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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-03-11

Who is swinging out on natl
onai tous beginning March o with
three weeks at the Paramount the
atre on Broadway in New York, fol
lowing terrific season at the Cotton
Cub now New York's night spot.
fssb has nearly twenty solid wreks
Of booking, including the Earle ia
Washington, Arril 8, Earle III Phil
adelphia, April l2, Stanley III Pitts
burgh, April %, the Michigan in
Detroit, May 6, Palace ID Cleveland,
May H., Palace ii Chicago MAY ~,
and 0rpheum IN Minneapolis, June
10. The sensational young maestro
hroadcasts regularly oyer the Co
lumbia network. lis new homo at
Riverdale on the Hudson In West
Bronx, New York Cite ha started
colony Of colored residents in that
section, with f. Simms Campbell,
Esquire artist, reported buildina
near by. calvin service.)
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SENATE ASKED
TO INCLUDE
NEGRO In
t v A PROBE
Negroes Barred from
Living In Federal
Project Towns

NEW YORK A request that il
comprehensive investigation of the
Tennessee Valley Authority is made,
i, include discrimination against Ne
gfo citizens, was sent today TO SEN
atoe II Styles Bridges Of New Hamp-
shire, by tie National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People. Senator Bridges has an
nounced THAT tie will ask for fund
nc $4,000 for d probe on all pha-
ses' Of the Tennessee Valley Au-
therity.
The NAACp has wired Senator
Bridges that discrimination against
Negroes Is policy Of the iva, es--
peciallg with respect 10 employment,
housing and recreation. Word has
been eat also to Rep. Maury Maver--
ick of Texas and Rep. Bertrand RI.
Smell of New York, who are backing
lae Investigation.
II n 4 well known fact that no
Nearoes are permitted to reside III
the government town erected at Nor.
1 fis Dam. n I also well known that,
thfon9hont the TVA construction
!. ne'iod Negro workers were denied
skilled laborei's work, white collar
jobs, and promotions.
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ranged throughout the entire week
with The burning of the mortgage
and the reception scheduled Oh the
last night. February 2lst.
A handsome purse and many other
gifts were presented TO the pastor
and his wife. Mrs. Claudia G, Reid
lcontiaued on Page 81
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] proved administration Ill state de-
partmen VI eattaaoa. adult edu--
cation and aifal ispfafs service. II
was ALTO suggested tnas ce.lgFess
proviae j special lana tor education-
u reseafeh, planning ana demonstra-
tons, After II yeafs, the program
might be revie ed
Discussing iioW tise money should
IS eIiyitled Wlthin each State, the re-
port says II "is Of the opinion that
the distribution of federal aid funds
within i state ii not matter that
should u left exclusively 10 state
officials State and federal officials
shouId ia required to make the al
lotments 70 local districts Oh All oh
! ieetiNe basis, ii th manner that viii
most effectively lessen Inequalities
Of opportunity Eof schooling
Although joint planning II neees-
sary IL connection With such prob
lens d the allocation of funds the
| eoinmt tee points oltt, cooperative
| planning should be carefully restfic
ted by law to matters ii direct fed
eral concern
Special attention should he given
70 rural schools st both races, sinee
The least satisfactory schools IN the
United states are To be found fof the
most pmt III rural areas. Urban
schools spend almost twice as much
per capita ~ did rural institutions
which. according 10 the committee,
means that country areas should re-
ceive the largest amount of federal
large temporary staff Of specialists
, aid.
Tho committee wis assisted by q
Il education public administration
and economies. Included among
! them were Doxey Al WilSerson, Of
the Department q Education at
! Howard University and nr Robert
] a Weaver, Advisor on Negro At
fairs TO the Administrator Of the
us. Housing Authority.
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CITIZENS ARE URGED TO
REGISTER AND VOTE
Local Communities Are Asked to Keep
On Alert for Possible Lynchings Which May
BE Deliberately Kept Out of Newspapers

