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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 SEPT. 28, 1914
(By United Press

Vby UnIteu FFeSS Germans began bombardment of Antwerp.
 Battle of Aisne ended, resolved itself into trench warfare. Russian forces seized passes of Krosno, Dulkla and UzOk in the Carpathians.
 German troops bombarded and occupied Malines, Belgium. Anglo-Japanese Heroes began siege of Tsing-taO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
New Chairman?

rived at. It was made clear that the new members of the town committee will not be chosen by any faction or group within the party, and will be persons having the confidence of the rank and file of the party mem bership.
 Election of Dr. O'Hara as town chairman was understood to be agreeable to both the town commit tee and the reorganization group. There remained the possibility that some other candidate for the chair manship might be advanced, but one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Sept. 28-(UP)-Cov< ernment expenditures and receipts for the current fiscal year through Sept. 26th. compared with year ago. This Year Expenses Last Year S2.330.25o.s92.s7 s2,12s,s5s, ,s6l. .s9
 Receipts
 $1, ,40S, ,605,f52.6 $1,475,659.7sl.9
 Gross Deficit $921.s45.240.36 S65s,5e0, ,i27.27 ss12, ,7o2. .2so.ss ss4o,445.427. .z9I
 Cash Balance s2.14s.o2s.224.sI ss.osa.s74. .ol1.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
Harmony Move Of Democrats Results, In Many Changes
Resignation of Dulavey, Election of OIara Seen As Most Important More Committee Members to
 Resign = More Objections Now May Come

Restoration of harmony in the local Democratic party was considered virtual certainty today swift-movng developments moved toward climax which will be reached at meeting of the Democratic Town Committee tonight
 Reorganization of the town committee to give the party united front has been agreed to informally Authorita-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-28
Charles J. Velte To Retire From Y Work
Veteran Secretary Has Compiled Enviable Record of 40 Years Service = First Came to This>City in
 1910 = Initiated Many Events at Local Y

vele affiliated with Y. c. the 40 will retire the Central staff November retirement effect the past IS
 vee acting membership position capaby fulfilled the his
  either
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The Weather

Fair, Warm Tonight; Cloudy Friday
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
SHARE THE WORK

Looking at the demolition of build,
ings on the Lenox site to make room
for U. S. H. Added housing. one
sees numbers of white workmen but
none colored. In the neighborhood are
scores of idle colored men desirous of
employment and willing to work rs
common laborers or in any other capa-
city In tearing down the old structures
and construction of the new buildings
but so far none of them have been
hired.
1t was generally understood that
contracts for the housing project would
contain clauses forbidding discrimina-
ton because of race or creed. There
must be something radically wrong if
colored workers are to be excluded
from employment in an undertaking
financed by public funds obtained by
taxation OF all the people.
Federal housing was advocated on
the grounds that it would eradicate the
nations slums and that it also would
increase employment. These were two
OF Its main purposes 1t will not be
living up to its professed aims should
1t fail to provide work for that ele-
ment OF the population most in need
OF chance for gainful employment
Work opportunities for colored are
rare and uncertain at best. It is only
too true that the colored worker is
always "the last hired and the first
ilred" even In those sections which like
TO boast OF being most advanced in the
democratic way of life.
The LenoX Street site is located in
the so-called "colored section" Natur-
ally it is irritating and disheartening
to colOred residents when they see all
the work on the local housing project
being done by nonresident whites who
have more and better chances every
where to obtain employment. Colored
citizens are right in demanding that
those In authority should see to it that
employment on the publicIy-owned
projects is democraticalIy distributed
and that coIored workers oct am AIDE
quate share.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
Nm. MnnrnpUrnttpr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1884
A GOOD FIGHT

