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The Washington times., 1936-03-05
"Ex-dividend.
Gilman Predicts BiQ
Spring Auto Business

There are unmistakable signs
that indicate a tremendous spring
business in the automobile indus
try, M. M. Gilman, vice president
and general manager of the Pack
ard Motor Car Company, said to
members of the company's selling
organization. When it comes it will
come fast, also, he said.
Every Packard distributor, ex-
cept those in the export organiza-
tion, was represented in a two-day
convention in Detroit. Since the
introduction of the One Twenty
car, only a little over a year ago,
the Packard wholesale organiza-
ton has more than doubled the
number of dealers in this country,
and expects another major in
The Washington times., 1936-03-05
SALES

Anacostia and Potomac Railroad
IS, $1,000@801a.
Capital Transit Company, SO
1873, 5@15, 1O@14B, 4@14Ts.
Riggs Bank common, 1O@27O.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 2@47,
1@47.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Is, $4,000 1861.
Washington Gas SIS, 1860,
$5,O00@117A, $1,oOO@117A.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 5@4512,
4@45.
Potomac Electric IS preferred,
1@110A.
Potomac Electric 512s preferred,
10@113, 10@113.
The Washington times., 1936-03-05

collars put in the bank will buy much as they do
now
Then too the rising of living makes harder to save
any dollars.
Second easy money policy means low interest rates
on savings Savings banks pay less deposits
other banks have quit paying any interest deposits This
reduces incentive to We take money of the
bank, and either buy stocks for dividends or spend it.
The Government encouraging people to borrow instead of
Third savings imposed The New Dealers can't
sell their bonds to individual investors which that
people with savings will lend such spendthrft Gov
ernment So the scheme is to seize the individuals
savings by taxation.
The proposed tax corporation surpuse illustrates this
1t provides that large part of any profits that company
makes which does dividends will be seized bv
the Roosevelt Administration.
further provides that if the company pays profits
dividends the individuals who heavily
taxed thereon.
In other words business enterprises are not to be allowed
we'll known students finance that businesses usually
find wise out only about wothrds of their earn
ngs dividends The depends somewhat upon the
stability of earnings and the physical and financial condition
OF the company.
Thus on average companies hold back about oned of
earnings surplus 1t exactly this amount of
surplus that Mr. Roosevelt proposes SEIZE and distribute
among farmers etc.
Sound business aside urpuses for many
good reasons Lean have to be Technical progress
often requires Improvement plant equipment Success
tu businesses and have have funds expanding their
capacities etc.
In fact the changes and vcssue life require that not
only Individuals but corporations, maintain reserves
And one OF the of the New Deal that un-
safe to 1t forces individuals companies p their
capital and surplus. 1t is driving live
This is going down hill.
Savings come from production and they contribute in
creased production Solvent persons produce than
they need And they do long they are al
lowed to own their savings Then their savings invested
and increase the production wealth of the country
Savngs idle when there earn money!
Debtors and persons who can't than they need
can't save Society must provide for the needy
only by drawing on the surpluses of the savers.
But II spendthr takes all past savings and
prevents new savings it will ruin all We danger
only eating capital but killing the incentive create
capital.
If ahead and provide that there shall be additions
TO business surpuses and that dividend distributions shall
more heavily taxed the efficiency and growth of business
prise Will be greatly restricted That will hurt everybody
And IT the take corporations
whose arrangements it is choking and whose stockholders
depr1vlng of dividends where would it get it's taxes?
1t can't tax itself! In the last analysis taxes come out of
individual and their spuses Kill saving and DESTROY
surpluses, and you finally get taxes
The Washington times., 1936-03-05

such differences, as by levying taxes on
earned corporate surpluses
Today l want to stress the fact that earned
corporate surpluses represent savings, and
that the present tendency to destroy savings
and force spending is great evil.
The essence of the New Deal economics is
to make it unsafe to save.
First, the initiation policy has this effect.
When we save, we save money. But when
we know that the purchasing power of money
is being reduced, we do not save much, be-
cause we know that in a year or two the
The Washington times., 1936-03-05
Washington Stocks

