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HOWARD-LINCOLN CLASSIC 6-6 PHIL A. BROWN EXPIRED SUDDENLY FINAL EDITION VOL. V. HOW PHIL THE MIRROR By C. F. RICHARDSON. SUPERIORITY AND INFERIORITY. Elsewhere in this issue appears an article from a white magazine, written by a white writer, who punctures the myth that color denotes either superiority or inferiority. His article shows, by inference at least, that the man or race is superior that has superior advantages and better opportunities, and he takes 1918 army tests to bear out his assertion and strengthen his contention. Again, it shows that the section of the country given to an attempt to hold the black man down, is far in the rear mentally, not only of its Northern white brother but even of the colored brother in the North. Truth, like murder, will out and occasionally we find those in the white race who have sense enough to not try to out-argue and discount facts and figures. The late world war did more to advance the black man and his cause in this country than any happening since his liberation from human bondage; for it gave the nation and world a chance to see him (the colored man) as he really is and not as he has been portrayed to be. Read the article from Pearson's Magazine, reproduced herein, and learn something good about your race once in a white publication! THE JITNEY ELECTION. The city council has designated St. Louis as the city where the city will either abolish the white jimine lines or give them a new white jimine lines because "we may a white jimine lines because the city council abolished, with one fell ear, the old lines of the year and their action has seemed like the laws of the city, particularly as it relates to the San Pete jimine lines. The city council is revering of the matter to the voters, was decided upon by the city fathers in response to a proposed of a number of leading citizens who are trying to unravel and veragely the situation, to settle the matter." The Houston Street car Company has hired the federal courts and was seeking a higher care fare on its local bus. January election their has been temporarily withdrawn by the voters, both colored and white, of the city of Houston. The jimine lines of all other American cities have done, the traction company and make extensive improvements and extensions, agreeing to spend a large sum of money over a certain period of time. If the electors retain the jimine, the suit will be renewed by the federal courts. The city will be forced to spend a large sum of money if fights are resolved for increased fees after all the legal litigations and with the city's increasingly large number of automobiles, the majority of the street car company for transportation and among this number the city most entirely upon this mode of rapid transit facilities. They directly home to people and the consequence of the forthcoming election will have a far-reaching effect. Since we are so visibly affected, situate us here and permit the result to be known, lethargy and in difference towards this election, simply by and permit the result to be known. As we have contended repeatedly, colored citizens should be of interest in all elections as other citizens of our municipality, and whenever the opportunity arises, we should vote, election, we should go and vote, whichever for or against the measure or proportion. The greatest enemy to a democratic form of government is the opposition, a proposition or measure, but the passive citizen who will not vote at all. Let us qualify 'for' this and other elections of 1854 by paying (Continued on Page 4.) THE HOUSTON INFORMER EMINENT FRATERNAL LEADER HON. W. F. BLEDSOE, Marshall, tit Church Tuesday night has set all grand master of the United Brothers of Friendship and Silent of the Mystic. Ten of the Texas jurisdiction, As a fraternal leader, Bledsoe stands among the foremost of the country. GRAND MASTER BLEDSOE IN FINE FORM AT BETHEL TUESDAY NIGHT; ORDER HAS HEAVY INVESTMENTS GRAND MASTER BLEDSOE IN FINE FORM AT BETHEL TUESDAY NIGHT; ORDER HAS HEAVY INVESTMENTS Maintaining his record and reputation as one of the most pro-fulph, profound and scholarly speakers on the American platform, and giving his hearers a vital, sane, sensible and sound message, Hon. W. F. Bledsoe of Marshall, grand master of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten of the Texas jurisdiction, won new honors in his great and masterly speech at Bethel Baptist Church, Tuesday night. Employing, as a theme, "Social Heritage," this eminent fraternal and ripe scholar drove home truth after truth in his impassioned plea to the race to cease serving in the role of limitation in the United States, about the color of your skin or the texture of your hair, if you produce something or possess something that they want. He traced the history of the Jewish block to the city hall); Union Hospital race from Egyptian bondage to their college; Boston College; $10,000, commercial and financial home; Houston homes—Third ward; $11,000, earnestly brought the colored mother; Second ward; $2,000; Fourth ward; "for here it is," and the speaker, der in Houston; $28,500, several of their careers are famous by the children. He desecrated the practice of the order and race have been made all other races fat at our expense, at the same time impoverished; and being well-hope-fully divided. Marshall; $28,000; Orphan Home, Auxiliary; $12,500; and being well-hope-fully divided. Marshall; $28,000; Orphan Home, Auxiliary; $12,500; and being well-hope-fully divided. Marshall; $28,000; Orphan Home, Auxiliary; $12,500; and being well-hope-fully divided. Order'a Origin Recounted. He recounted the origin, growth and history of the U. R. F. Traternity: history of purchasing their freedom during the era of American slavery; how they burgled for a chance to fight for the freedom of their brothers in chain during the bloody conflict of 1684-85; the former slaves who former slaves were freedmen, those pioneers secured a charter and the order men as its founder and inspiration. The grand master also gave some of his sons the Texas order has played among members of the order and race, even in Houston, and his figures were both successful. Total Investments, $418,950 In eating their achievements and efforts, Mr. Hildebrand read the following facts: Hirsch Investment Group, the street, street, street, Piraeus avenue, $35,000 (be stated that the grand judge officers had been held in the hotel, which are located in the next HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1923 block to the city hall); Union Hospital, $8,800; Houston College, $10,000; Houston University, $10,000; Houston homes—Third ward, $11,000; Second ward, $4,000; Fourth ward, $2,000; by the order in Houston, $28,800. Added to this huge amount, several ones on homes and farm of members in other part of the state, as follows: Port Worth, $1,200; Corcizana, $1,250; Columbus, $1,250; in other part of the state, $12,500; Iverson, $1,200; mort, $2,000; total investments out of the state, $41,000; grand total in investments, $118,800. Healthy Condition Obtains. In making public this statement, the grand master stated that it did not include the money to the order's credit in the banks nor the accrued interest from time deposits, on the loans and revenue from local buildings. While not giving the liabilities, Mr. Bledsoe stated that they were practically none, and that the board had decided to build and operate a first-class, genuine sanitarium for the members of the order and race, and to man it throughout with colored professionalism. He spoke of the proposition of launching a statewide bank and trust company, with an experienced and successful banker at the head and honest, energetic and reliable men as his assistants—men who will add strength to the proposed financial institution. Despite chilly weather and muddy streets, a large and appreciative audience was assembled in the spacious auditorium of Bethel to hear and do honor to this distinguished fraternalist and race leader, and his message was (Continued on Page 4) "HOUSTON'S GOT 'EM" TEXAS, SATURDAY, DEC COLN EXP LINCOLN HOLDS HOWARD ELEVEN IN HARD BATTLE Two Outstanding Stars. bearance Donkey Doney and "Jazz" Byrd were the two men who furnished the first team of the first-firm meeting of the two eleven. And as the historical mob leaped from the field, both could rest assured that they would be the glory and honor of their schools. Battered, beaten, battle-scarred and the field, both could rest assured that to which they were subject, these two starred in many different ways. Donkey Doney, Donkey Doney. Three times out of the playground and called upon to fall to respond. Thruts through the line and all of these calls played for Donkey Doney. The most powerful man on the field, even more eloquent than the endurance of his school's mascot. Rush through even eloquent rush first-line defense in the second half of this superhero. His fame, already established through other games play, rushed and bound, and even to the most distant place of observation in the field. Work it was Donkey Doney's supreme play. It was Donkey Doney's supreme play. It was Donkey Doney's supreme play. For playtime on the football ball from the 45-yard line to the ball from the 45-yard line to the ball. Play after play to the only pass forward to Contee, and that it took three, four and sometimes five men of the opposition to Byrd's Great Run. But while