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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
WEEKLY
/ n HEALTH AK
~ By-
1HW Or. Troy HSMIzA
THE VIRTUES OF MILK

Pure milk IS generally regarded as an Pdi o
r, orra1 diet Although perfect 1000 II Is inc most
valuable single alment that we have 9ele.s'S arc as
tdaJ that the average child should consume t eas' q
of milk day in some form and that aaui,s @ -; q
1e Quantities of milk their equivalent III DAIRY poaue
aner.liv assure an adequate supply OF hhe Sas OF Poe
a,d NJ certain vtamins all OF which are esseha 10 growing
children and desirable for the rest OF us
The virtues OF milk have been known since inc dNh o
- fano,,s nersons have been nourished on the most
} rfnC4 food Five hundred years before Christ eau
lama Bddha subsisted chiefly on milk and day PfoouCts ana
ibus maintained vigorous health that was appropriate 70
e nj fine nrophes of old In oil the suas OF budaha it
viii rhe COWS are best friends they give food they
Give strength they likewise give good complexion ana nap
All the ancient healers advocates OF milk An en-
mint Cree- nbssiciau Areaeus. wrote, 10 take mix Is
it m Irinl. is easy: it contains solid nutrition and it
~ all foods the one which most familiar from childhood
+, even most pleasing the sight on the account oil It's
Wheness" Greek physicians sueh a. 'e iate
nj medicine pl1Y and other recommended milk III the treat OF
phths or tuberculosis Putareh praised mik and Wrote that
Zoroaser the Persian mystic lived exclusively on cheese to
20 years.
W. find tn modern eladators milk drinkers lack
r,e,nse, Gene Tpnnev and Mas Schmcng the last three
bayycqh champions OF the world have all imbibed milk in
large quantities The last mentioned has been quoted as A.
serno that he drinks quarts of cold milk Immediately alter
ono OF his strenuous workouts
When ndbergh landed .e Bourge his hrst reque
Tor glass OF milk The Hunter brothers who were aa III
more than 553 hour, refused endorse certain coffee be-
cause they told the mportunns salesman the drank only
milk and orange Juice.
Because Of bulk dcfcienc, iron and comparatively
low content Of ono o the yamins milk must be sed
AS the most nearly perfect food and the perfect eod
This deficiency IS made by balanced die containing fresh
vegetables fruits lean meat, and cereals grain prae
However in times IL economic milk houd ne the stable
part Of the average dict II mauutrion an is an.o! i'll
to be averted
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

FORGOTTEN STREETS
There Is mcch to be seer in this
Chicago Of our. 1t NEST Of US
miss seeing It because We are too
close to it. Van Vetchen wrote Mig
ger Heaven" julia Peterkin, "Black
April" Du Bcse Heyvord "Porgy';
and 50 on because being waite. and
therefore relatively far from oui
life. thev were able to view and as
sort those things which were unus-
iial-a. least TO them. And We. read
lry OF what We have always known
Z Z never apps slated. enjoyed the
books as muci. sas any ether read
crs.
So It IS that there are many things
Hhicn Re never consciously see.
Hhc-e significance never pene;rates
INTO thcse actiYs brain cells which
change our impressions mo thought
Were I a preacher. would rant
OF thur. ~ take nv text this week
from the Book G. Life ard from
the chapte- OF Forgotten Streets e
paperman such Is impossible. I can
{ per man such Is inaccessible. I can
only tell you OF things I see
Early IN the morning stroll on
Federal street, in the "Thirties."
The sun Is clear and family warm
There are many houses. shabby. TN
painted. but havin7 definite char
acter. Tire windows are unRashed
and tae doors sag on broken hinges
Pames In faded aprons and house
dresses already are seated on front
porches. and on steps talking one
with the other in lazy voices. Men
stir about. furitiYely. lazily. per
haps brazenly One OF them, In
overall5 which have seen better day.
scurries down the street. bulky
sack tucked under ais arm An
auto throbs behind him and comes
to a sudden stop with tremendous
screening o. brakes. without
backward look. without an instants
hesitation. the oYeralled-one drops
his package TO the street. There IS
the sound OF glass breaking and
trough the brown paper an odifer-
GUS fluid seeps In widening cir
Gle. But our friend is not there TO
view the wreckage. He :. turning
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

