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The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

injuries. Despite a decrease in ia
talities in 1888 compared with
1887, the pe~rctantage caused by
speed went up.
Almost "a per cent of the dri-
vers involved in fatal accidents
were male and only six per cent
female.
More than 81 per cent of the
fatal accidents occurred in clear
weather, and n per cent happened
when the road surface was dry.
Moro persons were killed on Sun
day than any other day of the
week, while the heaviest injury
toll came on Saturday. More per-
sons were killed between seven
and eight p. m. than at any other
hour.
Almost 43 per cent of all victims
of fatal traffic accidents we're pc
destrians. Almost half of all pc
destrians killed were either eros
sing between intersections or walk.
ing on rural highways.
Danger Unit introduced
In addition to the statistical an
alysis, the booklet introduces q
new and unique concept of driving
in terms of danger Units.n 1t is
pointed out that energy increases
progressively as the speed of the
car increases, but that the incre-
ment in energy far outstrips the
addition to miles per hour.
Taking as its equivalent the av.
erage shock limit of the human
body, the Danger Unit is mathe-
matically equal to the energy de-
veloped in an automobile moving
at % miles per hour. to a street
width of actual stopping distance,
to one "roll-over" in case of an
accident, or to the fall of a person
off a two story house. This concept
coupled with the known fact that
the energy of a moving body in
creases as the square of the speed,
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
Permanent Waves

Permanent Waves
Drs. Newton and Conner, or Ash
ley County, Arkansas, in 1856 stat
ed that some Psychologist are of
the opinion that in the head Of the
mulatoo, there is some Negro hair,
and some white hair, and from
generation TO generation the Ne
gro hair never rum out. However,
Drs. Newton and Conner, were of
the opinion that the Negro hair
would not run out before it passed
the second generation. It may in
tho third generation have WAVES.
The hair never becomes straight
until after the third descent from
the Negro, from either father or
mothers side. Permanent waves
are in style these days, Doctor).
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

new booklet entitled Lest We
Regret" just issued by the Trave-
lers Insurance Company. The book
let presents a comprehensive ana
lysis, based on official reports
from the 48 states, of the facts
about accidents in which $4,000
persons were killed and more than
a million were injured last year.
THE experience of losing his life
IS wasted on the driver or pedes-
trian killed in au automobile acc
dent" the foreword states. "The
experience of months in a hospi-
tai cot or of weeks in a law court
is costly tuition for ones educa-
tion in safety. If we wish to avoid
these costs, we must apply the
experience of others to ourselves"
Automobile Accidents Analysed
The experience of the thousands
who had to learn their lesson "the
hard way in 1888 brings to light
many interesting facts such as
tho following:
Exceeding the speed limit was
responsible for 1916 per cent of
tho deaths and rs per cent of the
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

Nebraska farmers will have lost
between 800 and 1900 miles of
farmrtohmarket roads by June,
1889 as result of the present one
half cent gas tax diversion, ac-
according to figures released today
based on State Engineer A. G. Til
ley's estimate that by that time
Nebraska will have lost $2,350,000
in state highway revenue.
Nebraska farmers need and de-
serve more and better farm-to-mar-
ket roads and such highways would
be forthcoming if the gasoline tax
revenue were not being diverted fos
purposes other than the building
and maintenance of Nebraska
Roads," Harry S. Byrne, secretary
of Nebraska Good Roads Associa-
ton said.
I'VE are doing our share TO curb
gas tax diversion by calling it to
the attention of Nebraskans who
are vitality interested" Mr.. Byrne
continued.
"What we are urging the farm
ers TO do is to write state sena-
tors and appeal to them, for the
benefit of Nebraska farmers, to
vote against all gasoline tax diver.
sion measures which would further
deprive them of the roads neces-
sary for them to sell the products
they raise in their fields"
In line with the added mileage
1 Of farm-to-market roads, Mr.
Byrne pointed out that more thar
100 men could be working steady
and support 1000 persons if the
present diversion were not in eff
feet.
The figures are based on esti
mates that $1,000,000 would be usee
for common labor and employing
100 men fulltime, $691,000 being
used for skilled labor with $40 o.
this class being given full-timt
employment, and the remaining
$4,000 of labors 80 percent of tht
$2,350,O0O, or 81, 878,OOO going tc
supervisory labor.
Br. Byrne cited the following
stands of various farm groups ii
concluding his appeal to farmer.
to act now to avoid further inroad.
being made on gasoline tax re
venue.
The National Grange: "Every
special tax collection for high
way improvement should be con
served for that purpose alone. Con
sequently, no gasoline tax diversion
should be permitted"
Farm Bureau Federation: IRE
solved, that we again reiterate oul
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
LISTEN TO THIS
By HOBART T. MITCHELL
Brother-in-La

