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The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

would get in touch with him and
have him call me Immediately. |
than proceeded to get IN touch
with the attorney general with
whom | had had a pleasant ac-
ouaintarco for some years, the
Honorable c. A. Sorensen. |
placed a call for Mr.. c. A. Sorcn-
sen. | was successful in contact
ing him at once. / told Mr.. Sor-
ensen of racial trouble in North
Platte. | told him in detail my
conversation with the local auth
critics. Nh. Sorensen assured me
that he would Immediately get in
touch with the situation and do ev-
erything within his power to bring
about law and order. Immediate
" Mr. Sorensen detailed his entire
forces to take action. A deputy
from his office was sent to North
Platte to handle the matter under
Mr.. Sorensen's instructions. Mr..
Sorensen found that Negroes were
being driven out of town, their
homes set on fire and furniture
thrown out into the street. Mr..
Sorensen maintained a Deputy
general in the city of North Platte
Until every Negro that was mis-
treated was compensated, homes
repaired and furniture put back
into condition and law and order
restored.
Today three of the men respon-
siblo for the irstigation of this
trouble arc serving long terms in
the state penitentiary.
At the polls the Negro should
consider q candidates record, es-
peciallv those that have had an
opportunity to make a record. Mr..
Scrensen has made a record.
There is no doubt as to his quail
ficatiors and fairness to all racial
groups. regardless of their color,
creed or previous condition of
itude.
I personally have had reason to
contact Mr.. Sorensen in many in
lstances in the interest of the COM
mon people and every time | have
contacted him, I have found him
willing to lend his position in the
interest Of uplifting humanity.
Negroes of the State of Nebras-
ka will make no mistake in cast
ing their ballot for Honorable C.
A. Sorersen for Chief Justice for
tho State of Nebraska.
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~FONTENELEE HOMES
RECREATION

On Thursday October 81 a very
enjoyable Halloween party was
given at this center, The guests
were beautifully costumed: the So
cial room was festivally decorated
Cames were played and refresh
ments served.
A. /iilar affair took place Sat
urday when the colored pre-school
class and girls club were enter
tanned. Dave Alexander, a member
of the Works Progress Admins
tration Civic bard gfaciously en-
t-rtained the children with some
fine piano playing. Mrs. Robert X.
Htll was in charge of refreshments.
Halloween festivities were brought
to g close at this center Monday
October 81 with a Boy Scout or
ganizing party.
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c.. A.

Negroes will vote for c A. Sor-
erser. ior the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. Why? Because
they rememb him and his heroic
act DIT ing the North Platte race
riot. Just a reminder for those
who may not recall the North
Platte riot.
VII n Honorable c. A. Sorensen
vas attorney general for the State
of Nebraska, the underworld ele-
ment of North Platte had a differ
erco that caused their trouble to
spread over the entire city and
ended in a race riot.
Early one Sunday morning the
writer of this article, C. c. Gallo
way, was called by a railroad en-
ployee and was told that Negro
homes were being burned down
household effects destroyed and
Negro citizens being driven out OF
North Platte.
On receiving this information !
Immediately called the NORTH
Platte chief of police and asked
for facts in the matter. l was
told by the answering party that
by night rot a Negro would be left
in North Platte, and that the riot
was beyond the control of the To-
cal officials end nothing in the;1
power could they do to keep the
Negroes from being III out 4
town.
I Immediately put IN a call for
Governor Weaver of Lincoln and
was told by Mrs. Weaver hat he
was out of the city, but that she
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
Elect C. A. SORENSEN, Chief
Justice of Supreme Court
HE IS A LAWYER OF WIDE LEGAL EXPERIENCE, GOOD JUDGEMENT AND GREAT
c0IRaGE.

