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The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Exposition Tickets 60 on
Sale

San Diego, Calf, May Tickets
for the California Pacific international
Exposition, which opens Mat 90, were
on sale today in hotels, travel bureaus,
industrial plants, department stores
and other accredited agencies through
out the United States.
There will be three types Of tickets,
2 non-transferable season ticket, a
special non-transferable 2O-admission
ticket, and combination souvenir books
containing five admissions, which lat
ter viii be transferable. The first
named ticket will be sold for SO, the
second for IS, the third for $3.50.
General admission win be fifty cents
for adults, and twenty-five cents for
children up to twelve years.
Meanwhile, the gigantic task Of
building Americas Exposition for
1885 is moving ahead with leaps and
bounds.
Thousands Of workmen labor day
and night to assure the millions ex-
pected to attend that the Exposition
will be ready and waiting to exhibit
the wonders Of mankind's progress
over the past 400 year on opening
day May 90
Construction is moving rapidly
ahead in the newly developed Pali-
sades section of Balboa Park, site Of
the Exposition, with buildings more
than so percent complete.
The s1,50O,O 900 Amusement Zone is
taking shape, with eight structures
already erected and work under way
On many others. The Spanish Village
is complete.
The Republic Of Mexico will partici-
pate officially in Americas EXPOSE
ton, it was announced this week.
The famous Monte Alban jewels,
priceless Magyar relics, viii be brought
to the Exposition in an entire car Of
the Mexican presidential train, under
guard Of a company Of Mexican sol
diers.
Negotiations are under wav to
bring to the Exposition the famous
'1Tipica Orquestra" one Of the worlds
best known musical organizations, and
the equally famous "Charros" horse
men.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
U. S. Supreme
Court Weighs
Herndon
Appeal

Washington d.
basic constitutional rights of
workers were brilliantly defend
ca BY Whi-nel North Seymour,
white, in his appeal for the reYers-
al OF the chain-gang sentence Of
Angelo Herndon. The ease was
before the Supreme Court last
week. Seymour was retained by
the International Labor Defense.
The right Of free speech, the
right Of Negro and white to or
ganize and meet, the right Of the
unemployed and starving 10 de-
mand relief were the issues in
volved III the Herndon Ease. The
appeal also attacks the Infamous
Georgia "Insurrecti0n law"
Herndon was arrested ID At
lanta, Georgia, in 1882 for organ
ling a demonstration OF jobless
workers which resulted III addi-
tional unemployment relief. He
was sentenced to 1920 years On
the chain-gang on trumped-up
charges OF "inciting to insurrec-
ton"
Anna Damon, acting national
secretary Of the i H. d., announc-
ed last Friday that "the same
mass protest of Negro and white
workers which forced the revers-
al Of the lynch verdicts against
Haywood Patterson and Clarence
Norris must force the u. S. SUI
preme Court to reverse the Hern-
don 1920 year sentence Of death
on the Georgia chain-gang.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Beresford Gale Dead
in London; Striking
Figure Decade Ago

London, Eng, May 2-(ANP For
eign Correspondence - Beresford
Gale is dead. The dashing broker who
climbed she ladder of life to fame and
fortune during the boom days, when
ne was q stockbroker in Philadelphia,
passed away in London last week He
had been in London four years, com
ing here as Grand Travelling Represen-
tative of the Improved Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks.
Mr.. Gale was a native Of Jamaica,
but he spent most Of his life in the
United States and had become an
American citizen through ~naturahza-
ton. Tall, slender, well groomed, a
natural leader and a super salesman,
Gale, naturally gravitated toward the
TOP of any enterprise in which he was
engaged. While vet a youngster he
came to England in 1901 as a member
Of the Williams and Walker u
which played IN Dahomey' at the
Shaftesbuny Theatre for eleven
months.
IN Philadelphia he developed a bust
ness as a stock broker. Opening mag
ni1cent offices on Broad street his
name became synonymous with grand
deals, high finance and luxury. He
was reputed to have been the first Ne
gro IN America to own a Rolls Royce
automobile.
In 1880 he came to England as a
representative Of the Elk Grand Lodge
He quickly became . factor in the
life Of the colored colony here. He es-
tablished an active lodge Of the order
here in London and arranged for an
annual service at Westminster Abbey
where sermons were preached by
Canon F. l.. Donaldson.
Just before his death he took a
rather important part in the film
Sanders of the River, starring Paul
Robson.
Memorial services were held at the
Church Of St. Giles-In-The-Fields
Bloomsbury. Mrs. Beresford Gale
survives.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
More Than 1000 See 1000 Students
Depict Transformation
(By the Continental Press)

