The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, September 07, 1935, Image 1
Governor Cochran • Appoints Delegate To Emancipation H. L. ANDERSON APPOINTED DELEGATE H L. ANDERSON Honorable Roy L. Cochran, Governor of Nebraska, appointed Mr. II L. Anderson, 2914 Lake street, to represent Nebraska at the 72nd Anniversary Celebration of the Emancipation and Progress of the Negro, to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 26th. This celebration Ls to show the advance which the Negro has made in education, good citizenship, science, art, music, literature, medicine, invention, and in commerce, and industry, since they were emancipated, seventy two years ago. Hon. R .R. Wright, president of the Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust Co., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is chairman of the meetings. The committee has requested the Governors of the 48 states to send a good will representative to this event. Receives Grand Lodge Appointment at Elks Convention in Wash. Mr. M. L. Harris, formerly connect ed with the Omaha Guide, and who represented that paper on the press committee at the Grand Lodge of Elks, was appointed to the office of Grand Organizer and inspector of all subordinate lodges in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Colo rado, Nebraska and Iowa. It will be remembered that from the fight waged against the decision of the judges and regional director that the scholarship contest in Kansas City, Mo., June 10, was awarded to an Omaha girl. Miss Madree Jackson, who was taken to Washington to en ter the Howard University a few weeks ago. Each year contests are held in the educational areas, comprising all the states and other places where Elks Lodges are established. The winner from each area is awarded a four year scholarship to any University or College they care to attend. This is open to all boys and girls graduating from the high schools, regardless of their affilia tion, or that of their parents to any Elks Lodge. The only requisite, is that they comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the board cf education of the Grand Lodge of Elks. Boys and girls of Nebraska and Omaha especially, who wish to pursue their education after coming out of high school can avail them selves of this opportunty by becom ing familiar with the constitution of the United States, and the lives of men who have contributed to the progress of the Negro race. Lynching Good For Negro; Says German Fascist Leader BERLIN. Germany—(CN A Spe cial)—Outlining the favorable atti ing to him. And as we do not bother lynching of Negroes in America, Julius Streicher, chief anti-semite of of the Hitler regime, stated August 15th: “I would like to sa\ to Americans that almost every week we read about Negroes being lynched in America for having assaulted whit£ women. Here in Germany, we say that when a Negro is lynched for assaulting a white woman, he gets what is com tude of German fascism toward the about executions of Negroes, you should not bother when we lead a race desecrator through the street.” Hitler once declared that French people were “inferior” because they had Negro blood in them. Negro j-izr. orchestras are barred from perform ing in Germany. The Hitler Regime, stronghold of fascism, is as rabid against Negroes as against Jews, Catholics and work ers. Visitors From K. C. Call Mr. S. S, Swancey, manager of the advertising department of the Kan sas City Call, and Mr. Harold Swain, also of The Call, were in the city visiting over the week-end and Labor Day. While here they stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. McCutcheon, 2630 Bkmdo. 1 Visits New England States Professor O. B. Holmes, former agent for the Omaha Guide, of Lin coln. Nebraska, and his aunt, Mrs. A. B. Whitley, accompanied by Mrs. J. R. Burden, of Lincoln, Nebraska, | spent three weeks in the east. They motored through Canada, visited Niagara Falls, Old Historic Boston and New York City, where relatives and friends of Mrs. Burden made their stay pleasant with dinners and parties. The party covered 3500 miles enroute. Old Timer Dies < n’vin Hnrangs. 3115*4 Torby street, one of Omaha’s old timers,' died at a local hospital at 10 a. m. Thursday. Lorrane Baker Dies -■ Lorrane Baker, 2512 Parker street, died at a local hospital, Thursday a. m. She is the daugh ter of Mrs. Ida Sears. Joe Louis Meets C. C. C. Boys Joe Louis got a big handshake from President Roosevelt and an autographed picture of the nation’s leader here this week during the Grand Lodge Conclave of the Elks. A few minutes* later, Joe Louis, whose mighty punches have cata pulted him in one short year into fame and fortune as the leading challenger for the world’s heavy weight championship, was doing for somre of the boys in thb Civilian Conservation Corps, what the chief executive had done for him. The twenty-one year eld, popular idol was busy autographing pictures of him self and other souvenirs for a score or more of colored CCC enrollees of about his own age, who had awaited his return from the White House. The party had been arranged for these young men of Company 1360 stationed in the nation’s capital by Robert