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v'OLrr..^0 ci:aha, ith-Rasha Saturday, sept. 23, 193G nuy-isa tw ntysix
MR ROBERT SMITH
Robert Smith, ex-clerk of the
district court and ex-city prosecu
tor during the Towl administra
tion, is now calling on his friends
to rally to his election for judge of
tke district court. Miss Estell Ro
bertson says that there is no doubt
that Robert Smith will get five to
one in every district where the Ne
groes ar the majosity voters. Ro-1
bert Smith never said “no” to a de
serving requeist. The answer was
always “we will see what can be
done” and usually, if it was for
the good, it was done. He is a can
didate for district judge in the
election on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd and
his C\ ’ored friends say he deserves
deep consideration, especially by
the justice loving citizens of Oma
ha, both black and white
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Dr. C. B. Powell Gives
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$200, Opening Calored
Fund For Roosevelt
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Negroes open headquarters for Democratic national cam
paign contributions. Dr. C. B. Powell says if you appreciate
what the Roosevelt adminiistrationhas done for the Negro race
andbelieve President Roosevelt will continueto consider the Ne
gro in the future as he has in the past, send in your campaign
contribution. It matters not how little, it will be appreciated.
Send it to the Negro Democratic Campaign Contribution Head
quarters, Dunbar National Bank, 2298 7th Ave., New York City,
Attention Dr (B. Powell.
Marking a new departure in the
history of the Negro in American
politics, Dr. C. B. Powell has con
tributed $200, opening the Colored
Roosevelt fund, which he is initia
ting to help re-elect President
Roosevelt.
In making the contribution Dr.
Powell said he is doing it from un
selfish motives, and out of a sense
of appreciation of the good the
Roosevelt Administration has done
the country at large and the col
ored citizens in particular. He be
lieves there 'are thousands of Ne
groes throughout the country who
feel as he does about the Roosevelt
Administration, and decided to pro
vide an opportunity for them to
show their appreciation for the
President and his efforts for Am
erica.
"Since emancipation,” said
Dr. Powell, ‘‘the record of the
Negro in politics has been lar
gely that of a recipient of fa
vors, and not that of a contri
butor or a donor. But today we
have an administration that
has done enough for the aver
age citizen—for the ‘forgotten
man*—for him to show his ap
preciation, even if we can give
no more than one dollar. There
are thousands, however, who
can and I believe will give $25,
$50 and even hundreds of dol
lars. As Congressman Mitchell
said after a recent interview
with the President at the
White House: ‘His administra
tion will be more liberal with
the colored man as it grows
in age.’ ”
In explaining the Colored Roose
velt Fund for Re-election, Dr.
Powell said he wanted it distinct
ly understood that all money vol
untarily contributed will go to the
Democratic National Committee
in the amounts contributed. Not
one penny will be deducted for ex
penses of any kind. If $100 is giv
en, the whole $100 will go to the
Democratic National committee,
and the name, date, and address of
each contributor, with the request
that the committee acknowledge
from the Biltmore hotel in New
j York City the receipt of each con
tribution to the donor,
j Dr. Powell is amply able to take
the independent stand he has taken
in working as publicity direotor for
the Democratic National committee
among Negroes without pay. He
is chairman of the finance commit
tee of Victory Mutual Life Insur
ance company, and president of
the Community Personal Finance
Corporation, which is capitalized
at $100,000. Being in this position,
after numerous Requests, he de
cided to take this opportunity to
serve his race by leading a move
ment which has as its objective the
continuation of the benefits of the
present administration.
All-American End Called to Kcme
School As Assistant Football 'oach
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Jowa football team has five Ne
gro star football players. The Uni
versity of Iowa has ’ailed Duke
Slater to assist Ossie Solem, Iowa
university coach, for the fall bat
tles. This is the first time a Negro
has ever been called t > assist in
<1 vaching a football team of the
Big Ten. t)uke Slater is now known
as Atty. Slater and is the assist
ant corporation counsel in Chicago,
111., with his office in the City
Hall. He has asked for a leave of
absence to assist his school in
bringing out the best there is in
the Iowa team. I is thought he will
work on he Iowa university foot
line, paying special attention to
ta’ikle. Iowa university is noted
for putting its best foot forward
rtjo'arldless of wheher it is a black
or a white foot. The coach felt
that Duke Slater, being an all
American in 1926 and in 1931
would be -able to umdejrstond the
five Negrto stars in the line of
tackle and could bring out the best
there is in all pi rers. Mr. Slater
made a remarkable and enviable
record while on the Iowa univer
sity football team as tackle. Said
the lute Knute Rockne, “He is the
best tackle I have ever seen.” It
is thought that Mr. Slater's new
duties will keep him at Iowa uni
versity until possibly Home Com
ing day.
