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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

laws aimed at inspiring individual
effort through patriotism rather
than profit. If pressure groups
are permitted to escape their share
of taxes or are granted wage and
price boosts to offset those taxes.
initiation will come as surely as
night follows day. The existing
peacetime, political tax system
must be changed to meet war con-
ditions, and the people must make
heroic tax payments to hold down
the war debt, or the country will
have forfeited the right to be free,
and will have made impossible of
achievement Mr.. WILKES con-
clusion that: "After the war, in
order to stimulate the flow OF
goods and services, the taking of
risks, the creation Of millions OF
jobs, taxes must be minimized
rather than maximized. We must
solve the postwar tax problem, not
by imposing the biggest possible
rates on our income, but by Gre
ating the biggest possible income
on which to impose relatively
modest rates."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02
CALL OF THE LAND

CALL OF THE LAND 49,.
Somebody said that you could
take the man from the country
but not the country from the man
and the longer we live the more
we believe this is the wisdom of
Plato. Thinking on it, study the
many names of leaders in public
affairs and find them country
bred and not straying too far
from their fathers quarter section.
Travel doesn't remove it, this
country from the man, for con-
slider the sightseers who return to
the home site and call it good.
Living in the metropolitan GEN.
tiers doesn't kill the yearn to get
back with the cows and chickens
for vacation and a nostalgia for
''those were the days.. Read a
story of rural life, see painting
of rolling farm land, barns, flocks,
hay stacks, and the blood courses
faster. The fact remains that
the city streets smell not so sweet
as new-mown hay. The boys who
years ago worked at hard tasks on
their fathers land, chaffed at the
bit to leave it all for a job in
the city where fortunes are made.
So off they went, acquired home,
a family, a position of response
bility perhaps, a feeling of we'll
being. Then they get time to look
back, to reflect upon the heritage
Of the soil, and the idea which
comes as a notion develops as a
definite plan. The decide to in
vest in farm land, and the. coun-
try gets its man. Many of the
citizens of Kennewick have seen
it happen again and again. The
man comes home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

A local man suggests that as q
means of providing postwar re.
covery fund the several states
might boost substantially the gas
oline tax. This would accomplish
two things. It would provide q
sizeable fund for the postwar
recovery program and> it would
tend to cut down on the amount
of driving, two things that are
very much desired at the present
time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02
NOT THAT!

Overhearing a Kennewick wom-
an remark about the skimpiness
of skirts in present day dress pat
terms 1t brought to mind the days
of World War I and fashion of that
era. AS clearly as we can re-
call and as well as our sense of
waist and hip line will permit us,
it seems that then fashion editors
dictated trend to flapperism.
Present day youth with their
boogie-woogie don't remember the
popularity of the flapper and flap
perese, as the jargon was named.
Heaven preserve us from re-
turn. A man here may not know
a Hattie Carnegie from a home
made number of far less merit,
but when you say flapper to him
he becomes clothes conscious. He
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

This from Prof. Irving Fisher,
eminent Yale economist. Initiation
is already here. The cost of living
has risen S percent since the war
began. The general price level
has risen 33 percent and labor has
risen IS percent. We have reached
the limit advisable for taxes, con-
sequently higher taxes as REM
edy for initiation is not advisable.
We have two and a half times as
much money as usual in our pock-
cts. Naturally we and the other
fellow spend more than usual.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

This creates mathematics pric-
es and makes our dollars worth
less in purchasing power. The
best remedy this expert can sug-
gest is to stop buying luxuries
and buy war bonds and have
something left when the war is
over.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

goes back in memory to a long,
low waistline that was really not
at all, at belts strapping in a
woman's hips instead Of her waist,
of a boyish figure and head
hugging ugly hat. Please, not that!
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02
THE TRUTH HURTS

