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y, Per Copy / ^i(B|iBB—ii-yjirt^B_(i^B^^^_l|ycf|:;'\;v J&\\\ ;;', • y1;. ■ ■:;. - VOLUME VIII THE GUIDE, OMAHA, NEBR. SATURDAY JULY 28, 1931 — NUMBER 23 _ _ —__—. --________ __4___ Scottsboro Defense Fund of $15,000 Sought '.idtri 1 —0 -° 0 0 °- -° 0 0 °— -° 0 -0 0 0 0 u-.co- - Jl N. \ \\v\A\\\\ll 11////////, / / / . — MRS. JOHN ADAMS MRS. JOHN ADAMS, JUNIOR IS TAKING AN VOTIVE INTEREST IN ATTORNEY ADAMS CAMPAIGN F O R NOMINATION ON T H E REPUBLICAN TICKET FOR THE NEBRASKA S T V T E LEGISLATURE FROM THE NINTH DISTRICT. MRS. ADAMS IS RENDERING HER HUSBAND V A L U V B L E ASSISTANCE HANDLING THE DETAILS WORK INCIDENT TO THE CAMPAIGN REV. O J BURCKHARI) HAS ( ON VENTION A L A S PI R ATION The Memb rs of Christ Temple are anxious to have their Pastor and Friend, att nd the General Conven ton of “The Church of Christ.” which convenes at Jackson, Miss., August 12 to 19. We feel that Re Burck hardt’s untiring >fforts in tne inter est. of his church, and his work for humanity generally, makes him de se wing of such a vacation trip. And we are sur any of his friends will be glad to have a part in doing this by attending a dinner given on Thursday, August 2. from 11:30 a. m. to 11:30 p. m., at 2414 Grant St. in that spacious cool room occupied by tn? Northside Transfer Company, where there will be serv d a chicken dinner with veg tables for the small sum of 25 cents. The -e will also be served ic cream, cake, pies, ice cold watermelon and soft drinks at reason able price. Anyone wishing th. ir dinner sent to them call WE.5656. Please don’t I t your wife cook for you that day, but bring her to this dinner with you. She will enjoy the treat Phase don’t forget the occasion, the time, nor the place. Elder Waite' Inring, Gen. Chairman Theodor? Mallory, Assistant Mrs. Bennie Love, Pres. Booster C^ub Mrs. Willie Vann, Pres. W. W. W. Mrs. W H. Mddleton, NEGRO JANITOR MURDERED IN BOSTON BOSTON, Mass. — (CNA) — Thou sands lined the sidewalk as the funer al cortege of George Borden, Negro janitor, age 29. passed through the streets of Roxbury on Tuesday. Borden was shot at six timers on July 8th by Everett T. Gainer, mo tor vehicle inspector, and patrolman William R. Harmon. Borden, who was being arrested for violation of a minor traffic regulation, is alleged to have resisted arrest. Six hundred persons jammed In ternational Hall, and five hundred stood outside unable to get into the <hall. The funeral services were held un der the auspices of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights and the International Labor Defense. ’Speak at the funeral included Eugene Gor don, Boston leader of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights, Donald Burke of the International Labor De fense, and others. Petitions have already been circu lated calling for a pension to the Borden family, (wife and two child ren), arrest of Harmon as an ac cessary to the shooting, the death penalty for Gardner, and the removal of Commissioner Hultman. Copies of the petitions were sent to the Dis trict Attorney. OVERCOME BY HEAT Mrs. Bell Austin, an elderly wo man of abont sixty years old, who has been ill for some time, was over come by heat, and was found by her son, in a faint. H« called the police station for a doctor, and Dr. W. P. Jenson responded, ha attended her and left her at home. BOYS CAMP OUT ON FISHING TRIP Folr young boys went to Carter Lake well prepared for an all day fishing trip. TJ- took plenty of food, utensils, and tents for a real outing, leaving at 4 a. m. Thursday, July 19. The boy- - re Allen Bur ley, Jr., FilLt r-4 .or Love, and W. D. Turner. MRS. JOHN ADAMS SPECIAL FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Bv Mrs Hiram R. Greenfield Chicago h*s had its first sizzling liot weather. Nearly two scores of people have died from heat exhaus .ion the past few days. The beaches along Lake Michigan are crowded with bathers. Many ' families sleep in. the parks to enioy a cool Lake h eeze. About one of : the most deplo’?b!