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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
Railroad Conductor r e III ired
Him to Leave Pullman and Go
To Coach; State Law Plea by
Carrier is Sustained

Washington, Nov. 25 - The
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion dismissed today a COM
plant by Arthur w. MITCHELL,
Negro congressman from Illinois
that the Rock Island railroad
required him to leave a Pullman
car in Arkansas and travel in
coach inferior tho the Pullman.
Commissioners Eastman, Lee
and Milled, Atchinson and Por-
ter dissented.
Mitchell charged that he was
travelling from Chicago to Hot
Springs Ark, on April 20, 1887,
and that the conductor en- the
ira n required him to change
cars when the train entered
Arkansas. The railroad declared
segregation of races is required
by Arkansas law.
Mitchell contended that the
law required equal but sepa-
rate Accommodations" for both
races and that the Negro ac-
comodations were unsatisfac-
tory. ... -.
ct is not for us to enforce
the state law" the commission
ers decision stated. eve under
stand that to be a matter for
state authorities. But in decid-
ing the case on the facts pre-
scented we must rcogniz that un-
der the state law defendants
must segregate colored passen-
gers" ....
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
Seventh Lynching of Year at
Virgins, Miss, Comes at the
Height of American Protests
Against NaZi AtrOcit cH

New York. Nov. pa new
federal anti-Iynch.nH bill. diff
crlnE only iccrtain minor rs
poets from previous amti-lynch-
ing bills, has been drafted COM
plctcly and is ready fer pr.
Srntatiom to the 10Th Congress
III january, officials of the Ma
tloal Association for tE, AdvLn-
,'mcnt OF Color,d lcpp,r uu-
noUnccd today.
The annOunc mcnt came on
the he Is of news of the seventh
lynching of 1888 which occurred
November 2l at Virgins, Miss,
Wilder MCGOWAN, n, collrcd,
was lynch,d by Il mob of several
hundred persons on the charge
that he had bee guilty of assault
ing an ag-d white woman. No
proof was furnished of the
guilt, and the mob reached the
victim bcfora the Sheriff could
arrest him. The Virgins lynch
ing occurred at the height of the
protests OF Americans over the
persecution of Jews in Germany
The new draft Of the anti
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
New Anti-LyncEl Bill
Drafted for Congress

lynch.n% bill is AZ suit Of a con
ference between Wh an color
vd lawyers and 9th / Interested
r,rScna. Preliminary wc:k on
tn draft WAS began by the MA
ACP in September and tn
draft turned out Tins W.,h j"
the 4, suit Of several r1ui rem. 3.
Except for few minor change.
the new bill will rr5cnb the
Gava%an Wagner NAuNuys bill
and the Wacnrr-C'stipan bill.
NAACp officials pointed out
that III, greatest obstacle to
th.S legislation III the new Con-
ercSs Is a poa.5 bic li!ib 5tcr i'm
the Scnat,. Ii is regarded IS al
III st certain tina enough
strength can be mustered t.
pass tn bill in the House with
ut great difficulty. OF course
M - j dietary committee
en- p'vlap3 IN rules commit
t,o " Il intcrposa objections to
the III reaching tn floor, but
{ can always BE- called out by a
pa;il on signed by 218 congress
IN. "A recent poll by the NAA-
! CP of old and newly elected
I congressman indicated h at
th,rc were at least 218 friends
Of the anti-lynching bill in the
house. 49,.
This means that the bill can
be got out of committee, and
ono, ON the flor, it is fcIt that
the pressure from voters in the
northern, eastern and ", stern
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nature. il seemed inevitable that
| should land in politics because
I'm politics are found their iunla-
mental problems of human life.
The woman going i; - politics
has Il human : rVice Il render
her people,"
1t was inevitable, too, she
would have Us kl Nv. that wo-
man should enter politics be-
cause that machine threatened
to become absolutely inhumam
and needed the softer. grntl,r.
Subtl>r "woman'S touch" Re
preventative FauSctS hobby is
music. Il love the piano and
voice, and long hikes in open
cCUntry.' she said. But you
see what precious little time !
have had to give to a hobby. |
have beer so busy trying to in
calculate in my women Il spirit
of political consciousness for
their own sake. Politis do not
necessarily take the women
ont of the home" she wanted
that. point made clear.
AS a matter Of fact" she
philosophical, "a woman who
is,or has at any time been en-
gagged in public life, has
greater opportunity for taking
something very fine back into
that home with her. They have
seen the scheme Of things as
they really are.
"'Irley know what is of value
and what is non-esscntial to the
development of both home and
government. They know well the
worthwhile people and those
who are takers and fourhushers.
In addition they take back into
the home pcise, broadminded-
ness, tolerance, because of the
wisdom that comes with under
standing and knowledge such as
they could never have gained
uder any other circumstances.
They are refined gold.
Mrs. Roosevelt has set a pre-
ccedant. She is an excellent il
lustration of my point, exactly"
1t seems that everything Cry
stall Byrd Fausct has done in a
public way in her life work has
been fashioning her for her pre-
sent position as the first woman
to represent her people in the
state legislature.
In the first place she has the
type of voice and personality to
hold audiences and great mass
es Of people spellbound. She has
ability, aggrcsSivennss and an
indomitabTe will-not to men
ton training and wide, varied
experience; first, as national
colored Girl Reserve secretary
with the National WV board in
New York state, during which
time she travelled all over the
nation directing and helping TO
organize different branches Of
this Girl Res rye movement ;
then, as Interpreter Of Negro
life for the Americans Friends
Service committee, lcturinR at
high schools throughout Phila-
delphia, and in 1893 as chair
man Of tn" transition commitrc
Of the YWCA, introducing the
modern trcE1 in the sctup.
| I'm private life she is Mrs.
I Arthur Huff Fanset, wife Of Il
Philadelphia school principal
And / car do anything around
a home that any other housewife
can do" sch assbfed us.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
BY CAPTAIN ID. ]. GILMEH
GREENSBORO, N. c.

