal Judge E. Marvin Underwood Thursday overruled Des
fense Attorney Clint Hager~s motion for a directed yerdict of sot.
guilty on all three counts listed in an-indietment returned last year:
by a United States grand jury aganist W. F. Sutherland, an At
lanta policeman now: on trial fot vee the ivi rights~ 8 &

ATTY. HAROLD ~J. MANSON

~of Brooklyn~s law firm, Murray
and Manson, who. delivered the

principal address at the 74th anni-|
versary of Morehouse College on
February 18, ~

Man Shot
In. ~Love~

~~s

Affair
MEMPHIS, Tenn.~(SNS)~
Because his sister was. attempting to ~quit~ her sweetheart, with
whom she had been going for four~teen years, Hulon Dighbee, 1540
Tayner Street, received more than }
20 shot pellets in the back from 2

12-gauge shot gun, last Saturday
morning around 4:30 a.m.

The shooting occurred at the
nome of Sarah Digbee, 1543 Oriole
Street. Eddie Burnett, the former

Threatened Breach of the Peace
charge. He is reported to have told
sheriff~s deputies that he loved the,
woman and did not want her to
break off their association. He said
they had been going together for
fourteen years.

He implied that he was only attempting to frighten the woman
and her brother when he went. to
Sarah Digbee~s home last Saturday

~|morning. He told deputies he jj
~| merely shot up in the air. Ben

Wallon, 1546 Oriole, was listed as
a witness to the affair. Burnett

~lived at 1495 Willis Street.

Ali were ordered to report to the

L | sheriff's office for questioning and}
to provide a full account of the
shooting.

~Hulon Digbee had apparently

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Founder's Speaker|

count and ruled that the jurors con~
sider: counts one and three wher
time comes for them to deliberate

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Glos lst In the sic ae
oat Oe a. ons Sod

sweetheart, is under- afrest on a.

were madé,~
The first ~elas ot
ment whith carries~ a

privilege of equal protection of -
law and thé immunity from ilega
assault, battery and~torture. aiid: owe Be
~and that the youth was ~torturec~ a
without legal calise or ~uriadetion. a

DESCRIBES IRON | ~a
Count three, like count two, car:
ries a maximum penalty of oné
year in prison and $1,000 fine.
The last Government witness ts.
occupy the*witness chair was 5 nH
_ Wing, white, Hie
testimony~ was ~ he
4 as:: pho

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