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in the mines and fac
tories.
In 1912, as a result of
his splendid record in the
Legislature, he was elected
Prosecuting Attorney of
Houghton County. He was
among the first Public
Prosecutors to insist that
striking workmen be given
equal protection of the
laws, as was the case dur
ing the big copper strike
in 1913. He was twice re-
elected Prosecuting Attor-
ney after the strike, by
large majorities, which was
proof that his stand for
equal justice and fairness
toward the striking work
men was approved.
In 1921, due to depressed
conditions of the copper in
dustry; Mr.. Lucas came X
Pittsburgh, Pa, where HI
has since resided and has dis
tinguished himself as a prac
ticing lawyer and highly re
spected public official.
From 1921 to 1882, he wa!
Continued on page 1O)
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PITTSBURGH

- ii y z
again, I want to say a few
words about a wonderful pro-
ject that is paying tribute to
every group making up our
nation.
The project is The Amer
lean Museum of immigration
which will be built at the foot
of the Statue of Liberty. This
Museum will honor the part
that immigrants have played
in building our nation and in
making it the great democra-
cy it is today.
We Croatians played an &C.
tive part in building America.
The Museum will recognize
our many contributions to the
mining and lumber and steel
industries, and to all other
phases of American life.
For nearly 70 years the
base of the Statue of Lib
erty has been unfinished.
The Statue rests ON dirt fill
within the walls of an old
fort. This Operation Uni
ty" project will complete
the Statue in the most fit
ting way - with a Museum
that will honor all nationa-
lities that have helped
make America great. Thus,
The Museum will help give
all of us a better under
standing and appreciation
of one another.
The project is endorsed by
President Eisenhower and
backed by leading Americans
everywhere.
A Golden Opportunity
We can help in this project
and be honored permanently.
Through our part in "Oper-
alton Unity" we Of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union can pay
tribute to America for the
blessings of Freedom and
Opportunity all of us enjoy
All of us have freely enjoyed
these blessings - now in ap-
probation we can join in this
tribute to America on the
10th birthday of the Statue
of Liberty.
We have a further OPP
portunity in this program.
By becoming q Group
Founder Of The Museum.
The Croatian F~raternal
Union can have it's name
enshrined for all time in the
Hall of Records of The
Museum. This will put our
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To Miss Liberty"O On Her 10th Birthday!
Ythe Nation of Nations.

the Nation of Nations.
One final reminder -
The Campaign for this ma
tiOnal shrine at the foot of
the Statue of Liberty will
be officially launched on
October % and will end on
Thanksgiving Day, Novem-
Der %.
Therefore, time is of the
essence and action from our
Lodges is required now!
Let us not miss out on this
opportunity to be recorded
permanently as contributors
to a National Shrine dedica-
ted to that Grand Old Lady
- The Symbol of Liberty.
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name on prominent display
at the foot of the Statue of
Liberty, forever linking our
name with the great prin-
cipies for which Miss Lib
erty stands.
We can become a Group
Founder by raising among
our members throughout the
country a minimum of $4,000.
Our organization is on record
as a Group Founder, and it
is a goal which must be
achieved.
This we can - and will -
do if every Lodge does it's
share. Here in Pittsburgh, our
Lodges should set the pace
and lead the way for others.
Great National Shrine .
One more thing. Every
Lodge that solicits it's men,
bers for this program is going
to receive a handsome Cita-
ton of Merit which can be
displayed by you.
In addition, every individ-
ual member who contributes
$40 or more will get a special
Builders Certificate and will
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-10-17

