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THE OMAHA GUIDE
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Omaha, Nebraska
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Entered as Second Class Matter March 16, 1927, at the Postoffiee at
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Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and the Brother
hood of Man must prevail. These are the only principles which will
stand the arid test of good.
All News Capy of Churches and all Organizations must be in our
sffice not later than 6:00 p. m. Monday for current issue. All Adver
tising Copy or Paid Articles not later than Wednesday noon, preceed
ing date of issue, to insure publication.
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Hu.sim.ss Week bus published mi interesting letter showing
the business record state by state comparing the first, nine
months of 193(i to the same period last year.
biggest improve mi nt in passenger motor ear sales—38 per
emit— occurred in t.ie Pacific Coast states, with the Mountain
group running a close second with .35 per cent, hi commercial
ear sains, however, tin* hast South Central states were firrft. I
up 37 percent, with second place shared by the East North
Central and «»st South Central States which each showed
an advance of 31 percent.
I he Midill « Atlantic commonwealths led by far in. heavy
construction, with an improvement of 121 percent. Second was
tlie hast South Central group, advancing 81 percent.
biggest gain in electric power output, 21 per cent, occurred
in the South Atlantic group, with the Mountain group, second
up 19 per cent.
Farm income gained most in New England, 23 per cent,
w«h the Mountain states, Went North Central and East North
Central States, all showing a 16 per cent jump.
Value of checks drawn—one of the most accurate of busi
ness barometers—increased 19 per cent in the Pacific states, the
largest gain. Second with 18 per cent were the East' North Cen
tral states.
THE PRESIDENT AND PEACE
Ais bafling and complex as are all the epochal internal
problems facing the nation in this era of great social flux, they
could be reduced in one swift moment to secondary importance.
Should the powder keg of Avar explode in Europe ail else save
America’s attitude for the duration of that Avar would fade in
to comparative insignificance.
True, avo have heard much of the po\A'der keg, and it’s never
gone off. Put unless all the major prophets are Avrong, war will
strike within four years, while Roosevelt is still in the White
TTousc. p f • | f i
There is much talk that the President, with his now and ov
erwhelming mandate of confidence, will be a strong force for
peace in the world. Dictators, they' say, are pushing, around the
leaders of the two other big democracies, Pratooe and England,
because the dictators have their people solidly behind them.
There is talk of a RoosoA'elt move taking the form of an inter
national conference to check the armaments race, and to pledge
the boycotting of any aggressor in Avnr.
It will he for the President to judge Iioav far America
should amd wamits to go in international co-operation. Put if Avar
breaks, his task of keeping us out of it will bet the biggest job
any man ever faced.
In the early morning n father was struggling to get some
heat from the kitchen stove. Exasperated by the balky fire, he
said “I’ll wake it up! ’ and seized a can of kerosene.
Then the sleeping giant did aw alee, Tn the explosion and
fire that followed, the entire family of six were killed.
Fire accidents are particularly prevalent at this cold sea
son. People become impatient, try to quicken a fire with kero- ^
sene or still worse, gasoline. Needless to say, this is a practice
that m never safe. , .
Fatal accidents from dry cleaning with gnjpoMtia. benzine or
other inflnmnlde liquids are also ant to oeenr. TTons»wiveq who
have been nttemptin<» tlmir emu drv cleaning with these dan
gerous fluids in their hackvnrds are forced to en msidehvthe
cold weather. Pore no emlnsive mixture of "a,sol‘no fiiTnoq and
air is nnioklv formed in tho eonfiWid suneo and ordv a t'nv
Pumn or «mrlr !<j rermired to cause an oxnles'oo and fire
Ten thousand uorsonc los-* their liven “o fires nuunallv and
an euual number are seriously inirtred The urouertv less from
Piro f>*-nrooos about ^,000 000 OOfl oaeh vCar
For tbe good nr ah fake oyerv precaution to avoid fire and
!+« an'rfn1 and dtsastrouk eousoqnenees.
Clarence Johnstone, internationally famous
variety singtr, who with his former partner
Turner Layton, has been Ihe rage in the Eu
ropean entertainment field for the past decade.
They entertained the former King Edward VIif
when he was the Prince of Wales, frequently
and perhaps had closer contact with him than
any other person of color. The note a coin
matrwl from St. James Palace for their appear
ance.
