Gary American

"The Truth-Quick" In our humble way we strive to serve the Colored people of America by giving them a truthful story of local and world news. OLUME III No. 50 n Who Slew nken Brawl at Drinking Orgy ury Frees Man W Friend in Drunken End of Long Drin ury Frees Man Who Slew Friend in Drunken Brawl at End of Long Drinking Orgy ands Drunken Fiesta by Slashing Throat of Close Friend Victim Lives Four Days After Fracas Murderer Pleads Cutting Was Self-Defense; Freed by Jury Voicing a plea of self-defense, W. Anderson, Gary barber, was und not guilty of murder in judge E. Miles Norton's court at town Point Thursday. He had been indicted on a charge of murder of Joe Nicholas, his friend, alof Gary, at 2169 Adams on July. Although Anderson admitted ashing the throat of Nicholas with a razor, he proved to the satisfaction of the jury that it was one in self-defense. Culminates Drunked Brawl The cutting of Nicholas by An- erson on the afternoon of July 27 eliminated a "drinking contest" between the two men which began early the Saturday evening before. Nicholas died in St. John hospi- lary the Thursday following the cut- ing, and it was at that time that Anderson was held on a charge of urder. WASHINGTON. Dr. A. M. Curtis, physcian and surgeon, is 62 years old but doesn't look it He has practiced medicine 39 years, and in addition to serving on the staff of Provident and Cook County hospitals in Chicago, was at one time surpeon-in-chief of Freedman's hospital located here. When Anderson was first arrest, on the afternoon of the razor acas, he protested to the police officers that the cutting was in self-defense. He claimed at the me that Nicholas attacked him hen he (Anderson) tried to perade Nicholas not to go home soarly. Anderson was drunk at the me he was taken to the policeation. Nicholas was also intoxicated when he was taken to the hospital. Iarlem Upset Over Tuttle Whispering Plea for Unification of Workers to Prevent "Boss Terror" NEW YORK. Great concern is being expressed in Harlem over the sport that Charles H. Tuttle, Republican candidate for Governor, member of the Hamilton Grange neighborhood Association. This organization has been reported as saying to "keep Negroes from buying property or residing in the secon- A call for an anti-lynching conference to be held November 9 at Workers' hall, 215 W. 18th avenue, has been issued by the local chapter of the American Negro Labor congress. In addition to presenting statistics of the number of persons lynched by mob terror this year, the conference will go on record with a formal resolution protesting to President Hoover against the laxity of the government in properly protecting its citizens. A committee of Harlem residents last week sent a letter to the republican candidate requesting him to quell the rumors concerning his membership in the organization. The letter was signed by Llewellyn Collins, 712 St. Nicholas avenue, siding near Mr. Tuttle's home at 9 Convent avenue. It sets forth at "many wild rumors are afloat regarding this question, and in order to bring home the truth to our coup we are taking this action." According to records, more than 30 Negro workers have been lynched this year. With the growing economic crisis, the terror against the Negro worker and poor farmers is growing in the South, and also in the North, say congress officials, pointing also to the affair where two young Negro workers were lynched and a third is now awaiting "legal lynching." ST. LOUIS. — Three men, Dan Evans, 25; Sam Boyd, 23, and ayton Boyd, 29, were held to the rand jury by a coroners' jury were Tuesday in confection with the killing last Saturday during a bulp of Mandel Glatstein, white rocer. MustarD HELLO, EVERYBODY! Up in provicance, Rhode Island, thievesole a 300 pound cannon from thepurt house yard. Chicago feelsetter now about those gangstersho stole those secret lists fromhe policemen's pockets. She'd married thrice. With a gun She'd spoiled her husbands three. She was a-si'tin' in her room When Josefus came the world to see She smiled and thought, "Here comes some- It may be exaggeration, but a few York department store owner days since times have been so tightickpockets have been especially active in his place. Only last Thursday he missed a threshing machine rom the basement. WHAT DO THESE GUYS THAT HOLD TURKEY RAFFLES AT THANKSGIVING DO THE REST OF THE YEAR? Let's hope his store carries no widget cars. THESE NEWSPAPER HEADLINES An efficiency expert is a guy who rings his midget car in at night, puts a little cheese on the radiator, then sets it in the corner and uses it as a mouse trap. "Political Aid Pours Into Border States." — Washington Post. It ain't the politicians, it's the voters that need it. * * * "Lives of 2 Hang on Whiskers" Chicago Defender. If they get by, look for a confession story entitled "Saved By A Hair; Or, A Close Shave." ADD SIMILES: AS UNCERTAIN S WHO'S GONNA BE HEAD OF THE GARY POLICE DEPART- MENT TOMORROW. * * * * Another installment of our deary- beloved ballad, "Josefus from Gary," now comes into being. "Scientists Seek Origin of Civilization."—N. Y. Sun. And while they're at it, they might see what ever became of it. osephus went straight to Dearborn "Howard U. Prexy Has Baby Boy"—Chicago Whip. Will wonders never cease? When he arrived from old Gary for four bucks per he not a room And went out the sights to see "Cited For Theft of Horse"—Baltimore Afro. Should a man be jailed for collecting curiosities? Chicago seemed a son of a gun Twas a hell of a big city osefus craved a gang of fun He would a lady's man be You've got just two more days to lay the blame for everything on the fellows now in office. Now in this flat in old Dearborn Lived a broad named Jessie Lee THE WISEST CRACKS IN AMERICA Hearty at 62 A. Labor Parley Here to Doom Mob Violence By Ronald Batiste Thing that'll my pig-meat be." (To Be Continued) The Gary American EIGHT PAGES SERVED RED HOT EVERY ISSUE Marsh Mellows. GAY PUBLIC LIBRARY 5TH AVE JEFFERSON The Ga ES Montgomery Ward First To Join Business Group NEW YORK - The first organization to enroll with the National Negro Business league under the new membership basis adopted at the last annual convention in Detroit was Montgomery Ward & Co., popularly known mail order house of Chicago. Coming as a volunteer expression of their interest in the league's effort to help the Negro towards economic independence, the letter said they were joining the business league to help this "worthy experience." Studes Pet in Dormitories Is Claim of Grad Says Lincolnites Keep Women in Halls All Night, Get Money BALTIMORE.—E. C. Hall, of Baltimore, an alumnus of Lincoln, in an open letter to President W.H. Johnson of the university, asks him to bar petting parties in the college dormitories after football games. His letter reads as follows: An Open Letter to Dr. Johnson, President of Lincoln University. There exists a condition at Lincoln University which we wish to call to your attention. Though this condition has existed for more than twenty years, we feel that it is entirely fair to assume that it has not been previously brought to you. Games Draw Women Every Lincoln graduate and practically every student at Lincoln know that certain women from Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadelphia, make a practice of going to Lincoln university, especially during a Lincoln game. These women have free access to the boys' dormitory where they often spend the evening and sometimes the entire night and all of the next day. It is no secret that they not only go there for petting but that there are some boys at Lincoln who make a business of getting money from them. For instance, certain boys after your last game with A. and T. at Lincoln took into the dormitory two young Baltimore teachers, kept them until about 8 p. m. and got from them a little over $3. Got $20 They had previously sent two from Philadelphia, who came to the dormitory regularly, out to a place where they were to wait for them. Afterwards, the regulars came into the dormitory where they stayed until then ext day. The boys got about $20 from them. We have a list of over twenty girls who stayed in the Lincoln boys' dormitory on the night after your last game. If there is any truth in this, Lincoln university is not only a disgrace to the Presbyterian church, but a black spot on educational efforts in this country. Some feel that all of this comes about because Lincoln authorities are not concerned about morals where the Negro is concerned. We are sure that this is not fair, but we do call this matter to your attention and ask you to consider it. Jazzin' The News Jazzin' The News (THE WEEK'S NEWS IN VERSE) By F. Marshall Davis Jury frees man who killed his friend in drunken fight Alumnus says Lincoln studies keep females in dorms at night. Police seek gang of four who prey on drivers of cabs, Groups ask all to aid in holding anti-lynch confabs. DePriest breaks with Thompson over senator candidates, Credit store hurt his 'rep' so Gary man, narrates man narrates. Neighbor named in attack case that happened a year ago, If you read The American the news you'll surely know! DONS GLOVES BEFORE COMMITTING ROBBERY VINCENNES, Ind.—A very careful and most fastidious bandit made his appearance in this vicinity last Monday night. He entered a filling station on the highway just out of town and asked for the use of the washroom. Emerging from the washroom, with his gloves on, he put a gun into the ribs of Albert Blubam, the attendant, demanding that he open the safe. Blubaum dod so and the bandit escaped with $150. Mrs. Margaret Mansfield of Belleville, Illl., paid the weekly premiums on her husband's insurance policy for 10 years. He died recently and she then discovered that Mansfield's first wife was benefited by the insurance. CHEVROLET $125.00 CHEVROLET — 1926 sedan. Just the car for this winter. Good rubber, all in A-1 shape. Only $125. Grantham Motor Sales, Used Car Lot. 1075 Broadway. Office of Publication 1819 Washington Street. Telephone Gary 6134. GARY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1930 $5,000 Asked When Damage Suit Is Filed Clothing Store Charged With Garnisheeing Check Illegally Payment Is Missed On Credit Account of Magistrate Charging illegal garnisheement and attachment of salary, Andrew Davis, 1816 Massachusetts, through his attorney, John W. Robinson, has filed suit against the Julian Goldman Clothing store and Harry A. Finkey, as manager, for $5,000 personal damages. The suit was filed in Lake county superior court last Monday. Davis' complaint alleges that after he made a purchase from the Julian Goldman store, on the deferred payment plan, he was forced to defend an attachment suit in Justice Walter I. Good's court. He charges that this was a "wrongful and malicious action." Misses One Payment In his bill of complaint Davis states that when he made the purchase from the Julian Goldman store he had been living at his present address for more than a year, and had been working at the Illinois Steel company for 18 months. He made the payments on the purchase regularly until the first of September. When he missed one payment the defendant, who was the plaintiff at the time, attached his calary in Justice Good's court. It was charged then that he (Davis) was planning to leave the city without paying his bill, even though he was regularly employed at the steel company. Davis claims that because of the illegal attachment the salary was held-up at the steel company for more than three weeks. This caused him undue embarrassment among his friends and creditors, and entailed personal damage to the extent of $5,000. No date for a hearing has been set. Four Farm Hands Hurt When Truck Overturns Laurel, Miss.—Four persons, one man and three women, were seriously injured and twenty-six others were bruised when the truck in which they were riding was forced from the road and turned over, three miles west of here last Wednesday night. The thirty persons were cotton-pickers en route home from the cotton fields near Summerland. Those seriously injured were: John White, 40, both legs broken below the knees; Rosie Jones, 25, right arm and right foot broken; Ida Brantly, 55, right ankle dislocated, and Emma Hudson, 60, both feet injured seriously. Spanish Club Is Formed At East Pulaski School Formation of a Spanish club at East Pulaski school has been successfully undertaken. Meetings are held every Friday night. Cleo Mitchell, Mary Wilson and Georgia Dearing prepare the program for each meeting in which every member of the club takes part. They aim at helping each member to converse in and understand Spanish by creating an informal atmosphere which stimulates individual participation. Officers of the club are Roscoe Johnson, president, Emma Murray, secretary, and Oliver Jerry, treasurer. Miss Catherine Freeland is teacher and sponsor. Brother Dies; He Chases, Kills Wounded Slayer ARDMORE, Okla. — After his brother, Babe Pruitt, a Berwin, Okla., constable, died in a hospital Sunday from bullet wounds received in a gun fight with Semi Robertson, Negro, Claude Pruitt rose from his seat beside the deathbed, shouting, "Till kill every Negro in this hospital!" Pruitt ran to the segregated Negro ward. Robertson, under arrest and receiving treatment for a lung wound in the fight with the constable, fled. A half mile from the hospital, Pruitt overtook the fleeing man and fired several shots into his body at close range. Robertson dropped dead. No action is expected to be taken by local authorities against Pruitt. THIEF DRAWS 3 TO 10 YEAR TERM A sentence of from three to ten years in prison was imposed by Judge Martin Smith in Lake criminal court Tuesday on Paul Campbell. Campbell was charged with stealing chickens belonging to Vita Stefanelli, 1719 Adams street, on September 24. Thompson and DePriest Split On Pamphlets Other Chicago Leaders Oppose 'Spite' Action Of Mayor Thompson CHICAGO. — Issuing of pamphlets last week by Mayor William Hale ("Big Bill") Thompson in which he raised the race issue and implored Negroes to support J. Hamilton Lewis, democratic senatorial candidate, instead of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, republican aspirant, has caused a split between Negro leaders and the city's highest official. Congressman Oscar DePriest, Alderman Louis B. Anderson, and Bishop A. J. Carey, civil service commissioner, were asked to sign their names to the pamphlet. All refused, condemning the mayor's proposed action. De