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The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Very truly yours
WILLIAM PARKINSON Manager

Miss Frances Perkins
Secretary Of Labor
Washington d. c.
Dear Miss Perkins:
am writing you in regards to
communications and a conversation |
have had with Mr.. William Parkin-
son Federal Relief Director of this
city in regards to employment. | was
greatly impressed with various in
formation after a consultation of an
hour OF more Mr.. Parkinson express
ed himself freely and with sincerity;
emphasizing fairness all alng and
freedom from prejudice.
| was also shown any number of
cards and the method of handling
employees was explained to me: the
above party stating he was unable to
determine the nationality Of this or
that party employed. In dealing with
various employees without a doubt
his policy is to be fair with all re-
CARELESS of nationality and his inten-
lions to see that no discrimination il
manifested when hiring man to work
on these projects.
Mr.. Parkinson further stated he
realized some of the statements I had
made We're true but these happenings
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Exile Returns t D State
Welcomed by State Legis-
I,+v--


COLUMBIA, S. G. March six
ty years ago HI 1874 Green Coleman
2 Negro citizen Of this State was
elected To The Legislature IVY v ssata
Senator FL served until Wa1
Hampton riding tile roads 5y
with his Red-Shirts took over tha
State as Governor and Coleman WA
with Others driven from THE State
The Senator bent and .eo
with age returned last week ta A
legislative halls where he was Order
led to leave almost sixty years aE9 \
a published exile-a man without 4
.Stafe1r "
His return was a f11mpha1t "a
try into the State from whi
was banned He was accompanied
a MOTORCYCLE vi prominent Charla-
i business and professional men.
The General Assembly met WV
joint session to receive the aged Ne
gro.
After he was ordered from I'M
State, Coleman went to Charlotte
where he was given refuge H. WORK
ed as a commercial painter until the
infirmities of age caused him to stop
Recently he expressed a wish to re-
turn to Columbia before he died. Ha
had never returned to South Carolina
after his Punishment.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Dr.. Lennox On
The job
NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
SERVICE
Douglas County Court House

Omaha Nebraska.
DR.. G. B. Lennox
1904 North oath Street
Omaha Nebraska.
Dear DIR. Lennox:
| certainly ap~preciately your
graciousness in writing Mr.. Randall
BART State Director Federal Emer-
gency Relief and Miss Frances Per-
kns Secretary of Labor regarding
the satisfactory conclusion Of the
question of discrimination against
Negroes on public work projects in
Omaha.
AS thought over our interview
last Sunday l have been very con
scious of your generosity and your
broad minded views on the situation
and assure you that any information
that you desire will be freely given
on request
Very truly yours
IVTTTTAN DADKTNrCnNr ~
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

4Ehe Reubenites oftZion presenting a.
-Prs-Easter Concert with thirty males-
voices under the Direction Of Rev.
j. S. Williams at Zion Baptist
Church March %; 1884:
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

FOR RENT 3 ~kltchenette
APARTMENT furnished. Z room apart
ment ~unfGrHisheI- &l0 a month.
Harvey 68s7.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

The Mid CITY. Center girs -are organ
izing a Ping Pong team to compete
in the CWS Ping Pong Tourna-
ment.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

Rooms for Single Employed Per-
ons Two Blocks from car line.
Call WE. 1865.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

FOR RENT rom u~nfurnished
apartment with steam heat and
lirhts. Can WEbst-r 0647.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRL CLAIMS
4Tt-I-Z CR NALLY Is
EArLTEB HEP
HIGHs


hN0XYILIL Tern Iale4 sc
NS)-A thur Ely 1r-4nwa s4 y
member of tha Austin # ah School
faculty has been arrested aHd held
without bond charged with minal
assault uP3l Evelyn B pretty
lLAt@ MAalt-
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

Three Room Fitchenettr Apt Fur
2 mcafh Harvey 6sS7.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

Attorney Ray L. Villains Room 200
Tuckman Building 24th and Lake SITS
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

F7ur Room Apt. Unfinished $1,000
4 month Harvey ess7-
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Attorney Ray l.. Williams, Room
200 Tuckmas Building oath and Lake
Streets.
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YOUR OWN-LAKE SHOE sERy-
ICE NONE BETTER 2407 Lake St.
r
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Loves Observation-Disclosures For
Rent ut 2518 Patric St- Call We. sos
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