Congratulations to Mr.. David D.
Kenny upon his excellent showing in
the councilmanic race. He conducted
vigorous campaign distinguished by
a combination of good sense, tact and
understanding which to an unusual
degree reunited the voters behind him
despite the serious unpleasantness re-
sulting from the elimination of Mr..
Wyche. His vote, nearly 2200. is the
largest ever polled by colored can
dldate for the city council. He ran
second, losing by approximately 500
votes.
Congratulations also to the rank
and file voters who rallied to the op-
portunity to elect a colored councillor.
Their enthusiastic support, with many
volunteering for campaign service,
a splendid exhibition of loyalty to an
old fellow-resident of the ward. Mr..
Kenney is not and has no reason to be
downcast by the result. Ali can take
comfort from the fact that the colored
vote turned out to the polls in larger
proportion than the white vote. Com
pared with the 1887 election, the white
vote shows a drop of % per cent
against drop of II per cent for the
ccolored. 1t was good fight, well
fought.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
FATHER DIVINE HAS
.PROGRAMfor CHILDREN
IN HIS KINGDOMS
BY MARY F.. MOORE

Ever since my first article in the
'a''" Of Oct. IA. pertaining to my visit
to Father Divine's Mansion in New
York CITY, I've been deIuged with aues-
tons by my friends, ON the streets. at
NV residence and through the mail, to
toll them more of the work of Father
Divine. The most pertinent question
of all was by an old school friend, who
asked me ''what is Father Divine doing
for the Children? 7 had to confess
! did not know. However, 7 lost no
time contracting one of Fathers follow
ers, NJ. Prophet Ezekiel and Tsiah who
lives at 233 W. Canton st., who was
kind enough to give me this interview,
''-h'"h I am passing along to you, for
~" answers are worth Your cOnsidera-
ton and deep thought.
There are special Kingdoms for the
children in New York CITY and on the
hudson where the children are taught
Gather Divine's Righteous Govern
cont Platform. They are taught the
Constitution and its Amendments. they
"ncite the preamble. the Bill of Rights.
they memorizp all of the above and
when Father Divine serves their ban
Ducts as He does the grown ups, thev
rpcite and explain to Father what thev
""v" learned about the Constitution of
~" United States They are taught the
'f" of Jesus the Christ. they are
'"""ht TO nlav fair. not to lie. even in
f"n. not to steal, not to fight. not to
gossip.
They 90 to school as do other chill
dren, but when thew return to their
Kingdom, thew are taught to make all
kinds Of clothing, hats. fancy work.
and they are also taught trades of
IVORY kind for the bows and Girls. It
* iov to see them tvDing. doing all
tnds OF secretarial work. professions
of all kinds, piano. organ. violin. sing
ING IN chOirs and solos. In fact every
thing that the ordinary child is taught.
except they are taught to apply in their
daily lives the principles they learn. by
persons who are followers of Fathers
and who can give their undivided time
to the training of these children.
"Whose children are these" 7 asked o"
Father makes no discrimination. said
he. ''thev are the children of all who
want their children to be taught human
'"'n"S are made Of one flesh and
blood" Are there any children of the
"ich at these Kingdoms 2" 7 inquired
further. 80, YES. these children are
like the grown ups, they come from
"arcnts of the very poor, the middle
lass, the rich who have realized that
the Life of Christ has only been
t"noht, but not lived. They want their
children to learn TO mt into practice
the spirit of brothprly love, coopera-
ION. and appreciation of one another.
You should hear them recite their own
poems" she said. "Thev write ESSAYS
and the teacher corrects them, and they
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
CHURCH NEWS
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Author of BLACK America" to Address
Boston Congregation

"A Free, Classics Society-Ideal
or lllusion?" will be the subject of
the address by DR.. Scott Nearing,
formerly Professor Economics, Whar-
ton School of Finance, University of
Pennsylvania at the Community
Church of Boston, 1920 am. in Sym
nhony Hall, DR.. Nearing is the author
Of WAR, "Must We Starve?" "The
Twilight of Empire, Black America"
where is Civilization Going %, "Dol-
l"r Diplomacy" and other books. He
is an unusually able speaker and is
noted for the clarity of his answers to
questions. This opportunity is afford
ed him when the members of the con-
oregation are privileged to ask cues
IONS in re forum period which follows
the service. Rev. Donald G. Lothrop,
loader of the church, organ recital by
Margaret Gorham Chaser preceding
the address.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
METROPOLITAN BAPT. CHURCH
TT Shawmut Ave.
Rev. Minor, pastor

