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The Omaha guide., 1939-06-03
THE uTTlENESS or SOME BIG PEOPLE
by William Pickens for AMP


So the British authorities got all heated up and shut
off the radio stations to keep his own people from hear
ing their ex-king broadcast from France to America in
the interest of peace. That is one Of tie smallest bits CT
British ~Ittleness so far in their history.
of course they give the foolish excuse tina! the pres
ent king, younger brother of the Duke of Windsor. was
on the sea on the way to America, presumably in the in
terest of peace, and that therefore, somewhere in British
mind, it was improper for the older brother and ex-king
to broadcast anything on the great subject of peace.
of US to talk on it. Besides, the present king of England
Will need all the help he can get, for taIang on anything.
Perhaps Chamberlain may already have written his
speech or speeches for him. but what of that?
And those who listened to it, tell me that Edward
Windsor made a good sensible talk on peaCe,--a really
appealing plea. That ought to prepare the way for his
far less competent brother, it seems to us.
1t is my guess that the upper crust IN Britain has not
forgiven, and Will not forgive, Edward for marrying a
commoner, a woman who had been twice divorced, and
for ~snubbing the Great Britain throne TO do so. Think of
ii. Giving up being King of Great Britain and Ireland
- ~''o
don't ask the Irish and Emperor of India, and biggest
chief of Africa, etc. etc., just to marry Wallis Simpson.
There are others who will agree that Edward did not
make a good bargain, but there is no excuse for The ex-
tent of this prosecuting British ~Iitteness. hate little
ness everywhere, in the big and in the little. And of
course the biggest. iittlenesses have ever llnown of. are
the Iittlenesses of big people. A few years ago, and
more times than that, honest observers OF human con
duct have said to me--how little some big people can be.
British exclusiveness is hard enough to understand
in the ordinary, but in this persistent ~vruence against a
man who was once their honored king, it is positively
silly.
We are glad that Edward talked in spite of Downing
street. We people of the world like that sort of courage
and honesty.
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iinne., according to Mr.. Jacobs.
Because of the limited accom-
modations at the Hotel Fonten-
ellie, attendance al the dinner will
BE- BIZ invitation, Mr.. Jacobs said
Saturday. Attendance at the dim
ner will be limited to about 500,
he said.
Announcement of the guest
speaker for the dinner, Mr.. Jacobs
sa'd, is being secretly guarded at
Che pregy-is fine. He indie J ed
The speaker would be a national
figure
An honorary civic committee
has been named to work with the
Omaha Variety club in staging
this testimonial dinner to Father
Flanagan, by Mr.. Jacots. The
committee appointments follow;
Most Reverend James H. Ryan,
Governor Roy L. Cochran, Sena-
tor Edward r. Burke, Mayor Dan
E. Butler, o. H. Barmettler, A. II.
Blank. DeEmmett Bradshaw,
George Brandeis, w. Dale Clark,
w. J. Coad, Joe Cooper, James
e. Davidson, James A. Danahue.
Frank p. Fogarty, Paul Gala
CHER, ]. M. Harding, Louis Hitler,
w. D. Hosford, Ford Hovey, II.
A. Jacobberger, Morris E. Jacobs,
William LETTERS, J. A. c. Kennedy,
James P. Lee, Francis P. Mat
thews.
]. Francis McDermott, Henry
Monsky, Bert Murphy, Don Searle,
William Sehellberg, Robert u.
Simmons, Otto Swanson, l.. W.
Trester.
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BOYS TOWN FOUNDER to
be H0N0RED on JUNE
TWENTY-SlxTH

