5,V|IU * ffiity EVERYWHERE | | Weather outlook for the[ WORLD WIDE 1 ftj * ■ M Period May 8 to May 13 ■ ^Upper Miss, and Lower NEWS SERVICE __ ' | Mr. Valleys, generally I / fl ICTirr O ■*"*. - fair and son.inued *ami FREE~I*UBLICATION /JUSTICE^ EO I HEW TO THfc I 1NF\ fir8t of week’ excepfc )F ALL LOCAL NEWS —tz \ ^ _ )- . ihowcrs and cooler north MATTER ___... portion Tuesday, show FLASH PHOTO I ers 111(1 c?oIer Wednea SERVICE I _ day, again Fri. & Sat. - - - ♦_LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY «._f Entered as Second-Clas9 Matter at Postoffice, Omaha, - Afo,. 10 tnon xr a Nebraska, under Act of March 8. 1874. Saturday, May 13, 1939 Number 6 MARIAN ANDERSON MURAL FUND COMMITTEE Washington, D. C.—An appeal to young people and others who aro interested to contribute pen nies, nickels and dimes for a mural depicting Marian Ander son’s Easter concert was issued here last week following organiz ation of the Marian Anderson Mural Fund Committee under chairmanship of Edward Bruce, chief of the Section of Fine Arts. Treasury Department, Procure ment Division. The committee, composed of members of both races, was or ganized by Mr. Bruce for the! purpose of raising funds to com memorate that event. Elected to servo with Mr. Bruce as officers of the committee were Professor J. Vernon Herring, head of the art department at Howard Uni versity, secretary and Jes-:e IT. Mitchell, president of the Indus trial Bank of Washington, trea sure,!. “We have undertaken this pro ject,” the chairman said, “because Miss Anderson’s concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was one of the significant occassions in our national cultural development. It served to focus attention upon tho enduring qualities and genuine elements in our democracy. The committee believes that the beauty solemnity, grandeur, and challenge of that occasion was of such im portance that the scene deserves to be preserved for future genera tions.” The appeal is being made pri marily to the youth of America, Mr Bruce asserted, because Miss Anderson both as an artist and as a person represents what can be done in this country despite dis crimination and other handicaps. . “Her triumph is worthy of emu lation and should he a source of encouragement to all young peo ple,” he said. Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, who is a member of tho committee has given assurance that the mural when completed, will be accepted and installed in the Department of Interior Build ing in Washington. The mural will bo executed by the winner of a national anonymous competition open to all American artists and conducted by the Section of Fine Arts, Treasury Department, Yaung people are urged to send contributions through their orga nizations or schools to the trea surer of the Fund, Mr. Jesse H. Mitchell, President. Industrial Bank of Washington, Washington, D. C. As the expenses of admin istration are being borne by the sjKjnsors, every cent contributed by the school children and young people of the country will be used solely for the purposes of having the mural executed and installed. Members of the sponsoring committee include Senator Warren Austin, United States Senator; Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Na tional Youth Administration; Miss Bertha Blairi, Vice chairman of the Marian Anderson Citizens’ Com mittee; Miss Mary Brady, Direct or, Harmon Foundation, New York City; Mr. Edward Bruce. Chief of Section of Fine Arts, Treasury De partment; Hon Oscar L Chap man, Assistant Secretary of In terior; Mrs. (Raymond Clapiper, Washington, D. C.; Mr. John P. Davis, Secretary of the National Negro Congress; Mr. Frederic A. Delano, Chairman, National Capi tol Park and Planning Commis sion; Mr. Todd Duncan, Assistant Professor, Howard School of Music; Mrs. Leonard Elmhirst. New York; Dr. Dorothy Ferebee; Mrs, Juliana Force, Director of the Whitney Museum of Art; Dr. Ernect Gruening, Director of the Div. of Territories and Island Posessions, Dept of Interior; Mr. Roland Hays, Boston, Massachu setts; Mr. J. Vernon Herring, Head of Art Department, Howard University; Mr. Charles