“NEGRO DAY” AT WORLD’S FAIR
TO SHOW RACE’S PROGRESS
MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL TO BE
CROW NED “MISS BRONZE
AMERICA”
(Continued From Page One)
West, North and South Sides, while
the interest among white citizens
seems almost equally keen.
There is every possibility according
to Chandler Owen, executive director
of the occasion, that '“Negro Day”
will show the largest attendance at
the fair of any single day. Mr Owen
reports that Col Robert Isham Rand_
olph. assistant to President Dawes,
ha* announced that August 12 has
also ben selected as “Chicago Day,”
when a great drive is to be made to
have people in attendance. One of the
reasons for the selection of this date
according to Col. Randolph was the
feeling of executives that a more art.
is tic and colorful presentation would
be certain to result from the Negro
presentation than on any of the spe.
rial racial or religious events hereto,
fore scheduled.
536 of the cities leading singers
gathered Tuesday night at Pilgrim
Baptist Church during the rehearsal
of the c'noial aggregation under Prof.
Edward Boatner. Night and day re.
hearsals of the pageant are being
conducted with Dr Andrew Dobson
directing. Picked men from Illinois
Nations! Guard Regiment. “The
Eight” are in training for their mili.
tary maneuvers. Crack Drill teams
from the Elk, Pythian, Odd Fellow
to be held There are to be a bewild.
ering maze of events following one
another in rapid succession with ath.
letic exhibitions in which all of the
Negro athletic stars have been asked
to compete, among the outstanding
points of interest.
The selection of the most beautiful
colored girl in America, who will be
crooned as "Miss Bronze America” is
attracting particular attention. En_
trie* for this honor are being accept,
ed from every section of the country.
“We have been delighted with the
tremendous interest which the an.
nouncement of “Negro Day" has met.
said Mrs Lulu L Avery, general
chairman Mrs Avery is the widow
of the late John M. Avery of Durham,
N C , and she become an active fi_
gure in social and civic life since she
took up her residence in Chicago.
Under her leadership a citizen’s com.
mittee of prominent citizens of both
races have been recruited. Among the
latest additions to the already long
list are Mayor Kelly and Secretary
of Interior Harold Ickes.
Coming as it does, just at the time
the peak of visitors are expected, it i-3
predicted that the largest Negro aud.
ience ever to witness an event of this
character will be on hand, while the
remarkable attendance which events
at the stadium are enjoying, indicates
that a capacity audience of both white
and colored people will view the epic
in Soldier’s Field, which has a cap.
•city of 110,000.
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Read What Others Say
MR. SMITH MAKES STATEMENT
Mr. C. C. Galloway,
Editor Omaha Guide
Dear Sir:
The records of the Municipal court,
Judge Holmes presiding, will furn_
ish you authentic information in this
matter of Smith vs Smith-It is to
be regretted that a false and untrue
statement should be published, this
no doubt furnished by the plaintiff—
she having been raised by her par
ents. given e»ery opportunity, the
best home surroundings in personal
as well as educational possessions,
all of which she is indebted to her
parents, her present associations
have prompted her in this action. The
Hon. Judge Holmes made the ward
to the father, sternly reprimanding
the daughter, that during all his
years as a jurists, it was the first
time in his experience where one had
testified against a father to whom
she was mostly indebted for all she
possessed. Time was consumed in
the matter and false testimony was
rendered by the witnesses of the
plaintiff. Certain articles, 3 in
number, upon the payment of certain
sums of money was to be given the
plaintiff, only (1) one of which was
rightfully hers, all others, part of the
homestead, part of the Estate of the
late mother, Eunice E. Smith Mr
Clermont L. Waldron, Omaha Nat’l
Bank bldg, represented the defend,
ant, won a decided victory for his
client. The plaintiff to date has not
fulfilled the charge to pay the sum
to the defendant which also included
a charge account she had fnade a.
gainst her father since she had alter
ed her name.
The defendant’s home has ever
been, and is ever open to her for she
is inexperienced as all her acts are
brought about by evil influence.