Convention Hall Press Box. Kansas
City, Mo, April27-A crowd various
" estimated at from 1000 to 4,5O0
witnessed a gorgeous pageant at Con-
vention Hall Friday night when 1000
students Of Lincoln High School de-
picted wildly the transformation Of
the Negro from his Jungle African
life to his present state Of Civilization
in America.
Portrayed to the great audience
were "the gloomy Kraals Of Africa
of some three or more centuries ago.
Women in crude African clothing
squatted here and there around the
Jungle campfires. Witch doctors, the
chiefs Of the villages strided and
stalked here and there hideously paint
ed and screamed out their weird in
carnations. Supporting this weird
and emotion provoking scene were the
wailing jungle chants, sad in the ex-
treme, and the intermingled rhythms
Of the tomtoms which provided a fit
ting setting and background.
Then there were the Jungle chants
Of the Negro in Africa, which were
augmented by the mournful, moving
spirituals born Of the Negroes misery,
bondage and oppression. Here was
the music Of the peoples very life and
existence Here were broken hearts
Continued on Page 40
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Suspension of Officials
Who Executed Man
by Mistake"

Los Angeles, Calif.,-CNA-
For a routine error" which re-
suited In the hanging Of a Negro
prisoner, Deputy County Clerk
Arthur Moore, was suspended for
thirty days.
An appeal filed by the attorney
for Rush Griffin, 2O-year-old
victim, would have stayed the ex-
ecution had not Moore DELAYED
the forwarding Of the proper le-
gal papers.
The suspension came only after
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04

Commended For Justice To Negro Race
OVERCOME BY GAS

Miss Alma Goodlett, 1850 Lake
Street, was overcome b. gas Tuesday
morning at her home. She was dis
covered BY Mr. Jim Greer. The po-
lice were summoned and she was
treated and left at home.
1t seems that she had turned the gas
on but had neglected to Light it. Her
condition was not serious.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Raleigh n. A. A. G. p.
Probing Camp Horror
In North Carolina

Raleigh, \. G. May eAttorney
Curtiss Todd, secretary Of the To-
cal branch Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People, and other officers
OF the organization have been
active in the investigation OF the
treatment Of coHyicts in the pris-
on camps Of North Carolina fol
lowing revelations Of horrible
brutality visited upon Negro con-
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04

the authorities were swamped
with numerous protests by milit-
ant Negro and white groups.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
PRESIDENT FAILS TO
ANSWER TELEGRAM
Norris Votes For Adjournment on
Costigan- Wagner Bill

Washington, ID. G. May Eli
Senate majority leader Joseph 4.
Robinson thought he would catch
proponents of the Costigan-Wag-
ner antilynching bill mapping
last Friday afternoon, he was sad
ly mistaken.
Long before the Senate assemb-
led, Walter White, y. A. a. G. r.
Secretary, who is down here dl-
recting The fight for the bill,
hear about the Dixie vancouver
to move to adjourn. Such action
ms. cad Of taking a recess as
usual would automatically have
displaced the anti-lynching bill
on the calendar as pending bust
ness and relegated 1t to the bot
tom Of the calendar where it
would have remained until all
other important bills were dis
posed Of. Plans were promptly
made to circumvent this strategy.
At / p. N. Mr.. White sent q
long telegram to President Roose-
welt telling him of the gravity
Of the situation and that 1T IS
rumored that Senate plans to ad-
journ instead Of recess today"
Declaring that "ffty-nine senat-
ors have indicated their. inten-
ton to vote for the bill' and
citing the 50, OOO.0 900 persons sup
porting the bill who would be
"bitterly disappointed il there is
any indication Of surrender" the
telegram urged that "only a word
from you to the Senate or to the
country at large viii break the
filibuster and insure vote on the
bill"
Mr.. White received no reply
from the President and all eff
forts to reach him for a confer
ence were u%navailing.
Thrilled by Adjournment Clash
No sooner had Senator Robin
son made the expected move for
adjournment. than Senator Cos
tigan and Senator McNary the
Minority Leader, leaped to their
feet demanding a record vote. An
electric thrill went through the
galleries as the senators were
called back to the floor from the
ante-rooms. The motion was lost
but the vote was very close, "a to
80. marking a victory for propon-
ents Of the anti-lynching bill.
| Chagrined by his defeat, Senator
Robinson then moved to recess to
noon Saturday. This was a move
to punish" the Senators by tax
ing away their weekend, IN the
hope of firing them cut.
White Cracks Whip
Promptly after the recess sup
porters Of the bill held a confer
ence on ways and means of bring
ing pressure to bear on Senators
like Couzens Of Michigan and
Murphy, Of Iowa E5o fell down
by voting with the South for adj
~journment.
Those who voted for adjourn
ment and scuttling Of the bill
were: Adams, Colorado; Bailey,
North Carolina; Bankhead. Ala
bama; Bilbo, Mississippi; Black,
Alabama Brown, New Hamp-
shire Bulow, South Dakota; Byr-
mes, South Carolina; Caraway,
Arkansas; Connally, Texas; Die
terich, Illinois; Duffy, Wisconsin;
Fletcher, Florida; Gerry, Rhode
Continued on Page 81
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
New York Republican
Club Backs COstigan-
Wagner Bill

New York, May 2.-The Repub-
lican Club Of the 22nd Assembly
District Of this city has passed a
resolution denouncing mob VOL
enee and urging passage Of the
Costlgan-Wagner federal anti
Iynching bill. Copies of the reso-
1slanc held its contest, March
Roosevelt, Senator Joseph T. Rob
inson and Senators Royal S. Cope
land, Robert Wagner and Edward
p. Costigan.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Lectures Draw Crowds

The series of lectures, conducted bv
Rev Miller at oath and Grant
Streets, have met with great success.
Sunday night Rev. Miller says that
approximately $50 persons attended.
Each following night his audiences
have been large and appreciative.
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
PRESENTS RACE STORY
IN A PAGEANT AT HALL

VETS.
Several criminaIly responsible
camp officials have been bound
over for trial Attorney Todd de-
clared this week that I've will
follow this case through with the
purpose Of seeing that justice j.
done in the matter"
The Omaha guide., 1935-05-04
Yellow Cab and Jitney
Collide; Man Injured

Mr. J. f. Smith, PHI Blonde
Street, was seriously injured when a
yellow cab and a jitney collided at
eth and Dodge Streets last Tuesday
morning.
Ar. Smith suffered two fractured
ribs He is at home under the care
Of DR.. Impy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Prices Rise 81 1879
-
In California
BY a Worker Correspondent


SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Thirty-three
and one third percent increase in
the price of meat in the past two
weeks and further increases in pros
pect, is the bad news that is hitting
San Diego workers this Saturday
morning, SFRA payday, and q
shopping day.
Pork, beef and lamb have adj
vanced 20 percent in the last 10
days alone.
The survey from which these facts
have been taken, published in the
local papers, also disclosed that
prices of vegetables, dairy products
and all foodstuffs would probably
advance with the meat prices.
These are some of the benefits
which the forgotten people" are
now reaping from the new deal" of
the master demagogue Franklin
Roosevelt. For the rise in the prices
Of meat are traced directly to the
government livestock curtailment
program, which in connection with
the drouth has resulted in an acute
shortage of food livestock all over
the country, so the local meat
dealers state, to explain their raising
of prices.
The following comparative table
of wholesale prices as bought on
the market in Los Angeles is signi-
ficant:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Teachers Unpaid
Two Months
BY a Worker Correspondent

SAN DIEGO, Calf. - Since Nov.
Is, San Diego county school teach
ers and employees have not yet
received their salaries from the
State. To date the newborn
liberal" Governor Merriam's state
officials have failed to send the two
installments totaling $247, 900 needed
to cover the payroll.
The situation is acute in Is county
school districts. Pay warrants are
being registered. $4,000 in war
rants have already been registered.
The registering of these warrants
carries another burden to the Shout
ders of the working class which is
being bled by the saleS-tax and the
passing of all taxes indirectly to its
slim purse, to support the extrava-
CANT state government, for each
warrant bears per cent interest.
The local paper states the banks are
accepting these warrants at face
value. Is this hint to the teachers
that possibly in the future the war
rants may not be accepted at face
value?
So far the city school system has
not had to resort to registered war
rants, since the city school funds
are yet able to carry the salary
load,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
From Factory, Mine. Farm and Office
Twelve Killed, SeVenty-One Hart
AS Anthracite Coal Mine Caves in