H. Hous ton, Chairman of the Marias An LEADS YOUTH REV. W. H. JERNAGIN President of the National Bap tist Young Peoples Union which meets at Tuskegee -in June 21-26, who announces a special demon stration of 600 Boy Scouts in cadet formation, under the direction of Rev. Samuel Pettigue of Atlanta, Ga„ assisted bv Richard Otey of Nashville, Tenn., special Scout Commissioner f r the Baptist de nomination. Rev. LeRoy of East Chicago, Ind., is working i ut the boys program Rev. Jcrnagin, na tive of Macon, Miss., has been pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist church, Washington, D. C., f r 26 years, and for a longer period a leader in Baptist ranks through out the nation. (Calvin service) • . | derson Citizens’ Committee; Hon. 1 Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the 1 Interior; Hon. Kent E._^ Keller. Chairman, Library Committee of tho House; Mr. Jonas Lie, presi dent of the National Academy; Mr. Jesse H Mitchell, President, Industrial Bank of Washington, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Washington, D. C.; Mr. Carl Murphy, Editor. Af ro-American, Baltimore, Maryland Hon. Frank H. Murphy, Attorney General; Mrs. Caroline O’Day, United States Congress; Read Admiral Christian Joy Peoples, Director of Procurement; Mr. Duncan Phillips, Washington, D. C.; Mr. C C. Spaulding, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Durham. N. C.; Mr. Nathan Straus, Administrator, U. S. Housing Authority; Dr. John W. Studebaker, Commissioner of Education, Department of the In terior; Hon. Robert F. Wagner, United States Senator; Dr. Robert C Weaver, Special Assistant to the Administrator, United States Housing Authority, Department of Interior; and Mr. Walter White secretary of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People. M. E. BISHOP SLAPS I). A. K. PREJUDICE Omaha Prelate Deplores Ban On Mar/an Anderson In Devotional Address In his devotional'address Satur day morning, April 29, Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, M. E. bishop from Omaha, took a slap at the kind of prejudice which caused the D A. R. to bar Marian Anderson from Constitution hall for Easter Sunday concert. Speaking on “He Came Too Late, This Christ,” Bishop Oxnam urged Americans to forget the D A. R.’s prejudice and to turn rather to the “expression of an A moricapism worthy of the founders of this Republic,” referring to the concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. “Now is the time to cease post poning the idea of brotherhood,” said Bishop Oxnam. “Now is the dime to take it and enthrone it. Let us not associate the idea of holy love with alter alone, but relate it to mill and mine and market. Let u» take the idea of a Father of all mankind and trans late that idea into instruments that make for a brotherly world. “Let us have done once and for I " -— ' -——---ts) M is for the million things she gave me 0 is only that she‘s growing old 7 is for the tears She shed to save me R is for her heart of PUREST GOLD E is for her eyes, the love light shining j R is right and right she‘ll always be Put them all together and they spell M07HOt_The worcl that meaas the world to me. r* *■*«* <*■. I _*_ I all with the atheis m that lies in! pagan statements bandied about hy nominal Christians who declare “Seli'-interest is the only sufficient motive jo drive men to real achiev ement;” “moral right must bow to economic necessity;” “war is in evitable. ” Now is the accepted time. Christ did not come too soon. Wo caane to Christ) too late” “It was not ';hj Daughters of the Confederacy—no. it was the Dau ghters of tho American Revolu ion—who refused Marian Ander son the right to ising in Cons ftu tion hall. Let us forg t that and turn rather to the expression of an Americanism worthy of the 'ounders of .his Republic—I refer to the concert given there upon tho *leps of tho Lincoln Memorial Easter Sunday. “I saw men and women of the South, distinguished leaders of this nation, among the great who had come to pay tribute to a voice. I saw them sifting there while she sang, “America, My Country Tis of Thee, Swot Land of Liberty.” And hen we heard “Ave Maria— Hail Mary!” A black girl— Hail Mary, a Jewish girl. Send that message across the sc a and let them know' One i» our leader, even Christ. 