1 {
No one can deny the shameful
fact that after two years of wal
the civilian population of thi.
nation has done little to deserve
victory. It is sheer hypocrisy to
point to our arms production as
evidence of a will to win. Every
gun and plane that has rolled of
the assembly lines was built on
a strictly commercial basis. Not
a rivet has been driven for love
of country alone-the labor lead
ers and vote seekers have seen to
that. Rarely has a politician made
an utterance uncolored by de-
sire for personal advancement.
Even our bond campaigns have
not impinged upon the scramble
for easier living. It has been
boldly stated that the war must
not interfere with social gains.
War revenue has been sought
without pinching the voter, even
to the extent of undermining long
range industrial stability and post
war jobs. The accent at home has
been on security and comfort,
while millions of American boys
have for two years been fighting
the ugliest war in history.
At last Wendell Willkie, who,
like millions of other Americans,
is sick of the home front attitude,
has made a speech that the coun-
try needed to hear as much as
it needed to hear the denounce-
mnt of strikes, credited to Cen
eral Marshall. One need not agree
with Mr.. Willkie, politically, or
fully support his recommendation
for a sixteen-billion-dollar tax In
crease,to appreciate the cold logic
of his statement that: Beyond the
precautions necessary to preserve
our effective manpower and wom-
Empower and the industrial struc-
ture by which they live, every
other dollar in every income
group, corporate and individual,
must be taxed, and ruthlessly
taxed, for the preservation of the
American future.
g.. We have not done this.
We are not doing it. And neither
Congress nor the administration
expresses any intention of doing
it
"What shall we say to men who
have faced :. the hazards of war,
if we have coddled ourselves, at
their eventual expense, by cling
ing to the living standards of
peace?
While sincerely believe
that the people will accept these
burdens if the issues are made
clear, know that they will at
the same time demand an econ
omy in government of severity
equal to their sacrifices"
An about emergency wartime
tax program can work on but
one condition. non-political adj
ministration of non-political tax
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

The editor of one of our ex-
changes notes the item in the days
news to the effect that a Chicago
man sold his wife to another man
for $25 and raises the question of
whether this is ceiling price in the
Chicago area or represents a black
market operation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

"Somethin' special catch your eye in the
paper, Judge?"
"Sure did, Chet.. AN article here telling
about prohibition in India being written
off by the Madras government as dismal
failure after three-year trial. They found
out that enforcement was Ineffective and
that there was a steady increase in boot
Logging and other violations ofthe lawwhich
increased penalties failed to check.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-03-02

eft all goes toprove what I've said time and
timeagain, Chef. prohibition does not PyohsbH.
It's been tried in this country AZ times IN
the last SO years and discarded everywhere
except in three states. Was found to be
failure and abandoned In Canada, Norway,
Sweden, Finland and Russia, too.
Same thing happens every time. AS soon
as legalliquor isvoted out, bootleg liquor with
its crime and corruption moves right IN.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Ford,

Continued from Page ~
page containing the following
words:
MAN Count
"CIO Representation only.
prod in shape to pull strike.
Force the issue.
"If not-Hold till"
Austin, Immediately realized the
dam ling significance of these words
and grabbed the pad from Oden's
hand, placing it in his desk drawer.
Later Austin attempted to destroy
the piece OF paper with the in
eliminating words on it, but it
was retrieved. the torn pieces
placed together and photostatic
copies made.
The union then proceeded to OBJ
tain known samples of Austin's
handwriting which were submitted
to Francis Courtney. Detroit hand
writing expert, who verified the
fact that the note was in Austin's
handwriting.
The original document Is now in
the possession of the union and
photostatic copies have been sent
to the Attorney General along with
an affidavit by Oden.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Diggs-
CONTINUED from Page y

and Wilkowski, $3.50 each: Senator
Jerry T. Logic (Rep9 OF Bay City.
$500.
Former Senators William NJ.
Bradley (Dem), OF Detroit, $3.50;
Ernest G.. Nagel Dem), of Detroit,
SIPS and a $24 topcoat; D. Stephen
Benzie Dem), Of Norway. and
Henry F. Shea (Dem) OF Calumet.
$3.50 each.
(Benzie is not in the United States
and not a defendant in the exam
ination)
Reps. William G.. Buckley, 500;
Stanley ]. Dombrowski, $50; Miles
NJ. Callaghan. $3.50: Earl c. Gal
lagher, SIPS; Joseph j. Kowalski,
$500; Martin A. Kronk. $50; Nowak,
$3.50: Walter N. Stockfish. SOS; Adam
William Sumeracki. S65; and Ed
ward j. Walsh, $3.50 Callaghan.
whose home is in Reed City and
who is a Republican, has pleaded
guilty. All the rest are Detroit
Democrats except Stockfish, a
Democrat from Hamtramck.
Former Reps. Joseph l.. Kamin-
ski (Dem.) of Detroit, 500; Michael
J. Clancy (Dem), OF Detroit, 500,
and Isadore j. VEGA (Dem) Of On
.onagon. VEGA is in the army and
not a defendant at the examina-
ton.
DIGGS ATTORNEY FIRST
The "givers" defendants are
Omacht, Hancock: Abraham Coop
er. president of the Union Invest
ment Co. Of Detroit; Samuel N.
Hopkins, Detroit, vice president OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Carney Wdow Is
Back Home From,
West Indies Isles

