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SAILING PIT OVER

Sailing of the motorship Estebeth
for Sitka and way ports has been
delayed until Thursday evening in
stead of Wednesday evening. adv.
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IN FROM TULSEQUAH

In from Tulsequah, B. c., and
registered at the Gastineau, are
j. Sonoder, S. F. Buoy, Tom Stami-
Gag and B. G. Moore.
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DANCE SATURDAY

BY American Legion Auxiliary. Elks
Hall, 10 o'clock, Rands' Orchestra.
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Try Top Notch Dinner-5Oc. adv.
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ON SICK LIST

Two men from the Foundry,
George Kendler and Ed Roller, were
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Try an Empire aa.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13
WAR CLOUDS

The average citizen has heard relatively little of foreAn
affairs lately. Events at home-the election, the eonyensng Of
Congress, he strikes, the unprecedented floods in the Middle
West aud Soufh-have taken all his attention.
Yet tine foreign situation has grown steadily more men,
acing. ~~~~~~- --~
In i Spain, for example, a civil war is going on Everyone
knows that. What everyone doesn't know Is that a general
European war. Oh a smhll scale, Is likewise going on in Spain.
All the major nations have paid lip service to the cause of neu-
trality in Spanish affairs-but the fact remains, according to
every fact fndnig newspaperman who has returned from The
Spanish battlsfronts, that several European nations have
troops actively engaged in Spanish battles, are supplying one
side or the other with ahplanes, rifles, cannon, ammunition and
food. For Instance, when the rebellion began, a rebel leader
Franco had almost no tan ks-now he has great numbers OF the
most up to date type. And the loyalists had no AIR force
worthy of the name-now they have a considerable number
of fairly modern, well armed ships.
Principal participating nations are Russia, Germany and
Italy side with the rebels, who are Fascisticc i'm tendency and
purpose. Russia and France side with the loyalists who include
Communists, Socialists, Syndicaists and Republicans.
To what extent are these foreign nations taking an ae-
tive interest in Spain Vivid answer us supplied by Major Al
Williams, famous racing plot, who recently made a European
tour for the purpose of evaung Europes air armadas. Ac-
cording to Mayor Williams, zone pilot, who had served in the
rebel army, told me it was getting tough for a native to find
something to do in that civil war. Russia, Germany, Italy and
France had all but tken it over for a warming up session oil
their new war machines
This international civil war; has killed thousands of
Spaniards. I has lad Spain waste. And it is, perhaps, pre-
pairing the way toward the most singunary general conflict IN
weapons are infinitely greater both i'm number and potential
world history. To-day all Europe is an armed camp-and It's
destructives than before the World War. 1t is very possible
that If one of the powers becomes satisfied that the 'tests
made in Spain show it to be superior to a n%eighboring mfrlend-
" power. the blow off will come with breath taking suddenness
So far as America is concerned, the State Department
obviously realizes the dangers in Europe-is seeking to formu-
late am equitable and workable neutrality policy. here Is q
great deal Of debate going ON among those win olieren'
x;o.e Tt eaens eprtain that the President Will be given Wlue
discretionary powers in dealing with foreign crises 1t also
seems certain that the old doctrine, dramatized by Wilson, oil
.'freedom of the seas" viii lbe dropped, in the hope Of keeping
us out of conflict. ~"~~~"
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13
A SQUARE DEAL FROM HEARST

The policy of the Hearst newspapers in their treatment
of Negroes in the news, has not been of a character to endear
them to the eolored people.
But overnight the Hearst newspapers have changed their
policy. thanks to the efforts of the NAACP. and the increasing
intelligence Of Mr.. Hearst.
"Negro citizens deeply resent racial labels in crime stor-
fes" wrote Walter White, NAACP secretary to Hearst, "espec-
ialy since no racial designation is made Of other criminals or
suspects" ~-- --~
ssYou are perfectly right Hearst wired back, land !
am SO instructng editors
Thus progresses a campaign launched several months a
20 asking that racial labels in crime stories be eliminated.
Over fifty daily newspapers are now following the more
enlightened practice. ~~- ~~~- ~~~~-
Colored readers of 1850 viii not be able to appreciate
what their borbears had to contend with whenever they opened
a daily neWspaper-Courier
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

