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He is 70, after falling off a sub way platform, he no longer is able to walk so well; he hardly can see. But he is W. C. Handy, and he once wrote a song that still paints pictur es. Penniless in 1893. The cobblestoned levees of the Mississippi at the foot of Market st. where Handy, penniless, had to sleep in 1893, was in the picture, and the work song of the roustabouts. The smoke-filled parlors of a hun dred bordellos from New Orleans to St. Louis, birthplaces of jazz, were there, too, and Saturday nights on the old St. aul, “shouts” in Memphis and rent parties in Harlem. Three hundred years of oppression, discrimination, prejudice, as well, if you listened closely, for that’s what made the blues. King Oliver blew with Handy and MeGlLL’S — BAR & BLUE ROOM E. McGill. Prop. 2423-25 NORTH 24th St. WINE, LIQUORS, and CIGARS Bine Room Open 8 p. m. to 1 a. m> Open for Private Parties from 2 to 7 p. m. —No Charges— WE SPECIALIZE IN MIXED DRINKS. Eree Delivery from 8 a. m W> 1 a. m. 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Cootie Williams, Miff Mole, a thou sand unnamed musicians, who could n’t read a note, but still built rag time, jazz, swing into a new song for America, as native as "The Star Spangled Banner.” Some Clap, Shout. There were 13,000 persons in the Sportsman’s ark stands, by official count, and everyone was out there with Handy. A few started to clap ryhmically as he set the slow wailing beat, but they stepped. A few mark ed his breaks with a shouted "Yeah, man!" But most of them listened, and swayed a little, and tapped their feet, and knew that this was their music, the music the Negro gave the world. They went wild when Noble Sisslc and his orchestra picked up the tune, set the joint jumping with a modern arrangement of the timeless blues. They whistled and stomped when Ed ythe Williams riffed it with a hot trumpet after dealing the riverfront words to the lament. But their hearts were with Handy, who wrote better than he knew when he knocked out his blues for cakes and coffee money, Handy WAS the Fifth Annual A merican Negro Music Festival in its first visit to St. Louis. Started Late. He wasn’t all of it, by any mean , Getting under way at 8:45 o’clock, three-quarters o fan hour off sched ule, it wound a music-packed way until just a few minutes before mid night. There was Richard Bonclli, bari tone of the Metropolitan Opera with his rich, beautifully controlled voice, lifting through Handel’s “Where Ere You Are,” Alec Templeton's “Gifts” and Verdi’s “Di-Provenza" from La Traviata. There w'ere the finalists of the fes tval’s “search for talent”, Pauline Winbus of Chicago, Gladys Keys of Indianapolis, Gertrude Wilson of De troit, all 17 years old, all suffering from lack of training, yet all possess ed of fine natural voices, especially Miss Keys. The Southernaires did four of their remarkable quartet arrangements, markng one with a remarkably con trolled plea for an end to racial pre judice and a pledge to unity. Muriel Smith in the Hammerstein—trans cribed Habanefa from Carmen, be come “That’s Love,” showed why Carmen Jones” is a roadway hit. Fine Contralto. Portia White, who should become one of the greatest stars in the world within a few years, displayed the fin est natural contralto to hit the con cert stage since Marian Anderson Easily, effortlessly, richly she sang, “My Heart, at Thy Sweet Voice,” “Think of Me” and “One More Riv er :o Cross.” Lillian Evanti, her voice a little past the prime but still remarkably sweet, did several ariaa-frorn operas she has sung in making herself the, first lady of Negro opera. There was even Don Ameche, flown in from Hollywood, land of tie, to make a few scattering remarks on the general ideal of unity and the need for an end to discrimination and disharmony. But most of all there was Handy, more than a man, almost a legend. And his trumpet licking up through the night, singing its own slow song of heartbreak : Got the St. Louis blues, just as blue as I can be, *, 'Cause that mans gat a heart like a rock cast in the sea. Or else he wouldn't gone so far from me. NAACP WAR CONFERENCE MAKES FRONTAL ATTACK ON KEY PROBLEMS. (Continued from page 1) Stukes, president of the West Phila delphia Youth Council; J. Leo Handy president in exile of the New Iberia, La., branch of the NAACP. Considerable emphasis was placed on post war job opportunities and the use of the ballot in effecting a rem edy for some of the ills afflicting the body politic on the Sperry Gyroscope Co., of New York, told the confer ence that his company had formerly TAN TOPICS By CHARLES ALLEN « feilurtt ^ “I could stand the heat if there were only some men arcund.”