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The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16

The beginning OF a drive TO cChSoI-
idate and extend the forces of the
American Federation of Labor
Some $50 or more colored repre-
sentatives were present and had a
say, though they heard their pres
ident by remote control" That is
they were several city blocks from
the banquet table before which
Mr.. Green delivered his address,,
which a radio chain transmitted to
the far corners of the continent
But, the fact is that it was a col
orful throng. Representatives from
the mines of Alabama, the steel
mills and the varied tYneS of fac
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
When Bladder is Irritated
When Passage is Difficult
When Backache Results
Flush Poisonous Waste and
z. Acid From Kidneys
G AIN IN HEALTH

If you aren't feeling just right-are
nervous--have dizzy spells and occas-
ional ackache-study your kidneys and
learn more about yourself.
sFThrough the delicate filters of the
Kidneys, acid and poisonous waste are
dra wn. from the blood and discharged
from, the body thru the bladder-some-
times these filters are less active than
they should be because of excess pois
onous waste and kidneys do not func-
tion properly--they need harmless slim
ulation.
One reliable medicine. highly efficient
and inexpensive is GOLD MEDAL Haar-
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16

In the first place those who
preach the doctorine are condemn
ing great masses to subsistence
living, that is, a bare meat and
bread existence. 1t must be SO foJ
those powerful folk who invest il
the various produce exchanges anc
Corporations on the promise OF
certain more or less fixed returns
upon their investments. which OF
course means price-firing to guar
antee these returns, will use every
method in their command to block
these "Back-to-the farmers from
raising produce for the market.
A FALLACY &
1t is easy TO see what the Law
of supply and demand would soon
do to the market. Further, saying
that masses of people must return
to the farm in order to gain bare
existence is equivalent to saying
that the American concept of the
democratic WAY of Life" has fail.
ed and is incapable of maintaining
itself.
If these proponents of the Back
to the Farm Movement" would take
time out for a cursory reading Of
DR.. Rupert Vance's paper in the
proceedings of the Southern Con-
ference on Tomorrow'S Children
they would find such factuaI bui
disturbing statements as quoted be.
low:
with % percent of the nations
population in 1890. the Southeast
accounted for 36 per cent Of the
nations population increase from
1880 to 1885. We have in this
country, according to the Ma
tional Resources Committee, liz
counties that by the projection
of present rates without n1igra-
tion will double their population
within the next generation.
Fifty-nine of these counties are
in the Southeast" ~#
Full unemployment, as we have
seen, would not raise income
levels more than enough to ex-
pand man power in agriculture by
2 per cent"
A NEW SLOGAN
Why then send large group
of people back to an economy only
capable under ideal conditions OF
expanding man power by per cent
while at the same time giving the
nation its highest rate of popu-
lation increase? Maybe the move
ment should change its slogan tc
read ''Back to the Urban Areas"
Another fact to be faced is ex-
pressed in part in THE PREFACE
TO PEASANTRY in these signifi-
can't words:
"The Negro cannot become an
independent buyer on the land
market of the Black Belt or an
independent farmer in the COM
munity so long as he must in
gratiate himself upon some. in
fluential white man and keep
himself acceptable to a white
community which holds racial
dogmas that limit his benefits
in ownership |
Does the above excerpt convey
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
Last Seen
Continued from Page u

A navy blue coat, black oxfords
with flap covering and yellow
bobby socks.
Policewoman Juanita Edwards
of the Newton division Grim
Prevention detail, led Officer
Kermit Brown and j. Rosebor
ough, sepia members Of the de
= tail in the opening drive to ap
prehend the abductor. Soon af
forwards Detectives Wright an
Fremont, members of the Cen
trail division homicide squad en-
tered the Investigations. News
the abduction spread rapidly
Citizens on the Eastside becam
considerably aroused over tn
first recorded case of kidnapinf
reported in their midst. The
news was more perplexing be
cause it involved a sepia child O.
only moderate circumstances.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
EDITORIALS
Through An
Open Window
nv DR w. G.. HACKETT

