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Evening star., 1939-05-07
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Probe of Milk Situation Holds
Civic Spotlight for the Week

ment of these mental patients in
a manner far from humane.
They, however, are convinced
that under the circumstances
these conditions are unavoid-
able.
The need for amending the law
in this particular has opened up
further study of The subject
and suggestions of other amend
ments. 1t is pointed out that
there is lack of provision for a
person suffering from mental
illness going voluntarily to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital as a pay
patient. Here, it is said, is an
institution recognized as the
finest of its kind in the country,
possibly in the entire world, and
not available to those here need
ing and wanting such treatment
for which they are able and
willing to pay.
There are other civic and So
cial-minded people of the Dis
trict who favor further amending
the law by doing away with the
present Lunacy Commission and
the substitution of a simpler and
less costly method. They point
to the study made for the United
States Public Health Service dur
ing the current year by Grover
A Kempf, senior surgeon, United
States Public Health Service.
The trend, according to this
survey, is to treat mental illness
in a manner similar to other
types of illness, with the single
variation that the mental cases
would have the protection of the
courts and the privilege of jury
trials where they were requested.
1t is understood that Representa-
tive Albert L. Vreeland, member
of the House District Committee,
Republican, of New Jersey has
drafted a bill proposing amend
ments to the Lunacy Act. The
bill has not yet been introduced
in the House.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Meeting Season
Of Associations
Near Close
1S Groups to Gather
This Week, Some
For Last Time

This month writes finis to meet
ings Of the majority of citizens as
sociations until next fall.
OF the more than IS groups in the
city, only about a score will meet in
June, which will definitely mark the
end of another successful civic sea-
son. Two or three of the associa-
tions, however, notably the Associa-
tion of Oldest Inhabitants, meet
throughout the year. One group,
Northeast, adjourned last month, to
meet again in October.
Seemingly aware of the shortness
OF time in which to complete its
agendas, the organizations are un-
tiringly working to complete them
by the end of the civic year in order
to start with a clean slate for the
1939-40 year.
The following resume of those as
sociations that met from Thursday,
April 81 through Wednesday, May 3
Is given as follows:
Evening star., 1939-05-07
45th Anniversary
OF Shad Bake
To Be Marked
History Of Trade Board
Affair Since 1894
Is Recalled

When the Washington Board Of
Trade embarks on its annual shad
bake May 20 at Bay Ridge, Md, it
will be celebrating the 45th ami
versary of this affair. 1t was in
March, 1894, that the first outing
was held by the board, when about
400 pleasure-seeking members sailed
down the Potomac to Marshall Hall,
under leadership Of B. H. Warner,
president.
Although the records proclaim
that a good time was had by all,
they also admit that the financial
results were not entirely successful,
it being shown that.the committee
in charge took in SAL and paid
out $585.
However, not to be deferred by
mere deficit, the members were back
again at Marshall Hall the follow
ing year to sample anew the
pleasures of baked shad, but again
recording a setback in the matter
of income and expense. Neverthe-
less, despite the difference Of opin-
ion expressed on the right and left
sides of the ledger, the idea Of an
annual shad bake had caught on,
and by now has become an insttu-
ton to the Board of Trade.
In 1905, after holding the affair
at Marshall Hall for 10 years, the
board shifted the outing to River
View. It was at River View, in 1911,
that Uncle Joe" Cannon, then
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives, won a ruby studded watch
fob in pie-eating contest. Ac-
cording to newspaper accounts,
Uncle Joe" didn't actually eat the
pies himself, but took advantage Of
one of the rules of the contest
whereby contestants had the privi-
lege of selecting an official pie eater
from a group of colored boys.
Uncle Joe's' proxy consumed more
lemon meringue pie faster than any
of the others.
In 1914 the shad bakers began a
series of yearly outings at Chesa-
peake Beach, which continued until
1924, when Quantico was selected
for the next two years. In 1926
another change was made to the
Congressional Country Club.
Sherwood Forest was chosen for
the affair the next year and con-
tinued in favor until 1882, when
the first trip was made to Bay
Ridge. Since that time, with the
single exception of a return to
Quantico in 1885, the annual shad
bake has been held at Bay Ridge.
The job of preparing baked shad
and all the accompanying foods for
board members has changed since
1894 Gone are the days when the
members did their own cooking and
kitchen policing The Board of
Trade shad bake today costs SIS 900
or more and is no spot for anna
teurs.
This years outing will follow
along traditional lines, according to
Edmund o. Carl, chairman of the
Shad Bake Committee. There will
be the usual ball game between the
Membership Committee and the
Public Order Committee, arrange
ments have been made for golf at
the Annapolis Roads Club, and the
regular schedule of athletic events
and amusements will take place.
According to Mr.. Carl, however.
even though the program this year
is expected to be bigger and better
! than ever, the main event will still
be good, old-fashioned planked
shad and the trimmings"
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Sectional Council Idea
Spreads Among Citizens Groups.

