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C—Charging that two tehirds of the article on Clark 1 Foreman, white, appearing in papers throughout the country as the sixth of a series on “The Black Cabinet in the New Deal was not written by Special Offer To Constipation &Stomach Suffers Don’t endanger yourself any loger to serious (Jiseasets by allowing your system to “clog up” through constipation. When your system clogs up with poisons through faulty elimination, the whole body may suffer. Headache, indigistion, sour stom ache, loss of weight bad breah pimply skin Coated tongue an all the many other distressing symptons result from faculty elimination. Puratone, (non-habit forming), has given re lief to thousands of users. It is a pleasant and ef fective slystem cleanser and_body builder. It aids digestion, increases appetite and increases the act ivity of the liver. It relieves the most stubborn cases of constipation. Sold on a money back guarantee. Ross Drug Store '^n ie»n 2i22 JSortn 24th St. X b ? in Reid and Duffy Drug Co. ^ 24th and Lake St._ -- p7 *§££% Owen Pharmacy & 4> £ p 2306 North 24th St. I Johnson’s Drug Co. ^ A //#«* 1904 N orth 24th St. g £ 2 J> •» & Thull Pharmacy if 1602 North 24th Street ° § ** s? & g $ $ > 41 him, unauthorized by him and con trary to his views on the matter, Eugene Davidson, Chief of the Wash ington Bureau of the Associated Negro Press has severed his connec tons with that organization The column, orginated by Captain Davidson and subtitled “The Inside of the Out Circle,” was being releas es Dy the Associated Negro press Articles have appeared on Roobert L Vann. Henry A- Hunt and Eugene Knckle Jones According to Mr- Davidson, Claude A- Barnett, director of the Associat ed Negro Press wrote him that he was holding the Foreman article to await his( Davidson’s) judgment as to the advisability of releasing it-. Davidson inimediately replied say ing that he thought it was bad policy not to release the Foreman article. “Because Foreman had behind him powerful influences,” he said, “it might be concluded by some that the infuences are able to reach the As s oca ted Negro Press” Without awaiting that answer, ac cording to Davidson, the leading art icle omitted and another portion sub stituted, and. the whole release under the name of Eugene Davidson. Viewpoints Differ The article appearing last week on Clark Foreman was laudatory and and apologetic, while the orginal Foremna article flayed the “Advisor” as being “ a dangerous leader of the colored race ” The printed art icle sought too justify the position of Foreman article flayed the “Advisor” orginal article called “the appoint ment of Clark Foreman a mistake which leaves the race but little bet ter off and which leaves Dr. Foreman in a pitiable position-” Wires Disapproval According to Davirson the follow ing wire was sent to the Associated Negro Press when the substitute ar tide appeared in print Release under my name of portions of Foreman article not written by me and contrary to my views unethical, unfair, unloyal, and definitely libel ous. Injustice to myself must use every means to protect my name. Regret a break in relations so am suggesting easiest alternative: re lease for next week portions of article omitted wth exxplanation that last portions of this week’s release not written by me. Kindly accept or re ject this proposition by 3 p. m- Sat urday. Davidson said he received no an swer to this wire- He immediately sent to Chicago his resignation from the staff of the Associated Negro Press The Censored Column The censored portions of the release Every GAS Refrigerator Now Carries A 5-Year Guarantee! NEW ELECTROLUX THSREFRIGERATOR The GAS refrigerator adds another im portant advantage! Every one sold will now carry an unconditional guarantee of the refrigerating unit for five yean! AlSO—Free Service by the Utilities District as Long as it is in Use Three things to remember about the GAS refrigerator. First, it’s Omaha’s cheapest automatic refrigeration (costs less than 4c a day to operate). Second, the Utilities District will service it as long as it is in use. Third, the uncondi tional guarantee of the refrigerating unit for five yean. m % cher7i f e^7tl* ^°* c* C‘ J°^nson Hdw. Co. Refrigeration Sales 416 So. 17th 6068 Military 2059 Famm (Hen A. Crancer Jones Electric Co. „ „ 1906 Famam 4208 Leavenworth KOOS Flyer Co. Hayden Bros. J. F. Martin 2703 LeaTenwortfa 16th and Dodge 4707 So. 24th Schmoller & MueUet Hodge Electric Co. O. K. Hardware Co. 1615 Dodge 119 No. 16th 4831 So. 24th TT1J- r»l t ~ Orchard ^WUh^Cc. 15th and Famam 16th and Howard 4617 No. 24th are as follows: Clark Foreman is still on the pay roll of the Rosenwald Fund, as is his secretary. Dr. Weaver is paid partly by the government and partly by the Rosenwald Fund- The other office assistant is paid by the gov ernment The appointment of Clark Fore man was not entirely satisfactory to the race, 'i he N- A- A- C- P- sent a protest to the Department of In terior and newspapers throughout the country protesting vigorously a gainst the placing of a white maft in a position of advising