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Evening star., 1939-11-26
Student Conference
Is Urged 10 Study
District Needs
Comprehensive Survey
Of Local Educational
Facilities Suggested

The first Washington student con-
ference, sponsored by the Washing
ton Youth Council, was challenged
yesterday to take the initiative in
seeking a comprehensive study to
determine whether present educa-
tional facilities in the District are
adequate to meet the demands of
modern youth.
The challenge was issued by ]
Fred Kelly. chief of the division of
higher education of the Office of
education, who, at the same time
broadly limited that the office of
education might lend aid in such
study. as it has done in some of
the States.
Addressing representative group
of District high school and college
students who attended the second
days sessions of the conference at
the Y. w. G. A., Mr.. Kelly suggested
the students might find a need for
a municipal university in the Ma
tion's Capital.
Ought to Find Out Needs.
Certainly we ought to find out
what we do need in the way of edu-
cational facilities" he declared.
States have their own systems of
education and publicly supported
universities. Surely the Capital
ought not to be asked to have less
educational facilities-if that be the
case-than the States which this
Capital serves"
Mr.. Kelly told the students they
could be instrumental in bringing
about a local survey by securing
official sanction of their own schools
with respect to the wisest way to
proceed.
Il know by your interest in this
conference that you desire only the
opportunity to make Washington a
city rich in opportunities for educa-
ton and culture" he said. The Of
flee of education has been called on
ce OF education has been called on
to assist States in making education
al surveys, he added significantly.
Rajni Patel of India, secretary of
the Indian Student Federation. who
also addressed the conference at the
luncheon meeting, declared that the
youth of his country is united be-
hind the National Indian Congress.
which is fighting for Indias inde-
pendence.
Says Students Not Deceived.
"We are not going to be deceived
by statements of Prime Minister
Chamberlain and other British Off
clals, who say they are fighting for
democracy, but who are merely try
ing to. enlist the support of youth
to solidify their own position" he
declared.
The conference attendants spent
most of the day yesterday in panel
discussions on the student as a citi-
zen, the school and its administra-
ton, and education and its presen-
tation. Presiding at the discussions
were Robert Little, sports editor of
the American University Eagle;
Wendell Lucas, president of the
Howard University Student Council.
and Charles F.. Kiefer of George
Washington University. An enter
tainment program last night ended
the days activities.
The final general session of the
conference will be held today at
2:30 pm. Committee reports and
reports from panels will be consid-
cred and several resolutions will be
offered.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
California Farmers Deny
Maintaining Black Lists
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25.-Repre-
sentatives of Southern California S
organized farmers told member of
the Senate Civil Liberties Commit
tee today that they had never MAIN
tained BLACK lists" Of employees.
Responding to subpoenas, George
A. Graham, secretary of the Asso-
ciated Farmers of Orange County;
Myron j. Bonham, secretary of the
Associated Farmers of Riverside
County, and Chester Moore of Los
Angeles, managing secretary of the
Western Growers Protective Asso-
citation, appeared before Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Utah.
They were ordered to produce
records of their various organiza-
tions. together with copies of So
called "black lists" Each testified
that no such list was maintained.
Mr. Moore was asked for any COR
respondence with respect to labor
unions but said he had none, al
though his organization had many
oral dealings with unions. He said
he was once made deputy sheriff
In labor strike and that on another
occasion he had accompanied 15C
men to ranches in Northern Cali
fornia to act as guard during a
strike there.
The session was confined to pro-
duction of records and at its con-
clusion Senator Thomas adjourned
IL subject to call He said a date
and place for the committees Cali
fornia inquiry will be fixed when he
meets Senator La Toilette, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin, the chairman, at
San Francisco December 4.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Psychologists Ready
To Aid in Program
Of National Defense
DR.. D. 6. Patterson
Reviews Work in
Applied Field

