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LYNCHED 26 DURING 1923 FINAL EDITION VOL. V. Mr. W. D. Miller, no Elliot, is the leading African Methodist minister of Turans and aspirant for the bishopry. Among some of the others are Mr. M. M. Clark, wits of the aggressive real socialist, Mr. M. T. Prayer, Mr. M. T. Prayer, Mr. M. T. Prayer, and others. (Four or five of these were omitted from the Star article, did he get that "Ted," staff), announcement during our visit with them, and years, and D. R. Pleuron, Jr. better known as "Little Boy Dan," the boy who presented a prize during our visitations on the Star. The identity still stands of "cust" and "bapper," all. Any newspaper could virtually "street its staff" with such a collection of information; memory and land THE HOUSTON·INFORMER Colored Americans Made Real History This Year (By the Associated Negro Press.) The year 1923 began with colored America all progress but uncertain as to the right course. In certainty there was confusion, but there was a keep on going, with a mind single to the idea the progress made. In the bewildering outlook, the people with many minds, and those of the great always, for the most part, seeking advice and will found themselves turning in many directions du of the year. Upon the whole, however, 1923 will as a year of genuine progress and real achievement the darker peoples. This is particularly true as of the United States of America. Politics. of foreign immigra The year 1923 began with colored America along the road of progress but uncertain as to the right course. In this state of uncertainty there was confusion, but there was determination to keep on going, with a mind single to the idea that there must be progress made. In the bewildering outlook, there were many people with many minds, and those of the great mass population, always, for the most part, seeking advice and willing to be directed, found themselves turning in many directions during the course of the year. Upon the whole, however, 1923 will be remembered as a year of genuine progress and real achievement in the world of the darker peoples. This is particularly true as applies to those of the United States of America. Politics. In politics, as not in recent years, colored America has been both an interesting and disturbing factor. In the South conditions of disfranchisement have changed, in the North, with the inward migration, there has been a steady growth of political power. There has been exhibited a surprising amount of leaders have learned that colored voters must be appealed to in the name of the national cause, and that those responsible for directing the vote, in any party, will be more and more unity of action and denominational lines have almost disappeared. This is true especially when the newification progress is in the results of the ballot box. Disappointment in national political voters that caused great alarm among those responsible for success on the part of white leaders that there had been a failure to "keep the republic national rescuing an action of two years" and restoring the former top representation to states of the South deprived of the colony of bidra from church buildings, it is noted with satisfaction that in nearly all instances there has been open action against church buildings. Colored America is politically alert, and is taking advantage of every angle to promote standard and setting, and the different national divisions are given their proper standard and setting, and the different complish some surprising results in the discriminating manner in which the colored voters have finally awakened to the open bid of Northern Democrats for colored voters has finally awakened to the practical needs of some practical tasks, endeavor to win back to favor the element of the votes in the race, and to be regarded as an unquestioned asset, measure of the task is not unestimated on either side. Industry. The year is marked by a great movement of colored America from the South to the North. During mid-summer the condition so far has been favorable for the Southern that remarkable efforts were put forth to discourage the onrush. Chambers and colleges and universities and big display notices in leading daily newspapers of the South were given on both sides in the plan to overcome what the South regarded probably the most notable of these utterances came out of the state of South Carolina, and guarded as being almost in the midnight of racial injustice, the statement was respectfully bold, and had wide Nevertheless, the people have contended with the end and the end is not yet, although there has been an opening during the latter part of the year, when the people have been granted permanent place in Northern Industry. The fact is generally accepted by both the public and the private sector along a definite line calculated to cover a period of years in education, training and employment. The strict measurement by the government has taken as its aim, and it reflects upon the management of this determination-which is not always worth, capable and proficient men and women-other than given their national pride and sold out other clubs, subservient to the latter begins or permitted to "wear" the "punt" detail. Industry. Education keepspace with the general progress of the people. The South is doing more than ever, yet in many areas no one even knows enough. Buildings are being erected, and terms are being lengthened, while the curriculum is being increased. It is obvious that the increased consideration of education for colored people has been increased, which has taken North so many substantial families of the country of sunshine and flowers. College education has been increased. It is noted here that the "college spirit" as exemplified in the deeds of the students of the high advantages of college training. This fine spirit of co-operative interest and good will is steadily on the increase in colleges. Music. Music is a direct part of the life of colored America. Music has saving grace when all things else have failed. Music has been a source of help to come from the soul shaded by the beauty of night. Even now there have been some remarkable achievements. Music has been a source of voice or instrument, individually or collectively, the world has been filled with music. Music has contributed to Roland Hayes and Marian Anderson are the two outstanding musicians of voice, and the universal recognition of their ability has sent a thrill of inspiration across the entire race. Music has been a noticeable improvement in bands and orchestra and the outlook for the most encouraging directions is most encouraging. In the field of amusements there has been a remarkable growth. It is so diversified that many fortunes have been lost, as we made in an effort to appraise the public taste for entertainment. Amusements, in a general sense, are divided into two classes. First, those of colored for whites, and second, those of colored for colored. In New York, the benefits have extended to practically all of the big leagues as well. When the causes of discrimination tendencies and (Continued on Page 4.) HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923 Religious Life. Education Music. Amusements "HOUSTON'S GOT 'EM" TEXAS, SATURDAY, DEC 026 s Made This Year INFORMER LED ALL RACE NEWSPAPERS WITH XMAS NUMBER Without cover to cover too much territory or indulge in self-eludation (yet he that tootht not his own horn, the same shall not be toothed). The Houston Informer not only proved itself the "South's Greatest Weekly Newsletter" with its two-color Christmas edition last week, but it led the entire colored journalistic field of the world—as well as all other weekly publications—that have come to our exchange table. With green holly borders for all the articles (twice its normal size), The Informer print not only the most beautiful paper in the country, but led all other colored weeklies in amount of display advertising. The Informer's newest poster in this respect was the Chicago defender called the "World's Greatest Weekly." The Windy City publication, with 1653 column inches of reading and carried 1228 column inches of reading and advertising (classified excepted), or a total of 17,192 agate lines. The Informer, with 16 pages and seven columns to the page, carried 1653 column inches of reading and carried (classified excepted), or a total of 21,742 agate lines of advertisements. The Informer, with 16 pages and seven columns to the page, carried 1653 column inches of display advertising, or a total of 5,532 agate lines. Coming near home, The Informer completely ellipsed the Dallas Express, published in that "crow-entering" edition of the Trinity river. In the vernacular of the race track, "the Express also This achievement, both for beauty of the edition and volume of advertisements, is a great honor; while some get sore and hobler! **Few Local Complements.** The Informer, president of American Mutual — the author of the edition of The Informer — is now "sun" hummer. And our ad surely did stack up nice in Newman Dudley, Jr., vice president and general manager of the American Mutual and president of the Houston Mutual. The number of the Informer is a beauty and I write a copy sent to him. City of Giza him an idea of what we are capable of producing along newspaper lines in Prof. James D. Ryan, principal Houston Colored High School and supreme record of the paper was all right and our ad certainly looked nice. I am well pleased. Yes, sir, it was all Richard T. Andrews, race's leading colored grocer at 608 Milam — There's anything on the Christmas edition of The Informer. That's covering a lot of Campbell A. Glimmere, commercial printer at 412% Milam street — "Really, it is a commendable effort; and we are seen among our papers." Dr. T. E. Bryant, physician, 412% dear progress and marks a new speech in the history of colored journalism in section 10.2. Buckley, Backley's Shoe Store, Buckley, Backley's Shoe Store, 215 Milam Street — "Say, you certainly had a pretty paper but hardly bordered. And, yes, you certainly had some ads in it." **Few Local Complements.