davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
MURRAY ADVISES F.S.A.
FINANCING ASSISTANCE TO
C0-0PS IS THREATENED
Section Of Work Relief Appropriation Bill
Carries Rider Which Would Prohibit Loans
To individuals for Purchase of Stock in Co
operative Enterprises
operative Enterprises

telegram from Senator Murray the Voice received
day Tuesday) reveals that Subsection E rider in Sec
Two the Work Relief Appropriation bill in the
senate appropriations committee provides follows No
shall this section enable
subscribe pay for stock membership in any
This restriction applies
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
COURT ORDERS J.P. SHOW
Cause FOR failure TO
ACT I'M CLEMENTS Case

Writ of Mandamus Applied for by Ralph
Vanek Directing Justice of the Peace A. J..
White to Examine Into the Validity of the
Charges Against ]. Burke Clements, Is
Granted by the Supreme Court of Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
FLAGRANT DISREGARD FOR
PROVISIONS OF CORRUPT
PRACTICES ACT NOTED

Disregard of the State Law Is Flaunted by
State Office Holders in the Democratic
Convention Held Last Week; They Appar-
emily Consider Themselves Immune From
Penalties Provided.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

votes--not good wishes-eIects can.
didates.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Have you registered to vote in the
Primary Election?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Do your job as citizen-register
and vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Economic Justice and Equality
Is the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Democracy Cannot Endure I'm
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold, Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
NAACP To Defend 15-Year Old
Youth Charged With Attack

the police chief of Staunton, Vlr-
einia, questioned him "at length,
and later gave out the story that
he had confessed. Denying the con-
fessiun, the youth said the police
officials took turns questioning him
until the whole procedure became
blurred in his mind.
Despite the fact that MicKens is
OUT on probation because of some
incident involving a bicycle over
year ago, his reputation in the
community is considered good. He
and his family have lived in
Waynesboro for many years.
What is regarded as definite
attempt on the part of the local
attempt on the part of the local
him guilty. before his case comes
to trial, is the following notice
which appeared shortly after the
youth was arrested:
please! Kindness, sympathy,
and consideration are needed now
tor the victim of WayneSboro'
vicious crime of Sunday night;
immediate justice is demanded for
the perpetrator. Turn to Page 2
and read the comments in The
Old Arm Chair. The community
faces a responsibility"
TEvEU IN NEWSPAPER
The column referred to, taking
it for granted that Mickens is
guilty, explains how the youth
came up in a bad environment,
how the community is responsible
FOR this, but continues to point out
hat MickenS is guilty.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Paper Convicts
Him Before He
Has Faced Trial

reputedly confessed" to the crime
following questioning" by at least
ten police officials, will be repre-
sented by Oliver w. Hill, NAACP.
attorney when his case comes to
trial in nearby Staunton on De-
cember 10.
According to Hill, who interview
ed Mickens at the Roanoke Jail,
where he is confined pending his
trail, the youth, one Of eleven
children, who quit school in the
fifth grade, was picked up Mon
day. November 25 by local police
on suspicion that he had broken
into two warehouses located near
his meme here.
He was questioned concerning
these robberies and also about the
criminal assault on Mrs. Pye, by
the Waynesboro chief of police and
other local officials. The police
convinced of MickenS innocence
of all these charges. was about
10 release him when City Manager
Vass insisted that the youth be
held for failure to pay q traffic
fine.
DENIES CONFESSION"
That night, according to Mickens
some ten police officials, Including
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
White Principals
Get Double Salary
Given To Negroes

RICHMOND, Va.-(A N P)-The
Supreme court decision forcing the
Virginia Board of Education to
equalize the salaries of colored
teachers will effect the salaries of
colbred Richmond high sdhooi
principals who are now receiving
exactly half the amount paid white
high school principals.
Average salaries for the session
of 19400-41 are as follows: White
principals serving in white ele-
mentary schools, $3,156 80; white
principals in Negro elementary
schools, $3,188; Negro principals
serving in Negro elementary
schools, $2248.33; white principals
serving in white high school,
$4,72O; assistant principals, $2,850;
Negro principals serving in Negro
high schools, $4,000; assistant prin-
cipals, $1,000
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Need Students
For Training
In Aviation