Priest Retallates Oscar De Priest, who had been stumping through the state for the widow of the late senator, Monday distributed pamphlets of his own to offset those sent out by Mayor Thompson. In a speech the congressman declared that "no sane man, unless ill-advised or sick, would ask the colored people to vote for a democrat." The DePriest pamphlets, captioned "Vote the Republican Ticket Straight," were distributed by women. The representative, in a speech Monday night, said: "I propose to spend the rest of my time until election advising our people to pay no attention to the ravings of Mayor Thompson. I was surprised to find the Mayor a sick man. He certainly is not the same man we elected Mayor three times. "If he finds it impossible to go along with his party, he should resign. He talks about what he has done for the colored race, but he should remember that three times it was we who saved him from defeat. I don't propose to see him use our people as his catspaws." Thompson Pamphlets The pamphlets which Mayor Thompson distributed contained the following: "During the race riots of 1919 thirty-eight citizens, sixteen white, including a Chicago policeman, and twenty-two colored were killed in Chicago, and 341 persons, 162 white and 179 colored, were injured, and I believe that hundreds more would have been killed or injured if William Hale Thompson had not sat in the mayor's office three days and nights without sleep directing the police department. "While the mayor was striving to protect the citizens of Chicago, as the constitution and his oath of office provided, the Chicago Tribune printed the above cartoon and the then United States senator from Illinois, Medill McCormick, gave out the accompanying interview as published in the Chicago Journal, which I believe created greater race hatred and increased the number of murders. "I believe it is my duty to recall to you now this Chicago Tribune cartoon drawing the menacing color line in the north, and Senator McCormick's interview under the heading, 'Race Riots Matter of Justification,' so that you may be warned before voting in the November 4 election for Ruth Hanna McCormick, the widow and adviser of Medill McCormick. Wilberforce Coach Is Temporarily Suspended XENIA, Ohio. (Special) Football coach Harry C. Graves has been suspended temporarily, president Gilbert H. Jones of Wilberforce announced Tuesday. The cause for the suspension was not made known. President Jones said an acting coach will be selected and that the suspension would not interfere with football games scheduled by the university. Graves, a graduate of Michigan State college, has been coaching Wilberforce football teams since 1924. ONE STABBED DURING DESTROYS AUDITORIUM RALEIGH, N. C.—One casualty occurred here last week when fire totally destroyed $125,000 Raleigh Municipal Auditorium. But that casualty was not a fire casualty. J. H. King was stabbed by an unidentified man when both of them reached for the same coat in trying to escape from the fire. The Negro state fair marshal's ball was in progress at the time of the outbreak of the fire. FURNITURE FOR SALE FURNITURE of three rooms, for sale very reasonable. Terms if desired. Phone 2-2001. Gold Star Mother Denounces Popular Beliefs About Trip 'We Won't Lynch Him,' Arkansas Whites Pledge BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Upon being promised by whites here that there would be no attempt made ot lynch him, officers have returned Charles Wittmore, charged with killing a white man, to this city for incarceration and trial. The murder was committed in 1929 when Constable Elmer Taylor attempted to arrest Wittmore on charges of transporting liquor. He is alleged to have beaten the officer to death and escaped to St. Louis where he was arrested. Hold Pair as Assailants of 3 Gary Women White Woman Declares Neighbor Attacked Her Year Ago Two men were arrested here this week and charged with being the perpetrators of criminal attacks against three south side white women. William Lee, 37, 2419 Johnson street, was one of the men arrested. He was charged with assault and battery with intent to commit a criminal attack on Mrs. Stella Martin. 2357 Grant street. The other alleged criminal, Joe Pounds, 30, 2185 Washington street was accused by Mrs. Rose Chabon, 45, 2141 Washington street, and Mrs. Mary Ruzich, 2149 Washington street, all three living in the same neighborhood, with attempted criminal assault, occuring more than a year ago. Held Several Days Lee was arrested several days ago by Detective Allen Waite after Mrs. Martin told police of an alleged attack and stated that her assailant was frightened away by her screams. Lee, arrested the following day, was held on an open charge until his identification Wednesday night by his alleged victim. Pounds, who had been questioned in connection with the unsolved murder of Mrs. Mary Janovich, the "cust woman," was arrested Monday night by Detectives John Bolden and Wardell Fields and likewise held until Wednesday on an open charge. Official accusations were made only after attorneys for Pounds had threatened to file writs of habeas corpus for his release. Triled Attack Twise The case of Mrs. Chabon against Pounds goes back to May, 1929. She claimed that the alleged assailant entered the basement of her home as she was there washing clothes. He seized her and attempted to choke her, but she managed to scream and frighten him away, she told officers. The attempted attack was repeated with the same result two days later, she said. Mrs. Ruzich related similar occurrences happening shortly afterward. They both identified Pounds. Just how it was that more than a year elapsed before their assailant who lives in the same neighborhood, could be identified was not revealed. ASLEEP AT SWITCH; KILLED MARSHALL, Tex.—(ANP)—Two unidentified colored boys, about 18 years old, were killed while sitting on the track by a northbound Texas and Pacific passenger train about two miles west of Sulphur River bridge. The men were evidently asleep when Engineer Brinson sounded his whistle as neither one moved before the engine struck them. A denouncement of popular beliefs concerning the pilgrimage of the Negro Gold Star mothers to France the past summer is contained in a letter written by one of them, Mrs. Mary V. Lewis of Washington, D. C., to Mrs. Flossie W. Alexander, local school teacher. This letter, received here this week, says in part: "No doubt, you have heard some of the propaganda about sending the colored mothers separate. You know Mr. White of the N. A. A. C. P. wrote letters to all in our party trying to persuade them not to go, saying they were being sent on a freighter, that they were putting their stamp on segregation, etc. I abhor segregation, in this case I think it was best. "The boat on which we sailed is small and has accommodations for only 83 first class passengers. There were 57 in our party, counting the three attendants. Ship Immaculate "The ship was immaculate, the staterooms comfortable and all outside ones. The toilet facilities were sanitary and convenient. The steward and waiters were as nice as could be and the meals were wonderful. There were printed Police Stage Hunt for Four Members of Taxi Bandit Gang Who Held Up 8 Cab Drivers EIGHT PAGES Police Stage H Members of Tax Who Held Up Opens in "Blackbirds" THE BLAKE ALICE WATERS, famous comedienne and blues singer, helped start the fall season right for little old New York by opening on Broadway in the latest edition of Lew Leslie's justly famous "Blackbirds," which carried the late Florence Mills to fame. Wins in Legal Battle to Get $1,000 Policy Insurance not Made to Blood Kin Now Valid Alexander Shows Upholding of an insurance policy of $1,000, contested by the Central Trust and Savings bank on the ground that the beneficiary was not legally entitled to its possesion, was successfully accomplished by Fritz W. Alexander, prominent local attorney in Lake superior court here Monday. The decision rendered in court gave Mrs. Elizabeth Mikula, white client of Mr. Alexander, full rights to the policy under the present laws of Indiana. John Luptak, also white, who took out the insurance, has been dead several months. The Central Trust and Savings bank, acting as administrators of his estate, filed suit in August to keep Mrs. Mikula from receiving the money, claiming that she was not a blood relative of the deceased man, the policy could not be made out to her. Luptak's six children were charged by the administrators to be the rightful heirs to the money. It was brought out at the trial that the law had been changed since the policy was taken out in 1922. Indiana statutes now permit a policy holder of name whom he chooses as beneficiary. It was also learned that Mrs. Mikula might legally be called a creditor as she had made several loans to Luptak dnuring his lifetime, the highest individual amount benig $400. BUNGALOW FOR RENT ATTENTION — Colored people. You can rent a three, four or five-room bungalow with all modern plumbing, $15 month and up. Superior Realty & Building Co., 2000 Broadway. Dial 9229. er Denounces iefs About Trip menu cards for each of the three meals served in the dining room and the bills of fare were so varied that those on diet could stick to their diet. Besides, light refreshments were left for those who stayed up until ten o'clock each night. "This boat, the American Merchant, was built for the transportation of officers and their families to Hawaii, the Philippines, or wherever they were sent. It was sold with the Leviathan to the United States lines, so is no longe operated by the government, but remains a strictly passenger liner running to Hamburg, Germany. It has room only for a limited amount of freight like all other liners and carries mail also. Colonel Davis has traveled on the larger liners and he said the accommodations on the American Merchant were much better, the cabins being much pleasanter, as all have outside portholes. Savs Hotel New "The hotel where we stayed in Paris is a new building only four years old, and the service there was all one could wish. There (Cont'd on page 6) Price 5 Cents Hunt for Four xi Bandit Gang 8 Cab Drivers --- Hail Cabs, Go to Spots Sparsely Settled to Stage Banditries Men's Descriptions Are known to Cops Depradations Frequent In Last Two Weeks; One Driver Shot Police this week were bending every effort to apprehend a small group of Negro bandits who have terrorized taxicab drivers on the south side since September, committing eight successful hold-ups climaxing in the shooting of Earl Jeffries, white, Tuesday night. Police believe the same gang is responsible for several robberies and housebreakings committed in the district. Descriptions given by cab drivers in each instance are almost identical. John Wida claims to have been held up twice by the same pair of men. Two are described as being about 28 years old, near five feet and eight inches in height, of medium build, dark complexion, and wearing soft brown hats and dark suits. A third member of the gang is described as being 200 pounds in weight and about six feet tall. A fourth is described as a heavy set light brownskin man with a scar on his face. Choose 23rd Street Several of the robberies have occurred on East 23rd street. The cab driver has been ordered by a lone man to a sparsely setled section of town where the fare has asked to be let down. While making change to collect his money two men have come up to the cab and ordered the driver to "stick 'em up." While complying with the wishes of the highwayman, the fare has disappeared. On other occasions two men have entered the cab and after being driven to a comparatively desolate spot, have staged the holdups without any outside help. But at least two of the four men described have figured in each of the eight robberies. Following is a list of the banditries: Anthony Huber, September 2. Got passenger at 21st and Washington. Drove to 22nd and Polk. Two men robbed him of $8.70 while making change. Passenger disappeared. September 22, John Wida was held up late at night near 21st and Adams by two passengers. Robbed of $25 and 17 jewel watch. Cecil Davis, October 17 at 21st and Washington, robbed of $10 by two men he picked up at 17th and Broadway. October 11, Sam Manjione taken to 23rd and Jefferson where he was robbed by two passengers picked up at 17th and Broadway. They took $17. John White robbed at 25th and Broadway on October 12 of $1.96 by two men who came to cab as he stopped. Fare disappeared. October 17, Edward Stewart in 1500 block on Virginia lost $5 to pair while making change. Passenger disapeared. John Wida again victimized on October 24 by same two men as before at 23rd and Broadway. They got $5. Earl Jeffries, near 2532 Harrison street, was shot on Tuesday nighe by the six footer when he resisted a holdup. He could not describe his assailant's companion. "Time" Corrects Report On 1930 Lynchings NEW YORK.—"Time," the weekly news magazine, in its October 27 issue, publishes a letter from the N. A. A. C. P. correcting its lynching statistics and also an article on Negro newspapers for which part of the material was furnished by the N. A. A. C. P. "Time" had previously listed sixteen lynchings whereas the N. A. A. C. P. letter lists twenty-three to date in 1930. Of these "Time" now accepts eighteen as lynchings. White Killers of Negro Man, Wife Commuted ATLANTA, Ga.