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The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
Jubilee Day Observed
Throughout the Nation

People the country over bowed
their heads IN prayer on Sunday, Oc-
tober 6 in commemoration of the
going forth OF the Original Jubilee
Singers who 81 years ago set out to
carry to the world the songs of
their people. On October 6, 1871 the
then unknown Fisk group Of eleven
went out 10 get funds for keeping
the doors Of the University D Not
only did they keep the doors Of Fisk
open, but raised enough to
erect beautiful Jubilee Hall, frozen
music, on those steps last Sunday
night an Illuminating pagean was
unfolded depicting the going forth
Of the Singers.
Reports have come in from ali over
the nation telling Of the memorial
services held in various churches in
observance Of the day. Fiskites IN
all walks of life in communities
throughout the country observed the
day with special services. In Ohio.
New York, Indiana, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and
Oklahoma churches, through the local
Fisk clubs, had special Jubilee Day
programs.
On the Fisk campus a full week
end was observed On Friday at the
chapel exercises Speaker OF the House
Of Representatives, Joseph ". Byrns.
addressed the student body at the
opening OF the Greater Fisk Spirit
Week On Saturday a tour of the
city OF Nashville was made for the
benefit Of new students. The points
OF educational and historical interest
were visited by the motorcade. At
$3.50 P. NJ, Saturday a picnic for
the student body, faculty and alumni
was held on Livingstone campus.
During the picnic "Tubby' johnson
presented for the first time. in
scrimmage, his 1885 Fisk Bulldogs.
At 500 a Jubilee Acquaintance-Re-
ceptiOn Dance was given for the stu
dents Of the collegiate institutions
III Nashville
Impressive services were held Sun
day, October 6 N Fisk Memorial
Chapel All Of the music for the &C.
casion was jubilee Music. The Fisk
Singers rendered three numbers. de-
dieated to the members Of the Origi-
nal Jubilee Singers.
At 800 P. NJ, a pilgrimage was
made 70 the graves Of Mabel Lewis
lines, Minnie Tate and Ella Sheppard
Moore, three Of the Original Jubilee
Singers whose bodies lie inferred in
Nashville On Sunday night a pa-
geant under the direction OF Miss
Lillian L Cashin was staged on the
steps Of historic Jubilee Hall.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
1885 Lynching Record
Supports N
Lynching Bill

New York, Oct. 12-The Iynching
record Of 1885 with the latest VIC
tim, Lewis Harris, of Vienna. Ca.
being lynched September % for srbe-
ing intoxicated, is the strongest ar
gument in support of the federal an
t-lynching law, according to the Ma
tonal Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People.
The associations statement said:
Zone Of the main arguments used
against the Costigan- Wagner bill last
year was that lynchings would not
happen II the law would act to pun
ISL accused persons. All intelligent
people know that there have never
been any delays in the South when
colored people are accused Of crime.
in many cases victims were lynched
before the law ever got a chance To
act in their cases. The killing Of Ell
wood Higginbotham, by a mob at Ok
ford, Miss, September liz, even while
q white jury was trying TO arrive at
a verdict, proves that mobs do not
want 10 give the law a chance. The
only method OF checking violence and
lynching which remains 70 be tried
i federal action such a. is taken In
the crime OF kidnapping. As long a.
mobs know that they have no one
10 fear except local officials, they viii
continue to lynch persons for even
so trivial offense as being ~intoxicat-
ed The n. A A. c. P. intends to
push the Costigan-Wagner bill III the
next session Of Congress, and we be-
iieve the shameless lynchings Of 1885
coupled with the total Indifference Of
state officials towards movements To
seek out and prosecute lynchers viii
be the strongest aid TO the passage
OF the federal law"
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
DISEASE GRIPS
.ITALY'S ARMY
Sanctions Held Likely
In Shipping Circles
As News Spreads

