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VOLUME IX OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1935 NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE Woman Fatally Wounded By Man Who Commits Suicide CITY EDITION CURRENT EVENTS By Gaines T. Bradford The Negro population of the Unit ed States who so joyously receved an nouncements that a new Congress man of color would represent the first Congressional district of Illinois should feel ashamed this week. The narrow minded Alabama planter who was once Booker T. Washington’s bootblack takes a rap at the National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People at a meeting in Nor folk, Virginia last week where he told a group that everything the associa tion does is vicious. The myopic Congressman who slid in by the skin of his teeth under the New Deal label is not returning to Congress in the next election. Even the whites who voted for him will not continue their support as; they as well as the Negro population have been more than embarrassed by the continuous ravings of the Congress man. The writer had the misfortune of seeing the elated gentleman on the morning following his election and for the first time saw a man who tells a writer what to say about him self. He has spent fully fifty percent of his time lambasting the record of Oscar DePriest and nothing to aid the advancement of the group. From the day of his election, we were doubtful of that man. When ever reactionary southern newspap ers endorse a Negro who has lived in Chicago for a seat in Congress, it is sufficient evidence that that Ne gro is dangerous to the race. Of course the NAACP is not with out faults and it can stand many im provements which cannot be denied, but until something better turns up or certain improvements made to bring the association up to the mark let us support it: Friend or Enemy? ^ ery little can be said with accur acy as to what the Negro would have reaped under the rule of “Kingfish” Huey Long, in his little Kingdom by the Gulf. There are those who could see a new day in Louisiana, the best since reconstruction and then there are those who could see by taking away the individual rights of the public an era of ruin. Whatever the future might have held is lost and the prediction as to what might have been cannot be ac curate but the results of what was done during the regime of Huey is left as a monument to his political genius. Illiteracy waned, better roads and free bridges were constructed, new school buildings erected and he paid the poll tax of the underprivi leged without discrimination. Share the-wealth sounded fantastic but so did freedom of slaves in 2855. Any way, whose wealth could we share. Another “Bird” From Wilmington. North Carolina, comes the Black Hawk, rival aviator of the Black Eagle, Col. Hubert Jul ian. The Black Hawk declares that he will wing his way to Ethiopia and fight for the King against an (Italian invasion. Just where the Black Crow, the last of the big birds, will come from is unknown but likely there will be one. Omaha residents are fortu nate in that this is not on the path where the public is preyed on by such racketeers. Italian Merchants In New ~i ork the Negro population has openly announced a boycott against Italian merchants because of the apparent attack against Ethiopia by Italy. Although this will hardly deter the determined Mussolini from his course but it will probably send a few more dollars into the Negro merchant coffers and help for racial advancement. It's about as good an excuse to get from under the yoke ol these merchants and help your own race. The Italians living in America have contributed largely to the Ital ian government to finance this war. Think it over. -- Mussolini Rejects League Plan L UCE ASSERTS LEAGUE IS CRAZY BRITISH NAVY STANDS BY AWAITING ITALIAN MOVE NEAR MAITA Troubled East Africa is no nearer a solution of the Italian Ethiopian controversy and actual warfare may break out within the next five days. The British fleet is prepared and standing by in Mediterranean waters for an un expected attack from the Italian submarines. The British sea planes are patrolling the region in and near Malta after two submarines had been seen going through the Suez Canal. A proposal to Mussolini that Ethiopia would cede part of her territory in exchange for a corrid or giving them access to the sea. This proposal however is expect ed to be rejected by the Dictator as he has already expressed him self as being no “desert collect or . The territory offered is a desert of stone and salt In foreign circles it is believed that Mussolini does not want war with England because he is not prepared for such a campaign but he is determined to have at least! one invasion in Ethiopian terri tory for one pitched battle in order to get some recompense for the expense of transporting the thousands of men into the region. The flag of victory could then be displayed in Rome. The gigantic loan made by Mus solini is intended to finance the long campaign should the British uphold the league and close the Suez Canal. The actual outbreak of war now largely depends on the patience of the leading powers in the eLague of Nations. The last plan offered Italy will probably bring about actual hostilities be tween the nations supporting the league and Italy If Italy should |accept the challenge of England and other powers of the league she will be alone in her conquest Germany has already shown her hand of neutrality in the affair. Japan the other militant nation will not support the Italians against Ethiopia. The Italian representatives at the League hearing at Geneva seem more interested in making demands of territorial grants from England an dFrance than in en gaging in an East African eam paign. The charges of Emperor Haile Selassie