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BROTHERHOOD R @
FULL r BEHIND Eff
FORT TO FREE WALLER

The Brotherhood of Sleeping
/ Car Porters, largest single Negro
organization in the United States
last week, threw the full force of
it's 81 locals behind efforts of the
Workers Defense League to free
Odell Waller, % year old share
cropper who is scheduled to die in
2 Vin1inia electric chair on Dec
ember 9th.
The decision to cooperate with
the w. d. l.. and NAACP. attorn-
eys was announced on November
q by B. F. McLaurin, field organ
izer of the Brotherhood, after its
Executive Board meeting had
heard a plea from Mrs. Annie Wal
Ter, mother of the doomed youth,
who is currently engaged in a New
York speaking tour. At the same
time PAUL. Murray, the Leagues
representative in the Waller case,
announced the formation of n Har-
lem committee to aid in his de-
tense.
Last minute legal efforts to
save Waller from immediate
threat of execution were begun
last week when John F. Finerly,
his chief counsel, filed an appeal
to the Virginia state supreme
court. The appeal will be based
on evidence that Waller shot his
white landlord, Oscar Davis, in
self-defense and on the fact that
the jury which convicted him was
restricted to those who had paid
the state poll tax.
From New York last week Miss
Murray called for seven greater
moral and financial support for
Walters defense. Contributions,
she said, should be sent either to
the Workers Defense League nat
ional headquarters. at liz E. 18th
Street, NYC., or to the NAACP.,
60 Fifth Ave-, NYC.
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NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE GIVES ADVICE TO
CONSUMER

Tuskegee Institute, Nov. 26 "a
NP)-The National Negro Busin-
ess League. realizing that the
work of the consumers division of
the National Defense commission
must be augmented by the help of
civic and business organizations,
gives the following advice to its
local branches:
we must do two things: first
in each local community we must
gather accurate information about
the hardship and maladjustment
the Negro suffers from
Because of shifts in our economy
caused by the nations plan for de-
fense-Second, in each community
we must see that the services to
maintain the Negro community
in health and effective living are
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vices without prejudice as to sta
tus or function;
80 That the war department
Immediately implement public law
No 10 of the 10th congress and the
statement of policy released by
the White House as to the train
ing of Negroes as military pilots:
"4. That colored line officers
and professionals be assigned to
the four colored regular army re-
giments;
%. That immediate steps be
taken to train additional Negro re-
serve officers;
IS. That We ask the President
and the secretary of the navy to
direct the officer in charge of the
naval academy at Annapolis, to
insure fair and just treatment of
any Negro men appointed so that
they will be given an equal oppor-
tunity BY the faculty and student
body to pursue their course of
study;
az. That the Negro voters be
urged TO see that their congress
men nominate Negro candidates
for the naval academy at Annap-
oils; and that this conference
make a request of the President
that he give consideration to Ne
groes in his quota of appointments
Continued on pagess8 -
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PASTOR breaches DESPITE
CUSTER SUIT


Despite court action to GUST MIN
from the pulpit of st. Luke's Bap-
fist church, 29th and Burdette SITS,
Rev. James Crowder, pastor, con-
Quoted services as usual last Sun
dav with 13 of his flock of II pre-.
sent.
1t was alleged in a lawsuit fill
ed in district court last Friday
that the pastor refused to vacate
the pulpit even though thrice "fir-
ed" by the congregation. The ac-
ton was brought by Thomas j.
Renfrow and Allen Collier, ais
church trustees. They are seeking
an injunction to keep Rev. Mr..
Crowder out of the church perm
anently.
Rev. Mr.. Crowder reported the
Sunday morning prayer meeting
was "quiet" and peaceful. His
subject was Run into the Street
and Find Me A Man" He said
the members of the congregation
causing all this trouble" were
not present. He said that Rem
frowi isn't even a member of the
church.
Sunday night Rev. MIR. Crowder
preached on the subject "A Life
for a Look"
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CAMPAIGN Isl ALREADY
SHOWING RESULTS

Lincoln, Nebraska-This weeks
Nebraska daily and weekly news
papers carry the second in the
series of advertisements published
by the Nebraska Advertising Com
mission urging Nebraskans to
show preference for agricultural
and manufactured goods produced
in the state.
That this campaign is already
having results is shown by a grow
ing demand on the part of Nebras-
ka consumers to know the origin
of the goods they buy. Merchants
are reporting a particular call for
Nebraska apples, potatoes, and
best sugar.
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u. S. TO HOLD EXAMS FOR
PHYSICISTS

