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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19
SAYS HEAVENS PAY
divine $4,000 A WEEK

New York, June CNA)-Faithful
Mary, belying her celestial cognomon,
disclosed in Supreme Court this week
that the net profits from the
Heavens" that she formerly super
vised for Father Divine range from
$500 to $500 week. While she was
in charge, she said, she delivered the
profits weekly to Father Divine in a
candy box.
Her testimony is the first state
ment on the financial aspects of the
Peace Mission movement to come
from anyone closely connected with it.
And there were sad head-shakings
and other signs of protests from sew
eral dozen white and Negro followers
Of the evangelist who attended the
court hearing.
Faithful Mary was called to the
stand before Supreme Court Justice
Philip J. McCook BY William Lessel-
baum, attorney for Verinda Brown,
who claims that she gave Father Di-
vine over period of years more than
$4,000, which she now wants back.
Lesselbaum is seeking the appoint
ment of receivers for all property
held by the Peace Mission movement,
the liquidation of all it's assets and
the distribution of the proceeds, pro
rata, among those who contributed
to it.
Faithful Mary testified that she
was but one of six or more angels
who conducted extension heavens
and turned the profits over to Father
Divine at the end of each week. The
supposition was that the other
heavens were as prosperous as Faith
full Mary's.
The defense brought out that Faith
full Mary had been drinking to excess
before she met Father Divine. The
witness answered in the affirmative
to the following barrage of questions
from Father Divine's attorney:
'You had got into trouble? And
you were pretty sick? And you
were not regarded as proper
person."
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19
National Youth
Administration
By FRANCES SOMERS

AL CtCl
Come on. YOU fellows-just which
is the sterner sex, anyway?
Youth Administration supervisors
are wondering, ever since a call Tor
lifeguards for Minneapolis swimming
spots brought in more feminine APP
plicants than brawny males. VISIONS
of dainty misses patrolling the shores
while husky heroes loll under sun
umbrellas are beginning to haunt Ed
ward J. Walsh, NYA recreation SUI
pervisor. An appeal to the manhood
of Hennepin county must be made,
he has decided.
Last year IL boys and two girls
successfully passed Red Cross life
saving tests to qualify for the Youth
patrol. They were
assigned as lifeguards and swimming
instructors at four city and suburban
beaches.
One of the girls, Evelyn Frederick
son, wants to return this year. The
other would be back too, she says,
but she got married this winter.
"Why not?" the feminine contin-
gent reply when asked why they want
to be lifeguards. ''The main part of
the job is to keep the younger chill
dren from going out too far, and isn't
that woman's work 2"
Captain John Hartman, Red Cross
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19

instructor who will train the Youth
Administration corps, is all in favor
Of giving the girls an equal chance.
Judging from last year, girls can
handle the duties as well as boys,
he declared. "They may not be SO
strong, but skill and stamina are just
as important"
Any youth eligible for NYA emf
ployment who is at home in the wa
ter has an excellent chance to be
hired, according to Supervisor Walsh.
Meanwhile, Walsh is thinking Of
putting an ad in the paper: wanted:
to act as lifeguards on Min
neapolis beaches this summer.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19
BETHESDA CHURCH NOTES

Last Sunday was Children's Day
Rev. W. E. Warrington preached a
sermonette to the children at II a. m.
Miss Hilda Jean Chm. of the program
presented Mr.. David Lloyd cornetist
Miss Vera and John Glanton Pianist
The youngsters entertained with recft-
ations. Music was furnished bv a
Junior Choir directed by Mrs. M. c..
Washington, Miss Essie Mason at the
piano.
At $50 p. m. Mrs. w. M. Reddick
took charge of the program,
The hostess dinner given Tuesday
in the church dining room was. sue
cess. Mrs. Prymth Massingill en-
tertained the largest group of guests,
Mrs. Elizabeth Warrington second.
The tables were beautifully decorated
with flowers and beautiful china and
glassware. Miss Essie Mason in
charge of program. Mrs. Mayme
Battle general chm
The Kings Daughters Club met
Thursday, June 18th at the home OF
Mrs. Pinky Neal, ~ 10th Ave. So
The hostess served a delicious repast
The Brotherhood of Bethesda viii
give a social Friday, June 18th at the
church. Mr.. Andrew Quinn is chair
man of program. Mr.. N. w. Kintch.
low in charge of refreshments. The
public is cordially invited.
! Mr.. George Washington, 61o Oai
i, Lake Ave. North, is confined to hi:
home.
Mrs. Rhoda Renfro, Robbinsdale
Mimi, is much improved.
Mr.. J. Jones, 1000 Portland Ave
South, is i'll at his home.
Mr.. Charles Della Compson is con.
fined at Veterans Hospital
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ZION BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