Dougherty's playing was remarkable because of his steadiness, to the extent that he was the man who made young and the same man who made young. (Continued on Page 5.) Army Alpha and Beta Tests Show New York Colored Americans More Intelligent Than Georgia Whites "White Superiority" Claim Punctured. (Herbert B. Alexander in November Pearson.) A ask a typical white resident of Alabama if he considers himself mentally ill. He will turn at you, utterly contended. Is he in the question "Why, of course, American Negro in intellect regard, is he in Tampa, Florida, or Udica, New York?" But is he? No doubt he is right in the assertion of his mental superiority over the Tampa Negro, but he is just as likely to be a "problem man?" Probably not, for the real reason that the army alba and beth intelligence tests in 1918 with higher grades than the Army Negro. New York Ahead Of Georgia In fact, the United States army alpha and beta tests of 1918 show Nebraska an average better grades than the whites of any state south of the Mason-Dixon line, with the exception of Texas, where the average is realised that the New York average is the result of testing over 1500 college students. The number of white entrants in the tests from any single Southern state, or the number of compartment comparison apperences even more striking. a total of 6,671 Negroes from the North and South were tested alpha or beta examinations in the army tests. Of this mass, 5.35 per cent received the alpha or beta examinations in the 14,354 whites of the South, who took the same test, and of whom but 52.5 per cent received C or above. We also sense a measure of intelligence, whether inherited or acquired, they were all tested by the authority the Northern Negro and the Southern white are approximately South's Blacks Far Behind It is evident that the Southern white is unquestionably the intellectual superior of the Negroes about himself mentally about the Negroes about himself is therefore justified in feeling himself at the edge of the Negroes about himself and attitude toward the Negro of the North he is simply deciding himself of being above a "nigger," as long as he is certain that the latter is not a New Yorker. There has been a theory consciously advocated of late, but unconsciously advocated of late, that black blondes are the cream of humanity. The army tests, however, puncture this theory beyond repair. A state like North Carolina with 99 per cent of the population in lower in average intelligence than the average Ngro in the North. No one BISHOP PROFESSOR HERE. Prof. Allen P. Smith, connected with the faculty of Bishop College, Married to Mary since last week, renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. He attended the winter meeting of the Southern Athletic Conference, composed of six colored schools of the University of Texas, Paul Quail, Waco; Texas College; Paul Quail, Waco; Austin and Prairie State College. Prof. owl enrollment in far in excess of last year, if Mr. Smith, and last year, if Mrs. Smith, are in the classroom, if not on the grader Prof. Smith was the house-guest of the professor, I. T. L. 719 Gregs white, while here. HIGH GOVERNMENTAL APPOINTEE VICTIM OF HEART DISEASE FRIDAY; HELD MANY POSITIONS OF TRUST (By the Associated Negro Press.) Washington, D. C.-Phil A. B. Bion in the United States departed at 5:22 a.m. m. Death was unexpected a trip to Chicago and other cities named heart disease a contributor "Phil," as Mr. Brown was more friends, was regarded by many of Negro politics as the "ace" of Negra. He was said to have possesses results with satisfaction to all partition of his ability that he was in the labor department. He was sixty years old. Much was due to the high standards he was easily conceded to be the gp paper man among most of present W. H. Moore, a friend and colleague that declared, "Phil was one of paper men America has produced. For years he was associated in anywhere long because of a which he never got. Of Hopkinsville, Ky., publishing for the republican party. H Ky. He leaves a widow and a nun. WILEY WILDCATS ANN GONFALON FOR '23 BISHOP TEAM KE Despite the outcome of the Paul Marian today, the Wiley Wildcats 1923 conference gonfalon, both on the gridiron this season and tenders failed to do. Wiley played four of them, defeating every te Quinn. This game Wiley lost 6. There was some talk of a post of Paul Quinn-Bishop tit of both on their team. Bishop was humbled by Texas C best the Paul Quinn could do again a 7-7 tie. Washington, D. C.-Phil A. Brown, commissioner of conciliation in the United States department of labor, died here Friday at 5:22 a. m. Death was unexpected. He had just returned from a trip to Chicago and other cities of the Middle West. Doctors named heart disease a contributory cause of death. "Phil," as Mr. Brown was more often spoken of by his many friends, was regarded by many of those persons on the inside of Negro politics as the "ace" of Negro political strategists in America. He was said to have possessed an uncanny ability to produce results with satisfaction to all parties concerned. It was in recognition of his ability that he was named to a $5,000 a year position in the labor department. He was sixty years old. Much of the admiration for Mr. Brown was due to the high standards he maintained as a journalist. He was easily conceded to the greatest and most natural newspaper man among most of present day Negro newspaper men, and H. W. Moore, a friend and colleague of thirty-five years' standing, declared that, "Phil was one of the greatest natural-born newspaper men America has produced." For years he was associated with white newspapers, not tarrying anywhere long because of a desire to travel and see things, which he never got away from. For a number of years he worked in the newspaper and there working for the republican party. He will be invited to Louisville, Ky. He leaves a widow and a number of distant relatives. WILEY WILDCATS ANNEX CONFERENCE GONFALON FOR '23 GRIDIRON SEASON; BISHOP TEAM KEEN DISAPPOINTMENT WILEY WILDCATS ANNEX CONFERENCE GONFALON FOR '23 GRIDIRON SEASON; BISHOP TEAM KEEN DISAPPOINTMENT Despite the outcome of the Paul Quinn-Bishop football battle at Marshall today, the Wiley Wildcats of Marshall have annexed the 1923 conference gonfalon, both by what this great team has done on the gridiron this season and what the other conference contenders failed to do. Wiley played five conference games and won four of them, defeating every team in the association, save Paul Quinn. This game Wiley lost 6 to 2. There was some talk of a post season between the winner of the Paul Quinn-Bishop tilt of today, but these teams eliminated themselves by their poor showing in their Turkey Day games. The first round, humbled by Texas College to the tune of 3 to 0 and the best Paul Quinn could do against Samuel Huston at Austin was a 7-t tie. While Bishop and Paul Quinn were bright for a stronger team by the Capital City school next year, they were not yet in the top of the team. But they had a great year for college football, with their team's campus and return to the latter Texas campus with a two-way table, but they were still the tucked nicely under their belt. The 1925 football season has been one of the most successful seasons of the day and some surprises and upsets of dose and dozens of new results. With the exception of the 23 to 6 victory of Bishop over Prairie View, and Wiley's 40 to 0 triumph over Sam and Wiley's 40 to 0, the conference resulted in hard fights and close scores, showing that at least the conference was not the赢er. The 1925 football season was evenly matched. But Wiley employed the forward pass to great advantage, and the team's record of 10 points was not the same as the positions with her serial attack. Bishop's backfield was not up to the score of the team, but he was not a good player, and he regarded as the strongest in the conference. Some think that Bishop's over-use of his team's power was beginning to be beginning of the season gave the team an air of overconfidence, for that was the result of the game's two-way table. Paul Quinn depended entirely too much on his team's record of 10 points, and the fact that they were the top two and the fact that they were the top two and the fact that they were the top two. 1922 conference champions. The 1925 conference was a record-of-Coach Husler's charges made a club and a gridiron for the season, for which they need not be ashamed or referred to. Texas College is coming like a house of승ies, and will make trouble for many after and will make trouble for many. The conference was not a competent league, and the team's record of 10 points was still too high. In a conversation with an Informer, he said that the team's record of 10 points was made wonderful advancement. The 1925 college was not a great team, and women are very young, and women who desire children have only to go to a competent league. Samuel Haston was the disappointment of the season, especially in the dehale at Wiley, but prospects look PRICE: 7 CENTS 6-6 ENLY TAL APPOINTEE DISEASE FRIDAY; SITIONS OF TRUST brown, commissioner of conciliation of labor, died here Friday dated. He had just returned from the Middle West. Doctors cause of death. He often spoken of by his many of those persons on the inside of two political strategists in Ameri- an an uncanny ability to produce issues concerned. It was in recog- nised to a $5,000 a year position of the admiration for Mr. Brown he maintained as a journalist. He greatest and most natural news day Negro newspaper men, and due of thirty-five years' standing, the greatest natural-born new- ler. with white newspapers, not tarry- desire to travel and see things, and working a newspaper there and work- will be intered at Louisville, number of distant relatives. EX CONFERENCE CRIDRON SEASON; SEEN DISAPPOINTMENT At Quinn-Bishop football battle at all of Marshall have amused the what this great team has done what the other conference con- five conference games and won team in the association, save Paul to 2. season game between the winner today, but these teams eliminated college to the tune of 3 to 0 and not Samuel Huston at Austin was bright for a stronger team by the Capital City athletics next year. The college football team in Texas, and the manner in which colored officials officiated and handled the game, and race. And the musical elephant? Who's submit first pick? EMINENT PHYSICIAN LOCATES IN HOUSTON Dr. W. M. Drake, well-known Tennessean, enriched the practice of his profession at San Antonio for the last several years, has removed to Houston Dr. Robert Overton, 51 Plaisir Avenue, Dr. Drake is a graduate of Mahayev University, the graduate of the medical department of the University of Illinois. 