BOY’S TOWN FOUNDER to
be HONORED on JUNE
' TWENTY-SIXTH
A train Che Rt. Rev. M>gr. fid
ward J. Flainagan, founder and
director of the famous Father
Flanagan’s Boys Ht*me at Boys
Town, Nebraska, brings a special
honor to Omaha.
Annifuncement was made this
week that the Variety Clubs of j
America will present to Father |
Flanagan their na.tional humani
tarian award for 1938 at a testi
monial dinner June 26th at the
Hotel Fontenelle. The Omaha
Variety club will be host for the |
ckebor;;f ■ dinner. Originally, it i
was planned to make the present- i
ation in Pittsburgh, but national ;
officers finally heeded the plena I
of the Omaha Variety Club group
to permit them’ to play host at
the testimonial dinner.
Father Flanagan was revealed
the recipient of the Variety Clubs’
annual award for last year, just
a few wekes ago, following an
nouncements by officials oif the
national organization in Detroit.
National officers headed by John
H. Harris, national chief barker,
of Pittsburgh; R. J. O’Donnell,
national cha rmon, of Dallas, Tex
as; and John J. Maloney, the
Heart erf Variety of Pittsburgh,
will come to Omaha for the testi
monial dinner to present the
award to Father Flanagan, Joe
Jacobs, Ideal general chairman
for the event tsaid Saturday.
Mr. Jacobs was named general
chairman for the dinner by Harry
J. Sliu mow, chief barker of the
Omaha club. Assisting Mr. Jacobs
on hJs local committee are Ed
wmd Shafton, Evert "R. Cumm
ings, John J. Gillin, Jr., Jack F-p
atein and I>eon Dixon.
“Tho event will be an outstand
ing testimonial to Father Flana
gan—Omaha’s outstanding citi
zen,” declar'd Mr. Shafton who
recommended Father Flanagan to
the national Variety club for their
1938 award on behalf oif the Oma
ha club.
Variety club members from
Minneapolis, Des Moines, Mil
wanukee, Kansas City, St. Louis,
-■"rid Dallas will come here for the
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| Because of the hm'ted accom
modation* at the Hotel Fonten
eUe, attendance ati the dinner will
ba by invi atk-n, Mr. Jacobs said
Saturday. Attendance at the din
ner will be limited to about 500,
ho said.
Announcement oil the guest
Speaker for the dinner, Mr. Jacobs
rfa'd, is being secretly guarded at
the prea< >t 1/me. He indie 4 ed
the speaker would be a national
figure
An honorary civic committee
has been named to work with the
Omaha Variety club in staging
this tesb'monial dinner to Father
Flanagan, by Mr. Jacotn. The
committee appointments follow:
Most Reverend James H. Ryan,
Governor Roy L. Cochran, Sena
tor Edward R. Burke, Mayor Dan
F. Butler, O. H. Barmettler, A. H.
Blank, De Emmett Bradshaw,
George Brandeis, W. Dale Clark,
\V. J. Goad, Joe Cooper, James
E. Davidson, James A. Danahue,
Frank P. hVtgarty, Paul Galla
gher, J. M. Harding, Louis Hiller,
W. D, Hosford, Fflrd Hovey, H.
A. Jacobbergei', Morris E. Jacobs,
William Jeffers, J. A. C. Kennedy,
James P. I>ee, Francis P. Mat
thews.
J. Frano:s McDermott, Henry
Monsky, Bert Murphy, Don Searle,
William Sehellberg, Robert G.
Simmons, Otto SwanBon, L. W.
T tester.
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ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Any nation which subsidizes its
foreign (trade, through barter and
lized by our government to the
tunc of a 25 per cent extra duty
on any goods it sends into this
country. Most notable example of
a country falling into this “least
favored nation” category, is tier- j
many. The .Reich has practically
no gold, and its international
credit 1j non-existent. So it carries
on foreign trade through an ex
tremely involved and economically
dubious be * er method. Result is
that all our German imports are
hit with a tariff of 25 per cent,
on top of all other duties. That
goes as well for countries which
have been absorbed by Germany,
or brought under German econo
mic “protectorships,” such as
Aust >'a and the Provinces of
Czechoslovakia.
