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BhIHLL BAPTIST CHURCH 29th and T Streets Hey J. H. Jackson Sunday School was nicely attend ing in the midst of a dreary autumn like morning. Oar pastor Rev J H Jackson, being called out of the city on special business late Saturday evening, our pulpct was honored with the presence mf Rev F S Goodlett of Pilgrim Baptist Church He chose for his is abject “The Valley of Vision..*’ Acts 2t»:19 which was very beautifully dis cussed and practically applied. Although the day was cool and rainy many returned in the evening to bear our former pastor in charge, Re-. F S Goodlett speak on the topic. “The Hastening Lot." Genesis 19:15 This sermon was very much appreciated by all present The different clubs of the church are still working courageously and effectively. Oh! Yes! Here we are again with an auto excursion to Mandan Park September 15, 1933 given by the dif fertnt boards and clubs of Bethel A M E Church Presidents of each -organization see sister Maggie Smith or Sister Z Hickman for tickets. Don't miss the number 2430 Franklin Street Tickets for the round trip 25c Refreshment will be served at park from 5 ents up There will be a shoe matching contest given at Bethel A. M E Church September 1, 1933. The one matching the right shoes -wil! get a prize of $1.00 There will be 1000 shoes to select from. Get your tickets early to avoid the rush. Tickets 10 cents. Hurry! Hurry! CHRIST TEMPLEE 2*th and Burdette Streets. O. J. Burckhardt. Pastor J. W. Goodwin, Assistant Pastor Mrs. Verda Gordon. Reporter VVr had a good Suday School with mxeres ting discussions regarding Samuel and his mother, ad his call to the judgeship of Isreal. At 11 a m Psalm 139. Text, Search me O’God the pastor brought a message from atnd know my heart. Try me and icno-.« my thoughts. This was a heart •searching message, and caused some serious thoughts on the part of some erf the members. The young, peoples meeting was lightly attended but carried much in terest with it. Deacon Stafford taught the class the subject was: “Selfish, oeus.” Many fine rich thoughts were taroaght out doing the discussion. At the morning service we had a -urprise Deacon Singleton, Mr and Mrs Frenoy Hogan and brother were all in attendance upon the service. We were glad to see them the ar rangement of their work have kept them out of the services for several months. Elder Samuel Tanzemore brought us afine message from John 3:16 We all enjoyed the message far it was filled with much rich 'thought W' e have a fine bible class over 'Tut-day night, this you will enjoy jprovidig you love the Lord and his "word. Brother J C Parker is the teacher, there is also a good comm, unity bible class taught by Elder Irving at 2012 North 27th Street. You should also attend for there you will Jeam some splendid truths Bishop Washing will spend a few •.Say* with us about the first of the month we will notify his many friends when we know the certainity if his coming Strangers are made ■welcome at Christ Temple we are al T«ys glad to have you Elder Walter Irving at the district •convention of the Church of Christ •was made Missionary Evangelist of tht nuddie western Diocese, his work wvers the Omaha and Kansas City j District, but his special territory will! be Omaha north and south Council Bluffs, and Lincoln. ST. BENEDICT ROMAN CATHO LIC CHURCH 2423 Grant Street Father Daly, Pastor M. C. Arbuckle, Reporter This Sunday is the 12th Sunday af ter Pentecost. The Epistle is found in II Corinthians 3:4.9. The Holy «os St Luke 10:23.37. Requiem Mass wa3 sung by Father Daly and a wonderful sermon was preached by Father Cassily at Mrs Lulu Lewis funeral. The key note in the sermon was: “Think for your-! self ” The pass bearers were: Mr R Lewis. Gardner. E Wheeler, G Jackson, E Mudd and M C Ar fcurk e. Every one is getting ready i for Fal! and Winter activities, so all clubs are asked to get dates in order ...m they will not conflict with each other. The St Benedict Improvement C!lnh met Augur-t 17 in their club, room at the church, and are the first to start the ball roiling. Sunday. Sept. '3 they will have a New England din ner So ladies br ng your husbands -and family and get a real home cook ed meal at only 2" cents. Mrs Made- j line Sterling wh>. belongs to every •club in the church now 3ince joining the St Benedict Improvement Club made a very sincere speech in regird r» all the clubs of the church coopera ting for the good of the church. Mrs Alma T. Sessions has just about fully recovered from her ill ness, and the club was happy to have her present in the last