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The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24

Tho Rev. John S. Williams at the
spring meeting Of the Omaha Pres
bybery, held in one Of the eity's
fashionable ~ohurdlcs, WIS unani-
mously elected Moderator (Presi-
dent) of the Presbytery. Rev. VIII
liams is the pastor of Hillside Pre-
sbyterian church, and the first
member of the race 10 hold this of
flee. This distinguished honor came
to Rev. Williams as a great sur
prise. "If I had known what was
going to happen, | would not have
been present-I shall do the best
l can ID deserve this honor"
Mr.. Williams in 1923 graduated
from Stillman Institute, Tuscaloosa
Alabama, attended the YMCA Col
lege in Chicago graduated from
Mccormick Theological Seminary
in 1928.
Not only a forceful and logical
preacher, but Rev. Williams is also
the leading ace choral director of
the middle west; having studied
music in Alabama, and with Har-
old Simonds, music teacher of the
Chicago Thi oaogfcdl Seminary;
coming to Omaha he also studied
with Omaha's most prominent voice
and piano teachers including Cecil
Bergman, piano: Miss Mary Mum
choff and Mr.. Fred Ellis, voice. All
three studied in Paris. Next June
he will receive a fine arts degree
from the University Of Omaha ma
ioring in music, including harmony
and counter point. In 1880, Rev.
Williams organized a choral society
composed of the leading singers
Of the race.
The chorus is still intact, and
for the past 16 months this group
is being heard over radio station
WAAW each Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. Each Easter the CHOIR
US presents "The Seven Last Words
Of Christ by Dubois, and each
Christmas, The Messiah by Handel
In 1885 he was appointed music
director Of a 300 voicec chorus
hat participated in the Mid West
Music Festival, sponsored by one
# Omaha's daily newspapers, The
World Herald. In that year he dir
octed a chorus that took third place
lmong 30 other (white) ohoirs
rom the west.
All Omaha honors Rev. Williams
or his Christian character, and for
his influence in the community.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
Former Weights and
Measure Inspector To
Open New Business

Mr.. N. C. James announces the
opening Of a new DIX service sta
ton, located at oath and Grant
streets. He will be remembered
by the populace of Omaha as the
former weights and measure in
spector of Omaha and while in the
service of the city, played a great
part in the formulating of the pre-
sent ordinance which governs the
accuracy of scales in our city.
Mr.. James came to Nebraska in
1903 following his graduation from
Lincoln high school in Kansas City,
Mo. locating in Lincoln, Nebr.,
where for many years served as the
technical chemist for the major
cleaning industries of that city, la
ter in 1924 moving to Omaha where
he grew into the civic interest of
the city especially as it relates to
the youth of our group.
In this new undertaking, Mr..
James promises to the public a ser
vice station completely renovated
and a station prepared to take care
of all needs with a smile.
Mr.. James is married and is the
father of Miss Bettye Jean James,
who IS an honor student at Central
high school.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
Goodwill Musical To
Be Given Sunday

The music lovers of Omaha are
all aglow over the Goodwill must
cal featuring over 200 voices re-
presenting some of Omaha's best
choirs, assisted by the City Ser
vice orchestra, directed by George
W. Bryant.
The unison numbers will be di-
rected by the Rev. John 5. VIII
liams outstanding chorus director
of the middle west.
The musical which will be pre-
scented at Pilgrim Baptist church
18th and Hamilton, on Sunday
April 25th at 2:45 p. M. was de-
signed three years ago with the
direct purpose of spreading a spi-
rit of goodwill through the church
world of Omaha.
DR.. r A. Adams, pastor of St
John AME church will deliver the
keynote message of the afternoon
on 1.-THE Relation of a Choir to Pu-
bile Worship"
The professionals will start prom
pity at 2:45. In ar 10 get a
good seat the public is urged to be
on time as a capacity house is an
hicinated.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24

ern Democrats and Republicans
Joined to administer a crushing de-
feat to southern congressman who
have fought all anti-lynching bills
ever proposed.
A lone Texan-the liberal Maury
Maverick-voted for the bill, as
did two Oklahoma congressman.
Outside of these there was no Sou
thern support for the measure.
o. sass. aaADE1AmAAeEA
At first souHherners kept their
arguments on a fairly high plane.
The leading opponent of the bill,
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24

