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Nogales international., 1933-12-23

they Will be
S e n t m a n y,
many mil e S
away, proba-
bly, to a great
city. In that
city they will
be st as
carefully un-
roll ed and
then stood up
Nogales international., 1933-12-23

on every DUSII. :
Only the trees seemed alive;
they stood sentinel-like, quiet
guardsrnen. The huge Out-of-shape
spruce on the right seemed to be
the authority. TO him the others
all looked for wisdom. He had seen
many, many winters come and go,
he had been buffeted by the great
North Wind until he was twisted
and bent, lie had felt. the cold
Nogales international., 1933-12-23

In nearly all
the Christian
co Il IL tries Of
the world one
Of tie symbols
0 f. t h $ d q y
called Christ
III a s IS t h e
Cilristmastree.
n ow t h / S
"k - .R,x. f-Aa
Nogales international., 1933-12-23

SO that people may see.
con Christmas eve they are set
up in the homes of those who have
chosen them and late that night
the loving hands of one who loves
the children will decorate them"
The pine trees sighed sorrOwful-
~. '"They never choose u.s." they
said.
"No: nor u.s." whispered the
birches sadly.
The half grown spruces and frs
drew themselves up proudly. eve
ire pretty sure to be taken," said
The most graceful Of these. "Look
at us, all our branches are gradu-
atcd so that they make a nice point
en- which to place a star. We all
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
$50 $25,686.6 Sc
Conventions and ChaperOnes
By Videtta Ish

(For The Literary Service Bureau)
The c~haperone was one of the safe
guards Of other days. Even young
women who were "of age" were not
permitted to go out without protect
ion. Sometimes the c~haperone was the
girls little brother or her little sis
ter; and 'big sister, knew better than.
to object No group Of young people
would be allowed to go out or to have
an entertainment without the pre-
sence of some of the older people.
But now, all this is obsolete, they
viii tell you, and the 'dear young
people must have their pleasure, and
aair freedom!" Noting the conditions
one Is inclined to shake his head and
say" o, Temporal, o, moresl And he
is inclined to wish for the older and
better days.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

HEREIN, ARE RESERVED FOR
THE SEVERAL STATES. (See 10th
Amendment. } The Constitution DOES
NOT MENTION any voting qualifi
cations, thus, leaving that question
to the control of each State THERE.
FORE; THERE CAN BE NO GEN.
ERAL LAWS, enforcing voting
powers, that the States themselves
do NOT grant By NOT stating this
FACT the vets obtained many votes
against the. 18th Amendment, from
Negroes who resented what they re
garded as a slight against their race
However; regardless of which side
is right about the Amendment. a
FAR LARGER question, for the
Negro. is HIS RIGHT TO VOTE AT
ALL The FACT they were allowed
to vote on the question, gives them
the RIGHT TO DEMAND, that they
be allowed to vote, AT ANY ALL
ELECTIONS within that State, for;
IF their vote in the Special Election,
about the Amendment, WAS a legal
one, then their right to a permanent
vote at any and all elections. is estab-
lished and admitted If they CANNOT
vote, at the regular elections at will,
THEN THEIR VOTE IN THE SpE-
CIAL ELECTIONS IS VOTE AS IT
BECOMES AN ILLEGAL ONE. 1t
CANNOT be legal, ONLY WHEN
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NEEDS
THEIR VOTES, to put across a mat
ter of Importance to them and NOT
ALLOWED TO VOTE under any and
all circumstances 1t is NOT Con
stitutional to allow them to vote,
ONLY WHEN AND IF, IT SUITS
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO
LET THEM FORBIDDING THEM
OTHERWISE This constitutes CO.
ERCION, ILLEGAL everywhere
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
Zone At Ran3ora
By RALPH L. LESTER ,
Out of. the Stir u.

