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The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25

Though af small size a novel trap
has been invented that its inventor
asserts will catch and kill IL lbs.
of ants.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
For Calling
Negro Mister Is
Said Accidental
Arrested Fod Calling Negroes
Mister" White Socialists
Declared Accidental

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. rs
Assuring the Chief of Police
that calling a Negro "mister''
before a white audience was
IAN accidental ship William
A. Mardis, secretary of the local
chapter of the Workers ALI
ance, a socialistic organization,
was released after having been
held in custody for 81 hours
for questioning concerning the
charge.
Mardis has been active in the
organization work of the Work
ers Alliance, which is composed
of some 500 members, of which
more than one hundred are Ne
groes. Tuesday night after de-
livering an address before a
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The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Former Omahan
Returns To City
To Visit Mother

Miss Raelee Jones, former Om-
ahan, who has been with the
Metropolitan Jubilee Singers has
returned to Omaha due to the i'll
ness of her mother. Friends of
Miss Jones will be pleased to
know of the success she has met
with since leaving Omaha. She
has toured with the Metropolitan
Jubilee Singers in Chiago, under
the management of the North
west Assembly. The group trav-
elled throughout the Northwest
giving concerts in High Schools
and Colleges. At the end of the
tour and until the present time
Miss Jones has been in New York
City where she studied at the In
stitution of Musical Arts in the
Juiliard School of Music. Miss
Jones was mentioned for a schol-
arship and was soloist for the
National Association of Negro
Music this summer in New York.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Wide Demand For
Lynching Leaflet

New York, Jan. 25-Demands
for copies of the leaflet carry
ing a photograph of the lynch
ing of Rubin Stacy at Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, last July con-
tinue to flood into the office of
the NAACP, SO Fifth avenue,
New York. The leaflet, which
is being distributed in large
quantities by the NAACP, has
attracted atten.On from coast
to coast. Margaret DeDland,
famous author, has written the
national office saying. "The
photograph is overwhelming. I
would like to do what little |
can in circulating this picture.
Many weekly papers, both white
and colored, especially laobr
papers, have asked for cuts to
be reproduced. The leaflet was
partially paid for by a young
white man who wishes to remain
unknown. 1t is being sent out
at the very modest charge of
twenty-five cents per hundred.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
ZaphirO Refutes
Julian's White
Official Charge

Boston, Jon.
Prince Tasfayo Zaphiro, young
Ethiopian official touring the
U. S. in the interests Of Abys-
sin;a, stated while here last
week that Hubert Julian, the
"Black Eagle of Harlem, was
all wrong in his statement that
all governmental jobs and pos
ition of responsibility in ETH
opia are being held by white
men.
"That statement is utterly
ridiculous, the prince assert
ed. "There are only four white
civil officers in my country and
they are there merely in an ad-
visory capacity
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Visitor To Omaha Is
Guest At NEGRO
'Y' Association
is VERY LIBERAL

The local interracial commission
sponsored a reception Monday
night at the Northside Branch of
the Y. w. C. A. honoring Miss
Mary Mcdowell, honorary head
resident at the University Settle
ment in Chicago, a project she
founded and for years was in
charge of the settlement.
The affair was well attended and
worthy of its honored guest Mrs.
Mcdowell who for years has been
active in interracial work in
Chicago, spoke several minutes on
the Importance and the great need
for a definite and permanent pro-
gram for the building of racial
understanding among all people,
in Omaha
Several short talks were made
by members of the commission
and guests. DR.. Herbert Virgins
acted as master of ceremonies.
The commission went on record
as favo,'rg the adoption of a def
mite program for 1886 and a COM
mittee was named to present re-
Communications to the group at its
next regular meeting. The COM
mittee is headed by Bernard Elmer
Squires, executive secretary OF
the Omaha Urban League and the
following people will assist him
in the work, Mrs. Robbie Turner
Helen Gauss, Mrs. William Haynes
Davis, Mrs. Gladys Pullman, Miss
and Mrs. Charlotte Crawford.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Georgia Policeman
Kills Fifty Year
Old Man In Ga