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.-(SNS)
Applications for elemetary train
ing in aviation will be accepted
from fifteen more young men with
in the next few weeks, according
to G.. Robert Cotton, head of the
Department of Mechanic Arts al
Lincoln University BY that time
all ten of the present students will
have completed their elementary
course and will be ready for ad-
vanced training.
Twenty students will be chosen
to take elementary CAA training
next semester under the instruc-
ton of Lieutenant Charles M.
Ashe, flight instructor, and Frs
kline Roberts, ground mechanics
teacher. Fifty applications will be
accepted and 20 of the applicants
will be chosen according to phy-
siosl ability and academic stand
ing. One or two will be women.
Five of the ten students who be-
gan the course in September have
taken their final flight examina-
tion. These flyers, Walter Sander
son, James Merritt, Wilbur Long,
Chester Gotham and Everett
Bratcher, have ''cross-country
soloed"-they have taken trips to
Columbia, BodnvilIe and Fulton.
At each airport they had their log
books signed.
Whether they will be advanced
training Immediately for those who
have completed elementary train
ing is still undecided, since appli-
cants for advanced training must
be chosen from an eligibility list
larger than the number of grad
yates from elementary training at
Lincoln University.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14


ing officials of the United Trans
port Service Employees of Amer
lea, the red caps union. From all
indications, the Association of
American Railroads will be used as
the "hatchet" in this drive to re-
turn red caps to their old tip
status, prior to the passage of the
Fair Labor Standards Act.
UNIFORMABLE REACTION
A number of lesser railroad Of
ficials are privately admitting that
the unfavorable public reception Of
the 10c bag charge has been
source of real concern for the high
er-ups in an industry which is in
great need of public goodwill to-
day. Many railroad companies have
strenuously opposed the introduc-
ton of the hand baggage fee plac-
cd upon passengers, but have been
whipped into line by the Associa-
ton of America Railroads, which
weilds great influence and power
in the determination of public
policy for the railroads.
The western roads. having main
tanned previous high standards OF
passenger service have been in
actual revolt against this new
charge which they feel has affect
ed the quality of their service. One
road in particular, the Atchison,
Topeka and Sante Fe, quietly drop
ped the charge few weeks ago.
The United Transport Service
Employees Union has been strenu-
ously seeking the adoption of. a
senate resolution calling for an
extensive investigation of the Illegal
income garnered from railroad
passengers through the 10c bag
charge
RESOLUTION THREATENED
The resolution was introduced
recently by Senator Ebert D.
Thomas of Utah and was refer
red to the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor. Due to the
icurrment the difficulty of secur-
ing committee quorum has
threatened action on the resolu-
ton. However, the Wage and Hour
Division is in the midst of pre-
liminary investigations at the
Washington Terminal and the
Grand Central Terminal in New
York City.
The Washington Terminal in
vestigation has revealed that dur
ing the first 1-2 months, red
caps have collected from passeng-
e-s $94,67733 against company
payroll expenditures of $7i,799.84,
leaving a gross profit for this
period Of $22.877. .49 or $4,149.50 per
month. It is estimated that the an
nual profit from the bag charge
for this one station would run well
over $4,000.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Would Exclude e
Red Caps Fro,1 n
Wage-Hour Law
By ERNEST GALLOWAY

CHICAGO, nl.-(SNS)-From a source close to the in
ner-councils Americas twenty -four billion dollar indus
try has been learned that the powerful machinery of the
railroad lobby is being weloied for heavy campaign at
the next session of Congress to pass the
Wage and Hour law designed primarily to exclude red
from the act
Although plans secrecy and caution, the norna
part ton has been able leak through
being reliable rank
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
HOTEL MACK

80 Tourist & Transit Rooms 81 Up.
548 Bedford Pl., N. e. We. 1921.
Atlanta, Georgia. Free Parking.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

