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>,ncu.ra is^ Linooln, ,.- ■ I JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TO THE L1NE\ - Bf'T"" v<rj VOLUME IX OMAHA, NEBRASKA. SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 1935 NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR Dr. Abner Wounds Prove Fatal; Woman Held By Police OMAHA BEAUTIFUL GIRL TO WED MISS MADELINE BROWN Miss Madeline Brown, daughter of Mr* and Mrs. Hugh Brown, whose marriage to Mr. Walter Harrold. will take place the sec ond of September, is one of Oma ha’s prettiest girls Miss Blown is a licensed beautician and one of our most charming young hostes ses. The reception will take place at i the home of the groom, 2510 ! Charles. Many showers and parties are being held in their nonor. Dr. Carver To Serve Government With out Compensation Tuskegee Institute, Ala., Aug. 28, (ANP)—Dr. George W. Carv er, director of agricultural re search and consulting chemist at Tuskegee Institute, has been ap pointed collaborator in the De partment of Agriculture in the L’ureau of Plant Industry. The appointment was effective from August 1, and it is understood that Dr- Carver will serve with out compensation. Two Days—115 Need less Deaths Newspaper headlines show that little if any progress has been made in cutting down America’s horrible automobile toll—a toll that took 35.000 lives last year. Over the single week-end of August third and fourth, 115 peo ple were killed in automobile crashes. Thousands were injured seriously. Property damage ran to a vast total. And that week end was simply an average one— the same thing happens week after week . The nation must take a more aggressive stand than it ever has in pursuing and prosecuting reckless and incompetent drivers, if innocent lives are to be saved. If the chance-taking motorist risked no neck but his own, it would be possible to overlook him—but, under present condi tions, he menaces us all Tk drunken driver becomes more and more prevalent—and it is an unhappy fact that few states have shown any real suc cess in punishing him. The speed demon still rules a thousand highways. And the drivers who cut corners, weave in and out of traffic, drive on the wrong side of the road and pass on hills and curves, continue to take their toll of life, health and property. Efforts to educate motorists must be vigorously pursued— they have unquestionably pro duced results, and have kept the annual death list from becoming even greater than it is. And these efforts must be backed up with Four Hearts Made Happy Will See Mother After 25 Years of Absence. i On Friday morning, Mrs. Ad die P. Childs, of 1105' S. 13th street left for points in Missis sippi and Tennessee, aeeompanied by her daughter, Miss Bessie Mae Childs and a friend of the family. Miss Edith Smith, and her son, Mr. Leroy Childs. Mrs. Childs has lived in Omaha for nearly 20 years, coming here from Tennes see where she resided for a while This is her first vacation for near ly 25 years from the worries of her home and the care of a faith ful husband and the rearing of three children, who are now old enough to root for themselves Mrs. Childs’ mother hasn’t seen her for 25 years. She has never been to Omaha. Neither Leroy, nor Bessie have seen their grand mother. i Mrs. Childs and party will be away for 15 or 20 days, making a few stops in Tennessee emoute. home. Mr. Leroy Childs is on his vacation from the Improvement Department of the City of Omaha, by appointment of Commissioner Harry Trnstin, where he is fore man of a crew of men. Leroy also attends the University School of Law, and expects to practice his legal profession in Omaha, where he expects to fin ish Dr. and Mrs. Jones Entertain On Thursday, August 29, Dr. and Mrs. Jones entertained their house guest, Miss Edna May Sim mon of Duluth ,Minnesota, with a dancing party at the Fontenelle Pavilion, about 100 guests being present. Miss Simmon will be in Omaha about two weeks. modem, adequate traffic codes that are enforced to the limit. In the average state, traffic law en forcement is weak and inade quate—it spurs, rather than hind ers, the dangerous driver. Every motorist should regard the war on the reckless and in competent driver as a publie duty, in which all should partici pate so far as they can. Elks Condemn A, F. L, at Session HURT IN CRASH Mrs. Crowder, 2631 Parker, escaped injuries, when the car in which she was riding run over an embankment 20 mjles from Davenport, Iowa. Rev. Price, received 4 broken ribs and a broken arm in the crash, Mrs. Oliver’s nose was broken, they are both in a local hospital. Mother Edwards, 1844 N. 22, was also injured, and is in bed at home as a result of the accident. Mr. Prestidge, was badly j bruised, and is also convalescing at home. Mrs. Addie Seals Entertains - Mrs. Addie Seals of 2808 Bin ney, entertained with a breakfast for her sister and sister in law, Mrs. Olive Willis, of Kansas City, and Mrs. Beulah Oliver and her daughter, Miss Evelyn King, of Los Angeles, California. Little Miss King is one of California’s most popular sub-debs and is the sister of William King of this eitv. The guests were feted at many parties while in our city. Cab CaDoway Robbed of $1,600 In Cash Proving that bands and their I 1 leaders are easy