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• An Uubridled, / I Outstanding /a H Mouthpiece l WLr^ for Your Community V^jJf op2* “The Omaha Guide HEW TO THEUNEA 13 vour PaDer” wi do oon part VOL. vn _ OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, FEB. 24,19&4 NUMBER FIFTY-TWO Woman Who Saw Lincoln Shot Recalls Night Economic HIGHLIGHTS Happenings That Affect the Din ner Pails Dividend Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual- National and International Problems Insepar able from Local Welfare The most remarkable thing about tHS present congress is its lack of re markableness. Before it convened the prediction was that it would simply be an echo of the President with possibly a few false notes to add in terest. Nineteen-thirty-four is after all the year in which all the Repre sentatives run for re-election and normally there would be a lot of per sonal political fence building done in both houses. But Congress has been even more of a rubber-stamp than was forecast- Matters have reached the point where its doings outside of routine approval of one Roosevelt measure or another aren’t even front page news. The Republican party has made only sporadic attempts to pre pare for elections. It has no general program no outstanding national leader no unanimity of opinion among its members- A large percent age of Republicans in both houses vote with the President The meaning of all this of course is that most Senators and Represent atives believe that the New Deal tak ing it as a whole still has the' public confidence is still popular- They be lieve that to oppose it in a strenuous way is the equivalent of political sui cide although practically all the Re publicans outside of the insurgent wing and many of the Democrats [Var It is being carried too far that the experiments m various instances are getting out of hand that some of the new laws and bureaus are ham pering not forwarding the progress of recovery. The NRA and the con sumer is a case in point- A definite feeling is growing that the big manu facturing industries are running ram pant so far as prices are concerned and are sticking the buyer good and rlenty- Costs have gone up appre ciably faster than has, the average income- But only a handful of Con gressman have had nerve enough to speak oi this. And what they’ve said hasn’t made a dent So far as general business is con cerned the most important law to come before Congress in the near fu ture will probably be a V\ hite House supported plan for revising the se • curities act- A number of grave er rors were made in the daft that be came the law of the and at the last Congress. It was designed to prevent . the selling of dubious stocks and bonds—but as matters turned out it prevented the selling of the most honest securities. Capital has simply ceased to flow into industries which sorely need it and are entitled to it Revision of the bill will probably in clude modification of the liability provisions and will tone it down gen erally so that honest businesses wish ing new capital will have nothing to fear when offering securities to the public ————— e Money is a strange article- The economist figures out what this or that monetary policy will do—and when it is put into effect results are apt to be diametrically different. hat is true to an extent of the Roose relt 59 cent dollar- Reason for creat ing it was to boost commodity mar kets and strengthen the American position in foreign trade As soon as Mr- Roosevelt signed the bill fireworks started in the stock and bond markets. Activity was the heaviest in many months with shares changing hands at a dizzying rate Prices were generally up- But the commodity market did not react ac cordingly- And across the water the pound started to depreciate faster than the dollar. In London a dollai (Continued On Page Two) 0atied to Testify Before' Senate ; Pullman Porters Prepare* For Call to Send Brotherhood Leaders to Washington For Hearing NEW YORK. February 23—A. Philip Randolph, national president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters announced at the headquart ( ; in New York that he is in receipt of a letter from Senator Hiram W 1 Johns n of California, which direct i d attention to a communication ' which he received from Mr. Joseph j B- Eastman, coordinator of Federal I Transportation relating to the status ! of Pullman Porters and Maids under ! Federal legislation governing rail | way employees. The letter from Mr. Eastman reads in part: "It is my understanding that the j standard railway organizations, act ing through the Railway Labor Exe cutive Association, have filed and are supporting an amendment to the i Emergency Railroad Transportation * "r. which, if enacted into law will make the same applicable to the Pull man Company and other transporta tion agencies in the same manner and to the same extent as such Act is now applicable to carries by steam j railroad. In that connection, I pre sume that Mr- Randolph will have an opportunity of giving TESTIMONY before the SENATE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE, which undoubtedly is the proper procedure for him to follow in getting action upon his complaint.” Receipt