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The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

They were attending the hearing
as a class project in their course in
social problems.
At the end of the Trial Judge
Dinwiddie reserved decision. Miss
Bluford, represented by NAACP.
attorneys: Charles II. Houston and
Sidney Redmond, the latter of st.
Louis, Mo-, is suing for a writ of
mandamus to compel the Univers-
ity of Missouri To admit her for
graduate work in its school of
journalism. She contends that
twice, once when she appeared ON
the campus of the school January
30, 1889 and again on September
Ia, 1899, she has been denied adm
ission to the school solely on the
ground that she is a Negro.
She contends hal the univers-
ity's failure to admit her, is a dem
ial of her full right as a citizen un-
der the fourteenth amendment to
the Constitution. The University
contends that her action is not
brought in good faith, and that she
should bring her action against
Lincoln University, a Negro school
at jefferson City, Mo-, to force
that school to set up a school of
journalism.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
HOLD SUSPECT IN CASE THAT
COST LIFE OF PATROLMAN
HOLT, FORMER RENS STAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 81, amp
Rudolph Commac, 81, a West In
dian, was arrested Wednesday at
his home as the burglar involved in
the case in which Patrolman John
A. Holt, until recently a star with
the famous world champion Rem
Nuisance basketball team, was shot
and killed by two fellow policemen.
Holt, in civilian clothes, was at
tempting Monday to arrest Com
mac in an apartment building. Two
white officers, attracted by the
commotion, joined in the chase.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICANS
CELEBRATE LINCOLNS
BIRTHDAY

Philadelphia, Feb. 81, (ANP) =
Citing Gone with the Wind" as a
propaganda movie designed 'to
tear down all the principles for
which Abraham Lincoln sacrificed
his precious life" and resolving to
counter-attack such vehicles of
hate, eolored citizens of Philadel-
phia met last Monday in Cato au-
ditorium to celebrate the annivers-
airy of Lincoln's birth and to renew
allegiance to principles by which he
lived.
The celebration, sponsored by the
Young Republican clubs of this city
had Emmett j. Scott as principal
speaker. DR.. Scott, directing his
talk to youthful members of the
audience, lauded the heritage left
by Lincoln to the youth off Amer
lea. He stressed Lincoln's life
proof that at is only by hard work
rigid self discipline, untiring ener-
gy and ambition to rise in the world
that success may be achieved"
Returning to such topics as the
"Gone with the Wind episode, the
speaker said: "Now, as ever, we
are called upon to fight for our
place in the sun of untrammeled
individual freedom, privilege and
security"
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

THE LOW DOWN FROM
HICKORY GROVE

/ do not know just how it is done
but the oil companies, they seem to
have the knack of picking out the
up-and-coming young fellers to run
their service stations. You don't
anymore than get your foot off the
brake, at the gasoline pump, till
there i sa cheerful kind of young
duck comm on the un. Boy they
are statesmen. You like 'em.
If you are in a 1910 super II or
if you limp in with a Model T, it
is all the same. They act like they
had been waiting around there all
day, just to wait on you, personal.
If you buy Is gallons or one gal
Ion or just want some ART don't
make an iota of difference-they
are tickled to see you. They don't
overdo it though, but they make
business fun-but it is still bust
ness.
But there is no patent on wide
awake, courteous serviee-any lit
tie outfit can use it. Most big bust
ness today was a pee-wee one time.
People harping about all big bus
mess being pompous and arrogant
they are talking through their
hat.
yours with the low down,
10 SIERRA.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
17S C0LORED PERSONS EN-
PLOYED IN WASHINGTON
OFFICE OF CENSUS
BUREAU

Washington, d. C., February =
A total of 178 colored workers are
employed in the Census Bureau in
Washington at the present time,
according to the Chief of the Bur-
eau's Division of Appointments.
These persons are engaged in work
preparatory to the taking of the
gigantic Census which will begin
in April l.
Colored persons + employed in
nearly every type of work done by
the Census Bureau, the report in
dicates. A recapitulation by types
of employment shows;
l Legal Research Aid,
l Junior Administrative Asst.
2 Supervising Clerks,
6 Craftsmen,
SO Clerks,
? erk-Stenographers,
16 Clerk-typists,
l Clerk-operative,
l Photstat Operator,
l Minor Mechanic,
z Card Punch Operators,
% Messengers,
81 Laborers.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
PIERCE REVEALS NOR DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST COLORED SOLDIERS

