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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-28
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COLUMBUS, Ohio. oct. %.
Voters 81 Ohio were urged to sup
port tic three Republican candi-
dates for Supreme Court judge
ships Walter b Wanamaker, Id
ward = Matthias and William 4.
Hart by james N. Linton Colum-
bus attorney, in il radio broadcas
over Station WLW at noon today
Judge Wanamaker Is i candidate
for chief Justice Of the Ohio su-
preme Court, Judge Matthias is a
candidate for reelection To the court
for term commencing January |,
1899, and Judge Hart is candi-
date FOR The term commencing
January z
These three mon, over period
Of years III judicial Office. have fur
nished abundant evidence that each
Of them has these necessary quali-
fications for such Office learning,
ability, integrity and Independence,
declared Mr.. Linton.
A safe guide to follow ii form
ing your opinion Of Judicial cail-
didate s TO find out what his ne'ea-
bors and the lawyers Of his local
bar think Of the candidate.
IF YOU would follow this pro-
ccdure, then go to Akron and yau
will find in what high cateem Judge
Wanamaker is held by bis neigh
bors and the Akron bar; 90 TO Van
Wort and Columbus and there find,
what Ohio already knows, that
Judge Matthias has made such
| record that il is the ambition OF
ave4y Judge to equal; go to Aiil-
ance, talk to his ncighbors and taff
to The lawyers of the Ohio State
! Bar and you will find that Judge
| Hart is respected BY most Of those
Who know him best. :
Mr.. Linton urged the voters fo
take AN active interest in the no.
partisan ballot, pointing out thst
| only 1,967,o ,o36 persons cast votes
| in the race for tho governorship.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-28

campaign he personally super-e
vises the front page makeup of
t h Il newspaper. Mr.. Griffith
thinks that making up q paper is
much like the childhood diversion
of building blocks and much
more profitable fun
Mr.. Griffith's newspaper work
has familiarized him with election
laws, legal forms, public docu-
ments, material which the secre-
tary Of state must handle. along
with the editing and compiling of
state forms and the assembling of
statistical information.
Mr.. Griffith's quarter Of CEN
tury as publisher Of The Sentinel
has given him many trophies of
his editorship and testimonials to
his newspaper leadership Several
awards by the Ohio Nen snaper
Association for tho states best
county weekly are included in
the Sentinels collection.
a highly priced tnenento on the
wall of Mr. Griifith's office is an
autographed likeness of the late
President Harding, bearing the
legend, III memory of my earliest
Republican gospel N the Morrow
County Sentinel
Typical Of the newspaper sup-
polt freely accorded Mi. Grilith's
candidacy IS h recent editorial In
the Ohefiin News Tribune. -l'he
paper lauds the Republican candi-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-28
INSURANCE EXECUTIVE ADMITTED
TO TEXAS u. GRADUATE SCHOOL

AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. 19 (ANPl -
For the first time III the history Of
the University of Texas, i Negro
mas been admitted as a regular stu
dent lie is George L. Allen, dis
tflct manager Of the Excelsior Life
Insurance Co. who last week started
taking Business Psychology and
Craftsmanship IN the graduate school
Mn, Allen, Il graduate Of Xavier
university, New Orleans, has been
n Texas for five years. He enrolled
III the course by telephone. His
race did not enter into the conversa-
tion. possibly because it was not be-
lleved by officials that Il eolorcd
student would attempt to enroll.
But when he presented himself
with the proper credentials for adj
mission to the first class, he was told
by All astounded secretary that
there must be some mistake The
course was confined to white
people, the official said, and Mr.
Allen was referred To Prof. G. +.
Brewer, director Of the course.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-28

