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The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Municipal Ownership-And
The Farmer

In an article in the Los Angeles
Times. Leon O. Whitsell of the Cali
fornia State Railroad Commission.
anaiyze sthe potential effect Of the
municipal power movement upon the
farmers of the state. d
In California, as in most other
states agriculture is the basic indus
try. 1t has the greatest collective
purchasing power. Directly and indi-
rectly according to Mr.. Whitsell, it
gives employment to over one-half
of the city workers. 1t pays one fifth
Of the cost Of government and repre-
sents a third of the states tangible
wealth.
The utilities now serving Califor-
MIA were developed with a view to
providing the best possible service at
the lowest cost to all classes of con-
sumers-urban and rural. All classes
help all other classes to keep rates
down. The peak demands of the var
ious classes are not simultaneous
making it possible to serve more
consumers with less investment ia
~cilities. For example greatest use of
power in cities is reached during the
winter. Rural use at that time is
comparatively small. And when sum-
mcr comes and city use dwindles, ir-
rigation demands increase the farm
need thus stabilizing the year-round
load carried by the companies.
The municipal ownership move
ment, tax subsidized and tax EXEMPT
extended far enough will deprive the
private utilities Of their city market.
And this, in Mr.. Whitsell's belief
must result in one Of three a~lterna-
lives: First, an increase in rural
rates to farmers. Second service by
power companies at as uneconomical-
~ low flgure, resulting IN loss of
savings invested in power securities
making it impossible to attract new
capital for expansion. Third, ever
sion by farmers to small individual
power plants which are inefficient,
expensive and in~convenient. Either
alternative would junk private cleo
trical equipment, give service no bet
ter if as good destroy taxes and wipe
out hundreds of millions of savings
now invested in private property.
The private power companies of
the nation have developed cheap
farm service of a high quality. The
municipal ownership movement i'm
perils all that has been achieved.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Congressional Limited
Loses It's Veteran Head
Waiter by Retirement.

WASHINGTON, March A(CNS)
Born here February % 1864
Washington's birthday seventy years
ago-Francis A. West, the Pennsy-
lvania Railroads PRIMER waiter re-
tired Tuesday, February 81 as head
waiter aboard the Pennsylvania Rail
roads New York-Washington ex-
press, the Congressional Limited.
West at the age of 80 began serv-
ice as a dining-car waiter in 1894
aboard the Nelly Bly,, between New
York and Pittsburgh-which train,
named for the famous woman jour
n~alist, was the first on which the
Pennsylvania Railroad added a din
ing car. In 1879, West came to The
Congressional Limited where f 0 r
three decades, he filled the g~astron-
omical wants of Presidents and 9TH
err such notables as Admiral Togo of
Japan, Prince Henry of Germany
Marshal Foch Marshal Petain Gen
eral John J. Pershing DR.. C. c. WI
and Admiral Dewey.
For the past nineteen years West
has made his home at 44-A Jewett
Avenue, Jersey City where he has
with his wife. The veteran head
waiter made his last run on Tuesday
night and on Wednesday he was hon.
ored at a reception given In the Of
flee of J. J. Finnegan, general super
intendent Of the railroad in Jersey
City.
It is claimed for West that at any
md Washington one glance out Of
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
-FOUR SAINTS TO CONTINUE
ON BROADWAY

NEW YORK CITY, March 7-c.
NS)-The good news that -Four
Saints in Three Acts" the Stein
Thomson opera announced for a two
weeks engagement at the Forty
fourth Street Theatre, vii continue
there indefinitely comes from its
producer Harry Moses.
Beatrice Robinson Wayne n Of
the principal singers in the opera has
made a hit and the response of more
than the sophisticated public which
greeted its appearance, has enabled
the management to prolong the
works rum
Arrangements are also being made
to take the opera on tour
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Editorials Hail Fight For
Anti-Lynching Bill