Order Of services: morning worship,
1O:3O; Sunday school, 1890; B.Y.P.U.,
6:30; Evening worship and Commun-
ion, 1870.
Sunday, Nov 18th the pastor will
speak at 1890 am. There will be a
slight change in our program for the
day. Instead of the Communion serv-
ice being held as usual, it will be held
at 1870 o'clock. At pm. the Odd
Fellows will have their service in the
church auditorium.
Church program: Wednesday, Nov.
Is, the Ever Ready Club will sponsor
a Fashionette The public is invited
to come and witness the preview of
the seasons clothing styles.
The Community Center is now open.
Children from 2 to 10 years of age
may be registered any Friday after
noon at 3:45 in the Parish House, 779
Shawmut Ave. Help your children to
enjoy the better things in life; send
them to the Metropolitan Community
Center. There are classes in Hand
craft, sewing, storytelling and games.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
4PttRrH In thP
0narAtatt
SAYS HE is NOT THE IDEAS

10 the Editor of the Guardian:
have just been made aware of the
TACT that my name has mistakenly been
confused with that of certain Mr.. E.
johnson Deas whose letter criticizing
an article by Mr. Frank Crosswaith
appeared in the Oct. 18th issue of the
Guardian.
desire it to be publicly known
through your paper that in no way am
IN sympathy with any of the views
as were expressed in the letter of Oct
IA signed by E. johnson Deas: and
mat l most certainly do not wish to
be identified with or as that person
! have communicated the same to Mr..
Crosswaith.
can only say that in every way
nave always held the highest respect
Tor the views and opinions expressed
IN Mr.: Crosswaiths column and that
md myself almost in complete
agreement with this particular article
criticized so improperly by E. John
son Deas. To my best knowledge Mr..
Crosswalth is an admirable writer and
an able politician. While cannot ac-
cept many of the ideas of the political
party which he represents and choose
Ghefe1or to remain a loyal Democrat:
am most emphatically at extreme
variance with majority of the ideas
put forward by the party represented
IN the letter by Mr.. E. johnson Deas.
-, Henri M. Deas.
Washington, ID. C.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11

before the weekend closing of tbe
Court. This meant that we copld NOT
appeal from his decision before tbo FIJI
lowing Monday. In the meantime tbo
Court Of Appeals was considering tbo
ease OF an Independent candidate On
Monday, the court ruled that the form
OF that candidates petition was fanltv
Thus practically outlawing the petitions
Of all candidates except those of Tam
many Hall. 1t so happened that tbo
same printer made the forms for all
other parties and independent organ.
cations except for Tammany Hall #
Is important to note in passing that the
Court Of Appeals did not pass upon tbe
numerous technicalities raised by Tam.
many against my petitions. Because
OF the expenses involved and the near.
ness Of Election Day, we decided to LET
the matter drop and accept temporary
defeat at the hands of Tammanv and
its allies.
MY ELECTION was conceded Nv
friend and foe alike. Practically
every metropolitan newspaper endorsed
my candidacy and spoke in complimen.
tary terms about my fitness to serve in
the Council. Interestingly enough. the
only New York newspaper that spoke
against my candidacy was the Commu-
mist paper.
THE PART played by the Commu-
nists in this latest victory of reaction
against Colored people and working
class progress deserves to be told, so
that we may note that here as in every
other country their erTatic and iTes-
ponsible course has reacted against
labor and opened wide the gate for the
entrance Of the anti-labor, anti-pro-
gressive forces.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER the Com
munist Party had nominated its candi-
date for the City Council, they created
a so-called non-partisan committee to
find a Colored candidate for the COm-
ell. Their objective was to find a Col
orcd man who could not be elected, but
one who could be used as bait to attract
CoIorcd votes which votes would fall to
the Communists candidate when the
Colored candidate was eliminated This
is also the plan Of Tammany Hall
Every trick, every device known to
Tammany Hall was utilized by these
Communists to keep me from being the
ALP. nominee. The story is too long
a one to tell in full detail on this Occa-
sion. This / shall do at some other
time. Suffice it to say that, because Of
their domination of many of the ALP.
clubs in Harlem, the Communists col
lected signatures not for the candidates
Of the American Labor Party, but for
their candidate, and where they did
collect a few signatures for Langdon
Post and myself, they deliberately de-
stroyed these petitions after our party
had decided to rid itself Of their de-
structive and nauseating presence.
THEIR CONDUCT, of course,
played into the hands of Tammany and
thus gave Tammanv an opportunity to
do bloodIessly in New York what the
Southern Democrats do to Coored
America by way of the rope and fagot
and the poll tax in Southern States.
BY this latest act of theirs, the Commu-
nists have given another proof that the
appellation RED CARPET-BAG-
GERS, which intelligent Colored
people are beginning generally to
apply to them, is well deserved.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11

