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related. Of how people clung precar-
iously to spindly trees, their shallow
roots shuddering in the thin top-soil
that overlies the coral rock Of the
land; how others were carried in small
boats over whirling water to Cape
Sable, IS miles west, and how a lucky
few got to the higher land on Key
Largo But for those war veterans
around Lower Matecumbe Key there
was little chance. They stayed and
took it, and died-hundreds of them.
Today short distance north Of Lower
Matecumbe an impressive monument
stands to their memory, simple and
unassuming, built of the ''ojus' rock
which forms the basis Of the peninsula.
I saw the keys region shortly after
the hurricane. Completely destroyed
by wind and ocean. only few houses
remained. The railroad-that which
was left-looked as If a giant had
come along with cleaver and cut
the rock out from under the rails.
Bridges stood up on end, when they
weren't completely destroyed. their
draws open for passage of small boats
from the ocean to Florida Bay and
the inside passage. The veterans
camp at Lower Matecumbe was COM
pletely wiped out, its tall water tower
pierced by a flying palm tree so feet
above the ground as If giant had
struck 1t blow with a mailed hst.
The wonder Is that any one lived.
RUT the concrete foundations Of
~ the railroad over the many water
passages remained. Those engineers
who built the railroad back in 1912
builded we'll. Today those portions
Of the road which 60 over the water
are the same portions over which
trains Travelled between 1912 and 1885.
The viaducts have been widened and
strengthened, by steel and concrete,
and the road is perfect. One jump.
from Marathon Key over Pigeon Key
to No Name Key, stretches over water
out for miles, running into the
Bahia Honda Bridge, highest structure
on the route. On either side OF this
magnlncent piece OF TOao- o-puliulne AAe
the shallow waters of Florida Bay
stretching away to the west. and the
reefs running out to the east toward
the Gulf Stream. The colors alone
are worth the trip. Brilliant blues,
shading into ultramarine, spattereo
with the brown or coral reefs and the
bright yellow of sandy bottoms. cnal-
lenge the brush Of an artist. You
won't believe those colors real until
you see them.
And Key West itself is awakening
from its long sleep. Many OF the resi-.
dents were on relief last winter and
spring, until industry, spurred by the
building Of the road, started to come
to the city. They quantity called II
"an income from the Government" In
that indolent climate they don't need
much income. Strangely enough, there
aren't many beaches at Key West. The
most satisfactory stretch OF beach les
north and west Of the city. and It
doesn't compare With Miami Beach q
the reaches o( splendid bathing beach
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FLYING SERVICE.
The parts OF the Plane as indicaed by the numbers are
control bridge and quarfer (5),
49, H. staterooms; ( sarboard or1Oard engine compart-
center aft engine compartment;
quarters; (12) cargo space; (13) landing foyer.
Wide Photo
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YWCA NEWS
ATTENTION GIRLsi

u w. G. A. girls to camp at som
erville, Ohio.
If you are interested in acquiring
popular new skills. live out doors, meet
new people, then join the Girl Re
serves in THEN camping period August
u 20.
The camp is adequately equipped
with modern dormitory space and an
attractive outdoor swimming poo
which makes for the safest kind Of
supervision The purification system
keeps it chemically clean.
Some Of the girls registered are
Grace and Dolores Young, Vivian Hol-
comb, Marlyn Evans, Marietta Jack
son, Della and Ruth Stroud, Georgene
Tate. Jean and Cecilc Biggs, Virginia
Glover, Vera and Jean Parks, Bessie
Fuller, Charlotte Bruce, Phillis Sim
mons, Margaret, Winifred and Thelma
Rogers
There are few scholarships avail
able. For information get in touch
With the camp director, Elizabeth
tsyans at the branch.
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ZION BAPTIST
GROUP PLANS
EVENING PICNIC

