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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
RELIEF ACT REVISION URGED

Washington, d. c. ULNS).-Com-
menting on the call for a special
session of Congress, Representative
Jerry Voorhis of California said: zone
of the first jobs Congress must do at
a special session is to correct the in
justices of the last so-called Relief
Act. People who desperately need
WPA work and wages are not only
being forced out of employment by the
ironically termed 30-day furlough pro
vision but throughout the country
their wages actually are being re-
duced as result of the action of Con
gress at the time when the cost Of
food was skyrocketing."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
"SENTINELS ON GUARD"

'THE labor papers are sentinels on guard through
out the country for the cause of mankind They
are extremely valuable advocates of the cause of
the wage earnerS The labor movement owes to
the labor papers great debt of gratitude for Civ
ing voice to labor's cause when often other ave
nues of publicity are closed. Every possible sup
port should be given to the bona fide labor press
to strengthen it for still greater work that lies
Federation of Labor
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
chow NOBLE IN REASON"

"EOR two and one-haf hours, Londoners filled
underground air raid shelters while German
bombing planes attempted to raid the city and
British planes fought them oH."-News dispatch
from London.
What piece of work is man. how noble il,
reason! how infinite in faculty in form and NOV
ing how express and admirable. in action how like
an angel! in appreciation how like godv'-Will-
lam Shakespeare
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
: COMMENT ON WORLD
: EVENTS

With war headlined in all our news
papers, it is next to impossible to COM
ment on little else than war. How
ever, in this lies a great and immedi-
ate danger that must be exposed and
summarily crushed by the will and
weight Of public opinion.
There is danger that in the hys-
terra of an international crisis. and
under the pressure of our sympathies
for the democratic forces of Europe
we may find that we are losing at
home the very thing we are defend
ing, directly or Indirectly on foreign
fields. We fought the last war for
peace and security and the ultimate
triumph of democracy. Twenty years
later we were made brutally aware
that in the last world war and the
peace that followed we had planted
the seeds of the worst challenge to de-
mocracy, peace and security that
could be imagined. Willful and mali
cious designing could not have done
| better.
Today we find ourselves going
through the same motions, welding
the same chain of causation that
threaten to lead to no better end than
| the last war.
The economic hangover of the last
war stands the chance Of being
dwarfed into insignifcance by the pos
sible aftermath of the present world
war. Times have changed since 1917.
We have been in depression the last
ten years. Millions unemployed, mil
lions on relief, industry idle, capital
molding,-these spell a misery that
goes deep; these are not easily for
gotten.
And now, this war. A boom is al
ready underway. A boom rising on
the foundation Of war economy and
a war psychology. A war time gov
ernment will give us sudden pros
perity. We will find shortcuts in de-
mocracy. But in the short cutting we
may find too late that we have cut
short our democracy. Without any
exceptions democracy has always and
will always suffer in its nature and
in it's structure by the measures made
necessary in war. Authority becomes
concentrated. Opinion becomes cen
trally controlled. The wheels move
faster and every turn brings action.
Liberties are crippled and rights are
restricted. All goes by the board for
ultimate victory. Autocracy rides and
rides fast at the price of democracy.
And then comes the end. Call it
what you will. Peace, victory, defeat,
truce, compromise or stalemate. On
the books it will be added up as loss,
no matter what you call. The reckon
ing will show red, blood red and debt
red. The loss to democracy is not so
easily reckoned as manhood and doll
ars. Liberties and rights sidetracked
are not so easily righted. The taste
of direct authority is not wiped out
by the clarion of an armistice. The
democracy we respect and made may
bear little resemblance to the excuse
that energies after the war.
X X X
Fortunately, this danger is not
wholely ignored. Scores of organiza-
tions have enlisted to beat down the
peril. The forces of organized labor
have organized the League for Human
Rights, Freedom and Democracy to
defend and extend our rights, liberties
and democratic principles. The Amer
lean Legion has begun the formation
of an organization, Legions Of De-
mocracy, pledged to defend and pro-
mote democracy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
VIII AT NEXT?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

