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Evening star., 1938-07-11
Happy Am 1.-The Story of Elder Mich
BY BLAIR BoLLEs.

Elder Lightfoot Michaux arrived In
Washington In the guise Of . revivalist
missionary. anxious to shout his re-
ligious battle cry of War on the Devil''
through big city microphone and into
the ether which divides his cosmos Of
| heaven and earth.
Intuition" the compelling inner
voices which. so far as the elder is
concerned, are messengers from above,
directed him to Station WJsV, but
they failed to inform him that James
S. Vance, then the owner of this
broadcasting outlet, was the printer
of the Fellowship Forum, the Ku Klux
Klan paper.
The idea that K. K. K. associate
should sponsor q Negros devotional
enterprise occasioned some amusement
in the Washington ONCE of WJSV, but
Elder Michaux sold himself so thor
oughly to Vance, a kindly gentleman,
that the owner Of the station agreed to
foot the expense Of broadcasting an
hour a week from the vacant store on
U street, which was the first Church
OF God in the National Capital.
Vance Still Is an Associate.
To this day Vance IS associated
with Michaux as the printer of the
Church of God monthly paper, the
Happy News. He came to be grateful
for the good-hearted whim which
induced him to heed the elders i'm
portunings. The Michaux Happy"
program gained the station thousands
Of new listeners. The station and the
elder attracted blizzard of letters.
When Station WJSV was sold to the
Columbia Broadcasting System six
years ago. the Michaux hour was the
only one that the new owners retained.
He went over big right away" Mr..
Vance remembers. That Happy Am I
music and the pep and vinegar he put
into his preaching got him a big
following"
Michaux's purpose was to build up
radio church" Il wanted to give
people religion over the air so they
might have it at home" the elder
explains. Then they couldn't have
an excuse for not going to church.
They couldn't say they were tired or
didn't have the right clothes. They
could get God and his teaching right
in their own parlor."
Radio Makes Converts.
The Elder Lightfoot had the cor
rect idea. The radio made him and
it made church -adherents OF new
thousands. His following grew so
large that for time he went on
the air every day. When he holds
revival meeting in new territory, he
always requests that his radio listen
ers in the audience raise their hands.
A photograph of crowd of 10000
(au white) he addressed not long
ago in Berlin, Pa. shows the
Evening star., 1938-07-11
TWO ARE JAILED
|NFORCERYPL0
Louis B. Mayors Name Used
on $4,000 in Promissory
Note Scheme.
BY the Associated Press.

0J Lie ASSUCl1GeQ fTeSS.
LOS ANGELES, July 11.-A get
rich-quick scheme, by which Movie
Producer Louis B. Mayors name was
forged to $50,000 in promissory notes,
led to Jail cells today for two Of
his employees at M-G-M studio.
George Donald Smart. obscure
sound recorder, and Layne Britton,
makeup artist described by officers
as Smart's unwilling tool in a fan
tastic two-year swindle. were held on
suspicion Of forgery, grand theft and
conspiracy.
Names of film celebrities such as
Nelson Eddy, jeanette Macdonald and
Charles Laughton were sucker bait"
in Smart's confessed career of fren-
zied finance, the district attorney,s
office reported.
As related in the confession. Smart
set himself up in 1896 as "Mr. Maver,s
confidential representative" His front
was forged letter. saying he was
to negotiate special contracts with
M-G-M stars
For getting them to agree to Quit
M-G-M if Mayer should resign. Smart
claimed he was to receive 10 per cent
Of their salaries as commission.
To forestall inquiries. the sound man
told prospective victims that Mr..
Mayer will positively deny any con-
nection with the matter" If ap-
preached
The scheme paid its first dividends.
investigators said. when Smart OBJ
tanned $4,000 from the Santa Monica
Commercial & Savings Bank on a note
forged so skillfully that even experts
identified the signature as Mr.. Mayer's.
The bank was informed the loan
was to pay bonuses" to certain stars
for signing the special contracts.
Cashing $4,000 thirty-day note
with second client. Smart repaid the
first note. While dickering on a third
note for $25,000, he paid back $4,000
Of the second note.
The third client, Attorney Gail
Burck. asked the advice of invest-
ment counselors. They mailed the
-~SeSs AAAANA odt OuU uIlSlkllCQ, 10 Mf.
Mayors Santa Monica home. A few
days later it was returned to a post
office box they had rented. Smart,
Investigators said. admitted he OBJ
tanned Mr.. Burck's letter from Mr..
Mayors chauffeur on a pretext.
Still cautious. Mr.. Burck demanded
to talF with Mr.. Mayer on the tele-
phone. Smart arranged for the call
at the studio to be taken by Britton,
who was told to answer "Yes" to ali
questions.
When the Burck note fell due last
month and was unpaid, the attorney
finally reached Mr.. Mayer and the
case was turned over to the district
attorney.
Meantime, Investigators said, Smart
had tried to raise additional funds by
his familiar routine, approaching a
Culver City business man with a note
for $37.500 and offering to discount
1t for $35,000.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
lit into white persons who lie on
beaches to attract q suntan.
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lit into white persons who lie on
beaches to attract suntan.
Doctrine Of Happiness"
At the foundation of his successes
is his doctrine of "happiness" Every
body can be happy. says the eldsr-
all he has to do is to love his neighbor.
Michaux leaves preachments about
hell fire to others. except to invite
his followers to keep the devil in hell.
and builds his church on the theme
set forth in his song, Happy Am l."
1t was written by two white men in
Georgia in 1927. Henderson and
Marsh. but I made it famous" says
the elder. The chorus goes
Happy am I. with my Redeemer,
Singing along the homeward way
And telling all the lost cs His great
mercy.
Happy am I to know He's with me,
Keeping me spotless day by day.
I'm happy along the way to heavn
above,
Along the way.
This song. the happy program and
the whole Church of God movement
keeps Elder Michaux fat, and, Incl
dentally, is turning colored Republi-
cans into colored Democrats, which
happens to be another story.
Tomorrow-The Business Of ReliRion.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
May Outdraw Mrs. Roosevelt.