Washington, Nov. rs CANP) =
The following examinations for
Physicists of "any specialized
branch, were announced this
week by the U. S. Civil Service
Commission: Principle Physicist.
$500 a year; Senior Physicist,
$4,000 a year; Physicist, $4,000 a
year; Associate Physicist, $4,000
a year, and Assistant Physicist,
$4,000 a year. Application dead
line dates r Dec. 1916, and full
information may be obtained at
any first or second-class post of
flee.
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Finding of the various commits
tees read on the final day of the
session brought thunderous APP
plause as a packed Ogden Hall lis
tened intently.
In agriculture. after a stirring
talk by DR.. Giles Hubert of the
FSA. recommendations were for
an increased personnel, quality
and freedom of action of Negro
personnel and they be paid equal
salaries for equal services in local,
state, national units in the policy
making, administrative research
and action programs of the war;
ious departments of agriculture;
that one or more Negroes qualifi-
ed by experience and training be
attached to the administrative
staff of the secretary of agricult-
ure; an extended and intensified
general educational program with
special regard to the Negro be es-
tablished to further the use Of CO.
operatives in all possible kinds, es-
pecially among low income farm
families operation small farms;
research and investigation in land
regarding land classification with
a view to aiding future buyers to
select good farm land, farms of
proper size and location with res
pect to present and future comm
unity growth; and that there be a
closer tie-up between land grant
and other agricultural colleges
and governmental agencies and
that these institutions give partic-
ular attention the revision in their
staff, curricula and facilitiel for
teaching agriculture with a view
to broadening and increasing the
efficiency of their training pro-
gram for the preparation for all
agricultural occupations.
The committee on religion stat
ed, 1.-THE best way for the Christ
ian people to defend democracy is
to try to extend the democratic
ideals through the establishment
of righteousness and justice in our
own society. One of the tasks of
the church is constructively estab
fishing a morale of the nation is
to reestablish the moral stability
of the people by a return to the
things of the spirit. This a be
done by cooperation between home
church and school"
But it was the recommendations
of the military committee which
created the greatest reaction. This
committee stated:
'In view of the findings of the
committee, we suggest that the
following resolutions be adopted
by this conference:
81. That Negroes be granted
the fullest possible participation
in all the arms and services of the
army, navy and marine corps;
go. That the enlisted and com
missioned personnel of Negroes in
the United States army shall be
in proportion to the Negroes in
the total population and that this
quota shall be equitably distribut-
ed among all of the arms and ser
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MAX YERGiEN CALLS NEGRO
TO FORM SECOND PARTY

New York, Nov. 26 (ANP)-A
call to Negroes to take leadership
in the formation of a second maj
or political party because the re-
cent election proved there is now
only one major party in theUni-
ted States, was made Tuesday by
DR.. Max Yergen, president of the
National Negro congress, to 300
delegates at the closing session of
the New York conference Of the
congress.
DR.. Yergen attacked both the
Republicans and Democrats be-
cause neither party, he said, of
fered anything constructive to do
nestle problems. Particularly, he
said, neither promised to eliminate
the major problems before Negro
es today-unemployment, bad
housing. poll taxes in the South,
Jim Crowism and discrimination in
national defense industries.
A delegation was appointed to
go before Gov. Lehman with a re-
quest that all available money be
spent for low rent housing for
Negroes. The conference resolved
also to send a protest to President
Roosevelt against Jim Crowism in
the armed forces of the United
States.
The Omaha guide., 1940-12-07
NINE NEGRO MESSMEN
~DISHONORABLY DIS
CHARGED FROM NAVY

The Nine Negro messmen of
the Naval Department, who
just recently wrote an open
letter and pigned ito the
Pittsburgh Courier. in protest
TO their treatment in the Navy,
were dishonorably discharged
from further Naval service. il
Is reported.
Naval officials gave the main
reason for letting OUT the
Negroes, was that any COM
plant which they had to make,
should have been made to the
Naval Dept. and not to The
Courier.
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2O0Negro LeadersLay Down Strong
Natl Defense Program For NEGRO

