Houston Informer

MILLER-DURKEE FIASCO CONDITION OF HOUSTON COLORED SCHOOLS VOL. V. As for the iniquity and unwhole lot of conditions that the lot of the residents of Houston that the unwritten law of Houston that colored residential sections are to be denied venues and appointments, and thus to assist amid such deplorable conditions, are responsible for the city's welfare and progress care a wilt about these people, consider that they can isolate, and segregate people, that but diseases and epidemics races? they may not care, now but before long they will see the error of their way, but, also! It may even in the South it is time to change the generally accepted opinion that the niggers"; for this may prove a booming city upon its entire citery, when men are forced to give up their work because of lack of employment and due to the failure of the community to provide decent and respectful and wholesome environments for all the residents. Do they care anyway? would not be far amiss nor overly. If Houston's Committee on Interracial Co-operation relief desires to set the virgin and sublime field to get better living conditions for the thousands of colored citizens of "So mote it be!" Selah! BETHEL REVIVAL ADDS MANY TO CHURCH ROLL Monster crowds are slightly attending the series of revivalial meetings held at the University of California, Andrews and Crosby street. Fourth ward, and many accessions have allowed the crowds to visit Rev. Alexander Wilbanks, Washington, D. C., superintendent of evangelism of the National Baptist Convention, and he stylish himself as in charge and he stylish himself as a "dwarf filibuster" and he seems to be in charge of the warstakes of his satanic mantle. The series will be conceived with Mr. B. Burdett and officials have extended a cordial invitation to sinners to hear his sermons and to listen to his sermons at Bebel. THE HOUSTON INFORMER HOWARD DEAN DEFENDS ACTION ANENT APPROPRIATION MATTER; FORCES ARRAYED IN BATTLE FRONT (By the Associated Negro Press.) Washington, D.C.—The tempest senate, is but a measurable slam compared with the tempest of H writing of a seemingly unoffensive of plain white paper to Senator pectely, thick and fast. The air explanations, denials, and repudiation administration of President Du of Howard University, have seized president's resignations; others, probably jealous because of the Sandhrien season, flamed into misleading statements concern Notwithstanding the fast that "All's well that ends, according to the Sandhrien has been terrific; and there will doubles be a large group of embittered senators in states before quiet is again restored. Washington, D. C. — The tempest of Teapot Dome, United States senate, is but a measurable slant from this division of mankind, compared with the tempest of Howard University, caused by the writing of a seemingly unoffending note by Dean Miller, on a sheet of plain white paper to Senator Smorer. Events followed, unexpectedly, thick and fast. The air was charged and surcharged with explanations, denials, and repudiations. Some, unfriendly to the administration of President Durkee, a white man, at the head of Howard University, have seized the occasion to demand the president's resignation; others, unfriendly to Dean Miller, and probably jealous because of the tremendous success of the Negro movement, have blamed and misleading statements concerning just what happened. Miller Explaina His Side. Dean Miller explains his side of the question in an extended statement sent to the committee of the course of which he has declared: "I am serpentically anxious to avoid the question that the committee has presented to President Durkee; I think, however, the public is entitled to an in-the-case" Dean Miller then proceeds to relate the callung of these questions to the question that the older Durkee in an effort to save the Howe apportionation. He declares, in his statement, that he did not intend to use the insistence of the $500,000 item for the medical school in the remaining years, and stands seemed to be, according to Dean Miller, that if "worse came to the regular appropriation of Howard which had been placed in jeopardy in the course of the committee's position of unfriendly senators from the democratic South. Dean Miller states, continuing, after conference and consultation, it went to the office of Senator Stuart of the Howard University status of the Howard University matter. He could not be seen until the senator could not be seen until the senator held his clerk evidence to make a memorandum of the matter that a paper on the subject of a blank sheet of paper with lead pencil a note to the purport that in case it seemed that the $500,000 item would The Informer, in previous issues, has discussed the urgent and crying need of better school buildings, facilities, equipment and more spacious campuses, and now the business manager of the Houston school system makes public the valuation of the grounds, buildings, furniture and fixtures, both in the white and colored schools. He states that a committee, composed of three local real estate men, has made a survey and taken an inventory of the local school holdings, etc., and here is their valuation of the school property of the Houston Independent School District: WHITE SCHOOLS—GROUND $2,398,000; BUILDINGS, $5,044,000; FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, $827,500; TOTAL VALUATION, $8,269,500. COLORED SCHOOLS—GROUND $154,500; BUILDINGS, $457,000; FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, $55,000; TOTAL, $666,500. This appraisal places the entire holdings, property, equipment, et cetera, of the Houston schools at $3,936,000. But it does even more than that! It reveals the shocking, deplorable and alarming condition of the colored schools and how the public schools for colored children have been norely and almost criminally slighted, neglected and overlooked. ast of Teepot Dome, United States, from this division of mankind, Howard University, caused by the mg note by Dean Miller, on a sheet Smoot. Events followed, unexas charged and surcharged with assistance. Some, unfriendly to the kreeke, a white man, at the head the occasion to demand the unfriendly to Dean Miller, and tremendous success of the Negro biased and just what happened jopardize the normal appropriation of Howard University, it might be well not to insist upon its inclusion. Letter Signed Without Title. The memorandum was signed in my absence without any title or description of the faculty and did not mention the blind judgment of every member of the faculty and of the administration of the school. I then went to Senator Phipps' office and found that the item would be found at the senate. I then saw Senator Curtis McKenna, who had his negative vote on Thursday and stated that he would push the $200,000 for the new program. I might seem to莽莽 the republics and unequal men opposing the program, but the would be random. "Of course, I had no idea that I would random to Senator Logo or Senator Leuroot or have it read upon the floor of the senate. I never ever, that this was done and caused some confusion in handling the extra money," he said. However, the secretary and president were put in touch with the situation. "I might add that up to Saturday morning I had kept in close touch with the president and members of the faculty, all of whom at that time had given up hope of the $500,000 item. No one at that time would form a protest that it would be forced through the senate as a matter of political expediency. "Turn opposition to Durke. The United Negro Press has received a statement from an alumnus of Howard University, who says that (Continued On Page Five) HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 HERE IS WHAT THESE FIGURES REALLY MEAN AND PROVE! DESPIE THE FACT THAT THE COLORED POPULATION CONSTITUTES FULLY 25 PER CENT OF OUR TOTAL LOCAL CITIZENRY, THESE PEOPLE ONLY HAVE RECEIVED 7.08 PER CENT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR GROUNDS, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT; LEAVING 92.97 PER CENT FOR THE OTHER 75 PER CENT OF OUR URBAN POPULATION! Now, if figures do not prevaricate, as the ancient adage goes, then there has been gross negligence demonstrated in making proper, suitable, fair and decent provisions for the colored scholastics of this city and community and our civic pride has been shocked and fallen below par. Not only is the disparity in these figures startling and staggering, but the report did not disclose the fact that the majority of the colored schools are located in swamps, hog-wallows, sloughs, wetlands and secluded areas that is why it has been colored teachers and pupils to virtually swim to and from these school buildings! THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HOUSTON SCHOOLS ARE A DISGRACE TO AND REPROACH UPON OUR CIVIC PRIDE AND DO MORE TO KNOCK THE CITY THAN ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT OF OUR GREAT AND GROWING MU HOUSTON'S GOT 'EM TEXAS, SATURDAY, M DUR PULLMAN COMPANY ASSISTS PORTERS IN MONEY MATTERS (Preston News Service). Memphis, Tenn.