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V0L VI_NRBKA8KA 8ATI ■—***!! ..__ I Tune In ——» | "OISESTIlie \ Tbs HEWS" j ) BROAIH \MKl> S (Every Wcc^ (ran tHs Celotct J Bv CLIFF^O C irTOHEU t A November Prophecy • • • Now that the big shows art over and we know who's who and what's what we ean begin, with some measure of safety to defin itely forecast what will happen next November. « • • For this specific purpose, for «put- soro* time. my files, have been accumulating pertinent pol itical data, from every state in the uniou, and 1 now predict that nothing short of a miracle will keep the democrats out of the White house after the 4th day of next March. • • • Inasmuch as 1 have no political prestige to maintain I can even go ao far as to specifically analyze the stutus of my conclusions as they exist at the present writing, knowing well that my analysis will be hotly disagreed with. • • • Present conditions lead me to believe that of the 531 electoral votes, 2S7 ean now be placed in the democratic column, made up as follows: Alabama. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ken tucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mas sachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Now Y.'fW North iarohna. Ok la hoina. South t'aroliua, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. I concede to the republicans. 141 electoral vote*, including the states of Aritona. Colorado, l>el aware, Indiana, Iowa, -Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ore got-, Pennsylvania, South Oakota, I tah, Vermont, Washington, Wi\ cousin and Wyoming, And r\en in these stales there are factions in four of them that might poa aihly align themselves with inter eats other than the republican*. • * • The remaining HW electoral votes I place in the doubtful col umu because of certain events vet to occur, at this writing, which in eludes the stales of Connecticut, California. Idaho. Kansas, Mich igan. Montana \ aska North Ihkata, Ohio, Rhode Island and West Virginia. • • • Kveu if the republicans were assured of the doubtful states, in 'keeping \ w'ith mv analysis they Ooubt only hare 244 eleetoral rot 's against 2>7 for the democrats -and granting a reasonable per cent of errors in my analy sis it is --%fe to predict that after the “sur prise-/' have been totaled up, the democrats will still have the ma jority electoral vote. • • • In making this prediction, I am no’ inferring that the country will he lettered any hy the change of federal administration. Further »I believe, that if the now agitated ‘dry" third party should become a tvality that the democrats would be the ones to benefit from it. • • • For the Negro, it is interesting to note that in c«*h of the north ern states which I have classified in the democratic column, that the Negro ;s intensely active in both parties and that before the race l is ©\cr much attention will be concent rates! upon winning the Nojro Vi • W .lever vour own opimom, however, von cannot prove that I am wrong until after next November and maybe you will have forgotten my prediction by th -n M. f I I I I .ill Threaten* To Eclipse Record | o ■■—...— o :_« Duke Ellington Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra have swung into a highly successful engagement at the Lincoln Tavern in Chicago, where he threatens to eclipse the record which he established at that same spot last season. In addition to an augmented orchestra of fourteen musicians, Harlem's Aristocrat of Jam, has with him in the floor show at the popular rendezvous, a group of sneh well known entertainers as Louise Cook. Fredi Washington, and A1 Moiret, Ivie Anderson and Kid Charleston. Ihikc and his hoys are being heard twice a week on the radio over the Columbia network, Wed nesday and Friday nights At the conclusion of their on-1 g tgeiuent at the Tavern on duly , -Tilt, they will play a week or ten 1 days of one night dances in the viviuity of Chicago and will open at the Castle Farms in Cincinnati, on August Stl», for an indefinite engagement There they will a ; gain he picked up by the Colnmh j ia broadcasting and in additioni "i ''<■ heanl nightly over \VL\\\ Swonttung Become* Popular A* Bun