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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
Reorganization Plan Is
Proposed In Opposition
To Roosevelt's Scheme
A|RPLANE SAFETY
METHODS STUDIED
u. S. Agents Dig Into Prob
lem as Doctors Work
Over Crash Victims

Los Angeles, CAL, Jan. 14.-(AP)-
Federal Investigations concentrated
today on elimination danger zones
from eastern air routes, while medi-
cal experts struggled to save eleven
survivors of Tuesdays transport
crash.
Martin Johnson, noted big game
hunter, and James Braden, Cleveland
ink company president, were injured
fatally when the Western Air Elk
press plane, en- route from Salt Lake
City, crashed at New Hall Pass
ridge in a snow storm Is miles from
the landing field here.
Mrs. Johnson, her husbands part
ner on many African expeditions, was
not informed of her husbands death
yesterday because of shock and weak
ness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
SENTIMENT TURNS
TOWARD COMPACTS
Warehousemen and Manu-
facturers, Losing Fear,
Are Supporting Bill
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
nv - RASK ERVTLT
j
Nv

Raleigh, Jan. IA majority of the
tobacco warehousemen and even OF
the manufacturers will support the
proper kind of a tobacco compacts
and crop control bill according to
Senator j. c. Eagles of Wilson. He
believes the compacts bill which will
eventually be brought out of the agri-
culture committees will be satisfac-
tory to every one concerned and that
it will be enacted with a minimum of
difficulty.
It is generally agreed, however, that
at the beginning Of the session there
was considerable apprehension on the
part of a good many tobacco farmers,
warehousemen and manufacturers
over the type of tobacco crop control
law that might be offered and that
there was also spirited competition
for the chairmanships of the Senate
and House Committees on Agricul-
ture. Believing that the crop control
and compacts bill would probably be
written in Washington by United
States Department of Agriculture of
ficials, many of which were associat-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
Tub Staying
Is Admitted
By Janitor

New York, Jan. IA (AP)-District
Attorney Charles Sullivan announced
today that Major Greene, stocky Ne
gro porter, had signed a full confess
sion to the bathtub Staying of pretty
Mrs. Mary Robinson Case.
The 33-year-old porter broke down
and admitted his guilt at 5:25 a. m.
Sullivan said, after he had refused
for "a hours to admit completely of
the crime.
Green had been booked at the New
town police station in Queens. He
was transferred later to Manhattan
police headquarters.
Sullivan said the porter, who was
Employed in the Jackson Heights
apartment building, where the 25-year
old housewife was strangled and
beaten with a hammer before her life
less body was dumped into a bathtub
Monday would be arranged in court
Monday.
Theft was the motive" Sullivan
said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
CORPORATION AND
UNION CHIEFS ARE
CALLED TO FARLEY
Around 100000 Employees
Are Idle Throughout Ma
ton in Tie-Up Of
Many Plants
QUIET PREVAILS AT
ALL FLINT PLANTS
1900 National Guardsmen
on Duty There; William
Knudsen, Vice President
of General Motors, and
Homer Martin, of Union,
Represent Groups
QUIET PREVAILS AT
ALL FLINT PLANTS
Nv The Associated Press.)

l1N l nc ASSOClciICu Coo'(
Company and union representatives
were called into conference by Gov
ernor Frank Murphy of Michigan to-
dav in an effort to end the automo-
bile workers strike against the Cen
eral Motors Corporation, biggest of
the labor disputes, which held about
100000 employees idle in the nation.
Governor Murphy's conference call
proposed discussion of an immediate
and peaceful termination of the Gen
eral Motors strike" which alone in
yolyed about $4,000 workers.
Executive Vice-President William
Krudson. Of the General Motors, head
Cd the company's conferees, and
Homer Martin accept on behalf of
the strikers.
Quiet prevailed at Flint, scene of a
bloody riot at the strike-bound Fisher
plant Monday night, which prompted
Governor Murphy to send 1900 Ma
tional Guardsmen.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
HIGHWAY REPORTS
WELL ILLUSTRATED
Interesting Reading, Too,
and Grips Attention of
Legislators
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
nv j. G.. BASKERVILLE
Daily Dispatch Bureau,

Raleigh, Jan. 14-By the use OF
manv pictures and few words, the
state Highway and Public Works
Commission has managed to get more
attention paid to its biennial report
than that of any other state depart
ment, comment heard here today lndl-
Gates. Instead of being the usual
blue-backed, uninteresting looking ar
raw of words and figures, such as are
found in the average biennial report,
the highway department decided to
"say it with pictures AS a result
members of the General Assembly
found on their desks a pictorial story
of highway construction and develop
ment in North Carolina that looks
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
BLOOD-STAINED CHAIN OF
TIRE NOW BEING STUDIED

