*• V i U * JD.OOO People Read f| The Only Paper of Its The Omaha Guide Kind West of the Missouri River HEW TO THEUNE \ _VOL. VL_Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, December 31, 1932_ Number Forty-Five_ Tune Jn . “MESTM FUe NEWS" BKOAlK'ASTED Every Week Iron kkis Column By CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL 1933-AMI THE NEGRO! • • • Where there :• rt«ense much patronage among a min ority group until another election is ! close at hand # • • The republicans w ill be so busy ga- j thering together the parts of their machine that it will take some time before they will be in a position to even make gestures of a promising nature. This very divergency of political affairs creates an opportunity for un_ selfish, astuTe, wi-e *an«f flncofriWmrtir ■sing Negro leaders to organize the Negro electorate and so concentrate, increase and conserve the strength of the Negro minority until such a time as their force can be effectually dem on- Crated in iiehalf of good govern, ment which must include a just and e. -iu.d consideration of the Negro, • • * In the field of business and finance the Negro ha unlimited opportunity to prove the business genius of the race. There are many business or ganizations who art- in an excellent position to h. Ip the Negro if the Ne_ groes themselves will patronize their efforts. It is a reflection on the en tire race when such an organization as the National Colond Merchants Store Inc., is unable to further ex tend their activities liecause of lack of support from the Negroes them, selves. • • • Other organizations including the Victory Life Insurance Company, and the Douglass National Bank, of Chi cago. offer excellent opportunities for men of vision, capital and abliity. With many hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets tied up in these two companies surely the race has a suf ficient amount of pride, energy and dormant capital that can be massed together thus providing opportunit. ies of employment for thousands of our boys and girls. Taken as a whole 1 fail to see where the Negro religions anti edu cational leaders are improving condi tions of the race. The small leader is so petty and self .centered, seemingly that all his time is taken up in prov. Min* his own sustenance, while the larger leaders are busily engaged in developing and defending factional Tight Here, then, is a field with many opportunities for the Negro to combine forces and do someth:! g con. strut-live, up.lifting, for the race. • • • Yes, there's opportunity every where and it will be interesting to record, during the coming year, and rive publicity to. the progressive and fruitful efforts made by Negroes in their respective fields of endeavor. Vftd to all such, this writer offers a sincere cooperation. Depriest Aids Howard University - ---———— * • * I / c L I Funeral of George S. DEPRIEST stalls democratic Leaves tor School CaldweU HeId From Gentle. attempt to hamstring how. ,, . ARD UNIVERSITY man Mortuary _ Miss Marjorie Edwards, the daugh ter of Mrs. Lucille Staggs Edwards, left December 12th for LaJolla, Cali. I fornia where she will enter the Uni versity of Southern California after the holidays. LOCAL TALENT SCORES HIGH IN “MESSIAH” Hillside Presbyterian Church, 30th and Ohio Sts., brought Christmas ch.er to the hearts of Omaha people of Friday evening in the singing of Handel’s masterpiece, “The Messiah” The soloists were all local talent. Miss Irene Cochran noted contrato, | singing “Oh thou that tellest good; tidings to Zion’’ and “He shall feed ! llis Flock.” Mrs. Dolores Black.! well of Miss M. Munchhoff school of; voice culture sang the recitatives, "There were Shepherds abiding in the! Field”, and the solos, “Come Unto | Him” and “I know that my Redeem-1 er liveth”. Miss Ethel Jones, vocal j student of Rev. J. S. Williams sang, “Rejoice Greatly” The tenor soloist was hindered by illness and Mr. Rud olph Helgren Basso sang. The chor us was led by Mrs. Ruth Broadus ly ric soprano, Miss Cochran contralto, Mr. T. Allison, tenor and H. L. Pres, ton. basso. The Rev. J. S. Williams directed the chorus and Miss Edrose Willis was pianist. Ill ESTON ARRANGING NOT TO RETURN TO INDIANA Washington, (GNS) In political and legal circles here it is rumored that after March 4, Judge William C. Hue ston, special solicitor in the offices of j the Postmaster General, will become; associated with the law firm of Ray- [ mond Pace Alexander, former presi. d» nt of the National Negro Bar As_ M'tiation, who maintains offices in' Philadelphia. Attorney Hueston with the defeat of Senator James Watson of Indiana will not return to his home in Gary, it is reported. CLARENCE DESDUNES ALIVE Another rumor proved to be false Uncle ^Simon Harrold. Music master and leader of a band received a let. ter from Clarence Desdunes, 3330 Manna St- El Paso, Texas, dated, December 16. 