American psychologists are ready
to offer their services for any new
program of national defense, DR.. D.
G. Patterson of the University Of
Minnesota told the American Asso-
citation Of Applied Psychology in his
retiring presidential address at the
Wardman Park Hotel last night.
Applied psychology, DR.. Patterson
said, had its greatest impetus at the
start in the tests given to American
soldiers during the World War. The
Army psychologists administered
millions of tests both of general in
telligence and of vocation aptitude
AS soon as the war was done, he
said, all this work came to an end
and has not since been revived.
1t should be revived in the new
program of Army expansion, he said,
and the association is ready to offer
a suitable program.
Progress Outside Laboratories.
A'AoSiA Va WIZ PAo6ACoo Va poyIliOl-
ogy, he declared, now is coming OUT
side the university laboratories de-
voted to the pure science. New
knowledge comes from practical eff
forts to solve practical problems. In
the universities, he said, many stu
dents get their Phi. D. degrees with
out any face-to-face contact with
real human beings, striving to ad-
just themselves to changing circum-
stances.
The need of the psychologist now
is felt in many fields, he declared
including the United States civil
service. 1t will become even more
apparent, he insisted, with the in
auguration of civil service systems
by States, cities and counties. In
addition, he said, is the vast field Of
fered by industry, whose executives
are only beginning to see that per-
Evening star., 1939-11-26
.s2,6oo,ooo Grady Suit
In Florida Withdrawn
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 25.-Three
damage suits for total of So 600, 900,
filed by City Rate Consultant
Thomas E. Grady against the Miami
Daily News, the Florida Power g.
Light Co. and a citizens group, were
dismissed today at the request of
Grady's attorney.
The suits were filed after BRYAN
G. Hanks, president of the power
company, charged a group of Off
cials sought to extort $250,000 from
him for settlement of rate dis
pute.
Grady and the other officials were
acquitted of the charges. Mayor
Robert r. Williams and two COM
missioners lost their offices in a
recall election that followed.
James M. Carson, Grady's at
torney, gave no reason for dismissal
of the suits.
Hal Leyshon, editor of the News,
said there had been no out-of-court
settlement.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
sonnet problems may be very com
r,1oy
Urges Aid for Handicapped.

sonnet problems may be very COM
plex.
Urges Aid for Handicapped.
He urged more trained psycholo-
gists in institutions devoted to the
restoration Of the physically handi-
capped. The problem of these un-
fortunates is primarily one of ad-
justment to their changed circum-
stances, problem which the COM
petent psychologist is best able to
solve. Yet until recently, he said
there was only one trained psycholo-
gist in this field and colleges did not
seriously face the problem of train
ing men for the work.
Something should be done, he
urged toward getting trained men
and women into the field of vocation
guidance in schools and colleges.
The average person now engaged
in this work. Prof. Patterson in
sisted, now is little better than q
layman without any specialized
knowledge of what he is trying to
do, although it may have a very
great effect on the individuals life
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Dr.. Hutchins Succeeds
Father at Bereu COLLEGE
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BEREA, KY. Nov. 25-Dr. Fran
els S. Hutchins was inaugurated to-
day as president of Berea College,
succeeding his father, and reiterated
the work-your- way" colleges ira
dition of open doors to young men
and women of the Southern noun
tains.
DR.. Hutchins is the brother of DR.
Robert M. Hutchins, president OF
the University of Chicago. Their
father, DR.. William J. Hutchins, re-
tired as Berea president several
months ago.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Victim, Of Amnesio
And Husband Taken
To Same Hospital
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Nov. 25.-
Police found an elderly amnesia
victim wandering the streets to-
day, worked several hours to
establish her identity and
learned she was Mrs. Emma
Legg.
Other police went tonight to
the home of her husband, Her.
man, II, to notify him. They
found him lying behind the
kitchen stove, victim of a stroke
Both patients were taken to
the same hospital, neither
aware the other was there.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
HyuttsviIIe Seniors Elect

Roy Pranschke has been elected
president of the senior class of the
Hyattsville (MdD High School, with
Joy Jones, vice president; Edna
Stewart, secretary, and Mary Moser,
treasurer. Mrs. Mary Snoufter,
English teacher, is class sponsor. :
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Rescue Squud Benefit

For the benefit of the Bladens-
burg unit of the Prince Georges
County Md Rescue Squad,
dance will be held Saturday night
at the Beaver Dam Country Club
William F. Gasch, secretary of
the unit, is chairman of the Ar
! rangements Committee.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Large Eagle Killed

CULPEPER, Va, Nov. Is (Spe-
ciaD An eagle with Widespread
of feet 9 inches was shot near here
by DR.. D. w. Kelly, jr., of Culpeper,
who fired from his automobile.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
PIT. A. to Give Supper

A chicken and ham supper will
be held Friday. from S to 8 pm,
in the Fairland (Md) School under
auspices of the Parent-Teacher
Association.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
EDUCATOR DESERTS CLASS
ROOM, TURNS DAIRYMAN, WINS
SUCCESS In Is MONTHS

