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,ft,nc HTur i? M hmithd - - ” :: liftto° 1 nL 1VJLUIN 1 1 Urv ■■ »t”*"*t>* j? NEBRASKA'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS * ' THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2.00 a Year—5c a Copy | OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1925 Whole Number 516 Vol. X—No. 46 JOiNTHE OMAHA BBANC N.A.A.C.P. NOW FRIENDS TENDER RANQNET TO DILLARD SIMPSON Popular Bachelor and Successful Hotel Man Given Testimonial On Eve of Departure for California. BECOMES PARTNER IN GROCERY Dillard Simpson, for the past 28 years a resident of Omaha, where he has served efficiently as head-waiter and other responsible postions in the leading hotels, cafes and clubs of tms city, and numbers his friends among both races by the hundreds, was ten dered a banquet Tuesday night at the Dixie Cafe by a number of his friends and well-wishers, on the eve of his departure for Oakland, Cal., where he will go into the grocery business with his brother-in-law. The table was beautifully decor ated with fleur-de-lis and aspargus ferns. And the menu, prepared and elegantly served by Mrs. Jackson, proprietress of the cafe, was one dif ficult to surpass. From soup to cigars every dish was a triumph in the cul inary art. Thirty-three guests wrere seated at the hanquet board and several others, detained by illness, in some cases, and by employment in others, sent their regrets. M. F. Singleton served most ac ceptably as toastmaster and intro duced the speakers, who in brief, wit ty and well-chosen words paid tribute to Mr. Simpson’s sterling worth as a man and highly respected citizen, voiced regret at his leaving and wished him success in his new field. - The program opened with the singing of America, and an invocation by the Rev. John Albert Williams. The fol lowing speakers, all old friends of the guest of honor, were then introduced in turn: Count Wilkinson, editor of The New Era, Dr. J. H. Hutten, Nick Patton, Dr. A. G. Edwards, H. A. Chiles, Charles Stanton, O. W. Jack son, Alfred Jones, James G. Jewell, John South and Dr. L. E. Britt, who on behalf of Mr. Simpson’s friends, presented him a beautiful silk un brella. Mr. Simpson, visibly and deeply moved by the testimonial ten dered him, made a fitting response of his appreciation, wittily interjecting reminisrenses charging his bachelor hood to "the buttng in” of some of the guests present and carrying off the ladies of his choice, while he was try ing to get up courage to propose. Mr. Simpson left for Oakland Wed nesday night, followed by the good wishes of his numerous friends. TEXAS OFFICERS FIGHT WOl'LD BE LYNCHERS (By Associated Negro Press) Dallas, Texas, May 29.—Five whites were shot by officers of the law when a mob fo several hundred sought to storm the Dallas county jail at one o'clock in the morning and take from there Frank and Ix>renzo Noel. The mob began milling al«>ut the jail early Monday in the evening and was kept off for a long time by firemen who played water on it with their hose. This finally proved unavailing, how ever, and the sheriff was forced to order hii men to fire. One of the white men was injured fatally. Sev enty-five officers maintained guaid over the jail, armed with machine guns, shotguns, side arms, tear bombs and fire hose. The prisoners were confined on the eighth floor of the jail which was accessible only by a small elevator which was left at the top floor. ROSENWALD GIVES $250,000 TO HAMPTON-TUSKEGEE (By Associated Negro Press) Chicago, 111., May 29.—The Chicago drive in the campaign to raise $5,000, 000 endowment fund for Hampton and Tuskegee got under way here last week with the announcement that Ju lius Rosenwald, head of Sears-Roe buck company, has contributed $250, 000 toward Chicago’s quota of $400, 000. Many prominent white Chicago ans are co-operating in the drive and Sunday evening Dr. Robert R. Mo ton, principal of Tuskegee, addressed the Sunday Evening club, of which Clifford W. Barnes, chairman of the Chicago drive committee, is president. Dr. Moton, Booker T. ^Washington and Roscoe Simmons are the only Ne groes wfio have addressed this club. A quartette from Hampton and Tus kegee sang in the various colored and white churches during the day. COLLEGE OF BEAUTY CULTURE GRADUATES CLASS OF FOURTEEN Exercises Held Before Large Audience In St. John’s A. M. E. Church Last Monday Night. BROKENBURR MAKES ADDRESS St. John’s A. M. E. church was filled last Monday night for the graduating exercises of the first class of the Omaha Mme. C. J. Walker’s College of Beauty Culture, when fourteen were given their diplomas by Attor ney Robert I,ee Brokenburr, of In dianapolis, assistant manager of the Mme. C. J. Walker Company. The exercises consisted of the in vocation by the Rev. C. A. Williams, pastor of St. John’s; an address 01 welcome by Mrs. Pearl Alexander, manager of the school; demonstra