May Outdraw Mrs. Roosevelt.
AMARILLO. Tex. July II Ap.-The
estimated 100000 visitors who greeted
the First Lady here on Mother-in-Law
Day. March 9. may be exceeded when
President Roosevelt stops here late to-
day.
Hotels were filled last night. Ten
gallon hats and cowboy boots were
much in evidence.
Happy Homer" Rice, straw boss
OF the biggest band in the world. "
organized for the Presidents visit, pre-
dicted well have more than 5000
musicians as sure as shooting"
The bigger than ever" spirit here
recalled the mother law celebration
when Mrs. Roosevelt was given a bou-
quet OF roses weighing thousands of
pounds.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
Spain
Continued From First Page }

Aranda's columns had captured Mon
cesar, east Of the coastal highway
and about five miles south of Mules,
while another had taken Vail de Uxo.
= few miles west Of the highway.
Meanwhile, the government was
using all men not needed at the front
to strengthen the fortiflcations both
at Sagunto and Valencia, which the
militia has been ordered to hold at
all costs.
Valencia's plans TO resist siege were
reported to include fortifications on
every hillside north to Chilches. La
borers have been recruited to build
20 trench lines in this area, RUNNING
irregularly east and west between the
coast and inland hills.
A government defense ministry
communique said the insurgents had
opened = new drive on Northern Ca
talonia with An attack against gov
ernment positions at Fuente de Il
SEQ. in the long-dormant Sort Sec
tor OF the. Pyrenees. Government
forces were said to have repulsed
six insurgent thrusts, infiicting heavy
losses.
Loyalists Reshaping Army.
BARCELONA, July IL R.-The
Spanish government already is work.
ing out reorganization of its inter-
national brigades which will permit
withdrawal Of foreign fighters with
out disrupting its army.
Spaniards are being raised from the
ranks to I'LL places in the govern.
ment's high command formerly held
by foreigners. In each of the units
once composed largely of foreign
troops. Spanish forces are being mixed
IN growing proportions.
The Observation-Disclosures Battalion
OF the Fifteenth International Bri-
gade. for example, now has more
Spanish soldiers than American.
Belgian Observer Wounded,
MADRID, July ll.-Albert Lemans
Belgian observer for the European
Non-intervention Committee. was
wounded yesterday In an insurRent Air
raid on Valencia, goal Of Generals
simo Francisco Frances Mediterra-
mean campaign.
Lemans was assigned as an OBJ
server aboard the British ship York.
brook. The Valencia harbormaster
reported, however. that neither the
Yorkbrook nor four other British
ships in the port was struck. Lemans
suffered shrapnel wounds In his
right arm and shoulder.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
PROBE OF 7. VA.
ACTIVITIES OPENS
Congress Investigators to
Leave Knoxville Tomorrow
on Inspection Trip.