59,407 VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS ON MAY 9th SO GOES THE SECOND WARD, SO GOES THE ELECTION—Just An Old By-Word The following are a few tabulat ed figures on the votes cast in this race of City Commissioners in the Second Ward only. Trus.in, precinct 1—233; 2—262 2—185; 4—212; 5—193; 6—196 7—237; 8—222; 9—255; 10—182 1.1—253; 12—246. Towl, precinct 1—165; 2—183; 3 —4 41; 4—198; 5—170; 6—159 7_176; 8—207; 9—170; 10—193 11—176; 12—246. Mehrens, precinct 1—136; 2— 168; 3—136; 4—187; 5—167; 6— 150; 7—170; 8—216; 9—183; 10— 183; 11—143; 12—271. Green, precinct 1—159; 2—201; [3—125; 4—191; 5—173; 6—163; 7—168; 8—205; 9—145; 10—182; 11—115; 12—228. « • 4 4 on rv 1 Off Drown, pretiiKb a-iou, —u-i 3—139; 4—207; 5—162; 6—132; 7—200; 8—176; 9—177; 10—157; 11—142; 12—214. Kresl, precinct 1—229 ; 2—199; 3—158; 4—128; 5—112; 6—115; 7—148; 8—169; 9—186; 10l_116; 1.1—239; 12—170. Adams, precinct 1—156; 2—162; 3—122; 4—166; 5—138; 6—124; 7—162; 8—191; 9—178; 10—153; 11—149; 12—220. Hannon, precinct 1—144; 2—184 3—123; 4—174; 5—145; 6—125; 7—173; 8—164; 9—156; 10—145; 11—162; 12—202. Jfpsen, precinct 1—219; 2—196; 3—132; 4—128; 5—108; 6—106; 7—153; 8—115; 9—165; 10-103; 11—224; 12—160. Knudsen, precinct 1—227; 2— 204; 3—136; 4—102; 5—104; 6— 113; 7—153; 8—102; 9—142; 10— 98; 11—208; 12—135. Hummel, precinct 1—176; 2— 188; 3—155; 4—107; 5—102; 6— 96; 7—141; 8—121; 9—156; 10— 92; 11—183; 12—141 Frost, precinct 1—128; 2—164; . X ————————~ ■ l» ■■ 3_130; 4—155; 5—106; 6 -117; 7—133; 8—111; l#—115; 10—128; 11—148; 12—145. Butler, precinct 1—175; 2—102; 3—124; 4—85; 5—79; 6—86; 7— 142; 8—70; 9—149; 10—81; 11— 213; 12—112. Korisko, precinc.', 1—187; 2- 168 3—137; 4—85; 5—76; 6-^-78; 7— 113; 8_83; 9—131; 10—74; 11— 213; 12—134. * Totals, Trus.in 2,676; Towl 2, 126; MeTirens 2,110; preen 2,065; Brown 2,017; Krisl 1969; Adams 1,921; Hannon 1,877; Jepsen 1,800; Knudsen 1,124; Hummel 1,658; Frost 1,580; Butler 1,508; Korisko 1,479. __L, -. - ' RICHARD WARD ARRESTED ON ELECTION DAY BY CAIT. PALMTAG I Richard Ward was arrested on election day on bake street near twenty-fourth by Captain Palmtag and was ht- Id a short while on in vestigation. Wednesday, May 10, r. hearing was held in .Judge Day’s courtroom. Richard Ward was represented by Attorney Green ville P. North, Assistant'city pro secutor representing the city. After hearing the evidence and testimony of Officers Barrow. Harry Buford, Atty*. Olson and Rug ne O’Sullivan and Captain. Palmtag, Judge Day sustained Habeas Corpus writ which was is sued on election day Officer BarrOw was asked if he knew Richard Ward or had he ev er steen hi>fn to know' him before. The answer was no. Officer Bar row was also asked if he saw Cap tain Palmtag lay a' pistol on the desk. He answered that he did not se0 him do so while Richard Ward was being searched. Of ficer Buford was asked if he had had a telephone conversation w'ith Captain Palmtag early that morn ing'. His answer was “No.” Atty. Olson was asked how long he had been acquainted with Richard Ward. He said he had known him about 26 years and did not know anything wrong about him. Attorney Eugene O’Sullivan was asked by Attorney North if he made a statement to Gapt. Palm tag about something someone told him that someone had been told about the death of Billy Hines. Atty. O’Sullivan ara*'ered that he met Captain Palmtag on the street and in •» conversation casually re marked to him abouti something ho had heard from a friend who had been told by someone about tho death of Mr Hines. ALPHAS IN MIDST OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES The Alpha Phi Alpha Frater nity for the past weeks has been conducting its annual education al campaign, according to a re cent announcement from the of fice of Dr. Rayford W. Logan, professor of history at Howard University, the Fraternity’s Di rector of Education. Most of the chapters will conclude their Go to-High school, Go-to-College Campaign