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The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
U. G. e. WINS S250,OOO WAGE
CREASE

Washington Sept. 1 (C) Vic
tory in the fight for a $250,000
wage increase for 5000 low-paid
government workers was won Mon
day when the Senate passed the
Treasury-Post office appropria-
ton bill, which means a $50 a
year increase for Peach worker.
Congressman Taylor of Colorado,
Congressman Ludlow of Indiana,
Congressman O'Neal of Kentucky,
Senator Glass of Virginia, Sena-
tor PMcKellar of Tennessee, Sen
ator Hayden of Arizona, and Sena-
tor O'Mahoney of Wyoming were
leaders in the successful fight ac-
cording to Edgar G. Brown, presi-
dent of the United Employees, who
initiated the program.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
MISSOURI FARM PROJECT
POINTS TO SUCCESS
so Negro, so White Families See
Way out of Difficulties By
Federal Cooperation

Washington Sept IL AMP
Halfway through their first sea-
scn, the 100 familiesP, so of which
are Negro, on the Southeast Miss
ouri project of the Farm Security
administration, are already show
ing definite signs of progress.
Aided by weather conditions
that have been more than favorable
the majority of the families have
raised gardens and canned more
than 200 quarts per family of the
surplus fruits and vegetables. In
addition, the cooperative store on
the project in whose profits the
families will all share is doing a
brisk business both with project
families and the farmers in the
surrounding are
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
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SHIPOWNERS RESORT TO
UEn
RACE PREJUDICE IN
,
FIGHT ON UNION

New York, Sept. l (CNA--East
Coast shipowners were charged
this week with attempting to use
racial prejudice in an effort break
down the solidarity existing be-
tween and white seamen in the
CLIO National Maritime Union.
The charge was made by Ferdi-
nand Smith, Negro vice President
of the union, in a statement pre-
pared for release in the NMU 'Pi-
lot
Increasing agitation among Ne
gro NMU members over discrimi-
nation allegedly practiced AGAINST
them by shipping masters led to
the assurance of the statement,
regarded by union members as the
basic principles on which the union
was founded principle which
grew out of the long and bitter
struggle waged by the rank and
file against the s~hipowners.
The statement chargers that en-
ployers are exploiting the back
wardness of some union members
"to break down that solidarity
which is necessary to any strong,
democratic labor organization"
"White Crews" it continues, "are
encouraged to reject Negro re-
placements and vice versa. Negro
departments on some ships have
been fired and all white crews de-
manded by the companies. Ship
ping masters are continually US
ing discrimination in an attempt
to break down the rotary system
of hiring. They know that if they
can break it down one way, it will
be only a few months before they
can break it down altogether"
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
OPPORTUNITY GETS MANIAC
ING EDITOR

New York, Sept. 1 (C)-Edward
H. Lawson, Jr., publicity assistant
in the office Of Alfred Edgar
Smith, administrative assistant of
the WPA Washington, D.. c., is
listed as Managing Editor of OPP
porunity magazine in the 9th an
nual report of the National Ur.
ban League, just made public.
Young Lawson is the son of E. H.
Lawson, Sir, well known newspa-
per ma nof Washington. Whether
Editor Edmer Carter, who was re
Gently appointed to a $4,000 a year
job by Governor Lehman, will re
sign has not yet been indicated.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
RACIAL ANGLE INVOLVED
IN RO0SEVELT'S SPEECH
AGAINST SEN. GEORGE

Atlanta, Sept. l (ANP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recent speechs in
this state against the reelection of
Sen. Walter F. George have raised
the bugaboo of race and enfranch-
isemert of the Negro vote. At
both Barnesville and Gainesville,
his speeches led Democratic lead
ers to believe that the New Deal
eventually to enfranchisa colored
populations. 1t is known that in
some states they actually voted in
primaries and will vote again this
fall, while requests go daily to
state committees asking permission
to register as Democrats.
This fear of the Negro party
politics is expected to weight hea-
Willy in the campaign of George
versus Roosevelt and the former
has already begun injecting the
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
KANSAS L. MEDICAL SCHOOL
NOW OPEN TO NEGROES