NEW YORK, March White and
colorsd editors commented on the
hearings before the senate snb-eom-
mittee on the Costigan Wagner anti
lynching bill with the Scripps-How-
ard newspapers leading off in their
editorial, The Anti-Lynching Bill"
1t declared in part:
Let the states do it, is the cry of
opponents to the federal anti-lynch-
ing bill now under congressional
hearings. The answer is that the
states either cannot or Will not pro-
tect citizens from lynch mobs.
This is not a matter of argument
or opinion. 1t is a fact-a brutal fact
established by unhindered lynchings
in every year Of our national his
tory"
The Afro-American, of Baltimore,
declares:
"The senate judiciary committee,
hearing testimony in favor Of the
Costigan Wagner anti lynching bill
last week got first hand evidence
how state courts break down in the
efforts to bring lynchers to justice.
There is room all around for con
graduation that this much has been
done by Senator Costigan and his
committee. We take off our hat to
the NAACP. leaders and their
friends who Matched the idea; and to
William Preston Lane Maryland's
courageous attorney-general who did
his duty with no half-heartedness."
The Woman's Press, official organ
Of the National Board Of the Y. w.
c. A., says:
'The national public affairs COM
mittee (of the Y. w. C. Az on Feb
ruary 8 voted to support the COST
gan-Wagner anti lynching bill. The
decision was taken after thorough
preparation. Letters were sent to all
state members of the public affairs
committee Of the 81 replies re-
ceived from 80 states, many of which
represented board, committee or
group action, n were in favor of
supporting federal legislation, 6 were
decidedly against it, and four, while
not wishing to oppose, were inclined
to believe that federal legislation
would not accomplish the purpose
sought The 16 letters which came
from those states frequently called
"the southern states, including
Missouri and Texas, were grouped as
follows: eight for federal legislation;
four against, and four not wishing to
oppose, but inclined to doubt
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

panies. This industry has plants in $50 cities and towns in
SO states, which in normal times employ more than 1,0OO,-
600 persons. They are heavy taxpayers, and are among
the best customers Of other great industries.
Where between 1925 and 1929, railroad purchases
averaged 81, ZOO, 100000 a year, they were less than $780,
motives and cars practically disappeared, the decline be-
ing approximately SO per cent.
The railroads plight consists Of various diverse
f~actors-largely over-regulation and extreme taxation,
at a time when unregulated, government subsidized COM
petitors were taking their business. That situation has
cost the nation hundreds of thousands of jobs-deprived
industries Of one Of their best markets - and made bad
times worse
Thinking persons are soldly behind legislation
that will give railroads a fair break.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
MRS. MARY BETHUNE AIDS
FLORIDA WORK OF N. A. A. C. p.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. March a
A recent tour of Florida for the
National Association for t h G
Advancement of Colored People by
Miss Mary White Ovington Of New
York has been aided materially by
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune, presi-
dent of Bethune-C Goodman Institute
here. Mrs Bethune had Miss Owing
ton as her guest and it was from this
city as a case that Miss Ovington
carried on much of her work in the
state. Miss Ovington is returning to
New York visiting branches Of the
association in eastern Georgia and
parts of North Carolina.
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WHO FILLS THE PUBLIC TREASURES?

Some day lawmakers and tax spenders will wake
up to the fact that it is the private citizen, private invest
or and private employer on whom they must depend to
fill the public treasures. Instead of hamstringing him at
every turn they will find it necessary to encourage him in
order that they may be able to collect the money to pay
the terrific tax bills they ran up against the people.
Throughout the nation, security owners are
banding together to demand protection Of their savings
from tax and legislative confiscation.
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Help Bring Recovery

In normal times the construction
industry is one of the greatest direct
employers of skilled and unskilled
labor carpenters, plumbers brick
layers metalsmiths and a dozen other
categories of workers. And indirect
it employs as many more in the
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
DENY RELIEF TO AUTOMOBILE
OWNERS WHO USE THEIR CARS

RICHMOND, va. March A(CNS)
Down in Lancaster County, relief
workers say mo more relief funds
will be given to families who con
time to operate their automobiles.
receive any further help must sur
receive any further hep must sur
render their automobile license tags
to relief workers. Persons refusing
to DO SC will be dropped from the re-
hef list
Many recipients of relief funds
who own automobiles are using part
Of such funds to purchase gasoline
oil accessories and other automotiys
S~luxuries" it is said.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
HOME BURNS

