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The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03

MANY OF the American song
w writer's of this era began their
careers as interpreters of song, as
singing walters or vaudeville ar.
lists. The composer of "Shine On
Harvest Moon" native of Philadel.
phia, began as a blackface artist.
He wrote his own songs and patter.
and developed both talents until
the fateful day when with Nora
Bayes he sang his most famous
song in the Ziegfeld Follies. The
ovation to the song rather than to
the male singer sent him i've the
borderline from acting to song.
writing. He wrote a London revue
whose premier was marked by a
Zeppelin raid. Our composer then
went back to America. trouped with
a vaudeville skit, married his plan
list and made a series Of short films
in Hollywood In the pre-double fea.
ture days.
The early song hit was picked
up recently by a little orchestra In
Texas. where Ruth Etting heard II
and gave 1t added lustre In iatet
renditions, and so, after twenty
years the song again became a hit,
During the years the composer
wrote many other numbers. includl
ing "Smarty". Good Evening Caro-
line. the lyrics to Take Me Out
To The Ball Game"-enough 10
earn him membership in the Amer.
lean Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers.
His name Is
'u,IomIoN Yoer
nAnslc Eeafnrna A. phnfn eundicnial
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03
BY CARL CARTER
Features Staff, Crusaders News)

\ tQJal10 RAAAAf f~E0
r WHILE the Civil War ragged and
men of color fused their fire with
that of white fighters for demo-
cracy. a son was born of slave pa
rents in the State Of Missouri, a
black son and slave of Southern
soil who was to become its undis-
puted master and Americas honor
ed luminary in the orbit of inter
national science.
Less than seven weeks old and
suffering from whooping cough,
he was stolen from the plantation
together with his mother, by Night
Riders. Moses Carver, master Of
the plantation, sent out a ,reseuing
party" which redeemed him from
he slave thieves for a rundown
ace horse valued at $500.
His ambition for learning caused
him to part with the Carvers when
he was ten years old, to attend
a little ~log-cabin school at Neosho
eight miles. While attending school
he did odd jobs at neighboring
farms, uisng empty horse barns
for a sleeping place.
DR.. Carver next hitch-hiked on
a mule team to Kansas, where he
attended Portscott High School.
There he stayed for seven years,
during which time he also operated
q laundry, accumulating sufficient
money to enter Simpson College
in Iowa. From Simpson College he
entered Iowa State College where
ne took his B. S. and M. S. in 1894
and was appointed to the faculty
two years later.
FOR MANY years the scientific
experiments and achievements of
DR.. Carver went u~nheralded, but
when soil erosin in the South held
the threat of a grave national pro-
blem he was suddenly swept to
the front-page of scores of the
nations newspapers.
DIR. Carver held that the constant
and Careless" growth of cotton
was chiefly responsible for pauper-
ization of the land. He advised the
planting of crops in rotation.
"Plough up your cotton and plant
neanuts," he recommended, for his
experiments had incdated that the
peanut put vitality in the soil"
But the farmers were loath to
iced his advice; they questioned
the feasibility of any action Only
after DIR Carver had successfully
cultivated 10 acres Of barren land
were they prevailed upon to rotate
their cotton crops with the plant
ing of peanuts.
And then another serious pro-
bIem developed. Thousands of
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03

of Northern universities did not
play in games with Southern
schools. Roland Bernard and Ches-
ter Smith, Boston u. guard and
end, did not get into the game with
Tampa University.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03
Nations Great II Sponsor Actors Guild Show

of the race, and the brains of dis
covery and management along
with the champion. 1t is fitting,
then, that a business leader should
come from Detroit and it is our
hope that the, administration of
President Blount will leave the in
surance guinness well ahead of
where he took up. We feel conf
dent the Great Lakes Mutual will
continue to grow and prosper.
Literary Protection
At the tragic death of James
Weldon Johnson, a name-Gene,
Buck-not so familiar to the Ne
gro public appeared as the one
who delivered the funeral grafton.
Gene Buck is president of the
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers, with of
fees in the RKO Building, Radio
City, New York.
On further inquiry it is found
that the American Society is a
powerful organization devoted to
the protection of the rights of
the creators of American music,
and the promotion of the interest
of tho creators of that music. Sew
eral Negro musicians are members
of this organization, including w.
G. Handy, Harry T. Burleight, Eu-
bic Blake, Will Marion Cook and
others
An interesting thing about this
organization is this: Negroes
sometimes wonder where and when
tho real indignation of their own
people into the main stream of
American life will begin. Here is
q place. This organization publ
cizes the achievements of its mem
bers in both the white and colored
press many more white papers
receiving and publishing its stories
than colored. But the same stories
are sent to all papers Negro
musicians are treated on par with
other members are treated alike.
We say three cheers for this policy
because the Negro is a basic part
Of the program and he goes where
apologies or special treatment.
A Poet Continues
The new booklet of poems by
From Marshall Davis of Chicago
Through Sepia Eyes," published
r. tho Black Cat Press, with de-
corations by William Fleming,
marks Mr.. Davis, a working jour-
~ralist, as one who continues to see
beyond the horizon of the repor-
torial hack. In his heart there is
something more than turning the
routine task. Life to Mr.. Davis is
n song; and though bitter at times
he nevertheless sings about it. We
are happy that a newspaper man
find this type of solace from his
depressing labors rather than
seeking relaxation in more debili-
tating outlets.
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03