picking for thieves, the fourth orchestral group in five months was robbed Tuesday night, when Cab Callo way fell a victim to this practice. Cab, playing a dance engagement in Toungstor, Ohio, left $1,600 in the back seat of his car while at work and when he returned the car was broken open and all the cash was gone. Other bands to be robbed were Noble Sissle, Don Al bert and Earl Hines. Cab suffered the greatest loss of anv of the * quartet however Amateurs Here’s Your Chance An oppportunity for young s'ng ers and entertainers of Omaha and Douglas County to vie for a chance at Major Edward Bowes Original Amateur hour over a nation-wide radio network is offered today by i Omaha Post No. 1 of the American Legion. Omaha Post, the world’s greatest, will conduct a Midwest Radio Ama teur Contest, and award a trip to New York to compete for Major Bowes’ program, and a professorial career, to some midwestern person with talent “David City, Nebr., produced its Ruth Etting, Wahoo brought forth its Dr. Howard Hanson, George Civ et, Fred Astaire, and score* of oth ers went up in the world from Ne braska points, and there is no -eason why the Omaha contest shouldn’t produce a brand new crop of great radio and professional stars”, said J. C. Travis, Omaha Post Commander. “We want every person in the middle west who has talent : to get his chance in this contest.” Commander Travis called on news papers, civic groups, music teachers, (Continued on Page 8) DR. E. W. D. ABNER STATES ON DEATH BED: ‘SHOOTING WAS NOT ACCIDENTAL Woman Is Held In Shooting Of Dr. Abner Dt. Edward Abner, 60, of 2330 Downing street, a retir ed physician and past su preme commander of the American Woodmen, was shot and seriously wounded Satur day night in a struggle with Mrs. Eleanor Smith, of 2525 Downing street. Mrs. Smith, who is held by po lice for investigation, told detec tives that Dr. Abner, whom she had known for 18 years, seized the gun from her when she at tempted to shoot herself. In the struggle, the gun discharged twice one bullet striking Dr. Abner in the abdomen and the other hit ting Mrs. Smith in one hand. Dr. Abner was taken to the Denver General hospital. Physi cians held little hope for his re | eoverv * I Dr. Abner, who formerly resid ed in Austin, Texas, and is one of the founders of the American Woodmen, and is given credit for the sound financial condition of the American Woodmen, which Extra— SCOOP —Extra Pool Hall Shooting; Man In Hospital It is alleged that Ernest Billing ly got into an argument over a bet and shot Charles Jones in the leg about 11.45 p. m., Thursday at the Tuxedo Pool Hall at 24th and Grant St. Charles Jones was taken to the .Lord Lister Hospital for treat ment. Columbus, O., Distin guished Guest At The Omaha Guide l Miss M. King, 1406 Hildroth, Mr. Edward Norris, a Columbus | City detective, and Mr. Eugene i Maley, a civil service engineer, were guest callers at The Omaha Guide office, Thursday, enroute j east from a tour of the west. They | left Columbus. 0., August 18, by motor, and made visits in St. Lou I is, Kansas City, Denver, and Colo- j rado Springs, Colo., Cheyenne,! Wyo., and Lincoln, Xebr. Mr. Ed ward Norris, 149 N. 17th street, Columbus, 0., is an outstanding l detective of that city, and has been a member of the police de partment for 18 years. He was cited for bravery April 12. 1935, and promoted to a de- j tective for his shrewd judgment in capturing two bandits on No vember 28. 1934, in a storeroom 14x40, where 25 shots were fired. I has enough cash on deposit in oanks and financial institutions, including a large holding of gov ernment bonds, to pay the death j claims and running expenses of1 the organization, so Dr. Abner stated to the editor of the Omaha Guide a few months ago. Dr. Ab ner was retired a few years ago with $350 per month pension for life. LATEST REPORT Special to The Omaha Guide by our Denver Representative. Dr. E. \Y. D. Abner died in a Denver hospital Tuesday night of bullet wounds of the stomach. An operation on Dr. Abner after he was woundod 'revealed that he had suffered ten intestinal per forations. Mrs. Smith would make no statement to reporters, but it was autlioritively learned that Dr. Ab- | ner had been keeping company j with Mrs. Smith since his recent divorce and the trouble resulted | over Dr. Abner’s refusal to carry out his promise to marry Mrs. Smith. Funeral arrangements are be ing held up pending the arrival of a nephew, E. G. Abner from Indianapolis. One bandit was killed and the other one captured. Mr. Norris’ partner, was shot seven times. He has fully recovered and is back on the job. There were seven people in the store and even though there were twenty-five shots fired, none of the customers were hurt Mr. Norris and his partner were presented with a gold medal for bravery at the city hall in the Council Chamber, and promoted to the detective rank. Mr- Maley is employed by the city water works as a civil engin eer ,where he has rendered valu able services for 14 years. Miss King expressed her de ight at seeing the plains of Kan sas, and the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and the wheat fields of Nebraska. This is her first trip west and she is very much pleased at the open spaces across the browm plains of Kansas, and