Tacoma, Walsh, JAM 14.-(AP)-
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents studied a blood-stained tire
chain today as the latest clue in their
search for the kidnaper and slayer of
Charles Mattson.
The bloody chain was taken from
the stolen machine taken at Everett,
Wash, near where the beaten body of
the ten-year-old Tacoma kidnap vic
tim was found Monday.
A Federal agents said tests had
shown the substance staining the
chain was human blood, but refused
to state whether it had been proved
to be Charles blood.
Finding of lipstick frozen in snow
on the running board of the machine
led officials to check the possibility
of a feminine accomplice.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
RROOKINGS REORGANIZING
PLAN GAINING ATTENTION

Washington, Jan. l4.-(AP)-Pre-
sentation of a Brookings Institution
report on governmental reorganiza-
ton intensified Capitol debate today
on that controversial subject, which
held attention above two senatorial
Investigations.
The report, covering activities of
"a Federal money lending agencies,
was held secret until it's discussion
nv the Senate committee on reor-
ganization.
Chairman Byrd, Democrat, Virginia
of the committee, wants to effect huge
economics as well as to create eff
cient operation. The latter is the pri-
mary aim of President Roosevelt's
regrouping of proposals.
Reorganization also came before the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
Agreements
ByEuropeans
Progressing
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
Italy and Germany renewed their
handclasp today.
France, agreeing to meet the Nazi
rights half way in solution of their
economic and political problems, took
steps also to do her part in stopping
foreign hands in Spain.
General Wilhelm Goering, who has
the functions ,of Germany's prime
minister, talked in Rome with Benito
Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel
They told him Italy's friendship for
and collaboration with Germany had
not cooled because of the Italian
agreement with Great Britain on the
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
HearingO On
Referendum
Is Put Off
$4,000 Motor Liabil-
ity Insurance Stu
died; Revenue Bill
Being Studied

Raleigh, Jan. 16 (AP)-The Houses
Judiciary Committee No. 1 postponed
consideration of the Statewide bill for
a referendum on the prohibition of
manufacture and sale of alcoholic liq-
uors in North Carolina today until it
could hold a public hearing.
No one asked a public hearing, but
the committee members decided some
body probably would, so they deferred
action.
A subcommittee consisting of Rep
resentatives Horton, of Martin; Pay
lor of Pitt, and Thornton of Forsyth,
was appointed to study the measure
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
THINKS PROSPERITY
is BACK To STAY
Senator Says 1t Is Due to
Mid Initiation; Lemke
Sees New Party
ny CHARLES T.. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

wa nington, Jan. Ex-senator Mar
vel NJ Logan of Kentucky believes
ueP'" SONS may be a thing of the past
IN tae United States.
WE are coming out of the last
o''' avs the Kentuckian, land &C
,0,'S are out Of it in spots. Times
~. 'niy are better-tney are good.
IL has been done by an initiation
~ Pohcy which some folk criticize.
Il, however, contrast it with the
ieoy"rian philosophy That was one
t ol n4uidation. If agriculture or a
.o.' 'as or an industry was pinched
,ie HooYeri3n L!2n was to let it go
''''" bankruptcy. The Roosevelt plan
lConti~ Jed ON Pare Eivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14

of the abductor who seized Charles
December 81, passed up offers of a
$4,000 ransom and left his battered
body where it was found by hunter
last Monday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-14
Liquor Referendum Bill
With Hostile Committee
Advocates of Statewide Ele ction on Whisky Admit
They Lost First Skirmish In Bill Wednesday; Con-
troll Group Satisfied With Turn of Events

Hatch, Wake; Hugh G. Horton, Mar
tin; Willie Lee LumpKin, Franklin;
Walter Murphy, Rowan; John Hill
Faylor, Pitt; j. Merrill Peace, Vance;
r. H. House, Lenior; r. E. Sentelle,
Brunswick; r. N. Summervill On
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HENDERSON
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Convicted on
vagrancy Charge