—Governor Hardman has saved two white youths from the electric chair for the murder an aged Negro and his wife. Harvey and Wayman Bradberry, who had been sentenced to the chair for murder in Oconee county, had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment by the governor last Monday. The Governor's action followed recommendations made recently by the state prison commission which said psychological tests had shown that the youths were of low mentality. The two Bradberry youths and Raymond Cooper, a brother-in-law, had been found guilty of murdering Doc Elder and his wife, and then looting his home. Cooper was sentenced to life imprisonment. hl Jubliee Group Draws Praise For Artistry Concert at City Church Pleasing to Lovers Of Musie Here By Nae Potter The Gary division of the Nation- al Concert Jubilee chorus, under the direction of George R. Garner, internationally known tenor; gave its first annual part song festival in City church auditorium before a large and appreciative audience Wednesday night. The choral numbers for the most part consisted of Negro folk songs arranged by Mr. Garner, R. Na- thaniel Dett, J. Rosamond John- son, Harry T. Burleigh and N. Clarke Smith, These numbers were rendered with much finish, accuracy, style and enthusiasm re- flecting the high sfandard of mu- sicianship of the director. . “Little David Play on Your Harp,” spiritual arranged by Gar- ner, scemed to be the favorite among the choral numbers. It was sung several times by the chorus in response to much ap- plause. Dr. A. E. Jenkins was the soloist on this number and was very well received. Those taking solo parts in the chorus were Mesdames Sybil Smith, Maggie Jones and Pearl Butler. Herman Billingsley, Ho- race Johnson and Dr. Jenkins. Special mention should be made of Mrs. Netta Garner, wife of the director, who played excellently a Scherzo and Nocturne by Chopin and Etude de Concert by McDow- much talent and extensive train- ell. Mrs. Garner is a pianist of ing having studied with the best teachers of Europe and America. Her numbers wree both inspiring and well played with excellent fin- ish and artistic style. Another treat for the audience was the playing of Sicilienne et Rigandon, one of Kreisler's com- positions, by Abram McClenney, the able Boston violinist. A brok- en string handicapped the violin- ist during an encore, but Mr. Mc- Clenney finished the number with both poise and ability. The National Concert Jubilee chorus consisst of more than 200 voices. The group deserves all the support the community can offer. We look forward with in- terest to its next annual concert. Caught Stealing Hose; Uses Knife on Captors fe RICHMOND, Va—(ANP)—When William Johnson was caught try- ing to steal a pair or hose for his sweetie in a downtown depart- ment store, he resorted to his trusty switch blade to escape but to no avail. The officers had faced other blades of the same description and were not afraid of it. Johnson was observed placing a pair of hose in his pocket, for which he had not paid. ‘The man- ager of the store was called and he was detained in the rear of the store for officers, who had been called. Before the officers put in their appearance, Johnson ‘struck the manager over the head and was about to escape when the police ar- rived on the scene. He pulled his knife and began to slash but the police overpowered him and now he is languishing in jail. YELLS AT CATS; FALLS OUT OF WINDOW NEW ORLEANS,—(ANP)—Dis- turbed by a chorus of cats in an alley near her home, Mary Smith, of 2812 Orleans street, just as the sun was peeping over the hen- house, raised the window of her bedroom to shout at them. She fell through the window from the zecond floor to the sidewalk. At Charity hospital she was found to be suffering from a fracture of the skull. She will die. Mrs. Michael Howi, of near Ha- zelton, Pa., gave birth to two sons 33 days apart. 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' ee a NORM leek 5 mr aes —_————— PINK SALMON SARDINES Re | TWO K SAEMON 25¢ IN OU -CAN se 05 | RAISINS . 19¢ | POPCORN Ihe TWO 15 OZ. PKGS. ........ = | LITTLE BUSTER, 3 PKGS. .. PICKLES 95¢ | PITTED DATES 4@ec | PINT JAR ................ || ONE PACKAGE ........5.00 7 Negroes Are Urged To Back Prohi Law M.E. Head Makes Appeal In Louisiana Confab | NATCHITOCHES, La. — Ad- ‘dresses by Bishop F. T. Keeny of the Atlanta area featured Satur- day morning’s session of the an- ‘nual conference of the Methodist ‘Episcopal church in session in ‘Natchitoches. All sessions of the conference are held in Ashbury ‘Methodist church. Dr. A. L, Howard of Washinp- ton, D. C, representative of the Methodist board of temperance and public morals, in addressing the conference concerning the temperance movement, urged the Negroes to stand loyally by en- forcement of the 18th amend- ment and to oppose any efforts on the part of the wets to repeal the prohibition law. Dr. Howard de- clared that he had succeeded in getting 500,000 young Negroes to sign the temperance pledge. The board of pensions and re- lief which looks after the welfare of the retired ministers, widows and orphans represented by D. H. Sweeny of Chicago, stated that this board had distributed $3406.62 during the year to retired minis- ters, widows and orphans of the conference. The English Government spends $14 a second to feed, clothe and house the nation’s army of unem- ployed persons. - eee et Lae): Sanitary Beauty | Shoppe 1917 Washington St. |—Presents the new and the effective in beauty technique. |—Charming chic is available [here at moderate cost. | Mrs. J. W. Robinson, Prop. PHONE 2-1646 CLOVER LEAF PRODUCTS Place your order with Clover Leaf Dairy Company and be assured of quality products and prompt service. CLOVER LEAF DAIRY COMPANY 1100 Mass. Phone 9177 Lower - Merritt DECORATING CO. Expert Interior Decorators 566 Washington St. Phone 2-6277 mn GUARANTEED | ALL YEAR ROUND PRICES.ON COAL Franklin County | Pocahontas BIG LUMP ....... $6.50/LUMP %........... $8.50 § ca (EGG? St. 8 BOT Oras ees 6.50/MINE RUN ....... 6506 NUT ............. 6.50/CAR LOAD ....... $6.25 § MINE RUN ....... 6.00) ee — - | Little Betty f BAGS. eo 0d Kentucky ee oak cs etec.. S698 8 BLOCK ........... $7.00 wineeL ING sees 28 B EGGHs. iden Te nese Soni tiegee TOG he ; i These prices are on load lots over five tons. . “i ee ae Scales . | Pennsylvania Ice & Goal Co-Rl 300 W. 21st. Avenue Phone 9467 f f Tuskegee and Foree Play a Seoreless Tie 16.000 See Bulldogs Go To Lion Danger Zone But Fail to Score CHICAGO.—Neither Wilberforce's highly touted aerial attack nor Tuskegee's well advertised steam roller could do much at Soldiers Field stadium here Saturday as the two elevens battled for sixty play- ing minutes to a scoreless tie. It seemed that the boys from the North took advantage of the breeze blowing in from Lake Michigan and delayed their plays as much as possible to keep the Southerners cold and less prone to get places and do things in unfamiliar climat- ic conditions. Tuskegee came forth more heavily clad in the second half. Bulldogs Threaten The 16,000 spectators saw the Wilberforce Bulldogs three times THE GARY AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA get within scoring distance. Put each time the threat failed when passes tossed by the Ohio backs failed to click, During the first period, neither side tried anything but straight football backed» by punts. The ball was kept in midfield all during this time. In the second quarter, Wilberforce opened up with a forward passing attack. Tynes threw a 25 yard toss to Tynes then carried the ball fer a 2 Tuskegee 20 yard line. Moore gained 6 yerds through tackle on tme next play. Another pass was caught by Fowler out of bounds and the ball was given to Tuskegee on its 20 yard line. On 10 Yard Line Two long passes in the last pe- riod again put the Ohioans on the Tiger 10 yard line. In two pluys Elmer Moore, Wilberforce fullback, brought the ball to the yard iine. Tynes the carried the ball for a 2 yard pain. On their Idst down Moore tried a kick from placement, but it was wide. With three minutes to play, long gains by Capt. Ben Stevenson and Tom Shanklin put the Tigers on the Wilberforce 25 yard line. Stev enson gained 5 yards as the game ended. Lineup: seen. Poctttan ‘Plain’ Tuskegee = Position "Force Robinson .....L.E......... Bowler EB. Adams .....1.T......... Rittig Hockett os... kedsoots.ire. Sewi PARKER HOUSE) a, SAUSAGE (7a Cia tuated Quali vy al (exis! Beers ae Ee ———EeE———— ae = ie ) —— | eee ERO RUN TCO Yip eS | Store Hours PPoRO EE ape eae pe <a kee ean age 818-27 oe = | t, 9 to 9 OMe NIN Td NAO oe) AND 7 Garv i ee at of Rothe Doe aesks a5 eae eaae SS ee a ree _ " - LEST, f \We Guarantee Satisfaction or Your Money Back if — > @ THURSDAY | a Sd ay Ca BB ‘a te a pe Loe a ee iota be oy eee : ‘ Weed Ra fee fo pe ep By ba j wort fe Me eA he a \o ' 3 ie be Gay m= ot) fe ee ea fey BAL x Soe bg a ‘ i hd Seo ey fee SATURDAY | ‘ eh Kaha aes ‘ wis : i uring this O0c Sale, we ere offering the greatest values since we opened the Gary Store, | 1 1 : } : : ! rnd you should certainly bey a numbr of these bargains while they can he had. i | Sunerior Qualitv Ravon Sweaters 2-Piece Pajama : Saye gee ae a Ge ¥ X724 women's and misses’ init Made of good auslliy sayhs | ae ee pullover _ sweaters, ng Plain colors with contrasting — ia a | a g,\ EP, 3 sle ee with round or “V" trim, In blue, green,orchid, ine, A ay, Bea or taney stripes...... OMe cocoa ana 90c ’ ~) 8 Bu €® Eee orange ..eeeeeeeeen, Rayon Slips Ry ee Ty may Made of good quality rayon Gowns and * é 7 \ : LTS GRE Ba having ‘a bodige top and 19- Paj ae B inch hem. Size 0 42, | Gi for FUL ae ee eee Q : No fabric appears more pop- 2 ; e “ a Pe Ee a ular than crepe for undies, 1 Hinve sic tastes. Elas- Combination Suits ana these crepe gowns and j atockin: teal service | Good quality rayon brassiere pajamas should have a par- : 1+ nd in- and bodice-top styles with ticular appeal at this low md : ‘ed Now | $5 to 42, Peach and’...... price, Fancy. trim, or fg- : tiv cer denn | Bloomer knee. Sices k y P 36 to 42. Peach ured crepe. Sizes of | i : praia ae 90c 86, 38 and 40........ 90c } i < | 17 n 25 C: s foe ————— Sears Soap Flaks ret one i % 7, Full 16-ounce packages. j ‘ : ' t/ A Equal to any soap flakes on = ; fa a r C QO oO S the market. sors. Vi [o ceaker ce : 6 for 90c « ‘ 1 2UC } i som t | 8 yds. Fancy Pereales, 36-in. for. . .90e ~ fen’s lS yds Fancy Ginahame S218) tan 00) Shells wth on ; 8 yds. Fancy Ginghams, 32-in, for 90e No. 7 chilled shot shells for nion iis Rog Tae ook QE Nee 12 ns. No. 5 ani Union Suits | & yds. Colorful Challies for...... 90e Sales slot “ancl see ae I ‘ coh ey ee - : . Boxes ‘ ‘ - | 8 yds. 36-in. Outing Flannel... ...90¢ eg suns: oe Oe | cot j 10 yds. 27-in. Outing Flannel ....90c ee Lots” of | ONe |e.) : aes Room Lots” o | years § ae i S yds. Colored Longeloth, 36-in... .90c Wall P. Mens’ Bovs’ | 10 yds. White Shaker Flannel ... .90¢ 3 epee Ree = ney De c Wiatchon ewes i MORADOM < 90 Bee i raulable wanton ay MMESTICS FOR O(c Not odds and ends, but more a oe Piro. Ti See at Naat a 3 . n > pal f ft 1 fob. Og, | LO yds. 16-in. Toweling for .....90e eee oe cata oe ie | : ~ ' 3 yds. 10-4, Unbl. Sheeting. .... .90c me, Ole { a ie ° Kniekers | 6 yds. Stevens Crash, 18% 90 — } ae Aniekers | 6 yds. Stevens Crash, 18in. ......90¢ | @Me «| @ Plaid Turkish Towels, 22x40... .90¢ | Women's 12i40 to 180 | he Plaid Tarkish Towels, 22x40... . * OK poe Sete ONE SS Handkerchiefs | : j © Pillow Cases, 36x42, for.......90c Hdkfs Po ‘ t ' Sus ; i ‘ ‘ | 2, 3-lb. Cotton Batting for ......90e 10 s 0c | ee “| 9 yds, Cretonne, 30-in. for ......90c : for Bae | 7283 ; : noes we : i Bleached Sheet, size 81x90, for. . .90e A wonderful asoortment, em- Boys’ Flannelett Facae BAS B Musli 90 brasing white wiilinan ben . ie ds, 36-in, Brown Mus iia Soret tite or embroidered, ~ eee i> *} a ae oe bi White With colored initials, 1 raja Hdinen? Pable Cove 4x ite and fancy embroi- i ; E i ii-Linen Table Cover, 54x68. . .90e 4 dered corners Bematitched 1S | 9 cde Wath Indes Toad ‘Toh and embroidered — in fact | : . | S yds, 45-in Indian Head Tubing . .90c¢ almost ‘every style image: | ; * OCe | 3 yds. 39c Cretonne, for ........90¢ BS . | | | 4 yds. Curtai >renadine Pint’ Rlenate 14 yds. Curtain Grenadine .......90¢ INFANTS? i2 phe hae apa hee eee ei = " Flannelette Wear h atocn ofa | Girdles | Table Lamps Gowns—Gertrudes— 4 ; . 2UC | wraparound rayon girdle | Assorted styles in fancy pot- Wrappers 5 { with s 5 if rar- tery nA wrought ee One 4 O 9 i a o ata 50. You | style has brass table pad, | Rayon Crepes | a vga ecN one | Sitget Stmdeyaa | | For Ic”, } “OMe 3 ]} under $1 > § » FUR oak naw Dee si Mothers of Saat babies, will i . e = Make appreciative this Se ee, in | . } 1 lcht | Corseleites BIER cee enced 90c fannelette neerment ait ; 2 | so wear w un ti | r a | ¥ rayon fabric, shape- factorily.. White ith. oot | ) | t 1. ya ss Se tees open atte, hae a ainch Kits pecs ‘ nd aut tror yar- | re, | Chamoisuede ters. You have paid sis for | With Bottle > | UAHAIMOmsit r inferior a} 2 7 those eecreeeeses (OWE | 90¢ Window Shades Se ees . j 1 £ Huntine Vests Outfit includes black enam- 2 for 90c ne © ar pos S | eled case with hinged lid and with y flare cuffs, turn- | Khaki 2 lored Gack shell leather hale... actu ie chem ore Be inet “mpterocks ack ped cuffs. |} vests. Capacity 3 e can cl secu! shades rollers. Heck scalloped cone ies “| ieee eer Oe | in top of case. All colors. | i ———— — ) Saas ; Bushee Sips SE SS = = =: tne Negro Art Exhibit To Be Here Sunday A Negro Art exhibit, arrangea by W. E. Scott and Charles ¢. Dawson and featuring” several busts and painting by’ Richman Barthe, will be presented by the ¥. W. C. A. interracial group in the World” Fellowship room of City church on Sunday afternoon from three to five o'clock. A musical program featuring Champion ....:.C......:.... Russell oR hs Herpes 5 Se Ree nay a Kyle Belemar %. sess ccbtel soc. ace Kilgore D. Johnson ...R.£.......... Lucas Moberly ......Q.8...... Thornhill Stevenson ....L. Z....c..... Terry Sta 665... He ee ‘Tynes J. Johnson ...F. 3.......... Moore substitutions: Tuskegee — Wyle for Moberly, Harrison for J. John- son, McCarthy for D, Johnson, Mc- Kinney for Belcher. Wliberforee— Robinson for Terry, Green for Thornhill. Dr. H. H. Clay, will be presented with the exhibit. The Roosevelt High School Glee Club will sing several Negro spirituais. The committee in charge of the affair, Mesdames W. J. Hamilton, chairman; R. M. Millard, Florence Brinton, W. W. Cooke and Miss Thyra Edwards, assures the pub- lic of something worth while. An Advertisement in The American Brings Restilts fries Lork’s Confectionery Ice Créam, Fruits Candy and Cold Drinks C. LORK, Prop. 2500 Adams Street Saturday, Ist, to Wednesday, 5th at ¥ People’s Grocery Store 2401 Adams_ Phone 4-1419 CORN MEAL BLACKEYE PEAS SO TBS for... 228 SD. cts ca gee 25¢ with order SS SUGAR in CLOTH MATCHES. SUG! i BAG, 10 Ibs. ome? 49¢e ti 19¢ SALMON, Fancy 25e CORN, PEAS and 2 tall cans ....... TOMATOES 10e - ———_—— No, 2 cans—can. . ee ee re BROWN BE/ LOUR, thee | ee 79¢ BACON, s red SALT PORK Ve Half or se “19:0 by (ons esa 16 “ae Whole ........ a Minimum 3 Ibs, LIBRARY HOLDS LECTURES ON NEGRO LITERATURE LOS ANGELES.—(ANP)—In or- der to familiarize the general pub- He with Negro literature public November 1, — readings of books by Negro autho and free lectures are being ai regularly at the Vernon Branch I brary. Music also is rendered ar both races attend. \ CLIP this COUPON You get One Bar of P & G Soap FREE with Coupon CONTINUOUS 10:30 TO 11:30 P.M. ROOSEVELT BROADWAY AT 15th. ST. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Norma Talmadge in "New York Nights" With GILBERT ROLAND; also Jules Bledsoe in "On the Levee" Comedy and Pathe News Mon., Tues. and Wed., Nov. 3-4-5 James Murray and Katherine Crawford in "Hide Out" WHO ARE THE RED LIGHT MAIDENS OF TODAY? PRIMROSE PATH SINGING & DANCING FLAMING DRAMA OF SCARLET YOUTH November 1, 1930 Soci THE SOCIETY NEWS DEPARTMENT of The Gary American aims to give a correct and comprehensive picture of the social life of the "Steel City." Persons desiring to have news inserted in this department may do so by calling Gary 6134 and giving the news they wish to insert to the telephone operator, or call Mrs. Florida J. Leeke, society editor, Gary 6096. By Florida J. Leeke Wedding Bells There are still some dear, old fashioned girls who are not too modern to give us the joy of seeing a real church wedding, such as there used to be before we all became too busy even to get married. Such a treat was in store for us last Wednesday evening when we cut the practices and the club meetings, even, stayed away from the political meetings long enough to steal around the corner and peep in at the First Baptist church where we had heard the strains of the wedding march pealing as we entered. It was refreshing and beautiful to see Miss Katherine Wood, the lovely bride, exquisitely adorned in white satin gown and bridal veil, carrying a huge bouquet of white bridal roses as she stepped to the altar to join the lucky bridegroom, Mr. Ludie Means. Miss Wood, sister to the bride, was maid-of-honor. She wore a peach colored chiffon dress, silver slippers, and carried carnations. She was attended by Conrad Jewel who was best-man to the groom. The three bridesmaids in beautiful procks of blue added the finishing touch to what was a very picturesque wedding. May they live happily every afterward. Surprise Party Friends of Mrs. Anne S. John CONSU PACKING ston surprised her with a shower of birthday gifts at her home on Wednesday evening of this week. Mrs. W. W. Cooke was hostess to the Bridge club on Wednesday at her home in Adams street. The club guests were Mrs. S. D. Davis and Mrs. Vera T. McGirt. Mrs. Emma Furicha nad Estella Westmoreland were hostesses on Thursday afternoon at a Miscellaneous shower, honoring Miss Geneva Davis whose wedding takes place this week. Many beautiful gifts were received. Club Meets At Friendship House The What Good Are We club met at Friendship house. Jacob Reddix; instructor at Roosevelt high school, was the principal speaker. The subject of his talk was, "High School Standards and Ideals." Percy Brevan, president, acted as master of ceremonies. A five minute talk on "Cooperation" was given by Miss Eunice Hendricks. "Don't" was the subject of the paper read by Miss Crace Turner. A reading entitled "Smiles" was rendered by Miss Ruth Dixon and a solo was suri by Miss Louise Robinson. The What Good Are We club is made up of high school pupils and meets every Sunday at Friendship house. Mrs. Irving Edward Sheffy is sponsor. Out-of-Town Guests Visit The Robinsons Mrs. Alberta Wilson of Joliet Are you in need of MONEY See Sam at 1604 Broadway Phone 2-3477 Hammond News Mrs. Jasper Harper, 517 Larned avenue, gave a party for a number of her little friends last Thursday evening. Those present were Floyd Harwell, Lawrence Harwell Jr., Charles Haskins Jr., Lorene Harwell, Hatie Lee Thompson, Bessie Smith, Beatrice Smith, Thelma Smith, Agnell McClendon, and William McClendon. Mr. David Jenkins of Terre Haute was house guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Bethea last Sunday. The members of Bethel A. M. E. church on Michigan avenue, gave a shower on their new pastor, the Rev. Mr. Moore, last Saturday evening. Mrs. Clara Prentup of Wilcox avenue, died suddenly in Chicago last week. She was taken to her former home in Nashville, Tennessee, for burnal. She leaves a son, Robert Lee Atkinson of Hammond, and some sisters in Tennessee. and Mr. and Mrs. Posey of Streator, Ill., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Robinson, 1917 Washington street, on last Sunday. Victor Hower, 2183 Adams street, is planning to attend the A. K. A dance at Indiana U. next Saturday. His sister, Miss Genevieve Hower, is a student at the university. IVAN C. DUNLAP Jeweler Successor to Stringfellow's Jewelry Department Expert Watch Repairer 548 Broadway Great FOR THE WELD 500 New Suits Patterns to $1 Also SUITS an At $25.00 $28.00 We have a Large S at $1 In All New Sh This COUPON $1 on any Su Real Art Ta 1616 BR HANDY D Great News FOR THE WELL DRESSED MAN 500 New Suits and Overcoats Patterns to Choose From $22 Also SUITS and OVERCOATS At $25.00 $28.00 $30.00 and $32.00 We have a Large Selection of Overcoats at $12.50 In All New Shades and Styles This COUPON Is Worth $1.50 on any Suit ordered Real Art Tailoring Co. 1616 BROADWAY HANDY DIRECTORY of Gary Firms Who Guarantee Products and Service BEAUTY SHOPS JULIETTE BEAUTY SHOP 16 W. 25th St. COMPLETE BEAUTY SERVICE For Women who are more Fastidious EXPRESSIN SMITH'S EXPRESS OAL, WOOD, EXPRESS Phone 2-7216 1749 W RUDOLPH'S BAKERY and LUNCH We bake all of our pastry and Bread. Real Home Cooking. Once served at Rudolph's you will become a regular cust- tomer. Mrs. Todd Rudolph, Prop. 1751 Washington St. CANDY STORES HUNTER'S Home Made Candies Fresh Salted Peanuts Daily 1945 Washington Street CLEANING and PRESSING CENTRAL CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY CO. 10 E. 19th Ave. .Phone 2-5641 TRACEY SMITH, Prop. STEEL CITY FLORISTS Mrs. Brincy and Mrs. Menczyski, Prop. 17 East 16th Avenue GARY, INDIANA Phone 2-2134 ADVERTISE IN THE GARY AMERICAN THE GARY AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA William Haines in Broadway Picture What with William Haines in spurs and a cowboy sombrero, the attractive Leila Hyams and such fun-makers as Polly Moran and Cliff Edwards—patrons of the Broadway theatre have a treat in store when "Way Out West" opens Friday, November 7 and 8 for a showing. Haines, who in his varied screen career has had to learn everything from playing polo to swabbing decks a la Uncle Sam's sailors, was required to master two new tricks for his latest comedy. First he had to learn how to operate a phoney roulette wheel for the opening scenes of the comedy, laid in a traveling carnival atmosphere, and secondly he was taught the rudiments of herding cattle and riding bucking bronchos, these stunts playing an important part of the remainder of the picture, which shifts to cattle ranges in New Mexico. The carnival details were easily picked up but when it came to riding the bronchos—well, it seems that for the first few days Haines DRINK A pure fresh milk from contented cows. Furnished thru a modern plant. Dixie Dairy Co. 1200 W. 15th Ave. Phone 6101 News DRESSED MAN and Overcoats Choose From 22 H OVERCOATS $30.00 and $32.00 selection of Overcoats 22.50 ades and Styles DN Is Worth 2.50 it ordered tailoring Co. DADWAY RECTORY EXPRESSING SMITH'S EXPRESS OAL,WOOD,EXPRESSING Phone 2-7216 1749 Washington FRED'S EXPRESS & COAL CO. Light Hauling 118 W. 17th Ave. 2-4747 FURNITURE STIMSON FURNITURE CO. 1855 Broadway Phone 2-6311 GROCERY STORES JAMES' GROCERY and MEAT MARKET Fresh Vegetables We deliver anywhere in the city. Phone 2-2706. R. JAMES, Prop. 1951 Washington ROTH PACKING CO., Inc. For Good Meats 1729 Broadway Phone 6730 BOLTON'S RESTAURANT Choice Foods Served Open Day and Night 24 W. 17th Street R. BOLTON, Prop. Ph. 2-7847 National Bank of America 685 BROADWAY Experience Counts In Assessing The Tax Laws of Indiana provide that a tax for township purposes must be uniform throughout the township and the laws do not require a uniform method of valuation of property for taxation, but only such a method as will insure a just valuation. The next quadrennial valuation of property falls in 1932. This is the valuation of real estate and improvements which is made every four years, and is not changed other than to add new improvements erected during the four year interim. The quadrennial assessment of 1932 will be the most difficult and important one, with one possible exception, of any ever made in Gary. The exception is the assessment made following the World War when adjustment to cover the after war conditions was necessary. That problem was met by taking into consideration deflated values and then by measuring each building and assessing by the cubic foot method, again considering the type of construction. The 1932 problem will be one largely of depreciation. In one section of our city each building must be inspected thoroughly and remeasured in order to arrive at a just depreciation; in other sections where different rate of depreciation must apply to almost every building, the task will be even more complicated and difficult. Land and lot values must undergo a complete revaluation. How necessary then will be experience in this work and familiarity in handling these matters to make an equitable valuation. This work must be done by the Township Assessor's office, which is the foundation upon which all taxation depends. It is usually looked upon as a lowly office, poorly paid, but no office is more important to the individual citizens. ate most of his meals standing up. Byron Morgan, who once wrote racing stories for Wallace Reid, and Alfred Block, who collaborated on "Speedway" and "It's a Great Life," put their heads together for Haines' latest vehicle and concocted a story which is as exciting as it is funny. Poor Haines learns through bitter experiences what an Easterner has to go through before he can become a full-fledged cow. BARGAINS Lots of Good Used Pants, Shoes and Furniture at Gary Bargain Store 1745 Broadway THE MUSEUM OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE National Bank 685 BRO Experien Voters Should Stop, Consider Issues in Case Calumet Township, not including fractional sections along the lake front, or annexed property in center of Hobart Township, has an area of fifty-four square miles. This is divided as follows: Acres ..... 22,652 Subdivided Lots ..... 75,252 Buildings ..... 17,875 not including additionals for 1931 and 1932. Many of the lots have more than one building, these figures are for one building for each lot. The Tax Laws of Indian township purposes must be township and the laws do not of valuation of property for method as will insure a just The next quadrennial valu 1932. This is the valuation of ments which is made every changed other than to add n Read The American. WASHINGTON CLEANERS 1542 Broadway MEN'S SUITS Cleaned and Pressed 75c 75c SILK DRESSES, LADIES' Suits and Overcoats Cleaned and Pressed $1.00 We call and Deliver Phone 2-2951 The Limited Income accomplishes more, in the long run, if part of it is put aside regularly in a Savings Account with the NATIONAL BANK OF AMERICA. Systematic deposits soon build a substantial fund that enables you to enjoy the bigger things you want. A small deposit will open an account. k of America ADWAY M. na provide that a tax for uniform throughout the require a uniform method taxation, but only such a valuation. uation of property falls in of real estate and improve- four years, and is not new improvements erected The quadrennial assess- PLATES AS LOW AS $10 FRANK FRED JANE JOHN LAWRENCE TITTLE BROS. PACKING CO. INC. Meat Merchants - Stores Everywhere 1500-1504 BROADWAY In Assessing so tremendous a task confronting the to Assessor in whose department inexperi- competency would result in chaos, the vot- Township are urged to see to it that o adaptability, of many years' experience, who has endeavored to be fair and imp valuations of properties in the Township in the office of Assessor of Calumet Town- er McFadden in announcing his candidac en to this office feels that he owes it to th the Township to make the following state Voters of Calumet Township: who has been as signally honored as I the voters of this township for almost a century, surely owes the people a frank showing the report of the Lake County O le public recently. Iire to positively disclaim any intent to v of my country or state and to affirm the performance of my duties as township assess- and, to the best of my knowledge and be in my employ has performed any act that intent. Ive given the best years of my life to the me and in so doing have conscientiously my entire energy in perfecting that se adoption and development of better and methods, with the motivating thought a fair deal to everybody. That these e been in vain and that the public recog servant, is testified to by the confident men in returning me to this public feeding term. Encouraged by this senth ire to justify it, has lent inspiration to me up a system in the assessor's office that commendation throughout the state and of that system quite generally. If, as all application of technical routine has occurre endous increase of business in my office be attributed to any wilful act on my part of my staff, but rather to a genuin eet changing conditions. Through investigation of my record as ass welcomed by me.” JOHN McFADD With so tremendous a task confronting the next Township Assessor in whose department inexperience and incompetency would result in chaos, the voters of Calumet Township are urged to see to it that one of marked adaptability, of many years' experience and training, who has endeavored to be fair and impartial in his valuations of properties in the Township be retained in the office of Assessor of Calumet Township. Major McFadden in announcing his candidacy for re-election to this office feels that he owes it to the voters of the Township to make the following statement: "One who has been as signally honored as I have been by the voters of this township for almost a quarter of a century, surely owes the people a frank statement following the report of the Lake County Grand Jury made public recently. "I desire to positively disclaim any intent to violate the laws of my country or state and to affirm that in the performance of my duties as township assesor, I have not and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, no one in my employ has performed any act with fraudulent intent. "I have given the best years of my life to the public service and in so doing have conscientiously devoted my entire energy in perfecting that service through adoption and development of better and more equitable methods, with the motivating thought foremost of a fair deal to everybody. That these efforts have not