London, Eng, Oct. PIP
has become Italy's
greatest enemy in IFS East African
campaign the Sunday Chronicle
said today, and may cause inter
national shippers to support a
policy Of sanctions against Italy.
The Chronicle said it had learn
ed secret instructions has been
issued to port authorities through
out the world to impose rigorous
restrictions on Italian vessels as
a consequence Of confidential in
formation from the International
Sanitary Convention at Geneva
that infectious diseases were rife
IN Eritrea and Italian SOmaliland.
The Sanitary Convention. IN is
suing the instructions, urged rig
erous inspection Of ships crews
and added that censorship Of the
Italian government prevented the
convention from securing reliable
figures. Many cases have been re-
moved to Greece and the condi-
ton is well known to Italian
authorities according to the
Chronicle.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
ADMIRAL BYRD
WILL VISIT
OMAHA
Noted Explorer VIII APP
pear Twice At the
Technical High
FRIDAY. OCTOBER Is
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the

Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the
outstanding explorer Of the TWEEN
tieth century, viii be IN Omaha
on Friday, October 25, for two
personal appearances at the Tech
meal high school auditorium.
His appearances, sponsored by
the Omaha Junior Chamber OF
Commerce, VIII include 5000 feet
Of motion picture highlights OF
his most recent expedition to the
South Pole, and viii be accom-
panied by a running fire Of per
sonal comment by Admiral Byrd
He viii talk throughout the
showing Of the pictures, explain
ing every detail.
In the afternoon, a special price
OF 40 cents has been arranged for
school children. Out-of-town
school children can get tickets by
writing to the Omaha Junior
Chamber OF Commerce, I'LL
Woodmen of the World building.
For the evening performance,
tickets at $1.OO and $1.65 can be
reserved by mail through the
Junior Chamber.
By a coincidence, Admiral Byrd
viii celebrate his 47th birthday
on the date Of his appearance in
Omaha. He was born on October
3, 1888. Twenty years later be
entered the United States Naval
Academy, from which he was
graduated N 1912. An injury
forced his retirement from the
navy, but he returned to serve ID
the air forces in 1917. Then. IN
1925, his career as an explorer
began when he headed the Navy
division of the Macmillan Arctic
expedition.
In 1926, with Floyd Bennett
he made the first flight across
the North Pole. The next year ne
flew the Atlantic ocean and II
1929 he formed and headed the
first Byrd South Pole expedition
The second expedition, which he
viii describe with motion pictures
and lecture in Omaha on October
%, began in 1888 and lasted two
years. He returned this spring.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
Nebraska Conference In
Annual Meeting At
Kansas City, Kan.
RAPS w. 7. VERNON
Rev. /. P. Bryant Again Assigned
To St. Johns Also Elected
Delegate To General
Conference