S. P. E.-Recently I took a course
in factory sewing and I wish to
know if 1 am going to get work in
this line anytime soon?
Ans: l have reasons to believe that
you will be employed by the first
of February in this new line of
endeavOr. At this time the sewing
industry is slack. ... but the be-
ginning of spring ii will pick up
and you will get a permanent job.
In the meantime, find something
else to do to tide you over the dull
season.
E. M. J.-Quite few months ago
I wrote you asking you to solve
a problem and the. answer you
gave came true. Ny friend left
here recently and will be gone un-
til March. Tell me if the things
his uncle has said about him true?
What can I expect from him?
Ans: This friend of yours is still
very much i'll love with you, and
his uncle who lives there in the
city where you do realizes il and
would like TO go with you himself.
therefore he tells you these things
about your friend. Don't make
dates with your boy friends uncle
go with other young men ii you
like for il seems to me this boy will
return to you during 1871 and make
You very happy.
L. w. P.--I had a very bad dream
about this woman 1 am going WITH
/ dreamed she was running with
a certain man that I have in mind
and I want to know if 1 should
believe it or not?
Ans: Certainly not. she isn't
guilty. You are just jealous of this
woman and you seem willing to be-
lieve anything about her and L as
sure you this is wrong. This girl
means well g, . but you aren't doing
your part toward making her happy.
M. w. S.-Will I ever get my place
paid for and tell me if this man I
am buying from means to give me
a square deal?
Ans. 1t will take quite some time
for you to clear the whole indebted
ness on the place you are buying
E. years In fact. The man you are
buying from seems to be honest. If
there continues to be doubt in
your mind, take your papers to a
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
would be reasonable.

would be reasonable.
6-Industrial Gallery - Gym
nasium by all means. 1880 So.
ft. Walls are of plate glass. Set
apart from other parts of Pavil-
ion to keep noise confined to
immediate area. Would be ideal
for gymnasium and would have a
seating capacity of about 5000
persons, in reasonable terms.
belgium Congo-Would be
of interest to entire Negro race
but location might affect usage.
Undecided as to it's acceptance.
8-Belfry With Carillon-For
broadcasting purposes, probably.
9-Motion Pictures Theatre
auditorium, can seat over 800
persons comfortably.
10-Restaurant-Not to be ac-
cepted. Is not a part of i'm
mediate Pavilion.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

WAYNESBORO, Va (SNS)-
Joseph Mickens, fifteen year old
Negro youth who was about to be
railroaded to prison and execution
on the charge of having raped a
white woman, Mrs. Clarice S. Pye,
here November "a, after having
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
How to be the
Best Dressed Man

in your town
Wear the latest styles, direct from
New York. Tailored by Harlem
leading style creator at prices lower
than you pay for ready-made
clothes. j.,
Send For Free Booklet
Your name and address on penny
pest card will bring you our COM
plete booklet of styles and actual
cloth samples, absolutely free.
Write us today
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14
Your HOROSCOPE
3 QUESTIONS FREE

Know your future as revealed by the
stars. Are you lonely, unfortunate In
speculation, worried? Solve your ques-
tiOns according to astrOlOgy which tells
you Of hidden opportunities and how to
take advantage of them. Send your
birtEd4te and Zoe to help cover mailing
cost. to XALURE, p. o. Box 5794. CleVe-
land Ohio.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

reputable lawyer and have tl,em
looked over. t..,
M. L. T.-Please tell me if you
think 1 am cut out to be a cook or
a reporter?
Ans: AcOOk right now. You aren't
qualified to become a reporter and
until you can go back to school you
had better stick to the cooking to
insure yourself of enough to eat.
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

NOTEYOUR question will be FREE in this column
ONLY when include clipping of this column and sign
full birthdate and address letter For
Private Reply send only (2sc( and seddesseo stamped
envelope for ASTROLOGY READING ard receive hy
return ns0 FREE ADVICE on (3> Questions
sena all :etter to- ABBE WALLACE care OF The SCOTT
NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE 21O auburn Avenue. Atlanta ca
The Phoenix index., 1940-12-14

A MARVELLOUS DISCOVERY!!
CHRISTIAN AGENTS WANTED! To
Sell the Worlds Famous Cow Boy Min
eraI. an Iron Tonic and Astringent TAX
ing the country by storm. Used and
recommended by thousands OF satisfied
users. Send one dollar (S1.OO) today for
n five (5l weeks supply. The Original
Mineral Distributed by, leagues Min
eral Prsducts, p. o. Box 264. Union.
South Farnlina.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
India 'sCotton Output
Expected 10 Increase
BY the Associated Pres6.