moved. Some claim they saw
tears well up in his eyes. The
court turned to the Deputy
County Attorney Rudy Tesar
and asked if he had any reas-
ON whatever to doubt any of
the facts set forth by Tony in
his story. The Deputy County
Attorney replied he had none
and then added: Iwish [ could
make a plea like that
Obviously moved, Judge
Yeager said that in the nine
years he had been prosecutor
in the county attorneys office
and i'll the three years he had
served on the criminal bench,
he had never been confronted
by a decision more difficult to
render fairly.
"The maximum penalty for
second degree murder under
the law is life. The minimum
is ten years. I can't in fair
ness give. you either. For that
reason Judge Yeager said.
ct sentence you to spend TWEEN
ty years in the State Peniten.
ltiary.'
Tony told his life's history
i'm his recital. He related how
at IS he went to Lake Charles
Louisiana, as an italian imi
grant with but scant know.
ledge of English. He began
the job as humble errand boy
on a Louisiana plantation
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

life was not worth living. He
is not to be condemned for his
pride in his family. He is only
unfortunate in not being able
to obtain work such as would
afford adequate remuneration
to provide the necessaries Of
life.
So when his wife threatened to
leavehim, il was more than he
could stand. Everything
went black Tony told the
court. Tony shot and killed
his wife and then tried to kill
himself, but was unsuccessful
To be nagged, logged, hound
ed, prosecuted an then left by
the one for whom he had act
ually shaved proved more than
he could stand. After all, the
capstone of the whole affair,
the most malevolent and un-
kindest cut of it all was to wit
ness his wife go away after
having reveled in luxury while
he gladly toiled when he could
get anything to do. Tony him
lsalf had gone in need while his
wife wore the finest of The
finest and enjoyed evenings a.
way from home late into the
might while he was compelled
Ito remain and rest out of sheer
physical necessity.
That, in brief is what Tony
told the court Tuesday here
Judge Yeager was obviously
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

with educated paupers.
If the Civil Service were
family operated th1, woulo
furnish a, con s1derabRe outlet
for our educated pulpit. The
work is reasonably dignified,
and the reward commensurate
with the compensation along
'an y line in which our folks
are employed. ow, since the
Civil Service offers to fn
careers to the competent and
worthy, the attraction is all
the more persuasive.
/ beg to suggest that our col
lege presidents an dthe princi-
pals of our high schools write
to the Congresmen with whom
they may have influence call
ing upon them to support the
man Mitchell looking towards
the abolition of race discrimin-
alton in the Civil Service of
the government. I believe that
j nthis way, as much as in any
other, they would promote the
cause of higher education to
they are committed.
KELLY MILLER.
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

