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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17
BY RUDOLPH DUNBAR
(fpr AMP

LONDON, Eng. Mr.. Mai
colin Macdonald, late Doininions
Secretary, Is NOW Secretary of
State for the Colonies, the post
which he once held in 1895.
The people in the. West Indies
and other Colonial territories
who are struggling for higher
standard OF life can now feel
that their struggle is not alto
xether hopeless for MIR. Mac
Donald has a sympathetic spirit
untinged BY prejudice. Arduous
problems which raust be over
come are awaiting MIR. Mac
Donald al the Colonial Office.
These include the labor and
political disturbances IN Ja--
maica, the Palestine situation,
and Gcrmany's claim for the re-
turn Of Colonies which is to be-
come soon a subject for heated
discussion.
1t is, of course, well known that
the Prime Minister, Mr.. Chamber
lain. has for some time been waiting
for an opportunity to remove the
former Colonial Secretary, Mr..
Ormsby-Gore, from the Colonial
Secretaryship. His succession to the
peerage by the death of his father
Lord Harlech, has provided the
Premier with the best possible ex-
cuse. Mr.. Ormsby-Gore's politicai
prestige fell bady as result Of ms
handling Of the Palestine situation
especially after the Commons debate
on Partition, and at Geneva.
Mr.. Ormsby cores clumsy manous
vres have set the Jews and Arabs a.
loggerheads. to degree even great
er than before. A year ago the mos
deplorable situation occurred IN Trif
dad. and now we are having a recur-
renee of the same thing in jamaica
another West Indian Island IN
late Colonial Secretary did not pos
sess the grasp needed for the adj
ministration Of such an importan
Office. Commission after commission
has agone to the West Indies with
view to putting recommendation
forward to check the economic de
cay, and circular after circular ma
been issued by the Colonial office O
housing, malnutrition and labo
problems with a view to arrestln
social decay, and yet very little ha
been done.
Constitutional Question in
ii West Indies
i The Constitutional question IS tn
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17
THE BLACK
DISPATCH
Seen, Heard, Hearsay and Stuff
BY PETE PosTELL.


CINCINNATI Last week ] spent
my time and column si1ace to writ
ing i've. Things have been going
rather backward with yonr Uncle
Pete rece lily md / couldn't think
clearly. Now there are lots of fell
lows who have tough hreaks and
their mental condition has the same
reaction, but they won't admit IT.;
anyway, the other Mite, for q change,
faw friends and I decided to drink
4 few beers on the Hill. The firet
place we stopped was at Simms, ],
located on Gilbert avenue at
Churchill ard they seemed to be
doing d swell bysiness. A few beers
later and taking notice Of the time,
we only had time to make one more
ston. which was at the Beechef
Garden and it was packed. ! never
felt better nor been happier at
seeing how the Negroes patronize
their own and the same should pre-
vail al over the city, but we still
have a few folks left who aren't
hipped to the point that the coloree
! businessman and woman today car
give him o. her the same service, i
not better, they receive in joints
operated by other people. Speakipe
from my own standpoint, ! really
enjoy serving and Uncle Tommina
my own people. realize it ma>
seem or sound terrible, bnt | have
really heard lot Of our own fact
say that they would rather spere
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17
BARGAIN REAL.
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An unusual opportunity to acquire
a raj estate investment of high char
acter is offered. Two lots on Broad
way, the principal street In the FAM
Gus steel city, Gary, Indiana, are
offered at sacrifice for early sale.
These lots are located right on Broad
way, the main artery of the city at
2sth street. fronting the colored
settlement and one block from beau
tiful Dune Park, four blocks from
Roosevelt High School. May be pur.
chased for cash or on terms.
For full information write to At
torney Trumen X. Gibson. Jr., 17s
w. Washington Street, Chicago. IL
linois.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17
BY WILL LAWRENCE
(for CNAl

