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The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Our Problem Is One
of Distribution

Much was said in the
meeting about the machine
age, and its effect on our
social system. The spokes-
man for technology tells us
that compared with the age,
extending back almost six
thousand years, that knew
no machines, the rate of
production has increased a
hundred times. One man at
a machine today can pro-
duce as much in a given
time as a hundred men be-
fore. But population has
increased; and the standard
of living has increased; and
there has been a correspond
ing increase in the needs of
men. That which seems
necessity today would have
been considered beyond the
reach of monarchs four hun
dred years ago.
The theory of many econ
omistS is that because of
machines we have overpro-
duction. There is no such
thing as over-production
provided everyone has all
that he or she needs for
perfect comfort, for health
and reasonable happiness.
We intend to keep on say
ing over and over again,
that there is no over-pro-
duction-there is undercon-
sumption. How unspeakably
stupid to complain of over
production in this country
at this hour, when millions
do not have sufficient food
for their physical well-be-
ing, and not enough cloth
ing to keep them warm.
With a healthy consump-
tion, all the machines we
have can be useG, and all
men can be put to work,
provided there is a shorten
ing of the work day and
week. Our problem is one
of distribution, not produc-
tion.
Unhappily, too, few men in
public life, like too many
men in industrial and finan-
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Fewer Lynchings
An Encouraging Sign

hopeful sign of better relations in the South is
afforded by the decrease in ynchngs this year compared
with last.
According figures from the New York headquarters Of
the National Association for the Advancement of Coored
People, there eleven ynchngs in 1882 whereas 1881
there fourteen Two of the ynched this year,
moreover whites.
Lynchng is not confined exclusively the South Of
the 1882 being in Ohio And considering the North
much to conclude that Lynch law among the most
sinister types of crime is becoming relatively minor matter
The mpromptu executions of gangsters and Of innocent
bynders at the hands of gunner in the great Northern
cities make most parts Of the South look like Sunday school
communities by contrast.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
WISE WORDS

When the mind is in a state
of uncertainty the smallest i'm
pulse directs it to either side.
Terence.
Humanity lives and always
has lived on certain elemental
observation-disclosures.
He who refuses what is just,
gives up everything to him
who Is armed.-Lucan.
Look around the. habitable
world, how few
Know their own good, or know
ing it, pursue.
Dryden.
Forethought and prudence are
the proper qualities of leader.
-Tacitus.
The reward of one duty is the
power to fulfill another-Eliot.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
ONCE OVERS

foolish to have allowed your
desires to over-balance your
good judgment.
You are not the only one
who was foolish. -
Thousands upon thousands
conducted their affairs as you
did.
It may be small compenSa-
ton but you ought to get some
satisfaction from the thought
of all the good things you en-
joyed while able to procure
them.
You gratified yourself and
you learned a good leSson-a
needed lesson.
If you don't forget the lesson
it may be worth much to you
in the future.
The come easy, go easy
method Is not a safe one.
Copyright, 1898, King, Features
Syndicate, Inc0
The Washington times., 1933-01-03

Cry because I'm so sorry for
myself. .......
And, while I'm crying, I think
how good I've been to everyone
how patient and generous and
unSelfiSh. Yet look how mean
everyone has been to me! So
ungrateful! Never appreciating
what I've done! Never showing
me any consideration! Tram
pling all over my rights!
Recognize the symptoms? I
bet you do. Chances are, you're
like that, too. Nearly everyone
is
And is it silly? OF course it
is! And you know why as well
as do.
It's a grand thing to be gen.
erous and good-natured.
BUT IT'S A FOOL THING
TO BE so GENEROUS OR so
GOODtNATURED THAT YOU
LET OTHER PEOPLE SPOIL
YOUR LIFE.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO PRO
TECT YOUR LIFE. IT'S UP
TO YOU TO KEEP OTHER
PEOPLE FROM SPOILING 1T.
Generosity and good nature
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Some Interesting
Figures

