davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
Texas Does Her Part for Americas Foes

Texas sovereign state of these United States strangely joined
Axis powers Monday when she allowed her citizens to be
ynched mob of blood thirsty law violators The mob took its
victim from a hospital bed
The nhed accused of attempted attack
there small likelihood that Texas would
him guilty In Texas and other points the still unczed
South accusation against Negro by of the other
conviction on legal ynchng) and times
death at the hands of the usually cowardy mob.
With the United States and its chief ally Britain seeking the help
the world the -Four Freedoms the
murder by mob in America naturally to be noted with
apprehension by Negroes America Indians in india Fpnos the
the millions of darker South America who
sympathetic to the allied nations.
Even this being written Germany Naz Ial Fasc and
mtarists broadcasing the black yellow and
the world how the highly civilized democratic United
allows citizens without benefit of trial. death
All this America its protesting
ory of German brutalties in occupied countries.
perhaps expecting much of Texas expect her Senator'S
Congressman Governor and leaders understand that total
harmed by such manifestations of heathensm. American
Negroes this latest outrage against of their number and
important the outrage against national unity
contributed the of Hitler Hroho and Mussoni
Monday She will have her contribution the blood of her
both black and white Every act of this Texas gives
enemies strength.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
Charley Cherokee Gives Us the
LOWdOWn

the coord czenry despair leaders,
information and propaganda chief Elmer Davis
Worried Ode Waller matter he the 4th weighing bitter
leaders effect democracy died with Ode
Just who inserted that unconmed in the AP stories that
FDR pleaded telephone with Governor Darden commuaon
Elmer his Asttey the President
says nothing
Right morale of black citizens deal lower than white
citizens thanks disamng habit Negroes smiling out
wy adversely nwar Negro boy from 80 knows the
took low the matter enng cood youth because
Louis check lost bitter fight against
from necessity and Negroes War the fact that
time coored tries like civil life the armed
forces and holds his head he gets full of knots not lost
either educated uneducated coored citizens.
Negroes that although the North hardly North
the South still the South And Lands and the club
show disposition make that grand gesture admitting
coored to the bgeague baseball ranks And Atty General Bdde
still letting powerful Southern Congressional bloc browbea him
threats against the Negro And when coord editor Rice in Texas
losing the would Negroes would
and arrested at whm official funk Negroes
Hell, amt he been in Mississippi"
However Editor Rice adds then Negroes wouldn't be able
do anything about it. And Mr. Elmer Davis land the
that losing the
doing plenty about it. Your headache will
the Negro knows exactly what Negro citizens thinking For
ample what could aborers ditch possibly
another: Heh heh Morale
Cherokee, in the Chicago Defender.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
pore, Java, Burma, and Tobruk.

Java, Burma, and Tobruk.
they understand the 1912 Negro them listen
Mark Edge of themselves he Negroes better
eduae they better organized they under ender auspices
and demanding than they have
been before; and, / think all ought to learn that"
Aggressive and demanding what? Not Vgnus Dabney
the Whites Not the defeat their
for the Axis Not to take anything from white Americans But
demanding only the rights and privileges and responsibilities enjoyed
other Americans by the Constitution and the Bill
of Rights.
perver this attitude of Negro Americans We this
bring what world leaders will bring other dominated
and privileged peoples of the world In the dnd words of the
Negro assembled Meanwhile ie
ter declaring for the defeat of the AxEd lie to pretend
that happy about receiving the treatment from
which asked help the ant world On
occasion should this without fear and without deceit
Negro Americans victory They of the Axis
New Order either that Europe in Asia they
the Order of Gadsen Ala and Tupel Miss which places
prejudice first and victory second.-Crisis Magazine.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17

