davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
Dollar Pushes
Up Slightly

NEW YORK, Feb. II (T.N.eAas
After declining most Of the
week, the dollar rallied slightly
today to 6O.26 cents In terms %
the French franc from yesteE.
days low of 6O.OS cents.
The British pound sterling 40
vanced 20 of cent to $5.O99S.
The Scandinavian exchanges,
though, moved down 5 to 10
points. Canadian dollars adj
vanced Il cent to rule ut o dis
count of 90 Of 1 per cent against
the dollar.
French francs declined u Of
a point to 6.52A cents, Belgian
beIgaS were unchanged at 23.12,
Swiss francs off 8 at 32.OO and
Dutch guiIderS 6 at $3.50.
German marks lost 4 points
at 1918 cents, italian lire III at
$40, and Spanish peSetas IL at
1874. The table:
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

Here's q big piece Of news!
Fenner and Beane has restored
all salaries retroactive to Feb
ruary /. The is per cent cut
became effective several months
ago,
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

Strength In
the steel shares
which brought
gains runningl
to more than 81
points was due
to reports from
youngstown in
dicating opera
tions at the rate
of So per cent
over this week.
The demand
for the oils
while small was
c o n S / S t e n t
throughout the
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

70 be mugged
photographed
to YOU'D.
And, inciden-
tally, under the
present system
which the New
York Stock Ex-
change is re-
quiring, the De-
partment Of JUS
tice may find
3 o m e 1anllllar
faces.
he e di C t
came out about
two years ago.
but it sc e m S
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. II s)-ouots~
tions on the following securities are OBJ"
tanned from the Security Dealers Assoc
ation of New York. There are no offs
cial quotations This is bid and ASK
market and the actual sale of securities
is often subject to negotiations.
IL noon bid and ask prices with FIJI"
days closing bid price for the leading
bank stocks follows:
The Washington times., 1934-02-17

0ee0 prOcraSC4naC1LS.
c. F. Burton, executive vice
president of the Washington Me
chanics Savings Bank, tells us
that there might be change OF
the proposed name for the three
corner merged Mechanics-Frank-
lin Savings Bank.
Admittedly it's awkward, but so
far no one has advanced better
name.
e. A. Pierce & Co., in the Trans
portation Building, upset since
workers began installing the new
teleregisters, is going to have new
floors. Just now they are plain
concrete. Thomas w. Brahany.
manager, however, says they'll be
better than that.
W. w. spaid, who's filling in
FOR Karl w. Corby at w. w. Hlbbs
g. Co., and who is a member OF
"everykindofa" stock exchange
association, denies there's going to
be meeting Of representatives
next week.
CT, Burton, executive vice pres
ident of the Washington Me
chanics Savings Bank, has had a
terrible cold for several days.
However, Mr.. Burton has been
on his feet every day. He's one
of the prime movers in the
scheme to release about three
million dollars in frozen assets
due depositors in the Mt. Vernon
and Franklin establishments.
Here's q big piece Of news!
Fenner and Beane has restored
all salaries retroactive to Feb
ruary /. The Is per cent cut
became effective several months
ago.
Robert C.. Jones, who heads
the company which is named for
him, is a "lousy" golfer, so it's
said. He is a veritable dubb,
but inevitably thinks that he can
shoot par.
Aside from golf and work,
though, Mr.. Jones likes his
weekly poker games. Then, it's
said, he really takes the boys.
Ed Little-he wants to be
called "Ed"-rememberS til a t
when he was a boy and he went
to the grocery store and bought
SO cents worth of groceries at
once that the merchant always
gave him cigar. Oh, yes, he's
one of Fenner and Beane's better
known customers men.
The Ticker Club is active but
the Bond Club isn't. Asked why,
sidney Thomas, former president,
On associate Of Robert G. Jones
A. Co., said:
S'Well, our annual party Is al
ways an outdoor affair. And
anybody can see for themselves
It's too cold for that now"
IT'S learned, though, it will be
10 June, and that Frank P.
Morese, Of c. D. Barney & Co.,
present president, in all probabil-
Sty will fling it.
During the cold spree, John
AGothershead, co-manager Of Fen.
per and Beane. doesn't go out to
lunch. Instead he sends out, gets
B pint Of ice cream-flavor, vanilla
-and eats it at his desk.
Asked why, he says:
'EIt's very invigorating after
being in this Stuffy place filled
with smoke. Like a breath of
fresh air."
Alexander McCook Dunlop, who
used to be with Goodbody & Co.
you know they had an office
an the Washington Building-is
going swell with his new con-
pection-Hemphill, Noyes & Co.
He's as busy as ever.
And, by the by, although that
firm has put in a board, it's
still the swanky place it always
was, due undoubtedly to Chester
Iockood and Thomas j. Mangan,
Hr., two Swanky swell fellows.
~
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
MORRELL DIVIDEND