The sister of Francis Scott Key
author of THE STAR SPANG.
LED BANNER" married Roger B
fancy, former Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, who
write the famous opinion in tbs
bred Scott case, in which he stat
ed "a Negro has no rights which
q white man is bound to respect
fancy died at the age of 81 years
penniless
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
.even-Stephen on every

hang out-exen-Stephen on every
body.
And he says maybe you been
thinking it is a good joke on the
folks down there around Chattan-
ooga and other places. but 10, h
says, you are the guy the joke i
on.
Yours, with the low down
10 SIERRA
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The AWFUL PRICE YOU PAY FOR Being
NERVOUS
Check Below And See If You Have
Any OF The Signs

Quivering nerves can make you old and
haggard looking. cranky and hard to live
with-can keep you awake nights and rob
YOU of good health, good times and Jobs.
Don't let yourself Ego" like that. Start
taking a good, reliable tonic-one made espe-
tidILy for wonten. And could you ask for any
ching whose benefits nave been better proved
than worid-famous Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound? ~
Let the wholesome herbs and roots of
Pinkham's Compound help Nature calm
your shrieking nerves, tone up your system,
and help lesson distress from female func-
tional disorders.
Make a note NOW to get a bottle OF this
time-proven takham's Compound TODAY
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

white cannot complain because Ne
groes were excluded; or says Loui-
siana, in 1892, a Negro cannot de-
mand that he be tried for a cri-
minal offense by a jury of his own
race.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

Jaffery, N. II. tombstone epitaph)
Sacred to the memory of Vic
late, by purchase the slaves of
Amos Fortune, by marriage, his
wife his companion and solace. and
by death his widow.
tAmos Fortune was a free Negro
who settled in Jaffery, New Hamp.
shire.)
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

Any information concerning this
column or facts stated therein
write in care of this paper inclos-
ing a stamped self addressed en-
velope.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
Domestic Troubles

The Negro suicide rate is nearly
two thirds as high as the white.
The rural Negro seldom commits
suicide, but this cannot be said of
tho Negro who lives in the city
moro financial and domestic trou-
bles.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

Master and Servant
Thomas E. Beall of Columbia
county, Georgia, in 1858, willed
Nancy Goings, a free person of
color, 100 acres of land bordering
on the Sweet Water Creek, ad-
joining lands belonging to the
Trustees of the Methodist Episeo-
pal Camp Ground.
Nancy Goings was prevented
from acquiring title to this par
eel of land by an act passed jan
uary %, 1852. Free people of color
could acquire and hold real estate
in Georgia, except in the cities of
Savannah, Augusta and Darien.
Mr.. Beall was one of those
slave owners that "loved" his
slaves if the tone of his will had
anything to do with his character,
Twenty shares of the Georgia Rail-
road was put in trust for one slave
others were given lands and houses
railroad fare and money if they
wanted to move to California;
$500 for each slave was placed
with the Colonization Society il
any wished to go to Liberia, Afri.
ca.
After a research of several years
I cannot recall a better case tc
illustrate that tie which existed, in
some instances, between master,
and servant in the days of slavery,
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
$4,000 KILLED BY
AUTOS IN 1888

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 81 (Spec-
ial)-Is experience the best teach
or? :
Where automobile accidents are
concerned, experience is the best
teacher only when it is somebody
else's experience, according to a
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
THE LOW DOWN FROM
HICKORY O


| reckon maybe
there is a good
many folks who
figure it don't
make any big diff
ference to them
what the people
In some other
state do-like go
ing into some
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Insurance

Insurance
One large insurance company
twhite) insures the lives of close
to 100000 Negroes. Over one
sixth of their business comes from
my group. (Are you thinking the
same thing I amy
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
1000 a Day

1000 a Day
Between October 1888 and Janu-
airy 1885, Negroes went on relief
at the rate Of 1000 a day
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
Peace on Earth

VHI6 UU Tai III
With the whole world talking
war, Father Divine whose follow
ers are said to number 10 million,
has placed the word peace" on
more tongues than any two men
in the world.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
The Law

The Law
The law of the state of Ken
lucky, in 1880, implies that a white
person indicted by a grand jury
composed wholly of persons of the
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
Save Money!

