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VOL. VIM.— - OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1935 NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
Authority Race Problems To Speak At Y. W. C. A.
FRED SAUNDERS WINS CONSPIRACY CASE
Woman Settles Argument With Gun; Arrested
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF
DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT
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To the readers of the Omaha Guide,
we, the officers of said companies,
do hereby extend to you a Business
Directory of Display Advertisements
for the firms that make it possible for
the Omaha Guide to serve this Com
munity. Therefore, we sincerely re
quest that our readers and friends
give the following firms their kind
consideration when they are in need
of the commodities sold by these ad
vertisers. Thanking you in advance
for your support of these merchants,
we are:
Grant Street Pharmacy, 24th and
Grant Sts.
Mason & Knox Cafe. 2307 N. 24th St.
Duffy Pharmacy. 24th and Lake Sts.
Ideal Garage, 2419 Lake St.
Frank Marks’ Grocery, 24th and Par
ker Sts.
Carey's Coal Company, 27th Street at
Grant.
Kabe's Buffet, 24th and Lake Sts.
Colton Dry Goods Store, 2503 N. 24th
Street.
Lewis Service Station, 24th and Grant
Streets.
American Weiner Shop, 2509 N. 24th
Street.
Herman’s Market. 2422 N. 24th St.
Tuchcan Bros., 24th and Lake Sts.
Autrey Ice and Coal Co., 2519 Grant
Street.
Kraft Bargain Store, 2518 N. 24th St,
Petersen’s Bakery, 2506 N. 24th St.
Nebraska Power Co., 17th and Harney
Streets.
Gerber Consolidated Auto Parts Co.,
2501 Cuming Street.
Emerson Laundry, 2324 N. 24th St.
Publix Cab Co., 305 S. 27th Ave.
Ross Drug Store, 2122 N. 24th SL
Silver Slipper Nite Club, 1123 S. 6th
Street.
State Furniture Co., 14th and Dodge
Streets.
Edftalm-Sherman Laundry, 2401 N.
24th Street.
Ritz Theater, 24th and Patrick Ave.
Harry Mason, 1512 Farnam St.
Northwestern Bel! Tel. Co., 19th and
Douglas Streets.
GIVES DINNER AT OLD FOLK’S
HOME
Sunday February 17, Mr. C. E.
Baker, persident of the Epworth
League of Cleaves Temple Church,
gave a dinner at the Old Folk’s home.
Those present were Rev. and Mrs. Cal
houn, Mrs. Florence Garland, Mrs.
Roberta Hall. Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Cleo
Hayes, Miss Alice Hunter, Messrs. C.
E. Baker, R. F. Adams, Dewitt Smart
and Henry Brown.
The members of the Old Folk’s
Home enjoyed the entertainment very
much.
The Just We Social Club, of which j
Mrs. Edith Codd is president and Mrs.
Jessie Vann is secretary, presented;
the Old Folk’s Home with one half
dozen sheets.
MISS BERRY VISITS OMAHA
By James McAlister
Miss Madeline Berry, formerly of
Omaha, who for the past eight years
has made her home in New York City,
is here visiting relatives at 2874 Bin
ney Street. She has been highly en
tertained by friends since she has
been in the city. Miss Lola Payne
and Mrs. Edna Smith, 2233 Grant
Street entertained about •orty guests
in her honor. Everyone present
^ seemed to have spent a very pleasant
evening. Mrs. Nilan Mackay furnish
ed the music.
SAUNDERS
WINS $1500
JUDGEMENT
Mr. Fred Saunders, against whom a
charge of insanity was filed by Mrs.
M rtle Washington, Mr. Katz and Mr.
Paul Holliday about a year ago, was
granted $1500.00 judgment In Judge
Sears’ District Court. Mr. Sanders
was examined by the Insanity Board
and found sane. He then sued Mr.
Holliday, Mr. Katz and Mrs. Washing
ton.
