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The Washington times., 1937-05-01
Recommend Insulation
Be Fire-ReSiStQnt

resistant to moisture absorption.
When intended for use in a
house equipped with air-condition-
ing devices the method Of inStalla-
ton assumes considerable import
ance, and it is best to secure the
advice OF an architect or an
engineer in this connection.
Where humidified air is present,
special precaution must be taken
to protect any insulation against
moisture resulting from con-
densation during cold weather.
The Washington times., 1937-05-01
Insurance of SAVINGS
By FSLIC Mounting

Insurance of savings accounts
is attracting a steadily increasing
flow of funds into savings and
loan associations insured by the
Federal Savings and Loan InSur-
surance Corporation, it was an
nounced here today.
The number of investors in
these institutions has grown from
LOO, 102 in the past eight months
to 1,432,394, an increase of 322,-
1872, it was stated. During that
same period, savings accounts in
the same associations increased in
volume from 1862 900, 900 to ST.
367, 958,127 or $405, 958,127.
The Washington times., 1937-05-01

There are many excellent insu-
lating materials on the market,
and dealers are in a position to
advise on their proper use accord
ing to each particular need. In
selecting insulation material three
important things are to be remem-
bered:
1t should be fireproof or at least
iire-resiStant.
It should resist attack by in
Sects and rodents or be well pro-
tected against such attack.
1t should be proof against or
Evening star., 1937-08-31
is ACCUSED
OF OIL DAMAGE TO SPAN

: Arrested on charge of permitting
approximately $50 gallons of crude
oil to flow into the Potomac River,
causing several thousand dollars dam
age to abutments of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge, William NJ Davis,
night Watchman for the MCGUIRE
. T. Rolfe Construction Co., will ap-
pear in Police Court tomorrow.
: Information furnished Assistant
District Attorney Karl Kindleberger
:was to the effect it will cost several
: thousands of dollars to remove the ef-
..fects of the oil from the bridge. The
.oil, he was informed has gone so
deeply into the granite that it will
be necessary to chisel the stone away.
. When the Oil was discovered, it is
claimed by police, it was traced to
the construction company at the foot
of Thirtieth street. There it was
learned that Davis had turned on
; petcock used to fill a 500-gallon utility
tank from regular 9.00O-gallon
storage tank. An automatic valve
: which is supposed to have turned off
the flow when the smaller tank was
full had failed to operate at the proper
time, causing the overflow to the
river, police say.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
PALESTINE FEARS
NEW RACIAL WAR
British Commissioner Called
Back, Troops Stand BY After
3 Jews, 2 Arabs Are Killed.
, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, August 3l.-Race-
torn Palestine was nervously on edge
today while police and troops pre-
pared. to quell any violent sequels to
. disorders in which three Jews and
:. two Arabs were killed.
: There was widespread fear that the
: outbursts yesterday presaged another
{: period of racial conflict and bloodshed
4. IN the Holy Land
: The f1are-up was attributed in most
+: quarters to the political situation of
+: q country torn for years between Jews
: and Arabs-a situation recently ac-
. centuated by Britain's proposal to par
: tition the land into sovereign Jewish
4. and Arab states.
: Authorities told Palestine police and
British troops to stand by" and
f: warned newspapers and others not
. to attempt Indictment. Sir Arthur
. Grenfell Wauchope, the British high
: commissioner for Palestine was hasti-
: ly called back to Jerusalem from his
: Summer camp in Northern Palestine
/. Besides those slain yesterday in
.shootlngs, two Arabs were wounded
by bomb explosion in Carmel Market,
(. on the Jaffa-Tel Aviv boundary. An
: other was wounded when fired on from
F. ambush at Mount Scopus. Police
. were holding a Yemenite youth found
. near the scene.
: Shots from passing motor car
: shattered into buS pear Ierucolo,,
. killing Jewish passenger. A little
: later an Arab was killed on Jeru-
salem street and police believed the
. shootings were connected.
: Another Jew was found dead at the
: bottom of well and another in a
. field. An Arab youth riding a bicycle
: was shot by a villager at Tel Aviv
. and died several hours later.
: From other sections Of Palestine
. came reports of gunfre, but no cas-
. ualties.
Evening star., 1937-08-31

still do" the executive said, but
the party can't 90 two ways at the
same time. We can't run q cam
paign indorsing the record and ad-
ministration Of President Roosevelt
and also support men who have op-
posed the President"
Previously, the Governor had said
Van Nuys would not be renominated
at next years State convention as q
result OF the Senator's opposition to
the Presidents court reorganiza ton
plan.
Senator Van Nuys said he would
engage in conferences with political
Evening star., 1937-08-31
DOCTOR HELD IN DEATH
Woman Also Faces Grand Jury on
Illegal Operation Charge.