NEW YORK.-Mrs. Marcus Gar
vey. widow of the leader OF the
Back TO Africa movement. has Just
returned to this country from ia
maica. British West Indies. Mrs
Garvey's visit has q two-fold pur-
pose-srranging for the transfer of
$4,000 jamaican women workers 10
domestic jobs here and securing
medical attention. She brought
with her the manuscript OF her
book, BLACK Millions" TO be pub
lished soon. The book will tell the
history of the Garvey movement
and OF her part in IL.
Mrs. Carney is president Of the
Jag-Smlth party In Jamaica, one
Of the largest political parties there
and composed mainly Of women.
She Is its candidate for House of
Representative in the coming cleo
ton when Jamaicans will vote for
the first time. During her stay,
Mrs. Carney will confer with the
Anglo-American Caribbean Com
mission in connection with the
transfer OF the Jamaican women.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Layoffs--
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well az some men. Some workers.
he stated. were being laid of at the
Briggs Mack Avenue plant but most
OF them were being re-hired al the
Conner Avenue plant of the Briggs
Manufacturing company. Reports
OF impending layoffs in some d.
visions OF other large corporations
have been received and are being
discussed by union officials, Mr..
Noble disclosed
HIT PEAK
In an interview on Monday, Wal
Ger Hardin. head of the JAW In
terracial activity, stated that by
July J, serious dslocations may be
expected particularly In the heavy
industries here. Current layoffs. he
averred. have already indicated
that many inequities will develop
affecting Negro workers through
manipulation o. seniority lists. par
ticulsrly In plants where there are
no occupational seniority provi-
SONS
Layoffs due % cu.bac.,s In pro.
duction ard re-eonversioh which is
expected in some plants this year
NV hees Or ly predic'ed but
every effort TO fc-estall unneces.
sars unem. yment and fayor.tism
on the basis Of race is being made
according TO Mr.. Hardin.
TELL OUR. ADVERTISERS you
SAW TT IN THIS PAPER
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Fox

