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Evening star., 1938-04-30
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Decentralization Of the business
structure became q broad new ad-
objective today.
This goal was set by President
Roosevelt in q militant anti-monopoly
message to Congress asking a s500,00
appropriation for studies Of virtually
all fundamental aspects Of the Nations
business life preliminary to congress
sional action to break up "a con-
centration of private power without
equal in history"
The Chief Executive sent the mes
sage to Congress late yesterday. Some
administration supporters said that
because of its possible effect on busi-
ness, the extensiveness of the program
of study and legislation outlined and
the political potentialities it was the
most important document that had
gone from the White House to the
Capitol in many months.
The President assailed industrial
empire building" and banker control
Of industry" He called for an end
to "interlocking spheres of influence"
over industry and business.
Monopolistic throttling of price COM
petition, he said, was "one Of the
primary causes" Of present economic
difficulties, and he declared that "the
small business man is unfortunately
being driven into less and less inde-
pendent position in American life"
He stressed his belief that democracy
depends on economic decentralization.
Unhappy events abroad" he said.
have taught us two simple truths
about the liberty of democratic peo-
pie.
THE first truth is that the liberty
OF democracy is not safe if the people
tolerate the growth of private power
to point where it becomes stronger
than their democratic state itself.
That, in essence, is fascism-owner-
ship Of government by an individual,
by group or by any other controlling
private power.
THE second truth is that the lib
erty Of democracy is not safe if its
business system does not provide en-
ployment and produce and distribute
goods in such way as to sustain an
acceptable standard of living"
The President urged Congress to act
on three things at this session:
l. A bill to prevent any further
Evening star., 1938-04-30
SO of 81 Pupils Have Measles.

HAzLETON, Pa, April 80 P.-A
measles epidemic closed the West
Packer Township Public School-but
only one 6f the 81 pupils got a vaca-
ton. The other SO were i'll. -
Evening star., 1938-04-30

ny group. rage A-Z0
Three D. G. men acquitted in Prince
Georges murder trial. Page A-20
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials. Page A-10
This and That. Page A-10
Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-1O
Answers to Questions. Page A-1o
The Capital Parade. PAGE ALL
David Lawrence. Page ALL
Mark Sullivan. Page ALL
Jay Franklin. Page Ali
Lemuel F. Parton. Page ALL
SPORTS.
Goslin succeeds injured Simmons.
Kohlman shows class. Page A-1s
Hurdler wolcott steals spotlight in
Drake games. Page ALI
Texans threaten Indiana's rule in
Penn relays. Page ALT
Trosky, Owen setting pace for big
league hitters. Page Ale
Louis uis-Schmeling promise hottest bout
since Dempsey -Firpo. Page ALT
MISCELLANY.
Natures Children. Page B-4
Vital Statistics. Page B-s
City News In Brief. Page BIS
Shipping News. Page B-9
Bedtime Story. Page Bile
Letter-Out. Page Bis
Cross Word Puzzle. Page Biz
Contract Bridge. Page B.17
Evening star., 1938-04-30

smoking his cigar and clasping q
Bible and three roses-"my funeral
bouquet"
Gentlemen" he said, "I'd like to
say the Lords prayer"
Warden w. w. Waid nodded as
(see VAUGHAN, PAGE A-40
Evening star., 1938-04-30
Summary Of Todays Star

Page. Page.
Amusements BIS Obituary Aft
Church News, Radio AS
A-12-13-14 Real Estate,
Comics B-16-17 B-1 to9
Editorials --A-10 Society ------A-9
Finance --A-15 Sports -A-l6-17
Garden Page Ais Women's Fea-
Lost & Found B-9 lures --A-9
FOREIGN.
Britain and France pressing for Czech
peace. Page Al
Toxic juggles navy command, calling
Hasegawa from China. Page Al
Chinese attacks stall japanese Shan
tung offensive Page Az
Lunghai railway seizure near for
Japan. Page Az
Insurgent planes make two raids on
Barcelona. Page Al
Comintern rallies world labor to tight
aggression. Page AS
NATIONAL.
President sails aboard cruiser on fish
ing trip. Page Al
$124, ,000,0 900 asked for construction of
five Army air bases Page Al
Roosevelt asks eL1 Of private power
in business. Page Al
President reaches Charleston, ready
for fishing trip. Page Al
J. p. Morgan summoned by 8. e. G.
in Whitney inquiry. Page AS
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Thousands at polls as suffrage plebis-
cite begins. Page Al
Hailstorm damage In this area likely
to exceed 100000. Paee Az
Evening star., 1938-04-30
ROOSEVELT ASKS
BUSINESS PROBE
Assai|s Industrial Empire
Building in Message
on Monopoly.
(Tert OF the Presidents
message, page A-6.J
BACKGROUND