John Morrell & Co. declared Q
dividend of IS cents on common
stock, payable March is to stock
of record February 26. In past
quarters. SO cents was paid.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
STEEL AND OILS
ARE.FEATURES
IN STOCKS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Feb. II G.N.SO-
The steel and oil shares were the
features in a firm but colorless
stock market today.
The Washington times., 1934-02-17
BROKERS FEEL
GUILTY OVER
'MUGG|NG'
BY DUNBAR HARE

Everybody in the brokerage busi-
ness should feel like criminals
these days since they are having
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
National Crime Body
Urge To Probe Into
american Pastime"

New York-Attorney General
Hugh S. Cummings was asked last
week. II consideration of the sub
ject OF Iynching is included In the
program of the National Confer
ence on Vrime which you have call
ed to meet in Washington, Deem
Der 1913" The query came from
the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People
and suggested that either Senator
Robert +. Wagner or Senator Ed
ward +. Costigan. joint authors OF
the bill introduced in the last ses-
sion OF Congress, which is 10 be
re-introduced in the coming ses-
sion. to make lynching a federal
0ffense. be invited TO present 10
the Conference the subject OF
lynching.'
The conference has on its agen-
da broad and practical considera-
ton of causes and prevention OF
crime investigation. detection and
apprehension Of crime and crimi-
nails and detection. parole, proba-
ton and pardon Attorney Gcner-
al Cummings Is reported TO be
aiming specifically al the racket
cor. The kiGnappcr and the bank
iubbcr. but has made no mention
Of mob murder which has claimed
isorc than Coco victims since 1857.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
Communist drty
And international
Labor Defense Out
International Labor Defense Is Ordered To
Stop All Fund Raising For The
Famous Case

New York-(CPS)-The Interna-
tional Labor Defense and the Com
munist party have been ousted
from the Scottsboro case and Sam
uel s. Leibowitz is In full charge
OF the defense OF the nine boys con-
demned TO die on December z.
The |. L. ID. was retired from
the case by Haywood Patterson and
Clarence Norris, two of the DOOM
ed boys; Mrs. Ada Wright. mother
OF Andy and Roy Wright. two 9TH
er OF thte youths. and Patterson s
parents, Mrs. jamie Patterson and
Claude Patterson. in letters and
affidavits made public this week
From their death cells in the
kilby prison in Montgomery letters
and affidayits from Patterson and
Norris reached here last week
ousting the | L. d. attorneys ana
retaining Lcibowitz who brayely
defended The boys al the second
trial IN Decatur
Last week l.cihowitz announced
that D" would quit The case unless
the Communist party ANA the |. l..
u. wre l1rr1a after he learned Of
the arrest ia Nashville of three
moi carg with attempting TO
briho Nrclwa Price Who accused
The Toys oil attack
order Fund-Rai>ins >topprd
I'm .thc ..alfidayit signed by Mrs.
Wreht and ClAilr aud liuie Pat
tere fho ! T.. p and IFS repre-
senlatiNes are instructed 10 take
no further steps in either of the
cases trials or appeals in any
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

Crown the queen OF Halloween"
Artistic Tcmple--lIallOwe'en Night
Oct. 31st.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
Texas Sheriff Who
Jailed Mob Starts
His Thirteenth ERIN

Marshall. Texas-Texas, which
has been disgraced by 391 lynch
ings since 1889. has at least one
sheriff who knows how to handle
rcbs. He is John G. Sanders -
Marhall, sheriff Of Harrison coun-
ty. who has just been nominated
for his 18th two-year term, Mont
nation Is tantamount to election.
In 1925 when a mob assembled
around the Harrison county fail In.
tent on lynching two Negroes su-
spected OF numbering two white
men. Sheriff Sanders promptly
modified his deputies, searched
the mobsters took their weapons
and jailed number OF them. The
others quickly left town. Sheriff
Sanders kept the men in Jail until
the next morning when he releas-
ed them after a lecture. For this
act he was awarded a bronze
medal by the Interracial Commits
sion. He has held office for twenty
four years.
The National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People
points to Sheriff Sanders as an
example for other southern sheriffs
TO follow For years it has been
insisting on removal of sheriffs
who fail TO protect prisoners from
mObs.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
SENATOR VANDENBERG is HARD
FIGHTING LEADER FOR GREAT
LAKES WELFARE

