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The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
Bacchanites Open
Campaign Offices

The Bacchanites have opened an
office at the Omaha Chronicle,
231415 No. oath st, for the benefit
of the public Ito register its favor
ito candidate for a Negro Mayor of
North Omaha.
A definite outline has been made
for the activities of an active Ne
gro Mayor.
This campaign is for the benefit
of the public, and not the benefit of
tho Bacchanite. We are fighting
for the betterment of our rae We
aren't asking you for a penny. All
we are asking for is your support
and cooperation. Isn't that a very
little for which to ask? No one
can better his condition by stand
ing by and waiting for things to
just happen, Action is what it
takes. If we are willing to help
fou, you should be wiling to help
us solely by c%ooperationg with US.
All candidates must be register
ed at our office not later than
Oct. 9th and Friday night, Oct. 9th
we will hold a round table discus
sion at the Community Center.
You don't know what you are
missing when you miss one of our
Campaign meetings. Come out and
give your personal opinion as to
what you think of this movement.
Fight for your high school grad
yates and your college graduates.
This means your children and
grandchildren.
Hurry and enter your favorite
candidate. There will be a prelim-
mary and final election. The two
highest votes will compete in the
final. This is not a political moye-
ment.
The elected Mayor will have a
cabinet of twelve leading colored
citizens to help him in his purpose.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03

parties concerned on the question
of labor legislation Mr.. Britt Pry-
or, president of the Nebraska
State Federation of Labor statd:
Mr.. Adams is fair and just to all
parties, workers, employees, tax
payers, farmers and the citizens
generally, and, if our opinion is
correct he will go a long way in
bringing about legislation for the
benefit of the major portion of
Nebraska citizens" Mr. Adams
took an active part in securing the
passage of the compensation Court
bill he was appointed by the speak
er of the House on the conference
COMMITTEE to settle disputes on this
bill. Mr.. Adams led the fight for
Unemployment Insurance. The
Legislature failed to pass this
bill but Nh. Adams feels that it
will be adopted in the future. Mr..
Adams also led he fight to create
the Nebraska State Employment
Service. Two young Colored men
and one young colored Idly have
just passed examinations for pos
itions in the administrative de-
partment of this service. The young
lady has already been appointed
and is working as senior interview
err. One of the young men will be
appointed as junior interviewer and
the other as a clerk.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 29-With
biting words President Roosevelt
tonight "buried" the charge of
communism hurled at his admins
tration by William R. Hearst and
others.
Terming this charge ga false
ISSUE" he declared in phrases
bristlingly emphasized: 81 have not
sought; I do not seek; I repudiate
che support of any advocate of
communism or of any other alien
ism which would, by fair means
or foul, change our American
democracy"
The opening formal campaign
speech of Mr.. Roosevelt was de-
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
Texas Centennial to Hold Third
Special segrc Celebration Day

clash between Wiley college of
Marshall and Prairie View State
Normal at Prairie View.
There will be a parade Of Ne
groes through downtown Dallas in
the morning hours, under the aus
pieces of the Dallas Negro Chamber
of Commerce. 1t will be the first
all-Negro parade ever held in the
history of the city.
Sam w. Houston, in charge of
Negro relations for the Exposition
forecasts a minimum attendance of
10000 members of the race on Oct.
18th.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
D. S. Grand Jury lndicts Arkansas
City Marshall As Shareholder

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 30
A federal grand jury inyesti-
eating reports of peonage in the
east Arkansas cotton belt in
dicted a city official Thursday
on charges of violating the u.
S. anti-slavery laws by obtain
ing laborers for his farm thru
false arrests.
The indictment named City
Marshall Paul d. Peacher of
Earle, Ark, a cotton planter
and former deputy sheriff for
Crittenden county, on eight
counts alleging violation of a
law enacted in 1866.
u. S. District Attorney Fred
Isgrig said the charge was spe-
fically aiding and abetting in
holding in slavery
Isgrig said Thursday night
that the grand jury found'' no
other violation anywhere in
Arkansas of the federal stat
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
Produces Decree AS
Summons Is Served

Claude T. Young, 5528 So. 2sth
ST., was surprised Thursday when
Deputy Sheriff Harry Stevenson
served i'm with a summons to come
into court on his wife's petition
for divorce, because he had the i'm
prtssion he was divorced from
Martilla L. Young, Dec. 16, 1888.
"T have a decree right in my
house that proves it," said
Young
He then produced the document.
Young's attorney, Frank Helm
isch, explained that he must have
forgotten to have the decree re-
corded in the district clerks Of
flee after getting Judge Rhoades'
ON it.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
REPUBLICANS BIG RALLY