Last Monday night was one OF
a. large number of people Who at
tended a meeting in keeping with
National Inter-racial Week at
Lucy Phillips CME Church. I was
IMPRESSED by the appsrent sim
cerity of the speakers in their ef-
fort to establish causes and sug-
gest solutions for many of the ra-
cial problems. I do hope that
many of the individuals went away
with as much helpful information
as I did. I did not know my
knowledge of Negro history was
so inadequate. I had desire to
delve down into the archives OF
history to broaden my knowledge
about my own people. To know
that the Negro figured greatly in
the important crises of American
History made me feel that after
all there is still an inescapable
niche for him to fill in our Ameri-
can life.
1t is up to us not to get too far
from this fact which seems to be
our present tendency. We all
should feel that We should be as
much concerned about national
issues as any other man. The
speakers discussed the Importance
of building up the economic sta
trs of the Negro They agreed that
it's most difficult to win respect
Of another through begging; that
ones economic standard had
much to do with his making a
normal adjustment to life situa-
tionS 1t is obvious to most of us
tnat the earning and spending ca
pacity of the Negro is great in
comparison with his lack of power
to put money to uses that will
bring the greatest value in return.
The problem of the distribution
of jobs is a problem that should
demand serious consideration. One
speaker wisely asked, what will
become of. the large numbers of
Negro youth that are being grad
uated froln colleges and rniyersi-
ties yearly?" We, like every other
race, must be willing to dc our
part to open up new avenues for
our youth. We must put faith and
confidence in each other to the
point of pooling our money to-
gether for the interest Of all. We
will give any speaker raps until
he begins telling us how to spend
our money advantageously. Then,
we hunch our neighbor and say,
Huh, I've done lost enough mon
ey that way. Old so and SO isn't
going to do anything but run
away with it. Look what happen
ed when we put our money in
that other mess" .
We put thumbs down on the
plan without the background Of
those who disappointed us. Maybe
1T was just as much our fault
as it was the person whom we
blamed.
Today We have youth who have
finished in business administra-
ton from the best schools in the
country. Why don't we give them
chance to use their training?
Aren't we too much wrapped up
in the "Home town boy" who has
nothing to offer but the fact that
ne is a Home town boy. The
time has come in our national life
where donditions are demanding
the best we have to offer to pio-
neer for us. Let the home town
boy get training if he wishes to
compete with others.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
Gang Killings
Continued from Page IL

tSOItIhucu lTU1u dSC ~
I participants il the "bug" racke'
'ulton County police Saturday raid.
/ a house in a colored communit
n North Side Drive near Arde'
2oad and arrested three colore
>ersons and reported confiscatio
f a quantity of tickets writer
N Saturdays business and a stacl
If unused tickets in book form
officers listed the prisoners as
Douglas Watson, r. c. Harris and
Mrs. Leva Jones.
Conditional pardons of Ber
Muckle and Morris walker. con.
victed lottery operators, were re.
men are again in the tolls of tht
law. Downing Musgrove, the Gov
ernor's secretary, notified Fultor
county officials Of the move.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
Back To The Farm? Why?
BY WALTER r. CH1vERs

THIS WEEK HAS been given emphasis the plight of
Sharecroppers should have been of especial Negroes
for at least two vital reasons First sarecoppng invented
to keep the Negro In his place second dazes system
OF slavery which, because subtle methods
troll is probably as thorough in its subecon as peC War
slavery In face of the tragic condition Negroes in the rural
areas OF the South many Negroes in places of authority have
urged them as wholesale and
satisfying solution OF their economic problems There are several
fundamental facts that seem to the writer rather thoroughly
lnvalidate this BACK TO THE FARM MOVEMENT doctrine
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16

wrote and pub
lished a study
"The Problem of
Negro Health in
Atlanta and Eul-.
ton G o u n t "
Georgia"
At every health
meeting he at
tended Mr.. Smith
was on hand to
argue for the
tuberculosis sick
1t Battle Hill, to
trv and get them
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
BY M. A. THOMAS, M. ID.

