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Evening star., 1933-08-15
|25 BUSINESS MEN
PLAN n. R. A. DRIVE
AIexandrians to Carry On
Speaking Campaign Next
Two Weeks.
BY a Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

by a Stau correspondent OF Inc star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, August 15.-An
extensive speaking campaign will be
in the interest of the National Recovery
Administration by a speakers bureau,
consisting of Is local business men,
Hannon E. Norris, chairman Of the
bureau, announced today. Addresses
will be made at every available public
meeting, and at several local theaters
during the campaign, Chairman Nor
ris said
In addition to the campaign, Brig.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, national re-
covery administrator, today was in
man, to come here in the near future
to address a public mass meeting to
be held in either the Ingomar Theater
or Portner'S Arena.
At meeting of the Speakers Bu-
reau last night, which was addressed
by William Charles Grace Of the Ma
tional Recovery Administration head
quarters, the following business men
we're appointed as speakers for the
two-week campaign:
Everett Hellmuth, Frederick G. Du-
vail. Howard Arnold, T. @. Duggins,
Lawrence Roland. J. Frank Myers. c.
Page Waller. Maurice Rosenberg. F. H.
Fannon, William A. Moncure, Irving
Diener. Rev. Ryland T. Dodge, F. Clin-
ton Knight. j. Randall Cation, Harry
B. Cation, Martin E. Greene. E. c. Davi-
son. Col John Trimyer Sidney We'll,
7 Efrcd pirro11 non uo1lpnUa phi1in
Heishley, T. Brooke Howard and Han
non E Norris
Harry B. Cation will address the Alex
andria Fire Department Co. No at
a mass meeting tonight. and Francis
H. Fannon spoke before the Alexan-
dria Rotary Club at its weekly meet
ING TO-DAY
Evening star., 1933-08-15
SUITE AT LEFT
6 Pieces sI95
(Char and Bench Included Not Illustrsted)

Butt walnut enhances the beauty of this six-piece
suite with full size bed. Dust-proof construction
throughout with especially attractive chest of 8
drawers. The top drawer arrangement of the
lower chest section is in 3 separate drawer COM
partments. available also with twin beds and
night table, making 8 pieces. $250)
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
SPENT HUSBANDS CHRISTMAS
FUND FAKES STORY OF NEGRO
BURGLAR"

New York. One of the many cases
of crimes falsely attributed to Negro
es every year i sthe case Of a white
woman in New Orleans, who. after
spending the Christmas fund she and
her husband had been saving, fabric
ated a story about a Negro burglar.
The story forwarded to the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People is authenticated in
the New Orleans States. one of the
leading daily papers Of the city.
According to the story, Mrs. Jessie
Saunders, wife of a packer earning
S12 a week. bought clothing for her
sisters out of a S11 fund she and her
husband had saved. When the money
was spent she alarmed her neighbors
with a tale of how a Negro had grab
bed her in her home, struck her over
the head with a blunt instrument, tore
her clothing and robbed her Of money
and jewels. She had taken the pre-
caution to hide her jewelry under the
house.
Detectives, after extended question
ing, made the woman admit that the
burglar story was false.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
TREASURY DEPT. ASSURES
NAACP. OF EFFORTS TO GET
JOBS FOR NEGROES

New York, Ferry X. Heath. As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, has
written the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
to state that efforts will be continued
by the Treasury Department to OBJ
tain jobs for colored workers on the
new Parcel Post Building in New
York City.
The NAACP. has previously COM
planned that of the hundreds of jobs
on this work only one or two had gone
to colored workmen and had again
written to state that the situation had
not been improved.
Mr.. Heath reports that although
the Department is without authority
in the matter of labor employed by
contractors" the employment of col
ored labor was taken up in a person
al interview with one of the national
representatives of the Bricklayers
Masons, and Plaster's Union in Wash
ington. The union representatives,
according to Mr.. Heath, stated that
there are two bricklayers' unions in
New York "an uptown union (no. 37)
and a downtown union (no. 34)-and
that the larger proportion Of colored
bricklayers are members Of the up
town union. It is the belief of this
representative hat some of the diff
ficulty experienced in connection with
the Parcel Post work may be due to
an effort on the part of the down
town union to obtain a greater part
Of the work for it's own members"
Nj. Heath states that "a letter is
being addressed to the Secretary of
the Bricklayers, Masons, and Plaster
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