From James e. NOrgaard:
I'm my twenty years of dealing
with Mr.. Sorensen | have found him to
be capable, fearless, honest and one
hundred percent for the best interests
OF the common people. | am sure the
citizens Of 'Nebraska cannot find a bet
ter qualified man than C. A. Sorensen
for Chief JustiGeE
mn. Norgaard is manager of the The Farm
es Union Cooperative Creamery Company. Su-
perlor, Nebraska, one of the largest cooperative
creameries in the WORLDLY
From Mrs. Nellie G. Benson:
II admire erensen for his rugged
honesty. He is one man that cannot be
influenced by selfish interests nor by
public hysteriaxAnd one thing more.
When he was Attorney General he did
not forget the common people who
elected him. Nebraska will be a safer
place for women and children and all
honest folks when he is on the Supreme
Court"
(Mrs. Benson was formerly President of the
Nebraska State Farm Bureau Federation and for
six years a member of the State Board of Control)
FrOmer Governor Arthur J. Viewers
says:
"Your administration of that high
office attorney General) was honest,
able and effective. | have always COM
mended you, and commend you now,
for your industry mad personal atten-
ton to the legal work of the state, your
spirit of fairness and your zeal in the
enforcement of law. | am sure that you
have the qualifications for the high
office to which you aspire"
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
p ORCHESTRA

Following is the schedule for
the week of November 7.
Monday: WPA Civic Orchestra !;
st. Joseph's school, 9:15 A. NJ;
Comenius School, 1890 A. NJ; st.
Wenceslaus school, lis p. NJ. ".
PA. colored ~orchestras; South
High and Benson High schools. at
noon.
Tuesday: WPA Civic Orchestra;
Ashland Park school, 9:15 A. NJ;
st. Mary's school, 1900 A. NJ:
Social Settlement, SO Pm. WPA
Colored orchestra; South High
school. noon; Dundee school, 10:45
L. M.
Wednesday: WPA Civic Orches-
ira: st. Phillip Neri school, 9:30
A. NJ. Notrme Dame school, 10:40
A. M; Florence school 1:15 P. M.
Good Shepherd Convent, 1880 p.
M. WPA Colorsd Orchestra South
High and Benson High schools,
noon; North Side YWCA, 9-10:30
L. NJ.
Thursday: WPA Civic Orches-
ira; South High school, noon j;
Fontenelle Park recreation center,
8-11:30 P. M.
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S[haTDR BURKE TO SPEAK
AT OMAHA u.

United States Senator Edward
R. Burke of Nebraska will be one
Of the main speakers at a confer
ence on Education as a Protection
against False Propaganda in a De
mocracy" during University of
OMAHA dedication exercises. Nov.
= to 5. President Rowland Haynes
announced today.
Senator Burke's topic at the con-
ference will be write Your Con-
sres4man or S-nator."
The conference will open the
three ; day ceremo.n ) Thursday
evening, November 3 at 8 PM All
conferences and the ~ledicatory are
open to the public.
Mr.. Carroll Binder, foreign edi-
tor of the Chicago Daily News will
be tn ether principal speaker at
this conference. Binder formerly
was a foreign correspondent in
London, Russia ard Italy and has
travelled in Japan, Manchukuo,
and Latin Amcrica as well as
throughout Europe. He will adj
dress the conference on 'The Unit
e. States in a War-Minded World"
Tha conference on propaganda
will be followed Friday by another
CT Student Guidance on the Col
lego Level" Friday ev ming formal
dedication services will be held in
the Univ rsity auditorium, with
Pre- ident Philip G. Nash of the
University of Toledo delivering the
main address.
Rcpr sentatives from nearly q
hun rcd other universities and col
legea will attend the dedication
program. Amorg the institutions
naming delegates are Boston uni
versity. Bucknell university, Cath
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

olic university of America, Column
bia university, Colorado college,
Connecticut State college, Creigh-
ton Drake university, Drexel In
stitute of Technology, Dnchesne
college. George Washington uni
versity, Grinnel college, Harvard
university, Iowa State college,
Kansas State college, Knox college
Underwood college, Massachusetts,
State college. North Dakota Agri-
cultural college, North Texas S.
Teachers college, Northwestern
Missouri State Teachers college,
Ohio university, Ohio Wesleyan.
Also Ohio State university, Pur-
due university, Simmons college,
Smith college, Stanford university,
State University of Iowa, Tulane
university, Union college, Univer-
sity Of Chicago University of
Delaware, University of Denver,
University of Michigan, Univer-
sity Of Nebraska, University of
Texas, Utah State Agricultural
college, WaldorfScollege, Wells col
lego of Aurora, N. Y William Je-
well college, Yanttof College, and
others.
Institution unable to send dele
gates have sent congratulations
to the University of Omaha on it's
d.dication.
Dedication ceremonies will come
to an end with the concluding part
of the student guidance conference
Saturday morning.
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To the Sorensen-for-Ch Justice
Committee from many citizens have
come endorsements of the candi-
dacy of c.. A. Sorensen for Chief JUS
tice. They represent all walks of life
and all political faiths. We quote from
few:
Senator George w. Norris says:
''The most important issue before
the voters of Nebraska in the coming
election is the selection of a Chief JUS
tice. | feel keenly what a proper judi
cial system means to the future happi-
ness and comfort of our people.
Scrensen's election to the high office of
Chief Justice would help to keep our
highest court on a pedestal of ability,
honor and integrity above the influence
of party machines and beyond the con
troll of selfish interests
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05

