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MORE MONEY FOR SLEEPING CAR MEN

Brotherhood Of sleeping car porters viii benefit to the
s1ne Of three and one-half MELLON dollars, If the Union wins
its demands for q twenty per cent increase IN wages and a
reduction N mileage from 1900 to 1000. This reduction
win amount to change from 40 hours per month to 24O
hours. Much credit IS due A. Phillip Randolph, international
president, for his SO far successful fight for the betterment
Of conditions IN the ranks Of the sleeping car men.
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The tYeatyslxth annual report Of the National Urban
League IS labeled economic Adjustment for the Negro
Under the Department of Industrial Relations Of the re-
poft, we read. IN correction Wfth cur work 70 improve the
industrial lot Of the Negro we have completed the organiza-
ton Of - Workers Councils and Committees - groups Of
Negro workers IN various occupations Who are studying fer
themselves the labor thought ia the nation and preparing
themselves psyehoogicany 70 JOIN with other workers as
opportunity S presented TO Negroes to enter those lines Of
occupations Bhics have hitherto been denied to them be-
cause 81 organized labors disncination to accept Negro
membership"
Under the New Territory caption, we read: we have
made an intse.Ne effort to organize new territory in the
South. mssmueh as we felt that for the first time in a nun
Der Of years there were communities there where sentiment
was favorable TO nterraeial approaches to social problems
Of the Negro and where financial aid might be forthcoming
Accordingly. efforts have been directed at Birmingham,
Memphis. Little Rock, and New Orleans Inseach Of these
cities committee have been organized through which per-
manent Total Ieagues seem probable
When the Urban League moved nto the field Of organ
lied labor. it showed It was unafraid; that it was not bound
to q set routiirs but was on the alert TO follow the needs of
growing ana expanding people More aower to the Urban
League.
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.Negro workers eeanciI

With the aim Of getting more
people interested IN Consumers
cooperatsves, the Negro Workers
Comet ordered a rattle last week.
At their regular meeting Tuesday
night at the Horace Mann School.
25th and Cherry, the Council sell
ected warbasse's cooperative De-
mocracy" for the rattle. Chances
are ten cents each.
Said Dick Murfin, ssThe book
Cooperative Democracy is one of
the best books that I have ever
read"
After the business meeting all
members discussed the Supreme
Court. The prevailing opinion was
that the president should appoint
more judges in order to safeguard
against attempts to destroy the
social measures the people have
won. Also some thought that the
fight for a Constitutional Amend
ment should go hand in hand with
the appointment of new judges
because a reactionary president
might appoint bad judges later.
Next meeting Monday at 9 pm.
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Y. N. Q. A. NEWS

HH
Mr. j. G. Binns, State Director
Of the National Youth AdmInistra-
ton a Id Mr.. Frank Dean Super
visor Of National Youth Admins
traffic for district Nc. 4. address
ed a soup Of forty-five boys at
the Y last Thursday night. The
subject discussed was the estab-
Iishment Of classes In vocational
training for boys. Much interest
was manifested by the boys who
promised to hold themselves in
readiness for another call in the
near future. Mr.. Binns and Mr..
Dean expressed themselves as We
ny pleased with the meeting. The
meeting was sponsored BY MI. N.
J. Graffef, who for some time past
has urged Upon the NYA to broad
en- its activities in this district to
include vocational training on a
larger scale.
Fifteen boys from the e. Madi-
son Branch competed with two
hundred from various parts Of the
city, IN the Junior track meet,
sponsored by the Seattle parl,
Board at the University of wash
ington Pavilion last Saturday. Our
boys finished well up in the stand
ings, winning a first place, two
seconds, and q fourth.
A Friendly Indian club is now
in process Of Organization under
the direction % Charles Coleman.
All boys under 1s are eligible for
membership.
Everybody is invited to attend
the Annual meeting at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church Friday night.
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AFTER Y0U. KIT CARs0N

