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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
A Book a Day
Tells Of Struggle Of Urban Negroes
 BY BRUCE CAPTION

Bearle Street, in Memphis, has been called "the Main street of Negro America" As such, 1t seems to be a colorful and inter- esting place, and it's history is tAe story of how the colored man has adapted himself to city life.
 Therefore, George w. Lees book, "Beale Street - Where the Blues Begin" is an entertaining book.
 Mir Lee begins his story far back in the past, in the days when the great Mississippi packets clustered thickly at the foot of the street, and the old plantation life of the deep souh sent the waves of it's influence up the river. He shows how the colored man after emancipation. began his drift to the cities, and how 1t happened that Beale street became a focal point for such drifters: how a ne- gro community developed there, how the negroes built their own racial life and strove to take their place as self-reliant members of the city.
 On Beale street w. c. Handy got his inspiration for his "St Louis Blues and similar songs. Here, too, colored men built up a great insurance company, which the Ku Klux Klan tried unsuccessfully to take over a decade ago.
 Here arose colored theaters, coll ored business houses, colored poli- tical organizations and, on the surface, appeared such frothy phe- nomena as fish-fry and barbecue places. gaudy dance halls, lodges and the like.
 It makes strangely interesting story z and a valuable one, too, since 1t is an excellent study of .he struggles and problems of the urban negro.
 Published by Ballou. the book sells for $2.b0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
So They Say

The old things business did the old practices it followed are some of them no longer the right ones.-Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman Of the fed eral securities commission.
 Physicians have been so busy diagnosing and preventing disease that the individual harboring the disease has been almost forgotten -Dr Thur man D. Kitchen. president, Wake Forest, N. G. College
 I've got what it takes and unless something happens, l should be 3O-win pitcher.-Dzzy Dean, pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals.
 
 The depression should be saved; it keeps a lot of people from realizing they aren't any good Don Marquis. author
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
H orosco p e
By ocTAvINE

The day gives tendency to be improyident, Bad judgment and difficulty through. contracts and writing is shwon in the afternoon. The evening is . good time for picnics and excursions although there is slight indication of rain,
 To-day's Birthdate
 You should be truthful and show good judgment. Friends and relatives should be of great im- portance to you and philosophy should be of much interest. Be careful of your money from Nov. s3 through 20. Danger Sept l Social Fly favorable August 24.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
ROUTE AS IT IS PRONOUNCED
 Cola (Kan.) Register.)

This funny English language! {! There is no Justification in any- hody's dictionary for pronouncing route" any other way than root. And it is commonly pronounced that way when referring, for in- stance, to Following the shortest route from Kansas City to Tulsa.' But whoever heard of ''rooting' a tourist to Tulsa via Iolif? What paper boy ever carried paper "root march" or gave an order to sides our own inipeccable Capt Thoinpspn) ever conducted a "rot march" or gave an order to "root step?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

For some years now we have been hear ing about too much government; therefore, it is pleasant surprise to read that Pro- lessor Edward F. Humphrey of Trinity College, Hartford would save our coun- ties from the axe In recent address he said, County governments have grown up around the courts If you abolish county governments, you abolish local government and make the courts more political than less political" However. you might save the taxpayers few dol lars and after all that's worth something today. There are few governmental re- forms being put through that really ac- complish anything in this direction. Usu- ally it's the other way We spend more money to develop a new arm of the government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Soreness, But No War

Norman Davis, American ambassador in-general," who recently left Europe to shift for itself and came home for the summer, is reassuring on the war ques- tion. He doesn't believe there is going to be any war for a while yet. To be sure, he says, the nations are sore. But they are not sore at each other, as they have been in former critical times The are sore at their own governments, at rival groups. Their ill will is domestic rather
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Selected Poem
PRODIGY

(J. A. in The New York Times) At two she talked to buttercups, Spoke to them as brothers; At eight she versed her thoughts of love As felt for her by others: At twelve she penned and sold for cash Neat sonnets with their couplets- Then father wished his maid had been Identical quintuplets! At fifteen round the earth shed been; At nothing did she stickle She dined with rajahs and queen But, ah, the world Is fickle! For now, at thirty. quite unknown, With none to praise or slam her. She lives within a mining town And teaches English grammar!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

c. Can a patent be obtained on game?
 A. Patents are not granted on games. It is possible, however, to patent game apparatus, copy right the rules, or get design patent on the game board and other appurtenanees. An appro- prlate and distinctive name may be chosen for the game and registered in the trade mark division of the patent office.
 Q. What is the address of Car rie Jacobs Bond?
 A. 2042 Pinehurst street, Hol- lywood, Calf.
 0. When were the first negro slaves brought to this country, and what was the name of the ship that brought them?
 A. They were landed at James, town, Va, in. 1919. from the ship "The Treasurer" commanded by Captain Daniel Elfrith.
 Q. Could person live on the moon?
 A. The moon is a dead world and has no atmosphere and there is no possibility of life on it's sur face.
 If you want a copy of our bulle- tin Seeing Washington, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash- ington Bureau, enclosing five cents in postage stamt)S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
SON NAMED y.s FORD

