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Evening star., 1944-09-28
Judge Delays Trial
OF zirk|e on Charge
OF Shooting Wife

The trial of Carl Raymond Zirkle,
charged with assault with intent to
murder in the shooting of his es-
tranged wife, Mrs. Mildred Zirkle,
Is, will await the outcome of the
latters condition, it was decided by
Judge Stedman Prescott at zirkle's
arraignment yesterday in Montgom-
cry County Circuit Court.
Mrs. Zirkle was shot in the back
in front of her home at Derwood,
Md, September II when she and
companion, John Jerell of Rock
vile. returned home after making
deliveries of farm produce, accord
ing to police. Two shots were fired
at Jerell. police said.
Mrs. Zirkle is in Suburban Hos
pital in serious condition.
Arrested September IL.
zirkle, a Bethesda truck driver,
was arrested September II in Rock
vile, according to police.
Judge Prescott presided at the ar
raignment yesterday of defendants
in indictments returned by the coun-
ty grand jury. Fourteen were re-
turned Tuesday by the special ses-
sion of the jury, and the other al
ready was on the docket.
The arraignments included:
Albert L. Thompson, Howard E.
Riley, Arthur J. Reynolds. Raymond
KunSmann, Melvin Denlinn. Elmer
Dorsey and Charles Harris, charged
with robbery with a deadly weapon,
robbery, assault with intent to rob
anc assault and battery. All pleaded
not guilty, and trial was set for
October 4.
William Adams and Isaac Roose-
welt Fletcher, morals charge, pleaded
not guilty. Their trials were set for
October 5.
Pair Denies Murder.
David Simms and Belle Simms,
charged with murder, pleaded not
guilty. and will be tried October s.
Edwin Cleo Hallway, charged with
escape, pleaded guilty: hearing set
for October 4. No date was set for
the trial of James Alfred Lyles.
charged with housebreaking and
larceny, as Lyles already has been
committed from Trial Magistrates
Court to the Maryland House of
Correction. The housebreaking and
larceny charges will not be tried
until he finishes his present
sentence.
William Henry Mitchell pleaded
not guilty to charges of housebreak-
ing and larceny and housebreaking,
and will be tried October d. Albert
Ellison pleaded not guilty to
morals charge and will face trial
October 5.
Wlter Haughton, charged with
larceny, pleaded guilty and will have
a hearing October 4 Florence Z.
Rivers pleaded guilty to larceny
charges and will have a hearing
October 4. Charles Fillmore
Ricketts,, charged with forgery and
uttering, pleaded not guilty and will
De tried October
Evening star., 1944-09-28
Hemisphere Service Bill
For SPARS, WAVES Siqned

President Roosevelt has signed
legislation that will permit WAVES
and SPARS to serve all American
bases in this hemisphere, the White
House announced today.
The women reservists can only be
assigned to such duty when they
volunteer. Hitherto, their services
have been confined to the United
States.
Another bill signed by the Presi-
dent provides funds for the inaugu-
raj ceremonies January 20.
Evening star., 1944-09-28
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Evening star., 1944-09-28

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Evening star., 1944-09-28
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Evening star., 1944-09-28

10 Boys EtOn Caps in navy or brown. La
beled as to wool content. Small, medium or
large. Reg. SIPS s0r
2 Boys Navy Blue Cheviot Suits. Double
breasted style with long pants. Labeled As
to wool content Reg $l3 395 ---S5 90
sGsIS1 ss9rS cL9TH,SG s2nns The ralo' Royal
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Uncover BOBBY Trap Set
By Washington's Army

PHILADELPHIA - A BOBBY
trap set by George Washington's
army IN 1777 was uncovered by
army engineers dredging the Della
ware river
The trap. called Z stockade" was
found on the New Jersey shore BE-
low Hog island It was z wooden
crib. 80 feet long and 20 feet wide,
weighted down with bouIders and
fitted with long iron spikes facing
downstream just below the surface
The spikes were intended to pierce
the hulls Of wooden ships.
The story shows. however, that Z
traitor showed the British how to
avoid the st0ckade-and they sailed
Up the Delaware 10 capture PhiIa
deIphia.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Penn RI.
viii lire
CoIored


