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The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
uNDBERGH LAW CAN
BE USED AGAINST
FLORIDA LYNCHERS
Cites Letter From Assistant Atty. Central In Pre-
vious Lynching Indicating Department
of Justice Could Act In Crime

III the absence Of facts establish
ing these elements it would seem
that the matter would be one en-
tirely for the authorities Of the
State of Georgia. If, however,
there are any additional facts
tending to establish the necessary
elements requird under the so
called Lindbergh law, it is sug-
gested that the same be submitted
direct to the United States Attor-
ney at Savannah, Ga, for consid-
Grafton.
Officials Of the N. A. A. G. P.
point out that Mr.. Keenan's let
ter implies that given proof that
James was transported in inter
state commerce, the Department
of Justice could act, but on the
other hand in the Claude Neal
lynching where interstate trans
portatio mis- established, the depart
ment defines that it has jurisdic-
ton, despite the precise wording
Of the law.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
ASKS ROOSEVELT TO
PUSH FEDERAL BILL

New York@The National Urban
League asked President Roosevelt last
Monday to send ga special message
to Congress in favor of the anti lynch
ing bill"
kilograms were also dispatched to
Governor David Scholtz of Florida
urging apprehension and punishment
of the lyncherso ( Claude Neal neal
Greenwood Sunday morning and to
Senators Robert F. Wagner and Ed
ward P. Costigan coauthors Of the
Costigan- Wagner anti lynching bill;
pledging the Leagues support in the
coming fight for passae of the bill in
the forthcoming Congress.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
DEMOCRATS SWEEP STATE

Tuesdays general election saw the
democratic party ride the crest Of an
avalanche Of votes to claim National
State and County offices. Threee
lone Republicans remain as survivors
Of a badly defeated party; Sam X,
Greenleaf; county assessor; Johr
Adams; representative to State Leg
i~slature Ninth District and Leo Swan
son; commissioner of lands and Pcb'
lie buildings.
The second ward; long known as q
republican stronghold went on record
as having discarded traditional re
publicanizing. The vote for U. S.
Senator Edward R. Burke; Governor
Roy L.. Cochran; Congressman Chas
Mclaughlin; the balance of the Statt
ticket and all cocnty offices with
the exception Of county assessor anc
State Legislature showed a heay!
democratic vote. Senator Burke car
ried the ward overwhelmingly as die
Roy L. Cochran.
The North Side Democratic Head
quarters working with machine-lik'
pprecision with John G. Woods chair
man; Lucille S. Edwards; secretary
G.. G. Galloway; charm of Execu
tive Committee and Charles F. Davit
Committeeman of Democratic Contra
Committee; expressed qualification a
the success of coordination Of effor-
given by the Executive Committee o.
the Headquarters.
ohnny Owen; Democratic candid
ate for the Legislature from the 9tf
District was nosed out by John Adam!
Republican; the final count being
Adams 1904; Owens 1900; Phillips
1882.
The results of the election show
conclusively that the Negro is no Ions
er bound to any party but is intelli
gently confronting issues and sub
scribing to constructive programs
This vote may be counted upon Il
be cast intelligently and right.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
BIRMINGHAM URGES
ANTI LYNCHING LAW

BIRMINGHAM Ala.-Upon receiy-
ing news of the lynching of Claude
Neal at Greenwood Fla. last week;
the Birmingham branch Of the NAA-
CP. sent the following telegram;
signed by Chas. A. J. Mcpherson;
secretary to President Roosevelt at
Washington:
Failure of the governors of Flori-
da and Alabama to act after being
duly informed by the mob itself that
it would lynch Claude Neal asst night
after an invited audience had arriv-
ed proves beyond doubt that Federal
Anti Lynching bill may save organiz-
ed society from threatened destruc-
ton in America"
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

This group Of Omaha women; all
members Of division &C" yill cooper
ate with Mrs. Alice NJ Smith; chair
man Of the women's &C" division in
carrying out their part of collecting
funds for the twelfth annual Com
unity Chest drive; November 10 to
28th Left to right in bottom row.
Mrs. Alice M. Smith; Mrs. Lila Pryor
and Mrs. Ruth Wheeler. Top row:
Mrs. Madeline Sterling; Mrs. Alice
Wade and Mrs. Olivia Kirtley.
A tea was held at the homeofMrs.
Smith 24O9 Blonde street; Monday
afternoon October 29 for the purpose
of getting instructions and making
final preparations for the drive.
The cooperdation and enthusiasm
among the women of my division is
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