Cleburne, Tcx--(UP l---M a n v youngsters have been named for famous people or the towns where they were born. but 1, remained for v-S Ford to be named for a motor car. v-'s father, LorenEa D. Ford, chose this method of hon0rr ing the motor car, and rcHisturnd his son's name on tho Johnson county record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

A thought that has passed through this writer's mind from time to time finally forces it's way into print. We'll be criti- cized.. But here goes, anyway. American congeniality is responsible for good deal of the apparent lack of funds displayed by many people, not to mention the in- creasing amount of alcoholic beverages consumed. Two or three men enter tavern or restaurant Each buys drink: others drift up; more drinks all around are bought. Treating friends to drink h expensive and causes drunkenness. If you don't believe US, study it out some day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s.

o shinton Mery-G oRound Company Dreams; Gov NdvG Recent Cr Movement Bequn to More Competition
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Paris Letter
By THOMAS COPE
United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press Stan CorrespondenD
 Paris, CUP)-Despite the heat, French cocoa producers are having the chills and fever over the COIL dition of the market and are draft ing recommendation for the forthcoming international cocoa conference in London.
 France and Great Britain being the two Europea powers most yi- tally interested, a three-cornered conference is expected. the third element being the cocoa producing countries of Central and South America.
 Production Up
 Approximate figures on the cocoa market issued here for the benefit of French producers and importers would tend to show that production has grown out of all proportion to consumption, despite a steady increase in the latter.
 The trade daily "Journee n- dustrielle" gives production figures since f93D as:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
Questions And Answers
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

The goose-step seems to have peculiar psychological effect. Men using It thlnX they're eagle birds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

"World's Suspicious Alarm Hitler We'll, is the man really waking up at last!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

Associate Superintendent of Schools William E. Grady of New York believes our schools of today are loaded down with too many useless courses. We agree with him in many respects. We have acquired plenty of frills and not too much solid stuff. Careful wedding out would sim plify the educational problem and make for better trained pupils. But the person doing the eliminating must be qualified.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

Mussolini will save Austria from being gobbled up by Hitler, if he has to do It DS gobbling her up himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

On the other hand 1t is pointed out that consumption for the years under survey grew only from around 500.000 tons to $525,000. The financial sheet gives the main cocoa-producing fields for 1898 as follows: Great Britain,
 Gold Coast ... .235,O00 tons
 Nigeria ....... 6S,OO0 France,
 Ivory Coast ... 36,O00 Brazil ...... 94,00O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

Cocoa stocks, it is pointed out. are now around 37O,OOO tons com pared with 215,O0O tons in 1926, The price at the beginning of last year. 15 shillingsA was one-fifth of the 1927 prices, and less than one third of the 1929 prices, but in creased. to 17s Sd for 50 kilos at the end of the year. Midsum fner price in London is quoted as 24s, according to the Journee Indus. trielle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

Total 303,000 tons
 Fine Grade Bean
 Trinidad, Venezueda. Santo Do- mingo figure much less promi- nently on the production list, al. though it is pointed out that Trinidad in particular specializes in a very fine grade of bean, which is not uniformly true of the West African plantations. These have mostly been developed since the World war.
 The United States, it is shown, leads the world in cocoa consump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

Q. During which congress was Grover Cleveland president?
 A. First term, 49th and 50th congresses; second term, 53d and 54th.
Evening star., 1934-04-29
National Union.
DURING the Nav meeting dele,