A coroner's jury yesterday after
noon ordered Dr.. Clarence A. Wright,
59-year-old colored physician, of 9l6
Twentieth street, and Mrs. Mammie
Hammill, 81, of Alexandria, Va, held
for grand jury action in connection
with the death Of Miss Audrey White,
10, also Of Alexandria.
The girl died in the Alexandria
Hospital August II, allegedly from
effects of an illegal operation. DR..
Wright and Mrs. Hammill were ar
rested August is by Detective Sergt.
A. M. Tolson Of the homicide squad.
Evening star., 1937-08-31

from the VACATION to begin 4 fight to
keep his position in Congress.
Informed that Gov. M. Clifford
Townsend said earlier yesterday the
State administration repudiated the
Senator because "the party can't go
two ways at the same time" Van
Nuys retorted, Il think I'll Just pass
1t off with no comment"
Gov. Townsend. commenting on his
address before the Indiana Demo-
cratic Editorial Association Saturday
night IN which he assailed the Sem
ator indirectly. said he hated to do it,
but some one had to do it.
Il always liked Fred personally and
Evening star., 1937-08-31
Petticoat Parade Hit.

Petticoat parades daily In Sydney,
Australia, hospital have caused rebel
lion among the nurses who object to
the strict inspection OF their clothes.
About so Of them have been compelled
TO line up each evening in the Night
lnsale Hospital before they go on duty
and to show that they are wearing
petticoats. Nurses are complaining
that the wearing Of this obsolete
Evening star., 1937-08-31
HTFever

In lev hours you can relieve the ugly nasal
symptoms OF pollen poisoning with Cleveland
physician's internal prescriptions if not satisfied,
money back! Get "Dr. Platt's R1NEX Prescrip-
ton At any drug store and TRY it right now!
See how much better rou feel in just fen minut.sI
Convenient capsules, tasteiess-just rwallow
with drink OF water. A godsend for sufferers
from Hay Fever, Rose Fever, Head Colds.
Catarrh, Bronchial Asthma, Not habit form ing.
Sneezing, wheeling relieved; itching eyes, run
ming nose comforted. Breathe easier and sleep!
Over four million bottles sold. Your druggist
recommends RINEX, 81. 90. Get your bottle,
and blessed relief, from nearest druggist todayl
Evening star., 1937-08-31

Victorian garment" is uncomfortable
when donned with heavy dresses and
aprons Those unable to afford silk
petticoats declared that they would
take action II the parades were not
discontinued.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
She Flies to School.

Miss D. M. Browning of Yeadon
claims to be England's most modern
teacher. Every Monday morning she
flies In her own airplane to her school
In Rotterdam and flies back again at
the end Of the week. She joined the
Yorkshire Airplane Club five years
ago.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
VAN NUYS PLEDGES
NOMINATION FIGHT
Senate Foe of Court Bill to Map
Reelection Race After
Vacation.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 3l.-Pre-
pairing to leave today on a To-day
fishing trip to Michigan, United
States Senator Frederick Van Nuys
said again last night he was deter
mined not to be read out" OF the
Democratic party and would return
Evening star., 1937-08-31

leaders. OF Indiana in about q month
or 30" preparatory to his campaign
for return to the Senate.
Evening star., 1937-08-31
2-Piece Deeply Overstuffed %Z0
Living Room Suite "

Don't let this low sole price nisIe0d you-fo here is
quality suite Of the lost word Deeply overstuffed with
spring construction to assure nnoxunn comfort and
upholstered in choice of Rust, Brown or Green
Friezette. Regularly $780,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
Identified by Two
Robbery Victims
TENNESSEE PRISON FUGITIVE
HELD TO GRAND JURY