New Deaf Carries Second Ward Election
NEW APARTMENTS
IN HARLEM ARE
FOR WHITES ONLY

NEW YORK-(CNA)-The "nn-
est elevator apartments in Harlem"
are now ready for occupancy-but
they are "for white tenants only"
Negro tenants in o~vercrowded high
rent apartments in Harlem will no
doubt be pleased to learn that these
new apartments coated at 1927 w.
125 Street are equipped with ~eevators
electric refrigeration i~ncinerators con-
sole ranges combination sinks and
brass plumbing and the rents are
mot high"
Circulars advertising this brazen
Intrusion Of Jim Crowism into the
very heart Of Harlem were distribut-
ed last week Throughout the city.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
The Influence of President Roosevelt
And His New Deal Was Felt
On November 6

The closest race in the city was be-
tween William "Bill" Green democrat
and Lou Adams republican for the
office of County Surveyor wiah Bill
Green winning by 14O0 votes.
Another close race was for the Of
fee of County Assessor. Sam K.
Greenleaf republican; defeated Andy
Jensen democrat. Greenleaf has fill
ed this office for nearly thirty years.
Attorney John Adams Jr. republi-
can defeated Johnny Owen democrat
for the office Of State Representative
from the ninth district According to
to unofficial count; Adams won by
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

most encouraging stated Mrs. Smith
and I do not hesitate in stating that
I fee assured that we will 60 over
the top in our part Of the drive"
Those present at the tea were as
follows: Mrs. Alice M. Smith; chair
man; Mrs. d. W. Gooden: Mrs. Minnie
Dixon: Mrs. Olivia Kirtley: Rrs. R.
L.Turner: Mrs Alice Wade: Mrs.
Earl Wheeler: Mrs. Ellsworth Pryor:
Mrs. VIM. Tdylsr: Mrs. Martha Evans
Mrs. George Bryant: Mrs Sarah B.
Canty:Mrs. Madoine Stearling. Mrs.
Rachel Taylor and Mr.. J. Harvey
Kern
The Community Chest campaign is
for the support Of % charity: welfare
and relief organizations which share
the contributions.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
A F OF | ENDORSES
COSTIGAA WAGNER BILL

NEW YORK.-William Green Presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor has just notified the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People that the recent Fed
Grafton Convention at San Francisco
unanimously passed a resolution OPP
posing fynching and endorsing the
Costigan-W Wagner federal anti lynch
i ngbill.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

NEW YORK.-Denying the
contention of Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings hat the De
partment Of Justice is without
jurisdiction in the lynching Of
Claude Neal at Mariana, Fla, on
October 26, following kidnapping
from the Brewton, Ala, Jail, the
National Association for the AID.
vancement of Colored People
wrote Monday to both President
Roosevelt and the Attorney Gen
eral quoting the exact text of
the so-called Lindbergh law un-
der the provisions Of which so
many kidnapers have been run
down and prosecuted.
The Lindbergh law known as
Section 408a of the u. S. Criminal
Code as amended May Is, 1884,
and as quoted in the N. a.. A. @.
p. letters reads:
whoever shall knowingly
transport or cause to be trans
ported, or aid abet in transport
ing, in interstate or foreign COM
ferce, and person who shall have
been unlawfully seized, confined,
inveigled decoyed, kidnapped, alb
Quoted or carried waay by any
means whatsoever and held for
ransom or reward or otherwise. -.
shall, upon conviction be punish
ed (1) by death if the verdict Of
the jury shall so recommend, pro-
vided that the sentence of death
sail not be imposed by the Court
if, prior to it's imposition, the
kidnapped persons has been liber-
ated unframed. June %,
1882, c.271, l, AZ Stat. 1926 as
amended May Is, 1894, c. 301 48
Stat. 1917"
The letter further points out
that the law defines Interstate
or foreign commerce." as includ-
ind transportation from one
State, Territory, or the District
of Columbia to another State,
Territory, or the District of Col
umbia," and declares that "The
italicized words 'or otherwise
in Section 40Sa seem to us not
only to permit federal action in
this case but to make such action
obligatory upon the Department
of Justice"
The letter to the President con-
cludes: eve respectfully urge
you to instruct the Attorney
Generals office to proceed in
the apprehension and punishment
of tne iynchers of Claude Neal
with the same vigor and thorough
ness as tlat department has
manifested ir the prosecution Of
kidnapers for ransom"
keenan, Letter Cited
The association has released a
letter received from Joseph B.
Keenan,, assistant attorney gener-
al on October 20, in reference to
the kidnapping and probable lyn-
ching of Curtis James at Darien,
Ga. on October 7, in which par
tial admission is made thta the
Federal government can act in
iynch-kidnapers involving inter
state commerce. James myster-
iously disappeared from his Oar
len home and Sheriff A. S. Pop
pell reported "gun and pistol
shots in house. Bloodstains. ON
definite evidence but two suspects
m jail here"
r. Keenan's letter says in part
"there is nothing to indicate hat
tAe person alleged to have been
kidnapped was transported In in
terstate commerce and was held
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
REV. PRICE INJURED IN WRECK

