Chicago Whip
Friday, August 15, 1919
Chicago, Illinois
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RIOT VICTIMS TO SUE CITY
White and Colored Ministers Join The Whip in Fight Against Segregation
White and Colored Ministers Join The Whip in Fight Against Segregation
Make America and "Democracy" Safe for the Negro
RIOT White and Colo Join The Wh Against Seg
The Rev. W. S. Fleming, in a sermon at the Joyce Methodist Episcopal Church, said:
"When the white church people of this country take the stand that the Negro is a man and must have a man's treatment, when we not only talk but live the brotherhood of man, then and only will race riots cease."
Racial hatredates back to the slave driver's hash, L. W. E. Stewart, pastor of the Quinn Church, A. M. E. Church, East Twenty-fourth and South Wabash avenue, said in his sermon Sunday, his subject being race riue.
The preacher said in race has made such progress as the American Negro, who has, he stated, made rapid strides
James Weldon Johnson, field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, after making a scientific investigation, declares that there has been for some time well directed propaganda in the South which has been partly successful in establishing in the public mind the idea that there is a direct relation of cause and effect between rape and mob violence against the Negro.
Washington Riots as Proof
The echoes from the Washington riots are a present illustration of how this propaganda works. The newspapers have been filled with "attacks on white women" as an excuse for mob violence and the riots, according to the reports of major Pulman, chief of police of Wash. Gon, between June 25 and the outbreak of the riots, there has been one of rape and two cases of attempted one of the victims of the rapists, a colored woman school teacher, all the cases the suspect was in jail.
Motivations Colored Maidens
Just weeks before the real battle in the city started, two white men, a mother and conductor on one of the interiors, after all of the passersby abducted with the exception of colored girls, closed the doors of the and attempted the unpardonable one on the girls. No white papers publish these facts. At the same these men are in custody now, a heavy bail.
The following is a statistical report of Lynching:
Whenever the Negro protests against lynching, nearly all southern newspapers and a great many northern newspapers call upon him to deprecate the crime which leads to lynching. The authentic statistics on lynching prove the falsehood on which this propaganda is based.
In the twenty years down to 1903 there were 1,635 Negroes lynched in the Southern States. Of that number rape was assigned as the cause of only 675 cases. In 1,310 cases other causes were assigned.
In the past thirty years fifty Negro women have been lynched. In the past twelve months five Negro women have been lynched.
In the five-year period, 1914-1918, 264 Negroes were lynched in the United
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The CHICAGO WHIP THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY A PAPER WITH A POLICY
since his liberation from 240 years of slavery.
"He has not struck at this nation with the hand of an assassin. He only asks the fair minded of this land for justice, not for sympathy."
"Many massacres have occurred because of race hatred and religious bigotry," said Rev. Dr. T. F. Dornblaser in a sermon Sunday at the Rogers Park Lutheran Church. Using as a subject the massacre of Jews contemplated in the days of Queen Esther, Dr. Dornblaser said:
"The effort to segregate the vicious from the virtuous has proved an utter failure. It is the Lord's will that the rich should live beside the poor, to help the poor. In His house the rich and poor are to meet together. His people are the salt of the earth. His plan to save this world is to mix the good with the bad to leaven the hum."
HOLY ROLLERS OBJECT TO CATS WHILE AT PRAYER
Lodi, Cal., Aug. 15.—Because two cats had their tails tied together and then were thrown upon the head of one the members of the Holy Roller here, members of that organization made complaint to Judge A. H. Sokmore.
The member was praying and the act complained of broke up the meeting. They said they were worried at threats of residents living near to "clean up the whole church." Residents have also appeared before Judge Solkmore with a request for warrants against members of the sect on charges of disturbing the peace.
Police protection has been promised the meetings until a full investigation of the merits of the conflicting charges is completed.
Evanston Black and Whites Mingle Freely at Church Festival
As evidence that there is no racial feeling between the white people and those of color in Evanston, they mixed freely at a barbecue, which was held for the benefit of the building of a Colored Methodist Church. The entire "1700 block of Emerson Street," was the scene of the barbecue.
Mr. James Witt was the conductor of the festivities. He said, "Build more churches and there will be fewer riots."
4,000 Saloons to Open in Chicago
City Expects Rush for Licenses
When the President declares the United States army demobilized and the country safe for "the high ball hounds," the license rate for saloons will be the same as it was before the country went dry. The city council at its last session restored the old fee of $1,000 a year, $83.33 a month, or $2.74 a day. It is estimated that when the lid is torn off 4,000 saloons will reopen in Chicago, and that the revenue derived from them will amount to more than one million dollars before National prohibition becomes effective January 16, 1920.
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Colored Musicians Form National Organization
At the Wabash Avenue Y. M. C. A. on July 29th to 31st, a meeting was held by the leading Colored Musicians from all parts of the United States of America, at which a national association was formed.
At the same time the first annual meeting of the organization was held, with a representation from the following states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Deleware and the District of Columbia.
Splendid reports and suggestions were given toward a definite and constructive working basis for the association and great hopes for the year's work.
Departments on Employment, History, Music Festivals, Education, Economics, Summer Music Schools, etc., were established, also a scholarship fund. Miss Marian Anderson will be the first beneficiary.
The following officers were elected President, Henry L. Grant, Washington D. C.; Vice-President, Nora Douglas Holt, Chicago, Ill.; Treasurer, Deacon Johnson, New York City; Secretary Alice Carter Simmons, Tuskogee Institute, Ala.; Board of Directors, H. B. P Johnson, Nashville, Tenn.; Clarence Cameron White, Boston, Mass.; Kemper Harreld, Atlanta, Ga.; Carl Diton, Philadelphia, Pa.; and Theodore Taylor, Chicago, Ill.
The Whip Makes Another Scoop
The Whip always on the lookout for the best in everything, was very fortunate in securing the services of Jim Vance as baseball writer. Jim knows more about baseball in one minute than all of the so-called baseball experts put together. Watch his column every week for real depo of the diamond. He has picked the winner of the world series ever since the first one. He can tell you who is going to pitch any game from now until the end of the season, providing the named pitchers have no mishaps. Anything you want to know about close plays or decisions you thought were wrong ask Jim. Address all questions to baseball editor. Be sure to read "On the baseball trail" every week for real live sport.
Republican Clerks Oppose Negro in Senate
Trouble Started by Southern Democrat --- Patronage Committee Rebukes Them
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 15, 1919
U. S. TO ACT ON DIS- CRIMINATION SHOWN ABYSSINIAN PRINCE
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 15.—Gen. H. H. Hopakyan, consul general for Persia at New York, announced that the state department at Washington had assured him that it would investigate the action of the National Democratic Club of New York in restricting its rooms to Prince Dedajazmatch of Abyssinia.
The state department connected with the Prince on board his home-bound vessel, and expressed the regret of the United States Government that he had met with any discountes while in this country.
Casualities in Washington Race Riots
Washington, D. C., Aug. 15.—The latest report of the race riots here show that sixty-two white people and two colored people were killed, and sixty white and nine colored were wounded. Numbered among the dead are detectives, policemen, marines, soldiers and civilians.
Republican Clerk
Trouble Started by Southern mittee Reb
Washingto. Aug. 15.—Republican clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Senate protested when J. Silas Harris, a negro, was appointed to succeed Martin J. Gallagher, a Democrat, who had been a member of the clerical staff for six years. Assistant Secretary Henry Rose joined the objectors and was subsequently reprimanded by members of the Republican patronage committee and reminded that his action might give offense to black voters.
Harris got his position through the influence of Senator Spencer, of Missouri. Harris was formerly editor of a negro weekly newspaper and at one time was a teacher in a negro school in Kansas City. It is understood that Senator Spencer obtained the appoint-
Col. Young to Return to Xenia
Rockford, IL., Aug. 15—The trial of the fourteen Colored men at Camp Grant, which lasted five months, ended Monday morning. They were charged with assault on a woman of Bloomington, Illinois, on the banks of the Rock River, which flows around the cantonment. The military tribunal signed the formal findings and sent them to Washington for final review by President Wilson.
Colonel Young, ranking Colored officer of the United States Army and president of the tribunal, will soon depart for Xenia, Ohio, where he will once more take up the duties as the head of Wilberforce College. Colonel Young, who had been retired on account of disability, was recalled to active service at the outbreak of the war. He is credited with being a finished military man.
DRINKS PERFUME; THEN GIRL
GOES ON HUGGING BEE
Venice, Ca., Aug. 15.—Beware the "lily of the valley jag." Lillian El Felt of San Francisco tried it—it's made of perfume—and is in jail, charged with hugging all the men she met.
ks Oppose Negro in Senate
Democrat — Patronage Com-ukes Them
ment for Harris to quiet criticisms and complaints among Missouri negroes who charge that they have been ignored by Republican leaders in their state.
Martin J. Gallagher is a resident of St. Louis. His dismissal from the secretarial staff of the Senate, it is admitted, was not for want of ability or experience, but simply to make room for a negro to whom Senator Spencer owed a political debt. Assistant Secretary Rose and most of the clerks who objected to Gallagher's remval are Republicans. They resented the displacement of a capable and faithful white employee to create a vacancy for a negro politician who had nothing to recommend him but his usefulness to Senator Spencer and other Missouri Republicans.
Hundreds To File Suits For Loses Sustained During Recent Riots
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The Joint Emergency Committee, composed of representatives of the Urban League, the Ministers-Social Workers-Citizens Conference, Y. M. C. A., the Cook County Bar Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, urge all persons who suffered the loss of any real or personal property during the rioting through the depredations of mobs to immediately make a full report, if they have not already done so; to the temporary headquarters of the committee at Olivet Baptist Church, Thirty-first and South Park avenue. The laws of the State of Illinois provide that whenever any "building or other real or personal property . . . shall be destroyed in consequence of any mob or riot com-
DINING CAR CHEF CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS
Had Enough Food to Keep Family a Week
George Thompson, Chef cook, was arrested by patrolman James Gallagher of the Grand Crossing station. Thompson was taken into tow by Gallagher because there were suspicious looking knots all over his body. When taken to the police station, these protuberances were found to be food enough to feed a family. There was rib roast (choice), dressed chicken, mushrooms, baked beans, coffee, bacon and butter.
George confessed that he had taken all of the above in order to help reduce the high cost of living.
Surgeon Sews Up Wound in Boy's Heart
(Special to the Whip.)
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 15.—Taking stitches between beats of the heart, two local surgeons sewed up a serious stab wound in the heart of a Colored boy, Robert Long. The boy is already on the road to recovery.
Long was stabbed by another small boy while imitating a play they had seen in a local theater.
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posed of twelve or more persons, the city shall be liable for three-fourths of the damages sustained." The law also provides that no damages shall be allowed unless a notice of the claim is filed within thirty days after the damage or loss occurs. The Joint Emergency Committee therefore urges that any person or persons who suffered any loss of property, whether of buildings destroyed, places of business or homes destroyed or damaged, household goods damaged or destroyed, or, in short, any whatever, shall immediately call at Olive Church and present the facts regarding such loss so that the claim for damage may be filed within the prescribed time limit. If you fail to do this until after thirty days have expired, no chance of securing any damages will exist. All of the necessary details must be given—a detailed list of articles destroyed, a fair valuation of each, all facts regarding the persons doing the damage, the number of persons complying the mob that did "no damage, and all other circumstances affecting the case. No charge is made for filing such claims and two lawyers are in the office from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. to prepare them for claimants.
The Joint Emergency Committee came into being to handle as far as possible the critical situation arising out of the rioting. It has been holding meetings daily for the past two weeks. Realizing that if each organization attempted to handle problems arising and being presented to each, there would be much waste time, energy and money through duplication of efforts, the five organizationse decided that only through complete co-ordination of efforts could the situation be handled successfully. Prof. Robert E. Park of Chicago University, representing the Urban League, is chairman, and Dr. Charles E. Bentley of the N. A. A. C. P. is secretary. Rev. L. K. Williams represents the Ministers-Social Workers-Citizens Conference, Mr. George R. Arthur the Y. M. C. A. and Mr. Porter the Cook County Bar Association. A most encouraging feature has been the hearty co-operation of all the agencies represented. Upon the formation of the committee, the Cook County Bar Association immediately offered the services of their legal talent "without hope of compensation" and this promise has been kept, resulting in the immediate handling of many cases. The Ministers-
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Warren B. Douglas
Thrills Crowds At Armory
Makes Pleas for Business Co- operation—Praises
the Whip
Claim That A.E.F. Soldiers
Not Kept in France Be-
cause of Social Diseases
pee eremnas Part
cipated in Washington Riot
Last week at the 8th Regiment
Armory, 35th street and Forest avenue,
one of the greatest and praisoworthy
acts by Colored business men was
staged. Despite the wonderfully in-
teresting exhibits of the participants,
the whole affair turned out to be a
colassal joke on account of incompetent
management.
Douglas Speaks.
Warren B. Douglas, state representa.
tive from the third senatorial district,
gave impetus to the affair by his mas-
terful oratory. He especially urged
upon his hearers to support legitimate
Colored enterprices, In his plea for
race journals, he made special mention
of The Whip, as being ono of the most
instructive poriodieals of the day. Ex-
Judge Harrison made an interesting talk
on the prospects for a dream city in
reality,
Business Men Make Fine Display,
Even the poor management did not
obscure the efforts of the business mep
who did all in their power to make the
affair a success. R, W. Hunter & Co,
bankers, located at the extreme south
end of the auditorium, made a splendid
showing. This was evidenced by the
number of patrons and spectators that
were always to be seen in and around
his booth. To the left coming south was
the Liberty Life Insurance Company.
St. Louis. Mo., Aug. 15.—Pepper and
salt placed in her shoes to overcome a
“‘hoodoo,’? resulted only in blistering
the soles of her fect, Fannie Stewart
testified in Justice Kane’s court, East
St. Louis, in prosecuting Liza Jane
Hunter, charged with disturbing Mrs.
Stewart’s peace by attempting to cast
an evil spell over her.
Mrs. Stewart said when she returned
home she found a mystic trail of red
dust Iaid across her gate.
“I tromped it down before I crossed
it,’? she said, ‘but found out that
woman had spread it all over the place.
Everywhere I went around that house
I found that hoodoo dust. When I
tripped and fell down in the yard and
nearly broke my neck, I knew what
caused it.’?
‘Mrs. Hunter denied that she put the
dust thero or that she had any super
‘natural poweres.
«Pshaw, Judge, if I could hoodoo any-
Body I guess these people wouldn’t be
hero prosgeuting me,’’ she said. ‘No,
sir, I would have made every one of
them drop dead before they started up
here to court.’
Alexander Flannigen, her lawyer, said
that impressed him as being as sound
> argument as he could make, and he
‘ted the case. Judge Kane announced
that he would take it under advisement.
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Inside of their booth was to be seen
the familiar faces of William Cowan,
president, Mr, Gillesppie and Virgil
Williams. If the furniture on display
‘was an evidence of the charactor of
‘men who aro to operate the businoss, it
‘will bé a sure winner,
Dreamland a Scream.
