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The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

Lincoln Nebr. Oct. 10 Especially
Charles E. Sandal, director of
tory plan in Nebraska, has re-
turned from the New York c~n-
vention of the United Brewers
Industrial Foundation with fresh
plans for continuing the "clean up
OF close up" program against
the small minority of disreputa-
bio beer establishments.
Mr.. Sandal who gave a re-
port on Nebraska's progress
against offending outlets, said
that the Foundation voted to con-
tinue its work of self-discipline
in the nine states where the pro-
gram now is functioning and to
extend it to eight additional
states during the next year.
The Foundation, composed of
the nations leading brewers, also
authorized continuation of the
newspaper advertising campaign
to inform the public of action
taken against beer taverns which
operate against the law and are
offensive to the community. Mr.
Sandal said Nebnaska,s liouor
laws and their enforcement were
commended by delegates to the
convention.
The following new officers o.
tho Foundation were elected: Car
w. Badenhausen, Newark, N. J.
chairman; S. E. Abrams Milwau
kee Wis. First vice chairman; A
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

Mr.. Van and Sam and Betsey were
walking down a London street one
bright, sunshiny day, as carefree as
they could be. Betsey was leading
their little dog Gyp by his leash, and
all of them were ready for any adj
venture that might turn up.
Up one street and down the other
they went, seeing strange new sights
and people with every turn.
look at this odd looking man com
ing along pushing a cart" cried
Betsey; what kind of suit is that he's
wearing, Mr.. Van?"
In a moment they we're beside the
fellow and his cart, and indeed as
Betsey said, he was a strange looking
sight. He had on a dark suit, an or
binary every day dark suit, and a
dark felt hat-but, all over the suit
from the bottom of his trousers to
the neck of his coat, we're thousands
aud thousands of buttons, sewn on SO
closely, that you could hardly see the
cloth. Even his necktie was COM
pletely covered with white buttons.
They shimmered and glistened in the
sun with every step he took, and as
he walked along he cried out his wares
in a loud, high voice.
"Well, now" laughed Mr.. Van,
''here is one of the real sights of
London-this fellow is a button cos
termonger. Now a c%ostermonger is a
kind of peddler found only in Eng
land. They often dress themselves up
In funny outfits like this to attract
customers. Look inside his cart and
you'l find every kind of button you
ever heard Of"
Sam and Betsey shouted with de-
light at the button peddler and his
cart, and the button man was only
too pleased to have them see his but
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

er speakers on the program IN
Guided:
Walter White, DR.. David An
thony, Frank Wimberley, an at
torney: Thurgood Marshall, E.
Frederic Morrow coordinator of
Dixon, and the Rev. W. {.
NAACP branches: the Rev. E. T.
Thompson. Both Senetor W. War
rem Barbour and Senator William
A. smathers, of New Jersey, had
advised the association earlier in
the fight that they felt punish
ment should be melted out TO
members of the mob.
Tho sun of $l1O, $25 of which
was reported by the Princeton
N. J. NAACP branch was raised
at the meeting. The victims OF
the mob attack are still in Ne
wark, n. J., association offic ais
said, and are expected to remain
there until the case is closed.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

a grim warning that no section
of our country is immune to
catastrophe" he said.
dependent solely On the will
lingness of a generous public to
alleviate suffering, the Red Cross
this year is appealing to the ma
ton for a million more members
to expand its various services and
to stand ready for those unpre-
dictable days ahead when disas-
ter is destined to strike. | am
confident that when this year.
Roll Call is held in Douglas
County starting next November
20, our community will re-pledge
confidence in the Red Cross with
its full quota of new members"
Slocum said.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
Quiz Prosecutor