tContnued from rage ~
closed they had talked TO Porter for
only Ave minutes and did moi
threaten him, as he claimed.
Other witnesses included Cleve-
land Rhoden, Ross Capito and Mrs
Anne B. Mathews, 20. of 1928 Beau
bien street. who testified that Fox
was upstairs when the doctor was
slain by a piece Of concrete hurled
through his open car window on
June q al Besubien and Hendrle
Rhoden. Capito and Porter. all
placed Fox at the alleged crime
scene.
Possibility that an investigation
would be made concerning the
padding" Of Porter was limited at
by Judge Joseph ellis and defense
attorneys Harold Stevens and Abe
Messenger, following the disclosure
made by Porter.
Fox Denies Charge
Taking the stand. Fox claimed
that he was upstairs at his home
5282 Beaubien street when the doc
tor was struck by a missile from
which be suffered basal skull
fracture and later died at Receiving
hospital.
Mrs. Beatrice Fox told this re-
porter that her son was innocent
and that she was told a grown man
had thrown the piece Of concrete
fatally injuring DR.. Horatiis.
Jurors were Louise NJ. Fadell,
Hazel Fisher. Edith l. Flint, Caro-
line c. Gerlach, Beulah B. Gibson.
Esther A. Hahn, Rose M. Hamlin,
Cecilia A. Hanlon. Violet !. Hill,
Geraldine c.. Huey, Lillian Hunter
and Anna Jansen.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
.Jirn-CrOW--
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Continued from Page ~
Immediately developed for all war
workers regardless OF race, creed,
or color"
LEGAL ACTION
In a telegram 10 the Legal Re-
dress chairman, Atty. Willis Graves.
OF the local NAACP, Commissioner
Herbert Emmerich OF the Federal
Public Housing Authority in Wash
ington stated that Ill is necessary
10 that the occupancy patterns
which have been established for
these projects continue in effect"
This is the only answer the NAACP
has received from housing officials
against whom a suit was filed two
weeks ago in an effort 10 break
he color bar at the Willow Run
projects. Howard Flowers. a war
worker. was denied admt'ance 10
the empty lily-white projects at
Willow Run and the NAACP Is
pressing his case in order 10 over
come the artificial shortages caused
By drawing the color line.
Waste paper n IN essential material
IN the making OF fiber shipping con-
islners for war goods. SAVE YOURS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Spot News
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Congressmen Dawson and Scanlon
were trying 70 drum up support
for their bill authorizing the crea-
ton Of . permanent FEPC. Poll
teal bosses are visiting insane
asylums and asking the inmates,
DO you want 70 be = Congress
man?" They are telling the In
mates that Congress ID . much bet
ter bughouse these days.
THE SOLDIER VOTE
The compromise soldier vote bill
proposal which Is supposed to
please everybody, fascists and true
Democrats alike, may end up pleas
ing no one and least Of all the
soldiers. President Roosevelt may
use the mess that Congress has
made OF the soldier vote bill TO
prove TO the people that all he has
said about the big-hat boys is true
Between the big-hats and the brass
hats around Washington, democ-
racy is getting a real pushing
around.
POPULATION ICONS
A press release from the Detroit
Bureau Of Governmental Research
estimates the Detroit population has
risen by Is per cent since 1910 and
the tri-county or so-called metro
politan area has risen by 20 per
cent There are within the city
limits Of Detroit now 1,875,000 per-
sons and In 1910 there were 1884
Detroiterx No breakdown was Civ
en- on the Negro and white proper
ton In the city population.
1000 CASES -
In the last six months OF 1943 the
Presidents Fair Employment Prac-
tice Committee closed nearly a
thousand cases OF employment dis
elimination. The biggest problem
of all was found 10 be the hiring OF
Negro women. II seems that white
women have a higher resistance to
Negro women than white men
toward Negro men, Some sociolo-
gist is going TO explain this and
tell US what We already know.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

Union Investment, and Mark S
Young, Detroit representative o
the National Discount Corp, o
South Bend
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Aged Landlord Is
Held In Shooting

A 98-year-old man. who accused
his roomer Of attempting to assault
him in an effort to force him to
commit an immoral act was held
for investigation Of felonious as
sault this week.
Robert Jordan, 48, OF 1040 z.
Montcalm street was treated at Re-
ceiving hospital for gunshot
wound to the left thigh. Held for
the alleged assault Is James Holmes
of the above address.
Holmes claimed that Jordan
threatened him with a poker and
that he then shot his roomer with
l2-gauge shotgun.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

give more .. to give freely TO your own
Red Cross 80. TO your own sons in the
service.
So give-for this is the year when giving
really hits home. Give for the boy who
longs TO be with you-give to jour Red
Cross which will reach him for you.
This time dig deep-deeper than ever
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Town Hall Meet
Was opular With
Radio Listeners

NEW YORK.-The recent Town
Hall meeting, Let's Face the Race
Question" broadcast February II,
brought flood of mail double the
usual response, according to George
v. Denny Jr., director. or the
1900 letters received only q were
critical of the program and Of these
II only six came from the South.
Objection was made in half Of the
critical letters to the introduction
Of Langston Hughes as a Negro
poet" instead of as an American
poet"
The reaction to the program was
especially interesting since Mr..
Denny had been criticized before
the broadcast for bringing so-called
controversial issues to the air. The
response, however, indicates the
fallacy Of this type Of reasoning.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

And this year II is your own boys the
Red Cross serves Eleven million of
them in every land from Sicily TO Chung
king =. on every ocean and in every sky.
This year, when you cannot be near
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

TELL OUR. ADVERTISERS you
SAW IT IN THIS PAPER
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

before. Dig deep and be glad
that you can.
Yes, give generously and
be glad thar Red Cross-your
Red Cross-is sill the great
est mother in the world and
that wherever in the world
your boy is
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

Waste paper n an essential material
IN the making OF fiber shipping con-
tanners for war goods SAVE YOURS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11
Will Equalize
School System
In n. Carolina

