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%W.V.WAV.W.V.V.,.%%W.VAV.VW^AV.V.,ASW.,.V.Vd,WA»/^W.VA,AWdVA%,JVW. . . . EDI! ORIALS . . . The Omaha Guide Published every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant St., Omaha, Neb. Phone WEbster 1750 Entered as Second Class Matter March 15,- 1927 at the Post Office at Omaha, Neb., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Terms of Subscription $2.00 per year. ~ .. . - . Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man must pre vail. These are the only principles which will stand the acid test of gt>od citizenship in time of peace, war and death. Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, JUNE 29, 1935 The Constitution, Our Greatest Safeguard By E. Hofer. 'P'HE Senate has passed the Public Utility Act of 1935; usually spoken of as the W heeler-Rayburn bill to eliminate most electric holding companies. On June 4. a United States Congressman, writ ing to a worried investor who feared that his sav ings would be wiped out by this plan to destroy holding companies, said: “This legislation . . . will protect, the actual value and earning power of such properties now owned by thousnads of in vestors ... It will not destroy values." The Con gressman did not say what the investor could do with securities in a company destroyed by a federal law. When he tells worried citizens that a bill to de stroy an industry “will not destroy values,“ he as sumes a grave responsibility. Since the Supreme Court’s decision on the NRA, upholding constitutional principles as to interstate commerce and powers of Congress, legal authoriti es are considering the effect of the decision on this unprecedented legislation to destroy property rights. The bill gives political appointees absolute life and death power over companies worth billions of dollars, representing the savings and investments of hundreds of thousands of American citizens. It would give the same appointees power over most 'of the operating utilities of the country, to the ex clusion of state utility commissions. The great bulk of electricity is generated, dis tributed and used within a single state. The public Utility Act does not differentiate between inter state and intrastate power, but to attempt to sub ject it all to federal control. In the light of the Sspreme Court’s remarks on intrastate commerce, the vital provisions of this bill seem brazenly unconstitutional. But the Sen ate has passed it and the House is under political pressure to pass it. while Congressmen tell invest ors “ it will not destroy values.’’ Regardless of what Congress does, however, the rights of citizens will be guarded by the United States Supreme Court in interpreting that greatest of all guarantees of human happiness and property rights, the United States Constitution, which so far has stood impregnable against insidious political onslaughts to curb its protective powers and de stroy personal liberties. The Railroads Have Done Their Part By E. Hofer. F lias been claimed that railroad difficulties are! traceable to their failure to effect economies that would help adjust outgo to income. That is un true. The best measure of efficiency in railroad op eration is the lowered cost of handling a ton of freight. The figures show that in 1920 it cost the lines $10.66 per 1,000 revenue ton miles of freight moved. In 1933 the cost was $6.48; a reduction of 39.2 per cent. I nless this single saving had been made it would have cost over a billion dollars more to move the 1933 traffic, compared with 1920. The greatest railroad difficulties are entirely beyond the lines' control. A harsh and unrelaxing policy of railroad regulation has been pursued while otner carriers have been permitted to go unregulat ed or half-regulated. Great reductions in operat ing expense could be made if the railroads were permitted to coordinate facilities and to jointly use freight houses, tracks, stations, bridges, etc. At present, the law prevents this being done; and, if some lawmakers have their way, railroad operating costs will be increased tremendously by legislation limiting size of trains, the 6 hour day and similar measures. In addition, government has directly and indi rectly subsidized railroad competitors. Tremendous sums from tax funds have been used to benefit commercial motor vehicles and taxpayers have fur nished more than $780,000,000 for subsidizing waterway competition. The railroads have cut costs enormously in the face of great legislative obstacles. The creation ot a reasoned and equitable transportation policy, v- uc-h would penalize no carrier and treat all alike, would be of immense benefit to the entire nation. Save The Constitution By E. Hotfer. I* the face of all the theorists who w'ould like to! subject the United States to fascism, communism, collectivism, and what-not, the Lone Star State seems to still believe that the Constitution, under whose guidance we grew from an unimportant pioneer nation to a world power within a century, is still good enough. On June 8th, the Young Democrats of Texas went on record as being aggressively opposed to any change which would “destroy the Constitu tion.” At the same time, the organization went on record as favoring abolition of child labor, state codes of ethics to cover working hours and wages and other reforms of a social character, which shows that the Young Demorcats are not opposed to change which can be achieved within