Rev. P. J. Price pastor Of the
Green Baptist church was seriously
injured when the car in which he was
returning to Oman In from Sioux
City was wrecked. The accident
occurred on the outskirts Of Missouri
Valley. He was attended by DR.. Len
nox and Is now at the Swedish Hos
pital. 81
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
BURKE, MCLAUGHLIN AND COCHRAN
WIN IN DEMOCRATIC RACE IN NEB.

1O8 votes, Owen served in this Of
flee last term.
Mr.. Dugan democratic candidate
for State Representative from the
tenth district won over Roy White
Negro republican candidate by HOO
voaes
The Northside Democratic Exec
tive Committee : Madeline Sterling :
Secretary. !
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
COPS ATTACK
/. DELEGATES,
JOBLESS MEN
Gov. Lehman Hears
Special Needs of
Marchers

~
gro and white delegates of the
New York state ,jobless, who had
braved vicious police attacks en-
route, opened a two-day session
in this city November /, with
Miss Mary Boyd Negro girl in the
post of secretary.
More than a score Of the marchers
were injured on October 80 when po-
lice attempted TO drive back a contin-
gent on its way to Albany from vari-
u cities in the state. Theclash took
place at the Hudson river Bridge.
One hundred and five were arrest
ed Of whom 81 were held in jail or
in the hospital the rest being releas-
ed. 1t has not yet been learned how
many Of the arrested were Negroes
but t s known that among the num-
Der were many Negro men and al
least two Negro women All those
arrested are charged with dsorderly
conduct.
The New York march was one OF
the marches taking place last week
in almost every state Of the union;
under the leadership of the Unem'
ployment Councils. The marchers
who converged upo1 the various
state capitols made two main de.
mands: first that the state legisla'
ture and officials endorse the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill III. R
1881 a proposed federal bill provid,
ing for unemployment insurance a
the expense of the government anc
employers without discrimination as
to race sex creed color or politica.
belief; second that the state legisla'
latur be called in special session tt
provide adequate unemployment re
lief for the coming winter such relief
to be obtained by taxing wealthy col
porations.
Lehman Hears Of Negroes Needs
"A delegation went to the office ano
later to the home of Governor Her
bert Lehman. One of the delegates
visiting the governor vas Mrs. VIM
J. Burroughs Negro and Communist
candidate for Lieutenant Governor Of
New York. Mrs. Burroughs set forth
at some length the special needs Of
the Negro jobless.
Negro unemployed in large mum
bers took part in the marches; and
Jim Crow practices of lodging hous'
es and restaurants were smashed er
route by the united action Of Negro
and white workeds.
Timothy Holmes Negro needle
worker Of New York one Of the lead
ers Of the New York State hunger
march; kept a diary en- route of which
the following are excerpts:
"In Yonkers the first sortie against
discrimination was fought out with
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation Of that town He won. First
they refused point blank to house any
Of the delegates; then suggested only
whites. The white workers came fol
ward and demanded that Negro work
ers also enter. All or none they
said. The YWCA officials finally
agreed.
"In the same town the Russian Mu-
tual Aid Society gave an entertain
ment for the hunger marchers. While
we were there news came Of the
lynching Of a Negro worker in Flori-
da. We sena a resolution to the Gov
ernor Of Florida and one to the Presi'
dent Of the United States. The hun
ger marchers unanimously demand
the release Of the Scottsboro boys.
"Poughkeepsie: a xxx. automobile
came forward to greet the hunger
marchers as they entered the city
That was evidently to brighten us
Well it just steeled our ranks.
NEGRO and white. workers along
Continued on page fve)
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
"STEvEDORE" RUN EXTENDED;
GOES ON ROAD IN DECEMBER

