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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-01-13
CALVIN'S DIGEST
BY FLOYD j. CALVIN
Listed by Editor & Publisher)

ever, we feel that the legal prin-
ciples involved, which are so clearly
and forcefully expounded by this
decision may convince many Cath
Ollie educators that the same reason
ing may be applied to the moral
principles involved in the question
Of admitting Catholic Negro stu
dents into Catholic colleges. We
profoundly hope that the following
thesis may suggest itself to Catholic
educators:
I'm view OF the fact that the
sacrifices and generosity Of thous-
ands of individual Catholics-pre
lates, priests and laymen--have con-
tributed to the establishment and
maintenance of Catholic colleges in
order to provide higher education
for Catholics, it would seem that a
duly qualified Catholic Negro appli-
cant may not rightfully be rejected
solely on the ground Of color. The
broad and unrestricted purpose for
which gifts are made to, and accept
ed by Catholic colleges would seem
to impose a moral obligation upon
the individual college to admit the
Catholic Negro who has the neces-
sary qualifications. And may it not
be urged that such an applicant has
the right as well as the obligation to
seek Catholic college education?
If the civil law is persuaded to
impose legal obligations with re-
gard to the right Of higher eduea-
ton, with how much greater reason
should the moral law impose the
same demands
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-01-13
GEORGIA TOWN HAS
NEGRO CITY ELECTRICIAN

BLAKEI.Y, Ca, Jan. 7 (By g.
Parham johnson for ANP1 Here
IN Early county, once termed one Of
the meanest IN Dixie, IN the town of
Blakely the city's electrician, who
has complete charge Of water and
light department, ii d Negro, Willis
Cain
Mr.. Cain il not i highly cultured
man, but he Il 50 efficient ii his
profession that the white population
has given him responsibility prob
ably handed no other Negro IN
America Blakely thinks SO much
of him that when extra help is called
in, the work must first pass Gains
Inspection before il is okayed.
Working with Cain Is another Ne
gro, John II. Slaton jf., a graduate
of the state normal and agricultural
college at Albany who worked sew
eral years in Texas before returning
home as Gains assistant.
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of the Negro peoples Of Togoland
and the Cameroons, was expressed
in 4 recent Paris speech Of the we'll
known French working-class and
Peoples Front leader and member
Of the French Parliament, maurice
Therez, who declared.
"Ihe monstrous outrages COM
mitted against the Jews in Germany
does not in the least show that Hit
Ter has abandoned his race theories
as set forth by him in his book,
blein Kampf 1t would not be bad
to aequaint the African Negroes
with Hitler's opinion of them and
to tell them at the same time that
people OF the same color as they,
are members of the French parlia-
ment and observing the principles
OF 1889 which the fascist dictators
so mock.
It could even be added that Hit
len stupidity and impndently affirms
that the French people are a people
whose blood has been contaminated
BY the black race ... people who
have arisen from Negroes and who
are polluted by the Jewish race. /"
The roots Of the tree which is
bearing such bitter fruit for man
kind lead to fascist Berlin and Mu-
Mich, Rome and Toxic, and to the
camp OF French and British reaction
airy circles. And the policy of the
latter in double-dealing, betraying
/ and aiding and abetting fascist ag-
gression by retreat in the face Of
blackmail is leading with seven
league strides to the grave danger
Of millions of black colonial peoples
falling under the rule Of fascism and
it's brutal "racialism,'' pogroms and
lynch law.
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order for fifty orchestrations from
Sweden. Fact is, 50 well known il
he abroad that Langston Hughes,
famous Negro author recently re-
turning from q Trip to several
foreign countries, stated that he was
asked By Europeans If the st. Louis
Blues (Which has sold 1000, 900
eopiesl isn't the American national
anthem
onah L. Spencer, Ritz Hotel, 400
Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, iii.
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HARLEM
SWING NEWS
COAST TO COAST
BY oNAH L. SPENCER

DADDY or THE BLUES
ia 1893 young man BY the
name Of William Christopher Handy
outraged his family and the respect
able ehurchfolk Of d small Alabama
town by hopping freight for Chi
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Rev. +. j. Miles Out
For A. NJ. E. Bishopric


