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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Taft Paid off Local
Cops With "ChuckLes"
Ball Committee Recalls Incident of "Apprecia-
ton and Generosity as 1895 Best Laugh--Merit
System Leader Shows Concern for City Employees

could hardly restrain themselves
while the envelope was being
opened. Jingles and Barney went
into an embrace and started to
sing THAT dear old pal Of mine"
"zing" went the letter opener.
Boom, boom" !!
Out Topped all the tickets they
had left at Horace's and last but
not least out popped a little note
saying Sorry, Mr.. Taft will not
be able to make the ball"
Smelling salts, etc. etc.
'And you fellows didn't take the
cash when he was digging for it,
reared the boys. What in h
were you thinking Of"
Edging near the exit and as pale
as ghosts, Jingles and Barney in
painting breaths exclaimed:
But he had a roll that would
choke COW. He smiled and
beamed and laughed. He did
everything to us but tickle us un-
der the chin. He was SO polite and
nice. He told us we were welcome
to drop in any old time. We
thought he was a cinch and that
he was on the level with U.S."
After Jingles' and Barney's exit
there was some remarks about
trying them on charges Of mop
perry, sleeping at the switch, ne
elect of duty, failure to accept
money when offered and not
knowing their SUBJECT.
All of which prompted a wise
acre to remark that he would be:
that if Neighbor Taft had two
apples and if he met Waterbury
cop, he would eat one and put the
other in his pocket.
So let's have another skup of
coffee and a chunk of pie while
we give three cheers for big
hearted Horace and hurrah for
his city manager cronies.
MIR. DUCAT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

it comedies with their opinion and
their interests.
The INSCRIPTIONS politicians of
the city manager plan are guided
by other purposes. They are in
the hire Of local manufacturers
and are their agents. They have
been assigned the dirty work of
putting strangle hold on our
city. 1t is unfortunate that some
honest and progressive people
have been made party to this.
Yes, we communists are against
the city manager charter. Because
it is no solution to the problem
of honesty in government. Be-
cause it is undemocratic. Because
proportional representation is a
fraud under the city manager
form Of government. Because the
plan is threat to labor. Because
1T Is menace to the freedom we
cherish as Americans.
We urge our people to defeat
the city manager charter, to set
about reconstructing the political
life OF our city by making DEM
ocracy work for the welfare of the
majority. Let us unite behind a
peoples program. Let us make
Waterbury the stronghold of
clean. honest and progressive
government.
MICHAEL RUSSO.
Secretary Communist Party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

Adoption of the city manager
charter would end an era of bad
government In Waterbury, declared
Arthur H. Goepel Of the Citizens
Good Government Association in a
radio address last night. Machine
politicians" he said, succeeded in
killing the city manager plan prr-
posed by the charter commission
nine years ago.
Mr.. Goepel declared that most
cities operating under a city man
ager plan are receiving good gov
eminent. He went on:
waterbury pays the highest tax
rate in the state.
Factories won't come here be-
cause Of high taxes.
Factories have left town because
of high taxes.
"Pay cuts have been imposed on
city employees, to make up for ex-
cesses to the top officials who are
always political stooges.
FRIENDS and relatives Of adj
Observation-Disclosures have been
favored sellers Of goods and serv-
ices to the city, at high prices,
for years.
1.-THE waterbury conspiracy went
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

In their own city viii have any
chance they have for jobs here
taken away if the city manager
charter is voted IN. -
SO Mr.. White told US Wednesday
night that under 1t a girl just
out Of normal school q few months
has much chance Of being APP
pointed as one who's been on the
waiting list for many years. And
there are many who've been watt
ing long time.
Under the school department
merit system of the city. manager
charter, appointments would be
made without any regard for out
side experience IN the classroom or
the length Of time that local girls
looking for local jobs have been
waiting. 'e''
STILL HOPEFUL,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Colossal Ignorance of Charter Plan Shown by Mr. White
City Manager-Yes or No?

