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NORTH OMAHA LENDS SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY PAGE Wc, the following undersigned read crs of the Omaha Guide, do herebj a~ree to spend $1.00 per week or mor< with the business firms that advertise on the Community Page of the Omaha Guide on Page Eight. We feel that we owe that much loyalty to our Com munity paper for the service it has rendered and is rendering to the wel fare of our Community. Sol Porter, 2113 No. 25th St.,—2 in family. Mrs. D. Strom ile, 2504 Franklin St.—6 in family. J. R. Martin, 1018 No. 27th St.—0 in family. James Hayden. 2024 Franklin St.— <>ack Whitman, 2416 Parker St.—5 in family. Geo. Conway, - 2417 Burdette St-—3 in family. C. C. Williams, 1413 No. 25th St.—4 in family, iff. Williams, 1918 No.. 24th St.—1 in family. Sterling Jones, 2520 Hamilton—2 in family. E. A. Williams, 2508 Burdette St.—2 in family. Lee Bryant, 2534 Parker St-—3 in family. P.ose Johnson, 2512 Decatur St.—5 in family. Joseph Henry. 2508 Decatur St.—3 in family. Mrs. Mary Smith, 2436 Decatur St.—4 in family. Helen Frampton, 2432 Decatur St.—5 in family, Ix>is Thomas, 2428 Decatur St—1 in family. Hazel Brown, 2428 Decatur St.—l in family. Mrs. W- H. McGuire, 2428 Decatur St.—2 in family. Mrs. Bessie Williams, 2428 Decatur St.—2 in family. Mrs. J. S. Sloan, 2428 Decatur St.—2 in family. Robert Hawkins, 2410 Decatur St.—3 in family. Elzabeth Winn, 2408 Decatur St.—3 in family. Irene Jackson, 2410 Charles St.—4 in family. Elnora Hall, 2420 Charles St.—10 in family. Mrs. H. Jordan, 2522 Charles St.—7 in family. Mrs. Frank Wesley, 2113 No. 25th St—2 in family. Mrs. Roxcie Austin, 2518 Decatur St.—5 in family, Irene Booker, 2606 Decatur St.—1 in family. Mrs. Mae Perkins, 2524 Decatur St.—7 in family. Ollie Bostic, 2530 Decatur St—3 in family. Lizzie Carver, 2919 Seward St.—2 in family. Mrs- F. E. Gibson, 2604 Decatur St—3 in family. Mrs. Lucy Bell, 2604 Decatur St.—2 in family. W. R. Estell, 2606 Decatur St.—2 in family. Jessee Allen, 2608 Decatur St.—4 in family. Ruth Burleson, 2616 Decatur St—4 in family. Ida Bryant, 2624 Decatur St—2 in family. Mrs. Charles Curry, 2624 Decatur St.—4 in family. Tollie Stearns, 2622 Decatur St—6 in family. Mrs. Gray, 2618 Decatur St—3 in family. Sfa-s. Beatrice McRae, 2623 Decatur St.—3 in family. Mrs. O. C- Beck, 2628 Decatur St.—3 in family. Mrs. R. C. Gaskin, 2640 Decatar St.—2 in family. Mrs. Mildred Carter, 2640 Decatur St—2 in family. Pearl ie Baldwin, 2714 Decatur St.—4 in family. Mrs. R. Littlejohn, 2710 Decatur St.—3 in family. Ella Bultian, 2718 Decatur St.—2 in family. Rev. P. J. Price, 2718 Decatur St.—1 in family. Mrs. J. J. Long, 1801 No. 28th St.—7 in family. Mrs. Sally Dill, 1805 No. 28th St.—2 in family. Libby F. Harris, 1809 No. 28th St.—2 in family. Mrs. L. DeSo-te, 1809 No. 28th St.—2 in family. Edward Slaughter, 1816 No. 28th St.—8 in family. Mrs. Walker, 1812 No. 28th St.—6 in family. Mrs. Franeer Redd, 1806 No. 28th SL—We. 8256. Mrs. G. W. Kellogg, 1802 No. 23th St.—4 in family. Walter Johnson, 2811 Decatur St.—3 in famly. Mrs. John Moore, 2816 Decatur St.— Mrs. James Mayberry, 2816 Decatur St.— Mrs. C. Cain, 2913 Decatur St.—4 in family. Mrs. Findley, 2902 Decatur St.—2 in family. J. Edward Grooraan, 2906 Decatur St.—3 in family. Mbs. Bertha Moore, 2922 Decatur St.—5 in family. Mrs. M. B. Anthony, 2929 Franklin St.—3 in family. Mrs. Estella Butler, 2909 Franklin St.—2 in family. Mrs. Moore, j* 2908 Franklin St.—11 in family ' Walter Barrow, 2835 Franklin St—3 in family. 2822 Franklin St.—5 in family. Mrs. Viola Reis, 2811 Franklin St.—4 in family. Mrs. Laura Triplett, 2807 Franklin St.—11 in family Rufus Campbell, 2812 Franklin St.—4 in family. j Mrs. Norine Anderson, 2720 Franklin St.—4 in family. [ Mrs. Anna Pannell, 2781 Franklin St.—3 in family. Mrs. H. L. Preston, 273S Franklin St.—4 in family, i Mrs- Pearl Mitchell, 2716 Franklin St.—5 in family. ! liallie Chesney, 2712 Franklin St.