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The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Make This Test

During the past ten years an aggressive drive
has been concluded to destroy the private utility in
dustry. 1t has taken tangens, but the end sought
has never varied.
A substantial part of the public has been swayed
by anti-utiity arguments. The anti-utility politi-
clans are good speakers They are persuasive. They
know the art Of the half truth. They are able to
select facts that fit their case; and; slide gilby
over other facts tina would injure it.
Here is a little test as to he legitimacy of the
war on the utilities that any one can make: Think
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
SHAREHOLDERS IN
A STATE OF PEONAGE
Startling Revelations Barred; Conditions PitiabIe
Among White and Negro Sharecroppers Alike
Committee Releases $50 Page Report After
Years Study

more tolerable their conditions.
The Federal Government sent an
attorney in o several Of the south
ern states to study condi ions al
ter repeated reports had been
made that the NRA code was be-
ing flagrantly violated and farm
ers and sharecroppers had been IL
legally evicted and otherwise mis-
treated.
By the Continental Press.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
POLICE SHOOTING PROTEST
-UNPROVOKED.

New Haven, Conn.-CNA-Ne-
gro and white workers here pack
ed the Odd Fellows Hall to pro
test the unprovoked police shoot
ing Of Tracy Woods, a 16-year-
old boy.
Eye witnesses to the shooting
testified to Woods innocence and
declared that the policeman, with
out justification, fired upon the
youth The meeting was held un-
der the auspices Of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
White Writer Exposes
Conditions i'm Southern
Farm Areas

New York-CNA-A typical
instance of the brutal oppression
and sharecrOppers In the South
suffered by Negro farm tenants
was graphically told by Erskine
Caldwell, famous white Southern
novelist, in a series Of articles In
The New York Post, metropolitan
daily last week.
Landlord Beats Negro
A Georgia landowner describes
his treatment of Negro sh~arecrop-
pers in the following manner:
GEORGIA LANDOWNER: 1--WE
know how to treat the blacks
like they ought to be treated.
I had black tenants last year
who moved into one Of my
cabins, and the first thing he
said was he wanted some steps
built l didn't pay and atten-
ton to him and he said some
thing about it again. | told
him to shut up. He talked back,
and | jumped on that niger
and gave him the worst beating
he'd ever got in all his life. He
was IN bed a week, he was that
beat up. The next time | saw
him he was as meek as a scared
kitten.
That all they need-just a
showdown to see who's running
things"
The articles stated further that
poor white tenants and s~harecrop-
pers are also victimized by the
system Of economic slavery un-
der which both the poor whites
and Negroes are forced to live.
Caldwell's article declared that:
"The white tenant farmer
has been forced away from the
rich productive soil of the
plantations to the stony acres
and steep, barren hillsides Of
the uplands. Here he can make
practically nothing"
The articles also charge that
the "crop control plan as it is
practiced in the cotton states Of
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia,
penalties the tenant farmer and
enriches the land owner"
Continuing the indictment of
the New Deal AAA program,
Caldwell lays the blame for this
condition on Federal plans Of so
called rehabilitation" He
states:
Present methods Of Federal
crop control, the pressure Of
the landowning class, and the
machinery Of terror can bring
only one thing, and that one
thing is slavery"
The sharecroppers Union in
Alabama, an organization Of TO-
600 Negro and white ~sharecrop-
ers, is conducting struggles to
combat the horrible conditions
under which Negroes and poor
whites are forced to live in the
farm areas. Similar shareerop-
pers activities are being carried
on in Arkansas, Georgia and Mis-
sissippi.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Silver Grows Scarce

Silver IS growing increasingly scarce.
The American government s silver purchase pro-
gram, whereby thousands of ounces of the metal
are purchased in the world market from time to
time, has absorbed much of the available supply.
In addition, foreign governments which hold
large quantities of silver, such as China, are show
ing Discrimination to sell, for fear that Their bank
ing and currency systems might be disrupted as a
result.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Is the Negro Too
Religious?