Thomasville, Ca, Jan. 25--
When he declared that he had
shot and killed Robert Harrison
SO year old man, here Wednes-
day afternoon, i'll self-defense
PStroIman Fred Morris. was eN-
onerated by the corners jury
that rendered a verdict of jus
tifiable homicide thereby add
ing one more to Georgia s al
ready long list of Negro vic
Tins of police fire.
The policeman told the cor
oner's jury that he was called
to a white residential district
Wednesday afternoon to arrest
the fifty year old man who was
alleged to be intoxicated and
creating a disturbance. When
he attempted to place Harrison
under arrest, the policeman
stated, Harrison picked up a
club and advanced upon him,
Fearing that the man, weaken
ed by the effects of liquor and
old age, would XII him he shot
him twice. The wounded man
was rushed to the local hospital
where he died a few hours later.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
is MADE
STREET FOREMAN IN
NORTH OMAHA AREA
DR.. A. Mcmillan
IS IN Chicago
For Lectures

DIR Aaron Mcmillan will leave
Wednesday for a trip which will
take him to Chicago and Detroit.
DIR. Mcmillan will deliver a SER
les of lectures in Chicago, Jan.
23rd he will lecture at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
January oath he will address
the Medical association, Sunday
morning January Goth. He will
speak in the Church of Good Shep
ard. During DR. McMillan's stay
at Galongue, Africa, he enlarged
tho medical mark to such an ex-
tent that last year over $4,000
treatments were given and many
operations of all kinds were per-
formed. When he returns he
hopes to erect a new hospital
building.
DIR. and Mrs. A.. NJ. Mcmillan
will be guests of the church this
week end in Chicago; on Thurs
day January 23rd will be special
guests at the Inter-Seminary
Banquet at the University of
Chicago. On Friday Jan. 9th,
DR. Mcmillan will be guest at the
Medical Society's Banquet. Thele
viii be strengthening of business
men at one residence of Mr.. Dav-
l. McGoven after the event IF
Jc1rary 2Ath. On Sunday jan
uary 10Th DR.. Mcmillan and Dr..
Wynn c.. Fairfield of the Amer
lean Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Mission, Boston, Mass.
will be speakers at the morning
service. On Sunday evening
there will be a special meeting OF
the Missionary Society and a re-
ception for the McMillans at $50
On Monday afternoon he will go
to the regular meeting of the
Missionary Society and on Mon
day evening he will be one of the
guest speakers at the rally CT
society for American Aid to Eth
iopia at the New Wendell Phil
lips High School.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Negro Appointed
Distrist Supt. OF
Street Department
Civil Liberties LEAGUE of Elks
Recommend Appointment

A few weeks ago, a commit
tee from the Civil Liberties
League, of the Negro Elks,
awaited upon the Hon. John
Kresl, Commissioner of streets.
and asked that a Negro be ap-
pointed to the posit'o on of Street
Foreman. The committee was
courteously received. Mr.. Kresl
expressed himself frankly.
saying, II am heartily in ac-
cord with your request. I want
your people to know that I an
going to appoint a foreman
from your group on or near
first of the year. True il
promise, P. S. Holiday
the area comprising Il
pointed Supervisor OF
district In North
Writ Street.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25

CASES IN
COURT
Rejects Pie a
For Change From
State Courts
ALL WHITE JURY

A joint Scottsboro Defense
committee has been formed to
direct the new trials scheduled
to begin Jan. Goth. The Ala
bama courts decision of last
April was declared unconstitu-
tional by the u. S. supreme
court because of the systematic
barring Of Negroes from the
juries. Inaspite of this, the Ala
bama COURTS have recently re-
jected fhe plea by the defense
attorncys,to have the case tried
outside of Alabama IN a FEEDER
al court. The new defence COM
mittee is headed by DIR. Allan
Knight Chalmers, a distingu sh-
ed New York pastor. Organiza-
tons which are participating in
the Joint Defense Committee
are: The National Association
for ~ Advancement Of Colored
Pc Methodist Federation
E ial Service, American
berries Union, Interna-
iaher Defense, League
lstrial Democracy and
the National Nrban League.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Omaha Citizens
Fight DiscriEs
nation by WPA