Every voter of Waterbury should register his
vote for against the proposed charter change in the
October 3rd referendum. ne . ~
This is his or her right and also duty and the
referendum is democratic and American way Of al
lowing the majority to decide how they shall be gov
erned locally.
Each voter and citizen should make up his own
mind and should give careful thought to his decision
before he she registers at the polls because this
is farreaching decision and change in the municipal
government of our city. sf+ (.
Those who fail to vote cannot complain later that
the decision went contrary to their Wishes whichever
way that may be- 4@s SF
So we urge--eyery citizen should vote so that the
decision shall be true expression of all eligible cit
liens and true American method Of deciding the is
sue before u.s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29

duce our. teaching stats, close
some of our schools and reduce
teachers salaries.
It certainly wasn't any striking
contribution to the city manager.
campaign that Mr.. White made
before the teachers. II he's the
best-informed man on the charter,
then the others under him must
be entirely CROPPING in the dark.
Waterbury may need change.
but let's have one that we know
something about. Let's not vote for
a charter that even its most ar.
dent supporters find Incompetent
sible.
TEACHER.
To the Editor Of The Democrat:
Waterbury teachers who have
been unable to get school positions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
Bad Governmental Here
To End With Change
Arthur G. GoepeI in Radio Broadcast Attacks High Tax
Rate, Political Patronage for "FavOrites"

on for five or six years before the
public had any inkling of what was
happening.
"Officials who had been found
guilty by q jury could not be re-
moved from office.
offices in the city hall have been
used as club rooms and caucus
rooms for high-selaried henchmen
Of political machines, rather than
for the transaction of public bust
ness;
Authority and responsibility is
so divided that the public and the
officials themselves don't know
much about their government
which promotes pickering, buck
passing, inefficiency, waste, and
even political and financial skull
duggery;
"Debt has been piled upon debt;
interest rates constantly going up;
deficits and overdrafts one after
another; layoffs in various depart
ments because of lack of funds:
public services poorly performed,
and streets full of holes;
"Ai1d so forth, world without end.
Conditions such as these are not
new in Waterbury. We have been
subject to the same sort of mis-
government for many years. AS
proof of this, let me read to you a
few Of the findings Of the Water
bury charter commission, as re-
ported in 1930-nine years ago;
1.-THE collector of taxes has re-
tanned considerable sums from col
lections, lien fees, interest, etc.,
aggregating over $4,000. =.
"The city controller has kept
substantial sums in a special ac-
count subject to his own check,
without authority therefor. -.
More than go appropriations
were over-expended in 1929 by over
$751;, 900.
"The Board of Aldermen is au-
thorized to abate taxes only on the
ground that taxpayers are "poor
and unable to pay" but has exer-
cised this power as a matter Of
common practice in cases where
the properties on which the taxes
we're levied are assessed at high
figures, and in general without EVIL
dence in the record of actual pow
erty or inability to pay. One case
Is cited Of an abatement of tax
on property assessed at $53,100,
and attachments on property valued
at above S., 900 are frequent.
Remember, that report was is
sued nine years ago, and it covers
a period of some few years before
that, although it has very familiar
ring at the present time, hasns it?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
No Interest,
No Audience
No Speeches!

Absence Of an aEy;ience last
night forced the cancellation
Of q meeting scheduled for last
night ut the Brooklyn YMCA
by the Citizens Good Govern
ment association. Not . single
person was in the hall when the
pro-city manager rally was sup
posed to begin, except for the
speaker, Harold F. White and
one other city manager 'advO-
cate with him.
Mr.. White waited ut the hall
for some time, but the seats
still remained al vacant and he
and his associate left.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

lie dara a listed lineas suaves y
juveniles. Permita que nuestro
experto consultante adapte a su
figura ell modelo que mas lie con-
viene. Ell "girdle" Smoothie que
aparece ariba es de rayon y ba-
tista algod6n con los costados en-
dos formas, ligeramente aballena-
dos Y clippers de ~sujecion. Ia
manos % a 38.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29
error de Myers Slaughter sc

error de Myers; Slaughter Sc
'dool6 y Icdvick fae rctira-
10 por Trey. Mi-e ful intencio-
naimente "pasadon = Padgett
peg6 I'm largo fly, al left, para
smpatar el score.
Derringer 10 permiti6 anota-
ci0n en- ell sexto, a pesar del til
pie de Brown con dos outs. Al
finalizar esa entrada los Rojos
hicieron otra carrera para po-
nerse de nuevo en- la v~anguadia
Berger abri6 Ell inning con IN
doble a la pizarra del left field,
llegando a tercera con Ell tolua
de bola de Myers y anotando en-
ell sacrifice "fly' de Derringer
por Ell jardfn derecho.
Los Cordendles perdieron ana
oportuniddd
Los Cardenales perdieron una
oportunidad de orc, en- Ell septi-
mo, cuando pegaron cuatro hits
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

