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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
SIX IN FIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
 COVERNORSHIP
Turbulent Politics of State Keep Charges and Coun-
 tercharges Flying Thick
BY CARL RUPE

AA &64AA ktOE United Press Stan Correspondent
 St. Paul (UP) .-Six general eiec- ton candidates for governor today were strengtheing Minnesota's 's reputation for turbulent politics.
 Governor Floyd B.. Olson, on whose shoulder President Roose- welt leaned in fatherly-fasfion while the democratic nominee for senator, Einar Hoidale, held down . rear seat, is running for his third consecutive term on the farmer labor ticket.
 At the time of the primary, Ol- son was conceded the best chance to win. But now he. faces an embittered enemy, A. c. Townley, who once was a power among fac tion from which Olson draws his largest vote.
 Politically Obscure
 Politically obscure since his Non-Partisafi League united with the farmer-labor party in 1928. Tcwnley this year sought a Farm er-labor congressional nomina- tion. He last to an Olson man Townley promised to s'get the big blond in the state house and filed for governor.
 When Townley charged Olson with naster-minding" the mur. [ der of a Minneapolis editor and selling supreme court appoint ments for lover $bO,0Oo.Y Olson
 Apparently this campaign is that the republican party will have a new set of scandal mongers and Townley is the first recruit"
 T h m Olson announced he would have nothing further to say regarding Townley. His sup porters. however, are worried. Townley is not conceded a chance to win. but he may poll 50,0OO to 100000 votes in the farmer labor ranks.
 Aids C.. O. P.
 This possibility enhances the chances of the democratic nomi- nee, John E. Began. veteran pro- publican nominee. Martin A. Nell what of an unknown quantity in state politics.
 Both these men are aiming most of their speeches at the radical, communistic'' farmer-labor plat form which recommends state ownership of utilities. railroads, and non-operating factories. Ol- son has interpreted this platform as long-range program conform ing in its early stages to the New Deal.
 The socialists. who supported the farmer-labor ticket in the last two elections. announced they would file an entire ticket this yes [ by petition and withdraw naines of men opposing any farmer-1abor candidates W h Q would come out definitely for their platform without interpretations They and the communisist are ex- pected to draw small votes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03

border counties the 800 squar e miles total may be varied. if 1t Is impractical.
 Municipalities are especially in- terested in two proposals that will be voted upon. One makes 1t pos- sible to have theee or four. year city terms of Qffice. instead of tive years; the other permits charter cities to amend their, charters an- nually instead of bi-ennialIy. z a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
Texas To Vote Soon
 On New State Deal
Eight Sweeping Changes in Constitution Up to Cit.
 zens Election Set for November 6

ferept tax rate for real estate and other property; assolishment of the fee system; conformation of coun- ties; salary liking powers for scoun- ty governmental; taxation of the University of Texas vast land areas; four terms for inunici- pal offfcers, and right of cities to change their charters annually.
 Tax Limitations
 The tax limit aniendmert pegs at &11.25 per person the total amount of revenue, the state may collect annually from taxes, .i- censes, permits and fees. Based on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03

By GORDON K. sHEARER
 United Press Stan Correspondent.
 Austin, Tex (uP1 General elec- ton day will not pass in Texas this year with flae usual perfume tory vote. Not, that any fear is felt by democrats that it's state ticket willabe defeated, but because the states million Or more voters will ballot tho same day on a pro- posed state New Deal. z
 Eight sweeping changes in the state constitution will get approve al, or be rejected, November 6. They are: a limit on taxation: diff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
Holland Breaks Up
 Japs Pottery Plan
Temporary Quota in Java Cansed Combine to Dis fs band Journalist DepOrted

l Amsterdam --- (uP) Holland has taken strong measures to sup press any intimidation by Japa- nese in Javo.
 The authorities have deported a Japanese 1ournalist for writing all legedly insulting articles in Dutch East Indies pa pers, and a tempor- ary quota was placed on the inl- the Japanese importers disbanded their combine.
 Hunger Strike Takei, the Journalist, did not take his expulsion peaceably. He
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03

went on 8 hunger strike in Sour abaya, and persuaded the captain of a Japanese ship to refuse to carry him. The authorities forced the captain to take him back to Japan.
 While reports from Batavia in- dicate that trade relations between the two countries have improved, this condition of affairs was only brought about by sharp action on the part of the Dutch.
 Pottery Association
 Trouble was caused by the for mutation by Japanese merchants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
WIN sEEN As vINDIoArIoN