A Diesel electric locomotive has
replaced the tilted steam locomO-
tive which has pushed passen-
ger car up Pixies Peak in Col
OradO for so years. The new
locomotive is the first rack-rail
type in the world. 1t pushes the
50-passenger car up the 9 mile
ascent and then backs down ahead
of the car on the return trip.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
Mr.. MODESTUS
. "ICH UND GOTT'
q EMBARRASSED KAISER
Q "MITOUT GOTT"
. WILL END HITLER

. "MITOUT GOTT"
. WILL END HITLER
"Ich und Gott'-
That became an embarrassment for
Kaiser Wilhelm
We realize with difficulty that was
quarter of century ago
But Hitler has introduced a strange
antiphony-
"Mitout Gott effery ding is bos-
sible-"
Declaring that since Gott is on the
side of the Jews
Jehovah has become German public
enemy No. l.
And all ethics distantly related to
his teachings are flouted-
But not every German is coldly
scientific in his mind
Probably most of them are emotion
ally religious
They are obedient, submissive, or
derly, under commands
But emotions lie deeper than COM
mands-
While religious roots go to bed
rock
Now, if Hitler could get himself
killed in Poland
And then rise from the dead in can
non smoke
He might make permanent, for some
years
His evident obsession that he is a
Messiah to the Germans
Thus he might fill the vacuum left
When he killed the religion of the
German women
Aided by his apparent celibacy-
He is getting German youth to die
for him
While he is still alive
History may yet tell what they
were willing to do
For a Hitler dead, and apostheo-
sized
Anthony Eden's anathema-
Exercising Hitlerism, religion Of
Hitler
EXcommunicating from the COM
munion of nations
This bastard religion and all it's ad-
herents-
Giving allegiance to the age-old
tenets of honor among men
Insisting on the creed of fair play
Denouncing the crazy-quilt princi
pies of convenient falsehoods--
J., n1, &c,
also in German minds
In all minds not disordered in their
physiological implementation-
x x X
Few men are consistent
Compelled often to act immediate
ly-
Against the logic of facts we'll
known, and accepted
Keeping pigeon-holes in their
thinking for contradictory IDEAS
Nevertheless, most men will respond
to the final test
With loyalty to something which
fits the largest facts of life
Embodied, perhaps, in some indi-
vidual incarnation
| Which has furnished visualisation
of principle
This explains why foreign mission
aries can appeal to heather minds
With something broader and more
inclusive
Than age-old and inbred heather
| SuperstitionS-
X X X
But the belief in Hitler runs
counter
To these basic, honest, clean and
holy thoughts
Which find natural appeal in the
universal mind of man
English and French history have
their blots-
Their practices and deeds have not
all been immaculate
But the ideas which unite them
now
Have found universal acceptance in
the world of men
Brings response from India, with
its Ghandi-
From South Africa and its Smuts-
And from the islands of the seas.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21

L I
Chicago, Ill.-Although declining in
importance in the revenue system of
the United States as a whole, the
property tax keeps it's place as the
financial mainstay Of the nations
largest cities, an analysis of municipal
revenue sources by the Federation of
Tax administrators, discloses. From
1915 through 1937-the period an
alyzed-cities over 100000 population
drew 60 to 65 per cent of their rev.
enue from general property taxes,
while other revenue sources showed
wide fluctuations. In 1887 the prop
erty tax provided larger proportion
of municipal revenue than in 1915.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
WAR SEEN MAKING 100000 JOBS

New York City QLNS).-Seven
million unemployed American work
ers will get jobs because of the Euro
pean war, j. Frank Grimes, president
Of the Independent Grocers Alliance
said here. He predicted major busi-
ness boom.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
AN ODDiTY FROM THE NEWS

Omaha (Nebr). Bee News-'Lady,
high standing, large irrigated acreage
western slope, wants business partner,
ready cash. Address Y-1O5."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21

"U" and "I' ride in automobile
and we auto drive more carefully!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21

There's an ogre in PROGRESS, but
we need never to be afraid Of it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
WISDOM
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The greater the obstacle the
more glory in overcoming it.
-MOliere.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
THE WASHINGTON,
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