King’s Colored Friend
Describes Monarch’s
Democratic Habits
Chicago, Dec. 24 (ANP)—Clar
ence Johnstone, silver haired singer
who, as a member of the interna
tional! famous team of Layton and
Johnstone, rose t<> become one of
tho highest salaried and most sou
ght ufter entertainers of the group,
sat in the Associated Netgro Press
offices here Tuesday and related in
timate experiences during his as
sociation with he former King Ed
ward, VIII, who abdicated from the
throne of England. Mr. Johnstone
and his partner had perhaps enjoy
ed closer contact with the king when
ho wus Prince of Wales than, any
other person of color. An ardent
admirer of the n°w DLuke of Wind
sor, Mr. Johnston praised the for
mer mjonach |as |a high-mil 11e!c'{
through democratic, royalist-human
fun-b'ving, generous and lovable.
“I am sincerely grieved at the
misfortune which has befallen the
king,” said Mr. Johnstone. “My
long residence in England has giv
en me a profound appreciation for
tho dignity and tradition which at
taches to the British Soverignty
and while I know that the burdens
of kingship must have been oner
ous, still I would have preferred
to see him remain on the throne.”
Mr. Johnstone is residing in Chi
cago temporarily while he is re
hearsing with his new jiirtner, J.
C. Elliot. Johnston and Layton dis
solved partnership nearly a year
ago after twelve years of startling
success on the continent during
which they played frequently before
royalty, and their annual income
rose as high as a half a million
dollars a year. Johnstone then sent
to America for Jules Bledsoe with
whom ho appeared for a brief six
months. Still seeking the ideal part
ner, he returned to America to look
for Elliot, with whom he had form
erly worked. Cables had failed to
reveal Elliot’s whereabouts, but
Johnstone finally f<uind him in Chi
cago where he had come after he
returned from Europe some time
ago. The duo expect to embark for
England ufter polishing up their
routine and doing some concert
and variety engagements in Amer
ica.
Mr. Johnstone related how he and
Layton had first met the prince.
Sir Thomas Lipton, Lord and Lady
Mountbatten, and The Ripht Hon
orable Mr. and Mrs. Norton who
had heard the performance in Flor
ida, had all insisted that they in
vade the continent. They sailed
aboard the Orbit a and while still
in mid-ocean, were offered an en
gagement at the Quadrant club,
then one of the smaller but most
exclusive entertainment spots in
London. It was the sort of esta
blishments which was scarcely lar
ger than a drawing room, but where
champagne brought $10 a bottle,
and through whose portals only the
aristocratic were supposed to ented.
'llhe Prince’s appreciation of
their art continued to manifest it
self, and when he was going abroad
on his renowned world tour n few
years ago, he happened to mention
in Johnstone’s hearing the name of
hts favorite air. Johnstone and Lay
ton had a special gramophone re
cord of it made. The day before his
Royal Highness’ departure, John
stone went to present it. The Prince
received him, and the singer, bow
ing low, offered his gift. The Prin
held out his hand, but some how
the celluloid disc slipped.
“People talk about a thing smash
itig into a thousand pieces, but be
lieve mo that record broke into a
Father Divine Angels
Finally Talk
New York, Dec. 24 (C)—Angels
of Father Divine have finally talk
ed, revealing mtuih amazing infor
mation abort “God’s" cash income.
For months the Supreme Court
has been trying to find out why
Father Divine can’t pay a $6,000
judgment secured against him in
a bus accident. Father has always
pleaded he is innocent about money
matter, although a book has been
written about his riding in a Rolls
Royce, and he has startled New
York with the ipurdhase of a string
f farms up-state, and riding around
in his own private plane.
Now two ex-angels, Verinda
Brown, and the second stilll bear
in her ‘heavenly” name—“Humil
ity and Consolation”—who told
William Lesselbaum, attorney in the
bus case, under oatih, that Divine
has a tremendous income—estimat
ed it $500 a week. Humility and
Consolation, who said she was a
cashier in one of the branch hea
ven’s at 203 W. 139th street, the
ono to which swanky Strivers Rov
residents strenuously objected
ihat sho took in money from th'
dining room and also rent fron
the rooming houses. She said tha
each nght she went to Fatfhr’s of
fico with the day’ receipts in cast
and turned all over to him. About*
forty cashiers made such report t
from the various branch heavens
and all reports from tihe variouF
branches were reported separatel;
no two being allowed in Father’s
presence at the same time.