National Association for The Az!
vancement Of Goloied People II tstle-
ing the defeat Of the anti-lynching
bill grimly, but patiently. The abb
rogation of the two-t thirds rule tfog
nomination iii the Democratic Ma
tion Convention) breaks the hold ot
The Solid South. The Negro vote,
they believe, controls the destiny Of
IL states.
For the present, the association Il
urging heavy registration OF COT
ored voters throughout the North
and West and in all those southern
states where they have the least
chance of voting The letter sent
today TO NAACP branches hy Walter
White, secretary, IN urging regis
tration states
STRESS that the NAACp II not
interested in what party ticket or
candidates are voted for, but IN the
registration Of every qualified Negro.
Get ministers, civic groups, Woni
ems organizations, labor groups and
others to stress INCREASINGLY this in--
portant matter Particularly impor
tant is this in states where the Nc
gro vote potentially holds the bal
ance Of power, and in southern
states. There are several Of the
later like Virginia, North carolina
Kentucky and Tennessee whore many
more Negroes could register ane
vote if they would do 50. 4 vii
I CONTINUED On Pags %
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NEW YORK Without making
ti.Y open threats OF disclosing any
ln2eaiate plans Of action, the MAJ
.ional Association for the Advance
ncni Of Cclored People today issued
1 statement urging all citizens VINO
arc qualified to vote to register ana
DC ready for the coming elections.
eve have important tasks ahead
of u.s., the statement said, in the
1898, 1910 and later elections and
We cannot perform those tasks n'l-
less Negroes are qualified to vote.
The association emphasized that II
& not interested i'll what politeai
parties Negro citizens join, but N
their registration SO that they can
vote when the time comes.
Iii reply to question as 70
whether or not the NAACP will d.
rect any political action as an alter
nafh Of the anti--lynching bill fail
ure, association executives avoided
giving any comment. i was learn
Ia from other quarters, however,
that the NAACP is BY no means tax
ii,r the anti--lynching defeat lying
down. It has merely retired e per-
feet a strategy which is certain e
be announced and to be followed "
/, III the spring and fall.
Some hint Of the attitude Of fhf
association may be secured from fhs
comment of Walter Winchell, widely
syndicated columnist, who declared
ii his column Of February az; "Ih'
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beautiful Salon III the midwest. The
decoration of this shop arc the very
last word ii smart interiors. Beau
tiful satiny woods bfonzed mirrors,
delieately tinted wall papers and
other features add To lis distinctive
ness q separate barber shop for
children completes ita many services.
On the fourth fonr you will find
Ifile's famous Gift Department
made lopeIier than ever. The House
wares Department now ii its en-
lafged quarters has every coneei9--
able gadget and utensil for convens-
ience III the home and kitchen. The
new SilverWarc and Lnggage Shops
are other POINTS of interest ON tho
fourth floor On the fifth floor YOU
wili End the Linen and Bedding
1 Departments il their new setting.
Rixe's, who are row celebrating
fheir s5th Anniversary, invite you
ID see these many new improvements
which are giving the store the repu-
tation Of being "Thc most modern
and beautiful department store u
the midwest
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NEGRO And White SCHOOLS 70
GET EQUAL SHARE FEDERAL FUNDS
PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION CALLS FOR EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR WHITE AND NEGRO SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON CAMP In
all states maintaining separate
schools for Negroes, federal
grants should be conditioned on
an equitable distribution OF the
funds between white and col
orcd schools, without reducing
the proportion Of state aud local
funds spent on Negro schools,
the Presidents Advisory Com
mi.tee on Education recon-
mends In its report which has
just been sent by Roosevelt 10
congress.
Leading white and colored
educators took part in a years
survey of the national school
system which resulted in this
aud other recommendation,
particularly FOR ssss Soush where
just distribution Of funds be-
tween the races has long been a
sore spot. Congress is expected
10 take definite action on the
report, which has Just been re-
leased to the press.
Many Of these suggestions ineor-
porated in the committees repor
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The Rike-Kumler company's neW
building program in Dayton i fast
nearing competition. Already you can
sec the amazing results OF this OK
tensive building program, New de-
partments are being opened dur.
On the main floor, for Instance, you
will find Rlke's attractive new Soda
Fountain. A ride on one Of the tour
new. high-speed elevators will NJ
troduce to you the last word II.
modern department store transpof.-
tation. On the second floor you VIII
find the greatly enlarged Children u
Departments, Toys, tie attractive
new Yard Goods Section and TIC
beautiful new Shops for Lingerie
and Intimate Apparel. Many ltfl--
nrovements have been made On
Rike's newly enlarged fashion floor.
You will find new Show Salon, istl
attractive Snortswear Shon, tic re-
located and enlarged shops for
Dresses, Coats, Suits end Ft'ls
Above all you must Be sure 70 sec
the new Beauty Scion, which IL per
Eaps the most modern and most
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.munity and secure new members.
All workers are cordially invited
So q tend d we'll as any othcrs who
ire Interested. The meeting viii
last one hour.
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Conservation Service
AT the wv. Sunday