Preparations for a gala moonlight
picnlc Saturday night are being made
BY members of the social committee
OF the Young Peoples Society of
Zion Baptist church. The committee
has named the picnic "A Trip to
MarsS primarily because the picnic
spot Is being kept secret.
Transportation will be furnished
those who gather at the chup1h at
80 Saturday evening. While s.ny--
one may bring food there will be
sufficient free food A charge Of rs
cents will be made. It Is hoped that
the society's treasury will glow Le-
cause OF the picnic effort. Persons
of all ages are expected to attend the
picnic.
Members of the committee rlan.-
ming the picnic are Mcsdames B ook
Hough, MildNed Davidson, Theresa
Christian, Imo Black burn, Elizabeth
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So many of us give hours Of care
full attention to our compilations
and completely ignore the frame
that sets off that complexion eur
hair. No matter how lovely The
face, hair that is dried out. streaSed
or too oily will mar the effect.
Summer Is the hardest season on
the hair. Most Of MS neglect -
take proper precautions against sun
and wind. We 20 without hat and
sit for hours hi the broillng sun
and then are distressed te find our
hair parched and streaked.
The hair should be washed more
often In warm weather than In
cool. Just because YOU have your
hair washed regularly once 4 week
or once every two weeks during the
winter doesn't mean that the same
rule should hold during the summer.
Simple hot oil silanpoos or oil
Treatments are invaluable during
the summer to counteract the dry
Ing effects of the sun. However,
streaked appearance Of the hair
brought on by oyer-exposure to .he
sun may require the use of wise
selection of hair coloring. For hair
thus streaked an all-oyer applica-
tion OF coloring, matched with your
original shade, will give uniform
effect.
Gray or graying hair, Of course.
can be colored by touching up only
the gray strands, although 1t Is
usually wise TO apply the first ap-
pIication uniformly over the head.
After that you need only touch up
ths part nearest the scalp as the
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strother and Innis Gill.
Irving A. Williamson il president
Of the society.
DAYTON ADULT

CONTINUED from page one)
classes where the subjects he teaches
will be discussed,
Teachers named by Mr.. Gillespie
are; James Norris, Mrs. Della Jack
son, loovie Barr, Nary Haynes, Mrs.
Alice Jack on. hvis & A. Williamson.
Erich Koltoff, Mrs. Lavinia Redmon
Mrs. Ida Bell Williams, Emma
Hurston, Mrs. Julia HUFF, Mrs. sil
il'sa seweli, Roselyn Howard, Wy
nema Coleman. Mr.. Gillespie will
accompany the teachers.
A survey to determine the lev II of
'dne- ton among members Of our
race IN the community was begun
this week BY the adult teaching staff
under the supervision Of Mr.. Giles
pie. local survey Is similar to
one which was recently conducted ii
Harlem, New York City, whsre IN
fo nation Of vital Importance con-
eerning the education Of adults was
revealed.
Every colored home in the ely will
/, be contacted by the end Of tn
month. After the survey is made q
| canvass for new students will get
underway in September.
Next week the survey will be car
ricd on by ten teachers remaining IN
The city. They are Theodore PEARL,
Mrs. Flora Lucas, Avery WI tson
Ralph Kinchen Z hnnas Norlis. ! 'e {
| Young, Alfian Fisher, Robert
Slaughter, and Madge Gran isa n
!! Rev. William Williams has been ap-
| pointed to serve as chairman Of the
survey group.
While Mr.. Gillespie and Mrs. Huff
were attending the Northern Ohio
/ WPA Teachers institute at Akron,
! MIR. kinchen acted as supervisor. Mr..
Kinchen will continue to act in that
capacity.
Mr.. Gillespie will teach Negro his
tory and literature at the teachers,
institute in Columbus as he did at
the Akron institute.
Mrs. Sirilaa Sewell and Mrs. Huff
were selected this week by the VIA
district office in Cincinnati to work
at the West Side Day Nursery
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rray,nr grows hi. since the hair, as
you know grows from the staln, not
from the ends. Its as sinlale rs
that ana well worth your white.
Be sire to brush your hasr resil'
larly. Why not arrange Y SGT routine
aud slick 10 Ii? pies out the most
convenient time of day ta hrnsh
YOUR hair and tile best iax 81 lile
week Is have it washed. m that
way yau are less likely ta put Il
off is long as possible anu - Inc
end neglect the Important hundred
strokes Of the brush Nothing ives
The hair Ii more gleanings hurlllsiiea
look than regular brushing Brush.
Ing removes accumulated dust anu
Crime from The hair and stimulates
The circulation. Re sure. however
To keep your brushes and ceIaes I'M
maculately clean.
And don't forget the ounce of
prevention, Keep 4 hat or some
protective covering On your hair
when you are iii the sun.
These are all simple suggestions,
but If you follow them they Will
reward you with Il shining Grown
Of Glory"
Wbat ae your beauty Prob
lems2 Write Marie Doanipg,
Larieuse Beauty Foundation,
Room 607 -5H Loeut ST., St.
Louis, Mo, and she mil be glad
to ansner them. Be sure 10 en-
close a seif-addressed stamped
envelope.
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JAKE POWELL
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
suspended for 10 days"
Manager Joe Mccarthy Of the
Yankees, who was in Commissioner
Lands office when the statement
was read, said he had no reason to
criticize the commissioner state
ment.
White Sox officials were stunned
by Powell's remarks and were swamp
ed with hundreds Of protests. A
spokesman for the Chicago club
said
Naturally, the Chicago club has
to bear the brunt of the i'll feeling
resulting from the remarks that
allegedly We're made.
We have had hundreds of phone
calls and all we can do i apologize
although we were not response
ble."
Powell, 20, is from Dayton, Ohio
It is contended by many that
Powell will not find the remainder
of the season pleasant in New York
where the Yankee stadium adjoins
Harlem.
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St. Paul A.M.E. Zion
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Please allow me space in your
paper to say just a few words about
our church. have been here just
three weeks, but am getting along
nicely. I feel that we are on the
upward march and it will be just
matter of time until the church
will take its rightful place in
Dayton.
st. Pauls membership is com
posed of some of the best people in
the city and there is no reason why
is should lag behind.
For those of you who do not know,
st. Paul A. M. +. Zion church is
located at lit Home avenue. Day
ton, Ohio.
Sunday School, $50 am: morn
ing worship, 4 am; evening sefv-
ice, 7:30; prayer and class meeting
every Wednesday night. Everyone
is welcome. Come and worship
with US.
Rev. G. T. Irby, pastor, 11l7
Home avenue; Bro. w. w. Evans
! clerk, 124 Bank street.
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CHIT CHATS
.OI.n MAIDS AND WIDOW REST