The United Sates Department
of State, under the leadership of
Mr. Hull has strongly criticized
suD idized trade. In Mr. Hull’s
view, (the barter system is simply
one more evidence of a totalitar
ianism that goes straight against
the grain of democratic convic
tions. He believes that world pro
perly can result only from the
freest possible commercial rela
tions between nations, on a cash
basis, with all doing business in
tho same manner and with none
favored anrl none penalized.
In the face, of that, the fact
this government is seriously con
sidering putting into effect a bar
ter system of our own, on a limit
ed scale, has excited a great deal
of interest. And it has likewise
excited a great deal of informed
criticism.
The commodity in question is
cotton. The cotton problem has
long been one of the most diffi
cult of ou" domestic issues. For
some years we have pursued a
policy of cotton scarcity, and the
result is a strong stimulation of
foreign production, with a conse
quent reduction in foieign demand
for American cotton. At present
the world carry-ove” of past sea
son’s crops is equal to about four
years of normal export require
ments. Matters have reached the
point where our lawmakers sim
ply don’t see any way out, and
aro willing to clutch at any st-iaw
that offers hope of succor.
Tho new proposal involves bar
tering our cotton fo” English pro
duced rubber and tin—two of that
smiall list of important commodi
ties which cannot be produced in
necessary quantities in the United
States or its possessions. At the
same time, the government would
provide an export subsidy for cot
ton, so that American growers
would •'eceive a price considerably
in excess of the world price.
It is apparent that this scheme
workable or not, goes completely
contrary to the fixed policy of the
Department of State. Only a few
weeks ago, Secretary Hull issued
a istatement praising the success
achieved by reciprocal trade agree
ments, and pointing to the failure
of barter t rade. In this statement,
he said: “Regimented foreign trade
baser! upon the principle of bilater
al balancing, implemented by bar
ter or compensatory arrangements,
THE LITTLENESS OF SOME BIG PEOPLE .
by William Pickens for ANP
So the British authorities got all heated up and shut
off the radio stations to keep his own people from hear
ing their ex-king broadcast from France to America in
the interest of peace. That is one of the smallest hits cf
British littleness so far in their history. ,
Of course they give the foolish excuse that the pres
ent king, younger brother of the Duke of Windsor, was
on the sea on the way to America, presumably in the in
terest of peace, and that therefore, somewhere in British
mind, it was improper for the older brother and ex-king
to broadcast anything on the great subject of peace.
What a foolish notion, he subject is big enough for all
of us to talk on it. Besides, the present king of Englanjd
will need all the help he can get, for tai'^ng on anything.
Perhaps Chamberlain may already have written his
speech or speeches for him,--but what of that?
And those who listened to it, tell me that Edward
Windsor made a good sensible talk on peace,--a really
appealing plea. That ought to prepare the way for his
far less competent brother, it seems to us. ■
It is my guess that the upper crust in Britain has not
forgiven, and will not forgive, Edward for marrying a
commoner, a woman who had been twice divorced, and
for snubbing the Great Britain throne to do so. Think of
it. Giving up being King of Great Britain and Ireland
•don't ask the Irish- and Emperor of India, and biggest
chief of Africa, etc. etc.,- just to marry Wallis Simpson.
There are others who will agree that Edward did not
make a good bargain, but there is no excuse for ihe ex
tent of this persecuting British littleness. I hate little
ness everywhere,--in the big and in the little. And of
course the biggest littlenesses I have ever)\<nown of, are
the littlenesses of big people. A few years ago, and
more times than that, honest observers of human con
duct have said to me--how little some big people can be.
British exclusiveness is hard enough to understand
in the ordinary, but in this persistent virulence against a
man who was once tlteir honored king, it is positively
silly. !
We are glad that Edward talked in spite of Downing
street. We people of the world like that sort of courage
and honesty._
is fundamentally unsound. The
substitution of a general policy or
barter o - compensation trade for
normal trado methods inevitably
loads to a curtailment of total trade
and reduction of living standards.”
If it was assured that only cot
ton would be given the rather ques
tiona'ble benefits of a barter sys
tem, even the opponents of the
compensatory device would be less
concerned. However, there is a feel
ing that once such a plan were
put into effect on behalf of one
major crop or commodity, there
would be no limit to its potential
expansion. As Dorothy Thompson
writes, “Politically speaking, such
a barter transaction, once begun,
is bound to be extended to other
commodities. So wo introduce a
new pork barrel scheme, tlje mere
apprehension of which will disrupt
the ma-kots of other commodities.