been in vain and that the public recognizes a faithful servant, is testified to by the confidence of my fellowmen in returning me to this public trust each succeeding term. Encouraged by this sentiment and a desire to justify it, has lent inspiration to me in building up a system in the assessor's office that has received commendation throughout the state and the adoption of that system quite generally. If, as alleged, a misapplication of technical routine has occurred in the tremendous increase of business in my office, it should not be attributed to any wilful act on my part or on the part of my staff, but rather to a genuine desire to meet changing conditions. "A thorough investigation of my record as assessor will be welcomed by me." CALUMET TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR 631-633 BRODWAY "To the Voters of Calumet Township: PAGE THREE S $10 ATE he ever known. afford to pay. Sept. 1st. old, aluminum, ate. WORK (22k) casting . $5.00 HURT A BIT me and see us.. ROS. O. INC. everywhere sing ing the next inexperience of the voters of that one of experience and impartial township be re- set Township. candidacy for it to the vot- g statement: red as I have almost a quar- frank state- county Grand ent to violate affirm that in ship assesor, I see and belief, my act with e to the pub- mentiously de- that service later and more thought fore- these efforts recognizes confidence of public trust this sentimentation to me in office that has state and the off, as alleged, occurred in my office, it on my part genuine de- d as assessor ADDEN McCulloch in Ohio Opposed By N.A.A.C.P. Voted to Seat Parker on Supreme Court; Lost Negro Followers NEW YORK. — Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch has declined a challenge made to him to debate with Walter White, acting secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, on the subject of his vote to seat Judge John J. Parker on the supreme Court. The challenge was issued by C. E. Dickinson, president of the Ohio state conference of N. A. A. C. P. branches, which have unanimously voted to oppose Senator McCulloch's candidacy. In the aggressive anti-McCulloch fight which the N. A. A. C. P. is leading in Ohio Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, editor of the Crisis, and Walter White, acting secretary, are touring the state. The N. A. A. C. P. has also telegraphed and written to Negro politicians outside of the state of Ohio urging them not to participate in the campaign in behalf of Senator McCulloch. Roscoe Simmons Challenged One reply to such a communication, coming from Roscoe Simmons, expressed the intention of campaigning for McCulloch "if the Republican party wishes me to oppose the democratic party there" and asserting that "one republican advocating flouting of our constitutional rights is not to be compared to a whole party which has stolen every right guaranteed to us in the Constitution," also that "I cannot aid in comforting my oppressors and your organization will fall when the people discover that such is its purpose." To which the N. A. A. C. P. replied that it was not interested in Mr. Simmons' affiliation with the republican party and was opposing McCulloch's election "on sole ground that he voted to confirm to supreme court a Southern judge who had publicly and brazenly advocated denial to Negroes of their constitutional right to vote. Senator McCulloch had to choose between loyalty to the White House and loyalty to the cause of Negro's civil emancipation. His choice went against Negro. On this ground, regardless of party considerations, N. A. A. C. P. and all enlightened, politically free Negroes in Ohio and elsewhere hope that McCulloch will be defeated which consummation now seems practically assured. Surely you do not mean to set up any one party as champion of Negro and certainly not republican party of today when a republican president nominated a man whose confirmation you yourself admit opposing and a republican senator objectly betrayed interests of his Negro constituents by a vote to confirm." In its telegram the N. RIDE the WHITE. Midwest Coaches to CHICAGO Connections with "L" trains to the Chicago loop at 63rd and South Park Avenue. A Clean, Comfortable ride to Chicago for 35c Whiteway Midwest Motor Coach Company Husband Kills Wife Cop Slays Negro; Jury In Jealous Rage Praises and Frees Him SZIKORA For fifteen years Margarite Szikora has been a resident of the Central District. She has demonstrated her friendship as a neighbor and her ability as a business woman. Thousands know her as a kind and considerate individual and as a qualified and experienced business woman. She has given liberally of her money, time and effort to the people of the Central District. No one who has come to her for assistance has ever been turned away. She has been the friend of countless Central District residents who have come to her for sustenance. Voters of the Central District owe to her a large measure of their support. She Has Stood the Test---And Now Deserves Your Vote And Support Margarette Szikora has stood the test and gone thru enough to discourage any one. Her qualifications, her fitness to hold the office of Township Trustee has been upheld by the Circuit Court. There is no doubt as to her right to run for Township Trustee and to hold and keep the office if elected by the voters of Calumet Township on November 4, 1930. INDIANAPOLIS. Because of jealousy of his wife's actions with another man, Matt Jones is being sought by the police department on the charge of murder. He stabbed his wife, Lottie Jones, to death, as a climax to an informal party with friends in their home, early Monday morning. Party Very Noisy Residents of the neighborhood in which the killing occurred claimed that the party at the Jones home was very noisy. They told police that it was one of the most sensational affairs to ever occur in the quiet Haughville community. According to the story as constructed by the police, Jones was extremely jealous of his wife and her friendly associations with their men friends. On the evening of the murder she is supposed to have danced with Louis Johnson, a guest, more than her husband thought necessary. After the dance, Mrs. Jones and here guests went into the dining room. Her husband followed them into the room and stabbed his wife, without argument, according to statements of the witnesses. STEAL MORE THAN 109 AUTOMOBILE TIRES WASHINGTON, — (ANP) Edward Johnson, Lloyd Johnson and John P. Davis have been held in $5,000 bond. These men are charged with stealing more than one hundred automobile tires, a truck and numerous tools, after breaking into public and private garages of the city. Police said the men admitted taking the automobile accessories and the truck. It was said that in several instances they entered pigarages and stripped the owner's cars of all the tires and tools. A. A. C. P. pointed out that it was not acting "in revenge" as Mr. Simmons charged, that it was impartially endorsing republicans and democrats who had voted against Parker, an asserting that "No other course is open to any intelligent, informed and high-principienced Negro." For fifteen years M. the Central District, as a neighbor and h. ands know her as a qualified and experi She has given liber people of the Central for assistance has ev friend of countless to her for sustenance her a large measure She Has St Deserves Y Margarette Szikora to discourage any hold the office of T Circuit Court. .The Township Trustee a by the voters of Calu You Can Wholeheartedly Support Marga Because She Has CLEAN POLICIES MASTER BRAND Start the Day Right! For Breakfast eat Superior's Master Brand Bacon or Farmer House Pork Sausage, loose, in 1 pound cartons. For sale at every store in Gary and Vicinity Superior Meat Products (Inc.) Phone 9157-8-9 CHARLOTTE, N. C.—(ANP)—It required the coroner's jury just about five minutes to decide that L. W. Bowlin, local policeman, was justified in killing Clarence Grier here Tuesday afternoon. The policeman testified that he and his brother-officer, P. D. Hamsey, went to Grier's home to arrest him on charges of burglary. When Grier refused to admit them they crashed the door and were confronted by Grier armed with a shotgun. Just as Grier was about to fire at Hamsey, according to Bowlin's statement, he fired killing Grier instantly. THREATENS MAGISTRATE AND IS JAILED PHILADELPHIA, — (ANP) John Asheville let his temper get the best of him, and had the nerve to threaten to do bodily harm to Magistrate Coward if he issued a warrant demanded by a woman of his acquaintance. Magistrate Coward summoned police officers and had the man arrested. Magistrate Coward sentenced Asheville to 10 days in jail. Mrs. Margaret Burns, 93 years old, of Pittsburgh, Pa., is cutting her third set of teeth. Day Right! Superior's Master Farmer House Pork 1 pound cartons. Store in Gary and community Great Products c.) 1915-8-9 W... A AS WOMAN been a resident of and her friendship with woman. Thous- individul and as a and effort to the has come to her She has been the who have come al District owe to And Now Support one thru enough, her fitness to be upheld by the right to run for office if elected number 4, 1930. zikora Personally and ABSOLUTE HONESTY Lake County Lawyers Endorse Floyd Draper DRASTIC IF NECESSARY RESOLUTE AND HONEST ABLE AND EFFICIENT PATIENT BUT PERSEVERING EARNEST AND SINCERE RELIABLE AND FEARLESS FOLLOW EXPERT LEADERSHIP, VOTE FOR 69 THE RECORD OF FLOYD S. DRAPER 1. AS A LAWYER Twelve years as a practicing attorney member of the Gary and Lake county law and is an excellent trial lawyer record as CHIEF DEPUTY for Five itself. Lawyers generally throughout his candidacy. Twelve years as a practicing attorney and a leading member of the Gary and Lake county bar. He knows law and is an excellent trial lawyer. His remarkable record as CHIEF DEPUTY for Five years speaks for itself. Lawyers generally throughout the country indorse his candidacy. 2. AS A CITIZEN There is none better. His personal reputation as well as his political reputation is unblemished. He has supported FOR PROSECUTOR November 1, 1980 REPUBLICAN NOMINEE GETS SUPPORT OF COUNTY BAR Lake County lawyers and members of the Lake County Bar Association have unanimously endorsed Floyd S. Draper for County Prosecutor on the Republican ticket. More than 500 members of the legal fraternity this week signed their names to a petition recommending Draper for Prosecutor. The names of leading lawyers in Gary, Hammond, East Chicago and elsewhere in the county appear on this petition, giving unqualified endorsement of Draper's candidacy. He's the type of CANDIDATE ALL FACTIONS WILL SUPPORT in the ELECTION and an IDEAL CANDIDATE to LEAD THE REPUBLICAN PARTY to VICTORY. every worthwhile movement to advance the best interests of the community. He has the public-spirited viewpoint and the education and experience the prosecutor's office requires. He always has been and still is a staunch REPUBLICAN. He is a hard worker in the ranks of his party and one of its leading public speakers and orators. His political reputation is unblemished and he is considered an ideal type. ‘November 1, 1930 COLORED VOTERS OWE NOTHING TO THE REPUBLICANS filely nNomungs to the RepuNil- ean Party in Indiana or in Lake County. Given power and put into office time after time, Re- publican Party politicians have done little aside. from making promises which they have noi kept, and misleading and deceiy- ing the colored man. Without the support of the Ne- gro voters, the Republican party would net he in office today; and yet the party has not given one outstanding posilion io a colored yeter in either the State or County gevernment. Nota single position paying as much —or as little —as $3,000 per year has been given io a colored voter anywhere in the State or County. The mest the colored man has received has been the erumbs from the table. But you have the power to cor- rect this mistake, to punish such negligence, and that power can be exercised by every colored voter at the polls next Tuesday. The Democratic candidates have pledged themselves, not only to clean house, but te give every group a square deal if elected to office. Patronage will be eveniy distributed. Recognition will be given to all. The rights of every group will be respecied. No group in the county can hope to gain more than the colored voter if the Democeraiie ticket wins, because the Democratic candidates are anxious to prove their worth if put into office. But ro group in the county or state need expect less if the Re- publicans are again placed into power, because what the G. O. P. has failed to do during the last 25 years they are hound te fail io do in the next two or four years. You can judge the future only by the pasi, and the past is re- plete with empiy promises nev- er filled, widespread corruption and other evils which would be cured by a new administration and a new deal in polities. The remedy is in your hands. You have absolutely nothing to gain by voting Republican, but everything to gain by uniting with the many thousands who have voiced ihe demand for a new administration, for a clean sween in nolittceal affairs. THE GARY AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA PAGE FIVE a AS y HERA es eo mf i he ig yi Bhae Ee eG fd fa Ya Bie BREE He fe Be be YA ; Rik fh Fe Pe Bexee Bi WA ei ; eee ft Ee ae ea ey La fe Raab) F Ez x i a How long will you, as taxpayers ‘and voters of Lake county and the State of Indiana perpetuate the dangerous Republican policies existing in the publie effiees of trust, permit existing conditions under ihe false mask of “Republican Party Regularity?” This is the most important political issue of the present campaign, and ne political bosses, no political machine, no Republican Pariy excuse will remedy this condition. Only the taxpayers and voters themselves ean do this on Tuesday, November 4. No place can you find except in the state of Indiana, such misrule as is iound under the republican administration of Lake cowniy and Indiana politics. Tt is only in this county where you find couniy commissioners under indictment, township trustee in jail, township assessor recommend. ed for removal from office, mayor convicted, county treasurer mysterious- ly disappearing for a few weeks and state officials involved in “hootleg gasoline scandal.” : Republican Prosperity has been a joke on the people of this staie and county, even as in the whole United States. The “grafiers” have