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The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29

THINGS ONE REMEMBERS

There are many simple things that could be done to reduce
automobile accidents. Recently L saw a small trailer with lum-
Der in it break loose from the pleasure ear towing it. 1t dashed
on the side of the road. Il missed oncoming ehrs by a split sec
ond, and came just as near causing a wreck with the ear which
out into oncoming traffic, slued around and ran into a bank
was following it. The trailer had been fastened to the pleasure
car bumper (Which was never made to haul a trailer) with an
insecure bolt that simply joted out. 1t WIS only a miracle
that it did nor canse serious or fatal accidents. The owner OF
the trailer refastened it to the bumper with some billing wire
and started out again.
What excuse is there for laws or regulations governing
automobiles, that permit such potential death-deahng con-
1raptions on the ~highwhysf A traffic officer would immediate
y stop a driver without a license plate. Why should not laws
be passed whereby a traffic officer would stop every car tow
ing a trailer that did not have some form of identification at
tached showing it complied with rigid regulations as to its
safety, and arrest the driveri This is merely one potential law
to aid in automobile accident prevention, which could be as
easily enforced as automobile licensing requirements.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29

At best, the Secretaryship of the Treasury is a hard job
Under present conditions, say observers, it is a major headache
TO Its oeeupant-Mr. Morgenthau.
The failure of Federal revenue to measure up to predic-
lions makes il essential for the Treasury to issue more bonds
at the end of this fiscal year. Tt is up to Mr.. Morgenthau to as
say the market, get the money at as low interest as possible.
This takes plenty of figuring, in the light of the substan-
tal drops in government bond values occurring early this year
drops that have but slightly recovered. No authority thinks
the decline was due to doubt of governments credit. 1t was due
instead, to more private financing, offering higher interest
rates than the government bonds, to profit taking for raising
of money with which to pay income taxes, and, highly import
ant. to the Federal Reserve Boards order to its members to IN
crease their deposit reserves, which neeessitated %lquidating OF
governments. Treasury ~long-term issues have been paying
around 25 per cent on par value. New bonds viii pay about 8
per cent, which means that carrying charges viii cost the gov
ernment millions more than formerly.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29
The Musicians
By Mrs. II. Makins

Lift every voice and sing.
The very phrase itself is in d.
rect compliance with the com
mand of Gods will for He put
a most beautiful song in the
mouth, heart and soul Of Mary,
the mother Of Jesus-rejoicing
and being glad that she was 10
go down in the valley In the
very shadow of death to bring
forth the Savior of mankind.
When one leads a people to give
praise to Jehovah God, being
glad and acknowledging the
fact that He is merciful, thank
ing Him for His goodness, and
making known to Him that we
notice His kindness, greater
will be His blessings.
David was most highly rec
ognized because hesang his song
from the hills, from the valleys,
and begged all people t o join
in his songs of praise to God.
Every man, woman ond child
should learn for memory, the
+hree verses of the great Negro
song written by a great Negro
pair. Rosamond and j. Wen
dell johnson. Next week | Will
give the history of these writers
The A-scale is next in line
with 3 sharps-F, G and G. Do
YOU realize that music is writ
ten from A to G and regardless
TO how difficult a song or piece
may appear, it is only written
from a, b, c, d, e, f, and g notes.
There are 26 changes in a chro-
matte scale.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29
CHANGE OF HEART

When the proposal to increase the membership Of the SUI
preme Court was first made, it was widely believed, by the
bills opponents as well as hackers, that it would be endorsed
in the Senate by a handsome majority.
Today, the most authoritative surveys and estimates indi-
cate that the majority in favor of the bill is very smal-two or
three votes. A number of senator's originally believed to be for
it have recently come out in opposition.
What has caused this ehangef Several elements are invol-
ved-but the most important of all is the force of public opinion.
II is no secret that every congressman's mail has bulged with
letters discussing the proposal, and that the majority have OPP
posed it. The metropolitan and rural press is overwhelmingly
opposed. So are most of the nations most respected political
and economic commentators.
More and more, partisanship is disappearing in regard to
packing the high court. The people and their representatives are
realizing that here is one of the most vital issues the country
has yet faced, and that it must be debated on grounds of prin-
ciple, not politics. That is a heartening sign.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29
An Echo
From Ny Den.
By s. Z. Gilbert

