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Entered as Second-Class Matter at The Post Office, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, February 8, 1940 OUR 13th YEAR—No. 47—City Edition, 5c Copy
Under Act of March 8, 1874—Business Phone: WE. 1517 J ’
6 WHITE WOMEN, 6 WHITE MEN
Acquit Negro On Rape Charge
Named Bank Director
DR. RUDOLPH WINSTON
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 12 <ANP>
Dr- Rudolph Winston, prominent
physician, was elected a director
of the Citizen’s & Southern Bank
and Trust company at the annual
stockholder*^ meeting held Tues
day.
A native of Hampton, Va., he
came to Philadelphia at an early
age, attended grammar school and
Central High school. He received
a four year scholarship to the Un
iversity of Pennsylvania and later
won in a competitive examination
a scholarship through the medical
school of the university. He in
terned at City hospital Number
two in St. Louis, and has none
graduate work at Harvard Medic
al school in internal medicine.
Dr. Winston is a member of 'he
medical staff of Mercy hospital
and is especially interested in gas
troenterology. He is also a direc-;
tor of the Hub Laundry, Inc. He I
married Miss Wilhemina Adams,
and has one son, Rudolph Winston
Jr.
Other members of the board of
directors who were elected are: R.
R. Wright, Sr., R. R. Wright, Jr.,
Walter C. Beckett, William New
man, Emanuel C. Wright, W. C.
Williamson) James H. Irvin, Har
riet Wright Lemon, David H.
Sims.
According to reports made by
the secretary and treasurer, the
net profits from 1939 were $30,
853-31, and for the year 1940,
$33,870.31- The assets increased
from $729,1259.99 in 1939 to $829,
178.00 for 1940. I
DR. ROWLAND HAYNES TO BE
GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Rowland Haynes, President
of the Omaha University, will be
guest speaker at the Fourteenth
Annual Meeting of the Omaha Ur
ban league Tuesday eve., February
11th. His subject will be “The
Urban League In a Democracy'’.
Dr. Haynes is well known for the
interesting manner in which he
presents a talk and the Urban
League feels very fortunate in
getting him to address us on this
occasion as he is so busy with
other speaking engagements.
Member of the Muse Drama
Guild and their associates will
present a specially prepared skit
depicting the work of the organiz
ation in the employment, neigh
borhood, and boys work depart
ments and in social adjustments
and community relations. Music
al selection will be given by Miss
Ruth Forrest, Mr. Booker Wash
ington, the Urban League trio, and
others
The business portion of the meet
ing will include the election of the
Board members of the Omaha Ur
ban League for the year 1941. The
WPA. orchestra will present a
concert between the hours of 7 and
8. An exhibit of the handcraft
work of the WPA. recreation and
aduR education departments and
classes of the Urban League will
be opened to the public at 7 p. m.
DEATH COMPENSATION OF
LABORER SHARED BY TWO
WIDOWS
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 28 <ANP»—
The two wives and three children
of a laborer fatally injured here
last Sept. 30 shared in his death
compensation^ under an agree
ment approved Thursday by the
state industrial commission.
The agreement was between
Lollie Byrd Hailey, the first wife
and others, and Herbert and Annie
Seligson and the latter’s carrier,
the Indemnity Insurance Company
of North America
By terms of the agreement, Lol
lie Hailey w'as awarded a lump
sum of $1,667. One hundred dollars
each was given to three children
Ibom to her and William Hailey,
the deceased, and $170 to Janie
Williams Hailey, the deceased’s
second wife.
The commission found it to be
a fact that Hailey abandoned Lol
lie and remarried without getting
a divorce, under the assumed name
of William Henry. He was injur
ed while digging an excavation
and died on Oct. 14.
^JOSEPH SPELL FREED IN
CONNECTICUT RAPE CASE
Bridgeport, Conn.—Despite an
obvious attempt of the prosecution
t arouse racial animosity in sum
ming up the case> six men and six
women, comprising an all white
jury, after deliberating for twelve
hours, brought in a verdict of ac
quittal at 11:56 p. m. for 31 year
old Joseph Spell, whose wealthy
white employer, Mrs. Eleanor
Strubbing, had charged that he
had raped her three times on the
night of December 11, and thrown
her in the Kensico reservoir near
North Castle> New York.