DR.. Nathan has learned many things
about dairy farming-that is re-
quires close attention and supervis-
ion, thorough system, knowledge
of animal husbandry, feed crop
production, land fertilization and
improvement and many other farm
rules, that once learned, spell the
difference between success and
failure.
Last week, DIR. Nathan comment
ed on his successful farm venture.
in part as follows: with the prop
er training, the Negro is able to do
anything that anybody else can !. .
1t is quite possible for us to become
productive race, because we have
the strength and ability to work.
What is needed is an exodus of
trained youth from our economic
and industrial institutions that will
take the initiative creating small
economic units that will provide
work for skilled and unskilled peo-
ple.",
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ATLANTA (ANP) )-4Reading like
a page from Horatio Alger story,
the remarkable success achieved in
l8 months by DR.. Winfred B. Ma
than ha caused stir in Georgia
educational circles and given new
meaning to the theory that real eco
nomic indeendence for the Negro is
to be found on the farm.
Just Is months ago. DR.. Nathan,
SO, possessor Of four degrees earned
in this country and Europe, and a
native of Jamaica, British West In
dies, was serving as dean of educa-
ton at Atlanta University. For IL
wears he had been telling students
of the possibilities of the Negro IN
agriculture, of the bounHess re-
sources of nature and of the proved
ability of Negroes to excel IN any
line of endeavor that wholeheartedly
claims their attention and interest.
Suddenly DR.. Nathan quit his po-
sition at Atlanta u, took up dairy
farming, set about methodlcally 10
prove some of his classroom utter.
ances and put into practice ms
theory that in agriculture and stock
raising a man can make himself eel
nomically independent.
From an original investment OF
s33.0oo-about $4,000 in cash, the
rest in mortgage loans and other
credix-Dr. Nathan has developed
in year and half moderniy
eauipped, 100-acre, 90-cow dairy
valued at sso,O0o. He has met all
his obligations, earned satisfactory
salary for himself, furnished prohs,
able employment to II workers and
provided good living conditions Tor
Ave families.
Lcated just. FIVE miles OUTSIDE q
Atlanta, DR.. Nathan's dairy pianl
has d $4,000 deep-well water sys-
fem. modern sterilization system, 9
sa 900 refrigeration plant, filter
room, laboratory room for butter
fat test and bacteria analyses and
ranv other improved devices needed
hv the modern dairyman. Dr.. Main
a has accomplished all this despite
the fact he had no previous training
I. + j.
/, farming, no practical experience
in commercial production OF dairy
products.
But, by having . clear objective
and d determination TO achieve II,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
(From Department of State)
EARL GRIFFITH, Secretary

