Cents ■ I Per 1 COpy The Weether EVERYWHERE a"" ,'7| ___ ; tod April 24 to Apnl 291 WORLD WIDE Upper Miss, and Lower) ijrijyo orni/ipr Missouri Valleys and Cen IvtllO OCnflUL jtral great plains, one or FREE PUBLICATION- *W0 7°*°' 77; JF ALL LOCAL NEWS ,*“>"1 temperatures near MATTER or somewhat above n*r FLASH PHOTO j mal ,n gcnEraL ^_SERVICE LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF nuCAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY_♦ -- ♦ Entered as Second-Clasg Matter at Postnffice, Omaha, Qotnvrlav Ayyvi’1 9Q 1QQCJ Number 4— Nebraska, under Act of March 8, 1874. fratUroay, A pi II lVZJ___. DR. WILLIAMS SAYS DO A LITTLE THINKING The “stop-Hitler” program is Europe’s concern, not America’s, thinks Dr. Harry Williams, Uni versity of Omaha historian, who said today that the United States could stay out of Europe’s next war by clamping a strict embargo on shipments to the warring na tions. Tho professor declared that an embargo aright work economic hardships on the American people but that such hardships would be preferable to taking pan in war. “Americans will have to tighten up their belts and forget about war profits if they really want to remain at peace. I beleve that in the long run our losses from com mercial isolation would be far less than tho economic as well as the human losses resulting from war.” Dr. Williams asserted that the surest way of keeping the United States at peace is by refusing to trade with all belligerents until, the conflict ends. Next to an ab solute embargo, the University of Omaha historian favors the “cash and carry’’ plan under which all nations would be extended equal trading privileges, provided they came to Americans ports, paid cash on the spot and carried the pur chases away in their own ships. Any trade restrictions which . aim to keep the United States neutral will be subject to terrific pressure from special groups, said Dr. Williams “The greatest threat to Amer ican neutrality will come from groups wanting to sell their pro ducts in the war markets. “The farmer will see a market for his wheat—the munitions ma kers will want to sell their guns and explosives—the iron and steel manufacturers will waht to get in on the profits—the whole com muni y of American business is apt to be seduced by the lure of profits. .“Soon these groups will thun der at the doors of Congress, de manding that Europe’s markets be made available to American business men. It will be very dif ficult if not impossible for Con gress to withstand such pressure. “Ii the belligerents can’t come and get our goods these pressure groups will begin to clamor for American ships to carry them. Some of these ships will be sunk, the cry will be raised that Amer ica’s honor has been smirched— and then we’ll get into it. “Unless these groups are able to restrain themselves, unless Con gress is strong enough to resist pressure, America’s peace hopes will go to pot—and American doughboys will once more be sent overseas to save the world for de mocracy.” Dr. Williams scoffed at the idea that she war will be fougth for the democratic ideal. “This democracy stuff as a war slogan i« just a lot of twaddle. In the first place there aren’t any democracies in Europe since Bri tain and France handed Spain and Cj*echoslavakia over to the fascists. “We tried saving democracy in itho last war and flopped pretty badly Our experience should prove that you can’t establish democracy where it doesn’t exist. Democracy is something that you don’t get by war—if it’s not natural, you oan’t put it there and make it grow. “If Britain and France had been so interested in democracy they would have saved Spain and Cze chs slavakia. Instead they’ve given guarantees, to dictator countries like Poland and Rumania. “The next war will be just as imperialistic as the last I see no reason why the United States should go to war Vo help one gang Supreme Commander ’ION. L. H. LIGHTNER Supreme Commander of the American Wind men, with head quarters in Denver, Colorado, who ieports the income of the organi zation last year was above $500, 000, and that, claims were paiu | of nearly $250,000. The annual re port shows prdeotion in force . if $17,391,000, with ample reserve above the 100 per cent margin of , solvency. Operating for 38 years as a legal reserve fraternal in surance association, the Woodmen head i iff ice is noted for courteous j treatment and prompt and full settlement of claims. It is one of j the major business enterprises of the Negro group in America (Calvin Service) of mpcriulists keep the “swag" from another bunch of imperial ists ” P . 'Williams stated that he wag “absolutely” opp'«ed to the pro posal for a revised neutrality law giving the President, power to name aggressor nations and en force embargoes against them. “Such a measure would just be the first step to our entry into war.” -oOo BATTLESHIP VS, X RAY There is a modern parallel to the graphic wVrd picture of a snowball that rolls io mountainous proportions It is the contagious aspects of tuberculosis. This month the National Tuberculosis Association in its Early Diagnosis Campaign, carried on by its 1,528 state and local erganiza.ions, re veals something of the malicious spread of this disease .Eight out of ten people who enter the sana torium are in advanced stages of tuberculosis. These late cases may have infected eight more undis covered cases may infect others, multiplying until great inroads have been made in the nation's health. A nation forewarned is a nation foreamed. Today the American Government is