Director of The Hodge Europ-
can Tours, 1949-74th street,
Brooklyn, N. Y, who will sail
on July 8, aboard the lie de
France on a 47-days tour Of
France, Switzerland and Italy,
all by motor. This is Mr.. Hold
ges ninth tour, and his party
will consist mainly of educa-
tors, professional and business
people.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
YWCA MEMBERSHIP
COMMITTEE REPORTS

AZ a dinner meeting of the
membership committee of
Mrs. Vera Graham is chair
man, a partial report of the men,
bership drive was made. 1t was re-
ported that the drive thus far had
Melted 104 new and renewed men,
berships. The chairman announced
that the drive would continue in
definitely The house committee Of
Mrs. Uenora Gray is chair
man rendered service.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
ARTISTS MODEL

Miss Pearl Winston who mod
eled the Military Hairdress''
at the Quack Style Review, was
selected to model for nine art
lists at the YMCA for her hair
dress. The hairdress was de-
signed by Pearls sister, Versie
Winston, instructor at North
side Beauty School.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24

Chairman Hatton Summers, OF TEX
MS, of the House judiciary commit
tee. made a fifty minute speech aga
inst the measure, literally plead
ing with the House not TO force
tho south.
But when it became more and
more clear that the bill was going
10 pass, and when amendment was
defeated, the southerners grew
more wild in their speeches. They
dragged out all the old arguments,
all the bugaboo' tales of the big
'burly black brutes' pure southern
womanhood' 'unspeakable crimes
against our sisters, wive and daugh
ters.'
The congressman from the state
(Mississippi), where the horrible
blow torch double lynching occur
red April 18th in the midst of de
bate on the bill apparently were
not ashamed, but took the lead in
fighting the bill and declaring over
and over again that the south
should be left TO handle lynching
in It's own way"
The bill was called every name in
Guiding "a bill to encourage rape"
and "a bill to make Harlem safe
for Tammany Hall"
Southerner after southerner took
the floor to say that if the bill
should be passed every Negro in
the south would believe "he now
had permission to rape white
women"
The most emotional, blood thirsty
speech was given by Congressman
Rankin of Mississippi who told a
story of a brute attacking a
white woman ON her way to
a WCTU meeting" Rankin also
declared that after the Dyer bill
was passed in 1922, a white girl
had been attacked fright here on
the Capitol grounds" Rankin left
the we'll of he House and took
several steps toward the desk of
Congressman Joseph A. Gavagan,
and shook his finger at the New
York sponsor of the bill.
The most pathetic speech against
the bill was made by Congress
man Weaver of North Carolina,
who dug up the old, old story of
his black nanny" Weaver, like
every other southerner who spoke
declared he 'lovedp colored PEG
pie and that the southern whites
were "the best friends of the Ne
gro. He said no good Negro ever
suffered in the south. All the
southern speakers said they hated
lynehing.
Numerous northern and western
congressman spoke for the bill with
Congressman Maury Maverick of
Texas giving a plain speech Of
support. 4.
How Nebraska and Iowa
Congressman Voted on the
Anti Lynch Bill
Against the Bill-119
Nebraska--Harry B. Coffee
Iowa-Fred Biermann
For the Bill-277
Nebraska-Henry G. Luckey, &c.
T. Mclaughlin, Karl Stefan.
Iowa-Cassius c. Dowell, Edward
c. Eioher, John w. Gwynne; Vim
cent Harrington, William S. JAG
OLSEN; Lloyd Thurston, Otha Wear
in.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
HonOred at Birthday Dinner

Honored at Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Helen M. Sampson, 2609
Lake street, celebrated her 65th
birthday on Thursday, April
18th. She celebrated very quiet
ly at birthday supper, given her
by her son, Harry. She received
many beautiful gifts from her
children who are out Of town.
Among the gifts she received
was a beautifully decorated five
pound birthday cake. The Oma
ha Guide extends congratula
tons to Mrs. Sampson and wish
es for her many, many happy
birthdays.
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
Rev. Harper and Dr.. Mckinney
Address Lodge at Celebration

Denver, Colo. April pam overflow crowd witnessed the
thirty sixth anniversary of the Supreme Camp and Annual
Thanksgiving services of The American Woodmen, Denver
Camp No. /, at New Hope Baptist church, 1881 Ogden street,
here Sunday at 3 p. m- o. Gl Gist was master Of ceremonies
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24
Anti-Lynch Bill Passed
In House Amid Race
Hatred Arguments