Omaha, January 25 (by R. c..
Price for ANP)-Charging that
Negroes were being subjected to
gross discrimination on the var
ious WPA projects in progress
here Edgar Warren, urged the To-
cal branch of the NAACP. to take
immediate steps to curb the ne
farious practice which was robb-
ing the citizens of the advantage
OF the New Deal program, here
this week.
According to Mr.. Warren, a
study of conditions, made by him
that the Negro workers received
their rights, revealed that at the
present time no Negro foreman
were being employed or any of
the projects and the three straw
bosses on the payrolls r receiv-
ing much less than the whites
doing the same work.
eve have only one truck driv-
er" Mr. Warren stated to the
Associated Negro Press CORES
pendent, land he is employed at
the Municipal Airport and there
is a vast difference between the
wages received by white and col
ored employees doing the same
kind of work. There are cases
where white men and eolored
men are working on the same job
with the same Classification and
the whites receive $500 per
month while the colored workers
receive $4,000 and the same con-
ditions exists as far as the pro-
jects employing women are con-
cerned."
Mr.. Warren was caustic in his
criticism of the officers of the To-
cal branch of the NAACP..,
charging them with laxity in per-
Torrance of their duty and ex-
pressed the intention of appeal
ing to the National organization
for assistance.
"This is one of the conditions
existing in this city that should
be investigated Immediately and
the proper steps taken to remedy
it" said Mr.. Warren, ~ have ap-
pealed to the local officers of the
NAACP.., but as yet have receiv-
ed no indication of their willing
ness to cooperate with me-. If
they do not take immediate steps
I am going to call a city wide
mass meeting and there present a
petition to be filed with the ma
tional officers Of tho organfza-
ton requesting their removal and
that they be replaced by officers
who are interested in carrying out
the object of the organization
namely to fight all forms of dis
elimination
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Says Only Eyes"
To Memphis Cops
Student Fined S25

Memphis, January 25-(ANP)
A few days after William A. Mar
dis, white, had been arrested for
addressing Negroes as "m~ister,"
Walterd Nelson, Is year old Lee
moyne College student, was ar
rested and fined $25 on a dis
orderly conduct charge for say
ing only Eyes" instead of Eyes
sir" when he was questioned by
policemen. =
Nelson was returning home for
orchestra practice with a roll of
music under his arm around 0 p.
m. Thursday night when he was
stopped by plainclothes policemen
whom he did not know were Of
ficers. When he answered Eyes
to questions put by the sleuths,
he was taken to the police station
where he was denied the use of
the telephone to call his aunt
with whom he lived.
Arraigned next day in court on
a disorderly conduct charge, the
aunt, Mrs. Lillian Wright, paid
the $25 fine and got his release.
Memphians interested in the
plight of Nelson whose tuition at
Lemoyne is now due are trying
to get the fine RENTED in order
that the money may be used to
further his education at the col
lege.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Maryland Court
Orders University
To Admit Negroes
Opinion Declares Separate
Schools Must Be Equal and
States That Since There
Is Only One Law School D. G..
Murray Must Be Admitted
Victory For NAACP

Annapolis, Jan. 25-Mary-
lands highest court ruled to-
day that duly qualified Negroes
Unjust, at present, be admitted
to the one school provided for
the study of law-the Law
School of the University of
Maryland
The ruling was given in the
case of Donald G. Murray, Bal
timore Negro graduate of Am
herst College. The Court of Ap-
peals upheld the action of the
Baltimore City Court in grant
ing a writ of mandamus order
ing the university to admit
Murray to the law school.
The case was carried to court
by the NAACP through Attor.
neys Thurgood Marshall of Bal
timore and Charles H. Houston
of New York. The Maryland
case victory is expected to speed
up the progress in the cam
paign against educational in
CAPABILITIES now being carried on
by the NAACP under the dir
ection of Mr.. Houston. The as
ISOLATION is continuing its as
saults upon the barring of Ne
groes from professional and
graduate study and is likely to
initiate court action IN Virgin
la soon. Other states in which
surveys are being made are
North Carolina and Missouri.
In addition to fighting for
graduate and professional OPP
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25

Ar Englishman has invented a
gauge to measure the thickness of
the walls of glass bulbs and uter-
lis from the outside.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Who's Who In Clergy
To Include DIR. J. L.
Farmer Of Texas

Marshall, Tex, Jan. 25-Dr.
j. L.. Farmer, head of the de-
partment of religion and church
pastor at Wiley College for the
past four years, has just been
notified he will be included in
the 1886 edition of "Who's
Who in Clergy" DIR. Farmer is
a graduate of the Cannon The
illogical seminary, Atlanta, the
Boston School of Theology and
received his Phi. d. from Boston
University.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25

