\fj *i 0 O 0 0 * '.^ie Read The Only Paper of Its Vhe Omaha Guide Kind West of the Missouri River HEWTOTHEUNE\ i _ _ ___ __ ^ OI- MI.— _Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, June 17, 1933 Number Seventeen.— 7 Sf1 m Tune In ~ ' j “DIGESTING | *)flis HEWS”? • i xjyj^ J BROADCAST!.! | ! Every W«!; frrn tl is Coftinr J Bv CLIFFORD C. ’1'lIO^ELL ? AX IMPROVED SERVICE. Although this is written on the Sur. a • (June 4th) preceding my release (June 8th) from prison, it will not appear in the majority of our pape-rs until after I will have been in the Ire* world for nearly a week. This, of course, is merely one of the handicap under which 1 have been laboring as a prison and colored jour nalist. • • • Immediately after my release this service will be improved by arrang ing my production and mailing serv ice so as to reach and satisfy the “dead-line” date of the current issue of all the papers I serve in every part of America. • • * Under such a working Schedule I will then t>e in a position to give our publishers and my r aders a real up. to th<- minute “digest" of all pertin ent matter appearing in the current is-ue of our weeklies, and all dailies. • • • M readers will appreciate that in the past my sole contact has been through the columns of a hundred or mor: of our publications that have rea bed me regularly and when such publications are of necessity late in reaching me; and my comments not prepared until the Sunday following; and then not published until the sec ond week following their preparation H can readily be seen that in my ef fort to keep my releases “timely” I have been unable to “digest” many current events at an opportune time. In an additional effort to improve my service I invite correspondence from all of my readers and will at all times endeavor to give each com munication prompt and careful con sideration. which, due to my past circumstances, I have been unable to do. it may be that in the flood of let. tens 1 hope to receive that I can e. volve some additional service, through the press and through personal com m unicat ions, that will enable niy readers to take advantage of the storehouse of information which I have built up through the tens of thousands of compilations to be found in my files. In fact, just as ninety-nine percent of my past contacts have been made through the columns of our publica tions, I anticipate, especially during the period of my parole, that ninety nine per cent of my personal con tacts will be solely through corres pondence. After I have served the period of my parole and become ab solutely a free man then it will be time enough to attempt further de. velopment of my service through strictly personal contacts. Cntii that time arrives I am ask ir.g for the continued cooperation of the publishers and the readers of my weekly features. Address me. Clifford C. Mitchell. Writer, 3507 South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois. RITZ THEATRE CLOSED FOR RE-DECOR ATION Mr. H A. Taylor, proprietor of the Ritt Theatre, wishes to announce to hi* patrons that the Theatre will be closed except on Sundays and Mon. days from June 12th to July 3rd for re decoration. Lynch Two White Prisoners m Tenn essee LYNCH TWO WHITE PRISONERS IN TENNESSEE Huntsville'. Tenn. (CNS) Twenty five men armed with pistols and wearing sacks over their heads, went to the Scott County Jail Thursday night, June 8th, about midnight, call d th‘ jailer to the door, struck him over the head and took his keys. They then entered and dragged Jerome Boyett and Harvey Winchester, two white men from their cells. The ! ullet-torn bodies of Boyett and Winchester were found two mil=s ‘ vm he:. Six bullets had struck Win chester and Boyett had been shot ?cv ■ times. Both men were charged with murder. Makes Good In Honolulu Mr. Wilbur S. Wood son of Rev. 0. J. Burckhardt, who for the past six months has had charge of the Pal araa Settlement’s athletes was honor ed for his achievements in the follow ing article that was published in the Honolulu Advertiser, one of the lead ing Honolulu papers. HONOLULU, OAHU, April 21 This is Oahu Finals week, and the youngsters flying the maroon and white banner is Pan-Pacific Junior Pentathlon competition are priming themselves for the crucial test on Saturday. April 22, the day when the Goddess of Victory' will smile upon her favored four—and doom a hun dred times that number to the role of spectators at the Territorial Championships. , On paper and as far as practice marks are concerned, Grover Ching and David Lum seem to be the Pals best bets, but deep down in tlpir hearts, every blessed member of the Palama squad nurses a hunch that April 22 will be his day. The westside youths right now are in. splendid physical and moral con dition. and they can thar.k Mr. Wil bur S. Wood, their friend and coach for it. When Mr Wood first took hold of the reins a few months ago, the wise old heads began shaking and some of them even named the day when Palama Settlement would see a | new Boys’ Physical Director. But by methods all his own, Mr. Wod has gained the confidence of the j discirminating Pals—boys who al ' ways say frankly what they think of ‘ a person, be he a celebrated person I ality or a bum—and let me tell you, that is something worth the effort of writing home about. He is a quiet, soft-spoken man whose voice can also i crack like a whip-lash, and this, I be lieve, is the key to his success with the boys. A firm believer in Knute Rockne’s philosophy on fair play, and a faithful observor of the Golden Rule, Mr. Wood is a square-shooter in every sense of the wrord. Time and again the Pal hoster has been swelled by late comers—some of them with ability, women whose only previous connection with sport was a case of “athletes foot”—but they were always welcomed and given their chances to make good. Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting Mr. Wilbur S. Wood, a true sports man. if there ever was one.—William Gee, Palama Settlement. THREE STATES HAVE RACE EX HIBIT AT THE WORLD FAIR Chicago. June 7—(ANP)— Three states out of the 27 represented offic ially by exhibits at the Century of Progress, have Negro representation These states are Illinois, Florida and Michigan. NOTICE All local news must be in by Monday before 5 p. m. of each week to b-> published in the current issue of The Omaha Guide. Mrs. Swannigaris Employment Program Going Over Big In Lincoln TRANSFER YOUNGEST TWO OF SCOITSBORO BOYS TO JUVENILE COURT LATEST PICTURE OF TWO YOUNGEST SCOTTSBORO BOYS Photo taken at recent hearing at Decatur, Ala., at which International Labor Defense lawyers demanded re lease of Roy Wright and Eugene Wil liams. Judge .James E. Horton, re manded them to juvenile court in which hearing is set for June 23. Left to right: Osmond K. Fraenkel. ILD. lawyer, Eugene Williams, Roy Wright and General George W. Chamlee, chief of the 1LD. legal defense corps. JUVENILE COURT HEARING FOR 2 YOUNGEST SCOTTSBORO BOYS SEEN AS TRAP; MASS PROTESTS ALONE WILL SAVE THEM New York,—The nature of the heal ing on June 22nd before Judge Malone in Morgan County juvenile court in connection with the fight to free Roy Wrright and Eugene Williams, two of the youngest Scottsboi-o boys, were outlined yesterday by Osmond K. Fraenkel, New York attorney who re. cently returned from Decatur, Ala bama. Fraenkel and General George W. Chamlee, chief Scottsboro defense counsel had conducted the court fight before Judge James W. Horton which resulted in the two boys being trans ferred to the jurisdiction of the juv enile court—an admission that they had been illegally held during the past two years. The Williams-Wright hearing will begin before Judge Malone, immed iately after Chamlee and Fraenkel ap pear before Judge Horton to argue for a new trial for Heywood Patter son. who has been sentenced to death. At least 20 grounds for setting as ide the verdict will be cited by the ILD. attorneys, including charges of prejudice, danger of mob violence to the defendants and their counsel, jury tampering, etc. Interviewed in his office, Fraenkel said: “At a hearing before Judge Malone the prosecution will, it is to be pre sumed. present witnesses in an effort to prove the guilt of the boys, and to testify that they are not amenable to correction for under the Alabama law if the Judge finds the defendant is delinquent and that he is incorrigible and not amenable to correction, eith. ed by being put under probation, or sent to an institution, then be can send the boy back to the ordinary criminal court for a trial. “The defense of course, will pres. sent it^ incontrovertible proof that the boys are innocent and demand that they be freed outright.” Fraenkel said that while Attorney General Knight found it impossible in the face of the facts to oppose the transfer of Roy Wright and Eugene Williams to the Juvenile Court, he nevertheless indicated that h;- would demand that they be sent back to the criminal court “because of the grav ity of the offense.” Two witnesses had appeared at the recent hearing, the attorney said. Mrs. Beatrice Maddox, sister of Wright, who testified that her broth er was born October 22, 1917, and Mrs. Mamie Williams, mother of Eugene, who testified that her boy was born December 9, 1917. i If Judge Malone decided adversely in the case, the defense has the ‘right’ to appeal to Judge Horton. Just what that implies can be gathered from Horton’s actions in refusing to order a mistrial in the Heywood Patterson trial in spite of the most flagrant ap peals to the prejudices of the jury. “If the case goes back to the ordin ary criminal court, none of the pro. ceedings of the Juvenile Court are admissable.” Fraenkel said. “Not r-f the testimony that was obtained is there had been hearing in the Juven ile court although everybody in the admissable, not even the fact that community will know tha* fact and what the testimony was.” o -- o THEY COME FROM NEAR AND FAR TO HEAR CAB HI.DE.HO o ——- « “CAB” CALLOWAY GIRLS FROM LINCOLN TO HEAR CAB Mrs. Loretta Swannigan, who is the j sponsor of a girls club in Lincoln, ■ will bring the club to Omaha this week to hear Cab Calloway. Ail Hail, the King W.'L. MYERS CROWNED KING AND QUEEN OF THE CORONATION BALL Miss Madeline Shipman and Mr. W. L. Myers had the