housing shortage
Social registers say the cost
of existing in the capitol city is
unqestionably the highest in the
country. Gas, electricity, water, anc
renas are all sky-high especitlly foi
the newcomer who doesn't know his
way around the shops.
A two-room apartment in Wash
ington costs just twice what il
would in Mobile Alabama; WIGHT
Kansas, or seattle, Washington, to
name only a few sample cities. The
same holds true for larger units.
Tho only city Ahat approaches the
capitol city's rental average is New
York.
Fundamentally, these high rents
spring from a shortage of space,
accentuated partly by the influx of
a large number of emergency gov
eminent workers in the past few
years, and partly by the action of
the government in taking over
many houses and apartment build
ings for the use of its new agen-
cies, and in wrecking others to
make way for new departments
The result is that many newly
made Washingtonians either find
themselves constantly "in the red"
despite the fact that their pay
checks are larger than they are
accustomed to or are taking refuge
outside the city limits, in nearly
Maryland or Virginia. Here homes
are available at lower rents, and
ether living expenses r CORES
pondingly less bothersome.
= = = f y
DR.. Frank Horne, assistant to
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune in the
National Youth administration,
thinks that the thing our youth
needs most these days is the en-
lightened leadership of thoroughly
trained and experienced vocational
guidance workers
"Today the young Negro is eau
ght in the dilemma, of whether to
take the chance to seeking prepar-
alton in the field of his interest and
aptitude or grasping hold of a pos
sible blind alley jobs more immed-
lately available" he says.
Given in this contingency, he
faces a definitely limited vocational
field of choice; he has little informa-
ton as to the fields of work or of
the training possibilities; appren-
ticeship is practically closed to him
and, to cap the climax all of these
factors have already operated to
place his family in such p~recariou
economic sttus that little time or
opportunity for. choice or re con
motoring are left open to him. He
must pitch head-foremost into the
battle of life, poorly armed and
highly vulnerable"
One solution, he believes, lies in
better trained vocational guidance
workers. He puts it up o the Negro
schools throughout the country to
provide them, and suggests that if
they would do this effectively they
must first adjust their courses "to
meet more realistic he needs of
Negro youth, and to institute sane
and sound program of guidance"
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Ray L. williams, Atty.
Tuchman Bldg. oath and LAX
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Tuchman Bldg. oath and LAX
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of
IRENE CAROMAN JOHNSON,
deceased:
All persons interested in said
matter r hereby notified that on
the goth day of January, 1887, w.
L. Myers filed a petition in said
County Court, praying that his
final administration account filed
herein be settled and allowed, and
that he be discharged from his
trust as administrator and that a
hearing will be had on said petition
before said court on the 18th day
of February 1887, and that if you
fail to appear before said Court on
the said 18th day of February 1897
at 9 o'clock a. M, and contest, the
Court may grant he prayer of said
petition, enter a decree of heirship,
and make such other and further
orders, allowances and DEGREES, as
to this Court may seem proper, to
the end that all matters pertaining
to said estate may be finally settled
and determined.
Bryce Crawfor
County Judge
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

The auto strike o%vershadows all other business news.
AT this writing. little or nothing has been accomplished IN the
way of settlement. John j. Lewis, labor generalsslmo, Is as
adamant as ever, and so is Alfred e. Sloan, General Motors
head. G. NJ. car production has fallen to extreme lows, with
strikers in possession of many plants. Labor chief will not
call a halt to "sit down. tactics; Mr.. Sloan viii not arbitrate
until strikers leave the plants So a stalemate exists and long
legal battles are pending.
The Administration has done nothing toward forcing a
settlement; the belief is growing that it must act soon or the
whole course of the recovery movement will be imperiled-
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

