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Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
An Unhappy Lot

TIFE PICTURE Of living standards in the
L South, as painted by Dr. Will w. Alex
ander, head Of the Farm Security admins
tration, as depressing as it was, does not do
real Justice to the deplorable conditions I'M
der which most Of the Negro population OF
that benighted section are orc e. to live
And not only are Negroes forced to live I'M
der conditions Of low standard, but the poor
whites, in many instances, live under con-
ditions even worse than those by which Ne
groes are Victimized. We might we'll say,
for the sake of truth, that the S "a t h is a
hinterlanG Of poverty, degradation, ignor-
ance, intolerance, bigotry, greed, slothful-
ness, filth, inopportunity, and abiding death,
insofar as life concerns a large majority Of
its population of a class not even equal to
that Of serfs in certains countries Of Europe.
If the South has any regard for h u m a n
nature-it it has any thought for the health
of its teerning hordes Of poverty stricken
workers, it is not discernible in any meas
ures taken to safeguard the poor tenant and
the poor urban jewellers, most Of whom have
not even decent shelters over their heads
In most Of the urban centers sanitary facil-
tiles are little known-only the so-called
''better classes" enjoy the convenience OF
modern plumbing. Saturday nights in the
homes of the poor find the family wash tub
the only vessel that can be brought into use
for body cleansing. "Privies" usually To-
Gated about fifty feet from the residence,
with open vaults, often mere holes dug IN
the earth, where flies breed prolifcally in
the disposal, are common sights in the city
sections occupied by Negroes and poor
whites All manner Of diseases, especially
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
Jekyl-Hyde Comedy

WYE OFTEN marvel at the hypocrisy OF
wv so-called Negro leaders. It appears to
us that very often many Of our great
leaders are mere actors in Jekyl-Hyde COM
edies, because, as matter Of truth, they
preach one thing, then practice just the OPP
posite In this connection we were impress
ed by a stirring editorial in a certain Negro
weekly, IN which the writer pleaded for
more employment opportunities for Negroes,
after citing the unfarness Of whites in re-
fusing to employ colored people in larger
numbers Yet-you'll have to believe 1t
the publication in which this editorial ap-
peared is printed by uni on white labor
linotyping, presswork, makeup, etc. And
that, despite the fact that the Negro race
has, today, many, many idle craftsmen.
And that reminds us that, for years, GER
tain other Negro publications, who blatant
ly asserted that they were fighting for Ne
groes, and whose subscription income came
almost wholly from our racial group, en-
ployed white craftsmen at high salaries, TO
set, makeup, print and mail out the pub
lished product, notwithstanding the fact that
hundreds Of Negro craftsmen needed work.
dignant clientele had so earnestly insisted
on the employment Of colored workmen;
these same Negro publications put on Negro
forces bllt-and can you believe it?-they
set a wage scale for craftsmen of their own
group at about half the wage paid to their
former white employees doing the same and
even less work than that required Of the
Negro workmen.
1t all seems so conical-no; SO tr G c !:
And we have mentioned these as typical in
stances Of the manner in which Negro bust
ness treats its Negro employees. What makes
our Negro leaders and business people en-
JOY playing character roles in Jekyl-H y d G
comedies? Why do they appeal for Negro
superiority point out the duty Of the Ne
gro to be loyal to their leaders, when these
same leaders betray the group in the most
traitorous fashion imaginable? Why, why,
why? Please do tell us!
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
"RuN OUT OF HARLEM"