The honorable Perry w. Howard,
national committeeman from the
state of Mississippi will address
citizens of Omaha, under the aus
pices of the Republican Colored
Division at the Dreamland Hall,
Oct. 1st, at $3.50 p. M. Mr.. Ho-
ward will be met at the station by
a reception committee accompanied
by a band. All Omahans are in
vited ito pay their respect to this
distinguished guest. Mr.. Howard is
a national character. He is the
special advisor to L.. R.. Williams,
director of the National Colored
Republican Division with head
quarters in Chicago. Mr.. Howard
is a member of the Grand Lodge
and the position as national COM
mitteeman for Mississippi for a
number of years. He is ex-United
States District Attorney.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
JIM BELLS HARLEM
TO OPEN OCTOBER 1sT

The s,aank Tin Bell Harle1a,
2410 Lake St., will open its doors
Ito the public Oct. 1st, according
to word received from Mr.. Bell.
The features which go to make
this place one of THE places is
the grand space for dancing; the
ten piece orchestra seated in an
orchestra pit; lunch counters and
tables and the various entertaining
floor shows.
Mr.. Bell is to be commended for
this step in giving Omaha a place
of amusement that compares ia
vorably with any to be found in
this section of the country.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03

Dallas, Tex.-Negro public school
children in Texas will have a holi-
day Oct. 10Th, third of a series of
Negro days at the Texas Centen-
NAL in Dallas. Purpose is to en-
able them, along with the white
children in the schools of the state,
to take advantage of the numer-
Gus educational showings at the ex-
position.
The rate of a half-cent a mile
transportation, % cents general
admission to the historic Caval-
cade of Texas, and special prices
at other concessions, also will apply
to them. Of particular Importance
will be the fact that the greatest
single showing of rare Texas books
in the United States will be on
display in the Texas Hall of State.
The exhibition leaves the EXPOSE
ton Oct. &c.
In addition to the school child
rem, special trains will bring Ne
gro eaders, agriculturists, fratern-
nifty and sorority members from all
sections of the south. A rate of
one cent a mile has been announced
by the railroads.
The Negro football classic of
the year will be staged during
the aftrnoon of Oct. 10th, the
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
Tulsa
Special Dates for
Registration
TO OMAHA VOTERS:

-
Any registered voter who has
moved, must re-register in order
to vote November 3, 1886.
We estimate that there are about
10000 to $1,000 voters in the City
of Omaha who should register be-
for October 23rd, if they desire
as soon os possible, because if
We are anxious hat they register
to vote at the Nov. 3rd election.
hey register early, we can give
bitter service and do the work
more economically.
It is very important that all vo-
ters who have moved, register, be-
cause if a voter is not registered
he cannot be drawn on the jury.
Therefore, it is of financial interest
to the voter to always be register
ed.
w have made arrangements for
special registration days in several
parts of the city, and the hours Of
registration at these places will
be from 200 p. m. o 900 p. m.
except at South Omaha, which will
be from 500 a. m. and 900 p. M,
and the following are the locations
and dates:
Thmsday-Oct. Benson fire
barn, Goth and Military Ave.
aturday-Oct.3 Club,
9TH and Redick Ave.
Tuesday-Oct 6-Municipal Uni
versiy, oath and Ames.
saturday-Oct. 1O-251O No. oath
st.
Saturday-Oct. 13-Fire Barn oath
and Cunning SITS.
Tuesday-Oct 15-Sokol Auditor
ium, 18th and Martha SITS.
Friday-Oct. 17-South Omaha
City Hall, oath and o SITS.
We have requested all the Oma-
ha newspapers to give this regis
tration schedule publicity, which
they most kindly agreed to do. We
hope that you, through your organ
ization, will give this matter pub
licity and thereby assist in getting
the voters to register early, how
ever, he last day of registration is
Oct. %, 1886, 900 p. m.
Thanking you in advance for
your kind assistance, 1 am,
Sincerely yours,
Anton j. Tulsa,
Election Commissioner
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
livered at the New York state
democratic convention.
Cites Own Record

