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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-03
Upson And Smith To
 Wage Verbal Battle
Session to Follow YaIe.Dartmouth Debate Week From TOnight-PersOnneI of Eli Team Announced

of New York City: and Howard Van Riper '3s. of Jersey City, New Jersey. These names were sent by John V. Nealc, debating coach of the New Hampshire institution.
 Judge John F. McGrath will pre- side at the debate. He will be intro duced by Dr. Charles Larkin, honor- ary chairman of the Waterbury Com munity Forum and president of the Y. M. 0. A. Judge McGrath. of course, VIII introduce the speakers. While the mine judges" are de- liberating as to their decision fol- lowing the debate, verbal battle will be staged by J. Warren Upson
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-03

J. Warren Upson. co-chairman with J, Francis Smith of the Yale Dartmouth Varsity Debate, to be held under Y. M. c. A. auspices Wednesday, February 10, at 8:30 D. m. at the Waterbury Women's Club, announced this morning the per- sonnel of the Yale team. They are Robert H. Harry '39. of Cleveland, Ohio; Irving w. Batdorf '38, of New Haven; Henry Kol1n, Jr. '30, of St. Louis, Missouri. These names were received from coach John c. Adams.
 The Dartmouth team is composed or James w, Hathaway ,37, of Aurora, linois; Asher B. Lans '38,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-03

Capt&M
 Decorating committee. Capt. Will liam Duggan. Lieut.. Matthew Ba- landa, Patrolran Richard Baldwin. Music committee. Sergt. George Gooding, Sergt. John Hayes, Patrol man Ralph Baril.
 Program committee. Patrolmen Harry Martin, James Sammon. Wal ter Overton.
 Chair committee, Patrolmen Wal ter Overton and Thomas Vcrrastro. Door and check room committee, Patrolmen Richard Baldwin and Patrick Kennedy.
 Refreshment committee, Sergt. Edward Aston, Patrolmen John Parker and Patrick Kennedy.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27
An Echo From My Den

As | sit here in my ''Den' with pen in hand, meditating
as it were, l fully realize that the good old days, which were
not as good as painted, will never again return to the American
Negro. We are facing a new era and we have got to orient
ourselves to things as hey are and will be. The old slogans,
the old philosophers, the old programs, must bow to the new.
We can depend upon none other than ourselves.
The Negro writer, artist, professional and business per-
son, al owe il to the masses upon whom they live, 10 take the
leadership and not permit the masses of Negroes to wander
aimlessy and hopelessy in the mire of poverty and degrad-
alton.
The educated Negro must do this-if not for the love of
the Masses, then at least out of intelligent selfrespect.
Considering the present economic and social status of
the Negro, say that the Negro Of education and prominence
has no business standing by with folded arms sneering cynical
ly at his struggling brethren. Instead he should reach down
and aid him TO obtain economic freedom. We have not long
since come to the end of another year. 1t is not a good policy
TO form the habit of looking backward. 1t is advisable to view
On retrospect won and then to take stock as were. 1t is from
this angle that we here in Omaha, should consider the year
1896 and what it meant to us.
First it was a hard year. Most of us suffered from the
economic blight which has struck all alike. Conditions were
almost m~bearable. Those who have come through the ordeal
without going down deserve whatever laurels which might have
been won.
Second, the Negro, as a group, has gone through a dis
astrous period, not because he is not capable, competent, and
efficient, but as was stated by Rabbi Wise of New York while
lie was addressing a Howard University Graduating Glass in
1928 Negroes are just as smart, just as intelligent, and just
as qualified as the Jewish people. The only difference is we
stick together, have respect for one another, patronize one an
other, and do not double cross"
Negroes are mot losing their jobs Negro businesses are
not going to the wall; Negro professional men will not, after
years of hard study and sacrifice, be unable to prove their
ability because Of The depression, but because of their own 1eal
ousy and seemingly satisfaction to remain in a state Of lethargy.
The economic position of the Negro Is not so hopefm as
MANY believe and if he is to escape from the chains oil economic
BONDAGE. he must put his energies and dollars into a construct
i've program, carry on am intensive and sustained campaign OF
appeal to the Negro consumer to trade with the worthy Negro
dealer and with those of the opposite race who, through their
action show a willingness to return to our ranks either by way
80 oonlovmen, or NV means of transactions fair and just pro-
portions of revenue received from our vast spending power,
which ranges much over $~l0,OO0.00O annually here in Omaha.
Negroes must work daily for their economic independence
through the fundamentally of organization. Taking as mot
to. 'Spend your money where you can receive the greatest re-
turn
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27

