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VOL. VII— OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SAT. MARCH 18, 1934 NUMBER54 Per Copy
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Economic
HIGHLIGHTS
Happenings hat Affect the Din
n< r Pails Dividend Checks and Ta:
Hills of Every Individual. Nations
and International Problems Insepar
able from Local Welfare.
’i he end of 1933 so far as business
is concerned was characterized* by
mark d improvement in some basic
lines smaller improvement in others
and retrogression in only a few. 1 he
business indexes covering the year
present a strange confusing picture
When the summ r upward surge
started in direct opposition to usual
seasonal tendencies it was hoped and
believed that it would continue- An
unlocked for fail drop which was
also opposed to the seasonal exper
ience of other years followed. Gloom
was deepest at that time- Then busi
ness started up again and December
was a good month- Early reports in
dicate that department store sales
shot up beyond expectations. Com
modity prices were strong- Consum
ers’ goods industries especially were
active.
In brief 1933 did not see the pro
gress that was hoped for. The emer
gency relief measures have been
something of a disappointment to
even their creators- The Agricultural
Adjustment Act has been particular
ly unsuccessful. But during the year
a start toward recovery was made
and the public morale strengthened
—a strengthening which has never
been more evident than it is now with
I 1934 opening.
Notes on business follow:
COMMODITY PRICES — In Jan
uary the commodity price index
stood at 61- By July it had moved up
to t>8- The advance has continued
t without a major break.
DOMESTIC TRADE — Every ef
fort of the Administration since
March has been given to moving
more goods into the hands of con
sumers- It has been moderately suc
cessful in the face of definite con
sumer opposition to higher prices- Of
iate trade in urban areas has been
less satisfactory than in the major
agricultural centers. Most striking
advances in sales have been made by
mail order houses
EMPLOYMENT — Here is where
the greatest achievement of the year
has been made- Every month has
witnessed definite advances in both
workers employed and compensation
received. Factory employment was
20 per cent higher this October than
last—payrolls 33 and one third per
ctnt higher- in the non manufactur
ing industries employment gains
were reported for 11 out of 16 in
dustries reviewed. Only in the bit
uminous coal industry has there been
a significant late drop and that was
largely due to labor difficulties with
attendant strikes and lockouts.
FINANCE — Generally speaking
excellent work has been done in
strengthening the banking structure
| Banks which were closed before the
moratorium have been opened by the
hundreds millions in frozen assets
have been thawed out Excess re
serves of Federal Reserve banks re
cently reached an unprecedented tot
k al of close to $900000000. Govern
ment credit has been extraordinarily
strong with issues being sold out as
soon as announced
FOREIGN TRADE— Lrdelv Unit
ed States foreign trade has expanded
sharply both in volume and balance
Exports have increased over im
ports leaving us with a sizeable bal
ance of trade. The recognition of
Russia recently effected is expected
to produce a considerable inflation
of our export business
REAL ESTATE—In October for
whch complete figures have been is
sued construction contracts awarded
were with a single exception the best
for any month since November 1931
The industry had a bad year but im
provement is setting in.
RAILROADS—1932 brought many
railroads to the verge of bankruptcy
endangered others- In 1933 business
was better profits were up- Most en
couraging of all to the railroad man
agements is the friendly attitude of
the Administration.
UTILITIES—Here the experience
was not as favorable as was hoped
Sale of power in many localities has
risen- But profits have dwindled due
to tax and legislative policies which
increased costs made it impossible to
meet them by raising the price of
pow,er to the public. Still another
threat is government competition
AGRICULTURE—The farmer was
cheered by the AAA when it was
passed- Then he was drastically viol
ently disappointed. Strikes and dis
order followed- A few months ago
agricultural income when adjusted to
W living costs was lower than ever
Now improvement has started in
many fields more optimism is evid
ent both in Administration and farm
circles.