It has beer truly said that sthe American railroads are
internationally recognized as the most reliable and progress
sdve transportation system in the world And so closely is
their historical growth and development interviewer with
That 0f the nation that the glamor US story Of one cannot
Of settlers dared venture, the se~son gang soon followed.
Faint aDdScstuous paths Of the covered wagons were graded
and spiked with steel rails, forever marking the way Of the
migrants. The job Of spanning sue Rocky Mountains, back
appalling obstacles, all Of which were finally overcome.
The railroads own and maintain a quarter of a million
miles of saine"-and move commerce daily requiring more
than q hundred thousand railroad cars of many types, avail
able for loading wherever and whenever freight is ready to
move.
DSung recent floods in the Middle West the railroads
renderedS vauabe aid to the sufferers. Few appreciate the
amazing syonS Of organization back Of modern, efficient rail
reading. Still fewer fully appreciate the extent to which the
railroads make it possible for all of as to enjoy present-day
comforts and Injuries.
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Y. z. ". NEWS


Tacoma colored Vets, Attention.
Deputy Chief Of staff A. r Baker
win be in Tacoma Monday. April
10 to tell you whet was accom-
plished on his visit to SPOKANE
last Saturday, April 10. So hold
that date open. Come out and
hear the message we have for you
Several white department officers
and members of Post 289 Seattle
win be there. The meeting win be
held at 1921 Broadway at 500
Deputy Chief Of STAFF Baker
spent the weekend in Spokane and
Deer Park, Washington. He was
one Of the Department Of WASH
ington officers and the only col
ored member of the VIEW. pres
ent. Deputy Baker appointed sgt
Lswis Sims to sign up and receive
money for those joining the Vet
grams OF Spokane,
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DR.. Savor Comments
On Ser. Class Speed.


Race leaders this week fired q
barrage Of protests Against the RS
dc address, Of United States Sen
alcr Carter Glass who affaeFGl
President Rooaevelt's Court plan
on the ground that it wonla upset
segregation and Acknowledgement
statutes n Southern states Glass
is a Virginia "Jeffersonian Demo.
GRAFT
Declaring that II was "the Su.
preme Court which validated the
Southern suffrage laws depriving
Negroes Of the votes. the 7p-year-
Old senator asserted that the nd
dition Of six Justices to The court
would endanger every staelte and
ordinance and segregation Of the
races
Herndon. IN q caustic statement
IA which ne discussed his own
pending case. charaJ terized GLASS;
speech as a eVfle attack on the
Negro people"
Dr.. savory pointed ont that.
senator Giass's address opposing
fthe Presidents court proposals
shows Just why every Negro in
the country should support them.
And he added, May the Lord save
America from % type Of civiliza-
ton which the South has,.
I'm hts attack on the Roosevelt
Court reform last night Glass ez
posed himself before the Ameri-
can people Is a direct descendant
Of the slave-holding criminal who
startcd the Civil war by opening
fire on Fort Sumter In 1861. the
paper stated. eGlass. at the very
moment that he was sobbing his
n%nctious love for the Constitution
spat on the three amendments to
the Constitution, the 18th 18th.
and 18th. which gave the Negro
people their freedom
an his violent rage against Sc
cretary Ickes Glass charged him
With the crime Of advocating the
repeal OF every ordinance of segre.
CATION in the South. Screaming
like some Simon Legree Of 1887,
Class fearly charged that Tckes
has committed the Administrator
to a new Fore Bill for the South.
declaring init not Stree Lincoln's
day has it better been realized than
now the necessity Of laws 20 en-
force strictly the three post-civil
War amendments
TO enforce these three amend
ments that are now part of the
Constitution this is the terrible
disaster which the Constitution
loving Tartuffe Of the Senate SO
palely warns
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F4Ig0FS

