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The Washington times., 1936-10-10
BRENTWOOD
Fights FOR
CAR LINE
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

C1tlEon8 ASSOCIATIONS EuUOF
The Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation at its first meeting OF the
season last night in Paul Junior
High School, adopted resolution
by William NICK. Clayton to con-
ttnue its fight for retention Of the
Kennedy Street car line between
Georgia Avenue and Fourteenth
Street Northwest. which the Pub
lie Utilities CommisSino author
lied the Capital Transit Company
to abandon.
A proposal to inaugurate a shut
tie bus service to Fourteenth Street
and Colorado Avenue was rejected
because it would not meet the de-
mands of the Brightwood area for
a through downtown service.
Another resolution protested the
commissions order granting the
transit company permission to in
crease the one-man cars, declared
retrogreSSive, antisocial and a him
drance to traffic where two-men
cars are operated over the same
line.
Bank Opening Waits
The association renewed a for
mer request for the extension OF
Fourteenth Street from Nicholson
Avenue to Walter Reed Hospital
grounds.
In submitting a report on eff
forts to reopen the Brightwood
Bank, Elmer Johnson revealed
that satisfactory arrangements
have been completed with a promi-
nent downtown bank to open a
branch and Treasury officials had
favored the project, but action was
being delayed because those inter
ested are unable to obtain a state
ment from the receiver on rental
or sale of the building.
Charles w. Ray was selected
president for his nineteenth con-
Secutive term. Other officers
elected are Col. John Clagett Proc
tor, L. F. Randolph, Prof. L. j.
Cantrell and A. Y. Casanova, vice
presidents; j. w. Ferriter, CORE
spending secretary; S. A. Swiggett,
recording secretary; Mr.. Johnson,
financial secretary and treasurer:
John A. Saul and Mr.. Clayton,
delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Meetings Scheduled
The following citizens aSsocia-
tons will meet at 8 p. m. next
week:
Monday
Congress Heights, Congress
Heights School.
Hillcrest, East Washington
Heights Baptist Church.
Kalorama, 2345 AShmead Pl.
Address by William NICK. Clay
ton, chairman of the Public Util-
tiles committee of the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
Northeast washington, Ludlow
School.
Park View, Park View School.
Piney Branch, Roosevelt High
School.
Stanton Park. Peabody School.
TUESDAY
Burleith, Gordon Junior High
School.
Cathedral Heights-Cleveland
Park, st. Adams parish hall. Ad-
dressed by Cooperation Counsel e.
wood II. Seal.
North Randle Community, Free
Methodist Church, Minnesota Ave-
nue. and S Street Southeast.
Randle Highlands, 2407 Mime
sofa Ave. S. E.
Summit Park, 37O3 Bangor st.
S. E.
WEDNESDAY
American University Park,
Hurst Hall, American University.
Benzings, Odd Fellows Hall,
Bennings.
Rhode Island Avenue, Wood
ridge Branch Library.
FRIDAY
Glover Park, Home Industrial
School.
Takoma Park, Takoma Branch
Library.
VOTE AMERICAN
TVIHFF NTTFAIT
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Sundays Foreign Short Wave Radio Program

LONDON-1O:25 P. MA re-
cital of Roger CUTTERS songs.
GSF, 1913 m. 1914 meg; Csc,
31.3 M, 9.59 meg.
ROME-1:2O P. M.-Varied pro-
gram from italian stations. 2RO,
BIZ M, 9.63 meg.
Moscow P. MA broad
cast for women. RNE, Is m, IL
meg.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
|SLQin' Man Here
Denies He Was
Murdered

Wilbur Sherwood, 1901 Reno
Rd. N. W., today denied that he
was murdered in 1880.
And so a murder mystery was
exploded. For Sherwood, a res.
taurant owner, is very much alive
despite the story told by Robert
Montieth. former Navy paymas,
ter, to New York authorities.
Montieth described how he had
killed a man named Sherwood
several years ago as an aftermath
of a traffic accident.
New York called Montgomery
county authorities and asked
them to check the confession.
They poured over old records and
found that Montieth and Sher,
wood had been involved in an
accident back in 1928.
But a call to Sherwood showed
him still to be alive.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
PA CUTS MORE
0FPERS0NNEL