The Mid City Boys Ping Pong team
will meet Manton Park; Friday
March g.. There are eight On each
team.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

-Four Room Apt, Unfinished, $500
a month Harvey $751;
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

The Boys and Girls are Q prac-
tieing for a dance review that is to
BE held on March Both. There are
about eighty taking part in the re-
view.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

WILL PAY $500 Ger month for
rosrn heated furnished APARTMENT
garage. Christians home pre-
ferred. WE 1850.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

4 Room Apt, Light and Heat, $4,000
per mOnth-Unfurnished. We. O674
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

1917 Ns- e4.h St. VIE 404t. even
iEg-
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

1917 Ns. a4.h St. WE. 4o44. even
MSS
WILL PAY $500 Ser month for
ro'srn heated furnished apartment.
garage. Chrsaa-s hoaie pre-
farred. WE. 1850.
FOR RENTA room u~nfurnished
apartment with steam heat and
lights Can WEbst-r 06+7-
Three ro0m Kftchen4tte Apt-- Far-
q moafh Harvey ess7.
Faur Room Apt. unfinished $1,000
4 month Harvey ess7.
-Four Room Apt, Unfurnished, $500
a month Harvey 6ss7.
FOR RENT 3 room kltchenette
apartment furnished. I room apart
ment uaflraisheL- $40 a month.
Harvey 68s7-
Loves Observation-Disclosures For
Rent ut 2518 Patric st- Call we 5553
YOUR OWN-LAKE SHOE sERy-.
ICE NONE BETTER; 2f97 Lake-St.
zEhe Reubenites Of Zion presenting a
-Pra-Easter Concert with thirty males
voices under the Direction of Rev.
j. S. Williams at Zion Baptist
Church March %: 1884.
The Mid City. Center girs ARE organ
izing a Ping Pong team to compete
in the CWS Ping Pong TOurna-
ment-
The Boys and Girls are now prac-
tieiBg for a dance review that is to
Be held on March Both. There are
about eighty taking part in the re-
view.
The Mid City Boys Ping Pong team
will meet Manton Park; Friday
March 8. There are eight on each
team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
Suit by Congregation

They filed a bill in equity
against certain defendants to pro
tect the rights Of the German
Lutheran Congregation Of George
town "a voluntary unincorporated
association in and to certain
land which had been donated to
the German Lutheran Congrega
ton.
The question was raised Of the
right of the plaintiffs to main
tain the suit; which right was
sustained by the Circuit Court
and affirmed by the Supreme
Court (see page $3.50.
Defendant cites in its brief
the case of American Federation
Of Labor VS.. Bucks Stove end
Range Company, 80 App. D. C.
80, and quotes from page ITO the
two first sentences of a para
graph, from which, taken alone
it would appear that the Ameri
can Federation of Labor could
not be sued because it is a mere
voluntary association.
The remaining portion Of the
paragraph is as follows:
''This, however, is not q suit
at law for damages but q pro-
Ceeding in Equity against Ger.
tain representative members Of
an association composed of .
large number Of members, serv-
ice upon all of whom individu-
ally would be impossible.
The Court of Appeals proceeds
then to recognize the fact that
the American Federation Of La.
Dor was properly sued by it's Off.
GERS who were named, and in
modifying decree the same was
left as binding upon the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor as if it
had been sued in it's own name.
(See page 1110
This decision of the Court of
Appeals, however, was rendered
in the year 1909, and insofar as
concerns the question of the right
or liability of a voluntary asso.
citation to sue or be sued in its
own name, especially at law, has
been overruled by the Coronado
case, suit supra decided in 1929,
which was an action at law for
damages.
Defendant also cites the case of
Brown VS.. United States, 276 u
S. 1874 az L. Ed 5000, decided in
1927.
Defendant argued that this case
was suit arising out of a viola
ton Of the Sherman antitrust act
and that the Supreme Court was
careful again to reState the com.
mon law rule and to base its de.
cision solely on the right given
under the provisions of the Sher.
man act.
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hing or being sued they can be sued
by name regardless Of the fact
that no statute specifically so pro
vides.
In Brown VS.. United States, SUI
.pra, the Court says that such an
expressed provision is not indiS'
pensable.
The language Of the Court found
at Page 141, is as follows:
81. The general rule is that
in the absence Of statute an
unincOrpOrated association is
not q legal entity which may
be sued in the name Of the as
ISOLATION. Many of the States
have adopted statutes expressly
providing that such assOcia-
tiOnS may be sued. But an ex-
press provision is not indis-
pensable. Such q suit may be
maintained in virtue Of q neces-
Sary implication arising from
statutory provisions, although
the statute does not in terms
SO provide. Here, such an inn
plicatiOn arises from the pro-
visions Of the Sherman anti.
trust act"
See also, particularly, p. 142.
The last cited case also disposes
Of the argument of the defendant
based upon the proposition that
such statutes as change the com.
mon law rule must be construed
strictly. The Supreme Court has
construed these Federal statutes
recognizing voluntary associations
as persons" and has ruled that
under such statutes associations
may be sued in their own name
although no specific provision to
this effect appears in such
statutes.
After hearing, Justice O. r.
Luhring overruled the motion to
quaSh service of process and per.
mitted plaintiffs suit to stand.
The plaintiff was represented by
James S. Easby-Smith and Frank
S. Easby-Smith and the defendant
by Quinter and Sothoron and VIII
liam T., Willis.
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Right to Sue Attacked