the limits of the Constitution. They simply realize that the kind of reform activity favored by many present day officeholders would mean the end of State’s rights, the rise of a virtual political autocracy, and the destruction of individual liberties. On the same day, Democratic Governor Murray of Oklahoma, who “always has taken his black cof fee black and his democracy straight,” said: “The United States will disintegrate unless the constitu tional safeguards of liberty are preserved . • • . We are already going to Washington for every thing. The trend toward centralization of govern ment will lead ultimately, unless checked, to centra lization of wealth and privilege and the estabish ment of only two classes of citizens; the very rich and the very poor.” “The statements from the Young Democrats and from Governor Murray will be seconded by other states. The issue is not one of partisanship; it is one of Americanism. Those who would destroy the Constitution and discredit our Supreme Court, would destroy all that the founders of the country fought and bled for, and left us as our most precious heritage; personal liberty unshackled by official tyranny. -. The Only Course By E. Hofer. JJOW long would business or individuals remain solvent if for every dollar they earned they spent two dollars? It doesn’t take a financial wizard to know they would be in the bankruptcy courts . At the present time the Federal government is spending two dollars for even* dollar it receives in tax revenue. It is no excuse to say that the Federal credit is still unimpaired, and that the currency is soundly backed with gold. Neither any nation’s currency, nor public or private credit can long remain “ sound’ ’ under spendthrift practices. The easy way out for a country faced with debt obligations, is currency inflation; bijt the harsh lesson of history, modem and ancient, is that in every ease inflation produces fear, panic, and often complete breakdown of a na tion s social and economic structure. We hear much these days about “controlled in flation what isn’t heard is that no nation, no mat ter how wise its administrators, has ever been able tc keep inflation within bounds once it was started. The future financial security of the nation can be assured in but one way: by reducing costs of ' government to balance income. That may seem old j fashioned to modem financial experimentalists; but, j all the pretty theories notwithstanding, it is the only safe and sound course for any nation, or in dividual, no matter how rich they are. Real Social Security -- By E. Hofer. A report front a representative medium-sized life insurance company says that the volume of regular ' paid business secured during May of this year was ten per cent greater than in any month for four and one-half years past. In addition to the business increase, the com pany found many other favorable factors. The lowest lapse rates in its history are now being ex perienced. Policy loans are decreasing. Favorable mortality rates are continuing. And the amount of1 total insurance in force is showing steady gains. Life insurance sales have held up wrell during times when business, employment and payrolls were tending to drop. That can mean only one thing; that the American people, having witnessed' the debacle that began in 1929, have a growing respect for the safety, permanence and soundness of life insurance from the standpoint of both pro tection and investment. Things One Remembers -- By E. Hotfer. Similar conditions exist in every part of the (ouncrj, while taxpayers are forced to supply the 1 greatest * dole funds ever known in the historv ox any nation. * * * A Portland, Oregon, man w anted to build a row’ boat. In additon to cost of material, the builder would have receivtd $30 wages, but strikes pre vented buying lumber. * * * tor weeks, “pickets’’ have been parading in front of Northwest sawunills preventing American citizens from working. Edgar G. Brown Discusses Emergency Conservation Work We walk about Camp Renaissance on well laid out and uniform side walks lined with logs and white stones, we admire the shrubbery, lawn and trees, and especially a cent erpiece of laid-in rock with individual drinking fountains which are lighted at night. This centerpiece is the boys special rendezvous, built by them, with the masonry and fixtures donated by the skilled artisans of the town. A striking feature of this camp is an embankment of turf, studded with white three-foot letters reading “C. C. C-" and * Company 385. This company marker is easily seen from the roadside.. It is illumin ated at night by flood lights. In each of the dozen barracks, thirty to forty army cots, clean and tidy,, are lined up on either side of the wall. In cabinets especially built in by the boys at the end of each barrack, hang the rain coats, and overcoats of the enrollees. A pair of highly polished shoes and a set of overshoes are placed side by side at the head of each cot. The floor is immaculate and there is no evidence of dust storms in this sequestered wroods. Windows are clear as cryst al and not a spot is to be seen on the wall boards. Each enrollee’s mess kit, after a dip in scalding water, has been placed in the individual com partment of the built-in rack along each side of the barrack. In contrast to the rafters in most of the camps, which are usually un finished, the beams in all the bar racks at Camp Renaissance are done in black. The