have just returned from the
annual conference of the AME
Z!on church, West Central, w.
w. Matthews, Bishop presiding,
at Hamlet, N. c., at st. Stevens
AME Zion church, Rev. DR..
Cook pastor. At this confer
ence where twelve thousand
dollars were raised and where
the Missionary women raised
about $1,000 for foreign missions
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
KELLY MILLER SAYS:
.itleFHitS
Back

1t will be recalled that the
Turkish Ambassador answered
the American condemnation as
sault of the "Unspeakable
Turk" upon t h e Armenian
minority with a retort that the
lynching and buring of Negroes
in the United States surpassed
in atrocity the outrageous treat
ment of which his countrymen
had been accused. For this
breach of diplomatic propriety
by intermeddllng in our domest-
ic affairs President Wilson hand
ed the offending diplomat hia
walking papers.
The tablls alie now turned.
President RooseveltA Ex-Presi-
dent Hoover, cabinet officers and
other high officials have not
scrupled to criticize Hitler's
treatment of the Jews, notwith-
standing the breach of diplomat
ic proprieties. When human ma
ture has been outraged, if ma
tions would hold their peace, the
enlightened conscience of man
kind would cry out.
Naai apologists for German
barbarities have ramsacked the
records of historical and con-
temporaneous nations to dis
cover instances of the mistreat-
ment of minorities to bolster up
and justify their own iniquitus
treatment of the Jewish minor
ity now within their midst. We
are reminded of the Spanish In
QUESTION the Bartholomew Mass
acre, burning of witches, hang
ing of Quakers and the persecu-
ton of the Later Day Saints by
christian America. But these
cunning apologists reserve our
peculiar domestic iniquities, the
lynching and burning of Neg
roes, as the convincing climax to
justify their own evil deeds.
We must hang our heads in
shame while admitting the dead
ly parallel Of this tn quoque
accusation. All nations have
their grevious faults, and griev-
ously must they atone for them.
Apologizng no whit for the cruel
ties and injustices heaped upon
the Merge, yet it must be said
that in America there exists a
puritan conscience, which cries
out and spares not injustice and
wrong in high places. The
National government neither
commits nor justifies lynching
and burning of human beings.
THE conscience of the nation pro-
tests all such atrocities. But in
all Germany there has not a.
risen a single loud-crying and
far reaching voice against Herr
| Hitler;7 prosecutions of the
Hebrew minority. The voice OF
Martin Luther or a Carl Scur2
no longer resounds in the Reich
| But granting the counter
charges of Hitler and his cohorts
how would that justify THEN
barbarities against the Jews
which shock the conscience Of
the civilized world? elimination
and re-criminat oh never rightet
a wrong or corrected an evil il
the history of human misdeeds
Two WRONGS never make a right
t A double negative makes ar
affirmative in grammar, but not
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
Crystal Byrd auset, Is First Colored Woman
Sent to Penna., Legislature in All Its history

