Editor Dunjee To Speak In Omaha (Continued from Page 1) and aside from his newspaper ac' ivities, Editor Dunjee organized and header! the state Negro Business League, and for five years made it a vital factor in the life of Okla homa He voluntarily resigned this position at Muskogee session at the time when all of the men in the state insisted he was needed most. Th" difficulties, however, which editor Dunjee was having during this period, in getting out his news paper, and financing it, werr of such a uaiure that he told the men of the state he could not further mpike the [sacrifice, in time and money necessary for leadership in this field. In June of 1921, in cooperation with Gov J. B- Robertson, then the chief executive of the state, Editor Roscoe Dunjee helped to organize the Oklahoma Commission on Inter, racial Cooperation- Judge J. R Kea ton, Oklahoma City was named president, and Editor Roscoe Dun jee, secretary This organization had active life for five y>*ars 1,1 1922 Editor Dunjee was nam ed a membar cf the Executive Com mitee of the National Negro Busi nss league, 'and was later named Regional Director, a position he " now holds among the business me.n of the nation- It was during this period (hat he in 1925, as president of the state Negro Buisness Lea gue branches raised more than $V .000 with which to entertain the Na ional Negro Business League, at Tulsa, and he was honored with a place on the program of the Na tional Negro Business League both at St Louis and Detriot sessions. In 1928 Editor Dunjee was nam ed Regional Director of the Elk’s Oratorical contest, a position which he held two years his entry re ceiving a $,000 scholarship at the Phildelphia meeting in 1930 In 1930, with the organization of the state conference of the NAACP, Editor Dunjee was named as first and only -president. Under his lead ership, the Negroes of the state have raised hundred of dollars with which to defend their rights in the courts Two notable cases being the Jess Hollins case which was carried to the supreme court of the United States and the Segregation Cases in Oklahoma City, where by habeas corpus proceeding, and testimony personally given in the state su preme court by Editor Dunjee, qualifying an expert witness, the NAACP, won the greatest victory that has been won in any southern court Under Editor Dunjee’s leader ship of the NAACP, eighteen act ive branches have been organized in Oklahoma, and as reward for the work he hs done in Oklahoma, Edi tor Dunjee was given the “Merit Award” for outstandind service during 1934 at the St. Louis ses sion of the NAACP- The award was made in the municipal auditorium in St. Louis, before more than the are thousand people. Although most of his Ufe a Re publican, Editor Dunjee annonuc ed as an independent voter in 1931, supporting Franklin D Roosevelt for president. He takes the posi tion that minority groups should attempt to ally themselves with the forces that control in he political unit where they reside. In Oklahoma ho insists that Negroes enter the Democratic primary and vote large ly with the Democrats- His activity with democrats has extended to his having managed in a recent cam paign the candidacy of Thomas Anglin, candidate for governor. This work has of course been done am ong the Negro groups. In addition to Mr Dungee’s other accomplishments he Is «,n orator of no mean ability. Frequently ap pearing before large groups of white citizens of Oklahoma, and other places as well as 'people of his own race He will devote most of his speech in answer to the ques tion relative to the conditions, and opportunities of Negroes in the south by the Hon- Perry Howard, and Mr. Ben Davis, who have been speaking In Omaha recently in in terest of the candidancy of Mr Landon- Being a public character, and a one-hundred per cent race man he needs no introduction, to most of the Negroes in Omaha who are well acquainted with him by personal contact, and by reading his paper the “Black Dispatch,” which has a wide circulation all over the country. It is expected as there will be an overflow meeting when he speaks at Elk’s hall, 2420 Lake street The following speaking dates has boon arranged for Mr. Dunjee while he is in th city of Omaha in con junction with his appearance in Omaha at the Elk’s hall; South Om aha Thursday night, Oct- 29th, and Lincoln, Nebr Friday night, Oct 30. The editor will speak in behalf of President Roosevelt Omaha Uni Site Cause of Dispute Dissension over the future Muni cipal university campus was aug mented this week as a battle of petitions and words ensued between students and patrons of the uni versity and opponents of the Elm wood site selected by the regents /following th action of the alumni association in beginning a concert ed drive for petition signers^ the Central Io rally at the city hail on Nov 9, the date set for the cityeouncU's pronouncement on the question of annexation, was voiced and students volunteered to secure petition sign ers. Editorial comment in The Gate way critized Henry Dooley, Fair acres resident and publisher of the Wold-Herald, for fostering class distinction by asserting the Muni cipal campus would harm a fine residential section- Half the front page showed pictures of the site which was littered with unsightly rubbish, signboards and old lumber Another meeting was held by the Alumni association Friday evening at which more petitions were circu lated and a student speakers bureau to canvass various civic groups was created. Students told the assembly that campus sentiment was behind the regents, and alumni and friends of the university declared that ac tion must be taken to show the city council that the people of Omaha were supporting the selection Parttime students denied asser tionsthat work would be jeopardized by the new location and declared themselves heartily in favor of the site Other students averred that failure to agree upon Elmwood site would ultimately meon a failure to select any site within the near fu ture and consequently would ob struct the future development of the school. Just a few hours before the al umni rally, Allen Hupp, secretary of the Associated Retailers, announ ced that Omaha retail merchants approved the site chosen by the re gents Meanw-hile, nearly half a dozen different sites have been selected by the opposing factions Though disapproving of the selection made by the regents, the dissenters made no move to agree upon an alterna tive location. Mayor Butler, favoring a site lo cated between Dodge and Famam streets from 25th to Park avenue, declared his intention to vote against the annexation ordinance when It is considered Nov. 9th He declared that he would not be moved from this decision by petitions or delegations of citizens. The site chosen by the mayor would cost $425,00 according to the regents who studied the region as a possibility The Elmwood campus cost but $45,00. With but $300,000 in the univers) y f reasu(ry, pur chase of the site proposed by the mayor would delay the beginning of the university for several years. The 100 club is supporting a slate of five candidates for School Board who have promised to sup prt a program outlined by the Oma ha Guide and other leading busi ness men of the north side of pro ratio employment by the Board f Education and teachers in the pu blic schools- This the most vital is sue with which the citizens of Oma ha are confronted and it behooves each of the 14,000 colored people n th north side, as a matter purely of economic necessity to support the candidates who are pledged to a program of colored teachers in the public schools, pro ratio of employ ment in board of education and utilities Amng those candidates favoring such a program are: Her- j man Friedander, Pete Mehren-s, Dr. Victor Levine, Mrs Alice Holt man, Dr. C- C. Hall and Eaau Gard ner. Vote for these five! Mrs- Eliza Turner has moved to 2301 No- 22nd St PROMINENT PERSONS HAVE INDORSED CHRIS TRACY FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS The following is a statement by p ominent citizens. It is common knowledge that it is very dificult to find among can didates or public office person* who possess the •attributes which are necessary to hold and success fully conduct a public office, men of ability an