«' conditions is the segregated bathing beaches for color ed people. The writer was surprised to find in Chicago, out at Jackson park a high strong wire fence separ ating the colored and white bathers. Sad to say that on the colored side, there is no convience, not a bench, nor comfort station, no;- pavilion. Only ^hing I could see was drinking water ! running through a trough like we have at Elmwood park in Omaha. All Omaha tune in on station WIND, Sunday night, July, 29, from 10 to 11 p. m.. Omaha time and hear the voice of Mrs. Hiram Green field. — Despite the terriffie heat, Sunday was a glorious day at Langley Ave. i Church. Elder Lucy Smith, the pastor of the church, has the biggest following of any minister in Chicago, regardless of race She just closed a four deekw revival of huge success Forty four reeeved the baptism oftbe Holy Ghost, about eighty altogether, including those justified, sanctified and backsliders reclaimed. Elder Smith had no outside preachers. Many miracles were witnessed last Wednesday. One woman travel ed nine hundred miles to have Elder Smith lay hands on and pray for her, for she had not walked for six years without a cane. This woman was in stantly healed and left her cane at the church where many canes, crutch and eve glasses, truss, hoodoo bags, and other things hang around the wall on the ground floor, as proof of the healing of God through Lucy Smith’s gift of healing. The broadcast on (Continued Page 2) UTILITIES DIST. WIN PRIZE IN SALES CONTEST In competition with more than 700 it"3 companies throughout the United States. Omaha’s municipally-owned Utilities has been awarded the grand prize in its division in a sales contest f ga^ refrigerators, according to word received Saturday by W. J. Barbe. assistant to the g.neral mana ger. The contest was conducted by the American Gas Associatoin. In addition to the grand prize of $300 the utilities district was award ed the “Blue Vase,” a trophy enblem atic of first place honors. This vase will be presented to Frank Landers, sales manager of the Utilities Dis trict at the national convention of the American Gas association in At lantic City in October. The $300 prize money will be divid ed among the leading salesmen of the Utilities District. Aside from the grand prize, the district won a $100 award for the best sales record in April, the first month of the campaign. OVERCOME BY HEAT On July 19, Louis Rutledge of 2430 Blondoe St. was overcome by eat. Hq was in company with some other workmen, while they were doing work on the river road. When they re turned to 1114 Nicholson, Rutledge became suddenly ill from the heat. He was attended by police surgeon. Dr. Guy Goodrich, and then taken home in a cruiser car by officers Simpson and Wolfe. ATTEMPS SUICIDE Mrs. Bessie Massie of 1916 Cum ings St., room 209, on July 19, at tempted suicide in her room by drink ing a quanity of iodine. Police were notified, Dr. Goodrich, police surgeon, and officers Anderson, Stipe and Dun kah, with the ambulance, responded to the call. She was cared for and left at home SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA AND GEORG TV DECREES DEATH FOR SCOTTSBORO BOYS I t Th dicisions of the Supreme Courts of Alabama and Georgia. decreeing !e«th. for two of the Scottsboro boy? nr)'1 for Ang'lo Hendon. banded down every right of life and liberty of the b”ond masse? of the people vhit < and black.—Tf they are allowed fo stand! The Alabama Supreme Court now crown the outrageous, frame up lynch proceedings with the ominous d cision to be executed on August 31 . Thp Geo”gia Supr ime Court delivers An ■tIo Herndon.—the nob!e. 19 year old Negro youth who sought relief for starving white and Negro workers— to the tortures of the chaingang for • 8 to 20 years on August 3. We must appeal these eases to the ' U. S. Supreme Court. For th° Scottsbo V> case. $10,000 is required For the Herndon apeal, $2,000 is n ed ed; to prevent Herndon from being rushed to th'- chaingang torture, $15, 000 must be raised within two weeks! . Cash and liberty bonds for this urgent j bail will be held strieklv as a loan, to be returned as soon as his bail is 1 released. With your aid, we have succeeded for over th - e long years in saving ; the nine innocent Scottsboro boys. Six times we have defeat d the legal i lyneh sentences,. It has cost over $55,000 and heroic, world wide mass struggle--yes, even the lives of de voted, white and n gto. We hnve just won a stav «>f execution, but this only gives us a short breathing space :n which to file the ap als and develop the urgent defense struggle. Can we fail thes boys now? Now when facist terror rises against the bitterly oppressed Negro people and against the impoovished white masses as well? We cannot! The very thought is appalling—that we should fail now. that these nin« innocent tortured boys should burn after all—for the lack of a few thou sand dollars. Yet that is just whal threatens—unless every true friend of t justice and freedom for the oppressed 1 responds at once in an exxtraordinary j manner. ^ j You will respond, we. confidently hope, to this crucial emergency ap peal. Please send the very utmost ; that you possibly can. Do send it quickly—Today, to the National Office j of the INTERNATIONAL LABOR J DEFENSE, Room 430, 80 E. 11th St. ...... . - HOW INTOXICATION DOES SOME PEOPLE Milton Lewis was on one of his in (toxicating jin>mies, on 24th and De jcatur Sts., Saturday