NEW YORK. small wooden ex--
cursion boat moving slowly in the
thick for Of Long Island Bay last
Saturday was split in two BY the
steel PROV Of an ocean liner bound
for Bermuda.
The fact that disaster was avert
ed and not single life was lost
when the excursion boat Mandalay
was struck by the Acadia, was due
to the heroism Of the Negro and
white seamen and the splendid work
Of the captain and crew of the Aca--
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17
MANDALAY CRASH SURVIVOR
TELLS OF NEGRO HEROISM

dia, according to Mrs. Florence Os-
man, white Bronx mother and SUR
vivor of the crash.
Mrs. 0sman, her daughter Maryam
and her mother were saved by Ne
gro waiter. In telling the story Of
her rescue, Mrs. Osman said:
Suddenly | saw Negro running
toward us. He told Us not to be
afraid. That he would take care Of
us. His voice was So steady and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17

and the whole
household unite
in clamoring for
big helpings of
stra wsb erries,
there Is a strug-
gle bet W 9 G N
economy and my
desire to be ac-
commodating. So
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-17

night, it looked as if he bought a
duck, take it easy old boy it may be
heard Of at the doghouse ] Smith
the boys wonder why you can't go
home on pay day? Ask Bangham
We wonder why Gus Postei''s ss:s!
left him fat at Hopkins and John
the other night. Boy did he blow
up when he discovered she had flew
the coop =. The boys seem to think
Homer Brooks can't take it any
more We've seen quite q lot OF
Bobby Brown around the cSrner re-
Gently, we wonder If he was run out
of Lockland ... The boys held nice
meeting at the joint last Sunday
afternoon, two qts. were consumed
and no windows were knocked out
4. They tell me that Gray Eyes was
playing snatch grab with the law
Saturday night Well, Herb Skin
ner showed up at last g.. Big Ruhe.
must not have long to live, he, IS
being insured so fast, that the Doc
tors have to examine him on the
sidewalk, wonder what the Doctor
thought Of the sears?
George Bronson spent the day as
home last Sunday, for change
Dropped in the Shuttle Inn the other
day, the bartender's eye is doing
nicely, ran into Wakefield drinking
old Haylor, the Shuttle Inn Cards
lost their first game last Sunday . ].
Whv IS II that Dan Cofer never
mes in the Joint until certain
young lady from Mt. Auburn shows
up? ... We surely hope that June
| p. gets back on the job soon
| Toots and Kirk could make lot of
money out of their action II they
took the battle to the Parkway Arena
Hot foot Charlie is q first class
rug cutter For some reason Oh
other the Mouse cuts straight home
every night now q. Wonder who vii
be the Cincy Sepia Mayor Wei
that's about all the stuff your Uncle
Peter has heard this week but bea'
with him dear children as he'll hea
more next week.
Last but FIR from least, You
Uncle Peter would like to thank al
his patrons and friends for the man
votes cast in his behalf for his nom
ination for Sepia Mayor and ais
appreciates their farther support.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-11

With a Purpose
Be not simply good, be good for
something.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-11