Again the RI. Rev. Msgr. cd
ward J. Flanagan, founder and
director of the famous Father
F1anagan's Boys Home at Boys
Town, Nebraska, brings a special
honor to Omaha.
Announcement was made this
week that the Variety Clubs OF
America will present to Father
Flanagan their national HUMANE
tartan award for 1888 at a testi-
monial dinner June 26th at the
Hotel F~ontenelle. The Omaha
Variety club will be host for the
elaboratk dinner. Originally, it
was placnei to make the present
alton in Pittsburgh, but national
officers finally needed the pleas
of the Omaha Variety Club group
TO permit them to play host at
the testimonial dinner.
Father Flanagan was revealed
the recipient of the Variety Clubs
annual award for last year, just
a few wekes ago, following an
nouncoments by officials of the
national organization in Detroit.
National officers headed by John
II. Harris, national chief barker,
of Pittsburgh; r. j. O'Donnell,
national chairman, Of Dallas, Tex
as; and John J. Maloney, the
Heart of Variety of Pittsburgh,
will come to Omaha for the testl-
monial dinner to present the
award To Father Flanagan, Joe
Jacobs, local general chairman
for the event said Saturday.
Mr. Jacobs was named general
chairman for the dinner by Harry
J. Saumow, chief barker of the
Omaha club. Assisting Mr.. Jacobs
on his local committee are Ed
ward Shafton, Evert r. Cumm-
ings, John J. Gillin, Jr., Jack Ep-
stein and Leon Dixon.
."The event will be an outstand-
ing testimonial to Father Flana.
gan-Omaha's outstanding citi'
zen,' declared Mr.. Shafton who
recommended Father Flanagan tc
the national Variety club for Their
1898 award on behalf of the oma-
ha club.
Variety club members from
Minneapolis, Des Moines, Mil.
wanukee, Kansas City, st. Louis
md Dallas will come here for thu
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100000 o. SUIT FILED AGAINST
THE REGISTRAR
Continued from page u