been able to salisly their own personal greed and have allowed their thous- ands ef constituents to pled along in dire need of the many necessities of life. Remove them from office and remedy this condition! If yeu, as a good citizen and taxpayer, are interested in the return ef prosperity; if you are interested in the proper prosecuiion of law viola- tors, NOW IS THE TIME when False Patriotism, False Prosperity, Hy- pocrisy in office, Corruption, Graft and Misrule of the Republican Party Machine must be stopped and replaced with Honesty, Sincerity and the Desire to Serve. VOTE FOR AFULL DINNER PAIL --- VOTE THE STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET General Election -- November 4, 1939. @==FPSSSSSSSSSE5) . COAL PRICES . mi CLEAN EGG COAL ql mi TON $6.00 - 2 TONS $11.50iq . The Greatest : tM Majestic (Illinois Best) Coal Ht wi Ton $7.25 ~ 2 Tons $13.50 jy . All other kinds of Coal : mM Also Oil Coke Wl ; Special Prices on Quality Orders . tt i m INDUSTRIAL LUMBER Ww m SUPPLY CO. : 01 MASS. ST. soni PHONE aa) . es rose on PAGE SIX | Ras Tafari to ‘Spend Million ~InCoronation Gives Royal _ Reception To Deputations of Foreign Nations » ADDIS ABABA, Abyssinia. — “This ancient seat of Ethiopian cul- ‘ture and power is gradually con- “summating its plans for the coro- ‘nation of Ras Tafari on Novem- “ber 2. It is in the midst of great ‘state and religious preparations. Foreign Deputations Arrive With the arrival of the French @eputations Sunday, fourteen na- tions are now represented in the official deputation from foreign countries. As the various envoys arrive they are given a truly royal reception in which the entire gaily decorated capital takes part enthu- siastically. Crowns Rest in State Bishops an priests pray day and night over the precious jewel-en- crusted pure gold crowns of the emperor and empress. These crowns rest in state in St. George's church, to which place they were conveyed last Saturday, according to the ritual, by 1,000 clergymen. Ras Tafari Must Kill Lion One of the qualifications of a king of Ethiopia is that he must kill a lion. This is in accord with the tradition that no man is fit to govern a gallant and chivalrous people, or lead warriors into bat- tle, until he has slain at least one of the “king of beasts.” In order to qualify as “king of kings of Ethiopia” Ras Tafari will person- ally kill a lion this week. When Ras Tafari ascends the golden throne of ‘Ethiopia next Sunday, and is crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I, king of kings of Ethiopia, elect of God, conquering lion of Judah, and light of Ethi- opia, he will be, according to Ethi- opian historians, the 336th sover- eign of that empire. Oldest Royal House in World. Ethiopian historians claim that the empire was founded in the 97th year after the creation of the world, and according to the Ethio- pian calender, that was 5,500 years before the birth of Christ. Thus, according to this reckoning, Ras Tafari’s coronation on November 2 will begin the 7,333rd year of the reign of the Ethiopian dynasty, which would make it the oldest roy- al house in the world. Although Ras Tafari claims that he would like the outside world to consider him as a modern ruler, he still signs himself with titles relat- ing to the old dynasty. When he acknowledged President Hoover's coronation gift, the American ex- ecutive’s autc}raphed potograph, he addressed a letter to Addison E. Southard, the American consul gen- eral at Addis Ababa, and signed it “Inheritor of the Throne of David, King of Kings and Annointed of Spending Millions on Coronation. Ras Tafari is sparing no expense in making his coronation worthy of a descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. According to reports coming from Abyssinia, he is spending $2,000,000 of his own gmoney for imperial crowns, corona- tion robes, state carraiges, trium- "phal arches, monuments, new roads, special trains, gifts to foreign po- tentates and bounties to ruling Eth- dopian princes. The government is spending another $2,090,000, raised by special levies upon the popula- tion. Kid Chocolate Wins by Knockout in 2nd Frame NEWARK, N. J. Kid Choco- late, Cuban featherweight, knock- ed out Mickey Doyle, of Pottsville, Pa., Monday night in the first round of a ten-round feature bout here. Each weighed 127 pounds. Chocolate, fighting his second Match since returning from a vis- it to Cuba, finished his man with a right to the chin after 2 min- utes 22 seconds of the opening round. Doyle furnished no oppo- sition, sticking entirely to defense until the Cuban flash feinted an opening with his left and crashed over the one real punch of the fight. After placing dummies in their bunks to represent sleeping men, three prisoners escaped from the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- worth, Kan. . Ted Lewis to Be on : Stage at Oriental “Tg everybody happy?” is the slo- gan of Ted Lewis, that inimitable vaudeville entertainer, who is com- ing in person on the stage to the Oriental theatre, Chicago, next Fri- ‘day. The “high-hatted tragedian of Jazz” will have new songs, new jokes, new surprises in an extrava- gant stage show staged especially for him. Yes, sir, Ted Lewis will be at the Oriental to spread loads of happi- ness, songs that will make you cry, songs that will make you laugh. On the screen next Friday brings John Gilbert in a two-fisted he-man role, “Way for a Sailor.” Wallace Beery, who is co-starred with John Gilbert, plays a roughneck sailor on a freighter. Assisting John Gilbert and Wal- lace Beery are Leila Hyams, whose affections John Gilbert is trying to win, Polly Moran, who gives a riot- ous characterization, Jim Tully, the third member of the fighting trio, ana Doris ‘Liovd, __ What's What | BA A Vine ¥(]\| me 2/0) mes | Questions: 1—Is it correct to tel- ephone to bays and girls a few days in advance to ask them to an informal dance to be given on Hal- loween? Mother doesn't want them to go to any expense for costumes, so we're going to surprise them by having a lot of draperies, sashes and caps ready as well as masks cut from black lining. Would that be all right? ROBINA. 2. We're going to ask twenty-four classmates (age 16 to 18) to a “pov- erty party” to be given a week aft- er Halloween. How should we ask them to dress? What refreshments are appropriate? ANNA AND BETTY. Answers: 1—It is rather late to telephone invitations so close to the chosen date, although it does add to the informality of the affair. Ro- bina may find that some of her young friends are sure to have made engagements for other Hal- loween dances. The impromptu costuming is great fun; all ship- board masquerades are managed in that way. 1. Modern rags are not very pic- turesqe. Anna and Betty may ask the young guests to wear their old- est clothes to the poverty _ party. freshments should be simple, say, gingerbread, apple cake, sweet ci- der and homemade candy. 9 “I Want to Know” Q. How can I test eggs-for fresh- ness? A. Place the egg in a pan of water. If fresh, is will lie on its side. If a few days old, it will tilt upwards. If stale, it will stand on end. If very old, it will float. Q. How can I preserve a new clothesline? A. A new clothesline should be boiled for about thirty minutes be- fore using it. This prevents stretch- ing. It will not tangle as readily and will last much longer. Q. How can I mend kid gloves? A. Buttonhole around the edge of the tear before drawing together. gether and the repair is substan- tial. Then over-sew the buttonhole to- Household Hints A NEW USE FOR A COLANDER Some meats and fish are best prepared without a cover, but when uncovered spatter grease. Prevent this by inverting a colander over the pan, The steam can then es- cape, thus properly cooking the meat and yet the colander will pre- vent any spattering. TO WHITEN CLOTHES A couple of slices of lemon, with the rind left on, placed at the bot- tom of your boiler will improve the appearance of your wash, The lemon will whiten the clothes 2nd remove stains from handkerchiefs. It will also take many stains out of children’s dresses, aprons and other clathes. Flowers for the Wife Never Too Expensive; Gift of Love ANT 7614 0 L Pri Coal ower Frices on UO Thru our connections with some of the foremost mines in the country we are en- abled to buy in quantity lots at prices that mean much to you. |Let us quote you today. 1051 DELAWARE PHONE 7614 CLEANLINESS AND Restored safely to all wearing apparel. Prompt service, right prices. We subject your clothes to a scientific process that removes every spot and stain. This process brightens the colors without harming the sheerest of fabrics. It results in your garments coming back to you fresh and like new. Phone today for our wagon. Home Dyers & Cleaners Inc 20 East 20th Place Phone 2-1332 Ry RETTY CLIFT here were just three of tnewmi— Mary and Jed and Junior. Mary had found life much as many other young women had found it—a round of early breafast, Junior's lunch, and a warm supper for Jed. Some shopping on bargain days; furnish- ing slowly a bright kitchen in red “motif”; mending; an occasional bridge party, where one must bor- row tables; going to bed at night too tired to attend to that hair wave; and all of it a skimping, econo- mizing time, and an eternal wish- ing there were just a little more money. Jed worked hard, adored his wife and son, and took life for granted so cheerfully that Mary lost her pa- tience sometimes and called him a “clam”; because, probably, he lack- ed the dash and uncertainty of some men she knew whose wives had their own ideas about “busi- ness” engagements. Then one day, Mary had a birth- day. With pride and affection be- yond words, Jed brought home a lovely basket of flowers for her gauze ribbon bow, card, and all. Her first reaction was a poser for poor Jed. “What do you mean by spending all that money on me for flowers?” His defense was meaningless and inadequate, and he could only murmur, “Well - I'd have to send them to your funeral, wouldn't I?“ Mary could only laugh at this, and proceeded to get all possitle out of tien by Keepin; them at least 1 wees after they were completely fae! and dried. Ahe—let me tell you, all the Marys with Jeds, a husband who will spend a little more than he can af- ford on flowers for his wife, and who does it because he is in love with her—not because he is in love with some one else!—is a treasure beyond all economy and all com- mon sense. The Handy Man HOW TO REPAIR BROKEN CEILING PLASTER When the ceiling plaster drops, due to the clinches being broken, a repair to the extent of several feet can easily be made by the average handy,man. The clinches are the parts which are squeezed through and spread out between the lath. All the loosened plaster is removed by working under it with a putty Knife, holding the plaster firmly with the hand just ahead of the knife. All the broken clinches must be removed, and no attempt should be made to break out a regular, as an irregular section more readily defies detection . The tools required are a plaster- er's hawk, a rectangular laying trowel, and a pointing trowel. The hawk is used to hold the plaster, which is applied with the laying trowel. The pointing trowel is used for smoothing the corners and joints. The plaster is pressed firm- ly between the lath and finished with a broad circular sweeping mo- tion. Two grades of plaster must be used. For roughing, coarse sand and plaster in the proportions of two to one is used, keeping it as stiff as it can be worked, pressing it well up between the lath to form heavy clinches. The roughing plas- ter should be carried to within an eighth of an inch of the finished surface, the balance being finished with the plain plaster of a lighter consistency. Large-headed _ nails driven into the lath, will give added support, though care must be taken not to break away more of the plaster when driving the nails. THE GARY AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA One of the greatest griefs of womankind is man’s ready forget- fulness of the arts of a lover. What is more prosaic and baffling than the husband who grumbles behind his newspaper on a morning; who forgets the wedding anniversary; who grows absent-minded at mo- ments that should be sentimental, and his wife wonders whether his mind is on some dull business mat- ter or on some affair entirely re- moved from a husband's proper thoughts—what more quickly than these will bring foolish tears and coolness and quarrelsome words— and disgust and boredom? What can be done about such things? Have you a problem you can- not take to your family or your friends? Write to Betty Clift, 1819 Washington street. If you wish a personal answer, enclose a stamped, self-addressed enve- lope with your letter. All com- munications strictly confidential if so desired. Star Mothers Better Off on Separate Ship (Continued from Page 1) were two in a room, most of the rooms having twin beds. The fur- niture apd carpets looked as though the rooms had just been fitted up. The paper on the walls was fresh and beautiful. Each rooom had a lovely white-tiled bath with fresh towels, plenty of hot water and obliging maids. Each room had also a telephone, an electric clock and push buttons. Three meals a day were served in the lovely dining hall and every- thir: possible was done for the pleasure and comfort of the party. “We were in Paris ten days and in Verdun four days. Large de- luxe busses were used for the trips over the battleflelds and to the cemeteries. Stopovers were made for meals and light refreshments. Our party was divided into three groups, and American army offi- cer, an interpreter and a nurse being with each group. We saw the most noted places in Paris, had a trip up the Seine and a visit to one of the largest stores. Complaints Unfounded “Such a group would have had no service at all rendered them if they had gone with the others. Complaints have gone to the War Department about lack of service from the whites. You know the big liners, the rich get all the serv- ice. Our dear souls said they felt like they were traveling on a pri- vate yacht. They did exactly as they pleased. “There was nothing but praise from the whites in charge of the party while in Paris. They said they had less trouble with them than with any other {:roup, that they were quiet and appreciative, that they showed remarkable self control at the cemeteries, etc. I think they expected the women to wail and hollow at the graves but they cried and sobbed quietly. I was