Trust Company Stocks
Amer Sec Tr Co (1O). ....I250 I.....
Natl Saw & Tr. 100 .....
Prince Georges Blk & Tree. IT "a
Wash Loan & Trust (0.....l226 zee.
Savings Bank Stocks
Bank of Bethesda (l.60)....i 25 bee.
Com. & Savings (S) .......l 1856 I.....
Fire Insurance Stocks
American 13). 3).............I1So 49,.
Corcoran (2.5O) ............. SO .....
Firemen's U.6O) O)............ 33 80
National Union (.60) ........ 1871 .....
Title Insurance Stocks
Columbia (.S0) ).............I 49,.
Real Estate (6) ......... l12O l.....
Miscellaneous Stocks
Carpet Corp G.SO) .........l % 26
"Lanston Monotype N.... Is 49,.
Mergenthaler Linotype ..... 45h 46
peoples Drug s pf (6.50). . llOh ....
Real Est NJ & G pfd (.2O) ... As
security Storage (5). 80. 102 "a .....
Ter Ref & VIII Corp (3) so .....
Wdwd G. 10th com (2.0O. so 900.
Wdwd & 10th pf GO...... 119 go.
The Washington times., 1936-03-05
TT AYTVT We Are in Danger of Not Only
II "A ~ X Eating Up Capital, But Killing
AAx "A ~ u Q Incentive to Create New Capital
BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor of Economics, New York University

Yesterday showed the Importance of allowing differences
in earnings that in proportion to differences in the eff
fcncy showed the danger of leveng down
The Washington times., 1936-03-05

Volume Yesterday
2,96O,OOO Shares

-1e35-36- and
High Low Dividend Rate High Low 1880 ChEs
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
10000 FASCISTS KILLED
IN ETHIOPIA

Adds Ababa, Feb. 17.-(CNA).
The Ethiopian government an
nounced today that more than TO-
900 Italian soldiers lost their lives
in a series of battles in the Tenn
bien region on the northern front
during the last ten days of Janu-
airy.
The announcement Of the rising
Fascist casualties was accom-
panied by news from the Southern
front of the recapture of Kora Ali,
a town south of Sasa Baneh, from
the Italians. The recapture of Ku-
rati was previously announced.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21

Funeral services were held Tues
day morning, February 18, at 1000
a. m, at the family residence, 756
Iglehart Ave-, for Mrs. Ida May
Benjamin, who passed away Sun
day afternoon, February 16, at 2:15
p. m, after an illness of several
months duration. Services were
conducted by Father Alfred II.
Lealtad, rector emeritus of st.
Philips Episcopal Church, of which
the deceased was loyal member
until the time of her demise. He
was assisted by Rev. Edward
James, rector of st. Philips. Mrs.
Benjamin was born in Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada, and had resided
in st. Paul for the past 20 years.
She was a graduate of Lincoln
School for Nurses in New York
City. Survivors include husband,
w. A. Benjamin; daughters, Mar
garet Louise of Youngstown, o.,
and Harriet E. of st. Paul; and one
son, w. A, Jr.; sister, Lena Tyers,
New York City; brothers, James
L. Lightfoot, New York City, and
Charles F. Lightfoot of Detroit,
Michigan, and a host of relatives.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
SPHINX CLUE CO-oPERATEs
IN ICITStWIDE3 INTER-RACIAL
PROGRAM

The first Organization to offer
their cooperation to the Inter
racial Committee of the Urban
League during the Inter-racial
Week program held in the Twin
Cities during the week of Febru-
airy 9th, was the Sphinx Club of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Pledging their cooperation, the
club of University men framed and
sent Mr.. C. W. Washington, Urban
League Secretary, a letter to that
effect.
The result was that Mr.. Wash
ington called upon two of this
group to speak at young peoples
church groups. Mr.. Henry Thomas,
in the graduate school of social
work and a member of Sphinx
spoke before a group at Plymouth
Congregational Church in Mime
apolis on the subject: ASPECTS of
Inter-racial Relationships" Fol-
lowing the course of history, Mr..
Thomas pointed out mans contin-
ued desire to attain "life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness"
tracing this desire from the time of
the French Revolution through the
colonization of America.
Mr.. William r. Simms, under
graduate student at the University
and president of the Sphinx Club,
spoke before large college group
on Sunday evening, February 9, at
the Robbinsdale Congregational
Church on the subject: phyllis
Wheatley An Inter-racial Sue
cess" He used the Settlement
House as typical example of the
success and good that can result
from the cooperative efforts of the
two groups. Again on Sunday eve
ming, February 16, using the same
subject, Mr.. Simms spoke before
an older group at the WEIGH Con-
gregational Church in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
National Negro Congress Wins
Nations Attention i'm Windy CITY
through three hours or more.