NEW YORK-(CNA)-The run
of "Stevedore" stirring drama Of the
liberation struggle in the South haa
been extended for five weeks in New
York. The play will run at the Civic
Repertory Theatre until November
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

Homework Prohibited In Tag Manu-
featuring Core: MIRA has approved
several amendments to the code for
this industry providing among other
things for the prohibition of home
work after January / 1885. Mean
while the Code Authority was autho
rized to prepare at once a homework
rate schedule equal at least to the
codes minimum wage rate to be eff
fective between November 1st and
January LIST. Other changes include
a prohibition against inequitable re-
striction on membership in any ppar
ticipating trade association; a set-up
for c~oordinating the codes trade prac
tce provisions with other codes; an
arrangement for assessing industry
members for code support and eve
al additional safeguards for labor.
36-Hour Week For Cotton Garment
Industry: President Roosevelt has
signed an Executive Order reducing
the 40-hour work in the cotton gar
ment manufacturing industry to 80
hours effective December l. Weekly
wages will be kept at the present
total and piece rates will be increas-
ed by l per cent. This action was
taken on the recommendation Of an
impartial committee which had been
appointed under an agreement with
the industry that its findings would
be accepted as final. dn making its
decision the committee pointed out
that this step was especially desira-
bic in view Of the fact that competing
Industries such as the dress and mems
clothing manufacturing industries
are already on the 36-hour week with
generally higher wage scales.
New Code For Builders Supplies
Trade: Superseding the code which
has been in operation since October
1893 a new code has been approved
for this trade effective November A.
The changes made amount to rewrit-
ing the code to conform with NRA
Continued On page 2
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10
n IRA
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

Millions In Back Pay Restored:
Since It's creation on October 26 1898;
the Compliance Division Of MIRA has
been instrumental in restoring APP
proximately 100000 in back wages
to many thousands Of workers under
MA codes. This sum represents the
difference between the wages actually
paid to workers and the amounts they
should have received under applicable
code provisions. In addition to this
figure 10 Code Authorities report
that up to September 29th Of this
year they bod effected wage restitu-
tons amounting to $523119.59 paid
to approximately 10000 employees.
The Omaha guide., 1934-11-10

that up to September 29th Of this
year they hod effected wage restitu-
tons amounting to $523119.N paid
to approximately 10000 employees.
Trade On Trade Practice Com
plants. Between November 10 1888
and September 20 1884 MIRA field Of
fees received $4,000 trade practice
complaints. Sixty yer cent Of these
complaints or 1905 were adjusted
in the field by obtaining certificates
Of compliance or by finding that no vi
olation existed. Only 1853 OF the &c
manning 8495 cases were still in the
field Offices unadjusted at the end Of
September. The other 5342 cases
have either been referred to approx
ed trade practice complaints commit
tees in the various industries or for
ward~i to Washington for adjustment
by nctional NRA headquarters.
auto Dealers Vote Code Continu-
an e: Early returns from a nation
vide poll of Americas 28450 auto
mobile dealers indicate that ~ per
cent are in favor Of continuing to
operate under their code. By Octo-
Der 25th 10000 replies had been re-
ceived to the question. care you In
favor of the Motor Vehicle Code pro-
vided it can be fully enforced?" IL
522 answered Eyes" The tabulation
was conducted by J. B. Hulett N. Y.
| District Commissioner for the Motor
Vehicle Retailing Code.
Evening star., 1934-09-06
In Capital Letters
Officials Transact Most Important Business Over
Dinner Table With Diplomats Leading
Conformers.

