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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-29
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The Open Door of the
New Year

Behold, l have set before thee an
open door, and no man can shuf it.
Rev. as.
We stand at the beginning of a
new year. Behind us lies the past.
the irreyocable past. with its mem
cries that animate and spur and its
regrets that sting and burn. Its
record, with every thought and deed
sinks from human sight only to rise
on the horizon of eternity. Before
us lies the future.-a terra incog-
nita, stretching far into the impene-
trable mist that shuts out human
perception. We cannot draw the
curtain. we cannot know what lies
before but We can to a great extent
determine its end and the unvarying
nature Of its course. We face the
rising sun of new period. The
scintillating emanations of light are
flooding the landscape as the dim
spectres ON the past recede into
Oblivion. We enter upon untried
territory where human feet have
never trodden and where experience
lies folded in the lap of divinity.
We cannot stop to weep and wall
over past defects and failures. We
must march forward keeping step
with the element of time that knows
no cessation and recognizes no law
but its own. Each year brings new
duties and new demands because of
changing conditions and attitudes
There is nothing permanent but God
and the ending of one thing is the
beginning of another. The. end of
night is the beginning of day; and
the end of labor is the beginning of
rest; the end of sorrow is the be-
ginning of joy. Every moment of
time in its onward passage filings
out to the sons of men, a new en-
terprise that brings new experiences
and new adventures. The new year
is upon us with its demands and its
duties. We cannot avoid them. We
cannot shirk them. Our success or
failure depends largely upon our
attitude toward the concurrent obli-
cations that face us from day to
day. II there, is lack of faith of
determination or courage, we shall
fail ANONYMOUSLY and the whole
fabric of the common veal will dis
integrate and sink into consummate
chaos But if we go forward with a
courage born of devotion, loyal to
God, humanity and to self. there
snail be glorious contamination
of Righteousness and of every worthy
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-12-29
Civilization
Needs 10 New
Commandments

WASHINGTON, D. c. 49, Modern
life with its various complications is
not provided for in the ten existing
commandments, and according to the
bulletin of the Federal Council Of
Churches of Christ in America, ten
additional commandments must be
added to insure social justice and the
brotherhood of man.
Believing that the old individual
morality is not enough religion must
adventure forth in the following COM
mandments of social service for the
ministry of tomorrow"
- Ii am the Lord thy God, but
thou shalt remember that am also
the God of all the earth. | have no
favorite children, The Negro and the
Hindu, the Chinese. Japanese. Rus
sian and Mexican are all my beloved
children.
Z. Thou shalt not measure a city's
greatness by its population or its
bank clearings alone but also by its
low infant mortality. its homes. play
grounds, libraries, schools and hos
pitfalls, and its low record for boot.
Logging, prostitution, robbery and.
murder.
). Thou shall remember that no
civilization can rise above the level
of its respect for and ideals of wo-
manhood.
4. Thou shalt remember thine
own sins and build no prisons for
revenge and punishment, but make
thy courts clinics for the soul and
thy jails hospitals for moral diseases.
D. Thou shalt remember that the
end-product of industry is not goods
or dividends, but the kind of men
and women whose lives are nodded
by that industry.
6. "Thou shalt press on from no.
litlcal democracy toward industrial
democracy, remembering that no
man is good enough or wise enough
to govern another man without his
consent, and that, in addition to a
living wage, every man Graves rea-
sonable share in determining the con
ditions under which he labors.
Z. Thou shalt outlaw war and
make no threatening gestures either
with great navies or vast military
preparations against thy neighbor. i
8. Thou shalt honor men for char
acter and service alone, and dishonor
none because of race, color, or pre-
vlous condition of servitude.
3. "Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness against thy neighbor by mall
icious propaganda or colored news.
or by calling him contemptuous
names such as Dago. Chink, Jap.
Wap, Niger, or Sheeny.
10. Thou shalt remember that
when thine own ancestors were saw
ages and barbarians, other men
brought to them the saving and civ
LIKING Christian Gospel. Now that
thou art rich and prosperous. be-
ware lest thou export to Asia. and
Africa only thy science and efficien-
cy, thy war-ships, goods and moving
picture films, and forget to export
the Christian message and the Christ
like spirit also."
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First A. M. E. Church.. Rev. G. f.
Martin, Pastor.-Christma was OBJ
served at the First Church by a
special program Christmas eve. at
ii 30. Sunday morning the pastor
delivered a Christmas sermon. The
Sunday school and A. C. f. League
had a large attendance, with many
out-of-town visitors.
The Union revival services will
begin January 2, at Mt. Zion Bap-
fist church and conducted by the
Rev. Wright, Vancouver, B. C.
The pastor will preach both SER
vices Sunday. We invite all to attend
the first services in the New Year.
Grace. Presbyterian Church, Rev.
John R. Harris, Pastor.-Schedule of
services for Sunday, January /, is as
follows; 9:45, Sunday school; II a.
M, Morning service. Sermon SUBJ
ject, "The Open Doors" Celebration
Of the Lords Supper. Reception of
new members. Baptism. 7 p. M,
young peoples society; 500 p. M,
evening worship. Song service. Ser
mon topic, "The Victorious Life"
Union watchnight service at Bap-
fist church.
Union revival service at Mt. Zion
beginning at 1880 p. M, January 2.
Start the year right. Go to church
Sunday.
THE church with program"
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LODGE DIRECTORY