Continue* To Torture — Ill in■ MMi Biuee the tv opening of the Mun icipal swimming pools, last Katun d>\. lulv !Mh. hundreds of K« gro Kuhn's have taken to the wa ter to avoid tho scorching rays of old "S«l, h'or a while it seem ed that Omaha Negroes v.ocld have no place for swimming re creation on account of the effect of the depression upon the city a coffers, hut the city has seen fit to get the pools into condition, for which many are grateful, as was indicated by the splashing crowds at River view and Munv last Sunday, enjoying the refresh ing waters. Presbyterian Minister Going Abroad The Rev. John S. Williams, Patsor of Hillside Presbyterian t hureh, 30th and Ohio Sts., will leave on Saturday night for New York City from which he will sail on the S. S. "Yore" for Kingston Jamaeai, on a vacation trip to see his mother and other relatives. He will return the first week in September. The Hillside Church will be supplied by Dr. L. Denise President of the Omaha Theolog ical Seminary. 30 Days for Nervousness Kd Pulin,, 1842 North 23rd St., '■ had noon jailed following an altercation with a white man in whieh he i* alleged to have threatened the omu with a pen knife 'fun—ii ii mi— KILLS SELF AFTER WHITING CRYPTIC FAREWELL NOTE -mu 11 'ii—ii | Mom phi*, Tenn \D\S) ’‘Tired | and gone to Jupiter for a re«t*“^ Pooled l\v fools think of it IW haok in a couple thousand 1 year* " Vftor writing those et\\ ptio w ords as a farewell Dr, Dhar ios H Oondoll, o0 year old pro f©Mor at LoMoyno dunior College oommittod suicide, His body was found hy Doan Boris Alexander, j slumped down in a bed at his; home, with two self-inflicted bul let wounds in the heart. Born in j the West Indies, educated at Dam bridge. Oxford and the University of Chicago, Dr. Condcll was re garded as one of the leading Ne gro educators in the South, Depression Announcement! Mrs. Litlia K. Smith, who l'or*j merly owned the White Rose Cafe at 24th and Burdette, wishes to j announce to In* many old cus tomers, that she is still doing busi- j ness. The depression advises her! to out expenses. She is now at 221b Willis Avenue, a half bloek east of 24th Street. Fresh home churned butter-milk and spring garden vegetables, and hot corn I bread, served each day, for the nominal sum of twenty five eents. Special Sunday Dinner Fresh killed, milk fed, spring chickens, with vegetables, ice tea and dessert, tOe. ('all Webster ItKU and make your reservation Private dining room for private parties, The public is welcome. JO* L*00UK OtVOKOB OAIK KNO* •vnopstii ,df the fin*) Chapter TAken nnittt tile RO American It was hcnufrht out in the rehut ml hy Mr, Hall, Mft l«aCour'a at gurney, that Mr, I at'our had hem in company ot the "one certain woman in t'hma«o on Uhor Ikty a Mm ('allowa) , who was at that ! httte or ik employed at the Kansas ; t'itA Call office where Mr l#a('our is Vice President, \k the case ko Mates Mr ImfNuir took Mrs t allow ay to dinner and to a eah •iret in company with Mr Homer Robertk white they were both in Cltteairo. Mr, latCour states that he spent the dinner hour with Mrs Calloway and three hours that nitfht. Mrs l.at'onr stated that her hnshand receives $75,00 per week and holds ten common and ten perferred stock in the Kansas City ('all Mrs ImConr received $d,ri(10 alimony and her name restored. Mr. lai Cour also paid the court cost and attorney fees. WIFK or OMJtt » OM»r HI. A IN j v \N hd* tho oivhoaHa pln\od fo* dau*'!'** dow naiad*, Iho naandanl ; ohof of tho Rlaoh t'at oluh.thtw fonrthaot a »udo anuth of thr rd\ hmda oo Mouth Twotdy fourth drool, waa shot aud fatally wouudod an aho lay u\ hod up dan a at >'d a »n Friday Tho woman, Mra t'lara lllonu >t'Jk N'ofrtv aaM hoforo aho diod hor aaaailant wax a "Abort, dark, ahnhhy man" aho had uovor noon hoforo hut xvhoao faoo aho would mongoim, Mra HIouh diod on j tho way to Mt .loaoph hospital llor hunhand, Roy, tho oh* f, j told polioo ho hoard Ida wifr wroam whoo tho orohoatm atopi* rd playinir ahortly aftor '2 :to llo r«o up ono at airway and A II Mptnoor, ownor, ran np nnothor. Thoy found Mr*, tllonn atnndinw uoar tho door, Polioo aaid tho alavor ovidontly olimhod to Mow. (lloun'a room ovor a alopinjr