Attorney Ray L. Williams defended
Mrs. Washington, and Attorney Em
met L. Murpby represented Mr. Saun
ders. Mr. Holliday had no attorney
and did not appear in court through
! out the trial. Mr. Katz was defended
by Attorney Irvin C. Levin.
Saunders said that he believed the I
Qharges were brought as a means to j
seize his interest in the Republican
Club which he had operated in part
nership with O. Jackson.
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
PLEA TO BE BROADCAST
IN WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.
White Plains, N. Y.—The West
chester Broadcasting Corporation,
operating staiion WFAS has
granted to the White Plains Cos*
tigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
Committee for a 15 minute pro
gram devoted to a talk on the
lynching evil and the necessity
for a federal law to suppress it.
Dr. Errold D. C'ollymore, chair
man of the committee announces
that the program will open and.
close with stanzas from the Xe-|
gro National Anthem by a group
of Negro singers.
On Sunday, January 20, the
pastors of the four local Negro
churches spoke about the Cost’i
gan-Wagner bill and ^emitted re
presentatives of the committee to
secure signatures of the congre
gations and make brief talks. .So
far 507 signatures t'o the petition
have been secured urging passage
of the bill and it is expected that
over 1.000 signatures will utima
telv be obtained
AT the solicitation of Dr. Collv-'
more. Mr. Eugene Field Scott,
General Secretary of the Y. M.
C. A., and chairman of the Com
mittee for Social Action of the
Race Relation Committee of the
Ministers Assertion has sent, cop
ies of the appeal to all the min
isters of the city. The White Plains
Daily Reporter last week prom
ftiently featured on its editorial
page an appeal from Dr. Colly
more to support the bill by send
ing telegrams and letters to the
local representative in Congress,
the two New York Senators and
President Roosevelt.
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OWENS ARRESTBD
Johnny Owens, 2228 Ohio Street,
was arrested Wednesday, February
20, for parking his car in the Deputy
Sheriff’s parking spaee.
BEAN FEED AT ELKS* HALL
Captain Allen Allensworth, Com
pany No. 25, U. S. W. B. will have
a bean feed and program at the Elks'
Hall, 2420 Lake Street, on February
21st- All veterans and their families
are invited.
A TTY WILLIAMS TO REPRESENT
BAR AS'S’N IN NEBRASKA
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RAY LAWRENCE WILLIAMS
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The National Bar Association whose
members are composed of some of the
outstanding Colored Lawyers of j
America selected Ray Lawrence Wil
liams as Regional Director of the
State of Nebraska, of the National
Bar Association.
Mr. Williams holds degree from
the College of Commerce, Wilberforce
University and shortly after his grad
uation from University, became Chief
Teller, and Accountant for Anderson
& Company Bank, Jacksonville, Flor
ida. He resigned his position with
the Anderson & Company, Bank to ac
cept a position as professor of Com
mercial Law and Economics at West
ern University, Kansas City, Kansas;
He came to Omaha, Nebraska in 1926
to accept the position as Commission
er of the Colored Commercial Club,
which was associated with the Omaha
Community Chest; while with the
Commercial Club he established the
Colored Free Employment Bureau un
der the direction of the Omaha Com
munity Chest and operated same for
a number of years, and during this
period entered and graduated from
Omaha University of Law.
Attorney Williams is commissioned
to practice before all departments
and bureaus of the United States Gov
ernment, and holds the Commission
as Second Lieutenant in the United
States Army, Reserve Corp, He has
successfully handled the claims of
many ex-service men.
The President of the National Bar
Association is E. Washington Rhodes,
of Philadelphia, Penn.
FIND ATTACKER GUILTY,
IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY
(Taken from Omaha Bee-News)
Nashville, Tann., Febr. 18, (AP)—
E. K. Harris, 22-year.old Negro,
whose rescue by national guardsmen
from a Shelbyviile mob December 19,
cost four lives. Monday night he was
found guilty of criminally assaulting
a young white girl and was sentenced
to die in the electric chair.