livered at the New York state
democratic convention.
Cites Own Record
He asserted "the previous nation
al administration" had "encour-
aged' conditions that fostered COM
munism. while the democratic
party was "realist enough" to
face this menace" He added later
that there was no difference be-
tween the major parties on what
they think about communism, but
a every great difference" in what
they do about it.
The president contended his own
record showed consistent adher-
ence" Ito the letter and spirit Of
the "Amerioan form of govern
ment."
LandOn's Promise Hit
Then he turned, to Crack down
hard on Governor ALI M. Landon
of Kansas, the republican nominee,
as two-forced campaigner who
promised one thing in the old guard
east, and the opposite to the new
deal west. He mentioned Landon
only theoretically, saying:
"You can not be an old guard
republican in the east and a new
deal republican in the west. You
can not promise to repeal taxes
before one audience and promise
to spend more of the taxpayers
You can not promise tax relief for
those who can afford to pay, and at
t. same time, promise more Of
the taxpayers money for those who
Continued on Page 81
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ed
1.-The Peacher case is the on
ly one we could find he said.
Only a few hours before the
federal grand jurors complet-
ed their work, the Crittenden
county grand jurors returned a
report denying that any peon-
age conditions existed in that
section.
Richard p. Shanahan, feder-
al bureau of investigation at
torney said, "The eight counts
charged Peacher with falsely
charging eight Negroes with
vagrancy and bringing them
before a justice court at Earle
where they were illegally con-
work on Peachers farm"
Shanahan said that he had
notified all witnesses appear
ing before the grand jury to re
port to him any threat of in
timidation as a result of their
testimony.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
Dies of Injuries
Received in Crash

Injuries suffered Sunday morn
ing in a three-way auto crash g.
miles south of Plattsmouth proved
fatal Wednesday at 1 p m. to Gus
Lide, of 2433 Blonde st. Lide died
at st. Joseph hospital.
Three others injured in the crash
are still at the hospital but are
reported in improved condition.
They are Elmer Kelley 1902 Blon-
DIT ST.; Mrs. Cleo McGuffey, Pill
Clark St.; and Miss Alma Cook,
1886 No. 21st st.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
SPECIAL BULLETIN
TO NEGROES

The Texas Centennial EXPOSE
ton, Dallas, is in many respects
the greatest worlds fair ever held
in the United States and excels all
fairs in the number of per-
manent buildings, many of which
are air conditioned, in the beauty
of its architecture, landscaping
and mural decoration. The exhibit
bits and amusements are of uni
formly high quality, and the entire
layout of the grounds is so ar
Continued on page 81
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
CALLED FOR SERVICE
ON FEDERAL JURY

Milton Wilson, clerk at Tuchman
Bros. store at oath and Lake Sts..:
Marcellus Richie, Nebraska uni
versity graduate and city inspector
of weights and measures; M. L..
Harris, ex-editor of a St. Louis
newspaper, general national or
ganizer and member of the educa-
tional board of the direction of the
l.. B.. P. O.. E.. of W.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
ELECTRIC vICTR0LA STOLEN

The big electric victrola in the
new Jim Bell Harlem, 2410 Lake
st, was stolen Tuesday night.
According to report, Mr. Bell had
locked up the place and had gone
way. CHANGING to return some 80
minutes later, he found the victro-
la had been stolen. Someone had
removed it through the back door,
it and made getaway.
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03
Douglas Co. Union Voters League Endorses
John Adams, Jr., in 5th Unicameral District

John Adams, jr., candidate for
the Unicameral Legislature OF
Nebraska was endorsed by the
Douglas County Union Voters Lea
que. While in the Legislature, Mr..
Adams served on the Labor
Committee and was regarded by
Labor as being fair and just to all
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03

MRS. EDNA MITCHELL
Mrs. Edna Mitchell 2431 Par
ker street, has just completed
a salts factory survey Of some
5000 Negro homes I'm North On
aha for the Omaha Guide
Mrs. Mitchell. the authorized
collector for the Omaha es;7a
IS nav msl-ioo collections from
e~vlear;here of +bo O@abaeo'1e
W. oil +hot tho nnblis avtea1
- her overv c~ourtoev
The Omaha guide., 1936-10-03

