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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-08

tempt to block consideration of the
legislation he will bring the measure
to the Floor by petition, and that he
already has the pledge Of suffi-
clent number Of signatures TO force
consideration CT the Labor Act
changes.
The same kind of direct action
may result in connection with the
Logan Walters Bill designed to give
citizens the right Of appeal to the
courts from the rulings or decisions
Of the various bureaus, divisions and
departments OF government now at
tempting to supervise and control
almost every phase Of American life.
Some time ago the Rules Committee
voted out the measure for considera-
ton, without fixing definite time
for the bill to come before the
House. Recently, it is reported,
Rules Chairman Adolph Sabbath in
formed inquirers that he had his
Instructions not to permit the bill
/ to come to a vote. Hiss colleagues
| seem to be almost unanimous il
their opinion as to the source from
| which the instructions came
Ten leading candidates for the
Presidency, Democratic, Republican
j and Socialistic, appeared before ar
exclusive gathering at the Nationa
Press Club last Friday night, where
each gave an 'soff-the- record talk
on the subject OF why | should not
] be elected President Senator Tat
| of Ohio was not present because OF
a previous out Of town speaking en-
/ gagement. Postmaster General Far.
ley was in Florida and, Of course
! President Roosevelt, who may ol
may not be candidate, II still on
his mid-winter vacation,
/, Last week Republican and indie
pendent Members Of the House made
q gallant fight to require the elimin
alton of obnoxious personal ques
tions from census questionailes, on
" to lose to the Administrator for
ces by small margin. The battls
is now transferred to the Senate
where hearings have been held tn
| past few days. If the amount o
mail being received on Capitol Hill
| protesting against prying into per
sonal affairs by census takers, is an.
criterion, the country generally !
pretty much concerned about thi
! latest invasion of individual rights.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-08

Long. Brown QeHI, VINO wiz uif-
doubtedly sign the measure upon his
return from his Caribbean cruise
y
Beginning with March 9th, Ohio
once more will have her full compile
ment of Representatives IN Congress
--twenty-three Congressmen and
one Cangresswoman Both new Re-
representatives. are Republicans, Mrs.
Frances p. Bolton, Cleveland, elect
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of her husband, Chester G.
Bolton; and Harry MoGregor OF
Coshocton County, chosen In the
18th District as n result Of the re-
cent death OF Congressman Ash
brook. Special congressional cleo
tions In the two districts were held
February 9th. The Ohio delega-
ton now consists Of sixteen Repub-
licans and eight Democrats.
Lssk Fsiaxy the Earkasg Anai- -Pol
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH s, 1910.
Native Son Greatest
Novel Yet By American
Negro Writers

stories about Bigger crime and tells
how il lynch attitude was melted in
Chicago Actually this did happen
iii the recent Nixon case and the
fietlonalized newspaper stories about
Bigger are almost identical with
those printed about Nix n This
should make Chicago daily editors
blush with shame.
Lest anyone think Native Son. is
merely i sensational yarn about a
depraved Negro criminal, let it be
said that America is full Of potential
Bigger ,rhomases, bounded BY white
persecution, victims of circumstances
they cannot control Mr.. Wright
makes this plan; he tells IN detail
i the entire psychology and back
ground that makes such things exist
the epis de by Defense Attorney
Max at Bigger's trial is one Of the
greatest documents ever written on
interfacial relationships in our So
ciety and by itself is a tremendous
contribution 10 literature.
Native Son" fasclnates from the
first page to the last; at times Mr..
i Wright causes horror and rcpaislen
but interest is always white hot. he
knows how to tell story, To make
character live and breathe and
move about in the same room with
the reader. Some prudes will call
certain passages vulgar and "ob-
scene" and they might as well con-
denim life itself for being often W
gar and obscene. After all, the au-
thor describes life as It is lived in
the crowded Southside of Chicago.
It's going to be interesting to
watch the reaction Of both black and
| white America to this masterpiece.
! Many Of our pale brothers, blind to
fife among Negroes, will want to
deny the cruelty of the nations
color attitude; still others, angered
at the truth, will try to condemn the
book in self defense.
And Of course plenty Of Dusky-
mericans will. object because the
main character is not college pro
| fessor o. physician, and because i
reveals TO the world many Of ths
sordid facts connected with Afra
merican existence. But | honestl.
doubt if there's an intelligent socia
worker who won't agree that Biggel
! Thomas Life follows religiously man,
case histories on file in cities all owe
the nation.
/ Already the author, at 81, ha
| reached the pinnacle Of Negro belle'
lettres. At this moment | am goint
on record with the opinion that th'
first American Negro to win a Pu
litze,. prixe in fiction Will be non'
other than Richard Wright.
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= @BY Egen6es Lee E6TE0fss''''

