Editor Dunjee To
Speak In Omaha
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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 I<abor union countered with
a similar move to secure petitioners
in opposition to the selection
Militant opposition to the selec
tion
Militant opposition to the dis
senting factions wa« manifested
among the student body in a series
of rallies and other moves to stir
sentiment in favor of the regents’
i hoice A poll conducted by The
Gateway, student publication, show
ed nearly unanimous support of the
faniBus for the west Dodge location.
The collegians thronged the school
audltrium last Friday morning and
cheered enthusiastically while stu
dent speakers scored the “selfish
interests” opposed to the regents’
site and answered charges made
against the selection- Determination
>o 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<i experience^ coupled
with a pleasing personality, cour
tesy and willingness to serve the
public
The correct making and safe
guarding of public records of land
Longmans, Gren & Co.
Publishees New Book
By Louis Armstrong
“Swing ..That Music” With
Foreword by Vallee
Climaxing a full year of bard
work during which time he has
enptivateed the Broadwayitees
a ta famous night club, toured
the 1’nited .States from coast to
coast with record breaking at
tendance grosses for theatre
and dance engagements, spent
four weeks in Hollywood mak
ing a feature motion picture
with Bing Crosby for Columbia
Louis Armstrong, thee undis
puted king of the trumpet, lias
found time to write a book on
the much discussed subject of
“Swing Music’’. The title of the
book is “Swing That M'usie’’
and is being published by Long
mans, Green & Co. of New York
The name of “Satchmo’’
needs no introduction to the
American or European music
enthusiast. He is without any
doubt the leeading apostle of
“swing music’’ the new school
of American syncopation that
first captivated Europe and is
now sweeping back over Amer
ica. Louis Armstrong is the
‘King of Swing’ and is regard'
ed by theatre bookies and the
dance promoters as the great
est box office attraction in ork
dom.
In “Swing That Music” Louis
tells the story of Swing, begin
ning in his boyhood days as an
orphan wjaif in New Orleans
when as early as 1905, the first
jazz mania swept the Mississ
ippi delta country. Rudy Vallee
has written the foreword and a
special section of the book has
been designed by Armstrong &
Horace Gerlack to be a practic
al guide to amateur musicians.
Ten foremost swing perform
ers in America have contribut
ed illustrative scores showing
how they ‘swing’ on a given
melody with their respective
instruments, and of course, 1 he
great ‘Satehmo’ himself illus"
trates the ‘swing’ on the trum
pet. Also there is ’an original
‘swing’ piece especially writ
ten for the book by Mr. Ger
lack.
The book will be off the press
early in November.
Killed in Argument
Nashvillei Tenn , Oct- 31 (C)—
John Norris, 32, was stabbed and
instan'ly killed Wednesday by Perry
Davis, 50- Davis is held on a mur
der charge. The stabbing occurred
at. Dave Egan’s cafe on second
avenue, N-, where both were em
ployed
To Celebrate Birthday
Going <o Waterloo, la-, the first
of the month will be Miss Jeanne
Spinks, of Council Bluffs, la-, and
Mrs Nina Lewis, 2820 No. 26th St.,
to help little Bobbie Lewis, son of
Mrs- Nina Lewis, celebrate his
third birthday.
HOLD MAN IN
HT-RUN CASE
Columbia, S- C-, Oct. 31 (C)—
James Henderson is under $500
bond to appear in the January term
of court of general sessions on a
hit and run charge- J-T- Thomas
was badly cut on the leg when he
was knocked down by a car alleg
edly driven by Henderson Sunday
afternoon
titles are under the care and su
pervision of the Register of Deeds,
a public office that is intensely vi
tal to every citizen, tax payer,
owner and prospective owner of
real estate.
A. man who has these qualities;
and who has been instumental in
keeping intact an organisation of
intelligent conscientious, court
eous clerks to serve the public
should have your unquestioned eo
peration and support
Chris A Tracy, your candidate,
has these qualification and wide
experience over many years, which
fit* him to give the public this pro
tection and courteous consideration.
Chris A Tracy has our unqual
ified endorsement as our Register
of Deeds because of his fitness for
that important office,and his fair
ness to our people.
Signed:
CeceliaW dewell
Victoria Turner
H- J- Turner
Sgt Isaac Bailey
E. McGill (South Omaha)
Ray Lawrence Williams, Atty.
T P. Mahammitt
Ciaig Morris, I) D S
G B- Lennox, M- I)
(George Watson
Rev. Z- FI McGee
I Nat Hunter
Richmond Daily Paper
Endorses New Negro
High School
Richmond, Va , Oct. 31 (C)—The
Richmond Times Dispatch, in an
editorial Saturday captioned “Negro
High School Assured,” said: “Sen
ator Byrd’s telegram, announcing
that the Public Works Administra
tion had approved Richmond’s ap
plication for a loan with which to
contruct a second Negro high school
was one of the most welome bits
of news the city had heard in many
a day It was an eventuality toward
which authorities here had been
working on for months.
“The federal allotment will total
$209,250, which will represent ab
out 45 per cent of the cost of con
structing the new building and ac
quiring 'a site. The rest of the mon
ey will be provided by the city,
Council having receniiy voted to is
sue bonds for this purpose- Plans
for the school, drawn by Carneal,
Johnston and Wright, are nearing
completion
“The new school will relieve se
ven) pressure on Armstrong, the
only Negro high school at present
in the city. Which, for years, has
worked in double shifts in order to
accomodate the overflow of pupils.