LMBER — No important industry
experienced so sharp an advance in
prices as lumber—and none was
more at sea over what to do with
them- Generally speaking the price
advance was close to 50 per cent du
ring the year. Orders have likewise
Centiued On Page Two
City Housing Project To Cost Million
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Nay 3 rothers
In Auto Crash
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NAY BROTHERS; WELL KNOWN
OMAHA ENTERTAINERS IN
AUTO TRAIN CRASH
—
Four Omahans enroute to Flint;
Michigan were killed Thursday
I morning March 14th when the car in
which they were ridisg crashed by a
| freight train on the Grand Truck
i Line. Those, killed were: Lawrehce
! Nay and his wife; Gladys Nay; Hur
i le Nay and Harry Nay twin brothers
! Two others Gypsie Nay and Minnie
! Smith w'ere seriously injured. The
| clash victims were on their way to
fulfill an entertainment engagement
| at cr.e of the Flint; Michigan Restau
I rants- The Nay Brothers will be re
i mombered as the proprietors of the
j Caberet that was opened at the Elks
Building last spring. They formerly
iived at 2619 Seward Street
Gas Rates Refused
Ninth Time
Ninth Gas Reduction Be
comes Effective This Month
1 Omaha gas consumers paying their
; February bill this month are receiv
ing the benefit of a reduction in the
price of domestic gas; the ninth the
j Metropolitan Utilities District has
put into effect since 1920
This reduction appears on all gas
bills for February with the exception
of those for the minimum of 500 cu
bic feet per month
The minimum price remains at 75
cents; while the price cut affects two
brackets of consumers
1- Those using from 500 to 4500
cubic feet per month receive a re
duction of from 65 cents to 60 cents
a thousand cubic feet
2 Those using over 10,000 cubic
feet per month receive a cut of from
56 cents to 55 cents a thousand cubic
feet
This step which Ralph G- Coad;
chairman of the board of directors;
I said was warranted by a financial
study of the gas plant for 1933; was
recommended by a committee com
posed of Frank J- Burkley and Fran
cis P, Matthews- The board voted un
animously for the reduction
A comparison between the gas
rates for 1923 and the new rates; as
given out by utilities engineers
shows: £ ;fSl
Dec. New
1923 Rate
1000 c. f. . $1:30 $1:05
2000 c: f: . 2:40 1:65
3000 c: f: . 3:50 2:25
4000 c: f: . 4:60 2:85
5000 c: f: _ 5-70 3.45
The Utilities District’s 1933 finan
cial statement; which was published
recently shows total assets of $22;
580;543.60- Total liabilities are listed
at $8;344;444,74; while the excess of
assets over liabilities is $14;236;098
Accidently Shot
Daniel Bell; 49 years old 2417
North 22nd Street was accidently
shot in the right hip by Roy Williams
Fort Omaha soldier.
Williams is reported to have been
cleaning the gun; a 32 calibre auto
matic and in some manner was ac
cidently discharged. The bullet pass
ed through the kitchen and bedroom
doors striking Bell in the right hip.
The police station was called and
Bell was taken to the Lord Lister
Hospital where he was attended by
Dr. Lennox. No arrests were made:
S- Tregor McWilliajns Speaker at
North Side "Y”
“Has the NRA Benefited the Ne
gro" will be the subject of the Sun
day afternoon forum at the North
Two Killed In Saturday
Daisy Lampkin To
Address N.A.A.C.P.
I former Omahan
Dead At Joliet
FORMER CM MIAN DIES AT
JOLIET
Mrs. Warren Brooks died March
4th; 1934; at the home of her daugh
ter in Joilet; Illinois after a linger
ing illness of nineteen months- She
was preceded in death by her hus-'
band; the late Warres Brooks of
Omaha; Nebraska October 1; 1931.
They lived in happy wedlock for|
fifty eight years- After the death of!
her husband she was never really
happy. She joined the Church at the
age of eighteen and lived a faithful
seiwant to God- Mrs. Brooks was a
member of St. Johns A- M: E:
Church of Omaha for thirty seven
years- Surviving are two daughters;
,.Mi;s: W; E: Day of Joliet Illinois;
Mrs: Sue Garner of Los Angeles
; California. Two grand children Mrs
I L: V: Berry Chicago Illinois and H
1 Henderson. Funeral from Kersey;
McGowan asd Morsell funeral home
March 7th- Rev. Archibald Cary Jr:
officiating: Interment in Lincoln
Cemetery in Chicago Illinois.