We note that our pastor, Rev
Bolts, is presenting to his congrega-
ton series of sermons in the true
standards of Christian 1iving-the
peace and JOY of such life on earth
and the richness of the reward in
heaven. Each Sunday morning and
evening sermon comprise new chap
ter in the series, We are hoping that
the serial will continue a few more
weeks at least
With the close of grade school, our
Sunday School attendance has begun
its increase, although we are very
proud of Our 100 per cent regular
rating
Monday, June 18th, marked the op-
ening of our Daily Vacation Bible
School and the enrolment of this
first day increased about IS per cent
the following days. We are DESTROYS
that all children who live near Zion
attend. All are welcome.
The Volunteer Club is promising to
make money! of every hue at its
color rally on Sunday afternoon, June
10th, at 3 o'clock. Rev. A. Wilson of
the 4th Street Church of God in Christ
and his choir will provide the fire for
the fusion" of color for a rich rain
bow You cannot afford to miss this
event.
The Village-Fried Chicken-A
Wedding You will have to follow the
members of The Pastors Helpers
Club in order to discover where the
Village lies, how, good the chicken can
taste and who would think of marry
ing these hard times. Date later, the
president on fishing trip. (Ha)
>,ation time is bringing many
visitors to Twin City friends. Rev
E. H. Johnson, now of Mason City
Iowa, is spending day or two with
Rev. Bolts with whom he labored for
merly in Lincoln, Neb. He is also
visiting with Rev. C. Marbly, Camphor
M. E. Churcr pastor in St. Paul.
Miss Eunice Riley has been select
ed "rosette" queen of Our S. S. and
B. Y. P. U. for the State Convention
in July. She will be crowned queen
of the State if every member OF Zion
will purchase rosette. You will buy
yours.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19
TWIN CITY HERALD
N, returned home after 5 weeks BUSH
ness trip at St. Joseph. Mo.

ness trip at St. Joseph, Mo.
Sunday, June 18th, was an eventful
day in the religious life OF Borders
children. Being Chldren's Day, the
youngsters were given grand op-
,portunity for self-eNpression and con-
Quoted themselves in commendable
manner. A child was given the OPP
portunity to file each office of the
church besides participating in the
choir and rendering special selections
A special program was presented in
the afternoon from two to four, after
which the kiddies were served re-
freshments. Such training brings
home to the children the meaning of
christian living and has telling eff
feet in the development of the little
ones.
Rev. D. P. Young who has been
serving on the faculty of the summer
Institute of the Litchfield District at
Morris, Mimi, for the past week win
return to occupy the pulpit Sunday
morning to begin day with two pow
erful messages in store for the con-
gregation. AT eleven o'clock the pas.
tor will deliver the sermon in his own
inimitable style At 7:45 P. M. DIR.
B. F. Smith, District Superintendent
will be the speaker Due to illness
DR.. Smith was unable to visit the
Twin Cities at the occasion of Our
last quarterly conference. Recovered
, now, he will be present to inspire and
thrill the audience with his dynamic
personality and eloquent speech This
| is a treat all members and friends are
invited to enjoy. Remember, be pres
ent Sunday evening, June 10th at 7 A.
P. M. at "the church where nobody
lisa stranger" and enjoy the message
that this man of God, one of the
greatest speakers of our denomina-
ton, has for everyone, This will be
DR.. Smiths first opportunity to speak
in our new building, and he has a
message for All members and our
many friends,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19
BORDER BRIEFS"

The Dorcas Missionary Society of
Bethesda Baptist Church met We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Hattie B. Douglas, 3025 Oakland
Ave. The hostess served a delicious
menu.
Mrs. Sarah Pratt, 1881 4th Ave. So,
is much improved at General Hospital.
Miss Francis Williams, 615 Oak
Lake Ave. No., popular daughter OF
Mrs. Gertrude Palmore graduated
from Summer School.
Mrs. Ursula Bolts, 900 Eighth Ave.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19