Kansas City, Kans.-There is an
old Methodist hymn that begins, "An-
other new year has begun, and this
may appropriately be applied to the
churches and pastors Of the Nebras-
ka Annual Conference since the close
Of its 18th session Sunday night.
The most pathetic incident of the
conference session was the retire
ment OF the veteran presiding elder,
DIR. ". B. Brooks after So years OF
faithful service. The feeling was
tense, there were audible signs and
much OF actual weeping as DR.. Brooks
recounted his work and then asked
10 be given supernumerary relation,
which means he viii resume his work
# his health viii make it possible.
Without a dissenting vote the con-
The delegates elected to the gen
eral conference are: r. A Adams,
presiding elder Kansas City District;
W. d. Wilkins, pastor First Church,
Kansas City, Kansas; l. P. Bryant,
pastor St John Church, Omaha; o.
H. Burbridge, newly appointed pre-
siding elder OF the Omaha District
Alternates are: J. G. Bell, pastor, Ar
gentine; J. n. Goddard, Trinity, Kan
a City, Kansas. l. ]. Phillips. pas
tor St Luke, Kansas and c. A Long,
pastor at Lincoln, Nebraska.
By special resolution the delegates
were instructed 10 use every honor
able means to secure the return Of
Bishop Gregg for another quadren-
NAL term on the 18th district The con-
ference also unanimously adopted a
resolution condemning the action OF
". 7. Vernon who Is an elder in the
Kansas C~onferenEe, IN which said
conference was advised and urged to
bring ". T. Vernon 70 account for
his actions and activities against the
interests Of Western University.
Assignments were as follows: Oma-
h District, o. H. Burbrdge, presid-
ing elder; St. John. Omaha, l. p.
Bryant, Omaha, to be supplied; At
Gibson, James Arthur. Allen Chapel.
Omaha, Don Stepheson; Fremont,
VIM MetcaE. Nebraska City. Noble
Lee; Hiawatha, II. VI. Bletson; Hor-
ton, D. NJ. Cole; Troy & E1wood, J.
s. Butler; Beatrice, to be supplied.
Lincoln, G. A Long.
Kansas City District: r. A. Adams,
presiding elder; First Church. w. ID.
Wilkins; Trinity, J. n. Goddard; Ar
gentine, J. c. Bell; Leavenworth. ].
W. Williams; Quindaro, G. NJ. TIL
man; Grant Chapel, j. VT. Green: St.
Luke & Terrell, l. J. Phillips: Mt.
Zion Circuit, r " Swanney; St.
James. Gertrude Broils; Tonganoxie,
B. j. Martin; Oskaloosa, ". L Dav-
IS; New Bethel and Olathe TO be sup
piled.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
NAACP FILES BRIEF IN
i S SUPREME COURT
FOR ANGELO HERNDON
Association Seeks To
Force Rehearing By
Supreme Court
LID. is N CHARGE

New York. Oct pa brief as
amici curiae friends Of the court IN
terested il the cause) il the Angelo
HernGon case has been filed By the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Colored People and 9th
r in the United States supreme
Court
The brief is in support Of a motion
for a re-hearIng by the highest
court which has been made by Hern-
don's attorneys OF record. Last May
the supreme court declined to review
the Herndon appeal, holding that his
lawyers had not raised the federal
question properly. His lawyers have
appealed from this technical ruling
and asked the court 70 reconsider this
case. The motion for rehearing is ex-
pected TO be heard within the next
six weeks. Herndon, meanwhile was
granted a stay from beginning serv-
ice OF his sentence Of Is 70 20 years
on a chain gang until the supreme
court acts upon the new petition He
was convicted ct Atlanta, Ca, OF sin
surrec1on" because he led a demon
stration for better relief.
The n. a a. @. p. brief maintains
that the federal question was raised
at the earliest possible moment IN
the trial and that it was properly
preserved for review. Charles Fl.
Houston is counsel for the associa-
ton Other organizations supporting
the brief are the American Civil Lib
critics Union, represented by Arthur
Garfield Hays and Morris L. Ernst;
The Church League for Industrial
Democracy, the Methodists Fedora
ton for Social Service, the Justice
Commission Of the Central Confer
ence OF American Rabbis, represent
ed by Betheul N. Webster, IT.; and
the following individuals, also repre-
scented BY Mr.. Webster; the Rev. W.
Bowie, the Rev. Allan Knight Chal-
mers, the Rev. Harry Emerson Eos
dick, the Rev. Hubert G. Herring and
Dr.. Stephen S. Wise.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
Workers Join
With Strikers In
Cotton Fields

