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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1940-11-01

what have done?
The 65th Congress appropriated $27 065 14S,933 in
the fiscal year 1919 to complete Uncle Sans contrbu
ton the winning of the World Wharf.-The greatest
lay in history. The 18th Congress drawing close
has thus far appropriated and authorized total of $751;
1884 PAL for the fiscal year 1941, largely prepare
the nation against another Wharf.-The largest outlay in
peacetime annals.
They have adopted CONSUMPTION for the first time
in peacetme history, and it first of all that the
United States is awakening from long and compacent
dream of security. That the aggressor nations decreed
continuous in the world differing only in the degree
of it's application and the order of selecting it's object
ives We have begun to build great machine 1t is a
machine in which all who called must serve. 1t is
voluntary only in the sense that we have chosen it
nation.
Consumption accepted to meet emergency will en-
tail tremendous changes. In direction it is great
extension of the already unprecedented peace time power
the hand of the Chief Executive In another direction
is great extension of democracy. Men from all walks
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1940-11-01
Protecting The Democratic Way OF
Life-Military Defense
CHARLES H. WILSON, Social Science Department
Acorn A. & NJ College

This article dedicate to those five patriotic souls
now affiliated with Alcom A. NJ. College but who in
l917-8 during the World War gave their last uttermost
devotion to keep America what she is and to maintain
her status in the panorama Of nations namely: William
H. Bell Alan T. Busby w. B. Nelson, Robert r. Ross,
and O. w Sanders
The realist and ideast along with the cync are
forced believe that after % years the sacrifices made
two decades ago only added fuel to halocaust that
the Armstce Of p years past did not put by any
means the fire of bitterness that has fared again into
conflagration devastating that which ragged
over the world those two decades back
They have the rise and fall of governments the
crumbng of ideals the hate of Satan let loose
destruction, confusion dsorrow among millions Of
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1940-11-01

OF life and from all sections of the country will mingle
IN the common fraternity and equality of the camps
lhey annot fail to learn the privileges democracy
emphasized In civil life, impose the duties fulfilled in
military service.
The process is both of leveling down and level
ing up for these young will emerge from their train
ing with quckened sense of the responsibilities of cti-
zenshlp Their withdrawal for time from industry,
agriculture and business will cause changes in their
own lives and in their national economy Thus it is est
mated that S5ooOOoooo will be needed to pay the costs
OF the nations first peace time military draft
Our President has also been authorized to foboze
the National Guard Tentative plans for calling $4,000
more National Guardsmen to active duty in November
The new militia orders would bring the total Guards
men mustered into active service to $4,000 and would
principally affect the 56th Cavalry Brigade (Texas) the
31st Division (Florda Alabama Mississippi and Louis
aha! the aoth Division Nebraska, Kansas, and Mis-
souri) and the seth Division (Texas)
CONTINUED IN NEXT ISSUE
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1940-11-01
Continued LASTS
LIST OF FINANCIAL SECRETARIES LODGES, PLACE AND
AMOUNT SENT FOR THE YEAR
Name of Lodge and F. S.

c. Beamon Box 9
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Poole Louise Miss
Mississippi - - $1,000, ~ - -
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JOSEF
Morris
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Name of Lodge and F. S.

Total Amount Co
New No Vance, Rayford Vance MISS;
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Ruth Lee Gdney lghpomt
Johnson Rte BOX ooA oneioy
New Africa No 1854 Clarksdale Box BIB Carks-
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318l
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BeIgoe 1921 Greenwood 1o5 5000
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-05
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
"The Authority Authorities"
"The Authority on Authorities"

solid diamonds. Only one trick
would have been lost in spades
and two in clubs.
It was fun to watch South
struggle with his No Trump game.
The heart 5 was led to the s and
Q. then the club Q was returned.
South let it VIII. covered the 7
with the 5 and let West win with
the 9. The latter would not con-
veniently return the suit, but led
to the spade y. declarer's first
trick. Followed then five diamonds
in an effort to squeeze West be-
tween hearts and clubs. but the
latter kept his best two of each
suit.
When South then led to the
spade K. West was squeezed. but
he could now discard a club with
impunity, knowing South could
not lead to his own hand. So he
could only take dummy's heart A,
then lead to the heart K. That
and the club A set him one.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-05

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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26
BY Charlest r. II. johnson

