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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28

ment at Howard. They have a
collection of paintings for the
winter exhibits in p. c., and also
in Boston.
To aid underprivileged girls of
Jamaica, B.W.I., a musical pro-
gram was presented in the Union
Methodist Church, Columbus
Ave. last Sunday afternoon.
Principal speaker ives Edward L.
Cooper, executive secretary of
the Boston Urban League. Will
fred S. Bailey was chairman for
the musical and Mrs. Florence
Heggie Taylor was in charge of
the program. 1t was the fourth
benefit for the girls of Jamaica
and as on the preceding occa-
sions it was well attended.
Marion Louise Marsh, gradu-
ate nurse of Mercy Hospital Of
Philadelphia, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Egbert L. Marsh of 1872
Walnut Ave, Roxbury, became
the bride of Ernest A.. Austin,
graduate of Prince Ann College
of Maryland, son of Mrs. Laura
Green of 1923 Christian St,
Philadelphia, on Oct. IA at z
P. M at st. Cyprian's Church,
the Rev. D. L. Ferguson, rector,
officiating. The bridal gown
was satin and lace Juliet with
cap of lace and tulle veil Mrs.
Marjorie Beckermann, sister of
the bride, was matron of honor.
Misses Barbara, Palyma, Dorothy
Harding, Eudora Sprattling and
Evelyn Page of Pittsburgh were
bridesmaids. Robert Wells of
Philadelphiawas best man. Hart
well Marsh, brides brother, Ken
meth LOTHIAN, James Parks, and
Edward Harding were the ushers.
Brides mothers dress was sa-
phire blue velvet, the groom's
mothers was pale green crepe.
Following the wedding recep-
ton attended by $50 guests from
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New
York and Boston was held at the
Ritz Plaza Hall, 218 Huntington
Ave. A delicious supper was
served with music and dancing.
The wedding gifts, gorgeous and
useful would fill room. The
wedding cake was four TERED
and cake in individual boxes was
distributed to the guests. The
bride and groom spent the night
at Hotel Statler, honeymooned
IN New York and will reside in
Philadelphia.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
100000 in Deb.

We wonder if MIR. Coolidge still stands by that state
ment and if he believes that the courts would have
had the people pay more than $20,000OO0 for road
whose liabilities 1000 600 greater than its assets
The Republican standard bearer in firing the open
ing salvo of his campaign in his home town Of Read
ing last week. dashed out at Governor Deyer on the
MIA, and there is no doubt but that the COP strate
sts intend to make the MIA their big campaign issue
But the question may well be asked by Mr.. Dever
whether Mr. Coolidge himself wasn't principally re-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
SIS Price Refused

Furthermore, June 10, 1947. the Elevated drec-
tors advised the then Governor Bradford, the then
Lieutenant Governor Coolidge and the chairman ofhe
two legislative committees that if the Legislature
would amend the pending bill provide for the pur-
chase of the stock instead Of the of the road
which would have avoided capital gains tax, they,
the directors, would recommend to the stockholders that
they accept SIS per share. This suggestion was not
accepted .
So, the people actually paid $40 more per share than
the price suggested by the FL directors and for assets
which Mr.. Coolidge should have known were worthless
if he hal made careful and thorough study Of the
matter.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
MOVIES MADE
AVAILABLE

We are in position to serve
such churches and clubs as wish
to include audio-visual aids in
their programs for the year. Our
equipment includes sound and
silent movies, colored koda-
chrome slides, film strips and
film frames. Our range Of sub
jects can suit most demands; our
terms within reach of all.
Contact Rev. C. L. Miller, N
Copeland st. (GA 7-7o4ol or
Lyman J. Craddock co Brown
Studio CHI 5-764O)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
Called Ii Bargain

But the Coolidge commission, which supposedly had
carefully studied all aspects of the proposed purchase
Of the Elevated said its report 1.-THE ownership of
the property of the company (the Elevated) would
give to the people going concern at value which
has been built up beyond the option price by the use of
public money and public credit"
In other words Mr.. Cooldges commission main
tanned that at price of $85 per share, the people
were getting quite bargain
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
SoIons Fought Ii