phen he ,Dds Vice President, to call
himself the eating President OF the
United States"
Evening star., 1934-09-06

turn to you the loan which made me
what I am"
Zaharoff Lit his cigar and smiled
wistfully.
In a copyrighted article, Lemuel F.
Parton reveals that a few years ago in
Paris he found a vein of information
about Sir Basil Zaharoff which indi-
Gated that he himself knowingly has
built up much of the mystery which
wells his career.
Parton continues: 1t Is as if he really
had wanted to be "the man of my
stery," which Is now his journalistic
tag. The Senate munitions investiga-
ton will find many "cunningly devised
fables" in all accounts of his career.
The above source was an investi-
gator for Paris newspaper opposed
to the newspaper owned by Sir Basil
For reasons of its own, it sought
minutia of Sir Basil's life and activi-
ties. I saw the final dossier. 1t
seemed to me that what it disclosed
was not particularly important, but
it was intensely interesting.
It revealed Sir Basil as romantic
and imaginative, with a macabre
sense of humor. 1t was clear that
any one back-trailing his career was
sure to be thrown off the scent, quite
deliberately, it would appear, by any
fanciful yarn which might pop into
Sir Basils head at the moment.
Gained Riches Behind Screen.
The Frenchman, whose name may
not be disclosed, had among his pa
pers an eight-page account of a story
told by Sir Basil at dinner party,
in reply to question, not altogether
ingenious, about his experiences in
Athens, in his youth. Benvenuto Gel
lini showed no reader powers of
catch-as-catch-can invention. Per-
haps this was just amiable spoofing,
but 1t went on and on, until Sir Basil s
life story became an inextricable tangle
of fact and fancy. Behind this smoke
screen, the richest man in Europe
cleaned his millions.
"A good deal of what I know will
never be told" said Sir Basil re-
Gently. ''It will 60 with me into the
night"
What he knows might be more
important to the modern world than
Sappho's sonnets, burned at Alexan-
dria. In 1927 there was a desperate
effort by certain mysterious persons
to get access to his diaries, kept every
day for IS years. 1t was whispered
that they contained war secrets for
which great powers were ready to
Evening star., 1934-09-06

described as "pernicious" the efforts
of the United States which resulted
in healing the diplomatic breach be-
tween Chile and Peru.
He wrote on August 6:
"It is too bad that the pernicious
activities of our State Department
have put the brake on armament
orders from Peru by forcing the re-
sumption of formal diplomatic rela-
tions with Chile"
Spear testified he was indirectly
approached" to see whether Electric
Boat would be interested in having
William B. Shearer represent the con-
Germ at the Geneva Arms Limitation
Conference.
He declined to consider the pro-
posal. Spear said. Shearer did rep
resent armament makers at the Ge-
neva Conference and has been cred
tied with part in the failure of
the 1927 negotiations.
The committee also developed testi-
mony late yesterday that American
concerns did big business behind
the scenes of the Pan American con-
| ference at Montevideo last Winter
Electric Boat officials have denied
however, that they sent representa-
tives to any peace or disarmament
| conference.
Evening star., 1934-09-06
BRITISH AIM HELD
TREATY RENEWAL
London Object Is Indicated as
Minor Change in Naval
Pacts.
Rv the Assnciatna nrn...

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 6.-The re-
newal Of naval treaties 'by and large
on the present lines" will be the chief
objective Of Great Britain when the
naval conversations are resumed here
in october. it was said by a foreign
Office spokesman today.
1t was stated that Great Britain
opposes any important change in
naval categories and the fewer at
tempts that are made to alter the
treaties the more satisfied she win be-
1t was indicated the hue and cry
in England by big navy advocates for
10 instead of so cruisers and demands
for the abrogation of the treaties do
not reflect on official opinion. It was
stated that what minor changes, II
any. the government desires are be-
ing kept strictly secret. r