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I 1 1 fUfl 1 niMt from an English aircraft company, costing $30,000 join the Ethiopian air forces, is awaited by Col. John C. aslatel tor tue o. kser aviRlors. all former aaac tM ot RpnlOJon in cnicago, me lflbif run up Sksainst a snag Uit rm of the U.

S. Govern Mt w'tlch ha tHei to grunt V'port. tccorcurg vo iawsv tchVniI here. qwejtiona rrrause or m. Ajwer qui I Acting iwcr I of the lying 1 leHrnfd lot week.

ii I jhlv rrnhable M0e' ii i wti pit my hsv 10 UM ift'ln (tff of Ethiopia. Al yiurh irranp'mpnti nave wu aalr. Joining force of a belligerent ition, A conaul attached to the etricau legation here called the vr to liea(tquartra several times ult annoyine and ihut up only when Robinson irt hhi if he 'Aantnd Robinson'n tiwporL Th consul then stated ai p'oud of the flyer and stat th Amtrican govprnnient was etc ot the pilot 100 per. cent. EnitlNh Would uncle In half dozen planes were or vm originally from the U.J5., but order was turned uewn because 2 (he irovernment embareo" i i xi te.ng sent trtre.

The Eng' cemiuiny which obtained the to have the Era 'Mr faor English aviators and if ngiiah nechsT.ics with the direc English. As a result, some believe Britain is fostering tame policy thai enabled her to riucia in and eventually dominate pat. on the her hand, has te send as msTnv airnlanes "itier necessities an arc desired 4 ith (jo Ft attached. Etb ciiici.Tiv are pro Nir.p ou the offers with (ution In the belief that r.s.ar.d vn like it If we buy "1 much Japanese ihp troupe of the Chi Neiro Kuronean avia l.fif inmt to inbs In ir tervlcr. h'rom tlv white lu'o nki.j v.i vi I m't i 'lit to co up hie at own 11 vacancies were created hi enl Nm r.hcr when the ft th(! sejvice.

nri hi Scconie very unpopular cf Italy. CHICAGOANS HONOR FREDERICK DOUGLASS CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (By ANP) rreaencK uoujiass canre in for .4 lot of praise here Tuesday nlsht! when W. H. Robinson an guest speaker paid homage to the late ctatejman.at a testimonial held by the Historical Society of the Monu mental Baptist Church of which Rev.

James L. Iloraca Is pastor. TTneiplctdre'r Dotisrtasa was un vaUed by Robert 3. Abbott, editor andi publisher of The) Chicago De zender and wu pressnted to the aocliety by Jotmer Congreaaman Os car DePrlest. About the only kind of unbreak able toy that can be given to young hopeful would be a rattle made with sorrte trace chains and a couple of anvils.

K. Jan. 2 K. Llew ite views on the Wngner Costigan the faculty of the Ant i nchih? Bill. 1" feel tht a University, fairly persuasive case can be made i nm'iint.

h. fnr fh "ronatitutlonalitv of that Incin 0. il Ubrriies Union and Til Cu 1. 'r. i 'ur; 'if up iurjs i i A 5.

iat im for theAd Cclosi'd People, has I K. Borah tu Jtionaiity of V.mVer anti letter posea the whether the supreme 5' no to be allowed, to 'hp constitutionality of there Is on both sisiat'ns: chamber a to its constitutionality. i.v of vour fellow citi lohowrd'your Jvork for vviih gratitude that we iesislatora ttowevvr, one point on 'U will find time to 5 It ha tn An with i atoi'a respowsibllity oa r.tituticnallty. cf course, that no 1n tni; CUrt will Iti ttirnv i understand to be your lori. "Th.

made clear. rioblem becomes pressing becaus of your defin fir hill. You are convinced 10 tne contrary, and feel it your duty to oppose Its. passage. I honor the conviction.

But I am worried about the premise. It. lawyers as honest nd able as Waper and Costigan feel the bill to be sound not only on r.niicv but gho iVd the discussion hot proceed "on the basis of Jhe policy considerations involved, leaving the admitted doubt on constitutionality be settled by the constitutional arbiter, the Supreme Court?" OLDEST PENSIONER ONCE WAS A SLAVE CHATTANOOGA, Tean Jan. 2. (CNA) The oldest pensioner or the government la Tom Thrash, 115 years old.

Once a N'egro slave, he lives in' a small log cabin in Chlck amuaga Kationai Park. Official papers verify his'ags. jTbe corn Isn't going ino the jug right now. On these cold mornings lit is" going out of i the Jug and fcnto the consumer, f'. holder named Fanshot.