On the complaint of Rev. Milton
K. Curry, pastor of Zion baptlst
church eleven men and women
were arrested April 22nd in con-
nection with the promotion and
sales of tickets for a musical jub-
lice scheduled to be held in June.
Rev. Curry said he was persuaded
to stage the music festival on an
arrangen1ent Through which the
church was 70 receive % per cent
of the proceeds. But after $3.50 was
collected, he was advised that the
percentage due the church had
been absorbed by the C o 5 t
of telephones used by the sales
men in selling tickets
The festival, as described to pro-
auectivev customers, was to depict
the life of the Negro in the United
States from the Introduction OF
slavery in 1919 to the present day.
Tickets were so cents apiece
Police found a large box of cards
bearing telephone numbers and ad-
dresdes in the church basement, the
collection indicating a complete
canvass of the directory had been
stated. A sheet of paper bearing
a typewriter sales talk was also
found.
The Rev. Leroy Minks of Denver
head eff the promotional force, was
given a 90 day Jail sentence by
Judge George Holmes Saturday
morning when convicted or a charge
of vagrancy. His wife was fined,
as were two others. Eight were
freed on the promise that they
would leave town Immediately. All
were white.
Rev. Curry announced the festi-
val will be produced June 10 and Il
"a annonced by the Denver group.
He further said tickets sold by the
outsiders would be honored at the
affair, which will be produced by
/. Scott, a member of the church.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. IL. Sherwood
celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary on Wednesday,
April Nth, 1887, at the North
Side Wv CA:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood stood
in the aleoye decorated in white
crepe paper, with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Helen Taylor, and
their granddaughter, Marlene
Taylor. Mrs. Sherwood looked
stunning in " green lace gown,
while Mr.. Sherwood stood up
in one of the latest tuxedos.
Mrs. Taylor wore a beautiful
white crepe dress trimmed in
white satin, with a small train.
Many beautiful and useful
presents were received, and all
guests extended their bestwish
es for az continued contented
welded life.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Utmost Pressure on Senate
Urged on Anti-LynChing Bill

New York, May Squared on to
increased effort by the smashing
vote BY which the House ON April
18th passed the Gavagan anti-lvnch
bill, supporters of the legislation
turned their attention to the Sen
ate with redoubled energy.
Elated owe the momentum ga
thered by the Gavagan bill in
he House and heartened by express
siona of determination to keep
fighting which are pouring in from
all sections of the country, the
NAACP this week urged a steady
barrage Of betters, telegams, petit
tiohs and resolutions be sent to
senator's impressing upon them the
desire of the country for this legis-
lation.
There is a strong feeling in Wash
ingtdn that it is not sufficient for
senator's to state that they are in
favor of the legislation and will
vote for it wfIen it comes to the
floor. What is needed is the pro-
mise of senator's to work to bring
the bill to the floor.
The citizens back home are urged
to write and have their senators
go to the leaders in the Senate and
call for action on the anti-lynching
bill In the Senate, the bill is
known as the Wagner-Van Mugs
bill Is. 1909. 1t differs only slight
ly from the Gayagan bill and an
adjustment between the two is ox-
expected to be a simple procedure
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Denver Ticket Schemers Fined
Goodwill Spring
Musical Was A
Classical Success

Three hundred and fifty voices
from 10 ohoirs of the Omaha
church world joined Sunday after
noon in the third annual Goodwill
Spring Musical" at Pilgrim Bapt-
list church. The 10 choirs represent
ed the following churches: Clair
Chapel ME, Sc. John AME; Be-
thel Baptist; Zion Baptist; Pilgrim
Baptist, Mount Moriah Baptist;
Cleaves' Temple CINE, Frtestone
Baptist; Pleasant Green Baptist
and Zion Imperial choir.
Following the professional Of all
choira singing their regular pro-
cessional selections. The program
was as follows: Miss Estella Ro-
binson led 1900 voices in singing
the National Negro anthem, Lift
Every Voice and Sing" Invocation
by Rev. Curry, pastor of Zion Bap-
fist church; Overture by City Ser
vice orchestra whose renditions
held the Monmouth audience spell
bound. The master of ceremonies,
Mr.. Archie B. Young, was then in
PRODUCED by Mr.. L. l.. McVay who
inturn introduced the various
choirs who rendered one selection
each. As the Zion Imperial choir
completed their all Latin selection
Rev. +. L. Stevenson, pastor of
Pilgrim Baptist church introduced
Rev. r. A. Adams, pastor of St.
John AME church, who delivered
y brief but in spring address on
Tho "Relation of the Choir to Pu-
bic Worship" This was followed by
selections from the 81. John and
Pilgrim choirs, then came the grand
finale by all choirs massed under
The direction of Rev. j. S. Williams,
FIRST Listen to the Lambs" and
The Hallelujah Chorus which was
indeed a masterpiece. Preceding
The benedietion, Rev. F. P. Jones
WHO delivtred same, paid flowing
tribut to the man in whose mind this
event was born by leading 1900
Black Americans in singing to the
of "Bless Be the Tide" NC
Way, McVay; McVay' Mr.. L. L
McVay will be remembered as a
former student at Fisk University
and a graduate of Howard univer-
sity,
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01