HERCULES LODGE NO. II. n. q A. NJ
meets LIST and Srd Wednesdays at Ma
sonic Hall 2ist and jefferson st. John
T.. Prlm w. NJ, 143 22nd Ave. n. phone
East $3.50; II. Hood. sec'y. $50 gath Ave.
\" phone East S443. 1-1-32
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HARMONY LODGE No. =. r. & A. NJ.
Seattle Wash. Meets End and 4th
Monday nights at Masonic HALL 2lst
and Jetterson st. James Davis, W NJ.
53S N, nth phone Sunset l947: +. s
Sanders. secretary, 3o9 18th Ave. ".
phone East 1413 LIZ
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FOR RENT


FOR RENT-2-room bungalow with oil
heat; unfinished Broom apartment
with free hot water and light. fur
nished and unfinished one and two
room suites with or without house
keeping privileges. free heat hot
water. laundry room and light. Rents
reas enable Mrs. J. Dawson. 1928
23rd Ave. PhoRe Prospect Bat. 1-19
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
Persuasion VS.. Insult

A new and better technique is being developed by
the organizations campaigning repeal of prohibit
ton They are assuming that the majority Of dry
voters sincere and intelligent as the majority Of
wet voters, and reasoning with their opponents
instead of calling them names
Hitherto much Of the wet campaign has been on
the low level Of the professional dry propagandaan
appeal TO prejudice instead of reason and mud-sling
ing at those the other side of the fence Now the
vets are out TO persuade rather than insult their
opponents.
1t is particularly encouraging that this fairer and
more effective attitude has been adopted on the eve
Of victory when the vets might have been expected
to grow cocky and intoerant.
How much this change in attitude is due to Jouett
Shouse the president of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment we do not know. But his
speech this week at st. Paul to us almost
model
I'VE believe in temperance" he said "just as ear
nesty Go those groups of well-intentoned consc-
entious men and who thought they saw in the
eighteenth amendment panscea for one of our
grave national ills
We believe in order; believe in the supremacy
OF law; and we feel that respect for law and mainte
nance of law can be brought back to our country
only through repeal of the eighteenth amendment
The number of Americans who close their eyes to
the evils of prohibon-crne lawlessness corruption,
racketeerng. and all the resthas become relatively
small.
larger number, however, who see these evils yet
oppose downright repeal because of msunderstand-
ing of the result of repeal They still think that
peal means forcing liquor on the country.
They do not know that the repeal of national pro-
hbition would leave thirty-eight states with some
form Of prohibition, nineteen of them in fact with
prohibition in their constitutions They do not know
in other words that dry states would remain dry.
They do not know that repeal of national prohi-
bition would leave the federal government legally
obligated under the Webb-Kenyon law, upheld by the
supreme to protect dry states from liquor ship
ments from wet states. 80
When the ant-prohibition organizations succeed in
explaining to the public these obvious but widely mis-
understood facts the popular swing toward repeal will
be rapid than it has been of late for many
Of The dwindlng dry group Mortified by the
results of national prohibition as the repealsts
themselves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
Just Every Day Sense
By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

THE hue and cry about the worthessness of mod
ern women leaves me cold In fact, 1 am tired of
the SurS and ISLANDERS cast at my by individuals
who take the rich matronS of Park avenue and the
improvident Hollywood stars examples to prove
their points.
This attitude is on par with that of the wealthy
man who insists that because all the gentlemen at
his club we'll fed nobody is hungry
And most of the criticism leveled at women comes
from those who only the fortunate acquistive
types They hunt for no other.
This is particularly narrow point of view and the
gentlemen and ladies who hold it should travel about
their country for while and find out real facts
before they begin their carpings
Never have American women been finer or drawer
than they are now. During the balyhoo of the war,
when they dreamed of noble enterprises, they re-
ceved almost constant praise for what we then were
pleased to call their sacrifices.
ATOW, when they are in the midst of real battle,
Y facing enemy more deadly than a German
machine gunner they standing in the front line
trenches and also the targets of plenty of shrap
mel fire from the home boys.
Yet thousands of once prosperous matrons are
tasting the bitter bread of poverty and eating with
out grimace. Other thousands with their hopes
of careers destroyed and their plans for old
age ruined work on, giving their best and still smiling
The faithful farmers wife, who always has shaved
now slaves harder Multiplied thousands of obscure
women married TO wage-earners and white collar and
professional men have seen their homes sold from
under them and watched while their larders grew
empty.
But search them out Talk to them They still
are hopeful still brave, still fighting.
You can't defeat country whose women are as
fine as ours. And if you have lost faith in America
get around bit and listen to the forgotten women
housewives teachers, workers. They viii stiffen up
your backbone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
The First Step to Real Recovery