"Unscrupulous landlords, mer-
chants and industrialists must be
! run out Of Harlem. Not only are
they racketeering on every citi-
zen in this community, but they
are also detrimental to every
honest Harlem merchant"
The source of the above quo
tation, published on the first page
of a Harlem newspaper, under
the signature of the editor, is dis
closed in this second quotation
from the same signed article:
THE future of Harlem depends
upon our cooperative efforts.
Fully aware of this, the Amster-
dam News is ready and anxious
to help Harlemites, get a better
deal, SO that we can progress in
stead Of retrogress."
In our eighteen years Of con-
slant observing the Harlem scene,
this is the first time we have ever
seen so open an appeal to intol-
erance based solely on color, and
so direct an assertion that what
is obviously the police power will
be usurped by others, in such
hiehlv RESPONSIBLE quarters.
This writer, as a citizen, resi-
dent, voter, and business man OF
Harlem, is opposed to ALL un-
scrupulous landlords, merchants,
etc. whether they be white,
brown, yellow, or Negro, but we
certainly would not recommend
that anybody other than Police
Commissioner Valentine be the
one to run them out" of Harlem.
One reason Harlem has an ex-
! ira force Of mounted police on
many corners now is the direct
result of this same philosophy in
action some two years ago. Near
" million dollars in property
/ damage came from such phil
osophy, and in that debacle, the
INNOCENT Cloth colored and
whi+e) suffered with the guilty.
On the other hand, our studied
advice to the Harlem public is to
watch those who advocate TAX
ing matters in their own hands.
What are THEY doing about the
conditions they would improve?
The management Of the newspa-
per mentioned above broke all
precedents in Negro journalism
when it brought in a WHITE man
o head UP its editorial staff over
the heads of Negro editors who
had been there for years. They
broke journalistic precedents a
gain when they brought in q
WHITE man to head the adver-
Using department, in the office.
But the management of that
newspaper has variety Of inter-
ests. In another one of their con-
Germs they employ WHITE law
yer for work in Harlem, while
Harlem Negro lawyers are starv-
ing for work; and they employ
other WHITE officials, while there
are colored officials of the same
class in Harlem who might do
the work.
Again we quote from the sign
ed front page article: eve have
been frozen out Of job opportuni-
ties in Harlem mainly because OF
the lack of cooperation and sound
planning by both the Negro lead
ers and the white business man"
How true! Harlem will never
make real progress until it can
find leaders who practice what
| they preach"
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
Calvin's Digest
ALPHA'S NEW JEWELER
BY FLOYD ]. CALVIN


1t was pleasant to note in the
last issue of The Sphinx, official
organ of the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity, that by formal vote
Negro jeweler had been appoint
ed official jeweler of the organi-
cation. The fortunate recipient
of the contract is the L'Overture
company of New York, headed by
Kenneth Lloyd Bright, a Howard
man.
The appointment Of Mr.. Bright's
company follows the naming Of
Negro as official jeWeler of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority last
year; and it may now be expect
ed that other Negro organiza-
lions, when they have work in
the jewelry line, such as pins,
buttons banners. and any insig-
MIA, will give the work to Ne
gro business concerns.
We commend Alpha Phi Alpha
for taking this step, and because
of the record of Mr.. Bright in
turning out satisfactory orders Of
class pins for numerous schools,
and of service pins for such high
ly successful business organiza-
ton as the Afro-American COM
pany Of Baltimore, we feel sure
that only satisfaction will come
from the Alpha appointment.
GUIDE RIGHT
In eighty college communities
throughout the country, during
the week of April 24-30, the Kap-
pa Alpha Psi fraternity is spon-
soring meetings, forums, discus
sions, and clinics on vocational
opportunities, seeking to guide
youth Alright for the work they are
to pursue in later life.
The official organ of the frater-
nifty, the Kappa Journal, has is
sued a current "Guide Right
number, in which the history of
this movement, which was started
in 1923, is told, and in which high
appreciation and support of the
movement is expressed by the
United States Commissioner Of
Education.
In a special article in this
number, Get Trained for Uncle
SAM" by James E. Scott, mem
Der of the Committee of Inter
fraternal Cooperation, some val
liable pointers on acquiring spe-
cial training for increasing jobs
under the Federal Government
are given. For some time now
the Urban League has been
stressing the fact that new oppor-
tunities are opening up in the
Civil Service, and it is timely
that the subject should be en-
phasized in a national "Guide
, Right campaign.
For National Director r. j.
Reynolds Of Topeka, who is only
80 and successful lawyer, we
wish success in the conduct of
| this years vocational counsels of
youth.
AL JOLSON
The severity with which the
Negro press attacked Al Jolson
for his alleged signing a petition
which barred colored people from
a Los Angeles residential section
in which he lived, should be a
lesson to other whites who earn
fortunes based on the Negro. The
race will no longer allow any
person or group of persons to hu-
initiate it without severe castiga-
ton.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
RHEUMATISM AND ARTHRTTTs
Continued from last weekly

Continued from last weekly
Chronic arthritis is the disabl-
ing disease which deforms limbs
and joints Of older persons. Many
people will have relatives who
suffer from some degree of this
disease and it is worth their
while to know what may be some
of the causes which tend to pro-
duce arthritis as they grow old
er. Among the first Of them is
heredity. There seems to be a
distinct trend toward arthritis in
some families, less in others.
1t is apparent that persons from
families in which arthritis has
occurred should take extra care
Of themselves. Much Of the he
reditary tendency has to do with
body build. Heavy thick-set
persons have stronger tendency
toward ar hritis than thin per-
sons, though the disease may fl
nally reduce them to condition
far below normal weight. A
mong other influences is infec-
ton of a so-called hidden type.
It is quite possible for an in
lection to occur in some part Of
the body and never become no
ticeable enough to call attention
to itself, yet at the same time to
be slowly feeding poison into the
body and injuring the delicate
membranes of the joints. Such
infections occur about the roots
of the teeth when teeth have
been killed or filled. They in
volve the tonsils, the gall blad-
der, the sinuses about the nose,
the intestines and sometimes the
reproductive organs.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
PIED T YPE
By THE PIPER
A Column Of Humor, Satire and
Thought for Everybody

