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Interracial Forum Draws Large Crowd At Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 11— (ANP)—Under auspices of the John Reed club, an interracial forum of great significance as a step towar dthe unity of Ne gro and white people in Indian apolis was held in Phillips C. M. E. Temple, Friday night. Th egeneral subject was “The Future of the American Ne gro.” The Rev. A .W. Wo mack, pastor of the Temple, and chairman of the Indianapolis NAACP, related the history of the NAACP and its program. He was followed by Andrew Romes, (white) district organ izer of the Communist Party. Dr. Womack, who has just returned from a tour of the South, spoke with deep feeling of the plight of the Negro to day, especially in the “Black Belt.’’ Economic and political discrimination, the intensity of the economic crisis, and govern mental indifference are factors which make some radical change necessary for the future betterment of the Negro people. Not only is this true regarding the south, but every section of the country he caid. He further stated that the fu ture outlook for the American Negro in many sections of the country and along economic and political lines is darker than it was 80 years ago. Speaking for the Communist party, Andrew Romes states that the Negro people consti tute “a nation within a nation” since they preserve a certain definite historical indentity and posses physical, cultural and economic unity. He continued saying ever since their theoretical omencipa tion this nation has played a role very useful to the white employing class. Oppressed and degraded below the level of the white laborer or professional man, the Negro has competed wit hthe white man and has been forced to reduce below' the economic level of all work ers. Quoting Karl Marx, Mr. Romes continued, “Labor in a white skin, cannot be free while labor in a black skin is enslav ed.” New York Observes “Beauitful Word Of Sunday” New York, Jan. 11— (ANP1 In an attempt to impress the general public with the value of culture and refinement as a means of creating better oppor tunity, the Mwalium School for the Development of African Music and Creative Art on Sun day staged a city-wide “Beau toful Word Sunday”, with the cooperation of local churches. Discussions included ‘‘Profan ity—Its Crime Record,” ‘‘The Tombstone that Unkind Gos sip Built,” ‘‘How Words In fluence Us Mentally”, ‘‘Uplift ing Conversation”, ‘‘Some Val uable Substitutions” and ‘‘Truth in Advertising and Bus iness Dealings.” THE United States and Brent Brit ain, hi the conference at Wash ington, agreed upon a plan that is expected to result in regular air mail and passenger transportation across the Atlantic by the summer of 10117. Negotiations were under way for the northern route by way of Canada, Newfoundland, and Irish Free State to England, and the southern route from Porto Klco and American ports to England. The northern route is more prac ticable than the southern route be cause of the shorter distance, bnt is less practicable In winter be cause flights would be undertaken under less favorable conditions. Under the agreement experiment al flights will begin next summer. When regular service is Inaugu rated, according to the agreement, four round trips will be made each week. SILKS TAKING LEAD FOR RESORT STYLES Will Have Prominent Place in Spring Fashion*. Silks have a leading place la the resort and spring fashion picture. Varied interpretations of the peas ant theme, linen-like silks, novelty wool-llke constructions, and arrest ing treatments of prints give fresh Impetus to American design eollee tlons. Designer demand for dull silks which look like woolens with great drapabtllty has brought re newed Interest in erepey construc tions generally, with flat surfaces the new highlight. Silk crepes In novelty construc tions, velvety silk sheers In lighter versions than the types used for fall, silk romaines, some with satin backs, sheer silk cantons, nubbed silk crepes, triple silk sheers, silk chiffon, silk sheers with fine check patterns are the types that win be seen in smart resorts. CHIC FOR MATRON By CHERIE NICHOLAS Id the fabric realm silk sheers are at the top of the list. These handsome pure silk sheers are ex actly what the stylish matron Is or should he looking for, In thnt they drape, shir and pleat without any bulkiness and are therefore ex tremely flattering to the stout fig ure. The very attractive mature woman here pictured wears her af ternoon gown of deep green vel vety sflk sheer with that confi dent air which the best dressed al ways carry. Ingenious shirring and draping draw the skirt Into a pleasing one-side effeet. The cowl neck demonstrates the excellent draping qualities of the silk sheer to perfection. Huge jeweled clips ornament the neckline. The mink coat is In keeping with the exqui site taute displayed In this cos tume. Lord Byron Bob Is Latest Mode for English Women The “Byronlc Bob,” named after the lady - killing author of “Don Juan." Is the latest thing In Eng lish women’s hair styles. A modified version of the “Eton Crop,” It features a