Recently l met an old acquaintance,
who haying strayed from the. straight
and, narrow path, paid the penalty and
now is attempting to regain his right
ful place in society His forced re-
tirement was. spent in a local prison
n judging from his appearance and
apparent health. he suffered very
little His term was short and, he was
given a very easy job. He. stated that
many of the prisoners are. faring
much better in many ways thar. they
would be on the outside, especially
during these times They get good
food, clothing, the best Of medical
attention and engage in various out
door activities These include. base
ball, basketball, football etc. Movies
are shown at regular periods. Each
prisoner receives a small amount of
money per day for his labor This is
paid to him on his release. The Labor
commission recently had this amount
cut, due to the conditions prevailing
on the outside Many of the prisoners
are trying to prpeare Themselves for
the future by taking correspondence
courses, others are studying music
and play in the prison band. The
majority, according to my informant.
are just doing time. Being curious. I
inquired as to a prisoners first
thoughts after being released His
answer expressed a seriousness
acquired since I last saw him It fol
lows: After having your food, cloth
ing, shelter and medical attention
provided for you, one naturally thinks
first about these things. How will
they be continued? How and where
can | find employment? What steps
shall | take to regain my rightful
place in society? VIII the path |
choose lead back to the walls from
which | have just turned my back?
Viii my prison record keep me from
getting honest employment? These
and other questions along the same
line were the first in the mind of this
young man After assuring him OF
my willingness to aid him in any way
and wishing him good luck we parted.
And somehow I feel that this young
man will make good
At EClara and Neirs Rendezvous
in Lawnside, N, J. the other night, a
clever entertainer who is known as
Hutch" was giving a neat exhibition
of the latest dance craze, the Shin
Sham Shimmy After his number was
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
ATTENTION. CLOSE Ranks

AS a soldier during the Filipino uprising
when on the drill ground going through the diff
ferent formations, each soldier erect and alert to
hear and execute each command, eyes straight to
the front, we always knew when we were about
to change front by the sharp staccato command
of Close Ranks! This command was necessary for
the execution of movements to expedite the com
mands and to lessen the possibilities of the rear
rank losing time and step when the command was
executed.
In these days of depression and ~unemploy-
ment through which we are passing; when eco
nomists, big business, and politicians all declare
that we are about to meet the first vagusrd of
the "New Deal promised us by our President;
when the world has executed an ''about face 10
receive old man prosperity who has been Just
around the corner for the past four years, now
is the time for the Negro, especially in Omaha
to Close Ranks.
The Negro is constituted about like the. rest
OF the family Of man, subject to the same re-
actions as other nations and groups. Their likes
and dislikes are just as intense, their hopes and
fears just as strong. Unfortunately we have no
way by which we may reach the major part of
our group. The church formerly welded a great
influence, but fer some unexplainable reason.
only a comparatively few can. be reached by this
method, from the fact that only a few attend
church. The next great factor was the secret or
carnations. This, also has become enpasse for. the
same reason as tn Church. AS our old standards
has fallen the crying need for something to take
It's place IS essential and necessary for the con-
tlnued progress of the race. Especially is this
true in Omaha where the development of an I'M
selfish leadership is a joint task Of the highest
Importance.
AS a group we need the hearty good will of
the other group, we should not allow our relations
to the dominant group to be subject to the un-
directed drift of thigs, herein is where we need
collective efficiency, it is not enough that a mem
Der of a group shall achieve individual prowess,
ne must be able to so direct the collective achieve
ments OF the group he represents, that it will draw
the highest mead of praise and respect from those
groups who has best performed the worlds great
tasks. Races that posses collective efficiency gen.
orally has a leader who is sustained by them.
Where there is no collective efficiency there will
be no support of its leadership. Consequently the
Negroes Of Omaha, must Close Ranks, find some
place and method Of assembling all the members
of the race together for the purpose of teaching
collective development. The sooner the Negro
learns the fundamentals of self government the
sooner will he accept Negro leadership. The deve-
lopnent of an unselfish leadership is q consum-
nation which should be desired by all-CLOSE
RANKS.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

the eyes Of million Of people in glazing headlines,
last week. These remarks coming from a man
holding a position under this administration that
is held by General johnson and too, in these
critical days Of depression and unemployment is
almost tota mount to a command. It is useless 10
make these house to house tcanvasses for the
purpose CT getting people to buy only from places
OF businesses who have signed to support the
President S recovery program and have received
the N. r. A. emblem if their merchants are not
going to keep the public informed as TO the goods
they have to offer, the price and quality of the
same or where they may be secured. This holds
good with the small neighborhood stores as well
as the large houses doing business in. the down
town district Especially is this true. of the mer- :
.hants ans business men and women of our group
Quite a few of those whom / have approached
.Slnce l have been connected with the in
soliciting advertising will tell me- Well I don t.
have to advertise, everybody knows I am here, T.
nave been here for SO and SO many years some -un
explainable reason they don't seem to feel that it
will pay in their particular business 1t is not.
only necessary that the public should know-whsre,
your business is located but essential to the sue-.
cess OF that business, be itswhat it may, in Sorders
to constantlyskeep in the eyes of the public. Halt
: hearted advertising lis. not sufficient, especially
for the development Of business in which members.
OF our group are engaged.at this low bb of our,
Race. consciousness, here in~Omaha where some
Of them are. making a noble effort to- break away
from the time. worn policy of returning. our SUBJ
stance back from whence it came through cham
nels from which the Negro Ror his ~posterity can
not hope to. derive any benefit, material or other.
Wisa. A. IL. ! -=~a--- : ~a--.-.~-- A
At this stage Of our economic and intellect.
ual development it is absolutely necessary that,
we strive to give a whole measure Of service. It is
not enough to expect-t the people of our group to
bring their money to you for the reasons of color
only they are not so constituted the business
men and women of our group must use the same
means and expend tie same amount of energysto'
secure the business from Negroes as white bust
ness men and women use to get business from
their people by letting the people know first;
what you have to sell; second where it is located:
third, how much it cost; fourth, the quality Of
the goods-and this can only be done thru an
aggressive, persistent, efficient. system of adver-
.tising. 1855
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

