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. _.. — ■ ■ Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, February 4, 1933 „ page 3 — &Qbl Fhki p«(»' » r r^n«ra* I ( ^ idHrumi by tL* NrbraftU Prion | A—wcjiI^op. I • Publish"! Every’ Saturday at 2416-20 Grant Street by THE OMAHA GUIDE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Incorporated Phone WEbster 1750 Alt News Copy must be in our office not later than Monday at 5 i n , and all Advertising Copy or Paid Articles, not iater than Wednesday at Neon. Eutr • d as *md Class mail matter, March 15, 192/, at the Posl off,, it «i; i .i, Nebraska, under the act of Congress of Mar. 3, 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly in Advance) One Year . $2.00 Six Months . 1-25 Thrrt^ Months . 100 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION—The Omaha Guide is issued weekly ah 1 v 01 • s- nt to any part of the United States for $2.00 per year in adv.iii"\ < kiiadian subscriptions (including postage) $2.50 in advan- e. Foreign Minx-ript ions including postage) $3.00 in ad xam-c. Trial six months’ subscriptions, $1.25. Trial Three months subscription tI.OO. 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A TRIUMPH FOR NORRIS The 2"th Amendment to the Federal Constitution ah limbing • i'.e short session of Congress following elec tions and changing the date of the inauguration of the Pivw.ien! ir-au March 4 to January 20th was ratified on ia>t M . hi when the Legislature of Missouri voted its adaption as the J6th state. As the amendment becomes op*erative ; ■ xt October 15th there will be no more “Lame Duel " C< ngresses, the popular term applied to Congress linated f ated legislators, who under the old e.wsi iunimwi arrangement did not retire from office until 13 months after their defeat at the polls. Hi<*iv i considerable sentiment in the United Stato for a constitutional amendment fixing the term of at six years and limiting his tenure of office to one term. That would seem to be an ideal way to save n eu: from dictation by political considerations crate to insure his reelection, since every President wants to be reelected. It would also serve to make the kjb less devastating to the physical resources of ti c encumbent. The last 12 years have demonstrated tha: few men can stand more than one term in the White House. m The passage of the 20th Amendment was a personal 11 iumpn for Senator George H. Norris of Nebraska. St. Philips Episcopal Church, Rev. John Albert Williams, I>. D., Rector. The services for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany will be as follows: 7 30 A. M. Holy Communion; 8:00 A M. M rning Prayer; 11:00 A. M. Church School; 11:00 A. M. Sung Eucharist with sermon; 12:80 Con firmation Class; 5:00 P. M. Vespers and Young People’s Fellowship. Bishop Shayler has sent official no tice that he has appointed the after noon of Palm Sunday, April 9th, for his vis'tation to St, Philip’s for ad ministering the sacrament of Con firmation. _*_ Salem Baptist Church, 22nd and Seward Sts. Her. F. S. (ioodlett, .Voting Pastor, Mr. William Cooper, reporter. Good services were held at Salem as usual. Rev. Goodlett delivered two inspiring sermons, 11 a. m. subject wat. “When Brooks Run Dry,” First King. 17th chapter. 8 p. m. subject was, “The Secret Prayer of Jesus”, Matt 26.36. Mark 6-46. All pres ent feasted on these sermons and re joiced the. more over the addition to the church of a new- member. The banquet sponsored on the 26th was a success. The BYPU. had no meeting on account of City BYPU. at Pilgrim where 225 were present. Mr. Wm. Cooper, president. You are always welcome at Salem. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 25 th and Hamilton Sts. Promptly at 9:30 a. m. Sunday school was opened. Due to the incle ment weather, the attendance was not as large as usuaL At 10:45 morning worship. The Pastor was in the stand with a very instructive as well as inspirational sermon. His subject was “Worth While Life Purposes”, text, St. John 18th chapter, 37th verse. At three o’clock, the Pastor choir, and a large congregation worshipped with St. John AME. Church, in an All State Rally. The City BYPU. which met at Pil grim was very well attended. The banner was won by Pilgrim’s BYPU. Rev. W. B. Preston, of Kansas City Kansas, delivered the evening mes sage. speaking from 116th Psalm 12th verse, his subject was, “A Return De manded.” \ isitor3 are always welcome a Cradled in Colombia, Commercial Flying Reaches High Peak NEW TORK— Although we pride ourselves on our modernity, the whir of an airplane propellor still causes us to pause and gase skyward: an airplane is sttU a curiosity to most people. It is not so in Colombia, where ly ing is the accepted mode of transpor tation Detween many of the beautiful cities of this flourishing South Amer ican Republic It was In Colomow that commercial aviation was Dora on the Western