PORTERS CHARGE CITY
WITH DISCRIMINATION
New York.—(CXA)—Charges
of discrimination were levelled at
the Civil Service Commission here
by the porters of the citv-owned
Independent Subway System.
The porters assert that they are
paid lower wages than any other
group of eity employees and are
denied necessary comforts.
The Transportation Workers
Union is organizing the opposi
tion to this discrimination.
SOCIOLOGIST TO BE GUEST SPEAKER
AT INTERRRACIAL MEETING AT ‘Y’
Dr. E. B. Reuter, Sociologist and
Past President of the American So
ciological Society will be in Omaha,
February 28th-March 1st as the guest
speaker of the City Interracial Conv
mittee in a “Conference on Race Re
lations."
Known for his books on “The Fam
ily”, “Introduction to Sociology,”
“The American Race Problem”,
“Population Problems,” Dr. Reuter
brings a rare contribution of interest
and scientific data on the race prob
lem.
In 1920-1921, he was director, Red1
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“CONFERENCE ON RACE
RELATIONS”
Thursday, February 28th, 1935
Forenoon and afternoon to be spent
in contacting outside groups.
8:00 P. M.—Mass Meeting, First
Methodist Church, (20th and Daven
port).
Address—“Exploring and Exploiting
Racial Theories”
Attorney Sam Beber, Presidfcig.
Dr. Earl Sullenger, Head, Depart
ment of Sociology will introduce Dr.
Reuter. There will be special music.
Friday, M,arch 1st, 1935
10:00 A. M.—Morning Session.
Subject—“Racial Concepts”.
Presiding, Lathrop Rogers, Member,
City Interracial Committee.
Discussion Leader, Lawrence Brown.
Professor, Sociology and Psychol
ogy, Creighton University.
12:00 Noon—Luncheon, 40 cents.
(Phone Ja. 2748 for reservations)
Subject—“Racial Trends”. j
'Presiding, Mrs. M. L. Rhone, Head '
Resident, Woodson Center.
Discussion Leader, Miss Maty McDow- j
ell, Honorary Head, Chicago Uni- j
versity Settlement House.
2:00 P. M.—Afternoon Session.
Subject—“Theories and Facts Con- ■
cerning Radial Intermixtures”.
Presiding, Mrs. Helen Buckland, Mem- j
ber, City Interracial Commj^tee. j
Discussion Leader, Attorney H. J.!
Pinkett.
Dr. Reuter will present the subjects '
listed. All Friday sessions will be
held at the Central Y. W. C. A.,
17th and St. Mary’s Avenue.
SPEAKS ON NEGRO HISTORY
On Friday, February 15, John B.
Horton, Jr., errtployee of City Street
Department and newspaperman spoke
before the Negro History class of the
Woodson Center, 5301 S. 30th St. Mr.
Horton’s subject was “The Negro and
his Past’’ which dealt with the indif
ferent attitude of Historians towards
such Negro characters in past and
present history as, Toussaint L’Ove
toure, Stephen Estevan, Hannibal,
P. L. Dunbar, Frederick Douglass,
Mary M’Leod Bethune and others. The
speaker expressed hope that the Ne
gro countries and Negro people of the
World would soon have their worth
while achievements chronicled by their
own effort. Mr. Horton spoke as the
guest of Mrs. Hancock and Mrs. Jones
members of the Woodson Center staff.
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CLAIR CHAPEL SEXTETTE
The Clair Chapel Sextette gave a
musical tea at the residence of Mrs.
T. Taylor, 2932 N. 28th Street, Sun
day afternoon from 4 until 7.
Members of the sextette are Mrs. I.
Bennelft, pianist and president, Mrs.
C. Hunter, secretary, Mrs. G. Goosby,
manager, Mrs. T. Taylor and Mrs. G.
Bell, music committee.
Cross School for Social Workers, Tu
lane College and in 1930-1931 did re
search work, University of Hawaii.
At the present time, he is head of the
Department of Sociology and Consult
ing Editor, McGraw-Hill Publications
in Sociology.