are dail ybeing prepared for life on the eserts where they plan to meet the Italians in com bat. They are storing away food supplies. Enough for 15 months of fighting have already been stored at strategic points. They can lidve on much less food than the Italians and each man is cap able of carrying a week’s rations on his persons. The Italians are watching with 1 alarm the attitude of the Egypt-! ians who are reported to be mass ing in warlike formations near the Italian coloxudes. The breach j between Italy and Great Brttian is growing daily. JEALOUS LOVER SLAYS WOM AN THEN HIMSELF WHILE IN FRENZY OMAHA MATRON WOUNDED THREE TIMES BY CHRIS JORDAN; SUCCUMBS AT LORD LISTER HOSPITAL. EMERGENCY OPERATION FAILS BOTH WIDELY KNOWN LOCALLY A jealous fit caused by fear that he was going to lose the affections of the woman he loved led Chris Cochran ,age 3 to fat ally wound his fiancee Mrs. Mag gie Montgomery 39, and turn the death weapon on himself and commit suicide, at her home Thurs day morning at 10:30 a. m. Chris, well known in Omaha, is said to have been madly in love with Mrs. Montgomery and thaf he had recently become afraid that she was not in love with him. He went to her home Thursday morning and while they were there alone the tragedy happened. The first person to reach the scene was a Mrs. Trimble who stated to officers that she went to the house to visit and that when no one answered her repeated rings at the bell she peeped in the window and there on the floor in the kitchen she saw Mrs. Mont gomery suffering from the three Virginia University May Be Forced To Accept Student Richmond, Va., Sept. 21.— Miss Alice Carlotta Jackson, daughter of a colored druggist in this city, has received a notice from Dean J. C. Metcalf of the department of graduate studies at the University of Virginia, that her application for admis sion to the graduate school has been referred to the Board of ^ .sitors, the governing body of the university, for final decision. Miss Jackson is a graduate of Virginia I nion university and has studied at Smith college in Northhampton. Mass. She wishes to pursue advance studies in French No provision is made by the state of Virginia for gradu ate work in any suject for col ored students. It is expected that the uni versity board of visitors will deny Miss Jackson admission on grounds of 44public policy,” or some similar reason. It is ex pected then that she will request assistance fro mthe Richmond assistance from the Richmond Daily papers in Virginia, al most without exception, have called the Jackson case at the University of Virginia a “blow at amicable race relations.” They do not deny that the Negro is en titled legally to have the state provide proiess.onal and gradu ate training, but they claim the Negro out not to “force” the state by bringing embarrassing legal suits. I bullet wounds, that had been in flicted by her already dead sweet heart. Cochran was found lying on the floor in the living room and a 38 Colt army model revolver wa& foun near his body. He was dead on arrival of officers who were summoned by Mrs. Trimble. Mrs. Montgomery was rushed to the Lord Lister hospital where an emergency operation was per formed by Police Surgeon Dr. Guy Goodrich but she had lost too much blood and the wounds were in vital spots. She died at 11:03. She had been struck three times, onee in the left chest, once in the right chest and once In the right arm. Cochran fired a bullet be low* his heart, causing death in stantly. * f Cochran lived at 2010 W. 28th Street. Mrs. Montgomery lived at 1627 N 22nd Street. Both have lived in Omaha for several years. Her body was turned over to Lewis Funeral Home and Jordan to the Jones Undertaking Com pany. Funeral services w ere held for Mrs. Montgomery Tuesday and for Cochran Wednesday af ternoon. Both leave several re latives tao morun their passing. One Hundred Club Asks Community Interest Are you willing to invest in the future? The 100 club will work for colored teachers in the Public schools. Will 100 people to some body’s payroll by concentrated ef fort. Join now! Meets every Monday night at the Mid-Center Community Center. ABROAD FOR STUDY I)r. Logan W. Horton of New Osleans. member of Flint-Good ridge Hospital staff who will spend a year in Europe, studying eye in the Royal London Opthal mie Hospital, the University of Vienna and the Clinics of Paris. He makes the trip on a Rosenwald Grant. - - ' i Germany’s Prejudice Against Jews Apes Southern Hatred c4** New York, Sept. 21 (A. N. P) —Dispatches from Germany dur in gthe last week indicated that Jews are being subjected to dis criminations similar to thbse practiced against Negroes in the southern states of the United States. A decree just issued by Bern-' hart Rust, Nazi minister of cul ture, orders that after 1936 “ com pleted racial segregation of Ger man pupils in all schools must be inforced.” But, whereas an yperson with a drop hf Negro blood is consider ed a Negro in the southern states. Germans who have one-quarter of Jewish blood will not be barred from the Nazi schools. The rule will be strictly enforced against whole Jews and half Jews. (Continued on page five) Ethiopia's Two Leading Women Here are the two first ladies of Ethiopia, Empress Quizero Alenen, right, and her daughter, Princess Tsahi. ——- - JACK DEMPSEY WILL ASSIST MAXBAER BOTH IN GOOD SHAPE New York, N. Y., Sept. 21—(WP) —Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber from Detroit will weigh around 198 pounds when he climbs in the ring to fight Max A. Baer, Livermore Larruper on Tuesday night and will be in the best physical condition of his short but meteoric career. Jack Dempsey the Manassa Maul er, who was once king of the heavy weights, will assist Baer in his cor ner on the night' of the fight. Al though there is little that Dempsey