LOUIS
child of the masses who learned OF his
worth
And carved his own niche in the land Of his
birth.
Success in full measure he earned from the
start
Lies hurdles pleasure, they form his life
chart.
Goodwill ambassador, favored Of Fame
Model for youngbloods all, King Of the game.
Modest he wears his crown, richly deserving
it,
S,,ch 11npretentiousness insures preserving it.
Love Of lis public and thankful to merit
praise
Just in his dealings and most fair in all his
ways
Clean in his living, mild-nannered in
speech,
Considerate of others-that's something to
teach!
Not a line here is written for purpose Of
praise
Not a thought is expressed that need finch
critics gaze
An artist craftsman whose work nears
perfection,
Giving best that he has to his life work Sc
lection.
And who could do more though favored Of
Fate
Than to strive with stout heart, without ma
lice or hate?
man of few words, not lowered ex-
preston
But single in purpose, and that an obsession
Success is goal, for which who will not
strive,
That's what makes us all kin and keeps us
alive.
He who would live in ease, lead life that's
worth while
Must resolve to try hard, think that over
and smile.
Just what is success, just what is ambition:
An effort to please, and to gain position.
To reach through ones effort some praise
worthy goal,
To benefit mankind, taken all as whole.
To create respect for oneself and ones race
Is what makes our history and carves out
our place.
1t takes time to earn crowns, to build king
doms forsooth,
But when set upon merit, they last, as does
truth.
Who would build dynasty here on this
earth
Sure needs some assistance, besides his own
worth.
And so as gift from the gods we may say
Comes now Mrs Louis to star in this play.
Chic, debonnair, and just chock full of grace,
Quite slender of figure and handsome OF
face.
A product of Bonneville with plenty of
class,
A worthy companion, Oh boy, what lass!
So here's to Joe Louis, the stuff is all
there,
He got it together, he played the game fair.
May he reign over a kingdom supreme and
for long,
The pride Of his Subjects" the theme of
their song
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01

XXTE SOMETIMES think that economic
wv weakness counts for more against Ne
groes than does his complexion. We believe
that Booker Washingtons idea Of "get
something, be something and have some
thing will, if carried out, prove far more
effective in raising the general status Of the
Negro than any other of the many panaceas
thus far offered. Abandonment Of negative
and antipathetic methods and the adoption
Of positive and productive practices will
mean more in the long run
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
(FrOm the Washington Post, April
IL, 1889
A RIGHT TO BE FLOUTED

The United States Supreme
Court has set aside the conviction
of a Negro found guilty Of muir
der in Kentucky because the "sys-
tematic and arbitrary exclusion"
of Negroes from jury lists in that
state cons ituted a denial Of con-
stitut onal rights. Under these
circumstances the court concluded
that the defendant had not been
given a fair trial.
This decision is on all fours
with the one handed down by the
court some years ago in the case
Of one Of the Scottsboro defend
ants. The response in that case,
so far as the Alabama authori-
ties were concerned, was imme-
date and praiseworthy. Govern
or Graves declared that in Ala
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
so, THERE

Suitor: I'm going to tell you the truth,
Mabel, you are not the first girl I ever kiss
ed
Mabel: And l am going to be just as frank
with you. You really need to learn how it is
done
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
MEMBER WAY BACK WHEN

Your mother had to pour boiling water IN
the wooden familys washtub on Saturday
night so the cracks would swell out enough
to hold water for the Saturday night bath?
You do? Well, you're really an old-timer,
then.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
r E NJ e NJ B E r -

The bow that is always bent will quickly
break;
But if unstrung twill serve you at your
need
So let the mind some relaxation take
To come back to its task with fresher head.
-Phaedrus
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
LOSS IS GAIN

LUSS IS GAIN
Brown: Did your son pass all his exams
in college?
Green: No His answers were 50 terrible
that the professors sold them to the funny
papers.
Brown: Too bad
Green: Too bad nothing! Why the profess
sor split with him fifty-ffty and they both
had enough out Of it to pay expenses for
the rest OF the year.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01
BIG GE S T C r o p