Chicago, Feb. q amp Negro noncommiss-
toned officers are detailed as military police but may
arrest only Negro soldiers while white privates are
namd militar police and can arrest colored noncomm-
sissioned officers or any other Negro, according to
Levi Pierce, former university student and member
of the 9th and 10th cavalry whose recent expose of
discrimination against Negro soldiers in the regular
army has ranked the war department in Washington.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

Justice Panken attacked the Divine
religious creed, declaring:
ITO worship a god who is hum
an, with all the frailities of a hui
man being, with all the possibilit-
les of committing the errors of a
human being is not what the Bill
of Rights Guarantees. No more
does the Bill of Rights guarantee
that short of worship than, for in
stance, to worship a god which
would justify human sacrifices OF
a multiplicity of marriages."
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

The youthful students gave the
demonstration when Miss Lucille
Bluford, % year old managing ed
itor of the Kansas City Call, re-
fused to reveal contents of several
letters between herself and her
counsel, Charles II. Houston, in
connection with her filing for en-
trance to the University of Miss
ouri School of Journalism. Will
liam S. Hogsett, attorney for S. w.
Canada, registrar of the University
of Missouri, who barred Miss Blu
ford from the school of journalism
because of her color, had cought to
make the newspaper editor tell the
contents of the letter. Miss Blu
ford said the letters were personal.
The young college girls, who
crowded the courtroom during the
two day trial, occupying every a
valuable inch of floor space in the
front and back of the courtroom,
followed the testimony carefully.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

Mr.. Pierce, who recently purch-
ased his discharged after 10 years
of service, also said that despite
federal statutes prohibiting the
government from maintaining sol
diers and detailing them as house
orderlies and servants, those who
rebel are courtmartialed. Since
there are no Negro officers to
plead such cases before the all
white courtmartial, justice is seld-
ON melted out to the colored sold
Ter.
Each army post, said the former
cavalryman, has from 40 men up
detailed for police protection with
two of these Negroes where color
ed soldiers are stationed. These
posts include Fort Riley and Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, Fort Sill, Okla.
Fort Benning, Ga, West Point and
others.
How black soldiers are victimiz-
ed was illustrated at LeaVenworth
in summer, 1881, shortly after
Pierce was transferred there. Soon
after his arrival the entire detach-
ment was ordered to line up in
front of the barracks for a check
by military police (known as MP
to find if one had poisoned a colon
els dog. Although there was only
a suspicion that a Negro soldier
might be guilty, the group was sub
jected to exhaustive questioning
without defense. When no culprit
was discovered, the group was dis
missed. No apology was ever
made because, says Pierce, white
officers always sustain white MP.s
in their acts.
Before Gen. Guy V. Henry was
retired from service, there was a
burglary in his home at Fort Riley
Many 9th cavalrymen we're lined
up for Identification although no
white soldier was embarrassed in
this fashion. Again no suspect
could be found, but no apology was
made. Presence of colored offic-
ers would remedy this, Mr.. Pierce
feels.
Supervision of military police
units is solely by whites" he ex-
planned. 1.-THE provost marshall
and his assistants being commiss-
Toned officers are of course white
such as are all subordinate enlisted
members. But the provost marsh
all has no jurisdiction over colored
M. P.'s who are responsible to the
commanding officer of each resp
ectiye unit. This entire setup is
lopsided. 1t would be just as easy
for each unit or regiment to furn-
ish so many private soldiers and
noncommissioned officers who
would be given certain orders and
by all means the right to quell any
disturbance regardless of the color
of the participants. Generally col
ored noncommissioned officers Sc
lected as M. P.'s are good stoolpig-
cons or men of limited intelligence
and education"
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
GENEROSITY OF FREDERICK
DOUGLASS WIDOW REVEAL
ED AT MEMORIAL EXERCISES

