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The Washington times., 1934-11-21

Tuning in on the Harlem
wishing tree" ceremonies the
other day, I thought Of old
Ezekiel: "a great eagle came
unto Lebanon and took the high
est branch of the cedar and car
ried it into a land of traffic; he
set it in a city of merchants.
At 2 o'clock in the morning,
passing 1920 Street and Seventh
Avenue, I once saw an old, bent
Negro step under Harlem's "tree
of hope" the one that is now re-
placed. He lifted his hands and
murmured supplications. I
though then of the cedar branch
set in the city of merchants, and
how Ezekiel and poets and
prophets from the beginning OF
mans first great aspirations
have symbolized health and i'm
mortality and fortunes in trees
of hope. In India, the banyan
tree; in Egypt, the sycamore; in
Ireland, the sacred ash. In the
heart of Vienna today, there
stands the carefully guarded
stump of the "Stock-im EiSen,"
a larch, venerated as a wishing
tree for generations.
Spengler, the gloomy German
writer, says our cities of steel
and stone, our machines and our
"chariots which run like the
lightning through the streets"
as jeremiah had it, all are
doomed, with all the western
peoples, because we have become
the wicked and recreant chill
dren of the kindly old Earth
Mother; we can longer touch
the finger tips of the Hand OF
Life, Sensed by the race in the
mystic imagery with which 1t
has endowed trees.
LONG RECORD
AS a newspaper reporter, 1t
has seemed to me that no one
ever could be quite sure as to
either how or why things hap
pened. Running down the story
of African wishing trees, you
find one E. Clodd, explorer and
writer, returning from South Nj
geria. He records this speech
by a native:
Eyes; we say this big tree is
our life-this big tree. When
one of us dies, his spirit does
not go to another country, but
into the big tree; and this is
why we will not have it cut. We
sacrifice to the big tree and
every request is granted"
In 1922, when "Shufflin'
Along" had just hit Broadway,
Onions" Jones was an impor-
tant member of the cast. Stroll
ing along in the shank of a
nice summer evening, he passed
the century-old maple tree which
stood in front of the Lafayette
Theater. Under the tree stood
one Lionel Jackson, a nimble
hoofer and an in-and-outer in
the Harlem theaters, with sew
eral companions.
well. if this amt the great
Onions JONES'" said Mr.. Jack
son sarcastically. Mr.. Jones,
well dressed, Veil nouriShed,
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relaxed to its former comatosS
state.
1t worked tDith diligence,
hoUeUer, for a tetO weeks ana
many a farmer throughout the
nation has received his check
after months of Ddtchtul tDGtt'
ing and prolonged profanity.
Typical of the effort Of the
AAA prior to elections was its
work in New Mexico.
Knowing that Senator Bron-
son Cutting was going to have
a difficult time with his op-
ponent, Democratic Nominee
Dennis Chavez, officials of the
AAA went to the aid of Chavez.
The Word Uent around the
Administration to rush all
possible checks to NeiJ Mertco.
The order DdS issued on the
Thursday prior to election
Tuesday.
Checks were to be in the
mail to be rushed By air mail
to NeW Merico so as to 1rriUe
there on Saturday if possible
and certainly not later than
the Monday before elections.
That the checks had the de-
sired effect was evidenced by
the close contest, but from all
indications, the AAA did not
mail quite enough,
Appointment of Capt. George
Fried, one of the foremost
heroes of the American Mer-
chant Marine of today. as
supervising steamboat inspector
at NeD York obviously is one
of the most important steps
in the reorganization of the
Steamboat Inspection Service.
Captain Fried'S record is one
that can be equalled by few
men in the American merchant
service, particularly since it
has been the custom in recent
years to reduce the service as
much as possible.
He saved the lives of many
men at sea when as master of
the President Roosevelt he di.
rected the rescue of the crew
of the Antinioe and later as
The Washington times., 1934-11-21
Schools of the Dark Age
Bring Conditions to Light!