ly athwart of this purpose.
Conservative opinion follows
the letter though it killeth lib
eralism is chiefly concerned
with the spirit which make h
alive.
Senator Borah insists that
ehis end be accomplished by
formal amendments. President
Roosevelt prudently refrained
from pressing the avowed is
sue in the maelstrom of the
campaign, when both sides
knew it was in the back part
of his mind and would push for
ward to expression as soon as
the campaign was over.
Indeed, the opposition to his
election hinged ON this issue
and tainted him for not bring
it to the front, but he pres
a sagacious and salutary
silence. A heated campaign is
no time to inject controversial
constitutional changes. Roose-
welt, nevertheless, was openly
with the intention of
packing the Supreme Court in
order to put through his New
policies He was accused
IN every mood and tense of
condemnation for his withheld
purpose to pack or override
he Supreme Court.
The leading anti-New Deal
orators in the campaign ex-
lausted their vocabulary of a
ouse and condemnation, so that
low, in light of his program to
.iberaliae the Judiciary, they
IAN invent no additional terms
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27

of abuse, condemnatio or Wit
operation. The head and front
of this opposition is exempli-
fled by ex-President Hoover,
speaking for the orthodox Re
publicans, and ex-Secretary
cambridge Colby, speaking for
the Jeffersonian Democrats.
They have carried their OPP
position along this line as far
as it can possibly be pushed,
and their present pronounce
ments are only repetitive. The
American people have heard
all that they can possibly have
to say, and their verdict was
registered by a plurality of H.
0O0OD0 votes. Overwhelming
majohities in both House and
Senate have been chosen on the
basis of President Roosevelt 3
well-known purpose to subvert
the obstacle of the Supreme
Court by its liberalization.
This was the answer of the
people to the challenge of the
~opposEtiorl. This was their
mandate. 1t was, therefore,
seen that any further protest,
either to the people, or to Con-
gres would be void of practic-
al effect.
The New Deal is committed
20 the liberalization of the judi
President Roosevelt
proposal to this end cannot
substantially fail of effect, for
it merely indicates the path
the American people
chosen to travel under his
leadership.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27
KELLY MILLER
SAYS
s"esesses"s-ssss Haassa"a~eas a"9"la"a-s-s-s-a
Roosevelt and The
Supreme Court
Kelly Miller in the Washington
Herald, Feb. IL, 1887

Kelly Miller in the Washington
Herald, Feb. IL, 1887
The enlargement of the Fed.
eral jurisdiction so as to in.
clude a greater control over
the industrial, economic and
social life of the people was
the ono clear, unmietakable
outstanding issue of the last
campaign. This, like the alb.
oil ion of slavery, can be ac-
eomplished only at the expense
Of traditional and, shall We say
constitutions rights of the
States. Federal jurisdiction
can increase only at the ex-
pense of States RICH S, since
they are Complementary COM
ponents to four political circle.
Like the illumined and be-
darkened segments of the sur
face of the moon, as the one in
ereases, the other must de-
crease.
The advocates Of the New
Deal. as well as its more SIN
eere opponents, agree that the
Constitution must be revamped
or revised to meet the require
of the new Industrial
revolution through which we
are now passing. The vital
difference between the two
schools hinges ON the question
as to whether this must needs
be ACCOMPLISHED by reconstruc-
or by liberal interpreta-
ION There II no difference
in objective, but in method.
Roosevelt believes that the
Constitution can be liberalized
in harmony with the demands
of the age of science, invention
technology. The Supreme
Court, with its traditional, log
zeal cast of mind, stood square
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27

everyone. But the big thing is the proposal that would an h
orize the President to appoint an additional Supreme Court
Justice for every justice now on the court whose age is 70 or
more.
That has split party lines wide open. Leading Demo-
cratic newspapers have come out against it. A Democratic
bloc, under Senator Glass, has been organized in the Senate to
fight the measure. Influential Senator Norris, who sees eye
to eye with the President in most matters, has expressed his
%disapproyal.
II has long been known that the President has been
considering various plans for curbing the power of the courts
to annul laws passed by Congress. Now the issue S in the open
at last.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27
FLOOD CONTROL
by CLIFFORD PINCHOT
Copyright, 1897, THE WASHINGTON POST