The case was concluded after an
eight day trial- The jury received
the case from Judge Carl Foster,
at 11:15 yesterday morning. When
they filed out for lunch, the bal
lot stood evenly divided, six! for
acquittal and six against. At 7 p.
m. when they came out for dinner
the ballot stood at nine for acquit
tal and three against. At 11:30 p
m. members of the jury sent out
for a transcript of the testimony
of Sergeant John J. Teufel, of the
Greenwich police, given when he
was called by the defense. Court
had to be reconvened and the tes
timony read in open court- Teufel
was originally a state's witness
but was recalled by the defense.
His testimony cast extreme doubt
on the reliability of Mrs. Stiub
ing’s version of what happened be
tween herself and Spell. Seven
minutes after his testimony had
b en nad to them and they had
retired to the jury room for furth
er consideration, they returned
and handed down a verdict free
ing Spell.
immediately louowing me ver
diet, Spell was remanded to the
Bridgeport jail at the request of
State’s Attorney Lorin W. Willis,
who, acting under a Connecticut
statute, asked that the chauffeur
•be retained in custody for forty
eight hours in order that the state
might determine what further ac
tion, if any, will be
tion, if any, it will take. Samuel
Friedman, counsel for the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in the case
said he was confident that Spell
would not be detained beyond next
Tuesday w'hen court convenes.
At the same time, officials of
the Association prged organizat
ions and individuals to continue
the campaign to raise funds for
the cost of the trial- According
to Walter White, executive secre
tary of the NAACP-, $1,028.84 has
been spent on the trial thus far
ANXIOUS TO SERVE IN FIRST ALL-NEGRO AIR SQUADRON
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The young men pictured here are
anxious to serve in the first all
Negro army air spadron to be est
ablished at Tusksgee institute and
have already met the physical re
quirements for technical men and
have sworn allegiance to the Am
erican flag. They are shown with
Col. C. Robinson, in dark uniform
with cap, who distinguished him
self fighting for Haile Selassie in
the Ethiopian-Italian war a few
y°ars ago. Col. Robinson has giv
en them more than two years of
technical training at his school in
Chicago and they are experienced
in servicing and maintaining army
aircraft. There are more than 100
students at Col- Robinson’s insti
tute. (ANP Photo*
Spingarn Medalist
25th Spingarn Medalist, Richard
Wright, 32, author of the famous
best seller, “Native Son” who has
been awarded the 1940 Spingarn
Medal Award by the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People—Photo by Ernest
iBrooks.
RICHARD
WRIGHT
WINS '40 SPINGARN MEDAL
“Native Son” Author Gets 26th
Annual Award
New York—Because “He has
given to Americans who have eyes
to see, a picture which must be
faced if democracy is to survive,
Richard Wright, 32 year old auth
or of “Unde Tom’s Children” and
“Native Son,” the 1940 best seller
novel, was made the 26th recipient
of the Spinga/n Gold Medal at a
meeting of the award committee
held here Thursday, January 23,
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
announced.
J he commmee s rormai ciiaunn
said the medal was awarded to
Mr. Wright ‘ For his powerful de
piction in his books “Uncle Tom’s
Children,” and ‘‘Native Son'', of
the effect of proscription, segre
gation and denial of opportunities
o the American Negro. He has
given to Americans who have eyes
to see, a picture which must be
faced If democracy is to survive.
The Award Committee salutes Mr
Wright as one of the most power
ful of contemporory writers.”
The medal will be ceremoniously
presented to him at the Associat
ion's 32nd Annual conference to be
held in Houston, Texas, June 24,
to 29th.
and $1,30# needs to be raised in
order to bear remaining costs on
fees due lawyers, detective agenc
ies, and stenographers who took
testimony in the case.
Editor’s Note: Bulletin—Tele
gram received today from Thui
good Marshall, NAACP. Special
Counsel now at Hugo, Okla.: ‘Jury
after five and one-half hours del
iberation brought in verdict of
guilty of murder and sentenced W
I). Lyons to life imprisonment.
Lyons is up for sentence February
10. NAACP. will move for a new
trial and note an appeal ”
MRS. ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TO
REFORM LEAGUE
Richmond, Va.,—Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt asserted that “we
cannot be a democracy and deny
the vote to any individual.’’
“We in this country are provi ig
to the world a democracy really
can function,” the frst lady told
the Southern Electoral Reform
league, “but if we take the respon
sibility of proving we can live in
a country having a representative,
democratic government, we must
prove it is a fact for every indiv
idual”
MAN WALKS EIGHT MILES TO
.. KILL RIVAL AFTER ROW
Wilson, N. C., Feb. 5 (ANP) —
Herbert Bynum, 27 year old Sharp
burg resident walked eight miles
Tuesday night to kill a man after
a quarrel over Bynum’s wife, then
walked four miles to give himself
up to police.