an international figure in the mo-
ton picture industry was injured
when his car struck an Il, pillar ON
Eighth avenue.
Witness STATED that a blown out
left lire caused the machine to
swerve then skid thirty feet or more
because Of the wet pavement COM
pletely out of control of Stepin
Fetehit who was driving alone.
The car was an old 81 Lincoln
club coupe which the famed comic
STAR had held in his possession as
lucky charm.
Police at the West 135th street
station a half a block away rushed
the injured actor to the Harlem
hospital, where it is feared he may
not live.
Joe CHASER, Artists Representa-
tive of the Rockwell O'Keefe Book
ing offices in Radio City was noti-
fed of the accident Sunday after
noon and rushed Immediately to the
Harlem hospital to aid the serious
ly injured star. He later conferred
with his personal physician, Doctor
Dean Makotshi who succeeded in
making arrangements for the re-
moval of Sbepin Fetchit to a pri
vate hospital on Monday morning
Stepin Fetchit has been playing
deluxe theaters in the east and
was appearing at the Earl theatre
in Philadelphia. AS there are no
Sunday shows in the Quaker City
he had driven TO New York City
to spend the day. He was not due
back at the Earl theatre until time
for the midnight performance Sum
day.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Omaha Guide to
Sponsor Movie
Style Revue

Monday evening May 18th, The
Omaha Guide will sponsor a city
wide Movie Style Revue at the
Dreamland Hall.
We are inviting all clubs in or
out of Omaha to send a model or
models, both male and female.
There will be a trophy given to
the club sending the best model, a
ring to the best individual model,
q prize will be given the club SELL
ing he largest number of tickets
and to the best individual ticket
salesman.
The list of clubs who have al
ready assured US their coopera-
ton in making this the most CLAM
Gus affair ever witnessed in Oma-
ha re:
Cleverettes, Council Bluffs Iowa;
Girl Reserves; Modernistis Maidens;
Bacchannites; Mite; Optimist;
Althouse Beauty school; Northside
Beauty school; with others prom
ising cooperation as soon as same
can be carried through the regular
official course stipulated by their
organization.
Tickets prior to the 18th may be
secured at the popular price of 40
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Beauty Shop Changes Hands

Mrs. S. Stephenson, an ex
pert marcel Waver and beauty
culturist of Chicago, H., has
bought Mr.. Homer McCraney's
Beauty Salon, located at 2037
N. Oath ST., two doors south Of
the Ritz Theatre.
The public is cordially invit
ed to visit this strictly SAM
tary shop where you will re
ceive courteous attention and
satisfactory workmanship.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01

cents; a 20 per cent saving over
the regular price.
The popular Syneo Hi Hatters
orchestra will furnish the music of
the evening, supported by a fast
and sizzling floor show featuring
Williams and Caldwell of Chicago,
III.
Every participant in this affair
will be filmed, giving all the chance
to view their likeness on the
screen in a local movis house.
All clubs wishing to enter a mo-
del or models are urged to regis
ter with Mrs. Mildred Gilbert at
the Omaha Guide, 2418 Grant st.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01

Mrs. Carrie Knox of KANSAS
City, Kans., is visiting her son,
Adolphus Knox, 1881 N. 22nd
street.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Murder Charge Looms

Murder Charge Looms
Green) the wounded mar is in
Harlem hospital in a critical con
dition. If Green dies, police say
Father Divine will be charged with
murder.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01
Stepin Fetchit Injured
In Auto Crash
Screen Comedian Near Death
After Automobile Smashup

New York, April 25-Stepin Fet-
chit, movie comic was in Harlem
hospital Sunday, his dancing feet
stilled by an automobile accident
in which he suffered a fractured
skull. Doctors said his condition
was fair.
Stnpin Fetchit, IN private life
Lincoln Perry, 40 who has become
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01

