William H. Childress Announces Platform
CITES PLEDGES TO RACE BY WYATT - LEGISLATURE CANDIDATE AND MANAGER PLAN SHORT, HOT BATTLE [Photo] WILLIAM H. CHILDRESS Democratic nominee for Representative to the State Legislature. [Photo] JEROME HANCOCK Local attorney who is the campaign manager for Mr. Childress. - William H. Childress, Democratic nominee for Representative to the State Legislature from the 58th District, in opposition to Charles W. Anderson, Republican incumbent, announces his campaign platform this week. Mr. Childress, who is twenty-four years old, and a graduate of Fisk University, is a Probation Officer in the Juvenile Court. He is a nephew of the late Dr. H. B. Beck, who for many years was a prominent physician and churchman of Louisville. Mr. Childress, whose campaign is managed by Jerome Hancock, well-known young Louisville attorney, told The Leader this week that his campaign would be short and hot. He made public his platform as follows: 1. To increase the personnel of the State Child Welfare Department. 2. An enabling act to increase the staff of the Commonwealth's Attorney's office. 3. The integration of Negroes into all State governmental agencies. 4. To provide for equal educational opportunities for Negro youth in Kentucky. 5. To work and labor to obtain National recognition for one or more Negro Democrats from Kentucky. 6. A pledge of cooperation to Honorable Wilson W. Wyatt and administration. Cites Pledge of Mayoralty Candidate In concluding his recent speech over Station WGRC, Mr. Childress said: "President Roosevelt has dedicated a great part of the efforts of his administration in eliminating the contributing factors which caused at least one-third of our population to be ill-housed, ill-clothed and ill-fed. The Negro in Louisville and Jefferson County has benefited in numerous ways from the local administration's cooperative efforts with President Roosevelt in his great humanitarian accomplishments. I am in full accord with these and other progressive measures advocated by (Continued on page 4)
CHEST DRIVE OFF TO GOOD START "We must not evade our responsibility in the job of financing our social work and welfare activities," Miss Mae B. Belcher told 100 workers who volunteered last Thursday to solicit the contributions of Race citizens for the Community Chest. Recalling the record made by Louisville several years ago when she directed a drive to finance the work of the Y.W.C.A., Miss Belcher declared that Kentucky Negroes have a right to be proud of their progress along many lines. "The women of Kentucky," the speaker said "are capable of putting over any program they undertake and I am always proud of them." Miss Belcher was introduced by Mrs. Mayme Morris, chairman of the Y. W. Committee of Management. W. H. Perry, Jr., campaign chairman announced quotas for the respective divisions as follows: No. 1, E. E. Pruitt, chairman, $1500; No. 2, Mrs. Ruth Edwards, $500; No. 3, Mrs. W. W. Spradling, $600; No. 4, C. A. Liggin, $125; No. 5, Mrs. M. B. Lewis $125; No. 6, Miss Mabel Coleman, $25; No. 7, Mr. DesMoines Beard, $150; Public Schools, A. S. Wilson, $1500; Municipal College, Dr. (Continued on page 8) 
EX-'FORCE PREXY BUFFALO PASTOR Trenton, N. J., Oct. 23--Bishop Davis H. Sims announced here that Rev. D. Ormonde Walker, former president of Wilberforce University, has accepted the appointment as pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church of Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Walker succeeds Rev. William McKinley Dawkins who is now pastoring in Pittsburgh, Pa. Bethel Church at Buffalo is one of the important charges in the First Episcopal District and Dr. Walker's appointment was in keeping with the announced program of Bishop Sims to bring to the First Episcopal District some of the strongest and best prepared ministers in the Connection. Before being elected to the Presidency of Wilberforce University, Dr. Walker was for ten years pastor of St. James AME Church in Cleveland, O., where he also was rated one of the leading ministers in the conference.
Klan Active Again
THE KU KLUX KLAN IS ACTIVE AGAIN - REPORTS FROM OVER NATION SAY DETERMINED COMEBACK BEING MADE New York, N. Y., Oct 23 (N NS) -- The Ku Klux Klan is on the march once more, and judging by reports received from scattered points throughout the nation is making a determined attempt at a comeback. For nearly two decades the organization has slumbered, a mere skelton of its former self. Present activity has been explained as the result of organized efforts of other fascist groups to activize the Klan to new life. Hitler's American agents, the German - American [illegible] given the Klan [illegible] and are said to [illegible] into a working coo-[illegible] it in an attempt [illegible] and destroy demo-[illegible] [institutions?]. In Miami [recently, the Klan?] staged a parade [with several?] hundred local [Klansmen?] participating in full [dress?] as a "protest" against the city's new housing project for its Negro citizens. The parade through city streets was followed by a (Continued on page 4)
MINORITY TREATMENT IS CAUSE FOR CRISIS, SAYS HAMPTON HEAD Hampton, Inst., Va., Oct. 23--President Malcolm S. MacLean of Hampton Institute said today that if there is a major underlying cause for the present crisis, it is the misunderstanding and mistreatment of our minority groups in the world. In a statement released in connection with National "Americans All" Week, which opens today, the Hampton Institute educator said that "America must learn with breathless rapidity to enfold, absorb and make use of, and profit by all her minorities, her foreign-born, her Jews, her Negroes, her people of Mexican, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, European and other Asiatic descent." Dr. MacLean is a sponsor of National "Americans All" Week, which was organized by the American Committee for protection of Foreign-Born. The educator said "If we sow the seed of minority suppression, we shall reap the whirlwind of civil war. If we seek the ways of peace, prosperity and democracy, we must make full use of all the brains, of all the skilled hands, of all the cultures of all the people."