In discussing the possibility of restoring prosperity,
there is much talk about planned production limit
ing manufacturing activity improving labor policies,
and otherwise attacking the obvious weakness
of modern business.
These proposals are all we'll and good but they
deal with minor malades. Concentrating these is
like getting panic over chickenpox measles hives,
when there is an epidemic of infantile paralysis or
malignant influenza in active progress.
To reform business is one and necessary thing,
but to snatch it the vampire embraces of specu
lative finance is the first and immediate necessity.
The life OF business must be saved before it can be
reformed It's life never will be safe until it once
more is on the back rather than in the mouth of
high finance. This theme is developed with clarity
and responsiveness by David Cushmsn Coyle in his
interesting booklet The Irrepressble Conflict; Bust
ness Versus Finance
1T is evident that, in attempting to free itself of
The poison of overbuildng, business is pulling the
beard of that man-eating ogre, finance.
It is only beginning to be recognized dimly that
there is and must he between the interests of bust
ness and those of finance irrepressible conflict.
The moral processes of finance are poisonous to bust
ness Finance causes instability.
"One way to make financial profits is to wait until
business starts to be profitable and then lend
to some one 10 SCI up CoHipeuAs PiaV' AnSA Will
everybody naturally goes bankrupt the lender gets the
property and if recovery does take place he
the ground floor. Business pays the cost.
another way is to buy securities when they
threaten to so up, and sell them when they threaten
to 90 down and sell short to help them go down.
Business pays the cost
"A third way to get financial profit is to set up an
investment trust or a holding company that is COM
Inflated that the small investor-can not see Just how
he is to be rocked. When his investment is gone, he
becomes poor customer for legitimate business.
"a fourth way is to take commission from a
foreign government for selling bonds people who
ask their banker for dsnerested advice see salter
Recovery, PIP. ll6-lls0
Ar any case business pays the costs either 81 rising
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overhead falling sales or both Business needs sta
hlty TO prosper finance gets its profits from insta
bity over this conflict of interest there must be
battle, because so long finance dominates business
both headed for the precipice and finance will not
lose its grip without fight
THE question whether they will go over the edge
together will be settled by whether business has the
vitality to rouse itself and muster the power reduce
finance to its proper place as the servant of produc-
ton
About one more shot of the kind of poison admin
istered by finance TO business before 1929 and it is
hard to how it will be possible to avoid the final
collapse of our social order
The crossroads of history will be the place where
we do or do not develop for keeping money out
of Wall street and making it travel up and down Main
street, where it belongs
NO country has got out of a depression with
out some kind of expansion. The important thing
to keep in mind is that if the expansion is ap-
piled to the buying end it will not necessarily kill the
patient"
These are sound and relevant observations pro-
Vded one constantly remembers that when Mr. Coyle
speaks of finance he present day speculative
finance No sane person can question the enormous
service rendered by financial processes and institu-
lions to valid and substantial business
The great evil has from the tendency in the
last half century to make business the gambling pan
of finance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
We Live and Learn .

r HAVE made no convert. And yet
l. learned something. 1t is some
times held that the financial leaders
in any country are men devoid of
any instinct but the desire for profit
and that every decision which they
make is hard-boiled. selfish and
realistic.
That would be bad. But the truth
is worse. Our captains of industry
are all sentimentalists, and they
grow sentimental about the wrong
thing at the wrong time.
For instance, there was my friend
the banker. He talked very intelli-
gently about the debt and the ne
cessity of radical adjustment or
even cancellation.
But when he was done I asked
whether, in the same spirit, it might
not be an excellent idea. to forget
about the reputation of czarist
debts and recognize Soviet Russia.
Immediately the gentleman be-
came no economist at all, but
rampaging romanticist, talking
about religion, the sanctity of the
home, propaganda and the rumors
which come from Riga. Though
there were millions in dealings with
Russia, he would not touch a penny
And so I went out into the night
wondering Who is the wise man?"
and thinking that maybe he will not
be the perfect evangelist, but the
complete realist.
And I was much discouraged. for
1 realized that 1 am not half of /
per cent of either.
Copyright 1892. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
Rail Competitors