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Bacchanite Club
In Spcial Meeting
Bacchanite cfipb held its iop»en
meeting at the Urban League
Community Center to discuss fur
ther the election of the colored
mayor. Many were present who
gave their viewpoints on the sub
ject.
The question was brought up
“Which would benefit the people
more, an honorary mayor or an
active mayor.” This was diccussed
at length and finally all were in
favor of an active mayor for all
civic affairs. There will be a cab
inet of twelve, appointed t» assist
and advise the mayor.
The most im/;x>rtant point dis
cussed was to have a federation
of clubs and organizations to come
together ’and organize as one to
work and make plans for this el
ection. By doing this, we will all
wrk together as one, pull toget
her as one to work and make
plans for thos election. By doing
this, we will all work together as
one, pull together as one, and
and stand united. This can be done
only through united efforts, which
seefcn so far fe()ched where our
race is concerned as a whole.
However, witn the combined ef
fort of a well equippd cabinet
wonderful strides can be made to
ward a group of outstanding
young /people. By outstanding, we
mean a group who are able to
giasp the situation at hand and
cope with present affairs.
We urge all clubs and organiza
tions to send in candidates for ma
yor. Registration will be at 231414
No. 24th street, the Omaha Chron
icle office. There will be two
weeks to rgister. Johnnie Owens
was tn nrst do register as a can
didate. Clubs represented were:
Beau Brummells — L. Draper
Quack Club—Lucy Mae Stamps
and other members, Trojans—Do
rothy Pollard, Wig ‘n Paint Dra
matic Club — Helen Singleton,
Kappa Alpha Psi—Attys. John
Adams, jr., Arthur McCaw and
Charles Davis.
Watch the Omaha Guide for the
late of the next meeting.
/ ~ 'laud President’s
Address to Race
New York, Sept. 27—(CSF)—
The most gigantic, colorful; en
thuiastic and responsive audience
of colorful people ever to gather in
historic Madison Square Garden,
New York’s largest coliseum which
was packed to the rafters with 17,
000 citizens and voters— cheered
the message of President Roose
velt to the Amrican Negro, which
came directly from the White
House, aJs it was read by Bishop
R. R. Wright, jr. Monday night in
impressive tones and with resound
ng eloquence, which moved the
audience by his manner of render
ing the important document.
Resounding cheers greted Bis
hop Reverdy C. Ransom, who de
livered the main address for the
NBC, and also Bishop Wright’s
Second Emancipation Proclama
tion.
The vast crowd at Madison Squ
are Garden was the answer to
those who said the Negro would
never respond to a great Roose
velt meeting in the largest aud
itorium in New York. Party lines
were broken; denomnational lines
were broken; everybody came
from the leaders in religion, pol
itics, the business and educational
world, to the plain rank and file
from Seventh and Lenox avenues.
The Rev. D. Ward Nichols, pastor
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T ^ii5« T^^oats
Ettore in 5 Rounds
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JOE LOIUS
A Joe Louis who looked 200 per
cent different from the dazed and
bewilderd fighter who lost to M'ax
Srhmeling, stopped A1 Ettore in
the fifth round on Tuesday night.
Lewis proved again that he could
hit with either left or right. Ettore
was far from being any set up, as
Ix>uis proved again that his early
claims to ring greatness still be
long.
‘SOCIABLE POKER’
GAMES COSTS SIX
Bernard Thomas. Negro defend
ed himself in police court Friday
against a charge of keeping a dis
orderly house, wth the statement
that he had heard “the chief didn’t
object to a sociable game of pok
er.”
“I never heard of a sociable
game of poker,” said Judge
“Sophus Neble, as he fined
Thomas $10 and the five in
mates $5. He later suspended
the fines.
Police testified they found the
gro/up' playing poker at 1803 No.
24th St.
Cars Crash, Burn;
Six Are Injured
At least six persons were re
ported injured, some seriously,
when three autos piled up and two
were burnd in a collision about
eight miles south of Plattesmouth
about 1:10 a. m. Sunday.
At St. Joseph’s hospital are Mrs.
Cleo McGuffey, 2111 Clark street,
who has a skull fracure and bad
cubs about back, and Elmer Kelly,
2502 Blondo street who has many
cuts and bruises. Both are badly
dazed and neither could give an
account of the accident except
that Kelly was sure he was not
the driver of any car involved.
Also at St. Joseph’s hospital
were two others, a man and wo
man. They were unconscious and
unidentified.
Two others, who identified them
selves as Billy Love, local boxer
and Love’s brother, were treated
in Murray by Dr. Tyson for cuts
and bruises.
HIT-RUN AUTO
SUSPECT HELD
A one-legged man was struck
and injured critically by a hit-run
autoist at 22nd and Leavenworth
streets just after midnight and a
few minues later witnesses cap
tured a man they say drove the
hit-run car
(The victim was identified as
Clarence Robinson; 60;. He is at
Nicholas Senn hospital.
The suspect said he is George
Joiner; 19 of 515% So. 25th St.
