-— - - —---— ----— ■ 'J ■ . »' ■ ■ . ■ •— — —1 THE OMAHA GUIDE Published Every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebraska Phones: WEbster 1617 or 1S18 Entered as Second Class Matter March 16, 1927. at the Postoffice at Omaha, Neb., underAct of Congress of March 3, 1879. TDflMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 52.00 PER YEAR Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and the Brother hood of Man must prevail. These are the only principles which will »tiu.d the acid test of good. *~A1I Kwh Copy of Churches and all Organizations must be in our iffice not later tnan 6:00 p. tn. Monday for current issue. All Adver tising Copy or Paid Articles not later than Wednesday noon, proceed ing date of issue, to insure publication. ..EDITORIALS.. Every Fourth Work Day “Americans must work nearly one full year out of every eight—or about six weeks out of every year—to pay the cost of llie Federal government,” says the United States News. “When the local and state government costs are added to the expenditures of tiie national government, the average1 American must work two years o\it of every eight to pay the cost of government." The tax collector gets a cut in every pay chock, ins unseen hand readies in and takes part of all the1 money you spend for food, amusement, clothing, train fare/ power service. And his percentage is today greater than it ever was m peuee time in this country. The Twentieth Century Fund es imates that total gov ernment costs have swelled to $17,000,01)0,000 a year. That is' approximately 25 per cent of the national income in good times. When you work four weeks, the public treasuries take your earnings for one of the weeks. During the next year or so we will “make or break” so' far as the tax problem is concerned. Every bran'ah of govern-' ment. spending must bn checked, from the national mpitol to^ the city ball. We will have a let-up in tax boosting when and only when, the voice of the people demands it. Onnortunities Still Exist Commenting on the "opportunities for youth in the elec-® trie utility industry,” H. P. Liversidge, vice-president of the Philadelphia Electric Company, said: "Twenty-five years ago a young man with an engineering education accepted it as a foregone conclusion the fact that one of the most desirable openings for him was the electric light and power industry. ” He then pointed out the remarkable growth of the indus try, the constant downward revision of rates, the fact that no nation in the world approaches the United States in the wide availability of electric nervine, and said, "This lias been ac complished through the traditional American system of encour agiug individual enterprise under suitable control.” Mr. Liver sidge feels that the political maligning of the industry will run its course and the soundness of title American idea will finally confuse the socialistic propagandist. Speaking of the profit system, he says: "We may theor ize to our heart’s content and draw glowihg pieties of an n?e of production for use and not for profit, but, human nature being what it is, when a nation pursues any plan in whilfh profit is eliminated, it will find it has brought about a loss that ultimately must prove a hardship to the very public it was endeavoring to benefit.” He points out the opportunity for growth of the industry and the many advantages that still remain fop the young men who wish to enter it as a life work. Whatt the industry has done is but a sample of what it can do in' the future if pri vate enterprise is allowed to develop the nation’s resources as in the past. If it is not, the field for young men will be lim ited, not only in the electric industry, but in many other en deavors, as government regimentation curbs private enter prize. The answer is up to the people and *to the very young men who are now considering their future. Killing the Railroad Goose Because railroads cannot adjust their rate structure quick ly to fluctuations i,n cost of operation, the steady ri»o in rail road taxes i9 an economic. problem which demands serious ^ attention., says the Commercial and Financial Chronicle. So far ns the Federal government is ■f'onccrncd, railroads are taxed on the same basis as industry in general. Abuse has appeared in state and local taxes. They represent invest ment of $26,000,000,000 and the Tines traverse prcctieally ev ery county in the United States. Local officials have gone to tremenduous ends to exploit this great indt^ rv for revenue purposes. Bail way taxes in 1936 totalled $319,700,000 of which 81 per cent was collected by state and local governments. This amounted to 2r.5 per rent of the Urns’ operating revenue. In other words, more than one-fourth of the activities and property was devoted to producing net operating income suf fluent to pay the tax bill. In the case of a stringently regu lated industry, whoso rates are fixed by public bodies, this b an excessive and dangerous proportion. DELINQUENT SUBSCBIEEts—PLEASE NOTICE The port of fire department does not permit