30 on a $500 annual tax bill. The
pay the monthly increase for the full
price of two gallons Of gasoline would
mill levy on a $4,000 home.
Free textbooks would be provided
for high schools under the amend
ment. Parents of high school stu
dents would save more than the price
OF The tax increase in textbook saw
ings.
Minneapolis schools are above aver
age in quality but they can't stay that
way forever with a depression income.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19

Determined that failure to reach
all voters with the true facts on
School Amendment No. 13 is the only
obstacle which can prevent victory
for the amendment at the polls Mon
day, campaigners for the measure re-
doubled their efforts this week.
The proposed city charter amend
ment, which requires a 60 per cent
favorable vote for adoption, would
authorize a 5 mill increase (half a
cent on the dollar) in the legal max
imum for the school tax levy.
More than 5000 volunteer workers,
mostly mothers, went from home to
home to tell other mothers, and fa-
theirs, too, of the crisis facing the
city schools because of greatly re-
duced tax revenues in recent years.
A principal point they explained to
the voters was that opposition state
ments that the proposed mill increase
is for more" money for the schools
and higher" salaries for teachers are
untrue.
On the contrary, they point out, the
millage increase is sought to make up
the shortage of school income which
has resulted from decreased tax pay
ments by real estate, and thereby not
only to return teachers salaries to
what their contracts have called for
but haven't produced, but to buy need
ed textbooks, maps, and other sup
plies, and put school buildings back in
repair.
AS evidence of the equipment need,
Superintendent Carroll r. Reed re-
ported Wednesday that parent-teacher
associations and other private agen-
cies have contributed more than $115,-
600 of equipment and supplies to the
schools in the past five years.
eve appreciate this greatly needed
help for textbooks, science equipment,
playground apparatus, radios, band in
struments, and other worth while sup
plies" Mr. Reed said, "but we regret
that the greatest benefit from these
gifts can go only to the school dis
trict wealthy enough to afford them.
The mill increase would permit the
school board to distribute greatly
needed materials on a democratic
basis to all the schools"
1t was pointed out that gifts to one
junior high school in the past five
years totaled $1,000, while gifts of
equipment and supplies to elementary
buildings ran from $1,000 down to $25
per school.
Campaign arguments of this week
are summarized in these points:
Because of decreased assessed valu-
ations, real estate now pays $4,000,
900 less taxes yearly to the schools
than in 1880. MANY home owners
have the lowest real estate tax in
years because of the homestead ex-
emption law
This revenue drop has placed the
local school tax income more than
million dollars a year short of the
minimum required sound budget.
Minneapolis CAN afford good
schools, but cannot afford poor
schools.
Cost of the full mill increase, if
levied, would boost each persons real
estate tax bill one-twentieth, or about
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-06-19
4S FINISH A. u.

ATLANTA-(C)-Forty eight men
and women, graduates of rs American
colleges, received the degrees of mas
ter Of arts and master of science at
Atlanta university on June 7.
Evening star., 1937-02-11

Families on farms too small ever to
yield more than bare subsistence must
be aided in the acquisition Of larger
farms. Careful study must be made Of
the best uses Of the land under prevail
ing soil and climatic conditions. Water
conservation must be undertaken through
the development of grass and other crops
that help to hold the moisture in the
soil. Wholesale and effective fights must
be scientifically launched against the
grasshopper and other pests which have
Joined their forces with the drought in
laying waste potentially valuable areas.
Search must be made for other resources
of the land and these developed.
That, in brief, is the Presidents long
range program. Authority for carrying
1t out would be divided between the
Nation, the States and "all the citizens
Of the region individually"
'The problem" the President says. sis
one that can be solved, but the resolution
will take time. Therefore policy should
be determined, long-run program for
mulated and execution begun without
delay"
Evening star., 1937-02-11
Politicians Aid Lawless bv
Scrapping Court Orders