at waist. Make the jumper of
flannel, jersey or wool plaid, for
every day, with linen, batiste or
flat crepe blouse. Repeat it, for
parties, of velveteen, with organ
dy or chiffon blouse.
Large W0man's House Dress.
Plenty of leeway for reaching
up, down and under, is promised
you by the ample armholes, slight
blouse above the belt, and easy
waistline of this practical home
dress. And it looks very trim and
tailored, because the long lines,
the darts around the middle, seal
loped closing and narrow collar
are just as slenderizing as they
can be. You will enjoy having
jersey or. challis version of this
dress for cold weather, as well
as several in calico, Bingham or
percale. It's diagram design
that you can make in no time.
The Patterns.
No. 1921 is designed for sizes 8,
10, IL, and IA years. Size 10 re-
quires 13s yards of 54-inch mate
rial for the skirt and Ia yards of
39-inch material for the blouse.
No. 1924 is designed for sizes
SO, 38, 40, AZ, A, 46, 48, so and So.
Size SO requires as yards of 35-
inch material. Contrasting collar
takes " yard; 8 yards braid.
Fall and Winter Fashion Book.
The new 32-page Fall and Win
ter Pattern Book which shows
photographs of the dresses being
worn is now out. Zone pattern
and the Fall and Winter Pattern
Books cents.) You can order
the book separately for Is cents.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, PAT w.
Forty-third street, New York,
N. Y. Price of patterns, is cents
Tin coins) each.
q Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
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ton - which he denied - France
would never again capitulate. But
Premier Daladier's promise is not
borne out in fact. At the Marseille
convention of his Radical-Socialist
party he outlawed communists from
the government, plainly move to
curry favor with communicating
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler and Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini. Many OBJ
servers believe this decision shows
Premier Daladier is frantically
grasping for a straw, since by re-
pudiating the communist party he
throws away large part Of his
Popular Front support. Not only will
the premier lose his next election,
but France will probably break off
her treaty with communistic Russia
and thereby become isolated prey
for Italy and Germany.
Q Rumania's complete shift to
Modification marks another step in
Germany's economic invasion of
southeastern Europe. Acting under
orders from King Carol, the Ru-
manian government has proclaimed
100 per cent totalitarian principles
in the hope that Germany will re-
spect it's territorial integrity in
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler's "drive
to the east" Since Czechoslovakia
and Hungary are already pro-Nazi,
Germany's economic orbit is ex-
tending itself with little difficulty.
Utilities
New Deal dams and power plants
have offered public utilities serious
competition, forcing down their
prices and creating an unfriendly
breach between electricity execu-
tives and the administration. One
government power project not yet
started is the st. Lawrence water
way, which President Roosevelt
praised during September when the
war scare first began. At that time,
partly because he feared a lack of
power reserve, partly because such
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-11
General housekeeping
In Commission Needed

Again, even this condition could be
corrected and something of a work.
able nature developed if the bulk Of
the subordinates around the COM
mission were sound thinkers. That,
unfortunately, however, seems not
to be the case. The place is packed
and damned with numerous men
who think they are hot shots, whose
only claim to recognition is that they,
themselves, claim to be experts, or
who have been unable to make good
in the industry and have succeeded
through political endorsement to get
place at the feed trough of gov
eminent checks.
So I say that I am unwilling to
charge continuation of the mess to
Mr.. McNinch. He apparently has
tried, but as long as some members
of the commission manage to gain
public attention by their nauseating
blurbs and as long as some of the
silly flock, claiming to be Original
New Dealers" continue to spew out
venom about "unfairness of news
papers," it is likely the communica-
tons commission is going to get no
where very fast.
Much of the silly propaganda, that
newspapers are unfair to the New
Deal, bubbles to the surface from
points other than the communica-
lions commission. Those who serve
as the mouthpieces for such clab-
Der, however, can be seen flocking
together frequently. 1t is only nat
ural, therefore, to suppose that they
are active in spreading their views
among commission underlings who,
in turn, get the germs incubated
within their own organization.
I said earlier that it may be Mr..
Roosevelt will have to ask for gen.
eral housekeeping and resignation
of most of those in key positions. It
is quite likely that he will dodge
that action if any other way can be
found to solve the problem. In any
event, I hope that congress looks
into the situation. If it does, may
be something concrete will be done
to establish a sound agency-one
that will consider the interests of
listeners and services and manufac-
turers equally, just as the Interstate
Commerce commission does in its
supervision of rail and other forms
| of transportation.
@Western Newspaper Union.
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sound and judicial execution of
technical law under such circum-
stances, and the matter becomes of
moment to everyone because this
monster, radio, is still in swaddling
clothes.
The battle within the commission
crops up every once in awhile, just
as it did when the commission re-
Gently fred Hampson Gary, its gen.
eral attorney. Mr.. Gary was asked
for his resignation, and an alterna-
tive of another appointment else
where in the government. But he
stuck out his chin, and said "no."
Well, he promptly was fired.
Too Much Interested in
Fighting Among Themselves
From all of the stories l have
picked up, suspect that Mr.. Gary
was no great shakes as a lawyer.
On the other hand, it was equally
apparent that Mr.. Gary was being
supported by a couple of commits
sioners who had hard noses and
wouldn't quit fighting. It is an Incl
dent that is related as an illustra-
ton and as a basis for the state
ment that most of the members of
the commission and a substantial
portion Of the subordinate personnel
are much more interested in fighting
among themselves than in trying to
understand and administer an intri-
cate law.
This column is not the place to
attempt a list of the many rulings
of the commission that have done
the industry no good. Attention can
be called, however, to the procedure
under which these decisions are
brought about, having in mind that
such decisions have just as much
force as the law itself.
It is the regular routine in gov
ernmental agency for consideration
of problems, determination Of poll
cy, Interpretation of law, to have
their initiative in suggestions from
the top individuals. They are named
as the policy-makers. They have
to assume responsibility. In the case
of the communications commission,
there seems to be something of the
same procedure followed, except
that the Individual members of the
board, or some of them, persist in
acting Individually rather than col
lectively as a board.
This would not be so bad if the
board members as a whole were in
accord. But they are not. There is
a split as wide as Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. The result is that on many,
many occasions underlings have
brought forward propositions that
served only to fan the flames of dis
agreement between board members.
And, Of course, as these proposals
became known the portion of the ra-
dio industry concerned was thor
oughly upset because it had no way
to defend itself-no place to tell its
side of the case.
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International