tions, facial, by Mrs. Maud Ray, wnn Mesdames Lulu Wheeler, Gertrude Vawter, Mary Davis and Martha Smith explaining preparations used; bobbed hair, by Miss Alice Watson; introduction of Attorney Brokenburr, who gave an excellent and most prac tical address on “Living the Larger Life" and showing how this was ful filled in Mme. Walker; “Our Prepar ations” by Mrs. Eretta Smith, dem onstrations of the use of the same being given in marcelling by Mrs. Ada Hill Smith; fancy hair dressing by Miss Dorene Bush; long curling by Mrs. Alice Sherwood and manicur ing by Mesdames Lucy Payne and Aulene Slaughter; the conferring of diplomas by Mr. Brokenburr; some facts revealing Mme. Walker’s Chris tian character by the Rev. C. A. Wil liams, and a solo by Mrs. Martha Tay lor Smith. Mrs. P. Eurlyne Osborne, national organizer, made a plea for support of the graduates of the Beauty Culture College and presented the president j of the Phyliss Wheatley Missionary Mite Society with $25. Among many important facts brought out by Attorney Brokenburr in his address was that of the setting aside in Mme Walker's will of two 1 thirds of the income from the profits : of the firm as a trust fund for educa | tional welfare and philanthropic work j among the Negro race. GOLD RUSH IN AFRICA “ (Columbian Press Bureau) | London, Majt 29. It is reported from j the Daressalam Tenganyika territory, East Africa, that 14,000 natives and 100 white natives are engaged in working what is described as the larg est alluvian gold field in Africa, on the | Lupa River, between Lakes Tanganyi ka and Nyassa, and that many others are rushing to the scene. Gold was first discovered in the neighborhood in June, 1922, but the enormous deposit of the area was scarcely conceived. All unclaimed rights have lieen reserved by the Government. NEGRO BUILDING TRADES MEN OF NEW YORK (TTY (Columbian Press Bureau) New York, May 29.—The erection of portable buildings, stair-building, ship and boat buildings, and dry-dock work, together with the manufacture of har bor equipment in New York City is now employing about 15 colored work men to every 2,548 whites or about 1 to 169, on work at the building trades and other necessary adjunct occupa tions. The colored craftsmen work as roofers, chauffeurs, ironworkers, help ers, riggers, carpenters, and caulkers, frequently advance to electricians, pipe fitters and ironworkers, occupa tions. As showing the skill of build ing riggers, one lurge contractor said of his colored rigger: “His duties con sist of the installing of all tackle and the fiting of wire and manilla cable used on board; also manufacturing and installing shrouds, stays, lifts, braces, life lines, and other rigging fitted to masts, spars and booms. He is uble to work to drawings and specifications furnished by the draughtsman, to lay out and cut material; splice manila rope and wire cable and do all work necessary to completely rig ships.” GIRLS WIN SUIT AGAINST BOARD OF EDUCATION Detriot, Mich., May 29.—A writ of mandamus was granted Misses Jen nie Mae Clark and Esther Eastmond last Saturday in Judge Marschner’s court, ordering the Highland Park Board of Education to give the girls a trip to Washington, D. C., as is the custom to give all graduates of the Highland Park fygh School. The Clark and the Eastmond girls charged that they had been excluded from the plans for the trip because of their col or. ~ .» CIVIL LIBERTY UNION WOULD AID EDITOR (Columbian Press Bureau) Washington, D. C., May 29.—Rev. John Haynes Holmes, representing the American Civil Liberties Union of New York, has filed a petition with President Coolidge, asking that the thirty-day jail sentence imposed upon Rothschild Francis, Editor of “The E mancipator,” a native paper of the Virgin Islands, be suspended. The petition also protests against the sentence passed upon the editor, who was charged with libel, asserting that the prisoner did not have a fair trial, inasmuch as he was denied the consideration of a jury. FLOWERS BEATS REED (By Associated Negro Press) Boston, Mass., May 29.—“Tiger” Flowers, hard-hitting boxer of At lanta, Georgia, had an easy time lick ing Pal Reed of Natick here last Tues day evening in a ten-round bout. The “Tiger” was aggressive from the start, kept the fans applaudin ghis splendid left jabs which he used to perfection. PSYCHOLOGICAL FOOD (Columbian Press Bureau) Washington, D. C., May 29.—Scien tists now come to our aid with the an nouncement that for 25 cents a meal can be prepared that contains all 16 of the substances necessary for pro per nourishment. By eating bean soup, bran biscuits, cottage cheese, nuts, etc., instead of expensive pork chops, steak and ham and eggs, these psychologists claim that your system will receive the proper quantities of sodium, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, silicon, iodine, magnesium, phospho rus, lime, potassium, sulphur, manga nese, iron, floyrine, carbon and chlo rine. If we can get all of this for a quar ter of a dollar at a restuarant or even in a drug store we shall feel that the perplexing food problem has been solved and that science has again made an ihvaluable contribution to the welfare of man. JAPANESE TO PLAY HOWARD (By Associated Negro Press) Washington, D. C., May 29.