DURlNG the May meeting delegates
Will be selected from each Of the
nine councils to attend the assembly
which meets in this city in June.
Three will be elected to represent the
District Of Columbia at the next an
nual session of the National Union
to be held at Mackinac Island, Mich,
in July. There are six candidates in
the field.
Chairman Harry o. Clem of the
executive board announced on Tues
day evening q meeting in rooms 501-2.
washington Loan and Trust Building.
Reports from the nine councils will
decide whether another class cere-
monial will be held. The board will
communicate with National President
Henry G. Smale Of Chicago as to
what date he will be able to visit
the class ceremonial in Washington.
A. w. Finkelstein, president of Vic
tory Council, will call the meeting to
order at o'clock in Pythian Temple.
Representatives from the executive
board and Henry j. Frank, publicity
representative of the National Union,
will be present.
President M. D. Newland of United
Council presided at the meeting in
Pythian Temple. Jack Marshall,
superintendent of insurance for the
District Of Columbia, spoke on Life
Insurance" Henry ]. Frank, publicity
representative, addressed the members
on press activities. George w. Sellers
read an original poem pertaining 70
the officers Of the council,
Evening star., 1934-04-29
Ladies' Auxiliary, Knights
of St. Tohn.

ST. GABRIEL'S AUXILIARY, Mrs.
Julia Ross, president, and Mrs.
Dora George, chairman, were hostesses
to the combined auxiliaries of the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland at
the annual Spring dinner following
the quarterly meeting.
Discussion of the following subjects
was held: Membership drive, MARYLAND
Tercentenary celebration, establish
ment Of q permanent home for the
organization, Junior auxiliary: national
convention to be held in Syracuse
June "a to %, and a visit Of the su-
preme president, Mrs. Teresa Canister,
also the supreme secretary, Miss Jo-
hanna White, in October.
The annual communion mass was
celebrated last Sunday at the Shrine
OF the Immaculate Conception by
Right Rev. Msgr. O'Dwyer at the
altar of st. Anne, which was donated
to the shrine by the ladies' auxiliaries
of the knights of st. John.
Officers of District Auxiliary, No. 1,
are: Past president, Mrs. o. Bingham;
president, Mrs. M. Burke; first vice
president, Mrs. M. jain; second vice
president, Miss r. Moore; recording
secretary, Mrs. I. CLANCY; financial
secretary, Miss E. Bannon; treasurer,
Mrs. Anna j. Light: messenger, Mrs.
E. Hart; sentinel, Miss R. Wathen;
guard, Miss L. Luff; trustees, Mrs.
Mccarthy, Mrs. M. Sugrue and Miss
X. Shea
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president; Mrs. Warner OLeary. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Everitt Hick-
erson, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
NJ A. Markley, treasurer, and Mrs
William Boss, auditor.
Those who wish tables or seats for
annual breakfast of club, May 26, at
Mayflower Hotel reserve tickets
through Mrs. George Gillingham,
1474 Columbia road. Miss Francis
Perkins, Secretary of Labor, will be
the speaker. The musical program,
by Mrs. Keefer, will be announced
Evening star., 1934-04-29

The Faculty Women's Club of
George Washington University will
hold a May-day dinner May 1 at z
pm. at the club house Of the Ameri-
can Association Of University Women,
1884 Eye street. President Cloyd H.
Marvin will be the guest of honor and
the speaker of the evening. Members
of the faculty will be invited guests.
Evening star., 1934-04-29

The Executive Board Of the TakOma
Park Branch Of the ID. c. Chapter Of
the American Red Cross will meet
May 3, $50 am, at the Takoma
Branch Library. The sewing and
surgical dressing units will meet at
the Presbyterian Church, Maple and
Evening star., 1934-04-29

pm. at the club house Of the Ameri-
can Association Of University Women,
1884 Eye street. President Cloyd H.
Marvin will be the guest of honor and
the speaker of the evening. Members
of the faculty will be invited guests.
The Writers League of Washington
will meet at the Thomson Community
Center Friday evening. A varied pro-
gram of short stories and poems will
be given.
Mrs. lone Lee Mooney received first
prize and Miss Georgia Redway second
prize in the free lance short story
contest. Mrs. Mooney read two stories,
Three Cottonwood" and "Big Lou"
Miss Mccarthy of Philadelphia, q
former member, was a visitor.
Washington Branch Of American
Association of University Women men,
bers are invited on hike in the park.
Miss Vera C. Brungart will be the
leader. A picnic luncheon will follow.
DR.. Lothrop Stoddard, author of the
"The Rising Tide of Color" and 1.-THE
Revolt Against Civilization" will be
the speaker at the tea tomorrow at
4 pm, at the club house. His subject
will be Basic Factors in the German
Situation" Mrs. Lyman B. Sworn
stedt will be hostess.
Mrs. Henry S. Knight will be hostess
for club night Friday night, at which
the club holds open house for men,
bers and their guests. Bridge will be
In play in the lounge.
Representative Kathryn OIough1in
Mccarthy Of Kansas will be the guest
Of honor and speaker at q luncheon
Saturday, at lis pm. Mrs. William
]. Cooper will preside.
The art and travel group will meet
on Saturday night, when an illustrated
lecture on Alexander the Great" will
be given by Mrs. Mitchell Carroll at
Gunston Hall School, the group being
the guests of the Art and Archaeology
League. This meeting will celebrate
the twentieth anniversary of the
founding Of the league.
Newly elected officers of the club for
the next two years are: President, Mrs.
Howard G. Nichols; recording secre-
tary, Miss Mary Louise Chace; treas
urer, Mrs. Dudley Wilson Willard, and
directors, Mrs. Delos o. Kinsman and
Mrs. James Brown Scott.
soroptimist Club.-Mrs. Emma Guf.
fey Miller, national Democratic COM
mttteeWoman tom RhiladelQhis. VA
Evening star., 1934-04-29
Delegates Are Instructed
By Federation Women
Resolutions Require Affirmative Vote on Several
Questions to Come Before Council
at Hot Springs.