July 21. He [gets on them ever so often, jumps 1 on, backwards, forwards, kicks like a j mule paces like a bear butts like a i goat, anything from a human being to a brick building. On July 21, at 24th and Decatur ! St., with the temperature at 107, he staged his battle with John Barley corn, who wins all battles. Lewis lost the decision. Then he dived in to 24th St. head first, as if it was Carter Lake, rolled over, got up and ! tried to butt the building down on the corner, but the building like, John Barleycorn, got the decison by • way of a knock out. The police ambulance was called and carried the defeated Lewis to the hospital, where he was brought too. He then was taken to the otel (I mean the one at 11th and Dodge St.) for a rest so he could get in condition for the next battle. More than likely a return bout with John Barlycorn. PLANNING TRIP Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Hawkins of Omaha and party will motor to Los ; Angeles, Calf, on or about Augustl. The party consists of Mrs. Mary |Conway of Chicago, HI., a sister of jMrs. Hawkins and Prof. E. J. J Hawldns, principal of the school at Fort Scott, Kansas The trip is ex | pected to last thirty days OMAHANS TO COMPETE FOR HONORS AT THE WORLD’S FAIR i “On to Chicago.” is the slogan of j ^he Ore-ha winners in the elindn-tion ; contest h.ld Snndav aftern on at the ^ MRS. ESTELLE ROBERTSON Hillside Presbyterian church. Never li' ti re ha# such an a "ray of musical talent appeared in a cunt st in Oma ha, and never did six judges have such a difficult time to decide the winn rs who will represent Omaha EDROSE WILLIS | in the National Audition to be held at Soldiers Fi.ld at the Century of ' Progress in Chicago on August 25. The winners in the Omaha audition are Jesse Huten. Tom Jones, Elmer McC iary, Estelle Robertson, Rosa Buckner and Edrose Willis accompan ist. These winners of the state aud itions will be pres nted in Musical concert, Sunday August 12 at the Hillside Ppesbyterian church in a Sun Down Musical. The judges who selected the Omaha winners were: N. J. Logan, Cecil Berryman, Ca therine Glow, Mme Moeller Herms, Mrs. Zabinski and Mrs. Fred Ellis. The committee in charge of the Nebraska auditions are Rev. J. S. Williams. Rae Lee Jones, H. L. Pres ton, Mable Ray, Mrs. Minnie Dixon ; and J. Harvey Kerns state director. YOUR RADIO BALLOT This information is for the KFAB KOIL radio poll in Nebraska and is to be given on the air, without names. NOTE: Road voting instructions &t foot before marking this ballot. Whom do you prefer for United States Senator from Nebraskt? (Please mark X before your choice.) REPUBICAN Barton Green, Lincoln , ! Robert S. Simmons, Scottsbluffs U. S. Renne, Fort Calhoun Robert Smith, Omaha Kenneth Wherry, Pawnee City DEMOCRAT Floyd Bollon^ Friend Carles W Brvan Linoln • « Edward ft. Burke, Omuha Anthony T. Monohan, Omaha Willis E. Reed, Madison Whom do you prefer for Governor of Nebraska? (Please mark ‘X’ before your choice) REPUBLICAN Geo. B. Clarke, Tilden Dwight Griswold, Gordon (Continued Page 2) CHAMPION SPELLER BECOMES ACTIVE IN MOSSMAN HEADQUARTERS Miss Virginia Hogan, champion speller, who recently attained nation al prominence, now radiat s welcome at the Mossman-For-County Attorney Headquarters in the Wead Building, 18th and Farnam Str.ets. She has | known Mr_ Mossman for some j time and is arixious to see him nomi ! nated and elected County Attorn y. j Miss Hogan has a tendency toward journalism and a love of politics. Her interest in civics welfare caused i her to take up the cudgel for Harlan L. Mossman’s candidacy for County Attorney. She will speak, write and smile for the Mospman candidacy. Her apearances at th. headquarters has been hailed with pleasure for she has many friends. Her manner is trank, cordial and gracious. Many call at Mossman Headquarters just it# see Virginia. ---— FREE SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO WORTHY STUDENTS AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D. C—“The giv ing of free scholarships to worthy students who are financially unable but who desire to enter Howard uni versity this fall and the definite de cision that tb * Howa -d football shall no longer suffei-from and other phy sical handicaps as it has during the last 7 years which accounted for its poor showing, are the first two im portant steps in a constructive pro gram the General Howard Alumni Association decided upon today at the national headquarters in Washington,” said Mishael (Casey) Jones, Howard Alumni secretary. Speaking about the football team, Mr. Jones said, “The discouraging treatment of our football men by the present University Administration which began with taking seven years ago has been almost inhuman. The Alumni