Club Heard Over
Radio Stations
Members of the Modern Priseila
Art and Study Club were heard over
stations KICK and KFAB last Thurs
day morning at 10:30 in a 30 minute
broadcast.
The Program was made up of
club talent exclusively and was rated
as one of the best local broadcast
programmes of our group.
The opening number was the Nat
ional Negro Anthem—“Lift Every
Voice and Sing” by Mrs- Gladys
Clayter; Mrs. Ethel Brown and Mrs
M: E: Stering: Mrs: Sterling accom
panied
Mrs. Francis Covington played a
beautiful classic; Mrs Mills followed
with the reading of several original
poems; Mrs. Clayter rendered that
very beautiful number; “One fleeting
Hour” and the Programme closed
with the reading of the President’s
talk by the vice-president Mrs. LM1
ian Mills.
The entire programme was con
; sidered a huge success and well ac
cepted by the public- We were ex
tended a hearty invitation to return
at an eary date by the Radio officials
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Anti Lynching Mass Meet
ings Asked to Support
Senate Bill
NEW YORK March 14 — An ap
peal for the holding of Anti lynching
mass meetings in every city town
and hamlet to roll up sentiment for
the Costigan Wagner anti lynching
bill and to collect fuads to aid in the
fight for its passage has been issued
by the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People to
its branches throughout the country
by Walter White secretary.
It is desired that mass meetings
should be organized with prominent
persons in each community as speak
ers and that a substantial collection
be taken to finance the fight- All
monies should be forwarded as
quickly as possible to the national
office 69 Fifth avenue as the cam
paign already is suffering for lack
of funds.
“We are receiving scores of ap
1 peals for lynching information from
Mrs- Daisy E. Lampkin; regional
Field Secretary of the NAACP. will
speak before Omaha Branch of the
NAACP at Salem Baptist Church
Sunday March 25th at 3 o'clock p.
m- The Omaha Branch has been ex
ceedingly fortunate in securing Mrs.
Lampkin; Mrs- Lampkin is among
the outstanding colored women of
America. She will bring a message
to Omaha that is of vital importance
at this time- You will miss a treat if
you fail to hear Mrs. Lampkin
Hold Election
The Mid City Community Center
and the Omaha Urban League whose
nine members each merged the two
organizations some few months ago
with the assistance of the fact find
ing committee of the Community
Chest. The joint organizations held
ttvii first Election cf officers at their
regular meeting March 12 at 5 p- m.
Owing to the absence of two mem
bers of the board; the chair ruled
that no votes be counted until the
absent members had voted by mail.
There was a motion made and carried
that the nomination committee and
the chair open the sealed votes after
the mailed votes of the two absent
members had been received
As we go to press we were unable
to learn the results of the election
from any of the nomination commit
tee.
The following members as nomin
ated by the nomination committee
were: Mistress E- W. Sherman; H:
A: Taylor and Dr: Palmer Finley for
president. C: C: Galloway and Mrs.
J: H: Kulasofsky were nominated
for first vice president. Mr- R: C:
Geppert was nominated and elected
by accumation; for treasurer. Mrs.
Curtis Kirtley was nominated and
elected by accumation for third
vice-president. Mrs: C: W: Meade
was nominated and elected by, ac
cumation for secretary- Mrs. Will
iam G: Haynes was nominated and
elected by accumation; as recording
secretary.
Mrs: J: H: Kulakofsky and Mr.
Abe Tannenbaum were the absent
members who had to mail in the
votes to complete the election. Watch
next weeks paper for the final an
nouncement of the election.
schools colleges clubs individuals and
organizations and publications in this
country and in Europe” said Mr.
White- “There are several pamphlets
and leaflets which ought to be print
ed by the thousands to be distributed
in order to arouse sentiment against
lynching. It is necessary to keep
constantly in touch with Washington
to see how the batte is going. Be
cause of the depression we have cut
our staff to the bone and we actual
ly do not have enough clerical work
ers to take care of the volume of
work necessary if this fight is to end
in victory ”
TANGO GAMES AT ST. BENE
DICTS CHURCH
The usual five cent Tago Games;
held at St. Benedicts Church; under
the auspices of St- Peter Claver’s
Guild and so ably sponsored by Mrs.