SMASHING BARGAINS! New
and Used Bankrupt Merchandise.
Suits $500, Coats $1.0O, Dresses
gee. Many other Bargains. Write
for Free Catalogue.
FAIRMONT co.
160-NG Monroe st. New York.
N. Y.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11
Classified Telephone DIRECTORY
Automobiles

SHAMES BODY BUILDERS
1906 Cunning Street
Cars in very good condition-good
rubber, like new.
The Omaha guide., 1939-03-11

FOR RENT
Neatly furnished rooms strictly
modern for rent $500 per week
and up. Apartment and houses for
rent. Call Atlantic TABS, or
Mrs. E. z. Dixon, Webster 3678.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
'Made-in-Germany' Label
Ordered on Czech Goods
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PRAGUE, March 24.-Newspapers
yesterday notified manufacturers
that products for export to the
United States must be marked Made
in Germany" because of establish
ment of German protectorate over
the Bohemian and Moravian regions
of ho-Slovakia.
The newspaper notices said this
was a new regulation made by the
United States, but offered no further
explanation.
New anti-JeWish measures, mean
while, were ordered. The Moravian
civil administration forbade the sale,
renting or offering as gift any
Jewish owned real estate. Jews
feared this was the first step toward
State control of their property. A
previous order carried the same
provisions for Jewish-owned COM
mercial enterprises.
The central organization of Prague
induStralists decided that Jews no
longer could be officers or COM
mittee members Of the group. Seven
Jewish members resigned.
Among them was Oscar Federer,
who until last week was general
director of the Witkowitz Iron
Works at Maehrisch- -Ostrau.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Wedding Waiting Time
Cut in New York
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 24.-Gov.
Lehman signed bill yesterday re-
duclng from six to four days the
approximate waiting period altar
bound couples must undergo in New
York State.
Amended to become effective June
instead of July l, Ito take care
OF this years June brides" the
measure still requires prospective
newlyweds to wait "a hours after
issuance Of the license.
The reduction in the waiting
period" was made by deducting two
Evening star., 1939-03-24

dyestuh medicine which has Sue
cessively topped previous human re-
cords in saving life from blood
poisoning, pneumonia, meningitis
and other diseases.
This is the first reported use Of
sulfanilamide for animals. The dis
covery is described in the publi-
cation Science, journal of the Amer
ican Association for the Advance
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Picketed

Carrying black flags, 200 men
picketed the house of a 13-year-old
girl who was to marry a man Of
so IN Cawnpore, India. When the
bridegroom arrived he found his
way barred by the pickets, and
the wedding was indefinitely post
poned,
Evening star., 1939-03-24
THE EVENING WASHINGTON c. FRIDAY MARCH a. 1885,
Disease That Dooms Dogs
Yields 10 SuIfani|amide
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March PA mes
sage to all owners and lovers Of
dogs.
Science announced yesterday an
almost 100 per cent cure for a dog
disease that has been 100 per cent
fatal. The disease is meningo-en-
cephalitis, which Is associated with
canine distemper.
The cure Is sulfanilamide, the
Evening star., 1939-03-24

days from the previous 72-hour de-
lay.
New York law also requires a
three-day delay before the license
Is obtained, for a check on the
blood test for syphilis which all
marriage-bent couples must take.
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Many Smith Drivers

Londons register of driving IL
censes contains more than 1000, 900
names and 18 of the 1850 volumes
are filled with Smiths"
Evening star., 1939-03-24

ment Of Science. by M. L. Morris
OF Raritan IN. j. hospitals for ami.
mails and T. ]. Murray, of Rutgers
University. q
They treated IA dogs with sulfa.
nilamide. Thirteen recovered.
Evening star., 1939-03-24

