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p'hone:fwCE.(i5iTha' Nebraska; Omaha. Nebraska, Saturday, April 18, 1942_OUR 15th YEAR—No. 10 City Edition, 5c Copy
Frederick DOUGLASS’S GRANDSON COMMITS SUICIDE
This
week’s
Editorial
Review
Urge Immediate Action In Serg’nt Foster killing
9 BY TAKING OVER
DOSE OF SLEEP
ING TABLETS
Tuskegve, April 13 (ANP) Dr.
Frederick Douglass great grand-on
of the famous orator, statesma
and editor of slavery- and rec . ,
struct ion days, committed suic de
here Thursday night by taking 3n
ovr-rdose of sleeping tablets. Dr
Douglas, a native of Washington,
DC., and a graduate of Howard
University Medical school, was
said by f-. .'ends to have been in a
depress,, d state „i rr .id due to ex
cessive *1- inking and pr-ruap3 tc
dtmast- • difference*. He was n.ai
ried to M-ss Nai cy Waaftingt.-r
granddaughter of B., >ker T Wash
ington and the wecai g which took
place Nov. 11. 1941 in the former
b < n* of the renowtiji edaca'or
was one of the outstanding social
events of this country.
Dr. Douglass was on the staff,
of the U. S. Veterans facility,
which is located adjacent to Tus.;
egee institute.
New York. .Urging immediate
action by the U. S Department of
Justice in the killing March 22 of
Sergeant Thomas B. Foster, stat
ioned at Camp Robinson. Ark.. by
John A. Hoy. Little Rock Police
man .the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo- I
pie presented evidence based upon
an investigation made by a comm
ittee of Little Rock citizens which
included Reverend M F. Jeffer
son, president and W. H. Bass vice
president of the Little Rock NAA
CP, to the Department. April 10,
showing that the killing was un
justifiable.
Foster was killed at 5.30 Sun
day. March 22, at the corner of
Ninth and Gaines streets in Little
Rock.
The NAACP memorandum to
the Department of Justice stream
'd the following points.
1— All evidence showed that
Foster was lying on the ground,
unarmed and practically in an un
conscious or semi-conscious condi
tion and could not struggle, resist
or do bodily harm to anybody Re
gardless if what had transpired
previously the shooting was unjust
ifiable
2— The fact that several military
police were present from beginn
ing to end and made no effort to
prevent Policeman Hay from shoot
ing Foster is conclusive that Foa
ter was given no protection
3—There was no evidence t .
show that the civilians wer» dl3:-»
derly or unruly cr made any -ffo t
to interfere with civil or military ;
officers. There was no rioting ?r j
near rioting.
—
"TOO MUCH KILLING OF
SOLDIERS” SAYS MOTHER
OF ONE SHOT AT DIX
New Yrk ... ."There has been
entirely too much killing of our
Negro boys”, said the mother of
Private George Hail, who was
killed in a gun fight at Fort Dix. j
X. J.. Thursday. April 2.» M'-s. )
Fannie Hall of Conyers. Georg a.
the boy’s mother, appealed to the
NAACP. for help in investigating
her Son’s death.
"How can we encourage otir
boys to fight for democracy, if
they are gcing to be killed for
nothing?” She wanted to know.
The NAACP has assured Mrs.
Hall of its interest and has ‘ old
her: "We are doing everything we
possibly can, not only in the kill
ing of your son but in all the at
tacks upon Negro soldiers.”
• ••
SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS
FAILED ON INDIAN MISSION
The failure of Sir Stafford
Cripps to solve “The Indian Prob
lem” was not due to any fault on
his part. He was limited by the
British Government, which talked
democracy, but had none to give I
to the Indian People. And unless
China and India give the support
of the teeming millions they have, j
Great Britain will not have ary |
democracy for herself outside the
British Isles.