Philadelphia, Nov. 26, CAMP
We found her-that dynamic
little person, Crystal Byrd Eau
sett, the first Negro woman ever
to be sent to the state legislature
in the history OF Pennsylvania
just outside her district poll
ing place the nightof elections.
1t had blown cold all stormy.
The esquisite platinum moon
which had shed radium like rays
ocer all tie city raising the hopes
of Republican stalwarts ami
anti NewDealers, suddenly stole
swiftly and quietly behind muir
ky clouds blown hither and yon
in the heavens by unheraIded
gusts of November winds.
democratic weather." Some
one cried. We couldn't determine
if it was a tone of dismay or re-
joicing. But Crystal smild, be-
cause she was candidate on
the Democratic ticket. Turning
to the woman whose five feet
few inches and personality had
smashd through against all OPP
position and won for her the
congratulations she was now re-
ceivig, we asked: How does it
feelfi being the first colored wo-
man to go to the state legisla-
ture 2"
Il do rot consider it a person.
al honor at ALL" she said solemn
ly and with characteristic deli
beration. Il consider it a recog-
milton of Negro womanhood. |
think it is tribute to them-to
their ernestHess and to their
own efforts.1t is tribute to the
gowing consciousness of color
ed women's increasing en-
lightenment to their correspond
ing awareness of their own sense
of responsibility in taking an &C
tive part in the affairs of this
country's administration" She
paused.
Il feel no personal elation over
the matter" she resumed. Il am
not in the least excited over the
prospect of going to the state
legislature. On the contrary |
am very calm. 1t is the women
who deserve all the credit for
the success in making the force
of their numbers and voice felt
and heard, and placing repre-
sentative of their own choosing
in office.
"Of course, my interest is not
for my own group alone. 1t is
for womanhood in general, and
my efforts shall be directed to-
ward the further development Of
| of women of all races"
The next significant fact about
it all, she felt, was that Negro
women were making history
for themselves in helping to
send a woman Of our own race
to the state legislature. And to
make history in our own life
time" she cried with fervor, "is
a fine step forward"
Did she prefer politics to her
J YWCA work?
| Unquestionably, my ex-
! perience in the YWCA work has
+ been invaluable to me. 1t has
given me a broader outlook on
social problms-locally, nation
ally and internationally. 1t was
an experience which ! personally
would urge many young women
to try to have who plan to GO
into public life at all.
For me to pass from the WV
through other works of public
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
Spelling Book Eest ScIlev

Excluding religious literature,
Noah Webster's spelling book IL
believed to have achieved greater
sale than any other book In history.
Since its first edition in 1893. says
Golfers Weekly, more than l0O, OO0,-
600 copies have been sold.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02

in morals. Elimination by com
parision is a legimate process in
algebra but not in ethics. Citing
cruelttes and outrages against
Negroes in Georgia is a poor
justilcatI-n FOR atrnc ties
against Jews in Germany. Com
parision5 are odious.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02
Albahess nas I1-Eoo. wing,pre.d

The slbatrogs, which sometimes
has winRsprcad Of T. feet, usually
has difficulty in taking or" haV-
ing 70 nun somo distance 70 goin
momentum before u rises in tho
air. When on ship, says Golfers
Weekly, it is unable % leave il the
op deck docs not have sufficient
1ac" for q satisfactory runway"
SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIMES
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-12-02

A NEWSPAPER
FHOI THE BiI.llCN
CAtL FIELD IN TuE
BIOGRAPHICAL CEN.
TER OF INDUSTRY
Evening star., 1938-06-28

only one who did, facing upstream
like that. See who done 1t, johnny"
Johnny glanced at the man in the
green hat. The mans hand was in
side his coat. Sure" he said. Sure,
I saw it all. It was that guy there. {"
Then he jumped. He heard the
mufhed explosion Of q revolver, saw
Clancy leap, heard shouts and
swearing and knew that other cops
were coming. Then he heard more
shots. He felt singing pain in his
arm. He felt something hot running
down inside his sleeve. Things began
to reel. He knew he was fainting .
Officer Clancy was bending over
him when he came TO- You're all
right, kid. Just scratch. And what
break. That was Moe Consoletti.
He had threatened to get Old silas.
They're both dead. And you get the
reward. kid. One thousand smack
ers! Is that a breakl"
John looked past Onicer Clancy
toward the elevator stairs. He thought
of the man in the green hat, fighting
his way up against the stream Of peo-
pie. You can't buck the crowds" he
muttered. mo use trying"
Copyright, 183sO
Evening star., 1938-06-28