The National Association for
tho Advancement Of Colored
Ieople, which has been the lead
Jig the figtas TO have members
of the mob nun shed, sent the
following telegram to New J..
sey's State prosecutor, Charles
Morris:
ain view of suspended SEN
fences for Cranbury mobbists,
may we inquire whether you
intend to present to grand jury
other crimes committed by mob
whether you will seek addi-
tional indictments and whether
you will request grand jury in
vestigation of background OF
these crimes -
Mob Rule Get Go Sign
Walter White, executive secre-
tary of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colore'
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
AUNT JANE GOES
MODERN
By JOYCE

Her house was filled with antiques.
accumulated by generations of dead
and gone Carys, and Aunt Jane loved
each piece.
Little Jean, however, her niece and
namesake who lived with her, longed
with all her heart for the modern
furniture she saw in shop windows
furniture that could be used without
danger of accident.
"All these old family pieces will be
yours some day, JEAN" her aunt told
her. Il only wish there was money
to repair them. All of them need It"
"Of course l shall prize them, Auns
Jane" dutifully replied Jesa. "5ut2'
There are nc butts about if,
Niece" announced Aunt JGne r
tartly.
Here nature stepped into the pic
ture with her love of contrasts and
Jean, small and dainty, fell in love
with a big, handsome young man
whose name was Strong.
Fresh flowers began to appear
among the antiques and were placed
N vases of rare old china, too often
with cracks and Clipped edges. Jean,
too, took on a bloom that matched the
flowers and Aunt Jane smiled, though
sometimes she sighed.
Years ago flowers had come to her
from a young man who had not quite
The Cary background and she had
crushed down the longings of her
leart. He and his flowers had ceased
to come and the years had turned
young Jane into a lonely spinster.
One evening after a movie Edgar
Strong came home with Jean and
rather ~fearfully she invited him in.
Aunt Jane received him cordially and
then left the young people together.
Later she returned with a tray of
cakes and cocoa.
1t was the wretehed old horsehair
sofa that caused the trouble. As Ed
gar sat down on it one shaky leg
collapsed under his weight which was
no small matter. Sliding along the
slippery horsehair his cup, a piece OF
Lowestoft china, crashed to the floor.
Aunt Jane could not control the gasp
that followed. Embarrassed and. ar.
noyed, Edgar tried to make light o.
the accident but Aunt James face was
set.
"An elephant in a china shop, that's
what l am" he said ruefully. I'D
better go before l do more damage"
So the evening was spoiled and
Edgar went away with many apollo
gies. A gift of dainty china for Miss
Cary came the next day but she
spurned it.
"Modern stuff" she scorned. "But
the young man means WE'LL"
81 like it, Auntie," Jean confessed.
II know it's not the kind you like,
but"
"'But' again, Niece. I believe
you're in love with that boy. Over
looking his awkwardness."
Maybe 1 am. Anyway, a sofa is
made to sit on and l hate that slip
perry horsehair." A little sob crept
into her voice. "And l don't want
Edgar to stop coming to see me. L
don't want to be an"
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The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
ES1ssS.-SSIMszeS'lM
~1EE@ZL uENpY cPEENwoOD -i
GREENWOOD

ions. He had every kind of button
for sale, real ones to be sewn on
clothes, as well as dozens and dozens
of queer looking make-belleye buttons
that were only souvenirs.
Betsey leaned forward and picked
one out of the cart. whats this
one for?n she asked.
"Ah," said the button man, wink
ing his eye at Mr.. Van, shat is a
very remarkable kind of button, for
you need only sew one of those but
tons on your clothes, and you can but
ton every single solitary piece of
clothing you have right on to that
button, even your shoes"
The children flew into gales of
laughter over this remarkable button
and declared they must surely buy
that one.
And this one" laughed Sam, pick
ing another button out of the cart,
"what's this for?'
"Ah, that is a very wonderful but
ton too, young man." said the peddler.
do you see your little brown dog
there? Well, it is made for a dog
like that; see how his white ear hangs
down below the other me-, well, all
you need to do is to sew this button
on his ear and button it up level with
the other one any time you want to-"
This started the children laughing
SO loudly that they attracted as much
attention as the peddler, and when he
showed them a bright red button
which he declared could be sewn on
Sans coat to button his school books
on instead of CARRYING them, MI. Van
declared that they had seen enough
Next thing you know" said Mr..
Van, you'll find yourselves buttoned
onto the cart and then what will you
do?'
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