"STIMULANT FOR HIP" .. RACE COP William Porter, well-known member of the Louisville Police Department, was discharged from the force last week by Safety Director H. Watson Lindsay on a charge of being drunk. It is reported that Patrolman Porter, who has been a member of the police department for twelve years, admitted that he was drunk but gave as a reason that he was hip, and was advised to take a stimulant. "It got the best of me," the veteran police is reported as having said. William H. Hughes, the young partner of Officer Porter, was fined six days' pay, this week by the Safety Director for calling headquarters and claiming that Porter was with him at the time the patrolman was drunk. Just a few weeks ago William Scott, another colored member of the police department, was suspended for twenty days for a false statement made in connection with an automobile incident at 12th and Jefferson Streets.
REPUBLICAN RALLY SPEAKER [Photo] ROSCOE CONKLING SIMMONS Noted Chicago orator, who will deliver the principal address at the City-wide Negro Republican rally at the Pythian Temple Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. The meeting will be presided over by Samuel Petrie, campaign manager. See full announcement on page 4.
YOUNG MOTON REGISTERS AS FULL BLOODED INDIAN AND GETS MONEY St. Louis, Oct. 23--Appearing before Judge Davis in federal court here Monday, Allen W. Moton was sentenced to one hour on three counts on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Atty. John A. Davis and associate counsel George L. Vaughn, pleased nolo contedere for their Moten was arrested here July 18 for impersonating a U. S. general and wearing the uniform of a general. He was punished by being reduced from a sergeant with the engineer corps at Fort Leonard Wood. and placed on kitchen police duty. Monday, he was brought to court on charges growing out of registering as a full blooded Indiana at Hotel Statler and obtaining $119.80 through worthless checks, and in bills created at the hospital; for creating an $8 bill at Booker Washington hotel and borrowing $3.90 from the manager. The money was later repaid. He claimed he had indulged a little too much while on leave and did not realize what he was doing. Attending the trial was Moten's mother, Mrs. Robert Moten, and Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, NYA national official. Moton hopes to enlist in the 77th pursuit squadron as a flyer, being an experienced aviator.
DIGGS WINS IN DETROIT PRIMARY Detroit, Mich., Oct. 23--Senator Charles C. Diggs, prominent politician here placed fifteenth among 18 contending for election to the City Council as alderman. Senator Diggs polled 17,099 votes in the Negro district. Other race contenders were Dr. Scipio Murphy. George Johnson and Clarence Wilson.
File New Suit in Eubanks Case
OLD PETITION IS WITHDRAWN - ASKS $3,000 AND INJUNCTION AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Attorneys for Charles Eubanks who is suing the University of Kentucky for admission to its undergraduate school on Friday, October 17, withdrew the petition for a writ of mandamus filed several weeks ago and instituted in its stead a new suit combining a personal action for damages of $3000 against the registrar of the University for refusal to grant Eubanks a permit to register with a request for a permanent injunction forever restraining the University from refusing admission to qualified Negro students. The New complaint was filed in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky by Thurgood Marshall, special counsel, and Prentice Thomas, local attorney. Mr. Marshall represents the New York office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Louisville Branch has not, as yet, taken any definite action on the case. It is now in the hand of the steering and administrative committe of which Attorney S. A. Burrnley is president. The case is based on the guarantee of equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Eubanks sought in August admission to the Kentucky school to work for a degree in civil engineering, submitting his application to Leo M. Chamberlain, registrar of the University and one of the defendants in the present suit. Chamberlain. registrar of the Univer- (Continued on page 4)
NAACP TO HOLD MASS MEETING The Louisville Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, now in its annual membership campaign, announces a public mass meeting at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Sunday, November 9, at 4 p. m. One of the finest speakers in the country will deliver the principal address, and special music [is?] being arranged for the occasion. Not only is the entire membership expected to attend but the public at large is invited. The annual membership campaign is creating its usual interest, and the goal is hoped for by Rev. W. A. Jones, president of the branch; Arthur Griffa, chairman of the membership committee and the leaders of the campaign organization.
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