causa de las heridas de Bobby,
ell veterano pogo una corta IL
quierda a la quijada del Saraso-
tano Y este cay6 de frente. Ell
conteo fue solo una formula, va
que Sc lie hubiera podido contar
100 segundos.
La victoria de Bobby Wilson
rompi6 una buena cadena de
~triunfos conquistadas en- esta
ciudad por Greenwood y lie ele-
y6 a la categoria de favorito lie
nuestro pIblico.
Wilson es un pesimo boxea-
dor Y Sc "descubre" mucho; pc
70 sin duda que no hay otro wei
terweight que pegue en- los elm
ches con la rudeza del mucha-
cho de Orlando.
Williams Mci6 muy bien
Kid Williams ell maravilloso
boxeador novato de Savannah,
Georgia, puso a dormir a Rich
ard Hernandez, en- ell segundo
round, con una derecha a la qui-
jada, luego de fuertes ataques
sobre Ell tampeno desde Ell prin-
/ cipio de la peleaa. Williams re-
to a Chino Alvarez para Ell en-.
trante mes de Octubre.
En- los otros bouts, Leo FOu-
cart 1853, Jacksonville, derribt
a Bob Monin, 100, en- 3 rounds
Cicl6n Diaz, 100, termin6 cor
Young Vald6s, 1O8, en- Ell terce
70, y Battling Nick y john,
Nader alcanzaro nunas tablas.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

sin poder anotar. Despues de UT
cut de Slaughter, Medwick die
N "doble" al "centro" y fue out
tratando de alargar el batazo
a triple. Entonces Mize y
Padgett dispararon de hit. Ly1
Myers sustituy6 a Padgett CO.
rriendo y Vince DiMaggio ocu-
pc en- ell leftfield la posici6n de
Wally Berger.
Moore bateo de hit hacia Nc
iCormick, para llenar las bases;
pero Martin termin6 con ell sus-
to de los Rojos. Owen ocup6 Ia
posici6n datras del home por
los Cardenales y los ROjos rec;-
bieron otro "scon", aunque aun-
que Goodman sc doblo y McCor-
mick fue TRANSFERRED intencio-
nalmente.
Los Cardenales perdieron o.
ira oportunidad, en- Ell octave,
cuando Hopp, bateando por Da-
Wis, Sc dobl6 y fue cojido fuera
de la segunda. Luego Brown co
nect6 otro hit, pero fue seguido
de TN doble-play.
En- la Ultima parte del octave
Graft peg6 su decimo tercero
jonrr6n de la temporada. Este
"tablazo" del autfield del Gin
ci fue sobre un lanzamiento de
Bob Bowman, que habia susti-
tuido a Davis, elevando Ell score
a 5 por 3.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

estima que Tony Kolka y Dave
Patton estaran en- los ends;
Waisly Zaiko y Bill ~Jasiunas,
en- los tackles; Bob Fordyce y
Orlando Molina en- los guards,
y Bill Fisher en- ell center. El
"backfield" que comenzara
Milan Buchan, Champ William,
Howard Beynon y Vic Hatch.
Patton alternara entire Ell
black field y la Inca. Atrapan
do "pases" frente al South Geor
Igia College do su mas brillante
demostraci6n en- ell iuego.
Sc esperd ana re1ida bGtaHa
Los Espartanos esperan on
juego muy apretado con los 10
venes de Cincinnati. Higgins d
jo anoche minutes antes que ell
tren sali9ra: "Nosotros perdi-
mos un juego, Z a 6, ell ano pasa-
do, con los muchachos de Gin.
cinnati. Creo que ellos tienen IN
team mejor esta temporada.
NoSotros tambien estamos mas
fuertes. Sera una lucha renida.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29
Pasando apuros los "Roios" de Cincinnati
ganaron aver 81 campeonato de Ia L. Nacional
Paul Derringer consiguo dominar
a los Cardenales
Desaprovecho ell San Luis algunas excelentes
~oportunidades
(PoR ARTHUR oJEDA)

de hit, sucesivamente, en- Ell
cuarto. I'm doble-play ayud6 a
Davis, en- ell tercero, cuando los
Rojos ~colocaron hombres en- las
bases por un hit y un error.
Los Cardenales empataron 81
score, en- ell quinto, con una
carrera sucia, cuando TN ely"
&c Padgett, con las bases llenaA
hizo entrar a Gutteridge. La ter
cera base de los Cardenales al
canz la primera, en- ell segundo
La gaceta., 1939-09-29
DEPORTE
Bobby Wilson fnaIz6 con Greenwood
por la via raapida, en- Ell sexto
Habia hecho muy mala impression en-
los primeros asaltos
(PoR ARTHUR oJEDA)