Chemistry will make the United
States self-sufficient if Europe's
war shuts off important supplies
from abroad, L.. F. Livingston,
DUPONT chemist, told President
Rowland Haynes of the Univer-
sity of Omaha at a conference
today.
whatever emergency may
stem from the. present conflict,
| am sure that American factor
les in this country will be able
to take care of it," said Living
ston.
In 1914 when belligerent ma
tions made it dangerous for mer-
chants ships to ply the seas, neu-
trail countries, including the Uni
ted States suffered because
necessary imports were cut off
Industrial activity and employ
ment for millions were threaten
ed. Even the health of the PEG.
pie was endangered when certain
medical supplies were not availa
BILE.
Chemistry can prevent such {
situation from recurring in tn,
United States, Livingston said
He cited as examples of material
produced here now which had t,
be imported in 1914-nitrates
dyes, potash, chemical rubber OPP
teal glass, camphor and othe.
drugs.
All of these products, tn.
chemist said, have been develop
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

were presented by Livingston to
Miss Sybel Haynes, daughter of
the president of the University of
Omaha. Because they are suppss-
ed to last much longer than the
average pair of stockings, Miss
Haynes will wear them from now
until they develop runs, snags,
tear on wear out. Then she will
fill out. a QUESTIONABLE report.
Its price based on a small pro-
duction, is less than the cost of
natural rubber during the early
World War days. Moreover, it is
actually superior to natural rub
Der for many uses.
"Camphor, used in the manu-
facture of plastics and photo
graphic film as well as medicine,
was the instrument of a foreign
monopoly 20 years ago. That
monopoly has long since been
broken. Today camphor is produc-
ed synthetically at home from
southern turpentine at about 48
cents a pound, in contrast with
the monopoly price of 1855 a
pound as recently as 1920"
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

Kirschstein, Waukesha, w is s.,
second vice chairman; and Ru-
dolph J. Schaefer Brooklyn, N.
!. treasurer.
"The Foundation program and
detectives should be sufficient
evidence that the brewing indus
try has recognized its social res
possibilities" Mr.. Badenhausen
said in assuming his office. "The
faithful discharge of those res
possibilities means the preserva-
ton for the country of an indus
try which pays a million dollars
daily in federal taxes, has created
more than a million new jobs
and stimulated local business
everywhere"
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

ed as a result of American chem
istry. From this, he asserted,
farmers and i~ndustrialists in the
Midwest should take the cue to
turn to research in developing
farm products for industrial use.
He suggested a city-farm COM
mittee to raise a fund for this
important research.
The chemist described for Uni
versity of Omaha students how
science had filled many Ameri-
"a needs at home. In 1914 there
was no synthetic chemical equi-
valent for natural bristles. This
country "a dependent upon ship
ments it could get from the far
corners of the globe.
To-day these necessities are
being met chemically through
nylon which provides gut for
surgical sutures and also bristles
better than any taken from the
hogs of China or Siberia. Fur
thermore within a few months
r-'~~ III nravide vorn far hosi-
cry, the latest triumph of Ameri-
can chemistry"
A test pain of nylon hose -
made of coal, air and water
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28

