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- - VOLUME VIII THE GUIDE OMAHA NEBRASKA SATURDAY JUNE 30,1934 NUMBER NINETEEN
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t A Big Banquet and j
} Graduation Edition at
]; No Cost to The Gra
ates.
Just to encourage vouth
education among our
group especially, the
Omaha Guide Publishing
Company is conteonplat
: ing on putting out our
1 annual 1934 graduation
edition, with a big ban
; quet and program for the
graduates early in the
month of July. Each high
school and University
; graduates is requested to
register at the Omaha
Guide Office, 2 4 2 0
Grant Street, at once,
bring in vour photograph,
if vou have one, if not re
gister anyway. . j
~ HIGHLIGHTS
ECONOMIC
Happenings That Affect the Dinner
Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Rills
of Every Individual. National and In
ternationa! Problems Inseparable
from Local Welfare.
Every President, according to
tradition, is entitled to one honey
moon with Congress — a session in
which his pet legislative propoals
will be okeyed by the representative
of the people without strenuous op
position.
Mr- Roosevelt’s honeymoon those of
his immediate predecessors look like
a meeting between the parrot and the
monkey- The first Congress to sit
unda? his Administration gave him
every extraordinary power he asked
for- It surrendered rights and pre
rogatives it had prized for genera
tions. There was no organized op
position. When occassional individual
voices appeared in criticism, they
were snowed under.
Most Presidents encounter trouble
with their second Congress. And in
Mir. Roosevelt’s case, it is true that
the sailing wasn’t as easy as it had
been But the honeymoon continued.
A certain amount of oppositon ap
peared, largely within the President’s
own party, but the high geared
Democratic congressional machine
made short shift of it- The powers of
the Chief Executive, broadened to an
amazing degree through acts of the
preceding Congress, were broadened
still lmore during the one that has
just come to a sudden and dramatic
end
Most remarkable bill passed during
the season was the Reciprocal Tariff
Act. Under it, the President is em
powered to bargain with
foreign powers and raise and lower
our tariffs on almost all products
t othe extent of 50 per cent- Mr.
Hoover asked for a similar bill—and
it is noteworthy that some of the
Democrats leaders who put it
through for Mir- Roosevelt, were in
tru mental in decisively defeating it
at that time
The Silver Purchase Act gives the
President further unprecedented
powers ever our money- He is per
mitted, at his discretion, to purchase
100,000 ounces of fine silver in the
world market and issue currency a
gainst it
The Stock Exchange Act is an
other Administration bill of the first
importance. It stringently regulates
all exchange activities and makes il
legal a number of conimon practices
such as wash-selling, low margins
and dissemination of tips- Mr- Roose
velt is thus made virtual dictator of
the nation’s security nuurkets
In brief, every bill the Administra
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CORRECTION
Alfred Kimsey, tha son of Mr. and
Mrs. B- G- Kimsey, wishes to an
nounce that the statemene written in
Guide Jane 16, of his engagement to
Mias Latfra McOwrVy of Council
Bluffs is untrue.
Oscar D- Washington
Mr- Osc3' D- Washington, who will
address the Wherry For Senator Club,
at 2301 Harney St-,Monday cvenisg
July 2, at 8 p- m- Mr. Washington’s
subject will be “Three Scores and
Eleven Years of S.ilf Preservation.”
Mr- Washington is a student of Creigh
ton University, and has won many
honors in ortorieal contests.
The Wherry Club invites the public
to att.ind he meeting- Hear Senator
Kenneth S- Wherry
8, Y, P/UT CON
GRESS THRONG
INVADES THE
CAPITAL
WASSHINGTON, June 28—(CNS)
The 29th annual sessions of the Nat
ional Baptist Sunday School and
Baptist Young Peoples Union Con
gress wane held here June 20, 24,
with more than 2,000 deegates and
other additional visitors in attend
ance- The pre congress concert at the
Washington Auditorium on Tuesday
night June 19, was a most successful
musical event- A chorus of 500 voices,
under the direction of Mrs- E- V.
Gibbs sang in a most impaessive and
artistic manner four numbers in
cluding Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,’
and the other numbers rendered by
local artists of much ability made up
a program that gave much delight to
an appreciative audience of some
four thousand persons.
The Congress proper opened Wed
nesday morning June 20, at the j
Metropolitan Baptist Church- The de
votional period was conducted by Dr- |
Howard Thurman, of the Howard !
University department of religion, j
and was followed by an inspirational
address by the Rev. Marshall Talley,
of Indianapolis. The keynote address
was by Dr. A- M- Townsend, director
general of the Congress
A letter addressed from President
Roosevelt to the president of the
Congress, Dr- W- H- Jemagin, pastor
of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church,
was read: It said:
“I take this opportunity to extend
my personal greetings and best
wishes to you all in attendance.