resolution. Jerome Davis, Stephen
Wise, Bishop Francis Mcconnell, John
Haynes Holmes, Philip Randolph, Ed
ward L. Israel and more than humid
red other national leaders supporting
Foundation"
The NAACP. has just had printed
10000 copies of a leaflet, "Mississi-
ppi River Slavery-1932." Branches
of the Association, lodges, the FEEDER
al Council Of Churches Of Christ in
America, the League for Industrial
Democracy, the Fellowship of Recon-
siliation, the American Civil Liberties
Union, churches and other organiz-
atoms are being supplied with copies
of this leaflet and r being urged to
lombard their senators in the nam
es of these various organizations and
IS individuals, with Geographic de-
mands that they support the Wagner
resolution. Copies of this leaflet Civ
ing the full facts may be secured from
the National Office Of the NAACP.
SO Fifth Avenue New York.
The NAACP. this week placed in
the hands Of each member Of the
United States Senate an eight page
digest Of editorials which have ap-
peared in colored newspapers Of the
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
BITTER LEGAL BATTLE IN ALA.
HIGH COURT OVER WILLIE
PETERSON DEATH SENTENCE

Birmingham, Ala.-One Of the abb
est criminal lawyers in the State of
Alabama has been working to perfect
the defense Of Willie Peterson, twice
sentenced to death on a charge Of muir
dering a white woman, himself shot
while a prisoner in jail by the WON
ans brother.
DR.. Charles A. ]. Mcpherson, Sec
rotary of the Birmingham Branch.
National Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, states that
the bill of exceptions in Peterson's
behalf is being filed before the Ala
bama Supreme Court, instead Of be-
fore the trial judge. The bill was
prepared by John w. Altman, known
throughout the South as a criminal
lawyer, who is in charge Of the de-
tense.
"We have raised and paid to the
ATTORNEYS Of Willie Peterson, S2,425,"
said DR.. Mcpherson today, "and to
date we still have a drive on in our
NAACP. branch to raise the balance
Of $571. Our local newspapers in
Birmingham have all given US ex-
ceptional support in our drive"
The National Office Of the NAACP
has contributed 500. toward the de-
fence of this case which has deeply
stirred Birmingham.
The alleged crime occurred Aug. a,
1881, and involved the murder of two
white Society girls" and the wound
ing of a third by "Negro" who, it
was charged kept the girls on a lone
ly wagon road more than three
hours"
Peterson, a sufferer from tubercul-
osis, a church member with good rep
utation, never before in trouble, was
suddenly seized on the street when
the surviving white roma passing
LII oil duIOIIiODllt SCItdIlcu tnd ne
was the Negro who had shot her. Pet
erson steadfastly denied his guilt.
An arbi established for him by wit
nesses at his first trial, begun Dee.
z, 1881, resulted in a mistrial. A sec
ond trial brought a death sentence
March 4, execution of which was stay
ed by notice Of appeal.
Despite KuKluxKfan parades and
other efforts to intimidate the color
ed citizens Of Birmingham, they, led
by the local NAACP. and backed up
by the National Office are conducting
a finish fight on this case. DR.. Nc
Pherson reports that the fight in
Peterson's behalf has the sympathy
Of many "high elias intelligent white
people"
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
Public Interest IN Mississippi River
Exploitation Sweeps Country

New York, Dec.-Reports from all
parts of the country to the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People reveal that public in
terest among all classes and races in
the exploitation Of Negroes in the
Federal-financed Mississippi Flood
Control Project is reaching over
whelming proportions. Among the
latest to pledge their supper by tele-
gram to Senator Robert F. Wagner
for Senate Resolution 300, which pro-
rides for a thorough investigation Of
the charges of brutality and exploit
alton by a Senate investigating COM
mittee, is the National Religion and
Labor Foundation with headquarters
At Yale University. The Executive
Secretaries Of the Foundation, Fran
els A. Henson and George A. Doug
las, wired Senator Wagner on Dec
ember 10Th:
"The National Religion and Labor
Foundation heartily supports the res
olution you introduced authorizing
an investigation Of labor conditions On
the Mississippi flood-control project
Urge you read this telegram into Con-
gressional Record and utilize It in
other ways to secure action on your
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