building battleships as a precautionary way of avoid ing war. It is interesting to re I'.e to what length preparedness can go in face of an unknown conflict. But on the tuberculosis front the war 5s on right now, with the enemy located, and the campaign mapped. What a victory could be won if funds equivalent tb the co«t of one battleship could be spent for the offensive against tuberculosis! Every man, woman and child in the United States could be x-rayed and early tuber culosis, if present', fount! Help find the eight cases of early tuberculosis that probably are present in >viur community for -every case admitted to the santo rium from that area. The X-Ray will do it. BUILDING PLANS MUST BE CLEAR If you are planning to build a new home, remember not only to decide first of all on the kind of heating system you will have, but to give the furaace contractor a complete set of plans, is the ad Prayers Answered Double Mi* and Mi-*. George Parker of Sou li Omaha are the proud pa rents of twin girls born Sunday j morning at a local hospital. Mrs. Parker is belter known a* Miss Louise Scott, wh. formerly j lived with Her mother at 2885 | Miami street, Mr. and Mrs Par ker were the proud parent^ of two boys. Mrs. Louise Parker told her friends before she went to ,» give all phases of youth activities atten S . . tion. On April 29, the week will be officially declared, Sunday, April 30. will be church day with young people’s choirs and special pro grams in the churches planned. On May 1, there will be an ob servance of National Child Health day. May 2 is library day during while the libraries will sponsor exhibits for children. May 3 is gi’fup day on which agencies such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Christ will participate in various pro grams. May 4 is Vocational Guidance day while the closing day of the week, May 5, will emphasibe the program of the City Recreation Department. ———oOo * MEDICS HOLD THREE DAY INSTITUTION AT ST. LOUIS PHILIPS HOSPITAL St. Louis, April 29 (ANP)— Discussions and demonstrations of the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis and tuberculosis in early stages, pre-natal care and infant welfare marked last Wednesday’s opening session of the three day institute for colored physicians held at Homer G. Phillips hospi tal. Speakers included Dr. Roderick , Brown of Tuberculosis League hospital Pittsburgh, Pa., and Dr. T K. IAwless of Nor.hwostern University Medical School both of whom discussed TB. At the after noon session. Dr. C. Leon Wilson j of Chicago’s Providvht hospital ;:poke on pre-natal care. Another I speaker was Dr. J. W. Jones, of j Meharry Merlical college, whose' subject was “Infant Feeding from j Birth to One Year of Life. ’ A banquet honoring visiting I specialists was held at Pine street YMCA with Dr. Williams, presi- \ dent Mound City Medical forum, presiding. Another institute high meeting on health and disease.? light w»as t’i: interracial mass held Thursday night at Metro- j politan AME church, during which an interesting open forum was conducted by five physicians. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ON JOB YOUNG BUSINESS WOMAN MAKES UNUSUAL RECORD ftnicfianapoli", Ind., April 29— Mrs. Violet Davis Reynolds en joys the distinction of having ser ved one employer, the Mme. C. J. Walker Mfg, company, for 25 years. Mrs. Reynolds, a native of Birmingham. Ala., received her early education at Berea eollegae in Kentucky, later taking a bus iness course at Talledega college and the Southern Business colege in Birmingham. After graduation from the Birmingham Business college, she came to Indianapolis April 14, 1914, to accept a posi tion with the Mme. C. J. Walker Mfg. Company. It was on a visit to that institution in the interest of her business. Mrs. Reynolds was perhaps the youngest colored graduate from a business college available at that time. Thu* late Lucy Flint was then bookkeeper, and because of the rapid growth of the company, Madam Walker had been search ing the country for a competent assistant bookkeeper. Mrs. Rey nolds’ rise in the respect and con fidence of Madam Walker was phenomenal, and deflects great credit on her worth and character for although exceptionally young for so important and responsible a position, she handled the account* and funds of the company with such tact and competency until on the death of Mrs. Flint, she whs at once promoted to the position of bookkeeper. The importance of her position can better he appreciated when it is remembered that by this time the company’s business was ex tended to every state in the un ion and to several foreign coun tries; that the company had over 200 employees on its payroll, with i nine assistants in the bookkeep ing department under Mrs. Rey nolds’ supervsion. and with an an nual business well over the mill ion mark Mrs. Reynolds’ growth was a steady and continuous as that of the company she served so well. In appreciation of her loyalty and faithfulness early in 1919, Madam C. J. Walker took Mrs. Reynolds to New York City as her special private secretary to super vise the vast expenditure in fur nishing and equipping her new mansion on the Hudson, and the same year made her secretary to TWO MORE GIVEN JOBS - Tho Genera! Baking Company has employed two members of our race, and if the work is success- | tul as planned, others will be , added to the payroll later on. •*Our Ci p.ip&ny i8 enjoying a very good business among the Ne gro populace of Omaha, and this is our way of showing our appre ciation lor their jmtronage," said