—6 in family. : Arthur Smith, 2637 Hamilton St.—1 in family. Arthur Smith, 2037 Hamilton St.—1 in family. ,-Joe Henderson, 1605 N ). 27th St.—1 in family. I Maggie Welch, 2511 Decatur St.—2 in family. Bessie Anders'*), 2517 Decatur St.—5 in family. | Mrs. Jackson Davis, 2-523 Decatur St.—2 in family. | Mrs. P. L. Love, 2523 Decatur St.—2 in family. | Earl M. Roberts, 2-501) Decatur St.—2 in family. Mrs. E. M. Frrrest, 2531 Decatur St.—7 in family. G- D. Benson, 2607 Decatur St.—No family (2) Mrs. Louise Whidby, 2615 Decatur St.—No family (7) Lisunia Brown, 2617 Decatur St.—7 in family. Mrs. Charlotte Robinson, 2619 Decatur St.—5 in family. Mrs. Mildred Glover, 2619 Decatur St.—3 in family. Minnie Franklin, 2625 Decatur St.—7 in family. Mrs. Roy Davis, 2 in family. E. G. Scoll, 2653 Decatur St.—1 in family. Ameda Hogan, 1 in family. F. H. Hunle:*, 2223 Clark St.—1 in family. Mrs. Elizabeth Kinney, 1728 No. 27th St.—2 in family. Mr. Edward Wallace, 1712 No. 27th St.-^l in family. Mrs. Hill, 1706 No. 27th St.—1 in family. Mrs- C. W. Blive, 2635 Franklin St.—1 in family. Ernest Prestor, 2712 Franklin St.—1 in family, Addie Watron, 1609 No. 27th St.—2 in family. Mrs. A. D. Gumer, 1605 No. 27th St.—2 in family. Eugene Harrison, 1516 No. 27th St.—1 in family. Mrs. W. C. Edson, 2708 Charles St.—4 in family. Helen Thomas, 2708 Charles St.—1 in family. Mrs. A. L. Read, 2317 No. 29th St.—6 in family. Mrs. A. Webster, 2317 No. 29th St.—3 in family. Charlie David, 1818 No. 26th St.—1 in family. Loma Taylor, 1402 No. 27th St.—4 in family. Wm. King, 2726 Charles St.—6 in family. Lylse Lawson, 928 No. 25th St.—3 in family. Mrs. George Litmor, 2215 Clark St.—2 in family. Edith Scott, 2502 Decatur St.—5 in family. Mrs. Ella Powell, 1720 No. 25th St -—7 in family. Mrs. Grace Speese, 2513 Decatur St.—7 in family. Lulu Woods, 1716 No. 25th St.—3 in family. Mrs. Anna 5. Tubbs, 1712 No. 25th St.—1 in family. Mrs. Roberts Hall, 1711 No. 25th St.—3 in family. Y. W. Logan, 1711 No. 25th St.—2 in family. 0. A. Calhoun, 1713 No. 2*5th St.—2 in family. Mrs. Georgia Allen, 2436 Franklin St.—3 in family. Mrs. Ella Reid, 2835 Franklin St.—2 in family. Mary Hobbs, Mrs. Riggs, 2436 Franklin St.—5 in family. Nellie Brown, 2433 Franklin St.—1 in family. Mary Williams, Apt. 2. 2433 Franklin—2 in family Edna Davis, 2433 Franklin St.—1 in family. Odessa White, 2433 Franklin St., apt. 3—3 in fam. Mrs. Smith, i Apt. 4, 2433 Franklin—2 in family. Mrs. Greenfield, 2115 No. 25th St.—1 in family. Mrs. Vera Graham, 2509 Grant St.—1 in family. Mrs. Lula Mae Ridge, 2509 Grant St.—2 in family. H. E. Walton, 2515 Grant St.—1 in family . Daisy Nared, 2517 Grant St.—2 in family. Beatrice Gray, 2620 Grant St.—1 in family. Ida Washington, 2514 Grant St-—2 in family. G. M. Myrick, 2514 Grant St.—2 in family. Lillie Sheldon, 2520 Grant St.—2 in family. George Macklin, 2525 Grant St.—3 in family. George Preston, 2525 Grant St.—1 in family. Rev. M. K. Curry, 2526 Grant St.—7 in family. R. L. Anderson, 2314 Lake St.—4 in family. Mrs. L. S. Davis, 2530 Grant St.—4 in family. Mrs. Robert Adams, 2601 Grant St.—2 in family. Sama Dalneshe, 2514 Grant St.—2 in family. Mr. Olie Love, 2613 Grant St.—2 in family. Tom Vann, 2618 Grant St.—1 in family. Juanita Bassett and Miss E. McGawgh, 2621 Grant St.—8 in family. | Bernice McGawgh, 2623 Grant St.—2 in family. Lorraine Parker, 2622 Giant St.—1 in family. Mae Childress, 2622 Grant St-—1 in family. Golither Halcomb, 2625 Grant St.—7 in family. K. Harvey, 2627 Grant St.—2 in family. Isaiah Bates, 2630 Burdette St.—1 in family. Beulah James, 2628 Burdette St.—2 in family. Mrs. Fields, 2623 Burdete St.—1 in family. Ader Hall, 2621 Burdette St,— 1 in family. Mrs. M. H. Thomas, 2617 Burdette St.—-i in family. Ezra Young, 2718 Charles St.—4 in family Emma Smith, 2618 Grant St.—1 In family. Mrs. S. M. E. Baker, 2870 Miami St—1 in family. Mrs. E. Matthews, 2870 Miami St.—2 in family. Rai Gordon, 2217 Charles St.—5 in family. Mrs. Davis, 2211 Miami St.—2 in family. Miss Helen White, 2226 Ohio St.