There time in the history OF America Wnen tne
public school system could be utilized for greater good to the
Nation than right
If the children in whose future of the country will
one day be placed be equipped properly to the bur-
den then those children must given the training and know
edge which traditional in the American school system
It is crying that just at this time when the public
schools loom so Importantly the salvation of the Nation they
should be subjected to FALSE ECONOMIES which wreck
ing the school system destroying the morale of the teaching
force and breeding discomfort among the students
Instead improving and developing system Of public
education we have the last few years. let fall back until
now the situation both nationally and locally, is acute
Here in Washington conditions bad and during the
next few years, WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE
That they will unless the and Of
the city their children and who believe that those chill
dren should be properly meet and cope with the
problems of the future TAKE A FIRM STAND AND MILL
TANTLY DEMAND the slack Of the last few years be
taken up and school system again be placed efficient
and proper basis
The National Capital alarming example to the
try when parents necessary IN ORDER TO PROTECT
THE LIVES AND HEALTH of their children to threaten to
remove them from school altogether
The parents the Blair School children perfectly usti
fled taking drastic action improve conditions that build
ing Possibly the fumes which they complained of were not
poisonous they certainly distressing to the children
should properly be alarmed when they believe their
children suffering.
There believe that conditions at the Blair School
not unique
have schools which older than the Blair We
have schools that have place modern system
but should be demonstrate to future
generations the DARK AGE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION.
Under the circumstances the parents of Washington CAN
NOT AFFORD TO SHIRK THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
up the parents to remedy the conditions which
subject complaint.
The task longer lies with the Board of Education the
administration the District Commissioners Those
agencies undoubtedly trying to do their best with what
they have.
We that they given everything they need to give
the educational system want.
In the various communities of Washington those most "a
mar with the needs Of the schools in those communities
the mothers fathers of the school children They KNOW
the conditions of the schools their children attend
Let bring those conditions to light.
Anyone who interested in conditions in the schools in
vtsd to write to the editor of The Times and will all
unite public opinion behind the demand for IMPROVEMENT
The Washington times., 1934-11-21

Gone are the days when
"jolly football weather" meant
that the Astors and the Water
burys would pile onto tallyhos
and, struggling under chrys-
anthemums, drive up to Spring
field to see the Harvards play
the YaleS for the championship
of the world. College football
was taken up by Broadway
this year.
With the spread of pari-mu-
tuel betting on college games,
all the boys in the poolrooms
found themselves allied, not
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greSS is the
hope Of Sec
retary of War
G ge ii.
Dern and his
War Depart
ment staff.
Pacif i S tic
members of
C on gre S S,
basing their
actions on al
legged &c o n
omy, n a v e
hacked away
at the foun-
dations Of the
National De-
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r e a c h t h e
d a z Eli n G
h e i g hts. If
your life were
like tn a t!
But, of course,
it can't be.
For you never
h a v e t n e
breaks.
N o matter
how hard you
W ork, some
t h i n G o r
S m e body's
always h o Id
ing you back.
So here YOU
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merchants. Nearly 70 per cent
of the workers of Harlem have
been unemployed. Thousands
of them, children of the age of
faith, made their wishes under
the old tree, and they and new
supplicationS now seek the new
tree.
A year or so ago, a friend
told me he heard an old Negro
woman mumbling under the
The Washington times., 1934-11-21

master OF the
America di-
rected t h e
r e S C ue of
F. lori d a. S
crew.
The ques-
tion that now
a r i S e S is
whether Cap
tain Fri e d,
on shore, will
be able to di-
re C t W ork
that will ma
terially pre-
vent, future
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ship disasters such as that OF
the Moro Castle which pro-
voked the reorganization of
steamboat inspection.
Various petty internal con-
fIicts in Government service,
lack of adequate legislation and
funds to enforce present regu-
IatiOns may give Captain Fried
one of the hardest tasks of his
enviable career.
copyright, 1894, The Washington Times)
The Washington times., 1934-11-21

} stopped and said with great
dignity.
Eyes, this is Onions Jones,
member of the cast of 'Shufflin'
Along and appearing in the
same this evening. And here
you are standing under a tree
hopin'-hopin'-juSt hopin'."
There has been sadness among
these happy black folk who
bring their tree Unto q city Of
The Washington times., 1934-11-21

Rehabilitation of the crippled
National Defense Act to at least
a fair degree in the next Con-
The Washington times., 1934-11-21
GO STREAMLINE!