It seems to us. that nothw ith
standing the fact that Great Brit
ain has ten billions of dollars in
vested in India, sh^ would have i
known that the only way to have
won an all-out support of the In
dian People was by an unequivo
cal declaration of LIBERTY FOR ,
INDIA NOW That it was n„t
done indicates that white men in
Britain d0 not yet realize the ex
tent to which Japan has used the
Color Question in the furtherance
of its battle of “Asia for the Asiat
ics”.
First Hing Kong, then Indo
China, and Thailand, then Malaya. J
thee Singapore-.-then the Dtr^ch
East Indies and now Burma. Next
almost surely will be India, maybe
Australia.
MAP PLANS FOR DENTISTS IN ARMY
He maintained quarters at the
home of Mrs. L.. G. Gamlin in near
by Greenwood where he and his
wife lived and where his body was
discovered. His wife had gone
when his body was found and bv
his side was a bottle which nad
eld 500 sleeping tablets. -100 of
which were missing. A note by
Dr. Douglass stared he had taken
an overdose of sleeping tablets.
Physicians estimated that he j
had been dead for 12 hours. Mrs.
Douglass, pretty and talented dau
ghter of Booker T. Washington II
was distraught and could offer no
explanation f0r her husband’s rast
act.
Davidson county courthouse here.
Dr. Ransom, through his attorney
Z. Alexander Looby, is preparing
a petition for damages against
Fessey.
On April 3. the grand jury re
turned a “no bill" on the charges
jf assault on Dr. Ransom, Febr
uary 26, by the white former con
stable in the corridor of the Dav
idson county courthouse
The day after this attack, three
white gunmen appeared in the ha::
of the hall of the same courthouse
and with drawn guns, backed tfare *
Negroes in a corner and searched
them for knives. Dr Ransom lean-:
ed. The men were not officers of
the county or city, he said. They
are Said to have stated:
“We heard you niggers were
down here yesterday with knives.
We are going to teach you a ,es
son.”
One of the men is alleged to be
the foreman of the grand jury
which refused to indict in the at
tack oh Dr. Ransom. Affidavits
were obtained from the victims of
the second attack. Dr. Ransom
said
In the face of tne failure of
Great Britain to defend the places
named. India, apparently, doubt
ed the ability of Great Britain to
defend India.
Sir Stafford Cripps must have
bee naware of this sentiment am
ong all classes of Indians, hut
there was little he could do about
it.
Our hope is that the Indian p jo
will meet and defeat the Jap
'eSe invader and win their own
• eedom. We have the same hope
fir China and Africa- We hope,
tio. that the fre-dom we cherish
will finally be extended to the Col
ored People of the United States
To Sir Stafford Cripps. better
luck next time
THE CHICAGO DAILY SUN
The Chicago Daily Sun. follow
ing he example set by the Louis
ville Courier-Journal, is blasting i
hypocracy in the United States.
Rumors are even rife that the Sun
will soon publish a Nebraska edi
tion so as Li give this section the
benefit of its splendid news serv
ices.
It has already had a very whol..
s,.me effect upon Chicago dai'ies.
Even the Tribune now publishes
articles on worthwhile aceomplish
m, nts of Colored People. And
that "is going some”.
MRS ELIZABETH BUFORD
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Elizabeth Buford, widow of
the late Henry Buford, passed a
way last week. She hai lived in
Omaha about sixty years.
Many years ago she was a danc
ing teacher, numbering among her j
pupils many white boys ar>d girls.
She had been in ill hea’th for sev
eral years, but became hospitaliz
ed about a month ago She is sur
vived by a sister Beatrice John.-i.in.
son. Harry Buford a member of
the Omaha Police Department.
Funeral services were from St.
Philips Episcopal Church. Rev.
Mr. Stains, the Rector, officiating.
The Morticians were Bailey and
Do trance
The above photograph was madej
in the office of Colonel S. F. See
ley, M. D., Executive officer of the
Procurement and Assingnment A
gency.