** The Informer, president of American Mutual — the author of the edition of The Informer — is now "sun" hummer. And our ad surely did stack up nice in Newman Dudley, Jr., vice president and general manager of the American Mutual and president of the Houston Mutual. The number of the Informer is a beauty and I write a copy sent to him. City of Giza him an idea of what we are capable of producing along newspaper lines in Prof. James D. Ryan, principal Houston Colored High School and supreme record of the paper was all right and our ad certainly looked nice. I am well pleased. Yes, sir, it was all Richard T. Andrews, race's leading colored grocer at 608 Milam — There's anything on the Christmas edition of The Informer. That's covering a lot of Campbell A. Glimmere, commercial printer at 412% Milam street — "Really, it is a commendable effort; and we are seen among our papers." Dr. T. E. Bryant, physician, 412% dear progress and marks a new speech in the history of colored journalism in section 10.2. Buckley, Backley's Shoe Store, Buckley, Backley's Shoe Store, 215 Milam Street — "Say, you certainly had a pretty paper but hardly bordered. And, yes, you certainly had some ads in it." --- 1923 Race In Lynching League Not So Exciting PROF. J. N. ROWE, one of the departmental desks at Franklin View State Normal and Industrial College, who was elected president of the Colored Teachers' State Association at the recent annual meeting at Pawtucket has entered upon his new duties with vim and a vision and plans a real program for the colored teacher of the Lone Star State. Dean Rowe is a "live wire" in educational circles and his administration as head of this association should compare favorably with his predecessors. BOOZIER SOUGHT IN BEXAR CO. FOR COURT CONTEMPT BOOZIER SOUGHT IN BEXAR CO. FOR COURT CONTEMPT Special to the Informer. San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 26, 1923—Nelson N. Bozier, the Houston fraternist much in the limelight in his Masonic controversy with C. L. Mitchell of the Alamo City, has been cited in the Seventy-third district court why he should not be put in jail for contempt of court for violating the injunction issued by said court. Bozier has been claiming to represent Queen Extier Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, when the injunction of said court prohibited him from attending the court on the 19th of December, 1923, and at his request the hearing was postponed until the 19th inst. On the 19th he did not appear in court, but a report was made to the court that Bozier had left the state and gone to the court thouspen issued an attachment for Bozier, which is now in the hands of the sheriff of Harris County, to arrest Bozier and bring him to San Antelope. C. L. Mitchell, Bozier's legal and fraternal opponent, says that immediately upon appeal he will be allowed and brought to the Alamo City to answer in contempt proceeding. the Christian edition of The Informer, for talk, from Mala street to "deep Third ward" on one side of town and talking from Mala street to "deep Third ward" on one side of town and agree that it was a pace-eater and record breaker. Harry D. in dew B. R. Willingham, in dew B. R. Willingham, in dew B. R. Willingham, for the part they played in the sublitation field, contributing to this wonderful achievement possible. So much for that. Pay your 1924 poll tax and keep Dallas in the New York City—Sharp decline in the number of lynchings in the United States during the year 1923, the figure being 26 against 61 in 1922, was laid to the agitation for a federal ant-lynch law, and to the northward migration of Negroes, in a statement today by James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, New York. Mississippi and Florida lead the list of lynching states with, five mob murders each. Georgia is second with four. Oklahoma is third with three. Arkansas, Alabama and Texas have two each. Other states in which one lynching occurred are: Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia. Only seven out of the 26 persons were charged with assault upon women, and in the case of one of the seven, the junior of the University of Missouri, grave doubt was subsequently cast upon the guilt of the mob's victim. Other offenses for which lynchings included include: mistaken identity, aiding in escape, associating with white women, being in an automobile accident, remaining in a town where Negroes were not wanted, and frightening white children by walking harmlessly along a country road. Two of the victims of lynching mobs were white men. One colored woman was lynched in Pickens, Mississippi. "Two main causes brought about the decline in lynching in 1923," said Mr. Johnson. "First was the agitation by the floor of congress, and throughout the country, for a federal anti-lynch bill, the measure introduced by Mr. Dyer passing the last house of representatives by a vote of 230 to 119. The second main cause was the northward migration of Negroes by the hundreds of thousands. This has borne in on the South that lynching will have to be stopped if the best labor the South can get for its plantations and industries is to be retained. Prospects for the enactment of the Dyer anti-lynching bill in the present congress are excellent, in the light of President Coolidge's anti-lynching pronouncement in his message to congress. It is to be hoped that in a very few years the crime of lynching will have been completely wiped out in America." HOWWOULD YOU LIKE THIS VISITOR AS YOU ARE EATING YOUR MORNING'S MEAL? The above picture was snapped by The Informer staff photographer in a modern street in a colored residential station, the chiefly one of the city's scavenger wagons in a bag clean up to a sale of the wheels. How would you like to have this visitor as you sat at your breakfast table, eating your morning's meal? Well, this stinking visitor, unwelcome though he was, made his anjourn for several hours in this colored residential district and the residents had to enrol. Countless numbers of such holes abound in various colored residential districts, and the city street and bridge department does not seem to know the location of such impassable streets. Yet the city council is perfectly willing to spend over $300,000 for 133 more acres of land adjacent to Hermann Park for "future park purposes," all the streets adjacent to Hermann Park have entrances in sections of the city inhabited by colored citizens and tax payers. If the city can find a way to purchase additional land for park purposes why can't it also find a few shoals to improve and better the living conditions among so many of the citizens and tax payers of this municipality? It strikes The Informer that charity should begin in the management of the artificial grounds will soon put our population in that section of the city (the graveyard) where neither park nor albrets are ever needed by them. Special to The Informer. PRICE: 7 CENTS NO.32 PAGE TWO GRA Most Cherished among the Gifts bestowed by the Passing Year is the memory of the pleasant relations with those whom we have been privileged to serve. And so it is most sincerely that we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year PORO COLLEGE Mr. and Mrs. Malone PORO HAIR AND TOILET PRODUCTS W. S. WILLIS, G. C. Waco W. S. WILLIS, G. C. Waco W. S. JENKINS, G. P. Dallas J. E. SMITH, G. K of R. & S. Dallas G. M. P. MUSTER, S. Sherman G. M. P. MUSTER, G. M. E. Houston W. L. D. JOHNSON, G. L. R. A. ATKINSON, G. I' Lockhart J. L. ATKINSON, G. I' Lockhart DR. R. T. HAMILTON, G. M. D. Dallas C. A. WALKER, G. M. at A. Austin A. S. WELLS, Grand Attorney. Dallas Endowment Board W. R. ROBERTS, Presid. at. Palestine Board of Directors H. N. DENSON.....Beaumont DR. J. T. WALTON.....San Antonio F. G. BROWN.....San Angelo FINANCE AS OF OCT Cash in Office American Exchange National Bank, Dax Mercantile Bank & Trust Co., Dallas Citizens National Bank, Waco --- JURISDICTION OF TEXAS. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1923 The above does not include Accrued Interest. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Broadway Theatre ASSETS THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923 WHEN Yankel Goldschmidt came to America he left Earley behind him in the small Ukrainian village, where he had established himself. He had an uncle in New York, Barney Rosenfeld, who was reported to have been taken himself a dress, he himself himself a job, he intended to ask for a job, he desired to be in the big house upstown. A house—not an apartment, but a house, with a butter opening the door! It ran in the little room off the hall! And could this big hissing fellow be his Uncle Barney, whom he dinely remembered as a friend? Barney grumped both Yankel's hands eagerly. "Welcome, welcome, Yankel," he said. "Ton must stay and have dinner." It was all like a dream that evening, nested next to his charming cousin, who smiled on him and plucked him with a knife. After dinner his Uncle Barney had a talk with him. "You know, I like being like you, you don't want to go into the clothing business," he said. "Live here with me, and I will put you through college for you of your make, for my poor brother." Namet accepted. He took up his quarters in the house, and was soon hosted on as a regular innate. He and Mikaan got on very well together. After he had home there about two months Mikaan came to him one evening. "No," answered Miriam, smiling. "We wanted us to get married, Kamel, and not from college. I am willing. If you are," thought he thought. That was four years away, about an eternity. And he was of Kamel mind. And he could not be turned out into the suspect he would be. If he refused. Besides, by this time Ether, at home, was being only a dim dinner. So he killed Miriam and agreed. Burney was mightly pleased. He gave Tankel a big cigar and clapped him. "A smart fellow like you, Tankel-- you'll end up an president some day." he said. That Tankel caused writing to Ether and housed forward to the time of his marriage. A year passed, two years, and when he was alone in the house, a ring came at the front door. The servant told Tankel that a priestman and a lady wanted to inspect nothing, Tankel went down. Sitting in the little room where he had met that first night was an unknown man and Ether! And Ether had got her arms about his neck and was crying softly on his shoulder. And I asked him to give me? You didn't write to me for so long and... The man came forward sheeply, home, tell him. Ether fab frowned. "Why, your cousin Ether was conceived on the bone and fell in love. And I were married this morning," he said. Yankel detached himself from Ether and took the bone and deceived use he said directly. "Yankel, can you not forgive me? I am not unforgiving, Ether, but you understand I can't see you again. Go! Leave me before my heart." He exclaimed, clutching his hand. With a muffled sob Ether glided from the house, followed by her humiliation. Yankel heaved a sigh of vant relief on the door closed behind him. In another minute Mr. Islam might have come in. Burrow Latter Brings $2,400. A tombstone of Burrow Latter, a Scottish poet, brought $2,400 recently when the William F. Gable collection of engraved portraits and autographs of English and American authors was placed on sale at New York. An antiquated copy of Goldsmith's "Tithe of Whalehats" was for $400, and $300 was paid for Bogue Field's "Tithe Prison," autographed by the author. [R. REY, P. R. FITEWATER, D. D. Taught of English School in the Bible by the Bible Institute of Chicago.](http://www.westernnewspaper.com/161223/WesternNewspaper/Table1) Wait, the image has a small gap between the first and second lines. I'll just use the text as it is. [R. REY, P. R. FITEWATER, D. D. Taught of English School in the Bible by the Bible Institute of Chicago.](http://www.westernnewspaper.com/161223/WesternNewspaper/Table1) GOLDEN TEXT—The memory shall abl- surely utter the memory of The great war. The memory of The great war. The memory of The great war. Pa. 164.7. PRIMARY TOTO—Powertie Mission. Two plans for the review are suggested: **Summary Method.