red. green and yellow sign hanging out from the next building reads, ‘ Recreation Hall.” Across the whole width of the build ing is one of the finest pieces of let ter carving I have ever seen. Cut out of white pine and as clean and fresh in its appearance as the day it was done, it reads, “CAMP REN A£ SS AN CE-CCC-CO.., 385.” The tables and benches are highly pol ished. There are overhead drop lights, two to each table, which can be drawn to the ceiling on special occasions such as dances, shows and at the Sunday morning devotionals, when the soft, blue wall lights can be snapped on. Curtains and drapes are at all windows, ash trays on the tables, books on the shelves, and a picture of George Washington’s winter quarters at Independence Hall, hangs in a prominent place. Al so on the wall are replicas of histori cal monuments commemorating those who fought at the Battle of Gettys burg. At one end of this beautiful recrea tion hall is another gem of work manship. and a tribute to the boys’ own labors, a huge built-in gray stone fireplace rirtktg majestically to the ceiling. Logs four feet long await only the match’s flame. Presi dent Roosevelt’s picture, done in col ors, is centered over the fireplace. On the right is a picture of the American flag and the colors of CCC Company 385. At the left, in artistic lettering, is the slogan ‘Re member your country is loyal to you; and your President. You can ex press your loyalty by the constant obedience of orders given to you by those appointed over you.” All this was done by Enrolle Faucett. On the walls were neatly painted cards reading: “Be Courteous,” “Be Cheerful,” ‘Be Friendly,” “Be Clean,” “Be Obedient” and be Loy al.” Other decorations included paintings of the North Carolina monument. Virginia State Memorial, | General Meade’s headquarters, and 1 Major-General George Gordon Meade ! on horseback. As a tribute to the courage of the CCC boys, aptain Moran proudly points to a CCC boxing champion ship certificate hanging on the wall. The certificate was awarded to - James Nichols in 1933. while an en rollee of Company 385. He is now a professional, well on his way, it is said, to a chance at the lightweight title.. Track and baseball shields al so attest the championship caliber and the athletic prowess of the Company. We are ushered into a large well stocked room at the end of the rec reation hall John L. Edwards, a colored enrollee, rated as a CCC leader, is in charge of the exchange, which supplies smokes, candy and the likes to the boys in the evenings, more than three hundred dollars’ worth of business is done each month “Edwards is one of my best men.” said Captain Moran. ‘He is in full charge, and is entirely responsible, also, for the discipline of the recrea tion hall. He makes a daily inven tory, and actually performs the usual services of a camp exchange officer.” We asked Enrollee Edwards a few questions to which he answered: home—Duqesne. Pennsylvania; joined CCC to take care of his mother; has been the CCC for thirteen months. Edwards is charged with the care of the camp radio and the movable company altar, designed with a cross of white pine on the front (To be Continued Next Week) Mrs. Dr- Ellis, of Kansas City, Missouri, is the house guest of Mr md Mrs. Rufus Boone, 2892 Miami street. ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS Happenings That Affect the Din ner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual. National, and.. International Problems Inseparable from Lo cal Welfare. —0O0— Generally speaking industry and business always wish for short Congressional sessions. So long as the nations’ lawmakers are at work, industrial leaders, uncer tain as to the trend of legislation must mark time for the most part. The present Congress has busi ness leaders worried and perplex ed. Time and again they have said that the best thing that j could happen on behalf of indus trial expansion, would be for | Congress to wind up its business and go home. Up to a few months ago it seemed possible that this ;might occur; but the outlook has changed tremendously since then. It is inevitable that the current session of Congress will last far into the summer. The Congressional calendar is burdened with a vast amount of unfinished business. Here is how the slate stands now, in so far as the most important bills are concerned: Social Security Legislation: Has passed the House, is being debat ed in the Senate, where it is meet ing with considerable opposition. Some Senators feel that it is ill advised; others, who would nor mally back it, fear that it is un constitutional, in the light of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Railway Pension case. —0O0— Banking Bill: Passed by the house, is now in Senate commit tee, where it faces the stinging criticism of Senator Glass, found er of the Federal Reserve System. Every banker in the country, large or small, seems to be against the bill; they constantly reiterate ;that, if it passes, the banks of the country will become political footballs, and may be used to further the political fortunes of whatever Administration happens to be in power. —0O0— Holding Company Bill: Was hurriedly passed by the Senate the other day after a resolution, which would have changed it to a regulatory rather than a de structive measure, was defeated by a single vote. It is now in the House interstate commerce com mittee. Irrespective of the com mittee’s report, it is