DAYTON On sunday afternoon
from 4 to 5 O'clock Il consecfatian
service viii he held at ito lsifh i ST.
Branch YWcA. This meetiar PIE d
to inspire all the workers, ieadei
and captains Of the calaaaiRn 81 ~
forth with confidence into tie eola-
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DR. CHARLES 5. JOHNSON AND DIR ROBERT \. rAEK

NASHVILLE Dr. Robert p
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CINCINNATI. q. - From Febrn.
ary 13 to 2l inclusive Zion Baptist
Church, 43o-432 West Ninth ST.,
Cincinnati. celebrated tho Eleventh
Pastoral Anniversary of DR.. n. n.
Reid and the burning Of the mort
gage on the church.
Interesting programs were ar
Evening star., 1938-09-04
BulIitt's Remark U.S.. Stands
With France Causes Sensation

lit said. "are united by our devotion
to liberty. democracy and peace. We
are united by our old friendship, by
the aid We brought each other in our
hour Of distress. Today we are work.
ing together to save peace.
AT this time, the unity and calm
with which France contemplates the
future has awakened the admiration
Of the whole world.
1T Is no secret the people of the
United States have most profound
sympathy today for the people Of
France"
Most of Bullitt's speech was devoted
to eulogy of Bordeaux wines, Of
which wine-growing guests at the
banquet said he showed Astounding
knowledge"
The Banquet was a prelude to
Franco-American festivities Sunday at
Verdun where monument will be
dedicated commemorating American
participation In the World War.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Creenbelt and County Clash
Over Financing of 2 Schools
Term May Open Wednesday With Faculties Cut,
Because Prince Georges Refuses Burden
ofsTax.Free Model Town.

With Prince Georges County and
Farm Security Administration officials
deadlocked over the financing Of
Greenbelt's schools, this g. fall. the
schools may open Wednesday with
sharply curtailed faculties, 1t was
learned last night.
. Although the population Of the
town has almost doubled since the
last school term, the F. S. A. has de-
clined to increase its contribution
toward operation of the community's
high and elementary schools to meet
the full added cost.
Prince Georges education officials
estimate it will require $4,000 more
to operate the schools this year and
are unwilling to throw the added cost
on the taxpayers of the county. To
do 50, the school board believes, would
establish q dangerous precedent. Ac.
cordingly 1t has asked the county COM
missioners to rule on the matter
Tuesday.
Cost Will Be $3S 800.
Last year, when only about half of
the 885 families now living in Green
belt resided there, the town paid $685.
900 to the county in lieu Of taxes
for, the operation Of the two schools
This year. 1t has offered to pay only
s27,305, although the county estimates
the cost will be $4,000.
At present the county pays half
the cost of operating the Greenbelt
high school and Is willing to continue
this contribution because children
from nearby communities attend that
institution. But Greenbelt children
alone attend the elementary school.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
INCOME Of THIRD
SPLACED AT SAT-.
National Resources Group
Tells Roosevelt of
Family Average.
Ey the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt was informed
officially yesterday that his oft-men-
toned ell housed. i'll fed and ill
clothed" one-third Of the Nation
averages a family income Of about
$47l a year.
At the other end Of the income
ladder, the National Resources Com
mittee told him, family incomes from
$4,000 up into the millions are re-
ceived by less than l per cent Of the
population.
The committee reported these esti-
mates to the Chief Executive in trans
mitting = special study of consumer
incomes in 1856. 1t was the first
such study to appear since 1929.
In round numbers, the authors re-
ported, the poorest one-third OF the
Nation-13, ,000, 900 families and indi-
vidual consumers-shared one tenth
$500 900 000) Of the national in
come. or about the same amount as
went to the richest one-half of l
per cent
All Types in Lower Bracket.
The lower bracket, to which Mr.
Roosevelt frequently has referred as
one of the chief economic concerns of
his administration, is not a distinct
or unusual group. the report found.
Rather, 1t said. it includes all types
Of consumers living in all types of
communities, and belonging to all the
ma jOr occupatiOnal RrOups.
In 1856, it contributed almost
1000, 900 persons to relief rolls at some
times during the year. The remaining
100000, largely on farms, were in
Wage-earning occupations. and re-
ceived no assistance Of any kind.
The report estimated the average
income OF all the Nations families al
$l,622 and the average for all single
individuals at $l,151. This was based,
it said. on an estimated total national
income Of approximately $59,OOO,-
OOO, 1000.
Average income for farm and wage
earning families ranged from $l,259
to $l,2S9; for salaried business group,
about $4,000, and for the independent
professional group, about $500.
However, the report added, the av-
erage income for the poorest third (of
total population) n)-that is, the mean
income of the poorest 10000 900 fam
lilies and single individuals-was $47l.
For the middle third, with incomes of
(See RESOURCES, Page A-4:)
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Speech by President in
Rockville Urged by
Ne,u Dealers.
By JAMES f. CHINN,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT.