roof. Mhoriff Hat rv Mundoll and Oounty Attornoy Ralph IMokoraon of Sarpy (\ninty aro invoatijratinir, Robesons Says, “I’m Scrry, But I Guess ft Had To Be” TN» Philosophic Robesons KxmTly one week after Rutgers diversity Iwin conferred upon Paul Robeson the honorary degree of Master of Arts a statement was made public by his wife, Mrs. Kits amla Goode Robeson, who is living in Koudon, Kngland, that she had instituted proceedings for divorce, naming a white Knglishwomau as co-respondent, Word that then had been nn estrangement he tween the noted singer and his biographer did not come as a dis tinet shook to the couple's friends and acquaintances on this side of the \t Untie, for rumors have per listed for more than a year that their marital relations were badly strained, Mrs Rnhcsuit attributes then domestic troubles to an unnamed principal In the triangle who is expected tn marry the defendant When he is free, She Is quoted as saying to representative* ol the press, ' rani and I always have been happy, fits infidelity shocked me at filial, but then t realised tt was a normal tendency and t did not allow it to interfere with onr love, Now things ate different because Paul has oth or plans." When interviewed at the fas inn Theatre where he is making a tug hit singing "OP Man Rfv-j or" and is the most popular mem ber of the Show float Company, | Robeson is quoted as having inti mated his intention of marrying an English society woman in the event Mrs. Robeson gets a divorce, saying: It has not been much of a $e cret abroad. When I was in London last we were seen to gethcr much of the time and made no bones of our attach ment. I can’t mention her namo now as I don’t know if she still wants me. I have been expecting this. I am sorry but I guess it had to be. I have made my plans well in advance. I desire above all things to maintain my personal dignity. If this stirs up race prejudice I am prepared to leave the country forever. I am study ing Russian, German, and French and will soon be quali fied to act in Europe. I am as sum! of a following in England T had to go there to find out whether I was really an artist or not," It would seem that Mr Kahesou had to go abroad also to find whether he was really in love with his wife or not. Hut as he says, philosophically, "I guess it had to ha. “ Until her husband’* obvious desertion Mrs, Rohesou also assumed the role of a philos opher, “realising his infidelity win a normal tendency and reins iiig to allow it to interfere with their love.” So while profund ly regretmg the whole affair with its sensational aspects the public might as well view it philosophic ally and chalk it un as “another one of those things. 1 OIMHR IM.ATKOKM 0 K il HY MM Old.IK 1.KW18 Hear Hire After reading the Platform of your paper, I am eonvtueed that it Is not only broad hut strong enough to support all of Us lead era l»eep enough to commend it self to nur own very keenest in telleet, Vet simple enough to he understood ami appreciated hy our humblest eitUen, Surely than it must he sufficiently at tractive to he supported hy Alik Hesause of the many fra tv res that have been r»s*ently added to the paper aod because of its pub lie spirited policy. I believe that slowly hut surely "The fluid**1' is carving a new name for itself. not alone in its immediate com* munity, hut along with other great pipuri throughout the country. JESS HUTTF.N CONCEDED GOOD CHANCE IN CITY GOLF TOURNAMENT * Hit of the three Negroes start ing in the pity golf tournament, 1 '' ' ■ a A' «t«on, Mai.nb Scott, and .less Hntten, Hutton is the oul,\ one remaining, He won his first match by default and Ids second match by superior playing. Ills consistency and accuracy are expected to carry him a long ways toward the crown. ATTENTION LADIES 1 he County jail seems to be a pretty good place after all, espec ially far ladies who are too thin •>r too fat, While some complain ot the food served and lost weight “«» the jail diet. Sheriff McDonald has at least one prisoner he can point to with pride, as an exam I'le of just how good the jail meals are. A woman imprisoned last September 9-lth, on a narcotic charge, weighed US, Today she weighs I TO pounds,