COTTON GIN WORKERS CALLED “FARMERS” TO DODGE PAY BOOST New York City—Classification of 62,000 Negro work rs in cotton gins as agricultural wrokers denies them any benefit under the NRA. according fco letters of protest mailed today from thj National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace and officials of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration The letters signed by Roy Wilkins, assistant secretary of the N- A- A- C P., declared that the work in cotton gins is highly mechanized and that the labor in the gins is actually in dustrial labor and should have NRA pay- From Sept- 11, 1933 until May 8, 1934, the Association contends, this labor was reoogmz- xl by the NRA the AAA, and the National Ginners Conference as industrial, but on the latter date th > ginners suddenly chang ed their minds and passed a resolu tion stating that gin labor was not industrial, whereupon their applica tion for a cod agreement under the NRA was withdrawn. The Association also protests a gains the entering into a marketing agreement with cotton ginn-Jrs by the Agricultural Adjustment Administra tion prior to fixing wage rates for cottpn gin labor- Cotton gin labor is now being paid only from seven to fcjn cents an hour, while small cotton farmers are at present paying prices for gin services “based upon wholly mythical wages alleged u_.ng pa-a cotton gin laborers ” The protest closes with the conten tion that “the recovery of one whole agricultural section of our country cannot be effected when so large a proportion of its producers is not giv en just consideration in the etting up of he rcovery machinery.” Police Probe Brutally New York City—Becaus she sat on the railing in Thompkins park, Brook lyn, in the company with a girl friend, the other nigth, Miss Lucinda Pollard, pretty eighteen—year old colored girl, was severely clubbed by Officer Stenz ler, white, of the 79th precinct, who declared it was his duty to “drive all niggers out of the park ” Repeatedly bsaten about the arms and legs with the policeman’s night stick, Miss Pollrd was severely bruised, her clothing torn and she was forcibly tak en to th? police station, where she was incommunicado over night- She warned by the police to say no thing to the judge or she would be Notice of Administration In the County of Douglas. Nebraska, in the matter of the estate of Edward Addison, deceased- All persons in terested in said matter are hereby notified that on the 7th day of May,' 1934, Joseph D- Lewis filed a peti tion in said County Court, praying that his final administration account filed herein he settled and allowed and that he be discharged from his trust as administrator and tht a hear ing will be had on said petition berore said Court an the 2nd day of June, 1934, and that if you fail to appear before said Court on the said 2nd day of June, 1934 at 9 o’clock A- M-, and grant the prayer of said petitioon, contest said petition, the Court may such other and further orders, allow ances and decrees as to this coi’j-t may seem proper, to the end that all matters pertaining to said estate may be finally settled and determined. BRYCE CRAWFORD, County Judge Attorney Ray L. Williams Rood 200 Tuckman Building 24th and La'. Street PROBATE NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ES TATE OF Mary Annie Shelton Unio deceased NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the creditors of said decease will meet the administrator of sai estate, before me, County Judge o Douglas County, Nebraska, at th County Court Room, in said County on the 2nd day of August 1934, an on the 2nd day of October 1934, at o'clock A- M-, each day, for the pur pose of presenting their claims fo examination, adjustment and allow ance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 2nd day of July 1934. BRYCE CRAWFORD, County Judg begin 6—9—34 exp. 6—23—34 NOTICE ADMINISTRATION In the County of Douglas County, NGbr3sk&* IN THE MATTER OF THE ES TATE OF: Matilda Starnes, deceased All persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al leging that said deceased died leav ing no last will and praying for ad ministration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said court on the 7th day of July 1934, and that if they fail to ap pear at said Court on the. said 7th day of July 1934, at 9 o'clock A- M to contest said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant ad ministration of said estate to W* I> MYERS or some other suitable per son and proceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, County Judge Attorney Ray L- Williams, Room 200 Tuckman Building, 24th and Lake Street. fi—In—34 ex-.£-=29^-_3-k MUTT AND JEFF—Maybe Jeff Had Magnifying Glass In His Helmet ___By BLD ^SHER THERE'S NOTHIN'TO 0E AFEA'D Of, J£F1 THE AIR PUMPS ARE PESULATED So THA you RECEIVE COMPRESSED AlREOUAL TO THE WATERPRESSURE -BESIDES I LL ALWAYS Sc iN CONTACT WITH YOU BY MEANS OF TELEPHONE -NOW 60DOWN AND SEE WHAT - given ten or fifteen days in the work house- Th i case was dismissed Upon her release she repaired to St John’s Hospital whuilding and repairing, through Federal guarantees of mor tgages Mr. Roosevelt has rent a spe cal message to Congress to expedite such legislation. Experts .stimate that it is possible to unloose to the tune of $1,500,000, 000 or more in this manner. That money would go to painters, carpen ters, masons, plumbums, contractors It would buy cement, steel, paint lumber roofng, electric fixtures- It would pass through a hundred gr,.