BURLINGTON BUS DEPOT
1416 Douglas at 18th SITS.
Phone: Atlantic 23O0
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03

Now that public interest, stimuli
lated by reasonably priced radio
photograph combinations, is drift
ing back toward recordings, this
column leaps into existence in the
hope that it will be an aid in de-
Gliding just what discs are worth an
investment. Rating the records, to
appear occasionally, it intended to
keep you informed on current plat
tiers.
It's no secret that dusky must
clans make a large percentage of
records and draw nice cash from
these waxings. Only on discs can
many of our artists be heard, for
just a slight percentage get radio
time, and only a comparatively
small number of people can hear
them in person. Therefore, if you
want the offerings of such stars
as Duke Ellington, Louis Arm
strong, the Mills Brothers and
scores more, you have to depend
on records.
However, this column will not
deal exclusively with waxings by
tho brother, nor will it include all
but hot jazz despite the writer's
keen interest in swing music. Any
disc which seems of general inter
est will be treated in a fashion
intended to let the reader know
what it's all about and conclude
whether he ought to go to the mu-
sic store and buy one or ignore 1t
completely. But in case of doubt,
you can always hear the platter
and decide for yourself'
The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03

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The Omaha guide., 1938-12-03
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Evening star., 1938-09-06
EMERSON ELECTRIC
Meeting IS CALLED
Ratification Will Be Asked of
Five Year Contract for
General Manager,
pccial Dispatch To The STAY

Special Disps tch to The StaY
NEW YORK. Sept. GA special
meeting Of the holders OF the COM
mon stock of the Emerson Electric
Manufacturing Co. has been called
for Q am, September 20, at the offices
Of the company in St. Louis to ratify
a contract employing w. Stuart Sym
ington Of New York as general man.
ager Of the company for an initial
period of five years. effective Octo-
ber l, 1898. 1t is disclosed today in
notice to the stockholders signed by
Joseph Newman, president. A letter
accompanying the notice states that,
subject to the stockholders approval,
Mr.. Newman will assume the chair
manship of the Board of Directors on
October l for the unexpired portion
of his contract with the company and
that Mr.. Symington will become pres
ident and a director of the company.
The Emerson Electric Manufactur-
ing Co. is one Of the leading independ-
ent manufacturers of electric fans and
motors and is one of the oldest in its
field, having been incorporated in
1890. Its products are nationally
known. In contracting for the serv-
ices of Mr.. Symington the Board of
Directors took note of his wide ex-
perience, both as an operating and
merchandising executive in the storage
battery. radio and stainless steel in
dustries and of his equally broad ex-,
perience as an organizer.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
TOOL |NDUSTRY'S
PROSPECTS GOOD
Profits for Coming Period
Expected to Compare
With Early Gains.