meeting. The Knights of C.'lumbus held a picnic at Iv> ;g Park last Sunday.: August 20 fur all Catholics of the j state of Nebraska. Father Daly re ceived 200 tickets to give out at both masses. Those who attended had a grand and glorious time. The Junior minstrel which was held at Creighton Auditorium was one of the greatest successes of St Bene dict this summer. Mr John Murray said that September 7 the St Bene dict Improvement Club will hold the first house to house meeting at 2011 North 27th Street, which is the re sidence of the Murray’s. Mr and Mrs aVughn and children, from St Benedict Roman Catholic Church at Atchinson, Kansas, have moved to our city and are with the church here We consider them at home Mrs Vaughn joined the St Benedict Improvement Club upon her arrival in the city. Mrs Mabel Fields is doing a great work in this club with its members METROPOLITAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH 2124 North 24th Street Rev. Roy Johnson, Pastor Mrs. Georgia Peoples, Reporter Rev Roy John3on preached a won-^ derful sermon Sunday the text was: i “Where are you building ” The af ternoon service was held at 3:30 p. m , the choir took a part in the ser vice with Mrs Henretta Mackins at, the piano. Rev Green from Pilgrim Baptist Church made a very interest ing speech introducing the Ten and Sixty Elders. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 2215 Grant Street Rev. C. C. Harper, Pastor Rev, J. R. Young, Assistant Pastor Sunday School—9:30 a m H L Anderson, superintendent. Rev C C Harper preached the sermon Sunday morning to a large ' congregation. Subject: “Are you within the Lines.” The Imperial Choir sang some very fine spirtuals, A T Scott, president and Henry Johnson, choirster. i The night service was preached by Rev C C Harper “Turning Good Thing3 to Bad Things.” The B Y P U with a fine at tendance rendered a program group No 3. Miss L Young is chajrman of the program committee. The B i Y P U invites all the churches and visitors to attend next Sunday and hear group No 4 render a program Mrs E Matthews i-s captain of this group All members are urged to answer to the Roll Call next Sunday, thru captains. Rev. C C Harper will preach the Zion Baptist Anniversary Sermon Anniversary Dinner will be served in the dinning room. i ... ST. JOHN’S A. M. E. CHURCH The Friendly Church 22nd and Willis Avenue Rev. L. P. Bryant, Pastor The services were very interesting at St. John last Sunday. It was a very busy day for Rev. Bryant and his Senior Choir as they went to Pil grim Baptist Church at 3 p. m to help Rev Dotson in his afternoon service and back to St John for the evening worship. Rev Bryant preached^ in the from Deuteronony 10th chapter and 12th verse. His subject was: “The True Life of Man.” We were glad to have Mr and Mrs George Alhouse to join the church They have been living in Council Bluffs but as they have moved to Omaha they are mak ing St John the church of their choice. As the Kansas, Nebraska Con ference will meet at St. John on Oct ober 3rd., it will be very necessary for all clubs and boards to keep busy, to have every thing in readiness for the opening. Rev Bryant has out his Dollar Money envelopes and hopes that every friend and certainly every lumber of St John will pay in at least one dollar on conference claims. It will mean a great deal for the citizens of Omaha as well as the A M E Churches of Omaha to make this conference a great success. Get the Omaha Guide and you will find more and more each week about the conference. You may have several out of town friends that will be dele gates to the conference. So try to yourself informed as the time draws near by reading the Omaha Guide. It brought joy to the hearts of many of the members of St. John when the announcement was made of the new son Attorney and Mrs. John Adams, Jr. About the best way, the friends and members of St John can -how their appreciation for the valu able service by Rev and Mrs Bryant this conference year will by coming and paying their church obligation, i Visitors are always welcome at St. John and are invited to make it their church home while in the city. Sunday School at 9:30 a m Morning Worship at 10:45 a m En-: deavor at 6 p m and Evening Wor ship at 7:46 PARADISE BAPTIST CHURCH 23rd and Clark Street Rev, N. C. Cannon, D D , Pastor Sunday School at 9:30 was very well attended at 11:30 Rev D. Patten of Sioux City, Iowa brought message which wa3 enjoyed by all. A Free to all dinner was served at 2 p m at 3 p m Rev. E W Anthony, Pas tor of Salem Baptist Church deliver ed a very inspiring message. We were happy