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New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
FOREIGN TRADE IS
 SHOWING DECREASE
Raw Materials Hit Worse Than
 Manufactured Products

Washington. June -7 (P-Anat>sis ot foreign trade figures for the month ct May indicates that the taul1g of in exports and 1npor has much moro seriously affected raw materials and toodstBffs than .t las affected the products ct factor
 Though both exports and imports -og rhe month are considerably less than r1ose Of the sang month last var. he totals assigned 70 exports Of finished Amertcan marutac-4rcs ras 5- per can- of the months s to- ta' ot all commodirlas. In May last year American r1argfaorIrad goods exported rorscltured but s per cent ot all exports.
 Similarly imports Of rGanufacrurel goods n May -23e- construed 2f per cent Of to-sI imports whereas in the same month last year they con- s-uuted but z1 per cent The Erea-- er percentage Of dechna 3n trade ~as axperlenced by the caregori $ os raw materials and foo6stufz. Figures CE the months made by . class as compared with those Of last %ea~ follows.
 Exports.
 3Ianu:a1-ur=d goods S--E.45t.051 . against $102,7-7.oa0. partly man l. tzctured goods s4a94a.o0o agal1st S5a,Ezo00e: foods ready for con sumption S3o.383.ooo against $25,- 122.1o0. raw foods 512.44E,1oa against S21.212.roo; raw materials for use n manufacturing S41.7sl.- Gr0 against S5-4o5.0o0.
 Imports
 Manu.acrarad goods 2s3 43t.-ar a=ainzt &s3.G54rGa. partly uan4- fac-ured goods E53.-55.o1 agains' $E5.5-5,ona. foods ready for con- sumption $4t.57t.g6o against S4@ -0a11n. raw foods S34T44 1a6 : against E46.56I,aoo. raw materials for use in manufacturing Esf.-43,- 900 against &14t.72a.11o.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

The mothers are not forgetting their men folk at home, and mem- bers of one party answering a ques- tion as to what were the principal souvenirs bought to take home re- piled handkerchiefs and neckties, though many a French doll is tuck ed away.
 When one party sat down to eat at St. Quentin there was bouquet of flowers beside each plate. It developed that the donor was French peasant who had lost three sons in the war. She could not bear
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

gently leading the women through the streets of her village.
 The officers take special delight in going from table to table at meal time to see that every Gold Star mother gets just what she wants 70 cat. The mothers return the com pliment and inquire whether their officer guides are quite comfortable.
 Coffee Displeases
 French cooking pleases the Gold Star mothers. but their praise for French cooking does not extend to French coffee.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
TEMPERANCE LEADER DIES

London, Ont, June 27 tA~Mrs' K. Gordon Wright, president of the Women's Christian Z Temperance Union in Canada, was found dead in her apartment last night shortly be- fore she was to have appeared as speaker at a church rally. She was fully dressed and was found lyang on a couch. Death was believed 10 have been caused by a heart attack.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

most like unwanted dead" said one. But they, too. had mothers
New Britain herald., 1930-06-27

Capacity, 1 persons-diniag table kitchen tabIe-aIl colors in ard out-refrigerator-running water -electricty from auxiliary storage battery or HOY. line-cook stove and oven.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Local ElkS Hold Memorial

The Memorial Services of Williams
Lodge, No. II, and Queen Esther
Temple, No. 70 l. B. z. o. E. of w.
we're held Sunday evening December
Il, at the Hippodrome Theatre.
The Memorial address was deliver
ed by Lawyer W. Bernard Johnson Of
Trenton N. ]. Lawyer Johnson was
introduced by DR.. Leon A. Reid. Mr..
Julian P. Jones, Elk. Ruler and Mrs.
Emma Washington DIT. Ruler were
presiding. The Eulogies were deliver
ed by Bro. G. w. Boffman and DIT.
Emily Ewell. The Elk's Last Song
was lead by Bro. Roy Singleton. Mrs.
Ella Carter gave a dramatic reading
and Mrs. Olivia w. Smith rendered
a solo.
The Memorial Committee consisted
OF Brothers, Theodore Jones, VIM.
McKissick, John A. Jones, William
Llghtfoot, Frederick Scott, r. A..
Eggleston, Richard Johnson, James
Robinson, M. c.. McSwann, Flay
Dixon and James H. Ammons.
Daughters Maggie Dixon, Aretha
Davis. Mary Tyler, Carrie McLaugh.
lin, Ellen Coleman, Kate Smith.
The Faults of our Brothers we write
upon the sands
Their virtues upon the tablets of love
and memory.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Vigorous Defense
Of Planet Writer