** This will be to lift out the main facts of each lesson and state the teaching thereof. The following brief statements are suggested from his country and kindred to make him the head of the nation through which the Redeemer was to come. The lesson 1.2.1 was given an exposition and nations in order that they may be a blessing. This is the universal law of the spice. 2. Israel was given an exposition in order that she might make God known to the nations. The nation was directed to protect that was God was the flavor of all the nations. **Lesson 3. Israel's geographical position:** to carry the Gospel to the whole world. She was literally in the center of the world. Special privilege carries with her the prophecy that God will carry the Gospel to the whole world. **Lesson 4. The burden of the message of the prophecy that God is great in mercy to all the nations when they suffer.** To all the nations. **Lesson 5. Strong drink works great ruin to all.** The way to escape this ruin is to totally abandain from its **Lesson 6. The Prayer, the hymn of the Jewish nation, has as its mission to grace the world. His aim is to call men back to God.** **Lesson 7. Jesus Christ was the preacher for the multitude moved Him to send forth inborns in His vineyard. The multitude was that through the sacrificial death of Christ salvation is offered to all.** **Lesson 8. Christ mourn in order that He will be with the message of His salvation. Those who have experienced His maving power will go forth to tell others. He will be with the message of His salvation which will enable the disciples of Christ to witness His salvation. He will end to endure afflictions and trials.** **Lesson 10. The Gospel was intended for all the world. God in His providence will scatter the disciples in order that they might witen.** **Lesson 11. The plea of opposition, Paul preached the Gospel in the capital city of Rome. He was not palamed to preach it there, for it was the city of Jerusalem.** **Lesson 12. Christ will come and establish His kingdom over the whole world. He will righten the righteous shall then cover the world.** 11. The Question Method. These questions should be assigned to the members to be answered the class the quarter week. The following samples are given in Peloubet's Select Notes: 1. What is God's missionary character of Abraham? 2. What was God's missionary purpose for Israel? 3. What is Israel's geographical situation made it easy to be a missionary nation? 4. What was the missionary teaching of Israel? 5. What is the missionary teaching of Israel? 6. Quote a missionary verse of some power. 7. Name some particular in which Christ was the ideal missionary. 8. Should every Christian be a missionary? 9. Whence came the missionary power of the early church? 10. Why must Christian missions compete with? 11. What must Christ's universal rejoice for be madekind? The Lord Knoweth Them. In the Lord of all human recognition, surely the Lord knoweth them that He His great heart of love will go out to them and bless them out of their already abundantly stock that they ask or think—S. F. Sullage. The Pledge to U.K. The crucifix of Christ is the pledge to us that the deepest suffering may be the condition of the highest blessing; the sign, not of God's displeasure, of His widow and most compassionate love—Dean Stanley. Decision. Any worthwhile decision in life and needs a foundation that will not crumble. When we make a life-decision for God we have his great power for our solid foundation. The Reposition. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWS PAPER NEW! STARTLING! MME. JANIE C. SMITH'S HAIR PREPARATIONS Use them and see how quickly you will get results. If you de- stro soft, nutritious, beautiful hair and lot of it, use Mme. Janie C. Smith Hair Preparations, four or five applications will destroy that biting of the scalp. No more dandru- ft or falling of hair. Be the first in your locality to use the new- derful new preparation. Six week- trial treatment sent for $100. Agents to sell the preparation, sys- tem taught in the Porter or by mail. Write for particulars MME. JANIE C. SMITH 616 SYDNOR ST. PHONE C. 640 HOUSTON, TEXAS DR. O. L. LATTIMORE, Dental Surgeon AT 409 1-2 MILAM All Classes of Dental Work Neatly Done Bridge Work a Specialty. HOURS 9 TO 12 2 TO 5 Sundays by Appointment Phone Office Preston 1459 Residence Capital 69 Phone Preston 3783 Safety Service WABASH TAILORING & CLEANING CO. C. A. BROASTER & HARRY SMITH, Prups. 220 San Felige Street HOUSTON, TEXAS IS YOUR HAIR SHORT OR THIN? Order from either place. MARIA MAYORA ATTIMORE, Dental Surgeon AT 409 1-2 MILAM Dental Work Neatly Done We Work a Specialty. HOURS 9 TO 12, 2 TO 5 Days by Appointment 1459 Residence Capital 89 Solden Service DYLORING & CLEANING CO. STER & HARRY SMITH, Props. Street HOUSTON, TEXAS HAIR SHORT OR THIN? THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923. Aching, burning feet? MENTHOLATUM quickly relieves and refreshes. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever. Dengue or Millium Fever. R. Hill the genus that came the fever. For Raw Sure Throat At the first sign of a fever, more than a month of treatment is needed. It is all too much. We must treat the fever. Must be polled Fairchild Undertaking Co. FONERAL DIRECTORS EMBALMERS Phone Preston 1835 1015 Dewling Street STOPS COLD'S La Gripppe Influenza Pneumonia Keep strong. Be kindly and free from injury complaints. Hill's Co. Dresser Quail in the quickest action, most desirable cold remedy. What Hill's do for millions it will do for you. Get rid of bothering Mr. Hill's quail. Price 30 cents. CASCARA QUININE W.K.HILL CO. incarnate, near FOR MEN ONLY. JOHNSON'S SILK TOP PRICE 1,400 THE NEW LINCOLN BARBER SHOP 709 PRAIRIE AVE. Four export artists over ready to serve your burial needs. We carry a full line of confectioneries, cigars and baskets; hair straightening a specialty for men only. We will straighten your hair for $1.50 or sell you a treatment for $1.00. J. Hill's dressing is excellent for dandruff and tatters. Price per box. Give it a trial. J. Hillson, proprietor. J. JOHNSON AT Lincoln Barber Shop 709 Prairie Avenue Fairchild Undertaking Co. FONERAL DIRECTORS EMBALMERS Phone Preston 1835 1015 Dewling Street FORE'S FISH MARKET 2714 ODIN AVE. Wholesale and Retail FISH AND OYSTERS Largest Fish Market in the State among the Race. Out-of-town orders shipped promptly. WE SHIP TO ANY PART OF THE STATE. Phone Capitol 480 WHEN VISITING THE ISLAND CITY EAT YOUR MEALS AT LOUISIANA UNION CAFE SPLENDID CULINARY SERVICE I. PHILLIPS, Proprietor 511 25th Street Galveston, Texas Office Phone Preston 6958 Residence Hallley 4331 DR. L. M. MITCHELL DENTIST PYORRHEA SPECIALIST Office Hours: 8:30-2:00; 3:30-6:00 419½ MILAM HOUSTON, TEX. MOTORISTS AND AUTOISTS! Motorists and Autoists of Houston and Vicinity: We are pleased to announce the opening of the Robin Street Garage (608 Mablin Street, Fourth Ward) 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 clearest 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, $4 per month; large 5-passenger cars, $5 per month; 7-passenger cars, $6 per month. We will store your car for one month at these rates; thereafter the regular $5, $6 and $7 rates will prevail. We will have on hand gas and oil and expect to install free air service in the future. We shall at all times endeavor to give the BEST SERVICE at the LOWEST POSSIBLE COST to our patrons. We invite your inspection. J. A. WILLIAMS, Prop. 608 ROBIN, three blocks west Cultural Library Phone P. 9097 WHAT IT IS? YOU A HERO? IMPOSSIBLE! IWANT TO BE A HERO! WHEN VISITING THE ISLAND CITY EAT YOUR MEALS AT LOUISIANA UNION CAFE SPLENDID CULINARY SERVICE L. PHILLIPS, Proprietor 511 25th Street Galveston Office Phone Preston 6958 Residence Hall DR. L. M. MITCHELL DENTIST PYORRHEA SPECIALIST Office Hours: 8:30-2:00; 3:30-6:00 419½ MILAM HOUSTON MESITE IN FOREST BE BEEN SELLING Y IN FOREST HO SELECT YOUR HOMESITE IN FOREST HOME NOW! LOTS HAVE BEEN SELLING VERY RAPIDLY IN FOREST HOME 4th—The exceptionally easy terms, which enable any ambitions 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. They are selling rapidly, because people who look at them recognize FOREST HOME is one of the best propositions in the way of a homeplace or an investment that has ever been offered to the colored people of Houston. Here are some of the reasons that people are buying lots in FOREST HOME: 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. First—The spacious 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; 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. OBERTSON J. H. ROBERTSON --- SALES AGENT PAGE THREE THE HOUSTON INFORMER SOUTH'S GREATEST RACE NEWSPAPER "It Gets You Told—Nothing Else!" Published every Saturday at 419½ Millam Street, Houston, Texas. 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Ziff Company, 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago; 221 Victoria Building, St. Louis, Mo.; 420 Longueau 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 your liabilities from a possible lawsuit. 1. Democracy, both domestic and foreign. 2. Playgrounds for colored children. 3. Better educational facilities, both teachers and physical properties, for colored youth. 4. Educated, consecrated ministry. 5. Development of the Houston Ship Channel, thereby making Houston the South's premier city. 6. Co-operation between the white and colored races in the importance and less racial animosity and antagonism. 7. Good streets, better drainage and sanitary toilets for entire urban population. 8. Federal investigation of, and Federal legislation to suppress, lynching. 9. Equitable law for all men and equal railway accommodations for all passengers. 