OAALA -
differences Of opinion were voic-
ed here Monday af ernoon by the
Reverend G. W. Henry, ex-mod-
orator of the Western Baptist AS
ISOLATION, now State Missionary,
and Fritz Cansler, Executive Sec
rotary Of the Glenarm Branch
7. M. c. A. on whether Negroes
are too religious
The tilt between the clergyman
and the Y Secretary followed a
statement by the clergyman that
Negroes have TOO much religion
already"
Cansler asked permission to answ-
er the Baptist divine and proceed
ed to puncture the Reverend's
contention at all points.
Cansler averred the Negro is
rapidly becoming the one least
concerned with religion and Chris
tianity." In support Of this state
ment, he cited ''the many empty
pews, the lack of interest IN or
CARNATIONS formerly sponsored
by young and old, as signs of de-
creasing interest IN the church
and the religion and Christian
principles for which the church
stands"
Tells What He Would Do.
In a peculiarly effective anc
caustic vein, Cansler said, eff ]
were a minister, | would CEASE
repeating the meaningless form
ula which has been used to de
preciate The Importance of reli
gion in our Racial life. The Ne
gro has not got too much reli
gion,' as the good Reverend ha'
just said. We need more re
ligion in its real and abiding in
depreciation.
Negro is Not Over Churched.
1--WE are not Eover churched.
Ii the Negro in Denver whom We
have even the right to expect Il
be interested in the church anc
its program, were to 60 to churcl
here next Sunday, there would
not be half enough seals to &C
comodate them at any n time
But" said the well known J
secretary, religion is still a pow
erful force in life, and even hard
boiled Students of economics arr
beginning to admit that there il
no hope for the present civiliza
ton, unless we can somehow
capture for this generation The
Spirit of Jesus and put into ap
plication as a remedial measure
for the widespread confusion anC
disorder, the principles which
Jesus enunciated IN the Sermon
on the Mount
Continuing, Cansler said, "No
it is not less religion we need a:
Race and Nation, but rather
more religion He issued a clari
on call to the group of minister
! at the Interdenominational Minis
terial Alliance before whom ht
took sharp issues with Reverend
Henry, "to talk, teach, preach
and live religion, and ever more
to emphasize religion as the solu
ton of the so-called Race Prob
lem and every other problem
which now battles lawmakers anC
challenges our very existence a
a nation"
BY the Continental Press
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a long day they
spent at heavy mus
cular labor. Even
the store keeper, the
minister, the doctor,
the p a s t e r,
and most all the
women b a d their
b~ack-bending chores.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Don't Burn the House
By E. Hotter.

In a recent editorial, Golfers
says: During a hundred years
politicians have been berating
soulless corporations. Vast vol
umes have been filled with laws
intended in one way and another
to hamstring and throttle corpora
ton business
"The struggle has not succeed
ed because the American people
decided that the corporation was
a useful working tool. In spite
of every repressive statute, cor
porate business has grown. When
the government itself takes up a
new business activity, its first
step is to organize a corporation.
"A campaign to outlaw hold
ing companies is now being wag-
ed in Washington.
IF history is a guide to the fu-
ture, the services performed by
holding Icdmpanies will be con
tinued regardless Of what laws
are passed.
"Of course, wrongdoing by cor
pOrations, holding companies OF
individuals ought to be outlawed.
OF course law-breaking or the be-
trayal Of trust or responsibility
IN any circumstances ought to be
prosecuted and punished.
but it is futile and stupid to
outlaw a form of organization in
order to prevent the commission
of a crime. We don't have 10
burn up the house in order to
fumigate it.
1--WE have kept our heads and
used judgement during long and
anxious years. 1t would be tragic.
now that we have advanced SO
far on the road to recovery, to
destroy agencies which rightly
conducted will prove highly use
full In the management Of our
business and the unemployment Of
our normal productive powers"
Recent events indicate that the
views expressed by Golfers is
shared by the bulk Of the Ameri-
can people. Since committee hear
ings on the proposed holding COM
pany law began in Washington,
the Congress has been literally
flooded with letters from voters
concerning it; and the vast ma
Jority of the letters, according to
the Senators and REPRESENTATIVES
of both parties who received them.
have said that the law should be
either defeated or thoroughly re-
vised. The letters came from peo-
pie who had invested their saw
ings in holding companies: and
faced whole or partial loss Of
money they had depended on for
old age.
They came from people whose
jobs would be imperiled if the law
were to pass. And they came from
a legion of citizens who have no
connection with holding compani-
es, but have a patriotic interest
in doing what they can to defeat
unsound and dangerous legisla-
i've policies, and to advance sound
ones.
The other day Wendell L. Will
kie. President of the Common
wealth and Southern Corporation,
which is considered to be one of
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
U0UR CHILD
/AND THE SCHOOL
By d. ALLIE C IRELAND
D~rns~. PSynzS ~ He<fs Exrzfsss
HE Jrsfy Sl1< DeAsf.sg Of PEtsr IETfrrrrfss
Substitutes