Washington, I. C, April 24-After seven hours of debate
the last hours of which were bitter with hate stirring anu
Negro talk, the House passed the davagan anu iynenng OIL
by a vote of 27 to 119.
The vote came Just before seven o'clock, April 18th. North
The Omaha guide., 1937-04-24

James "Boogy" Lee, 2417 Ma
pie street, left Monday for Kan
sas City where he will visit his
aunt, Mrs. Margaret Williams.
He will also go to Denver and
Detroit before returning home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
SCHEDULE FOR SEATTLE C. OF C.
 TRIP ANNOUNCED
Good Will Party Will Ar rive Here June s on
 Steamer Aleutian

Interest in the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Good WI Tour to AL aska is greater this year than ever before, and the delegation will be the largest and most representa- tive ever to go North from the Puget Sound city, according to Eos ter l.. McGovern, Manager of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce AL aska Department.
 Already mere reservations have been made than for the 1885 tour, and there is still several weeks be- fore sailing date. The party will be made up of Seattle's business and professional leaders with their families.
 Leave June
 The group will leave on the Aleu- tian Saturday, June 5, and will spend 16 days covering all the prin- cipal cities in Southeast and South western Alaska, including Ketchi- kan, Wrangell, Petersburg. Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
 The Aleutian will remain at Sew ard for two days so that members of the party may go by special train to Anchorage and Palmer, and also have a day for visiting at Seward. delegation of between 35 and 40 will be detached from the main group at Seward and will go in to the interior of Alaska by train, vis- iting Anchorage, Palmer, Mount Mckinley National Park and Fair banks. They will return to the Coast by automobile over the Richardson Highway, making the trip back to Seattle on the Yukon
 Accommodation Taken
 The Seattle Chamber has taken ever all the accommodations on the Aleutian and the schedule has been changed from the regular, 12-day one to IS days so that more time will be available for the Seattle men to visit with their Alaska bIsi- reSs friends.
 "The purpose of our trip is to pay friendly call on the people of Alaska, and to show our appre- oiation tor tse important place that Alaska holds in the business life of Seattle" said Thomas M Pelly Chairman of the Seattle Chambers Committee of over 50 members which has been organizing tn e delegation for the past two months.
 Tentative Schedule
 The tentative schedule is as fol- lows:
 Leave Seattle 10 am, Saturday,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
ANCHORAGE HAS
 TENT CITY LIKE GOOD OLD DAYS
Influx of Travellers Makes Western City Throbbing sMetropolis, BragawSays

Anchorage is taking on the aspects of a boom town and now boasts a tent city, according to R. A. Bra gaw, prominent Anchorage man who arrived here on the Yukon for sessions of the Unemployment Com mission of which he is member
 Due to the influx of persons going to various easonal activities throughout the Interior and Vest ward it is almost impossible to get lodgings in Anchorage and as re- suit the tent city has sprung up, he reported.
 Anchorage is a clearing point for scores leaving by plane and due to the fact that airplane travel has been limited as result of melting snow the city is crowded. There is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
6. A. BICEL0W
 TO INTERIOR
 ON MINE DEAL
Yuba Consolidated May De- velop Property on North
 Fork of Tolovana

To look over mining property on the north fork of the Tolovana river. c. A. Bigelow, representing the Yuba Consolidated Goldfields Company, is a passenger to the vest ward on the Baranof. He was ac- ccmpanied by Mrs. Bigelow.
 MT. Bigelew is one of the best known placer mining experts of Al aska and the Pacific coast. He spent years in the north, much of the time in Fairbanks and in Nome and vicinity.
 The newly organized ToloVana ground was mostly staked by resi- dents of Livengood and vicinity and has been held and developed by them during the last 20 years or more. Jack McCord has been busy since last fall dealing with them and getting the ground organized.
 Possibilities of extensive dredg- ing and other operations on the Tolovana by the Tuba company has given the people of the area hopes of greatly increased activity and years of production there.
 The ground comprising 4,000 acres runs from the mouth of Duncan Creek to the junction of Livengood Creek with the Tolovana.
 