to acknowledge the presence of Salem’s Baptist Church and Choir, First Baptist Church of Sioux City, and Mt Olive Baptist Church of Sioux City, Iowa. An address was delivered by Attorney W B Bryant and also Mr J. E Evans. Among ministers present were: Rev F P Jones, W Fort, J A. Harris, D A Holmes, L Smith, J C Young and J W Whitelaw. At 8:30 p m Rev. Patten brought another soul stirring message. The collection for the aft ernoon was $74.18 We are very thankful to our friends for their co operation in this effort. You are al ways welcome to worship with us. ' C M Maupin Reporter. — - HILLSIDE PRESBY. CHURCH 30th and Ohio Streets Rev. Williams, Pastor Mrs. M. E. Martin, Reporter The regular prayer service by Bible Class; also teachers meeting Wednesday nights only Choir rehear sal on Friday nights as the choir has to spend longer time getting ready for the Fall Cantata. We want to extend our thanks to the many visitors who supported us in the Lawn Social Thursday. Visit us often, we like to see you. On ac count of rain during the morning ser vice some of the members were miss ing Sunday, but as usual spiritual services. No 1 club is still piecing quits. They hope to do real service for the financial side in the church. All members are really interested. The reporter is very sorry that through misunderstanding No 1 club was given too much of a boost. The quilt by Mrs Hi was the work of the Cosmopolitan Club and Mrs Copeland is the organizer and presi dent. They are working in a modern way to help the progress of the church. All club workers mean to work together for the benefit of the church. Together we succeed, divided we will fall. Let all teachers be present each Wednesday night at 8:30 p m We develope our students more wise when we have given the lesson prayer full study together. Mrs Martin L Broadus has gone to Kansas City, to the S M T Grand Lodge. We hope for her suc cessful'trip and a sure return. “God is calling us 0! Christians, God has called us. 0! how often God has called me, he murmured, Oh! what Visions fills my eyes” God is calling us, O, Christians, one and all.” Le these words of “Moody” rest upon our minds as Christians. Life is short, Death is sure. We must do our duty on this side.” Purchase the Guide each week if possible. MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev, F, P. Jones, Pastor Thomas Baltimore, Clerk Sunday services seemed to register higher in a general way as never be fore S S 9:30 a m. opened with a large attendance and a cheerful spirit. 11:00 a m. Pastor Jones de livered a powerful and inspiring mes sage to a large congregation, subject: “Co-operation”, text I Cor. 3:9 This thought was sold and the members demonstrated it by making sacrifical gifts for the nw auditorium. At 5:39 p m the President of the B Y. P U Mr Taylor served the Union Ice Cream and Cake in the dining room. 6:30 the Union open in high speed. O. R group gave a timely and im pressive program. At 8 o'clock Rev Bloodsau preached for us which was enjoyed Well things are moving on in a big way on this corner of the street. We invite you to come and see, and rejoice with us. Sunday 27th S3 our Brick Rally and is going to be the best ever put over in this way. Every period of the day will be a spe cial. At 3:00 p m Rev E W. Anthony and Salem Church will be in charge. Don’t fail to hear this great gospel preacher. A Free dinner will be served at 1 p m Friends and visitors you are welcome to our joys. Weekly Short Sermon THE GREATER CHRIST By Dr. A. G. Bearer (For The Literary Service Bureau) Text: A greater than Solomon is here—Luke 11:31. An unbiased study and considera tion of Jesus will convince of His superiority over all others. The world has had some great and good men. Many have been real benefactors of mankind. Many have exerted great in fluence on their time and some on all ages of the world, since their depart ure. But none have equalled Jesus, the “Man of Nazareth.” 1. Greater in Wisdom. In this text He proclaimed Himself greater than Solomon, stressing the wisdom of this eminent character. But one has but to contrast the two charact ers, to realize that in wisdom, Christ was infinitely greater than Solomon. 