Life had been unkind to him. Life
hadn't given him the breaks. That's
it. 1t was life's fault Either you
were born into the easy way, or you
didn't have chance. This stuff
about fighting your way to the top,
overcoming obstacles. being a whoop-
ing, self-made success-nuts! You
can't fight when life is against you,
when the crowd is way out ahead and
throwing dust into your face.
John had no schooling beyond the
grades. But he was full of ambition;
the determination to succeed had been
strong in his soul. He'd read plenty
OF stories about men who had fought
their way from poverty to riches. 1t
could be done here in America. This
was the land of opportunity. All you
had to do was remain alert, work
hard. grab your opportunities. Bunk
Buy a paper, mister? Wuxtra
Wuxtra!
Those guys that wrote that stuff
didn't know. 1t looked we'll in print.
They ought to talk to someone who
had tried-tried everything, desper-
ately. and failed. Those guys ought
to be told that you couldn't do it
not any ordinary guy. It took more
than hard work and alertness. You
had to be genius. Or be born with
a silver spoon in your mouth. Or get
break. And what chance did he
have of getting break? None. Guys
like him didn't get breaks Didn t
those writer guys know q chap had
to have capital these days to do any,
think besides peddle papers. If he
had thousand dollars now. If!
Rich society woman knocks OIL her
spouse! Buy a paypare, sir?"
A thousand smackers! Ha! Fat
chance. Not when the breaks were
against you. A man was a fool to try
and buck the crowds when they were
against him. Like that buy in the
green hat. Look at him, trying to
hight his way up those stairs. Didn't
the dumbhead know that it was Just
after o'clock and hundreds of peo-
pie would be coming down the stairs
on their way home? Didn't he know
there was no use trying to battle the
current like that?
No! The fool! Look at him keep
sdsing his way up, only to be knocked
back again.
John watched the progress of the
man in the green hat-a solitary fig
ure trying to fight his way up the
stairs OF the elevator and not gain
ing foot. The stream of people
jostled him, cast annoyed glances at
Evening star., 1938-06-28


from the direction of the stairs. There
was stir, wild scrambling, shrieks,
curses. The sea of humanity came
tumbling down, pausing, shrinking
away, Mortified, staring at something
on the ground. John glimpsed the
figure lying there, grotesquely spra wled
across the steps. He heard the name
Of Silas Berry mentioned. Judge Silas
Berry
Hey, Newsy, how about a paper?"
John turned. 1t was the man in
the green hat. John felt his heart
pound, then stand still. There was a
curiously cold light in the mans eyes.
He took the paper John offered him
without moving his eyes from the
newsboy's face.
Nice stand you got here sonny
Must make a lot of dough. Must see
lot that happens, facing upstream
like that. Didn't happen to see what
occurred just now on the elevator
steps did you?"
John gulped. Il heard a shot. What
happened? Was somebody killed? l
didn't see a thing I was selling a
paper. Who do you suppose done it?"
The cold light dimmed in the eyes
OF the man with the green hat. He
smiled. A siren sounded. The crowd
scattered, John saw OdiceT Mike
Clancy elbowing his way toward him
Hi, Johnny! Look, you must have
seen who did it, standing here like
that. You had a view. You were the
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Natures Children
Ivory Billed Woodpecker.
(Campephilus principalis).

places to look for him, for man has
driven him into seclusion and this glo-
rious bird Is missing from many Of
hts old haunts. A few also are seen
In the swamps OF Florida ana in Loui-
siana. Though given protection now,
1t Is doubtful II these wood workers"
will ever be able to build up their
number again. These, powerful birds
are friends Of ours, for their food con-
sists OF harmful boring insects that
attack our trees. And by the length
and power Of their bills they can reach
the deeper secluded insects which the
smaller birds cannot
OF . shy ana retiring nature, this
woodpecker is not likely to trespass on
fruit trees or gardens, his interest be-
ing conferred on our forest trees. Here
his loud and constant tattoo may be
heard and In the dim recesses of the
woods it has a very penetrating and
ringing sound.
The mate Of this woodpecker wears
the same colors with one exception
Where the crest is bright red on the
Evening star., 1938-06-28

back Of his head It Is q glossy blue
black on hers. This no doubt Is for
her protection while brooding her eggs.
Both have white nasal plumes and
white stripe which begins under the
eye and continues down the side Of
the neck and across the shoulder.
They have lemon -colored eyes, gray
legs and feet, and horn-c -colored claws
The predominating color is glossy
blue-black. You can well imagine how
lovely these birds are in their wed
ding garments" OF new plumage.
The nest is usually in the highest
part Of a cypress, the entrance 10 oval
shaped and the dark nursery has from
three to five white eggs in 1t. The
mattress is made Of fine chips.
In the course of one day the ivory
bill covers many miles inspecting the
tree trunks for food. Returning At
Evening star., 1938-06-28