at 800 Pm sharp. Should the
weatherman cooperate, it is
expected that a record crowd
will turn out for the fete and
enjoy the most elaborate pro-
gram ever sponsored by
Lodge 235 and Nest SO.
Accompanied by the Blue
Danube Tamburitzans, t h e
Singing Society "Slavulj" will
open the program proper with
their renditions of the Ma
tional Anthems.
Lodge 235 President Steve
Hemen will follow with greet
ings and then introduce the
other Lodge 235 and Nest Sc
officials to the audience. They
are:
Honorary President Da-
MEL Stakich; Vice Presi-
dent Krunislava Thomas;
Secretary and Chairman of
the Sick Committee lila
Latincic; Treasurer Mari
jan Skrabanic; Recording
Secretary Josip POdnar;
Trustees Blaz SkOk, Pres
ident, Katica Pokopac and
Mako Puljar; and Nest Sc
Manager Rose Gustin.
Bro. Hemen's next task will
be to introduce to the assem-
blage the 50-Year Members
of the Croatian Fraternal
Union.
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Supreme President
To Address Throne
Ohio Governor, Mayor Of Cleveland
Also Scheduled To Deliver Addresses
.Durinq Fete In Co|Iinwood Croat Home

One of the most outstanding pro-
grams ever arranged for such an occasion will highlight the
celebration here Sunday, October 81, of the 50th Anniver-
sary of "Hrvatska Sloboda" Lodge 235 and the 40th Ami
versary of Junior Order Nest So of the Croatian Fraternal
Union of America.
The festivities are to be held in the spacious, beautiful
Croatian Home, 1911 Waterloo Road, Colinwood, and start
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-03-16
N. w. Bell Annual
Report lndicGfes
Continued Growth

Continuous growth and progress
of the Midwest Is re-emphasized in
the annual report of the North
western Bell Telephone Company,
released this week. II notes that
the number Of telephone users in
the five-state area served by the
company has more than doubled in
IL years. The same is true of the
volume Of telephone calling in the
same period.
In 1855 the number of tele-
phones in service increased by
10S,465, figure two-thirds
greater than in 1854, bringing to-
tai telephones served by the COM
pany to nearly two million. The
company operates in Iowa, Mime
sofa, Nebraska and North and
South Dakota.
More telephone calls were made
in 1855 than ever before. Calls
averaged 10 million each week
day in the five state area, and the
number OF long distance calls rose
ST per cent.
The report said the North
western Bell and other telephone
companies Throughout the coun-
try are working on long range
plan toward the time when most
telephone users will be able TO
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-03-16
DAVIS, BELAF0NTE,
NOMINATED FOR
TELEWSION AWARDS

Hollywood-(ANP)- Cafe en-
tertainer Sammy Davis Jr., and
folk singer Harry Belafonte have
been nominated for Emmy a
wards by the Academy Of Televi-
sion Arts and Sciences.
Davis, now appearing in the
Philadelphia showing Of the new
musical Mr.. Wonderful" was
nominated for an award as best
speciality act.
Bellafonte, who Is rehearsing in
New York for the show, Sing,
Man, Sing" was nominated in
two categories, best male singer
and best speciality act
Presentations OF the coveted
awards win be made March IT in
ceremonies in Hollywood and
New York.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-03-16

dial long distance calls direct to
telephones in other towns and
cities"
Keeping pace with demand for
telephone service, the company in
1855 had record-breaking con-
struction year, including 16 build
ing additions, 81 new buildings
completed, Is new buildings start
ed, and addition of $4,000 miles Of
new long distance circuits. Be-
fore new telephones can be added
to meet demands Of the many new
suburban areas opening up, there
must be lines reaching out from
central offices to which these
phones can be connected, the re-
port said. Adding new equipment
often means that a new central
office building must be construct
ed to house the apparatus and to
handle increased volume OF calls.
Operating taxes increased 81
million in 1855. They totaled S37
million and amounted to S2.44 per
telephone per month.
Company earning on average
plant investment were slIghtly UNI
der per cent.
The report stressed the COM
Pany's continuing analysis Of its
own performance.
We measure the time required
to reach an operator in placing a
CALL average speed with which
calls go through, efficiency OF
equipment, promptness of our in
stallation and repair work, etc.
The personal side OF our job also
means a lot. 1t is recognized that
courtesy and friendly helpfulness
are highly important ingredients"
Other features in the report: a
record increase in 1888 of nearly
$4,000 residence extension tele-
phones tmany in COLOR; a new
high in number of employees, 23,-
46s; and 1872 telephone people re-
tired on pensions last year.
A high spot last year was the
award of a Vail Bronze Medal to
B. l. Patterson, Minneapolis, in
recognition Of prompt and effici-
ent first aid given an elderly
couple hurt in an auto accident.
He also received a company cita-
ton and a Red Cross Certificate OF
Merit.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-03-16