“Meetings of such groups as yours
are beneficial to the country as a
whole. They act not only as a spirit
ual medium, but also are important
factors in developing traits of good
citizenship and neighbwrliness among
our youth ”
Among the other high lights of the
Congress were the addresses of Sen
ator James J- Davis, of Pennsylvania,
and Dr- Mordecai W- Johnson, presi
dent of Howard University; the spe
cial song service by the Congress
Chorus, on Friday night; and the
parade down Pennsylvania Avenue,
and field day exercises at Walker
Stadium Friday afternoon
In addition to the general sessions
held in the Vermont Avenue and the
Metropolitan Churches, department
sessions were held in various other
churches throughout the city and the
Congress closed its 1934 meeting Sun
day.
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MERCURY
RISES TO 104. 3
PROSTRATED
FARMER DIES
One death was reported in Emer
ald, Nebraska two w.re prostrated
in Omaha and one in Council Bluffs
The temperature went up to 104 de
grees.
Fred T- Nelson, 61, a farmer living
thlee miles northwest of Emerald
died Tuesday from the effects of this
high temperature- Mr- Nelson died
while he was working alone in a
field of a neighbor
Omaha victims of heat were Frank
Dunkin 60, 709 South 19th Street
and Mrs- Antonio Cangelos, 4219
| South 28th Street- Mr- Dunkin col
, lapsed in the lobby of the City Nat
| ional Bank Building about 7 a- m
Tuesday morning- He was taken to
j the Lord Lister Hospital, later he
: was sent home- Mrs- Cangelos was
stricken in an office at 748 Insurance
Building- She was treated by Dr- A
D- Lloyd, Senior, and latar removed
to St- Catherine’s hospital, where she
remained
White Women of N. A. A.
C. P. Say Crawford Was
Sacrificed
NEW YORK CITY, June 29—(CN
S)—Two white women, Miss Helen
Boavdman and Miss Martha Gruen
ing, both '■ members of the NAACP-,
in an avtticle in the June 27 issue of
The Nation, ask: “Is the NAACP
Retreating?”
In an article reviewing the conduct
of the association and Charles Hous
ton, chief defense counsel, in the
case of George Crawford, convicted
and sentenced to life imprisonment
for the murder of Mrs. Agnes Boeing
Illsly, Vlngnia sportswoman and her
maid, Mrs- Mina Buckner, the writers
claim that the association failed to
use every available means to estab
lish the innocence of its client and
that Houston failed in many ways to
defend his client as he should.
The article reviews the case from
its beginning January 13, 1932, and
points out eight specific failures of
the assocation and the defense coun
sel to properly defend their* cllent
The contents of The Nation article,
which discusses the case in fcreat de
tail, was prepared for publication in
The Crisis, but it fell under the “gag”
rule which caused Dr. DuBois to re
sign fiom the editorship of The
Crisis on June 11.
Miss Ollie Madisjon Dies
Miss Olliia Madison, formerly of
Omaha, who for the past year has
made her home with her grandpar
ents, Mr- and Mbs. W- L- Andrews of
Wichita, Kansas passed away Friday
night June 22- She had been is poor
health for the past five years
Miss Madison was an honor stud
ent of Central High School, and a
popular member of the youngsr so
cial set- She will be remembered as
one of the charter members of the
Athletic Gymn Club of the Y. W. C
A., and also of the Flapperett Club
of 1927-30
She leaves to mourn her loss, her
grandfather and grandmother, Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Andrews of Wichita,
Kansas her father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs- Henry Ofctump, a sister Hat
tie Crump, two brothers, Charles and
Clyde Crump, an aunt Mrs. Mary
Lou Clark, and a host of friends
HEAR SENATOR
WHERRY MON. JULY
2ND, 8:30 P. M.
The Wherry for Senator Club,
headed by Mr. Herman Friedlander,
a North end popular merchant, wish
es to announce that the club is giv
ing a reception for Senator Wherry
at 2301 Harney Street, July 2, 8 p
m- Mr. Friedlander wishes to extend
an invitation to his many friends
and the public at large. There will be
a splendid program with music rend
ered and refreshments will be ser
ved- Senator Wherry, at this recep
tion, i=. expected to announce his
platform
Oscar De Priest
Oscar De Priest Who speak an National Affairs at
St. John’s A. M. E. Church 22nd and Willis Ave., Thursday
July 12, at 8.30 p. m.