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Here are some of the reasons that people are buying lots in FOREST HOME: First—The splendid location of FOREST HOME—It is in the 3rd Ward, a section of the city where values are constantly increasing; Second—FOREST HOME possesses those improvements that go to make an attractive place in which to live—FOREST HOME has sanitary sewer and city water, which connections are free to each lot in the addition—The streets are shelled and sidewalks provided throughout the addition; Third—The low price er the location, the he go with the property; Third—The low prices of FOREST HOME lots, when you consider the location, the beauty of the addition and the improvements that go with the property; J. H. RO 3201 Pierce Avenue SALE --- THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923. Tubbo Takes Just One More Chance. WHAT THAT WAS A GROAT WAR WINNER. BET LIFE WINNER. WINNER. ON BONES? CONNECT THEN WHY DID I LOSE? 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N FOREST HOME HOME SELLING VERY FOREST HOME 4th—The exceptionally easy terms, which enable any ambitious man or woman to pay for a lot—These terms are $10.00 cash and $10.00 monthly, without interest or taxes, until January 1st, 1925. FOREST HOME offers you a splendid opportunity to secure a good lot in a beautiful addition, splendidly located, with practically all improvements, at a low price and on exceptionally easy terms. It will be well worth your while to get in touch with me immediately, either by phone or call at my home address. If you will telephone me, I will be glad to call for you in an automobile and show you the property. EMBRY & GILLETTE, who are the owners of FOREST HOME, will verify every statement made in this advertisement. ERTSON ENT Ha SALES AGENT PAGE THREE WELL, BIG BOY, MOWS THAT FOR TAKING A CHANGE? Does it break off or fall out. Is it dry and why? Leave you should be for once, begin using NADAME A FRANKLIN'S HAIR GROWER. 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THE HOUSTON INFORMER SOUTH'S GREATEST RACE NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told--Nothing Else!" Published every Saturday at 419½ Milam Street, Houston, Texas. Entered as second-class matter May 25, 1519, at the postoffice at Houston, Texas, under the Act of March 3, 1579 C. P. RICHARDSON . . . Editor-Publisher B. S. WILLIAMS . . . City Editor J. B. WILLIAMS . . . Advertising Solicitor FATHER W. P. STANLEY . . . Contributing Editor NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year . . . $2.00 Nine Months . . . 1.50 Six Months . . . 1.00 Three Months . . . 500 Single Copy . . . 70 IMPORTANT! Make all checks, Crafts, money orders, etc. payable to and address all communications to the Houston Informer, 419½ Milam Street, Houston, Texas. Foreign Advertising Representative, W. B. Ziff Company, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago; 321 Victoria Building, St. Louis, Mo.; 430 Longacre Building, New York. NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS: always demand a receipt when paying your subscription to the Houston Informer and pay no subscriptions to unauthorized representatives. All duly appointed agents will have receipt books. Protect your interests, as well as eg., by insisting upon a receipt and then keep it. ANY MAN WHO IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHEID HIS BLOOD FOR HIS COUNTRY IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE GIVEN A SQUARE DEAL ATTERWARDS. NO MAN IS ENTITLED TO MORE AND NO MAN SHOULD RECEIVE LEBS. — ROOSEVELT. HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923. MENACES TO OUR COMMUNITY LIFE MENACES TO OUR COMMUNITY LIFE The recent wet spell that has visited this section and city, with its much water and more mud, has placed the colored residential districts in their usual muddy, insanitary and unhealthy condition, and the vast majority of these streets are well nigh impassable, even at this early part of the rainy season. Yet colored property owners, who must pay their city taxes before midnight of the 31st inst., or pay an additional sum as a penalty, are expected to continue to fill the coffers of the municipal exchequer by such tax levies, and yet they get absolutely nothing in return but a tax receipt, and sometimes they are lucky to get that. Despite the fact that there are more colored citizens in Houston owning homes or purchasing them, than in any other Texas city, the city fathers never have given the sections of the city occupied by these loyal and faithful citizens, any civic consideration whatever, and all petitions, requests and prayers for some kind of relief, generally fall upon deaf and unresponsive ears. Colored schools and churches, unless they are located on paved streets, seldom, if ever, get any civic consideration and it is a sin to high heaven for human beings to be forced to live amid the intolerable and unbearable conditions that prevail in Houston's colored residential districts. No plausible reason can be assigned for the failure of the city officials and public servants to give these people some civic improvements, such as gravede or shelled streets, electric lights, fire and police protection. Recently a colored minister was forced to ask the city council for police protection for his part of the city, where more colored people are home owners and tax payers than in any other part of the city. Did this minister, who is trying to uplift and elevate his people, get any favorable action from the city council? Not on your tintype! If a fire were to break out in certain parts of the Third, Fourth or Fifth Wards, where large numbers of our people reside, the entire district would be in imminent danger of destruction by the conflagration, due to the inability of the fire-fighting apparatus to penetrate said sections. There is not a decent street in the several colored residential sections in Houston, unless these streets are served by the traction company or were formerly occupied by white people. Dowling Street in Third Ward, with its exceedingly large number of colored property owners and tax payers—notwithstanding promises galore from the city hall and favorable action on the part of the city council several times—is still impassable and unavigable, during both dry and rainy spells. The average colored resident of Houston has to be amphibious, for he must live in water about as often as on land! Forced and compelled to live amidst these deplorable, devitalizing and destructive conditions, why marvel at the colored race's high death rate? Why will the city officials persist in and insist upon fully one-fourth of our urban population living in mud, sloughs, ponds, marshes, lakes and creeks? Then, there are other sides and angles to this housing and living situation among colored people. Greedy, hoggish and avaricious landlords are permitted to build as many as four rent houses or shacks (as the case may be) on land measuring only 50x100 feet; with the result that people living in one house can hardly whisper without being heard in the PAGE FOUR NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES: IMPORTANT TELEPHONE: o 7 p. m. Sundays Representative, W. B. Ziff Compa- tion no: 321 Victoria Building, St. Louis, t. NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS: FILMER OF THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL FIRST IN SERVICE (All Matter Copyrighted) THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923. others, saying nothing of the health, moral and social aspects of this jamming and crowding houses together a la sardines! This method of crowding houses and shacks together only obtains in colored residential sections, and it appears to The Informer that, if the city has no ordinance prohibiting and making such a practice an offense, such a law should be passed immediately and be enforced rigidly and impartially. If men love darkness because their deeds are evil, then the absence of street lights in colored residential sections furnishes these evil-doers—highwaymen, stick-up men and other criminals—a fertile and virgin field in which to stage their holdups and perpetrate other depredations. IT IS