2. Greater in Humanitarianism. In this He was evidently greater than Jonah, as set forth in the chap ter. Jonah was derelict, but Jesus was faithful to duty. Jonah was stubborn DIAMOND REVUE SPECTACLE AT THE STATE F.'IF Literally hundreds of thousands of Rhinestones, of gorg ous colors, are used in making the sesni background used by the “Diamond Revue,” one of the great night at tractions before the grandstand a the Nebraska State Fair, Septem ber 3 to 8, inclusive. This is one of the largest mus ical productions of the year, and is produced by Mis3 Gertrude Avery, well known in musical shows and star of the stage and screen. Each of the ensemble numbers is an original idea, particularly the scene where the ballet girls make their entrance on top of huge jeweled globes. The show requires a cast and mechanical staff of 36 people, and the Diamond Revue promises to be one of the out standing entertainments at this year’s Nebraska State Fair. « * _ and rebellious, but Jesus was sub missive and obedient. Jonah preferr ed the people should parish rather than that his word should fail; but Christ gave His life to save men. 3. Greater in Sterling Worth. Jesus testified that “of all that had been born of woman,” none was great" er than John the Baptist. And of Christ, John testified, He must in ssians 2:18, Paul expressly declares crease and I must decrease.” In Colo it to be the will and purpose of God, That in all things He might have the pre-eminence. Passing ages have not dimmed the lustre of the name and fame of Jesus. Efforts to discredit Hifn have been futile. He was greatest and is great est of all who ever lived. So, those who honor and worship Him have chosen the greatest, the highest, the purest, the best of all. CHURCH AUDITORIUM FINISHED BY DECEMBER 25. j 65,000 bricks paid for, 55,000 on | the ground and 10,000 to come. Rev. S T. Jones, pastor of Mt Moriah Baptist Church, says the walls and | the roof must be completed by Dec ember 25, 1933 Rev Jones says he i must rush this work in order to save his ckurch money on labor and mater ials before the prices jump beyond the reach of his group. Rev Jones pleted he doesn’t expect to owe a dime states that when this work is corn far material or labor for the work done. He is in hopes of getting full co operation of all well wishers of Mt. Moriah’s congregation, of all Christ ian soldiers to win this battle by the above date. N. A. A. C. P., PIONEER IN WORK HAITIAN FREEDOM, HAILS PACT NEW YORK—Victory in the long fight for Haitian freedom which it started in 1920, was seen here this week by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in the announcement of the new agreement between the United States | and the island republic whereby the United States marines are to be I withdrawn from Haiti fifteen more months. It was in 1920 that James Weldon Johnson, then secretary of the N A A C P , returned from two months in Haiti with his startling report of the messacre of more than 3,000 nat_ ives by United States soldiers and the complete subjugation of the free Ne_ gro republic by American financial interests backed up by American guns. The material in this report was published in a number of magazines and the late President Haraing used it in some of his campaign speeches. The fight for the restoration of Hait ian sovereignty was on Before long the charges made by the N A A. C P , were aired in the United States senate. Two investigations were made and both attempted to whitewash the U. S. conduct in the islands, but one report more than sub stantiated the N A A C P rc_ port of killings by stating that 3,250 natives had been slain by American soldiers. As a result of the visit of Mr. Johnson to the republic the Haitians formed the “Union Patriotique,’ which carried on the fight for inde. pendence. According to the new agreement, in addition to the withdrawal of the marines, the number of white Amer. icans employed in Haiti will be sharply reduced A white financial adviser will be retlainefl, however, who will have complete charge of the income from customs. The N A A C P announced this week that it would continue to work for the restoration of the hand_ ling of finances to the Haitian people as Haiti had never defaulted on a debt to a foreign country and her people had proved themselves cap.! able of handling tbeir own affairs. ‘VALLEY QUEEN’ LEAVES DOUGLAS STREET BRIDGE AT 9 P. M. AUGUST 28TH. I 1 PLEASE NOTE All news copy must be in tbe Omaha Guide Office not later than Monday at 5 p. m„ in order that it may be printed in the current issue. Hereafter all news later than the time specified will not be in the paper and should Snot be expected. .