FREDERICK, Md. Sept. 3.-Rep-
resentative David j. Lewis ended here
tonight 200-mile get acquainted"
expedition through Montgomery
Washington and Frederick Counties
confident he will lick" Senator Tyd-
ings in most Of these sections in the
Democratic primary September II.
Everywhere. with the exception of
Montgomery County reputed Tyd-
ings stronghold. New Dealer Lewis was
given assurance of victory. He was
told in Montgomery County, however.
that if President Roosevelt will make
a speech in Rockville in his behalf
before the primary election he could
add that county to his column.
OF course. the reports given Little
Davey" came from his own campaign
lieutenants, with whom he conferred
privately in each place he stopped.
Longest Stop i'm Rockville.
Mr.. Lewis paused longest in Rock
vile on his tour through Montgomery
and made his first extended stop at
Point of Rocks on the Potomac. There
he went into Sigafoos general store
and greeted the customers, learning
from them first hand just how he
stands in that area.
From that point he motored up to
Brunswick. After lunch in the rail-
road Y. NJ c. A. restaurant he went to
the Lewis for Senate" headquarters
and swapped stories with the men who
were hanging around" and remin-
isced about his early experiences in the
little town. And just before he left he
conferred briefly with Howard Marvin
Jones. chairman of the Lewis for
(See LEWIS, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1938-09-04
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star staf1 Correspondent.

CAMBRIDGE, England (By MaiD.
This. of course. doesn't make any
sort of common sense, but
Evidence. for whatever it might be
worth. was presented before anthro-
biologists of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science here
recently that the actual physical suf-
fering OF the father in childbirth may
be as great, or greater, or approach in
various degrees that Of the mother
among poorer families in parts Of
England.
It does not seem to be purely psy-
Geological pain, in some cases, and may
be a survival of something that ence
was nearly universal in the human
race and has been outgrown among
civilized peoples. The report, pre-
sented by DR.. F. L. Newman of the
British Folklore Society. was based
on q QUESTIONABLE distributed among
nurses and midwives attending child
births in Londan and In the eastern
counties Of England.
Mr.. Newman started out TO find II
there were any remnants left In
Evening star., 1938-09-04
bangles on Top
OfRudio Toner
To Scare Wife
Ev the Associated Press.

Ev the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 3.-John
F. Fischer. jr.. s2-year-old Des Moines
structural steel worker, dangled at the
top Of the 225-foot State police radio
station tower for almost an hour to-
night Ito throw scare into my wife"
Officers who took him into custody
said Fischer reported he and two COM
panions went to the State fairgrounds
where the tower Is located and an
nounced he was going to end it all !"
Fscher's wife drove to the grounds
when she heard her husband had
climbed the tower and was threatening
to jump. Ignoring her pleading from
the base Of the tower, he swung him.
self aimlessly from one strut to
another.
The two companions then climbed
the tower and grasped Fischer, each
seizing an arm. Offering no resist
ance, he descended with them.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

For months, county officials said,
they have been trying to get a state
ment from F. S. A. on the amount
it will contribute to operating Green.
belt schools this year. In the mean
time contracts were signed for IL
teachers at the towns high school
and II in the elementary school.
Finally the board received a let
ter from the F. s. A. stating it ex-
poets "Greenbelt schools to be oper-
ated on funds from the same source
from which other schools of the
county now are operated" F. S. A.
claimed "Greenbelt is an integral part
Of Prince Georges County, and not
Government reservation"
At the time Greenbelt was planned,
county officials recalled, the Rural
Resettlement Administration - FORE
runner of the F. S. A-announced
the model community would pay its
way and not be burden to the tax
PAYERS Of the county"
To date, however, the town has
not been assessed and pays no taxes.
There has been agitation in the county
for some time, however, to have the
community taxed the same Is other
properties.
What effect the failure Of the
county and Federal Governments to
come to an agreement will have on
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Fathers Suffer Birth Pains
In Britain, but None Has Died