AS I sit here in my den, pen
in hand, meditating as It were
l shall refrain from dipping my
pen, but instead shall permit
you to read what Woodrow f.
Morgan, a young man who is
completing his high school ca
reer this June, has to say in re-
CARDS to "The Negro and the
Constitution as was delivered
by him in the recent Elks ora
torical contest and with it won
second place.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29

Eating suffrage are often adj
ministered in such a way as to
discriminate against the Negro
voter. Five main devices are
used In several southern states
to exclude a large number of
Negroes from the polls. They
are: ID an educational test
which is enforced more strictly
against Negroes than whites /;
ca a poll tax, which many Ne
groes cannot afford to pay (3)
the requirement that the voter
own a cerain amount of proper
t Y, which operates chiefly
against the Negro; az the bar
ring of registered Negro voters
from white primaries; o. and
constant intimidations by threat
of physical harm. As a result
of these, the Negro is denied
the right to vote in the states
where his race is the most nu-
merous.
Consequently, he takes little
interest in politics and is likely
to be wholly ignorant of state
and national affairs. A COM
ment on the activities of south
ern men in driving out the Ne
gro vote occurs in a paper of
the American Negro Academy
and is summed up in this man.
ner: 1.-THE significance Of the
undoing of the reconstruction
is that-it marked the arrogant
reassertion of the malignant
and desperate purpose of south
ern oligarchy, trained in the alb
solution of slave mastery, to de-
spoil the Negro of the rights of
citizenship, and to reduce him
to a state of serfdom." This is
an unfortunate predicament
which could be averted in most
cases.
My friends! 1t is up to you
and me todevise some means of
bringing about those better con-
ditions, economically as well as
politically. But howP And from
what has been said it can be
clearly seen that the solution of
the Negro problem is not an
easy one. However, | believe the
best solution lies in the educa-
ton of the Negro. Give him
health training, citizenship
training, and vocational train
ing. These will make him eco
nomically self-sufficient. What
do I mean by economic self
suffieiencyq By that l mean to
say that the Negro should be an
a position to support himself
independently, without any aid
from outside sources. He must
be in a position to agresslvely
compete with other races. He
must feel that he is economic
ally equal to any other race.
When q. race is economically
self-sufficient, it is in a posi-
ton to more ably demand politi
cal equality. To do this we
should have here in Omaha our
own Negro grocery stores on
North oath street. The Negro
should operate his own laundry,
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29

A few short years ago the late Colonel IL Hofer, then ed
itor of the Industrial Review, wrote; "Mushy minded, good
natured sentimenfalists, aided by the sap-headed, ignorant and
vicious clements, including large organizations OF men and wo-
men moraIsts and u~plfters who read enthusiastically inclined
newspapers and magazncs-what are they not capable OF UNI
der leadership of politicians who are ready to accept any theory
that can be played on the pianola, and follow the wll[o the
wisp changing and vaeeilatng theory that everything can be
safely left to the desires and aspirations Of the masses"
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29
THE NEGRO AND THE CON
STITUTION

Ladies and Gentlemen: The
subject | have chosen to talk
upon is one of the foremost I'M
portance TO the Negro. First of
all, let me state my reasons for
selecting this all-important top
ic. It is because of the fact that
the Negro in his economic and
political life, has been unfairly
treated. He has not been given
an opportunity to pursue un-
hampered, the desires of every
one of you, namely; life, liber-
ty and the pursuit of happiness.
In other words, he is, although
you may not wish to admit it,
in economic slavery. Further
more, he viii continue to be in
such o state Of economic servi-
tude unless you see to it that
the legislatures of our various
law-making bodies, interpret
the constitution of the United
States in a. fairer manner, in a
manner not showing favor nor
prejudice to any, but fairness
to all.
Friends, in reference to Am
endment IA, Section l, of the
U. S. Constitution; "All per-
sons born or naturalized in the
United States and subject to
the jurisdiction thereof, are cit
liens of the u. S. and of the
states wherein they reside. No
state shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of cit
liens of the U. S., nor shall any
state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, with
out due process of law, nor de-
ny to any person the equal pro-
lection Of the laws" How many
states have enacted laws in di-
rect contradiction to that ex-
press statements In several
Southern states the laws regu-
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29
PAGE