BAC AChGROUND-
Nations antitrust l1Us hdue
been unchanged tor many years, al
though there hdue been recurring
demands for more stringent regulo-
ton OF industrial cobinutions. Last
tall cue to administration in
tentions Uas given in speeches
by Solicitor General Jackson
and Secretary OF interior Ickes
bitterly denouncing monopolistic
practices Of industry and finance.
Evening star., 1938-04-30

Metropolitan area road program sought
by group. Page A-2o
Three D. G. men acquitted in Prince
Georges murder trial. Page A-20
Evening star., 1938-04-30

(See SUFFRAGE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1938-04-30

(See MONOPOLY, Page Al. }
Evening star., 1938-04-30

(See VAUGHAN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-04-30

Showers this afternoon and probably
early tonight; slightly cooler tonight; to-
morrow generally fair with rising tenn
perature Temperatures today-Highest,
50, at 10:30 am; lowest, 56, at 6 am; 81
at pm. Full report on page Az.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Other Editors Opinions
The Negro i'm Business

That Negroes successfully engaged business enterprise
would be affirmed at least in the soced
establishments from the Bureau the Census of
the United States Department Commerce According
the Business of 1886 there the United States 22
bona fde establishments having total annual receipts of OO
1852 of which credited the North 49 the
South At the These establishments employ
1875 people and the total payroll employees $OO
year. 1t is interesting to observe that:
We the Negro population constituted of the total
population of the United States the Census $780, in 1885 Negro
propeo operated nearly 80 cent of all shoe repair shops and
shoe shine paors reported cent of the cleaning yeg
ng alteration and repair shops; IL cent of all barber shops; 6
per the funeral directors embams and crematoes and
the beauty parors operated United States
that small successful business
prs And would entirely conception
believe that these establishments small
the purchasing the 100000 Negroes the
United States That purchasing concentrated through
cooperatves would formidable instrument raising
the and bosterng his self Up
cooperave have found hard
there believe that the idea growing Negroes
throughout the country-Opportunty Magazine.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04

that this was the best Of the 80 col
ored weeklies of it's class in the
United States. That opinion was
not an accident. It's findings were
based on facts-a brief analysis of
those facts should prove interest
ing.
In recent issue of this paper,
! counted the names of 800 people.
People just casually mentioned in
the ingathering of the weeks news.
In addition, activities that were in
ferentially Of moment to hundreds
Of others, cross section of folks
that included walters organiza-
tons, wOmen's associations, house
wives, welfare agencies, profess
SIGNALS, church people, Iaborers,
business men, all of whom wait
more or less eagerly for the week.
ly resume Of the hapepnings that
make up the life of peOpIe-and
because it is arranged with care.
fOrethOught, and discrimination,
the paper meets a deserved, if
hard fought for popularity.
But even popularity has its I'M
easy moments. So we find that
our six-page paper does not always
satisfy everybody even though it
is packed with the best and most
essential as well as most interest
ing of Twin City news. But that
is largely because the compliments
don't understand. There's the friend
who writes advertising into. his
copy and tries to convince us that
it is news. Advertising Is our life
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04