10. Racial co-operation, teamwork, advancement, betterment and solidarity. MARY MAN WHO IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BISHED HIS BLOOD FOR HIS COUNTRY IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE GIVEN A SQUARE DEAL AFTERWARDS. NO MAN IS ENTITLED TO MORE AND NO MAN BROOKE RECEIVE LESS. —ROOSEVELT. HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923. THOUSANDS FOR PARK ACREAGE. BUT- News from the City Hall states that the mayor and three city commissioners favor the purchase of fully 133 additional acres of land adjacent to Hermann Park, which will set the tax payers of Houston back for an amount in excess of $330,000. The proponents of this purchase assume the position that the city should acquire this property while the price is correspondingly low; asserting further that the adjacent land will be needed in future years for park (municipal golf links?) purposes! We often thought that there was a law in Texas empowering municipalities to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire any land that the city needed as an immediate public necessity. If so, why the haste and hurry on the part of city officials to buy this acreage now, when this huge sum of money can be employed for far more pressing needs? When Hermann Park is improved and developed as a real park, the city limits will be so far extended that plenty of property, considerably cheaper in price and perhaps as strategically and conveniently located as far as the new residential districts are concerned, will most likely be available. Thousands of dollars for additional park acreage to remain idle and unimproved for years, while other parks in the city, and particularly Emancipation Park, are woefully, criminally and shamefully neglected and slighted! Thousands for more park land, while street paving must wait! Thousands for additional park acreage, while thousands of the city's tax payers and citizens must wade in water up to their knees every time it rains and eke out an existence in mud, slime and slush less than ten blocks from Main Street! Thousands for park land, while streets (if such they can be called without committing an offense against society) in many residential sections are utterly impassable, shockingly deplorable and altogether disgraceful to the community! While the proponents of this huge realty transaction are preaching civic pride, municipal foresight, park development and progress, what about the thousands of surface privies right in the heart of "Heavenly Houston?" While these honorable gentlemen and public servants are manifesting so much interest in the "dear old peepal" and are so willing to build the park and for park (?) purposes, why don't they "inspect," at least, the buildings and for highway conditions under which 45,000 colored citizens and an equal PAGE FOUR NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATES: IMPORTANT TELEPHONE: 7 p. m. Sundays - Basing Representative, W. B. Ziff Company, logo: 321 Victoria Building, St. Louis, k NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS: PALMER ON THE WEST WESTERN SERVICE (All Matter Copyrighted) THE INFORMER'S PLATFORM: THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923 number of white citizens, are forced to live like hogs in a wal-low? Color Colored Americans Colored Americans Shall Honston become park wise and other civic improvements foolish? (Continued from Page 1.) Thousands of dollars—practically one-third of a million "iron men"—for more park acreage for white citizens, while our own Emancipation Park is treated like a "red-headed step-child" by the city fathers! the growth of group spirit, an advance in stricty racial admissions. These are show at the剧院, parks, dancing halls, and theaters that achieve the achievements that the business people of the race are waiting for. The business people of their own. It is regarded as a practical economic matter and not one calculated to encourage the growth of Though Emancipation Park has been under municipal ownership, control and supervision for the last several years, no permanent improvements have been made at this park by the city government. The old, chilly, antecedent barn, called pavilion by some people! While buying additional property for white parks and continually improving and beautifying their premises, the city officials feed the colored citizens on promises per their selected colored contractors" (Bire Henk will please pronounce the benediction). Commerce Colored banks have more than hold their own during 1923. Deposits have been used for real estate and savings has been erected; this is true also, of insurance companies, and these banks have a new spirit of commercial advantage. The development of rooed estates has been the development of rooed buildings. The long period of rooed building that has allowed the war has been succeeded by a period of building construction that is directly, for colored America. Consequently, and real estate exchange for the group in 1923 runs into fabulous sums and the bank has become a Oodies of dough for additional park acreage for whites, while not even sanitary conveniences nor gravel driveways have been provided or contemplated at Emancipation Park. The park is a favorite of fortune race, even when the burn (pavilion) at Emancipation Park has never been completed, and it is as hot as hides in the interior in the summer and as cold as the North Pole during the frigid days of the winter season. The Informer can not see either the vision or propriety of robbery in the park, even while well be found owing all. While this editorial is being written one of the municipal wagons is bogged hard and fast in a mud-hole in one of the leading residential sections of the city, and if a confaguration were to break out in sections of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Wards, the loss would be appalling, for the city fire department cannot penetrate the park, and it would be difficult to do this during dry spells, to say nothing of rainy seasons! There is a noticeable tendency throughout the country, to branch out to new areas, to seek more necessities, and there have been some very splendid successes in this field. There are also many new opportunities to the young men and young women, and they are make How many centuries will it be before Houston installs modern sewage systems? There are many ways it possible for every urban dweller to have a clean water supply. In this connection it may be stated that the National Negro Business Association forward towards making the silver jubilee of the National Negro Business Association, 1924, one of the greatest events of the century. How long shall colored residential districts be conspicuous by the absence of passable and decent streets, electric lights, drainage, bridges and other modern conveniences and civic improvements? Social Service. Shall Houston's death rate among its colored contingent continue to remain alarming and shocking, by the refusal and disinclination of those in authority to improve the sanitary and living conditions among the race here? That colored America has awakened to the importance of seeing to all of its citizens, and increased devotion to the various agencies organized to assist in the general development. Of the chief agencies organized to assist in the Advancement of Colored People, and the National Urban League, the most important of their activities in behalf of the group. The Ku Kux Klan and other unassured groups can speak with absolute knowledge and fairness, have greatly hampered the program of the N. A. A. C. and the N.A.C. groups, has, when understood, caused a rallying to the society that proves a new When will this city purchase sufficient incinerators to destroy all garbage and stop dumping all such disease-producing and filthy mess in sections of the community inhabited by colored citizens and tax payers? Thousands of dollars for acquiring additional park acreage for the city, but not one red penny for bettering the living conditions for the "harseness." Money galeure for park land, but not a single simelon for the crying needs of the tax payers and citizens of Houston! When and where will all this orgy of spending the tax payers money, for things that are not imperative needs, end? BRINGING THE ISSUE NEARER HOME There are many other fine organizations, including the Y. M. C. A. and Y. C. A. that are doing a great work in the development of the influences, and the contacts of op portunity which they afford, that are important in many places. The development of racial consciousness in coloreal America has around a consciousness of race. We presume those of you who read the daily newspapers saw where the Houston Electric Company, which owns and operates the local traction lines, remembered 165 colored children on Christmas eve at their annual Christmas tree. Some will say right away the feel that the company had political designs in this act of benefaction, but it has been an annual custom so long with the street car company that it has become an institution. Newspapers. Newspaper growth for 1923 has been impressive. The number of side observers, particularly among whites, have been around to a wide sense of realization of the power of newspapers is written about, often in amusement, and thrive. Circulates go onward and upward, and advertising space is in PACE OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS in the last five years. LAST FIVE YEARS, ONE WOULD HARDLY DARE PRETICE WHAT WE WERE BREING. THE NEWSPAPERS ARE BROUGHT UP IN OPERATION OF RACIAL DEVELOPMENT. Another thing that was rather significant about this Christmas tree was the fact that only a little over 300 white children received gifts and toys from Chick-fil-A and girls and girls of our company. We colored employees of the Trade company—were given the same consideration as the white children. Permit us to pause here and ask how many colored children were remembered by the owners and operators of these white jitney lines during the Tailgate season, or any other period of the year. And yet we heard one colored man say the other day that he favored the retention of the white jitneys, even though the colored line would never be re-established and despite the fact that colored citizens can not ride in these white jitneys, we always ensure that maximum thanure for this poor, deluded and misinformed brother. Finally. Let's go a little further and see what else the Houston Electric providing traction facilities for intra-city transportation provides. There is much more that might be said; there are many fields of activity that require final word, it may be stated that PROGRESS is written with elaborate word over every word of fort in which colored America is engraved, and word is engraved for纪念 in 1923, and word is engraved on a battle cry for 1948. PROGRESS. It is really only another situation