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- VOLUME VIII OMAHA, NEBRASKA SATURDAY MAY 19, 1934 NUMBER—FIFTEEN.
Student Honored By Creighton University
WALTER WHITE SEES PRES. ON LYNCHING BILL
Walter WHITE
Washington, D. C., May 16—President Franklin
D. Roosevelt granted an interview Sunday evening May
7th at the White House to Walter White, secretary of the
National Association for the Advancomt of Colored
People, who presented the Chief Executive with the lat
est developments in the campaign for the passage of the
Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill.
During the talk, which began at o'clock and last
ed more than an hour, the President chiatfed informally
and again expressed his abhorrence of lynching- He was
interested in lhe Costigan-Wagner bill and asked several
question which showed he had given the legisladon at
tention even in the midst of the heavy schedule of nation
al recovery program
Mr. White pointed out that accord
ing to latest advices there were
enough wtes pledged foj. the bill to
pass if it could be got up for a
vote- Mr. Wnite also dealt with the
much-discussed objection to the bill—
that of the liability clause against the
counties where a lynching occurs.
He pointed out to the President that
eleven states have anti-lynching laws
which contain this liability clause and
that the clause has been upheld as
constitutional by state courts- Mr.
White also cited the recent book of
Prof- J- H. Chadboum of the Uni
versity of North Carolina law school,
which dealares that in South Caro
lina the number of lynchings in the
state declined sharpely after the im
position of such a penalty and that
pazipsuad uooq puq qoiq.VL Ajunoo ou
had ever had a second lynching.
At the suggestion of the President
a memorandum was prepared by the
N- A- A- C- P- and sent him convem
ing this section of the bill- Mr.
White urged upon the Chief Execu
tive the necessity of the bill being
voted upon at this session of Congress
Would Wipe Out Restriction
The N- A- A. C. P- has also pre
pared a memorandum and sent it to
all members of Congress ponting out
why it is necessary to lift the restric
tions of the Costigan-Wagner bill so
that it will apply to all lynchings
and not simply to those where the
victims are taken from peace off
ioers
The memorandum shows that of
the 559 lynchings which have occur
red from 1918 to date, 308 have been
persons not taken from peace off
icers
Thus if the Costigan-Wagner bill
is passed as it is now worded, it will
apply to only an average of 44-9 per
cent of the lynchings- Fifty-five per
cent would not be affected by the
bill.
All persons and organizations in
terested in this bill are asked to write
Hogan Opens Retail Store
Mrs- Maude Hogan
The Grand Opening of Hogan’s
Grocery Store, located at 1715 North
26th St, marks another step forward
in a races march of progress
Mrs. Maude Hogan like other
shrewd race busness women says,
“Our future welfare rests in our hands
We must establish businesses of our
own and be in a position to offer
our boys and girls employment com
mensurate with their education and
intiative.”
the President and urge him. to use Hogan's Grocery offers an up to
his influence to see the bill comes update line of groceries of quality, also
for a vete- fre delivery service
National Y.W.C.A. Conventi
on Boycotts Philadelphia
Jim Crow Hotels
Adopts Resolution Backing Costigan
- ..Wagner Bill _*__
Philadelphia, May 11 The Adelphia
and the Greene, two of the larger hote
Is of this city were boycotted by the
2000 delegates attending the young
Women’s Christian Association con
vevention here because they refuse
to live up to their written pledge of
the hotels men's defections a fortnight
before the convention the Y-W-C-A.
