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The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08
Twenty Ghaingang
Prisoners Burn To
Death at ScOttsbOrO

Scottsboro, Ala, Feb. s.
This Southern town, which gave
its name to the world famouc
rape case involving nine Negro
boys, got back into the news
last week where 90 shackled Ne
gro changing prisoners were
burned to death on a convict
transfer truck when one of them
tried to warm his hands over
a piece of paper and set fire
to a drum of gasoline.
These trucks are not prov.d-
ed with facilities for keeping
prisoners warm in cold wealth
er. Convicts are forced to nave
about or shift as best they can
to keep from freezing if they
are moved in subnormal tert,
peratures.
There were % prisoners, ell
Negroes. John Stokes of Birnl-
ingham and Paul Dawson OF
Demolopis, near the rear of the
vehicle, were saved when the
white guards, II. M. Middle
brook of Montgomery and c.
.R WATSON of Danville, pulled
them from the truck and rolled
them in the snow to extinguish
their blazing clothing. The
white men suffered severe
burns about the hands and face.
Doctors said the surviving pris-
oners probably would die.
According to the reported
story Of Stokes mad WATSON,
one of their fellow prisoners
pulled a piece of paper from his
pocket and lit it to warm his
hands. A spark apparently fell
into the gasoline container
which spread over the convey
ance Immediately.
The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08
Blanks for Old Age
Pensions Are Ready

Lincoln, Jan. 30-The blank
forms to be filled out by applicants
for old-age pensions in Nebraska
are ready for distributionto coun-
ty boards, Irl D. Toien, director of
assistance announced taoday.
The blanks will be explained to
county boards next Tuesday when
a school of instruction will be held
with Assistant Attorney General
Milton C. Murphy and Tolen in
charge.
The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08
Missouri University
Sued Over Color Bar
NAACP Brings Court Action To
Gain Admission to Law
School For Student

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 5-The Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People last Fri
day launched its second great leg
al attack against the educational
color bar when it acted to force
the University of Missouri to adj
NIT Lloyd L. Gaines, 24-year-old
st. Louis youth to the University'S
chool Of law.
The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08

The inventor of a new therm-
ostat asserts that it will keep
the temperature of a room with
in a quarter of a degree Of
what is desired.
The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08

A double ended vacuum cup
has been invented to hold an
egg in a cup and the cup ON a
plate while the egg is being
eaton from its shell.
The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08

Pressing a button causes the
top of a new European automo-
bile to disappear into the rear
deck or raise it after it has been
lowered.
The Omaha guide., 1936-02-08

General Motors
Symphony Or
chestra Concerts
February 9, 1886
Emo Rapee, Conductor
Emanuel Feuermann, Cellist.
PROGRAM
/. Overture to "The Merry
Wives of Windsor,
Nicolai
General Motors Symphony
Orchestra
ii. Hungarian Rhapsody
Pepper
Emanuel Feuermann
III. "Valse des Feurs''
-.- Tschaikowsky
General Motors Symphony
Orchestra
~INTERMISSION
~. Ballet Music from Gle
Cid' Massenet
(a) Morning Song"
(b) "Andalouse''
(c) "Aragonaise"
General Motors Symphony
Orchestra
v. (a) "Rondeau' -.Dvorak
OBJ Intermezzo from
"Goyescas" ..-.-. Granados
(c) "The Swan
Saens
Emanuel Feuermann
NJ. "Polovets an ID ances'
from prince Igor -~.
-....-.- .Borodin
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
AKA SORORS TO ENTERTAIN
FOR NEW CAMPUS STUDENTS
OCTOBER 8

Sorority women of Eta Chapter,
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, viii
be hostesses at an afternoon dance
in honor of freshman and new stu
dents, Saturday afternoon, October
8, at Shevlin Hall on the campus.
Although the dance is planned
to honor newcomers to the Univer-
September %. The increased Race
enrolment at the University prom
Uses an active year, and the AKA
dance will be the first opportunity
for new and old students to meet
and get acquainted.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Motion Pictures
OF Minn.-IO
Picnic Shown

The long awaited exhibition of
the moving pictures taken at the
outing of the Minn.-Iowa club last
month was given at Knickerbocker
Hall Monday night. The pictures,
taken without the knowledge of
those who were pictured, were
awaited uneasily by some who
could not remember what they
were doing at the time, but when
shown elected signs Of relief, for
they were the very natural poses
people would take in an afternoon
of carefree enjoyment. Frequent
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Ell Rice Band
To Play One
Dance Here