HAMPTON, Va, Dec. A CAMP The historic walls of Hampton'
Institute heard strange new sounds during the past week, when 200
white and coored authorities o n various subjects, aired their views on
Negro participation in national defense, and paid tribute to- the newly
inaugurated president of the school. DIR. Malcolm S. MacLean.
Getting right down to business after the formal induction of
Dr. MacIean in his new duties, the conference broke up into II panel
discussant groups and out of these groups came new ideas, new ideals
and the cry of the 100000 Negroes who constitute Americas larg-
est minority proup.
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for the Advancement Of Colored
People in an article appearing in
the current issue of the Saturday
Evening Post.
Writing on cts Our Country
Too Mr. White declares: 1.-The
Negro insists upon doing his part
and the Army and Navy want
none of him. the article declares,
citing many instances of alleged
discrimination.
National Negro organizations
have accumulated files full of case
records and put the problem in
No. l position on their fighting a
genda.
Negroes have fought in every
war in our history and have been
lauded for their bravery by COM
handing general from Andrew
Jackson to John J. Pershing.
Despite this record, the United
States-in preparation for and the
fighting of the next war-hesitat-
es to make use of its reservoir Of
Negro man power or has used it
as little or as insignificantly as
possible"
Citing the list of outstanding
Negro athletes in connection with
the qualification for fliers the ar
ticle says the record suggests
that the country would lose less
by refusing to train Harvard,
Yale and Princeton men for the
flying corps than by refusing to
train Negroes"
In a few cases Negroes have
been permitted to take training
courses from the Civil Aeronaut-
les Authority in American univ
ersities, the article says, pointing
out that Walter L. Robinson fin
ished at the University of Mime
apolis as 18th in a class of 300 but
was unable to enlist in the Army
air corps. He was almost in
stantly accepted in Canada.
"The Robinson case has become
a cause celebre among Negroes
and in the Negro press" White
says. Thoughtful Negroes, says
a Negro educator are wondering
whether it will take the national
humiliation of military defeat such
as France now knows to establish
for American Negroes the right to
fight for America.
"But the no-place-for-Negroes
policy of the Air Corps does not
differ greatly from that of other
branches of the Army.
During the Afmy's high.pres-
sure drive for enlistments, it has
been virtually impossible for Ne
groes to volunteer in any branch
of the service"
The same policy to a large de-
gree, he says, prevails in industr-
les working on preparedness con
tracts and "in some instances, at
least, this policy is adhered to re-
CARELESS of the consequences to de-
fense.'
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be offered as follows: National
prizes, 1st, 500; End, $50, Ord
$500
State prizes will be offered in
the 26 states in which member
companies operate as follows: 1st
$3.50; End, $3.50; 3rd, SIS.
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NATIONAL BEAUTY CULTUR-
lists LEAGUE TO HOLD MEET

All beauticians m again invited
to attend a meeting of the Omaha
Unit No. 101 of Hairdressers next
Tuesday night, December IL, at
2422 North 22nd ST., at the resi-
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increased where necessary, and
maintained where already adequ-
ate, for the health and welfare of
the least of the American citizency
affects the national aim.
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dence of Christine Althouse.
Christine Althouse. Local Pres,
Whey Walker, State Organizer
and Flossie Moore, Acting Sec'y.
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Philadelphia, Pa.,-The fight of
a Negro citizens for the fright to
fight" as a part of Americas de-
Tense on a plane of full equality
with other Americans, has only
started, says Walter White, sec
rotary of the National Association
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NAACP. ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
DIES FROM AUTOMOBILE AcCII

DIES FROM AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INJURIES
Mr. Raymond Lee Richardson died Friday afternoon. November
Goth at Los Angeles, California. from injuries received in an automo
bile accident there in June "a, 1910 Mr.. Richardson, an former Om-
ahan, is survived by his parents Mn. and Mrs. Jas. Lee Richardson;
brother James Estel of Omaha; a sister and neice of l.. A. and other
relatives and friends. Mr.. Richardson will be remembered as a life
guard at the Municipal beach during the polio epidemic and as a boy
scout of Troop 10. Mrs. Olive Richardson, left for L. A. in October
to be at her sons bedside as his condition became more critical and
there she remained until the end.
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NEWS IN BRIEF