Mount Olivet Church Notes: The
morning sermon "The Eternal
Road" began an enjoyable day at
Mount Olivet. Visitors included
Mrs. George Goggins, mother of
Mr.. Marion Brown, Mrs. Mabel
Crowder, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Wat
kins, all of Des Moines, Ia, Mrs.
Lucille Gillespie, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Mrs. Theresa Wilson, member of
Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Paul,
Major and Mrs. S. Ransom and
Sergeant Charles Milsap, member
of this church.
At p. m. the Red Circle Girls
presented program. The Apos-
tolic Faith, junior chorus, sang.
Mary Collins read the scripture,
and prayer was by Doris Massie.
A chalk talk Question Marks" was
given by Jewel Sears. Edith Mas
sic sang. young people, please
do not quit school until you have
finished high school at least. Be
American. Prepare yourself for
the future" are excerpts from the
address made by Mrs. S. Vincent
Owens.
Reports of the Youth Conference
were made by Mrs. D. Wheeler.
Rev. H. W. Bolts of Zion Bap-
fist Church and his choir will be
presented next Sunday at 3 p. m.
by the Home Missions. Rev.
Wheeler will preach at the Union
services at st. James A. M. E.
Church next Sunday.
A beautiful maroon and gold pull
pit cover was presented to the
church by Mrs. Louise Wilson.
"Let US not forget the soldiers
on the seas and battlefield. This
week let us pray for our enemies
and betrayers."-By Arlee Blakey.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
Editorial Notes

Peger reveals his real by his regular petty
Roosevelt easily Americas finest and greatest
(of Negro ancestry alegedy
the other night wildly the temper of
Negroes defend country You
fight who refuse him rehmen
when he his coun uniform Those soldiers violated laws
evidently but what of the cafe popetors who wouldn't them
plenty of cafes like the Arizona all
fair cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis 1t good
enough die for his country he's good enough to drink bottle of
a any place in the land-f he pay for it.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
Twin City
Church Notes

CamphOr M emOrial Church
Notes: The service last Sunday
morning was we'll attended for a
hot July day. Fans were furnished
by two local business firms. Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson, pastor,
preached a short sermon and kept
the entire service in the summer
time limit. The summer schedule
limits the service to one hour and
half, beginning promptly at II
a. m. and closing by 1890 p. m.
Warren Hayes joined the church
on Christian experience.
The service for Sunday morning,
July 10, will be in charge of the
young people Of the church. Jack
Polk of the Border Church, Mime
apolis, will be the speaker and
Warren Hayes will preside.
The Union evening service with
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our kind
friends and neighbors for their
acts of love and sympathy offered
during our recent loss of husband,
father, brother and nephew, Claude
Burnaugh. We also extend CRATE
full thanks for the beautiful floral
tributes to our loved one. We es-
pecially wish to thank Father M.
Hogarth, Rev. J. Clayburn, Mrs.
Alice (Brownie) Fort and the pail
bearers.
Mrs. Claude Burnaugh, wife;
Claude and Earl Burnaugh, sons;
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Clark, Jr.,
daughter and son-in-law; Rev. and
Mrs. T. B. Chapman, sister and
brother-in-law; Mrs. Lizzie Davis,
aunt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
MINNEAPOLIS SPOKESMAN