notified every person who planned to
attend the gathering to cancel rese
reservations at these hotels. As results
no Y-W-C-A- delegate or guest stopped
at either the Adelphia or the Greene
Many of the colored delegates sec
ured rooms at the exclusive Benjam
an Franklin hotel- They not only' occu
pied rooms but used alll of the dining
rooms the lobby' and every other fac
ilities of the hotel. There was not a
single instance of the slightest un
pleasantness or difficulty. Members
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People who
were present pointed to this incident
as an evidence of the power strong
organizations can wield to combat
sgregation and discrimination if they
hve inclination to do so
Urges Roosevelt to Back Anti Lynch ■
BiU
The 2,000 delegates unanimously i
adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS, in his radio address to
the country, in his message at the
opening of Congress this year, in
his address to the the last annual
meeting of the Federal Council of
Churches, and subsequently, the Pres
dent of the United States has condemn
ed lynching and urged enactment of
federal legislation to assist the states
in eradicating this national evil; and
WHEREAS, the National Board of
the Young Wocen’s Christian Associa
tion of the United States, the Na
tion Student Counci, the National
Public Affairs Committee and many
tion Student Council, the National
Costigan Wagner anti lynching bill
(S- 1978), be it
RESOLVED that the thirteenth
National Convention of the Young Wo
men’s Christian Association of the
United States telegraph the President
exxpressing great appreciation of his
stand against lynching and requesting
him to urge the leadersof Congress
to enact the Costigan_Wagner bill at
this session of Congress; and be it
further
RESOLVED, that inasmuch as effec
tive enforcement of any legisation
depends upon public opinion in state
and community, we commend to the
President for his consideration the
calling of a conference of govenors
of at least those states where there
has been lynching during the last
ten years, for the purpose of formu
lating sustaining state legislation
embodying fundamental principles
essential of lynching.”
The resolution was presented by
Mrs. Lillian A- Alexander, member
of the national public affairs commit
tee of the Y. W. C- A- Several
Southern women signed the resolution
CHARGED WITH
W. SLAVERY
Cedi Smith was arraign before
the United States Commission charg
ed with white slavery.
He is reported to have been pick
ed up at the Speak's Place- H is
qharged with transporting girls
from state to state for immoral pur
poses- Bond was set by the Com
missioner at 11,000- Smith is now
out on bond awaiting trial.
JUST MARRIED
Mr- Elroy Asberry and Miss Vivian
Alexander, both of Omaha, were mar
red Thursday afternoon. May 17th
Both of these young people are well
known in the City- They will, at pre
sent, reside at 2734 Parker St
Mr- Asberry paid a visit to the
Omaha Guide office Friday morning
CONFERS ON ANTI-LYN CH BILL
Honorable President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
held a one hour conference with Walter White, execu
tive secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., on Sunday May 6th
at 6 p. m. on the Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill.
The President expressed he hope of seeing the bill
enacted into a law. r
BATTLE FOR ANTI
LYNCH BILL BEH1
THE
Senators Costigan and Wagner Con
fer with Senator Jos Robinson On
Date for Bringing Up Measure;
Revision to be Urged From Floor
——
New York City—A quiet, but in
tense battle for the Costigan-Wagner
anti-lynching bill is being waged be
hid the scenes n Washngton it was
learned this week by the National
Association for the Advancement of:
Colored People
Friends of the bill are pushing for
it to be brought up on the floor for
a vote, confident that they have
enough votes to pass it if they can
get it on the calendar- Opponents
are pulling every wire to prevent the
bill coming up
It is believed that the White House
favors the bill, but so far, the Presi
dent has not put it on his list of pre
ferred legislation
Confer on Date
Senator Costigan and Wagner
conferred Thursday wth Senator Joe
Robinson of Arkansas, majority leader
m the senate, in an attempt to smooth
the pathway of the anti-lynching bill.
The results of the conference have
not been made known
All supporters of the bill, both or
ganizations and individuals, are urged
to write or wire President Roosevelt
ugrng him to insist on action on this
bill before Congress adjournes- They
are also urged to wire their senators
asking that the bill be revised when
it comes up so as to strike out the
words: “in the custody of any peace
officer” which can be found on page
1, line 8 of the bill
If this phra3e remains in the bill,
the law will apply only to those per
sons lynched while in the custody of
officers- It is well known that many
lynchings occur where the victims
have not yet been arrested or else
have been permitted to escape so that
a mob could kill them
Rabbis. Presbyterians, Endorse Bill
Additional endosements of the Cos
tigan-Wagner bill • come from the
Social Justice Commission of the Cen
tral Conference of American Rabbis
and the Board of National Missions of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S- A
The American Civil Liberities Un
ion, in addition to distributing leaf
lets, has written 1.000 of its members
urging letters be sent to the Presi
dent and to senators. An article om
the hearings before the senate com
mittee by Miss Ina Brown, of Nash
ville, who was one of the group of
white Tennesseeans who spoke before
the committee, appears in the April
“World Outlook”.