^=_==== NRA Menace To The Econmic Advancement of Negro WASHINGTON— (CNS) — Wide spread comment is heard here as cur rent issues of Negro papers, through out the country, read the Capital carrying news 3tories and editorials that are anything but complimentary to the NRA program, as it affects the Negro. It appears to be the consensus of opinion, of the Negro press, that a new and serious economic situation confronts the masses of the race— which situation will grow worse un less there is a decided change in the methods of applying certain specific provisions of the National Recovery Act. Evidences of apprehensions along this line are furnished by the follow ing headlines, picked at random, from current issues of Negro news papers, throughout the country. “NRA—‘No Recovery A’ Tall!” “New Kind of Slavery Lurks In The New Industrial Code.” “South Seeks Dual Standard In New Code.” “Industrial Code {day Handicap Southern Workers.” ‘.Connivery of White South De prives Negroes of NRA Benefits.” “North Carolina Workers Uneasy Under NRA Displacemets.” “Fight Against NRA Job Discrim ination Rages.” “NRA Should Stand for ‘Negro Re covery Also’ Editorial comAient points out that the Negro is “The Forgotten Man” in the NRA set up, and that black labor is the forgotten element in the make up of the codes of fair com petition, submitted by the indus trialists. NRA—“No Recognition A’ Tall” In a leading editorial in the Black Dispatch of Oklahoma City, August 12, editor Roscoe Dungee says: “The editor of the Tulsa Eagle rises to facetiously remark that ‘NRA meas for the Negro, ‘No Recogition A’tall.’ At least, that is the state ment which the editor credits to a Negro servant girl who works out in the Southend among Tulsa’s white millionaries. Seriously speaking, it appears that the National Recovery Act after making the Negro ‘The Forgotten Man,’ proceeds to do many things which seriously menace the economic advancement of black people, and in a great many instances, will confis cate and destroy many small Negro business establishments. “Most Negro domesties in the Southland work for a wage pittance around from three to five dollars per week. In addition, they work long hours. The first move of the south erner was to see to it that ‘domestic help and outside workers’ did not come within the meaning of the wage raise and shorter hour provisions of the Industrial Recovery Act. “Fundamentally, the Industrial Re covery Act is supposed to put money back into circulation through the spending power of people who have jobs. ‘Raise the wages; put on more help and shorten the hours’ is the slogan resounding everywhere. The question naturally arises as to whether the Negro artisan and lab orer would not make the same con tribution to spending as any other worker? Why has the Negro been counted out of the ‘New Deal?’ Does he not put as much human energy into his task as anyone else? Why should the Negro man and woman work long hours for a pittance while other citizens of the American Re public enjoy greater leisure, while being paid a premium for the few hours which they work? Take, for instance^ the laundry industry in the South, where Negroes are largely employed. The white em ployers are demanding that the code provide that Negroes receive $5.67 for this class of labor, while in the North the wage code for white laundry workers is already set at $10.80. This base injustice has bee agreed to by the authorities in Washington. “Without regard to the fact that the buying power of Negro laborers r has not been increased, the-recovery codists turns to Negro business men and insist upon their abiding by the general code which white merchants are required to observe. Apparently those wh ofashioned this new eco nomic circle cannot realize that when they place the Negro masses in a peculiar and demoted class, they at the same time place Negro business in a straight jacket. “Take for example, the Negro gro cer. Under the opening and closing hours adopted generally in Oklahoma City, groceries are to open at 7 a. m and close at 6 p m That’s fine for the white grocers. They can be patriotic and obey the President’s orders. All the white laborers enjoy short hours of labor. Most of them go to work under the new rule at from the nine to nine thirty and get off at from four to four thirty. “But what about the Negro grocer? That Negro merchant depends (be cause of the prejudice of white peo ple) upon 99 per cent of his business; coming from his own people. Under I the Recovery Act they are, however, confined to long hours of labor. They j are on the job in some white man’s yard at least an hour and half be fore the Negro grocer can now open, j They continue their work until per- j haps from six to six thirty, arriving back home between seven and eight in the evening. The Negro grocer has been closed an hour when they re turn. “Every Negro grocer in Oklahoma City will tell you that he doe3 his largest business