them a life of conservation [
the redemption Of their race b.
sacrifice. But when they los
faith in the missionaries, the.
repudiated the doctrine whic.
they taught. Every colored stu
dent in the earlier days deeme'
it to be his bounden duty to g
out into the world and do some
thing for his race-now he vain
ly hopes to be able TO do some
thing for himself. Commence
ment day used to be the time o.
great rejoicing and extraya
CANT expectations-now it is
day of serious and somber re
Elections. Every year | witness
over three hundred young meI
and women decorated withacac
demic and professional degrees
Ny heart Is filled with sadness
What are these young men and
women going to do with their
collegiate honors9 Every col
lege bred youth should pray
three times a day, with his face
turned to the White House, that
the New Deal and its WPA pro-
visions may succeed, else the
hopes and ambitions of educat-
ed youth will be dashed to the
ground. There is little work
that awaits them which will
make requisition upon their aca-
demic attachments. The pros
pect is growing more gloomy
with the years. After recruit
ing the prepared places with
provided salaries, there is little
that awaits, Shem which will
yield in return little more than
a bare subsistence.
The fault is not within the
generation itself, but in the
stars. This is a sacrifice gene
ration which comes at a time
of transition. The loss is newt
able. The offenSe must needs
come, but woe be unto that gen.
Grafton through whom it com.
eth.
Il is a crime against human
ity to preach pessimism to the
young, but it is a still greater
crime to allow them to go on
unmindful of the fate which
awaits them. Wise statesman
ship would caution them to
face the situation realistically
with a heart for any fate.
But all is not lost. If this gen
Grafton must needs be a sacri-
fetal one, succeeding genera
tions may rise on the stepping
stones of their dead selves to
higher things. A single genera
tion is but a day in a thousand
years in the history of a race
with an endless future before
it. while the Negro youth of
this generation may have little
or no opportunity to do great
things or achieve great dis
tinction as compared with the
white men, we they have the SUI
Iperlative opportunity of doing
the best they can. Angels can
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29

do no more, and no more is ex-
pected of them. "What though
the field be lost, all is not lost,
the mind is its own place and of
itself can make a heaven of hell,
a hell of heaven"
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-29
KELLY MILLER
SAYS
THE LOST GENERATION OF
NEGRO YOUTH