Most adults today can remember
the hard work Of their fathers and
grandfathers. Wood had to be
chopped and fields plowed. 1t was
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04

able destruction it is impossible to
harmonic this sin against men,, wo-
men and children by the president who
is chiefly responsible for this moral
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
Times Dali y Pattern
PATTERN 1919

By now you've had some hint
of the weather that's in store
for you! And that brings us TO
the problem every woman OF
generous proportions must cope
with-how to keep cool and
fresh looking on those willing
days? Withholding cool goes
a long way. and pattern 1919
with it's loose, easy cape sleeve
softly fitted waistline gives you
a mighty cool outlook on life!
And very flattering. too, are the
graceful folds of the cape that
does wonders to equalize pro
portions. The darts over the
bust and at the waistline clever
ly contrive to avoid a too-fitted
look at the strategical points.
Pick a summary printed voilee
or other sheer material ana
crystal buttons would lend
sparkle.
Pattern 2319 is available in
sizes 16, 10, 20, "a, 36, 38, 40, AZ,
A and 46. Size SO takes .334
yards 39-inch fabric. Illustrated
step-by-step sewing instructions
included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS Q5c)
in coins or stamps (coins pre-
ferred for this Anne Adams
pattern. Write plainly name, ad-
dress and style number. BE
SURE TO STATE SIZE.
ANNE ADAMS SUMMER PAT
TERN BOOK SHOULD BE IN
EVERY HOME! It's forty fasci-
mating pages are full of Fashion
Facts every woman wants to
now! Every mes problem is
solved. the Bri , with Trous-
seau Troubles. the Matron
with Weighty Problems. the
much dated" Deb. =. Tiny Tots
at play Vacation Planners!
Consult it's fashion pages for a
SMARTER WARDROBE! Read
it's absorbing special articles for
a SMARTER POINT OF VIEW!
SEND FOR YOUR COPY TO
DAY! PRICE OF BOOK FIJI
TEEN CENTS. BOOK AND
PAT TERN TOGET H e r :,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
PATTERN 567

a transfer pattern of two 21ax9
inch towel ends and the back
edge, four 5-inch square bridge
motifs. four Pinch ones for
napkins, two 4-inch butterfly
corners, one and one reverse 31a.
inch butterfly corner: detailed
directions for doing cutwork; il
Illustrations of all stitches; sug.
gestions and yardage require
mentS for a variety of uses.
Send 10 cents in stamps or
coin (coin preferredD for this
pattern to The Washington
Times, Needlework Dept, 80
Eighth Ave-, New York, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
The Rhynning
Optinnist
BY ALINE MICHAELIS
For MY Delight

BY ALINE MICHAELIS
For My Delight
Out of the dark of time I came
And into the dark I go,
With my life no more than .
leaping flame,
And yet, feel, know
This little hour which is granted
me
Like spark against the night
(For what is a life to eternity?)
Was given for my delight!
Through intricate weaving Of
many lives,
Down years unnumbered, slow
My place in the pattern at last
arrives
And the light of the sun I know.
Beauty and rapture are mine
to hold,
And the treasures of love and
hope,
And mine to watch life's flowers
unfold
In Earth's kaleidoscope.
I come from the deeps OF time
and space,
And hasten to realms unknown;
But gladly sunward I lift my
face;
My JOY is a rose full-blown!
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
Paints
Anhquing or
Glazing