1932, sayinp. “1 wish you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New' Year.” and sipned Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Desdunes. ! Mr. Desdunes as you may know, is i the leader of a band bearinp his name and son of that outstandinp musician of vesterdavs, Dan Desdunes. George S. Caldwell, 2861 Maple St. | a resident of Omaha for about 16 I years, departed this life Saturday morning. December 24, 1932, at 9:45 A. M. He had only been seriously ill for about three days. On Friday December 23, 1032, at 5:30 P. M, an emergency operation was performed which proved fatal. Mr. Caldwell as a boy lived in Faith ful, Arkansas. As a young man he lived in Kansas City, Mo., and Kan sas City. Kans. He came to Omaha in 1916. He worked at the University! Club “for many years. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Audry, an aunt, two nieces, nine cousins and a host of friends. His funeral was held Tuesday morning, December 27. 1932 at. 11 a. m. at the John A. Gentleman Mort uary, 3411 Farnam St. The 'Rev. John Albert Williams officiated. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. FIRST COMMUNIST MAYOR OF AMERICA GREETS NEGRO TOILERS Crosby, Minn. (CNA) The first Communist mayor in America was' elected here when on December 6, Emil Nygard, young miner, was chos. en mayor of Crosby, Crosby is a town of about 4,002 most of whom are iron workers. In answer to a question directed to him by the Crusader News Agency, as ‘ to his policy of the Negro question, Mr. Nygard wrote as follows.— “The campaign which resulted in my election as mayor of Crosby, had as one of its main slogans: ‘No dis crimination against Negroes; absolute economic, political and social equal ity for Negroes. Banners and signs calling for a fight for this equality were used in my campaign. “To the oppressed Negro workers, I would like to deliver the following message: the one and only road lead ing to full and unconditional equality for the Negro masses is the road of open and relentless class Struggle un der the leadership of the Communist Party.” FIFTY KIDDIES ENJOY XMAS TREE PARTY GIVEN BY THE IMPERIAL LEAGUE Sunday afternoon, December 25th, more than fifty kiddies were made happy by the Imperial League at the Omaha Guide Publishing Company's office. Candies, nuts and apples were giv en each child and clothing, baskets of groceries were made up and sent out to the needy families who were un able to be present. Rae Lee Jones was chairman of j this party, Robbie Turner Davis,; President. The Radio Revue will be the next event sponsored by the Imperial League of which Carrie Jewell is chairman. CALLOWAY VISITS GUIDE PLANT Leroy Calloway, member of that great show called “Of Thee I Sing”, in which the modest gentleman ex hibits fine acting and pats out rythm with his nimble feet. This friendly gent frankly tells you that there isn’t a thing in stage life. He hates it and would be just as happy with a job and also claims that he is lucky to be in this ninety-nine per cent white show. Washington, (CNS) Congressman DePriest on Thursday afternoon. December 22, ably supported by Re. OSCAR De PRIEST publican members, made a most val iant effort, in the House, to have an appropriation for a much needed heatinr plant for Howard University aud Freedman’s Jy.ispitjd included in the Interior Department Appropria. tion Bill for 1933| The Democratic leaders, however, voted almost solid ly jn opposition to the effort and in. stead of the “flew deal” promised by Speaker Garner and Democrats gen. erally to Negro adherent less than two months ago, Howard’s appropri ation got another “old shuffle” at the hands of Democrats. Led by Byms and Rainey, Demo cratic leaders, Mr. DePriest’s effort to amend the bill so as to include the necessary $400,000 for the heating plant failed by a vote of ayes 35, no’s 61. Later Mr. DePriest moved to re. commit the bill and the following transpired: Interior Department Appropriation Bill The SPEAKER. The Clerk will re port the motion to1 recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. DePriest moves to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appopri. ations with instructions to that com, mittee to report the same back forth with with the following amendment: “On page 98, line 12. after the fig ures ‘$220,000” add the following: ‘for construction and completion of a heat, light and power plant at How, ard University. $460,000, to be im mediately available.’ ” Mr. TAYLOR of Colorado. Mr. Speaker. I move the previous question on the motion. The previous question was ordered. The question was ordered. The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. DePriest) there were—ayes 34. no’s 73. Mr. DePRIEST. Mr. Speaker. I object to the vote on the ground that there is not a quorum present. The SPEAKER. Evidently there is not a quorum present. The Clerk will call the roll. The* question was taken. Mr. RAINEY. Mr. Speaker. I move that the House do now adjourn. Mr. SNELL. Mr. Speaker, may we have the vote announced! The SPEAKER. It has developed there is not a quorum present. Mr. SNELL. Mr. Speaker, what was the vote? The SPEAKER. It is not neces sary to give that out, so the Parlia, mentarian informs the Chair, but the Angry Husband Butchers Woman Wbo Quarrels with His Wife Chair may announce that so far the vote is—yeas 110, nays 95. There is not a quorum present. Mr. DePriest’s maneuvering upset the Democratic arrangements for the Holidays and the House convened as usual at noon on Friday. The session however, lasted but a few minutes as the unprecedented action of the Parli amentarian and Clerks of the House, in deletion of the record. So as not to disclose the names of absent mem bers. precipitated another parliamen. tary tangle. The assault on the dele tion was so general that it caused an other abrupt “adjustment until Tues_ day." Democratic House leaders were so provoked at their failure to rush through the bill without the DePriest amendment, that they ordered the ar rest of all absentee members in the event that a quorum is not present Tuesday. The first effort to amend the bill was as follows: Mr. DePRIEST. Mr. Chairman, I offer the following amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 98, line 12, after the figures “$220,000". add the following: “For construction and completion of a heat ing. lighting and power plant for Howard University, $460,000, to be immediately available.1" Mr. DePriest. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, I would not present this if it was not an ab_ ; solute emergency, Howard University is completing two new buildings now, and they will be finished some time this summer. The present heating plant is anti quated and obsolete. It is overload ed about 40 or 60 per cent during this cold weather. It is only a 100 horse power plant, and it is unable to do the required work. The Bureau of the Budget put in $460,000 to be immediately available but the Bureau of Budget afterwards decided to withdraw its support in favor of the sum in this present ap_ propriation bill. They did that for the sake of economy. While I agree that we should ex ercise economy in every possible way that we can, it must be remembered that if this present plant breaks down that institution will be without heat and light and without power. The hospital would be without its heat and light; you might get light in an emergency, but it is impossible to get heat. The university is spending $225,000 I to build a distributing tunnel. That | tunnel will soon be completed to the ' site of the new proposed power plant. I ask you gentlemen and ladies not to close this institution on a plea of economy. Howard University is the only great educational institution in; this country for our group. We ask you, since this emergency has existed and since it was once re i ported by the Bureau of the Budget, | to give Howard University an appro, priation of $462,006 for the express purpose of building this heat, light, i and power plant. These figures were sent over from the Bureau of Mines as late as Nov ember. The Bureau of Mines checked : the figures of the committee as to | light, heat and power, and they claim 1 it will take $460,000 to do the work. They ought to know, for they are the experts for Congress. Some 1 Members thought it might be done for | less, but I do not think any member 1 of the committee will say that this is Fight Starts Over 5c piece An argument over a five cent piece ended in a murder early Friday morn ing December 23rd; when Vereal Hall stabbed his next door neighbor, Jetta Taylor, to death with a long bladded dagger, at a “Bridge” party being held at the home of Joseph Austin 2218 Clark St. Jetta Taylor who was a roomer in the Austin home was alleged to have been fatally slashed when she at tempted to “take sides” with her land lady, Opal Austin, who had demanded that Hall should pay her husband, (Joseph Austin) a nickel debt requir ed the day before in order that, she could buy bread for her babies. This led to a heated argument between Jetta Taylor and Dorothy Hall, wife of the defendant, who chastised the Taylor woman for “butting in.” where upon Miss Taylor is said to have picked up a “coal oil” lamp and struck Dorothy a powerful blow over the head causing several cuts and bruis. es; and also leaving the party in the dark. Witness say that Hal! who had won the money in the “Bridge” game was angered considerably by this scrimmage and being unable to find the attacker of his wife in the dark and smoke filled room, rushed out in to the yard in search of her where al so being unsuccessful he