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w ~ v - V/--(J-u- v >-U WE DO CUR PART ^ HEW TOTHEUNE\ Eg VOL VII.— Omaha, Nebraska Saturday March 10th, 1934 Number 53 i ~~——— •—~ ———■ '■ ■ ' —— -———— ___._ _ Happenings That Affect the Din nor i'ails. Dividend Checks and Taj Rills of Every Individual. Nationa and International Problems Insepar able from Local Welfare Being more dramatic, the air mai embraglio, which has degeneratec into a name-calling contest hetweer the principals on both sides, nas ob scured the stock exchange investiga tion and the proposed National Se curities Exchange Act That Act, however, is considerably the more important of the two events so far as business, large and small, is con cerned- It came out of the Senate's Banking and Currency Committees and is about as stiff a piece of leg islation as the New Deal has pro duced- If it passes, expert opinion predicts the stock exchanges of the country are going to gather moan, and the brokers, banks and invest ment houses, as well as individual speculators, wil have to find new outlets for their energies. Among the thing?! the blD prohibit* are: Wash selling through which speculators create an illusion of market activity by placing buying and selling order* at the same time; pool operations, designed to force stock* up and down by manipulation; starting of rumors and the retailing of market tips; the use of firm capital for private trad ing by brokers; short selling, pegging and stop-loss orders- The minimum margin requirement is 60 per cent— Con truck; On Page Two Thrills Audience on Negr ((Achievements A*BURY PARK. N. J. March 4— Speaking over radio station WCAP on Sunday, February 11, William Oneill a member of the Junior N- A. A- C- P- here, thrilled the local radio audience with his splendid appeal for racial understanding. Holding that "race prejudice or race prejudgment ia due to a false set of attitudes which are directly traceable to mis education concerning the Negro race,” the youthful speaker proceed ed in a convincing manner to demon strate how these attitudes may be broken down by a presentation of the facts of Negro history and achieve ment- He related in detail an experi ment carried on with white pupils in Philadelphia which had excellent re sults. The talk was dramatized in part by having a number of persons quote various replies to two sets of ques tionnaires in different voices. Listen ers declared the talk “went over big.” Gfvs Paiuiiss -'or _ N.A.A.C.P. Fund BEAVER DAM, Wis- March 4— Although there are no Negroes re sident in this city, Mrs- Amy F- Ross, wife of the president of Wayland Academy here, learned of the N- A. A- C- P- Penny-For-Every Negro Campaign and took up the matter ■with her Sunday schoo pupils. They collected 265 pennies for the fund. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March 4— This, the banner city in per capita contribution to the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People has just completed its Penny A-Negro 25th anniversary fund cam paign by raising two cents for every Springfield branch will conduct its Negro resident in the city- The usual membership and apportionment campaign in April Friend JOf Negroes Editor Of Post NEW YORK, March 4—Dr. Ern est H. Gruening, formerly an editor of the Nation, a liberal long interest ed in the Negro question and one who has rendered signal service to the Republic of Haiti, has been ap pointed editor of the New York Even ing Post, the oldest daily newspaper in the United States. Dr- Gruening has been managing editor of the N Y. Tribune and editor of the Portland (Me ) Evening News. He is author of “Mexico and Its Heritage." A few days after assuming the editorship of the Post, Dr- Gruening carried an editorial severely con demning the ejection of Mable Byrd from the public restaurant in the capitol building in Washington. Rec. Sentence After Third Offence Mr. .John Smith 2234 Lake Street who was sentenced three weeks ago by Judge Yeager to serve a term of five years in the State Penrtentary will be taken from the County Jail to Lincoln next week. This is the third offence for Mr Smith- Tba first time he was parol ed; the second time he was sent to Linoctn Nebraska for one year. Later he went to work at the Paxton Bil liard Parlors during the day and spent his spare time taking extra work at Central High School. Ac cording to Attorney John Adams l Mr. Smith has had a good record with the exception of his one mis take which was forgery and it is by this record that Mr. Adams will at tempt to either have Mr. Smith par oed or his sentence