what is known as. the North Carolina
Mutual Thrift. Club. Children belonging
to the club are taught race pride and what
it means. to carry their insurance IN a
company, owned and opeated by their own
people. They also are taught the neces-
sity of earning and saving money.
If you think this is an idea born in the
minds of some simpietons you ought to
consult the Catholic. church the largest
religious. organization existing among.
civilized people, and you will learn why it
is thelargest. The Catholics will tell you:
that you may have the child after they
have. had 1.-THE. first twelve years-o it's.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
HEROES UNSUNG
Pullman POrters
By al. B. Mann

(For The Literary Service Bureau
They write odes to Casey Jones and
other trainmen, but seldom do We
read a word written in praise Of Ne
gro Pullman porters who work for a
plttance and endure all I'M Of
humiliation. This man is called
Gorge and must not resent it. He
must smile when he is ridiculed and
made the subject Of jokes, and the
company which employs him affords
but little protection from these in
suits So the lot Of a sleeping-car
porter IS not an easy nor a pleasant
one But he is not appreciated ever
though he is engaged in this neces-
sary work. These faithful ones re-
ceive little credit, but they are heroes.
nevertheless
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
oMAHA. NEBRAsKA, sAruRDAY, ocToBER 4, 1883

life. The Catholics are no simpletons.
1t is hard to estimate just how far
reaching the movement now being under
tsI-en by the North Carolina Mutual Life
Insurance Company will 60 towards deve-
Looping rae pride and solidarity. The
tendency on the part of Negro teachers
to .instiH into the minds of the youth of
the race distrust in Negro business will
doubtless receive a severe blow, and the
plan devised by the. North Carolina Mu-
tual should be followed by-other racial
organizations, asswell as encouraged by
parents who may some day have to look
to their children for support.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
The Editor,
Omaha Guide,

The Editor,
Omaha Guide,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
Have you. given a thought to the
wonderful opportunity that exists to
help the members of the colored race.
living in the "Solid South" in which
the black people are denied the pri-
vilege of voting?
While the question of the retention.
or rejection, of the 18th Amendment
is being voted on, in the Southern
States, the black people are being
allowed to vote, in order that a pro
mise OF the Democratic Party may be
fulfilled. Southern Whites are DEMO
Gratis BEFORE THEY ARE ANY
THING ELSE.
The VETS have made monkeys out
our Negroes, by stressing the point
that the dry Southerners were very
insistant on the enforcement of the
18th Amendment, but were sadly
lacking when it came to the 18th, 18th
and 18th. They NEGLECTED to tell
the blacks that there was an Act,
known as the "Volstead Act" to en-
force the 18th Amendment, but there
is NOT an ACT to ENFORCE THE
THREE THAT CONCERN THE
BLACK RACE.
They carefully AVOID the TRUTH
that the Constitution is NOT the
LAW Of the land, BUT MERELY
THE DOCUMENT ON WHICH THE
LAWS ARE BASED. The FAILED
to tell the Negroes that it is UNI
CONSTITUTIONAL to have any
laws which would be of assistance to-
the Negroes in obtaining the vote
L h e Constitution explicitly
STATES" THAT ALL MATTERS
NOT SPECIALLY RESERVED FOR
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