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 1 (ANP1
After barring Negroes for years
from taking more than the first
two years Of medicine at the state
university, Kansas u. has changed
its policy and this September will
open the doors to colored students
seeking thier NJ. D. degrees.
This lowering of the bars comes
about through the work of Edward
d. Williams of Ellsworth, Kansas,
a medical student, and Walter A.
Human, the first Democratic gov
ernor of the state in many years.
Previously students after complet-
ing two years have been advised to
complete their training elsewhere,
and no Republican administration
could be induced to change this
policy.
When Williams was asked to
continue elsewhere, he went di-
rectly to Gov. Human who ex-
pressed surprise at this discrimin-
alton. When the board of regents
met in Topeka on Oct. 5, they vot-
ed to abolish the ban. A factor in
this decision was the establishment
of a new Negro wing at the Uni
versity Of Kansas hospital in Kan
a City, Kan, where the last two
years of training are taken. Viii
liams will be given all privileges
enjoyed by white students except
working on white women pa
tients" but may work on white men
II they don't object.
This issue of treating patients a
necessity during the final two
years at medical school has caused
all but few accredited medical
schools to bar Negroes from grad
uating. The University of Chicago
which has Privident hospital as an
affiliated Institution for medical
teaching and postgraduate work
has been the only "a" grade white
institution accepting Negro medical
students freely.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
August Il, 1898

1
You have doubtless seen from
newspaper accounts that 2000, 900
workers are to employed by the
WPA in the rural sections of the
South to equalize their income
with farmers in other sections. So
anxious are we to have Negroes
share equitably in the distribution
of these jobs that We r writing
you to write or wire Immediately
to the WPA in washington, ask
ing that special are be taken to
see that Negroes get a fair and
adequate preparation of these
jobs.
If you know of instances of un-
fairness in your community, these
can be cited to illustrate the need
for exercising special care that
such occurrences may not happen
in the distribution of this special
allotment for the South. AT ANY
RATE ACT AT ONCEi 1T is I'M
PORTANTi Your communication,
when added to the others Negroes
throughout the country are sending
will strengthen the demand the
National Urban League is making
that Negroes be given a fair deal.
Address communications to:
Harry l.. Hopkins, Administra-
to-.
Works Progress Administration
1874 New York Avenue, NV.
Washington, d c.
Sincerely Yours,
Eugene Kinele Jones,
Executive Secretary.
PS: Make yourself a committee
of one and get as many others to
write as you can. One half hour
devoted to telephoninig the lead
ers in your community will be of
great help.
EKJ -.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
FIND OIL ON SCHOOL LANDS
AME'S REJOICE AS GUSHER
SPRUOTS ON WESTERN u.
Properly

Kansas City INKS, Sept. l (AfI
Poll has been found on the 40
acre tract land near Rantoul, Kan
sas. which is owned by Western
university, of the AME church.
Tho land was a gift to the school
and had been owned by it for some
time.
For a year the Bert Hemiger
Oil company had been seeking per
mission from Bishop Noah w. Will
liams chief officer of the the
church in the state, to drill OF the
tract. After compleEnk investiga-
ton of the company's reliability,
the Bishop gave his consent.
The well which was brought in
is described as a gusher and con-
nection is being made with he Sin
clair Oil Company wells so as to
afford an outlet for distribution.
The income from the oil will go
to Western university. Several adj
ditional wells are to be drilled on
the tract. Bishop Williams and
President Frederick d. Jordan hop
ed to use the funds secured to
build Western University School,
into one of the best institutions of
its kind within the nation.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03

and Economic Status of Youth that
American movies had given the
world a false impression of his
people, who have a culture of their
own to offer the world.
The delegates of Great Britain,
canada, South Africa, New Zea-
and, Australia and India issued a
state condemning the British Co
vernment for its departure from
League obligations to Ethiopia,
Spain and the Far East" and cal
led for embargoes on war mater
ial to aggressor States.
"We believt that, in the interest
Of peace, there should be full equ-
atty for all the people in our
Countries their statement said.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
YOUTH BACKS EQUALITY
OF PEOPLES, CURB ON
FASC1S AGGRESSORS