FOR ELKS
SUNDAY
Special Drive Ends:
Harris Makes It
Grand Success
OVER so ADDED

Sunday, Jan. 26th. Iroquois
Lodge will hold its final initiation
terminating a membership drive
which has been going on for nine
ty days.
This drive for new members has
been conducted under a dispen-
sion given by the grand exalted
ruler, J. Finley Wilson, who will
be the guest of Iroquois Lodge
about June 1st. A banqute will be
given in his honor, to which the
public will be invited to attend.
AS an orator Mr.. Wilson can only
be excelled by his great love for
his people and the wonderful pro-
gram he has established for the
mental and physical development
of the boys and girls, through the
educational and athletic depart
ments of the order. Under the edu-
cational department nearly 200
boys and girls have been awarded
scholarships in the various col
leges and universities of the coun-
try, of that number nearly a hun
dred have received their diplomas.
Misses Irene and Inez Battles of
our city wer graduated from the
Nebraska University, Class of
1928, and Miss Madree Jackson
of Omaha is at present matricu-
lating at Howard University.
Much has ben done to further
development of our boys by our
Athletic Department by encoursg-
ing and fostering all manner of
athletic activities such as: base
ball, football, basketball, boxing,
wrestling, etc.
j speak of these two depart
ments because | think they are
first in Importance, but too much
cannot be said of the great good
the Health, Civil Liberty, and the
Junior Herd r doing, the last
two of which are being organized
at this time in Omaha. The pur-
pose of the Civil Liberties League
S to fight against every form of
discrimination of members of our
group, whether local or national,
industrial or politicel.
The Junior Herd is composed
of boys between the ages of IL and
Is years. The purpose of this de-
partment is to teach them the du-
ties of citizenship by training them
in all phases of athletic activities
establish reading rooms where
they can have the advantage of
proper literature and to conduct
lectures and have a boys forum.
Any boy between the ages of IL
and 10 is eligible to join the Ju-
Nor Herd. Put your boy in now.
Call M. L. Harris, Organizer,
IA. 0213.
To the above detectives the
members of Iroquois Lodge have
committed themselves and for the
cause of them, men of high calibre
are joining this order for the SER
vice it is rendering to the people.
Iroquois Lodge intends to be host
of the Midwest Association of
Elks in 1887. This association
comprises six states: Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri, Kama, Colorado
and Oklahoma.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
MRS. MCDOWELL IS
HONOREDB YLOCAL
~INTERRACIAL GROUP
Tuskegee Legion
naires Laud DIR.
Fred Patterson

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Jan.
25-Full credit for the offic al
sanstion of the Britton McKen-
zie Post No. $50 of the Ameri-
can Legion, on the part of the
Executive Committee of the
Department of Alabama of the
American Legion, was given to
DR.. Frederick Douglass Patter-
son, by the members of the Post
here at the first meeting of 1886.
held at the Veterans Hospital
No. 81.
According to the laudatory
statements made by the men,
bers of the Post that appeared
before the executive committee
of the State Department, it was
directly through the efforts OF
the president of Tuskegee that
the charter was granted. E. II.
Cravens, adjutant of the Post
declared:
CDR. Patterson accompanied
our committee to Montgomery
to attend the State meet md
appeared before the ey
committee and so fo6ct
he lay our case be- Z
it was unanimousS syr6.
grant the charter, thereby es-
tablishing the first and only
chapter of the Alabama Depart
ment of the American Legion
comprising a Negro member
ship
Inc Br4tton Mckenzie Post
No. $50 was organized in June
1895 mad was named in. honor
of a graduate of Tuskegee In
stitute, who had served with
the AEF, and as a member of
the medical staff at the United
States Veterans Hospital. The
Post Commander is l.. w. Driv-
er, also a graduate of Tuskegee
Institute, whose grandfather
was a member of the faculty of
the institution during the early
nineties. Other officers are A.
H. Barnes, LIST vice commander j;
Calvin Watson, End vice COM
mander and z. H. C~ravens, Jr.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-25
Desaible Society
Holds Reception
Wednesday p. NJ,

Chicago, Jan. 25, (ANP) With
Lulu Irving as guest speaker, the
National DeSaible Memorial So
ciety held its annual New Years
reception at Elan home Wednes-
day evening Mrs. A. Tompkins was
mistress of ceremonies
Evening star., 1936-06-28
CAMPLETTSTR|E
TEUTON|C GAMES
23 German Boys Instruct
Y. M. c. A. Groups-PIay
PitcherIess Base Ball.