PREPOSTEROUS TO MAKE A CHILD PLAY IN THE DIRT ALL THE TIME AND THEN EXPECT THAT CHILD TO KEEP HIS CLOTHES CLEAN AND UNSOILED! Even if these colored citizens were not paying taxes, directly or indirectly, as a matter of self-preservation and self-protection the social family should see to it that only wholesome and healthy environments and surroundings are afforded these people. There is no such thing as isolation these days—not even with segregation and zoning (more polite term for segregation); for unhealthy and unsavory conditions precipitated because of these public menaces and crime incubators will ultimately react upon the entire community. THE MIRROR (Continue with police card or certificate then let us vote. No decision on citizens to vote who are holding a seat for fear that he or tax or exempt them. But we pay our exemption date.) 18,000 yucca quality as vote this was held and a certificate place, like any all manner of more than 15,192 most important the next year, for January 15, 1923. For we live in a city or president A stitch in time will not only save nine, but often ninety and nine and sometimes nine hundred and ninety-nine! OUR BESETTING FAULTS If our people would or could oily discard env, jealousy, malice and "cussed" meanness towards each other and in their stead install team play and love for each other, what a burden would be lifted from our racial shoulders and what weight removed from the neck of our group! We are entirely too envious and jealous of each other's success or seeming success and apparent headway. This crab characteristic of trying to hold our fellowman down with us, is too manifest in all our undertakings—religious, civic, fraternal, educational, commercial, political and what-not. The moment one black man essays to rise, his colleagues, yea his professed bosom friends, begin to work overtime, often insidiously and maliciously, in a maddened effort to keep him down and render him a nomenity in the bivouac of human endeavor. If, by sheer pluck, grit, determination, perseverance and "stick-to-it-iveness," some black man surmounts these seemingly insuperable barriers, he is denounced vehemently, is the vitiot countless charges and base and willful misrepresents and is the constant and handy target of these black-hearted, jealous, conniving and white-livered jackasses and crabbing bipeds. Our organizations—those that survive and thrive—there are those who, like the dog in the manger, could not eat the hay and would not permit the cow to eat it! Our racial philosophy seems to be, "If I can't, you shouldn't." We are not willing to give credit where same is due, and, if one else should accord such credit to one, these knackers, wise-acres, spotlight seekers and egotists get busy with their hammer and propaganda—"and we don't mean maybe!" Oh, boy, it is just awful to see us engaging in a fierce and unrelenting tog-of-war among ourselves, getting nowhere; while the other races are employing us as a human footstool on which to rise and rest. We like to make other races rich, powerful and affluent and keep our poverty-stricken, impotent, helpless and divided! We are quite adept and proficient in the game and pastime of making a place for the children of other races, but quite inefficient and deficient in providing places for our offspring! We take pleasure in doing for others, but our chief delight seems to be in "doing" each other, and we'll stay awake at night scheming and planning how to "do" each other in "brown skin" fashion! Our boys go to college and university and learn to play life's typical game—football—and then these same young people will enter the gridiron of life and absolutely refuse to put into practical and daily use the lessons of team play, co-ordination and solidarity of forces and group action, which constitute the rudimentary principles of this game. It seems that so many of our supposedly educated people are otherwise deprived of the training, with the wrong conception of life and their holden duty to their fellowman. It is this species that causes more trouble, intracritically, than any other element within our racial contingent! They will knife, dagger, knock, oppose and plot against each other, apparently, for the fun they think is in such tactics, or to show how smart they think they are, and what a small potato their own self-conticted, and self-opinionated and self-intoxicated viewpoint. They are usually hogs after empty honors and are always hankering for a position where they can graft at the expense of the cause, or get their mitts greased with a few paltry dollars! They consider themselves assets to the race and often indulge in self-laudation and self-appraisement, when in reality they are racial liabilities and social impediments! Instead of a program of construction, theirs is usually a program of destruction and obstruction! They occupy high places, even in our churches, but their hearts are as black as profound night in the plutocratic regions! Besides them, Judas and Brutus are patron saints; and if our ilk and species are deserving of places of trust and power, then Judas and Brutus should be canonized! (If this borders on sacrilege, please pardon us.) If education is going to unfit one for a career of helpful and beneficial service; if it is going to render him (generically speaking) ineligible for performing the larger duties and worthwhile tasks; if it is going to give him a chronic case of "swell head" and thereby disqualify him in the great game of life, it were better that he had never been born! Until we can get real heart training along with our intellectual and manual training, our education will not be symmetrical and will be void of the main essential and chief prerequisite for a service in the future. We should and must get wisdom, but in all our getting, if we do not get understanding (common sense and the ability and willingness to adjust ourselves to any and all conditions and work in harness), we shall not only lose the game, but our forces will be completely routed and gloriously defeated! Selah! THE MIRROR our poll tax or securing our exemption certificate during the proper time, and we have no decision. No decision has been handed out yet regarding the eligibility of those who are holding their 1922 poll tax receipt or exemption certificate but we have no decision to vote in this jilney election or tax exemption certificate will be insignificant to vote in this jilney election or our exemption certificate before that day. Pully, 16,000 of our people should qualify as voters for 1924, but to do this we need a campaign of education and training, and certificates at some convenient place, like was done in 1913. Our people should manifest more than passing interest in this jilney election of Saturday, the most important and vital elections of the next year, the presidential election of the next year, the color of are concerned. "We live in Houston, and it matters that our local street cars for transportation in the city be quite rapid transit facilities and a fair and equitable fare of vild concern and the street cars daily. We poll tax and get ready for the elections of 1924! PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! FOLKS, GET READY! The year of 1924 promises to be a great one, politically speaking, and yet it will be the election of that year who have paid the poll tax or acused exemption of the poll tax. The periodary period: by night of January 31, 1924. Any elections will be held—local elections, state elections and national election—and colored citizens should be allowed to vote. The affairs of city, state and nation. There is only one way to express your opinion in a manner that will your opinion in a manner that is and that is to qualify as an elector by meeting all requirements of the law in the state and not unanimously poll tax law. If not help our situation one bit more but our one and politically applicable such as professes to be, men and women speak with the ballots. The other should be sufficient and the otherwise should wake up before they have slept in the political battles. Get ready for the political battles and elections of 1924. Moral-PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! U. B. F. & S. M. T.