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Entered as Second Class Matterat Postoffice. Omaha, Nebraska- OMAHA, NEBRASKA SATURDAY. -FiPTFMBER 18, 1937 70L. XI, NO. 21 " ■ - ■ -------—.. . Mob Assaults Mayor in Georgia Rioting Georgia Mayor Shot Defending Negro Dublin, Ga., Sept. 36 (PFS)— John W. Underwood. youthful Mayor of Mount Vermon, Ga-, was seriously wounded last week when he tried to intervene between an aroused posse and an aged Negro suspected of harboring a fugitive in a rape case. Tho Negro, William Kirby, 75, was kiiled and Underwood and a member of the posse struck by stray bullets when gunfire foiled the efforts of the Mayor to calm things at Kirby’s farm home near Mt. Vernon on Friday. Many versions of the shooting were given, some declaring that the Negro had fired a weapon and others insisting that Special De puty Sheriff Eutis Brady had de clared that Kirby had no firearms in his possession. Little Daughter Of Con. Gavagan Dies Of Burns New York, Sept. 16—Word was received (here yesterday that Rose- j mary Gavaynn, two-year ol 1 daugh t'>r of Congressman and Mrs. ! Joseph A. Gavagan, had died the night of September 8fch, as a result , of severe burns suffered when she aoeiden'nlly overturned a kettle of scalding water at the Gavagan’s summer home at Ludlow, Ver mont. Congressman Gavagan, when ! notified of the accident, flew to j Vermont. The Gavagans had two girl?. The surviving child is Joan, one year of age. Congressman Gavagan sponsor ed the federal anti-lynching bill in the House and led the victorious fight for its passage on April 15th. Mis Washington address is New House Office Building, Washington,, D. C.; and his New York address I is 1775 Broadway. -o Cubans Pass Batista Sugar Measure Havana, Cuba, Sept. 16 (ANP) —Col. Fulgencio Bastista’s pet measure of his “3-year plan,”—the sugar industry coordination bill— was passed Monday by the House of Representatives, sent to Presi dent Federico Laredo Bru, for his signature. The bill had passed the Senate on August 12th. It is the plan of Col. Batista, Cuba’s military leader, to make the country less dependent on su gar production for its economic welfare. He wants those products raised which Cuba consumes most, and additional products developed for the export trade. Under his restrictive measures, the sugar crop peak of 5,000,000 to(ns has been reduced to less than 3,000,000 ton3. -o SIX BOYS WITH BICYCLES TO SERVE YOU Notice to Subscribers: If you do not get your paper at least in the Saturday morning mail, call the office, WEbester 1617, and we will send you a paper at once. Mr. C. C. Galloway, Manager More than 1162,000,000 was ex pended for the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakand bay bridges and the 1939 Golden Gate Interna tional Exposition, which is being created to celebrate the completion •f the two great structures. Southern Dailies Say Tennessee Lynching Speeds Federal Law New York, Sept. 16-—Editorial comment from large and small southern daily papers indicates that the lynching of Alhert Good en in Covington, Tenn., on August !.7th, is likely to be the unan wer able argument wh'dh will insure the passage of the federal anti ynching bill early next session. Some of the editorials, collected by the NAACP, follows: Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser: ‘‘To hell with the law!” is the an ,-v/er of a Tennessee sheriff said he received when he tried to reason with the six men who committed the latest lynching. We do not debut that the men were quoted correctly since that is a good lynching slogan. Perhaps they also used some of those other good old lynching .slogans: To hell with decency!’ "To rell with democracy!” “To Tell with civilization!” Valdosta (Ga.) Times; Recent lynchings in the South are certain to add fuel to the fight for passage of the anti-l.vnching bill when Con gress meets again next year. Birmingham (Ala.) News: This lynching of a prisoner taken from the custody of a Tennessee sheriff prompts tihe suggestion that if the South really desires to have a fed eral lynching law that would as sess fines against a coun’y where a lynching occurred, the thing to do is to have a lynching every few weeks. A few well-staged mob j murders just before Congress j meets again will cinch passage of the bill now assured of con=idera tion at the nekt session. -o Mr. and Mrs. Ilarri on Lee, Dr. I Ernest P. Graves, Mrs. Mable Jefferson, of Chicago, and Miss j Hattie Graves of Lincoln, were j week end guests of Mrs. Hattie Smth, 2719 Lake street, and her 'sister, Miss Anna Phoenix, 2717 Lake street. -o Miss Vcrsie Win-ton, 2720 Corby street has returned from Los An gees where she visited relatives. She reports having an enjoyable time visiting San Diego and Mex ico. -o Mrs. Luella Waites, 2024 Binney, who has been convinod to her home because of illness is reported to be much improved. The Omaha Guide’s Emancipation Celebration Going Over in A Big Way The Omaha Guide’s Annual Emancipation Celebration for the Civil War Veterans and Their Faonilies Will Be Held At The Elks Hall, 2420 2422 Lake Street, Monday Evening, September 27th, 1937, at 8:00 O’clock From Indications Shown The House Will Be Packed PROGRAM Selection City Service Orchestra, G-. W. Bryant, Director Invocation ........ Rev. J. S. Williams Pa stor Hillside Presbyterian Church National Anthem Presentation of Chairman_Attorney John Adams, Jr. Remarks by Chairman_Attorney, Charles H. Davis Selection_Los Cantorea Chorus, Miss Ejiel Jones, Director Remarks _„_____Civil War Veterans Solo, ‘Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Had' Miss Estell Roberts Remarks .........Mr. R. L. Brown Selection ___ City Service Orchestra Reading ___ Mrs. ffola Holliday Ntgro National Anthem Address. By Guest Speaker (To be announced next week) Vocal Solo. ‘The Negro Has Fought Every Battle But His Own’ .... Miss Trene Morten Presentation of Civil Wa.r Veterans by Chairman Vocal Solo ------ Mr. IT. L. Preston Selection ____-....... Los Cantores Chorus Benediction, ......— —.-.Rev. R. A. Adams Pastor St. John’s A. M. E. Church Refreshments will be served and music rendered by the band for your entertainment. No children under 18 years of age will be admitted to this Emaiuripotion Celebration. Admission Free. Protest ‘Darky’ Label For Joe Louis New York, Sept. 16—Another letter of protest has been written by Walter White, NAACP secre tary, to Harry Grayson sports writer for the NEA syndicate on the constant use by Grayson of the term “darky” in referring to Joe Louis, world’s heavyweight cham pion. Grayson, a nationally known sports writer, has written columns of matter on Joe Louis which have been carried in the New York World Telegram and other Rehips- . Music Club Holds Reception On the evening of September 11th, the Los Cantores Music club staged the most outsanding fea ture of the club’s year in the form of an annual reception banquet given at the home of the sponsor Miss Ethel Jones. Acting very ef ficiently as master of ceremonies for the occasion was Mr. Woodrow P. Morgan. The first on the program was Mr. James Murray, who rendered the solo, ‘‘On the Road to Mandalay.” Now we come to the highlights of the evening’s affair which was top ped by the decisive thoughtful ora tory found in the essence of the address given by the club’s pre sident, Mr. Delmar Burris. Next we were favored with an excellent solo by hfr. William Davis. Then followed a historical review by Misa Bernice Grice, secretary. The pageantry of the evening came in the presentation of the old and new officers. Each old officer was lauded for his services to the club during its first year and each new officer was commended on achieving his new position as of ficer of the Los Cantores for the coming year. The first was the club’s president, Delmar Burris—to be succeeded by Albert Johnson. Upon taking office the president rendered a very direct and convinc ng addres3 emphasizing that the young Negro should learn to ac complish his objectives in a busi ness like manner manner. The vice president, Albert Johnson was suc ceeded by Miss Bernice Grice, the old secretary who was succeded by Miss Mary Green.. Felix Williams succeeded Miss Ora Lee Britt as treasurer. Miss Britt became re porter for the club in place of Miss Geraldine Smith. Eddie Wright and James Murray became the new sergeant at arms in place of Leon Peoples and Felix Wiliams. Howard newspapers. Grayson is the only sports writer of national reputation who has persisted in using the objectional word in re ferring to Louis. The NAAGP letter as-erted that Louis "by his prowess and his clean living has done more than any other individual toward rais ing the standard of the prize fight ing game’’ and pointedo out that Grayson had never referred to Jewish, Irish, or Italian fighters by objectionable and insulting terms. -o Organizations Offer Aid to Ga. Parolee Boston, Sept. 16 (PFS)—Two Boston organizations last week of fered assistance to Fleming Willis, imrolee of a Georgia prison camp, on condition that he come: to Mass achusetts. Irwin T. Dorch, presi dent of the Mutual Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, announced that he. would see that Willis was given “enough to eat and a place to sleep until the expiration of his sentence, provid ed ho conducts himself as a good citizen. Butler R. Wilson, president