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VOLUME VIII OMAHA NEBRASKA, SATURDAY APRIL 8 1934 NUMBER 12.
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Omaha Waiters Assn. Open Employment Office
ECONOMIC
HIGHLIGHTS
National and Interna
Happeninjfs That Affect the
Dinner Pails, Dividend
Checks and Tax Bills of
Every Individual. Nation
and International Prob
lerns Insenarable From
Local Welfare.
C>ne of the most difficult problems
industry and government have faced
during the past year is how to fi
nance business expansion. Many in
dustries would like to build and im
prove plants, believe that conditions
justify it- But the eternal question
of securities have been floated since
Mr. Roosevelt took office. The
stringent securities act has prevent
ed the issuance of a number that
were planned. And tremendous
governmental borrowing, through
sale of bonds, has taken about all the
investment capital the nation has
been able to provide.
Consequently, there has been talk
of direct government loans to indus
try for some time. First tangible
manifestation came on March 16,
when Jesse Jones, able RFC head and
Texas millionaire, sent a bill to the
senata Most of the bill dealt with
routine RFC matters—buried almost
out of sight, in a subsection, was as
TIME put it, a “whole new world of
government money lending ’’
The proposal would permit any
business to borrow RFC funds “for
the purpose of furnishing working
capital reducing and refiancing exist
ing indebtedness or making plant im
Flroventents or replacements.’' In
dustries receiving loans would have
to be NRA plants, would have to em
ploy ten or more men. The RFC
would go into general commercial
banking on an unprecedented scale.
Another and similar bill followed
Mr. Jones’ proposal. It is different
in this respect—while it would make
possible direct government loans to
industry, it would not create so com
plete a banking structure. Its
method would be set up intermediate
credit banks in each Federal Reserve
District which would discount or pur
chase longterm obligations issued by
companies to produce working capi
tal
industry’s reaction to either bill is
liable to be mixed. Executives would
like the money, and thew need it. But
there will unquestionably be consider
able fear that it would give govern
ment a remarkable opportunity to
further cement its control over in
dustrial management.
Since the war major labor strikes
have been almost unknown. Now
spurred by the NRA with its collec
tive bargaining guarantee for labor,
the unions are out to organize
American industry 100 yer cent.
Result is that the entire automo
bile industry, which has always been
open-shop, is threatened with a shut
down. A. F. of L. Automobile
Workers' Union demanded a 20 per
cent wage increase—and recognition.
The National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce replied that it would ad
vise its members to cut hours from
40 to 36 a week and raise wages to
compensate, even though pay is now
higher than it was in 1929, whea
changes in cost of living are con
sidered. Ford, which is not a mem
ber of the Chamber, announced re
sumption of the ?5.00 a day mini
mum, bringing the entire industry
into line so far as better pay is con
cerned.
When it came to recognition, how
ever matters were not so easy. Gen
eral Motors said that its employe
representation plan, through which
LOVE TO GO EAST
Billy Love, popular Omaha Boxer
1610 North 28th street, will leave
next week for Sioux City, Iowa,
whore he will have a bout and ther
will proceed to Minneapolis and the
east for further bouts
Love has been fighting in and
around Omaha for many years and
has created quite a name for him
•elf.
Georgia Signs Anti-Mob Pledge
Granted Divorcee Degree
Miss Estelle Roberts
Mrs. Estelle Newland was granted
her divorce degree in Judge Rhoades
Domestic Court Friday morning from
Mr. Leroy Newland.
THINGS ONE
REMEMBERS
There has been no answer to Col
onel Lindbergh blunt statement
that airmail contractors had, “the
right of trial before being convict
ed.” The basic principle of United
States law is that a man is innocent
until proved guilty after trial.
A man by the name of L. P. Dry
den, one of a small colony of fami
lies which sponsored a back to the
land movement rather than accept
public charity, walked and begged
rides in a 200 mile trip from the
southern Oregon Coast mountains to
Portland to ask CWA headquarters
for sufficient money to build a log
school and pay a teacher $50 a
month. He felt they were entitled
to that from the government. Their
colony is 16 miles from, a road or
schoolo. That is the type of courage
and independence that built and will
perpetuate Our Cuntry. It refuses
“hand-outs” from the public “pork
barrel.” It will fight to maintain
American freedom, opportunity and
independence for the individual.
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2 MILLION JOBS
How would you like to help pro
vide the nation with two million
jobs—and all the spending power that
goes with them? You’d like it, of
course. And the way you can do it
is by repairing and building—no
matter how small the amount spent
or how large. On normal times con
struction employs well over a million
men in the actual work of building.
The industries providing supplies
and materials supply a mallion more.