—The Osaka university baseball team of Japan arrived in the United States for the purpose of playing a number of college nines liefore returning. Among the games scheduled by the visitors is one with Howard univer sity here Thursday, June 4. The game will be played at the American League Park. The Japanese won a hot contest from Notre Dame uni versity at South Bend, Ind., last Tues day by a 2 to 1 score. Indianapolis, Ind., May 29.—Miss Mary Stokes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes, of 2054 Highland place is one of the few colored women of the country to he elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary society. She attained the distinction at Butler col lege, where she is a senior. She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta So rority. ” —*- «i amnia —■ 111 f .... .-.—-- ' Modistes ___ BOSTON TO HONOR MEMORY OF NEGRO SOLBIER-MTRIOT “Peter Salem Day” To Be Fittingly Observed in Honor of Famous Black Man Who Fought at Bunker Hill. I | I50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EVENT j Equal Rights League Recognizes an • Opportunity for Emphasizing Services of Race to Boston, Mass., May 2!).—The Na tional Equal Rights League has be gun its annual campaign for a nation wide observance of “Peter Salem Day" in honor of Peter Salem, colored soldier of the American Revolution, and his comrades of color who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill, the first pitched battle of the American Revol ution which was waged for American liberty and the founding of this first American republic. The battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, at Charles town, Mass., a part of Boston, where a lofty monument was erected on June 17, 1825. Peter Salem shot and mortally wounded "the British com i mander as he was declaring the vic tory. Salem Poor was later com ! mended by the Massachusetts Assem ! bly for bravery. Brizilai Lew was | fifer for a whole colored company. Boston will have a mammoth offici | al celebration jointly by city and state I with the federal government partici I pating, as it is the 150th anniversary, which fact the league claims in its call issued today makes the occasion es pecially oppontune for us to make known toy mass meetings and news | paper articles what American histor I ies obscure from both colored and white Americans, Yiamely that our race contributed soldiers brave and valiant as far back as the very be ginning and helped bring this nation into being. As in the case of “Attucks Day” on March 5th, Citizenship Foundation Day, the league urges colored citi zens to observe “Peter Salem Day” on June 17, through Equal Rights Com mittees or branch leagues organized to permanently celebrate historical race days as a means of preserving our rights, privileges and respect with all other citizens, for which cause these Equal Rights Committees and Leagues will contend under race leadership and control. Other racial bodies, religious, fraternal and civic are also urged to observe the day. As an aid, the league will send an historical leaflet upon receipt of 3 or 4 cents in stamps, on Peter Salem at Bunker Hill, together with a summary of colored soldiers from 1770 to 1!)18. Pamphlets and information on the "Peter Salem Day” movement can be secured by writing to the correspond ing secretary, William Monroe Trot ter, 9 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. Michigan appears to be recruiting her colored population chiefly from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. MARINE INDICTED FOR MURDERING COLORED GIRL . ...Pensacola, Fla., May 29.—An in ,'lictment was returned here by a fed eral jury against Jasper R. Kirk, a private in the U. S. Marines attached to the naval air station here, for the murder last March of a colored woman Gertrude McNeil, whose nude body was found slashed in numerous places and tied to a tree. Kirk was identifi ed by Aletha Mason, 19, the dead wo man’s companion, as one of the two men who was with them before the girl was found murdered. FUNERAL OF REV. WM. A. MOORE AT COUNCIL BLUFFS The funeral of the late Rev. William A. Moore at one time pastor of St. John's, Omaha, was held last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Bethel A. M. E. church. Rev. 0. J. Burckhardt, pastor of Allen Chapel A. M. E. church. South Side, who had known the deceased for forty years, was master of ceremonies, read the obituary and recalled beautiful recollections of Rev. Mr. Moore’s active ministry. Rev. J. P. Jackson, pastor of Tabernacle Bap tist