England Of the strange custom of the
"couvade." q common practice among
many Of the most primitive peoples.
At the time Of the birth Of a baby
the father goes to bed, is waited upon
by medicine men and midwives, and
stimulates all the anguish which would
be attributed to the mother. Mean
while the mother herself Is hidden
away and the baby IS born, usually,
without any attention of any sort.
The custom Is 50 universal that an
thropologists have racked their brains
to explain 1t. Most have held that
it was an attempt to decoy malicious
spirits, who might harm the baby,
from the mother. The father acts
Is . sort Of spiritual lightning rod,
taking upon himself the mischief Of
the demons and actually thinking that
they are torturing him. Others claim
that the father thinks some part of
. mystical "life-stuf1" Is
actually material and very limited in
amount-goes out Of him into the new
born child, that Its removal Is very
dangerous, and that absolute rest and
the bsst medical attention are neces-
(6ee FATHERS, Pare A-6.)
Evening star., 1938-09-04
PRESIDENT TODAY OPENS
MARYLAND DRIVE TO WIN
PURCE'S SEVEREST TEST
Le,uis Tours Three Counties;
Tydings Watches Roosevelt
Senator MingIes With
Veterans at Reunion
in Baltimore.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.
Star Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 3.-While
President Roosevelt is riding along the
Eastern Shore Monday with Repre-
sentative David J. Lewis, the New
Deals entry in the Maryland sena-
torial primary. Senator Millard E.
Tydings will be marching with his
World War comrades here.
Veterans of the 29th Division, with
which Senator Tydings fought in
France, are assembled for their goth
reunion, and while the political spot
light is turned on Denton for the
Presidents speech, the Senator will
join his comrades in a parade through
the downtown section OF the city.
He is scheduled to fall in line with
members of the three machine gun
battalions he fought with in 1918.
He has no other definite plans for
Labor day.
Awaits Roosevelt Talk.
What the Senator will do or say
after Monday is likely to depend large
ly on the scope of the Presidents 3
Eastern Shore address.
Meanwhile, Representative Gam
brill, Democrat. d the fifth congress
sional district. said tonight he plans
to accompany the President on his
journey to Morgantown tomorrow, but
emphasized that he is remaining neu-
trail on both the senatorial and guber-
material contests. The President s
trip into Southern Maryland will take
him through large part of Mr.. Gam
Drills congressional district.
Senator Tydings has lost no oppor-
tunity to drive home to thousands
OF voters the argument that out
(See TYDINGS, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1938-09-04
BUDCE, RIGGS WIN
DAVIS CUP R0UTS
Quist, BromWich Bow as
U. S. Takes Two Singles
and Nears Victory.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,

GERMANTOWN. Pa, Sept g.
CALIFORNIA; boy tennis warriors. 20
year-old Bobby Riggs and 23-year-old
J. Donald Bulge. did all but clinch
the polishing rights for the United
States on the, Davis Cup today at the
Germantown Cricket Club.
Stocky, cocky Bobby, seventh son of
a California clergyman, and thin, tall
J. Donald, whose daddy used to pilot
q laundry wagon around the streets
of Oakland, swept both ends of q sim
giles program from Australia's Nos.
and net stars this afternoon to leave
America only one victory to go in the
first challenge round in this country
since 1927.
Making his debut as Davis Cupper,
young Riggs came from behind to de-
feat Adrian Karl Quist, No. player
OF the Australians, 46, 60, e6,
6-1. Bulge. clowning a bit and
obviously refusing to take his enemy
seriously at any time, defeated 49,
year-old John Bromwich pronounced
Brom-sh) by scores Of GO, 6-3,
+6, IS.
The two American victories virtually
made the remainder of the Davis Cup
program an exhibition for the
Australians. trying to regain the
glorif1ed, sterling bird bath they lost
to the United States in 1920 at Auck-
land. New Zealand. now must win the
doubles from Bulge and Gene Mako
tomorrow and Quist and Bromwich
must defeat Bulge and Riggs on
Monday.
A near-capacity crowd of 5000. led
to expect a titanic struggle between
two evenly-matched teams, came to
see three and one-half hours OF de-
cidedly shoddy tennis. Quist, IA
vored to defeat Riggs, wilted after
Continued on Page A-lO, Column 81