A flood is like an epidemic.
the time to stop it is before it
begins.
Until now, however, We have
bgen, S o to speak, providing
hospitals to take care of the
victims instead of establishing
quarantines to keep out the dis
ease. We have been building
engineering works to take care
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27

of the floods after they occur
and have done practically
nothing to prevent the floods
from occurring or to reduce
their height and destructive
ness when they do take place.
Levees and other engineer
ing works on the lower rivers
are absolutely necessary, just
as hospitals are necessary. But
a million flood sufferers know
today that such engineering
works are not enough.
We are like a man trying to
work with only one arm. The
arm we have not used is flood
quarantine at the headwaiters.
1t vii take both arms to do
this job, and hard work at
that.
The history of floods in Am
erica is proof positive hat they
are getting worse and worse.
They are worse not only be-
cause they are higher, but be-
cause there are more people to
suffer and more property to be
destroyed. Aud the present
flood is the worst of all.
There were floods in this
country long before Columbus
sailed the ocean blue. And |
suppose there always will be
floods, just as there always
were and always will be acct
dents and diseases. But floods
like accidents and diseases, can
be controlled and reduced.
And the time to do it is not af-
ter they happen but before
they begin.
Before we began to ravage
our natural resources, even in
flood time the streams ran
fairly clear. The soil was pro-
tected and kept porous and alb
sorbent by the forests and the
prairie sod. To all intents and
purposes there was no bare
ground at all, and so the enor-
nous mass of soil and sand,
now carried by our rivers in
flood, remained where nature
put it.
Since then we have cut and
burned and cleared and plowed
so unwisely that we have laid
our soil open to the little fin
gers of the rain, which for
years have been picking up
and carrying away the richness
of our land.
And not only carrying it off
from where we need it, but
making of it a deadly weapon
to destroy the safety, wealth,
and happiness of our people.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27

SUPREME COURT

dent Roosevelt to liberalize the
Supreme Court is fraught with
many progressive possibilities
for the Negro. When the N.
RIA. and the AAA were killed
by this court, the Negro suf-
fered directly, as we'll as indi-
rectly. The NRA was design
ed, essentially, to raise the
wage standard of the humber
workers of this land, and
while there were many ineqult-
les as between white and color
ed at the start o. the program,
it is easily probable that these
would have been corrected. For
the New Deal Administration
has shown a disposition to cor
rect any evils which obviously
discriminate between citizens
on a basis of color. We have
concrete instances of this on
PWA projects in different
parts of the country where To-
cal labor policies have been
changed by orders from Wash
ington.
In the case of the AAA, Ne
gro farmers were benefiting
from its method of dealing with
the American farm problem.
Perhaps all Negro farmers did
not come under its jurisdiction
but those who did were not
heard to complain Of lack of
receiving benefits due them I'M
der the law.
Other problems will arise,
like the Farm Tenancy quest
ion, which may require a SUI
preme Court decision to fully
establish a new rule of proee-
dure in this field.
Some citizens seem to fear a
change In the Supreme Court
may give the President too
much authority. Insofar as
the Negro is concerned, it
would appear that the best
thing would be to make sure
that the New Deal fundamen-
tai changes in the economic
! structure of our country be
made permanent while Roose-
welt is In office, for it may be
many years before we get an
other President who will take
the fair and human attitude
toward the underpriyileged
which he has taken. If it tax
es liberalizing the Supreme
/ Court to make the New Deal
policies the law of land, from
what we have already seen of
the Roosevelt program, it
would be to the Negroes adj
vantage to change the Court.
Changing the Movies
Miss Louise Beavers, one of
our best known movie stars,
when interviewed in Boston re-
Gently, said the "big compan-
les are getting tired of critic
ism of what they are trying to
do for Negroes, or words to
that effect. VIZ do not object
to Miss Beavers viewpoint, for
we would naturally expect
that to be colored by the fact
that she is directly concerned
because of her livelihood. But
we do object to Miss Beavers
manner, for it is the public,
and not the "big companies
who decide the motion picture
policies. This fact was clear
ly demonstrated when the Ca
tholic boycott forced the NOV
les to clean house, cut out so
much smut and gangsterism
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27

1t has been widely forecast that this Congress would be
quiet and peaceful, and would follow the PRESIDENTS "SneS
with little opposition.
But now the stage is set for one of the longest, most acri-
monious and most important congressional battles IN years
Cause is the President message ON changes he would like made
in our judiciary system.
Certain phases of the message-such as the proposals TO
empower the Chief Justice to shift lower court judges about IN
order to expediate cases, and to lessen the time required to take
cases involving Constitutional questions from lower courts to
the Supreme Court-wil meet with the agreement Of almost
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27
NATURE FOOLS THE "EXPERTS"