NationaE'Ladies and Gentle
men," new modern drama with
Helen Hayes: $50 pm.
Keith's-"Nurse Edith CaveI,
dramatic biography OF the Belgian
heroine: 1885 am, 1885, 3:35, 5:35
7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Earle-"Honeymoon in Ball." ro-
nance in bantering mood by Miss
Carroll and Mr.. MacMurray: 1890
am, 1:2O, 4:10, 7:05 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: 1915, $40, 6 and
1855 pm.
Palace-"The Man in the Iron
Mask" swashbuckling adventure
1875 am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05 and 9:3s
pm.
Capitol-"Here I Am Stranger,
young son in a house divided: II
am, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50, $40 and
8:55 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Man They
Could Not Hang" doctor turn.
demon for revenge: l1:55 am, 1:55
1855, 5:55, 1855 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia - "The Star-Maker,'
Evening star., 1939-10-12

OF the usual procedure which is the
routing of drama from Broadway to
Hollywood.
One little catch in the proceedings
is that Mr.. Pemberton also would
like to take James Cagney along
with the script. Cagney plays the
lead in the picture and Mr.. P. thinks
he Is just the same for any Broad
way version which might be fash
ioned from the original.
Mr.. P. would seem to have some
thing there-if he can get 1t away
from Warmers.
Br-r-r-r-r-r note: 1.-THE Old Dark
House." thriller Illuminated by the
presence of such stars as Charles
Laughton. Boris Karloff, Melvyn
Douglas and Raymond Massey, is
in its third week at the Little.
X X X X
Gray Gordon, the "tic toe rythym"
man there, letters-of-protest
writer's, we finally got it right, could
put something close to an al-star
football team on the field, if band
stand were not so much more profit
able =. Seven of the IL musicians
who play for Gray played varsity
football in their Joe College days .
Four others were second stringers
Carter Barron, whose Capitol
Theater features the band, played a
bit of the game himself, you know
If you don't, it's because you
did not read the papers in his days
at Georgia Tech Don't forget
note: Variety Clubs Cavalcade of
Thrills will have the first of three
showings at Griffith Stadium tomor-
row night at $3.50 >. Hollywood's
suicide squad will appear in the
flesh :. And might disappear into
thin air if stunt failed to work.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

Bing Crosby, moppets and nostalgia
music: l1:15 am, 1:20, 1925, $50,
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Little-"The Old Dark House" :"
Laughton, Karloff ct al. in a mys-
terry thriller: II am, 1880, 2:35,
4:20, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Open -Air-"Next Time We Love-"
romance with James Stewart and
Margaret SULLIVAN: 1855 and 1925
pm.
Belasco-"The Unashamed," life
In nature camp: 1l:30 am, 1:30,
$3.50, $50, 7:30 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-NeWsa and shorts, con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

not start until the Civil War be-
cause the soldiers were not permit
ted to smoke, was chagrined to learn
that Two rowles of chewing to-
bacco" are mentioned in documents
as far back as 1889.
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Battle, Over Realism
Won by Actor

Film realism briefly challenged
historical fact recently when an
actor, playing one of the Clary's
Grove Boys in the screen version of
Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize
ABE Lincoln in Illinois," kept
grinding his jaws during the IA
nous fight scene between Raymond
Massey, the star, and Howard da
Silva.
Spit out the gum" shouted one
of the assistant directors to Harold
Hoff, the culprit.
1T isn't gum; it's tobacco" re-
piled Hoff.
Evening star., 1939-10-12