twelfth victory out of thirteen
cases carried to the supreme court
by that organization.
In the opinion delivered by JUS
tice Frankfurter, the court said:
"The crux of the present
controversy is the validity. of
this registration scheme, with
its dividing line between white
citizens who had voted under
the grandfather clause prior
to Quinn VS.. United States
supra, and citizens who were
outside it, and the not more
than IL days as the normal
period or registration for the
therefore prescribed class"
18th Amendment Violated
Pointing out that this was a
clear violation of "the fifteen
amendment which secures freedom
from discrimination on account of
race in matters affecting the
franchise" the opinion made it
clear that this amendment "nul-
lilies sophisticated as well as sim
pie minded modes of discrimina-
ton. 1t hits onerouS procedural re-
quirements which effectively ham
dicap exercise of the franchise by
the %colored race although the abb
stract right to vote may remain
unrestricted aus to race"
The case which is now thrown
back to the supreme court of Ok
lahoma, involves a $4,000 law
suit filed against the registrar
of Wagner County, Okla, in
1884 by l. w. Lane, who charged
that he was refused permission
to register to vote in that year.
NAACP attorneys who argued
the case before the highest tribun-
al in the country were: Charles
A. Chandler, of Muskogee, Okla;
and James C. Nabrit. a professors
in NE Howard university law
school. Associate counsel who pre-
pared the brief in the case were:
Fhurgood Marshall, assistant legal
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is fundamentally unsound. The
substitution of a general policy or
barter o. compensation trade for
normal trade methods inevitably
leads to a curtailment of total trade
and reduction of living standards"
II it was assured that only cot
ton would be given the rather ques
tionable benefits of a barter sys-
tenn, even the opponents OF the
compensatory device would be less
concerned. However, there is a feel
ing that once such a plan Were
put into effect on behalf of one
major crop or commodity, there
would be no limit to its potential
expansion. As Dorothy Thompson
writes, POLITICALLY speaking, such
a barter transaction, once begun,
is bound to be extended to other
commodities. So we introduce a
new pork barrel scheme, the mere
apprehension of which will disrupt
the markets of other commodities.
In its present form, we will sub
sidize the foreigner without ex-
panding our foreign markets. And
then, in all probability, extend
loans to Brazil to offset that de-
flation Of her cotton income which
our previous policy originally sti-
mulated.'
Whether the proposal will be
made into law Is still a question,
but the chances seem at least even
that it will, due to the desperation
oy Congress and the Department
of Agriculture experts in their so
far futile search for a solution to
agricultural problems. AS some
thinkers have been observing, it is
8 tragic commentary on the trend
of the times that the ~democracies,
in thei- trade fights against the
dictators, are using more and more
weapons with the dictators them
selves have put into use.
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In 1880 the Richmond, Virginia
segregation ordinance, similar to
The Louisville ordinance, was de-
clared unconstitutional in a men,
orandum opinion.
The second attempt of the state
to exclude Negroes from the pri-
maries was declared unconstitu-
tional in 1882. After the first de-
cision Texas attempted to evade
tho fifteenth amendment by enab-
ling the Democratic party of Texas
to exclude Negroes. This was de-
clared unconstitutional as state
action.
In 1885 the U. S. Supreme Court
ruled that the conviction of Jess
Rollins from Oklahoma by a jury
of white from which all Negroes
were excluded was invalid and a
denial of due process of law.
The conviction of three Negroes
N Mississippi on a confession ex-
torted by force and violence was
held to be a denial of due process
of law in 1896. The supreme court
held: 1.-THE rack and torture cham
Der may not be substituted for the
witness stand"
The conviction of Joe Hale of
Kentucky on an Indictment drawn
by an all white jury and by a
trial of al all white jury from
which Negroes were excluded was
declared unconstitutional in 1888.
The University of Missouri de-
cision, December II, 1898, estab-
lished the principle that a quail
fled Negro could not be excluded
from the state university on the
grounds of his color in the absence
OF the establishment of equal OPP
rorsunities for him within the
state. This decision established
tho principle applicable to all
public education that "the admis-
sibility of laws separating the
aces in the enjoyment of privi-
legeT which the law gives to the
separated groups within the
State"
The twelfth victory was the case
decided Monday May % 1899 de-
claring unconstitutional a statute
of Oklahoma which Disseminated
against Negroes in their right to
register and vote.
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And almost before you could say
Jack Robinson a delicious choco-
late had been whipped to-
gether, packed in the freezing tray
and a describes meal avoided.
Believe you me, that's something
In any mans language.
Regal Chocolate Mousse
2 squares unsweetened choco-
late; q cup sugar; dash of salt;
"a cup boiling water; 3 egg yolks,
we'll beaten; / teaspoon vanilla; q
cups cream, whipped.
Add chocolate, sugar, and salt to
water and heat in double boiler 10
minutes, stirring occasionally. Then
beat with rotary egg beater until
blended. Pour slowly over egg
yolks, stirring well. Cool; add
vanilla and fold in whipped cream.