The defendant filed a motion
to quash service Of process, con-
tending that voluntary asSocia'
ton had no legal standing anc
as such could not bring suit. The
cause now comes on for hearing
before Mr.. Justice Luhring on
the foregoing motion.
Plaintiff contends that under
the law as it exists in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, it is clear that
plaintiff is a legal entity for the
purpose Of suing or being sued
in its own name, and that this
action is properly brought.
Plaintiff relies upon the case
Of United Mine Workers Of
America VS.. Coronado Coal Co.,
259 U. S. 344 (66 L. Ed. 975)
cited by plaintiff in its original
points and authorities filed here,
in.
Defendant contends that the
decision in the Coronado case,
supra, is not controlling, because,
defendant insists:
1. That the decision merely
held that the United Mine
Workers could be sued as an.
association because the right so
to sue it, was given by a certain
Federal statute, i. e., the Sher.
man Antitrust Act, in certain
classes of cases.
2. That the portion Of the
Coronado decision holding that
q voluntary association can be
sued at law in its name is un-
necessary to the decision in the
Coronado case and therefore is
dictum.
Neither Of these contentious is
sound.
The essential portion of the
decision in the Coronado case, so
far as it relates to this question,
appears at pages 1856 to 1872.
After discussing the earlier com.
mon law doctrine the Supreme
Court points out, at page 391, that
associations, such as plaintiff
have been recognized as lawful en-.
titles by numerous Federal stat
utes from the year 1886 to and
including the Clayton Act Cen
acted in 1910.
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Roberts Discusses
City'S Government

Suggested changes in the Dis.
trict Government were discussed
in a radio address last night by
Peoples Counsel William A. Rob
erts, under the auspices of the
Federation Of Citizens ASSocia.
lions. Mr.. Roberts emphasized
the fact that the Board Of Public
Welfare is independent of the
District Commissioners in many
respects and could carry out a
policy entirely at variance with
those of the city heads without
violating the law. Mr.. Roberts is
expected to amplify his views in
other radio talks.
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Union Held suable

After making reference to the
many acts of Congress recognizing
unions the Court states, at page
391:
''In this State of Federal leg
iSlatiOn we think that such or.
ganiEatiOns are suabIe in the
Federal Courts for their acts
and that funds accumulated
to be expended in conducting
strikes are subject to execu-
tiOns in suits for torts COM
mitted by such unions in
strikes. The fact that the Su-
preme Court Of Arkansas has
since taken q different view in
Baskins VS.. United Mine Work
ers, $50 Ark. 1893, cannot, under
the Conformity Act, operate as
a limitation on the Federal
procedure in this regard"
In other words, the Supreme
Court in the Coronado case has
held that the Federal statutes re.
ferred to change the common law
to the extent Of recognizing vol.
untary associations as separate
entities for the purpose of suing
and being sued by name; and
this regardless Of the fact that
in none Of the Federal statutes
it is specifically provided that
such associations may so sue or
be sued.
After deciding this question for
the reasons above noted the SUI
preme Court at the top of page
1872, proceeds to state that:
"Our conclusion as to the
stability Of the defendants is
confirmed In the case at bar
by the words Of Sections z
and 8 Of the Antitrust law.
The persons who may be sued
under Section 7 include cor
pOratiOns and associations ex-
isting under or authorized by
the laws Of either the United
States, the laws Of any Of the
territories, the laws Of any
State, or the laws Of any for.
eign country July 2, 1S9, 20
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Previous Suits Cited