Washington, d. g., Feb. q IAN
Pat last weeks memorial pro-
gram held in honor of Frederick
Douglass, famed orator and abol-
itionist, Mrs. Sllie w. Stewart,
present of the Frederick Douglass
Memorial and Historical associat-
ion detailed the history of the as
ISOLATION and pleaded that Negro
es take a renewed interest in the
shrine here at Cedar Hill in the Ma
TONS capital.
Highlights of this years prog
ram was the recounting of the per-
sistent effort of Mr.. Douglass Wi
dow, Mrs. Helen Pitts Douglass, to
have the home at Cedar Hill, made
into a national shrine.
Mrs. Douglass desired to make
Cedar Hill for the colored people
what Mount Vernon is to the whit
es; to gather into it all the memen-
toes connected with Mr.. Douglass
life and all matters pertaining to
the history of the Negro race in
America; and to exhibit within the
home the pictures or busts of the
Nations Negro men and women
leaders.
Rev. Francis ]. Grimke, a MEM
Der of Douglass associations first
board of trustees, in a statement
which showed what obstacles Mrs.
Douglass had to overcome, said:
"Mr. Douglass left in his will,
Cedar Hill, to Mrs. Douglass, but
neglected to have this will witness
ed by three witnesses, which is nee
essary under the District Code to
pass real estate. After his death,
Mrs. Douglass tried to get the heirs
to agree with her to relinquish all
their rights to Cedar Hill in order
to make it a National Monument
and Memorial to the memory of
Mr.. Douglass. The heirs refused
to do so In consequence, Mrs.
Douglass vas obliged to buy the in
terest of the heirs for $4,000 in
cash, which she paid. This, there
fore, placed Cedar Hill entirely in
her hands to dispose of as she de-
sired.
"In the same will Mr.. Douglass
also devised to Mrs. Douglass a u
nited States bond of $4,000, but
after his death it appeared that he
had sold the bond and, therefore,
was no bond to devise under the
will. The courts decided that a
devise of $4,000 bond was not a
devise of $4,000, but that it was a
specific devise of this bond and
when no bond was found among his
effects the legacy, therefore, laps
ed. Mrs. Douglass, it will be seen,
o had, under Mr.. Douglass will,
lost at least $4,000, which left her
in embarrassed circumstances. She
was in need of funds to support
herself and also % maintain Cesar
Hill during her life time. She was
thereby compelled to put a mort
gage on Cedar Hill for the sum of
$500. This accounts for the mort
gage upon the home of Mr.. Doug
lass"
In her will Mrs. Douglass left
Cedar Hill to the Frederick Doug
lass Memorial and Historical As
ISOLATION to be kept forever as a
Memorial and monument to her il
lustrious husband. Before she di-
ed she succeeded in getting this As
ISOLATION Incorporated by act of
Congress and the home and estate
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
JUDGE BANISHES STUDENTS FROM COURT
WHEN THEY CHEER NEGROS RIGHT TO
ATTEND UNIVERSITY

Columbia, Mo,-More than 125 teen age white
girls, students at the exclusive Stephens College here,
were ordered from the Boone County Circuit court
room by Judge w. M. Dinwiddie, February 10, after
they had openly expressed their sentiments, in favor
of Ngro citizens attending the University of Miss
ouri. with loud cheers.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

exempted from taxation. The
property at her death, therefore,
came into possession of the trust
ees with a mortgage of $500 up
on it. This mortgage the trustees
We're able to reduce to $4,000"
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
BURGLARS

A small quantity of merchandise
was taken Sunday night by window
smashing burglars who broke into
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24

the Variety shop 2208h North
twenty-fourth street, and the Ne
braska Produce company, 220s N.
twenty-fourth street.
The Omaha guide., 1940-02-24
Mrs. Roosevelt
FdyOrS Anti
Lynch Law

WASHINGTON, Feb. q CAMP
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, con-
fronted with the direct question
for her views on anti-lynch legis-
lation during the recent American
Youth congress, told that body, 81
have always wanted it to pass, but
| would like to have it apply to the
whole of the United States. l do
not like to see one section singled
out.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

Remember-it pays to adver-
tise in the Tribune-Herald.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
GET CAR READY FOR
WARM WEATHER DRIVING

Automobiles need a Spring
house cleaning too!
Engineers say that for best
summer service you should:
/. Switch to warm weather
grades of grease and oil-get
rid of WORKOUT, diluted, thin
lubricants.
2. Check your battery after
its winter-long starting Job.
8. Flush your cars radiator
to remove anti-freeze and clear
circulation system so cooling
process will be efficient on hot
days.
Frank Dornberger, local Sow
erign Service dealer, has an
nounced that his station is
completely equipped to provide
thorough Spring conditioning
for all makes and models OF
cars.
"Our sailor girl invites you to
let Sovereign Service get the
old bus 'ship-shape', he said.
1--WE borrowed that term from
the navy, where everything has
to be spic n span, and that's
just what We can do for your
automobile.
Complete modern service, in
Guiding travellers credit cards,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