The capture was effected by
two interstate bus drivers.
Mrs. Alice Roberts was honored
at a tea given by the Birthday
Club Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. T. P. Hahammitt,
2116 No. 25th St . St..
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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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Now therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States by virtue of the power vested in me as Commander-ni
Cliief of the Army and Navy, in a time of actual aremd rebel
lion against the authority of the Government of the U. S.
as a fit and necessary war nwiasure for suppressing said rebel
lion, do, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-three, and in accordance with my purpose todo it,
publicly proclaim for the fidl period of one hundred days from
the date of the first above mentioned order, designate as the
States therein the people whereof, reepeetivly, are this day in
rebellion against the United States, the following to wit: Ark
ansas, Texas land Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Mtrnard
Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Aseen-1
I sion, Assumption, Terrebonne, La Fourche, St. Mary, Sit. Mar
tin and Orleans including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi,'
Alabama, Florida, Georgia. South Carolina, North Carolina,
and Virginia (except the fortyeight counties designated as
Wf«t Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Nor
t bam ton, Elizabeth Pity, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, in
cluding th cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), which excepted
parts are for the present left as if this proclamation were not
issued: and by the virtue of tliiei power and for the purpose
aforsaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves,
within designated States, or parts of these states, are, and hence
forward shall be free, and thiat the Executive Government of
i the Unitfcd States, including the military and naval authorities
| thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of the said
persons; and 1 hereby enjoin upon the people so declared free
j to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence;
and T recommend to them that, in all dnses when allowed, they
I tabor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and
make known such persons, ofsutable condition, will be receiv
ed into the armed servit- of the United States, to garrison foils,
positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all
sorts in said service.
And upon this not, sincerely believe to be Ian act of justice,
warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke
the considerate judgment of mankind, and the. gracious of Al
mighty God.
SHE IS NOW MARRIED
MISS HALLET AT LEN
Miss Vinney Allen of Chicago ar
rived in Omaha a few days ago to
announce the marriage of her Bis
ter, Miss Hallet Allen, to Mr. Paul
Barnett, Mrs. Harnett has been
employed for the summer in
the Health Department
in the City Hall. Mr. Barnett ia
a printer by trade and •& licensed
motion picture machine operator.
He is now omployed at the Ritz
treatre. They are at home to their
friends at 1910 No. 27th St.
MARRIED
Mss Laura F. Johnson, 1810 V6
No. 24th street and Adolprus
Jackson of 920 No. 25th street were
quietly married Sept. 21 at the
home of Mrs. Mozell Coleman,
2002 Parker St. Guests were Mrs.
Forrest, Mrs. Gilda, Mrs. May
berry and Rev. Caldwell, Rev. Geo.
Coleman of St. Louis, Mo. offici
ated.
DIES SUDDENLY
WHILE AT LUNCH
WITH HUSBAND I
Mrs. Anna Wilkes, wife of Lon- '
nie Wilkes, died Wednesday mom- 1
ing; Sept. 23, at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes were eat
ing lunch at 11:30 a. m., Wed
nesday, when something outside
■attracted Mr. Wilkes attention, j
While looking out of the window
he suddenly became aware of a'
clattering sound inside. Directing
his attention to the table, he saw ]
his wife reeling backward.
It is thought Mrs. Wilkes died
from a heart attack. From many:
years she had suffered from the
effects of a weak heart.
Mns. Wilkes leaves to mourn
her loss, aside from her husband;
one daughter, Madeline age 8 and
a son, H'arold Wilkes of Chicago;
other relatives and a host of fri
ends.
As we go to press, no funeral!
aarangements have been made. It
is thought, howevr that services
will probably be held Satuday
from Clair Chapel.
Mr. Lonnie Wilkes is employed
by the Alamito Dairy as a milk |
deliverer in the colored district.
Mrs. Edward Dannar, 2502
Washington St. of So. Omaha,
spent) the afternoon with her mo
ther. She just recovered from a
sick spell.
Boy Picks Police
Chief’s Pockets
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 26—(C)
—Monroe Steele, jr., 10, with a
record of arrests for lahceny, pick
ed Police Chief. E. D. Pittman’s
pocket of a fountain pen, and the
pockets of Officer Lee Porter of
cartridges Friday. At the time,
[ Steele was being sought for other
petty crimas. The boy has just re
I turned from Morrison’s Training
| school.
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SENTOR GEORjGEW. NORRIS * ’
Hon. Senator George W. Norris, America’s geratest, fear
less fighting senator in action, for the re-elction of President
Roosevelt says, that he is yet of the opinion that he should
not have permitted his name to have been filed for senator
of Nebraska. He says his job isto stump the country in the
interest of the re-election of the greatest president America
has ever had an he expects to do everything in his power to
convince the people who believe in his principle that they
should cast their vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt on Tuesday
November 3rd, for the President of the United States.