To The Editor Richmond Planet
Please accept my heartiest con-
gratulations for your determination
to give our people news, not garbled,
but the news as it is, without
favoritism and without fear. Know
ing you personally, l know that you
dislike to publish anything which
will be hurtful to your race or any
member thereof, but facts are
facts" and "news is news. | am sure
the white press regretted to publish a
short while ago, that crime amongst
the white youth was increasingly at
a far greater pace than among color
ed. Nevertheless, when the statement
Of this "fact" made it news, it was
promptly published by the white press
in their news columns and some Of
them commented on it editorially.
1t is indeed unfortunate that a
minister should be the subject of
sensational news, in the columns Of
the papers, but it is your duty to pub
lish the news and it is the duty of
each person, and certainly of each
minister, to so live that no newspaper
a be called on to publish any
derogatory news with himself as the
subject.
l realize and recognize that this is
a country of religious freedom. |
contend for this myself. l am aware
that a Baptist Church is a sovereign
body. l admit that any such church
has the right to have whomsoever it
desires as a pastor to shepherd the
flock, and is amenable to no power
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
DIR. JOHN M. CANDY GETS
APPOINTMENT

President John NJ. Candy of
Virginia State College has been
appointed to the National Adj
visory Committee of Educational
Specialists by the Commission of
Education of the United States
Department of the interior. Thru
the National Office of Education,
this department of the govern
ment is devoting considerable at
tention to the educational pro-
blems of the race. The purpose of
this new committee is to assist
the Government Specialist in the
Education of the Negro in ascer-
tanning and presenting the facts
regarding these problems and to
render expert advice on the inter
probation of the educational needs
of the race.
President Candy was already a
member of the Advisory Commit
tee Of the general Secondary Sur
vey and his appointment to this
new committee is further recogni-
ton OF his training, ability and
experience as an educator of the
highest order. Virginia State Col
lege rejoices in this new honor
which has come to her President.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Continued on Page p
GOVERNOR POLLARD WILL
ADDRESS COLORED CITIZENS

His Excellency John Garland
Pollard, Governor, State of Vir-
GINA will address the Colored Cit
liens of Richmond at the First
African Baptist Church, 18th and
Broad Street, Sunday, December
81, 1880, $3.50 o'clock, pm. DR.. w
T. Johnson. Pastor
PROGRAM:
Horace H. Scott. Master of
Ceremonies.
Opening Selection-Choir
Devotionals-Dr. w. T. john
son.
Music-Richmond Choral Club.
Selection-Mrs. Ella Carter.
Music-Crusaders Literary Club
Offertory-Richard Thompkins
and Wendell P. Kemp
Brief Sketch of Church History
-Chas. w. Robinson
Introduction of Speaker = DR..
w. T. Johnson.
Address - DR.. John Garland Pol
lar, Governor.
Music-Richmond Choral Club
Benediction.
Under auspices of Usher Board
and Elcelsior Bible Class. Com.
mittee H. H. Scott, Richard
Thompkins, C. W. Robinson.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Disturbs Brain

New York-Has man a chance to
survive the machine age he has ere
ated? Or is he changing his physi-
cal world so rapidly that he will be
annihilated as were the saber-tooth-
ed tiger and the mastodon?
Raymond Blaine Fosdick, writer
on political and social problems and
a brother of the Rev. Harry Emer-
son Fosdick, declares that unless the
social sciences are advanced to a
place of equality with physics, chem
istry and biology, there isn't much
hope.
"We have utilized our growing ac-
quaintance with the laws of nature to
harness new forces and transform
the physical world about us, but the
scientific springs of his conduct, and
of human relations, has not been
pushed with anything like the same
eagerness, and with little of the
same technique" Mr.. Fosdick says
in Golden Book Magazine.
"In spite of his new weapons and
of his increased powers, man him.
self remains as he vas and always
has been irrational, impulsive, emo
tional, inherently conservative to
change, bound by customs and tradi-
tons which he will not analyze, the
victim of age-old conventions and
prejudices.
Except for a certain urbanity,
the good nature and good temper Of
the herd modern man is probably
not far removed from his p~aleolithic
ancestors, Science has exposed this
paleolithic savage, disappearing in
modern dress, to a sudden shift in
environment which threatens to I'M
balance his brain"
Among current ideas that must be
scrutinized and revalued, MI. Fosdick
says, are the conceptions of patriot
ism and of industry. "Once patriot
ism was a unifying force thatbrought
order among small conflicting
groups" he declares. To-day, in the
worldwide society of mankind, it has
become a disintegrating force"
He believes industry has upset the
scale of human values, for it no long
err is one element of life, but the
whole of life. Industry was made
for man, not mar for industry" he
says.
Mr.. Fosdick sees the way out in
"a fundamental reappraisal of things
that have hitherto been regarded as
more or less ~sacrosanct" and in a
public opinion conscious of the
growing di%sporportion of civilization
and eager to encourage creative
work in the sphere of human rela-
tionships."
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Heads N.A.A.C.P.
Consider Union Of Two Local Churches
RuInOTS Aver Two In
Fulton May Unite