Return home for a one
nights stand after a triumphant
and highly successful five months
tour on the Pacific coast, Eli
Rice's famous swing band will per-
form for the home folks at the
Coliseum Ballroom on the night
of Oct. 5.
The orchestra left here in April,
playing all over the Pacific North
west and down the coast to Los
Angeles. Shortly after the Oct.
9Th engagement, the aggregation
will leave by the southern route
for Los Angeles where the band
has been engaged by the Warner
Bros. for appearance in a picture.
The Arcade Club is presenting
the band here. Dance patrons are
urged not to forget the date, Mon
day night, October 5.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25


EXPLANATIONS of pleasure were
heard from the audience as one
after another recognized pictures
of themselves or of others.
Preceding the showing of the
movie a concert of music, dialogue,
and song was rendered. This, too,
was well received, especially the
solo number of Mrs. Emma Abbey
Simms, the trio performance of the
Misses June Hawkins, Dorothy
Early and Dorothy Pittman and
the laughable skit, "About Hus-
bands" by Mrs. Violetta Walker
and Mrs. Thelma Starks. Follow
ing the movie dance orchestra oc-
cupied the stage and the young
people, to the number of many
score, took possession.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

chestra here from Texas, where it
has been the sensation of the Texas
Centennial.
The orchestra carries IA must
clans, with Towles, the leader,
making Is players. 1t is the larg-
est out-of-town orchestra brought
here for over a year.
The band played opposite Cab
Galloway recently at the Texas
Centennial. The Towles band is
considered one of the best in the
business.
Most of the musicians are col
lege men, according to advance adj
vices. Following their engagement
here, they jump back to Kansas
City, st. Louis and other southern
points, then back to the Texas Cen
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Nicouet Hotel
Engages Walters
For New Cafe

Negro walters viii open the
new Jolly Miller tap room which
opens at the New Nicollet hotel
Monday, Sept. %.
For years one of the chief as
sets of the old Nicollet House, fore
runner of the modern Nicollet hotel
were its Negro walters.
The placement of the crew was
supervised by Walters Union No.
GA. The operating company which
controls the Nicollet hotel is a ma
tional concern which maintains a
liberal employment policy through
out the country employing hun
dreds Of colored workers along
with its other groups.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Gopher Elks Pay
Visit To Ames

Gopher Lodge No. los of Elks
of st. Paul, represented by its Of
fcers, paid an official visit to
Ames Lodge No. LOG of Minneap-
oils Monday night.
The st. Paul Brother Bills were
led by J. w. Clemens, exalted rul-
er. Other st. PauItes in the visit
ing delegation were o. G. Jen-
kins, esteemed leading knight;
Thos. Clemens, lecturing knight;
]. w. Walton, treasurer; w. ii.
CASTOR, secretary; Harry Payton,
esquire; Marcellus Clemens and
Hector Hunter, trustees.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Citizens Dinner
HOnOrs Ford

The reception and dinner honor
ing the vice presidential candidate
of the Communist party, Mr.. James
w. Ford, at the Pioneer Hall, Ron
do street, st. Paul, Wednesday,
seemed to have fully met the hopes
of its sponsoring committee. Mr..
Ford himself was the great attrac-
ton and his message won the un-
divided and close attention of his
hearers. His economic policy as
outlined before the assembled
group in it's application to the for
tunes of his own people closely ap-
proximates the organized efforts
of several associated st. Paul
groups now functioning in the in
terest of Negro welfare.
The meeting was we'll attended
due to the careful arrangements
of the committee in charge. Arthur
Allen, chairman, introduced several
who spoke briefly before the speak
er of the evening was introduced.
These included N. H. Wicks, his
campaign manager, A. Wangrein,
Ramsey County organizer, and M.
William Herion, an active worker
in the party. Mr.. Ford, comment
ing upon the growing influence of
the Farmer-Labor party, advised
his people to follow its rise with
care and if possible guard against
its unfair exploitation of the Ne
gro voter as is its present policy
in Minnesota.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
CAMEO SOCIAL CLUB ELECTS.
OFFICERS