If We were asked what month OF
the year was most rhapsodizcd hg
poets Our guess would be April,
with May and October close behind.
There is something about this NINTH
Of awakening that thrills and stirs
everyone Of us, not only poets. The
serene outline Of the willows, the
sight Of pearly pink anemone buds
II IS the dewy tenderness, the youth
and gallantry Of April that charm
Us. And 50 il is that the poets Of
every az have written tendefly of
April.
April Is full of whispers, full of
sighs, which express perfectly the
wistful restlessness Of April
William Shakespeare was born on
n about April %, 1864, in the vii
lage Of Stratford on Avon. He is
commonly known as the Bard Of
Avon.
One authority has named the
Bible, the works of Homer, Dante,
Goethe aza slaaarcspear among the
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SCORES
(0ontinued from Page one)

yelling. fire burning them. It was
horrible sight; young girls, boys,
all friends Of mine, were in there.
Il hope | never see the like of it
again. You can't imagin the sight.
They were trapped like rats
The flames swept through the
structure at terrific pace, fed on
large quantities Of moss drapped
over rafters as a decoration. Mayor
William J. Bryne initiated thor
ough inquiry into the tragedy, term
ing the building "the worst fire trap
imaginable.
Dr.. Andrew Hedmeg. Adams coun-
ty health officer, said an official
count showed 1913 dead The fatali-
ties had been reported as high as
253 but the larger number was
ascribed to confusion arising from
swapping Of bodies among under
taking establishments.
TWO score or more suffered IN
iuries and several additional deaths
were expected to result
Some 800 members and friends Of
the Nonevwas c.ss Social club were
jammed into the converted black
smith shop dancing to the music Of
Walfer B<nes' Chicago orchestra
when fire broke out near the single
door at the front Of the building.
Barnes and s Of his bandsmen died.
A handful Of dancers battled
their way through the narrow door
or wormed through the ticket-seller's
window nearby. The rest were dri-
ven toward the rear Of the building,
blinded by smoke, and cruelty herd
ed by flames that cracked with ter
rifying swiftness through masses OF
dry Spanish moss festooned from
rafters some IA feet above the floor.
Firamsn Break In
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

great books of the world, because
they EeeseFge and interpret life of
the world Literature is universal
art expressive and interpretativa Of
the spirit Of humanity. No man can
make full acquaintance with that
spirit who fails to make compani n
ship with these literary men o.
genius, these great masters and in
terpreters Of life.
There is no getting to the bottom
Of Shakespeare, or to the end Of his
possibilities of enriehing and inter-
esting us. because he deals habitu-
ally with that primary substance of
human life
Universal in appeal are his I'M
mortal utterances
All the worlds stage
And all the men and women merely
players;
They have their exits and their en-
frances;
And one man IN his time plays many
parts,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

Indorsed BY the Montgomery
County Republican Executive Conn
mittee, Atty. McCathy has been
pledged active support from almost
every element OF the county's po-
pulation.
In aspiring to the Office he seeks,
Mccarthy has faith in his ability to
administer affairs of that office in a
manner which will reflect credit up
on himself, his constituents and
friends as we'll as the state.
He has been associated with At
torney Albert Fl. Scharrer, legal
representative of the Central Labor
Uni n. in all matters pertaining to
labor in Dayton and is well versed
in thoSe questions.
Mr.. Mccarthy is strictly Day
ton product, HAVING been born here,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. McCar-
thy Of 407 Wiltshire boulevard. Up
on graduating from the Sacred
Heart school he obtained his Alb.
degree at the University of Dayton
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

Dr. Gilbert II. Jones, who last
June WAS removed As dean u the
college of education at Wilhefforee
University. was reinstated 70 that
position for the 1901 torn BY
action of the state-eontrolled depart
naents board of trustees Wednesday,
A former Wilberforce president,
from 1921 to 1892, Dr. Jones had
served two years As dean until he
and scvcla other faculty menbei
lost their jobs il reorganization
81 tho university adninistratiN
personnel. authorized bY 'hs qniNei
sity-eont1ollea and old state depaft
ment trustee boards nearly yea
ago. IIe had since been serving SEE
Dlofess9f ci edaeatlou Next term
he will succeed ~ Ilafold Lee,
former professor q education, who
Vas promoted @ Sc his successor
lasE June
Holding i speciaf meetif's 70 ST.
lYet aembsfs Of The teaching stat
go4 6e next term The state board
fesiofca so tho faculty two either
failaer members dismissed ~ tbs
administration shake-up of 1880.
Prei. lsuits Few former acting
mend of the commercial department,
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The stampede swept back around
the bandstand, beat futily against
the windows, which had been Sc
curely boarded up to bar gate
crashers, Z One rear windows
boards gave way and few strug-
gled out this way.
The remainder died screaming
and claWng for escape, fell in piles
that mounted shoulder high.
A scant Is minutes later the fire
had been brought under control
and firemen fought their way in.
Means came from beneath some of
the mounds of scorched bodies and
those who still lived were brought
out. Twenty of these pitifully burn
ga and battered victims died ON
route to hospitals.
Doctors said most Of the dead had
been suffocated by the thick smoke,
or crushed in that terrible stampede
to the rear, rather than killed by the
flames, which subsidized without de-
stroying the iron-sheathed building
None knew how the blaze started.
One theory was that a cigaret care
lessly tossed BY girl dancer had
ignited the moss.
This idea was based on the report
Of Ernest Wright, hotel employe,
who said he was standing near the
front door when two girls came out
of the women's room and one said:
Now you did it. You set the
place on fire. Look Il
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