The citizens associations cover
ing the territory west of Rock
Creek Park and north of Calvert
street are organizing the North
west Citizens Council. Repre-
sentation in the sectional body is
to be composed of the President
and one other appointed delegate
from each of the participating as
sociations.
The activities of the council are
to be confined to matters Of pub
lie interest affecting the entire
city and major problems that
might tend to lessen the high
grade residential neighborhood of
any Of the Northwest communi-
ties. 1t is proposed that the
Northwest Council would be en-
powered to settle boundary dis
putes between member associa-
tions. In such adjustments the
council could not either enlarge
or reduce the territory without
ratification of the affected asso-
Citations.
Similar sectional groups have
been operating for some time in
the Northeast and Southeast Sec
tions of the District. While stu
dents of the operation of civic
organizations In the District can
see advantages in these sectional
groups in the handling OF Sec
tional problems, there is the fear
among some that in District-wide
problems there Is tendency for
sectional groups to form blocs in
the federation. The result of such
sectional activity might be the
disintegration of the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
Another fear expressed is that
there is danger Of over -organiza-
ton. With the consequent in
creased burden of committee
work, it might be more than the
civic-minded workers would be
willing to bear.
Another organization problem
involved in the growth of these
sectional Affiliations Is the diff
Guilty of retaining the broad Dis
trict-wide viewpoint as distin-
guished from one of pure Sec
tional expediency. The idea of
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations is District-wide in scope.
The object of the federation as
set forth in its constitution sis to
obtain the expression Of general
public sentiment upon matters of
special interest to all the citizens
Of the District, and to secure and
make effective their united ac-
ton" The jurisdiction of the
federation extends only to mat
tiers of special interest to the en-
tire District, and which require
concerted action.
One of the real problems of the
body throughout its life has been
its attempt to live up to its OBJ
ject and confine itself to the
Jurisdiction as laid down in its
constitution. There Is seen, how
ever, a possibility of the fedora
ton hewing to the line of both its
object and its Jurisdiction if the
sectional groups will take care of
their sectional problems and leave
to the general central body the
handling Of matters OF special in
terest to the entire District and
obtaining concerted civic action
thereon.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
By JESSE C. SUTER.

The House milk inquiry held
the civic spotlight for the week.
Milk hearings always attract a
large attendance but seldom pro-
duce satisfying results. Charges
of collusion between Health De-
partment employees and dairy es-
Establishments promise a SenSa-
ton akin to the claim by op-
orators of the numbers racket
that they were paying heavily for
police protection. Unless the milk
investigation turns up more def
mite collusion evidence than was
the result of the police inquiry
the expected sensation will be a
disappointment.
The hearings are proceeding
on the District appropriation bill
before the. Senate District Ap-
preparations Subcommittee The
Commissioners, at the request of
Chairman Overton, have sub
mitted a statement of justifica-
ton for a long list of changes
and restorations throughout the
House bill. These are being eX-
planned to the subcommittee by
the Commissioners and depart
ment heads.
Senator Overton is reported to
prefer that the National Guard
Armory be erected on the East
Capitol street site. The subcom-
mittee has been informed that
the probable cost of the armory
on this Government-owne land
would be $2,750,O0O.
AS having a direct bearing on
both the budget and the proposed
tax legislation the prospects of
the enactment into law of the
Overton fiscal relations bill is of
great civic interest. Senator Ov-
erton stated publicly during the
last week that he expects the
bill to be enacted during the
present session. There is no bill
relating to the District of Co.
lumbia pending before the pres
ent session of Congress which
has as general approval by the
community as the Overton bill.
The small-loans bill has been
the subject of House subcom-
mittee hearing during the week.
This is an old problem upon
which many hearings have been
held, but the required relief from
the loan sharks still apepars to be
a long way off. All of the civic
and social service groups have
been urging this needed legisla-
ton for a long time.
The meeting of the House Dis
trict Subcommittee on Reorgan-
ization of the District government
postponed its meeting scheduled
for Wednesday,, last, to Friday.
The Commissioners and other
officials were to be given an OPP
portunity to discuss revisions in
the Griffenhagen plan. 1t has not
been indicated when the organ
ized and unorganized citizens of
the District are to be given an
opportunity to discuss the provi-
sions of the plan as given in the
committee draft of the reorgan-
ization bill.
The District revenue bill has
not been heard of since its re-
committal to the subcommittee.
In civic circles it is considered to
be the part of wisdom to mark
time on the tax legislation until
it is known what the appropria-
tions total will be and also what
will be the fate of the Overton
fiscal relations bill. It is recog-
nized that the District tax struc-
ture needs revision and some
forms of taxation repealed and
the pending bill makes gesture
at both.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
How to Get People to Know
The Truth About the District.

One of the most serious prob
lens confronting all of the good
citizens working for the civic
betterment of the District of Co.
lumbia is just how can they get
people, both in and out of Con-
gress, to know the truth about
the District and its civic prob
lens. No subject relating to the
District of Columbia and its
voteless and unrepresented peo-
pie has been given so much space
in the public press and by the
printed and spoken word as that
regarding the quantity and quail
ity of the population Of the Dis
trict. Yet there appears to be a
general lack of accurate infor-
nation.
Recently a well known member
of the House of Representatives,
much admired by District people,
told a dinner group that there
are in the District 10000 people
Of voting age who are unable to
vote any place. The fact of the
matter Is. from estimates based
on the most reliable sources of
information, there are more than
twice that number of potential
voters in the District of Colum-
bia who cannot vote in any of the
States.
Careful computations, based on
Census Bureau population esti-
mates, indicate that at the time
Of the national election in 1886
there were 318,30O of voting age
without any claim whatever to
voting residence in the States.
This figure. further, indicates that
1t surpasses that of the voting
power of from 10 to IL of the
States. This unused and unusa-
BILE voting power is a showing Of
political strength that entities it
to respectable consideration.
There are other truths which
should be known and understood
to dispel the idea that the Dis.
trict is a tax-free paradise and
that the community is forever
in the attitude of mendicant
seeking aims of the Federal Gov
ernment. Representatives of
some of the States dislike hearing
spokesmen for the votelesS and
unrepresented people of the Dis
trict tell of the part played by
District payers of national taxes
in building up the revenue for the
support of the United States Gov
ernment.
OF course, according to the old
adage, "Comparisons are odious,"
but they are necessary In show
ing just where the District stands
in the procession of the States be-
fore the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue.. For the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1898, there was collected
from the District taxpayers for
the support of the National Gov
ernment $27,660,524. (This fig
ure omits the social security and
other trust funds because such
money is not collected for the
support of the United States)
This amount was greater than
the amount collected from each
Of "a States. It was over half
a million greater than the aggre-
gate collections from 9 States.
These 8 States paid into the
Federal Treasury a total tax Of
$26, $50 ,307 and sent to the Ma.
tional Legislature 81 men to vote
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for them concerning the amount
and kind of taxes they should
pay and how the tax money
should be spent. Against this
amount the District paid $27,-
66O, ,524 and was denied the privi-
lege of sending any men or
women to vote for them in the
Congress. 1t required some of
the District tax money to pay the
salaries of Senators and Repre-
sentatives of some of these 8
States.
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Kirkman was assisted by Douglas
jenkins, Scout chairman, who for
two years has made it possible for
the crippled boys to swim at the
Y. M. c. A. Karl Gels, captain of
the Cub Pack, participated in the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Kennedy, Mrs.
B. Jeager and Mrs. E. Maxim of the
Hilton-Peabody School were guests.
Jefferson Junior High.
The Executive Committee will
meet Thursday at pm.
The association will meet May Is
at 8 pm. Officers will be elected
Teachers will be in their rooms from
7:30 to pm. for consultation with
parents.
|. Madison Taylor.
The following slate of officers has
been presented by the Nominating
Committee: Mrs. G. M. Mattingly,
president; Mrs. Lillian Aufdem-
Brinke, first vice president; Miss
Clara L. Pitts, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Grace B. Coffman, Sec
retary; Mrs. j. A. Kappa, treasurer;
Mrs. P. S. Snyder. Election will
be held Thursday at 2::30 pm. at
Taylor School. Installation will be
conducted by Mrs. E. j. Bowling,
fourth vice president of the District
of Columbia Congress. Miss Pauline
Frederick, dental hygienist. will
speak on "Diet In Relation to the
Structure of Bones and Good Teeth"
Delegates to the State convention
are: Mrs. G. M. Mattingly, presi-
dent; Mrs. jeanette Warsaw, chair
man; Mrs. r. B. Wise, Mrs. T. A.
Cullen, Mrs. Lillian Aufdem -Brinke
Alternates are: Mrs. Margaret Dan
iels, Mrs. Charles Broome, Mrs. J,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
Use 1t Wisely