This building was designed for
1,400 students; the enrollment now
is approximately 2,200- Such a sit
uation is fair mother to the Negro
hoys and girls, who are due ade
qua'e educational facilities, nor to
the educational authorities who
must resort to this make-shift ex
pedient
“The building will be designed
to accomodate 1,160 students. As
a new departure In educational fa
cilities provided for Negro pupils,
it will provide space for vocation
al training. This is regarded by
school authorities ns very import
ant- A largo percentage of both
white and colored students are not
equipped temperamentally, or oth
erwise, to pursue cultural courses
Any attempt to force them is a
waste of time and energy. It is far
better for all parties concerned to
fit them vocationally for their life’s
work
“Now that the Negro high school
is assured, meeting, perhaps, the
greatot need of Richmond’s educa
tional system, all those who have
worked unceasingly to this end de
serve the thanks of the city.”
Don’t Forget to Vote
for
CHRIS A TRACY
For
Register of Deeds
COFFEE JOHN’S
111 So. 14th St.
Biggest 10c Meals In City
Everybody Welcome
Pompano Hoys Face
6th Trial For Life
Jury Decides Confessions Were
‘Voluntary’
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 30—
AN I*—After listening for two
days as lawyers battled to show
that the confessions that had
condemned them were the re
sult of a week of relent leess and
brutal lii atings, four Florida
Negroes this week faced a 6th
fight for their lives for the al
leged robbery and murd.r of a
white fish dealer three years
ago. An all-white jury deeid <1
that the confessions were ‘vol
untary’, making a new trial or
Supreme Court now necessary,
an appeal to the United States
S. T). McGill, a nationally
known Negro lawyer, threw a
bombshell into the packed court
room when lie announced that
the failure of the judge in the
first trial of tlie boys to pro j
vide adequate defen.se counsel |
for them, was a direct viol a
tion of their constitutional
rights, and that the defendants
therefore had reasonable basis
for an appeal bi fore the high
est tribunal, and a posible re
vernal by that body. Recent de
cisions in similar cases indicat
ed the latter, McGill said later.
The decision of the Jackson
ville attorney, who has lieeu
the chief force in the fight to
free the four men since 1933,
was based on the fact that in (
the first case the defense attor
neys were not appointed until
one day before thP trial, and no
steps were taken to prepare a
”C"1 fight for their freedom.
The fiearing this week was
marked by a lack of the hos
tile defendants, and other Ne
groes interested in the ease, at.
‘he fir-if trial. It eaine as a re
e of unusual strat
tility that greeted McGill and
*’n defied a lynch-mob several
weeks and presented his clients
in court to request and obtain a
change of venue.
Asked ns to future pdans and
outlook in the ease, McGill eex
pressed certainty of victory in
either a lower court or before
the Supreme Court on the con
stituional angle in tthe case.
He has etate supreme court vic
tories to his credit.
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Vote For
Jackson B. Chase
Republican
For Congress
He is A Friend of the Color
ed People.
Jackson B. Chase is your
friend, lie believes in federal
legislation to protect all
races. He will work to get
the much needed anti-lynch
ing legislation passed. Mr.
Chase believes in the con
tinuation of relief and will
fight to take the waste out
of relief so that those who
really deserve it will get re
lief.
Selmar of London
Making Gold Trum
pet For Satchmo
New York City—Ben Davis,
president of the Selmar Instru
ment Company of London, last
Friday announced in u cable
gram to Joe Claser, personal
manager of Louis “Satchmo’’
Armstrong, that he had issued
an order for the creation of a
new gold trumpet especially de
signed for the trumpet king,
which will he presented to him
as a special gift from the S ;
mar company in appreciation of
his outstanding achievements
in the field of mnmie in the past
two years.
The instrument, said Mr.
Davis, will be finished in her
nished gold and will positively
be the finest that money ear,
buy. It will he two inches long
er than Armstrong's present
instrument and will he so eo i
structed that the great “Sateh
mo ’ will be able to got even a
farther range than at present.
His high '( will come ns nat
ural ais though playing in the
lower register.
In reality the new creation
will be four ami onee-ba!f inch
es longer than the trump Is
used by the averager musician
and will be a copyrighted mod
el for I/ouis Armstrong. It wil!
be ready for shipment from
London by November 1, and
plans are under way to have
the new $1500 golden trumpet
presented to Armstrong by one
of the Selmar representatives
at a Broadway dinner about
VOTE
For Governor
DWIGHT P. GRISWOLD
He assures the Colored
people a square deal in em
p’oyment — they deserve
more jobs from the state
government.
RE-ELECT
Thos. J.
O’CONNOR
Register Of
Deeds
TUESDAY NOV 3
Rescue the Schools from
One Men Government
ELECT TO SCHOOL BOARD
George W. Pratt
T. H Ted Maenner
I)r. C. C. Hall
Louis Kavan
Walter A. Neilsen
We Favor an Independent
Business Manager
—TAKE THIS TO THE POLLS—
RE-ELECT
JUDGE LESTER PALMER
Judge Lester Palmer is a candidate for reelection and is a
real friend of the colored people. At the primaries last spring
with 19 candidates, he led the entire field by big majorities in
all the colored districts which proves he lias a lot of boosters and
friends among our people. lie is always fair and considerate in
ihis decisions and sympathizes with the poor man. RE-ELECT
:OUR FRIEND—JUDGE PALMER— to the municipal bench.
COLORED DISTRICTS
.Ward Pet.
I 2 4 22ml and Clark
j 2 5 26 and Franklin
! 2 6 19tk and Lake
2 7 21st and Lake
2 8 2913 Lake
2 10 1812 No. 25th
2 12 2420 Lake
11 1 30th and Maple
11 2 34th and Seward
Palmer Palmer’s
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147 Holmes 95 52
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159 Holmes 105 54
168 Holmes 115 53
173 Holmes 116 57
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