The group discussed the status
of the Colored dentists who will !
be affected by the draft. On or
about April 15 each dentist was
mailed a questionnaire and enroll
ment form giving him the oppo—
tunity to express his willingness to
serve and his choice of service.
Dentists will be selectc from th's
roster for armed and civilian ser
vice during the emergency.
^onor Roll Day* . April 19
Omaha. Nebraska. April 15-,
Thousands of Nebraskans in every
section of the state have already
signed the War Savings Hon.,r
Roll Victory Pledge, while hund
reds of thousands will be asked to
do so during the next two weeks
it was announced today by Orville I
Chatt. State Administrator of the
Wrar Savings Bond and Stamp Pro !
gram.
"The response from counties j
where the canvass is nearly comp
leted indicates that the people of
Nebraska are well aware of the
crisis facing America and are wal
ing to do their share in helping the
Government finance the war.” said
Chatt. “The loss of Bataan dur
ing the past few days has mads
everyone conscious of the fact that
every citizen must sacrifice p --
sonally if the war is to be won
speedily.”
iif the War Savings Commit! -
formerly known as the Defense
Sovings Committee for the State
of Nebraska. I have the honor of
announcing that next Sunday,
April 19 has been officially des'gn
ated Honor Roll Registration Day
for the people of the state who
have not yet registered
Nebraska's record thus far in
the amount of money invested in
United States Savings Bonds a ad
(Continued cn page£3»”!i>
HOWARD LAW DEAN TO SUE
FOR DAMAGES IN COURT
HOUSE ASSAULT
Nashv He. Tern.Tn th ''ace |
of the grand jury’s failure to in
dict Dick Fessey who attacked
Leon A. Ransom, acting dean of
Howard University law school and
prominent member of th NAACP
national legal committee .and des
pite the fact that more unprovoked
assaults on Negroes by enraged
whites have taken place in the j
LEFT TO RIGHT seated are:
Dr. Russel] A. Dixon .dean of the
Howard I nivprsity school ef I en
tistry. member Advisory Commit
tee on Negro Health to the Pro
curement and Assignment Agency
and Co-Chairman. Dental Fhvpa -
edness Committee of the National
Dental Association; Colonel S. F.
Seeley, M. D.. executive officer,
of the Procurement and Assign
mnt Agency; Dr. Joseph C. Braz
ier. chajrman. Dental Prepay -1
ness Committee of the National
Dental Association.
BACK ROW—left to right; Dr.
Millard R. Dean, secretary. Den
tal Preparedness Committee of
the Natifnal Dentf.1 Association
and Dr. C. Willard Carnal ier. mem
her Directing Board of the Pro
curement and Assignment Agunt.v
and chairman. Dental Prepared
ness Committe of the American
Dental Association.
The Pledge to Demoeraeg... Have You Signed Yours?
^OftSWsS®1 pledge for regular investment Ef
DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS
NOTE—This is not an order form. The Signer will buy Defense Savings Beads
by one of the methods listed below: ORIGINAL
To aid the National Defense. I pledge that, T~ 8«nd to Tn—ary ifepa
F ~ ’ ' **- (CONFIDENTIAL)
I wiL invest the sum of $ in Defense Savings Bonds (or Stamps) —1_l
I will buy these Bonds: H Zmk
D From a poet office, bank, or other gales agency. —__
□ By mail from the Treasurer of the United States, Washington. D. C.
□ Under a Pay-Roll Savings Plan (or other similar arrangement for regular purehaaing' in If ?ou ■*« already pur
, efiect at my place of employment: chasing Defense Bonds
systematically, please
ff——•- ■-— ~ >iw- indicate the type of
— Through a regular purchase plan installed by the ib Bowing organization: agreement/A^o'check
—- here. ~
(Same of orgmution / *
I win faithfully fulfill this pledge for the duration of the War or so long as I am financially ahfr. to do so.