of knowledge among the j porters that Brotherhood representa- j tives may be called to give testimony in the hearing on railway legislation before the Senate Interstate Com merce Committee for the Pullman i Porters, concerning rates of pay, | hours of work and rules governing ! working conditions together with the : status of the Plan of Employee Re ! presentation or Pullman Company Union, has had the effect of awaken ing and arousing a new interest and spirit of loyalty and devotion among the porters and maids to the valiant fight of the Brotherhood ( for eco nomic justice. From all sections sa crifice so as to be able to send the re presentatives of the Brotherhood to Washington to prosecute the porters’ program with Congress and the Co ordinator of Federal Transportation, according to Randolph- Because of the serious nature of the matter to be considered in the union meetings that are being held throughout the country, great care is being taken only to admit members whp can pro duce an A. F. of L- membership card, continued Randolph (Continued On Page Two) i C. W. S. Maids To Aid Families . —- ■— The families of jobless men who are out all day looking for work will be aided by the federal government The Civil Works Service of New York announced on Monday that 200 trained colored housemaids would be put to work in the homes of unem ployed families at a $12 weekly sal ary. It is hoped to expand the number of houseworkers to 1000, the an nouncement stated but for the present time their services would be limited to homes in which the wife is ill and unable to care for her children High Court Reverses Conviction of Man The Appellate Division of the Su preme Court has reversed the con viction of Wiliam Thomas, 35, white, of 601 West lS5lh street, who was sentenced by Judge Joseph Corrigan in the Court of General Sessions to serve a term of 7 to 14 years in Sing j Sing for the murder of his wife Justice Alfred H. Townley, who | wrote the opinion, said in effect that Judge Corrigan had taken sides with the prosecution and asked the jury to convict Thomas. Thomas testified that his wife killed herself. He said he came home at 3 a- m- on New Year’s Day, 1932, and that his wife asked him angrily where he had been- He said he told her that he had been working, and that she then seized a kitchen knife and stabbed herself in the abdomen He called the police and an ambu lance. She was dead when the ambu lance arrived Justice Townley ruled that because Ethel Waters Spo ngers Out Georgia and Florida I NEW YORK CITY February 21— (CNS)—Reports from the executive offices of Columbia Broadcasting System have cut their hook-up so that stations in the States of Florida and Georgia will not receive the Ethel Waters’ programs on- Sunday even ings. This comes as a result of the wholesale protests from listeners in those States that object to a colored artist being featured with a white company. As a counter movement thousands of other listeners in other parts of the country are expressing great de light in her features as sent out by the broadcast company Miss Waters has recently been the toast of New York’s effete critics and doubling from the Music Box Theatre where she is one of the stars in “As Thousands Cheer” she has delighted and won many staunch admirers who are now rallying to her support and sending in commendations to the Columbia Broadcasting Company. Miss Waters’ newest venture will probably run her salary well over seven thousand dollars a week, ac cording to figures published recent ly in a well known weekly magazine. It was said that this noted star re ceives $1000 per night for her Sun day at Seven concerts; $3,000 for each movie short she makes; with her salary in “As Thousands Cheer” unquotted. This stamps Miss Waters as the highest paid star on Broad way. VIRGIN ISLANDS ATTRACTING MANY VISITORS NOW NEW YORK CITY, February 21— (CNS) — Governor Paul Pearson of the Virgin Islands who has been in Washington on official business for some time flewr back to St- Thomas on Tuesday, February 13th A distinguished visitor to the is lands in the very near future will be Mrs- Roosevelt who is taking a lot of people with her. My guess is that Os car Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Harry Hopkins Fed eral Administrator, may be of the party. President Roosevelt is plan ning to go, but no date for his visit has been set I testimony was barred at the trial that J might have tended to show a dispo sition on the part of Mrs. Thomas to commit suicide, Thomas did not have a fair trial It was brought out that Mrs- Thom ! as was a colored woman and she and her husband had quarreled over her I all ged refusal to have children, but this testimony was not admitted in the lower court insofar as it had ! bearing over her alleged threats to j kill herself. “This excluded testimony,” Justice j Townley’s opinion read, “was clearly competent as bearing upon the proba bility of suicide. Honor to Thirteen th Colored Priest WASHINGTON f ebruaVJr 21— NS)—The Rev. William Leroy Lane, of-New York thirteenth Negro to be ordained in the Catholic priesthood in America, celebrated high mass and preached the morning sermon at