Turn into freezing tray of automa-
tic refrigerator and let stand 3 to 4
hours. Or turn mixture into mold,
filling 1t to overlooking; cover with
waxed paper and press cover tight.
" down over paper. Pack in equal
parts ice and salt 3 to I hours
Serves 5,
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counsel Of the NAACP; Charles
H. Houston, and Leon A. Ransom,
of the Howard university law
school.
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a u ino
cubes in the Ice
box e chilled
with d e 8 p air.
Twas twelve by
the time piece.
No dessert was
there. When all
of a 8 d d e n
there o such
a clatfer
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ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Any nation when suDSlulzes It's
foreign trade, through barter and
lized by our government to the
tune of a 25 per cent extra duty
on any goods it sends into this
country. Most notable example of
q country falling into this "least
favored nation" category, is Ger
many. The Reich has practically
no gold, and its International
credit p nonresident. So it carries
on foreign trade through an ex-
tremely involved and economically
dubious bG, er method. Result is
that all our German imports are
hit with a tariff Of % per cent,
on top of all other duties. That
goes as we'll for countries which
have been absorbed by Germany,
OF brought under German econo-
mic "protectorships," such as
I Austria and the Provinces of
Czechoslovakia.
The United States Department
of State, under the leadership cd
Mi. Hull has strongly criticized
sub idized trade. In Mr.. Hull.
view, the barter system is simply
n more evidence of a totalitar'
ianism that goes straight agains
the grain of democratic eonvic'
lions. He believes that world pro
pe,ty a result only from thu
freest possible commercial rela
tions between nations, ON a casi
basis, with all doing business il
the same manner and with nom
favored and none penalized.
In the face, of that, the fac
this government is seriously con
sidering putting into effect a bar
ter system of our own, on a limit
ed scale, has excited a great dea
OF interest. And it has likewise
excited a great deal of informed
criticism.
The commodity in question i
cotton. The cotton problem ha
long been one of the most diff
cult of u domestic issues. Flo
some years we have pursued
policy of cotton scarcity, and tn
result is a strong stimulation o
foreign production, with a conse
! quent reduction in foreign deman'
for American cotton. At presen
the world carry-over of past sea
sons crops is equal to about fou
years of normal export require
ments. Matters have reached tn
point where our lawmakers sim
ply don't see any way out, an
are willing to clutch at any stray
that offers hope of succor.
Tho new proposal involves bar
tering our cotton fo- English pro
; duced rubber and tin-two of tina
small list of important commodi
ties which cannot be produced il
necessary quantities in the Unite,
States or it's possessions. At tn
same time, the government woul'
provide an export subsidy for cot
ton, so that American grower
would receive a price considerable,
in excess of the world price.
1t is apparent that this schem,
workable or not, goes completed,
contrary to the fixed policy of thu
Department of State. Only a few
|, weeks ago, Secretary Hull issuet
} a statement praising the success.
achieved by reciprocal trade agree
ments, and pointing to the failur,
of barter trade. In this statement
I he said: "Regimented foreign trad,
based upon the principle of bilater
al balancing, supplemented by bar
! ter or compensatory arrangements
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II. I1OuSlOpl, anu bSOii n. I~NdllSoli,
of the Howard university law
school.
Gaze Goes Back to 1914
This case had it's birth in the
old grandfather clause cases of
1914 whereby the constitution of
Oklahoma and several other states
provided strict educational quail
fications for voters unless they
could prove that their grandfath-
ers had voted prior to 1866. Since
no Negroes were qualified to vote
prior TO 1866 the discrimination
in the constitution was apparent
and the U. S. supreme court in
1915 held this provision uncon-
stitutional in a case fought by the
NAACP.
Immediately after this decision
Oklahoma attempted to get around
the 18th amendment again by
passing an act February &c, 1916
that all persons eligible for regis
tration had TO register within IL
days or be forever barred from
registration. But the act provided
however, that all persons who
voted in the 1914 elections (when
Negroes were excluded by the
grandfather clause) were not af-
fected. This act was challenged on
constitutional grounds in 1884 by
the NAACP when registration
was refused |. w. Lane.
Officials of the NAACP point
ed out that the courts decision
can be hailed not only as a great
gain for Negroes because it es-
tablishes their right to vote under
the fifteenth amendment to the
Constitution, but it also gives a
broader Interpretation to the So
called Civil War amendments. Not
only is the right to vote esttblish-
ed by the old grandfather clause
cases, and the right to vote in
primaries established by the Texas
primary cases, all handled by the
NAACP, but now the right to
register has been established.
NAACP Victories
Twelve out of thirteen cases
carried to the U. S. Supreme
Court by the NAACP have been
won. This record extends over a
period of almost twenty-five years
from 1915 to date.
The first case in 1915 struck
down as unconstitutional the
grandfather clauses which were
used to disfranchise Negroes in
many states.
The second case declared the
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-03