To the Editor of The Star:
Court orders become just another
scrap of paper when high Government
officials play politics with sit-down
strikers. But if some old couple cannot
meet the mortgage on their home, and
some of the neighbors try to stop the
foreclosure sale, they are put in jail,
as has happened recently more than once.
Trying to keep ones home is Christian
and American principle, but If one tries
too vigorously to do it he is thrown in
Jail. Taking possession of factory in
a sit-down strike is a principle imported
directly from communism and based upon
the communistic threat that, if you do not
accept our communism We will get vio-
lent, oh, SO violent.
Our preachers tell us we are Christian
Nation, and our teachers are supposed to
instruct in good citizenship, but how can
our millions of impressionable children
pay any attention to them when our
highest Government officials smile upon
sit-down strikers in possession of other
peoples property, and when court orders
are just so much paper when violence is
threatened. But court orders are sacred
when applied to the right kind of people,
for instance, those who try to keep their
homes against foreclosure and all others
who cannot threaten enough violence.
In catechetical style the question Is:
What citizens are adjudged by our Gov
eminent officials as worthy of the most
consideration? And the answer: Those
who put up the biggest show of violence.
v. C. MIRETON.
Evening star., 1937-02-11
A ''New EcOnomy."

The report of the Great Plains Drought
Committee, which the President has just
transmitted to Congress, emphasizes
once again that the recent devastating
drought and the suffering and property
losses which accompanied it are a symp-
tom and not the cause of the Affections
which have been visited upon that Sec
ton of the Nation. Nor does the cure lie
merely in the relief of "a courageous
and energetic people who have been
stricken" The chief problem is deep
seated maladjustment, resulting from
trying to adapt the agricultural methods
and practices of other regions to the con-
ditions which prevail in the Plains
States.
The proposed remedy, in few words,
is to effect permanent change in the
agricultural pattern of the plains" I"
Thousands of acres which have been
abused must be rescued by Government
purchase or lease for conservation.
Evening star., 1937-02-11
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

comparison of moonlight to sunlight.
The moon, of course, is not luminous
body, per Sc. MoonbeamS are only re-
f1ected sunbeams. There is a difference.
however, in the polarization of the light
the property of radiation by which its
capacity for transmission and reflection
Is different in different directions. The
change is due to the experience of the
light waves when they hit the moons
surface-their reflection and scattering
from the surface elements.
The polarization of moonbeams can
be compared with the polarization of
sunbeams falling upon various terres-
trial materials. For this work method
has been developed which is five times
greater in measuring polarization as the
usual methods. The comparisons, how
ever. remain highly complex, and the
mathematical theory is not fully de-
veloped.
Some parts of the moon, DIR. Wright
points out, are considerably brighter
than others, probably due to the surface
material. There is one particularly
bright area, designated on moon maps as
AristarchuS, which the committees re-
searches indicate probably contains con-
siderable sulphur.
Evening star., 1937-02-11
Report Shows Thriving
Trade in Illicit Liquor

~ the Euitor OF ne Sthr
In his article in The Star of January
80, "MoonShining Persists in Dixie" Will
liam A. Bell, jr., presents the view that
the 'big-line bootlegger" has just about
disappeared, but that "the moonShiner"
is still going strong in the prohibition
States Of the South.
The Institute Of Public Administration,
a non-partisan, ct-finding organization,
after thorough investigation has Just
recently reported that the bootlegging
business lis as highly organized since
repeal as it was during prohibition" and
has estimated the illicit and the tax-paid
liquor produced in 1885 at 40 OOO, 600 and
900 gallons, reSpectively-a show
ing that certainly is very far from justi-
flying the rather optimistic position taken
by Mr.. Bell. The report states also that
the Federal Government has done little to
protect the dry States-indeed that it
shamelessly resorts to that hoary liquor
regime practice of virtually licensing
speakeasies in dry territory through the
collection, from them, of the Federal oc-
cupation stamp tax of $25.
The recommendation, in this same re-
port, that the Federal alcohol tax unit
should have at least 1000 additional men
and that State liquor enforcement
agencies also should be strengthened con-
siderably dovetails very closely with the
announcement last October 16 by the
Federal Alcohol Administration itself
that it had plans, for the fiscal year
1878, to triple the number of its investi-
gators. 1t was stated then that IAN in
creasing number of cases warranting close
investigation had been uncovered" and
that the enforcement division needed
more agents. 1t is interesting to note
that the Federal Alcohol Administration
repeatedly has alternated claims that the
Illicit liquor problem is virtually solved
with announcements of increased en-
forcement personnel and of new and
imposing campaigns against Illicit deal
ing in liquor.
Lastly, there is the recent pathetic ap-
peal to the dry organizations, by prom
inent local i-prohibitioniSt to assist In
the repression of the bootlegger!
JOHN G. THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1937-02-11