Madison, Wis (uPl--Dr R. T. Cooksey, Madison, claimed vindica- sion of his innovation in race horse diet whom his vitamin D milk fed three-year-old. "Bar Play." placed second recently in two races on the Chicago Hawthorne track. upset ting dopeBters' beta. The horse paid s16e for each S3 ticket on him In one race and more than 90 per ticket on the other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
GAME SETS PITCHER { { sss;;s; WONDERING

! Two Rivers, Wis yUP)--Gree Hallada, pitcher in the city's Indus trial league here, wonders what a pitcher, has to do. to win ball game. Hallada struck out twice as many batters as his opponent, al lowed only seven hits while his team made H. .and knocked a home run with one man on case
 Despite all that, Halladass team was defeated 6 to f ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
MAKING SAUSAGE A uoBpY

Madison. Wis CUP, ---MIchnei ". lll4ln. University ok NlseousIn chemistry instructor, mnker Ger man 4aneaee as a hobby and AnF q sr1fIni sUotfHoHfl fo cure I< I0 <hs n4As1a4ni e< Hl4 home NeF&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03

trading in the Dttch 16ee1i of Pottery As41ciztl tl1A aimed at flooding Che 1n4t|<1' Japanese pottery, go that <'=t porters could demand I4< quota.
 Immediately this became |En17 6 the Netherlands Indian Ecfzg1 ment instituted a quota system 3f Japanese pottery. The imp0sIti4 of the quota was followed bf s''- dignant protests from the Jat4o< ese, but the outcome was that t|st association was so complefe1x 9=<t solved that it removed all d1n3eF to the Dutch trade policy zf tzs East Indies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03

A monument to Marshal Lyan- tey, ''the creator of modern Mo- rocco,'' is to be. erected at Casa. blanca.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
MRs JEFF DAVIS AUToGRAHES

Baraboo, Wis CUP )-T hree f6f4 autographs Of Mrs Jefferson pa '' wife of the confe5erate presid e< 4
 were purchased recently by Bert Trimpsey, photographer here; from a woman in a Wisconsin han1lal
 One of the signatures WAS on a letter Mrs Davis wrote to q Wis., consin friend, another on q self addressed envelope she inelosed for an answer, and the third on the ny leaf of book she sent her friend.
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Of Daily and Weekly Newspapers Killed
A. Scott Atlanta
Publisher Slain

ATLANTA, Ga, February 13-(C
NS)-W- A. Scott, 81, publisher of
the Atlanta Daily World, and head
Of the Scott Newspaper Syndicate,
which serves a number Of weeklies
throughout the country, died tonight
from mysterious wounds received in
the garage Of his home a week ago.
A police investigation failed to
throw any light on the identity Of the
assailants, who shot the publisher in
the back as he drove his car into the
garage.
Besides the daily, Scott also owned
the Weekly Atlanta World and semi
weekly papers published in Memphis
and Birmingham.
Weekly newspapers owned or ON
trolled by the Scott Syndicate are
The Columbus (Ohio) Advocate, De-
troit World, Richmond (Ky.) Broad
cast, Okmulgee, (Okla.) Voice Of the
Nation, Youngstown (Ohio) Chall-
Cleveland Eagle, Hannibal,
Register and Des MONIES By
stander.
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17

Sec 2. If any State or govern
mental subdivision thereof fails, neg
lects, or refuses to provide and main
tain protection to the life or person
Of any individual within it's iurisdic-
ton against a mob or riotous assem-
blage, whether by way Of preventing
or Furnishing the acts thereof, such
State shall by reason of such failure,
neglect, or refusal be deemed to have
denied to such person the equal pro-
lection of the laws of the State, and
to the end that the protection guar
anteed to persons within the jurisdic-
tions Of the several States, or to citi-
Of the United States, by the
Constitution of the United States,
may be secured, the provisions of
this Act are enacted.
Sec. 3 (a) Any officer or employee
Of any State or governmental sub
division who is charged with the duty
or who possesses the power or au-
thority as such officer or EMPLOYEE
to protect the life or persn of any in
dividual injured or put to death by
any mob or riotous assemblage or any
officer or employee of any State or
governmental subdivision having any
such individual in his charge as a
prisoner, who fails, neglects, or re-
fuses to make all diligent efforts to
protect such individual from being
Sc injured or being put to death, or
any officer or employee of any Stat,
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17