wvyyTIEN Juniors lips break into
M smiles and Dads
a'glcam; when Ruth and Cree
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-08
tuak Industry Foundation clarf)

t.Hllh Industry Foundation CltaYf)
indicated by combined fluid milk
receipts for New York, Philadelphia
and Boston reported by federal
staliaiicians shows il 1899 total in.
crease of S2Ss3.ouo quarts ever
1888 fhe combined threa.city total
OF 2,tl6o dlsut) quarts for 1893 was
the highesl Oh record.
A report rs lhe San Francisco
MILK Dealers Association showed
daily average sales OF pasteurized
milk for the first 10 months of 1889
up s.05 per cent over 1888. In De-
troit an increase OF 9.17 per cent
for 1899 over 1898 was reported by
The Michigan Milk Producers Asso.
eiation
These trends in sales and con.
sumption are OF special interest as
they refer chiefly TO The so-calied
Class | milk which brings the
farmer his highest price and repre-.
sents sales Of milk in bottles isr
cooking ur drinking.
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LEGAL NOTICE
WILLIAM O. STOKES. Atty.

Mallie Mcclure, whose ss8t known
place Of residence was Atlanta, Ga,
will hereby take notice tA9t on The
18th day of December, lg33, tlsilafd
Mcclure filed lis petition agaiilst
her in the Court Of Comaon eleus,
Division IF Domestic Relations, Of
Montgomery Comfy, Ohio bong asa
No. 22Gq4 DIR. on the Docket af
said Conrt praying for i Decree ~.
Divorce from her on the grounds of
Gross Neglect Of Duty and chat said
case is entitled Clifford Mcclure,
Plaintiff VS.. Mollie Mcclure, Defend
ant.
Said Mollie Mcclure wv further
take notice that she Is required to
answer said petition before the ex-
piration Of six weeks from date Of
the first publication Of this notice,
to-wit; February 16, 1910.
Clifford Mcguire, Plaintiff.
William @, Stokes, Atty.
Fifth and Sprague Streets
Dayton, Ohio
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-03-08

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ing others with halitosis dad breath)
due 10 food fermentation in the mouth.
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ised Finland, to
loan as the Admin
istration sees fit,
The bill has been
approved by both
the House and the
Senate and h a s
gone to the Presi-
dent who will ull-
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PENSIONERS MEET

The regular meeting Of the Mont
gomery County Chapter of the Old
Age Pensioners Society will be held,
beginning at 80 o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the YWCA. The pub
lie is invited to attcnt.
j. B. SMITH,
4oa VALLEY Street.
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Seated left to right Dean M. A
Talley, DR. A. M. Townsend. Director
General, Rev. w. IL. Jernagin, Pres
ident; Or. 0. G. Maxwell, Vice Pres.
ident; Rev. H. T. Sims. Secretary
Prof, e. W d. Isaac, Associate Di.
rector General; Matthew Burgess
Treasurer
Evening star., 1940-02-29
The clue that Trapped
the Heirs Of HUey Long

ing, rough-and- tumble New Orleans States.
They have line behind them that reaches
back to Ben Franklin and Sam Adams and Tom
Paine.
When Jim Crown strides around his office,
debating editorials at the top of his leather
lungs, Greeley and Dana keep step with him.
Pulitzer and Mast pound him on the back And
through him William Lloyd Garrison speaks
again: II am in earnest. will not equivocate;
I will not excuse; will not retreat single inch:
and will be heard!"
, Courage is probably, next to truth, the great
est quality that newspaper can have. For the
world abounds in forces, actions, events, and
people before which neither man. nor news
paper, nor the Newsmagazine, can be coldly
objective. Silence, indifference, genteel or ami
able omissions are not true impartality- they
are just what the forces of corruption or stupid
ity want, the broth in which they thrive
, TIME has never believed that icy indifference
or pure objectivity" is either possible or desr-
able in news reporting. Any colorful, human
lied story contains something of the mental
attitudes and judgments of the men who wrote
and edited it.
But over and above this is the sense of height
ened responsibility that characterizes these
times, as it has other periods Of crisis. These
days are big with destiny for our country and
the world. And the Newsmagazins in this era
Evening star., 1940-02-29