"An old maid like me, you mean,
child. Maybe you're wiser than I
Has."
Weeks passed and then Edgar re-
turned with a peace offering Of
flowers. Everything went well until
the young man sat down on Grand
father Cary's wobbly old rocker.
Heedlessly rocking back the chair
went over backward and of course
Edgar went, too, and fell with a
crash. Aunt Jane dashed in just in
time to see a mirror culver from the
shock and fall in a hundred pieces.
cousin Harriet's mirror!" ex-
claimed Aunt Jane. snow seven years
of bad luck p
I'll remove this part of the bad
luck" said Edgar. 81 see this is mo-
place for a fellow named Strong"
So Edgar went away and this time
be stayed away.
One day when Jean was out a man
came to the door. "Any antiques to
sell?" he asked. "Ah, that's a fine old
table, though Clipped. May l look
around?"
He was inside now. "Happen to
have a customer who wants an old
sofa. That one could be mended. No
good now to sit on but that's what
it's for" His words recalled Edgar's
fall.
Before she realized it she was bar
gaining with the man. For the sofa
and other pieces he offered a price
that made Aunt Jane gasp. Here was
a windfall and a nice balance to re-
place other broken pieces.
Come back next week." she said
"In consider your Offer"
"Jean," she said to her niece thai
evening, "Cousin Ellen's been wanting
you to visit her. Try to get off next
week. You look peaked"
But con we oConI IL, hnineF-
we GER ard you must go. and,
iean, thai strong Mr.. Strong. He's
Il the furniture business, JSG said"
Yes, with Gay and Hadlett. Mod
Ton furniture you know"
We'll, tastes differ, ant gsS of
soor. / want to clesu honse."
Jeau out Of the aug Miss Cary went
10 work with a sill. Piece after piece
kIc antique dealer ooaght. Some
things she refused Ia par; with Her
fine china she krpi. Jean Wound APP
preciate hal later.
Her heart ached that night but the
ncxt day she hunted up Edgar Stroag.
Jeans AWAY" she told him, and I've
sold most of ray broken old furniture
1t brought good prices and / want to-
replace 1t with things that wort
break down. VIII you help me?"
will II I'll show you just what
Jean would Ike. I've heard her says.
well give her a surprise when
khe comes back. Will you help mel"
Indeed I will, Miss Cary. In every
way"
Edgar was waiting for Jean ut her
home when she came back from her
trip.
"Surprisel Surprise" exclaimed Ed
gar and Aunt Jane at the same time.
For a few minutes the girl looked
dazed at the changes, then sank down
on the luxurious sofa, so strong and
comfortable.
"You explain to her, Edgar" urged
Miss Cary. Then she considerably
withdrew, but moi before she had
seen Edgar seat himself beside Jean
In a manner both protective and
possessive.
"Well, it's given me a JOLT" CON-
fessed Aunt Jane, but l gaess I
needed one"
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
RED CROSS

Confronted with the greatest
number OF disasters striking in
any twelve-month period in its
entire history, the American Red
Cross during the past year pro
vided emergency relief and re-
habili alton aid to 100 geo per-
sons att the scene Of 157 ~(cafas-
trophies, according to information
released Tuesday By Cecil W.
slocum of Omaha, chairman OF
coming membership Roll Call OF
the Red Cross in Douglas County.
The alarming rise in disasters,
sleeum pointed out, represented
a figure approximately Soc high
ef than the average frequency re-
corded since 1881 when the Red
Cross was founded in this coun-
tly. Relief operations in the past
year carried the Red Cross EN-
btsm into ~vr.aalIy eve"y state
of the Union.
"Although the types of disaster
varied the result in most cases
was the same," Sloeum pointed
cut. Following the emergency
period of rescue, mass feeding
and housing, Red Cross workers
saw in the wake of nearly every
disaster disheartened families
viewing their homes in ruins,
their clothing and essential
household goods destroyed or da-
mayed beyond repair and the un-
certainty as to how they were to
reestablish themselves. And des-
pite the fact that last years dis
asters occurred almost every 9th
err day, the vast army of Red
Cross volunteers, and trained ex'
perts were able to materially as
sist every family unable to bear
it's burden without outside help"
Slocum said.
Explaining Red Cross disas-
ter relief falls into two district
parts, Slocum said the first e
possibility was hat of saving
lives, giving medical attention,
and housing and feeding the
homeless. As soon as the emer
geney passes he said, the long
and careful task of rehabilitation
begins. Family relief workers
with years of experience are
rushed to the scene from nearby
sections to analyze Individually
the needs of each family. With
the help of a committee compos-
ed of leading local citizens grants
are made for the rebuilding of
homes and the purchase of es-
sential household goods and
clothing.
In the 3,700 chapters, located
in nearly every community in the
country, committees are constant
ly preparing themselves for dis
aster Slocum said. Men and wom-
en- are being trained in the time
! tested methods of disaster relief
that some day may be instru-
mental in relieving human suf-
fering in their community OF
some nearby section, he said.
Last years experience EN-.
phasized the need for a strong
program of preparedness" Slo-
cum declared. ''The unexpected
hurricane which struck ravishing
ly into the heart of New Eng
land, the floods in Texas and tn,
tornado in Anoka and Hennepil
counties, Minnesota, all carrie,
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
Raise Money for Defense