Miss Della Rucker, 4409
Burt St., has entered the Uni
versity of Omaha, where she is
puruing the Commercial Arts
Course.
Miss Rucker, a graduate of
Tech High Glass of 1884, has
been in the employ of The ON
aha Guide for the past six
months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24

flow without emphasis on either Instruments were a ready going Into the Wc square re 5 ssc Ssg coat and hat
 "They got him down in the bunlhouSe," panted Luigi
 "Run over to Nurse Kennedys house and get herl Wash it out" The commands issued in clipped tones to Luigi and Jim ogden respectively came with equal force And the doctor, black bag trailing behind him. popped
 Ogden looked soury at the glass of antiseptic and poured 1t furtvey into flower pot Then he shed out plug of "eatin tobacco bit on an enormous quid and placidy He was used to these tunutucus comngs and goings ... .u, II. .,....- :, r,,r,+.. rr,.,,,,,, the bunkhouse smelling of pine boards blankets and food, went the doctor Luigi trailing after got him in sasuD e Diss d h cut O yo you more room !" The doctor brushed past him into the on table the lower half of his body covered by blanket lay Mike scanlan, groanng, grnne and sweat mingng on his contorted face.
 the doctor his practced fingers already at work the stay W here Wi With me 'T ali vinssra" M
 MIKE withed and between set teeth came his words W. Doc T was grabbin' the boat tomorrow
 "Ain't goin to be no south for you. Tomorrows the
 "oet me some hot water-boilngl" interrupted Dr.
 Walter turned to Sloppy the cook, unwilling to leave the table Lets have the water. Sloppy" he said Then Mke" 1e said I get along all right with one, but can't Agger out how guys gonna get along without no legs
 "oet out, walterl" cut in Dr. Luke's sharp voice |" and see If Nurse Kennedys coming" he added little less ipaentY Walter turned reluctantly from the table just in time ogreet Nurse Kennedy as she swept in the door.
 Mike pleading earnestly desperately with Dr. Luke
 "Doc" came his husky voice in the still room. eff you've got to cut 'em of, I don't wanta lvel"
 "Who said anything about cutting em of?" inter. rupted pr. Luke kindly, but firmly.
 1T can't go through life crawling my bey" almost sobbed Me sick with pain and growing horror T don't wanta live if gotta do that. wanta die"
 "No you don't Mike!" soothed Nurse Kennedy gently "And you WON'T die!"
 "Its the pain, Mike" treasured Dr. Luke his hands
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24

 dent as he stopped men in the street. rushed into stores with breathless question: "seen Dr. Luke? Dr. Luke been here today?"
 Yes the Doc was home one passerby volunteered but the flying Luigi gone before there was any answer to the startled citizens "Why?"
 The doctors modest little house looked peaceful enough as Luigi, gasping for breath by now, panted through the wire gate and up the front walk Beside the door was simple, glded sign "Dr John Luke" On the porch lay Tobey the doctors dog Luigi burst in the front door without knocking
 He bundered his way down . narrow hall to what he knew-and everyone in Moostown knewwas the doctors consultation room And then despite his fear and exaus tion he stopped short at sight of strange tableau
 ' 10 CEATED in straight-backed chair hand cutched to his D jaw, sat Jim Ogden the constable of Moosetown. Be- fore him stood Dr. Luke short solid man with twinkng eyes behind heavyensed spectacles and gray hair stand ing shocked in pompadour. He was contemplating pair of forceps in the jaws of which was tooth
 Biggest one this season, Jml" Dr. Luke was saying as Luigi burst into the room
 "Doc, Mike scanlan's got both legs smashed down at the mlll Can you come right down?"
 "sure" replied pr. Luke, laying down forceps and tooth "inse your mouth out with this Jir1" he said handing glass of antseptic to Jin "Wheres Mike?"
 Answer Instructions, and question blended in an even
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24

last boat before the freeze was about to leave There fellow could have good time for his 1aoey and his labor
 Mike scanans thoughts were far from the spruce log upward to the baiconyke uppers of the great sawmi s thoughts far from Moostown self the scraggy npanted village that squatted on the edge of the north woods and scrabbed Q hard living from logging
 Mike didn't hear the sharp warning, "Watch 1t MSe" nor the agonized yell of Gie" that followed immediately after He was just vaguely and suddenly conscious that out of his hand and suddenly Mike scanan was just crushed and helpless body underneath the log like
 The other loggers leaped toward him. tugged at the log tugged at Mke whose sweatbeaded head projected frOm under the log eyes rolling faintly groaning;
 SUDDEN angry shout from above caused the sweating
 struggling oggers to lift their eyes naoentarily from
 Lift t. you foos You want to tear his head off9" It Mackenzie, the lumber companys manager m SssG rour man nobody ever accused Mackenzie of being afraid of anything As the looked upward he eaped from the balcony, landing with thump at their |Bide.
 Showing forward those who were struggling with the og Mackenzie bent his bulk and strength to lift 1t at the
 s veins stood out n n < t aRd ne ov "Cet him out quick!" panted Mckenzie his booted trembling almost the whole weight of the log fell
 Dragging at arms and shoulders two men pulled Mike ear Mackenzie and the others dropped the log with
 MacKenzie straghtened up spread his broad shoulders back He glanced down without any expression at all at the silent ke who lay unconscious one man holding his
 Garry him over to the bunkhouse and call the Doc" drected Mackenzie briefly and strode without further hesitation toward his office in the sawmill building T HAPPENED often in the logging country The broken, bleeding bodies of men were part Of the price Of get
 Luigi another lumberman, was already of in search bf the doctor His frightened face told of serious acci
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
Hollister To Take
 Tn Hartford Farley
land Council Sessions at Hotel Bond This Week s. Mclean Buckingham Also Delegated to New Eng'