Walking northward, we pass several
nicely decorated booths representing all
Kinds of business, Griffin Music Store,
the Art Store, E, Williamson, under.
taker, and others. Arriving at the ex-
treme south end, we find R, W. Wood:
folk & Co., bankers, ‘The display made
by them was second to none of the par-
ticipants. Mr. Woodfolk seemed to have
had one paramount object in his mind, to
beat the best of them. Going toward
the southwest, after passing seWeral
exquisitely decorated booths, we came to
Dreamland, Here we encounter the per-
petual smile of Wm. Bottoms, Suddenly
we see the other places vacated and the
multitudes clamoring for standing room
in Dreamland.
Among those present were Mr, and
Mrs. Binga Dismond, Mr. and Mrs. War-
rent Douglas, Mr. Walter White of the
National Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People, A. C, McNeal,
Dr. Henry ‘Trammel and Sergeant
Maior, J, G, Johusus,
| Cochran, Ga., Aug. 15.—A man who
jp eathen that he was from Chicago was
| taken from the jail here and lynched.
He was hung to a small tree outside of
the jail. The keys of the ealaboose were
| secured from the sheriff and the poor
whites took this helpless creature out
| and hanged him in front of the so-called
jail in full view of the authorities,
| It was stated by theso ignorant,
bloodthirsty monsters that he had boast
| ed of participation in recent race riots
| in Chicago, and that he was on his way
to organize the Georgia Colored men
into starting a race war in this state.
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St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 8.—One of the
important features of the meeting of
the National Negro Business League was
a discussion, ‘A Reconstruction and Re-
adjustment Symposium—The Negro’s
Relation Thereto,’? in which national
leaders of thought participated. ‘The
subjects of labor, health, business and
related questions and problems were
dealt with at length, Addresses were
delivered by Mr. William D’Arey, pres:
ident of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of America; Mr. Allen W, Clark,
chairman of the Clean-Up and Point-Up
Bureau, with headquarters at St. Louis,
and ol. Otis B. Duncan, of the famous
Eighth Illinois Regiment.
‘The official announcement of enter
tainments for the league included a
visit to the Anheuser-Busch bevo plant,
a special entertainment at the Booker
T. Washington Theater and an indus:
trial and fraternal parade, showing the
achievements of the Negroes of St.
Louis and the middle west.
The Eighth Mlinois Regiment band
furnished musie for the reeeption and
banquet, which was held Friday evening,
August 15, at the coliseum,
TWO INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT
Car Overturns but Does Not Stop Run
ning
Will Wallace and Alphonso Anderson,
of 5063 Sist Street, were motoring along
Michigan Avenue, Sunday night, en-
Joying the beauties which the boulevard
affords, when Wallace, who was at the
wheel, thought they were moving too
slowly, At the same time, this thought
occurred to a lady, who was driving
along behind Wallace, They both speed
ed up at the same time and attempted
to run around a car that was directly
in front of them. The ear, that was
driven by the lady, made it all right, but
sad to state she bumped into the ear
that Wallace and Anderson were in,
causing it to overturn. The car Wallace
and Anderson were in, being « Ford, the
engine did not stop running, neither did
Anderson, With the asistance of a
policeman, Bill righted his car and
caught up with Anderson at the inter
section of 42nd and Michigan Avenue,
Wallace was bruised about the face,
neck, arms and legs. Anderson was
slightly ,scratghed about theg face.
Neither of them could get the number of
the machine that caused the mishap.
‘The Ford, outside of a few bent places
whieh have been straightened out by the
use of a hammer, is still in good con:
dition.
COLORED MAN HELD FOR ARMY
RIFLE
John O. Toekiou) BAIN Riodes evens,
was arrested by Capt. William L. Hep:
tig, Company A, Third Infantry, Hlinois
Reserve Militia, for trying to buy cart
ridges from a member of the militia.
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He was bald by Wiiled tates Comes
sioner Mark A. Foote in bonds of $5,000
on a charge of having in his possession
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| MANY RAGE RIDTERS|—
Many of the race rioters will soon be
brought to trial in the Criminal Court
on charges of murder, assault with in-
tent to kill, conspiring to riot and carry:
ing concealed weapons, After a reason:
able time has elapsed, in order to give
the accused ones time to prepare a de
fense, they will be brought before Judge
Crowe,
Indictments charging assault with in-
tent to kill were directed at the follow:
ing persons, all colored, Elmer Sanford,
Oscar Mondine, James Mays, McKinley
Baldwin, Clara and Henry Dumas,
Charles and Willie Richards, Sidney
Scott, William Turner, James Pitts
Walter and Amos Like and Lee Alex:
ander.
Lieut. Louis ©. Washington, colored,
was freed yesterday at the order of
State's Attorney Hoyne. Washington,
formerly a member of the old Eighth
Mlinois National Guard infantry, and
now stationed at Camp Grant, has been
held in connection with the stabbing
of Clarence Metz in an affray at Forty-
third and Forestville avenue. In the
same scuffle Michael Browning, a colored
boy of 5439 Federal street, was wounded.
An investigation in which twenty or
nor witnesses were examined by As.
sistant State’s Attorney John Owen and
Detective Sergeants-<Nagle and Me-
Carthy appeared to show that a white
‘mob had attacked the two colored men.
When given this information the state’s
‘attorney told the police to release Wash
ington pending aetion by a coroner's
Neireae
Two White Men Charged
With Thefts from Col-
ored Homes
Clarence Gegbart, 6008 South Peoria
street, and John Collins, 6011 South
Peoria street, were held to the state
grand jury under $2,000 bail each by
Judge Gemmill on a eharge of stealing
property from the homes of J. A, Me
Clure and R. L, Buffing, colored.
The missing artieles were valued at
$5,000. Gegbart and Collins testified
that they helped the men to move and
had offered the plaintiffs their homes as
refuge during the riots
Y. M. C. A. News
Beeause of the abnormal conditions 4
large number of white and colored peo
ple, who are interested in the race ques
tion, are in the city. Several are stop
ping at the Y. M.@. A, Among them
are Prof. Kelly Miller, dean of the Junio
College, Howard University; Prof
George Edmund Haynes, of the U. 8
Department of Labor, Washington
D. ©, and E. K. Jones, of the National
Urban League.
The Association building was turned
into a Red Cross relief station during
the first three days of last~week an¢
their figures show that from August 4
to 7 a total of 2,560 families were cared
for, which affected 7,250 individuals.
As a fitting close of the summer ac
tivities the ‘“Y’” will have a very singu
lar stunt entitled ‘One Wonderful
Night."? There will be something te
please everybody, A very artistic mu
sical program has been prepared with 1
lnrge number of special stunts and fancy
decorations, The occasion will be one
not soon to be forgotten.
Mr. I. G. Williams, who was reently
taken ill, is improving.
‘Mr. Roy Davis, of New Orleans, La,
who came to this city three years ago
in pursuit of work, became very sick
while in the city. He had no friends
or relatives near and was taken care of
by the social secretary of the ¥. M. ©. A.
A ticket was secured for him and he
ig now home with his parents and is im:
proving.
Many of the prominent business and
professional men of the city take luneh
in the ‘*¥"? Cafeteria. Among them are
Doctors A. €. Johnson, William Linton,
Burrell, Trapp, Alexander and Messrs.
Horriston, Osby, Bynum and Prof.
Taylor.
We are always glad to have out of
town visitors look into our building.
Recent arrivals are:
Joe Clark, Columbus, Ga.
Herman Holloway, 8t. Louis, Mo.
Alfred Henderson, Oshkosh, Wis,
James Carter, Rochester, N. Y.
W. A. Anderson, Knoxville, Tenn,
Arthur B, Dargen, British Guiana,
+ Ralph Douglas, Aurora, 1
Kelly Miller, Washington, D. ¢
Clinton Bray, Cincinnati, Ohio.
George E. Haynes, Washington, D. C.
George Jackson, New York City.
SOCIETY
HOUSTON HEIGHTS, TEX., NEWS
By Miss Aljurettia Fry
The churches are doing splendid work
these days, each congregation is clamber
ing for the top.
Miss Lessio E, Barefield and Miss
Annie Bell Mickens, of Hearne, Tex., are
visiting their aunt and uncle, Rev. and
Mrs, A. L, Taylor, 814 West Twenty:
sixth street.
Our overseas boys are fast returning,
and many hearts have been made glad
by their return, Our community hae
been well blest, for it has not lost
single boy in the army.
Mrs, W. H, H, Styles, of Washington,
D. C, is spending a few weeks in the
city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Robert
Dale, 8817 Forest avenue, fi
Mr. Bindley ©, Cyrus is spending this
‘week in St. Louis, Mo, He is the official
representative of The Whip.
Mr. 8. D. W. Carr, who a few weeks
ago returned with the 8034 Pioneer In-
fantry, has just reached the city after a
few days? visit in Kentucky and south
ern Tinois,
Miss Beatrice Nesbit, 4801 Champlain
avenue, is visiting friends in St. Louis.
An informal musieal was held in con.
nection with the National Association of
Negro Musicians at the ¥. M,C. A, and
as the program proceeded the enthusiasm
grew. With the singing of Miss Murian
Anderson, of Philadelphia, the height
was reached and the audience stood with
hats in hands and cheering. The fecl-
ing was indescribable and the necessity
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of a musicial organization felt more and
more.
‘The following program was rendered:
Caprice Burlesque, Gabrilowitseh
Nannie Mae Strayhorn, Chicago; Vesti
la guibba, Leoncavalla, Henry Ellridge,
Chicago; Praeludium and Allegro, Kreis-
ler, Harrison Emanuel, Chicago; Ab,
Love But A Day, Gilberte, Belle Salter
‘Tyler, Seattle; What's In The Air To-
day, Eden, Dimple Robinson, Hillsdale,
Miss; The Grey Wolf, Burleigh, Cleota
Collins Lacey, New York; Jean, Bur-
leigh, The Little Picaninny’s Gone to
Sleep, Johnson Friend, Davies, Sidney
‘Woodward, New York City; Caro Nome,
Verdi, Antoinennt Garnes, Chicago; My
Heart At Thy Sweet Voice, Saint-Saens,
Emma Payne, Kansas City; Adieux
Forests’, Tschaikowski, Marion Ander-
son, Philadelphia; Ah, forsi lui, Thomas,
Florence Cole-Talbert, Detroit.
Miss Beatrice Gray, of Champaign,
ilinois, who has been the summer guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Bottoms, 3561
Grand Boulevard, left Tuesday night for
home.
Mr. Frank Bottoms, father of Wm.
Bottoms, who has been ill for some time,
is reported very low and the end may be
expected at any time.
‘The performers at the Avenue Theater,
were instrumental in disposing of many
tickets for the benefit performances the
past Saturday. Cleo Desmond and J.
L, Criner report that they sold Virgil
L. Williams two rolls of tickets.
Mr. Herman Holloway, of St. Louis,
just returned from overseas, was the
guest of Miss Beatrice Gray, during the
week end,
Mrs. Wm. Patton and daughter, 3351
Indiana Avenue, have left for Detroit,
Michigan, to make that their home.
New Jersey Labor Leader Introduces Resolution Against Mob Rule
Says Colored Workers Entitled to Same Treatment as Whites
Whereas, President Woodrow Wilson issued from the Capitol City of our Nation on July 26, 1918, a personal statement addressed to his fellow countrymen, defining mob spirit action, calling upon the Nation to show the world that while it fights for Democracy on foreign fields, it is not destroying Democracy at home, and
Whereas, While the President referred not alone to mob action against those suspected of being enemy aliens or enemy sympathizers, he denounced most emphatically mob action of all sorts, especially lynchings, and this very much predominates in southern states, where also WHITE and COLORED CHILD LABOR is exploited; and
in justice, the only hope of justice is in the tribunals through which justice can be secured, and the only hope of the functioning of these tribunals is in the sentiment which demands that they within their departments, shall be supreme and that any efforts to incite mob violence shall be regarded as an attack upon the very foundations of society itself, and
Whereas, The American labor movement, A. F. of L., knows no race, color or creed in its stand for the toiling masses to get such justice; and
Whereas, Through its representatives in convention assembled at Perth Amboy, N. J., week of August 19, 1919, the New Jersey State Federation of Labor
Whereas, In all wars where OUR COUNTRY AND ITS INTERESTS were at stake, the colored race, with their WHITE BROTHERS, fought, shed their blood and DIED in defense of OLD GLORY and "Over There" gave their all that others may live in peace and happiness ever after, and Whereas, Lynchings, cowardly and unjust, is also a blow at the heart of ordered law and human justice, and Whereas, The colored people, its workers, their bread winners, throughout the nation look with hope and anxiety in their hearts to those in the struggle for better conditions, for better homes and for the good things of life, as well as protection from mob rule and for a surging popular opinion behind them that will not tolerate a laxity in upholding the laws of our land; and
Whereas, the hope of civilization is in democracy, the hope of democracy is
Black and White Workers Are Fighting the Same Battle Say Labor Chiefs
At a joint meeting last Wednesday between the packing interests and labor chiefs, John Fitzpatrick, president and Fred Nockels, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, openly accused the packers of an intent to exploit. Colored and white workers by keeping friction between them.
All Workers Interests Common
Fitzpatrick said in part that organized labor has no quarrel with their workers. Negroes are not brought here to better their condition, but to be used by the packers as tools to undermine the unions. We have made special efforts to organize and fraternalize our Colored brothers. Everything was going fine, we were to have parades and public meetings with both races participating. The police department came up and objected to colored and white marching together. This was done by an order from the packers to engender race feeling and defend the unions.
Packers Use Foul Tactics
"As soon as it appeared that the race workers were getting together to fight a common cause, the packers subsidized Negro politicians and certain preachers to induce colored workers not to join the unions. They had a Y. M. C. A. secretary on their staff and the two present aldermen. It is alleged that Armour and Company bought three hundred memberships in the Wabash Avenue Y. M. C. A. and gave them to their men in order that they might go to the 'Y' and absorb the 'anti' union propaganda.
Johnstone Speaks
J, W. Johnstone, president of the Stockyards Labor Council, set the meeting on fire when he arose and said that the men who are responsible for the riot and all the other trouble are seated around this table the packers themselves and that they should be tried for conspiracy. The only way to help all of the workers is to bring them back to a union shop. All of them are under paid. Raise their pay and let them alone. There will be no further trouble.
P. D. Campbell and N. S. Wims left the city Friday night, August 8, to attend the twentieth general convention of the H. & R. E. I. A. and B. I. L. of A. that convenes in Providence, R. L. Monday, August 11, as delegates from Sleeping Car, Parlor Car Porters' and Dining Car Waiters' Local No. 268. Let's hope that through their work at this convention will be the entering wedge through which better conditions can be enjoyed by this class of wage earners. This can be accomplished by the union route.
Butcher Workmen, Local 651, is a generous benefactor. No one was allowed to suffer. This is real charity; the kind that one can appreciate. IT IS GRAND TO BE LONG TO A REAL UNION.