Glazing or antiquing gives to
newly painted furniture a look
of having been worn and used
for some time. That is often
quite an asset when a piece of
painted furniture is added to a
room full of old furniture, all
carefully rubbed down and pol
ished so that it does not look
new or raw.
The same process can be used
to change the color slightly
from a fresh, new and clear
tone to one that is slightly more
mellow and certainly less OBJ
truSive.
To secure a different color
tone place a little bit Of oN
color Cor oil paint) in a small
container and thin with a mix
ture of 1-3 boiled lineseed oil
and % turpentine. Spread this
thinly over a completed and
thoroughly dried piece of fur
niture. Take lintleSs cloths
and wipe off carefully with long
light strokes, leaving some on
the edges, in the cracks, and
in the grooves. The pressure
that is applied in wiping will
determine the amount of color
that is left.
If, for instance, you have
painted small secretary a
fairly clear light blue, you can
make it a charming blue-green
by applying a green glaze over
it and wiping it off lightly. In
stead of wiping off the glaze
you can pat it lightly with a
soft brush or with a wad of lint
less cloth to get a notified
effect.
The colors usually used to gain
a true antique effect are Van.
dyke brown, burnt lumber, and
raw sienna. In giving an antique
finish be careful that the re-
suit is not muddy or dirty. After
the exact color is obtained, it is
usually we'll to fix it with a coat
of clear shellac. Be sure not
to apply the shellac until the
painted surface is completely
dry.
Flat paint may be applied to
unfinished wood with an inter-
esting grain to make a finish
which does not show wear cas-
lily. Apply the paint. allow it to
stand for a few moments, and
then wipe it off with a cloth.
This leaves a suggestion of color
with the grain of the wood
showing through.
Great care must be used in
applying any of these decora-
tions. but if the plans are care.
fully worked out, if all the mate
rails are at hand-and of good
quality-there is no reason why
with your own hands you should
not achieve most colorful and
decorative furniture.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
Salad Becomes
First Course

If you long for something
different to tease" the family's
appetite, try a first course of
salad. 1t will be welcomed as
a delightful change. A tart
fruit, fish or vegetable salad
is most appropriate. and the
servings should be small, color
full and dainty.
Sections of grapefruit or
orange or both; grapefruit sec.
tions and thin slices of pared
avocado; shrimp; sardines;
crabmeat; or lobster meat; small
tomatoes or beets, stuffed with
mixed vegetableS-any of these
served with French dressing in
cups of crisp lettuce make tempt
ing first courses. OF course,
the usual salad course should
be omitted when salad is served
as the first course.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
We're Not Married

after a year of horrible
anxiety and suffering, my hus-
band actually asked me to give
him a divorce. His interest in
the children and me seemed
dead. / was considering
divorce, when an old friend
turned up and informed us that
this man and his woman were
not married, and that the man
was trying to unload an out
worn companion, of whom he
was afraid, on my husband.
This brought my husband
to his senses, and he is clinging
to me, hoping to get out Of the
scrape. But my love for him
seems dead. The children now
are the only question.
DISILLUSIONED."
I'm sorry there isn't space
to print your entire letter, which
is a remarkable human docu-
ment. I can't help but feel
sorry for the man who was a
good husband for eight years
and came so near falling into a
trap set by a clever man who
had grown weary of an adven-
tureSS.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13

Do you want linens with that
expensive look? Add a touch
Of cutwork and you'll achieve
that result very easily! These
motifs can be done in white or a
color. There are such a variety
of them that you can decorate
towels, pillow cases, a bridge or
teacloth, tray cloths or scarfS.
Cutwork-it's only buttonhole
or stem stitch-is one of the
most durable of all needlework
and is as lovely after repeated
laundering as when new.
Pattern SGT comes to you with
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
Beauty
Lovely Nails
Panpered
BY JULIET SHELBY

Attractive Marion Marsh,
talented star OF the Columbia
Studios, whose latest picture is
The Black Room Mystery"
keeps her cuticle in trim by
softly pressing it into line with
an orange stick. No metal ever
touches her cuticle and, as an
added precaution, she wraps
oil-soaked cotton around one end
of her orange stick. No wonder
her fingernails are as exquisite
as jewels!
Just such little pamperings
keep your nails lovely to look at,
and it doesn't take more than
a few minutes a day to do them.
Another excellent habit to &C.
quire is the massaging of your
nails with one of the special
Salves concocted to prevent
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
Center of Design

She thinks that New York is
going to be the center of design
in the next five years. Says
nothing could induce her to
leave town during this time.
She points to Radio City with a
CLEAN in her eye and suggests
that no other country could
approximate its splendor.
She believes that New York is
attracting the best artists in the
world. And she seems to be ire
mendously stimulated by it all.
She hates gadgetS of all kinds.
Is terribly interested in clothes.
AS for the future, she says only
that she wants to live harder,
more excitingly, every day. She
has that spark about her that
seems to predict she will never
grow stale.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13