The fine record set for the past
decade by the Negro Year Booksan
Annual Encyclopedia OF the Negro"
is asil ma.ntaine in the l93l-ia3
edition. lust published by the Tus-
.kegee Normal and industrial Instl-
.tute
Every phase q lie among Colored
American Citizens. and a sufhcl ently
comprehensive outline Of the ac-
tiv.tIes and interests Of Negroes in
other countries. is well covered b.
facfual statements based IN official
-opces. Where opinions In regard
10 facts are presented they are
auoed from accepted leaders OF our
peoe,s. and not given as athose Of
the compiler, Monroe N. Work. The
self-enacement shown by DR.. Work
Is literally a case Of the humble be-
ing exalted, because the excellence
Of his selection cannot fail 10 re-
dound to lis credit among careful
students who use his book.
A few things have been inelud-
ed that this reviewer would have
left out, nd more have been left
ont that he would have included.
For example, one might well argue
that the liz OF periodicals publish
ed by or for Negroes should be
classified as to type; for example,
pene-al newspapers, literary maya
zines. technical publieati , etc.
Istead the classification is purely
geographical. likewise, oae might
think that the labor unions in
which Colored Americans are at
present organized-pitiably few as
thew are-should be listed with the
many other types of groups given.
These. however. are minor points.
Anv real criticism rests not upon
the compiler. ut upon the activities
n ured. One may not like to see
for instance. that many OF oar in
fuent.al citizens are turning away
from the Republicans, who have
sold them ont, to the D5mccr7ts.
wro have a,so so,d them cut. One
NAV not lie TO see that Others
Luckily net rlany-ilave gols COM
munist. and tbs Placed ts2mselVe
in position 70 get Lied TO further
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
FEATURES
What The People Think

worse than they were a generation
or two ago?'
NV answer to the flrst quiest IS.
that they are coming tc the same
thing to which their ancestors came
the grave. To the second question
1 would say: They are no worse
lust more mixed I'm. less discriml-
+ ting. As far back as I can re-
member there have been women
who drank. ca-oused all lint few
smoked and did every thing that
some OF the -ang folks are doing
to day but they were ju- ged ana
treated according to their actions
There was line drawn some where
and each group stayed OH his on
side.
I knew they say that time have
changed and things that were wrong
a generation ago are not wrong TO-
day But If yc1 really wish to know
whether young people think 1t right
for girls to smoke, drink and spend
their nights at road houses and for
the bows to cary their hip TASKS to
parties. Just listen in on a group
Who de these things and hear them
try 10 defead.it. The very fact that
they find it necessary to defend 1t
is proof that they know 1t is wrong.
Did one ever hear a group OF
young folk defending the practice
of taking a glass of soda or a dish
of ice cream In drugstore. or
81 iding an evening at concert in
Orchestra Hall?
Mrs. c. r. Lewis,
484l Champlain Ave.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

This is FZTER PUNK. What does
he do2 Yes he Is feeble-minded.
Why Is he feeble minded2 Because
he works. On what does he work?
ANYTHING he can. asst week he YES
a dishWisher, this week he is a
watcher. For what Is he watching?
On. for opportunity. He wants to
knock It In the head before it knocks
on his door. Why? Because he's a
raid that 1t may wake up his hard
wording wife to the fact he amt
going to work no more,
FOR JINA
over
the madness OF
The sea sets my hear,
LAYING 10 solace to
- and.sss misery.
Lending no ending
TO its misery
Over
the quiet sea
Sets my heart.
DE VAMISO.
PITY the absent-minde5 professor
who forgot lie had a mind with
which to be absent-minded.
.... 80. FOR THE ENDING .... eco. ....
When l have sung each little lay
Forget me nor spare a moment to
dcplore.
This mumblirg singer viii not
chance more
To sing the songs he manned and
ere he d his say.
LIE NOIR
Daily Dubious:
Deaths by motor cars hs. have
fallen 20 per cent in the past year.
FOUND
Into tho night
vent ore who
Met defeat ard
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
THIS CHICAGO.
BY WILLIAM r. SMITH