—1 in family. Dr. G. B. Lennox, 2527 Patrick Ave.—2 in family Mr. Frank Stewart, 3015 Manderson St.—3 in family. Mr. L. L. McVay, 2868 Corby St.—2 in family. Logan Patten, 2419 Binney St.—4 in family. Mr. Arthur B. McCaw, 1914 N. 28th St.—5 in family. Mrs. Julia Thompson, 2316 N. 27th St.—3 in family. William Cooper, 2608 Blondo St.—2 in family. Mrs. Nora Hann, 2713 N. 26th St.—4 in family. Maryann Wilson, 2516 Corby St.—2 in family. Mr. Larry W. Burnette, 2510 Corby St.—5 in family. Mrs. H. L. Lewis, 2427 Maple St,—3 in family. Mrs. J. C. Shawr, 2427 Mape St.—3 in family. Mrs. H. R. Clark, 2820 N. 25th St.—6 in family. Mrs. Billie Crawford, 2505 Maple St.—3 in family. Mrs. Jewell Miller, 2516 Maple St.—4 in family. Mrs. Martha Wilson, 2523 Miami St.—2 in family. Mrs. Murphy Lee Rilly, 2515 Ohio St.—3 in family, Mrs. Watson, 2307 N. 27th St.—7 in family. Mrs. S. W. Williams, 2111 N. 26tth St,—4 in family. Mrs. F. A. Powell, 1722 N. 25th St.—7 in family. Mrs. Jack Lane, 2831 Decatur St.—4 in family. Mrs. Russell Taylor, 2630 Blondo St.—5 in family. Dean Bel!, 2623 Blondo S±.—3 in family. Eunice Butler, 2113 N. 26th St.—5 in family. Frances Sims, 2819 N. 26th St.—1 in fatniJy. J. L. Richardson, 2436 Patrick Ave.—6 in family. Matilda Barris, 2308 N. 2Sth St.—3 in family. Mrs. Fedwilda Artison, 2C02 Erskine St.—3 in family. M. L. Harris, 2219 Ohio St.—8 in home. For Ads see Page 8 of this issue. Natives Use Stones, Brick Bats To Repel Police Attacks South Nigel, S. Africa.—(CNA) —A large squad of police and de tectives, attempting to carry out one of their habitual raids on the mine compound, or work-yard, were met with a fusillade of stone by 300 Native miners at the^ South Nigol gold mine here. The police had to rush back to their cars and wrere chased with brick bats by the infuriated miners for a long distance. Several were badly injured. Later 100 additional policemen returned armed. They were able to force an entrance into he com pound, but not until they had been subjected to another shower of bricks in the course of w'hich the head constable was injured. Twenty-five of the miners w-ho escaped the police cordon and walked 40 miles to Johannesburg to lay their grievances before the Chief Inspector of Native Labor were immediately arrested. No ' attention will be paid to their grievances. They will probably re ceive heavy sentences for daring to resist police interfemee and brutality. , DOINGS AMONG THE DINING CAR AND HOTEL WAITERS By Hopie Well, Well! Our fr.emis always show up with teardrops and flowers at a time when we can’t thank them. I soir,e times wonder if we are able to look back, or be at the gathering when all the crying and shouting is going on? K so, wouldn’t we be sur prised to know we had so many ir ends cr would we find even at this sad momentt some of them still wear ing two faces. I wonder. I heard one of our pastors say a week or so ago. that we travel daily down the path of life and at the end of the path waits our casket. That, I really believe, and we know that this debt we all must pay, and yet it seems to be something that our friends and closer ones can’t get used to. We are always glad to make the last payment on anything and get a great kick out of seeing it marked or stamped, “Paid in Full”. Yet this debt, when paid, always brings tears to our many friends. • I wonder if we, over yonder, are rejoic ing. If there is a hereafter, and when we meet over there, and if it is true that we can look back into life through the spirit. How would those pretend ed friends that did so much cryng would feel when you tell them, or would we be so busy meeting other friends that had gone before us, that we would forget all out of the past. I wonder. But don’t you think it would be bettter if we would show more friendship here on earth, stop lying, fighting and killing each other so each of us would really know in stead of wondering? I think so, and then when we paly our debt, we could save many tears and hope to meet