— (Continued from page 1.) often interrupted with deafening ap plane (and all his auditors were not members of the colored race). McGruder Responds to Welcome Prof. C. H. McGruder, grand secretary of the order, responded to the words of welcome extended to the grand lodge officers, local lodges and temples by C. F. Richardson, who spoke on behalf of Bethel Church. In his response the grand secretary paid the pastor and membership of the church a high compliment and made mention of the fact that on a previous Sunday he came to said church other than to worship, particularly, but no sooner than he had entered and taken a seat, he found himself not only worshiping but enjoying a spiritual feast. He briefly recited the order's growth and eulogized the grand master, who has led the forces of the fraternity for more than 30 years. - Representative Audience It was really a representative audience, composed of the leading professional and business men and women of the city; ministers of the gospel; journalists, printers, insurance men, teachers, educators, publicists and men and women from all walks of life. Among the number of out-of-town guests was Prof. William (Pig) Anderson, the Smithville fraternal leader and educator, who occupied a seat on the rostrum. The occasion of the grand master's visit was to formally and officially open the membership campaign in Houston, but he cautioned the members of the order "not to let up the flood gates and permit the scum of earth to join our great and noble order; but get all the good men and women of your city to join forces with us in this great economic program and thereby help us to bequeath a racial heritage to our posterity!" Hon. H. L. Letbridge, local fraternalist and printer, served very acceptably as master of ceremonies, while the Hon. Perry Mack, the old U. B. P. wheelhorse, in a few well-chosen words and oratorical flights, introduced the grand master. The Bethel choir furnished music for the occasion, and, as usual, was much praise for their excellent singing, the grand master declaring that it was about the best-balanced church choir he had ever heard sing. Rev. J. R. Burdett pronounced the invocation. Toothsome Menu Served. At the termination of the evening's program, a very delicious reaspast was offered. The audience enjoyed all kinds of feats—oat-crustary literary, musical, culinary—the anilis once departed rather reluctantly, but the audience was still amazed. It was one of the best speeches ever delivered in Houston, and the occasion, conditions, have never been surpassed. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER WHATNOT COLUMN By Robert P. Edwards. (For A. N. P.) 34—Were colored troops with General Jackson at New Orleans in 1812? On the eve of the battle, General Jackson reviewed the white and colored troops with the famous address. To the colored troops he said: "To the Men of Color: Soldiers! From the shores of Mobile to arm: I invited you to join me in the glory of your white countrysies. I expected much from you; for I was not uniformed of those qualities, which multitude render so formidable. You could hinder and thwart all the hardships of war. I knew that and that like ourselves, you had to defend all that is most dear to man. You could find you, united to these qualities, that noble enthusiasm which impels 35—What Southern newspaper was a Pulitzer gold medal for 1922? Among the awards of the Pulitzer Prize, the Commercial Appeal (white) of Menachem, Teena, for its courageous actions, the trust where the kin is powerful. This perah, is the most coveted of the prizes given by the Pulitzer fund. 36—What were the first colored troops organized for service in the civil war? The first colored regiment to be organized was the First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, which were made May 9, 1862; the First Louisiana Native American, September 27, 1862; the Fifth-grade Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, September 27, 1862; the Carolina Volunteers, February 28, 1863. These were the pioneers of the 200,000-colored volunteers that participated in the Battle of Gettysburg. Next Week's Whatnots. 37. What Negro regiments were con- spicuous during the Spanish American war? 38. What is the Jeanes fund? 39. What negro solos sang, by roya command, before the king of Eng land in 1921? C. A. C. CONDUCT GREAT MEETING AT SHEPHERD Proceedings of Shepherd meeting on the C. A. to C., held with Willing Worker Camp No. 15, Diboll, November 22-25, 1923. At 2:35 o'clock p.m. Rev. A. M. Hall, V. S. S., sounded the gavel which called the audience to order. Then after a hearty welcome he turned the gavel over to the supreme shepherd. He, as usual, began his official duty. The session was a grand one. It painted a few historical facts of the grand order on the pages of the people's mind that will live and grow after the supreme shepherd has been called from this left to live with the Grand Supreme. Rev. E. W. Dir. den is putting his soul in the work. For leadership he is among the foremost of his race. After a grand session we closed Sunday night, November 25, with a great and old-time hand shaking and shout. Now the good people of Diboll, with the instructions and aid of Rev. A. M. Hall, V. S. S. expressed their welcome and Christian assistance with everything that heart could wish in the way of God's cause. We rolled up in the collection $275.18 Rev. E. W. Dirden, supreme shepherd; Rev. A. M. Hall, vice supreme shepherd; Prof. B. W. Norsworthy, supreme secretary. Greez St. Presbyterian 10:00 a.m.-Men's Bible class. 10:00 a.m.-Preaching service. 4:00 p.m.-Sunday School. 4:00 p.m.-Y. P. Christian Endeav 7:30 p.m.-Prayer service. 7:30 p.m.-Preaching. 7:30 p.m.-Midweek prayer service DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING EARLY! FRIESSON RUG LAUNDRY LATEST LOCAL VENTURE; LOCATED IN 4TH WARD Now numbered among Houston co-working businesses is the Pierce business in Dallas avenue, where the proprietor, J. M. Prierson, one of Houston's most successful and reputed the latest machinery for cleaning rugs and carpet. Representative visited this new concern this week, and was very impressed. Involvement was the for successful operation of this line of work. A large vacuum cleaner designed to clean carpets and rugs any rug or carpet, no matter how dirty or delicate, and a rotary machine used to clean carpets, was among the many contravances found in operation. A large drying machine was also used. In fact, we were fully convinced this plant is sufficiently equipped and designed to meet our steadily growing population. They claim to be able to restore the artistic designs and return your rugs apparently. We were a trial. 11 CIMBEE'S RAMBLINGS Deer Gun: In a few mo weeks Christmus will be here, ar! I jill wander remines yu dat aint ergin my frin 'memberin' me in sum substanchul way. Er few uv my frins dun awiredy bin seekin' round'ryin' ter fine out what i needs, ar! waster on' il bake, let my late cuzin' Bert, i' needs ever'thin' Fer de las' 8 er 9 days i's bin need-in' er good squn' bottomed tug boatie, in orderments dat I cood fine my ii'l cabin whare I sumtimes sleeps at out dere in de fo'th ward, but yu needn't worry 'bout gettin' me no boat, Gus, es I'm is gettin' up er pertishun 'mungst my naybure, axin' de sitty council ter please install er passinger boat line fer dat nayberhood twixt San Fellipy an' Montrose, er else supply dat kermunity wid er kore uv life savers, well trained in de art uv reskuin' an' restorin' life inter ha'f drowned men's, wimmen an' ll'j kids. In de absence uv skiffe, mos' uv my naybers is blin yusin' inner tubes fer floatin' purpusses. It is gettin' so dat de fokes whut oams Fords is skeered ter leave 'em standin' out on de streets fer feer w'en dey cums pack dey woan't hav' no inner tubes lef'. I wuz startled neerly ter deth las' Saddy nite atter takin' my regler wash tub scrubbin' ter fine sumpin' growin' twixt my toes, but wuz finely cumforted w'en I seed twuz nuthin' but nature 'sertin' herse't by perducin' web feets whare web feets wuz needed. If yu has still got dat kamera dat yu had, Gus, an' wanter git sum good shots, yu orter cum out my way an' ketch er site uv us floatin' roun' in our inner tubes, wid umbrellas heit up over us. It sho is er luvly site, so mutch lack ocean life. Say, Gus, sumtimes w'en I'm is dry ernuff ter mix up wid uther fokes, I gits on er street car; an' what's bin worryin' me is, whut makes dem San Fillipy street cars run so fas' in de morn's w'en me an' de uther fokes out my way wanter git ter dere wurk. W'y, chile, twuz awi dat er broken hip, foughty yeer ole mule cood do tuther mornin' ter pass by dat street car I wuz on. An' what is it in ever' uther cornder sto' dat dem, operators hafter git off an' go in atter? Twuz er time, fo Mister Volstaad got his good work in, dat I noed whut inducemint er cornder sto' helt out fer de motor mens an' conducters, but fer de life uv me I cain't see now w'y it is dat ef er feiler wants ter git ter wurk on time he better stay offen de street cars. Now, I ain't wun uv dese duck whut ses dat we orter put de street cars out er bizness fer dem jitneys, 'cauze I noes dat dls town is 2 blg fer inny thing lack dat, but I b'leeves dat sump in' cood be did ter put er II'l mo life in de movin' stock; jes ernuff ter maik 'em move er II'l blt faster, an' stop er II'l lesser. If I wuz wun uv dem street car of fishuls, I'd opun me up er street car operators' skool uv instruction, in whitch I'd teech 'em dat ever patron uv my line wux er contribber ter my pockit book, an' had ter be treated es sich, an' awl dis ruff stuff dat's bin handid ter de cullud wimmen mus' be cut out. I members, Gus, sum few years ergo dat dere yuseter be er conductor on wun uv de street car lines dat noed so well how ter treat my fokes, dat he cood uv raized er black battalion ter he'p him whoop inny boddy on urth. We awl called him "Kid," whitch oany goes to aho dat ef er operator er conductor jes shoes ernuff intrust in his employers he kin keep down er lot uv hatrld an' enmity erginst de fokes dat pays him fer his servie. O, yes, Gus, I lack ter forgot dat de Congress uv dias nashun is tryin ter git opuned up, an' lack In ever uther Ermerikin institution, dere is er passel uv "monkey shiners" whut thinks de country woan't no dat dey is up dere ef dey don't ae phool. I wish dem dimmerkrats cood put wun over dem bloc he'ds an' 'lect er speaker frum outen dere ranks, whitch mite teech 'em er hi" since. Sumtimes I feels lack runnin' fer congriss myses, so dat I cood teech dem ducks up dere how ter do bizness, an' ef dey unseets Mister Earl Mayfield, my hat is in de ring, es I've awlreddy bin s'lected es de loggercal candidate by de powers dat be over dere In Atlanta. Yu no dat meens de leckahun. Gus. Ef I doan't do dat, Gus, I gotter gir in polerticks sum how, an' I'm is thinkin' dat maybe I'll hafter except Mis ter Henry Ford's offer ter take his place es er candidate fer de offis uv preserdirt. De oanly thing I's got erginst dat race is dat I'll hafter beat my ole collidge chum, Calvin Coolidge, an' I sho hates ter beat er feller outen sumpin he's-had his he'd set on fer de las' foughty yeers. But Calvin's maid slich II'l noise up dere in dat W'ite House dat I'm erbout 'aided dat de job is 2 big fer him. W'y i noes men rite heer in dis II'I burg dat ef dey shoo be 'lected dog ketcher wood make mo' noise den he's makin'. I no it tain't cauze he cain't tawk, cauze I yuseter spin 'ours at er time teechin' him how ter malk speeches, out behine his daddy's cow barn. Ef he doan' wake up, fokee'll think dat Woodroe Wilson le still de president. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SOLO-SERVE Inaugurated December 1st, Is Now in Full Action, Offering NEW BARGAINS EVERY DAY Our entire brand new stocks of Men's, Women's and Children's Apparel, Piece Goods, Shoes and Groceries recklessly underpriced. Right now, when you can get the full season's wear, we place before you an unprecedented opportunity to supply your present and future needs at enormous savings. THE DURATION OF THIS BARGAIN EPOCH WILL BE ONLY TEN DAYS—FROM DECEMBER 1ST TO DECEMBER 10TH EXTRA SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Manchester Chambray, plain colors and stripe; yard 10c Limit, 10 yds. (to a customer. Glass Tumblers. 2 for 5c Tuxedo Tobacco, the 15c size, per can Boys Navy Blue Velvet Hate, cheap at 25c. 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Worth up to $4.00 and $5.00; a Solo Serve WAIT ON YOURSELF 208-210-212 Travis St. "The Store For All the People" VISIT TOYLAND AT THE SOLO-SERVE lst heath 98c per palk Ladling' Children'un mide of gray Cham 89c gray Ladling F THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923. EXTRA SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Table Oil Cloth, in colors; yard; yard Ladies' Cotton Hose, in black, white and white— pair 3x6 Good quality Win- dow Shades, each 49c Scott's Level Best Khaki Pants $1.49 Good Quality Mixed pound, pound 15c Ladies' Fancy Felt Slippers, in bright colors; trimmed with silk regular price $1; ours. 79c All our stock of Ladies' Winter Dresses, consisting of imported Poiret twill, French Jersey, black Jersey, black, brown, fawn and navy; worth up to $16; at $9.95 Ladies' Flannelette Kimonos, sat faced, in pretty floral designs $1.39 Ladies' Good Quality Sateen House Dresses, trimmed with lace percale $1.29 A large group of Ladies' Coats, consisting of wool coats and silk plumes; in up to $14.48 $20.00; now $14.48 Misses' Fine All Wool Sweaters, in attractive models $2.48 and colors $2.48 Silk-Faced Sweaters, Coat style, with belt, in pretty colors. An Ideal Christmas Dress $1.98 Ob, boy, look what's next! A grand honeycomon special dance, Thursday night, December 12, 12:30 K. K. Hall (6th Ward). We are going to give you a prize — great prize, $250 in gold; second prize, $150 in cash; the holders of the lucky numbers at 10:30 p.m. Committee: J. Samuel Green, and W. Williams, Music by Davis Louisiana Jazz, Admission, 6:40, P. Mitchell, floor manager, M. E. Howard-Lincoln- (Continued from Page L. 1) history for himself in the 1922 classic, goes the credit for giving the vast, pulsing crowd the real thrills of the game. Hardy had Howard fans got into the game, and the team's touchdown, though the two teams lined up. Then this slick-built buil- d, who had been healed as Lincoln's brother, was brilliantly with any star flashed across the football horizon than did Dyrd in Recovering the ball from the kick with the Lincoln kick and stunts with the Donehy and his mates playing Byrd and Donehy made a wonderful score. Donehy made a wonderful kick, the ball traveling clear and high to Lincoln's five-yard line. Byrd circled the field, and the ball was as his interference formed swiftly around it, tucked the ball under his arm. A deer, he swept behind a behind the ball for 25 yards, along the right side of the field. Then suddenly changing his tactics, he potted a flash and struck the ball hard hot on his heels. Man after man fell in need. With a man between him and the still distant, post goals, he showed as neat a bit of open-field running and then shot past him. None could jockeyed Blackmon out of the yard line, after a run of 84 yards, the most spectacular of the entire game. And it was this player that finally scored the second quarter, made their touchdown, Byrd carrying the ball over, the second quarter, made their point. Throughout most of the game, teams battled on almost even terms. Pate itself, in a way, and the breaks the game, the first half, one after another, the first half, one after another, for as the first half ended Howard was in the shadow of her goal posts and it seemed inevitable. In these two stars took the center of the stage, other men who flashed and shone can not be forgotten, and the wonderful like-plunging of Capita, Lincoln's "11," who shot through Howard's line time and time again, before he was easily edified. Minus his headgear, and a fighting demon, his defensive play alone was not enough. And then was Lancaster, who repeatedly lifted through the Howard line, and there was "Big Boy" Morgan, who, after the game, was for Lincoln when things looked dark; there was Crudup, who remarkably too seen, Lincoln out of danger more than once, and mer tackle, who really showed his alliance, eleven fought Howard to a standstill. And for Howard, Donehy did the real playing. But never could he have earned the MVP, been for his mates. On the defensive, however, it was "Bulldog" Williams that broke up Lincoln's trips around his black. Sandman, Conte, Patton and Malon, who substituted for Peyton, deserved the MVP, deserving of credit. Howard's rush line, during the early stages, excelled by their low charging and Hercer tackling. Riley Brothers IN BASEMENT is the Last Day OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION We Offer a Group of Handsome New Coats in a Great T SALE Saturday is the Last Day OF THE BASEMENT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION As a Special Feature We Offer a Group of Handsome New Coats in a Great COAT SALE WOMEN'S AND MISSES' SIZES Black Brown Navy $1495 BARGAIN BASEMENT Black Grown Navy $1495 BARGAIN BASE MENT Black Brown Navy $1495 BARGAIN MEN'S ALL WOOL MATERIALS Quality and Style in a generous measure offered in these attractive coats. There is a wide DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING EARLY? Give him a shirt for XMas Shirt, making a special. You bring the goods. I make the shirt. Also plants and fancy sewing, dressmaking, millinery and needles. Phone Capitol at 2714 Washington ave. (1f) Order of Services Sunday Mass - 6:30 and 10 a.m. Sermon and Beneficiation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Week Day Mass - Every morning at 8:30. Your attendance is most cordially in DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING EARLY! MONEY TO LOA ON SHORT NOTICE COME AND SEE US STATE LOAN C Room No. 1, 405½ Travis Street Over Union Clothing Co. Store BY TO LOAN SHORT NOTICE ME AND SEE US E LOAN CO. 1, 405½ Travis Street Union Clothing Co. Store 2 TO 5 P. M. 6 TO 9 P. M. Dr. W. M. Drake PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Diseases of Women, Blood and Chro 815 PRAIRIE AVENUE HOUS DR. O. L. LATTIMORE, Dental AT 409 1-2 MILAM All Classes of Dental Work No TIMORE, Dental Surgeon T 409 1-2 MILAM Dental Work Neatly Done Work a Specialty. SURNS 9 TO 12, 2 TO 5 by Appointment All Classes of Dental Work Neatly Done Bridge Work a Specialty. WIGS OF NATURAL HUMAN HAIR Made According to Your Measurement Either Way or Crampy. 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HINES. Waco J. H. HUGHES. Cameron J. J. HUGHES. Ceturene UHPTY Temple Commission H. N. DENSON. Bacount DR. J. T. WALTON. San Antonio F. G. BROWN. San Angelo FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1923 PAGE SIX BROADWAY We will gladly plan your printed matter for you, as well as execute it to your satisfaction. Our paper stocks and type styles are complete. Your selection is made easy. To those whom we have not had the pleasure to meet in our place of business we wish to extend an invitation to visit us and allow us to print one job for you. We are confident you will thereafter be a regular patron. Wchster Printing Company Phone Preston 7560 220 W. Dallas NEW! STARTLING! JANE C. SMITH'S HAIR PREPARATIONS Use them and see how quickly you will get results. If you desire soft, bustrous, beautiful hair and lots of it, and Mme. Janie C. Smith Hair Preparations, four or five applications will destroy thatching of the scalp. No more dandruff or falling of hair. 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RED PEOPLE Capacity 100 Baths Daily—Best neumatism, Malaria, Skin Distance, Institution in the State for Colored THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923 A. E. F. S. AIZE, deputy and scribe of the Houston Assembly No. 2, Modern Americans, set a new record during October in writing new business for his order. He wrote slate (60) new laws and regulations in force. He is a man who knows how to put over the insurance game. The Modern Americans pay you your policy while you live and their representatives will be gled to see you and your policy. He reached by calling Preston 9286 and he will be gled to have a talk with you. Think of Poor Sol. Some of the sun spots are said to be thousands of miles in diameter, and yet think of the fire a girl makes with ordinary freekies—Boston Transcript. NO 333 Nemo $3 SELF-REDUCING CORSET Good News for Stout Women Nemo Self-Reducing No. 313 is a real business. It has low top and medium adjuster. 