real proud of them.” An Advertisement in The American ‘dno Bannita THE BEST IN COAL AND SERVICE At your service, our fine quality coal ready to give you full heat and utmost economy with a minimum amount of waste. We make prompt deliveries. LARSON COAL CO. 1752 MONROE ST. Phone 2-6414 - - On Penna. R. R. ; — : \3 ker ——————— Able : | Li 4 om Bey ry P . Experienced z ae oe 3 VOTE FOR AND ELECT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE Made their selection last spring when a number of efficient and able The Voters candidates were presented and their choice should be good enough now. County officials of the high type of Danny Kreitzman add to the prestige of Lake County: the county and insure efficient, economical and honest administration of public office. A Chicken Dinner For Four People At Less Than $2 A chicken dinner with all the “fixings” to serve four people, may now be prepared for approximately $2.. It may take a little shopping about to do it, but the few extra moments will be well invested. Two well-balanced menus are sug- gested below, planned to include the moderate priced meats and sea- onable vegetables now offered on the market. Celery is fine, and one large, weil bleached head should provide a good portion of two days’ salad. New turnips and rutabagas are avoided by some cooks, but should ‘hot be, as they are valuable and ap- petizing when properly cooked. ‘Cauliflower is becoming plentiful, and sweet potatoes are excellent and moderate. It should be remembered, in counting the cost of these meals, ‘that a little meat is usually left over, and will make a hot sand- wich for tomorrow's luncheon. Evaporated milk is an economy in cooking and very convenient to keep on hand. The pie season is now on, and most careful cooks discover that “made” desserts, such as pies, are not only highly favored by their families, but are inexpensive, as they require no ac- cessories. Baked Chicken with stuffing and Gravy Parsley potatoes Creamed new turnips Grapefruit and grape salad Rolls Lemon crumb pie A three-pound roasting or frying chicken, especially with stuffiing, will serve four people adequately and leave some of the less desirable portions over. Every bit of the brown gravy liquor should be util- ized in gravy, which is a favorite with most people. Creamed New Turnips Wash, peel and dice young tur- nips and boil until tender in salted water. Drain and add a dash of pep- per, two or three tablespoons cream and additional salt if needed. Stir and simmer till the turnips have absorbed the seasonings and most of the dresscing. Grapefruit and Grape Salad 1 medium-sized grapefruit % cup white grapes 2 tablespoons French Dressing 1 tablespoon grape juice A few lettuce leaves Peel the grapefruit carefully, re- fnoving all shreds of white. Seed and cut the grapes and mix with the grapefruit. Set away to chill thoroughly. At serving time ar- range on shredded lettuce and pour over the grape juice and dressing. This is a simple and refreshing dinner salad. Lemon Crumb Pie 12 tablespoons fine bread crumbs 11 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1% cup cups milk (or % cup evaporated milk, “ cup water) 3 eggs 1 lemon Pastry Mix together the crumbs, sugar, shortening and grated lemon rind. Stir in the milk, hot. Allow to cool, then add the egg-yolks, well beaten; and last, the juice of the lemon. Have a plate fitted with pastry, pour in the mixture and bake in a moderate oven. When about done, remove from the oven, and cover with meringue made of the stiffly beaten egg-white, with 6 teaspoons of sugar. The secret of a good me- ringue which will not get watery, is to beat the sugar gradully into the the whites and keep on beating until the mixture is stiff enough to pile up. Place on the hot pie, and bake for at least twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Approximate cost: Chicken (3 1b.) 90c; potatoes, 5c; turnips, 10c; grapefruit and grapes, 15¢; pie, 25¢; rolls, 10¢; butter (for the table and cooking), 24c; stuffing, salad dress- ing and seasonings, 21c. Total, $2. Smoked ham makes the basis of a very savory meal, and now while it is so cheap is the time to try new recipes. The $1.50 menu in- cludes: HONEY BAKED HAM Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Savory Beets Appe and Celery Salad Rolls Cherry Delight Honey Baked Ham 2 pounds ham 2 tablespoons chili sauce 2 tablespoons honey Have the butcher cut a thick slice of ham from the butt, not very fat, boil it briskly for half an hour, then remove the bone, leaving a hole in the center. In this cavity place the honey and the chili sauce, and bake for an hour in a moderate oven, basting occasionally with the liquid. The flavor is delicious. Of course, to do a whole ham in this way gives finer results, having the butcher remove the bone and tie the ham in shape. But a small piece is delicious too. Savory Beets 6 medium sized beets 2 tablespoons butter 1-3 spoon dry mustard 1 lemon (juice) Nutmeg, pepper, salt Good Work Promptly Done When You CALL GARY 7571 A call brings one of our courteous drivers to your door for your soiled clothes. A few days later, he returns them, sweet and clean. For how can dirt resist the great amount of pure water and soap we use. For real laundry satisfaction, call us! SLICK’S Gary Laundry Co. “The Laundry That Does It Best” FIFTH AND MASSACHUSETTS 1 teaspoon Worcesterhire sauce Wash, boil, skin and dice the beets. Mix together the seasonings with the melted butter in a sauce- pan, and when hot add the beets and stir until well beaten and stir until well heatd and blended. Cherry Delight 1 package cherry flavored gelatine 1 cup boiling water 1 cup cold water 1 cup white cherries, pitted and drained 2 tablespoons maraschino cherries, cut fine Dissolve gelatine in boiling water. Add the cold water and chill. When thick but not set, stir in the cher- ries. Place in a mold and chill thoroughly. Cest (approximate): Ham, (2 pounds), 62c; sweet potatoes, 10c; beets, 8c; salad, celery (half stalk) and apples, 12c; rolls, 10c; dessert, 22c; butter, mayonnaise, season- ings, 24c; total, $1.50. It wili be safer to have cloth holders that are used around the stove made fireproof. Take equal quantities of alum, borax and cop- per sulphate and add only suffi- cient boiling water to dissolve the mixture; then immerse the holders in this and dry. Shoe soles can be made water- proof by melting together equal parts of mutton suet and beeswax. Mix it well and with a soft cloth apply it lightly on the soles, in- cluding the edges. Blotting paper on the shelves of the medicine cabinet will lessen the noise of handling bottles. In dark cellars paint the lowest step white and it is easy to know when the bottom has been reached. Claiming that his business was dead, J. C. Simpson hung a crepe on the door of his store in Hickory Flat, Mass. The affair attracted at- tention, business revived, and Simpson removed the crepe. 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Negro students, instead of living in the college dormitory are herd- ed together in a rooming house kept by Mrs. Oscar H. Fitzallen, an official of the local N. A. A. c. P. Dr. A. H. Wilde, dean of educa- cation at the university, told a committee which called on him to protest :Brainst this discrimination of colored girls that the idea of housing the girls of both groups under the same roof was prepos terous. Dr. Marsh, president, said he was unaware of segregation and referred the matter to Dean Franklin of the woman's depait- ment. Promised Investigation Dean Franklin promised a thorough investigation of the mat- ter, adding that she thought this housing arrangement would of- Rubey Furniture Co. | 1240 Broadway PAYS CASH ‘ for Used Furniture Phone 2-5320 edt A ltl OO We Have ft If it’s in our Line South Side DECORATING & HARDWARE CO. 121 W. 25th St. Phone 4-1031 THE GARY AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA fend no one as Mrs. Fitzallen, a leader here, supported it. She Suggested that no agreement be- tween university officials and the committee be put into effect until the end of the semester as the school had gone to , considerable expense to fix up the separate dormitories. Butler R. Wilson, president of the local N. A. A. C, P., celled on Mrs, Fitzallen following the Inter- view with school heads. She is understood as saying she would resign from the organization in order to fight for her right to con- duct the segregated lodging place. PHILADELPHIA, — (ANP) Ma- mie Tzylor, a young women employ- ed on the estate of Mrs. Tykoff Smith, Bryn Mawr, was shot to death by Howard White, who was employed there as a gardener. Fan- nie Vency, sister of the murdered woman, was also wounded. The wounded woman told police that White fired the shots while in a frenzy, following a bitter quarrel. He immediately fled following the murder. 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ASK YOUR DRUGGIST PAGE SEVEN Democrats Would Bar All _ Negroes From Voting. Oe 5 EGioaees yee per remem Democrats have tried every subterfuge, known to political trickery, to prevent the Colored man from exercising his right of franchise accorded him by ihe Negro’s Bill of Rights, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the Constitution. It remained for the Democratic Legislature of Virginia to pass a law, Section 228 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by the Acts of 1924, which says “Ail persons qualified to vote at the election for which the primary is held, AND NOT DISQUALIFIED BY REASONS OR OTHER REQUIRE- MENTS IN THE LAW OF THE PARTY TO WHICH HE BELONGS, may vote in the primary.” Now remember, that was enacted by a DEMOCRATIC legislature, early in 1924, Immediately following its enactment, The Good, Kind, Friendly, Democratic Party adopted the following regulations or law regarding mem- bership in their party: “ALL WHIPE Persons, qualified to vote at the election for which the primary is held, may vote in the primary.” ; You see they passed a law that permitted disqualification within the ranks of the pariy, then passed the rule mentioned above, within their own party, which if permitted to stand, and other parties had dene likewise, ihe colored men would have heen excluded entirely from voting their choice for anyone in the primary, yet they, of course, wanied him to vote their choice of the primary, in the fall elections and wanted io tax him the same as any other citizen, which of eourse, recalled the old axiom of Revolutionary days, “Taxation without representation is tyrrany.” Vor a time the Democrats thought they had the Colored man stopped. Bui it was not to be so. A very splendid colored citizen by the name of James C. West, on April 3rd, this year, just a month earlicr than you voted last spring, presented himself at the voting place in his pre- cinet in the city of Richmond, Virginia, to volc in the Democratic primary. The election judges barred him from voting, citing the above RULE of the DEMOCRATIC PARTY. He peacefully left the voting place, consulted an attorney and filed with the constituted authori- lies, suit against the cieciion judges, charging that his Constitutional rights of suffrage had been denied him. His case was carried to the United States District Court of Appeals. On June 13, 1930, ‘Just two months after he was denied the right to vote, Mr. West won his case, and that section of the Virginia law was held unconstitutional. This whole incident, so vital to the Colored Race, for it establishes a precedent for every state in the Union, is but another example of how the Democratic Party always has and al- ways will, do everything possible to keep him, though try as hard as he may, from becoming an upright liberty loving citizen. ; NO, THE COLORED MAN WILL NOT BE FOOLED. is 9 ® je e Vata Tha Ch tiled D shane Lat O nuiaut ElLaabia The American people are on the eve of an election and many important measures, both of national and local interest, will be voted upon. The Fathers of the American nation in providing for the ballot had in mind the sharing of the responsibility of the government and its affairs among all the people. That grave responsibility still rests in the hands of the people and every election, whether concerned with the selection of national, state or local officiols, or the floating of bonds or the regulation of moral or social issues, should be taken very seriously by every voter. In the matter of state and national officials in this election, there are great moral, economic and social questions that are demanding consideration and should be carefully studied in the light of human needs and human depravities. In our local matters pertaining to our country and smaller units, we are faced with much the same questions and with varying importance, such as: Shall Indiana convene a constitutional convention in 1931? Before you vote, either Yes orNo, ask yourself these questions: Are my taxes high enough? Has the present constitution outgrown its usefulness? Is it possible to amend the objectionable features? Is there any certainty that a new constitution will be more favorable? The prime requisities of a worthy public official are efficiency, honesty and courage. If a man has these in a proper degree he will share the public benefit of his office and provide alike for the comfort, pleasure and security of all the people. It should be the prime object of every voter to secure for himself and his fellow citizens the greatest prosperity and happiness and security possible. Paderewski says the automobile is responsible for disappearance of pianos. It's so much easier to learn hornblowing.—Cincinnati Enquirer. PAGE EIGHT The Gary American "The Distinguished Newspaper" Owned and published every Friday morning in the year by The American Publishing Company, Inc., an Indiana corporation. Arthur B. Whitlock, President; Chauncey Townsend, Vice-President; Fritz W. Alexander, Treasurer. Address 1819 Washington Street, Gary, Indiana. TELEPHONE GARY 6134 Subscription price: $2.00 per year in advance; for six months, $1.50. Single copies, five cents. Advertising rates upon request. Copyright, 1930, by The American Publishing Company, Inc. CHAUNCEY TOWNSEND .....Executive Editor BOOKER T. THOMAS .....Business Manager Managing Editor: F. Marshall Davis; News Editor: Rudolf Jonson; Director of Advertising: William C. Hicks; Contributors: Florida J. Leeke, Dennis A. Bethea, William A. Lorden. "The Gary American enters the field without malice or envy toward anyone; it has no axe to grind, neither has it anyone to punish; it has but one aim, to which it will cling with pious devotion, and that is to stand squarely in defense of the rights of the black American."