The home of Rev. F. G.. Williams;
2513 North Both Street was partly
burned last week destroying most of
the upstairs and practically all of
their clothing. The fire was caused
by defective wiring.
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clarifying the class lines it is expos
ing those who among the Negro
leadership behind smooth lying
phrases are ~betraying the interest of
the Negro masses to the lynchers
and their state and federal govern
ments. Scottsboro thus serves a his
toric mission.
Judge Callahan Khan leader and
spokesman for the big Southern
landlords; Thomas E. Knight Jr.
chief mouthpiece for the lynchers at
Sc~ottsboro plotted the latest attempt
to murder the Scottsboro boys. They
sought to catch the masses in the
vanguard of the struggle for the
nights of these innocent Negro boys
off guard. They aimed a body blow
at the /. L. D. and the liberation
movement of the Negro masses. They
planned to destroy The faith of the
white and Negro masses in the /. l..
d. and the liberation movement of
the Negro masses. They planned to
destroy the faith of the white and
Negro masses in the l. L. D. to dis
credit it by legally lynching the two
condemned boys and having the muir
de. charged to the "carelessness of
the /. L. D. But the /. L. D was not
caught mapping.
The court stenographer who took
the minutes failed to get them ready
Tor the defense attorneys within the
time allowed by the law to file the
motion for a new trial for the con
dcmned boys. Nevertheless the de-
tense lawyers sent down the motion
papers in incompleted form but suf-
ficient to comply with the law. They
asked Callahan for an extension of
time until they had received the min
utes. These were the kilograms that
passed between Attorney Brodsky
and Callahan:
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
MAILED TONIGHT AIRMAIL
STOP ARRIVE FRIDAY A T
REQUEST CONTINUANCE PEND
DECATUR STOP RESPECTFULLY
ING FILING OF AMENDED MO
TON ON RECEIPT OF TRAN
SCRIPT OF RECORD STOP
PLEASE REPLY COLLECT.
JOSEPH R. BRODSKY.
A similar wire was sent January 2
on the Clarence Norris case. On Dec
ember 20 the following wire was re
ceived by Mr.. Brodsky;
MOTION WILL BE CONTINUED
TO JANUAY 81.
w. w. CALLAHAN.
On January 4 the following tele-
gram was received by Brodsky:
ON YOUR REQUEST NOR
MD MOl1ON CON lin OEO JAN
UARY &C. 1
w. w. CALLAHAN.
Later Judge Callahan informed
Osmond X. Fraenkel another attorn-
ey, for the l. L. d. in S~cottsboro that
the hearing for a new trial for the
condemned boys would take place
February "a
On February "a in Decatur the
lynchers played their trump card in
the murderous deal. Callahan at the
request of Knight refused to hear
the argument for a new trial for
Patterson and Norris. He had no
right he said to send such kilograms.
He had made a mistake. He could not
grant an extension of time. He had
done so he said ecause he did not
think Mr.. Knight would object and if
Mr.. Knight had not objected he
would have been quite willing to have
listened to the defendants arugment
for a new trial.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
BULLETIN!

An afternoon meeting for Mr..
Crosswaith of New York City has
been arranged at the Mid City Com
munity Center 2213 Lake Street: MT
8 p. m. Frank Crosswaith's subject
viii be THE NEGRO AT THE
CROSSROADS" Everyone Ii well
come Bring your friends!
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

PRAISES

If praises you would relate
Why? Wait until too late,
To commend some one
For worthy deeds well done.
All the praises held in store
Would have meant far more,
If spoken to some one
For achievements they and won,
Than the choicest flowers you send
When their stay OF earth must end,
Too late then-To commend
The good deeds of a Friend.
Myrtle M. GoodloW
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

NS) - Jules Bledsoe Il scheduled To
sing the title role in "The Emperor
Jones" when the Louis Gruenoery
opera based on Eugene O'Neill play
has its European premier soon in
Amsterdam.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
Worlds Toilers Swing Into
Action For ScOttsbOrO
Boys; Link with Demands
For Freedom of German