Country Widely Represented
Delegates from more than 40
states, as well as numbers from the
more important key cities of the
country, answered the call assuring
the proponents of the Congress an
enthusiastic audience to hear their
pleas for united actions on all
fronts against the environment of
oppression, discrimination, lack of
the ballot and unfair ALLEGATION of
relief and educational apportion-
ments.
The important findings of the
National Negro Congress are con-
tanned in resolutions adopted by
the delegates and approved by the
Congress. This paper will publish
them in installments in the edi-
torial columns.
Editor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
NEW ASSOCIATION is
FORMED

The Black American and Ethio-
plan Association held its fourth
meeting in Minneapolis this past
week. The association unites with
the black people of Africa and also
stands for international relation
ship of the black and yellow races
of the world. President, Archie
Jones; secretary, Henry Johnson;
secretary-treasurer, Roy Robinson.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
Ernest Pierce In
Jail

Ernest Pierce, who operated a
Pool Room at Harrington and
Rondo ST., was arrested Friday,
February Ia, and lodged in the
City Jail. He was in Municipal
Court Wednesday morning, Febru-
airy 10, and his case was continued
until Thursday morning, the goth,
before which time a complaint was
filed against him for maintaining a
gambling house.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21

BILL ROBINSON, the Negro
tap dancer, met ALLEN NOW
BRAY, white, the film player, as
he was leaving a Hollywood night
club. Mowbray wanted Bill to join
his party and go places.
Robinson pleaded he was tired,
made any number of excuses.
Finally Mowbray screamed, $50
you're going to draw the color line,
eh?"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
Editor.
RandoIph Sets Forth Purpose

In a ringing address, he was too
i'll to come and deliver in person,
A. Phillip Randolph, president of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, set forth the reasons for
the call and gave a clear-cut
resume of desperate situations
overcome in the past and of their
increasing virulence and the abso-
lutte need of firm, widespread and
effective united effort to retard
and finally achieve victory in the
days ahead.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
Samuel Chambers
Dies

In 1865, when Lincoln freed the
slaves, little Sam Chambers, then
seven years old, had no place to
go. He was born on South Caro-
lima plantation. When Sherman
made his march to the sea, the Ne
groes throughout the region fiocked
to his army, and little Sam went
with them. He attached himself
to two white men, Scofield and
.Dickey, and by making himself
useful, he was allowed to return
home with them.
He was brought up in Zumbrota,
Mimi, where he lived part of the
time with Scofeld and part of the
time with Dickey. After he be-
came grown he came to Minneapo-
lis to live. For 80 years he was
elevator starter in the Lumber Ex-
change building.
Friday, February IA, Samuel
Chambers died, at the age of 70,
leaving his widow, Aurelia, and
two sons, Sam, Jr., and Wallace
Chambers. Neal Funeral Home
had charge of arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21

Miss Gardens annual report was
embodied in the program and a
copy was given to each guest. Mrs.
Hazel Butler is Miss Gardens as
sistant, and Mr.. Ellsworth H. Har-
pole is the Athletic Instructor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
Three Thousand at Opening
ONE-ACT PLAY PRESENTED

"PLUMES," one-act folk play
was given Wednesday, February
IL, at 8 p. m, at the home of Mrs.
Randall, 1876 Montrose Place, for
the Merriam Park Study Club. 1t
was directed by Mrs. Eva Carr.
The cast included Mrs. Henry Set
tie, Mrs. Gerald Hargrave, and
Mrs. Carr. The theme is Southern.
This play will be repeated Sunday,
February %, at 6:3O p. m, at the
First Congregational Church, 5th
st. and 9th Ave. S. E., Minneapo-
lis. Rev. Philip Gregory is the
pastor of the church.
Over two hundred Twin Citians
turned out Friday, February Ia, at
7:15 p. m, to attend the Seventh
Annual Dinner Meeting of the Hal
lie Q. Brown House, Kent and Au-
rora AYES.
The several long banquet tables
were attractively decorated and IA
vors and a program marked the
place Of each guest. An appetizing
dinner was served. DR.. Waldo Tur-
ner, president of the Board, acted
as Master of Ceremonies for the
very well rendered program. Invo-
cation by Father Charles Keefe;
Remarks by Louis w. Hill, Jr.,
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee; Introduction of speaker,
Mr.. Charles w. Washington; Guest
Speaker, Rev. T. F. Kennedy, pas
tor of Simpson Methodist Church in
Minneapolis, followed by three ex-
cellent renditions by the "Swanee
Quartet" of Minneapolis. They
sang "Good News" Saint Gonna
Study War No More" and "Glory,
Glory, Hallelujah." The dancing
class gave an exhibition of their
work, and the program closed with
a pageant, "The Spirit of Commu-
nifty Service" written by Laura
Jeffrey and Louise Woodford, and
directed by Louise Woodford.
Many beautiful and useful articles
made by the different classes were
on display, and also an attractive
kindergarten exhibit. Among the
many congratulatory kilograms re-
ceived by the Director, Miss I. Myr-
tie Garden, was one from Miss w.
Gertrude Brown of Phyllis, who
was in Chicago attending the
"Negro Congress-"
Miss Gardens annual report was
embodied in the program and a
copy was given to each guest. Mrs.
Hazel Butler is Miss Gardens as
sistant, and Mr.. Ellsworth H. Har-
pole is the Athletic Instructor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
YOUTH EXTRADITED TO
FLORIDA ON FLIMSY
EVIDENCE