Gumbo is distinctly Creole
dish. In the following recipe,
canned okra may be used in
stead of the fresh vegetable,
if it is not possible to get the
latter.
l chicken
6 large tomatoes or
/ large can tomatoes
2 cans okra
Small piece red pepper, with
out seeds
l bay leaf, bit of thyme, par
sley
2 tablespoons butter
l large slice of raw ham or 2
small slices
Salt and pepper to taste.
Clean chicken and disjoint.
Cut the raw ham into cubes.
Scald tomatoes and skin, chop
ping fine. Chop the ckra and
mince the onions, bayleaf, thyme
and parsley. Melt the butter
in the soup pot, add the pieces
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
A SPORT AT GOLF

A SPORT AT GOLF
Dear Miss Fairfax:
II did a lot of plain and fancy
cursing the other day on the
golf links when I made a rotten
shot, and some of the girls who
were looking on gave me the
merry ha ha.' I'm wondering
now if / should apologize. Must
I write letter of apology or,
when see these danes, say I'm
sorry? GEORGE"
The French have a wise
proverb that to excuse is to
accuse" Unless your language
was unprinta Bile, my dear
George, better not make an issue
of your violent language. I pre-
sumo you made this exhibition
of yourself at a club, where tea
and other refreshments are
available. Invite the ladies and
make a joke of your bad temper.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
Desqner Lives BUSY Life Whc She Translates Into Clothes
Etiquette
Anniversary
And a Gift
ByMRS.CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

ByMRS.C CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
II am planning an informal
anniversary dance and l would
greatly appreciate your telling
me if the inclOsed invitation
would be appropriate. l don't
want our guests to feel as
though this invitation calls for
a gift, and yet, after indicating
what anniversary it is, it does
seem to, more or less. Don't
you think so?
I'm the event that some Of
our friends do bring gifts, what
would be the most gracious way
to receive them and yet not
have the friends who didn't
bring gifts feel uncomfortable?
What would be some of the
incest things to say, or would a
thank-yOu note have to be writ
ten later to each one?
SHOULD l display the gifts,
or shouldn't they be unwrapped?
1t would seem ungraciOus not
to, and yet l don't want my
friends who didn't bring gifts
to feel embarrassed.
"Our party is to be at our
home. Should both my husband
and 1 receive our guests when
they arrive, or should the maid
that will be serving for me that
evening answer the bell?
ION my invitation, where II
says "COme at eight" which is
rather early, could 1 write be-
side the eight the figure 9 in
parentheSes? DOROTHY"
Since wedding anniversary
parties of the few years" type
are usually so informal, verse
form of invitation is appropriate.
and, indeed, very we'll done.
But I agree with you that since
you so definitely mention the
symbol of the anniversary, it
pretty clearly calls for a gift.
Under the circumstances I
think it would be magical If
you could open gifts from some
friends and not make the ones
who did not bring gifts feel a
bit embarrassed and Self-con-
Scious. And still the gifts that
are brought must be opened.
In compliment and apprecia.
ton to those guests who did
bring gifts, you would, as you
open each gift, thank gracious
ly for the kindness Of thought
and then say something appro-
pirate about the gift itself. And,
yes, you should write a thank
you note to each giver, the day
or so following your party.
The gifts, as I said, should be
wrapped, but you needn't neces-
sarily put them ION display"
1t would be best form for the
maid to open the door and to
lIlulCdGC w OAAO 6uCoCO "AASAS
they are to leave their wraps.
Then you and your husband
would be in the living room to
receive and welcome your
guests.
No, not since you make such
a point in your invitation about
YOUR guests being on time,
SUMMER MOURNING
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
II am in mourning and dur.
ing the summer months 1 will
wear all-white clothing. Please
tell me the shade of stocking
that is considered proper to
wear under the circumstances?
j."
Wear stockings as near the
shade of your skin as you can
find.
The Washington times., 1935-07-13
CHICKEN AND oKRA GUMBo

of chicken and the ham. Cover
with the tomatoes and let sim
mer for IS minutes.
Add onion, parsley, thyme,
bayleaf, red pepper and season
ing, stirring frequently for a few
minutes. In the skillet, melt the
butter and gently fry the okra,
being very careful not to scorch
it, as it is easily scorched. Put
into the pot and add three-quartS
of boiling water.
Let it cook gently for an hour
and a half to two hours.
Serve a side dish Of rice OF
the side and put a helping OF
rice into each soup plate.