of the Boston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People declared that "if Willis can satisfy us that he will work hard and behave himself, we will help him get a job." Willis was one of the storm cen ters of an interstate controversy between Governor Rivers of Geor gia Huley of Massachusetts. Dur ing the controversy which has been raging for several weeks the Bay State Governor had condemned the Georgia chain gangs for unneces sary brutality. Sen. Borah Fails To Put Speech Into Congressional Record New York, Sept. 16—Although ho made extensive remarks ;n op position to a federal anti-lynching bill on tihe floor of the Senate Au gust 11th, with a statement that an extension of 6.is remark? would appear in the appendix of the Con gn-s-ionul Record, Senator William R. Corah, of Idaho, failed to put his speech into tihe record so that it could be examined. This was disclosed hero this week by NA ACP secretary Walter White who wrote Senator Borah inquiring why he withheld from the public the important debate an the anti lynching bill. Senator Borah has participated in two filibuster? against federal anti-lynchings bills. He claims that such a bill is unconstitutional and invades the rights of the states. Yet in 1935, Senator Borah spon sored a resolution urging the Un ited States government to go into Mexico and investigate the al ' le.ged persecution of American ci ! tizens in that country. Sonntor Borah thus believes it is wrong ' for the federal government to go ! into a state to stop the lyncching of its own citizen , but it is all right for the federal government to go into a foreign country to try to do something about the treat ment of American citizens in that country. The last day for including speeches of the last session of Congress in the Congressional Re cord was September 7th, and sen ators and congressmen were given two weeks notice by the printer that September 7th was the final day. Despite this notice, Senator P-nrah chose not to hare a printed record of his opposition to the anti-lynching bill. -O' ■ • Mr. W. L. Myers and wife, mo tored to Los Angeles where they attended the National Baptist con vention. Omaha’s popular mortician and wife have been the recipients of many social courtesies during their sojourn in the city of motion pic ture fame. -o Mrs. Strawther, 2220 Willis ave nue, had as guests at the home dur ing the past week, Mr. and Mrs. Pool of Kansas City, Mr. Erskin Smith, Leon Gubbs, of St. Paul, Minn., and Mr. V. Grant, also of St. Paul, Minn, and Mr. Clareace Smith of New York, N. Y. Students Over 18 to Register Sept. 27th Following a conference with Dr. Kinyoun, city health commissioner, yesterday, President Rowland Haynes, of the University of Oma ha, announced new dates for fresh man tests and regi tration in an effort to prevent further spread of the poliomyelitis epidemic. The new arrangement will call for two starting dates for classes. One starting date, Monday, Sept ember 27th, will apply to all stu dents 18 yeans of age and over. Students under 18 years of age will not be permitted to start class es until October 4th. Adequate pro vision for make up classes for the students falling in the latter class will bo made after October 4th, President Haynes announced. According to I>r. Carl Helmstad ter, registrar, the freshmen class this year—totalling approximately 50 per cent of the entire enrollment --will be the largest in the history of the University. Of this number, approxmately 30 per cent will fall below the 18-year limit. These figures arc based upon credentials, accompanying applications for ad mission. The schedule of registration and freshmen tests follows: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, 18 years and over: Register Sept. 22-23. hophomores, Juniors and heniors, under 18 years of age; Register in- 1 divually by telephone appointment, ' Sept. 27 to Oct. 2. i Freshmen, 18 years and over: i Monday, Sept. 20 9-12 a. m. Place ment tests: 1:30 p. m. English pro ficiency test; Tuesday, Sept. 21, 9 a. m. Aptitude tests; 1:30 p. m. Foreign language proficiency test Registration, Sept. 24 and 25. Freshmen under 18 years: Make individual appointment by tele phone for placement tests with Dean of Men’s office during dates, Sept. 13-Oct. 2. Make individual appointment by telephone for re gistrationwith Registrar’s office during week, Sept. 27-Oct. 2. -o Seven Convicts Escape j Georgia Cliain gang! Homer, Ga., Sept. 16 (PFS)— j Seven convicts escaped from the Banks County chain gang on Thursday and carried/two guards r.way in a stolen truck. The. truck was later found abandoned near Bailey. The guards, Tai Wood and La mar* Cordon, hvere