Democratic leaders in the Legislature headed by the
present House Speaker, Thomas P. ONeill, Jr., and
Senator Chester A. Dolan, Jr, made quite fight to
have the Elevated taken by eminent domain and let
the courts decide how much the people should pay.
On the subject Of eminent domain the Coolidge
commission declared: Some of these bills have pro-
vided for public acquisition by eminent domain Ac-
QUESTION by such means would make the price I'M
certain until after long and expensive litigation
Acquisition by eminent domain proceedings may Be
s'ln'marily disregarded inimicable to the public
interest
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
CITY NEWS

Mrs. Edward Z. Dixon, Mission
airy and Lecturer will be the
WOmen's Day speaker II Union
Methodist Church Sunday, Oct.
20, at 1O:45 A. M. The speaker
is connected with the Methodist
Mission in Tient Sin, North
China. The Korean situation has
focused attention ON the Far East.
Mrs. Dixon will bring the high
lights Of the prevailing condition
in the Orient. There will be spe-
ciaI music. The public is cordially
invited.
Annual Penny Sale Of Handi-
crafters' Guild will be held at
558 Mass. Ave, Nov. TO- Mrs.
Elizabeth Crichlow is chairman.
"Jenny Kissed Me-" a modern
comedy by Jean Kerr, originally
performed with Leo Carroll, will
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28

Former Lieutenant Governor Arthur w, Coolidge
may discover that he has bear by the tail in the
MIA issue, on which the Republican high command
is banking heavily IN the present gubernatorial
campaign.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
Paid .$85 a Share

Under the so-called MIA law. which Mi Coolidge
fathered price Of Ss5 per share was paid for the
Elevated and its liabilities assumed. Since o3s.7o4
shares of stock were outstanding, this amounted ID
$o0,2o7,4 400.
The capital gains schedule, fled by the Elevated
with the federal government on Aug 90 fo47 showed
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
WEST ERN
LUNCH BOX
CATERERS
Home Bakery

Meals Served 10 AM. TO Z Pm
Catering to Clubs, Banquets,
Porties, Etc.
ALSO GUEST HOUSE
MARY c. JACKSON. PROP.
4l5-4I7 Mass. Ave, Boston
CT 1852
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28

that the assets Of the road amounted to SS2164t85
and that the liabilities totaled $s6,5o0,319
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
URGED PURCHASE

For while the MIA may have been the stepchild
Of Governor Devers administration, Mr. Coolidge is
generally considered the father Of the youngster -
the MIA law = by those familiar with the order Of
events by which the Metropolitan Transit Authority
came into being.
Mr. Coolidge was the head and guiding spirit Of the
commission which recommended that the people of IA
Greater Bosom cities and towns buy the old Boston
Elevated and set themselves up the transit business
He drew bright picture in his efforts to sell the
public the idea that it would be letting itself in on
pretty attractive proposition by buying out the Fl
stockholders
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NoTIcE


Influencing others for the Lodga
or Chapter depends largely on our 1
leaders; how we conduct ourselves
how we speak about our fellow
men. II we are wrong don't IN
70 cover up by hurting Others. be.
cause we only draw attention u
our own narrowness. We snesk
about segregation; we say we are
not united-these things We ii
unto ourselves. When Man Is i,
ms temple, he is as near the throne
OF Sod as he can be. Broths~
eOnouct yourself worthiIy. .VVhen
Sister is wearing q Crown. II i
res only ore star, let II shine
forth in all its glory. Do not tarns
Ish i BY saying hurtful things. Be-
Cause your words will follow vo,,
They cannot be erased.
LET the threshold beneath CIR
feet be humility"
Josephine }. Taylor Past
W.G.M. Of BAY State
9fand Chapter o.E.s.
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REPRINT BOSTON SUNDAY POST OCT. is, so