K. OF P. BATH HOUSE RE-OPENED
The Pythian Bath House, Hotel
and Sanitarium which re-opened in
January has up to date enjoyed
phenomenal success under the mana
gement of Dr. H- H- Phipps. Both the
health-giving powers of the baths
and the many opportunities of
healthful outdoor recreation have
been stressed, making an irresistible
appeal to the Colored people of the
country. Former guests have return
ed in large numbers and they have
all been surprised and delighted at
the elegance of the place- The entire
building, especially the bath house,
has been redecorated and modernized
so that it is now the finest in the
city for.- colored people and as good as
any of the establishments for white
people- Guests who have visited the
European Spas and are in a position
to make a comparison, say that it far
surpasses them in appointments and
service- This building with adequate
support could be made a real mecca
for the colored people of this coun
try, a place where they could come
for health and pleasure. These radio
active baths, of course, are interna
tionally known and their curative
value in a large number of diseases
has been demonstrated over and over
again. To quote from a recent issue
of the Hot Springs Sentinel Record:
“To those in need of & general
building up of weakened forces and
resistance, the Hot Springs baths
give new life in a pleasant and en
joyable manner, Not in history has
the waters of these springs done
anything but produce results- With
modem bathing estabishments,
trained attendants and strict sanita
tion, the full ability of the hot radio
active water is utilized both extern
ally and internally- Reeducaton of
muscular action after Infantile Para
lysis and other Paralytic ailments
are all benefited- Rheumatism, Arth
ritis, Brights’ disease; recovery from
operation and injury and many ail
ments requiring elimination of inter
nal poisons can be treated to advan
tage- The baths as now given are
restful and soothing- They are tonic
and tend to keep one fit and well and
prolong life ”
Summer rates are now in effect i
and requests for reservation are
coming in daily from all parts of the
country. The management specializes
in arranging fishing parties for
guests. It is noteworthy that the en
tire Supreme jurisdiction, both Py
thians and Calanthians, is now solid
ly behind this enterprise and is de
termined to make it the leading Ne
gro holstery and watering-place in
the world.
Women Graduates in Law
in New York City
NEW YORK CITY, June 27—Miss
Ruby H. Diggs, of Brooklyn, former
ly of Norfolk, Virginia, a graduate
of the Booker T. Washington High
School of that city; graduated from
the Brooklyn Law School of St.
Lawrence University, last week.
Miss Diggs, who has been self sup
porting since she came to New York
six years ago, during which time she
has been employed as one of the
bookkeepers at the Belstrat Laundry,
is credited with saying:
“My trainng in law is for service
rather for profit-' Miss Diggs is of
the opinion that the race needs bet
ter trained women to meet the ser
ious competition offered by the new
economic changes which she believes
will eventually come
Mrs. Eunice Hunton Carter, daugh
ter of Mrs- Addie W. Hunton, has
been admitted to practice law at the
bar of the State of New York. Mrs.
Carter graduated from the Fordham
University Law School last year and
passed the bar examination at that
time A severe illness pmevented her
admission to practice last year.
She is the wife of Dr. Lisle C
Carter, dentist, and is the mother of
I one son. She has been engaged in so
cial work for the past ten years.
RE-DISTRICTING MEASURE HELD
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
In an opinion hand id down by the
Nebraska Supreme Court sustaining
the District Court of Lancaster Co.
House Roll 162, a measure rtedistrict
ing the Ninth legislative district and
certain districts of Lancaster Coun
ty, was held unconstitutional.
The bill as introduced and passed
by Representative Johnny Owens at
the last session of the Stat’ As
sembly assured coming generations
of race representation to the Stat
Legislature. The decision of race Su
preme Court struck a vital blow to
assured race particpation and rep x;
sentation on the floor of the house,
Never before in the history of the
State has such a far-reaching and
Important pi*ce of legislation vitally
affecting race representation been
enacting. The nullifying of the mea
sure is indued lamentable, occasion
ing deep concern and regret on the
part of members of the race, who
aie awakn and alive to the situation
confronting us
The decision coming at this time com
plicates the present for the legisla
ture, since the ninth district r. tverts
to it’s former boundaries, taking in
the predominately white precincts
and excluding some of thn solidly
Negro precincts.