Montgomery, Ala, A
an indication Of the effectiveness
Of the cotton pickers strike, Al
bert Jackson secretary Of the
Share Choppers Union, declared
that Landlord cotton is hanging
heavy in al 1.-The fields in Tala-
poosa Lee and Chambers Coun-
ties Alabama
The attempt Of the state and
local relief officials TO force re-
lief workers to scab is meeting
with increasing opposition and
failure, jackson averred-
Thirteen Of the sivty-five re-
lief workers from Lafayette, who
had been compelled to pick cot
ton under threat Of losing their
relief, have joined with the strik-
ers.
The others have stated they viii
quit If the landlord refuses TO
give them the equivalent Of the
strike demand, 81 per hundred
pounds Of cotton picked.
For the first time II the biS+nrv
OF ten South, Jackson revealed,
the troopers and tenants IN Tala-
poOSa county are fighting for the
right to gin and sell their own
cotton.
Hitherto they have been com
PEELED to permit tehir cotton to
be sold BY the landlord VINO Us
ually returned very little Of any
Of the money he received for the
cotton.
Despite the murderous terror
u LOWndos county. over 100 crop
pers filed applications into the
Share Choppers Union. Fifteen
CHOPPERS have been killed In the
strike by the landlords and Do
Ice, jackson reported.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
Benefit Dance
Monday Night, Oct. Ia

Monday night, October 14th, the
local branch of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF
Colored People viii hold a benefit
dance at the Dreamland Hall The
dance viii feature the music Of
the Synco Hi-Hatters orchestra
along with ether entertainment
The main feature of the affair
VIII be the gift of the General
Electric refrigerator to the person
holding the lucky number. There
viii be many other prizes tO be
awarded IN a similar manner.
Tickets are now on sale DIV s0heit-
1rs The committee On arrange
nents has worked hard to make
he affair a success.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
Two Employed AS
Educational Advisers

Washington, D. o., Oct. y,
(ANP)-Two additions were
made to the LIST OF educational
advisers In the CCC camps Id the
states OF Pennsylvania and New
Jersey last week when Joseph A
Bailey and Leon E. DeKalb were
appointed by Robert Fechner,
Director Of Emergency Conserva-
ton Work.
Both Of the ne wappointees are
graduates Of Lincoln University
In Pennsylvania. Mr.. Bailey has
previously been engaged in teach
ing and Mr.. DeKalb, who has al
so received his Master of Arts de-
gree from Columbia, served a. a
welfare worker ii New York
City and was connected with the
III NJ. C- a.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12

Want Insulting
Books Prohibited

Boston, Mass, Oct. u, by
E. ". Clark for ANP)-The bat
tie against the use of books with
insulting terms and pro-slavery
learning IN the public schools of
this city was continued last week
when a delegation from the Par
ent-Teachers Association called
upon the Boston School Commit
tee and urged Immediate and
favorable action in this direc-
ton
The delegation not only cited
Rudyard Kiplings Captain
Courageous" in which the word
niger appears Is times but al
SO the text book Of United States
History In which the role OF the
colored people In the Reconstruc-
ton period i perverted and col
ored to suit the prejudices Of the
author.
Another request made BIZ h {
delegation was that more Ne
groes be appointed as teachers.
The committe reserved the reply
TO both petitions desiring more
time for consideration
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
JOHN BROWNS
LETTERS AT
ATLANTAU u.
Letters and Papers On
Works of Noted Man
In Univ. Library
FOR RESEARCH USE

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. u, Especially
The Atlanta University Ii
brary has acquired a large col
lection Of letters Of John Brown
and other papers bearing on the
life of the abolitionist leader
whose military activities in an eff
fort to hberate Negroes from
slavery led to his conviction and
death at Harper's Ferry, Vir-
ginia, on December ?, 1859. An
nouncement OF the acquisition Of
this highly valuable historical
material which has been de-
posted In the University library,
was made this week by President
John Hope of Atlanta University.
The collection consists largely
of material which has never been
published and has not been avail
able to students Of this period of
American history. In the collec-
ton are 81 autograph letters
from John Brown to Seth Thomp-
son, his financial hacker, full Of
important detail GOVERNS
Browns home and business life;
General Robert e. Lees order to
take Brown to Jail, which was
dated from the Harper's Ferry
Arsenal, October 19. 1853: IL let
tiers TO Brown from Frank B.
Sanborn, his biographer; a y
page hand-written account Of
the Harper's Ferry raid by D. E.
Henderson, who was an eve wit
ness Of the events and as q dis
patch carrier participated active
ly Id the affair; miscellaneous
papers of Richard Parker.
Browns judge, including his
diaries, a several letters from
relatives of the adjustment
leader.
Of particular value to students
are the letters from John Brown
to Seth Thompson. These reveal
the writer's life from the Q Of
70 years to 49 years, and form a
more or less complete autobiog-
raphy of the years during which
ne was moving about the United
States and developing his ideas
Of using direct action in freeing
the slaves.
The collection viii be available
to students Of the University who
are engaged in advanced study
IN the field OF American history.
and will supplement the other
material which the University
has gathered for research stu
dents.
The Omaha guide., 1935-10-12
Aduwa Recaptured In
Surprise Attacks On
Italian Soldiers
ITALIANS WEAKEN