An improved near term outlook
characterizes the industrial machinery
and machine tool industry, according
to Poor's Stock Reports. Profits for
the coming months are expected to
make highly favorable comparisons
with results registered during the ear
lier months OF 1888. The industry has
experienced an upturn in orders. and
inquiries are becoming increasingly
active
Industrial demand for power-gen-
Grating machinery has shown some i'm
provement and should continue to ex-
pand concurrently with plant re-
habilitation programs" states the re-
port. Factory sales OF mechanical
stokers for high pressure steam plants
showed favorable trend In May and
June OF this year despite a 80 per
cent shrinkage under the volume for
the corresponding 1887 period In
creased marine activity under the mer-
chant marine expansion program will
be reflected in a rising demand for
Diesel, semi-Diesel and other engine
types.
The number OF construction con-
tracts awarded in May and June of
this year was nearly per cent ahead
Of last years comparable figures, and
further gains are indicated Manufac-
turers OF road excavators. road-build-
Ing machinery. tractors and other
similar equipment stand to benefit
from this trend. which should continue
over the coming months.
, Manufacturers of oil and gas well
equipment should benefit from drilling
activity. The near-term trend of cap
ltal expenditures in the industry is
indicated by Standard of New Jerseys
program of financing. which approxi-
mates sl75,000,000 close to the amount
spent in 1887. Rising metal prices are
encouraging the opening of mines
where operations were either closed
down entirely or drastically curtailed
earlier in 1888. AS a result, larger
orders should accrue to companies
manufacturing ore crushing, sorting
and allied equipment.
Improvement has been shown in
the volume of machine tool orders
during the last four months. Whereas
Aprils volume was SO per cent below
last year. the index for July was less
than so per cent below that of year
earlier. Although foreign orders are
primarily responsible for this improve
ment. domestic demand has partici-
pated somewhat in the business rise,
and should become an increasingly i'm
portant factor from now on"
Evening star., 1938-09-06
CHICAGO PRODUCE,

CHICAGO. Sept. Up).-Poultry
live. Al trucks, car. steady; hens. Az
pounds up. 1872; under 4l2 pounds.
1917; Leghorn hens, 10; broilers. COL
ored, 1871; Plymouth Rock, l7l2
White Rock, IT; Leghorn, 2 pounds
and under, 15ia; eyer pounds. IA;
springs under 4 pounds and pounds
up. colored. 1872; Plymouth Rock. II:
White Rock, 16; bareback chickens,
l3; roosters, 1917; Leghorn ROSTERS.
13; turkey hens. l6; toms, IA; No. 2
turkeys, l2 ducks, white and colored,
1212; old geese. IL y; young, IA.
Butter, 1,8lS.860; steady Creamery,
specials ,93 score), 1854 -26l4; extras
(92), 25l2; extra flrsts (90-9D, 25-
25i4: flrsts (88-89), 2l14-24; seconds
t84-87l2), 2012 2-2l; standards 80, GEN.
tralized carlots), 25.
Eggs, 4,8l6: firm. Fresh-graded
extra firsts. local, 24a: cars, 2511;
f1rsts. local. 1917; cars, 2412; current
receipts, 22l2.
United States Department of Agri-
culture-Potatoes, 1876: on track. 236;
total United States shipments Satur-
day, 369; Sunday. "a; Monday, ITO;
Triumphs stronger. Idaho Russets
about steady; Wisconsin Cobblers
steady: sacked. per cwt., Idaho Rus
sets, U. S. No. l, 157h-1.85; u. S.
No. 2, practically free from cuts and
clipped ends, 110-120; North Dakota
Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. l, lis; 80
per cent U. S. No. l, l00-1 LOS; Oregon
Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No l, 1.65; Wis
consin round whites. U. S. No. l.
5000.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. Sept. s-rhe pound ster-
Ing dropped nearly . cents today in terms
OF the dollar as the local exchange market
caught up with heavy over-the holiday de-
mand for the dollar in London
The French franc also sageed to the
lowest point since the Daladier pes" early
IN May and the Holland guiIder cracked
about a OF cent to a new low for the
year.
Coincident with the decline in sterling.
gold in the London open market advanced
mittlns resumption of recent huge ship
ments of the yellow metal to this country.
Foreign exchange dealings were erratic
most Of the morning with prices apparent
latest batch OF rumors from European
chancelleries over the ultimate outcome of
the Sudeten minority problem.
POINTING to more serious view of the
present currency situation. according to
count on the so-day forward pound to Ia
discount on future francs was about un-
changed
The Belgian belga, one of the few major
o5 monies eec es TO gold
dipped i of cent and the French franc
!. n Noon rates rates follow; % Great Britain in dol
treal in New York. 997 q. New York
in Montreal; 1Oo.2sI.: Belsium. 1892;
G7efnosoysks FefaDs as5. Denmark
Greece. aO Hungary. 1885: Italy. 5a6Ia;
Yugoslavia. 2.34: Netherlands. 54.06: Nor
heland s ss1 sDsin unauo'sd RsrsSss
eentina. 321an; Brazil 1free1. 5.aon
kene0 kens aeas eiss sSanshs 1aprn M 40 ssS Hong
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
BUSINESS UPTURN
BROADENING OUT
Survey Shows Activity Is 10
Per Cent Above June
Low Point.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Sept. 6.-Industrial and
trade reports clearly indicate that the
recovery movement is gaining both in
breadth and momentum, SAYS the
United Business Service in its latest
weekly report. Activity is now about
10 per cent above the mid June low
point. and this advance has been
achieved during 4 period when the
normal trend is downward
Much Of the improvement is being
credited to the Government spend
lend program From a psychological
standpoint, this is undoubtedly
factor. Actually. spending has as yet
increased but little, and it will be
late fall before the program really
gets under way.
Most potent factor in the upswing
is a general pickup in new buying to
replenlsh inventories which have de-
cllned for nearly year-a natural"
HSSoNCIN lHONeulSUl. his Is SVlCent
in the steel Industry. where increased
demand combined with mill restock-
ing has lifted operations in two months
from % per cent to ~ per cent of
capacity. The same thing is true in
varying degree in the textile. shoe.
chemical. paper and number Of
other industries.
Recovery, like recession, feeds upon
itself. and with seasonal factors be-
coming more favorable the uptrend
should accelerate during the weeks
ahead. Automobile output will rise
sharply as assembly lines get under
way on new models, and increased de-
mand from the motor industry will
exert considerable lifting force on
many different lines Rail traffic will
be stimulated by heavy crop move
ments and an uptrend in merchandise
shipments. Rising employment and
pay rolls will strengthen consumer
demand. Thus. the upward spiral now
in motion should gradually broaden
out this fall and bring improvement
all along the line.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
BALTIMORE TOBACCO
SALES, RECEIPTS LAG
Ems ctal ndHnA trh IN The G}sr