If by the waving of d
wand we could restore the
purchasing power of the
farms we could 60 very far
toward solving the problem
of unemployment-machines
or no machines. And that
brings us to some interest
ing figures. We are assured
that if the debts owing US
by other nations could be
wiped out by our assump-
tion of the debts. the fac
tories would begin hum
ming over night. Just men
tion the $11, ,5OO,O0O,O0O of
the foreign debts, spread
over more than a dozen ma
tions, and over go years,
and many of our people
tremble at the thought.
We are told we must do
something about it; that
even transfer of this burden
to the American taxpayers
would be worth while.
Is any one shocked at
this: The debts resting on
the American farms amount
to $12,5OO, 900, ,OOO-one bill
lion more!
We are told that debtor
nations, with their enormous
natural resources and their
teeming millions of people,
cannot be expected even in
60 years to lift such a bur-
den. But it is taken for
granted that the American
farmers, who, with their
families, number ten million
less than the population of
France, can lift a debt of a
billion more than is owed
by Britain, France, Italy,
Belgium, and all the, other
nations combined.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03

cial circles, are willing to
face the necessity for social
reforms.
The truth will serve, and
this is the tragic truth;
even now with all our sys-
TENS trembling in the bal
ance most of our industrial
and financial leaders are
hugging the delusion that
if we stand still and do
nothing, "the good old days
and ways" will return. II
good days come again they
will not be the kind we had
when we were living in a
FOOLS paradise.
President Compton, Of the
Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology, said a lot when
he gave this warning:
"There are cogent grounds
for believing that unless our
present social organization
follows the course of put
ting into effect we'll consid-
cred measures to prevent
unemployment, and to evolve
a stable social order, it may
actually be destroyed"
Can there be any doubt
of that?
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
The Lock In WedlOck
The bridegroom is always
more nervous than the bride, be-

cause to a. woman, walking up
the middle aisle is a premedita-
ted bliss-but a man must be in
an awfully reckless mood to en-
Joy his own wedding.
Nowadays, a young man ap-
pears to spend almost as much
time and ingenuity thinking up
ways to discourage the women
as the old-fashioned lover spent
in devising ways to win them.
When a man puts off marry
ing too long, he makes the
tragic discovery that the women
of his own age are too old to
thrill him, and that the women
who are young enough to thrill
him can see him only as an
antique" or a meal-ticket.
The best and biggest capital
with which to start a marriage
is plenty of surplus love. When
a little love has to last a long
time, it spreads out awfully
thin.
The jolt from which a bride
takes longest to recover is the
sudden transition from the role
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
More Beer
Less Grooming

Despite the many cogent revenue, lib
ery health and order-that have advanced
for the return of beer it has remained for Dr. Hugo
f former conductor the Manhattan Opera House. to put
forth
- Beer" says the DOCTOR will down the crooner."
Dr. Resenfed believes that beer drinking robust
tunes deepvoced choruse hearty and optimistic music
Prosit he expresses it, is the death knel of blues
bleats and similar broken-hearted laments
The suggestion respectfully offered to the Senate when it
gets around to the beer BILL and to the Administration when
the Senate passes it.
good many million Americans who have vanly sought
surcease grooming the doctors argument cncher
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Factories Depend
Upon the Farms

One of the most potent
reasons for the appalling
unemployment is to be found
in the fact that in the "good
old days" we utterly ignored
agriculture and wrought it's
ruin. When you take thirty
million people out Of 1885,
100000 from the purchasing
class, ruin is inevitable for
all.
In agricultural sections
bank failures have almost
kept pace with mortgage
foreclOsures-and because of
the conditions making for
foreclosures.
In the farm regions bank
ruptcies among merchants
have reached an enormous
number - because farmers
cannot buy from the mer-
chants.
And because of these con-
ditions factories in Pitts
burgh and other industrial
centers have been forced to
throw workers into the
streets.
We have not used the
brains they used in France,
where conditions are not so
bad because Of a better bal
anced industrial life-seen
to by the government. We
thought we could build up
factories at the expense Of
the farms; we are just be-
ginning to understand that
factories depend upon the
farms.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03