nine men working on this level
Hundreds Of workers of Gilbertson
and vicinity, among them anxious
miners wives and children, gathered
at the mine to see whether any of
the injured men we're part OF their
family.
Rescuing work was hindered for
a while because of after damp" a.
gas generated by the explosion.
The cause Of the explosion can be
placed at the in-human speed-up
which the J. P. Morgan owned mine
makes the miners work at, and also
the improper inspecting Of the mine.
1t is a. common thing among the
miners of the Anthracite to see
their fellow workers being carried
out injured or dead, because under
Capitalism the miner is forced to
work in places where the roof is
ready to come down.
The miners know that If they
refuse to work because it is unsafe,
there are no more jobs for them,
so they work until they finish the
place or until it caves in. Many
times, it does cave in on them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Government Heads Turn Deaf Ear
To Complaints Of Single JoblesS

at Indianapolis. I wrote to the
Governors Commission but re-
ceived no reply I then wrote to
the Governor himself. I received
no answer. Recently I wrote to
the Democratic Congressman from
this district, VIM. Schultz, COM
planning of this enslavement Of
American Citizens but received no
response whatever.
And SO these unfortunate Amer
lean Citizens continue to work in
practical slavery under the Gov
ernor's Commission Of Unemploy-
ment Relief of indianapolis, Ind
The best remedy for corruption
is publicity but there is no use try
ing to get the truth published in
the Gary Post Tribune which is
the only newspaper in Gary of ex-
tensive circulation. If you will
publish this letter and give this
damnable corruption little airing
maybe it will help to bring some
relief to these enslaved working
men who are being enslaved under
Governor McNutt's Commission.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
By Worker Correspondent

GARY, Ind.-We have here in
Gary several hundred single men
who are unable to find jobs that
will enable them to make an honest
living.
They are being cared for under
the Federal Emergency Relief Adj
ministration. For many months,
these single men, many Of them
good citizens and long residents of
Gary, in order to secure food and
shelter, have been forced by those
in authority, 90 work thirty hours
each week.
For this thirty hours Of labor
they receive board, lodging and at
the end of the week, one dollar in
money. In the early part of the
past year they received only fifty
cents in money each week.
Recently, these men were loaned"
to the City of Gary to clean the
alleys of the city. 1t was claimed
that the city had no money with
which to pay men to clean the
alleys, so these unfortunate men
on relief are forced to clean the
alleys of the city without pay other
than the one dollar per week. These
men are bitterly opposed to this
kind of treatment but are afraid
to complain for fear of starvation.
On July 7, last, wrote to Harry
L. Hopkins, of the Federal Relief
Administration in Washington, D.
c., in behalf of these men and was
referred to the Governors Com
mission for Unemployment Relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
TIN SHACKS
ladelphia. Pa


I suppose many of you read
about the strike at the Hamilton
School in Philadelphia. It started
because we had to attend school in
tin shacks. Twelve years ago the
Board Of Education built these
shacks to be used temporarily"
They also forgot to put lights in
them. They were heated by old
fashioned "pot-bellied" stoves and
the temperature was always so. On
cold days we had to wear our over
coats, and on dark days we had to
sit quietly because we couldn't see
how to read or write. Toilets are
in the main building $50 feet away.
My mother drew up a petition for
all the mothers to sign, to make the
Board put the children in the main
building. There were two classes
a ga and 5B, with go children. The
petition was taken to the Board of
Education who tried to buy off the
committee by telling them that they
would transfer their children any
place they wished. The committee
refused to accept.
After waiting few weeks the
strike was called. On the first day
there were 68 out. The second and
third days we picketed the school
carrying placards and more chill
dren joined the strike. On the
third day the teachers of the In
ternational Workers Order schools
came to help on the picket line
Some of the women became angry
and dropped out of the strike. They
went around telling people all sorts
of stories in order to break up the
strike. Some of us stayed out two
more days, picketing the school, I'M
til my mother presented her final
demand at the Boards monthly
meeting.
AS a result of our strike, the ga
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Rat Bites Infant
In Tenement
BY a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO, 1.-two weeks ago d
tragedy occurred in the apartment
building in which I live. The build
ing is divided into fats of eight
rooms, with each room being oc-
cupied by family of at least three
people.
In one room there lives a family
of five. Early one morning the
mother woke up to find a rat biting
her six-week' old baby in the face.
The baby's face is all SCARED and
liable to infection.
This is due to the miserable re-
lief given workers, forcing them to
crowd into one room apartments.
These people eat, sleep and cook in
the same room. The place is run
down. There are sixteen people
using one bathroom to get water
for drinking, washing, cooking
bathing and for toilet purposes.
This particular place is at 1929
S. Parkway Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Three Convicted on Riot Charge
For Fighting Illinois Election

