Seniors Russell and
McKellar Block
Anti-Lynching- Bill
Washington. Anr 1 12.—The first
senators in thi"* session of Congress
to interpose objoc ion to the consider
ation of S. 24, the Costigan-Wagner
federal anti-Iyncb ng bill, are Sena-!
tors Richard B. Russell, of Georgia,
and Kenneth D. McKellar of Tennes
see. The bill came up in the regular
order of business Tuesday, April 9.
Senator McKellar explained that the
reason he was asking for the bill to
be passed over was that he thought
it ought to be debated and not passed
under the 5-m nute rule then being
used by the Senate. The exchange of
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remarks in the Congressional Record
on the occasion follow:
Mr. Russell and Mr. McKellar asked
that the bill go over.
Mr. Costigan. Mr. President, a par
liamentary inquiry.
The Vice President. The Senator
from Colorado will state his parlia
mentary inquiry.
•. Costigan. Was exception taken
to the immediate consideration of
Senate bill 24?
The Vice President. It was.
Mr. Castigan. Does the record
show by whom the objection was
made?
Mr. McKellar. I was one of those
who objected, I take great pleasure in
saying to the Senator.
Mr. Russell. I also asked thac the
bill go over.
Mt- McKellar. I think the bill
ought to go over, because it ought
to be debated and not passed under
the 5-minute rule. There is no secret
about it at all.
“The Vice President. The Bill will
be passed over.”
The petitions urging passage of the
bill are being signed anr returned to
the national office of the NAACP in
a steady stream, but NAACP officials
point out that the time is nearing for
the presentation of the petition to
President Roosevelt, and they are ask
ing that signatures be rushed and
ict tions sent into New York as fast
:.s possible. It is hoped all the peti
tions will be in hand and ready for
presentation by May 1.
The New York office of the Asso
ciation also reiterated its request for
funds and pointed out that the bill is
icw entering its most difficult stage,
when personal conferences are re
quired with senators and when con
stituents of particular senators must
be acquainted with the latest attitude
of their representatives. The fight
for the anti-lynching bill is eating in
to the regular budget of the Associa
tion, its officials stated, and special
•ontributions for anti-lynching work
are badly needed. They should be sent
‘o the national office of the NAACP,
39 Fifth avenue, New York.
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Wemmer Na ive Men’s Hostel—
hotel—here is a virtual hell hole.
Men are forced to sleep ten to
i room in beds teeming with
•*ermin. Walls and ceilings are
In a state of decay. There are no
sanitary toilet facilities. Many
of the men must sleep on the ver
anda of the lodging house al
though .hey pay room rent.
The “hotel” is located in a
actory enclosure, where Natives
re compelled to stay during the
entire period of their employ
ment.
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PAST, PRESENT
MX EUTPRE
S. W. R—Please tell me why my
mother-ih-law watches me so much?
Ans—Your mother-in-law seems to j
think that you have a sweetheart, and
she is trying to keep you from see
ing hin>. It appears to me that you
and your husband have been drifting
apart and his mother hates to see your
marriage go on the rocks—Wihy don't
you and he move out somewhere to
yourself. That will be the best way
for you to keep him from going out
every other night.
L. J. E.—Will you kindly tell me :
what I can do to maka my baby fat?
Why it is so skinny?
Ans.—During the first few months
of a baby’s life, special care has to
be taken of the child's diet, and this
appears to be something that you neg
lected. Your baby should be put un
der the care of a good specialist as he
is old enough now to have a complete
change of diet.
E. B.—Will you tell me who my
future wife'Will be?
Ans.—The girl by the initial of “E”
whom you have been so much in love
with, appears to be the girl you will
make your wife. However, there is
one thing you'll have to do before
she’ll marry you, and that is to CURB
YOUR TEMPER. Your sudden out
bursts is the reason you are separat
ed now.
W. O. R.—Do jou see any more
children for me?
Ans.—I don’t see you ever giving
birth to a child again, however, with*
: m the next few years, you will have
THREE more children. These child
ren belong to the man you are going
with, and someday they'll be yours.
A- L.—Will you tell me through
the paper when my husband got this
card and who sent it?
Ans.—There is no reason for you
to get so suspicious about this card j
your husband received, for after all i
he is entitled to have some friends the
same as you are. This valentine he
got for St. Valentine’s day appears to
be frorn your neighborhood grocer.
IShe sent it to him just as a matter of
courtesy.
E- S.—Do you think I will be suc
cessful if I move from here ? I
Ans.—The best thing for you to do
is to move from your present location, i
for it would not be safe for you to go
back to your old job yet. There is no
| use in your sitting around twi .tling
your thumbs and waiting for a chance '
to go back on your old job. Through
your good friend “F” in St. Louis, you
can be a lot more successful in find
ing work.