C. Ford, International Organizer for Butcher Workmen, spent a few hours in our city en route to Omaha, Neb., from St. Louis, Mo., and found time to drop a word of encouragement here and there.
in justice, the only hope of justice is in the tribunals through which justice can be secured, and the only hope of the functioning of these tribunals is in the sentiment which demands that they within their departments, shall be supreme and that any efforts to incite mob violence shall be regarded as an attack upon the very foundations of society itself, and Whereas, The American labor movement, A. F. of L., knows no race, color or creed in its stand for the toiling masses to get such justice; and Whereas, Through its representatives in convention assembled at Perth Amboy, N. J., week of August 19, 1919, the New Jersey State Federation of Labor, with a membership of over 90,000, endorsed this resolution; and
Whereas, The great American labor movement, through its conventions, city, state and national, is the very medium through which popular and public sentiment can best be expressed against mob rule and for proper enforcement of the laws of our land, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we the representatives of this the 39th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, go on record as endorsing the above as our sentiments in opposition to mob rule and lynchings. Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of same be sent to our Representatives in Congress and U. S. Senate and Speakers of both houses, to the press and to the President of our Nation, Honorable WOODROW WILSON.
WM. F. KAVANAGH,
1709 Park Lane, Atlantic City, N. J.
Our Greatest Menace as a Race By John Riley, A. F. of L. Organizer
In most of the big daily papers last week, there appeared extracts from a speech that was made by one of our would be leading citizens in which he is quoted as stating that this is the white man's country.
We are compelled to dispute such utterances as this and feel that we are backed up by the Constitution of the United States which does not specify whether it is a white man's country or a government set apart for the welfare of all law-abiding citizens.
In his attempt to place himself in the spot light of public opinion he attempts to draw an encore or a few curtain calls from the white man; but no self-respecting white man would permit such a compromising individual as he has proven himself to be in his presence.
We could appreciate what he is at tempting to do if he would arm himself with a bowie-knife, black jack and a few false wigs and possibly a mask or two and go out and follow his profession like he should, but when he attempts to advise and offers to lower the standard of common decency among his own people by such lick-spittle tactics any self-respecting man or woman of the race would loathe his presence and a horned toad, some venomous viper or a vicious South American tarantula would be more acceptable in our immediate community.
His aspiration for leadership along such compromising lines is sufficient to justify us in demanding that he be forever excluded from our community. His actions alone are sufficient to justify us in ostracizing him as well as many others of his type. He is a menace to progress and should not be allowed to continue his activities, which have been so injurious to our people in the past. Let's rid the community of such leaders as these and we will find that popular indignation will do the job.
Executive Board of Buteher Workmen, Local 651, has been kept busy keeping the members of their local out of the packers' bread line. They put the job over and everyone who applied for relief, with a few exceptions, received substantial aid.
Railroad coach cleaners employed in the Baltimore & Ohio yards have been feeling ugly for the past few days owing to the seeming lack of interest that is being displayed by the Wage Adjustment Board, Railroad Administration. They want more action and better results, hence the dissatisfaction. This feeling is liable to spread to other yards. Some one in authority must get busy.
Ever notice how some of the human vultures employed by the packers are trying yet to serve their masters? One was heard the other night telling a group of young colored men how he was going to run the foreigners out of the packing houses that he had charge of and how he loved the colored men. This kind of jargon is waste matter now.
COLORED DELEGATES TO THE 39th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR, HELD IN ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. JUNE 9-23, 1919
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY
TOP ROW: Left to right--Miller L. Campbell, delegate from R. E. U. 16468, Pleasantville, N. J.; Garrett Rice, delegate from R. R. C. & C. C. & S. P. 16351, Chicago, Ill.; W. M. Watson, delegate from F. L. U. 16581, Tamla, Fla.; Jordan W. Chambers, delegate from R. R. U. 16581, Baltimore, Md.; SECOND ROW: Left to right--Oscar Willimas, delegate from F. H. U. 16413, St. Louis, Mo.; Arthur Herbert, delegate
TOP ROW: Left to right - Miller L. Campbell, delegate from R. E. U. 16486, Pleasantville, N. J.; Garrett Rice, delegate from R. R. C. & C. C. & S. P. 16513, Chicago, Ill.; W. M. Watson, delegate from F. L. U. 15681, Tampa, Fl.; Jordan W. Chambers, delegate from R. R. C. 16088, Tampa, Fl.; Kennon D. S. 15858, Baltimore, Md.; SECOND ROW: Left to right - Oscar Willimas, delegate from F. H. U. 16413, St. Louis, Mo.; Arthur Herbert, delegate
Miller L. Campbell, delegate from Railroad Employees' Union, Pleasantville, N. J., was among the most progressive delegates to this convention and upheld the principles of trade unionism on every hand. He stood up for the organization that he represented and its full share of consideration. Space will not allow us to go into detail concerning the various activities of these delegates, but we can at least touch on some of the things that were accomplished through united effort on their part at this convention.
Shuckers' Union, L. Va., has done much condition of the m line of work. The i n everything tend to the working preciated by those He has submitted fa time to time pertai the members of his show that he is la most of the progre proved working con
Garrett Rice, President Railroad Coach and Car Cleaners' and Station Porters' Local 16351, of Chicago, Ill., is well known in the labor movement in this section and his energetic work in connection with the development of Coach Cleaners' Organizations throughout the country has been the means of bringing relief and hope to thousands of the people who follow this line of work in order to carn a livelihood.
W. M. Watson, delegate from the Freight Handlers' Union 15681, Tampa, Fla., was present with his balmy disposition and fluent talk to report for the people engaged in handling freight in the land of continuous summer and his journey to the convention in the interest of his organization will prove of lasting benefit to those who felt that Watson was the man to lay their claim for economic advantages before this body of progressive workers.
Jordan W. Chambers, delegate from Railroad Coach Cleaners' Local 1608 St. Louis, Mo., is a man who has served as business representative of his organization and has always devoted his entire time to endeavoring to create better conditions for those of his class who are compelled to work in order to live and to aid in making the burdens lighter for toiling humanity. Mr. Chambers is well respected in his community and an able representative of his organization.
Wm. E. McKinnon, delegate from Shipyard Laborers' Local 15980, Baltimore, Md., one of the men to bring the shipyard laborers' case to the convention, and aid others in trying to better the condition of wage earners in bringing the standard of living to a just level, whereby all people engaged in gainful occupations may enjoy a reasonable degree of comfort, was an enthusiastic delegate in his effort to bring about closer relation of the delegates in order to insure full co-operation and greater possibilities in the labor problems of the race. His motto is "Colored workers, organize," and in so doing demand recognition.
Oscar Williams, delegate from Freight Handlers' Union, Local 16313, St. Louis, Mo., was elected to represent his organization by an overwhelming majority, showing their confidence in his ability as a representative. His fight for their permission to become members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks or secure an International charter for their Local Unions carried considerable weight and left an impression on those who were keenly interested in his earnest endeavor to bring the wages of the members of his organization up to a just level where they could be real Americans and not wage slaves depending upon the good will of the employer but relying on their united efforts to make necessary changes from time to time.
Arthur Herbert, delegate from Oyster
THE CHICAGO WHIP
TO THE 39th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
BOR, HELD IN ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., J.
obell, delegate from R. E. U.
delegate from R. R. C. &
tion, delegate from F. L. U.
delegate from R. R. C.
delegate from S. L. U. 15860
to right—Oscar Willimas,
o.; Arthur Herbert, delegate
from O. S. U. 15937, Hampton
D. W. U. 16108, New Orleans,
U. 16526, Kansas City, Mo.; T.
Louisville, Ky. BOTTOM R.
gate from F. H. U. 16399, Sa-
from F. H. U.
delegate from J. H. & L. U.
Shuckers' Union, Local 15937, Hampton Va., has done much to help better the condition of the men engaged in this line of work. The interest he has shown in everything tending to be of benefit to the working people should be appreciated by those whom he represents. He has submitted favorable reports from time to time pertaining to benefits for the members of his organization, which show that he is largely responsible for most of the progress made toward improved working conditions.
Mrs. Elnore Peets, delegate from Domestic Workers' Union, Local 16108 New Orleans, La., was the first and only colored woman acting as a credential delegate to a convention of the American Federation of Labor. Her interest and enthusiasm in the work she was engaged in is exemplified in the following speech she made at this convention:
G. M. Brown, delegate from the Train Porters' Union, Local 16526, Kansas City, Mo., was on the job to look after the interest of the train porters of his local union, having been selected by them as the one to bring their grievances and contentions for fair play and an equitable wage to the attention of the convention. Being engaged in that line of work, yet not eligible to membership in the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, it is pleasing to note that wage earners in various lines of work can not be entirely banished from the ranks of progressive workers but can rely upon the support and influence the American Federation of Labor can exert in their behalf, and can not be denied the right to a living wage if they but take advantage of every opportunity afforded them to become members of a trade union regardless of color, creed or nationality.
T. H. Mason, delegate from the Freight Handlers' Union, Local 16410 Louisville, Ky., was actively interested in the welfare of members of his organization and did much to aid in developing the organization in his city He is one of the many progressive colored men who are seeking to provide ways and means of enjoying the same economic advantage of any other group of workers, and did much to aid in developing this organization, which has been instrumental in bringing about many needed changes in working conditions in his locality.
J. W. Worthy, delegate from Freight Handlers' Union, Local 16395, Salisbury, N. C., was one of the delegates that expressed himself as being thankful that our people are waking up to their full sense of duty and as this was the first time that many of them had been able to attend a convention of this nature, we must rely upon concerted action and energetic work to increase our number of delegates each year. The success of this movement will depend largely upon the amount of energy we as wage earners are willing to furnish for the furtherance of the influence of labor among our race.
R. E. Burford, delegate from Freight Handlers' Union, Local 16220, Richmond, Va., was an enthusiastic delegate and stood up for the rights of colored workers in the ranks of organized labor which showed his whole-hearted interest was not lacking and that he was one of the many who were struggling to relieve our people of exploitation at the hands of unscrupulous employers who
affiliate them to the temptation with the whole all strife vote to the conjecture the org
Hampton, Va.; Mrs. Elnora Peets, delegate from Orleans, La.; G. M. Brown, delegate from T. P., Mo.; T. H. Mason, delegate from F. H. U. 16410, Mo.; T. H. Mason, left to right—W. Worthey, delegate 16329, Salisbury E. E. Burford, delegate F. H. U. 16220, Richmond, Va.; Jacob Middleton, & L. U. 16394, Charleston, S. C.
would use the unorganized to destroy conditions for the entire working class. Jacob Middleton, delegate from Janitors' Helpers and Laborers' Union 16304, Charleston, S. C., was the grand old man selected by his organization to deliver their message to the convention and stand up for better conditions and aid in developing greater opportunities for the producers of our race and improve on the advantages they have already gained by being identified with the labor movement. His work in the convention was interesting as he was one who fought vigorously for the free access to membership in trade unions as well as internationals. He is one of the leading citizens of Charleston, S. C. and his influence in the labor movement has been of such that he enjoys the confidence and respect of all who know him. He has centered his fight in trying to bring about better opportunities for the people of his race and have them enjoy more of the blessings of life.
ton Who Were Not in the Group Photo
W. M. Carter, delegate from Freight
Handlers' and Station Employees' Local
16281, Baltimore, Md., has served as a
business representative for his organization
and is loved and respected by all
who know him. His energetic work in
his organization has been a benefit to
all its members. He is progressive, earnest
and sincere in everything he attempts
to do; a thorough trade unionist who is
convinced that the labor movement is a
pannace for the workingman's ills and if
properly applied will overcome the evil
influences the workers are subjected to
by unsuperulous employers.
Among other delegates present was Thomas Clark, 630 Gold street, Baltimore, Md.; Matt Lewis, 2505 Spring street, Little Rock, Ark.; Edmond Turner, 262 Kennedy street, Mobile Ala.; W. E. Vaughan, Jr., 814 Liberty street, Berkly, Va.; Harry A. Badgett, 403 East Third street, LaJunta, Col.; Robert J. Lane, 1149 Thirty-fifth street, Newport News, Va.; John A. Laey, 1324 Chapel street, Norfolk, Va., who is secretary of the central labor union in that city and an able man, and J. W. Pitts, Oyster Shuckers' Union 16177, Norfolk, Va.
All of these men are lined up as representatives in the great industrial army of working men and women who appreciate the need of co-operation through the trade union movement and are aiding in its development in various lines of industry for the benefit of toiling humanity.
The packers are going to attempt to break up the union and are trying to make it appear that the work is so slack that they can't use all the men that were affected by the riot.
The Pullman Federated Council, after deciding to remain at work pending the decision of the Railroad Administration, adopted a resolution in connection with this action and furnished all the locals affiliated with copy of same acquaintment them with this action. They are attempting to effect a national agreement with the Director General, covering the whole situation. If this is agreed upon, all strikes will be called off and a new vote taken. In event the demands of the committee are turned down, they expect the co-operation of all members of the organization is the Chicago act.
Shillady Asks That Action Be Taken Against Washington Post
in Letter to Attorney General
New York, Aug. 15.—In a letter to the Attorney General of the United States, John R. Shillady, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, asked that action be taken against the Washington Post on the grounds of incitement to riot in connection with the recent race riots in Washington. The letter is as follows: Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General, United States, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People respectfully asks if the office of the United States Attorney General intends proceeding against the Washington Post on the ground of incitement to riot in connection with the recent disorders in Washington. The ground for such procedure seems to lie in matter published on the first page of the Washington Post on the morning of Monday, July 21, on the
Men to Have Organization of Their Own
There is no mention of the Pullman or other sleeping cars in the Plumb plan for government-employers' ownership of railroads. Officers of the Pullman Company say the conductors and trainmen of that corporation are not members of the railroad brotherhoods and therefore have been omitted from the scheme.
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Conductors has been organized since the corporation was taken over by the government and the porters have a similar union. Shopmen of the Pullman Company also maintain their own union though they are said to be more closely affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. None of the employees of the Pullman car shops have gone on strike during the railroad car and shopmen's trouble. Observation of the company on the men were asked to go out, but refused.
Representatives of the Pullman Company say they have no theory to advance as to why this corporation, which was taken over with the railroads by the government and still is operated that way, was omitted from the Plumb program. There is nothing, they say, however, to prevent amending the Plumb or Sims bill to include the Pullman Company.
The sleeping cars owned and operated by the Milwaukee & St. Paul road would be included in the Plumb program, as these cars are operated as part of the Milwaukee & St. Paul road and not as a separate institution.
Officials of Pullman say the brotherhoods of the railroads might feel it would be more economical to allow the Pullman concern to drift along privately and the government to rent sleepers instead of owning them, a pooling of this class of equipment being as easily acclaimed under private as under government ownership or control.
Another theory for the omission of the sleepers from the measure was that it would tend to force Pullman employees into the railroad organizations, though it has been said that railroad brotherhoods have heretofore declined to allow sleeping car companies' employees to become members of the rail line unions on the ground that their interests were not common.