the delivery of papers to delinquent subscribers. If your payments are no1 up to date, please mail or bring amount due to Tim Guido office or coll WEB!517 fer representative: Your cooperation will b* Teatly appreciated* The Management Esmuic Review The first session of the 75th Congress of the United States has passed into history. As was fore cast at its beginning, it was the scene of some of the most bitter ver bal batling of the post-war em it deliberated some of the most important measures ever laid be-' fore the legislative branch of the 1 ovemment. Dominated as it was by an overwhelming party major ity, it closed aid increasing inter party strife that may revolution, ize the existing two-party system First, what did Congress do? It appropriated about $9,400,000,000. It enacted a long list of major bills including continuation of the RFC; extension of the CCC; extension of tho Department of Agriculture’s marketing agreement authority; continuation of the reciprocal trade agreement policy; approval of a liberal pensidn system tfor rail road workers; passed a bill design ed to aid tenant famers; provided that Supreme Court Justices of long service may retire and receive full active pay $20,000 a year for life. Ferhaps more important is what Congress did not do—for it is here that the seeds of discord and anger sprounted. At the be. ginning of the session, the Admin istration had a vast ambitious “must” legislative program the President wished enacted into law. The majority leader, the late Sen. ntor Robinson, used every conceiv , able tactic to force the Senate, to approve this program. So did the new lender, Senator Barkley, who took command in the closing days. Vet tho program suffered almost' 1.00 per cent defeat. Key measure of the President’s plan was the bill to enlarge the Supreme Court. This bill was final ly withdrawn after a campaign against it led by Senator Wheeler of Montana, long considered a rad ical legislator. Tho President wished a great low-cost housing measure. A hous ing measure, was passed in the last week of the session—-but it was not nearly so ambitious as the WTiite House had advocated, nnd does not fulfill the President’s de mands. Tho President favored a wage and hour bill for industry which was considerably stricter than the defunct NR A. It did not pass. Tho President asked passage of a bill to reorganize the independ ent government bureaus—such as the ICC, the Federal Trade Com mission, etc.—that, in effect, would1 have placed them under the direct control of the Executive. This bill was deferred and kept from a vote. Finally, the President nominated strong New Dealer Senator Black for the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the retirement of Just ice Van Dcvnnter. Senator Black’s m nomination was approved by a heavy majority—but it is signifi cant that, for the first time in fifty yoars, the “radiion” of approving a senatorial appointment to a judi cial office by a unamious vote was dis legarded. A number of sena tors denounced Mr. Black on the floor. Result: The 75th Congress show ed itself to be largely anti-Ncw Deal, with the chief defections in the Democratic ranks coming from southern and western senators. No one, whether he be for or against i he President's program, can deny that the majoity party is split wide open- And it seems certain that in January, when the second session starts, the “rebel” movement will txf much farther advanced than, at present. Highly significant was an epi sode occurring on the last day in tho Senate. 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And some of the per*-«« ^ war-, gonna fix it, nobody knows where they are, and the others they just start some new spasm And if you will look hack a month or two, vou can maybe i J remember when somebody was in a great, sweat and gettin’ all ready to do something big and grand for you—but, it didn’t work out so hot, anyway not for you. And all ihe eatehv slogans, they are turnin’ out to he just another IOTT. Yours, with the low down, •TO RETTRA -o Report of American Legion Convention At Scottsbluff (Continued from Page 1) convention committees were ap pointed on the Committee of By Laws and Contitution. A resolution relative to discri mination was presented to the committee on resolution by Roose | velt Post No. 30. (The resolution will be found elsewhere in this pa. per.) The committee wished to tone I tho resolution down but after a fight on the floor led by Paul Hol liday and Commander J. C. Cole man, the resolution was passed as presented. After adjournment Monday ev ening there was a picnic and bar becue held at the Riverview golf club. Barbecued buffalo with all the trimings was very much in evi dence. We wonder what John A. Gardner did with all the Buffalo sandwiches he brought to the hotel Tuesday evening was held the Annual Drum and Bugle Corps contest. Eleven posts were repre sented by as many colorful drum corps Wednesay was taken up with the reports committees, the last of which were the committee’s on time and place of next