He walked four miles for a shot
gun, Bynum told officers here,
then returned that distance, to the
home of Adam Farmer, 36, to kill
him
SPECIAL COMMUNITY PRO
GRAM FOR NEGRO HISTORY
WEEK
There will be a special Comm
unity Program for Negro History
Week ut the Urban League, Mon
day, February 10t 1941 at 8 p. m.
There will be talks on the “Negro
in Foreign Lands" and a panel
discussion on ‘ What the Negro
Can Contribute to National Def
ense".
Participants in the discussion
will be Miss Dorcas Taylor, Mrs,
Thelma Hancock Mrs. G- A- Black
bum and Messrs Raymond R. j
Browni Dillard Crawford, S. E.
Gilbert, Bennie D. Brown, and Dr.
W. W. Peebles,
Music will be rendered by the
WPA. Orchestra. This program
is sponsored by the teachers of
Adutt Education. You and your
friends have a special invitation.
ED. JONES, POLICY KING
SENTENCED TO SERVE 28
MONTHS IN PENITENTIARY
Chicago, Feb. 5 (ANP) Edwatdii
P. Jones, reputed boss of the south
side policy racket, was sentenced
Thursday by Federal Judge Philip
L. Sullivan to serve 28 months in
the penitentiary for income tax e
vasion. He took the rap for his
two brothers, and Thomas R. Gil
son, white, who had served in the
internal revenue 'bureau for 23
years before becoming an indepetid
ent tax counsellor. The brothers
and Gilson were discharged.
When sentence was imposed,
Judge Sullivan granted E. Jones a
stay of execution to March 10, to
allow him to get his affairs In or
der.
The multimiliion dollar policy in
come, the government pointed out
ci mes from pennies, nickles and
dimes that Southsiders bet in the
“numbers racket". The Jones boys
got 75 percent of everything that
is bet.
John M. Kiely and Paul Plunkett
assistant district attorneys, told
the court that the brothers’ tax li
abilities has been settled for $481,
710 In a civil suit. Kiely told the
court, however, that he had repeat
edly advised the defendants thal
“under no circumstances” would
the settling of the civil case affect
Ed Jones’ sentence for his plea of
guilty in the criminal case.
Kiely narrated in detail how the
Jones brothers, son of a Mississ
ippi minister, ran a $15,000 stake
up to $1,600,000 n 10 years.
He said Ed is 43 years old, a
graduate of Howard university,
married and the father of four
children. He lived in Mississippi
until comng to Chcago. From
1918 to 1922 he operated a small
ICont-nued on paKt-IC#^)
CORNELIUS D. DODSON DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Cornelius Dodson, 62, porter
since 1927 on the private car of
F. W Robinson, vice-president of
the Union Pacific railroad, died of
a heart attack in the Union Pac.
jfic headquarters building.
Dodson lived at 2630 Patrick ave
is survived by his wife May; two
sons, Cameius Vasco and Martin
Thomas, and a brother, James, all
of Omaha.
He began services with the Un
ion Pacific on November 1, 1905.
When not serving as porter on
Robinson’s car, he assisted in the
vice-president’s office as messeng
er.
Funeral services were held on
Friday at 2 p. m. from the Myers
Funeral Home.
STORK OVERTAKES WOMAN
WALKING ON DENVER
STREET
Denver, Colo., Feb. —A baby
was born in a residential street to
day as the 26 year old mother
signaled feebly to passing motor
ists for aid.
Mrs. Rose Jenkins said she was
walking from her home to Mercy
hospital, where she worked as a
special nurse Suddenly, at an
intersection, she was stricken and
fell. The baby was born a mo
ment later.
At a hospital mother and daugh
t< r were reported in good condit
ion- Doctors said Mrs. Jenkins
had not expected the baby for sev
eral weeks.
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14 SOLDIERS OF 369th REGI
MENT HURT IN FIRE
Oswego, New York (C) Four
teen soldiers of Harlem’s 369»h
Regiment, which had just arrived
here last Wednesday for its year
of active service, suffered severe
burns wh»n fire precipitated by a
boiler exploison swept through the
one story wooden building which
served as headquarters for the
Regiment.