-Following the appearance of an editorial in the Commercial Appeal to the effect that employees of the Pullman Company were employed by the Pullman Company, Batcher, Jr., district manager of the Pullman Company with headquarters here, issued the following statement: "Employee of the Pullman Company is employed at the times of the so-called 'loan sharks' and, if through failure to apprise the company of their financial difficulties, the clauses of the 'loan sharks'; they are not fired by the company, but are as required by the company." Under our rule, I am permitted, at any time, to issue to any employee any amount of money I seem fit to be charged against, and for the curcuma of the Pullman Company permitted to issue a check in excess of $100, but there is nothing to prevent Has Employes' Confidence. "Our company courts the confidence of its employees and any time any of them get into financial difficulties because they have not been able to pay their costs, because they are at liberty to come to my office and get an advance of salary." "There have been a number of in-situ actions to pay employees who buy homes and get behind in their payments, and, in order to precede their losing whatever equity they may have, the company has loaned them some money, but takes out a small amount of each month from the pay check." "The Fulman Company has a rule which prohibits a sale of salary checks, but when the employee has an advice from the employee, and is being charged their usual unluckable rate of interest and we find out about it, he is not discharged, but sufficient money is advanced him to pay the salary check." "The men working out of this office know that when they borrow money from the company, the full amount will be taken out of their next pay check, but if they are still in financial straits, another, but smaller advance is made on the next month's pay, and so on, until the full amount has been paid." "This system of operation is not a great deal of trouble to the company. It makes the company's executive representative the confidant of the employee's paycheck. It also promotes the loan-shark from a Fullman Company's scheme of things for the JERSEY TEACHERS DEMAND SAME PAY AS WHITE TUTORS (By the Associated Negro Press.) Jersey City, N. J.—Why should the salary of the Negro teacher be less than that of his white colleagues when both have to observe the same standards of performance and make the same preparation? This is the question which the organization of Teachers of Colored Children of the State of New Jersey is circulating with the purpose of disclosing that the lower pay in the counties of Salem, Cape May, Cumberland and Monmouth is based on racial grounds only and not on the practical consideration of the teacher's worth. According to a resolution recently passed by the organization, Negro teachers in these four counties are in many cases receiving from $100 to $200 less annually than the white teachers. This same resolution voices the opinion that should this salary preference continue the morale of the teaching force will break down and inflict an irreparable injury on school children, who, according to the organization, stand in most need of tutelage. The second article of the resolution says: "A lower salary schedule must inevitably attract an inferior grade of teachers to the colored school, preventing the colored school from maintaining an efficient standard; many of New Jersey's school children are in this manner denied equal educational opportunities, and the spirit of the state constitution is violated." UNIQUE PROGRAMME AT ANTIOCH NEXT SUNDAY The recently elected officers of the Union Hospital, 1618 Andrs street, Church Square, March 16, at 3 p.m. In connection with the public installation, a short and spicy program will be presented in sections and dressed by Mrs. L. Mann and M. H. Montgomery; quartet and instrumentist; and resident manager of the hospital, will deliver a talk on the work and slims of this institution. A large audience of the colored diction is requested. soon learns that the company will charge him any interest at all, much less a usurious rate of interest." Mr. Butcher declared that the company has had charge of the Memphis district office, but three instances have arisen where the titans of loan sharks and that in each instance, as soon as their plight be revealed, to help them out of the difficulty. Colored Carnegie Library Robin & Frederick RMER FIA REPUBLICAN CHILD DOWN GAUNTLET DEMANDS COB IER PR 7 C TIASO CAN CHIEFTAIN L GAUNTLET TO DEMO HANDS COHEN RETAI REPUBLICAN CHIEFTAIN LAYS DOWN GAUNTLET TO DEMOCRATS; DEMANDS COHEN RETAIN OFFICE (By the Associated Negro Press.) Washington, D. C.—"The time ship to stop acting on the defense fare on political traducers, who of waste, incompetency and cowitnessed took place in Washingitration." Thus closes a remar Adams, chairman of the republican man was speaking directly to the frantic efforts of the "holier everything, everywhere, republic Suiting action to the word, howgressive, in another statement is the subject of the confirmation state, for the position Adams said. Adams will Grant's administration, and 1: Southern senators should be per the manner in which he shall dis D. C.—"The time has come for re-engaging on the defensive, and to begin traducers, who sat silent while the tendency and corruption that the place in Washington under the deeds closes a remarkable statement an of the republican national comming directly to the subject of Teapon of the "holier than thou" demons everywhere, republican. to the word, however, with referre the statement issued by Mr. Ada the confirmation of Walter L. Cohen for the position of comproiler o of the president of the administration, and I see no reason wjors should be permitted to dictate which he shall dispose of his patro Washington, D. C.—"The time has come for republican leadership to stop acting on the defensive, and to begin aggressive warfare on political traducers, who sat silent while the greatest怒ry of waste, incompetency and corruption that the world has ever witnessed took place in Washington under the democratic administration." Thus closes a remarkable statement by Hon. John T. Adams, chairman of the republican national committee. The chairman was speaking directly to the subject of Teapot Dome, and the frantic efforts of the "holier than thou" democrats to besmirch him were directed to the subject of Suiting action to the word, however, with reference to being aggressive, in another statement issued by Mr. Adams, speaking on the subject of the confirmation of Walter L. Cohen by the United States senate, for the position of compilter of customs, Mr. Adams said: "The position has been held by a Negro since Grant's administration, and I see no reason why a handful of Democrats should be president the manner in which he shall dispose of his patronage." SCHOOLS EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, THE RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS. m must be remedied and situation take their rightful and logical place. one Star commonwealth. pay number of smaller town and school buildings and equipment th NICIPALITY—EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, THE STREETS IN COLORED RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS. This condition must be remedied and situation relieved, if our schools are to take their rightful and logical place beside the other schools of the Lone Star commonwealth. There are any number of smaller towns and cities in Texas that possess school buildings and equipment that makes Housetown JUST THINK OF IT! THE ENTIRE VALUATION OF THE COLORED GROUNDS, BUILDINGS, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES IS ONLY $666,500: WHILE THE VALUATION OF THE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES ALONE IN THE WHITE SCHOOLS is $827,500. Expressed in a different way: the various school boards of this community have invested and spent less for the physical properties and equipment of the entire colored school system than for the colored schools in the entire state; in fact, they have even spent $161,000 more for said furniture and fixtures than for and on all the colored schools combined. This niggarly policy has been pursued in the face of the fact that Houston has both the largest colored population and largest number of colored scholastics in the entire state; in fact, the colored schools are like Bert Williams“Bert Needmore.” We “need everything”—from school houses in. to grounds out! (Let us pray!) PRICE: 7 CENTS ASCO BEFTAIN LAYS T TO DEMOCRATS; HEN RETAIN OFFICE [ed Negro Press.] has come for republican leader- ative, and to begin aggressive war- mat silent while the greatest orgy ruption that the world has ever been under the democratic admi- table statement by Hon. John T. an national committee. The chair- subject of Teapot Dome, and the anthou" democrats to besmirch an. never, with reference to being ag- guessed by Mr. Adams, speaking on Walter L. Cohen by the United of comproller of customs, Mr. since no reason why a handful of no reason to dictate to the president pose of his patronage." Colored America is not in Teapot Dome. It is a wonder that somewhere there hasn't been some kind of connection. But in all the testimony thus far brought out, there has not been even a messenger, chauffeur clerk or confidant. That seems passing strange. This much can be said of former Secretary Fall, however. When he was secretary of the Interested One of his trusted employees was Lihont Flippet, and Mr. Fall refused to permit color prejudice untilate against Flippet's position. On one occasion an effort was made to ridicule Flippet, and Mr. Fall stated that he had a desk large enough to hold the resignation of the person who did not care to work with Flippet. It is a well known fact that the department of justice under Attorney General Daugherty, has made more substantial and dignified appointments under this administration under the other department of the government. Racial citizens throughout the country are agreed that political opportunity will come stronger with political righteousness, the group has always been one of great faith in God. (P.O.) (D) (M) (E) and the history of the nation proves conclusively that “government of the people, by the people and for the people” does not go far wrong when activities are based on righteousness and principles of justice. 