Joseph F. Smith, defendant
2411 Erskine Street.
Omaha, Nebraska,
July 31, 1933.
Mr C C Galloway,
Editor, Omaha Guide.
Dear Sir:
In last weeks issue of your paper,
there appeared a statement, credited
to me, which gave out a very erron_
eous impression judging by the many
comments and criticisms I have re_
ceived from my friends. In order to
justify myself and to clarify the
minds of the public, I respectfully
request you to publish this letter in
your column, “Read What Others
Say.”
1. You did not ask me for a state,
ment for your paper (and I should
like to add that if you had, I certain,
ly would have refused) and the re.
marks which you published were
I made in the course of a general con.
\ versation. ♦
2. I neither now nor have ever at
any time, edited or written any part
or section of the Omaha Guide.
3. As to the ethics of such a
! column as “Miss Eyes:” judging from
; any standard publication, the answer
' is quite obvious.
4. As to whether it contributes
I to the financial status of your paper
or if it is of value as a means of ad.
vertising or increasing its circulation,
that is your business and a matter
for you to decide as you alone are
responsible.
Very respectfully yours,
Lucille Skaggs Edwards.
SPORTS
WBY ART V
In the next two weeks Omaha will
entertain two sporting events that
are new to our city.
Sunday the local Swastika Club
entertains the Central States Golf
Association, and the following Sun_
day a Tri.city Tennis Tournament
between Des Moines, Kansas City,
and Omaha will take place at the
Maple Street courts.
The past three years have found
Omahans gradually creeping to the
front of the Western Golfers to the
place where they now have some of
the most feared players in this part
of the country. In a tournament held
in Kansas City recently, three of the
four semi_finalists, Gabby Watson,
Chet Hodges, and Penny Murray, in
the Class A division were Omahans,
and two Omahans were in the semi_
finals of Class B Gabby Watson
won the Class A division defeating
Hodges in the semifinal and Me.
Laoin of Kansas City in the finals
Bell Davis won the Class B Champ,
ionship This was a tournament in
which St Louis, Kansas City and
Omaha was represented. In team
matches with Des Moines, the Oma.
hans have had an even break in the
two matches played with the Valley
Club and have swept all matches
played with the Alpha Club.
The Tennis stars in Omaha are in
their ascendence. There was a time
some ten years ago when Omaha had
some fine tennis players For a long
period, however, interest lagged and
the courts were practically deserted.
Sports lovers in Omaha are happy
to see these two sports coming to the
front in our city. Inasmuch as they
make lasting friendships and carry
on pleasant social relations with the
neighbor cities.
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Weekly Record
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BIRTHS—
Edna and Charles Johnson,
2851 Wirt St.,__Girl
DEATHS—
Pearl Combs, 40 years, 2219 Grace St.
Thomas Hutchinson, 55 yrs. 2617
Caldwell St.
Stephen Thornton, 87 yrs., 2814
Douglas St.
James Stewart, 73 yrs., 1019 Capitol
Ave.
George Turner, 49 yrs., 1421 North
21st St.
PROBATE NOTICE
In the matter of the estate of Ed
ward Addison, deceased.
Notice is hereby given: That the
creditors of said deceased will meet
the administrator of said estate, be
| fore me, County Judge of Douglas
County, at the County Court Room
in said County, on the 28th day of
August 1933 and on the 28th day of
i October 1933. at 9 o’clock A. M., each
| day, for the purpose of presenting
their claims for examination, adjust
ment and allowance. Three months are
allowed for the creditors to present
their claims, from the 28th day of
July 1933.
Bryce Crawford,
County Judge.
3t beg. July 8th
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ResC THE
GUIDE
Injection of
A vigorous appeal for the relief of
the victims of Hitlerism in Germany
; was made last week 'by the American
Committee of the International Re_
lief Association, a world_wide or_
ganization founded by Albert Ein_
stein and others, with headquarters
in France. The American Committee
is headed by Amos R. E Pinchot,
chairman, Freda Kirchwey, treasurer,
and Sterling D. Spero, secretary. On
it are many well_known educators,
scientists, artists, and public figures
generally, including Franz Boas. Paul
F Briscsenden, Geroge S Counts,
John Dewey, and Wesley C Mitchell
of Columbia University; Emmett E.