well provided with both subscrib-
ers and advertisements. with as
much indeed Of these sources OF
revenue as their immediate neigh
/ bourhoods can bear.
The smaller the town the great
er the Importance OF the news
paper in II, and in many a small
American town the local news
paper lis a terrific dynamo radiat-
ing fervour for sales, fairs, festi-
walls and for collective enterprises
in relief OF suffering and promo
ton OF social good. The regional
American newspaper is the great
est mobilizer OF countrywide pub
lie spirit, and the community pro-
jects that have built up the
American way OF life with its
widely distributed prosperity owe
their inspiration not a little TO the
zeal and social devotion Of ita
leading personnel. II Is in this
sector that journalism still con-
tinues to be a mission 10 its prac-
titioners, a fraternRl adventure
fun of ideahstic social purpose
In a small town In Minnesota
visited by me a weekly had work.
ed itself into the position of pub
fishing five issues a week. II did
not come out on Saturdays and
Sundays. On Sunday because Il
was the weekly holiday, and on
Saturday, because on that day II
felt diffident about sustaining
competition with a larger
paper from neighbouring
town which came out with speci-
ally attractive features. But II
was working hard towards the
day when II would realise its
dreams OF becoming a fun fled
ed daily newspaper, The premises
OF this five-day-week newspaper
were very modest HAN for
composing, another for printing,
and two more rooms for the edi-
tonal and business departments.
The father was the proprietor and
managing director. The son was
the editor He was also the photo
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budgets are Of the size Of GU
state Governments. They are ut
ted with the latest equipment II
printing and the most up 10 dat
devices for qeick collection and
transmission OF news. They de.
pend less on the news agencies
that serve all papers In common,
than ON their own correspondents.
These are stationed In practically
every country not excluding those
within the Iron Curtain. As ex-
pense Is no consideration, the cor
respondents OF these newspapers
roam over the whole world coll
lecting information al first hand.
and on account OF their skill, en-
terprise and capacity 10 gain ac-
cess 10 the real sources OF news,
they are able TO supply the papers
employing them with first class
news stories OF great interest and
variety. have occasionally read
in American newspapers about de-
velopments in India which the en-
tire indian Press somehow man
aged TO miss.
Served as they are by exclusive
correspondents. the national news
papers OF tho United States do not
repeat each others stories. This
point will become clear when we
turn 10 Indian newspapers. In
Siian newspapers depend very
largely on a common news-collect-
ing agency. The reports Of this
agency are published by them al
most word for word.
tho result is that they carry a
Dot OF common material, and 20
that eMtent they are Just replicas
OF each others with no distinctive
individuality. American news
papers also subscribe for common
news agencies but they do not
publish them reports verbatim.
and they do not depend on them
entirely. The contents Of the news
papers therefore vary greatly
They do not collectively produce
an impression OF samencAs.
News-oolleotion is only a part
OF the activity OF a Newspaper.
Side by side with Il, II Is interest
ed in the study OF outstanding
public questions. Every national
newspaper In America Ia served by
a large army of experts. Ruthori-
ties In their respective fields, pro-
ficient In conveying 10 the lay
understanding the most reconcile
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technical and economic knowledg,
and the latest facts OF the scien.
tiflc world. This sort Of news.
paper ls democracys university
But In one sense it's editorial
direction Ia mainly business man.
agement, the planning OF expense
according 10 It's own scheme OF
priorities, for ever so many skills
and speclalities contributing 10
the attractiveness OF It's pages
There is a point. however, at
which competitive spending does
not ensure superiority, Just as
there In an Optlmum size beyond
which newspaper expansion will
not achieve increased efficiency.
The really exciting experiments in
American Journalism are 10 be
found today not in the mammoth
newspapers with vast national
circulation sleeping In prosperity,
but In the comparatively smaller
regional dailles that have not yet
outlived the struggles OF uncer-
tain competition.
In every American town we find
one or two daily newspapers.
Sometimes they are very small
towns with a population Of 10000
or so, but still they are able to
sustain their daily newspaper.
This In because OF two factors. The
first Is that most American towns
have a high level Of affluence
and are centres OF brisk trade. II
Is their local newspapers that keep
the customers going to the shops
where the goods are offered for
sale, and the dependence OF the
traders on the local newspaper Is
enormous and continuous. The Ad-
verusement revenue OF the region
al newspaper from local sources
Ia therefore large and unfaihng
Secondly, there In sort OF dy-
mamie relation between the local
newspaper and the local popula-
ton II chronicles local social
events. publicises local achieve
ments, campaigns against local
inJustices, and It Is the spearhead
Of local patriotism In ever so
many forms having an mate hear
ing on local community life, Local
people regard the local newspaper
As In a special way a community
enterprise, and there is scarcely
family that fails 10 take copy.
Regional newspapers are thus
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very large number Of exceedingly