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HOUSTON INFORMER BACK TO OLD PRICE AFTER APRIL 1, '24 In keeping with a promise made when the price of the paper was advanced to 7c per copy—that the price would eventually return to 5c per copy—the management of The Houston Informer wishes to inform the agents and reading public that the price of The Informer will be 5c the copy beginning with the issue of Saturday, April 5, 1924, and after April 1, The Informer will be sold to agents and news dealers at 3c per copy and they will retail same at 5c per copy. The subscription price is in paper being sent to subscribers for less than six months. SEVERAL BODIES ASKED TO ASSIST IN HEALTH WEEK (Bp the Associated Negro Press). Tunkuek, Alh.—In accord with the resolutions of the National Negro Health Conference, the annual Tunkuek Negro conference and other influential organizations and other following agencies and organizations to unite the observance of the teeth health of the Negro population from March 30 through April 5. The United States Public Health Health Department, the National Negro Health Conference, the National Tuberculosis Association, the American Nurses, the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, the American Nurses, the National Hygiene Association, the National Child Welfare Association, the American Nurses, the National National Clean Up and Paint-Up Bureau, the National Federation of Colored League on Urban Conditions, the Commission on Inter-racial Co-operation, the American Nurses Club, the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, the American Negro Press Association, the State Boards of Health, City Boards of Health, Annual Church Conferences and Associations, Parental Organizations, In- The United States Public Health Week is scheduled. It is ready for distribution and copies of the name may be sent to the United States Public Health Week Bureau. It is ready for distribution and copies of the name may be sent to the United States Public Health Week Bureau. 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Most of the famous sayings of his- tery were said by men who paid no attention to the maxim "Silence is golden." No Change Reported. Ever since we can remember attention has been grave—Atchie Globe. HOME ESTATE INVESTMENTS AND PEOPLE OF HOUSTON REASONS WHY: FOREST HOME HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY: Eskey & Gillette, who are the owners of FOREST HOME, will verify every statement made in this advertisement. Do not delay—see me now. ERTSON GENT Had ```markdown ``` FIRST—It is splendidly located in the Third Ward—a section of the city where values are constantly increasing. There are a number of developments contemplated in this section of the city that will tend to increase the values of Forest Home lots. SECOND—FOREST HOME possesses these improvements that go to make an attractive place in which to live—FOREST HOME has sanitary sewer and city water—its streets are sheltered and sidewalks are provided throughout the addition. THIRD—FOREST HOME prices are very low when you consider the location, the beauty of the addition, and the improvements that go with the property. These terms are as low as $10.00 cash and $10.00 monthly, without interest or taxes until January 1st, 1925. In general, FOREST HOME offers you a splendid opportunity to secure a good homesite in a beautiful addition and at the same time make a safe and profitable investment. It will be to your advantage to select your lots now before there is an increase in prices. 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. SALES AGENT PAGE THREE By Thormen Fisher WHERE OLD you saw him food guys enter room is just! bounn in! solo! LES! LADIES! of the MAGNOLIA HAIR GROWER and if not, "Eventually," so why not now? to sell Magnolia line of Soap, Hair Treat- and Toilet Articles. M. V. ALLEN LAWYER-NOTARY WIL PRACTICE A SPECIALTY Office Phone Preston 6127 HARDEWAY Phone Preston 2622 BEST WAY TO GET REMYALS, LOANS NOTARY PUBLIC Eighteen Years Experience HOUSTON, TEXAS perted. remember the ave.—Achilson SIGHT-SEEING. Pleasure in sight-seeing is one hu- man delight that age does not seem to wither. Hadley 6924 BREAD X-T Demonstration of P March 15. Come! Y! Country picked C get your now. SOME N B oz. Vanilla Pineapple 19½ oz. PETIT POINT Pimento Cheese, for Sandy, Biscuit, Losee Sweet pickles. FOR LENT, Mackerel, Bringin Flakes, Cod Fish, S Salad (a new delicat ANOTHER "The House of R.T. AN 408MILAM GR X-TRA! Demonstration of Pomona Dressing, Saturday, March 15. Come! You are welcome. Country pickled Corn Beef—Limited supply, get yours now. SOME NEW ARRIVALS 8 oz. Van Dyke's bottled cherries, special 20c 10½ oz. PETIT POIS Peas, extra fancy...16c Pimestra Cheese, for lunches, per lb...40c Sandwich Cheese, for lunches, per lb...40c Loose Sweet pickles, mixed or plain, per lb. 30c FOR LENT, NEW STOCKBOK OF Mackerel, Shrimp (wet, dry or loose), Fish Flakes, Cod Fish, Sardines, Herring and Fish Salad (a new delicacy). ANOTHER PHONE—P. 8020. "The House of a Thousand Favors" R.T.ANDREWS 408 MILAM GROCER P. 7061 In connection with our Shoe Department—Also and Boys' Furnishings and In connection with our Toys, we have opened a Shoe Department—Also a full line of Hosiery, Gents' and Boys' Furnishings and Shoes for the entire family. We feature silk Fibre Hose for women at 59c and 98c Real Value Also Pure Thread Silk Shifton and Glove Silk $1.45, $1.89 and $2.39 Our shoes consist of standard make and we assure you real values and good service. You are welcome to visit our store, whether you buy or not. We will gladly show you through. THE AMUSEMENT CENTER OF HOUSTON New Ideal Theatre 504 MILAM ST. MOST OF THE BEST FOR LESS FRIDAY (TODAY)—BUSTER KEATON in— MUSEMENT CENTER OF HOUSE Ideal Thee ST. MOST OF THE BEST AY) -BUSTER KEATON in- THE AMUSEMENT CENTER OF HOUSTON New Ideal Theatre "OUR HOSPITALITY" Sparking humor, and tense seven-reel comedy drama of an American teenager and a first run Century Comedy SATURDAY (TOMORROW)— "THE MAN FR A thrilling drama of East fast and sensational action. We don't miss this one, by all men MORRISON in "THE comedy. SUNDAY, MONDAY—The sensi year, the rest of a life-time. honor, and tense drama, combined in dramedy of a young Kentucky敢. In death of a young Kentucky敢. In death of a young Kentucky敢. Century Comedy. TOMORROW!-FRED CHURCH in- THE MAN FROM NEW YOR dramedy of East and West that will still action. When East meets West, by all ones, also PETE MORRIS HISON in 'THE GHOST CITY' No. NDAY-The sensation of the season; of a lifetime. Sparkling honour, and tense drama, combined in a spectacular MENEL and ELEKEN BENELOWICK in 'BEASTS OF PARADISE'. No. 8. A thrilling drama of East and West that will startle you with fast and sensational action. When East meets West, what happens? Don't miss this one, by allusions. Also PETE MORRISON and MARK MORRISON in "THE GHOST CITY" NO. 1. I and a good comedy. SUNDAY. MONDAY—The sensation of the season; the hit of the year; the treat of a lifetime. "RUPERT OF HENTZAU" With a stellar cast, helium COLAN, BRYAN, LETTLY, BRYAN and others of note. Once in a chaos horror that is as life as ever, he ever assembled in a single pro- gram, ever assembled in a single pro- gram, plays the title role and a plot it as it has no lagging moment. TUESDAY No. 11 and a good cast, including ELANE HAMMER LITTLE, BRIAN WASHENBURY, BRINN TELLLEL, BRANWISH BURY, BRINN Once, in a blue mook a picture loo- that is as big as this one. It has a story in a single production and every one is in a production. In a single production and a plot that will hold your inten- turing moments. Also RUTH ROLAND No. 5 and a good comedy. With a stellar cast, including ELANE HAMMERSTER, LEW CODY, CLAIRE WINSTON, HOBART BOSWORTH, ELIM LINO, and others, the film is a celebration of the actors and others of note. Once in a blue moon a picture lops up on the cinemahorizon that is an big as this one. It has a story bubbling over with love, romance and adventure. The greatest cast of celebrities in the world, including the most famous to the part he portrays. A story that is different in that the villain plays the title role and a plot that will hold your interest throughout the film. A movie that will ROIOLAN in "RUTH OF THE RANGE." No. 3 and a good comedy. "MAN AND WOMAN" With an all-star cast. The man, and she tested the theatres were. An original story, rich in character delineation, made into magnetic. Also one of the fun good comedy. WEDNESDAY— A special variety program, on Western and a funny comedy. THURSDAY, FRIDAY—JACKIE "LONG LIV" Patton, comedy and tense as fully entertaining motion picture role of the beloved role of HELENEN SEDWICK, in "BEAR roaring comedy." all-star cast. The girl's theory was that she tested the theory by dressing a de facto engineer. Cune and pete wilted their hair and wore a dress, made into a picture not only on one of the famous Indian frontier We have a variety program, consisting of a good or bad dress. Watch our screen, for you. With an all-star cast, the girl's theory was that clothes made the man, and she tested the theory by dressing a devilist who had once been a brilliant and coolest man, and see what the magician were. An original story, in dramatic conflict, in atmosphere, in character delineation, made into a picture not only entertaining but a good comedy. WEDNESDAY— A special variety program, consisting of a good feature, thrilling Western and a funny comedy. Watch our screen for titles. THURSDAY, FRIDAY—JACKIE COOGAN— "LONG LIVE THE KING" Pathos, comedy and drama cleverly woven into a wonderfully entertaining motion picture, presenting the boy as a loving father, a kind and kindly friend, DENISON BELEN SEDWICK, in "BEATS OF PARADISE" No. 9 and a roaring comedy. COMFORTABLE, CLEAN, COZY AND— ADDITION ALWAYS 10, 15, 20, and 30. PAGE FOUR ```markdown ``` PHONE PRESTON 1642 STON Toys, we have opened a full line of Hosiery, Gent's Shoes for the entire family. We