line and if we can't recognize it
when we see it this sheet would
not long endure.
Now about that matter Of adyer-
Using and especially addressing
those who think the cost excessive.
The thing to consider really, is
what you get for your money.
Four Thousand people will read
this issue. Every advertiser who
buys an inch of advertising space
can reach 1900 persons with his
message. If he paid one cent to
reach each person, as he would
have to do if he sent each one a
postal card, that inch of space
would cost him $4,000.
Our charge is "a cents, or one
cent for every 40 persons to whom
your message goes.
This charge is at its lowest
point and will increase as the num-
Der of our readers grows. This is
newspaper custom. The Advertis-
ing Age, of Chicago and New
York, a first class publication de-
voted to advertising, has a circula-
ton of 10000, just 10 times the
number of our paper and its charge
for advertising is in that proper
tion-about $8.4O per inch.
The persons reached through the
Advertising Age are no more i'm
portant than those reached by this
paper-only there are more of them
and necessarily they have more
money to spend.
Those who use our paper to sell
to the Negro market-and this is
true whether the object is to sell
dance, concert, a sermon or a
dress shirt, wOmen's lingerie or a
radio or washing machine-can and
should appreciate the popularity we
have now.
1t introduces them to a group
of people who enjoy reading all our
paper contains, including the adj
vertisements. They have money to
spend for the things they want.
There is one more thought 1
would like to call to the attention
of our group and to businessmen
who attempt to sell them.
Five per cent (5ao) of all the
money the householder spends is
spent by the grocer, butcher, fuel
dealer or what not for advertising.
Of the $3,0O0,OOO spent in st. Paul
and Minneapolis by the colored
people, approximately 1884 per
week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Health And
Hygiene
Epider1ics
BY Dr. w. D. Brown

Whenever an epidemic spreads
over the country, everyone becomes
panic-stricken. One sees neighbors
and friends cut down almost before
his eyes by an invisible malevolent
power. The cry then goes up about
the insecurity of life and, as a cor
ollary, the need for greater spir-
itual striving. It has been thus
since the beginning of time.
A review of the history of all cpl
denies shows that they were con-
sidered as a visitation from a
supreme power because of the vio-
lation of some code of spiritual law
or religion. However, here and
there, some man with an analytical
mind would make cold-blooded, i'm
partial observations and he would
note that there was something else
other than spiritual wickedness
that caused widespread plaques.
Now, these facts are or should be
known to everyone, namely, that all
epidemics are due to virulent germs
spread by personal contact, by the
water or milk supply, by animals,
by insects, entirely dependent on
the specific disease which is being
spread. The problem of control or
eradication depends upon what the
specific germ is.
If the germ is carried by mos
quito, the life habits of the mos
quito must be studied. Then the
breeding places of these mosquitoes
must be destroyed. For example,
if the mosquitoes breed in swamps,
measures must be instituted to
cover these over, Many times this
requires the assistance of an en-
gineer.
Other epidemics can be prevented
by increasing the resistance of the
people to a specific germ. This
means that by giving the germs
or their poisons to every individual
in small or graduated amounts,
these individuals can be made inn
mune to the disease caused by the
germ.
A great number of epidemics are
prevented by proper attention to
the material that goes into ones
mouth, such as water, milk, and
various commonly used food prod
ucts. Any carelessness. or inatten-
hon to detail in this management |
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Birth Of the "MarseiIlaise"

There is popular story that the
inspiring "Marseillaise" was writ
ten as the result of burst of pa
triotism. Actually. the song seems
to have been written not at Mar
settles, but at Strasbourg as a result
Of the mayor complaining that there
was no real marching song for the
troops. Rouget de Lisle composed
the words, but doubt exists as to the
composer Of the music, says Pear
sons London Weekly. ''The Mar
seillaise" was first played at a re-
view Of the Garde Rationale on
April 90. 1892, and first achieved
fame when sung by the Republican
troops that assaulted the Tuileries q
few months later.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Here And
There
By w. M. Smith

POPULARITY-the very letters
form an attractive ensemble and
their sound awakens vision of
pleasing emotion. It is evanescent,
difficult to describe, but not to be
mistaken for anything else.
Let no one think that popular
ity is a gift from above. It has to
be worked for. Even when in
spired by q turn of the head, a
glimpse Of an alIuring dimple or
q fash from a pair of black eyes,
there is a need to turn the head at
it's engaging angle, the smile must
invite the dimple and there must
be thought back Of the flashing
eyes. Very generally popularity
is deserved. This because it gives
something of value for the admira-
ton it ineites. Most people con-
meet popularity with personality
where it is most evident. But it is
not confined to this narrow area,
for both things and movements
can and do become popular.
know of no more shining ex-
ample than the paper you are now
reading. Some time ago a ma
tionally known agency published
as q result Of ita Investigations,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Stage superstitiOns