whites ia the same general economic
class?
Again he turns to his newspaper.
He does not get the final answer,
perhaps. but he knows that nowhere
else is the same guidance and solace
regarding his own problem to be
found.
What about the remarkabl eda-
cational, scientific and cultural pro-
gless which mas marked the Negro Il
life since he emerged from slavery
rs years ago? Daily newspapers
carry an occasional story the un-
lsual or bizarre, but it is the con-
stant urging toward greater learnil 4
through the columns Of Negro news
papers, the examples Of accomplish
ment which they hold up, which
have inspired Negro youth 70 20
forward
1t is the influence, the protests,
the pressure of these newspapers
along with a growing white LIBERAL
ity in the south and the moral lead.
ership of northern friends and foun-
iations which has caused southern
states which maintain separate
school systems aud state colleges TO
increase appropriations and open q
little wider the doors Of opportunity
to students IN these institutions.
Wherever a battle for racial
justice is TO be fought, whenever i
plea for fairer participation ia
American life is to be urged, when
ever seige must be laid to secure
constitutional rights, even the fund
amental American rights of life,
| liberty and happiness, it is the Ne.
gro newspaper which is IN the van.
| Recognition Of their value on tile
part Of the people has brought
strength. Calculations have grown,
advertising revenue has increased,
etil in the case Of dozen Of tho
foremost papers, they represent i'm
portant inves' ments, employ large
stafl's and offer advertisers the mos
effective channel through which te
zach tenth of he nations popula.
tion These papers maintain tho
Associated Negro Press. eoopcra
tive membership organization fol
the gathering and dissemination ol
news.
With the church the newspape,
constitutes the rallying point in Ne
| gro life. They look toward that &,
| hon this great black minority, nc
oented by the rest of their follow
frvmen on a basis Of oqua
/ citizenship, may no longer feel tb,
| need for particular information no
| special pleading. Until then, tn
| Negro newspaper constitutes t1'
4 Negroes bulwark. his protector, hi
aspiration to a better, higher life.
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Colored outi1 Not
Properly Trained
For Business,
Says Wilkinson

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Oct. rs co.
In an article just published bv the
Quarterly Journal, at the Florida 4
& M. College, Prof. G. G. Wilkinson,
first assistant superintendent Of
schools of Washington, d. G., says.
"The educational system provided
for Negroes in this country fails IN
an important particular, in not plac-
ing due emphasis upon commercial
education for colored youth; in fail
to provide for him that fundament-
al training in the study Of actual
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IMPORTS OF FARM PRODUCTS i
]. EOUALLED> rs MILLION ACRES
Official Figures For 1887 Show AsreS.o5s.7 Farmer
Being Driven From Own Marl1ct.

10 a single item, would BE equal to
almost 100000 head of average
grade market cattle.
These meat imports came from
Poland, Czechoslavokia, Austria.
South America, where living stand
ards are far below those of the
American farmer.
Reduced to equivalent American
acreage, the 1887 imports would
have required roundly 25,0o0,000
acres If produced at home.
Stated another way, the United
States has been taking valuable
lands out of production at home,
only to import needed foodstuffs
and cloth fibres from impoverished
agricultural producers in other
lands.
Here are the 1897 imports Of
farm products, compared with 1882,
as taken from the official govern
ment reports of the Bureau of For-
eign and Domestic Commerce, U. S.
| Department Of Commerce.:
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-28
Experience Qualities Earl Griffith
For Secretary Of State Office

Earl Griffith Mt Gilead publisher who is the Repub-
lican nominee for secretary of state. desk
editor. When he is in the office Of his Morrow County
Sentinel - too inrequently, he SAYS during the present
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such legislation or throw Q en- the
doors Of the universe to Negro
graduate students generally
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FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

+ being attained by many who
are wisely investing in Real Es
tate al today's low prices. The
Frank 1. Morgan co. gives you
the best values which lead the
way TO financially secure
future.
Let US explain how a small
down payment may start you on
! the right road.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-10-28