THE appreciation OF the
public service performed by
your senator Nandcnberg eX-
pressed in your editorial Is
well deserved. The extent OF
that service and the distlngu-
ished manner In which il was
performed can be appraised at
full value only by those ac-
quainted intimately with the
difficulties. Only n combination
OF ability, industry and cour-
age. each oi the highest order,
could VIM"
In 1892 Canada and the United
States tentatively agreed upon q
treaty under which the seaway can
be built--thus admitting SO per
cent of all the cargo ships upon all
the oceans of the world to the
Great Lakos--a boon from which
Michigan stands to gain more than
any other state in the union. About
this time it was understood that
President Hoover wanted to send
Senator Vandenberg as one of
Americas delegates to the interna-
tional disarmament conference
at Geneva. Friends of the seaway
promptly bombarded him with ar
guments that he could render bet
ter and larger service by remain
ing in Washington and taking up
the seaway treaty fight In the
Foreign Relations Committee and
on the senate floor 1t Is in this
latter role that he has subsequent
ly carried on.
The Foreign Relations Commit
tee appointed a special subcommit-
tee to probe the whole treaty prob
lem. VaVndenberg was member.
They took testimony for six weeks
under the craftsmanship OF Sen
Borah of Idaho. They recommend
ed the treaty by q vote of five tC
two. Thereupon the complete For
eign Relations Committee recon.
mended II to the senate. II has
been upon the senate calendar
awaiting final disposition ever
/ since-confronted always by bit.
ter sectional opposition. At the
close of the 1888 session, Senator
Vandenberg made formal presen-
tation of the treaty to the senate
He spoke most OF one afternoon
This performance caused The De.
troit News to say editorially:
/ Whatever other service Senator
Nandenberg may have given to the
citizens of Michigan. his forcefu
and accurate defense of the sen.
way and his logical REPUTATION oil
the mislnformation which mark:
its opposition merits the everlast.
ing acknowledgment not only oil
the people of Michigan but of al
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
Night School Classes
At Northwestern

A number of splendid classes,
under the auspices of the F =. ~
A. are being offered to the public
I'm various centers throughout De-
troit. One OF the centers Is at the
McMichael Building OF Northwest
ern High School group. The class
es, which are being held nightly
for the benefit Of the public, are
instructed by Messrs. Lonnie and
Levi Saunders.
Each class Usually meets two
nights each week, from to 9
o'clock. Courses offered are as fol-
flows:
Correct Speech, Public Speaking
French, Spanish. Mathematics, and
so forth. Glasses assemble In
rooms 1852 and 154, McMiichael
building. Grand River. at Roose ,
welt. No charges for instruction.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

once possessed by her were detroy-
cd by fire, she said.
Saw Stars Fall
OF the falling stars. she said Il
was in the garden picking beets.'
she said. when saw fire balls be-
Gin TO fall out OF the sky"
.-RgQp.ll 10 sullivan county. MO-,
.|h by family
% l|l.s IN spent ss'1' T sss
Man early pioneer of the state
and remembered days when she
and other slaves cut timber anu
chopped roads through forests.
She helped start towns near
Neadvillc and Browning. Mo. In
Mcadvillo. Mrs Beach established
home whore she reared her II chill
drcn. only one OF whom is living
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

court whatsoever" and ITO turn
over Immediately any and all pap
ers In these matters to Samuel s.
Leibowitz. attorney, who is the
only attorney now representing
our sons. namely, Haywood Patter-
son, Roy Wright and Andy Wright
The affidavit also ordered the !.
L. ID. TO stop all Embarrassing for
the case.
Mrs. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs.
Patterson gave Leibowitz the sole
right TO prosecute. handle. pro-
ceed with and take all necessary
steps" with the appeals and handl-
ne OF the cases"
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
Mrs. Mar cy 8eacf, Ex-slave,
Dies at One.Hundred-Th Thirty

The Beach home place is still UNI
disturbed beside a road near Mead
vile just as Mrs. Beach left it
when she moved away.
Raised Tobacco
As age advanced upon her and
she became too feeble to continue
to raise tobacco and keep her
house. she moved to Kansas City
in 1925 to make her home with
Mrs. Mary Beach, the widow of a
son.
Only one of her children, son.
Ford Beach OF Omaha, survives.
Besides her son, she leaves two
daughters-in-law. nine grandchil-
dren; IL great grand children and
four great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sun
day. Oct. II
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
|NAACP STARTS
DIXIE CAMPAIGN
To Fight Exclusion of
Negroes From Jury
Service