.tIonlng OF Umahas blggest lndustr1es The South
Omaha stockyards and packing plants.
The $40 miles of the official County High
way System, plus 1873 miles maintained by the
state highway department.. provide a total of 64S
miles of roads in the county outside Omaha. in
corporeted towns and rural residential additions.
Including roads in suburban additions, surfaced
through WPA projects in the past three years,
the total for the Douglas road system exceeds
800 miles. -
In thickly populated Douglas county these
highways carry heavier traffic and provide great
et community service than roads in less populous
Nebraska areas. 1t is important to every farm
Ell. to every Omahan and to tverv resident OF
every town in the county that this road service
BE- effective. Satisfactory results require that
tho roads be maintained at the highest standard
possible within the limits of reasonable expend-
lures. .
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
SOUTH SIDE CITY HALL


A mumble-de-p G tournament
will be the big feature Saturday
November 8. Coupled with this
will be a "iacka contest for girls.
Proceedings will begin at 10 A.
M. and will be held inside the CEN
tel. ,se
There was a good attendance at
the cooking class last week, but
there is still room for more. The
The Omaha guide., 1938-11-05
ROADS IMPROVED; a YEAR BUDGET $500, 600 LESS
M.re Federal Money Obtained To Give Jobs To
Unemployed
THAT'S THE RECORD OF WILLIAM "Bl" GREEN CANDIDATE
1yN FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR

Your county highways, owned and operated by the citizens of
Douglas county, form a traffic system important as a commu "
asset to 0mahans, residents of suburban additions and operators of
farms and diaries. They link every farm in the county with town
markets. They are routes for the delivery of merchandise and distri-
button of mail. They m a part of the highway network vital to func-
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class meets from | to 3 P. NJ.
every Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

any controversy with any other de-
partment and that he does not even
exclude his own department. from any
just share OF criticism.
Something is wrong somewhere"
he said, "and it is UP to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the State Board
of Health, dairy manufacturers and
nilk-producing farmers to get togeth-
err and work out a solution of the
problem"
In his Pinehurst speech the conn
missioner said that "roor quality com
mercial feeds, no recognition on the
part of the dairy manufacturing
plants of good and poor quality cream
together with unsympathetic milk in
spection work have dampened the
farmers ardor' and brought about
the present crisis in the dairy indus
try
To this correspondent he ernphasiz-
ed his belief that every possible pro-
lection should l.e given the consumer
in the matter of sanitary require
ments, but he pointed out that milk
inspectors should know their duties
and the dairy business thoroughly
and should not expect the average
dairyman to have every up-to-the min
ute "gadget' possessed by the few
very rich dairymen who are in the in
dustry more as hobby than for pro-
fit
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

One of the most important topics
that has claimed the attention of this
division during the past two bien-
NUNS is Training for Domestics. At
present more than 80 per cent of the
nearly one million Negroes in North
Carolina comprise the farm group
and domestics or service class group.
It is not that we seek to make do
mestics of the majority of Negroes
living in our urban centers, but we
find 50; many of them in this class
and sense that fact that they need
training in order that they may be-
come more efficient in their various
occupations and have a greater OPP
porturity for making livelihood.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