Dispdtching Time
at the postoffice
For train AZ closes at 7:30 am.
For train 43 and A closes at
$50 pm.
For train Al closes at 4 pm.
Mail for the rural routes and
st. Xavier closes at 8 am.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
up and Down
the
Street

It was a good idea the lawn
caretaker at the county court
house had about putting up tne
iron pipe to protect the grass
on the corners of the Walk
leading into the building. Some
of Hardin's more destructive
tyne of kids thought it would
he fun to bend them up, so they
were bent, We wish we were
able to publish a picture Of the
damage done SO some OF you
parents could ask your angels
If they recognized the scene.
We have heard several com
ments on starting the Hardin
Saddle Club, but no one seems
to come forward with any con-
crete suggestions. Roy Chambers
is an ardent horse fan, perhaps
he will take the inititive.
Daylight saving time starts
next week in the eastern part
of the United States. The only
way it will effect us is that
Jack Benny will come on at $3.50
pm. instead of $3.50. Several
wears ago Denver, Colo, tried
to put across daylight saving in
that city, but the promoters Of
the idea we're over-ruled. why
couldn't Hardin go on daylight
saving? Many WOULD say we
would be out of tune with the
rest of the area, but it Is pop
ular to be different.
From time to time we give
our out of state readers who
formerly lived here a weather
report. This time we offer the
following: Plenty of rain which
soaked vel Into the ground and
will be very beneficial to crops
in this area. Spring is slow in
getting under way here.
How many of you short wave
fans have been tuning in on
Lord Haw-Haw from Berlin?
He can be found at 11.79 mego-
cycles and is both interesting
and funny. There are also sew
eral other European short wave
stations that come in fine. The
news from there offers nothing
that is not heard from this
country, but the English and
German stations are alive with
propaganda talks.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
Halfway News

Clinton Blackburn and Tom
FaW were in Hardin Monday.
A heavy rain which turned
into snow fell Monday. The
ground is very soft, and it will
be several days before farmers
are able to work in the fields
Howard Wedel made a trip
to Hardin with Robert Ewing
on Tuesday.
H. w. Delp has been i'll the
past week.
Mrs. Stella LOOMS of Bill
lings came to Hardin by bus
Sunday. She will visit relatives
in the Hallway community.
Members of the Albert LOOMS
family were dinner guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Wedel the
first of the week.
Melvin Loomis made a trip
to Hardin Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Lee were in
Hardin on business Wednesday.
Ivan Clark made a trip down
the valley with a hay rack and
team Wednesday.
Alex Hart hauled a load OF
beet pulp Wednesday.
Weldon Clark of Hardin was
a caller in the Halfway neigh
borhood Wednesday.
The county road grader made
three trips in this vicinity this
week. Good roads are always
appreciated. >.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert LOOMS
were in Hardin Thursday.
Junior Ewing celebrated h2;
twelfth birthday at a dinner
given for him by his mother,
Mrs. Robert Ewing. Guests were
Donald and Dale Curry.
Henry and K. K. Ziler were
Hardin visitors Wednesday.
C. v. Mabe was a Hardin
caller Thursday.
H. W. Delp made a trip to
Billings Thursday.
Joe Sullivan was in Hardin
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin wedel and
family called at the Robert
Ewing home Friday afternoon.
Several truck loads of grain
were taken into Hardin this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Clark and
children called at the Robert
Ewing home Friday evening.
j. E. Weinberg made a bust
ness call in this community Fri
day.
Among those in Hardin Sat-
urday were Mrs. E. C.. Stimp-
| son, Martin Marx. Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Ziler and son, Mr.. and Mrs
C. v. Mabe, Tom Faw, Robert
and James Ewing, and Henry
and Conrad Ziler.
Llovd Faw called at the Rob-
ert Ewing farm Saturday.
Junior Mabe was in Hardin
Saturday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

With chevroiet's Exclusive Vacuum.
power Shift the driver has oniy to move
the short steering-column lever; .ne
u cylinder Fastened to transm
sion housine) supplies the effort requne'
to move the gears.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

is available at Sovereign Ser
vice stations now, MIR. Dornber-
ger said. This big organization
of Independent home = owned
service stations has grown I'M
til it now blankets the central
west, and motorists can go
Sovereign al the way.
The new Sovereign Service
series of advertisements will ap-
pear in this paper, stating this
week. They contain facts and
advice of value to all car ovTt-
ers-and the sailor girl, who
appears in each ad, is said to
be a "honey." ADV.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