Dorsey and Abram L Harris of How_
ard University; Jerome Davis of
Yale University; Rev. John Haynes
Holmes of the Community Church,
New York; William Pickens of the
N A A CP; Ira De A Reid of
the National Urban League; Rev.
William Lloyd Imes of the St. James
Presbyterian Church of New York;
Rev. A Clayton Powell, Jr , of the
Abyssinian Baptist Church. New
7/Miss
EYES"
MISS EYES ON THE JOB AND NO.
BODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE
SHE SEES
Miss Eyes is now looking out on big
! town stuff. You know you can take a
boy out of the country, but you just
can’t take the country out of the boy.
Well, some people call it country, and
some people call it big town stuff.
Whatever it is part of it seemingly
just stays in the old chap. Every once
in a while it justs has to burst out. A
few years ago a little lady on Miami
got married to a little country boy
on 28 Avenue. Well, country in some,
things, in facts, there were two
games he was nationally known to be
a big town boy in. Two games he just
can’t quit playing only for a short
period of time, and these two games
are not of the fowl with feathers. One
was the game to win the old coins,
you know the jack that the boys have
to have to put on that break down
stuff with the girls but in the end he
always lost; the other game was to
win the admiration of high steppers
better known as the big time girls
(with the glad rags on looking hot to
everybody, but just one fly in the
pan. and that is him. At least this
little boy thought he was the only fly
in the pan. So for awhile after this
little country boy got married to this
hardworking girl on Miami he was
the sweetest little THING in town
for about three years and the two lit.
tie children began making a big show,
ing in high society. Everybody in
town was happy to see this little
mama bring this little country boy to
his senses and make something out
of his life. Now just about time the
little working girl thought she had
her little country boy in hand and
things were going along nicely now,
this little country boy of 28 Avenue
is running wild again. Just can’t stay
away from 25th and Patrick. 25th and
Binney, and 25th and Maple* Oh, well
almost 25th and Maple. The little
hard working mama has got her eyes
on the little country boy and knows
every move he is making. If he knows
what is good for his beans he’ll pull
his reins in. Mama says she won’t
stand for everything all the time. So
cut out these 25th Street gags. Old
boy and make your home happy
again.
* * *
A certain young lady who recently
married a railroad man who lives on
25th Street stays in so close behind
the screened in porch that we all
think that she is a' prisoner behind
the bars. Well fond hubby, you’ve got
the right idea. You’ve got a good girl
there; so now that you’ve got her, the
best thing you can do (is keep her.
I She’s beneficial to your family. Yeh,
I man! of course!! of course!!!
* V *
Mr C. C. Galloway
Editor Omaha Guide
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
I have been reading your “Miss
Eyes” column and I notice from the
observations contained in there that
you evidently do not pick your people
to pan. Knowing your well known
policy of fair play, and too, that you
have no favorites, I am enclosing the
following article for your “Miss
Eyes” column which I hope to see in
the next isue of your up_to_date,
newsy paper.
Signed: An Interested Reader.
* * *
Passers.by over on a prominent
street, are glad the mother of a hand
some young shiek who has been
studying in the east, has returned,
because when the cat’s away, the
mice will play. We wondered why the
much older widow who is “rocking
the cradle” don’t use her own black
coupe instead of spending her little
change for a Yellow Cab when she
came around midnight to make her
nightly visits! “Old girl” you weren’t
fooling a soul but yourself. Anybody
Race Hatred
York; and many others.
The appeal describes the sufferings
of millions of people under the new
regime Germany and the persecution
of the Jews, the labor elements, and
indpendent and liberal thinkers. It
urges that all contributions of Ger_
many fascism—for the wives and
children of those imprisoned and of
those hiding within Germany, and for
the thousands of refugees who have
no means of support be sent to Freda
Kirchwey. Treasurer, American Com.
mittee of the International Relief
Association, Rbom 376, 11 West 42nd
Street, New York City.