At best, Germany, Italy and ia
pan are unnatural bedfellows with
nothing in common except totalitari-
anism and grudge against the
world. Flushed by her inperialistic
victory at Munich, there is every
reason to think Germany might
abandon italian and Japanese alli-
ances If they stood in the way Of
her march to world power. Already
Gen. Franz Ritter Won Epp has point
ed out that Germany demands re-
turn of every pre-war colony without
exception.
First step in this direction has
been taken by Reichsfuehrer Adolf
Hitler in presenting African colonial
demands to Great Britain and
France. What Hitler wants-and
probably will GETS return of Togo
land, Cameroons, Southwest Africa
and Tanganyika, held under League
of Nations mandate by Britain and
France since the Versailles treaty.
If they pay this price for peace,
Britain and France will also agree
to German arms equality. British
French gain through such transac-
ton would be German friendship
and an understanding that Italy had
better confine her imperialism to the
Mediterranean area on pain of COM
bined German-Franco-British oppo-
sition. Moreover, II Duce would be
forced to withdraw from Spain.
Next Der Fuehrer may turn his
eyes to Japan, which now controls
one-time German islands forfeited
after the World war. Since Hitler's
aggressive Imperialism makes one
conquest merely an appetizer for
the next, moreover since self-pity-
ing Germany looks angrily at any
nation which controls large terrific
ries and resources, Japan may find
her Chinese conquest threatened.
Nor do observers overlook the
chance of a German-Italian breach
over Hungary's Czechoslovakian
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a shortcoming might be good ad-
vertising for a st. Lawrence project,
the President appointed commits
sion under Louis Johnson, assistant
secretary Of war.
When the commission reported re-
Gently, it failed to mention st. Law
renee waterway plans. But it made
bigger and more puzzling news by
drawing executives of IA large utili-
ties to Washington and getting their
promise to start expanding. If this
was a peace gesture, it was over
Swallowed by explanations that util-
ity expansion is an important step
in the governments defense pro-
gram and a healthy move toward
business recovery.
The program: In IS areas (all
east of the Mississippi utilities will
spend an immediate $3.50, 900, 900,
boosting it to $4,000, 000, 900 if power
consumption increases normally the
next two years. Only government
function will be Reconstruction FL
nance corporation aid in refinanc-
ing securities.
Though generally regarded as an
optimistic sign of recovery, utility
expansion has been minimized in
some quarters. The 1000, 900 new
kilowatts in generating capacity is
only a per cent boost in U. S. power
potentiality, considerably below the
average increase in good business
years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-11
AThree Days Cough
IsYour DangerSign

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your common
cough, chest cold, or bronchial irri-
tation, you may get relief now with
Circumcision. Serious trouble may
be brewing and you cannot afford
to take a chance with any remedy
less potent than Creomulsion, which
goes right to the seat of the trouble
and aids nature to soothe and heal
the inflamed mucous membranes
and to loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm.
Even if other remedies have failed.
don't be discouraged, try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
refund your money If you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained. Circumcision is one
word, ask for it plainly, see that the
name on the bottle is Creomulsion,
and you'll get the genuine product
and the relief you want. (Adv)
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Quotes