Continent, with the form ing. in 1919. of Scadta Airways, oicert commercial airline in the net world While Colombians are most enthusi astic about flying they first adopted this method of speedy and comics t able travel from necessity rather than from choice They prefer flying tor the comfort It affords, as well as the speed They are a thoroughly en lightened people, devoted to architec ture. and city-planning to sport*, music art. literature, and commerce YeT their country is so studded w:u. mountain ranges and great expanses of fertile plains, that should you wish to journey trom Cartagena on the sea coast to 3ogcta the inland capitoi your journey must he both hy rail and river-coat, unless you choose to fly In many instances the sky routes follow the many waterways wm.ch cover the country like a spidet weo Eeneath as you flv plv the river boat* which carry freight ana the crops, of which coffee is first 05 a wide margin Colombia rants «econd m world pro duction of coffee and first in produc tion of the finest cofi.cs Travel and transport over Colombia’s mountains is by airplane, aerial cab If and burros. (Airplane photo courtesy Scadta) Owing to the topography, Colom bia's railroads have been built in s series ol short connecting tines. with out emphasis upon trunk line con struction. The “ehoo-choo" ol ms locomotive, the sonorous blast ol the steamboat whistle, and the roar *>T airplane propellors. are symbols <4 travel common to all Colombians. In some districts, where the GnesS coffees in the world are grown up on mountain slopes 4.000 to 6.000 lees above the sea. the coffee crops and passengers are picturesquely trans ported by mono-rail cars suspended j from steel cables strung in great loops I frem mountain peak to mountain peak. Here the railroad and highway are extremely difficult to develop ana : maintain out not so with the alr ! plane for at short intervals through ! the mountains emergency landing j fields are spotted for utmost safety These progressive people moved j quickly from the most primitive stages I ol travel to full development ol the ; most modern travel facilities without the necessary time and expense in volved in the elaborate construe’.on and maintenance ol railroad rnii.t* ol-way and rcliine stock as has been the case m other civilized countries. Pilgrim. The sick of the church are improv ng slowly. Don’t forget our Mid-Week Prayer Meeting. Rev. J. H. Dotson, pastor. PRISONS AND PRISONERS * * * They say that the pen is mightier than the sword. If that is true I would require a mighty sturdy pen to even attempt to satisfy the many readers of this column, judging by the requests that I daily receive, to write on certain phases of prison conditions, with a view of perhaps bettering some of the prisoner’s con ditions. However, if the editor is willing to print it, I certainly am willing to write my conception of what might constitute a prison “trusty”, and thus I will be able to satisfy, at | least a few, of the many readers who have asked me to write on this sub I ject, among others. * * *' Undoubtedly, those interesting in this subject are thinking of the Hatch Good Time” law and its meth. i od of operation. Laws, as everyone knows are interpreted in • various ■ ways. Sometimes very liberally— | and again, otherwise. All depending , upon t£e interests at stake and th* ; ability or power behind those who are seeking an interpretation. This may not sound so encouraging but | ALL prisoners well know these facts. * * * Policies are formulated, sometimes on the very letter of the law, and I sometimes on the “intent”, which brings us to the question, “what and who is a trusty?” Prisoners in Mich igan, particularly first-timers with a perfect prison record, (which DOES NOT include this writer) are inter ested in this subject because if they are a “trusty” they can receive extra good time, without the necessity of a commutation of sentence through other methods. On first thought one would say that a “trusty” is one who is trusted outside the walls. Very good, for those fortunate enough to get there but out of six thousand prisoners it is inconceivable that any large num ber can be trusties at any one time. Does that mean that the hopes of the thousands of others should be blasted merely because they cannot draw a trusty assignment Or does it nec essarily mean that no prisoner can be a trusty unless he is working out side the walls? * * * In answering of these questions, in my opinion, it depends upon the pol icy followed. Therefore, “who is a trusty ? ” Surely, a prisoner who works faithfully, year in and year: out, around a costly and complicated bit of skill that he possesses so that bit of skill that he posseses so that others who are dependent upon its operation will not be held up, is some what of a trusty? * * * Surely, the prisoner who adminis ters to the sick, amidst all kinds of conditions, without thought