By the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department re-
ceived official reports yesterday in
dicating India's 1910 cotton crop
would total about $500 900 bales, a
decrease Of about 8 per cent from
the previous crop.
Weather conditions were said to
have been not quite as favorable this
season. Paintings were delayed be-
cause of shortage in rainfall prior
to the August planting time. How
ever, in spite of the adverse weather,
the condition of the crop was re-
ported to be fairly good
The reports stated that the acre
age planted to cotton was II per
cent smaller than in the 1888
season.
Although India's cotton acreage
for the past few years has been
slightly under the acreage harvested
in the United States. the amount
of lint obtained has been only one
fourth of the cotton harvested in
this country. The bulk of the
Indian crop is of short lengths.
The department reported Indian
leaders had been making efforts tc
increase the amount of long fiber
produced.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Busy Period Predicted
For Chemical Firms
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatcn TO Inc star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The rise ir
general business activity promises
to maintain domestic sales OF
chemicals at high levels. according
to new analysis appearing In
Poor's Industry and Investment
Surveys.
AS the European conflict is pro-
longed. the disruption of the chemi-
cal industries in the warning
countries should open to domestic
companies foreign markets normal
ly supplied by the belligerents.
Earnings for the final quarter
promise to exceed the favorable
profits Of a year earlier. and the
full-year 1899 results will be SUBJ
stantially better than those for
1888. In some instances. new rec
ord profits will be registered. In
addition, further sizable gains In
net income are in prospect for the
coming months.
The rise in industrial activity
since September has resulted in a
sharp increase in the demand for
chemicals, states the analysis
Consumption in thirteen principal
chemical-using industries rose dur
ing September and October. The
figure for October was 80 per cent
above the level of year earlier and
represented the highest point
reached since April, 1887.
Seasonal influences and a small
er number of working days reduced
consumption in November, but the
preliminary index figure for the
month was almost % per cent larger
than the level of a year ago."
Evening star., 1940-01-07
CommodityPrice
Chongesin Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Selected
grains, cotton and a number of
other key staples sold higher in cash
commodity markets this week.
Cash cotton was marked up fol-
lowing posting of higher quotations
in European markets. Cash wheat,
corn and oats advanced on reports
of continued drought in parts of
the Western grain belt. Rye alone
among major grains dipped.
The Associated Press index of
IS weighted spot wholesale commod-
ity prices, rejecting grain, cotton
and other rises, moved upward. The
measure, with 1925 as 100, advanced
to 1922, compared with 74.81 in the
preceding week and $3.50 in the
like week last year.
The grains and cotton" COM
ponent of the index touched a new
1939-40 high.
Rising in cash markets also were
hides, turpentine and antimony;
falling back were tin, zinc, wool
and silk.
Cattle were more expensive in
Chicago livestock markets, but lambs
were cheaper.
Among market basket items, more
costly were sugar, flour and butter,
while lower were cocoa and lard.
The index, with it's components,
coYnnarnd &c fo11ouS.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Manhattan Shirt Co.
Reports Higher Net

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The annual
report of Manhattan Shirt Co. for
the year ended November 80 shows
net profit of S445,976, after all
charges and taxes, as compared
with s159,134 for the previous year.
This was equal to $204 per share
on 2l8,133 shares of $25 par value
common stock outstanding as of
November 80, 1899, as against u
cents per share in the preceding
year.
The company declared dividends
amounting to $1.10 per share dur
ing the year, or a total of $240 080.
Total net sales were $7,943 .831, COM
pared with $7,600.546 in the previous
year.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
148 Arbifrafors Selected
FOR Curb EXCHANGE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

6pcCldl DlSphtCu W AHC oLAIs
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The New
York Curb Exchange made public
today the names of the 148 individ-
uals, including Al representatives Of
the public, who comprise its panel
of arbitrators. The selection was
made under the direction of the
Committee on Arbitration of which
Sherman M. Blur Is chairman and
Thomas j. Hickey, John B. Lord and
William B. Steinhardt members.
The panel is divided into three
groups: Group I, regular or asso-
ciate members or partners Of reg
ular and associate members; Group
II, members (other than part
ners Of members) who are engaged
in the securities business; and
Group III, representatives Of the
public-not engaged in the securi-
ties business.
In the selection of members of
Group III. invitations were issued
to many prominent individuals who
had not been identified in any way
with the securities business. This
was done in order to get COM
pletely fresh point of view and one
representative of the public as a
whole rather than just of the in
vesting public.
Formation of this panel, which
will arbitrate matters of dispute
between members, member firms
or partners of member firms, and
between member firms and GUS
toners, constitutes marked re-
vision in the procedure of the
Curb Exchange for the settlement
of disagreements. Prior to the re-
organization of the exchange in
February, 1899. and the inception
of the new constitution. all matters
of dispute were arbitrated by the
Committee on Arbitration.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Savings and Loan Groups
Lead in Home Loans
By the Associated pree