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. Sept. l (CNA)-Support for
national and racial minorities and
the colonial peoples in their strug-
Clio for national independence is
pledged by the "Vassar pact
signed at the closing of the second
World Youth Congress by repre-
s%entatives of youth organizations
in forty-seven countries. The sign
n~atories pledged to do all in their
power to bring aggression to an
end, give assistance to victims of
treaty violations, and refrain from
financial or economic assistance
to aggressor nations"
Em-~
Delegates from Ethiopia, China,
Czhechoslovkia and Austria re-
ceived thunderous ovations, while
TIE delegates shouted vive Tespagne
when the young delegate from
Spain carrying the Spanish Re-
publican banner came forward to
sign the pact in the name of his
country.
Swearing to work for the cola.
boration of the youth of the world
under word youth congress move
ment, the Vessar peace pact con-
dennis amy var of aggression di-
rscted against the political indie
pendence and the territorial interi-
ty of a state"
1t recognizes that there can be
no peace with justice ard pro-
claims 1.-THE right to self-ds termin-
alton of countries and colonies
seeking their freedom" and pledges
the signatories to establish poll
teal and social justice within their
own countries" and to work for
unity with youth people of all
countries without distinction of
race, creed or opinion" 1t denoun-
ees the bombardment of open
towns and supports the principle of
collective security, advocating that
international machinery be imme-
diately instituted to solve differ
ces among nations in a peaceful
manner"
Eight million natives fare de-
MED all elementary rights in
South Africa, Miss Laura Leslie,
a white DELEGATE from the South
African Peace Council, told the
Commission on the international
Role of Youth.
S. Del Anang, a delegate from
MampongP. on the Iold Coast of
the Commission on the Cultural
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
CAYAGAN NAME HARLEM
YOUTH FOR UNITED
STATES NAVAL ACADEMY

New York, Sept. 1 civilian
Fitzgerald for CNA)-Congress-
man Joseph A. Gavagan, New
York Democrat, this week announc-
ed that he had nominated Elliot
Williams, Harlem Youth, as a can
didate to the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis from the
21st Congressional District, New
York.
Prior to Williams, the last Ne
gro youth to be named to the AGA
DENY was George l.. Trivers, of
Washington, d. C. He was nomi-
mated by Congressman Mitchell
Negro Democrat of Illinois. Trivers
successfully passed all educational
and physical requirements and
was admitted to the Academy car
ly last year. After a series of I'M
pleasant experiences with racial
discrimination, young Trivers fl
nally resigned. He was the second
Negro midshipman to be forced
out Of the Academy within a year.
Midshipman Lee Johnson having
preceded him by a few months.
Elliot Williams is 1S and lives
with his mother, Mrs. Georgia
Williams, a dressmaker, at 435
Convent Ave. He graduated last
January from the George Wash
ington School, where he specialized
in subjects required by the naval
school. Previously he completed in
three years a four course at Jun
; ior High 164.
Young Williams interviewed at
his home by Crusader News Agen-
cy, revealed he has been interested
in a navy career since he was ten
years old. AT that age he joined
the Junior Naval Guards, of which
he was a member for four years,
receiving several commissions. He
also played a bugle in the band.
Although keenly interested in a
Navy career, Elliot took a course
in Journalism at the High school
Of commerce at his mothers re-
quest.
In September, 1897 he wrote
Representative Gavagan, telling
him of his ambition to enter the
Naval Academy. He received a
sympathetic letter from the Con-
gresham, and sometime later Ga
vagan asked him to call with his
mother for an interview .
Elliot feels confidnt that he will
pass the educational examination
and the physical tests TO rthe Aea-
denny. The former will be held in
February, 1899, the latter in June.
Aware of the experiences of his
predecessors, he is nevertheless
optimistic about his prospecs of
eventually getting a commission
in the navy.
Elliot was born in Greenville, S.
c., o nDec. %, 1920. He came to
Ntw York at the age of two with
his parents. His father, Henry
Williams, who has worker various
ly as a bricklayer, commercial ar
tist mechanical dentist and rural
school teacher, returned to South
Carolina in 1880.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03

coach ,once described Simmons
"as the best defensive back |
have seen in Is years of foot
ball" and said with Minneso-
ta's line in front of him, Ozzie
would run from coast to coast"
Many others described him as
greater than Red Grange
The Bears are reconciling them
selves to a troublesome night
when they meet Simmons and
the ll-Stars. CAMP.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
OzzIE SIMMONS