Tang was Mary Thurston's Pc
kinese.
mo. A trap would be BEST" she
said, and went out into the hall
to speak to Fellowes, the chauf-
feur.
It was a Georgian house, simple
and dignified in architecture, with
the fiat front and four-square look
of the period, rows of long and
dignifed windows, and high carved
ceilings. But was not altogether
surprised to hear that Mrs. Thur
ston had heard rats. I remember
thinking it rather silly, but not I'M
like her, to mention it in front of
her guests.
Not that the interior of the
house gave the impression of pos
sible rats, or even of mice, it was
too well kept and well cleaned. It
was only it's age which made that
seem possible to me. It's rooms
were light and centrally heated,
it's inside walls painted in cream,
with vivid water-colors hung on
them, its floors parquet, while it
had a luxurious array Of deep
settees and armchairs, with gay
soft cushions in them, to distract
the eye from the reproduction
furniture. remember it's air of
conventional warmth, light and
luxury, as that of a very expensive
hotel. In fact, that is what it was
all rather like-a good hotel.
Nickel taps running hot water in
your bedroom, reading lamps to
switch on wherever you were sit
ting, drinks whenever you wanted
them. Most pleasant for a week.
end, but rather an insipid back
ground for a longer stay. That's
as near as can get to portrayal
Of tit seems so long ago, now,
that we were all there.
zone more!" DR.. Thurston was
begging us, as he went round
with the cocktail shaker. "Just
half of one!" And we had our
glasses filed up.
"You seem to have a down on
writer's Of crime stories," said
Williams, across the hearth to Nor
ris.
"Only because their books con-
form to type"
"Have you never thought of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15
Dean Noe Beyond
Argument In Fast
(Continae1 from raage enc,

(CCntln1e1 from Page CEe-l
ly sincere and honest in seeking to
achieve a spiritual plane of life de-
nuded OF life's material benefits II
my brother considers his action right
10th as a brother and priest, I must
respect his opinion and his right to
:aith.''
Friends said the wife of the dean of
ST. Mary's cathedral, with whom he
ecame reconciled before Christmas
after a separation in 1882, when she
sued unsuccessfully for divorce, learn
ed many days ago she could not
change his plan.
The 18th day of the deans absti-
nence from food and water, after
year on oranges alone, found the dean
confronted with his usual heavy week
end schedule, including a radio SER
mon tonight and regular sermons Sun
lay.
He has sought no publicity about
his demonstration and declared
newspaper story earlier this week was
premature, since he had not complet-
ed what he considers his goal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

(Continued from Page One.)
there were demoralized by the fall OF
Teruel. which they said finally hac
heen admitted by insurgent officers
Teruel 1875 miles east of Madrid
was captured last month in govern
ment offensive.
Some advices were that the show Of
white flags might have been a conse-
o,,ance of the governments success.
Tnonortant activity east of zaragoza
+, northeast Spain, was indicated ~
re,,nrts insurgents were using labor
frpons to reinforce position on that
middle AragOn front.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

writing a crime story yourself ?"
The question seemed to startle
Norris. II? Mo-" he said, IF I
ever did anything of the sort it
would be study of the state of
mind in criminal. It wouldn't be
a blasted drawing room game Of
clues, and false clues, and alibis;
tricks Of time and place and
method and motive, which have no
relationship with real life. 1 might
try one day to depict a mans
agony as he made up his mind
whether or not to commit a MUIR
der. And his agony afterwards
80" he added slowly.
"But surely" Williams said.
"Dostoievski did that for all time,
didn't he? In Crime and Punish
ment', l mean?"
Nothing is done for all time"
said Norris sharply; every muir
derer is a little different from the
rest. Though your crime writer
doesn't seem to realize it."
Just then the first gong sounded,
and we rose to go upstairs to
dress. Williams and Norris were
still talking as we left the room,
though I followed no more of their
argument.
l must have been the first,
think, to reach the hall, and
found Mary Thurston finishing her
instructions to the chauffeur. Eel
loves was a rather good-looking
young man of 80, or so. He had
one of those keen intelligent faces,
with frank eyes and good pro-
file. which seem to occur often
enough among the mechanically
minded of his class. He was well
built. too. and standing stiffly in
his chauffeur's uniform he made his
mistress, in spite of her clever
clothes. look rather fabby. =
He left her as we emerged, and
when Mary Thurston turned TO-
wards us, I noticed that she was
flushed, and seemed to be con-
trolling emotions such as one
would scarcely have thought would
be aroused by discussion of rat
traps. However. she smiled to us.
and preceded us up the wide STAIR
case.
ITO Be COntinuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