Further on page 392 the Su
preme Court points out a mum
Der Of cases in which voluntary
associations had been sued in
their own names, and then con
cludeS:
"FOr these reasons we con-
clude that the international
Union, the District No. FL, and
the ~ local unions were prop
erly made parties defendant
here and properly served by
process on their principal Off
GERS"
It is observed, therefore, that
in the Coronado case the SUI
preme Court was not basing its
decision that voluntary aSsocia'
tons could be sued in their own
names upon an express provision
Of the Sherman Act (Act Of 1890,
supra,); or Of the Clayton Act
(191N; nor on such provisions
of any Federal statute; for while
the several Federal statutes re
ferred to recognize the entity OF
voluntary associations, in none
Of these acts is there a pro
vision prescribing the manner in
which such associations may sue
and be sued; i. e., by name OF
by representation.
The decisions Of the State
courts relied upon by the defen
dant are in construction of State
statutes which do specifically pro
vide the manner in which volun
tary associations may be sued.
More than a century ago the
Supreme Court of the United
States in the case Of Beatty and
Richie VS.. Kurtz, ct al, 2 Peters
566 q L. Ed. SID, decided that
a voluntary association could
maintain a suit in equity for the
protection of its property rights
In this case, which went from
the Circuit Court Of the District
of Columbia to the Supreme
Court of the United States in
1929, the plaintiffs were Daniel
Kurtz, Daniel Bulsard and John
Gorglese, trustees, of the German
Lutheran Church Of Georgetown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
LAWYERS 0. K.
NEW SEAL AND
CERTIFICATE

The board Of directors Of the
District Bar Association has
placed the stamp Of approval on
the designs for the new member
ship certificates and for the cor
porate seal Of the association.
The certificate design has been
placed in the hands of the printer
and printed forms will be sent
Immediately to Curly" Bellew
when they are finished. Mr.. Bel
lew will inscribe the name of the
member on each form in the fine
Spencerian hand which has made
him famous as the unofficial Gin
scriber" of the court.
They will bear the seal Of the
association-something new in
bar association annals. During
the years it has been incorpo-
rated, the association has had no
seal up to the present time.
Dorsey K. Offut was admitted
to membership in the association
at the last directors meeting.
Mr.. Offut is already a member
Of the American Bar Association.
Copies of the proposed amended
bylaws will be placed in the
hands Of each director within the
next week to give them an oppor-
tunity to make an individual
study so that the board can
make whatever suggestions for
change it considers proper before
the next stated meeting Of the
association in October.
Richard E. Wexford is strut
ting about this week-and he has
Q good reason.
Mr.. Wellford's golf game has
been off for quite some time and
he has been considerably con-
cerned about his failing shots.
Sunday at Sherwood Forest,
where he spends his summers,
Mr.. Wexford staged an epochal
comeback.
With six straight par holes to
his credit, Mr.. Wexford turned
in an So card for the difficult
course and he brought back two
honest but reluctant witnesses to
prove it.
The Benneys- John Ben
ney, assistant United States At
torney General, and Mrs. Marie
Benney-are spending two weeks
at Bethany Beach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
CIVIL SERVICE
TESTS SET

Examinations for the following
positions in the washington Navy
Yard have been announced by the
Civil Service Commission:
Craneman, electric, $3.50 to
$3.50 a day; furnaceman, foundry.
$40 to $500 a day; helper, boiler
maker, 1915 to $4.56 a day; ladle-
man, foundry, $4.56 to $3.50 q
day; molder, $7.04 to $7.84 a day;
sandblaster, $4.96 to $5.76 a day;
welder, electric, 5000 to 1888 a
day.
Pay is subject to deductions un-
der the economy act. Further in
formation may be obtained from
the recorder of the labor board
at the Navy Yard or the Civil
Service Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
MITCHELL HERE
To FACE TRIAL