~ the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, July l1.-A
congressional committee launched an
ION the spot" investigation of the
Tennessee Valley Authority and it.
far-flung activities here today.
Senator Vic Donahey, Democrat,
OF Ohio, committee chairman, called
an executive session, but said the in
vestigators would leave Knoxville to-
morrow on a flve-day inspection tour
of projects involved in the T. v. A. S
social and economic program.
Following that tour public hear
1ngs open to any one from the high
est utility executive to the humblest
citizen" will be opened here, T. v. A
headquarters, and will continue "un-
til we run out of money" Senator
Donahey said.
Congress appropriated $50,000 for
the inquiry which was the outgrowth
OF a bitter controversy between the
three T. v. A. directors.
Mismanagement Charged.
The committee headed by Senator
Donahey was named after A. E. Nor
gan. former T. " A. chairman,
charged his associates David Lilien-
thai and H. A. Morgan, with mis-
management" of T. V. A. activities.
A. E. Morgan was removed, suhse-
quently, by President Roosevelt, and
only last week filed suit in Chancery
Court here, challenging authority of
the President to remove him.
He asked for back salary and that
he be recognized as chairman of the
Authority, in place of H. A. Morgan,
who was named to succeed him.
The Congressional Committee has
indicated that the former chairman,
A. E. Morgan. would be the first wit
ness called when open hearings begin.
Access to Files Granted.
Senator Donahey said he would ask
DR.. Morgan to present documentary
evidence in support of his charges
against H. A. Morgan and Lilienthal.
Former Chairman Morgan was
granted permission to go into T. V. A.
1ilCo W dSSClIlUlC GlUIl pISSs
entation before the Investigators
Committee members already here
for the investigation were Senator
Donahey, Senator Lynn Frazier, Re-
publican, Of North Dakota and Repre-
sentatives Ewing Thomason, Demo-
crat. Of Texas. Charles Wolverton. Re-
publican, of New Jersey, William j.
Driver, Democrat. of Arkansas, and
Thomas A. jenkins. Republican, OF
Ohio.
Senator Donahey said he expected
Vice Chairman James Mead, Demo-
crat of New York, Senator James j.
Davis, Republican, Of Pennsylvania
and Senator Fred Brown, Democrat,
of New Hampshire to arrive in time
for today's executive session. Senator
H. H. Schwartz. Democrat, of Wyo-
ming is expected later.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
Roosevelt
Continued From First PAGE }

tural and cattle program from .
national angle"
Complimenting Texas "a great
empire in itself for cooperation in
working out mutual national prob
lems," Mr.. Roosevelt said, In this
way We will get away from spotty
prosperity and work toward universal
prosperity
The Presidents radio talk over q
station managed by his son Elliot
was delivered from Elliots ranch,
Dutch Branch.
Surrounding the Chief Executive
were group OF prominent Texans,
friends Of the younger Roosevelt, who
came to shake hands Earlier in the
day the President played the role
OF father and grandfather.
Elliot. jr, reminded granddad he
would be 2 on Thursday. Neither
young Elliot nor Ruth Chandler, who
is 4, were up when the President
arrived after midnight Saturday.
Elliot. ST.. joined the presidential
party in Oklahoma. Mrs. Elliot Roose-
welt greeted her father -in-law at the
ranch.
The Presidents overnight stop here
was the only one Of his cross-country
tour.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
Ey TIE Associated Press,

81 tkc AocoClBteo ETeSB.
Dam builders wearing fur coats
summer and winter are taking Gov
ernment conservation jobs in Idaho
at the rate Of 100 q month.
The builders are beavers. They
cost the Government about IS each.
and in year each does about $500
worth Of work, preventing soil ero-
sion and improving watering facili-
ties and forage crop conditions on
Federal grazing lands. Project mana
gers say they don't worry about pre-
vailing wage rates, minimum hours
or child labor.
Secretary 1ckes has just received a
report on his Federal beavers from
F. r. Carpenter. director of the
Division Of Grazing. Last year 200
of them were put to work on the
Government land in Idaho, and this
summer from 500 to 900 are to be
given jobs.
The beavers are trapped on streams
Evening star., 1938-07-11
Rezoning Hearing Tonight.

SILVER SPRING, Nd, July II
(SpeciaD A hearing will be held
at the county building here tonight
at 7 pm. on the application of A.
c. Ketcham for rezoning to COM
mercial lots Is and IA, block Z, North
Kensington.
Re7oning Of the lots, which are
now residential "A" was unanimously
opposed by the Kensingtou Town
Council at It's June meettn1.
Evening star., 1938-07-11
Now More INDIGNANT.