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I. The Gospel Spreads to Samaria (Acts 8:4-8; 14:17; 25). 1. Philip Preaching the Gospel in Samaria (vv. 4-8). Following the stoning of Stephen the enemies of the Lord were more active than ever in their efforts to stamp out the new faith. With Saul as their leader they dragged from their homes and imprisoned those who confessed Christ, but the Devil overreached himself in this, for this scattered the believers everywhere, and they preached the Gospel as they went. The time had now come for the witness-bearing to extend beyond Jerusalem and Judea as the Lord had commanded. The Lord permitted the persecution so as to scatter them. 2. Peter and John Visit Samaria (vv. 14-17; 25). When the Apostles heard of Philip's work in Samaria they sent two of their best men to encourage it. These men had discernment, to know that the spirit had not yet fallen upon the believers, so they laid hands upon them and the Spirit was given them. These Samaritans were really converted, regenerated, but had not yet been filled with the Spirit. In this they were like many church members today without the Spirit's gift. 3. Phillip Preschling to the Ethiopian Enuch (Acts 8:30-40). In the conversion of the enuch we see the Lord's work still broadening. The Gospel was first presached to the Samaritans who were nationally on the borderland between the Jews and the Gentiles. This Ethiopian was in all probability a Gentile, a proselyte to the Jewish faith. In his conversion we see the work reaching afar, even on its way to the ends of the earth. By divine direction Phillip left his great work in Samaria and was directed to the enuch. The Spirit of God directed him to go and join him self to the charlot of the Ethiopian. The coming together of these two met in the desert was providential. (1) The enunch's employment on the way. He was reading the Word of God. (2) The absolute need of a preacher. The enunch was reading the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, one of the clearest testimonies of the Messiah in the Old Testament, yet was unable to understand it. The one thing needed in the salvation of men is for the saved man to bring the message to the unsaved. (3) The message of Philip was Jesus. He began at the Scriptures and preached Jesus. The central theme of the preacher's message should be Jesus. (4) The enunch baptized. As a consequence of Philip's preaching the enunch proposed baptism. Men who accept the message of salvation in Christ naturally demand baptism. (11). The Conversion of Saul (Acts 9:1-30). The great appetite of the Gentiles is now h旧 hold of by the Lord Jesus and the whole world. We thus see the Lord making ready for the widest dissertation of the Gospel of His grace to Asia Minor (Acts 9:13-15, 32). 1. Peter at Joppa (Acts 9:23-24) On a tour of evangelized Japan we meet a tanner. This shows the widening of his sympathy in that a Jew was willing to bide with one of such an instrument. 2. The Conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10). In the conversion of this Gentile the way was now open for the further middle wall of partition between Jew and Gentile was broken down. The way was now open for the further middle wall of partition between Jew and Gentile was broken down. 3. Paul's First Mission Journey (Acts 13, 14). The Spirit of God now came upon the church for the definite purpose of the whole world. Paul and Barbarus with John Mark went out preaching the Gospel through the provinces of Asia Minor. 4. The Conditions of Gentile Salvation Settled (Acts 15:13-15). Before the Gospel could be preached to the whole world, Paul was sent to the condition of Gentile salvation had to be settled, as a council was held at Barbarus, so the conditions were clearly settled. In the Light of the iibis In the Light of the iibis said: "We have been studying the Bible in the light of modern scholarship. The time has come for us to study modern scholarship in the light of modern scholarship and observation — Southern Methodist." In Christ's Society. "Tw ten minutes spent in Christ's society every day, a week, two minutes. If it be face to face and heart to heart, it will be a different day; different Biblical Teacher. HAVE YOUR STRAIGHT, LONG AND BEAUTIFUL the dressting. It has gentle hair dressing. Good for hairstyles; it stops falling hair. Makes the hair long, soft and straight. Welmot is highly perfumed but not sticky. Makes the hair grow stronger. Good for hairstyles and women. Ask for testimonials. Send Sec. stamps or coin, for box; or ask your druggist. AGENTS Wanted. Write for form. VELMOT CHEMICAL CO. DEPT. L. Attleboro, Gs. Aching. burning feet? MENTHOLATUM quickly relieves and refreshes. Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever. Dengue or Billious Fever. 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WET WASH AND HAND LAUNDRY WE HAVE opened a modern wet wash and hand laundry department and are now fully prepared and equipped to look after your laundry needs. "Put Your Duds in Our Suds." Let Us Do Your Work—We Are Reliable and Thorough W: Call for and Deliver JONES' TAILOR SHOP Tailors-Cleaners-Dyers-Launders MAIN SHOP: SHOP NO. 2: 2116 McKinney Avenue Industrial Heights Phone Preston 6882 Phone Taylor 926. Everything in the Drug Line—Toilet Articles and Cold Drinks NEW AND SECOND HAND FURNITURE Crockery, Tinware, Enamelware, Rugs and Stoves Remember That We Pay 20 Per Cent More for Your Household Goods Than Other Dealers Preston 3343 PAGE SEVEN It was the extra measure that used to cause the child to pass by one store to get to another—that piece of candy or cake—Children of yesterday are the grown-ups of today. They are not hunting candy or cake, but still that EXTRA MEASURE—It is here—in service, prices, quality and courtesy. "The House of a Thousand Favors" R.T. ANDREWS MILAM GROCER P. and Autoists of Houston and Vicinity: pleased to announce the opening of the Robin Street Garage (608 Robin Street, Fourth Ward) first-class repair work and have space to Our storage space has a smooth cone of the cleanest storage places in the city offering, as a special inducement, storage at the following rates: passenger cars, $1 per month; large 5-p- 5 per month; 7-passenger cars, $6 per m store your car for one month at the or the regular $5, $6 and $7 rates will pro- have on hand gas and oil and expect to in- side in the near future. all at all times endeavor to give the BEST the LOWEST COST COST to our patr our inspection. J. A. WILLIAMS, Prop. three blocks west Colored Library AM ST. MOST OF THE BEST F THE AMUSEMENT CENTER OF HOUSTON New Ideal Theatre AM ST. Always the most for less. See— "ONE A MINUTE" "DAYS OF DANIEL BOONE" and body. DAY— "SHADOWS OF THE NORTH" that daring WM. DUNCAN in the— "STEEL TRAIL" days a good comedy. MONDAY—Don't fail to see— "MODERN MARRIAGE" picture of romance, love and mystery, NANCIS X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY B. — "SANTA FE TRAIL" hurring NEVA GERBER and JACK PERE Y. Motorists and Autoists of Houston and Vicinity: We are pleased to announce the opening of the We do first-class repair work and have space to store a few cars. Our storage space has a smooth concrete floor and is one of the cleanest storage places in the city. We are offering, as a special inducement, storage for the first month at the following rates: Small 5-passenger cars, $1 per month; large 5-passenger cars, $5 per month; 7-passenger cars, $6 per month. We will have on hand gas and oil and expect to install free air service in the near future. We shall at all times endeavor to give the BEST SERVICE at the LOWEST POSSIBLE COST to our patrons. We invite your inspection. New Ideal Theatre Also—"DAYS OF DANIEL BOONE" and a funny comedy. TURDAY— "SHADOWS OF THE NORTH" Also that daring WM. DUNCAN in the— "STEEL TRAIL" A picture of romance, love and mystery, featuring NANCIS X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAYNE. Also. super special feature added with a good SDAY—A picture that will make you thin “AS A MAN LIVES” a good Western feature and comedy. DAY—BIG BOY WILLIAMS in— “RIDE AT NIGHT” sure to please. What are some of the pro- ug woman's life? See— “HER DANGEROUS PATH” It's sure to please. What are some of the problems of a young woman's life? See ____ COMFORTABLE, CLEAN, COZY AND ADMISSION ALWAYS 10c, 10s, and 20s. PAGE EIGHT Motorists and We are pleased Rolls We do first few cars. Our and is one of first month a Small 5-passed cars, $5 per We will stop thereafter the We will have air service in We shall at ICE at the LOC invite your in J 608 ROBIN, thre THE A New 504 MILAM FRIDAY—AL Also—"L comedy. SATURDAY— "S Also that Always SUNDAY, MO A picture FRANCE Also— Featuring TUESDAY— Also sup WEDNESDAY Also a go THURSDAY— It's sure a young AN EXTRA MEASURE MOTORISTS AND AUTOISTS! "STOLEN GOLD" THE HOUSTON INFORMER. SATURDAY. DEC. 8. 