~ TIE MORNING OF JUNE 7, 1889, hot
~ tip came in to the city desk Of the New
Orleans States, evening newspaper sister Of
the famous Times-Picayune.
When truck drove up before half-built
house in the suburbs and began unloading win
dow sash, the States photographer was hiding
behind hedge. The picture he got touched off
astring of giant frecrackerst that blew hundreds
of Louisiana politicos out of the public trough.
, For the license plate proved that the truck
belonged to Louisiana State University
the half-built house belonged to the wife of
colonel on the governors staff Just drop in
the bucket of graft that the political heirs Of
Huey Long had been passing around for years.
But the first case that could be proved-lbel-
proof alright
That night 64-year-old Jim Crown, the
States fighting editor, sat down on his bed and
sobbed-reaction from months without respite
in the front-line editorial trenches. AT last we
get break!"
with the fuse once lit, the frecrackers kept
popping around the covering Longsters Three
men committed suicide; more than 200 faced
federal and state indictments. It had been a
great spree, but thanks to the battling Picayune
papers, it was all over.
They're in the great American tradition, the
dignifed old Times-P -Picayune and the rip-roar-
Evening star., 1940-02-29

has deep and peculiar responsibility. It is, in
a sense, the national newspaper; it has the same
obligation to all the people of the U. S. that the
best dailies feel toward the people of their cities
That obligation means more than finding and
condemning the things that are wrong. It also
means finding and supporting the things that
are right.
, It's not so easy as it sounds. The world of
right and wrong dresses in shades Of gray. The
'pepper-and-salt of ordinary human nature...
Evening star., 1940-02-29

the protective coloration of the rascal =. the
unprepossessing garments that can hide a clean
white motive.
, Studying that gray crowd-picture, penetrat-
ing its disguises, throwing searchlight here
and an X-ray there, is part of TIMES job. TIME
queries its reporters and correspondents again
and again: whats behind this? Who's behind
it? Give us the background" TIME listens to
people-all kinds of people, with all kinds
of causes and crusades balances their ideas
against events, against knowledge, horse sense,
and plain old American morals.
And sometimes when every possible scrapof
fact every line of expert and inexpert opinion
is on the table, TIME editors still miss the last
train home, trying to decide what's right, who's
right and how to let the people knowit.
, Judgments arrived at this way are not infal-
lible, for nothing human is. But they are genu-
inely responsible. Essential to people who share
TINES attitudes stimulating to people who
don't. And backed by the courage of conviction.
Evening star., 1940-02-29

in to
mgnd
Evening star., 1940-09-10

A war decree forbidding the taking
of gold from Canada has delayed
the return of the SIS, 900 Presidents
Cup which will be competed for here
late this month, Samuel Syme,
chairman of the regatta's Trophy
Committee, revealed at a luncheon
meeting yesterday.
The solid gold cup has been in
the possession of Harold A. Wilson,
youthful Ingersoll (Ontario), driver,
since last September, when he won
the prize as feature of the annual
regatta.
With Canada at war difficulty has
been experienced in getting the tro-
ply back to Washington in time for
the motorboat races September 81,
% and %, Mr.. Syme told committee
members meeting in their final re-
port luncheon at the Harrington
Hotel yesterday. .t.
The committee chairman returned
from a visit to Canada last week,
but was unable to bring back the
trophy. He expressed hopes, how
ever, that Mr.. Wilson would have
AL the red tape" cleared and the
prize. back here before the power
races began.
So confident of eventual victory
over Germany are Canadians that
Mr.. Wilson promised to defend his
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Gold Regatta Cup Is Held
In Canada by War DEGREES
Trophy Choirmon Hopes to Clear
Export for Power Races, However