feature silk Fibre Hose for women at Our shoes consist of standard makes and we assure you real values and good service. You are welcome to visit our store whether you buy or not. We will gladly show you through. ENTER OF HOUSTON real Theatre BEST OF THE BEST FOR LESS ATON in drama, combined in a spectacular Kentucky feud. Also WM. DES- in "BEASTS OF PARADISE," No. 8 ED CHURCH in- OM NEW YORK" nd West that will startle you with East meets West, what happens? Also PETE MORRISON and MAR- GHOST CITY" No. 7 and a good tion of the season; the hit of the F HENTZAU" g ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN, LEW BART BOSWORTH, ELMO LIN- WASHBURN, IRVING CUMMINGS ue moon a picture looms up on the is one. It has a story bubbling over e. The greatest cast of celebrities tion and every one is ideally suited that is different in that the villain will hold your interest throughout Iso RUTH ROLAND in "RUTH OF comedy. l's theory that was clothes made by dressing a derelict who had been killed in a dramatic conflict, in atmosphere, in a frontier frontier Westerns and an Indian frontier Westerns and ausalting of a good feature, thrilling catch our screen for titles. COGAN—in PHONE PRESTON 1642 THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 "The House of Guaranteed Merchandise" C. L. & Theo. Bering, Jr., Inc. "HOLY SMOKE" FOX NEWS WED, THURS. Mid-week special. He'd not be any girl's "honey". No girl was going to string him! "No giri". Then a beautiful, little "zaper" came buzzing along and—! See the famous— THOMAS MEIGHAN In "WOMAN PROOF" A Paramount picture. A coorking story written especially for Meighan by America's foremost humorist. Some picture. Also "STEEPLECHASER" and "BATTLE" FRIDAY and SATURDAY— ZANE GREY'S "THE CALL OF THE CANYAN" "PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS" And "TO THE LAST MAN" Rolled into one. A contrast to the fast living young generation and the mighty realities of nature, humanly story, humanly and naturally told, Featuring RICHARD DIX, LOIS WILSON and a truly remarkable cast. Also— "ROUGH SAILING" NOTE:—A special attraction every day this week, as usual. STARTING SUN, MARCH 23— "THE NO TIME MAN" City Happenings J. J. Hardesty attended the funeral of his brother-in-law at Livingston on Tuesday of this week. G. W. Walker, Sealy, was in the book visiting his wife at 3200 Rusholme Avenue, Mr. Gladstone Howard, 1700 Calhoun Ave. spent last week visiting friends at Lake Charles, La. Fireman, Brakeman, Bargazeman, Sleeping Car, Train Porters (Coloured), 121 Railway Centre, East St. Louis, IL. Mrs. Cynthia Alford and daughter, Miss Bertie Bell of Marshall, are visiting Dock Jackson, 480 Richmond St. author of Roseberg, was a pleasant caller since last issue. Mrs. Josee W. Johnson, Chicago, who mother, mother, John A. Green, 299 King Street, birth to a 18-pound boy last month. Velm makes you hair beautiful. Get a box today at 10 stores and drug stores. Don't fail to see "THE SPACE" at CHICAGO SQUARE, 32nd, presented by the Pierian Dramatic Society, better known as "The Human Serpent." See Solvay Press Co. for good printing. Phones Preston 1996, 9232; 2203 McKenna. Reasonable work, called for delivered promptly. Knest Breast, brother of Miss Trua Breast, was buried twenty afternoon at the Church, of which he was a member. Prof. Jesse Washington, Martin educator, at the city on business since last issue. Mrs. V. B. Miller, professor of latin at the Colored High school, has been ill with the病 for a past week. Don't fail to see "THE SPLASH" at City Auditorium Thursday night, March 27. Visit City Auditorium Club, better known as "The Human Serpents." Dr. W. D. Lewis, district superintendent Bureau district, will wrench a new sculpture of the Human Serpents Wilson and Andrew, Wednesday night, March 19. The sculpture dwelling house, Canal Street, 2nd Ward, Apply H. Kemper, 424 Dowling Street, phone Hadley 301. WANTED - colored men to qualify for the sculpture. Performance unaccompanied. Transportation furnished. Write T. McAfee, Suggs, On March 17, the Y. W. A. of S. John Baptist Church (Broadway St.) will stage a big long year lamp for the bonfire of the KLEM driver. Mrs. McAfee is known as "The Human Serpents." FOR SALE-Two new homes on Cortlandt and Cortlandt, independence balance 1824 sq ft. House balance 5 per week. Come out and see them, or call Taylor 729 or Tray- town. FOR SALE-Farm land on Humboldt, few minute drive from Main street. Good house and barn; rare bargain. JOE LEEWIS at 714 Prince avenue, or call Prenton 2811. HOME IN THIRD WARD FOR SALE Lot 62156 feet and four-room house. No. 212 Hadley avenue. Apply to J. J. Hardeway, 490% MHam; phone P. 2662. if GOOVERY RAINCOAT FREE. We will send a handmade Raincoat, All-Wetter coat to our comp- and recommend it to friends. Write today to the Goodyear Mt. Co. $623. H goodyear Bigg, Kramy City, MN. FREE CALIFORNIA TRIP. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is engaged in the California offered as the first prize. Oilmen will receive cash prizes. If you have had Hedley 164 for further information. HAVE MOVED Preston A e of Guaranteed Me 208-210-212 Travis Street WHY PAY MORE When you can buy here quality groceries for less. SPECIALS FOR SATUR- DAY AND MONDAY 5-b. Calmet Baking Powder 98c Big Nut-Ola Butter 23c 10 Ibs. Spuds 19c Fancy Rice, per pound 6c Armour's Pork and Beans, 3 for 25c Full Cream Cheese, per pound 27c Convient Preserves, 2 for 25c Full 16-oz. Bread 5c SOLO-SERVE TEXANS-NEW YORKERS HERE Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson former Texans who have been residing in New York City for the past five years, are in the city for an indefinite day. Mrs. Robinson likewise was married on the front page of the Chicago Defender of Saturday, March 1 1924. They are the house-guests of Dr. and Mrs. Waldo J. Howard, 1402 Liv ak Street. CATTLEMEN'S RODEO March 12th to 20th 150 Cowboys and Cowgirls, 500 Wild Horses and Stayers, $12,000.00 in special arena, hosting 10,000, end of South Main Street. Two performance days: 2:30 and 8:00 P.M. General Admission, Adults.....$1.00 General Admission, Children.....1.00 Reserved Section, Adults.....1.65 Reserved Section, Children.....7.75 Special Awareness Ticket Lobby Rooftop Personal Direction TOM L. BURNETT VEGETABLES FRUIT EGGS-POULTRY We have a complete line of Vegetables, Eggs, Poultry and other food gifts. Give us a trial order. FREE DELIVERY Colored Poultry House C. W. KENT, Manager 716½ West Dallas Ave. Phone Preston 8669 SOUTH'S GREATEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER LEWIS-BLUMRICH CO., 905-907 CONGRESS AVE. TWO SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN SMART NEW SPRING MILLINERY $4, $4.50, $5 Trimmed Hats $2.98 Try these Mats in Polka, Turban, Mushroom, fruit and feather trimming, women and girls, women and girls, for selection. You can't buy them on our special price of $2.98 $6.00 to $7.50 Value Trimmed Hats $4.98 Trimmed Hats of Silk and Straw; also many beige garments—large and small of new silk and wool. Every new shirt and skirt you find your very Hat and its price. One Price to Everybody We have no special customers to whom we make special prices. We don't need to overstock, and we pay the same prices and receive the same treatment as every other customer we come in our store. We don't give us a trial! Values to $17.50 Salt Dresses Dresses in Satin, Canton Crepe, Tafera, flat Crepe and wood stand. Enbroidery, tailored and beaded necklaces as well as staged necklaces and extra sizes. Come in this wonderful value at only. "WHERE THRIFT MEETS QUALITY" LEWIS-BLUMRICH CO., 905-907 CONGRESS AVE A very interesting and entertaining program was presented, including welcome addresses from the professional men, churches, business men and the AS CHEAP AS THE REST, BETTER THAN THE BEST The Old Reliable STANDARD-MISSISSIPPI MUDDLE! SOUTH'S GREATEST WEELY NEWSPAPER MISSISSIPPI LIFE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES STANDARD'S DEAL; INJUNCTION HALTS TRANSFER Memphis, Tenn.—In order to correct some of the erroneous stories that are going the rounds of the press with reference to the attempted sale of the Mitsubishi Electric plant, wish to make the following statement: First, it is obvious that the attempt sold a sale of the business of the Mitsubishi Life to the Southern Insurance Company was not for and could not be sold by the Standard Life or for covering any impairment that may have existed in the latter mentioned company. Insurance companies under the laws of most of the states, and certainly under the laws of New York, have their annual statements on file in the department of insurance not later than the 1st day of March each year. Standard Life Insurance company has already filed an annual statement. Exhibit 10.1.1 is being published in various columns. The sale of the business of the Mississippi Life has not yet been consumed. The company have not yet been liquidated and are among its stockholders for a distribution among its stockholders in a way that the Service Company, claimant to the right of the Mississippi Life Insurance Company, or Standard Life through Service Company, or Standard Life through Life is by participating in the liquidation of the company and, of course, this already too late to have been benefited by it to Standard Life, in meeting any impairment necessary for filling its annual statement with the insurance coverage business of the Mississippi Life at Company for profit and for profit only Contrary to a popular impression this sale was a sale of the business and not the stock of the Mississippi Life. The stock is still held by various holders, and the Service Company of Atlanta, one of H. E. Perry's crossitions, claims about 78 per cent of this stock, for which it agreed to be the first. The "Cox" line about $150 share. The business of an insurance company