You'd like to get ahead. You
envy people who do... people
who, starting from nothing,
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giate stuff going on, but the
country's going soft anyway,
and we might as we'll play the
game and may the best teams
win-and pay!
Copyright. 1894. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
Articles by Robert Benchley
appear each Monday, WedneS-
day and Thursday.
The Washington times., 1934-11-21
The Greatest Show
On Earth
BY John Snure, T.

ID = relaxed to its former comatoss
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31

lands the American flag will continue to
float over US and we will be fo"ca1 to
fight for what we want and would have
to fight harder TO keep what we get.
Would it not be wiser if, instead of
engaging in childish pickering we put
our hands and hearts together in one
for all and an all for one uovement. the
aim of which to be a square deal for the
natives under the New Deal of the
President?
If the ultimate object of man is hal
piness, and happiness depend largely
upon our economic well being and, il
that in turn depend upon what we
receive as our share of the wealth we
create we should seriously consider
whittier we are heading in this march
under the New Deal.
And how. in repeating the usual wish
for happiness in the New Year we would
remind our people that happiness will
not come to US by merely wishing it for
ourselves or for our fellow men.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31
Monday, December 31st 1884.
EDITORIAL

Another year is going. The church
bells will announce a. miinight the exit
of the ola year and the entrance of the
New Year.
KpeeliBg in prayer in their places of
worship thousands Of Deope viii imDlore
the guidance of Almighty io6 in me com
Ing year
1884 has. like its predecessors brought
sickness, death and distress to some and
happiness to others. 1t will how
ever go down in history az the year
during which the United States Govern
ment started its experiment in ownership
and operationof industry.
After years of economic distress. pro
hibition was repealed and private capital
was inclined to enture into St Crolx But
a greater venture was being planned by
Franklip D. Roosevelt. our ilustrous
President. And to the Virgin Islands was
given what is supposed to be a New
Deal.
AS 1885 approaches and serious
persons project thar minds into the fu
ture they will think of this New Deal.
the great expenditure of money. the
kind spirit which prompted the effort and
they will hope that our people will re
ceive the benefits which the New Deal
was calculated 10 bring them.
They are wondering if the New Deal
will mean an enhancement of the Amer
can COLONY and the division among them
of seven-eighths of the Federal money
while the small fraction that remains will
be distributed between the workers.
They are wondering if the desire of
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be considered.
or if the natives will get only the crumbs
that fall from their masters tables
The less thoughtful ones will waste
time and energy trying to make and break
governors. forgetting that. whoever
may be the Governor of the Virgin Is
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31
St. Thomas News

Bluebeard's Castle, the famous old
Danish tower around which so many Ie-
gends have been made. will take new
rule on Christmas Day when the Ho;el
will be opened with a formal dinner 10
which hundred citizens have subscribed.
Built in the 18th century by Danish
Governor, the frowning battlements
and rusty iron common have looked
westward over the town while three
centuries of change and acts of God
did their best to modify the island
Early in the nineteenth century the
donion keep of the fertilization received
the name: Castle Barbe BIeu" and the
owned by more than one freebooter
but the facts of sober history do not SUD.
stantiate the assumption.
After many owners had woe and lost
fortunes, and subsequently, passed on the
property. it was bought by Rev James
Mes early in this century. From his ia
mlv the US. Government acquired it to
make hotel
Perhaps the most bitterly fought and
widely criticized project under Cover
nor Paul M. Pearson, the Blue Beard
Castle Hotel is now reality after near
lythree years of opposition. sabotage
and postponements
Reinforced concrete cottages and bun
gales, modernize the spacious court,
with the original dwelling. provide liv
ing quarters for the guests. They have
galleries and baths. fine views and COM
Portable rooms.
Well equipped kitchens offer opportu-
pity for the geLii who concoct nectar
and ambrosia, or plain hash on Mondays.
Every detail of the culinary art mas an
implement or a utensl. silent. electri
cally driven, and most convenient.
Mr.. and Mrs. PETER who have leased
this hotel for long term will extend to
corners a hearty welcome. beginning
with the opening DINNER for which ban.
quet credtable III is being pre-.
pared
That this stage has been reached des-
pite a thousand obstacles, speaks we'll
for the initiative. persistence. and ability
of Governor Pearson, and is evidence of
the generous faith of his supporters ia
Washington. The Bluebeard Castle Hotel
is fact. Daily News Dec. "a.
DISTRICT COIIRT FINDS MCINTOSH
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31
Random Notes