of his own predicament, is somewhat of a trusty? And the prisoner who, in the course of his employment, hand les many items of trust, to the com plete satisfaction of his employer, is somewhat of a trusty? * * * And those who work in'the kitch. tens, and over the ovens, handling food that thousands of prisoners and hundreds of civilians must eat, are trusties to some extent? And the mtn who faithfully attend the power lines, stokers, engines, and the pris on’s physical maintenance, are also trusties ? In short, every prisoner, in any J prison, who faithfully and skillfully handles his assignment strictly in keeping with the wishes of the pris-1 on officials, is entitled to the “trusty” j status when it comes to portioning out extra good time. * * * It may not be generally known but the temptation to serve or favor fel- j low.inmgftes is MUCH GREATER than to. ignore their pleas and be con sidered a strictly “administration” prisoner. Surely, then, such a pris oner is, at least, entitled to the status of “trusty” in the liberal interpret ation of the “Hatch Good Time” law. INHEHRITANCE WITH A CLOUD by R. A. ADAMS (The Literary Service Bureau) A multi-millionaire was murdered. His wife and a man supposed to have been his best friend -were accused of his murder and acquitted. A posthu mous child was born to the widow. It is estimated that this child will in herit S4,000.000—a vast sum of money He will be independent and doubtless will be flattered and coddled—after the order of things where rich peo ple are concerned, but The “but” has to do with his heri tage. It will have a Cloud, and the child will have a handicap. His fa ther was wild and reckless. His mo ther was a show girl, of the usual type of Bohemianism. He must of necessity inherit weaknesses from both sides of the house. His father was murdered and his mother’s life in jeopardy, during his prenatal per iod. Fear, regret, hatred, anxiety, animosities and other emotional ele ments must have entered into her mental states during pregnancy. And inevitably, these would affect the un born child. Considering all of these and the stigma which cannot be erased, one might think of this little millionaire as “the poor rich child.” He has an inheritance with a cloud; and millions with a handicap. Perhaps in the years to come, when this child is able to give due consideration to his own interests, he will prefer to have been born poor, and without the cloud on his birth than to have been born rich with it. Anyway, right-thinkir^ per sons will say, the poor child born without these handicaps is richer than ; this rich child born with them. And no doubt, there will come to the mind of the mother many pangs as she con siders her own part and her own re sponsibility. _ 1 [Habits O O by A. B. MANN QUICK PROMISES (The Literary Service Bureau) Some people will promise anything. Often we hear, “Yes, I’ll be there.” “Yes, I’ll do it.” “Sure, I will!” j “Put me down for so many.” Yet, quite ofttn these promises are made without any consideration of circum stances or ability to keep them. These are of the sort designated as being “like pie-crust; easy made and easy broken.” Embarrassment, loss of confidence and respect, misunderstandings and misrepresentations often follow fail ure to keep such rash promises. Some of them are made in sincerity but . without due deliberation; out others are made without sincerity and those who utter them so gibly do not,intend to keep them. Whatever the situa-' tion, it is a serious thing to pledge one’s word; and a dishonest thing to pledge and break. David wrote of an honest man “That sweareth to his I own hurt and changeth not.” This ! is the kind of a man the world needs. Read The Omaha Gill p E Shirts Finished 8c When Finished out of Wet Wash—Thrifty—R. D. Linen Bdles. EVANS LAUNDRY Phone - JA. 0243 . ——■■■■I ROSS DRUG Store Prescriptions Carefully Filled j WE. 2770 j ___i Job PRINTING ^10^ We. 1750 Guide’s Platform Local Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man must prevail. These are the only principles which will stand the acid test of good citizenship in time of peace, war and death. (1) We must have our pro-rata of employment in businesses to which we give our patronage, such as groc ery stores, laundries, furniture stores, department stores and coal companies, in fact- every concern which we sup port. We must give our citizens the chance to live res pectably. We are tired of educating our children and permitting them to remain economic slaves and enter in to lives of shame. (2) Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage to our public corporations such as railroad companies, the street car company, the Nebraska Power Company, the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and other establishments which we are forced to support by right of franchise. Also our pro-rata of employment in re turn for the taxes we pay in our