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept. e.-Both re-
ceipts and sales Of Maryland tobacco
through the Baltimore market de-
creased during the last week. Prices,
remained steady. Receipts for the
period totaled 1881 hogsheads. This
was decrease of 2l2 hogsheads from
the previous week. Sales dropped to
2.25l hogsheads. decrease of $50
from the previous week, during which
sales reached the highest peak Of the
season.
The present stock OF Maryland to-
nacco now In warehouses totals "a, ,030
hogsheads. That Of the Ohio product
remains At 40, there having been no
Evening star., 1938-09-06
SLOWER PACE SET
AT STEEL PLANTS
Institute Finds Operations
Down al Points at
500 Per Cent.
ky the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Sept 6.-Operat tons in
the steel industry for the current week
will decline Al points to 800 per cent
OF capacity, compared with a. per cent
last week. the American Iron & Steel
Institute estimated today
A month ago operations were at the
rate Of 39.4 per cent of capacity, while
a year ago they were 7l6 per cent.
A majority Of steel mills closed down
for the Labor Day holiday but the in
stitute's figures are not adjusted to
compensate for this layor 1t was
pointed out. however, that in the
same week last year, including Labor
Day, operations declined l25 points, or
more than three times as much as the
decline in the current week.
For the past three weeks. activity
in steel centers has been on the mend
with operations last week at a per
cent of capacity, the high of the year
thus far.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
FARMERS PLIGHT
MAY NOT Be DIRE
Other Crops Expected to
Make Up for Wheat
and Cotton.
special dispatch to The Star.

special dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-In its week
ly summary Of the general business
situation, the Standard Statistics Co.
Of New York currently comments as
follows:
"One OF the major problems this
country has to face for some time to
come is the prospect Of continuing
heavy supplies, and attendant low
prices. for several leading agricul-
tural products. During recent weeks,
farm prices generally have declined
sharply, and there is fear in many
quarters that this development will
check the incipient business recov-
cry now under way.
The continued weakness in seri-
cultural prices is not surprising, as it
has been known for some time that
farm production this year, particu-
lany OF wheat, would be far in ex-
cess OF domestic requirements. Like
wise. while cotton production is ex-
pected to be considerably lower than
the record crop last year, supplies
nevertheless have been and will cor
tlnue to be unWieldy. The corn crop
| also promises to be general. this year.
However, it is not generally recog-
nized that these three farm prod
ucts account for only about 20 per
cent OF total cash farm income from
crops and livestock. In fact, even
IN the prosperous late 1905. income
from grains and cotton actually de-
clined, but this was Offset by increased
revenues from other crops. Thus
the indications are that, aside from
those farm commodities, especially
wheat and cotton, which depend more
or less on world demand, the trend
OF farm income is largely dependent
| upon general business-the ability of
the urban population to buy. This is
| particularly true of dairy products
and meats. which account for by far
the largest proportion Of farm pur-
chasing power.
The adverse effects of declining
grain and cotton prices or the serious
ness Of the problem should not be
mlnlmzed. but it is entirely possible
that the price trends of these COM
| modlties have been overstressed from
the standpoint Of our national econo-
my. One should not lose sight OF
the fact, moreover. that the Govern
ment is continuing to pump funds
INTO the farming areas, including
nounties, subsidies, and buying up of
surplus stocks.
Unlike the 1933-37 recovery, In
which agriculture played an important
part as result Of rapidly rising prices
ana expanding farm income. the pros
pective business upturn over the next
lew months will probably be Initiated
largely by recovery in the industrial
areas. with the farming regions tend
ing to act as a drag"
Evening star., 1938-09-06
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
DROPS FOR WEEK
Production Declines al, ,068
Barrels Daily for 3,353,991
Average.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Sept. 6.-The Oil and Gas
Journal reported today the Nations
production of crude oil declined Al ,O6s
barrels daily during the week ending
September 3, reaching daily average
of 3,353,991.
Oklahoma declined 1850 barrels
daily to an average of 432,400. East
Texas was down Alb to 440,787 and
the State OF Texas dropped 3.0l3 to
1,392.l34
Louisiana increased 679 barrels daily
to 267 979, California decreased 23.4
to 651, 700 and Kansas declined 3,l75
to l6l, 200.
Eastern States. including Illinois and
Michigan. increased 1925 barrels daily
to an average of 2l4,158. and the
Rocky Mountain West declined 5000
to 70,87O.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
5,968,78O Bushels
Of Wheat Bought
With u. s. Subsidy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported today that during the first
weeks operation of its wheat export
subsidy program it bought 5,968, 78O
bushels and sold l,s49 ,597 bushels to
shippers for sale in foreign markets.
The wheat was sold to exporters at
prices from to cents a bushel less
than the Government paid for it.
The bulk OF the wheat .O82 ,806
bushels-was bought n the Gulf of
Mexico region. Purchase In the Pa
cific Northwest totaled s7s,064 bushels
and on the Atlantic seaboard 5000.
Exports from the Gulf ports totaled
1.178,000 bushels, from the Pacific
Northwest, 663,597, and Atlantic ports,
5000 bushels.
The prices the Government paid
ranged from SO to 1875 cents bushel.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
U. S. TREASURY POSITION
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
. The position sof the Treasury septem-
ber 9:
Receipts. S14.2O5.54622; expenditures,
S24. .632,341 9s: net balance. $2,231. .226.
427;95. incl1dine S1.634. ss: :351 92 work.
$2493.219.35
Receipts for the fiscal year fsnce July
y. SS23.1 79, ,O2O.2s; expenditures. 81 526.-
460,9ss.11. including $472.2S5. .5OO40 Of
emergency expenditures: excess Of expendl-
lures, S7O3.2S1,967.s3: gross debt. $37,-
s2s, s;s Cl.795:91., an increase of SO 262,-
Receipts for September ., 1887 tcom-
parable date last year,. S16. $3.50, ,O57 .b5;
expenditures. $50, 800. 70 5O net balance.
S2.951 i 1873 81. including S1OQ5,91O-
1924 working balance: customs receipts
for the month. S2.32s. 1905: receipts
penditures. s1.3ls 81 7.4s4.lb. including
1882 2o2. .326.4O Of emergency expendi-
lures: excess Of expenditures. $425. a2s.-
gold assets, S12.57O.414. f93 .O2
Evening star., 1938-09-06

receipts, sales or deliveries during the
week.
Quotations on Maryland tobacco ara
as follows:
Maryland firm leaf-Nondescript,
pound. 3a5: common, 6a12: medium.
l3a3o; good to f,ne. red, 31a40.
Seconds-Common. 4ai0: medium.
1la20; good to fine, 2la35.
Evening star., 1938-09-06
ITvrppoOI. sant q tp-octobo
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. Sept. 8 PRAY sugar
was UNCHANGED early today at 2.95 for
spots. Sellers asked 8 cents and no sales
were reported.
The No. 8 futures contract was q shade
liquidation and some selling by trade in
terests. with business thus Tar confined to
to 2 .08 and July 21O to 2.09. leaving the
list ! point net lower at midday. The
No, vas net UNCHANGED. with sales Of
only Q few lots Of May at .10h.
Refned was unchanged st 4 .3O-4 so for
fne sranpllated: tl but as previously, an
vance to 46O at the close tonight. =.