Sunday April 19 has been design
ated Honor Roll Victory Pledge
Day for Douglas County and other
counties where the canvass has not
vet been carried out according to
J- F. McDermott. Chairmar of tie
Nebraska War Savings Commit
tee.
Governor Dwight Griswold deliv
ered the following message regard
ing Honor Roll Day over a state
wide radio hookup last Sunday.
“As Governor of the State of Ne
braska. and as Honorary Chairman
Women's Clubs. She also served
for many years as Treasurer of
the same organization.
She is survived by her husband.
Mr. H. L. Gordon and two daugh
ters, Mrs Grace Farrell and Mrs.
Inez Brailey, a sister and Several
brothers among them. H. J. Pink
ett of Omaha,. Nebraska.
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MRS. DAISY B GORDON
PASSES AWAY
Formerly of Beatrice. Nebraska
Mrs. I>aisy B Gordon, formerly
of Beatrice, Nebraska, passed a
way in Atlantic City, N. J. at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Inez
Brailey.
Mrs. Gordon was active in Neb
raska for many years as Presid
ent of the Federation of Colored
BUY
CW1T*©
► ******
THE NAACP
The National Association for the
Advancement cf Colored People
came into being shortly after the
turn of the century to rewin for
the Colored People in the United
States, their CIVIL. LIBERTY.
From its bginning. it has sought
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for _BONDS AND STAMPS: Above is a facsimile of a pledge card, calling
irker trT'itm purcna^ 0i defense Bonds and Stamps, which every American citizen is now being
he , 11x6 c°™trT must have billions of dollars to carry on the war. When you are approached
oe sure you sign one of these piedge cards for as much as vou nossihLv caul **
NEGRO EDITORS
Speak ....
CARL MURPHY
Editor of the Afro-American
newspapers and author of the
guest editorial “FDR’s Opportun
ity as Great as Abraham Lin
1 rim's", first in the aeries entitled,
Negro Editors Speak.” Mr. Mur
phy who lives in Baltimore, is a j
member of Maryland and Balti
more defense councils, the trustee
boards of Downing Industrial
school and Morgan State college,
and the board of directors of the
NAACP. (ANP Photo)
FDR’S OPPORTUNITY
as Great As Abraham Lincoln’s
(by Carl Murphy, editor of the (
Afro-American Newspapers for
ANP)
The Stage is Set for a Second
Emancipation Proclamation: 13,
000.000 Colored People Still in
Bondage: We are in a War which
the Nation Cannot Win without
Unity: In the White House is a
Man with Lincoln’s Courage.
AN EDITORIAL
On* does not need to be a pro
phet to see in Franklin D. Roose
velt an emancipator whi will be
Lincoln’s equal.
The stage js being set for him,
and all the elements necessary to
draw aside the curtain are being I
mixed in the bowl of fate.
THE SLAVERY OF 1942
The nation is as divided now as
it was in I860 over the question ..f
giving full citizenship rights t> .
colored persons.
We are segregated in our resi
dential areas in many of the stat- !
es. Separate public schools, publ
ic institutions and public convey
ances are provided on the basis of |
race
Intermarriage is forbidden by
law in several states.
The right to vote is restricted
by law, by custom, or by mobs.
The right to work is limited by
the same agencies.
I In 1860 we had slaves and mas
ter. but m 1942 we have inferior
(-?) and superior (?) races with
a color line between them
THE FIRST SOCIAL
REVOLUTION
The farthest thing from Lincolns
mind’ on inauguration day was h<;s
role aswjan emancipator; but dur
ing his short term jn office the
greatest social revolution *n the
history of our people was erected:
1. The slaves were Treed
2. The constitution was amend
ed to prevent re-enslavement.
3- The ex-siaves were given e
quai social rights.
4. The musket and the ballot
were put in their trembling hands.