Inman E. Page, through' sheer force of nis own efforts, became one of first Negro college graduates and was one of that fa.5t thinning line of stalwarts who came into leadership following the Civil War. During the Page regime at Kingston University the became known ail over the Sou'h stiution during those years from Texas, Arkansas, Missouri. end several other sections more re mote. Jle placed the Institution on i a mgn cultural dsais ana some or the most outstanding educational leaders In Oklahonia today graduated under the inspiration and influence of "Old Man lke.M as nis students affectionately called him.

i With the 'coming of Statehood, polities seeped into the educations structure of new Commonwealth, and Page, who had been a staunch Hpublican all of his nf. but who never said much about it, was selected for ouster to maka place for Democratic henchmen; and it was then that Langston University entered into the iecline which for many years almost completely stultified the Institution. Leaving the State for two eirs, as president of Western Univeisity. Macon, Mdm and still later oeirg elevated by the Baptist denomination to their larger institution, Roger Williams. Nashville, Dr.

Page fell into ill health and came home to the State In 1920. Two years later he was recom jnended for the supervising princi Of Douglas High School by the then Superintendent of the city schools, J. A Whlteford. His health restored. Dr.

Page began to plan the great advance which he City school system has enjoyed du. jng the past 14 years. Dr. Paij was known and by all who knew him because of hi sta'eiy bearing and natural dignity. He tiis a man who through out his or.g and useful: life llv.ed on a lctfy" n.ane ot virtue and in tegrity wheie never a shadow t.f suspicion touched.

could written regarding the Temarkable Influence he had over 8ll who came Unfier his magic range. The Pitts burgh Courier 10M ATTA NASHVILLE CO EDS WHO HELPED ALPHAS MAKE MERRY FOUR i nnn FREi ss 1 'i lid i 7. SERVINB. 4 YEAR TERBflS FOE RAPE Fisk and Tennessee State College co eds assembled in front of the Administration Buildine of Tennessee State College, who assisted in entertaining the delegates and guests to the Silver Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha, incorporated, I which just closed in Nashville, Tenii. For Chi Myers nt Aviators Make Stron? Bids For Jobs As Passports Hold Up ace flyers Un Irip to fcthiopia.

A m. inniS ABABA, Jan. iA(Nf uenvery of six new Fight For HONOR SQUADRON BUILDS PLANE CHICAGO, Jan. (AM) Two groeM, both members of the rrew of the private car Nit una, shared in the dUtriiiu tion of. the $375,000 among 45 personal employs ot the late Kichard T.

Crane, millionaire manufacturer and president of the Crane company, who died November 7, 19.11, lata A' RH90M PP.E.AL DUE SOOW ATLANTA. Jan. 2. tCNA) It Is expected that the appeal filed by the state of Georgia a.lnst. the recent Angelo Herndon decixijn will bo heard late in Jan uary.

Herndon will be represented by Attorney Whitney North Seymour. constitutional authority, associated with W. A. Sutherland, leading Southern attorney. The now famous ruling of Judge Hugh M.

Dorsey. of the superior coutt, held that the, Georgia in surrection" law was unconstitutional. The ruling was based upon a writ of habeas corpus brought by attorneys retained by the Inter national Labor Defense. The writ declared that Herndon wai being held illegally under a law that was unconstitutional. The effect of Judge Dorsey decision was to set Herndon conditionally free upon a ball of $8,000, pending the appeal of the state of Georgia within twenty days.

The state immediately filed, an appeal Uo the Georgia Supreme Court, the last court of resort in the state. remarkable men of the age who as a barefoot boy went to school tj the old master 'was Bishop William Te cumseh Vernon, former register of the United States Treasury. Dr. Page will be buried in the ean.pus at, Laigston University. Toe Stale Board Affairs autho.

ised ihu Monday, the tract whev hi remains will deposited W.t. One or the dedicated Ta Memorial Park." CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (AND After serving four year of a thirty year' sentence, John Thompson, and V'illetta Low, and Levi Mlnter, who was serving a 10 ycar sentence following conviction on charges of forcibly raping Vivian Ranr, on Novimbtr 9, mi. were reieasea Thursday when the Supreme Court of the Stat of Illinois reversed the decision of the lower court following review of the case upm an appeal nied by Attorney Earl B. Dickereon and associates.

When the trial was held in 1931. It attracted muh interest due to the "racial angle." Vivian Ranx. a young white girl wu carried to the home of VMeUa Lowe by Carl B. DeVol. a wealthy white insurance Ethiopia 4 i i xO r' i i mi inwror Commander Herman Turner (center, behind model) examines work done by members of the Winged Panther Flight Squadron on the squadron's model plane.

This unit won the honor banner when last awarded. They meet in the Center Avenue Y. M. C. A under the direction of Henry D.

McCoulough (third from left, standing). E)r. I. E. Page, Oklahoma's Grand Old Man, Bies At The Age Of 83 Noted Educator Brought Langston University Into Na tional Prominence During His Regime As President.