A. Jones seems to be getting gas
struck since she has been IN the DIS
pensary She stays sleepy all the time.
Ill. Laws sure loves her berry pie,
specially raspberry.
Kilgore seems to be doing alright
for herself, it's Little pig now
w. Warren is kicking about the
black sheep being in her clover patch.
Look out, sleepy, you will be bleating
after while because you will lose your
wool
B. ]. said to Is. kilgore, you can put
your white uniform on August 10,
1888. Kilgore was 50 glad and 50 over
joyed until she shouted out loud
"Glory HalleuIajah"
ID. Harris sure likes fish, she buys
hers in the can and eats them at the
Western Tavern with the help Of II
Pore
The Berry patch is III full bloom
they are bright red IN places, but
cherry III other places.
b. Wilkerson has run s. Haddn
out Of school by repeating what onf
Of the outsiders said: Peanut Had
dix.
The day students have 50 much fur
until all the night students are com
ing III the day class. A. Clifton, e
kilgore, r. Rowe have joined the das
class, but S. Ross, e, Webster, ii still
carrying on the night class. (All wori
no play makes Jack dull boy
NJ f says She wonders Why r. w
talks 20 much and then wonders wis
She tells her to keep quiet
Juliet il gone and We miss her
The Black sheep can't NOV dow
any more pasture, cause she hasn'
teeth She should come back to tn,
fold now.
Miss NJ Gilbert has SO much charm
until She doesn't have time to get he
lesson
Miss Haddix is staying away from
school until Miss Wilkerson has fin
ished
Miss Nettie Fisher has taken tn,
facial room for her hiding place sine,
she comes to school for her retiring
Miss M T. thinks more about tn
forum and certain party down stair
than she does state board
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.W1ahie >l)otU7111tl
BEAUTY : ROMANCE


The Lsrieusc Beauty foandasioa Wss sSssalnasS sY
the ccdefroy Manufacturing Company % sseds mesaeas
Of preserving womeas natural beassr. ard 70 asss
me resnlss of This research ssalshle 20 the pahss
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AMONG DAYTON
CHURCHES
Tabernacle Baptist

Sunday School, $50. Worship
Service, 11:l5. Evening Service,
1;l5, Song Service, 7:45.
The Tnskegee Four Quarteite \ Il
render program at Tabernacle
Baptist Church Monday, August s.
Admission l5c. They viii advert Sc
Sunday morning in service. The
sermon will be preached by the pas
tor
The popularity contest Is still run
ming and want each one to help some
one win. There will also be- dinner in
the Social Room.
Rev j. w. Broaddusfi Pastor
Charles Z. James, Reporter.
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DAYTON LOCALS