And home building, which has almost
disappeared, accounts for 50 per cent
of the entire construction industry.
If you build or repair now'it means
that you are doing your bit toward
recovery—and obtaining something
valuable for much less than it will
cost in the future
Big Spring Carnival
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SIX BIG FUN NIGHTS
Bethel AM. E. Church will spon
sor a Spring Carnival at 24th and
Franklin Sts. beginning April 9th and
lasting throughout April 14th. There
will be loads of fun in store for
everyone that attends- Something
new and something different each
and every night- Surprises that will
make you gaze speechless every sec
ond. Parades, Masquerades, Style
Shows, Boy Scouts' Jubilee Singers,
and what nots- Free samples given
every night- If you miss this, you
will regret it for the rest of your
life.
The Ten Bride
Wedding
Monday night was the end of a
long talked about scene. The house
was packed to its utmost capacity,
each persoi anxiously looked and
waited patiently for the appearance
of the groom- A unique and short
program was rendered before the
bride marched in. Those on the pro
gram were:
A Vocal Solo—
Mr. Charles Stallworth.
An Instrumental Solo—
Miss Christine Dixon
A Violin Solo—
Mr. Harry Anderson
A Reading—
Mrs. Carrie Carter
A Vocal Sole—
Mrs- Huston.
Everyone enjoyed the program, bul
the chief desire of all present was t(
find out who that groom was.
The Brides and their maids march
ed in, making a scene most extraor
dinary. The pastor read the names
of the brides and the amount raisec
tay cash. The amount each bride
raised and the description of their
dresses is as follows:
Mrs- Alice Wade and her brides
maids were dressed in pink organdie.
Mrs. wade raised $20.00
Mrs. Alice Stallworth and her
bridesmaids were dressed in blue
voile- Mrs. Stallworth raised $3700
Mrs. Martha Evans and her brides
maids were dressed in Orchid organ
die Ms. Evans raised $26-02
Mrs. Bertha Bell and her brides
maids were dressed in blue tafetta
Mr3. Bell raised $32-00
Miss Madeline Brown and her
bridesmaids were dressed in yellow
crepe. Miss Brown raised $4.75
Mrs. Sarah Finner and her brides
maids were dressed in white crepe.
Ms. Finner raised $4 34
Miss Edna Brooks Thomas was ill
and unable teo attend- But she re
ported $5-50.
Mrs. Vera Harris and her brides
maids were dressed in Old rose or
gandie Mrs. Harris reported $3797
Mrs. Luda Gray and her brides
maids were dressed in green net
Mrs. Gray reporter $1015
Ms Mae Roulac and her brides
maids were dressed in white organdie
and white crepe. Mrs. Roulas re
ported $850.
These brides presented a most spec
tacular scene with the many different
colors and forms of dresses.
Then all made way for the groom.
To everybody’s surprise the groom
was none other that Dr- J. B. Len
nox in person. The whole occasion
was enjoyed by all and will be long
remembered by everyone who was
present.
The preacher who married the cou
ple was M. Butler, of 2909 Franklin
St. Everyone enjoyed the humerous
ceremony he performed in marrying
the couple.
Judge Frees Intended Victim Of Hoo
doo Artists
Atlanta, Ga-,—(CNS) Lucinda Will
iams, a colored woman brought into
court here charged with beating up
two women who put “conjure powder”
around her house, won (her freedom
when the judge said:
“That powder works wonders. It
caused you to beat up two women and
brought you to jail. Anyone who beats
up two women at the same time is de
serving freedom. Go Home-”
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Guide
Receives Petition Signers
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The Honorable Oscar DePriest Congressman from the
second richest district in America won his first round in
our battle for respect as a citizen in time of peace as well as
in time of war. The Honorable Oscar DePriest was success
ful in getting 145 Congressmen to sign our Pettion.