The story Of Cranbury, New
jersey, which is the story Of
solthcfn migratory workers com
IN TO New Jersey to pick pota-
tcas. and being mel with same
terror that is their lot in the deep
Soush, was told to more tian 800
persons in Newark, New Jersey,
Sunday evening, September oath
BY Mrs. Jake Preston.
Speaking at the st. John ME
Church the only woman among
tho victims of the mob gave a
graphic picture of the terror to
which these migratory workers
were subjected.
"When they told me to take
my clothes off" she said, "Pres-
ION said to me Don't you do it
honey and when they kicked him
and told him to shut up he told
me IF they want your clothes
of, let them take them off them
selves"
A few more words about the
attack and Mrs. Preston's voice
ehoked. She was unable to pro-
coed and had to be assisted back
to her seat on the platform. 9th
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-28
JERSEY MoBBIsTs GET
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
GREEN LIGHT" FOR
MOB RULES SAYS NAACP

New Brunswick, n. J. Oct. 20
The eight white mobbists who
brutally assaulted seven Negro
potato pickers, including = woman
near Cranbury, N. ]. last Aug
ust IL, received suspended SEN
fences of from two to three years
in prison and were ordered lilac
ed on parole for thise years BY
Judge ACrian Lyon in the Mid
dlesex County courthouse here
this morning.
All Of the eight defendants
(the ninth, a youth was turned
over to Juvenile Court authori-
ties) were present. A packed
courtroom included representa-
tives of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People from various parts Of
New Jersey and New York. They
heard the sentence in stunned
silence. The hearing lasted fifteen
minutes. Thurgood Marshall spe-
cial counsel for the NAACP, and
DIR. David Anthony, president of
the New Jeraey State Gonfer-
ence Of NAACP branches were
also present when sentence was
pronounced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03
JAIL TRIO FOR
FORWARD PASS

An incomplete forward pass,
Patrolman Dave Penn said, was
responsible for the arrest of three
Tacoma youths at 2 a. m. Thurs
day.
Instead of football, Penn said.
they tossed a glass vending ma
chine full of ball-gum. The ma
chine crashed on the sidewalk at
18th and Broadway.
Those involved in the impromptu
game were John karabaich, II.
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. and Mike Goretti. 20, and
William Geiger, %, charged with
disorderly conduct.
Penn said the three became in
censed when clerk at the Cen
trail cafe refused to sell them beer.
Leaving the restaurant, one of the
trio allegedly picked up the chew
ing gum machine and tossed it to
a companion. He missed the catch.
and the $50 machine smashed on
the pavement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03
20 Burglaries Cleared Up
By Confession of Boukal