The bill providing for purch-
ase of $1OO,OOO,OO0 worth of war
materials mas been signed by the
president.
it is possible to make every
dollar of this fund work twice
if it is wisely spent. 1t can be
m 4 q e to bring che benefit by
securing the United States a
gainst possible wartime short
ages of essential material. But
il can be made to bring another
if it is spent IN Friendly countries
III need OF America exchange
W it h which to buy American
products. Specifically, il can
bring greatest benefit if spent
IN American countries now
threatened with undue Europe
an commercial influences and
he political influences which Eu-
rope is now including with each
and every sale as dubious
bonus. ......
Bolivia, for instance, is one
of the countries subject to
heavy Gcrfan pressure at the
moment. Bolivia has tin. We
need tin. Though we do not smclt
tin much right now, there is no
reason why we can not learn.
Wisdom in the spending Of
this greet fund can double its
benefits to everybody concerned.
both to tn United States as buy
err and 70 friendly countries as
sellers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
CARRY WEAPONS

Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, J. !. Stnart
Mayor of the city of keystone
Will apply TO the Circuit Court
or Mcdowell county. West Viz
glnla, or the Judge thereof in
vacation, on or about limo Ok
1859, at the Court Houso IN
Weclh, West Va, for a State
license to carry revolver, or
other weapon. "
The name of the applicant is
); ): Stuart, Mayor of the civ
OF Keystone, Mcdowell Countt
west Virginia, and his occuua,
ton is Payroll Guard of the KIN
pers Coal. company. Keystonne
a and 4k5ihmrball, in said Mcdowell
C IoonJ' 4 :.
1852 I j. J. Stuart.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
= Ke.a.s.JE.ar +

One of the tragedies of life is
the ignorance the Southern
Negro of the truth and human
nature of representative white
people of the South. This includ
es educated as certainly as il
does the Negro not of the white
collar class.
Human nature dwells in
black ad white the same is q
truism from Eden to now. But
there are Negroes who believe
that white people of Dixiland
hat them by nature. This be-
lief has anchored the Southern
Negro is a squalous sea of
American citizenship, hope and
industrial efficiency and some
more.
In certain Negroes belief that
southern white people hate the
Negro race, often lies have been
told against Negroes in the
hope that such harmful false
hoods would so please their
white boss that it. has done mucn
injury to the mans business pro
Gress-for, often the case when
Negro talks iniuriously to his
boss about honest n d efficient
Negroes such informant will
steal, and he does his bad talk
TO blind his boss as to the bad
Negroes rascallity. AS a big
rule a Negro that talks illy Of
an honest Negro search his
home and, two chances to l a
ghost may be found in barret,
closet or under the bed.
Every Negro should be taught
that o man, white or not. can
hate a perso because God made
him to suit Himself without
first calling up to see how he
should make him so that some
body should be pleased with his
race.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
Changing Times