Analyzing The Result of
Redistrieting Plan
Election Commissioner Anton J.
Tusa, since his appointment as El_c- i
tion Com miss-oner cn F'ercmber 26
19^4, has been engaged in working out
a redistrieting plan, which will dim -
nate 29 voting precincts, redu iag the
number of j-.ecincts w.tbin the city
md county from 218 to 189.
Ar_ analysis of the precincts ~s they
now are, discloses a most uneven dis- i
tribution as a result of the shifting of !
r-pul.-t.on since tno last adjustment |
made in 1929, and there are many
precincts containing a vote less than
the statuory requirement, namely 300
t;‘ 700 per precinct, so that the aver
age vote per "recinct throughout the
city as a whole is only one-quarter
above the minimum and three-quar
below the maximum prescribed by
statute.
This analysis raises the question of
what policy should be adopted in re
distr.cting at this time. The problem
of the cost of operaion of the various
local city and county departments is
certainly the outstanding concern of
I axpayers at this time. With taxes
continually increasing, we therefore
believe that REDUCTION IN THE
COST OP OPERATION should be
come the dominant factor in deciding
what policy should be followed in re
districting during this off-election
year. The elimination of 29 precincts
will create a saving in the neighbor
hood of $25,000 to $30,000 during the
next five years. The average number
of votes cast per precinct within the
city on presidential years will only be
increased from 423 to 503, and for
non-presidential years, from 360 to
431. In 1936, when there will be a
city, state and county primary, a city
election and state and county general
election, the saving for this year alone
will be in the neighborhood of $10,000.
A BABY FOB YOU?
If you want a baby all your own
and yearn for a baby’s arms and a
baby’s smile do not give up hope. Just
write in confidence to Mrs. Mildred
Owens, 2509—Coates House, Kansas
City, Mo., and she will tell you about
a simple home method that helped
her after being denied 15 yrs. Many
others say this has helped bless their
lhres. Write now and try for this
wonderful happiness.—Adv.
Also, as a result of this plan, $1,800 i
can be saved this year, 1935, for it
w.ll not be necessary to purchase poll-!
ing place equipment otherwise neces- 1
sar.
The elimination of precincts in the
city limits will cause a small per-'
cemage of voters to travel one or two
blocks farther in order to vote, but
the percentage affected is small, and
we feel that they will be glad to do 1
this in the interest of economy and
that no complaint will be made.
Id connec ion with this redistricting,
j he County Commissioner district lines
have been somewhat changed, so that
they will follow the ward lines as
nearly as poss.ble. This will simplify
the work in the Election Commission
i er s °flhce and serve to aid in reducing
election costs.
The Douglas County Election Office
has a national reputation as a model
election system of honesty and effic
iency. It is an election system of
which Nebraska and Douglas County
; and 0maha can well be proud, and the
thought has occurred to the present
Election Commissioner Mr. Tusa, that
the men who hare so faithfully car
ried out the purpose of the law in
Douglas County for the past 22 years,
should be honored to the extent of the
ability of his office. An opportunity
to do this has arisen through the
creation of 3 new precincts in the
county, each of which must be named.
He is therefore naming these pre
cincts Moorhead, McHugh and May, in
honor of the first Commissioner, Har
ley G. Moorhead, who served 12 years,
and Wm. B. McHugh, the second Com
missioner, who also served 12 years,
and Mr. McHugh’s assistant and chief
eputy, Albert E. May, who served
under Mr. McHugh for 12 years.
Mr. Tusa will be very glad to meet
with the various civic, political and
any other organizations which would
be interested in having him outline his
restricting plan in detail, and ex
plain how it will reduce the cost of
uti»e elections by a large amount.
Anton J. Tusa,
Election Commissioner
House Cleaning Time
Omaha will clean house starting,
onday, April 22nd, with four days
devoted to the intensive spring cam
paign sponsored annually by the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce in coopera
tion with the city streets maintenance
M. S.—Do you think I will get the
things I want before June?
Ans.—Your anut and uncle have
put off writing you because they are
waiting until they can give you some
good news. That appears-to be the
source from which you will receive
your GRADUATING OUTFIT—You'll
get these things before June.
E. C- F.—Will you tell me who did
the calling up at a certain house?
Ans—You haven’t done so well in
concealing the fact that you are in
love with X. O. C. All your girl
friends know by the way you have
been running after him that you are
crazy about him. The tall girl that
you go with appears to be the one
that called him up and IMPERSON
ATED YOU. She was just trying
to find out how serious you had be
i como with each other.
B. B—Will you kindly tell me
! where my da*’dy went to and w-hy he
! left the way he did ? Is he still in
town?