shortened. Food And Not Race Cj'led Clew to T.B.i NEW YORK CITY, March 4—Tu berculosis is not a racial disease but rather one of dietary habits, Ben- j jamin Goldberg, Associate Professor ox Medicince at the University of Ilinois, told 300 medical and social wvlfare experts attending the annual meeting of the Tuberculosis Sanitar ium Conference of Metropolitan New York at the Hotel McAlpin last week. “The races which seem more prone to the severe or malignant types of tuberculosis are the Indian, Negro, native-born Irish and Scadinavian,” he said. “At the other extreme, hav ing a high resistance and tending to develop tuberculosis of a more be nign type, are the Italians and Jews Drolet, in New York City demon strated an average of two to three living Negro cases to each Negro death, while there were eight living Jewish tuberculosis cases to every Jewish tuberculosis death Contiued On Page Two _ Labor Leader To Speak Mar. 15th Frank Crosswaith one of the greatest Negro Labor leaders and orators in America will speak in Omaha on Thursday March 15 under auspices of the Omaha Socialist Party at Hotel Castle 16th and Jones at 8 p. m. His subject will be “Eco nomic Emancipation.” Teaches in New York City Frank Crosswaith is a graduate of the Rand School of Social Science New York City where he now teach es- In 1924 he was a member of the executive committee of the American Labor party and was its candidate for governor of New York. He has also been candidate on the Socialist ticket for lieutenant governor con gressma and many other offices Last year he was nominated for Pres ident of the Board of Aldermen on 1 the Socialist municipal ticket in New York City 26 Years In Office Gets Laved Off John Smith 2235 Grant after sev eral weeks lay off from the office of1 Greenleaf the County Assessor re fused to make any definite statement for the cause of the lay-off He said: “I cannot tell you any thing definite until after the next week. There will be a meeting and I will know definitely what the out come will be Kentucky Lynch Car Found; Jailor Ousted HAZARD, Ky- March 4—Spurred to renewed activity by the arrival «# Charles W- Anderson, Jr., colored attorney sent here by the Louisville branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple the state’s attorney has gathered considerable evidence pointing to the lynchers of Rex Scott, Negro miner near here on January 24. Law offi cers have also discovered in the mountains nearby the automobile in which the mob carried Scott to his death. Governor Ruby Laffon on Feb ruary 28 issued an executive order removing Troy P- Combs, Perry County jailer for negligence in per Get’s Stabbed In The Chest Vasto Dodson 2630 Patrick Ave nue was cut and stabbed across the chest and back by Lucille Alexander 2210 Clark Street at the “Panama Gardens” on Saturday night March 3rd. According to the police records Mr- Dodson and Miss Alexander got into a heated argument- She then left the “Panama Gardens” and went home. Then returning unnoticed and started cutting and stabbing Dodson. Dodson was first taken to the of fice of Dr. Jones 1514 North 24th Street and was given first aid. Dr Jones called the Police Station. Detectives Sledge and Tregla arrived with an ambulance and Dodson was taken to the Covenant Hospital and there was attended by Police Surgeon Goodrich. He was discharged from the hos pital a short time later. Officers Sledge and Tregla then returned to the “Panama Gardens” and arrested Miss Alexander. She Hhd thrown the knife away (so he told the officers) She was held without ond pending the outcome of Mr- Dodson’s injuries. Purse Snatched Mrs- Catherine Coven 2715 North 26th Street on March 3rd was follow ed and assailed by two young boys who snatched her purse containing seventy cents in change and ran Mrs. Coven gives the description of the boys as being about fifteen and sixteen years of age and both were dressed in dark clothing. Snake Killed in H;rlem NEW YORK CITY, March 7—(CN S)—Looking under his ice box to lo cate the source of a hissing sound, Esau Richards a 40 year old colored man discovered a four-foot snake—a copperhead, coiled for action He made the distance from the kitchen to his living room in nothing flat sending his wife Adelaide to out see the sight- Adelaide repeated her husband's sprint in even faster time. A policeman killed the copperhead with a hammer and another tenant of Richard’s apartment now will have to sell his snake oil without his prin cipal sales-resistance breaker down aiitting the mob to remove Scott from the jail at Hazard. Attorney Anderson