Base ball minus q pitcher and hand
ball played with q soccer ball are
topsy-turvy sports that have taken
Camp Let's by storm since the arrival
there Of % sport-loving German boys.
sent to America on q good will
mission.
The German boys, with faltering
English gained by two years of study
in German schools. are teaching the
Washington boys at the Y. M. c. A.
Rhode River Camp all about Teu-
tonic games, while the Americans
reciprocate with demonstrations od
all-American sports. according to j..
c. Ingram, camp director.
The pitcherless base ball of the
German youths, who range from is
to l8 years. is played with regulation
base ball bat, but instead Of waiting
for q ball to be thrown at him by
. hurler. the German batter tosses
the ball with his left hand and hits
it with the bat in his right hand.
The players circle the bases when
they make home run. much as in
the American game-but elimination
Of the pitcher also makes superfuous
. masked. chest-protected and mitted
catcher.
The hand BALI Of the German
boys Is an odd mixture Of basket
ball, volley ball, lacrosse without the
racquets and, to a minor degree, hand
Evening star., 1936-06-28

ball. 1t is played with a ball about
the size and shape bf a soccer ball,
which is thrown. butted with the head
or shoulders or struck with the hands
by team members endeav1ring to de-
posit it in a 10-foot basket" at the
end of the field.
The German hand ball is a rough
and tumble game with plenty of fast
action for the spectators as we'll as
the playersx The American boys have
evidenced Keen interest in the new
sport, which may become permanent
part Of the camp athletic program
The German youths will remain in
camp until next Friday. completing
a two-week vacation arranged under
the world friendship program of the
International Committee of the Y. M
c. A. 1t is planned next year to send
a delegation of American boys to Ger
many for similar visit at a German
camp.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

arrangements. Ira r. Champion Is
District secretary-treasurer. Minis
ters Of the city were guests at din
ner in the Washington Hotel last
night and members Of the organization
will I'LL the pulpits Of many churches
throughout the city at the regular
morning services today.
The Gideon Association was the re-
suit of an accidental meeting of S. E.
Hill of Beloit, Wis, and John H. Mich
olson of GAINESVILLE. Wis, in a hotel
room at Boscobel, Wis, in the Autumn
of 1898. Meeting again the following
May in Beaver Dam, Wis, they de-
;ided to form an organization Of Chris
tian commercial travellers for mutual
recognition and united service for the
Master and called meeting at James
vile, July l, 1899 Nicholson and Hill
met in the Y. M. c. A. with w. j.
Knight, and formed the organization,
which at the suggestion of Knight,
was called The Gideons.
Evening star., 1936-06-28
PALESTINE YIELDS
GATE OF MEGIDDO
King Solomon Built Barrier for
Stronghold of Arma.
geddon. II

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 27.-The ancient
gate that King Solomon built for the
city of Megiddo-the stronghold of
Armageddon battlefield for $500 years
has been uncovered in Palestine.
Its discovery was announced today
by the Oriental Institute of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
The gateway to the Biblical metro
polls was cleared by archeologists of
the institute, who previously had found
the stables where Solomon kept the
blooded horses he bought from the
Egyptians and sold to the Hittites.
A ramp leading up to the gate was
paved with lime. 1t appeared to have
been laid 1,100 years before Christ.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

ment had gone because Of the no
toriety he had received. Bischoff was
the divorced husband Of Vivian Cor
don, figure in New York night life,
who was mysteriously slain several
years ago.
He was a native Of South Caro-
lima and came to the District service
in August of 1928. He left here In
March of 1894.
Evening star., 1936-06-28
FORMER MANAGER
AT LORTON IS DEAD
Heart Failure Is Fatal to J. E. c.
Bischoff-Cleared in Re.
formatorv Probe,

J. E. C. Bischoff, who resigned two
years ago as business manager for
the District Reformatory at Lorton,
Va. died yesterday in Michigan, ac-
cording to word received by officials
of the Board of Public Welfare. Death
was said to be due to heart failure.
Bischoff, highly rated as man
ager of the prison industries, was
involved in an investigation of Lorton
business management shortly before
he resigned. He was absolved of all
charges, but he quit the service. say
ing he knew his chance for advance
Evening star., 1936-06-28
China Counts Unemployed.l \

CANTON, China R).-Accordine.t to
government statistics, there are 2,5s5.-
sl3 men and women without work in
IA leading cities Of China. Canton
heads the list, with $50 o,23o: Shanghai
has 61o,71o. Peiping soo,s35 and
Marking l6l,476.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

A stairway and other masonry be-
long to the later period of Solomon.
The gate was historically impor-
tant because it was the main entrance
to Megiddo, which controlled the pass
over the Carmel ridge.
Evening star., 1936-06-28
Nickel Deposits Worked.

A Brazilian German group is work.
ing the nickel deposits recently un-
covered in Sac Jose do Tocantins,
Brazil. believed one Of the largest in
the world
Evening star., 1936-06-28
MAY Wed Commoners.

Swedish princes will be able to
marry daughters Of foreign common
ers, If bill which the government
has submitted to the Riksdag becomes
a law.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

Testiniog Toy Railway in North
Wales, known as the Faery Line, has
Just celebrated its centenary.