The cashier said her day’s re
ceipts were from $25 to $30, with
an increase on Sundays.
Calvin To Name
Arkansas School
Little Rock, Ark., Dee. 18 (C)—
Prof. R. C. Childress of the Depart
ment of Education has announced
receipt of a letter from C. C. Samp
son, secretary of the local school
board at Ch>w, Ark., advising the
board has unanimously voted to
permit Floyd J. Calvin of New
York City to name the new school
which was built with the aid of
the PWA. The school was formally
opened on Oct. 16th, with educators
from throughout the state being
present, among them Prof. Child
ress and Mrs. Anna M. P. Strong
of the State Department of Educa
tion. Prof. R. D. Johnson is princi
pal. The school is located at the
home of Mr. Calvin, head of a news
service in New York, and Joseph
E. Calvin, his father, is a member
of the board and was largely re
sponsible for securing funds with
which to erect the building.
million,” Johnstone said as he des
cribed the incident,
Johnstone rushed in mad haste
to his partner. 11 What’ll we do?” he
demanded. “Can’t have the Prince
disappointed.”
“Make another,” said Turner
Layton.
“Another?” gasped Johnstone.
"Rut the Prince sails tomorrow'
morning, and it’s late afternoon
now.”
“Can’t help that,” drawled Lay
ton.
The phonograph company was
telephoned, directors, managers;
unerlings; all were cajoled, threat
ened, pleaded with. And by keeping
the works open until dawn—when
Mr. Johnstone travelled to the ship
—the new record was taken, in
perfect condition, to the prince.
Hughes’ Mother Made
Speech About Son
Kansas City, Kas., I ec. 24 (C)—
Mrs. C. I,angst>>n Hughes of Cleve
land, O., mother of Langston Hu
ghes, poet, playwriglht, novelist
and dramatist, addressed spoke to
students of Western university last
week speaking mainly about the life
work of her distinguished son.
Mrs. Hughes said in part; “Then
we come to Langston Hughes and
you have all possiLly read some of
his history. I am going to tell you
something of the recent things ho
has done. He went to Russia with
twenty-eno colored pe<He from
New York and was supposed to have
a new picture. They were asked
to stay and wefre cared for by the
government of Russia. He went to
Kasha Pasha. While there he had
to have a guard beta-use they had
novel1 had on 'ther American in that
part of the country. He wrote a
history of ijhe lives of the people
there and from that book he rece
ived a fellowsh p and was supposed
to go to Spain to write and of coar
se we know of the >nfus on there.
At the same time 1 was ill. Many
thought ho had 1 eon killed and
sometimes headl nes, of the pc,per
came out, Langston Hughes—Pro
bably killed in Spain.’ From the
Wilhem Fellowship he wrote the
‘Higih Baldwin’ and that w 11 ap
pear in 1937.
“You know of ‘Mulatto.’ He has
been the only Negro to have a
drama to run for one year on
Broadway and from the ipoem that
he wrote at nineteen, the play was
LINCOLN, NEBR., NEWS NOTES
Tho death of Leroy Mauldran at
he state prison Friday, Dec. 4tih,
<l<>sed his part of a robbery of a
grocery store and and a murder
,hat to>k place in Omaha in 1923.
,1any Omahans will call to memory
hat Leroy Mauldron was associat
sd with Wesley in this robbery.
They robbed Grogan grocery store
n Sew kind St. At the time they
' bfeed the store a customer at
, minted to slip out, by the name of
Deerso<n, who was promptly shot
.id killed by Wesley. The two boys
were located in a day or two, ar
vsted, tried in the district court,
jund guilty and sentenced to be
electrocuted. But in the meantime
Wesley’s mother and sister came
derived. The poem, I think is:
“My old man’s a wfh te old man
Aim! my old mother’s black,
If ever I cursed my white old
man
I take my curses back.
If ever 1 dursed my black old
mother
And wished she were in hell
I am sorry for that evil wish
And now I wish her well.
My old man died in a fine big
house,
My ma dUtd in a shack,
<1 wonder where I am gonna die
Be'ng neither white or black?