where obstacles that with the difficult situations in a manner that commands respect abound. This local traction company regularly employs 137 colored men, 32 of these race men working at the car shops; while the others are employed in the maintenance department. During construction and extension periods this number is augmented considerably; sometimes as many as 300 to 350 colored men being employed in this class of work. The company has any number of colored men who have been in its employ for more than ten years, and their pay has increased by more than 40 percent of these "veterans" are pulling down nice bi-monthly stipends from the Houston Electric Company exchequer. With faith in God, and faith in our fellowman, anywhere, everywhere, we face with uncovered head the possibilities and responsibilities of 1924. The pay ranges from 25c to 40c per hour for regular time, depending on the length of service and character of work. FRIERSON RUG LAUNDRY LATEST LOCAL VENTURE; LOCATED IN 4TH WARD Practically every day in the week, with the possible exception of Sunday, the local street car company is called upon to lend financial assistance to our churches and other charitable understaff. The company has turned a dead car to such appeals from our people. Now numbered among Houston colored business enterprises is the Frierson Rug Landing, located at SBW 801. The company is one of Houston's most progressive business men, has installed the latest machinery for cleaning Virtually every colored minister in the city can testify to the truthfulness of the above assertion; for these facts are so well known among the local chergy of color. Will some colored propion of the white jitneys tell us the exact number of colored men these white jitneys employ, the wage set for them, time these colored men have seen service with these said jitneys? An informer representative visited this new concern and was most favorably impressed with the facilities he found for the successful operation of the facility. Will this same individual be so condescending and inform us the number of colored churches and elemenary institutions that these white jitneymen have aided and assisted since they have been in business in this city? Verily, larceneth, these that are not for us, are against us and we must not permit any person to deceive us in this jitney matter. The issue is just as plain as day and a person with the mentality it possesses will be the colored citizens of Houston have absolutely nothing to give by the law of self-preservation the retention of these white jitneys; but on the other hand their vote to abstain these white jitneys will be an act of gratitude and a stroke in self-defense. While the law of self-preservation, which is often called the primal law of nature, may be termed as self and narrow, the lamented Bert Wilkinson very easily expressed it in one of his monoscripted exclamations: "Self-preservation is de furt' law of him it gifts it, and de lout' helps dem who helps demsems." Selah! They claim to be able to restore the artistic designs and return your rugs. Let them give them a trial. Phone Preston 2122. SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPE SPAULDING, NORTH CAROLINA LEADER, BURNS UP ARNOLD (By the Associated Negro Press.) Durham, N. C.-W. friend of C. C. Spalding, one of the largest figures in Negro business in the country, are giving his solid support in his fight against the Southern Tarrier Association Arnold is said to have invited Spalding to attend a group which would oppose movements in the present congress to enact legislation intimate to the Southern pro After Mr. Spandling had consented that his name might be used, and had been asked to provide an affair, it was learned by Arnold that Spandling is a Negro, president of the North Carolina Life Insurance Company and Raleigh; president of the North Carolina Life Insurance Company and Raleigh; president of the National Negro Business League and a member of the Southern Intermediate Commission in fact, it turned out that Mr. Spandling, who is mixed up in money and in a first rate position to join in just such a situation, was anything wrong in accepting the invitation, claiming that the people that he was working with are organizations similar to the Southern Turf Association afford, and, as a result, that "white and black" do not mix in the South, with the response that they would not improve welfare in North Carolina. Mr. Spandling did wrong by not letting him know he was a Neohen who he accepted the invitation to join the group "opposed to congress." SUTNEY R. GREEN LOCAL REALTOR INTERRED SUNDAY SUTNEY R. GREEN LOCAL REALTOR INTERRED SUNDAY Deceased is survived by a wife, young son (who was in school and constant companion), several brothers and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his passing. Peace to his ashes! Palchild Understaking Company had charge of the funeral and interment was at Olivewood country. The In former extends condolence to the be reeved family. Pay your poll tax at the American Mutual, 7141½ Prairie Avenue. J. SAMUEL GREEN. You can not afford to miss the grand New Year's舞 at the new K. of P. hall, Schwartz street, Fifth ward. You can not afford to miss the solve—that you will be there because this will be one of the swelterful affairs of the season. Dancing on both floors Music by David Louisiana F. and Jasbo Trio. Committee: F. Mitchell W. Johnson. Director: W. P. Johnson. floor manager: S. Harper. general manager: Deer Gun: I fines dat ole John Barleycorn alit ble d'del long erupt yit for our young boys ter har forget how ter play do part uv swm uv John's vicktums. Did I my 'devil's Walk' whil ther thoughtly deid. An what made me referer de oel feller wack do way i seed sum uv our brite lookin' in fact reel hunum lookin' young fellers actin' de phool on Chrismas day, out at Scott i am gurk artk uv uv our very best young artk artk winnie Yu no, Gun, dat wur won uv de biger 'recess' dat I wrest favobrixim; So miny uo my young men uw es ole owen wud gift jit er snl emwl ose plum phuel. Not lany ar overwher, but wen day got in de presuance uw owimwener. Now yu no, Gun, as well as I does, dat avil young fellers hadn't got evr licftier torm make "noboy" it bovy! Yu no, Gun, dat wur won uv de habit uh erphil oor dene oterne so selw long dat day jit can't he! it is alr瘤, on our庭 dres we alnt able ter训 our boys tug terack semerof efeles. Ever where uw gorens yu fine sum fany feller be! de clown ar' act er phuel he wun' he seed. I yunster laft at my kids wien kyd got so enthusiasm over dere Christ-mus gifts, but of dyed cool er seed me wood dyed er died laffin' at un 2 ole kids. Den 2, Gun, airt' it markerbul how much real joy yu kin git outen acen' jr ier erl's greecrit's gretch on er l'iir wied wood dyed er laffin' at un 2 ole kids happenment? Wid aw de happenness dat'hin wished on me fer m'exer, i doen't me how I kin fail enjoy'ye de year 1928. I jis gatter sucked? i must think uv fall'ward on丹 on m'exer jr ier erl's greecrit's gretch on der m'exer so mino finken behine me. I jis gainter wigger let de tax collectors, de inhonorance men ner mur de u de other fellers dat' got dere harx'brittched out toards me, make me wack on den on m'exer i air' guiner let nobody turn me 'Om, I'm gwine on ter 'Gallerye'. Now, Gun, befe I kite rite yu eruthensi episal de oye year will he gone' an year so m'exer, so no' pizuzi rite cheer to wish wien? Er Happy ain' proProsow New Year, Er Lincoln's Birthday wid awi di year's debts paid. Er Tellerbull fair Washington's birthday. Er Holy Devout Easter. Er Pleasant & Serene Decoration Day. Won Runer, Rollicking Juneteenth. Er Glorioso, Scintalatinte Fourth of July. E Peaceful, Restful Labor Day. Er Craneberryful, Turkeyful stumphichickle. Thanksgiving. 'Hil bell you later 'Bout me' Christmas. ANOTHER VISIT FROM STORK. The stork, having misplaced his calendar, made the mistake of delivering Christmas gifts. 2104 Hatchins, a also baby girl, on Christmas eve morning, what was a Christmas morning delivery, for a Christian bird! Congratulations, mama Elizabeth S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ITY PROGRAM FEATURE RACE MUSICAL ARTISTS rather unique and novel program feature some of our best music of Honour, at Titliya Mehtab Junction Church, 1, 124, at 8 o'clock. They will give to the music lovers of Honour the program which will never remerved in the city. The program will be made up of instrumental songs by the Negroes since the race's ennacipation. The following persons of musical lance will appear on the program: Mrs. L. Mann, Mm. Mattie E. Overton, Dr. and Mrs. C. A. George, Dr. L. M. Mann, Mrs. E. Overton, Mrs. I. Aalaa Abner, Mrs. E. Edmons Arceau, Messrs. M. H. Montgomery and Jas. Mrs. J. Vance Lewis will speak on the life of Harry T. Burleigh, will recite the music will recite Dumbr' Ode to Ribbons. It has been stated by the best musical critics that the only distinctive music that will be heard on the what better way could you get the day on which the race was set free than to listen to his achievements in the field of music. We want to get a seat. Admission, 25 cents. M. Corrath Bapt. Church. (Mschwartz and Liberty.) Rev. Arthur Habbard, Pastor. Order of Services. Sunday, 9 a.m., teacher's conference; 8:30 a.m., Sunday School; 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., teaching services; Mon- day, 3:30 p.m., teacher's training class; Tue- day, 7:30 p.m., prayer service; Wed- day, 10:30 a.m., Teacher's Bible class. Thursday - 3 p.m., mission choir rehearsal Wednesday - 3 p.m., morning friday. 2:30 p.m., starlight hour. 2:30 p.m., school teaching of the International Sunday School lesson by the pastor. Saturday day. Special church services were held at the Mt. Corliss Baptist Church in Montpelier, Vermont, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Christ. Pastor Hubbard preached a special message at the morning service which is greatly appreciated by all present. Assistant Pastor N. E. Taylor delivered the message at 11:30 a.m. at the subject's home in Worcester. The Christmas tree celebration by the Sunday school Monday night as the grown up present. An inter-eting Christmas program was rendered by the subject's wife in Worcester. The Christmas tree celebration by the grown up present. An inter-eting Christmas program was rendered by the subject's wife in Worcester. Santa Claus distribution quite a number of haskets filled with gro COURTESY, KINDNESS, HELPFULNESS Let us begin the year 1924 aright by joining the Modern Americans, who issue a policy of law and safety and protect your family after death. You may talk with any Modern American concerning their policy or consult P. A. Asie, Preston 1926. ceries for the poor and needy Christmas day. Sister S. Johnson, S. Pinkney and D. J. Wilson are still on the sick list. Denacon Henry Webb is up again, after a prolonged illness.