From the Las Vegas Nev. Eve
ming Review journal Mar s. 1870
7he sotfh IS Opposed 70 Lgnchsag
IL that headline ~startles you, il
does So no more than q recent
American 1nsfie-te Of Public O.
pinion poll on q federal knit
ynching act has startled us.
The Institute reports that not
only does the nation as a whole
favor a federal anti-iynching law,
but that IS per cent Of the people
Of the Eoutn favor It.
Can this be? What Of the psc-
ture the north currently has Of q
south oyerrun BY mobs bent on
murder to keep the Negro IN his
lplace', ready to trot cut the rope
at tie first opportunity what Of
the southern senators who fih.
bustsred last year to keep the
Warner costigan Ant lynching
hill from passing what Of the
southern states rights" cry a.
gainst the biIl2
Evidence available today IN
dicates the north does have the
wrong impression or southern feel
ing on lynehing. It begins to look
as If we have made the mistake d
Judging the south BY its politicians.
We believe that the majority
OF southerners are misrepresented
on the g>sehing issue BY a small
group Of landowners who USE
lynching as a device 10 keep the
Negroes IN economic subsection.
We believe that the southern SEN
ators are merely acting in accord
with what they think .heir people
think, and that they are IN error.
The recent beating Of Professor
Joseph Gelders in Alabama The
cause ne dared defend a labor or
ganizer's right is Illuminating.
Once the facts OF the beating came
out, Professor Gelders found that
Inc had almost unanimous news
ipaper support and great popular
upport. His own statement Is:
The common people Of the south
rarely know when a mob outrage
takes pace. Their press doesn't
tell them. When we can manage
to get a case fairly presented to a
jury, we have no fears as to tbs
out come. the people are not IN
favor Of mob violence
The Wagner costigan act
would provide federal punishment
for local police officers who fail to
protect prisoners from q mob, and
for q federal iine against any
county IN which 2 lynching takes
place. The south favors such a
law.
It should be passed at this
session. On the basis OF the recent
straw vote we think the southern
senator's can safely forget about
states rights and similar abra-
cadabra and take a positive step to
free their region Of its great
shame.
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m THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
F0P KING COUNTY,

IN THE SUPERIOR GOQkI Oh3
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
FOR KING COUNTY
In the matter of the estate OF
James f. Miller, Deceased, IN Pro-
bate, No. 66757, Notice to Credit
ors.
Notice is hereby gixsn that the
undersigned has been appointed
and has qualified as Administra-
trix Of the estate of James F. Mil
Ter, Deceased; that all persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased
are hereby required to serve the
same. duly verified on said Adj
ministratrix or her attorney Of re-
/ cord at the address below stated,
and file the same with the Clerk
of said Court, together with proof
Of such service within six months
after the date Of first publication
of this notice or the same win be
barred.
Date Of first publication April
.. 1887.
Date Of last publication April
I6, 1887.
Ruth Johnson Miller,
Administrators of said Estate
sol 1881 Third Ave. Bldg.
Clarence r. Anderson
Attorney for Estate
sol 1881 Third Ave. Bldg.
Seattle, Wash.
EnCun nRTIC IN
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WAsnNGroNss MINIMUM Wage law

The Monday following Easter Sunday may be remem-
bered as q historic and far-reachng OCCASION For on that
day the Supreme Court delivered two opinions of the utmost
importance to Constitutional interr-etatiSn, and third opin-
ion which may prove 70 be only slightly less momentous.
First and most important was the opinion in the WASH
ington Minimum Wage Law case. Like many big cases IN
IA the specific action at the bar was trivial. s216. 4 hotel
chambermaid sued for this money, it being the difference be-
tween the So a week actually paid her by a hotel during the
S5Ian OF her employment. and the S1450 a week dezreed bv
the state as the minimum wage.
Almost no one thought that there was a chance Of her
Winning the case.
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LEGAL NOTICES
CLARENCE r.
Att0fncy-at-LaW
sol 1881 Third Avenue Hfdg.
Seattle, washington
NOTICE OF SHERIFF9S SALE
or REAL ESTATE

NOTICE Oh SHEktbtfc irALE
Or REAL ESTATE
state OF washington, County Of
King SIS. Sheriff's Office.
BY virtue of an Order OF Sale is
sued out OF the Honorable Super
Tor Court Of King Comfy on the
Path day Of March, 1885, by the
clerk thereof IN the case Of NJ J.
Kearney, Plaintiff, versus Frank
L. Donohoo, individually and as
Administrator Of the Estate of
Maria T. Donohoo, deceased; De-
PENDANT, No. 295090, ana to me,
as Sheriff, directed and delivered.
Notice is hereby given. That I
viii proceed TO sell at public AUG
ton to the highest bidder for cash,
within the hours prescribed by law
for Shefaffss sales, to-wit: 81 Ten
O'Clock A. M. on the Sth day Of
MAY. 1897, before the Court House
door of King County. Jefferson
Street entrance, at Seattle, IN the
State Of Washington, the follow
ing described property, situated IN
King County, State Of Washing
t1iAi AD-Wlet
The West one III foot Of Lot
Twelve lI23 and all of Lots
Thirteen (13) and Fourteen
f14). Block three 90, Hill
mans Lake Front Addition to
the city OF Seattle, Division
No. i. according to plat there
of recorded in Volume 10 of
Plats. page A, records of
King County, Washington.
levied on as the property Of the
said defendant herein, 10 satisfy a
Judgment Of a foreclosure of a
mortgage amounting to One Thou
sand Three Hundred Fifty and no
100 fS1350O0) Dollars attorneys
fees OF $4,000, cost Of suit and
interest in favor of plaintiff.
Dated this Both day Of March,
1887.
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Sheriff