The Iternational Relief Association
makes a special appeal to the Negro
people of this country. “More than
any other section of our population,”
the statement runs, “colored Ameri.
cans should be moved to action by
what is happening in Germany today.
The colored people of the United
States appreciate only too well the
cruelty of a system based on racial
oppression and are surely ready to
extend the helping hand of solidarity
to the victims of such a system in
Germany!”
would know your walk and your too
bad shape. Why on earth doesn’t the
handsome young shiek give you the
money since he got his job back for
the much needed operation, or is it a
job for a maternity home? We won.
der!
Miss Eyes mother taught her to re.
spect the worship of God no matter
how or where. Now if those good
shouting folks at 26th and Erskine
would trail some of those society
folks who sit in their cars and laugh
and make light of the service; they
“sho” kould see some funny “acting
and carryin’ ” on in those same cars.
Of course they do some changing up
for thi acting for friend husband puts
some other girl in friend wife's place
and friend wife gets in the other fel.
low’s car. Moral—“He Laughs Best
Who Laughs Last”.
The fireman who is always snoop,
ing around in other folks business hag
a full job of tending to his own to
keep “the spirit of death” from mak.
ing him don his wooden overcoat.
They do say that he and his “ball and
chani” were so full of it in that little
town that they mighty near wrecked
that car.
Miss Eyes is warning these church
deacons about their doins. How come
you think folks don’t see slipping in
and out these places where the sir.n_
in’ folks hang out? Why some of
you have nerve enough to take the
lady friend there in your car. Now
you know Miss Eyes can’t keep from
giving a knowing description of you
and maybe the lady friend if you do
not cut it out. Quote: “Deacon
shame on you, You can’t cheat and
praise God too. Miss Eyes saw you.
You know for true. Deacon—shame
on you”.
The little social worker who lives
around the corner is surely running
the bare leg fad “clean into the
ground”.All summer she has been in
barelegs at the church playground,
The other night she was out in
“strictly formal” but minus those
stockings but Ye Gods! when she
went to Church Sunday and didn’t
wear no socks.—well that was too
much for “Miss Eyes”. Now sister
we kow you are job.hunting and may'
be you can’t buy “no” new ones but
you jest stay home long enough to
sew up the runs in your old ones and
for “de Lawd’s sake put em on when
you go to church.”
Mr. Laundry man, mind out how
you treat the fair sex while you dir_
ect those dances. We know that you
.are a “would be” grass widower and
sorter have a right to “step out” but
they do tell “Miss Eyes” that the
eatress is vc |r fond and very jealous
of her man and she just might have
that special brand of “dying love”
and we know you don’t possess that
brand for that was the reason you
flew the coop from the acid throwing
wife.
AT The
THEATRES
RITZ Theatre
Sunday and Monday—Jean Her_
sholt in “The CRIME of the CEN_
TURY” also Kay Francis in “The
KEYHOLE”.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs_
day—Oscar Micheaux'K All Talking,
Negro Murder Mystery - ’“THE
PHANTOM OF KENWOOD” also
Lionel Atwill in “The Mystery of the
Wax Museum.”
Friday and Saturday— Barbara
Stanwyck in “The Purchase Price”
also Jack Oakie in “ONCE IN A
LIFETIME.”
ABYSSINIAN PRINCE VISITS
NEW YORK MUSEUM
NEW YORK CITY—(CNS)—On a
visit to the American Museum of
Natural History here last week,
Prince Desta Demtu, son.in.law of
the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of
Judah Emperor Haile Selaissie I of
Abyssinia, expressed great amaze
ment and admiration at the complete,
ness and thoroughness of the museum
exhibits.
In the African Hall he stopped
suddenly when he turned a corner and
faced, at the distance of a few yards,
a group of Nyala antelope, and ex
pressed great surprise at the com.
pleteness of the exhibit from his na
tive country.