prosperous and eminently readable
weekly publications studding the
whole country. have said before
that only a small number OF
American daily newspapers have
national circulations, the vast
majority having only regional cir
culations. a comparatively larger
number Of the weei1lies seem 10
have national ciruclations. Also
the weeklies appear as a rule to
be studied with greater care and
more concentrated attention than
the generality Of the daily news
papers.
At a newspaper office visited by
me in the United States, I was
asked about the impression made
on me by their newspapers. 1
hesitated 10 speak out my mind,
but on the insistence Of my ques-
TONERS who said they would make
all allowances and take no offense,
l answered that in the case Of the
daily newspapers of the more
flourishing sort at any rate, the
elementary task Of securing the
readers attention seem not TO
have been achieved. These dailies
are so enormous in size that no.
body can have the time for a COM
plete reading Of their contents.
The utmost that any reader can
do is to limit his attention 10 Just
that portion and ignore the rest.
This is quite in contrast 10 the
position in India. Here, news
papers are not very bulky and the
limited size Of the daily papers
secures for them from our com
paratively more leisured public
not only fun attention but also
concentrated study. Every line Of
an Indian newspaper is scanned !
carefully and pondered over |
thoroughly as though II were a
textbook prescribed for an ex-
This distinction, how
ever our papers have been stead
ly losing latterly what with the
recurrence of supplements run
ming into fantastic sizes. Vast
hess Of bulk in daily newspapers,
whose span Of life is limited after
Ill to "a hours. makes for perfume
oriness OF attention on the part of
'eaders and oversize and excess
defeats the very objective
Il a newspaper, which is, first
md foremost, the securing Of the
attention Of the reader, not tract
ionally for stray parts of II, but
for the whole issue. In
he case Of American daily news
'apers, the advertisements often
consume the lions share of the
pace, and the news and articles
Ippear to come in incidentally as
hough they were a minor element
n the production. The imbalance
II too columinOus quantity over
Weighted by excessive usurpation
II space by advertisements, in
'hcts on daily journalism In the
United States a casualneas and a
Iecondariness that take from Its
iignity, Significance and effective
Tess. These defects are not shared
BY the weeklies, The best EXPOSE
ions on the topics Of the day are
% be found in the weeklies, and
hey contribute substantially to
public enlightenment.
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grapher and the reporter. He hac
a small two-seater airplane In
which he flew here and there now
and again for scoops. Another son
worked as manager. The daugh-
ter-in-law of the house took a
hand as additional help on busy
days. There were half a dozen
other members Of the staff too,
but they seemed 10 be mere ex-
tensions Of the family running the
paper with no sense Of separate
ness from II, probably because
proprietorship had not yet begun
to assert itself as privilege and
entailed only extra burdens. For
example, the proprietor himself,
acting as driver, delivered bundles
Of copies-he took me also along
one covering some twenty
places extending over twenty
miles. On the way he was greeted
by his son-in-law. who was a
sales agent for the paper, with the
exciting news that he had booked
two subscribers that day.
The United States is fun Of
small size newspapers of limited
means and soaring ambitions that
have not yet scaled the heights OF
prosperity. These are the training
grounds Of talent. the spring.
boards on which all sorts Of dar-
ing feats and cooperative ad-
ventures are tried out. They are
fun Of hope and intrepidity be-
cause they work in a receptive at
mosphere with abundance Of cred
II facilities. II Is from these
small beginnings that gigantic
newspaper fortunes are sometimes
built.
Whereas the big newspapers
have distinctive Municipalities of
their own, the smaller newspapers
go in for a lot OF syndicated ma
terial, and II is estimated that IS
million dollars worth Of syndicat-
ed material is consumed annually
in the United States. The syndi-
Gated columnist is peculiar
American institution. Some Of
these columnists have colossal
leadership. A leadership OF 25
millions is attributed to Walter
Winchell and Of 10 millions to
Walter Lippmann, The vogue Of
the columnist has not been a very
desirable development in Ameri-
can journalism, since obviously
the number of ideas circulating
when one writer Is read by mil
lions every day would be quite a
fraction Of what It would be IL
many writers applied their minds
10 the same issues.
American weelxlies have over
taken even the big daily news
papers in prosperity In the United
Kingdom the weekly Press has
grown into a powerful institution
in the single day gap on Sundays
which the daily newspapers have
left free to Il for its development.
In the United States the weekly
Press flourishes since il is placed
on a par with the dailies IL not
indeed in a superior position by
in search OF publicity
media, In India the weeklies have
a hard time OF II as they are rele-
gated 10 a very unimportant place
in the ALLEGATION Of funds for pub
hcity; also there is no free Sun
day they could ut into with news,
IN a vacancy left for their benefit
by daily newspapers. American
weekiles have both these advant-
ages, and the result is seen in the
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Asion View Of Fourth Es,a,e.
Aston View Of Fourth Estate,
Indian Editor Says
u. S. Weekly Press
Best Read Papers