“His play has been running ini
San Francisco for several months:
and 1 do not know how long it will j
i o I ere but the prospects are very
enceurag'ng.
“He has turned playwright. He;
\-i not writing books just at this
time. He works for the Esqu re and
for the American and for the Out- |
door—several other smaller maga-;
z nes. By nowhe has three plays. |
One play of his ran in Clciveland
list year for 3 weeks. It wl! soon
I s on Broadway. They have tried
to i are Ethel Waters take a part [
but during this time, she has beer I
under c<>n/t |Kit. ‘Troubled Hours’
was in Cleveland and Newark.
“ ‘Miniat to’ has been booked for j
tho screen in Holywood. He has
another play he finished last year
and the RKO manager has already
been to New York to see what they j
•are going to do about the play.” I
Harlem School To Be
Enlarged This Year
New Yotk, Dec. 19 (C)—In the
'! ard of Education building pro
's m tailing for the capital ex
enditure of $30,000,000 r.'xt yen',
ia It m’s Frederick Dot. 'glass Jun
ov ni^ii Sxlwt.1 No. 139, in 140th St.
between Seventh and Lenox ave
nues- is to get an annex at a cst
if $771,000. Ovrcrwding in thi
;■ hool is is so bad at present tha
triple Bcsshcis are held.
to Omaha from Oklahoma, and
sought Rev. Burckhardt’s help try
ing to git in a new trial, which the
district court refused to consider
Rev. Burckhardt did not allow that
to stop his efforts in the interest
of the wo boys. So he at once ad
vised that Lawyer John Adams, sr.,
be brought into the case, which wtts
done and the Omaha colored citi
zens raised a fund to pay the fil
ing expenses of the application to
the supreme cfliusrt, in the imerest of
ft hearing before that body which
was granted. At the hearing of the
supreme court. Leroy Mauldron’s
was changed from death to life Im
prisonment, and Wesley’s electrocu
tion was stayed for one year. Dur
ing (Jhis stay Wesley became in
sane and Rev. Burckhardt asked
for Wesley to be brought before
the state board of insanity which
was granted. Wesley was judged
insane and was committed to the
Lincoln asylum, where he stayed foT
just ten days. He called the super
intendent! of the asylum to his ward
and told him he would rather go
back to the prison and be electro
cute than remain thece among
those era ay folks, for if he remain
ed there ho wi-lld soon be as craay
as they were. Hence there wasn’t
anything for the superintendant to
do but advise the pardon board of
v.-hot Wesley had said, and he was
ordered back to itjhe prison. In a
short time !:« was brought to Oma
ha and r . pee red before Judg- Fitz
gerald. Ho wv-s la-er.le_d U el
ectrocution on Dec. SO, 1927. Rev.
Burckhardt, by accident, happened
to he in Judge Fitzgerald’s court
when Weeley was brought in for re>
sen^-ncir— n"d v-rVcbed the pro
cedure. He heard Wesey thank the
Judge for resentencing him to die.
Rev. Burckhardt at once resolved
that Wesley was sure enough crazy
and that ho did not intend to let
them kill him. At once he began to
Hgh' f'v to !,i commuted
1 1 jlO. just eight days before the
date of the electrocution Wesley
was commuted to life in prison
where ho now survives his friend
Mn (hlron. Beeau; e of Rov. Burck
hardt’s cose relationship with the
Mauldron case, the prison Chap
lain invited Rev. Burckhardt, who,
a few days before Manldron’s death
had been out and prayed with him,
to associate him in depositing the
last earthly remains of Mauldron
in a grave among the American
l egions with the rest of the World
War veterans. The funeral services
and attendants consisted of three.
to cl": I-’;n Thom s Maxwell,
Rev. Bun khardt and the man who
drove the hearse. No. father, no
mother, no brother, no sister to
bed a tear or bid farewell to that
poor boy. I wish you who read this
Article wr< uld resolve in your heart
to believe that crime d es not pay.
i My*%%
“Buckwheat” Thomas, famous moving pic
ture star of “Our Gang" comedies sends re
gards to his thousands of admirers in conjunc
tion with The Associated Negro Press.
“Buckwheat” and A. N. P. wish all of
you the Happiest of Christmas Holidays and A
Bright and Prosperous New Year.
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