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—i ■— ■ ■ ^ ■ ir - — -1 i- - ^-i -| ..■Largest r :; Negro Paper a Sh ^i3 m y in Nebraska full pages of ,_ -JComiis /JUSTICE/ EQUALITY W&SBKR™'" week ___ _ _ ___— Entered as Second Class Matter at Postoffice, Omaha, Nebraska- OlTlcthcl NobrclSkci, S&tlirdtiy, Jllly 23, 1938 3 NUITll)6r 1 ift©611 DENTIST’ LEADER iD\*. R- E. peamon, Cin cinnati, 0. president Na tional Den tal Associa tion which celebrates its silver anni versary at its convention to bo held in Chicago, August y—12. 1 he Lincoln Dental Society of Chic ago will be hosts to the national group. (ANP). ‘-* HELP HER KEEP IT +-*-—-$ A NEW STORE OPEN A new store opened, known as Bill’s Loan Bank, located at 1804 I'.orth 24th street, rext to Reb inson’s Drug Store, near 24th and Decatur. Miss Hortense Harper, 2632 Franklin, has the honor of being one of the first colored girls to hold such a position a i clerk in a clothing store on i^th street. Bill’s Loan Bank, has the honor of giving this young lady this position. It is strictly up to you and me as to whether Miss Harper holds this position or not. You can if you want to give another girl a job in {hia same store by patronizing This store. Bill’s Loan Bank, W. Weiner, proprieter, comes to your commun ity well qualified to seve you. A state licienced aril bonded insti tution. The manager has had 25 years of experience in the manage ment of such institutiorte. You should feel it your duty to go by this store and say hello to Miss Harper, also congratulate the manager on coming to you with a competent colored girl as clerk to serve you. Look over the display of mer STABS COMMON-LAW HUSBAND TO DEATH Dr. Peppers Played at Charity Benefit Doss Cafe Nips Peppers Sunday evening a three run splurge in the sixth gave Doss Cafe a 3—2 margin, over Dr, Pep pers, whoso ‘ Mickey Mouse” Met calf was an attraction in himself. The Peppers popped right back with two runs in the seventh and seemed on their way to tie until Hunter was caught off third. Dr. Pepper ab. h. po, a. e. Bolden ss 2 0 0 1 0 Hall 3b 3 0 110 M’calfe c 3 0 2 0 0 Thomas sf 3 0 0 0 0 Harvey cf 3 12 0 0 Lee If 3 0 0 0 0 Harrison 3b 3 10 10 Hunter rf 3 2 0 2 0 Peake p 21700 Frampton lb 2 0 3 0 0 Totals 27 5 15 5 0 Doss Cafe ab. h. po. a. e. Percole cf 2 0 0 0 0 EWi’tler ss 3 0 0 1 0 G Wi’tler 2b 3 13 5 0 C’chill 3b 2 110 1 Casteel c . 3 0 12 0 Kennedy If 2 110 0 Cooper rf 10 10 0 Shannon lb 20 -12 0 0 McMn’len p 2 12 3 0 Wickert'sf 2 0 0 1 1 * • i m- •• i . Totals 22 4 21 12 2 Dr. Pepper .000 000 2—2 Doss Cafe .000 003 x—3 Two base hit—McMullen. Bases on balls—Peake 3, McMullen 2. Strikeouts—Peake 7, McMullen 2 chandise while therein. When in need of anything in this line, call back and show your appreciation Remember the location—1801 North 24th—ore door north of Robinson’s Drug store, which is located on the northwest corner of 24th and ‘Decatur streets. 60,000 NEGRO VOTERS DEFEAT CANDIDATE- WHO VOTED AGAINST N. A. A. C. P. ANTI-LYNGH BILL Oklahoma City July 20 (ANP) —The sucessful race for renomin ation jur. waged by Senator El mer Thomas c-f this state against Representative Gomer Smith for the democratic selection as U. S Senators, brings into the fore front the active part played by Negro voters. Senator Thomas was a staunch advocate of the anti-lynching bill during the recent session of con gress while Gomer Smith voted agaist it. Smith in addressing a. group of colored voters said he did not see why Negroes wanted to be interested in such legisla tion. Ther© are reputedly 60,000 Ne gro votes in Oklahoma. All fac tions appealed to them. Rcsco Dunjee was one of the first lead ers in the Thomas ranks. Record er of Deeds, Wm- J. Thompkins left Washington to come to Okla homa and make speeches in behalf of Thomas. He told audiences that Senator Thomas had been a vital factor in preventing the sa botaging of funds to maintain his office fn V^ashingi)onl Senator Thomas is reported to have wept during a meeting held in Booker T. Washington Park in his happi ness at the response of colored people to his candidacy . WOULDN’T SELL OFFICERS ROOTS TO CHEW Concord, N. C. July 20 (Bq Charlie Spears for ANP)—Dis playing none of the timidity which marked the whito witnesses, “Aunt Jennie” Morris, a small 60 year-old woman who has a repu tation as a “witch doctor” and has fcr years been telling fortunes to people around Harrisburg, denied having given any roots to Baxter Parnell, white confessed ice-pick slayer of Martha Jane Fink, his 19-,year-old sister-in-law, Sunday night. Parnell named “Aunt Jennie as the woman who gave him some roots “To chew on before I enter ed anybody’s house.’ He said that after chewing the roots they made him lose his mind and stab the girl. Before the inquest was held the coroner, N. J Mitchell along with Ray Hoope’-, county sheriff, and B. S. Ball, deputy sheriff, had gone to the little woman’s home fand without identifying themsel ves asked her to tell their for tune g She told then that l.ij cards howed that “Ball is the meanest ran round here” and that Coroner Mitchell is “a good little man.” In his confession Parnell indic ated that he held “Aunt Jennie” responsible for the murder be cus© she had given him the root which made his mind come and go But although the three offic ers, individually, made every at tempt to buy some roots from her and offered her sums of money to ‘voodoo other men, she flatly refused in each case. After hearing the ptrincipal witnesses the jury returned a ver dict that Parnell be held without bond for the grand jury. During the inquest Parnell sat apparent ly unmoved by the story of the murder to which he confessed HELPED CHARITY FUND Front row—Harvey, Bolden, Han-' son, Metcalf, Holiday, mascot; middle row—Smith, Edson, Hall, Clements j back row’—Franipton, Peake, Thomas Hunter, Lewis. PAY TRIBUTE TO DECEASED FORMER PRESIDENT SEN. WAGNER WIRES U. S. ATTORNEY. GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE LYNCHING OF TONI GREEN IN MISS. - # . . Albany, N, W., July 20—(CNA) Two lynchings in the same week with victims burned to death brought a vigorous protest this week from Senator Robert F- Wag ner, New York Democrat and co sponsor the Wagner-'Van Nuys Anti-Lyching Bill which was de feated in the last Congress by a filibuster cf Southern Anti-New iDeal Democrats, aided by Tory Republicans. Senator Wagner wived Attorney General Cummings and urged immediate investiga tion of the lynchings at Rolling Fork, Miss., and Arabi, Ga. At Rolling Fork, Tom Green, 48-year-old plantation blacksmith, was shot, dragged through the streets behind an automobile, and burned. John Dukes, a 60-year-old farm hand, was burned to death by a mob as he was dying from1 bullet wounds. “With all the earnestness at my command.” Wagner telegraphed Attorney General Cummings, “1 respectfully urge an immediate in vestigation of these lynchings by the Department of Justice to as certain violations of the Fourteen th Amendment. Prompt action in this respect will help bring the guilty to justice and tend to fore stall a new wave of lynchings during the adjournment of Con gress.” In a statement to the press, Senator Wagner pointed out that experiences in 1922, 1934 and 1935 demonstrated that the number of lynching3 declined while anti yyching legislation was pending in Congress, only to rise again when hope for the passage of such legislation died. “This tragic history is repeat ing itself in 1938, he added. “Con currently with the prolonged struggle for enactment of the Wagner-Van Nuys Anti-Lyching Bill this year, there was a complete cessation of lynchings for six months. Now that Congress has adjourned, lynching is again in the ascendancy Others Send Protests “The flagrant denial of the fundamental constitutional lights of any of our citizens, whatever their race or creed, is a challenge to our Democratic faith. With all means at our command, we must meet the challenge of fascist ten dencies manifested in the action of lynching mobs.” Wagner said the fight for the anti- lychirgs bill “must be re newed.” adding: “Only by the enactment of that legislation 'wVJI we achieve -tyhe rermaneno substitution of due process of law for the rope, the faggot and the blow-torch. Only by its enactment can Americt vin dicate its proud position as the foremost example of a function ing democracy in a troubled and war-torn world. “In the meantime, the Federal Gevernmert should excercise all due diligence to investigate these recent lynchings for violations of lha 14th Amendment- To that end I have wired the attorney gener al of the United States, urging immediate action by the depart ment of justice.” Similiar protests have been sent by manly organizations and indi viduals, it was learned this week. - ^ NEW YORK GETS AN TI-DISCRIMINATION MEASURE Albany, N. Y-, July 20 (ANP) A measure to prohibit discrimin.- i ation against person because of race, color, creed or religion was reported on favorably by the Bill of Rights i committee Monday night and paves the way for an eventful constitutinal convention vote Tho proposal, drawn from sev en proposed amendments submit ted by delegates, would provide tha.t “no person shall be denied equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision,” and that “no perscn| shall, be cause of race, color, creed or re ligion, be,sujected to any discrim ination & any firm, corporation or institution or by any agency or p^tical subdivision of the state f r Thousands Gather at Obsequies for Reloved Ruler Who Sought to Abolish Slavery Monrovia, Liberia, Jui> 20 (AN P) With several thousand per sons present, including ambassa dors Bind representatives of for eign governments, ranking Liber ian officials headed by President Edwin Barclay and Cahinet mem bers and hundreds of this Island Republic’s business and profess ional leaders, final rites were hold hero Wednesday for Hon. Arthur .Barclay, 86, who was president of Liberia 1904-08. Universally beloved as a stead fast champion of the rights of his people, Mr. Barclay’s admin istration was notable for initiat ion of a policy of cooperation be tween the Government and native tribes, and for his efforts to a boliss slavery. He was the fa ther of the present ruler of the nation. In 1931 he was a member of| the joint commission of the Lea-1 gue of Nations and the United States, which made an investiga-; tion of forced labor and slavery