Gradual curtailment Of the Re
settlement Administration gath
cred momentum today when it
was announced that the Treasury
Department would control the
agency's accounting division in
the future.
The agency, which employs ap-
proximately 5000 workers in
washington, has reduced its staff
by 1,70O since May as part of a
program calling for a IS per cent
reduction of personnel, and ap-
proximately 600 notices are now
outstanding among the $4,000
still employed at Resettlement.
Appointment of Lieut.. Col.
Phillip B. Fleming as coordinator
Of construction at. ReSettlement
was recently announced by the
President, and he is being men
toned in high circles as a prob
able successor to Rexford Guy
Tugwell. esent Resettlement
Administrator.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Quake Hits Helena

H ELENA, Mont, Oct. 10
G.N.S0.-The heaviest earthquake
since June IL shook Helena yes
terday. The shock lasted five Sec
onds and sent hundreds of per-
sons rushing from homes and
hotels into the streets.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10
Named PapaI Delegate

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 10
G.N.S0.-Cardinal Dougherty of
Philadelphia today was named by
Pope Plus as cardinal legate to
the International Eucharistic
Congress to be held at Manila, P. I.
The Washington times., 1936-10-10

.V0TE AME RICAN-
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02

nothing about .lynching and
eeps who take ''pay-off"
Those radio freaks who turn
up their receiver full blast
at three In the morning. Us
ually they'r re trying to pick
up a station that isn't even
on the air The crouch who
never has ssanything nice to
say or do for any body , Stuck
ups, conceits and the guy
WHO thinks 'nobody's radio is
a good as his own Ants
and snakes at a picnic
Sharks in swimming pool
That scrawl that is so charac-
teristic of editors. Especially
when guy is late with a
copy.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02

beer please Money Rrabbers
hoardsrs and misers. In cir
culation is where our money
should be. Mine stays that
way. ALL of it. Please re
serve Room twelve at the
poor house. Thank you! ----
Strengthened hair sheiks who
go around without their hats.
Grover Lee Somers walker
number one People who get
on street cars laughing loud
and talking louder Movie
patrons who either smell bad
or continually whisper. not to
mention Peanut shell crack
ing and cellophane wrapper
cracking Big Shots who
are really the smallest shots.
You know, the I ANS The
advise giver who needs his
own advice Italians bonn blng
hospitals, women and chill
dren The guy who slams on
his hydraulic brakes without
giving a hand signal. and
the guy who pulls out of a
parking place Without looking
for other cars Lazy people
and wife beaters The guy
who is always ready to take
and never ready to give
People who get angry with a
persou and hate the world in
general lone Of those one
track brain affairsI. Starched
shirt collars in the summers
and CO lars that sag an i curl
up around the ends Termite
eaten cigarettes False ad =
vertising Governors who do
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02
Around And About
By Floyd L. Easter

Evidently fate believes that
man is getting a trifle too
smart. Numerous airplans
crashes, automobile accid-
ents and catastrophes seem
to hamper, or slow up pro-
duction until man is able to
cope with machinery. That is.
q twenty five horsepower
brain has no business OPP
Grating a 100 horsepower pl-
ece of machinery Slew thin
king, no thinking. whlskey,
and plain darn foolishness
causes nine out of every ten
accidents. Innocent children
are run down in the streets,
merely because some foolish
youngster wanted to show his
girl how fast he can drive
or turn a corner. You'll read
this, most likely and pass on
without thinking twice, but
you think about it a darn
sight more when the list of
automobile fatalities includes
one Of your loved ones. The
only way to combat the me-
mace of the automobile is for
all drivers to drive carefully
sanely and sensibiy.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02

Here g one for you. If a
person is travelling on a train
and makes a jump 1.-The run
ming broad jump kind) while
he is in the air, does the train
run from under him or is it
just the same as jumping on
the ground? You figure it
out. L m sleepy.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02

Things we could get along
without. Sandstorms, lorna
does unemployment and hum
ger The Negro employee
who Uncle Toms his way
through life The fellow who
knows everything, has been
every where and hasn't been
anywhere at all High pres
sure salesmen Prejudice.
lynching and segregation. N OF
that I give a darn about be-
ing with anyone else, Just an
equal break is all Drunks.
drinkers and drinks. Pass the
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02
Wise
Sayings

He liveth most who thinks
best.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02

The saddest things are not
those that happen, to us, but
in us,
The Arizona gleam., 1936-05-02

Wheh mans cup of for
tune is filled to the brim it
takes q level head to carry it.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17