Adds Ababa, Oct. PIP
While Italian troops were sleep
ing Wednesday night they were
stormed from three sides BY Eth
.iopian warriors who recaptured
he city Aduwa which had been
previously evacuated by Ethiop-
ans and taken over by Italian
troops. The Italians were great
.ly demormalized by the Ethiop-
ians victory Wednesday night AZ
approximately one thousand were
taken as prisoners along with the
daughter OF several more thous-
ands.
The intense tropical heat has
caused several units to be separat-
ed from the main Italian troops
and tropical fever j. threatening
Mussolini's men. More than 1000
were sent to the hospital Wednes-
lay and several others remain on
board the hospital ships awaiting
anding at the base hospital.
The bombing planes OF the Ital-
ans have felt the effects Of the
errain Of the country. Two planes
sollided at Ogaden while bombing
he province. Another plane was
ost off the coast of Turkey en-
cute to the country and two more
were shot down by Ethiopian
nti-aircraft gunners near Aduwa.
With AduWa back into the folds
the warriors of Halle SeIIassie
are expected to penetrate far into
the Italian provinces in Eritrea
and cut off the army from its
base. Thus starving the men and
allowing them to die from fever
and tropical diseases. The Italian
troops for the greater part have
fought the warfare expected and
the Philippians are well educated
with their plans. The jubilant
Italians were sad Thursday after
he complete rount at Aduwa and
many deserters are showing up.
Several hundred of the native Ital-
ian soldiers have joined the ranks
lf Ethiopia and are divulging the
secret plans OF the Italian army.
The League Of nations having
INVOKED sanctions against Italy
for her part in the val viii de-
eide this week as to whether ac-
ual war threats must be- made
against Italy to stop MussoIini or
whether mild economic penalties
viii stop him. The meeting Mon
day at Geneva brought forth COM
ment from many smaller nations
of Europe who are standing be-
hind the league in its efforts to
avert a European crises. Mean
avert a European crisis. Mean
Hitler is attempting to muddle
the European situation bT threat
ening the proposed alliance be-
tween France and England
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
MRS! JOSEPH COHEN \ ! Il IS GUEST AT HOME
 OF HERR. TREASURER

To visit her son-in- Jaw and daughter, Territorial Treasurer Os- car C.. Olson and Mrs. Olson, Mrs Joseph Cohen arrived in Juneau and will remain for some time. On her way from her home to Ju- neau, Mrs. Cohen visited her son Kenneth Cohen in Portland
 Mrs. Cohen has been in the Ter ritcry before and is finding in Ju- neau many friends she made when she was the guest of her daughter in Kennecott, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
COAST WALKOUT IS NEW THREAT.
Employers Association Is- sue Ultimatum to
 Longshoremen

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 28. Faced with the threat the em- ployers might cancel working agree ments with the San Francisco Longshoremens Union, coast To- calls of the International Long sheremen's Association planned a referendum vote on retention of the awards won through arbitration af- ter last summers eoastwise strike.
 The Waterfront Employers As sociation here has delivered an ul- timatum they will end the agree ment with the local unions unless immediate steps are taken to put longshoremen to work on the steam CT Point Clear which arrived Sat urday from Vancouver, B. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
WHITTIER LEAVING
 ON INTERIOR TRIP