The government has not signed a compensation contract with the Pullman Company, though the latter has signed on its part. Little money has been advanced the Pullman concern by the government, as the earnings of the company have been so heavy the corporation was in no particular need of its rental money
3. OSCAR JOHNSON DIES OF COM
PLICATION OF DISEASES.
S. Oscar Johnson passed away this week at his home in Coal Creek, Tenn. At the hour of passing he was surrounded by many relatives and friends. The death of this young man ended the career of one who was gifted with the art of making staunch friends. Mr. Johnson will be remembered by Chicagoans, who knew him, as gentleman of scholarly attainments and magnetic personality. He was employed at one time by Harvey B. Saunders, druggist, of this city He left the employ of Mr. Saunders to become the advance agent of a company of jubilee singers, with whom he was still connected until his recent illness. Friends and acquaintances join in sympathy with the bereaved relatives.
Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer.
evening of which day the worst disorders occurred.
The matter referred to reads as follows:
"'Mobilization for Tonight.'
"Mobilization for tonight.
"It was learned that a mobilization of every available service man stationed in or near Washington or on leave here has been order for tomorrow evening near the Knights of Columbus hut, on Pennsylvania avenue, between Seventh and Eighth streets.
"The hour of assembly is 9 o'clock and the purpose is a 'clean-up' that will cause the events of the last two evenings to pale into insignificance.
"Whether official cognizance of this assemblage and its intent will bring about its forestalling cannot be told."
In view of the fact the "mobilization" announced by the Washington Post had not been ordered by any authority, military or civil, does not the passage show intent by the Washington Post to bring about such "mobilization?"
(Signed) JOHN R. SHILLADY.
STOP SALE OF FIRE ARMS TO NEGROES
Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 15.—On account of the score of Negroes arrested for carrying concealed weapons, the police, alarmed by the armed Negro menace, issued orders to all pawn shops and other places that sold fire arms and ammunition, to stop the sale of fire arms to Negroes.
The Negroes declared that they were "just getting prepared."
A thorough investigation was made by plain clothes policemen in the Hill district, where thousands of colored people live.
White Pastor Asks for Square Deal for Negroes
White Pastor Asks for Square Deal for Negroes
The Rev. W. S. Fleming, in a sermon Sunday at the Joyce Methodist Episcopal Church, said: "Chicago has been shamed and disgraced by the race riots. Numerous suggestions are being offered to prevent a recurrence of the trouble. Hundreds of new-policemen are being sworn in. Courts demand vigorous prosecution and severe penalties, apparently with special reference to the blacks. We talk segregation. The South invites the Negro back, though it has never solved the race problem. Some urge the blacks to join the unions. These so-called remedies do not strike at the root of the difficulty.
"The Negro has not been fairly dealt with. He has not had a man's chance. What he needs and has a right to demand is a square deal. To talk race superiority is foolish in the extreme; it is neither proved nor provable. Hoodlums of both races led the riots. "When the white church people of this country take the stand that the Negro is a man and must have a man's treatment, when we not only talk but live the brotherhood of man, then and only then will race riots cease."
4,500 IN ONE COUNTY UNABLE TO WRITE.
North Carolina to Open Adult Schools;
Half of H literates Cotton Mill Men.
Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 15.—The extent of illiteracy in sections of North Carolina is revealed in a recent report made by the superintendent of public instruction, statistics for which were gathered from the tests of draft registrants, showing that more than one thousand young men between the ages of 21 and 31 years, residing in Guilford county alone, are unable to write their own names.
No distinction is made between white and Colored residents; therefore it is impossible to determine racial percentages of illiteracy.
The percentage of illiteracy among old men who were prevented from going to school during the days of reconstruction following the civil war is much larger.
It is conservatively estimated that there are about forty-five hundred adults in Guilford county who are unable to write their names.'
Approximately half of those who failed to pass the literacy tests were employed in cotton mills.
Although adult schools are to be established, the best of teachers will be needed, as it will require extreme taef to interest the old students in their work. But it can be done, as was revealed in the army, and North Carolin' is going to do all possible to remove thi stain from its reputation.
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
The individuals and firms listed under this caption are loyal business men and women interested in the commercial development of the RACE and are giving employment to our BOYS and GIRLS. We recommend them as progressive, courteous and richly deserving of your patronage. "DON'T BE A SLACKER!"
S. WALTER DAVIS
3608 S. State St.
Doug. 6245
M. ROTHSCHILD
3638 S. State St.
Pool Room, Cigars and Tobacco
JAS. E. TUPPINS
19 East 35th St.
Doug. 7389
A. JOHNSON
12 West 35th St.
Doug. 5782
THE HOME SHOP
3513 Indiana Ave.
Doug. 7053
J. PITTMAN
249 East 35th St.
Doug. 4599
COSMOPOLITAN BARBER SHOP
311 East 35th St.
Doug. 9490
FRANK HACKLEY
325 East 35th St.
Doug. 441
BISHOP'S BARBER SHOP
518 East 35th St.
Doug. 2147
E. F. BARBER SHOP
Shoe Binding
568 East 35th St.
THE HATTIESBURG SHAVING
PARLOE, 512 East 35th St.
Doug. 8963 D. S. Horton, Prop.
SANITOILL TONSORIAL DEN
568 East 37th St.
Doug. 980 Gene R. White, Prop.
GEO. BARNES
439 East 37th St.
Doug. 5965
C. E. HOOKS
311 East 37th St.
**WM. TAYLOR**
3839 State St.
Boul. 8689 Pool Room
**THE STATE BARBER SHOP**
5104 State St.
Drex. 7944 C. J. Martin, Prop.
**BOBT. MARTIN**
5238 State St.
Ken. 8223
**COLONIAL BARBER SHOP**
3447 S. State Street
Doug. 5332-5556 Wm. Bookner, Prop
**VICTOR'S BARBER SHOP**
3411 S. State Street
Doug. 5225 E. A. Victor, Prop.
**L. N. POWELL**
3518 State St—Room 14
Expert Hair Refiner
SIMS—THE HAIR CUTTER
3609 S. State St.
Doug. 6813 J. R. Sims, Prop.
The VENDOME TONSORIAL PARLOE
3522 S. State St.
Doug. 7662 Thos. P. Weathersby, Prop.
J. RUDOLPH FORMENTO
3344 S. State St.
Doug. 1354
M. I. LIGHTFOOT
3155 State St.
Doug. 6451 Cigars, Tobacco, Laundry
THE ARCH TONSORIAL PARLOE
4039 State St.
A. Hill, Prop.
A. C. LANG
4504-6 State St.
Barber Shop—Pool and Billiards
WILL VANCE
4008 State St.
Drex. 5418
W. S. ANDERSON
3968 S. State St.
BALEIGH W. THOMPSON
4662 State St.
Oak. 1489 (Pool Room)
CORA LEE—BARBER SHOP
4414 State St.
Monroe Spikes. Prop.
Your Carefree Business Will Close Its Eyes and Die, If You Don't Advertise
THE PERSIER BARBER SHOP AND
BILLIAED PARLOR
Ken. 521 4704 State St.
E. S. Allen, S. H. Green, Props.
TIP TOP INN BARBER SHOP
4312 State St.
Ken. 4180 L. Brewster, Prop.
J. A. ALLEN
4712 State St.
Drex. 8225 Laundry and Bath
TOUSSAINT BARBER SHOP
4026 State St.
Drex. 724 Thomas Lee, Prop.
20th CENTURY TONSORIAL PARLOR
5545 State St.
Wm. Maddocks, Prop.
A. M. CUMMINGS
4950 State St.
Drex. 1413
FRANKLIN'S BARBER SHOP
5448 S. State St.
T. BELLAMY
4552 State St.
Drex. 1192
THORNTON WILLIAMS
8 W. 39th St.
J. C. MILLER
4340 State St.
Tobaccous Drex. 2677
CURRY—ALLEN
3407 State St.
Doug. 449
THE DEW DROP INN
3025 State St.
Dewberry, Prop.
P. M. MATTHEWS
3111 State St.
Doug. 9529
THE PULLMAN
3127 State St.
M. J. Brownville, Prop. Doug. 4961
THE SOLTEROS SANITARY BARBER
SHOP, 3137 State St.
J. Graddy Huggins, Prop. Doug. 946
VICTOR'S BARBER SHOP
3411 State St.
Doug. 5235
F. M. LEWIS
3031 State St.
THE PALACE
3543 State St.
Turkish and Electric Baths Doug. 3919
MOHAWK TONSORIAL PARLOE
Lon. W. Thompson Doug. 7201
BEAUTY AND HAIR
CULTURIST
MADAM ANNIE E. WALKER
3825 S. State St.
Boulevard 10-438
MME. J. S. TERRY
3509 Indiana Ave.
Doug. 5079
H. A. SHAW
3431 S. State St.
Doug. 3683 Mail Order
MME. ALYCE H. THOMAS
3445½ Indiana Ave.
Doug. 5174
MARGIE IRVIN O'BANION
3541 State St.
Doug. 595 Res. 7583
MME. EMILY M. SCOTT
3611 State St.
Doug. 9220 School, 4956 State St.
CELESTIAL CHEMICAL CO.
Celestial Bleaching Cream
3523 Calumet Ave.
MRS. EULA OWMBY
4732 State St.
Ken. 1234
MRS. D. RAMEY
3918 State St.
TURNLEY HERMANOS
3717 State St.
Doug. 7171 Clear Havana Cigars
LENORE C. GRAVES
15 W. 36th St.
Doug. 8128
W. J. TAYLOR & CO.
437 E. 37th St.
Doug. 5250
C. H. MERRIWEATHER
3343 S. State St.
Doug. 4261
T. BELL
17 W. 53rd St.
Confectionery, Notions and Cigars
BENSON & MUSE
26 W. 39th St.
DENTISTS
DR. F. L. ROBINSON
259 E. 35th St.
Doug. 3575
DR. C. JESSIE DAVIS
3454 Indiana Ave.
Doug. 323 Res. Doug. 4933
DR. HALE G. PARKER
3510 State St.
Doug. 553 House Drex. 4651
DR. JULIUS C. GREEN
3518 State St.
Doug. 3449
DR. CLINTON T. NICHOL
3500 State St.
Doug. 9503
DR. O. I. HAWKINS
3502 S. State St.
Off. Doug. 8078 Res. Drex. 242
DR. EDWIN J. CHESTNUTT
3539 S. State St.
Doug. 4816
THE CHICAGO WHIP
DAVIDSON'S PHARMACY
39th and Dearborn Sts.
Boul. 6454 and 6468
FRED D. WL. SON, Ph. G.
5724 State St.
Went. 986
BROOKS' PHARMACY
5300 State St.
Oak. 4567
WILLIAM H. HUFF
4118 S. State St.
Oak. 2120 and 2719
CO-OPERATIVE GROCERY CO.
3914 S. State St.
Boul. 8444 R. L. Mason, Man.
W. M. SHAW
5300 S. Dearborn St.
Oak. 3174
C. MORRISON
5218 State St.
Ken. 2192
A. D. BROWN
4159 State St.
Drex. 5180
H. PULLEY
5122 State St.
Drex. 9110
RICHARD GORMAN
4107 State St.
Drex. 52
T. H. WHITE
4352 State St.
Drex. 1029
CLANTON & CLANTON
2 E. 31st St.
Doug. 6669 Res. Doug. 8177
CRANSDIAW & ANDERSON
3408 S. State St.
Doug. 6555
THE ESTHER MILLINERY
3725 State St.
Doug. 2879
MRS. M. HART
3512 Indiana Ave.
Doug. 3848 Hair Dressing
MME. A. CHINN
5010 State St.
Drex. 1122
MADELINE R. M'FARLAND
4746 State St.
Drex. 4619
MISS LENORE W. FERGUSON
3938 State St.
Hair Goods
PERPER
MUSIC
GRIFFIN MUSIC HOUSE
3637 S. State St.
Doug. 439 Wm. A. Thomas, Gen. Mgr
ELGAR'S NOVELTY ORCHESTRA
5 E. 36th Pl.
Doug. 9332 Res. Midway 2063
SAMUEL I. LEE
Teacher of Piano
5 E. 36th Pl. Doug. 9333
THE GALE PIANO CO (Not Inc.)
3129 State St.
Chas. L. Lewis, Mgr. Doug. 4558
PAPERS AND PERIODICALS
A. D. HAYES
3640 S. State St.
Doug. 7586
THOS. J. SIMS
5 E. 33rd St.
Shoe Shining Parlors
PHOTOGRAPHERS
CHAS. E. WORTHINGTON
4744 State St.
Ken. 4067
THE RUCKER STUDIO
4541 State St.
Drex. 3637
NEIGHBORS & HENDERSON
253 E. 39th St.
Doug. 761
PHYSICIANS
DR. ULYSSES GRANT DAILEY
5 E. 36th Pl.
Doug. 57
ate 145
G. W. MILLER
3671 S. State St.
Offi. Doug. 5655
Res. Ken. 3624
DR. JOSEPH A. KELLY
36 W. 35th St. 11031 S. Michigan Ave.
Doug. 3592
Pull. 3541
Doug. 3592
Pull. 3541
DR. CHAS. W. BIBB
259 E. 35th and Forest Ave.
Offi. Doug. 938 Res. Doug. 2452
I. M. MASON, M. D.
470 E. 35th St.
Doug. 3163-8767
DR. G. A. THORNTON
3454 Indiana Ave.
oug. 5212 Drex. 8293
THE CHICAGO WHIP
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Clarence E. Muse Says The Riot Is Over Everybody Is Doing Business
Race Business Men's Exposition 15,000 People Are Going to See "THE DREAM CITY"
Ending Wednesday, Aug.13th
50—Piece Orchestral Band—50 Geo. A. Smith, Director
Speakers, First Night Mayor Wm. Hale Thompson and
Other Speakers Major R. R. Jackson Alderman Louis B. Anderson Oscar DePriest
Ex-Judge Wm. H. Harrison
receipts will be given to the Relief Fund of Destitute to be present and lend a helping hand to the poor LAW AND ORDER FOREVER.
NOTE:A percentage of the first night's door Families. Every race man will feel it his duty and unfortunate. Race business men are for
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A platoon of soldiers and officers of the "C Patton assisted by Lieut. Browning will act as
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A platoon of soldiers and officers of the "Old 8th" under the personal supervision of Lieut.-Col. Patton assisted by Lieut. Browning will act as ushers.
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Beginning Thursday, Aug. 7th at 8 p.m.
400—VOICES—400 Directed by J. Wesley Jones
NEW ATTRACTIONS NIGHTLY
Admission 25c and war tax
CLARENCE E. MUSE, Director
A Business Stimulant That’s Most Surprising—Is a Regular Dose of Advertising
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George Larkin has been bitten by the
star bug and a terrible case of staritis
has set in that threatens to carry his
name into the electric lights very soon.
‘Mr. Larkin has won his spurs by long
service as a leading man and his large
personal following warrants the faith
his backers have in him.
Ruth Roland expects to be able to
announce the name of her bungalow
very shortly. She has reeeived enough
letters in answer to the announcement
that we printed in a previous issue, to
name every home in the United States
Fannie Ward has the most beautiful
private garden of sea anemones in the
world. It is in a marble pool on her
beautiful California estate and is said
to surpass the famous collections of the
Duke of Monaco.