(Continued aror, Page One.)
soeech has been marked and emphatic
None wanted to be quoted, but num-
erous dairymen remarked that II Is
the first time any one in authority
has ehad the CUTS to say anything
about a situation which has seen the
dairy industry in this State decline IN
stead of grow in the last twenty years
MIR. Scott told this bureaus cores
pondent that he does not want TO start
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

bacco to the Orient probably would be
smaller in the months ahead. 1t re-
ported the Manchurian government
recently imposed restrictions on i'm
ports of leaf TOBACCO from this coun-
try and from China, and exports OF
American tobacco to China probably
would continue small because of mill
tary activities.
American imports into China in Oc-
tober and November amounted, the
bureau said, to only 745,00O pounds,
compared with 100000 pounds dur
ing the corresponding period in 1886.
Imports of American flue-cured IN
to China for the 1928 season." the
bureau said, "are expected to be con-
siderably reduced"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15
CHAPTER 2

woman present.
tNow GO ON WITH THE Story
CHAPTER 2
HAVE MOTH Err drink,
Alec?"
Thanks. But haven't finished
my theory on literary crime yet, "
said Norris, the writer. 81 was go
ing to point out that it has be-
come mere game-fox and
hounds between readers and novel;
list. Except readers are getting
clever nowadays. They don't sus-
pect the obvious people, as they
used to. But If the novelist has a
character who wasn't at all the
sort of person to have done it,
they may just wonder, by analogy.
Everyone Of the minor characters
has been used. It has turned out
to be the family lawyer, like you,
Mr.. Williams. The host himself,
like you, Thurston. The young
friend staying in the house, like
you, Townsend" he glanced in my
direction, "or like you, Strickland,
or like me. The butler, like Stall,
the vicar, like Mr.. Rider, the
housemaid, like Enid, the chauf-
feur, like yours-what is his
name ?-or the very hostess, like
you, Mrs. Thurston. Or else it has
been a total stranger who doesn't
appear till Chapter %, though that
I call cheating. In fact each of
us has been overworked."
He had us smiling rather I'M
comfortably now. Yves, what I
said is true" he ended rather
peevishly. "It has become a
game, a mere game like chess, this
writing Of murder mysteries.
While in real life it is no game,
but something quite simple and
savage, with about as much mys-
terry wrapped round it as that
piano leg. And that's why I've no
use for detective fiction. It's false.
It depicts the impossible"
Sam Williams answered him. |
Williams was the Thurstons' law
yer, and I had met him several |
times at their house. He was one |
of those very clean, pink-and-
white, cigar-smoking men, whom
you see swinging patent-leath-
cred foot in the corner Of a First |
Class railway carriage. He had
thick white hair, always beautiful
ly brushed, a young mans figure,
and an open face. He dressed
well, and moved smartly. He had
the reputation of being a first
rate solicitor, and I had consulted
him more than once.
He said now, THAT may be so. |
But I enjoy the game. It has, as
you say, become far more subtle
lately, and no one can guess the
murderer till the last few pages.
But after all, we expect fiction to
transcend life, and a murder in a
book to be more mysterious than
real one"
Just then Thurston, who always
mixed the cocktails himself, rang
for some more gin, and Stall, the
butler, answered the bell. 1 had
never liked Stall, and had 1 been
playing what Norris called "the
game of mystery Stall would
have been my first guess. There
really was something sinister
about his lean bald head, and mar
row eyes, and silent movements.
But he was an excellent servant.
Mary Thurston stopped him, as
he was leaving the room, TELL
Fellowes want to speak to him,
will you?" she said, and added to
her husband, 'It's about those
rats. dear. I'm sure I've heard
them again. think they're in the
apple room. He must do some
thing about it,
well. don't let him put poison
down where Tang would get it,"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

cd from Charleston, s. c., for Garston,
ston, England, January 6.
A British steamer reported she was
100 miles north of the Aspasia and
was proceeding to her assistance if
needed.
The U. s. Coast Guard at Norfolk,
Va, also received the steamers dis
tress signal, relayed by a British
motor ship, but said the steamer was
outside the Coast Guards TERRITORY.
It was indicated no ships would be
sent from the Norfolk station.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15
Russia Stops Payments
To The Italians
CONTINUED from Page One.)

piled to it in September.
The newspaper declared Soviet SHIPS
were detained in Italian ports III
violation of a special agreement re
garding state property"
Whether this meant refusal to de-
liver ships Italy now is building for
Soviet Navy was not stated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

The history of the world is not sim
ply a history OF the struggle for life;
it is, to an ever-increasing degree a
history of the struggle for the life If
the future.