WITH THE APPROACH of Ne
gro National Health Week which
will be celebrated before long, /
somehow thought of the late Geikie
Smith, a patient in the Battle Hill
tuberculosis Sanitorium practical
y until the time of his death, who
despite ill health
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
Bv AL. WHITE

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
A cold snap has suddenly descend
ed upon our village and the streets
are as bare as they were in the
dead of winter. But inside--ah,
there is something for you to con-
slider, inside, all is Joy and jump
At lie Cassell trial-you know.
Albert +. Cassell VS.. Howard uri-
versity for 26 grand, claimed by
Albert tor salary, etc., etc. Lock
crs OH included former Judge
Adala: Cobb, Atty. Louis Mel!in-
CHER, Atty. Emory Smith, John w,
CROMWELL, .Jr., Elgene Davidson
Of the New Negro alliance, and one
or two others.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16

Leaving the witness stand, Pres1--
dent Mordecai johnson stopped
and shook hands with Judge COBB.
Those in the know laughed and
Uttered at the incident. But
neither participant in the little
act showed the slightest embar-
rasslnent.
Despite the many suits Judge
Cobb has waged against Howard.
he was attending the trial as
looker-on, while a member of his
own firm, George E. G. Hayes, was
defending Howard against the Cas-
ell lawyers.
HAYES has a reputation here as
being one of Washington'S most
brilliant barristers-he Is popu-
lar one too.
The ster1i visaged judge, T. Alan
Goldsborough, seemed to get blt
peeyed at DR.. Johnson's pedantic
and verbose answers to questions
put to him by counsel for Cas-
sell. And on more than one occa-
sion took matters in his own
hands to interpret the brief state
ments made by the erudite presi-
dent.
Let's see, all Of those attending
the trial were legal kabitzers more
or less and they were sympathetic
with Cassell and his attorney -.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16
Fighting Together

PERHAPS NO MORE colorful group has been
in the Gate City than was witnessed last week
end when several hundred white and colored labor
delegates from the Southeastern region assembled for
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-16

INDEX connected with political party OF
regardless rulings of regua
completely mpartay and free from hatred
coming this should be In office Tues
A. order the
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We the rights
safety convenience unless the
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CAPITOL COMMENT

1t would seem that of this group,
Emory Smith, James A. Cobb and
John w. Cromwell had at one
time or the other been associated
with Howard university in some
way - Severing their connections
during the johnson regime.
Tuesday night was fight night"
along U street. At 18th and U, a
lady was attempting to whip,
cnastise and otherwise punish her
errant husband; at 14th and U a
bolder soul was with vengeance at
tempting to vreak mayhem no
less upon the person of a police
officer! The latter joined the civil
war" as another ''lost cause.
. 49, Look out for ali coutburst OF
Scarlet OHaras throughout the
country son. The GWTW film has
caught on in Washington as has
no other and because of the con-
troversia1 topic treated In the
film (slavery) more curiosity tnan
usual has been aroused in the
showing. Two weeks here at cur
rent prices isn't making MGM and
Selznick mad one bit.
Folk going to the theater to see
this picture who haven't crossed
the threshold of a threat since
the days of the old silent pictures.
Mary LPickford, William. S. Hart.
Broncflo Billy. the Clutching Hand
and the one and only Million Dol
lar mystery. And brother, that
wasn't yesterday!
Charming folk those Gregory's.
Dined with them today and they
regaled us with stories of their
Bert Williams records. Both are
members Of the school system
here-be is a grad of M. I. T.. and
is in the Armstrong High school,
where he teachers radio work. His
wife, the sister of the famous
Charles Drew, erstwhile Amherst
athlete and now a physician on
leave studying at the PRESBYTERIAN
hospital Medical center, New
Work, teaches in grade school.
At the CaSsell trial, the Judge,
opposing counsel and stenographer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
Neutrals' Safety Lies in Strength
(Seattle Post-Intelligenct