and the capital stock of the same are quite two different things. The Southern Insurance Company is attempting to buy the business of the Mississippi Life, and the latter has a collectable weekly industrial debt of about $24,000. In other words, its possible weekly collection on industrial business is about the sum of the $100 shares. It is not to say nine times this debt, or a total of about $216,000, for the industrial business. The Mississippi Life also has about $4,000,000 of old line business. For this, the Southern wants to pay $6 per thousand, or a total of about $24,000, for this ordinary; or a total price of about $240,000 for both classes. But this amount of money passes only theoretically to the stockholders of the Mississippi Life. No cash money would actually pass to them; for the reason that the Mississippi Life would, in the case of the Southern, the total reserves set aside on its business, amounting at the end of 1922 to about $440,000. Here, to the layman, appears a curious fact; for the purchasing company of the Mississippi Life, actually receive a net of about $200,000, while at the same time coming into contact with the stockholders, if the sale could be consummated. Since the Mississippi Life would have to deal together with about $200,000 of assets, how would the stockholders of the Mississippi Life profit by this way? In this way: The total assets of the Mississippi Life are the end of a $700,000 loan over to the Southern Insurance Company $200,000 of these assets, which taking over its business and putting up the reserves on it, it would still be liquidated and distributed to its stockholders. If these assets would liquidate at their prices and distributed to $70; and right here is where Service Company and the stockholders fight, for if their title to the stock they claim is a valid one, they would participate in the sale, or about 78 per cent. Situated differently, Service Company agreed to "pay" share per share for the Cox stock. The Cox stock doubt hopes by selling the business to make the stock worth something like $100. But the sale is enjoined; the original sale of the stock to Service Company is being attacked in the courts of Mississippi, and the sale of the business to the Southern Insurance Company is also being attacked; and out of this tangle may come the appointment of a receiver, the sale of the stock may be annulled, the sale of the business may be declared void and set aside and again put up for sale to the highest and best bidder, in which event it is very probable that one of the col For the company, the court administered an order to its original owners and allowed the Mississippi Life to proceed as an independent corporation, which conditions it could maintain. But all this does not explain that which our group wants to know; and that is why none of the colored companies were permitted to secure it in the first place. Persistent rumor has it that the bid of one of the large colored companies amounted to at least $40,000 more than the bid of the Southern, and that this company thought it had the business, but for some reason the contract was not made to it. I will not attempt to explain this phase of the situation. I will say, however, that if any of the larger colored companies had secured it this would have at once made the pertinent company the largest of any of the colored companies. It would have shown to the world that there was a colored company that could do what Standard Life failed to do. It would have placed in the field a competitor of such strength and standing, and with such unanimity of approval of the race as would have made it difficult for any other race company to keep the pace. The injection proceedings at Jackson, Miss, will stay the calmness at the moment, but they will be reviewed by a court of equity; in the meantime, it is hoped that some business will be done with the Southern Insurance Company, and with all concerned, by which this business can be turned over to a colony of investors. If the policemen, but to the race. If Service Company wants to see a race, if it is an honorable way by which it can yet be done, if Service Company through its event and activity, Will they do it? COLORED MINISTERS ORGANIZE ALLIANCE A group of presachers of the city met at the Carriage Library Thursday morning, March 6, and perfected an organization to be known as the Inferior Council, with the following officers: Rev. E. L. Harrison, president; Rev. T. D. Hawkins, first vice president; Rev. J. H. Moye, second vice president; Rev. S. W. Johnson, third vice president; Rev. B. J. H. Moye, fourth vice president; Rev. B. J. Hacken, record secretary; Rev. A. W. Carr, executive secretary; Rev. A. W. M. Sykes treasurer; and J. S. Scott, reporter. The purpose of the organization is to take care of the civic and religious life and promote their general welfare. The executive secretary and the treasurer promote their general welfare. The officers are executive secretary and the treasurer on inter-racial matters. The officers will be installed and other inter-racial matters at the regular meeting in April. Rev. A. Eason, 2100 Dowling street slate-in-law of J. B. Williams, advises solicitor of The Informer, is able to be up and out after a two weeks illness. Last grand masquerade dance of the last grand masquerade dance of the night, March 17 (St. Patrick's Day). Look! who will entertain you and who will entertain you and Sadie McKinney. Don't miss this treat. Music by Khal Mussel's band treat. Music by Khal Mussel's band treat. James Anderson. Lee Peld, floor manager. J. B. Williams, general man- ger. For petitioning people, Valmunt Hair Dismissing. Get a box today at 10c stores and drug stores. MORRIS EDWARDS. I guess this'll hold you for a white— Dana Duncan, Jerry, talk a bit, M. Petr rick's Day, Monday, March 17. Band content: Davie and Richardson's jazz band, and police, Fied, J., second, $1; third, $2, to close holding lucky numbers at 16:15 p.m. Chante Harrell, their manager; M. Edwards. THE HOUSTON INFORMER, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 WHITE MAN STILL HOLDS COHEN'S JOB AT NEW ORLEANS (By the Associated Negro Press.) New Orleans, La.—Denying reports that Walter Cohen, rejected by the United States Senate for the death of his wife without pay, E. J. Koehler, a white assistant collector of customs here, informed Mr. Cohen on his arrival here this week that he was running the office and that Cohen had not been able to answer all letters and documents and said he would continue to do so. Cohen before learning of Koehler's stand, in said to have expressed himself as a man of conscience at Couldei coolidge in regard to his case. THRILLS GALORE AT CATTLEMEN'S RODEO Thrill after thrill is produced at the Cattlemen's Rodeo at the end of Main street, now finishing the first lap of a nine days' series of cowboy sports, which will culminate in the awarding of $12,000 in cash prizes, at the last performance, March 20. Each afternoon at 2:30 and each evening at 5 o'clock the 160 or more cowboys and cowgirls, direct from the same ranches, plus their strength skill and ability to be the animal and�al strength and vicious cunning of the outlaw bronc and longhorn Mexican and Brahma steers, in an effort to subdue these unruly animals and win the lion's share of the big prizes. The colored participants—Steve Ray, Roach Johnson and Boot Stevenson—are acquitting themselves with much credit and are holding their own in the matter of keeping the representatives of their race equal to that of any other in the matter of subduing unruly horses or handling wild and vicious steers. The trick riding event, in which the greatest horsemen and horsewomers of the world take part is the big riding classic of the meet; while the bulldogging is so thrilling that one is liable to momentarily lose consciousness. Altogether it is a performance smoothly run with almost the program precision of the rehearsed circus performance, and with thrills that will be remembered by spectators long after the participants have returned to the home Y. W. C. A. NOTES gram under the direction of the committee on health education and building, building when Dr. T. J. Hackett will speak on Dr. T. J. Hackett's physical exercise have been organized. One meets Wednesday at 10 a.m. for the girls' hike Saturday day evening from 7 to 8. Meet at the center at 9 a.m. for the girls' hike Saturday day evening the elected officers at the Jennie Belle Corrion Club on Saturday. Lily, vice president; Mrs. S. J. McIllec secretary; Mrs. Ona Polk, treasurer; Mrs. Lois, vice president; Isabel will open for members. Isabel will A HOUSTON MAN SUFFERED FOR YEARS A HOUSTON MAN SUFFERED FOR YEARS Merritone Quickly Put Him on His Feet Again. In my opinion your Merritone is a really great Medicine and I can honestly recommend it to every sufferer," said Mr. Joe Johnson, 1213 Aurora street, Houston Heights, to the Merritone man at Smith's Drug Store in Houston, the other day. “I had been in ill health for years. First it was stomach trouble and then kidney trouble followed and I had gotten worse and worse right along. Nothing I took seemed to have any effect on my case whatever.” “I was nervous, restless, could not sleep at nights, did not have any appetite to speak of, and when I did eat it was invariably followed by sour stomach. Most of the time it seemed as if my tools formed in a heavy lump in my stomach” “My back gave me all sorts of trouble—throbbing and aching, almost constantly.” “I had often read about Merritone in the newspapers, so I finally bought a bottle and began taking it and I want to say that it started me on the way to recovery right away.” “That was months ago. Now I am able to go to bed at nights and sleep like a baby until sunrise. My nervousness has entirely disappeared and I go my meals three