OKLAHOMA' CITY, Jan. 2 Oklahoma's grand old man of education has fallen. Dr. Inman E. Page, 83, for 17 i years president of Langston University, died at 8 a.

m. Lnnsimas aav in me xiuine ui uwsudusuici, Ana. a. Breaux. 1316 N.

E. 8th street. Complications rejsuinnz solely foxn old age weie the cause of death, according to Dr. J. D.

Xe.son. family physician. The distinguished America, educator had btcn on a decline since last May, when he as retired principal of the cV.y scriooli by the Board of Education, and designated "principal emeritus, on salary, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to tho city echool a torn. Born of slave parents! and h.m lae. the property Of slave tolumbia Law Prof Quizzes Borah On Lynching Bill XEiV Of I COOK AND PORTER ON PRIVATE CAR OF MILLIONAIRE CRANE GET BEQVESTS leaving an estate alued today at Henry Baismore, cook, received $0,841 and George W.

Pickett, a porter, got $14,613. Both men lived In Chicago and got an amount exactly equal to that received In, wages as a Crane employe. Dock Guard Freed In Taxi Murder Case HOUSTON. Jan. 2 WifNP) As he hawi dona) nothing more serious than murdet a Negro, L.

A. Red" ji.aves, wnae, dock guard. is given a legal clean bill of health i when an all white grand Jury man he shot was young taxi driver. Murphy Morris, MERCY KNOWS NO COLOR LINE; RACE HOSPITAL TREATS TOTS PHILADELPHIA, Pa Jan. 2 (ANP) Race and color count for naught when the life of a white person Is at stake and the nearest hospital is colored, as was revealed here Christmaj Eve night whtn two little white children were rushed to Mercy Hospital after being shot" and dangerously wounded by their father determined to wipe oat his family.

The murdering father, a former Philadelphia policeman, entered the home of his mother in law near Mercy Hospital where his estranged wife and their three children lived last Tuesday night, and finding his wife decorating a Christmas tret opened fir at once, killing her In stantly, mortally wounding her mother. The white man then shot and killed his eldest daughter aged 7, dangerously wounded his son, 3 and baby gjrl. S. When the police reached the scene the man had also killed himself. It was then that two little ones were bundled up and rushed off to the nearest hospital which happened to be Mercy.

Dr. Harry Mia ton is president, broker and the alleged aweetheart of the girl's slater. Mllllcent Bans. There after having sexual relations with her. he sent out for Thompson, whom he paid to do the same.

Following the affair. IJillicent was called to the apartment and carried Vivian home. After several days when Vivian became the affair was told to her brother who caused the arrest of the three Negroes in volved in the case, but DeVol was permitted to escape, although charges were made ajralnt him. When the trial was held every effort was made by the prosecutor to Inject the racial angle and as tesult the three defendants were found guilty and the sentence Imposed. loery for N.

A. A. P. Realising that It was a flagrant I mlscariage of justice, officials of the local branch of the N. A.

A. C. especially the legal department of which Attorney Earl B. Dicker son wss the head at that time. Investigated the case and began preparation to carry the case to the Supreme Court.

The lack of funds presented serious problem. In that the brief Is required to be printed. Through an appeal on the part of Attorney Dickeraon and his associate the State Supreme Court agreed to review the case rrom a typewritten bilef. Stenogiaphers in the attorney's offices as well as everal In thetofftce of the Oupreme Liberty Life Insurance Company offered their services and worked assiduously unUl the 8 pajre brief was completed. KIDDIES CHRISTMAS, PARTIES IN HARLEM NEW YORK, Jan.

2 (ANP) Christmas parties for children In New York were held Tuesday at the Harlem Boys' Club. 1M Weat 127th street and at the Harlem Children Center. SO West lUth street. These two clubs are operated by WPA workers. CENSUS TO SHOW DATA ON RAGE BUSINESS PHILADELPHIA.

Jan. 2 The Census of Business for 1935. which fued to indict him last week. The Is now under way will contain val uable information which, for the firt tine. will meaaure the gtow lng importance of Negroes In bus! nea.

The 1:9 Cenaoi of Distribution contained Information on Negro proprietorships that Is. the num i ber of eatabllahments in various kinds of business which owned and operated by Negroes. The new census will supply com parable Information for 1933. and in addition will Include data on the I employment of the coloted race in all kinds of buslneas. regardless of whether the proprietors are white or colored.

Some time during the next month field enumerators will begin caUIng on all businessts in the country This is a government project which deserves the complete cooperation of the Negro race. The 1933 census will cover the following fields: Retail trade, wholesale trace, bus transporta tion, trucking, and distribution of manufacturers' sales; construction, hotels, amusement, enterprises, banking, finance, broadcasting stations, operation of non residential buildings, noo prof It organizations engaged In business, insurance, real estate, business services and advertising agencies. Headquarters for the project have been established In Philadelphia, with Fred A. Goanell. experienced head of former business censuses, as chief statistician In charge.