Mr. Rowland, under who’s su pervision Frances Mosley and another member of our race will work. The work consist of a house to hou«e canvass among the Negro constituent^ of Omaha. Tho firm already has in its em ployment three Negro men work ing in various capacities at the plant. The General Baking Company is tv • be commended for their con sideration of members of our race. the Mme. C. J. Wlaker Mfg. Co., | which automatically made her a member of ihe board of directors □l' the corporation. These positions she holds today. Mrs. Mae Walker Perry, presi dent of the company, Mrs. F B. Ransom, manager, were enthusi astic in their evaluation of Mrs. Reynolds’ services. Mr, Ransom, who has guided the affiars of the ; company for 27 years, in speaking of Mrs. Reynolds said, “The Mme. C. J. Walker Mfg. Company owes its continued growth and ability to weather the depression to just such faithful and dependable em- 1 ployees as Mr*. Reynolds. “It may seem exaggeration, yet it is nevertheless true, that during the 25 years of Mrs Rey nolds’ services with the company I have never known her to be late on the job, nor have I ever known her to watch the clock for fear of working overtime. She did not count the hours, and she had and still has an unusual zeal to do the job well.” Mrs. Reynolds and her husband, David E. Reynolds, reside at 2721 Highland place. She is a member of Jones Tabernacle AME church, active in civic and i oeial affairs, an enthusiastic worker ifh the YW CA, and her principal hobby is gardening. LOGAN FONTENELLE TENAN S HOLD ELECT ION The Logan Fontenelle tenant-, held an election of officers last week. The meeting was called to order by Mr. White Members pre sent were Mi's. Hill, Mrs. Hams, Mr. Walker and Mr. McCaw. The following were elected: President. Arthur McCaw; Vice president, Mrs. Florence Terrell; Secreeary, Mrs. Allison Fvedei-ick; treasurer, Mr Edgar Warren; Assistant se cretary, Mr. Walace Wright; Sgt. at Arms, Mr. Abner Ward. Six member- were elected to the board. They are: Mr. Joe Hen ley, Mrs. Clam Campbell, Mrs. Grady Fry, Mrs. Mary Hill, Mr. G C Walker, and Mr. Ed Turner. The acting chairman, secretary, and assistant secretary were James Whte, Mrs. Mary Hill and Mrs. Gersa Harris respectively. _nOa-• EIGHT THOUSAND EMPLOY ED BY NEGRO INSURANCE COMPANIES Chicago, April 26 (C) A. Ellis Stewart, secretary of the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance company and a Kappa man, writing in the twenty-fifth anniversary number of the Kappa Journal on “Insur ance That Pays Benefits, Plus,” says Negro life insurance «om panies have “an employment roll of more than 8,000 persons mak ing a living in whole or in part for themselves and families in the operation of these institutions.” . Makes History HON. ROBERT S. AROTT (Chicago Editor and Publisher, who built one of the largest week ly newspapers in the world, re gardless of race, is rapidly regain ing his health, to tbe great joy of his thousands of friends thru out the c* untry. Building his newspaper from i i* "vert Docket” du.mg tne past .Vt years, Mr. Ab* to:t is all ti c mere esteemed be cause he is a practical printer who had the courage and imagination to make good in a big way. H's place in history is secure because with the Chicago Defender he put Negro journalism definitely in the realm of "big business.” His »n per circulates through'tut the civile ized world (Calvin service) -0O0 BIRMINGHAM DAILY GAYS MARIAN ANDERSON HAS VOICE OF ALL HUMANITY Birmingham, Ala., April 27 (C) The- Birmingham Age-Herald on Tuesday. April 4, carrier! an edi torial on Marian Anderson entit led "Voice of Humanity" in which it said in part: "It seemed as she sang in Birmingham that the voice of Marian Anderson was the voice The National Association of Color ed Women, Inc., Mrs. Sallie W. Stewart, executive secretary, ha* announced a Penny Drive for Sat urday, May 27, to aid the work t,f the association. Washington, April 27 (C)—A resolution passed by the United Government Employes on the Mar ian Anderson concert at the Lin coln Memorial said it “set a new landmark in American culture and democracy”. Tampa, Fla. April 27 (C) Rev. C W. Adams, 309 E. Frances ave nue has sent out queries to Ne gro leaders throughout the coun try on “What does the Negro real ly want," for a class in sociolo gy at the University of Tampa. Richmond, Va.. April 27 (C)— C. L. Townes, secretary of the Natifflial Negro Insurance Asso ciation, 214 E. Clay street, has issued a bulletin which says the active work of committees of the association forecasts the most pro fitable convention in the history of the organization at Lg Ange les, Calif,, July 12-14. , ,.u ■ Birmingham, Ala., April (C)— Superintendent C. B. Glenn of the Birmingham Public Schools has designated Sunday, May 7. as A. H Parker Day, honoring Prof. A. H. Parker, principal of Industrial High school who has served in the public schiiol system here for fifty years. Jacksonville ,Fla. April 27 (C) —Editor Porcher L. Taylor, of the Florida Tattler, 614 Broad street, who is director of the Negro di vision, school Boy Safety Patml, j i3 conducting a campaign to raise transportation expenses for the Patrol to visit Washington. Dj C., in May Richmond, Va., April 28 (C)— ; The American Woodmen, Denver, ' CoK, L. H. Lightner, Supreme ! Commander, has been accepted us a member of the National Negro Insurance Association, it wa3 an* itounced today by C. L. Townes, secretary. The NNIA has a mem bership of fifty of the largest ' Negro owned and operated com* ' panies if the country.