the next eerner on Mercuric heels,
while the two men in the car laugh
loudly.
"Ole l.ogjaw thought tn law sho'
had him that time the driver
shouts.
Thought tn squad car was be-
hinst him" his companion agrees
Scairt him so he dropped his corn
likker and VENT
A bit farther a slim broWnskin
girl with eyes that are at once bold
aid pleading fiicks her cigarette to
the ground as l pass. He. words
float brazanly after me: "Dookin'
for someth.n' Mister?" or course
It may be that I am imaginative,
put It seemed TO me that there was
an ovettoae Of hopelessress IN her
voice. -.
Al TnIrta-F.rst street I see
transaction A woman. lily dresses,
ard hazgard. walks nerYously Up
and down near the corner Her eyes
under which last nights mascara.
or some EAtdFtI oAbob'eNSsf
d-.es unwasSSd, dart around IKE
those OF a trapped animal. Abrupt
" She stops her jerky pacing she
becomes nonchalaEt, even indlI-
ferent-apparently. A man ernerges
from an alley. He greets her she
smlles. There are quick, keen CLAN
FRS up and down by both. Then she
hands him a bill. and he HAMS her
a tinv white packet. In an instant
both had vanished. In a few MN
nfss she will have had her morning
SHOT Of morphine, and will be able
to face the day with some degree
IF hopefulness.
There are other things. small
brown children playing happily. q.
seeing nothing at all wrong in their
surroundings. there are ooca-
81 nal white kids, too. probably tai
ian. who play with the others. =.
and enraptured before store win
dow with a scanty display OF gaudy
candies stand two little girls, one
very dark. and one white. arms a
round waists and faces wistful. d.
sisters. but for oh so briefly!
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

saes the hsad OF the Psycae.og-
ell Clinic Of the University q
Pennsylvania. Or Whltmer. "Stup
lditv Is failure - despite favofing
oCds. whereas luck is pure chance
The definition Il stupidity may VIII
maav supporters but maar succe-1-
lul bus.n.-g men In practically e.
-rg Inc Of endeaYCr c5as-dc that the
-lemeat Of lue.s rcntrb used a Eraat
deal - the size O! tae.r present
1ank roll.
Archie NJ Andres. o. Wal sire
rams says. 4 Believe that mce, SIC
eessfaI b siuess mca Il today haze
,layei in luck. an5 this ac-Cun s
. some extent Why theY have NIL
Ions while other don't just a atarn
u tne old wheel. the favor Of CAP
.r.eioas goddess OF chance"
Mr.. Andres Is right as FAR as he
goes. but e does NOT 20 half Ia
enough. we might add that IN our
society. esr eciallv amJng those barn
rich. they get richer, and the poor
got children The men who are the
mcsi selfish. cold bl0osed heaTtless
and consistently p.ratleal bseome
J the most successful when success is
measured In dollars and cents
Mr. Anjres SAYS. Some have mil
/ Sc aaile others don't We say
|"O.her don't have cYea sufficient
. food clothing CT cheltcr The hlz-
. tory 81 great American fortunes
reads Ike some Arabian night myth
at1e-.feg medieval cruelty hend-
. l7d muraers and to-tu-cs that should
. belong in only ten cent thrlllers.
bai tina. vet haze happened and arc
. happening tn the United states o.
America.
Perpetrators Of the nest hcnoss
cs.mes the most dastgrdiy sV'ndies.
re respected citizens and reyered
dzHfes Of our national aosiety Noss
-. rs have been trained to respect
treat wealth no matter hoE acquir-
ID In fact. We Worship the iollar
and the things for which IL stands.
We commit burglary. forgery az
/ s5n. rape and murder for tie filthy
lluere The American eagle. ~ cir
{ reaeV is our unscEapulous god.
And ne call African Bnshmen pa
cans
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
AWAY w1rH THE 'pRoBLEMIsTs"

Whenever a grave crisis arises affecting the destinies of
the white people in this country and conference is
the called offer solutions usually the best minds of
the They the who have behind them record
of achievement which brooks Seldom do
such conference minister's educators social workers
professional politicians The business leaders
industry But let exigency which affects the
interests of cooreA people and becomes have
spokesman for he brother in black watch the selection of the
people chosen represent him. Almost without fail such
committee of coored people will have majority of profess
ional "probiemi "-colored people who almost live by
plotting the so-caed color problem
Almost without execution these problemsts proceed
and recommend the things which they think will please the
white people rather than the things which of them at
least know should be said and DONE but which would sound
quite pleasant in mixed group The idea uppermost in
many Of these reopIes mind keep the proSem going
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Uooycr's Cackling Committee

The Peoples Legislative Service,
new progressive organization Of
North Dakota issued a blasting
statement against the Hoover adj
mlnistration by ironically calling
Hoover's Unemployment Committee
headed by Walter S. Clifford the
veteran army OF unemployed and
likening it TO the unemployment
caekling committee headed by Col.
Arthur Woods. They said, THE
grand and fundamental purpose of
the Hoover Cackling Committee for
the alleged relief OF unemployment
Is BY noise alone and 70 beat of
the Ghouls who may attmept TO
raid the capital this coming har1
winter That might mean increas-
ed income tax
or course. TO our president an5
several ether so called national
leaders. increased inheritance Or
Income taxes n not even to BE-
thought OF rs blasphemous. Yes
all sensible economists socioloFists
and all leaders not politicians. know
that BEAVER taxation on tic5e WHO
can aford # Is the Only hope o.
aHerIng s7e.etY
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
EDITORIAL PAGE
SUPPRESS YOUNG HooDLUMs