New York-The National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People launched last week
n Southwide campaign on the un-
constitutional exclusion of Negroes
from grand lures. Detailed instruc-
tons on procedure prepared by At
torneys Leon A. Ransom and
Charles ii. Houston of the Associa-
tons national legal committee
were mailed to 112 branches in
southern and border states urging
that immediate and vigorous steps
be taken to fight further exclu-
sion of Negroes from juries. The
suggested outline of procedure is
based upon that followed by the
two noted lawyers In the celebrat-
ed George Crawford case in Virgil
MIA.
The 3000-wor document gives
instructions for step-by-step pro-
cedure including study OF the sta
tues, study of the provisions of the
Constitution and statutes govern
ing qualifications of grand jurors,
procuring of certified copies of
census reports containing neces-
sary information on population,
wealth. real estate ownership and
political division on both races;
study of tax lists and organization
Of statistics based on them. and
the various steps to be followed
legally.
The Association has carried on
long fight on Negro jury exclusion
IN the South almost from its birth
IN 1909. hut this Is the first time
that a Scuthwide campaign has
been launched It's most recent
fight against this exclusion WAS IN
the Geo. Crawford case in Virginia
which resulted in Negroes being
called for grand jury service IN
several places in that state and IN
thren other southern states.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
A K AS To Give A
Halloween Party

One of the biggest social events
of the season will be sponsored &c
Artistic Temple. 31l1 Elmwood.
Oct. 80. by the Alpha Kappa Alps
sorority II will be the sorority's
eleventh Halloween party. All the
society matrons. co-eds. sub-dobs.
and their escorts are expected to
he present and dancing will be en-
joyed to the strains OF Currents
Nightengales. Some will be in cos
tunes, others will not.
All are invited TO ENJOY this
evening of gaiety.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

residents of the United States : . :"
Ills speech delivered in the senate
tn May % is and Will remain an
Historic pronouncemcnt on great
and undcleatable cause and IN time
vii rise To mems lips to furnish the
concluive argument by which the
seaway will be made world-fa-
nous reality
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27
African Sailor Who
Died In Accident Is
Buried | n Canada

Montreal. can. Oct. tA,'N.
r. Furcel rites OF John Davis,
West African sailor, who died
thursday frpn injuries sustained
in' ran into the hatch of The ). s..
Cochiaur 90 the Elder Dcnpstcr
l.res on which he worked as n
lircmnu were held at Catholic
sailors Club chapel here At Tive
conclusion Of tho corners inquiry,
verdict OF accidental death was
returned. Davis was buried In
fr- dies Nciees Cemetery. bury
ing grounds OF The Sailors Club on
the side Mount Royal.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

Kansas City. Mr---Bclieye to be
the oldest woman in the United
States Mrs. Nancy Beach, who said
she was horn in lSS0i. died Thurs
day. October II. at the home OF her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Beach
22l6 Brooklyn avenue. where she
ha&T~<dS Tor pine y~e.s- -
HID fMrs. Beach 20 |htis
Christwas day she woulo :" been
1870 years old according 70 her
own calculations which have never
been refuted.
The aged woman who told stories
of the falling OF the stars in
November. 1893 said that she was
born a slave in Richmond, Va. on
Dec. %. 1904. All actual records of
her birth certificates issued when
she was purchased by slave owners
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-10-27