One of the greatest backs eve
developed, Ozzie Simmons, who
set Big Ten gridirons afire
while attending Iowa University
will be one of the starters when
the Colored All-Stars play the
Chicago Bears in a charity
game at Soldiers Field, Chica-
go the night of September %.
Bernie Bierman, Minnesota
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
Y BUILDING DEBT ONLY $51,Ose

New York Sept. 1 (C) Of the
~$5,815,969 invested in &c YMCA
buildings of the country the pro-
perty debt is only $51, 036, on five
buildings, is was announced as ce-
LIBERATION of the fiftieth anniver-
sary began. The largest debt is
$4,000 in Baltimore.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03
ADVOCATE STERILIZATION
OF WELFARE CLIENTS

Flint, Mich, Aug. rs (CNA)-
Sterilization of welfare clients
was advocated here this week by
Lewis j. Ludington, reactionary
Genesse County emergency well
fare administrator, in a talk be-
fore the Kiwanis Club.
The Omaha guide., 1938-09-03

race issue and the question of
keeqing the Democratic primaries
white into his campaign speeches
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
Of N0r1hzved'S WILIam Tell
Bt0ughf Death Instead Of Liberty, happiness

as he gazed at Carpenter, his rifle
clutched in his hands. The spectators
became impatient, and Carpenter as
well, the latter finally pointing to the
cup on his head and telling Mike to
shoot if he knew how"
All at once Mike made up his mind.
AS he raised his rifle and drew bead,
he spoke, slowly and distinctly:
Carpenter, my son, taught you to
shoot differently from that last shot:
You've missed once, but you won't
again"
And he shot Carpenter squarely in
the center of the forehead.
AS Carpenters body tumbled to the
ground, Mike suffered reVulsion of
feeling, but it was too late. Carpenter,
his boy, was dead. Had Carpenter
really intended to kill him? Mike wasn't
so sure now. If Carpenter had really
intended to kill him, he could have
done so easily as he hit the cup, could
he not? And still it could have been
called an accident.
Carpenter was buried and Mike,
claiming his death an accident, and
cursing himself bitterly, haunted his
grave like a Specter. Recalling the eff
forts made to eStrange Carpenter from
who had made them. Talbot, gun
smith at the fort, had been particular
" loud in his denunciation Of Mike
Fink as a murderer. Mike heard Of it
and sWore he would kill Talbot, and
to the latter others Of the garrison
carried the threat.
It was some time after Carpenters
death before Mike visited the fort. He
was mere ghost of his former self;
i'll In body and mind, grieving and re-
morSeful. AS he approached the shop
Of the gIlnsnith, he carried his rifle,
as was his habit. Talbot, believing
that Fink had come TO kill him, seized
a pair of pistols and warned him to
come no closer. Mike paid no heed,
but continued to advance slowly, talk
ing to Talbot meanwhile, saying he
intended no harm, but that he wanted
to talk about his boy, whom Talbot
had said he had murdered. He told
Talbot that he wanted to show him
that he couldn't have slain Carpenter,
whom he loved like son.
Several times Talbot warned him to
stop but Fink kept advancing. AS he
placed his foot on the doorstep Talbot
shot him in the breast with both
Fink's last words as he fell forward
in the room and died, were: II didn't
mean to kill my boy"
A few weeks later Talbot was
drowned while attempting to cross the
Missouri river in skiff.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