The N- A. A. C- P- has mailed to
each senator and congressman, re
nroductions of the newspaper article
appearing in the Birmingham “Age
Hearld” of March 13, announcing the
passage '~SF the Methoodist Episcopal
Church. South- An effort s being
made to impress upon the southern
senators and representatives that the
South is not solidly against the bill
and that this powerful group of south
ern white women favors it.
The Writers League Against Lynch
ing is distributing thousands of leaf
lets to ts members and others urging
the passage of the bill.
“Everything is being doone that
can be done on the meagre funds we
have, “the N- A. A. C. P. announced
“We cannot stress too much Oj. too
often the necessity of continual mes
sages to congress and the President
demanding action on this bill.”
Bill in Peril
The Costigan_ Wagner bill so far
has had com parti vely smooth sailing,
according to the N. A- A- C- P-, but
is now in real peril- It is known
around Washington that, in an effort
to adjourn congress, several bills may
be sacrificed: the labor disputes bill,
the unemployment insurance bill and
the anti-ynching bill.
“We call upon supporters for the
newed effort,” the statement said
“To date far more than half the en
dorsers and active workers for this
bill have been white people and many
of them from the South- We think
it would be a tragedy if this bill
should fail to gain proper consider
ation because of the apathy of
Negroes, who suffer most from lynch
law.”
HARRIS OPENING
NORTH SIDE STORE
Mr. J- C. Harris, prominent So.
Omaha grocer, this week closed a
real estate purchase involving the
property located at 27th and Franklin
Street, formerly occupied by Hayden s
Cash Market
For a number of years, Mr- Harris
has been engaged in the retail gro
cery and meat busines in South Oma
ha where he has conducted a very
prosperous busness- Mr. Harris
says that the North Omaha store
will be the second of the group of
stores he plans- It will be equipped
with a new General Electric meat
counter, offering sanitary and qual
ity food.”
Nrrth Omaha welcomes this new
store and the opportunity afforded
for increased empoolyment for our
boys and girls
Mr- Harris solicits the cooperation
and support of the comimunity, that he
may better able to further increase
opportunity for our youth- He es
timates that the will increase his
pay roll to include ten employees.
The store will be opened in the next
few days
FR. HOLLEY IN|
i IMMIGRATION
TANGLE
Father Vctor Holley, Priest of St
Phillip’s Episcopal Church, returned
to his native home, Haitia.
Father Holley plunged headlong in
to hs work at St- Phillips, carrying
forward the activities of the church
in a noble manner
Friends and co-workers express re
gret at his leaving
It is said that certain immigration
regulations forced Father Holley’s
' return to his native land- It is hoped,
j however, that speedy, adjustment of
the matter may be made and Father j
Holley permitted to return.
X PLAYERS at!
FIRST METHOD
1ST CHURCH
The “Y” players of the North Side
branch of the Young Womens Chris
tian Association have been invited to
present “Grannie Maumee” and “No
'Count Boy at the First Methodist
Church Thursday evening May 17th.