on Negro af fiars- But certain so-called leaders of the race had agreed that their race should be led by a white man—and there he is. The appointment of Clark Foreman was a mistake, a mistake which leaves the race but little better off and which leaves Dt. Foreman in a pitiable position The time has come in the history of the race when it is never necessary to go outside race to find men suf ficiently educated, sufficiently effi cient and sufficiently patriotic to ad vise on Negro affairs- The few colored persons who still believe that a white man is needed to properly advise either the race or others on the race, deserve the hearty condem nation of loyal Negroes. Even white men, within themselves, condemn such weaklings. Dr. Foreman, him self, was hesitant about calling the names of the colored men who se lected him He said he would rather , for the information to come from them Moreover no white man can pro perly feel the needs and aspirations of the race- Few white men fight enthusiastically for justice too the Negro- And there is always a subtle distrust of a white man, especially a southern white man, who professes an ardent race interest- Wild an imals can be tamed, but sometimes the savage breakes out in them, and tamed lions have been known to bite the hand that feeds th<fm Personally Foreman is a fine fellow. I believe, however, his interest in the race problem is professional. He goes out of his way to have his fel low workers feel that he and they are just the same fundamentally- He is always in ticklish position- He is not as sound on the race question as he should be in such a position His anomalous position as white men and a black leader weakens his usefulness to the race rather than strengthens it Two instances of the way his kind works on the race question are per-! tinent- When the selection of four men made to do the preliminary work on a survey of white collared Negroes one chosen, I believe by Dr- Foreman, was Dr- Sanders an Armenian. Shortly after the appointments Dr Foreman said to me that the fact that an Armenian was in his office should quiet criticisms that he was in favor of segregation or had a segregated office. This naive failure of the good doctor to grasp the fundamentals of a serious probldm would be laugh able were it not for the tragedy of his position. vv hen the C- W. A. in Washington was practicing the most vicious dis crimination against colored white collared workers, the aid of Dr. Fore man was enlisted to fight for just ice- He wrote a very fine letter to someone on the matter and promised to fight the thing to the finish. Sorru# two or three weeks later,I dropped into his office to find out why re sults had not been obtained. He told me substantially this: Why I thought everything was going on all right. I was assured that the matter would be righted. What should be done in matters of this kind is to continue to flood me with protests and committees protests, then I can say to the re sponsible persons, See here these peo ple are on my neck, they are worrying me to doo something. You must do ^mething to right matters This, of course, is the natural phy sychology of any white man in a sim ilar position. He can go to other white men and ask fr personal pro tection and indirectly get results for the race—maybe- But the race to day needs stronger leadership. It needs in this revolution fnen who can demand and keep on demanding in the name of justice and the New Deal that something be done Dr- Foreman has been accused of being a segregationist- He denies this vigorously- For he is trying hard to be what a colored man in his position should be- But the tam ed lion-at some time reverts to type and there in lies the danger. In writing a splendid article for last month’s Opportunity, an artiele which might have been written by a colored leader, the southern white man’s idea of the race creeps in but is almost lost in a mass of beautiful and en couraging words- He says, and I think these words brand him as a dangerous leader for the colored race: There may be some projects (Sub sistance Homesteads) in which there will be no Negroes and others in which there will be no whites but there are lots of town in the country in which there are no Negroes and some in which there are no white people- The principle usually adopts by the Subsistence Homestead Div ision is to leave to the applying group the constitutency of the particular project. This gives the same pro tection to Negrogroups that it does to white groups and leaves them both' free to admit members of other races that fulfill qualifications for member ship” This statement is an old trick of white emenies- Segregated resi dental sections “protect” Negroes by not alowing white people to live in their sections- Colored people are thus “protected” by keeping white people out This “protection,” as every white man knows is fabulous and a fmoke screen to hide injustice and inequalities to a minority group It is also used as a salve for the wounded self respect of colored Am erican citiens who are now demand ing every right and every privilege granted any other