The railroads are here to stay, nation has built
them and for this the problem of alleged gov
ernmental subsidies to competing forms of transport
taton is vital one.
we dot not agree entirely with j. j. Peley president
of the New Haven that the federal and lesser govern
ments have been induging in orgy of subsidies"
nor do we believe that he the railroad executives
he represents would have all these government aids
to airplanes, water carriers and trucks and BUSES
removed out of hand
The interstate commerce commission has suggested
a means of approach that offers careful scientific
method for determining where these subsidies are and
which are obnoxious
1t has recommended to congress IAN impartial and
authoritative investigation for the purpose of deter
mining whether and to what extent motor water and
air carriers operating in competition with the rail-
roads receiving direct indirect government aid
amounting in effect, to subsidies"
And it has urged that this inquiry result in con-
illusions on what if anything ought to be done about
these subsidies.
Railway executives will do great good, we think If
they will demand that congress undertake these fact
finding studies
For upon them can be based accurate conclusions
about the coordination of other forms of transport
taton with railroads, to preserve the latter in their
full vgor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

preventoriums, clinics and dispen-
SarieS.
An investigation made by Linsly
Williams and Kendall Emerson re-
vealed, however, that only II per
cent of patients in sanatoriums are
in the early stages of the disease,
and that 81 per cent of patients
who come to physicians have Symp-
toms that are severe.
In other words, they come as
people sick with tuberculosis rather
than for prevention of tuberculosis
If the vast ma ority of people we're
to be examined regularly much
more tuberculosis could be detected
in the earliest stages, better hygiene
could be practiced. and the rate
thereby could be reduced greatly,
Nevertheless, complete control of
the disease will not come from such
procedures, except over a long pc
Rod of time.
1t was possible to stamp out yell
low fever just as soon as it became
apparent that the disease was trans
mitted by the mosquito, even though
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
The Norris Tribute

The kind of courage that has led George W. Nor
r1s to look beyond party lines always and to put those
things he believes in always ahead of personal ad
vantage, is exceedingly 1t richly deserves the
tribute paid in Nebraska the other night by Governor
Roosevelt
History asks: Did the man have integritv?n said
Roosevelt
Did the man have unselhshness?
Did the man have courage?
Did the man,have consistency?'
There are few statesmen in America todav who so
definitely and clearly meas up to an affirmative n
the four questions as does The senior senator from,
Nebraska"
Inc integrity Of this gallant old fighter has been
proved so often that no one dares challenge it. Year
8Ver year ne has put aside personal comfort and hope
OF personal gain, and has rsked his political life to
hght Tor principles He has led in scores of current
reforms
He has done more than that He has had the
clear-slghted vision to cut through to the heart of
tnlngs IN making his fights striking blows where they
VIII count, instead of glancng off the surface.
he decided long ago that the only way permanentlv
TO better the condition of the people he represents
both literally and spiritually is to restore their gov
eminent to them. So he has attacked the electoral
college standing between the voters and accurate ex
preston of their will
He has attacked the lame duck session of congress
which has crippled the legislative branch of renre
sentative government for SO long He has worked ia
hoera7e federal law and to bring the Judiciary closer
into line with democratic government
II any one in public life today embodies the ideal
virtues of the statesman, it is this modest sinnle
great and good man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30

the exact organism of the disease
was not known.
In tuberculosis, we know the cause
Of the disease; namely, the germ
of bacillus of tuberculosis.
We know the method of trans
mission, which is from the patient
with the disease to the person who
does not have it, particularly the
child, and occasionally through in
fected milk and food.
We know that the disease could
be prevented by complete isolation
or determination of those who have
it, but we can not apply such pro-
cedures on suitable scale, simply
because social conditions do not
permit the application of such
stringent procedures.
The attack on tuberculosis has,
therefore, in recent years contin-
ueed along the lines Of hygiene and
epidemology, but has, at the same
time. been expanded into other meth
DDS that seem more likely to offer
possibilities for a dramatic exter-
minstion of the disease in a single
generation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-30
Not All G, O. P, Fault

DUT the Republican party is not
- wholly to blame for our blind
faith in the magic of manipulation,
our fear of Wall Street, our super
stitious awe of those men who have
created gigantic corporations and
rolled up enormous fortunes.
Poetry, as we'll as politics, has
contributed to the illusion. 1t is
backed by a folk lore of sensational
story, anecdote and song. We have
made of our captains of industry,
our multi-millionaireS, our masters
OF finance, what the Roman made
OF his general and the Egyptian
made of his high priest-Superior,
working beings.
We have worked ourselves into a
frame of mind where we believe
that a few international bankers
can made peace, or war, and where
few national bankers can cause
markets to f1uctuate at will. The
truth is, of course, that most of the
huctuatlon can be traced to lack of
plan rather than planning, but we
don't want to believe that.
We have sold ourselves on the
IDEA that every big movement de-
notes higher intelligence, whether
benign or malicious.