ST. LOUIS. Mo, May Miss Ernestne MackIn, a student In the
cosmetology department of the Washington School, is receiving the
patch test" to determine whether she is anergic to hair coloring. This
test is given by all licensed cosmetologists to pre-determine a possible
unfayorabe reaction to hair coloring by persons who III aIergic to such
substances. All OF the students in the class who were tested last week
reacted favorably, according to a report by the Godefroy Manufacturing
company which provided the colormg for the test The result of the test
s known after "a hours At left above is Miss Laura Ribeau, instructor
OF cosmetology. Miss Ella Smith. another student, is administering the
test Both of the students are expected to be graduated In June.
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Late business news it not great
ly significant. The production in
dices are CHANGING within very
narrow limits, and there has been
definite influence either up or
down.
Considerable new corporate fl
nancing is in Sospect when the
situation brightens a bit. And the
low state of inventories in many
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lines is a cause for optimism as
t. production during the balance of
this year.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-03

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Nogales international., 1939-07-29
Welcome, Convention Visitors!


NOGALES has been host the past two days (and
~ will also be today to group of Arizona's lead
ing officals-county supervisors. assessors, clorks
of boards of supervisors, members Of the state tax
commission,-and also members of the Arizona Good
Roads Association, and other visitors.
The international joins with the public in general
in welcoming these fine folks and assures one and
all that Hosptable Nogaes is glad to have them here
and hope they will have such good time that when
they return home they'll tell their friends about No
gales.
A resident of Phoenix Flagstaff and Nogales for
the past 20 years the editor of this paper has learn
ed to know well practically all of the visitors here at
the present time and glad to count them
among our very best friends
This paper desires to publicly commend the Santa
Cruz County Board Of Supervisors and our county
assessor, Robert H. Fleischer for having arranged
good program for the two-day tax conference, SUI
pervisors and assessors conventions and the con-
vention of the Arizona Good Roads Association
Nogales international., 1939-07-29
The WPA "Strikers'
INDUSTRIAL NEWS)

THERE is both tragedy and comedy to be found III
the various "strikes" Of WPA workers which tol-
lowed Congress- passage of bill providing that these
relief beneficiares should work full time for their
money! rather than day or two week i
In general the strikers demand "h1kher wages,
inasmnch as working hours to be increased And
this shows the amazing attitude of segment OF re
lief workers toward their jobs. They have come to re-
gard relief as permanent profession-not as tenn
norarv and unfortunate necessity. They believe the
faxpayers owe them lifelong living whether or not
thew produce anything useful They regard them
selves as class apart signed up indefinitely on the
public payroll. ,.
Those WPA officials who announced that striking
workers would be discharged after five days. SIMPLY
did their duty. And they did more than that-they
illustrated the forgotten fact that relief should be re-
garded as something to leave at the earliest opPor
tunty and not career 1t is sanitary thmg tlaC
MANY Of the strikers returned to their relief jobs IN
chastened mood. ,..o
Relief is form of charity-that and nothing more
T. ohnnld be nrovded when absolutely necessary but
+ should not be classed profession
"The opposition party is caustc in its criticism Oh
Roosevelt and the New Deal. But When great
opportunity arose. the Republican party in the Sen
ate gave a sorry exhibition Of its ca1ber 1t was a
desertion of principle rarely matched III the recoro
of the Republican opposition in seven years. 1t is oil
fclt indeed to see how the Republicans can expect
sound-thinkng citizens to rally behind their party IN
1910 with such stock -jobbery this the g. y. T.
record staggering under the double embarrass-
1nent of having sanctioned economic folly born
If nolitical ACKNOWLEDGMENT Enquirer Cnd.
Rep)
Nogales international., 1939-07-29
Money In The Bank
INDUSTRIAL NEWS)

IT is widely argued that there is too much money in
banks Deposits are at extremely high levels: Bill
lions of dollars of capital lying idle, and perform
ing little or no productive service to the country.
In the light of this, it is very easy thing to turn
ones ire loose bankers and bankng-and to lay at
their doors much of the responsibility for continued
doldrums in industry It's easy-but it's inaccurate.
The people with money in the banks, and the bank
ers whose responsibility is to preserve and protect
it, are no less eager to put capital to work than you
are From the bankers point of view the more sound
loans he can make the better-thats the only way he
can earn profit for his bank, nd build up his com
anity so that his bank too may grow. But the fly in
the ointment lies in the increasing difficulties placed
in the way Of making sound loans-dfficulties large
ly Of political origin.
Nogales international., 1939-07-29
The Attack On John Garner

THE verbal attack made on Vice President Garner
by John L. Lewis CIO leader, in Washington
Thursday, was about the most ridiculous utterance
we have ever read
We admire the house for the stand taken in Con-
gress following Lewis remarks.
Garner won tumultuous ovation from the house
after he had been denounced by Lewis as "a labor
batting, poker-playing, whiskey- drinking evil OLD
man."
There was deep resentment and indignation at this
unwarranted and unjustified attack on Gamers
private and public life.
Such an attack has strengthened, instead OF weak
ened Garner's chances for the Democratic nomina-
ton for President in 1910 and labor has not been help
ed a bit by the CIO leaders remarks.
Nogales international., 1939-07-29
New Wells To
Saue Crops In
Stafford Area

Stafford, July 28-With pro-
ducing wells dotting the Stafford
valley, and additional wells being
drilled every week, local farmers,
particularly those growing cotton,
this week said prospects for good
crops were excellent.
Meanwhile the U. S. Weather bu-
reau in Phoenix reported Arizona
was experiencing the worst drouth
in II years, with the average rain
fall for the state in June reported
at four hundredths of an inch. On
ly Santa Cruz and Cochise coun-
ties were reported benefited locally
while most of the rest of the state
was exceptionally dry.
Forest Service officials reported
drouth conditions Throughout most
of the forest areas in eastern Ari-