Judge Takes Case
Away From Jury

Mr.. Charles Readon, who was
charged with second degree murder.
vent to trial in District Court No. /.
Monday, February IL, for shooting
James Buckner, last winter in the act
Of stealing coal, from the Missouri
Pacific Coal cars, was discharged by
Judge Yeager, Wednesday February
IA.
The evidence brought out the fact
hat James Buckner was in an n
awful act of obtaining property that
i'd not belong to him, that Charles
Readon was a special police officer,
who was employed for protecting
said property, and when he screamed
halt, the man who accompanied
Duckner ran instead Of obeying the
order of halt. Buckner put up a
light, resisting arrest. The officer
pulled out his revolver, and in the
struggle for possession Of the wea-
ron, it wa discharged and Buckner
Was killed. After hearing the evid-
ence that was presented by the
County Attorney, Judge Yeager said
there was not sufficient evidence to
warrant further prosecuting of Char
les Readon, on the charge. He took
the case away from the Jury and
rendered a verdict of acquittaL.
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Seven Indicted In
kentucky Iynehing.

Hazard, Ky-(CNS)-After exam
ming more than 200 witnesses a
special grand jury returned an in
dictment charging seven men with
participating in the lynching January
"a Of Rex Scott, Petite Carroll, Lee
Gibson, Ed Bentley, Bill (Wooden)
Kinser, Ordley Fugate, George Wat
kins and John Watts were named.
Warrants were Immediately placed
in the hands of the sheriff.
Scott was being held in the Perry
County jail charged with smuggling
Alexander Johnson, a miner, when he
was taken by a mob of $50 men, car-
ried fifteen miles south of here and
hanged. A score or more bullets
were fired into his body. Johnson
died shortly after the lynching.
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17

When economists disagree, the lay
public is in for a puzzling time. And
economists who formerly saw eye to
eye are d-isagreeing with a vengeance
over the new money bill with its
50, 1000, 00O, 900 sterilization fund, in
ternational gold bullion standard, and
credit expansion features. There is
no lack of well known financial au-
thorities to say it is vital to recovery.
Others say it may be paving the
way for the greatest collapse Of all.
At any rate, the Administration is
now working on the problem of credit
expansion for private business. The
problem is especially imposing, as
during the next few months the gov
eminent will offer some great bond
issues to finance continuance of the
recovery program, and these will alb
sorb much of the money that is avail
able for lending. Credit is to be ex-
panded, if possible, to a degree suf-
fcient to offset this. Every effort
will be given to depreciating the dol
lar in foreign exchange, and holding
it at a lower and more stable level.
In keeping with this the price of gold
was recently fixed at S35, in the be-
lief that it would send the franc
dollar exchange rate to about 6.63
cents, and the pound to above $50.
The immediate result was a disap-
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Texas Pima
ny Case Won In
Federal Court

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 8. - For the
third time in the last seven years
the efforts to bar Negroes from the
Texas democratic primaries were de-
feated when Judge Boynton of the
federal district court here handed
a decision Wednesday, February Z,
awarding damages to DR.. L. A. Nixon
for his having been denied the right
to register and vote in the spring pri-
mary of 1888.
This is the first time such a victory
has been won in a Texas case in a
court lower than the United States
supreme court. The first two cases,
in which DR.. Nixon was also the
plaintiff, were won in the highest
court in 1927 and 1882. The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People has financed and han
died all three cases.
Fred C. Knllenberg, DR.. Nixon's Ell
Paso attorney, who was assisted and
advised by Arthur D. Spingarn and
James Marshall Of the New York
legal staff Of the association, has tele-
graphed the New York office as fol-
lows:
Judge Boynton held Justice Car
dozo's decision in Nixon VS.. Condor
binding and resolution Of State Dem
ocratic Committee wrongfully de-
prived Doctor Nixon of his right to
vote in primaries, SO gave him judg-
ment. Under this decision every
election Judge, county chairman, and
member of state executive committee
would be equally liable for refusing
all negroes the right to participate.
Attorneys expect state democratic
convention to pass resolutions barring
Negro vote hoping to comply with
the inference left by supreme court
that the party itself could bar them
but l think any action under Texas
comprehensive primary law would
fall within the prohibition Of fifteenth
amendment"
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17