HYTHE, England R.-Motoring TO
police station to report that windows
Of his hut had been smashed, Samuel
Howship went the wrong way on q
one.way stFeet and ~ Anod t1.So.
Evening star., 1938-07-11

The rapier was q favorite dueling
weapon for years, and was worn by
every gentleman in the 18th and 18th
centuries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02
A PRAYER
FOR LABOR

O God, Thou art Thyself the Master
Workman, skilled Creator, Hast Thou
not also revealed Thyself to us in
Jesus the carpenter, whose roughened
hands bear eternal testimony to the
dignity of toll?
We sense Thy presence in the labor
movement, in the upward surge of the
masses, who with the awakened self
respect of children of God, have
through the centuries cast off the
shackles of slavery and serfdom, and
stand now gazing toward the dawn of
a greater freedom.
We praise Thee for those brave
spirits who have led the way; who
have dared to risk even their children's
bread in organized endeavor to i'm
prove the lot of all; who for their un-
selfish devotion have been condemned
as outcasts of society; suffered con-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02

fall fire, from a height of 20 or more
feet. The most dazzling, brilliant fea
ture in fireworks and as produced by
the United method of composition
forms an unforgettable spectacle OF
enormous size.
Devil Wheel.
Five Vertical Wheels.
Five extra large Merry Co. Rounds
in rainbow combination interspersec
with brilliant gold and magnesium
fires. The whole setting will produce
magic light brighter than the set
device Niagara Falls"
Jumbo (The Performing Elephant)
A comic feature with movable
trunk, legs and tail. This jungle
monster performs various antics such
as are seen in many circuses.
Grand Finale
AS the closing feature of the dis
play, the Grand Finale will be ar
ranged in one gorgeous spectacle, COM
bining beautiful colors, artistic de-
signs and tremendous explosions. II
is startling and spectacular and will
create the most confusion ever seen in
the skies during fireworks program
The heavens will be illuminated with
a solid mass of fire and together with
the heavy cannonading of the finale
arranged so to resemble battlefield
The entire finale will be fired in rapic
succession and consists of the follow
ing devices:
Mammoth American Flag.
Two Mammoth Flash Curtains.
These devices are followed by the
simultaneous discharge of
II Aluminium shells
II Variegated shells
II Extra loud report shells
II Battle Mine shells
II Fusillading shells.
Immediately after the above shells
have been discharged the display vii
conclude with the following appropri
ate set device
Good Night Tor other motto).
A beautiful set device in 24-inch let
tiers Of colored fire. This set device is
fitting close for a program in which
the best Of fireworks are displayed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02

The opening of the display will be
"a giant 9-inch electric flash salutes
These salutes will break high in the
air with tremendous reports, each re-
port accompanied by an electric flash
that can be seen and heard for miles
The following are many of the shells
that will be seen from time TO time:
"a 9" Salutes for sound signals
during the day.
20 8" Assorted Color and Fancy
Shells.
10-12" Assorted Color and Fancy
Shells.
s. 9" Thunder Shells.
2-12" Searchlights.
g. 9" Two Break Shells.
1-15" American Flag Shell.
PIP" Shell of Shells.
Grand Opening
IL Giant 9" Electric Flash Salutes
Floral Break and Report She'll
Special Mandarin Shell.
Blue Heaven Triple Break Shell.
Pearl Streamer and Whistle Shell.
Flying Fish Shell.
Battle in the Clouds Shell.
Fairy Cascade Shell.
Bombette Battery Shells.
Fusillading Shell.
Rose Garden Shells.
Thunder and Rainbow Shell.
Special Paramount She'll
Red, White and Blue Bang" Shell
Shell of Shells.
Sunburst Shell.
Comet Shell.
Blue and Gold Shell.
American Beauty Shell.
This shell, on opening, creates great
American Beauty Roses in the heav-
ems. As its beauty unfolds, the roses
spread to greater proportions until il
seems their marvellous growth will
never cease and the illusion is sus-
tanned until the dying petals drop
slowly earthward, losing themselves
in the darkness.
Jewelled Streamer Shell.
Crazy Wheel.
Niagara Falls.
A set device that never grows old
A fifty-foot length of roaring water
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02