long, luxuriant lock at the front which is waved to fall negligently across the brow at the side and over the crown In a manner which the Nineteenth century girls found Irresistible In Ty»rd Byron. Although the hair Is still shorn close at the back of the head and the nape of the neck, It Is no long er considered stylish to carry the shorn effect to the sides of the head. The whole style Is more girlish In that the wavy lock pre vents the hard appearance which the “Eton Crop” gave to even pretty faces. STYLE NOTES Rhinestone side combs are worn. Evening bags are very luxuri ous. Interest Is revived In lacy Ja bots. New fashions emphasize shoul der width. Trimly fitted quaint basques are new style. Slim and sinuous lines are stressed In latest modes. Sequin embroidery on the chiffon handkerchief is an eve ning fantasy. Lastex Materials Popular Lastex materials are being used for everything from sports suits, ski suits and underwear to uphol stery. Turbans Revived Turbans, popular before the World war, are again In style in London. News Review of Current Events the World Over Great Britain Lining Up the Nations Against Italy More Trouble in the Orient—Death of Senator Schall. By EDWARD W. PICKARD • Western New»v«J>«r Union. CONGRBSS began a session that gives promise of being, aot short and calm, as administration lenders had predicted, bnt long and lively. Right at the start President Roosevelt caused the Republicans to howl loudly by de ciding to deliver his annual mes sage on the state of the Union be fore a Joint night session of con £•< ^ > ; gress 8o It could be broadcast at a President time when the Roosevelt maximum number of American citizens could be be side their radios. This required a 1 special rule in the house for with out It that body can meet but once a day; and the minority leaders made no considerable objection. But Chairman Fletcher of the Republican national committee wns so aroused by Mr. Roosevelt's plan that be demanded equal time on the national radio chains for a Repub lican reply. Mr. Fletcher was sar castic In his comments, saying: "The President’s decision to dram atize his message and to bring down to the level of a political speech his constitutional right and duty to address the congress on the state of the Union, is understandable in the light of past performances." Senator Dickinson of Iowa de nounced what he called “an attempt to use congress as the sounding board for a grand stand play by the President,” but Senator Borah said he had no objection to the plan and no criticism to offer. Anyhow, the President went ahead with his program and In his message gave his view of the na tion’s present condition, nntnrnlly holding that the New Deal was proving a success. TWO major Issues that call for quick consideration by congress are neutrality and the veterans’ bonus. The existing neutrality law expires on February 20, and the President and his ndvisprs have de termined that a new law shall be passed which will give him broad discretionary powers with regard to shipments, loans and credits to belligerents. There is in congress a strong group, headed by Senators Clark of Missouri, Vnndenberg of Michignn and Nye of North Dakota and Representative Maury Maverick of Texas, that demands extension of the present mandatory neutral ity law. Presumably the new meas ure will be a compromise. Speedy passage of bonns pay ment legislation is expected, for its proponents are determined and vig orous. Officials of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans have Just agreed on a bill which will Include these provisions: Immediate full cash payment of the adjusted service certificates. Refund of interest paid on loans on certificates. Cancellation of interest accrued and unpaid. Provision that veterans who do not desire to cash their certificates may draw interest upon the matur ity value thereof (less principal of loan, if any), to be paid thereon from a date to be specified. Prevision for issuance of special government obligations in lieu of adjusted service certificates to the value of about a half a billion dol larsa now field ns security by the United States life insurance re serves account. The veterans’ organisations esti mated their united proposal would entail a cash expenditure of ap proximately $1,000,000,000, rather than the $2,200,000,000 generally ac cepted as the cost of payment. SENATOR PAT HARRISON of Mississippi, chalrmnn of the senate finance committee, on his arrival In Washington for the open , Ing of congress l gave out the wel come statement that no new general tax I legislation would ! be pushed through during this session. Said he: “I don’t look for It and I ■ don’t think It Is In the realm of pos _ . ' Adoption of a Sen. Harrison manufacturer.B else tax was also “out,” according to Harrison. He pictured an unu sually short session of congress with appropriation bills nnd amend ments to existing legislation the principal business to be handled. Tn the senator’s opinion a com promise ou the bonus, always po litically vexatious, would be reached and a presidential veto would he avoided. Harrison reiterated his