president of the National Baptist
Home Mission Board, will be guest
preacher at the morning service.
Mrs. Loveless will also be present
and will photograph all of the
church groups.
Rev. Ware will preach at vesper
service Sunday afternoon.
The Missionary Society will
sponsor a tea at the parsonage
from six to eight p. m. Sunday.
A musical program has been
planned.
Evening service will be resumed
Sunday, July &c, at 8 p. m.
The Twentieth Century club will
meet Immediately after the morn
ing service.
By Wanda Owens.
st. James A. M. E. Church: Mr..
Robert Thornton, Talladega Col
lege professor, was guest speaker
at the 10:45 a. m. Mems Day SER
vice last Sunday. His topic was
Priority in a Pre-empted World"
Flowers on the altar were fur
nished by Mrs. Josephine Hunt
from neighborhood gardens. Mr..
Milton Buford joined church. A
telegram was received from Rev.
B. N. Moore, pastor, who was in
Chicago attending a conference at
Chicago. Mems Day officers were:
B. C. Archer, president of the
Mems club; Mr.. John M. Patton,
program chairman. Others on the
program were Mr.. Sidney Williams
at the organ, Mr.. Douglas Lewis
at the piano, Rev. Jos. Jackson, re-
Spouse and invocation; Mr.. John
H. Hickman, Jr., soloist and direc-
tor of the Mems Day chorus. Mr..
Eugene Harris was finance chair
man.
The ladies of St. James are MAX
ing elaborate plans for Women's
Day, July 10. Miss Winnifred
Flanagan, membership committee
chairman of the st. Paul Y. W.
C. A., will be the guest speaker.
Mrs. Geo. W. Brooks is general
chairman.
The monthly Junior Church SER
vice was held Sunday, July IL, at
$3.50 a. m, conducted by Mr.. Rob-
ert Saunders, formerly with the
late Rev. Lowey, radio evangelist,
and Mr.. Glen Dewey, director of
ODER Boys Club.
By Chas. Miller.
MARION SMITH DELEGATE
Marion Smith was elected dele
gate by the St. Peters A. M. E.
Church Young Peoples Group to
represent them at the Young Peo-
pies Convocation of the Fourth A.
M. E. Diocese which convened in
Chicago last week.
Miss Smith has returned and
will make her convention report at
the Sunday School on Sunday
morning, July 10. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Smith.
ST. PETERS SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC JULY %
The St. Peter A. M. E. Church
and Sunday School picnic will be
held on Thursday, July 20, at Theo-
dore Wirth Park (Glenwood Park
on picnic ground number one.
The big event of the afternoon
will be a ball game between St.
Peters and Bethesda Church Sun
day School boys.
REV. COLEMAN IN CITY
Rev. S. F. Coleman was in the
city on a brief visit from Yank-
ton, South Dakota, where he was
called to fill out the unexpired term
of Rev. Boyd Patrick.
While in the city Rev. Coleman
visited Allen A. M. E. Church of
Humboldt Heights where he minis
tered before going to Yankton.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
Friday, July II, 1912
DESTINY

What is my destiny? -. The Sun!
In truth I seek fuller, brighter way,
I cannot rest on little laurels won,
AS long as 1 behold a greater day.
1t is my sacred right to be
The better things of my ability,
There is no higher duty left to me
Than playing out each possibility.
I shall not beg to prove my worth,
Give me no "forty acres and mule"
No crumbling footholds in the earth,
For shall win by inches, someday rule.
The laws of fate grim, relentless,
And yet so much of Destiny is in my hands,
I would be derelict, and life eventless,
Should 1 grow deaf to hearts commands
Great Nature with her mystic lore
Has taught me dignity by mighty trees,
Now bow where once knelt before,
And spare my soul as well as knees.
Wrongs and hardships have not impressed
Upon my mind success will ever be denied,
And though go along, despised, oppressed,
How would feel if had never tried?
My Destinys to breathe and grow each hour,
Fill my body, heart and mind with health,
Gain little gold and know some power,
Serve Cod and benefit my Commonwealth.
For me the long dark nights despair is gone,
It is no longer criminal should learn,
Yet if all my thoughts would see the dawn,
I must have Destiny, and I must yearn!
lanes T
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
You Know What Happened?

regular pretty folks. fact there
they support paper
ago had raise the price o this paper.
happened? actually gained readers
the various other Negro media who have had
raise their subscription
Fellow publishers with whom have correspondent skptcal
believe that people this
did when it sold the truth help u.s.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
FUN AT BASEBALL GAME

Editor: Please allow me to COM
mend your editorial "Fun At the
Baseball Game" in the June 10 is
sue. I have heard many readers
of your paper praise that particu-
lar piece.
Carl Grayson,
St. Paul, MINI.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
NEGRO'S PART IN WAR