<Ans.—No, your daddy is not still
in town—I get the impression that he
went back to where he came from,
and there were several reasons for his
sudden departure. I suggest that you
see note attached to- this column and
write for a private reply about this
matter.
K. L. P—I want to know if you
think the girl I have in mind will ever
decide right about me?
A ns.—You haven’t yet given your
girl friend any reason to change her
mind about you. When you promif ■ d
her to stop drinking and gambling she
expected you to live up to your word
—You might as well start looking for
another girl for your girl friend has
alead ' lost all patience with you. She
won’t give you another chance to
prove that you really are a decent
fellow.
H. G.—Will I get to go out of the
city to work, or will I have to stay
here ?
Ans.—Your mother and father
don’t want you to go to work yet, and i
they don’t intend to let 'ou go off to
a strange city. Why don’t you go
ahead to the BOAROUiG SCHOOL
they have selected for you to attend.
That will be the only way j ou’ll get:
to leave the city.
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Parties
In large sections of the country
February is the “party month." It
is because many states obaerre j
Washington’s birthday and Lin- /
coin’s birthday, aad j
always there is St.
Valentine’s Day.
I like to think of
them educationally,
for they do repre
sent opportunities.
In the first place,
the party itself is an
educative situation, since after ail
education is the acquisition of ex
periences. In turn, party experi
ences lead to habits, attitudes, and
knowledges.
But the kind and influence of
the experiences depends a lot upon
the adults behind the scenes.
There are the little dic&ncies and
etiquette of behavior. To feel at
case at mixed social affairs is a
blessing many times in life. The
narty offers the chance to give that
feeling to children at an early age.
Through games and stunts we can
help build an attitude toward
sportsmanship. We can make fun
the primary object of playing.
Tf we’re very wise we can do more
ror the self-conscious, shy. retir
ng child than by any other means
st our disposal.
The “eata” are always important
course. While we shouldn't
alk health diets at parties, we can
iscever attractive and tasty corn
nations of fruits, custards, ice
ream, and cakes. For beverage*,
ruit punches and iced chocolate
-ilk drinks can't be t eat. A pure
veet at the end is never objcc
• enable. Finally, we can, as •por
ts, observe the bedtime rule in
-•» case of evening parties.
The subject tf rewards it often •
ri.-ee one. /V. Ireland will die
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department. The cleanup is without
cost to householders.
Monday and Tuesday, April 22 and
23, trucks put into service by the city;
and those donated by private firms
and individuals will make a systematic
canvas of all streets north of Dodge
street, according to Ern e W|0lff of the 1
city streets department, in charge of
operations.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 24
and 25, the trucks will work on the
south side of Dodge street.
The civic appearance committee of
the ^Junior Chamber of Commerce is
in charge of the drive, with A1 Wolff
as chairman of the special spring
cleanup group.
The commit ee has arranged to fur
nish both the public and parochial
schools with complete instructions
about the cleanup, so that teachers
can pass the information on to the
pupils.
“All teachers are requested to make
the cleanup a discussion subject on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
The bo s and girls will take the mes
sage home and get their winter’s rub
bish ready over the weekend”, Chair
man Wolf said.
The usual general rules apply. Th«
one ‘don’t’ is “don't put ashes out on
the curb.” They will not be hauled
away.
All cans and other rubbish will be
hauled, but thev must be placed on the
street curb. They must be placed in
boxes, sacks, baskets or other contain
ers. They must be on the curb by
Sunda.' night in the north of Dodge
street section, and by Tuesday night
in the south of Dodge section.
Trucks will not return over a route
which onoe has been covered, city of
ficials warn.
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NEW SUPREME COURT
DECISION ON SCOTTSBORO
CASE BEING ANALYZED
By John Brook.
Associate Editor, Crusader News
Agency.
The brilliant, uphill fight, wag
ed on a world-wide scale, for the
freedom of the Seottsboro boys,
for ihe last your years, has forced
from the United States Supreme
Court one the most significant
decisions in American history.
This decision, recognizing the
right of Negroes to serve on ju
ries, marks a tremendous step
forward in the liberation strug
gles of the Negro people.
In raising the Negro juror is
sue as far back as April, 1931, the
International Labor Defense took
the Seottsboro case out of the
category of ordinary court pro
cedure. The case became a rally
ing point for all those interested
in Negro freedom.
World-Wide Protest.
Protest letters and resolutions
came td the President of the
United States and Alabama Stale
officials, from every country in
the world. The American embas
sy in Germany, at the insistence
of thousands of German workers,
urged the United States govern
ment officials to intercede in be'
half of the Seottsboro boys. Va
rious protest actions were car
ried through in the United States,
outstanding among which was the
Seottsboro march to Washington
in May, 1932.
When the case was heard by
the Supreme Court in 1932 a mass j
picket line was formed before I
the building. At this time the
court refused to consider the
jury issue, basing its reversal of
.he death sentences on a techni
cality.