This is one of the 'many invitations
which the players have received fol
lowing their performance a month a
go. Mr Herman Crowell, who is jn
of the Young People’s Work at the
First Methodist Church is sponsor
ing the program. Members of the
cast will be guests at dinner at the
at the First Methodist Church fol
lowing which there will be an ex
change program. The Dramati
Club of the First Methodist Church
is presenting two one-act plays
Camp Brewster Outings
Girl Reserves At Camp
Th following memobers of the
Athletic Gym Club spent the week
end at Camp Brewster: Mary Alice
Willis, Mary Ellen Dickerson, Von
ceal Anderson, Bernice Averette, Paul
ine, Neil Harbin, Christine Dixon, Rut
Williams, Rargarite Blair, Eva Mae
Stewart. Helen Sherwood, Margaret
Dickerson and Mrs- Doreene Holliday
being the sponsors of the club
Members of the Book Lover’s club
are holding their first closing meeting
at Look Out Lodge at Camp Brewster
Thursday May 25th
Members of the Committee of Man
agement will hold a supper at five
o’clock out on Inspiration Point
MR. STUART
RETURNS FROM
ARKANSAS
MR. Andrew Stuart of Omaha,
quite ill for several years, of Omaha
accompanied by Prof. O B Holmes,
representative of th Omaha Guide
a race paper, motored through the
southland to Mr- Stuart’s birthplace,
Shilton, Arkansas, which he had not
seen in 50 years
Upon arriving in Hot Springs, Mr
Stuart, by as unknown coincident met
’ at the home of Miss Lollie and Velma
Knight 6th and Jefferson St, Dr
M- F- Pryor and wife; Andrew Stuart
Jr-, and chauffeur, A- G- Grubb, who
had motored down from Chicago
This was the first family reunion
in 30 years and was not prearranged.
The family reunion motored down to
Forman, Ark- Sunday to visit Dr
Pryor’s sister, Mr- and Mrs- Elder
Pierson. While in the city of Hot
Springs, the party were royally en
tertained by prdminent citizens who
knew them
NEGRO YOUTH HONOR
STUDENT AT CREIGH
TON UNIVERSITY
Mr. Oscar D. Washington
Makes Unique Scholastic Record
Mr- Oscar D- Washington. Creigh
ton University student distinguishes
himself as a scholar and a gentleman,
being respected for his ability and
learning by the student body, the Na
tion and his race.
Mr. Washington was winner of first
place in Negro History week oratori
cal division of the Interstate Literary
winner of second place in the City
wide oratorical contest, May 1933, re
prsented Omaha, Nebraska in Orator*
cal dvision of the Inter-State Literary
Association of Kansas City and the
West, was elected member of its cre
dental committee December 1933- He
is the first and only Negro to ap
in an oratical contest in the history
of Creighton University. He holds the
distinction of being an honor student
at Creighton university.
Mr Washington is active in N- A.
A- C- P- work and holds the office of
former president of the College club
Omaha salutes Mr. Washington,
and his achievements. His record
will stand as a beacon light to
guide and inspire prosperity.
CALLOWAY
ENDSJOUR
__Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club
orchstra returned on Tuesday May 1
st from thier tour of England* Holland
and France and fans who have missd
his hi-de-de- roes from the air waves
can pickhim u on Rudy Vallee’s regu
lar radio hour on Thursday ight The
young Harlemaestro will be Rudy's
guest of honor on his broadcast
On Friday May 4 Calloway and his
band open an engagement at Loew*s
Paradise theatre in the Buenx- This
be followed by stage engagements in
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
rBooklyn, Providence, Cleveland, Det
orit and Chicago. They will not return
to famous Cotton Club in Harlem until
fall
PLEAD GUILTY
Alvin Baldwin and Gunnie Harris
entered a plea of guilty in the Crimina*
Division of the District Court to high
way robbery charjges the outgrowth of
a holdup at the Ritz Cafe
Sentence of one year was imposed
upon the pair
Entertains Out of Town
.Guests
t
Dr. and Mrs- A- L- Hawkins de
lightfully entertained Mrs- Rev. F- A
Waites and Mrs- Rev. Elizabeth Fox
last Wednesday afternoon with aa
auto sightseeing thip about the city
and a delicious repast at thedr beu
tiful home TTiese Phildelphia guests
were highly pleased with the city and
their host and hostess
Birthday Party Given
Nineteen guests were present at a
birthday party given in the honor at
Mrs- Lillian Woods at her home, 1823
North 23rd Street, Saturday night,
May 12th. The guests enjoyed the
evening by playing cards and danc
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