Washington-The Pennsylvania
Railroad. one Of the nations larg-
est railroads. viii now accept ap-
plications Of Negroes for jobs a.
dining car stewards The railroad
has stated that it VIII consider such
applications on the basis Of the ap-
plIcant's qualifications. regardless
OF race, creed or color
The Pennsylvania is the second
railroad TO fau In line The ice
vas broken on discrimination IN the
dining car departments OF the a
TONS railroads q few weeks ago
when the North Western Railroad
placed five Negroes on the Stew
ards Seniority Roster
Mr. Maceo Hubbard, FEPC rep
resentative- and Messrs- George z
Brown r. a. Jackson and R. W
Smith representatives Of Local $40
and the Joint Council OF Dining Car
Employees, A 2 Of L, said. IN 4
joint statement. that, as a result
Of the PennsyIvania's new policy.
they anticipated that many Of the
big eastern railroads would o
fall in line and grant jobs Of higher
classification to Negroes
For some time the Pennsylvania
has been paying Negro waiters-in-
charge the same wages as stewards
when they work on large dining
cars; but they have refused 70
grant Negroes the official status
OF stewards, or place them On the
stewards seniority rOsrr. Many
OF these waiter-in-charge, who have
worked in jobs which r ordinarily
classified as stewards contend that
they have been stewards in fact
for some time. Because Of this,
there is still an unsettled dispute
between these employees and the
railroad, which was not settled as
4 result OF the carriers commit
ment 10 employ Negroes as stew
ards
The dining car employees Organl-
ration is now assisting them in pre-
uaring a case for the National Rail
road Adjustment Board
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Total Deaths In Battle
Estimated at 6,OOO.O 600

NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance com-
pany estimated that about 5000. 600
men have died II battle IN this war.
as compared with 100000 In the
last war
The aggregate loss TO the United
States, included deaths among the
wounded and probable deaths among
those listed as missing. was placed
by the statisticians at Is. 200 al the
end Of 1913. or 5000 less than IN
1917 and 1918.
About three-foUths Of the losses
IN the present war are accounted
for by German and Russian dead"
the experts said For each Of these
countries. the toll Is upward Of
1000. OO0, and both have almost
certainly suffered more than II the
last war With the exception Of
Japan and possibly also 0f Rumania
and Greece. the battle deaths Of 9TH
er countries IN the present war re-
main well below those Of the First
World war"
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Shall Bordeaux
Have His Leg?
1881 81 Felonies in
United States During '43

WASHINGTON. - American law
breakers committed 4 major crime
every 228 seconds IN 1913 for an
estimated total Of 1881, 661 felonies.
Director J. Edgar Hoover Of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation re-
ported
Hoover said In his annual crime
report that each a hour period
brought reports Of 2 criminal honi-
cides, e rapes, 138 other felonious
assaults, ia robberieS, 745 bur
glarieS, 514 automobile thefts and
2-20e miscellaneous larcenieS.
Reports from 31s major cities,
Hoover said, Indicated that rob
berries and larcenies were On the
down trend, while automobile theftS,
burglaries and rape increased He
noted particularly the rise N rape
cases-21-9 per cent owe the 1889
Il averag-and emphasized that
boys and girls Is TO q years old
comprised the largest single age
group OF criminal offenders
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Goal Of $4,000 Fund Raising
Campaign for AKA Sorority

Washington DC, March 31-Plans
Tor q Fund Raising Campaign with a
goal Of $4,000 10 help finance the
organizations SPECIAL projects were
announced this week By Mrs. Lolfise
johnson Mcdonald, First Anti-Bas1l-
Gus and Director Of Projects Of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
The campaign IN which all 5000
members of the 152 chapters from
coast to coast viii participate, viii
open officially April 18th and ex-
tend TO May 18th. 1874 In each TON
munity, the types OF fund raising ACT
ivities viii BE- directed ~ the local
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