Lincoln, Nebraska-Negro par
%ticipation in war and defense act
ivities, and in preparing to meet
post war problems, will be Discus
sed at a state conference to be
held next Saturday, March %, in
the Senate chamber at the state
capitol. The following topics will
be discussed.
Civilian defense program, DR..
Clarence Singleton, Omaha, pre-
siding; the part of the Negro
Press, Burt F. Newton, Lincoln
presiding; the Negro Youths
Viewpoint, Miss Ramona Banks
University of Nebraska student,
presiding; employment problems of
the Negro worker, the Rev. Char
les G. Blooah, Hastings, presiding
Women's Place in the War, Mrs.
Mary Gamble, Norfolk, presiding.
Post war problems, Thomas Me-
hammit, Omaha presiding.
An evening banquet will be fol-
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
RESOLUTION

Whereas Mrs. Ruby Eldridge of
2530 Maple st. has made COM
plant to the Executive Board of
the Omaha Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People to the effect
that she was brutally beaten and
and abused by Sgt. Graham, a po-
lice officer of the Omaha Police
Department, on or about The 18th
day Of Match, 1912, the details of
" ich are e scribed and set out in
a signed statement given by her
and turned over to the Associa-
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

, name?
A. William Eldridge.
Q. What does he do?
A. He works for the Union
Pacific Railroad.
@. How long has he worked for
them?
A. Thirty four years.
Q. Now Mrs. Eldridge, I am go
ing to ask you some questions a.
bout an incident that happened
Wednesday March 1S, 1912. You
had some trouble at your home
A. Yes 1 did.
@. What time of day was that?
A. Around three o'clock in the
afternoon.
@. You just tell us what hap
lpened?
F; A. The people concerned in this
.sLat is the eanss of the officers TO
be out there in the first place, are
some tenants that I have in the
apartment house at 1922 Maple
their name is Johnson. Now two
weeks ago, more than two weeks
ago, I told Mrs. Johnson that af-
ter the 18th of March that I would
not furnish them with gas fer the
same amount of rent they were
paying then because the current
expenses of running it were more
than the income from the house
and 1 told them they would have
that amount of time to make a de-
cision on whether they wanted to
pay more rent OF to furnish their
own gas for the same amount Of
money. I didn't hear anything
from them until after the 18th Of
March. Then they wanted to give
| Continued on page 81
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
NathanielH
.CiUic, F~raternai
Leader Dies

Mr.. Nathaniel Hunter, 2012 N
28th ST., one Of Omaha's most be-
loved citizens, died a few days ago
Mr.. Hunter was very active in
religious, ~fraternal and civic cr-
: CARNATIONS. He was Grand Mas
ter of the Masonic Lodge, men,
Der of the Elks Lodge, member of
the Past Exalted Ruler Circle of
the Elks Lodge and a member of
Zion Baptist Church from where
the funeral was held On Monday
AFTERNOON at 2 p. m, under the
auspices of the Masonic and Elks
Lodges.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his
wife, a niece, and other relatives
ad a host of friends.
Mr.. Hunter who was a faithful
and well thought of employee Of
the U. S. National Bank was en-
ployed there for 27 Years.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

prosecuting Jack Graham. Ar
thur B. McCaw, president of the
NAACP says the Association In
not interested in the charges a
gainst Mrs. Eldridge, but against
the brutal treatment. Mrs. Ed
ridge has private attorneys to rep
resent her. Senator John Adams,
chairman of the Legal Redress
Committee Of the NAACP is lead
ing the fight. ably assisted by the
entire committee. consisting OF At
torney J. billiard Crawford, S. Ed
ward Gilbert, and Rev. f. S. Will
liams.
There We're 1900 people who at
tended the Mass meeting at Zion
Baptist Church, all of whom SOL
EMMY pledged their support to the
NAACP $4,000 was raised to
see that justice is done in this case
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