The “Conference on Race Relations”
will offer an opportunity for the dis
cussion of the world problems of race
and the factors which constitute the
American inter-racial situation.
OMAHA CONTRACTOR DIES
Mr. James William Alexander, one
of the oldest residents of this city,
passed away at his home Friday
morning, February 8th.
Mr. Alexander had been a contrac
tor for more than forty years, and in
nearly every section of the city one
might see examples of his handiwork.
He leaves a wife, Sarah H., nine
daughters; Mrs. Carrie Cooper, of De
troit, Michigan, Mrs. Marie Coulter,
Mrs. J. A. Robinson, Mrs. J. T, Taylor,
Mrs. Harvey Bridges, Mrs. John Nor
man, Mrs. Dell Dotson, of Colorado
Springs, Mrs. Cecil Billingsley and
Mrs. Elroy Asberry; fourteen grand
children, seven brothers and sisters,
two nephews and one niece, of Ken
tucky.
Services were held Thursday from
St. John’s A. M. E. Church with in
terment at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park. The Reverend L. P. Bryant
officiated.
NEW BARBER SHOP OPENS
The DeLux Barber Shop was recent
ly opened at 2045 N. 24th Street. It
is under the management of Mr. Rich
ard Taylor, formerly affiliated with
Mr. Mayo, of the Fraternity Barber
Shop. Assisting Mr. Taylor are Mr.
Wm. Ford, formerly at the Arcade,
24th and Clark Streets, Mr. S. B. Dix
on and Mr. M. E McGee, both of the
Twenty Grand Barber Shop.
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JUNGLE RHYTHM BOYS
OFFER NEW ACT
The Jungle Rhythm lioys,
Ilarry Johnson, Booker Wells,
Elmer Givens and Harold King,
who have been together for the
past four ye a re, have a new act
to offer the public. These boys
are from South Omaha and made
their own instruments. Their act
went over big when they ap
peared publicly and the went to
Chicago, where they played at
shows and night clubs.
They fere thinking of adding
more pieces to their orchestra,
home made, of course, and they
expect to play in New York this
year. They anticipate greater suc
cess with the new act than they
had wtih their former ones. No
date has been set for their de
parture to New York.
THULL TO GET COUNTY DRUG
ORDERS
The Thull Drug Store, at 24th and
Seward Streets, has been appointed a3
the Northside outlet for drug orders
issued by the county. This is said to
be the first time that a Northside drug
store has received such recognition.
RAILROADED TO DEATH
ON FAKE “CONFESSION”
Cleveland, Miss.—(CNA)—In
an atmosphere charged with lynch
spirit, James E. Coyner, alleged
to have murdered and mutilated
Mrs. Aurelius B. Payne (white),
was indicted, tried and convict
id here in one day. He was sen
tenced to death by hanging on
March 5 by Judge William A. Ad
corn.
Guardmen Called Out
To avert nation-wide protest
over a possible lynching, the s ate
and county officials rushed Na
tional Guardsmen here to “pro
tect” Coyner from lynch mobs.
He was brought here from Jack
son. Miss., in what (he authorities
describe as a “ lynehrproof ” bag
gage ear, manned by “two hund
red steel-helmeted soldiers.”
Early Monday morning, he was
taken before the grand jury who
indicted him in a few minutes.
He was arraigned in court and a
jury was chosen within 30 min
utes. A lily-white jury couvieted
Coyner and Judge Alcorn senten
ced him on the evening of the
same day.
Mississippi Led Lynching In 1934
Early press reports quote Dis
trict Attorney Greek P. Rice as
stating that Coyner had signed
a confession. In court, this state
ment was exploded when Coyner
pleaded “not guilty.”
Eight Negroes were lynched by
Mississippi mobs in 1934. The
highest number in the country.
In many of these lvnchings, police
officers and sheriffs handed over
the victims to he lynch mobs.
Nation-wide protest flooded the
responsible Mississippi authorities.