church, read the Scripture and made very appropriate remarks as to his impres sion of the broad Christian spirit of “Father” Moore as he was affectionately called. Rev. Geo. W. Slater, Jr., pastor ol the Bethel A. ,V1. E. church, preached a fitting sermon from Numbers 23:11), “Let me ilie the death of the righteous, let my last end be like his.” The choir sang in spiringly, and the floral offerings were in deed many and beautiful. The Masonic Lodge, Twin City No. 32 of Council Bluffs, attended in a body and took charge of the services at the grave at Walnut cemetery. Obituary The deceased, Rev. William A. Moore, departed this life Wednesday morning. May 20, at 2:30. At the time of his death he was seventy years, ten months and twen ty days of age. For many years Father Moore had been growing steadily weaker and the last few weeks he had been con fined to his bed at Mercy hospital. Elder Moore was born at Trenton, Tenn., and was converted when about six teen years old in Leavenworth, Kansas. For forty years and upwards he was a minister in the African Methodist Epis copal Church and was recognized as one of the faithful and most effective preach ers of his connection until the last few years when because of declining health he became superannuated anil was located at Bethel A. M. E. church. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Elder Moore’s pastorate covered a large territory extending from Chicago west to the Rocky Mountains. During the years of 1910 and 1911 he was pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church. Council Bluffs, la. August 19, 1908, he was married to Miss Jennie Moore. Father Moore leaves to mourn his loss, a widow, a mother-in law, Mrs. J. B. Moore (who is a first cousin of the late Bishop B. T. Tanner of the African Methodist Episcopal Church i, one brother and a nephew. Rev. Albert Moore, a Baptist preacher of prominence in San Francico, Cal.), and a host of lov ing friends. He was a member of Twin City Lodge, No. 32, A. F. and A. M. of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sidestep the fellow who values a friendship only for what he can get out of it. —win IU HE.11 MANY STATES WILL SEND DELEGATES TO DENVER CONFERENCE Congressman L. C. Dyer, Scipio Jones, Dr. G. W. Lucas of New Orleans, Among Speakers NIGHT PAGEANT AND PARADE _ Delegates from 21 states have al ready been appointed to attend the 16th Annual Conference of the Na I tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People in Denver, Colorado, June 24-30, inclusive. The states already represented are: Ari zona, Arkansas, Maryland, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louis iana, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. Delegates’ credentials are now being sent out by the nation al office. The list of prominent speakers who are to address the gathering is con stantly being increased, the latest ad ditions being Representative Leonidas C. Dyer of Missouri, sponsor in Con gress of the Federal anti-lynching bill; Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, editor ot The Crisis; Mrs. Florence Kelley, sec retary of the National Consumers’ League; Dr. George W. Lucas, presi dent of the New Orleans Branch, N. A. A. C. P., and Scipio A. Jones, of j Little Rock, Arkansas, who will give I a complete account of the court vic j tones won by the N. A. A. C. P. in | the Arkansas peonage riot cases. A preliminary list of speakers and their subjects at the N. A. A. C. P. j Conference, with important additions : to be made later, is as follows; Benjamin Stapleton, mayor of Den j ver, address of welcome. Judge Ben B. Lindsay will probably j refer to his recent victory over the { Klan. i Ex-Governor William E. Sweet of Colorado. Clarence Darrow of Chicago. Prof. H. Adolphus Miller of Ohio state university: “Science vs. Pseu do-Science on the Race Question." Representative L. C. Dyer of Mis souri: “Why Senate Rules Should Be i Amended to Eliminate Filibustering.” i Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois of New York: “Modern Industrialism and the Ne , gro.” Scipio A. Jones of Little Rock: “The Arkansas Victories.” Mrs. Florence Kelley of New York. Dr. George W. Lucas of New Or leans: “Our Fight Against Residen j tial Segregation.” Charles Edward Russell of Wash ington, D. C. William Pickens, field secretary, N. A. A. C. P. James Weldon Johnson, national secretary, N. A. A. C. P. On the night of Tuesday, June'23, a pageant of welcome is to be staged in the Denver municipal auditorium, and on tha afternoon of June 28, a parade will be held in the streets of Denver, with floats and decorated automobiles and banners. The open ing mass meeting of the conference occurs the night of June 24. An appropriation of $250 toward .the expenses of the conference has been made by the city council of Den ver with the concurrence of Mayor Stapleton. All delegates and visitors to the conference are urged to send their names at once to the N. A. A .C. P. national office, 69 Fifth avenue, New York, in order that suitable accom modations may be arranged. DIAGNE TOUR ABANDONED (By Associated Negro Press) New York, N. Y„ May 29.