A Christmas Cantata entitled THE
Promised Child" was rendered in the
Lutheran Church last night by the choir
assisted by DR.. and Mrs. G. Roberts.
The IS. Elizabeth of the Bull Insular
Line, after landing its cargo among
which was a large shipment of Santo
Domingo sugar. sailed at P. M. Satur-
day for San Juan, 2. X. via St. Thomas.
Governor Pearson. accompanied by
Commits sioner of Public Works ]. lily
were out yesterday morning riding on
spirited horses.
At noon the Governor and Mrs. Pear.
son, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs.
Cramer and Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols
visited the Quay where the old pilots
residence is being renovated by the
Federal Government.
The order to discontinue work on PWA
projects. received here on Friday was
followed by another message on Satur
day to resume work.
Tomorrow being New Years Day
there will he no issue of this paper.
Fun. dancing. sports. refreshments.
gifts-9 regular big time for the small
fee of 10cts. at the First Christmas Tree
at Mt. Pellier tomorrow.
President Roosevelt sent message to
Governor Pearson expressing cordial
personal greetings for Merry Christmas
and happiness 10 the New Year.
The free show for patrons of the
ko 1Ohr
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31

Tomorrow being New Years Day
there will he no issue of this paper.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31

Fun. dancing. sports. refreshme
gifts-9 regular big time for the s
fee of 10cts. at the First Christmas
at Mt. Pellier tomorrow.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-12-31
FINED 5000

Mr.. Leo ard McIntoch was tried this
morning in the District Court on the
charge of Securing Property by False
pretence, and fined $500. Tnree of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-02
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

CHE does not say whether her hus-
- band IS a backward worker, or
whether on the other hand he is a
Party member whether he protests
because he thinks she must stay
home every night to mind the chill
dren, or whether as a matter of
principle, he thinks woman's place
is in the home
The Working Woman has decided
to give Is prizes for the best an
swers to that question, based pre-
ferably on personal experience,
though this is not necessary. All re-
plies must be sent direct to the
WORKING WOMAN, so East 18th
Street, New York, N. Y, before
midnight, January %, 1885. Our
I'm THE HOME" Column will
print some of the letters received by
the Working Woman in the three
months.
And now, don't you want to know
the prizes? They are very hand
some. The writer of the best letter
will. receive a hamper of White
Rose canned products. The second
prize is a $50 watt, AC-DC current,
Westinghouse electric iron, chromi-
UNI plated, with adjustable heat
regulator. If the winner Of the
of the third prize should wish to
join the International Workers Or
der, initiation and three months
dues payment will be made. The
fourth prize is six months sub. to
the Daily Worker. The fifth prize is
linen luncheon set donated by the
Wcman's Council of New York.
Sixth prize is Grace Hutchin's book,
"Wcmen Who Work" Seventh prize
is Agnes Smedley's "China's Red
Army Marches" Eighth, ninth,
tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth,
and fourteenth prizes are respec-
lively: One year sub. to Freiheit;
one year sub. to New Masses; one
year sub. to Fight; one year sub. to
Labor Defender; one year sub. to
Negro Liberator; one year sub. to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-02
WORKERS. HEALTH
Conducted by the
Daily Worker Medical Advisory Board
Conducted by the