RALEIGH. N. Cone and two
room schools for Negroes will give
way to better accommodations just
as soon after the war as materials
are available. it was disclosed this
week, in an attempt in North Caro-
lima TO put Negro and whites on the
same educational footing.
The program started sometime
ago but was halted by the war.
Equal educational opportunity, ply
steal equipment, salaries to teachers
and graduate and professional train
ing.
The States General Assembly has
already provided for the elimina-
ton of salary differentials. The
general fund expects to show q
surplus which will take care OF the
program for the remainder of the
current fiscal year.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-11

livery year You have given to the Red
IL Cross >. willingly and with free
heart. You helped us help millions of
people when the floods struck -:
when the earthquakes came -. when
famine devastated some far-of land. Ii
was your habit to give the great proud
habit of thirty million American families
80. proud that they oosH give :. proud
of the great Red Cross, that made the
giving worthwhile.
But this year it is going to be different
When you dig into your pockets and
purses it won't be just you" regular" con-
tribution. For this year of global war the
need is greater than it's ever been before.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

ter da je temu odboru naklonil
previsoko gmotno podporo. Da-
nes ste vi tukaj zato, da ugoto-
vite, ce SO taxa ocitanja upra-
vicena.
Ko me je narodni kongres
SANSa postavil v odbor SAN
S-a, sem to mesto sprejela z is
kreno zeljo, da bi po svoj h
skromnih moceh pomagala ma
semu trpeGemu narodu V rodni
domovini. Uverjena sem bila in
sem Sc danes, da lie &c skupno
nastopimo, bono nekaj dosegli
"a nase brate in sestre v Slove-
niji. Posamezne stranke, pa BIZ
la ia ali ona, ne bi bile efektiv-
ne V svojem stremljenju, ker
nobena ne bi mogla govoriti v
imenu splosnega naroda: &c bo-
mo nastopali skupno, bono l.
meli ugled. To je bilo razvidno
re takoj ma prvi konferenci z
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10

niji potion politicne akcije, XII
10 vodi Slovenski ameriski ma
rodni svet.
Nase politicno delo Sc je pri-
cello prvim Slovenskim narod-
MIN kongresom, torej Sc vrsi
sele dobrih trinajst mesecev. O
vazn"Jsih zadevah ste ze cita-
Ii porocilas V nasih listih. Sedaj
YAM pa podam nekoliko slike 0
delu, ki ga je vrsil urravni u
rad in "a katerega z eksekutivo
vred nosim moralno odgovor-
most.
Kongres je izvolil SANSu IL
vrsevalni odbor, XII sestoji il
predsednika, dveh podpredsed-
nikov, tajnika, blagajnika, "a
pisnikarja in petih odbornikov.
PrVa seJa tega odbora Sc je vr-
sila 10. decembra 1912 ali IA
dni pc kongresu. Prvi in glavni
namen je bill organizirati moo
no telo in prieeti funkcijonirati.
Treba je bio takoj odpreti u
rad. Izvoljeni tajnil rev. Kazi-
mir zakrajsek je takoj ma tel
seji izjavil, da bo vodil poIiti@n2
akcijo, ne more pa preVzoti in
vrsiti upravnega della. Predlcz
nam je nacrt, XII je doloceval u
stanovitev upravnega urada V
Chicagu, politiGnega. pa V Wash
ingtonu.
Odbor je takoj odobril usta-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-10
SIRAN 3

noyitev upravnega urada, idejo
Q uradu v Washingtonu pa je
sprejel lie v principu. Ia uprav-
mega tajnika je bila izbrana
moja malenkost, in to odgovor-
most sem sprejel pod pogojem,
da bonn upravno in organizato-
ricno delo lie nadzoroval, ne
ga pa fakticno vrsil. Pripray-
lien sem bill posvetiti temu nuj-
nemu delu YES svoj prosti cas-,
nisem pa bill pripravljen zrtvo-
vati svoje poklicne sluzbe pri
Slovenski narodni podporni jed
mott. Sprejel sem tudi to odgo-
vornost radi dejstva, ker smo
odprli upravni urad V neposred-
nj blizini urada SNPJ, dasirav-
no sedemnajst mill proc cd mo-
jega donna.
(Dalje prihodnjic)