WACO. Texas AMP Honor.
ing sixteen 81 the best known AID
most highly respected citizens.
eight 81 whom were white. an IN
terxaeial goodwill meeting spon
sofea BY The Waco Citizens COM
lniftee. was held Thursday night
at St. Paul AM.E church q which
DR. f. G. Johnson Is the pastor
Those among the eolqred eIEizelss|
being honofed were Bishop G. b
Young Of the AM = Church. Pre-
sidenf A. S. jackson. Paul Quinn
college. Rev ]. N jenkins of New
Hope Baptist church. Judge r D.
Evans Of the local b7r, Mrs. n. A.
Kirk influential and affIuencial
frafernal leader. DR. G. s. Conner
and DR. II + Smith. old well es-
tabIisIled practit ioners. and q. Hy-
SON. successful merchant
Among the WhiteEs Mayor J. w.
Hale. President Pat M Neff Of
Baylor university. President II. W.
Wocdson Of the First National
Bank Rev j. M Dawson Of the
First Baptist church. Miss Kate
Friend and Mrs " E. Darden.
commanding figures IA community
life, Judge Richard / Munro ttnd
Attorney S. II Clayton
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
Morton of Xavier Is
On AH-American Team

BOSTON (By Mabe Kountze for
AMP ~ Through no deliberate in
tent the name of one player was
omitted from the list Of the Off
cialG 1895 All-American football
teapi. What with letters and tele-
grams flooding the office Of the
Negro National News Association
Of sports writers IN protest of such
an error we are only too happy to
remedy the fault.
The 1895 All-American featured
a deadlock for the right end posi-
ton between Red Henderson of
Wilberforce and Bill Morton Of xa-
vier Louisiana. Also on the alter
nate baclxfield selections the vote
necessitated group of five backs
instead of the usual four How
ever in publication the unfortunate
error was made relative to the two
ends.
The N.N.N.A.A. office win of
course award official certificate to
Morton as well as the other 16 grid
stars selected. May we commend
his sterling play and his fine
school Xavier Catholic university,
a coming leader in the Southern
Conference. Xavier will hold her
annual athletic banquet soon and
the All-American certificate pre-
sentation to Bill Morton by sports
editor Eddie Burbridge of Louisi-
ana Weekly will be a feature.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
new FEDERAL
JOBS CREATED

WASHINGTON lANP)- What
opportunities for vocational educa-
ton and guidance are available to
Negroes and to what extent should
they be modified and enlarged
To find the answer to these ques-
tons, the Office Of Education Of
the United States Department OF
the Interior is launching q survey
Of vocational education and Ruid-
ance programs, and occupafional
opportunities and trends g.a0nR
Negroes. The study is one of i've
Office Of Education projects ap-
proved by President Roosevelt.
Financed by q $234, 1874 relief
fund allotment, the study win Gre
ate work for about 45e white
collar Negroes on relief. Infor-
nation win be gathered Ia approx
i1nately 80 counties Of 81 states.
selected upon the advice of spe-
cial advisory committee.
United States Commissioners Of
Education, J. w. Studebaker, ap-
pointed DR.. Ambrose Caliver, Sen
Tor Specialist in the Education Of
AHC84OSos a. uAACItuE u lite otll1V@
H. L. Trigg, supervisor Of colored
high schools in North Carolina,
has been selected as associate dir
ector Of the study. Mr.. Trigg, who
is q candidate for the doctors de-
gree in secondary education at Co
lumbia university, has had a wide
teaching and administrative expef
fence. IN order to assizE In the
study, Mr.. Trigg was granted leave
Of absence from his present posi-
ton
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
robson SAILS
FOR ENGLAND

HkW YORK CAMP Paul Ro-
besoIl says he Is tired Of traipsing
about the country giving recitals
and concerts and wants to settle
down to do serious work on the
stage and IN pictures. Two Of his
ambitions. are TO do Othello with
Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne,
probably two Of Americas out
stanSing Thespianss and to do the
film, BLACK Majesty" based on
the life of Emperor Henrie Chris
topic Of Haiti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robson sailed
Saturday on the lie de France for
England where he IS to appear in
a series Of recitals.
In discussing the possible growth
Of interest IN the African culture,
Mr.. Robson said It win probably
be a matter Of only a few years
before the world turns to Africa
just as It Is interested in Negro
culture In America today
Naturally" said Mr.. Robson,
Il am interested IN the Ethiopian
situation although mine is not a
political job. And just as nctural-
" my sympathy is all with the
Philippians. It would seem that
those people could get along with
out the kind Of civilization that
European nations do with bombs
and machine guns. There may be
serious problems slavery for ex-
ample, but Ethiopia could work
out her own problems IN time.
There Is no reason to believe that
Italy can work them out for her.
II have great faith in Africa. I
feel that the people of the African
continent viii seek out their own
destiny. Two hundred million peo-
pie, armed with virillty and INTEL
ligence will not fail. They have
been held back, it is true, but their
educational facilities are increas-
ing steadily.
II believe that the African states
will be free some day. It may on
ly come about through gradual
withdrawal of European power. or
there may be sudden overturu.
Differences between sections Of the
continent would indicate the even
tual formation of a federation of
independent black states, rather
than single great Negro repub-
lie or empire.
IT have never been to Africa,
Mr.. Robson admitted, but hope
to go there this winter to visit in
Uganda"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
SEAL
DRIVE SUCCESS