The semi-annual election of Off
GERS of the Cameo Social Club was
held Wednesday evening, Septem-
Der 80, at the home of Mr.. Warren
Grissom of 1922 Rondo Street. The
results were: Miss Estyr Bradley,
reelected president; Miss Harriet
Walls, vice-president; Mrs. Leila
Boyd, reelected secretary; Miss
Evalyn Kelly, reelected treasur-
er; Mrs. Ruth Thomas Hickman,
auditor. The next meeting will be
Wednesday, October 2, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Artie E. Boyd of
TIC Rondo Street with Mr.. William
Penn as host. Mr.. Leroy Lazen-
berry, who has recently returned
from Tuskegee Institute, and a for
mer member of the Club, was a
guest Of the host. The commit
tees will be appointed at the next
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Republican Club
Launches Campaign

The Executive Board of the
Ramsey County Negro Republican
Club met Tuesday, Oct. ~, to
complete their plans for the No
vember election. Mr.. J. w. Phelps,
Rev. Boyd Patrick, Rev. D. E. Bea-
sley, H. Hunt, Mr.. s. E. Hall, Mrs.
Lola Edwards, members of the
Board, announced as their first
step in the campaign mass meet
ing, Oct. l, $500 p. M, at Pioneer
Hall. Information of vital interest
to Negro voters is promised.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
ROOsevelt-BensOn
Group Headed By
Hamlet Rowe

The Minneapolis Roosevelt-Ben-
son All-Party Volunteer Commit
tee opened headquarters Monday
in the Kistler Bldg, Sixth Ave.
No. and Lyndale Ave. No.
Hamlet B. Rowe, former news
paper publisher and political lead
er, heads the campaign committee,
and Harry L. Scott, attorney and
veteran political leader, is secre-
tary-treasurer of the Negro unit.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

ness will allow Mr.. Brown to con-
tinue the steady improvement of
the business and permit him to en-
large the already thorough serv-
ice.
Martin Brown will be glad to
serve your gas and oil needs and
wash and grease your car. You
will find him at 1101 Marquette,
Minneapolis.
His pioneering in this field en-
titles him to much praise and all
the cooperation his fellow citi-
zens can give him.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
To All Readers

If you have failed to receive
your paper Saturday, each week,
please notify US by post card, CIV
ing your name and address.
Paper is put in mails Friday of
each week and should reach mail
subscribers Saturday morning.
Publisher.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
OPPORTUNITY

Circulation Manager wanted.
Write Minneapolis office, 800 Third
st. &c., Minneapolis, MINI. State
age, qualifications, experience, sal
airy to start. Must be hustler.
Neat appearance essential, high
school education. Good opportunity
for right man. No boozers or chair
warmers need apply.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

white, dissolved partnership after
5 years of operation.
Mr.. Brown, the senior partner,
purchased Mr.. Jones' interest in
the business for a considerable
sum.
The service station, which oc-
cupies one of the principal locations
in the Mill City loop, has a large
parking lot which will hold almost
200 autos. A wash rack, which
at the peak" employs several
men, a grease pit and car servic-
ing department make up the bust
ness which has grown with the
years.
Was Unique Partnership
The Brown-Jones partnership
was formed in 1881 after Martin
Brown had obtained a lease on the
large lot which occupies a fourth
of a square city block. It was
unique in the fact that interracial
partnerships in competitive and
legitimate business are rare.
Interracial Personnel
From the beginning of the bust
ness it was the policy of the con-
Germ to hire men of both races. It
was familiar sight to see black
and white service men, car wash
ers, etc, working together har-
moniously, giving the hundreds Of
B. & w. patrons real service. Dur
ing the five years of operation, Mr..
Brown told a reporter for this
paper that there has never been
any friction between the employees
that might be attributed to racial
antipathy.
The B. & w. station was, with
its interracial staff and employ
ment policies, an excellent example
of how any concern, which actual
ly wants to give workers of all
nationahties opportunities for en-
ployment, may succeed. Mr.. Brown
said, "When men applied for work
they were judged not upon their
racial identity or affiliations, but
by the character of their work and
their ability"
Brown Has Had Long Experience
Mr.. Brown has had a long bust
ness career. Long experience in
servicing automobiles and as q
mechanic has made the B. & W,
service outstanding. The pro-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