WASHINGTON - fSpeciall -
Farm imports from Europe. South
America, Canada. and the Orient
gradually are depriving American
farmers of their own home market,
according to figures recently made
public through the Department of
Commerce.
During 1897 the United States
imported great quantities of every
article produced on the American
farm, the figures show.
Corn imports. for example, were
S6,337 .24S bushels for the calendar
year, or more corn than would have
been produced Oh 1000, 900 acres of
land at home. At the same time
the American corr farmer is being
compelled to re6Eca his acreage,
under threat of severe federal
penalties.
Total imports of competitive
meat prostaees during 1881 were
1ai ,a06,n12 pounds ghieh, reduced
Evening star., 1938-08-31

dents oil at Johns Hopkins to obtain
Phi. D. degree in mathematics.
Robert Knox. erstwhile interhigh
champion, is attending George Wash
ington University to major in phar-
macy and during the last year, as q
frosh, captured the Colonial chess
crown.
Melvin Bers, new leader of the
Central High Chess Club, AYERS that
having won the Turover Team
Trophy four consecutive times fol
permanent possession. Centralites de-
sire a new challenge cup.
Chernev's Curious Chess Facts
Carl Schlechter, considered the
greatest Drawing Master who ever
lived, needed only one draw to wrest
the world championship from DR.
Emanuel Lasker-but he couldn't
get it!
Arthur Dake Travelled more
than 1000 miles by airplane to
play King" Alekhin, and lost
to the champion in IL seconds!
In 1850 an old passion for chess
awoke in Szechenyi, founder Of the
Magyar Academy, and took an insane
character. 1t became necessary to
pay poor student to play with him
for 10 or IL hours at time. The
unfortunate student went mad. but
Szechenyi gradually became sane.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
TERRY SEES BUGS
AS EASY V|CTORS
Should Take Flag or Quit,
He Says-Sign Manush to
Add Batting Punch.
b. the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH. Aug 31.-The
Pittsburgh Pirates, their batting punch
reinforced by the acquisition OF Heinie
Manush. headed down the stretch to-
day with the assurance of Bill Terry
that they should cop the flag easily
"or quit"
Terry, whose once terrifying Giants
put on a dwarf-like exhibition in
dropping I'll decision to the Bucs
yesterday. predicted the Pirates
should win the pennant by 10 games
and have a good chance to beat the
Yankees in the world series"
Reds Held Main Threat.
The Giant manager. in good humor
despite the injuries which have Grip
pied his club-Dick Barteu was re-
placed at short by George Myatt yes
terday because Of an injured elbow
said he thought Cincinnati would give
the Pirates the most trouble because
they have nine games scheduled with
the league leaders
Manush was brought in on 4
straight cash deal from Toronto in
the international League. AS usual,
the bundle paid for the left-handed
'outfielder, who once led the American
League in batting. was undisclosed
Manush will report Immediately,
but would not be eligible for the
world series and will not be eligible
to play until tomorrow, when the
40-player limit becomes effective.
Hit .302 for Toronto.
Manush smacked the sphere for
1902 in 70 games with Toronto after
his release last May by Brooklyn.
The veteran Of IS years in the ma jor
leagues has an all-time batting aver
age Of .33l. He formerly played
with Detroit. Washington. st. Louis
and Boston in the American League.
The Bucs, their bats working again
after a recent lapse. hoped to make
1t three straight over the faltering
New Workers in today's double
header.
Manager Pie Traynor called on two
old heads, Ed Brandt and Red Lucas
to fling. Bill Lohrman and Cliff
Melton will work for New York.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
by WHEELER JOHNSON.
august 8l.)