Mrs II. r Loritts, left sunday
morning for Somerset, Ky. where She
will be the house guest Of Mrs. Allie
Rains.
Mrs. Sue Brown is improving in
Miami Valley Hospital after al op--
GRAFTON.
Rev Z. W Wilber. pastor Of the
Norwood Ave. Christian Church is
i'll in Good Samaritan Hospital.
After several weeks Of confine-
ment in the hospital, Mrs Elizabeth
Ware Of 412 College St, IS home and
continues TO improve.
II
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs Hannah Burton cels brated
her 74th birthday Friday, July 29th
with dinner at the home of Mrs.
Pearl Pryor, 20 Pease st. Guests
Mrs. Mariah Gaines, Mrs. Katie
Smith, Mrs. Carrie Washington,
Mrs. Carrie Reese.
UNIQUE STUDY CLUB PICNIC
The Unique study Club had their
picnic at the home Of Mrs. Elizabets.
Alexander on Card ST, on Tuesday
July %. The occasion was IN homo
Of the president, Mrs Letta Rogers,
and Mrs. Susan Ofutt whose birth
day anniversaries were on the %.
Quite d number Of the members at
tended bringing with them well fill
ed baskets and jugs. The out-of--
town guests were Mrs. Thomas and
grand daughter from Lancaster, and
Rev. Hill from Xenia.
Mr.. Hugh Hague, 4o1 S. Euclid
Ave, who has been very III ls mnch
improved to the delight Of his many
friends.
Mrs. Ada Rnekner, Of Columbus,
spent Sunday with her sister, deac-
oness Mariah Gains. Mrs. Buckner
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Mt. Enon Baptist
Rev. ]. L. Mundy, Pastor


Communion Service at Mt. Enon
will be held Sunday afternoon at
3 80 r NJ
Rev Fl. L. Buckman, pastor Of the
st. John Baptist Church, and tie St.
John Baptist Church will worship
with the MT. Enon Baptist Church
the second Sunday in this month.
The public is invited.
The Tuskegee Four Quartette will
render musical program at the
Mt Enon Baptist Church Tuesday,
August 3.
The Annual Sunday School Picnic
will be held at Island Park, Saturday
August l3 Deacon B. f. Martin is
general chairman.
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is very active in st. Paul Al nj. Il.
Church, Columbus.
SOCIAL AUG. III
The old fashioned social planned
by Deborah Chapter No. 10 for July
20, will be held August 12 instead, at
the Masonic Temple. A quilt will be
given away free.
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ADAMS ST. SCHOOL
HOME COMING

The famous Adams st. School of
jamestown, Ohio, will hold It's annual
home coming and reunion August %.
See next weeks Forum for particu-
lars.
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Der NICE 5
SCHOOL. OF
COSME,TOLOCY

X. Holland was so proud to finish
her course we think she added on
an inch and half to her height.
Nj. Gilbert has returned from Giil~
cinnati just as full Of life as usual.
The sick students are improving
greatly.
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average estimated net construction cost
per dwelling unit has been only about
$4,000.
Despite the lowness Of the costs, the
construction Of low-rent housing pro-
jects will be Of quality that will
insure low maintenance and repair
costs. Every home thus far approved
will be built to last at least 90 years.
Simplicity Brings Saving.
The local authorities, assisted by the
U. 8. H. A. technical stan, have lost
no opportunity to effect economies.
Large scale construction methods and
thoroughgoing simplicity OF design
have resulted in substantial savings.
Moreover, the cooperative attitude Of
the building trades unions has assured
construction according to schedule.
As for rents In low-rent housing
projects, the facts are equally out
standing. The cost Of operation, which
Is far greater factor in determining
rents than Is generally realized. Is
being reduced to . minimum. As an
example, the plans for stAirways with
rounded corners 50 that janitorial serv-
ices for cleaning can be reduced.
Many authorities are avoiding the ex-
pense Of maintaining large areas Of
open space by planning to provide
each dwelling with 4 private garden
that can be taken care Of by individual
tenants.
In addition. annual contributions
from the U. S. H. A. and from the
local governments In the form Of tax
exemption will help to bring rents
down to an all-time low. In smaller
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towns the rents (excluding utility
charges) will average about 81 to $3.50
per room a month and in the larger
Northern cities, from about $3.50 to IS.
The projects will all be within reach
Of families earning from $500 and $500
to $1,000 or $l,100 a year-families
for whom private industry has never
found it profitable to build.
Tremendous Growth Of Interest.
I find good reason to look forward
to the coming year with optimism
There has been 4 tremendous growth
of informed interest in housing on the
part Of the American people. Housing
problems are increasingly becoming
the concern Of every type Of organiza-
tion-civic groups, business associa-
tions, trade unions, women's clubs
Thousands Of persons who never
thought about the subject are taking
an enlightened interest in rehousing
Americas low-income families, in
stabilizing the building industry by
broadening its market, and in achiev-
ing still lower construction costs and
still lower rents. Many who were for
merly merely "in favor of" low-rent
housing are now taking an active and
responsible part in the movement.
Ohicials who once saw in the u. 8.
H. A. program primarily q chance to
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D. c. NAVAL RESERVES
ARE HIGH IN INSPECTION
Washington Units Share Second
Place With Sixth and Eighth
Districts, Report Shows.