. .. employed no Negroes but now had 1,200 on the payroll. He asserted j that these workers were proving sat-. isfactory and would be retained af- | ter the war. Walter Hardin of De-j troit, LAW-CIO, pointed out that j while most automobile executives ad mitted Negroes were good workers,. they were slow in committing their.- j selves to a policy of post-war em ployment. Leslie S. Perry, administrative as- • sistant in the NAACP Washington bureau, advised the conference that j Negroes should defeat congressmen of any party whose vote on vital soc- j ial legislation and the so-called Negro issues was not right. A congress man's voting record on anti-lynching! anti-poll tax, federal aid to education and a permanent FEPC, show his worth to Negro constituents whom Mr. Perry declared hold the actual balance of power in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pensylvan'a One of the interesting sidelights of the conference was the presentation of the Spingarn Medal to Dr. Chari es R Drew, professor of surgery at Howard University, for significant accomplishments in blood plasma. The award was made by Dr. Ernest R. Hooten, Harvard anthropologist. Sunday’s closing meeting in Wash ington Park, was preceded by a mam moth parade along streets lined with applauding spectators. Principal ad dresses at this final event of the con ference were delivered by Marshall Field, publisher of the Chicago Sun. and PM. and the NAACP’s remark able executive Secretary, Walter White, who gave a comprehensive and lucid report on his 14-week over seas study of the treatment of Negro soldiers. MIXED GROUP OF CHICAGO BUSINESS MEN ORGANIZE TO CREATE INTER-RACIAL GOOD WILL. Chicago, July 17 (ANP)— The South Central association, formed o'. 100 v/hite and Negro merchants on Cli cago’s south side, was organiz’J recen’ly to “integrate the Negro in the < conomic, industrial and culture! V of a comm.n.iy,’ the treasurer, Robert Cole, announced. The new organization is said to be the first of its kind ever to exist in Chicago. According to the president, Lelville J. 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MAYOR BUTLER ISSUES PROCLAMATION ON RUSSIAN CLOTHING RELIEF Proclamation :—Rdssian War Re lief drives, under way throughout the country, are being held for the pur pose of supplying greatly needed clo thing and other supplies for the Rus sian people who have lost everything 1 they own in the war. In order that Omaha may partici ipate in this nation-wide drive, and thus aid in the rehabilitation of the Russian victims of the war, I hereby designate the period of July 15 to July 31 as Russian War Relief Day, and urge the people of our city to contribute as liberally as possible to' this campaign. The Russian people need these sup plies very badly, and I am sure there will be a very generous response to their appeal for aid. Dan B. Butler, Mayor. 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BLASTS WHITE (Continued from page 1) whatever they do is right but what ever someone else does is all wrong.” Randolph said that in his opinion the four planks in the Republican plat form dealing with the Negro are the strongest that colored Americans have obtained from any party since citiz enship. “For the first time,” he said, “We were able to get specific pledges on four of the most important issues fac When you deal with TULLY’S You are not only receiv ing the latest in styles and the best in values but you are dealing with a man whose pas< cooperation has proven worthy of all peoples' business. —The Omaha Guide WING SHIRTS.. will outwear .any shirt in America. Price $2.25 to $10.00 TULLY’S 15th Douglas * ^TT^CHMEHTS A •ORDER TODAY A $2.75 C.O.D. Plus Postage Send no money, state color of heir or send sample . . . Your hair properly' matched , .. satisfaction guaranteed. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST OF OTHER ATTACHMENTS MADE TO ORDER. RENA HART BEAUtY PRODUCTS COMPANY 2131 Seventh Ave. New York 27, N. Y. ■ i i mi — i mi\ b ! "SHARPS AND FLATS" AFTER \ ENLISTING IN NAVAL RESERVES. Heading a 17 piece band at the U. S. Naval Air Station Barber’s Point T. H. are the ‘‘Sharps and Flats” shown above. From left, Thurman O. Cooper, Musician Third Class, USNR. who performs on the vibra nun iiiii in—urn ■ymsti-'- > ■ • \ harp and swings the vocals; Arvid I W. Garrett, Musician Third Class, USNR, who plays a mean guitar and comes in on the vocals, and LeRoy N. Morrison, Musician Third Class, US NR, who socks the string bass and handles vocals. (Official Navy Photograph released by PPNS) ing Negroes today. The Republicans pledged an anti-iynching law to safe guard our lives against lynchers. They pledged to do away