 Forty-seven claim holders have agreed to the development by the Tuba concern. One-half interest is retained by the present claim hold CTS, one half by MT. McCord for the Yuba.
 From the Yuba's half, MT. Me- Cord and O. w. Tibbett are to re- ceive per cent of gross for the work of organizing for the develop ment. They were Outside last win ter to contract officials of the Tuba Company.
 MT. Bigelow and F. c. Vandiense, executive vice president of the Tuba, are representing the company in the deal with MT. McCord and MT Tibbitt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11

Texas cnce was called "Philisa- bella" after the Spanish soyereigns, Philip and Isabella.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11

June 6 arrive Ketchikan am, Mon- day. June T; arrive Wrangell pm, Monday, June 2; arrive Petersburg pm, Monday, June '; arrive Ju- neau am, Tuesday, June 8; arrive Skagway am, Wednesday, June 9; arrive Cordova am, Friday, June II: arrive Columbia Glacier pm, Friday, June II; arrive Valdez pm, Friday. June H. arrive Seward a. m, Saturday, June 12; railroad trip to Anchorage am. Saturday, June 12; railroad trip to Anchorage, Pal mer, Fairbanks am, Sunday, June IS.
 SOuthbOund
 Leave Seward pm, Sunday, June IS; arrive Valdez am. Monday June IA; arrive Cordova pm. Mon- day, June IA; arrive Sitka am. Wednesday, June 16; arrive Juneau am. Thursday, June IT; arrive Petersburg pm, Thursday, June IT; arrive Wrangell am, Friday, June IS; arrive Ketchikan am, Friday June l8; arrive Metlakatla pm. Friday June IS; arrive Seattle pm. Sunday, June 20
 The Fairbanks delegation will re- turn from Valdez to Seattle on the Yukon arriving in Seattle Thurs day, June "A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11

no snow at Anchorage but there is soft snow in many of the outlying places and the planes are exper- fencing that in between" period when neither wheel equipment or skis can serve.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
SONJA'S FATHER
 DIES. HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD. Cal, May II. = Wilhelm Henia. 65, who taught his daughter Sonia to win the Olym- pia games skating title and has managed her film career, died here yesterday. Death was caused by a blood clot on the lungs. He had been i'll one week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
CORRECTION

The Grand Opening and prize night in Douglas will be tonight, and the advertisement dated last night was an error. Come one-come night was an error. Come one-come all! It's big time in Douglas to- night for everyone! adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
NOTICE

Second annual meetings of the stockholders and board of directors of Jack Wade Dredging Company will be held Tuesday, June 9th, in Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. (signedD CHARLES A. WHITNEY,
 --ady. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11

Alaska by Lester D. Henderson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
HUMPHREY BACK

fl. B. Humphrey, Safety Engineer for the U. s. Bureau of Mines, re- turned to Juneau on the Baranof after vacation in Portland, Ore. He expects to leave by plane shortly for Fairbanks to continue safety work at the Fairbanks Exploration Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-11
QuILCENE ON GRID

Following her arrival in Juneau Saturday with a tow of logs for the mill, the Juneau Lumber Mills newly acquired tug boat Quilcene was put on the gridiron at the Upper City Float yesterday for minor re- pairs and change of propeller.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
CHURCH OFFERS
 UNION SERVICE
First N. E. Program Sun. day to Open With Con.
 cert By s. A. Band

A special union Christmas service will be held at 7:SO o'clock Sunday evening at the First Methodist church preceded by Q sacred concert hy the New Haven Salvation Army Band and the church quartet at 5;S0 o'clock.
 At 6:SO o'clock the professional wfll start for the First Baptist church headed by the band. At 7:S0 o'clock O pageant will be presented under the supervision of Miss Dor othy Gates and Miss Ethelyn Nich- ols of the Baptist church. The calendar of events at the First M, E, church next week follows: Monday, December 20--
 700 D. m.-Girl Scout meeting, 700 p. m.-The Young People
 will meet at the church and
 then go carollng.
 800 D. m,-Church School Board
 meeting. Important business
 including presentation of l9S9S
 budget,
 Tuesday, December 2l--
 2:S0-WW, c. T. U, meeting and
 Christmas Party, WeWdnesday, December 22- 7:l6-Church School Christmas
 Party. Department will meet
 in their usual places for games
 and entertainment The gen.
 eral get-together will be In
 the church school auditorium
 at 0;46 o'clock, Thursday, December 2S--
 7;S0 p. m,-Prayer meeting,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