District Of Columbia units OF the
Organized Naval Reserves shared
second honors with the sixth and
eighth districts in the annual inspec-
ton Of all units within the continental
United States, the Navy Department
announced yesterday.
Grouped sectionally, the units were
found best in the first district. Trail
ing the District units were those Of
the third, fourth, nth and twelfth
districts.
The report of the Reserve Inspec-
ton Board was made public with
comment by the chief Of the Bureau
Of Navigation, Rear Admiral James
o. Richardson and action which has
been taken on 1t by Admiral William
D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations
Cruise and drill attendance i'm
proved over that Of the preceding
year, 81 units being deficient in 1898
as compared with 80 in 1887 for the
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BY NATHAN STRAUS,

BY NATHAN STRAUS,
Administrator, United States Housing
Authority.
For the millions of low-income FAM
lilies who have been unable to afford
decent. safe and sanitary homes this
anniversary heralds new era. Within
one short year the housing movement
has developed from dim hope and
a handful of scattered though valua-
BILE experiments into a vigorous Ma
ton wide program Of action.
The United States Housing Authority
program Is designed solely to benefit
low-income families now living under
substandard conditions. The projects
are all initiated. built and managed
by local housing authorities set up
under special State enabling legisla-
ton. The U. S. H. A. cannot itself
engage in construction. We act only
as banker and adviser to the local
authorities.
The U. S. H. AS financial assistance
takes two forms. First, we make
loans at low interest rates up to 80
per cent of the cost of the project.
The other 10 per cent must be raised
locally And second, we contract to
make annual contributions through
out the life of the project to insure
that rents will be within reach of
slum dWellers. Annual contributions
must also be made by the local au-
thorities-usually in the form of tax
exemption.
Done in Europe for Many Years.
This so-called public housing pro-
gram" although it may seem novel
in America, is quite similar to the
work successfully carried out on a
large scale for many years in Europe.
One year ago there were only 46
local housing authorities in the en-
tire country and most of these,
through no fault of their own, we're
inexperienced, inactive and ill-staffed.
Although the Nation was honestly and
directly concerned with the housing
problem, there was little or no past
evidence that American cities would
be able to shoulder the burden of
planning. constructing and operating
low-rent housing projects.
Today, more than 200 communities,
embracing more than 80 million people.
have housing authorities participating
or preparing to participate in the low
rent housing program. Composed of
representatives of every stratum Of
American life-business men, labor
leaders, architects. housewives and
social workers-these authorities are
today busily working out practical
methods for rehousing the ill-housed
S574,361 900 Set Aside.
AS a result, s574,36l 900 has already
been set aside by the U. S. H. A. for
use by 142 local housing authorities:
So have already signed loan contracts
and are now busily engaged in buying
land, approving architectural blue
prints, awarding contracts and laying
foundations for the first Of the 100000
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GIVEN DIVORCE DECREE
Mrs. w. I. Glover, Jr., Charges
Cruelty in Reno Suit,

Mrs. Elizabeth Hoover Glover was
granted a divorce in Reno, New, yes
terday from Warren Irving Glover. jr.
$3.50 Connecticut avenue NV, son Of
the former Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral. Mrs. Glover charged cruelty.
The Glovers, prominent in local So
cial circles, were married in Chevy
Chase, august 6, 1888. Terms Of an
agreement settling property rights and
custody Of 2l2-year old son, Warren,
Sd, were not disclosed.
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get Federal funds to provide immediate
employment. are now thinking in terms
Of five and ten-year plans to wipe out
all their slums and actually solve their
housing and slum problem. New hous-
ing authorities are being set up every
week.
The signs Of the times indicate that
the low-rent housing program is des-
tined to 60 forward in the years to
come until all Of Americas low income
families have decent homes.
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or more homes which will be built
under the U. S. H. AS. and the local
housing authorities have succeeded in
overcoming number of obstacles. Most
important of all, the twin spectres OF
high costs and high rents have finally
been laid to rest The United States
Housing Act set $4,000 ceiling above
costs, with $1,000 allowed for cities
over a half million population. Yet
in the first 43 cities for which loan
contracts have been approved, the