af Lonisville is staying here for the trial of the ac cused lynchers and will aid in their prosecution. I Noted Traveler Dies NEW YORK, March 4 — With the death on February 28 of Dr. Philip G. Peabody, noted traveler, in Copen hagen, Denmark Negroes lost one of their best friends. Dr. Peabody, scion of a noted American family, had in his life-time visited 43 different countries and crossed the Atlantic f 145 times, but he never lost interest in the plight of American Negroes A foe of race prejudice in all its he gave over $10,000 to the National Association for the Advancement cf Colored People to help it fight lyn ching. Bishop Denies Being Drunk Bishop Reverdy C- Ransom of the A M. E- Church makes a flat denial of a widely circulated newspaper story that he appeared in a Detroit pulpit in an intoxicated condition. The Bishop says he has directed his attorney Robert L. Vann, to pro ceed against all persons and newspa pers that have published the libel a j gainst him Boy .Winner Of Magazine Prize Warddll Hill nine year old boy 2909 North 26th Street was notified Monday March 5th that he is the winner of the first prize for the sec ond grade pupils put on by My Weekly Reader published in CWum bus Ohio. Wardell is the second grade at Lothrop School. His father Robert B- Hill is head waiter at the Fontenelle Hotel. War den won the prize for the best draw ing in the United States of George Washington riding in a vehicle two hundred years ago- He depicted Washington riding in a coach drawn by four horses- The prize will be a ! toy. . John Daivs Scores N. R. A. Discrimination WASHINGTON, D. C. March 4— Denouncing the wage differentials discriminating against Negro work ers in the numerous N. R. A. codes, ohn P. Davis, executive secretary of the Joint Committee on National Re covery appeared before the Com plaint Hearing of the National Re covery Administration on February 28, and stirred the large audience by his spirited attack on the codes Telling of the results of his per | sonal investigation of the hardships to which the wage differentials had subjected Negro workers and the prejudiced administration of the codes, Mr. Davis scored the Admin istration for placing no Negro repre sentatives on the Labor Advisory or Consumers’ Advisory Boards nor ap pointing a single Negro N. R. A. as sistant administrator Will Be Married Soon Miss Florence Jeanette Myers-Mr. Arthur L. Hughes Miss. Florence Jeanette Myers was the honored guest at a waffle breakfast and surprise towel shower given by Mrs. Helen McWhorter on Thursday of last week. On Monday of this week, Mrs. Joseph Taylor gave a Kitchen Shower in honor of the bride to be. Miss Myers is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Myers and will be come the bride of Arthur L. Hughes of Denver, on March 24th. They will be at home to their many friends between the hours of five and seven, p. m. Wagnor Hails N. A.^A. C. P. NEW YORK, March 4 — On the 25th anniversary of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People on February 12th, Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, co-author of the Costigan Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill, sent the following telegram to the Associa tion: “On the occasion of the 25th anni versary of the founding of the Nat ional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People I desire to express my great admiration for the work that this organization has done and my keen appreciation of the use ful services that it has given and will render in the future- I hope that the bill which I introduced in the first j day of the present session of Con-! gress w'hich has been to so large an, extent the product of the constant | efforts of the association will be pass ed speedily and that it will mark an important step in the achievement of all the objectives of the Association.” The Haitian Consul at New York, M- Charles B. Vincent, brother of the President of Haiti, wired “Please ac * cept my sincere congratulations on | the 25th anniversary of the N- A- A j C. P- which you are celebrating to-1 day.” — Notables That Appeared On Program The two day conference that was held at the Mid City Building by the Emergency Advisory Committee of the Urban League brought to Omaha some of the outstanding leaders in Social and Economic thought in the country. The Conference which be gan Monday at 10 a- m. and continued through Tuesday evening and gave special thought and consideration to the Economic Status of the Negro in the New Deal- The Monday evening meeting was addressed by Rev Lawrence Plank pastor of the first Cinitanan Church. His subject was 1 _ .. * the value of Interracial Cooperation in the economic problems of Negro es. On Tuesday; Richard Lowe secre tary of the Code Observance Board addrtssed the group on the various Codes and how they effect the work er. Andrew Towl son of Mayor Towl who is professor of Labor Problems at the Municipal University of Oma ha spoke on the same program on the Economic Causes of Depression The Tuesday evening meeting which was a dinner meeting witjh the guest speaker; George K. Hodge of Lincoln Federal Reemplojjjnent di rector for Nebraska. His subject was The next Steps in National Recovery. To The •*»--2_. .