them later. You don’t have to see it the way I do, but I hope so. Before I go into our little chat. I would like to say that th.s column is not a Paxton column, as I have heard, but it is yours, and I invite any thing in the way of doings of the waiters. And remember this is not a scandal column I am always glad to write up on your parties, club functions or any thing you like as long as it is respect ful. As I said time and aga n, I will not write the dark side or the night liie of the waiters. If so, we would be far more popular than the Voice or any of the papers that carry that kind of news, while I lasted. So if you wish to submit some news, I will gladly put yours in with a smile. Say, don’t you know that a man sometimes gets rich over the simplest little things? Who would have thought that the man that put some hot chocolate on a piece of ice cream would make a million, Huh? Well, last week Mr. Harris, who has made a name for himself, was asked to properly serve a baked potato that J. Fisher had served a guest. And did he serve it? I’ll say he did, and in a very sedate way, and then told the waiter so he wouldn’t make the same mistake again. Stay awake, Harris, and someday you may be buttering that ’tato in a blue uniform. And who knows that someday we will be leading, “Harris, the Tato King, has made a million buttering ’tatoes.” I am not expressing our deep sor rowing feelings for the long extended sickness of our dear friends, Mr. Wm. Ousley and Mr. Leroy Porter. WTe did not expect this when Mr. Sickness called upon them. And we should all pray to the great Almighty to call Mr. Sickness from the bedside of these men. Yet, God knows best. Wre can at least, ask him. “Oh, God, have mercy on their souls”. I would like to say just here, and I truly hope that not one of you v/.ll get offended. Don’t you think that it is a wise thing to do to put 25c or 35c per week into some good sick policy? You would feel much better and you could bear the pains easier, and call the doctor with less fear, and feel bet ter toward the ones who may be bear- j LIlh your troubles and waiting* upon you. There is so much more to be done when you lay flat upon your back than there is when you are able to get up, and get out. And the best friends you got will begin to wear out, especially when there is nothing to pa/ the doctor or the drug store, or when the landlord begins to show cold feelings. And sometimes and in som<e cases you can not blame the people. Remember, should the farmer wait until he found out w hat kind of season it would be, to plant, he would never have a crop. So it is in this case. If you wait until you get sick to get in surance, you will never have any. Each day we gamble with life in some way or other. So why not make or try to make it a safe gamble by put ting a sick protection on ourself? I m not asking you to do this because I am getting something out of it, but w-e have two good iqen in this busi ness, and will treat you right, I am sure. I am speaking of Mr. Hicks and Mr. McGow'an. Call them today, and fe&l safe tomorrow. It is all a gamble. Remember there are lots of other companies if you don’t like these men. But for God’s sake, don’t gamble your life on public sympatthy, please. Speaking of gambling! Listen to this. ‘"Won $20,000 by lunatic’s ad vice, Lost it without any help”. This appeared in the World-Herald two weeks ago, and as space will not per mit me to write the story, I will sim ply sketch it over to you. A doctor in London was taking a walk; so he dropped into a farm house where he had a patient. The patient introduced H?m to her cousin who went crazy Governor of Nebr., Buys First Flower Show Ticket! Governor Cochran who, with Mrs. Cochran, will be the chief guests of honor at the opening of the million d'Ollar National Flower and Garden Show to be held in Omaha, March 30 to April 7, is shown buying the first ticket when they were placed on ad vance sale last Friday. Governor Cochran bought ticket No. 1 from Ford