Where was the representive from Nebraska! There was
not one mentioned. Especially where was our own Edwa
rd R. Burke. ----
Congressman Who Signed The De
Priest Petition
Washington- (GNS)-The 145 Repre
sentatives who signed the DePriest pe
tition to discharge the Committee on i
Rules from the consideration of his re
solution to investigate the barring of
colored people from eating in the
House restaurant, inclued 92 Republi
cans, 48 Democrats and 5 Farmer-Lab
orites
Under the rules this would bring the
matter into the House on April 9, but
the rules committee after changing
the resolution report the same out on
Tuesday March 25 and it might have
been brought up any day. Mr- DePriest
now in Chicago will not return until
April 10 and has requested that the
matter lie over until he returns
As tabulated the 145 signers to the
petition represented 24 States as foll
ows:
California- Twelve
Hoeppel, John J. (D) Collins, S. L(R)
Ford, T- F. (D) Dockweiler, J. (D)
Evans, W. E. (R) Kahn, F. P. (R)
Eltse, R. R. (R) Burke, J. H- (D)
Carter, A: E: (R) Welch, R. J. (R)
Traeger, W-1. (R) Burnham,* Geo- (R)
Connecticut— Five
Moloney, F- T. (D) Bakewell, C- M- (R
Koppleman, H: (D) Merritt, S- (R)
Goss, E. W. (R)
Indiana— Une
Durgan, G- R. (D)
Illinois— Twelve
Depriest, Oscar (R) Keller, K. E. (D)
Moynihan, P. (R) Britten, F- A. (R)
O’Brien, T: J. (D) Allen, L. E- (R)
Buckbee, J. T- (R) Nesbit, W. (D)
Dirksen, E. M: (R) Beam, H- P- (D)
Simpson, J. Jr:, (R) Kelly, E A. (D)
Kansas— Four
Guyer, U. S. (R) Hope, C. R. (R)
McGuyin, H: (R) Lambertson W. (R)
Maine— One
1 Beedy, C- L. (R)
Maryland— One
I Kennedy, A. J. (D)
i Connery, W: P: (D) Martin, J. W- (R)
Foss, F. H- (R) Gifford, C- L. (R)
Holmes, P. G- (R) Luce, Robt- (R)
Wigglesworth (R)
New York— Twenty Seven
Gavagan, J. A- (D) Thomas, W. D- (R
Kennedy, M: J: (D) Goodwin. P. A. (R
Black, L. M. (D) Peyser, T- A. (D)
Lanzetta, J: J: (D) Taber, John (R)
Studley. El. E- (D) Beter, A. F- (D)
ndrews, W: G: (R) Lindsay G- W. (D
Fish, H. (R) Cullen, Thos- H. (D)
Delaney, J: J: (D) Oliver, Frank (D)
Bloom, Sol (D) Culkin, F- D. (R)
Rudd S. A. (D) Stalker, Gale H. (R)
Brunner, W- F: (D) Millard, C. D. (R)
Somers, A. I* (D) Bacon, R. L- (R)
Celler, Emanuel (D) Whitley, J. L. (R
Hancock, C. E. (R)
Rhode Island— One
Condon, F. B. (R)
South Dakota— One
Hildebrant, F. (D)
Tennessee— One
Taylor, J. Will (R)
Vermont— One
Plumley, C- A. (R)
West Virginia— One
Randolph, J. (D)
Ohio
Cooper, J. G. (R) Secrest, R. T. (D)
Marshall, L. T. (R) Harlan B- A. (D)
Hess, Wm E- (R) Lammecki A. P. (D)
Jenkins, T. A: ((R) Crosser, Robt (D)
Sweeney, M- L. (D) Bolton, C. C. (R)
Hollister, J: B: (R)
Wisconsin— Five
Blanchard, G. ((R) Boileau, G- J. (R)
Withrow, G- R: (R) Peavey, H- H. (R
Iowa—Two
Gilchrist, F. C. (R) Dowell, C- C- (R)
Massachusetts— Thirteen
Andrew, A. P- (R) Rogers, E. N. (R)
Granfield, W: J: (D) McCormack (D)
Tinkham, G- H. (R) Healey, A- D- (D)
Michigan— Six
Woodruff, R. 0. (R) Dondero G- A. (R
Wolcott, J. P- (R) McLeod, C- J. (R)
Weidman, C: M: (D) Mapes, C. E- (R)
Minnesota— Nine
Knutson, H. (R) Christianson T- (R)
Shoemaker (F-L) Lundeen, E- (F-L)
Sign Anti-Mob
Pledge
SHERIFF AND POLICE CHIEF
JOIN WOMEN’S CRUSADE
GOVERNORS ALSO PLEDGE
COOPERATION
ATLANTA, Ga- April 2—“We de
clare lynching is an indefensible
crime destructive of all principles of
government, hateful and hostile to ,
very id al of religion and humanity,
debasing and degrading to every
person involved ... We dare not al
w those bent upon personal revenge
iud savagery to commit acts of vio
lence and lawlessness. We solmenly
edge ourselves to create a new pub
e opinion in the South which will
not condone for any reason whatever
the acts of mobs or lynchers. We
shall teach our children at home, at
school, and at church a new inter
pretation of law and religion; we will
assist all officers to uphold their
oath of office; and finally we will
join with every minister editor,
school teacher, and patriotic citizen
in a program of education to eradi
cate lynching and mobs forever from
our land ”
A copy of the above statement,
which is part of the official which
has been signed personally by more
than 17,000 Southern white women,
has just come into the office of the
Association in this city, bearing the
signatures of three chiefs of police of
South Georgia towns, four city police
men, and a sheriff and a bailiff of
the county. The explanation is found
in the following letter to Mrs. Jessie
Daniel Ames, organizer and director
of the Association, which throws an
interesting light upon the activities
of the women who are promoting this
movement to rid the South of the
lynching habit:
My dear Mrs. Ames: I believe
you meant for me to get members of
the missionary society to sign this
pledge against lynching, but I got as
many officers of the law as I could
see to sign it. I feel like they are the
ones to enforce the law and they said
in signing this pledge that the would
do their part- It took several weeks
for me to see these men and I didn’t
see two of them in person, but left
the paper with their wives and they
told me their husbands were glad to
sign it. My husband is convict war
den in this county and he said he was
opposed to lynching unless it was for
rape, but I tried to tell him that it
wasn’t right to lynch under any cir
cumstances-”
A few days ago a committee of
Louisiana women representing the
Association called upon Governor
Allen of that state, laid before him
the Association’s indictment of lynch
ing, and asked his cooperation. The
governor pledged himself to do ev
erything possible to prevent mob
violence and authorized them to quote
him as saying; “I am very much op
posed to lynching and to all sorts
of mob violence ”
A few days earlier Governor Dave
Sholtz of Florida was waited on by
Florida members of the Association.