(Continued from Page u

years old he left high school TO
join the United States Marines.
That was in January OF 1918. On
T, May he was I'm France on June
in the front line trenches in Bel
leau Wood and on June 20. In his
first real battle. he was hit by a
high explosive shell.
LAMED BY WOUND.
He was brought back to the
United States in October before the
Armistice was signed and remain
ed in Government hospital until
December. 1919 His wounds left
him lame.
"He went to the University Of
Michigan for year and after q
short term of service in the pur-
chasing department Of the Wills
Ste. Claire Co. was elected register
OF deeds OF st. Clair County.
Isbister has been active in st.
Clair County Republican politics
ever since. Nearly two years ago.
just aftetr the general election. he
announced his candidacy for secre-
tary OF state. He was an active
contender for this position until a
short time before the Flint con-
vention when. at the request of
Frank ID. FFitzgerald. Republican
nominee for Governor. he consent
ed 10 become a candidate for State
treasurer instead.
TO CAMPAIGN IN WAYNE.
81 will do what the committee
wants me to do, but IL they have
no program for me vii ask Mr.
Fitzgerald ia let me spend 4 great
deal of my time in Wayne County"
IS istor was married Oct %,
1893 His wife was Miss Marian
Copper daughter of DR. and Mrs.
T II Cooper of Port Huron.
lIo IS welfare officer Of Charles
shore Post v +. w; adiutant of
port Huron Post 40 II. Disabled
'mcrican War Veterans. and a
member OF rhcsAncrican leg ion.
lle also is q nmebcr of the Port
Huron Masonic Lodge the flks
and he Knials Of l'yihias. lie att
tends the PRESBYTERIAN Church He
is OF Scotch descent His father.
Henry lsMster. who was a GUS
tomm INSPECTOR. died while the son
was in France with the A. +. f."
Evening star., 1934-10-03
SAN JOSE LYNCHING
BLAMED ON RADIO
Censorship Held Impossible for
Public to Have Confidence
in Programs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two Californians told the Commu-
nicationS Commission yesterday that
radio was responsible for the San Jose
lynching last November and that a
censorship" makes it impossible for
the public TO have much confidence
in radio programs as they have in
newspapers"
The commission heard from Father
Cornelius Deeney. professor of politi-
cal science at Santa Clara College. S.
Howard Evans. representing the Ven-
tura Free Press, made the latter as
sertion.
Arguments that educational institu-
tions should be given greater oppor-
tunity to utilize the air were given by
DR.. James N. Rule, superintendent of
public instruction for Pennsylvania
and DR.. William John Cooper, pro-
fessor of education at George Wash
1ngton University and former United
States commissioner of education.
The lynching to which Father Dee
ney referred was that of Thomas H.
Thurmond and John M. Holmes. con-
fessed kidnaper- -slayers of Brooke
Hart, a 22year-old former Santa
Clara student
The Jesuit educator said few per-
Sons thought of taking the law into
their own hands" after capture of the
two men until a Los Angeles station
400 miles away announced that a mob
was marching toward the San Jose
Jail.
That was the first inkling most
people of that district had of the pro-
posed lynching" he continued. when
they heard the announcement, hun
dreds dashed from their homes to
join the mob"
Evening star., 1934-10-03
OFFICIAL MICHIGAN
VOTE is ANNOUNCED
Primary Canvass Shows Lacy De.
feated Comstock by l0,049
Ballots.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, october 3.-An
official canvass of the Statewide pri-
mary election today showed Arthur
]. Lacy defeated Gov. Comstock for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor by 10,049 votes.
The official canvass:
United States Senator-Democratic,
Picard, 101,o52; Ray D. Schneider,
60,042; Claude S. Carney, 44,138;
Alva M. Cummins, 3O,195. Repub-
lican-Arthur H. Vandenberg, nomi-
mated without opposition.
Governor-Democra Lacy, 121,-
1868; Comstock. 111,314; John K.
Stack, jr., 32,135. Republican-Fitz-
gerald, 315,827: Groesbeck, Isl ,544;
John w. Smith. 1874; Orla A.
Bailey, 1851.
Lieutenant Governor-Democratic,
Allen, E. Stebbins, 86,511; John T.
Bailey, 68,778: Patrick H. Kane,
63, ,952. Republican-Thomas Read,
200,870; Fred r. Ming, 106, ,739; Err
nest T. Comlon, 0,586.
The State board will canvass the
vote cast in congressional districts
probably wednesday.
Evening star., 1934-10-03
FIGHT ON MONOPOLY
CONTINUED BY BORAH
Senator Declares Suspension Of
Antitrust Laws Gouges Wage
Garner and Farmer.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0claLeo freSs'
CAMBRIDGE, Idaho, October g.
Senator William E. Borah declared
in an address here last night that he
opposes monopoly because it "robs"
the farmer and the wage Garner and
escapes taxes aimed at taking these
huge gains away"
His address was a continuation OF
his speaking campaign since his re-
turn from Washington, where he op-
posed the provision in the national
recovery act suspending the antitrust
laws.
In a statement put out some time
ago by those speaking for labor" he
said, cit was shown that the increase
in the prices which the laborer has
to pay exceeded his increase in wages
by per cent. After Nature in her
wrath and the Government in its
benevolence have done everything to
increase the price of the farmer, new
ertheless the price of the things which
he has to buy keeps well ahead Of
the things he has to sell. They keep
ahead, and always will keep ahead,
taking the farmers gains, so long as
monopoly prevails.
Reports and figures now out dis
close that some of these corporations
have made net gains in the last six
months of over 608 per cent. Net
gains, bear in mind!
But it is said that We take these
huge gains away from these corpora
tions through taxes. But we do moth
ing of the kind. The great bulk of
taxation is borne by the people"