times a day with a very appetite. And what is better, I can eat anything without it giving me any trouble afterwards.” "I don't think that there is any just as good as Merrytown and I can promise you that we are meeting it to anyone in a rundown area. Such gratifying testimonials as the above are quite common now. From all parts of the country that Merrytown has been built with the excellent results that have obtained through taking Merrytown. Our Oceans Drug Store. He will be glad to tell you all about this wonderful medico- MILLER-DURKEE- (Continued from Page 1.) President Durkee's statements about Dean Miller are entirely false, and seem to have been made for a purpose. The statement, which goes into detail and covers six closely written type written pages, says, in part: “Dr. Durkee’s statements about Kelly Miller are entirely false, and seem to have been made for a purpose of destroying the confidence of the Negro race in Kelly Miller. Can any liberal-thinking graduate of Howard University, or any one acquainted with Kelly Miller personally think for a moment that he would do anything to hinder the progress of the Negro race. However, later statements concerning Dr. Durkee will clearly show that he has no love for us and that his so-called interest in Howard University and the Negro race is only a blind before our eyes so that he can continue to draw his fat salary, etc., which amounts to about $10,000 a year.” “Now, it is bad enough that the white papers publish false statements concerning one of our most respected citizens, when our colored papers, without any attempt of investigation, take these same false statements, magnify and publish them in their papers, we will have to sit down and think. ‘Whitner are we drifting?’” Doctor Durkee Must Go. "Anyone can see from Dean Miller's statement that he acted entirely with the consent of the university and how an anyone believe the false statement that he acted without authority and that he nearly cost the university the time and the appropriation." In appears that Dr. Durkee, the third, since he was head of the university would not do the blunt of the fighting. The worth of the so-called power of Dr. Durkee is clearly shown by his inability to shoulder the burdens of the university. There must be a change—Dr. Durkee must go. What loyal alumnous could sit by and allow the president of an institution to make a deliberate false statement about one of the most respected members of the faculty and of the race without raising plenty of h-? I repeat, there must be a change and for the welfare of the race Dr. Durkee must go. "Kelly Miller is a race man through and also a Howard man through and through. Six Regrees with the Roe and the Reigns are not only members of his own family from Howard University. He believes in the Negro and our own schools, and has educated his children there instead of segregating them in some of the white schools where colored students are admitted or tolerated. If our schools are not good enough, they will have to consider if Negro education is worth while." SACRED CONCERT AT WILEY ELECTRIFIED SEVERAL HUNDRED Special to The Informer. Marshall, Texas—Prof. Norten E. College, presented his chair of thirty voices and Mrs. Lacey D. Tyrch, daughter of the College, a record of music in, a sacred concert Sunday afternoon before an audience to people, in a sacred concert to people. The occasion was an annual feature of the music department of the College, and every event it has been the policy of this institution for many years to play the music made of the and the instruments present in this field. Quite a number of white children attend these events and enjoy an environment out of the singing. It will be possible that a group is there to be found a larger number of natural vocal artists that will be able to make a specialty of developing the art among our people. During the event will render a series of entertainments, most of which will be free to the public. FOR BENT—Nearly furnished room by day or week. Semiary throughout; hot and cold water. Mr. C. Cooper, 320. North Street, phone Capitol 320. (11/1/2023) 666licci relieves Colds, Fever and Lactation Headaches, Billing and Headache Hospitals Royal Arch Musicale Fred Douglas Chapter No. 32, Roy Arch Manions. A musical. At Weippe Chapel A, M. E, Church, Friday night March 21, at 8 o'clock; as follows: Music-Instrumental O. O. Smith, Miss Flora Creigler Instrumental Tonor solo. Mr. M. W. Hurche Music. Violin solo. Mr. L. M. Mitchell Reading. Mrs. C. R. B Robinson Music. Violin solo. Dr. L. M. Mitchell Reading. Mrs. C. R. B Robinson Address—"Historical Museum an App present to Preserve Day Standards." J. H. M. Church, Pastor Wesley Chapel Meacham C. A. George, I. A. Davies Reading..... M. M. E. B. Robertson Vocal sonic..... M. M. Owenton Vocal melody..... M. M. Robertson Admission..... 15 cents. Tickets now CELEBRATES HIS NATAL DAY WITH ELEGANT SPREAD Taking advantage of the day of rest, Mrs. Walter J. Winner, Kansas and Clime streets, Fifth ward, tendered her husband a birthday spread last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Winner's birthday was on the 10th, but his spouse knew that their many friends could better get there Sunday than Monday, and thus advanced the affair one day. In keeping with latest styles at such events, there was no cake with candles on it to indicate the age of Mr. Winner and conjectures and guesses were rife and numerous. When we call it a "spread," we do not miss it far, unless "feast" is a better term—for such it was. Turkeys with oyster dressing, salad, cranberry sauce, potatoes, greens, garden products of various kinds, pies, cakes, ice cream, coffee, smokes and numerous edibles that escaped our appetite, but not our attention, graced the table and were piled so high and heavy that the table groaned almost audibly beneath the load. It was a feast fit for a king and it was with much difficulty that the diners and feasters were finally persuaded to retire from the vlands board. The occasion was more than Winner's natal day. -It also marked the 50th ward holdings and thus instead of laying the fatted call, Winner, Winner is a doful gift and placing hostess to the fatted fowl, with all the aforementioned trimming, and et cetera. The parties are partakes of the Winner hospitality, extend congratulations and felicitations and with him many more years of life were: Winner, J. C. Sanderson, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Colleen, Mr. T. M. Shadpee, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Scott, Nat Q. 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NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS: Always demand a receipt when pay your subscription to The Houston Association. The Houston Association is an organization that appoints agents will have receipt books. Protect your interest, as well as your business. TELEPHONE: Office: 8:00 a. m. to 7 p. m. Preston 1885 Nights and Sundays. Capital 1446 Preston 4100 ANY MAN WHO IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHED BLOOD FOR HIS COUNTRY IS GOOD ENOUGH TO BE GIVEN A SQUARE DEAL AFTERWARDS. NO MAN IS ENTITLED TO MORE AND NO MAN SHOULD RECEIVE LESS. —ROOSEVELT. HOUSTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 FEDERAL OFFICES FOR A FEW. OR RIGHTS FOR ALL The editor of the Galveston City Times, William H. Noble, Jr. takes The Informer to task for our recent editorial on "Cohen Politics and Race Rights;" wherein we assumed the position that the political leaders of our race should not merely concentrate and center their attack on a few federal offices, but should be more concerned and interested in the entire race enjoy and exercising all their inanable and constitutional rights, warranties and prerogatives. In his editorialette, the Island City serge pays his respects to The Informer in the following manner: Unjust political sentiment of The Houston Inferior has week along the line of hindering against the colored leaders of the republican party in Texas, and the party is not for high political recognition is not wise, because the thought is not forward, neutral, fair. In Texas hopes the Houston Inferior will have few words in the wrong direction. The political welfare of the colored people in Texas and all other states is jurist as essential to be satisfied with the political situation. We have new political positions of presidential size given the colored of the party in the South during the past twenty years have all been taken up by the Republican party. We keep the few Southern colored republicans out of office the South would go white republican, and all passing events have shown the Republican party's commitment to this nation to take action and set down upon it. The Times is glad to note that the Lincoln Republican party has been working on a new ring in the nation's republican equation for justice, etc, and that such distinguished leaders as Hon. Medellín McCarthy, Dr. John D. McCarthy, and Dr. John D. McCarthy chairman, showed a new ray of hope as to being justly broad towards our race. Why, the Times has information nearly a century of character, ability, etc., for leading positions. The editor of The Houston Inferior was hardly in the world and so he should give his opinion of such great subjects is out of order and the City Times so rules. The Inferior does not care to enter into a journalistic controversy about the Cohen appointment, for this paper not only favors a colored citizen occupying a high federal office in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, but in even Houston and Galveston, if such man possesses the qualifications for the position he holds. Our esteemed Island City contemporary evidently did not read our editorial understanding, or else he did not have his "specks" in the said editorial, he undoubtedly