the the green fields of Nebraska. She said that she had sc fell in love with the west that she regretted very much to return home so early. The visitors went through The Omaha Guide and expressed their appreciation, of such a large news paper in Omaha. Enroute they w'ill spend a few days in Chicago, HI., with friends. Mr. E. Maley said they enjoyed very much the breakfast at the Bell Mid-way Cafe, better than any meal they have had on this trip, and was sorry that they could not spend 2 or 3 days more in Omaha. ' ... ' 1 j Zulus Want To Keep Race Pure Rap Missionaries Ladysmith, Natal, South -Af rica, Aug. 28, (ANP)—Zulu’ chieftains held a conference here^ recently and made a demand for legislation to maintain the purity of their race from mixtures or in termarriage between Asiatics and Zulus. The Zulu chieftains also begged the government to pro tect them ‘‘from the darkness cast upon the natives by the num erous religious sects which flour ish so prolifically in Zululand.” They stated that in Zululand alone about 50 sects—most of them from the United States— were propounding their various and varying paths of life. The chiefs grew quite wTarm over this matter and agreed upon a resolution calling upon the Union government to put a stop ‘ to all undesirable creeds and superstitions, and permit only recognized churches of South Africa to give scriptural instruc tion to Bantus.” The editor of “Die Yader-| land,” published in Prestoria, was much taken in by the Zulu opposition to intermarriage. He commented: “Thanks to the late Tielman Roos, wre have progresed far enough to prohibit marriages be tween white and black and to make extra-martial relations a penal offense. Yet, on this'ques tion, our knowledge and senti ments are still so crude that we have not placed the slightest ob stacle in the way betwen Asi atics and Zulus, or even China- j men and Europeans. In the same! manner, -we sit watching the problem of mental deficiency which threatens our community and do nothing about it. We are painfully aware and anxious about our breding stock, but our people are permitted to drift to perdition as they will. We hope the complaint of the Zulu chiefs will not fall on deaf ears.” The editor then preceded to show howr the Zulus have deter iorated through admixture with the despised Makalanga and Shangaans thereby inferentially drawing a picture between Zulu miscegenation and that of the South African Dutch. Visits Omaha Guide Mrs. S. '€. Baker, 2894 Ohio street, visited the Omaha Guide, Monday evening, Auiust 26. She was accompanied by Miss Alice Green, 2863 Ohio. They greatly admired the equipment of both the office and mechanical depart ment, saying they held the high est regard for the standards and idealg The Guide 3tood for. 'Elks Condemn Labor Unions For Jim Crow The condemning of labor organ izations throughout the country which bar men and women from membership because of their col or and the setting into machinery legislative effort to deny exist ence to such organizations and the creating of permanent organ ization to correct educational and economic discriminations against our people in the South, were high spots of the annual convention of the Improved Benevolent and ; Protective Order of Elks of the World in session here this week. ! The confab closes on Saturday. Records of public men as to their acts and attitudes of lynch jing, discrimination, segregation, and other activities based on color or race, were made the subject of study for the purpose of organiza tion of effective political opposi tion. Officers of the convention are directed to demoralize the Presi dent and Congress as to failure of the social security bill to cover in its provisions the domestic worker ,the casual laborer and the agricultural wrnrker. A national bureau of economics to give at tention to the problems of our people, similar to the studies made for educational purposes by the United States Office of Educa tion, was proposed. The confer ence was made an annual part of the program by the grand lodge of Elks. Bedecked in gay attire, this ci ty is offering a warm welcome to Eiks and women of the grand temple. The convention is not as largely attended as it has been in previous years. Some sav it is the depression while others contend that it is because there is no elec tion of the grand exalted ruler. Two years ago in Indianapolis, the Elks’ amended their constitu tion to provide for the election of a grand exalted ruler every two years. At the convention in Atlan tic City last year a controversy arose as to whether the election of J. Finley Wilson, grand exalt ed ruler, of Indianapolis was for one or two years . It was ruled that the law pro viding for a two-year term for the grand exalted ruler became ef fective after adjournment of the Indianapolis grand lodge, and that Mr Wilson’s term had ex pired. After the ruling was made, the rules were suspended and Wilson was re-elected for a term of two years, makin gthis a off year for the election of the grand exalted ruler. In the fight for offices, it ap peal's that the James E. Kelly, j grand secretary and Judge Wil liam C. Hueston, commissioner of education are to face some stiff opponents. 115 Needless Deaths on August 3 and 4: 35.000 Killed in ’34 *- rnmrn - - _