School children quickly learn to
look both ways and watch the sig..
mails. Observe them and learn. ?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

ment or officer has received writ
ten notice from the board Of fl
nance that funds to pay for such
contract or work have been allot-
ted or set apart for that purpose.
The form Of each contract shall
be approved by the corporation
counsel and shall form a part Of
the specifications, and the con-
tractor shall furnish a bond to the
city satisfactory to the comptrol-
Ter for the faithful performance Of
his contract.
SEC. 80. Opening bids and execu-
ton Of contracts. Section ninety of
said charter is amended to read
as follows: All bids or proposals
shall be publicly opened by the de-
partment Of the director Of pur-
chaseS. If the lowest responsible
bidder shall neglect or refuse to
accept the contract within five
days after written notice that the
same has been awarded Accord
ing to his bid or proposal or If he
fails to execute his contract or to
furnish a proper bond, 1t may be
re-advertised and re-let in the
manner above provided, or, with
the written approval of the mayor,
filed for public record with the
city clerk, such contract may be
awarded to the next lowest re-
sponsible bidder. If any work
shall be abandoned by any contrac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

Waterville, Nov. 23-One of the
largest bingo parties of the present
series will be held Friday night, I'M
der the sponsorship of the Holy
Name Society of st. Michael's
church. 1t will be held in the Parish
hall at $50 o'clock, with the follow
ing committee in charge Patrick F.
Shea. John Haggerty, Henry Was-
ner, Edward Gagain, James McAree
William Cregan, William Brennan
and Daniel Walsh. Special prizes
will be given during the evening,
and will include three, fifteen pound
turkeys. The general public is In
Wted.
A business meeting of the society
took place Monday night, when it
was voted to postpone the city-wide
card party, previously planned in
December. until January. The Holy
Name card team will start the sea-
son tonight, when it will enter the
tournament at ST. Thomas Parish
Hall in Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Atherton ana
daughter, Dorothy, OF ESSEX avenue,
attended the dinner and entertain
ment of the Connecticut Purdue
Club, Saturday night. at the Bristol
Boys Club in Bristol. A turkey din
ner was enjoyed followed by Il
meeting with George Newton of
Hamden, presiding, after which an
entertainment of moving pictures
and games concluded the evening.
A work meeting for members of
the Casper S. Davis, American Leg
ion Junior Auxiliary. will take place
Friday night at 7 o'clock. at the
home of Miss Marguerite Byrnes of
Pembroke avenue Last week the
girls completed l46 place cards when
they met at the home of Mrs. Rus
sell Atherton on Essex avenue. SIM
liar work will be undertaken this
week.
A rehearsal for the three act play
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22
WITNESSES TO
MEET TONIGHT

Jehovah's Witnesses will hold
their weekly study this evening at
8 O'Clock at 1853 East Main street
with no admission being charged
nor an offering taken.
The study tonight will be based
on a discussion of the following
paragraph:
Jehovah God desires all men to
be saved and to come to an accurate
knowledge Of the truth who comply
with his fixed and Interchangeable
provisions. For this is good and &C
ceptable in the sight of God our
Saviour; who will have all men to
be saved (by awaiting themselves bf
the ransom price, because God Is
impartiaD, and Chem to come unto
Can accurate) knowledge of the
, truth( in order that they might con-
tinue to walk in the right way). For
there Is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the Christ
Jesus; who gave himself a ransom
for all (who will be saved, to be
testified in due time" (Timothy
1885, A. W
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

tor, it may be 're-advertised and
re-let in the manner provided for
in the original contract. and the
original contractor shall be liable
to the city for any excess In the
cost OF such work over the amount
of the original contract. No bid
shall be accepted from, or contract
awarded to. any person who is in
arrears to the city upon debt or
contract or who is a defaulter as
surety or otherwise upon any OBJ
legation to the city. Three copies
of each contract shall be executed
and one Of the original copies
thereof shall be filed in the comp
troller's office. q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