NAukubb OAo
This Is positively not my nsh story.
but It's as good q fish yarn as any
at hand at the moment.
James D. Jarman at Ocean City Is
the teller, 20 all Doubling Thomases
can reserve their "Oh, yeahs!" for
him.
Well" says Mr.. Jarman, Ito be .
marlin boat captain, you must be wide
awake, use all Of your faculties, sight,
hearing and smell.
Capt. Crawford Savage Of the
Hilda II probably has = keener sense
Of smell than any other captain in
Ocean City, and II you were talking
In dog fancier's parlance you would
say he has q cold nose
Last week he was fishing at Winter
Quarter where the marlin were using,
but the next day when he passed
Green Run on his way out he smelled
those marlin But he kept on out to
Winter Quarter. When he got there
and tried them out he failed to get a
strike.
Turns Back to Grounds.
so what does he do? He turns
his boat around and comes back to
Green Run where he Smelled EN- in
the first place. and sure enough. there
they were. He had three persons in
his party and all landed q marlin
One member Of the party was Jean
Lesmon. only 10 years old, and she
boated a 76-pounder.
"An Of the rest Of the cap
tains overshot the best fishing
grounds by 10 miles and on their
way back they saw Capt. Saw
ages party landing these fish
right where he had trailed them
by his sense Of smell. So they
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Temple FARRELL Of Berwyn, former
Maryland and District intercollegi
ate horseshoe champion, has made his
way through . devious route into the
grand wind-up of the 10th annual
Evening Star tournament. to be staged
tomorrow and Friday nights on the
Mcmillan Reservoir courts. but the
betting today was that the long
legged ex-Terrapin wouldn't get past
the first round.
His first opponent. If not the last,
will be the defending Southern Mary
land titleholder, Lee Fleshman. one
Of the seasons hottest ringerites.
In the Southern Maryland play
offs at Brentwood. FARRELL was upset
in the second round by an old Uni
versity of Maryland schoolmate, Joe
Walsh. but got another crack at a
place in the metropolitan field of 16
in a consolation round of defeated
quarter -finalists. He lost in this, too,
when A. E. Brailer cleaned up.
But a check-up Of qualifying scores
today revealed FARRELL was high scorer
among those who failed to make the
Metropolitan grade through the elimi-
nations and this gained for him the
18th spot Pairings already made
placed the 18th qualifier against Flesh
man. In the 100-shoe preliminary test
FARRELL gathered 204 points.
In Washington consolation Walter
Haley won his way into the big play
OF by defeating Douglas Newcomb and
Roy Woody Wilson. One other place
remains to be settled. The defeated
Virginia quarter-fl -flnalists. Ed Henry.
Bill Hunton. George c. Thompson, sr..
and L. S. Petit, will pitch for it to-
Evening star., 1938-08-31
GIRL S0FTIES EARN
JAUNT TO CHICAGO
National City All-Stars Defeat
Aggiettes-Men Open Series
for D. G.. Title Today.

Crowned women's softball cham
pions of the District by virtue Of their
convincing Al victory over United
States Aggiettes. the National City
All-Stars will journey to Chicago next
week to represent Washington in the
national title tourney.
Meanwhile International Business
Machines and United States Aggies
launched a three-game series today
at Eastern Stadium to determine the
mems champion and representative at
Chicago.
The Aggies gained the final round
yesterday by trouncing Patent ONCE
tossers. IL. behind the two-hit pitch
ing Of Eddie Todryk, who also COL
lected brace Of singles. Lund's
three hits and Willie Benner's home
run also figured prominently in the
Aggies' victory.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
ARMSTRONG RISKS
T|T[EW|THG GARCIA
Henry, Still Nursing Hurts
From Ambers Bout, Will
Fight November 2.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Ceferino
Garcia, stalwart Filipino welterweight,
gets his second crack at the cham
pionship November 2, when he meets
Henry Armstrong, Negro triple cham
pion. IN q l5-round title match In
Madison Square Garden.
Mike Jacobs announced the fight
yesterday after transcontinental par
leys with Eddie Mead. Armstrongs
manager in Los Angeles.
Henry's lower lip. cut in training
and ripped wide open when he won his
third title. the lightweight crown. from
Lou Ambers, August II, is not yet fully
healed. and according to Mead. Henry
can't think OF ring work for another
month or So
1t will be the st. Louis Negro's first
defense Of one OF his three crowns,
lightweight. featherweight and welter.
Garcia is the man most people pick
to beat Armstrong. He Is big, strong
fellow who will come close to the well
terweight limit Of lat pounds and he
can hit like = mule. Ross beat him
In the carnival of champions, but
didn't escape unscathed.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