Much comment has been heard this
week anent the proposed union OF
certain churches in Richmond, the
details of which appeared in our last
issue. Members of the churches con-
cerned have taken no definite action
and the pastors have made no COM
ments, but there seems to be an opin
ion among many that the move made
by Messrs. E. R. Storrs and j.. Henry
Peters was not a bad one.
Our reporters picked up some well
authenticated reports that the men,
bers of two churches in Fulton are
discussing the feasibility of a union
Of these two churches. If true, this
would remove a great burden, now
upon the people of Fulton. If these
two churches could be housed under
one roof, the saving in expenses
would be a great help to this section.
1t appears that at the present time
of these churches is without a
pastor and organic union should be
a little easier.
Discussion of church union has
been gaining Roadway here since DIR.
W. L. Ransome speaking through his
editorial in The Planet advocated a
reduction in the number of churches
lereabouts. 1t will be recalled THAI
Or. Ransome was called before the
Baptist Ministers Conference here to
defend this position, which he did to
the coticfaotiop IF oil
Economists say that the Negroes
OF Richmond are spending too much
money each week for the mainten-
ance of churches and too little for
other necessities. The Planets staff
IS now completing an investigation,
which will show how much money is
beng spent to run churches here and
VIII release this series of articles in
the near future.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Clayton Powell Answers Mamie Burroughs On Unemployment Relief
Local Pastor TO
CIearbeGtOnISSue

Following the heated discussions
evoked by two weeks OF Kevlval
Services led by Rev. Josephine
Becton and her youthful party, at
Leigh Street NJ. E. Church, at 9TH
and Leigh St, DR.. Robert MoSen
Williams, Pastor, will answer pointed
questions directed by indignant
Richmonders in a Specially Prepared
Sermon Sunday morning December
21st from his pulpit.
To safe the demands of his press
ING congregation DR.. Williams Will
present a fiery discussion on Free
Lance Evangelism. Rev. Mrs. Bee
ton, famous female Evangelist came
to Richmond two weeks ago at the
invitation of DR.. Williams to conduct
revival services for two weeks. In
the midst of revival services Dr..
Williams, outraged at the forceful
manner in which Rev (Mrs.) Becton
fayed the practices of the modern
ministry, abruptly closed the services
last week.
Without an explanation of his
extraordinary conduct Dr. Williams
after effecting a compromise reopen
ed the services and prevented the
Inter-denominationa Ministers Con-
ference meeting at Ebenezer Baptist
Church, Monday afternoon to ban
and condemn his guest minister.
Current comment coupled with
numerous demands for an eXplana-
ton makes it imperative that the
Rev. DR.. Williams respond.
In a special message DR.. Williams
will answer 6 Why's of Rev. Becton.
/. Why l brought Rev. Josephine
Becton to Richmond.
2. Why the intelligent people of
the city and congregation failed to
support her.
8. Why l did not support her.
4. Why she was a failure-inan-
cially.
5. Why no minister attended her
recital tho offered free tickets.
6. Why l didn't allow the ministers
to pass a resolution ~condemning her.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20

Paid Damages

Mr.. M. A. Turner, 1403 Lakeview
Avenue, who was struck while riding
a bicycle at the intersection of Cary
and Beech Streets by a truck driven
by E. H. Cooke, II, 4010 C%rutchfield
Avenue, was the victor at the trial
which was held in the Juvenile Court,
Judge J. Hoge Kicks on the bench,
on Tuesday last.
The significant phase of the case
is the fact that Turner who was
struck by the truck driven by Cooke,
who was white, refused the offer of
Cooke to pay for the damage done
the bicycle because Cook refusd to
allow him (Turner) anything for
the damage to his person. Officer R.
w. West, who made the arrest, in
formed Turner that if he did not
accept the offer made by the white
youth, he would be placed under
arrest, %whereupon Turner informed
the officer that, that would be all
right, the officer then placed both
under arrest.
At the trial in which Turner was
charged with careless and reckless
riding" the charge against Cooke
being careless and reckless riding,
the chares against Turner were dis
missed and Cooke drew a fine of
$3.50 and ordered by the Judge to
make a satisfactory financial settle
ment with Turner, which he did. The
charges brought against Mr.. Turner
vas the subject of editorial COM
nlent by the News Leader; we how
ever, failed to note any editorial
comment on the outcome of the
trial.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
COLERlDGE DAVIS AND HIS
HARDY BROS. ORCHESTRA