Hovey, chairman of the advance sales committee. Governor Cochran was high in his praise of the million dollar flower and garden show. “I regard this as one of the most important events held in many years in Nebraska”, he sad. “It is a non-profit undertaking which deserves and will receive the 'enthusiastic support of the people of our state.' “Such a world famous show means much to the civic and cultural life of our state. It is one of those things which happens on?y one© in a life time.” The advance sale, limited bv the National Flower Show committee to only 50.000 tickets, is now being car ried on in towns and cities throughout the Missouri Valley. The advance tickets sell for 40 cents as against the regular admission price of 65 cents. Governor and Mrs. Cochran will at tend the opening performance of the show. NATIONAL RECOVERv ADMINISTRATION --- . ___ Colored Relief Clients In The Nation’s Capital Get Additional Food stuffs In December Sixteen thousand households of over race horses, and he told him of a horse to bet on the next day. Yet he | knew the man was just out of the bug house, still he did as he was told and won $20,000. So you see it doesn’t ever pay to turn a fool down. But he broke himself playing his own game. So you see, my friend, I may be telling you something when I tell or give you a friendly bft of advice. Wait Now!! I am not crazy yet, but I may be someday, if I keep trying to tell you something. Speaking of race horses, we have quite a few of those “pick ’em” boys among the waiters, and sometmes they are picking them all through the meal, and, Boy, when the meal is over, they can hardly wait to get to the racing table to pick “Runfast”, “Step Along”, “Push ’em Up” or “Head On” to win. We may someday meet one of them and they may tell us to put! $5.00 on “Sachel Back”, and we will j do it and win $20,000. You can never tell when one of them iqay go crazy. Pla;l safe, and play what they tell you, even though you don’t believe in race horses. You can never tell. May I say here to any wrniter tak ing a guests’ order, “Try to take it so as to be able to remember who gets the pork steak or roast beef. Last week a very embarrassing thing oc curred down the way. A waiter had three tables of twos, and he had a plate of roast beef. He was running up to each guest asking them out loud, “Who got roast beef?” Oh, me! Say, Please tell me the price of dry lemons and also the price of juicy ones. A buss boy was sent to get five dozen lemons. So the cook asked him if he wanted dry or juicy ones. He said. “Wait and I will find out”. He did. Thank Goodness, they only car ry juicy ones. Say, did you know that Lomax’s J tw.n brother is in town? He really is, and what makes it so tough on us,: they have the same name. Last week j the Herald carried a write-up like I this. “Street Car Ride Ends in South Omaha Jail”. Gosh, and he al so Lves up on 28th, too. Boys, this is really hard. Yet we must believe a man when he tells us he hasn’t even been in either place. Oh, well! ' God made twins, and only man makes jails. Forget it. Do you remember when we would say while we were railroading, “Work ing by the trip”, or we may not make the round trip? Huh? Well, John son didn’t even last to see the open ing or hear the new band. And still he says he is from the East. Fast work, K?d, but the boys had you timed anyway. The only thing, some times the alarm will go off earKer than you set it for, especially self winders. Sorry, Kid. Let’s help the young boys in the waiters’ class by going ont and giving them our ideas of waiting table. It will help them, I am sure. Oh, sa)y, If we ever get together, I do hope we will remember Mr. Roose velt. He is really the greatest man we ever knew. In fact, he is a God sent man, a walking Moses to some of our waiters, and we should always hold him next to our hearts. He brought to us the “New Deal”. By doing so he gave us real drinks Branded, “Aged in the Wood”. And he gave to the dining room waiters, “Aged in the