—Prospectus of The Gary American Number One, November 10, 1927. VOL. III. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1930 No. 50 . When an Ethiopian Is Not an Ethiopian WHITE nations the world over are interested in the crowning Sunday of the Wested in the crowning Sunday of the Negus Ras Tafari as Emperor of Abyssinia, known also as Ethiopia. Fifteen powerful countries have sent envoys to the African nation. The daily press devotes columns to all the activities of the Ehtiopian potentate and his queen. Abyssinia, you see, has considerable natural resources and has won the r respect of our imperialistic civilization by repulsing all attempts to conquer and seize her lands. The fact that Ethiopia has been able to stretch forth her hand in self defense and smite those nations which coveted her lands has led Nordic "authorities" to stay up nights and perform mental contortions in an effort to remove her inhabitants from the confines of the Negro race. Says A. H. Keane in Websters' International: "... there are Abyssinians who may certainly be called black, and in whom the Negro strain is revealed in the somewhat tumid lips, small nose, broad at base ,and frizzly black hair. But the majority may be described as a mixed Hamito-Semitic people who . . . belong fundamentally to the Caucasic division." So an Ethiopian is not an Ethiopian because he has a strain of Jewish blood in his veins. By this same reasoning an Aframerican would not be fundamentally a Negro because he has English, Irish, German, or Spanish blood in his veins. And that immediately makes all but twenty per cent of us belong to some other race, for no more than twenty per cent of American Negroes, due to slavery and Southern gentlemen, are of pure African descent. But in reality these same Nordic scholars who worked so diligently removing Ethiopians from the Ethiopian race because of a strain of Hebrew blood, find that in America the presence of any traceable amount of Negroid blood makes its possessor a Negro. Strange, but it's true. It seems to be the policy of your Nordic to claim everybody who achieves. After the Olympic games of 1924, Finland, who carried off many high honors, was described in the daily press as being a Nordic country, although she was scientifically classed with the Mongolian or yellow race. It was indeed regrettable that the anthropologists could not, at the time of their classification, have foreseen Finland's future. Possibly in self-defense, many a Negro has for a long time been trying to prove to the world that Jesus Christ, David, and many another Biblical character was a Negro. So it goes. Until Ethiopia is conquered by some strong European nation or indulges in too many of Western civiliaztion's taboos, an Ethiopian will not be an Ethiopian. So the country which lends its name to a race, ac- Dr. Delaney Says By Dr. F. S. Delaney cording to Blumenbach's accepted classification, is not peopled by members of that race. Three cheers for Nordic logic! Economic Jack-o'-Lanterns AT NO TIME in recent years have the Hallowe'en jack-o'-lanterns signified so much to the average man. Each grotesque lighted face has its very real counterpart in the economic world. For on each side the giant hulk of unemployment looms like a mighty monster. He has already felt the first shivery blasts of winter at starvation leers at him from every angle. stantly a-hunger for coal. The hobgoblin and knows that the furnace is an ogre conBills for clothing and shelter stare him in the face like beings from a nether world. To the man out of a job, these economic us are as real as the people he meets each day. Fortified with the armor of money, he might laugh at them as he would a candle lit pumpkin placed on his doorstep by pranking children. But with money gone it is another matter. Other Papers Say THE DEPRESSION AND THE NEGRO (Pittsburgh Courier) During the world war we heard a great deal of the word 'preparedness.' The word was used from the pulpit, the public platform and in the public press until it was thoroughly ground into the minds of the American people just what it means to be prepared. As soon as the war was over the use of the word "preparedness" ceased, and the word itself passed into disuse. Just now there is another word on the tongues of American people. This word is "depression." From the pulpits we can hear our ministers talking of the depression all over the country. Our public speakers are talking about depression. Our newspapers are writing about depression. By this time it is pretty generally known all over the country what is meant by the word "depression." The literal definition of the word is seldom thought of in applying it to the condition of our country. Everybody accepts the meaning of depression to be a fitting description of our present economic condition. We cannot pay our grocery bill because of the depression. We cannot give money to the church because of the depression. We cannot buy clothing because of the depression. We cannot do anything because of the depression. We have fallen into the habit of charging every one of our inabilities to depression. While it is true that there is a general depression all over the country, it is not true that the depression constitutes a convenient vehicle for evading our honorable obligations. On the other hand, however, our knowledge of the depression should govern us largely in assuming new obligations. If the depression is as bad and as serious as many of us are led to believe it is, that fact alone should prevent us from assuming new obligations without knowing definitely how these obligations are to be discharged. The depression ought to mean more to the Negro than anybody. It ought to put him more on guard than it does anyone. He is the first man to be fired and is the last man to be hired, so that he feels the depression first and he is the last to feel relief when the depression is over. Knowing, then, something of the depression, we ought to exercise exceptional care in making new obligations. The wise and prudent man refrains from making new obligations until his old ones are all discharged. The wise housewife will decline further to burden her husbands' income until the bills already made are paid in full. The working people of this country are close to one year in arrears with their obligations; and if normal times should be restored today, it would require almost a year to balance our various accounts. This being true, the best lesson we can learn from the depression is one of caution, diligence and care in assuming new obligations. The People Say- Editor. The Gary American: Editor, The Gary American: Having been a resident of this city for nine years, I am interested in all movements that mean for the betterment of the city and my interest runs DEEP for the children of my race in this city. Every race member should fight segregation in all of its forms and should use every ounce of energy in them to rid the race of false leaders and those who are trying to instill into the minds of the children, the feeling of being less than part of God's own creation. To put these things over, it takes a man, therefore I express my thoughts in the following verse: IT TAKES A MAN To take the stand for right; Crushing error on every hand;— Can't be done by a moral cow ard— It takes a man. Killing the serpent segregation; Driving the reptile from the land;— Can't be done by a slacker— It takes a man. Teaching, that men are free Made by God's own hand;— and equal: Can't be done by a darwinite, It takes a man. Inspiring the children as we should:— Instilling God's own plan; Can't be done by a demon;— It takes a man. THE GARY AMERICAN. GARY. INDIANA By Clifford C. Mitchell In a few days the political campaigns throughout the country will be over and the individual voter will be relegated, in thought and in fact, until another campaign approaches, when again the voter will have his brief day of flattered importance. Regardless of the outcome of this campaign there is in the offing another campaign in which every Negro can take an active part and remain active throughout all seasons. A campaign in which the individual will be just as important in April as in November and one in which he can cast his vote of ACTION every day in the year and know that he will be the winner. That campaign is one for economic freedom. As a race of idealists we have no equals.. In singing and praying we have drowned our troubles. We have glossed over our shortcomings in our paeans and rejoicings of what is to come in the sweet bye and bye. Many of our ideals are now being shattered. There is much dissension in our churches. Our lodges are being split. Many of our national organizations are wrangling and fighting within themselves. The past year of depression has cleared the fog and we are face to face with reality and our solution calls for a campaign with much faith, hope and charity in matters of practical economics if we hope to enjoy our life of earthly existence as well as the hereafter. We have been taught not to seek worldly possessions, but in these times with thousands and thousands out of employment, with the mounting costs of living, sickness and even death, it is mighty comforting to those who have an ample share of this world's goods. Our race, laboring under the greatest handicaps, must be more particular with our few possessions and we must, through a campaign of thrift and frugality, teach oru masses how best to conserve and increase what little we have. Our leaders for such a campaign must come from the ranks of those who have hithertofore labored without praise or glory. Fluency of orations, empty dignity or loud shouting will find no place in this campaign. We must look to our successful business men and our support must be whole-hearted. The man to conserve our assets is the man who appreciates their value and not the class who deceives and administers them as donations. These leaders, who are to prove themselves our benefactors, must be charitable and give of their time and experience in organizing and training our people to pool their resources and with the power thus secured take advantage of the savings to be effected through greater purchasing power, which will result, slowly but surely, in a surplus capital which eventually can be used in new commercial enterprises that will give employment to our boys and girls who are training themselves for such a career. We may not all be of the same political belief, religious faith, or social standing, but the same dollar that will buy food and raiment for one class will buy it for another. The more dollars we have, the greater our buying power and there is not a community in America where our people can't better themselves if forgetting for the moment their personal differences, they would pool their dollars for the purchase of the necessities of life. Our leaders who have through special training and experience made a success in their own commercial affairs can well afford, even without thought of immediate remuneration, to give their time in organizing groups of our people, becoming, if necessary, trustee of the pooled funds, negotiate wholesale purchases and direct their distribution. Eventually, through the control of the salvaged wealth effected through them, their reward will be far greater than even that desired by those with purely selfish motives. Opportunists we have with us always and as the mists are clearing away and our racial defects made plain there will spring up many organizations and individuals each claiming to possess the panacea out of our difficulties—all that they need is our dollars. Beware of all such. Turn the spotlight of scrutiny and analysis on them. Remember, there is nothing mysterious in the remedy, it is merely one of application of existing forces and principles. Right in your own community you have those who have succeeded by these principles. They are the ones to do for you collectively what they have done for themselves individually. Look to them with your money, faith and co-operation. Try it. PISTOLS USED IN LABOR DISPUTE PEARL RIVER, Miss.—(ANP) In a clash between white and colored road construction workers on the Honey Island highway, one colored man was shot and a white man was arrested. The trouble started when a gang of colored men arrived by trucks from Pontchatoula, La., to work. The white men warned them not to take the jobs. When they refused the Negroes were fired upon from the swamp, one bullet striking a colored driver in the arm. Armed guards were then placed on the trucks and the town marshal, Clarence Crawford, arrested R. M. Porter, a white man. At the home of M. H. McMahon, Lynchburg, Va., a stroke of lightning burned up the radio set. A minute later another flash melted the wires in his telephone. Members of the family were uninjured. Let Well Enough "Alone" Let Well Enough "Alone" In Joe Kyle's career of public service and in his private life, his honesty, sincerity and ability have never been questioned; nor is there any doubt that he is still the choice of the masses. When you go to the polls on next Tuesday, select a man, qualified by experience for the important office of Sheriff. Let well enough "alone." His record is unchallenged. He is better able to conduct the affairs of the Sheriff's office than one who is inexperienced and has no knowledge of the workings of this important department of our county government. Statistics show that Kyle has proved himself one of the most capable and conscientious officials to hold office in the county. During 1929, 22,148 civil and criminal court papers were served in the various offices. The Sheriff's office took 1,000 prisoners and patients to fifteen different institutions, traveling 134,000 miles last year. This year of his own volition, Sheriff Kyle turned back into the general fund the sum of $10,000. He has established a County Highway Patrol while in office. He has given a Colored man a position on his staff as a Deputy Sheriff. He feels that all groups are entitled to recognition. And he has tried to keep the taxpayer constantly advised as to how his money is being spent. KEEP YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF JOSEPH B. KYLE DON'T EXPERIMENT! HIS RECORD MERITS YOUR KYLE for SHERIFF November 1, 1930 epee ene - : i Z x ~ ake : : s :