Thomas Meighan recently took John
MeCormack thru the Metro studio, Mr
McCormack had a fine time learning all
the tricks of the trade and snapping
pictures of the various things that took
his faney—one being Eileen Perey.
May Allison has another sparkling
comedy role in ‘Almost Married.’
‘Those who saw her splendid work in
“Peggy Does Her Darndest’? will wel
come this new production.
Viola Dana is working hard on a nen
picture called ‘The Microbe.’* It i
rather hard to liken dainty Viola to «
microbe, but anything is liable to hap
pen in pictures.
William Russell is ‘Some Liar’’—it
his new picture. Not only is he a liar
sbut he’s a salesman, with the funnies
line of goods you ever heard of—eradle
and coffins—guaranteed to get ‘em com
ing and going.
Fans of long standing will be please«
With Comrade Nagel Be-
hind the Scenes
Did you see ‘Forever After,’? with
Alice Brady and Conrad Nagel? If you
did, of course you have not forgotten
the unforgetable Teddy, as he must ever
afteessentially as, the wddlestent” 18a.
Teddy, in the garden, pleading gruflly,
“Aw, Jen-nie, come awn!’? ‘Teady,
with what Stevenson aptly called ‘the
greensickness of youth’’; Teddy of the
unmanagable hands and feet, the still
more unmanageable and wholly gulpy
emotions, the fierce -young humbleness,
the flaunting young pride; Teddy,
suffering in the many throes of his
youth...
He was so human, that Tedidy—such
@ flash-back to the days when all of us
were Teddys and Jennies and all the
world was a garden, a garden with a
baleony, inaccessible; when all the
world was consummated in a kiss. . .
that clean dear youth, interpatterned
with sunshine and pain, the youth of
Tarkington, of Teddy and Jennie in
“Forever After.’?
Tt would not have amazed me to have
found Conrad Nagel, in reality, a very
ultra, a very super-sophisticated sort of
@ young person. Such success as has
come to him might very easily have that
effect. For instance, or for instances,
there was the Princess Stock Company
in Des Moines, which last is Mr. Nagel’s
home town; then New York, where he
“@id’? some vaudeville, and after that,
in rapid succession, ‘The Natural
Law,’’ ‘‘Experience,’? Laurie in the
sereen version of ‘‘Little Women,’’
“he Lion and the Mouse’? with Alice
Joyee and ‘‘Redhead’’ with Alice
Brady. All of these were successes, per
sonal and general, likely to make of
the young quester an arrogant and as-
sured personage—but it has not done
that to Conrad Nagel. He is easy and
pleasant and eager aid unassuming—
and he likes to work and is ambitious.
Splendid ingredients.
“We're going to be on the road next
year—for a whole year,’’ he said, with
deft strokes of the rabbit’s foot, ‘with
‘Horever After.’ I hate awfully being
gway from New York for so long, and
yet I know that this tour will be bully
experience. It will give me the per-
sonal touch. And I love the part. You
know, I was in the navy, and Mr. Brady
had some one else take my part for the
matinees, and I ran over from the ship.
and made the evening performances.
as stronuous.’? He added, with
wusiaam, ‘Don’t you love Jonnie?
’4 a dear!’
fis parents, he told me, are both ar-
his father being director, or presi-
it, of a dramatic college or something
the sdrt, in Towa, and his mother a
ician, if I am not Wistaken. Any-
CAUSINESS VFARIIF MS-i GRANT RY INTE TS
Movie Notes
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with the news that Ella Hall, the dainty
little ingenue of a few yenrs ago, is
the mother of an extra-preeious baby.
She is perfectly content with the smaller
audience of her own home, with baby
and husband, Emory Johnson to ap:
laud.
Florence Vidor, who has done such ex
cellent work with the Lasky people, will
shortly be seen in ‘The Other Half”?
tpon which King Vidor is busily en
gaged, She will be supported by Charles
Meredith, Zazu Pitts, and David Butler.
Movies have indeed invaded the two
weday cireuit, ‘Topics of the Day,”
the novelty sereen feature whieh pre-
tents timely and witty paragraphs se
Hected from the press of the world by
(Tho Literary Digest,’? is now being
shown in the Keith vaudeville theaters
in the United States. It is said that
managers have found the ‘Topies’’ a
reat opening ‘act’? which puts the
fudience in a happy, receptive mood for
‘Phe vaudeville acts that follow,
Another dear old man of the movies
has passed away. Daniel Gilfether, the
fuan who played with Mary Piekford in
fo many of her early Famous Player
pictures, He did some strong character
Work in ‘The Red Cirele,”? and “Who
Pays??? the serials released by Balboa
Mr. Gilfether’s last work was with
Marguerita Fisher in ‘The Man of
Charity.”
Embryo scenario writers will be over:
|joyed to know that the Universal Film
Company throws open its doors far and
wide to new writers, In fact, Universal
desires “new stories’? from new au
thors."” We fear we have let that eom.
pany in for an overpowering amount of
mail.
way, the point of the matter is, that the
artistry which he makes so manifest
comes to him, not’ from without, but.
from within, It is in his blood, And
he was brought up in the atmosphere of
it, the ecouraging atmosphere, ‘‘Mother
and Dad always wanted me to be an
actor," he said, ‘from the very be-
gigging. They spurrev -me on and told
was nbiW of the dearly belove:, There
opposition. It doesn’t make so good
a story, docs itt’? He looked meful.
“<T'm afraid I won't make a very good
reading anyway,’’ he said, ‘that’s one
of the drawbacks of merely being young
—Ihaven’t had the time for many dark
deeds, Now, if you would come around
next year .. .’? he waved an inelusive
hand... ‘‘I’d see what I could do,’
he promised, with his generous smile.
“Hold on, though,’? he added, I did
go to jail onco!”?
“That's sufficiently dark,’’ I said,
with encouragement, and pencil in air.
‘‘What was your—ah—form of crime?’’
“Oh jthat... when I was ten or
something like that, T set fire to a
bridge in Des Moines with some fire-
crackers, The police took undue offense
and I took to a cell, There I sat, with
everything but the stripes, waiting for
my exceedingly irate parent to come
and bail me forth, I’m sorry to say
that I can't remember thinking of a
thing but the fun IT was missing and
what I’d have to eat when Dad came
for me, I never for an instant doubted
cae Dad would eome.??
The last sentence is characteristic of
Conrad Nagel. He has about him an
air of equanimity which admits of no
doubt. He has a complacence and an
earnestness and a belief which is due
partly to given youth and partly to
given ability, both of which are in-
dubitable. And he believes, which is
mature, in taking things easily, slowly,
learning as one goes. He would like to
play.‘‘ Hamlet’; he would like to play
‘Oswald’? in Tbsen’s ‘*Ghosts’’—and
in the drawer of his dressing-table are
thumbed copies of both of these—but
he is studying then and playing the
things he knows .. . wherein is a wis-
dom sound and deep.
We have passed the stage when we
deseribed the blue eyes and the gold
hair of the players, or the profile, or
the inches . . . and yet there is always
a reversion. Conrad Nagel reminds one
of a Greek statue come suddenly alive.
He has the clean-cut lines, the hint of
sternness, the immortal youth . . , more
than any other quality is that of youth
. .« that senso he gives one of the May-
time of life... that freshness of
vision... that perennial hope. If he
ean give that to a world, war-weary and
pain-weary, he need not turn to the
‘Melancholy Dane’? nor yet-to the
subtle Ibsen . . . these will last so long
as we ourselves . . . but youth is a gift
which a young god must bring.
While Mary MacLaren was at the
little town of Independence, California,
taking seenes for ‘‘The Weaker Ves:
sel,’? her new picture, she discovered a
shoe store with boots of the vintage of
1868. She bought a pair for use 1.1 some
future film, They have half-inch heels
and square toes that the star declares
make her look like a lady policeman,
Jess Willard, the world’s former
heavyweight champion, has answered
the ¢all of the movies. In his first pic
ture ‘‘The Challenge of Chance’’ he is
called upon to display a bit of histrionic
ability. Jess hit his vietim so hard that
he knocked him out of humor for the
rest of the day.
Alice Lake has indeed graduated from
the ranks of comedy, for she is busy sup:
porting Bert Lytell and Hale sfamilton
in their new Metro features.
Constance Talmadge and Harrison
Ford are at it again, They are one 01
the finest comedy teams we have, This
time they offer us ‘Happiness a |:
Mode.”"
Eugene O'Brien’s first starring vehi
ele has been fittingly titled ‘The Per
feet Lover.’? Anyone who has seen hi
work with Norma Talmadge will con
cede this point.
Cliek-elick snipped the shears. Lovely
"Viola Dana has cut her hair for her new
‘picture, “Some Bride.’” Now she’s re
pentant, but it’s too late.
Chester Conklin, who is doing some
star comedy stuff at the William Fox
Sunshine Comedy lot, admits that he is
not an ordinary person. He has been
making comedy pictures for five years
but the first time he ever saw a dramatic
production being filmed was on the Fox
ot a few days ago, where he watched
PROHIBITION AND
~ rnd SEMEN
- ‘Seattle, Aug. 2.—Prohibition has had
reauteetat ofl aa The Se oP Wa:
ington slipped over into the dry col-
umn January 1, 1916, Tn the three and
a half years that John Barleyeorn has
been interred we can form some definite
opinion as to the working out of busi-
ness conditions under the so-called dry
lows. It took about six months for eon:
ditions to aright themselves under new
“ness has prospered to an undreamed of
‘degree in every line. Especially is this
noticeable in all forms of amusement
atm
‘The passing of liquor has proved an
immense impetus to musie, both artistic
‘ally and commereially and including all
classes of music, Here it has reflected
‘itself in a greater patronage of concerts,
‘the local symphony orchestra, more
‘pupils studying music, in the greatly
increased sale of musical instruments
and more employment to professional
musicians at a greatly increased wage.
Here it seems that we have adopted
music as a substitute for booze, partially
at least, and the effect has proven more
spiritualizing and with less negative re-
action, It is not just for the reasons.that
people have more money to spend for
music and music-making devices, for the
stage and various concefts, but it is the
fact that those of us who used to use
alcoholic beverages in the olden days
to get away from the material things of
our everyday life, are using musie, the
theater and other amusements to a de-
gree for the same purpose. All these
give rest, recreation and relaxation, and
without the resulting intoxication, as in
the case of booze. The call of the eaba-
ret, theater, concert, eireus, movie,
dance, hockey, ete., has not been downed
in Seattle or any other northwestern city
because of the state and nation going
dry. Bank clearances today average five
million dollars, four years ago they were
a trifle over half this amout.
NEGROES LEAVE LEXINGTON, NEB
(Special to the Whip.)
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15.—In order to
avoid clashes with a whito-ntob of over
whelming numbers, every Colored man
who was employed here on paving work
left town. The whites fired into theit
quarters after a Colored man was report:
ed to have been caught in a white man’s
home.
‘The whites in this town have refused
to do the work on the streets, so the
Colored men were brought in. Southern.
ers of the'lowest type are in the major-
ity here,
THE CHICAGO WHIP
Albert Ray and Elinor Fair make scenes
for ‘Be a Little Sport.’’
Priscilla Dean has been a Wild Cat
of Paris, a Brazen Beauty, a Two-Souled
Woman, a Wicked Darling and an Ex:
quisite Thief. Now she expects to prove
beyond peradventure that she is better
than anything else a SpitSre.
Eugene Mullin, the mew scenario chief
fat Universal, was the staff author with
the company that teok Clara Kimball
Young around the world making a series
of one-reel dramas, Mullin says he used
to start a story in Ban Francisco, write
a few scenes in Hong Kong and figure
Put the final fade-out in Sydney, New
Mouth Wales, Mullin and Miss Young
are renewing this old aeqnaintance now
that both are members of the Holly
_prood movie colony.
Eileen Perey, the little blonde lady
| wito began her picture eareer with Doug
“las Fairbanks, has been engaged to ap
pear opposite Sessue Hayakawa in ‘The
| Gray Horizon.” Migs Perey, it might
| be added, is one of the best golfers or
| the West Coast.
‘Thomas H, Ince has decided to co-sta
Douglas MacLean and Doris May. Dori:
has been playing with Charlie Raj
under the name of Doris Lee, and Doug
las has supported all of the Ince stars
| Big things are expeeted of this new
team.
Doris Kenyon expeets to issue a vol
ume devoted exelusively to her ows
poems very shortly, Miss Kenyon ha
had a great many poems in the leading
magazines and newspapers thruout th:
country of late, and her friends will be
glad to see them in book form.
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F CHARLES OLDEN
| Charles Olden, of the Lafayette
‘Players, is eredited with being the most
‘vertatile actor on the Americas. stage
|e is ot bene wherever aaa Wilber
he iy playing leads, heavies, comedies or
characters
Charles in: well like iby parforimuen an
‘well as the public, There is always
praino tor Olden wherever bia manie ta
AZZ MUSIC ALL THE
AAGE IN LONDON
London, Aug. 15.—Hardly had the nov-
elty of American jazz music had time to
wear off slightly here when a southern
orchestra.whose specialty is syncopated
musie arrived and set a large part of the
London public by the ears with planta:
tion songs and a varied program of
Negro melodies.
Damning the American invasion of
Britain is a popular pastime in more
ways than one in some querters just
now, but Negro syncopation is not in-
cluded, ‘The erities are singing its
‘praise, and sedate Britons are audibly
patting time with their fect as they
listen to it.
Almost overnight a well known Amer-
ican candy maker has pre-empted one of
the finest sites in Piccadilly and is tick-
ling John Bull’s sweet tooth. ‘The
‘clamorous chorus which shouts against
the Americanization of Britain has not
diseovered yet that the candy is Ameri
‘ean, but when it does there will prob-
‘ably be more fat in the fire.
American trade officials have been in-
quiring about the chances of interesting
the Britons in American confections,
whieh, because of America’s stricter
pure food laws, are considerably purer
than many British makes. Even ice
cream sodas are making headway, al-
though some Londoners insist on enjoy-
ing them with roast beef and potatoes.
VM CC A Nows
LEADING ACTORS JOIN IN
SHE
New York, Aug. 15.—John Drew and
the entire Barrymore family—Ethel,
Lionel and Jack—joined the striking
‘actors and indications are musicians
and stage hands will offer their aid to
the strikers,
Following the announcement of Mr,
Drew, whieh was made at the head
quarters of the Actors’ Equity Associa
tion tonight, word came from Atlantic
City that Al Jolson had cast his lot with
the strikers and ‘was with them heart
and soul.’”
Stand with Profession
‘This letter from Miss Ethel Barry
more, read at Saturday’s meeting by
Mr. Drew, was greeted with cheers:
‘While my entire theatrical career
has been associated with but one man
agement, from which I have received
only fairness and consideration, I feel
that the traditions of my family ally me
logically and irremediably with the
members of my profession in the Actors
Equity Association.?”