The danger of plans, however well meant, that would
artificially curb basic crop production to a substantial degree
are found in the current wheat outlook. Best estimates show
that the world crop this year viii be almost dangerously small
And much of our wheat acreage in America has been deiber-
ately removed from service
Nature frustrated the plans of the crop experts-as she
often will
1t is becoming increasingly apparent that movements and
policies that really and permanently help agriculture-to say
nothing Of the public at large-stem less from government farm
programs than from the farmers themselves. While farm re-
lief, programs have changed and officeholders have come and
gone, the farm cooperative movement to improve proouc'iOh
aDa distribntion methods. has been going ahead, and each year
has witnessed new achievements. Such cooperatives have a
permanent. neu-political program based on sound, proven prin-
ciples. al cOntrasted with governmental programs which are
necessarily transitory, and are usually infested with ponues'
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27
CalUln's Digest
By Floyd j. Cabin

MS a. IcSult1 Tic gilllhIcD VI Oul
country got a real break, 70.
now the movies are plainly al
educational as well as an EN-
tertaiment factor in American
life.
We have not yet seen Miss
Beavers in her latest picture.
Rainbow on the River" but
members of our family have,
and we can tell Miss Beavers
right here that while her act
ing is said to be excellent, the
role she plays is Ger ainly not
appreciated by our modern,
high school colored girls and
boys. We understand that she
pleads in the picture that she
wants to remain a slave and
that she shows every solicita-
ton for the education of a little
white boy, while she let's a. lit
tie colored boy grow up in ig-
norance. OF course that is
the script, and Miss Beavers
is paid to do the acting, but we
are mentioning it to show our
well-liked star just how her
roles register with her public.
White stars are very anxious
to know how their public takes
their roles, and if Miss Beav-
ers is to remain popular, she
must be like the white stars in
this respect, and not with
white people alone, but with
her own race as well.
In this connection, we will
quote a letter from Mrs. Car
RE Pembroke, head of the De
partment Of English of Lane
College, jackson, Tenn, which
was sent to us in response to a
query on the movies. Miss
Beavers might read this letter
with profit, and then pass it
along to the "big companies :,
which pay her what ought to
be and what we hope is a hand
some stipend.
ri believe that | speak for
the race when I say that we
feel personally affronted every
time we see the coon hunting,
dice throwing scenes. We feel
ashamed and Disguised when
we see any stalwart man play
ing a frightened, Bringing role.
1t is insulting to the race to
show only the nanny type OF
woman. This type of woman
is rarely given anything to do
except hang clothes on a line
n some rich lady's back yard,
or chase small boys away from
a dice game. The higher as
aspirations or finer s%enslolllt-
les of the race are seldom
shown. 1 think that we gen.
orally appreciate the role CIV
| en- to Mr.. Paul Robson and
his partner in SANDERS of the
River. Mr.. Robson acted
the part of a self-sacrificlng
father and husband.
"Will the general pubic eV.
er get an idea of the ''Soul oil
Black Folk by the roles Ne,
groes play in the moviesf Does
the great American puDiie
know of the heart hunger ano
the longing of the Negro tol
the higher and nobler things OF
,life9 There is talent IN the
race, and we should like TO SCI
it used more fully. We belleVS
that the present interpretation
is faulty. The life Of a people
cam laever be INTERPRETED by
showing only the middle ano
lower stratas of their society.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-27
RULES of THE GUIDITE CLUB
.OBJECTS OF THE GLUE

OBJECTS OF THE CLUB
l. To teach our boys and girls to appreciate Art, Literature,
Science and Physical education.
2. To help develop talents of our boys and girls and give
them an outlet for their expressions.
8. To teach them the value of reading weekly and daily news
papers.
4. To acquaint them with boys and girls throughout the world
who are striving for higher ideals.
s. To bring them before the public.
6. To teach love for the church and Christian workers and a
fuller appreciation for the words, 'fDo unto others as you would
ave them do unto you"
RULES For Membership In The Guidite Club
l. You must be a regular reader of The Omaha Guide to be-
come a member of the Guidite Club.
2 Each member must send in interesting stories and pictures.
Write newsy letters and answer letters written to you.
3. Each member must show evidence to the club sponsor that
he or she has written and received at least two letters from
members of the club before becoming eligible for the honor roll
4. You must write neatly and only on one side of the paper,
signing your name and address plainly at the bottom Of the
sheet.
5. Every member must read the interesting features on the
Guidite Page in The Omaha Guide and discuss same at the
weekly meetings.
6. You must extend the hand of fellowship to sister and bro
Their Guidites when they are seen with the Guidite card and
button.
T. Each member must attend the weekly meetings of the
parents.
8. You must go to bed each night with a Guidite smile and
promise never to frown when Mother says go on an errand,
wash the dishes or sweep the floor.
9. Every member must be a real booster of The Omaha Guide
and agree to interest at least 5 grown-ups in purchasing The
Omaha Guide. s@ff@@F
The Washington times., 1937-03-17
N EW HOUSING
BIDS ASKED