COLUMBIA, s. O., Jan. Z (C)-
Rev. 7. j Miles, a graduate OF
Brewer Academy, Greenwood, and
Allen University and for SO years
minister in his state, where he be-
gan with i rural mission and has
worked up TO Presiding Eldership,
is q candidate for the bishopric at
the A. M. e. General Conference in
Detroit in 1910. A man Of charac-
ter and achievement, Rev. Miles
greatest contribution to African
Methodism was the rebuilding of the
great Ebenezer Church in the City
of Charleston.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-01-13

cago with tilfee
other young men
and d collection of
musical instruments
W. G. Handy
and his three mu-
sician pals were on
their way to the
W orld's S Fair.
Living Handys
shook their heads
and dead Handys
Evening star., 1939-02-25

grant could be adjusted upward
from so per cent to 662s per cent.
During a discussion of this angle
yesterday Senator Lodge, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, remarked.
There is a difference between the
ability and the willingness of a
State to meet these burdens"
Formula to Be Submitted.
At Senator Lodges request, Arthur
j. Altmeyer. chairman of the So
cial Security Board, promised to
submit next week a memorandum
setting forth a formula for de-
termining the per capita income of
the States. He explained, however,
the board does not have the neces-
sary data on which to prepare a
table showing what the per capita
income of each State is at present.
Although the bill also proposes
merger of w. P. A. and P. w. A. and
several other emergency agencies
into a new Department of Public
Works, it was emphasized by SEN
ator Byrnes that the first aim of
the measure is to make the lib
eralized social security program the
main substitute for relief, with ad-
vance planning of public works as
supporting weapon against un-
employment.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
n. Y. A. 10 Get Protests
On Pay Reductions

Protests against recent wage cuts
and increases in hours were pre-
pared today for presentation to off,
cials of the National Youth Admin
istration.
Resolutions protesting the changes
were adopted last night by group
of N. Y. A. employees, meeting at the
local headquarters of the United
Federal Workers of America.
Speakers pointed out that on sew
eral projects in the District pay has
been cut from 40 to 80 cents an hour.
while hours have been increased
from As to so a month.
Mrs. Francoise Bell, District ad-
miniStrator of n. Y A. appeared at
the meeting and declared that the.
change is for the benefit of the
workers. giving them more expert
ence and increas sing efficiency. Mrs.
Bell said 80 cents an hour is the es-
tablished wage for unskilled laborers.
William Stewart, chairman of the
group sponsoring the meeting, con-
tended that 80 cents an hour is the
established wage for those working
a 40-hour week, but that those who
work only 60 hours a month should
get more.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Postal Messengers Seek
Civil Service Status

A concerted drive to obtain civil
service status for special delivery
messengers in the postal service was
begun this week by the National
Association of Special Delivery Mes
sengers. according to James A. Fitz-
gerald. president of a local affiliate
of the American Federation of Labor
union.
George L. Warfel OF Kansas City,
Mo, national president of the mes
sengers' organization, is in the Cap
ltal to enlist congressional support
for a bill introduced by Representa-
tive Dingell of Michigan. which
would accord civil service protection
to those postal employees engaged in
delivering special delivery matter
who are not now in the classified
lists.
Other officers of Unit 2, Local 43,
elected this week, are Sam Rizzo,
vice president: Kenneth M. Raynor,
secretary: Charles F. Burch, treas
urer, and John r. Hutchins, SER
geant at arms.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

man who is skilled in moving men
to tears" They had to call in the
scrubwomen aftel' Mr.. STRIKERS ad-
dress to the jury. laundering
across gulf of many years, it was
an oratorical WhirlWind comparable
only to the still-echoing furor of the
Dolphin M. Delmas Grafton in the
Thaw trial
In our tradition, the decision fire.
Quently has gone to the bell-ringing
orator, without too much regard for
the evidence The precise effect Of
too many tears cannot always be
calculated.
But rarely does Mr.. Stryker's elo-
quence miscarry. He is SO eloquent,
in fact, that he once lost a case
against himself as Republican
and became Democrat That was
in 1929, when he wrote the life of
Andrew johnson. With his usual
titanic energy he put so much into
1t that when he reached page 024.
he was a Democrat.
The son of a Presbyterian minis
ter, the late Melancthon Woolsev
Stryker, who became president Of
Hamilton College, he has wandered
far in the groves of AIademe and
manages classical trimmings much
better than such iilustrious prede-
cessors as William Frederic Howe
and Abe Levy, also marvellous tear
jerkerS.
A tall. ruddy man, with clipped
hair and doWncast expression, he
has been a standout in New YoIl.
courtrooms for 80 years, in many big
law tangles, with an impressive
score of victories. President Cool
idge named him a Federal judge ir
1929. but the nomination somehow
got side tracked. Old-timers around
here tell me that only Morton
Rutherford and Manlan Pruiett OF
Muskogee, Okla, have ever topped
him in courtroom decibels, meta
phors. SMILES and all-around tear
! jerking.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Broader Security
Program Sought as
Relief Alternative
Hearings on Bill
Indicate Trend to
LiberoIize Program
By ]. A. OIEARY,