Jones, president of their Leaders’ Club and for the past year clerk in charge of the company head quarters, working in cooperation with Dr. W. A. GoocQoe, host to Lou is during his visit in Washington. Returns To School Miss Juliette Thelma Lee, the; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence E. Lee, 2863 Maple street, left last Sunday evening for Kan sas City, Missouri, to resume her course of nurse training at the General Hospital, No. 2, where she is a junior Notice, Subscribers: If you don’t get your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m., call W ebster 1750. No reduction in subscriptions unless request is com plied with. Notice, Subscribers: If yon don’t get your paper by Saturday, 2 p. m., call W ebster 1750. No reduction in 250,000 Signatures For Herndon 36TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF GRAND LODGE OF ELKS ENDS A SUCCESSFUL AND HARMONIOUS SESSION J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler Endorses All Officers Re-Elected By Acclamation --<S Passes Away Elder Z. A .Craig, 2511 Miami street, one of the oldest and well; thought of members of The Seventh Day Adventist church, died on August 24. He was wide ly known and loved by all who knew him. Many outstanding churchmen attended his funeral and extended their sympathy to the bereaved family. Among them who took active part in the services were : Elder A. B. Brew er of Des Moines, who read the scripture; remarks by Elder W, J. Lewis of Wichita,' Kansas and others; prayer by Elder Boodle, pastor of The Seventh Day Adventist church. The Sermon vcas by Elder D. H. j Cranshaw. Des Moines and Elder Z. F Craig, who was approxi mately 90 years old. Interment was in Prospect Hill cemetery . New York’s Modem “Slave Block” Domestics Must “Sell Themselves” For Coolie Pay BRONX, N. Y.,—(CNA Special) What amounts to an ancient ‘Slave Block’ exists here at the corner of Walter Avenue and 170th Street. Domestics, both men and women with their kitchen tools can be found sitting on buikets, tin cans or boxes, waiting to be sold to the highest bidder. If they are “lucky”, a house wife or shopkeeper comes along, beats down the union rate and hires them for ten or fifteen cents an hour. Forced by long weeks of unem ployment, hunger and families to support these modem “slaves” must accept anything that comes along. Mrs. Annie Banks of 227 East Ninety-ninth Street, who is a regular ocupant of the “slave block” declar ed, “Once in a while you get a per manent job, but it usually lasts only a couple of weeks”. Meantime, her house rent piles up and her family must be supported. Agencies Rob Them When questioned as to why they did not apply to employment agenci es for work, they all replied that the agencies charge so much, that they cannot afford to pay the com mission. One of them stated also that they have sat in agency offices for weeks and have not received a job. Many of the domestics after re ceiving the miserable paying jobs, j are framed by their employers. One told of how a housewife had charged her with stealing her pocketbook, to keep from paying her after her job was finished. Rain, snow, sleet or a hot steaming j sun. these modem “saves” can be seen waiting on the comers, con demned to a coolie wage in order to make ends meet. Baby Ella Louise Kelly, the two year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, of 801 Pacific Street, was latally burned. The funeral was held from the J. D. Lewis funeral home at 2 o’clock, Wednesday, Au gust 28th. (By Special Correspondent of Om aha Guide). At the opening of the 36th annual Grand Lodge Convention which con vened in Washington, D. C., August 25th, looked as if this was going to be a very turbulent session from the | fact that the members of the local lodge Columbia 85 and Morning Star No. 40 had taken exception to the actions of the Grand Exalted Ruler, J. Finley Wilson in setting aside the chairman of the local Grand Lodge committee, and replacing him with one of his own. It seems that at the joint meeting of the two lodges, Mr. Herb Jones had been elected as chairman of the Grand Lodge com mittee, this over the opposition of the Grand Exalted Ruler, who had prior -to this informed them that he had the man who he was going to appoint to that position, consequently acting within his constitutional rights, he appointed instead, Dr. W. B. Fisher. This seemed to have cast a shadow over the Grand Lodge session. The first days of the session was preg nant with strife and dissentions. Re (tarding the progress and work of the convention so much so, that frequent recesses had to be taken. However, on the third day of the convention, Fast Grand Exalted Ruler Nutter came before the convention and in a most eloquent plea for liarmonv that the great work in which the Elks are engaged maybe continued unhamper ed and unobstructed and that all dif ferences existing, real or imaginary, against the Grand Exalted Ruler Wil son or the two local lodges or any other members of the organization, would be buried and forgotten and that they come before the convention, shake the hand of the Exalted Ruler and declare all differences settled. Which was done by the Honorable Judge A. W. Scott of