pointrnent-the London gold price
took a jump and the fr~anc-dollar and
pound-dollar exchange became still
more unfavorable. The next day,
however, devaluation OF the dollar in
foreign markets started.
There are two obvious ways to ex-
pand credit. One Is To create more
dollars-and 2.000,OO0,OOO,O0 were
automatically created when the dol
lar was fixed at the 59.O6 point. The
ether is to make a given number Of
dollars do more work. Both ways are
to be used. The two billion new dol
lars are at the disposal Of the treas
NY. and are to be used for buying
now gold, foreign exchange or carry
ing on other transactions deemed adj
visable for pegging foreign exchange
rates. When they are 50 spent, ac-
cording to the theory, they 60 into the
hands of persons with bills to pay in
this country. The bills are paid, and
the dollars find their way into the
banks, initiating reserve balances,
which are now nearly a billion dollars
above the point required by law
Critics Of the money bill say that the
sterilization fund money will make
possible credit expansion Of from
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17

or governmental subdivision charged
with the duty f apprehending, keep
ing in custody, or prosecuting any
person participating in such mob or
riotous assemblage who fails, neglects
or refuses to make all diligent eff
forts to perform his duty in appre-
hending, keeping in custody, or prose-
cutting to final Judgment under the
laws of such State all persons so par
t~icipating, shall be guilty Of a felony,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding
$1,000, or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding five years, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
(b) Any officer or employee of
any State or governmental sugdivis-
ion, acting as such officer or employee
under authority Of State law, having
in mis- custody or control a prisoner,
who shall c~onspire, combine, or con-
federate with any person to injure or
put such prisoner to death without
authority of law, or who shall con-
spire, combine. or confederate with
any person to suffer such prisoner
to be taken or obtained from his Gus
tody or control for the purpose of be-
ing injured or put to death without
authority of aw shall be guilty Of a
felony, and those who so conspire,
combine, or confederate with such Of
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Lyaehing Bill lobe
Heard Feb. 10th
(From the Long Branch, N. J.
Daily Record, Feb. 6, 1934)

DAILY Record, FEB. b, 1884
"A significant point in favor Of the
Costigan-Wagner anti-lynch bill now
in the United States Senate was
brought up by Walter White, execu-
tive secretary Of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People, at a meeting Sunday in
Asbury Park.
White, a Negro, pointed out that
although lynchings r decreasing in
number, the ferocity with which
lynching mobs conduct their crimes
has reached a point equal to the bar
barism of the middle ages.
IF we allow public opinion to re-
main u~naroused at such atrocities"
he declared, 1--WE might picture the
decay of this nations morals to a
point where radicals, communists,
socialists and such would be dealt
with in this manner We might even
picture a day when Democrats would
be mobbing Republicans, and vice
versa"
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
~Lansstsn Hughes
Back On JOB

New York-Langston Hughes, poet,
and Eugene Gordon, journalist, have
joined the editorial board Of the New
Masses the editors of that publication
announced simultaneously with turn
ing the magazine into a weekly per-
iodical beginning with the New Year.
A powerful cartoon on lynching de-
picting a lynch tree" with its two
Negro victims growing out Of a build
ing marked III. S. Courts and bear
ing the swastica symbol, Of Fascist
oppression, is contributed to the cur
rent issue, now on the stands, by
Hyman Warsager. n accompanying
editorial points out that at least Az
Americans, AZ Of them Negroes, were
lynched in 1888. To combat these
l%ynchings, the New Masses sees hope,
it says, only in Irresistible mass
pressure-defense corps when lynch
ings threaten-death penalty for
lynchers".
The same issue of this magazine,
which announces itself as "America's
first revolutionary weekly, also con-
tains an article on "Zaffra Libre", by
Harry Cannes, based on his recent
trip to Cuba; writing and War, by
Henri Barbusse, the famous French
author of "Under Fire., and an edi-
torial on the Second Five-Year Plan
in Soviet Russia. Jacob Burck,
Adolph Dehn, Bermuda Bryson and
others contributed the cartoons and
other drawings illustrating the mag
azine.
One Of the articles in the first is
sue of the weekly, entitled mo
for Lynchers" attracted wide
attention. The article stated
that "to permit lynchers and Nazi
agents full freedom Of expression"
amounted to outright aid to Fas-
Continued On Page Two
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Three NotabIes
Die
Tom Denn;son, Ollie Jackson and
Gilbert Hitchcock Pass To The
World Beyond.