-. Which reminds you that while
they are q total loss, the Browns
keep hustling away for old Gabby
Street, which Is something the st.
Louis ofiice should keep In mind
when they start planning for next
year.
With Wander Nicer and Grisom in
there the Reds might have copped
the National Leagnue gonfalon .
Eddie Brannick, Giant secretary
and the most loyal rooter the team
has, sits in the bleachers and
changes ties three times q day, but
no dice Out in Pittsburgh they
think the Pirates are just the best
OF q bad National League lot.
Larry MacPhail says that 20 far
as he knows Burleigh Grimes still
is the manager of the Dodgers-and
that goes for 1899 :. Well, a whole
lot Of people hope Larry means 1t.
A West Coast school is reported
making passes at Carl snavely Of
Cornell -. Tom Stow. the Oakland
tennis pro, who made Don Bulge
what he q today. has Travelled 5000
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Net Mosu Still ked Over Moos Whhdo Lw

for Tommy Henrich's batting
streak.
A football coach you are going
to hear more and more and more
about is Ray Wolf Of North Caro-
lima :. Jack Dempsey's Broadway
bar isn't doing the business of
the mother joint on Eighth Avenue,
but Jack has no complaints.
No club has been more beset by
injuries and hard luck this year
than the Giants, 20 give Bill Terry
credit for keeping them up there,
whether you like him or not.
The tennis moguls still are furi-
Gus over La Moody's withdrawal
j.. Greasy Neale, the smart Yale
backfeld coach, says Brown may
prove . tough 'un this fall .
Pity Frankie Frisch couldn't get his
Cards organized earlier Right
now they're doing just about the
best job in the National League.
Buch Newsom Of the Browns did
Mt use the thumb Of his pitching
hand h hurting that four hitter last
eunday-it wss too badly swollen
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Myer Fixures in Both Runs.

Myer Figures in Both Runs.
Buddy blasted triple of the right
field wall that led to the tying run in
the fifth inning and contributed a
single with two down to score Cecil
Travis, who had doubled to launch
the ninth. He served only to prolong
the squelched rally. however, for
Sammy West hoisted . lengthy drive
to Mike Kreevick in center to end the
game.
Dutch Leonard was to hurl for the
Nationals today, with Johnny White
head slated to start for the Sox.
Pete Appleton. unraveling one of
his most impressive performances of
the season, simply stacked up against
q pitcher who was a shade hotter.
Rigney limited the Mats to two hits in
the first six innings, weakening only
momentariiy in the ninth. Appleton
allowed only seven safeties in the eight
innings he labored.
The patched White Sox, with aging
Manager Jimmy Dykes at second base
due to q nasty spike cash which has
shelved Bozie Berger. Joe Kuhel play
ing with damaged finger, Catchers
Joe Sewell and George Rensa nursing
hurts, Marvin Owen performing with
heavily taped ankle. Kreevich's back
ailing and Luke Appling limping on
bad leg, scored all their runs on infield
outs after moving men to third. But
they counted.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press 6ports Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. Sl-Del
Baker has the Tigers hustling and
most Of them hope he'll Be elected
for another term One and all
deny Hank 0reenberg and Mickey
Cochrane had = fist fight in the
clubhouse . short time before
Owner Walter Briggs gave Mickey
the air.
For . guy who never has won q
night In this country, Tommy Fairs
demands for . bout with Gunnar
Barlund (35 per cent and q cut Of
the radio rights would seem 4 bit
exhorbitant Pedro Montanez,
his bad teeth out and that Harlem
bar OIL his hands, seems all set
for . nice ring comeback.
The New York sports editor who
blasted the Boxing Commission,
its referees and its judges has been
ordered to make q personal appear
anoe next Tuesday A changed
batting stance 10 larsely responsible
Evening star., 1938-08-31
LEGION MINES OPEN
BATTLES FOR TITLE
Spartanburg and San Diego Will
Engage in Five-Game Series
for National Crown.

by the Associated PreSS.
SPARTANBURG, S. c.. Aug. 81
American Legion junior baseball teams
from San Diego, Calf. and Spartan
burg faced here today in the first
game OF a flve-game series for the
national championship.
Bill Moreales was announced as the
opening game pitcher for the Cali
fornians and Lefty Bob Lynch, ace
of the Spartanburg staff. was ex-
pected to start for the Southeastern
champions.
Spartanburg was slight favorite.
although its record Of Is wins and 5
defeats compares unfavorably with
San Diego's IA triumphs in IS starts
The San Diego team eliminated De-
troit. Mich, two games to one in the
intersectional tournament at Char
lotte, N c., which ended Monday.