opposition to the Townsend old age pension plan and said It would make bo progress at the new nes ston. Many house members agreed with Harrison as to taxes. It wouldn’t be good policy to pass such meas ures this sessions for there will be elections in 435 congressional districts In 1938. Pat Harrison took a crack at the Liberty league and Its legisla tive program offered to congress. The league, he said, was “ready to take over the legislative and judi cial functions” of the national gov ernment and might be magnanimous enough to take over the executive branch as well. The senator called the league a "lobby" ami described Its statements as "plutocratic prop aganda.” XTEW tax levies of mare than * ' $250,000,000 n year went Into effect on New Year'g day, these be ing the result of delayed tax rates passed at the last session of con gress. The heaviest Is from the unemployment Insurance and old age pension act, which la expected to raise about $210,000,000 In taxes on Industrial pay rolls. Other new taxes Include: Raising of Individual returns, $50. 000,000. Corporation tax boost, $40,000, 000. Gift tax Increase, $25,000,000. Intercorporate tax lery, $20,000, 000. Revision of personal holding compnny and corporate liquidation tax provisions of the tax program will Increase the country's tnx hi!!. The Treasury department has made no estimate of such Income. WITAT nuiy he expected from Elmer A. Henson, the new Fartner-Lnborlte senator from Min nesota, is Indicated In a radio speecn ne mane in Chicago on Ills way to the National Capital. He de clared he believed that capitalism Is doomed, and urged a much larger measure of public ownership and '‘production for use rather than for „ _ profit." Sen. Benson .7 am convinced,” he said, “that nothing short of so cial ownership of key Industries can save us. Inasmuch ns it has been demonstrated that we can pro duce enough for ail If our produc tive plant Is used wisely, society must take over that plant and our financial system as well and op erate them In the Interests of all the people because big business re fuses to do so.” Mr. Benson, who has been serving as state hanking commissioner, was appointed by Gov. Floyd B. Olson to complete the term of the late Senator Thomas B. Schall. He will serve until December 31, 1936. He has been a Fnrmer-Lnborite since the birth of that party and before that was active in the Nonpartisan league In Minnesota. MRS. EUGENE TALMADGE, wife of the governor of Geor gia, has joined Alfred E. Smith In declining an Invltntlon to the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt asked her to be her guest the afternoon of Jan nary 8, the day before a meeting of the Democratic national committee In Washington. Governor Talmadge, a hot opponent of the New Deal, was to attend the meeting, but his wife told Mrs. Roosevelt that her cotton plantation in Telfair county demanded her attention. "I have to get my farm started on the 1910 crops,” explained Mrs. Talmadge to the reporters. ‘‘The first few weeks of the year are a busy time.” — NEW DEALERS speak scornfully of the Presidential poll con ducted by the Literary Digest, but every one Is eager to see what It reveals. The latest returns show a still further decline In New Deni popularity. Out of a total of 1,370,774 votes received, 828,929 answered negatively the question, “Do you now approve the acts and policies of the Roosevelt New Deal to date?" This brought the negative percent age to the new high figure of 00.47 per cent. The last preceding per centage was 58.51. Eleven of the thirteen southern states continued solidly New Deal. Only Florida and Oklahoma voted ngainst it. The twelve Middle West ern farm states continued balloting more than 3 to 2 against the ndinln Istration. The Rocky mountain states, with the single exception of Utah, con tributed substantial majorities against the New Deal, as did four of the six New England states, which were voting 3 to 1 against Roosevelt. Dispatches from Addra ampa said reliable sources there dis closed the terms oo which Emperor Haile Selassie had authorised his delegation at Geneva to discuss peace. They were thus stated: Withdrawal of Italian troops from Ethiopia; recognition of the African empire's sovereignty; payment of indemnity by Italy; delimitation of East African boundaries between Ethiopia and the Italian colonies by a League of Nations committee, and foreign economic, administrative, and financial aid and advice for Ethiopia only on the condition there would be no Italian Influence. -- WITHOUT waiting for a ruling by the Supreme court on the i validity of the Tennessee Valley au thority act. Senator Norris of | Nebraska, father of that and moth other advanced leg islation, has pre pared a bill for a Mississippi Valley authority along the same lines as the TVA, but Immense ly greater In scope. He Intends to In troduce the meat ure soon in coo Sen. Norrle gng^ It wouId em. brace more than half of continental United States, including all the vast plain between the Alleghenies and the western continental divide and from near the Canadian border to the delta of the Mississippi; only