sponsibe for the FIRST and greatest biunder committed
IN paying SOC, 297 400 for a worthless road.
AS matter Of fact, over the years the Republican
record the MIA and before it. the Boston Elevated,
has been nothing about which the COP. leaders are
likely to do much boasting
1t was Republican Legislature little over 80
years ago which enacted the incredible law guaran-
teeing the Elevated stockholders 5 per cent par
dividend their holdings and requiring the stock
holders In the cities and towns served by the road to
dig down into their pockets for whatever money was
needed to pay that dividend.
1t was Republican administration that baied out
the Elevated, paid out more than $20,0000O0 Of the
peoples money for broken-down system and at the
time sought to convince the public that it
getting gilt-edge bargain.
Whatever may be said for or against Governor
Dever's handling Of the MIA problem since he as
summed Office, he at least tried to do something The
Republicans before him did nothing except dip into
the pockets Of the people whenever money needed
to balance the Eevated's books
AS matter Of Harness. Mr.. Dever fought for seven
months to avert an increase in the MIA fare Two
months after he took Office he submitted 10-point
program to the Legislature which, if adopted, would
have eliminated the necessity for boosting fares and
designed to prevent future deficits of staggering
proportions
He did succeed IN sashing more than 100000
from the yearly fixed charges of the road and his in
term trustees saved in excess 900 operating
costs through economies they introduced.
When the Governor was unsuccessful In his at
empts to wipe out the requirement In the MIA law,
making it mandatory to fix fare adequate to cover
the cost of service and substituting perissive prov
sion, and when other phases of his suggested program
were turned down, there no alternative open TO
the Dever trustees except to increase fares.
Inherited Problem
But it may be said for Governor Dever that he didn't
sit his hands, that he tried meet the MIA problem
headon and that the problem was he inherited and
not of his own making.
Ironically former Lieutenant Governor Coolidge,
who made it clear in his kickoff speech Reading last
week that he will build much of his campaign the
MIA, had more to do with creating that MIA problem
than any other one person
1t remains to be seen who win be hurt and helped
by the MIA issue Once the arguments start over
that question, Mr.. Coolidge is likely TO be called upon
fOr some explanations.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
Glowing Forecast

In urging the speedy adoption of the bills which his
commission sponsored, Mr. Coolidge, then Lieutenant
Governor, April 2s 1947, told the joint legislative
committee on transportation and metropolitan affairs
that the passage Of the measures would result in the
finest sesupporng rapid transit system in the world
complete with ultramodern conveniences for riding
comfort"
That statement certainly does not establish Mr.
Coolidge as any outstanding prophet the subject 1t
would be interesting to know whether he still believes
that
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28
Strong Report

He didn't mince any words or pull any punches in
advocating the purchase Of the Elevated His com
mission in its report stated I'VE cannot too strongly
urge those IN authority responsible for the solution
of the transportation problem Of the metropolitan area
to set up at oDce Metropolitan Transit Authority
which we have recommended; that public ownership
Of the Boston Elevated Railway be completed now
In the light Of subsequent events, it appears that
Mr.. Coolidge spearheaded successful campaign 10
have the people pay than $200O0,0O0 for road
which, on the basis of its own statements was worthless
at the time
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28

Sen John. E. Powers, 1853 M s.. South Boston
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28

lPolltical Advertisementl
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1950-10-28

(PolltIcaI Advertisement)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05

Buy Union-Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05

Administrator, then as Secretary
of the Air Force, Ridder said he
was pleased when Truman pro-
NOTED the man "from the relative
obscurity of the Craftsmanship of
the National Security Resources
Board"
Since Symington has been in the
defense job, however, the big busi-
ness representative hasn't been so
pleased. "Now we are afraid" he
means, "that Mr.. Symington is
swallowing the labor party line
hook, line and sinker. The way he
coddles union leaders outdoes any
thing even Mr.. Leon H. Keyserling
has ever done. And any day now,
we expect Mr.. Symington to outdo
Mr. Brannan in cooking up a spec
ial pie for the country's farmers"
Truman's defense appointments,
Ridder charges, are being influ-
enced by the coming elections. The
Journal, on the other hand, is
thinking only Of "the nations in
terest" he says.
Even in "the nations interest,",
we have hard time picturing the
dignified Mr.. Ridder trailing tall
brisk-striding Symington and
pleading, "Say it amt go, Stu"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05
Officers Reelected At Building
Trades Department Convention
lRx N. B. O. P. peIegatesl

Houston, Tex. (LPA)-All Of
ficers were reelected at the 43rd
annual convention of the AFL
Building Trades Dept. They are
Richard j. Gray, president; Herbert
Rivers, secretary-treasurer; and
the following vice-presidents: l.. 2.
Lindelof of the Painters; William
j. McSorley, Lathers; Daniel j.
Tobin, Teamsters; Robert Byron,
Sheet Metal Workers; William E.
M oney, Operating Engineers;
Daniel w. Tracy, Electrical Work
ers; Martin P. Durkin, Plumbers;
and M. A. Hutcheson, Carpenters.
Each of the vice-presidents is
president of his respective organ
ization, except for M. "A. Hutche-
son, who is first vice-president of
the Carpenters.
Delegates voted all-out coopera-
tion of the Department with the
AFL in the campaign to elect a
liberal Congress and secure repeal
of the Taft Hartley act. Also, they
raised 1871 on the spot as con-
tribution to Labor's League for
Political Education.
A report adopted by the conven-
tion pictured the record of the
Building Trades unions during the
past year as one "of which we can
all be proud"
The convention pledged that "in
the crisis now facing our country
we will assume full responsibility
in providing an adequate number
of building trades workers for any
work directly or indirectly con-
nected with the war program,
whether in this country or any
other country"
In addition, the report called for
adequate finances to the Labor De-
partment for enforcement of the
Bacon-Davis act, which requires
payment of prevailing wages on
construction work done for the
Federal Government.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05