Bones”. Both are do ing fine under the New Deal. Thanks, Mr. President. I needy unemployed Negroes in the Na ' tior.’s Capital received their full share of 42,000 pounds of rice and 21,000 pounds of butter in an addition to iheir December relief allowances, ac cording to records of shipments made to the District of Columbia by the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation of which Harry* L. Hopkins, FERA ad ministrator is the president. Seventeen thousand yards of cotton tick.ng and 77,250 yards of toweling were also made available to persons under care of the FERA and District Emergency Relief Administration. During December, throughout the whole country the corporation’s ship ments also included 65,866,802 pounds of foodstuffs, 32.400 gallons of symup, as well as 2,925,894 pounds of cotton, 8,565,713 yards of ticking, 5,985,939 yards of pm ted cotton material, 3,193. 372 yards of sheeting, and 11,741,345 yards of toweling. The foodstuffs comprised 5,016,600 pounds of canned beef, 5,200 pounds i of smoked pork, 707,400 pounds of! canned mutton. 14.016.621 pounds of fresh beef, 7,505,187 pounds of fresh veal, 42,000 pounds of butter, 1,419, 782 pounds of cheese, 9.482,112 pounds of rice, 18,120,000 pounds of potatoes, 5.712.000 pounds of cabbage, and 3, 840.000 pounds of fresh apples. AFRICAN NATIVES STRIKING FORCE CONCESSIONS Defy Strike-Breakers and Police Terror Newcast I e, Na tal.-- (CN AI -Two ■ hundred and fifty Native coal miners seized sticks and prepared] for battle here recently when anj attempt was made by police ter rorization. 1 o break 'their strike for better conditions. An acting magistrate, accompanied by the armed police force, was .sent to the mines to order the workers to the magistrate's office. “If the magistrate wants to see us, let him come here,” the miners replied. No amount of sweet talk or threat could force the workers from their position. The miners held out till the in spector of Native Labor arrived and heard their grievances and demands. lie was forced to agree to a conference between the workers and the mines manager before the strikers consented to return to work. Georgia Uses Fake Requirements; Bars Negro I. L. D. Lawyer Aranta, Gs. — (CNA) — John Geer, I. L. D. and Angelo Hern don attorney, was refused right to appear before the Georgia leg islature to protest against the passage of the new anti-labor sedition measure, proposed by Solicitor General John Boykin who directed the prosecution of Angelo Herndon. The new measure intended to “put teeth” in the infamous “insurrection’ law, and would be used to halt he growing unity of Negro and white workers here. Geer was informed by the leg" islature that he could not appear unless he posted bond of $200. Prominent attorneys throughout the country have stated that they have never heard of such require ment being used before to pre vent opposition to a new law. THE PORTERS’ BROTHERHOOD CONVENTION ADOPTS MILITANT PROGRAM In Kansas City, Missouri, in the Streets Hotel, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters held its Third National Convention from January 28th to the 31st. Delegates attended f.om all sections of the country, rep resenting pdi-nts as far apart as the extreme south and the Pacific Coast, the northwest and the Sea Board east, says Mr. A. Philip Randolph, the Na tional President. The convention divided into Region al Zones the entire country, embrac ing sixty-six Pullman districts, with a Zone Supervisor directing the Organ ization, propaganda and administra tive work in these respective areas. It also developed a more centralized and nationalized structure to the por ters’ movement in order that it may correspond in structure with The Pull man Company and increase its eco nomic and fighting strength in the settlement of collective agreements— added Randolph. Resolutions demanding the l.bera tion of Scottsboro Boys and Tom Mooney and all class war prisoners were adopted, together wth resolu tions endorsing the