Address of S. E. Gilbert At Zion Mass Meeting c _ Mr. Master of Ceremonies, Pre sident McPherson, affiliating or ganization of the National Negro Congress Council, fellow citizens; we have gathered here today for the purpose of playing o-ur part as American citizens to aid the effort now being made to force the Wag ner Van Nuys anti lynching bill to success, realizing that should it be defeated the most staggering blow since tihe never to be forgot ten Dread Scott Decision shall have been perpertrated against thirteen million black Americans. The lynching record in our coun try, America, the land of the free and the home of the brave from Reconstruction days to the present time constitutes one of the black est chapters in the nation’s his tory. And lest you forget th s das tardly practice has not aitoge' her been limited to members of black Americans. The records show thrt since the Civil War, 5,500 Negroes have been lynched; of that 5,500, more than 100 have been helpless women. The record also shows that 1,454 white Americans have fallen victims to this unAmerican act. The mob spirit is not confined to ► the South, but in lesser degrees is present in all sections of the coun try. Only Sunday, two weeks ago t tl.e lynching of a Negro in the su burbs of Detroit was prevented only by the quick and loyal action of deputy sheriffs, who rushed to the scene of the disorder and saved the life of tihe accused man. The mob had already secured gasoline 7 and a rope and were preparing to take the law in hand and aside from taking the life of the would be victim they would have trampled upon the Constitution of this great country of ours which gives every person the right of the due process of the law. The alleged criminal, according to reports was charged with that age old cry by blood thirsty mob sters, RAPE of a white woman. We have no sympathy for rap ists, whether colored or white. They should bfe punished, but the punishment should be adminstered by the courts and not by mobs. Rape of a woman by a white man is just as reprehensible as the out rpge of womanhood by a colored criminal. Each is equally guilty and deserving punishment; but when a colored man is charged with this offense the press and pu fclic sentiment are inclined to paint the crime blacker than when the criminal is white. Only last month in the state of I North Carolina, a white man was charged with having raped a little seven year old colored girl, but d? spite the strong testimony against him he was acquitted. Rape is rape A no matter by whom it is commit ted. Still we live in a civilized country in which every person ac cused of crime has the right to a fair trial in the courts. Convicted rapists should be duly punished, but mobs have no authority to under take the job. Let the law take its course. Tuesday history was made when United States Senator Bennett C. Clark of Missouri, presiding tern porarily, recognized a member to make the motion which brought the anti lynching bill up for discussion and a vote. Simultaneously with this history making act came that age old procedure on the part of Negrophobiertji to do all in their power to block the passage of this bill which is so vital to black Am erica, Leading this battle is Senator Connelly of Texas who is using as the subject of his filibustering speech "the right of the states will be jeopardized by a federal bill against lynching and that in doing so he decares the bill to be unconstitutional. This age old cry has fallen from the lips of men who have and had no regards for the right of human beings for more than 26 years against the struggles of black America and many white people to stop lynching in this country. Today, my friends, 72 per cent of the voters in the country are in favor of the passing of the Anti lynching bill. In the South, the hot bed of lyn ching, the count stands 67 per cent for passage and 43 per cent against, thus proving that fair minded Americans, both black and white arc against any delay in passing the measure that is design e (•OtCASATMim I Beauty Culture on Wheels Life never stands still. Perhaps the latest innovation in the popu lar profession of beauty culture is the streamlined trailer fitted up with the latest appurtenances for beautifying women and demonstrat ing* the most modem methods in hair and skin treatment, shown above. Mrs. Mlarjorie Joyner, pro ident of the National Beauty Cul tuns League and national super visor of Mme. C. J. Walker Beauty Colleges has just finished a 4,000 mile trip which took her from Chicago to Dallas, Texas, where she took part in Negro Day sub stitutinig for Hon F. B. Hansom of Indianapois. (ANP) Wedding Anniversaries The following are the most gen erally accepted wedding anniver saries; First, cotton; second, paper; third, leather; fourth, fruit and