between seven and nine thirty at night. The average Negro comes home and eats his ev ening meal and then goes to the gro cery to get his next supply after he has rested. This is representative of what we have observed in many southern cities. “ ‘New Deal’ Means Annihilation and CConfiscation” “Negro grocers in Oklahoma City, whom we have interviewed on this subject, are positive that their re venues have been reduced fully one third since required to observe this new opening and closing rule. Their black customer is forced to dash away from his employment during spare moments on the job and make his daily purchases in a white store in the neighborhood where he works. Judged or measured by such a stand ard of circumstance, the “New Deal” means annihilation and confiscation, rather than recovery—to Negro busi ness. Must Cut His Own Economic Treat to Be Patriotic “With reduced volume the Negro grocer is next ordered to increase his help and pay higher salaries. Here again he must cut his own economic throat to be patriotic. What we are stating here may not seem just right to those who are crying out to close ranks and obey the President’s order, but with the Negro merchant hang ing by a flimsy economic thread, to gether with may white merchants, we believe that on the salary proposition, every merchant should have been ex cluded from the salary raise, whose volume of business is under three thousand dollars a month . . “In this crisis the Negro wants to be just as patriotic as his white bro ther. In fact, the Negro’s patriotism cannot be questioned. The blood and sweat and tears we have deposited upon the battlefields of American progress attest that fact. The only justification for government rests in the fact that it offers equality of opportunity to all its citizens. To pay one class of citizens far less business men within a demoted group to abide by rules which cofiscate and destroy their business is not, at least for them, RECOVERY.” The New York Times, of Saturday August 19, in an editorial entitled “In Defense of the Humble” says: “Not from the Northeast but from the South has come the first strong note of concern over what may hap pen to Negro labor under certain operations of the National Recovery Administration. The Norfolk-Pilot and its colleague, The Ledger Dis patch of that city have pointed out a real danger to ‘low skilled or unskill ed’ Negroes in reports of labor dis placements 'in the South under the minimum wage and hours sections of the President’s Agreement. To these poor folk, says the Norfolk newspa per, the Blue Eagle may be predatory bird instead of a feathered messeng er of happiness. “A Norfolk restaurant, obliged to raise its minimum wage undqr the code—a wage that had been accept able to Negro workers — dismissed them and employed Caucasians in their place. The newspapers fears that thousands of Negroes engaged as porters, janitors, elevator men, messengers, drivers and the like, will be ousted throughout the country by employers who hire Negroes at pres ent because they can get them cheap er. These employers would prefer white labor The newspaper calls for an appeal to the sense of justice of persons disposed so to displace their help. a m tne pre-code days (says The Virginia-Pilot) an employer made use of Negro workers because he could hire them at low wages( there is a moral obligation on him to’ retair their services now that a national code requires that they be paid a little more money. It would be a grim and tragic commentary on the nat ional recovery effort if a business and industrial regimentation directed to lifting the people out of depres sion should operate to plunge the most depressed of them in a worse depression still. “With this humanitarian and just sentiment all fair-minded employers will agree. We feel certain also that while there may be no ‘statutory way to arrest this threatened displace ment,’ General Johnson and the Presi dent himself will take notice of the plight of these humble ones and pro-' tect them under the great discretion ary powers of enforcement in the NRA. And Northerners who do not believe that the Southern white is of ten the Negro’s best friend may re flect upon the fact that from the South, where the Negro is most at home and best understood, conies this first appeal for his protection under the “New Deal.” HEAD OF JIM CROW SCHOOL BOARD RESIGNS IN FIGHT BRYN MAWR, Pa.