< 77** Editor The Sunday congregation of St Benedict’s Church was inspired by the fervent appeal of the Pastor Rev. father Daly for unity. Realizing that our race is subjected to injustice hand his earnest advice is that we become informed of these outrages insults and discrimination on every against our race through the columns of our own papers organize and pre sent a solid front of protest- No op pression or discrimination ean stand against organized and united force of such proportion as could be estaglish ed by the Negro race in America. It is our duty to ourselves our duty to every form of race unity and help our race to become acquainted with to stamp out the ever increasing evil of race prejudice Kerns To Speak J. Harvey Kerns head of the Oma ha Urban League will speak before the Omaha Socialist Party this Sat urday March 10 at 8 p. nt at 2 IS Lyric Building 19 and Famam on the subject “THE N. I. R. A. AND THE OMAHA NEGRO.” This is part of a local educational series of the Omaha Socialist Party on consecu * tive Saturdays- The public is wel come . -:— - Urge Letters To The Senate Senator Ashunt Is Qnimu of Committee Which Should Be Ask ed For Prompt and Pooorsblo Action on Cootignn Wagner Mea sure WASHINGTON March V-Tho next step in the campaign to get the Costigan Wagner anti lynching bill passed is to have the senate judiciary committee report the bfll out prompt ly and favorably for action on the floor of the senate. All persons and organizations who want the federal government to step in and assist in stamping out lynch ing are urged to write or telegraph all members of the judiciary com mittee and especially the chairman urging the committee te vote the bill out promptly and favorably. The judiciary committee members are: Senator Henry F. Ashurst Ari zona chairman; Senators William H King Utah; Hubert D- Stephens Mississippi; Clarence C. Dill Wash Matthew M. Neely West Virginia; Huey P- Long Louisiana; Frederick Van Nuys Indiana; Pat McCarran Nevada; M- M. Logan; Kentucky; Wiliam H- Dieterich Illinois; William E- Bcrah Idaho; George W- Norris Nebraska; Arthur R. Robinson In diana; Dar.iel 0- Hastings Delaware; Felix Hebert Rhode Island; Thomas D- Schall Minnesota; and Warren R Austin Vermont. Telegrams and let ters should be sent to these Senators at the Senate Office Building Wash ington D. C Contiued On Page Two Dudley Brothers At Murphey Hut The Dudley Brothers from Detroit Michigan were guest artists on the singing program of Mrs. Etta Butler who sings every Tuesday at 11 o' clock over radio station HICK. Lit tle Richard Morgan eight years old gave a tap dance. The four brothers sang two numbers entitled Dina and You Rascal You. All are playing ev enings out to Murphy’s Dining Palace. The boys are playing at the Orpheum Theatre beginning Satur day March 10th for one week- After their week’s engagement they are going on to Sioux City to play. All are staying at Mrs- Smith 2211 Ohio Street. Hospital Rec. Only $10,000 NEW YORK March 7 — Although Harlem Hospital is one of the most overcrowded hospitals in New York City and is about the only hospital of $400000 granted by the Public where Negroes may go of the fund Works Administration r to build and renovate health buildings only ten thousand dollars have been allotted to Harlem Hospital Commissioner of HOSPITALS Goldwater has announced that the city will help Harlem only to the ex tent of altering two buildings which will be turned into dispensaries. No j provisions are being made to enlarge the facilities of the in patient divi sion which is, critically overcrowded. MOTHER OF PAUL LAWRENCE ' DUNBAR POET DIES DAYTON, Ohio March 4—(CNS) — Mrs- Mathilda Dunbar mother of the late Paul Lawrence Dunbar, not ed poet died here February 24 after a long illness. Hodge’s Says “Don’t Be Mislead By Office Seekers Political Propaganda” Keep Faith With President Franklin D. 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