Edtors Notei khasa Subba Rau magazine editor
visited this country ago On the occasion OF his
"" 70 minneapolis we had opportunity con.
verse with him at the Carl ne visited the
plant OF this which Rowan was much like
mis- operation In Madras on the American Dress
whh we are reprintlng H. think worthy attention Of
DOn te newspaper people and those who
newspaper
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BY KHAsA SUPRA RAU
Editor swatantra, MyIapore, Madras, India

There are not daily newspapers with national circ
ation IN the United States OF this class papers the New
York TIMES the most important IL claims that everything
that Is ut TO print published by It, 10 suffers from no lack Of
resources for substanatng this claim The nationally ccua
ca American dies are IN fact supendousy wealthy Their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-29

story buildings, which also will
provide space for community ac-
tivities. Sitting areas for adults
and play spaces for pre-school
children viii be located near
each Of the apartment buildings.
The Lincoln Playground--in the
block bounded by Fifth, Sixth, X
and l. streets-will be available
for Sabotage children and
adults. The new Van Ness ele-
mentary school is nearing COM
pletion at Fifth and M streets
Sc.
The project will complete the
Authority,s reclamation of the
old Navy Yard neighborhood. The
Authority began elimination of
these slums in 1899. by acquiring
and removing substandard hous-
ing from six blocks within the
area and erecting, in 194l, Car
rollsburg Dwellings. which house
3l4 families.
Only Few Homes Safe
In acquiring the remainder Of
the slum area to provide a site
for the Arthur Capper Dwell
ings. the Authority found 439
families living in 276 residential
buildings. although only % Of
the structures were safe and
habitable.
Bids for construction Of the
project. originally opened on
April rs, were rejected because
Of excessive cost. New bids were
invited on the basis of revised
plans and specifications. OF the
six bids opened on August 16,
the Standard Construction Co.'S,
was lowest-$6,759, 900.
This amount will permit con-
struction Of the housing at a
cost of $11,044 per dwelling unit,