One small neutral- Denmark-has disap peared from the list of independent nations sec ond neutral-Norway-appa has the choice o surrendering or becoming battlefield in World Wal II.
 The cynical observation made at the opening of the war that major beligerents could hardly be expected to come to grips so long as the supply o neutrals held out again is proving true
 The United States, largest and wealthiest of the neutrals owes it's relative safety to two facts-the degree of military strength which it has attane1 during the last few years and the three thousand miles of water which separate this nation from Europe.
 At this time however it must be noted that neither of these elements of safety operates to the same degree upon the Pacific.
 Japan and Russia both hold fortified positions whose distance from Alaska is numbered, not in thousands, but in hundreds of miles. President Roosevelt has recognized this vulnera- bilty upon the Pacific and has taken long steps to correct it.
 Naval air bases have been established at sitka and Kodiak experimental interior base, to test the operations of army aircraft under rigd condi- tons, has been provided at Fairbanks, and first steps have been taken to organize National Guard in Alaska.
 These steps, important though they are, should not deceive anyone into thinking that Aaskas safety has been assured
 The naval bases at sitka and Kodiak are planned not for combat but for patrol plane operations
 The ultimate need for proper protection of the North Pacific is completely equipped naval base, probably we'll out in the Aleutans, comparable to the Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii, which guards the South Pacific.
 The immediate need is army air base with planes capable of beating off any attack that may be anticipated in the future
 Such base at Anchorage, provided in the War Department budget. The House Appropriations Committee, dominated by Eastern and Southern members, and clearly lacking in knowledge of Alas kan geography, eliminated the item entirely and the House of Representatives, which has penchant for following committee recommendations, passed the bill in this form.
 It is encouraging to note that at least two bers of the United States Senate determined that the issue of safety for Alaska shall not be for gotten.
 Senators Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Washington and Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina are per- haps the best informed members of the Senate upon the defense needs of Alaska. Both have taken up the cudgels for the Anchorage air base.
 Their fight for the reconsideration of this item deserves the vigorous support, not merely of Alas kans and residents of the Pacific Northwest but of all who hope to the shadow of war whether from the Atlantic Pacific kept from American soil. as outposts of American defense-or as stepping stones for invading enemy.
 National policy demands a strongly defended Alaska-and the proposed Anchorage air base is of the essentials to this end.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
APRIL 22, 1920

APRIL 22 1920
 spreading throughout the developing strength the from the United States but request permission material expected by Washington.
 Delegate George of Alaska had introduced bill trans ng part adjoining the Pioneers Home at ska from Navy Department the a sanitarim site
 movement to organize Troop Juneau had been Henderson Commissioner Education The property General Hospital at this time sold public auction and was bid the Territorial Bank of Douglas American the Building The convention was to be called to ece Acting Department Commander Collector of Customs returned rom LOS Angeles spent vacation several months with his family Christian Dean of Trinity Cathedral lett on the Princess Mary a to Seattle.
 Weather Highest 37; lowest 3o cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
THEY'RE COMING TO ALASKA

The publicity campaign which will bring a record number tourist visitors to Alaska this year is in fully cry throughout the nation It is hard to pick up newspaper from the States at this season without finding an article in the travel section ex- tolling the beauties of Alaska.
 The world of the travel editor has narrowed con- siderably in the past year. No longer need he sing the praises of the Riviera the joys of the Rhine. His world is America, north south and central. AL aska, as the greatest tourist attraction of North America therefore is gaining good share of at tenton
 Typical of the booster articles is the following from the Cincinnati Post of few weeks ago:
 Away up north is a lovely land, thrilling to be- hold Alaska-whose first ringing call lured so many men with it's promise of gold, where today once more sounds note of promise-promise to travellers of the joys of vacation amid awe-nspirng scenery of magnitude and grandeur-along the self-same route where fought and dreamed those prospectors of 98 who made the history of Alaska.
 "The northland casts it's spell on those who first made it's acquaintance, though indeed they for reasons other than Alaskas beauty The days have passed when that steady stream of men pushed to the Klondike, when greed pulled them forward the arduous path of the Chilkoot Pass and down the Yukon River, but today that spell is upon us and always Alaska will be a land of mystery magnet that draws men and women without the earlier lure of gold
 "Alaska's attractions in her amazing glaciers in the now-peaked mountains in the totem poles with their proud messages-and in the thrilling h. side Passage.
 Tn all the world there is no sea voyage to com pare with the through the Inside Passage along the coast of British Columbia and Alaska The shores unwind a constant panorama of amazing scenic wonders and the stories and legends nected with them will thrill the faded traveller
 Tt is the Alaska of gorgeous natural contrasts and land and seascapes unlike any other in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
SERVICES TOMORROW FOR
 FLOYD C. BETT5