expected was that something re-
sembling common conclusion
eventually would be reached.
Well, what a wacky notion that
turned out to be!
Pictures, it seems, are going on
being just as varied as ever. A
glance at current and future book
ings certainly indicates that fact.
Warner Bros, for instance, moved
up the date of release on "On Your
Toes" musical drama, on the theory
that the taste of the moment is for
light entertainment. Logical, you
say? Seems so but at the Metro
politan opening the same day,
Warmers will revive the uncensored
version of "All Quiet on the Western
Front" Probably that is logical, too.
With reference to war pictures,
which some of the quick thinkers
thought would be stored in the base
ment for the duration, Universal
also is preparing for immediate
release, THE Road Back" 1t is
scheduled for an early showing at
Keith's.
Certainly no custard pie comedy,
IN spite of all the predictions that
serious drama was out, is '"The Rains
Came which opens at the Palace
tomorrow. 1t would be absurd to
expect any one to sidetrack film
of that stature, to be sure, but no
one even seriously thinks that the
box Office will be affected by its
somberness.
AS a matter of fact, the only
changes in bookings which have been
made here or anywhere else, to this
departments knowledge, have been
those substituting war, or other sup
posedly undesirable types, for other
attractions.
1t probably will continue like that,
the peoples choice in pictures being
any good picture regardless of its
subject.
Speaking Of the movie menu, one
picture on it seems to deserve spe-
cial contemplation under conditions
existent at the moment. The pic
ture in question is The Rains
Came At time when one of wars
certain effects is the slicing of
budgets which means the doom of
those spectacular special effects
such as floods, earthquakes, fires,
ETC., the picture becomes significant
for its elaborate use of them. Mr..
Zanuck, a great espouser of simoons,
sandstorms, fires and other wicked,
thrilling phenomena, spread himself
to the last advisable dollar in The
Rains Came"
If it turns out to be the swan song
OF the special effects picture for
some time to come, Mr.. Zanuck legit-
imately can insist that it Is a
proud one: - -
*** x
Screen rights" is such an old
phrase that when one comes across
"stage rights" as applied to a mo-
ton picture, the effect is startling
It happens, however, that Brock
Pemberton, a man of extraordinary
wisdom in his choice of plays, now
is negotiating with Warner Bros. for
the right to make a legitimate
drama of "The Roaring 20s."
The picture. now being completed
would represent beautiful reversal
Evening star., 1939-10-12

'They didn't chew until the Civil
War;" corrected the assistant direc-
tor.
Proud Of his knowledge of Lin
colniana, Hof appealed to the RKO
Research Department, and the
assistant director, who was firm in
the belief that tobacco chewing did
Evening star., 1939-10-12
Films Come in All Varieties,
Even if There Is a War
Only Influence of Europe's Row
To Bring Battle Dramas Back;
Mr.. Zanuck Is Lavish
By Jay CARMODY.

Five weeks ago when Europe started acting like orson Weles
broadcast magnates sat themselves
OF pictures would be suitable
minutes
idea subject of
days equally to be
Evening star., 1939-10-12

Nearly all who attend the movies
in Observation-Disclosures, England,
take their gas masks with them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13

The College Women held their
regular meeting January 6 at the
home of Mrs. Charles Curry, 1886
Fifth Avenue South. Plans for the
musical scholarship tea were COM
pleted and plans for the establish
ment of Big Sister organization
were discussed. February 10 was
set for the Founders Day cele-
bration.
The following appointments were
announced: Chapter journalist,
Miss Bernice Brown; chairmen of
committees-program, Mrs. Clar-
ence Mitchell; research, Mrs. w. d.
Brown; Founders Day, Misses
Rachel James and Ruth Hamlin;
scholarship, Miss Anne Horris.
Other appointments viii be an
nounced later.
Misses Martha Wright and Jean
cite Dorsey were guests.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13
Credit Union in
Annual Meeting;
Officers Elected
LOANED $S,172 IN 1888.

The second annual meeting of
the Associated Negro Credit Union,
a Twin City organization, was held
January 9 at the Minnesota Iowa
Club, BAL East Thirty-eighth street,
Minneapolis.
Organized February 4, 1887, this
Credit Union, with 172 members,
has resources of $2,O76.2O, an in.
crease of 81, O12.95 over the $1,O63.-
20, which was reported at the first
annual meeting, held January 10,
1888.
Loans totaling $3,172.50 have
been made during the past year
and 81, 1860 has been loaned since
the Union was begun % months
ago.
Dividends of 2 per cent, voted
this year, will be the first paid
by any credit union in the history
of Minnesota, during the second
year of operation.
Officers to serve during 1889 are:
Board of directors, Rev. G. F..
Stewart, president; w. B. Walker,
vice-president; Talmage B. Carey,
secretary treasurer; De Velma
Strong, Clarence Smith, H. K.
Grever and Percy Hughes; super
visory committee, Curtis C. Chiv-
ers, Geo. G. Mundell and Joe B.
Levy; credit committee, Tom Car
roll, C. w. Washington and Izetta
Greer.
A drive is being waged to build
the membership in st. Paul and
stimulate interest in both cities.
This organization, of which the
Minnesota Iowa Club was the nu-
cleus, boasts no losses charged off
on its records.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13
Stats, Hotel Mgr,
Interested i'm New
Walters Course