NAACP PROBES AUSSIE
SENTENCE FOR FIVE
Washington, April s (ANPC-The
NAACP IS mquirmg into the circun
stances surrounding the court-mart-
izi and sentence to death OF five Ne
groes, four OF them privztes and one
Z merchant seaman for alleged rape
OF 4 white Red Cross worker. IN Aus
uaIia As reported in I press dispatch
LAST Sunday a week ago
Leslie Perry. legislative represent
at1v= for the association, said he had
an appointment on THURSDAY with 4
Gen Weir of the Judge advocates
office Of the war department. I'd dis
Cass the matter At the time he said
that he had no more information than
that provided II the news report Ac-
cordrug to the story, the seaman was
diving the soldiers to 4 certain des-
t-rltion and was hailed BY I'LL FED
Cross worker and asked Tor j lift
They are reported 70 have taken her
to the outskirts OF town and to have
Proceeded TO attack her They w=re
later identified and brought 10 trial
n view OF the record n thu New
C5Iedouia cases. Perry said. we
ara apprehensIve enough 10 want 10
IncN about the mater 50 far a.
We know. there are no Negro rem
Lers II the Judge advocates offic1 In
australia and past experience tells Us
tnat we cannot Dc sure a.at -Elcre ms
zIvzvs been dire process III th-<s
cases
Until something more i Ea1uu A.
bat the cout-martial ard tn evi-
denle- he said, any action with the as
sOr5atiou might take mus remain Ii
doubt
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

vOur neIgnbOrs Is A TREAT.
We have weathere1 many . storm
since 1927. OH founding year but
toby from the hardening OF those
ErnsHciaI struggles we have cun--
T eted q publishing plant In hrn
be service 70 Our Lord. God Al
rrrgFty, Our Race. Our Flag gu-
Country and 70 Our State based
upon the principles Of SERVICE
The Brotherhood OF Mzu, That
All Men are Created Equal and
that even The Faintest Eoice Shall
Not Go Unheard"
When YOUR driving or walking FIJI
the ucighborhood O. visiting our CIV.
Stop III 2330 Grant Street ami
look Is over Chat with OLE edi-Ur
he's a friendly, line. brnad-minled
fellow Discuss with him WI
viewpoints hen tell You ours
and a. We move along life highway
Let's get closer and closer ID W0rS
out cur pursuits Of happanes ou-
business. social. CIVIC industrial. var
and postwar problems rEr Of
rows and our joys BE and hye
VT III understand each other and al
things Z little better ard hetter-
COME ON IN If yOa haven't
already seen 4 newspaper ll4ur. lis
A NEW EDUCATIONAL ~
PERIENCE Come once. cUnc as
often as YOU ike YOUR Al
WAYS WELCOMED
II there's some additional courtesy
that We can extend 70 make y0ur ad-
vertising better Or your reading more
enjoyable, OF I service just give
Us 4 r1ng-HA- OSOO or better ret
stop n anl vel do our ve-v lest
10 comply
Speaking Ut COURTESY Our
THANK YOU for Il years sup
port. i sincere and from the heart
WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR
PATRONAGE LOYALTY AND
GOODWILL
THE OMAHA GUIDE.
And STAFF
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

Chapters
Private contributions tC the fund
Will b accepted only from members
Of the sorority. In addition, no act
ivities m behalf 81 tie drive VIII .
sponsored which do not guarantee 10
the supporting public commensurate
returns for the money subscribed,
Mrs Mcdonald declared
Foremost among the activities plan
ned viii be public shOwIngs OF The
Negro Soldier, the Government spon
sored documentary film on Negroes
IN the United States Army which has
been universally acclaimed a. one Of
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

The best movie presentations of tn
Negro ever to appear
Social eTents. such - dances. rras,
musical FecItals AM card tournaments
are also cuntanpEztef
According To Mrs Mcdonald ii II
70 bring the campaign TO a
Close with special radio programs fea-
outstanding stars OF stage,
screen and radio
The fund IS TO Be used to insure ex-
tension Of the SOroritys Health Fro
Jet, and the National N0n-Partisan
Council on Public Affairs of Alpha
Continued Jn page %
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Howard Bordeaux
Post Contributes $1,000