associaton has waited patients Iy for a change but has now- decided to strike swiftly against this evil and seo that everything is done consistent with good university ethics to place the Howard team in its rightful place in the college football world.” In a news release from the General Alumni headquarters in Washington reads: “In speaking of thj campaign for Free scholarships to Howard, the Alumni secretary pointed out that on a day to be soon named th3 50 Howard clubs in various cities will open a propaganda campaign with the slogan “Opportunity always favors the pre pared man.” During this campaign funds for scholarships will be coll.ch ed. All candidates for scholarships and financial arrangements for their schooling will be handled by the G.'r. eral Alumni Association, the Alumni office declared. “The General Alumni Association is becoming alaJmed over the low prospect of student enrollment at Howard this fall and we are going to (Continued on Page Two) CUTS WOMAN OYER HUSBAND Mrs. Leona Grant of 2010 N. 23 St. and Clara Jenkins of 2415 Blondo j St., got into an argument over Le ; ona’s husband. During the argument jcia!^ cut Leona with a knife, inflict ling knife wounds on her left fore arm, right upper arm, and fingers of her left hand. Police were notified, officers Hays and Lickert responded with the am bulanc and took the Grant woman to the Lord Sister Hospital, where she was attended by Dr. Jenson. The Jenkins woman made her es cape before officcers arrived. The putting occurred at Leona Grant’s home. THE OMAHA GUIDE— A BIG BUY FOR 5 CENTS SPECIAL TO THE OMAHA GUIDE OMAHA SOCIETY GIRL GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS Mrs. Z. E.McGeq Jr Saturday July 28 gave brth to twin daughters at the University Hospital Mrs McGoo was formerly Elaine Smith and married Z E McGee Jr son of Rev_ Z. E. MiGee Mrs McGee and daughters are doing nicely PORTER’S LABOR INSTI TUTE DISCUSS THE NE GRO and THE nation al RECOVEY PROGR AM NEW YORK CITY—In the 135th Street library, July 20 and 21 a labor institute was held for the purpose of discussing the National Recovery P-ogram in relation to the Negro. One of the country’s most prominent men and women In the Labor move ment, the Governm nt and Universi ties, dealt with subjects that covered a wide rang of interest. Speakers at the Institute included Professor John F. Troxell of Drake university, who talked on the Econom | ic Background of the NRA: Spencer Miller, jr., of Worker’s Education Bureairof America, whose subject was “The NRA: What Is It and How It Function”; the disucssion of this session was led by George S. Schuy ler, noted author and journalist, and Rev.William Lloyd Ames presided. The second session began with an address by Mr. Ried research direct of the National Urban Lague. He was followed by Dr. Clark, Foreman, advisor on Negro affairs for the United States department of Interior. They spoke on “Economic Consequen ces of the NRA on the Negro” and “The Social Consequences of the NRA for the Negro,” respectively. The discussion of this session was led by Aaron Douglas, celebrated artist, and Dr. B. P. McLauren presided. I The third session began with a speech on labor and the NRA by Fannie Cohen, educational director of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union. The second speak er was Leiut. Lawerence Orly of the United States Departmnt af LaDor who talkd on “The Gov rnment, Ne gro labor and the NRA.” The dis cussion of this session was under the leader ship of James H. Hubert, executive director of th New York Urban Lague, and Mr. Walter White was chairman. ' The “Future of the Negro under the Recovery Program” was the subject of Professor Emmet Dorsey of the Department of Political Science of Howard university, in the final ses sion. He was followed by and ad dress by Dr. Gustav Peck, executive director of the Labor Advisory Board of the NRA, on “The Philosophy Back of the NRA.” The leaders of the discussion at this session were Frank R. Cros.swaith, noted Social ist and Mrs. Gertrude Elisa Ayer, chairman. The Institute was opened with a statement of its- genera! purpose by A. Phillip Randolph, national presi dent of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Those organizations who sponsored the Institute in co operation with the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters were the Union Mechanics’ Association, the New York U.’iban League, Workers’ Council, People’s Educational Forum Young Women’s Christian Association. Young Men’s Christian Association, Young People’s Forum of St. James Presbyterian Church, Virgin Islands Civic and Industrial Association and th Worker’s Education Bureau of Am Patronize Your Neighbor Laundries and Give Yourself A JOB