can do except pick Baer up, he has oome to the assistance of his friend Baer. Dempsey believes that Baer cannot stand the punishment the Detroit F evastator will dish out and it is only through formality that he is going to sit in as Baer’s second. He probably will save the Larruper from being knocked out should Louis beat him down without dealing a lethal blow. Baer will weigh around 211 pounds when he climbs in the arena and will be in good physical condition al though he has looked miserable in his workouts there are many who claim that he will make a good fight although few expect him to win. His home town Livermore, California has Jset the entire town’s savings on the bout. The sum totals around $3,000. Meanwhile up in Harlem there are all kinds of odds that Louis wins by a knockout. The wise guys are laying odds on the rounds in which Baer will take the count. The odds continue at 3 to 2 in favor of Louis. The Jewish money in the Bronx is not going with Baer as strong as it is "with the Brown Bomb ,er. Baer was never a good Jew. The bad. boy of the Night Clubs claims that for the self denial that he has made during this training period will be taken out of Louis who he plans to finish in five rounds or less. The fight will be broadcast over a nationwide hookup and should begin at 8 p. in. Omaha time. Arrested as Robbery Suspect Omaha Boy Admits Guift A traveling house robber who re cently robbed a house in Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested by Officer Trapp 1 as the man was apprehended in a Pawn Shop Thursday morning. The officer arrested the suspect who later admitted several house lootings in Omaha and other vicinities. The alleged prowler is an Omaha boy, Jack Hedley who lives in the vicinity of 28th and Douglas streets, He asked to plead guilty in the State of Nebraska rather than Iowa. His piea is up for consideration by i the county attorney. Colored Sewing Teach er At LothroD School j v-as rumored by a little girl at I tending Lothrop school, that she had a colored teacher in tie second B. The parents of the girl, called -the ! Omaha Guide, and asked them to I verify the statement. After about ten calls o the Board of Education, we finally got in touch with Mrs. Rhin ner, vocational worker, and she in formed m that there was a colored sewing teacher, Mrs Paul, who taught classes in different vocational C! oVl AA1CT *1 w/1 4-"Wart '\?r Yl'1’’ A > .. f . :|f: Huey Long Was No Friend To Negro; Mitchell Claims Had No Regard For Intelligent Negroes Congressman States In Press Interview Chicago. Sept. 21—(ANP)—Huey Long is dead, just like John Henry, and. as usual in the case of a spec tacular public character, the question arises as to what was his true atti tude toward Negro citizens of the Republic. Many persons aver that he was friendly toward Negroes and included them in his “share-our wealth” plans. He himself told inter viewers that Negroes would receive the minimum under his program. There was much talk of the organi zation of “Share-the-Wealth" clubs among Negroes. Nevertheless, the Kingfish never got around to considering Negroes until resentment was shown against his use of contemptuous terms in re ferring to them. There is a question as to whether his organization plans were not laid with an eye keen to the value of the Negro vote in 1936. Some say he loved his Negroes, but there is room to believe that what e\ er love he had was for a certain type of servile, fawning Negro and that the love the senator may have had wras similar to that he would have for animal pets. Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell, Illinois Democrat, talked informally to the Associated Negro Press of Senator Long, Thursday evening. “He was the greatest dictator the world has ever known”, asserted Mr. Mitchell. “He wTas irrepressible in ac tion and speech. He kept all the other members of the senate in fear of him except Senator Borah. He often sought advice from Mr. Bo-ah. But he made many of the others hate him. There was much bitterness among members of both the House , and the Senate against Long. “Senator Long had.no use foj^an intelligent Negse/l Hi* Is the only member of the Senate w*ho never spoke to me or recognized me in any way. Several times his attitude to ward me was rude. I can recall occa sions when l would be discussing a matter with another senator and Long would walk up, place himself between me and the man I was talking to, and deprive me of the chance to fin ish my discussion until he was through. He never spoke to me, look ed at me, or gave any indication of my presence. - (Continued on Page 8) The N. A. A. C. P. is going to give away a General Electric refrige rator at a large gift carnival, Octo ber 14. Watch for further details! Emerson Laundry Adds Zoric System For Dry Cleaning has been nit rod need to the public by the Emerson Laundry located at 24th and Erskine streets. The system using a Zorie process claims to be absolutely odorless ! and harmless to the finest clothes. It has been installed in the plant for several weeks but no public l announcement was made until it had been found to be perfect. A new process of dry cleaning The laundry recommends their new system to all who desire a better cleaning job at no extra cost. The plant has also added several other pieces of modern machiner yto give your clothes a ! satisfactory job. Give the Em erson a call when it’s dry clean ing that you need. FFree Picture of Joe Louis At Laundry Edholm and Sherman Laundry, dry cleaners, have on hand a number of photos of Joe Louis. The pictures are your favorite pose of the great young fighter. IYou mav have one, the Guide is * x informed, by calling at the Ed holm & Sherman Laundry and Cleaner, 2401 N- 24th street. These photos are suitable for framing. Get your before the supply is