title here next year, Mr. Syme said.
War efforts there will keep young
Wilson from racing on the Potomac
River this month.
The regatta will open Saturday
afternoon with the first race for
sailing craft competing for The Eve
ming Star trophies. Sailing Chair
man Arthur Clephane told the group
yesterday more than 125 boats from
as far as Seattle, Wash, will enter
the three-race series.
Opening race Saturday is sched-
uled for 1:30 pm. Second and third
races will be run Sunday, beginning
at $50 am. and 2 pm. All events
will be held in Georgetown Channel
between East Potomac Park and
the new National Airport.
Arrangements are being made for
erection of 2.400 grandstand seats
in East Potomac Park for the power
boat races, September 27 to %, in
addition to 100 special boxes, John
A. Remon, president of the regatta
association, reported. Tickets will
be on sale at regatta headquarters
in the willard Hotel, he said.
Canoeing, swimming and rowing
races September 81 and % will round
out the three-week-end regatta
Luncheon guest yesterday included
Joaquin M. Elizalde, commissioner
of the Philippines.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

Mrs. Mary H. Remon, SIS, wife OF
John A. Remon, vice president of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co, was seriously injured
when her car collided with another
and overturned at Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV
shortly after am today.
She was treated at Emergency
Hospital for fractured skull, a
severe conclusion, scalp cuts and
shock.
Mrs. Remon was driving home
after leaving her husband at his
office when the accident occurred.
The Remons live at 3104 Thirty
third place NV.
Police said the driver of the other
ear involved in the crash was Mrs.
Lucy L. Kelly, 310 East-West high
way, Chevy Chase, Md. She was
not injured.
Mr.. Remon also is president of
the Presidents Cup Regatta.
Freak Accident Fatal.
Harvey M. Cock, IS, of 2917 North
Fairfax drive, Arlington, Va, died
today in Mount Alto Hospital of in
juries received Thursday in a freak
traffic mishap. He received a broken
pelvis and internal injuries when
caught between a backing truck and
pile of lumber in Arlington.
Mr.. Cock and the truck driver,
who was not held by police, were
attempting to start the vehicle when
the accident occurred. Mr.. Cock
was pushing the truck. A door
swung open and when he moved to
close it he was pinned between the
truck mad the lumber, police said.
Meanwhile, the name of the 49th
traffic victim of the year was written
on District of Columbia police rec
ords. He was william B. Betters,
IS, colored, of $500 Jay street NE,
hit-and-run victim, who died in Cas-
ualty Hospital last night.
He suffered a skull fracture and
other injuries when knocked down
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Bloze Rouses Sleeper;
Leaps Through Window

Awakened at an early hour to-
day by flames and smoke which
filled his room, James Wall, colored,
%, leaped through a second floor
unopened window and landed in a
cement alley.
Not until after firemen had ar
rived and extinguished the blaze,
which was confined to Wallis apart
ment. in a building at 1904 Four
teenth street NV, was Wall To-
Gated. He was found, with leg and
arm cuts, watching the firemerf
work.
At Emergency Hospital doctors
pronounced his condition as not
serious. Cause of the fire. which
started in a closet, was ont de-
termined.
William j. Schmitz of No. 9 En-
gine Company was slightly burned
on the neck by falling debris. He
was given first aid at the scene.
Evening star., 1940-09-10

by an automobile early Sunday at
Florida avenue and lexington place
NE.
At this time last year so persons
had been killed in traffic accidents
here.
Police arrested a 22-year-old COL
ored man short time after the
accident and charged him with
leaving after colliding. He gave his
name as Charles P. Smith of 1907
Eighth street NV. and is being held
under bond for Police Court action.
Boy Seriously Hurt.
A 21a-year-old boy was seriously
hurt last night when struck by an
automobile. He is Bert Atkins, COL
ored, of 1909 Twenty-fourth street
NV, who was knocked down near
his home. He is in Children's Hos
pital.
Hattie T. Crawford, 8, of 5524
Eighth street NV, was injured
when hit by car near Eighth and
Longfellow streets NV. yesterday.
She was treated by private physi-
clan.
Three persons were injured last
night when a truck-swerving to
avoid boy on bicycle-knocked
down a pedestrian and then crashed
into a tree in the 1000 block of
Eleventh street NV. Elsie M. Ed
wards, so, of 1909 Eleventh street
NV, the pedestrian, was taken to
Emergency Hospital in undeter-
mined condition.
Mail Clerk Injured.
The driver of the truck, who gave
his name as Edward Young, %, COL
ored, of 1926 Hayes street NE, and
q passenger, Warren Mason. 20, of
1913 Ninth street NV. were treated
at Freedmen's Hospital for lacera-
tions. received when the truck hit
the tree.
A mail clerk was injured this
morning in Union Station when the
baggage truck on which he was rid
ing was struck by a train moving
through the station. He is Linwood
C. Clayton, 80, of Richmond, Va,
and was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for bruises and cuts.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Continental Defense
Occupies Joint Board;
Coast Sites Studied
La Guordio Declares
Group Will Utilize
Gifts of Nature