M s. Whlttier, Assistant Collector ,of Customs, is leaving tonight or Ethe Aleutian .o; trip into the in | terior on official business. He will take ship to Skagway, the White Pass and Yukon railroad from there | to Whitehorse and thence by riyel i steamer to Eagle and then to
 Fairbanks. From Fairbanks he will fly to Nome and back to Fairbanks, then take the Alaska Railroad to
 Seward, returning from the west
 ward by ship to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
RABBITS, PTARMIGAN,
 GROUSE NOW AT PEAK

Rabbits, ptarmighl and grouse are especially plentiful in the interior this year and appear to be at the peak of the seven-year cycle, ac- #cording to Frank Dufresne, Assist ant Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, who recently re- turned from a trip to that section. Every seventh year, study revealed, appears to be the peak year, Du- fresne reports, and there is ample evidence that all three are bounti- full now. Along the Alaska Railroad he saw thousands of ptarmigan that appeared as white clouds in the skies. W
 There is evidence of ticks attack ing the rabbits, he said, which means disease will spread and there will follow a depletion in the nuni- per of rabbits for few years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28

sEfAf fEh E5si race was the event at Il o'clock this morning and a baseball game between Washington and California cadets at 2:30 o'clock this after noon.
 From Washington
 Here are some of the outstanding men in the Washington delegation and their activity: etssrvai s,s
 Bob McKinstry; varsity basket ball; Bruce Bretland, track; Mart Chamberlin. winter sports; Guy Jubich, track; Frank Reynolds, as- sistant N R. 0. T. e. battalion commander; Jim Greeley, baseball pitcher; Gill Liendecker, varsity baseball outfielder; John F. Dore, Jr., son Of former Mayor Dore of Seattle &# N4aa fialN
 Bob Moody, editor of campus publication Compass and Chart Bill Nc Claskey, crew; Frank Browning, N. R. o. T. C. company commander; c. D. Hall, crew; Dave Kellog, coxswain l5o-pound crew: Dean Mason, boxing champion; Harry Dietz, t5o- pound crew and Bob deHaas, baseball. f~ssg
 q s 4s N II tt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
NEWSPAPE HERMAN ON s. E. ALASKA TOUR BY BOAT
Harve Partridge and Fam fly Yachting First
 Time on Salt Water

On their first venture on salt water. MT. and Mrs. E. Harve Part ridge and daughters, Jean and Eve lyn, of Spokane, Wash, arrived in Juneau Thursday night, he a de d northward. Only the four are, on board.
 In their 32-foot cruiser, the Win away. they left Seattle a week ago Sunday and came north by way of Nanaimo, B. C., Prince Rupert, Ket- chikan and Petersburg. sea
 Armed enly with book knowledge of beating, and set of government charts and Alaska Coast Pilot book, the family started it's tour. Except for getting a rope around pro- pellsr, near Elk bay, B. C., no trou- ble has been experienced on the trip. they said, and they had nc difficulty in keeping on the course by use of compass.
 We ars enjoying our trip thor oughly" said MT. Partridge today "and have found it the most inter- esting venture we have tried. Ncnc of us has been sea sick, although we did bounce around some or Queen Charlotte Sound and some of the other wider stretches O. Waterr
 MT. Partridge is employed in tht editorial department of the Spo kane Daily Chronicle.
 The pafty left Juneau this after neon bound for Sitka enroute south
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
CONFERENCE IS HELD

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. June 28 The Waterfront Employers Asso- ciation and Longshoremen's Asso- citation representative are con- ferring with the Joint Labor Rela- tions Committee today with a view to settlement of the current dis pute over unloading the steamer Point Clear which is held up be- cause it was loaded at Powell River, British Columbia, which is declared to be an unfair port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-28
ARE RoUND-TRIPPERs.

The Misses Dorothy Austin and Katherine Livesley, employees of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, are round-frip passengers from Seattle on the Aleutian.