PROFESSORS and indus
4 trialists discussed eco
nomic conditions this week
at the annual meeting of the
American Association for
the Advancement of Science.
One professor explained the
virtues of technocracy, but
the most interesting and
worthwhile address was
that Of Gerard Swope, the
industrialist, who seemed
more concerned over the
human rights Of the jobless
than over kilogram calories.
It may be added that Mr..
Swope is one of the very
few industrialists who seems
to understand that the
preservation of any civilized
society depends on finding
a way to prevent enforced
idleness in men who cannot
live without work. He thinks
that industry must find a
way to give the workers as
surance of a minimum en-
ployment per year, which
must carry sufficient COM
pensation "to enable them
to live in accordance with
a standard of living that
we want to maintain. " That
is the thought of a civilized
man. We have a great
many intellectuals who are
not civilized.
He proposes an unemploy-
ment insurance with a sys-
TEN to be organized jointly
by employers and employees,
one contributing from wages
and the other from profits.
Evidently he feels that this
can be done without any in
tervention by the Govern
ment. The most convincing
evidence to some of us that
this is overoptimistic is the
fact that Mr.. Swope and a
few others seem to be alone
in the thought. The unem-
ployment problem is one for
organized society as a whole
to solve. Upon the solution
depends the preservation of
civilization itself. And with
out governmental initiative,
encouragement and action,
nothing will be done.
In justice to Mr.. Swope,
it must be added that he is
not adverse to legislation
and governmental leader
ship, if necessary.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Stay in Bed
And Eat Spinach

There is no influenza epidemic here
Nevertheless many in bed with heavy colds and
that many more ought to be.
Colds easily develop into "fu, grippe pneumonia.
II Pneumonia is joke
you have bad cold therefore, stay in bed few days
II We know the answer to that usually is "Yeah?'
Nobody with job wants to endanger it by absence.
And there with colds who bed to stay
It doesn't pay though take chance if you possibly
avoid it. And while you laid up eat plenty of spinach and
drink orange juice You take all the cold the
'lisk but there is better than those two.
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

Of the dazzling sweetheart who
set a mans heart on fire to
the role Of the unobServed
wife who merely burns his
toast.
These tight waists and long
skirts may make a flapper look
only a little more grown-up
and sophisticated, but the way
in which they DATE a woman
of over thirty is positively
cruel.
Alarm clocks have been In
vented that will go off at any
given minute-but, nobody has
ever yet invented a way to
awaken a man.
According to the Census re-
ports. there is one divorce to
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
An Unsafe Method

Most of your trouble seems
to come from the fact that you
find it easier to spend as you
please, rather than deny your
self pleasures you desire.
Your financial perpleXities
come from foolish expendi-
lures.
If you had now, what you
literally threw away during
the years you enjoyed your
greatest income you might be
resting easy.
Of course the amount might
not have been enough to pro-
vide a living for you and all
your dependents for the rest OF
your days.
But it might have relieved
you from worry and discom-
fort you have now.
You admit that you were
The Washington times., 1933-01-03

b @ d v give
anything.
A n d. o +
coure, some
ones always
taking advan-
tage of me.
Which is jake,
for a while.
Then I blow
up. Blow up
bad! Get red
eyed! B a W l
everyone out!
E n d up by
going off and
h a v in g a
Good Hard
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
According to the Census re-
ports, there is one divorce to

every six marriages in Amer
ica; and apparently four out
of five couples are merely wait
ing until they can save enough
money for the fare to Reno.
In a domestic quarrel. if a
woman answers back, she is
"nagging"-and if she doesn't
she is "grouching." So, what
can the poor thing do?
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
It's Up To You To Define and
Maintain Your Own Rights

I'm one Of those easy:go1ng,
good-natured people, always
willing to do anything for any
The Washington times., 1933-01-03
Neglected Problems
At Home
Bu Claude G.. BOUerS

Battles Of the Jackson Period struggle
America" Jefferson and Hamilton The
Era and "Beyerdge and the Progressive Era"
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
w e e k | y Short
Sermon
PARALLELS OF OUR LORD
THE HEART OF GOD EXPOSED
by DIR. A. q. Bearer
(F0r the LSBJ

Text: But when he was yet a
great way off. his father saw
him-Luke 1920.
Why did the father see him
"afar Off" Because he was watch
ing for him. lie waited and watch
ed because OF his anxiety. and n
order that his son might not falter
because of fear. IL was the fathers
heart rather than his eyes that re-
cognized his son. His love gave
him keen vision.
The father met him--he ran to
meet him. This was indicative OF
his love and his Willingness TO for
give and receive. and OF the great
Joy that filled his heart at the sight
OF his wandering son.
False is the teaching that God
wants me to go to graveyards to
roll and tumble. TO agonize and
spend days and weeks. mourning
and pleading. God is ever anxious
TO save men. More anxious than
they are to be saved. And i'm spirit
he meets and forgives all who will
make their way back to him.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
With The Churches
Presbyterian Church