Mr.. W. M. Small, the house guest
of his son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Small of Fourth ave-
nue. So. for the past three months,
left Minneapolis last Tuesday for
his home in Tulsa, Okla.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Famed Southern
Band Comes To
Cities Tuesday

Another musical and entertain
ment treat will be offered the
Twin Cities next Tuesday night,
September 20, when the 14-piece
Nat Towles Southern Gentlemen
Band comes to town for a one
night stand at Norway Hall, 29th
and Chicago, Minneapolis.
The E. N. club, which sponsored
the recent highly successful ap-
pearance here of Anna Mae Win
burn, is bringing the Towles or
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
CORRECTION

Mr.. ]. w. Lee of sos Rice St.
has been a member of the Ram
sey County Central Committee of
the American Legion since 1881
and not of the Ramsey County Re-
publican Committee, as was stated
in last weeks issue. Sorry.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

The Norway Hall, where the
Tuesday night dance will be held,
is one of the incest halls in Mime
apolis. It is centrally located, Sell
by-Lake street cars run within one
block Of the hall, making it con-
venient for st. Paul patrons who
want to use the street cars. Chi
cago-Penn and Chicago-Fremont
cars run right to the door.
Keeping its promise to bring
outstanding dance orchestras to
the Twin Cities, the E. N. Club is
sparing no expense to give the
dance public something different
and from all reports, Nat Towles
and his IA Southern Gentlemen are
distinctively different. ..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
LUCIUS HENDRICKS WITH
GOTH CENTURY CLEANERS

The goth Century Cleaners, 4O6
E. 3Sth St., Minneapolis, accord
ing to Curtis Harris, manager,
have employed Lucius Hendricks
as salesman-solicitor. Mr.. Hen
bricks is a we'll known man and
asks the cooperation of his friends
and others.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
NEXT WEEK

Cecil E. Newman will resume
his political articles based on Min
nesota politics and Negro partici-
patton.
He will take up the activity
among the colored women, naming
the most active and influential
women politicians.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
Ma I'm Brown lis
Now Sole Owner.
Service Station

Business Man Acquires Complete
Control of Thriving Business
The complete ownership of the
B. & w. Cities Service Gas and Oil
Station, located at the busy cor
ner of 18th st. and Marquette,
downtown Minneapolis, passed in
to the hands of Martin Brown,
prominent Twin Citian, last week
when Mr.. Brown and Lloyd Jones,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

Nat TOWles and His Fourteen
Southern Gentlemen, direct from
the Texas Centennial at the Nor
way Hall, 29th and Chicago Ave-,
Tuesday night, September %
adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25

, s25 years Of expert
e .automotive servicing
bCe-ss.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-09-25
THESE FIRMS
ARE UNFAIR!
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
Schmidt's Brewing Co.
Hamm's Brewing Co.
Gluek's Brewing Co.
YOerg Brewing Co.

No Negroes are among the en-
ployed personnel Of any Of these
breweries. Don't spend your money
with firms that practice race dis
elimination in the selection of their
employees.
Don't forget the Brotherhood
dinner at Bethesda next Wednes-
day o'clock on, at the church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02

cial board will be held in the church on
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
buildings and grounds committee is
urged to meet with the board
The Epworth League Chapter is max
ing great plans to send a delegation to
the annual meeting of the Arrowhead
Epworth League Institute, held each
summer at Hanging Horn lake, near
Barnum, MINI. The institute convenes
from July Is to 10. The mornings are
spent in studies of the Bible, morals,
personal and social questions, changing
social order and recreation. The after
moons are comparatively free. There
is time for free games, swimming,
nature study, directed recreation and
organized games. There are boats with
time for boating. The evening pro-
grams are varied. There will be out
standing speakers and leaders. There
is a resident staff of Is to lead, teach,
and provide for the needs and COM
forts of the young people. Bishop
Ralph Magee of the st. Paul area, will
be present on Saturday and Sunday
The Rev. S. K. Mondol, missionary from
India, will be present all week. The
Rev. L. S. Sloan is manager.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
Three Mile SUim
Event on July IL.