by Two Negro ueIeCtufeS 1Ioiu bil0
West 123rd Station, Harlem, as he
fearfully peeked round the corner
of a furnace.
Father mystifIed New York pol
ice with a rapid fade-out following
an attempt by Paul Camera, a pro-
cess shrver, to hand the cult lead
er n summons in a civil action dur
mi a banquet Service at the King
dom at 20 West 18th street, Har-
lem. In the melee that followed.
Fathers angels routed the forces
of outer darkness.
When the bedlam quieted down,
Harry Green, white, of Teaneck
N. J., a friend Of the process SER
Yer, lay critically wounded on the
floor and the police had broadcast
an alaFcm to eight states for Fa-
Their Divine who meantime had
assumed his most invisible form.
Earthly Troubles Grow
Taking advantage of his disap-
~pearance, Fathers No. l angel,
Faithful Mary, revealed ambitions,
heaven-inspired of course, to take
over the earthly possessions of the
Kingdom She told reporter she
was through with that man hect-
cally adding:
"Ho il not God, he amt nothing
just a damned man."
FATHER Divine was arrested at
Il Gum street Milford, Conn. after
two women disciples had volubly
denied he was in the house. As he
walked Shakily out Of the house,
of the women, a white girl
known as Lovely Bess,v said be-
tween her sobs "Father will deal
with his enemies
Father himself indicated that
his hide-out had been betrayed by
3 Judas in his movement. He said
that "divine justice" would be met
ed out to the Judas.
Locked Up for Night
Night court was closed when
Father was brought back to New
York and the dimunitive evangelist
was fingerprinted and photograph
ed and locked up for the night. Ko-
vie Frankel, a white attorney was
retained to represent him.
George Booker, one of the two
detectives who arrested Father Di-
vine said the cult leader told him
he had nothing to do with the
stabbing in his Kingdom "and if
anyone did anything it was his fol-
lowers and they did it for his pro-
lection"
Harlem had a good laugh over
the special precautions taken to pre-
ven Fathers disappearance from
his cell. These precautions includ-
ed the assignment of a special pol
iceman to sit through the night in
front of his cell. Outside in the
street, about fifty white and Negro
angels who had learned he was in
Jail, stood in silent wonder.
Angels are Proxies
Meantime Faithful Mary pushed
plans to usurp the leadership Of
the Kingdom or at least take over
its tangible assets. She said she
had broken with Father and WIS
keeping title to numerous of the
earthly properties which the shea
kingdom" had amassed. These
include restaurants, peace mis-
sions, farms and miscellaneous pro-
perties.
Murder Charge Looms
Green} the wounded man is in
Harlem hospital in a critical con-
dition. If Green dies, police say
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01

Arrested in Conn.
Hideout- Angels Rise Up

New York, April % (CNA)-The threes day ~invisibility of
Divine from police of eight states ended with the arrest
Of the eult leader in a gloomy cellar att Milford, Conn, late
Asst Thurtslay night. The bald headed hEtle evangelist whom
thousands of Negro and white folk worship as God was collared
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-01

c r'gressman Charles F. Nc
Laurhlin from End District Nebr.
who aided passage of the anti
lynch bill.
Other Nebraska Congressman
who voted for the bill were Henry
c. Lucky and Karl Stefan.
Evening star., 1937-07-08
TONY COY SPIRIT,
DODGES MEDIUM
Won't Join Other Spooks
in Recording for
Smithsonian.
By the Associated Press.

LILY DALE, N. Y, July 8.-Spir-
itualist spokesmen said Sioux Indian
chief, 800 years dead, along with Chi
nese and French spirits, made elec-
trical recordings for Uncle Sans eth
biological experts yesterday.
But Tony" the Italian comedy
element in the spirit repertoire of
Horace S. Handling, natty British
medium couldn't be reached,
Handling said the Indian, Moon
Trail" took command of his vocal
chords and made l0-minute record
Ing that will be sent to the Bureau of
Ethnology at Washington.
With it will go, he said, a 5-minute
message" credited to 'Ruan Fo,"
the Chinese, and another from the
Frenchman whom Handling failed to
identify
Tony" Won't Come.
He said he tried for several minutes
to get the rollicking Tony to the
microphone. but couldn't locate him
in the spirit world" At this spir-
1tualist colonys first recording session
last week. Tony joked with his audi
ence and called the recording "a
scratching machine"
r. G. Pressing, editor of the Dale
News. said he and critical audience
OF eight watched the record making.
Moon Trail addressed himself in
English first to his dear children of
earth" Pressing reported.
''Of course, several of the Indian
words cannot be placed in today's
Sioux language" he quoted from Moon
Trails" message
Even the English language has
changed much in 300 years as COM
pared with the English we know today.
will try to remember the tongue I
have not used for so long"
Regular Tongue Twister.
Here, Pressing said. Moon Trail"
indicated he might have trouble twist
Ing Hambling's unaccustomed vocal
cords into the strange language of the
old-time Sioux
Handling said he transmitted the
messages while in a complete trance,
Naturally, I'm not able to speak
Indian, Chinese or French in nv
normal state" he said Il will be as
interested as any one to hear the out
come OF these records in Washington" }"