and attended Harvard I.sa
for two years, passing the State Bar
examination in 1926 with hpnors
and was admitted to practice in the
Federal Courts, May Z, 1880. He
completed his education with de-
grees at Ohio State University in
1927, and continued his study and
practice with A. Fl. and @. B..
Scharrer for more than three years
when he became member Of the
firm.
Colored citizens of Dayton are
pleased to slearn that Atty. McCar-
thy is seeking the nomination for
Country Prosecutor this year. Col
ored people desire representation in
this office and are going to give
Mccarthy their support.
County Chairman Daniel G. Brow
er says Atty. Mccarthy is the out
standing candidate for county prose-
eutor and recommends him as de-
serving full support by all Repu5ii-
cans.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

ne position of head Of the home
economics department held BY Miss
Gertrude Holland, was declared va
carat fr tAc time being.
Df Harry NJ l.ackey and Miss
Jessie E'ite were reelected TO Their.
present positions on the hospital
stan election Of the remaining
members Of this staff was deferred
until the next board meeting, ten
tatTelv scheduled the last week in
May.
Owing q the lateness Of the
starting hour. the board postponed
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26


His acts being seven ages.
from As You Like It. Act II
Section
What excellent advice he poffers
And these few precepts in thy m.
mory--
Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unporportioned thought his
act
The friends thou hast and THEN
adoption tried
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks
Of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with en-
tertainment
OF each new hatched, unHedged
conrad =
The closing admonition, so very
frequently quoted strikes a key note
This above all,--To thine own-self
be true
And it must follow as the night the
day,
Thou can'st not then be false to any
man."
from Hamlet Act /, Sc. 3.
Then, Portals speech on mercy
leaves an impregnable thought in
the readers mind:
"The quality of mercy is not strained
1t droppeth, as the gentle rain from
heaven
Upon the place beneath
And earthly power doth then shew
likest Gods
When mercy seasons Justice
We do pray for mercy
And that same prayer
Does teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy
from "The Merchant of Venice, j"
Act ", Section 1.
BY the river of life,
One morning in spring
We hear the Bard of Avon sing.
His song of ages
From master pen
Will live forever
In the hearts of men.
ABOUT BOOKS
April 1920 observed as Garden
Week brings to light many good
garden books. With salute t gar
deners. it reminds them that better
and happier gardening grows from
books.
THE Garden Dictionary by Nor
an Taylor; Planting Design by
Florence B. Robinson; "Flowering
Earth by Donald Cuboss Peattie;
Stories and Legends of Garden
Flowers" by Vernon Quinn; "A
Book of Wild Flowers By McKen-
ny and Johnston, and Magic Gar
dens' BY Rosetta f. Clarkson, which
gives detailed information concern
ing more than 200 herbs whose his
tory goes back to the dim pages of
antiquity.
Pettihone- Mclean Book Mart will
fill your book needs. Id N. Main
Street, Dayton, Ohio.
Send in you, origina. poem to:
POETRY EDITOR,
Dayton Forum,
4I4 w. Fifth Street
Dayton, OLis
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

election OF some Of the teachers and
employees to the May meeting.
Twelve scholarships were voted to
out-of-state students taking work in
the combined normal and industrial
department, state-supported branch
of the university.
Guests at the meeting were f. N.
Dietrich, Ntabe director Of educa-
tion; DR.. b. L. Stradley, dean Of
the college Of liberal arts at Ohio
State University; and Dr.. Walte'
Collins, assistant director of educa-
tion, in charge of teacher training.
The following members of the
trustee board attended: Rav f
Hughes, chairman; Margaret r
Rarses, vice chairman; WILDER A
Page, secretary; Robert H. Shautel
assistant secretary; Bishop r. c
Ransom; Dr. D. Q. Walker, Wilber
force president; j. @. Haithcox
Charles T. Isom and James Al. Owen
Several professors were left in tn,
hands Of their departmental heads
while the board promised new and
more startling changes at their mex
meeting.
Friends Of Prof. M. Kiser and Dr.
+ G. Ridley are asking how the
board will explain the failure to re
iistate them, since they rank among
the couniry's leading educators. r
is reliably reported that Dr. Ridlc,
alcne brought appr ximately 200
new students TO the campus each
Year.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26
Wilberforce Has Another Big Shake-Up,
Return DR.. Jones To Former Position
Board Reverses Changes Of Year Ago;
Elects Faculty Staff