counted FOR one coup" the sum Of the
Soups" making up the score on the
individual in this game OF war the
Indians played.
Once he captured q boy-Jumping
Bull. The warrior adopted the lad and
developed a great affection for him.
Jumping Bull was generally considered
as his son but Is sometimes mentioned
as his brother. At the time he pro-
duced this autobiography the warrior
was worried over the fate of Jumping
Bun, then a prisoner Of the white men
at Fort Yates, where he himself was
later to meet his end. In the battle
with the AssinniboineS in which Jump
ing Bull was captured. Sitting Bull
went against gunfire for the first time
and was wounded in the leg. Several
men we're killed in this battle and the
Sioux considered it decidedly unspOrts-
manlike War was changing from q
sport Of gentlemen.
He killed his first man at 20, another
picture shows. But it was almost an
accidental killing. In an Indian battle,
as in a football game, somebody was
likely to get hurt. This added to the
zest Of the sport.
Invariably when Sitting Bull took
prisoner 1t was good luck for the cap
Tive. 50 d Ills uAtstSA &ehA WNAAoAC WeAN
concerned The captor loaded him
down with presents, fed him royalty
and sent him home but not exactly in
triumph because the poor fellow had to
face the disgrace of having been beSted
In battle. But as the autobiography
progresses there is evidence that the
old friendly rivalry between tribes is
passing. There's querulous complaints
about poor craftsmanship Of the Crows
with whom Sitting Bull wanted to live
on friendly terms. with only an oc-
casional killing and horse stealing to
add zest to life.
Lieutenant Tear urged him repeated
" to draw his recollections of the battle
with Custer. He doggedly refused. For
once in his life Sitting Bull fought in
earnest and not as a sport" He
couldn't understand he told Tear, how
anybody could criticize him. If war
was to be made killing business he
also could play that kind of a game.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
Picture-Written Autobiography
of Chief Sitting Bull Is Found

figures of both himself and his oppo-
nents are crudely drawn. Pictures OF
the horses are true works Of art. The
whole constitutes remarkable revela-
ton Of the psychological attitude of
the plains Indians, which certainly was
not understood by the white men with
whom they fought and is hardly COM
pretended today.
It is the autobiography of gentle
man and a happy warrior" Granted
that Sitting Bull may have been actu-
ated by the natural human desire of
putting himself in the best light pos
sible, even when given the worst inter-
probation, the manuscript depicts a
man worthy of a good deal Of respect.
He was reared in a tradition Of war
fare quite different from that Of white
men. Indian war exploits might be
compared with stunts Of college boys
after q football victory. The extreme
contempt with which Sitting Bull and
his followers regarded most white men
might be compared to the contempt
which would be felt for college jan
flor who. catching group Of sopho-
mores putting mule in the chapel
belfry. drew q revolver and killed every
one Of them. The white attitude Of
fighting to kill and Of actual hatred
for the enemy was something beyond
Sitting Bulls comprehension.
First Fight at 16
He started his career as a warrior,
as depicted in the first picture, as a
how oil is In a fight with the Assinni-
holmes In "the land Of the Sioux" He
was fortunate in catching a prisoner
whom he kept for few days and then
sent back to his people with the gift Of
his captor's own horse and bonnet"
IN another battle with the Assinni-
homes the same year he captured five
vvorneu. It was customary when war
,-ior touched q woman Of the enemy
wifi, his lance for her to become his
,,risoner without further resistance. He
fook them to his camp, fed them well,
1ave them presents and then sent
fhenn home with instructions to tell
their people what fine treatment they
rreceived. That was always Sitting Bulls
wav with women-the way Of a high
clesa gentleman. Time after time he
tells az capturing them and always
sending them home, unless they vol
,,nfariIv remained in the Sioux camp,
where they could find husbands. Why
did he capture them? Each captive
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19
Last of Montana's OId-Time Steamboat
Promoters Has Gone upstream" Forever

no way OF sending it"
In 1879 the Benton Transportation
Co. was organized. with T. Q. Power,
president; John W. Power, vice pres
ident: John H. Charles, secretary, and
I p Baker, superintendent. The
Powers were in Montana. Charles, who
had been up the river at a very early
date. in Sioux City, and Baker in Bis
nnarck. They owned 10 boats at one
time. including the Benton, the Hell
ena. the Black Hills, the Judith, and
the General Terry, and operated above
Sioux City entirely. j. H. McNight OF
Montana was another StOckholder.
The Powers had long been active IN
many enterprises all over the opening
northwestern country; Power had
been sutler with Sully on his eXpedl-
ton in 1864 Now the new company ad-
vertised extensively in the east, prom
ising voyages de luxe to the mint OF
the world, Montana" Mail and express
was picked up at the rail end at Bis
marck and much freight was always
carried. Soon the Benton line had
many government contracts for trans
porting supplies to military posts and
Indian agencies. later on carrying the
Indians themselves. after their sur
render, from Montana down to the
Standing Rock and other reservations.
BY 1910 Captain Baker alone was
operating on the river. having organ
lied the Benton Packet Co., with six
boats and several barges. The Expan-