Public Works Administrator
Harold L. Icke3 has called for new
bids for construction of the 81, $780,.
900 low-rent projects in Schenec-
tady, N. Y. Bids will be opened
here April %.
Previous bids were rejected as
too high. Plans were revised, call
ing for the addition of II new
apartments, making the total 219.
The Lewis Chambers Construc-
ton Company, of New Orleans, TO-
day was awarded a contract for
construction of three highway
crossings and one railroad crossing
over the All-American Canal near
Calexico, Cal, on a bid of $106,
528.50, the lowest of 16.
The Taggait Construction Com.
pany, of Cody, Wyo., was awarded
a contract for concrete work on the
Shoshone Federal reclamation
project in Wyoming on q bid of
$41,750, the lowest of six bids re.
Ceived.
The Washington times., 1937-03-17
u. S. WEATHER FORECAST

District of Columbia-Fair to.
night and Thursday; lowest tenn.
perature tonight about 80 degrees;
warmer Thursday; diminishing
westerly winds, becoming southerly
Thursday.
Maryland - Fair tonight and
Thursday; warmer Thursday.
Virginia-F tonight and
Thursday; warmer Thursday and
in extreme southwest portion to-
night.
Tide Table
High tide today at 1929 a. m.
and IL (midnight).
High tide tomorrow at 1902 a.
m. and 1928 p. m.
Low tide today at SAT a. m. and
$50 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at 6:44 a. m.
and 1929 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
Sun rises today at 6:18 a. m.
and sets at 6:16 p. m.
Sun rises tomorrow at 6:16 a.
m. and sets at GIT p. m.
Moon rises today at 1886 a. m.
and sets at IL (midnighO.
Moon rises tomorrow at 9:31 a.
m. and sets at 1907 a. m.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p. rl...... 36 4 a. m. ..... "a
8 p. m...... 33 8 a. m. ...... IS
Midnight. ... 80 Noon ..... AZ
The Washington times., 1937-03-17
DANCE IS SET
BY 40 AND 8

The Forty and Eight of the
American Legion will hold dance
at the Wardman Park Hotel, April
3. for the benefit of the Child
Welfare program Of the organtza-
ton.
Members of the organization
have a large program designed to
assist the needy children Of the
Capital.
In addition to this work mem.
bers Of the organization have vol
unteered to give blood transfu-
sions and a number have been
given to little patients in Chill
dren's Hospital as well as other
hospitals of the city.
The Washington times., 1937-03-17
Senate Vote Bars
Pardon for Mooney

SACRAMENTO, Calf, March
17.-The California State senate
late yesterday defeated a res
olution to pardon Tom Mooney,
convicted San Francisco Prepared
ness Day bomber. The vote was
"a to S. The resolution was passed
by the lower house last week,
As to %.
The Washington times., 1937-03-17

Tune in Station WMAL: Tonits and eUery Monday,
Wednesddy and Friday at 5:45 P. M. The L0ff
Parade Wth famous Screen, Radio and Stage Stars.
The Washington times., 1937-03-17
JUDGE RAPS RADIO ALIBI

Judge John p. Mcmahon, pre-
siding in the traffic division Of
Police Court, yesterday issued a
general statement from tn. bench
directed at motorists who pay too
much attention to radios instead
of watching their speedometers.
He said:
Radios should be taken out
Of autos if people insist on lis
tening to them instead of pay.
ing attention to their speed"
Judge Mcmahon said he issued
The Washington times., 1937-03-17
Exhibit At Birney

Under direction of Miss Callie
Scott, the young people of the
Birney Community Center will ap-
pear in rhythmic exhibition Fri
day at 8 p. m. The program will in
clude pyrimid building, folk dan
cling and imperSonations