Members Of the Canadian United
States Permanent Joint Board of
Defense planned to resume sessions
at the Army War College this after
noon, expecting to conclude for the
time being discussions of what New
York's Mayor La Guardia, American
chairman, described as means of
utilizing the gifts of nature for
the defense of our two countries 3"
The session, first held on Ameri-
can soil, began yesterday afternoon
Immediately after the Canadian
group. accompanied by Mayor La
Guardia, few here. The meetings
were executive, and 1t was said no
announcement of progress would be
made until adjournment. No morn
ing session was held.
Mr.. La Guardias reference to
gifts of nature" was taken to mean
that coast defense sites for the
joint use OF the two countries might
be established, possibly on the West
Coast. The proposed transfer Of
surplus and obsolete war materials
from the United States to Canada
also was believed on the conference
agenda.
At the opening session, Mayor
La Guardia said he was conf dent
that by the time the board finishes.
"the dietators of Europe will think
twice. perhaps half a dozen times,
before attempting to attack the
Western Hemisphere
Col. c. N. Biggar headed the
Canadian group. The board first
met at Ottawa two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1940-09-10
Teamsters Expected
To Back Roosevelt,
Foreign Policies
Purge Of 'Roeketeers'
In Union Demanded
By Daniel J. Tobin

Formal support of President Roose-
velt's foreign and domestic policies,
already evidenced by spontaneous
outbursts at yesterdays opening ses-
sions, likely will be expressed before
the International Brotherhood Of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen
and Helpers of America finishes its
week-long convention here. 1900.
The 1000 delegates and their wives
recessed today for a morning and
afternoon of sightseeing. Business
sessions will be resumed tomorrow,
with President Roosevelt scheduled
to address the convention at $50
pm. in Constitution Hall.
A purge of ''racketeerS' in the
union was demanded late yesterday
by Daniel j. Tobin, president of the
brotherhood. He urged changes in
the unions constitution to deal
with what he called miserable, dis
honest and unprincipled scoundrels
who have used our organization for
criminal purposes"
Cautions Against War Demands.
"One or two cheap racketeers in
New York, Chicago, Cleveland, De-
troit or some other large city," Mr..
Tobin said, "are advertised through
out the nation so that the impress
sion is thrown out that the inter-
national union is composed mainly
of this kind of degenerate"
Along with his attack on racketeer-
ing, he cautioned members not to
ask for wage increases each time
contract expires. He warned that
there was a point of saturation for
wages and hours" and that when
unions go beyond that point they
endanger employment.
Earlier the delegates applauded
and cheered when William Green,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, defended the Roose-
welt administration.
Defends Roosevelt Actions.
Mr.. Green protested strongly
against any charge that the Presi-
dent has done nothing to relieve
unemployment"
"In my Judgment" he declared,
mo man in America has employed
himself more earnestly and sincerely
to the problem of solving unemploy-
ment than has the President Of the
United States"
Mr.. Green went on to praise the
w. P. A. and the P. w. A. as the
only agencies that kept men from
starving and at the same time gave
them something to do.
"As for the c. G.. c." he con-
tinued, "sine its inception as an
agency to take care of idle youth
it has been functioning without
complaint from any source and is
here as a part Of the administra-
tive policies of the United States
Government"
ReaffirmS Defense Support.
Reafiirming the support of his or
ganization In the national defense
program, Mr.. Green called upon
the workers never to interrupt or
slow down production Of essential
war materials, in order to show the