One of the chief aims of the plan
for permanent solution of the un-
employed problem, on which a spe-
cial Senate committee has started
hearings, will be to determine the
ability of each State to meet its
share of a broader social security
program, and in that way reduce the
number on relief rolls.
This was indicated by discussion
among committee members as the
hearings began on revision of the
Byrnes bill, revealing for the first
time a proposal to bring under social
security a new group of approx
mately 100000 unemployables who
are physically or mentally handi-
capped.
In this new field of activity the
Social Security Board would be
given $125 ,O00,0 900 for the year COM
mencing July /, 1910, for grants to
States which set up plans to pro-
vide for persons between 16 and IS
who are unable to obtain work be-
cause of physical or mental disabil-
ity, but who are not in institutions.
State Officials to Be Heard.
When the hearings are resumed
today number of State social Sc
curity officials are expected to tes-
tify. Majority Leader Barkley an
nounced last night the hearings on
the unemployment program prob
ably will be completed next week,
and the committee probably will be
ready to act in 10 days.
In addition to this new form of
Federal-State cooperative aid to
unemployables, the revised bill also
hberalizes the social security benefits
for old-age assistance, care of needy
children, aid to the blind and un-
employment compensation.
Indications are that one of the
most controversial features of the
plan, advanced by Senator Byrnes,
Democrat, of South Carolina, will
be the effort to have the Social
Security Board make higher Fed
eral grants to States with low per
capita income than to States that
are up to or above the average ma
tional per capita income. The gen.
eral rule would be for the Federal
Government to match State social
security grants, but in States show
ing less than the average national
per capita income tho Federal
Evening star., 1939-02-25
3-Month Trial Delay
Is Denied Woman

Justice Jesse C. Adkins in District
Court emphatically denied yesterday
a motion to postpone criminal case
for some three months, at the re-
quest of defense counsel. He set for
March q the case of Rosalyn Ran
die, who is described as person.
ality builder" and is accused by the
Government of getting $500 under
false pretenses from a Washington
mother, Mrs. Catherine Reed. As
sistant United States Attorney Ar
thur B. Caldwell, who is handling
the case for the Government, op-
posed granting of any delay.
Miss Randle's counsel contended
that she was involved in litigation
in North Carolina and that the
criminal trial against her here
should be postponed to enable him
and the woman's counsel in North
Carolina to prepare an adequate de-
fense.
The Government charges that the
woman got $500 from the mother of
Rufus Reed on the pretext that she
could improve his mental health and
advance him in his studies.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