United Safes urging support of the
Wagner resolution.
Latest reports from Washington in
dictate that the Wagner resolution will
shortly be acted upon by the Com
mittee on Commerce and reported out
to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
"Colored people and their friends"
said the NAACP, today, "realize that
this fight is more important to the
Negro than any other issue. 1t is the
opening wedge not only in ending the
brutality and exploitation Of the col
ored workers Immediately concerned,
but in the struggle to secur for Ne
groes q proportionate share of jobs
in Federalfinanced projects.
Practically the only construction
now being done is that by the FEEDER
al government, and by States and Cit
les and the NAACP. is determined to
fight to the limit to see that Negroes
get their full share Of jobs in these
projects for the financing Of which
they are all taxed 1T the same rate
as other citizens.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
DR.. Lennoxto Fight Suit

In answer to reports that a suit is
being brought against his property at
2527 Patrick ST., DR.. G. B. Lennox,
well known Omaha physician, stated
that the legal proceeding was brought
about through the failure Of the de-
ceased Myrtle Crutchfield to release
the second mortgage as promised by
her after he had paid her the sum Of
Four Thousand Two Hundred Dollars
($4,200.0O) in checks. DR.. Lennox
further stated that he is of the opin-
ion that Mrs. Crutchfield would have
fulfilled her promise had she not died
before the necessary steps could be
completed. He say that it is only
natural for the administrators of the
Crutchfield Estate to make such a
move, which he doubts will be sue
cessful under the existing circum-
stances
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
OF CHEROKEE NATION IS
DISCOVERED

Washington, (CNS) The emanci-
patton proclamation Of the Cherokee
nation-an instrument that provided
for freedom of Negro slaves from Red
masters-has been found in old rec
ords and it antedates the mo slavery
treaty of the Indians by three years.
The act was passed by the Chero-
kee council at Cowskin praire in 1863.
Spring Frog was speaker of the
council The act stated that "all Ne
gro and other slaves within lands Of
the Cherokee nation be and are here
by emancipated from slavery" It
provided a find for violation of the
act.
The no slavery" treaty was signed
three years later and provided that
he Indians be readmitted "to pro
lection Of the United States but OBJ
liged to liberate their Negro slaves
and admit them to equal citizenship"
The Cherokee nation was an indie
pendent government within the Uni
ted States and it's Red citizens were
beyond pale of American law. Their
own government was fashioned after
the United States. The Indians held
slaves, but their loyalty was divided
during the War Of the Rebellion. In
dams sympathetic with slavery were
organized into knights of the Gold
en- Circle" in 1855 and the organized
aim was to protect the institutions
of slavery.
Indians who sympathized with the
abolition movement formed the exc
toowah." Approximately $500 Cher
okees Joined forces with the Confed-
eracy and about 1900 were loyal to
the Union. In 1861, the nation met
in a convention and decided to sign
a treaty with the Confederacy. How
ever, when the tide turned against
the South the Indians agreed to make
no such treaty and even disbarred
from office Cherokees who had Use
coded" and joined the ~Confederacy.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
Wealthy mahan Is Buried
s. VINEGAR, WEALTHY
PULLMAN PORTER is BURIED

The funeral of Thomas S. Vinegar,
252s North 10th St., who is reputed
to be n of the wealthiest colored cit
liens in Nebraska, was held from the
Myers Funeral Home Thursday even
ing, December 29th.
Mr.. Vinegar was a retired Pull
man porter, having entered the serv-
ice in 1877 and retired five years a.
go. Being thrifty, temperate of hab-
its and a wise investor, the aged por-
ter is said to have amassed a fortune
well above the six figure mark. Dur
ing his residence here he acquired a
multitude of friends who mourned his
passing along with his wife. several
nieces and a brother.
The active ~pa1bearers were W. r.
Estell, J. w. Thomas, w. HI. Ray. "A.
L.. Bowler, HI. w. Black and r. w
Freeman.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
NAACP- ANNUAL MEETING TO
BE HELD