THE following is the case of a
comrade who lost his oversight: He
turned blind the LIST of September.
He was nearsighted before Con the
left eye) and was unable to see at
all with the right eye. He was i'm
mediately placed under a doctors
care, who kept him flat on his. back
for two weeks, during which time
Antropine was dropped into his eye
every two hours. The doctors told
him the retina was too torn for a
surgical operation.
"He is now out OF the hospital, but
is taken care of by the city, seven
dollars a week for room and board.
He is unable to see, but can discern
the outlines of objects situated be-
tween the source of light and eyes.
His light connection, he says, is bet
ter stronger in the morning, after
a nights Sleep"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-02

local who is seen talking to or
taking literature from a COMMIT
mist.
In the following meeting one of
the loyal Ryan gang made mo-
ton to fine those who don't pay
for their buttons on time. Because
OF the number of stools and gang
sters in the meeting at the time
no one of the brothers opposed the
motion.
This is new local, but there is
already growing disgust with
Ryan's agents. None of the men
have any illusions about Ryan any
way.
At one of our first meetings Ryan
came down to tell the men what he
would do for them. A brother
stood up to ask if it was true that
Ryan had been kicked out of San
Francisco. Ryan tried to tell us
that he wasn't kicked out by our
West Coast brothers. Then the
brother who had asked the ques-
ton shouted, That's a lie. You
were kicked out 1t says so in this
paper" He waved the Daily
Worker in the takers face.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-02
Injections Bring Relief

The modern method of treatment
of varicose veins is by injections.
This method is painless and the
patient can go about his business
the same day.
-veinous injections of Qui-
nine-Hydro- chloride and Urethane
or inverted sugar, has been used and
is an effective solution. The only
objection to these solutions is that
should any of the solution get out
of the vein an ulcer may form.
Recently a five per cent solution
of Sodium Morrhaute has been tried
out in different parts Of the world,
particularly in England and in this
country, and the reports are that 1t
is very effective drug and does not
give rise to liberation. We have
used it on hundreds of patients with
excellent results. There is no pain
associated with it.
The aim Of the injection method
of treatment is to obliterate the vein
by causing a slight inflammation or
scleroSis. Once the vein is obli-
terated you get permanent relief.
Detachment of Retina
Comrade w. W., of Minneapolis,
writes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-02
varicose Veins

Comrade S. G., of New York,
writes;
Il am troubled with varicose veins
in the right leg. There is a very
thick vein noticeable on the top
surface of the foot for about two
inches between the toes and the
ankle. Thereafter the varicosity ex-
tends through the foreleg Tin front
of the skin-bone) up almost to the
groin.
II am now wearing an ACE"
bandage wound as far as the knee,
but only occasionally do 1 feel any
relief. I am a pharmacist. My age
is "a.
What treatment do you recon-
mend? Are intra -veinous inocula-
lions of Quinine Hydrochloride or
Urethane or Inverted Sugar of any
value? If So which is preferable?
Is there any reaction from any of
these NEGOTIATIONS? If so, how does
it manifest itself? Is there any per-
manent relief from this condition."
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trouble with you people," said
Dooley, there amt sailor amongst
you" ooh yes there is" said the
the skipper, Mr.. Fried, was called
in for this.
Mr.. Fried expressed surprise at
seeing the Red Watch. He said he
thought it was published in Ham
fellow how long he had been go
burg. Mr.. Dooley then asked the
fellow, we've got men in our out
fit that's been going to sea longer
than you have!" Was Mr.. Dooley's
face red? 1t just about matched
the color of his hair.
The skipper was sleepless day and
night worrying about the Reds, and
trying to catch the men putting out
the circulars. He came down the
crews quarters several times at
night and snooped around.
Belly Robber Robinson, chief
steward who got special write-up
in the Red Watch, was running
around frantic. He went up to the
old man bawling that the circulars
slandered him as a belly robber.
The truth hurts, I guess. Nobody,
not even the officers, has any use
for Robinson. He is about the most
unpopular man on the ship and we
carry crew of close to 600.
Twenty-Five men were laid off in
the Stewards Dept. this trip in
order to cut expenses for the COM
pany. Belly Robber Robbie is try
ing TO make name for himself
with the company as a great eco
nomizer. The only way he can
hold his JOB down is by belly rob-
oing and cutting the crew.
All these birds might be frantic,
but the Red Watch is going to keep
coming out, and the work Of or
gsnizing the men on the ship will
keep on.