part Of her body exposed, proceed
ed to kick her all over the bull
pen. After finishing, threw her
feet on the floor, and walked ar
ound and kicked her in the right
side, and named her with every
blow.
The NAACP has filed charges
against this officer for such bru-
tally. Police Commissioner .Jep-
sen stripped Graham of his badge
on last Monday, March 23rd.
A public Mass meeting was call
ed on last Monday by the NAACP
in protest Of such brutality and 10
devise means and assistance in
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
WHO WAS HE?

The following are the opening
remarks of Wendell l.. Willkie as
Chairman of the Inaugural Dinnel'
of Freedom House, which was
held in the Grand Ballroom of the
Commodore Hotel, Thursday ev-
enng, March 10th, 1912.
This meeting is the inaugural
dinner of freedom House, a house
as it's name indicates, symbolizcs
freedom, its membership dedicated
to the advancement of the cause
of freedom throughout the world.
Obviously among the purposes
Of the founders of Freedom House
is the encouragement of our arra-
ed forces who constitute the battle
line on which we fight for free
dom throughout the world. An
other purpose is to stimulate the
people of America to support the
cause Of freedom everywhere. I
wonder sometimes, however, wha-
Their we are not a little p~harisaical
or prhaps ever presumptious in our
high minded statements about free
dom. Are we always as alert to
practice it here at home as we
are to proclaim it abroad? Do we
accord freedom to all of our citiz-
ems?
On December Goth n a belatel
press dispatch describing the per.
sonal heroism of men and officers
during the Pearl Harbor attack
occurred this Sentence: "A negro
mess attendant who never before
had fired a gun, manned a mach
inc gun on the bridge until his am
munition was exhausted" A Gun
negro mess attendant. Who was
he? For weeks newspapermen
ad columnfsts asked that quest
ion of the Navy Department.
Letters began to come in from
all over the country. Comment
ators began to speak of the en-
named Negro messman".
Finally the office Of the Secret
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
NAACP Will Demand Dismissal of
Sgt. Graham For Alleged Beating
Of Mrs. Ruby EIdridge

ton, and
Whereas the legal redress COM
mittee has made an investigation
of the said affair and has filed a
complaint with acting chief Munich.
of the police department, and
Whereas the Executive Board
of the Association recommends
that Sgt. Jack Graham be dismiss
sed from the police department
and be presented for the brutal
assault upon the said Mrs. Eldri-
&c,
1T rs THEREFORE RESOI-
WE'D by this Mass Meeting of Ne
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
GENERAL DOUGLAS MAC
ARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA

General Douglas Macarthur is
now in Australia in command of
Allied forces there. His broadcast
over the radio several days ago
indicated he realized the gravity Of
the situation and the urgent need
for men and military equipment.
We are glad General MacArth-
ur is out of the PHILIPPINES which
will be most difficult to hold when
the Japanese make an all out Of
fensive there.
One of the first acts which Cen
eral MacArthul Performed was 10
have two Negro regiments Sent to
fight under him in the PHILIPPINES.
We wonder, if the same troops
would be welcome in Australia,
THE White Mans Country, or
would the Australians rather per-
ish than to be saved by black SOL
diers from America?
In 1908, DIR. w. E. 3. DUBOIS
said in THE Souls of Black Folks
The problem of the Twentieth
Century, dear reader is the prob
lem of the COLOR LINE.
The present conflict in the Far
East confirms the prophecy of the
learned Doctor. And the problem
will not be solved by arrogance
and littleness, and meanness bv
white men toward dark men. 1t
can only be solved by men of all
races, treating their fellowmen as
they would be treated.
We hope General Macarthur will
De successful in repelling the jap
anese, even from the white mans
Australia. that they too, NAV
have the chance to right the
wrongs they have done to dark
Continued on page ~ p
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
This
Editorial
||ReyieW
zee
THE CASE OF MR.. AND MRS.
ELDRIDGE