flower; fifth, wooden; sixth, candy; seventh, woolen; eighth, rubber; ninth, willow; tenth, tin; eleventh, steel; twelfth, silk and linen; thir teenth. lace; fourteenth. Ivory; fif teenth, crystal; twentieth, china; twenty fifth, silver; thirtieth, pearl; thirty-fifth, coral (or sapphire); fortieth, ruby (or emerald); fiftieth, golden; seventy-fifth, diamond. today issues a call for every red blooded man and woman who be lieves in justice and fair play to notify your state representative in Congress that you are among that 72 per cent of American citizens who belieives that a Federal law against lynching is needed and that as your representative you expect for him to do his part to wards getting the same. Lovers of justice and liberty can pull this bill through the Senate as it was forced through the House if they pull together and pull to gather now. Victories are not won by wishing but by fighting. And the desire for dividual freedom and security in America will be gauged by the of fictiveness with which Negroes support this fight. The Household o By LYDIA LE BARON WALKER I"'HE name American patchwork was given by the English to a certain type of piece patchwoik evi dently originated on this continent. It is a name unfamiliar to most Americans, although credit for the beautiful work is given to the wom en in the United States and Canada. American patchwork found its way from this continent to England in the latter quarter of the last cei, tury, somewhere about 1875 or 1880. In Great Britain it was attributed equally to the United States and Canada, both countries being in America, and there being an un certainty about just which section was responsible for the distinctive patchwork. The name of loghouse quilting was given the design abroad. It has an odd sound to us for log homes are termed log cabins in America. Here the pattern has been known through the century as the log cabin pattern, but the name loghouse quilting has a fascinating ring to it. The patch work was, and is, one of the hand sornest types of all. Its special fea ture was its use of ribbons foi patches and also silk and satin sltion of the spaniel and pug, and the Intelligence of setter and Scotty. -- Alcohol and Opium Alcohol Is not a food but a drug which has a definite effect on the uervous system and numbs the brain. Alcohol breaks down a per son's resistance, and the body con tracts disease more readily. Opium Is a powerful habit-forming drug, and once it becomes master it Is practically Impossible to stop It, for the victim loses all self-control.— Hvgela Health Magazine, Napoleon's Turn of Mind De Bourrleune, Napoleon's class mate at school and Inter his pri vate secretary for many years, said that If scientific courses had been taught at ttie military schools Bona parte attended he “would have pur sued these sciences with all the genius nnd spirit of Investigation which he displayed in a career, more brilliant. It Is true, but less useful to mankind," Cactus Juice Because the cactus has to live on an absolute minimum of moisture, the Juice of ibis plant Is markedly potent In Its ability to handle min eral in solution. For Instance, It makes alkali water, that would otherwise he poisonous, safe to drink, nnd it was used for this pur pose by the Indians of the South west before Ooliitnbus discovered America. APPOINTED SOLICITOR ROBT. D. BARKERS tUL Philadelphia, Nov. 26—Robert D. Raskervill, 31 yegr old attorney was appointed Assistant City Soli citor by Mayor Wilson, Monday. Baskervill is a political protege of Councilman James H. Irvin and is legal advisor to the Colored Ameri can Citizens Organization of Phil adelphia, a political group of which Irvin is president. The appointee is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, 1 »avin?’ gained his bachelor’s, mas I t-er’s and law degrees in the school there. He finished law in 1933. He is editor of the Oracle, Ome ga Psi Phi fraternity organ; direct or of thSe Achievement Project and president of the local interfratern ity Council. He has been junior partner in the law firm of Rhodes and Bask ervill since the beginning of the year. By L. L. STEVENSON At the annual meetings of the great corporations, many of which are held at this time of year, there are always present holders of a few blocks of shares — and In many instances, holders of only one share each. With various proxy holders ensting thousands of votes, their voice in the proceedings means nothing, Vet they turn out in num bers. Often, they are as fully cog nizant of the affairs of the company as the officers themselves and al ways they are given due considera tion by the officers and board mem bers. Some of course come to make I as much trouble as possible. Others. ' even though they are decidedly in the minority, are generally inter ested. With still others, it is a I diversion. Retired from actual busi i ness, they buy a few shares here and there and attending