~
r lost generation Of youth in gen
eral. | now come to the specifi
application to the case of tn
colored youth in particular.
During my first interview o
/! President Mordecai johnson at
ter he assumed the duties a
Howard University, l pointed
out the human possibility in
volved In the task which he haC
agreed to perform. l stated t.
him that the present generation
is bound for hell and express.
ed the hope that he might save
it if he could.
The last generation Of Negro
youth, now passing off the stage
was quiekened and inspired by
the first impulse of freedom.
The sky was the limit to its
hopes andambitions. Being car
ried forward by the enthusiasm
for humanity engendered by the
Civil War, its aspirations knew
no bounds. The missionaries of
the North made them believe
that human brotherhood and
equality was not a visionary
ideality but a practical concrete
realization just around the cor
ner. Thestatesmanship of that
day brought three amendments
into the Constitution specific
ally intended to lift the Negro
to the full status of American
citizenship. When | was in col
lege q, half century ago, my
sehoolmates were preparing to
become high functionaries in
public life. They had before
them the example of Negro leg
~islators, governors, congress
men and senators. Colored men
were prominently mentioned as
cabinet officers and as vice
president of the United States.
Frederick Douglass was the
apostle and examplar of esual-
ity of citizenship, but came to
the end Of his life with disap-
pointed hopes. | heard his last
great public d~eliveranee in
which he shook his head in fore
boding declaring, 81 had pre-
sumed that the white man was
too great to be small, but | cam
not shut my eyes to the ugly
facts before me-" The recon-
struetion dream had passed a.
way forty years after the ex-
pertinent began. Every Negro
had been cast down from his
seat of public power, there was
not left a single member of a
state Legislature or of the ma
tiona congress. Only a few held
on to public office by means of
donated appointments. All pub
lie power and prestige had been
stripped away.
The missionaries who preach
ed human brotherhood and
equal rights in early years had
passed from labor to reward to
be succeeded by a breed with
less faith in God and less be-
lief in man. The blighting Ell
feet on the hopes and aspira-
tions of the Negro youth was
indeed appalling. Through lack
of sincerity they caused their
black brethren to lose faith IN
God and in the Christian relg-
ion. The missionary movement
all over the world is facing de-
feat because the missionaries
failed to live up to the doctrine
which they proclaimed to be-
) lieve. Great will be their con-
: domination when brought before
/ the bar of a just God. BEING
buffeted and baffled IN tins
wise, they turned from the Goo
Of righteousness to the God o
f Mammon only to find confusion
9 worst COMPOUNDED. The aWfu
Evening star., 1937-05-04
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today)
HIGHEST, ~, at 4:3O pm Year ago. ss,
Lowest, 46. at am Year aEo, b4.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 93, on April is.
Lowest, 10, on February rs.
Humidity for Last II Hours
CFTom noon Yesterday to noon todsyD
Highest. a2 per cent, at 81 am.
Lowest, 81 per cent. at | 80 am
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
w. To-day Tomorrow
alsh -------- :Ol m. 1902 q m.
Low ----------- S:44 am. a:5l IN.
Hlsh ------ 2:23 pm. 3.25 pn
Low ----------- 9:l2 pm. zoos pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
gun looay 5:0G 703
pun. tomorrow sos T.01
Moon. today l:I7am 40 m
Aqtomohile lights must be turned On
one-half hour after sunset.
Frerinit tat;
Evening star., 1937-05-04
VICTORY IS HAILED
BY WOMAN VOTERS
Council Sends CongratuIa.
tions to Philippine Fedora.
ton on Suffrage.

The General Council of the National
League of Women Voters today cabled
congratulations from it's sessions at
the Washington Hotel to the National
Federation of Women Voters of the
Philippines on its suffrage victory of
last Saturday.
The league believes that this
suffrage victory" Miss Marguerite
Wells, league president, told the coun-
Gil, is the first essential step toward
complete civil and political rights for
women.
Since the 1924 the National League
has engaged in the study of the
Philippines and proposals for lnde-
pendence. Following the adoption Of
the commonwealth constitution in
1885, the league indicated regret that
suffrage for women was not granted
at once, but maintained confidence
that the victory of last Saturday would
not long be delayed"
The spolls system in Government
service was given a days buffeting at
the sessions yesterday, when leaders
OF league work from 35 States heard
series OF indictments of the patron
age system as "menacing the funda-
mentals and efficiency of the American
public service"
Mrs. George Gellhorn of st. Louis,
chairman of the leagues Anti-Patron-
age Committee, said the progress Of
the merit system has been slowed up"
IN the Federal field. She added:
Since the Ramspeck postmasters'
bill passed the House, the Congress
has been much more concerned with
measures exempting positions from
the merit system than in extending it."
Evening star., 1937-05-04
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Increasin
cloudiness and warmer tonight, fol-
lowed by showers beginning late to-
night or tomorrow. gentle to moderate
southerly winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Increasing
cloudiness and warmer tonight, fol-
lowed by light showers beginning in
west and central portions late tonight
or tomorrow and in extreme east
portion tomorrow; slightly cooler in
west portion tomorrow.
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. showers
tonight and tomorrow; slightly cooler
tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06