him: pushed him
to one side. Life
was like that. You
can't buck the
crowd when the
crowd is against
you. It's like wait
ing for a break.
-'Hey, gimme a
News" There was
q man at Johns
elbow, looking i'm
patient and irri-
tated. John jerked
himself back to
earth.
Sure. Here you
are. m l 8 t e r.
Thanks. Paypare!
Wuxtra! Wux-"
John stopped alb
ruptly. A shot had
sounded above the
pounding of rain
and the rumble
nf fro mc ~ conoo
Evening star., 1938-06-28

night to . favorite tree or one that
has not been searched. the protector
Of forest trees begins his work again
at dawn. Only darkness or heavy rain
can keep him from his toll.
(Copyright, 183S.)
Evening star., 1938-06-28
TREASURER ELECTED

g. Norden Hanover of Boston has
Just been elected treasurer and gen.
eral manager of the Samuel c. Pal
mer Co. of Washington, an official Of
the soda water firm announced today.
An alumnus of Boston University,
Mr. Hanover was active in scouting
activities in New England and de-
voted many years of study to child
welfare and education.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
TOHN was only

John was only
20 and already
life was bitter. To-
day, with me rain
lashing his face,
wetting the news
papers before he
could pass them to
customers from be-
meath the oilskin
covering, chilled to
the bone. envying
those who filed
into the subway
entrace with their
sleek, contented,
well-fed looks, he
hated life. He
hated pc eople;
hated the world.
"Paypare! Pay
pare! WuX ira !!
Wealthy society
woman Stays hus-
band and runs of
with suitor! Wux-
Evening star., 1938-06-28
Tax Cuts Restored.

Recently lowered taxes in Neither
lands Indies are being restored to
stop the decrease Of government rev.
enue.
Evening star., 1938-06-28
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY,

r YE HAS earned the name Of boss
carpenter of the bird world
/ and II you hear the ivory-bill
L L ut work you will agree the
title Is appropriate. To watch this
handsome fellow 10 to get . lesson in
industry and determination. The size
OF this woodpecker and his unusual
head adornment are his chief distinc-
tions for Identification.
His bill is glossy, sharp as . dagger
Evening star., 1938-06-28

Kanns-Men's Store-second Floor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-21
Spray Roses Frequently

81 find that there is one simple
point in aphis control that is over
looked by a majority of rose grow
ers," says Melvin E. Wyandt, rose
specialist of gainesville, Ohio. ''It
is simply that they should spray
often. Now don't misunderstood
me. Practically all rose growers
know that they must spray with a
good insecticide to control aphis,
but they do not realize that aphidS
multiply rapidly"
An effective spray for aphis con-
troll is made by mixing one to two
teaspoonfuls of nicotine sulphate
in a gallon Of water and adding a
little dissolved laundry soap. Nico-
tine sulphate is a poison which
kills by contact-the method nee
essary with sucking insects such
as aphis-and in addition, being
volatile, it gives off fumes which
also kill, making it doubly effective.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-21

and applique patch pieces; Illus
trations of all stitches used; ma
terial requirements; color sugges-
tions.
Send IS cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferred) for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft
Dept, 81 Eighth Ave, New York.
Please write your name, ad-
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-21
BOTH WRONG

Girl Ito Jeweler)-I want you to
settle an argument. I say you pro-
nounce the name of this stone as
"turkwoys," and my friend says it
is ''turkwos. Who is right?
Jeweler-I'm afraid you are both
wrong. The correct pronunciation
is "glass. STRAY Stories Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-21
Oldest Tapestry

The earliest specimens of tapes
try which can be accurately dated
were found in the year 1903 in the
tomb of Thutmosis v (1420-141l B.
CO. at Thebes. They are in the
Cairo museum. There are three
small examples, woven in colored
linen threads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-21
SAFE
Q Bell syndiease.-wNu Service.

Burglar Bill-And after yez got
away from de cop, where did yez
hidee
Burglar Jake-O, I just ducked
into de city hall, Topped down in
chair, put me feet on a desk and
took snooze.-Royal Arcanum Bull
letin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-04-21
Apron for
q Gift or BdzdQr

Chockful of flattery, gaiety,
practically is this apron with
its easily appliqued tulip-shaped
pocket and flowers. Outline stitch
completes the design. Pattern 1885
contains a transfer pattern Of
apron, a motif 81z by GA inches