Tulip streets, at 1890 on the same
day. Luncheon will be served by
Mrs. Stockberger's Circle of the La
dies Aid.
Evening star., 1934-04-29


ington and Mrs. Eugene j. Hurdle.
Chapter H. p. E. O. held its recent
meeting at the home of the president,
Miss Florence E. Reynolds, 1922
Euclid street. An Interpretation OF
the opera "TannhauSer" was given
by Mrs. Dora K. Harris of Chapter
B. Other guests were Mrs. Helen R.
Keefauver of this city, Mrs. Mary M
Gardner of Macomb, ILL.,; Mrs. 1rma
E. Orr of Ventura, Calf, and Mrs
Jennie c. Hart of Avoca, Iowa.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday evening, with Mrs. James H
Lightfoot, Takoma Park, as hostess
The Political Study Club met at
Washington Club April 81, with Mrs
Frank Shortall presiding. Represent.
ative Hamilton Fish, jr., of New
York was the speaker. Harry Schron.
rank, student of George Washing.
ton University, gave vocal selections.
The next meeting, In May, the polls
will open from pm. to 3 pm. The
Election Committee will be Mrs. Elma
Saul, Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mrs
Lane Schofeld, Mrs. Lloyd Morrison
Mrs. j. E. Barnes, Mrs. Anne Kraft
and Mrs. Claude Thomas.
The Hospitality Committee, under
Mrs. George Hopkins, were Mrs. Lloyd
Morrison, Mrs. Orlando Smith ano
Mrs. Charles Schoonmarker. At the
tea table were Mrs. Samuel F. Harper,
Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel and Mrs. G. Gordon
Asher. assisted by Mrs. o. Smith and
Mrs. E. Banks Gibson.
The Nominating Committee SUBJ
mitted the names Of Mrs. Frank
Shortall, president; Mrs. Edgar Mer-
lit, first vice president; Mrs. George
Gillingham, second vice president:
Mra. William Kinman. third vice
Evening star., 1934-04-29

p. E. o. Sisterhood.-The last
monthly cooperative luncheon Of the
season will be held May 2 at 1880
pm. at the Harrington Hotel, Chapter
D hostess. Visiting and non-afhliated
P, E. O.'s are invited.
Evening star., 1934-04-29

A board meeting will be held May
cat 8 pm, Maury School.
Tree-planting exercises were held
Thursday. The children of the
Kingsman School gave a program.
Mrs. Rogers spoke on "Kingsman the
Beautiful" The children assisted
with the planting of sc barberry
bushes, Is trees and grass seed on
the entire lawn.
A Spring luncheon will be held at
Edmonds School May 16. Part of
the proceeds will be used to further
beautify the grounds of the Kings
man School. Mothers of the Kings
man pupils will be especially in
terested.
Child Health day will be observed
at the Edmunds School May at l
pm. Children of pre-school age will
be examined.
The Nominating Committee is as
follows: Mrs. Cornell, Mrs. Davis,
NrA CrenshaW. Mrs. Il Scola.
Evening star., 1934-04-29

Soroptimist Club.-Mrs. Emma Guf-
fey Miller, national Democratic COM
mttteewoman tom Philadelphia, was
Evening star., 1934-04-29

The National University Alumnae
will meet at the school, 818 Thirteenth
street. April 80, at 7:30 pm, for
election of officers. All graduates are
requested to be present.
The Washington times., 1934-09-26
Mmhq hIo5
~
PoIoGome This
Afternoon