.Rrotecti0n that the Constitution Of
|. this his country g~uaranteses(s what a
moekery NJ. -. \. i.
1t would Seem that some better plan
might Be worked out Why not take
steps (fhe Federal Governmesnt) to
prevent lynchings and others whole
sale crimes against her citizens? 1t
Was done IN the case Of kidnapping 4
few rich men we're kidnapped and he
wheels ST the Federal Government,
moved for immediate to the demands
for lynch legislation
No other group have contributed as
much toward the building Of this
country and received SO little in re
t,r,n-++.o y. -~...t- -. - .-
= -: :: a1-.r**--* 49,. , -.
Was sit. worse for these Negro
youths to-be 'h6b6ing their way on the
same freight train with two white
girls, than for a supposedly enfight-
ened state to- demand their li9esf
Gar -. - y - n.
-A>recent issue of the-f L. Dr. Press
Service carriers the following~report
made after "a recent<survey= More
than thirty, four (34) Negroes, male
.rd ~fuya o3a barro haa1 lx;l1aL -, r,l;+s..
in : various sections of the country
Their crimes were, being 'on the street
early.Tin the morning, resisting ar
rest stealing a:watefmefon, refusing
to- push r. stalled : carr Occupants
white Of cou4se} sclimbing over a
fence talking back, and. other petty
acts y These .acts, Of terror are not
confined to- the south; as the survey
shows, but are most common there,
where n attention is paid TO, them by
n press s.,7e
- + "A
And. may-I add this?-Very little
attention is paid to them here by the
press r4.-
Within. one. week two Negroes have
been killed, two severely beaten and
five arrested in a. terror drive in West
Philadelphia, Pa The local press
(white) practically ignored this and
the Negroes here are very busy At
present their interest is struggling to
get into,- or drag. some one out of the
4OO's who's. Who in PHILADELPHIA
holding revivals and "Amos and Andy
ing" through life
LESTERGRAM: Is is not better
to die. by the sword than perish from
the whip?
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
A STEP FORWARD
lFrOm The c.. T. W.

The North Carolina Mutual Life In
surance, Company, largest Negro enter
prise in the world, has taken another step
forward in developing Negro business.
The newest move Of the company to
permanently establish itself is to get a
hold on the children Of the race before
they have become contaminated with
persons not interested in the progress of
the Negro. In every state and town in
which the company operates there is be-
ing organized for children Of the race
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

over, he stopped at our table and
pointing out d gorgeous female crit
ter, he remarked: That 'aTomato
Brown" sure Brings me down: Add
that t, your repertoire M
$500 49, r. =: - s~s
Personal Selection for the best
dressed barber III town: John Mill,
father of the we'll known mills Bro
theirs" ST radio. stage and screen
fanse'-eS ~ Il; 500 .-a:r. ~.
n: -a~s -~,:~s* 81; >r.-ss.s:
Engraved on the new N R IA
stamps are four figures, a.+farmer,
business man, labureri and a woman,
the inscription underneath reads In
a common determination. They are
marching on*tb' better times, but On
! else observation it IS plainly seen that
the business man IS. as usual, out of
stap s.r,.ss. :. ~. s.-.. ~ r.
s.: -. ..-:e~*,s ~ r. -.
Sign along the'Avenue. Religion, a
I force to shapeTfifa beautifully. 49,
"LESTEREREM: The strength 81
your structure depends upon the
-: ~. =, ~ 49, -
foundation you build *Fa -~--:;.
Serious Again 49," - -1f .a~ -:
Men who write history; in the flu
ture,. will be interested;in a little pic
ture Of our 1888, civilization 49,
It shows mine Negro+youths in a
cef1- i'm an alabama prison reading,
talking; playing and thinkingr.~ They
are awaiting the9final decision of pre-
lndieed, Justice fer! a. supposedly at
ack-upenetwo white girls of question
able reputation This alleged attack
was~ supposed to have:taken :place-.on
q freight train; while all concerned
were hobeing Tin separated freight
ears } One of, the girls repudiated her
testimony and declared the~ boys in
nocent Still they are in Jail They
have had one taste of Alabamas JUS
tice and are now awaiting another;
All of this is not news 1t has
happened so often in the Barbarian
South" a..
- Il
It will be real news when Negroes
are given eve a semblance of Justice
in the South. When Negroes are
placed on ~-juries and take their right
full place in helping to. run the coun-
try that saps their life's blood It will
be real news when lynching becomes
g thing of the past. and Negroes are
accorded the rights, privileges and
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
HOPKINS HASAHEART'
American Hungry Will Be Fed