city, county state and federal government. (3) To encourage the establishment of a first class hospital that we may get the best that there is in medical science from our doctors whom we know to be nearest us, also to encourage a high respect of them and encourage more of our girls to take nurse training. (4) A one hundred per cent deportment of our cit izens in our public or private places of business, especial ly on street cars. If we are to be respected we must act respectably, especially in public places where we are con stantly before the public’s eye. (5) A one hundred per cent membership in the Om aha branch of the NAACP. should be had to encourage the efforts put forth by the founders of the organization and to assist the general office to establish a five million dollar endowment fund to maintain operating expenses and to further the principles of the NAACP. All peo ple of all races must be educated up to a higher principle and a more thorough understanding of interracial rela tionship that our country may in reality be a government of the people, for the people and by the people in whole and not in part. (6) The re-establishment of the Christian Religion as Christ taught it, for the uplifting of mankind, elimin ating financial and personal gain. A practical Christian Religion, week day as well as Sunday. An attitude to ward our fellowman as a brother in order to establish a principle which Will guide the destiny of each other’s children; our neighbor’s children today are our children tomorrow. (7) Courteous treatment in all places of business and the enforcement of the State Civil Right Law. (8) To encourage and assist in the establishment of the following financial institutions near 24th and Lake Streets: A building and loan association, a state bank, administering aid and assistance to our widows and children. (9) To encourage the erection of a one hundred thousand dollar Young Men’s Christian Association Building near 24th and Lake Streets. (10) To enlarge the Young Women’s Christian As sociation that it may supply sufficient dormitory accom modations. (11) To teach our citizens to live economically with in their earning capacity by printing in each issue a bud get system for various salaries. (12) To make Omaha a better city in which to live by inaugurating a more cosmopolitan spirit among our American citizens. (13 To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a State law making the mistreatment of a wife or a hus band by either of them, ,a criminal offense to be decided by a jury, first offense, jail sentence of a short duration; from one to five years in the penitentiary. This, we be lieve will make men and women think before marrying, second offense, one of longer duration; third offense, (14) We must become owners of the city govern ment by paying a seemingly higher salary to those whom we employ to administer its affairs, a salary that will at and, also, a first-class trust company for the purpose of tract men of high calibre. National (1) Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti-Lynch Bill and thus stop the shamful lynching of American citizens. (2) One of our citizens in the president’s cabinet. (3) Federal control of the educational system that every child must have a high school education. (4) Assist in the furtherance of research by our scientists and historians to prove that civilization was first founded in Africa. (5) Establish a political influence which will bring about our pro-rata of higher appointments made by our chief executives. (6) Stop graft in politics by passing a Federal La.w making election day a legal holiday and compelling every American citizen of voting age to vote. (7) Prevent further wars by teaching the so-called white race that it is high time for them to quit fooling themselves about white supremacy with only three-tenths of the world’s population. They must be taught that color is due to climatic conditions. They must be taught that seven-tenths of the world’s population is made up of darker races. They must be taught that the rays of sun that blaze upon the equator and turn the skin brown do not affect the power of the brain any more than the cold ness of icy glaciers affect the brain of the white race; and that the darker races will not continue to be crushed by a money mad few. If the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man are not welded into the hearts of this world’s family now, by teaching the principles laid down by our Saviour, it will be welded into the hearts of our children some day soon, on the bloodiest battlefields this world has ever knowm. (8) Cut down congressional representation from thte Southern States in proportion to the number of votes cast. The OMAHA GUIDE will put forth its best efforts to bring about the above 22 points with the assistance of those who believe it is for the best interest of good Amer ican citizenship.