as guest speaker The week of Janu-
airy %, Rev. J. Timothy Boddie of
Baltimore, Maryland, was guest
preacher for a series of evangelistic
meetings.
One of the projects of the year has
been the remodeling of the pulpit and
installation of new Laws Pipe Or
gan at cost Og $4,000. During the
Dastorate of Rev. Willard L. CLAYTON.
the work has steadily progressed with
increasing influence in the community.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
COLUMBUS AVE. A.M.E. ZION
CHURCH
Rev. VIM. ID. Battle, Pastor

b am, sunrise prayer and praise
service; l0:30 am. morning worship.
Sermon by the pastor. II: 80 pm,
church school and Bible classes. 4 pm,
Junior VEG. Society. pm, Young
Neople's society of Varick Christian
Endeavor. 1880 pm, evening wor-
ship. Sermon by the pastor. Celebra-
ton Of Fall Rally. Report of captains
These services will help you.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11

IN NEW YORK CITY, the Demo
Gratis have staged a bloodless lynching
of democracy. In the South, the rope
and fagot are used to keep Colored
Americans from exercising their CON
stitutional right to participate in gov
eminent and ENJOYING many of the
other rights inherent in American citi-
zenship. Here in Harlem, Tammany
uses other methods to keep my name
off the ballot as a candidate of the
American Labor Party for a seat in
the City Council. Whether a rope is
used to hang a voter in the South. or
an Election Board utilized to lynch Il
candidate in New York the result is
the same and democracy suffers.
AS THE candidate involved, I have
the duty to tell the facts. For the
greater part of my life, I have been
engaged in the struggle to defend the
rights of Colored Americans and all
workers. The American Labor Party
nominated me as one of its two candi-
dates for the New York Council because
It recognized that the Colored people of
Harlem constitute a vital section of the
population and of the labor movement
and are deserving of proper represen-
tation in the Council.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
public announcement of my nOmina-
hon. the sinister forces of Tammanv
Hall in cooperation with the evil
forces Of the Communists became active
in trying to prevent my election. As
a result of their Joint efforts my name
will not appear on the ballot on Flee
ton DAY. That | would have been
elected is conceded by all who have fol
lowed the campaign Early during the
week of registration the metropolitan
press took notice of the large increase
~ the Harlem area and ascribpd this
increase to my candidacy. Thus on the
last dav Of registration, few hours
before the polls were closed, several of
the polling places in the dpnselv popu-
lated areas of Harlem ran short of
registration blanks and a large number
Of citizens left those polling places
without registering. After registration.
and lust few minutes before passage
Of the time allowed by law to challenge
petitions. the head of Tammanv Hall
Hnncared before the Board of Elections
with a blanket challenge of my peti-
tions. The attorneys of the Labor
partv then demanded specifications of
the bases upon which the challenge was
made. After several days these speci-
fcations were submitted; they consisted
'""o"lv of n set of termiraltics. Tn
~" bearing which followed, the Board
"f Elections sustained the contentious
OF Tammany Hall. The American
Labor Party immediately took its ease
before Supreme Court Justice Aaron
"vv. Tn the oral argument before the
court, Justice Lew practically agreed
with our contentious. He however,
requested that both sides submit briefs
by noon the following day. Tmmedia-
teIv upon adjournment, it was noticed
that the Secretary of Tammanv Hall
went into the private chambers of the
Justice and remained there for a con-
siderable time. The requested briefs
were given to Justice Lew ON Thurs
dav. We were led to believe that his
decision would be ready by two o'clock
that afternoon, However, his decision
was not given until almost twelve
o'clock on Saturday Just few minutes
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
RUSH A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
Cambridge, Mass.
Rev. Charles FOggie, pastor