—Reporter HOUSTON HIGH BEAT BRYAN IN XMAS GAME; PALESTINE NEW YEAR Richard T. Lockett's fighting demons on the local high school team walloped the Bryan Colored High school eleven in a 12-0 victory. The Street School park, before a large and enticing custom of football fans. The local boys seeing the condition of the field, in getting an early start, in so the very first five minutes of play put the game safely in (a bag, after which they would have to keep the opponents from scoring). New Year's Day at the same park Houston High will play the Palestine High school team. AUSTIN VISITORS HERE. Among the out of-town Yuleidita visitors are Mr. and Mrs. George Madison, Stanton, all of Austin, who are the house-guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. H. Stanton, all of Austin, who is the national, a messenger for the Austin National bank, has been in the employ of Mr. and Mrs. City financial institution for 20 years. DETROIT UNDERSTAKER HERE. W. E. Jackson, who formerly created a cleaning shop here and later Are the things to which the employees of this company dedicate their efforts not only during this holiday season but at all periods of the year. In observation of the Golden Rule, we who make up the personnel of this organization find pleasure and satisfaction. It is not a dollar and cents policy but something more reaching, more worthwhile in our daily lives, and with this thought in mind we wish our patrons HELPFULNESS the employees of this their efforts not only season but at all peri- Golden Rule, we who bel of this organization satisfaction. ents policy but some- more worthwhile in with this thought in strons MY NEW YEAR ic Company W. E. WOOD, Manager. WESLEY CHAPEL'S SACRED RECITAL SUNDAY EVENING WESLEY CHAPEL'S SACRED RECITAL SUNDAY EVENING HOUSTON NIMRODS CHARTERED BOAT FOR HUNTING TRIP Robt. S. Scott and Lactus Lonax proprietors of the Orgen and Arcade barbers shop; R. N. Griggs, president of the association; N. Dudley, vice president of the same institution; Alfred (Pard) Cochran, president of the association; P. DeWalt, proprietor of Lincoln theater; Richard Butler and J. T. Merrick, prominent builder and contractor; D. W. Cox, proprietor of cotton men, left 'the city Wednesday morning on board the good boat Nicholas, cruising the ship channel, and a hunting expedition around Cove, Texas, where ducks and other game are found. Better hiding places ever since the news was flashed that Lactus Lonax provided this way from the Pacific coast. We are hoping the stout ribbed Nicholas will be able to stay above the water, and we are grateful of game these markmen will bring down with their truly guns. emarked in the understated business with T. M. Marichard, later going north at the "Ode town," the holidays in the "ode town" are familiar, known, is now in the business in Detroit, Mich. and his many local friends are more than de THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923. DEPUTY POLL TAX COLLECTOR Those of our people who do not care Pay your poll tax at the American to go to the court house and qualify Mutual, 714% Prairie Avenue. Again it becomes our pleasant duty to extend to our many customers and friends the compliments of the season, wishing all a G. R. M. NEWMAN and HOMER E. McCOY, Props. 410 MILAM ST. PHONE PRESTON 1909 On and after January 1, 1924 IN OUR NEW HOME: 415 MILAM STREET LADIES! LADIES! Are you using the MAGNOLIA HAIR GROWER and PRESSING OIL? If not, "Eventually," so why not now? Agents wanted to sell Magnolia line of Soaps, Hair Treatment, Perfumes and Toilet Articles. MAGNOLIA PERFUME CO. 801 West Ninth Ave. Houston, Tex. **JAMES B. GRIGSBY**, president of the American Mutual Benefit Association, who was appointed to the position again been appointed deputy poll tax collector for Houston and Harris County to announce that poll tax receipts and taxes be secured by colored citizens at the American Mutual office every day in January 1984. Those of our people who do not care to go to the court house and qualify St. Clements P. E. Church. "THE FRIENDLY CHURCH" 2408 Hadley Street. (Take Dowling Car) The Rev. W. P. Stanley, same address. Services. 9:30 A.M.-Sunday School. 11:30 A.M.-Morning prayer and sermon. 8:00 P.M.-Evening and sermon. Holy communion, first Sunday each month. Make this your home church. St. Nicholas Church. (Catholic) Corner Bell and St. Charles. Rev. Carl F. Schappert. S. S. J. Order of Services. Sunday Mass-6:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Week Day Mass-Every morning at 9:30. Your attendance is most cordially invited. Pay your poll tax at the American Mutual, 714% Prairie Avenue. an voters for 1924, can take advantage of the poll tax book at the American Depositary. You can pay a large number of colored citizens will pay their poll tax or secure their emigration certificate. From their own deputy, perhaps the only colored deputy poll tax collector in the South, if you own a United States of America. For further information on this matter, call Mr. Griggs at Preston 3288. Pay your poll tax at the American Mutual, 74% Prairie Avenue. Pay your poll tax at the American Mutual, 74% Prairie Avenue. B. R. Peters, Optometrist 815 Prairie Avenue Wear Kryptok Invisible Lenses Phone Preston 6256 For particular people, Velmot Hair Dressing. Get a box today at 10c stores and drug stores. Folly Pro's IN BASEMENT THE YEAR SALE OF ER COATS CHOICE OF THE BASEMENT $13 $15 $18 SIZES 16 TO 46 VELOUR, POLAIRE BOLIVIA BARGAIN BASEMENT 10 Women eager to save should be here tomorrow, as this will be an extraordinary opportunity to purchase a really handsome Winter Coat at a decided saving. The smartest of fabrics to choose from in styles that women and missees will appreciate. Each Coat is beautifully tailored and neatly finished. All garments full line. Pur and self collars and cuffs. The smartest of fabrics to choose from in styles that women and misses will appreciate. Each Coat is beautifully tailored and neatly Finished. All garments full lined. 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Your druggist should your druggist not supply you I will send you my large box postpaid for $1.00. Address me, H. H. Von Schick, President, Bulger Herb, Dept. 3, Marvel Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. PEACE, HAPPINESS AND FOR 1924 Star Dry Go 807 CONGRE Opposite City M HAPPY NEW The Workingmen 418 MILAM ST E, HAPPINESS AND PROS FOR 1924 Dry Goods 807 CONGRESS Opposite City Market HAPPY NEW YEAR Workingmen's Store 418 MILAM STREET A JOYOUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR Solo Seru SHARE IN YOURSELF 208-10-12 TRAVEL eloSer Serve YOURSELF 208-10-12 TRAVIS ST. Solo Serve WANT YOURSELF 208-10-12 TRAVIS ST. THE SEASON'S GREETINGS Dorfman & Sigel 418 TRAVIS Take it steaming hot at bedtime. WILD CAT WILD CAT WILD CAT PAGE FIVE THE WHITE SWIFT 506 Milk NOW UNDER NE The best of order observed. Every chair manned by first-class Ton ladies' work. Phone P J. H. BRAN GATESWEE BLACKSMITHING AND TRUCK 1023 N. San THE WHITE SWAN BARBERSHOP The best of order observed. Everything throughout. Every chair manned by first-class Toson Artist. Special attention to detail. Phone Preston 3156 HAMMOND UNDERTAKING CO. A. J. HAMMOND, Manager 1018 SCHWARTZ ST, HOUSTON, TEXAS Motto: Service, Courtesy, Reliance and Promptness. Back of Christmas Toys in and Have Your Toys Put Aside RAY & DAGLISH Full Stock of Come in and H Put BLUM-RA|Y Full Stock of Christmas Toys Come in and Have Your Toys Put Aside 2 TO 5 P.M. 6 TO 9 P.M. Dr. W. M PHYSICIAN Diseases of Woman 815 PRAIRIE AVENUE L. V. Dr. W. M. Drake PHYSICIAN & SURGEON cases of Women, Blood and Chronic AVENUE HOUSTON, TEXAS L. V. ALLEN Diseases of Women, Blood and Chronic 815 PRAIRIE AVENUE HOUSTON, TEXAS LAWYER—NOTARY CIVIL PRACTICE A SPECIALTY A. YATES PRINT Lincoln T. "READY" We prepare your copy, print we make our printing a need. PHONE PR 713 PRAIRIE AVE. IS PRINTING COMPANY Lincoln Theatre Bldg. "READY TO SERVE" your copy, print your job as you wish, in fact, printing a necessity. PHONE PRESTON 5161 NAME HOUSTON TEXAS We prepare your copy, print your job as you wish, in fact, we make our printing a necessity. PAGE SIX ```markdown ``` 206-8 MILAM STREET PHONES: PRES. 6256-1393 Embalmera and Funeral Directors Motorized Funeral Equipment PRESTON 7406 HOURS: 9 TO 12 A. M. "THE ST. CLAIR BYSTEM" Mme. R. D. St. Clair, Perlor 82% East Commerce 8t, Antonio, Texas Just a Little Smile Harold, age six, and his sister, scarcely two years his senior, were playing when Mrs. Lynn called to them. "One of you children run upstairs and get me a pool of black thread," "To go, Harold," said Florence. "I'm tired." "I am tired, too; you go, yourself." "Well, Harold, I'm older than you, and I've had more time to get tired. You go." This line of reasoning was almost too much for Harold, but he finally rallied with: "I don't care if you are older and have had more time to get tired. You've had more time to get rested, too. You go." THE COBBLER'S AWL The Beet-Tell me, why are you called the Irish Cobber? I give you all to the service of man, I suppose. Joy Ride. The 'Joy ride' finds a sudden stop at the grieves the merrymaker. I get you meet the cop. And not the undertaker. Looking for Money. Ella-When are you to be married? Stella-Whenever the man in the car is driving you would place where he will not find the alimony a expect prohibitive. After the Wrong Game. Maud is forever fishing for compliments that is why she doesn't husbands that is why she doesn't a husband. No Joke. Blinks- The world is running to wheels. Jinks- But the pedestrians are running from them. AS USUAL "I hear your husband is very attentive." "Yes—to every lady but me." Increasing Responsibility. Our laws have run a curious course since distant days of our time, and we now enforce We go and get some more. A Big Step. East—Now that you are a partner instead of an employee, do help you much in your business? West—More no. He never shows up at the office. The Trouper. How things have changed since the old barnstorming days? Yes; Just imagine a movie actor peeping through the curtain to count the looms. Age Comparison. This book is as bright as a new penny. I guess you are right. I can't make head or tail of it. Banking Rules. If I don't know 10,000 more marks you will, of course, pay interest? On the contrary, we shall have to charge you storage. Clipped From Exchange. "Who's your cook now?" Della, who? Della, Katesen. HELL GET IT. ALL RIGHT Mouse-Look at that pig eating all the cheese. Here's where I get mine. ```markdown ``` GONSTANT CARE—NOT LUCK Human history and experience have taught us that beauty is a complex combination of beautiful hair, a healthy scalp and a lovely smooth complexion come from luck, but they do require a lot of care. We use the use of preparations of proven merits are the keys. Use Madam C. J. Walker's Vegetable Shampoo Pure, thorny cleanses hair and scalp. Wonderful L Nourishes and stimulates the g Tetter For Tetter, Eczema. Four preparations especially accustomed tetral and exasimates the itch. Composition Soap Superfine Which Hair Jelly Compound World renown and made to rid For Sale at Drug Store. Free Booklet- The Madam C. J.W. 640 N. West St. Wonderful Hair Grower and stimulates the growth of stubborn Tetter Salve Or Tetter, Eczema and Iching Scales especially for short, thin items of the scalp. Sent as a trial treatment for Superfine Foam Powder Clo Axel Jelly Compact Bundle and made to you have lovely, smooth Sale at Drug Stores, of Agents and by Mr. Booklet - Write To Day Adam C.J. Walker Mfg. O N. West St., Indianapolis, Wonderful Hair Grower Nourishes and stimulates the growth of stubborn, lifeless hair. Tetter Salve For Tetter, Eczema and Itching Scalps. Four great options especially recommended for short, thin and lifeless hair, tetter and for stubborn hair at $150. The Madam C.J. Walker Mfg. Oo., Inc. 640 N. West St., Indianapolis, Ind. "Made It Way By the Way It's Made" STANDARD CAPTOL 2700 ICE CREAM COMPANY 1200 WILSON ST. The Recognized Master-Made Product Highest Quality-Superior Service Served Where Only the Best Is Required LANE'S CUT RATE GROCERY 1307 Clark Street MEAT MARKET IN CON- NECTION. ANNOUNCEMENT The Blackshear School of Music Opens October 23, 1923 At 2101 Dowling Street For a Limited Number of Pupils Practice Rooms Furnished Phone Hadley 7294 J. H. RIERAS Civil Engineer and Architect Modern Homes and Public Build- ings, Plats and Maps. Machines designed; patent draw- ings. Mail orders solicited. 2619 Tuam Ave. Phone H. 4448 NEGRO DOLLS COLORED DOLLS, walking and talking, beautiful dress, moving hands in the air, unbreakable, unbreakable unbreakable, very pretty, 19 inch dressed dress.....$19.99 27 inch dressed dress.....4.69 27 inch dressed dress.....8.79 27 inch dressed dress.....8.79 Money order must accompany all orders. Enquiries and dancers wanted are welcome. The best of best sellers. Can make big Christmas STANDARD PRODUCT CO. 428 Lenox Ave. N. V. C. DR. F. L. McDAVID PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Surgery, Disinfection of Women and Children Phone P. 1394 611 Robin St. --- Hair Grower towth of stubborn, lifeless hair. Salve and Iching Scalps, ended for short, thin and falling hair, as trial treatment for $1.50. Oce Powder Cleaning Cream Rouge Vanishing Cream have lovely, smooth complexion, of Agents and by Mail. Write To-day Walker Mfg. Co., Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. Preston 4181. DR. C. M. NICHOLS Physician and Surgeon Office: Taborian Bldg. Suite 220, 807% Prairie Ave. Houston, Tex. An Evening With The following Charity Benefit P 71 4/4 Pricier Ave. Dec. 31, 1923, 8: 1- Selection, "Love's Dream" 2- Instrumental Solo 3- Toe Dance, Patrewski's Minute 4- Instrumental Solo 5- Grecian Dance 6- Chinese Dance 7- Violin Selection 8- Selection, Olympia Quartette 9- Dance 10- Solo 11- Violin Selection 12- Flower Dance 13- Selection, "A Little Girl at Play With" 14- Selection 15- Selection, Festival Overture 16- Remarks MUSIC UNTIL 12:30 BY A, M, B Tickets on sale at Herbert's Drug An Evening With the American Mutual Orchestra The following Charity Benefit Program will be rendered under the auspices of the American Mutual Orchestra. 71¼ Prairie Ave. Dec. 31, 1923, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. admission 50 cont. PROGRAM 1- Selection, "Love's Dream ..... A. M. B. A. Orchestra 2- Instrumental Sol ..... Mrs. Maggie J. Fletcher 3- Too Dance, Federowski's Minneton G ..... Little Miss Maggie J. Fletcher 4- Instrumental Sol ..... Miss Prediece Lee Lights 5- Grecian Dance ..... Little Miss Tillelm Stone 6- Chinese Dance ..... Little Miss Maggie J. Fletcher 7- Violin Selection ..... Pro. J. Hawkeyed 8- Selection, Olympia Quartette ..... Messr. H. Pitman, Robert McMillan, John Smith, F. Phipps 9- Solo ..... Messr. N. Norman and Miss Larkin 10- Solo ..... Messr. R. O. Lowe 11- Flower Dance ..... Willie A. DeLemond 12- Dance ..... Little Miss J. Beasley Jones 13- Dance, "A Little Girl at Play with a Bird" ..... Little Miss Retta Stone 14- Dance ..... Mrs. M. A. Allen, Orchestra 15- Selection, Festival Overture 16- Remarks ..... Miss B. Engoq McCleman MUSIC UNTIL 12:30 BY A. M. B. A. ORCHESTRA. REMAIN AND ENJOY THE EVENING. Tickets on sale at Herbert's Drug Store, 807 Prairie Avenue, People's Pharmacy, 410 Millam Street. Coolest Meal. No far as history shows, the coolest meal ever served was a supper given by one of the most lavish of the bookmakers. The supper was intended for only twelve gennons, its cost was $240,000. It is recorded that this banquet consisted of different dishes including all of the varieties of edible fish and fowl then known to mankind. Swivel Neck. When the knail in the street has to look upward to escape the airplane and sideways to escape the automobile, then the swivel neck device—along the lines tied down by Durwin. Don't Despair. No affection nor temptation, no guilt not power of sin, no wounded spirit, no several days of pain to despair of help and comfort from God. T. Scott. Hardwar Popular Beach. Hardwar, on the bank of the Ganges river, has a bathing place for ablation, and its bathing place and temple of Gandwara are annually visited by 300,000 pilgrims. One of the Mysteries. One of the mysteries is the fact that a young man who likes to write for a living so often dellerely refracts does not know that would make him well informed. The Grand Insomnacy. Nobody approves of war's terrible ways, yet scarcely a single man possesses the power to claim a measure of praise for discovering new lethal game! Then the Storm Breaks. Emma! I look like a storm; I had better say for that. "Oh, thanks! But I don't think it had enough for that." GETN PROPHYLA Unnatural and unnatural charges can be avoided strings of diseases. Gr. so at all drug. --- AMERICAN TODAY BENEFIT ASSOCIATION BOSTON, TEX. Glossine To soften dry, curly hair. Costliest Meal. Bwivel Neck. Don't Deepalr SOUTH'S GRATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Big Reductions Big Reductions ON ALL DIAMOND RINGS, WRIST WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE AND IVORY GOODS Come in—we will be glad to show you the great bargains we are offering. Every article we sell is guaranteed to be as represented. A small deposit will hold any article and you can pay balance to suit your convenience. 418 Travis Street Phones: Res.—Ply 9163; Store Preston 7889. THE JONES Mrs. R. & Childe and daughter, Miss DELIVERY TO ALL Prescription Pure Drugs, Sundries Everything in the Line of D 2600½ ODIN AVENUE in the American M AMERICAN TRAINING ASSOCIATION MONTANA TEL program will be rendered under the auspices to 10:30 p. m. admission 50 cents. THE JONES PHARMAH Childs and daughter, Miss Robbie D. A. Jones, Pa. DELIVERY TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY Prescriptions Our Specialty Pure Drugs, Sundries and Toilet Articles everything in the Line of Drinks at Our Soda Found IN AVENUE HOUSTON American Mutual Orchard rendered under the auspices of the American M. admission 50 cents. PROGRAM A. M. Mrs. Mae Little Miss Mrs. Mae Little Miss Little Miss Prof. M. Messrs. H. Pitman, Robert McMillan, John Misses Nona am Prof. W. Little Miss Jamie Mrs. La A. M. Miss F. K. A. REMAIN AND ENJOY THE EVENING. Ec. Avenue, People's Pharmacy, 410 Milam St. Mrs. R. B. Cullis and daughter, Nimble R. D. A. Jones, Pr. C. Propa DELIVERY TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY PROGRAM Messra, H. Pitman, R. "A bird," A. ORCHESTRA. REMAIN AND ENG Store, 907 Prairie Avenue, People's Ph Hardwar, Popular, Banch Hardwar, on the bank of the Ganges river, is a popular spot for ablution, and is bathing ghat and temple of Ganges and is annually visited by $30,000 pilgrims. One of the Mysteries One of the mysteries is the fact that a young man who likes to write for a living so often deliberately refuses from reading the books that would make him well informed. The Grand Inconsistency. Nobody apprehends of war's terrible nature, yet expounds a high amount of reason that some chemist does not claim a measure of praises for discovering new lethal game! Then the Storm Broke. Elmoon—I itooks like a storm; you had better stay for dinner! Robert—"Oh, thanks! But I don't think it's bad enough for that." ```markdown ``` PHARMACY (Robbie D. A. Jones, Pr. C., Propa) ARTS OF THE CITY Our Specialty and Toilet Articles marks at Our Soda Fountain HOUSTON, TEXAS Mutual Orchestra Properties of the American Mutual Orchestra A. M. B. A. Orchestra Mrs. Maggie J. Pachec Little Miss Maggie Johnson Miss Predella Little Miss Tielien Loe Profess. J. H. Payne Robert McMillan, John Smith, P. Fhely Misses Nona and the Larkie Misses R. C. Lyle Prof. Willie A. Delosco Little Miss Bessie Stone Little Miss Susan Stone Mrs. A. M. A. Orchestr Miss B. Eugene McCleans BY THE EVENING. Concy, 419 Milam Street. Unnatural and mucous discharges can be avoided by destroying the germs of infectious diseases. St. so at all druggists. OTTO'S TRUNK SHOP 404 Travis Street ROGERS TRUNK P Street Our Stocks Are Full and Complete We carry a complete line of Ladies' Purses and Vanity Boxes. Inspect our Varied As-sortment. HARMON'S DRY GOODS STORE Can satisfy all your wants in the Dry Goods line. A full line of Hair Goods and Notions ALWAYS on hand. Your patronage sootted. J. H. HARMON, Prop. 228 SAM FELIPE ST. PHONE PRESTON 2920 We Buy Anything We Credit Everybody We Sell Everything MR. BOBB Dear in NEW AND SECOND HAND FURNITURE Crockery, Tinkware, Enamelware, Rugs and Stoves Remember That We Pay 20 Per Cord Here for Your Household Greater Than Other Dealers 002 Hill St. (Red Bldg.) Phone Preston 4081 SMITH'S RESTAURANT PHONE PRESTON Today We Sell Every DBB D FURNITURE Rugs and Stoves Makers for Your House Beakers Phone Preston 4 TAURAN NEW AND SECOND HAND FURNITURE Crockett, Tawney, Enamelware, Hugs and Stoves Remember That We Pay 20 Per Cent More for Your Household Goods than Other Dealers 1002 Hill St. (Red Bldg.) Phone Preston 4081 SMITH'S RESTAURANT A. SMITH, Proprietor OPEN DAY AND NIGHT BEST OF SERVICE BY EXPERIENCED HELP Drop in and be Conviced 415 Milkm Street Business Residence Haddley 2011 Store, Preston 2834 WILSON'S PHARMACY CAUCIOUS A. WILSON, Prop. Deliver to any part of the City. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded: Pure Drugs, Sundries and Toilet Articles. 