NEW YORK, February (CNA)-
In decision characterized by a
Legal Aid Society attorney as zone
of the greatest injustices I've ever
seen," Justice Levy of the New
York Supreme Court last week or
dered extradition to Florida and a
lynch trial of 39-year-old Fred
erick Goldwire on dubious identifi-
cation.
Goldwire is charged with COM
hitting a murder in Florida in
1925. His mother and several other
witnesses testified that he was in
Philadelphia on the day of the
murder and had been living in that
city for several years prior to the
crime.
Goldwire himself testified he left
Florida in 1920. Charlie Cooner,
of &c West 10th St., this city, and
a former resident of Philadelphia,
testified that Goldwire was work
ing on the Broad Street, Philadel-
phia, subway construction at the
time of the crime. Alphonse Jen-
kins, 149 West 131st St., also testi-
fed that he knew Goldwire in
Philadelphia in 1925.
In addition, it was brought out
that, following a fight with another
youth, Goldwire had been placed
on probation in Philadelphia and
was reporting regularly to Proba-
ton Officer Jones at the time
Florida officials claim he was in
that state.
Extradition of Goldwire was re-
quested by the sheriff of Jackson
vile, Fla, on a warrant calling for
the arrest of one David Simmons
for murder. Flanders, a witness
brought up from Jacksonville by the
ofay sheriff, identified" Goldwire
in court, although he had previous
ly told Jenkins, a defense witness,
that he had never seen the youth
before in his life. "But," he had
added, 81 have to continue living in
Florida with the white folk" The
Jacksonville sheriff was uncertain
whether it was a man or a woman
who had been murdered.
Goldwire was defended by At
torney Tighe of the Legal Aid So
ciety. The youth was whisked off
to Florida Immediately after JUS
tice Levy's outrageous decision.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
COMMENT
By w. M. Smith

as dirty; and do the Chicago people
love it, even those who are just one
step removed from starvation.
It has been my good fortune to
meet many interesting people. And
/ won't hold it against them if the
editor of small town paper makes
no permanent dent on their mem
DRY.
There is John P. Davis, the dy-
manic front of the great national
congress. / was presented to him
several times and I doubt if he
would know me on the street. But
that does not belle the fact that he
is an interesting personality, a dy-
manic speaker; a well rounded
executive. If the congress goes
over, as / believe it will, Davis will
be chiefly responsible and his repu-
tation will grow accordingly. But
/ don't care for men to whom /
must be frequently introduced.
One of the young men who i'm
pressed me most by his undoubted
cleverness and suavity and the ease
with which he handled difficult sit
uations was Arthur H. Fauset of
Philadelphia. His career will bear
watching. He was chairman of the
important resolutions committee.
I was able to renew acquaintance
with Richard B. Moore who has
made several visits to Minneapolis.
Moore has the merit of sincerity
coupled with the faculty of quick
and accurate thinking.
Two men of the ministry stuck
out in the convention, one young
Archibal Carey, affable and charm
ing speaker, holding the high re-
gard of those with whom he as
sociates day after day. And that,
believe me, is some recommends
ton. The other is young also, the
pastor of an important New York
church. He set the convention on
fire with his attack on the church
and its ministry. Incidentally he
will have some explaining to do to
his amen corner when he gets
home. And incidentally again he
raised a collection of several hun
dred dollars. This makes him
stops" with the congress.
Angelo Herndon spoke at the
Congress. He must have thought
he was doomed to serve that twen-
ty year sentence and would never
get chance to speak again. But
Herndon got a great hand, at that.
One of the really pleasant con-
facts / made outside the conven-
ton walls was with the members
of the South Center Recreation
Club, where Mrs. Julia Cisny Will
son, a long time Minneapolis
friend and an active member of
the club, had invited me to talk to
the women. Of course 1 found all
kinds of fault which they took like
majors, invited me to come back
and even urged me to move to
Chicago!
I stopped on the street several
times to introduce myself to men
had never seen before. / got a
wonderful kick out of their reac-
tons. They were uniformly cour-
teous and expressed surprising
interest in the things being dis
cussed in Chicago in their inter-
est. I believe much of good would
come from friendly discourse with
men of apparent lowly degree. ]
say apparent for one of these men
is an embalmer and as fitted to
make as good citizen as / could
ever hope to be.
A new and rather delightful ex-
perience was riding in taxi cabs
at Is cents a ride. They are
driven by colored men, pick up
anybody en- route, who pay no
more attention to you than if you
were a goat. Not so much in fact.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21