and the old lady nodded, Linda would glance up to find the grandson's dark eyes fixed upon her own face, dancing with mis- chievous comradeship, as if they shared Q delightful secret, too precious to be put into words.
 And Linda would smile back her quirked elusive smile, Q lit- tie confused, little startled by her own sudden happiness, would straighten her slim body in It's demure frock, and read on much more rapidly, tripping sometimes over the words, in the conscious. ness that, across the fireplace, his smile had become more inti- inately amused.
 Once, noticing that as she perched on one of his grand. mothers tall chairs. her feet barely touched the floor, he rose, and bringing her c stool, knelt with absurdly extravagant cere. mony and placed 1t beneath her feet.
 "A fotStool for Titania," nc said.
 And though tho stool was the one that had come over on the boat which had brought the first Trents to American shores, and was guarded by old Miranda as jealously as life itself, she only smiled now, proudly, as if at one moro evidence of her grandson's superior discernment. "That's 1t. I've always wondered what 1t was Miss Benton reminded me of. Fl. tania, of course.
 For the first time almost aS If she liked me, Linda thought hap. oily.
 She had been threading this first Christmas away from home. Now she began to look forward to It. She must get gift for Mrs. Trent - that knitting basket she admired yesterday, perhaps She would sing for them, too-soine Christmas music. People always liked to hear her sing.
 Hard to believe now how once the portraits-even the walls of the old
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17
CHAPTER IT

Not even Miranda Trent'S glowing descriptions of her grandson had prepared Lin- da for the actuality of Cap tain Trent as he flashed upon her that first evening - tall, vivid, and irrepressible, with a gay charm, at once teasing and caresslng, that set even his stately grandmother = whom he breezily addressed as Duchess" - bridling and blushing like a girl.
 It did not, apparently, seem at all strange to Mrs. Trent that from the begin- ming the young flyer settled into the old-maidish routine of their evenings with com plete satisfaction.
 It did seem strange to Lin- da that she was admitted so unreservedly into the hal lowed family circle. She soon understood, however.
 It was necessary to the proud grandmother's sense of snowman ship that she have on audience to whom to exhibit this superlative grandson of hers. The old lady re. faxed and glowed proudly.
 As for Captain Trent, he re- ferred to them impartially as you girls" teased and hattered them in- discriminatory, and trounced them both at their spinsterish little games ito the ill-concealed pride of Q grandmother, who ordinarily played for blood-ineantime carrying on Q running fire of raillery mad nonsen- sical song.
 Or quite as often, he lounged In Q big chair while Linda read aloud, his mobile face unaccount- ably quiet and contented in the fire- light.
 Sometimes, when Mrs. Trent's knitting slid quietly to the floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-17

house--had seemed secretly hostile and terrifying. Now, as she hurried down the broad stairway each even. ing, the very stair railing under her hand seemed to jingle with friendliness, as if 1t, and indeed the whole house, had suddenly come alive and young again.
 There was one evening when, as she knelt before Mrs. Trent to disentangle c snarl In her knit. ting yarn, Captain Trent strolletl across the room to stand over her, his eyes following her slender supple fingers. When she glanced up, his glance met hers witl, something 50 like 0 laughing co. ress that her hands faltered, and Mrs. Trent said rather tartly Careful, Miss Benton Dt 20 away, Barry. It's enough k make Q cat nervous the way 70. prowl around. declare I don know what's como over you thes' laSt few daysl"
 "What you girls need aro.lls this house" Barry countered ''il Q good able-bodied seaman. never saw Q woman yet who knew how to untie knot - or to ont either"
 And taking the yarn into hi' own big, clean-cut hands, ho un' tangled it with c deft legerdemaii' too swift for their eyes to follow.
 "dood thing you'll have me around to trim the Christmas tree for you," he finished impudently "When it comes to Q job tha, 1t takes real skill, women are ell thumbs"
 Don't pay any attention to him Miss Benton," old Mirandai proudly indulgent smile included Linda In c friendly entente of SC, against sex. II know that h' thinks well enough of women tt have 0 new sweetheart in ever, port"
 "Thats where you're wrong. Barry spoke abruptly without look ing up from the pipe he was filling "The lists are now closed"
 Then, as if startled ct his owf sudden lapse Into seriousness, h'