Washington, as well as ^he officers and delegates of the lodges from which the trouble eminated. After that the conven tion settled down to business. The reports of the Grand Lodge officers, secretary, treasurer, educational com mittee, civil liberators dept., and ether officers reports were accepted, and the present incumberence were elected to serve. .The hardest fight, I may say the only fight, that was on the floor of the convention was the fight for the meeting place for the 1936 conven tion. It took about all night to de cide. The Grand Lodge not recessing until 6 A. M. Saturday morning. The cities which asked for the convention were, Brooklyn, Boston, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Norfolk. After it had sin^mered down to Brooklyn and Cleveland, the fun began. After balloting and re-balloting, counting and re-counting, objecting and re objecting, promising and counter promising, at last a method was de cided upon by which the votes were to be cast and counted. After count ing of which Brooklyn won by a large majority. It appeared to the wnriter, who sat through this convention and heard all the reports and observed the ‘ attitude of the men who were in trusted with the task of carrying out1 the principles and doing the work for j this great Order, that they were im bued with the spirit and policies re quired to do the work and by the program outlined and the harmonious ending of this convention not only presages good for the Negro peo ple, but for the Great Order of Elks as well. Ethiopia, The Soviet Union and the League Of Nations Litvinoff Uses League to Block II Duce’s War Plans Lovers of Peace and Anti-Fascists of World Must Save Ethiopia By Ben Davis. Jr. A threat to quit the League of Nations, is the latest move of «Ttal ian fascism in its mad rush to gobble up the brave but almost defenceless Negro contry, Ethiopia. Althogh knowing that the domi nant imperialist powers in the League of Nations have approved his con quest of Ethiopia, Mussolini is ang ered by the fact that the League has been used to delay his imperialist plans. For this brilliant strategy, Mussolini has Litvinoff to “thank.” Realizing that the League of Na tions cannot stop Italy’s unprovoked attack on Ethiopia, Maxim Litvinoff, foreign representative of the Soviet Union and chairman of the League of Nations Council during the Italo Ethiopian dispute, has nevertheless sought to squeeze every ounce of substance out of the League by post poning the war. When Litvinoff vot ed for the agreement based on the infamous 1906 treaty, he declared expressly that the agreement did not preclde the Leage of Nations from going into the w^hole controversy on September 4th. The principal proviso in the agreement was that the signa tories (Italy and Ethiopia) defer de claration of war until the League of Nations council meeting September 4th. A consideration of the entire Italo Ethiopian controversy would not only again postpone Mussolini’s fascist | plans, but would further air the hgh handed method used by Italian fas cism in framing a case against Ethi opia. The Italian fascist diplomats recognize fhis as a stumbing black to Italy’s “civilizing” mission in Ethi opia, and thus Mussolini threatens I to bolt the League before September 4th. This policy was followed by Ja pan w'ben Japanese imperialism | thumbed its nose at the League and seized Manchuria. The diplomacy of Litvinoff in the League is not difficult to understand, when it is made clear that the Soviet Union is the one country in the world which has no mperfalist appe tite, and desires no colonial empire. Litvinoff represents a government of workers and farmers, wdiich shows by deeds—and not merely by words —that it stands for equality of all oppressed nationalities and minority peoples, including the Negro people all over the world. Dividing The Spoils On August 15th, Italy, France and England dominant imperialist pow ers in the League, met in Paris to decide the fate of Ethiopia. The true nature of this conference was shown when Ethiopia was barred from par ticipation. Both England and France have given their consent to Musso lini’s plans, but this Paris meeting was evidently to prevent Italian fas cism from stepping on the toes of Britain and France, both of whom have large interests in Ethiopia—in other words to divide the spoils. Uncle Sam is already involved in support of Italian agression in Ethi opia since Wall Street is tied to Mus solini through huge American invest ments. There are approximately 250,000 Italian troops already stationed in (Continued on page eight) \ Crisis Urges Boycott of 1936 Olympic Games New York, Sept. 4.