Baxter and the Chicago advertising
firm of Lockwood -Shackelford who
are putting ON the prediction adj
vertising campaign against health
insurance.
Meanwhile, Means reminds his
readers, the House Of Delegates
late in 1913 had voted to assess
ANA members $25 apiece to raise
a $3.5 million political war chest"
to flight socialized medicine"
However, the ANA has not tried
to enforce payments Means re-
ports, because if it did it might
have "to expel an embarrassingly
large number of prominent mem
bers."
Whitaker & Baxter are old hands
at fighting medical insurance, says
DR.. Means. In 1914 they ran Gov.
Earl Warren's campaign for the
governorship of California, but
later split with him when he pro-
posed state health legislation. Sub
sequently they were retained by
the California Medical Association
to beat Warren's measure, and beat
it they did. Their step to the ma
tional scene was a natural pro-
gression.
Means says Whitaker & Baxter
are following the "same old Fish
bein line" which goes like this:
"Down with compulsory health in
surance-compulsory health insur-
ance is socialized medicine-social-
lied medicine is state socialism
state socialism is eternal damna-
ton, and so on"
The Whitaker & Baxter cam
paign is insulting to the intelli-
gence both of the doctors and the
people," Means declares. He espec-
tally blasts the ANA for distribut-
ting "The Road Ahead" by John
T. Flynn, book which Means des-
cribes as a "reactionary screed."I
(The Flynn book, a warped and
vitriolic attack on the New Deal, ),
the Fair Deal, organized labor and
the British Labor Party, is spon-
sored by the Committee for Con-
stitutional Government, identified
by the House Committee on Lobby
ing Activities as the top organiza-
tion in a network of reactionary
lobbies.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05
Anti-Labor Lobby
Hides Behind
Idaho Doctor

Washington (LPA) = Remember
the Committee for Constitutional
Government = the big anti-labol
lobby whose executive head, Ed
ward A. Rumely, wouldn't tell the
House Committee on Lobbying Ac-
tivities where his money comes
from? Well, the Cog keeps on
bobbing up full of tricks.
Recently, Rep. Frank Buchanan
Cd, Pa.), chairman of the lobby
probing committee, received a let
ter from DR.. j. r. Kircher of Bur
ley, Idaho. The letter attacked the
Buchanan committee for daring to
ask Rumely to identify the CCG's
principal supporters. DR.. Kircher
said he's sent a copy of the letter
to every member of Congress.
Buchanan was curious. For one
thing, the letter was mailed from
New York, not Idaho. For another,
it was plain envelope without a
return address of any kind. For a
third, it seemed to have been ad-
dressed by stencil. For a fourth, it
had been put through a postage
meter. For a fifth, the Congress
men received copies of the letter
just before they were scheduled to
vote on a contempt citation for Ed
Rumely. Odd, thought Buchanan.
To find out what was going on,
Buchanan asked Postmaster Gen
eral Jesse Donaldson who used
Pitney- -Bowes postage meter No.
1850 in New York. Donaldson's
reply: Permit for meter 1850 was
held by the Committee for Consti-
tutional Government.
Buchanan put the whole story inl
the Congressional Record just be-
fore Congress shut up shop. "II
defend the Committed
for Constitutional Government'sl
right to try to influence CongressI
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05
Don't Blame AFL
KurIer For
BoSox Failure
BY CUSHMAN REYNOLDS