Dear SITS.
l am writing to ask the cooperation
of your paper in program to sup
press the vandalism and hoodlum-
ism of the lawless and vic.ouj horde
Of half-grown boys who are a grow
ing source Of disorder and destruc-
ton, If not OF vice and crime
throughout the south side commit
nifty. These Young hccdlums, in
spired by the code Of the lowest
and most lawless element in our
society, have no regard for rights
and no respect for persons, and
prey upon the community with
certain security in the belief that
because they are minors their vic
Tins will not prosecute them
Ny twelve year old son came
home three weeks ago with his
clothes cut to shreds and his face
ana body lacerated and bruise as
a result Of an alteration with
gang of hoodlums at the Forestville
playground who tried 10 take his
baseball away frcm him When the
boy al pied 10 defend his prop
erty they not only took It from HIM.
but subjected him to the most in
human torture Tor opDosing them
beating ana kicking him and IN n
further act OF Tan alism tearing Up
his clothes. When a grown man
came 10 his Iezeue. these hall
grown outlaws scattered aad fe1.
Since that time I have particularly
OBSERVED that most Of the trouble In
-var ne!shborhocds is made by these
groups
. In orr ne.ghborhocd theaters
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

they make SO much noise and dis
turbance that persons WI go to
the shows to enjoy them are con-
stantly annoyed. and the managers
seemingly are afraid to bother them
A store keeper on 45th street who
ordered a bunch of them out OF
his place because OF their bolster
business and annoyance to his Gus
toners. found all OF his plate glass
windows crashed in next morning
They fight with knives, annoy wcm-
en- and girls on the streets. destroy
property with impunity, ant l have
known of instances in which they
have "ganged" grown men who OPP
posed them and beat them unmer-
cifully. I believe that the cooper
alton of the police, the business
men and the law abiding citizens
can ring this reign OF terrorism to
an end. Your paper has so success
fully conducted other campaign To-
the betterment Of the community.
that | am hoping YOU will under
take to organize such a porgram
and bring the south side relief from
these worthless. half-grown yand-ls.
Yours verv truly.
Walter b. Madison
Sept %. 1881
Editor Chicago Whip.
Dear Sir.
Although Oppression is occupying
most Of our time. there seems to
be a little left to inquire, "What are
yo..g people coming tor Are they
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
WEEKS BEST
EDlT0 RIAL
aIndIanapolls Reeorderl
BUSINESS DISCRIMINATION


The movement recent. launched
b. taa North Side Community Club
aga.ns. tee alleged discriminatory
Colicy G & rta.a comm nifty stores
In the n-- --er =. employing cCicred
psc7.e = o. tmzlr a "a II Is just
l. ssaail receive tae full aeppogt ot
Ger r.ght taasing citizen. Plan
formulated 10 the purPc o.! a.
courag.ng the practice involve meth
obs tia. are intslligenGy intcaded
70 reach all ire cclmun.tie5 a.
fected.
Tee ATT -sef.minct.on campaign
let IL be kloUa IS absolutely oeFold
OF any desire en- the part OF the pro-
moters 10 instigate the slightest bit
Of unwarrsntsa opposition to legit-
innate buz.ress. This Is as 1t should
be-.
ia aiiy true IS the fact ihat there
viii be no personal axes 70 g.ipd Ia
the whole transaction. No ill-i, ell
ing is intcrde1 and no premd.ced
ideas Biil be prUpsgated against
managers Ct tte businesses IN que
ton The ClmEalgL. which Is being
dictated b. comncl sea5e will be
conducted throughout IN a spirit o.
ialrplay I.c main object Of the
move Is 10 obtain needed economic
recognition ior citizens inscprably
entitled to such recognition. As pa
irons Of the community stores do
ing business in so-cslled Negro dis
tricts Il goes without saying that
our group should enjoy a degree Of
reciprocity in the matter Of employ
ment at the hands Of these business
utter reasonableness Of the claim IS
such that any fairly intelligent cit
lien should really appreciate the
justice Of he cause. II Is to be
hoped that community store man
agements viii inject enough altru-
ISM into their bu6ines policies so
as 70 bring about a satisfactory So
luton Of the problem.
In tne meantime. the fight. which
Is wholly a jussified one mu-. 90 on.
II is entitled TO. and has very prop
erly obtained tie thorough approval
OF tax payers, property owners and
hundreds Of business men and wom-
en-. All Of which goes 10 show that
needed public sentiment IS being
definitely manifested against an IN
American system Of discrimination
And upon the responsibility Of
church folks, club members, frater-
nal organizations, business aSsocia-
tons and tn colored citizenry OF
indianapolis. rests the inseparable
duty Of supporting the logical move
TO the full extent Of their ability. OF
all other groups Of people. Negroes
are decidedly the greatest sufferers
as a reslt OF the economic depre1s-
ion. This Is mainly 50 because the
lack woefully the industrial means
Of supporting themselves. What
they need is employment with which
/ to obtain funds to keep the commit
nifty stores open. Fair minded eX-
ecutiycs Of the latter have it in Their
power to do the right thing and
thereby help to bring relief to their
needy patrons. the point is that
community store management.
should assist those whose trade en-
ables these businesses 10 operate
Tat Is only fair and should be 81
regarded by employers
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