The Ras (Prince) accompanied by
H Murray Jacoby, special ambassad.
or appointed by President Hoover to
visit Abyssinia in 1930 for the coron
ation ceremonies of Haile Selassie,
arrived at the museum at about 1:30.
They were met by Dr George H
Sherwood, director of the museum;
Vice Director James L Clark and
others, including and interpreter. Af_
ter a visit to the bird groups on the
second floor the party went through j
the partly completed African Hall
and inspected the models for the
groups that are to be placed there.
He told Mr Clark that he would
like to consider the possibility of pre
senting some specimens from his own
land to the museum and added that if
possible he would like to give the
Nile group, which is to be placed in
the African Hall, and which is still
undonated.
DAYTON COPS BEAT. ARREST,
SICK WOMAN
DAYTON Ohio—On th pretext of
looking for a thief, three policemen
burst into the sick room of Mrs.
Mary Sanders, Negro here last week,
dragged her into the police station
and beat her until her face was un_
recognizable.
Mrs. Sanders, little more than four
feet in height, and so sick that she
was warned by her physician not to
leave her bed, was accused by the po.
licemen “of knowing a person alleged
to have robbed a white truck driver
of $25 in her home.” When she pro_
tested that she knew nothing of what
jwas happening outside her own room.
the officers forced her into a car and
struck her across the eyes with a
blackjack. Although so weak that she
had to be carried into the police sta
tion, she was severely beaten and re_
fused medical aid
Robert Sanders, her husband, was
taken to the station in a car behind
his \\ ife where he could see the brutal
treatment she received. When he
reached the station he was rushed in
to a room, beaten, and threatened
with death unless he told them the
name of the thief.
Mrs Sanders was charged with
operating a disorderly house and “re
sisting an officer,” and her husband
was charged with assault with intent
to rob Their bond were fixed at $2,_
OOOeach.
CONGO PIGMIES CALLED
HAPPIEST OF PEOPLE
.WASHINGTON—(CNS)— “Among
Congo Pigmies” a recent English
publication by P Schebesta. (Hutch_
inson, London) recites in widely told
tales how the natives of Africa in the
socalled pigmy regions utilize these
little folk for his own benefit.
Dr Schebesta, tells how the native
keeps the pigmies laboring for his
welfare, particularly in the matter of
hunting up bananas the favorite food
of the Africans in the Congo_Huri
forest.
Dr Schebesta wrote from first
hand information, for he passed
eighteen months among these quaint
people before he began his book. The
book is profusely illustrated, many of
the illustrations being from photo_
graphs by the author. It is the first
intensive study of the pigmy and
many scientific facts have been
brought to light through this research
The author calls the pigmies “the
happiest people on earth,” although
their whole lives are spent in the
gloom of the dark forests. Tribe unit
is unknown among them. Physically,
are a distinct race—vital and hardy
however, as well as mentally, they
They are no degenerated remains of
some people.
Unlike many primitive peoples, the
pigmies do not indulge in worship of
the dead, but they do believe in a
highest being, to whom first fruits
and other offerings are made and to
whom the dead go. Of magic, there is
little, and there is totemism.
WHO IS THE SANTA CLAUS?
A lot of people have come to look
upon Uncle Sam as a financial Santa
Claus.
They forget that every dollar that
he gives to his children has to first
be taken away from those children in
the form of taxes. It is just begin,
ning to percolate into the people's
minds that the $3,300,000,000 public
works program is going to have to be
taken from them, the taxpayers.
Every community is clamoring for
a share of this fund and although the
government gives 30% outright of
sums alloted to projects which it ap_
proves, the remaining 70% must be
returned by additional tax levies in
every political subdivision obtaining
a loan. The 30% that is given outright
must be dug up by all the people for
the favored section to which it is giv.
en. The public works program, which
has been passed as an emergency
measure in time stress, must of neces.
sity increase the burden of the tax.
payers, unless ways and means are
found to cut government costs in some
manner, sufficiently to off.set this
new expense.
It is well for the people to begin to
understand that each citizen is a
separate Santa Claus, who pays for
every “gift” presented to him by his
government.
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