In its present form, we will sub
sidize the foreigner without ex
panding our foreign markets. And
then, in all probability, expend
loans to Brazil to offset that de
flation of her cotton income which
our previous policy originally sti
mulated.”
Whether the proposal will be
made into law is still a question,
but the chances seem at least even
that it will, due to the desperation
oy Congress and the Department
of Agriculture experts in their so
far futile search for a solution to
agricultural problems. As some
thinkers have been observing, it is
t\ tragic commentary on the trend
of the times that the democracies,
in thei- trade fights against the
dictators, are using more and more
weapons with the dictators them
selves have put into use.
Late business news it no-t great
ly significant. The production in
dices are chancing within very
narrow limits, and there has been
definite influence either up ■ or
down.
Considerable new corporate fi
nancing is in prospect when the
situation brightens a bit And the
low state of inventories in many
lineg is a cause for optimism as
tc production during!he balance of
this year.
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flOOOO.OO SUIT FILED AGAINST
THE REGISTRAR
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twelfth v'ctory out of thirteen
cases carried to the supreme court
by that organization.
In the opinion delivered by Jus
tice Frankfurter, the court said:
“The crux of the present
controversy is the validity of
this registration scheme, with
its dividing line between white
citizens who had voted under
■ tho “grandfather clause” prior
I to Guinn vs. United States
supra, and citizens who were
outside it, and the not more
than 12 days as the no#mat
period or registration for the
therefore prescribed class.”
15th Amendment Violated
Pointing out that this was a
clear violation of “the fifteen
amendment which secures freedom
from discrimination en account of
race in matters affecting the
franchise,” the opinion made it
clear that this maendment “nul
lifies sophisticated as well as sim
ple minded modes of discrimina
tion. It hits onerous procedural re
quirements which effectively han
dicap exercise of the franchise by
the colored race although the ab
stract right to vote may remain
unrestricted ats to race.”
The case which Is now thrown
back to the supreme court of Ok
lahoma. involves a $10,000 law
suit filed again&t the registrar
of Wagoner County, Okla, in
1934 by I. W. Lane, who charged
that he was refused permission
to register to vote in that year.
NAACP attorneys who argued
tho case before the highest tribun
al in the country were: Charles
A. Chandler, of Muskogee, Okla.;
and James C. Nabrit, a professor
in #ie Howard university law
school. Associate counsel who pre
pared the brief in the case were: j
Thurgood Marshall, assistant legal |
ST. LOUIS. Mo., May ?—Miss Ernestine Macklln, a student In the
cosmetology department of the Washington School, Is receiving the
"patch test” to determine whether she Is allergic to hair coloring. This
test is given by all licensed cosmetologists to pre-determine a possible
unfavorable reaction to hair coloring by persons who are allergic to such
substances. All of the students In the class who were tested last week
reacted favorably, according to a report by the Godefroy Manufacturing
Company which provided the coloring for the test. The result of the test
Is known after 24 hours. At left above Is Miss Laura Ribeau, instructor
of cosmetology Miss Ella Smith, another student, Is administering the
test. Both of the students are expected to be graduated In June.
Calvin’s Newspaper Service
TESTED RECIPE
—By Frances Lee Barton——*
>rr-tWA6 long after Christmas
I and all through the house not
i pudding was stirring —not even
a mousse. The
cubes in the ice
box were chilled
with despair.
I’Twas twelve by
the time piece.
No dessert was
there. When all
of a sudden
there arose such
- a ciauer . . .
And almost before you could say
Jack Robinson a delicious choco
late mousse had been whipped to
gether, packed in the freezing tray
— and a dessertless meal avoided.
Believe you me, that’s something
in any man’s language.
Regal Chocolate Mousse
2 squares unsweetened choco
late; % cup sugar; dash of salt;
y3 cup boiling water; 3 egg yolks,
•well beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2
cups cream, whipped.
Add chocolate, sugar, and salt to
water and heat in double boiler 10
minutes, stirring occasionally. Then
beat with rotary egg beater until
blended. Pour slowly over egg
yolkB, stirring well. Cool; add
vanilla and fold in whipped cream.
Turn into freezing tray of automa
tic refrigerator and let stand 3 to 4
hours. Or turn mixture into mold,
filling it to overflowing; cover with
waxed paper and press cover tight
ly down over paper. Pack in equal
parts ice and a$lt 3 to 4 hours.