Action For ScOttSDOrC
Boys; Link with Demands
For Freedom of German
NEW YORK March THE work
Leaders.
ers of the world swung into actor
last week around the issues of the
immediate unconditional safe release
of Ernest Thaelman leader of the
German workers now facing a tria.
as provocative as the Reichstag fire
trial and Ernest Torgler other &C
Quilted Reichstag fire trial defend
ant and Of thc cccttsoro boys.
Linking together the struggle a
gainst fascist terror in Europe anC
growing fascist lynch terror in Am
erica under the leadership Of the In
ternational Labor Defense in seventy
countries of the world already in
action in defense Of the victims OF
German and Austrian fascism the
workers are preparing monster pro-
tests and demonstrations to demand
the release of these prisoners.
In response to the cable Of the In
~ternational Labor Defense here
Scottsboro is being put On the order
of the day in every central demon
stration in Europe.
In the United States the |. L. D.
reported preparations are under way
on a nationwide scale to raise the
level of protest against the lynch
plans of the Southern bosses to a
higher level than it has ever reached
before
The /. L. D. has called on all its
districts sections and branches for
the most intensified activity around
the demand for the unconditional
safe release of the Scottsboro boys
reversal of the lynch verdicts against
Haywood Patterson and Clarence
Norris and removal of Judge Gala
han and Attorney General Knight.
Linking of these actions to all
those against the fascist terror in
Germany and Austria and intensi-
fication of these campaigns as well
is called for.
The huge legal task Of preparing
the narrative bill Of exceptions for
filing with the state supreme court
which by Callahan's decision was to
be completed and filed by next March
8 would be carried through the |. L.
D. announced. Special $500 pages Of
evidence to narrative form
At the same time legal steps are
being taken to appeal against the rul-
ing Of Judge Callahan outlawing the
/. L. D. motion for reversal of the
verdicts in his court on the basis of
his deliberate deception of the law
yers in granting extensions of time
then ruling he had no right to do so.
The 1. l.. D. has charged that this
action was the result of a plot by the
industrialists and agrarians of Ala
bama carried out by Knight and Cal
lahan to rob the boys of their appeal
rights altogether. 1t was pointed
out that if the defense had asked for
a postponement of the hearing until
a date later than February "a Cal
lahan's ruling would have nullified
entirely the right of appeal and he
would under the statue he quotes
have been able to call in the boys for
re-sentencing on the day the appeal
was defaulted and ordered them to
die the next day.
Callahan's ruling in which he re-
fused to listen to the 1. l.. D. motion
set the final day for filing of the ap-
peal at March 3 80 days after the
sentencing of Haywood Patterson
instead 80 days following hearing of
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

NEW YORK-The Scottsboro Ease
is W more clearly bringing out
who are the enemies of the Negro
people and the white masses. Within
the ranks Of the Negr> people it is
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10

nc C9mden, New Jersey. lie leaves u
wife three daughters and two ID
NATIONAL HOUSING DIRECTOR
Washington D C
Attention MI. J. NJ. Hamilton:
RESOLUTION
Whereas; The Citizens Housing
Committee; of the Mid City has made
a thorough investigation and survey
Of the living conditions in the Mid
City District. The District which the
government is contemplating at this
time to put into effect q Housing
plan.
And; Whereas; the Committee has
found the following conditions exist
ing at the present time; in the above
district:
rilst; that there are at least 600
homes in this district occupied by one
to three families in one home: said
homes being unfit and unsanitary for
human-beings to live in.
Second; that the people occupying
these ~socalled homes are paying un-
reasonable and excessive rents for
houses that ought to be condemned
and wrecked.
Third; that there are no apart
ments in the city Of Omaha to house
this group Of people; whose popula-
ton is approximately fourteen thou
sand (140OO).
And; whereas; the Citizens Com
mittee is informed that the govern
ment is interested in improving hous-
ing conditions for all people and
particularly Of the kind heretofore
mentioned; for the purpose of Great
ing employment for the unemployed;
as well as lettering the living condit
tions Of its citizens.
And; Whereas; this Committee has
discovered as a result of this survey
that the families above mentioned
are living under conditions unbear-
able for human beings and these
conditions are causing the spreading
of diseases and undermining the
morals to the detrimental Of all the
people in our community; and that
these conditions ought to be remed-
led by the government at this time;
that these people are too poor to own
homes and therefore will not be
helped by the government Housing
Plan; but can be assisted by the fol-
lowing recommendation.
THEREFORE; be it resolved by
the Citizens Committee of the Mid
City District that the Government
Housing Committee be urged and re-
quested that they seriously consider
in the f%urtherance of their plans that
they aid in whatever manner possible
this committee to construct the build
ing of an apartment; home of at
1867 apartments: each unit taccord-
least three (3) units of ninety six
ing to the plans attached and sub
mitted herewith.
Mr.. Herman Frielander; chairman
Mr.. G. G. Galloway 1st Vice chair
man
Attorney John Adams; secretary
and Legal Adviser.
Mr.. Charles Solomon; End Vice
chairman.
DR.. J. B. Lennox; Health and SAM
alton chairman.
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
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COOPERATION MUST BE COMPLETE