Hitchcock Is Irate
A telegram was received by Equity
officials from Raymond Hitchcock it
which he branded as false any state
ment that he was ready to appear fo
the managers as a strikebreaker, Me
said he was entirely in sympathy wit!
the actors.
Whether the strike will affect th
Relaseo productions will be known wher
the first rehearsal for the ‘Gold Dig
gers’? is to be held, Many prominent
actors are in the east, including Brue
MeRae and Ina Claire, members of the
Actors’ Equity Association.
Amusement Places Re-
open in Riot Zones
After making a tour of inspection
through the ‘Black Belt,’? Chief of
Police John J. Garrity issued an order
lifting the lid on amusement resorts.
As soon as the order was iswued, lights
sparkled, glasses tinkled, jazz bands
jazzed, dancers swayed and dame pleas:
use reigned supreme,
The old stroll filled with stroller and
joy absorbers, everywhere gaiety was
in full swing. The Dreamland had to
hang out the old ‘‘no more room’? sign.
‘The other places soon filled up and the
recent disturbanee was soon forgotten,
‘The strollers were all on dress parade.
‘whew they turn out, it’s some
Pageant. ,
The soldiers are gone, and the
‘‘mama’s boys,’? in advanced English
styles, are once more holding the old
corner down at Thirty-fifth and State
streets, and ogling the fair damsels who
trip lightly by. You talk about Broad-
way being ‘The Great White Way,’
say, fellow, you ought to see the Great
Dark Way?’ when she is on duty.
You can find anything from an ori
ental parlor to the lowly chili and ham
burger stand. If you wateh the crowd,
stroll slowly by, you will not be able
to tell the boss banker from the boss
bootblack, You might mistake the boot-
black for the banker, if togs and spark-
lers have anything to do with it.
It is just one cosmopolitan gathering,
the Bohemia of the Colored folks. You
can find in most any group standing
near the curb a banker, a waiter, an
editor, a cook, a doctor, a barber, a law.
yer, a chauffeuy, a real estate dealer
and a bootblack. And they are all dis:
cussing in an intelligent way how to
better serve the black man,
WHERE THEY ARE
Austin & Delaney are going big this
week in Calgary, Canada.
Green and Pugh are playing the week
at the Pantages, Portland, Ore.
The original Chieago Girl Act, the
Panama Trio, is headed west. They
are splitting the week between Butte,
Anaconda and Missoula, Mont.
Rucker and Winfred are filling the
Pantages in Denver this week,
Tabor and Green, the high class dow.
ble, in New York City, playing the
Boulevard.
Wilbur and Sweatman opens next
week at the Royal, New York City.
Loring’s ‘Smoky Mokes’? are to stay
in Norfolk, Va., for a long run,
As old as it is, there are five Unele
‘Tom's Cabin companies on the road.
Dixie Troubadours are going great in
Pasadena, Cal.
Dandy Dixie Shows are playing the
week in Mineral, Va.
Famous Players, Bernie Organs, Wur
lizer pianos, some poker players.
NEGRO, AGED 102, HAS 23 CHILdren
Sedalia, Mo., Aug. 15—The father of
twenty-three children, Jacob Hunter,
colored, and 102 years old, claims the
distinetion of being the oldest man in
central Missouri, Sixteen of Hunter’s
children are living. Hunter was born
April 1, 1817, and was a stave until
after the Civil War.
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Charles Chaplin Would
Like to Become Shake-
spearean Actor
Would Forsake Movies for the
Footlights
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 15.—Charlie
Chaplin has come to the rescue of the
late William Shakespeare.
At least, Charlie ix en route to the
rescue.
He let it leak out today that he is
planning to realize a lifelong ambition
to present Shakespeare plays—comedies,
preferably—on the legitimate stage.
So the American people can take warn-
ing’ and prepare themselves to see
Burnham Forest doing the Chaplin walk
on the trail of the ill starred Macbeth;
Poor Yorick wearing a mustache, oF
Hamlet adored with big fect and a
‘crooked bamboo eane,
Chaplin's intention, however, is seri
“ous,
“Phere are just as many laughs in
Shakespeare in 1919 as there were in
the days of Queen Elizabeth,’? he says.
“Yes, it is true that Iam collaboratiog
with Reginald Pole on a new creation.”
But for further information it wa:
necessary to seek Pole, who is a Brit
ish Shakespearean scholar spending the
summer with Chaplin,
“Chaplin is making a serious study
of Shakespeare,’? Pole declared. ‘I pre
dict for, him success, It will ot sur
prise me to see him make the start be
fore the end of the year. Probably
however, he will try it first in some
town where he will appear incognito.’”
Hammerstein’s Millions
Reduced to $5,000
New York, Aug. 15—Mrs, Emma
Hammerstein, widow of Oscar Hammer-
stein, is named as sole heir in the will
Of the impresario which was presented
for filing today. The value of the
estate is’ stated to be ‘‘more than
45,000." A few years ago Hammer
stein’s wealth was estimated at near
44,000,000, but he suffered heavy losses
through his operatic ventures in Phila
delphia and London.
COMPOSER OF “BLUES”
MAKES GOOD INN.
New York, Aug. 15.—Mr, W. ©, Handy,
manager of the Pace & Handy Music
Company, New York City, formerly of
Memphis, Tenn, stands out eonspieu-
ously among the thousands of colored
men who have come North from South-
em states and made good. He is best
known by bis «*Memphis Blues’? which
caused many bands that erossed the
sea to receive ovations, as Europeans
had not heard much of the ‘blues’? and
jazz music of which Mr. Handy is the
originator,
This is the age of specialists and he
has shown remarkable judgment by spe-
cializing in Blues, although he could
write a hymn, an gpera, oF paraphrase
‘our Negro spirituals.
He is the only colored man who is @
member of the Music Publisher Protec:
tive Association. He has an agency in
London that covers Europe, Asia, Africa,
‘and ono in Sydney, Australia, that covers
‘Australasia, In the years to come the
American people will know that he is
the most far sighted composer our race
han produced.
ks Wed by Phone
‘Same as in Movies
Denver, Colo, Aug. 15.—A trans-con-
tinental marriage was performed today
by long distance telephone when Mrs.
Marie J. West, in Denver, became the
bride of James A. Horne, a Denver in-
ventor, in New York.
The Rev, O. Elizabeth Anderson of
Loveland officiated at Denver.
When time for the presentation of the
ring came a friend who up to that time
had been best man and presenter of the
bride became the proxy bridegroom,
placing the ring on the bride’s finger.
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HARVEY B. SAUNDERS Phone Oakland 2051 4750 South State Street, Chicago
State Congressman Are
Against Lowden’s
Commission
Declaes He Will Defeat It Next Session
Warren B. Douglas, State representa-
tive from the third senatorial distriet,
wrote an open letter to Governor Low-
den denouncing the proposed commission
on segregation.
He declares it a step toward Barbar-
ism.
Some of the very striking points in
the letter, were:
**Segregation is proposed as a remedy.
This is going back to barbarism, In old
Jerusalem the different nationalities and
religious sects have been segregated for
centuries, and yet it has required a
standing army to keep the peace.
“‘Begregation Of No Use’*
“You segregate the Negroes from the
whites and it will not be long until the
Poor whites must be segregated from
the genteel rich, ‘Then the Jews must
he assigned a certain quarter, and so on.
++ Wo are facing not only a great ques-
tion, but a most serious one. Be eargful
that ye do not undo all the work of
Abraham Lincoln and his army of eman
cipation.
Rich Help the Poor
‘Tho effort to segregate the vieious
from the virtuous has proved an utter
failure. It is the Lord's will that the
tih should live beside the poor, to help
the poor. In His house the rich and poor
are to mect together, His people are
the salt of the earth. His plan to save
this world is to mix the good with the
bad, to leaven the lump,
How Food Was Distrib-
uted to Sufferers Dur-
ing Riots
A Whip reporter who interviewed
Virgil L. Williams concerning the re-
cent distribution of food to needy fam:
ilies, found that Mr, Williams had
started a relief station of his own even
before the Red Cross sent out help.
The money that was unselfishly spent by
this philanthropist reached into the
neighbodhood of three figures.
‘As soon as the Red Cross opened a re
lief station, Mr. Williams was the first
ts velantecr kis corviem’and linguaine
to the cause. Being a man of executive
ability, he was given full chargo of dis.
tribution in the main station on State
Street, ably assisted by Alderman R, R.
Jackson and L, B. Anderson, Mr, Wil.
liams deserves the major credit for this
work,
Rev. Stinson to Hold Big
| Massmeeting at Quinn
Chapel
Hon. Geo. F. Harding to Preside
Sunday night, August 17th, Quinn
Chapel will witness the biggest educa-
tional rally in her history. Rev. R. D.
Stinson of Atlanta, Ga., has arranged a
wonderful program for the occasion,
* School Donig Great Work.
When interviewed by a Whip reporter,
Dr. Stinson, who is the president and
founder of the Atlanta Normal and In-
dustrial School, gave a synopsis of the
work of the past few years. ‘They have
four large buildings built by the
students, who are desirous of working
their way through school.
‘The funds from the mass meeting are
to be used to pay deserving pupils to pay
their tuition, An endowment of #250,
000 is also to be asked,
It is up to the Colored and white
people to assist this #chool in every way
possible. It is in need and must have
money.
Hon. George F. Harding, Comptroller,
City of Chieago, will preside over the
Edueational Rally held in Quinn Chapel
A. M .E. Church, Sunday night, Aug.
17, 1919, under the auspices of the
Atlanta Normal and Industrial Insti
tute, Atlanta, Ga.
‘Speakers.
Hon, Samuel A, Ettelson, Corporation
Counsel, City of Chicago.
Rev. Dr. A. J. Carey, Presiding Elder,
Chicago District, A. M. E. Church,
Rev. Paul Rader, Moody Institute,
Chicago, Il.
Mr. Charles Hatfield Dickerson and
Richard D, Stinson, Principal of the
Institute, Atlanta, Ga,
It is commendable that Mr. George
F. Harding consents to preside at this
meeting, that means so much for the
masses in the black belt of the south,
and the Dr. Hi, E. Stewart and his in-
telligent congregation and many others
throughout the city of beth races indi-
cate their willingness to make sacri
fices to aid this very needy cause of the
Colored people in the South,
All persons who desire to do some
thing substantial for the masses as well
as the classes, and especially the poor
boys and girls who cannot secure sul:
cient funds to pay their monthly bills of
$5.75, are urged to be present and bring
Miate Diteatn:
MAN INSULTS
“COLORED GIL
| Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 15.—A Pitts-
burgh street car was the seene of an in-
sult given to two young East End Ia
dies, one evening last week, while on
their way home from ehureh, ‘The white
man offering the insult is reported to
be an employee of the county, but he
gave a bogus name at the police station
and forfeited his money by failing to
appear at the hearing the morning fol
lowing the insult. He gave his name as
Cooper and his address ax a number on
‘prominent street in the East End, but
upon investigation, both name and the
address proved to be false.
‘The young ladies were going home on
the enr, when the white man rudely in-
sulted one of them by placing his hand
on her person and making ugly remarks.
Some young colored men were on the
car, and they came to the assistance of
the girls, When the ear stopped for the
while man to alight, he cursed and swore
at the colored men who followed him
off, Nothing happened in the streets
until a policeman was attracted by the
toud talking of all the parties, and the
white man was placed under arrest. The
girls, who had gotten off at the next
stop, were consulted hy the officer, and
he took them as witnesses against the
white man. The girls reported the con
duet of the man, and he, evidently see
ing his mistake and realizing the se
riousness of his offense, put up $30 for
his appenrance the next morning, giv.
ing a false name and address, and dis
appeared.
SOUTH HOLLAND BANK ROBBED
BY FOUR WHITES AND
ONE COLORED.
Four white men and one colored man
forced the president of the South Hol
lund Bank to open the vault, and took
all the money and bonds in sight, which
amounted to #3,400 in cash and #3,450
in Liberty bonds.
The robbers drove to the bank in a
car, One remained at the wheel, with
the engine running, while the others
rushed in the bank with drawn revolvers
and forced the president, bookkeeper
and serub woman into a compartment
set off with iron gratings, After clean
ing up the place they drove away in the
direction of Chicago,
THE CHICAGO WHIP
The “White Man’s Country”
Miss Elizabeth Hart sal
nm Donna -| an
B, deeseaa Bic ose so. cctrocr hk agg ig Naat taacaeratontil
To the Editor of The World:
Concerning some of the recent riotings
of whites and blacks, and including the
recent World editorial which has
brought such effusive thanks from black
contributors, it occurs to me that some
thing yet remains to be said in earnest
warning.
I am old enough to recall some of
those admirable black ‘‘mammies’’ and
‘uncles’? of the seventies who in the
Middle West remained close to the old
homes of former masters and who years
after their constitutional freedom were
priviliged autocrats over the white chil-
dren of those homes, From the edict of
one of those old mammies there was no
appeal to father or to mother, Her
“*You all behave yo’se’f’’ was final,
even toa warm and warming black palm
properly applied. But with the Booker
TT. Washingtonisms preached to the
blacks, conditions have changed.
‘The Negro in the United States must
be convinced that this will continue to
be a white man’s country. Anything
which leads him aggressively into think
ing otherwise will inean his undoing
In individual measure T have known
many black men whose lives would
shame the records of hundreds of the so.
called ‘lily whites.’ But those have
been exceptional blacks, subconseiously
tutored by whites and by these whites
shown a fullest measure of respect ax
between man and man.
Broadly and in the color sense, how
ever, there are blacks and blacks. 4
number of years ago, talking with an
old citizen of the old South in Savan
nah, this student of the Negro told me
Vhat he could round up 100 black men.
from Savannah streets and find a dozen
distinet types of Negro, ranging from
the highest type Zulu down to the low
est representative whose ancestors a
few hundred years ago were cannibals
Will the black man dare assert that he
has been as careful on this point, as it
involves natural selections? Time was
when the slave markets of the Western
Southern States quoted the Negro of the
‘old South many points off in contrast
with their own predominant Zulu types
of slaves. |
Brought up as I was with the old-type |
‘<free nigger’? of Missouri and out of
experience with the decent black man_
calling myself his friend, I feel that The
World's editorial, which has called for
so much of the black man’s ringing en-
thusiasm and praise, may harm the Ne:
gro’s condition,
WASHINGTON TO APPOINT
COLORED POLIGEWOMEN
NOTARY PUBLIC
PHONE DOUGLAS 6105
F.W. HARSH, Jr.
Real Estate
Renting
& Insurance
Loans and Mortgages
Property Managed
309 EAST 39th STREET
CHICAGO
Chief Says They Are Needed
Washington, D, ©, Aug. 15.—In con-
nection with the proposed appointment
of colored women to the woman’s bureau
of the police department, Commissioner
Brownlow explained that the purpose is
to have such operatives work exclu-
sively among colored girls and women,
There never has been any thought but
to confine their activities strictly to this
character of work, he said,
Reports have been circulated to the
effect that the colored police women
would discharge general police duties.