'ts-- ~: - : ..s.r 80
GFfom The Omaha Bee-News)
Hairy I. Hopkins, Federal" Elmer
gency Relief administrator is said to
be HARD. boiled A-r - 7z
He was selected by President Rodse-
ve1t to give life to the Wagner 'act
that appropriated some hundfeds of
millions of dollars for the relief of
me who we're unemployed andsdestitnte
= First contacts With his administra-
ton made some~folks think he was
q tough baby Experience showed
he was tough, only toSthe extent
chat he declined to shoulder for the
government Z a-1dad that 1shoufd- be
carried by the public in the localities
rules he laid down demonstrated their
affected Careful examination Off the
Now he appears before thesmayors,
assembled at Chicago, in the role of
a'militant' humanitarian;9stilf hard
boiled, but determined to relieve the
suffering hungry Of the landss 49,
1T is perfectly indefensible o shave
milk poured into ditches,,. food lying
in warehouses; and fruit r0tting on
the ground" he said, while hundreds
Of thousands yes millions of Ameri.
Cans haven't got. enough to eat.
We're going ITO take these great food
SURPRISES and put them where they
belong-in the kitchens of the unem-
Ployed". .: = -.<
This doesn't lmean that the whole
load is to be shuuidered by the federal
government Mr;--Hopkins has some
sharp words.for the communities that
are not doing their part and< there
are too many such But, where the
people r actually striving to meet
the problem locally, the help that is
due from the FERA will be forth
coming
Omaha has been promised this, but
Omaha must Also do her sharez and
that means plenty for the coming
winter.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14
RESOLUTION.

WHEREAS, it has come to the at
tention of the Sidney Chamber Of
Commerce that criticism has been
voiced through an article in the Sid
ney Telegraph Of September Is, 1888,
of the bituminous mat road recently
completed west of Sidney, Nebraska:
BE 1T. RESOLVED by the Sidney
Chamber Of Commerce met in regular
session On September Is, 1888, that
the Sidney Chamber of Commerce
after a careful inspection Of said
road by the Road Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and many
members Of the Chamber, express the
appreciation of the organization to
Governor Charles w. Bryan for the
excellent road just completed and
voice its approval Of the road program
for the completion of a bituminous
mat road on the Lincoln Highway
through Cheyenne, County Nebraska.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-14

EXCEPT WHERE TAMMANY
CONTROLS. "vOTE MY. WAY OR
NOT AT ALL" Is NOT legal. SEE
THE POINT | Am STRESSING? II
looms FAR LARGER than the cues
ton of the 18th Amendment It
MUST be pressed or the LAST
CHANCE OF THE NEGRO RACE
TO EVER GET THE VOTE IN THE
SOUTH rs. GONE. This Special
Election method, getting by sets a
LEGAL PRECEDENT, which if NOT
challenged, ENDS THE. CHANCES
OF THE SOUTHERN NEGROES
FORALL TIME. Organize your race
for a determined campaign to FORCE
the South to grant the Negro, perm
anent suffrage WITHOUT. STRINGS
TO 1T MAKE this Amendment cam
paign, YOUR campaign issue, WHAT
is THE QUESTION OF BOOZE,
BACK, AS AGAINST THE
RIGHT OF THE NEGRO 10 VOTE?
If this Special Election WAS legal,
SOttS THE RiGHT OF THE soUTH
ERIN; NEGRO TO VoTE AT ALL
TIMES, Legal. For THIS RIGHT
GIVEN HIM TO VOTE AT THE
SPECIAL ELECTION ECKNOW-
IEDGEs IT. You should tell the
Democratic National Committee this,
ana PUT IT UP TO THEM TO RE
DEEM THEIR OWN PROMISE TO
AID THE SOUTHERN NEGRO TO
HIS RIGHTS. GALE THEIR BLUFF?
Make THEM :PUT.UP,' OR SHUT
UP. ONLY ~QUALIFIED VOTERS
WERE TO VOTE AT'TRIS ELEC-
rIONa~ ACCORDING TO THE CON
erosion CALL FOR TT .. SEE
WHERE YOUR"CHANCE IS?
s- n Very truly, t+ "t.'
4. "a wHiTE~FRIEND~
s.s. ,.."
FROM THE GOVERNORS OFFICE
' October AZ 1899.
Sidney, Nebraska,
W :r.sa< September 2s, 1888.
Honorable Charles W. Bryan, .-.
Lincoln, Nebraska. @s-~
Dear Governor:
:. With reference to an article in the
Sidney Telegraph, esiticizing the new
read recently completed west of Sid
neys Nebraska, i am enclosing you
herewith copy of a. resolution .unani.
mously passed by the Sidney. Chamber
of Commerce on September18, 1888.
\. HE Very truly yours.
&. .s i- PAUL.: MARTIN.