1900 whose fame as England's
greatest jurist is based on his
Commentaries" actually pos
sessed only the vaguest possible
grasp of the elementary concep-
tions of law and was considered
failure as lawyer, jurist and
parliamentarian, according to Col
lier's Weekly.
8. Baseball players receive
more minor injuries, but fewer
permanent injuries and fatalities.
4. It must have a speed of sos
miles per second.
5. If an elephant ate the same
amount proportionally as a mouse
it would consume 10 tons of food
daily. Actually it eats only about
100 pounds. +
6. Rushed through congress in
1901, a measure directing that the
Supreme court should meet only
once a year, on the second Mon
day of February, closed the court
for IA months, until February,
1903.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
by KATHLEEN NORRIS
@ Kathleen Norris
WNU Service.

ful women all the time! The
worlds full of them now--women
who have comfortable big alimonies
or settlements, and who are on the
loose hunting for someone like
Quentin to Lowell"
''There are lots of men handsomer
than Quentin for them to go AFTER"
Victoria observed with laugh.
'But it isn't looks that count, Vic.
That hard-faced, deep-voiced, dark
headed square sort of man is-well,
l tell you," Mrs. Herrendeen said,
struggling lightly, looking away, II
tell you that if I were ten years
younger I'd give that lad of yours
run for his money!"
For once Vicky was not amused;
she was secretly affronted by her
mothers words. Magda broke the
silence.
Marriage isn't what it used to
be, Vic. In the old days if a man
wanted to wander there were places
he could go that his wife never
heard about Women suspected what
was going on, but they were having
their ten or a dozen children and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
.BEAUTYS DAUGHTER

sweet-tempered, and a good sport,
and making him a comfortable
home, and loving him - She
stopped short in her catalogue so
much in earnest that tears were
near her eyes.
''He does, Vic. A man who has
wife like that is lucky, and he knows
it. But that doesn't mean that-oh,
well, that the look some woman
gives him over her shoulder as she
goes out Of his office won't-won't
stay with him for days"
ooh, Quentin!" Victoria ex-
claimed in surprise and dismay.
And irresistibly she added, docs
that happen to your"
"Sometimes!" The doctor admit
ted, laughing.
"But-but there's no sense to it!
Look what it leads to. Look at
Mother, and so many others-the
mess they make of it! In the end
in the end"
SIN the end it's the Vickys who
show them what fools they were,"
Quentin said, teasingly.
Quentin, have you--since we
were married, / mean-ever had
that feeling about any other wom-
am"
"I'd tell you if I had, would II"
ST think you would"
swell, / don't know but that I
would! I believe you'd be very I'M
derstanding about it. You'd pity the
sinner and forgive the sin. But a
man with five kids, another coming,
a new stove to put in, bills unpaid,
and an operation at eight tomor-
row morning has a swell chance at
that sort of thing!" Quentin yawned.
"I'd be afraid of your mother, any
way" he laughed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
N1NJnhNN q
o OUeNO1C

Use for Celery Leaves.-Celery
leaves can be chopped fine and
put into meat or salmon loaf or
bread-crumb stuffings for such
meats as roast shoulder of lamb
or poultry. They can also be dried
and used like other herb season.
ings.
Washing Handkerchiefs - Dis
colored handkerchiefs will regain
their wilderness if a few drops of
peroxide of hydrogen are added
to the last rinsing water.
Oilcloth for Shelves.-Oilcloth,
if white, can be used to line the
shelves and walls of dark cup
boards. 1t will tighten them con-
siderably. If placed on the last
step of a dark cellar staircase, it
will make the descent easier.
Removing Mildew Stains. -
Moisten a little soft soap with
the strained juice of lemon.
Spread this paste thickly over the
stains. Put out to bleach, and
afterwards wash in the usual way.
WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-08-06
Ill MI A Quiz With
&4ON AV4C ~ Answers Offering
HL1 Inform alton on
7xkOZxkGx Various Subjects

/. How often does the United
States gain one in population?
2. Was Sir William Blackstone
successful as a lawyer?
8. Do baseball or football play
ers receive more injuries?
4. How fast must an object trav-
ell to escape from the gravitational
attraction of the earth?
S. Does an elephant eat as much
as a mouse in proportion to its
size?
6. Was the United States SUI
preme court ever closed for a pc
riod more than one year?