With 20 men present, the Wait
ers' Course sponsored by the st.
Paul Urban League got under way
Thursday in the Y. NJ. C. A.
The treatment of guests, taking
of orders, elements of salesman
ship involved in waiting and the
loading of trays were among the
points stressed by Manly Rhodes,
instructor.
One of the most favorable COM
ments on the course, which is en-
dorsed by the st. Paul Hotel as
we'll as labor leaders, came from
the Hotel Lowry's manager, H. E.
Stats.
Mr.. Stats said in part:
"We would like to have the
names of any of our walters who
attend this course, along with a
report on their performance. This
information will be used in an eff
fort to show consideration to the
men who show enough interest in
their work to study it."
The Urban League announced
that working hours prevented a
number of men from being pres
ent at the opening meeting, but
double the original number is ex-
pected at the second class.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13
An Open Letter
To the Public:

To the Public:
The Joint Committee Of the
Cameo-Elite- Credjafawn Christmas
Charity Fund Drive and Steichen
Food Market, 744 Rondo Street, an
nounces that they have distributed
baskets of food and clothing to un-
der-privileged colored families in
st. Paul as a direct result of the
Big Benefit Dance given at the Col
ony Club at White Bear on De-
Gember Is.
The Committee is especially ap-
preciative of the hearty support
and cooperation of each and every
one who purchased a button or in
any way contributed to the success
of the affair.
We especially thank the follow
ing business firms and clubs for
special cooperation:
Archie Cooks Tavern, Lux
Brothers Liquor Store, Uni-Dale
Liquor Store, Tilden Produce Com
pany, Grain Belt Beer Company,
Jacob Schmidt Brewery, Hamm
Brewery, Superior Packing Com
pany, Fitger's Brewery, Purity
Baking Company, Zinsmaster Bak-
ing Company, Sansby Drug Com
pany, Anderson Dairy Company,
st. Paul Recorder, Minnesota Milk
Company, M. Love Tailoring Com
pany, SirOtt Drug Company, House.
hold of Ruth, No. $50, Halle @.
Brown Community House, McGav-
Ock Funeral Home, Inc, Adelphai
Club, Jim Williams Tavern, Ster-
ling Club, BlOOmer Brewery, Con-
tinental Baking Company, FesIer
Service Company, Independent
GrOc. & Baking Co. Sehweid
Brothers Meats, DeSOtO Creamery,
Minneapolis Spokesman, DR.. Earl s.
Weber, Clarence M. Mitchell DR..
J. Walton Crump and N. Martin,
Barber.
Thanking you again for your
whole-hearted support, we are
Sincerely yours,
Cameo Social Club,
Elite Club,
Credjafawn Social Club,
Steichen Food Market.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13

tive Assistant of the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration in
1894. Mr.. Washington has held
his present position as Director of
the Atlanta School Of Social Work
since 1927 and has made it one of
the finest of its kind in the coun-
try.
The annual dinner follows the
tradition established by Miss L.
Myrtle Garden, capable directress
of the house since 1929. Included
in the program this year will be a
summary of the activities Of the
house and its valuable contribu-
lions to the community, which
more and more is finding its center
in the Halle Q. Brown House,
which in the ten short years of its
existence has grown to be a vital
and indispensable part of the cul-
tural and social life of Negro st.
Paul.
Dinner will be served at z p. m.
at 80 cents per plate. Reserva-
tions must be in by Wednesday,
January 10, 1889.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-01-13
Brown Reelected
President Business
Professional Assn.
ALL OFFICERS RENAMED BY
MILL CITY GROUP.

The Business and Professional
Association of Minneapolis re-
elected DR.. w. D. Brown president
at its January meeting. All other
officers were also reelected. They
are Harry L. Scott, viee-president;
Martin Brown, recording secretary;
Raymond w. Cannon, correspond
ing secretary, and Earl F. Kyle,
treasurer.
Reelected to the executive board
were Cecil Newman, R. S. Skin
ner, Raymond W. Cannon and DR..
w. H. Wright. The meeting was
held at the home of Hiram K.
Gibbs, 4132 Elliot Avenue South.
Members enjoyed a buffet lunch
after the business session.