establishment and American Labor Part, opposition to FasC.sm and war, endorsement of the Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill Federal Child Labor Law, the Lun deen Unemployment Insurance Bill, Old Age Pensions, Widows Pensions,’ Socialized Medicine, Municipal, State and Federal Ownership, control and operation of Power Utilities, the con stitution of Clause 7a, insuring work ers the right of self organization in the Federal Legislation, Industrial Unionism and resolutions calling for the expulsion of all national and in ternational unions from the American Federation of Labor that have color clauses in their constitutions and color prejudices in their rituals—concluded Mr. Randolph. Financial aid was voted to the Scottsboro boys and the victims in the fight of the black and white tenant and share croppers of the south whose cause is sponsored by Norman Thom as, leader of the Socialist Party and Frank Crosswaith, General Organizer of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, Adolph Held of the Amalgamated Bank of the Amalga mated Clothing Workers Union and B. Charney Vladeck, Manager of the Jewish Daily Forward. The next convention will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. u. s. mediators begin INVESTIGATION OF PULL MAN PORTERS’ CASE Chicago, Illinois.—According to A. Philip Randolph, National President of the Brother hood of Sleeping Car Porters, who just returned to Chicago from the Third National Convention of the Brotherhood which was held in Kansas City, Missouri, January 28th to 30th, the Med a tors of the National Mediation Board, are now in the Na tional Headquarters of the Union, in New York at 105 West 136th Street, and are in the process of investigating the claims and evidence of the Broth erhood to the right to represent the Sleeping Car Porters in the negotia tion of agreements concerning rate* of pay and rules governing working conditions. Mr. Randolph contends that the Pullman porters have authorized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters by a large and telling majority to deal with the Pullman management. Following the determination by the National Mediation Board, front its investigation of the Brotherhood anti the claims of all other Organizations, whatever they may bo, to represent the porters, the Board, if satisfied that the evidence submitted is con clusive, will order The Ihillman Com pany to meet \vith the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to make and maintain agreements and for the set tlement of grievances, observed Ran dolph. He continued—that the results of this investigation will be the most significant and far reaching to Negro workers in particular and the Ameri can labor movement in general, be cause of the Pullman porters’ strate gic and key position, in American in dustry and the trade union moveyrent. The fight, for recognition—observed the porters’ leader, Mr. Randolph, by the Brotherhood from The Pullman Company has been going on for al most ten years, and as a consequence )f the passage of the amendment to :he Railway Labor Act of the 73rd Congress, the prospects and conditions >f securing recognition have become inusually favorable. PHILADELPHIA STAGES HUGE ANTI-LYNCHING MASS MEETING Philadelphia, Feb. 1.—A huge mass meeting condemning lynching and favoring passage of the Coatigan Wagner federal anti-lynching bill was addressed here this evening by Walter White, secretary of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Col ored People; Charles H. Houston, vice-dean of the Howard University Law School; Congressman William H. Wilson; Frank Crosswaith, New York Socialist and labor leader and State Representative Marshall L. Shepard. The meetng was held at the Friends’ Meeting House here under the auspic es of the Cooperative Committeo Against Lynching, a group consisting of 38 cooperating organizations. Telegrams urging passage of the Costigan-Wagner Bill were sent to President Roosevelt and key membew of Congress. i