the meet ings gives them something to do a feeling, at least, that they arc still taking part in the business oi the country. • • • It’s a leap from the financial con I ter up to Columbus circle and from business to soap-box orators, liu' last night 1 happened to stop Ion; enough to hear a ragged, whiskerei individual declare that business o all kinds was iniquitious. So far as I could learn, he didn't have any remedy for existing condition: though he was sure tha. they shouh be changed. What I started to say, however, was that at Columbus cir cle there are traffic signs direct ing vehicles, to "right" and "left." Curiously, the groups seem to divide with th::&? signs, those who support the government standing noar the "right" signs and the reds and others moving over to the "left." Consistent observers hold that It always is that way, so it must bc< by choice and not mere chance. • • * Addicts of marijuana cigarettes ("reefers," "muggier," "good butts," or in Harlem, "Mary Warn ers”) are having trouble in obtain ing supplies. The cigarettes, dead ly in their effects, formerly sold at a dime each or three for a quart er, with a heavy Broadway demand. The price now is 50 cents each and many peddlers have retired not only because of difficulty in obtaining stocks but because the government has taken a hand in the matter along with the police narcotic squad Dealers and peddlers have been retired for periods ranging from i year up. There are said to b 15,000 narcotic addicts in New Yor city. How many arc "Mar. Warner" addicts is not known. But prior to this fall, report shave it that the use of them was spreading. • • • Behind the acute shortage li months of activity on the port ot the narcotic squad, aided by the sanitary division of the Works Prog ress administration. Marijuana is a Mexican weed but it grows any where. So it was extensively cul tivated in open spaces in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. As the plants grow four feet high, they are easy to spot. Whenever encountered, the WPA men rooted them up. It is estimated that they destroyed in all half a million pounds with a retail value of about $9,000,000. Funniest tiling in any country is to see a “revolution" undertaken without the aid of the people. Last Min uteSnappy News Items FromNational Field Washington, iD. C., Nov.* 26 (ANP)—While the streets were thronged with late shoppers ah, the New Cental' Market* a threeway fight in a house on L street t|uxw the neighborhood in wild egeite ment. As a result of the affray, one man was stabbed to death and another was slightly cut. The dead man is Romeo Bryant, 21, who was pronounced ad upon arr'val at Freedman’s ho pitai. T. ; o hjr vie tim, Preston Hines, was treated at the same hospitrl for stab wounds in the right, leg. Police are holding a neighborhood character, I.ulu Belle Davidson, in connection with the killing. Austin, Tex., Nov. 2fi (ANP)— The Austin Students Interracial Forum, comprising students orf Si.mu< 1 Huston and T'llos*on col leges and of the. University of Texas, presented tha Rev. Father d. M. Rinch in a lecture on current conditions in Europe, in the Tillot ‘■on nudtorium on Monday after noon. Father Riach, widely travelled, arresting speaker, reviewed im nrersions from his recent tour of Europe. He gave a stimulating ex position of the totalitarian poli tical philosophies as exemplied in Nazi Gee-many, Soviet Russia and Fascist Italy, particularly with re feronco to freedom of worship. •**•*■•**•*••”♦•*•* Telephone—ATlantdc 2120 Res. Phone—KE 5872 STANDARD Barber & Beau* Supply Co. 114116 North 16th St. Louise Zacek, T Omaha, Nebr CHOPSUEY American and Chinese Dish.a King: Yuen Cafe ill O'7, N. 24th St. Jackson 8576 Open from 2 p. m. until 3 a. in. NEBRASKA PRODUCE 22024-6 North 24th Street Phone WE 4137 Poultry and Egg Dealers Out prices are reasonsable, see us first. Orchard & Wilhelm Co* USED FURNITURE it taken into our Exchange Dep't to encourage the purchase of new merchandise. It is •d for resale at the lowest prices ws can put upon it Our first and constant purpose is to maka it easy lot out customers to have the new. Our second is the quiak «► posai of the old. Every day in the year there are laraa assortments affeiwi, [ In fact you can furnish a whole house from this stock j which changes constantly. ; It’s worth your while to come to the Exchange Depart* l ment today, and a week from today, to secure what you IS wf LIS'1' A FEW TYPICAL EXAMPLES. j Pillow arm mohair davenport and chair . 12.50 Tapestry upholstered davenpo rt in good condition-12.50 Odd upholstered davenports, each .—. 3.00 Walnut reflectory dining table.—.—.. 17.50 8- pe. oak dining suite round ta ble ... 15.00 Several late style 8 pc. walnut dining suites.... 46.00 to 79.50 Odd room size rugs .4.50 to 27.50 Good selection of coat heaters and ranges. Convenient Terms