The widespread support If TIE
work Of the Anti tuberculosis Lea
gne Of King County is Indicated by
the wide range between the low
est and highest contributions to
this years Christmas Seal Sale Of
the League.
The lowest contribution received
to date was one penny, while the
highest, from the Bakery Sales
mems Union, Local 227, was one
hundred dollars.
Although the sale officially
closed on Christmas Day" William
a.. Prayer, League treasurer, said
money is still coming In at the
rate Of about 500 a day. We are
still $1,000 from last years goal
but we expect regular contributors
who have not yet been heard from
and money pledged to Finland pa
TENTS to bring this years mark up
to last years figure. We may ev-
en- pass that goal
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17

TO the average citizen, ecrp0r
alton counseps office IS q place
where legal transactions Of vague
nature are carried On for whoever
needs the services Of a corporation
counsel
But IL A. q Van Soelen, Corp
Grafton Counsel for the City Of Sc
attic. bis office IS the pivotal point
around which resolves personal in
jury actions. hearings before the
Civil Service Comm ssion, unpaid
light and power bills, garnlshment
action, and IN general q continual
succession Of legal proceedings.
Not only does the Corporation
Couusel,s office concern itself with
defending the legal city il its legal
battles, remarked Mr. Van Soelen,
''but 1t also acts as advisor to the
various cry departments. In e9a-
ny instances lawsuits are avoided
by having proposed measures gone
over thoroughly before they are
actually started. This saves the
city thousands Of dollars annually
and serves 70 keep the clty's de-
partznfntai offices informed as to
what they can and cannot do
BY means Of analogy. Mr. Van
Soelen compared the City Of Seat
tie to q vast business enterprise
broken into smaller units but all
these units supervised by the
Mayor whose office il this respect
is similar to that Of a corporation
president Though not heard Of SO
often as many other departments,
Mr.. Van Soelen continued, the
Corororation CounseIs office is a
kind Of silent partner to the city
and It's duties. advising, defending
and rendering legal opinions IN be-
half Of the Queen City
The fact. according to the last
annual report, that the Corporation
Counsel,s office was operated with
ii a budget Of SIS .s96. which IS
By TAR the lowest figure IN more
than fourteen years merits much
praise for Corporation Counsel
Van Soelen and the efficient mem
bers Of his department
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
DIVINE HAS
CONVENTION In NY.

NEW YORK CAMP THE three
dav convention sponsored by Faith
err Divine officially closed Sunday
night after meetings had been held
IN the st. Nicholas Arena and at
Rockland Palace. Delegates from
far corners Of the United States
were In attendance at this, the
FIRST International Righteous Gov
ernment Convention which has as
its purpose, the purveyance Of
clean government to the people Of
the world.
FULLY $4,000 was spent II adver-
Using this meeting IN the columns
Of the daily metropolitan press.
setting forth through these media,
the aims Of the convention, also
appealing to all who wished to at
tend. To the uninitiated, the move
ment lacked tie elements Of a pc
litical move, but when Father De
vine announced that he hoped to
secure the backing Of twenty mill
lion persons interested Ia clean and
better government. ears priclked
up.
Saturday, one section of the
convention. Divine Youth, Senior
Group" met at the Rockland Pal
ace. where the convention opened
Friday night. the Divine Youth.
Junior Group" met at the New
Star Casino,
among the speakers at the Sat
urday gathering were Arthur Ma
olson. counsellor for Divine; Car
negie w. Pullman Of New York;
A. Z. Larson of Seattle: Holy D.
Shinelight Of Newark; Might JUS
tice Of Oakland, Calf, and Ady
Hits OF Cleveland, Ohio.
At the first meeting, one Of the
first resolutions adopted was that
Divine was God.
In his weekly message to his
followers, published in the New
York News last week, Divine Is
sued the call for the convention,
giving even the most minute de-
tails as to how to reach the places
where meetings were to be held.
Meanwhile, white journalists. at
tracted to the meetings, are trying
to analyze Divine and his follow
ers. The last story published APP
pears Ia the American magazine
and is typical Octavus Roy Coz
hen type Of story
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17