a short time ago The Omaha
Guide read with much interest and
approval The WorId-HeraId's ef-
fort and successful drive which not
only obtained the money TO finance
limbs for a legIess boy but to make
a good job Of It, kept driving until
they had secured the astonishing
sum OF 1880 hump sum which
viii not only secure this little fell
low the very best Of legs but VIII
also send this chap Independently
on his way The Omaha Guide
wishes TO commend The Omaha
WOrId-Herald-it Is truly a great
newspaper But here IS quite a
different story OF another missing
leg It's the leg Of an elderly man.
. c01ored MAJ past MS stxtieth
year. Howard B Bordeaux. whose
picture is on this page, and who
needs no introduction to the aver
age Omaha Citizen The Guide
recalls him IT years ago when this
paper was in its infancy BOr-
Ydeaux at that time contacted the
Guide and was assigned TO our
advertising staff We find hin
now. as then, stin ambitious and
full Of newspaper enthusiasm Mr.
B0rdeauxs leg was amputated re-
Gently on the account Of sugar liz
belts and now Mr. B~0rdeauxs great
est ambition is 10 obtain an arti-
fetal limb that might enable him
10 re-euter active service IN the
field that ne knows best which. OF
course. is the newspaper business
and all this man Is asking Is q
chance to 90 back to work 90 some
one must lead the way The Omaha
Guide. being Omaha-s oldest Col
ored paper and intending to live
I'D TO everything it. name implies
where one OF all Of its people is
concerned Is going to take the lib
erty TO ask that out Of It thousand
C0lOred population cannor we pro-
luce this man a leg For one time,
let's set together through our
churches. through our lodges
through our business institutions,
our lawyers, our doctors. QUIZ den
lists. our clubs and our private
citizens. Let Us this time prove
to Omaha that We can and vii
stick together where a worthy
cause Is concerned and where one
IF our people Is involved
This movement has been donated
20 and endorsed BY the following
organizations Iroquois Lodge No
g. L B P o. Elks. 2a20 LAX.
Street Charles z. Davis. and TT.
american Legion 9404 Parker St.
u O. Carey.
This is 70 certify that the IA
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
-M4RE4 LOUIS SrEDt


A S1.51o5O echo W an Old lawsuit
II which she was a defendant with
Il husband heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis, popped up tins week 20
add legal disc0rd 70 the marital z1u
not@ Of Marva TrUtter Barrow. IL
champs eranged wife Marva IS
now 4 songstress IN New York &C
Cordmg 70 Henry c Ferguson who
filed suit III Circuit Court FOR $500
Tor ices and for 5000 he SAYS he
advanced % Mrs Barrow The fees
cofer his activities II behalf Of the
Barr0ws IN fighting q suit against
them for $4,000 brought by BmdIey
C. Cyrus The SUIT was settled Tor
$500 and the case was dismissed On
May p. 1913. but he didn't get III.
\ $500 and his 5000. Attorney Fer
2 gus0n contends
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
6 Of Kin Die in War,
Woman Carries On

ATLANTA. GA Mrs Helen
Conner reported TO her riveting
school on schedule with another
reasOn-the sixth-for doing her
part In the war effort
she was notified that Z brother.
Lieut. Nick Zadorkin. had been
killed N Burma He Is the sixth
member Of her immediate family
10 die N this war-
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
AS NEGROES WIN
RIGHT TO VOTE IN
WHITE PRIMARIES
ISSUE TO COME UP
AFTER EASTER;
WRITE YOUR SEN
ATORS NOW