Sunday was Mems Day at St
Johns with special financial and
attendance rally Several solos by
Miss mabel Hill OF Flint. Mich.
and Mr.. James rutherford. Radio
artist. were enjoyed by the large
audience The special speaker Mr..
J. +. Wrightf ID. c. s.. founder and
secretary OF the Pathfinders OF
America. spoke on the subject
Systems" He very interestingly
told of his twenty years Of expert
ence in the work of Reformation
or Prisoners and how they were
helped by the Pathfnder's Lessons.
He stated that the system of HUI
manization Thru Constructive
Education was the remedy To de-
crease the number OF criminals
and that II the same system were
used i'm solving human problems
as scientific ones. people would be
taught how TO live and criminal
tendencies prevented as people
would then prefer to do right Mr.
Wright is the author OF several
booklets dealing with Character
Building. and II is said that his
philosophy of life really works
The Annual Sunday School Pie
ME will be held on Belle Isle. Fri
day August 4th
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29

and Dubois-Fitz. 1734-J
St. Peter Claver Rectory. 400 II.
iot-Col. b073
Antioch Baptist. GIG Brewster Sc
Good Hope Baptist. 25lz5 bian
Avenue, East Detroit
Morning Star Baptist, l6ls T.
Lafayette
Mt. Zion Baptist. Ecorse. 18th ard
Highson
New Mt. Vernon Baptist, Sthica st
N. w. Detroit.
st. John C. M. E.. Maple and ST.
Scott M. E., Cor. Kirby and ST
Antoine
st. James Baptist, 1888 Rivard--
Cherry 1882
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Hastings, near Ferry.
Peoples Baptist, Jos. Campau and
Arndt .
Providence Baptist, Richmond, at
Euclid
Russell st. Baptist, Cor. kusseli
and Alger
st. Paul A. M. E. Zion, Palmer at
Beaubien
First Baptist Church of Ecorse,
cor. 18th. and Francis
HAMTRAMCK
First Baptist Institutional, Mitch
ell and Canif
First Baptist. Trowbridge neat
Jos. Campau.
Corinthian Baptist. 1887 CONNER
st. Peter A. M. K. Zion. Yemans q
Charest
Quinn Chapel A. M. f., Mckay al
Holmes. Hamtramck. Mich.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
Gospel Singers To
Appear At John
Wesley Church

The Heavenly Gospel Singers.
who have made for themselves a
splendid record in their field OF en-
deavor. will appear Sunday morn
ing, July 30. at the John Wesley
Zion Church. 1926 Hartford st.
The perfect harmony rendered
by this popular group has thrilled
thousands in Canada and the Unit
ed States
Rev. c. NJ. Metcalf. newly-ap-
pointed pastor of John Wesley
Zion. has arranged for the EIeav-
emily Gospel Singers to render
their complete program at the
church. Tuesday evening. August
1, at o'clock. sharp Everybody
is invited Don't miss the oppor-
tunity 10 hear this talented aggre-
cation OF singers.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
Central Avenue
c. M. E. Church

We wish to announce 10 the
many friends who have supported
our Sunday programs. that we
have changed the hour OF the pro-
gram from the third Sunday night
in each month. to the second Sun
day afternoon OF each month, at
3 o'clock.
Our s. s. and church picnic will
be held Thursday. July 81
We invite the public to attend
our services each Sunday morn
ing, at IL a. m.
Sunday. July 30. the pastor. Rev.
A. ii. Phelps. will preach special
sermon. and the choir will render
appropriate selections.
The church is progressing SPLEEN
didly. under the efficient leader
ship of Rev. Phelps. Everybody is
invited.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29

Note this paper each week for an
explanation of the above reasons
for the accusation made.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
Mt. Vernon Church

Sunday morning. the pastor, Dr.
f. G. Hicks. took his text from III.
Kings 6;5. subject. Master it's
lost
In the evening Rev. John Ball
preached. using as his subject. Go
bring thy Brother" Gen. 1924.
Sunday. July 80. is "Greenback
Rally Day Every member is ask
ed 10 give no less than a dollar.
Thursday evening at the church.
Tie young Matrons meet every
Everyone is cordially invited. The
lesson for next Thursday will be
found in the following verses. III.
Tim 10, /. Cor 1912: Eph. 6:5.
The Sunshine Band met last
Monday with 20 members and 3
visitors present The children en-
joyed themselves by making and
colorlng toy houses Please send
your children TO the Sunshine
Band Matte Mccullough. Presi-
dent. Margert BalksOn, Secretary.
The Mission Circle held their
meeting Monday July IL, and the
Holy Spirit met them there.
Groups No and were instruct
ed by Mesdames = Robinson and
r. Hicks. respectively. The lesson
was highly enjoyed by ALL Mrs.
Edwards, visiting here from East
land, Ga. was visitor Ice-cream
and barbecue are served every
by the Mission Circle. at
the church Mrs r. Robinson.
President; Mrs G. Howard. Sec
rotary.
Remember The Tribune is on
sale every Saturday and Sunday at
he church
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
CHURCH DIRECTORY