The second game of the Inter
national Polo Series between the
U. S. Army team and the Mexi-
can Army team, originally
scheduled for Sunday, Septem.
Der, 23rd, will be played today
in West Potomac Park at 4
o'clock.
The first match, which ended
in a victory for the U. S. Army
team by a score of eleven to six,
was received enthusiastically by
Washington sport lovers who,
for the first time, witnessed
high goal polo in the District of
Columbia. Keen interest was
displayed until the referees
whistle ended the final chucker
of the match.
x x
The Charge d'Affaires of the
Bulgarian Legation and Nine.
Petroff Tchomakoff have re-
turned to the Capital from the
Adirondacks where they spent
the Summer.
Mrs. A. H. Granger is in
New York at the Waldorf
Astoria.
The Washington times., 1934-09-26

is in readiness for clubbing, ex-
pecting a great season.
Miss Dorothy Neyhart enter
tanned in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carhart at luncheon Sunday.
Mr.. Bottomly, the noted
architect, was in Middleburg
last weekend. and enjoyed an
early morning cub-hunt. He has
designed many lovely places in
Virginia, the most recent is that
of Mrs. Norman der. White.
house, on Bull Run Mountain
near Halfway, into which she
has just moved.
Other attractive homes here
that Mr.. Bottomly has remod-
eled are Burrland, now owned
by william Zeigler; Robert
Winmill's place near Warren
ton. and Amory Carhart's home.
Mr.. Bottomly is to be the
architect for the new house
that Delaney Nicoll expects to
build soon.
Lawrence A. Baker, jr.. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence A.
Baker of Washington, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul LleWellyn.
He is seen every day riding his
thoroughbred horse that is be-
ing schooled by Turner Wilt
shire. Later Lawrence expects
to hunt this horse. He will
leave here shortly for Choate
School, his last year there.
Next year he will go to Prince
ton University.
The Fairfax Hunt Club held
its annual m e t in Monday.
September IT. The following
officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Smith A. Bowman; vice
president. Reid Thomas: treas
urer. Stewart Preece; secretary,
Miss Nancy Hanna; joint mas
tiers, John Finerty and DeLong
Bowman; executive committee,
Capt. c. r. P. Rodgers, EStler
Palmer, Robert Palmer, Robert
Graham, General Winans and
DR.. William Mcclellan. It was
decided to hold the opening
hunt on Saturday, October 20,
at Fairfax Court House.
The Loudoun Hounds are 60
ing clubbing several times a
week. w. H. Lipscomb. master
of hounds. has as his huntsman
this season the noted Claude
Hatcher, who probably has a
more thorough knowledge of
hunting hounds than any other
man in America. With this
combination, the Loudoun pack
is bound to have good sport.
The Washington times., 1934-09-26
Return to Capital

Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Bride have returned to their
home in Spring Valley, after
spending the past few days at
Dawn Cottage" their place
at Bethany Beach, DEL, which
was occupied for a month by
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh S. Johnson.
Miss Margaret K. Clopton,
daughter of Col. William H.
Clopton, U. S. A., and Mrs. Clop-
ton, of Chevy Chase, Md. whose
marriage to Mr.. John F. Dona-
hue, son of Mrs. Mary E. Dona-
hue, Of Georgetown, will take
place October 3, will be the
guest of honor at luncheon to
be given tomorrow at the Con-
gressional Country Club by Mrs.
Camden r. McAtee.
Capt. H. A. Stuart, U. S. NJ,
and Mrs. Stuart will entertain
at a cocktail party, Friday after.
noon, from S until z o'clock, at
GA4C41 4COAOC11Cc III AdA4o WHO
Street, in compliment tc Miss
Clopton and her fiance, and
Miss Clopton's aunt, Mrs. Elkin
Franklin, of st. Louis, Mo-, who,
with her daughter. Miss Helen
Franklin, has come to Washing
ton for the wedding.
Miss Elizabeth Degnan, who
will be Miss Clopton's only at
tendant at the wedding. will be
hostess at luncheon and bridge
at the Shoreham on Saturday,
entertaining for the bride-to-be.
Rev. j. j. O'Connor, cousin Of
the bridegroom-elect. will Of
ficiate at the wedding next
Wednesday; and the ushers who
have been chosen include Mr..
William Clopton, brother of the
bride; Mr.. James Donahue,
brother of the bridegroom; Mr..
James REILLY, and Mr.. John
Simpson.