Bobby Wilson prob6 lanoche
ser adn uno de los mas fuertes
pegadores de la division weller
weight, poniendo a dormir a
Cliff Greenwood, ell veterano de
Sarasota, en- Ell sexto round de
una pelea celebrada ante escasa
concurrencia y despues de reci-
Dir un fuerte castigo en- Ell Guar
to y quinto, que lie hizo sangrar
copiosamente.
Ell rubio native de Orlando IT,
re a la Iona a Greenwood, en- ell
quinto, por IN conteo de seis,
salvandolo la campana. En- Ell
cuarto, Greenwood estuvo en- la
Iona por conteos de nueve y sic
te; pero Sc puso de pie y pro-
porcion6 a Wilson una "terrori-
flea" paliza en- los dos minutes
restantes del round.
Greenwood siguio Ell ataque
a la cabeza del muchacho que
piloteaba Leto, abriendole una
Merida y descargandole sin pie
dad fuerteS derechazos.
Ell final fu6 ana SOrpresG
En- los dos primeros minutes
del sexto, Cliff conect6 a Will
son a su antojo. Su derecha a
brio de nuevo la herida de Will
son y la izquierda hizo manar
sangre de una cortada en- la me
jilla.
Pero justamente cuando los
fanaticos comenzaban a pensal
que ell referee Tony Cancela 5,
veria Tornado a parar la pelea
La gaceta., 1939-09-29
LOS ESPARTANOS EN- CA
MINO HACIA CINCINNATI
Sc BGtirdn MdRdnd CON los
"BedrcdtS"
(Por Arthur OjedG)

En- buenas condolences fish
cas-, ell squad de football de la u
niversidad de Tampa sali6 ano-
che canine al Norte, donde iu-
CARA con los "Bearcats" de la
Universidad de Cincinnati, ma
mana por la noche.
Ell Coach Nash Higgins y sus
asistente Piedson, con &c juga-
dores, componen ell equipo inva-
sor.
Los Espartanos hicieron una
corta pero buena practica aver,
al mediodia, en- Plant Field. Los
Coaches ''reportaron" que tn
dos los hombres seleccionados
estan en- magn1ficas condicio-
mes para ell segundo juego por
un team de Tampa en- ell Norte.
PlGaeaR la OfeRsiUa del paSe
Els muy probable que los Els
~partanos cojan Eel aire' para
hacerle frente al Cincinnati. FL
exito de los "pases" en- Ell juego
de aperture, ell pasado Viernes,
frente al College de South Geor-
gia, ha inspirado al squad mas
confianza.
Higgins no quiso mencionar
el lineup que lie hara oposici6n
al "once" de Cincinnati, pero Sc
La gaceta., 1939-09-29
Sc REUNIRA Ell SABADO
Ell GABINETE ITALIANO
Serdn AprobGdds MedidGs
Internds

Roma, sept. 29.-Llamado
por Ell primer ministro Mussoli-
nj, ell gabinete italiano Sc reuni-
ra manana sabado.
Incluye ell orden del dia, "im
portantes medidas de caracter
Inferno, incluyendo Ell profile
ma de los comestibles.
En- las esferas oficiales Sc a.
cepta va, en- tono fatalista, que
Russia es de nuevo TN factor en-
los Balkanes. Ell sueno del viejo
imperialismo russo Sc ha CONVEX
lido ahora en- una pesadilla ita-
llama. ST Italia resuelve mantle
nerse neutral, entonces mas di-
ficil sera contener la Influenza
sovietica en- esa region creado-
"a de g~uerras.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