j. C. CAREY SERIOUSLY LII
Mr.. J. C. Carey, of 263S Binney Street, was taken to the Meth
odst hospital last Saturday morning, November both and at that time
was reported resting well, but as we go to press, wbrd reaches us
that Mr.. J. C. Carey took a sudden turn for the worst and was trans
ferred Thursday to the Veterans hospital at Lincoln. Nebraska where
his condition is reported as seriously ILL.,
Mr.. W. E. PAPA" BIRCH IN VETERANS HOSPITAL
MI. W. E. Birch, one of our foremost Negro detectives, is at
Lincoln, Nebraska in the Veterans Hospital from where his condition
is reported as just fair.
The Omaha Guide hopes and wishes for a speedy recovery for
both j.. C. Carey and Detective Birch.
A Hearing was held Thursday in the divorce proceedings of
Mr.. Milton johnson and Mrs. MabIe Johnson. in cross filed suits in
the court of Judge Herbert Rhoades. Attorney John Pegg represent
ed Mr.. johnson, and Attorney Ross Shotwel, Mrs. Mabe johnson.
IRoQUoIs LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS
Troquois Lodge No. 90 IBPoE of W. held its annual election of
officers last Wednesday night, Dec. 4, 1910 and Chas. IF. Davis was re-
elected Exalted Ruler. Exalted Ruler Chas. F. Davis read an account
of the past years achievements. His aim, he said for the coming
year, was the payment of indebtness of the Lodge building at 2420
Lake st. He spoke at length on the Drum and Bugle corps of the
Lodge, which won first prize at the Eks Convention at st. Louis
Officers elected were: Exalted ruler, Chas. F. Davis. Leading
Knight, Roy White; Lecturing Knight, Carl Bone; Loyal Knight, r.
D. Moss; Esquire, Nathan Miller; Tyler, H. J. Johnson; Inner Guard,
Phillip Barge; Treasurer, {. B. Mayo; Secretary, DR.. Price Terrell;
Trustees. P. s. Holiday, Jos. D. Lewis, Robt. Hammond, J, H, Emer-
son, Roy McAnister; Physician, DR.. D. W. GoOden.
NAACP. ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
Arthur B. McCaw was unanimously elected President of the
Omaha Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People at the annual election of officers held Sunday, Dec. l.
at Zion Baptist Church. Adam Lee was reelected first Vice Presi.
dent; Rev. C. @. Hickerson, End Vice President; Lucinda Williams,
Secretary; Edward Mease, Treasurer.
Mr.. McCaw will succeed Henry w. Black, who has served as
president for the past year. The new president has served for five
years on the Board of Directors of the local branch-193l through
1884 and in 194O.
DIES FROM AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT INJURIES
Mr.. Raymond Lee Richardson died Friday afternoon November
goth at Los Angeles, California, from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident there in June "a, 1870 Nh. Richardson, an former om-
ahan,. is survived by his parents Nh. and Mrs. Jas. Lee Richardson; a
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NV, and w. A. Spears, 2o1 Invest
ment Building.
Applications for real estate
brokers' licenses were received from
Consolidated Improvement Co., 905
U street NV; A. Wayne Froe, 905
U street NV; Helen H. Welt, 1904
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring, Md:
Donate Vianchi, 729 Eleventh street
NV; r. J. Mazza, 613 Sixth street
NV, and Morris Bildman, trading
as Bildman Co., 1910 Vermont ave-
nue. NV.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses were received from
Paul B. Crifasi, 1924 Vermont ave-
nue. NV: Thomas w. Jones, 1881
Rhode Island avenue NE: William
Loffler, 825 F street NE; Robert K.
Smith, 3433 Connecticut avenue
NV, and Mrs. H. Mitchell Clark.
1926 Twenty-ninth street NV.
Mace Properties announce they
have sold l20 homes in slightly more
than so days in their huge develop
ment of Westover Hills, in nearby
Arlington. Va. The developers
have 200 homes completed and
under roof in the section and are
planning 800 more. Charles C..
Koones, chairman of the Conven-
ton Committee of the Washington
Real Estate Board, is working out
plans for this years trip to the big
November meeting in Philadelphia,
sponsored by the National Associa-
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1905 18th STREET N.W.A
$2O.5OO