But the mounting campaign of
mass protest,, coupled with the
best legal defense, finally crashed
hrough the maze of juridical red
tape used to deny constitutional
rights to Negroes.
For its historical significance
he United States Supreme Court
decision on the Scottsboro case
outstrips that of the Dred Scott
decision which declared a “Ne
gro has no rights which a white
man. is bound to respect.”
Amother factor which obvious
ly influenced the decision was
the Harlem outbreak, oecuring
only two weeks before the deci
sion was rendered. I
Rulings cf Supreme Cour'.
The opinion as delivered by
Chief Justice Hughes rules:
1— That “Whenever. . .all per
sons of the African race are
excluded solely because of their
race or color, from serving as
grand jurors in the criminal
prosecution of a person of the,
African race, the equal pro
tection of «he laws is denied
him.”
2— That “the names of six Ne
groes” were written in after
the jury rolls were closed, eon
stituing a fraud.
3— That “for a generation or
longer no Negro had been cal
led for service on any jury in
Jackson County” Alabama.
4— That “there were Negroes
qualified for jury service.”
5— That “we —the Supreme
Court— are of the opinion that
the evidence presen.ed by de
fense —J. B.— required a dif
ferent result from that reach
ed in the State Court.”
The one part of the decision;
which particularly reflected the |
mass demand for the freedom of
ihw fc>eo,tsboro boys was the
separate decision on Heywood
Pa.terson. While returning his
case to the State Court, the de
cision states emphatically that
there are sufficient grounds for
reversal of the former decision of
the State C'our.. In this case the1
state urged that the United States '
Supreme Court had no jurisdic
tion due «o a technicality. How
ever the cions,titutional points
hold in both cases, as both
were indie.ed by the same all
white jury.
Alabama Courts Rebuked
The carefully worded opinion
delivered by Chief Justice Hugh
es rebukes the Alabama courts
for their crudity in barring Ne
groes from jury service. j
The jury commissioner’s state
ment that not one Negro male
of the 666 in Jackson could quali
fy for jury service was character
ized as “too sweeping” and “a
violent presumption,” by Justice
Hughes. He subtly indicated a
more refined way.
For example: “If the namesjfl
Negroes are added to the jv^P
rolls and called for jury service,
the constitutional requirements
will have been met. And if in
draw ing jury panels a Negro ap
pears, the challenges of the pros
ecution are enough to insure that
no Negro serves on petit juries.
Southern “Persuasion”
The Euel Lee case in Maryland, i
where this procedure Avorked, is‘
an example. Negroes on the panel
challenged off, a lily-white jury
legally lynched
In the case of grand jury serv
ice Avhere there are no challenges,
there is still left the old method
of “persuasion.” This typo of
“persuasion” was thta used on
Negro witnesses at Decatur trials,
lynch threats, bombing, house
burning, etc.
It is clear then that to crash
through the legal and extra-legal
obstacles standing in the way of
justice to the Scottsboro boys,
requires a real mass movement.
Such a moA'ement must back up
the demand for Negio jurors and
for other constitutional and civil
rights. Thus the Scottsboro case
is more closely woven into the
struggle for Negro rights.
What of Other Negroes Indicted.
If the Scottsboro boys were in
dicted illegally, what of the other
thousands of Negroes now serv
ing time in jails, chain-gangs and
penitentiaries? What of those
executed under these illegal in
dictments? This victory in the
Scoitsboro case is cer.ain to have
its reverberations in other cases
where the same constitutional
points are involved.
What Next?
In a statement issued imme
diately following the decision, A
W- Kerry, Secretary of the Na
tional Scot sboro-Herndon. Action
Committee said:
The next immediate step is
that of securing ihe release of the
Seottshoro boys. We have called
on all of our affiliates to wire or
write Gov. Bibb Graves of Ala
bama demanding unconditional
freedom of the boys and the
dropping of all court proceedings
against them. We are more con
\ inced than ever that onv a tre
mendous wave of mass se’ntimeni
can complete the partial victory
already won. We call on all our
friends and affiliates to * send
funds immediately for pressing
the fight for the freedom of the
boys.
“We shall in the meantime
fight for the unity of all those
forces interested in ihe freedom
of the boys, following the example
of the united defense in the Unit
ed St a es Supreme Court.”
Gr eater Vigilance Needed
The announcement of re-indict
ment proceedings by Lieut. Gov
ernor Knight indicates the ruth
less determination of the lynchers
to hold their prey. These actions
must also serve as a stimulus for
greater vigilance and actions on
the part of those interested in the
unconditional freedom of ihe
Scottsboro boys.
Immorality is the glorious dis
covery of Chris.ianity—Channing.
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