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Aside from one or two cases, there has been no trouble caused “by members regarcing compliance with the Selective Service Act, and investigations made here to date have failed to disclose any pro-Japanese or un-American teach- ings. However, checkups on this angle will be made until this point is settled in connection with the monthly Megro survey of this office. The Moors are for the most part a quiet, substantial type who confine their activities, social and otherwise, within their omn group. Temple #10, for instance, has been locate at the same address for more than 10 years and has elways consistently met its obligations prozptly. The Temple occupies two large rooms on the third floor of a loftetype building. Ome room is the Temple itself, with accomodations for approximately 200 people. The other room is a restaurant where fish dinners are prepared and served daily for members. Temple #10 uncer SD =, has recently opened a grocery store st 203 Court Street, Nevark, New Yersey, near the Temple, as well as a be fish market at 172 Prince Street, Newark, New Jersey. These stores are labeled #2..." which stands for Moorish Industrial Group. No liquor, beer, tobacco, or flesh is sold in these stores in compliance with the Moorish dietary lew. Seed eit Aue ee ne a. last March ordered e total of 1200 medallions for his tollorers throughout the Stete, paying @1.30 for tnem to the firm of b a whitehead-Eoas of Newark, New Jersey. These dauble-faced medellions about the size of a silver dollar, in blue anc gold, show a figure seven on one side and a symbolic emblem on the other which includes a scimitar, and the initial letters of Love, Truch, Peace, Freedom, and Justice. The initiation fee is $1.00 for all temple branches, of which 50¢ is considered the first dues, 25¢ covers the manbership card, and 25¢ for the medallion. Thereafter, dues are 50¢ a month. The fez, worn by all male members; costs £3.00. The ceremonial costumes costing from £16.00 to $20.00, are either made up by the members or purchased from the National Headquarters as the members choseés The orgenization was incorporated under the laws of Cook County, Tllinois, on July 20, 1928 (book 521, page 579). Ueetings are held on Sundays; wednescays and Fridays from eight to ten p.m. A Negro informant of this office recently reported thet two Moorish Science Temple members, names not. knovm to him, hac told him the dark races were going to rule the world in the year 2000 or the world will end in fire and brim stones be ecently reporte belonged to the “oorish Delence Teaple, ommunipaw Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey. He said thet the koors had no particular love for anybody outside their membership, being interested in having © other racesy. ‘nclucing the white people, cestroy themselves in conflict so that t -3-