These fine and noble Richmond,
va, boys are now playing their
25rd week in Washington. D. c.,
and are leaving the U. S. A. on
April 16, 1881 for Madrid, Spain
to fill a "a week engagement at
the Club Ambassador.
They were booked there through
Mr.. A. E. Litchman, owner of the
Lichtman chain of theatres. This
group will be the first colored
band to be featured in Madrid. It
is composed of all Richmond boys
and it will be the first trip a.
board for any of them. The band
consists of IA men and will be &C
companied by that little enter
tainer, Valoda Snow of Shuttle
Along" fame.
Coleridge Davis pianist and
Director, Wesley Hardy, Warner
Carter, Ramon Valentine, trum-
pets; Henry Hardy, Robert Smith,
Clement Pierre, reeds; Alvin
Campbell, violin; Clarence Hen
ley, drums; Levin Hill,string bass
and tuba; Wendell Jackson, from
bone. They tour carrying our best
wishes.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Stresses Work
Of Leaders
By A. Clayton Powell

Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, whose
pen is mightier than a sword, in a
syndicated article, about three weeks
ago mercilessly castigated the
preachers, churches, fraternal and
welfare organizations for their in
difference toward the unemployed,
suffering Negroes.
She characterized Negro leaders as
Underwriting ground hogs who will
peep out in February to see if win
ter is over" and concludes with this
singing challenge: "If we have
leaders, now is the time for them to
go to leading the people and to stop
bleeding the people,"
l have waited in vain for an
answer to this indictment. Fol- fear
that silence may be construed as
giving consent, / am breaking into
the columns of every Negro news
paper in the United States l can
reach.
Every close observer will admit
that the situation is the most tragic
we have faced since the Emancipa-
ton. If there was any doubt about
the seriousness of the depression
among Negroes, that doubt was dis
PEELED about two weeks ago when T.
Arnold Hill of the National Urban
League, completed and published a
survey of Unemployment Among
Negroes" in the United States. This
report shows that about one fourth
of the colored people in the twenty
five large cities are out of work and
hungry. This is not only a most
pathetic challenge to every race lead
er and race organization, but to
every Negro individual who has a
job and is living comfortably. If the
churches do not answer this chal-
lenge they ought to shut up and close
up.
The churches will give a glorious
answer to this heart-rending appeal
if the preachers will lead. | am in
splred to make this statement by the
generous response of most of the
churches in Manhattan, New York.
Four churches in New York City
have opened free food kitchens at
the suggestion and under the leader
ship of their pastors. These, and
other pastors have established a cen-
trail Relief Bureau where clothes,
food, coal and ofttimes a little money
are given to the $4,000 unemployed
men and women of the race in the
city. This Bureau is under the direc-
tlon of Rev. Shelton Hale Bishop,
ASSISTANT Rector of the st. Phillips
+: Z: Church. Rev. Bishop is working
nlght and, day to find jobs for the
Jooiess and to give relief to the
suffering thousands.
Three weeks ago the Abyssinian
baptist Church opened a Relief
continued on page fourl
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
L3ud Associations
Former President