Funeral services for Floyd G. Betts will be held tomorrow afternoon at |2 o'clock from the chapel of the Charles w. Carter Mortuary.
 The Elks' ritual will be used and the Rev. John A. Glasse will deliver the eulogy. Mrs. George F. Alex ander will be the sololist. Inter- ment will be in Evergreen Cemetery where the grave service will be that of the American Legion.
 The casket will not be opened at the funeral and all friends who wish may call at the Carter Nor tuary this evening or tomorrow before noon.
 Active pallbearers will include L. J. Jewett, Paul Hudon, Carl Strom- berg, Ray Peterman, Haorld Smith and Fred Crowell.
 Honorary pallbearers will be J. P. Williams. L. A. Doughiny. F. w. Williamson, Daniel Ross, Thomas Haigh and George A. Parks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
NEW APARTMENTS ARE COMPLETED BY
 HARRY E. ELLINGEN
Modern Structure Located on WilIoughby
 Avenue

Concrete hollow wall structure, de- signed and constructed by Harry E. Ellingen, local contractor and as- sociates, was started the day after Christmas and successfully complet- ed lst week.
 This structure located on Will loughby, comprises three apartments, each equipped with private shower baths. They are heated by an auto- matlc hot water plant located in the laundry room. The principal feature of this building is the type of construction used in the exterior walls. They consist of two parallel reinforced concrete walls each three and one half inches thick and sep- arated by an air space two and one half inches thick. These walls are tied together with, reinforcing steel crossing the air space at set intervals making the two walls an integral unit. The dead air space serves as an insulation against cold in the winter and heat in the summer. This system of construction is endorsed by the Portland Cement Association The windows incorporated in the walls are steel easements exclusively a feature highly recommended bv the leading architects and builders all through the United States.
 Interior walls are of frame con- Structlon, over which one half inch sheetrock has been applied and in turn treated with sand finish to harmonize with the exterior walls The floors are of reinforced concrete overlaid with Armstrong; Floor Tile Kitchens and baths are wainscoated to suitable height with Evansville Asbestos Tile Board and trimmed in chromium.
 The scarcity of wood trim emplov- ca throughout, together with the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

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 Banisf, exile expel dismiss transport
 times and yours" Let us
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
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TUESDAY. APRIL 8


 Heart and Home: Foresight and intuition should contribute to wise planning for the family. The seers who long have advised careful spending of money stress the need of economy, even though prosper ity is now enjoyed. Martial waste in Europe and Asia will be inevita- bly, felt in the United States and there are threatening omens for 1941.
 Business Affairs: This is not an suspicious date for accepting or signing contracts. The stars seem to indicate that there will be in crease of dishonest methods and unreliable plans. While trade and commerce will be active prosperity belongs to careful and conservative merchants and manufacturers
 National Issues: Science will dis cover novel fuels and many suo- stitutes for products long in use btS SloldJOlo WILL lllOCO tCobS III odBd- city and ar-sightedness. Those who nurse political ambitions which would remove them from Congress are subject to adverse stars. Nor tality among public officials will be heavy in the next few months.
 International Affairs: According to London astrologer Germany is to be split by internal dissension through which Austria will regain her former independent sovereignty This prediction is accompanied by the prophecy that next year will close the career of Hitler. The death of Stalin is also forecast.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of sue cess and happiness. The young will marry.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be aspiring, courageous and endowed with practical com mon sense. These Taureans may be talented in the arts
 Copyright, 194O
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-22
LOOK and LEARN %syy c. GORDON

member of the cat family? said England do his duty?
 B. many square mile? Can a member of the Cabinet?
 g. recipients the Nobel Prize?
 ANSWERS:
 l. The tiger.
 g. Nelson.
 3
 may U. excepting President President.
 g. Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson.