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The Washington times., 1938-09-20
U. S. Ships Panned

When I went to Europe I
thought that I should go on an
American ship. Now Ill never
travel by American ships again
for the following reasons:
Cd Walters serve you or not
as they feel inclined; 90 Land
ing facilities are very badly
handled; 90 Fire drill was held
the night before arrival, and
those of us who put on life
belts, as the regulation required,
were only laughed at.
TRAVELLER.
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
Legalized Gambling

quite agree with your edi-
torials relative to legalized
games of chance, as the govern
ment could then collect addi-
tional millions in revenues and
such games or lotteries would
be conducted on an honest basis.
Uncle Sam collects from the
winners of lotteries in the form
of income tax. If he would
legalize such activities our
Uncle Sam could also realize
substantial sums from the
losers. j. j. L.
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

chooses all her husbands
clothes it has a tendency to
create a feeling of 'Hen-pecked
Henry I always select my
clothes, despite the fact that my
wife probably has better taste.
I enjoy buying my own clothes,
and before I purchase anything
I usually sum up just what I
need and want"
4
Miss Lillian Carlton, ITO
Fourth st. N. E.. typiSt:
II don't think wife should
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

my clothes and don't need her
assistance in this line. l usually
know exactly what I want. A
salesman can't sell me inferior
clothes or something that I
don't want. In fact. my wife
asked my assistance in her Sc
lection of a fur coat"
x
Miss Ruth Neal, 1925 Ran
dolph St. S. E., clerk typist:
In the case where the hus-
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

the majority of men prefer in
dependence about the selection
OF their personal belongings. A
wife should not purchase wear
ing apparel for her husband un-
less he asks her to do so. My
husband often asks my advice
about what to buy, but he makes
his own decision"
E. B. Frey, 62l5 Western Ave,
Chevy Chase, Md, attorney:
mo. 1 don't think a wife is
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
Be On Guard

Why should we mix in this
European war at all? I dread
seeing our boys ordered off to
get killed, manned, and bombed
for the sake of some European
power.
Let the diplomats who make
these treaties, and the older
men of the nation have to go
away to the foreign wars, and
they would not be so eager to
join in defraying the cost with
the boys, the blood, carnage, and
money that 1t will take. Let
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
Inconsistency?

Your editorial, titled "We'n
Synphatize With England, But
We Won't Go to War for Eng
land" doesn't coincide with
President Roosevelt's recent
Canadian speech. He promised
to help Canada when and if
some foreign power got nasty.
Canada is part of the British
Empire, and if this isn't going
to war for England, I don't
know what is. B. w.
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
ROllin' Along
By W. A. S. Douglas

I GUESS each of us has at time inflicted hurt
another and has gone through life without being
of it. Along the way have walked from childhood
to death caring deeply for person of the opposite and
never letting him her Things might very possibly
have been different had kept the closely
locked up On the other hand of course there might have
come an even greater tragedy
remember a small boy, l,,,., ~, =. ..:.-- ,.o.
meeting for the first time - 49, k,oJ a M ,'aI t, p.
very pretty red-hared girl only 49, -. - ~ -, ~ . 49,
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
Your |. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

By SHIRLEY SPENCER
This is a general quiz. Score
10 for each of the first eight
questions and 20 for the puzzle.
/. Article " Sect. 4 of the Con-
stitution guarantees each State:
az A democratic form Of gov
ernment; (b) a republican form
of government; (c) a right to
choose own.
2. There are twice as many
non-Christians as there are Chris
tian5 II, the world. True. False.
3. What queen was called the
widow of Windsor?
4. Two square feet and two
feet square are the same area.
True. False.
5. Who wrote can honest
mans the noblest work Of Cod?
6. In what game is a masse
shot used?
7. What is the difference be-
tween allegation and allegation?
8. Mate is (a) Jewish bread;
(b) 9 South American drink:
Co ar impure metallic product.
9. PUZZLE: A boy scout need
ed a square piece of canvas. He
found a piece of canvas 36X27
inches with two of the corners
torn and damaged as indicated
by TIE darkened area in the
illustration so that he had to
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

should take this liberty unless
he approves of it. After all, the
man has to wear the clothes.
Some women do have better
taste than their husbands, and
usually are more capable in Sc
lecting values, because of their
shopping experience"
Private William Earl, 1925
Eighteenth St. N. E., U. S. Park
Police:
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

a few months
younger than
myself. Her
P + o t e S tant
father was a
clergyman in
the west of
Ireland, a n d
h e brought
his f a m ii y
every August
to the little
W a t e ri n G
place on the
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

II should say
not. The personal
ity and character
of a man is often
reflected in his at
tire, and a man
will not be happy
if he is wearing
clothes he doesn't
like. If a wife
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

band is very diSin-
terested in his ap-
p e a r a n c e and
where his taste is
definitely bad. it
might be necessary
for a wife to pur-
chase h e r hus-
bands clothes. but
! don't think a wife
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

actually go out
and buy her hus-
bands clothes, but
I do think she
should have some
say In what kind
of clothes he should
wear. After all a
wife is seen with
him and she should
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

capable Of select
ing her husbands
clothes because she
does not k n o W
what is best for his
business. A man is
more contented if
he buys his own
clothes. My wife
has never selected
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

often accompanies me on my
shopping tours. Many wives get
into the habit of buying their
husbands clothes because many
men do not have the time dur
ing the day for shopping"
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

place to buy his
own clothes. He
has a better idea of
what he likes and
wants. He also
should decide what
type of clothes to
get, to suit his
work and his other
interests. l believe
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

want him to be appropriately
dressed. I believe husband and
wife should offer suggestions
concerning the others attire"
X X
Eugene Palmer, 1444 w st.
N. w., beer salesman:
My wife does not select my
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

Courtesy
Each figure represents $4,000
families dollar symbol of aggregate
income O all families S476792,380.
Nne-tenhs received less than $500. Less than l per
cent received $4,000 or over-but the aggregate in
of this per cent equal to the aggregate in
come of the poorest 13, 100000 consuming families.
This gives reevance to the frequently repeated state
ment that 10 men own 100 million dollars each, while
ten million men don't even dollar each. 1t high
lights the haves vs. have-nots argument
The wages and hours bill, which attempts to rem
edy this situaton has been rather bitterly opposed
by many Southern legislators among them Cotton Ed
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

clothes and I pre-
fer to buy what I
want. I like her
advice a b o u t
clothes, but I would
not like to feel
that everything I
purchased had to
have her complete
a p pro v a /. She
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

ish soldiery from all over the
world. BY the way, does anybody
know what happened to genial
Charley? I heard he was ar.
rested and shot by the French
as a spy for the Germans. Others
have told me he retired to his
native MarSeilleS to live on the
fortune he gathered IN his saloon
during the war days. Somehow
l can't see him as spy.
Anyhow, over in a corner, sat
a very pretty red-haired woman
in the uniform of a Waac (Wo-
mems Auxiliary Army Corps.
She stared at me intently but
made no sign Of recognition.
In my usual conceit (of those
days. l concluded she had sue
cumhed to my self-admitted SUI
periority over the rest of the men
present. So I finally edged over
to her table where sat lot of
Canadians sort of men into
whose parties one could almost
always horn in with impunity.
GHEILA-for that's who it
~ was-identified herself to
me in a rather disagreeable fash
ion. She had recognized me,
but I had not recognized her
which burns any woman in any
part of the world. She made it
definite that as far as she was
concerned l wasn't wanted
around and as the Canadians
got her idea and seemed ready
to act on it, I took myself else
where Just ahead of the newt
able fight.
Maybe two years later I was
walking in the Champs Elysee
in Paris in the vicinity of the
big hotels which had been turned
into hospitals. Near the Arc de
Triomphe someone hailed me
and I turned-to see Sheila, sit
ting on a bench, very worn and
very sick-looking. Clutches were
beside her for she had lost her
left leg. A shell had struck her
ambulance a few months be-
fore up in the Cambria section.
WE GOT to be the best OF
w friends again-and she told
me lot of things which I had
never realized, and which made
me feel quite a heel. A few
weeks later she caught pneu-
monia and because of her in
juries there was no hope from
the start. She knew she was to
die and she asked me to take her
after death to the burylng
ground of the little church in
Roscommon, where her father
had preached and where he
and her mother were sleeping.
And, mind YOU" she whis-
pered with a pitiful flash of the
humor you can never take away
from the Irish, don't run out
on me this timen
l didn't-and I stood with
her fathers successor and the
two grave-diggers as they low
cred her coffin into the ground.
Only the four of us-and Shella
were there. I walked away in
the rain realizing 1 had lost
something that had been part
Of me all my life-only I had
been so selfish and so self-cen-
tered that didn't know it un-
til too late.
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
People
By Frank Romer

DANIEL WEBSTER
TAKING a note to the
] bank, Webster was a
bit testy when the cashier
asked why he wanted a
loan. ITO buy bread and
meat" he replied an
eriIy. The statesman was
amazed to learn he had
forgotten three thousand
dollars which he'd dePos-
tied there. Instead OF
accepting retainers from
hard-pressed law clients,
Webster often gave them
funds he needed himself.
(CopSright. 1898. by r. RomerI
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District OF Columbia since
January /. 1888, is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
THE ANSWERS

Mrs. Betty Rogers, 1431 TWen,
ty.flrst St. N. W, housewife:
Certainly not. It's a mans
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
TheInquiring
Photographer.
The Washington Times in
viteS you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Should a wife select her hus.
bands clothes?
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
SOuth's Income
LOWer Than NOrth's

port shows that Southern families average S1,326
year each, contrasted with an average income OF
81 1910 year in the New England zone (lncudlng New
York Stae) and $1,775 year in the Pacific zone
When you begin to dig deeper into the status of the
poorest third of nation (13OOOO 900 families)
shocking figures come to light The average income
of this group earning less than $3.50 year is given
as SAIL. Yet there is heartenng fact to counter
balance this. Though almost 100000 of this group
were on relief time during the year. more than
5000 900 received no assistance of any kind from
relief agency. This to damage the argument OF
those who say that poorest people are all shttless
and unwilling to work.
Another neglected set of figures deals with the dis
parity between the incomes of white and coored fam
lilies detailed table shows:
Average 5aS.n income ge,ofa5 per family
Southern rural ......,.......,,.,, Sl535
Southern cities q 500 and over, ..... 2o19
North Central cities 100000 and over 26l6 1927
Narrowing this down to white and colored share
croppers the former shown to have median in
including the value of home produced food and the
rental value of the houses occupied.
The report does not attempt to suggest any remedies
for the ma or and minor inequalities set forth buny
bv tables graphs and pages of analysis We don't, and
won't attempt to suggest solution ourselves. But we
do think the report worth reading and careful study
Perhaps then the reader decide for himself what's
the best way to bring about redistribution that will
give the have-nots more and the haves les-f that
to be considered desirable
the ok
The Washington times., 1938-09-20
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Names and addresses Of
pom request,

limited 200 words Names and addresses
writers will be omitted request
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

+ II
cut Oft two triangle pieces 6x12
inches. How could he cut the
remaining piece so as to form a
perfect square and do it in the
feWest possible pieces?
ANSWERS on Page 29)
The Washington times., 1938-09-20

Smith, author of the
famous 80 cents a day
is enough to live on"
remark. Yet the re-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
Divine Cultist Insists
She's Love Nut, =
Is Denied Citizenship

NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 31.--
(ANP) Miss Janette Bourne, 40, 9
Brooklyn resident and native OF
Barbados, 3. w. T., was denied hei
citizenship papers in Federal Judgs
Matthew T. Abruzzo's Brooklyn
court last Friday because she m
sisted she was a Father Divine fol-
lower and must sign her heavenly
name--ssLove Nut"
Called to sign her final naturalI-
zation papers Miss Bourne surprised
the court by declaring: II am ons
Of Father Divine's children. II
heaven my name is Love Nut"
Unimpressed, the court replied
ssYou must sign this paper with you
real name. Father Divine has at
legal standing under our Constitu-
ton. Heavenly appellations will no
do on court documents =
Protested Miss Bourne: my owl
name is no good in Heaven. II
don't sign Love Nut I won't TAX
| it. Ruled the Judge: I'm that case
| i deny you citizenship Mis-
/, Bourne swept majestically from tn
!, courtroom, declaring: "God will Il.
! this referring apparently to tn
cult leader, Father Divine.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02

Musicians Elect
Officers, Name Boston
For Next Convention

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Aug. 31.-
ANp)--AlI Of the national officers,
including Kemper Herald, president
were reelected at the annual con-
vention Of the National Association
Of Negro Musicians meeting here
last week. Two members Of the
board of directors, Mrs. Pearl G.
Franklin of Knoxville and Mary
Hardwell Dawson of Pittsburgh,
were elected. Boston was chosen as
the site of the 1889 convention.
Many special programs featured
lthe sessions. The program of the
Kansas City, Kan, branch held
Monday featured the following
artists:
]. Harris Thomas, organist; mixed
quartet composed Of Iantha Ramsey,
Inez Ramsey, George Lee Manifold
and Charles Williams; Gladys La
Grome, accompanist; Mrs. Leths
Locke, contralto; Edith Maddox
Kelly, pianist; Geraldine Patterson
soprano: Millicent Trio composed Of
Marie Allen, Irene Mills and Mosella
Jones with Inez Ramsey, accompan-
| ist; Rudolph Rhodes, tenor; Dorothy
Guilford, dramatic soprano; George
| Mansfield, tenor; Ruth Gillum, pi-
| anist; Reynolds Male chorus with T
| RI. Reynold of Sumner high school
directing and Bertram A. orme, ac-
| companist; Nadine Grewer, soprano
and duo-piano number by Mis-
Ethel Love and George Pierson.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
Southernaires
Win Praise With
Jewish Number

NEW YORK, Aug. 3f-(ANP)
Once again, the .ssouthernaires
demonstrated why they are tops in
the field Of radio quarters, when on
Sunday morning, the beautiful KoI
Nidre was presented the listeners
who follow the famous singing
group. No finer arrangement than
that made by Clarence Jones, pianist
for the group, has ever been heard.
Originally one of the most solemn
chants of the Hebrew faith, Kol
Nidre has grown in popularity as a
serious presentation with various
choral groups, but this was the first
time it was presented by a quastet.
Just as Ethel Waters astonished the
theatrical world with her rendition
of the Jewish lament, Ell, Eli so
the Southernaires have proven once
again their superb harmonies and
Interpretation Of nanber far
different from their usual songs.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02

"When went down in the valley TO
pray" Nobody Knows the Trouble
T See."
There was no assignable personal
authorship, they are social product.
Some unknown Negro with voice a
little louder than the rest caught the
refrain and gave it vogue, Some
white eaves--dropper overheard these
plaintiye melodies and made them q
part Of the musical repertoire Of the
.. nation They now contribute an
essential part to the musical litera-
ture Of the world. These spirituals
come directly from the heart Of the
Negro and appeal directly to the
heart Of mankind.
They have special mission and
meaning to the would be sophisticat-
ed Negro Of this day and generation
/ and discover him to himself, remind
| ing him that the chief contribution
| Of his race to the culture Of the
| world may not spring from the head,
| but from the heart. Nothing yet
| written in America surpasses IN
Spiritual and Lyric appeal Swing
, Low Sweet Chariot" or Steal Away
to Jesus
The Negro intelligentsia ambitious
| to reveal to his white competitors in
| abstract scientific and philanthropie
disauision was at one time disposed
to apurn the jubilee melodies be-
cause Of their lowiy origin. car
/ distinctly remember when the choil
/ Of great Negro University disdain-
| ed jubilee melodies in its musica
! repetoire. Shakespeare somewhers
tells of the toad ashamed Of the
Jewel in his head. But the Whit'
race eyinced the disposition to takt
these melodies up where the Negro
leaves off. Till today the jubilee
melodies hold an important place u
| their spiritual ritual
/ Negro voices alone can rende
| these spirituals with their origina
| intent and meaning. Jubilee Singer
are universally endowed by white
sponsors To delight and upilft IN
| soul OF white listeners.
! / want to urge my readers TO tun
| ii to the Columbia Broadcast at Mn
o'clock on each sunday morning 2
hear uWings over Jordan No.
where eaa the half hour be NOR
profitably devoted to the worship :
God IN purity Of spirit and tn
beauty holiness.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
WINGS OVER
JORDAN"
Bv KELLY MILLER

4sWings over. Jordan is the title
Of 4 Sunday morning broadcast Of
Jubilee melodies originated by Rev.
Settle, a Negro Baptist clergyman Of
Cleveland, Ohio. and maintained BY
the Columbia Broadcasting Company
for the Negroes of America.
Ny only knowledge Of DIR. Settle
Is derived from his relation to this
broales..,.. / am thoroughly con-
WINGED however that he is man OF
sound intelligence, deep seated plety
and Of earnest conservation and de-
yotion to the welfare Of his race.
His conduct OF the Sunday morning
program Il characterized by a rev
erent and deyout spirit which y
deeper than the RECRUITMENT o. Z
broadcast program. One must aiso
admire his resourcefulness IN devils
ing such spiritual enterprise a.
well as his persuasiveness IN nitro
duclhg the 1oiN'i'0. a;,ta;n +
system to support and MAINTAIN y
and the e1eeu''Ve ap'asss a.,,,.
The radio Is being universally uti-
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
LEGAL NOTICE

Notice IS hereby given that Pear
Fletcher Of No. At Parker Ave-.
DAYTON, Ohio, was on the 3rd day q
August, 1893, duly appointed ane
qualified as Executrix Of the estate
of Minerva Reec late Of Montgomery
County, ohio, Deceased. Creditor
must file their claims with above
fiduciary within four months.
VIM. G. WIsEMAN,
Probate Judge Of
Montgomery County
Hgl,s WILLIAM O. STOKES,
i Attorney
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02

Spend your money where
you can work. patronize stores
that employ Negro clerks.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
MRS. FUREY, S3,
INFERRED HERE

The body Of Mrs. Georgianna
G. Furey, 93-year-old widow of q
civil war veteran, was inferred in
Arlington National Cemetery to-
day. Mrs. Furey died Tuesday at
her home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Furey was the daughter of
q Philadelphia merchant, who was
one Of the founders Of Atlantic
City. Her husband belonged to
a family that had been prominent
in politics in Brooklyn.
Following her husbands service
in the civil war, Mrs. Furey accom-
panied him on several expeditions
to the West. travelling at times in
a covered wagon. Her husband
was an officer under General
Crook in Indian campaigns in
Arizona and Yellowstone, and
later served in the Spanish-Ameri-
can War.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Dr.. MiIIington
Baptist Leader Dies
Funeral SlIvsdau

Memorial services for DR.. H. w.
o. Millington, former executive
secretary of the Columbia Associa-
ton OF Baptist Churches, now
known as the District of Columbia
Baptist Convention, will be held
Sunday at 4 p. m, at the Baptist
Home for Children, Cedar Lane,
Bethesda, Md.
DR.. Millington was the first
president Of the board Of trustees
Of the Baptist Home, and was an
outstanding worker in the interest
of the children entrusted to the
care Of the home.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
Col. Morton
Army Veteran Dead
After Long Service

The War Department today an.
nounced the death on Tuesday at
Detroit of Col. Charles e. Morton,
q. s. A., retired. He was 64 years
old.
Colonel Morton was born At
Sidney Barracks, Neb., March IA,
1874, and enlisted in the Army on
August az, 1894.
During the World War, Colonel
Morton served as lieutenant colo
mel of infantry in the National
Army, and was commissioned a
colonel in the United States on
August 3. 1918.
He held one detail Of service tr
Washington, from June IL 1918 to
September 3 1919 in the War
Plans Division. s8
Surviving are his widow Mrs.
Charlotte B. Morton; brother
Lieut.. Col. Emmett C. Morton FL
nance Department Governors Is
land N; Y.
The Washington times., 1938-05-19
"EveySprins
] take a
course of S.S.S." !"

IT KNOW that tired-let-down-ex-
i hausted-feeling Is often due to q
lack Of strength in my red cells"
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S.S.S. Tonic helps rebuild these pre-
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and also proven by scientific research.
You, too, viii want to take S.S.S.
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red-blood-cell strength to restore
lost weight to regain energy J.. to
strengthen nerves and to give to
your skin that Natural health glow.
Take the S.S.S. Tonic treatment and
you should soon be delighted with the
way you feel 80. and have your friends
compliment you on the way you look.
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