with the •:! tax limitation on voting. They remised a permanent FF.PC to help s get and kt‘’p jobs and they pledg d to end discrimination in the arm ed forces. “When has Mr. White ever heard of any party making more direct spec if ic and important pledges?” asked Randolph. "No party platform ever has offered us so much. We who took part in the convention are pleas ed with what we were able to accom plish and from the comment I heard on my way home and since I reached here, the Negro public is well pleased also. ” "But while general Negro comment has been most favorable to the Negro planks,” continued the Republican del-' egate, "Waiter White and Drew Pear son, daily paper columnist, have crit icized our efforts. "The Republican party made the flat statement in its platform that:— ‘The payment of any poll tax shonld not be a condition of voting in feedral elections and we favor im mediate submission of a constitution al amendment for its abolition.’ “Mr. White and Mr. Pearson arg | ue that this does not mean anything I because there are sufficient poll tax states to block the passage of such an amendment. Let's look at the facts. There are only eight poll tax states and one of them, Tennessee, already has tried to get riu of the undemocrat ic levy on voters. ‘ There are 4S states in the union. An amendment to the federal consti tution requires ratification by two thirds of them, or 32 states. Forty states have no poll tax and it is logic al to assume that thev would favor amendment. They favor on a mendment and already Republicans senators in the present congress have taken the first steps toward such an amendment.” “Surely,” Randolph continued, ‘the great Walter White is not little e nough to want his people saved 1ror disfranchisement only if he makes the plans. With only 8 poll tax stal es, constitutional amendment seems the short way of correcting the nat ional suffrage scandal.” Continuing his comments on Mr. White’s criticism of the Republican platform, Randolph said, “White also belittles the Republican pledge for an ai:ii-!yt'ching law. The Republic ans osier the support on this issue which White could get neither from the President nor from Congress Whit .h i our ;,"ank does n specify a fed ra! an i-lynching lav. Such reasoning a:v> s me 'he imprcs HOME FRONT COAST Mrs. Herbert B. Henderson, the former Carolyn Rich, wife of Capt ain If. Henderson, Battalion Surgeon of the '"d Division, now in the Sou th Pacific. She returned heme t> New York, aft " suend'ng sometime in Los Ange’.es with him just before his departure. She now is with the U. S. Internal Revenue, New York City. M. Smith Photo released by Floyd Snelson for PPNS. j URAL SHOE MAN PlVTF\Vf ,f F \ CTTf .i? FtrpAU? } CASH A CARRY CLEANER • j mo \n-th -Mlh Sr —CARL CRIVKRA— sion that he is hsnting for excuses to condemn. He knows that the nation al convention deals with only nation al issues and that any law advocated by that body must be of national scope.” Randolph challenged White to be practical as he attacked the NAACP. head's criticism of a third GOP. plank. ’’White belittles the Republi can promise to do away with discrim inatuni in the armed forces,” the Re publican delegate said. “He says mat the war will be over before Con gress could investigate and act. '“White forgets that the armed fore es will be a continuing agency in this country. We are not building a na tion for the war emergency. Liberty, justice and equality are principles for all time, not just for war-time. “Of course, congress must investi gate before it can pass laws. Lynch ers are the only ‘judges’ who act be fore finding the facts. Since he has fought against lynch law so long, White can hardly afford to advocate action without fact-finding. “At least White gives us credit for one good thing the plank promis ing a permanent FEPC,” Randolph added. “All things are relative,” he commented. “The planks we secured are an outstanding accomplishment because we got more than Negroes ever have gotten from any political iiiiii!iiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimin_ | Lunch | Room E (At Mvrtis’ Tavern) f 2229 LAKE STREET-| ” (Under New Management) j* Lillian Anderson and Louise 2 3 Finney, Proprietors z "Prompt, Courteous Service” = j ....ihiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiT I o#*’ \ wtummm VIBE o t^‘"e . * G^t^ leann«c^ot ^eU \ m I- 1 KEEP BUYING WAR BONDS ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ since ndnnpQP omaha ,SM Dltilli *“• BREWING COMPANY party. i “If Mr. White can do any better ! than this in the Democratic conven tion next week, July 19, more power to his strong right arm. 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