an alien propaganda which purpose
ly makes martyrs OF the desperate
so that it may g.ve spice to street
corner haralgues. But the duty Of
good reporter is to set forth the
facts. and facts these ere, whether
one likes Them or not.
And one must po!n, out with sor-
row that social and economic STU
pldity is .orfirsd 70 10 laee. THO
plan. Monaghan, Caucasian al seem
blind to the fact tat the cry pres
ent hope is for the workers Of the
world, forgetting differences Of color
to unite against cur present stupid
capitalist system in which men
sterve bocause they groS. too much
food. TIE sooner We h2n1 together
to bg.ld H. poacciul moaas new
order Ia. VII D1odlc1 10" re- '1d
not f,sr me- - =. 49,.
able to read a "Negro Year Book
which VIII p9cc,sln ..ee-vln --- -
oppressed.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

are not "Negro minded" problem minded the prob
lem" i. the means of their continuing in food and raimeu
This type of selection will continue long the rank and
file which they representing continue to endure This type
representation If the great which in need TO
be represented well they will have make = known hathere
people who far from their needs to truly in
erpret their desires in the given matter The probane
that they advertised and themselves
son be selected when they there going TO
committee formed True representatives of the people find
themselves the outside of things. This method will continue
long the people permit it, Let hope that the day not
ar-dstant when the professional probleme is excluded
all round table discussions where the OF the
stake and the people have representatives that think
,, their and needs rather than of the prob
lem"
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

There many, many coored people who to
hearing and learning the truth They would much prefer
live and revel in the paradise of fools quite evident that
the truth going rise spite of them and eventually
them free section of the reveals that the
cod fare frozen and unvarnshed the col
ored people of America spite themselves lot of the big
talk by the bg Negroes" has oe its captivating
qualities. The great knows the comngs our
leaders and crying for their scaps AT this writing
very, very few of leaders who the
of the populace There has been much gross inability
much bombast, much selling and much exploitation
that the leaders and bg shots reality captains without
armies The truth stands and mmutabe and the people
seeing it and understanding it. Gone the business
Wizards" gone the political giants" gone the mir
ace departed the swarthy Mosese who posed as
leading the colored children of the wilderness The truth
shows them to have been unprepared mentally spiritually and
perhaps morally. The truth is a strange thing.
The Indictment of MIR. Oscar Nelson, Sa.e Banking Au
dor of Illinois, the grounds that he permitted certain
bank operate and accept deposits after he knew same
be nsolvent, the question in the minds of many of lust
what kept the State Auditor from knowing the condition
of the deunct Bankers State Bank appears thai
this institution have been nsoven and unsafe for long
time before it closed its DOORS This nterrogatory bv no
impues cupaby upon Mr. Nelson but does mpute
and charge gross necency the conduct operation
his Office The indictment merely formal charge and does
not presuppose guilt but indicates that the white
pe themselves, wondering why many banks became in
solvent time. The tragedy of the Bankers
Institution continues grow The Receiver the Auditors
to be the only who will anything ,vorb
while We happy in the belief that this matter along with
few Others will receive thorough, penetrating and mnar.
airing before many
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Rich Man
Poor Man
By ARTHUR c. PARKER
NilIionaires Make Paupers

Archbishop John T. McNichols OF
Cincinnati Us to "Seize excess
profits" He advocates conscrip-
ton of excess profits as wholly in
harmony with the principles Of
Christian social justicel He term
ed extreme concentration Of wealth
"One of the crimes OF the century.
You can't have millionaires with
out papuers. Society will have pro-
crossed when We have neither.