Washington, d. C.-Negroes al
oyer the country are more anxious
than ever, these days, to get into
he field OF aviation.
The reason: Many find hat their
rich employer, for whom they have
worked as chauffers and mechanics,
are more and more inclined to leave
the car at home these days when
going on long trips; to fly instead
o fdriving. Before long these en-
ployers may take to buying planes
of their own, fire the chauffer and
hire pilots.
Unless the men who are now
driving the cars can get training
in flying planes, they'll be left out
in the cold as this trend gains head
way.
For a number Of years Negro skill
ed workers have had a hard time
trying to force their way into ac-
credited schools of aviation Some
times they have succeeded in getting
the training they needed, but most
frequently they found this door of
opportunity slammed in their faces.
The Department. of Commerce
today lists only rs licensed colored
aviators. Fifty of these (including
the fast-talking ex Ethiopian Air
Force Commander, Hubert JULIAN
are. qualified only as student pilots
If the remainder, only a few have
any considerable amount of "air
time" on their records, and fewer
still have found 1T feasible to adopt
aviation as a full.time vocation.
Obviously, there should be room
for thousands more.
Sensing this, Negroes have from
time to time tried Ito set up air
schools of their own. A few of these
have succeeded for a short time;
none have lasted over any consider
able period of years. Perhaps the
most successful one now operating
is the Craftsman of Black Wings,
run by Lieutenant William Powell
in Los Angeles, with financial aid
from the Works Progress Admin
istration.
SO successfully has this expert
ment operated that prospective stu
dent from all over the country are
now applying for instructions. A
move is on foot here in Washington
to set up similar courses in other
sections If sufficient pressure can
in he right places, Unclt San might
be inclined to help out even more
thu in fTle past. Negro officials in
the capitol are willing to push such
a proposal. They believe, with the
Back Wings commander, that the
ground floor of aviation is now be-
ing laid. If We can get in now, we
can grow as aviation grows; but
If we fail to get in at the start an
other great industry will rise up as
have others, with Negroes holding
only mental jobs.
+ + + 4 y
Government workers who come
to Washington at what appears to
be abnormally large salary soon
discover; (1) the city's tremendous
ly high cost of living, and (2) its
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From this humble beginning
through a period of hard work
ing years, he rose to foreman
of a steel gang on the Union
Pacific out of Omaha at a sal
airy of 800 per week.
In the purest Addisonian
English which once won Tony
the job as I~talian7American in
terpreter with a southern rail
road, he recalled he had chang
ed his name from Glacone to
his present name, Jackson
when he was naturalized at o.
maha when 81 years of age.
He was married to Miss
Mary Rotolo, ON Omaha girl of
Italian descent 81 years ago.
Tony jackson is now 46. To
this union three children were
born-Ncholas, who died
two years ago, who would now
be 20 years old had he lived;
Sam, Is, and Phillip 10, The
first son was sickly from child
hood and died of a lung infec-
tion. Tony had spent large
sums for salary of doctors and
medicine. He likewise prod
uced uncontested evidence Of
having spent a huge sum for
doctors and medicine for his
wife who threatened to leave
him.
When Tonys fortune declin-
ed after quitting the Union
Pacific job to go into the res
taurant business in 1926 to do
business for himself, the pathe-
tic and tragic end began. The
Sam Carlo, his new enterprise,
failed after 8 months. Then
followed a succession of vari-
Gus kinds of jobs such as he
could get and finally in 1888
a job of civilian administra-
ton.
"But never, with my relief
jobs and the sidelincs, did |
earn less than $40 a week.
more and more dissatisfied She
nagged me. She threatened
to leave me and break up the
home. She tried twice in the
past two years to sue me for
divorce. On October 8, | came
home with word a railroad
here might put on a steel gang
tioyed. l had to return next
day with the awful news that
this wasn't true-that the gang
and my job-wouldnt be
ready until spring. My wife
was crushed: ON leave you
now, and this time it's for good
she said.
Everything went black. l
shot, her and tried to kill my
SELF Tony said.
Tony's sole consolation while
in his cell is a letter from his
son, Sam, in which he takes
comfort as he reads it. Sam
had written his father these
words among other things:
I"Don't feel too badly about
mama. l know that you did
not mean it, and 1 am sure she
has forgiven you
Tony has lots of people who
sympathize with him, and [
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13


Omaha, Nebraska-We are
just In from Denver where we
witnessed some of the coolest
weather that city has ever ex-
perienced. 1t got so cold out
there Friday morning that
ones breath actually turned
to lee before it got out of ones
lnostrils. No joking. w mean
every word of that, 1t made
us think of the fib told by the
schoolboys down in Miles Mem
orial col gege al Birmingham,
Alabama some twenty or more
years ago when we were a stu
dent in that institution. When
all chores were done, we fell
lows sat around and told fibs.
The writer of this article won
first place by telling the fed
BOWS their conve rsation froze
up and we had to take It home
and thaw it out before we
could hear what they were say
ing.
Although it was and is ter.
ribly cold in Denver, we FIND
Omaha nothing to boast about
for it got only Is below zero
here Friday when it was SIC
cold in Denver.
One of the most touching
stirring and appealing stories
we've ever heard was told here
in District court before Dist.
rict Judge j. W. Yeager, Tht
defendant was an Italian
known as Tony Jackson, al
though that is not the name h
originally bore. His patheA'
story sounds the very deeps o.
ones heart and causes ever tn.
most ealIoused Individuals X
stop and reach for their hand
kerchiefs to wipe away TIN
tears which could not be res
trained. We dare say tn
Istory told by Tony jackson cal
be truthfully repeated IN part
by thousands other husbands
Here i sthe story as he toll
| it to Judge Yeager in Distrlc
Court Tuesday Beyond all els
he loved his wife and family
His chief concern was to kee'
: them together in comfort an.
} happiness. Overwhelmed b.
conditions imposed by the dc
| preston, and for which he wa
mot at all responsible, she be
| came disguised with his inabl.
r ity to earn a salary sufficien
t to keep his wife and family :
l the desired comfort and hapT
l ness.
Although he was doing a.
T he could and was fighting wit
? his back to a stone wall, h
t wife threatened to leave hin
and break up his home. Ton
S jackson land he is hut one G
countles others) that mean
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13
KELLY MILLER
SAYS
TN THE HIGHER EDUCA
TI0N OF THE NEGRO