The Fascist invaders are said to
have suffered heavily in both en-
gagements. Heavy losses by the
defenders were also admitted by
the government.
The two Ethiopian victories
have been the signal for a driving
offensive against both TANKS of
General Rodolfo Graziani's Fascist
army. Graziani's left flank in
Southeast Ethiopia was defeated
in a sharp engagement with de-
Tense forces near Wujilli, south
west of Noghelh. The Italian
troops were driven back to the
Parma River valley.
At the same time it was reported
that Ethiopian troops are advanc-
ing toward Tuludimptu, south of
Sasa Baneh, in the southeastern
war zone, after having defeated
the Fascists at Kurait, important
Southern center.
Battle Raging Around MakaIe
In the northern war zone, a
major engagement is raging be-
tween Ethiopian and Italian forces
near Hauzien, north of Makale,
Italian advance point on the north
ern front, with the Philippians
pressing their attempt to cut off
Makale, according to reports
reaching the capital.
Military observers declared the
reports indicated Italian troops
have not succeeded in dislodging
the Ethiopian forces which have
penetrated Italian lines around
Makale and several times cut
Italian communication lines be-
tween Makale and Adigrat.
Hauzien is about fifty miles
north of Makale. Victory for the
Philippians would probably be the
signal for concerted attack on
Makale by large Ethiopian forces
in the vicinity of the key point,
it was pointed out.
Advance Halted, Fascists Digging
In
Fighting on the northern front
is more and more taking on the
character of trench warfare, with
the Italians digging in and appar-
emily giving up their grandiose
scheme for smashing, rapid ad-
vance on the capital.
Two factors have determined
the Italian change of tactics: the
heroic resistance of the Ethiopian
armies and the approach of the
rainy season.
POPE AND FRENCH HATCH
ING NEW PEACE SCHEME
Geneva, Feb. II. (CNA). -
French imperialist circles, egged
on by Pope Plus, are Matching an
other infamous "peace" proposal
for the settlement of the Italo-
Ethiopian war at the expense of
the Ethiopian people and in favor
of the Fascist aggressors.
Following the defeat by aroused
world public opinion of the Hoare-
Laval "peace" plan, French and
British imperialists have been
frankly worried over Italian re-
verses in Ethiopia and accompany
Continued on Page ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
300 DELEGATES AND 5000 PEG
PIE PRESENT AT EACH SEES
SION; MEETS NEXT YEAR IN
PHILADELPHIA

After months of intensive prepa-
ration, hindered by indifference,
innuend, and outspoken opposition
in many quarters, and the coldness
of less than cordial reception in
the city of its choice, the National
Negro Congress convened in the
Eighth Infantry Armory of that
city and drew crowds Of many
thousands of definitely interested
citizens on February IA, in Chi
cago.
Three Thousand at Opening
Meeting
More than three thousand people
filled the auditorium and galleries
of the Armory at the opening meet
ing, and remained in rapt attention
throughout program that lasted
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-21
ELKS TO PRESENT COMEDY
APRIL 16

Everybody is looking forward to
the Elks' coming event, 'Down
Home Comedy Success" starring
those two comedians, Lewis and
Davis, to be given at Norway Hall,
April 16, 1886.