Boston (LPA) - The slugging
Boston Red Sox blew the pennant
but Beantown fans couldn't blame
pitcher Ellis Kinder, a member of
the Sheet Metal Workers-AFL.
In the September drive which
just missed carrying Bosox to the
top, Kinder's superb relief pitching
was a standout feature. At one
point, he relieved five straight
days. On successive days he halted
last inning rallies by the Detroit
Tigers and perhaps broke the back
of the Motor City club, which look
ed like a shoo-in for a while.
AS of late September, Kinder's
record was 13 won and II lost, but
the figures don't tell the story.
Last year, he won % and lost six,
but this year he had hard time
getting started. When Stout Steve
O'Neil took over in Boston after
Joe McCarthy's untimely depar
ture, Red Sox pitchers were being
blasted from the box with discour-
againg regularity. O'Neil simply
put his starters on relief duty
whether they liked it or not. Kind
er, who is SO, soon emerged as an
ace fireman.
In the Sheet Metal Workers,
Kinder's job classification is pipel
filter. Most of his experience off
The diamond has been in railroad
ing. In 1910, 1941, 1912 and 1914
he spent the off-seasons in the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05
Bill Up To Ban Discrimination
In City-Aided Housing

New York (LPA)-A few cases
here and there of non-discrimina-
ton in city-assisted housing are
not enough as far as two members
of the City Council are concerned.
They have submitted a bill to ban
all discrimination in city-sponsored
units.
The measure is aimed at Stuy-
vesant Village, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company's housing de-
velopment which after seven-year
fight accepted a few "qualified
Negro families" but did not adopt
non-discrimination policy. Under
the measure, there could be no dis
elimination or segregation because
of "race, color, religion, national
origin or ancestry" in housing
units that have been exempted in
whole or in part from city taxes or
have received other financial bene-
fits from the city.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05
Postwar Peak
Exceeded AS Prices
Continue Climbing

Washington (LPA) - Industry
and its experts" are fighting
union demands as "inflationary"
but they are silent about inflated
prices, which continue to climb.
Gov. Chester Bowles of Connect
icut, former OPA head, predicted
Sept. % that there will be a price
roll-back even in event Of a quick
victory in Korea, but meanwhile
prices keep going up.
The Commerce Department re-
ported that by September
"Prices Of industrial goods aver
aged six percent higher than at the
end Of June, topping the previous
postwar peak reached in Septem-
Der, 1913. Farm and food prices
advanced one-tenth since June, al
though they remain below their
postwar peak"
The Federal Reserve Board In
dex, issued the following day, con-
firmed these figures. 1t added that
numerous industrial materials have
risen by about as much since March
as during the six month period fol-
lowing the elimination Of wartime
price controls in 1916.
Since these are the basic mater
ials, which go into most manufac-
tured products, the worst is yet to
come. The Commerce survey shows
that there are shortages, and pro-
duction is not keeping up with the
demand. In addition the govern
ment is continuing to hand out de-
fense contracts, drawing manufac-
turers away from civilian produc-
tion.
Personal incomes, it showed, rose
to an annual rate Of $219 billion in
yards of the Illinois Central Rail-
road at Jackson, Tenn. In 1943 he
worked in the yards the full year.
A native of Atkins, Ark, Kinder
broke into professional baseball in
1889 with Jackson in the Kitty
League. In 1941 he moved to Bing-
hamton in the Eastern League but
was back at Jackson before the
season ended. In 1912, he started
with Memphis in the Southern As
sociation, but again finished at
Jackson. He spent 1943 in the rail-
road yard, but in 1914 he was with
Memphis again, establishing him.
self squarely in Double-A ball byI
winning 19 while losing only six.
Kinder spent 1945 in military
service. When he came back to,
civilian life, he was a big Lacquer
with the lowly st. Louis Browns.
He spent two years with the,
Brownies, winning II and losing 18l
over the span. Then the Red Soxl
obtained his contract in a big play
er trade.
In 1948, the year the Sox lost al
playoff to the Cleveland Indians,
Kinder won 10 and lost seven. Inl
1949, when the Red Sox lost out tol
the Yankees on the seasons last
day after dropping a heart-breakl
er in Washington, Kinder was the
"solid" man on the hurting staff al
though Mel Parnelrs record actu-
ally was better. Kinder was thel
man who won the games that had
to be won. He's that kind of a
pitcher.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-10-05
IWW CONVENTION HITS TIL
AS DEVICE FOR SCABBING

Chicago OPA)-The 26th con-
vention of the Industrial Workers
Of the World denounced the Taft
Hartley act as a law designed to
require labor unions to scab on
each other.
The convention reaffirmed its
stand that the Communist party is
major menace to the labor move
ment but added "the foolishness of
the Communists can best be expos
ed by assuring them complete civil
liberties"