, to be presented in the near future
by the Casper Drum Corps, will be
held Friday night at o'clock, at the
club rooms on Thomaston avenue.
George Grenier is in charge.
Members of the Everyman's Bible
class of Waterville, and the Ladies
Aid Society of Grace Methodist
Church, who plan to attend the
mass meeting of the waterbury
Federation of Mems Bible Glasses
this evening at the First Methodist
church In Waterbury, are asked to
meet at the local church at 1880 p.
m. and go in a body. Transportation
will be furnished. Guests at the
meeting will be Howard w. Ferris,
president, and F. Carlton Booth,
music director of the Providence
Bible Institute.
Previous to the meeting, Mr.. Fer
rim and Mr.. Booth will broadcast a
program from radio station WATR,
tbs p. m, under the sponsorship Of
the Waterbury Federation. The
meeting will be open to men and
women, and a general invitation Is
extended to everyone to attend. Carl
Froelich. president, of the Water
bury Federation, will conduct the
meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22
CITY Charter Reunion
Affects Many Sections

Provision for the establishment of
department of purchases and reg
ulations for the award of contracts
are contained in Sections 1913 Of
the Culhane charter revision act.
The Democrat is presenting the
full text of the lengthy charter
revision in daily installments. To-
days installment follows:
SEC. q. Payment of approved
claims. Section eighty-seven of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22
Public Party

The annual card party and sale
of the Altar Guild of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, will be held this
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Par
ish hall. The public is invited.
Walter Painter, william Rooney
and Russell Atherton, are members
of committee in charge of card
party and social, which the Casper
Davis Post and Auxiliary will hold
Saturday night, This will be gen.
eral get-to-gether and all members
and their wives, and husbands, are
welcome.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22
CHURCH AND WAR" !
MEETING TONIGHT

'The Duty OF the Churches in
Time Of war" win be discussed by
Rev. Thomas L. Sinclair and Rev.
Alan M. Fairbarik at the First Con-
gregational church at 7:45 O'Clock
tonight.
The meeting Is o second In q
series Of four on the subject "The
Church and War;"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22
Hutchinson Speaks
To Real Estate Board

John M. Hutchinson Of this city
was one of the speakers at the fall
meeting of the Connecticut Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards, held
yesterday at New London. Another
speaker was Judge Thomas F. Wal
Of Torrington.
Mr.. Hutchinson is former regional
vice-president of the National Asso-
citation of Real Estate Boards.
The worlds annual paper produc-
ton Is more than eight million tons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

Taxes on eggs amount to approxi-
mately 81 per cent Of the cost.
Evening star., 1939-10-30

who reads the palms of self-con-
scious diners at crowded Beverly
Hills cafe, and certain Wraithlike
hermit, said to inhabit shack some
place in Benedict Canyon, who uses
nine-sided dice and old streetcar
transfers for his representations
Only gullible tourists, however, are
reported to have seen this hermit.
1t was Blanca Holmes who hit the
forecastlng spotlight on the nose
few weeks ago with her declaration
that Bette Davis would have a fight
with the Warner Brothers and flee
to an undisclosed destination. This
already has come true. And it was
Blanca who told Eddie Albert not
to think of deserting Hollywood for
Stardom in Broadway show. Eddie
hesitatingly turned down the show
job, and two days later won a star
screen part in Brother Rat and
Baby" She predicted serious ILL
ness for George Brent, two weeks
before he was forced out of the Cast
Of THE Fighting 69th."
Several months in advance of
Simone Simon's return from France
to appear in New York show, Ma
tilda Trotter foretold her comeback
and added that she would become
an important star in pictures next
year. Screen folk will watch that
one closely, because all believed
Simone's Hollywood grave had been
dug when Daryl Zanuck, after three
patient years, turned her off his lot.
Here are some other things the
seers have foretold in recent weeks:
Surprise and happy marriage for
Olivia de Havilland within the pres
ent year.
An increase in fame for Tyrone
Power in added responsibilities
which many like to interpret as
meaning baby IN the Power Anna
bella household.
Top screen fame for John Garfield
for four years, and then a snag from
which he will be freed after he has
made a "recompromise with life"
Marlene Dietrich will not find it
so easy as Hollywood now figures to
win her old position in pictures. and
the middle of 1910 will find her
career at its lowest point"
Robert Taylor should be less inde-
pendent in his studio relations and
use more tact. His career looks
spotted.
Carole Lombard seems to take less
and less interest in screen work and
more in married life. Should stick
to comedy and not essay further
heavy dramatics.
1t is estimated that 80 per cent of
Hollywood's leading personalities are
firm addicts of the oracles and guide
their business and social affairs by
the advice handed out.
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