larry. He had been sentenced to
the state training school twice be-
fore that.
List Amended
The amended list of burglaries
solved by his arrest follows:
f. r. Rice, 1921 No. Stevens,
Nov. 81 J. f. Hahn. 1915 No. 35th
and Robert Edwards. 4016 No.
35th, Dec. s; J. II. Cox, 1922 No
Stevens. and Russell Anderson.
1916 No. Stevens, Dec. IS. Walter
Johnson. 1911 No. 26th, Jan. /;
Sue Vaughn. 1915 No. oath. Jan.
s: l.. c. Clarke, 2l14 No. Proctor.
Jan. Z; Mrs. A. r. kutchera. 3010
No. Proctor. and Kenneth l.. Craig,
1922 No. Proctor. Jan. Q.
A. F.. Cromwell. 3l24 No. 20th.
Ian. 81. M. B. Johnson, 1928 No.
Mason. Jan. 23 r. d. Dayton. 4022
No. 25th, Jan. 80; George Curtis.
1902 No. Proctor; Mrs. M G.
Mile, 40ll No. 36th: Mrs. Jack
Quill. 3413 No. Proctor, and Carl
Held, 3717 No. Verde, Jan. 81;
V. +. Pabst. 1912 No. 10th, Feb.
Is; C. J. Shipley, 3414 No. oath,
garage, and Mel F. Pugh, 341l
No. 10, garage, Feb. Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03
new YORK LIFE PAYS
MILLIONS IN 1898

NEW YORk-The New York Life
Insurance Co. paid more than SOL
000 900 to policyholders and bene-
ficiaries during the year 1888. ac-
cording to the company's gath an
nual statement which was made
public today by Thomas A. Buck
ner, chairman of the board. OF
the total payments, Sl5l SOC, 900
was paid to living policyholders
and $50 ,69o.0 900 to the benefioiaries
of policyholders who had died.
Total payments to polieyholders
and beneficiaries during the past
ten years exceeded S2.141 900 600.
Assets of the company on Dec.
81. 1888, amounted 10 S2.647,-
600 900.
First mortgage loans on real es-
tate aggregated S436 200. 900 (in-
GLIDING S69S 900 of foreclosed liens
subject to redemptionl. The item
of real estate owned, which includes
the company's home office at 81
Madison ave. New York. was
$135, 450, 900 Policy loans at the
close of 1888 amounted 10 SS49,-
$50 900.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03
People In
The Meu,S

Funeral services will be held at
Detroit, Mich. for James X. Muir
raw. 81. former executive of the
Murray Body corporation. who died
after a protracted illness. :.
Police at Pittsburg, Kans., today
searched for an unidentified Negro
who bludgeoned Marie Driscoll. Is,
college coed. then attempted to
attack her Japan has accepted
with great appreciation the Of
fer of President Roosevelt to send
the ashes of Hiroshi Saito, former
japanese ambassador to the United
States. home from Washington on
a navy cruiser =.
William f. Dodd. former am
basssdor to Germany, went to trial
at Hanover Courthouse. Va, on
charges of hit run driving and
causing serious injury TO Lois
Grimes. four-year-old Negro child.
Clark Gable was offered high
price for oranges today if he will
let them be marketed decorated
with his photograph. He recently
bought a ranch on which there
were 900 orange trees.
Rubye Throop, actress, sued
Actor Walter Connolly. at whose
home she said she slipped on a
waxed floor and tumbled down.
stairs. She seeks Sl1 .l3s.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-03
CREDIT ASSN.
OFFICIAL Due

Ed p. Moran. manager of the
central division Of the National As
ISOLATION OF Credit Men At Chi
cago. will visit Tacoma Friday TO
address the Association Of Credit
Men and Wholesalers association
of Tacoma AT a luncheon In the
Hotel Winthrop Crystal ballroom.
Formerly an active civic leader
in New York City. where he was
president OF the Rotary club,
Moran has continued his work IN
Chicago where he now IL a Rotary
vice president. member OF the Chi
cago Sales Executives club and
other financial and sales organiza-
tons