Causes and Effects" was the sub
iect of the pastors sermon on Sunday
morning. Communion was admins
tered to a large audience. The newly
organized Young Ladies' Usher Board
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11

became active on Sunday morning,
dressed in uniform. The evening wor-
ship consisted of a panel discussion.
Sunday morning, Nov. II, there will
be the regular Armistice Day service
and in the evening, Rev. Spaulding
will be the guest clergyman. On We'd
nesday, November l, in a quiet cere-
mony in the pastors study, Floyd
Henry Crutchfield and Doris May
Brown were married, attended by
Florence Webb and Taft Webb, all
formerly of Philadelphia, Pa.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11

MRS. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
A Director of National Youth Ad-
ministration, who will be in Massachu-
sets for several DAYS. On Nov. 6, Z,
and s, she spoke in Stamford Hart
ford and New Haven, Connecticut. On
November 9 she visited projects in
Newport and Providence, and on
Nov. 10 she expects to visit projects in
Boston, Springfield, New Bedford and
Worcester.
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Steele

Funeral services for Mrs. Sophla
Steele, SO Sterling Street, Roxbury
were held at the Seventh Day Advent
list Church ON Monday, November o.
1899 at 100 pm. Interment at h|
Hope Cemetery. J. B. Johnson, Under
takcr.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
Leftwich

The funeral Of Mrs. Leila LeftWlch
Of ) Bradford Terrace, Everett, were
held at the Union Baptist Church II
Maiden ON Saturday, Nov. 4, l959 al
! 200 pm, Interment at WoodIaWn
Cemetery. }. b. Johnson, Undertaken
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
Recent Deaths
Jones

The funeral services of Harrison t.
Jones, 46 Mortified st., RoXbury, were
held at Johnson's Funeral Home on
Friday, November 3, 1899 at ZOO pm
Intcrmcnt at Mt. Hope.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
MILFORD

Mr.. Joseph MILFORD, 30 Soden ot2
Cambridge, died at the Municipal
Hospital, Sat, Oct. Ia. Funeral Ser "
ices were held from Clarence o. H.
Adams Funeral Home, Thursday, oe''
10. Burial was in Cambridge Gene
terry. Rev. E. E. Thompson, oiilciaateu'
Theresa L. Adams, funeral director
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Bishop

Mr.. Sidney E. Bishop, 20 Highland
St., Roxbury, died at his late RESI-,
dence, Tuesday, Oct. 30, Funeral ser sel,
vices were held from Col. Ave; 6 az,
A.M.E. Church, Thursday, Nov z; hesi
Battles, the pastor, officiated' -, Bul asa
was in Cambridge Cemetery, Theresa
L. Adams, funeral director.
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Davis

Mr.. Edward Davis, Sr., 1879 Wesi-
ern Ave-, Cambridge, died at Munlc,-
pal Hospital, Saturday, Oct. Il. fua no
eral services were held from ClarenV.
H. Adams Funeral Home, TUESDAY
Oct. "a. Rev. E. E. Thompson our
ciated. Burial was in CamDrlusII
Cemetery. Theresa L. Adams, tunera'
diractor
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-11
LOOKING AROUND
and BEYOND

FRANK R. CROSSWAITH
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-16
The Phantom Ship

The famous ocean liner, Bremen, bids
fair to become a phantom ship of the
ocean like those many an old sea-captain
can tell tales about. Today the Bremen
is here; tomorrow it's some place else.
Rumor has had it in many ports, but
any one of them could be just as wrong
as right. Over here in the states there
is no official news as to the exact loca-
ton of the luxury liner which left New
York harbor on the eve of war and
silently vanished into the night.
Naturally we're quite interested in the
fate of the Bremen. Being a nation of
fact-finders it rather touches our vanity
that as yet we haven't run the vessel
down to its hiding place, determined what
course it took after clearing the Port of
New York, and how it managed to escape
detection in its voyage to the spot where
1t now is snugly anchored. Pretty soon
somebody will start to offer prize for the
best solution of this nautical problem.
Just about the time solution is believed
near at hand, German officials will prob
ably reveal the exact position of the boat.