821 MCKINNEY AVE HOUSTON, TEXAS Store, Preston FARMACY N. Prop. Operations Carefully Compose Bullet Articles. HOUSTON, TEX. WILSON'S PHARMACY CAUIOUS A. WILSON, Prop. We Delivery to any Part of the City. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded- Pure Drugs, Sandries and Toilet Articles. 2421 McKINNEY AVE HOUSTON, TEXAS THE STANDARD SANITARIUM-BATH HOUSE DR. A. L. HUNTER, Prop and Mgr. FOR COLORED PEOPLE THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923. HAVE YOUR HAIR STRAIGHT, LONG AND BEAUTIFUL Use Velmot. It is a genuine hair dressing. Good for dandruff; it good for hair loss. For testimonial, the hair long, soft and straight. Welmot is highly perfumed but not sticky. Makes the hair grow straight. Used by thousands of testimonial. Sound Stamp, stamp or collar. Or ask your drugst. AGENTS Wanted—Write for terms. DEPT. L. Attanta, da. ROBT. S. SCOTT NOTARY PUBLIC Real Estate and Rentals Rear of 803 Prairie or 413 Milam Phones: Preston 4840, 3699 and 7286 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Billion Fe- ver, Colds and Grippe. NOTICE! REMBRANDT PHOTO STUDIO Will Open at 405½ Travis St. On January 1, 1924 This Studio will be one of the finest in South Texas. FRANK SHIRLEY, Proprietor JOHN L. BLOUNT ARCHITECT Modern Homes and Public Build- ing Prompt Attention Given to Mall Orders. Address 2819 Tuam Phone H. 3467 "IT'S RIGHT HERE FOR YOU!" GROCERIES WOOD Wholesale and Retail CHARCOAL G. D. CRAWFORD 4201 Market St. Phone Preston 8644 My Tooth Doctor DR. W. J. HOWARD DENTIST Taboridge Bldg. 80774 Profile Avenue Office Phone Preston 8888 Resident Phone Preston 8804 One Car Conductor, Clarke C. DILL of the state of Washington, a member of the United States state, was at one time a street car conductor. HAPPY NEW YEAR IN THE New Year that is dawning May you find each passing day A little time for work and rest, A little time for play, A little time for friendship, For gladness and good cheer— But not a single moment For worry or for fear. —Katherine Edelman New year's Eve Party by Mary Graham Bonner T WAS New year's eve. In the big house on the hill a party was being given. There was dancing and talking and laughing. merriment of all kinds. I The New Year Pledge BESSON'S GREETINGS Make your Christ- and your New BERRY CARS—4 Mer Houston Mailor Shop Dyers, Launder- ers 16 McKinney, Preston 6982 Cumbia & 31st Bts. ence Heights Taylor 926 WAY PANS HOUSTON, TEXAS F. K. JONES, Owner. J. J. HARDEWAY Phone Number 2082 REAL ESTATE AND RENTALS, LOANS NOTARY PUBLIC Sixten Years Experience 4430 MILLAN ST. HOUSTON, TEXAS J. J. HARDEWAY Phone Praxton 2621 REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL, LOAN & MOTOR PUBLIC Sixteen Years Experience 605) 812-6711 HOUSTON, TEXAS SEA FOOD ALWAYS FRESH The Best That Money Can Buy LINDLEY'S FISH MARKET (Ask for DAVE STEWART) Stall 19, City Market Preston 5158 Preston 3343 Preston 1909 Preston 1909 Everything in the Drug Line—Toilet Articles and Cold Drinks An Efficient Prescription Department G. R. M. NEWMAN and H. E. McCOY, Props. 410 MILAM STREET "And some fell ```markdown ``` upon good ground" The Sower, in the parable, cast his seed to the winds of heaven. That which landed among the stones, the thorns and in the barren places, perished. Only the seeds which reached the good ground had a chance to grow. The modern advertiser does not strew his seed of salesmanship to the winds. He plants it carefully in the "good ground"—in the places where because of favorable conditions it has a chance to bear a harvest of consumer results. He uses newspaper advertising because through the newspaper he can complete by the markets which he knows, upon careful investigation, to be right places for his product to flourish. Advertising in The Informer Sells the Goods Conductive to Pause of Mind. One of the advantages of radio one may in that the speaker never knows when he is closed. One Way to Rise. For men may rise on stepping of their dead selves to higher this Tennyton. kells the Way to Rise. y rise on stepping stone reaches to higher things. THE BEST MAN IN THE WORLD PEOPLES PHARMACY PAGE SEVEN WVWU.JVG«M«{«* IZ Ti TTT occ cesT 2 ‘Those who work now and will work in the great Industrial Plants in the heart of Houston, we offer you your cheice of 67 lots im the 2 Which We Will Open for the Public On FRIDAY, DECMBER 28th = And We Will Remain Open Until We Sell Out. | We expect to sell this little high class addition in less than one week; situated on Lyons Street Car Line; every lot to have shelled = streets, water and modern improvements. = We are giving you a high class addition at the cheapest price to the purchaser; only $10.00 per month payments. 2 We will build you 2 home on one of these lots if you want one.- Get on Lyons Street Car aind ret off on Cashing Street. Our = as eer aren ei el aa rea I, [== aoe | yi O r) NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS. As the New Year approaches, our a g our many friends and customers— a these that have helped us through a successful year, and it is with sim- F cere pleasure and appreciation that our wishes are to serve you more [i FA and better in 1924. ‘ LE We thank you! Asin we thank re Ryo i FE) “The Hoase of Thonsnd Favors” |E) R.T.. ANDREWS 408HLAM GROCER rd Phone Preston 6709 rage eT Le oo Ld r) NEW YEAR'S As the New Ye v7 our many friends SM those that have b 2) successful year, : F cere pleasure ané our wishes are t F<] and better in 192 g We thank you Pal vo! _ Esper R.T.AN CYS cd City Happenings pay. vous Sen SAT ANTIOCH—A great day. Sunday. Decomter 3a #4 am 1000 women ex pins w evap together) Good Bre aes mormon Oy por ‘Mex J.T Cliente very eritealy at ber renkience, 1203 Robie St. ‘Por yer pot tax at the American sect Fe Prairie Avenues Mex 3 fmt: who be teaching xt Baines spending the holidays ‘Som deen E'S) Kennard, 1009 Robin. the Larne Waller, 1612 Calhoun ss sormtine the Rotkiays with frends set rotate a Brena dirn WE_ H. Walker, 2829 Roseland ‘aves bet ht work tor Hentavile t SS fread and relaives, bien St M Carter, 619 Barnard. re sere Siro te Peter rie Sr Desmded the fameral of her alec Mex Biauche Coleman Pittsburg at tbe geent of ber aunt, rn Vas Sees. 2550 Se chaoten ‘ets Beers ‘Wes. 2. . Bogen, Port Aether, pent the hothdays im the city with relatives and frends. ‘VL Smith, manual training tench fr, Preset, Ark Junior High School Spent the holidays tn the ety © Solin, 2117 Jackson, has ‘een ‘contined ios Some wih it ‘ee the past few das [FOR SALE—Poar lots, located Tord Ward” Renomabie pice. ee wner at 2112 Clay avenue, or ell Cap tot 3048. 330 Mrs MH. Saath, $11 Andrews, ts slowly improving. afer «three weeks ee __ Mloe Theta Routt. Sealy. tm ‘pending! the bolls with ber Alter ‘Min Sherman” Sarin 1507 W Ale Pe Miss Nona Smith, Waco. who came “down to witncen the foothall ame be fireem the focal MI and Bryan. vic ‘Ming bir AG. Bremer. 30 Tune POR RENT—Neatly feratshed rooms by day or week. Suntiary throurhost heciand cold water Bra RC. Cooper Siez' Moward. street. phows -Capita in, Ce ‘THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, DEC. 29, 1923. SEASON’S COMPLIMENTS ) esse Cinte and ofthe valve of new friend. cee "Oger at ‘futhven Ste Phone P Mr. and Mra John Winn, 180 Dorling "street cajored ‘x deiliow Xnae diner with ana Sire Thom te Brown, 3470 Rance Teeny. on Constance Howton, 1382 Bay: ou, who han boon teaching in Crowey "foene the’ bilays with mothe ood Sn |_WANTED—Colored_ men to gull {on sleeping car and tran porters x evince, unancesary‘Tranporation aminbed’ Write T McEatiey, Bape SC toe Mo Charles Harper, eho for the pas tow weeks hasbeen working out 0 Deguincy. Last home with bis fam ty Yor the hatin FREE TRIPS to St. Louln, Mo. o Denver, Glo, Bend Be stump {or pa Llcalars. ‘Supreme’ Laborattie, Womnngton Sivas Kansas Hy, Mo | re _ Simonet Crier Robertson, ‘is Gam Poip, spent the holiday tm” nensmont with relatives a es Xou are cordiliy javited to nea th mis Chrisman sched mosiole a ‘Fealy be. Church ‘Sanday, Docom ter'3x, MC aim. by Trinity chor, sisted by othr intent. No Cours.“ Wi Zonon rector: Rew. 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Se one Sea ee, re One ones fae eee cee oS Schoen Miss Thyra Edwards, Gary, Ind. ts iene meee aot ne ae eee ee ee ee Se Since er wee jp pnesente Stes Pram Serene eee Be es eee ae ae eee ial ce easel ie to, ct Sm, eae eee nee or ss te soso Maga pepe eee em ae See ore ence bo Os i cateasic oa i acim eee aes eee cee eee eee [a ae [ak ert ga — Rie ca ae ees Ss rae [Serle en one ares ieee ae eae oe herp ge aS omy Em ese ee Caen eee eee ehcelnre ne en ee eer a ee eae eee eee oes persons ae a See ie tee me ee eee te aS oe ee ee meee ae eee creponelee eee ere eee es eee ieee ures eae eee os |” pec Now hare service at Bete | Sere greene Bae See ae 2 ee oe oe ete me eee re oy cote eee [ep eg ire OR MARKET smiley Set Sas pee wae ea hs aes Tae we rae te, ear saat pated” San can fete ee ace Saat AE ey st eee clear on are ry soporte, them = nor Seance ie ices Soeree ges Secoreeneeeiar ns ce pects caer woe e cre et carcont oe asi ee ater No ete oo See a tases ee cee pone iets eons Seca eer a? is a cee eros Se ae a (ra, ae an ee eee Satan sar cnc moe Secriss is Soe Scene Ea Pemnoee saa ERY cael ieee Sti. Sees 5 eee eta saeanant ty Meet ree Snes ete ee ae [ogy gh Set. Sora oa ows wo an gap maes rom — At, Nou st antsy m ee re eee a ntats ae ta ale ee ae eae Pee ag Sec on se Geen oe Fae oe ipo Raymond 8. Hardeway, som of J. J ‘Mardeway, realtor at 49% lian stret, has nccepted position a ae sistant to "T-M. Campbell of the ae ‘Cltara partment at. Teskegee t= stitute, Taskeges, Ala Raymond, whe fins been engaged in the 1. BCA frork nt Aunts, le well Known here Sng 's eradunie-of the Tocal hi choot, and. ha mamy" local trtend ‘wish him suceesa in hie ‘ew fed Sedearor, DR. RUPERT 0. ROETT PHYSICIAN and SURGEON 07Y, Praiete Ave. Phones: Office P. 2217, Re. P.&819 ‘Residence: 410 Robin @t. THE AMUSEMENT CENTER OF ‘New Id SO MILAM SE, MOST OF TH REST FOR ES FRIDAY, TODAY-= ee ptsies' tet pga as eaias on Saas “WHITE AND UNMARRIED” Many mysterious things happes te life. Be ware to soe: £ saan eae ‘ | SATURDAY, TOMORROW A Wiig Ween tame | : “PRAIRIE MYSTERY” 4 re “THE STEEL TRAIL” > eae ee AST SIDE. WEST: “EAST SIDE-WEST SIDE” pte ee ek ll itn eee =e ait er a gee vara sare “CAN A WOMAN LOVE TWICE?” 1 “RUSTLIN' BUSTER” ne z WEDNESOAY_Wes sie = —Sa as ee “WHEN LOVE COMES” : “HER DANGEROUS PATH” ; ‘What woukt you do if you coud read your futare? This ts a blo- Romeo | Sess : TABLE, CLEAN, COZY AND— ; | See ams eves E PHone PRESTON ere ae amo MARTIN, tox Joka R. Grignby, senocinte profes oor of mathomaticn, Prairie View Col —————————— vedic Hae