strnetor, by DR.. j. $. Marlborough.
Miss Anne OH. Williamson, pro-
fessor of education, and Mrs. Ienora
G. Lane, head Of the normal division,
will exchange positions next term.
Miss Williamson was formerly head
of that division, resigning two years
ago bccausa If III health.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26
Card Of Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson and
family of $50 West Fifth Street,
wish to take this OPP rtunity to ack.-
nowledge and thank all persons and
people. who came to their aid in the
time Of trouble. When we really
needed friends.
Mr.. and Mrs James Robins IN
and Family.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1910.
Dr.. JONES REINSTATED As Dean

association underwrite one third,
and alumni and friends raise the re-
naming third. One or two years
will be needed ts finish construction,
according to estimates.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26
Seventh Ward
Committeeman Race

"Blitzkreis' seems to have de-
veloped IN the race for the Seventh
Ward Committeemanship with three
candidates in the field
One candidate who is on the IF
ensive is Mack Hankins. He is leav-
ing no stone uturned in campaign.
ing among his many Republican
frieds for direct support and seek
ing indirect help from his mans
Democratic associates.
This contest IS a very interesting
one to watch and is going to be a
heated one until the finish, and may
the best man win.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26
Miss Smith i ]. Speak

Mrs. Marjorie p Smith, executive
secretary Of the Clark Street Wv
"A, OF Springfield. viii speak to the
loung Peoples s1ciety of the Zion
Baptist church Sunday at pm.
Young people Of the Philips Tenn
PIE c.M.E. church will be guests Of
the society.
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TUSKEGEE,
Continued from Page IL

the campus. The price for this de-
velopment, according to Owen Drap-
er, state airport engineer, will be
$4,000.
" has been proposed that the.
trustee board appropriate one third
OF tho cost immediately, the alumni
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-04-26

FOR RENT-Office space available
suranco office. Phone AID. n0oo.
ste il heat. ldcal location far In
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
Great Britain Sells
Many u. S. Securities

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-R-
The treasury disclosed today that
in the first two months of the war
Great Britain sold nearly 10 per
cent of its readily marketable
American securities, presumably to
get cash for munitions.
British investors, acting under
strict government control, sold
$25, 072, 900 worth of American Sc
curities in September and $47,971,-
900 worth in October, or a total of
$73,043, 900. Although total British
investments in the United States
are far over 5000, 000, 900, the fed
eral reserve board estimated re-
Gently that at the beginning of the
war the readily marketable Ameri-
can securities owned by Britons
amounted to only $735, 900, 900.
Because the treasury deliberate
ly withholds such international
monetary figures for three months
to prevent their being used by
spectators, nc statistics on sales
since October are available.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
FRENCH, GERMANS
BATTLE ON FRONT
CONTINUED from Page One)

new wave'' Of German submarines
preying on Allied shipping.
Depth mines already have pro-
duced results against the subma-
rines, the high command said,
though the number of craft Destroy
ed was difficult to determine. No
further details Of the anti-subma-
rine campaign were disclosed.
Snow, cold and a low ceiling halt
ed land and air activity on the
western front where the morning
high command commuaique said
there was nothing to report"
French observers estimated that
approximately 25 German subma.
rines were taking part in the new
drive against Allied shipping. They
said the submarines put to sea
about Jan. % and represented one
third of the IS or 80 submarines
the nazis now were believed here
to have in commission.
These sources said they expected
the submarine campaign to last for
some two weeks more before they
exhausted their supplies and had tc
put back into port.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-29
SAVE 81, 800

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28.- Up Still
quite jittery, Constance Bennett ex
planned tonight how a lei of gar
denias she was wearing around her
neck saved her $4,000 diamond
brooch and earrings in a Chicago
street holdup early today.
The masked hoodlums tried to
yank off her $500 mink coat but
apparently did not see the brooch
and earrings, said the blue-eyed
movie actress on her arrival here to
begin a weeks stage engagement.
She was wearing the precious wrap.
Her only jewelry were two plain
gold earrings.
Miss Bennett said she did not ask
for police protection here, but per-
sonally thanked three officers who
escorted her to a downtown hotel.
Later she told how the robbers
pointed two guns at income at my
ribs and one at my head"
"My first thought was I'm in
Chicago she said.
"AinIey Orchard Ainley, her lead
ing man) tried to fight. 1 told him
not to be foolish"
The holdup men apparently did
not recognize their victims.