New York, Dec. III. (. Spin
garn has been elected President OF
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, sue
ceeding the late Moorfeld Storey, Of
Boston, it was announced today at
the organizations National Offices,
69 Fifth Avenue.
Mr.. Spingarn, a scholar of inter
national reputation, is at present lit
erary advisor and Vice-President OF
Harcourt, Brace & Co., publishers,
and is the author of nero works
of literary history, criticism, and
poetry.
Mr.. Spingarn was one of the char
ter members of the National Associa-
ton for tn advancement of Colored
People and has been actively support
ing its work during its entire history
OF twenty-one years. He was chair
man OF the Associations Board Of
Directors from 1913 to 1919 and
since 1919 has been the Associa-
r!on's Treasurer.
He is also donor of the celebrated
Spingarn Medal, which is awarded
annually to a United States citizen
Of African descent for highest
achievement in some field of honor
able ~endeavor, the medal hoving
been awarded in seventeen consecu-
tive years. 1t has gone to Roland
Hayes, Professor G. w. Carver of
Tuskegee, Harry Burleigh, James
Weldon Johnson, President Mordecai
Johnson of Howard University and
other distinguished colored men and
women.
Educated at Columbia and Har-
ward, Mr.. Spingarn started teaching
at Columbia in 1899 and retired in
1911 as Professor of Comparative
Literature and Chairman of the Di-
vision of Modern Languages and
Iiteratures. He has been a lifelong
friends of Benedetto Croce, tn ecele-
brated Italian philosopher and of nu-
merous other European men Of let
ters. In 1914 he was made honorary
citizen of the city of Munich.
Mr.. |Spingarn was n of the
founders of the Progressive Party
and was a delegate to its National
Convention in 1912 and 1916. He
was Republican candidate for Con-
gress from New York in 1908 and
delegate to numerous Republican con-
vcntions. He was an intimate friend
of Theodore Roosevelt. He retired
from politics in 1916.
In the World War, Mr.. Spingarn
served as Major Infantry and on his
return from France was promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel in the Officers
Reserve Corups. He worked hard
during the war to obtain traing
camp opportunities for colored Off
GERS at Des Moines.
works are
Among Mr.. Spingarn's literary
works are "a History of Literary
Criticism and the Renaissance" "The
New Criticisms" "The New Hesperi-
des and Other Poems;" Creative
Criticism" and "Poetry and Re-
ligion." Mr.. Spingarn also edited
Critical Essays of the Seventeenth
CONTINUED IN Nova Ql
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Richmond Man Honored


Washington, D. c., Dec. 15-(A.
N. P-)-The appointment of T. Arm
old Hill to act in a cooperative ca
paclty with the Presidents emergen-
cy committee for employment was
announced today by Colonel Arthur
Woods, chairman of the committee
Mr.. Hill who was born in Richmond
Virginia, is a graduate Of the Vir-
ginia Union University. He has
served for some years as director of
Industrial Relations of the National
Urban League. In his capacity as a
representative of the Presidents
emergency committee, Mr.. Hill is
charged with maintaining contacts
between the committee and the COL
ored people throughout the country.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEF WILL
SING AT LEIGH STREET
NJ. E. CHURCH SUNDAY

Chief Kiutus Tecuniseh, famous
Indian Chief of the Washington
State Reservation will appea for the
first time before a colored congrega-
ton here at Leigh Street Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday
Gfternoon at $3.50 P. M. in a recital
Chief Tecuniseh is a singer of note
and has appeared in many of the
leading white churches of Richmond
in recent weeks. He will be support
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
CAREY WHEATON ADDRESSES
FREDERICKSBURG ELKS.

Fredericksburg, Dec. 15.-Carey
Wheaton prominent Richmond Elk
delivered the address at the lodge of
sorrow held here Sunday by Kappa
hammock Lodge of Elks, No. 229. He
was introduced by Warren w. Lee.
P. G. Willis is Exalted Ruler and
Ben Hart, chairman of the occasion.
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20

Continued on page four)
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
RICHMOND URBAN LEAGUE
TO MAKE SURVEY OF NEGRO
UNEMPLOYMENT IN CITY
REQUESTS UNEMPLOYED
TO REGISTER

In order to get the facts on the
number of the unemployed among
our group. and thereby plan for
adequate relief, the Richmond
Urban League No. 2 w. Mar
shall Street, is asking all Negro
men and women who are out of
jobs to register at the Urban
League office any day between
the hours of 8 a. m. and 5 p. m.
This step is being taken for two
reasons: Plans are being made to
assist the unemployed in our city,
Richmond planet., 1930-12-20
Continued on page 81

ed by the I. P. E. A. Club and Miss
Mary Mayo, of Virginia Union Uni
versity. Mr.. Claiborne Dickerson,
musical director of the church will
act as master of ceremonies. The
public is cordially invited.
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Business Places for Rent

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DESK SPACE-1st class downtown loca-
ton. Only SIS month. Ii. A175.
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Help Wanted Male

MAKE $50 WEEKLY-Book orders for
nursery stock and hire agents. Exclusive
territory. Free outfit. Write today.
Emmons Co.: Newark. New York.
AMATEURS WANTED = Young men and
women. See JOHN LA MONTE at St.
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