JULIAN ARNOLD, q. S. COM
mercial attache at Shanghai:
"Unless Americans awaken to
what is taking place in the
Orient, this nation will lose
its place as a Pacific power
and also it will lose its lucra-
tive trade with China"
U. S. SEN. EDWARD r. BURKE
ON the 1910 election: Garner
has just what the country will
need in 1910, lots of common
sense. And sentiment to put
him in the White House is
growing by leaps and bounds"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-11
Don't Aggravate
Gas bIoating

n your GAS FLOATING 10 caused By
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Domestic

Opponents of the administration
foreign policy have long criticized
Secretary of State Cordell Hull for
censuring Japanese encroachment
on U. S. affairs in the Orient, mean
while allowing Mexico to expropri-
ate u. S.-owned oil lands. Secre-
tary Hull's answer has been that
Mexico's problem may best be set
tied by arbitration, not through a
hostile attitude that may destroy
Western hemisphere peace. The lat
est Mexican step has been seizure
of a headquarters building occupied
by Standard Oil subsidiaries, an act
which brought only feeble protest
from u. S. Ambassador Josephus
Daniels ("I made representations
.i.g."r9 But if the u. S. hopes to
stalemate Fascisrn in the Western
hemisphere bye its kid-glove policy
toward Mexico, it may be doomed
to disappointment. Although Presi-
dent Lazaro Cardenas once said his
country would sell oil only to demo-
cratic nations, he has just an
nounced consummation of con-
tract to sell several, million dollars
worth in Rome. This, marking the
birth of friendly trade relations be-
tween Italy and Mexico, gives Fas-
cism another wedge into the New
world.
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Fashions Daytime
That Are FIa++erinq

zach of these good-looking new
~ designs is just as comfortable
and practical as it is becoming,
and each is accompanied by a de-
tailed sew chart that assures you
no difficulty at all in the making.
Dirndl-Style Jumper.
High neckline, to cover up her
collar bones, with a little round
collar to soften. High-puffed
sleeves and very full skirt to fill
her out. Shirred waistline, to
make her look soft and small
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Transportation

AsWsCSEOs Gs&GeOst
In the opinion of three experts,
American railroads have no right to
cut Is per cent from pay checks of
100000 employees because: (l) it
would be a stop-gap measure at
best, only reducing the standard of
living at a time when business in
general is coming back; (2) the rail-
roads financial problem is still OF
short term aspect, having been crit
ical less than a year; (3) although
railway wages have not fiuctuated
SO badly as wages in other indus
tries, they have not been advancing
proportionately so fast as in other
industries; (4) a fiat IS per cent
wage cut would not be equitable,
since smaller roads-which are in
worse shape-would derive less ben
eft than the larger, more prosperous
lines.
This was the gist of 40,000-word
opinion handed down by President
Roosevelt's emergency fact-finding
commission after three weeks of de-
liberation. Board members: Chief
Justice Walter P. Stacy of the North
Carolina Supreme court; Dean
James M. Lands of Harvard law
school, once chairman of the Sc
curities and exchange commission;
Professor Harry A. Mills, Univer-
sity of Chicago economist and for
mer member Of the national labor
relations board.
Though offering well-considered
opinion, the commission gave no
help to sorely pressed railroads.
Only tangible result is that some
solution of Americas entire rail
problem will probably be speeded.
Possibilities: ~ Wholesale reorgan-
izations, combines and abandonment
of lines to avoid duplicated service,
a program which the interstate COM
merce commission must approve,
and which would probably decrease
railroad labor employment; (2)
agreement with labor for a tempo
rary, smaller pay cut; (3) federal
financial assistance, which would
only pile higher the already high in
terest charges and would offer only
temporary relief. phtt
Reorganization is the most likely
solution. Already pending before the
I. c. c. when the fact-finding COM
mission reported were proposals for
such plans. In the Northwest, stock
holders of Chicago & North Western
railroad wanted merger with the
Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pa
cific line. In the Southwest, an I. c.
c. examiner recommended reorgan-
ization of the Missouri Pacific and
consolidation of all properties now
operated as the Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn. In the deep South, the Gulf,
Mobile & Northern line wanted mer-
ger with the Mobile & Ohio road.