He assured them that if given two
hours warning, he would see to it
that no lynching should take place in
that state.
The above incidents illustrate
some of the methods employed by
the Association in building a public
conscience for the ultimate eradica
tion of mob violence. •
R Barnhill Dies
Robert Barnhill, 79, is being laid to
rest this Monday afternoon from the
United Presbyterian church at 2:30
o’clock. He died in Clarinda after
an illness of recent years. He is a
brother of George and Jennie Barn
hill of Clarinda.
Omaha Waiters
Club Opens
The Hotel and Dinng Car Waiter’s
Association Club at 1820 N. 24th St.
under the leadership of the President
Mr. M. L. Harris opened its doors
to the public Wednesday night, April
4th. Members and friends of ap
proximately 150 were present. This
club is a credit to the race and the
most-up-to-date one of its kind in
the entire west.
Many out standing leaders of our
race attended the opening, Mr. Kerns
of the Urban league, Mr. Scott of
the Union Pacific, Dr. Johnson of the '
Johnson Drug Store, Mr. C. C.
Galloway of the Omaha Guide Mr.
Horton and many others that space
will not let us mention.
It is our aim to have as our guest,
the Hotel Managers and friends in
the near future. Mr. Harris is al
so conduction a Catering business
from this same address and will be
able to furnish to Omaha the much
needed experieace man in this line
of work.
H. Bronson
Secretary Omaha Waiter’s As
sociation .
THE TIME FOR
COOPERATION
There has never been a time when
the farm cooperatives of ths coun
try were called upon to do more im
portant work than they are doing
now—both from the standpoint of the
farmer and the consuming public.
It would not be fair to say that
the government’s farm relief policy
has failed. But it has not produced
the benefits that were expected of it
six or eight months ago. Prices
when related to the rise in the cost
of living, are still low. Surpluses
continue to glut an already over
burdened market. Matters have
reached the point where there is talk
of declaring agriculture a public
utility, under strict governmental
domination which would tell every
farmer exactly what and how much
he could produce every month in the
year—and give him a permit to do
it.
The cooperatives are fighting hard
to maintain the farmer’s traditional
individualism—and at the same time
bring him around to policies that are
essential to his very economic and so
cial existence. They are striving to
reduce surpluses—to stabalize mark
ets—to fight his battles with interests
that oppose cooperative movement.
They must win out. At this time,
especially, they need the loyal help
of all farmers, and the public. Ag
gressive action is essential. The co
operatives have the machinery in mo
tion—and they know how to use it
to the fullest advantage.
IT SHOULDN’T BE
FORGOTTEN
A short time ago, between March
19 and 24, Financial Independence
Week was observed. You read about
it in the papers—heard it over the
radio—had it brought to your atten
tion through advertising, by posters,
and so on. You were instructed in
the service life insurance offers the
public—and you were doubtless im
pressed by the Week’s motto: “Life
insurance is the cornerstone of man’s
financial structure.”
It is probable that during the week
you determined to do something about
your policy that would guarantee an
. education for your children, one that
; would Protect you against business
i reverses, one that would guarantee
you a financially independent old age,
irrespective of what happened to your
other investments—or one of many
other protections provided by life in
surance.
Financial Independence Week
should be the start of a year in which
thousands of foresighted citiz«s
make certan that their own financial
futures will be assured.
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