Released un harmed and walked into Mayes villo with information that five white men in tihe break were in a swamp near Bailey. Two Negroes who fled on foot when the white men attacked the guards as the prison soil pit, apparently had out distanced their pursuers. Negro Commercial Club Formed _ On June 3rd, a group of Civic minded Omahans, seven in num ber met at the YWCA for the ex press purpose of forming a Negro Commercial club in Omaha. Today this proposed organiza tion has become a reality of 27 stalwart race conscious men. The officers of this organization are as follows: Dr. G. B. Lennox, president; Mr. C. C. McDonlad, vico president; Mr. S. Edward Gil bert, secretary; Mr. S. C. Hanger, treasurer and Mr. Dillard Crawford assistant secretary. The executive committive con sists of Mr. Bernard Squires, chair man, with the following members: Mr. Arlo South, Mr. Ed Fletcher, Atty. A. B. McCaw, Dr. G. B. Len nox, Mr. C. C. Me Donald, Mr. S. Edward Gilbert and Mr. S. C. Han ger. The purpose and ideals of this organization as set forth in its program are as follows: (1) The ideals and purpose of this body shall be to encourage all types of business and professional efforts among Negroes: (2) To promote a better interracial understanding: (3) To provide a clearing house, for thoughts and ideas: (4) To do any and everything for the promo tion of civic, community and ec onomic welfare, by a program of extra and enter organization coop eration: (5) To initate a program for the development of a market for Negro securities: (6) To carry on an intensive and sustained cam paign of appeal to the Negro buy er to trade with the worthy Negro dealers and those who deem it plausible to show appreciation for our patronage through the avenue of employment: (7) To cooperate with all agencies projected to ele vate the economic welfare of the Negro in Omaha. Many Omahan Help Make Up Huge Throng By S. E. Gilbert Ten Thousand Baptist believers invaded Los Angeles last Tuesday, mining from all parts of the Un ited States to be in attendance for the G7th annual session of the Na tional Baptist convention Inc. U. S. A., which convened at the Emaeul Shrine auditorium here in the Queen city of the, west nnd ad journed Sunday amid a bur t religious, political and scwia! fer vor. The atmosphere and the even tenor of the sessions is one thing worthy of mention. On all hands one could hear commendation for the liberal tone of the meetings. Aside from masterful nddre-ses by such dignitaries as Dr. L. K. Williams, Nev. J. C. Austin of Chicago, Miss Nannie II. Burroughs of Washington, D. C., Dr. E. C. Smith of Washington, D. C., Dr. C. L. Franklin of New York and many others whom space will not per mit me to mention. A feature of thj com ntion was the assembly of a vast throng of young p ^plc Sun day evr ning at G p. m. Good music nnd in-prational addresses by youth were the highlights of the program. Four Legislators Here Senator Wm. King of Illinois State Assemblyman Talley, Pastor of ML Zion Baptist church, Indi anapolis; Assemblyman M. L. Shephard, Pennsylvania pastor; and Dr. I. O. Fuller, Memphis pas tor, and one of the first Negroes to serve in a state Legislature during the reconstruction period, were among the. delegates. Other notables in attendance were Presirent W. J. Hale of the A. and I. State college, Nashville, Tenn.; G. W. Hdnry of the Western Ideal, Puebla, Colo.; J. C, Barker, editor, The Baptist Voice. Dr. Harry Bonds and wife, throat speciaists; Rev. G. W. Robinson, Des Moines, la.; Rev. M. K. Curry, Omaha, Nebr.; Rev. G. E. Steven son, Omaha, Nebr.; Rev. F. P. Jones, Omaha, Nebr.; Rev. P. J. Sears, Omaha, Nebr. and many others. Many Omahans Present Among the laity—Mrs. W. L. Seals, Mrs. Viola Turner, Mrs. Jessie Van, Mrs. Pauline Anderson, Mrs. Bessie Kirby, Mrs. Josie Moore, Mrs. Leavora Gray Mrs. L. Rountree, Mrs. Cora Haynes, Mrs. Adoro Bland, Mrs. A. Crumbley, Mrs. Anna Hatcher, Mrs. Hawkins and many others whose names I was unable to obtain, from Omaha, Nebr. All officers were re-elected to serve until the next annual session which will convene in St. Louis, Mo. t -o Ask GAR To Aid AntiLynch Law New York, Sept. 16—The Grand Army of the Republic, in conven tion this week in Madison, Wis., requested by the NAACP to pass a resolution endorsing the passage of a federal anti-lynching law. The NAACP request cited the lynching toll of more than 6,000 persons in the last fifty years andstated “the great causa of human freedom for which you fought would be ad vanced by the adoption of this re solution and this would be a con tinuation of the highest prlncplee of Americanism to whioch the Grand Amy of the Republic has always adhered.”