An actress must find or have q
rabbits foot given her; it is fatal
to buy one. It is bad luck to whistle
In the dressing room or put shoes
on shelf. An umbrella opened
over a head is. Of course. the worst
kind of a thing-but it is all right
to open it downways. Cats bring
good luck. especially black ones. A
potato in the pocket shields from
misfortune. Next to breaking mir
ror. bringing peacock feathers into
the theater is calamity. and many
an actor will grow faint at the sight
Of one.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Alone With Me
By Carrie E. Lindsay

By Carrie E. Lindsay
Did attend church, Sunday,
And send up from the sacred altar
My prayers of praise and thanks
For heavenly favors sent me from above?
Have I visited the sick,
Did comfort the widow,
Did do unto others as /
Would have them do unto me?
Did give my portion to
Help support the house of God?
Or my aims to give aid to the needy?
Have scattered sunshine
In the path of the sorrowful heart?
Dear God, clean my heart
Let me live for Thee and
Meet Thee at the beautiful gates ajar.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
wedding Ring Customs

There are many customs connect
ed with the wedding ring among
different peoples of the world. yet
it would seem that all the wedding
ring ideas had a common origin,
which is shrouded in mystery.
Among the zulus there is a custom,
called Khehla, of wearing a ring on
the head. 1t is made of polished
wax and worked in with the hair.
AS soon as Zulu marries he wears
the ring and he discards it only for
q time if one Of his wives dies.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
MODEL F-o6
9 TUBES 3 BANDS

Touch Tuning q buttons). Silent Tun.
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Visual Volume Control. Visual 4-point
Tone Control. Automatic Band Indi-
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Speaker. Bass Compensation. Foreign.
Domestic Reception. R.F.
Prs-Selector Stage. Hand. $S0. 05
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
When Elephant Is in ..Musth''

At certain seasons, domesticated
elephants suffer from a disease
called ''musth," and then become
fully as dangerous as the rogue ele-
plant Of the jungle. When an ele-
plant is in musth, white spot
appears on his temple between his
eye and his ear where there is a
little hole in his head. From this
hole, fluid oozes out until the ter
mination Of the illness, which is
sometimes a matter of go or 90
days. An elephant lin musth''
suffers such intense pain that its
mind is affected.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04

will quickly result in widespread
sickness and death until the error
lis remedied.
This short resume of epidemics
will show that everyone must take
part in keeping the public health
well. This should be a dynamic
part. See that you are protected
against the diseases that your doc
tor advises as preventable.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Letters to the
Editor
Editors;

In behalf of the Interracial Com
mittee Of the Minneapolis Urban
League we wish to thank your pa
per for the very fine publicity
which was given to our Interra-
cial Week Program. =
Activities this year were much
broader in scope than heretofore.
Facts about Negro life were car
ried to approximately 500 people
by members Of our Speakers Blu
reau. An address and a sympo-
SUM on the subject "Race Rela-
tons" was carried over the air to
many others. While the attend
ance at the art exhibit and the
mass meeting was not what it
should have been, the merits of both
of these programs were much
higher than any similar programs
undertaken in Minneapolis.
Our Committee feels that the un-
dertaking was very successful and
that this success was due to the
splendid contributions made by the
cooperation of organizations, and
the individuals who participated in
the various programs. It is our
aim to keep alive the interest that
has been created to the end that
interracial goodwill and fellowship
may be reflected in every phase of
the social and economic life of our
community.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
Waiting

Louis Henry and Henry Armstrongnames to
conure with Lucky that their lives
clean.
hate shopping daily Bayng waiting for
these lads but far es knock wood) these
led reproachabe lives than Of
the saes the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-03-04
HOUSES FOR SALE

South-central = s rooms, hot
water heat, $4,000. Near Fourth
Ave. South and ssth st. $4OO
down.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
EFFICIENCY RATING
BOARD IS ASKED
0'Mahoney Files Amendment
Calling for Reviewing
Unit.