Robert Ware, alias Paul O'Neil,
%, 5l2 Livingston Street, an escaped
tennessee prisoner, was identified in
Police Court, Monday, by two re-
cent victims Of an armed robber.
Ware was prosecuted on two
charges Of robbery and was held to
the grand jury under bonds total
ing $4,000 by Judge Otis r. Hess.
Patrick sciarra, 2245 10th Street,
robbed Of $50 and watch June "a.
and Oman, Davis. l434 Denman st,
robbed Friday night Of $40, identi-
fed Ware. Both were robbed in the
West End.
Detectives Richard Champion and
Elmer ZWissler saw Ware following
man on West Liberty Street. Ware
fled as they approached and was cap
tnred IN a yard at 514 West Liberty
Street, early Saturday. He was
armed with Il revolver.
Ware escaped from the Brushy
Mountain prison IN Tennessee July
23, 1896, while serving an eight-year
sentence for theft.
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NATIONAL.
NEWS BRIEFS
1000 A DAY SEE NEW
HARLEM PWA HOUSES

NEW YORK (C(--It is reported
that 1000 people day view the
new Harlem pWA houses at 154th
Street and Seventh Avenue, which
were recently opened for tenants 1t
is reported privately in Harlem, how
ever, that the apartments are not
being filled so fast, due to instability
of income of the class the project was
designed to serve. 1t is INDICATED the
apartments will finally take approx
mately the same class of tenants as
those in the Dunbar apartments, to
be assured of receiving rentals
promptly. The Dunbar, orig fally
designed as a low-cost project, ac-
tually took in public school teachers,
post Office employees, business and
professional men, 1t is also rumor-
ed that no WPA workers will be ac-
cepted, due to the uncertainty Of
their jobs, and if this is true, a large
part of the waiting list is automati-
cally cancelled.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY

Clarence" Booth Tarkington's
four act comedy, was pre.-slted this
week as the fourth play Of the At
lanta University summer theatre
season, with a cast Of ten members
of the summer theatre acting com
pany under the direction of John
M. Ross, assistant director of The
theatre.
In connection with the summer
school, Atlanta University offered to
boy scouts an opportunity for four
day course in scouting which began
July IA under the direction Of A. j.
Taylor, national field commissioner
of Boy Scouts of America.
In addition to the courses in
French, language and literature, At
lanta provides an opportunity at af
ternoon informal meetings for prac-
tice in French conversation, and oc-
casional social events at which only
French is spoken; also French
table is maintained in the dining
room. The conversation groups are
assisted by Miss Marion Douglas who
was educated in the Paris schools.
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Youth Day At
St. Paul A.M.E.. Zion

DAYTON-Youth Day will be
observed by the st. Paul A. M. +.
Zion church, Home avenue, Sunday,
July 1s in three big services.
Citizens of the West Side are
invited to join in these services
which will be held all day beginning
at $50 with Sunday School, con-
ducted by w. w. Evans.
At the eleven o'clock morning
service, the pastor, Reverand E. IL.
Hicks, will deliver his sermon, "The
Place of the Youth in the Church" !"
Music will be rendered by the junior
choir.
During the afternoon program at
three o'clock, addresses will be
made by Attorney H. L. Shellenber-
ger, Mrs. Ethel Prear, and Atty. w.
o.. Stokes. The Mems Chorus of
Wesleyan Methodist church, and the
Junior choir of Tabernacle will rem
der musical selections.
Attorney Clarence Stewart will be
the principal speaker; and George
Donaldson, f. r. Marchant, Hazey
P. Loritts, Josef C. McLin will also
participate in the evening program
at eight o'clock. The senior choir,
and the Allenites Quartette will
render the music.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
CINCINNATI
NEWS BRIEFS
Newport Man Drowned

Payton ("Dollar Bill") Williams
50, 433 West ourth Street, Newport,
was drowned late Saturday when he
dived into the Licking River from a
boat at the foot of Fourth Street.
Newport. tlss ts& As < /
Williams and James Smith, 42a
West Fourth Street, were sitting in
boat near the river bank in the
vicinity of the new Fourth Street
bridge. Two girls, Flora Ewing and
Thelma Jackson, 1926 II West Fourth
Street, were standing at the edge of
the water.
Williams suddenly dived into the
river, seizing the Ewing girl as he
did SO. She was pulled from the
water, uninjured, by the other girl
Williams failed to reappear. The
life squad started search for the
hodv II was the second drowing
IN the Licking River in two days.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
TUsKECEE INSTITUTE