The st. Paul Athletic Club is anxious
to receive entries from this section and
especially from this city, which has de-
veloped some of the best swimmers and
divers of the state, for the three mile
swim event on Sunday, July II.
The contest is limited to so physically
fit entries who will match swimming
prowess at White Bear lake for trophies
and medals.
Walter Nappa of this city, for many
years state champion diver, is swim
ming instructor at the st. Paul Athletic
club.
Up to date, twelve entries have been
registered out of the fifty requested.
The first twenty to finish the long race
will receive medals while the first and
second place winners will be awarded
large attractive trophies. Medals will
also be presented to the three who place
in the shorter dashes in both the adult
and juvenile classes
Anyone wishing to receive entry
blanks should get in touch with the
athletic department of the club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
Lad Feared Lost in
Woods Reported Safe.

Thief River FallS-Leonard Bailey,
13-year-old boy who aroused the whole
countryside around Warroad when 1t
was believed he was lost in the wilds,
has been reported safe. Young Bailey
who had been living with an uncle and
aunt near Swift, according to Chief of
Police A. B. Stenberg of Thief River
Falls, left there and walked to Warroad
where he got on a Great Northern
train. Chief Stenberg stated he took
charge of the boy the following night,
but in the meantime the report that the
boy was lost aroused people for miles
with searching parties being sent out in
several directions. Bailey started out
for Garden City, where his grand
parents are reported to live.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
Woman TUarts Gypsies
Who Try a EAST One. "

Lester Prairie-Gypsies who invaded
the home of Mrs. Rebecca Hayes in
Vaudeville in Mcleod county were fast
workers, but they were met by some
equally fast work by their intended
victim. Mrs. Hayes was in the kitchen
cooking when two gypsy women APP
preached the house, opened the door
and rushed in with cries of st want
saltl I want bread! I want butter!''
Acting like crazy woman, one of the
gpysies engaged Mrs. Hayes attention
in the kitchen while the other dis
appeared in the bedroom, where she
was found rifling a travelling bag there.
Mrs. Hayes was not to be taken in,
however and followed the woman into
the bedroom. She was successful in
wrestling the bag from the gypsy, and
the two women left without having
secured anything in the house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
Inspection ShOlUs Half the
Cars Haze Bad Lights.

More than half the automobiles on
Minnesota highways have defective
lights and 10 per cent have bad brakes,
if results of an extensive check by the
state highway patrol are indicative of
average conditions.
In the past six weeks the patrol has
arrested nearly 1,500 drivers for faulty
brakes, defective lights and failure to
possess drivers license, according to
Chief John p Arnoldy.
OF PASTA cars checked for brake eff
ficiency by the patrol in all parts of the
state, 2,472 could not pass the inspec-
ton. OF 9,729 cars checked as to lights,
5,770 failed to get approval. In the
matter of drivers licenses, 32,191
drivers were checked and STA did not
have licenses with them.
All who did not have a drivers Ii
cense in their possession were taken
into court. Among the motorists with
defective brakes or lights, 1888 were
arrested and fined as being serious
menaces to other traffic, while the re-
mainder were given 48 hours in which
to get their equipment in good con-
dition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
BOARD
FILINGS Open
Keen Competition Develops for
Office of School Director;
Election, July Fl.

Filings were opened this week for the
election of two directors for School
District No. II, to fill the expired terms
OF William F. Anderson and Ben 8.
Richards.
Both Mr.. Richards and Mr. Anderson
are candidates to succeed themselves
for the three year term. In addition
several others have deposited their
filings this week and the prospects are
that more will enter the race before
Thursday, July 9, when filings close.
Seven have so far deposited their
filings with Clerk Henry Berg of the
board. They are William F. Anderson,
Ben S. Richards, Frank Kovall, Ivan
Tauzell, Anthony Jerich, Arthur Nyman
and Emil Kantola.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
Lands TlUO Bass
On Single Plug.

Willmar-Eight pounds of bass, but
divided into two separate fish, were
hauled in on one cast by the Rev. w. F.
huffman, Willmar The reverend
gentleman made a cast and as the plug
hit the water two bass leaped for it..
Upon Keeling in the line, the Reverend
huffman had them both, with each
weighing bit more than four pounds.
The feat followed closely on that of
Rudy Halldin's catch of three in one
case, and was made in Nest lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
On Canoe Trip.

DR.. Joseph Mayo of Rochester, and
DR.. Eli Christensen of Winona, have
been on canoe trip in the border
waters the past week under the guild
ance of Frank Mizera and the Wilder
ness Outfitters. DR.. Mayo is a son of
DIR. Will Mayo of the famous Mayo
Clinic.