Returning here voluntarily after
completing a prison term at Sing
Sing Penitentiary, Walter H.
Mitchell, a pioneer sky writer and
former pilot at Washington Air.
port, probably will be arraigned in
criminal court today on a charge
Of passing a worthless chesk.
Detective Sergt. Thomas Bragg
who brought him back said the
former flyer was perfectly willing
to return saying he wanted "to get
it over with" The warden said
Mitchell was model prisoner at
Sing Sing.
The local charge is passing q
bad check of 1925 on Darrell c.
Craine. jeweler Of the 1900 block
r Street N. w., for a diamond
ring in 1928. Mitchell was con.
Victed Of larceny in New York.
While in prison he conducted
Q radio school and gave instruc
ton in mechanical engineering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
PNA OILS NEW
AGENCIES
BY International News Service

Allotments by the Public Works
Administration to finance other
new deal" agencies springing up
almost overnight, today had
passed the 100000 mark.
The new Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, just going into
action is being oiled by an allot-
ment Of 100000, which original
ly was earmarked for housing
activities intended to be carried
out by the National Emergency
council.
The largest sum announced
was $5,0O0,000 Of public works
money to finance the second year
of the National Recovery Admin
istration. OF this total $4,850, 900
represents the unexpended balance
Of an initial appropriation from
PWA of $10,000,000 for admin
istrative costs of the MIRA. The
remainder $150,00O was made up
from general PWA funds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17

New Rochelle Irene Castle
by automobile, but Mrs. Bradford
had been dead couple of hours
when she arrived.
Mrs. Bradford, the widow Of
Earl Bradford, was stricken with
pneumonia several days ago.
Mrs. Bradford and Mrs. Nc
Laughlin were born in New Ro-
chelle, the daughters of the late
DR.. Hubert T, Foote, prominent
physician.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
Professor Is Named
To Aid Milk Probe
BY International News Service

By International News Service
The Federal Trade Commission
today appointed Paul D. Converse,
professor Of marketing at the
University Of Illinois, as a mem
Der of its economic staff to assist
in the milk investigation the COM
mission is conducting by direction
Of Congress. He has obtained
leave from the university.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
Sherman Acts Effect

The answer to this proposition
is to be found hereinbefore;
namely, that while the Sherman
Act included in the definition If
the word person" a voluntary as
ISOLATION, neither the Sherman Act
nor any other Federal law pre-
scribed the method by which such
voluntary association may be sued:
and in this case, as well as in the
Coronado case, the Supreme Court
expressly stated that the Federal
statutes having recognized volun-
tary associations as capable Of SUI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
Democrats to glue
BeQUtu, StHLe ShOLU

The social committee of the
Young Democratic Club Of Amer
lea will meet at the Willard Ho-
tel at $3.50 p. m. to rehearse plans
for its inaugural ball Friday eve
ming. A bathing beauty and style
show will be featured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17

home here to-
day.
The once IA
m GU S dancer
flew here from
Chicago la S t
night, but did
not arrive in
time to see her
sister alive.
M RS. NJ c.
Gaughlin landed
at Newark Air
port after her
flight from Chi
cago and con-
tinued on to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17

VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS
SERVICE OF PROCESS
RIGHT TO SUE AND BE
SUED. 20 STAT. AT L. 210,
CHAPTER CAT, COMP. STAT,
SECTION 1880, 9 FED STAT,
AMMO. End ED. P 726.
I. The general rule 10 that in
the absence of statute an unin-
corpOrated association is not a
legal entity which may be sued
in the name of the association.
Many of the States haze adopted
statutes expressly providing that
such associations may be sued.
But an express provision is not
Indispensable. Such a suit may
be maintained in virtue Of a
necessary implication arising from
statutory provisions, although the
statute does not in terms 50 pro-
vide.
2. The Supreme Court has con-
strued these Federal statutes
recognizing voluntary 0ssOci0-
tiOns as "persOns" and has ruled
that under such statutes assOciO-
tions may sue and be sued in
their DUN names although no
specific prOVisiOn to this effect
appears in such statutes.
In the case of International
Union OF Operating Engineers, a
voluntary association, VS.. Mount
Vernon Savings Bank, a corpora
ton, At Law No, 1885, a suit was
filed by a voluntary association
and service Of process had against
the defendant corporation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
EXCHANGE CLUB PICNIC

The Exchange Club Of River
dale announces it's annual family
outing and picnic to be held at
the summer home Of DR.. r. w.
Mccullough, Plum Point, Nd,
Thursday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
IRENE CAS- Il T
LOSESS|STER

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, July
II Q.N.S0.-Mrs. Irene Castle
McLaughlin's sister, Mrs. Elroy
Foote Bradford, was dead at her
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