only saw other things. Bren Noble, like so many old-timers of the race, seems to think that old age and long residence give him a monopoly on all the sense and that any person who dares to express an opinion that is not correct and unstinted approbation, is "out of order" and such unluckyyme. Every republican administration since Grant has appointed some colored man to high office or tendered him the position; yet succeeding administration finds the colored race enjoying and exercising less of its political rights and privileges, merely lay down a box barrage for a few federal plums and then catch a few of them, they have obtained their reward, received their compensation and attained their objective. This paper takes the position now, as it took in the editorial which the Galveston editor takes umbrage, that the right to hold a federal office should not and does not transcend the rights of all the people. Going a bit further, The Informer would much see any colored man and woman in America enjoying all his and her rights under the constitution (if it became necessary to forego all rights under the federal pie counter, while teeming millions of their racial brothers and sisters are belying on an existence on crumbs and huskings. If people can not exercise their elective franchise rights, how can they safeguard their political welfare? If the colored people in Louisiana and other Southern states believe that the federal government would not witness the睁眼 and sorrowful spectacle of Dixi senators opposing EDISON The Houston Informer SUN'S Greatest Weekly Newspaper Cohen or any other race man by invoking "senatorial courtesy" and raising the howl that said colored citizen is "personally objectionable" to them! Which would any same and race-loving man prefer: to see Cohen land a fat, juicy federal post in New Orleans, while thousands of his citizens have been denied the right to vote in New Orleans and denied refused virtually all of their guaranteed political, civic and economic rights; or to see all the colored people of Louisiana (and other Southern states, as for that matter) exercising and enjoying the same rights and privileges as other American citizens, even if it meant that men of Cohen's calibre must forego and relinquish their claims to such public offices? Given the colored race, or other race, the right to use the bible in the fifth amendment, have any fear about the offices—they are a natural consequence. In demanding that Cohen be confirmed or kept in office, the republican leaders are trying to play a shrewd and adroit game of politics, ostensibly manifesting and evincing so much concern and interest in the race; yet we have to hear or read about these same white leaders contending for the enforcement and observance of the fifth amendment of the federal constitution, which the South has treated as a "mere scrap of paper." The Informer contends and insists that, if these republican leaders and politicians are anxious to see the colored citizens of the South come into full possession of their constitutional and fundamental rights and guarantees, why do they not put forth some real efforts to remove from our racial ankles the shackles of the law? The carcass Jones-Jenkins may show, a real other injustices and inequalities? The Informer has very little faith in any man or set of men, who professes or profess a willingness and desire to give some race man a little office, but would deny both him and his race that he has a little office, and he has not been to be the man. God pity the man who has eyes to see and not see; ears to hear and can not hear; brains to think and can not think! It were better that a millstone were tied around his neck and he be cast into the depths of the sea! Bringing the matter nearer home: what is it that makes Galveston the mostیلک مورد شایسته‌تر و نیاز به شایسته‌تر و نیاز به شایسته‌تر of men, he was a (superior) and not substantiated by facts? In it because black political leaders feast at the pie counter? Not much! It is because the colored citizens in the salivary City can exercise their rights as voters and capitalists, which establish is is worth infinitely more than a train-load of public offices! In a democratic republic such as ours, men speak with the ballot and the voteless man is voiceless; and, even though he or one of his number may be tendered a public office or elevated to a position of the public, he and the public are a public, and the public is a creditless, slave and economic bondman is not altered one whit, but is often intensified and rendered more unbearable and humiliating. No, Br'er Noble, The Informer has never preached a compromising doctrine and never will; but this paper can not subscribe to the doctrine that the rights of a few men to hold office should be paramount and take precedence on the rights of the entire race. In other words, the rights of the many should not be subservient and commercialized for the rights of a few politicians and office-seekers. In the case of another way, give the race its rights and we shall not, the office of or report, to heaven the reason why I. If this be political heresy—if this makes us "out of order," vea, if this be treason, then make the most of it! Selah! PRACTICE OF PYRAMIDING RENTS. In a war against high rents, the Chinese of Chicago have organized among themselves and agreed that where one of their race is forced to vacate a house because of increased rent, no other member of their race will move into the place. But our people offer a striking contrast, not only in Chicago and other Northern cities, but right here in Houston. In all colored residential districts rents have soared skyward in the last few years, and our people have been largely responsible for this pyramiding of rental prices. On the other hand, the many occurring here. A landlord was having a rent house erected in the Fourth Ward and one colored woman passed by and engaged the house, offering to pay a rental of $450 per week. Before the house was completed another colored woman offered the owner $6 per week, and it is needless to say she got the house what was completed. Before the house of family had been in the house two weeks, another colored woman saw the beautiful, little new house and imagined that she could afford to exceed the amount paid by the occupant. What did she do? She went to the owner and offered $7 per week for the house and the house was hers. It was not the same way as having to pay this high rent (high when her earning capacity was considered), she occupied the house about two weeks, when she found herself unable to give the owner seven bucks every Sunday morning. By outbidding each other on the house, these colored women not only embarrassed and further paperized themselves and their families, but they gave a hike to a rental price that the owner had never dreamed of when constructing the house. And numbers of such cases might be cited here, and we learn that our people are pulling off this same stunt in the North and East, and that rents are becoming almost prohibitive. We should learn learn some sense between now and judgment day, for we will be doing our own work and when it comes to pulling off bonehead stairs and committing monumental blunders, we are past masters! Individually, it is an easy matter to boost rents, but it requires organized effort, such as the Chinese are doing in the Windy City, permit us to remark on our own wrenches and to permit us to remark in passing that our people should more and more enter the home owning class, and stop paying for places several times and then ultimately discover that all they have to show for the money expended is a pile of rent receipts. It is so easy to acquire a home nowadays that there is hardly any people who can afford it, and here and elsewhere; especially where they earn good wages and have such splendid chances to buy and pay for homes on the deferred payment plan. But let us stop this hellish and damnable practice of always trying to cut each other's throats, for in the end we are the greatest people in the world. Our people are far from being educated, for we have apparently confused book learning with education. WHATNOT COLUMN By Robert P. Edwards. (Pur A. N. P.) R-92 recall an incident which occurred at the battle of Monterey? A Negro saved the life of General James Monterey. A Mexican was shaken a dely blow at the general, when the Negro sprang between them, slow the movement of the enemy from a lace. The Negro was a shave at the time, but was afterwards ennacled by President Taylor. D-90 Negroes own and own operation. On May 14, 1823, the first and only Negroed and operated carnival opened at Ancestor, Maryland, the birthplace of the Illustrated Freed Daugness Jones-Jenkinsiks, a dog and pony show, a merry-go-round, aerial swings, doll rock, pitch-and-recoil competition stands, and featuring Albert S. H. Dulley, president and general manager, secretary-treasurer, but names, and all C. W. Brown, general agent, all of whom are shown of hang en 51—Who was Mandombi* A tablet has been put up in the Pantheon. Brestice ward of the Leonard African chief, Mandumbi, whose self-sacrifice was the sacrifice for the escape of sleeping sickness, of Mandumbi was sent to a camp where courage submitted to experiments in the treatment of the cause of the disease. Dr. Pagan, as the table record, examined the tablet for two hours for two months. The tablet has been placed over the bed in which the tablet was placed. 52—Who was Charles E. Nash? Conspicuous in the Negro amounts of the civil war is the case of Charles K. Nash. He received a primary education in the schools of New Orleans, but had educated himself largely by his own efforts. In 1863 he called the Elghty-Third Regional United States. Chasseurs d'Afrique and became acting sergeant-major of that command. At the storming of Fort Blakely-he lost a leg and was honorably discharged. He later became a member of the United States house of congress. 