The commissioner pointed out that the
only conditions under which a police
woman would be expected to arrest a
man would be those suggesting that a
erime was about to be committed, and
under such conditions it is equally the
duty of any private eitizen to make an
arrest,
Search and Seizure Case
Dismissed
Mr. and Mrs, Geo, H, Woodson, 2907
Dearborn street, was arraigned before
Judge Stewart of the Harrison Street
Court on a charge of having stolen goods
in their possession, the goods in ques:
tion being six quarts and twenty-five
half-pints of whiskey, which the police
claimed to have heen stolen from the
Douglas Liquor House.
‘The police receiving information that
there was whiskey on Woodson’s prop-
erty, entered and searched every nook
and corner until they came acros# what
they desired.
‘The Woodsons, who were represented
by Attorney Albert B. George, a colored
attorney, proved that the liquor had
heen purchased before July 2, Attor
ney George laid down a barrage of legal
points, ripping the search and seizure
act to shreds, causing the Judge to dis:
miss the ease, The Judge cautioned the
police to use more judgment in the
future:
Professor Garner and other naturalists
have advaneed the idea that gorillas
could be used as servants. John Baek
haus, the famous African hunter, claims
that this could never be so, for the giant
apes are too soft hearted and that they
would soon pine away and die of broken
hearts if transplanted from native
haninte,
McGraw Had the Time of His Life in Cincinnati
McGraw Had Everything Short of Violence
The Giants, if one could believe the wild alarms from New York, were going to be the Ethiopians in a race riot—Cincinnati was going to do all sorts of atrocities to them—but not a hair on the head of any of them was harmed, unless they had a hair-pulling on their own bench. However, the spirit of the populace wasn't what you might call friendly. Never have I heard anything like the booing and bawling that was given Toney, Chase and McGraw. And though they say the Giants can stand that sort of thing, I think it got on their nerves all right.
Never have I seen Cincinnati boil and bubble as it seethed during this series. Think of it—15,000 out on Friday despite a rain, the mob packed into every corner on Saturday and the house sold out long in advance for Sunday, and thousands turned away at the gates. The attendance for the three games must have been 70,000. Compare the population of Cincinnati with that of New York or Chicago, or even Philadelphia, Boston or St. Louis, and figure what such an outpouring, on the percentage of population basis, would mean in those cities. In New York it would mean that 200,000 bugs would try to storm the Polo Grounds in a single afternoon.
Wow!
The greatest baseball battle of the season in either of the big leagues is at hand. The Cincinnati Reds Wednesday invade the Polo grounds, New York, to fight a duel to the finish with the New York Giants. The battle will last three days, and during that time, if the rain lays off, there will be six games played. It is all on account of the weather—the Reds being driven out by the rain on their previous endeavors. The Reds are at the top of their form. The Giants are re-enforced with two good pitchers—Phil Douglass, obtained from the Cubs, and Art Nehf from the Braves. The Reds trimmed the Giants at Cincinnati two out of three and went into first place. In the three and went they scored twelve runs to the Giants' six. The Giants' continued their losing at St. Louis' and Chicago, while the Reds kept
on winning. On paper the Giants look best, but in actual performances they are slightly shaded by Pat Moran's team. Fans always hesitate to pick the Reds—seems luck always has been against them, but the great race made by Cincinnati this season has awakened the fans and critics everywhere. They have confidence in the Reds and are boldly picking them to win the pennant following the climb into first place in the series at Cincinnati. There will be three great crowds out to see the teams fight it out, and the advantage of playing on their own grounds and with their own fans backing them will be with the Giants, and yet the Reds fight as hard on the road as they do at home. The National League race likely will be decided in New York this week.
This is a great season for hitting in consecutive games. Jacobson of St. Louis Brown's stopped yesterday after hitting in 16 games. Peek of N. Y. Yankees in 28 and Joe Wilhort of Wichita of the Western League, former N. Y. Giant, breaks the world's record by hitting in 5f consecutive games. Doping base ball is just as hard as ever. The day it will become possible to dope the game; on that day will base ball cease to be the national pastime.
"They shall not pass," the French defenders of Verdun said of the Germans when the Hun hordes were trying to drive through that famous fort and sweep on to Paris.
And the Germans didn't pass.
"They shall not pass," appears to be the slogan of the defenders of the National League's consecutive victory record this year.
And the teams that try to break the record are not passing. The National League's Verdun is seven straight. Winning that many seems rather easy. Going beyond it seems impossible. Cincinnati twice won seven straight, but couldn't make it eight. The Giants did the same. Pittsburgh and St. Louis each won seven in a row and were stopped.
What it takes to stop these clubs that try to win the eight straight seems to be exactly what the Boston Braves have in stock.
They stopped St. Louis, Pittsburgh and the Reds, and then added the Giants to their list. The Cardinals stopped the Reds once and the Reds once halted the Giants.
Langford and Thompson Fight to Draw
Tulsa, Okla., Aug. 15.—Sam Langford, the "Boston Tar Baby," and Jack Thompson of Philadelphia, fought fifteen fast and furious rounds to a draw, last Monday night. It was the first fight in an elimination series for the $1,500 belt offered by Billy McClaim, fight promoter of this city, for the colored heavyweight championship of the world.
Fight fans all over the country claim that Harry Wills, the New Orleans Terror, is the only logical claim for this honor, and that it will be necessary for others to first eliminate him before they can claim the title.
Dempsey Begins Theatrical Tour in St. Louis
St. Louis, Aug. 15—Barney Lichtenstein opened here August 17. They go from here to Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Boston, Brooklyn and New York. Dempsey is the leading figure in a vaudeville show that is the best that money can put out. The show troupe is traveling in a special car. Barney claims to have even a bigger attraction when the Dempsey contract of fifteen weeks expires.
More Johnsons in National Army Than Any Other Name
The War Risk Insurance is authority for the fact that there were more Johnsons in the National Army than any other name. The following statement shows a compilation issued by the bureau:
There were 53,200 Johnsons in the army, 51,500 Smiths, 49,000 Williams, 48,000 Browns, 28,000 Jones, 22,000 Andersons, and 18,500 Walkers. Of the Johnsons there were 2,138 with the first name John and 2,062 answering to William. Of the Sm. 3,412 were Johns and 2,620 Will. th 1,200 of them using the befitting of A.E. Smith.
The bureau points out the apparent hopelessness of locating the correct indices of the multitudinous name siniles unless full information as to regiment at time of discharge, correct home address, full name, and if possible army serial number, the numbers of applications for allotments, bonds, insurance policies, and commutation allowances.
'PORKY' FLYNN DECLINES GO
WITH JACK JOHNSON
Laredo, Texas, Aug. 8.—Jack Johnson, Negro ex-heavyweight champion agilist, who is in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, where he is being prepared for a twenty-round fight Sunday with Porky Flynn of New York, received a telegram from Flynn advising him that he would not come to Nuevo Laredo. Flynn said he had drawn the color line.
WOMEN MUST TELL EXACT AGE
IN WESTERN COURT
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 15.—Judge F. H. Taft of the Superior Court has ruled that* hereafter when women are asked their ages in this court they must not say, "I'm over 21," but will be required to give the exact years.
OWL CARS MAY GO; PROHIBITION IS THE REASON.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 15.—Street car officials are thinking seriously of taking off "owl cars" here. Nobody rides them any more. Prohibition is blamed. Orleanians who formerly hung over the mahogany until the wee small hours now hie to their domiciles early or don't come downtown at all, according to Sept. Nelson H. Brown of the New Orleans Railway and Light company. Earnings have decreased more than $1,000 since July 1, he said.
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AMERICAN GIANTS WIN FROM DETROIT STARS
Lead Rube Foster trims Detroit stars Detroit, Mich., Aug. 15.—The game here Sunday was one filled with excitement. It was a batting buel between Dixon and Francis for the American Giants and Melarsher for the Detroit Stars.
The score was 5 to 3 with the long end on the side of the Giants. Barber stood out conspicuously for poling a home run, knocking the ball out of the park.
The score by innings:
Detroit Stars.....0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0—3
American Giants. 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0—5
Error—Warfield. Two base hits—
Melarsher 2, Petway, Gans, Francis.
Three base hits—Williams and Francis.
Home run—Barber. Sacrifice hit—Gans.
Struek out by Crawford, 2; by T. Johnson,
2; by D. Johnson, 2. Bases on balls
off Crawford, 6; off T. Johnson, 1.
Two Men Attack Woman
Quick Action by Authorities Prevents Mob Violence
Urbana, Ill., Aug. 15.—William and Sidney, of Chicago, are held here in the county jail. They are charged with an attack on Miss Nora Simmons, white, of Arcola. The two men were caught by a posse of 500 after cornering them in a cornfield. The alarm was spread over the entire Champaign County. Policeman Michael Wagner of Champaign, was one of the first men to arive at the cornfield. He was overcome by one of the suspects, who relieved him of his gun and watch. Lieut. Nat J. Prettymen, a militia man, and Joseph Scheurich were responsible for the capture of the men who were turned over to the authorities.
It is claimed that two colored men jumped from a passing train, ran to Miss Simmons' home mistreated and choked her. Alertness on the part of the sheriff prevented an attempt at lynching.
Had this been in the "gallant" south no kind of action would have foiled the men who attempted to take the law in their hands.
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Sam Langford and Bill Tate To Box Again
Sam Langford, who recently fought a draw with Jack Thompson, is back in the Windy City, and has been matched for another go with Big Bill Tate for a ten round bout at Grand Rapids, Mich. on August 20.
* Tate has been so sore ever since Sam bested him in a bout at Minneapolis. Tate was then working as sparring partner for Jack Dempsey.
According to Kid Howard, who arranged the affair, it will be the biggest event since the championship battle of July 4th.
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About the Umpires
Bill Donovan, now managing the Jersey City team, has something to say about umpires. Among his observations are the following points:
"The ex-player is a bad umpire because he is always figuring plays out before they are completed. He knows what ought to happen on certain kinds of hits or in certain situations. And he makes up his mind in advance on his decisions.
"He cannot help this. A player is always thinking ahead of the play. This is so even if he is sitting on the bench watching the game.
"When a veteran player gets to be an umpire, therefore, he cannot be expected to change his complete baseball thinking process. He cannot do so. And he is invariably a bad umpire.
"It is a mistake to make umpires out of veteran players. Young men should be secured. When they get on in years they should be replaced, as ball players are.
"Under the present scheme of things the umpiring in the major leagues is mediocre. I'll bet there are not five umpires on the combined staff of the National and American leagues who can read a newspaper without wearing eyeglasses."
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Leather Pouch Ttate, famous base ball pool maginate, was overtaken by one of Mayor Thompson's Sherlock Holmes at 35th and State, but not before yours truly had invested and found that the teams he was playing for that P. M. were railroading between the west and cast. Great speed and sorrow was displayed the rest of the afternoon by Taylor Talbort China and company. Can you do that with the war tax paid?
Base ball among the cafe waiters has caused a lot of fumbling of guest's change.
The Deluxe base ball team lost the services of its star infield, Ross, Perron, Todd and Rattlesnake for a few days. Guests from way down south bit them on their throwing hands.
All games in Cafe League scheduled for last week postponed. I am informed that the editor of hand grenade, who had charge of equipment could not get the necessary amount of tanks for the players to go over to their grounds in. And then the fans he had given tickets to, consisting of former members of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, 24th and 25th Infantry, 370th, 365th and 812th could not get the necessary equipment from Camp Grant.
Keep betting against the White Sox. Virgil Williams will fool you, he will not open a relief station for your benefit next winter.
If the White Sox ever give Cicotte five runs in the first inning, he will drop dead.
Ed Carey ex-White Sox is back in Chicago semipro, hope to see him out at 39th before the snow falls.
As for cinch bets, suppose some eminent expert had offered to wager back in April that neither the Red Sox or Cubs would be within 100 points of the top in August. We know of one keen student of the game who was willing to bet the family jewels that both the Cincinnati Reds and White Sox would crack wide open before the middle of July. There are times in this game when you can't even guess.
Dispatches from Detroit say that the American Giants are hitting the ball. That's good news, because Rube Foster's strategy Whitworth's pitching and Charleston's base-running can't win all the time.
Famous Bones of Base Ball History, Boston Reds trade of Duppy, Lewis, Dutch Leonard. Philadelphia National League—release of Pat Moran.
Big Jeff Tesrau, ex-New York Giant beat the Bacarach last week with Wickware pitching 1-0, 14 innings.
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$50 FOR STEALING PILLOW CASES; $10 FOR STEAL- ING CHICKENS IN N. Y.
New York, Aug. 15.—Richard Johnson, an employee of the Pullman Co., was charged with pilling pillow cases from one of the Pullmans on the Lackawanna Railroad, and was fined $50. While counting his fine, Hans Berger was arraigned for stealing two chickens from a restaurant of the Lackawanna road. Hans entered a plea of guilty and was fined $10.
Johnson wanted to know which was the greater offense, that of stealing pillow cases or chickens. He said he couldn't understand how the judge fined his so much for the former offense than Berger was taxed for the latter.
Muggsy McGraw is trying to trade Zimmerman, Doyle, and King for Roza Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals.
After pitching two and three hit games, for the last month, Philadelphia Nationals come along and knocked all of the shine off of Hot Ellis' ball in one inning, making five runs. You can't always some times tell.
Say what the 'ell old John Collins gets 4 hits in one game. Must be getting ready for the coin series. He is the greatest in the business when it comes to playing for the Jack. I'll say so.
Get Jack Bany, Comiskey, then you will have a cinch. He is the original luck box of base ball.
It is an odds on betting, for Walter Johnson to win games he starts and lose those he finishes.
Comiskey is back to his old trick in refusing to waiver on pitchers. That's how he got Cicotte.
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Louis Graves, colored, was arrested in connection with the killing of his stepson, Theodore Copling, who was believed to have been a riot victim. Copling was shot in the head July 30. Charles Hodges, colored, 2920 South State street, on Thursday told of seeing Norman Partee, also colored, fire several shots from a doorway.
Graves was taken into custodian noon, while attending the inquest, a two witnesses had testified against him. Mrs. Marie Roundtree, 20 East Thirtieth street, said she saw Graves come running into his home, the night of the shooting, saying the "law" was after him — meaning a policeman. Mrs. Graves, she said, was afraid of her husband, and told Mrs. Roundtree that "if he would kill his son that way," he might also kill his wife.
Lydia Conway, colored girl, said she had seen Graves in the vicinity of the spot where Copling was slain, and about ten minutes before the shooting occurred. Later she saw him vanish toward his home. She also declared he threatened to kill his stepson, when the latter had him sent to jail.
Another Riot Victim Dies
Joseph Schott, 33 years old, of 2519 W. Forty-seventh Street, died in the County Hospital of wounds he received during the recent race trouble. He was stabbed by Joseph Blanco, a twenty-two year old Mexican, 4225 S. Ashland Avenue.
Schott met Blanco at Forty-fourth and Ashland Avenue, and, believing him a Colored man, tried to hit his Blanco retaliated by drawing his k and stabbed him in the abdomen. co is held under bonds of $2,500 charge of murder. Schott's death creases the riot's toll to 36.