Miss Cordella VIM, National
Y,W.C.A. Secretary for work am
ong colored girls and women. ar
rived IN SETTLE January 16. She
win spendA week IN the city work
ing with Y.W.CA. and community
groups IN the sIuoy and admins
tration Of the as5ociation program
a. it affects the Negro women OF
the city. She will speak at the re-
gllar meeting Of the Y.W.C.A.
Board of Directors at the Central
association building Monday noon,
at the opening Of the Membership
Education program OF the associ-
alton. Mrs VIM will be guest of
honor at the annual Y.W.C.A. ban
uuet at 6 p. m. at the Central z.
WC.A. on Monday.
Mrs. Cordella A. VIM: (from
Who's Who on Staff of Natl wv.
C.A.) Secretary for advisory SER
vice for colored branches through
out the United States, is q men,
Der Of the National Service Divi-
sion, engaged in visiting local As
saciations and carrying ON CORES
pondence as well as helping to or
ganize new colored branches when
ever possible; family home, Col
umbus, Ohio: is graduate of the
Columbus, Ohio, Normal School,
and has taken special courses at
Columbia University and at Rus
sell Sage Foundation; she has beer
with the national Y.W.c.As staff
for fifteen years; previous to thai
she was for five years teacher IL
the public schools of Columbus
and was then four years district
secretary Of the colored work OF
the Associated Charities there;
during the war she was stationed
at Washington, d. c., as worker
among colored girls. At this time
she directed a complete survey OF
the city relative to housing condi-
tions among colored girls, with the
result that upon her recommends
ton 100000 building was COM
pleted and is now serving as mo-
del Association residence for col
ored women.
Mrs. Winn's deep interest is the
uplift of her race which she hopes
can be accomplished by bringing
about higher standards Of educa-
ton, living and working conditions,
Already she has organized colored
branches of the Y.W.C.A. in many
states throughout the country.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
STUDY PROJECT
Is INaUGURATED

Plans fer the Inauguration of a
correspondence and extension stu
ely project on the college level. de-
signed to benefit high school grad
Yates unable to proceed with their
educational programs because of
lack of funds, have been announc-
ed by George H. Cannon. State
Works Progress Administrator.
The project, covering the SO coun-
ties of the state, viii be financed
with Federal funds and will be
placed in operation at once.
AS planned, the correspondence
division of the project win be
maintained in State Headquarters
of the Works Progress Administra-
ton in Seattle, and the extension
classes in the centers in the vart-
Gus counties where groups can be
got together easily and instructed
by teachers recruited in these CEN
ters.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
Tuskegee Announces
Supsmer School Plans

TUSKEcsEE, Ala. (ANP) The
annual session Of the Tuskegee In
stitute Summer School will be held
at the institute from June 6 to
August 10, it was announced Sat
urday by DIR. F. D. Patterson, pre-
sident. The summer school win be
divided into two sessions the first
session running from June 8 to
July II. and the second session
from July III to August IS.
The teaching staff will be COM
posed Of the college department
and other teachers drawn from the
profession who are acknowledged
specialists Ia their various fields.
II any case where course desir-
ed Is not offered arrangements
will be made for instruction If a
sufficient number Of students ap-
ply for same. Additional informa-
ton may be secured by writing to
Dr. w 4. b. Williams. Director If
the Summer School. or to Capt
Alvin J. Nicely, Dean Of Men and
Registrar.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-01-17
TORTURE CASE IN
SUPREME C0URI

WASHINGTON IaNP) The
Supreme Court Of the United
States last Friday listened 70 ar-
auments IN the case Of three Miss
issippi Negroes. who were sentenc
ed to be hanged ID q kcmper Coun
ty, Mississippi court. April s. 1894
for tie alleged murder 6 Ray
mond Stewart white farmer Of
that county
earl Brewer. Counsel for the n
A.A.C.r. which is defending the
three doomed men. argued before
the high court that the men. Xan!k
Ellington. I'd Brown. and Henry
Shields. were convicted on the face
Of confessions alleeedly obtained
by brutal treatment Of the prison
ers. both b Deputy Sheriff Cliff
Dial and 8 mob Of approximately
forty Mississippi farmers