BY H. A. Wisner, Deputy
Date of LIST publication, Apr. 2, 80
Date last publication, Apr. 80, 81
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IYNoHNG ToIERATrD Only m AMERICA

There have been 5.105 ~snchiugs in the United States
since 1852.
N~inety4nine women have been lynched.
From 1919 to 1886 inclusive, % persons were roasted
alive and 20 more bodies were burned after the victims were
lynched.
Since 1889, 749 white people and 5000 Negroes have
been lynched.
Only one&ixth Of the victims have even been accused OF
any sort Of sex crime.
Approximately 200 victims have been proved to be limo
cent after they were ly1cbed.
IN only eight-tenths of one per cent of the cases has pro-
secution resulted IN conviction Of the l~ynchers.
America is the only nation N the world where lynching
is tolerated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-17
MALE CHORUS TO.
 PRESENT BENEFIT
Mastersingers to Give Program for NeWingtOn
 Inmates Next Week

The Mastersingers male chorus di- rected by Joseph H. Lezotte, will be guests of Major Thomas J. Banni- gan and patients at the Newington Veterans Hospital at a special con- cert Friday, November 26th. Arrange ments for the appearance of the chorus will be in charge of the local chapter of Irish World War Veterans of which Captain J. Peter Costigan is commander.
 During the benefit entertainment which should feature excellent sing mig and dancing, the principals will be accompanied at the piano by Am- prose Egan and Tirnmie Groves or chestra of IS pieces.
 Among those to take part in the presentation will be the Ryan broth CTS and Freddy Caligan, dancers, Clifford Hirsch, baritone; Phillip Guertin, vocalist; Clifford Doolittle, who gave a pleasing account of him. self at the recent show at Temple hall; Chrales Wilson, tenor; Miss Eileen Daly, Harvey Lawton, William Delaney, Michael Daly, Edward Con- way, William Guilfoile; Ray Bro- deur, Howard Jones, Paul Hirsch, Ray and John Corden, Anthony D'Angelo, Maurice Rosseau, Victor Blanchione, Armand Guertin, Ray mond Parent, Alfred Erk, Frederick Veillette, William Summa, John Mongillo and Edward Gilbert.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-17
Fifth InstalIment of BOyhOOd Experiences of John Barr,
 Democrats Writer
(Copyrirht. John Barr, I937l

Copyright, John Barr, 1937)
 Of course our first day at school is an even, that we are not any of us likely to forget. In my case was six-and it was an ex- pertinent. I had been taught at home to read a little and spell a little and write a little and count a little.
 My recollection of that day, re- lates not much to what happened to me inside the school house but quite distinctly to what hap pened to me outside in the school yard.
 Upon my arrival l was imme- diately taken in charge by com mittee of small boys, of my own age and a year or two older-to examine and classify me. By vr- tue of my "soldier-cap" and fam fly connection belonged" to their "set"-but my rank would depend.
 Under the head of bruises, bumps and scars" I was fortunate in being able to surpass the record of the whole "set." It necessitated the removal of my little jacket and shirt-waist to display my very worst scars-including the ghastly burn that decorated one side of my right arm; the result of kick ing over my high-chair and pitch ing myself against red-hot stove, when I was nine months old. This scar made very favor able impression on the commit tee."
 I was not so fortunate in my second test for had to admit that my record as fighter" was blank: but the committee" was very nice about it and cheerfully undertook to arrange at once for a fight" between me and some boy of my size, to take place in their secret arena out in the woods.
 The committee" questioned me about dangerous bugs and flying and crawling things and experi- ences I had had with them. I showed them where a bee stung me only a couple of days before but exonerated the bee" as had been bothering him when he was busy gathering material to make honey-as my friend, MT. Buck, had explained to me at the time.
 The questions whether knew how to handle snakes, and wneth- CT l had ever held one up by the tail, and If I knew how to pick up a pinching-bug I was able to answer satisfactorily.
 But they told me one very un- pleasant thing that I hadn't heard about before. They said that the very worst thing of all was wood ticks" and I must be awful careful" for if one ever once got under your skin and crawled up inside of you-you couldn't get rid of him if you lived a hundred years and he'd be alive at your funeral. They asked me whether my back sometimes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-17
LOAN BASIS OF
 COURT ACTION
Note Contracted in l93O in Pennsylvania on
 Local Docket