in Liberia- He proposed sweep-, ing measures for reform and was the official -nominee of Liberia on the international body. Pre-i viously (107) Mr. Barcelay nego-: tiated a loan for Liberia from Londorv, but his government ran into difficulties because of foreign debts and its inability to control! regions inj which foreigners held concessions. Governmental au thority at that time was said to reach only 20 miles inland, be yond which tribal chiefs held | sway. The situation came to ». head under Mr. Barclay’s successor, President C- B. King, when the German gunboat Panther, lay off Monrovia for a month, its guns trained on the Presidential pal v.ce. After his term as President M. Barclay became a follower of Marcus Garvey, UN IA head. In 1924 Garvey proposed to send 300 delegates to Africa, his aim being to set up a politically in dependent African republic. Pres ident King, then in office, refus ed to grant visas to the Garvey men and the Garvey plan failed. HONORED Dr. Bocoats, for nine years president of Leland college, Bak er, La., near Baton Rouge, was honored with the D. D. degree at commencement of Virginia Union University, Richmond, this year. A graduate of Moore high school in ’12, Waco, Texas, and Bishop college in ’16, the President re ceived the B. D. degree from Un ion in ’19, and A. M. from Ober lin in ’29. He did furtneh study at the university of Chicago and Columbia university, and in ’34 toured Europe, Egypt and Pales tine. After ten yearss as minis ter and educator in, Virginia, he went to Louisiana, and Leland college, under his guidance, has grown to high ranjk in its field. (Calvin service) FIVE WEEK SUMMER TERM FOR OMAHA U. REGISTRATION NOW _ 4 A new departure in program for the University of Omaha is | the second term of summer school to begin, Monday, July 25, and to conclude August 27. Registration for the five-week term began last Thursday morning and will continue through next Wednesday July 27. The term is an experiment to determine the demand f)or diasses all through j the summer the months. Previ | ously only one summer term has been offered by the University. Classes in the departments of I education, economics, English, history and government, philoso phy and psychology, and science will be given during the second term. Courses in science will car ry four hours of credit while all the rest will allow for tw> hours. George Da'is, 38, Negro, was stabbed fatally Sunday at 1119 North Nineteenth St. Nina Val dez 41 was held and bound over to District Court for trial on a charge of manslaughter. BOSTON AND MAINE TRAIN PORTERS GET! 210 H0LLR MONTH Washington, D. C., July 22 (A ^’P)—Through the efforts of of ficials of Council No. 2, Brother hood o Dining Car Employes, trrin porters of the Boston and Maine railrcad went on the 240 hour work month, as of July 1. The grand president of the Bro therhood, after numerous confer ences, convinced company offic ials that the train porters should be inhaled in the terms and pro visions of the dining ur cooks and waiters’ 240 hour month contract and written agrement to that ef fect was signed by A. H. Slader, assistant general manager 0f the Boston and Maine. $3,373 614 COLLECTED ♦ Readers of the Omaha Guide will be inbcreseted in results of the civic dilw^quent tax collection campaign fvr the first six months of 1938, ».s reported to the Omaha Guide by Wilbur Jones, campaign executive ulhairman. Collection of delinquent and cur rent real estate and personal tax es from January to July 1 show ed an incimse of $337,379 over the same period in 1937. Cam paign sponsors obtained figuees from the county treasurer’s office and the Association of Omaha Taxpayers. Current collections, affected by the campaign totaled $3,731,614 for the six month period ending July 1, a jump of $291,822 over the same half-year in 1937. Col lecction of back taxes showed a gain of $45,567 over the same period in 1937. Most of the gain im payment of delinquent taxes was made dur ing June, Mr. Jones pointed cut, due largely to campaign activit ies. Collection of back taxes during June: 1938, $86,179.30; 1937, $59, 241.36; 1936, $55,620. 50, With the civic drive at the half way mark, campaign sponsors nre jubilant over results shown in both current and delinquent eollecctkma especcially during June. Speaking of current col lections, Mr. Jones said, “In spite of the fact that the total Is affected by an increase in levy for 1938 over previous years, this year’s current pay ments still show a sizeable gain”. Comparative current Collections up to July 1.— 1938 .$3,373,614 1937 ;.. 3,439,792 1936 . 3,666,556 Continued efforts will be made to collect delinquent personal tax es and plans are being completed for that part of the campaign de voted to aiding in the collection of unpaid real estate taxes, Mr. Jones said. Spurred by results to date, campaign sponsors will redouble efforts from now until the deadline December 31, be said Favorable crop conditions and indications of improved business this fall will aid the campaign materially, Mr Jones said. How ever, he said, “we must have the support of every individual and business firm in Omah* in order thar the drivie be successful.” .