We often wonder why it is
that we do not progress as IA
pidly as some of our fellowmen
seemingly progress. We always
seek to place the blame on some
one else or else we hid behind
some petty excuse. Seldom does
person stop to think that the
trouble lies within himself.
We are living in changed
world-a world That is quite
different from the one our
grandparents live in. We have
various opportunities that they
never dreamed of having, all
kinds of modern machinery that
adds to our comfort and makes
work easier and production fast
er. In addition, and perhaps one
of the greatest factors that has
contributed to this change in the
world is the progress that has
been made in the field of educa-
ton. Statistics show that more
people are acquiring an educa-
ton than ever before and Their
education is being completed at
very early age.
New ideas are being develop
ed daily and those ideas become
reahies through and by the
work of those who see fit to de-
velope such ideas. We are liv-
ing in just such world where
progress is the keynote to sue
cess. If we individual hope to
cope with our SUR ondings we
must change along with our fell
loWmen and our world.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
Hull Bids For Trad Pacts
With Germany; Hints Others

Washington, June 12.-Sec.
Hull, on the fifth anniversary
OF his trade-agreementS program
invited Germany and Italy in
effect today TO line up with him
and warned them their closed
economies were leading them to
destruction.
In Il formal statement issued
five years fro m the day the
trade agreements act was ap-
proved by President Roosevelt and
became law, Hull. white-haired
advocate of lower tariffs, said a.:
eff two larger nations 'enter
into a discriminatory arrange
mcnt between themselves, with
an agreemnt to divide their
spheres of influence, other ma
tons inevitably will take de-
fensive economic measures and,
instead of establishing peace and
economic rehabilitation an d
progress, the result is bound to
be general collapse. -
He also dropped a hint to the
small nations of Europe and
elsewhere which have, or are
concluding barter agreements
with Germany. He said:
Small nations which enter
INTO such arrangements with a
large nation become Increasingly
dependent upon the large nation
'or economic existence and newt
ahly become political vassals oc
The larger nation"
Nevertheless. Hull issued a
sweeping invitation to limb a
board the tradeagrccments Nag-
on. Our hope" he said. and
our standing invitation. is that
in TN" comig years the program
may be ioied by all. BY its very
essence, it is open equally and
fmpartiaIly to each and every
Nation without exception.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
row, Editor of the Rocky Mt.
News, Denver; from the PA.
Missouri Complies"


The United States Supreme
Court has ordered Missouri to
abolish racial inequality in
higher learning The Missouri
legislature accordingly has pass
ed a law ordering Lincoln uni
versity (Negl'o) to make IL
self the equal in very way" of
the university of Missouri. TO
achieve this, Lincoln's curators
were voted 100000.
The same legislature h G n
appropriated to the University
Of Missouri (white) $3,000.000!
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16
Free Press, Free Speech

Four-fifths of the world to-
day knows no free speech and
no free press. Outside the US,
the British Empire and the
Scandinavian countries, free
speech and a free press are un-
known. There are 32O million
people living in Europe alone
who live in darkness.
The first steps in DESTROYING
democracy, as it has disappear
ed from the world, has been sup
preston of the free press and
eurtailment of free speech. This
us because all forms Of totali-
tarianism are created and main
tanned by force am propaganda.
There can be little effective pro-
paganda where the press is free.
So the first act of the dictators
OF any type must be suppression
of ne press by censorship or bv
state ownership, in order that tn 4.
way may be cleared for telling
people only what they should
read if the established order is
to be mafntained. ZWalter Mon.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1939-06-16

We feel that the Women's
Voice." published by Jeannetee
Carter, is publication that
meets a long-felt need of Negro
women. We extend 10 her our
appreciation for the work she is
dong and hope for her continu-
ed success. p
1t is Jdd desire mat Negro
women throughout the Union
will do what they can to aid Mrs.
Carter in this wonderful work.
Let our motto be, The Wo-
mems Voice in Every Home"