The anti-pOH tax bill viii be call
Cd I'D In the Senate directly after
the Easter recess. promptly after
the Senators return on April 18th,
Senator James Mead Democrat
Of New York; announced today af-
ter consultation with senate Ma
jority Leader Albert Barley Oem-
ocratI Ky-.J and Senator Pat Nc
Carran Democrat. Nevada) The
bill viii b. moved b. senator Nc
Carran. chairman OF the Senate
Judiciary Committee which last
November reported out the bin fav-
0rabIy 1916 after hearings as TO
its c0nstiTutionaIity- The decision
was 10 give the bill full right Of
way after the recess HR 7 i a
bill 10 abolish the poll tax as a pre-
requisite % voting IN Federal cleo
lions.
Pointing out that even Senator
Bnbo OF Mississippi. bittsrest op-
p0nent OF the bills passage. has
stated that it would pass If it was
ever brought To a vote. Mrs Kath-
crime Shryver, Chairman Of the
National Committee 10 Abolish the
P1a Tax. today predicted victory
for the bill
AIRS S~haryver's statement in full
read as follows
The decision OF Senate champ
ions OF poll tax repeal to call up
HR Z on their return On April 18th
marks the final stage 0f q fight
that for five years has gathered
support among all branches OF
the American people Today. as
ever Senator BIIbo conceded Be-
fore the Mississippi legislature on
March 2znd, a majority Of the Sen
atOrs favor its passage
In the way OF the bills pass
age looms only the threat Of an
irresponsible minority 10 hIIbuster
the bin TO death, as was done in
the last session Of Congress. The
means exist to defeat this hIIibus-
ter and the champions OF the bill are
wei aware OF them In time OF war,
with the eyes Of the world upon the
free and democratic government Of
the United States, the Senate can
not in fairness tolerate 50 nagrant
an abuse OF the principle Of ma
JurIty rule Abolition Of the poll
tax viii serve as a mighty affirm
alton Of the rights for which this
country i waging a world wide
war"
Organizations supporting pass
age OF HR :. which passed the
House OF Representatives last May
265-11O. include: American Liber-
ties Union. American Federation of
Labor. Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen. Congress OF Industrial
Organizations. Council Against IN
tolerance IN America. Farmers Ed
ucational and Cooperative Union.
FraternaI Council Of Negro
Churches. League OF Women Shop
pers. National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People,
National Conference Oh Social
Work. National Federation for
Constitutional Liberties. National
Federation Of Settlements, Ma
tionaI ntercoIIectiate Christian
Council, National Lawyers Guild
National Negro Congress. National
Urban League. National Women's
Trade Union League Railway La
Dor Executives Association South
ern WOmen's Committee TO abolish
the Poll Tax Townsend Plan. Unit
ed Christian Council for Demoe-
racy. WOmenrs Christian Service
Division Of the Methodist Church.
Young Peoples Religious Union,
Young WOmen's Christian -AssO-
cation
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
Soldiers Want Classic Music OUer Suing

familiar operas and lots OF serious
songs that remind them Of houe and
what Americz stands for
This IS the opinion OF q vocal group
known = the DixizHz Trio, now on
tour Tor USO-CAMP SHOWS.
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

EErLaSivgF
New York City. (CNS) American
servicemen take their b-oogie-wOogie
on the side Their main dish Is good
music. This includes spirituzls and
sentimental ballads. arias from the
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

rOnaI Limbs. Inc has donated SIS
toward obtaining Mr. Bordeaux an
artificial limb and Will gladly &C
eept and hold all donations Until
the expense OF the limb IS covered
Donations VIII also b. accepted
AZ the Omaha Guide. 2420 Grant e
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

Disk Campbell. Coordination Of Ne
gro talent revealed this week
The Drxianz Trio i well able tn
give the kind OF music which men III
uniform ask for Their experience
Continued on page 81
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

coming from Dr. W G. Alexander Of
Orange, and an official letter from
the national Office OF the NAACP-
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08
POLLTAx ISSUE OBSTACLE?
|'Howdy NE|GF IBOR!"|
Our 18th Year of Publication

We said -"Howdy Neighbo". and-we do mean Lets continue 70 be neigh
borlv! and why not? Speaking to your neighbos is a PRIVILEGE and a
PLEASURE i'm this great country Of OURS. Making additional friends Of
The Omaha guide., 1944-04-08

n ST4FF
Evening star., 1944-10-24
Dodge's Son and Fioncee Await
His Arrival for Weddinq
Father Says He Will
Act as Best Man
Mi Am Asked
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Oct. 24.-The heir to
one of Americas largest automo-
bile fortunes, Corpl. Horace E. Dodge
III, and his fiancee, Margery Geh-
man, awaited today the arrival of
the corporal's father, heartened by
the news that he had withdrawn his
objections to their proposed mar
riage.
Maj. Horace E. Dodge, jr., father
of the 21-year-old Lowry Field cor
poral, said yesterday in Stamford,
Conn, before leaving for. Denver,
that he no longer objected Asked If
he would act as his sons best man,
be replied, II believe I will If I am
asked"
Corpl. Dodge and Miss Gehman,
daughter of a professor of math-
ematics at Buffalo University, said
last night they would wait until
Maj. Dodge arrived and then pro-
ceed with the wedding, with or
without his consent. The wedding
formally was planned for today.
eve really can't understand the
majors stand" Miss Gehman said
He really has spent very little time
with his son-it's quite an unusual
family, you know-and he has met
me- 1 dined with him once at a
hotel in New York and I met him
again at his daughters wedding"
She said that she had heard moth