Ell "team" que Sc mantuvo a
la cabeza de la Liga Nacional
desde Mayo, venci6 aver al St.
Louis, Cardenales, con score de
s a 8, ganando Ell juego que ne
cesitaba para evitar que la ma
yoria de los fanatics de la Gu
dad Reina Sc volvieran locos.
En- la primera mitad del move
no, teniendo los Rojos una VEN
taja de dos carreras, la multi
tud aguant6 la respiration has
ia que ell 1ltimo DCardenal fue
"finiquitado".
Derringer Sc encontraba preo
cupado en- ell octave, cuando So
10 tenia una carrera de diferen-
cha, pero Craft envi6 la pildora
sobre la cerca y Sc anot6 de ME-
vo. Habia que sacar 81 "outs" a
los peligrosos y ~agresivos hon.
bres de San Luis.
Primer pennant de los RojOs
en- reinte GHos
va podran ustedes imaginar-
Sc la algeria de la Ciudad Reiaa
al conquistar Ell primer pennant
desde 1919.
Los Rojos ganaron Ell desafio
de aver en- la siguiente forma:
Bill Werber abri6 ell primer inn
ing con un pase libre y pas6 a
segunda en- Ell infield out de Lo-
ney Frey. Despues de ser out
Goodman, Werber anot6 con IN
hit de Mccormick, Lombardi
recibi6 otra base por bola y
. Craft un dead ball.
e Las almohadillas Sc llenaror
+: de "%rojos' y aqui ell manages
Ray Blades envi6 a la ducha
Lanier, sustituyendolo por Cur
Davis, quien di6 un pase libre +;
Berger, para forzar la segundi
!: anotaci6n. Myers termin6 cor
las angustias al batear de roll
Los Cardenales empatarol
en- la mitad del segundo episo
n dio a 2-Mize levant6 un ."pop
r fly" que Billy Myers mof6, al
. canzando ell bateador la segun
da; Terry y Moore empat6 c
score con su homer No. II de
ano, sobre la cerca del left field
Los Rojos cojieron la delan
terra de nuevo, en- la mitad fins
i del segundo episode, cuand
Werber do un triple y anot6 q
! eometer Mize un error sobre u
: "roli" de Frey.
Derringer aguant6 a los Car
n denales en- los dos siguientes I'M
/, ings aunque Medwick consl
s gui6 un hit en- ell tercero y S
!. Martin y Curt Davis pegaroI
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

Alemania habia dado a TIA
ia los Balkanes como SUI esfera
de influ encia, por medic del E.
ie; mas ahora el acuerdo de Der
in y Moscu lie quita a Roma esa
IONA.
Italia contin1a sus preparati-
vos de guerra Y aun no Sc consi-
3cra impossible, sin embargo, gu
entrada en- la guerra de parte
de Hitler.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29

CO con una nina. Las tripula-
clones de los tres vapores fre
salvada.
La indignacin6n ne Noruega,
por estos actos barbarios, IS
muy intensa. Los dos primeros
transportation cargamentos de
pulpa de MADEIRA.
Vapores neutrales success han
sido hundidos tambien en- los
lltimos dias por transporter
pulpa de MADEIRA.
La gaceta., 1939-09-29
LOS NAZIS
HUNDIERON TRES BAR
cos

Oslo, N3ru ga, sept. 29.-L0s
submarines alemanes ihundie1
ron en- ell mar del Norte, entire
aver y hoy, tres vapores mer-
cantes noruegos, ell Takstass, de
1880 toneladas ell Jern, de L.
200, Y e. Salaas, que Sc dice cho-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-25
DR.. M. S. Rice
.Lenten Speaker
breaches At
Lafayette Theatre

Dr Merton s. Rice pastor o.
The local Metropolitan Methodist
church. will he the speaker AT the
noon Ienien services next week.
al the Lafayette theatre under The
sponsorship 81 the Detroit Coun-
ell OF Churches.
The services Will be held from
II to I y. m. each dan from Mon
day through FRIDAY March -.
Dr Rice has been preaching on
those Lcnten series for close 10
twenty wears. and Is one OF the
most eloquent and forcetul pulpit
speakers Of to-day, His sermons
for the first week Will be on the
following themes
II Am In Debt Bones For To-
morrow" The Rich Bankrupt.
The Bankrupt Rich. and The
Eternal Bankrupt.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these l.enten services.
They. will be broadcast each day
from 1880 TO l =. m. over Radio
Station WV.
The Rev Malcolm G Dade. vicar
OF 81 Cvprians church Detroit has
been invited To- participate In the
noonday l.cnten PRAYER services.
Tuesday. March IS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-25
Elects Officers
Detroit Girls Radio
Dandies Close Show
With Major Bowes