"a cooperative succeeds" says a publication of the
Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association,
when members can talk as intelligently about the plan
and purpose of their organization as they can aboct the
productive operations of their own farms"
That neatly phrases a fundamental truth. The
farmer who thinks he is doing enough when he joins a
cooperative and pays his dues, is grlevously in error.
There must be cooperation all along the line, from the Of
ficers and employees of the coop to every producer. There
must be answering loyalty, interest and support
The cooperatives which have made progress du-
ring the last few trying years are those whose members
have been most enthusiastic, and have been undeterred by
prei udiced criticism and attempts to destroy the plans
and work of the organization. They are those whose
members have worked hardest in enlisting new members.
In brief. they are the cooperatives whose members have a
vision Of the future, and work patiently to bring it real
ization.
There can be no half way measures about coopera-
ton. It must go all the way or fail. That's something for
farmers to keep in their minds.
GIVE PAYROLL BUILDERS FAIR DEAL
Whom does the railroad problem affect?
In addition to railway investors, employees and the
travelling and shipping public, depression among the rail-
roads adversely affects one Of our greatest Industries
railroad equipment an dsupplies-made up Of $500 COM
The Omaha guide., 1934-03-10
BISHOP RAMSEY OF UNION
A. VI. n. CHURCH DIES

PHILADELPHIA. March - (CN
SeBishop J. E. Ramsey. senior bis
hop Of the Union A. NJ E. Church
died here last week. He WAS buried
at Camden, New Jersey. He leaves n
wife three daughters and two surn-
NATIONAL HOUSING DIRECTOR
Washington D C
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
GARMENT WORKERS
ADD new LOCALS

New York-The United Garment
Workers of America organized fifty
new local unions during 1888 and add
ed thousands of members, declared
General Secretary Treasurer ]. L..
Wines.
The ultimate purpose of the Gar
ment Workers, Mr.. Wines stated, is
to bring into the union fold all un-
organized workers in the United
States and Canada who specialize in
the manufacture Of mechanics cloth
ing and playsuits, dress and work
shirts, factory made pants, athletic
underwear, pajamas, aprons for
walters, BARRIERS, surgeons and
nurses, and white goods.
Mr.. Wines added that he had never
before seen such enthusiasm and in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-02-02
LADIES' AUXILIARY
Of MiddletOwn Trades and
Labor Council Organized
Mrs. Keysar President.

1t would seem that the ladies of
Middletown are becoming much inter
ested in the union labor movement.
At large gathering on Wednesday,
January "a, at the Trades and Labor
temple, there was organized the Lad
les Auxiliary of the Middletown
Trades and Labor Council.
Officers elected and installed were
as follows: President, Mrs. Grace
Keysar; vice president, Mrs. Anne
Miles; recording secretary, Mrs. Bes-
sic Mcintosh; financial secretary
Mrs Daisy Dimmick; treasurer, Car
mile Morrison; press agent, Mrs
Stella Marts.
Meetings will be held alternate
Wednesdays at 1880 p. m. in the
Trades and Labor temple.
The ladies are much pleased at the
start-off of their organization. The
excellent attendance at the initia
meeting and the enthusiasm displayed
proves that Middletown's Labor Lad.
les Auxiliary has promising future
All Butler county organized labor
will join in wishing much success fol
the ladies' organization.