Cosby and Mrs. Glass will be played
on March 17 and 24th. A door prize
of a 24 lb- sack of Omar Flour will
be given free on each of these nights.
Come and “play the game” and
spend a pleasant evening. Everybody
welcome.
Night Brawl
Liquor And Abuse
Given As Causes
On Sunday March 12 Henry John
son; 114 South 13th was killed at
that address by Elmer Branc
Johnson was supposed according
to police reports to have been beating
and abusing Miss Mary Washington.
He struck her with a chair; then
Elmer Branch went in the kitchen
where they were fighting to aid Miss
Washington who was his sister
Branch struck Johnson in the head
with an ax; inficting wounds causing
his death- Johnson was pronounced i
dead by Dr. Atwood who was called
to attend him.
The body was taken to the Lewis
Mortuary.
Branch was then arrested and
booked for investigation. Miss Wash
ington was also arrested and booked
as a State witness- Other witness
were: Estelle Allen; Charles Spates;
all living at the same address 1114
South^3th street
The ax was brought to the police
station by Detective Sergeant Phalen
and placed in the evidence cabinet at
desk.
Branch when taken before Judge
Neeble produced a letter by which
he hoped to obtain his freedom on
the grounds of protecting his sister.
Neeble on returning the letter to
Captain Franks said that it would
have to be taken up with the district
attorney- It was not the duty of the
police department to turn the man
loose on such ridiculous irregularity.
Judge Neeble said; “I must protect
the police department as well as you
or myself ”
Wesley Nelson; 917 North 25th
Street; shot and killed Jessie Me
Cloud 916*2 North 25th Street Sat
urday March 11 with a shot gun at
McCloud’s home
The fight is according to the re
port of the police to have started
over the purchase of two bottles of
liquor by Nelson from McCloud.
WHITE STORE MANAGER ROBS
NEEDY COLORED FAMILIES OF
RELIEF PROVISIONS
WASHINGTON March 13—(CNS)
—Stewart M. Keyser 27 year old
white grocery manager has been ar
rested charged with “diverting Gov
ernment property to his own use.”
Keyser was arrested after several
complaints reached an official of the
Emergency Relief Division of the
Board of Public Welfare that he was
swindling in filling orders on relief
slips. His store in Southeast Wash
ington was used to fill orders on re
lief slips presented to needy Wash
ingtonians the most of whom were
Negro families.
HEAD OF ORDER OF MOSES
DIES AT AGE OF 75
BALTIMORE Md. March 13—(CN
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S)—Solomon Bond for thirty two
years Grand Master of the Ancient
United Order of Sons and Daughters
of Moses died here at his home last
week.
Under his leadership the organ
ization grew rapidly and his death
found the organization with flour
ishing lodges in the States of Con
necticut Rhode Island New York
Maryland and Pennsylvania and in
the District of Columbia
Mr. Bond was the oldest trustee of
Metropolitan Church as well as mem
ber of the Masonic Fraternity.
Plans Being Laid For
Big Housing Project
400 FAMILIES TO BE BENFEITED, NORTH AND
SOUTH OMAHA INCLUDED
A joint North and Southside housing project,
which will cost about one million dollars will be started
this spring. After Mayor Towi and Mr. J. M. Hamilton
assistant to the Federal Housing director at Washington
met, a plan was outlined.
lhe mayor proposes:
To reduce the zone of the North
side project about one half.
To extend the Southside project so
as to cover a large part of the “stock
yards district.”
“The need for improved housing
conditions is imperative” the mayor
said- We found houses where win
dows were broken out and boarded
up. We were all very much impress
ed.”
The Northside area includes the
block southwest of Kellom School—
between Twenty third and Twenty
fourth streets from Charles to Sew
ard; then goes east on Seward to
Twenty second; then north to Clark
and east to the alley between Twen
tieth and Twenty Second Street then
south to the alley south of Paul
Street and west (to the Kellom j
school.
Larjg Vote
Predicted
DALLAS Texaxs March 14—As a
result of the decision of the federal
court in El Paso last month award
ing damages to Dr. L. A. Nixon for
his having been barred from the
Democratic primary election there
last spring it is predicted that many
Negro citizens of Texas will take
part in the state primaries July 28.