honor of being crowned king and queen at the Cor onation Ball which was held last Thursday, June 8th. ADVANCED IN RANK Master Sergeant Thomas Rucker, (retired) U. S. Army, 4409 Burt St., has been advanced to the rank of Captain to date from May 7, 1932 per special order No. 129 War Depart ment, Washington, D. C. dated June 5, 1933. MID-CITY COMMUNITY CENTER ASKS FOR PLAYGROUND President E. W. Sherman appoint ed the following committee of three H. A. Taylor, Chairman, Miss Mad eline Shipman and C. C. Galloway to confer with Park Commissioner Frost in regards to opening a playground at 22nd and Paul Sts., under the su pervision of the executive secretary, Miss Madeline Shipman. —_ WHAT MRS. LORETTA SWANNL GAN AND 1100 NEGROES HAVE DONE IN LINCOLN Many people think that Negroes can’t cooperate and fight together but that belief is almost past, especially in Lincoln. This spring Mrs. Loretta Swanni. gan organized the Lincoln Colored J Women’s Club of which she is presi dent. They organized to fight for their pro-rata of employment and to put into office men that they thought i would give them what was due them. After a lot of hard work, knocks end discouragements, through which Mrs. Swannigan always was there to spur on, the men that they thought were capable of filling the offices were elected. And as the saying goes. “To the Victor Belongs the Spoils”, anyway Lincoln now has a Colored policeman. Mr Williams has the hon or of filling that position. Mr. Clayton Lewis has a promin ent job as line-man with a chance for promotion. Miss Helen Colley has been placed as play .ground supervisor and lots of men have been placed in the parks and on the streets. Last, but not least, a Colored man went to work in the water and light department. The first one in the his tory of the city. Men are still being placed. Doesn’t this prove that in unity there is strength. SEVERS FELLOW PRISONER’S JUGULAR VEIN Comstock, N. Y. (CNS) Charles Fontane. white, 24, sentenced from Kings County on a manslaughter charge, is dead, and Frank Jones, 21 a Negro, lies seriously injured in the prison hospital, as the result of a knife battle at Gret Medow Prison today. Fontano’s jugular vein was sever ed. He was serving a twenty-year sentence. Jones, who was sentenced from Utica for attempted robbery, was badly slashed in four places. The were marching out of their cells for dinner when one bumped into the other, and fought with knives for 15 seconds before guards separated j them. I . DEATH PARTS TWIN SISTERS 104 YEARS OF AGE Wilmington, Del., (CNS) Twins born in slavery 104 years ago have just been parted by death. Virginia Martha Cheatham died June 8 in her apartment above the Church of God and" Saints of Christ, of which she was a member. Her twin, Mrs. Mary Cheatham Jefferson, a widow, lives in the same building, but is being kept in ignorance of her sister’s death The sisters were born in Lunenburg County, Va. CHILD KILLED BY COW HURLED BY TRAIN Tuscaloosa, Ala. (CNS) A peculiar accident here recently was the cause of the death of one and’the serious injury of another child. A cow hurled high in the air by a passing train fell on two little Negro children, killing one and causing serious injury to the other. May 27, 1933 Mr. Sam K Greenleaf * > County Assessor. Court House Building, Omaha, Nebraska. Dear Mr. Greenleaf: I highly appreciate the consider ation given while in conference with you a few minutes today in the way we were promiscuously together. I do not know if same was due to your being over-burdened with so many seeking consideration, or whether you had a minute or two to spare. Al though, I am very sorry there was a little unpleasant misinterpretation on your part due to the associate with me not making himself plain from tho expression made, which was not his true intention, or the thought he meant to convey. I believe you mean t° be fair, and know, as a humanitarian you will help and be considerate to those less for tunate is my reason for writing you. Conditions from Cuming St. to Ames Ave., are deplorable, and pitiful. Men receiving a reasonable salary cannot fully appreciate and realize the cir cumstances of those receiving no sal cry, or just employed perhaps sever al days out of a month. Many of these people bee an to purchase homes be fore this industrial depression, and at this time it is very hard to keep same up, taking into consideration the average salary obtained by those in this community, which is only from $8.00 to $15.00 per week and wi£h some not even that. Out of this small sum they are forced to purchase the necessities of life, and pay other ob ligations such as taxes. Consequently, because of such existing conditions, many have been required to seek charity. We are given only a minimum am ount of our city’s employment, and live in a community where the valu ation of property has greatly deprec iated, but taxes have not been reduced in proportion. It is very easy for of ficials to make rules and regulations, especially regarding taxes, but it is hard for One to live up to them, dur ing these times if unemployed, or making a small salary. You spoke of a surety o