o. # T1oHiDlts the Sale lax OF eA-
else tax except upon motor fuel, al
coholic beverages and Tobacco prod
ucts; prohibits the taxing of real es-
tate and personal property; provides
for the taxing Of net incomes at q
scale Of rates graduated in proper
ton of net incomes.
6. Provides guaranteed license
tax upon all chainstores.
z. Prohibiting the imposition OF
any excise tax on the sale of any
commodities except motor vehicle
fuel.
9. To limit, and, or restrict. the
collection of excise tax in all re-
tail sales of motor vehicles, where
one motor vehicle is accepted as
part payment of the purchase price
Of the other.
Proposals to Repeal Laws
The following proposals to repeal
laws recently enacted by the legis'a-
ture will each required approximate
" 10000 signatures Of qualified
voters before presentation to the
Secretary of State for his approval;
1. (Amended Senate Bill NO.
181)-Relative to ASSOCIATIONS for
n,ov;dinp care in hospitals and san
;toriums. Petitions containing the
required number of signatures must
be fled on or before July IL, other
wise, the new law will go into full
force and effect on that date.
2. (House Bill No. 336)-To re-
peal Sec. 5276 Of the General Code
AMI leave life tenure in office to the
State Adjutant General and his as
sistants. July 18 is the deal line Tor
this petition. Should petitions con-
tanning the required number OF sig-
natures Approximately 15o,ooo) pc
fled on this date, the old llfe-ten-
ure will remain in effect until the
November election.
The present Adjutant General
and his assistants will remain ~
Office their life time, should the rel
erendum receive a majority Of Vot-
90 cast at the election. In case tne
netitions being circulated bq fflehus
of the Adiutant General and his as
s;stants, now in Office, fail to secure
the necessary 10000 signatures ~
or before July 18, the new act fe,
pealing the old life-tenure law W'll
% into effect on that date, the 40
infant General and his assiseaiies
will he out of office and their sue
cessors will be appointed TO serve
during the Governors term IN offlce'
only. instead of for life, as proVia-
ed in the old law. Among colum-
bus voters, those opposing a me-
tenure in public Office are refusing
to sign the petition.
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torres of various concert baritones,
it had failed to be a popular seller.
Nothing seems to daunt Clinton.
Besides tapping Debussy, he recently
arranged the Arabian Nights" pas
sage from Tschaikowsky's Nut
cracker Suite" calling the swing ver-
sion, Abba Dabba," -. More ac-
curate would be '.jazx version" Gene
Buck, Paul Whteman and numerous
others are correct in stating that
"ycu don't write swing, vou play it,"
Abba Dabba,' howev9., is q happy
title for rhythmic frenzy.
It's the Title
1t is the titles OF his numbers that
Clinton finds the hardest task In his
career of songwriting. Once he hits
upon what he considers a good t1.le.
the music Frequently ii is an ar.
rangement Of long established
melody comes easily.
Among the snappier titles in his
catalogue are The Big Dipper."
Jungle Jitters." "Dipsy Doodle
Strictly for the Persians," "Dodg-
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HERE'S HOW
SOME GET
THEIR JOBS IN
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Bits of stray
conversation sometimes bring to
light interesting stories. For IN
stance, the idle conversation with
Washington stenograIher concern
ing the placing Of Negroes in tie
civil service. according to this I'M
formation, no resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia, nearby Virginia
or Maryland, is given a permanent
position in the civil service; they are
given temporary or indefinite work.
Then again, some Negroes holding
down good positions owe them to
senator's who WELD influence in GER
tain quarters. The story is told of
man we'll up in the government
service as to how he first got his
job.
Going to his senator, who hap
pened to be from the deep South,
the young man who had finished law
school solicited his aid. That worthy
went over to the department where
the young man sought an appoint
ment, looked around, and said to the
chief Of the personnel department.,
"In my section of the country,
n........s don't don't hold this kind Of
job, but since I see you got MS
holding them down here, you ap-
point my n.......r to one.
He got the job and has held 1T
Another instance provides laugh.
continuously for number of years.
Senator So-and-So took his colored
constituent over to department to
land him a job. 1t seems as if the
man had been shunted back and
forth, being told on each occasion of
his visit to the department. there
were no openings. SO the lrate
senator accompanied him on one
trip.
Going to the Office of the director
Of personnel, inquiry elected the IN
formation there were no openings
the man would be appointed as
soon as there was one.
Turning, the senator saw a col
ored man sitting near a door, ap-
parently doing nothing.
whats that man doingE askea
the senator.
Orr -, ,,.rJ;pc- fba doar y
ssAnd there's another man over
there, sitting by that door--whats
he doing?"
s'He's guarding that door"
The senator noticed third door,
unguarded, SO he turned to ms con-
stituent and shouted, pointing his
cane. '.Jim, there's a door that needs
a guard. Just go and sit there and
guard that door
AS far as we can ascertain, jim
still guards that door.
But for the main part, senator's
are inclined to tell their colored
iob-seekers, IF you want JOB as
a messenger, III try to help you get
one, but am not interested IN try
inc to land clerical jobs for coiorea
folk"
Mr.. Bilbo is said to have secured
two Jobs for colored men from ms
state, both messenger jobs. but
higher than this-well, IN the de-
partment of the interior there are
few mail clerks, and junior clerks
who get the salaries Of clerks but
not the ratings. And the Negroes
for the most part seem emlnentiy
satisfied with the salary and not the
rating-although reductions IN sal
aries may be affected when the rat
ing is not on par with the salary
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23
By II. A. Mckenzie