certain to meet with a great deal of criti ciism on the floor. It is said that Congressmen have received more than 1,000,000 letters from voters in opposition to this bill. Further, the question of constitu tionality is being raised against it, following the Supreme Court’s declaration of principle in the KRA case. „ r\ _ Enlargement of Powers of the Tennessee Valley Authority: This bill, which would give the TVA almost unlimited powers, has pas sed the Senate, is now in the House where it is finding the go ing rough. Recent disclosures of Comptroller-General MeCarl con cerning irregularities in the admi nistration of TVA affair is caus ing many representatves to hold out against giving the Authority further powers. —0O0— Regulation of Motor Busses: This Administration-backed bill has also passed the Senate, is now in the House. It seem to have j many suppporters and few unpre judiced opponents; will probably, pass in the present form. It will | subject buses to the same kind of regulation now exerted over the I railroads by the I. C. C. —0O0— Amendments to the Agricultur al Adjustment Act: Will probably come on the floor of the House for debate, where they will be passionately advocated and pas sionately opposed. AAA consti tutionality is also an issue. It seems a safe forecast, however, that the AAA. when it comes to a vote, will have more backers than enemies, due to Administra tion pressure, and to the prodding of organized farm groups which want AAA benefits and payments continued. —0O0— Liquor Control and Oil Con trol: Both the Petroleum Admi nistrative Board and the Federal Alcohol Commission were large ly creatures of the XRA. When the XRA was thrown oat, they lost authority, and at p. nt the government has not contro. A'hat so-ever over liquor or oil. Prac tically everyone believes that it is necessary to replace these bur dens with new and legal ones; but everyone also seems to have a different idea of just how the laws should read. When the legis lations comes tin for debate, Con gress will spend many days talk ing about it, unless the Adminis tration is more than normally suc cessful in putting its views into law. NRA: The National Recovery Act has been extended until April 1, 3936. But the present set-up of the Blue Eagle would be hardly recognizable to its former friends. The codes are gone. The famous; or infamous section 7-A is gone. Fines and other penalties are eliminated. The present NRA asks for voluntary agreements by industry to keep to its provi sions. It is not a law, but a reso lution. without any legal power behind it. Its thousands of em ployes still remain on the public payroll. Business has almost unanimously said that it will maintain NRA hours and wages provisions, will voluntarily fight the sweat shop and the profiteer. —0O0— During April, farm income to taled $507,000,000 a gain of 33 per cent over April. 3934. For the first four months of the year farm income is 32 per cent in ex cess of the same period last year. Chicago Prepares For Pharmacists Meet Chicago. June 29, (ANP)—Extens ive and elaborate preparations are be ing made for the annual meeting of the National Pharmaceutical Associ ation, which will be held here July 23 to 26 and which, according to Wil iam R Thompson, executive secre tary of the Association, wrill bring more than 2,500 visiting pharmacists and druggists to this city. “Chicago,” Mr. Thompson pointed out, “is planning to outdo every oth er city in the entertainment of this corvention. Boasting of some of the outstanding druggists and pharm acists of the country, including such men as George M. Porter, William F. Taylor, A. G Wallace, Leonard R. Jewell. R. R. Campfield, Robert E Giles, G. Smith Hawkins, the Jones brothers and the Partees, this city might well be called the Mecca of Pharmaceutical Doctors, as far as Negroes are concerned.” In addition to the business sessions which will be of much importance and benefit to the visitors, a social and entertainment program is being devised that bids fair to eclipse all such phases of every other meeting, according to the local committee on arrangements. Clubs, fra temity houses, theaters, parks, in fact all of Chicago’s places of entertainment and amusement and what have you will be thrown open to the visitors and they will be assured of being able to “mix a whole lot of pleasure with their business.” Delegates will come from all sec tions sf the country, among whom will be Drs. Dabney, Barnes and Tompkins, who will lead the group from Philadelphia. Jackson, the vet eran druggist of Washington, D. C., King of Mississippi , Misses Haines and Larke of Nashville, Tenn., Mar tin of Memphis, York of North Caro lina, Donnell of New (Jersey, Earle, New York, Berry, Indiana, Bright, Kentucky, Young, South Carolina. Hendricks, Wisconsin, LaBranch, Louisiana and Tandy, Michigan. Negro Graduates Honored at Atlantic City High School Atlantic City, N. J , June 23— (By Mary J. Washington for ANP) —Four of the thirty three Negro ; graduates in the Class of 1935 rated honors at the Atlantic City high school when 416 students bade fare well to their Alma Mater in beautiful Commencement exercises on Monday morning, the twenty-fourth of June. Of the four, William Lewis, youthful scion of Mr ■ and Mrs. A. Lewis won the coveted three stars, highest mer it awarded by the shore institution, which goes to all students making a general average of 90 to 100 for the last three years with no single sub ject under 90 Young Lewis is the third Negro student to win this honor in the twenty-seven years since the star system was established. For his many activities young Lewis was awarded the 20 point medal, like wise a coveted honor. He will enter college in the fall. Pursuing the difficult Class Cur riculum, Miss Mildred Walker won the two star honor which has gone to but few colored stndents. The one-star winners were Phillip Ham mond and Agnes Curtis, the latter drawing a record breaking crowd of colored citizens to hear her speak on the program, her Subject being, “Courage, the Liberator.” The Ladies’ Friendship The club met at the home of Mrs Minnie Bums. Bridge was played, with Mrs. Florence Morris winning first prize and Mrs Emma Busch, second. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Ida Fountaine, 2215 Clark street. A lovely lunch was served. Mrs. Ida Fountaine, President Mrs. Minnie Bums, Reporter Dr. Carver Addresses High School Grads Decatur, Ala., June 23—(ANP)_ Dr. George W. Carver, the noted i scientist, from Tuskogee institute, delivered the Baccalaureate address to the graduates of the high school here Sunday. The exercises were held in the Princess theater. “Great Crea tor, What is the Peanut and Why Did you Make ft,” was Dr. Carver's | subject. He termed the lowly peanut a storehouse of great food and med icinal possibilities. Calling attention to the _ mate and the natural resources of the South, Dr. Carver stated that grad uates as future leaders in thought and action of the Nation, must use their knowledge and influence to discover the purpose of the Great Creator in making the peanut To discover this purpose he stated that one must first attune himself to | Spiritued and Divine guidance. Dr. Carver frequently quoted the Scrip j tures to illustrate his meaning. In the center of the stage stood a large table On this table Dr. Car I ver placed in full view of the large audience, bottle after bottle contain j ing the results of his experiments and discoveries. Suiting the appro priate explanation to each prepara ; tion. Dr. Carver produced seventy odd bottle from his “magic bag” and held the audience spell-bound with his many demonstrations of his an [ alysis of the structure and food con tent of the peanut. Following Dr. Carver’ address. Frank P. Chisholm, field secretary of Tuskegee institute, made a brief ad dress regarding the interest taken in the suggestion made by the Mont gomery Advertiser that the white people of the South erect an agri cultural building on the Tuskegee campus. He said such a building would give the Institute more lab oratories and enlarge its opportun ities for service to mankind. Record Enrollment In Summer Session at Atlanta University Atlantia. Georgia. June 23—Special —Six hundred and ten students had enrolled in the Atlanta University Summer School for college and grad uate work when the registration book for the six weeks session was closed this week. This represents an in 1 creease of 154 over the 1934 enroll ment, and is the largest collegiate en rollment in the history of the local summer school. Of those enrolled, 161 are carrying work of graduate rani:, and 449 are working for col lege credit. In addition there are enrolled in the Ministers Institute 41 ministers and other religious workers This branch of the summer school is being con ducted on the adjoining campus of Merss Brown College for a period of four weeks ending July 10. The members of this group are register ed from Georgia, Florida, and Ala bama. As a feature of the summer ses sion, a tri-weekly convocaton is be ing conducted in Giles Hall, at which a prominent educator or leader or leader in other fields is the speaker. During the past week the speakers have been Dr. Arthur F. Raper, field and research secretary, Commission on Interracial Cooperation; Claud Nelson, secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Forrester B. Washington, director of the Atlanta School of Special Work. During the following week President John Hope of Atlanta University will speak on Wednesday, June 26, and Dr. Harold H Bixler, director of testing and guidance of the Atlanta Public Schools, on Friday, June 28. On Monday, June 24, the convoca tion hour will be given over to a song recital by Mrs. Ruth Lagon, soprana, and J. Carlyle Walker, baritone. In the progressive education dem onstation school, which is being held in conjunction with the summer ses sion, 80 children are participating. The school which occupies 1-aura Spel man Rockefeller Memorial Building on the Spelman College campus is made up of a nursery school, second, third, fourth and sixth grades. A one-teacher rural school is being con ducted also as a demonstration unit at Red Oak, Georgia, about 25 miles from Atlanta Apex College Holds Commencement Exercises; 61 Grads Richmond, Va., June 23—(ANP)— Sixty-one graduates of the Apex Col lege of Beauty Culture of Richmond received their diplomas at commence ment day exercises held at the Sec ond Baptist church last Friday. Mrs. Clarice Walker, Atlantic City, rep resenting Mme. Sara Spencer Wash ington, rpesident of Apex colleges which are located in principal cities throughout the country, addressed the graduates. Gambling Fight Ends in Death Memphis, Tenn., June 23—(ANP) —A fight over: a dice game ended in the slaying of Dave Wilson, 37, and the arrest of Dorsey Wilson, 35, charged with murder. Dorsey Wil son stabbed Dave to death.