convention and the Committee on Nominations, Fremont was awarded the conven tion for 1938, and the nominations committee brought in the name of Metcalfe who was elected by ac clamation to serve at state Com mander for the ensuing year. The convention adjourned at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday and the delegates from Roosevelt post started for home at once. -o-— Los Angeles, Aug. 26 (ANP)— John West Hunt, white millionaire follower of Father Divine, left here last week enroute for McNeil bland federal prison on where he will spend three years for violation of the Mann act and to write a book about ‘‘A Little Child Shall Load T! cm”—if he finds time. Hunt, who was convicted on charges preferred by Delight Jew ett. 17 year old Denver white girl, said his book is “to include every thing,” but did not say as to whe ther “everything” included details of his cross country affair with the young woman (he called “The Vir gin Mary.” ‘‘I’ve found peace, and pri son walls can’t take it away from men,” said the 220 pound cultist just as he left for the first leg of his trip north. Houston Carrier Is Restored To Job Houston, Tex., Sopt. 2—Arthur S. Hames, veteran letter carrier of this city, has been reinstated fol lowing persistent efforts in his be half by W. J. Johnson, a white at torney here, the Houston branch of the NAACP, and the National Alliance of Postal Employees. Of all the fantastic framoup charges which are brought against many colored postal employees of the country, the charge against Hames was the most ridieulous. It was said that he stole five samples of chewing gum out of envelopes and chewed the gum himself in stead of delivering it to the people tto whom it was addressed- The al leged “crime” is said to have oc curred June 13, 1935, and Hames was dismissed from the service as of May 22, 1936. The “proof” of the “crime” was that gum wrap pers had been found on* the side walk and in a vacant lot near a white public school. Hames is sup posed to have been seen tearing the wrappers off the gum and put ting it in his mouth at the spot indicated. Hames was never arrested, in dicted, or tried in federal court and no charge was ever preferred i gainst him for alleged “theft of mail." ihe whole story is a long one of intense persecution of Hames dat ing back many years. The real reason was thfct Hames originally passed the examination for postal clerk twice and was assigned sub stitute clerical work during a holi lay mail rush. When the rush was over, however, he was culled in and informed that it was an un written law at the Houston post ■ffice that no Negro could serve is a clerk. He was then transferred to carrier duty without an examin ation. Resentment of one white em ployee over the fact that Hames once worked as a substitute clerk vith him caused this white em ployee, after securing a promotion, o “make it hard” on Hames in very possible way. A relative of his white employee lived on Hames oute and it was this relative who manufactured the cock-and bull dory about the gum wrappers. Attorney Johnson was rebuffed repeatedly by the post officec de oartment in Washington which told him it would not reopen the Hames case. However, Mr. Johnson ran down every so-called piece of evi dence against Hames and secured affidavits from the gum company and the people on the route which proved that they had the gum through the mails. He also proved that the chief government witness who declared he had seen Hames taking the gum out of the mail, was employed on an oil truck dur ing the day and could not have seen Hames making his deliveries. With these affidavits before them and the backing of the NAACP and the NAPE, the post department fnally consented to reopen the case and then notified Hames of his rein statement. Alake Back to Africa Abeokuta, Nigeria, Africa Aug. 26 (ANP)—After spending more than two months in England where he represented West Africa at the coronation of King George VI, the Oba Alalyeluwa Ademola II, Alake of Abeokuta, ha3 arrived in his homeland. He sailed from Liver pool, England, on the steamship “Acora. During his stay in London, the Alake was responsible for breaking down much color prejudice and was treated with the dignity befitting his position. He was received in person by King George and spoke directly with the new ruler instead of thru an interpi'ttor, as is customary with African chiefs when presented at court. Aft eh his interview with the king, the Alake continued bis round of ngagements, culminating in a formal reception at the exclusive Mayfair hotel, in London’s West end., which was attended by a num ber of well known members of the nobility and their wives, including the Archbishop of York. No native ruler has ever before been host to a number of English ‘blue,bloods” in that section with a fashionable society orchestra in attendance. It is belived the Alake made a master stroke of social tact and by crashing the high barriers of race pejudiee, established a precedent and made it easier for others who follow him to London.