Initiative petitions seeking SUBJ
mission of nine amendments to the
Ohio Constitution, two proposals to
repeal laws enacted by the legisla-
ture and ne initiating new legisla-
zion, have been filed wish Slcere-
tary Of State Earl Griffith. These
petitions are now presumed to be
in circulation, seeking signatures of
the Ohio electorate, and if the re-
quired number of signatures are Sc
cured, filed with the Secretary Of
State not later than August and
the legality of the signatures ap-
proved by the Secretary Of the
State, the proposals will then be
placed upon the ballots for the
general election to be held on No
vember z.
The nine proposed amendments
to the constitution herewith listed
will require the filing of petitions,
each one containing 250,000 sigma
lures. These petitions viii then be
referred to the various county
Boards of Elections who will check
each signature as to it's validity and
certify that the signers are bona
fide residents and legal voters in
the precincts designated on the pc
titions. Should this investigation
reveal q sufficient number of legal
signatures, the proposals will be
placed on separate ballots and sub
mitted for approval or disapproval,
at the general election in November.
Amendments to the Constitution
i. A proposed amendment which
would make possible the passage OF
bond issues by any subdivision OF
the State of Ohio, by a majority OF
the electors voting on such issue.
q. Initiative petition proposink
two amendments to the Constitution
-f1l-amendment providing a self
effective system of Old Age Jen-
sions in the form of guarantee
of an income of $50 monthly TO
eyerv person of the age Of SO years
or over; (2)-providing that the
signature of 100000 electors at
large shall be sufficient upon Pc
tioion to bring to opular vote con-
stitutional amendment; $4,000 sig-
natures for the proposal of q law.
3. To make uniform the inter-
est rate charged by banks, building
and loan associations, etc, by es-
tablishing a maximum rate Of SIX
per cent per year. The rate charg- :,
ed bv chattal loan companies snali
not exceed one per cent per month
of sums up to $500.
a. Providing for the tax exemp-
tion Of homes occupied by the own
er up to and including five Thousand
dollars in value.
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tunes. Other
leaders whom we
have quericd
have met our re-
quest for ten such
tunes. Spital ny.
cuts the specih-
cation IN half,
names the fol-
lowing. Jeron, E
Kern's "OI' Man
River, /" Cole por-
ter's Night and
Day, Z II Love
NJ rSS
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23

ing the Dean and Dusk in Upper
Gandusky,"
Guy Lombardo submifs to this de.
pd'fment the ten tunes he considers
most indispensable to him as
bandleader. They are Boo Hoo
1oHoised appropriately enough bp
Too Many Tears" Make Befepe,"
Star Dust Night and DAY.
Time on nv Hands, 'auld Lano
Sgne, ae'fch is his orchcsfra's
theme song, Street and Lopeip,"
"Sf. Louis Blues" and sSioeethearfs
on Parade y
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6y koU<.s nEI0
Music Features & Phofo Syndicate. N. ~

ITO Phil Spitalny, director Of Amer
a ica's leading all girl orchestra,
there are only Ave indispensai,lr
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-23

Carrie Jacobs Bond; Love in
Bloom" by Leo Robin and Ralph
Ranger, and Ethelbert Nevin's THE
Rosary"
$50
Leading song hit in Enoland at
present is said to be Music Maes-
fro Please" sy Allie Wrubel and
Herbert Mdgidson. This is the sono
schich aeon the dpufd OF tie Ameri-
can Society OF Composers, Authoys
aud Publishers last gear.
Latest American composer to win
a place on program by Toscanini
and the NBC Symphony Orchestra
is the late Charles Martin Iaoeffier
with his tone poem, Memories OF
My Childhood For many years
Loeffler was first violinist with the
Boston Symphony.
Mozart Started 1t
II used to be said d-before the lush
days of Hollywood contracts that
Tin Pan Alley writer's often did
tlfair best work when the landlord
Aet t4ANLiitfS ~ itsAA0b uIJOH tI6lT
doors. Tin Pan Alley, IL seems, was
merely following an old custom laid
down by none other than Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart The lattcr's SYM.
phony i'll ID Major was written as il
courtesy to Signlund Haffner, land
lord Of the house in Salzburg in
which the composer was born.
The original manuscript OF fhe
Nosart auork. consisting of .dfty-
screen PAGES, is noto in the Uaitea
States II is ote1tcd ~ Charles Serb
aef's Sons. book publishers. 3cho
purchased IL from Eikin Matheus.
Ltd. rare book dealers of London
IN 1886, for $4,000. The aaanuscripf
toas recently exhibited in Scfibaet's
Fifth Aneaac Windoms
p
The Negro Biblical classic,
"Shadraek," put through the swing
hopper by the relentless Larry Gin
ton, has become big hit Pre-
vionslv as number in the veneT