THE NECESSITY OF WAR
Lincoln did not efect these chang
es because he liked colored people
He was forced into them by the
necessity of war.
To the Cornbread and cabbage
backwoods President tormented
by civilian discontent, and the in
ability of his generals to bring
him victory, utilization of the full
force of colored people in the war
effort seemed the on method of
turning the tide
H had tried everything else and
he had failed. Why not use the
great resorvoir of colored strength
that the nation had rejected mere
ly because it was colored?
Lincoln battled his doubts to g, t
his courage to the sticking point
and then embarked on his project
with an apology and a prayer, a
ware of his responsibility to the
people, to the Christian world, to
history and, i nthe final account
ing to his God.
Did the people support him?
Yes, 56 percent did. The other 44
Percent of them Sought to elect in
his stead a discredited army com
mander, Gen. George B McClel
land. But the verdict of history
is that to Lincoln goes the top
most place among our presidents.
The victory was w0n: the union
preserved
WE WELCHED ON LINCOLN
But jn the past four decades the
nation has welched on Lincoln;
instead of preservnig his gains
and making democracy real to
Colored freedmen, it has, by hatred
and subterfuge .sought to undo his
work as w? have indicated abov*.
Today the time is ripe for a
new emancipation. How will jt
come ? By the hand of the strong
man in the White Ho us*- who sits
in Lincoln’s chair.
TEXAS PRIMARY CASE TO 3E
HEARD APRIL 20
Houston. Texas. .. .Trial for the
Texas primary case has been set i
for April 20 here- On Saturday.
April 11, Thurgood Marshall NA
ACP special counsel, appeared in
this city for a pre-trial confer- J
ence under the new federal ruie3
called before Judge Thomas M.
Kennerly. to clarify issues before
the actual trial.
A brief is in preparation which
will show the similarity between
the Texas primary laws and the
Louisiana primary laws in an ef
fort to bring the Texas case under
the rules set down by the tX. S.
Supreme Court last year in IX. S.
vs. Classic.
In the latter case, the Supreme
Court held on May 19, 1941. that
the primary is an integral part of
the electiin machinery of the state
and was subject to the federal
constitutiin and laws.
NEED FINAL COUNT TO
SETTLE 14TH PLACE
LIGHTEST VOTE SINCE 1918
HOW THEY FINISHED: —
The Winners
1. Roy Towl .13.982
2. Harry Knudsen.13,337
S. John Kresl .13.035
4. Harry Trustin .12. .90S !
5 Dan B. Butler. . ..12,322
6 Richard Jepsen ...... 12.404
7, Walter Korisko.12.130
8 Bert A. Thorpv .. ... 6.621
I. Joe Dolan . 6 452
10 William H. Metc«m>. . 6.262
11 Al D. Wolf. 6.255
12. Frank Riha .5.329
13. Al P. Smith .3.885
14 James LaHood .3.8iS
The Losers—
15. Charles Hutter*. 3 617
16. Dr. R. R. Ensor.3.444
17. Thomas J Cronin.3.184
18. John Doss .2.664
19. L. S Bob Cornett.2 208
20. Joseph J. Gloeb.2 024
21. George S. Dolgoff.1,655
22. Ross C Defasi . 9S7
•May be changed by official
count and mail ‘vote.
His platform, like Lincoln’s, is
to save the union from its enem >s
He has found us a people half
free and half slave. He is exper
iencing the defeat of war. and
thre is very sign that the rev^rsa
will continue and grow worse
He will try everything and
likely fail, as did Lincoln, and then
one day there will come a clear
conviction of duty.
THE NEW PROCLAMATION
He will proclaim the new s.vc al
revolution. He will decnv that
our democracy and our freed .na
are of more value than caste.
He will order that the lines of
color and religion be arased in or
der that the full strength of th~
colored people and other minority
races may be put into the war ef
fort.
America will win with Roose
velt as she did with Lincoln, be
cause America will then be on the
side of God and humanity.