John Wesley A. M. E. Zion, Hart
ford Ave. near Milford
Metropolitan Community, 545 Di-
vision st.
New Bethel Baptist, 4210 Hast
ings, cor. Willis
Tabernacle Baptist, cor. Beech
wood and Milford
First Baptist, Ecorse, Mich, cor.
18th and Francis.
Allen Temple A. NJ. E., HoIbrook
and Russell
Baptist Christian Center. IT'S
Russell-Cad. 1851
Bethel A. M. E. Church, bSo
Frederick-Trin. 2-9667
Calvary Baptist Church. 1880 Jos.
Campau, Fitz. 9755
Macedonia Bapt., Cor. st. Aubin
and Mullett
Mt. Olive Baptist Church. 323 K.
Willis-Col. 2837
Second Baptist Church, AL Mon
roe-Cad. 0866
Plymouth Congregational. Gar
field and Beaubien
St. Cyprian Episcopal. 2Sth at
Milford
st. Matthews Episcopal Church.
2019 st. Antoine-Ran. 1854
St Paul A. M. E., Chene St. &
jay
st. Stephens A. M. E.. Stanford
and Cobb
Ebenezer, A. M. e. Church. 54b
Erskine-Cad. 1929
St. John Presbyterian. Madison
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
Employees Mig hit
Program To Be
Featured Aug. 8

The Booker T. Washington
Trade Association will observe
Tuesday night. August Sth. as En-
ployees Night. This promises to be
one OF the most helpful and con-
structive program ever presented
by the Association.
Every business and professional
man and woman who employees one
or more persons is urged to be
present and insist on the presence
OF every one in his employ.
One OF the major objects of the
Booker T. Washington Trade AS
ISOLATION is to improve the stand
ard OF service of the colored bust
ness and professional group. and IL
is felt that through such a pro-
gram. substantial progress will be
made In that direction.
The principal subject for dis
cussion will be THE Duty OF the
Employee to his Employer. and
Customer" The discussion will be
confined strictly 10 employees
Every employer is requested 20
designate at least one of his EN-
ployees TO discuss the subject.
Another feature of the program
will he fifteen minute address nv
one OF Detroit's leading employees.
subject what the Employer ex.
poets from the Employee"
Special seating arrangements
will be made for all employees.
The program will be held at Bethel
A. NJ. +. Church, corner Frederick
and st. Antoine. Tuesday night.
August Sth. at 900 o'clock.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
Sick And Convolescant

Mrs. Nora Daniels of BIG ~ La
Belle is very sick from a nervous
breakdown and her condition Will
not permit visitors.
Mrs Eddie Robinson and her two
children. Armand and Mercedes. OF
1873 LaBelle have been III for the
the past several days but are on
the road to recovery now.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
City Usher B O a r d
Union

The city Usher Board Union
met with the Peace Baptist usher
board. last sunday afternoon. az
the latter's 9th anniversary
A nice program was rendered
to the enjoyment of all in attend
ance There were 81 ushers pre-
sent al the roll-call
New Bethel received the hnan-
cial banner
Sunday afternoon, July 80. The
City Usher Board Union will have
special program. at the Maccdo-
mia Baptist Church The public is
invited
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-29
BEREAVEMENT

James Daniels, former business
man of this city. died Monday. Jul
~ "a. after a long period OF i'll
ness.
He leaves his widow. brother
and three nephews.
Prior to his illness. Mr.. Daniels
was an employee at ue Receiving
Hospital laundry and was also
owner of the Eagle Laundry.
The funeral took place Wednes-
dav from McFalls Undertaking es-
adjustment. Rev. II. l.. Brady. of
nciating. Interment took place In
Memorial Park Cemetery.
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COOPERATION

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and coIored, who advertise In the
Detroit Tribune. Their financial
aid helps us 10 published the best
edited paper In Michigan, for your
benefit and enjoyment. You help us
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