the park at the time but no arrests
were made. However a week later
the police came to each of the lead
ers of the committee, except Galen
Sutphin, and arrested them on
charges of melting to riot.
There we're three carloads Of
thugs that made the arrests. They
picked up one man at time and
placed him in jail. Then they had
hearing, pleaded not guilty, and
the bond was set at 81, 900 each.
The general rumor was that
nothing would happen about it.
But when the court went into ses-
sion, it was booked about ten days
before the trial. We wrote to the
International Labor Defense and
they sent real fighter to help us
win the case.
We were two days picking a jury.
Then the trial started. Every
worker in court room felt that a
big frame-up was taking place.
The Illinois Workers Alliance re-
IuSed TO help us. Ihey seemed to
think we did wrong by fighting for
rent to be paid in this way. The
state had witnesses that never told
the truth and we only fought on
the basis of honesty and truth.
We are now going to appeal to a
higher court to free the three that
were convicted.
Five days schooling for the work
ing class in the capitalist courts was
our great gain. This trial has made
great many more workers see the
fight between capital and labor.
We workers in Virden are behind
the I. L. D. one hundred per cent
for their work This gives us a
chance to organize the L L. d. in
this city We are still fighting and
will keep on fighting until we have
Soviet America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
By a Worker Correspondent


WILKES-BARRE. Pa. - Trapped
in mine level, 1000 feet from the
surface, twelve miners were killed,
two we're reported missing, and
seventy-one injured last Monday by
an explosion which tore through
the Glbertson Colliery Of the Phils-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company, the largest coal company
in the lower Anthracite.
Two hundred workers In the shaft
were imperilled by the terrific blast.
Most of the injured suffered from
poisonous fumes that Seeped to the
other levels of the mine and even
penetrated into neighboring mines
of the Mahonay Valley coal fields in
the southwestern part Of the An
thracite.
The explosion, described by the
engineers as terrific" tore through
the sixth level of the mine, 1000
feet from the entrance and the same
distance from the surface of the
earth. Most Of the casualties,
rescuers said, were among the sixty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
40 Negroes Join LID.
At Scottsboro Rally

MAGNOLIA, N. j., Jan. 25.--Two
hundred and fifty workers of this
tiny Negro hamlet jammed the A..
& P. Hall at a Scottsboro protest
rally at which Lester Carter, white
Southern youth and one of the de-
Tense star witnesses, exposed the
frame-up of the boys and the at
tempts by Alabama authorities to
force himself and Ruby Bates to
help the frame-up. Carter, with
William Powells, district field or
ganizer of the International Labor
Defense, were the principal speak
ers.
The extent of the support of the
audience for the mass fight for the
Scottsboro boys was indicated when
forty Negro workers joined the I. l..
D. at the close of the meeting.
Among the applicants for member
ship in the I. L. D. were the mayor
of the hamlet and the members of
the Borough Council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-26
Report Increased
Terror in Cuba
BY a Worker Correspondent

GUANTANAMO, Cuba. - Stop
sending the Saturday edition of the
Daily Worker 10 me until further
notice as the situation here is
getting worse and worse every day.
In the last two days Captain
Foradad Of this city, he and his
soldiers who were drunk, went to
all the sugar mills in the country
and broke all the workers unions,
hitting many workers with the
machetes. They want to start the
"molienda" when the sugar mills
begin producing sugar. with starva-
ton wages.
All these sugar mills belong 70
American corporations.
In the city many soldiers are
dressed as civilians in order TO spy
on the people Every day the SOL
diers search many houses looking
for arms.
A comrade came from Santiago de
Cuba and told me that they tor
tured him in Quartet Moncada.
They gave him "tortol," that means
they compressed his testicles.