Series 8. - -
counsel of the NAACP; Charles
H. Houston, and Leon A. Ransom,
of the Howard university law
school.
C«i;e Goes Back to 1914
This case had its birth in the
old grandfather clause cases of
1914 whereby the constitution o£.
Oklahoma and several other states
provided strict educational quali
fications for voters unless they
could prove that their grandfath
ers had voted prior to 1866. Since
no Negroes were qualified to vote
prior to 1866 the discrimination
in the constitution was apparent
and the U. S. supreme court in
1915 held this provision uncon
stitutional in a case fought by the
NAACP.
Immediately after this decision
Oklahoma at tempted to get around
the 15th amendment again by
passing an act February 26, 1916
that all persons eligible for regis- 1
tration had to register within 12
days or be forever barred from
registration. But the act provided
however, that all persons who 1
voted in the 1914 elections (when 1
Negroes were excluded by the j
grandfather clause) were not af
fected. This act wa8 challenged on
constitutional grounds in 1934 by
the NAACP when registration
waa refused I. W. Lane.
Officials of the NAACP point
ed out that the court’s decision
can be hailed not only as a great
gain for Negroes because it es
tablishes their right to vote under
the fifteenth amendment to the
Constitution, but it also gives a
broader interpretation to the so- J
called Civil War amendments. Not ■
only is the r:ght to vote esttblish- !
ed by the old grandfather clause 1
cases, and ihe right to volte in
primaries established by the Texas
primary cases, all handled by the
NAACP, but now the right to
register has been established.
NAACP Victories
Twelve out of thirteen cases
carried to the U. S. Supreme
Court by the NAACP have been
won. This record extends over a
period of almost twenty-five years
from 1915 to date.
The first case in 1915 struck
down as unconstitutional the
grandfather clauses which were
used to disfranchise Negroes in
many states.
The second case declared the
Louisville segregation ordinance
unconstitutional in 1917. This or
dinance similar to those in other
cities proh bited whites and Ne
groes from living in the same dis
tricts.
The principle that a trial domi
nated by mob violence is but a
“mask” and a denial of due pro
cess wr.3 established in 1923 in
several cities growing out of the
Elaine, Arkansas, riots. Twelve
Negro sharecroppers were senten
ced to death and 67 for long prison
terms at trials dominated by mobs.
These men were freed by this de
cision and the precedent of due
processn established. Th’’s prece
dent has been used in many later
esses including the famous Scotts
boro appeals.
In 1926 the New Orleans segre
gation ordinannee similar to the
Louisville one was declared un
constitutional in a memorandum
opinion.
The first Texas primary case in
1927 established the right of Ne
groes to vote in the primary as
well as the general election and
held unconstitutional a Texas sta
! tute which excluded Negroes from
the Democratic primaries.
In 1930 the_ Richmond, Virginia
segregation ordinance, similar to
the Louisville ordinance, was de
clared unconst'tutional in a mem
orandum opinion,
Tho second attemjot of the state
to exclude Negroes from the pri
maries was declared unconstitu
tional in 1932. After the first de
cision Texas attempted to evade
tho fifteenth amendment by enab
ling the Democratic party of Texas
to exclude Negroes. Th’s was de
clared unconstitutional as state
action.
In 1935 the U. S. Supreme Court
ruled that the conviction of Jess
Hollins from Oklahoma by a jury
of white from which all Negroes
were excluded was invalid and a
denial of due process of law.
The conviction of three Negroes
'n Mississippi on a confession ex
torted by force and violence was
held to be a denial of due process
of laiw in 1936. The supreme court
held: “The rack and torture cham
ber may not be substituted for the
witness stand.”
The conviction of Joe Hale of
Kentucky on an indictment drawn
by an all white jury and by a
trial of an all white jury from
which Negroes were excluded was
declared unconstitutional in 1938.
The University of Missouri de
cision, December 12, 1938, estab
I lished the principle that a quali
I fied Negro could not be excluded
j from the state university on the
| grounds of h'is color in the absence
. of the establishment of equal op
I portunities for him within the
(state. This decision established
| tbo princ:ple applicable to all
public education that “the admis
sibility of laws separating the
races in the enjoyment of privi
lege-, which the law give3 to the
(separated groups within the
I State.”
The twelfth victory was the case
i decided Monday May 22 1939 de
| daring unconstitutional a statute
of Oklahoma which discriminated
against Negroes in their right to
register and vote.
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