Senator OMahoney. Democrat, of
Wyoming, filed in the Senate late
yesterday the amendment he pro-
poses to offer to the Government re-
organization bill to set up reviewing
boards in each Government depart
ment to hear appeals of employees re-
sarding their efficiency ratings.
The Senator announced two weeks
ago he was working on such an
amendment. 1t provides for the estab-
lishment of one or more boards in
each department. The chairman of
each board would be selected by the
proposed new civil service admins
traitor, and at least two other men,
bers would be designated by the de-
partment head.
Employees would be entitled as a
matter of right to a hearing on their
ratings, and the boards could make
such adjustments as they deem proper
The Senator believes the manner of
selecting the boards under his amend
ment will overcome the possible OBJ
lection that an appeal from efficiency
rating decisions would interfere with
the jurisdiction of each department
over its employees.
The amendment will be called up
for action while the Senate is con-
sidering the reorganization bill.
Senator Bulow. Democrat, of South
Dakota, Civil Service Committee chair
man. introduced a bill yesterday max
ing several changes in the terms under
which legislative and judicial en-
ployes were made eligible for the civil
service retirement law last year.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
MAN FOUND DEAD

Police today were attempting to
identify a middle-aged man found
dead on the sidewalk last night in
the 700 block of Fourth street NV
The man was described as between
SIS and 60 years old, feet 10 inches
tall and weighing 100 pounds, with
mixed gray hair and attired in brown
coat and sweater, brown hat, black
whipcord trousers and canvas leggings.
The body was taken to the District
Morgue for an autopsy.
Evening star., 1938-02-24

spotlight, especially for the use Of
policemen. When the light is prop
erly adjusted and the pistol fired,
the bullet should hit precisely in the
center of the little circle Of light, the
patent description states. Thus it is
possible to take accurate aim at an
escaping criminal in the dark.
\ X
Apparently the need for armor
didn't end with the days OF chivalry,
for a patent was issued to Mclean D.
Holland Of Milwaukee for body pro-
tective armor."
This is Intended, however, pri-
marily for football players and is a
combination of rib guards with shoul-
der guards-the whole being almost
leather duplicate of the iron suit
worn by the knights Of old.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Chinese Toad Poison Patented
As Powerful Heart Sti1nulant
Three japanese. Chemists Perfect Ex.
traction Metkod-lmproued Tobacco
Claimed by Green Wrapper.

a powerful heart stimulant pre-
pared from the poison secretion of q
Chinese toad. was patented this week
by three Japanese chemists, Heiza-
buro Kondo, Shunichi Ikawa and
Yoshito Kobayashi Of Toxic.
There is an ancient Chinese medi-
cine known as sense, they explain in
their application. which has been used
for countless generations as mild
heart stimulant and local anaesthetic
1t is prepared from secretion from
the poison glands of toad native
to that country which is allowed to
dry and given to the patient IN the
form of small rice cracker. Both
the action and the dose are I'M
certain.
Some years ago German chemists
extracted from the venom of an Euro
pean toad, Bufo vulgaris a potent
chemical known as bufotalin which
was found to act on the heart in
much the same way as digitalis. The
identical substance was afterwards OBJ
tanned from a toad native to Japan
1t might have been a valuable addi-
ton to medicine except for the fact
that the amount that could be ex-
tracted was extremely small. Catch
ing toads and going through the COM
plicated chemical processes of extrac-
ton would have made the cost far
beyond the possible value to physi-
clans.
When they extracted the heart
stimulating substance from sense, they
found that 1t was markedly different
chemically from bufotalin. They call
1t pSeudo-bufotalin. BY putting it
through a complicated chemical proc
ess they have prepared a product
which they name desacetylin pseudo
bufotalin haloid which can be pre-
pared in considerable quantities and
has a marked effect on the heart in
concentrations as low as one part in
five millions of water or other liquid.
X *
Transparent green wrappers instead
OF tinfoil wrapped packages for ciga-
rettes, green envelopes for cigars, and
green caps for haystacks are among
the changes proposed in a patent
issued by Mayne R. Coe,. chemist Of
the Department of Agriculture.
1t has been found that when plant
products such as tobacco are radated
by ultraviolet, violet or blue light,
they tend to become rancid or, in the
case OF tobacco. of rank taste and
odor. Light below blue in the spec
Evening star., 1938-02-24

special train will leave at :35 pm,
going directly to the Holabird depot.
The cars are to be assigned by or
ganizations as far az possible.
The Reserve officers will be taken
on tour through the motor repair
shops and warehouse. and there will
be display Of World War and mod
ern vehicles, an inspection Of mod
ern maintenance equipment, q tour
of railroad maintenance and repair
shops, inspection and review OF q
war-strength motor transport COM
pany and demonstration of motor
vehicles over test course.