—With all the perjudices of America against Ne gro athletes Within the United States, THE CRISIS magazine in its September issue, out this week, urges that American athletes not be allowed to compete in the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. The edi torial inferred that America cannot make the sincere protest on the grounds of poor sportsmanship and dischimination since it has given Ne gro athletes large doses of both. “If memory does not fail THE CRISIS, there ‘was talk of the poor treatment of Tolan, Metcalfe and other colored athletes at the 1932 Olympic games in sunny California, which at last reports was not in Germany, This too, while the Pair of Negro runners was carrying the i Stars and Stripes to victory.” The editorial continues: “We do | believe, however, that the American Olympic coir^mittee ought to with draw our team from the Berlin Olympics because the games are be ing held in a country whose govern ment is founded officially upon sup presson of religious, political and so cial liberty, and upon terror and brutality. We ought not contribute anything, either in money or pres tige, to such a government. Keep American athletes at home in 1936. In the meantime, if we just have to work up a lather over discrimina tion in sports, let us address our selves to the color line in our own back yard.” Harlem World War Veterans Train Ethiopian Soldiers ADDIS ABABA—(CNA)—A corP of Negro World War veterans from Harlem, are acting as instructors in the Ethiopian Army here and aiding ! in the preparations to hurl back the forces of Italan Fascsm. These men fought in the Chateau Thierry and Hindenburg Line campaign. Their ex perience gained in the imperalist slaughter of the world war is now | swelling the defensive power of the Negro nation. As the rainy season draws to an end, drilling is being carried on at a more intensive pace. Haile Selassie watches the defensive mantuvers con tinuously which despite the lack of adequate ammunitions and arms, caused by the British and French em bargo, indicate the complete unity of the country in the face of the in vaders. — New Member Added To The Omaha Guide Staff We are pleased to announce to our many friends and readers of The Omaha Guide, that Miss Prances An derson, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has recently been added to our staff, as a representative of that city. We are more than glad to welcome Miss Anderson into the Guide family. If you people, of Sioux Falls, S. D., have any news that you would like to have published, call Miss Anderson or see her at home, 305 W. Bailey street. We are pleased to announce the following subscribers of that city: Mrs. Marie Maxley, Mrs. M. Greer, Miss Estel Brodgewater, Mrs. Etta Taylor, Mrs. E. C. Collins, Mrs. C. H. Warden. Harlem Organizations Get 250,000 Signatures Herndon Petition NEW YORK— (CN A) —Delegates from Harlem organizatons met at 325 Lenox Ave., on August 19th to push the campagn for the freedom of Angelo Herndon* The Harlem Hern don signature Campaign Conference set itself the quota of 250,000 sig natures on the petition to the gov ernor of Georgia, demanding the li berty of Herndon, and will send a delegation to the Mayor and other j city officials to ask them to sign the petition. Postcards will be sent to the Supreme Court demanding that it ! reviewr the case on its merits. The conference which was called by Provisional Harlem Herndon Signa ture Committee, elected- temporary j officers and discussed means of draw ing other organizations into the «r I tive work for Herndon’s freedom. Plans were made to make August 2ith and 25th National Herndon days. The conference was endorsed by the Harlem Baptist Minister’s Alli ance, Rev. William Lloyd times and ( other prominent leaders in Harlem. Just A Little Bet On Louis And Baer Watch For The Big Parade! Two of the Omahan enthusiastic fight fans, have decided to wage their wit on the big fight, which the world has its eyes on, which will take place in Madison Square Garden, on September 24. O. B. Patton, 2314 N. 22nd Street, believes in his judgment and is will ing to back it up in a most humilia ting fashion. Glenn Pruitt, 2314 N. 22nd Street, thinks he is the better judge of the fight and places his bet on Maxie Baer. The following is the way these two distinguished gentlemen have decided to settle this dispute, Mr. O. B. Pat ton, who believes in the Brown Bomb er, and who challenged Mr. Pruitt’s judgment agrees on the following bet (big parade starts at the Grant Street Pharmacy) to wheel Mr. Pruitt in a -wheelbarrow, with a big sign on his back with whatsoever words, Mr. Pruitt desires printed on same. Route of parade: from The Grant Street Pharmacy at 24th and Grant, w-est on Grant, stopping in front of The Omaha Guide long enough for a picture to be taken, to 25th street, north on 25th to Lake, east on Lake to 24th, south on 24th to Charles, and after a few brief mo ments of relaxation, he is to return from Charles, north on 24th to the Grant Street Pharmacy, where the treats will be on the loser. Mr. Glenn Pruitt agrees to perform this same method of procedure in a well greased wheelbarrow, with Mr. Patton, therein, if Max Baer gets the decision over Joe Louis. This parade will take place the following afternoon after the fight, at 4:30 P. M. It will be quite a contrast from Mr. Patton’s appearance from pushing around a lovely $3,000 Nash to push ing, or being pushed in a wheel-bar row. Mr. Patton stated in the event that he lose this fight, he will willingly pay his bet, and Mr. Pruitt stated that he wras not worried about losing, but in the event that he should, he wfH gladly, and without hesitation serve Mr. Patton, with pleasure. A World Wide Ethiopian Defense Movement in Progress