A home distinguished by its ultra
modern appointments and spa.
ciousness. bedrooms, baths,
recreation room, maids room and
bath, air conditioned oil heat.
2-car detached garage.
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These and Other outstondins Home
voIues Are Open for inspection
Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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kEACh-
Out Good Hope Road Route s" TO
Waldorf. At Waldorf turn left on
Route S" to Morganza. Turn
right at Morganza and 60 straight
ahead TO Abell's Store and keep
on this road to first turn. Then
right about two squares to Old
House. Turn left at Old House
and then first road TO your right
direct TO property. This 10 known
~ Breezy Point.
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principal phases of change affecting
its own field. All these specialized
programs are open to all conven-
ton delegates.
Important committees of the asso-
citation and of its divisions and insti-
tutes will meet during the days just
preceding the convention. The
Board of Directors of the association
will meet in Philadelphia on Mo-
yember IL. Oficers of the associa-
ton and its institutes and divisions
for the year 1910 will be elected at
the closing business session.
Members Of the General Commit
tee for the convention are: Newton
c. Farr. Chicago, president of the
National Association; Charles j..
Mitchell, president of the Philadel-
phia Real Estate Board; Gregg l..
Neel. Pittsburgh, president of the
Pennsylvania Real Estate Associa-
ton: Boyd Barnard, general con-
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Real Estate Boards
Convention 10 Discuss
Defense Problems
Meeting to Be Held
In Philadelphia Vice..
Of November II

With entrance of the Nation on a
preparedness economy, the evolv-
ing changes this will mean for
individuals, and hence for real es-
tate use, will be the dominant
subject matter of the coming an
nual convention of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
The meeting, principal real estate
meeting of the year, will be held in
Philadelphia the week of November
II with the Philadelphia Real Es-
tate Board as host.
Practical action for individual
business enterprise in the new con-
ditions and practical considerations
in the shaping of public policies on
these and related current problems
will be the inevitable subject mat
ter of the convention.
Newton c. Farr, Chicago, presi-
dent of the association, will preside
at general sessions.
The American Institute Of Real
Estate Appraisers, the Institute of
Real Estate Management, profess
sional branches of the association,
its Brokers Division and its Land
Developers and Home Builders Di-
vision are preparing programs for
the convention, each covering the
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SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Real Estute
Personalities

The firm of Boss & Phelps or
Tuesday completed its 33rd year In
the real estate business in Wash.
ington. Original members of the
firm actively operating the business
are Harry K, Boss and H. Glenn
Phelps. The late Ben Temple
Webster was a member of the firm
for 80 years.
{ Boss & Phelps report very
active summer business in the
sale of homes and investment prop
critics. Since June l, the firms sales
department has closed IS transac-
tons, the properties aggregating in
value $495,O0O.
X X X
7 The Washington Building Con-
eress reports very favorable recep-
ton for its plan to provide and
train building mechanics to meet
the needs of expansion incident to
the defense program. The congress
called on the Government and the
entire construction industry ito pre-
pare men for useful work in the
Industry as quickly as intensive
preparation will permit and to
provide for the long range in
terests of the industry by estab-
fishing a sound apprenticeship sys-
tenn" A meeting to draw up plans
for a local program of training
workers will be held in the near
future. according to c. H. Chasmar,
chairman of the congress com.
mittee handling this work.
Incidentally, the congress ha:
added the following new members:
Roy E. Shook, Irwin E. Pricket,
Joseph B. Bahen, w. r. Russell and
Hampshire & Decker, Inc.
To aid in the proposed building
program in Oxon Hill, Md, Judge
Joseph C. Mattingly of the Circuit
Court of Upper Marlboro will sell
portion of his estate there, which
will be subdivided into a restricted
community known as Livingston
Park. Among the prominent resi-
dents of the area are Undersecre-
tary of State Sumner Welles; w. E.
Miller, president of the Miller
Furniture Co., and Adrian P.
Fisher. attorney. N. c. Hines &
Sons will handle the development.
During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission issued
licenses as real estate brokers to r.
D. Lille. 225 Maple avenue, Takoma
Park; Samuel Tammaro, 1926 YER
mont avenue NV, and Ruby M.
Policy, 1913 Bond Building.
Real estate salesmens licenses
were issue to Aaron AaronSon. 1920
Georgia avenue NV; Francis LIE B.
Smoot, 804 Seventeenth street NV:
c. G. Hess, 1119 Seventeenth street
NV; Arthur j. Smith, GIL F street
NV: Samuel r. Martin, 1l19 Seven
teenth street NV; Walter w. De
Melman, 1ll9 Seventeenth street
NV; Willard E. Beers, 808 North
Capitol street; Charles R. Allen.
1853 Connecticut avenue NV; Jus
tus Marvin Rosser, 1920 K street
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Federal Housing Administration, Is
chairman Of the group. Other men,
bers are: Fred A. Smith, president
of the Washington Real Estate
Board; Irwin S. Porter. prominent
architect; Edwin H. Rosengarten,
builder, member of the firm Of
Davis, Wick and Rosengarten, and
John Nolen, jr.. director Of planning
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.