New York Plans were announced
today for the annual meeting of the
Association to be held on Sunday Jan.
uary 9Th, and Monday January 9Th.
The Sunday mass meeting will be
held at 300 p. m. at the Abyssinian
Baptist Church, 1872 West 138th st.,
New York City. Among the speak
ers will be Mayor Joseph V. Mckee,
if his health permits, and the Rev.
Lorenzo H. King, Pastor of the St.
Marks Me. Church. Featured at this
meeting will be the Mississippi Flood
Control Project and the Wagner res
olution for a Senate Investigation.
The annual bushes meeting of the
Association will be held in the offices
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
Redress for Citizen
jailed, InsuIted at
Panama

that he was "wrongfully, arbitrarily
and without cause or reason" arrest
ed and jailed without the least sem
blance Of a hearing or trial and en-
tirely without recognition of his
rights as a citizen"
The War Department is asked to
vindicate the violation of MI. Clark's
rights while in the Canal Zone by A.
merican officials acting in the dual
capacity of officials for the American
and Panamaian governments. His
being on shore was due to the steam
ship company transporting him.
The complaint asks for redress
that shall be Substantial and com
mensurate with the wrong inflicted
and the injury suffered"
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People in trans
hitting the complaint asks not only
redress for Mr.. Clark and appropr-
late action against the officers res
ponsible for his treatment but also
"the correction of conditions so that
there may be repetition of this cpl
sode with regard to other colored A
mericans who may have occasion. to
be travelling in the Canal Zone"
Hurley Asks Report
In a letter dated Dec. 81, Patrick J.
Hurley, SECRETARY of War, acknow-
lodges receipt Of the NAACP. COM
munication and states: "Your letter
and its Enclosures are being brought
to the attention of the governor of
the Panama Canal with the request
that he furnish a report on this case
and upon the receipt of the govern
or's report you will be communicated
with again
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
Jewels Robbed

Sunday evening between s and IL
p. m. the home of Mrs. James G. Jew
ell was robbed. AS reported by Mrs.
Jewell, a fur Goa valued at $4,000
belonging to James Jewell, Jr., was
stolen, two diamond rings Of Mrs.
Carrie Jewell, two suits of clothing,
a fur neck piece of Mrs. Cecilia Jew
ell and practically all the clothing Of
Mrs. Ruth Sykes of Chicago, niece of
Mrs. Jewell. A rear window was
found opened by which the robbers
gained entrance.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

of the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People, 50
Fifth Avenue, promptly at 2:30 p. m.
On January 9th. At this meeting the
annual reports Of the Secretary,
Treasurer and other officials will be
read and members Of the Board of
Directors will be voted upon. The
public is cordially invited to attend
both meetings.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
GETS DAY IN JAIL FOR SAFETY
ZONE PARKING

Otis Johnson, Negro, 307 Nicholas
St., rubbish h%auler, was sentenced to
a day in Jail Wednesday by Judge
John Battin, when he was tagged for
parking in a safety zone and cussed
out the whole police department from
Sergeant William Krenek, the tagger
on up. Johnson's complaint was that
pleasure cars parked in the safety
zone and got away with it, but when
an honest busy rubbish hauler tried
it he was pounced upon.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

ers international Union Of America,
requesting him to use his influence in
obtaining equitable consideration for
colored workmen in connection with
fthe New York Parcel Post work"
The NAACP. is also writing to the
union and to William Green, Presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
MRS. COLOMBO PINKETT DIES

The many friends of Atty. H. J.
Pinkett were shocked to hear Of the
sudden death Of his mother, Mrs. Col
ombo Pinkett of Beatrice, Nebraska.
Mrs. Pinkett made her home with
her daugher, Mrs. Daisy Gordon,
prominent club woman of Beatrice,
Nebr.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
A NEGRO CONTRIBUTORS
MAGAZINE