Neighbor: What did your son learn at the
agricultural college?
Father: Mostly how to SOW plenty of wild
oats
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1938-05-01

And then there is wise old Uncle Jimmy
who says the only thing he knows that will
keep a woman from having the last word
is her echo
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24
MEMO FROM MANAGERS OFFICE CONCERNING
REFRIGERATORS
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
Instructions concerning the care and
opera tion Of refrigera tors have been
issued to all Greenbe1t residents. Any
one not having received these ms true
tlons can get copy by stopping at the
office. These directions were issued
to assist the housewife in taking care
Of hor refrigerator that she would
have bottor results and efficiency in
its use.
One very impor tant item was concern
ing tho question Of dofrosting. During
Gho summon timo, dofrosting should DO
dono at loast onco Wook. Some boxes
automa ically dofrost thomsolv othor
onos do not. This itom is covered in
moro dotail in tho instruction shoot.
IF your rofrigora tor is not dofrostcd
regularly, tho motor has to run prac-
tically all tho timo to koop tho box
at tho proper tompora turo. This ro-
suits in brcak-downs and other motor
difficulty.
If tho rofrigo tor maintenance man
finds that rofrigorato tor has broken
down duo to neglect in proper caro-, q
charge for repair will DO made, accord
ing to Item 9 in tho lea SO viii CHI says
"If repairs arc mado noco ssary by act
or neglect. ...... tho said repairs nay
DO mado by tho Government and tho oxponso
thereof shall DO paid by tho Tenant
addi ional ront".
0. Klino Fulmor
Assistant Manager
Editors Note: In view Of tho fact that
9O% Of tho maintenance complaints ro-
coivod by the manag omont concern rofrig-
orators, tho Corpora tor urges ovory ro-
sidont who has misloid his copy of, tho
official instructions to obtain another
from tho office, and road it carefully.
We mention hero most important itoms
to be romcmborod:
Whom tonant occupies house, the box
Will be started by the Maintenance
Doparbnon
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24

havo door open when necessary.
Do not keep any moro leo trays mndo
up than inmcdi otoly required. Novor
place wax paper across shelves that
stops circulo ion Of dir in tho food
coapar t7nont. Keep oil food in closed
containers, otherwise tho condonso tion
around tho froozing unit will absorb
tho moi sturc from tho contents, thoro-
by weakening tho no tural flcvors VOL
as giving o WI thorod appearance to I'M
cooked vegetables. The 1attcr should .
be kept in @ hydrator.
Rofrigorant odors from uncover
cd foods generally. The exception is
O gas leak which nay develop at any
timo in any refrigerator and Immediate
notice should DO given tho Maintenance
Office Of this condition. Should O
leak develop, Immediately opon the
XII tchon windows ond isolate tho room.
Though Objectionable, this gos is not
deadly as used, but Causes dry throat
end coughing for q short while.
Lovor remove CUBIC trays Wi tn ice
pick or othor sharp instruments.
leo cubos or liquids should not be
kept in the drfrosting tray this in
croasos tho humidity in tho refrigerator
and Causes excessive condonsa ton
tho coils.
Chilling desserts, such as ice orcam,
shorb orts, etc., should DO placed in
cube trays, and tho chillor ndj ustznont
set to maximum, quick freeze. AS
tho dessert is frozen, return
tho adjustment to normal and havo
foar Of tho dessert becoming soft.
For efficient, economical operation,
should DO tallon to dofrost tho
frigorator Whenever tho condensation
(snow) on the freezing unit is IL inch
thick. Prior 10 dofrostisag, be suro
tho dofrosting dish is empty and irrnod-
lately u1ldor tho chillor. At all othor
tirnos this dish is useful O contain
or FOR foods.
Whom tho unit is dofrostod, empty tho
Evening star., 1938-07-15

street NE; william T. Lady,. 100
Twelfth street NE: Charles Louis
Mendel. 1ls r street NE; Mark M.
Schapiro, 800 Connecticut avenue
NV: Samuel J. Sugar, $500 Kansas
avenue NV, and william c. White,
Walter Reed Hospital. Milton J. CO.
hen, 1900 Ninth street NV. was
made first lieutenant In the dental
reserve and Charles H. Cunningham,
1925 South Dakota avenue NE, in
the veterinary reserve.
Named second lieutenants in armed
brancheS were the following: Rhesa
Mccoy Allen, jr.. 20l5 Fifteenth street
NV: Edward H. Fuller, 1929 Thirty
eighth street NV; Milton A. Pitcher,
42l8 Twelfth place NE; Harry w.
Little, Hotel Roosevelt; Lawrence +.
Lee, 2l0l Connecticut avenue NV;
Robert v. Smith. 500l Sixteenth
street NV; Robert A. Herring, 1898
Thirty-eighth street NV, and Gregory
F. keenan,, 2232 Q street NE.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
NATHAN STRAUS
TO OPEN SERIES
Will Be First of Prominent
Figures to Interpret
News Over VOL.