Representative Johnny Owens in
terviewed on Monday, Jun? 25th,
following the decision of the Supreme
Court said,” it is hard to stand by
! and see a consumated dream, plan or
idual shattered- I succeeded in obtain,
ing the passage of House Roll 162,
with the belief and knowledge that
the measure as drawn would assure
racj representation in the Nebraska
legislature for years to come- Per
sonal desires or ambition of reelection
did not influence my activitie for
the measure- I was motivated by a
desire to cinch a seat in the legisla
ture for the race- This decision of the
Supreme Court, comments fv>m the
daily papers and others further im
presses upon me the dim need of
that piece of legislation Should I
return to the legislature, it shall be
avow idly to intijoduce and pass a
similar re-districting measure that
will stick ”
The Supreme Court held the law
unconstitutional on the theory that
the entir, state should have been re
districted based upon the 1930 census
CALLED TO TEACH AT MINER
TEACHERS COLLEGE
GREENSBORO. N- C- June 29—
(CNS)—Dr- W- Napoleon Rivers,
head of the department of Romance
Languages and Literature at A- and
T- College, has been appointed to the
division o*f Modem and Foreign Lan
guages at Miner Teachers College,
Washington, D- C
CITES PRECEDENT FOR
INTERVENTION
SCOTTSBORO DEATH
VERDICT AFFIRMED
MONTGOMERY, Ala—The su
preme Court Thursday, June 28, gave
Clarence Norris and Heyward Lat
terson, Negro defendants in he Scotts
boro case, death sentences, and set
their date of execution for Friday
August 13, 1934
NEW YORK, June 29 — Fulfilling
the requast of President Roosevelt,
transmitted on May 14, through his
secretary, Marvin MacIntyre to the
Scottsboro mothers at the White
House, the International Labor De
fense mailed him a complete docum
ented statement on the Scottsboro
case, demanding his intervention,
and quoting the precedent set for
such action by Woodrow Wilson in
th? Tom Mooney case
The document was accompanied by
the printed transcript of the record
in the Haywood Patterson and Clar
ence Norris trials, weighing eleven
pounds, a complete teanscrpt of
Judge Horton’s decision together
with a summary of the same, and a
copy of the letter sent to Governor
Stephens of California by President
Wilson in 1918, through which he in
tervened in the Mooney case because
“the case ha3 assumed international
importance-”
The case for presidential interven
tion is made clear in the letter from
Wilson to Governor Stephens.
COPY OF PRESIDENT WILSON’S
COMMUNICATION TO GOV
ERNOR STTEPHENS OF CALI
FORNIA INTERVENING TO
STOP THE HANGING OF TOM
MOONEY.
The White House, Washington, D. C
January 22, 1918
My Dear Governor Stephens—Will
you permit a suggestion from me in
these troubled time*, which perhaps
I should feel hardly justified in other
circumstances ?
The suggestion is this: Would it
not be possible to postpone the exe
cution of the sentence of Mooney un
til he can be tried upon one of the
1 indictments against him, in order to
give full weight and consideration to
the important changes which I un
derstand which I understand have
taken place in the evidence against
him?
I urge this very respectfully, in
deed, but very earnestly, because the
case has assumed international im
portance, and I feied free to make the
suggestion because I am sure that
you are as anxious as anyone can be
to have no doubts or occasion of
criticism of any sort attach itsef to
the case
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
A copy of the decision of Judge
Horton is hire with enclosed together
with the printed brief of the appeal
now pending before the Alabama Su
preme Court
Judge Horton’s decision was hand
ed down on June 22, 1933, in the
Morgan Circuit Court of Alabama,
granting the motion for a new trial
in tha case of Haywood Patterson
who was convicted and sentenced to
death at his second trial held in De
catur- This trial followed upon the
decision of the United States Su
reme Court which order a new trial
and reversed the death sentences
passed upon seven of these boys by
the Scottsboro court and upheld by
the Alabama Supreme Court- This
decision of Judge Horton reviewed
at length the entire evidence submit
ted both at Scottsboro and at Deca
tur- (A digest of the most import
ant findings of this decision is ap
pended hereto-) This decision ad
judged the case for the State of'Ala
bama in the following significant
words:
“This is the State’s evidence. It
corroborates Victoria Price
slightly, if at all, and her evid
ence is so contrary to the evid
ence of the doctors who exam
ined her that it has been im
possible for the court to recon
cile their evidence with hers.
“The testimony of the prosecu
trix in this case is not only un
corroborated, but it also bears
on its face indications of im
probability and is contradicted
by other evidence, and in addi
tion thereto the evidence greatly
preponderates in favor of the de
fendant. It therefore becomes
the duty of the duty of the
Court under the law to grant the
motion made in this ease.”
Please mark, Mr. President, that
this decision was handed down by a ’
white Alabama judge in the face of
deliberately organized and actually
menacing lynch terror. This decision
must, therefore, convince all but the
conscious and venomous upholders of
barbarous lynch oppression that
these nine Negro boys are absolutely
innocent of the foul charges brought
against them, and that they are the
victims of a ghastly lynch conspir
acy which contravenes every prin
ciple of justice and every democratic
right which is supposed to be guar
anteed by the Constitution of the
United States