DR.. George w. Carver, whose 40
years Of distinguished service rs Gre
ative chemist was celebrated this
year at Tuskegee Institute, with his
assistant, Austin W. Curtis, Jr., left
for Chicago for . broadcasting en-
gagement at the NRC studios during
the week of July 90. Dr.. Caryer's
broadcast will take the form Of an
interview with Edgar Guest, Ameri-
cas- well-loved poet.
DR.. Carver and Mr.. Curtis will
return Immediately to Tuskegee
where Mr.. Curtis is concerned with
the progress of the Carver Green
house now under construction. The
Caaver greenhouse will house DR..
Carver's priceless collection of Amar-
yllis that the maste scientist has been
breeding for over 40 years.
"The Spread and Control Of Syph-
ills" was the topic of interest dis
cussed at an assembly of students
and teachers by DR.. T. K. Lawless,
specialist in Dermatology and syphii-
ology at Northwestern University
Medical School, Chicago.
The work in venereal disease con-
troll in Macon County Alabama, IS
under way, headed by DR.. William 3.
Perry Of Atlantic City, NJ, who was
recently appointed TO work in CO.
operation with the Alabama State
Board of Health and Tuskegee Instr
tute.
DR.. Perry's headquarters will be at
the John A. Andrew Hospital. Other
clinics will be held from time to time
at schools in the county.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
Negro Schools
Contribute to Cause
Of Education

Negro education by developing a
close relationship between the work
Of the classroom and the life of the
people it serves has contributed
greatly to the breaking down in
America of that strictly academic
and highly formal education which
we inherited from Europe, Professor
Mabel Carney, Teachers Colleges
we'll known authority on rural educa
ton, told an assembly Of students
and faculty of the Atlanta UNIVERSE
ty Summer School Wednesday morn
ing. Speaking on the subject Of
"The Contributions Of Negro Educa.
ton to the General Education Field,
Miss Carney reviewed broadly the
development of Negro education
from the slave days when Negroes
were brought for the first time into
contact with Western culture, up TO
today when more than $4,000 schools
are being maintained in the South
for colored children.
In these schools, Miss Carney said
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at Patterson boulevard arena Friday
night, July 16.
Joe Sekra, Dayton's blond Bo-
hemian, goes after comeback foe No.
S, as he meets Big Ed Shelby OF
Cleveland, in the other headliner.
Three sixround prelims complete
the bill.
Trammell, a fighter of the killer"
type, possesses a remarkable record
when it is considered that he il but
% years old. From the time he en-
tered the professional bracket IN
1882, up until the year Of 1886, he
engaged in 40 battles. He won I'd
of them BY knockouts and IA by de-
cisions. His triumphs include wins
over Eddie Simms, Art Sykes and
Leroy Haynes.
Clements is no slouch either. it
seems. Touted as one Of the tough
est heavies in the Pittsburgh district.
the former coal-miner has had 81
scraps, of which number he won IS
via the kayo route. He stands six
feet, one inch tall. and, at 1914 lbs.
should be good match for Tram
mel
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TWO PAPERS GET
LEGAL. LINEAGE

NEW YORK (C)-The Pittsburgh
Courier, in its city edition, has for
past two weeks carried the Mercan-
tile Appraisers List of Allegheny
county, filling thirteen and one half
pages, causing The addition Of a
third section to the paper; and the
Ohio State News Of Columbus has
carried a Delinquent Land Tax No
tice, filling fourteen pages, causing
the addition Of two more sections to
its regular edition.
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AGED MAN
CONTINUED from Page 1

Continued from Page ID
was bleeding profusely and his ann
was aching SO, he was almost over
come. Not yet finished, the officer
took his mace and cracked him an
other lick. The policeman then or
dered him to get up.
Being IA years Of age and having
had the present infections, Mr. vii
liams didn't move fast enough to
please. The said claw" grabbed him
and snapped on the handouts, ierked
him up and led him into the bus
station to call the patrol car, then
ierked him back into the street to
wait
The crowd Of hystanders, mostly
white commented. Some were sympa-
thetic. One was heard to say that all
Negroes should be shot. The officer
must have overheard this because he
growled at Mr.. Williams:
Il ought to take my gun out and
shoot you four times in the ab-
domen. Y
The patrol car came and took Mr..
Williams 70 the station house, where
he was locked mp. All the while Nj.
Williams was bleeding. and was in a
maximum Of discomfort, caused BY
the severe treatment received by the
He STAYED in iail from / ] 80 Il. M.
until 400 o'clock pm without any
hands Of the motorcycle policeman.
first aid whatsoever. He probably
wouldn't have received it then had
| not his wife been Informed
Mrs. Williams went to relief an
thorities and then had Williams sent
to the hosnital to have the wounds
dressed. From there he was taken
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to recover his cart.