There are still a few die hards
among the whites who claim other
ways to bar Negroes from exercising
the ballot will be found but the gen
eral opinion among white people is
that the fight against qualified Ne
groes voting should be dropped
The latest report is that the state
executive committee of the party is
divided on the question of further
action against colored people with a
[ majority said to be in favor of al
; lowing Negroes to vote when they
meet the qualifications
Challenge Bar in Alabama and
Virginia
ROANOKE Va. March 14—At its
meeting ast night the Roanoke
branch of the NAACP. considered
plans for getting Negro voters to
participate in the primary election
April 3- The city electoral board vot
ed early this week to bar Negroes
under certain sections of the state
law.
MOBILE Ala. March 14 — WaysJ
and means for getting Negro voters
into the May primary election in
this state are being considered by the
Mobile branch of the NAACP- A
court fight is in prospect if the plans
of white people to bar Negroes are
carried out.
LYNCH HEARINGS BROADCAST
WINS NAACP. NEW MEMBERS
NEW YORK March 14 — The na
tionwide broadcast of the anti lynch
ing hearings before the Senate
judiciary sub committee in Wash
ington on February 20 21 was heard
by Charles Rawlings William Amos
Tenyson Rouette and Williams Gen
try of Detroit Michigan. As a result
of what they heard over their radios
these four men have sent in their
dollar memberships to the National
Association for the Advancement for
Colored People.
HOWARD UNIBERSITY LAW
SCHOOL PAY GET NOW HOME
WASHINGTON March 14—(CNS)
—A new building for the Howard
University School of Law maybe
built next year on “the hill" to re
place the present building downtown
opposite the courthouse.
The district includes about twelve
square blocks and will give homes to
about two hundred families
The Southside project has been ex
tended south to V Street From
thirty first and V the line goes north
to T street; east to thirtieth; north
to the alley south of Q street; east
to Twenty seventh then south to V
and west to Thirty first
The mayor said that it is a pos
sibility of the boundaries being
changed. There will also be about
two hundred homes for families here
Goodrich Makes
Attractive Offer
To Omaha
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The Goodrich Silvertown Tire Com
pany makers of the Famous Goodrich
tires and batteries with branch offices
at 20th and Douglas Streets is offer
ing a new and attractive plan for
purchasing high class tires and bat
teries outlined in their advertisement
on Page 2 of this paper
Mr: E: R: Moss; the manager
says that he wants it expressly
known that this offer is opes to each
and every car and truck owner alike
and that this is no red tape whatso
ever.
The Goodrich Silvertown is also an
employer of colored help- Frank Mc
Gaugh; 2621 Grant Street and
Jefferson Smith; 1434 North 22nd
street on their staff of employees.
For further information see their
‘ad’ on page two
Passes Radio Audition
Mr. Edward Anthony 2712 Charles
Street well known Omaha boy passed
his audition at the WAAW Studio
last Monday March 12th- Mr. An
thony has a low sweet tenor voice
and will sing spirituals and sacred
numbers- He was accompanied at
the piano by Miss Mildred Bronson
You will probably be able to hear his
programs on Sunday mornings
MISSISSIPPI SOLONS VOTE
FATHER RIGHTI TO HANG
THREE NEGROES
JACKSON Miss- March 14—(CNS)
—Over strong opposition the State
Senate passed a bill enabling the
father of an up State girl victim of
three colored assaulters to hang the
convicted trio at Hernando March 16.
The vote was 19 to 16
Supporters of the measure told the
Senate that an agreement had been
made with the father by Adjutant
General Thomas Grayson of the Nat
ional Guard to ask the sheriff of De
Soto County to permit the father to
spring the trap if he a resident of
Holly Springs would prevent a mob
from attempting to seize the men at
their trial at Hernando three weeks
ago.
Senator R- Clay Collins of Myrtle
cousin of the assault victim told the
Senate that the father “consented
with reluctance to let the law take its
oourse” and WTote a note to the mob/
The bill is intended only be apply
to the Hernando case and its another
said to would introduce a bill March
17 the day after the execution to re
peal the act