Beginning just before 9 o'clock,
the fire quickly covered the mid
dle wing of the Ei-shaped building
causing several thousand rounds of
ammunition to explode and destroy
ing most of the regimental records
The blaze reached to post ex
change at the northern wing and
did some damage to supplies. Fire
men from the Oswego department
joined in with the soldiers to help
combat the blames, but it wasn’t
until 90 niinute8 after, that the
blaze was completely extinguish
ed
The most seriously injured so'd
ier w'ns private Benjamin Free
man who suffered second degi—e
burns and possibly internal injur
ies. In addition to Private Free
man, four other soldiers were tak
en to the post hospital, overcome
by smoke. They were Sgt. Nevll
Martin, Privates Joseph Thompson
William Green, and Harold Jones.
It was believed that a new build
ing would be constructed soon, in
the place of the one damaged by
the fire. Fortunately, the east
wing kept the flames away from
the $500,000 sixty-five building
cantonment completed at the fort
last week.
MORE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
ANNOUNCED
, Washington, Jan. 27 (ANP) —
I he United States Civil Service
commission announces competitive
examinations for the following po
fitions; high speed radio operatorr
applications to be filed immediate
ly and until further notice is rec
eived; engineering draftsman
chief engineering draftsman, sen
ior engineering draftsman, princ
ipal engineering draftsman and as
sistant engineering draftsman .ap
plications to be filed until Dec. 31,
1.941; junior veterinarian, medical
guard attendant; mediAal techni
cal assistant; home economic spec
ialists; senior home economic spec
ialist, associate home economist,
associate in food composition,
psychiatric nurse; family econom
ics writer. Further information
may be obtained at local post of
fices.
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REJECTED?’’
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Perhaps no President of the Uni
ted States has been so vilified as
Abraham Lincoln. He was pub
licly charged with being weak and
inefficient, a perjurer and a thief,
wasting the public’s money, dis
regarding the constitution, and be
ing a dictator, a political spoils
man, and incompetent to be pres
ident.
No man guilty of the charges
made against him could have giv
en expression to the noble senti
ments credited to him, sometimes
in spite of the attacks of powerful
opponents. Many of these ex
pressions have become classic and
are today counted worthy of hav
ing an honored place among the
world's greatest declarations.
It is well as we again celebrate
Lincoln's birthday that we should
be reminded of some of these fa
mous affirmations. Who can for
get the address that h? gave at
Gettysburg in which he said that
“this nation, under God, shall have
anew birth of freedom and that
»
government of the people, by the
people, for the peopl, shall not per
ish from the earth?"
In his second inaugural address
he pleaded for "malice toward
none, with charity for all, with
firmness in the right."
Speaking about the framers of
the Constitution h« said: ‘They did
not declare all men'equal in all re
spects. They did not mean to say
that all were equal in color, size,
intellect moral development, or
social capacity. They defined
with tolerable distinctiveness in
what respects they did consider all
men created equal—equal with
certain inalienable right, among
which are life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness.”
In a debate wth Stephen Doug
las, Lincoln once said: “No man
is good enough to govern another
man without that other’s consent.”
Speaking at Springfield, Lincoln
said: ‘‘This government cannot en
dure permanently half slave and
half free.”
History has proved that Lincoln
was one of the greatest Presidents
that our country has had in all of
its history, and he is nowi honored
not only by all Americans, regard
less of their political conviction^,
but by people overseas who have
come to know about the great ser
vice he rendered for the people of
the United States, particularly
those who were oppressed or af
flicted.
HOLLYWOOD CRITICS ARE
WILD OVER HATTIE MC
DANIEL IN ‘THE GREAT LIE'
Hollywood, California, (C) —
Critics out here are raving over
Hattie McDaniel’s performance of
Violet In Warner Brothers picture
“The Great' Lie”. Louella O. Par
sons, veteran Hollywood editor
calls Hattie the greatest scene
stealer in the picture- By the wav
Academy Award winner, Bette Da
vis and George Brent have the
stellar roles in the picture
Hattie is getting all set to start
for h«r new role in “Affectional
ly Yours”, starring Merle Oberon.
The picture is to be the chubby
actress’s first under the new con
tact with Warner’s. When she
was signed for the “Great Lie”
she was still with the David 0.
Selznick productions.
REGARDLESS OF RUMORS YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD, WE ARE NOT MOVING—WE
WILL BE HERE TO SERVE YOU IN THE
FUTURE-THE SAME AS IN THE PAST.
YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED
—Lyle S. Hines, Mgr.
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