provocative policy toward Soviet Russia.
So the latest struggle at Toxic for
supremacy between the soldiers and the
civilians winds up like its predecessors.
This time the militarists win on three
fronts. They have checkmated the po-
litical parties, shown the financial and
industrial leaders that armament ex-
penditure will not be curtailed, and even
fouted the Emperor by proving that his
will cannot prevail against the wishes
Of the helmeted high command. The
moment the army made it impossible for
General Ugaki, the Emperor's first choice
as a successor to Premier Hirota, to form
a cabinet, the soldiers signaled their un-
willingness to get out of the saddle. The
new cabinet which they finally deigned
to approve does not contain a single
representative Of any of the political
parties. Civilian influence in the Japa-
nese government is virtually obiterated.
General Terauchi, who, despite his re-
moval from the war ministership. un-
doubtedly remains the power behind the
Hayashi regime, protests that the army
has no intention of establishing a die
tatorship or promoting Fascist rule. but
the latest developments. especially the
trade between Terauchi and Sugiyama,
are ominouS evidence to the contrary.
1t is pretty plain warning that the war
lords are determined, at almost any risk.
to scrap the parliamentary system, regi-
ment industry and finance behind mill
tarist purposes, and carry forward ia
pans expansionist program in the Far
East.
Evening star., 1937-02-11

The lofty mountains and deep craters
of the moon, a quarter of a million
miles away, are being measured by the
relative lengths of their own shadows.
With the aid of a new projection
device which makes such calculations
possible, the Moon Committee OF the
Carnegie Institution Of Washington Is
planning a photographic map OF the
visible surface of the earth's satellite
which will include all the major features
in their correct proportions.
This method makes possible the de-
termination not only of elevations and
depths, but the angles of the slopes.
Scientists of the Moon Committee,
headed by DIR. F. E. Wright Of the Geo
physical Laboratory, will be able to tell
both the height of a lunar mountain
and its steepness. The length OF shao-
ows on the surface of the moon depends
upon the angles at which sunlight falls
upon them, compared with Its angie
to the spherical surface OF the satelnte.
If, for example, the inner slope OF q
crater is greater than the angle OF
elevation Of the incoming suns rays IL
will cast a shadow. If the slope angie
is less the surface will be illuminated.
Where slope angle and angle OF eleva-
ton are equal grazing incidence Is op-
served. From a series of photographs
taken at different times during one com
plete lunation of two weeks 1t Is possible
to observe the changes in the character
of illumination of any given slope ana
to ascertain its angle.
The rapid calculations necessary are
made possible by the projection device
which now has been perfected. 1t is
now planned to take series OF photo
graphs of the moon at or 10 minute
intervals throughout an entire lunation
Preliminary tests already have yielded
valuable data. They have shown, for
example, that some of the smaller
craters have walls almost straight up
and down-that Is, with from SO to So
degree angles-while the larger craters
and walled plains have much more
gradually sloping walls. The complete
job, the committee points out, will re-
quire several years.
The side of the moon which is visible
from the earth already has been rather
thoroughly explored by astronomers in
the past, DIR. Wright pointed out in
recent lecture. There are more than
5000 named landmarkS-mountains and
mountain ranges, craters, great plains.
etc. In the past, however, it has not
been possible to get these in their true
perspectives. The studies of the Car
negie committee are making clearer
than ever that the satellite is utterly
lifeless If there is any atmosphere at
all it can consist only of minute amounts
of very heavy gases. All the molecules
of all the lighter atmospheric elements
must have escaped in the first few thou
sand years of the moons life.
In the past there has been some sup
posed evidence of changes on the moons
surface, but this probably has been due,
DR.. Wright believes, to Photographic
distortions or to visual illusions. Since
the committee has been photographing
the moon with improved methods no
such changes have appeared.
The Carnegie scientists still face diff
hcult problems in deducing the COM
position of the satellites surface. The
chief approach to this problem u tn the