One balmy day in April 1884,
walking through the Smith
sonian grounds and looked VI
an dsaw the sign "Civil Serv.
Ice Commission At that
time | had reached the end OF
my resources and there seem
ed TO be no recourse but for me
10 quit school at the end Oh
that year. | wdnt in and up
on inquiry received a circular
of information stating when the
next examination would be
held-thdn within a few days.
l entered the examination and
in the following July received
appointment to the Pension
Office. This Ut enabled me
to complete my college educa-
ton an do pursue still further
Hopkins University Pan Balti-
more.
| was thus led to observe
what an important part the
Civil Service of the govern
ment played In the life Of How
ard Uniyers ty. Many stud
ents were thus enabled to re-
main in school and to complete
their education. In those days
before discrimination crept in
the Civil Service Commission
was an open gateway through
which hundreds of colored
men and women who had com
pleted school in their several
communities, many Of whom
were employed as school teach
ers and in other capacities on
lsuch salaries as prevailed at
the time, accepted the call to
higher remuneration Of the de-
partments at Washington. TO
be a government clerk in those
days was a social badge OF no
little distinction. Many Of the
most ambitious government
clerks entered upon the study
o fmed.cine an dlaw in How
ard University-those schools
being held in the evening
These departments in this wise
reach a larger enrolment of
well qualified studentry than
they have a 1.-THE present time.
Many of the best lawyers and
doctors of the race completed
their professional courses I'M
der such auspices. While a
badge of nigh diktinetion in
local Washington society, to be
a government clerk was not re
garded as a particularly honor
ie career for one with a colleg
late or professional degree. 1t
was felt that a college bred
man ought to go out in the
world and serve his race ON &
higher level of spiritual, intel
leetual, moral and social lead.
ereip. The burning ambition
of every genuine college stu.
dent was to complete his course
an dgo out in the world which
/. he felt, was waiting for his IL
, lumined service. Personally ]
never for a moment felt thai
I should remain in the govern
l. ment service a day longer than
. was necessary, l regarded /
as but a stepping stone t.
higher things.
How different today, whel
the job objected is the chic
end in view Of the average col
I legian. There are twent,
T thousand colored men and wo
men in institutions of highe
r learning with 1000 graduate
6 annually, and many more tim
es that number i'm the hig.
: schools throughout the coun
; try. There are few prepare.
r places for them. l wonde
50. what the statistics of las
The Omaha guide., 1937-02-13

Government workers who come
to Washington at what appears to
be abnormally large salary soon
discover: (1) the city's tremendous
ly high cost of living, and (2) its
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RENTAL HUNTING
With Barbara Holmes

you interested the places described belOu, write phone
call on Barbara Holiness 1919 ST. N.Y. d. $500 d. 1000
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COTTON LOSSES
KEPT DOWN

NEW YORK, June IA O.N.S0.
Aggressive trade and Far Eastern
buying partially supported the
cotton market this morning, pre-
venting break as sharp as that
In Liverpool, but the list sustained
losses ranging to 80 cents a bale.
Liverpool equivalents. dropped to
SO points lower than due.
The decline in New York sent
prices to new lows since February.
Heavy selling at the opening by
Liverpool, spot houses, commits
sion houses and the South was
absorbed by steady trade. and
Japanese demand.
The Census Bureau reported to
day that consumption by domestic
mills during May totaled 669, 46O
running bales, against 718,947 in
April, $50, 1894 in May, 1886, and
688, 900 in May, 1929, the previous
high record for the month. AL
though it set q new high for May,
the figure was not received favor
ably in trade. circles. since it was
below recent private. estimates,
which ranged from $4,000 to 3d.
900 bales.
July sold at 1913. off IS; octo-
Der 1l.8S, off Is: December ll.84,
off IS: March 11,91, off IA. and
May 1877, off11.