1927 and then returned to the
legislature as a representative
last year, said that las the
campaign progresses I shall dis
cuss every phase of govern
ment."
The candidate, a farmer in
the Mott section for 80 years,
said that in his five sessions in
the legislature II have fought
for The elimination of even a
shadow of graft and corruption
in every phase of the handling
of public funds and for honesty
and industry in all departments
of government"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

Mr.. Powell has had 20 years
of engineering experience In
the Public Utility, Industrial
and Transportation field. He is
the head of an Industrial and
Engineering firm with offices
in Great Falls and Butte that
deals in import and export
lines, liquidation of industrial
properties, and the handling OF
engineering service and mach
inery in Montana and adjoining
states.
His knowledge and experience
in these lines gives him the
qualifications needed for this
office to a degree greater than
that possessed by most of those
who have held the office in
the past.
He is married, has two chill
dren, owns his own home at
3OO8 1st Ave. No. in Great Falls,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
Files for Railroad
Commissioner

West Powell, Engineer and
business man of Montana for
the past is years filed as a
candidate for the Republican
nomination on the Public Ser
vice Commission with Secre-
tary of State Samuel w. Mt
chel this afternoon.
He is a graduate of Schools
of Engineering of Nebraska and
Northwestern University. Prior
to coming to Montana, Powell
held important engineering
posts in several of the eastern
and western states as well as
in South America.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
S o As DAYS

The Lake County Sportsmen's
association has adopted "a reso-
luton asking the federal bio
logical survey to divide Mon
tana into two parts for the an
nual duck and goose season. The
resolution also asked for a sea-
son of not less than As days,
beginning October IS, for the
proposed section comprising the
part of the state west of the
divide. The western sportSmen
contend they should have a la
ter season than last years
which began october /, while
sportsmen in many eastern sec
tons claim an early season Is
best for them.
FOR SALE, FOR RENT, WAN
TED, ETC, look in the CLASH
fled Section.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

Launching a determined drive
against soil blowing within the
state the Soil Conservation ser
vice is purchasing 10 new TILL
age implements which control
weeds but leave a trashy cover
to anchor the soil. announces
T. c. Anderson, state coordln-
ator.
The purchase will be four
Noble weederS and six Sub-Sur-
face tillers similar to the duck
foot but with wider blades.
These will be pressed into ser
vice in all conservation districts
and will be kept in operation
continuously.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25

Both implements have given
very encouraging" results as
reported by six cooperators in
the Power utton area. These
same men reported other adj
vantages. The implements place
the soil in such condition that
it holds the water and in cases
of abnormal rainfall, lessons
serious runoff. BY holding the
water, the soil is able to alb
serb more moisture and retains
it for later use of crops.
Other implements which are
being used successfully are the
duckfoot, one-way, rod weeder
and home made slicker.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
T ARNOLD FILES

Ralph L. Arnold of MiSSoula,
associate justice of the state
supreme court, filed Saturday
for reelection to his seat on the
high court on the non-partiSan
judicial ticket. Arnold was ap-
pointed to the court to fill out
he unexpired term of the late
Sam v. Sewart. He has been
mayor of Missoula and district
Judge in the MiSSoula district.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-04-25
IS CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Advocating economy without
curtailment of essential serv-
ices," Representative John H.
Leuthold of saltwater county
Tuesday announced his can
didacy for the Republican nom
inatiOn for governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-19
Godgets Eliminated
From Low-Rent Homes

Elimination of frills and gadgets
on low-rent homes constructed in
the United States Housing Authority
program is an important factor in
cutting costs and holding rentals
within the means of low-income
families. This "de-gadgeting" pol
icy is saving millions of dollars on
construction of the 100000 dwelling
units in the current U. S. H. A. pro-
gram, Administrator Nathan Straus
says.
Exterior and interior trim for dec
orative purposes is held to a mini
mum on U. S. H. A. homes. Porches
and balconies are provided only
where the climate makes them nee
essary for living comfort. Fire
places, built-in bookcases, shower
baths, tiled bathroom walls and
similar items are omitted.
All hardware used in U. S. H. A..
homes is of simple and durable de-