St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Sunday February 11; services being attended by the District Commandery of the Knights of St- John, whose staff of officers acted as a guard of honor in full-dress uniform. The Ladies Auxi liary also participated in the serv ices. Father Lane will serve as priest in Trinidad, British West Indies on a voluntary mission. C jzens CiDiiitus Of The flee3 Of A Leader The undaunted courage of Dr. G B- Lennox in championing the Negro cause in Omaha must be recognized by the thinking colored people. The most natural question arises, why? First, as a doctor he has the know ledge he had to qualify his education. Second, as a doctor he came directly in contact with the colored people of Omaha- He knowing their sentiments, happiness and sorrows, their grief has burdened him- Being aware of the Strong desire of Negro parentage that their sons and daughters, should receive some of the fruits of their hard honest labor, past and present; has stamped an impression on his mind- Doctor Lennox unselfishly have championed the necessary cause of his people. Just why do you think he is a lead er Mr- Subscriber the thing that a -man does bespeaks, the man. When he chose his residence, he chose it in the neighborhood, where his people were the thickest- The very appear ! ence of the kind of structure chosen, clearly indicates his desires were to impress his race- We see his thrift iness in his work. And by his choice for durability, the architecture and beauty of his homestead; that it was paramount. Wanted Anyone having knowledge or wit nessing an accident occuring October 20, 1933, 8:30 p. m- at 16th and Nicholas. Car involved traveling south collided with pedestrains at north cross walk of said intersection. Write Box 168 Omaha Guide Office, 2418-20 Grant Street Mews Reel To Be Made Of Mi Lynoh Hearing j Governor Ritchie Will Appear And Tell Of Action By The State In Armwood Lynching. Dramatic Surprises Promised From Long List Of Prominent Witnesses. j Washington, Feb- 16.—Following | closely upon Governor Ritchie’s ac i ceptance of the Senate judiciary- sub i committee’s invitation to testify at ; its hearings on the Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill, Feb- 20-21, the ' committee issued a subpoena sum moning Attorney General William Preston Lane of Maryland to tell about the breakdown of law enforce ment in his state following the lynch ing of George Armwood at Princess Anne, Oct- 18, 1933. The committee also plans to sub poena all those accused of participa tion in the Armvvooa ' fyfichlttgt xhu state police who were present during the burning, together with colored and white newspaper reporters who covered the crime. Louis Azrael, as- j sociate editor of the Baltimore Post, j has also signified his willingness to1 appear before the committee. At a conference held here this week between Senators Costigan, Wagner and Van Nuys, chairman of the sub- j committee, with Walter White, sec- j retary of the N- A. A. C- P., it was i decided to go thoroughly into the burning of George Armwood as a demonstration of the complete im portance of the states in dealing with lynching and the necessity for a fed eral anti-lynching law. LOSE $2300 TO ROBBERS Los Angeles Calif., Feb.—Ordinar ily it costs nothing in Los Angeles to obey traffic laws but when James Boyd, of 1237 E. 46th street observed a boulevard stop on Central avenue, it eost him approximately $2300. When Boyd’s car slowed down, two bandits leaped aboard and forced him to drive to 26th street and Paloma where they robbed him of $300 cash and a 3-carat ring valued at $2000 Foundryman’s Face Is Burned At Oil Furnace Flames wrhich bulged out of the door of an oil furnace at the Federal Metal Products Co., 4041 Park avenue about 3 a. m-, Thursday, seared the face of Elijah Butler, 31, 1946 Papin street. Butler was tending the fur nace and opened the door. His con dition was said to be serious at City Hospital No- 3. San Jose Citizens Support Anti-Lynching Bill New York, Feb. 16-—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has received a resolu tion signed by 250 citizens, voters and taxpayers of San Jose, Calif., scene of the Holmes-Thurmond lynch ing, expressing approval of the Cos tigan-Wagner bill and urging its passage. Copies of the resolution were also sent to the California sena j tors and representatives at Washing ton. A resolution urging passage of the anti-lynching bill was passed this week by the Ohio State Conference of the N- A. A. C. P. has also been sent to the Washington representatives in Congress of that state. Baltimore To Jele - brale Rosenwald • Bay BALTIMORE Md- February 21— (CNS)—National Julius Rosenwald Day was celebrated here on Sunday February 11 at the Druid Hill Avenue Branch of the YMCA- Rabbi William Rosenau Ph- D. of Eutaw Place Syna gogue and Professor in Johns Hop kins University was one of the speakers the Reverend E. W- White J- F- Coates and C. C- Ferguson as sisted in the program presented Dr. Emmett J- Scott of Howard University Washington deivered tne principal address. The following are extracts from what was called a most i notable eulogy: “Just a bit more than two years ago a rare soul passed to its deserved