tumely; endured prison; sacrificed
their lives as martyrs to the cause.
Help Thou the labor movement of
our day to be worthy of its heritage.
Unite in high purpose the workers in
the factory and on the farm. Preserve
them from temptation to selfish COM
vored craft or race or nation. Guard
their leaders from lust for personal
power. Guide them in the service of
the common good.
Help the workers of all lands to
stand shoulder to shoulder for justice
and peace among the nations. Save
them from contamination with the sin
of selfish nationalism. Keep them
from supporting national ornaments
under the false illusion of providing
work or special privilege for them
selves, while they betray the workers
of the world for mess of pottage
Grant to labor the wisdom to seek
a world of peace and plenty by means
Of organization and the ballot, keeping
their movement free from hate and
violence, building into the cooperative
commonwealth those spiritual values
which alone can make it endure.
Bring, at last, all workers by hand or
brain into worldwide brotherhood; !;
into closer fellowship with Thee, @
God. the Father of us all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02
FIREWORKS
CAREFULLY
SELECTED
United Fireworks Company, Inc, OF
Dayton, Ohio, Receives Labor
Day Contract

The fireworks display for the 1888
Labor Day picnic has again been or
dered from the United Fireworks
Manufacturing Company, Inc, of Day
ton, Ohio. Stanley Ogg, chairman Of
the fireworks committee, made spe-
cial trip to the company's plant and
carefully selected the display. The
following program is herewith given
and the committee feels sure that
the public will be delighted with the
same.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02

In the name of Jesus Christ, our
Lord, Amen.
From Prayers for Self and So
ciety, by James Myers, Industrial Sec
retary, Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02


When a man tires at the "slow
progress of the labor movement a
good recipe is to stand off a bit and
survey the work actually accom-
plished.
The basis of the shorter work day
movement is recognition of the truth.
that man does not live to work, but
works to live.
i
The union label The insignia of
industrial decency.
The only entirely reliable Friend
of Labor" is labor itself.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-09-02

Too many persons set about re-
forming the world before informing
themselves.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13
*t%**4%*++++
/. G.. CARTER AT MEET

t. G.. Carter, 4 former inStruc-
tor oi Mathmctics and Mining
in the KimbaIl high school, and
now Il faculty member of the
West Virginia State college as
director of Mining Extension,
attended the National Mining
Compress in Cincinnati.
The Mining conference was in
session from May . and ran for
Il FIVE day period. Much of inter
est 10 miners in this section rs
to the outcome Of such Il confer
cncr will be heard. al phases of
mining will be discussed and
papers were read on hauIapc.
VcntihTlDlL MIN Yascs& and
more improved safety methods.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13
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CARD OF THANKS
IN MEMORIAM
Per
g Cents Word

space in your columns TO say 4
few words with regard to the
present and apparent future con-
ditions of our country and To
specifically cite a few the many
unfavorable and despicablr
methods by which 5 o me of our
political office holders, both
Republican and Democratic are
attempting to deceive the mass
es of us horny handed sons of
toll. The common white and
cclored people are terribly dis
appointed at the combination.
mutual agreement and coopera-
zion in officialdom Of the two
major parties when it comes TO
the time they want to get rid of
q fan. You hear first one then
another making IL appear that
he is against certain things be-
cause t ey don't SAVIOR either
Republican or Demo- ic poll
cieS, but all YOU 0.,., 80 do Is
watch how they act. Both party
alignments will get together,
agree not to disagree. and have
the masses of people believe
they are bitter against each
other when too, they are not all
together, one and inseparable.
They hold secret meetings where
they all break bottles Of cham
paign, discuss discriminatory
questions together, decide to
stand by each other in private
but make people-we mean the
masses-believe that tn two
political parties are hot as hell
against each other.
AT the same time they are
mutually understanding that
both of the political parties are
waning to keep the poor devil
underfoot and each knows what
the other is doing. Mr.. Editor,
| mean it is a shame to feel that
the great masses of the Amerl-
can white and black men have to
be the unfortunate tool of Demo
cratic and Republican hypocrisy
and at the same time not max"
believe that the poor man has
gone astray.
! Please publish this over my
own signature and be not the
least uneasy,
Respectfully,
Charles Il. Hartman
NorthfCrk, w. Va.
| Attest:
VIM. Kelly, Sr.
| Melvin Ray.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-05-13

age, died May 10. 1888. at 1870
O'Clock, p. III. at Stevens Clinic
hospital. Death WAS caused 10y
pneumonia. He is survived 10y
his widow. Mrs. Clara llairston.
of keystone. and a host of other
relatives to mourn their loss.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 200
o'clock at the Patton Funeral
Home. Burial will follow ut
the Norwood cemetery at Kim
ball
Active palIhoarcrs will be:
MIR. Clarcncr Mansfield. MIR. AL
mount Gamanay. MIR. Dave Calla
way, MIR. George Mansfield. MIR.