1923 Lincoln STANDING ADMISSION Just 10c, 15c and 20c. SUN., MON., & TUES. DECEMBER 9, 10, 11— THE BROADWAY THEATRE TOM MIX IN SOFT BOILED WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL PRODUCTION That big new TOM MIX special. You have heard so much about, when it blocked traffic on Main Street for a whole week. Also BULL MONTANA In "TWO TWINS" AND A FOX NEWS WED., & THURS. DECEMBER 12, 13— See it women, see it, and bring the man along. Also "A GOOD SCOUT" AND KINOGRAMS FRL AND SAT. DECEMBER 14, 15— "HELL TO ANSWER" A Metro Special. PLAYING NOW, TODAY— "SURE FIRE FLINT" With JOHNNY HINES Remember seeing this on every bill board in town a short time ago? COMING— "THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE" "SANTA CLAUS" Phone Preston 1995 O.P. DeWALT, Prop.-Mgr. NEGRO DOLLS COLORED DOLLS, walking and talking, beautiful dress, moving hands and feet, real hair, shoes and stockings unbreakable, very pretty. 15 inch dressed.....$1.55 22 inch dressed.....4.63 27 inch dressed.....5.79 21 inch with long curls.....4.98 Money order must accompany all orders. Agents and dealers wanted everywhere. $5.00 will buy you sample of best sellers. Can make big Christmas sales. STANDARD PRODUCTS CO. 438 Lenox Ave., N. Y. C. City Happenings ANTIOCH—Special service for boys Sunday, December 9, 11 a.m. Sermon by pastor, Everybody invited. Mrs. E. O'Neil, 2806 Shepherd Street, left last week for Denver, Colo., to make it her future home. Meet me at the Big Prayer Meeting at Antioch Baptist Church Thursday night, December 12, 7:30 o'clock. John Martin, Smithville, spent Sunday here with his brother, Sherman Martin, 1507 West Alabama. Mrs. Emma Herbert, mother of our Prairie Avenue druggist, Phil. Herbert, is critically ill at her home, 2006 Dowling Street, at hour of going to press. Whether you can pray or not, come to Antioch Thursday night, December 13, 7:39 o'clock, and enjoy a spiritual feast. Mrs. H. L. Love, 3709 Velasco Street, returned last week from Kendleton, where she attended the funeral of her sister, who died there. PAY YOUR POLL TAX NOW! For particular people, Velmot Hair Dressing. Get a box today at 10c stores and drug stores. “Colonel” Robt. T. H. Simmons, oil magnate of Houston and Luling, was here on business during the week, having recently recovered from an injury sustained in a fall at Luling. A. W. Howze, Giddings, special assistant supervisor of the Wonderful World headquarters at Calvert, was in the city this week on business. Your spiritual strength will certainly be renewed and you can mount up with your friends. We will pray for the prayer meeting at Antioch Baptist Church Thursday night, December 13 Rev. R. W. Direnb, Shepherd, supersecreta of C. A. C. paid in a sum of $10,000 for the sale of subscriptions. He was accompanied by his good wife. Thanks, reverend, and Mr. McKenny. He was called for and delivered promptly. See Sqvley Printing Co. for good printing. Phones Preston 1968, 9322; 3220 McKenny. Reasonable rates.叫来 for and delivered promptly. Mrs. Louisiana Rhodes, mother of Martin, 1118 George street, died last month. Lafayette, La. Tuesday. The bereaved family have the sympathy of their loved ones. WANTED—Colored men to qualify for sleeping car and train porters. Experience must be with T.麦克肯ny. St. Louis, Mo. Velmot makes your hair beautiful. Get a box today at 10c stores and drug stores. BIG GAS Cart—Every Wednesday. Quarter of豪重, lube heavy, $1.60 to each vehicle. TEXAS AUTO RELIEF CLUB, $142. TEXAS AUTO RELIEF CLUB, $142. FOR RENT—Nearly永久 by day or week. Sweat thoroughly; and hot cold water. Mrs. R. C. Cooper, phone Capitol 325. (11/1032) Mrs. Louise Ritchard, Los Angeles, Cal., recent visitor to our city, was the dinner-guest at an elaborate and well-appointed spread given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Penner. 1214 Howard street, last weekend prior to her return to her Western home. C. C. Stuart, agency director for the Mississippi Life Insurance Company for South Texas, is attending a meeting of the district managers in Memphis, Tenn., this week. Though new in the Texas field, this company, under Mr. Stuart, has made wonderful headway in South Texas. The wedding ceremony of Miss Mamie Tullis and Charles Sims, local mail carrier, was solemnized Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. H. Watkins officiating. The newlyweds are now domiciled at 409 Saulnier street, where they are receiving the congratulations and felicitations of their many friends and well-wishers. EXPERIENCED FARMER WANTED To cultivate 75 acres of land only about 20 miles from Houston, Texas, and near railroad station. Will furnish house, team, tools and supplies if desired. If interested, apply to J. J. Hardeway, 4094 Milam Street, Houston, Texas. Phone Preston 2662. (tf) St. Clements P. E. Church. "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" 904 Hadley Street. "The Dovey Carr") The Rev. W. P. Stanley, same address. Services. 9:30 A.M.—Sunday School. 11:00 A.M.—Morning prayer and sermon. 8:00 P.M.—Evening and sermon. Holy communion, first Sunday each month. Make this your home church. DR. RUPERT O. ROETT PHYSICIAN and SURGEON 807% Prairie Ave. Phones: Office P. 2217, Res. P. 6919 Residence: 410 Robin St. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ATLANTA PASTOR LAID AWAY WITH HIGHEST HONORS C. H. McGruder, U.B.F. Grand Sec'y M. (By the Associated Negro Press.) Atlanta, Ga.-The funeral services of Dr. Richard Henry Singleton, the late Richard H. M. E. Church were held in the Chapel of Bethel Monday afternoon, November 26, at 2 a.clock. The church was crowded to its capacity by colored people representing every walk of life from the most humble wachwerwoman to the highest servant to the highest profession. The sermon was preached by Bishop J. S. Flipper from the "know, *Know that a prince, a great man has fallen this day in Israel.*" He urged the membership of Big Bethel to carry on the landmark mission of the territorial landmark in the religious life of the Negro people as a memorial to this late pastor, who laid down his life upon the altar for sacrificial service that Dr. Singleton did not conceive or limit in his sympathy to his own life, as phased by M. A. Mashyne and C. R. Wilmer. Dr. Wilmer, speaker at the conference, stated that his work with the committee has been made more productive. Dr. M. A. Mashyne, stated that his death as a calamity and that he himself and sustained a great personal LEWIS-BLUMRICH CO., 905-907 Congress A tribute was also paid to the life, work and character of Dr. Singleton by Dr. A. D. Williams, Russell Brown and Ernest Hall. HALF-PRICE SALE! SATURDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 1/2 Price On All Coats,Dresses Suits and Skirts The two divisions on the committee on Church Co-operation and Interracial Relationships, white and colored, attended the funeral in a body. The burden of all of the remarks, including the sermon of the bishop, was to the effect that Big Bethel had to be completed as a memorial to the late pastor, Dr. Richard Henry Singleton. Howard-Lincoln Record A general review of the past game shows there is much in store. What will next year bring? This great sale is a strictly non-profit sale, designed to convert our stocks into cash; therefore, must be taken adven- tured. Howard Year Lincoln 5. 1894 6. 1904 7. 1904 8. 1906 9. 1906 No game. 1906 0. 1907 5. 1907 5. 1907 5. 1907 5. 1907 5. 1909 0. 1909 0. 1909 0. 1909 0. 1909 5. 1910 0. 1911 0. 1911 0. 1911 0. 1911 12. 1912 0. 1912 0. 1912 0. 1912 0. 1912 0. 1913 14. 1913 No game. 1915 26. 1916 0. 1917 0. 1917 0. 1917 0. 1917 0. 1918 12. 1918 12. 1918 12. 1918 0. 1919 0. 1919 0. 1919 0. 1919 0. 1919 42. 1920 0. 1921 0. 1921 0. 1921 0. 1921 7. 1922 12. 1922 12. 1922 12. 1922 12. 1922 6. 1923 6. COATS Were Now $15.00 $7.50 $19.75 $9.88 $25.00 $12.50 $29.20 $14.75 $29.20 $14.75 $45.00 $22.50 $60.00 $25.00 SUITS Were Now $17.50 $12.42 $24.75 $12.48 $29.75 $12.48 $35.00 $17.50 $35.00 $17.50 $45.00 $22.50 $45.00 $22.50 DRESSES Were Now $12.95 $6.43 $19.75 $19.75 $35.00 $16.50 $35.00 $16.50 $39.75 $19.75 $45.00 $22.50 $49.00 $22.50 SKIRTS Regular $4.95 Skirts Sale Price Regular $4.95 Skirts Sale Price Regular $12.50 Skirts Sale Price EXTRA COATS A limited number of Sport Coats and Astrakhan Jacquettes, value up to $15.00 Price $3.98 Price $3.98 MILLINERY Choice of any Velvet Hat in House—Regular up to $15.00 Price $2.98 Total points: Lincoln 87, Howard 138. Of the 18 games played, Lincoln won 10, Howard 6, and the games the games. The most crushing defeat came in 1239 at Washington, when the Lincoln eleven was beat 22, the Howard eleven was run up on a Howard eleven was in 1914, when Lincoln won 14 to 6. Howard has held on nine games on nine occasions. Lincoln has kept Howard from scoring. This includes the tie, 6, to 6, in 1913 and 1912. *"WHERE THRIFT MEETS QUALITY" LEWIS-BLUMRICH CO. 905-907 CONGRESS AVE Patronize Informer Advertisers QUALITY WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE 7 The Grand Leader COMPANY DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING NOW A Feature Dresses AT THE ONE PRICE Soldom, if ever before, have offered the opportunity to purchase at such a low rate. So will no doubt bring a big respite THE COATS Seldom, if ever before, have the women of Houston been offered the opportunity to purchase such high grade garments at such a low rate. Such exceptional values as these will no doubt bring a big response so come early. A splendid assortment of the newest models and trimming. Fashioned of Silk Crepes, Poiret Twilis and Velvetas. A color choice.