—Partial vie. tory in the fight of Negro parents j against a segregated school at Ber_ j wyn, near here, was claimed when it became known that Norman J. j Greene, Jr , president of the school board of Tredyffrin township, had resigned Greene is a southerner a native of Tennessee, who boasted for years that what the township needed was separate schools like they had back in the dear old South. In June, 1932 Greene announced that the new, $250,000 township school would be opened in September to whites only, while Negroes would have to use the old school The Bryn Mawr branch of the N A A CP. took up the fight and employed Ray. mond Pace Alexander of Philadelphia to carry on their legal battle During the entire school year of 1932.33, parents kept more than 200 children away from the jim crow school The colored teachers engaged to teach there simply reported and drew salary checks, having no child, ren to teach The legal fight is con. tinuing, with Attorney General Schnader openly refusing to assist the parents in accordance with the provisions of the state law Greene's resignation is regarded as the fore runner to the collapse of the jim crow experiment by the school board. OMAHA IS GIVEN CLEAN BILL IN RACKET PROBE Organized crime is a thing of the past in Omaha, the Department of Justice has decided after a investi gation of crime conditions here, which began a month ago. In giving Omaha a clean bill of health, a government operative who conducted the investigation said Thursday that “t h e structure of racketeering broke down at the time of the liquor conspiracy trial.” His investigation, carried on with the assistance of federal and police authorities, inquired chiefly into the liquor and narcotic traffic, and union activities. It convinced him, he said, that whatever racketeering that now exists in Omaha is “negligible, and of a petty nature.” He found evidence, he said that uu DEFINITE SETUP til the liquor conspiracy trial racke teers throve on a wide scale. In the liquor traffic especially, he asserted, there was a definite setup for racke teering. The operative, who asked that his identity be kept secret, said the in vestigation was made as part of the nationwide federal fight against or ganized crime A C Andersen, chief of detec tives, and C E Sandall, United States district attorney, furnished I most of the information on which the report was based, the operative said. He said he examined police records pertaining to the murders of Harry Lapidus, Omaha business man and George Kubik, South Omaha liquor dealer, in 1931, but was not prepared to say whether organized crime was behind either slaying. ‘INTERESTING FILE’ -‘Mr. Andersen has a very inter esting file on those cases,” he ob served. r Omaha is singularly free of union racketeering so frequently encount ered in larger cities, the investigator said. Also, he reported, there is no narcotic ring in Omaha. A complete report of the investi gation ha? been made to the depart ment of justice. District Attorney Sandaii express ed himself in complete agreement with the investigator’s conclusion that serious racketeering has ceased to exist in Omaha. “Organized crime came U> an end with the liquor conspiracy trial,” he declared. “There may have been a few minor disturb ances since the trial but there have been no slayings, directly or indirectly attributable to racke teers, such as those that culmin ated in the conspiracy case.” REAPPOINT ANDERSEN U. S. JUSTICE AGENT A C Andersen, inspector of de tectives, Friday was notified by wire from Washington of his reappoint ment to the bureau of investigation, Department of Justice. Andersen was an employe of the bureau of investigation at the time he was made a inspector of detectives, and is technically on furlough. His notification of reappointment is oc casioned, he believes, by the recent consolidation of the bureau of inves tigation and the prohibition enforce ment bureau. / He plans to go before a notary pub lic and execute his oath of office af ter which he will communicate with the bureau at Washington and ask for an extension of hi-3 furlough. FORCE DROPPING FELONY CHARGES AGAINST C. C. C. WORKER FLAGSTAFFj Ariz. — Dropping of felony charges framed against Fred Avery; Negro worker in the reforest ation camp here has been won by the Intrnational Labor Defense through mass protest A fight now being car ried on to prevent the filing of mis demeanor charges against him, as threatened by the sheriff. Avery was framed following an argument in the court of which four white reforestation camp workers at tacked Avery and another Negro, with knives. The workers of Company 121 appealed to the I L. D , which mmediately began a protest cam paign and sent a representative from Lios Angeles to organize defense activities on the spot.