Nathan Straus, United States Hous-
ing administrator. will comment on
the days outstanding news events to-
night through VOL at O'Clock. Mr..
Straus is the first in a list of guest
newscasters compiled by the local Mu-
tual network affiliate as substitutes
for the vacationing Fulton Lewis. jr.
Others to be heard, not In their
oficial capacities but as interpreters
of the news, are Secretary of the Inte-
rior Ickes, President william Green
Of the American Federation of Labor;
Attorney General Cummings, Chief of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
j. Edgar Hoover, Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles. Senators Pepper
Of Florida and O'Mahoney of Wyo-
ming, Republican National Committee
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton and
Republican National Committee Vice
Chairman William r. Castle, jr.
Rotary Leaders to Speak.
Other features-Business conditions
In Norway, Rumania. Canada, Argen-
tina, Peru and the United States are
discussed by six directors of Rotary
International (WMAL, l0:l5) D..
Postmaster General Farley addresses
. rally Of Young Democrats in Seattle
(WJSV. 1880. The problems Of
q doctors wife in adjusting herself to
the demands made upon his time by
practice and research is the theme Of
the First Nightsr dramatization (WRC.
- William Challis is the second
music arranger to be featured in the
Design for Dancing series (WMAL, 81.
The story OF heroic young team
ster who survived desert blizzard
but became the victim of a greater
peril is dramatized (WRC. $500 q.
Josephine Roche, chairman of the In
terdepartmental Committee to Co-or-
dinate Health and Welfare Activities,
speaks on Social Surgery" (WJSV,
$500 DR.. Arthur E. Bestor, presi-
dent of Chautauqua Institution. gives
his views on the question rs Democ-
racy Feasible in Machine Age?"
(WMAL, y. Others to speak are DR..
Everett Dean Martin. writer. and
Ralph Borsodi, director of the School
Of Living.
p. G. A. Finals Described.
Tomorrow-The finals of the p G.
A. tournament are described (WJSV.
1901 The Tower of Happiness. ="
one Of those "play-within-a a play"
items, is the Junior Musicomedy pres
entation (WJSv. 1890 am The
Brenner Piano Quintet plays Quintet
for Piano and Strings" by Armande
de Polignac. Comtesse de Chabannes
(WRC, ii am The oxford En-
semble offers a program of chamber
music (WJSV. IL am :. Spotlight
Revue introduces Prince Obolensky's S
male quartet (WOL, ~.
Network notes-Latest advices are to
the effect that Bob Benchley has not
vet been signed for fall show J..
The popular tune. Week End of q
Private Secretary" has been banned
from N. B. c. programs >. When they
both were in Dick Himber's Orchestra,
Benny Goodman was only the third
reed man and Artie Shaw took all the
solos Retta Revell. daughter Of
Nellie Revell (Neighbor NelD will SUBJ
stitute when the latter goes on vaca-
ton. c. A. M.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Never before has any plane circed the world
fast! And again Goodrich Tres-veterans of
practically all of the worlds important flights
showed their ability take it, safely cushoning
than IL tons landings and take-os clear round the
globe! Never before in the history of long distance flying
have tires been put gruelling test. Tons of
Evening star., 1938-07-15
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Walter H. Ellis. "a, a:5 / st; NV; and
Gladys J. E. Tabinski, %. IL Rltten-
house st. NV. the Rev. ihomaS L.
william NICK. Tilghman: A. 2al5 Con-
necticut ave and Mary Taylor; E. a.
Glenn r. Drake. 81. 624 9TH St. ne. and
Catherine 4. Earr. 19. 44:3 Ord st. me-;
~ the Rey c,1sv &; <; r; CosS~es,t1 ss es1oe 3sth st,
NV. and Mary M Gaylor. % 2416 39th
st. NV: the Rev. joseph N. Gray.
Andrew Taylor, 1S. 1870 Union st. s.w..
and Elsie Bowman 49, 223 4th st. s.w.:
the Rev. B. H. whiting.
Samuel j. Hi!low 81. 9o1 Hamilton st:
Prospect ave. NV; the Rev. Mr.. Harbis.