returned to the house to find Miss Taylor calmly lighting another “coal oil” lamp at this juncture he is said to have whip ped out his Jong dagger and to have slashed the Taylor woman viciously \ several times about the face and body and then left her gasping for breath. He is said to have returned after the Taylor woman had been laid in the yard for dead and cuffed her about several times, after which he ran up towards 24th St., where he was stop ped by a police officer. The officer asked what the disturbance was? Hall said that he had stabbed a wo man, the officer took the defendant back to the scene of the crime and other officers were called in and the occupants were all taken to the police station for further questioning by | Assistant States Attorney Ross L. Shotwell. Hall who is being represented in court by Atty. C. Walsh is making a plea of self defense. A blood stained knife was said to have been found in the house and is to be used as evidence in the trial. not an emergency. He will say that he does not think the Government is able to do that un der this economy program, and that we must pay something; but there are some things where we can not afford to practice economy, when it is liable to shut down such an institu. tion as Howard University or Freed man’s Hospital. Freedman’s Hospital is the only public hospital in the city of Washington where the people of my group go. We do not happen to be as favored as the rest of you, be cause limitations are prescribed. I appeal to you all not to make it pos sible that there will be no place where the sick and the wounded of my group may be sheltered. The motion to recommit was 110 yes to 95 nays. The Republicans and two Democrats vote aye with De_ Priest. The 95 nays were register ed by Democrats. But because many Democrats had already left for Christ mas Holidays they were unable to muster a quorum. This vote would American Lynch Spirit Still Prevails; Mostly in South 2 WHITE VICTIMS New York, Dee. 23—A record of 11 reported lynchings for the year 1932 represents a decline of three from the 14 reported in 1931, according to sta_ tistics made public today by the Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored Pedple. (59 Fifth Avenue. Only one state. Florida, had two lynchings during the year. The other states, which each had one lynching are: Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Ken tucky, Louisiana, Ohio, South Caro lina Texas, and Virginia. Two of the victims of lynching mobs were white, the remainder Negroes. Among the offenses charged to the mob victims were: quarrel with em_ ployer who formed the lynching mob; murder; stealing ten dollar bill and wounding deputy sheriff; quarrel ov_ er pay resulting in shooting; dyna miting store; insulting white women. In all cases the mob either hanged or shot its victim, the body being subsequently burned in the case of Henry Woods, lynched at Jasper, Fla. In making public the figures, Wal ter White, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said: “Reported lynchings are three less this year than in 1931. But satis* faction at this slight progress must be temple red by the knowledge that uasi.legal lynchings, shootings, by mcml^rs of posses, hasty court trials with results virtually dictated by mobs, as in Scottsboro, Alabama, are little if any better than open and un ashamed mob murder. The lynching spirit remains the focal problem of law enforcement in America.” The lynchings in their chronolog. ical order as listed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, are: 1. Aged Negro. February. Body found in pond, Brooksville, Fla. 2. David Tillus, April 1. Crockett Texas. 3. Richard Read (white), April 13, St. Francis, Kansas. 4. Walter Merrick (white) May 31, Princeton, Kentucky. 5. Luke Marion, June 7 Ironton, Ohio. 6. Henry Woods, June 7, Jasper, Fla. 7. Henry Russell, August 29, New ton. Georgia. 8. Frank Tucker, September 16, Crossett, Arkansas. 9. Shadrock Thompson, Septem ber 16, Warenton, Virginia, 10. Henry Campbell, November, Mullins, South Carolina. 11. Williams House, November 19, Wiser,-Louisiana. have sent the bill back to the com. mittee as desired by DePriest, but Rainey again sought to adjourn the House—and Speaker Garner in a per functory count announced a majority favored adjournment until Tuesday. “A” RATING GIVEN ATLANTA U. AND AFFILIATED COLLEGES New Orleans, La.(CNS) The South ern Association of Colleges and Sec ondary Schools at its meeting here December 1, voted to give Class “A” rating t? Atlanta University with its affiliated colleges. Morehouse College and Spellman College at Atlanta. Ga. This gives the highest rating of the Southern Association to the Bachel or’s degrees conferred by Morehouse College and Spellman College and to the master’s degrees conferred by At lanta University. .... . /