the Tennessee valley would be omit ted from the plan. Like TV A It would be managed j by a throe-man directorate. The j cost Is not stated. Congress wonld vote fnnds from year to year as the work progressed. FRANKLIN C. HOYT has resigned ns Federal alcohol administrator and his resignation has been ac cepted by the President with the usual expression of regret. Mr. Hoyt cited Ids poor health and other per- | sonal reasons to explain his nc- | tlon, but In his letter to Mr. Rooso- | velt l>e plainly Indicated that he ! was dtssatlsfled with the liquor con trol setup. _____ TWELVE persons, nine of them passengers, perished when the Imperial Airway liner City of Khar toum crashed In the Mediterranean off Alexandria, Egypt. The only survivor was Pilot Vernon 0. Wll son, who was taken from the water j In a critical condition. Among the j victims was one American, James O. ■ Luke of Philadelphia, an oil en- j gineer on his way from London to i Basra, Iraq. - ■ COMPTROLLER GENERAL J. R. McCARL Issued an order that blocked the plans of the Federal Surplus Commodity corporation to bay surplus furui products for relief distribution. He held that the ad ministration could not use the .TO per cent of (trass cus toms receipts set aside for the AAA to buy farm prod ucts to be (tlren to relief clients. In a etter to wcreiary McCar| Wallace, UcCirl Balrl relief legislation and relevant statutes provided another way to handle such purchases. It was believed McCarl's ruling would not affect AAA plans for pur chases for diversion purposes and not for relief distribution. An of fer has been made for purchases of surplus potatoes from the 1985 crop, to be diverted Into Industrial channels. Officials said, however, they did not expect growers to take advantage ef this offer becanse of recently advanced prices for pota toes. Noteworthy among recent deaths are those of Lieut. Gen. Hnnter Llggott, hero of four wars and leader of the American first artny In France where he was sec ond In command to General Persh ing; and Harry B. Smith, well known and prolific light opera lib rettist who wrote the books and lyrics for ‘‘Robin Hood" and many other productions. FISH BONE DIET IS LATEST HEALTH TIP The health value of eating small fish, such as sardines, which usual ly are eaten bones and all, Is em phasized In a recent report of the medical research council In Eng land. The Investigation Included chemical analyses of many different kinds of food to see which provide the largest amounts not only of or dinary nutrient materials but alpo of the vitamins, mineral elements and other minor constituents now known to be necessary to health. Two of the necessary mineral ele ments are phosphorus and calcium both of which are needed In the hu man body for bnlldlrig and repair of bones. In addition an ample supply of calcium Is believed to be needed for health of the nerves. Phosphorus also Is needed for the storage and production of muscular energy. Both elements are plentiful in fish bones. Accordingly, a reasonable number of fish bones nmy be an excellent addition to the diet. Bones of large flsb usually are taken out. Even moderately small fish bones usually are removed because of the well founded fear that a bone may stick In the eater’s throat. I Man Who Lost Feet In North Carolina Prison Refuses Aid (Continued from Page 1) date according to reports the only thing that either can do wih their new fee is look at them. It was further decided to give them employment at the State House, which they might be able to do. After searching far an dwide for some chore that a footless man could per form, the committee reported that the jobs had been found. Shropshire upon being advised that he would be given a job, advised the legislature that he would not accept the job as he was not in physical condition to do any kind of work. Plana To Sue At that time he indicated that he would sue the State and was informed that he had no right to such action but to no avail. His refusal of the check recently has indicated that he intends to carry out his threat and that he felt that if he ac cepted the dole from the State he would simply weaken his case. According to reports he is being advised by one of the most prominent attorneys in the State who resides at Shrop shire’s home city, Charlotte, and that the suit will he filed as soon as the brief can be pre pared. Shropshire, when ques tioned as to why he would not accept the check replied: “My wife would not let me?'’ Barnes, on the other hand has acquiesced to every request made by the legislature, with the hope, rumor 1ms it, that the legislature at the ensuing ses sion will see fit to grant him a pension. Weeds, Insects Cause of Heavy Loss to Farmers' The bottle between mnn and the Jungle rages In the United Slate? as well us In the roost distant and less densely Inhabited places. The battle Is even more extensive In tills country than In the less culti vated places, because there are much wider areas here for wild na tore to win back. The fighting le gions of the Jungle are plant dla eases, weeds and insects. The ex tent to which they are winning vic tories Is measured by the damage they do to farm crops. Of the vast myriads of different kinds of In sects which ravage crops more than 8,000 kinds do extensive enough damage to be of economic Impor tance, and they Inflict losses to the extent of $2,OCX),000,(XX) a year. Thirty four of these Insects alone cause known damage of $1124,440, 000. L. L I’.essler, entomologist o( B. I da font de Nemours and com pany, reports to the American Chemical society. The total Jungle loss to agriculture and Its products he estimates at $0,500,000,000 a year, of which $4,000,000,000 la due to weeds. The Best Insurance A married man lives longer and is less likely to end up in the work house than a bachelor. So says Edwin 8. Burdell, professor of economics and social science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The professor Is fur ther of the opinion, bnsed on his stories of the subject, that married men commit few crimes and less often go Insane. The unmarried man has less at stake In the com munity because he has a lower status. Marriage la the best Insur ance in the world — insurance against crime, insanity, poverty and premature death. Solved Baffling Mystery Not long ago France was baffled by an unusual murder mystery. Within a week three friends, two men and a woman, were stabbed to death on the border of a small town. All were armed and no struggle had taken place. The soggy earth around them showed only the boof prints of a horse. I.ater the mur derer, a woman, was discovered. She had disarmed the victims’ sus picion by a friendly chat, hence the surprise attack. And she had con cealed her sandals, fitted with horseshoes, by a long cloak.—Col lier's Weekly. Wedding Pea! on Phonograph Ikiieving the toue of the vil lage church hells was mournful, a Woodley (Knglnnd) bridegroom de •llned to have them rung at bis wedding. In their place he employed i radio phonograph record of a Joy ul wedding peal which played as ae bridal couple left the church. State Supplements Relief Funds In Arkansas For *35 (Continued From Page 1) Negroes have shared without discrimination .in the $53,920, 550.36 spent by the U. S. on relief, the official declares. Eight districts administer the WPA, with Arkansas itself aid ing through the state welfare commission. Negroes have been employed in white collar pro jects and on WPA which hires all eligibles at fixed federal pay scales in both skilled and unskilled types of labor. Per centages by race are not known, Allen asserts. Excess In Education In expenditures for education Negroes came out far ahead be cause of the higher percentage of illiteracy. There were 350 colored teachers and 627 whites all receiving the same salary basis. During 1934-35, there were 8,000 Negro adults taught 1o read and write. Altogether, 20,153 colored received instruc tion in addition to the nursery and public schools. All of the state’s Negro pub lic schools were operated under the educational program a]ong with whites and for full school periods—something not ordin arily done because of interfer ence with the cotton crop in rural areas. The oldest man taught to read and write is Elijah Hookes 94- and the oldest woman is Mary Bass, 104. At the < her extreme, the nursery sch ols, there weTe equal accomoda! ons with the IT. S. porviding an in itial .$450 for starting and $10 monthly for upkeep, s.cording to Allen. No Improvement Very little change is b -on in farming and manufacturing siuee relief ha sheen given. Ev erything is dependent upon cot ton. Lumbering, which once provided seasonal jobs, was practically terminated in 1928 29. Before the depression, sharecroppers, etc., could get off-season work by helping re pair the plantation but hard times put a stop to this. The floods and droughts since 1927 caused many rural people to receive practically continuous disaster relief and by the time the FERA went in to operation found it easier to ge relief han work for a liv ing. This is true of both Negroes and whites, Allen asserted. Six sevenths of colored rural ites are sharecroppers or farm laborer. They are accustomed to odd jobs after the cotton season ends. As a result, they are able to secure more work than the average white and therefore do not get as much re lief per case, the official stated, adding that in such cases relief is supplementary but when Ne groes and whites are similar in ease, without being aided by I jobs, the relief is the same. Negroes In The News and are burned to death. They chanted—“Peace, Peace, Fath er, You will save us Father. You are God, Father"—until the smoke and flames hid them from view. Later their burned and charred bodies were recov ered. The Spirit of Christmas Ten churches scattered around the world shared in a world wide radio broadcast on Christmas day. One of the ten was a Negro Baptist church in the United States of America. ITere are the churches. The Church of the Nativity at Beth lehem ; Cairo, Egypt; Rome, Italy; a rural parish in Eng land; Paris; France; Church in Norway; Danzig; Dolores Mis sion at San Francisco; The First Baptist Church (Colored) at Nashville, Tennessee and the Washington Cathedral.