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Where Do We Go from Here?
In the great family of American labor, the Negro stands as an illegitimate child, an offspring of economic immorality. From the feast of economic prosperity he has been denied the benefits. Today, he is standing in an anomalous position, shifting between diversified forces and halting between varied opinions. The structure upon which he stands is temporary, it must be torn down soon. The Negro must move somewhere. Therefore we ask: quo vadis, where do we go from here?
Of the 12,000,000 Negroes in the United States today it is self-evident truth that over 80 percent are laborers. 65 percent of that proportion being unskilled. The aggregated capital of the whole race is so comparatively small to that of the other racial groups that for some time to come, he will remain in category of laborer and the exploited. Therefore from this angle alone, we are presently concerned.
The South from time immemorial has been the background of the Negro laborer. The Negroe's close alliance with the cotton industry has practically made the two until recently almost inseparable. His first advent in the cotton industry was in the sixteenth century where he appeared as a slave and a human chattel, cultivating the "silver fleece" and reaping nothing from its fruition. Since his emancipation, he has still enriched the coffers of the South by his serfdom in the production of the same commodity receiving a mere pittance for his services, and at same time slowly but surely relinquishing the freedom and liberty
by the 14th and 15th amendment. The Negro is and has been lost poorly paid subject in the labor world, especially in the South. averaging 75 cents per day for 12 hours work and receiving said value in food and raiment such as it was. Failing to get a substantial foothold in the South's cotton fields, failing to agitate amongst his fellows the injustice of it all; failing to grasp the economic situation of his capital-atic captains, he remains for all beneficial purposes to himself useless and indespensable to the South and her cotton magnates. Where do we go from here?
A new day is dawning, we see the horizon of new things. The Negro is in demand in other avenues of labor. A vacuum has been created in the labor system by the exodus of the laborers. Over 2,000,000 have returned to their native lands since the signing of the armistice. The modern Macedonian cry from bleeding Europe has been "Come over
help us. And her sons in America heard the cry and left the Columshores to weave back the torn fabric of their mother land, and still go every day. The vacuum in the labor system each day expands. anger is the emigrant seen standing at the barred gate at Ellis Island Instead he is seen with the same pack on his back leaving the loboken. Farewell, the Negro must fill his shoes. Why? Be American white sees not dignity in real labor and would rather urge to do it" and George must. Situation with the intensifying of racial friction and poor payouth has led to the famous "Negro Hegira" or the immigration the Southern Negro. He is here to stay. There is plenty of him to do. The signs of the times point to the indication that racial groups will be received. To the contrary, recent and legislation concerning immigration points to the conclusion that
tents and guiles of American civilization and carry them to their la. Neither does he want those who bring over their household ail to absorb the new civilization, namely Japan and China. before at the vortex of the labor question, both in the North and in south stands the inevitable and indubitable Negro. Where does he inhere?
THE SHIFTED STATUE OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO IN THE LABOR WORLD IMPERATIVELY CALLS FOR NEW POLICIES, NEW PLANS, NEW PROPAGANDA. THESE MUST OME FROM OUR LEADERS, WHO EVER THEY ARE. SOETY, SOCIA' CONVENTIONS AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE GROUPS CALLS FOR TEACHINGS AND DIRECTION OF ACTIVITIES FROM THE CLASSES. IT MUST BE THEN ABBED BY THE MASSES: WHERE MUST THEY TELL US GO FROM HERE?
or must he attempt to organize his own disordered ranks? coming from the analogy of our political experience which is at case in point: We advocate that he do neither but at the we do all. Negro has tried the Republican party and at one time every where he stood. He was a fixed quantity, therefore that not his loss, allowed his constitutional rights to be taken to consequence. The Negro switching at the hour of dilemma, Democrats, who with time worn hatred forthwith heaped on to insult and even in the political world he may well ask the Where do we go from here? Negro should become a diplomat now and refuse to commit and doubt every gift with suspicion; remembering the Greek horse filled with enemy soldiers that destroyed Troy. DO NOT DECIDE YET. WAIT UNTIL FURTHER DEMENTS. LABOR MUCH! SLIGHT NOT MEDITATION.ATE MUCH BUT SLIGHT NOT LABOR.
Is the Y. M. C. A. a Packer's Tool?
The New Majority August 9, in referring to the subsidization of Colored politicians, and preachers by the packers also includes the Y. M. C. A.
We trust this is not true, but if it we trust that the leave of absence which has been granted, in which to do Urban League work, will be everlasting and eternal. We do not believe in wielding the hammer. We are more willing to boost. It is not because we love boosting less, but because we love fair dealing more.
A Y. M. C. A. secretary's duties should have certain limitations. Politics should have no place in the scheme of his activities. He should not be supercilious and self-conceited. He should not favor segregation. He should not inject sinister capitalistic propaganda in the rank and file of the workers. In fact, we hesitate to advocate that he should attempt to wield the whip hand in any civic affairs. Certainly this is not customary in other cities by our secretaries.
There is plenty of work to be done along his prescribed lines of christianizing our young men. We have other information that would do more harm than good. We merely wish you to know that we have eyes of Argus and nothing detrimental to our race is going to be pulled off by the pusilanimous crooked leaders.
If the packers do not want the Colored men to join the Union, what has A. L. Jackson in common with the packers to acquiesce in such. The answer is pending. $ $ $
A Bad Precedent
There is a disgruntled element of Chicago citizens fearing Negro domination and Negro advancement, who have come out again with the plaintive cry that the Negro must not invade their exclusive residential sections.
It is alledged that Messrs. L. M. Smith, Fox, et cetera, have been gloating inwardly over the volcanic eruptions from "Mount South Side" and they feel that they have accomplished a victory. Still let them be assured that no geographical lines, real or imaginary, will isolate and insulate Kenwood, Hyde Park or any other place that a citizen of the United States may desire to live in. AS LONG AS THEY ALLOW RACIAL HATRED AND RACIAL CONSCIOUSNESS TO DOMINATE THEIR ORGANIZATION, JUST SO LONG WILL THEY FOMENT TROUBLE.
WE ARE OF THOSE THAT MR. FOX REFERS TO AS HARANGUING OVER SENTIMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVILEGES AND RIGHTS. We have witnessed the "drama of the Bombs." We will prophesy that certain leading actors may play the last act behind closed doors and within prison cells. Remember that our laws are not dead. The Constitution is not sentimental. We have legal talent camping on the trails of those who threaten, intimidate and even bomb our citizens. It is not necessary for us to defend our position. We will probably inform the non-thinking public, however, that we plan no wholesale invasion on exclusive residential sections. WE DO NOT APPROVE OF UN DESIRABLE CONTAMINATING CULTURED AND REFINED NEIGHBOR
Best Editorial of the Week
When order has been restored at the national capital an investigation should be set on foot to discover the real meaning of the race riots.
There is something about the general statement, "assaults on white women," that is not as convincing as it used to be. The question must be what white woman and under what circumstances?
Everybody knows who have been watching the situation that anti-Negro prejudice has been powerfully stimulated by the part the Negro bad in the war. It has been said he would become cocky and confident of himself.
Nobody can know the bitter prejudices against Negro officers in the army until he gets beneath the surface.
The French people treated the Negro troops without discrimination.
All of these things have contributed to get the rowdy element of the white population ready for trouble. Moreover, this is a time of unrest and the riotous spirit is uppermost.
This race question has got to be dealt with intelligently and courageously. Where the Negro is guilty of crime he should be punished out of hand. He knows he invites a severer penalty than anybody else would for anything approaching an insult to women of other races.
But under cover of a general charge of crime the American people cannot afford to tolerate mob violence against Negroes unless they wish some day to reap a bitter retribution.
Nothing is surer than that the worm will turn. The Negro has been willing to do everything asked of him. He works, he is patient, his loyalty has never been questioned. But he will not forever submit to kicks and cuffs as his chief reward.
These riots have occurred at the seat of the national government. Surely in territory under the direct control of congress an investigation can be set on foot that will determine the facts. Why not know precisely what started this race riot?—Des Moines Tribune.
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C. A. a Packer's Tool?
Act 9, in referring to the subsidization of mothers by the packers also includes the rule, but if it we trust that the leave granted, in which to do Urban League eternal. We do not believe in wielding will to boost. It is not because we love fair dealing more.
Our duties should have certain limitations. In the scheme of his activities. He should excited. He should not favor segregation. Capitalistic propaganda in the rank and the hesitate to advocate that he should attend any civic affairs. Certainly this is not secretaries.
To be done along his prescribed lines of We have other information that would merely wish you to know that we have eminent to our race is going to be pulled leaders.
The Colored men to join the Union, what with the packers to acquiesce in such. The
HOODS. We do claim, however, that individuals are not prima facie undesirable because they are Colored. If we can produce refined, cultured individuals who have the purchasing power to secure homes in exclusive districts, the fair minded American citizens should give them respect in deference to their qualifications.
THE BAD PRECEDENT that has been set is the cowardly exodus that certain colored individuals have made from their homes recently. They said they were nervous! "They were physically run down!" and that they could not dodge the inevitable sword of Damocles that hung over their heads. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE FAILED TO REALIZE THE FEARFUL MORALE THAT THEY WILL CREATE. They have put so great a premium on their own personal security, that they have failed to balance the interests involved. They have made their problems individual. They have created a bad, far-reaching precedent that we must overrule. Now is the time to defend homes, and stand militantly for rights. There must be no steps taken backward. We cannot be slaves again and the failure to live where we wish all things being equal, is a step backward, a stride towards technical bond age.
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Health Topics By Dr. Julian H. Lewis
Dr. Lewis will be glad to answer medical questions that are sent to him, provided stamped and self-addressed envelop are furnished. Such questions and their answers, if of general interest and if space permits, will be published in this column, unless otherwise requested.
THE REQUIREMENTS OF A GOOD DOCTOR
Even the laymen can appreciate that within his own short life time the medical profession has made wonderful progress. The metamorphosis of the old time doctor who took a short course of lectures and studied for a year or two with an already established doctor, into the modern physician who spends six to eight years in a medical school, one to two years in an up-to-date hospital as an interne, and in addition, a period of apprenticeship with a reputable specialist, has taken place in the course of twenty-five years. Compare the equipment of the old-timer, which consisted of a pair of saddle bags filled with pills, to that of the present physician with an armamentarium of expensive and complicated instruments, by which he can fathom the deepest interior of your body and diagnose conditions which were formerly mysterious to everybody.
For a complete realization of the advantages of modern medicine the layman must have some idea of what to expect of his doctor. The conditions of medical practice are such that it is the easiest thing in the world for a physician to conceal inefficiency and ignorance. When a lawyer argues a case his ability is exposed to the whole court. When a minister presents a sermon its value is judged by the entire congregation. But the doctor is confined with his patient within the four walls of his office where it is possible by judicious camouflaging to get away with all sorts of incompetency. This is the reason why we find the paradox that the poorest prepared doctors among us are sometimes the most successful. Their popularity is due for the most part to attractive personality, an attribute which, however, important in the makeup of a doctor, should not overshadow scientific ability. It is true that results are the best criterion of the value of a doctor, provided that we know what good results are. From the layman's standpoint, the results of a certain medical treatment may be perfect, but to the expert there may be earmarks of gross neglect, the effects of which may be realized
Charlie Van's Joy Ride Over
During the recent turbulent state through which the city passed many employees whose places of work were located in the loop and outlying districts were afraid to venture to their work.
But not Charlie Van. In fact, his means of transportation was very much improved. Mr. Claud Humphrey, manager of B. F. Keith's Western Vaudeville Exchange and Mr. Tim Keler left their swell apartments 20 minutes earlier every morning in their big Packard cars in order that they would have time to
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without the least knowledge on the part of the patient to what it may be due.
The point which I wish to convey is learn what the requirements of a good doctor are and see that your doctor fills them. First, find what his training has been, secondly, if he makes an effort to keep up with his profession by constantly reading and occasional academic study, and thirdly, if the habits of his relation to his patients are honest and reliable.
Dear doctor—"I have been giving my little girl, who is a year and a half old cod-liver oil as you advised to do for ricketts, and have found that in two weeks it made her very sick at the stomach. Must I continue to give it to her."—Mrs. L.W.B.
On the market you will find several preparations of emulsified cod-liver oil the taste of which is very pleasant. If this continues to make the little child sick, give it to her for one week and rest one week.
Dear doctor—"I have several warts on my hands and face. A doctor removed one with nitric acid and a large scar was left. How can the others be removed without disfigurement?"—Miss E. H. Rollins.
Reply
The least disfigurement results after the removal of warts by cauterizing them with carbon dioxide snow.
Dear doctor—"I have been told that one may receive treatment for venereal diseases in Chicago. Where must I go for such treatment? Will they treat women?"
1. A Government Bulletin refers to the following places:
Central Free Dispensary, 1744 West Harrison street.
U. S. Marine Hospital, Venereal Disease Clinic, 4141 Clarendon street.
2. Yes.
have the bullets of the socalled riot zone to get "Charlie."
This act on the part of these gentlemen is additional proof that the better class of white Americans are opposed to mob violence of any sort. Charlie is not sorry the riot ceased, but from the way he narrates the pleasure derived from those exquisitely furnished high powered cars in the balmy breezes of the early morn, he regrets the absence of Messrs. Humphrey and Keler.
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Editor Linton:
I congratulate you on this week's issue of the Whip. I have watched your publication very closely since its birth. In view of the fact that it discusses intelligently and manly, I have wished it long life. We need such a publication as yours in every city to expose the fakers and set the people right.
Your paper should be the official mouthpiece of the Race. Enclosed find check for two dollars for one year's subscription to help you keep up the good work.
H. F. CARROL,
3646 Indiana Ave.
James W. Johnson Tells Facts
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States, exclusive of those killed at East St. Louis, and out of this number rape was assigned as the cause in only 28 cases.
Contrast these records, bad as they may appear, with the records for New York County, which is only a part of New York City, and we find that in this one county, in the single year of 1917, 230 persons were indicted for rape by the grand jury. Of this number 37 were indicted for rape in the first degree. That is, in just a part of New York City, the number of persons indicted for rape in the first degree was nine more than the total number of Negroes lynched on the charge of rape in the entire United States during the period 1914-1918. Among these 37 persons indicted by the New York County grand jury there was not a single Negro. The evidence required by the grand jury of New York County to indict a person charged with rape must be more conclusive than the evidence required by a mob to lynch a Negro accused of rape.
When the Congressional Committee on Immigration in 1911 made its study of crime in the United States, an investigation was made of 2,262 cases in the New York Court of General Sessions and in that investigation it was found that the percentage for the crime of rape was lower for the Negro than for either the foreign born or native born whites. The actual figures were, for foreign born whites, 1.8; for native born whites, 0.8; and for Negroes, 0.5.
I repeat that there is a direct plan of propaganda on the part of the South to brand the Negro with being a rapist in order that he may be robbed of all sympathy and public interest when he is lynched and mobbed. The truth is, the Negro is not more addicted, and is perhaps less addicted, to rape than any other group in the country.