Tom Dennison, commonly called the
old man by his North Omaha, cap
tains and L~ieutenants, died in San
Diego, CAL, Wednesday night from
injuries received in an auto wreck,
when a friend of his from Denver,
Colo, with whom he was riding tried
to avoid striking a small child.
Dennison, was said by his North
Omaha friends, to have been a man
Of charity, trustworthiness and de-
pendability to those who had been
true to him in his political
ing. They said his word was better
than his signature. His greatest diff
ticulty amongst his North Omaha IN
derworld colored friends after the
death of Jack Broomfield, was to find
a Negro Leader, able to stand the
pressure and had the tactics and d.
plcraacy to keep the gambling fac
tons of the underworld in the line.
1t is said by some of the North ON
aha underworld element that the split
between he and Johnny Broomfeld
as he called him, after Broomfeld
chose John Andrew Singleton as act
ing leader under Broomfeld and Den
nison chose Harry Buford. This split
is said, was the cause of the early
death Of Broomfeld. 1t was heart
breaking to the underworld down
town element when the gang Candi-
dates received only two out Of every
five votes cast in the primary of 1929.
Mr.. Dennison began to look for new
leadership, some said Otto Mason, or
Richard Ward, others John Andrew
Singleton. Some said it appeared as
though the underworld element could
not get together on the matter Of
leadership, and there might be a white
nan in charge of the underworld ele-
ment Of North Omaha harvesting the
dough 1t is said that Dennison new
er paid his underworld L~ieutenants
any cash, but furnished them with po-
lice protection for operation Of gam
bling houses, houses Of prostitution,
horse racing, books and policy games. |
Dennison considered this money chick
en- feed, and did not care to be both
cred with it. But the leader who had
these underworld activities in charge,
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17

This is the second colored band that
Mr.. Mills has sent over to Europe
within the period Of N year and
marks a regular European routina
for all his attractions who will
henceforth be booked fcr appear
ances abroad as well as here. Duke
Ellington and his Famous Orchestra,
also handled by Mr.. Mills, were
featured in Europe during the past
summer where they were a sensation
and drew the plaudits Of the English
press.
Mr.. Mills IS going to Europe to ar
range for additional engagements for
Galloway following their Palladium
booking. The orchestra, during their
stay in London, viii give a concert
for the benefit ST the London music
Continued On Page Two
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Boyt,JournaIist Dis
1903 Papers

Cuthbert, Ga. - (CNS) - Henry
George Washington, II year old stu
dent in journalism at the high school
here, displayed 100 Negro newspapers
in an exhibit that he made accom-
panying an address before the stu
dents and teachers. In the exhibit
was a copy of a paper published in
Africa.
Washington took as his subject:
Why the Negro Press shoeld be
supported"
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Resignes Post As
u. S. Attorney

PHILADELPHIA. February 10
(CNS) - E. Washington Rhodes,
United States Assistant District At
torney in Philadelphia, has resigned
his Federal position and retired from
office last week. District Attorney
Charles McAvoy, in receiving a dele
cation that came to see Mr.. Rhodes
retire, said: "Mr. Rhodes has been a
credit to this office and personally
am sorry to see him GO"
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
In The Senate
Of The US.
MR. COSTIGAN AND MR.. WAGNER INTRODUCED
THE FOLLOWING BILL: WHICH WAS READ
TWICE AND REFERRED TO THE COM
MITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.
A BILL

To assure to persons within the jurisdiction Of every
State the equal protection of the laws, and to punish the
crime of l~ynching.
tives of the United States of America in Congress assem-
bIed, that the phrase mob or riotous assemblage", when
used in this Act, shall mean an assemblage" composed Of
three or more persons acting in concert, without author
ity of law, for the purpose Of ~depriving any person of his
or doing him physical injury.
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Irving Mills

Irving Mills, who handles some OF
the greatest colored attractions in the
country, sails for Europe February
II. one week ahead of Cab Galloway
and his Cotton Club orchestra, whom
he has booked to be featured during
the month Of March at the Palladium
Theatre. London.
The Omaha guide., 1934-02-17
Economic High
Lights

Happenings That Affect the Dinner
Pals, Dividend Checks and Tax
Bills of Every Individual. National
and international Problems Insep-
arabic from Local Welfare.
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Continued on Page 81
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