—That the nronosed tour of Diagne, member of the House of Deputies represent :"g Senegal, and perhaps the ranking Negro government official of the world, is apparently abandoned. He was expected to make a tour of the United States and local committees '••ere organized in all the important cities to underwrite lecture appear ances, and to assure his being re ceived as befits one of his station. NEW YORK SQUARE TO BE NAMED AFTER RACE HERO New York, May 29.—Last Sunday, May 24, the City of New York honored a Negro soldier, Dorence Brook, who was killed in the World War, by re naming a block (bounded by 136th and 137th streets and Nichols and Edge comb streets in his honor. Parades by all military and fraternal organiza tions of Harlem will precede the dedi catory services. The block will l>e known as Brooks Square. HOWARD KENNEDY AND LONG SCHOOLS TIE IN TRACK MEET Athletes From Forty-Eight Grade Schools Compete for Honors In Annual World-Herald Track Meet. NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SECOND An immense throng filled the grand stand at Tech athletic field last Fri day afternoon to witness the contest ants from forty-eight schools strive for honors for their respective schools. Representatives from all nationalities composing Omaha’s cosmopolitan pop ulation were contenders for honors. Long school which has a large en rollment of colored pupils, its com peting teams being composed almost exclusively of colored youths, has for three successive years held the city championship. This year however it J!d p'-t lose it. but has had to share it with Howard Kennedy school, an other school with a large colored en rollment. Howard Kennedy’s prin cipal, Miss Francis Eaton retires this year, after nineteen years at the school. Her "boys”, knowing how an xious she was for them to win, went in to win, with the result that they tied Long for first place. That Howard Kennedy’s athletes were well prepared to contest with the worthiest opponents is shown by the snmaries. Six times they crossed the finish line first or leaped the farthest or highest, winning the boys heavy-weight 220-yard dash, the boys heavy-weight standing broadjump, the boys heavy-weight shuttle relay, the boys heavy-weight quarter mile relay, the boys light-weight 220-yard dash, the Ibovs light-weight running high jump. Miss Donna Kenefick is their coach. Of the thirteen records that were lowered or tied, Long’s enteries ac counted for three. Long finished first four times, in the boys heavy-weight 50-yard dash, the boys light-weght running broad jump, th boys light 1 weight shuttle relay and the girls j heavy weight 75 .yard dash which | really saved the day for Long. Olandus Webb, Margaret Bell and David Roulac were the ones who low ! ered records at Long and Heloise ; Hammersley of South Lincoln ran fif I ty yards in 06.4 seconds. The world’s record for women is 6 flat, so Heloise made a record. Thirty-three of the forty-eight com peting srhools won places in some event: showing how keen the competi tion is. Howard Kennedy and Long tied for first with 43 points; North Junior high scored second with 25 points and Lothrop third with 17 points. INDIANAPOLIS POLICE GET NEGRO LIEUTENANT Indianapolis, Ind., May 29.—Detect ive George Sneed, colored, of this city, has been promoted to lieutenant in the police department. Sneed has been in the service for seven years. His poromotion was recommended by pro minent city officials, including Mayor Shank and Chief of Police Richoft. HOLD POLICE OFFICER FOR ASSAULTING GIRL Pittsburgh, Pa., May 29.—A charge of assault and intent to commit a fel ony has been filed against James Degman, a white police officer, for an alleged attack on a 11-year old colored girl at her home at 4606 Penn avenue, and an attempt to force her mother to give him money. Mrs. Jones was away from home when the officer attacked her daugh t ter. She found the girl, Anna Jones, in a hysterical state, locked in a room. The policeman had visited the Jones’ home before and threatened to arrest the mother for violating the 18th amendment if she didn’t give him money. CALIFORNIA RALLIES TO THE N. A. A. C. P. Robert W. Bagnall, director of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, reports enthusiasm for the work of the association in California. In Oakland, a city with 7,000 colored inhabitants, Mr. Bagnall reports $2, 500 in cash and pledges raised in three meetings. In Lor Angeles, $1, 875; in San Francisco 50 people raised $440, and in Stockton $430 was raised for the N. A. A. C. P. work. In ad dition California baby contests are being held in the following cities; Oakland, San Francisco, Vallejo, Mo desto and Stockton.