About three months ago this col
umn was devoted to suggestions for
~Young Negro Writers. That part
ocular release was written merely by
way Of reply TO hundreds of letters
received from aspiring writers over a
period Of two years.
! had hoped that by contributing
my thoughts IN the subject that the
matter would be dropped. as far as l
was personally concerned. To my sur-
prise a condition quite to the contrary
has arisen and an even greater am
punt Of correspondence has been re-
eeived on the subject.
Not only do the correspondents
thank me for analyzing the situation
they were up against but most of
them seem to think that because. this
column is read in every part of Am
erica that | can considerably advance
their cause by placing their aim be
fore the public in the hope that some
progressive and capable member win
respond by providing a medium of
national circulation for their partic-
ular benefit.
Ny conclusions in the matter con
vinces me that there is a wonderful
field for a "Negro Contributors Mag
azine". Such a magazine would ac-
cept only contributed matter, stories
essays. poems, features and drawings
from the pen Of aspiring Negro writ
ers.
Such contributors, judging from the
correspondence / have received are to
be found in every community in the
country. Each contributor would not
only have the satisfaction of seeing
their ~brain-child" in print but they
could, and would. act as a distributing
agent for the magazine, and in this
latter capacity they could commerce
ilize their efforts, thus earning. in
directly. a competence for their con
tributions.
With thousands Of such contributors
from all parts Of the country. an i'm
mediate nationwide circulation would
be assured, and would be constantly
increasing because Of the very active
effort that each contributor would
make in selling" the idea and the
magazine to their relatives, friends,
acquaintance and neighbors.
Apparently, the demand for such
q magazine is undisputed. The ques-
ton then IS securing a competent
person TO "put it across" There
have been many attempts made at
filling this demand. usually by ally
by-night" promoters who lacked both
the necessary ability and finances to
make their project successful.
To properly launch such a magaz-
inc the owner, or owners, should have
q sufficient financial backing to carry
their efforts for At least a year,
either in the form Of outright own
ership Of the necessary capital, or a
pro-rata investment from each aspir-
ing contributor.
To any who might undertake this
project I shall be glad to cooperate
and help 70 provide q definite med
Jun for our aspiring writers.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
Redress Asked

The complaint states that not only
vas Mr.. Clark a United States citis-
en-, on American territory at the
time of his arrest, and entitled to the
fun protection Of his government, but
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

To properly launch such q magaz-
inc the owner, or owners, should have
a sufficient financial backing to carry
their efforts for At least a year,
either in the form Of outright own
ership Of the necessary capital, or a
pro-rata investment from each aspir-
ing contributor. q
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

To any who might undertake this
project I shall be glad to cooperate
and help 70 provide q definite med
Jun for our aspiring writers.
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

My conclusions in the matter con
vinces me that there is a wonderful
field for a "Negro Contributors Mag
azine". Such a magazine would ac-
cept only contributed matter, stories
essays. poems, features and drawings
from the pen Of aspiring Negro writ
ers-
The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07

! had hoped that by contributing
my thoughts on the subject that the
matter would be dropped. as far as l
was personally concerned. To my sur
prise a condition quite to the contrary
has arisen and an even greater am
cunt Of correspondence has been re-
ceived on the subject.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
STRIKERS NOT
TO Be REFUSED
RELIEF MONEY
important New Policy Is
Announced by u. S.
Administrator.

By Scripps-Horard Ncrspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON July 32.-work-
ers. striking in defense Of their new
right 70 collective bargaining. will
not be denied relief funds by the
United States government II their
own war chests run low in the
future.
Harry l. Hopkins. federal emer-
gency relief administrator. an
nounced this important new policy
today
In the past. private relief funds
as well as public funds in many
cases have been withheld from
strikers and their families.
Each case applying for relief to
the local emergency relief agencies
should be treated on its merits as a
relief case wholly apart from any
controversy in which the wage
Garner may be involved" Hopkins
said today
The federal emergency relief ad-
ministration will not attempt to
Judge the merits Of labor disputes.
State and federal agencies as well
as courts exist which are duly quail
fed to act as arbiters and adjusters
IN such disputes"