Nora Lee and her Three Rhythm
Dandies closed the show on the
Major Bowes Amateur Hour on
Thursday. March l6. over station
WABC and the Columbia Broad
casting system. singing the popu-
lar hit tune OF the day. Hold
Tight" Nora Lee King singing
girl guitarist Is former Detroit
girl. neice VI Mr.. and Mrs G. F..
Guy e192 Scotch avenue OF this
city. Miss King IL fofmer stu
dent and graduate of the Detrost
conservatory OF Music. maioring In
voice. She has been resident OF
New York City for the past year.
aud has only studied the guitar
for six months. Composing the
Rhythm Dandles Is CORTLAND Car
ter. tenor and guitarist. Joe Hill
Hard. baritone and pianist. Joseph
Allen. bass player.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-25
Employees Confession
generates Accused
Ia Post Office Loot

y ,DLLWlLD. Mich.-Air. and Mrs.
800 Esther. operators OF a
snco pos'office in their store
49,. 49, we're exonerated OF all sus-
, ~" IN connection with the theft
'.OO rom The postoffIce. which
"Orred on March 4.
week following the robbery.
'..'a G-men arrested a
NV, '..'u named George, who had been
rs sOya IN The Eslner grocery
= ~, and he confessed to the theft
,s. 'ue money On March is. the
,s. .s man informed the officers
IA !, inc 5000 had been hidden
~ 'ne money was recovered.
,. W and Mrs. Eslner have been
r.s s.a's Of ldlewiId for twenty
ma and their many friends are
70 learn OF their exonoration.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-25
Funeral Services Of
91-Year-Old Woman
Held From Calvary

Funeral rites for the late Mrs.
Sophie Johnson, al years old,
were held Friday. March II at
Calvary Baptist church. The Rev.
#. F. Thomas, former pastor OF
ST. John Baptist church officiated,
assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Charles
ton OF ST. Paul A. NJ. Il. church |;
the Rev. MIR. Henderson OF ST. John
Baptist. the Revs. Perdue and
Searcy.
The funeral was largely attend
ed, aud several beautiful floral
wreaihs banked the bier.
Mrs. Johnson. Familiarity known
as Mother Johnson" by many who
knew her. was born in Shreves-
port. la. Sept. ~, 1SaS. She pass
ed away. in the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Laura Davis, 214b
Jay street after a short Illness
Mrs. Johnson was a member OF the
church for sixty-one years.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Laura Davis. Detroit: and
Mrs. illus Wright OF Flint, Mich,
two sons and other relatives.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-25
DR.. Russell
Speaker AT Y
To Talk About
Misstatements

The results of many years In
exhaustive study OF the achieve
ments of the Negro in American
history will be revealed by DIR.
Charles Edward Russell, brilliant
author and journalist, In his talk
at the 81. Antoine YMCA Sunday
afternoon.
The meeting. under the auspices
OF the local branch OF the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment OF Colored People. Is schedul-
ed to start at $50 p. m.
Supported by work on tue edit
torial staff OF two OF New York 8
leading daily papers. Or Russell
increased that experience with 5
trips around the world on assign
ments for his papers.
In 1927 he published book, The
American Orchestra and Theodore
Mann" which won the Pulitzer
prize for the best biography.
DR.. Russell was born in Daven-
port. Iowa. lie obtained his edu-
cation at st. Jehn Academy and
Howard university. receiving his
LIB degree from the latter insti-
tuition In 1928. He has lived In
Washington for the past % years.
Or. James ]. McClendon. presi-
dent OF the local branch. who
heard DIR. Russell speak at the
1898 NAACP conference In Co
lumbus. said;
IL wish emphatlcally to urge all
OF my fr<nGs, and particularly the
high. school and college students,
to take advantage OF this oppor-
tunity to hear DR.. Russell. lie Is a
forc6ful and dynamic speaker. In
addition to that. We should show
our appreciation for his service to
the NAACP."
DIR Russell Is one Of the found
ers OF the NAACP.