THE CASE OF MR.. AND MRS.
ELDRIDGE
Elsewhere in the Omaha Guide
will be found a story of police
brutality, rarely equaled in the
history of the Omaha Police De-
partment. describing the beating
given Mrs. and Mr.. Eldridge We'd
nesday of last week in the police
station.
Several months ago The Omaha
Guide sounded a warning when Of
ficers entered the home of Herm-
an Lewis and brutally assaulted
him. We said then that this act
should not go unpunished; that
the responsibility for it rested then
and rests now squarely in the lap
of the City Commissioners of o.
maha, and that their act of dis
missing Herman Lewis from the
Fire Department because police
officers after beating him charged,
him with Resisting Arrest" and
Interfering with Police Offic7
ers', was a monstrous wrong.
Moreover, if the council approved
such brutality, other officers would
feel they&had the right to enter the
home or homes of Negroes and as
sault them at will. All that
would be necessary to escape pun
ishment after the assault would be
to charge the victim with various
offenses and have a plant judge
find the victim guilty.
We held no brief for Herman
Lewis then; we hold none now.
But We insisted then and We in
sist now that POLICE BRUTAL
ITY MUST NOT GO UNPUNISH-
ED.
But rabbits" wearing pants
will not get you anywhere, And
someone must take action. We
have given you the facts in the
Eldridge case; We gave them to
you in the Lewis case and suggest
ed what should be done. Fort
unately, Lewis is fighting his case
out in the courts. We hope MIR.
and Mrs. Eldridge will do likewise
More about this later.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28

was suffering from a lacerated
right wrist, a sprained left thumb
and hand, confusion of the left eye
left leg, left side of the chest,
right bullock, right side of the alb
domen and left thigh. She stated
that she had also been knocked I'M
conscious. She exhibited no evid-
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
NATIONAL NAACP
REPRESENTATIVE
TO COME HERE IN
ELDRIDGE CASE

The National Office of the MA
ACP is sending a representative
to make an investigation of the
EIdridge case. He is Mr.. Edward
Morrow from the NAACP Nation
al office 69th Fifth Avenue, New
York City, N. Y. He will arrive
in Omaha Friday April 8, and will
address the Second Mass Meeting
at st. Johns AME. Church 22nd
and Willis Ave, Friday April 3
$50 p. m. Everybody welcome.
A. B. McCaw, President.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-28
MRS.
ELDRIDGE
MAKES STATEMENT
STATEMENT GIVEN TO IN
SPECTOR PAUL HAZE


Omaha Police Department, Mar.
20, 1912 at lib am. in the pres
ence of the following: John Adams
State Senator, 400 Karbach Block
AT. 6766, Chairman Legal Redress
Committee of the Local Branch Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored PeopleI
Arthur B.. McCaw, President of the
NAACP, 1430 North 22nd, WE.
O156; Rev. F. G. Williams, Pastor
Zion Baptist Church 2407 North
22nd St., WE. 1928, President In
terdenominational Ministers ALI
ance; S. Edward Gilbert, Editor,
Omaha Star, 2216 North oath, WE,
4O41, President Omaha Negro
Chamber Of Commerce; G. G. Gal
loway, Editor, Omaha Guide 2418
Grant, WE. 1917.
Questions propounded by Insp-
ector Paul Haze. John Adams and
Arthur B. McCaw. Transcription
started at 1890 pm. March 20,
1912, by bet. Sgt. A.. E. Clincha-d
Also present: VIM. Eldridge, hus-
band of Ruby Eldridge.
@. Your name is what please?
A. Ruby Eldridge.
@. Where do you live?
A. I live at $3.50 Maple.
Q. How old r you?
A. I am thirty.
Q. Are you married?
A. Yes sir.
Q. What is your husbands