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board reported yesterday that L.
249,553 mortgages valued at $3,449,-
O54,000 were recorded during the
first II months of 1899. The No
vember total was 1898 mortgages,
valued at 1925, 10000.
The board survey covers only city
and town home construction under
mortgages of $4,000 or less.
Savings and loan associations led
In lending $1,072,351 900 on 424.4O7
mortgages, followed by banks and
trust companies. which loaned
$S43 100000 on 259,53O mortgages.
The board reported that women
held about 35 per cent of thrift ac-
counts in mutual home finance in
stitutions and an additional 20 per
cent jointly with men. Men hold %
per cent of the total and per cent
of the accounts are in the names OF
children.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Corn Products Plant
On Hudson to Close
Hs the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FleSs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The Edge
water IN. j. plant Of the Corn
Products Refining Co., landmark
along the Hudson River familiar to
New Workers who have watched its
flashing electric signs, will be dis
continued, it was disclosed today.
The 400 employees have been noti-
fed they would receive dismissal
pay or be transferred to pay rolls IN
other plants. Usable equipment. 1t
was said, will be shifted to the COM
pany's plants in the Midwest and
operations reduced to storage and
minor manufacturing.
officials explained the plant was
unable to compete with lower-cost
operations of the Western factories
partly because of tariffs on imported
corn. The company has plants at
Pekin and Argo, ILL.,, and Kansas
City, as well as number OF foreign
affiliates.
The Edgewater plant was built In
1902. =
Evening star., 1940-01-07
CLASSIFIED AD RATES
loenl Advevfisevs
Three Lines Minimum

Three Lines (Minimum)
l time 23c line ne---.-$ 5 SO
times 2Oc line 100
times 19c line (consecutively) 399
Transient advertisements cash
Additional space pro rata.
Claims for errors must be made In
time for correction before the Sec
ond insertion
Situotions Wanted
Reduced Rotss
3 lines, time zoe line go
lines, 2 times l8c line 1O8
3 lines. 3 times l5c line --- 1876
DEATH NOTICES-$1.25 per in
sertion for 10 lines or less. l5c per
line for additional lines.
Business cards under Special No.
tices and all advertisements under
Personal. Sc per line additional.
Business advertisements under
Situations Wanted will be charged
the regular classified rate
Inc Star Is the great want Ad"
meoium Of Wasr .ngton. and the
rates charged are far lower than
those of newspapers in other large
cities. Nothing is SO cheap consid-
erlng the results obtained.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Heads Bowie Group

Frank A. Riden has been re-
elected president of the Bowie (Md)
Building Association, with NJ l.
Eichelberger, vice president; William
Luers, treasurer; w. L. Trott, secre-
tary, and Waldo Burnside, attorney
Directors reelected include John
Berberich, M. L. Eichelberger, J. J.
Graham, Noah Joffe, DR.. G. E. Lam
caster, William Luers, Ernst Merkel
w. T. Perkins, E. E. Perkins. sr. !:
C. A. Riden, F. A. Riden, NJ N
Schafer and r. Lee Van Horn.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Action Is Dismissed
On M. P. DeIistino
BY the Associated Press.


The Securities Commission has
dismissed a proceeding against
the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Co. for delisting of its S per
cent cumulative convertible preferred
stock and its common stock, both
of 500 par value. after the railroad
had complied with an order to
amend its registration statement.
The S. E. c. issued an order De-
cember 6 on finding that Missouri
Pacific had failed to disclose when
it registered the securities that il had
a contingent liability of $4,000 900
under 1881 contract to purchase
certain securities from Terminal
Shares, Inc.
Missouri Pacific filed the amend
ment within the 80 days allotted
under the order.