33.—What Negro soldier rode horseback from Xenia, Ohio, to Washington, D.C., to prove his fitness for war service? During the world war, Colonel Charles Young was disqualified as being physically unfit, despite the fact that he rode horseback all the way from Xenia, Ohio, to Washington, and by 500 miles. In 75 hours, walking 15 minutes out of every hour. In September, 1921, while serving as military attache of the U. S. government in Liberia, he was dispatched on cedifidential business down the West Coast of New York. In the Lages, Nippon West Africa, he died in January, 1922, and he remains were brought home and in terms, with full military honors, in Arlington cemetery on June 1, 1922. 54.—From whence did come the scale of the English and American courts as they exist today? If you will read Exodus, 18th chapter, 12 to 27th verses, you will be convinced that the scale of English and American courts as they exist today came from Jethro, a priest of Midland, who was the father-in-law of Moses Jethro, who, before attaining the priesthood, was called Runcul, was called Runcul, was the son of Eau and Ada, daughter of Elon, the Hittite, who was a Negro. Next Week's Whatnots. 55—Who was Antonio Macco? 56—Did a Negro operator ever send out a radio program for a Negro club? 57—Whose work is the oil painting "The Birth of Christ" that hangs in the Union Station of Kansas City, Mo. 58—Who was T. McCants Stewart? 59—What happened in Boston, Mass. on the morning of April 19, 1775? 60—What reply to an objection to the use of the word "African" in referring to the race was made by a race editor in 1843? HEALTH WEEK HERE By the Local Dental Society at the Antioch Baptist Church, Monday, March 31, 8:30 P. M. OPINIONS CIMBEE'S RAMBLINGS PERISCOPE Jester By William Pickens. (Pur the Associated Negro Press.) "ALL GODS CHILLIN' GOT WINGS." Those who own this play have put out a lot of well-worried propaganda in favor of it. They have tried to force the audience to believe that it was all "for it" to sake. That it has nothing necessarily to do with false impressions, however. And evil influence is imputed by putting on a claw of "art." They are full of "art." Sieno was an artist. The very nature of this play is to create sentimental middle school drama. North where the common schlug has been shown, that a little white girl and a little black boy, because they came in love with each other; that this love is over many victories; that she is over many victories; and that the girl was not fit to marry; and that it all turned out bad, terri Wun day las week in my rambles I visited er sertin skool out on San Fellipy street, jes erbout de time dey wuz havin' dere openin' exersize. Beinst I wuz int'rested in skools an' skool teechers. I'aided ter set down dere er II' while an' heer sumpin maybe dat wood be elervatin an' inapirin'. Well, sir, dere wuz er I'll felier out dere what ain't mutch bigger den I is, whut I tuck ter be de boss, an' twood er maid de parrunts uv dis kermunity happy sho nuff ef dey cood uv heard de leckchure dat I'll felier wuz givin' dem boys an' guris. He raked 'em over de coles good an' hard fer dere lack uv common since, 'bout gwine out ever' nite ter shows, parties an' balls; 'bout being up awl times er nite, neglectin' dere books, an' so on, an' so forth. At present the most actively grow- ing student in the school is amass the mixed school. "If a black boy and a white boy attend the same school, they will be springfield Ohio," he will tell the student. I sho wished fer sum uv de mothers uv dem kids ter hav' heard dat talk, cauze sum uv 'em sho needs ter no de sponsebility uv raisin' chiliun, speshery girfa. Yu no, Gus, sum uv de parrunta' in dis burg dean' evun no whut time dere guris is due at skool, wither-ita 8 er'clock er 12 er'clock. Yu kin fine dere guris down heer on Milum streat at ten er'clock in de mornin' w'en dey ain't due at skool till noon. An' w'en I goes hoam at seven or eight er'clock at nite, I neerly runs over sum uv 'em dat ain't yit bin hoam frum skool. De law orter tuck ever guri 'way frum elch parrunts an' gin 'em ter sumboddy whut noes how ter raize 'em. That is in the very best reason, of all, that the school is in the same school, but in the city of race prejudice, it becomes the source of the race prejudice, and the sending the prosecured race to the city of plain, and that is logical. But while that is the natural side of the matter for American race prejudice to take it, it is not the side of the Negro to Negro in Cameroon. It is the Negro in Ethiopia to the same ambitions and the same chances that other Americans have this equality or foster it. To put you in the same ambitions or are convertible in this case Yu no, Gus, I heard er man tuther day riderkullin' skool teechers, speechly 'bout dere workin' fer er lit er nuthin. But tuck it frum me, Gus, I doam' bleeve dere's ernuther set uv public servunts dat needs de commen dashun dat de po' culud skool teechers do. "All God's Challan Got Wings, fuel for this growing and bad sentiment against mixed schools in the South, and fuel for this growing and bad sentiment that it was not so intended. This play is dangerous to the democracy of the South, and to the morality as they still have—some of them. While the play, indirectly, impedes the South's ability to allow its children to be allowed in the South, for the South, is so ally that it cannot stand to see a play in the South, even in a play or in a picture. And this play is not needed by the prejudice of the South, all of their bullish robbery, already there. But it is in the North that this play can do, from the Knix Klux I goes here's a sum fokes in the skool rooms what is jis dere fer whut's in de pay evellup each munt, but I noes sum, an' dere is er passeel uv 'em, 2, what is dere fer de luv uv dere race. I noes sum whut is teechin' dat cer' tiny doan' hafter teach' fer de sair, dat's in it. Dere sin't ernuther calih dat bring de reward dat come ter er good skool teacher, whut puts his hart inter it. Yu kin talk erbout de po' poverty stricken skool teacher es mutch es yu wanter, but I tells yu, Gus, dis race uv ourn wood be in er helluva fix widout 'em. What we needs is mo uv 'em, an' mo fokes ter back 'em up in dere wurk uv tryin' ter maik mens an' wimmens far die black race. I doan' no nuthin, Gus, I'd rather do den ter stan' befo' er class uv kids each day, an' watch em devellup inter tellgent IPI mens an' wimmens, but it's er tuff properzishun, my fren, w/en yu ain't got de rite kino uv support at de chiluns' hoam. And if the owners of this thing have not yet found it out, we want to inform them that the Ku Klux would pay to have just such a play as this put on. Some colored people in it's O, that's nothing. Colored people are no better than white people. You can hire some of them to do anything that the law allows, if you have money enough. And the law certainly does not make it an offense for a colored man or woman to reflect on their race in plays—or to help the Ku Klux in Teechin', lack farmin', is er perfosshun which is de backbone uv civilizerzchun. W'enever I sees or good, conserkrated teacher, I'm is reminded uv my ole grandaddy, whut yuseter wurk erbout 500 akers uv land. He wuz never ideal, rain ner shine. It's seed him on Sundays walkin' over his feel lookin' at his crop, gittin' es mutch satisfackishun outan seein' de young plants shootin' up outan de urth, an puttin' on new shoots, an' growin' stronger, whitch is jis lack er good skool teacher, he ain't never off duty, he's awifways studyin' how tor Improve his crop uv kids. Mimmy times, way at midnite, w'en ever boddy else is sleep, he's layin' waks thinkin' out methods ter he'p his boys an' gurl. Yen—"All God's Chillin' Got Wings" —but remember also: "Everybody talk in" 'bout heaven also not' 'gain' there!' N. A. A. C. P. DRIVE The National Association for the Recreation of Children opened the 1924 drive Sunday afternoon at St. John's Baptist Church on Brondisher Street, where every red-elected member of the race Lack do precher now, I'm tisalking de teachers teachrs 'had do de "fately" de teachers up; haw] had de dure dunjus shack an' dere chains dun f off. Ament! 'An de teachers teachrs in' is w do cause dye live humanity, an' de black race, an' wants tar do dere bit to tared, an' wants tar he rapped up in de perfaum. EXTRA! GOOD NEWS! 5c On and After APRIL 1, 1924 The Price of THE INFORMER Will be 5c Per Copy To EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE Gus, doesn' you let noboddy run down skool teachers in yo presence no mo' It gins me de belly ake her teer fokes what owes awl dey is in die wurl, an awl dey specks ter be ter sum skool teacher, rantin an enortin " bout do skool teacher ain't nuthin'. Well, dat's ernuff, Gus, " bout de skool teacher; what erbout de oil questchun? I'm is skeered ter brung er can uv oil croa de street from Dick Andrews " sto " Fer ber I'll gift, " esteraged Gus, at, she had an swell time tuther nilt at, or smoker gin by de Hotel Men's I enjoyed it the mutch dat I walked off wid anruther young man's overcote. Vul grter seed me, fer 2 hole days I wuz dress up like er " bo brummel." I made look I was awful upset cause I dun los my cots, but I wuz ticked to doth. I see, Gus, we's got enruther black hero in de pusson uv Will Brooks, what shot er feller what wuz carvin' er street car motermun. Brooks! axshan wuz highly cumminderbul, an shows dat culfed peepl has sum uy de hyper Teetlin's dat ithar races has, an he sho's hode er heroick sperrit, but I sho hates tor see wilt fokes try tar pay er man in silver for displayyn' desse noble sentiments. Doy does dat ter be little us. I hope he fuzze of filthy haker. Tell you be silty dun what