BIX SflSE ONE ONE NATION! I i i i iii. i i irA i lertieaaJ A rice Children are not usually interested in serious things. While his father, Ilaile Selassie, spends sleepless nights planning his country's defense, his young son. Prize Sahle (top) plays happily with his electric auto. Ironically enough, Premier Benito Mussolini's children, Eo mno and Anna Maria (bottom), ar playing with exactly the same type of toy, although their father is now trying to wrest Ethiopia from the father of tht boy above.

ORDER NEW TRIAL FOR CONVICTED IOWA SLAYER Costonie Lecture On Domestic Life Resented, Report By DAVIS LT.E NEW YORK, Jan. (ANP) Prophet K. Costonie. Harlem's New Mesalah, stepped out of the role of Healer here Friday night to deliver questionable lecture to a group of women at hi new Temple on Eighth avenue. The lecture which had been ad vertised for women only with a small admission of tea cents was scheduled to bee In at 9 o'clock.

However, the Prophet did not ap pear until 10:30. The auditorium was a seating capacity of 1.000 was about one 'hlrd occupied. All men present Including the members of his four piece orchestra were requested to leave the During the course of Ms lecture the Prophet gave the ladies a few demonstrative poir.ters on hew to NEW YORK. Jan. 2 Kenneth Lloyd Bright, founder and preeldent ot The L'Overture Company, 163 West 111st street.

Jobbers and distributors specializing la school, college and fraternity Jewelry, left Christ maa morning for St. Louis, to atend the Kappa AJphl Psl convention where be hopes to get the fra waijhouslng.j ternlty contract for pins, ete, for Money La refunded on various ar ticles, but try to get a refund on a book that failed to turn out the aray you wanted It to. nu new company. Mr. Bright, a graduate of Howard University la '30, says big white companies now do an annual Jewelry business of from (40.D0O to 130.000 among Ne groe schools and fraternities, and they have almost no competition from Negroes themselves.

Mr. Bright baa succeeded la forming an alliance with a noted col ored Jewelry manufacturer. Thom as Lewis. Jr, of Providence, Rhode Island, a graduate Of the Rhode Island School of Design, who fcr the past 23 years baa operated his own plant. Mr.

Lewis wss apprenticed to a master Jeweler for five years after leaving school. He has trained and directed bla aa Negro staff of 10 women and four men. some of whom have beea with h'ri DES MOINES, Jan. 2 (ANP) A new trial was ordered last wek by the, State Supreme court in the case of Louis Clay, 31, of Iowa City, who was given a life. sentence for the murder of George J.

Folsom, 77 year old white recluse, during a rob bery on Christmas Eve of 1933. The victim was at first thought to have died from heart. failure but a year later the murder angle was investigated. The killing charge came after Mabel Davis, 21 year old white ex wife of Clay, told police of the choking of Folsom during a robbery, in which she participated The Supreme court's opinion was that the woman should not have been permitted to testify because she was in fear of her life from Clay and therefore her evidence was "highly prejudicial and that the district judge failed to tell the jury Mabel Davis was an accomplice. deport themselves whaa la tknatei releles wlta I hear aus bands and boy frtreda.

Tny were urged to wear silk undue an4 to never appear la their husband presence nude. He warmed his female cf danger la lotting their husbands and admirer knee bow much they care for then. Mr. Costonie discussed at leegtn bomosemuality. He said (bat mot a era themselves are responsible for the children they bring Into the world who later point the ranks of the third sea, Man eomaa be came so mortified and diagusttl until they got vp and walked out.

The speaker la alleged to have gone out of his way to Inform ble audience that tho Rrv. Bvctoa, aval Mortally kaowa evautgeCst. who wan murdered la Philadelphia threa years ao by gaagstera, was a i ber of the third aa Harlem Man Seeks Jewelry Contract At Big Kappa Meet I for 10 years. One cf the Lewis women employe Is also a graduate or un School ot D' sign. Mr.

Lewis has supplied such firms as DunhUL Macy and ftaks ef New York and a naisber of Brows I University fraternities aa soror 2 lUes. Representatives 'of the XCrcver tore Concpany wTJ attend tie Orr.ara Pat Phi and the. Phi Bia 9 gma fraternity caeetiags to Atlanta, BirtLday Ftlt Of CbcV 'T FeB. 612 i CCrciWATX Jan. Dr, Chaa.

E. Dtard. halrwaa ssf Oe TUC A. anniversary committee, announce that the 20th Century anruversary of thai Ninth Btrve. bxldiag will bo observed Fsircary th to Uih.

Aasocuted wtth t.e chairman are: Theodore Itaxkin, Howard WUliams. Dr. Wm. Jchn eoa and Attorney Theo. M.

all charter membrrs of ths Bes' Department of ths "branch..