American citizen The cora 11 ary of Dr- Foreman’s state ment is that this principle leaves white communities free to bar col ored persons if their stated qualifi cations for membership in the home stead project be “persons of white blood-” Dr- Foreman, sincere, immature and bashful cannot, no matter how hard! he tries, forget entirely in years to come his southern background. He is a worthwhile friend, professional ly, but as a leader of the race, he is most dangerous to its future com plete ^mancipation JEANES FOUNDATION ELECTS DR F. J. SCOTT AS SECRETARY Washington (CNS)—The Board of Trustees of the Anna T- Jeanes Foun dation of the Million Dollars Negro Rural School Fund met at the Wash ington Office of the Foundation Mon day Present were: Dr- Arthur D Wright, President of the Foundation; Rr- M- A- Napier, Vice chairman; Dr J. H- Dillard, former president of the Foundation; Dr- S- E- Mitchel, Rich mond, Va-; Dr- James E- Gregg, Waterbury, Conn-; Mr- P- R- Young Norfolk, Va-; Father E- W- Daniels, Detroit, Michigan and Dr- Emmett J- Scott, Washington, D- C Mr- W- T- B- Williams of Tuske gee, Alabama, field director, was also present The Board controls the investments of the One Million Dollars given by the late Anna T- Jeanes, of Phildel phia, for the rural school education of colored persons- In ddition, the General Education Board, over a period of years, has made liberal appropriations to supplement the ernings of the Jeanes Fund Jeanes Fund workers are employed in practically all of the Southern cities The Board is composed of the follow ng: Clarence Everett Bacon, Mont clair, N- J-, Theodore D- Bratton, Jackson, Miss-; Harry Flood Byrd, Winchester, Va-; Everard W- Daniel, Detroit, Mich-; Jeames Hardy Dil lard, Charlottesville, Va-; John T Emlen, Phildelphia, Pa-; William P Few, Durham, N- C-; James E- Gregg, Waterbury, Conn-; Samuel C- Mitchell, Richmond, Va-; Robert R- Mpton, If You Want Auto Parts, We Have Them—also Wanted 1-000 Cars, Old, Wrecked or Burnt PARTS FOR ALL CARS FOR SALE —Auto Parts for All Makes and Models Gerber Auto Parts Co. Consolidated —2501 cum£ng st.— Auto Parts Co. ATlentie 5050 Nth & Pierce JA. 6300 HOME OP KANGAROO COURT Tuckegee, Ala-; James Napier, Nash- | ville, Tenn.; Arthur W. Page, New York City; Franklin Parker, Atlanta, j Ga-; George Foster PPeabody, Sara-; toga Springs, N. Y-; Emmett J- j Scott, Washington, D- C-; Robert L Smith, Waco Texas; Arthur D- Wright Washington, D C; P- B- Young, Norfolk Va. leh oiricrs elected for the" next year include the following: President, Arthur D- Wright; Chairman, George Foster Peabody; Vice-Chairman, James C- Napier; Emmet Scott was elected Sectretary to succeed John T Emlen of Phildelphia, who presented his resignation at the meeting held last Monday; Assistant Sec retry* Miss Alice M- McGee, Washington, D- C-; Treasurer, Clarence Everett Bacon, New York City; Field Agent, W. T- B- Williams, Tuskegee Insti tute, Ala - 1 Returns For Brief Visit Mr. Hayward Bascom, for many years, owner and operator of a barber shop and pool room at 14th and Douglos St- and who has been n Chicago for about a yea^. returned in Chicago for about a year returned ed over Monday visiting relatives and friends Announces Engagement Mir. W. B- Watson announces the engagement of his daughter, Miss Cuma Irvin to Mr. Elton Boyd Clay ter. The wedding will take place June 27th Visiting From Los angeles Mr. Dude Ferguson from Los An geles California is the house guest of Mrs- Georgia Scott 919 No- 25th St He has just retired fro mthe Union Pacific service- He will visit here about a month Entertains At Dinner Party Mre- Frank Gray entertained her sons and daughters-in-law and her daughters and sons-in-law at a dinner on Mother’s Pay The table was beautifully decorat ed with flowers and the place cards were baskets of artificial violets, which Mrs. Gray made The guests ncluded Mr. and Mrs Grady Fry. Mr- and Mrs- Llyod Gray, Mr. and Mrs- C. A- Stewart, Mr. and Mrs- Herbert Gray, and Mr and Mrs. Wade Gray- A very delightful even ing was spent at bridge. “Y” CIasses~CIose Following an intensive and interest ing twelve weeks class, the cooking and sewing classes of the North Side “Y” are closing for the spring term. Classes have been practical and well attendee. The Opportunity School with Mrs- John Albeit Williams as instructor has also closed. Kilpatricks Annual Saving Event M ay white Sale NOW ON BASEMENT Economy Section Emphasizing Towels Double thread, colored border Turkish Towels 18x36, ea..12y2c 20x40, ea.-16c and 22c 22x44, ea- 22c and 33c 24x46, ea._29c Memmed Dish Towels, launder ed, Eech ____I0c Knitted Dish Clothes, each_5c Quilted Mstress Protectors Size42x76 and 54x76 Each 139 Colonial Spreads Full and twin sizes_1-98 Complete Line of White Goods. Batistes, Piques, Organdies, Long Cloth, Nainsook anw Voil es at May Sale Prices. Brandeis Basement Saturday Special I Fine Quality Woven Madras SHIRTING If Sold from the Bolt They’d be 49c to 69c yard Beautiful Madras Shirting of Such Fine Quality It lends Itself Perfectly to A skillful Needle. 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