Hopkins in so many words told
American business that the period
of "reform"-the reform lawmak-
ing-is at an end. In his opinion
the problem SINNERS down to ad-
mlnistration of the laws already en-
acted. He said in this connection
quite graphically: "The difficulties
Of business no longer swing with
the fortunes of battles in the legis-
lative halls, where broad policies
were being formulated and no one
could be sure what would come out
OF the hopper"
Quite naturally, Mr.. Hopkins ad-
mitted, there has been a great lack
Of confidence on the part of busi-
nessmen, with so many new laws
new methods of procedure, new
precedents and with the economic
upheaval in 1929 and the years fol-
lowing. 1t is his purpose and that
OF the Government to help restore
confidence.
Conciliatory in Tone.
Certainly no speech delivered by
a New Dealer high in the admins
tration has been SO conciliatory in
tone toward business as the speech
OF the new Secretary of Commerce
He went the limit in promising CO.
| operation of Government in bring
ing recovery of business. He not
only declared his absolute faith ano
that of the administration in the
profit system and in free enter
prise but declared that the only
hope OF economic recovery lies ir
greater private employment ano
| production. Only by such means
he said, could national income be
lncreased-and with an increase ir
national income it would be possible
to bring the finances of the Gov.
ernment into proper balance; tt
balance the budget. in fact.
MIR. Hopkins followed precisely the
views of the President in respect tc
increase of national income being
| the proper way of balancing the
| budget-lnstead of attempting to in
crease Federal taxes at this time O,
cut Government expenditures. In
deed, Mr.. Hopkins defended the
Presidents spending policies-poli-
cles which have caused cold shivers
to run down the spines of business
men for long time. and more re.
Gently down the spines of many
members of Congress.
Urges Utility Peace.
Mr.. Hopkins apparently is entirely
sincere in his desire to help business
He insisted that the Government ha:
made its peace with the public utili-
ues-a generous peace, ne said, ir
view OF the payment made by the
Government to private corporation:
in the Tennessee Valley. He wants
to help the railroads and the private
construction industries. He wants
peace in labor's ranks-between the
A. F. of L. and the C. l. O.. and he
wants peace between employer anC
employe.
| AS was expected. Mr. Hopkins
| speech dealt with broad policies anC
made no specific recommendations
for recovery. He did not suggest
for example, any amendment of the
| National Labor Relations Act-al-
though he did call upon labor to be
fair" He said: The Government
has strengthened labor's position
with new laws, not only as to wages
and hours, but also to guarantee
collective bargaining. Labor's con-
| tr;bution to a rising national income
Evening star., 1939-02-25

vinced that until 1t is solved 1t is
difficult to hope for anything like a
complete recovery in America
Therefore the solution should be
explored and explored at once in
the interest of labor, the investor,
management and the public.
Long Way to Go to Break
Jam in Housing.
While we have made splendid
progress in breaking the jam of
housing we have long way to 60
Hundreds of thousands of homes
need to be built, and surely we
have the resourcefulness and i'm
agination to develop plans to build
them. am firmly convinced that
if We could find a way to break the
log jam of private investment in
the field of utilities, railroads and
housing we will have gone long
way towards taking the essential
steps to ultimate recovery.
The Government earnestly wishes
that these things be accomplished,
and we ask that labor, the farmer
and businessmen join us not across
but on the same side of the table
to accomplish our common purpose.
Some people may think we can
maintain a democracy in this coun-
try Indefinitely with 100000 un-
employed. don't. If I had no other
motivation than my deep love of
freedom I would want to do every
thing in my power to try to solve
the problem of unemployment.
While we want confidence in our
businesses and in our jobs, far and
above that we want the confidence
that comes with the assurance this
Nation is strong, courageous and
unafraid.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

when the guild held Executive Committee meeting
ngo In the discussion membership
Government lawyers the guilds
inclined minority mentioned
Ernst who had been disturbed for the
public mind between real radicasm his his
violent liberalism condemnng relationships
both left and right behalf of the
The other Executive Committee members promptly
cumbed to the usual liberal
told that his resolution guilds enemies
and his motion voted down by large majority Although
Ernst had been voted down, other guild
among them Solicitor General Robert H Jackson, Securities
and Exchange Commissioner Jerome
tiring president New York State Ferdinand
became disturbed about
of Lncolns Birthday the guild held 1899
Chicago Once Ernst presented his resolution this time
declaring the guild against dictatorship left right
cism, NaZi-ism and Communism" Executive
usual of sharp editorials intellectual
lies much emphaticaly
This time Judge Pecora had speech to make his reemen
guild president He said all the
condemned tyranny of labor and capital in addition.
of Redbaitng raised renewed
Executive Board wranged all
Evening star., 1939-02-25

asking them
Chicago Judge John Devaney
manfully a compromise meeting
February
promugate speech
still along however brought
day by designations led by Pecora.
may by n Civil
similar liberal
long time AS has been remarked the
longs approval of the daring extreme left.
America
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Postal Earnings Set
New January Mark

Postal earnings last month were
higher than for any previous Janu-
ary. Postmaster General Farley an
nounced last night. Receipts for
the first seven months of the cur
rent fiscal year also are at an all
time high.
The January postal earnings
amounted to $60,715,4S7, a s2,OOO,O 900
increase over the same month last
year. Receipts for the first seven
months of the fiscal year were re-
ported at $438,218,996.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
To Speak at Columbia

DR.. Brendan F. Brown of Catholic
University Law School will speak at
the third annual convention dinner
of the American Law Students As
sociation at o'clock tonight at Co.
lumbia University in New York city.
He will discuss The Bar and the
Democratic Process"
Evening star., 1939-02-25
To Do All Possible to Aid
EmplOyment by Business.