to recover his cart.
Once more at his home, Mr.. Will
liams' wife Immediately secured the
services Of doctor. The doctor ad-
vised Williams not to leave the
house, not even TO go to court Wed.
nesday morning, at which place Will
liams had been ordered to appear.
The Negro populus of Dayton
hopes this will be the straw 70
break the camel's back. This ono
case in which hands can be laid on
all parties concerned. and the pub
lie is hoping for settlement now
once and for all, to dispense with
these law iniustaes. This is a serious
offensc, heretofore taken for grant
cd, but such things must not be per
mitted to be carried on.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
W AT H
For Grand Opening
Of Dayton's First
Colored Beauty School
ARMSTRONG KNOCKS DOWN
BLATCH TEN TIMES

NEW YORK (C) Henry Arm
strong, the sensational lightweight,
floored ALI Blatch, lightweight cham
pion Of Australia, ten times at the
Madineai Square Garden Thursday
night, and was given technical
K0. in the third round About IL.
600 people paid $11,50o to see the
fight.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
MISSISSIPPI TOWN
CELEBRATES

MOUND BAYOU, Miss. Co
This all colored town, founded by
former slaves, is all dressed up, cele-
brating its hftieth anniversary.
Mayor b. A. Green is busy super
vising the program lasting all this
week The town has no jail, there
having been no capital crime com
mtted in thirteen years. The popu
lation is 1000, but there are 5000
colored people in the immediate vi
cinity.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
COLLEGE NEWS
Compiled BY v. TAYLOR
ALABAMA STATE

Plans were completed recently for
an improved program for the aca-
demic year I937-1938, at the morn
ing session of the executive board
meeting Of the Alabama Branch
National Congress of Colored Par
ents and Teachers. A course for
Parent Teacher Association leaders
will be conducted during the summer
of 1898.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE

Nine new buildings are going up
on the campus Of the North Carolina
College, Dr.. James Z. Shepard. presi-
dent. In addition, a new athletic
field and track is nearing completion.
Under construction are dormitory
for md1, auditorium, library, and
six teachers cottages.
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CRIME WAVE

Continued from Page u
Street, covingten, manager, checks
his receipts for Saturday will police
learn what two armed men obtained
Saturday night when Etler and his
clerk, Thomas elias, 322 East Pearl
Street, were forced to enter rear
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
WESTERN UNIVERSITY

Dean William Pickens, nationally
known speaker and race leader, was
named to head the State department
Of Western University last week as
the trustees ousted Bishop w. T.
Vernon from the job.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
MOREHoUSE COLLEGE

Charles r. Lawrence, Morehousa
graduate in Atlanta, has been award
ed full scholarship at the Institute
of Race Relations at Cheyney Col
lege, July SGD.
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PAGE TIRE Z

ream. Ths men looted the cash
regist1r
Henry spratt, 1God Lin Street was
dragged into an alley at 184 West
Court Street, and robbed OF s6 by
two boys early Sunday.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
Big Fight Card At
Patterson Arena

DAYToN-Jack Trammell, husky
young scrapper from Youngstown,
who at one time seemed destined to
wear the crown Joe Louis is now
sporting, trades punches with Lloyd
Clements Of Pittsburgh, in one Of
two 10-round headliners On the
Queensbury Athletic clubs fight card
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
IVY LEAF EDITOR
RESTING IN HARLEM

Miss C. Elizabeth Johnson, editor,
The Ivy Leaf, organ of the AKA, OF
1914 w. Chestnut Street, Louisville,
KY, is resting in Harlem for a
month.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
DILLARD UNIVERSITY

The second issue Of The Arts
Quarterly, d literary art magazine
published by billiard University, was
mailed on July H. The mana
zine is designed for national circula-
ton.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16

Rev. w. T. johnson of Richmond
was named president. Conference
attendance was 520--467 ministers
and 53 music directors.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16
HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Registration figures at the Howard
University summer school jumped
toward the 800 mark during the first
fiva days last week. DR.. Charles H.
Wesley is director. Student-teacii.
ers are from Maryland, Virginia and
DC, and are taking social science
and education.
Roland Hayes, internationally fam
Gus tenor, will open the Howard Uni-
versity concert series on December
8. it was announced last week.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-16

HAMPTON INSTITUTE
AS the ministers conference closed
at Hampton Institute last week, the