Hartford, Feb. 2& = Announce ment that the Hartford Chamber of Commerce and the New England Council have joined in sponsoring c non-partisan review of the. present situation at Washington by MT. J. Fred Essary, Washington coErespon- dent of the Baltimore Sun, as Q feature of the 42nd Quarterly meet ing of tho New England Council at the Hotel Bond, February %, was
 made here today by Burton w. Bartlett, president of the Hartford Chamber, and Lester '. 1hippee, Connecticut chairman of the New England Council. Mr. Essary will make his address ct the luncheon session of the Council meeting, ct l2:sO D. nas which all members of the chamber and members of the Council throughout Connecticut are being invited to attend. A question period will follow Mfr. Essary's ad- dress.
 The morning session of the Coun- cil meeting will be devoted chiefly to Q discussion of cooperation be- tween industry and the community in New England and the problem of securing new industries for New England communities. c. l.. Peake, of the Leominster (Akass.) plant of the duPont Company. will discuss "What Industry Expects of the Community: Mayor George J. Bates of salem. Mass, will discuss "What the Community Expects of IndusEgy"; and w. Gerald Holmes, president of the Crossett Shoe com. pasay, will speak on the question of new industries for New England.
 Tn jointly announcing Mr. Essary's participation in the Council meet ing ct Hartford, Afr. Bartlett and Azr. ehippee said ia part:
 AThe invitation to MS. Essary t0 corns to Hartford is the direct re. suit of his address to the New Eng land Council at Q meeting in Pro. vidence last March. At that time. the Connecticut Council Directors as well as those from other states. were 60 impressed with his keen in. sight into and accurate estimates Of the policies end personnel of the national standardization that there was a wideebfeaA aesire that he aaAin address the Council alld azla- lyss the situation nt Washington in terms of i086 and the impending
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24

Luke contemplating the newly exaea teeth Fs sns
 oR Che Jmsn he said o the seuarnG esnseaesA busy "You're going to be all right Here, take deep breath" And he brought an ether cone the agonse0 face of Scanlan. Weakly the suffering man tried to push t aways mumbling q don't want to live don't want to live"
 Look here, Mikel You trust me, don't youG" DE. Lues voice strange mixture of severity and gentle ness.
 Mike nodded Q weak assent -
 Then just breathe ths and go to sleep Leave 6 @ me- Youll be all right Deity he slipped ths ssnse over Mikes face That's good boy Nov 1ust seX quiet voice had persuasive almost hypnotic tone
 From under the cone came Mikes boyishs trusting voice in low murmur. "IM be all right. m be
 Dr. John Luke glanced at Nurse Kennedy @ the xaea0 body beneath their hands relaxed Softly soothinsy nc murmured
 "Youli be all right, Mike youM he an right all right all right ."
 (To Be Continued.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24

presidential campaign.
 ''Mr. Essary is the dean of tho corps of Washington correspon. dents, c former president of the oridiron Club, and the winner of the Pugsley journalistic award for 1882. It Is our opinion that the Council and the Chamber are rend- ering an important service to the business community in presenting MT. Essary to the business coinraun- ity of Hartford and New England"
 The state divisions of the New England Council will hold separate meetings at the Bond early Friday morning prior to the opening of the general session. Several commit tees of the Council will hold meet. ings at the Bond on Thursday eve ming.
 Besides MT. shippee, the Connec- ticut Directors of the Council are Allerton ?. Brooks, New Haven; 6. Mclean Buckingham, Watertown: Clayton R. Burt. Hartford; Q. L. Campbell, Hartford, Frank Q. Hat field, Hartford; Clifford F. Hollis ter, Waterbury; F. Kent Hubbard, Middletown: Wilson H. Lee. New Haven; Howard 6. Palmer, New Haven: willard B. Rogers, Hartford: John r. Rolfe, of Hartford. P. l.. 0erety, of Fairfield is secretary of the Connecticut Council.