I have attempted tonight to indi-
cate very briefly some of the i'm
portant relationships between Gov
ernment and business.
I have tried to state as forcefully
as I can that it is our determina-
ton to make every move we know
how to promote recovery and get
people back to work on private jobs.
That is the beginning and end of
our problem. To solve it we must
attack realistically and at once GER
tain specific phases whose adjust
ment will tend to move us on our
way.
I have indicated that insofar as
the relation between private utilities
and the Government can be clari-
fed, and other members of the
administration are desirous of doing
everything we reasonably can to
make such clarification possible.
We wish to be fair-We wish to
be reasonable and we believe that
with good will on both sides we
can accomplish our twin objectives,
getting more and cheaper electricity
to the American people and putting
more men to work in the utility in
dustries.
I feel that competition from the
highways and airways has diverted
traffic from our railroads and has
made the problem of the rehabili-
tation of these roads immediate and
pressing. The railroads are, and
must be, sustained as essential
arteries of commerce and must be
ready for use as part of our national
defense.
Rehabilitation of the railroads
and relating them to our present
and future economy is not a SIM
pie matter. Indeed. it is probably
one Of the most difficult Of all prob
lens to solve-but I am firmly con-
Evening star., 1939-02-25

b e e n under
going a long
overdue m a jor
social operation
at the hands of
the New Deal
erS - and that
they should be
glad the opera
ton is over. The
period of con-
valescence, he
indicated, is now
at hand. TIL e
u o v e r n m e Mt
stands ready to
help the patient.
Indee ed. Mr..
Evening star., 1939-02-25
The Capital Parade
Liberal Fear of Radical Opinion Is Seen
Behind Lawyers Guild Dispute
BY JOSEPH ALsOP and ROBERT KINTNER

Incomplete within left
the National Lawyers Guild already
in all conscience the unusually significant
dtive at work all through the liberal forces which
served the shock of the New Deal And therefore
well to tell the whole background
The National Lawyers Guild had it's
New York Morris legal liberal recently
made national the
against Jersey Cy Mayor Frank Hague At that
others like him cang the unyieldng
American Bar Association He his talked
decided guild
liberals The scheme
Evening star., 1939-02-25

ing an encounter
against cold pre-
ciSion as in this
memorable tour
ney between Mr..
Stryker and Dis
trict Attorney
T h ON as E.
Dewey. &
Pliny tn g
Younger, with
whom the schol-
arly Mr.. Stryker
is familiar, must
h a We inspired
many a young
lawyer by his
laudati of "the
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Inferno Is MISSING

Police today were asked to be on
lookout for Archie Sofman, 29-year-
old inferno of st. Mary's Hospital,
Huntington, w. Va, missing since
February IL.
Police we're informed the inferno
has not been seen since he left to
come to Washington to take the
National Medical Board examina-
ton. He is described as 5 feet Z
inches tall, weight 200 pounds,
brown eyes and brown hair and
when he left was wearing q dark
gray suit and overcoat.
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Burns Prove FotoI

Burns received on February Z
- proved fatal yesterday to Rosie
Thomas. "a. colored, of 1900 Twenty
second street NV. She was burned
when her dress caught fire from a
gas stove at the home of John N.
Swartzell of 2725 Thirty sixth place
NV, where she was employed.
Evening star., 1939-02-25

And What
They Do
. Lloyd Paul Stryker
Is Defense Lawyer
OF Old School
By LEMUEL F. PARTON.

If Lloyd Paul Stryker wins &C
quittal for James j. Hines, the Tam
many district leader, it will be
signal victory for oldschool oratory.
Rarely in recent years has court
room eloquence been in so resound-
Evening star., 1939-02-25
Boy Injured in Fall

Robert Lee Head, T. colored, of
361 o street S.W, received a pos
sible fractured skull and internal
injuries when he fell yesterday near
his home, striking his head on a
curbing. He was taken to Gallinger
Hospital for treatment.