reward- We have gathered here to day to pay tribute to his memory. It is to be feared however that we are likely' in our love and veneration to create in.our minds a legendary % gure possessed* f>Jf atl the virtues of a super-philanthropist a super-god of the machine of Big Business thinking in terms alway's of bigness of thou sands of millions—a creatui’e of tremendous driving force without the divine attributes of warm heart im pulses and deep human sympathies Such a picture would not adequately represent Julus Rosenwald. “True it is that he was one of the | world’s richest men; true it is that he' was one of America’s most distin guished and one of its most success- i ful business men; true it is that he was a great benefactor a munificent giver to causes which intrigued his heart interet; true it is that he was a great humanitarian a thinker and a guide to many in the world of so cial activity and service—but greater than all these he was the MAN Rosenwald. (Continued On Page Two) Plan For Conventi on of Cosmetologist Plans for the convention of Ne braska Association of Cosmetologists to be held in Omaha Feb. 26, 27, 28 were discussed by Norman Folda at the monthly meeting of the Omaha association Monday night at Hotel Fontenelle. The committee in charge Monday night included Miss Irene Gray, chair man; Misses Vi Miller, Emma Ohms, Nettie Mae Koch and Wynn Rene Sturgeon, secretary of the associa tion-About 75 members attended. Lorenzo Donarico is president. CAFE OWNER IS SHOT Little Rock, Ark—(ANP)—Henry Thomas. Cumberland street cafe own er, was shot by police Friday night and may die. Two detectives had gone to Thomas’ home, above his res taurant, to question him. He came from the restaurant below, yelled for them to come down and threatened to shoot. They beat him to the draw. NEW YORK HOUSE HITS LYNCHING Albany, N- Y-, Feb. 8—The New York State Assembly Tuesday adopt ed a resolution urging President Roosevelt and Congress to take steps to prevent lynchings. * Assemblyman J. E- Stephens, colored member, spon sored the resolution. Recalls Killing Of Lincoln —.—. { WASHINGTON. February 21—(C NS)—“Every time I look at it, I see the flash of Booth's shot and hear his cry from the stage,” says Mrs. j S. R. Eastman of Falls Church, Vir ginia, recalling incidents of the Good Friday night when Lincoln was shot by John' ,Villtes Booth, an actor, at Ford's Theatre, April 14, 1865. “I was only 17 then, but I shall never forget it- ’ continued Mrs- Eastman. Marion Butler writes of the tragic event as (follows: On a Good Friday aftemoc:"* nearly 70 years ago, Abra ham Lincoln lounged in a White House c.iair, his legs stretched out before him, his head cupped in his hands- formal ityof the meeting oi hiSFCabuU I not^d*, begun, he yaa describing to a few early members a dream which had come to him the night before. unly a iejv blocks distant on this same afternoon, a pretty, brown haired debutante sat in one of Wash ington’s fine old residents absorbed in dreams of her own- Daughter of a New England minister newjy arrived in Washington, she had just won per mission from her reluctant father to attend the theatre that night. While Lincoln told his ministers how he had seen himself in some strange ship “moving with great rapidity toward a dark and indefinite t shore," Sarah N. Russeii was dream ing happier dreams of th? evening’s performance at Ford’s Theatre on Tenth street, where she would see both President Lincoln and the new ly victorious General Grant Miss Russell, who is Mrs- S. R Eastman, of Falls Church, Virginia is now 86 but her memories of that tragic night are as vivid as ever. She recalls them each year as February 12 brings Lincoln’s birthday around again. Carefully cherished ail these years is a rare, old playbill which she re ceived from an usher on the night of that world shaking drama- Her es cort of that evening,. J. Merrill Or mes, of Washington an attache of the War Department of the stirring 1860’s, had it framed for her half a century ago. It is dated Ford’s Theatre, April 14, 1865 the night of Lincoln’s assas sination, and announces a benefit performance of Tom Taylor’s comedy, “Our American Cousin,” starring Laura Keane, John Dyott and Harry Hawk. (Continued On Page Two) Original, Little Eva Celebrates Birth Say Belmont, Mass-—Mrs- Edmund J, McDonald, white, the original “Little Eva” in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, cele brated her eighty-sixth birthday Thursday- She was four years old when she played the part the first time “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was staged in Troy, N- Y-, in 1852.. VOICE LOST 2 YEARS; RECOVERED Philadelphia,—(ANP)—Mary Mor gan, 30 yrs. old, can now talk clearly after having lost her voice for more than two years- Speech returned to her after an operation for the re moval of a tumor of the larynx in Mercy hospital. MAN HANGS SELF-WARNS FRIENDS AGAINST ‘TREACHERY OF WOMEN’ STAUNTON Va- February 21—(CN S)—Leaving a note warning his friends against the “treachery of women” WTilbur F- Hicks colored war veteran hanged himself last week, i Folded around the note was a biblical picture. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of suicide