This year, the state and county
officials, anxious to avoid mass
indignation and protest have or
dered out troops to “protect”
Negroes charged with crime from
lynch mobs for a eour,-sanction
ed death by hanging.
PULLMAN PORTERS SUPPORT
SCOTTSBORO DEFENSE,
WORKERS BILL
Kansas City, Mo.—(CNA)—
The resolutions of the third nat
ional convention of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters here
unanimously voted to support the
fight for the freedom of the
Seottsboro boys both morally and
financially.
The committee also endorsed
the Lundeen Unemployment In
surance Bill (II. R. 2827), and
promised support to help free
Tom Mooney and other class-war
prisoners.
ACCUSED WORKER S BODY
FOUND IN RIVER
Culport, Miss.—(CNA) — The
body of Tillie Saucier, a worker,
was found floating in the Bayou
river near here today.
Saucier had been arrested at
Kiln, Miss., in connection with the
shooting of A. Shiffalo (white).
Shiffalo recovered after being
shot, but he caused the arrest of
Saucier, whose connection with
the shooting was not established.
The worker escaped, and a man
hunt was begun. His dead body
(causes of death not explained)
was found floating in the river
in the region w^here he had beeD
trailed by the man-hunters.
ARGUMENT
ENDS IN
SHOOTING
Callie Taylor, 2406 Charles Street,
was arrested and taken to jail Sunday,
February 17, for shooting Vera Wal
ton, 4827 S. 26th Street. It seems
that the two were not on good terms,
and when they met in front of 402 N.
14th Street, an argument ensued. It
is alleged that Callie Taylor drew her
gun and shot Vera, the pellet enter
ing the left side.
•Callie ran into 414 N. 14th Street
and escaped to her home where she
was picked up later. Vera was car
ried into 402 N. 14th Street and later
removed to Lord Lister Hospital,
where the bullet was removed.
Callie Taylor is held for investiga
tion.
! DINING CAR WAITERS PETITION
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Dining Car Waiters Petition To Invoke
the Services of the U. S. Board of
Mediation in the Dispute Between
Local 465, Representing Dining Car
Waiters of the Union Pacific System,
and the Union Pacific System.
After three (3) weeks of formal
labor conference with officials of the
Union Pacific System at Omaha, rep
resentatives for the employees have
reported Ito their membership that
they have been unable to reach any
satisfactory terms as to wages, hours
and working conditions.
According to Solon C. Bell, General
President of the Protective Order of
Dining Car Waiters, Local 465, repre
senting the dining car waiters on the
Union Pacific System, the U. S. Med
iation Board has been officially noti
fied that its services are invoked. Fur
ther, President Bell stated that the
employees have prepared their case
along with other necessary data and
forwarded the same to the U. S.
Board of Mediation.
The two principal demands of the
employees are the establishment of
the principle of the 240-hour work
month, and to equitably settle the
question of seniority rights. The
management’s {Position on the above
demands has been entirely uncompro
mising, and they have definitely re
fused to grant either of the two prin
cipal demands.
The organization now awaits offi
cial notification from the U. S. Board
of Mediation, as to its acceptance of
the case. According to President Bell,
there is no doubt that the Board will
accept and will dispatch a Mediator
at the earliest possible time.
YOUTH FRAMED ON
ROBBERY CHARGE
Birmingham, Ala.—(CNA) —
Jake Pollard, a 20 year old youth,
waB arrested Sunday night and
charged with the robbery of
James Simmons, a 16-year-old
white delivery boy. Simmons as
serted that he was assaulted Sum
day night by a Negro who threat
ened him with a knife and rob
bed him of 69 cents and a pack
age of cigarettes.
Simmons, who thus accounted
for the missing articles, was quick
to “identify” Pollard when Of'
ficers Abbot and Cook arrested
the youth after searching the
Souh Side for someon e upon
whom to pm the robbery charge.
ELKS’ SUNDAY NIGHT SMOKER EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT AT ELKS’ HALL
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