A small loan contracted in l930 found its way from Williamsport, Pa, to the court of common pleas, Waterbury, today where the final holder of paper entered suit for S25O to recover $144.50 and interest still claimed due.
 In December, 1880, the complaint sets forth, Joseph M. and Bertha M. Becker, signed a note for $2l8 with the Community Finance Service, Inc, of Williamsport, Pa, agreeing to repay in nineteen monthly pay ments of $9 each, twentieth pay ment of $47, interest on unpaid balance, three and one-half per cent per month.
 The Community Finance Service, Inc, transferrd the note to the Con- sumers Finance company, who, in turn, sold it to the Credit Service, Inc, the plaintiff in the Waterbury case.
 This last-named concern alleges that small payments" have been made, eight in 1887, the last, pay ment of $1, June 2, this year. It is alleged that one defendant, Joseph Becker, "is gainfully employed" and small weekly paylments" or set- clement in full are claimed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-17
FRATERNAL NEWS
Knights Of Columbus

The first degree will be conferred on class of twelve candidates by Sheridan Council, 24, Knights of Columbus, at the first meeting of the council in December, Tuesday the 7th. Oflcers of the council will ex- emplify the degree which is the first of the current year. It is expected that this degree will be followed by another in two weeks, at which time the second degree will also be con- ferred on the assembled candidates.
 A report from the Catholic Action banquet committee at last nights meeting indicated that the annual event will be held at the customary time late in January.
 Next Tuesday night at 6:15 o'clock George Grady, member of the Wilby high school faculty, will de- liver the second in the series of radio broadcasts being given in connection with Sheridan Councils member ship drive. He will be heard from WATR.
 The Columbus Study club will hold its first session Thursday, De- cember 3 at the Columbus club, 79 North Main street. The Rev. John Dial, assistant pastor of the Sacred Heart church, will again be in charge of the discussions. William Corden is chairman of the Study club group and has issued a general invitation to all members of the council, present and past, as well as any interested persons to be pres ent for the initial meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-17
NEW HAVEN ROAD
 IS THREATENED

Boston, Nov. 17-CUP)-The New Haven railroad today faced threat of prosecution by the attorney-gen- erals office unless it makes stops ordered by the public utilities com mission.
 The threat was made by public utilities Commissioner Leo H. Leary during a public hearing yesterday on demands of commuters that the road be forced to restore the 36 trains it took out of service recent ly. The railroad promised to again make the stops illegally abandoned, but said it would apply formally for further c,lrtailment of service.
 Assistant U., s. attorney J. B. Cartier testified that passengers safety was endangered by the rail- roads practice of leaving passen- gers stranded without lights or sig nals for half-hour nightly outside Taunton while waiting for a locomo- tive to take them to Fall River.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-17
Naomi Chapter

The regular meeting of Naomi Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, held last night at Masonic Tenn pie was followed with the presen- tation of a play entitled School Days" during which members of the chapter portrayed the charac- terS.
 Those taking part included Mrs. Louis Wenzel, Mrs. Joseph Neill, Mrs. Fred Beardsley, Mrs. John Gresswell, MT. and Mrs. Alfred Hensel, P. Sidney Pearson, George Erk, George Erk, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Robert Coates, Mrs. Willis Blake slee, Mrs. Frank Hubert, Mrs. Eliz- abeth Erk and Mrs. Harry Walcott Mrs. William Russell was accom- panist.
 Miss Dorothy Oldershaw recited and Nancy Ker sang. Mrs. William Wolf was in charge of the enter tainment and Mrs. John Stevens had charge of refreshments.
 At the business meeting, plans were made for the official visit of Mrs. Ethel Dewitt hall, of Clin- ton, worthy grand matron, and her staff of officers. Dinner will be served in her honor by the Ladies' society of the Second Congrega- tional church in the church par- lors before the meeting.